The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 6, 1925, Page 1

aS \ * } ‘ ” > Bism WEATHER FORECAST Partly cloudy to cloudy tonight , and Tuesday; colder. , ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, APRIL 6; 1925 PRICE FIVE CENTS TORNADO SWEEPS THROUGH FLORIDA LARGE VOTE . TS PREDICTED HERE TUESDAY’ ) Citizens to Register Choice | For City Officials at Polls Tomorrow TWO COMPLETE TICKETS | Interest Fight For Places on City Commission Bismarck citizens will register their choice for city officials at the polls tomorrow “and candidates for the various offices are making an) eleventh, hour campaign today among the voters. Although the campaign has been a! quiet one, marked by the absence of! mass meetings and oratory, much in-| terest has been aroused among the voters and it is expected that a large vote will be cast. Interest centers around the fight for president and members of the city commission, for which two com- Plete tickets are in the field. One ticket is headed by Harry A. Thomp- son, now a member of the city com- mission, for president of the com-)* mission. Jack F. Runyan and Alex Rosen, are making the race for com- missioners on the ticket headed by Mr. Thompson. Their’ platform is: ? ‘For decreased taxation and effic- iency and economy jin city manage- ment.” A, P. Lenhart, now president of the city! commission, heads the other ticket. George T. Humphreys and Charles Wachter are the candidates for the two places on the commis- Their platform is: ‘For eco- ical and business administra- tion of city affairs.” Victory for their the polls tomorrow was predicted at headquarters for both tickets today. R. H. Crane is a candidate for cit justice of the peace at the election tomorrow, and candidates for police magistrate are W. C. Cashman, in- Centers Around \ candidates at} How the electors shall for the next biennium. o’clock in the evening. It This is a government community. uals, ACUTE LABOR SHORTAGE IN ‘An acute labor shortage is report- ed from all sections of North Da- kota, according to J. A. Kitchen, commissioner of agriculture and la- bor. Calls have been received for hundreds of men which the state la- bor offices have been unable to fill. Mr. Kitchen will leave for St. Paul and Minneapolis on Monday where he will endeavor to have labor agents send men to North Dakota, \MAIL LOOTER. LOST WAGER cumbent; William Cook, Casselman and H. R. Bonny. All terms are for four years. ‘The polls-will be open from.9 a, m, 7 p.m. The precinct bound- he voting places are as until aries follows First Ward, Precinet 1, covers the territory ‘west of the center line of 5th street und east of the center line of 2nd Street and north of the township line which runs east and. west between Rosser Street and Avenue A. Voting place: is located at the William Moore; School. First Ward, Precinct No. 2, covers the area west of the center line of 2nd Street and north of the town- ship line which runs east and west between Rosser Street and Avenue A. Voting place at C. B. Little's garage, on Washington Avenue be- tween Avenue A and Avenue B. Second Ward, Precinct No. 1, cov- ers the area west of the center line of 5th Street, east of the center line of 2nd Street, north of the cen- ter line of Broadway and south of tthe township line which runs east and west between Rosser Street and Avenue A. Voting iat the Will School. 5 Second Ward, Precinct No. 2, cov- ers the territory west of the center line of 2nd Street, north of the cen- ter line of Broadway, and south of the township line. which runs east and west between Rosser Street and Avenue A. Voting at John Thorpe's garage, 121 West Rosser Street. Third Ward; Precinct No. 1, cov- ers the territory west of the center line of 8th Street, east of the center line of 5th Street, and north of the township line which runs east and west between Rosser Street and Avenue A. Voting at the High School. : Third Ward, Precinct No. 2, covens , the territory east of the center line of 8th Street and nofth of the town- ship line which runs east and west between Ross2r Street and Avenue A._ Voting at the Richholt School. Fourth Ward covers the territory east of the center line of 5th Street and south of ithe center line of Broadway. Voting at the Wachter School. Fifth Ward covers the territory west of the center line of 5th Street and south of ‘the center line of roadway. Voting at, the Flannagan Building, 202 1-2 Main Street. i Sixth Ward, Precinct, No. 1 covérs the territory west of the center line of Sth Street, east of the center line of bth Street, north of the center line of Broadway, and south of the township line which runs east and west between Rosser Str: and Avenue.A, Voting at the Fire Hall. Sixth Ward, Precinct No, 2, covers the territory east of the center linej have charge: of the drive in North| Precipitation . of 9th Street, north of the center line of Broadway, and south of the township line which runs east and west between Rosser Street and Ave- nue A. Voting at-8t. Mary's School. arck Legion - : “To Be Host To . Company A and the ter’s Corps of the North te Bursice Anaric at a sm night in Legion wall? Colonel G. H. Russ.will deliver an pa drens on “The Citizen Soldier.” to lowed ment. Lunch’ will be served. All members of the Post are ask- ed.to attend, i sw. Chatham, Eng., April 6.—Kethleeh Hogan, « child of 8 died after swal- Towing «deflated toy Saitoons | ON OWN LIFE Directed Defense, Confident He Could Pick Jury That Would Acquit Him | Hartford, Conn., April 6—Gerald Chapman, the most sensational crimi- nal of his day, staked his life on his own judgment and lost. Two weeks ago, he gambled, wagering his life that he could pick a jury and pre- sent a case that would acquit him of a charge of murder. S For days he sat in court directing the defense. He personallv approved every juryman who would pass judg- ment on him. He ,advised his attor- neys on every move. He turned his burning glare on each witness and stared each out of countenance as he willed. He took the \Wtness stand ‘and boldly told the jury he was a mail robber, a crook, a bootlegger and most everything except u mur- derer. He played every card he had. ‘And then when the cards were all played and the showdown came, Chapman was beaten. Twelve men he himself had picked found him guilty of murdering a policeman, and a half hour later the d6omed hip to hang. “They didn’t try me for murder,” Chapman told his attorney. “They tried me for‘being a mail bandit and when they decided that was what I was, they convicted me. I don't think I had a chance from the start.” LEGION POST PLANS DRIVE court Nafional Campaign Officers of the Bismarck American Legion Post are awaiting instructions from state headquarters for the drive planned to raise $25,000 in North Dakota of a $8,000,000 national én- dowment fund to care for disabled veterans. The drive will, begin in the state this month, |. H. Sprague of Grafton, chair- man of the state ghild welfare com- mittee of the American Legion, will Dakota.. A. committee will be .ap- pointed by Commdnder L. P. Warren of the Bismarck Post to have charge of the campaign in ‘Bismarck and Burleigh county. _The money raised will be expended according to the most modern social principles for re: j/ The veterans’ orphans. _/ the pri mi PAGE. PONCE DE LEON: \e. Rome, April 6.—Sallechio, a_moun-| cipitati: by a musical enteriain-| tain village tn ont no snot there -It {is also claime No one has last three years. rels or steals and that perfect har- Many tourists are now flock the vifinge,~ FACTS FOR VOTERS The Ballot and the Citizen’s Duty row will determine the future welfare of the city * SLECTION DAY is tomorrow and the polls will be open from 9 a. m. o’clock in the morning until 7 zen to register his judgment through the ballot. Neglect to perform one’s duty as a citizen in times of peace stamps him just as much a slacker as fail- ure to support his country in time of stress. your failure to vote makes it by just that much a government of some of the people. not complain if you fail in this respect that things are not done to your entire satisfaction by those officers selected by others, During the past few has submitted to the people of Bismarck certain issues which it believes vital to the welfare of the It has done so fearlessly and without malice or desire for personal gain. sought to dictate who shall be selected because it feels that issues are more important than individ- Confident that the electors of Bismarck, will be guided in their choice of city officials by a com- mon desire to serve the best interests of the com- munity, it submits its case. BE SURE TO VOTE TOMORROW. NoRTH DAKOTA. [§ GENERAL Bismarck Veterans to Aid}t ration of the; south portion tonight and Tuesday. disabled, and care and: education of| Colder ton task | tion Tuesday. WEA’ National Guards) its. "heried' by congress Sept. 15 +1 1919. uartermas-| The income of the fund, estimated 8 akota Na-| at $225,000 yearly, will tional Guard will be entertained by| solid financial ist Legion Post| for ograms ld Wednesday | rehabilitation and child welfare. guarantee -8| northeastward over the Plains States perpetuity! and a Bigs ressure area extends ' disabled men’s! from the acific _ Piedmont rthern| Mountain ata! Italy, has suddenty bectme “tamous. heavy Shea during the| southwe: M al er peovalte fom the that no one there drinks wine, quar-. ez perl mony reigns among the inhabitants.| what ab eae oon be tabetitentes eres above cast their ballots tomor- is the duty of every citi- of ALL the people, and You should weeks, The Trihune Nor has it SPRING WORK OVER STATE Seeding Being Done in All) Parts of North Dakota | Reports Show That farming operations are now general over the state and under generally favorable conditions is gleaned from the following comments from the press of the state: In Hettinger county many farmers are busy at work in the fields ac- cording to the Hettinger County Herald of New England. The Northwood Gleaner of Grand Forks County, reports: “The weather lest week has been backward about coming forward, a little rain, a touch of frost, mists, and dampness, but the spring has advanced just the same meadow lark has been sending forth his cheerful notes with much gener- osity. The fields are in fair condi- tion and quite a little spring’s work has been done already. By. the mid- dle of this week, there will be con- siderable wheat sown, although there is a strong trend towards cut- ting down the wheat acreage.” The Hebron Herald in the north- western section of Morton county, states: “The farmers have most all started their spring work, you can see them harrowing, plowing, discing, gaost anywhere these days.” This from New Leipzig Sentinel: “Seeding is on in full blast in this section of the country. The ground is in fairly good condition and the frost mostly gone. Let us all hope for a bumper crop the coming sea- son.” ‘A report from Mountrail County in| the Van Hook Reporter reads: i “The March wind which prevailed for a few days came to an abrupt stop last Tuesday morning and that day gave us the’ nicest spring weath- er. The fields are drying up fast and many farmers are now busy plowing and dragging.” Barnes county reports through col- umns of the Valley City Daily Times- Record as follows: “We believe that spring has op- ened up for good, at any rate we are enjoying the best of weather and every one is busy with field work.” Adams county reports farm oper- ations full blast. Vi rs last week from Richland county stated that most of the wheat is in and that the last two weeks have been ideal for farm operations. Seeding operations on farms in the southern tier of North Dakota coun- ties were largely completed April 1, with excellent progress being made all over the state, H. O. Herbrand- son, North Dakota agricultural sta- i ian, reported today. The only delay will be the result of retarded plowing, because much fall plowing could not be done last fall, he said. The supply of farm labor is ade- quate. ‘ | Weather Report ‘| a! ‘ For 24 hours ending, at noon. Temperature at 7 a, mh! AT Highest yesterday 16 Lovest yesterday 43 Lowest last night r | 0 Highest wind vel + 42 WEATHER FOR For Bismarck and vicinity: Partly cloudy to cloudy tonight and Tu day; colder. For North Dakota: Fair in north ‘portion; partly cloudy to cloudy in ight and in southeast por- ER CONDITIONS ric depression, with its Colorado, extéhds from the southern Rocky Mountain region A- barom center over st eastward over and thef the northern Rocky Mountain region. The weather is unsettled throughout the Plains. States and Scattered: pre: occurred in the Rocky ‘The rainfall was im northern “Wyoming and . Fair weath- Mississippi Val- Northwest. ‘Te HeLa gy Te a me- jormal’ throughout, the while elsewhere ses- sonable ter tures provail, LEGION HEAD. WILL ATTEND N.D, MEETING National Commander Drain. To Be on Program:at State Convention presnenens! BIG TWO-DAY SESSION North Dakota Veterans To Meet in Valley City July 8 and 9 (By The Associated Press) Valley City, N. D., April 6.—Na- tional Commander James A. Dri will attend the North Dakota De- partment Convention of the Ameri4 can Legion to be held in Valley City July 8 and 9 according to State Ad- jutant Jack Williams, Fargo, wha was in Valley City today meeting with members of the executive com- mittee of the Edgar A. Fischer Post No. 60. Dates for tha convention were set today. \ Mr. Drain, it was said, will be one of the several national speakers who are to be present during the two days session. Mr. Williams pointed out that 95 active posts in the’ state have al- ready surpassed their membership of the last year and declared that as @ whole legionnaires in North Dakota are showing better spirit this year than at any time before. Department officers anticipate the best convention ever held in the state this year from the standpoint of attendance and activity, he said. Committee appointments have been made by Commander Fred J. Erick- son, of the local post, and the sever- al committee chairman have already commenced work. TAX RETURNS ARE WITHHLED FROM PUBLIC Collectors ‘Ordered to Keep Records From Inspection t Until Further Notice (By The Associated Press) Washington, April revenue collectors have been ordered by commissioner Blair to withhold the new income tax records from public inspection until given further authority from the Internal Revenue Bureau. The tax returns will not be avail- able to the public until after July 1 at the earliest, and treasury officials expect that the constitutionality of newspaper publication of lists will have been determined by the Supreme Court by this time. Commissioner Blair will set a date on which all of the tax books will be opened to public inspection in the event the law is construed to permit it. The internal revenue collector at Kansas :City some days ago made public the tax lists in his district, ut was immediately ‘ordered to close them again. PRAIRIE FIRE NEAR WILTON Haystacks and Minor Farm Buildings Destroyed A prairie fire fanned by the strong galés, raged yesterday afternoon around Wilton, destroying a great number of haystacks and a few minor farm buildings. No loss or injury to human life was reported. The fire extended from Painted] ¢, Woods Lake, almost dug west of Wil- ton, as far north as Washburn, its path varying in width from one to five miles. Starting about noon yes: terday, the fire was not gotten un: der control until about 5:30 last night. Backfiring, plowing, and wet sacks were used by farmers and other, volunteers to fight the flames. People of State .Asked To Observe Birth of Liberty A request for the people of North Dakota to observe the 150th anni- versary of the Battle of Lexington and Concord, which occurs on April by Governor A. @. i statement issued from his office Saturday. The statement follows: “The 160th anniversary of the Bat- tle of Lexington and Concord oc- curs April 19. This event, is one. of importance’ in ‘the ‘history of the United States, -marking as it does the very beginning. of our American Liberty. The ahhiversary is being generally commemorated throughout or nation. e as ‘earnestly request that the peo- ple of North Dakota join in appro- priate patriotic observance of this anniversary, and I urge that special reference to the event be made in the chiirches, and schools of the state.” ‘Mr. and Mys. J. A. old home town on Saturday marck, where théy will make their future home, though G: folks he that old-home ties will. lure}: hom back after a” wh them ‘back ra News and Times. es sin E ile —Grafton .coming year. NAVAL FLYERS WILL EXPLORE IN FAR NORTH U. S. Aviators to Attempt To Bridge Ice Expanses of Arctic Regions FLY TO NORTH POLE Will Seek to Map Mysteries of Area of More Than Million Square Miles (By The Associated Press) Washington, April 6—Naval air- craft will attempt this summer to bridge the vast ice expanses that have so far shut out from human knowledge great regions of the Arc- tic where a supposed continent has long lured the toilsome efforts of man by sleds without an answer to his guess. In an expedition headed by Donald B. MacMillan, who is returning north on his ninth voyage of exploration next June, naval pilots will bring their craft to the avail of man’s struggle to map the mysteries of an area of more than a million square miles between Alaska and the North Pole. Although not a government pro- Ject, the plan has been approved by Secretary Wilbur and endorsed by President Coolidge, and also will have both the financial and scienti- fic backing .of the National Geo- graphic Society. As thus having a private status, and differing in this respect from the project abandoned last year for a polar expedition with the dirigible Shenandoah, the naval pilots to ac- wompany the expedition will be granted an extended leave for the purpose. Of these Commander R, E. Byrd will be one, with the others, of whom there will be at least two or three mechanics, still to be chosen from more than a score of applicants from both the navy and marine corps. Commander Byrd will be in charge of all flight dperations. In charting the unknown regions, as well as the many other scientific undertakings projected, including high altitude temperature and weather observa- tions, Mr. MacMillan believes more can be accomplished with the planes in two months than has been done in the last century. 2 Leaving Wiscasset, Maine, June 15, on a vessel already char- tered, the expedition will make its way along the Labrador and Green- 6.—Internal; land coast, up to Axel Heiburg Land at the northern point of which, pro- bably 520 miles from where the ship will station, to establish an advance flying base. NEW FINANCE PLAN GIVEN 10 CABINET Bill To Be Presented To French Deputies at Session Tuesday (By The Associated Press) Paris, April 6.—Bills providing for an increase in the bank note circu- lation amounting to 4,000,000,000 francs and for a voluntary 10 per cent contribution by capital, were présented to the Cabinet today by M. de Monzie, the new Finance Minis- ter. The Cabinet will meet again to- nigh to finish discussion of these matfers, which, when whipped into final form, will be presented to the Chamber of Deputies tomorrow. It is understood that M. de Monzie will stake confidence in their adoption. The sort of capital levy provided for in the bills will be technically a loan to the state bearing four per it interest. It will be payable in ih or French government securities slightly above market quotations and will be devoted to amortization of the debt. M. de Monzie is determined to re- sort fo a straight capital levy plan only if the proposed measures prove unacceptable. ese measures were debated by the Cabinet for two hours and a half when it was decided to adjourn until tonight, BISMARCK MAN ' "NEW SECRETARY OF DAIRYMEN Devils Lake, N. D., April 6.—H. S. Russell of Mandan was elected pre: dent of the North Dakota Dairyman association at the ¢losing business session of the annual meeting held here Saturday. The association adopted a resolu- tion deeiding to continue with the boys’ and girls’ club work in the state. despite the fact that the state legislature failed to make any appro- priation to cover prizes. About 100 dairymen from all parts of the state, with many visitors from other states, attentied the banquet at the Hotel Greyson which closed the convention. + 0. A. Amundson was named vice- president of the association for the John Huseby of Bis- marck was made secretary and Major Peterson of Minot, treasurer. Directors nimed are: Sam Crabbe of Fargo, Prof. J. R. Dice of the Agri- cnitural college and Franklin Ps of Ex lamilton. Mr. Page is the retir- ing presideng, 5 Few -Arabians sit cross-legged in the market places as of old, but are using folding chairs, a about} 1924, according to an attempt will be made| were sold in th . have protested, 2 One man lost ‘his a bomb biast whi suburb of Pittsburg. Authorities bomb-throwers. FIGURES SHOW | BIG BOOST IN SALE OF CARS Prosperity of North Dakota; Indicated by Many, New Auto Owners Returns pf prosperity to North Dakota is reflected in the great in- crease’in saleg.of automobile passen- ger cara and<trueks this year over ® S.A; Floren, man- ager of the Business “Service Com- pany, who has compiled figures show- ing the sales of new motor cars dur- ing the first three months of both years. In January“19 , 105 passenger cars ate, while in uary 1925, 1,484 were sold. Thirt, four trucks were sold in Janua last year and 126 trucks were. sold in January this year. February auto sales last ing February were 712 cars and 30 trucks. ‘The s ing February this year were 1,119 passenger cars and 117 trucks. fal March\auto sules in 1924 were 1,214 passengeb cars and 54 trucks. The sales during March of this year were 2,820, passenger cars and 255 trucks. DOCTOR FINDS GIRL INSANE Trial to Determine Sanity of “Jazz Baby” Resumed (By The Associated Press) San Francisco, April 6.—Cross ex- amination of Dr. Jau Don Ball, alien- ist defense, was in prospect’ today. when the trial to determine the sanity of Dorothy Ellingson, seventeen year old matricide, was resumed. Dr. Ball already has expressed the opinion that the girl is insane. Defense attorney Walter McGovern said last night that with the final submission of evidence by Dr. Ball, the defense would be prepared to| rest its case. According to Assistant District At- torney Harmon, he will make a short opening statement and then intro- duce the testimony of policemen, jail officials and others who have come into contact with Miss Ellingson. The girl was quoted as having said last night that her “insanity trial is a farce. They are making a monkey out of me,” and that before*the trial is over she is going to insist that the jurors give her # hearing. “I will take the stand whether my attorneys oppose it or not,” the young. defendant is credited with saying, “even if I have to stand up in the open court room and demand Judge Louderback to let me be heard.” ae = Gel Russia | Prepares ‘To Lower Tax on Private Capital (By The Associated Press) Moscow, April _6.—The official Rosta Agency announced today that the government had instructed the finance commissariat to prepare a bill for reduction of taxation on private capital. At the same time the government will take steps to streggthen the position of national commercial firms and promote the activities of cooperative organiza- tions. Ten million rubles are pro- vided in the budget for this purpose. FIGHT -STRICTER LAW ° Tokyo, April 6.—Efforts to amend the anti-radical law of Japan by in- creasing the prjson term for alleg- fe and houses within several blocks were rocked by wrecked the Regent Square schoo! in Swissvale, 4 ‘name, ed radical activities is meeting with strong opposition throughout the country. Many societies, composed mainiy of the intellectual classes, re Se have failed to find a clue to the NDIANS ADOPT COOLIDGE; NAME HIM BEAR RIBS ng on the reservation near Fort Yates, N. D., have adopted President Coolidge into their tribe, ch has given him the name, Bear Ribs, meaning the Indian conception of the chief who originally bore that “a far-seeing, progressive man.” Another honor bestowed up-| on the President is a gift of an In- dian pipe and beaded tobacco bag. President Coolidge was honored by the Indian tribe for giving citizen- ship to the Indians and also “for the| good judgment shown in protecting our property rights by not turning them over to the=Indians without supervision.” GRAND FLEET SAILORS ON | DRESS PARADE, More Than 10,000 Sailors March Through Streets |", of San Francisco sociated Press) ' April 6.—After a night through which the riding lights of the ships of the United States grand fleet flickered like stars in the darkness of San Francisco bay, the personnel of the armada was pre- pared today for its first personal ap-, pearance before its northern Cali- fornia audience, a parade of approxi- mately 10,000 sailors from the Ferry Building up the canyon of color in- t Market Street has been rmed, | An automobile procession of the! 16 flag officers attached to the con- centration will precede the parade. T cession has been so timed that. the reception to be given the officers at the city hall by Mayor James Rolph will conclude shortly» before the end of the parade. This will be reviewed officially at the city hall, The parade is expected to be three miles in length and to be as specta- cular in its way as was the solemn entrance of the 107 ships in a 25 mile long line into the bay yesterday. Po- lice, marines and soldiers also will participate.: The 16 admirals, headed by Admiral Robert E. Coontz, com- mander-in-chief of the fleet, formed the largest body of flag officers that has ever been in San Francisco at one time. Following the parade the sailors{ will engage in fleet baseball cham- pionship competition at Ewing Field and the Golden Gate park diamonds. { Social activities for the officers begin at noon when the admirals} will be the guest of former United States Senator James D. Phelan at luncheon at the Bohemian Club and the other senior officers will be the guests of the Optimist Club at lunch- eon.’ CONTRACT LET FOR HIGHWAY IN PIERCE COUNTY The contract for Federal Aid Proj- ect 204-B was let to Schultz Broth- ers of Bowbells, N. D., by the county commissioners of Pierce county at a regular letting at Rugby, county seat of Pierce county, on April 3, accord- ing to A. D. McKinnon, project engi- neer for the state highway commis- sion, who was here today attending a meeting of the state highway com- mission. The project leads from a point nine miles south of Rugby to Balta, The bid on which the contract Idocketed by the state r FOUR KILLED, MANY INJURED IN BIG STORM Great Property Damage Done By Twister Which Swoops From Everglades BUILDINGS DEMOLISHED Houses Splintered and Big Trees Snapped From Roots in Miami District (By The Associated Press) Miami, Fla,, April 6.——Four per- sons were dead here today and 23 others were in hospitals, the toll of the tornado which swooped erratical- ly from the Everglades yesterday and left $150,000 property damage when it vanished over the Atlantic. The bulk of the damage was done at the White Belt Dairy, six miles west of here. where Mrs, Mathilda Schultz was killed, several injured and six buildings demolished before the twister rose to strike again at the Westgood Inn, a roadhouse near Little River. : Two died there and several others were injured. A mile and_a half further on_ it pounced on Elizabeth Park. Ten houses were splintered there and thence it bounded along irregularly, swooping to snap trees from their roots, lift a house and barn from foundations, toy with them, and de- posit them in a field a quarter of a mile away. Several homes were de- molished in Biscayne Park before the tornado headed seaward, leaving sev- eral hundred homeless. FOUR CASES DOCKETED BY COMMISSION Case of Mandan Electric Co. to Issue 1,000 Shares of Common Steck Settled Thirteen formal cases have been way com- mission since issuance of the last bulletin, says the new bulletin made public today. Four informal cases have been placed on the docket. Twenty four cases were settled since the last bulletin. Among the settled cases is the ap- plication of the Mandan Electric company to issue 1,000 shares of common stock, The original appli- cation was enlarged by the commis- sion to include an investigation of the company’s rates and prac- tices. After hearings and investigations, the commission approved the issu- lance of the stock, The commission also issued orders reducing general lighting and power rates and chang- g the rate structure. A “‘series of discriminatory rates that had been built up during the progress of util- ity” were eliminated, according to the bulletin. Decision was rendered March 23 approving the application of the Ot- ter Tail Power company for approv- al of the route and specifications for an electric power transmission line from Enderlin to Casselton and Jamestown. The application made by J. H. Rich- ardson, of Devils Lake, to sell part of his motor vehicle business to Clarence H. Smith, was approved by the commission on the same date, ac- cording to the bulletin. Sale of the electric properties in Garrison, Drake and Anamoose, to J. M. Campbell, Jr., was approved. Ed- win Rupp, T. E. Sleight and the An- amoose Electric company, respect- ively, were the previous owners of the power properties, which the com- mission believes will better benefit the public under the consolidation of interests. The bulletin also announced that following informal © action by the state rail_ commission the Great Northern, Farmers Grain and_Ship- ping, Soo Line and Northern Pacific tailways published a reduced rate on emigrant movables, in car loads, be- tween points in the state. The rates were reduced one cent per hundred pounds on a shipment moving 25 miles and increasing‘ reductions were made up to 350 mile shipments which were reduced 19% cents per hundred pounds. Lignite coal loadings for the month of February as compared to the same month in 1924 were announced in the bulletin, as follows: Interstate shipments, 1925, 7,459 tons; 1924, 9,310 tons. Intrastate shipments, 1925, 83,768 tons; 1924, 67,410 tons. yer) U. S. Capitalists To Establish Air Routes in Mexico (By The Associated Press) Mexico City, April 6—A conces- sion is being sought by a group of unnamed North American capitalists for the establishment of 14 passeng- Ge airplane routes in Mexico. It was the concession thoriti was awarded galled for a total sum of $31,143.18. The contract for the dal a of ‘eared Aid Project 204, a roi ginning at Prejeet 204-B, will be let on Mey 1. . Mr. McKinnon left today to inspect. the route from Parshall to Elbowoods fand to meet with the MeKenzie coun- ty commissioners: tomorrow, DRESS, April 6.—The dress Mi leman formerly of the Zieg- feld Follies, is wearing in the Mou- lin Rouge revue cost about It is made of pure gold mesh. said to be the most worn in a European tevu