The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 5, 1923, Page 1

WEATHER FORECASTS Fair tonight and Wednesday. Cc ogler tonight. ===|THE BISMARCK TRIBUN ESTABLISHED 1873 FINAL EDITION BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1923 PRICE FIVE CENTS $250,000 WATER PLANT OFFER DENTISTS OF NDOMITABLE EGO MAKES FIGHTING ‘TIGER WOMAN OF CLARA PHILLIPS STATE GATHER | IN CONVENTION i \ Xtudy and Work Chief Fea- tures of Three Day Con- vention Opening Here CLINICS ARE UL, Golf Tournament, Banquet and Theater to Provide Convention Diversions Dentists from all parts of North Dakota gathered in Bismarck today for the eighteenth annual cor tion of the North Dakota Dental Association. Dentists contin- ued to arrive on trains coming in er the opening of the tion in the Masonic temple morning, and it is expected that the att nee may reach 150 night The dentists, unlike some others attending conventions, come chiefly for business and work. The program filled with clinies and papers, Numerous persons will re- ceive free dental treatment in the clinies while clinicians will The dentists will find play but after “office hour: A golf tournament in charge of W. J. Hew- general chairman, and H. W. is sched- uled for 6 nquet will be held tomorrow eve- ng at the McKenzie hotel, with Governor Nestos and state super- intendent Miss Minnie Niels ing addres served a block of seats for Walker Whitestde’s performance in “The Hindu” at the Auditorium the same evening. Held in Temple The Masonic temple was made available for the dentists using the lodge room for general meetings, other rooms for clinics and exhibits. | Among those from out of the state present are F, A, Brickner of Roches- jter, Minn:. Louis L, Eckman, of St. {Paul, and Arthur Paul Little, Paul, Mayor Lenhart gave the dentists a hearty weleome when they assem- bled this morning, telling them they ure free to avail themselves «f any ilities for their comfort or enjoy- ment while in the cit: Dr Ira He Wells of Harvey, «acting president of the association, responded to the address of welcome. He briefly el- luded to the work of the association, stating that progress w through the close study i} ies held in the meetings, Delegates Chosen The first election was of delegates to the national convention, Dr. R. S. Towne of Bismarck and Dr. C. F. Sweet of Minot being named, with Dr. A, Hallenberg of Surge and Dr. ‘Thomas Smith of Langdon as alter- nates, With committees on memor- ials named, the meeting was turned over to Dr, B. McLain of James town, chairman of the program com- mittee. ‘ “Phe first speaker in the convention was Dr. F, A. Bricker of Rochester, a. native North Dakotan, who gave a clinical lecture on preventive den- tistry. OFFER TICKETS TO CONVENTION AT LOW RATE A rate on one and one-half. fare \for the round trip on the certificate plan for Knights of Pythias and their families’ who desire to attend the grand lodge convention at Valley City on June 20 and 21, has been made by al] roads, local officers of the lodge have been informed. Tickets will be on sale June 15 to 21, inclusive, good to return June 25, WEATHER FORECASTS For Bjsmarck and vicinity: Fair tonight and Wednesday. Cooler to- ihe clin- technical; do the | time for| o'clock. The annual! St. en-| State! conven-; this; before LAT ETTA MA LY UPON A DURAS, JACKSON RRIVAL OF \ 1 Jack Jungmeyer NEA Service Writer Los Angeles, June —Clara lips could not conceal the j stripes which dubbed her “t man” for the ider of Alberta Meadows. \ That is why, recently after jail bre: and flight itral America, e now ;San Quentin peniten lyear to life sentence for slaying the young widow she suspected of inti- macy with her husband, Armour Phil lips, oil salesman. The “tigre puld not ther claws even in flight. control that domi t jtrait which runs rev: stage and domestic life upted in the grisly act on Phi Vs to Cen- sheathe Could not combativ? ed her victim last July. Ego Causes Downfall It was this penchant for fighting, this exaggerated —self-assertiveness, upon which the authorities relied for her’ eventual apprehension. that she could not hide her that something would provoke and provide a clew. Jesse Carsen, ex-conviet her statement, the man who her Les Ang: cell bars, did provoking. en was Mrs. lips’ traveling companion. ane journey through Mexico tduras where the arrest Clara posed as Carsen’s wi They had been joined Phillips’ younger sister, Jackson, But when her dropped his pose of c himself for granted as says, public squabbles arose. behavior of the trip, for which blames the other, blazed the for pursuit, provi nature her! and, by sawed Phit- a Sts | Mrs. > Mae liberator y and took The In the Honduran bravado flared anew. guard. She buffeted and smashed cameras. Wearing chip on her shoulder. Sharp tongue and fist, as she is reported to have heen at home and in the stage chorus she once dominated. jail Clara's She slapped a néwspapermen Maintained Her Innocence Returned to Los Angeles, the mer- curial Clara proposed to reopen the “fight” to disprove guilt for the murder she has disclaimed since her husband told officers of her con- ifession and instigated her arrest. Her effort to secure retrial was based on a certificate of probable cause, a technical barrier to her immediate removal to San Quentin. Clara Phillips was convicted {largely on the testimony of Mrs. Peggy Caffee, former chorus girt chum and asserted eyé-witness of the Meadows girl's death under the flailing hammer, Leaving her victim horridly mu- itilated, Mrs, Phillips, 26 years ‘old, compelled Mrs. Caffee to drive away with her in the auto by which Al- berta had gone to her doom. Then, as the convicting jury heard the grewsome tale, Mrs. Phillips a lonely hilltop to which she had lur-! Sheriff William Traeger had insisted! aly al ot | recapturea | i s lodged in! under a 10-| alingly through | nd | | | | | | the; i 1 &| ' _ Will Seek Repeal of State Pro- g@ the trace con-| fidently awaited by Sheriff Traeger.| SON RIGHT AND HE SW ORLEANS IMMEDI AMMER-SLAYER FROM HON- Y OF CLARA IPS CASE July 12, 1922.—Mutilated body - of Alberta Meadows found on Los Angeles hillside. 1 ips tells Phillips had confessed crime to him and that he had placed her aboard train. July 15,—Mr ed on tram at Tueson, Ar Oct. 20.—Mrs. Phillips on trial for murder. 15.—Compr of yuilty returne Noy. -Sentence of 10 years imposed. Mrs. Phillips escapes I through sawed bars. )—Woman supposed to be Clara’ Phillips arrested at Tegucigalpa, Honduras, in com- any of Jesse Carsen und ‘kson, May 19. -Clara admits id to Undersheriff Eugene Bi liz_and party from Los Angeles. May Mrs.-Phillips return- ed to New*Orleans, CHICAGO WETS ASK APPROVAL OF N.Y. ACTION’ | Phillips r mise verdict | | i nm Forces Also in State of Ilinois Chicago, June eal wet lead- ers planned three actions this we in support of Governor Smith’s re- peal of the New York state prohibi- tion enforcement law, the Chicago Tribune announced today. The newspaper says that Alderman John J, Coughlin will introduce at the j city council meeting tomorrow a re- plution complimenting Governor Smith on “his courage, patriotism and love of pers liberty.” The resolution will call upon the state legislature to repeal the Illi- nois search and seizure account and place the state in the same position as New York in prohibition enforce- ment. Next, according to the Tribune, President McCormick of the’ county hoard will go to. Springfield either today or tomorrow to introduce a similar resolution which in addition would direct the assembly to begin the draft of an Illinois repeal bill. The third move would be made by McCormick ‘on his return here when a duplicate resolution would be presented to the county board. G0, P. ELECTED OPEN ATTACK ON M'KENNA’S BANK RULINGS ; Attorneys For. State Seek To Have Supreme Court Review Action of District Judge DEFENSE IS_ RESISTIN' Hold Supreme Court Is With- out Jurisdiction in the Cases at Bar Objections to the jurisdivion of the supreme court were filed with the court today by attorneys in be- half of <District Judge George M. McKerfna when the court sat to hear the petition of Attorney-General George F. Shafer that the court ex- ercise its supervisory powers ovet lower courts and review and reverse the action of Judge MeKenna in set- ting aside indictmergis of the Cass county grand jury in the Scan- dinavian-American bank “wrecking” cases. W. S, Lauder and Chas. EB. Wolfe of Wahpeton and John Burke of Fargo, attorneys for the defendants in the bank eases, appeared in court to resist the petition of the .Attor- jeneral, and in formal objection® d held that such matters as those involved in the McKenna decis- ion did not come within the scope of the supervisory powers of the su- preme court over the lower courts of the state. George A. Bangs of Grand Forks, assistant attorney-general in case, opened the arguments of state in behalf of its \pefition, and reviewed at length the actions before the Cass county grand jury which resulted in the indictment of A. C. Townley, H. J. Hagen, 0, F. Lofthus and = many others. Argu- ments were expected to consume -the entire day, the attorneys not being limited in time.. Mr, Bangs spoke during the entire morning session of the court and was to resume this afternoon, KEEPS CASE FROM BOARD Tommy McCrill, Minot youth sery- ing life sentence in prison here for murder and for whom a special act of the legislature was passed making him eligible to pardon at any time, did not take his case before the board of pardons, which ended a three-da: ssion last night, it said today. Under present ree a murderer cannot be rdoned until he has served ~half life expec- tancy. Some of McCrill’s friends in- dicate he may not bring his case be- fore the board for several months. PETITIONS ON BANK LAW 0. K. Certificate Issued Stating It Goes Before Voters Petitions filed by F, O. Hellstrom of Bismarck and others asking that section 2 of senate bill No. 375, the bank stock tax validating act, be sub- mitted to vote of the people have been accepted by, the secreta state and petitioners Reena by Secretary of State Hall that the mea- sure will be submitted at the election designated in the petition or a spec- ial election called by the Governor, The number of signers was found in excess of 7,000 and an opinion was received from the attorney-gencral stating thet the fact that some pe tions contained a committee of pcti- tioners different.from that named in other petitions was immaterial, the Secretary of State said. GEN. DUNCAN GOPHER HIGH COURT TAKES ELECTION CASE’, Issues Writ of Prohibition Against Ramsey County Judges ‘TO DECIDE SOON Hearing Set For Today and Decision May Follow Soon After St The preme court is expected to rile the question of the jurisdiction of the county (St. Paul) dis trict court in injunction proceedings to halt the election in Minnesota to Paul, June 6.— state su- on | Ramsey | | choose a successor to the late Unit- Knute Nelson, The supreme court late yesterday issued a writ of prohibition against all the judges of the Ramsey county district bench restraining them from proceeding further in the matter un- ti] the jurisdiction matter has been decided. The prohibition writ was issued at the request of the Attorney General's office which contended that the dis- trict court writ sought by Attorney Frank McAllister of St. aul raised the question of a conflict between the executive and legislative departments of the government and the judicial department, McAllister is seeking to have the June 18 primary and the July 16 elec- tion called by Governor Preus de- clared illegal on the ground that the Governor had no authority to take such action which would involve an expense of $500,000. Arguments on the writ of prohibi- tion will not be undertaken before noon, Justice Alvin Brown saiq al- though the writ was made return- able for 10 o'clock a. m. The other cases are expected to occupy the forenoon si ion of the court. The chief justice declared that a decision probably would be handed down this afternoon. DEFENSETRIES | FOR DELAY IN | MURDER TRIAL State diester Move to Put Higginbotham Case Over For Weeks ed States Senator ‘ ¢ i i , June 5—Defense ase of the state of Florida against Walter Higginboth- am today was the center of interest in a delay of 60 to 90 days which was being sought motion that several important defense witness could not be had at the trial such short notice. The trial, which started yesterday, is the outcqme of a grand jury in- vestigation coupled with a legisla- tive inquiry which resulted in an indictment against Higginbotham in connection with the death of Martin Tabert of North Dakota in a private convict camp. Little progress was made yester- day. Considerable time was con- sumed during u hearing on the mo- tion. The defense contended thay the court was without jurisdiction. The motion was overruled. Judge M, A. McMullan, sitting in the case, then recessed until today to allow the defense to present a motion for continuance, The defense is seeking a continu- ance of from 60 fo 90 days on the ground that it has not been able to obtain witnesses in the state of Flor- ida, Georgia, and as far north as North Carolina, which had been Lake City, counsel in the on on success, Commissioners Probably county commissioners the state, i before the board. He said that he had | been informed that there was belief on the part of some people that the! causé that the commissioners will be mak- ing levies for made for a county agent. he said, amounted to a quarter section of land. culling. meeting ‘today, decided that bonds are issued by the county, they will be issued after bids are accepted at the July meeting. At that time the issues, if any, will be under the law of the legislature of 1923, counties to go on a cash basis. resolution of the district holding that no valid contract had been entered the commis AAR ARRAN AAR AR AR RA A FRATERNITY TO ‘JUSTICE ALONE ENTITLES ANY SURVIVE, SAYS HARDING, SPEAKING T0 GTO SHRINERS TWO PLEAD GUILTY HERE Edward Davis and Simon Gartner of Kidder county, who were arrest- ed there during & raid by the sher- iff and states attewney ty to violating prohibitiqn laws be fore Judge Jansonius in district court esterday afternoon, ‘They were fined $200, given 90 days in jail and $25 costs assessed. Davis and Gartner live in the country near Robinson States Attorney Liesman of Kidder county appeared before the court the time of sentenc ™ at ASK BOARD 10 EMPLOY AGENT FOR COUNTY Delegation Appea Before County Commissioners to Make Request ASK BIDS ON BONDS Sell Bonds at First Meet- ing in July Request for the employment of a gent in Burleigh county fore the board of county this afternoon | by veral speakers. W. Haw, county agent leader of wus here to lay the matter made vote had for a county city of Bismarck nthe majority n the election lust fall, cuinidal agent not so. The , voted by a big majority. He suid he unde had been ig an agent the no levy had punty, for the tood that lable for st spring, been made, no m= I but year in levy be The ut 17 the coming July, and he asked that a 1 nts He said the extension department at the Agricultural College was not trying to county, their duty under the fore the board and ask that the law be complied with. partment, he suid, offered the county $1,200 cash a thrust an agent on the but that they felt it was y to come be- The extension de- var to apply on the agent’s salary. He asked permission to try to work out a satisfactory arrangement with the board to employ an agent. J. M. Thompson of Still, president of the Farm Bureau, spoke in favor of an agent. no question but that if a good agent |was obtained, n ing one of the poultry culling de- monstrations money to-p agent for He said that there was the county would save ney. He said that farmers attend- could save enough ay the cost of a county many years, and that he himself had saved money by getting rid of poor producing poultry by He also said that a fomer county agent held a livestock judg- ing contest in one section of the county, and that as a result of this several young men went into raising good stock, and had made money do- ing it. Take up Bond Matter The county commissioners, at their if any requiring The referred to the decision into by ioners for the sale of pleaded yuil-| to; but that an! ts | Chief Executive Reviews Pa-| rade at Annual Conclave in Washington and then Addresses Body as a mem- ber, Washington, June 6.-—Justice alone jentitles a fraternal organization to urvive and “secret fraternity is one | thing, secret conspiracy is another,” | President Harding declared today in | at the Imperial Councit | f the Mystie Shrine, he highly purposed frater- jity because it is our assurance sina menacing organizations,” the Ir resident said. “In the very natural Iness of associations men band to- wether for mischief, to exert mis- rt vd | but vent unreasoning | malice to undermine our institutions. “This isn't fraternity. This is con- splracy, ‘This isn't associated uplift. is organized destruction. This is ‘not brotherhood, It is the discord lof disloyalty and a danger to the pub- lie. if | “But so long as millions of Amer- jicans are teaching loyalty tothe flag, | the cherishment of our institutions and due regard for constitutional au- i thority and the love of liberty under jthe | law we may be assured the future Mr. Harding addressed the council | as a brother Shriner after he had re- | Viewed the annual Shrine “parade jfrom a stand in front of the White House. | Sometimes there are false impres- Isions about fraternal organizations i No man ever took the oath ang sub- ' ibed to the obligations with great- er chfulness and care than I ex- ercised in receiving the various rites of Masonry and I say it with due de- liberation and without fear of break- ing faith I have never encountgred a lesion, never witnessed an example, never heard an obligation uttered which could not be openly proclaimed to the world. More, if the lessons \taught we heeded, the obligations jread were assumed, if the relation- |ship urged were adopted, men would be infinitely better in their human re- lationship, Must Be Just. “Fraternities must be just if they e ta survive. And they must be just to appeal to men in their fel- low relation: Secret fraternity is one thing, secret conspiracy is quite another. This meeting today is an enobled fraternity. { “One must recognize that frater- nity, has its abu Abuses in frater- ‘nity no more avoidable than the mypocrisy which teaches how beauti- fully worth while is honest religion. But fraternity deals with realities und cur its own abuses. “A president would not be ethical if he related fraternal appeals to which he must turn a deaf ear. I will have said enough if I suggest that men lose their rights of frater- nal hearing when they transgres$ the law of the land “I wish sometimes we could have fraternities among nations, as it is taught in America among men. I do not seem to find sign grip and uss word which affords an uppealing tery to our relationship but the sistent demand for just feeling the respect of right ideals of brotherhoods recited in the golden rule and the righteous fellow relationship which every man shows, his God approves. Under such a reign of fraternity cruel human warfare will never come again, “I think I know the very soul of masonry out of which the Shrine has come to lighten our burdens and add here to our daily lives. There is both quantity and quality in the no- bility of the Shrine, It is more than a mere Masonic playground. Conceived in tears the order hun- gered only for fair play, although we need more play in our daily lives. ‘ Reelect Members of others and the! CITY BODY TO MAKEOFFER T0 BUY PROPERTY egotiations for Purchase of Old Plant Must be Com- plete by June 11 WORTH IS DISCUSSED Offer Is Based Upon Cost of Building the Plant New At This Time The city commission of Bismarck will offer the Bismarck Water Sup- ply company $250,000 for its plant. + The offer, decidec upon last night lengthy the citizens committee deliberated with commissioners, is regarded as the final offer of the city. Nego- tiations for of the water company by the. night of June 11 The city commission arrived at the figure by taking the estimate of the city engineer of the value of the present plant based upon prices con- tained in bids submitted for the construction of new plant and adding a sum because the company is a going concern. City Engineer Atkinson, after ap- plying the prices in bids on the building of a new plant to the prop- erty in the old ptant, estimated the reproduction cost er the present plant out $340,000, and the de- preciated value about — $240,000. The figure of $240,000 was $15,000 higher than his estimate to the railroad commission three years ago, This difference was due to the in- cre. in the price of cast n pipe used in the building of the plant, and the valuation method being used at that being to take the median of prices for a period of several years, In presenting ity engineer meeting in which the city purchase must close time the estimate, disregarded all pre- | vious estim: and methods, the in- |structions being to apply the prices | given by bidders wno offered to build a new plant, and apply depreciation. The city some months Oo made the company an offer of $265,000 for the plant, that being figure. The present figur missioners believe, is the fi in the light of what it costs to build a plant at this time, | In the informal discussion the cost of taking up ng to build a new plant was considerea. This was es- timated at $37,000. If the present plant were bought and additions pro- posed by the city made the cost of ring up paving would be $13,000. If the city took over the present plant, according to it would immediately h: v0 several thousand dol s in re, i. City Engineer Atkinson said that he had always been in favor of ing over the present plant of the company and putting on necessary repairs and additions, if it could be bought at a reasonable price, and that in figuring the price the com- mi n ought to aflow something for the fact that the company is @ going institution. There could be some saving, he said, by the city immediately operating the gresent plant without profit while additions were being put on. The city commission and citizens committee was unanimous in their opinion that $250,000 was a fair fig- ure, Commissioner Hensler introduced the following resloution and moved its adoption: “The report of the City Engineer {as to the value of the property of the Bismarck Water Supply Com- pany having been’ received, and the condition of such ‘property having been considered by the Board of City Commissioners, and the value of the said property having been considered in the light of bids re- | ceived for the construction of a com- | plete Water Works system, and the Board of City Commissioners being i the es | ome nd 1 Of School Board A, P. Lenhart and E, Ve present incumbents on the city school board were re-elected today combed for them without And affidavit accompanying the mo- tion is signed by E. G. Priest, a civil engineer employed by the Putnam satisfied that $250,000 is the reason- able present value of the property of such Bismarck Water Supply Company, threatened to kill her companion if she told, confessed the crime to Phillips, was by him put aboard a train and next day, arrested in Ari bonds and the fact that a better of- fer had been made since to the board. The previous proposed sale was $50,- 000 to $100,000 bonds at 5% percent, LEAVES CITY Major-General George Duncan left Bismarck last night with his aide, night. For North Dakota: Fair tonight and Wednesday. Cooler tonight. General Weather Conditions Lahr, TO CONGRESS No precipitation occurred in North pakota or in the North Pacific states luring the past 24 hours but scat- tered showers were reported from most other sections. Rapid City, S. Dak. and Amarillo, Texas report over an inch of precipitation and good showers also occurred in western Vppnads. Warm weather prevails enerally. Road Conditions Highways are mostly in good to ex- cellent condition in all sections. Corn and Wheat. Station High Low Presi. cl PC cl cl cl cl cl 7Bottineau ... Devils Lake . Dickinson . Ellendale Fessenden ... Grand Forks Jamestown Langdon } Larimore . Lisbon . Minot ..... Napoleon ...... Pembina . eecooececoccococcs oberts, Matterologiats zona. She was convicted on a com promise verdict and sentenged un- der the California indeterminate law. \ A Born Fighter It wag while in the Los Angeles county: jail awaiting decision on ap- peal ‘that Clara escaped in December through: sawed cell bars from soli- tary ,confinement, scaled the roof, gained the: street and was- whisked away by confederates, remained hid-|, den in the city for several weeks, reached New Orleans in disguise and with Carson and her sister songhe refuge in Central America. The ‘nature of the crime, her’ cs- cape, the drama of a 10,000-mile chase, the election ‘of her younger sister to share Clara’s flight and fate; her reported near success in vampiog: her’ way to release in Tegucigalpa, the suspense inherent © jin extradition proceedings—gl these give the. case all the elementg of a criminal classic. Good Rains Charles J. Simon, here from New England, reported that, that tertitory had good; heavy rains last Wednes- y and lagt Saturday night, putting ee Crops in excellent condition, Des Moines, June | 5.—An official newspaper tabulatipn from al} but six precincts early, today shows that Judge Hiram A, Evans, Republican, of Corydon, won over his Democratic opponent, J. B. Daughton of Grand River in yesterday's special election for Congressman from the. Eighth Towa district to succeed Horace Mann Towner, resigned. The vote for Evans was 13,635 against 12,100 for Daughton in 217 out of 283 precincts. jaughton opposed Towner in the November election. Evans was a dis- trict judge for a number of years. {00COMMUNISTS ARE-ARRESTED Tokio, Japan, in, June 6 5.—More than 100 prominents-Communiats and So- cialists were “arrested here today, the police charging that they wer engaged in a@ plot to organize Com muynist state, °° Col. Heaton, after they had upon Governor Nestos, visited Fort Lincoln and met officers of the Na- tional Guard and U. S. Army Reserve Corps. They were accompanied on the trip to Fort Lincoln by a citizens committee, went to the state peni- tentiary, and while there met Gover- nor Nestos, who was sitting on the pardon board. In the evening they were entertained by a group of cit zens at the Countty Club at dinner. Simon To Aid Prosecution In Murder Case, Charles Simon of New England,| who resigned jistant attorney general severa] weeks ago, has re- turned to the office temporarily ‘at least, and will aiflin the prosecution of Kasimir Schneider, Bismarck laborer, charged with the murder of his wife, at Valley City. The trial, which is Schneider’s second, begins June 8 The jury disagreed in the first case, 11 Standing for conviction ; to one for acquittal, called | sidered dangerous were still burning. Lumber Co. Hfs affidavit is support- ‘ed by the Sheriff of Dixie, Taylor, nd Columbia counties, alleging that iligent, searches had been made. ‘Many of the witness for the de- Many of the witnesses for the de- Among these were Dr. E. Jones, Lum- her cdmp physician who is looked upon by both sides as the most i portant in the case. A list of 47 witnesses has been submitted. The state has declared itself ready for trial and has ap- proximately 50 witnesses. Higginbotham is’ represented oy six lawyers with Leonidas Wade of Clay county as leading. counsel. FOREST FIRES UNDER CONTROL St. Paul, June 5.—Forest fires which haye been burning in northern Minnesota for the: past two weeks were declared whipped today by the irene forestry service which said that only a few scattered fires not con- \ newed the offer of E. par value. E. B. Cox, attorney, by letter re- A. Hughes to (Continued on Page 2) * NEW PAVILION WILL by a large majority of the 235 votes cast. irty votes were cast tr several candidates running on atick- ers. BE BUILT AT TOURIST CAMP EAST OF CITY The Bismarck tourist camp will be modernized immediately. S. W. Cor- win, chairman of the A .C, ‘commit- tee of the tourist camp, id today that a new pavilion will be built at the camp as quickly as possible. It wilf be 40 feet long, closed on three sides, with picnic tables, electric hot plates and running water. It will offer modern camp facilities for tour- ists preparing their meals. Arrangements also have been com- pleted for more extensive lighting, the electricity to he furnished from the penitentiary light plant. | After considering the cost of lo- eating a camp within the city limits, the A. of C. committee found that it ’ was excessive. The present camp is a desirable one for tourists, they found upon inquiry among them, and while it would be most desirable from the standpoint of local people to have the camp in town or closer, it was decided to improve the present camp. = * With the addition to the present facilities of the camp, it is believed Bismarck wil] offer as attractive a tourist camp as is to be found on the Red Trail. The committee urges loyal citizens generally to follow the lead estab- lished by many. in visiting the camp frequently of ‘evenings, to meet and welcome the tourists who are camp- ing there, “NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RE- SOLVED That the City of Bismarck hereby offers to the Bismarck Water {Supply Company the sum of $250,000 as the purchase price of its said property, and “BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED That negotiations for the purchase of such property stall close finally on the 11th day of June, 1923, at eight o'clock, P. M., and that the answer of such company to the offer here made be required on or prior to such date: Provided, that if euch offer be ac- cepted the purchase price shall be paid within ninety (90) days from the date of acceptance. “BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED That the City Aud*tor be and is here- by instructed to sen@ a certified copy of this resolution to the Bismarck ‘ater Supply Company at its Bis- mr office b; ‘registered mail.” lommissioner Larson seconded the motion moving the adoption ‘of the resolution. ‘ On roll-call the commis- sioners voted as follows Ayes, Com- missioners French, Henzler, Larson, Thompson and President Lenhart; nays, no} The motion carried and (Continued on Page 7) -