The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 27, 1927, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT COAL RATES ARE REDUCED But Action Is Not Expected to Change Prices in Northwest ‘ Washington, July 27.()—Rail roads serving the Pittsburgh cowl district in Pennsylvania and Ohio and the Fairmont Coal district in nor West Virginia, have notified! tate Commerce Commission of their intention by August 10, to com-; ply with the decision ordering lake cargo rates reduce zc From the Pittsburgh d new schedules propose to cango rates hy 20. cen while from the Fairmont distri reduction will amount to 10 cents, per ton. { Southern railroads, which have h under consideration for proposals to reduce the Ia rates from southern West Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky, have not notified the commission of any deci- sion on the subjec CONSUMERS M DRIVE NO BENEFIT Duluth, July 27—(™%—Possibility that the cut in transportation rates | from the mines to the lower lake ports, as announced in Washington, May not bring a corresponding cut to Northwest coal consumers, was indicated by an incomplete can vf coal offic Charles B western Fi unable to s: would have on rates, B. A. Gallagher, general superin- tendent of docks for the same com- pany, said: “I do not think the] cut will ve any effect in coal prices up he RURAL POSTMEN ELECT OFFICERS H. B. Curtis of McClusky Is Elected President of State Organization Cooperstown, N. D., July 27.—P)-- Fargo was chosen as the next conven- tion city of the North Dakota Rural Letter Carriers’ association at the closing session of the 1927 conven- tion here Tuesday. The 1928 meet- ing will be held in conjunction with the North Dakota postmasters con- gress, H. B. Curtis, McClusky, was elected president of the a Carl Bauer, Max, was reelected president, and H. E. Fraser, Mad reelected secretary. William Wec Moss, was elected tr F Melin, Delaware, Cooperstown, and W. E. 4 mare, were named to board. Delegates to the convention in Oklahoma Carl Bauer, Max, and Es Kindred. Alternates ure H.W. tis, McClusky, and Frank Collins, Cooperstown. Mrs. Lewis Johnson, Ancta, elected president of the women’s 4 iliary. Mrs. H. B. Curtis, vice ident, and Mrs. H. B, Holcomb, s tary-treasuerr. MOONSHINERS KILL AGENT was IN this neighbors, such Posse Is Hunting For Slayers, of Federal Employe in Maryland | the strain of Ca Hagerstown, Md., July 27.—()— Ambushed by moonshiners last night, Hunter R. Stotler, 62, of Keyser, W. Va.. head of the dry agents in Wash- fington, Allegheny and Garrett | counties, Maryland, was shot to death. His companion, R. E. Walters | of Hagerstown, another dry invest- igator, escaped and notified author- ities here. | Look for Still A posse is hunting for the slay- ers, who fired from a densely wooded | section near Boonsboro, while the agents were passing. The agents had gone there to look for a still. { the shots grazed Walter's iStotler: baal pedi federal govern- ment employ for 15 years. When the| local aaa A assigned to the jerisdiction “of the West Vireinia| ‘orce, Stotler was placed in charge | ~| world’s most-sought- coming to his 4,000-aere "| High River, Alberta, to “ (to the THE BISMARCK HIS HIGHNESS GETS READY. TO PUT ON-OLD CLOTHE splendid photos of the ranch house, some of the prince’: { ” } z 7 “sil Chance to Turn Ranch Boss Again Is What Tickles the | Prince of Wales Most While | in Canada EA)—The fter young man is about to be granted a short time to be himself--the Prince of Wales is ranch near ‘ough it.” place where Ottawa, Can. July 7.—( he can corner- mothers Here is one forget speech making and stone laying, matchmaking and precedents. Here he go over the business of his estate just as any farmer, look after the welfare of his blooded stock, talk with the hired man and be a regular fellow, In_ five h in chaps shirt he can e if he wants to without the picture of his spill being sped around the world before he has a ce to arise. Brie he can do he pleases. If he likes he can go out and look up ( organizer of the Calg He probably will gi al business of for ne blooded stoe business that is intricate. prince's ranch is seeking to improve! dian sheep, ho! and cattle. Some of his particularl fine chickens will be exhibited this summer at the World's Poultry Con- «Kress in Ottawa. Of course, the prince does not get all this freedom without some string being attached to it. Officially he is coming to Ottawa to attend the cere- monies of the Diamond Jubilee of the Canadian Confederation. Premier and Lady Baldwin will visit his ranch for a short time, then they will continue through Canada on ‘their own. The prince will stay as long as England can spare him. He doesn’t get such a vacation very often, and he's going to make the ost of it. The utmost privacy will be given him while he is on his ranch, There will no no ceremoniousness, no for- mality. The prince will forget that he is in training to become the He will take personal charge for a Kaneh’ at High River, Alverta, in short time of his 4,000-acre “E-P the Canadian Rockies. Here are fine sheep, and the prince himself attired for “roughing it.” REPORTER IS SHOT'T0 DEATH Christian D. Hagerty Appar-: ently Died By Own Act— Reported Two Wars 0, July 27.—(?) — Christian erty, newspaper man and! former war correspondent, was found shot to death, apparently by his own act, in the Commonwealth hotel today. A buMet from a rifle found nearby had entered the body an of delightful per- i id for had written a dio comment for the ago Herald and Examiner. He s born in Bennington, Mich., July $, 1876, After experience as reporter and column conductor for the Chicago Daily News, he served that paper as war rrespondent in the Spanish- American war, Afterward he wasj employed as editor and reporter by the Associated Press, from 1899 to 1919, and served us war correspond- ent in the Russo-Japanese war.; STRIPS FAKE TITLES Rome—Every titled person in Italy is to have his claim to nobility i vestigated, by order of Mussolin The blue book of tt: n nobility has been issued and it already has: stripped the titles from 180,000 per- sons who called themselves counts, duki nd princes. It is estimated that per cent of persons using titles in Europe today, with the ex- ception of Englishmen, have no right to them. Klan Head Paid : $2,500 For Horse? 27.—(P)—In a Clell Maple, sa Muncie, Ind., July ‘orn statement today a prominent citizen of Mune’ that in the summer of 1923, riding in automobile with . Stevhenson to a klan meeting, n here, the former grand dragon told him of paying $2,500 to Ed Jack- son for a saddlchorse and equipment. MONUMENT IS NEW Tomsk, Siberi Fulfilling the hast akushin, founder of the first newspaper in Tomsk, local a thorities here have eretted over his grave a monument of new desig It is’a railroad rail with an electric “T hate to leave John at home, he gets so lonesome. “Jim doesn’t mind it. Now that ptton em Cc be reversed, I wil number every few nights.and charges paid th TRIBUNE bulb at the top, representing thd fav- orite slogan of the editor, “Push ahesd towards light.” CEMENT:RATE IS REDUCED Gost of Shipping From Two} Montana Points Here Cut Nearly in Half Reductions eight rates on cement and wall plaster from Han- over and Trident, Montana, to cen- tral North Dakota have been made by the Interstate Commerce Commission, according to information received by the state railroad board. The new rates will become cffec- tive September 8 and in some cases are: cuts of 50 per cent in compari- son with the old tariffs. As an ex. ample the board points out that pres. ent rates on this material from Han: over to Bismarck are 56 cents, where. as the new rates will be only 29% cents per 10 Opounds. Juvenile Band to With his alimony star, was sentence Groat Bar dapt a he had earned $17,000 since last ie pal —1————wrere~ WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1927 Cullen ‘ Landis Goes to Jail panes $1,000 in arrears, Cullen Landis, film to five days in jail by Judge Robert H. Scott. lovember, of which his former wife, Mignon LeBrun Landis, $2,700. Here Landi+ is pictured in his cell. Give Many Numbers The Bismarck Juvenile Concert! hand. under the direction of 8. P. Orwall, will begin a program front of the postoffice Thursday ning, beginning at 8 o'clock. It be hrouacasted by KFYR. The program will be as follows: America. Invercargill March—Lithgron. Intermettzo Gavotte—De Luca. Moonlight on the Nile—King. < A Frangesa March—Costa. A Japanese Sunset—J. Deppin. ‘Auld Lang Syne—Varied Temps, arr. by Al Hayes. i Just an Ivy-Covered Shack—David- sen. ‘1 The Glow Worm-Idyll, Paul Lincke, United America March—Webu. Star Spangled Banner. Veterans Traveling Abroad Get Tips Fargo, N. D., July 27.—Several tips on travel for American Legionnaires” going to the convention to be held in Paris Sept. 19 to 23, were given today by Howard P. Savage, national commander, in a communication re. ceived by Walter G. Curtis, Lisbon, Department France convention offi- cer of this state. ! Passengers may bring in cigarettes, smoking tobacco and chewing not to exceed one kilo, about ars, for their personal use, y paying a tax ranging from 150 to 320 francs. Passengers who come in ve- fl | Tires and Tubes, Oil and Grease Auto Accessories Phone 944 Bismarck Accessory & Tire Co. Next to First Guaranty Bank distance calls can him at our home dave the 3 « ‘ oo into France b; tinue with special cdurtesy, bring in with- -{out paying, providing they previous- ly declared 4; Amount necessary to smoke en route; anya grammes of smoking tobacco. waiters and hotel attendants, live al- most entirely from tips. To get good service it is absolutely ‘necessary to tip. A tip of 10 per cent of th bill is usually considered adequate. Although big department stores and businesses adhere to market prices much of the little business is Many classes of employes, such as|done by dickerin a and rail who con- immed(s ly their trip may, same, the minimum cigars, 20 cigarettes, or 40 Rotary-€lub Hears Address on ‘China’ Rev. John V. Wright addressed the ismarck Rotary club, at its luncheon this noon, on “China.” He gave ‘a elear, concise, and interesting account of the situation jn China, the causes of the present condition, future pos- sibilities, Geo: Humphrey’ gave a brief account of his recent auto trip to Denver, Misses Ruth Gordon and Marguer- ite Kennedy played a niano duet, the Second Hungarian Rhapsody by and Miss Kennedy played “To Spring” by Cree. Visitors included Roy Baird, A. H. Erickson Professor Roe E. i ton of Fargo, Rev. John Wright Misses Gordon and Kennedy. FRANCE 18 SAVING Paris—The thrifty French, despite ‘the high taxes and high cost of liv- ing, still wre saving money. estimated that every other person in the counts & savings account ag- gregating $00 ral The real value of the money, however, is only ‘about three-fifths of what it was in 1914. NOTICE All parties having shoes for repairs will kindly call for emt bye : it ba hi not le after that Co Shoe Hospi- al. ein Lawn mowers sharpened.— Ruder’s Furniture Exchange. Phone 790-W. Only at Our Curb - —Will you find a modern BOWSER, accurate measure pump, in Bismarck. We paid twice as much for these pumps as the ordinary “eye measuring” pump would cost; because we wanted to serve you accurately, as well as promptly. Shell 400 “Extra Dry” Gasoline Served through this MODERN EQUIPMENT, at our accessible curb, by men “Johnny on the spot” to wait on you, night, means a SERVICE you'll like. day and Shell 400 “Extra Dry” Gasoline costs more to produce, but the price to you remains the same. Change to Shell. Lahr Motor Sales Co. and given headquarters at Cumber- Jand. He came here last night with a purty of agents. He is survived by Charges for station-to-station calls British Empire's king. He will be Gaeeetlenc ne oo srlle jong ince service) can |just a ranch boss for the time be- i ing. (the lowest priced reversed when the widow and a daughter. ' RENEW PROBE OF DROWNING Deputy Coroners Halt Crema- tion of Seattle Teacher's Body—Sister Determined Seattle, Jul; We () — Investiga- tion of the of Miss Violet Maude Payne, music and dancing ir, who supposedly drowned Wednesday last after a drinking iy aboard the yacht of F. Creigh n, ‘wealthy broker and clubman, Was ‘renewed ler’s jury. ene ‘was? begat rah "ae Ider, expressed her de- io onpley. private crim- investigation, dep- cremation of the Pacttnive halved ; the music pathologis Company Asks Cut in Freight Rates on Cement Piping} | Application for a reduction in | freight rates on reinforced concrete pipe shipped from Schmidt, N. D., by the North Dakota Concrete Pro. ducts company of Mandan has been filed with the state railroad board. In its compiaint the company. ai-| leges that rates on its products now | in effect are too high, unjust and/| unreasonable and in violation of the laws of the state. The complaint takes exeeption to both single and| joint line rates now in effect and) asks modification to permit expan-| sion of its business. Most of the! pipe made at Schmidt is used im hich- | Way construction work und moved to| all parts of the state, the commission was told. =o: W. E. Perry MORTICIAN AND FUNERAL. DIRECTOR Parlors 210 Fifth Phone 687-W Stationary Engine Operators: rate is 25 cents or moreno matter what time of the day or night the call is placed. for all other classes of calls, also, of any amount may be reversed. | NORTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY - ms eat @ raarow coamay Be] ISMARCK’S OSTON DE ~ DENTAL CLINIC NTAL COMPANY - We know that you will appreciate our high grade work y and REASONABLE PRICES BERORTLESS SPERD ! Coy of flying Birds ~ |