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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-25

bids under his plans and some time
in June, 1920, bids were submitted
and opened. The National Electric
Construction company of st. Paul
bid for the complete plant $l,867 GOO,
or more than l3O per cent higher
than Mr.. Atkinson's estimate. Sure
ty bonds were furnished by the bid
der in the amount of 81 100000. This
was the only bid submitted for the
complete plant but there were how
ever, several bids on different parts
of the plant When these bids were
added together. they approximated the
total bid of the National Electric
Construction company.
All of these bids were rejected as
excessive upon recommendation of
Engineers Atkinson and Wolff, hut
"the proof of the pudding is in the
eating" and the bids were the best
evidence of the probable cost at the
time of Mr.. Atkinson's proposal"
The only public excuse offered by
the city engineer for 80 large a
spread between his estimate and the
bids is the following quoted from his
first article taken from his Bismarck
Tribune series Of articles. "No one
familiar with the situation at the
time bids were taken doubts but that
"frame up" was made by the very
few contractors present to place
these bids ridiculously high"
What possible object could there
have been for such an alleged frame
up"
We have little to offer on this sub
ject in addition to what was said to
the Board of Directors of the Asso-
citation Of Commerce, except to say
that his estimate now has been re-
duced $4,000 from that of two years
ago while pipe and other materials
the largest items entering into the
construction cost of water works
plant is as high or higher now than
it was when bids were received two
years ago. Contractors at the last
bidding were to accept warrants in
payment of construction cost and
therefore included in their bids the
discount incidental to-their sale.
The city engineer in his 6oposed
schedule of assessing colts to abut-
ting property has figured in the in
terest on special assessment warrants
at 6 per cent, at least that is what
he said to the directors Of the AS
sociaton Of Commerce in his report.
What would be the effect if the war
rants could not be sold at an inter-
est rate of per cent? We are still
justified in saying that the "proof of
the pudding is in the eating" and
that bids will be the best proof of
the cost of such improvement.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-25
OVERLAND IN
NEW RECORDS

Toledo, Ohio, May 25-"In the lat
ter part Of April, We predicted that
by the middle Of May our daily pro-
duction would pass the 1000 mark. "
said President John N. WHY'S of
the WHY'S Overland company in dis
cussing the outlook of his company
today.
"This feat has been accomplished"
continued Mr.. WHY'S, "On Tuesday
May 18th, the fWillys- Overland COM
pany broke all it's existing one days
production records when 1862 COM
plete Overland and Willys-Knight
automobiles were turned out at our
plant. The enthusiastic reception of
the Overland Red Bird has been a
source of much delight to US. Willys-
Overland was never buster in its
history"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-25
PHYSICIAN OF
BOWMAN WILL
HEAD BOARD
DR.. A. A. WhittemOre to be
State Public Health Of
ficer After July l

DR.. A. A. Whittemore of Bowman
will be selected as state public
health officer by the Public Health
Advisory Council at the next meet
ing of the council on June Q. Sc
lection of Or. WhittemOre for the
position created by the last legisla-
ture was agreed upon by the coun-
ell in session here, although no for
NAL announcement of the action was
made.
DR.. Whittemore, resident Of
Bowman for many years, has been
active in public health work in
southwestern North Dakota. He
organized health work in the schools
of the county before there was a
law under which school nurses are
employed, has been active in the
Red Cross and served in the Medical
Corps during the World War. He
will assume the position July !, with
headquarters in the state capitol.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-25
CALL FOR NEW
BIDS FOR N. D.
BOND ISSUES
Industrial Commission Re-
jects Bond Bid Made by
Twin City Syndicate
NEW BIDS ON JUNE 2S
Bond Man Denies Prejudice
Caused Failure to Bid on
Milling Bonds
NEW BIDS ON JUNE 2s

New bids for purchase of farm
loan and mill and elevator operating
fund bonds will be received by the
State Industrial Commission on
June %, it was announced by the
Industrial Commission following its
action late yesterday in rejecting
one bid submitted for the purchase
Of portion of the real estate bond
issue offered.
Five Twin City firms combined in
bid of $l4,440 premium on 81 goo
600 8 percent farm loan bonds, or Il
net interest rate of Az percent, the
Industrial Commission offering s.
100000 for sale. There were no
bidders on $55O,OOO of mill and ele
vator operating fund bonds offered.
The Industrial Commission was
informed, Governor Nestos sald
that recent issues of soldier bonus
bonds by several states and other
bonds issues totalling about hun
dred million had temporarily de-
pressed the bond market, and tn )
was ascribed as the reason VIII"
more bids were not presented. There
were several bond firms represented
who were willing to bid on part of
the issues offered but not on tn"
whole issues. The Industrial COm-
mission expects improvement soon
in the market, and rejected the one
bid made.
Surprise was Occasioned because
there were no bids offered for the
mill and elevator operating bond
authorized by the last legislature
which are to provide working capital
for the state mill and elevator At
Grand Forks. A representative o,
the syndicate which presented the
real estate bond bid denied thery
was any prejudice against this class
Of bonds.
"We bid on the real estate bonds
because with the condition of the
market we did not feel like bidding
on all of the issues" he said. "The
real estate bonds were longer-tirc
bonds, and for that reason more at
tractive, and we knew that it was
desired 10 sell bonds to finance
farm loans, SO We bid on this class.
There is absolutely no prejudice
against the mill and elevator bonds. y
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-25
PRESBYTERY
ADJOURNS AFTER
HOT MEETING

Indianapolis, May 25-With a pro-
test from six leaders of the church
against the victory of the fundamen,
talists, spread on its minutes the
l35th general assembly of the Pres
byterian assembly of the United
States adjourned to meet on May %,
1924 in Grand Rapids, Mich.
The eight-hour eight-day meeting
will go down in church history as
the year of the great battle between
liberal and conservative thought. In
that battle each side won honors
but neither according to leaders,
will be content with the victory.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-25

Paris. May %. Thursdays minis
,erial crisis was dispelled as quick
ly as it arose. To be exact it last
ed half an hour.
The senate will take the first OPP
portunity to give unequivocal en-
dorsement to Premier Poincare's
general policy and the presiden.
will insist this endorsement covers
his activity in suppressing COM
munist activities.
Marcel Cachin and the other de
PENDANTS charged with illegal acts
against the state are to be tried by
the assize court as soon as the eX-
amining magistrate has prepared
the case.
Premier Poincare's position re-
mains unchanged, for he undoubted-
ly will get another vote of conf
dence in the senate and probably in
the Chamber of Deputies also.
Yesterdays crisis arose as soon
as Premier POncare had been in
formed that the senate had decided
that it was not competent to try
the Communists as high court. A
few minutes later NJ. Poincare was
at Ulysses palace with the resigna-
tion Of the cabinet.
President Millerand took the posi-
tion that the senate voted as n judl-
cial body and that it's decision there
fore should not be considered as a
construction of the government mt s
general policy. The president re-
fused to accept the designations and
the premier withdrew them.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-25
ABOLISH LEASE.

Tallahassee, Fla, May 25.-FlOri-
das second convict reform came yes
terday when the legislature effected
the county convict lease system, next
January /. With this measure went
a second and more emphatic prohi-
bition against administering corporal
punishment to prisoners.
The lower house adopted without
discussion conference report on
the subject while in the senate four
teen votes were cast against the
manner in which t was drawn.
These fourteen members were for
the most part those who vigorously
had fought the passage of an out
right corporal punishment ban, the
effect of which was had when the
governor signed measure that di-
rected the state officials to bar whip
ping from their prison regulations
and the commissioner of agriculture
promptly acted accordingly.
Officers Bonded.
lie measure db pdSseu ucaIo
broadly with the supervision Of con-
victs and requires That convict war
dens give bond Of $1,000, while
guards must be bonded for 1000
They are made subject to sue for
damage for any abuse of their au-
thority. The warden is made di-
rectly responsible for the convicts
in his care and must make periodical
reports to the commissioner Of agri-
culture and copies of the report
must be sent to the board of county
commissioners of the counties in
which the prisoners are worked.
No contracts for the leasing Of
convicts shall be permitted after
January l next, and all existing con-
tracts at that time become null and
void One county, however, may
turn it's prisoners over to another
county for work on the public roads,
or they may be turned over to the
state roads department for similar
work under terms the two parties
may find suitable.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-25
LENHART AND
LAHR ENTERED,
FOR REELECTION

A. P. Lenhart and E. v. Lahr, men,
bers of the school board, whose terms
expire this year, will allow their
names to be used as candidates for
reelection, they decided today. Their
action was TAKEN. it was stated, be-
cause number Of citizens urged
them to stick to the job, since the
board is in the middle Of the program
Of building and equipping the new
west side. school, and is passing
through period when careful fnanc-
ing is needed, with the school levies
limited by legislative enactment. The
school board election is June S.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-25
LAFOLLETTE TO
FIGHT VALUES
OF RAILROADS

Chicago, May PA public con-
ference fathered by number Of
progressive" congressman hcade /
by Senator Robert NJ. La Follctt"
will open here today in an effort
to crystalize public sentiment
against the reported proposal of the
Interstate Commerce Commi ssion to
allow railroads of the country a
combined valuation of $23, 3,000, ,0O0,-
O0O
The commission has been at work
on the matter for 10 years. Thiee
years ago it announced tentative
valuation of l8 billions
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-25

OPEN CAMPAIGN
TO MAKESHELBY
DRY ON JULY 4

Seattle. Wash, May 25.-British
Columbia authorities are patrOlling
the highways with machine guns
mounted on motorcycles looking for
autoists smuggling liquor into the
United States. Charles Jackson, pro-
hibition director for the - Pacific
Northwest. reported on his return
here from Il trip to Canada.
Mr.. Jackson said that one purpose
Of his trip was to prevent smuggling
of liquor into Shelby, Montana, for
the Dempsey Gibbons fight there
July 4. He stated that % prohibi-
tion agents would be assigned to
maintain dryness in Shelby.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-25
Me- Curdy Again
NJ N. d. e. A. Secretary

M. E. McCurdy Of ,Washburn, re-
elected secretary Of the North Da-
kota Education association at the,
meeting Of the executive committee
recently held in Grand Forks. will
have much to do with arrangements
for the fall convention which is to
be held in Bismarck. The re-election
Of Mr.. McCurdy ca\me as a recosni-
tion by the executive committee Of
his splendid work in behalf, of the
association during the period he has
been in Office, which includes the
successful management OF the teach
era magazine. 9at, =
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-25
DEMOCRATS
PICK CANDIDATES

st. Paul, Mimi, May 25-Members
of the Democratic state central COM
mittee late yesterday adopted a reso-
luton urging State Senator James A.
Carley of Plainview to seek the Dem
ocratic nomination for United States
senator in the June Is primary.
The election of a successor to the
late Senator Knute Nelson will take
place July 16. The Democratic state
committee tabled resolution pro-
posing legal action in an effort to
prevent the special senatorial pri-
mary and election.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-25

to Bismarck bankS with the ex-
planation that the warrant was;
found by his father among some
old papers.
w. A. Falcoher of Bismarck, was
deputy treasurer Of Burleigh county
at the time. his name appearing on
the warrant. The warrant recited
that the wolve skins we're exhibited
by Reno Daugherty for Mr.. Han
mum, and that Mr.. Morehouse audi
tor was assisted In the decision TO
pay the bounty by Mr.. Falconer.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-25
DEVILS LAKE
MAN ELECTED

Fargo, May 25-J. A. KRAMER Of
Devils Lake auditor of Ramsey cour-
ty was elected president of the North
Dakota County Auditors association
at the closing sessions of the 10th
annual conference held here Tues
day and Wednesday. He succeeds
VIM. ". Felson of Cavalier, Pem-
bina county.
Vice president is c. f. Colcord Of
Mohall, Renville county, and secre-
tary-treasurer is R. w. Kennard Of
Minot, Ward county.
jamestown was chosen for the
1924 meeting.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-25
Banks Closed At
Noon To Avoid
Daylight Holdups

Portal, N. d., May 25.-Notces
are appearing at teller windows in
all branches of banks in southern
Saskatchewan that during the noon
hour of banking days in the sum-
mer the banks will be closed. The
reason given is that bank officials
feel that in the summer months,
daylight holdups of banks may he
carried out when only a part of the
force is in the bank.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-25
WARRANT Is YEARS OLD PRESENTED
FORPAYMENT HERE AND IS PAID

The state of North Dakota be-
lieves in paying it's debts, no mat
ter how old they may he.
A warrant for $l5, issued on De-
cember 81, 1893, was paid today BY
State Auditor Poindexter. The war;
rant was issued by w. s. More
house. county auditor of Burleigh
county, to N. B. Hannum in pay
Inent of wolf bounty for killing five
wolves. 1t was assigned to William
Sandersona and his son sent it from
his home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-25
GAINS A NEW !.
LEASE ON LIFE

Salt Lake City, Utah, May 3d.
George Gardner, sentenced to he shot
at sunrise this morning for the mur-
der of Deputy Sheriff Gordon Stuart,
had a new lease on life today as re-
suit of an eleventh hour investiga-
tion of his sanity. He was granted
reprieve to June l6 when the state
board of pardons holds its next an
nual meeting.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-25
Congressman Goes
To Alaska

Grand Forks! May 25.-Congress-
man O. B. Burtness. will leave Sat-,
urday for Seattle enroute to Alaska
where he is to visit with Secretary
of War Weeks and several other
members Of congress.
The party will investigate the
problem Of aegsslation needed for
the develdbhfent Of the territory.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-25
THIEyEs GET No LOOr

Bowbells, N. D. May 25.-Thieyea
broke into the Pioneer Meat marked
here, gaining entrance through
rear window, and stole quantity o4
groceries. They failed to open the
cash register. containing few pend
MES. 1t was badly damaged appsr1
entity from ths use Of some pryinl
instrument.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-25
STRIKE CONFINED.

Berlin, May 25.-Dispatches from
the Ruhr this morning gave rise for
a time to belief that work had ceas-
ed in all the Ruhr mines. the corr
respondents reporting a general walk
out with assumption that strike
throughout the Ruhr had been de-
clared in sympathy with the bort
mund workers. Later advices, how
ever, showed that the strike was con-
fined to the Gelsenkirchen area.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-25
NORTH DAKOTA
WOMAN SPEAKS

Kansas City, Mo-, May 25-An in
formal two-days conference of mem
bers of the middle western division
of the Association of Bank Women
was scheduled to open here today.
Speakers in the session include Miss
M. O. Movius, president of the First
National Bank of Ledgerwood, N. II.
Miss Movius was to speak on Bank
ing conditions in North Dakota
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-25
ATKINSON'S ESTIMATE
OFPLANT COST MUCH T00L0W;
FORMER BIDS ARE DISCUSSED

Editors. Note:--Request has
been made by e. B. Little, Vice.
President Of the Bismarck
Water Supply CO.. to print a
series of three articles upon the
water works issue from the
utility's standpoint. This ar
ticle in no way should he con-
strued as representing the view
point of The Tribune on the is
sue. The. position of this paper
on the issues involved have been
made very plain editorially from
time to time
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-25
SOCIALISTS OF
WORLD UNITE

Hamburg, Germany, May 25.-The
second and the second and one-half1
socialist internationale are no more
and in their places has been created
a consolidated organization known as
the socialist workers internation- i
ale."
The new body was formed here by
socialists, part delegates from 80 diff
ferent nations. including Victor Ber-
ger from the United States.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-25
THREE RUM
BOATS TAKEN

Highlands, N. j., May 25.-The
coast guard cutter Seminole, which
has been patsolling rum row off the
Jersey three-mile limit, today cap
tured three rum runners. She was
seen from shore. putting into port
with her prizes, which apparently
were heavily loaded.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-25
Investigate
Bandit Trouble

Pekin. China, May 25.-Brigadecr
General VIM. Connor, commander OF
the American troops stationed at
Tein Sin will head the international
commission which will proceed i'm
mediately to Tsaio Chwang, to in
veSigate the bandit situation, it
was announced here today.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-25
BY c. b. Little,

Vice President Bismarck Water Sup
ply Company.
The city engineer has now esti-
mated that the total cost of new
water plant based upon his plans and
specifications would be $7O6,928 in
cluded in sthis total is the sum OF
SAG B,083.54 for his engineering fees,
supervision and incidentals. 1t must
be remembered that this last item
must be added to the contractors
bids which may be received next
Monday and as much more for engi-
neering at the rate Of 5 per cent rs
the bids may exceed the city engi-.
neer's estimate. In regard to his es-
innate there is quoted from the re-
port made by the water company to
the Board of Directors of the Bliss
marck Association of Commerce when
the matter of a plant was before
them for consideration.
"Based upon plans and specifica-
tions made by him in the spring OF
1920. Mr.. Atkinson reports that a
new plant embracing filtration
plant and about eight miles more
mains than that owned by the water
company, in other words, complete
plant may be constructed at the pres
ent time for $704,420.
On March II, 1920, the City Com
mission requested the city engineer
to prepare plans and specifications
and an estimate of cost for a COM
plete water works system including
filtration plant. The plans and spec
ifications were prepared and submit
ted by the city engineer to the Com
mission together with his estimate,
which was as follows:
Construction cost -. STAT 10000
Engineering and super
vision s per cent. 37,39l.19
Expense assessment =,
commission 80. -. 100000
Total 80. .$7S7, $4,000
His estimate now for the same plant
plant il $7O4,420.
The City Commission called for
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-25
SEWERS INSTALLED

Williston, N. D., Mayo 5.-The
city of Williston. will decide this
week on the proposal to install 81
blocks of sewers. The city council
held it's first session to consider the
matter Monday night. About 60
blocks Of water mains are also un-
der consideration. E's'l' 4,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-25
BURNS ARE FATAL

Gardner, N. d., May 25.-Funeral
services were held here Sunday for
Mrs. r. N. Murdoff who died last
Tuesday at her home near Mylo, N.
D., from burns sustained when a
kerosene can exploded, throwing
flaming oil upon her.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-25
is EXECUTED
BY RUSS REDS

Moscow, May 25.-Fifteen persons.
all of them princes, generals or mo-
blemen, have been executed as re-
suit of the discovery of an active
counter-revOlutionar plot in the
Soviet Republica of Georgia, says
dispatch from Tifis to the Pravda
today. The names of those executed
are not given, but it is said all were
active participants in the movement.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-25
STRIKE GROWS

Essen, May 25.-The strike in the
Ruhr inaugurated by the Commun-
lists is gaining in numbers and now
includes thousands of iron and steel
workers in addition to the miners
previously out. The latest to Join
were 10000 employees of the steel
works ut Remscheid. near Elberfeld,
whose demands for a so percent in
crease in pay was refused.
1t is estimated that $4,000 miners
are striking in the Gelsenkirchen
district.
The Communist commission Of
control today was still holding the
police headquarters at Gelsenkirch-
en- which it seized yesterday.
Conferences are continuing be-
tween the Burgomasters and French
authorities for the establishment of
Il workers police force.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-25
MASONIC REUNION AT FORKS

Grand Forks, N. D., May 25.-De-
grees of Scottish Rite Masonry from
the fourth of the 32nd inclusive are
being conferred by the Scottish Rite
bodies Of the valley of Grand Forks
at the semiannual reunion in pro-
gress here.
KEN Temple, A. A. o. N. M. s.
will hold its spring ceremonial Fri.
day afternoon and evening.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-25
POINCARE GETS
GREAT OVATION
FROM DEPUTIES
All But Comm unists Give
Premier Directing Occupa.
tiOn Loud Cheers
WILL STAY IN OFFICE
President Millerand Refuses
To Accept Resignation
Of The Cabinet
GIVEN ACCLAIMED

Paris. May 25.--The entire
chamber Of deputies with the
exception Of the Communists
gave Premier POincare n great
ovation when he entered the
chamber for continuation of
yesterdays interpretations on
the Ruhr. The Communists
hOOted the Premier, hut this
seemed only to increase the en-
thusiasm Of the renal nder of
the deputies.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-25

Radium will lose half its strength
in 100 years and none Of it would
be left after 10000 years.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-25

Potato bug destroys s2b.ooo.0oo
worth Of potatoes annually in the
United States.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-25
GER MANS ARE
ALARMED0VER
= RED ACTIVITY
Seek Permission From French
To Stop Reported Marches
On Essen
STRIKE is GAINING
so, 900 Workers Are Estimat. i.
ed to be Out in Gelsen-
kirchen

London, May 25.- The Gcrman
government is alarmed at reports
that armed Communist bands are
marching on Essen, says a Central
News dispatch from Berlin this af-
ternOon. 1t has asked permission
of the French authorities to send
forces of German police from the
occupied districts of Essen and Gel
Senkirchpn.