The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 2, 1925, Page 1

q 7 LL WEATHER FORECASTS For Bismarck and vicinity: Fair tonight and Sunday. ESTABLISHED 1873 TWO MODERN BUILDINGS T0 BE ERECTED Plans Being Prepared For New Office Structure and Big Garage HOUSES GOING UP Building Costs Less Now Than At Any Time Since 1920 Announcement was made today by E. A. Hughes that he will erect two modern buildings in the business dis- trict of Bismarck this year, Plans are now being prepared for a building on the lot at the north- west corner of Second and Broadway streets for a two-story brick office building. The building, which will be fireproof and modern in every de-| tail, will be 65 by 75 feet and will be | erected at a cost of approximately | $30,000. The building will be for the exclusive use of the Hughes Electric company. Excavating will! start within a few weeks. | Mr. Hughes will erect a modern, one-story garage guilding on Fourth} street, on the lot nowth of the Lahr| Motor Sales company building. The garage building will be 60 by 150 feet and will be occupied by the Lahr| company. Work on the structure! will be started in a few weeks, Report was made today of the salé! of the lot at the northwest corner of} Main and Seventh streets to R. C.| Rosen for $10,000. Mr. Rosen expects; to erect a garage building on the] property. Lumber dealers report that about 50 residences will be erected here this spring and summer. Work oni some houses has already been started and the work on others will be un-| derway within a few weeks. ' A residence costing $9,000 to con-j struct in 1920 will cost $1,000 less; than that, or $8,000, this year. The! same house would have cost only; $4,000 in 1913. This is » summing up of the re- sults of a survey made in building costs “here; and ehows that those who build now are doing so at a price which {s reasonable for present-day! building, according to the leading building firms of the city. The pre- war price, which is only 60 per cent of the present price, cannot be taken seriously into consideration, they sav, as it is doubtful if the dollar will ever come back to pre-war levels and lumber of all kinds is getting! terest taken in the activities of the; city. serree. The significant thing is that since the peak, which was reached in 1920, prices have dropped so that that peak was 12 1-2 per cent higher than at present. This, contractors feel, i thé result of the stabilizing influenc which has been felt throughout the entire trade, and is an accurate mea- sure of the poorer value of building construction. Building activity continued in the past week as it has been in the past month or two, Builders express sur-| prise and gratification at the even| flow of business. CONVICT FACES | PRISON TERM | FOR KIDNAPING Middlebury, Vt. May 2.— Earl Woodward, ex-convict and farm laborer, who was captured in South Brookfield yesterday with eleven year old Lucille Chatterton, his em- leyer’s daughter, will be arraigned in the municipal court here today. The formal charge against him is that of kidnaping a minor under sixteen years of age, a felony under } Vermont law with malty of not | more than twenty years in prison or | a $10,000 fine, or both. Yesterday armed posses on Wood- ward’s, trail were under orders to shoot to kill. Today the high ftel- ing against him has been dissipated by the reports that Lucille Chatter- ton has pleaded for him, declaring; that Woodward was helping her to escape from abuse at the hands of | her father, Walter Chatterton of Granville. f” Weather Report | o —* For 24 hours.endjng at noon. : Temperature at 7 a. m. Highest ‘yesterday Lowest yesterday ... Lowest last night .. Precipitation Highest wind velocity WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: Fair tonight and Sunday. Not much change in temperature. For North Dakota: Fair tonight and Sunday. Slightly cooler in north- east portion. ’ WEATHER CO) A slight barometric ssion ex- tends over the\Plains States and a high pressure atea is centered on the north Pacific coast. Cold wea- ther prevails over the Great Lakes region and Mississippi Valley and peratures pfeveil over e weather is generally fair in all sections. A ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Official ‘in charge BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1925 BIG PAVING PROJECT IS APPR KILLER OF EIGHT /)QCTOR LURED |TORTURE FAILS TO MAKE AGED WAR HERO GIVE INFORMATION TO THUGS Mrs. of 28, Dannenborg, Neb., has confessed te the poisoning of eight persons, in- cluding two of her own children and her first husband. Emmanuel Sorensen, U.S. HIGHWAY SYSTEM WILL BE DESIGNATED North Dakota Representative at Naticnal Conference Makes Report The transcontinental highway sys- tem will be designated and marked by the state and federal governments in the near future as a result of the meeting of the Joint Board on inter- state Highways held in Washington on April 20 and 21, according. to Ormanzo A. Brown, of Dickinson, former member of the North Dakota state highway commission, who at- tended the. meeting and made his report to W. G. Black, chief engineer and secretary of the state highway commission, this morning. The meet- ing was attended by officials of the Federal Bureau of Public Roads and officials of the various state high- way departmenss. Mr. Brown was appointed to act on the Joint Board of Interstate Highways by Howard M. Gore, former secretary of agricul- ture, who called the Washington con-. ference. TO HIS DEATH BY GANGSTERS Louis Physician Found Slain Near Campus of Big University St. BULLET IN BRAIN Figured in Many Brawls and Threatened With Death By Bandit Gang (By The Associated Press) St. Louis, May 2.—City detectives and county deputies combined forces here today in an attempt to solve the mystery surrounding the death of Dr. William A. Dillon, 46, whose body still warm and with a bullet in the brain was found yesterday on Francis Field, Washington University stadium. Investigators were working on the theory that Dr. Dillon had been lur- ed to death at the field, the possibi- lity of the body having been car- ried there after the crime or that death had been self-inflicted. Dr. Dillon was not connected with Washington University. A tip was followed that Dr. Dillon had recently treated a Hoganite, a member of the gang opposed by the Eagan “Rats”, another bandit group. “I'm going to get you,” a telephone operator at a hotel where the slain surgeon resided quoted an unknown man in conversation with Dillon. Dr. Dillon had figured in many brawls during the 24 years he prac- tised medicine here. Once he was charged with performing an illegal operation but was not convicted. Dur- ing his student days he was known as an athlete of prowess at both St. Louis universities. His wife divore- ed him two years ago. PARENTS FEAR MAN IS SLAIN Former Jamestown Resident Disappears From Home (By The Associated Press) Jamestown, May 2.—No further word has been received by relatives The willingness of the highwaysjhere as to the whereabouts of W. officials in various states to cooper-,C. Pugh of Portland, Oregon, who ate in this work and the,intense in-|on April 10 disappeared from that Mr. Pugh is the son of Mrs. Joint Board promises an early de-|Robert Pugh of Jamestown and for- signation of an adequate system of transcontinental highways, accord- ing to Mr. Brown. In commenting upon the plan to be followed in de- ignating and marking this trans- ontinental system, Mr. Brown stressed the fact that this was a na- tional movement for the convenience of the driving public of all the states. This board is asking for suggestions and comments from the various states and the asgjstance and cooperation of all the states is expected. This, Mr. Brown continu- ed, was the general concensus of opinion of the Joint Board at its re- cent meeting. According to Mr. Brown, th¢ plan to be followed, is substantially this: The country has been divided into groups of states. Each group, be- ginning with the Pacific Coast states, will hold a meeting at some central point, at which the highways sui able. for inclusion in the transcon- tinental system will be designated. Highway official of all the states interested and of the Federal Bur- eau have been invited to attend these group meetings. Each group at its meeting will have before it the pro- posed system of the next preceding group or groups and will designate its own highways sovas to connect with this system in such a manner as best to insure a uniform and well coordinated transcontinental system, so that tourists from any part of the nation wishing to cross the con- tinent may do so with the least pos- sible delay and inc8nvenience by fol- lowing the same route marker prac- tically the entire distance. A dis- tinctive marker for use on the trans- continental system was tentatively adopted by the Joint Board and re- ferred to, the highway departments of all the states for their approval. The Joint Board also approved’ the recommendation of the American As- sociation of State Highway Officials regarding precautional and direc- tional’ signs and recommended that such a system of highway marking be adopted by all the states. It is worthy of note that this is substan- tially. the system now used in mark- ing ‘state highways in North Dako- t The regional meeting of the group of states in which North Dakota is located will be held in Kansas City on May 27 of this year. . PRESERVE WINDMILLS The Hague, May 2.—Holland is to keep its thousands of windmills and restore its carillion concerts of form- er days. Because of the threatened destruction of many of the windmills by industrial plants, a society, known as the Dutch Mills, induced the government to issue an order prohibiting the demolition of any| windmills. The society also is seek- ing to restore many of the famous bells, merly of Casselton and a brother of Mrs, G. Golseth of this city and Mrs. H, J. Bjerke of Valley City and formerly of Bismarck. Foul play is suspected. Mr, Pugh had won a $2500 prize for selling the most films in the United States for the Exhibitors L. N, T. Film Co., and disappeared on the night when the announcement was made. He was driving a new Essex coach when he disappeared. He did not have the priae money on his person, but it was later received from the com- pany by his wife. His family for- merly resided here. ALL SEAPLANE ENDURANCE RECORDS FALL (By The Associated Press) Philadelphia, May 2.—After having flown without stopping for 28 hours and 36 minutes, the naval seaplane PN-9, landed at the navy yard at 2:58 p. m. today. During the flight, which smashed all seaplane endurance records, ob- servers stated a distance was cover- ed greater than that of the intended flight of the PN-9 from San Diego to Honolulu. The plane was piloted by Lieut. Kyle, and C. H. Schlidauer, with Capt. L. M. Woolson and Charles Sutter as mechanics. An average speed of 80 miles an hour was maintained. At the start of the flight the big plane’s tanks were filled with 1,300 gallons of gas- oline and she carried 150 gallons of oil. HEBRON VICTOR IN SEMI-FINAL STATE DEBATE Hebron, N. D., May 2.—Hebron high school debaters won a 3 to 2 decision over the Reynolds team in the semi-final contest in the state high school debates here last eve- ning. The winners upheld the neg- ative of the subject: “Resolved that the raiJroad should be owned and operated by the federal government.” The Hebron team was composed of Paul Schweigert, Marie Balough and Kraenzel the Reynolds of John Hennessy, Hildegard Berthold and Marian Ostlie. The judges were Justice Sveinbjorn John- son of the state supreme court, E. J. Taylor, state law, librarian, Superin- tendent P. S. Berg of the Dickinson public schools, Superintendent J. G. Gould of Mandan and Attorney T. F. Murtha of Dickinson, In Lapland, when.a daughter is born, her father presents her with a reindeer. The progepy. of this ani- mal is her only fortune. . (By The Associated Press) Mexico City, May 2.—General Fran- cisco Romero, retired, a veteran of the old federal army and member of one of the wealthiest families Mexico, withstood torture when rob- bers last Wednesday night endeavor- ed to force from him the compina- in {tion of his safe, it is learned. The criminals, eight in number, ‘entered the Romero home two blocks from the city jall, bound and gagged two servants and then confronted the STATE INCOME TAX GREATER THAN IN 1924 State income taxes assessed on May 1, 1925 totaled approximately $377,000, it was shown in the first official figures of the year given out yesterday. Of this amount only $133,000 remains unpaid. Many corporations in North Da- kota do not report until July, when their fiscal year ends. -The total in- come tax for the year will be about $450,000. Last year, the total income tax returns in the state amounted . to $336,000. SUGAR BEET SRED GIVEN 0 FARMERS Crop To Be Thoroughly Test- ed in Burleigh County This Season Farmers of Burleigh county are anxious to plant sugar beet seed in experimental plots and are cooper- ating with the Bismarck Association of Commerce in testing the soil for the growing of sugar beets, accord- ing to the members of the commit- tee who have been distributing the seed this week. The committee re- ports splendid cooperation from ev- ery farmer they have culled’ upon. The Association of Commerce com- mittee has been unable to see every farmer in the county and those who have not been called upon may se- cure seed by calling at the Associ: ; tion office in this city. The com- mittee members are anxious for every farmer to have seed in order that sugar beets may be tested out in all sections of the county. Booklets explaining the planting and cultivation of sugar beets have been distributed with the seed. According to reports from Man- dan, about 150 acres in Morton coun- ty will be planted to sugar beets this season, J. M. Devine, commissioner of agriculture, returned from Wishek today where he was called yester- day to explain the sugar beet pro- position to farmers of that district. He reported today that 50 pounds of seed in one-pound packages were distributed to Wishek farmers who will plant small experimental plots this year. The farmers of that sec- tion were so anxious to secure the seed that there was not enough to go around, Mr. Devine said. The sugar beet seed-should be in the ground by next week, according to information given to the farmers of Burleigh county. BISMARCK BOY NAMED LEADER OF FRATERNITY Grand Forks, N. D., May 2. Charles Burke of Bismarck, was elected president of Sigma Delta Chi, national professional journalis- tie fraternity at the state universi- ty, at its annual meeting to elect officers, The following men were chosen to fill the other offices: Ralph Curry, Jamestown, vice president; Lyle Webster, Webster, treasurer; Glenn Parson, Red Lake Falls, Minn., Quill correspondent; and Edward Thomp- son, St. Thomas, secretary. Maurice Ryan of Grand Forks is the retiring president. ‘ i LAW TESTED IN SUPREME COURT APPEAL North Dakota’s law providing that a jury in a civil case may reach a verdict on a five-sixth majority if a verdict is not returned @ unani- mous vote after 12 hours of delib- eration, will be tested in the supreme court in an appeal filed yesterday. The appeal is from a verdict in the Cass county district court in which Joseph A. Power recovered the alleged balance due.from Fred Williams on the purchase price of tract of land. Williams appealed the case to the supreme court on the grounds that the verdict did not represent the unanimous decision of the 12 mem- bers of the jury. HIGHWAY APPOINTMENT. inson of Towner hes been appointed “superintendent of equipment ‘the highway depart- ment.’ He assumed his duties yes- ) wae ‘géneral. When he smiled at their leveled guns and refused to give the gapblaat isn of the safe they seized hin and igniting pages torn from a bgok applied the flames to his bare feet. . The old fighter still refused to yield. The robbers then brought in his sister to witness the torture, and she fearing they would kill him, gave the desired information, The rob- bers rifled the safe and escaped with the family jewels estimated to be worth $13,000. FEWER DIVIDE COUNTY FARMS ARE OCCUPIED Land Values Decrease, United States Farm Census Report Shows The number of farms and the amount of land occupied by farms in Divide County, North Dakota, are materially less in 1925 than they were in 1920, according to the pre- liminary report of the United States Census for this county. Land values have decreased in 5 years from $31.55 per acre, including buildings, to $24.19 in 1925. While the total num- ber of farms has decreased, the num- ber of tenant farms has increased from 229 to 346, or an increase of 51 percent, according to calculations | made from the census reports by Rex E, Willard, Farm Economist at the North Dakota Agricultural Col- lege. The aggregate acreage of wheat in Divide County was 2 percent less in 1925 than in 1920, but because of the reduced number of farms this reduc- tion does not hold true of each in- dividual farm, there being 14 acres more of wheat on each farm in this county in 1924 than 5 years ago. Barley shows an increase, both for the county as a whole and per farm, and flax has increased 22 acres per farm so that on the average in 1924, there was 37 acres of this crop per farm. Of the crop land, wheat occupied 58 percent in 1924, oats 12 percent, flax 16 percent, and barley and rye each 2 percent. Hay occupied 8 per- cent of the crop land. The average size of farm increased from 395 acres in 1920 to 406 acres in 1925, and crops occupied 57 per- cent of the farm land. There was a total reduction of horses in the county, although there were the same number per farm on January 1, 1925, as in 1920. Cattle increased from an average of 10 head per farm to 12 head per farm in 6 years, Likewise, hogs increased from 3 head to 5 head in the same period. i In 1925 there was one work horse for each 27 acres of crop land in Divide County. This is considerably less acres for each horse than is nec- essary for the operation of farms of this type, indicating that there is some surplus of horses, according to Mr. Willard, In 1920, 86 percent of the farm! operators were owners, while in 1925, 76 percent were owners; 24 Percent of all farms at present are occupied by tenants in this county. A comparison of. these facts with those of 1910 indicate a big increase in the number of farms from 1910 to 1920, there being 961 farms in the county on the earlier date. Land values advanced from slightly less than $17 per acre in 1910, to nearly $32 per acre in 1920. Of the total land area of the county only 32 per- cent was occupied by farms in 1910, 80 percent in 1920, and 71 percent in 1925. In 1910 the average size of farm in Divide Gounty was 268 acres and gradually increased in size to the Present time. Nearly all of the farms were operated by owners in 1910, In this year the six leading crops of wheat, oats, barley, rye, flax and hay occupied 121 acres per farm, While in 1920 they occupied 217 acres Per farm, and in 1925, 227 acres per farm. In 1910 there were 5 horses per farm compared to 9 at the present time and 6 head of cattle compared to 12 at the present time. There Was an average of only one hog per farm 15 years ago. MANDAN GOES OVER TOP IN LEGION DRIVE (By The Associated Pre: Mandan, N. D., May 2—The Man- dan drive for its quota of $885 in the Legion endowment fund went over the top doubly yesterday. In two hours the quota had been exceeded and indications were today that more than $1,300 would be forwarded to the state campaign committee when the straggling subscriptions are end- ed. ‘ HOPE CHESTS PASSE London, May 2.—Modern girls mar- ty after such short engagements that very few of them now have hope chests, an investigation by a Lon- don newspaper reveals. In 1860 every first-class hote) ‘in New York advertised that it had one bath tub—not for every room but for the entire hotel, POLICE HOLD FIVE MEN IN GARY MURDER Authorities Against Blank | Wall in Attempt to Solve Mystery NEW ANGLE TAKE | Slain Girl May Be Missing i Wife of Young Fort | | | | Wayne Resident (By The Associated Press) Gary, Ind., May 2.—Five men were ‘held here and in Chicago today in connection with the mystery of the burned and maimed body of a young woman found Sunday near here, but | questioning them failed to pierce materially the blank wall against {which investigators found themselves jafter a week of effort. | The belief, at first positive, that \the woman was Mrs. Josephine De- sidario, 21 year old mother of three childrtn, which wavered yesterday jwas further shaken tod when jJames A. Brown, Fort Wayne, Ind., said the body resembled his miss niece, Mrs. Mabel Wahle Miller, |formerly at Fort Wayne. Brown with Samuel Jackson, Allen County Indiana, prosecutor and Sam- uel Immel, Fort Wayne Deputy sher- iff, caused the detention in Chicago of Ellsworth C. Miller, husband of Brown's niece. The uncle told the police that Miller and his wife were married two years ago in Cedar Rap- was trouble between them. i jhad worn shoes similar to the ones found neay the body. Miller admit- and said she had threatened to shoot him. He told questioners she had left Chicago April 6 in an automo- bile to go to Fort Wayne and since he had not heard from her. | Three other men, taken in Chicago, were Fred and Harr; Desidario, brothers of Louis Desidario, husband of Josephine, and Claude A. Ferini, their cousin. They were. brought ‘here for questioning. EUROPE QUIET | ON MAY DAY: Observance Activities Con- fined to Parades and Mass Meetings (By The Associated Press) London, May 2.—May day appears to be losing, if not its one time im- portance as a labor festival, at least its reputation for disorderly demon- strations by the working classes. Advices from all the great capitals of Europe are to the effect that May day passed quietly and almost entirely without disorders, although everywhere demonstrations of more or less importance were held, some lof them of an imposing character. What chiefly distinguished yester- day from other May days was the almost complete absence of strikes. days used to be quite a common as- Pect of the May day demonstrations, which nowadays are generally con- Some variation had been anticipat- ed yesterday arising from the sup- posed strong feeling aroused in Germany by the election of Field Marshal von Hindenburg as _pres- ident of the republic. It had been predicted in some quarters that ad- vantage would be taken of the holi- day to give public expression to passed off quietly in Germany and even in Cologne, where opposition to | Yon Hindenburg is known to be Strong, no disorders occurred, al- a@ Communistic aspect. N. D. CITIES MAY SECURE WORLD | ieee Big guns which were used by the {German armies against the Allies | during the world war but which were {captured by United States troops and brought back across the Atlantic as trophies, may be obtained soon by North Dakota cities. The Federal government, under an ;act of congress ‘approved June 7, 1924, has alloted guns and other war trophies to the various states on the basis of the number of soldiers contributed to the U. S. forces dur- ing the war. North Dakota, comes in for a generous share. Plans for distributing the trophies here will be worked out by, a com- mittee. Communities applying for any of the trophies will be required to pay the cost of transportation, North Dakota will be required to vance the cost of shipping the guns from the army warehouses. BABY BORN ON SUBWAY Paris, May 2—A strong, healthy| baby boy was born to Mme. Marie Collet, 22, in a subway train here. ids, Iowa, and that there frequently | Mrs, Miller, Brown told the policer| ted he and his wife had quarreled! NO DISORDERS: The twenty-four hour strike in past j fined to parades and mass meetings. ! these alleged feelings, but everything | though the huge demonstration bore | WAR TROPHIES | ae FOR MOTHERS i | | | | \ | 1 \ \ | | Mothers have been neglected in {college life believes Alberta Johnson, IMt. Horeb, Wis., who is heading a |movement for the establishment of a | Mothers at all universities. The ‘first celebration of this kind will be iheld at the University of Wisconsin May | | ~~. OOOO FIVE GO DOWN WITH STEAMER _ NEAR HALIFAX | {Three Ships Sink and One Big Vessel in Danger; Wind Sweeps Coast 1 (By Th ssoc d Press) Halifax, May 2.—The North |Atlantic heavily mantled with fog and lashed by driving easterly wind and rain has taken a toll of two steamers and one three sted schooner Thursday afternoon. The crew of one of the steamers at last reports, still was in jimminent danger. One woman, the wife of the cap- |tain, and four members of the crew of the schooner Cape D’Or lost their lives off Sambro lightship Thursday night, when the steamer sank after being rammed by the steamer Clack- amas. Two other vessels, the Norwegian mer Moldegaard, and the steamer were ashore and were certain total losses because of the {heavy seas off the coast. The crew of the Moldegaard were in danger of perishing since jto b on account of their ability to launch boats. The crew of the Azov were rescued by the wrecking steamer Ocean Eagle. Sinking of the schooner Cape D'Or did not become known until the Clackamas put into this port yester- Captain Wilkie and some mem- rs of the schooners crew were res- cued but the captain’s wife and four members of the crew were drowned. i Mrs. Wilkie’s body was recovered. TWO SCHOOLS | SHARE HONORS Underwood and Washburn High Schools shared honors last evening jin the McLean county declamatory j contest held at Cole Harbor, in which all the high schools.of the county had entries. In the county musical con- jtest held during the afternoon, Wil- ton won first place and Turtle Lake | second. The declamatory contest was in two sections, one for girls and one for boys. In the girls’ division, Miss Lenora Sayler of Underwood won {first place by the unanimous deci- sion of the judges. Her subject was “The Only Way,” by Dickens, Miss Gladys Melick of Washbyrn took sec- jond place with “The Promise” by | Donnell. Washburn came off first with a unanimous decision of the judges in ; the boys’ section, Lloyd Williams de- Underwood and Washburn ; Win in McLean County. | Meet j claiming “The Spirit of Gettysburg,” {by Woodrow Wilson. Norbert Gra. jbinger of “Underwood won second place on the subject, “Toussaint L’Overature,” by Phillips, Judges in the declamatory contest were Mrs. R. E. Wenzel, Mrs. Olson and C. E. Pickles, all of Bismarck. In the McLean county musical con- test held in the afternoon, Washburn, | Underwdod, Cole Harbor, Wilton, Turtle Lake, and Garrison, had entries in the various event includ- ing glee clubs, choruses, solos, ete., j Wilton winning first place and Tur- tle Lake, second.. Mrs. Frank Barnes and Miss Mar- ‘jorie Best of Bismarck, and Prof. Mounce of the Minot Normal School, were judges in the musical contest. “WOMEN SHOULD WORK” London, May 2.—“Men can no longer afford to maintain women in idleness, and for women to go out and earn their living is not only a necessity but & healthy thing,” said Mrs. Phillip Snowden, wife of the labor leader, in a speech at Chelsea |recently. in-! wars THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [foam PRICE FIVE CENTS OVED {PRISON ROAD TO BE PAVED THIS SPRING State To Lay Concrete on Highway From Bismarck To Penitentiary USE CONVICT LABOR Plan of Highway Commission Means Big Saving To Taxpayers of City Gov. A. G. Sorlie and his fellow members of the State Highway Com- mission today announed a plan to Pave with concrete the road east to the State Penitentiary connecting with the National Parks Highway eli- minating grade crossings and straightening out the curves making a direct.route into Bismarck over pavement some two miles or so in length. It is planned also under the same scheme to pave to the state cap- itol from the end of the Bismarck city pavement at Sixth street. Under a statute introduced by Co. C. B. Little when he was in the state senate the work will be done by con- vict labor. Engineers of the State Highway Commission will draw the plans and direct the work which will eliminate the 10 per cent engineering commissions and a royalty upon bitu- lithic under the original plan spon- sored and promoted by City Engin- eer Atkinson. This plan will save considerable money for the taxpayers of Bismarck, Burleigh county and the state. At- torney General Shafer has been in correspondence with the Bureau of Public Roads and the federal govern- ment will participate. With the state furnishing the labor and en- gineering services, the cost of the improvement will be much less than was proposed when bids were sub- mitted. Under the original plan the im- provement would have cost in the neighborhood of $125,000 or $40,000 more than a similar stretch of e- ment between ihe Missouri-Bismarck Mandan bridge and the city limits of Mandan. The statute under which the state will proceed provides that convict labor can be used on the penitentiary road and the road between Bismarck and Fort Lincoln. Using convict labor also on the Capitol grounds is permissible so that the small stretch of pavement between Sixth street and the capi- tol building can be done easily. Gov. Sorlie has been at work upon the project in conjunction with the highway commission for several weeks. Objection to the original pro- ject for paving the penitentiary road chiefly centered upon the commission for engineering services and the kind of pavement proposed for the highway. Another improvement planned is to eliminate the street car on Fourth and Main streets and pave between the tracks, working out some system of motor transportation to the state capitol. AUTO CARAVAN TO CARRY K. C. ON BOOSTER TRIP An automobile caravan of Bismarck Knights of Columbus, headed by S Mary’s School band of 24 pieces, will leave at 8 a. m. tomorrow for get- together meetings with Knights of Columbus in Strasburg, Linton and Hazelton. About 50 members of the Bismarck lodge will make the trip in ten auto- mobiles. A bus will carry the St. Mary's band. The caravan will leave the St. Mary's school and go to Strasburg where dinner will be served and a meeting held. The Knights will re- turn by way of Linton and Hazelton and meetings will be held in those places, REYNOLDS NAMED PRESIDENT OF SCIENCE SOCIETY (By The Associated Pres; Grand Forks, May 2:—Prof,'®. S, Reynolds of the State Agricultural College, Fargo, was elected president of the North Dakota Academy of Science here this afternoon. Other officers are Prof. J. G. Sinclair of the University, vice-president; Dr. G. E. Abbott of. the State Univer: ty, re-elected 4 secretary-treasure H. L. Balley of Fargo and Prof. P. Dove of Grang Forks members of the executive committee. It was voted to take steps for af- filiating the North Dakota organiza- tion with the National Academy for Advancement of Science. The or- ganization meets next year at the Agricultural College at Fargo. INFORMATION COPS Berlin, May 2.—A squad of special Police with white armbands is now ‘on duty in Berlin streets to give in- formation to foreigners. Each one of the squad must ve able to speak three language: More than. 100,000. visitors regis- tered at Lincoin’s tomb at Spring- field, TlL., last year. , : a