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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-04-03
GRANT COUNTY
REPUBLICANS OUT
FOR VIM. LANCER

Carson, N. D., April 3.-At a meet
ing OF representatives from all over
Grant county affiliating with the re-
publican pmrty. the following resolution
was unanimously adopted:
Whereas. the republicans Of Grant
county are fully cognizant of the great
work William Langcr has done for
the state of North Dakota in exposing
the autocratic grating system which
has been in0culated into the state af
fairs by hired Socialists and whereas
William Langer has always been found
on the side of, justice and fairness in
all his undertakings both as states
attorney of this county which former
ly was part of Morton county and as
attorney general of the state of North
Dakota, and whereas we believe he is
the logical candidate for the office Of
governor of this state of North Da-
kota, fully capable, loyal, honest and
faithful to any trust and confidence re-
posed in him. therefore he it resolved.
that the mass meeting here assembled
unaltcrably endorse Hon. William
LANCER as candidate for the office of
governor of the state of North Dakota
fully pledging him our votes and in
fluence in the coming election to the
end that tho fair state of North Dakota
may he reclaimed TO safe AMI S0un,l
administration of it's affairs. Signed:
JAMES MCCORMICK.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-04-03
CORPORATION FEES
FOR MARCH SHOW
SLIGHT DECREASE
New Concerns Chartered in This
State Pay $1,O9S. so in
Treasury r

70 Ge"e"'! fees Tor new corporations
in North Dakota during Marc!I
amounted to S1.O9S.5O as compared
with $1.514.G' for tire corresponding
month last year. a decrease Of $416.13.
according to an announcement by
Thomas Hall. secretary Of state The
records, show II new firms entered
business in the state during the
month. Thirty-two we're of general
nature three we're cooperative and
six were foreign.
Receipts of general fees during
February. it was announced, showed
an increase Of approximately $500 over
February. 1919.
Despite the decrease in the total for
general fees last March. the notary
fees increased FROM $3.50 to $4Ej as
compared with the corresponding
month in 1919 Fees for domestic cor
pOrations Increased from S2S1 to 1888
and for foreign concerns there was Il
drop from $224.50 to $40 in the two
comparisons. The largest decrease aI,-
peared under the, miscellaneous ckSSi-
fcatinn. Ea#. .-. I-
During the first two days Of April
articles were filed for three corpora
tions with capital stock Of $4,000,
S5O.OOO and $25O,O00. respectively,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-04-03
EIGHT FAMOUS EASTER SUNDAYS

Easter Sunday has been the occasion
Of many events famed in history. 1T
has. been 4 day of discovery. conquest
and defeat.
Among the notable events to.occu:'
on rast Easter Sundays are the fol
lGwing
y. EASTER APRIL 2, 1912
Ponce de Leon. Spanish governor
of Porto Riea, sailing in search /, Of
stha the foundation of yOuth.'I discov-
cred Florida and name it '.Pascu de
flores" meaning. Flower OF Easter.
EASTFR. APRIL 6 1922
tT"ster Island. famous mystery
islH"d-ea q TO- he part of vanished
continent. was discovered in 1922 by
Roggeveen and named for the day of
discovery. The source Of architecture
found on the island has never beeA
explained.
.., EASTER. APRIL 10. 1914
NapoleOn'S downfall began on Eas-
ter. 1914, when wellington defeated
the flower of the French army at
Waterloo. Napoleon abdcated at
Fountainbleau the next day.
EASTER WEEK. 1880
The Church Of the Latter Day
Saints was founded in this week by
Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery. de.
clared by Mormon tradition TO have
translated the Book of Mormon. writ
ten on tablets of gold. The formal
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-04-03
IRISH ROADS =.
WATCHED, FEAR
/ EASTER UPRISING

. London. April 3.-Armed troops
were on duty along all roads leading
to IOndOnerry last night. motor cars
were minutely searched and drivers
had to produce permits and declare
their business says Central News dis
patch from Dublin. II is believed this
military activity had something to de,
with rumorS of an Easter uprising.
There was great military activity in
the suburbs of Dublin today according
to the dispatch. Parties of soldiers
with armored cars took up positions
shortly after midnight just outside the
city boundaries and all vehicles ap-
preaching the capital were searched.
Hay carts received particular attcn-
ton and tramway passengers from
Luckam about seven miles west Of
Dublin also we're searched.
London, April 3.--RepOrts from
many party of Ireland indicate that
the government is taking no chances
of a possible naturalization of the
rumOred Sien Finn plot for an Easter
revolution. Londonderry, Dublin and
other places. reports said, were the
centers of extreme military activity, a
stringent watch being maintained and
all travellers searched and identified.
Elaborate preparations were being
made to handle any possible untoward
situation
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-04-03
FOUR COMPANIES
. .0FSTATBGUARD
ARE ORGANIZED
Williston, jamestown, st, Hillsboro
and Grand Forks Have
Elected Officers

Reorganization Of the national guard
Of North Dakota is progressing slow
ly, but Indications are that before the
end Of summer practically all of the
larger cities and towns in the state
will have companies recruited up to
full strength, the adjutant generals
office announced today. r.
Up to the present time. four com
panies are organized or are to he
organized These companies are Com
pany f Of Williston. Company Fl Of
Jamestown. Company l.. of HillsbohO.
and Company NJ Of Grand Forks. All
Of these companies have received en-
listment and physical blanks from the
adjutant general and all have elected
their officers. !. F..
The latest company to report eler.
ton Of officers is Company NJ Of Grand
Forks. The officers named by the
members of the company. are Heber
L. Edwards. captain: Leslie &. Trot-
ter, first lieutenant. and Roy +. Schuy-
Ter. second lieutenant.
Bismarck and Mandan. the ahjutant
generals office reports. are falling be-
hind other cities in the forming of
national guard companies. At Man.
dan. members Of the American legion
post are cooperating with the state
authorities. Several former service
men. who also were guard members
before the war. have been trying to
revive interest i'll Company A. Of Biss
marck. but very little actual progress
has been shown to date.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-04-03
TURKS ALARMED
OVER ATTITUDE
OF PRES. WILSON
Greeks Displeased Over Chief
Executives Decision on
" Adrianople Issue

7 Constantinople. April 3.-rPresi.lent
Wilson'S note to the allies ultimat in.
that the Turk must get out of Europe
came as a shock to all Turkish parties
Several brief dispatches asserting Mr..
Wilson's adherence to that position had
been printed here under Paris and
London date lines but until part of
the ACTUAL text Of the note appeared
in local newspapers Turks were un-
willing to, believe it, Mr.. wilson's note
appeared in a slightly censored form
which made the position Of the United
States seem harSher OF the Turks;
than it appeared in the full text Of the
communication.
The note was equally displeasimg to
the Greeks who were much offended
at the American presidents apparent
unwill lingness to grant their claims %
a large district about SMYRNA and his
insistence that Adrianople be given to
the BulgarianS.
American business men here are ap.
prchensive over the effects of the pres
ident'S stand and there is considerable
uneasiness as to the effect it will have
IN Asiatic Turkey where 800 American
born teachers AM, relief workers are
considered to he in considerable dan
ger if the protection Of Turkish forces
should he withdrawn f.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-04-03
Plan Suit to Clear Up
Check Controversy

Minneapolis. April 3.--Plans for in
auguratilg suit against the directors
of the Ninth District Federal Reserve
bank to stop them from enforcing
collections of checks at par by banks
throughout the northwest. are to be
considered by bankers from Minnesota.
North and South Dakota and Wiscon-
sin at a conference called for April
in Minneapolis. by George Fl. Rich
ards. secretary of the Minnesota Bank
ers association. ... ... .>
The bankers will take up the ques-
tion of sending representatives from
Minnesota to a conference late in
April with the federal reserve board.
Tire suit will be friendly one to de-
termine the legality Of the ruling Of the
federal reserve banks doing away with
charges by banks for collections Of
checks. bankers here said.
c. w. Cress of Cannon Falls. Peter
Bergh. Dawson. and w. p. Tscharner.
Minneapolis. have been appointed Il
committee by NJ. ]. Bowling of Olivia
to represent the Minnesota banks in
the. conference here. S. 3. Duea Of
Pipestone is the chairman of an exc
ctltive committee to plan action.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-04-03
EASTER T|'l0BE.
" AR N SAYS
BUREAU HEAD!
Style Show Will be on Display
on Bismarck's Fifth
Avenue
FINE RELIGIOUS SERVICES
Churches Will Observe Religious
Festival with Fine
l Music II
FINE RELIGIOUS SERVICES

Warmer weather is predicted for
Easter Sunday by the weather bureau,
which will be agreeable to practically
100 percent Of the population of this
part Of North Dakota.
Easter services in the different
churches of the city will lie the most
ever been held here. Considerable
PREPARATION, has been given the muSi-
cal portions Of the services and canta-
tas, solos. quartets and other numbers
will contribute considerably to the ef-
fectiveneSs lof the services.
In spite OF the unseasonabla we:Ithor
for the past week. the leading merci-
ants of the city report ~ good Easte
business. men vieing with women in
the purchase of their Easter garments.
Although prices are higher this eyar
than ever before, the buyer has beer
more concerned with quality and style
than'wth tha dollar and cents signs. {
While Bismarck may not have its
Michigan boulevard or Fifth avenue
where spring styles are displayed on
Easter sunday. it is practically certain
that with the warm weather promised
hv the weather bureau the streets Of
this city will be moving picture OF
the latest in h"ts, tailored suits, shoes
and hosiery, while mere man will lie
bedecked with the clothes that max,
the mems clothing advertisements so
alluring.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-04-03
Finland Threatened by
Latest Red Uprisings

Warsaw, April 3.-The Bolsheviki
launched attacks yesterday on both
sides of the river Dvina. apparently
in the beginning of their threatened
drive on the northern front designed
to carry them in the direction Of
Wilma. Fighting on various fronts
is reported in the communique today
and is severe particularly in the vi
,cinity of Dedino along the northern
banks of the Dvina. ....L
Uneasiness in Finland over the Boil
shevik successes in the far north Is
reported by the press. Newspapers
declare Finland is already considering
military action against the reds to
prevent Bolshevik invasion.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-04-03
OPEN BIDS SOON
FIRST CONCRETE
ROAD IN STATE
Highway Commission Reports
Activity in Road and Bridge
Building Projects 4,
STRUCTURE OVER JAMES
Old Contracts, Interrupted by
Early Winter, Resumed in
- Few Weeks r<
STRUCTURE OVER JAMES

Revival Of lOad and bridge huildin.
under supervision of the state high
way commission has made it's appear.
ance and the commission expects to
award several contrcts, in conjunction
with county authorities in different
parts OF the state next week.
because no bids were received on
! the contracts to build three and one
quarter nileS Of part gravel road in
I kidder county as part Of the Crystal
Springs highway, the commission will
re-advertise for bids July 10. There
has been considerable agitation for
improvement in the Crystal Sprhrgs
road and the commission Is doing
everything in its power to hasten ac-
tua construction work on this pro-
ject.
JAMES RIVER BRIDGE y
\ contract to construct a bridge over
the James river in Foster county lie
tween Glenlicld and Darlington was
awarded by the commission to tn"
Fargo Bridge 4 Iron co. Of Fargo
for $35. The bridge will be
100 feet long and will be of reinforced
concrete. 1t will replace the present
wooden bridge which is not suited for
the vehicle traffic that now uses this
road. The work is expected to he
completed this. summer. ,..,.. -
\ 4O-fOnt reinforced concrete bridge
and four and one-halfN miles of earth
road were included in n contract let
in Hottneau county this week. The
bridge spans the Mouse river
RESUME OPERATIONS
Several contractors have advised tho
commission that they intend TO resume
operations in this state next week.
This work in. the main consits ;. OF
completing contracts started last year,
but uncompletcd because Of the early
winter. One Of the most impOrtan;
projects falling under this head. th2
commission announced today. was No.
3 involving thirty and Il half miles
Of the Theodore Roosevelt highway
running northwest from Wi4iston. The
contractors expect to complete this
project in two weeks after the work
is resumed M
r The commission has ha,lssAsssAsSev.
ing party finishing two. and u hall
| miles Of road included in EinmOns
county project No. "a between Linton
and HaZletOn. The contract. which
includes II miles Of new highway. Is
in the hands Of Stanley Brothers. This
work will he finished in short time
) FIRST CONCRETE ROAD y.
Bids for the first concrete road pro.
ject in the state of North Dakota will
he opened Monday at Grand Forks
for one mile Of road leading from
within the city limits to the packing
plant at Grand Forks. One-half Of
the road is within the city li,nitst
On Tuesday, contracts will he
awarded for the construction Of four
teen and n half miles Of road on the
Green Trail from Rogers to Valley
city. This road will he Of earth ana
is part of a 80 miles project in that
section. The award Tuesday will be
for the first part Of the construction
only.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-04-03
LARGE ACREAGE
ADDED TO TAX
PAYING LANDS
Nearly Quarter Million Acres,
Former Homesteads, Pay
Income to State

. Practically a quarter of million
acres Of land III North Dakota. forme:.
government hOmesteads on which the
new taxable lands for the period from
March !, 1919 to March l. 1920. This
announcement was made here today
by Carl kositSky. state auditor.
The list of new taxable lands. show
ing acres by counties for the above
period. is as follows:
Adams county. 1.747.G, acres: Ben
son county. 539.9S acres: Billings
county. 2O.965.:32 acres; Bottineau
county. 29O.91 acres Bowman county.
7.244. 10 acres: Burke county. '3,1O974
acres; Rurleigh county. 2S4.1G acres :
Dickcy county. 1912 acres: Divide
county 7.1SS.19 acres Dunn county.
,12.415.G acres: Eddy county. 100
acres; Emmons county. S3S.13 acres ::
Golden Valley county. 13.O4S.G acres ::
Grant county. 4.1O2.42 acres: Hettin
ger county. so acres: Kiddcr county.
2.OO2.24 acres: Logan county. $50
acres: McHenry county. 1.124.4S acres :;
Mcintosh county. 4SO acres: Me-
KenZie county. GO.7S922 acres: Nc
Lear county. 14053.O2 acres: Mercer
county. 74.5G acres: Morton county.
3.S12.G1 acres: MOuntrail county.
422.55777.43 acres: Oliver county. 1.242.72
acres: Pierce county, 1866 acres ::
ltenville county. 40 acres: Rolette
count. 1.4S7.S2 acres Sheridan county.
500 acres; Sioux county. 14.044.5O
acres Slope county, 1O69S.SS acres !:
Stark county. 1860 acres: Stutsman
county. 643.32 acres; Tdwner county
50 acres Ward county. 3.249.55 acres :;
Wells county. 44~acres: Williams coun
ty. 12.551.M. ,l.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-04-03
PROSPERITY in
THIS LOCALITY ,
SHOWN \! BY B: BANKS
Bank c'earines lear for March Break
all Previous Records with
$3,69O,570
ONE DAY RECORD BROKE
More than 100000 Cleared in
One Day by Institutions
in This City
ONE DAY RECORD BROKE

With the largest daily clearing in
the history OF the Bismarck Clear
ing House association amounting to
! over $400,0 900, the bank clearings for
the month Of March exceeded all pre-
vious record months when they totaled
$3690,570. =.
The daily clearances of the clearing
house have shown a, continual increase
ever since the Bank of North Dakota
/ adopted this convenience for trans
acting a portion of its business How
,ver, the month Of March, 1920, with
26 business days, topped the best pre-
vious record by only small margin.
The average, daily clearances for
March was Slightly below the average
daily transaction for February. how
ever, being $4,000 as compared with
fl42,6O4 tor February
The greatest volume of clearings
during the month WAS on March 20
when s4O3,43O was exchanged by
banks in this city. Never before has
any daily clearings reached $500, 900.
On nine days during March, the total
clearings exceeded 100000, while only
on five days did. the daily clearings
fall below 100000
A comparative statement follows:
MMarch Feb.
Total clearinss.. $3,69O,57O $3,1S7,255
Largest daily ~, 4O3,43O 222,230
Average daily ,. 142,OOO 1426O4
State Bank Growing
F. W. CathrO, director general of
the Bank of North Dakota, in a state
ment, issued covering the banks ac-
tivities for the last half of March
stated that "the, resources Of the bank
increased $3,20O,O00. At a close of
business March 81, the resources
totaled 34,586,21S.22, or $r1.45s, 900
more than on the last day of, business
in February" H.isi
Mr.. Cathro's,' report further stated
that "the net profits for the period
! were $29,504.92, representing gain
Of. about $4,000 for the month. A re-
serve, fund Of .$3,94O 4S has been set
! aside ont OF earning to cover depreci-
alton That the bank has actually
earned $33,445.4O during the first quar-
ter Of 1920 liz o,le4y& the statements
authorized by Mr.. Cathro. ,s.s,
"The finance committee has ap-
proved 9O7 farm loans for a total of
$3,367,750 up to March 81" Mr.. Cath
ro's statment continues. Farm loans
in which the money of the bank has
been invested, reached $2,022,700 on
March BIZ the statement claims.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-04-03
Duel With Former
President of Uruguay
Precipitates Crisis

Montevieda, Urguary, April 3.-Poli-
tical excitement prevails in this city
tonight as result Of, the death Of
Washington Reltrafn. editor Of the
newDaDer FL Pals, III !: duel with for
mer president Jose Batlle Ordonas this
morning.
I After the last election in, Urguary'
the nationalists accused the "Ratllis-
tests" the party headed by the former
president of fraud. This Organlza tlOh
is a secret of the Coloradist party
which is at present in political con
troll here and Beltrams newspaper in
an editorial discussing the election
called Battle the champion Of fraud
1t was this address that led to the
fatal duel.
a. The opponents met on football field
in midst Of pouring rainstorm ate
ter waiting for three hours hoping the
rain would cease.
Standing fifty PAGES apart the duel
lists, were given the word to fire both
missing on the first exchange. Before
Reltram could fire a second shot he
was struck by a bullet from Battles
pistol and sank to the ground mortally
wounded. The body was taken to the
state headquarters Of the national par
tv where it is lying in state tonight.
There is law against duelling in
Urguary.
BERTHE who was twice president of
Urguary and now is member of the
National administrative council gave
him self up to the police following an
order by the state prosecutor for his
arrest as well as that Of the doctors
seconds and other persons connected
with the duel. He is being held in
communicate at police station and
will be interrogated Saturday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-04-03
AmericaniZatiOn Hits
Chicago Chinatown and
Bullfiddle Goes for Good

Chicago, April 3-The booming notes
Of the bullfddle and the melanchOE
strains Of the peacock guitar ana the
Chicago flute no longer sound in Chi
cago. The ShufIing figures Of the
city's old Chinatown. with their queues
swinging in the wind and their silk
coats throwing scarlet and blue spots
against the gray Of Archer avenue and
South Clark street have likewise pass
ed into the hands Of forgotten things.
A survey of the Chinese in Chicago
taken by the Baptist church reveals
that not single queue avs found
among the 5000 lorientals. and only
one known case of a Chinese woman
bound feet. The change has been ac-
cOmplished in less than ten years. Th,,
Cinnamon. after resisting assimilation
for half century has suddenly EN-
braced Americanism. .
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-04-03
CANADIANS START.
SOFT DRINK PLACE
IN NORTH DAKOTA
Winnipeg Residents Incorporate
...... Company for. for $50, 900 % to
i. Sell Coco Cola ~ a

The advent Of prohibition registered
evidence In North Dakota April witt
the incorporation Of Il $4,000 soft
drink concern to be located at Fargo
Four residents Of Winnipeg, Canada
were listed among the five directors of
the Coca Cola Bottling company of
North Dakota.
According to the articles the firm
will engage in manufacturing. bot.
tling and sale of Coca Cola and other
soft drinks. together with all hy-pro-
ducts thereof D..
The directors are G. f. Roland t.
=. Moore. i. J. Moore. and C. J. Daly
all Of Winnipeg. and W. \. Mcmillan
Of Fargo. OathS for the articles were
sworn to by the McsSrs. Moore. as
among the incorporatorS. before no
tary public Of the province Of Man
itOlm.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-04-03
naming of the church did not take
place until 1894. il3.- .@,..
EASTER. APRIL 1G. 1Sl


<. .>. FASTER. APRIL Is. 1865
The last armed section of conse-
iuence in the Civil War was the sur
render Of the confederate munitions
depot at Columbus. Ga, on Easter
Day. 1865. 1t was, the second largest
war repOt of the Confedaracy.g
3f 3f EASTER.-APRIL 10. 1898 ... 4,
The division of the Isle of Crete into
four provinces was made by the Turks
on Easter Sunday. 1898. This was
the beginning Of the loss of the island
to Turkey. The German Reichstag
laid one Of the foundations for the
great war on Easter, 1S9S when it
passed a law greatly increasing the
navy r.# Il.
EASTER. APRIL 2:}. 1916
The Dublin uprising against English
rule called the Easter riots occurred
in 1915. The Republic Of Ireland was
formed on that day. There were many
arrests by the British and one execu.
tiOn. ~ .g. =,
EASTER. MARCH 81. 1913
The 81 victims Of the German long
range gun who were killed while
wGrshipping on Good Friday. IN the
Church Of st. lGervais. Paris, were
buried Easter, 1913. Five were Amer.
leans. The shell fell at the instant Of
the, Elevation of the Host. +
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-04-03
Vast Army of Migratory Workers Toward
Wheat Belt Harbinger Of Spring and
Means Resumption of Railroad Building

''gandy dancer that unit Of the main
tenance department Of Il railroad
which does track labor. Then there
IS the ''nnlcker.' who performs the or
dinary labor connected with construc
ton work. and the skinner or team.
ster of the construction gang. Even Il
few of the "humIers'' already have
appeared-thOse men who toll around
a railroad station and often take lit
tie contract of their own.
The call for harvest hands will not
lie sounded for about two months. but
the United States employment service
is busy now mapping out plans to care
for these workers. many thousands of
WHOM are needed in the grain fields
each year.