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The Washington herald., 1917-11-24
MISS LAW MAY FLY
over BOCHE'SLNES
Congress May Make New Law
Granting Her Request.

Wtether Miss Hth Law. noted
avid trix, is granted her desire for a
commission in the Signal Corps as an
army flyer will depend upon whether
the law will permit the War Depart
ment to grant her such distinction.
Gen. George o. Squier, chief OF the
Signal Corps and commanding officer
of the flying forces, frightened up the
hope of Miss Law in her ambition to
fly over the Boche trenches and drop
bombs when he told her that he per-
sonally favored giving her a commits
sion in view of her long experience as
flyer, her record as an aviator and
her services in behalf of recruiting
and aiding the liberty loan.
Some doubt exists, however, as to au-
thority Of the department to appoint
women to positions in the combatant
branches Of the service. Until this
legal point is settled, Miss Law will
receive no definite reply to her appli-
cation for a commission. She could
be appointed by Executive order IL
the law does not provide for a reguIa-
tion appointment, otherwise it would
be necessary to secure special legisla-
ton at the coming session of Con-
gress.
Following her visit to the War De-
partment, she went to. the White
House and was received By President
wilson. No mention was made of her
ambition to affiliate with the army.
but the Chief Executive did commend
The Washington herald., 1917-11-24
TRACTION LINES
AID SAFETY first
Passengers Warned by Signs to
Watch for Passing Cars.

As a means of making Washington
ians ever alert to prevent accidents,
street car companies have acted on
the suggestion of Frederick ]. Rice. of
the Washington Safety First Associa-
tion and have placed new Safety
First" signs on all their cars.
At a recent meeting of the Safety
First Association, Mr.. Rice said the
only way to protect pedestrians is to
have signs on all cars. frcnt and rear,
warning passengers to observe IL a
car was Approaching on the opposite
track.
Civic organE Eations during the last
week have heard talks by safety
first speakers and she campaign has
been most successful, according to A.
]. DriscoH. chairman of the special
committee. Mr.. Driscoll says all the
civic organizations are deeply interest
ed in the movement and in many cases
have appointed delegates to the next
meeting Of the Safety First Associa-
ton.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-24
U. S. TO SUPERVISE
new COAL Mines
Will Control Those Opened Before
September E. 1916.

Direct Federal supervision and con-
troll of new coal mines opened be-
fore September l, 1916, and ready to
produce by January l, 1918, will be
established by the United States Fuel
Administration, it was announced last
night.
These mines will be allowed to
charge prices that will cover their
producing cost and profit of Is cents
a ton. This profit, however, will be
allowed only after each mining op-
Grafton has been developed to a point
where its daily shipments are go
tons.
The regulations for new mines, Is
sued yesterday, require that the quail
ity of coal produced and the mining
conditions and equipment must be ap-
proved by the Fuel Administration,
and monthly cost statements must
be submitted to the Fuel Admins
traitor in such detail as he may pre-
scribe.
The only element OF cost, it Is or
dered, shall be the actual cost of
mining, transporting, hoisting and
loading, to which shall be added not
more than one-half of the cost of
mine management and maintenance.
A provision is made that all con-
tracts for the sale of coal shall con-
tain an agreement that government
prices for coal at the mines in the
particular district of the mine con-
cerned may be substituted on thirty
days notice for the cost plus terms
stipulated in the regulations.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-24
FOUR MORE GREEKS
join D. c. GUARDS
Maj. Dapray. Adjutant General. Ad-
dresses Armory Meeting.

Greek residents met in the National
Guard Armory last night for the pur-
pose of arousing interest in the new
National Guard. with the. result that
four new members were enrolled.
Maj. J. A. Dapray, U. S. A.. appoint
ed recently District adjutant general,
addressed the gathering.
- 1t is belieted many veterans Of the
Balkan wats will enlist eventually
Several OF them have made applica-
ton for physical examination.
Company A, Capt. Winfield Jones.
and Company B, Capt. ,Jere Collins,
have been organized and Company c,
which will be composed almost ex-
clusively of Greek veterans, is in tenn
porary command of First Lieut. Ed
ward H. Grove, who probably will be
appointed its captain.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-24
COAL EMBARGO
HOLDS 500 CARS
IN B. & 0. YARDS
Shortage in Fuel Increased
BY Tie-up at Park ,
Junction, Pa

An embargo on coal shipments
declared by the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad is holding up six hundred
car loads Of coal consigned to
Washington and surrounding terri
tory.
There Is scarcely any coal in
Washington. dealers declare, and
hundreds Of tons Of anthracite are
held up at Park Junction, Just out
side Philadelphia, Pa, because of
the embargo.
DR.. Garfield. Federal fuel director
and John L. Weaver, admin
istrator for the District, declar-
ed they are making every pos
sible effort to induce the Baltimore
& Ohio to lift the embargo and al
low the greatly needed shipments
to come through.
Park Junction, Pa, Is the gate
, way Of anthracite coal shipments
to Washington, Baltimore and sur
rounding territory.
With an embargo on coal ship
ments at that point, practically no
coal will be received here.
Every possible effort is being
made to induce the railroad to lift
this embargo by the Federal Fuel
Administration" Mr.. Weaver declar-
ed last night.
How long it will continue in ef-
feet is not known. Freight conges-
tion in the yards. it is said, made
necessary the measure.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-24
QUEER, BUT TRUE.

Now Wombat didn't like his fat,
While Flubdub hated his.
They went and traded-just like that
And thought it nifty biz.
We must admit the human mind
Is standardized and grooved.
For after the exchange they find
Conditions unimproved.
Louisville Curier-Journal.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-24
Sounds Like a Story.

: South Dakota is responsible for the
story that last summer a farmer in
that State, wishing to increase the
milk yield of his cows. gave them
Nslds of gum to chew. The result. 'it
IS reported, was that the cows would
DO nothing but lie in the shade and
chew gum, refusing to eat grass. The
milk output decreased. But that was
not the worst. The humane society
heard of the cows gum-chewing habit
and filed charges against the farmer
Of cruelty to animals-Capper's
Weekly.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-24
Couldn't Waste His Vacation.

Booze even gets into mems vaca-
tions and tangles them up" declared
a temperance lecturer some time ago.
"A man took the steamer for Boston
with his wife. But the minute he got
hboard he disappeared in the black,
il-smelling hole they call the bar.
Some hours later his wife hurried
down to the bar and said to him:
"Oh, George. come up on deck and
enjoy the scenery. The hills and
woods are Just beautiful"
After swallowing his ninth beer
George growled, Jaw, what do care
for your hills and woods? Do you
think I'm gonna lose my vacation
over ry?"-Pathfinder
The Washington herald., 1917-11-24
NOTHING In NUMBERS.

How many clubs does Mrs. Jlbway
belong to?"
About a dozen"
No wonder she's never at home"
"oh, well. Mr.. Jibway belongs 10
only one club and he's never al
home. me."-Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-03

conliscatory practices Of taxing in
comes above 100000 will be sub
ject to much opposition.
The navy department will i'm
mediately spend $lS,0O0,O00 of the
emergency appropriation for in
creased navy yard facilities.
To Do Bidding
The war congress will do President
Wilson'S bidding and will give him
whatever he wishes in fighting Germ.
any Congress leaders announced this
today and the Senate Foreign Rela
lions Committee gave concrete sup
port by reporting OUT favorably the
war resolution. The House could not
act at once, because of the absence
of the appointment, OF members on
committees.
To Let Family Men Out
Washington, April 3.-National
guardsmen with dependent families
will be mustered out Of the fedora
service. the war department annouced
today Department commanders have
been so instructed
Senator'S of the Democratic steering
committee decided to hold cOntin'
uous session beginning tomorrow
morning to put the war resolution
through.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-03

board shows by using the 1914 wheat
crop as an example. Taking DR..
Ladd's figures as to the amount of
wheat marketed, i. e. S1,50O,0OO bu-
shells, and assuming an average
freight rate of Is cents the hundred
to terminal markets, the. increase in
charges would be 2.25 cents per hun
dred, or a total added freight bill
for this state if $1,1OO,25O on this one
commodity. A similar computation
based on the 1912 crop of 143, $40 900
bushels would make the increased
freight charge $l,94l,57O for wheat
alone. .. .
Applying the same averages to
livestock, merchandise and grain
other than wheat indicates that a Is
per cent freight advance would cost
this state between four and five mil
lioons annually. ..
Board is Handicapped.
The board has these and many 9TH
fer important matters now under con-
sideration, and it is striving to do
its best to serve all of the interests
Of the state faithfully and intelli-
gently 1t finds itself seriously han
dicapped, however, by the fact that
after July it will have no funds
with which to employ a rate expert,
and much of the essential work of
preparation and presentation of evil
dence must be done after that date.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-03

STUDY BIOS AND
LET: CONTRACTS
Dakota Engineering & Contract
ing Go. Lands Job Of Furnish
ing White Way Posts
FARGO AND LOCAL FIRM
GET SEWER CONTRACTS

City commissioners in session at
the chambers last evening considered
bids for the relaying and the con-
struction OF sidewalks, for the con-
struction of two sewers and for Orna-
mental white-way posts, and awarded
the contracts.
n. C. Schmidt of Grand Forks, rep
resenting the Dakota Engineering
and Contracting company of that city,
was awarded the contract for furnish
ing "a white-way posts, the cable and
other equipment. The construction
of the Sixth street sewer was award.
ed to the 'Haggart Construction COM
pany of Fargo, and the construction
of the Avenue d sewer to Grambs
& Peet Co. of Bismarck.
Moore Gets Contract.
NJ. P. Moore of Bismarck was
awarded the contract for the relaying
of cement walks in Bismarck for the
year. His bid for laying walks was
Is cents per square foot. The amount
Of walk to be done was not specified
in the advertised bids. aa
The only bidder in the field for the
lift pump to be installed on Third
street was the Weinman, Pump Manu-
featuring company of Columbus, O.,
which was awarded the contract at a
bid OF $436. f. o. b. Columbus.
Petition For Spur Track.
The Bismarck Gas company of Bis
marck petitioned the city commission
asking permission to run spur from
the Northern Pacific tracks to be
constructed across Front street,
south, in block SO, Williams survey.
The request was granted. the petit
toner to pay the cost of the expense
incurred.
" 70 Canvass Returns Wednesday.
Members of the commission took
adjournment shortly after $50
o'clock, until Wednesday at s o'clock.
when they will start work on the can
vassing of the returns of the city
election.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-03
SENATE LEADERS AGREE
ON WAR MEASURE
CONTINUED from page One)

Jill pu6o OAS/
and the people Of the United States
of America, therefore, be it
Resolved, BY the Senate and house
of Representatives Of the United
States Of America, in congress as
sembled. That the state OF war be-
tween the United States and the I'M
perial government which has thus
been thrust UPON the United States,
is hereby formally declared; and
that the president be, and he is here
by. authorized and directed to EN-
plov the entire naval and military
forces of the United States and the
resources of the government to carry
on a war against the imperial Ger
man government: and to bring the
conflict to a successful termlnatloh'
all the resources OF the country are
hereby pledged by the congress OF
the United States
Stone to Object.
Senator Stone. who voted against
the resolution. said he would nor
make a minority report but expected
to speak from the floor.
Democrats of the house foreign al
fairs committee met INFORMAL! 10
discuss the war resolution. mas
much as the Republican committee
men will not be named until later in
the day, no final action could be tax
en- on it.
. Senator Hitchcock for the foreign
relations committee asked unanimous
consent for the resolutions favor
able consideration. Senator Lafol-
lette objected and it went over for
one day under the rules.
Consideration Of the resolutioa by
the house foreign relations c.h mn
tee was postponed for one day.
Pacifists here today tried % 1'r'
suade the senator's from working or
voting for the passage # the resol'-
ton declaring for a state OF war eS.
listing. Declarations were circulated
by persons calling them'eives repre-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-03
HEARINGS Of
IMPORTANCE To
NORTH DAKOTA.
Rates Demanded Would Mean
More Profit for Producer and
Commission Men
RAIL BOARD OBJECTS TO
PROPOSED RATE INCREASE
Contends Boost Of Fifteen Per
Cent in Tariff Would Cost
State Four Millions

Hearings before the interstate
commerce commission on matters OF
much concern to northwest livestock
growers and shippers were attended
by the North Dakota railway COM
mission while in Chicago last week.
There were involved certain stop
ping-in-transit privileges which live
stock commission men claimed were
available only to the packers, who
were thus enabled to buy in transit
and to so reduce purchases ordinar-
lily made at Chicago st. Paul, Kan
sas City and Omaha to such an ex-
tent as to reduce prices paid on
these markets, and to the 'detriment
OF livestock producers and the COM
mission men located at these mar
kets.
Cleaning And Disinfecting.
The hearing on charges for clean
ing and disinfecting cars was post
poned until April % because OF the
aforementioned cases consuming
more time than had been anticipated
The present charges for cleaning and
disinfecting cars are $3.50 for a
single,deck car and $500 for dou
ble-decker. Shippers contend these
fees excessive, as the cost of doing
such work is small, and some reve-
nue. is derived from the sale of ferti-
lizer recovered in this operation.
The Illinois commission allowed
the railroads to charge from Is cents
to $1.25 for this service, and that
charge, shippers claim, is adequate.
The North Dakota commission will
be represented at the hearing in Chi.
cago on the 23rd.
General Livestock Case.
While the commission was in Chi
cago considerable time was devoted
to discussing the general livestock
case soon to be heard by the inter-
state commerce commission and
which will result in fixing the rates
and conditions governing livestock
shipments for, the entire United
States. The North Dakota commits
sion expects:.5to do everything pos
sible to protect the livestock inter-
ests Of thiszstate at this hearing.
At joint meetings of state railroad
commissions discussion of the rail.
roads proposal to increase all rates
Is per cent was INDUCED in. The
states. representatives took the po-
sition. that the Interstate Commerce
commission should make full and
complete. investigation before allow
ing such an advance. The railroads
have asked congress and the inter-
state commerce commission to allow
this ADVANCE in rates without the
usual hearings and investigation.
The carriers contend, that the in
crease in wages of train and engine
men due to the Adamson law neces-
states heavy increases in freight
revenues. Shippers, on the other
hand, hold that the earnings OF the
railroads have increased suciently in
the past year or two to take up this
additional expense.
Asks For Hearing.
The North Dakota railboard has
wired the interstate commerce COM
mission asking that no increase be
granted until a hearing has been
held and all of the state commissions
and the shippers generally given an
opportunity to present their side Of
the case.
What this proposed increase would
mean to North Dakota the state rail
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-03
L,500 FEET
I, Of ROAD.BED
WASHED OUT
Crews Are Rushed to District Be-
tween Conklin and Hoyt,
Mont. With Supplies
SUPERINTENDENT LANTRY
Is IN CHARGE OF WORK
Mandan Headquarters Report
That Tracks Will Be Open
Late This Afternoon
(Spccia( Correspondence

Mandan n. d., April 3.-Fiiteen
hundred feet OF Northern Pacific
roadbed between Conlin and Hoyt.
Mont, west of Glendive. was washed
out early this morning with the
breaking up of the Yellowstone river.
Crews Rushed to District.
Crews from all the important
towns along the main line Of the
Northern Pacific on the Yellowstone
division with extra supplies OF stone
and track material were rushed to
the district early today.
Superintendent Lantry Of the yell
lowstone is on the ground and is
personally. directing all the repair
work.
Train No. / AnnuIled.
Coast train service was tempOrar-
lily suspended EastbOund train No. 4
due here at 500 o'clock this morn
ing, was called on the bulletin board
to arrive at 8 o'clock this evening.
A report has reached the division
headquarters that regular train No..
4 will run on No. rs time and the
regular No. 2 will run as second No..
p.
Open Tracks Late Today.
Division headquarters gave out the
information at noon that it was en-
pccted to open the tracks about 4
O'Clock this afternoon.
The Heart river at this point has
rcccded considerably. Roadmaster
! Ashworth stated this afternoon that
/ the branch lines Of the Northern Pa
cifc are in good condition up to the
! present time.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-03
HEALTH QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
WITH THE EDITORS
WHAT A CHILD'S CRY DID.
(From the Kansas City Starr


A rich man of Boston. passing 9
shabby house in a lowly quarter Of
the town, heard a child moaning. He
went in. The child had the tooth
ache. The poor family could not az
ford to take the child to dentist
and so it suffered and cried. ...-
In that way James Forsyth, the
kind-hearted rich man, discovered
that there was no provision for free
dentistry for poor children. He sci
aside one.half million dollars to
found dental infirmary for children
but died before it was begun. His
brothers, John and Thomas, added
one and one-half million dollars to
this and thus established founda-
ton fund of two million dollars for
an infirmary. Before it was finished
John died.. and Thomas Forsyth add
ed two million dollars more, making
total endowment Of four million
dollars for the Forsyth Dental In
Urinary.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-03
VOTE TWENTY
PER CENT OVER
THAT LAST YEAR
Estimated That Close to 1000
Ballots Had Been Cast Up g..
to 2 clock

Late this afternoon, Bismarck was
emerging from one of the most heat
ed municipal elections in years. Vote
precincts, carefully guarded by chal-
lengers. were packed at the noon
hour
Because Of the failure of large
number of legal voters to register,
many were sworn in at the polls
Vote 20 Percent Greater.
1t was estimated that close to 1000
votes had been cast up to the noon
hour which exceeded the vote Of any
previous election at the correspond
ing hour by fully 20 per cent in the
opinion Of men connected with polit-
ical affairs Of the city.
The second ward polling place on
Fourth street~in the heart of the
downtown business district reported
that l39 votes had been registered up
to 1880 o'clock. At that hour tho
building was crowded with men who
voted during the noon hour. tsS
Challenging Brisk. Sssy y
No reports of disorder in cOr1nec-
ton with the heavy voting nor. re-
ports Of illegal voting have BEEN re-
ported up to o'clock this afternoon,
the challenging being brisk by repre-
sentatives Of both political factions
stationed in the precincts. u,
Followers Of both Mayor Az w.
Lucas and William O Hara were
equally confident Of their favCrite be-
ing elected.
The voting precincts opened at
o'clock and will close at o'clock
this afternoon. +
The vote year ago was 1924. 1t
is expected to surpass the 1900 mark
today. 4,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-03
WAR PLANS UNDER WAY
N LOWER HOUSE
Continued from Faye one,

Continued from Faye On0D
groups Of 100000 as rapidly as they
can be Differed. Senator Chamber
lain, of the senate military commit
tee, said the increments can be had
at an annual expenditure Of $780,
100000 each. The army general
staff estimates are far above that
amount. The navy may be raised to
100000 as against the present au-
thorized war strength of $4,000 men.
sPay As You Co.
President Wilson suggestion "pay
as you go in the war" will meet with
opposition in the house. This was
indicated today when Minority Lead
er Mann announced his belief that
the government should Immediately
borrow money and issue bonds. The
government at present. he said, is
not clear of its debts incurred dur
ing the civil war, the Spanish war
and building the Panama canal.
Moreover, he suggested that plans for
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-03

in winter. but not too heavy. The
bed should be neither too hard nor
too soft
Never get up and wander around
the room when sleep fails to come.
This only makes one more restless.
Some people read poem or short
story before going to bed. and claim
that this induces sleep. The practice
of reading in bed is apt to develop
into habit that must be regularly
observed or sleep will not come. 1t
should not be encouraged for this
reason. 1t is better to turn on a light
and read a book in bed. though, than
to toss wakefully about in the dark.
ness at' .@
Drugs to induce sleep should never
be taken under any circumstances.
HEALTH QUESTIONS ANSWERED
@. T.: What can do to avoid
getting Bright's disease?'
Lead q. simple, well-regulated life
and have an occasional physical ex.
animation to detect the earliest
symptoms of the disease. The latter
is especially important if you are
more than 40 years of age.
See Douglas Fairbanks tonight at
the Orpheum theatre only.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-03
ATTORNEY o'RoURKE 40 IT,
DIES IN FLORIDA
Especial to .Tribune)

Lisbon. y. d. April 3.-Patrick H.
ORourke. United States district at
torney Of North Dakota for IA years.
died last night at Lake Alfred, Fla
according to word received here this,
afternoon Remains will be brought
here for burial. O'ROurke was a.
years old and practised law in Lis.
bon for So years. ...' -r
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sentative of non.enl;stmenv league.
The signers pledged tn nselves not
to enlist
Pass in Thirty Minutes.

= q.
Pass In Thirty Minutes.
"The resolution ought to pass in
80 minutes said Senator Martin.
Democratic floor leader. II don't
think any senator ought to speak
more than five minutes on it. They
all know what it contains and what
they expect to do.
Senator Martin said that when the
resolution comes up from the for
eign relations committee any sena-
tor opposed to its immediate consid-
Grafton can, under the senate rules.
force il to go over for, one day. He
did not believe, however, that such
action would be. taken. even by paci-
fist senator's, who might desire to
speak against it. ..
Hitchcock Fathers Measure.
The vote was unanimous except for
Chairman Stone. Senator Borah of
Idaho was absent Senator Hitch
cock of Nebraska, who will handle
the resolution on the floor, went inn
mediately to the house foreign at
fairs committee to show it the chang
es the senate committee had made in
order to put it before both houses in
the same form. He will report the
resolution to the senate today and
an effort will be made to put it
through as soon as possible.