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Raa eae. Pacaven cs vane PAGE TWO NORTH DAKOTA | ~ LEGION BAND & ~ MOST UNIQUE Membership Composed of Men From Practically Every | American Division | argo, N. DY The most | unique band in the t States is | the North Dakota A band, according to K. A. man of the North Dakota band com mittee. Its’ membership, said Mr.j| Fitch, is composed of men from prac tically American division in the st rand its members now live in all parts of our state. In its efforts to properly adver tise the state of North Dakota at nal conventions, continued Mr.! state department of the Legion realized a r some music F n teh, ehair- | { repre urtment at | with chat officers | an Legion of this state, through its arate posts com d the organization of a band of | so this department could | nted for the first ate band at the natio nat St. Paul in 192 rt was so. successful of the Am St. r vith the showing ediately after their umpaign Was star! ious posts of the state raise the necessary finances to prop- equip and send the band to the national convention which was to be held at Omaha, Exhibit at Philadelphia of fi- uch a long trip. The state ex committee of the Ameri Legion then took the matter up with the office: the Greater North Dakota associa- ‘tion sind the state, immigration com- mi: ner and through the combined efforts of the North Dakota Legion, the er North Dakota association and the state immigration commis- sioner, we were not only able to send our band to the convention but to place a North Dakota exhibit, com- d of grains, pottery and_practic- hing that we h in at the sesquicenten- nial which was being held at that time. The North Dakota band gave con- certs. every day at the North Dakota exhibit. in the foteign countries building. It was viewed by thou- sands of people from all parts of the world, said Mr. Fitch. In the national convention parade of the 40 et 8 the North Dakota band was successful in winning second prize, “eompeting with bands from practic- ally every state in the union, & #he continuation of efforts in be- of the State Legion band has now tuken the form of « “band con- = test” staged by all the Legion posts throughout the state. This contest ~ sturted May 23 and terminates June = 11. Each post has been assigned a & quota to raise during that period, and =the pre-contest response has ‘bee! very satisfactory, several posts ha ing subinitted 100 per cent of their = quota, - MACKMEN ARE HELD BACK BY LACK OF SPEED & Slowness of Cobb, Collins and = Wheat Is Costing Athletics ~ Many Ball Games conv: nances Philadelphia, May —(NEA)— Connie Mack's winter plans for win- ning the American League pennant in 1927 are already pretty well shat- red, with the season less than twol cheer: months old, swweteran stars. Apparently “tan’t be done that way. The Athletics with Eddie Collins sabd_Ty Cobb in the lineup have plenty of offensive power but must classed as the slowest club in their league, there being several pthers on the team not noted for peed, Each day slows Cobb and = (ldifins up perceptibly. Ty Cobb during the first month Play. showed enough speed on the the field to get him by. wuffered a leg injury in an GxB@ition game at Buffalo that has slowed him u; a whisper, partic- ularly in the fiéld. Pitiful Sight : It is really pitiable to sec the Zonce great Cobb, playing on only one ‘ood leg, trying .to cover ground. {Balls are dropping safe in the Ath- “leties’ right field territory that should be the easiest of outs. Nat- furally such breaks make no great hit >with the pitchers. While Eddie Collins hasn't slowed Ziip to the extent that Cobb has, he can cover only a small portion of the He figured to do it with it just tl pel fl ple ats Go ie Notdoubt| 4 0 that conclusion. on Bench | Probably Collins can continue in lineup for some time but Cobb, g, that causes him to ep, would be of more ‘ ‘am sitting on the dently won't — Connie has More ‘MORTON GIVEN t Hi ve have handi- ¢ broken finger Boley, expected to the failure of Dei the highly touted first) sacker, to hit big 1 ching, | and the erratic showin vhat was | believed to be the best pitching staff star at Branom, considerably | Minneapolii onsiderably | Minneapolis the Ath-| pyints to County as Dairy Leader ADVERTISING IN ulter his F n League penn le can only ju youth and speed, speed, speed. in the cpinion cf Charles F. Col- | lisson, writing in the Minneapolis Tribune. | “It is perhaps the best devel- | oped dry-land or semi-arid dairy- |ing region in the United States, - Collisson’s article says, pointing Printer’s Ink Great Auxiliary | out that the success of dairying in eaten; * , | this country is well assured, as the to Pulpit, Clerk Reports | New Salem and Flasher circuits ! | prove. at Assembly | Station Work Praised ate | The work of the Northern Great San Francisco, M. 1 —In-| Plains crensing use of paid rtising in| ¢ newspapers on the part of Presby- |.” terian churches throughout the coun- | try was reported this morning to the | Presbyterian. general assembly by | Dd Seymour Mudge, stated ised by the Tribune’s work it has been doing. Shelterbelt planting is one of the major projects of the station, rk, presenting the annual report| the article says, and tells of the of the publicity department. | station’s cooperation with farm- “Minis who wisely use display | ers in this worl ads e papers,” said the re-| How diversification port, “find that advertising is investment. th ds sure resu By prudent advertising, religi tends its field and multipli is steadily "| Slope country is graphically tol: ‘tc| through citation of figures com- usefulness to the communit, its| piled by the First National bans helpfulness. to” mankind. Printer’s| of Bowman, in a_ typical Slope ink is a great auxiliary to the pul-/ county. Out of more than $1,000,- pit, a powerful medium for the gos-|Q90 worth of products shipped 4 Advertising persuaded mil-| from the town of Bowman alone, lions into smoking, motoring, golf-| the grain shipmen ing, stock market and motion picture ; ‘ habits. Wise in its generation will | and the balance of $835, be the united church which through | — 2 ke advertising fully persuades the peo- to devote more thought, time, | talent, to the Christian religion.” for a number of years. Those in iy with the crop conditions feel The’ department reported that it |tbat with such abundant moisture the t ‘ i ath prospects are favorable, providing continued to find editors “sympa- | Prose’ eather COUMBARAD ETI thetic toward the purpose of the |"Verage weather co! Seaver: church, and just as willing to print | ao religious news as to print any other class of news, provided always that | it is of genuine and general interest. The newspaper editors are particu- | larly keen for news of the church as | related to current events; for ex- ample, in connection with recent | disturbances in China.” | City Auditorium Packed Monday at | Annual Program (Continued from Legion Auxilia Women's Union Veterans; An Ame Arm Boy Several Petition Signers Ask That Names Be Stricken Several requests t |be withdrawn from petitions to refer | to a vote of the people the appropriation for the state board of auditors have been made by North Dakota citizens, Secretary of State Robert Byrne said here today, Although some requests have been received from all parts of the state the majority are from the western distr ne said. se the person writing said the purpose and in- »{ tent of oa oe — ~ miss iu centres {represented to him or that he ha Med Chosen Wacpital wuetgt [not fully understood their purpose. jcouts; Girl Scouts; high school| ,, BYrme has not yet looked up the band; Indian school girls; Campfire | @W to determine if he has authority inh: 8! o 7 ary’s}t@ remove the names from the peti girls; St. Mary's band; ‘St. Mary's] ‘® 5 i school children and public school| tions in the event that they are filed neve with him, If he can ‘legally do so Lieut. Ferris Cordner was marshal |h¢, Will comply with the requests, he h ee sai pecans Byrne recently joined with Attor- ‘LINDY’ TELLS {Slate Auditor Sohn Bue nina tate KING GEORGE ment condemning the attempt to re- ABOUT FLIGHT fer the appropriation as contrary to good public policy, In the event that petitions con- iGantinusdtenmicnaneens the effect would be to hold up the bok hecceinsacuuuby, citmare hn his appropriation law, effectivxe July 1, great hands and shock them tenderly,| until the people ‘could vote on the Eager for Autographs question. Bowe by"tienbers of “the palace Grand Jury Convenes in Mountrail County: household, all for autographs which he gave until his fountain pen dry Stanley, N. D. May 31.—(/Pi—A grand jury was convened here this afternoon with Judge John C. Lowe of Minot presiding. The first order of business was the deliverance of instruction bk the court. announce- taining sufficient names are filed, he proceeded to York House,| . Janes palace, only a few minutes | away, to visit the Prince of Wales. | The procedure at York House was| r to that at Buckingham Palace. | Lindbergh was escorted to the prince's room, where they engage in conversation for nearly 15 minutes. i When Lindbergh left St James), Although | no offical palace nearby streets were jammed, Se thos ere, urby jam itis. believed and he again was greeted with great | i ountrail as petit: | | s for the jury were put in | cireulation x rer so SECRETARIES soon after the bank RECEPTION COMMITTEE Washington, May 31.—()—Presi- dent Coolidge today appointed four cabinet members as u committee to! prepare’ for national recognition of| the New York to Paris fli closed. PING PONG PHOTOS - i om photos awe by x eC |pert photographers, 15 for Fath nasser includes| 25¢, short time only—Dor- Secretary Davis of the war depart. | i i ment, Postmaster General New, and] Bldg. City National: Bank Secretaries Wilbur and Hoover will EAT AND WORSHIP determine the scope of the national celebration and what part the federal government can play in it. Berlin.—Churchgoers who attend Captain Lindbergh will be invited|the “church of the rolls” in the poor- to accept the hospitality of the White|est section of Berlin are served not House if he returns to this country |only with a sermon but with soup before the president leaves for i aA TS Xt , 2 etl Duce’s Safety Hers his vacation and if he returns later the| aviator will be asked to visit Mr.) Coolidge at his summer residence. It! is agreed between the president and| Secretary Davis that the. distin- guished flying cross will be awarded Captain Lindbergh and Mr. Coolidge} hopes to be able to. personally hund him the citation. | Promotion to a higher rank in the| Zground that once made him the test second sacker of all time. Mie sow escape Collins by wastep oF atwa thet aM reels _ would have been soft chances for hi 2 Ty Cobb and Eddie Collins still can /thit ‘the ball’as well as ever. They “are two of the smartest players the ie has ever produced. Unfor- nately the weakened legs will not -yearry out the dictates the mind 5 andthe power of the arms. je bases are clogged, to use » “gba expression, when these two Pettis get on the bases, years ago were ri as two of “greatest base runners in the noted for stretching single: gbles and doubles into triple ir ing only one base eas a double itisfied layers who} 9 air corps reserve for Captain Lind- bergh also i@ being considered. o+—________ —______s | CROP REPORT | -—___—_————__—_—- The completion of the seeding of small grain in the northwest is being delayed because of the wet condi- tion of the soil, according to the weekly crop report issued by the Van Dusen Harrington company of Min- is, With the exception of one r days, rain has failen almost continually. : Very little wheat will ‘be seeded after this time, except in Montana, and it is evident that the Northwest wheat acre: will show a decrease under. the five-year aver- age, due to the lateness of the sea- ther during the past in, ‘and should in, ‘and 6! The top rer: it retarded, shows a number ‘of seattered all we Tabet hands. every y that she’s per- e HIGH PRAISE ibune Writer | experiment station at Man- | pI | who relates some of the becoming more important in the| names | 000 ¢ the; be investigated, inasmuch, VO SAE THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE. ndan News | 523 represented dairying and live- stock products. | Is Corn Count This territory is a corn-growing ccantry, the writer points out, tells of the experience of fa in Hettinger, Bowman and Adams counties with this crop. Yields are very satisfactory, he says. The: statement of C. R. Feist of Bowman, who came from eastern Minnesota, bears out this conten- tion. Mr. Feist is quoted as say- ing, “Beef cattle can be raised | with one-half the expense required in the east, while it takes only | about one-half the labor to raise 2 | crop of corn, wheat, oats and bar- | ley here as in Minnesota.” | Cloudburst Wrecks | Highways North of Flasher, Selfridge A cloudburst that t2re out main | highways north of Flasher and a imilar storm in the vicinity of | Selfridge, N. D., occurred Mon- | day afternoon. Near Selfridge the |track of the Milwaukee branch was washed out and eight freight cars went into the ditch. De- tails of the wreck were not avail- | able, although it is not believed | anyone was injured. =| 4 Training School | Pupils Get Diplomas Four pupils of the State Train- ing school last night were given diplomas for completion of a regu- lation high school course, the sec ond time that a class has com- | pleted the prescribed North Dako- ta work. All four will enter in- stitutions of higher education, ac- one to Supt. W. F. McClel- land. t {and rolls. Instead of benches, there |are two long rows of tables where the unfortunates are fed as the pastor delivers his sermor Student Fees at State University Are Given Raise Expenses of students attending the versity of North Dakota will be ightly increased by the recent ac- tion of the state board of admin- istration in increasing certain fees to ¢ paid by the students. i The increases are: Incidental fees of all resident students raised $7.50 per semester; incidental fees for non- ,resident students raised $17.50 per |semester; incidental fees for the ‘summer session ill be increased from $1.25 to 50 per semester jhour, beginning with this year. | Salary Schedules | For State Schools i | Approved By Board i Sala hedules for all the state jinstitutions of learning in North Da- kota have been approved by the state jboard of administration, | The new schedules are based on hose already in effect with such ad- ustments as seemed necessary, mem- ers of the board said. They ex- plained that increases were granted only in those cases in which instruc- tors employed last year were prom- ised salary raises in the event that jtheir work was satisfactory. | Heads of the various universities and normal schools now are consider- ing applicants for the various vacan- cies on their teaching staffs which jhaye occurred by reason of resigna- itons or the creation of new posi- itions. : Names of. ‘Other ', Women’ in Chaplin | Suit Kept Secret Los Angeles, May 31.—()—The ; Rames of seven women, four of them “prominent film actresses” mentioned {im'Lita Grey Chaplin’s divoree com- plaint against Charles Chaplin, were | safe from publication for the time at jleast with the ‘agreement of the film | comedian’s wife to make a deposition | today for the ears of the rival attor- ; neys in the case alone. Mrs. Chaplin’s attorneys lgst night | ed their previous demand that } per reporters be present while i s being questioned for the deposition. They agreed'to closed session insisted upon by Chaplin’s counsel, Sénators Cling to Traditional Snuff hington, May 31—()—The Senate holds tenaciously to its pre- cedents, and the maintenance of an | adequate supply of snuff for its members is’one of them. Two small, black embossed metal- lic snuff boxes resting on the wai coting of the Senate chamber on each side of the Vice President's dats have attracted few devotees in. recent decades of the once elegant cystom of snuff taking. But when the Senate extension of the Capitol was constructed shortly before the Civil War, they were regarded as necessary for the convenience of the members, nearly all of whom were using snuff, and to this day one of the duties of the pages is to make sure that the boxes are. supplied with the powdered tobacco. Despite the passing of the habit from common use, efforts to have the bowss -Femor been re- sisted by large majority on th oustom and that. it and should be. honored i BISBEE HIGHS VICTORIOUS IN WIDE CONTEST A | Wins Third itv National Com- petition For Communi- ty Improvement The Bisbee, N. D., high school won the third prize. of $25 in the Com- munity Service division of the annual Scholastic Awards, for the most con- structive project for the improve- ment of their local community car- ied out by high school students of ‘the United States. This announce- ment was made here today by Dr. William M, Davidson, superintendent of schools of Pittsburgh and chair- man of. the national committee of educators which supervised the con- test. The contest was conducted by the, Scholastic, a national high school magazine, and sponsored by the Pitts- burgh Plate Glass company. improved Livrary The Bisbee adie consisted of the classification, building up, and open- ing to the general public of the al- ready existing but not wholly effec- tive school library. An interclass contest of the entire school, with an enrollment of about 120, was or- gunived under the director of Mrs. Mary G. Lund, English instructor and faculty adviser. Poings were awarded to each student for work- ing one 40-minute period in the Library; for bringing a book donated by any person in the Community; or for procuring a signature to a library card with 50 cents dues. The fresh- men won, with the seniors, second. Nearly 300 books were donated, main- ly fiction and juveniles, but includ- ing some standard science and his- tory. More than 100 new adult read- ers were added in a town of 500 population, and the reading habits of the Community were greatly im- proved with special service to old people and shut- Milwaukee School Wins Other prizes awarded in the Com- munity Service contest were as fol- lows: First place, Boys’ Techn’ High School, Milwaukee, Wis., foi forest conservation and related activ- ities; second prize, Caguas, Porto Rico, High School, for a night school to teach illiterates. The. winning groups are to decide the purpose to which the prize money will be put. The awards were made by the fol- lowing committee of judges promin- ent in the social science field: Dr. n Barnard, state department of public instruction, Harrisburg, Pa.; E. C. Lindeman, New York school fo social work; Miss Frances Morehouse, Hunter College, New York; Dr. Chas. S. Pendleton, Peabodv College for Teachers, Nashville, Tenn; Ray 0. Hughes, Peabody High School, Pitts- burgh, Pa. | Mrs. Woodrow Wilson was _p'goto- graphed for the first time in 1oa1 months in her box at the [iro li Race Track, Baltimore, during the running of the historic - Stakes. ‘Spirit of St. Louis’ Is Slow Compared to Space-defying Comzet Chicago, May 31.—-()—Lindberg h’s “Spirit of St. Louis” made a sngil’s journey to Paris compared with the Pons-Winnecke comet, which’ is hurtling through uncharted space to- ward the earth at a speed of a milljon miles a day. Astronomers compute that the comet is 30,000,000 miles away hut that the distance will be cut to four million miles by June 27. On the following day the comet, which is’ 12 times the size of the earth, will vwer away into the unknown. The northern sky, a bit south of the handle of the big dipper is the present race track for the comet. It appears through ordinary glasses as a luminuous spot about the size -of ‘the moon. As it approaches it will become visible to the naked eye. ° Capitol Building to Become Museum Colorado Springs, Colo., May 31.— (#)—Historians of Colorado and lq ers of all that scents of the early days of the Centennial state now are in the throes of a bitter\controverssy, which bids fair to test the memory of the “oldest settler.” The question bestirring the leis- jtorians is whether Colorado's fi:rst capitol building—a log hut, which once was located at Colorado City, now a part of this city, was torn down or still stands. The question reached the controversial stage a few days ago when Spencer. Pen- ESO Prealgiess} rose, capitalist.add mining man, pur- chased to: from destruction a log but, long regarded as the first capitol building, and announced his intention of removing it from its present site to Broadmoor. The building in question, for years has been a curio art mK Re- cently the owner announced his i tentions of razing the building to make way for another structure. enrose bought the building. This stirred up a controversy which long has. smouldered in the breasts of the “oldest settlers.” Many declare the first capitol building long since hi fallen. a victim to time and de while others are just as firm in tl announcement that the state’s fir: executive hall now is the*property of Penrose. In the meantime Penrose is going | ahead with his plans to remove it to Broadmoor, where he ‘will keep it open for yigigarp. (;! ‘Evéry' Day Chiist’ Is Need of World, Baptist Head Says Chicago, May 31.—(#)—Christ “in the every-day clothes worn by the Great mass of people who seek \to Solve the problems of everyday life by the principles and in the spirit of Jesus Christ,” is the need of the world, Dr. James Whitcomb Brougher of California, president, told the Northern Baptist’ convention at its Spgning here today. here’ is no substitute for Christ, the president asserted. “There is no vther name ‘under heaven’ given whereby ‘man can be saved. He is the world’s enly hope‘as'# saviour.” A Christ life will apply the golden tule in business, Dr. Brongher de- clared. “No method of solving our economic and social problems has yet been found as a substitute for the golden rule. “When the spirit of Christ leads ciple, the confligt between labor and capital: and the antagonism between arious other elements of society will soon be eliminated.” Ruins of Old Fort Found in Wisconsin _ Pepin, Wis., May 31.—()—Excava- tion made under the direction of J. W. Carlson of Plum City, whose father originally owned the farm on which it stood, have revealed what is cation of old Fort St. Antoine, built by Nicholas Perrot, the French ex- plorer in 1686. is on the east ern shore of Lake Pepin and here, y 8, 1689, Perrot staged an it before a large ns and took posses- sion in the name of France of all the land lying west of the Great The next step in the investigation will be more elaborate excavations carried on by the state historical so- ciety of Wisconsin on the site with a view of locating the ruins of an old fireplace which it is known was in the fort, ° The spot had been pointed ‘out to; Carlson by his father when-he was a little boy and he recalled certain ruins which then stood, including, . an all Christians to practice this prin-;| ccepted here as the authentic lo- |‘ some-charred foundation stones. It is ‘three ‘and a feat miles .north ,o! by old and two miles south of Stock- TO WEAR 8' INGS Ava Paris.—Ladies, if you should somo day find yourself without a pair of ‘stockings that atch, don’t worry. They ,shouldn’} match any- rding to Paul’ Poiret, Pari- er, Put on a light stock- tk one and you'll be right I be jn’ the iret inte! to force up- |. Individaality— his batgle ery. “Why must -women keep wearing the same things all the time?” he asks. “The only variety to, atgckings is what's in them. Since a woman ‘has ‘two legs, why does “she dtess:them~ alike? 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They like each other. The girl—slim, clear-eyed, mer- it arrogant, full of secret, They go to the movies together, dance, quarrel a bit. They don’t believe in early mar- riages, “Me and the boy friend.” : One of these days, suddenly, they’ll be grown up. ‘Man and wife, those fearless youngsters. But her eyes shine when'she speaks of: him. pias A home to plan, life to face. A budget, a savings account, economies. They’ll make mistakes, but they’!l learn quickly. She'll begin to be canny in the spending of money—to ques- tion prices and values. She'll begin ‘to read about the things she plans to buy, to find out all she can about them. She'll become a regular reader of advertise- ments. : : ( -They’ll help her to become the capable, wise housewife she wants so much to be. They’ll tell her what clothes are best and what prices to pay for them. They'll tell her about the foods to buy, the electric appliances, the linoleums and draperies.. They'll help her, as the ad- ‘ -vertisements in this newspaper can help you. . And she'll meet her resp ties easily and well. tered, inefficient dru modern, attractive, well-run, onsibilities and fulfill her’ du- She won’t become a tired, ‘fliis- dge. Because her home will be she'll keep young— through the speedy years she'll retain much of that shining-eyed, « merry friend.” ©: : Advertisements are housewives, young and Phone 32 « : freshness. She TRIBUNE ADVERTISING DEPT. _ sand the “boy