The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 23, 1924, Page 2

PAGE TWO THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1924 HINT LETTER HAS BEARING IN LAND CASE Senator Sterling Says He Will Present Letter Written To Sen. Wheeler WITNESSES HEAD Washington, April 28 A hint mysterious letter about land per mits said to have been written b. Solicitor Booth of the Interior De partment to Senator Whe Mc cit itter iw the Senator tment on member of the comm aid he had been told of cha and expected to produce tt be ore the investigation was ended. He deel de to reveal e source of h information who prepared 1 memorandum the aid of hich he was juestioning L B lieu, a western attorney, whe aid he wtso had “heard uch letter. Beaulicu, the only witness at to day's hearing, testified he had been hief counsel Gordon »pbel! the Montana oil men indicted with Senator Wheeler, but never heard of the Senato#s acting for Campbell in On the contrary, he said Wheeler had told him he had declined ically to nything to do Vs litigation ex Montana state courts, ind cases have spee ith any of Campb in the vept LIGNITE RATE BASE NOW IS ON HIGH LEVEL —— i (Continueg from page 1) | nto Minnesota and South Dakota, the balance of 1,9 percent being de livered to railr for use in heat- ing their stations and under sta-| boilers, Mr. Smart further howed that 43.4 percent of the coal | tonnage used in North Dakota ori-! g at the docks at Duluth andj} uperior; that 45.8 percent was] North Dakota lignite, 10 percent| Montana and Wyoming coal, in 1918 Another interesting fact. in con nection with the industry brought out by Mr. was the fact that lignite is being pi pared by sereening at practically mines in the state, and that 74 per- cent of lignite lump, 10 percent run of and 16 percent ereenings. ements In Kate-Making principal elements to be ition in dete development of the pm: shipped is mine en conside reusonableness of a rate of service to the carrie of the service to value of the artic the article, risk in h hauled, the bulk and weig commodity, whether any extr of service are required of urriers, the expense of hand] uninals, the volume period of movenient, al or even flow; the particular commodities un similar cireums carrier between producing commodity, whether or be an’ exceptiona pty car mevement returning whether or not the rates will duce an increasing movement of the | commodity i With reference to North Dakota| lignite Mr. Smart stated that the value of the commodity, value of ser- | vice to the shipper rates that] will not destroy but be conducive to} an ine ing traffic are | comparison on rates on other ubstantially and conditic competition the not there wi cen \* ters of | | | em- and, pro the three| most important elements for consid- | eration, The average lignite haul, Mr.} Smart’ pointed out in support of his| contention that present lignite rates | are just d reasonable, is 195.3 miles a ed with a haul on bituminous coal of 162 miles in the entire western district, 63 miles; average haul ‘for cl and and gra- vel, 46 miles for ice and 144 miles |" for cement. | Average Loads Heavier He also asserted that the average loading per r of lignite coal’ is he in North Dakota than the] average loadings at Duluth and Su- perior, that coal is hauled similar distances in other states in west- ern district at rates lower than the present lignite rates in North Da- kota “and that numerous other com- ed by than modities are now being car; the railroads on rates lower the present lignite rates. He paged the rates on lignite in N Dakota with the rates one ai tural limestone iy Missouri, with the | comment that both commodities were} very important tp the citizens of the) stdtes, the ground limestone for fer- tilizing the fields in Missouri and the lignite for keeping the people} watm in North Dakota. Both com- | madities, he said, should properly be: given reasonable rates as tear} minimum rates as possible the lowest possible rates which still would ‘give the railroads a reason- able earning from the haulage, Market Extended The extent to which the market for North Dakota lignite coal has ex- tended within the last few years un- der, present freight rates, with the intimation that it has cut into the territory supplied from the Superior Lake docks, was placed before Ex- aminer W. H, Wagner and the North ota .railroad commission today in the third day of the hearing of the railrouds proposal to inerease lignite coal ratés approximately 50. percent. B. A. Pratt of the Zap Collerics Company, J. M. Enright, sales man- ager of the Washburn. Lignite Coal Company; and J, L. Thuerer, seles- man.for the Republic Coal Company at Minot, were put on the witness stand to describe the scope of the lignite market and.the conditions mebdm its development. a Jeral present in the group conferen- | | morning. {the baleony | McKenzie | Rotary wheels. Through these witnesses Stanley Houck, attorney for the North Drko- [ta Lignite Operators, mor fore the examiner and com- " ‘ the effect that if rate crease were sustained the lig: nite market would b curtailed to a small radius ntr and the reduct woul, i virtually hut out of Minn nd South Da kota. He also bre before the exa er the reuse of ovef 100 perce ignite coal production fice. ent rate level of 1918 i mntention of the opera- tors’ association that the lignite coal fa active competition with dock upported Frank Lyon, attor- ney for the pwestern Coal Dock Operator iation, at the hear M. Hendricks, traffic expert for Dakota ified late lroad Commis- yesterday MANY DEMAND | PLANK AGAINST N. D. INDUSTRIES (Continueg from page 1) dre many of the younger men. Athong the old heads are numbered Tread well Twitchell of Cass county; Sfeen s nd R.A. Lathrop of Steele Smith of Dickey coun Matt Johnson of Bottineau, and many others of those that have borne the brunt of many campaigns of the past The fireworks really started — in whitt has been made the convention headquarters, the Gladstone hotel, shortly after nine o'clock this eve- when a call in lobby by Pollock of Cass county direeted | the delegates present to State Chair A 3 Spalding to present the This broke up the vis and arranged others that slate making and con- | tinued into the night. { Though prepared to house 500 the # hotels were fi clock last | night and man sent tol private honi ms to be jan exception large number here | jfor the excitement besides “the 400 | delegates | A lively contest on the choice of a candidate for congressman in the see ond district is expected on the floor | Jof the convention. There x ves this evening who will seek to Be amed candidate to suceced Cungress: | M.Y Among these | 1 ary of state for Rugby, ciation; ich, former heridan There pre E. Davis of Good-} senator from i keen contest on the ¢ candid with dohn who retir treasure a possible J. Lah of Carspn, the cand £ Dick. ROTARIANS ARE ARRIVING HERE IN FULL FORCE! | the The BPO: 5 [pele of Elkdom, (Continueq from page 1) will arrive at tomorrow points The conference will open a in the city auditorium. ! in the lower floor have been reser- ved for Rotarians Visiting ladies, | local Rotarian be admitted by and their guests wil ticket or badge to} d gallery, Luncheons are to be held at the} hotel in the main dining room and Patterson's hall. There are no set programs for the lunch- The big social event of the confer- | ence will be the ball and banquet in the house chambers tomorrow eve-| ning. | Most clubs have arranged unique costumes for their host be on the job tomorrow morning at | istration headquarters, Caledonia nt tifeir hostess twelve little chick- | ns by 1 post. decorations Automobiles Rotary colors es who will were put up ure heing|% and large decked with MISSIONARY _ ON WAY HOME Victo: Pot 4 Hannah B, Hott, of Grand Forks N. | D., whose husband, Bernard Hoff, of Abercrombie, Lutheran breth- ren missionary ‘who was slain by bandits in China, rived here yes- April brought testi-| terday on the liner Empress of Rus- | siz, from the far east. She was on) her way to Grand Fork. Mrs. Hoff has just recovered from | a slight wound inflistea by the ban ; ® dite why shot and fatally wounded The Ry hee: HUSH which will be one Mr. Holf went to China in 1922 tol of the werk for the Lutheran brethern |» Staged at mission at Tsao Yang, upsh. I ands On Christmas day, bandits, led by | ° ion will Tuo Yeng Ben, rushed the town and} visiting attacked the compound, Mr. Hoff was ck by a rfle bullet which pass rough his tur Mrs, Hoff tly wounded a Mrs. Kielan, a missiona worker, wi ars / | ried off by the benditsbut su quently ransomed Dragging themselves into a house, My. Hoff and his wife spent three | days with no food and J4.te to drink before being rescued soldiers who took them sixty to the station at ing Yan. Mr. Hoff died on January 11, BELGIUM 0. K.’S DAWES PLAN nd, April 23-!Thir- | ty persons are reported to have been killed and 50 injured when the Zu ich and Milan express collided net Bellizona this morning “ Twenty bodies have been removed from the wreckage early this after: | Noon, some of them lly burned that identification impossible. Berne, Switzer sob was Each train was driven by two large | ctric engines, all four of which c demolished, The four engineers | were killed. REDRAFTING MNARY BILL Washington Redrafting of the Me export bill was completed today in ‘the House Agriculture Committee but a — vote was deferred until tomorrow. Sup- porters of the bill said they had suf- ficient votes to give it committee oval, p. Voight, Republican insurgent cf Wisconsin, prevented action today by a point of order. Social and Personal TO GRAND FORKS lotte Logan will leave for Grand Forks where ttending the University after her vacation at the home of cinda Logan, TO UNIVERSITY and Arthur Lucas who brief ation at have re- Forks to resume he State University the school y IST OF DR. QUAIN Foley of Pasedena, Cal- a has arrived in the city to be nt at the Rotary Conference and is being entertained « guest at the home of Dr, and Mrs. 8 Avenue A. Mr. Foley and Forks next week to be prese several affairs given in his honor while he state AND MRS. James V Place Electric Sign Workmen were completing the hanging of the new Electric sign at} the new Club rooms of the Elks, in Hinkley new sign carries the lettering and the clock face, sym- D. C. Scothorn, well known local automobile man, has been named Jo- cal manager of the Conolly Motor Company of Mandan in which S. W. Corwin of Bismarck recently pur- chased half interest. He will assume the position May 1. The architect has been instructed to draw plans for the new garage the company plans in, Mandan, and it is expected, Mr. Corwin said, that it will be. far enough along to handle storage at the time of the Mandan Roundup. Rio De J: iro, April 23. of inventive genius in this during the last two fiscal y resulted in 216,170 application ‘A burst country has for patents and has enriched the national coffers by $3,026,486, The commis- sioner of patents has asked for 100 extra examineis FIND ANTIQUE BRIDGE New Barnet, England, April 23.—A the result of excavations at Trent Park, the residence of Sir Philip $ ‘oon, a drawbridge of great antiquity has been discovered. Roman daggers and sandals and some quaint hors shoes also have been unearthed. A cording to tradition, Dick Turpin used to hide in the moat in this park. NOTICE There will be a dancing party at Odd Fellows Hall to- night given by Carpenter’s Union. eS NOTICE Boil city water for the next two weeks. Dr. C. E. Stackhouse, City Health Officer. NOTICE There will be a dancing party at Odd Fellows Hall to- ‘|night given by Carpenter’s Unidn. Regular meeting of the Lloyd Spetz Post Americag Legion tonight at 8 p. m. ook by Ele Blectricity. It is safer. a house | Block on Fourth Street. | by Chinese | | | | and ROTARY PARADE - ~ TO BE FRIDAY| ary confgrence parade, of the features be session, will afternoon. musical be in the par- Rotarians will be decked out in costumes. “ss MINOT ROTARY COMES TONIGHT The Minot Rotary el evening on the Soo evening in who has been name of Mi. Minot Rotary club. Miss Minot will meet her club in Lobby MeMenzie the Minoters regular reception for of the Minot the zie Hotel at which S. Milloy, operators meeting TRAIN Brussels rly to the reparati communication with regard to the ex-] ¢ perts repdrt is a com of the report, according to the semi- official Belge. The that Premier mins, tation on the comm soon to discuss the repar Line and the first Bismarck will entertaining Miss Anna Mari sing who has been named Mi | and Why Not Minot by the program dinner for Miss Minot in the McKen- President Henry M Williay of the Minot club will pre- chairman of the a To-Bismarck” Committee ofthe! proposed $1,000,000 experiment in Minot club arrived in Bismarck Jast# Jouning -mom night, coming to-attend the lignite! to divers last ney 30 KILLED IN April 23.— Theunis and Paul Hy head of the Belgian repres: eat arrives this be spent Mann- Minot full given the ence, at 7:30 p.m. ave arranged af M. O. her. A feature] the $10,000,000 will be thej Corporation, will today from polis ing of experts day, in county, the voring ington, al Bank of Bisma the meeting. It is expected, Mr. one-crop sections will and that within Grangaard and able to announce are to be received. Belgium's re-| Burleigh county commission's | able to. make loans ginally loans bem ing county agents. ing recommended that nade n= | agents, ion, will meet | cl ations ques- CRASH): plete acceptance newspaper adds Mr. Grangaard, vie rmers , it it. was proposed that the de only in counties hi rgo meet- also be | in counties where there are no Burleigh county being in this s. Remington, who went to ‘argo for the purpose of urging in- a recommendation of this The KF corp Remington [that the plan of making loans in go short time associates that applications loan who A; tion, clusion of peu ort, and Benton Baker the conference, were Make Big Haul hey! Seale ley! The proposal of the n si yl redit Corporation, the $1 Robbery of a store in Ashley of] {keney formed to a about $2,000 worth of silks and other | | agin teat reported to lociW police) 77ICUY tis: goods was here today, HEBRIDES FAIMERS -—A contingent of from the Hebrides will London, April 2 500. farmer: lenve their islands A in Alberta, re look will M. ALARIA cl AIMS Moscow, spread af seriously for the fir: ago and seemingiy an aftermath of wreat faminey continues. ing to the federal department of! County agents heulth cases registerd during the| committges would first ten months of 4,857,000 and it seemed certain that the annual total would exceed 5,000- 000. Face Contest On Bonus Bill Washington, April. contest on a proposa |tion on the insurance: bonus bill a result of the insurgent mpvement in’ Democratic ranks a guest in the] pared to go into a night session to \hasten action on the measure. Canada, ly have been erected for the emi- grants and Scottish organizations in after them until e reached their new homes. $1,000,000 w: lous may be m livestock, e their The method is supercede or but as a su to be entire termine if de to pril 28 to settle Cottages al- to ¢ ify, and whether eligible for I ade only for pure! or pure would be ta rst time Accord- 1923, numbere@ | loaning operations. Loans to $1,000, with inte resentatives in the Mont did not w first, asked at cluded with 22.—Facing a 1 for a cash op- ern to this effect was the sheriff pre- compete would est at 7 percent, one percent of which would be us to assist community purchasing rep- selection settlement for stock purchased. and South Dakota, which; ‘arm up to the proposal at rgo that it be in- Minnesota and North Dakota, and a recommendation | made. It sense of the Fargo conferente the experiment is worth while, that it would prove of great benefit | £Xxpe: agri BURLEIGH COUNTY IN IT}! Local Men, Back from Confer- Say Farmers May Be Able to Make Loans Here c-president of } Agricultural return ‘to Fargo Loan Minnea- to report to directors the result of the meet- gents, nd others in Fargo yeste icultu oration 's y to farmers who desire according to P. C. president of the City Nation- k, who attended Rem- through, Mr. will be will be pected. tended gratified with | icultural 0,000,000 to aid in stabilizing conditions, is set aside from which rmers to buy abling them to diversify farming operation not @tended to with emental effort, rimental, | mers desire to borrow money to enable them to their tion efforts will bring them suc local diver owners or tenants would be | ns, and ing high grade A livestock. A mortgage ken on the stock. and others on local supervise be local limited d and was, the that To avoid imitations, Proven di 512 Broadway on cack pac MIDLAND GRAIN COMPA Minneapolis, Minnesota. a a harmless Dy always look for tie signature of ing Drops Call or write and MOTHER:- FMetcher’s Castoria is Substitute for Castor Oil, Parcgoric, Teeth: Soothing Syrups, prepared for fnfants and Children all ages. Bttlife. Physicians everywhere recommend 10 Day Removal Sale Beginning Saturday, April 19 to April 29. May 1st we move to our new location 210 BroadWay: We have a few shop worn and slightly used sewing machines on hand that,»we will sell at greatly reduced prices. Cash or time. ja number of good second hand machines trom $10.00. and up. Singer Sewing Machine Corgpany Bismarck, N. Dak. W Tinto, ND. bonded by the S r prices Midland Grain Co ber of Commerce. We can be reached day or reTON by telephon NO. 184 WILLIS! ntpany 5.L WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA e Buy Grain of All Sse ea in Car Sots. We are always in the market, paying the highest prices net to ‘ou (no commission) track your shipping’ point, ive buy basis official Inspection, but will pay premiums for qual+ Send us samples. We will gladly honor your draft, lading attached, for 90% of the delivered value, and remit balance when car fs unloaded. ate of Minnesota’ and are members of the Cam- We are We.invite your, correspondence—write us when you will be able to load and we will aall you by long distance phone giving you Huber, Manager. loans j and } { armers who desire to di EXPECT ACTION Be: SOON ON LOANS |... FOR LIVESTOCK Grangaard Goes to Minneapo- | sits of the special $1,000,000 livestock lis to Report After Fargo Conference Yesterday AGENT: ‘April nts fr late a North College her [tion in their par [ers of the state loun ‘fund created by 000,000 Agricultural conference was called as a result of the unanimous indorsenyent ! | Todas terday of the proximately 250 c bankers, busine: | representatives j North jtana, gathered practicability of meetings are to the other three With the appr je immediate of North sued agents the community lo been* organized passed upon, tt forthcoming, it i After tod: Dakot: respeet in oper e fields ion, tions, i Comme: membership and tion to the effec’ WEBB B Undertakers Funeral Day P. Ch Night Phone: | Also and South Dakot here to clared late pesterday. 1 by the official of the corpor- plication blanks wall be is- ‘ meeting agents will Members of commercial as the for dues when thes members and dues, Attorney er has held in an Popular and Standard Licensed, Enfbalmer in Night Phones 246-887 PERRY UNDERTAKING PARLORS Licensed Embalmer in Day Phone 100 regarding the status of the Such dues, he unable to*do ‘so by on existing credit. ganization. , s CONFER / —County all se agricul- tions of ‘om ota are conferring with of- lea ials of the North Dakota Agricul- regular correspondence, cheap-looking salesmen. Results e today for instruc- t of sting farm- in receiving bene- the new §10,- Corporation. ~ | relief plan expert agiealtuntate; men and railroad | from * Minnesota, and Mon- scuss the the plan. Similar be called at once in states, it was de- ‘oval of the amend- ly to all Dakota gnd pan committee: and applic he mone s planned. the county} when! North to their and put the plans holds its fate in his hands. return organiza- | Association of liable have applied for Signed an applica- t that they will be the prescribed 1 George Shaf- informal opinion than your words. lines. i |] Music and Accessories. “ 5 Sed AI?) i] Bismarck Music Store. Bie san rasbew eit 512 Broadway that shouts,“‘cheapness’’? ROTHERS Embalmers Directors message you seek to convey. arge. hone 246 : Service.” arge. PHONE 32 s 100 or 484R. Your --Yardstick — The story of man’s progress is written daily on the printed page—in messages from all corners of thé globe. Only history can measure it. Yet the progress that concerns you most—- the better taleums, tooth-brushes, shoes and automobiles that can give you daily satisfac- tion — you:ean measure as you read. Advertisements are your local yardsticks. They tell of the new and the best your own dealers carry. If you read the advertisements, you. can buy wares that repay your -confidence — wares widely advertised because widely be- lieved in. oreover, by helping you select the new, economical and best today, the ad- vertisements help you save for the new and best to-morrow. : ao 4 LET-THE ADVERTISEMENTS KEEP YOU ALERT, PROGRESSIVE, LET THEM ' HELP YOU SAVE. In Printing That's your aim when you send out a form letter Picture the man who receives it—who Bismarck Tribune Job Printing Department local-or- enforceablé in court because, of con holds, are tractual relations set up. You can no more afford.to cheapen your form letters than to cheapen your or to have He does not know that you decided to save a fraction of a cent ¥n its total cost a few dollars on the whole lot of letters like it—by using a cheap paper. That one letter he holds in his hands ‘represents You to‘him, your firm, it’s standards and quality. He sees more He looks between the A flimsy paper Let the Tribune Job Printing Depart- ment Show you the proper paper for the Remember that good and correct print- ing is often as cheap and even cheaper than the other kind of printing. ’ “More Than Fifty Years Of Community HS pA