The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 27, 1926, Page 8

Spiga PRAMS me cae PAGE EIGHT ' DECISION ON | PHONE MATTER IS IMPORTANT Railroad Board Discourag Free Interchange of Tel- ephone Service | | i »f telephone serv- ice by two separate companies “discouraged” in a decision b; state railroad board in the ca The Kathyrn Telephone company Peter Strinden of Hastings, decided against the plaintiff. The question came before the commission when the Kathryn company asked permission to} disconnect certain of its lines from! the Hastings ange, which is ope-| rated by Strinden, At the same time the Kathryn company asked permis-! sion to construct a direct telephone line from Kathryn to Litchville via Hastings in order to avoid a swite ing charge of~$60 a year, made by| Strinden for service at the Hastings exchange. | inden collected his $60 a year for switching service performed. for rural lines owned by the Kathryn company connected with his exchange, which covers only the village of Hastings. The original agreement was that Strinden was to receive cents a month for each subserih connected to his t minimum of $ efused 1 When the nunvber the lines reduced the ubseribers on to 12. the Kathryn company refused to continue the $5 minimum, St accept less and the to the inden refused to case was bro le railroad bo: by the velo Kathry through ice whereas sub: ings exchange calling Kathryn line were forced to toll fee. This rule applied on! subscribers. Non-subscribers wish ing to talk from Kathryn to Hast-| ings were required to pay toll rates.! Ruling on this phase of the con-! troversy, the board held “this prac-| learly discriminatory and the! f North Dakota prohibit dis-| mination in telephone rates and Commenting on the question of free interchange of telephone service the| decision said: “A reasonable eh: for messages transmitted between ex-| changes would have a tendency to! gartail unimportant calls in favor of those of more importance. The practice of permitting subscribers to! talk between various exchanges free! of charge should be discontinued.) This is not a question of revenue to} the companies but one of satisfac-| tory service to the user without dis: crimination.” Finds For Defendant The board held that Strinden was} entitled to the harges stip-| ulated in hi t, denied the Kathryn compa struct a separate line to Litchville and ordered it to d continue the practice of giving service over its lines to subscribers while at the same time charging toll to non-subscribers. The decision is regarded by board} members as of far-reaching import- ance since it determines the board’s attitude toward numerous similar situations existing in the st: NOTICE OF CHATTEL MORTGAGE iven th ce im the cond Jortgage mad by Sarah L. d W. H Brown] of Bald y of Bur- leigh and k ortgagors of Bismarck, County of North Dakot the 16th day of the following | Taree ‘Thou: | sand six hundred six 55/100 Dollars uecerding to the tenor of one note at amount due k, i leigh i a of ten per cent per annum, Mortgage was duly filed ‘in the offic e Reg- ister of Deeds of Burleigh Count State of North Dakota, on t at 9 cre Affidavi in the office ds in and for Bur-! y North Daokta on the 15th day of March, 1926, at 9 o'clock A. M. and which default is of the following nature to-wit: The note is past due, S manded, gun nf the, leigh Coun nete is unpaid, to be \ f this notice | d six hun-| for prin- | aid Mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the personal y in Such Mortgage and here. | escribed, at public auction, the and © Of in such provided, at F the mort- gagors n the — Southeast Quarter (SE%) of Section Thirt four (31) in Township One hund ‘ort hour the 5th day of onal property | atisty said Mortgage | is described as follows, to-wi 12 foot McCormick Heade foot cut Deering Binde feot Van Brunt. sing! dri; One Van Brunt, Shoe Two Dec Drill; ng Mowers; Two ten foot MeCormick Rakes; 1 Dane Sweep} Rake; Ofe J. I. Case gang plow 14 in One Moline Sulky 12 ineh “Moline gar me 7 foot dis One Minn apolis Fanning Mill; air of h sleds; One Jackson narro wagon; Three sets of work harness; One 1911 Ford truck; One Ford touring car; 1 Huber Threshing sep- arator; One Hart Parr tractor; One cy"; jorse, six years old, weight about 1500 Ibs. nam “Fred”; One Black Mare, sixteen years ‘uld, weight about (1400 Ibs.) named “Dolly”; One Gray Mare, six years old, weight about 1,05 named “Prince”; Twenty hi cattle consisting of cows, steers and heifers and one Same being all the cmtiJe we no with a right and possible loss of left e lyn, bruis; “ OPPONENTS OF | ; Commerce Commission. ;| Northern Pacific seek to raise their | cream tariffs on interstate shipments | state rates, established two years ago ;| creamery concerns of the city and in | Smaller towns throughout North Da- } closes guide, and insulting Premier Musso- lini. Abbott and Astrologo engaged in an} have usurped the American's place in a line of tou waiting cacrance! to the Vatican gardens, The quarrel} was renewed in the halls of one of the V n buildings and again at Abbott’s hotel, to which he invited the guide in order to settle the af fair, | pair engaged in a fist fight in} ont of the hotel, the American land- with such effect that Astrologo! was taken to a hospital. The guide! accused Abbott of having utte if AS DYNAMITE | CAP EXPLODES | Accident Occurred Late Yes-| terday at the Boeing Mine Near Hibbing bing, Mi men Ww when a dynamite cap ex tternoon at Hibt Thr ou ploded late yester: Bocing Mine, near Hibbing. \ The injured are: ! John Magnusson, age 52, loss of | ye. hisky, age 57, Brook- slight injuries Martin Hyduk, age 40, Avenue, abrasion, bruise: All three men are m of the accident ainable, Joseph ted. De- are not ob- HIGHER CREAM RATES HEARD E. M. Hendricks, Rate Expert For N. D. Rail Commis- sion, Testifies : | Minneapolis, Minn., April 27—) Opponents of the plan for increases in inter-state rates on cream, moving from North Dakota into Minnesota, as proposed by the Soo line, Nortnern Pacific and Great Northern railways, had their inning today at a hearing! conducted here by the Interstate The proposed advances would add | an averageof 20 per cent to the cost of bringing cream from North Dakota to central creamery plants in Minne- apolis, Duluth and other Minnesota markets. The Minneapoils traffic association and the St. Paul association are lead- Frank B. Townsend, director of traf- fie of the former organization, sched- uled to take the stand late tod: Examiner E. R. Disque is conducti the hearing for the interstate com- mission. Would Boost Butter Cost The Twin City representatives con- tend that higher interstate rates on cream would increase the cost of but- ter manufacture in Minneapolis and St. Paul and penalize the Twin Cities n competition with other butter dis- tribution points, i The Soo line, Great Northern and to the levels of the Minnesota intra- by the state railroad and warehouse commission. The roads published the increased tariffs last winter and the Minneapolis and St. Paul association’ protested, backed by independent kota. The Interstate Commerce Com- mission suspended the increased tariffs and scheduled the Minneapoils hearing two’ weeks ago. Testimony by representatives three railroads opened the h Onc of the witnesses this morn was E. M. Hendricks of Bismarck, D.. rate expert for the North Dakota railroad commission, who testified ce- | garding the damage wi he said, | rate in: ercases would do the independent | creameries of his state. He showed ! that 65 per cent of North Dakota's population is rural and that rate in- exeases which would penalize any sort of farm product should be ward- ed off. YWCA Opposes Any Law to Weaken the Prohibition Act ment was expected | delegates of Milwaukee, Opposition to prohibition ai today in a representing n members of the Young e ristian A: sociation of the United States at the biennial convention, Adopting unanimously the resolu- tions presented by Mrs. Minot C. Mor- gan, Detroit. chai tons committee, the convention which s today expressed belief that legulization of the sale of light wines} and beer “would not only bring back |[ the saloon in some form but would tend to nujlify the 18th amendment.” The association pledged its “hearty | cooperation” not only for enforce- ment of law, but for building intell. gent public sentiment for law observ- ance, Delegates of “Good: Faith Association” Will Meet at Minot Minot, N. D., April 27.—AP--A | call for a state convention of dele- i 1 i 1 own. J.D, REMPEL, Agent. jortgal Bismarck, 4-2’ The City Matawan Bank of Bismarck | not on ey, th Dakota. American Arrested |‘** For Assaulting a | [i pePic ‘c pay deposits in closed Guide at rtning tothe aod Vatican | ters pertaining to the "era o gations of the North Dakcta Good Faith association, to be held in Mi- 8, was issued here today ! by John Wagner of Minot, Presi- | dent, and W. C. Drake, secretary. | The call states the “purpose of convention is to prepare pro- to be submitted to a vote of | r mat ' association.” Get your mattress reno- vated and recovered at the Phone 605. 04 First | Pl ary j bition~enforcement, got his firs } From Society to Stage argument after the guide is said to! Mrs. Park Benjamin, of New York society, a sister by marriage to Mrs. {Dorothy Benjamin Caruso Ineram is to go into vaudeville. Washington, April 27- The regula- tions of the United States army, un- changeable as the laws of the Medes and the Persians, contain spevific di- ctions as to the best way to beat an il-minded mule. But a young licutenant of cavalry, ‘way back in the Spanish war, flouted these regulations and let bis con- science guide him. As a result the mules moved along and he moved es 4) And that was how General Lincoln ¢ y of treasury in charge of prohi- motion. May Be Ousted Andrew ing from cent statemen hibition inqu’ ed sale of b inate bootlegging. . But about that mule anecdote. It's worth repeating because of the light it sheds on the character of this man who many drys hold is unfit to con- tinue as director of America’s war on bootlegge Andrews was with his detachment at Tampa, awaiting transfer to Cuba. It became necessary to move before the Senate pro- that strictly regulat- would tend to elim- A driver got his reins and wits tang- led and the mules balked. Smack!—Salute—Sma-k! Andrews. He straighten- PHONE 206 Here she is rehearsing her songs for her husband in their New York home. i ‘LINCOLN ANDREWS FIRST ATTRACTED ATTENTION BY DRIVING ARMY , ed the reins, handed them to the dri- jers in opposing the increase, with} a supply train along a sandy road.| THE BISMARCK TRIBUNB ness of vision, a tenacity and a will ingness to step on any protrudin; tors that hav foee"as well a friends of prohibition to respect hint, _ Keeps Politicians Out He ‘started out by announcing that politicians could: have no part in the doings of his departmen his superiors have caused a slight than ever before. Twice he has clashed with Andrew his immédiate superior. Once was when he suggested that the govern- ment buy all medicinal whisky and take over its distribution. The sec- ond time was when he urged a sweep- ing inquiry into liquor conditions throughout the country, to help him find out just how effective prohibi- tion work now is. . Each time he was overruled. Neighbors Doa Kindly Act For Man in Hospital Jamestown, N. D., April 27.—U)—— When it was learned that Art Wolf, prominent farmer of Eldridge town- ship, just wes of here, would be un- able to put in his crop because of illness which confined him to the hospital, his neighbors pitched in and did the job for him. The crop was sowed Monday by a force of 18 men with three triple nlows, three ing plows, three drags, four drills and two trucks, drawn by 70 horses and three engines. Charges Against Roy W. Frazier former widow of the great tenor, Crosby, N._D., April 27,—Charges against Roy W. Frazier, who was al- leged to have embezzled $186 while serving as clerk of the district court ‘of Divide county, were dismissed by Justice Frank F. Weber, here late yesterday. Weber found there was insufficient evidence to hold Frazier, Frazier and his attorney, William Langer, have left for Bismarck where they are going to check up Frazier's alleged shortage with the ing department. Divide county authorities yesterday ver, ant then rode alongside the team, swatting the mules with the flat side ofelis saber. A general rode past. Without breaking the rhythm of his swing, Andreys brought his saber up to a snappyrsalute, and: then let it come down, in a military manner, on the undefended reas.ef.the near est mule. he team moved on. 44 The general, taken with the sight sent for Andrews and made him aide. That was a long time ago. Sin then Andrews has had quite a ca- — reer, He went to France with the} Are you lame and_achy; tortured 86th division as brigadier general,| with backache, and rh atic pains? retiring from the army in’ 1919 to| F nervous, depressed, and all enter the traction business in and out New York. He was named re- f a bankrupt road and ordered e it up. Instead he tusned it into a money-maker and it eventually Have You Uric Acid - Trouble? ig a | Many Blumaeck Folks Are Learning ella. “e to Avoid It When the kidneys weaken uric acid accumulates, poisoning blood and nerves, and many mysterious aches and ills result. Help your kidneys got out of receivership. with a stimulant diuretic, Use That's the sort of man he is. That’s| Doan’s Pills! Your friends and why he was chosen to make this coun-| neighbors recommend Dogn’s. try dry in fact as well as in name. N. M. Danrot, carpenter, 511 Sev- He bears a slight resemblance, in| enth St., N., Bismarck, says: “I had his per to General Smedley|a bad spell of kidney trouble. My son. , of the Philadeiphia Butlers.! back never let up aching for several But he is not quite so rip-roaring, weeks. My kidneys were in bad con- He is just as much of a fighter, but] dition and the secretions contained he goes at it a bit differently. sediment. I felt all worn-out. I took Not so long ago he announced that] several boxes of Doan’s Pills and if he couldn't make prohibition en-| they did just as represented. I was rid | forcement work he’d quit. That, also,| of the trouble.” is the kind of a man he is. 60c, at all dealers. People say they like it ---hecause It’s a Lively, Snappy, Sparkling Drink! Pure Carbonated Water, Sterilized Bottles, Sanitary Bottling Machinery and Delightful Flavors make it’so. Generous Quantity, Superior Quality—No Wonder They Always call for “NEHI” in your favorite flavor. | apital City Bottling Works Fester- Y. He brought to his office a frese| Gomi MfnaxcBuftalo, —adv, , f~ z Authorized NEHI Bottler nd, though! softening of this severe rule, it still} holds good to a far greater Ar Mellon, secretary of the treasury and; Are Dismissed) ate bond- | | ed out? Then look tayouh kid-| A ca ilburn , TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1926 secured the approval of the state bonding department 6o--2—eloim ~of 552, which they filed against Fra- zier’s bond, according to a dispatch from Bismarck. The claim was presented by Olaf Braatlein, state’s attorney of Di county, and Fred Dingier, judge, following a report of R. Kennard, auditor for the state bond. ing department, that Frazier was! liable for that amount. All but $186 'of the alleged shortage is outiawed, , because it is more than three years old which explains a, criminal ac- tion was taken for only $186. Frazier, before leaving Crosby, de- clared that he will stay in the race for sheriff of Divide county and will enter the race for United States sena tor if Gerald P. Nye dectines to a cept the indorsement of the League is. cars on @ mileage Horses Severely . Fire -Are Kill Jamestown, N. D., April 27.— AP—Investigating conditions re- ported from west of Edmunds, where a bad prairie fire raged last week, Sheriff J. H. Ross and Coun- ty Attorney Russell found five horses so badly burned that they were shot to put them out of their misery. Several other horses and two mules belonging to the same “Republican” convention called in Bismarck some tim Minot, N. D., .- Judge . J. Palda of in) special assist- ant state’s attorney of Divide county, in charge of the prosecution of Roy W. Frazier of Crosby on a charge of embezzling $i while serving as e district court of ‘ Divide county, tl cution of Frasier is being considered in connection with the alleged defi- cit in the clerk’s office, Special Car Tax . - Ts Payable May 1 — . Preparations are being made by the state tax commissioner’s office to collect, on May 1, about $40,000 as the state’s levy on refrigerator and other special freight cars used in the state. Because of a queer quirk in the state law this tex is made able May 1 and is apart from all other taxes. The tax is levied against the les- | sors of refrigerator and similar spe- cial freight cars on the bagjs of the number of miles traveled by them in the state. Figures for compiling the On a modern care. New, Used and Rebuilt Corner 7th & Broadway. Ask about our pay-as-you- : ride plan. i] Gasoline: Costs a pany Prices =; pays $2.04 per and %; leum and its : ata : price a .Burned in Prairie, Your First ~ Cost your last one, as they are rust proof, non-breakable and will ‘last a lifetime with ordinary Consolidated Utilities Company “Lipp Service” Since 1913 every factor ‘entering into the manufacture of gasoline shows a sub- Yet, the Standard Oil Company (Indiana) has been able to manufacture gasoline and sell it in 1926 at a priceonly a trifle higher than the 1913 level. The significance of this accomplishment " is made plain by a brief survey of the facts. In April, 1913, the indiana) paid pril 1926, this Company nearly 132% for this basic raw material. og the same period, the wage scale at the — of the Standard Oil Company ( _ to 137% for various types of labor, skilled cost of crude oil are typical. All other: factors entering into the manufacturing, and distribution of petro- ‘ rate. : With such increases in the cost of all , _ But, thisis not the case, Skillful manage- a | tient with intensive and t econ- , omies have all but offset : On ‘April 1, 1913, the Si Oil Copnpany Sinden) (hi this price an a of only 13: ree That credit is due the Standard Oil (Indiana) for fi the books of the| ranch, known as the North Ar- sesleved bth collect, ‘for haullee thefmenia Raneh, were found suffering from Lge ey not bad_enough to teonsider killing them. “The owner, ‘a young man named Elder, is said 'to have objected to the officers shooting even .the five most se- verely crippled and blinded horses. ' Former Dickinson | Banker Appointed | on Livestock Board | W. L. Richards of Dunn county, | former Dickinson banker, toda) | was appointed by Governor Sorlie | to a five-year term on the state | livestock sanitary board. Gas Range is Standard Oil Com- 88c per barrel for 1, or an increase of liana) advanced from 71% wages and in the production, ucts also have increased int theee nce =a operating in such gasoline prices at a