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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-21
COST OF ROAD
BUILDING HELD.
LESS IN n. D..
Drop Of Is to 20 Per Cent in
Prices Over Last Year,
Says Engineers
1000 MILES MAINTAINED

Contracts for PA miles of grad
ing and 80 miles of gravel surfac-
ing, under the federal aid road
( plan, have been let thus far this
season by W. G. Black, chief engi-
necr of the state highway commits
sion. The contract price has aver
ages Is to 20 percent lower than
last year, according to highway
|. commission engineers.
' New York already applied for to
be done during 1925 now approx
mates 200 miles, an unusually large
amount for this early in the sea-
son, according to engineers. Indi-
cations ara, it is said, that the
steady improvement of roads will
continue. No contracts are let by
the highway commission unless
counties request federal aid.
maintenance of 1000 miles of road
is being carried on by the highway
commission, this feature being en-
phasized by the highway commits
sion.
Federal aid allotted to this state
has been of great assistance to the
counties in constructing better
roads. The allotment to this state
for the year 1924 is approximately
$l,2OO,OoO and in most cases the
government pays one-half the cost
of the Improvement
The average price for earth eX-
cavation thus far this season in
contracts is about 81 cents per cubic
yard while during 1923 very few
bids were received for less than 30
cents per cubic yard and the aver
age price was about 81 cents, ac-
cording to commission figures. The
lowest award was in Trail county,
22R cents per cubic yard, to w. H.
Noel, contractor. One project was
awarded in Sheridan county to F..
O. Smith. contractor, at 25 cents,
one to Nels Brolander at 251a cents,
one in Sheridan county to F. O.
Smith at 26 cents and one in Barnes
county to W. II. Noel at &c cents.
Difference in the character of the
road makes Il difference in bids, it
is said.
The average price for hauling
gravel is about IS cents per cubic
yard mile as against an average
price in 1923 of % cents, it is add
ed. Concrete work also is lower
this season than last by about IS
percent, according to Mr.. Black. The
lowest price on reinforced con-
crete and steel bridge in Cass coun-
ty, by the j. A. Jardine Bridge
Company, is said by Mr.. Black to
be the lowest bid received by the
highway commission in the past five
years.
Highway commission engineers
believe that lower prices are
obtained because of the sys-
tenn installed by Mr.. Black
and the commission in 1928, under
which payments were made to con-
tractors as soon as work was COM
pleted. Prompt payment enabled
contractors to reduce their over
head expenses, it is said. The high
way commission, also, engineers
say, limited the awards in 1923 to
what could be completed in the
year, creating more competition
this year.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-21
IMPRESSIONS FROM BISMARCK
BY DR.. J. r. Nannestad,
Albert Lea, Minnesota, ROtarian.

Barneck who some years ago held
the position as city engineer Of AL
bert Lea promised to take us out in
his car. This was too tempting. Some
of the Albert Lea boys and myself
stole away from the convention and
headed for the Washburn mine ncar
Wilton some thirty miles north of
Bismarck. When we were about a
mile from the Ignite mine we hap
pened upon what is known a. Il
"Scoria" mine.
"Scoria" is simply natures own
home made brick 1t is burnt shale
or clay on top of Ignite scam. 1t
happens at times that Ignite seam
will catch fire for some reason or
other. There you have exactly the
same conditions as you find in a
brick oven only on a larger and
grander scale.
Some of the Ignite seams have
been burning ever since the first
white men settled in Dakota ard no
one knows how much longer. The
fire once started burns on for an in
definite time. The IRE purns back
into the very body of the hill. 1t is
truly burning hill.
AS the Ignite burns the grey clay
turns into tealtifu. brick | doubt
if such condition is found any
where else in the world.
Finally we got to the mine. We
were furnished individual carbide
lamps and started to descend The
mine is sixty feet below the ground.
The Ignite seam is twelve feet thick.
The miuc itself is about twenty-five
miles long and tracked for about
twenty miles. 1t was very interest
ing to observe their system of VEN
:ilaton and water pumping. All
mines are under the supervision of
the state and must r.caSurc up to
certain standards in order to pre-
serve the working mems health and
life.
Our guide took Us for a trip Of sew
cral miles through this underground
city. Time and time again we saw
real trunks of evergreens in the
process of being changed into coal in
this wonderful natures laboratory.
The Ignite is an unlimited source
OF wealth for North Dakota in fact
for the whole Northwest. 1t is Il
common thing for the Dakota farm
ers to have coal mines on their own
lands or within short hauling dis
lance of their homes. They simply
90 out for 8 load Of coal lust as orr
Freedom county farmers 20 out for
Il load OF wood. l am told that scme
of the farmers have a regular coal
mine in their cellar -inexhaustibl
bin. The fact IS that both the Free
born county farmer and the Dakota
farmer burns fuel from the forest.
But the forests which the Dakota
farmer burns flouris'ied millions Of
years ago.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-21
PUSHING CORN
SHOW PLANS
Second Annual North Dakota
Show Being Talked of Now

Plans for the second annual
North Dakota State Corn Show,
which is expected to be far greater
than the first one held in Bismarck
last winter, which attracted wide
attention, will be discussed this
week at Il meeting to be held by the
corn and dairy exposition committee
of the Association of Commerce,
Secretary Bradley said today
The show probably will be held
next November, instead of during
the winter. The Hanna cup, which
was won by Sargent county last win
ter, will be the big prize for the
counties to compete for.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-21
AT THE MOVIES
Ar THE CAPITOL.

commencing tomorrow, picture
goers will sec at the Capitol theatre,
Mary Philbin new Universal
Jewel starring vehicle, and her first
big role since she made picture
history in Merry Go Round" The
story, Fools Highway" adapted
from Owen Kildare's famous life
story of the Bowery, My Mamie
Rose, is one of the years spectac-
ular productions by Universal.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-21
WALTER WEXFORD TO
RIM FOR CONGRESS

Grand Forks, N. d., May 2l-Peti-
tions for nomination Of Walter Wei
ford of Pembina county rs Demo
cratic candidate for congress from
the first North Dakota district
have been placed in circulation and
will be filed at Bismarck before the
time limit expires it was announ
ced at the state campaign headquar-
ters of the Nonpartisan league here
yesterday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-21
NEGRO FOUND
L., TO BE GUILTY

st. Paul, Mimi, May 21.-RoU F.
Houghton, negro, charged with the
murder Of Mrs. Jacob Mougel, was
found guilty of murder in the sec
ond degree by jury in county dis
trict court here today and was SEN
fenced to life imprisonment in the
state prison. The case was given to
the jury yesterday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-21
Woman of 20
1. Still SWims

Berlin. May 21.-Among the eele-
brated members of the. Berlin Wo-
mans Swimming Club is Frau Anna
BONN, aged 20. She has won many
competitions in the last so years,
anu is still an active swimmer, -.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-21
Cooperative
Creamery Urged

v +. Reynolds, state dairy COM
missioner, has returned from Gackle
where he assisted in the effort to
organize cooperative creamery.
About $1,5O0 stock thus far has been
subscribed, he said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-21
WOMEN POLICE
ON INCREASE

Geneva, May 2l.-Women police
arc increasing throughout the world
notably in the United States and
Great Britain, according to an in
vestigation made by the permanent
League of Nations commission for
the Suppression of the international
traffic in women and children. The
commission voiced its satisfaction at
this development, recording it's opin
ion that the appointment of women
as members Of police forces would
have beneficial effect in the pro-
lection. Of the interests Of women
and children throughout the world.
Among the strange specimens dis
covered in Brazil are fiat fish with
Il poison spike in their tails and vul
tues which make noises like bark
ing dogs.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-21

Every man has letter he intends
writing when he has time.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-21

usual shapes and fashions for the
exhibit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-03
'Legionaires Told
OF Past Stage Life
By III. Price Weber

The members of James Fitzgerald
Post, No. 2, American Legion, were
especially we'll entertained Monday
evening at their meeting at Legion
hall by H. Price Weber, the veteran
actor, who RECALLED them for an hour
and Is minutes with "reminiscences of
his busy life on the stage. Mr..
Webber possesses a wonderful fund
of humorous and delightful stories
of the days when he was treading
the boards and tells them in a way
that brings them very wildly to the
minds of his audience.
One OF the especially fine numbers
which brought much applause from
the Legionaires was the talking bal
lard, "The Little Major" which is an
actual war experience. very pathetic
and touching. The manner in which
Mr.. Weber delivered this number
showed to the boys OF the Legion.
many Of whom had never seen him
upon the stage when he made that
his occupation exclusively. the Won
derful talent that had made him
popular for SO many years wher-
ever he went.
A Short business session with
routine business was held first, fol-
lowed by the entertainment by Mr..
Weber. After this, delicious refresh-
ments were served by the refresh
ment committee. consisting OF Capt.
Potts and Almon B. Sullivan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-03
Supt. Schools Speaks
At Regular Meet
Kiwanis Club

c. E. Glover, Waterville's new SUI
perintendent of schools, was the
speaker at the regular melting of the
kiwanis club held at the E,lmwood
hotel last evening. Mr.. Glover COM
pared the knowledge gained at "the
little red schoolhouse" with that
which is impaired to the students of
the present day schools, saying that
In the days Of the former the stress
was laid on knowledge of reading,
writing and arithmetic but that to-
day there is given to the student a
mucn wider range Of studies and
that the boy was the can and he
was stuffed full of the fruit of
knowledge and then the cap was put
on by graduating him from the
school The modern way is to teach
him how to find out things, to know
the why OF things, not to simply
stun his memory. Mr.. Glover pre-
oicted that there were still further
great advances in the methods of
education to come and that already
IN one or the great schools in New
YORK ney were trying out a plan
which was far In advance Of what
was in vogue In this section of the
country. He closed with an earnest
appeal that the club do all possible
to further the boys work program
which Is being considered for ogan-
izations OF Waterville and declared
that 1t would be a wonderful thing
for the city. and would do much to
Ieagon scrima.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-03

Hart, clerk. Nominations being
called for the names of Roland H.
Mckay and Mrs. Addie Hanks were
presented. Mr.. Sanborn appointed a
committee consisting of William F.
Leavitt, Sherman H. Hallowell and
Orville Coleman to receive. sort and
count ballots. The result Of the bal
lots showed: Mckay 67, Hanks II,
the largest vote cast in Ward 6 in
many years.
The fourth article Of the warrant
for the meeting which dealt with the
transaction Of other business relating
to the public schools brought up no
further discussion and the ward
utes after the voters were called to
meeting was adjourned just IA min
order.
Superintendent of Schools Burrill,
who is voter in Ward 6 was pres
ent ara DR.. Mckay Liter sat in on
his first session of the Augusta
school board.
Arthur Tetreault was reelected as
member of the board of education
from Ward A Monday night at the
Ward school meeting; and Percy
Morrill, was elected in Ward to sue
coed Willard r. Ayers. Both Mr..
,Tetreault and Mr.. Morrill, were elect
ed unanimously.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-03

socialists failed to reach q decision
as to what would be their attitude
.oWaro the new government. The
discussion continued all day today,
developing such confusion that II was
necessary to refer the whole question
back to the wrafting committee in
order to draw up the text of the
proposed resolution which would al
low the delegates to go ahead with
the debate with some knowledge of
Just what they were talking about.
The Communists complicated the
problems of the Socialists by remind
ing them that they belonged to a
party which was committed to class
warfare, suggesting to them that
they join in a committee fight
against the bourgeois government of
the Left as they had formerly COM
bated the bourgeois government Of the
Right.
A new group called the Republican
Democratic Left, which includes
Minister Of War Maginot, Minister of
Education Berard, some Of the other
outgoing ministers and a number oe
the members Of the old Democratic
Left, met this morning and adopted
resolutions declaring that the mani
festations against the president Of
the republic We're narmIuI ana IN
opportune.
The Radical party group in the
senate, composed of more expert
enced members Of the party than
their colleagues Of the chamber, who
are much disturbed by the impetuous
rush of fresh arrivals in parliament
decided to hold meeting tomorrow
to consider the situation. More zeal
Gus members of the party, however.
are still determined to force the hand
of the president and to elect his sue
cessor before the new government is
formed.
Indications this evening are that
the president Of the chamber will be
elected Wednesday and that the pro-
cess Of forming the new capinet
coIIld be begun the same day, unless
the majority persisted in the deter
mination to refuse to accept the
mission from NJ. Millerands hands.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-03
Members ID. A. r.
And Others Attend
WinslOW Dedication

The following members OF kous-
since Chapter. Daughters of the
American Revolution were in attend
ance Monday at the dedication OF the
tablet which was placed on the re-
naming block house of Fort Halifax
by Fort Halifax Chapter. D. A. r.. of
Winslow: Mrs. Blaine S. Files, vice
state regent, Miss Alice Reynolds.
regent of Koussinoc chapter; Mrs. K.
II. Bodwell, vice regent of koussinoc
chapter; Mrs. William H. Fisher;
Mrs. Frank G. Harrington, Mrs. f. c.
Carl. Mrs. Roger North, Mrs. l.. n.
Edwards, Mrs. L. S. Reid, Miss Liz
zie Russell Miss Emma Jones. Mrs.
o. 0. Stetson, Mrs. George Gay and
Miss Jessica Haskell Of Hallowell.
Governor Percival p. Baxter and
his secretary Gilbert Chadbourne
were also in attendance and Cover
nor Baxter was one of the speakers.
Others present were State Superin-
tendent of Schools, DR.. A. o. Thorn
as; State Librarian Rev. Hen. E.
Dunnack, Norman Bassett, Miss
Marion Brainard, Arthur Stewart, r.
G. Libby, Mr.. and Mrs. Bertram
Packard and George Gay.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-03
JOINT MEETING OF kIWAINS AND
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE To HEAR
OFFICIAL j. S. CHAMBER FRIDAY

commerce and trade associations
which make up the organization
membership of the National Cham
Der. 1t has a staff engaged in con-
tinuous research work, the objective
being to determine the best forms
of organization structure. technique
and methods of procedure in organ
ization activities. 1t distributes this
information through letters in an
swer to inquiry, through printed
pamphlets and semi-monthly open
letter to chamber of commerce sec
retaries. For years chambers Of
commerce throughout the United
States have been looking to Mr..
Browns Bureau in the National
Chamber for information that will
help them strengthen their organi-
zatiens and make them more efficient.
There is probab not secretary
Of a chamber Of commerce in the
United States who is not familiar
with the work Mr.. Brown has been
doing for the past nine years, and
over 600 of them have called hin1S
personally into conference on their
problems or have invited him to adj
dress. their membership. He is fire.
queptly engaged for months ahead
and calls are made upon him FROM
every State in the Union.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-03
"CIANTS" win
Benefit GAM {
FROM "YANKEES''
Giants 9: Yankees s.


The Giants were successful in
winning their exhibition game from
the Yankees in a benefit game staged
for the local Salvation Army Mon
day at the Williams field. 9-5. This
was the opening game of the Augusta
Twilight League and Mayor Ernest
l.. Mclean was present to- throw the
first ball.
From the moment Jack McDonough
announced the lineup for the rival
teams. Written and Martin for the
Giants and GirouX and Beaudoin for
the Yankees, the fun began. LaLi-
berte furnished the throat hoarser of
the afternoon when he clouted the
horsehide for four stations and not
being satisfied with this, hit the
sphere out into the weeds for 3 pill
lows. Marston of the winners show
ed his ability with the willow and
played a cracker jack game at Sec
ond. his one hand catch off Prime in
the sixth robbing him of sure hit
over second base. Froberger Of the
Yankees in the outer garden was on
the job, pulling down four high ones.
Jack McDonough umpired behind
the bat and Jimmy Comedian took
care Of the bases. These two con-
tributed their services free of charge
and as there was no admission price
to watch the game, the hat was pas
sed around with the result that a coll
lection of $17.o5 was realized.
The regular schedule Of games will
be started this evening when the
Crossett and Vickery & Hill ball
tossers cross bats with the Shoe
makers. All the games of this sea-
sons schedule will be held at Will
liams field and will start at 5:15.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-03

Plans were completed Monday for
a big joint meeting of the Augusta
Chamber of Commerce and the Au-
gusta Kiwanis Club. to be held at
the Augusta House this coming Fri
day from 1915 to lis.
This joint meeting will have the
privilege Of listening to Colvin B.
Brown, Chief of the Organization
Service Bureau of the U. S. Chamber
Of Commerce Augusta is one of
four Maine cities which Mr.. Brown
will visit on his very brief tour of
this State.
The title of his address is "Your
Part in The Nations Work" Mem
bers Of the local bodies Who hear this
address will be given broader view
Of the relationship which local acti-
vities bear to national betterment.
In it he shows that the several thous-
and chambers of commerce through
out the country, each striving to
build a stronger and better commun-
ity. are, in the nationwide spread
of that effort, helping build strong
err and better Nation.
The Organization Service Bureau.
Of which Mr.. Brown is the head, was
established by the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States in 1915
for direct service to chambers of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-03
Colby Alumni Assn.
Mails Ballots for
Vote Alumni Trustees

The Alumni association of Colby
college is mailing out ballots to the
graduates and former students of the
college to vote for the two alumni
trustees Of the college and three
members of the alumni council.
The four men named for candi-
dates for trustees are Frank How
ard Edmunds, 1885. Of lis Broad
way. New York City; Albert Eos
ter Drummond, 1883. Waterville;
Frank Wentworth Alden. SO Maiden
Lane, New York City, and John
Blake Roberts, 1904. Caribou, Maine.
Those named as candidates for the
Alumni Council are: Fred Kramph
Owen, 1887, 365 Stevens avenue,
Portland; Henry Warren Foss, 1896,
az Everett street, Arlington, Mass;
Alexander Henry Mitchell, 1902, Bill
lrica, Mass; Harr Sanford Brown.
Waterville, Me-; Ralph Nelson Good,
Portland, Me-, and Cyril Matthew
Jolly, Waterville.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-03
Three Fined for
Gambling-POlice
To Halt Practice

Arrested Sunday by Marshal Ske-
han, Fred Polier and Gus Volier APP
peared in municipal court Monday
morning and after hearing before
Judge Cony were fined $40 each for
gambling. A third man. Napoleon
Bellevance. was found not guilty
and discharged. as he was a spec
tator.
Judge Cony and. Marshal Skehan
both stated that the growing habit
of promiscuous. "crap-shooting" and
other forms of gambling must cease
and a strict watch is to be kept on
these offenders, especially in the
northern part of the city. ..t.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-03
Begin Legal Fight
(Contjnuod from Pace Onel

Instructed to buy asMtchigan Central
railroad ticket to Gary. Ind, ana to
sit in a certain rear car seat where
the letter had been placed The let
Z ter instructed him. to watch for a
large sign after passing certain
street and to count four and then
toss the money out, OF the window,
the boys said.
This part Of their plot, accordine
to Mr.. Grove, had been carefully re.
bearsed, the boys having made the
trip themselves and tossed a bun
die of papers representing the money
from the car window at the specified
place to determine whether the plan
was feasible.
The boys said, according to Mr.,
Grove, that the elaborate plans were
taken so that Mr.. Franks would have
no time to notify the authorities af
ter receiving his final instructions
and could not get off the train when
he delivered the money. The youths
said they intended to have an auto
mobile waiting to speed away with
the cash and expected to use. the
same rented machine in which they
kidnapped their victim and in which
they killed him, according to their
statements.
The letter as well as the car in
which 1t was found. are both being
returned here, Mr.. Grove said. The
Pullman car in which the letter was
found left here the day Of the kid
mapping.
The accused youths spent a busy
day being rushed from the police
station to the states attorneys Of
fee, from there to the court hearing,
then to the states attorneys Office
where conference between the
prisoners, attorneys and relatives
lasting for two hours. The prisoners.
lawyers and relatives at the end of
their conference continued the new
policy of saying nothing which has
characterized the defense tactics to-
day since attorneys reach the BOYS
through habeas corpus proceedings,
Clarence Darrow, chief of counsel
for the defense, said during the
habeas corpus proceedings that the
action was not brought so much
with a view to having the prisoners
freed as to allow their attorneys to
consult with them and to prevent
the state from making an exantina
ton as to their sanity while the de-
Tense in its arguments did not in
dictate that the boys had suffered
bodily harm at the hands Of the pol
ice. there was an intimation that the
concessions, IL not repudiated, would
be attacked.
The authorities started an investf
cation Of possible connection of the
youths with an attack and operation
on taxi driver several months ago
after the victim was reported to have
said that the boys We're his assail-
ants.