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PAGE TWO Highway Department Is P STATISTICS MACHINE USED TOSHOW COSTS | OF ROADS ANNOYING Ermatinger Device Caused Con- i) troversy From Beginning and Discard Considered =: GOVERNOR WANTS RESULTS | \ Question What to Do on Books! Will Probably Ge Left to Auditor to Recommend Although revision the bookkeep- ing system of the state highway de- partment is in prospect, no action will be taken until a complete sur- vey of the needs of the department has been made by the new adminis- tration, it has become known. { Having placed complete control of the department in the hands of H. C. Prahm as secretary and chief engi- neer, Governor George F. Shafer is not attempting to decide details of the highway department manage- ment. His only demand, he said. is that the department perform satis- factorily. His idea as to an account- ing system is that it must give the Nighway department the information it. wants and needs at the lowest | POesible cost. Whatever system will meet these requirements is the one | he will favor. Ordinarily the bookkeeping system | would not be considered important, but the one now in use happens to have been the center of a controversy which has raged for the last two years. Machine Figures an Issue When J. J. Ermatinger, recently de- | posed as commission secretary, re- organized the business practices of the department, he installed a machine which can do all sorts of uncanny things with figures. These machines are used by the federal census bureau and by large insurance companies in compiling statistics. For jt the de- partment pays a rental of $212 a month. They cannot be purchased outright. With the machine available, Erma- tinger turned loose a barrage of highway statistics which soon re- sulted in some ill feeling between the statistical department and the engi- neering department. Ermatinger claimed that engineering costs were too high and presented data intended to prove his contentions. The question now is shall the book- keeping system be revised to elimi- nate the statistical machine. Frahm | Says he does not feel that the ma- chine is worth the monthly rental it is costing the department and the ‘wages of the girl who operates it. His idea is that all necessary cost data can be obtained by other methods and at less cost. Minnesota Uses Machine If the work of the department was heavier there probably woupld be use for the machine, he said. Minnesota, which spends $18,000,000 a year on highways, has one. But, Frahm pointed out, North Dakota spends only $4,- 000,000 a year on its roads, and a less expensive bookkeeping system will suffice. Frahm also feels that the work of the department, in the last analysi: is done in the field by the engineers. Bookkeepers could figure until they were black in the face, he said, and this fact would remain unchanged. As head of the department he objects to making the engineering department subservient to the statistical depart- ment. Whenever the statistics show ap- Parent discrepancics, he said, there always is an explanation~which all the bookkeeping in the world will not change and which, from an engineer- ing standpoint, is inescapable. Al-| though admitting a prejudice against the present system, he has not finally i __ Weather Report 1 ‘Temperature at 7 a. m. > =p THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE SIDEGLANCES - - “Read what she sa tumble down the front s - - By George Clark | L on the other page about how Bobby does that eps every day decided what recommendations he will make regarding it. decision will be left to the highway commission. the discard. Commissioner I. J. Moe, Valley City, who has been a bitter en- emy of Ermatinger for several y wants to throw it out, but what stand Governor Shafer takes on the subject will prevail The annual audit of the depart- ment will be made in the near future mendations of the auditor with re- gard to the bookkeeping system also will carry some weight. e | AT THE MOVIES | -¢ o 3 ELTINGE THEATRE Corinne Griffith is the latest star to succumb to the lure of the “talk- ies.” In “Saturday's Children,” the Maxwell Anderson Pulitzer prize play jfeatured at the Eltinge today and Griffith makes her | Tuesday. Miss debut in dialogue in several of the sequences. Many actual lines from the play will be used. “Saturday's Children” is an imti- mate and absorbing study of home life amongst the middle classes. In the role ef Bobby Halvery, the part originally created by Ruth Gor- don in the New York premicre at the Booth Temple and more recently played by Mary Doran opposite Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., in Los An- geles, Miss Griffith has the part of a very modern working girl, which gives the beautiful star another opportun- ity for great individuality in charac- terization. rowed from Warner Brothers to play opposite Miss Griffith in the role of Jim O'Neill and others prominent in the supporting cast are Albert Conti, Alma Tell, Lucien Littlefield, Charles Lane, Anne Schaeffer and Marcia Harris. News pictures and the vitaphone act, “A Few Absurd Moments,” with Stanley and Ginger, are also on the program. CAPITOL THEATRE Screen history is in the making locally today, for “In Old Arizona,” the first feature-length all-talking film drama to be made by Fox Films, comes to the Capitol Theatre for a three days’ showing, starting today, Monday. Edmund Lowe. Dorothy Burgess and Warner Baxter are the featured @| players in this romantic story of the old southwest. Its central figure, Indications are that it will go into] and it is probable that the recom-j Grant Withers was bor-' |The Cisco Kid," 2 noforious bandit, the girl he loved, is played by Miss Burgess, and “Sergeant Mickey Dunn,” the role of a military officer who set out to catch the bandit and fell in love with the bandit’s girl, is .; Played by Lowe. The supporting company consists of @ score of the leading film players of Hollywood—the most notable sup- Porting cast ever assembled for one |picture. Every player is heard and seen, There is rapid fire action every inch {of its film way, but above all else is the novelty and the treat of hearing every one’ of the characters speak from the screen. 4 Raoul Walsh and Irving Cummings | joined forces in directing the picture, and it is without a flaw. $50,000 Preakness Is Week’s Feature Baltimore, May 6—(.)—Featuring ithe’ last week of racing at Pimlico |wWhich starts today, is the $50,000 added Preakness stakes, to be run j Frid with more than a score of | thre ar-olds slated to face the ‘barrier in that classic of the Mary- land racing season. Of the 22 probable starters for the cvent, 16 already have made their ap- pearance at Maryland tracks, and Iseven of these have been returned i winners, with Minatour, Charles Gaf- fagnini’s Hope, finishing in front jthree times, once each at Bowie, jHavre de Grace and Pileilco. Colonel E. R. Bradiey’s Bluke Lake- |spr, favorite for the Kentucky derby jto be run at Churchill Downs the middle of the months is among the nominees which will not start. Three jothers of the leading juvenile class jlast year are among those which will not face the barrier, due to ailments. These three are Robert L. Gerry's High Strung, which won both the Belmont and Pimolico futurities, Mrs. jL. G. Kaufmann’s Twin, winner of ithe Jenkins at Laurel Park and the 1 Walden at Pilcoco, and dward B. Mc- Lean’s Neddie, which showed promise last eyar only to become ill during the winter. If there were but one potato in the world. 10,000,000,000 could be pro- duced from it in 10 years with care- | ful cultivation. ° | Additional Sports British Golfer Is Sensational Guilane, Scot., May 6.—(?)}—All day long through a driving wind and soaking rain, entrants in the British open golf championship went through one of the worst qualifiyng ordeals in the history of the event. cations were that only one American, Ed. Dudley, who scored 85 for his first 18 holes, was in danger of failing to qualify. Dudley will need a round of 75 to- morrow to score the 160 for 36 holes which the expert observers have fixed as the likely qualifying figure. After 36 holes the field will be reduced to the low 100 and ties who will then enter the championship proper at 72 holes with a further cut Thursday night. The storm grew worse in the after- noon as Gene Sarazen and Horton Smith, finished and Walter Hagen and Wild Bill Mehthorn started. There was one advantage in the aft- ernoon, however, the last players out made preparations to withstand the storm, piling on all the waterproof clothing they could carry and still play their shots. Even the enthusiastic Scotch gal- leries which braved the bursts of rain in the morning were driven from the fairways and the world’s great golf- ing figures played dismal, uncomfort- able rounds before small groups. Gullane, Scotland, May 6.—(?)}—Abe Mitchell, British professional, with a sensational score of 65 over the Gul- lane municipal course, led the field for about half the finishers in the first 18 holes of the qualifying round for the British open. The best score of the early finishers over the Muir- field course was a 75 scored by Archie Compston. George Von Elm and The final | is played by Baxter; “Tonia Maria,” | Bobby Cruickshank with 73s at Gul- lane had been tied for the early lead. Two of the American Ryder cup team went over 80 for the first 18 holes, Johnny Farrell, the open cham- pion, taking 82 and Ed Dudley 85. Farrell had a nine on his card and Dudley an eight. George Duncan, captain of the British Ryder cup team, played con- sistent golf to turn in a card of 76, { Track Summaries | AT VALLEY CITY 100-yard dash—Won by Pierce, La Moure; McCrea, Devils Lake, second; Peterson, Dazey, third; Liebelt, Har- vey, fourth. Time, 10 seconds. 220-yard dash—Wan by Pierce, La 'Moure; E. Liebelt, Harvey, second; Peterson, Dazey, third; O'Dell, James- town, fourth. Time, 23.4 seconds. 440-yard run — Won by Nickles, Oakes; McKay, Valley City, second; Goodman, Devils Lake, third; Jarvis, Valley City, fourth. Time 58.8 seconds. Half-mile run—Won by Goodman, Devils Lake; McKay, Valley City, sec- ond; Woldie, Marion, third; Sisson, Spiritwood, fourth. Time, 2 minutes 14.5 seconds. Mile run—Won by Goodman, Devils Lake; Smith, Ellendale, second; Wol- die, Marion, third; Drakely, Valley City college high, fourth. Time, 5 min- utes 15 seconds. 120-yard high hurdles—Won by Riebble, La Moure; Burdewald, Valley City, second; Ramseth, Valley City, Time, 17.9 seconds. 220-yard low hurdles—Won by Met- calf, Valley City; Liebelt, Harvey, sec- ond; Riebble, La Moure, third; Wins- low, La Moure, fourth. Time, 29.3 sec- onds, Pole vault—Won by Schmeire, El- lendale, Nelson, Jamestown, second; Dietry, Ellendale, third; Rievel, Har- vey, fourth. Height, 10 feet 2 inches. Shot put—Won by McCrea, Devils Lake; Shannon, Valley City, second; Embertson, Valley City, third; Orness, Valley City, fourth. Distance, 43 feet. Discus throw—Won by McKay, Val- ley City; Orness, Valley City, second; Schwartz, Jamestown, third; Shan- | non, Valley City, fourth, Distance, 112 feet 1 inch. | High jump—Wwon by Martin, Devils Lake; Carr, Ellendale, second; Mc- Crea, Devils Lake, third; Bisser, Nolt- meir, fourth. Height, 5 feet 4 inches. Javelin throw—Won by Orness, Val- | OUT OUR WAY YOU LOOK AWFUL! | CANT YOU KEEP ANYTHING UP? WHATS TH MATIER WITH YoU WHY MOTHERS GET GRAN. No MA By Williams | WELL, KIN I HELP f IT Cuz 1 AINT GOT HIPS,ER NO SHOVLLDERS ER-, NO CALFS ON MY LEGS? AT AINT MY FAULT, ~ A FELLER INHERITS THEM THINGS FROM HIS Early indi- | |third; Martin, Devils Lake, fourth. | ‘| ley City; Iverson, Devils Lake, second; Knelle, Tappen, third; Embertson, Valley City, fourth. Distance, 146 feet 6 inches. Broad jump—Won by Iverson, Dev- ils Lake; Peterson, Dazey, second; Carr, Ellendale, third; Metcalf, Valley City, fourth. Distance, 19 feet 4 inches. Half-mile relay—Won by La Moure (Riebble, Leer, Thomas, Pierce); Har- vey second; Valley City, third; Devils Lake, fourth. Time 1 5 AT FARGO 220-yard low hurdles—Won by A. Knauf, M.; Allison, A. C., second; Gerteis, F., third. Time, 28.5 seconds. 100-yard dash—Won by L. Knauf, |M.; Grohnke, A. C., second; Thomas- son, A. C., third. Time, 10 seconds. 880-yard run—Won by Airheart, F. Hill, A. C., second; Loberg, F., third. Time, 2 minutes 9 seconds. Pole vault—Won by Freeman; A. C.; O'Day, F., second; Moran, M., and a F., tied for third. Height, 10 feet. Discus throw—Won by Johnson, A. THIS HAS HAPPENED MILDRED LAWRENCE falls e with STEPHEN ARMI- TAGE, who is lured away from her by PAMELA JUDSON when she tells him that Mildred is try- ing to marry her brother, HAR- OLD, for his money. Harold fears HUCK CONNOR, who holds a check which he forged. Huck is infatuated with Pamela, who plays him to make Stephen jeal- ous. When Pamcla maneuvers C.; Enders, F., second; Miller, A. C., third. Distance, 109 feet 9 inches. Shot put—Won by Johnson, A. C.; Thomasson, A. C., second; L. Knauf, M., third. Distance 40 feet 3 inches. 120-yard high hurdles—Won by Al- lison, A. C.; O'Day, F., second; Ger- teis. F., third. Time 18.3 seconds. 220-yard dash—Won by L. Knauf, M;. Grohnke, A. C., second; Morris, M., third. Time, 22.8 seconds. 440-yard run—Won by Airheart, F.; Loberg, F., second; Grohnke, A. C., third. Time, 54.5 seconds. Running high jump—Won by John- son, Thomasson and Westgate, all of A. C., tie for first. Height, 5 feet 3 inches. One-mile run—Won by Lindgren, F.; Hill, A. C., second. Time, 4 minutes 58 seconds. Running broad jump—Won by Al- lison, A. C.; Habner, F., second; John- son, A. C., third. Distance, 19 feet 4 inches. Half-mile relay—Won by A. C. (McMillan, Seitz, Thomasson and Grohnke); Moorhead, second. Time, 1 minute 38 seconds. Javelin throw—Won by Johnson, A. C.; Westgate, A. C., second; Miller, A. C., third. Distance, 158 feet 6 inches. AT COOPERSTOWN 100-yard dash—Won by Bjorklund of Hope; Allen of Cooperstown, sec- ond; McManus of McvVille, third; Snortland of Sharon, fourth. Time, 11 seconds. 220-yard dash—Won by Bjorklund of Hope; Allen of Cooperstown, sec- ond; McManus of McVille, third; Howten of Cooperstown, fourth. Time, 22.8 seconds. Half-mile run—Won by Allen of Cooperstown; Berg of McvVille, sec- ond; Snortland of Sharon, third; Bakken of Sharon, fourth. Time, 2 minutes 28.3 seconds. One-mile run—Won by Howden of Cooperstown; Lindgren of Hope, sec- ond; Midstokke of Sharon, third; Nickelson of Sharon, fourth. Time, 5 minutes 34.4 seconds. Discus throw—Won by Bjorklund of Hope; Hendrickson of McvVille, sec- ond; Tang of Cooperstown, third; Nerdahl of Sharon, fourth. Distance, 104 feet 4 inches. Pole vault—Won by Howden of Cooperstown; Peterson of Finley, sec- ond; Hendrickson of McVille, third; Halvorson of Sharon and Overbo of Aneta, tie for fourth. Distance, 36 feet 10 inches. Shot put—Won by Tang of Coopers- town; Dronen of Sharon, second; Dowling of Hope, third; Johnson of Aneta, fourth. Distance, 36 feet 10 inches. High jump—Won by Hendrickson of MeVille; Luckason of Aneta, second; Peterson and waters of Finley, tie for om and fourth. Height, 5 feet 1 Inch. Broad jump—Won by Hendrickson of McVille; Bjorklund of Hope, sec- ond; Kerkow of Hope, third; Halvor- son of Sharon, fourth. Distance, 17 feet 101: inches. Javelin throw—Won by Bakken of Sharon; Jensen of Aneta, second; Dide of Finley, third; Ellefson of Sharon, fourth. Distance, 113 feet 3 inches. Half-mile relay—Won by Coopers- town (Fredrickson, Tang, Howden and Allen); Hope, second. Time, 1 minute 48.9 seconds. AT GRAND FORKS 120-yard high hurdles—Won by Ot- ten, Central; Thompson, U. H. 5., sec- ond; Schroder and Woods disquali- fied. Time: 18 4-5 seconds. 100-yard dash—Won by Bangs, Central; Iverson, Central, second; Laurent, U. H.&., third. Time: 10 4-5 seconds. Shot put—Won by Schroeder, U. H. 8.; Allen, Central, second; Daziel, Central, third. Distance: 45 feet, 2 3-4 inches. 220-yard dash—Won by Bangs, Central; Schroder; U. H. 8., second; Mullen, Central, third. Time: 23 3-5 seconds. Discus throw—Won by Schroder, U. H. 8.; Pederson, Central, second; Jeg- lum, Centra}, third. Distance: 103 feet, 6 inches. 440-yard dash—Won by Daly, Cen- tral; Schroeder, U. H.8., second; Mul- len, Central, third. Time: 59 sec- onds flat. Broad jump—Won by Iverson, Cen- tral; Jeglum, Central, ; Laure ent, U. H. S., third. Distance: 19 feet, 8 inches. Javelin throw—Won by Allen, Cen- tral; Thompson, U. H. 8., second; Jeglum, Central, third. Distance: 131 feet, 3 inches. 220 yard low hurdies—Won by Schroeder, U. H. 8.; Jeglum, Central, Laurent, U. H. 8. third. Time: 29 5-8 seconds. 880-yard run—Won by Otten, Cen- second, High jump—Schroeder, U, H.8., and Daziel, Central, tied for first; Woods, Central, third. Height: 5 feet, 2 inches. Pole vault—Won by Blain, Contral; ‘Laurent, U. H. &., second; Schroeder, U. H. &., third. Height: 8 feet, 9 Stephen into an _ engagement, Huck frames him for the theft of an auto and causes his arrest. Pamela breaks the engagement, but Mildred goes to see him in jail and promises help. Harold had once confessed his fear of Huck to Mildred and said that he threatened to “get Armi- tage” to keep him from marrying Pamela. With this as a clew, she determines to force Harold to aid Stephen and is shocked to hear of his death—apparently accidental. Then she tells Stephen her sus- picions but they have no proof and things seem hopeless. In desperation Mildred goes to Pamela and tells her story. Pa- mela sends her to MR. JUDSON, who still believes she was schem- ing to marry Harold for money. But he fs impressed by what she says and takes her to headquar- ters where she repeats her sus- picions about Huck. Mr. Judson promises to put up bail for Ste- phen's release. se * NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER XXXVI Mildred looked expectantly at Mr. Judson as he made his promise. He appeared to be more agitated than at y time since they'd left the hotel together. “What you have just said has con- vinced me that both Pamela and this young man’ Stephen will need immediate protection,” he told her. I believe I'd rather return to the hotel and see that she is safe. “But what about Stephen?” Mil- dred asked. Perhaps Pamela is with him now.” “I don’t believe so,” Mr. Judson returned. “I know she planned a visit to the jeweler’s this afternoon, You sce, I promised'her a new neck- lace to cheer her up. She feels her brother's death deeply.” Mildred felt like saying she must indeed feel it deeply if jewels could assuage her grief, but consideration for Mr. Judson held back the sar- casm. “But you won't leave Stephen in jail?” she appealed. “No, no. I shall send my attor- ney.” “Send a policeman with him, please. I'm afraid there will be trouble.” Mr. Judson appeared to think over her suggestion. “Perhaps you're right,” he said. “It might be a good idea to have him come to the hotel, too. Then if Connor makes a move...” “You mean you will use him as a decoy?” Mildred broke in nervously. “He'll be well guarded,” Mr. Jud- son assured her. “But you'll tell him why you want him at the hotel? You wen't let him run any risks?” “Naturally, my dear. Now don't you worry. And if your employer complains of your being away from the office this afternoon refer. him to me for an explanation. I'll tell Daily Cross-word Puzzle ACROSS 1. Sarface a street 5. Oil from rose dian raske city Uptteat glass nd leetions 32. Door fast - a fastening 58 Northern 63. 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He watched her go, hurrying to- ward the nearest subway entrance, and there was something about, the set of her young. tugged at his heart. While Mildred hurried back to her office Pamela was on her way to the jeweler’s. She was in high spirits, except when the memory of her re- cent bereavement intruded itself upon her pleasant reflections of her visit | mad with Stephen. She had burst in upon nim without warning. In the rather dim light of his cell she could not sce the quick ebbing of his color. With a bound she was in his arms, pulling his head down, showering kisses: upon him, crying out how she'd abused her poor dear “Stevo.” To Stephen she was like the sun bursting out from heavy clouds. No wonder. ‘She had spent the best part of two hours after Mildred had left her in her rooms at the hotel in making herself. beautiful with the avowed intention. of overwhelming him. Her maid was at the moment hav- ing hysterics in the servants’ quar- ters while a dozen costumes, brought out and discarded, still lay scattered about Pamela’s dressing room. Stephen's arms tightened about her while his hunger for her satis- fied itself with her nearness. He was emotionally crazed. The power of éelf-hypnotism he had induced by endless hours of longing for her swayed him uncontrolled. She was here! She was his! These were all his thoughts. There was no place in his mind then for the memory of his true valuation of her ee pa “It hurt my pride so to think of anyone I loved being in jail,” she told him. “I didn’t see how self- ish it was of me, Stephen darling, but. I couldn't come to you. I couldn't stand this horrible place; I knew I couldn't. But today I realized in a flash that I couldn't live any longer without you—and here I am. Oh, we nature permit long to remain plunged in either grief or joy. won't ever part again, will we? “My father is going to get you out of here. Then we'll be married quietly and go away for a long while. Perhaps to Africa. I think it would be lovely to fly across the veldts. Don’t you? I mean the high veldts with nothing but the blue sky over our heads. And if there should be a lion when we come down you won't let it eat me, will you?” She was clinging to him, laughing and sobbing. Stephen's head was in a whirl. “Oh Pam, Pam,” was all he could you until dad comes but I can't. I've got to go. I've had the toothache for days but I was too low to care and if I don't go to the dentist now T'll have to give up the time tomor- row and I want to be with you every minute.” Stephen held her tight. “I'll do some_ shopping too,” she said- happily. “I'll gét some khaki things, though I think they're awful ah To pean: ideas 1 ate 8%. The so oe coco 8% Greek market 89. 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