The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 2, 1928, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT _THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE. LETS CONTRACT FOR ROAD WORK C. W. Scott and H. Knowles Are Successful Bidders on Two Jobs Consideration of bids on road work, bridge projects and the con- struction of a stock dipping tank took up most of the time at yester- sion of the Burleigh coun- nissioners’ monthly meer- ract for the dipping tank en awarded as yet. At- n of Bismarck bid $787, while the North Dakota Metal Cul- vert company of Fargo bid on steel tanks as follows: 18 gage, $201.80; 16 gag 80; 14 gage, $301.80. C. W. Scott of Regan was award- ed the road work in Sterling town- ship between sections 3 and 10, the cost not to exceed $400. His price for earth exce ion was 25 cents. Harry Knowles of Wing was contract for road work e and Lein townships. : Earth ex- excava- ling and install- Driscoll. 3 Tock Regan—Earth exca- Tock excavation, id installing cul Webster of Wilton bid 23 on road work in Estherville ip. Carl V. Anderson of Baldwin bia as follows on the bridge work in Estherville township: Dry structur- al excavation, cents; wet, $4; concrete for walls and foundation, $15; concrete for bridge floor, $22; pipe railing in place, $2; reinforcing steel, 6 cents. J.J. Rue & Sons of Bismarck bid as follows on this job; dry excava- tion, 90 cents; wet, $1.90; concrete for walls and foundation, $10; con- crete for bridge floor, $17; pipe railing in place, $1.40; reinforcing steel, 5 cents. Project Held Up The board voted to hold up the Estherville bridge project between sections 8 and 17 until such time as a location is definitely determined. Request of the Rev. F. fr. Schrondt for tax relief for the years 1926 and 1927 was approved. Offers on lots 10, 11 and 12, block 11, Governor Pierce’s addition to Bismarck, were referred to the city commission, Frayne Baker offers $76, Fronk Everts offers $110, anc Chris Nelson offers $105. J. F. Fortenberry’s offer of $100 for lot 2, block 49, Northern Pacific second addition to Bismarck, was eccepted. | G. E. Brennise’s offer of $15 for! lots 13 and 14, block 3, village of | Regan, was accepted. The board voted to sell to John Weber, Sr., lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, block 6, village of Wing, for $199.16, New Truck Listings More Than Year Ago} Registration of now commercial automobi sted in the state reg- istration department thus far in 1928 showed an increase over the same period in 1927, but .ew pleasure cars showed a decrease, it was made known in a report issued today by the Business Service company. The decrease in pleasure automo- biles is explained by a new system of registration, effective this year. Formerly, all cealers were forced register the machines as soon purchased, but under the new sys- tem, the automobiles are not listed until sold. Passenger cars listed in 1928 total 4,458, as compared to 5,486 in the corresponding veriod of 1927. Pleas- ure cars listed in April, 1928, we 2,463, -s compared to 2,481. in April, 1927, Trucks w:re listed as 520 titus far in 1928, as compared to 465 in the same period of 1927, and 238 as a total for April, 1928, as against 232 for April a year ago. Included in the list of registra- tions by counties ai Barnes, 67 touring, 4 commercial; Burleigh, 100 touring, 2 commercial; Cass, 251 touring, 17 commercial; Grand Forks, 151 touring, 11 commercial; Morton, 81 touring, 9 commercial; Ramsey, 71 touring, 4 commercial; Stutsman, 79 touring, 12 commer. cial; and Ward, 137 touring, 7 com- mercial. Monument to Wright Brothers Unveiled Kitty Hawk, N. C., May 2—(M— While the nation’s capital feted the Bremen’s gallant crew, villagers of this isolated reef paid homage ty- day to Orville and Wilbur Wright, whose = shar nie in a heaviez- than-rir machinz, ears ago, startled the wo%i. 2 veil Near the beach dunes a modest monument has been placed. It is in- scribed: “On this spot Septemner 17, 1900, Wilbur Wright began the assembly of the Wright Brothers first experimentai glider which led to man’s conquest of the air. Erect- ed by citizens of Kitty Hawk, 1928.” Many persons, intimately asso- ciated with the “crazy” brothers during their struggles to make their huge box kites fly, were as- N.C, OVING an entire town, ex- M cavating another town from beneath ten feet of inud, and rebuilding thousands of de- stroyed homes, are some of the ac- complishments of the Americau Red Cross veing cited as the or- ganization brought to a virtual close its huge flood reconstructio. program in the Mississipp! Valley. The practical completion of the work came exactly one year after the disaster reached the size of a national calamity, during which time the Red Cross expended a re- Net fund of $17,009,000, with the exception vf a small remaining bal- ance to be used for the completion of special relief projects in the counties hardest bit. Unique among the tasks facing the rellef organization as it began the reconstruction of the 20,J00 square mile area was the necessity for moving the town of Columbus, Kentucky, a half mile from its old atte to the bluffs above the river. The corrosive actiou of the water was fast destroying the entire com- munity. At Melville, Louisiana, mud covered the community to a depth of from elz to ten feet when the flood waters receJed, necessitat- ing extensivé excavating before normal reconstruction activities could begin. The Red Cross gave reconstruc: tion ald to 650,000 persons in its year's relief program, consisting of belp in rebuilding or repairing homes, procuring household goods, club entertained the following| guests Tuesday: R. G. Glarwin extgén and Harry | S. Marsh of Jamest@n and “Speed” | Wallace. \ | Forks Merchants | Hear J. H. Dewild Grand Forks, May 2.—(?)—Ad- dressing the second of a series of meetings of Merchants’ associations here last night, John H. Dewild, ed- itor of the Northwest Commercial Bulletin, Minneapolis, declared “the northwest does the least to sell it- self to the nation and the world at large than any other section of the country.” “We should have more confidence in the things we sell and in our own ability to sell them,” he said. The address was made at a joint dinner meeting of the Grand Forks and East Grand Forks Retail Mer- iN great flood area bus, Kentucky, a half mile to clothing, live stock and poultry, feed, seed, farm implements, and food and medical care for until they could resume this obliga- tion for themselves. Looming largest in the items of expenditures for these purposes were $5,000,000 for food; $2,250,000 for seed; $2,250,000 for feed for stock; $1,75¢,000 for building and repairs; $750,000 for household furnishings; and $300,000 for live stock and poultry. Help was given farmers in te- planting crops last Summer and Fall, and again this Spring. More than 1,680,000 acres of land have been replanted with seed supplied by the Red Cross, Louisiana, Mississipp!, and Ar 4. sas, quired the heaviest expen: ditures of relief funds, with $5,500, 000 in Louisiana, $5,350,000 in Mis- sis‘Ippi, and $4,000,000 in Arkansas. The remainder was spent in the States of Tennessee, Kentucky, Mis- sourl, Illinois, and Oklahoma. The close of relief operations in chants associations, being part of a series of six preconvention gather- ings throughout the state leading up in to the Minot State convention June. Wilkins and Eielson Plan to Leave Green Harbor in Few Days Oslo, Norway, May 2.—()—Cap- tain George H. Wilkins and Carl leave Green Harbor, Spitzbergen, for Norway in five or steamer Hobby, The airpiane in which they flew across North Polar regions was found to be in good condition and will be Eielson will six days on the advices received here state. brought to Norway on the Hobby. Green Harbor Spitzbergen, May 2. —(AP)—Captain George H. Wilkins lan to ere to and Lieut. Carl B. Eielson fly their airplane soon from ETHEL oa oe I TIS DAY OF EXPREGSING Ait ErPERAMENTAL ARTIGI— | WO" EXPE’ from complete destruction. COUNTY BOARD | Red Cross Completes Flood Relief On Anniversary of Great Disaster A year ago hundreds of boats, similar to the one in this picture, were plying up and down the to rescue 300,000 persons clinging to house tops and levees and transport them to refugee camps like in the upper corner. The pic- ture in the lower corner shows the town of Colum- after the Red Cross had moved It bluffs above the river to save it the Mississippi Valley will see the completion of the greatest pea:e time emergency the Red Cross has faced since its inception. In the emergency period, more than 300, 000 persons were rescued fron house tops and levees and trans- ported to 149 refugee camps, where they were fed, clothed and shelter. ed until they could return to their homes. The population of these camps was further augmented by an equal number of persons who straggled in as the waters took pos- session of their homes, until there were 607,000 refugees under the or- ganization’s care. More than 1,500,- 000 meals a day were supplied for several months. Reconstruction, rather than emergency relief, as spectacuter and dramatic as it was, is looked upon as the organization's greatest accomplishment. In the brief perio of a year couditions approximating the normal have teen restored and the flood sufferers placed in a self- supporting position. Advent Bay, in Spitzbergen, about 100 miles distant, for shipment aboard the steamer Inger Elizabeth, due to leave for Norway on May 15. Wilkins himself hopes to be able to leave on board the steamer Hobby within five of six days. Minister, Smithy, Try Hands at Law St. Paul, May 2—(?)—A 91-year- old minister and a 46-year-old blacksmith are opposing each other as their own lawyers in a civil suit in district court here today. Per Haleen, the blacksmith, a resident of St. Paul, is suing the Rev. Joseph A. Wright of Minne- apolis for $13,000, which he claims is due him from a real estate deal on a building owned by the min- ister. The Rev. Mr. Wright dentes the transaction. Goat-Getters YOURSELF SNES WIMGELR— . Te He (N PRIVATE J High School Students from Neighboring Towns Take Part in Declamatory, Ora- torical and Music Contests, Representing Third District Bismarck high school was well represented among the winners in the declamatory, oratorical music contests for district No. 3 of state high schools, which were held in this city Tuesday. Out of 18 events, Bismarck will send 10 win- ners to the state contests at Grand Forks. The names of the winning contestants are as follows: Soprano sclo—Marian Sandin, *| Bismarck; Contralto solo—Ramona Boepple, Bismarck; Boys’ vocal solo —Robert Walls, Washburn; Boys’ small vocal group—Mark Gress, Floyd McCabe, Budd Quam and Roy Omodt, Steele. Girls’ small group, sextet—Mar- ian Sandin, Cyd Hill, Grace Livdahl, Lucille Coghlan, Ramona _Boepple and Lillian Boepple, Bismarck; mixed small vocal group, qaartet— Bernice Wigton, Bernice Ness, Mark Gress and Floyd McCabe; Piano solo—Marguerite Kennedy, Bis- marck; Piano duet—Marguerite Kennedy and Ruth Gordon, Bis- marck; Violin solo—LaMont Hos- kins, Bismarck; Saxophone ‘solo— Harry Rubin, Bismarck; Brass in- strument solo—Gerald Prescott, Steele. Other orchestral instrument solo Larson, clarinet, Bismarck; groups of orchestral instru- ments—Floyd Cunningham, tuba, Mark Gress, trombone, Frank Omodt, cornet, Roy Omodt, baritone, Gerald Prescott, cornet, Elbridge Phelps, cornet, Steele. Boys’ Glee club—Floyd eet ham, John Dornackre, Henry Hal- verson, Myron McPherson, Roy Omodt, Gerald Prescott, Budd Quam, Raymont Cunningham, Mark Gress, Harold Loerch, Floyd Mc- Cabe, Frank Omodt, Arthur Sel- ness, Steele. Girls’ Glee club Division A—Cyd Hill, Marian Sandin, Arlene Loeh- rke, Lil“%an Boepple, Lillian Church, Evelyn rman, Fae Roberts, Mai Whittemore, Ruth Welch, Lillian Reimestad, Ramona Boepple, Lucille Coghlan, Genevieve LaFrance, Genevieve Crosse, Grace Livdahl, Ethel Sandin, Grace Weber, Bismarck. Division B—Henrietta Brugger, Josephine Dieruf, Mildred Ness, Joyce Ritchie, Agnes Tollefson, Ber- nice Wigton, Arletta Craig, Marian Lien, Bernice Ness, Annette Rosen, Beulah Lindseth, Esther Zeck, Steele. Chorus—Arletta Craig, Josephine Dicruf, Mark Gress, Frank Omodt, Floyd McCabe, Bernice Ness, Esth- er Zeck, Elizabeth Argent, Beulah Lindseth, Harold Loerch, Roy Omodt, Mildred Ness, Budd Quam, ; Joyce Ritchie, Steele. Eula Simpkins of Hazelton, read- ing “The Family Album,” won first ee in the declamation contest, jorothy Templeton of Almont won second place with “Her Country.” Edward Dehne of Bismarck won the oratorical “The Constitution.” John Howard of the state univer- sity, Mrs. Morgan Morris of Man- dai » F. M. Davis and Spencer of Bismarck were judges in the music contest. 6 Small contest with L. M. Crawford, the Rev. Paul S.!there this afternoon. Wright and Miss Bessie Baldwin of| will be in charge of this city judged the declamation and! of Forman. oratorical cvents. Urges Elimination of Equalization Fee Washington, May 2.—(AP—A motion to eliminate the equalization} Discussion of plans for beautify- fee provisions from the McNary-| ing the city’s Haugen farm relief bill was made| greater in the house today by Representative | of the Aswell, Democrat, Alabama, Lou- isiana, immediately after consider-| future in Hillside park, located east been or-| and north of the Richho! ation of the measure had dered resumed. Aswell’s motion striking out of all refer there. rence to the! The. Tatley fee but otherwise lettnig the meas-| side, will WS sineed ure remain intact. The house immediately tied itself up in a parliamentary knot over the motion and only after vigorous pounding of the gavel did the pre- siding officer, Representative Mapes, Republican, Michigan, re- store order. Several members jumped into the fray, contending that Aswell’s pro- posal was not in order under the procedure by which the farm meas- ure was being considered. The chair held Aswell’s motion in coffees are bad Schilling is the that’s all! -- but that’s enough. for those who want top grade only. <a BISMARCK ENTRANTS WIN 10 OF 18 EVENTS IN DISTRICT CONTESTS HERE of Odd. Fellowsld; ‘and | April 26, Tair he al branches of ve! Cave, | at le roposed the| be made lling Ps woman. and child in Bismarck will be had in giving the city the best RVERY PERSON ei eree.c O* MUST HELP IN jest crn atin tc CLEAN-UP WORK|n+ssed sot crn rion Local: Odd Fellows Core Dirt, Sand and Gravel. Phone 62. Wachter Transfer. “Hold Anniversary (Reasons Why All Citizens Service Last Night| Should Be Interested Given —— by Chairman order and the Louisiana member took the floor to debate the merits of his proposal, In commemoration of the founding in America on There are many. reasons why every interested ‘Bismarck citizen should help in the’ Clean-up and Paint-up campaign that will last the Odd Fellows lodge held an anni- versary services Tuesday evening. Following the regular ritual serv- ice, George M. Keniston addressed the lodge ‘tigate i a for one week beginning Sunday, E. 1a not pn Ro J B. Klein, chairman of the Lions Mrs. A. C. Small, accompanied " a Ht, Guvert whistling golos Mrz [club clean-up committee, sald to- Beatrice West of Mandan, and a|day. ‘ piers, solo by Miss Ora Burdick of} “tp the first place it is sanitary. — This should be regson sufficient to ° insure the rt of fn- Plane Crash Victim dividual jn eg ee ciie” pet Was Uncle of Former |stulé b strong. enough to, mexe Bismarck Resident News of the death of Congress- man Thaddeus C. Sweet « Phoenix,| shout housecleaning. The neat . Y., yesterday in an airplane ac- man cleans | ffice: cident, Yhronieled in last Tents is- bestness sieaae “ep kis 0 . f the Tribune, carried more than the usual amount of interest for Mrs, Mary F. Burton, 219 Third street, Bismarck. Congressman Sweet was an uncle of Mrs. Burton’s daughter-in-law, Mrs. Cecil Burton, formerly of Bis- marck but now living in Phoenix, N. Y., and lived next door to Mrs. Burton. The congressman’s daugh- ter spent one summer in Bismarck several years ago as the guest of Mrs. Cecil Burton. Independents Will Hold Mass Meeting at Carrington May 7 Plans have been completed for a mass meeting of Inde; par- ty workers from Foster, Griggs, Wells and Eddy counties to be held 3 bark, sawdust and wood await only a spark to start a bad blaze. “Tt is to be hoped that the hearty support of every man, Hadepend- comes co Budweiser Real Quality The meeting will be held in the evening and it is considered: prob- able that all of the speaking “aces” of the Independent campaign will on hand. The principal place on the pro- gram, ac ing to tentative plans received here, will be allotted to James Morris, Carrington, Inde- pendent candidate for the att generalship, who will thus launc! his campsign ix his home city. The organization of Morris-for-At- torney-General clubs in Foster and adjoining counties is considered a robability by Independcat leaders alt Syrup rington for their home-town can- idate. Speakers at the meeting, in addi- jtion to Morris, will be George F. Shafer, Independent gubernatorial candidate; R. A. Nestos, Independ- ent senatorial candidate, and John ‘W. Carr, Independent candidate: for lieutenant governor. Morris el Shafer we.s wk sey man, Sargent county, today - | Gress a meeting Independents meeting Nels Peterson They also are scheduled to speak at Leeds tomorrow. Improvement of City Parks Is Discussed x "Tus cosr oF THE RAW MATERIALS used in Budweiser Malt Syrup will not permit the giving of premiums. The quality of our product is the premium we give » » and it is included in every can of Budweiser Malt Syrup you buy. ANHEUSER-BUSCH, St. Louis Sold by Grocers and Dealers Everywhere Gamble-Robinson Fruit Co. Distributors ; Bismarck, N. D. ig took up BM-19 rt of last night’s meeting ty. pak board. Trees will be planted in the near It school, and some other im) its will th iE » wil shrubbery the ine ot aoe, | making a Bae ae pa ong wal river, is now the Bismarck tourist camp located there. A roadway constructed makes, an Plans for improveme: Custer park, in the west-end chy. entered into the i fe triakh eb Not that other coffees - - but only roaster who i RBCS ar