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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-12
WOULD AID IN
MOVEMENT FOR
ENTIRE COUNTY
Sentiment Expressed Among
Many Leaders in County
For Such Institution
ENTERED IN BUDGET
Commissioners Put Amount
in Expenses, Resting on
Popular Approval
ENTERED IN BUDGET

The county commissioners of
Burleigh county, in a resolution,
have Incorporated in their budget,
tentatively, $1,000 to aid in the
holding of Burleigh county fair.
The action, subject to approval
of the people, probably means the
beginning of real county fair in
Bismarck, which may be expanded
to large and permanent institu-
ton.
For the past several months bus
mess men of Bismarck and other
towns in the county and many
farmers have discussed the PROPOSE
ton of holding a county fair here.
The success of the corn show in
spired many to urge for an early
enlargement of the fair. This
year, too, fairs in all parts Of the
state have attracted the largest
crowds in their history.
The resolution of the county
board, moved by Commissioner
Moynier and seconded by Commits
sioner Bachman, resolved "that the
county fair budget be set at SILL
600, subject to- approval of the pub
lie as to the amount they may re-
quire and to final decision of the
county commissioners as to the
amount they may think is suffi-
cient for such a budget"
1t has been proposed in the city
that an organization be undertaken,
which would include representative
farmers, business men of the sew
eral towns Of the county and Off
Gals, to provide Burleigh county
with real fair, which not only
would provide entertainment, but
would become an agricultural show
place for the county, would pro-
vide competition to spur On en-
deavors of citizens of the county
and be an important factor in in
creasing the popularity of Burleigh
county as an agricultural center of
the state.
Might Include Corn Show
The corn show probably would be
included in such a fair, or might be
held separately in the fall and win
ter while the fair probably would
lbe held at the usual time for fairs,
30 as to be embraced in a large
circuit.
The sentiment expressed among
people who have urged fair is
that it be started moderately, but
on plan which would call for the
development of a big exposition.
It is believed fair could be made
self sustaining proposition.
Minot reported an attendance of
aroundx 10000 at her fair, James,
town rfpoated $4,000 people on the
Fourth of July,f and Pembina re-
ported 5000 at her county fair one
day. Similar reports have come
from other cities Of the large at
tendance at county fairs.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-12
BUILDING IN
JUNE IS NEAR
YEAR
Total Reported in Northwest.
However, Indicates Slack
ening in Year

June building contracts in Min
nesota, the Dakotas, and Northern
Michigan, amounted to $1l,04S.7OO
says the monthly review of F. W.
Dodge and Company This was
per cent drop from May and a 33
per cent drop from June Of last
year. The following were the more
important items in the June record:
$4.9ls,30O. or 45 per cent. for resi-
Dental buildings; $2,559.7OO. or %
per cent, for public works and util-
tiles; $1,14O.50O, or 10 per cent, for
educational buildings; and $780, 500,
or per cent, for industrial build
ings.
Construction started in this dis
trict during the first half of 1924
has amounted to $49.S14, 200, de-
crease of IS per cent from the cor
responding period of last year.
Contemplated new work reported
in June amounted to $l0,247, 100. less
than the amount of work started.
The small volume of contemplated
new work reported since the first Of
the year indicates very small vol
ume of construction in allegiance.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-12
WILL APPEAL
TAX CASES

A transcript has been ordered by
F. o. Hellstrom, as attorney for
Burleigh county, in the cases in
which the county sought to collect
corporate excess profits from the
Standard Oil Company and the Inter
national Harvester Company. The
cases will be appealed to the SUI
preme court, from Judge Coffey's de-
cision, Mr.. Hellstrom said today.
Judge Coffey has not yet rendered
decision on the demurrer interpos-
ed in behalf of numerous banks in
Burleigh county, against whom suit
was brought for taxes alleged due.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-12
WOULD ACCEDE
T0C0NVENTI0N
u. S. Informs Powers of Its
Attitude

Washington, July 12.-The United
States has informed the govern
ments of Great Britain. France and
Spain of it's willingness to accede
under certain conditions, to the
Tangier convention at Paris, Deem
Der 18, 1923.
The conditions in brief would re-
quire more detailed interpreta-
ton of certain provisions of the
convention which are seen as affect
ing American rights in the zone, a
more definite declaration of the in
tention of the new administration
there to maintain an open door pol
icy and an acceptance by the joint
administration of full responsible
ity for safeguarding American in
terests.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-12
New Hearing
InGrain Case
Being Sought

The North Dakota Board of Rail-
road Commissioners probably will be
represented by Frank Milhollan, its
chairman, in Il conference in Kansas
City on Junly Is, when representa-
tives of state commissions of west
ern states will consider reply to
the petition of railroads to reopen
the western grain rate. case. This
case, in which a general reduction
of rates was asked in the western
territory on grain and grain prod
ucts, was heard by the Interstate
Commerce Commission, which took
evidence in Kansas City, St. Paul
and Chicago. 1t has not been de-
cided. The railroads have requested
the commission to hear further evil
dence in the case before decision
is rendered.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-12
SEEK SECOND
PLACE MAN
LaF0llette Group Is Canvass.
ing Field For Candidate

Washington, July IA prelim-
mary canvass Of prospects for 4
vice-presidential candidate to COM
plete the ticket for the presiden-
tfal candidacy of Senator LaFoll-
cite of Wisconsin was begun at a
meeting here today of the execu-
tive committee OF the Conference
for Progressive Political Action.
The meeting was called by Will
liam H. Johnston, president of the
International Association of Ma
chinists, and temporary chairman
OF the convention at Cleveland,
which Endorsed Senator LaFoll-
cites candidacy.
The convention left the selection
OF a. vice-presidential candidate to
the committee with Instructions to
convene formally for that purpose
on July Is after comforting with
Senator LaFollette and others in
terested in his candidacy. The
meeting today was in the nature
Of a preliminary survey of pros,
poets for the second place candi.
date.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-12
VIM. G. 'AD00
WILLSUPP0RT
DAVIS, BRYAN
Candidate For Nomination
Who Was Defeated Pledges
Them His Support
SAYS DAVIS is o. X.
Declares He Is in Sympathy
With ''Progressivism" of
Democratic Platform

New York. July IL. (By the A. P.)
w. G. McAdoo, in statement
issued today, said he would give
John W. Davis his cordial support
and take part in the campaign.
~ am satisfied that Mr.. Davis
is in full accord with the progress
sive program outlined in the Demo-
cratic PLATFORM" McAdoo said. II
am confident that as president he
would faithfully execute the party's
mandate"
Referring to criticism from some
quarters against Mr.. Davis because
of his connections with certain in
terests as lawyer, Mr.. McAdoo said:
"Mr. Davis high character, integri-
ty and services, should satisfy every
apprehension of this sort.
'1f / did not believe this" Mr.. Nc
Adoo continued, 81 could not render
aid because l have always believed
that the interest Of the people should
never be subordinated to merely
slavish partisanship. The influence
and power of these progressive
forces must not be dissipated by divi-
sion between various political love-
ments, they must rather be con-
solidated and used like an irresist-
able battering ram of that patty
which offers the best instrumentality
for service to the people,"
His Statement
"Mr. Davis and l have been friends
for the past II years and ] had the
pleasure of discussing the political
situation with him. My visit vas
for the purpose of learning from Mr..
Davis his views on the important
issues before the country. I am salts
fled that he is in accord with the
progressive program outlined in the
Democratic platform.
"Mr. Davis professional connec-
tions and his association with great
banking houses and corporate inter-
ests, although considered ethical in
every way, have raised doubts in the
minds of many of his progressivism
and to his complete sympathy with
the great reforms the Democratic
party must execute if it is to serve
the genuine interest of the people.
"These doubts are not justified be-
cause lawyers views on economic,
political and social questions are no
more to be judged by his profess
sional association than is a physician
to be judged by the character of his
patients. Mr.. Davis should be judy
ed by his opinion, not those of his
clients, and by the impression of sim
certify and ability he creates in the
public discussion of the issues.
"There is deep-seated determina-
ton on the part of the progressive
forces within the Democratic party
and those outside of it desiring to
cooperate to force prompt and de-
cisive action on the part of the
next administration for solution of
the pressing problems of agriculture,
transportation. tariff, taxation and
foreign relations which have been so
horribly manhandled by the Republi-
can administration"
II shall therefore give the Davis
Bryan ticket my cordial support and
shall take part in the campaign on
my return in September"
Mr.. McAdoo is going to Europe.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-12
NAVAL FLIERS
IN FAILURE
Unable to Stay in the Air For
"a Hours

Norfolk. Va, July 12.-Another
attempt by naval fliers to remain in
the air "a hours in \ new type of
long distance scouting seaplanc
failed early today when Lieuts.
George c. Mcdonald and H. D.
Smith were forced down after
plotting their craft for approx
mately 13 hours on a 15-mile tri-
angular course.
The duration of their flight fell
ahcut 20 minutes short of the sea-
planes record established by naval
fiers at Washington last month
when the same type ct plane stay
ed in the air ID hours and 20 min
utes in another 24-hour flight at
tempt.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-12
FINDS
ADJUSTMENT
PERIOD IS ON
Important Phase of Activity
Being Carried Ahead in
United States

Washington, July 12.-An import
ant REIMBURSEMENT of bus mess con-
ditions characterized by decreases in
industrial and trade activity and
their prices, was declared by the fed
eral reserve board to be under way
throughout the United States.
The board called attention to re-
duced earnings by industrial work
ers with a consequent curtailment in
their buying power and sharp de-
creases in production. The lowered
prices have carried to every com
modify except food which remains al
most unchanged.
production during the early months
Of 1924" the board said. twas fol-
lowed by important curtailment in
certain industries, in responses to
lessened volume of current purchases
and hesitancy on the part of man
ufacturers in placing forward or
ders. In fact there has been in re-
cent months larger decrease in
production of certain commodities
than in their current. consumption,
and consequently stocks of those
commodities have been reduced. p
"The recession in business activ-
ity has been accompanied since
April, by a decreased demand for
credit for commercial purposes, and
this, together with the continued in
flow of gold imports, has brought
about an unusual ease in the money
market. The decreases in the vol
ume of commercial borrowing, how
ever, has been less than the add
tional purchases of investments by
commercial banks so that the total
of member bank credits in use is not
only larger than at the beginning of
the year, but larger than in any prev
ious period"
In connection with the credit sit
uation the board said that the earn
ing assets Of the IL federal reserve
banks was lower at the beginning of
this month than at any time for six
years. 'sef, q
Practically all important industries
showed decreased employment in the
last two months as compared with q
year ago.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-12
HIGHWAY
WORK PAYS, is
DECLARATION
A. w. Tracy, General Man
ager, Says it Means Rich
Reward to North Dakotans
INFLUENCE OF TRAVEL
Tourists First Medium For
''Telling Truth About North
Dakota" He Says

A united effort by counties
through which the National Parks
Highway passes, from Fargo to
Beach, in North Dakota, would reap
great benefits by making the trail
an improved highway throughout its
length, declares A. w. Tracy. gen.
eral manager of the National Parks
Highway, who has his headquarters
in this city.
"The people have fair idea now
of what tourist travel by automo-
bile means, in the great number of
cars passing over the highway in
North Dakota this year, with the
tourists leaving much money in the
various cities and towns along the
way" said Mr.. Tracy. "If we get a
completely improved road we will
have the heaviest travel on any
trans-continental trail between Chi
cago and the Pacific Coast. The
people are turning to the northern
routes for summer travel to the Pa
cific Coast.
"Recently there was an organiza-
tion formed to tell the truth about
North Dakota Every tourist we
bring through the state has the op-
portunity to learn first hand the
truth about North Dakota. Each
tourist records his impressions to
others. The tourist offers the peo-
pie of North Dakota a great medium
to spread information about the
state, and it is an important factor
in any immigration campaign"
The tourist travel on the National
Parks Highway this year is so to
rs percent greater than any other
year, Mr.. Tracy said. When gravel
ing of the highway between James
town and Fargo is completed the
highway will have a complete i'm
proved highway from Chicago to
Jamestown, with the exception of
about q miles, he said.
Mr.. Tracy, returning from a trip
to the western part of the state and
Montana, found much interest in
road Improvement. There is discus
sion of project to place scoria on
the entire highway across Billings
county, about IS miles, an improve
ment which can be made for about
$4,000, he said. Scoria, which is
obtained in abundance, makes an
excellent road, he said.
In Morton county there is a
movement under way for improve
ment of over Is miles of road with
federal aid. Stark county also is
improving. and now has better
highway than Morton, he said. 1t is
hoped. he said, that the highway in
Burleigh county will be completely
graded and gravelled.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-12
1O-YEAR-OLD
CASE ENDED

st. Louis, July IA decision of
the Eighth Circuit Court of APP
peals, filed here today, apparently
ended 10 years OF litigation in
which the Colorado Coal Company
sought vainly to recover damages
from the United Mine Workers of
America for the alleged destruction
OF property in the Arkansas fields
in 1914. The decision affirms the
ruling of District Federal Judge
Pollock in favor Of the United
Mine Workers of America and fol-
lows the dictum of the U. s. Su-
preme Court.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-12
VISIT 2 TOWNS
IN COUNTY BUT
SECURELITTLE
Enter Arena State Bank and
Are Frightened Away,
Probably by Motorists
BLOW WING POSTOFFICE
Little Is Obtained There Also,
Is Report-Sheriff and
Deputy There
BLOW WING POSTOFFICE

Robbers blew the postoffice safe
in Wing and attempted to rob the
Arena State Bank in Arena last
night, but failed, according to in
formation received by The Tribune
over long-distance telephone today.
The same band is suspected of both
jobs.
The band entered Northern
Pacific tool house at Arena and
stole a pick, chisel and other tools.
broke the lock on the front door Of
the bank at time estimated by A.
C. Isaminger to be between $3.50
and 800 a. M, and tried to get into
the vault.
The yeggs used the pick in an en-
deavor to get through the outer
vault, and knocked down parti-
ton. They tried to chisel through
the vault door. They failed in both
attempts, and then made ready to
dynamite the vault.
The "soup" or nitroglycerine, was
all prepared for the blast when the
robbers evidently became fright
ened. Mr.. Isaminger believes that
the fact that many people were
passing through town in automo-
biles, on their way home from a
dance in Arena grove, frightened
the robbers and they decided to
leaverwithout dynamiting the safe.
The only thing of value missed
by Mr.. Isaminger was revolver
kept in a drawer of the bank.
There was no clue to the robbers
reported early today. Sheriff He'd
strom and Deputy Phelps are at
Arena investigating.
Wing Safe Blown
Mr.. Isaminger also reported that
robbers, probably the same band,
blew the safe in the postoffice at
Wing, west of there. Much damage
was done to the safe. However,
the robbers Wing got but little
of value, according to information
to Mr.. Isaminger.
There recently have been several
bank robberies in this section of
the state, but in most instances
little of value has been secured.
Either the robbers have been un-
able to penetrate the vaults or they
have been frightened away. The
banks all carry insurance. Recent
ly attempts were made to rob
banks in Halliday and Coleharbor.
and a few nights ago a safe was
blown in Still, Burleigh county.
The clumsy manner in which some
of the yeggs have gone about their
business has given rise to the belief
that some bands, at least, are not
experts in their profession.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-12
IL High Schools
Are Classified
BY Department

Eleven public high schools and
one private school have been graded
as classified high schools, by y COM
mittee of the state superintendent
office, C. E. Pickles, high school in
spector, said today. They are Al
exander, Carpiol, Haynes, Munich,
Monango, Taylor, Plaza. Tioga, York,
Wild Rose, Sherwood and st. Johns
Academy, jamestown the latter q
private school. Berthold and Wynd-
mere high schools were raised to
first class and Forman and Napol-
con were raised to second class.
Other schools may be classified
soon, Mr.. Pickles said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-12

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS VOTE $11, 900 FOR FAIR
FINLAND INCREASES POINTS IN.
OLYMPIC GAMES BY GREAT WORK
Paavo Nur Great Finnish Runner Scores Another Victory
in the Olympic Games, Winning Over Yankee Runners

sey, Stuyvesant High of New York,
the interscholastic sprint champion,
Louis Clark of John Hopkins, Lorn
Murchison. Newark A. c. and Alfred
Leconeh of Meadow Brook Club.
They ran in the order named.
Finland won the 10000 meter
cross-country event as nation,
with II points. The United States
was second with Ia points, France
third with 20 points. This result
gave Finland 25 Olympic points and
the United States ten.
After the finals of the 10000
meter individual and team race
events. the total Of points for the
two leaders was United States 1913
Y; Finland 1913.
The crOss-country run proved to
be the most gruelling event on the
Olympic program, only ID of the 80
starters finishing. "a falling ex-
hausted by the wayside outside of
the stadium. Bergstrom of Sweden
was found to be in so weak con-
diton after his collapse that he was
taken to the hospital to join his
teammate, Wyde, who had suffered
a sunstroke. Five other competi-
tors had to be attended at the Red
Cross station under the stadium.
Three of the Is men who reached
the last lap collapsed inside the
stadium. Dolques of France col
lapsed so yards from the finish,
picked himself up pluckily like a
boxer on the verge of knockout,
until he took the final count with
the finish line but few yards in
front Of him.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-12
SHIP CUTS
WHALE IN TWO

San Pedro, Cal, July 12.-An emo,
nous sperm whale, part of large
school playing about the ship, was
struck by the Panama-Pacific liner
Finland and cut in half while the
liner was off the Mexican coast re-
Gently, it was reported on the arrival
Of the Finland here.
A, large portion Of the dead mann
maf became fast to the bow of the
steamer in the collision and remain
ed there two days before it coulo
be removed, Capta:n MYnros said.
The Finland was delayed several
hours by the collision.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-12
MONTANA FARMER AGAIN TEARS
UP TRACKS OF 500 RAIL WAY

The railway company deposited
the money to Thompson's credit in a
local bank where it still remains.
A year ago Thompson tore up the
track and built a shack on the
right:of-way.
Several days ago he again tore up
the track, posted mo trespassing"
signs at either side of his farm
where it was entered by the rail
road and strung up barbed wire
fences. On the occasion Of his first
action year ago Thompson was ar
rested and pleaded guilty in federal
court to impeding the delivery of
mails. No action has been taken
yet in connection with the new dis
ruption of railway service over the
line.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-12

Plentywood, Montana. July IT,
Elmer Thompson. nicknamed "Moh-
tana's John Dietz," is again engaged
in an alteration, with the 500 rail-
way.
For the second time he has torn
up the 500 railway tracks that run
across his farm hear Whitehall,
Montana, with the result that traf-
fic over the line from Crosby,
North Dakota, to Whitehall has been
disrupted.
Eleven years ago, when the line
IF railway was built, Thompson re-
fused to sell right-of-way. Con-
demnation proceedings followed and
the land. required by the railroad
was declared to be worth $3.50,
eighteen acres being involved.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-12
NAMED ON
CLAIMS BODY

Washington, July 12.-Henry w.
Anderson of Richmond, Virginia, was
named by President Coolidge today
to be the American agent on general
claims commission between Mexico
and the United States. Mr.. Andel son,
who has been acting as special
assistant to the attorney-geperal
will act.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-12
LAFOLLETTE
p OFFICES OPEN

Chicago, July 12.-The National
LaFollette campaign committee
will move into permanent head
quarters at the Hotel Morrison,
here Tuesday, Representative John
M. Nelson national manager of the
campaign announced. The commit
tee has engaged more than fourth
of the fourth floor. The entire To-
cal hall of the Loyal Order of
Moose will be occupied for clerical
use and five rooms will be used
as executive offices.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-12
CATER FOR ROYALTY

London. July 12.--Tradesmen who
supply the British royal family with
their everyday wants get official
recognition in the form of warrants,
issued annually. And the lucky
tradesmen are not slow to advertise
the fact that they sell goods to the
first family in the land.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-12

While services were being conduct
ed in q church at Stoke Newington,
England, a woman died in rear
pew without the fact being discov-
cred until the services were over.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-12
Civil Service Exam

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an ex-
animation to be held at Bismarck
on August 9, 1924, to fill the posi-
ton of rural carrier at Motif.