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The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-27
RATE
REDUCTION IS
ASKED IN CITY
Capital, Commercial Company
Files Petition with State
. Railroad Commission
SAYS SERVICE IS CUT OFF

"A petition has been filed with the
state railroad commission by the Cap
ital Commercial Company, of Bis.
marck, against the Hughes Electric
company, in which the company petit
tions the board to order the utility tc
furnish electric current to it.
The petition says that the company
has been a patron OF the utility fO1
the last three years, that during this
time the company has charged there
for a maximum rate, that the petition.
er has paid the company from time to
time such sums as have been assessed
against the petitioner, that the com.
pany has from time to time granted
credit and extensions in time and pay
ment and that petitioner has relied
upon said custom and has continued
to do business with the company. It
alleges that On April ID the utility un,
lawfully and without consent of the
petitioner disconnected the wires
carrying electric current to the petit
TONERS, did shut off the heat and re-
fused to begin service again, and the
petitioner alleges he had paid to the
respondent all his cash demands to
date.
Claims Order Not Obeyed
The petitioner alleges the Hughes
Electric Company has not complied
with the order of the railroad board as
set forth in the findings and conclu-
sions in case No. 1888 in which the
onn ioc i'm ociI ~
users of electricity for reduction in
the rate.
lit alleges that the utility has not
filed with the railroad body a report
such as is specified in the order prom
ulgated in the case in detail sufficient
to enable the commission to determine
from the report either the gross or
net returns and results of the monthly
or annual operation of the utility and
further that the respondent has not
set aside the four per cent allowed for
depreciation in fund as separate
reserve against depreciation.
Says Rates Too High
It further alleges: "That respondent
has diverted large portion of it's
earnings to extension and that such
sums have been added to it's capital
account and charged as an expense
against the earnings of it's plant when
in fact it should be added to the net
profits. That the respondent has
charged a large sum to legal expense
and that said charges are far in ex
cess of the average sum necessary
according to the findings in case No.
1888. That the rate charged to this
petitioner is far in excess of that
which will yield return of 8 per cent
on the capital invested and per cent
to be set aside as a reserve for de-
prec!ation."
The petition asks that the utility be
ordered to reduce the rates for elec-
trio current and steam heat and that
a trial balance and complete account
ing and inventory be made to the
commission for the period beginning
on April 26, 1921, AMI ending April rs,
1922, and that all funds diverted from
the earnings of the respondent for
extensions and placed in the capital
account as a liability against the earn.
ings of the utility for rate-making
purposes be ordered returned to the
profit and earnings account"
It asks that the utility be directed
to furnish the petitioner with service.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-27
SKEI ,ETON FOUND
BRINGS BACK OLD
WESTERN DAYS

Moorhead, MINI, April 27.-
Memories Of the days when Moor,
head was only a break on the 0id
Hudson Bay trail, city OF 10
which housed gambling dens and
saloons, were recalled today by
pioneers who identified as the re.
mains OF a notorious gunman and
gambler named SUBWAY Tie skel'
eton unearthed late yesterday by
workmen excavating for a dwell.
ing, SUBWAY, according to pion.
eers. was killed by another gam.
bier and gunman, named Schang.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-27
XII KLUX KLAN'S
SECRETS Barred
District Attorneys Office Say II
Is Now Visible Empire

Los Angeles, Calf, April 27.-The
invisible empire" has been rendered
conspicuously visible, it was declared
today at the district attorneys office
after preliminary inspection of ar
ticles seized last night when agents
of the district attorney and deputy
sheriff successfully raided the Los
Angeles offices of the Ku Klux Klan.
While a detailed inspection of the
confiscated documents and regalia
which filled four large packing boxes
was postponed until late today suffi-
cient was learned for county officials
to assert that they would be of great
Importance in Los Angeles county but
not in other parts of the United States.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-27
NAME DAKOTANS
ON ROADS BOARD

Governor r. A. Nestos was named
an honorary vice president and l. ):
Moe. of Valley City, and Fred MeeS OF
Mandan, were named directors Tor
North Dakota, of the United states
Good Roads association meeting IN
Phoenix. Ariz., according to word re-
ceiyed here today by w. T. Holbeln,
secretary of the North Dakota Good
Roads association.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-27
HARDING IN CINCINNATI,

Cincinnati, T., April 27.-Presideni
Harding was given a hearty welcome
on his arrival here today on his way
to Point Pleasant, Ohio, to take part
in the centennial celebration of the
birth of U. S. Grant. A large crowd
greeted him when his train arrived.
At the hotel President and Mrs. Hard
ing held reception. Afterward they
embarked on the government boat
Cayuga anl began the journey to
Point Pleasant.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-27
TWO HELD FOR
BIG ROBBERY

New York, April 27.-Louis and
Jack Wolfe and Jacob Price were ar
rested by postoffice inspectors today
in connection with the $2,500,O0O mail
truck robbery perpetrated in lower
Broadway on October "a, 1921. Stolen
securities valued at $4,000 were re-
covered
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-27
500 RATS TRAPPED.

Wahpeton, N. D., April 27.-As the
result Of recently launched rat trap
ping campaign, w. F. Krause and son,
Arthur, poultry raisers here, have
trapped 500 rats, and are believed to
have set record for a city of this
population. They found they were los
ing many chickens from the depreda
tions of rats and decided to try trap
ping them. When they made their
first round of the traps they found
50 fat rats. The largest weighed IA
pounds.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-27
PRESlDENTS'S ADDRESS

POlllC Ple6SauC, OntO, April o. ue
world today needs something of the
spirit of General Grant, President
Harding declared today, in an address
at exercises commemorating the Tooth
anniversary of the birth here of the
great military leader.
Il sometimes wonder" the president
said, "if the magnanimity OF Grant,
the dogged, persistent, unalterable
Grant in warfare-the unconditional
surrender of Grant,-wOuld not be
helpful in the world today. The great
world struggle which we might rea-
sonably designate the Civil war OF
the western civilization, and IN which
we so creditably and so helpfully par
ticipated left peoples and nations
PROSTATE, hardly knowing which way
to turn for restoration. cannot help
but believe that something of the
spirit with which Grant welcomed
victory, something Of his eagerness
to return to peaceful ways, would
have speeded the restoration ana
speeded the return OF prosperity ana
happiness. without which there can
be no abiding peace"
Mr.. Harding paid tribute to Grant
as '.the military hero of the republic; !;
a commanding figure In the history
of the world; the SURPRISING example
of magnanimity of all times; tine
most striking example OF the posi-
bilities in American life; the conf
dent and relentless commander IN
war, and the modest and sympathetlc
petitioner for peace after victory.
1T is 81 years since Grant garland
ed victory with magnanimity. 1t is 81
years since he laid down the wearled
autobiographer's pen and made ms
one and only surrender. His fame is
secure. The republic has not forgotten
and will not forget. =,
"What of the republic itself? 1t Will
not be unseemly to say that AmeEl-
can example and American concep-
tion of justice and liberty SINCE tnen
have influenced the world little less
Significantly than Grants SER
vice to the union shaped the course
of our land. 49,.
No Aggression In His Breast
"Thoueh he proclaimed the doc
trine of moral disarmament. at Apo
ulattox he believed in a nation EQUIP
ped for righteous cause, Mr. mar
ding declared. "But no aggression was
in his breast.
Declaring at the outset that he mac
Wondered over the attributes OF tne
c1ara cter of Grant, the president salo
the Union leader "looms majestic IL
tho blend of them all-his fame Is
secure"
zone must revere his military gem.
lis, even though its development wa
one of those miracles OF grim war II.
self" he continued. mo one "ouit
have picked him in youth or early
manhood or in his earlier career a:
a regular officer for the great com
mander. Responsibility and Necessary
set ablaze the latent genius. Donelsol
was a flash of daring, Vicksburg M
tronhy of courage and unttltefa cA'
determination. Petersburg the reVela
ton of his genius. But at Appohlatlo'
he was Grant the magnanlmous, wiz
smoke for reunion as he had tough
fnryunion and turned from grim war
rior to ambassador of peace. he coul'
never hate nor humiliate, and III Tn
very glow of SURPRISING triumph, d
could not be ungratuitOus or lncon
siderate.
I'm that supreme moment OF VIC
tory. with the union saved at unuCIei
able cost, he seems to have surveye
tho many disappointments, the meas
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The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-27
MANY PERISH,
!. HOUSES WASHED
AWAY BY FLOOD
Small Creek in louisiana Breaks
Over Banks and Washes
Houses Away
THE MISSISSIPPI BREAKS
Large Territory is Flooded When
River Breaks Through
Levee Holding It
THE MISSISSIPPI BREAKS

Shreveport, La, April 81
Several persons were killed and
a number of small houses were
washed from their foundations
when Bonita creek at Nacogdo-
ches, Texas, rs miles southwest
OF here, went out Of it's banks
last night, flooding the low
lands, according to a telephone
received today.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-27
.G0MPERS MAY
COME TO CITY

Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation Of Labor, may at
tend the convention of the State Fed
GRAFTON in Bismarck, May 7-S-9, accord
ing to word received by local commit
tees. Mr.. Gompers has sent word, it
was stated, that he will be here, if he
can SO arrange his acairs, on May Z.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-27
FREE STATES
TROOPS VICTOR'S
Fighting Between Two Facticrs
Of Irish Army

London, April 27, (By the A. P.)-
Troops of the provisional Free State
government gained control of the
town of Mullingar, after hot fighting,
says dispatch from the Belfast COR
respondent of the Evening News. An
armored car manned by regulars was
patrolling the streets at the time the
dispatch was filed. ..
Mullingar, Irelan' April 27 (By the
A. P.)-Fighting broke out between
the regular and irregular Irish army
forces stationed here in anticipation
of Eamonn DeValera's anti-treaty
meeting on Saturday. The hostilities
continued for two hours, both sides
using rifles and ma chine guns. One
was killed on each side and six were
wounded.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-27
BREAK IEXEE

Natchez, Miss, April 27.-Flood wa
ters of the Mississippi river pouring
through a rapidly widening crevice
at the Wecama levee this morning
reached and entered the town of Fer
riday, louisiana, four miles from the
break
The residents had received warming
Of the approach of the waters in
ample time to escape. The town Of
Vidalia, with population of 1000, is
next In the path of the flood and Is
expected to be reached today.
Residents of the half dozen parishes
in one of the richest farming sections
OF the state early today were prepar-
ing against the advent of flood wa
terS.
Every available power boat in Nat.
chez, with the United States steam
boat Tunic Of the navy fleet here has
'hastened to the affected territory tor
flood relief work and arrangements
We're being made today to care for
all refugees arriving here.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-27

United States is the greatest pur
chaser of diamonds in the world.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-27

Moon was first photographed ir
1841. .
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-27

Higher person mounts, the less
he weighs.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-27

First railway out of Chicago was
operated in 1S4S.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-27
Weather Forecasts

For Bismarck and vicinity: Cloudy
tonight and Fr''ay. possibly rain; not
much change in temperature.
For North Dakota: Cloudy tonight
and Friday, possibly rain in west por-
tion; not much change in tempera.
| ture.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-27
RIVER CONTINUES RISE


Dallas, Tex, April 27.-The Trinity
river has reached a stage of 42.3 feet
today and was still rising at the rate
Of feet an hour
Tents and churches here are be-
ing used by persons driven from their
homes in the lowlands. A score of
men, women and children were res
cued from the buildings on which they
had been moored yesterday near Irv-
ing, by motor boats furnished by the
sheriffs department. No lives have
been reported lost although untold
damage has been done to crops in
Dallas county.
The general flood situation in North
and Central Texas had shown no i'm
provement early today. A number Of
West Texas towns reported an alb
normal rainfall with all creeks over.
flowing. vy
Two thousand people are reported
homeless at Breckenridge, due to flood
waters from Ganzales creek which
runs through the city. Property dam.
age is beyond estimation. All rail
communication is severed. Eastland
is in similar position, about 300 per-
sons being made homeless there by
high waters. Flood conditions are re.
ported at number Of other towns.
Railroad traffic both east and west
Of Dallas is badly demoralized.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-27
DISCOVER MISSING PERSONS

Fort Worth, Texas. April 27.-Dis-,
covery of several of the persons re-
ported missing in the flood here to.
day reduced the list to "a, the known
deaths remaining at T. Three bodies
are in the morgue and four others
have been discovered.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-27
TOLL is INCREASED
PRESIDENT GRANT, MY FATHER, AS Il
REMEMBER HIM

Ulysses s. Grant, namesake and
second son of General Grant, is
like his father, man of the peo-
pie. He is prominent in Califor-
mia, and is the owner of the U. s.
hotel in San Diego, which he
named after his famous father.
Grant is 70 years old.
eY ULYSSES S. GIANT, JR.
Son Of the Late President Of the Unit
ed States.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-27
Weather Report

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Bisbee daily review., 1922-05-21
Claims New Radio Instrument
 Will Definitely Indicate Ore
 Content or Underground Bodies

workings, Chilson by surface survey, has confirmed the location of all ore bodies opened by underground wor2. Not only has he been able to locate ore, but was definitely shown other ground to be barren.
 The mine officials of the district were very ethusiastic over the sue cessful demonstration given by the member of the bureau of mines. This process of locating ore has shown the great saving that can be made in de velopment work by giving the exact position and outline of mineraIized ground as well as determining barren ground.
 Tt is believed the state in acquir- ing this invention has beocome pos. sessed of a valuable asset that will work revolution in modern methods of exporting
 Tt is claimed that by this process a determination of the valuable min eralized sections of the state can be made, and it will prove to be of great value to the mine owner, geologists and minerologists."
Bisbee daily review., 1922-05-21
CLOSELY WATCH
 VERDE CENTRAL
Developments in Jerome Field Back by C & A, Interest
 Mining Men of State

Probably no property in Arizona is being watched with more interest than Verde Central, in the Jerome district. Calumet & Arizona has taken an op- tion of 100000 shares of stock in the Verde Central and is now financing operations at the property.
 The new shaft of the Verde Central is now 1S0 feet below the 600 station Schand is reported bottOmed in soft schist, heavily mineralized. New ma chinery has been placed and, when in operation will probably speed up acti- vities considerably.
 History of Property
 Ernest Douglas, of Jerome, writes the following interesting history of the Verde Central:
 The development of the Verde Gen. tral into what gives every promise of becoming the third mine" of the dis trict has caused considerable gossip as to the antecedent history of the property.
 'iDan Shea, who knows more about the early history of the camp than 'moSt anybody, says that the ground was first located in 1896 by an Aus trian smelterman whose Christian name was George. Nobody seems to remember how his surname was
Bisbee daily review., 1922-05-21
ZINC SITUATION
 UNCERTAIN NOW
Prices Too Low to Stimulate Production; Large Stocks
 Now Held by Shelters

The world zinc situation presents some interesting problems. Prices in all producing districts remain too low to stimulate production and the only large stocks in the world are those of the American smelters. These stocks, amounting to 60,262 tons April were equivalent to about two months consumption of this country, ship ments of American smelters in March having reached 30,394 tons. British supplies are short. stocks in public warehouses being about 7,500 tons, or about one months consumption.
 Because of this condition, some mem bers of the zinc trade in this country expect an export movement of Ameri- can zinc to England within the next few months. Others believe the con tinental smelters will be sell ing in England before British prices are high enough to attract Amer jean sellers. A comparatively small export business likely would be reIiec; ed quickly in the American market. The smelter's stocks were produced mostly on a 7-cent market and higher and they are inclined to sell only their current outputs at prevailing market prices. Advances in American prices would require higher London bids, un- til such time as the continental smell ters enter the market. So it is diffi- cult to judge whether there will be an expoTt movement to Europe and if so how important it will be.-George A. Newett in Iron Ore"
Bisbee daily review., 1922-05-21

newals than in new construction, how ever.
 There are 5,175, ,0OO,OO0 feet of lead CTS and gutters in use in the United States. If placed end to end they would girdle the globe almost forty times.
 In arriving at the annual waste through the rusting of substitute met als, allowance has been made for the higher initial cost of the copper ma terial-the labor cost is the same. for copper takes no longer to install and is in reality much easier to handle than substitutes-and also contemplat ing five years as the average life of substitutes, although numerous in stances were found where substitutes required renewal in less than three years.
 The replacement cost is calculated at one and one-quarter times the orig inal cost, involving the work of first removing the rotted useless substi. tute metal-Globe Record.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-05-21

Americas productive capacity is 25 per cent greater than her capacity for consumption.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-05-21

D. G. Chilson, of the University of Arizona, recently completed a survey of the Johnson mining district, in Co chise county, with new instrument that, Chilson claims, will locate ore bodies by radio.
 In his report of the test made with the new instrument Chilson said that about 500 acres of ground were sur veyed. Eleven ore bodies were found, he claims, five of which had been proven, with two suspected and four entirely unknown. Two of the new ore bodies located by use of the radio instrument, according to Chilson's re port, are as large, if not larger, as the two bodies already opened by under ground development The instrument showed beyond a doubt, according to Chilson, that there are still large bod ies of ore in the Johnson district that have not yet been touched by develop ment work
 The Arizona Daily Star says of Chil- sons experiments:
 Without visiting the underground
Bisbee daily review., 1922-05-21
COURT DECREE
 CONFIRMS SALE
 IF B|G SHELTER
Humboldt Reduction Plant Is Sold For Million; Claims
 and Mines Included

PHOENIX, Ariz., May 20.-Sale of the property and assets of the Consol- dated Arizona Mining company of Humbolt, to John L. McNeil for the sum of $1OUO, ,0OO is made final and absolute in a decree filed in federal court here recently by Judge Will am c. Van Fleet. The property consists of mines, mining claims and smelter.
 The decree was entered on petition of the purchaser, the receiver ahd United States District Attorney Fred Bernard. The government of the United States became party to the transaction when suit was institut- ed to recover tax claims against the property.
 On the motion of the United States district attorney, this suit was dis missed and withdrawn and govern ment lien against the property dis charged. It was explained in court that the government claim had been satisfied in a compromise agreement reached between the interested parties out of court.
 First sold at Auction
 Oroginal sale of the property was at public auction at Tucson, to meet certain claims of creditors, primarily claims of the Columbia Trust com lpany Of New York City and the Pres cott State bank at Prescott. At that sale, the property was bid by McNeil for $1,000,00O, his being the largest and only bid received.
 Final consumation of the property transfer was interrupted, however, by subsequent court action by the govern ment. Institution of this suit was fol lowed by an order allowing the govern ment to intervene in the adjustment of the company difficulties. The com promise agreement, reached cut of court, resulted in an adjustment of the controversy so that the court yester- day was able to enter it's decree, con- firming sale of the property to McNeil, as per the terms of the sale at public auction.
 The decree further holds that the public sale was held as prescribed by law and as provided by the final de cree, entered by the court in the legal proceedings growing out of the ap- pointment of a receiver for the prop erty. In confirming the sale and mak- ing it final and absolute, the decree of yesterday makes it subject to all the terms and conditions of the final decree.
 Sale Includes All
 Included in the sale is all property, real and otherwise, tangible assets claims of the Consolidated Arizona and patented and unpatented mining
Bisbee daily review., 1922-05-21
Radio Opening New Field For Sales
 of Red Metal

A new field for copper is being rapidly developed with the increas- ing popularity of the radiophone. it is estimated that 5,ooo,oo0 pounds of copper is now utilized for every million instruments. On the basis of potential market of 6,ooO,ooo ra- dio users in the next five years q this would mean new and grow ing outlet for the red metal.
 Copper serves a vital purpose in the radiophone. Because of it's high electrical conductiVity, resistance corrosion, strength and the ease with which it Is handled, copper has been found indispensable in the con. struction of delicate radio appara tus, where the keenest conduetiVity Is required to receive and translate back into sound the electric pres. sure transmitted through the ether waves.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-05-21
Plan to Resume

PRESCOTT, Ariz, May 20.-The Southwest Metals company. under the management of George M. Colvoco- .resses, is planning to blow in the smell ter at Humboldt about June 1, if pos Eible The company is in the market for custom ore, it has been announceu, land a number of small properties in the Humboldt -Mayer-Crown King dis Itricts already are prepared to ship just as soon as the smelter fires are going.
 Already the work of un-watering the workings of the Blue Bell and De Soto mines is under way and the tram from the Blue Bell mine to the siding is un- dergoing repairs. At the latter mine, it was necessary to rebuild the term inal building. the store and bunk house, which had been destroyed by fire during the last year
 A small crew of men already is a: work at the Swansea lease, this num- Der to be increased materially within the near future, it is stated.