The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 28, 1923, Page 1

WEATHER FORECAST Generally fair and cooler to- night and Sunday, Ess ESTABLISHED 1873 F OPERATORS, MINERS PART AFTER | ANTHRACITE WAGE PARLEY: MAY F AGREE AT FUTURE CONFERENCE Government Intervstition Is Predicted by Some Observers As Only Mears of Avoiding a Cessation of ‘Work in the Anthracite ‘dines of the Nation on September 1— Con- ference Will Be Resumed Before Wage Pact in Effect. | Now Expires . e Atlantic City, N. J., July 28—Anthracite operators and . miners having adjourned for the. present their wage confer-'| ~ ences when they failed yesterday to reach an »nderstanding ; on the check-off are now waiting for someth/ ® » >+n up | to permit them'‘to resume their negotiations. Dethy The present wage contract under which the miners a. working expires in five weeks. : ise ena ste] BY ROT CROWD TOHEAR LOWE ON. HIS PLAN to those following the negotiations. No anthracite conference in the past has ever reached a point where sub- stantial progress was made toward an agreement five weeks in advance of the expiration of a contract. In- stead of sitting day and day out as heretofore discussing demands the two sides have decided to suspend discussion until either side is: inclin- ed-to resume the sittings. This was indicated by the action of the opera- tors in asking that! the secretary be authorized:jto! reconvene the meeting when necessary. ‘ Association of Commerce Be- lieves Message Will Be observers of the situation Of Interest ve that there will be @ suspen- flen of refhing on Sentarabes unless! A large attendance is, expected se es a DESHE Hote OE scostany wight at the Iutglicon of the { PLAN IS OFF Prosecuting Attorney of Lud- ington, Michigan, Changes His Plans A: of C. at which Gurney Lowe will explain. the “Golden Rule Plan” which has resulted in a remarkable increase in sales in many ci Mr. Lowe is brought to Bismarck through the courtesy of the Soo line and Northern Pacific railroads. He jis the originator of the “Neosho !Plan of cp-operative merchandising | declared in its details to be unlike any other plan saggested. So suc-, cessful has it been that it is being adopted in many cities in the country. ' The plan embraces not only mer- jchandising business but the building , of better relagionship between country jand city and within the city, and for jthis reason Mr, Lowe's message will be of equal interest to members of the Assottation of Commerce not directly engaged in trade. The dinner will be held Monday evening at 6:30 at the Grand Paeific hotel. GROWD STORMS 1 W.W. OFFICES, LOWER FLAG Red Flag Is Burned by Angry Mob of Citizens in Hobo- ken, New' Jersey W Ludington, Mich,, July 28.—It now appears that next Sunday will not be as blue as has been painted. Virgil Fitch, prosecuting attorney, who was leading the drive to elose dance halls, resorts, soda fountains, theater and stop all amusement, even | motor car riding for pleasure, said today that “Sunday blue law enforce- ment is over so far as the prospect of prosecuting by attorney's office is concerned,” The prosecutor's statement added: “The stang taken by the Woman's Literary society lets us-out. If thé _club women don’t want the Sunday laws enforced we should worry.” The Woman’ ety, in a state- ment yesterday Ahat the prose- cutor had been approached to deter- mine if there was any law under which he could stop Sunday dancing. Mr. Fitch, according to the society's statement, said dancing, could ‘be stopped_under the blue laws where- upon the women said they did not want to have action taken under those laws, £ NEW PARTY IS « ‘THREATENED La Follette Says New Party Will Rise if Old Guard | Nominates New York, July 28.—A crowd today storthed Hoboken headquarters of the Industrial Workers of the World whose longshoremen are on strike and tore down the red flag of the or- ganization floating ovet the build- ing. A flag flown despite protest of Ho- boken citizens who demanded that the Stars and Stripes be raised was burned after it had been torn down, according to New York. headquarters of the I. W. W. which announced that it had telegraphed.a protest to Gov- ernor Selzer of New Jersey. New York headquarters said the attagk had been made by the Inter- national Longshoremen’s Association which had called back those of its members that walked out. The attacking number of the force jumbered about fifty... Five clerks in the office.of the Marine Transport Workers division of the I. W. W. were unable to cope with the situa- tion and stood by while raiders hurl- ed literature out of the window. AY «Washington, July 28—(By the Associated Press)—Declaring that President Harding’s administra- tion had been “a reactionary ~ad- ministration,” Senator La Follette, Republicanj! Wisdonsin, rt edipted here! yesterday that should “re- actionaries” be nominated for the presidency next year by both ma- jor patties, a third’ party move- ment ‘may result. .. The’ conditions hich insured the election’ 6f°! ‘Johnson to,the senate from Minnesota, he said, exist generally throughout the country, including the east. He insisted, however, that it still was too early to predict. with certainty. whether a third’. party movement’ in 1924 would result. . Await His Statement Because he is conceded tobe the leader of the “progressive bloc” in congress, and to have a vast fol- lowing among: the people of the northwest, a pronouncement: by Mr. La Follette regarding his. at- titude toward 1924 has been await- ed with unusual interest by Re- publican_and Democratic leaders alike. He indicated today, how- jever, that he would not in position to make his intentions known until after he returns from his forthcoming trip abroad. “I think we must await devel- opments,” he said. “I do not thitik it humanly possible for/anybod} eto fay preaning about @! third: " party at this time with any de- gree of certaint; i “If liberal men should be nom- inated by both of the two old par- ties, I should doubt very much that, there would be a third movement at all. It Pavail much. But if plainly, indie- putably readiionary ‘men ehould passed to the more in life canthey be 1 in fields of activity. he has built up.a large and Ci of all citizens adjuster was trying a get rich scheme, ers. PROCLAMATION! The sad tidings reached our city this morning that A. W. Lucas, a distinguished citizen and busi- nessman of our city, without a moment’s warning, t beyond. The shock of his sud-. den departure is felt throughout our entire’ city. Friends found it-hard to believe, when told, that no smile or feel the gladsome touch of his hearty hand- : Mr. Lucas was one of our best known citizens, During his résidence in our city of over twenty years he has made his influence felt in a constructive way interested himself in city affairs and was always to be found working for a cleaner ‘and better city sound business administration. - _. Now, therefore, I, A. P. Len! ity Commission of Bismarck, do hereby urge that COLLEGE PREXY George Rankey, president of the Baltimore, (Md.) hoboes’ organiza- | Philadelphia tion, as he arrived {i te open the summer’ Hobo Labor College. U schoo! of the STATE HAIL ADJUSTERS T0 |NORTHDAKOTA ¥ LUCKY INRAIL FREIGHT RATES Proximity to Where Subsidies Are ted, Brings Lower Rates Here, Claim LOWER THAN NEIGHBORS Railroads Hold North Dakoja Grain Shippers Are Much: Bettér off Than States To South Briefs will be filed by representa. tives of the railroads in the raltresd commission's investig: reasonableness of intr rates, before any action the railroad commission, it was stat- ed today after the conclusion of the caring which continued through two jays. J. W. Goodman, traffic com- hi j di missioner of the Grand Forks Com- mercial Club, who is representifig the state mill and elevator, also will file a brief, and no early decision is ex- pected. ; The railroads will complete the task they undertook of answering complaints made in the hearing, which include complaints which have been made on the platform in many parts of North Dakot t BE HELD DOWN Must Keep Their Mileage Bills Within Reason or be Fired, Says Manager State hail adjusters who run up! mileage expense bills beyond what| they should be may either quit the practice or get fired. This is the ultimatum handed out by Martin S. Hagen, manager of the state hail insurance department in a circular to all adjusters. “At this writing I have In: mind one adjuster who a couple of years ago.at one time had three claims to adjust in his immediate vicinity,” says tha letter of Mr. Hagen. “It appeared on investigation that the to which of course we had no ob- jection, only from that time on he had no chance to try it again on the Department.” Hail adjusters traveling locally may use their own automobiles and charge 15 cents per mile for trave'" but between territories where rail- read 4r ° ‘charge but;3.6 cents per mile for their automobiles, the letter reminds the adjusters, The hail ingtirance department, Mr. Hagen said, was not established “for the purpose of making it con- venient for them to mobiles paid for in short order, and we should be much pleased to have such. adjusters resign immediately, for we can get plenty of other men who are reasonable and fair and who consider themselves only a cog in the machinery instead of the whole Hagen declares all in the de- partment are working for the good of the department and says that “we should remember that it is not only the unscrupulous claimant that may if he gets u free hand break the department, but the adjuster who looks to his own interest primarily may do an equal amount of damage, for the department is not a gold mine but on the contrary is very much limited to funds.” SHOWERS SEEN FOR NEXT WEEK Washington, July 28.— Weather outlook for the week beginning Mon- day: Regio! f the Great Lakes and Upper Mississippi Valley. Tem- perature near average for season; generally fair but there is probabil- ity of widcly scattered thunder show- greeted with his genial From a small beginning prosperous business. He and hart, President of the use from their labors to pay tribute to one who-has pageed on to'the great Kavond and ‘ further that all of business and city_de- ee ‘| THIEVES LOOT BOX CARS 1 La -Moure, July: 28.—Thieves looted five box cars, loaded with Merchan- | dise for local merchants, which were switched>on a siding here. Most of the goods taken was wearing ep- || and the loss amounted to about / ) President City Commigsion. w, Pie) \ dacs Ca fi sents be closed from 2 p. m. to 3:80,p, m. July: 1 to. permit everyone to join in the se rvice. A.P. LENHART, . tSis.:chénperthey may N we their auto-} The railroads’ position with respect to grain rates is, as unfolded before the commission, that North Dakota ‘has more favorable grain rates than most other states and this because of the advantage of her location with respect to Canada. Canadian rates from points in Man- itoba to Fort William and Port Arth: ur are admitedly on a lower level than for comparable distances from ! North Dakota to Minneapolis and Du- 'luth, These rates are lower, accord: ing to the railroad representatives | because of enormous subsidies in |land grants for the building of, rail- | roads, subsequent cash bonus pay- ments and land grants by the Cana-, | dian government and aid in financing: jthe railroads. The Cana iT jroads, in return for the subsidy, {agreed to make lower grain rai iy ‘a jed no land grant at the time of build- ‘ing, the Northern Pacific being the! only road so favored, rding to’ H, J. Hagman, attorney for the Great} Northern. None of the Ameri have received subsequent. Is However, he said, the effeet' of competition between the low-rate} Canadian railroads and railroads ij freight rates for.the North Dakota farmers. /The further south from the ian boundary the Yess this ‘in- fluence is felt, he said, being felt even less in southern than in north- ern North Dakota. The railroads, according to their representatives, have in effect lower rates from North Dakota points to terminal markets and between points within the state generally than are jfound in Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska and,Towa, the favor! r sulting from the Canadian sub Only 5 percent of the grain n- ating in North Dakota moves in intra- state business, or from point to point within North Dakota, while the great bulk of the grain goes to terminals in Minneapolis and Duluth. The rail- roads maintain that the rates on grain from North Dakota to Minnea- polis and Duluth are lower than they should be, and that if any change in rates is to be made to remove the dis- parity between intra-state and inter- state rates it should be made by in- creasing the latter rates. This, they argued, would mean a trem®ndous in- crease in the freight bills of the farmer and affect the price of his wheat,. The railroads representatives expressed willingness to permit rates to remain where they are at the Present time, not asking for in- creases. Two questions are before the rail- road commission as a result of the hearing: Should’ intra-state freight rates on grain and flour be lowered, and should freight he 7 North Dakota and the state mill and elevator at Grand Forks be lowered? ‘What Mill Wants traffic manager ‘orks Commercial club, speaking for the state mill and jelevator at Grand Forks, urged that the rates be lowered which would be compensatory to the railroads and still permit the state mill and eleva- |tor at Grand Forks,to do business {with points in western North Dakota. favorable a basis as Minneapo- {lis and Duluth mills and elevators. have granted ite mill and elevator. at. Grand Forks a milling in transit privilege, h@ urged that the higher intra-sta' before final settlement is. made, while the railroad representa- tives asserted that Twin City flour imills were at a disadvantage with Grand Forks in this respect. P, E. Peterson of the Fargo Com- mercial club, who attended the hear-| ing, made a brief statement before the commission asking that any .ben- efit which may be given to Grand Forks or/ other North Dakota points in a readjustment of freight rates al- || 80 be granted to Fargo. V. P.: Cadiux of Jamestown, repre- senting the North Dakota Farm Bur-; eau Federation, the Valley City Ship- pers Association and the Jamestown Commercial club, ssid that the Farnt Bureau was not particularly interest-| ed in the milling in transit privilege levels of rate, in:which the state mill ‘and Rlesaeeess at Grand Forks is vital- i that his organizations felt that the commission’ nee consider | the: transit privilege (giving a mill a: through ‘rate on, grain it Fee. (Continued on Three) ** parcanged, it was snnounced. PROGRAM FOR ALASKA GIVEN’ BY PRESIDENT Measures to Conserve Salmon Fisheries, Retention of Rail- roads Among Proposals WILL BE A STATE President Predicts Admission of Alaska to Statehood in Near Future Seattle, Wash, July 28,—The Alaskan program of President Hard- ing, evolved from his first hand study of conditions in the territory, em- braces in the main mexsures to con- serve the salmon fisher.es, removal of some of the restrictions on utili- zation of the forests, grant of more liberal appropriations for road build- ing, encouragement in agricultural experimentation and retention of the Alaskan railroad by the government. The chief executive presented his program and a report on his two weeks visit to the territory in an ad- dress delivered here late yesterday. He declared emphatically that he ha found no in. problems,” but! that “Ajaska ll right and doing well.” Mr. Harding emphasized through- out that much of the development of Alaska was dependent upon the peo- ple of the territory Ithough the fed- aid, might aid. ined fof ultimate rted at another very few years we can very well set off the Panhandle and a large part of the connecting south- eastern part. This region now easily contains 90 per cent of the white population and of the developed re- sources. It wotild. be the greate single impetus we could give to the | right kind of development, “As to the rdmainder of the ter- ritory I would leave it to the Alask- ans of the future to decide.” WILL PUSH | COLLECTIONS . S. To Ask Return of Seed Loans From Farmers Grand Forks, July 28.—N. A. Olsen, agricultural economist, who until re- cently was in charge of the seed loan cpllection work in this city, announced. Thursday that the United States government is planning to in- stitute an intensive campaign for the collection of 1921 and 1922 seed i aid that borrowers were being advised that the government expects them to pay off their government obligations out of the first money re- from their fall crops and that merchants and other busi- men are being asked to give their cooperation. Mr. Olsen was recently relieved of duties as chief of the history depart- ment and left Thursday to resume his fis duties in the seed loan depart- ment of the U. S, department of agri- culture. He has arranged to make a survey of agricultural conditions in Western North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming and other western states, he said. J. W. Parke, who has Olsen's assistant at the lo has been appointed administration officer to succeed Mr. Olsen. Mr. Parke is in Washington, D. C., at the! present time and the local office is; under the direction of L. E. White, recently appointed assistant, OIL MEN AGREE ON SHUT DOWN Mid-Continent Oil Firms De- cide to Close During August Chicago, July 28.—Plans for a om- plete shutdown of refineries in the mid-continent oil fields during Au- gust were unanimously approved by representatives of 25 of the largest producing companies in the terri- tory, ‘meeting here at the call of the ‘Western Petroleum Refiners, associ- | ation, the American Oil Men’s asso- ciation, and the National Petroleum ‘keters association, i e refinery capacity of the ‘ter- ritory is approximately 750,000 bar- been Mr. I office, rels of crude daily, a large portion of. which has been inoperative for many weeks because of.the endless flood of California crude into the normal of the Mid-continent pro- THe net result of the proposed ac- tion, according tg a leading statis- tician of the industry, would be a re- duction in refinery output of ap: ing August as compared with ru in’ the last half of July when thi oytput averaged about 300,000 ba rels a day. On this basis, it wa: pointed out, the reduction in. the field would amount to approximately An explanation of the readjust- ment in which brought about the action was, joffered by President B. N. Marland, of; the Marland Of1 Company,; who ‘urged public support of the move as ‘one necessary to. conserve: the na- tlen’s’ oil resources during the pres-, ent, period of over-production, ‘ ‘A meeting of ‘all miid-continent re- finers. at. Kansas City, Inly %1.: to perfect plans for the action has been the American oi! industry | counted for him that he had been CK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1923 PRICE FIVE CENTS LEADS LITHUANIA The new president of Lithuania is Aleksandras Stulginskas, He was recently elected. THREE DENVER FINANCIERS UNDER ARREST Doors of Hibernian Bank and Trust Company Are Closed Today Denver, Colo., July 28—Doors of the Hibernian Bank and Trust com- pany are closeq and three men, well known in Denver financial circles, spent last night in jail following the discovery yesterday of a shortage in the bank’s funds estimated to be tween $400,000 and i Those taken to the county jail last night were Leo P. Floyd, secretary; John Harrington, teller, son of M. C. Harrington, vice president, and R. M. Mandell, head of Mandel! and Co., in- vestment brokers, District Attorney Phillip Van Cise stated last night that charges against the trio woulg be filed today. Detectives who had been called in- to the case to help unrave] the finan- cial tangle said that “the woman in the case is being sought.” Her name was not revealed, OPPOSE ANY PRICE CUTTING S. D. Wheat Growers Say It Would Be Too Late to Help Aberdeen, S. D., July 28—The South Dakota Wheat Growers As- sociation is opposed to the sug- gestion that a special session of congress be called to set a price on wheat, according to a statement is- sued yesterday, by E. Kelly, president of the association, which has its headquarters here, in which he said “all we ask of the law-mak- ing body is to stand by and watch the fight between the wheat pro- ducer and the grain trade.” President Kelly gave as reasons for opposing a session of congress that such a session could not be called. before 65 percent of the 1923 crop was out of the hands of the producers, and that such legis- lation could be only temporary. He also characterized as unfair legislation to stabilize one com- modity as against others. Shows That Thirteen Years “To Commanding Position in the City of Bismarck. tory of North Dakota which was pub- lished in 1910. The following, ac- count of Mr. Lucas’s life is taken from that history: “Future. historians wil] rank Ar- thur W. Lucas as one of the first of the merchant princes of North Da- kota. And, like other prifft€s of the merchant dynasty he attained to the eminent p ion he now occupies in the mercantile word by dint of, his personal exertions. He was not! born with a silver spoon in his ‘mouth.’ He learned the lesson of commerce by beginning on the low- est step cashboy in a store not to be compared with the emporium of which he is the héad and guiding spirit tod: He personifies that combination of good judgment, good taste anq business acumen from which the Marshall Fields, the John Wanamakers ang the A. T. Stewarts of the trading world sp: ‘German birth and breeding made him fragal, thrifty, conservative, liberal and progressive as the occasion re- quires and if he went no further— though hg is now in the full vigor of ‘his: career—he might have it eminently successful. - “Mr. Luea: of Frederick, William Lucas; he was born in east- ern Germany and received his early eduéation in the schools of his na- tive cotintry. the Uniteg States he went at once into the retail trade and worked his way through the ee Lore as. clerk, traveling! man and ms ager ‘proprietor. ‘|preceded Mr. Lucas to Chicago, also o: |CIVIC SPIRIT “1 the community’s loss in the death A. W.LUCASROSE T0 HIGH POSITION | INMERCANTILE WORLD BY OWN EFFORTS History of North Dakota’s Prominent Men, Published in 1910, Coming as a boy to’ ARTHUR W.LUCAS, WIDELY KNOWN CITIZEN OF BISMARCK, IS FOUND DEAD IN ROOM IN CHICAGO HOTEL Succumbed While on Business Trin to That City—Informa- ‘tion Received Here Indicates That the End Came Sud- denly* and Peacefully While He Slept —Had Occupied Many Positions of Importance in Bismarck — Arthur W. Lucas, 54 years of age, for many years one of the most widely known merchants of western North Da- kota and one of Bismarck’s best. known citizens, was found dead in bed in a Chicago hotel early this morning, Mr. Lucas had gone to Chicago on a buying trip for the A. W. Lucas and Company, of which he was the head. He was found by G. A. Hassell, sto: manager, who had a trip to buy fall goods. Mr. Lucas planned to go on to New York after com- pleting business in Chicago. He passed away during the night, the cause of his death not being yet officially known. Mr. Lucas left’ Bismarck early this week, and had ap- peared in fine health when he left. He returned a short time ago from a vacation trip in Yellowstone park with his family. Funeral Monday Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Auditorium under the aus- , |pices of the Elks. P. R. Fields and Postmaster T. Murphy will leave tonight Jhichgo as re- , ‘ presentatives of the Elks and Ro- tary clubs to escort the body back to Bismarck, returning’ tomorrow evening on No. 3. The, body will lie in state in Perry's ehapel from 10 a. m. Monday until 1 p. m. to be viewed by friends of the de- ceased, Acting as pallbearers will be S i . A, Hughes, P. R. Solen, MUCH PRAISED Many Citizens Express Regret Over Loss of one of City’s Leading Citizens W. Derrick, Fields, 0. A. Schimansky of N,.D., H. T. Murphy and Dr. M. . Roan, A. P. Lenhart, president of the city commission, this afternoon is- sued a proclamation asking that all citizens cease their labors be- tween 2 p. m. and 8.30 p: m. 'Mon- day to pay tribute to Mr. Lucas, in. recognition of his long service in an official capacity for the city of Bismarck. j The death of Mr. Lucas came as a great shock to many citizens of the city who learned of his death .early today. Messages to friends from Mr. Hassell were received early this magning and the family notified, by friends.. An Associated Press m age to the Tribune. stated that Mr. Lucas expired in his hotel. room. ‘Th Il be brought to Bis- it 10:80 o'clock asell accompany- WORKED FOR BISMARCK Many expressions of regret at of A. W. Lucas were expressed by citizens of Bismarck today. They felt the city not only lost a leadin, ess man but one whole-heartedly interested in the development of the community and a man of great ability. Expres- sions follow: i {_ C, B. Little—“We all kwow Mr. |Lucas has been one of our most useful citizens and his death is a great loss to the city, both in a business and social way. I do not ‘know of anyone now that can take his place. A. P. Lenhart—“I feet the com- munity has lost a very valuable | man—one who has always stood for ‘the -upbuilding of Bismarck. Mr. Lucas served the city ably on the city commission, and it was his foresight and.energy that resulted in the fine’ paving presi which’ has given Bismarck an enviable peice in this respect lorthwest.” One of Best Citizens E. A. Hughes—“I am too inex- ressibly shocked to speak at Fength upon the many fine qualit- ies of A. W. Lucas. I can only) pay the highest tribute to him in saying that the City of Bis- marck and North Dakota has lost one of its best citizens, always loyal, fair and conscientious in every way. As a husband, a fath- er, a neighbor, a citizen and a friend I have not known his equal in his kindliness to the whole world.” Dr. E. P. Quain—‘One of Mr. Lucas’ many exemplary qualities was his apparent inexhaustible and jovial good nature. I never met him when he was not cheerful even though he must have had, at times, like every business man, heavy responsibilities and pusiness worries on his mind. To meet (Continued on Page 2) here Sunday, night, Mr. ing the remains.’ ,Came To U. 8. At 15 The story. of Mr... Lucas’ life is. that. of a boy, born in a for eign country, who came.to Ameri ca equipped only with the back ground of a fine ancestry, care ul rearing and- 2 ition: His father, mother, a sister an! Mr. Lucas came to America from eastern Germany, where he wa: born December 5, 1869, when Mr Lucas was 15 years of age. The; settled in St. Paul. Mr. Lucas entered the employ of Field, Schlick and Company. Hi rose successively to various posi-- tions of importance in this house, one of the big department store- of St. Paul, and then decided t: embark in business for himself. Mr. Lucas and William O’Hara now of the McKenzie hotel estat lished a dry goods firm here i: 1899, and a year and a half later, th parinersip was dissolved and: M ucas established the A. W. Luci and Company. The first sSorc room was-on Main street, ji south of thp present store. a business grew rapidly under th: careful management of Mr. Lu and expanded into one of the larg sicres of Norti Dakota. Member of Commission Mr. Lucas took an active inter est in civic affairs from the tin: of his arrival in Bismarck. Hi: became a member of the city con: mission when the city adopted ti commission form of governmeni, and served in that body for 1.’ years, completing his service) in May, 1921. Fow the) last. eiglit years of his membership on. ti commission he was its chairmen. It was during this period that the important paving program of Bis- marck was inaugurated and push ed to a successful ‘conclusion, He served recently as a member the citizens’ committee, city commission in the of ae water works problem, ir. Lucas was known pri by asa bre of hee life, ee he a member of fraternal! organiz:i tions. He was affiliated with th: Lutheran church, the church his_ mother. we He was an active member of th« Elks lodge, the U. C. T., the Bi marck Rotary club in which t« took a great ‘interest, especia!!y in its program for boys’ welf: He was active all during his bi ness career in the Bismarck Coy mercial club and Association of Commerce, being the second pres:- dent of the Commercial club. Mr. Lucas was married on September 23, 1897, to Mies Emnia Kohler. at “Watertown, . Minnesot: The deceased is sur- hters, A and Mary Lucas, and sons, Arthur, a student of the University of North Dakot: Harold, a student in the locn! high school.” One son, Chris, died of influenza a few c in the Ago He Had Already Risen where he had his first experience, he c to Bismarck. He has been ten y! in the state (the history con- taining this article was published in 1910) and during the term of hi business life in Bismarck has devel. oped his trade with sv unerring. an eye to the requirements of the public that the little place of twenty-five feet front in which he startég has spread out to a teally magnificent store with a frortage of 125 feet, filled with such a stock. as might be looked for in a metropolis. That the people of Bismarck an@ the surround- ing country are appteciative of the enteeprise which has guided Mr. Lu- cas in making the pace for the ite is evideneed in the handsome man- ner in which he is supported and in the volume of his rly busin “With the best traditions of his calling to guide? him Mr. Lucas re- tains for himself the f himself and buys largely for the requirements of the trade he“so thoroughly knows. ment after department until his st now has a real title to be called an emporium. “His active ecessful business: career has not ented’ Mr. ‘Lucas from giving ofthe weath of his ex- perience to the affairs of the city and cognty, and he is s member of the city commissiqn at present. He| A, today, ix also active in the affairs of the | <i Bismarck Commercial sf His so-|. ial instincts sre well developed and | sh e is a member pf the Knights of | Pythias, of the.U. C. T, and of the: end