The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 24, 1917, Page 3

eee HOSPITAL TAKES FIRE AS PATIENT UNDERGOES ORDEAL Clarence Smith, Steel Plant Em- ploye Dies Result of Injur- ies in Rail Mill Duluth, Minn, April 24.—Clarence Smith, 19, an employe of the Minne- sota Steel company’s plant at Mor- gan Park, a suburb, died late yester- day et an uptown hospital, as the re- sult of injuries received Saturday af- ternoon while at Work in the rail mill at the plant. ‘The victim was on the operating table with surgeons ready to perform a ‘delicate operation as the one hope of saving his life when the Morgan Park company hospital caught fire. The operation was de- layed until Smith had been removed to a city Mspital, 10 miles away, Dr. W. H. Magie, chief surgeon of the Morgan Park hospital, stated to- day that tha exposure in moving Smith did not cause his death, The hospital, a 30-bed institution, was destroyea by the fire. All pa- lients were removed safely. JOFFRE AND VIVIAN HEAD WAR MISSION (Continued from page one) ot confidence and concord between them, Hold Conferences. ames ‘Balfour, ‘British for- 'Y, spent today in con- British commission on means,to d pose of the enormous amount of work which has already developed. Officials of all the American administrative de- partments, having to do with the con- duct of the war, have indicated ‘to the British, information which would be of value, and Mr. Balfour personally is trying to work out means of secur- ing and distributing the result of Eng- land’s experience to the best advan- tage. WORST BATTLE IN YAR GIG O WEST Continued from nace i German empire, The only news from Austria in some days Is to the effect that the Pan-German leaders have emerged as victors in ‘the struggle for control of the government, news is vague, however,:and comes by a round-about routes} LAW'S SON MISSING. London, April 24.—Lieutenant C. J. Law, second son of Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the: exchequer, is reported to have been wounded in Palestine and to be missing, German Statement. Berlin, April 24.—Only on the Cam- brai-Arras road did the Eritish gain ground yesterday, says. the official} 1 statement issued today,:by the Ger- man army headquartefgsstaff. The -ruins of Guemape remained in the hands of the French. ‘An attempt -by the British to break through the Ger- man line from Arras, ‘the statement adds, failed with tremendous losses. BRITISH GAIN GROUND. London, April 24.—The British gained ground on a wide. front south of the Bapaume-Chambrai road. They reached the St. Quentin canal at one point. Further north the villages of Beaucamp and Villers-Plouich were captured. Tae positions gained on the French front yesterday, says the official statement, were maintained and_fur- ther progress was made east of Mon- chy and near Roux, More than 1,500 prisoners were taken in yesterday's operations and more are coming in. RESISTANCE INCREASES. British Headquarters in France, via London. (From a staff correspondent of the Associated Press.) The resistance of the German army appears to increase in accordance with the nearness of the British ap’ This; 1 Broach to the Hindenburg. positions. his is particularly true along thé present front, where the threat is against the Drocourt-Queant switch line, which is depended upon by the Germans as the connecting line for! * their lines. north. of St. Quentin, and. south of Lille. This is the switch to which the Germans are falling back slowly but surely as the result. of the turning of the top of the original Hindenburg line, running just, south: east of Arras to Queant, S. MINNEAPOLI No. 1 Hard .... ea No. 1 Northern 254% @260% Choice No. I Northern. 262%.@266% Regular to arr . + 248% @262% No, 2 Northern . 250% @ 260% 0, 3 Wheat ... 3 240% @2% No, 2 Mont. Hard ++ 254% @259% No, 2 Mont. Hard to arr 254% No, 1 Durum 234% No, 1 Durum . 254. @256 Choice No, 1 I 264 No. 1 Durum to arr 25: Choice to arr .. 261 No, 2 Durum ... 246 @256 No. 3 Yellow Corn .... 146 @148 No, 3 Yellow Corn to arr 145 @148 140 144 @145 124@ 13% 68%@ 67% Other Grades Corn .... No. 4 Yellow Corn to arr {No, 2 Waite Mont. ... . 3 White Oats - No, 4 White Oat 68 @ 69% Barley ........+ 116 @138 Choice Barley . . 188 @146 - 189 @190 + 323° @329 323 @329 May Wheat 236% July ...... . 224% | September ee 1) as Close 1: May July Ne orthern to arr... Mont. Hard on trk Mont. Hard to arr Spot Durum . 2 Spot Durum No. 1 Durum to arr Ma July Oats on trk . Oat sto arr Rye on trk . Rye to arr Barley on trk . . Flax on trk and to arr May .. July ‘September October Close 2 p. m. , ——————9 CATTLE MARKETS ST. PAUL. HOGS—Reecipts 5,600; range $14.75@15.30; 1 243 steady; ATTLE—Reecipts 2,600; . kilers, steady; steers $6.50@12.25; cows ana heifers $6.00@10.50; calves, cents lower, $5.00@11.00 itockers 9.50, SHEEP—Receipts 5; steady; lambs $8.00@12.00; wethers $7,00@10.50; ewes $5.00@1 CHICAGE. HOGS—Receipts 14,000; strong; : light = $14.60@ heavy | 5@15.355 5.15@15.90 90; @15.40, CATTL. .—Reecipts 4,000; steady; native beef steers $8.90@13.40; stock- heifers $5.60@11.00;. calves $8.00@ 12.50. SHEEP—Reecipts 12,000; strong; wethers $10.60@13.00; lambs $12.15 @16.10. Your visit to the Twin Cities will be more enjoyable if you stop at this Famous Hostelry. Excellent Cuisine. Hotel Radisson, Minneapolis; 409 Rooms—$2.75 at $1.50 to $2.50. * | TOO LATE 10 CLASSIFY FOR SALE—Good, modern, 7-room house. Inquire at McConkey Com- mercial Co, 510 LEroadway, for terms, MILK FOR SALE—Delivered to any + part of city; 10c per quart. Her- man Ode. Phone 441R. 4-24-5t WANTED—Two men. Hoskins Green House. 4-24-26, to paint painting here everything for cleaning ing up_ ‘Clean Up and Paint Up’ _ Yes, and Fix Up, Too Now, while the. springtime spirit makes it easy to put ev: “apple pie order” you'll i ings up:and last a lot longer; by doing: a little wonderful improvement is made in the appearance :| Then, it is time to..work: in the course there is the house clean We have and for garden what you want towall this work, i Lomas Hardwa PHONE 80° erything in likely andes make them there, what a n, and of re Co. e2ae 264% @268% | 64% @ 685% | % bulk $15.lu@ | 25 to 50) {and feeders, strong to active, $5.00@ | ers and feeders $7.10@9.80; cows and ; 0 FIRST PERIOD OF TRAINING AT Applicants to Make Haste in Examinations The appeal sounded in The Tribune last evening for men to “join the first 10,000 United States officers reserve ; | Corps training camps,” met with a re- { 8ponse of about 13 applicants two {hours after the afternoon. paper had ; been circulated on the streets. | The training camp will be held at Fort Snelling, Minn,, beginning May 8, jo fit men to ‘become officers. All ex- | penses incident to attendance will be| forty. per cent of its actual v | borne by the government. | Need for Haste. ly Captain B. F. Ristine, United States infantry, who has been designated {to conduct examinations of those who @147% | have been authorized by the depart-| Teproach at all times, pment commander, General T. H. Bar- ry, to appear for the examination, | stated this afternoon that applicants | should at the earliest possible date {make an appointment with him and | that there is need for haste since ex- | aminations must be completed by the ; end of this month. | Offers Assistance. | For those who have not been au- | thorized to take the examination, Cap- tain Ristine states that he will be glad to give all possible information | and assistance to help the young men j along to the officers’ training camps. |” Captain Ristine's office is located in |the civil service room on the third | floor of the federal building. His res- {idence is at the McKenzie hotel. ‘He states that the first period of j rani at Fort Snelling begins on | | PRIDE. IN PAST FAT N FUTURE (Continued from Page One) jests of the city that an orderly sys- ‘tem .of recording vital statistics ibe | decided upon, A proper system will | cease to impose upon ‘Bismarck res- | ponsibility for deaths which in fact | Should be credited to other cities in the state and often to cities in other states, Through the city health department a close check is being kept upon the milk and water supply. A RECREATION PARK. It is imperative that the youth of | Bismarck have suitable recreation. The city lacks a public playground thoroughly equipped, With the growth of Bismarck, there is a. pressing need for a public playgrounds where recre- ation can be placed under supervision {and the youth and older folks enjoy di- version. Bismarck needs a public playground equipped with a gymnasium, swim- {for wholesome recreation and amuse- | ment. It is feasible to make this a center for the military training of our boys. The present crisis has forced upon us the necessity for such service, He de- fends himself. best who. is, best pre- pared, Such a playground should be under the control of a trained. direct- 1. The details I leave for the commis- sible steps. should be taken to secure able. Doubtless public spirited citiz- listed in this worthy cause. FIRE DEPARTMENT. Bismarck hag outgrown its present fire equipment. For a Small outlay, a ; motor drawn apparatus could be se- cured doing away with horses and cut- department and at the same time in- creasing efficiency and the character of the service. I suggest that the com- mission give this matter earnest con: sideration. I venture to state that the reduction in insurance rates will be material, s een POLICE DEPARTMENT.” Every city ordinance should be rig: difficulty in the past in certain laws, for which iber is directly responsible. enforcing increase in population, it is necessary |to adhere to our police regulations, es- pecially in reference to the regulation of traffic and the strict enforcement jof rules and regulations covering the \peace, health and safety of the com- {| munity. STREET DEPARTMENT. ‘Paving has imposed greater respon- sibility upon the street department. When the project is completed, the problem of keeping the streets clean ig a vital one and the sooner we de- termine a system, consistent with wise economy and efficiency the det- ter. The commission should without delay settle upon a fixed policy and carry jt out vigorously. The must be kept free of mud and scrupu- lously clean if the citizens are to en- joy the full benefits of the paving pro- ject which they have so nobly support- led both morally and financially. CITY AUDITOR. The city’s business is increasing daily. There are more: inquiries to answer and it seems wise at this time to employ a city auditor who will de- | vote all his time to the business of the city, or at least. the major portion of his time. Therefore, I recommend that |the city auditor be required to. work a stated time each day so that public | business may be carried on with dis- patch and that at all times there is some one accessible to citizens who may have pressing business to trans- jact with that executive official. TAXATION, has been the development in the last | five years can be best shown dy a few brief statistics. In 1910 the assessed valuation was $1,633,624 and in 1916 at had reached $2,158,631, while the actual valuation was in excess of $10,000,000, Perhaps the best barom- eter of our commercial prosperity is | the bank deposits. In 1910 they totaled $1,591,000 and in. 19436 there were in excess of $4,500,000. We could mul- tiply.-atatistica..to_show. the wonder- a Ener SHELLING MAY 8 \Captain Ristine Calls Attention to ming pool. and other. appurtenances cent ful growth of the capital city, but thése suffice to show Ye wonderful strides. | -How has all this affected the tax-| | payer? j Tn 1913 the total tax levy was $55,-| 437; im 1914, it was $58,222; in 1915, it; was, $60,140, and in 1916, $58,215. The | whole tax rate has been reduced from | 73.4 mills in 1914, to 71, mills in 1916, ‘while the increase im the total as-| sessed valuation during these two! years’ was very. alight. .Our largest | ~ SELF DEFENSE [state ‘and county Durposes aiid a Acoused First Witness Called and m 0 to t! rt ft m pee i e. support of our public . Tells of Goff Catching Her “With a Friend’’ MARTHA GOFF ENTERS PLEA |, The state tax commission's report | |for 1916 shows the following interest- ing comparisons of city tax rates in. North Dakota for 1915 which for pur: STATE INTRODUCES | Poses of comparison holds good now Bismarck ...25.7 Devils Lak i : NOTE WOMAN WROTE Fargo . x ——— | Mandan e 7 St. Paul, April Martha Dickinson ...29.4 Oakes ...... ofr pleaded self-det © wien sie 6,2 In this connection it is interesting took the witness stand in criminal to note that Fargo is assessed nearly | Court today in St. Paul in her trial aluation | &@ charge of murdering her negro i while Bismarck’s,rate is not more |husband,, Garneld Goff, porter, at ‘than 25 per cent. |their home, 979 East Cook street, \ THE CITY'S CREDIT. j Marche. | ‘The city has met every bill as it! The accused was the first witness \fell due. “Nts credit, has been above |CAlled for the defense. She evidenc- | ;ed no emotions as she related the Mo Fi | $20,000 future-due bonds hare ee jcircumstances which led to the shoot. | paid in advance of maturity during |/"5- the last. two years, saving a consider- | Caught With a. Friend. able item of interest. The city’s sur-| SOM caught her the evening before !nlus money has been time ¢ sit {ON Payne avenue with . Clarence We : on leposit | cwanst rom, she said. He struck in local banks draw interest. = ; We have had Sevens a meet, |Swaustrom and. both fled, the wife ‘A law of 1915 made it necessary tor | hiding in an alley for a time, afraid Bismarck to bear one-fourth of the ex- jee ee rh Jr. | penses of caring for the county's poor, | ees rien at asaletant attors an added burden of $2500. The city | BEY: sprang a surprise when he in- |detention hospital has been remodel: | troduced a note from Mrs. Goff while jed and a permanent home erected for jin the county jail admitting the gun ithe city weigher out of the current peloneed foc pyanstrony: | The) Role ‘tunds, Still leaving a balance. Wages ‘as to Mrs. John Radcliffe, tenant at | , : the Goff nome, and it cautioned her lof city employes have been increased ; 5 Z i to meet the advances in the cost of | NeEFo husband to deetrog «ihe note, ‘living. All these increases have been ontents of Note, j cared for by a wise administration oft iene sibs much and know as {our fiscal affairs. i “Whi: . . Y atever you and Rad say, don’t SEWER CONNECTIONS. know where the gun came from,” the All. outhouses in the sewer district | Py ae | should be eliminated and. connections | Bee Stat ‘eThe state ‘ 7 \ is with the city sewer.system 88) trying to prove Clarence put me up as possidje. to it, which isn't true,’| So only * E 21S y you GARBAGE COLLECTION, and Iand C, Know the gun’ js his.” | The plan for regular collection and {disposal of garbage is a wise move; . jand should be inaugurated as soon as PILE TIES ON i ident of the commission was the pav- RAILROAD TRAGK ing. Like my colleagues who enter | upon new terms this evening, 1 de-| jsired to assist in finishing a job be-> feasible. This has been necessary for }gun last summer, | ; some time and will add to the general | Sanitary improvement of the city. | PAVING PROJECTS. | One of the chief issues that influ- Work is now being completed in} | paving district No, 1, which marks | | Bismarck's initial effort toward perm- ;anent street improvement. Every- | made | Soon : ‘enced me to be a candidate for presi- Hillsboro, N, D., April 24.—Love of excitement prompted Otto Smith to pile ties on the Great Northern tracks { ‘ into which the Réd River Valley Lim- | yd Ree eo ae ited crashed several nights ago, Smith {business like manner. Unusually fav-| told the county: board of insanity | peda + x y when arraigned yesterday, He was [orable bids. were received at a time) committed to the state institution. SORLIE HEAD STATE BOUNDARY DRAINAGE ; the contract. | Worth of bonds, which is the extent of. Frazier this morning named A. G. Sorlie of Grand Fo! ‘the issue found necessary to cover | {this district, the Northern Pacific rajl-'| county, didate for lieutenant-: ernor against A. T. Kraabel in last ; way company. intending 19 pay: its; June’s primaries, and recently active in opposition to the league, chairn:an Portion in cash, were sold at. 6 per) i and a substantial premium, | which reduces the interest rate for) {the entire 20-year périod to 5 per | | cent—as favorable as has been pro-| ; cured by any other city in the north- | west. This speaks well for the credit lot Bismarck. | I believe I can safely say that the ;moral tone of Bismarck has never jbeen better. City police officers have Governor sion to work out, but as soon as pos-}| land while the prices are still reason- | ens and civic organizations can be en-| co-operated with the coanty and city attorneys in suppressing illicit traffic jin intoxicating liquors, and Bismarck lis freer from this than it has been in a number of years. The time is coming when Bismarck will have to have a definite City Plan. Some property must be set aside in jtime for park and other public pur- of the state boundary drainage com- mission, created by a concurrent res lution adopted by the Fifteenth « {sembly, Other members of the com- mission are I. I, Streeter of Rich land county and H. A. Hard ef ( | county. This commission will co-oper- ate with similar boards from South Dakota and \Minnesota in an effort to | |ting down the overhead cost of the! 1 idly enforced. There has been some | no. mem-| We must | all share the responsibility. With the/ street: Ours is a growing city. How rapid | | poses, | i | | devise a suitable drainage system for ROAD TOS THE: RIVER: the Red river valley. Through a recent act of the commis- | sfon we are to have a real road to the | jriver, replacing the present inade-} {quate avenue of communication. The Must Dispense new road not only will be a conveni- jence to thousands of our people who: With Style fe or ave occcasion to cross the river, but Sake of Economy will. win the gratitude of the hundreds | of touring parties who every year tra-| verse the Red Trail. We trust in ime Bismarck may be in a position to lo its part to span the ‘Missouri with a substantial wagon bridge, linking the sister cities of the slope. For the} present we are assured an adequate iferry service at a reasonable rate and under municipal control. i | (We are facing a national crisis. The | war imposes fresh obligations and/ |calls for new and unusual sacrifices. | This imposes a great responsibility upon us as the heads of the city gov- ernment. I urge every citizen the ne- cessity. for greater co-operation, great: ler team work and more vigorous poll- leies for the commercial and social 'welfare of Bismarck. i —A, W. LUCAS. President City Commission. Minneapolis, April 24.—Stand- ardized hats and clothing for all women—fat, slim, tall and short, —was advocated by Mrs. T. G. Winter, Minnesota director of the general federation of women's noon at a meeting of te woman's clubs in Minneapolis. “With the country at war, econ- omy should be put above every- thing else,” said Mrs. Winter. “We must do away with the rap- id changes in styles for economy sake.” 'GERMAN INSURRECTION IN SOUTH IMMINENT Rio Janiero, April 24.—Telegrams |received here from Parana confirm | reports that Germans in Southern i ‘ | Brazilian states are concentrating in ‘CAPTAI iy BAKER AND ithe state of Santa Oatharina. It is | | believed a German insyrrection in { the south is imminent. + JONES RECEIVE FIRST | RESERVE COMMISSIONS: The first quartermaster’s | Peserve | corps commission issued to Bismarck citizens were received today by Cap- tains A. A. Jones and rrayne Baker, both of whom passed successful ex- aminations for captaincies in the: transportation section at Fort Keog3, Mont., one month ago. The commis- sions are signed by Newton D. Baker, secretary of war, under date of ‘April | 18, THREE POWDER WORKERS KILLED | Birhninghiim, Ala, April. 24.—Three | Powder workers were killed in an ex- plosion today. in the Colburg plant of the Aneta Explosives company, near here. The cause of the blast is not} known. : Several workmen. are believed to have been injured. Officers of ‘the eompany have or- dered an investigation. © ; public health, clubs, in an address this after- | | DEMANDS THAT | It is with great pleasure that we announce to. our patrons the latest Triangio Play in waich Norma Tai- madge appears; 2 TRIANGLE PLAYS PRESENTS | ‘Norma Talm INE oe : “50- Reel Keystone === “Safety First Ambrose” A Thrilling Comedy Produced, by Mack Sennett Bismarck & Orpheum TOMORROW-—CHAPLIN IN ‘‘CARMEN”’ 50” "is the title ofthis Triangle Play, which critics have declared to be, the best in which Miss Tal} madge has appeared. COMMISSION REVOKE | one) | (Continued from a period of several years were prom ised the board at a future meeting. General Grist. The auditor's report showed a net balance of $56,. (3.78 in all city funds. ; L. H. Carufel and three others repre: | fenting 250 feet frontage, petitioned for a lateral sewer on Avenue A, be- tween Hannafin and Raymond. An ordinance providing for the construc: tion of a Northern Pacific spur acro: Front street to the plant was read for the first time. A resolution providing for the vacation of an alley | running east from Tenth street south was read. The city attorney reported on Pai ed Woods road, established in 1 from the steamboat landing, a half: mile south of the present site, and running north to Painted Woods. T! portion extending north to Wa bridge was closed by the county in! 1886, when the location of the.road was changed, The city was incorpor- ated in 1881, and the county acted without authority in vacating that por- tion of the road within.the city limits. | This report was received in connec- tion with the opening of Rosser, a | matter which was laid over to the! next meeting. i Jury Panel Drawn. Veniremen for the May term of di trict court were drawn as follows Emil Teske, Arthur Shipp, Dean P. Smith, Joseph P. Sp! John A. | Sundquist, 0. W. Pearson, David C. J. Schultz, Harry W. Ramp, EF. R, *. Strock, FF. Walton, H, Ostrander, rles 1. ‘Whitt John 1. Roop, I. . Young, D. L. Walcher, A. J. Vos- beck, Paul A, Wachter, John W, Wil- son, Wallace Woodruff,‘ Daniel E, Shipley, Roy R. Riggs, 1B. K. Skeels, G. O. Quanrud, Clarence G. Schmidt, W. 'D. Parker, Arthur C. Wilhelms, Arthur W. Snow, Roy A, Slagerman, Carl L. Vigness, Ernest C. Wright, Robert G. Phelps, Melvin Olson, James C. Young, John F. Youngman, Philip W. Thomas, L. K. Thompson, Andreas Risem, Donald S, Snyder, Clarence H, Strames, Gus Wingreene. ALMONT: TO VOTE ON SCHOOL !SSUE APRIL 30 (Special to Tribune.) Almont, N. D, April 24.—Great In- is centered concerning the tion of voting on the issuance of $15,000 worth of bonds for the, pur: pose of financing the erection, and maintenance of a first class. high school. The election will be,, held, is effort will be made se living in and around Almont o have the question carry, but there considerable opposition expected from the Sims locality. LST CALL DOG TAX PAST DUE. Go to Fire Hall for dog tax. Is sued by W. A. Cleveland during my absence from office, Look out Tr dog catcher. FE. E, Morris, City As+ r > Your Moneys Worth There will not be a single exception t may save themselves embarrassment by takin: In these unusual conditions means much to you when purchasing your wearing apparel, whether it be outer or under garments--and accessories as well MONEY’S WORTH NOW DAYS depends upon the policy and reputation of the dealer. Value is relative---applied to clothing it depends upon both quality and price. You'll recognize this fact without effort on our part, if you will compare our fabrics, style, tailoring, with any other make---That our la thing to look for, a S. E. Bergeson & Son. Closed Sundays and Evenings except Saturday Public Health Notice Every citizen of Bismarck has been requested and urged to conscientious- ly observe Clean Up Week. It is hoped that all will take advantage of this general movement for the beautification of our city and the safeguarding of It is the duty of this department now to give formal notice that any premises which-are found to have been neglected at the. close of Clean. Up, Week will be cared for by the city authorities, and the cost thereof will be assessed to the property. ‘ : ao o this rule, and property owners ¢ due notice of the fact. Signed, DR. bel guarantee’s a small big thing to find. F. B. STRAUSS,