The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 10, 1917, Page 6

/ALL TH’ EMPLOYEES), OF TH TIN CAN GARAGE ARE WANTED AT— THORNE TAKES DIRECT ISSUE WITH OFFICIAL Representative of Shippers Writes] Letter Contradicting John Skelton Williams. CHALLENGES ASSERTIONS OF THE COMPTROLLER’ Washington, D. C. Nov. 10.—Clifford Thorne, representing livestock, grain and oil shippers before the Interstate} commerce commission in the reopened 15 per cent advance rate case, made public tonight a letter to John Skel- ton’ Williams, comptroller of the cur- rency, taking - issue with a recent] statement by the comptroller support- ing the-efforts of the railroads to ob- tain higher rates. He callénged as- serions of the comptroller, and dared him to appear before the commission and question the accuracy of state ment,of fact offered there in behalf of the shippers opposing the advance. “In regard to the value of our rail- roads ‘as reflected in the market prices.on securities,” says Mr. Thorne By PAUL PURMAN. The greatest football ‘team in the world! ‘ That's what eastern critics are say- ing about the wonderful gridiron ma- 4 : in At vast shy are auoted as 8ay-| chine developed by ex-Champion Cu- ui ing at railroad securities have sus- . . | ‘ tained the heaviest shrinkages, and pid: Black .of .Yale, amone: hig com ; that they have been the leaders in rades at arms at the Newport naval the downward movement of values.| station: I challenge that statement as untrue. Four members of: Walter ‘ Camp’s If you ‘have facts to substantiate such] All-Ametican teams, two former All; A . a claim itis your duty to present them! Western men and other stars of ‘scin- to. the,.interstate commerce commis-| ti}lating brilliance make up the team. | “TREATEST FOOTBALL TEAM IN THE WORD i ee Sr ey NEWPORT NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL TEAM IS ALL-AMERICAN AGGREGATION Hite, Kentucky University, quarter- back; Gardner, Nebraska, fullback. The team likely will be coached with Pe sion, but you know that you dare not) ‘The All-Americans are Black, him- Yale tactics, as Walter Camp will be t attempt to testify to such a statement! self, who’ will-play left guard and cap- head ‘coach and will be assisted by b under oath on the witness stand. tain the outfit, Schlachter of Syra-| Black; ‘who: last year’ was. regarded i No Evidence of, Claim. cuse, who will play right guard, Ger-|as one of ‘the ‘smartest ‘players in é “There is not an iota of evidence in yish of: Dartmouth, a halfback, and’ football. i support of your claim that has been/ Charley Barrett, the greatest back-! Black was educated in the football offered by the railroads or any hire-| field man ever produced at Cornell ling of the railroads, in this proceed-| yj) play the other half. | ing. The facts are precisely the oppo-| | Other stars.on the team are El site of what you claim and we are| wood of Notre Dame, left end; Pais- going to prove. it. If you doubt this) jey,: Michigan, left tackle; Callahan, | i‘ 1 invite your attendance at the heat- Yale, center; Dunn, Michigan, right, & ing next Friday before the Interstate] tackle; Green, Dartmouth, right end; / ; Commerce commission and I dare the i school of Jimmie Sheldon and Tad Jones and what he ‘earned of. these two: genuises he learned right. A number of the men on this navy. team were captains of their college teams before they joined government service and in addition to having WHERE HIS DAUGHTER. BIDS - 1 S t y MONDAY — A NOUR B THE EMpPLovecs f AND FRIENDS a OF THE GARAGE TN Ae ET TO NIZE A specd, strength and. courage, the team With pe repicte with football brains. There have perhaps been stronger teams organized—provably some of the all-star: aggregations built up in the Qhio professfonal league have con‘ tained. more: ‘stars, but those Ohio teams had scarcely any practice and were. compelled to rely on individual play to win. This navy team, however, will have plenty of practice and will build up a system_of team work that will be hard to. rival. For that reason, perhaps it is not amiss to call it the “greatest football team ever put on the field!” question of the accuracy of a solitary ? statement of fact that will be offered] railroad bonds which have declined ¥ on behalf of the national organiza-| greatly in value. My statement was g tions of livestock shippers, grain ship-| intended to. give encouragement and q pers, and the independent oil men of] to prevent the unnecessary sacrifice # the United States who are fighting) of such securities, believing as I did this advance. These organiaztions| that the interests of our railroads have an aggregate membzership: of! would be safeguarded and protected} over a million shippers.” and that they would be permitted to r “They are entitled to a respectful] charge such rates for transportation ¥ hearing before a tribunal not sub-| ag would, with good management, en- a pected to pressure or outside influ-| apie: them to earn a fair return upon & ences, Unless you can substantiate] the capital invested in:them.” a these statements on the witness stand,|"" fr. (Williams asserted that it was addition to city of Bismarck. Amount sold for, $1.23. $4.58. x Amount required to redeem at this date, $7.26. * In addition to the above amount you will be required to pay the costs of] the service of this notice; and unless you.redeem said land from said. sale, before the expiration of the time for redemption as above stated, a deed thereof will.issue to the holder of the tax sale certificate as provided by law. Witness my hand and official seal; this 22nd day of March, 1917. | F under cross examination, your state-| only necessary to refer to the stock ® ments are not entitled to the confii- quotation “list. to. see. the “absurdity % dence either of this commission of and error” of Mr. Thorne’s claim that % the American people. railroad secufities, as a class; have Security Decline Small. “Representative railroad securities as a ¢lass have declined in value at a less rate than those of industrials, public utilities, or even bonds of the United States government. There i¥ a world wide financial situation that has affected the borrowing power of all men and of all nations. The de- cline -in security values ¢ not due ;) to inadequate railroad credit or in- & adequate railroad earnings; it is due ? to the war. You must know that fact to be true. “This great human catastrophe, that is paralizing so many manufacturing and industrial enterprises not direct- ly connected with the making of war declined at a less rate than govern ment bonds. ! - RATE HEARING DEC, 17. Washington, Nov. 10.—Wrstern rail- roads today re-entered the 15 per cent rate increase case by arranging with the. interstate commerce commission for a hearing Dec. 17 on an applica- tion to ‘be made then for a geteral increase of an-unspecified amount. The action will be joited to’ the application of eastern roads for 15 per cent higher rates, now being heard and it-is believed: that southern ‘roads will not be long in asking to be in- cluded in the case. This would bring| munitions, has entirely failed to’ in- peers the commission “definitely the jure our railroads, for: the record,| sue ofall, Wrongs: to, Soads, of :tho when completed, will show that the) entire country to cover higher labor, railroads during the past two years,| Material and supply costs. 22 while this great struggle has been ii disposing of the ‘raitroads' appli. waging, have prospered better’ than| Cation for a 15 per cent raise last € during’ any othér’ year ‘since - the June, the commission granted a few steam engine was’ invented.” minor increases. to the western car- Williams Makes Reply. riers: they now have prepared to show In a statement tonight commenting| that their net earnings have dwin- on the Thorne letter, Comtroller will-| dled and claim that to maintain eM. jams declared that his original state-| lent service required for the war and, ment was issued in the interest’ of|™ake necessary improvements, part the national banks. of the burden of heavier operating “Our national banks, which are un-| Costs must “be passed on to the ship- der the supervision of this office,” he| Pers. mS h large holders of high grade NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF REDEMPTION. State of North Dakota, county of Bur- leigh—ss: 5 Office'of county Auditor, Bismarck, To A. M. Thompson : You are hereby. notified that the tract of ‘land hereinafter described, and.which ‘was assessed in your name for taxation for the_yéar 1912, was on the'12th day of December, 1913, duly sold, as provided ‘by\law, for the de- linquent taxes of the year 1912, and said sale will expire ninety days from (Seal) T. E. FUAHERTY, Auditor Burleigh County, North Da- kota. (First publication Oct.. 27, 1917.) 10-27:11-3-10 RGHARCK JAZZ BAND TO SIVE BENEFIT FOR The Bismarck Jazz orchestra, whi ‘hn made its initial appearance at the Mc- Kenzie cabaret last evening, will give a benefit dance November 14, for tho}: boys in the trenches: The proceeds will be devoted to the purchase of; Christmas packages for the men over there. Elaborate preparations. are be- ing made for, the’ event, and a big turnout is predicted. FIRST STEP IN MINOT WAR Y CAMPAIGN TANEN Minot, Nov. 10.—The first step made | by Minot in the Y. M. C. A’ war fund} campaign was taken yesterday when! J. E. Hauter,- building secretary at Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill, and State; Secretary D. E. Sonquist visited this city and delivered three addresses. In the afternoon they spoke ‘to the students, and faculty of the Minot, normal school, at six o'clock they , were the honored guests at. a busi- ness men’s luncheon and last night they addressed a large audience in the Presbyterian church. They ‘meeting at the church took the form of a rally.: COL. = Brat HF the completed service of this notice. Said land is described as follows: - MW: ie the time for redemption from “ Lots. 17. to 24, block: 18,. Harmot Keen interest is aroused and Minot, is. expected to do her share in the campaign ‘next week. elas sean Fy uence AAVENING WOLF PAGKS \ stroying flocks of sheep. PIAS COMPLETED FO HOS ITH TRENCHES "ye SERGE SCHOOL SLAUGHTER LE STOGK WANT BOUNTY RESTORED Ravening wolves are over-running the prairies west of the river, if re- ports reaching the capitol may be be- lieved, Farmers and ranchmen who believe the repeal of the wolf-bounty law by the last legisuature was a mis- take are bringing. in wild tales of the onslaughts of the great packs of coy- otes. which are ranging the western country; pulling down steers and de- The . only salvation of the Slope, they advise State Auditor Kositzky and others, is the reenactment of the wolf bounty law. mr moyity FOR JAMESTOWN SECTOR Jamestown, N. D., Nov. 10.—Plans for opening a school for telegraphers for the. district including Stutsman, LaMoure, Kidder and Foster counties, in this city in the near future in ac- cordance with state-wide plans to se- cure 300 North Dakotans for the sig- nal corps service were completed by the committee in charge of this. work at ‘a mdeting held in the high school auditorium. ‘The school will be open to-only drafted men who have not yet been called and who can pass physical requirements ‘successfully. ‘A class ,of-at least 20 men will be aceepted at the school to.be opened here. ..Chief:;Dispatcher Gillette of the Northern Pacific and L. E. Swan- son, mangger of the Jamestown West- ern Union office,,willhave charge of the telegraphy: instructions. Principal Iw. B. Bush ef the- | high: school js chairman/of fhe committee. ! SS—S——55— Dakota Fuel Co. WINOT HIGH TAGKLES WILLISTON IN GAME jc OF SEASON TOMORROW, wiiztsce ioun 25%aco" “ent N. D., Nov. 10.—The Minot high school football team will have | With Creighton. . The latter school us- its hardest 1917 task on its hands when the team takes on Williston ' year, though the apparently weak Ne: high school here this afternoon: a locals walked all over Rugby last Sa- Points last week. turday and are determined to give Williston: a stiff battle for the honors. The Williston team is recognized as strong ‘in- view of the defeat handed / to Fargo by Williston last Saturday. | Last_year Minot batlted almost.a full g; game to a 0-0 tie when the game end- ed in a row. A record crowd of Mi- | noters will be out to cheer the locals | to an expected and much hoped for | victory. INTERISTING PROGRAM OF GRIDIRON BATTLES SCHEDULED FOR TODAY An‘interesting program of gridiron ‘ battles ‘has been scheduled for today. fiery burning and itching of Eczema, It: Has been on:.the:market for-fifty Games of importance in the races for. rez eat i inet ‘or all f championships or, as. indicating the come from treatment that goes below| giving uniform ,, satis! acuen ae sé merits of various teams are on the the surface—that reaches down to|]manner of blood disorders. ‘you 5 chart. > i South Dakota, whose men have play- called skin-diseases come from a dis-| can. rely upon ed an extremely hard schedule, tees ordered ‘condition of the blood, and) advice as to the treatment of your Towa on the Hawkeye home grounds ,,the proper treatment is through the] own individual case, write to- and a bitter fight is expected to: re- = —_— sult though each team has suffered de; y Y i feat. Comparative scores admitted an; unreliable basis of cstimating relative ‘| Rios | py strength, indicate on their face value 0 that Iowa has the better chance ofj } | ! vi As Notre Dame beat South : MT L ENTER al North Dakota, which succumbed to UNU A Me IP Ise the Fargo. Aggies, last ‘Saturday is age slated for a tough combat at Omaha Organization has $500 in Treasury After Doing Large Amount: Of Good Work ‘i Parshall, N. D., Nov. 10.—The’ Par- In the campaign for Minnesota col-| shail Commercial club at its, annual legiate title, Carleton meets Hamline : ‘ te land St. Thomas takes on Macalester. | @¢eting elected Hans Dahl president; and A. O. Fug- Already Carleton has beaten the Macs |J. C. Funk secretary, and Cadets have disposed of Hamline! lie, treasurer. The public’ affairs com- and predictions are that Carleton and | mittee for the new year-will be Wade Thomas will come through with| Williamson, J.B. Wharton, E.M. Hov- clean slates today..and their battle] cy, Scott Hurst’and N. O. Sanden. The Nov. 17 will be: decisive. club closes a-busy-and profitable year The Gophers spent the day, getting] with all bills paid and’ $500 in the ready for the annual game with Chi-|treasury. The club's most important cago next Saturday. The North and activities were in the construction of South Dakota Aggies also have vacant| new and better roads. : : dates and made plans. to clash at Brookings next, Friday. When the Skin Seems Ablaze: te m6 ‘With Itching and Burning. ¢ a Ore Ley There’s just one thing t6 do. |not find a blood remedy that ap- If your skinticenis ablaze with the] proaches S, S. §, for real officiency.. ually represented by a strong squad, is given credit for a good team this The ' braska Wesleyan held Creighton to 34 Tribune, want. ads bring results. and lasting relief can only|years, during which time it has -péen f ble. So-|want prompt and lasting: relief, you the very source of the trouble Pi iP se ae Eee eatate Chief Medical Adviser, Swift Sp: blood. Atlanta, Ga. - Search far and near, and you can-!Co., Dept..C Che Boston — To the Consumer:-— a E believe that our UNCLE VY _SAMMIE, when he placed a WAR TAX on us. such, as in- crease of postage, apa a “freight an express rates, stamps on Jegal papers,. etc., together with our donations to the.RED CROSS and _purchiasé “of LIBERTY BONDS, intended that WE should bear OUR Shate’ of ‘the WAR and not put it on the consumer. oe PER We are therefoze doing our utmost to give you merchandise as near the same old prices as possible, and in NO.CASE are we charging a larger percentage of profit than’ before tte WAR;** Warm fleeced underwear (2- Cashmere sox, 30, 35 50¢ mal... 75¢ Peed : $3-50 Munsing Wear, 4 4 $115-to-.... To see means to’. .(] c Only 25¢ to 50e advanee Over buy Neckties ne ‘ ‘ one year ago. : “y ‘ Wilson Bros. ae (none } we oe : ‘ : $30-00 R. L. 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