The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 17, 1923, Page 3

4 ( ~ ’ i, ®, IMPRESSIVE RITES FOR CHAS. CRUM Bismarck Odd Fellows Join in Solemn Funeral Rites at * McKenzie Attending the impressive funeral rites for Charles E. Crum, & pioneer of Burleigh county, yesterday at the Methodist church of were‘ about fifteen Bismarck Odd Fellows, supplimented by five from McKenzie, who put on the Odd Fel- low funeral service, "in connection with the church service. Fred Rob- erts, noble grand and B. F. Flanna- gan, chaplain, Bismarck, directed the Odd Fellow service which was ~ interspersed with the church cere- mony conducted by Rev. Guy Lewis of McKenzie. Henry Halverson of Bismartk sang “O Love That Will Not Let Me Go,” and Mrs. John A. Larson of Bismarck sang “One Sweetly Solemn Thought” while Mes. R. E. Morris of Bismarck played the accompaniments. The trio, Mrs. Larson, Mrs. Morris, and Mr. Halverson sang “Abide With Me” ay the close of the service. Assembled in the little church of McKenzie were many old friends and neighbors of the deteased who had come to pay a last tribute to the memory of their companion and fel- low farmer. From the entire neigh- borhood and many of the surround- ing towns came friends and relatives. A profusion of flowers covering the funeral bier and the altar bore mute testimony of the sympathy felt by the mourners who crowded into the church. Dr. and Mrs. Smyth of Bismarck and, a number of others attended. After the services held in the church the remains were placed on No. 4 of the Northern Pacific train and taken to Virginia, IIL, for burial beside his parents. Durifig the service the flags over the entire town were-at half mast in honor of the passing of Mr. Crum and the places of business closed. LOCAL WATER MAINS PLAN IS APPROVED -— (Continued from Page One.) ment is hardly justified by the size of the load cared for. The water plant is valued at Real estate $5,598.78; build- ings, $19,984.50; wells and reservoirs $33,656.06; machinery and equipment $32,109.25; distribution system $176,- 228.24. The privately owned water plant was purchased some years about 150,000. Confronted by no filtration pro- blem:conditions..9f: construction and conveying water to reservoirs and city are not comparable to those in Bismarck. But Rochester's experience in oper- ation of Her utilities has paid well and service is most excellent. | MANDAN NEWS | Haggarts Get Paving Contract The contract for the paving of the highway east from the dike through the underpass was awarded to the Haggart Construction company of Fargo yesterday morning at the meet- ing of the county board of commis- sioners. Their bid was $27,691.71. The paving will be in two nine foot strips with a six foot space between, concrete base and bitulithic/top. This will join with the paving which the city of Mandan plans to construct along the east Main street. \ Surprise Feland * "On 60th Birthday Two hundred of Theodore O. Fe- Jand’s friends and neighbors called at his home last Sunday to pay their respects to him on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday. Mr. Feland, chairman of the board of county com- missioners and for the past forty-one years 9 resident of Sims, had just returned home from church when he beheld a forest of automobiles park- ed about his home while people swarmed over the entire place. At first disturbed by the appearance of such an unusual number of people Mr. Feland anxiously inquired if an accident had occurred, for he did not imagine that such.a host would call upon his birthday. His friends and neighbors had brought baskets of food and present- ed their host with many fine pre- sents. TOM RODMAN ,DIES The death of Tom Rodman occurred in Los Angeles, Calif., Aug. 6 accord- ing to word received here by friends. Mr.’Rodman had been suffering from acute indigestion, according to those who knew him but had been thought. = es, Romig 3 until he was taken ke of apoplexy. , ‘The de- ee was a resident of Mandan for about thirty five years, About four years ago he and his wife moved to Los Angeles where Mrs, mene died q two years ago. ~ * ARRANGES EXHIBITION G. W. Stephens left last night for Minneapolis, Minn., to arrange for an exhibition of his vegetables at the Mince State Fair. After display- ig them: there, he hes: arranged with the, Northern Pacific officials: to have them permanently displayed at the St. Paul office of the railroad. He wilt also arrange with the ‘rail- road company ‘to have. Mandan’s" es \, ducts shown at the. vatious ad & “along the line of the Northern Paci-, Feault anid fic, which will 9 some finegpublicity Yor Mandan." McKenzie | ago for. FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1923 ODD FELLOWS HOME PLANS SUBMITTED Grand Forks, Aug. 17.—Preliminary. plans for the proposed state Odd Fellows Home at Devils Lake have been prepared by Boyd & Shannon, architects of Devils Lake, and will be submitted to the board of trus- [tees for the home next week, ac- cording to Don McDonald of Grand Forks, secretary of the Board’ and Grand Secretary of the I. 0. 0, F. in North Dakota. The grand lodge now holds title to 78 acres of land adjoining Devils Lake upon which the home will be erected. The proposed plans call for a fire- proof brick building 45x100 feet with two stories and a full basement. The home will cost about $80,000 and will be large enough for 60 beds. It will be fully equipped with its own heat- ing plant, kitchen, dining room, etc. The board of trustees now has funds in its possession for construction of the home, and im addition has about. $50,000 towards a $100,000 en- dowment fund. C, R. Green of Bis- marck, is chairman of the board of trustees for the home. | MARKET NEWS UPTURNS IN WHEAT PRICE Moderate Increase Noted Early on Chicago Market Chicago, Aug. 17.—Moderate up- turns “iy the value of wheat took place totlay after a brief period of weakness at the start. Initial de- clines were ascribed to selling based on a setback in quotations in Liverpool. Elevator interests, however, were persistent buyers of September delivery and with Ca- nadian crop. reports bullish the general market soon developed strength. Opening prices which ranged from % cents decline to one-eighth cent advanee with September $1.00% to $1.00% and December $1.045% to $1.05 were followed by a slight general sag and then by gains all arond. Wheat prices took a downward swing then during the last half of the board of trade session. Liquidat- ing sales which set in were due more or less to assertions that some:grades of the Canadian wheat were close to an import basis into the United States. The close was heavy ‘sc to 1c net lower with September 99%e to 99%e and December $1.08% to $1.04, CHICAGO LIVESTOCK _ Chicago, Aug. 17—Hog receipts 26,000. Around steady to 15 cents lower *than*”“Thursday’s average. Top $8.70. Cattle receipts 300. ef steers and yearlings steady. Few here to sell ll above $11.00. Top matur- ed steers held at $12.40. Vealers steady to 25 cents higher, packers $11.50 to $12.00. Sheep receipts 9,000. Fat lambs 25 to 50 cents higher than yesterday’s ‘close. Sheep sqarce, s#morlnd stéady. Top western lambs “$14.00. Natives to killers mostly $12.75 to $13.75. Lightweight ewes up- ward to $8.00. ST. PAUL LIVESTOCK So. St. Paul, Aug. 17—Cattle receipts 1,000, Killing clases generally steady. Yearlings $8.25 to $9.50. Grass steers and yearl- ings mostly $5.00 to $6.50. Cows and heifers $3.50 to $5.50. Can- ners and cutters $2.00 to $3.00. Belogna bulls $2.25 to $4.00. Cal- ves receipts 700. 25 or more cents hij . Best lights $10.00 to $10.50. Hog receipts 2,400. Choice light sorts to shippers mostly $8.25, or 25 cents lower. Other classes Steady to weak. Packing pow’ $6.00 to $6.75. 4 Sheep receipts 300. Fat lambs strong to 25 cents higher. Better pee $11.00 to $12.96. Ewes 8. MINNEAPOLIS FLOUR Minneapolis, Aug. 17.—Flour un- changed to 15 cents lower. Family patents quoted at $6.10 to $6.25 a barrel. Bran $23.50 to $24.00, MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN Minneapolis, Aug. 17.—Wheat re- ceipts 322 cars compared with 333 cars a year ago. Cash No. 1 northern §$1.31% to $1.18%;. No. 1 dark northern spring choice to fancy $1.24% to $1.29%; good to choice $1.19% to $1.23%} or- dinary to good $1.16 to $1.18%; Sep» tember $1.18%; December $1.15; May $1.17%. Corn No. 3 yellow, 84 to 85 cents; oats No. 3 white, 3456 to 35%; ‘bar- ley 48c to 57 cents; rye Ho. 2, 62%; flax No. 1, $2.39%. BISMARCK GRAIN (Furnished by esas piace Co.) Bismarck, A Te: No. 1 dark nor No, 1 northern spring No. 1 amber durum No. 1 mixed durum 3 ‘No. 1 red durum 87 No. 1 flax 2.08. No, 2 flax 2,03 No. 1.rye A5 THIEF CAUGHT — a TEMPORARILY. Minot, N. D., Aug. 11.—Police are | seeking a- spas who was temporarily—atter he had't sto] dresses from the Fair store here’ ang fled. “While a clerk's attention was jgiverted for a mi ‘snatched from the 1 in'a few minutes by Otto Ellison, '| be one’ of the proprietors. Promised immunity if ‘he would return the dresses, the thief pulled them from beneath a porch where he had thrust them in his ‘police- may approach ray again. NOTICE! scity walter. | in Officer. i CHARM COUNTS IN CONTEST Cludiig two spike pitchers and cook car, $21 an hour, Wages for men, 40 cents an hour; spike pitchers, 45 cents an -hour; teams, 20 cents an hour. Provisfon was made for deducting $1,75 an hour per team for threshing outfits of less than 10. teams; and H$1.60 an ‘hour ‘to jbe deducted for Beauties From All Parts Gather for Final Selection Chicago, Aug. 17—Charm, a bal- ance struck between that indefinable quality ‘of personality and peise, id not classic perfection of fea’ d form made traditional by paint- ing and sculpture, will determine the selection of the nation’s most beau- tiful girls, according to the plans announced for a pageant of beauty and style to be held here next ‘No- vember. Beautiful girls ‘will be selected from every section of the country by various newspapers, through con- tests, and all winners will gather here for final decision. A new standard of ‘beauty is to be set by the judges. The.hair, every fa- cial feature, the teeth, the neck and arms, the hands and finger nails and the ankles and feet are to be judged separately on a table of percentages. But probably for the first time that indefinable quality of charm and personality will weigh heaviest in the seal From the ranks of the working girls of Chicago other girls will be chosen. There, too, the element of personality and poise will play a prominent part in the judging. Hairdressing contests and cosmetic “races,” in which skill and speed with the cold cream jar, the rouge box, the powder compact and the eyebrow pencil ;will bey teste’y ds » will be held, “> Chinese Have aa <sge Francisco San Francisco, Aug. 17—"Spank- ing neatly done” might be the sign on the door of the headquarters of the Chinatown squad at the Hall of Justice bere. Police Corporal Jack Floyd is the official spanker, and rarely a day passes that he does not imprint his trademark on some in- corrigible Chinese youth. Corporal Floyd, who, because of the fierce aspect he assumes on pun- itive occasions, is also known as the “Mandarin of Chinatown,” first en- tereq his present profession about three months ago when a. worried Oriental parent confided to him: “My' boy, Sam, he no likee go school. All-time lun away. Take him juv'nile court—no good. No like juvinile court, Sam jus’ lun away some more. You spankee him, Mis- tah Floyd.” And Floyd did. So appreciative was the parent of Floyd’s handiwork that he presented him with a canary bird in a pic- turesque cage, Today a dozen can- ary birds at the Hall of Justice tes- tify that Floyd’s business is expand- ing. it OAKES ELECTION- HELD INVALID Oakes, N. D., Aug. . 17.—Litigants in the election contest over the office of mayor in Oakes last April received word yesterday from Judge Allen that because of irregularities in re- gistration of voters previous to the election, failure to conform to law in the swearing in of votes at the election, and the counting of absent voters ballots, his decision is that the election was void so far as the office of mayor is concerned. In a three cornered fight, the offi- cial canvass gave former Alderman S{ Bergenthal a plurality of 22 votes over Byron Gibbs, and Bergenthal as- sumed the mayorship April 17. A few days later proceedings were insti- tuted by Gibbs and W. F. Rathman, the defeated candidates, to have the result of the election set aside. A public hearing was conducted hero by Judge Allen May 25, when testi- mony was taken as to the facts, from election officials and voters al- leged to have cast illegal ballots. Attorneys for the litigants have since been preparing their briefs. While the plaintiffs did not charge that the alleged irregularities were committed-witiefrindulent intent up- on the part of anyone, it was held that they..were sufficiently grave to invalidate the election. Judge Allen's, .. dagi upholds their contention ah al AA ‘election must be held. It is reported that Bergenthal, who has been acting mayor ever since he was inducted ihto office, Gibbs and Rathman have ‘All announced that they will refuse to become candi- dates in the new election. AUTO DRIVERS’ SIGHT IS BAD ‘Fargo, Aug. 17—Legislation Provid-, ing for compulsory eyesight examina-| tions for automobile drivers was urged in a resolution passed in the final session yesterday. of the North Dakota Optometric association two- day convention here, Many automobile accidents are eaused by defective eyesight on part of the drivers, according to the eye ag ‘argo was chosen for meeting place. ie 1H, Other resolutions passed by the meeting included. one which places th ‘ociation on'record -as favoring nal and state eye conservation The , optometrists decided. to at: tempt to have week in September set as eye conservation week in North Dakota fioamianr time as there is a] national, Piney of this kind. They} res to conduct clin. et seca dl children (aed this week, so sraeieht it defects may corrected at an.esrly age. Minot, N. ‘Ward county threshermen, meeting. here, Setdeerf the following ‘thresh- ig wage scale: “farething with 10 ten SOO each spike pitcher not provided. If more than 10 teams are used on « rig, an additional’.charge of $1.50 each will be made, No bushel rate for threshing was decided upon, it being the’ general opinion that it would be best tu charge .by the hour. White Man First ‘ Settled In N. D:' 34 Years Ago Teday |: Fargo, Augy 17- —Seventy-two ‘years ago today the first white settler en- tered North Dakota, and thirty-fou: years ago today the North Dakota Constitutional convention at, Bis- marck completed its work and ad journed. j On rust 17, 1861, Charl Cavalier, the first settler, Turner county seat of Cavalier county, and} established his home there. On Au- gust 17, 1889, the Constitutional con- vention adjourned its session at Bismarck. : . ‘Rev. E, E. Saunders, general sécre tary of the Red River. Valley Old Settlers association, and the Cass County -Old Settlers’ association, an- nounced that a joint meeting of the Cavalier auxiliary of the Red River Valley organization and ‘the Cass County organization will be called'for today at the courthouse here. ‘The business to be transacted will be the adoption of, a constitution and per- fecting the organization of the auxil- iary and of proper resolutions re- garding the future work of, the or- ganixation. EXTRA! GREAT BONFIRE TODAY There will be a “hundred thousand dollar fire in Bismarck today. It will be under the personal su- pervision of Governor Nestos,’ Secre- tary of State Thomas Hall and State Treasurer John Steen. One thousand $100 bonds will he burned. They were turned back to the state treasurer by Spitser, Ror- ick & Co., bond dealers, in exchange for 100 bonds of $1,000 denomination | each. The substitution of higher denominatioh bonds was authorized in an act of the 1923 legislature. Will Become State Inspector Philip Elliott, who resigned his position as a - commissioner of the Workmen’s Compensatfon Bureag ‘to accept a position in the attorney-gen- eral’s office, will be state inspector nd attorney in charge of theslicens- ing department, -Attorney-Geyer:l George Shafer announced on hig 1¢- turn from a brief vaéation at Wat- ford City. Mr. Shafer has betn per- sonally in charge of this work. PRESENT BANNERS Two beautiful silk emblems, one a United States flag, the other a white silken Rotary banner, were present- ed to the members of the Rotary club at their meeeting by Norman B. Black as a special emissary ‘of Chester Robertson, past governor of the 35th District, in appreciation for the splendid entertainment accorded the special train of Rotarians and their ladies from eastern Pennsyl- vania, Delaware and New Jersey which had made a tour of the Yel- lowstone Park after the International conference at St. Paul during the Mandan Round-up. Included in the party were nine representatives from England, Scot- land, and Ireland: on't Your Wit tll end blster her face overs bake oven, i n't fain its to ‘please you, course, vill and effectively rob @ woman's face than standing over s hot stove, and will more q youthful GEDDES SEES THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ~ DISMAL FUTURE | Trade Depression in Britain Caused by Unemployment London, Aug. 17.—“I put the--set- tlement of the European sityation first and foremost of all measures which can be taken for the improve- ment of trade and the reduction of unemployment in this country,” said Sir Eri¢ Geddes, former cabinet. ister and economic authority, ad= dressing the Bratford Branch of the ederation of British Industries the other day. “The general upward trend of trade,” continued the speaker, “is checked bécause of thé disturbed con- dition of Europe, and while I have | 4: fair reason to hope for an upward trend in the cycle of trade, I can at Present gee nothing but blackness when I look for a resdmption of the upward progression in the general level -of trade shown duting the last century. “Our unemployment {fg caused by the state of Europe. The working, trading, and banking coramunity of the country cannot too insistently bring before the government the conviction that the great problems of this country would melt as mist before the sun if a stabilized condi- tion’ coukd be brouglt about in Europe. “Not only ean Germany not pur- chase from us, but™Italy prefers to purchase from Germany because German ‘cost of production is much lower owing to her dépréciated cur- rency. And it does not stop ‘there. India cannot purchase from ys be- cause Germany cannot purchase) In- dia’s products, and so throughout the world. As proof that-England still lagged behind America in the efficiency of her factory operatives, Sir Eric said that while English hands did no more work than they did some years ago, in America there had been an all-round improvement of fifteen percent in the efficiency of factory workers, BANK ROBBED IN MINNESOTA Aalden, Minn., Aug. 17.—The Se- | curity State Bank here was entered by four men early today and the out- er door opened by means of an acetylene torch. The burglars got away with $1,000 in cash and rifled some of the safety deposit boxes. Dancing! McKenzie Roof Garden — Tuesdays, Thurs- days and Saturdays. 10c dances. Coolest spot in Bis- marek. 4 TO HOLD REUNION “The Minnesota Veteran .Cavalry Association composed of Brackett’s Battalion, First Minnesota~*Mounted Rangers, Hatch’s Independent Batta. lion and the Second Minnesota Cava- Iry will hold their Twentieth Annual Reunion in the Pioneer Portrait Hall next@&o the Old Settlers Log Cabin on the State Fair Grounds, at 10 a. m. sharp, Wednesday, September 5th, 1928, Dancing! McKenzie Roof Garden — Tuesdays, Thurs- days and Saturdays. 10c dances. Coolest spot in Bis- marck, ee NOTICE! Continue palling city enh: City Health a. Let there is nothing you don’t want your wife aged before her time. * And-then, too, it isn't in the leaat:necessary— |’. THE BABKER aS at Gac8Ty 18 08 clean as your kitchen or.any: i madoot hightel wuallty Inpapiicnte aad sa ai gant verter: tion as bread canbe made.’ You buy it fresh, Joaf. by loaf, 0s it is needed and when everything is counted you actually aenve sneney 94 compared with the coat of hemedabing,. 2 THE BARKER BAKING & CANDY (0. “not only aaakes perfect hig bred, at tain bakes free Se eee Seer eas Too Late To Cigasify FOR RENT—To one or two adults, COAL WAGE PARLEY WILL | sir-<"t se FOR SALE OR RENT—Partly mod- ern 4 room house. 320 18th St. No, 8-17-2t i light housekcoping. 411-5th St. Phone 273. 8-17-3t FOR SALE—New modern bungalow, 5 rooms and bath. Full basement. Sleeping porch, bedroom in base- ment, double garage, east front. Price $5800.00, part cash, Hedden Agency. FOR SALE—5 room modern cottage, full basement, furriace heat, south front, close to school. Price $3850.00 $500.00 cash, balance monthly paX ments. Hedden Agency, Phone Q, FOR SALE—6 room modern house, full basement, furnace heat, River- ‘ view. South front, close to new Formal announcement that the} School. Price $5600.00 part cash agreement had been reached to con-| balance assume mortgage. ‘ Hedden tinue the parley on wages that had _ Agency. become deadlocked was withheld un- FOR SALE—5 room modern. bunga- til after the commission could be| low, east front, furnace heat, gar- officially notified. age. Price $5250.00. $750.00 cash — and’ $60.00 per month, including WEATHER FORECASTS 7 1-2 interest. Hedden Agency. TONIGHT DOUGLAS. Macl EAN —and— EDITH ROBERTS “THE SUNSHINE TRAIL” Just imagine yourself in James Henry eTaytsh’s hoots—back In the old home town from your western ranch, expecting the Stlver cornet band to greet you and your old sweetheart to throw) her ard around your neck and tell you Anthracite Miners and Opera- tors Agree to Meet Next Monday New York, Aug. 17.—Miners and anthracite operators meeting today at a joint conference at the behest of the United States Coal Commis- sion to avert a suspension of oper- ations September 1 reached an agrec- ment to renew wage contract nego-| tiations at Atlantic City next Mon- For Bismarck and vicinity: Gen-' Phone 0, things—apd Instead cetting erally fair tonight and Saturday. 8-17-lw blamed for everything bad Little change in temperature. wee sprees eee es For North Dakota: Generally fair FOR SALE tonight and Saturday. Little chi top of that nobody believing Lush e change! Tomatoes, Cabbage. Call|§| you're allve anyway! General Weather Conditions |North Dakota Penitentiary. Gosh! it’s touch on esa andien An area of high préssure is cen-|Phone 66. 8-17-3t but fun for the ce! tered over the Plains States and ——_—____—_—__ Rocky Mountain region. The weath-| Dancing! McKenzie Roof AESOP FABLE er is generally fair in all sections,| Garden — Tuesdays, Thurs- PATHE NEWS axaest tor. midely scattered showers the Mississippi Valley, Plains States and ‘bouthern Rocky Mountain region. Cool weather prevails in all sections. 3 Road Conditions The Toate {h¥oughout the are mostly in good condition. North Dakota E Corn and wheat days and Saturdays. ,10c dances. Coolest spot in Bis- tmarck, CAR WASHING CHRISTIE COMEDY State Stations. id High Low Preci. Amenia 84 59 44 C sihuinée 0% m * ¢ |B(Day or Night.) CORWIN MOTOR CO. Bowbells . 7 61 0 C Devils Lake 74 66 14 Cl Dickinson . % 50 0 C Dunn Center 7% 561 0 C Ellendale .... .% 6 O C r; Fessenden . 7% 58 12 PC a! Grand For! - 72 60 .35- PC J Jamestown . 81 48 0 C j Langdon . - 73 54 07 © Larimore 12 68 35 C * Lisbon . . 82 60 0 PC BE . Minot . 717 60 02 C n — Ss ea m7 8 02 ¢ | Can buy my tools — machinery supplies anne peer! and good will at a very low price. Moorhead 62 24 Cl C, clear; Cl, cloudy; PC, partly cloudy. Orris W, Roberts, Meteorologist. Business is profitable and the right man can do well. Bismarck Machine & Welding Works '218—4th St. Bismarck. “FILL YOUR COAL BIN WITH THE FAMOUS WILTON LUMP LIGNITE COAL. Bisihe ‘telephone in our office isn’t very busy, these days, possibly because the thermometer is. This means we are _ anxious to sell coal and that consequently it is a good time for you to buy. Summer prices, summer transpor- tation, summer lightness of demand at the mines, all offer you a favorable buying time. When winter comes these conditions will be reversed and our telephone will be busy although prices will be. higher than they aretoday. . Why not make it ring today and save yourself money and uncertainty later? -