The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 4, 1931, Page 2

MINERAL WEALTH OF AREA PROMISES BiG DEVELOPMENT SOON i Coal Deposits in Western North Dakota Make Further Ex- pansion Certain BOASTS VAST BEDS OF CLAY| Brief Study of State Indicates That Bismarck Is Logical for Capital ‘A study of the 1930 census figures indicates that the section of North Dakota known as the Missouri Slope is the only part of the state that has made an appreciable gain in popu- lation during the last 10 years of eco- nomic depression. In 1920 the 21 Slope counties making up the present third congressional dis- trict had a population of 210,203. In 1930 the.population was 227,899, indi- cating a gain of 17,696. The second congressional district, comprising 19 counties in the central- eastern part, has a population of } 229,275, according to the 1930 figures, a gain of only 9,575 since the 1920 census. This increase would have been much smaller had it not been for Bur- leigh and Emmons counties, which border the Missouri river. These coun- ties showed a gain of 4,179 and 1,114, respectively, for the 10-year period. The first congressional district, com- prising the Red river valley counties, showed a gain of 9,355 in the last census. The growth of population in the Slope counties gives only a faint in- dication of the increasing importance of this section of the state in an eco- nomic as well as a political sense. It would require a complete and state- wide industrial review to bring these facts before the people; but, unfor- tunately, such a review has not yeb been made, though its need has been felt and urged by the Greater North Dakota association. Mineral Wealth Great The population gains of western North Dakota are, of course, known; to all, and to some extent the rapid development of agriculture. Only a few realize the enormous mineral wealth of the Missouri Slope, which so far has been touched only in a superficial way. The great potential wealth of this region only now is be- ginning to be undertsood by our own People, and the knowledge is slowly spreading into other states. Fifteen years ago the Slope district was known throughout the rest of the state as a “cow country,” and the fas- cinating glamour of Indian and cow- | boy traditions still held sway in the} public imagination. So rapid has been the advancement of this region and} so little publicity has been given to) it that the fog of tradition still lin-| gers, and only now is beginning to| give way to the clearing breeze of in-| formation. It is rather sad to contemplate that it required a calamity to bring about a Public awakening on this important subject—the destruction of the state | capitol. Hardly had the hungry flames died down over the old ruins before | other ambitious cities began to lay) Plans to take the seat of state govern- | ment away from this western-central | section and move it to the eastern part) of North Dakota. Had this attempt to move the capi-| fa hy tel marg dost Stone, a after many marry, or Mrs, Zep session of a Golden Key which Menace. He and Bert follow 2 sage to the Silent Menace, and and throws Jack into the sea. movies, is in love with Pearl Dare. Her and sends Pearl around the world in a: Zeppelin, Jack follows and. adventures, meets forces wilt iim: Together’ they raak but each time they are defeated by the Silent Menace, They at first, that this may be Thornton, whom Pearl's father wants ate Na te ie jin in Japan, and the cruise (Copyright, 1929, by New York Graphic.) in airmal it who made r disapproves ML another pilot, who haperon. Homer Dare roceeds to Alaska. Jack he fs sure is connected with re carrier ee, whick is bearing a mes- are led to a whaler, on which mton is staying. Nearby is a coast guard cutter, the Seneca, whose captain has a warrant for Jack. Although Thornton frees clutches of a fiend calicd the Walrus, he becomes angry when Jack discovers a book of snapshots of Mrs. Richards in the captain's cabin, ORTUNATELY my life belt was intact! The moment I shot into the icy sea my mind cleared. The pain of the brutal blow from the butt of Frank Thorn- I was not conscious of the body bruises I had received when I was thrown from the Anthy ton’s gun was lessened. Gorton by Thornton. The sky had cleared somewhat as I bobbed to the sur- It was still raining. and sleeting, with occasional vio- The sea was running higher than fcc ts. iki ering face. lent flurries of snow. before. It was a desperate situation. The gigantic v ves pitched me fr pocket to crest, from crest to pocket. The sleet froze on my hair and My clothes were slashed my face. weighty and the only value in the life-belt was that it kept_me from The water was so cold that only by a miracle of endurance could I hope to escape completely submerging. death longer than an hour. An hour to live! more than half sciousness! no whaler, fet Ae to Thornton. its _ skipper, of memory in which the only thi which stood out was the discov of a book of snapshots of Mrs. Richards in the skipper’s safe. Saved—For a More Terrible Fate! That was a tantalizing mystery was which, within a few minutes, I to learn might never be solved. Quite abruptly it dawned on me sine images I was not alone. which I had taken now dead, pened? Pieces of wreckage appeared. as if hollow of waves. Huge timbers, crates, whole sections of the parts of a ship; lifeboats, What Suddenly two large lifeboats shot One was manned With sailors in government uniform. Instinetively I recognized the out- The second Four hard-fea- tured, disreputable-looking bag = e alrus stood in the stern. Horn- by magic, in the empty, their sides crushed. Had a ship gone down? ship? across my range. lines of a Seneca boat. boat was nearer. t sailors were rowing. Faced Harry was in the prow. As this boat swept by me, Horn- Faced Harry reached out, grabbed me under an armpit and lif me in. “What occurred?” I yelled as soon brea: as I could ithe. Probably not an hour of con- eee for the moment, I gave thor ‘The the Walrus, Horn-Faced Harry, all seemed a blur om was Thornton saved?” Horn-faced Harry ward the “How about the skipper?” “Gone!” I was thunderstruck, “Gone,” solemn. stand by. the men at the oars. ° there! What d’ye think this is? some of his elbow-grease. Wy ’ And he shoved me into a seat. ery used to any hardships. bay. was impossible. pon enveloped Viking blood in his veins. In §] drove that boat. pected abruptness, beached’ us on stretch of coast. into sand. canic islands of the Aleutian ted Paced Harry had saved my life. lans to rescue 1, suspect, k from the one of the motioned to- Sencea’s boat and nodded. repeated, mechanically, feeling very The Seneca boat signaled us to “Pull!” said Horn-faced Harry to He gave me a brutal kick. “You, pleasure yacht? Make way for him. men. Let him tickle an par with I was only too glad to row, for in this way I succeeded in keeping warm. All of us were wet to the skin. but this was no new experience to these ruffians of the north. who were ou the Seneca’s boat signaled Pull!” roared Horn-Faced Harry. And the Walrus snarled like a beast for delusions at floated past, faces, once human but blotched and already bloated. Shrieking noises I had as- cribed to vagaries of the wind took on human sounds. What had hap- The high seas, the sleet and snow and the frenzied rowing soon con- all vinced the other boat that pursuit pp roaching dark- us and added to our security. In less than an hour we had lost sight of the boat and also = cutter. They had given up the worn- Faced Harry must have ma of the darkness and the weat = there was something weird and un- canny in the manner in which he He knew exactly where he was heading and how-to get there. With almost supernatural sight he and the Walrus pierced the wild, black night and, with unex- I had not detected land until we were actually prowing We were on one of the active vol- range. And now I understood why Horn- We had no sooner landed than he drew me aside. “Say, young feller! A T ain't got nothin’ ag'in ye. y’ uneer- © stand. All I ask is fair play and no ar See that tower up there?” jointed to a radio beacon on a Healt promontory. “That's Yaku- tat Station. Now, listen! You savvy about radio and we don't an’ we want some dope and ve bed it straight. If you steer us — we'll find out and——” with a clicking sound of his tongue on the roof of his mouth, he leered at me and drew an imaginary knife across my throat. “See?” Tsaw! L reckoned my_ expression told him sot He grinned. “Mind, you, nd tommy-rot! do wot we say, y’ understand?” I nodded. You “Come on, then! No one ever eh said Horn-Faced Harry and crew don’t treat a buddy right wot treats them square.” And off we went! © Skulking along the beach. keeping to the cover of huge lava boulders, we reached the dismal wireless sta- tion. The four sailors posted them- selves as sentinels around the lone little shack. Forcing me between them, Horn-Faced Harry and the Walrus any boldly. Before the han surprised wireless man could reach for a gun, he was covered. Pole or the Silent Menace “Now, then, you!” growled Horn- faced Harry at me, “you go ahead ae pick up the Queen of the wireless man, cowering in @ corner, shot me a surreptitious look. i Then i ioe a bo el thing, Pick~ ing up pipe and preten be toying with the stem in mouth, "he clicked off in straight Morse:— " Missouri Slope Has Made Great Population Gain During Last Decade “Tell him we mean business. It’s $10,000 at the Totem that over in his noodle” ground telegraph system just in time, Horn-Faced Harry had grown frankly too, was T Gea my eyes wide. The 8ge in, T. 18, > ene agony. ated my flesh. In aheer exh exhaustion, my Downs roar. “Have you gone crazy, Jack?” , out just the eeioe uae er Just the same “nere for A H gE iD 2 3 FE wants to know who is he knows as Horn-Faced Ae ai bige Pole, a Moge ern eeriters of rot all northern Indians, » hidden Heer polel ‘The obelisk of If Homer up till young aha Dare re doesn pay his the you can stay. ti ‘And then they left me. All that da y yi the ih ine lacer- T slept, only to awaken to Once during the we dagen 1 heard the of the Skies’ mo car distant of the great blimp. And then it —. ‘on-me breaks loose. Let him turn thet I had deliberately walked nto cious. The susp Walrus, ‘was looking at us with his sav- “hd ‘he de- his band eyes, in which I paar I caught an understanding gleam, $pParently /had dissolved ee And Reply! “What's all this ve | between niet, you two?” Horn-Faced manded _threateningly; jis was the Wandering Tribe. ‘Thi chief was Mad “Are you Jack Stone?” ee the eed ny a7 Sans 8 ee hen all their I thrummed back with a the thumb the stem, parts serrigy reeb Larry eae 3 white Eixst fingers of my left into ie parte center eir most sacred and: bd gaint ate oS Car Hi enblem burt to barat is the fore. They “A fe continued:— e he g Hi logs on me ant “I have @ message for you from cuere! 's Aspe What do you want Taare and cruel an Charley Downs “She 0k" °" “Hom-Faced Harry made a mo- aa 7 e “Anything eise2” I thrummed back carelessly, all the while -pre- tending to be tuning in on Zep- pelin. “Yes,” he clicked back with his pipe stem. “The Queen of the Skies is with the tender Patoka and to- norrow begins a survey of Alaska. earl Dare is on the tender. ‘Frank Thornton and Mrs. Richards are to join her there.” “Then she isn’t going to make the Alaska flight?” “No, but her father will go.” a old boy. I’m in bad s.” “T know it.” We “signed off” on our under- tion to gral bea the wireless an and shoved him outdoors, where the sailors immediately fell on him like snarling wolves dragged out of earshi my ear. that the Order of the Golden Key will blow his es ‘bag up unless he comes across, es siesta Te] charley Downs. who I was, And word for word gave Horn-! Yow shoul ie Walrus ot. Horn-! He's to leave woes ring 1 smile. * told him "gS message. id have heard Charley fuel. This figure is so vast as to be beyond human calculation. Regarding | this wealth of coal Joseph M. Devine, | commissioner of immigration, has penned this prophecy: | “The state has the greatest deposit ; of a continuous stretch of coal of any | LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR | House Bills Introduced H. B. 142—Anderson of Sargent: {rest for damages and injuries suf- {fered in collision with state snow tol been made when the western part jocality in the world; larger than the | Provides for security for seed fur- | Plow. of the state was undeveloped, it would | combined coal deposits of England, nished or funds leaned by public! have seemed quite justifiable and rea-| France and Germany, the great coal-| agencies for purchase of seed. sonable; but at this time—41 years) after the state capitol was formally| located here—the movement is noth-| ing short of an affront to the western} section of the state, and particularly to the Missouri Slope. ‘The attempt to move the capitol has | had one good result: it has started a} long-delayed movement toward taking! stock of the inexhaustible resources | of the state. The invoice that has been | taken, brief and incomplete as it must | necessarily be, already has proved that Bismarck as the capital city is cen- trally placed as to geography and population, beautifully situated as to natural surroundings, deeply rooted as to historical traditions, and most appropriately placed to serve all the people of the state, whether north, south, east, or west. On Equal Footing The western counties, which were the last to be opened up to settlement nd development, have so far ad- vanced in population and wealth as to ‘stand on an equal footing with every other section of the common- wealth. The counties lying west of the Missouri river only recently have been connected with the rest of the state by numerous bridges and highways. Its splendid agricultural wealth has been proved by enterprising grain growers and stock raisers, who have been making fortunes, even in these years of depression. Its mineral de- . posits have been so far developed as _ to give employment to thousands of men, and the indications are that added thousands will be employed similarly in the not far distant future. ‘The entire Missouri Slope area is underlaid by a high grade of lignite coal. There are over 20,000 square miles of such coal lands, containing at the least estimate 535,000,000 tons of STICKERS | the surface of this special gift to the producing and industrial nations of; Europe. There is here enough coal to warm every home and turn every wheel in every factory in the country for 200 years, and still barely scratch people of North Dakota. The day can- not be far distant when this coal, long waiting the magic touch of organized H. B. 143—Akan of McLean: Per- mits hawkers and peddlers to remit license fee in two installments. H. B. 144—Worner and Holthusen of Richland: Appropriates $500 to pay insurance and upkeep of Aber- crombie state park. H. B. 145—Svingen of Bottineau: | Validates real estate mortgage fore- | HB. 147—Prenning of Morton and {Bishop of Stark: Provides penalty governing undertakers, | H. B. 148—Svingen of Bottineau and Crockett of Cavalier: Provides es violations of state regulations | establishment of industi | turing coffins at state penitentiary. H. B. 149—Swett of Kidder: Em-/ powers state treasurer to deposit | state fire and tornado fund in ap- capital, will produce cheap electricity | closure sales made prior to this act | proved state depositories at usual rate and shoot it hundreds of miles away for heat, power and light. What is where the power of attorney to fore- close was executed, but was not exé- | | of interest paid on other funds sub- ject to check, and amounts over $50,- manufec- | needed? Vision, enterprise, organiza- | cuted prior to beginning of foreclos- | 000 shall be deposited upon time cer- | tion, and capital.” | ure proceedings. | tificates. In 1913 only 813,000 tons of lignite) H. B. 146—Strutz of Stutsman:/ H. B. 150—Muus of Ward and |were mined. In 1927 this had been! Appropriates $396 to pay A. M. For- | Swett of Kidder: Provides for re- increased to 1,529,154 tons, valued at funds of premiums when state fire ‘and tornado fund exceeds $2,000,000. | H. B. 151—Northridge of Barnes ; and McManus of Rolette: Provides | establishment of industry manufac- turing automobile license tags at { state penitentiary. | H. B. 152—Johnson of Traill, Haus- | mann of Ramsey and Northridge of ; Barnes: Exempts from taxation grains stored in elevators except seed ert H. B. 153—Muus of Ward and Swett of Kidder: mends law governing in- surance of public buildings. H. B. 154—Martin of Williams: | Requires that applications of pool |hall, theatre, dance hall and taxicab | proprietors be approved by local gov- erning body before granted license by state. H. B. 155—Mostad and Halvorson of Ward: Makes only qualified elec- tors, free holders, or husband or wife | of holder of a homestead right eligi- ble to vote on bond issues. $2,762,600. This industry is practically \all confined to the so-called “Slope area.” Clay Deposits Enormous The Missouri Slope also has enor- mous deposits of high grade clays,; suitable both for brick and pottery; also dakolite, bentonite, and other val- | uable minerals. Many brick and other manufacturing plants have been op- erating with success, and if the pref- erential freight rates now accorded to outside manufacturers can be over- AG IDEA iF I ONLY KNEW GF SoMEQNE WHO MAN WOULD HAVE ONE resources of North Dakota, Irvin La- vine of the engineering staff at the state university expressed himself as | follows: | “It can be stated that the develop- | ment of our lignite and clay resources | is of prime importance to the eco- nomic development of this state. To | this end, research work along indus- trial lines must be maintained. The industrial activity manifested within the last few years is but an indication of the future. Without doubt North Dakota stands ready to assume a po- sition of industrial importance in the northwest.” If the industrial research suggested by Prof. Lavine cannot be secured in any other way, it might we well to form an independent association for that purpose. DOLLARS ~To FINANCE me! ~R-R-RING GOES THE 4 REMINDER-CLOCK AND PROSECTS “HE CARD’ TODAY’S THEIFT BUY Foley’s Honey “and Tar Com) large (Family) size, $1.20, Each bot- tle of the Family size holds 5 {a8 much as the Small 30c size purchase of the Family size hottle saves 30c, price of one small bottle. Buy today. Over 100,000,000 bottles sold. Quick and dependable for! coughs, croup (spasmodic), dry tick- ling throat, troublesome night coughs. Careful Mothers endorse it. Exactly suits elderly persons, being sedative without opiates, mildly laxative. 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B. 156—Mostad and Halvorson of Ward: Permits voters physically unable to attend polls to vote absent voters ballot. H, B. 157—Henrickson of McHenry and Henrickson of Ransom: Requires to passengers, except when accident results because of intoxication, will- ful misconduct or gross negligence. H, B, 129—Holte of Cass and Swett of Kidder: Raises limit of state farm Joan bonds from $30,000,000 to $35,- all grain be sold upon delivery to ele- | 099,000. vator and repeals all present laws governing elevator storage. H. B. 158—Peters of Pierce: Re- quires state highway department to place markers at place of fatal acci- dents occurring on state highways. H. B. 159—Olafson of Pembina: Suspends right of county to acquire tax deed on land on which title is held by state. H. B. 160—Jardine of Cass and Mc- Dowell of Cavalier: Provides for taxation on gross earnings of express, sleeping car, telegraph, telephone, power and gas companies. H. B, 161—Thompson of Burleigh: Validates tax sale certificate ou real estate sold for delinquent taxes con- summated three years prior to Jan. 1, 1931, with provision to set aside such tex deed action start before July 1, H. B, 162—Mau of Ransom: Au- thorizes sale of state mill at Drake. H. B. 163—Wolf of Emmons, by equest: Provides fees pected from bith or death certificates be turned over to department of state registrar, | moto H. B. 99—McDowell: and Crockett of Cavalier: Amends present law to Permit unlicensed aircraft to operate except for hire. H. B. 96—MeDowell of Cavalter, Opdahl of La Moure, Morgan of Richland and Sundby of McLean: Provides for tax of 10 cents per pound on all oleomai used in state #. B.'91—Muus of Ward, “Veiteh of Jardine of Cass: Appropriates $31,000 for state fairs at Fargo, Minot, Grand Forks and Mandan. 8. B, 84—Sperry of Burleigh: Ap- propriates $35,000 for maintenance and repair of temporary quarters for legislative assembly and capitol grounds. Bills Killed By House Committees HH. B, 108—Provided for automatic jien for’ garage keepers for storage, opyegere ne keeping or repairing Former Fargo Man Dies in Washington Fargo, N. Doyon, 35, former Fargoan, died at Washington, D. C., Monday, accord- ree to word received here by Judge A. T. Cole, an uncle, Doyon's mother, ‘Mrs. Clara Doyon, now is in Wash- ington, Doyon was born in Grand Forks and has relatives at Doyon, near Pioneer of Barnes County Succumbs Valley City, N. D,, Feb. Pag Eo Q. Abrahamson, about pioneer Barnes county citizen dey! postmaster, for. aay years, died at Kathryn of rt disease, He formerly was pub> Usher of the Kath: D, Feb. 4.—(#)—Ross H TWICHELL DEFEATS. TWOLV. A. COHORTS IN BATTLE ON FEES Fights With Bishop and Mau; Nonpartisans Help Majority Leader to Victory Efforts by two I. V. A.’s to amend & bill over the objection of L. L. Twichell, majority house leader, met defeat Monday. The bill in question was one to im- pose @ license and inspection fee on pumps at gasoline filling stations. E. P. Bishop, Belfield, objected that the proposed fee of $3 for the first pump, $2 for the second and $1 for all thereafter in any station, is too high, It would mote than pay the cost of inspection, Bishop said, and the proceeds should be credited to the gencral fund rather than to the state regulatory department which would make the inspections, Twichell at first contended the fee was necessary to pay expenses of the inspector but later Karl H. Bruns- dale, Traill county, another I. V. A. termed it a lcense fee without ob- jection. During an attack on Bishop's pro- posal Twichell asserted that gasoline dealers have a ‘profit of from six to Alp until this moment Horn-Faced eight cents a gallon and are the only Harry treated me with a fair people in the state any re tolerance. But now, sud- money. nly, men me,_and ‘This drew fire from Fred Mau, En- Tae wee tently to. this great detlin, who told Twichell he knew very little about the gasoline busi- jness. Both Bishop and Mau said the margin is two cents. H. F. Swett, Kidder county, one of the Nonpartisan house leaders, popped up with a suggestion to the I. V. A’s that the regulatory depart- ment isn’t really intended to regulate but is a “political ‘propaganda bureau just like the game and fish depart- ment.” He warned the I. V. As that they had better pass the bill as it stands Grand Forks, Helbling of Morton and because “a big election is coming and you are going to need a lot of help.” ‘Twichell rallied to the defense with the assertion that he could remember the time when the Nonpaytisans wanted to appropriate $50,000 for the regulatory department, whereas at present no appropriation is necessary because the department pays its op- erating expenses with the fees it col- lects. some I. V. A’s voting against Twichell and some Nonpartisans vot- ing with him. A bill providing for a sales tax of ten cents a pound on oleo! and other butter substitutes, as rec- ommended by Governor George F. Shafer, was passed Tuesday. ‘The measure received the unani- mous approval of the assembly and now goes to the senate. Under the measure, manufacturers, wholesales and retailers will be re- quired to obtain licenses for the sale ‘of butter substitutes. The fees are $10 for manufacturers,.$5 for. wholesal- *[ers: or distributors, and $5 for retail dealers. Cafes are required by. the proposed: act to display signs. that Qleomargarine is being used where butter substitutes are a part of the menu. A bill exonerating automobile own- ers from liability in cases of injury or death resulting from accidents, except where intoxication, willful or gross misconduct is responsible, passed the house with only one dissenting vote. Bills raising the limit of state farm loan bonds from $30,000,000. to $35,- 000,000; permitting flying of unli- censed aircraft except for hire; ap: propriating $31,000 for state fairs at Minot, Grand Forks, Fargo and Man- can, -and appropriating $35,000 for maintenance and expenses of capitol grounds and legislative chambers al- ‘so were passed. ENDS MONTHS OF “INDIGESTION” IN SURPRISING WAY heads “Pape’s Diapepsin,” as it is called, urn, etc, is eaten i ane idy—and is het | as harmless, arcotics Pain- killers in it. Nota habit-forthin No sooner swallowed thas ea nee digestion is restored. 101 ia tego at te simply have to tel thir exe Seley (ripe to help Sars ante! Saat what ‘Tremont St., Denver, Gea Says: meeepuathen, other, Mra Florence Sheeley ao Year No aaeed ier eer mould have gas on her stomach, sour ‘belie every aia: "° het nothin Seen ae ina peres Soe: Bishop's motion lost, 39 to 57, with