The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 24, 1926, Page 1

‘ ’ b ’ 4 WEATHER FORECASTS Fair tonight and Sunday; slightly warmer Sunday. ESTABLISHED 1873 —_—_———_ SEVERAL | THREE RELIEF BILLS WILL BE REPORTED SOON House Agriculture Committee Completes Work on Sur- plus Crop Meas» 2s HAUGEN BILL AMENDED Tincher Measure Somewhat Altered—Cartis-Aswell Bill Left Unchanged Washington, April 24.—UP)—The ‘ house agriculture committee co! ed its work on surplus crop rel measures early today, after a oe night session. It plans to repor' three of them next week without recommendations and let the house take its elvice. The Haugen bill will go to the house with two major amendments, One defers for two years application of the equalization fee provision ad- vocated by corn belt leaders to pro- vide a fund for marketing surpluses. ‘The other increases from $250,000,000 to $375,000,000 the appropriation for a revolving fund. Losses during the first two years incurred in. assuring the farmer of the world price for his surplus plus the amount of import duties on the commodity would be borne by the treasury. Longer Term Provided The Tincher credit measure back- ed by Secretary Jardine, was amend- ed by the committee to eliminate a provision giving the proposed farm marketing commission authgrity to issue debenture to the extent of 10 times its initial revolving fund of $100,000,000. Terms of credit extend- ed to cooperative marketing associa- tions, originallyeset at 20 years, also would be extended to 33 years. The Curtis-Aswell commodity nér- keting bill, the third of the se: the committee has decided to report, as left unchanged. It calls for only mall appropriation to provide ad- istrative funds to effect wstab- lishment of nwide commodity marketing associations with local or sectional subdivisions, all to be financed by the producers. Representative Oldfield of Arkan- sas, chairman of the Democratic con- gressional campaign committee, has appointed’ a special group of that party in the house from agricultuval regions’ to work out a program for their -gelleagues in the approachi Early i Se etek ANTEC BAL * aprons aide ag: coun by duck. ands 1 Ripon ape ad ng k spite slight damage caused by« wim COME, BRING YOUR MONEY. THE IMPERIAL VALLEY. A BETTER SAHARA. THE ENCHANTED MESA. BY ARTHUR BRISBANE. “Copyright, 1926) Arizona, April 21st, 1926.—~ written at the end of a 300- trip through Southern California les in an automobile Yu This me from Los Anj with the top you should ge One ii m i jown. In all countries ‘ace the sky, as well as the earth, @ as magnificent as the other. rough San Rer- on through the Valley to the lit- fornia’s southern tle Sal d, where h mountain: ond. pea Solorade Ada sh st the boundaries of whe: a Mexico, California and Arizona meet. To see the African Sahara with im- provements, while seeing America first, make this trip. At the end of a 300-mile run.you bump for miles over a rough..plank road laid scros: the shifting mountains of | san Wight feet wide is the road. And if in the sien iane you frive off there you Hi Sahl help som a Tay Be ai a ject stom ac! the hy 2m, so hurry. No time or oa to describe anything in detail. ch of the 300 miles should have at egst one column all to itself, The distant mountains are covered with snow, gigantic trucks with heavy trailers thundering along carrying each twenty tons of alfalfa to the Los Angeles*,market, over hundreds thsol of miles of seuding partes, var crete roads, in ing a wonderfu' long stretch beside the Salton Sea. It is a countgy in which, fertile val- leys have been made ‘from dead descrt. Hundreds of thousands of desert acres have been changed by water, from the ‘Colorado, into the marvelous fertility of the Imperial ~Yalley. ; i —_— Not to know this Pacific coast from Send to end is not to know your own “country. Come out here. If you “ever go back it. will be to gather up } your assets and bring them back with you. ie ar r Secretary Work will be-in this ‘thriving town ext Sunday. He, President Coolidge, and the whole nation may be proud of thé work that the interior department has done all through this region. Wonderful irri- gation projects are now actually in working order and the department rules. enable the little man ». to buy “his twenty or forty perfect acres with water sup- plied, perfect title from Uncle Sam Yor easy pdymentes, and arrangements to reserve the land for the man thet wants to live work it. No big cancern can bhle it up and specu- late at the little’ man’s expense.: of oly Fvery man will be interested fn re- ¢ sa Injured Man Has Excellent Chance of Full Recovery Mandan, N. D., April 24—(AP)—Al- though he suffered a half dozen broken ribs on his right side, one of which punctured his right lung, and a fracture of the pelvic bone, Fred H. Marshall, Huron, S. D., traveling: salesman injured in a grade crossing smash at Breien, N. D., a week ago today, now has excellent chances of recoyery unless unforeseen complica- tions develop, his physician declared todgy. A turn for the better develop- ed yesterday and his physical condi- tion is excellent. RAINFALL WAS “STIGHT HELP 10 THE CROPS. Practically All the Wheat Will Be in the Ground With- in Another Week Slight improvement in crop and seeding conditions were reported | from most of the Slope today as the] result of the rainfall yesterd Only five hundredths of an inch of mositure fell, weather bureau records show, but officials at the state de- partment of agriculture were of opinion that it was slightly benefic making the cround easier to x and thereby aiding in the planti ‘Another week will see practically all of the wheat in the ground, re- | e 1, ork ports indicate, and farmers will then!” be able to turn their attention planting corn and other crops. to Jamestown, N, D., April 24—(AP). Seeding is about 50 per cent done in this district with conditions consid- ered very favorable although the season has been very dry. Early sown wheat is sprouting but as yet few patches are reported above the ground. A slight rain during Friday | night barely settled the dust, but help to make the wheat shoots appear.! D., April g in Northeastern North Dakota is probably from 75 per cent to 85 per cent complete, with re- | ports from several sections that the i sto be ing well. night's (AP, Friday benefit throughout the greater part of the area, especially in preventing fur- ther blowing of the soil by high winds. Wind damage is generally re ported ax light, however. D., April (AP) and lack of moisture. This was revealed today from com- munication with several towns in in portant points of the county. At all points it was reoprted that wheat seeding is practically finished and in some pla ing of oats and barley is well-alo: Spring plowing in most places is nearly finished. The rye crops is showing in all parts. of the county and looks better than was expected on account of the light snow of the winter and the cold weather during the spring. The crop is showing irregular in most in- stances on account of dry and moist land on single fields. The winds of the past two weeks did slight damage to the grains that are out of the ground. Weather Report SS ee Temperature at 7 a. m. Highest yesterday Lowest last night . Precipitation to 7 a, m. . Highest wind velocity . ‘Weather conditions at North D: kota points: for ti at 8 a. m, toda: THE BIS Jcomuittee. of the depration: fis been | exhumed as the result BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1926 ARE KILLED DECISION ON FRENCH DEBT 1S DELAYED American Commission Con- siders New Proposal, Then Adjourns to Monday |OFFER BELIEVED 0. K. New Settlement Plan Goes Be- yond That Offered By Caillaux Mission Washington, April 24. debt commission ptoceeded cau- ttously today in its study of France's new debt offer, delaying a deeision until Monday after an hour and a half of discussion. Expressions of hope of an early settlement were voiced by some mem- bers, however, after today's session. | it was indicated that France might! be asked to yield still further on its proposed settlement, but there were no indications that a counter propos- al would be offered, The fact that Ambassador Bereng- er’s proposal, formally submitted yes- terday, went beyond that offered last summer by the Caillaux mission seemed particularly gratifying to the American commissioners. RECONSIDERATION OF ITALIAN PACT DENIED Washington, April 24.—(#)--The process of clearing up the huge war debts owed to the United States shows considerable progress today, with a new French funding proposal formally in the hands of the Ameri- can debt commission, the Italian set- tlement finally approved by,congress, and the agreement with Belgium be- fore the senate for ratification. The Italian agreement, approval of which was bitterly contested through- out its consideration-by the senai awaited only the signature of Pres dent Coolidge to become effectiv was ratified Wednesda 54 to 33, and this dec It by a vote of ® med yesterday with the re to 24, of a motion for reconsider: Reed, tion by Senator Missouri. 5 The new Frene hefore the yesterday by y Ber with little ceremony, and indications were that a decision might be expect- ed without mueh delay. No indication of its terms has been iven here, but f th affanys ra q ould run fo proposed by Minister Caillaax last summer, and that payments would graduate from $25,000,000 to $100, 600,000 BODY OF WOMAN T0 BE EXHUMED Will Investigate Reports That Fire Was Set to Cover Her Slaying Kellnersville, Wis,, April 24—(@)— The body of Mrs, John Yohanek, 79 years old, who was burned to death in a fire here February 22, will be an order issued yesterday by District Attorney Clarence Tietgen. Persistent reports that Mrs. Yoh- ‘anek was slain and that the fire was set to cover the crime are respon- sible for the order, Tietgen said. g Temps. 2 | $3 ‘ws | 2263 $2 2538 83 , & E e- 24 =z Sas #2 Amenia .. . 64 33 ,0 Clear Bismarck ..... 57 35 .05 P. Cldy. Bottineau . 43 81 10 Cloudy Devils Lake .... 42 28 .38 Clear Dickinson .,... 61 35 .04 Cloudy | Ellendale . 59 34 13 Cloudy | Fessenden ..... 53 31 0 P.Cldy. Grand Fork: . 69 82 16 Clear | Jamestown 57 13 .17 Cloudy} Langdon .....-- 45 26 .05 Clear | Larimore . 60 30 .22 Clear Lisbon 55 34 .22 Clear | Minot . 63 36 .02 Cloudy Napoleo 56 29 .32 Cloudy Pembina 56 30 .25 Cloudy Williston 54 34 12. P,Cidy. Moorheas . 62 34 02 Cloudy WEATHER FORECAST j For Bismarck and vicinity: Fair tonight and Sunday; slightly warmer Sunday. P For North Dakota: Fair tonight and Sunday; slightly warmer Sun- day. GHWERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS ‘The low pressure area has moved rapidly eastward to the lower Great ‘Lakes region and rain fell from the northern and central Plains States eastward to the New England States. Beneficial showers occurred in parts of North Dakota but the heaviest rain fell in the middle Mississippi Valley. A large high pressure area is cen- tered over the Rocky Mountain States and fair weather prevails from the Rocky Mountain region westward to the Pacific const. Cooler weath- er prevails from the upper Mississippi Valley to the northern Rocky Moun- tain region and freezing temperatures curred at many places over the Northwest. FLOWER FOR HERO ' Warren, 0.—Traffic Policeman Leo M. Dixon recently saved a frail and elderly woman from death in the The’ fire destroyed half the busi- ness section of Kellnersville, with a loss of $50,000. Co. School Heads to Hold Meeting in Turtle Mountains Carrying out the denartment’s policy of meeting in biennial session at ‘some place of state-wide historical interest, the county superintendents of schools will hold their 1926 ses- sion in the Turtle Mountains in Bot- tineau and Rolette counties, Miss Minnie WNiebson, superintendent of public instruction, said. In 1922 the superintendents met at Fort Yates and in 1924, they held their sessions at Medora, in the Bad Lands, bringing back, to. their students specimens of the famous petrified forests. This year the school offi- cials will visit the state school of forestry at Bottineau ay the state tuberculosis sanatorium at Dunseith, Others Pay Fines For Cutting Wood. »on State Property Another $230 has just been added to state funds as a result of fines im- posed upon persons cutting wood from state lands, reports Carl Kositzky, state land commissioner. MORE COPPER USED New York.—Rate of copper con- sumption in the radio industry is estimated to have more than doubled in the Jast two years, and is now nearly\10,000,000 pounds a year, ac- cording to a survey by the Copper and Brass Research Association. From 2 1-2 pounds per set in 1924 the average has been increased to 6 pounds. . FIRE IN. RUBBISH PILE The fire department was summoned She offered him money. He Sitased. he next day a flortet de- arnation to Dixon 8s ‘he! blaze in a rubbish tess his post, and told him that side Near the jonts with irrigati in| stood on ht one may double teai| he, bad m pred pelts ne ont ble Hehe as ~ entir< coutinued on page three.) ‘rescued were alive. he and the woman he resulted serious frartment been at 12:20 this morning to extinguish a ile on the south lant. No damage as . a standing order to deliver! was done by the fire but it waa as- carnation to him every morn-| suming proportions that might have ly had not the: de- led. J Many Cities Put crease by North Dakota rai cream shipping rates will be present- ed to the Interstate Commerce: Com- mission by the North Dakota railroad board at the hearing which wilf-open Monday at Minneapolis, Minneapolis last night to at hearing. Aughnay, board, will leave tomorrow. that the proposed increases weuld in- crease North Dakota’s cream bill 25 per board chairman, sai: sidered at the Minneapolis bepring, simila f fie having been state pending a hes which has not been fixed. piled by the board show that only to state points. Democrat,| Board members will "Tau i Car and Foundry Company, died y terday at h nue, at the age of 63, after a two months’ illne He is survived b wife, the rmer Miss White, and by two brothers, Price of Cincinnati Price of Pasadena, Cal. cinnati. ton in 1885 and then spent years at Bismarc! was engaged in ranching and also was connected with the Government Land Office. We returned to Cincinnati and served as Asistant Postmaster there during President Cleveland’s second, Administration. handling of this office enhanced his reputation as an executive. regular Sunday morning se the Presbyterian remote control broa especial interest to people in country, and to the sick and shut-ins who are unable to attend any of the services of the Bismarck churches. Many requests haye been from out-of-town points for the radio- casting of church services and con- sequently this has now’ been made was. satisfactory demonstrated the’ broadea: there with as good effect:as from the station’s own studio, of reaching many outside the of the immediate church will be held tomorrow morning in addition to the regular order of worship.~ The ser- vices will Inde at 10: Daylight Savings in Effect Sunday New York, April 24.—() Daylight savings in various states ang tities starts at 2 a, m. tomorrow (Wd wilt remain in effect until September 2 Clocks will bean hour fast compared with standard time, feet Rhode Island and Masgqehbsetts will be entirely on daylight fie. By local option daylight time wiEd served by various cities in N New Jersey, Maine, Pemy West Virginia, Kentucky, Ne Ohio, Mlinois, Indiana, Michig: Wisconsin. i Every large city in New Yor & will use daylight time, as will alsogPhil adelphia and Chicago. ; g i MEMBERS OF BE AT HEARING Will Present Exhibits Oppos- ing Proposed Raise in Rates on Cream Exhibits oppos the prone ine ails in i board left. for a the F. P. experts for. the Members of the E. M. Hendricks an traffic Figures compiled by the boarg@:show ing cent, Frank Miligilan, Only interstate rates will hé.con-| increases in intrastate, traf- spended hy the ing, the date of Data com- per cent of the cream ship- North Dakota m nter- emainder being sipped the west attend | | WOMAN'SBODY this furniture store and bringing so freed. The one-man cre: IS FOUND IN , LAKE PEPIN { Authorities Plan Investigation —Poison May Have Been Cause of ~ Death Ellsworth, Poison may Wis., April 24. 2) have caused the death of an unidentified woman whose body, | ly in a night gown, was found | vlad in uke Pepin, 10: miles south of here, terda: y meeting of the No board on Tuesday “ICLARENCE PRICE. FORMER BIS The following from the April 3 is- sue of the New York Times, will be of early quainted with Mr. Pric interest to many of Bismarck’s settlers who were well ac. “Clarence Price, formerly vice pres ident and a director of the Ame can. residence, 400 Park Ave- Tt R. he and Eugene “Funeral services will be held at t idence at 11 a. m. on Mo al will be in Spring Grove Ceme- Cincinnati. Price was brought up in Gin- He graduated from Prince veral re he His capable “Entering the railroad business, Mr, Price was made purchasing agent of | the Chicago & Alton and soon won the} high regard of President Felton, who made Mr. Price his confidential aid. He left Chicago in 1903, when he was: made Vice President of the American! Car and Foundr; j after he made his home in this | devoting his main energies to the af-| | fairs of this company until his retire-; | ment from aetive business a few years; ago. rectorships, including that of the New} Haven Railroad, and retained only his Ruse of the Excelsior Savings jank. Company. There- He then relinquished ‘all his di-’ “Mr. Price was a member of the Princeton, Metropolitan and Lawyers clubs of this city, and the University, Queen City and Country clubs of Cin- cinnati.” PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SERVICES TO BE BROADCAST Beginning tomorrow mornin: be will broadcast each Sunday from the Hos- kins-Meyer radio station, KFYR, the necessary mechanical equipment hav- ing been installed in the church dur- ing the past week to provide for the church sting. announcement will be of the This received ble. At a trial program from church auditorium recently, it that ing could be done from ‘A special dedication of this "walls open with the organ pre- 30. m. Teakwood is so durable that beams; 2000- years old are still strong. , HO: man in’a pile of brush in tie iIN Authorities planned today to ex- ine the body further and x of the stomach contents he made for traces of poison for slight bruises on the I on one leg, there were no mark: ieute that death was due to.biow been drowned, ‘This b assed by Corone G ermaly fe in She was ubout 40 years old weighed 150 pounds, Her height was| five fect six inches. | FOREST FIRES NEW JERSEY UNDER CONTROL Were} Hundreds of Acres Burned Over; Thirty-seven | Destroyed Houses South smoldered early today after a of the most disastrous f state's hist Hundved have been burned estimated at $500,000. Thirty-seven houses are known to have been burned and the total may reach 60. , Most of the fires are under control. | Only Granddaughter of Steel Magnate Is to Be Married Today. Chicago, April 24, -()——The only granddaughter of Elbert H. Gary ‘will be married today to Edward Ruther the land Clark, vice president of Chicago Trust company. She is Miss Elizabeth Campbell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Willis Campbell. Her ‘mother is a daughter of the steel magnate, and her father is a Chieago attorney and chairman of the board of trustees of Northwestern University. The wedding will be held at the First Methodist Episcopal church at Evanston and Mr. and: Mrs. Gary will be among the 700 guests at the ceremony and at a reception which is to follow at the Evanston country club. The bridal pair have not re-! vealed their honeymoon plans. Jamestown Prepares For Building Boom Jamestown, N. D., April 24.--() Several old residences, land marks of pioneers days in this district, and one small frame business house have been moved off South Fifth Avenue, the main business street of this city, the past week to make room for mo- dern brick business structures to he built this season. The first one of these will be a modern bakery by Flann ‘4 Brothers, who have been established here some years in a rented building on Fifth Avenue. Saw Mill Accident — Crosby, Minn, April 24. William Kinser, 45, single, was kill- ed yesterday at Peterson's lath mill, 14 miles north of Crosby, when a L | : Street Car on Rampage Wrecks Store —_—_— , through the windshield-and then { further conce | Andrews replied. } 4 one-man strect car in Dallas, Tex., jumped the tracks and went on a wreckage down about it that rett Harrison, the car's only muc w, TODAY IN WASHINGTON Belgian debt is before se Prohibition hearing enter als stage. MAN BADLY HURT _ IN AUTO SMASH Geargé Hesne of Regan was badly hurt when his automobile turn. ed turile on the paved highway just west of the bridge at 3:30 this after- He apparently thrown | in- | ned beneath the wrecked® car A passing motorist. released him and brought him to St. Alexius ‘hospital here for treatment. ‘The man is sp- verely cut about the head and face but does not seem to be injured else-! where, His clothing was soaked with | | hoon. was y| blood, At press time hospital attanaantall had been. unable to learn anything’ ing-the man as he was} ting ro where his; being give ttention, still in the injuries were ANDREWS'DOES: NOT ADYOGATE | CHANGEIN LAW Sale of Non-intoxicating Beer in Saloons Would Be Disastrous, He Says Washington, April 24 al Lincoln ©. Andrews, citer: the senate prohi- sion that he did not! advocate a change of the law to mit the sale of non-intoxicating “When you we days ago you w about th I want to ask a practi that is whether you thin! zn ed sale of such beer could he pos: ble without increasing the difficulties of enforcement of prohibition 2” “Thad in mind the home consump- tion of non-intoxicating becr or its consumption jn bona fide — hotels, “T said the question of distribution was vital. I said the sale of such beer in saloons would be disastrous.” “You did not mean to advocate a change of the law for the sale of such beer?” “I certainly did not,” “You do not mean to change your testimony of the other day?” asked Senator Reed, Democrat, Missouri. “No, sir.” Andrews explained that when he answered the original questions he had the thought that it was “unfor- tunate that Mrs. Smith was permit-| ted to make elderberry wine in her home and Mrs, Jones could not make dandelion wine.” Near-Tragedy Gives Milhollan Punch For His Safety Speech Delegates to the state safety con- ference in Bismarck next week are going to hear a talk with a “punch” in it if Frank Milhollan, president of the board of railroad commissioners, is able to capitalize on the inspira- tion which a neur-tragedy gave him the other day. After attending the national safety conference at Washington last winter as an official state delegyte Mr. hollan became a safety enthusiast and his enthusiasm reached a_ still higher pitch when Governor Sorlie asked him to give one of the princi- pal talks before the coming state con- ference, But the peak of the com- missioner’s safety spirit came Wed- nesday morning of this week when he saw John Bies, Beulah farmer, drive his car into the path of a passenger train and barely escape, death. Bies beat death by 2 split-second whgn he leaped fram the machine but id not deprive Mr. Milhollan of unch” for his safety talk and he came right down to his office, sat down: and before he had completely Mil} stick of timber was thrown from the holder and struck him over the heart, recovered from the excitement of the affair proceeded to put. the “kick” into his manuscript, tomes Mista, ‘TRUESTORY OF AHOMA TORNADO rampage, crashing into the front of it was two hours before it could be occupant, was unhurt, DISTRICT IS — INCONTROLOF LAWLESS GANG Moonshiners Issue Warning— Attorney General In- formed of Situation Paris, Tennes: April 24.—-(@)— The law left northeast Henry coun- ty last night and moonshiners, some of whom killed Tom Evans, farmer- . on the highway ‘near his ere in complete control of trict early today, despite a re- of $1,000 offered for Evans’! the di ward rs, slayers. If any man is arrested for the Evans murder, seven more men will die.” Such was moonshiners members. of off the distr the warning from the that sent seven more he vigilance committee t fleeing ahs their ght: ¢o-escape the auger of the quer makers, Among Shs! number is Ode -Medlock,.a deputy sheriff, and J. Wil! Odem, a former county mugistrate, while several oth- ers. wealthy land owners. The attorney general has been in- formed of the situation, LINCOLN NOTE TO MRS. BIXBY Dr. Barton, Oak Park Preach- er, Terms the Case “A Beautiful Blunder” | i | | Oak Park, UL, April 24 What we believe to be the truc sto! of the famous letter written by Pre: ident Abaham Lincoln to Mrs. Lydia Bixby, Massachusetts woman who re- ceive ‘the emanciaptor’s deep sym- pathy over the supposed loss of fi sons in the Civil war, is told by Dr. ark preach- s hed by the mpany. w—|i PRICE FIVE CE OTHER LIVES “ARE LOST IN TEXAS STORM Damage to Property Is Exe pected to Reach Thou- sands of Dollars BUILDIN ‘S BLOWN.DOWN Hail Breaks Windows, Dam: ages Orchards — Flood Warnings Are Issued Kansas City, Mo., April 24 The death list’ and praperky joss es= timates in the tornado which iate yesterday swept southeastern Okla- homa and in the week's floods and storms in Texas, were expected to in- crease today when wire service is re- stored to the affected districts. Three persons were known to be dead and four seriously injured in the Oklahoma tornado, while 11 lost their lives in Texas. A high wind, ap- proaching the velocity of a tornado, yesterday loosened roofs, broke light poles and caused considerable dam- age in Hannibal, Mo. The tornado, striking near Fill- more, traveled southeast through Coleman, Caney and Voea, cutting a path 200 yards wide und 12 miles long, leveling crops and raising farm buildings. The damage would have heen greater had not the tornado lifted in places, Other sections of Oklahoma report- ed damage from wind and hail, Mus- kogee county being hardest hit when hail broke hundreds of windows and damaged fruit trees and shade trees, Flood warnings were issued for all eastern Texas rivers today where hundreds of head of livestock have been lost. AUXILIARY IS URGED TO HELP NEW CITIZENS State Headquarters Suggests Plan For Local Auxiliary Units. .tp. . Follow: __ Fargo, N. D., April 24. —()—Call- ing attention to the 617 citizenship certificates granted in North Dakota ast year by the gove nt nutur- American Legion headquarters in a special urge all units “to help these new citizens fulfill their obligations.” “Help these new Americans to bete ter understand their new country,” says the bulletin. “Help the new ones make the event of receiving their final papers one to be remem- bered. Don’t let such opportunities for service slip away from you. Let your unit be represented at ali na- turalization ceremonies in your com- munity, and possibly present the new citizen with a flag or some other tok- en, appropriate to the occasion. Then give them a party or dinner at which they will be made welcome.” Patriotic Education Furtherance of patriotic education in the schools is recommended by the as a good subject to feature ism division activities, ng are the suggested ways for ing out this program: Make the eighth grade award an annual event, Teach correct flag etiquette. Dramatize certain important events in American history. Introduce “The Story of the Amer- ican People” as a text in the schools, Follow the program of the Ameri+ can Legion for Education Week. (A) medal “A Beautiful Blun- der,” ‘the author, well known as aj biographer of Lincoln, digs deep into! musty .tecords, his discoveries tend- ing to reveal Mrs. Bixby did not lose sons in the union ranks, and that at least one may have deserted. Hi researches indicated two sons were| killed and one served his enlistment,| with war records of the other two , adjutant general n 1864 when the} beautiful blunder” was made, is as- cribed the major portion of blame, for it was he who accepted Mrs. Bixby’s story that her boys had died in battle and failed to investigate it. Gov. John A. Andrews of Massa- chusetts, Charles A. Dana, assistant! secretary, and Secretary of War Stan- ton also blundered, Dr. Barton as- serts, in letting the matter reach Mr. Lincoln’s attention without it being thoroughly investigated. ‘as Deeply Touched So touched was President Lincoln over the loss to Mrs. Bixby, who also was a widow, that on Thanksgiving day, 1864, he wrote her a letter of apperciation of the loyalty of her sons, This letter was so touchingl: ed that it has lived throug years. of the republic and spoke of “the solemn pride that must be yours, to have laid so costly a sacrifice on the altar of freedom.’ Dr. Barton dwells at some length on the fact that ithe original Lincoln letter has never been found, in spite of searchings of many historians and biographers. He also points out that many copies of the letter are in cireu- lation, with several ming to be facsimilies of the original. There was considerable discussion in the newspapers some time ago of the Bixby letter and this led to Dr. Barton paler all the facts at. his command in the narrative. TEN KIDS, ONE TON He extended the thanks! Mrs. A. G. Porter of Edgeley, ~ chairman of the Americanism com- mittee, urges Auxiliary members to place two books—“Service” by Gar- land Powell, and “Story of the Amer- ican People’—and the national de- fense pamphlet in all public libraries now without them, Light Rainfall Is Reported From Over Most.of the State A light rainfall was quite general over North Dakota, reports received at the local weather bureau show. The total precipitation at Bismarck was .05 of an inch, but was heavier at other points, The heaviest pre- cipitation reported was at Devils Lake, where .38 of an inch of mois- ture fell. Napoleon reported .32 of an inch, Pembina 25)of an inch, and Hs eaten and Lisbon .22 of an inch each. Precipitation was much heavier i valley, with the reported from » Towa, where .78 of an inch of moisture was registered. Three Chosen to A Represent Mott in the State Contest Mott, N. D., April 24—Emil Hints has been chosen to represent the boys and Luella Hogle and Alice land to represent the girls of. “the Mott high school in the state hi school declamatery contest to be at the Dickinson state normal ac sqme time next month. Nine b and 17 girls took part in the contest held here to pick. the school’s repre- sentatives, . Leroy, [l.—The ten: children of Isaac J. Forbes, of this city, tip. the scales at more than a ton, Witl ‘one exception each weighs more than 200 pounds. Mr. Forbes was one of a family of 11 Kentuckians.