The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 22, 1917, Page 3

BISMAROK: DATLY TRIBUNE OF MISSOURI Wrecks Which Have Lain Undisturbed at Bottom of River for Quarter Century and More Brought to Service by Drying Up of Great Stream—Ferry Service Which Will Be Moved From Old Resting Place. Locked for a third of a century in the bosom of the Big Muddy, victims of that treacherous stream are. this summer coming ‘back to the world of air and sunshine. Fioneer river boats lodged for 33 years in the soft sands of the bottom, and old fashioned flat. cars that plunged over the ends of the awk- ward ferries before a railroad bridge was scarcely more than dreamed of, are peering questioningly above the turbid waters at a world new to them, and scraping resentfully on the smooth and glossy bottom of the new ferry that plies from bank to bank of the big stream. For many days past the captain of the Marion has noticed the boat scrap- ing on something in the water. In- vestigation disclosed that the unusual dryness of the season at the head- waters of, the river has reduced the flow to such a low level that many sunken objects: are now at the sur- face of the water. The particular y tim of the big river upon which the Marion bade fair to run afoul was an j RELICS OF ANCIENT DISASTERS REVEALED 10. WORLD AS WATERS REACH LOWEST EBB Handicapped by Derelicts antiquated ferry that belonged to the H. R. Lyon Ferry company in the early eighties and went to its watery grave during the high waters of ’84. Some ‘Northern Pacific flat cars that proved too great a burden for the rail- road ferry about the same time are also now at the surface. To Clear Flotsam. The present ferry company is mak- ing arrangements to haWe the wreck- age removed from the path of its boat to obviate any possible disaster from a violent collision. Never in the memory of the oldest old timers have the Missouri and the Heart rivers been at so low a stage as this summer. There isn’t even a wad- ing place in the Heart, and scarcely a swimming hole in the Missouri. The Missouri ferry operators have changed leadings several times in search of a place deep enough to permit safe land- ing for boat and passengers. The service, however, has been excellent, and even with the big boat disabled with broken machinery, continues to be better than ever before. STANTON FARMER VICTIM OF WHITE PLAGUE HERE Lowis Brewster Passes Away at Mandan Hosvital After Brave Fight for Life Lewis Brewster, Stanton farmer, years old, died at the hospital Mon- day morning from tuberculosis. The funeral was held from the Kennelly chapel Tuesday afternoon. Rev. Fr. W. Thompson officiated. The deceased was born in Wiscon- sin and come to North Dakota seven years ago. He located on a farm in the Stanton vicinity, where he had since lived. He was for a long time a sufferer from the malignant disease, and his condition was serious when he was brought to the hospital. He was also suffering from an attack of acute appendicitis when brought to Mandan, and it was necessary for him to: undergo an operation, although it was feared he would not.survive. ‘He is survived by his father, who was with him at the time of his death. NEARLY SCORE ENTERED IN PATRIOTIC TOURNEY Tennis Fans of Mandan Enjoying Excellent Meet on Associa- tion Courts With nearly a score entered in the singles and doubles events, a “patri- otic tennis tournament” was launched -on the local association courts the last of the week and is now in full swing, with the old timers who have led in tennis circles here for years appar- ently pulling out ahead. In the first round W. A. Peterson put P. A. Smith out of the running 6-2, 6-2; Charlie Pierce eliminated Dr. Nichols, 60, 7-5; A. H. Peterson elim- inated \E. R..Lanterman 6-2, 12-10; Kelch and Brinsmade, Cary and Con- vert passed the first round on byes. George Wilson and Walter Tostevin played the hardest fougnt games of the first round, the count running 2-6, 9-7, 6) for Wilson. ‘Several times dur- ing the second set Tostevin was with- in a point of taking it and eliminat- ing Wilson. Lanterman’s comeback jn the second set with Peterson was a feature of the first round, also. He ynayed the banker nearly off his fect for a time. In the second round begun Monday, Wilson eliminated Pierce 6-2, 6-3 in two snappy sets, and Cary and Con: vert did battle royal until darkne: stopped them and continued Tuesday. WESTERN BUTTERWAKERS WILL MEET IN MANDAN Conference to Be Held in Conjunc-| tion With Missouri Slope i Exposition 29 ‘The Western Buttermakers’ associ- ation will hold a regular meeting in Mandan the last day of the fair, Sept. 30. It is expected, according to H. C. Schulte of the Mandan Creamery, that there will be a full representation of the association present at the meet- ing at that time. Considerable busi. ness will be discussed, and plans will be laid for work this fall and winter. That the state dairy commissioner will be present at the meeting as well as his assistant, is Mr. Schulte’s hope. They will each lecture on the buttermaking industry and will give interesting information on the latest improvements in buttermaking. It is expected that other important and dis- tinguished speakers will be on the pro- gram, and a scoring contest will be held in conjunction with the event. Following the meeting all will attend the afternoon program of the fair. Drvand’ Mis. J. Hl Vallancey and Miss Peggy Vallancey of Fessenden, accompanied by Miss Nancy Vallancey of Fargo, and Mrs. C, L. Bowen of Dickinson, arrived in Mandan Mon- day, having motored across. They will remain in Mandan for a few days the guests of relatives and friends. Mrs. Bowen of Dickinson, a sister of Oscar Vallancey, returned to Dickin- son the fore part of the week by train. I. S. Elder of Huff was in Mandan on business the fore part of the week. Charles Roth, pioneer farmer of the] Huff locality, wa sin Mandan Monday, and while in the city said to reporter that threshing in his vicinity had begun and the crops are turning out much better than it was at first be- lieved. However, the lack of rain is the cause of a much smaller crop in that vicinity than a year ago. S. J. Dunlap passed through Man- dan on Tuesday morning en route east from his home near Billings, Mont. | N. E. Harris returned home the fore part of the week from his farm near Fort Rice, where he had been for a few days looking after the harvesting of his crop. W. C. Caddell of Fort Rice was num- bered among the pioneer Morton coun- tians who visited the county seat the fore part of the week. W. L. Clark of Solen was in Mandan the fore part of the week on business. Miss (Wilifred Simpson is expected to return home this evening from Bis- marck, where she has been assisting at the §. E. Bergeson store for the past two weeks, substituting for the regular bookkeeper, who has been away ona vacation for a few weeks. Mr. and ‘Mrs. W. A. Lowery will re- turn home today fron) LeSeuer, Minn., where they have been visiting with relatives and friends for some time. John B. Steen and family of Fort Rice were in Mandan Tuesday shop- ping and attending to business mat- ters. While in town Mr. $tcen advised that he is going to sell his farm, if possible, and go to California to make his home. This is on account of the health of Mrs. Steen. SCORES OF FRIENDS PAY LAST RESPECTS 10 DEAD Funeral of Late Samuel Unken- holz One of Largest in Man- dan’s History One of the largest gatherings ever assembled at-a funeral.in this vicin- ity was the assemblage of friends who paid their last tribute to the late Sam- uel W. Unkenholz at the funeral serv- ices at Rural Methodist church Sun- day afternoon. The Rev. F. F. Boothby, pastor of the church, preached the sermon, full of tribute to the memory of an earn- est, faithful husband and father, and of consolation to the mourning sons and daughters, brother and sisters. Special music was rendered. The re- mains were carried to their last rest- ing place in the little churchyard cem- etery, where the wife was buried 15 months ago, by John and Charles Schaus, O. Griffin, Harry Center, John Dawson and John Anderson, all old timers in this vicinity and close friends of the deceased. The late Mr. Unkenholz, wealthy farmer and extensive stockholder in the Farmers’ elevator, the Farmers’ Equity bank, and other well known concerns, left no will. His property was deeded to his surviving sons and daughters, and xthere will be little necessary legal procedure. i READY IN 20 DAYS. The downtown portion of the capital street railway will be ready for use within 30 days, State Architect Crabbe announced this morning. The paving between the rails will be completed this week, and may be used by ordi- nary traffic within 10 days, but the concrete will not have set sufficiently | to withstand the vibration caused by) the big car until a month has elapsed. S700 WATE 10 CLASSIFY FOR RENT—New completely modern} duplex. Lower floor. Phone 169L. or call 116 Avenue A West. 8 22 3t. LOST—Check issued to Jerome vo! way. Finder kindly leave at an bune and oblige. FRASER'S FIGHT FOR SECOND WINS FINAL VICTORY Adjutant General Procures Recog- nition for Regiment and Al- most Every Officer HANLEY CHANGES MIND ABOUT TAKING BERTH A complete victory for Adjutant General Fraser in his fight to procure federal recognition for the commis- sioned officers of the Second and the acceptance of that regiment as a unit was signalized last cevning in the re- ceipt of a telegram from Brigadier General Mann, chief of militia bureau, advising the general that recommenda- tion had been made to the adjutant general of the army that commissions be issued to the following officers of the Second North Dakota infantry as of date of Aug. 5, the day upon which the Second was mustered into federal service: “4 Captain Willard C. Lawson, First Lieut. William O’Leary and Second Lieut. Josiah C. Blaisdell, Co. A, Mi- not. First Lieut. John S. Cameron, Co. B, New Rockford. First Lieut. William A. Chalcroft, Co. C, Crosby. First Lieut. J. Gordon Turner and Second Lieut. John Konen, Co. F, Car- rington. Capt. John W. Grant and First Lieut. Thomas Heshcth, Co. G, Rolla. Capt. George Crawford, Co. H, Har- vey. Capt. Harry E. Thomas and First Lieut. George W. Sears, Co. K, Ellen- dale. Capt. Charles I. Cook and First Lieut. Richard A. Sprague, Co. M. ‘rhese are officers whose recognition by the war department was withheld on recommendation of mustcring offi- cers on the grounds that technically they did not comply with the provi- sions of section 74 of the national de- fense act. All are men who will make splendid officers; a majority of them, after receiving their commissions from Governor Frazier, gave up their busi- ness, disposed of their property, and devoted all of their time to organiz- ing their companies. n “To have rejected these men would have been manifestly unfair in view of all these circumstances,” said Generaf| Fraser this morning, “and such an ac- tion on the part of the war depart- ment would have lost to the Second regiment officers “who cannot easily ‘be improved upon. I am decidedly pleased by this fair action upon the part of the war department, and glad to know that our campaign has won recognition for these men.” Still Five Vacancies. Five vacancies for commissioned men in company ranks still exist in the Second. The berths to be filled are a second lieutenancy in the Cros- by company, a captaincy at Carring- ton, a captaincy at Hankinson, the captaincy of the D ison machine gun company, for which some of the most prominent men in the state haye been mentioned, and a second lieuten- ancy at Beach. Governor Frazier will have an opportunity to recommend men for these commissions, but the appointments will come from the pres: ident. Owing to delay/in obtaining federal recognition, all commissions in the Second herein mentioned will bear the signature of Woodrow Wil- son instead of that of Lynn J. Fra- vier. A majority of the. officers are fortunate in possessing commissions from both dignitaries, removing all | doubt as to their right to office. Hanley Changes Mind. Judge J. M. Hanley of Mandan, pre- siding jurist of the Twelfth judicial district, has changed his mind again as to a majority in the Second, and is ready to accept the commission for- “merly held by him, but resigned be- cause of the illness of Mrs. Hanley. Brigadier General Mann advised to this effect hi nformed Adjutant Gen- eral Fraser that owing to his r nation Major ‘Hanley cannot be ace cepted as an officer mustered in with the regiment Aug. 4, but that a rec: ommendation will be. made to the adjutant general of the army for his commission, if the vacancy still ex- ists. The vacancy does exist, and Judge Hanley undoubtedly will be the third major of the Second. Bitzing Into Service. Major H. B. Bitzing of Mandan, for- mer assistant attorney general, last evening received instructions from General Mann to report to Camp Cody, Deming, N. M., not later than Aug. 25, for duty as judge advocate. Major Bitzing leaves today for the southern posts Applications Still Come. . Adjutant General Fraser still is re- ceiving applications for commissions in the Second. As only five vacancies remain to be filled, and as the gover- nor has only advisory powers in this connection, a large number of willing would-be officers are doomed to dis-| appointment. RUSSIA'S BIG PROBLEM IS TO OVERCOME PAST Continued fiom page i ozing people, to spying, eavesdrop- ping and mudslinging for pretexts to send men to jail or Siberia, there was efficiency to burn. Czarism was a world-beater at all that. But in carrying on the hug daily business of reasonable govern- ment it was dull, slow, lumbering, thumh-handed and half-witted. Also most monstrously wasteful and extrav- agant. In the army, men in responsible po- sitions stole the money appropriated for rifles and sent troops up to the firing line armed with nothing but sticks. They stole the money appropriated for artillery and left whole armies to -|prominent Mi: be slaughtered by iocs that had up- to-date equipment. They grafted’ on every contract. They sole stores, supplies, boots and buttons. Their motto was, Anything that isn’t Spiked Down and then fetch’ the Crow-bar to pry the Rest Loose. They allowed traitors to bury in the earth the greatest guns that Eng- land sent to Ru: and Ger- man spies to overrun and poison every part of the service. In the bureaus large forces of men ad little work and botched that lit- tle. System Broken Down. Take, as one_ example of many tri- umphs of mismanagement, the matter of transportation. al About one-half of the maddening problems that the provisional govern- ment steadfastly faces come irom a broken down transportation sysien. Broken down by the sheer incom- petence of the czar’s government. When democracy came in it found jthe Trans-Siberian the inain artery of the Russian railroad system, doing only one-third of its normal work be- | cause of the thick-headed or dishonest | work of the old regime. : Equipment had not been maintain- ed. he road was there, but it was woefully shy of cars and locomotives, and the ‘old methods of operation lost one-half of the value of what rolling stock there was. i One direct result of all this that While other parts of Russia ran over with food supplics Petrograa and Moscow were short of food. Another was that munitions and supplies abs lutely required for military ‘oper tions were hung up at the ports or the factories because there were no cars to load them in and no locomotives to haul them. Surely the curse of God is upon au- tocracy and all its works; Surely it is the blight and, plague of mankind, for surely nothing clse leaves in its track a train of evils so great and terrible. ‘The democratic government of Rus- sia came in to find all but over- whelmed with a situation the like of which had never confronted any other government in the world. Meets Problems Skillfully. It had to fight a great and terrible war and at the same time it had to operate for the daily life of the na- tion a machine so rickety that it threatened every minute to fall in. These appalling conditions it meeting with courage and skill. Slowly, steadily, it is getting the bet- ter of them. And here I point out one of the most interesting phases of the Rus- sian story. You sec men that have had very little experience in public affairs or perhaps none at all. Of a sudden this almost inconceivable job is thrust upon them of changing over this enormous machine and they tackle it and get a with it, learn- ing how as they go along Because they have the inspiration of an ideal, they have a vision, they see something to work for a million miles beyond and above the pay en-} velope or a place at a murderous monarch’s table. They see the whole} world lighted up for a new democracy If they can make democracy go in Russia and they work without sleep and defy disease or weakness to make that vision real. Every day things go better in stus- sia. There men are substituting or- der for slipshod and efficiency tor a mad riot of blundering. But they can’t do it all at once. They can’t wave a magi and a jexchange a punk old machine for a bright new one. It is easy enough for people in oth- er lands to ask why the Russi don’t do this thing or don’t do t Give them a chance and they will do whatever can be done by human agen- cies and do it well, because they are |earried along to achievement by the greatest power in the world, which is the faith and feeling of democracy. was i o-———_—__————-n | | CITY JEWS | 0 Here from Forks—John Brown of Grand Forks is a capital city visitor. Bank Examiner Here—W. J. Hey of Fargo, bank examiner, in the city on an official m: Beck in City—Scnator John A. Beck of McClusky has spent the last several days in Bismarck From Michigan—Oliver Knudson, igan man, is transact- in I ‘ismarck. ing busines: Staale Is in Town—Rep. Staale Hen- drickson of Coteau is in the city en | route, home from a visit to St. Paul From Cooperstown—iOscar IJuff of Cooperstown, ex-county treasurer of Griggs, was a visitor at the itol this week. Home to Hillsboro—Judge Carmody has returned to his home at Hills- boro after spending several days in Bismarck. Paving Man Here—H. J. McNary of Chicago, representing the Larber As- phalt Co., is here looking over the paving. Judge Fisk Here—Judge C. J. Fis of Minot, of the law firm of F Linde & Murphy, is in the city on le gal business. — | Hikes to Ranch—The Second hattal- | ion, is returning today from the V Solen ranch on the Cannonball river, whither it marched Monday on the} longest hike it has yet taken. id—LBismarck today is en- North Dakota down a large | Some Wi A , Joying a typical 4-mi wind. The gale ile tree in the Northern Pacif. this; afternoon, and has considerably switched and fraycd trees and shruv-| BIS MARCK Theatre TO-NIGHT ONLY Lenore Ulrich in “The Road to Love’ The remaining three days of this week performances will be given at..both..the Grand’and Bismarck Theatres of the following special teatures: Thursday, August 23 Charles Dickens Celebrated Novel “GREAT EXPECTATIONS” with Jack Pickford SATURDAY, AUGUST 25 “MISS NOBODY,” Starring Voilet Merseresu o ming Next Week. Marguerite Clark in “Miss George Washington” with Friday, August 24 “THE ETERNAL GRIND” Mary Pickford WARWIGK BANKS JOIN IN STRONG: CONSOLIDATION Two Institutions Expect Greater Prosperity Under Onc Man- agement From Now on Warwick, N. D., Aug. 22.—The War- wick State bank and the Farmers & Merchants bank have consolidated, electing H. 2. Beckwith of Fargo, pri {dent of the Northern Savings bank, president; 1. C. Haugland, formerly one of the chief officials of the State bank, and C. O. > postmaster and pioneer merchants, vice presidents, and L. A. Sayer, former president of the State hank, cashier. NEW ULW OFFICAL ARE SIGPENDED DSLOVALTY CHARGE St. Paul, Aug. 22.—Acting on rec- commendations the Minnesota Pub- lie Safety commission, Governor Bur quist today announced that executi orders suspending three public. offi- cials of New Ubn, a city in southern Minnesola, pending igation of disloyalty charges against them, would be forwarded to Sheriff Julius of Brown county, for i ccused of malfed because of having 1 ted in a draft protest meeting at New Ulm, Mayor F e, City Attorney Albert Praender, a Auditor Louis Vogel, of Brown county, a pend- od, the governor said. Definite dates for the hearing of the accused men have not been set. The Public Saf ty Commission today issued statement in whitch the wor! an un-American movement is exposed. NORTH DAKOTA RAlL BOARD OPPOSES PLAN TO NREASE INU Commission Objects to Boost Be- cause It Will Mean Higher Freight Rates North Dakota not altogether approve of the proposal that the m munf carloads for all commodities be increased as a means of relieving the strain on rolling stock. The ¥ way commission so advise ning the interstate commerce commis: sioner at Chicago, before whom there is a hearing on this question in: prog: ress today. The comm } based on a number of fe is impossible to load many ¢ agricultural machinery to a hig) Joad minimum capac than that now established, and to se the carload minimum on such shipments wil! mean merely that a higher freight rate is imyosed on the shipper. Second, the commission holds, it discriminates against the small dealer, who may noi need a carload at any one time, but who is compelled by the proposed rui- ing to order in large carload lots that he may obtain the benefit of the mini- mum rate, This, the commission hold would tend to encourage the hoarding of merchandise and the tying up of money, neither of which is wctice. third an advisable p In the place, the commi: ges, agri tural machinery dealers in part hecause of the present scarcity of d other materials find it imp even now to buy in full carload lot and if the minimum is increased this 89 difficulty will be enhanced just much. The North Dakota rail board 9 that. these facts be taken into con eration and carefully weighed befo a change ig made in the present mini- mum. Cadiz Older Than Rome. bery generally, but no large amount of | damage, except to tempers, is report-| ed. Old King Sol put in a good day's | work yesterday and histed the me | cury to within one degree of the cen- tury mark at-Fassenden. In Bismarck, however, the highest was only The Disadvantages of Wealth. Somebody figures that to count $1,000. | 000,000 would re ars of steady work at the rate of eight hours | a day every working day. You can see) from this how embarrassed you would | be if you had $1 ,600,000,000, You | wouldn’t even have time to count it | Bost-a Globe. 1 Spain, founded about four centuries earlicr than Rome and later than Athens. snerally conceded founders W Phoenician adv from Tyre and that the scttler made ‘nbout 1100 B.C. Six hand) urers years after the city was in the posses sion of the Carthagini: und was one of the market places of the world. At the end of the second Punic war the city became Roman and ad- vanced to great prosperity and civic dignity, and at one time ranked second to Rome in influence. t the } Bes | i | HOOVER RULING WOULD SEIZE AL WHAT inued from page one) boards would (Co: pe advisable. Was Not Consulted. The state fon, which isdiction over Mday clause for stor: I letters began pour- ing in trom el ff sand prot nh gry The elevator companies found the clause clearly in conflict with the provisions of the North Pakota Jaws governing their business, and they requested a | ruling from, the comm av. In res | sponse to all queries the commission has advised that no change be made | in the legalized form of storage ticket now in use in this state until furt advice is obtained from Hoover The Hoover circular is addressed to | terminal elevators, but has been sent out broadcast, and the wording would | make it apply to all elevators. Germany Conducts Vigorous Campaign In Mexican Press 2 Mexico City, Aug SPLENDID RAGE HORSE. GIPLED WN SHASHP Major Ong May Do No More Racing This Year as Result- of Collision in Iowa jor Ong, State Examiner J. R. famous harness horse who has been cleaning up on the dirt tracks of the lowa circuit, was seri- ously injured in a collision with Ship- ter, a competitor for the pole on the home stretch at Sheldon, Ia. last week, and as a result he probably will do no more racing for weeks to come In the melee the hors were thrown, and one of Shipi hoos almost severed a tendon in Ma- jor Gng’s leg. The splendid horse has been shipped to Hamline and placed under the care of an expert surgeon, and his owner trusts that he will be saved to win more yarses. It will be remembered that Major Ong aned up on all comers at the In- ite fair in Fargo last month. The Australian “Buch.” | What is known as the Australian “push” is the country beyond the com- j hiunities, life followed in these The il regions ar to ranch life in New Mexico. Germany are conducti newspapers, a propaganda a United States, but up to the time, the efforts ha purpose, in so far s tha hetier edu- cated influential sare col cerned There is reaso nto believe that it has had no effect on men prominent in public life, those associated with the unent, or high officers in the arm but it seems certain that the German campaign has exerted end the convincing of the more ignor ant classes that the fricndly advances of the United States are not to be trusted, and that that country is spread back in the aim of overthrow- ing the sovereigniy of Mexico and us- , ing for its own either by economical ; means or by foi the territory be- tween the Rio Grande and Panama. JAMESTOWN PROTESTS. Jamestown, N. D.. Aug. zens of Jamestown and vicinity, at a ss meeting conducted in the ‘lah rooms yesterday, pro- the p ing the price of wheat at bushel Strong telegre 1, endors arded ste. hie ly, of whe hel if means. practic durum wheat,” sajd Banker W McDowell, of Marion, N. D, ing the issue, “To fix $1. in the 1.45 per bushel would mean nd injustice to North Da- kota farm Oscar J. Seiler, secretary of the North Bakota efficiency commission, has not + and Be Stutsman county produced half a crop this y that the. state Id will not ave’ more than seven bushels to the ac stated that “Rather than sell his wheat at $1.65 per bushel the farmer can well afford; to feed it to his hogs, which are now bringing unprecedented prices,” said | Mr. Seiler. Helping Him Out. “Could you lend me. five dollars?” Tm going to be married; but in- | “No. Till seo to it that you don't get vitation—so you'll save at dollars by that !"—Life, Tribune want ads‘will bring results Buy COAL Now You Won’t Regret It We handle the Celebrat- ed Wilton Lignite Coal and Northern Wyoming Acme Coal Washburn Lignite Coal Co. Phone 453 These are necessaries. Thc U.S. Congress will impose an Internal Re- venue tax, a war tax, in a few days unless present prospects fail, Onc half a cent on sug- ar. Three cents on coffee. 5e on tea. Sugar will advance &0c per hundred on account of the war tax. It may advance still more on account of ssarc- ity. One big refinery has withdrawn from the market until Oct. Ist. Why? We do not know but have our opinion. It is not speculation either but real scarcity on the world’s market, Tea and Coffee will ad- vance accordingly. Flour has declined $1 the past ten days. It may advance. It may not. Here are our cash pric- es on these articles until Sept. 1st. sack, Sugar. per Ibs. Tea and coffee same price as for months past. Fiour, per sack, 98 We: Ai eieetie sits sest $6.65 These prices are cash and flour is subject to market changes, which may be lower. The McConkey Commercial Co. 510 Broadway Phone 209 100 90 we CLEAN C 422 Broaawav KLEIN LEAN! 422 Broadway wecerecccoororcced.