The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 7, 1921, Page 8

‘PAGE EIGHT MOTHER ASKS SEARCH FOR GAN LEFT BY HAROLD Mrs. Svensgaard Seeks Informa-/ tion Regarding Red Gaso- line Receptacle NO NEWS OF Police and Red Cross Aiding in} Search for Bismarck High BOY! Student No light has yet been thrown upon} the mysterious disappearance last! Tuesday afternon of Harold Svens-} gaard, a Bismarck high school boy. | He was last seen at garage of the| Bismarck Motor company, where he; purchased a gallon of gasoline and! left carrying the red can. 1 Mother Sleepless, Harold's mother, wu $8 scarcely slept since the news \ brought to her, has sent out an appeal for in- formation regarding this can. She thinks that it may give her informa | tion that will lead to the boy’s loca- tion, “ T can just find that can, I will! be satistied,” said his mother this morning, suppressing the tears that dimmed her eyes, “I can sleep then.’ Seeks Information. “Now I don’t know anything. Any- thing might have happened to him. | 1 must find that can.” His mother's; telephone number is 160 andy she: wants; anybody finding! such a.can or hearing anything about) one to let her know as soon as Pos: | sible. ‘Harold wore when last seen at! Bertsch’s garage, a grey checked cap,! long dark coat over a khaki-colored | sweater, blue serge trousers and tan | shoes. He is of fair complexion, with! light hair and blue eyes and a pleas-/ ant, mild countenance, He is 5 feet, | six inches tall. i Was Studious, ‘He was studious and was not given to any wild wanderings which would indicate that he would be likely to re- spond to the call of wanderlust. None of his fellow students at the high | school can. believe that he simply left! home, ‘Police all over this section of the country have been notified and the Red Cross is aiding in the search. i How to Capture Beaver. As compared with the otter or mink, the beaver Is a very slow swimmer. His front legs hang by his side, and he uses enly his webbed bind feet for purposes of swimming. -It, is, easy to capture one in a canoe {f you can find him in shallow water. He is a most determined fighter, but clumsy and easy to handle. If he could get hold of you with his, teeth he would al- most take a leg off, so yon need to watch him sharply. The way to selze him ts by the tall, - Airplanes Will Help Surveyors. In the arid wastes of Australia, where travel is exceedingly difficylt and painful, and Is like. regions in the deserts of Africa, airplanes will make It easy to survey more gquare miles fn a. month than could ;be, seen, by * means of any land vehiclegin,a wear. It will be possible to get # -true. bird’s- eye view of every part of the “earth's surface. No dangers involved In such work are likely to daunt men who have faced and survived the perils of aerial fighting. Coming “In Old “Kentucky” The picture that has broken all TOO LATE TO ) CLASSIFY FOR RENT—Modern furnished room, | ‘621 6th street. Phone 619-R, 2-7-3t THE PARTY 1S NOW KNOWN WHO ttok the two saws from in front of | the Tribune building. They mus: | be brought back. 2-T-lwk | WANTED—Competent head book-/. weeper at once. Northern Produce 2-7-3t FOR. RNENT—Furnisued room, gentle- men only, 216 Mandan Ave. 2-7:3t BAY, PAGE BURLESON! \ London,.Feb.,7.A business postal, | mailed ‘in Cheshire.Feb. 6, 1901, has just been delivered in Wigan, The addressee's house had been torn down and a ‘school built on the site while the postal was on the way. | PORTER R TALCOTT HELDUP | Fargo, Feb. ..—Porter Talcott, of the firm of Ashelman Brothers, Deleo Light dealers, was held up and robbed of what cash he had on his n— amounting to $1.50—by a masked moat armed with a revolver, in Igland at 11:40 p. m. yesterday. Mr. Tal an was walking from the south side of the city to his home at 1014 Broad- ‘way x report of the robbery was made at once to the police station but Mr. Talcott and three patrolmen failed to locate the robber after a search through the park. Mr. Talcott said the robber was a short, dark man and wore no overcoat. He concealed the lower part of his face with a mask. Mr. Talcott said he did not see which way the man went after the robbery. Coming “In Old Kentucky” The picture that has broken all records. Johnson’s Candy—20 per cent discount at Breslow’s Drug Store. There are 7,000,000 hunters in the U. S. judging from the number of game licenses issued in 1920. A 24-story office building in Forth | Worth, Tex., is said to be the, tallest | in the south. ” Metal lamps are attached to trees in Kenilworth, Ill., and the trees used | as, lamp posts. | City, Pa. Sitting on the floor from left to right: Jessie Shafer and Hazel Pierce; Second row sitting: Sanford Dodge, Mae I. Bope; Third row standing : Roy Inseth, J. Olive MacDnald, Bergliot Caspar THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE. Personnel of “ARE YOU A MASON” Company son, Eleanor Lamb, R. Sherman Wright, Isabelle Cochrane and Robert Buzzelle. ‘The comedy will be presented Tuesday afternoon and evening at the auditorium, under auspices of the American Legion. TOMORROW AT AUDITORIUM H. Russ, Margaret iiget, Win. ©. Paul KILL OFFICIAL OF I REPUBLIC Dublin, Feb. 7—Michael Collins, adjutant general of_the Irish republic army, was killed in an ambush at Burgatia last week, according to the police authorities here. WANTS MATCH . WITH REICH Mike Collins, the Bismarck, wrestler who lost to Billie Reich of Hebron. Thursday night, has challenged the Morton county man to another match in three weeks, but he has received no acceptance of the challenge. Collins was not in good physical condition at the time of the contest Thursday, he declares. U.S. WILL HAVE FIVE HOSPITALS Wachington, Feb, 7.—The house to- day unanimously passed a pill author- izing the construction of five hospitals for disabled war veterans at estimated cost of $12,000,000, WINSLOW BILL FAILS TO PASS Washington, Feb. 7—The Winslow bill authorizing partial payments to railroads under the guaranty section of the transportation act failed of passage today in the house. MORAL: SET AT SILENT. New York--sBen Levine left ‘Broad- way store. Ethel Cummings, detective, followed. “You stole an alarm!” “Didn't!” 'T-i-n-g. wn-g-g! Ben arrested, Pleaded guilty, ACCURACY VS, HONESTY. Harrisburg, Pa—-Conductor turned in more fares than he had rung up. (Harrisburg Railways Co, fired him, Charged he did not ring up all fares and forgot count. WHAT LITTLE JUG DID, Ringling, Mont.—A little brown jug sat on the back porch of the McCurry home. Revenue officers called. Chris (MoCurry, 17, carried the jug to a neighbor’ porch, Neighborhood quar- ral. Chris fined $10 for “transporting liquor.” Dad paid the fine. Girls in “Arkansas and Wisconsin make hats out of shavings. MRS. A. TARTARCIO CALLED WITCH. Mrs, Augustustino Tartarcio’s home is being guarded by police at Elwood The woman appeared in court and asked protection from neigh- bors, who declared she was a “witch” and threatened her. LOVE MURDER VICT.M.~- This London dancer, Sophia Taylor, is dead, the victim of a lovers’ quarrel with Augustus Taylor, an American, who shot her and killed himself. She was one of the most popular dancers in (London and leaves an estate of $100,000. clined today. (MARKETS —_| ——_—__—_.—_—* Chicago, Feb, 7. =-AWheat prices de- “openiig prices which varied from unchanged to one cent higher were followed by a slight gain and then a setback to well below Sat- urday's finish, Rallies failed to last, The close was unsettled 2 1-4 to 23-4 cents lower. SOUTH ST, PAUL LIVESTOCK. Hog receipts, 10,000, stead nge: $7.50 to $9.70; bulk, °$8.25 to $9.65. Cattle receipts, »1,800;, killers high; fat steers, $6.75 to $7.00; cows and heifers, $4.25 to $5.75; calves. 0. * Sheep receipts. 7,100, lambs, $8.00 to $8.75; ewes, $3.50 $4.00. to BISMARCK GRAIN. (Furnished by Russell-Miller’ Co.) Birmarey, Feb.. 7. . 1 dark northern... .! Rat Ravages on Crops. There are about 750 forms of ro- dents inhabiting the United States, and the annual loss they cause in food and feed crops is estimated at $50,000,- 000.—Indianapolis News. : Overheard, “Poor man! She makes him shake in his shoes so much he wears out his socks fn no time.”—Boston Transcript. 80 They Couldn't Get Away. In olden times, when the men kissed, each took hold of the other's beard during the operation. Immense Pastoral Holdings. It has been said that the average size of pastoral holdings in the ‘northern territory of Australia is 275,000 acres. Daily Thought. Aspiration\ sees only one side of ev: ery) question; possession, many.— Lowell. Evolution of Clothes Terms. Dozens and dozens of clothes terms there are that indicate the evolution of clothes among our ancestors. Pet- ticoat, whichhas been used as a not very respectful synonym for women in general, was a garment for men originally, and was the wndercoat worn beneath -the heavier‘ overcoat. It was fairly long, and eventually the word came to be applied to the gar- ments that evolved from this “petti,” or small coat. 1 Beliefs Concerning Sneezing. According to, Aristotle, if a man was sick sneezing once forbode his death, but sneezing - twice his recovery. If the patient was a woman the rule worked the opppsite way. A traveler in the woods was threatened with an attack by brigauds ff he sneezed once, while sneezing twice presaged a happy Journey. As a: rule, the person sneez- ing twice in succession will be lucky, but unlucky if it occurs once. Crab in Oyster Shell. A perfectly formed hi: about the size of the end o1 a person's thumb was once found in an oyster shell. The crab. had evidently been swallowed by the oyster, but pfesum- ably the crab proved too much for the oyster, as there was no oyster In the shell when it was opened. Peru Sparsely Populated. A territory on the Pacific ocean ap- proximately 1,400 miles in length and 700 miles in width is occupied by Peru. The territory ‘extends over 679,600 | Square miles, with a population that is estimated at 4,500,000, or, approxi- mately, 6.6 to the square mile. For the Typist. Instead of adjusting the operator's chair to the height of the table on which a typewriter ig placed, a typist may now have an adjustable table. The top of the new stand may be raised: or lowered like the top of a piano stool. To Soften Paint Brushes. | If paint brushes have been allowed to get dry and hard, they can, be soft- eced in the following manner: Heat some vinegar to boiling point and al- low the brushes to simmer in it for about ten minutes. Then wash them well in strong. soapsuds, ~ Improved: Propellers. A new propeller for:elther water or alr has blades with spjral-like curves at one point and.concave at the other, carrying the water or air their full length and overcoming the gyroscopic effect of ordinary propellers. See a real honest feature ‘with that popular star; Will Rogers in “Honest Hutch” at the Orpheum tonight. Beulah Lignite Coal $5.50 and Bear Creek Coal $12.50 deliver- ed. Wachter Transfer Co. Phone 62 or 63. BATTER SERVIC | DANIELS HITS GEN, N. MITCHELL ‘Washington, Feb. 7.—A conditional | challenge for an airplane/attleship duel with General Mitchell, chief of army air operations, piloting the bomber, and Secretary ‘Daniels nav- igating the battleship, was issued by ‘Secretary Daniels today commenting on the controversy raised by Mitchell's assertion that aircraft had made the; battleship. worthless. Res N. D. SKATER BEATS BROWN Drayton, N. D., Feb. 7—Rudolph Jondahl, champion ice‘skater of North Dakota, won South Dakota title when he defeated Wm, Brown of Aberdeen, S. D. At no time did’ Brown threaten Jondahl in the two heats. “His best time was 1.23 for the half-mile. BIG GAME SEASON ON, Kansas City. —Five hundred dollars will be paid for every bank bandit killed here. The Association of Sub- urban Bankers paid that to Matthew Clarkin, patrolman, and offers it to anyone who kills a bandit in the fu- ture. DESERT TO U. 8S, SHIPS, q London.—British steamship con- cerns are peeved because English sea- men are sailing on British ships and then deserting to American ships when they reach the United States. The American rate of pay is higher. | Several Britishers have been fined in court for deserting, The First and Original Cold and Grip Tablet is Grove’s Laxative Brome oe Quinine tablets = x. Be sure you get . DAILY =a w BISMARCK. NORTH DAKOTA w Knos‘n all over the Northwest for Quality © MAIL US YOUR FILMS ® EXCLUSIVE ELECTRICAL SPECIALISTS Service and parts for Delco, Remy, Northeast and Auto Lite stgrters, Bosch, Eisemann and .K-W Magnetos, Exide and Minnesota bat- teries, and Klaxon horns. ELECTRIC SERVICE & TIRE CO. Bismarck, No. Dak. a Boney FEBRUARY 7, 1921 STUDY COSTOR. RAISING GRAIN SAYS MEREDITH Statistics on Production Sorely. Needed, Says Cabinet Officer Madison, Wis. Feb. 7.—Secretary of Agriculture Meredith, told Wiscon- sin farmers gathered at the Univer- sty of Wisconsin, to study marketing conditions for farm products. Ha said the greatest need of the farmer today was cost statistics. The whole problem of costs of dis- tribution of different commodities should be carefully studied until a reasonable and just cost has bee obtained. “With the cost of production and the cost of distribution known, with statistics on production and move- ment of commodities, it should be possible for any intelligent producer or middleman to determine just what a commodity is worth in all steps of the process of distribution.” farmers for their lack of foresight. 1 C.STUDENTS WANT OUTSIDER FOR PRESIDENT Fargo Mass. Meeting Declares icx “Eminent Educator, Westerner” (Fargo, Feb. 7,.—Students of the | Athletic club here in mass meeting | today indicated their desire regarding the man who shall take the presidency | of the college soon to be vacated by \ Dr. E. (E. iLadd, United States senator- | elect. The students asked that a man be 'apointed “who shall be a young man | from outside the state. He shall be | an eminent educator, chiefly interested | in a college of agriculture and | mechanics arts and preferably with | sestern ideas.” Distributor for Bismarck Territory Wanted The General Gas Electric Co. Handover, Pa. wants a distributor to handle Genco Farm and Village Light Plants from 1 to 10 K. W. See factory Representgtive _ . A. C. McFernsworth Room 619 McKenzie Hotel Tuesday, Bergliot Caspary Margaret MacDonald Isabelle_Cochrane Mae I. Bope Hazel Pierce J. Olive Seilset Jessie Shafer inexistence Mr. Meredith frankly. criticised the |: NO: VERDICT IN ALA, TRIAL HAMILTON, “Ala. Fe Feb. 1A mis- trial was‘declared at 10 o’clock today in the case of. Robert J. Lancaster Alabama national guardsman indicted for conviction with the lynching of. William Raird, a mintr, near Jasper: on Jan. 13. The jury had been out thirty-cight hours when the fureman’ reported that an.agreement was impossible and the jury was discharged. BRAINERD MEN ENDORSE IRISH Brainerd, Minn. Feb. 7.—-Sympa- thizing with the Irish and asserting the Irish republic the only government in Hreland, resolutions were adopted by the Trades and Labor assembly there Saturday. The resolu- tion also calls on the United States to_take immediate steps for the pay- ment of five “billion dollars, which money is declared: in the resolution té be unlawfully ‘retained by Eng- land and is being used to destroy the liberties of the small nations. IT 1S FACT H and not. theory, j of tick, noerating H Scotts Emulsion; is readily utilized by the system in build- ing up strength. it Scott & Bowne, Bloomfield, N. J. ~~~ ALSO THAT ——-— Ki-MOIDS | (Tabiews or Granules) ni LNDIGESTION RELIEVE os. REDUCTION In Tailored Suits $85 values now $50.00 $75 values now .$45.00 $65 values now .$40.00 $50 to $55 value $37.50 $40 to $45 value $30.00 ‘TERMS CASH Ending Feb. 28th, 1921 KLEIN ' Tailor and Cleaner Be Sure to See the Funniest Comedy Ever Written. ‘ARE YOU A MASON’ “HOW FATHER JOINED THE LODGE” AUDITORIUM. Feb. Sth. MATINEE AND NIGHT PERFORMANCES Have always played to capacity ‘houses wherever. shown °°“ Benefit of Lloyd Spetz Post No. 1, of the American Legion : The Names of the Talented Players are: Eleanor Lamb GH. Russ W. C. Paulson R. Sherman Wright Robert Buzzelle Roy Inseth Edward R. Prachel The Director, Sanford Dodge, will play the ‘role of Amos Bloodgood A good orchestra under the direction of E .W. Buchanan will be in attendance and entre-acte vocal-numbers will be introduced by Lillian Paulsen and others. FEATURES: Popular Prices The World’s Best Comedy. Clever Specialties between the Acts. Splendid Company of Well Trained Local Players Ticket Sale Started Feb. 5th at Harris & Company. Curtain for evening performance at 8:15 p. m. Matinee Curtain rises at 3:30 p.m. Prices for Matinee 25 and 50 cents. Prices for evening performance $1.50, $1.00, 50c, plus tax. No reserved seats for the matinee.