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2 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1931 On NEGRO POPULATION, NOW 132,000, HAS HAD GREAT GROWTH Capital, Probably More Than Any Other in World, Pre- dominantly Native HAS 486,000 RESIDENTS Even Many of Those Listed as Newcomers Have Lived Here for Many Years By FREDERIC J. HASKIN Washington, D. C., Feb. 2—Na- tional capitals, the world over, usuai- ly are polygot mixtures of population. | adding perhaps, to their picturesque- ness but depriving them of outstand- ing national _representativeness. Washington, probably more than any great world capital, has a population. Predominantly made up of the na- tionals of the country whose seat of government it is. In fact, of its size, there are few cities in the United States with a lesser proportion of foreign-born pop- ulation. From coast to coast the in- dustrial cities of America having commensurate population—that is of nearly half a million—show foreign- born dwellers in substantial propor- tion. Many have distinct foreign quarters which take on all the color and characteristics of the country from which its residents hailed. Not so with Washington. It is one of the most American of American cities. Of the 486,000 population shown by the 15th census, taken in 1930, ap- proximately 455,000 are native born. Add to these the naturalized foreign born and you have an almost com- pletely American city. To be sure there is a population included in these figuers of 132,000 negroes but these are wholiy Amer- icans and while it might be sa:d that they give the national capital a cer- tain amount of color, they impart no foreign flavor. In Constantinople —Istanbu: as it should be called—one may see a rep- resentative of almost every country in the world within every city The same is true of Paris, certain wholly French sections don’s principal streets present the peoples of the world in review. So it goes with all the principal capitals. ‘Washington alone displays almost no foreigners save attaches of the diplo- matic corps. There are, of course, as in any city of the size of Washington, numbers of the foreign barn—practically 30,000 or 6.1 per cent of the total population. But a large number of these came to America in infancy or early child- hood and are so thoroughly Ameri- eanized as to be indistinguishable. Of these foreign-born dwellers in Wash- ington, more than 19,009 have been naturalized while another 2.300 have taken out their first papers. This leaves few of the outright alien, only a little more than 1 per cent of the Population. Few Foreign Costumes Seen Those listed as having taken out first papers are not all, as might ap- Pear, newcomers. Quite a large num- ber lived in Washington for 20 years or more before taking out their first papers. Coming here in the expecta- tion of remaining but a shori time, they found the national capital so much to their liking that they stayed on from year to year until at length they concluded to become full-fledged citizens. In any European capital variety is given to the scene by the appearanc? of the costumes of aliens frem far distant lands. The numbers of these wholly exotic races in Washington are very few. only two-tenths of one per cent of the population. Curiously enough the mgst numerous group is made of Chinese and a section of Pennsylvania avenut, near the cap- itol, only two or three blocks long comes about as near being a foreign quarter as anything Washingtor has{ to show. Almost all of Washington's 398 Chinese are located there. con- ducting small businesses in tea, curios, and the oddities of Chinese food. Their places of business are interspersed with other establish- ments run by Americans, so the quar- ter ean scarcely be called Chinese. The next most numerous exotic group is made up of another Oriental group, the Filipinos, The Philippine Islands for years have maintained a headquarters at Washington, a sort of junta, constantly agitating before congress for Philippine independence. This has quite a staff and then there are a number of Filipino servants, valets, and cooks who have been brought to Washington by army of- ficers once stationed in the islands. The Filipinos number 294. The Orient also is represented by 78 Japanese, some of whom are busi- ness men largely dealing in art works, some students, some personal serv- ants. Although a neighboring coun- try, Mexico has but 67 nationals in Washington's population. Only 10 other persons of various races which might be classed as somewhat out- landish from the plain American STICKERS ly 6.1 Per Cent of SYNOPSIS:—Jack Stone, an airmail pilot who made good in te movies, is in kve with Pearl Dare. Her father disapproves of the match, and sends Pearl around the world in .. lin, and, ‘© many adventures, meets Bert Hil force: with him. i but each time they 1. defeated by an unknow Hl Menace. ‘They suspect that this ma; ! father wants her to marry, or Mrs. Rici H Dare joins th Zep} Alaska, Jack and Bert manage | Richards trom the st, hip. covers .. carrier ree with Silent Menace. In an effort to trace the enemy, he and Bert set vird free and follow by planc. Zep + Pearl’s chaperon. Homc. oth Then Jack boards the ar (Copyright, 1929, by New York Graphic.) identity of the Silent Menace? mailing Homer T. Dare out of $10,000? room of the Queen of the Skies. ment had not been delivered to him. wherever it was flying. I had discovered the bird. The message read: “Place check? ~~~, —- ae payable to cash for $10,000 under /ittle bird on its homeward flight. leg band and release the carrier pigeon at once. Otherwise, your daughter and Jack Stone be told who the Silent Menace is.” And I had answered, as it com- ing from Dare: “Will see you per- sonally. Meet the Queen ot the Skies and identify yourself with the Sign ot the Golden Key.” I had taken Pearl into my con- fidence. She could have escaped with me trom the Zeppelin, which had made a_ forced landing wi in the ocean in order to repair some broken gas-cell struts which had endangered the safety of the skyship. Instead, she remained for no edo other than to keep ner father under surveillance. She was, at last. convinced that her father, in some mysterious man- ner, was mixed up with the secret criminal order of the Golden Key, and that, perhaps. Mrs. Richards and Frank Thornton also were. ‘The Golden Key Will Unlock the Secret 1 had sent Frank Thornton about his business on a whaler bound for Boston. Bert had delivered Mrs. | Richards to a revenue cutter des- tined to Nome. I had escaped from | the Queen of the Skies by knocking out old Dare and hiding him in a closet. Then I told Pearl to release him after my getaway. Bert had returned and carried me away just in time. And now we were in the air. following that valiant course, craft tender Patoka. said to Bert, testily. t was in your old noodle?” 'Gas!” the cutter. go in self-preservation. As I tol heading for Sitka.” then, don’t you?’ cruise.” “Exactly. Besides she has 8} a sob story to the cutter’s be notified to arrest us.” the wireless, maintaining also sharp lookout on the sea. And so time “What's the Zep?” T asked. Jack follows, other pilot, who jo.2s Tog-ther they make many plans to re cue ,’earl, e. emy, the Silent be Thornton, whom Pearl's lin in Japan, and the cruise continues toward to lure orn! Zeppelin and dis- a message which he beli-:vcs is from bod e ERE we about to establish a positive clue to the real Or, was the threat of exposure a clever scheme of black- I reread the message I had accidentally found under the leg band of the carrier pigeon in the crate in the freight It had never reached Dare for the simple reason that, through carelessness, the ship- And had I not been confined as a prisoner in that room, Bert Hill and I would not have been doggedly following the carrier pigeon to once had it deviated from its It_was still pointed toward Nome At Nome, the Queen of the Skies was to moor to the government air- “You sure did pull a flivver when you sent Richards on to Nome,” 1 “What you should have done to her was what we worked out for Thornton—a nice tong trip in an opposite direction in a {8 trotting boat without wireless. Bert snapped. “I had to have gas or I wouldn't have hailed While I was refueling she made such a fuss that I let A you before, she tricked me into be- lieving the Queen of the Skies was “You know what's happened since “Sure. She has burned the wire- less to Hemer T. Dare and they are dated up for a nice long talkfest about us when they meet in Nome. where she will resume the sky- illed ‘icers and every coast guard in Alaska will We sailed in circles, our ears on ‘passed. latest news from the Plenty,” said Bert, cryptically, Bert shrugged. “For all we know it may be contemplating a change in course. The chances are some’ Two day: of this conversation ts about us.” heading for the Horn, according to We were greatly puzzled. Had 1 the statement of its Yankee skipper been rash in leaving the Queen of to whom we had paid good money the Skies in order to pursue the to take Frank long. carrier pigeon’, What if jn my ab- And now, in Alaskan waters, at sence Homer T. vu] rans- fer ‘to come ship. drageing Pearl a ow ee along’ Furtl rigging sped This was a contingency we had the ceetor a tla not taken into consideration. When Bert blinked at me and I blinked Bert, “What does it all mean?” at he gasped. “Is that the whaler or + its ghost? And is Thornton on board her?” I “that Yankee unmistakably familiar. Yet, we could scarcely trust our own vision. 's previously we had I mentioned it to Bert he merely shrugged again. My uneasiness deepened. At the “Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes” “Not unlikely,” said Bert. “Nice mess this doggone little bird has pulled us into!” I groaned. “I'm still betting on the carrier Lea said Bert, optimistically. le had hardly spoken when, ab- the pigeon altered its direc- tion. It began to take altitude. Not in a straight line It mounted in corkscrew curves, “What's the little devil up to now?” exclaimed Bert, all perplexed. We turned over and flew upside- down. so as bd watch its movements. “It’s looking tor something’ Land?” ejaculated Bert. surprise sprang before our and, We stared, fascinated. simultaneously, our radio in to It had stopped corkscrewing, It buzz. seemed to be suspended on an in- Rounding a shal Promontory visible perch, eet ae the whole toward the north, under full steam, universe. We looped around. As we and swiftly ppreceey , WAS & BOv- did so the bird darted due east with ernment coast guards’ boat. renewed speed. “It's the Seneca,” called Bert, Bert chuckled. amazed. “And I do believe it is boy! after us!” for!” ly ears glued to the radio. “Jack “I see it, too! Sce?” I gesticulated ! and com~ excitedly with my binoculars. “Smoke!” Bert looked tong and_ intently “That’s not smoke. It’s mist or fog. No, it’s not! It’s vapor!” He ined broadly. “Do you know where we are? We're headin; for the Land of the Ten Thousa: Smokes — active volcanoes of Alaska!” the Ant whaler at all. headquarters of the the Golden Key. No wonder they are willing to ‘Thornton off our hands. Unless I miss my guess that darned little into a clue See?” We both stared with bulging eyes. A sailor had climbed into the rig- ging and grabbed the bird, “Till be damned!” exploded Bert. “Thornton must be gi us the laugh. What's our move?” Before 1 could answer another m has led us it othe Bien Mensee. “Doggone! Hot He saw what he was looking I it you are! us. They've been on the lookout for us. Can you beat this for a situation? Instead of heading for Nome, the cutter stood by to sleuth us while we sleuthed the carrier Moet They haven't spotted the whaler yet. Wait till they do. They have or- dered us to land. Shall we?” hee cHeulated Oe roan dis- nce. no xy can't pose sibly reach us for the better part of an hour. By that we can be on the whaler——” “I get you, Bert!” I inte ited. I radioed the Seneca. “Is . Richards with you?” “The dickens you say! Then we've made the west-to-east crossing of the Pacific. Funny place for a car- tier pigeon to be pil loting us.” “Not so funny,” y ® pause. “Look again! Do you see what I see or have I got my bear- ee dra bi But I. le matically, But I, already, had glimpsed the object of 7 Point of view are to %e found at! Washington. | 1 Large Negro Population | ‘The only group which is growing jconspicuously is the. negro group. |” LEGISLAT Since the last census, 10 years ago. the negroes have increased 20.1 per jcent in numbers. This is due par- ‘tially to the fact that Washington gets its share of the northward- {migrating negroes. Doubtless more !compelling reasons why they should |come particularly to Washington are {that the government offers them ex- jeellent and life-long employment, provided they pass the necessary ex- ‘aminations, that Washington has the most noteworthy negro institution of learning in the country, Howard uni- ready numerous, naturally attracts others. Negroes know they will find large numbers of their own kind at the national capital. of a few hundred in the foreign born |as compared with 1920, the percent- age of the whole population is less. In 1920 the foreign born in Washing- ton amounted to 6.5 per cent; in 1930 they represent but 6.1 per cent of the | population. The percentage of naturalized for- eign born has increased, the percent- jage in 1930 having been 3.9 compared with 3.5 a decade ago. versity, and that any racial group, al-| | While there has been an increase | Bills Introduced In Senate S. B. 102—Porter of Cavalier: Gives | and Eddy of Stutsman: Provides that right of eminent domain for gas or! Certain forms of dental advertising ou pipe line systems. Ss. . 103—Porter of Cavalier: Grants authority to county, township, ‘city or village boards to grant right of way for gas or oil pipe line sys- | tems. 8. B. 104—Lynch of La Moure and | Eastgate of Grand Forks: Authorizes commissioner of insurance to issuc non-resident licenses to life insur- | ance agents residents of other states | having reciprocating laws. S. B. 105—Brunsdale of Traill: Pro- | vides for commission to ascertain {condition of teachers insurance and | etirement fund. S. B. 106—Thorson of Hettinger- | Adams-Stoux, and Brostuen of Wil- liams-McKenzie: Changes assess- ment date to May 1, instead of April |1, and changes time within which as- |sessors and boards of review are re- | Quired to perform their duties, | 8. B. 107—Porter of Cavalier: Regu- |Jates cemeteries, and defines duties jof state health department in regard to burials. | 8. B. 108—Stucke of McLean: Au- thorizes state health department to During the World war quite a large accept funds from federal govern- number of subjects or citizens of ment and to use this money and cer- European countries came here in con-| tain other funds for public health nection with the special war missions work, matching the fund from unex- which were established by the allies. pended portion of budget, in accord- | Some of these were almost as large! ance with congressional act. IVE CALENDAR “but it is all in code. There’s some- bis astonishment—and own. “Yes,” came the answer, promptly. thing doing. Jack. I can’t make out. We were hovering over a wild, “Dp you know there is a whaler Sight. Only tHe mild mannered head or tail of what's going on. irregular coast line which was Bung called Anthy Gorton in a nearby captain, Half a dozen different stations seem with vapor. Beyond rose the bl cove?” 2 “Where's: Thornton?” I asked, oA suns Tee emtnt tainous. volcanoes “Hugehhg t > gerNteq Whatof it? We're not tne bluntly. s 5 . 2 Q as well be talking Baklino las coast, where the igloos of a {erysteg, in whalers. Do you intend, “thornton?” He looked blank. seal and wi: rm ‘were ” "s Bag oe at ee eaae fet on snuggled in a cove, was a fully rig- _ 1 laughed: out Ib “youll be Wem ana rays Aa ae 's suppose the Le on tne ocean bad ee equipped © wit Mat beers pi o oe re pitta Sagan sf 0 take bak ert roca Mal ed The outlines of this vessel rds, If you want me youll "ie scratched ls head reflective- find me there ant come heavily armed. Jeft it bring Mrs, Richards asi “Now!” I eid water a third 1 whaler and the we had id bi to the ff latis 8 a ance, we suddenly discove ed were in the midst of fleet of e aA a it skin canoe a itary native, very foe ee et ae as Pociously, the entire fleet mobiilz- ing around them to kee! handled the! fecklessly that by the time we had come to a dead fons will swam) and to inti his r like’ range as magically as they had ape igure ‘stepped to the rail aaah self trons the Hin dirty furs of the walrus. Sg eg [sl ge ig! front teeth protruded like he vanished. In_ hi: ase stood the Yankee skipper, Z lly inspecting us. “What . d’'ye want?” he drawied, in his nasal twang. “Throw us @ line and keep, those water devils away from our plane,” I answered. “We want to come aboard.” * “Can't answer for the plane,” he replied. Nevertheless, the line was tossed. “Perhaps I better stay here,” said Bert, and I agreed readily, The second I reached the deck I felt that something was amiss on the whaler. Not a sailor was in Be sure 6 ly, “I reckon ye spoke the wrong along.” ship this time.” “Oh, no, I didn’t, oldtinier!” 1 whipped out my gun. “I have come back for Thornton and on an- other little errand. Now, skipper, Set this straight!” And I showed him the Golden Key. I peered right into his calm eyes. “You know what the little birdie sald, don’t you?” He looked more blank than ever. “Birdie?” “Oh, hell, skipper! The carrier ! Homer T. Dare sent me for Thornton and aiso to take you to him on the Queen of the Skies. He wants to arrange that little matter of $10,000 in person. listen! It's strictly up to you. You oo with og you ae governms yachi eneca. Take choice, but move fast.” man had nerves of stone and ste] ay ‘No. A friendly warning.” And I shut off before they could sk another question. said to Bert. And we m. moment we struck the hoes a us. In our al in ee cutter ut scant attention village on the shore. As we skimmed along, manipu- cd. Sail mosintain our bale ered that bsorption ach light us. we yelled and waved to their distance. The; crazy canoes wit! ing dexterity, and drew in 80 In vain the face of a sphinx. He ipped unhurtiedly several ve way from the rail. I followed, in- cautiously. It never entered my mind that he was leading me he- yond Bert’s range. He continued to move, slowly, (psehttally, 7 ‘stop we were sure inded. They had never before seen a e. “Holy mackerel, Jack! These i roared hell- us,” Bert, fired I did late them he evolver in the air, and wise. They whisked out of immediate & companionway. 1 his heels. was ly on eels, Suddenly he wheeled and in a twinkling knocked the gun oit of my 5 tap rae ~ Golden Key r and gave me a brutal shove which sent me 5] Ci short flight of AS wl 1” he bawled. hey did so @ strange of the Bert } “Good Lord!” mut cd aan. “What is it? este” t—I could not at once bring my- to say “he”—was a of t bulk, curlously humped shoulders, at least six from neck to feet pS. ene next thing I knew was that e odious, hairy Thing, snarlini pg gd me @ dark, narr 5 Ce my windpipe with iron, talon-! fingers. I could not utter a cry! I was fighting for breath! hair. mi several ustaches, srisly Is, His eyes possessed no human ex- He glared at us an instant. Then was scragely WHAT is the WALRUS? and, Jack? Don't fail to RBOW’S read TOMOR- ei ara us ah o Wings.” Son Cuma S. B. 116—Porter of Cavalier: Pro- | dent pupils by districts in which par- vides for ventilation in school house | ents of such pupils own real estate plans and specifications for school and pay taxes. buildings. H. B, 133—Plath of Cass: Permits 8. B. 117—Brunsdale of Traill: Re-| py ‘majority vote of stockholders |. 8. B. 109—Hamilton “of McHenry:| quires school board to pay transpor- tation fees by July 1 following school | year during which fees incurred. and other unprofessional conduct shall be grounds for revocation of | Provides for educational facilities for dentist's license, and makes other | children residing in territory not or- changes in dental laws, | ganized as school district. 8. B. 110—Plath of Cass: Board of | S. B. 119—Marshall of Dickey: Pro- directors of cooperative association | vides for letting of contracts to fur- may invest reserve, not to exceed 25|nish vehicular transportation to per cent, in capital stock of any oth- | school districts to lowest bidders. er cooperative association, if by-laws! Senate resolution D—Stucke of authorize to do so. McLean: Petitions congress to act 8. B, 111—Committee on Banks: | favorable on proposal by which Fort | Berthold Indians would receive funds | Revises laws relating to annuity, safe deposit, surety and trust companies, as recommended by banking code commission. | awarded by court of claims. Henry and Patterson of Renville: for school year of eight months, and | persons in drouth zone of Arkansas. for discontinuance of a school where | Bills Passed By Senate attendance less than four for 10 con-| g, B, 84—Sperry of Burleigh: Ap- secutive days; recommended by school | propriates $35,000 for maintenance code commission. |and repair of temporary legislative 8. B, 113—Eastgate of Larimore: | quarters and various state depart- | Relates to changing of boundaries of | ments. school districts, incorporating recom- mendations of school code commis- sion. | lows state to acquire land by right of §. B, 114—Atkins of Towner: Pro- | eminent domain. hibits persons who are candidates for} H, B, 131—Acheson of Bottineau: office to act as election officer at | Clarifies procedure in mortgage fore- House Bills Introduced H. B. 130—Timm of McIntosh: Al- S. B. 118—Ettestad of McHenry: | Resolution E—Hamilton of Mc-/ |amendment to by-laws of co-opera~ tive associations.— |Cass: Authorizes villages to lease, |Purchase or acquire by eminent do- main airports and maintain them, {| H. B. 135—Correll of Cass, by re- | quest: Permits establishment of free | kifidergartens upon a majority vote j at election called by petition of one- | fifth of electors in district. | _H. B, 136—Crowley of Mercer: Pro- vides that all shippers of livestock furnish sworn statement of owner- ship of livestock to transportation company. H. B. | houses. quest: Appropriates $10,500 for bu- jreau of sanitary engineering. H. B. 139—Helbling of Morton and Veitch of Grand Forks: Requires mother must be resident of county ‘three years, instead of one, before | eligible to apply for mothers’ pension. | House resolution 1—Akan, Scholl |and Sundby of McLean: Petitions H. B. 134—Plath and Smith of! | 137—Herman of Mercer: ; 8. B, 112—Fine of Benson: Provides | Urges North Dakota furnish food to/| Specifies manner of election for | changing site or removal of School | | H. B, 138—Dyer of Slope, by re-| annual election of directors of school district. 8. B. 115—Aandahl of Barnes: Pro- vides for standardization of high schools, graded schools and one-room tural schools. {congress that it pass congressional | resolutions to allow secretary of in- terior to distribute’ to Indian tribes known as Arickarees, Gross Ventres and Mandans money awarded them by United States court of claims. | House concurrent resolution, B2— | closure actions. H. B, 132—Sundby, Akan and Scholl | \of McLean: Provides for attendance | and transportation fees to school dis- ‘triets other than residence and pro- ‘hibits charging tuition for non-resi- as United States government bureaus. Officials in charge of the purchase of war munitions for their armies and of food supplies brought many of \their own nationality to man their staffs. Necessities of language, in part, dictated such action. Some married here or remained indefintely for some other reason. These may be found among the naturalized. In the dozen years since the end of the war they have become quite thor- oughly Americanized. | For the United States as a whole, ithe sexes are quite evenly divided jbut Washington is a woman's city. For every 90.9 males there are 100 females. This is due in large part to the fact that the government employs such large numbers of stenographers. | BISHOP CANNON T0 BE TRIED TUESDAY Will Face 12 Fellow:Clergymen to Answer Charges Filed by Four Elders Washington, Feb. James Cannon, Jr., of Episcopal Church, South, will face 12 fellow-clergymen here Tuesday to answer charges filed against him by four traveling elders of the church. The hearings, before which the bishop will appear, are in the nature of an investigation. If two-thirds of the 12 celergymen find the charges have weight, Cannon will be suspend- ed. and brought to trial before the! general conference of the church in, 1934, Accusations against the temperance | leader were filed Sept. 20 by Dr. For- rest J. Prettyman, Baltimore; Dr. 1 P. Martin of Abingdon, Va.; and Drs.. OUR BOARJVING HOUS By Ahern | HERES A NICE LETIER FROM YouR : BROTHER SAKE ~” DEAR MARTHA: ~ IT Won BE ABLE “0 CoME OUT AND VISIT You ALL “THIS WINTER ~~ AM IAN THE HooZEGoWw FoR NINETY DAYS, oN ACCOUNT OF THE LAW FINDING A CASE OF ScotcH IN AN AuTo I WAS RIDING IN WITH A PAL HIS Ist S50 BAD. CONSIDERING “THE —iMES AND COLD WEATHER I GET THREE MEALS A DAY, ANYHOW —— TLE Be A SWELL HARMONICA PLAYER WHEN I Get OUT— MY BEST TO You AND “HE GANG — — “THROW A BANANA 2% “UE OLD BABOON, si CAESAR ~ "To THINK “HAT HE Would BRING SUCH DISGRACE To THE NOBLE NAME Holt of Dickey and Erickson of Kid- der: Petitions congress for early en- actment of legislation providing for immediate payment of adjusted com- pensation certificates. Bills Passed by House H. B. 67—Strutz. of Stutsman: Provides for annual registration and | | payment of fee of all persons prac- | ticing médicine and surgery in North | Dakota. For 98; against 2. | H. B. 1—Fitch of Cass: Validates | sales of real estate consummated more | than three years prior to Jan, 1, 1931, | by county commissioners, except | where action has been brought prior to July 1, 1931. For 94; against 8. | H. B. 3—Twete of Divide: Reduces | sheriffs’ mileage fees from 20 to 15 cents per mile. Emergency clause | carried. For 87; against 14. H. B. 27—Appropriations commit- tee: Appropriates $33,860 for live- wack sanitary board. For 98; against H. B. 32—Twete of Divide: Reduces county school superintendents of schools mileage fees from 15 to 12% cents per mile. For 92; against 8, 8. B. 22—Porter of Cavalier: Per- mits sale of toilet, tobacco and other articles: in barber shops. For 69; against 24, 8. B. 26—Porter of Cavalier: Raises age from 18 to 18% years for persons qualified to receive certificate of bar- | IN DAIL! GREAT ASD CREST OF HOOPLE ! ALAS ~» ALAS He HAS: “THREE RAPS IN “THE STIR To HIS a* creprr 8. B, 28—Committee on game and missioner to issue licenst to remove fish: Permits game and fish com- | LEADING MUSICIAN AND MASON IS DEAD, | George H. Dower, 51, El Zagel Chanters Accompanist, Stricken in Fargo Fargo, N. D., Feb. 2.—(#)—George H. Dower, 51, perhaps one of the best- known men in music and Masonic! circles in North Dakota, died early Saturday at his former home, Janes-| ville, Wis., according to word received | Death was due to pneumonia, He left here Monday accompanied by his| father, John Dower. Mr. Dower was born in Baraboo, Wis., Aug. 30, 1879, and came to Fargo in 1897 where he became associated) with a plano company. About two years ago he joined a} furniture concern. In 1909 Mr. Dower joined the Ma-) sonic lodge in Fargo, taking a promi-| nent part in their Work, He was aj member of Shiloh lodge No. 1, Key- stone chapter, No. 5, Fargo Council No. 1, Auvergne Commandry, No. 2, Dakota Consistory No. 1, and El Zagal temple. He was a knight com- mander of the court of honor in 1925. Mr. Dower was accompanist for El Zagal Chanters. SOHOOL BLS A SENT TO ASB BY CMMISONES Code Group Asks Legislation to Clarify and Revise Pres- ent Laws on Subject Eleven bills recommended by the school code commission were intro- duced in the North Dakota legislature Saturday. 3 Eight measures were submitted to the senate, and three in the house. These follow the introduction of 12 school proposals in the house Satur- day. ji Generally the bills aim at clarifica- tion of the school laws, and ina man- ner, at revision. The school code commission, in its report to the legis- lature, recommended that the exist- ence of the commission be continued with a view toward obtaining a com- plete redraft of the school laws. Two measures introduced by Sen- ator W. H. Porter of Calvin relate to eminent domain for gas or oil pipe line systems. There is now no law on the statutes giving the right of eminent domain for such concerns. Authority would be given to county, township, city or village boards to grant right of way for gas or oil pipe line systems. ‘The property assessment date would be changed from April 1 to May 1, under a proposal introduced by Sen- ators Herman Thorson of Bucyrus and J. K. Brostuen of Alexander. Senator E. C. Stucke presented a measure which would authorize the state health department to accept funds from the federal government for public health work in accordance with requirements of a congressional act. Several changes in the dental laws are provided for in bill introduced by Senators D. H. Hamilton of Eck- man and P. W. Eddy of Jamestiwn. The proposed act would make it il- legal for dentists to aclvertise state- ments of a character to deceive or mislead the public. Advertising professional superiority or the performance of professional services in a superior manner by den- tists is also prohibited, as are fixed prices when the nature of the profes- sional service rendered would cause the materials required to be variable. Other forms of dental advertising that would be prohibited include em- ployment of solicitors or free public- ity press agents, advertising either by sign or printed advertisement under the name of a corporation, company, association, or trade name, and dis- play of any sign or advertisement concerning work By the use of any name except the true corporate name. Revision of the laws relating to the organization, control and operation of annuity, safe deposit, surety, and trust companies, as recommended by j the banking code commission, is pro- posed in a measure introduced by the committee on banks and banking. The senate passed a $35,000 appro- priation measure, sponsored by Sen- ator Lynn Sperry of Bismarck, to provide for general maintenance, and repair of the temporary legislative quarters and various state depart- ments. |Mohall Shoemaker to Face Trial for Arson Mohall, N. D., Feb. 2.—(?)—Ed- ward Jones, proprietor of a shoe and harness shop here, was bound over to Renville county district court Friday, charged with arson with intent to de- fraud an insurance company. Assistant State Fire Marshal Frank Barnes, who signed the complaint against Jones, declared that he had obtained a signed confession from the defendant in which he admitted hav- ing set fire to his shop the night of Jan. 28. 4 In the statement, according to Barnes, Jones explained the alleged crime, saying he was greatly worried about his financial condition and un- der the influence of intoxicants. The fire was extinguished before it caused much damage, —_—___ BORIS PRIZES GIFT Sofia, Bulgaria, Feb. 2.—()—The most pleasing gift of King Boris on his 37th birthday has been from his bride. It is a sweater she knitted on a sick bed. She has influenza, tablets of Bayer can. stuff-up, you aches and pai! f Rel @ Glwet insia beaver where animals cause damage | to property. Emergency carried. For | 88; against 4. | Bills Indefinitely Postponed by House H. B, 100—Would appropriate $3,000 station at Hettinger. H. B. 33—Would require licensing | of all oleomargarine dealers in state. 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