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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-03

guard. Department Commander Muir
ply called the members attention to
the musical concert to be given Feb
:ruary IL in Masonic Auditorium for
the benefit of the department.. Past
Commander Nolan reported plans for
the presentation of the ritual pic
lures. Comrades Sammond and Par
ker addressed the camp on the good
and welfare of the department.
Commander Anton Brem of Gen.
commander and his staff on an Off
! cial visit to his camp Wednesday
night at Pythian Temple.
Chairman McCaffrey of the Maine
; memorial committee is completing
plans for the observance of the
honor of the men who lost their lives
by the destruction of the United
Estates battleship Maine in the har-
Dor Of Havana. Cuba. on February
in the Riding Hall at Fort Myer. Va.
February Is at 2:30 pm.
The Department of the District of
Columbia. United Spanish War Vet
Grams, will present an evening of
music, featuring the celebrated young
Henneman. assisted by Frances
Scherger. soprano, at the Masonic
Auditorium.
The third annual banquet of the
department bdtlu was ueIu MONDAY
night at department. headquarters,
921 Pennsylvania avenue southe asst.
A concert was rendered under the di-
rection of Bandmaster Claiborn :.
Close, from sis to 9:15. Senior Vice
Department Commander League was
POSTMASTER.
Burnside Post. No. 4. Of the Grand
Army of the Republic, entertained
the Department District of Columbia,
United Spanish War Veterans. and the
ladies of the department auxiliaries
Wednesday night in Grand Army
Hall. Senator Greene WAS the prin-
cipal speaker. National Commander
! !n-chief Alcorn of Ohio and Depart =
ment Commander Murphy made ad-
dresses
Mrs. Nora AiberS, acting depart
ment president of the Ladies' Auxil-
larry. installed the following officers
of the Gen. NJ. Emmett Urell Ladies'
Auxiliary in Pythian Temple Wednes-
day night: President, Mrs. Wells; SEN
Tor vice president. Mrs. Wilkinson;
junior vice president, Mrs. Beckwith
historian, Mrs. Burke; patriotic in
structor. Mrs. Tobie; conductress, Mrs
Gatwood; assistant conductress. Mrs.
Wilson,; guard. Mrs. Darcy; assistant
guard. Mrs. Harvey; recording sec
rotary, Mrs. Wilson; secretary-treas-
urer. Mrs. Dentler: musician, Mrs
Cook; chaplain, Mrs. Pointon. Fol-
lowing the installation, Mrs. Dentler
was presented with a cake basket for
her service rendered during her past
term. Refreshments were served.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-03
THE CIVILIAN ARMY
BY LIEUT.. STEPHEN F. TILLMAN.
Organised Reserves-National Guard

ished: The pilot. Lieut.. Phillips, was
| killed.. and Capt. Wilder sustained
| terrible injuries He has almost re-
covered. however, and expects to re-
turn to duty in a few weeks.
Recent inspections of ordnance Re-
serve Officers Training Corps units
made by officers Of the Regular Army
Of ordnance indicate that the Re-
serve officers Training Corps iy in
a fiourishing condition and that more
interest than ever before is being
evinced in ordnance matters by the
students attending technical institu-
tionS.
Capt Read Wipprecht. on duty in
the personnel section of the office.
has recently returned from inspecting
the Reserve Officers Ira lining Corps
| units at Cornell University. Ithaca
n. ". Massachusetts Institute of
Yale University, New Haven. Conn,
all of which he found in excellent
condition and working hard.
Maj. T. ]. Hayes. chief of the per-
sonnet section. inspected the ord
nance unit at the University of Gin
cinnati and the Georgia School OF
Technology. These inspections cover
Officers Training Corps units. The
other three are stationed at Detroit
one Madison and the other on the
| coast.
Hereafter. during the period of the
year from October to June. inclusive
| 1t Is planned to hold monthly meet
| ings of officers of the Army medical
department stationed in or near the
| District of Columbia. The purpose
of these meetings will be to foster
| more intimate social relations and at
| the same time to impart information
which will be mutually beneficial. 1t
is proposed to have talks given pre-
| senting the activities of the various
| divisions Of the surgeon generals
! office. so as to disseminate informa-
| ton respecting the policies. methods
| Of procedure and the difficulties and
limitations under which each divi-
! sion operates.
| 1t Is also proposed that talks shall
| he given by officers stationed at the
various places within the territory
| mentioned. describing their duties
and what they are trying to accom-
F, plish, together with any other inter-
! esting Information connected there
| with which may be of value to the
! meeting From time to time profess
| sional papess. and. when practical BILE,
, clinical demonstrations, will also be
| given. Meetings will be held at the
/ Walter Reed General Hospital. Army
| medical center.
The first meeting was held January
! 81. Lieut. Col c. c. Whitcomb pre-
scented a paper entitled The Supply
/ Division. Surgeon Generals Office"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-03

David Smith at Hollywood for Vita
graph. Patsy Ruth Miller and
Dustin Farnum play tie leading
roles.
Mae Marsh recently appeared in
"a Woman's Secret" produced by
Graham Wilcox. in which she plays
a prankish boarding school girl with
a neglectful father, who permits her
to drift out of control.
Pauline Frederick's return to the
screen In Let Not Man Put Asunder,"
the ]. Stuart Blackton production Of
Basil Kings novel, has proved an
emphatic triumph. a. II. Woods,
who has starred Miss Frederick In
stage plays. is said to be planning
q new picture production for her,
which will be made abroad.
Florence Vidor, who has been en-
gagged for David Smiths feature,
Borrowed Husbands" will have
three leading men playing opposite
her in this vigorous story Of mar
ried life, Rockcliffe Fellowes, Earle
Williams and Robert Gordon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-03
Stray Motor Thoughts

Is is just beginning to dawn upon
the public at large that the auto
mobile is exactly like any other ar
ticle of utility. 1t wears out and
must be replaced. -
Economists have lost many a nights
rest worrying over what's to become
of the automobile industry after
every Tom, Dick and Harry is sup
piled with a car. Wasted effort, all
of 1t. We're just beginning to see
that some people manage to wear
out cars abbut as quickly as they
can be designed. manufactured,
transported and sold.
Wonder. if economists used to
worry about what the clothing manu-
facturers would do when every one
had an OvercOat? .-
The average woman maintains she
can drive as we'll as the average man.
Well say so. But, then, that's moth
ing to brag about.
Just one fall on the ice usually
serves to convince the motorist that
a skid with his car would be little
to worry about.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-03
Filmograms.

The actual location of the battle
Of Waterloo was used for filming the
scene of that famous conflict in the
picture, Napoleon and Josephine" at
Loew's Columbia this week. Ar
rangementS are being made to care
for large groups of elementary and
high school pupils to view the pro-
duction.
Tom Meighan and Alfred z. Green.
star and director of pied Piper Ma
lone" claim to have discovered the
Hollywood Of the east at Georgetown.
S. c., where they say 800 days Of the
year deliver pure sunshine.
Monte Blue is co-featured with
Evelyn Brent and Joan Lowell, in
Loving Lies an adaptation of
Peter b. Kyne's story, The Harbor
Bar
Jack Pickford, in his latest picture,
is expected to prove Il revelation as
the hero of a kentucky mountain
story, an aspiring cracker youth who
overcomes the depressing influence
of environment.
The title of this production, The
Hill Billy" is a derisive appellation
for the mountaineers of the south,
current among the more prosperous
and cultured lowlanders. In the
mountains it means fight.
Maurice Tourneur. who will next
direct The White Moth has signed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-03
PUT NAILS IN POLISH.

For better results put a few nails
in your polish bottles. In almost
every good polish there is a certain
content which falls to the bottom Of
the bottle or can. After a bottle has
been standing some time 1t Is difficult
to mix up the contents even though
you shake we'll before using. 4 few
nails will cut up this residue and
simplify the polishing job.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-03

Rogiment OF En- :
gineers, has been
elected command
ant of the Capita
Cadet Corps. He
succeeds G. a i e I
Maj. Joe J. Ne
Key, retired. The
new commandment
IS a veteran of
he Mexican Dor
der trouble with
the Sd District of
Columbia Infantry.
lie enlisted with
the Navy during
the war. Then fol-
lowed Sc rvic {.
with the Goa s t
guard. He early
~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-03

Barbara la MARI for the leading role.
Miss La MARI recently returned from
Rome. where she appeared in the
principal feminine role of THE
Eternal City"
Leatrice Joy, who plays an inter-
esting characterization in Against
the Rules" the temporary title of
Thomas II. Ince's new drama, de-
clares that this is the only picture
| In which she ever has appeared in
which her hero-lover never once
kisses her!
Will II. Hays, head of the National
Association of Producers and Dis
tributors. wired Cecil b. do Mile:
1.-THE Ten Commandments is more
than n picture; it is an institution.
1t is magnificent. / congratulate you
and Miss Macpherson and L con-
graduate the industry"
| Admirers Of George Randolph Ches-
ter's stories and novels here will soon
see "My Man," his novel on politics,
finance and love in an American
city. It's perturbation was made by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-03
John Smith and His Car
BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL.

John Smith character whom motor should welcome He
selfish; rather he motoring chap willing and glad
have exploited his experiences the benefit OF
the other 100000 members of the clam
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-03

First Lieut.. Roy W. Keesee, Com
pany \ of the local National Guard
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-01-31
FORD FRIEND
MAY BE ASKED
T0HEADPARTY
Opportunity Which Henry
Declined Will Be Passed
on Under Plan

Omaha, Neb., Jan. 31.-Henry
Ford's opportunity to be the pres
idential nominee of the Peoples
Progressive Party Which he vir-
tually announced when he came
out for reelection of President
Coolidge will probably be passed
to Robert B. Pointer of Dearborn.
Michigan, life-long friend of Ford
and one Of the first "Ford-for-pres-
ident" boosters when the party
selects its leaders at meeting to-
day.
Mr.. Pointer is admittedly the
choice of delegates for standard
bearer of the organization which
he recruited from among the orig
inal Ford hackers.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-01-31
MILL CLOSING
AR0USBS IRE
President of Russell. Miller
Milling Company Ex-
presses Resentment

Resentment by the president Of the
Russell Miller Milling Co. that the
competition of the state-owned mill
at Grand Forks caused the closing of
three mills is expressed in a story
Of the closing published in the Mimi
eapolis Journal of Monday. The story
follows:
Three of the eight mills of the
Russell-Miller Milling company in
North Dakota were closed down to-
day because they cannot be operated
at a profit in competition with the
state-owned mill at Grand Forks
which has the advantage of the tax
payer in meeting deficits, H. s..
Helm, president of the company, said
today. The last of the wheat in
the mills was ground out Sunday.
The three mills total 1900 barrels in
capacity and are Situated at Bis
marck, jamestown and Valley City.
"The state mill had deficit of
$230,000 after the first eight months
of operation" Mr.. Helm said. "The
taxpayer seems willing to 60 on>oper-
ating the mill at loss and is enabl-
ing the mill. to compete on basis on
which we cannot operate. The price
Of the mill is not competitive. It is
selling outside of the state at loss
in order to get the business. We
cannot afford to operate in this man.
ner."
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-01-31
n. P.'S0LDEST
ENGINEERDIES
IN HOSPITAL
Frank Blanchett of Mandan
H ad Railroaded Since
1881; on N. P. 81 Years

Frank Blanchett oldest engineer in
point of service on the Northern Pa
c:fic railroad, died at 4:45 o'clock
this morning at the Northern Pacific
hospital at Glendive following an
illness Of about a month. He was
suffering from general. poisoning
caused when carbuncles on his neck
broke inwardly allowing the poison
to enter his system. The body will
be brought to Mandan Friday even
ing and funeral services will be con-
Quoted by Couer de- Lion Command
cry No. Is, Knights Templar, at z
o'clock Sunday afternoon from the
Presbyterian church. Mr. Blanchett
was 50 years old He had been rail-
reading for 81 years. Since 1881 he
had been on the Northern Pacific sys-
tenn with headquarters at Mandan.
He is survived by his wife and
three step-children.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-01-31
MILD WAVE
TO CONTINUE
Not Much Change in Temper
atuFe Is Predicted

No one. will kick on today's wealth
er-unless it starts the spring poets
grinding out copy.
For it was 32 above zero at 2
a. m. today; it was AZ above zero at
the highest point yesterday and the
lowest last night was 80 above zero.
And there was hard shower last
night.
4. Not only that but the weather man
predicts generally fair tonight and
Friday with little change in tempera-
ture. &
The lowest temperature recorded
in the weather report today was at
s. S. Marie, where it was 16 above.
The lowest at Calgary, one of Cam
-ada's cold points, was 26 above zero.
At Fargo the lowest was 20 above
and at Williston the lowest was %.
A friendly Glow pressure" is respon-
sible.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-01-31
OIL CROWDS
OUT BOX PLAN
Senate Committee Forced to
Postpone Investigation

Washington, Jan. 31.-Because pub
lie interest. is so centered on the
naval oil inquiry the senate yves
Atigation into the Box, peace award
ewas postponed again today by the
propaganda committee until neyt
Monday
Chairman Moses announced it was
the unanimous decision of the propa-
ganda committee that in the present
situation the inquiry could not COM
mand the attention to which it was
entitled.
Mrs. Esther .Lape, in charge of the
Box policy committee can determine
meantime, Chairman Moses said.
whether she will answer questions
put to her on Tuesday as to how the
peace plans submitted were eliminat-
ed and one choice made. The COM
mittee at an executive session last
ing half an hour voted four to one
that this line of inquiry was within
the. purview Of the resolution Of in
quiry.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-01-31
l60 ACRES IS HELD ENOUGH LAND
BY THIS BURLEICH COUNTY MAN

In an interview, O. B. Peterson
who lives .l6 miles north of Bismarck
stated that he is firm believer in
the value of diversification and in
tensive cultivation on the part of the
farmers of North Dakota. He owns
and farms only quarter section of
land on which he says that he makes
a good living. In 1929, in addition
to his family supplies his quarter
section netted him $3.50 of products.
This included crop, wheat, oats and
corn, surplus horse and COW sold,
81 hogs, about $50 chickens and
considerable amount in garden prod
ucts and eggs.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-01-31

Minneapolis, Jan. 3l.-Enters now
the radio widow"
And hers indeed is a sad plight
beside which static, short circuits
and "cat howls" seem real pleasures.
That is if the allegations she sets
forth in her divorce petition are
true.
The first plaintiff in such suit,
in so far as the records reveal, is
pretty young Minneapolis woman,
Mrs. Cora May White
Everything was we'll in the White
household until hubby bought his
radio. But after that Gerald White
paid far more attention to his re-
ceiving set than he did to her, his
spouse charges.
Here are just few of the things
her petition says about him:
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-01-31
DRAKE MILLS
LOSS BOOSTED
BY FORKS MILL
Competition From Big State.
Owned Plant at Grand
Forks Decreases Sales
4OSS NOW $S9,67S.11
Value of Drake Mill For In
surance Purposes Put BY
State at $1S,5OS.75

The deficit of the Drake flour
mill owned and operated by the state
has increased to $89,67S.11, according
to the audit report of +. f. Luehe,
Minot accountant engaged by the
state board of auditors to examine
it. The mill is valued on the books
at $23, 3,l11Hl.
While the mill showed a profit Of
$3,500.75 in 1922 it sustained loss
Of $12,925.O4 in 1923, which increased
the deficit from $SO,253.50 as given
in the Bishop, Brissman audit report
as of December 81, 1921.
Factors given for increased diff
culties of the mill by the account
ant are competition by the state
owned mill at Grand Forks, cutting
of prices by independent millers, in
creased cost of raw materials, loss Of
sales which cut down running time,
increased salaries, and necessity of
employing a travelling salesman.
The accountant recommends that
the administrative and selling end
be entirely turned over to the Grand
Forks mill The summary conclusions
of Mr.. Luehe, follow:
"The last audit made by Bishop,
Brissman and Company, as of date of
Dec. 81 1921, shows deficit of $780,
253.5O for the first two-years and one
half of its operations, basing the val
uation of the mill with it's furniture,
fixtures and machinery at $30,l15.35
and setting up a depreciation account
Of $8,639.46, it also shows liability
of $l42,69l.O2 due the Mill and Ele-
vator Association for moneys ad-
vanced and interest due.
Deficit Increases
"After charging off depreciation
for the year 1922 and 1928, the book
value of the mill is still $23,1l16l
or $4,G02.86 larger than the valu-
alton as appraised by the Commits
sioner of Insurance for the purpose
of insuring the property, which is
set at $18,5O8.75.
"The operations Of the year 1929
show net profit of $3,500.43 and
the operations for the year 1923
show a net loss of $12,925.O4, thereby
increasing the total net deficit to
$89,67S.1l, at the end Of operations
December 81, 1928.
"An interest charge of $3,4O8.59
and depreciation charge of $1041.46
was made in 1922, while 1923 shows
an interest charge Of $2,322.54 and a
depreciation charge of $1,2OOO0.
"The comparative Profit and Loss
statement shows that the overhead
expenses have increased in 1923, $3,-
1871, due to the fact that the mill
was obliged to employ a travelling
salesman, at an expense of $3541.19
and that the salaries of the office
force have been increased.
"The manufacturing expense is
$846.08 less in 1923 than it was in
1922 but the percentage of the cost
of production to the sales has in
creased from 81 percent to 80 percent
in the two years under review.
"This is due to the fact that the
purchase price of the raw material
was larger in proportion to the sales
Continued on Page 81
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-01-31
JURY VERDICT
is HELD OPEN
Coroner's Jury Convinced
Shooting was Accidental

The coroner's jury, which inquired
into the death of Amos Ives, presum-
ably accidentally shot by himsele at
his farm near Brittin late Tuesday,
will meet again next Monday. At it's
session held yesterday afternoon the
jurors appeared satisfied the. shoot
ing was accidental, but decided to
hold the matter open until relatives
arrive. !. :
Witnesses were John Homer, who
found the body, and John Gerling, a
brother-in-law. The widow and chill
dren are en- route here from Ohio.>
Members Of the coroner's jury are
Capt. J. N. Belk, Rollin Welch and
r. E. Potter.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-01-31
DENY RESERVATIONS.

Washington, Jan. 31.-Congression-
al discussion and executive cons1d-
GRAFTON of the oil land leasing has
served to fill Washington with ru-
mors and counter rumors. The most
persistent involves the possible re-
trement of Secretary Denby and At
tGrney General Daugherty from the
cabinet.
Reports that the two cabinet mem
sbers had submitted their resigna-
tions to President Coolidge several
tdays ago and that the President had
refused to accept them were widely
disseminated but were branded as
absolutely untrue" by C. Bascom
Slemp, secretary to President Cool
idge.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-01-31
MELLON HOLDS .
1928 TAXCUT
FEASIBLE
Secretary of the Treasury
Approved Republican
Committee Suggestion
TO BE RETROACTIVE
Benefit of Economy of Gov
ernment Would be Given
'23 Taxpayers
TO BE RETROACTIVE

Washington, Jan. 3l.-Reduc.
ton of the 1928 personal in
come taxes which are payable
this year on the basis of the
Democratic tax revision plan
which would cut normal rates to
2 percent on incomes under
$1,000 and 4 percent under $4,000
was proposed, in a joint resolu-
ton presented TO the house
today by Rep. Garner, Democrat,
of Texas.
Chairman Green of the house
ways and means committee and
author of the proposal adopted
by the Republican members Of
the committee yesterday to cut
the 1923 taxes about Is percent
as a part Of the general revision
bill objected to immediate con-
sideration of the resolution
when it was asked for by Mr..
Garner.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-01-31
CALLS WALSH.

Washington, Jan. 31.-President
Coolidge conferred today with Sena-
tor Walsh, Democrat, Montana, with
respect to the naval oil leases.
Mr.. Walsh went to the White
House on invitation of the executive
and so far as is known it was the
FIRST time he had been consulted by
Mir. Coolidge on the subject.
After the ranking senator's in the
Republican senate organization had
paid an early call at the White
House the President summoned Sem
ator Walsh, Dem mo"rat, Montana, who
has had u dominant part in the oil
inquiry under Senator Robinson of
Arkansas the Democratic floor lead
el and author Of the resolution call
ing for the resignation Of Secretary
Denby.
White House officials said the
President desired to take up with
the two Democratic leaders the whole
question of the investigation as made
by the Senate committee and as con-
tcmplated by the executive branch
> Of the government.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-01-31
TAX STUDYING
BODY NAMED

A central North Dakota tax study
ing commission has been named by
Governor Nestos as follows: Earl r.
Adams, l.. Mortinson, c. j. MacLach-
Ian, l.. l.. Russell, DR.. J. Crawford,
Lynn j. Schwoebel, B. w. Hersey, all
Of New Rockford; J. F. Strauss,
Harvey; Ernest F. Johnson, Grace
City; L. B. Garnaas, Sheyenne; G.
H. Goranson, Oberon; c. F. Plum
mer, Minnewaukan; James Rusk, E..
T. Halaas, Darlington; S. G. Stene-
rodden, Hambcrg.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-01-31
SULTAN DEAD

Jerusalem, Jan. 31.-Sultan Ibr
Saud of the independent state Of
Nejd, central Arabia, died today.
Ibr Saud was the leader of one of
the most powerful nomad Arab
tribes. His death, it is believed.
will facilitate the union OF the
Emirs of Arabia Unto a Pan-Arabic
confederation.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-01-31
ENGINEERS TO
HOLD MEETING

Permission has been accorded all
state highway engineers to- attend
the joint session Of the North Dakota
Society Of Engineers and the North
Dakota Chapter Of the American As
scciation of Engineers, by State En-
gineer w. G. Black. who believes
much good will result from attend
ance at the convention.