The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 29, 1922, Page 8

futons ‘THE BISMARCK TRIBU: PAGE EIGHT aos E " LEVEE SYSTEM T0 HOLD BACK MISSISSIPPI People of Lower Mississippi Val- ley Show Little Concern About. Floods This Spring LY ONE WEAK POINT Memphis, Tenn., March 29,—Flood warnings .that unusually ,high water would send the ;Mississippi river be- reaches gave the people of the lower leashes gave the people of the lower ippi Valley comparatively little n this spring. Ten years ago such a warning by the weather bureau would have cansed immediate prepara- tions for an inevitable. general’ over- flow over an area of hundreds of square miles. The absence of fear this year is due to the great leyee or embankment system which has been completed in the last few years to hold the Mississippi to its floodway. River engineers say that the levee3 along both sides of the Mississippi from the mouth of the Ohio to the Gulf of ‘Mexico are now constructed to such dimensions that they will hold the river even should it go four or five feet higher than it ever has gone, They say there is but one point in the entire system toward which the least anxiety is felt and this section of the embankments will hold a flood stage this year equalling the record high water of 1913. Near Helena, Ark., some 6) miles downstream from Mem- phis, @ short link has not been 1m pleted to standard dimensions. Zise. where, even at places where construc- tion is comparatively. new, the huge JOHN L. LEWIS ENTERS FOURTH BG Looks as Though He Will Lead Labor’s Largest Strike Army In History of U.S. CONFLICT MINERS’ CHIEFS, IN CLEVELAND, PLAN BATTLE Just before the policy committee of 116 members of the United Mine Workers of America operied delibera- tions in the Hollenden Hotel, Cleveland, the three international leaders posed for this picture. Philip Murray, vice president; John L. Lewis, president; Wiiliam Green, secretary-treasurer. Lett to rignt, | problems affecting oal ‘productions jand distribution. In the first year of President Harding’s administration, Mr. ‘Lewis served on tha commission that correlated ‘the work of various | government bureaus dealing. with the welfare of ex-service men, and also ;on the commission that laid the foun- dation for the recent unemployment conference, n Is the Son of a Miner, In brief, Mr. Lewis’ life story is one of a miner's son, born in an Iowa ham- let, who has become the leader of one of the most powerful labor organiza- tions in the world. He was born Feb, 12, 1880, at Lucas, Iowa, and after at» | tending the public schools entered the mines to work With his father. Later, he supplemented his public school edu- ication’ with courses of reading and jstudy in specialized subjects, particu- {larly economics. In his twenties, he | traveled extensively. through west and southwest states, engaging in coal and metalliferous mining. He is married and has two children, a son, age nine, and a daughter, aged two. - As. president of the mine workers’ unions, Mr. Lewis has for months past been in disagreement with Alexander Howat, who he deposed as president of. the Kansas district union, ‘and Frank Farrington, the Illinois district at’s side. In these controversies, Mr. Lewgs’ policies have won: approval whenever brougitt before the union’s conventions, The factional fight; how- ever,’ is a latent threat. of a. rift. in | the unity of the minéys' forces in event of the great strike. DEY BLOPMENI “BODY IN NO. DAKOTA president, who has championed How-|' n t ‘WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, ’22 to the Twin Cities, according to Mr. Skinner. - Accomplishments of State. i The accomplishments of North Da- | Kota’ at the last national show were, re- counted. by Sam F. Crabbe, named chairman of the meeting. They. in- cluded: i North Dakota sent a boys’ and girls’ judging team to the show, which won the contest, The Jersey Cattle club of New. York went into Pembina county to get the Page dairy herd as its stellar educa- tional attraction atthe show. « The exhibit of the New Salem dairy circuit, declared by Mr. Crabbe one of the oldest and most unique of its kind in the world, was the biggest ed- jucational exhibit of the show. The finest Guernsey exhibit at the show, from Wisconsin, was purchased from the jowner by a North Dakota man and now is in Cass county. Governor Nestog, in speaking to the association, declared that he believed some effort should be made to make the business of first class farming one of. the. most ‘honored occupations in the state. The Governor suggested that some award of merit might be made to indicate the progress made in the business of farming. Franklin Page, in speaking of dairy- |ing, declared that on institute trips made thig fall he had found that there are people in every section of the state who have sueceeded, no matter what, the conditions are. ‘Leaders in dairying in North Dako- ta were praised by various speakers. The contribution of J. D. Bacon, of Grand Forks, and others inthe build- ing up of the dairy industry was praised. es eas ines TO TRANSFER COAL MINES Washington, March 29.—The navy department's entire jnvestment in Al- askan coal mines principally the Chi- . Dodge Brothers frankly admit that their task has been made easy for them by the performance of the car and the things said owners have, about it. Spoken advertising is by far the most powerful factor in the extraordinary demand ~for this car: Donse Bromners . MOTOR CAR. M.B..Gitman Co. Bmusacn =~ Prone. 80" SSS next May 1, it was announced today by Secretary A. B. Fall. TYPEWRITERS Az All makes : sold and rented Bismarck Typewriter Co, ‘ e Bismarck, Department, effective 5 N.D. |caloon mine, will be transferred to embankments have. settled and are terests strong enough to withstand far more ta vw. {the — Interior pressure than the Mississippi, in her|APRIL 11S DATE SET}. most terrific rampages, ever has dis- ‘Dairy and Agrieultatal’, played, Only seven times since river statis- tics have been compiled, dating back to 1872, has ‘the Mississippi gone over the 40-foot mark on the Memphis guage. The flood or bank-full stage is 35 feet. The levees, engineers say, will resist a 50-foot stage. 1913 Was a Bad Year, The last serious overflow, when a wide area was inundated gnd much damage done by flood waters, was in 1918 when the river climbed to the unprecedented height. of 46.5 feet, Memphis guage. At that time, how- ~ ever, the levee system had not been! built to the standard that government | engineers had mapped out as. neces- sary for all time. In the spring of} 192) the river reached a stage of 40.3 feet, Memphis, guage, but there was no overflow. The*levee construction between 1913 and 1920, due largely to eid in the form of a $50,000,000 ap- propriation by Congress in 1917, gave the people of the lower, valley full con- fidence that the levee system. woyld! forever end the disastrous floods. ‘For more than 209 years, or since the city of New Orleans was laid out by French engineers in 1717, embank-| ments have been (sullt along the river “banks to hold:the river to its channel. Prior to the Civil war considerable headway had been made to protect thc lowest and best agricultural lands but! the series of embankments were not connected up and the overflows, where there were no restraining walls,. al- ways threatened those sections which had only local protection. The cost oi ‘building the embankments was tre- mendous, so much 80 that it could not be-done with desired rapidity either by local districts, by the counties or by the states, Long effart was made to! get federal help but it was not until 1917 that funds in sufficient propor- tions were forthcoming, Since that time, however, the work has progreas- ed very rapidly. ‘Hemmed In by Levees, The Mississippi river now is hem- med in by a chain of ievees from Mis- souri and Tennessee to below the city of New Orleans, embankments that are -continuoug and that total more than 1,500 miles in length. At some places they tower more than 50 feet high and their crown is as wide as an average street, with the base often more than 300 feet wide. Before the’ levees were built, the area“of land subject to overflow was in excess .of 15,000,000 acres, or an area greater than the combined area of Delaware, Connecticut, New Jersey and Massachusetts. Since the levees have afforded more and more protec- tion, the region has been reclaimed rapidly and fut into‘cultivation so that it now ranks as one. of the most pro- ductive areas in the entire ‘country. Nearly 11090,000 people, dependent mostly on agriculture, live in the re- gion. ‘Where there was but one bank- ing institution in the area in 1880— that at Helena, Ark.—there now are more than 500 flourishing banks. Where there were no railroads what- ever in the territory prior to the ’80s, the mileage now is in excess of 3,200, EE We Have Experienced Men Perfect Equipment ; To Move your furniture anywhere. Clean Up Your Yard. Move Houses. Do any heavy moving. We Do It Right. At Right Prices. Estimates Free. Jager Transfer Linc. 515 Broadway Phone 18 ' 30 years experience. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Indianapolis, Ind, March 29. y the Associated Press.)—As the leader in the impending nation-wide coal strike, John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, will enter his fourth' big industrial con- flict. Unless ‘present indications go awry, he will lead labor's , largest strike army in the history of the Unit- ed Sates for the strike set for April 1 threatens to call out more than 500,- 000 workers ‘scattered throughout the United States, Conflicts. between employers and workers, in which Mr, Lewis has stood. out prominently, are. these: The 19.1) soft coal strike of 396,000 miners, which was broken by the gov- ernment, after. which the miners got a 24-cent 'a'ton increase in the wages, their largest single :pay advance, The first attempt, made in 1913-14 to unionize the steel industry, Mr. Lewis having charge of the field work- ers of the American Federation of La- bor; ,the movement failed, according to union men: because of widespread unemployment, £ ‘The .great copper strike in Upper Michigan during 1913, in which Mr. Lewis, as general: field agent of the American Federation of Labor, assisted 5 F [UTERALLY millions of families who have tried Vicks are now continual; users of our product. Wile So, naturally, we want you to make the test. Here is our offer— Buy a 35c, jar from your druggist— use all or part of it—if you are not'delight- ed with the results, mail-us the Wp of the carton and the purchase price will be cheerfully refunded. Made for years past We make this offer and have made it for years because Vicks really helps the majority of cold troubles. | Vicks doesn't relieve every case, of | course. No remedy can do that. But if it fails in your case your money , will be returned without question and ‘remember YOU ARE THE. SOLE | JUDGE. A druggist’s discovery A number of years ago a North Carolina ‘druggist, searching for a better way to treat coldg, hit upon‘’a wonderful formula. j | i i} if \ ingredients. throat and chest’ it n end throat to the lungs, |.” Now used from | coast to coast tant local favor erm, Ae He combined in the form of a salve the best of Nature's remedies for colds—|membrane and helps Nature to repel] ‘Camphor, Menthol, Eucalyptus, Thyme | bacteria. ‘and Turpentine, with other valuable When this salve isyapplied over the only. penetrates and stimulates like a liniment, but. the is This remedy," Vicks VapoRub, won | Vicks liberally over throat and chest, its fame has! co = Frank Farrington (left), Workers, who, supported by in the: general conduct of .the: strike Elected President In 1920, Strike troubles, however, have been only a small part of Mr. ‘Lewis’. woxk within ‘the organized labor movement, In 1910 at; the age of thirty he .wa' elected a representative of the Illinois union miners, and in October, 1911, he became general field agent “of ‘the Amerjcan Federation of Labor, resign: in February, 1917,.to become statjstl- cian of-the United Mine Workers of America. On Oct. 25, 1917, he was elected’ vice’ president of-the United Mine ‘Workers, and on Feb. 6, 1920, be- come president, having for a’ short time previously been the union's act- ing president, ’ “Since 1916, Mr. Lewis has partici- We'll back a jar of Vicks against the worst. cold in Bismarck : Bas ABSORBED, like a liniment, and, at the same time,‘ ‘INHALED, as a vapor, Vicks reaches immediately i spread,.¢ until ng coast ta‘ Just right - i for chil Mothers like > use Vicks because it is applied externally. It avoids dosing and upsctting the children’s’ stomachs, ‘When kiddies come in wet and sniffing it is applied to prevent colds. It helps to keep off attacks of spasmodic croup—it i8 a quick treatment for all cold'troubles. qualities make it useful’every day for cuts, burns, bruises, stings and skin troubles. Prevent grip— pneumonia Grip and pneumonia are frequently the results of carelessness. Keep away from the sneezers and coughers in street cars and public places, if possible. CRIES If you are obliged to mingle with them, insert some Vicks in the nostrils just before At the first sign of a cold During, this grip-pneumonia weather, “better to'be safe than sorty.” At the first sign of a cold go home; take a hot bath for 30 minutes and drink several glasses of hot lemonade... . Take a laxative and a good sweat under blankets. Then dry the body. Apply ing with hot flannel cloths. regident).of the Illinois district, ‘United: Mi: Harry Plaheiek reside on leads the opposition to Lewis, Picture taken (right);*vice president, often in Cleveland. ‘ pated ‘in all interstate conferences pe-. tween miners\and-operators’in the ad- jJustment” of questions affecting. the mining industry, ‘and since:1)17 he has had full charge of ‘the, adminstrative and ‘field: forces ‘of the ynfori in ex- i Bipanication. into many In 1910, 1, he. was a rt i oie ort which’ was creat omposed eral agsembly’ to and \in Tel ne fe * Over.17 million Jars are used yearly. ; During the’ World’ ae ‘fe was a mem- per.ot thé Ne Honal Committee on Coal ‘Production, and later co-operated with the National Fuel; Administration on Go to bed and leave the bed-clothes looge about the neck so. that the medicated vapors will be inhaled all night long. , This treatment will often banish a cold In addition, its cooling, soothing | Over night and so avoid the possibility of Tonsilitis, Bronchitis, Coughs—Vicks |gtip Or pneumonia; = : For Spasmodic Croup, Child Colds—Rub: Vicks over the throat and chest until the difficult’ breathing is relieved, then spread on thickly and cover with:s hot flannel cloth. One application at bed time usually prevents a night attack’of croup. . Sy "For: Head Colds, Asthma, Catarrh, going. out.’ It stimulates. the| Hay Fever—Vicks should be melted in a! these vapors can be freely Over 17 Mutiow Jags, Useo Yearty | for the meeting, and asked for an or- -| ticipation in the next national dairy ~| show to be held at. the Minnesota .| state fair grounds next: October. spread on thickly sind covered with one or lat Show'cy \N. D. RECORD: REVIEWED The North Dakota Agricultural De- velopment Association, with an in the next national dairy show, ia.on the map today. The’ dssociation’ was formed at a meeting of leaders in agri- culture and dairying held here yes- terday afternoon, Governor R. A. Nestos was named honorary president; Sam:F. Crabbe, of Fargo, was named_ vice-president; Max’ Morgan, of the North Dakota: Ag- ricultural College secretary. . The :of- ficers were authorized ‘to name: men from every branch of business active- ly allied or ‘intérested. in -argiculture to assist in the projects teh organiza- tion may undertake. >. ‘W. E. Skinner, secretary of the Na- tional~Dairy, Asgociation, was present ganization to urge ‘North Dakota ‘pars. It was primarily because of the interest shown by North Dakota ‘farmers’ in the last: national dairy show, that re- | sulted in the show, again being voted avowed purpose of increasing interest |. com $A | Successfal Each Capsule. bears name y .. Beware ofcounterfaits .Phone 62. spoon and the vapors inhaled, or a little can be applied up the nostrils and snuffed up the head. ; Chest Colds, Sore Throat, For Deep should be applied over the throat and chest—if necessary, first using hot, wet cloths to open the pores of the.skin—. then rubbed in’ well until the skin is red; two thicknesses of hot flannel. cloths. 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