The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 2, 1926, Page 8

} PAGE EIGHT POUR STATES -| FIRE FORCES HAVE PRIMARY VOTE TUESDAY Voters of Missouri, Okla- homa, Kansas and Montana Go to Polls Tomorrow Kansas City, ™ (PF) Candidates for national, con al and state nominations in } Oklamoma, Kansas and Montana to day were cludi i fairs in their home quarters after making prohibition of the principal issues in the for votes at tomorrow’s primar tions. ‘ Seven candidates are sccking the Yong and short term Missouri sena- . torial nominations. ith the world secondary to George H Williams declaring prohibition sue, He is opposed term by Blodgett Priest an avowed wet. W oppo: nents for the long term ure Priest und David Procter of Kansas City, « dry. Congressman Harry B. St. Louis, a wet, seeks the senatorial nomination for he i: Willis H. Meredith of Poplar Bluff and Robert 1. Young of St. Joseph op se him for the short term and roung and Judge Ewing Cockrell of Warrensburg for the long term. All of | Hawes’ opponents are classified us drys. Although Williams and Mere- dith received the commendation of the Ku Klux Klan, through Dr. Wil Yam H. Campbell, grand dragon of the Missouri order, neither made the klan an open issue. Davis Seeks Nomination The attempt of former Governor Jonathan M. Davis to win the Demo cratic gubernatorial nomination, aft er being twice tried and acquitted of charges of pardon selling, and a ‘Ku Klux Kia featured 4 otherwise list Six Republicans and two Dei are after the toga cast a de Congressman J. N. Tincher, Republi- can, of the seventh district. Senator Charles Curtis and Governor Ben S. Paulen, Republicans, have little op- position for re-nomination. In Oklahoma 1,100 candidates are registered under five banners—Demo- cratic, Republican, Socialist, Far - Labor and Independent. Prohibition and the klan formed the basis of many addresses while some opposed teaching of evolution. The sena- torial race is one of ‘the hardest fought with six Republican candi- dates opposing Senator. J. W. Harreld. J. C. (Jack) Walton, de- posed governor and defeated Demo- eratic nominee for the senate in 1924, has four opponents. 22 Seek Governorship Twenty-two candidates entered the sooner state gubernatorial race when the supreme court held that Governor M. E. Trapp, who succeeded Walton in 1923, was ineligible for reele : ‘A stute law provides a governor can- not hold office for successive terms. Other than the liquor question, few outstanding points have been raised in ‘Montana, where chief interest centers in the two congressional con- tests. Congressman Scott & Leavitt has two opponents for the eastern district Republican noi tion, while the Democrats and Farm. er-Laborites have but one candidate each. In the western dist x gressman John M. Evans h one Democratic opponent. Five Repub- Heans seek the nomination. The office of United States sena- ter will not be voted on. Optometrists of State Meeting at Grand Forks Today Grand Forks, D., Aug. 2—(AP)— More than 50 optometrists from North Dakota registered up to noon today for the 24th annual convention of North Dakota optometric association eine held today and Tuesday at the city halt. resume of the progress that the profession has made in the last “ali President D. D. Sullivan featured the opening session. Hulteng welcomed tl delegates this afternoon after w clinical demonstrations by Dr. I McClung of Regina, Sask., were given. - Agolf tournament took place late this Toon. Many Are Attending Radio Conference Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. 2—-(AP)— Members of the Northwest Radio Trade association and dealers from North Dakota and northwestern Min ‘nexota are meeting at the Hotel Da- coteh today. ‘Many association mem- bers were brought here from the ‘Twin Cities on a special car this morn- Seg, oyer the Great Northern. here are approximately 75 attend- - ing the conference. | Hall Drug Store Bs Opens Tomorrow Flowers will be presented to the eandy to the children at formal opening tomorrow of the m |} Drug company's new store at : corner of Broadway and Third b streets. The store occupies the lo- ' e@tion formerly housing the Fair 5 W. Hall, the proprietor, came fr Hi where he operat- il recently, when » He wi Beulah. tl id et this if you have a child sabia and weak, is timid - Hore’ fair ofter—give the ie ene NY God Lier ll ound Ti ns directed for and if he o i i \ Bee AS. Countess Millicent Rogers Salm von Hoogstracten let a photographer little Peter, snap her with her son, sla ton, Long CONSTRUCTION UNDER WAY ON | HIGHWAY NO, 3 New Route Belfield to Sen- tine! Butte Shortens Dis- tance Six Miles Dickinson, N. D. Aug. 2.—Construe- tion has been begun on the new state highway through the bad lands which not only will provide u smooth- er and safer highway, uccording to road boosters, but will also enhance nic ntages. Beginning at Belfield und ending at Sentinel Butte, th d count! road built by the’ co of Bill- Valley, is 39 miles state will be long. shortening the long. The are y will pro-| curves, wnd better lines, and will make for easier speedier trav ings on the e old be eliminated. route Cost Totals ¢ contract impr $205,00: i mile, p into three federal aid p One is a 4.406-mile stretch from Billings county line. ject is 16.287 miles ¢ from Medora eastward t Stark county line. A third project of L 1 miles li wholly within Golden Valley count; It is expected that the entire miles will be completed andr for the public by fall. Completion of the highway will) eliminate the worst stretch of road runn at last. They were at Southamp- dd. Chubby youngster, ch? Paging Messrs. Lewis and Clark Jack Parki hotel has one “ Just recent was sitting chanced and Clark hotel in “mighty “Jack” agreed talking. Mr. in lobby. and the Lewis nd they got to inson lays no claim to n the man that put the the Missouri river, but he arrived in this country very shortly after that, and has been here from then on, For several years he ran the old “Inter- Ocean” hotel Mandan, before there was a “Lewis and Clark” there. They were particularly the Lewis and Clarl when the stranger suddenly r marked: “Do both of the pr prietors live on the premises?” Since then Mr. Parkinson has been trying to page the redoubt- _able explorers. along the route of state highway No. 3, popularly known as the Red Trail or National Parks highway. <x) As Kidder county is improving the full length of this highway across its area Stutsman county finishing the unimproved parts within its borders, and Burleigh, Morton and Stark | counties making some improvements, the year 1927 will see the completion of improvements on No, 3 from Far- go to the, Montana line. SPECIAL TRUCK TIRE SALE 32x6 Hood 10-ply casings with tube, $115.00. 380x5 Goodyear and Goodrich casings, slightly used, with tube, $42.50. Special on accessories while they last. Spark plugs, 40c; Stromberg shock absorbers for Fords, $9.50 per set. Camp stoves, $4.75; camp cots, $4.25; folding table, $6.50; canteens and water bags, $1.25. We have wrecked a few Fords and have some good ,used parts. \ . LOCKWOOD ACCESSORY CO. 800 Main street Phone 187 We have a surplus of the following. sng- will ‘soll at greatly reduced prices: aa ae Oil trays, complete with bottles, $3.50' per set. Oil pumps, $4.50 each. 6 gallon gasoline buckets, $3.50 each. _ One 150 gallon truck tank with two : with fittings, only $90.00. ~ Funnels, faucets and many other useful : CALL OR WRITE. > ments, complete articles. discussing _ hotels | GLACIER PARK VISITORS OUT Blazes Sweep Beyond Control Lines in Northern Idaho and Montana Smoke clouds settling over Bis- marck and Mandan today are he- lieved to have come from the for- cat fires in Montana. [It was at first hat prairie fires were raging to the northwest but telephone calls into that territery brought the information that there were no prairie fires in that vicinity. Weather bureau of- ficialn point out that today’s. northwest wind in the first from that direction in weveral day thin is believed to have carried the smoke from the Montana fires into North Dakota. Missoula, Mont., Aug. 2—(AP)— | Norest fires continue to sweep beyond ‘lines ih Northern Idaho and Montana today, forcing visitors to flee western Glacier National Park resorts as vol- untecr fighters are recruited’ in an offort to stem the blazes. The Fortine fire in the Blackfeet forest, in ce park district, which Saturday wiped out 60 buildings at Stryker, is reported still ‘out of con- trol. Inhabitants of Stryker aM es- caped. The only casualty reported was the death of Nels Nelxon, railroad] , ught in flames a Glacier Park closed the flames Apgar. officials . yesterday western entrance when consumed two cottages at. ~| NEW YORK WOMAN TRYING TODAY TO CROSS CHANNEL Dover, England, Aug. 2—(AP)—-At 1 o'clock this afternoon, five hours aft- er entering the water, Miss Clara ! Belle Barrett of New York was 12 mifes out, on « straight line between Dover and Calais, in her attempt to , conquer the English channel. She had thus negotiated half the jdistance’in almost record time and twas still | ditions 1 going strong. Weather. con-| were favorable and her chances of success seemed good, Should she succeed, she will be first woman to swim the channel. Women Best Drivers, Says Capital's Traffic Chief, and « TOMORROW: New Orleans. By NBA Serivee Washington, Aug. 2—“I am the firmest believer thet women automo- bile drivers are more careful than men.” Thus M. 0. Eldridge, traffic direc- tor of the District of Columbia. Almost to a man, his staff of traffic licemen, actually on the jod at strect intersections, Unnecessary Chances “{ admit thev take unneecssary chances occasionally, thinking men, will concede them certain legs, as women. : “They often do things that look foolish, things a man never would think of doing, but it’s that allowances will be made them, in my, opinion,” This may not Director Eldridge reall: women more careful than men, but! then he quotes figures, which do sound convincing. Since 1926,” he said, “the per- mits of 468 men automobile dirvers rave been revoked in the District of /Columbia. “Some of the principal reasons driving, drunkenness, te woman lost her permit. gered the lives of pedestrians be- cause of defective vision.’ What the Record Tells Though he cannot state the exact} proportion, as between men and women' drivers in the District, the director does not believe there are 468 times as many men women, | as this record would suggcst, if the two sexes’ caution at the wheel of a to be considered even on &@ Nei does Director Eldridge consider that “defective vision” hints so strongly at carelessness as “reckless driving, drunkenness or speeding.” : The question as to the relative trustworthiness of s man and a wom- an at the steering wheel of a high yowered automobile crops up quite Frequently ‘at the Washington traffic bureau. The bureau has no definite proof to offer, but it has its opinion—the average woman is much, much safer’ to trust than her ave: husband, imagine himself to be than she is. ‘the! however much more reliable ‘he = t : ‘ WE SPECIALIZE ON Every Fisk Tire lar place and p advise which one for has its particu- ose. Let us you. FISK CORD FISK RED-TOP ry , ‘PREMIER CORD NINETY-SIX - Corwin-Churchill Motors, Inc. Bismarck, N. D. yee eye “After We Sell, He Gives Figures M. O. Eldridge, traffic director of the District of Columbia, who votes women the more careful drivers. Donee BRoTHERSs $iico. | BISMARCK SAT., AUG. Delivered in Bismarck and Ine License numbers, extea tire and tube, front bumper, rear bumper, mupe, cietematio wind- per, reat view mirror elther ateet disc wheeln, 31x5.25 ballven tires, tire pump, high pressdre greane gun, the rear eprings 55 inches. M. B. Gilman Co. Broadway. at Second Letter Tells Lions of ’Frisco Meeting An\ unusally large attendance fea- ‘tured the meeting of the Lions club this noon at the Grand Pacific hotel. The attendance prize, presented ‘by Ray W. Folsom, was n by Jack Fleck. Judge I. C. Di and E. J. Larson were appointed commit- tee in charge of next week's program. "W. J. Wright, father of G. Wright, a member of the local club, had writ- ten an interesting letter concerning the national convention of Lions clubs ‘at San Francisco, which was read Wo the members. i Atnusement Company Sued For Damages Grand Forks, N, D., Aug. 2—(AP)— The World Amusement company is being sued for sums amounting to $182,400 as a result of the aceident MA / WITH THE ONLY PARADE MONDAY, AUGUST 2; 1926 — at jhemGrand Forks fair in 1925 when one of ils racing automobiles crashed through the race track fence, injuring @ number of spectators, one fatally. ¢. Lyche of Hatton is represent- ing the plaintiffs in the suit. " ‘Mrs. Carrie Ellingson, widow of the man fatally injared, is suing for $50,- hi men ask the mounts: J. A. Heffron, He |. C. Larson, $44,500 and A. |. Bakke $43,400. ‘Headquarters of the World Amuse- ‘ment company are located in Chicago but it are corporation, ac- cording to Mr. Lyche. OO D.C. PH. C. Doctor of Chirepractic. EXAMINATION FREE. Eitinge Bidg. = Phone 176 ORTHE BI ONE IN AMERICA | 14 OSSACK| IROUS trom | ONDON OU MPIA