The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 10, 1937, Page 12

Meteorites Now In Eastern Sky _ , Geminid Group Seems to Come 1% From Twin Stars, Castor and Pollux By. J, HUGH PRUETT Astronomer, University of Oregon _ “If a shooting star falls from the Big Dipper, won’t there always be one less star there afterwards? Why Daddy, there just couldn’t be as many after one has shot.” Thus the tiny 1 girl proclaimed what to her seemed & I self-evident principle of mathematics tand astronomy. But we find that these faint lights, (gliding swiftly across the night-sky, Care “shooting stars’ in appear- «ance only. They are merely 50 to 80 miles above the earth; the nearest Ustar is 26,000,000,000,000 miles away. 1 Particles of Matter : On any clear night occasiona) me- jteors appear in almost any part }of the sky. They are particles of matter from interplanetary space made luminous by friction with our , atmosphere as they come through it @t speeds of from 10 to 50 miles a second. Most of these burn up en- , tirely at great heights and reach the earth only as ash. Occasionally & Jarger one survives its fiery flight through the air and the inner part of it reaches the ground. There are times during each year when meteors are more abundant than usual and seem to radiate from certain groups of stars. At such times the earth is into a swarm witich constantly moves on its orbit sround the sun. Every year for a few nights around December 12 a so-called “meteor- shower” is on. But it is not deserving of the name of shower since only about 25 meteors may be seen in an hour by a single observer who keeps his eyes constantly on the sky. Some years the display is slightly better. In Eastern Sk; iy These are the Geminid meteors, 30 naméd since they seem to radiate from the starSgroup Gemini, or the Twins. This group is above the east- ern horizon in the evening at this time of year. There are two quite bright stars in the group, one almost directly above the other. These stars are Castor and Pollux, the famous twin brothers of classical mythology. Pollux is the Jower and more orange in color of the two. Most of the meteors will seem to come from the general direction of this group although they may start at various distances from it. Mrs. William Conroy Is Taken by Death Funeral services for Mrs. William Conroy, 61, who died at her home in Mandan Thursday, will be held Mon- day at Waukegan, Ill. She had been @ resident of Mandan since 1911. PLASTERING in the new PATTERSON BUILDING 208 Fourth St., occupied by SCOTT'S STORE done by ELMER J. BROWN 423 Fifth Street Bismarck, N. Dak. For estimates or advice regarding your plastering job, Phono 1171 We installed the Plumbing & Heating Equipment PATTERSON BUILDING which will house the new SCOTT’S STORE When you have plumbing or heating problems... Call us. 808 Ist _ L. N. BELDEN Painting and Decorating at the new Patterson building the home of the new SCOTT'S STORE Frank 409 18th was done by Nichols Decora‘ Phone 1288-3 POLICE HOLD TIPSTER SAID OFFERED $5500 TOMURDER CORCORAN 5 Others Arrested Said to Have Information About Slaying of Labor Leader Minneapolis, Dec. 10. — (F) — Clinton: W. Hackert, St. Paul police chief, sald Friday he had been unable to connect any of several men an informant named with the slaying Nov. 17 in Min- neapolis of Labor Leader Patrick J. Corcoran. Minneapolis, Dec. 10. — (#) — Police Friday held.an unnamed tipster who said he was offered $5,500 to partici- pate in the Fatrick J. Corcoran kill- ing, and arrested five others the tip- ster named as having important in- formation on the shooting Nov. 17. Police Captain James Tierney in St. Paul declined to release the names of the men detained there. Three of the men named by the tip- ster were arrested Thursday night and two others Friday. Clinton Hackert, St. Paul police chief, said the men would be held until their alibis are checked, but added there was some doubt whether the unnamed tipster’s information was authentic. Detective Capt. James Mullen here sent his men on a series of mysterious errands. Detective Supervisor Clarence Mc- Laskey and Mullen took statements from the trio, picked up during the night, but declined to reveal what they had learned. Tierney said the witness, who is be- ing guarded by police, refused money to aid in Corcoran’s slaying but named @ man who did. KULM MAN 10 HEAD IMPLEMENT DEALERS M. W. Gackle Succeeds Fargo- Local Units Take Lion’s Share of Taxes; 175,000 . Districts Bid For Levies PER CAPITA INCOME OF 8 COUNTRIES; EACH BAG REPRESENTS 16 DOLLARS ENITED This goes to Taxes. Me GADAAARAARAAAAAABAOSAOOSO AR WM SSSASAAAAAAALAASAALAAAAASE an; John Bader, New Leip- zig, Named Director Fargo, N. D., Dec. 10—(7)—M. W. Gackle of Kulm, N D., Friday was elected president of the North Dakota Implement Dealers’ association at the closing session of the annual con- vention. He succeeds M. R. Myhra of Fargo. Fargo is the 1986 convention city, having been named Permanent meet- ing place at last year's gathering. A. J. Linn of Jamestown was named vice-president, succeeding Gackle, New directors include C. E. Walster of Larimore, district 1, one year; R. W. Stewart of Mylo, district 2, three years; J. 8, Bauer of Williston, dis- trict 4, two years; John J, Bader of New Leipzig, district 6, one year, and O. N. Brakke of Davenport, district 8, two years. Holdover directors are J. ¥. Eieh- horn of Drake, district 3; O. A. Er- landson of Hettinger, district 5, and D. Diegenhagel of Lehr, district 7. Mr. Myhra as immediate past pres- ident becomes a member of the ex- ecutive committee and B. L. Chris- tiansen of Kensal, former past presi- dent, becomes a member of the ad- visory board. The executive committee, meeting Friday, will name the secretary, a post held for 27 years by R. A. Lathrop of Hope. Shelso Bound Over To District Court fi SSABAALIIABSAADAAASAAAADA (BISSASALAALLAALSAAAAAAALA HM ZEAAAASAALSSASAAARSSS WHasaaarsAAassAAans Ma BBA AAABAL pie 2.2.5/ Chart from Fortune Magazine with figures by Dr. Paul Studengk!. Naticnal To _” State, & Local Taxes By NEA Service Before you get into that next argu- ment about taxes, it is a good idea to fortify yourself with a few facts, That will put you one up in practically any |e™mment is tax argument. samira “A lot of basic, fundamental things | ullding, put about taxes which everybody ought to a seeds ay, aval Fortune. Fight And if you think you know sbout) net ought taxes, try yourself out on these tax responsibility, fe slants from Fortune's article: mands by local ‘The annual tax bill of the United| mORTUNE finds States is now about $12,000,000,000. | situation, it doesn’t. ‘That is getting on toward $100. yearlers fight to the for every man, woman and child in/their jobs going, even the nation; nearly $400 for the head of | nothing left to do, every family. The picture of the ‘Of that $12,000,000,000 tax bill, only|school teacher sitting $5,000,000,000, or much less than half,jempty schoolhouse end goes to Washington in taxes for the|Pay from local taxes 1s symbolic. federal government, That surprises Q you a little, eh? . Little Unite Get It Who gets the rest, then? states? No, they get only $2,600,000,- 000. BU ts te, nal aoe Soret eae taxing units, 175,000 of m. ing superfluous township tax country, which get all the $4,500,000,- | ors, 000 remaining in that tax bill. ied eregiorg bebe areag! Counties, cities, townships, school] It is real estate that almost districts, sanitary districts, and down|single handed, that local tax load.| Ji to mosquito-abatement districts. To|Ninety per cent of local taxes these taxing units, many of which you|from that old-f probably ‘didn’t know exist, goes sjand buildings—which cannot be con: share of United States taxes almost asjcealed or hidden. And such taxa! large as that demanded by the federal |is subject to four bad defects: overnment itself. ry . It is a tremendous tax burden, the it in the Asked arp in Me But per person, it is lower tish and only a little higher than the French or German bill. Because the average American in- ome is so much higher than that of any of those countries, the tax burden of Mr. Average American takes & lower per cent of his income than is the case in most countries, He feels the burden less heavily. In fact, FORTUNE believes, the werage American has no idea that cents out of every dollar he earns goes to one tax collector or another. It's You Who Pays fg zhbe SQ 4 eighth of all real es- as religious, charitable, ucational, or government owned. ‘That makes it just thes aes tougher 25 e : i j fe Se Ht | E : a 5: H I F I Leonard R. Shelso, waived preliminary bound over to district court when he appeared before Police Magistrs 8. Allen here Friday. morning to an- swer charges of obtaining money under false pretenses. Shelso, arrested here Dec. 3, was committed to the Burleigh county jail when he failed to post bond which Allen set at $1,000. to Tecelved According to information Thursday from Fargo by Sheriff Fred Anstrom, Shelso is also charged with writing worthless checks in He is accused of victimizing Bis- marck merchants out of more than $200 in ad check Ness Rete ee Ye The Worfild-Simpeon. chain of Flyer’s Widow wedding tangles suggests that stand- ing panels for holiday cards be changed to “Marrie Eng! ? | Congratulations 2 tOs <= E. A. Patterson Scott’s Store This new modern building and up-to-date retail store are a distinct improvement to the city of Bismarck. Plumbing Equipment \ FURNISHED BY Montgomery Ward Besides Mr. Jensen, Monda; hter in’ Moorhead and a sister, Mrs. Olga Evenson, at Valley City. We are not familiar in this state with anything except large, rich, full- sized baking tubers—Governor Bar- rows of Maine, challenging Idaho to potato-picking battle, LENBURN FARMER DIES Dec. 10.—()}—Nicholas here. General Construction of the new Patterson Building 208 Fourth St., occupied by Scott's Store under supervision of G. W. Jennings NU-WO0D insulates efficiently,and enhances the beauty of the new Patterson Building 208 Fourth St., occupied by the new Scott’s Store Please note the Nu-Wood ceiling when you attend the grand opening of this new store Saturday. SUPPLIED BY Klein’s Lumber Yard Complete stock of High Grade Building Materials 807 Broadway Bismarck, N. Dak, Phone 137 SCOTT'S | NEW STORE AT 208-210 FOURTH STREET will have one of the most popular soda fountains in the city because this store will serve only a : Dairy Maid Ice Cream Manufactured by Yegen Dairy Co. of Bismarck During its opening this week-end visit this fine, modern can they be cut? materially and permanently cutting the Weds Chicagoan BAD Ser? i, What Will Your Flavor Be? ...” 1221 Front i We make many delicious flavors to tickle the palate of every boy and girl—of every grownup, too! But, Santa says, whatever the flavor, you can be assured of our ice cream’s pure deliciousness, its rich flavor, and its wholesome goodness! MAKE IT THE CHRISTMAS TREAT THAT CAN BE new store and, before leaving, step up to the soda foun- tain for a grand and glorious ice cream dish. It will hit tt. because it will be made with Yegen’s DAIRY. aaa ENJOYED ALL YEAR! YEGEN DAIRY CoO. Bismarck, N. Dak. Phone 2482