The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 6, 1920, Page 1

—_ ‘North Dakota Railway Commis , commission ynder the public utility act THE WEATHER General lorentend redien Falr ~ * ‘De ITHE BIS THIRTY-NINTH YEAR : LAST EDITION _ BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, MARCH 6 “1920 PRICE FIVE CENTS ~ Many Homes C MUSTHAVEREAL PEACE TREATY — OR BUILD BIGGEST NAVY WORLD HAS EVER KNOWN, SAYS DANIELS "No. Middle Ground Possible, Declares Secretary in previewing Recommendations Before House Naval Committee for Building | Program for, Next’ Fiscal Year Larger Than epee By| General Board Washington, March 6.—Secre- tary Daniels. told thé house naval” committee today he would recom- mend a navel building program for the next fiscal year larger than that proposed by the general board “if the peace treaty is not ‘ratified at this session of .con- gress.” Withholding final recom- mendations, however, the secre- tary. added that if this country rejected in the end membershp of the league of nations .he would ; feel impelled 'to renew his recom- mendation fox, another three year program of construction. Reiteratng his statements of last. year that “we must’ have a league of nations by which every NEW CREAMERY COMPANY WILL - HAVE FINE HOME Bismarck Commission Co. Sells Out to Business Men and Farmers The newly formed Farmers Cream ery and Produce(-Co., in which many prominent’ local business men and farmers in this section are interested, has bought out the. Bismarck Com- <misaion Co. and ia actively engaged’ in business, The company is locafed at 217 South Ninth street and has beep fn business since: March 1. ‘The plans for. the company included remodeling of the present building and <<the; construction» of a. two. story. . “acd: | fone te hy. .80..feet, , which “will, cost ‘Werk on the new portion net staft.as soon as weather permits and will be used, when completed, as the cold storage plant of the com- pany. . The present building will) be used a8 a gyeamery and will be entire- lye remodeled. >» - ’ The officers of the new concern are Benton ‘Raker, president: H.W. Voight, yice’ prestdent; Thomas 1. Snyder, secrptury and treasurer, and Carl B. King and Alvin Hedstrom, di- rectors. Tfwill be a semi-cooperativ concern! with farmers holding the ma- jority. of the ‘stock, although based strictly as,a private corporation, A, territory 150 miles in all direc: tions will be covered by the company while it will dispose of its products i1 markets. {ill oyer the country. It wilh dea] in’ cream and cream products, eggs and’ other produce. ‘The company. portion of the building will be ready, April 1 being delayéd by the butter | making mache which has not ar- . rived. PUBLIC UTILITY. | ROLE FOR X-RAY | IS HEARD TODAY i These two adwanta sion Asked to Fix Rates for Current This morning for for “probably the first ytime since Roentgen promulgated his *discover, the X-ray came in for se- rious consideration as a public utility. | The’ inquisitive rays ‘appeared in_ this role*before the North Dakota railway of 1919. which gives the rail board authority to-fix service rates for pow- | er companies. on petition of the Wesi- ern Electric Co. of Jamestown. The Western Electric furnished eur- rent. for X-ray machines operated bs seven Jamestown doctors and for 2, number of installations in the state) hospital for insane. Current hereto- fore has been charged for as con~ sumed. The Western Electric now asks that a flat rate be established. | The charge asked by the power company 1s - $5 per month for all- X-ray motors up to 10 horsepower and $7 per month for motors of more than 10-horsepow- er ‘capacity, COMING TO BISMARCK Mr, and Mrs. William. Mills, whe will leave shortly for Bismarck, where they will make their hdme, were honor guests. at a surprise party given Wed: |. nesday evening at the home of Mr.| and Mrs, George Johnson, 414 Ninth avenue north, The honor guests were) \presented with a cut glass water bottle and a set of silver tablespoons. Mattie Hines made the representation speech on behalf of the company. The evening was spent informally and re- freshments were served.—Fargo Cour- ier-News. COX TO CARRINGTON Assistant Attorney General E, BP. Cox will go to Carrington next week ISUPREME COURT ‘(action brought {n behalf of Mr i with growet Mrs. | nation will help preserve the peace of the world without compe- tition naval building or we must have incomparably the biggest navy in the world,” Mr. Daniels.» declared there was no “middle ground. The program which the secre- tary recommended by authorized in event the treaty is not ratified agreed with the general board's proposal as to capital “ships, two battleships and one battle cruiser, but added to that proposal twenty light, cruisers and fourteen sub- super destroyers. No light cruis-° ers and only six super-destroy- ers were recommended by the . board. WILL NOT TAKE UP NEW BRIEF Question of: Women’s Eligibility to be National Delegates is Settled The supreme court yesterday reject ed amended briefs submitted by 4 ant Attorney General E. B. Cox Ruda@ of Fargo to secure for her a place on the. presidential - preferenc> primary ballot as a republican ‘candi- date for delegate to the republican na- tional convention. The supremé cour: stated in holding for Mrs. Rudd that it found no competent statute or regala- tion which would preevnt a. woman serving in such capacity. Attoriey Cox? following the nanding down of the court’s ‘opinion, offered to intro- duce ‘a brief showing that. the republi- can: national committee in its ‘call for the*nationalconvention stipulated that ‘detegatés’ must. be elecory “either mer ‘or women: The'court refused to con- sider this additional eyidence. STILL FARMERS RECEIVE FIRST . CAR OF WHEAT Progressive Agriculturists Buy ‘ Large Shipment of Ku- banka for Seed The first carload of Kubanka wheat ever shipped into this county, for seed | Durposes arrived yesterday for farm- ers in the Still district There were 1430 hushels of grain‘ in the car and 26 farmers in the vicinity Of Stil! will nlant this wheat this spring. Exhaustive tests and experiments at the demonstration station of the Ag! cultural college have proven that Ku- banka is the best rust resisting wheat that can be grown in this state. Be- sides this quality. whieh is of great importance to‘wheat growers in Bur- leigh county.’ Kubank: wheat lis an pellgut. grower in make this ty} ” of wheat admirably adopted sor this section, Another carload of Kubanku wheat will be hipped into the county for in the Wing district. It 45 ‘N that both the Wing and the Still communities” will produce the greatest. yield of whear this season » section in’ the county, © The farmers in the Still section. have the mutation of being the mast pro- gressive in-the county and are always willing to cooperate to advance their activities. The seed was purchased through the instrumentality of George W. Gustaf- son, county agricultural agent, and an ‘accurate check will be kept by him on’ the results achieved this year by. Kubanka wheat growers in. comparison of other ty her types of wheat> ESSEX MAKES NEW PRODUCING RECORD 20,000th Motor is Turned Out Six Weeks: Ahead of Schedule What has been hailed by engineers as the greatest production record in the history of the automobile industry iwas completed on Monday, October when the 20,900th Essex motor was swung from tige engine assembly line to the test’ block in the Hudson | factory in Detroit. : ‘The event marked the finish of the {1919 Essex motor produetion program jsix weeks ahead of schedule time. VAs the motoj settled into. its cradle jon the testing block,-more than 17,00 ‘Essex cars were actually in service lin the hands of their owners in all j parts’ of the worl , WEATHER FOR! ECAST For Bismarck and vicifity: Fair to- to assist State’s Attorney C. W,, Burn- ham in he prosecution of two criminat actions. , j night and Sunday ; rising temperature. For North. Dakota: Fair tonight and Sunday ; rising temperature, & CONTROL OVER « SCANDIA BANK Fargo Institution Purges Itself’ ‘of Townley’s Political | Influence CONVICTED HEAD DROPPED, ‘ i ‘ | Fargo, March 6-—Complete contret of the Scandinavian-Amegrican bank of Fargo, which several months ago was closed by the state banking board as jit result of the financial operations of several of the officers, dominated by \the Nonpartisan league leaders, antl ; subsequently reopened by the decision | of the supreme court, now is in the hands of Lars. Christianson, N, G./ Ko business men. Mr. Christianson, — well’ known druggist. and an extensive prop owner, is chairman of the board Areca and acting, president. Mr. en, ‘also a business man and } | ees property owher, continues as. vice president and isin getive charge of the bank. i Mr. Holmes, a well known clothier, is co-operating with: Messrs: Christian- son and on in the management, The shift. in control of the bank is significant in that.it has taken control of the institution from the Nonpartisan league’ leaders, who dominated its af- fairs for some time by virtue of owner- ship of a block of stock, and the con- trol of the voting povwdérs of otiter shares sufficient. to give them a maiOr ity of the votes. . NO LONGER IN POLITICS The hank no longer is in polities, and | heyer again will be, was the statement au{lorized today by Messrs, Cheistiar ’ son, Eggen and Holmes. H. J. Hagen, president of the hank, who was ‘convicted ‘of yiolating the | state’s banking’ laws, continues as president. of the bank, in name only. drawing -no. salary, and will continue as an officer in name only unti] mat: ter's that’ require his personal assist- ance in settling are careg for, Mr, Hagen has not been on the bank payroll since, Noy. 1, it was announced today: ‘ 4 P.R.. Shérman, former Batiler, who isto, be.tried on, the same charge ‘on which: Mr, Hagen .was convicted, ‘so longer is with the bank,» His. resig- nation wis accepted a montR ago. The services. of one Clerk also was dispensed with, effecting a saving of nearly $7,000 a year iM operating ex pense, it was said today by the men now In coutrolsof the bank. » WILL REBUILD THE BAN “Our aim Is to rebuild the bank, ot!) ‘ting It back to its former position as_a safe and. sane’ banking institution,” | Mr. Christianson said to The Forua today. - “We are making y satisfae- tory progress in cleaning up old deals, and expect, within a few months to have no outstanding obligations to us:¢ that are not first ¢ ss in-vevery spect, “That the bank ever got into. politics was not, the fault of the stockholders now in charge, except that they did no! realize the course that was being s then in charge. hey is Mh our hands, and w shall direct the policies of the bank in} the future.” | | MRS. JOHN CARR PASSES AWAY AT. JAMESTOWN HOME| Jumpstown, NOD. “March 6--Mrs. John Ca wife of States’ Attorney: Carr, passed away at midnight | Wednesday night.’ followi an ill-{ ness of about two Fw Mrs. Carr has been in poor health. for about two: years, but had -baen gain- ing in health: and=strength up to about the first, of the year, About two? wee she was taken with what was considered'a very mild at- tack of influenza, and was not con- sidered seriously i) until Wednesday | noon, She failed very rapidly from then on until the tlme’ of death. The deteased was forty-five’ year? of age. having béen born: at Denni- gon. Minnesota, May: 19. 1874. Her jmaiden namé@é ws Marie Remmen, ang she was married to Mr. Carr, August 22, 1905 in Minnesota, com. ing. directly to Jamestown with her husband who had started in business Mere three years before. Mrs.* Carr was a graduate of the Valley City normal and taught in the city schools at that place for about six years prior ‘to her marriage. Mrs. Carr leaves in addition to her, husband, four children, Edwin, aged. 13; Mary, aged 10; Willlam, aged 5, and Martha, aged two years and five months. She also Jeaves her mother, Mrs.. A. T. Remmen of Dennison, ; Martin Remmen of Hettinger, anu Dr. Nils. Remmen’ of Chicago. The; sisters are Mrs. R. A. Bonhus of Val-| ley City and Mrs, K. Braaten of Bel- field, N. D. NINETEEN COMPANIES f OF. BADGER NATIONAL GUARD OVER THE TOP Madison, Wis., March 5.— Nineteen companies of Wisconsin’ National Guard troops have gone over the top in the state drive for recruits, Five! have been recruited to maximum strength. Federal inspection will take place in various armories this month. It has been announced that federal pay will be allowed motor mechanics in the motorized units of the National Guard, most of the jobs pay about $150 a month. Eggen and J. F, Holes, prominent Far- | RESERVATIONS TO ARTICLE 40 DISAPPOINTS BOTH FACTIONS Negotiations Will Continue, But Hone of Ratification$Is Greatly Diminished, Say Senators—Chief Executive Reported, to Have Expressed Attitude Toward: Compromise to Glass Two | Weeks Ago Washington, Murch 6. — The president’s attitude toward further conferences with democratic sena- tors on, the treaty as reflected at the White House was learned with manifest disappointment hy demo- crate and republican senators who have been. working for tt com, ives It) was said the ‘n would confinue, but ma predicts ‘that if Mr. clined to ‘consider further com- promixe _proposils the hope of ratification Would be greatly di- minished. enators Wilson de- Washington, March 6.--White House offichils in discussing to- day the move of administration senators, to arrange a conference with President Wilson to discuss the peacé “treaty situation ‘said the president told Senator Glass of Virginia two weeks ago what. his attitude was toward a com- , Promise on Article 10 reservation. It was said there had been no decision as to wether the presi- dent would se the senators. in re- sponsee to their request of Seya- tor Hitchcock.’ Those close to the president, however, ppinted eut - that Senator Glass must have in-, formed his colleagues as to Mr. Wilson’s position which was said to have been stated to the senator - in no uncertain, terms. Some administration officers suggested that instead of Sena- tors Simmons and others endeav- ‘oring to persuade the president to accept the artcle 10 compro- mise hich some republican and democratic: senators are now try: ing to work out, they. should hend their efforts toward persuading Senator Lodge, republican leader, to accept it» WOMEN'S CLUBS COOPERATING T0 AID NEW DRIVE Govestinneat “Thrift Campaign} Wins Three Organizations | to Its Scheme Members of, “three of the foremost women’s clubs) in the city have agreed to. cooperate With the government in promulgating the thrift: habit. | Mr: Alfred Zugey, who ‘has been plac in charge of the thrift campaign for Burleigh county among the women’s clubs, has: heey. notified by. the Moth: ers elu, Curreut; Hyents club and the Thursday Musical club that their ‘\members will take an active part in the campaign. The purpose of the campaign, which is nation wide and will continue all year, is to inculcate the. thri {fi évery woman in the coun effort “not. only to promote bat in an effort to help reduce li costs by reducing buying to absolute essentials. “lo save first and to spend afterware the slogan of the move- ment with which Mis. Zuger hopes in the identi- | every women's county fied. All women's clubs and other organ- izations.as well as women individually, who are not identified with clubs,” whose organizations have, not joined the movement. are urged to communi- cate with Mrs. Zuger who will furnisa | them with the literature sent out by | the treasury department of the gov- ernment to explain the purpose of the campaign, organization will become actively ARMORY IS BEING TURNED INTO NEW AUTO SALESROOM | Will Be Ready for Dakota Motor | Co. Middle of Next Month Work has been started on remodel- {ling the historic armory which «will eventually turn it into one of the fin- est ‘automobile salesrooms and offices} in the city. The work is being done by Nels Lovin for the Dakota Motor Co. and the building will be ready for occupancy by April 15, it is gelieved. M. J. O’Connor, who has been operat- ing the armory since Company A went! to the border, using it for dance pur-| jposes, gave his last dance there a; week ago. On Monday all of the priv-| ate property in the building had been; moved out and Mr. Lovin started op- erations. The plans for the remodelled struc- ture calls for a main entrance © Broadway in the, middle of the build-} ing, with a ramp Tunning into the | basement at the extreme eastern end; 6 of the Broadway side. The Broadway | front will be changed considerably | with large show windows taking the place of the brick surfaces. The of- ithe price | COURT ADJOURNS MONTH T® CHECK UP PRICE LISTS Auditors to Go Over Record of | Fruit Houses in Search of More Evidence After S. D. Dietz, manager for the Stacey-Bismarck Co., had been on the stand for two days testifying under di- rect and cross examination as to the comparison during 1917 and 1918 of the. price lists of his company with those of ‘the Gamble-Robingon Co, charged by the state with maintaining an illegal combination in restraint of trade with the Stacy-Bismarck, an adjournment. was taken in the trial in district.. court here yesterday to per- init accomitaits for the Rhite “ane ‘for the defense te go over-all of the pric? lists during the period covered and prepare a report. Assistant Attorney General Albert E. Sheets, Jr.who is handling. the prosecution for the state, estimates that this task will consume fully i: month. The state is secking to prove that there was, no yariation between issued by. the two rival companies during 1917 and 3918. It was at this time that the state charges the companie ill combining to freeze owt of busin the independent. fruit house of Murray & McLean, whose! suspension resulted in the fillng of, the complaint upon which the present ac. tion is based. LAST NOTETO WILSON IS NOT: GIVEN PUBLIC Reply to ‘Allies Reached London Yesterday — Action Here Awaits Publication. Washington, March ending pub- Heation of President Wilson's answer to the latest communication’ of the French and British premiers on the Adriatic situation, the state depart: ment. had not made public the text of | the premier’s note containing an invi- tation that Mr. Wilson join them in ging Italy and Jungo-Slavia to seek a settlement by direct negotiations be- tween themselves. 5 The reply of the president reached hondon yesterday, but will not be made | public lyre until Monday owing to de- lays*in getting it into the hands of | Premier. Miller of France. No hint has come from any official quarter as | to the course the president. plans to fol- low. {WASHBURN LIGNITE CO.’S NEW TIPPLE IS COMING Wilton, N. D., March 6—The new tipple ordered by the Washburn Lig- nite Mining Co. to replace the struc- fice will be in a balcony at the eastern! ture which was burned to the ground end of the ‘show room. jlast fall at the close of North Dako- The repair and service station will|ta’s sporadic ‘‘coal strike,” is being be in the basement. MR. BERGESON BETTER S. E. Bergeson, who underwent an} operation on his nose at the Bismarck | hospital] Tuesday, has greatly improv- ilivered here April 1. ed and hopes to be able to. leave the hospital’ nest week. assembled in Chicago and will be de- It is expected that it can be set up and be in readi- jness for operation by July 1, when normal conditions will be restored. In the meantime the mine is producing about 1,500 tons daily with an extem- 'porized tipple. STRIKE OF 400,000 MAINTENANCE OF WAY EMPLOYES DEPENDS UPON REPORTS OF COMMITTEEMEN TODAY Chicago, March 6.— Whether 400,000 railroad maintenance of way employes will strike for high- er wages depended upon reports of 12 committees of union officials which today began a second day of conference preparatory to making formal report Monday. Officials said there was a strong sentiment s “ ng the men in favor of a strike, but they expressed. their belief. this- sentiment probably could be controlled. All confer; ences were behind closed doors, but reports current that commit- tees would be insistent far higher wages were verified by J. J. Far- nan, vice-president ef the brother hood. ‘ | -_ Prosperity, FOUNDATIONS BY OLD-TIME HOBO JOINS DODO: IN USEDTOBE LAND New York, March 6-—The hobo, whose labor was sought by farm Ors at heirvest time, is now an ex- « tinot charagter in America aecord- ing to. the American land service which supplies seasonable workers for farm: orks during the slick season. prohibition and even the war time rk oF fight” order are: attributed mers as + cases for the disappearance of “Weary Willy.” arena BISMARCK WINS BIG. TOURNAMENT Team Will Play Mandan: To- night for Championship of This District imei BOISE STARS FOR LOCALS Aided greatly by the splendid de- ketball te: defeater the crack five fensive work, of Boise, Bismarck’s stel- lar center, the loeal high school bis- from Dickinson last night in the south- western district tournameft at Man- dan by a score of 16 to 9. As Mandan won and evening; these two ancent rivals will contest the titular honors for the eh district tonight at Man- lan. Four games were. played in fis tournament yesterday eliminating all teams but Bismarck and Mandan. The most important game and the’ ha rest-Tougnt” was te one between /Bi marck and Dickinson with the fine of- fensive work of Taylor.and Fogerty nd the: defensive tactics of Boise he feature of the game. Inasmuch us Bismarck has defeated, Mandan twice, once on Mandan’s court, local followers of the game ‘are confident that, Bismarck will nose outta victory tonight and thereby win the honor trict for the state champions! Both teams'played very brilliantly in the. Bismarck-Dickinson game and the Score’ at the end of the first half as4 to 3,in favor of Dickinson. Not a single field goal was scoreed in the first half, all of the goals being made on: fouls. MeGinley caged the ball four timeé: while Boise for Bismar dropped the ball in the basket three times. In the second haif Brodie, Dil son's star. player, made his, only foul in the entire game. _ McGinley scored a field goal and ja foul. Boise made one more foul ‘while8Taylor made three field baskets, Holta, two, and Fogerty one. Brodie was kept from scoring by the. defensive tatics of Boise and this, to a Certain’ extent, decided the victory for Bismatck, Brodie was responsible for the defeat Dickinson administered to Bismagck in their second game. In the afternoon Mandan defeated ue inger.in easy fashion by a score ind Beach on from: Stecle in a Close game by re of 17 to 14. Last night, Mandan and',Beach, the winners of the afternoon series, met and Mandan won by a’score of 31 to A special train from this city’ will leave at 0 o'clock tonight ‘and it is expected. that there will be a big/dele- gation from Bismarck ‘to help the lo- cals win the championship of the dis? trict. inson game was as follows: Bismarck Position Dickinon Fogerty Forward » MeKenzig, Taylor Forward" Mc Gimey Boie Center Brodie Vetter Guard Bakke Holta Guard Belsheim — JIMTOWN TAKES HONORS Jamestown, Mareh 6—In the inter- scholastic championship — basketbail tournament for this district held’ here last hight, Valley City defedted Car- ringtonaby a score of 28 Yo 10 and Jamestown defeated Buffalo st of 39 to G. Jamestown and Valle; City will meet tonight forthe championship of this distr ® > iG Today s Weather o Lowest for twenty-four hours end- ing at noon....... Temperature Temperature Hines vesterd one Highest wind velocity 22-NW Forecast For North Dakota: and Sunda, Lowest Temperatu Fargo ... adeese Williston St. Paul Winnipe; Helera Fair ing temperature: . -16 Meteorologist. TIGHT.GAME IN}: its games’ yesterday ‘afternoon | of representng the southwestern dis-| ), 5. | tinued. along The line-up of the Bismarck-Dicke| are establ tonight H 8|sissippi vaNeys 2| for fair weather tonight and Sundays, arried Away by Floods | ok F allowing om TRAGUE LOSES . WILSON'SSTUBBORNSTANDON = SCORES OF HOUSES WASHED FROM SWOLLEN RIVERS IN PENNSYLVANIA VALLEY TOWNS Heavy Damage Reported at Wilkesbarre, Lancaster, Har- Reading and _ Wil- liamsport — Philadelphia Trolleys in Vice-Like Grip of One of Winter’s Worst. Bliz- zards—New York Gets Encore risburg, arch . ¢ came on the heels of a raging snow, wind and rain storm, were expected today fo check” the floods whieh late Jast night broke over eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware causing hpavy “damage .and driving many, Derek from their homes. TROLLEY SERVICE HALTED The ster which raged from 8 | vetock last. night, until shortly before daylight, was one of the most severe of the winter, Snow piled up in biz and ‘brought trolley service. in city toa standstill, Shipping oa Delaware river was also: impeded, _Virtublly eve ream ‘in this see- tion of the’ state overflowed its banks: yesterday ands ice ‘gorges, broken by the high water, swept away bridges aud railr tks, Telegraph and telephone services were put out of come min many plices and a mumber of towns and cities were in darkness last night. HOMES W, ASHED AWAY Scores of houses‘ along the banks of the swollen streams were washed away and many mills and factories had to shut down. “Men, women and children, marooned in. their homes, were rescued. in “boats, some! of thei ee ig taken ‘from second story win- ade Towns along the Schuylkill and Sus” quehanna appearell to be the 5 Reading, Lancas- Willidmsport ‘and Wilkesbarre reported heavy. damage, Parts of ail these towns-were inundat- wd and much of the. surrounding low lands were under water: * NEW YORK EN(ORE! New York, March 6.—T! y just ax ‘the city wis con Dlixzard atmonth ago, In twelve hours the métropolis struggled with a pelting rain, a driving sleet storm and a bit- ting ‘snow squall, As the temperature dropped steadily during the night, the. Wind increased. in velocity until dur- ing the early’ morning hours it bad reached an unoffielals velocity of 60: an hour, yi The rain, which fall at the rate of wninch un hour, turned gutters into minature. races, sewers were clog: ged, cellars flooded, smal} streams in the “ séetfins \ overflowed their hanks, roads were washed out and high tides contelbuted to the dam- xe along the waterfront, f SUPERIOR COUNTRY ISOLATED Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., March 6— isolated from the outside except by wire for 48 hours. Rail traffic is tied up follow- ing the heaviest snow storm in, years. Resumption of tnaffic probably will not benormal for several days. Pas- senger trains have been cancelled for ; two days and street car traffic virtual- y s at a standstill. ‘Many industries have “suffered delay since employes ; could not get to work: Many persons are using snow shoes to get down tow! IEVING OUT TO SEA Washington, March 6.—While the storm which swept out of the north- west two days ago was passing slow- ; ly out to sea today, high winds con- the Atlantic cost and ! severely cold weather prevailed over the ‘entire country east of the Recky | mountains, Weather bureau, officials said the cold wave probably would continue for several days diminsh- ling gradually after Monday. ° '‘REBEKAHS TENDER SURPRISE TO, MRS. SOLOMON NICOL A ‘Dancing; Cards and Games En- | joyed After Oddfellows’ | Meeting | A surprise, part, s tendered Mrs. Solomon Nicola Thursday night by members of the Rebekahs at Oddfel- lows hall following the business meet- Ling of the subordinate lodge of the | Independent Order of Ondfellows, The oceasion was Mrs. Nico birthday and. there were more than 50 members of the Rebekahs and Oddfellows .pre- sent. ' The evening was spent in games, fdancing and cards and refreshments were served by the Rebekahs. Both the Rebekahs ahd Oddfellows lodges jing bers’ enjoy the socials which follow their regular business meetings. | WEATHER CONDITIONS Conditions quite similar to those of yesterday prevailed this morning. ‘The high.” which wis in the ‘extreme | Northwest yesterday morning has moved slowly southeastward and is iow over the Eastern Rocky Mountain | slope, ‘the Missouri_and the upper Mis- The indications ‘dre no important change in temperatura, but a tendency to rising, Mori iee to recover from. effects of the * e