The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 28, 1929, Page 1

j Death NORTH DAKOTA WIL BE GENERALLY FAR AS SPELL SBROKEN lowa Town Snowbound; Three Killed in Chicago; Colorado Motorists Rescued PLANE FOUND IN DESERT Montana Cowboys and Yellow- stone Rangers Battle to Save Lives of Sick Persons Cold partially relaxed its grip on Bismarck today as reports of cold ‘waves, deaths, coal shortages, snow- bound cities and heroic rescues were being broadcast from many foints in the nation. Mercury registered but 9 degrees below zero here at 7 a. m. and had risen to 7 below at noon. Low temperatures reported in North Dakota this morning follow: Grand Forks 22 below; Minot 13 be- low; Devils Lake 15 below; James- town 10 below; Fargo 14 below, and ‘Williston 20 below. It was snowing at Jamestown. been reading, off and on, for the past month was of- fered again by the government weather bureau at Chicago today— “Cold Wave.” Snow was the harbinger, falling on the western and northwestern and rie satel hirling down , wi upon Chicago at nightfall. Behind the snow came cold—around : E a 2 i se F | a i a5 ef th : : : f i Z é [ 5 : : UNI 8 ! F i i i i Fe i i tal e iil i ; | i k é i bh Hl HH 1 iF fer eee E ele pee | sal bey I NORTH DAKOTA'S _ OLDEST NEWSPAPER ’ ESTABLISHED 1878 300 ATTEND LEHIG ‘ conveyor plant and lignite carbonization plant; F—mine tipple; G—mine hoist housé; H—power plant; I—mine office; the primary tar disintegration ‘TWO STATE PARKS TO BE DEDICATED The completion and successful operation of lignite carbonization briquetting plant at Lehigh, No. Dak., marks the beginning of a new era in the develop- ment of the northwest. Above is a panoramic view of the million dollar plant. A—is the tar distillation plant; B—briquetting plant; C-D—crusher, plant is hidden by the mine tipple. The lower left picture shows the primary tar disintegration machinery where the fuel gases are separated from tar vapors. The interior of the briquetting room is shown in the lower right picture. Other pictures of the plant will be found on Page 2. TON-FOWLER Fort Di ‘ BLL FIGHT WANES, | say REPORT IS ADOPTED Ten Commandments Law Re- MARK SITES OF BATTLES peal Bill Passed by 28 to 18 Vote in Senate °} CAUSE LIQUOR PROBE New York, Jan. 28.—(#)—Com- mander Richard E. Byrd in a. flight Empty Liquor Bottle Found in Rest Room After Class over King Edward VII Land yester- Room Disturbance | ¢ day discovered a new island and four- teen peaks, according to a radio message from the Byrd South Pole expedition copyrighted by the New York raped and the St. Louis Post TRACER AND PUPIL SOUGHT BY POC Sree re 5 ak Te house where students are said to have gathered during recess hours was under surveillance formal | of school officials, The address «: an alleged speakeasy close to the school was received by Miss Laura J. Cairnes, principal. The girls were suspended after they had caused a general disturbance in class. School officials said the girls were under the influence of liquor. Search revealed an empty liquor bot to| tle in a rest room. CLUBBER THOUGHT SLAYER OF WOMAN Dedication Exercises in July Will Mark Establishment of 30th State Park Baltimore, Jan. 28.—(4#)—Following the suspension of three students in the Eastern High school for girls for alleged intoxication in class last week, Dr. David E. Weglein, superin- tendent of public instruction, sought Following its program of erecting permanent monuments to the most colorful of North Dakota's early his- torical events at the sites where they Prospects for a fight on the Hamil- -Fowler bill permitting institution- BVELIN INNGHT CLUB RAD New York, Jan. 28—(P)—Evelyn Hi id i i 5 ! cui Agi ti i i ae i li i £ 5 g i : gee & today to determine whether lquor | 1930. FIVE JUDSON BUILDINGS BURN CAUSING DAMAGE OF $26,000 999 FARM OUTLOOK FOR MIDWEST, EAST [SPOR IMPROVEMENT Farmer Warned to Avoid In- creasing Production of Prod- ucts Now in Ample Supply EXPANSION DANGER IS SEEN Caution Urged in Sheep, Dairy Cattle, Hogs, and Fruit; Po- tato Reduction Needed Washington, Jan. 28.—(?)—Ameri- can farmers were urged today to con- tinue their efforts to adjust produc- tion to demand by the bureau of agri- cultural economics in its outlook re- port for 1929. The Bureau also ad- vocated that the farmers avoid in- creasing production of those products which are in ample supply if the present level of gross agricultural in- come is to maintained. “The agricultural outlook for 1929 is for some improvement in the mid- west and east,” the bureau's survey declared offset by conditions in other regions possibly not quite so good as in 1928. For agriculture as a whole total gross income will probably be maintained near its present level of around $12,000,000,000 to $12,500,000,- 000. The domestic demand for farm products, the bureau said, is expected to be maintained during the early part of the year, with foreign demand continuing about the same as last year. Some expansion in beef cattle may be warranted. But farmers were cautioned against too rapid expansion of sheep, dairy cattle, hogs and fruits. Some reduction was recommended for Potatoes and feed crops. Cattle Outlook Favorable ‘The outlook for the cattle industry “continues favorable,” with prices about at the peak of the cycle, the re- port declared, atid_the present does not appear to be a favorable time for new producers to enter this industry. Those in the cattle industry, it added, may profit by moderate ex- pansion during the next two or three years even though prices go somewhat lower. Although increased numbers of sheep in this country have not as yet affected the markets, the bureay said caution should enter into production plans as present prices can not be main tained if expansion is continued too rapidly. The lamb crop this year may show some increase above last year. Active business conditions in the opinion of the bureau will con- tinue to help support the lamb and wool market well through 1929 with Possible slackening in late 1929 or in The higher interest rates affecting the farmers in some sections of the country may result in a less favorable agriculture credit situation, the report declared, but little change is expected in the price of farm machinery, fer- tilizers, and building materials. Farm wages are expected to be lower at harvest time, it added. tions on leading crops and livestock, the bureau said that it was probable that the world supply and demand for wheat in 1929-30 will be somewhat More favorable for marketing the wheat crop of the United States than they were last season. In view of the probability of an- other large crop of hard winter Village Saved From Complete Destruction by Absence of Wind, and Small Creek OVERHEATED STOVE CAUSE Postoffice, Hotel, Electric Light Plant, Garage and Village Smithy Are Gutted Fire which raged between 11 a. m. and 1 p. m. today razed five buildings in the business district of Judson, 18 miles west of Mandan, and caused damage estimated at $26,000. ébsence of a strong wind helped save the little community of 100 peo- ple from complete destruction. Bucket lines were formed between small creek near the city and the fire. Blankets and chemicals were brought into play to fight the fire. Every man, woman, and child took Part in fighting the fire. Farmers in the vicinity responded to telephone calls sent by the Judson operator. The Mandan fire depart- ment arrived in the little town just after the fire had been subdued. A call was also sent to New Salem fire- fighters but none arrived before the fire was over. Insurance Amount Unknown No information could be obtained this afternoon regarding the amount of insurance carried on the buildings which were leveled by ‘the flames. Buildings burned follow: the post- Ofice; the hotel and electric light plant, both owned by Bruno Just; and & garage and blacksmith shop, owned by Herman Michaels. An over heated stove in the attic of the postoffice building is believed to have been the cause of the blaze. The post office burned first and the fire spread then to the hotel, the light plant, the garage, and then the black- smith shop. Much Is Saved Though everything in the postof- fice and the electric light plant was burned or totally damaged, much of the equipment and articles in the other buildings was saved. The fire was fanned by a light northwest wind and the temperature during the fire was 18 degrges hejow People who lived in the hotel are now residing with neighbors. Judson will be now without electric lights until the light plant is put back into working order. TWO GUTTERS RACE TO DISABLED SHIPS Hope Fades for Safety of Trawler a Week Overdue; Freighter in Distress New York, an. 28—(?)—Two coast guard cutters were racing to the aid of a ship in distress 700 miles east of Boston today and a tug was seeking another Spey Riad between Ber- faded for the safety of the steam trawler, Seiner, @ week overdue at Groton, Conn., from the Banks. T OP THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE === BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1929 i BRIQUETTE PLAN , Heroism Follow Cold Wave Wake ~ PRICE FIVE CENTS: ENING INDUSTRIAL FUTURE FOR NORTH DAKOTA HERALDED BY FUEL Greater North Dakota Associa: tion Guests Watch Million- . Dollar Factory Start SLOPE DEVELOPMENT SEEN High Grade Coal, Lignite Tag and Fuel Gas Are By-Prod- ucts of New Operation To a castellated group of bi etched against a snowbound “niisiae in Stark county like beacon structures of an industrial future for North Da- kota, more than 300 visitors journeyed Sunday to see what sort of enterprise the Lehigh Briquetting company had created out of an expenditure of nearly ,000. They were guests of the Greater North Dakota association, taken by special train to view the plant and see initial manufacture of briquette fuel out of lignite. Of the 300, Bis- marck contributed 186, Mandan 40, and 70 were picked up along the way, the last addition being made at Glad- stone, where 27 boarded the special. For three hours the visitors ex- plored and studied the plant, which is of such a complex and costly char- acter as to suggest that the state's great industry has definitely arrived. The company’s guests did not, how- ever, look upon mechanical equip- ment alone. The plant was in opera- tion, having started Saturday, and in every unit of the group of buildings there was some one of the complex Processes of manufacture under way, to mygtify the beholders with the amazing adaptation of mechanics, chemistry and electrical energy. Incites Industrial Expectancy ‘When the special train left Dickin- son the visitors carried away witt them a jumbled mental picture of « towering tipple above a lower group of units in a snow-blanketed land- scape. It was a vision of an industria] future for North Dakota in which its 535,000,000,000 tons of carboniferout fuel, spread in vast beds of lignite beneath its soil, was the grimy treas- ure united into streams of wealth tc enrich an empire whose only gold heretofore had been in spaces ‘of wavingy npened grein}; ..- 9 Many of the visitors carried awa} with them samples of the briquetted fuel. The name suggests brick form, but the fuel is not made up in that shape. It is formed into nuggets that look like eggs, being of that size, with, @ tendency to acquire a polish. The dried and pulverized lignite is poured down on the face of reciprocating Pressing drums with spoonlike de- Pressions on their face, and each drum in the revolving contact molds one half of the nugget, with a light rim around the midlength of the egg. Another Story of By-Products ‘What holds the pulverized fuel to- gether in its pressed form is a binder mainly of pitch, which is extractec from the lignite itself in the initial stages of manufacture. It is then ap- plied in a fluxer, so that the lignite does not require outside ingredients to produce the briquettes. Extractions made in the crushing and vaporing treatment give off valuable by-prod- ucts that provide much of the profit o which the industry expects to ve. Eventually the fuel will become the by-products, chiefs of the plant and the company stated. What it means in the plans of the company is to supply the Northwest with a cheap master fuel that will relieve it of the heavy coal bill it now has to meet in $10 to $18 coal from the East. First Plant in Country The plant at Lehigh is the first completed American installation for the low temperature carbonization of Metal Bank of Frankfurt, Germany.. Between 90 and 100 men were oper- ating it Sunday, producing 90 to 100 tons of briquettes per 24 hours. departments except the carboniza: E I | i I é if} Hl