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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-11-20

the statue of woman clad with the
handed down to us as the hallmark
of the women of "Plimoth Plantation"
This figure is intended to represent
THE Pilgrim Maid" Anyway, the
woman is comedy and distingue. The
woman and her costume seem to go
together natural combination. Al
together she's SO easy to look at that
she might be the counterfeit present
ment of the fair Priscilla Mullins her.
self-the damsel who brought John
Alden to time, when he went counting
us proxy for Capt. Miles Standish, by
archly remarking, "Why don't you
speak for yourself, John?"
1t was noted that none of the Wis
itors was more interested in 1.-THE Pill
grim Maid" than the extraordinary
young woman of the .day--the So
called flapper. And the Happier she was,
the more she seemed to be interested.
That's no wonder, for greater con-
trast can scarcely be imagined. It's
O'Grady and the Colonel's lady are
sisters under their skin" than to real
ize that the flapper represents three
hundred years Of development by the
American woman from the Mayflower
woman. A symposium of the thoughts
of the flapper visitors would be ex-
ceedingly Interestingly doubtless
imp0rtant-for the looks of the flap
per are at wide variance with her
mental processes, which are, often
many and shrewd.
1t is exceedingly fitting that this
memorial to the Mayf1ower women
should have been erected by latter
day nationwide organization of pa
triotic women. The Fighting Daugh-
ters' seek to keep alive the spirit and
deeds of their forbears of the Revolu-
ton. Tribute by the D. A. r. to the
Mayfiower womer is praise from Sir
Hubert, indeed" And who can doubt
that the hard-won success of the Pill
grim Fathers was largely due to the
Pilgrim Mothers? In times of stress
and privation it is ever the loyal de-
votion and heroic self-sacrifice of low
ing woman which evoke the admira-
ton of mankind. And they are hard
to learn in detail from the pages of
history. 1t is the, men whose deeds
are set forth.
Capt. Miles Standish, for example,
has much larger statue at Duxbury
than 1.-THE Pilgrim Maid has at Ply
mouth. But Captain Standish was the
Indian fighter of the colony, though
he was not even a member of the
church, and Priscilla turned him down.
So his statue is fourteen feet high and
weighs several tons. Incidentally, it
has been struck by lightning and the
head and left arm knocked off.
Thanksgiving Day is national holt
day peculiarly our own. 1t is the day
on which we Americans as Christian
people give thank to that Divine
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-11-20

wise mashed. You'd like potatoes.
wouldn't you, Prisley? Now, darling,
do say YVES and make me the hap
riest man in the world. Hi, bring some
Vienna rolls, waitress"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-11-20

BY attaching a strong microphone
to an apple, South African scientist
has been able to hear worms gnawing
the fruit.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-11-20

Horizontal.
1-PubIishes 5-Shams
"a noun sufax equivalent to seer"
tO-A kind of ribbed fabric
TIA proposition
IS-Certain ropes used by cowboys
t5-A parent
i6-A climbing species of pepper
iS-A person afflicted with particu-
lnrly Infectious disease
eO-Organs of hearing
21-Part Of the verb ''to be"
23-Identical PINOT moist
ga title of the Abyssinian church
PA fox 2S-Alluring
pa flying mammal
31-An aquatic mammal
ga latter 35-TO aid
87-A prefix signifying "Over"
B8-An entrance
8a--A piece of metal given as a reward
or recognition
41-A view. as through trees
42-Bought (abbr.)
ga short outer waist garment worn
by women (pl.)
46-A measure of area
47-A falsehO0d
4S-A Siamese pewter coin
40-Queerest 6O-Tried
Vertical.
l-searched with q probe
PA city in Michigan
"a kind of river duck
4-Seniors (nbbr.l
5-A word used with "to and )"
G-TO stagger
7-Parts of churches
S-Frightened 12-Timfdity
IA building
ia memorandum (slang abbro
I7-Agreed to meet at a certain place
and time
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-11-20
Many Water Beetles

There are 800 varieties of water 4
beetles to be found in the fresh water
lakes and rivers of this country.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-11-20
HOW no SOLVE A CROSSWORD PuzzLE

A
in whit
horizon The
hrefe the
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which will All white the
below No
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-11-20

19-Saucer-lilke dishes used by ancient
y Romans at sacrifices
21-Ends at
22-TO go or come in
25-Fuss 20--AtmOsphere
pa woody grass
SOTO aid
33--A negritO i'm CaEaynn, Luz0n
34-EQuipped with gears
36-A piece of furniture
3S-Thc pith of matter
4O--A girls name
41-TO east a ballot
Alto allow
45-A rodent
The solution will appear in next issue
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-11-20
By JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN

Roek-and they numbered
something like 250,000 last
summer-manifested great
interest in the memorial to
"Womenlo of the Mayhower",
which has been erected by
the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution. The fea-
tura of This memorial is
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-11-20

Solution of Last Weeks Puzzle.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-15
NEW GRAFT
CHARGE MADE
Another Parole in Kansas
Bought. Is Declaration :.

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 15.-(By the A
P.)-Another charge that money was
paid for parole issued by former
Governor Jonathan M. Davis was
added today to the series. of accusa.
tions against the retired Governor
his son Russell G. Davis and Carl j
Peterson, state bank commissioner.
The new charge presented to the
Attorney General and the Shawnee
county attorneys who are conducting
sweeping investigation of the par
dan scandals involves the parole Of
Ernest Bartholomew, son of c. H
Bartholomew wealthy Wichita mer
chant. The elder Bartholomew al
leges in an affidavit he paid $1,250
to a man named johnson" and re-
4eived the parole for hiSs son, who
was convicted of motor car theft.
Johnson tolde him, Bartholomew
states. that the "deal would be hand.
led through Carl. Peterson, state
bank commissioner" and that the
money would be divided $500 to Gov.
ernor Davis; $500 to Peterson and
$3.50 to Johnson.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-15
SHOALS POWER
PROBLEM BACK
IN THE HOUSE
House Of Representatives
Again to Consider Fight
Over Muscle Shoals

Washington. Jan. 15.-(By the A.
P.l-The Muscle Shoals problem was
back again today in the House where
the four-year-old fight over dispose
tion of the property started.
1t was returned by the Senate in
the form of the Underwood private
leasing bill adopted as a substitute
for the House measure proposing q
lease to Henry Ford.
Whether this measure will be sent
to conference between the two
Houses or will be referred to the
military committee is the first ques-
tion the House must determine. OBJ
lection by single member would
serve at least to delay the sending
of it to conference.
Supporters of the Underwood bill
will make every effort to get it be-
fore managers on the part Of the
two houses in the hope that some
sort of legislation finally disposing
of the question will be enacted at
this session.
Opponents want TO have it refer
red to committee in the belief that
this step would result in the matter
going over for disposition by the
new Congress.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-15
FIRE DESTROYS
HOME, LOSS IS
NEAR $4,000
Resident of w. f.. Lahr on
Mandan Avenue Com
pletely Burned
PUPPY is BURNED UP
Family Escapes With Few
observation-disclosures Pre-
vent Spread of Blaze
PUPPY is BURNED UP

The fine two story residence of w.
+. Lahr, 5O4 Mandan avenue, was de-
stroyed by fire which originated in
the basement last night. The loss
to house and contents is estimated at
from $4,000 to $4,000. The house
was covered by insurance, though
perhaps not sufficient for the entire
loss.
The fire may have originated from
short circuit in electric wiring, in
the opinion of w. f. l.ahr, who was
in Glendive, Montana, last night
when informed of the fire and ar
rived here this moring. 1t might
have started from the furnace, Mr..
Lahr, said, although he doubted this,
since precautions had already been
taken against fire originating there.
The chief loss in the fire, in the
opinion of the sons of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lahr. was Labrador retriever pup
py, which was bought recently by Mr..
Lahr. William, Is, went to the base
ment door to rescue the dog wher
the fire broke out but the smoke was
so dense that he could not pierce it
and the dog persisted.
The fire had been seeping through
the basement for some time before
it was discovered, it is believed, as
firemen said the entire basement was
in flames when they arrived shortly
before 8 o'clock. Mrs. Lahr and the
children escaped with few belong
ings, the youngest son being taken
from the house in his night clothes.
But little furniture was saved.
The fire worked its way between
walls, and after a time firemen con-
centrated their attention on prevent
ing spread of the flames to other
houses in the vicinity. Firemen re-
mained on the job until $3.50 o'clock
this morning. The night was bitter
cold. and in the sub-zero weather
two lines Of hose froze to the ground
and had to be chopped away this
morning.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-15
Oscar Seller
Leaving State

4, jamestown, N. D., Jan. 15.-The
regular meeting of the Kiwanis Club
Of jamestown, Wednesday, was an
occasion of more than ordinary sig
nificance in the annals of the club.
After the preliminary exercises Pre-
sident A. B. Default launched a
topic Of unusual Importance to every
member, souvenir farewell to one
az the clubs charter members and
old time residents Of jamestown,
Oscar J.l Seller.
Mr.. Seller is expecting to remove
to California and. enter q law part
nership with his son, Lynn j. Seller,
and prior to his departure the XII
wants Club, seized upon the occasion
to express to Mr.. Seller their regrets
At the ssvering Of his membership,
and full APPRECIATION of his work as
4 promoting and suitafHfns member
Of the club.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-15
ELECTRIC RATE
BASIS IN CITY
is DECREASED
Hughes Electric Company to
Put Into Effect Lower
Rates on February Bills
CASE is SETTLED
New Schedule Gives City
Very Low Electricity Rates.
Says Commission Head

The Hughes Electric Company will
institute lower rates for both elec-
tricity and steam heating in Bis
marck on February bills, and test
conducted to determine if the rates
prescribed will yield revenue equal
to that contemplated by law, it was
announced today.
The electric utility, in filing late
yesterday schedule Of rates with
the state railroad commission, spec
'ificalIy reserved the right in the
case Ignite coal rates in North Da-
'kota are increased by the railroads,
to file supplemental schedule
making such adjustments as will
take care of any increase in oper-
ating expenses occasiOned by an in
crease in the coal freight rates.
The filing of the new schedule
and approval by the state railroad
commission ended the legal contro-
versy over rates in Bismarck, which
now is pending in the federal courts.
The case originated when the utility
appealed from previous order of
the railroad commission for reduc-
tion of rates, it being contended
that the schedule was too low. A
stipulation will be entered into for
dismissal Of the case in court.
The new schedule of rates, effect
i've on February meter readings
which will include part of the Jan
uary service to consumers, cuts the
initial electric lighting rate from
IL y to 10 cents per kilowatt hour.
Other ratings are decreased proper
tionately. A material decrease is
made in the city white Way"
lighting charge, which will save the
city taxpayers $4,000 to $4,000 a
year, according to railroad commits
sioners.
Chairman's Statement
Chairman Frank MilhOllan of the
state commission said regarding the
settlements:
"The Commission approved this
schedule of rates only after most
careful consideration of the matter
from every angle, including COM
parisOn of the rates of all other
utilities operating in North Dakota.
The rates compare very favorably
with those in effect in our largest
cities. There can be no doubt that
the new schedule, which will become
effective with the meter readings
for the month of February, and
Continued on page three)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-15
NEW RECEIVER
SYSTEM URGED
BY PATTERSON
Senator Tells Banking Com
mittee DepOsitors Should !.
Name the Receiver
DISCUSS N. ID. BANKING
Situation Vastly Improved and
Legislature Faces New Sit
uatiOn, Says Rusch

Proposal that depositors of closed
banks in the state be permitted to
exercise the most weight in the Sc
lection of bank receiver was ad-
vanced by Senator G. Patterson,
Nonpartisan, Renville. county, in the
Senate banking committee today.
The committee was called into for
nal session by Senator Ralph Inger-
son, chairman, to consider a banking
legislation program.
Senator F.. B. Page, Benson coun-
ty, announced that he would soon
introduce Il bill providing that col.
lateral of banks given to secure
losJls must be sold in the county in
which the bank is located and limit
ing the amount of collateral bank
may give as security for loan.
Senator Ingerson, opening the ses-
sion, tOld the committee that but
three bills were before the commit
tee, limiting the amount of interest
a bank may charge and the amount
of interest bank may pay, but that
the people looked to the banking
committee to formulate a construc-
tive legislation program on the
banking situation along "conserva-
tive, safe lines" to correct existing
evils. He said that dissatisfaction
existed in his community with the
Depositors Guaranty Fund Commits
sion.
The legislature faces different
situation with respect to banks than
formerly, Senator Rusch, Cass
county, said. adding that prosperity
in the state had given banks more
deposits than they want.
Senator Patterson said he was op-
posed to the present system of re-
ceivership, under which there is one
general receiver who names mana
gers Of various closed banks. and
also opposed to the old system under
which courts named receivers. The
Senator asserts he believed that de-
positors in many communities want
cd the banker to be receiver of his
own closed bank, adding that in
many cases the depositors will say
they have confidence in the banker
and believe he can handle the re-
ceivership better because he knows
local conditions.
kSenator Rusch, defending the pre-
sent system of centralized receiver
ship, said he understood collections
under the receivership of L. r. Baird
were greatly in excess of those under
the old court receivership system
and that Mr.. Baird would pay several
si&cial dividends, as high as so per-
cent, as soon as the DepOsitors
Guaranty Fund Commission has paid
the special dividend it declared and
is ready to handle additional funds.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-15
RAILROADS TAX
is ABOUT SAME
UNDER NEW LAW
State Tax Commissioners
Figures do Not Show a
Material Decrease
TO AFFECT LEGISLATION

In spite of the charges over the re
duction of railway taxes under tn,
1928 tax law, an examination of fig.
ures and estimates prepared in the
shows that the proportion of taxes
paid by the railroads of North Da.
kota for 1924 will be practically the
same as that which they bore in
1920 and 1921 under the former tas
law, and less than one per cent un.
today.
The tax commissioner estimates
that the total amount of taxes to be
coll,)ted in North Dakota for 1924
for all purposes except special a;'
sessments for local improvement:
the railroads doing business in the
state will pay about $4,35O,OO0 o,
14.69 per cent according to the es-
innate.
This is materially higher pro
portion than was paid by the rail.
roads for 1923 the first year the pre-
sent law was in force, when the per-
centage of the total taxes which they
paid was 1885.
Former Law
Turning however to the years when
the former tax law was in effect il
is shown that in 1919, the tota
amount of the taxes levied in North
Dakota came to $2S,2l9,SO4, of which
the railroads paid $4,OlO,45O or l4.2l
per cent proportion material!
smaller than that for 1924 under the
new tax law.
Similarly in 1920 out Of a total tas
paid in the state Of $29,899, 139 the
railroads paid $4,32O,952 or Haas pei
cent in 1921 out Of total tax OF
$3l ,422,O54 the railroads paid $4,637,
O76 or 14.76 per cent.
In other words the tax commits
sioner's estimates show that under
the 1923 law the railroads will pay
higher percentage Of the tota
taxes levied in the state for 1924
than they did of the 1919 and 1926
levies which were made under the
former law.
Peak In 1922
In 1922 railroad taxes reached
their peak in the state amounting tt
1927 per cent of the total but ever
this is only SO of one per cent great
er than their estimated proportion
for 1924.
This situation for 1924 is due
chiefly to the work of the state
board Of equalizations which made
material reductions in the assessed
valuation placed on many classes o1
property throughout the state.
Taxes. Rise
Complete figures on the tax levy
for 1924 have now been received al
the office of the tax commissioner
from 81 counties in the state. Ir
these counties the increase Of state
taxes over the levy for 1928 is $4Ol /,
1922. All other taxes have decreas
ed the decrease in taxes for county
purposes being $127,434.35 for town
ship purposes, $139206.77; for schoo
purposes, $43O,l71.Io and for city
and village purposes $156 6,OS3.5O.
In Grand Forks county the tax lev
les for 1924 are: State, $2l5,215.31
County, $314,087.3l; Township, $50,
5OS.75; School, $52O,ssS.56; City and
Village, $243,9O3.1s. Total $l,374,
603.64.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-15
WiShek Produces
Million in Year

Wishek, n. d., Jan. l5-Farm pro-
ducts of various kinds. produced in
this section during 1924, were worth
about 81 100000, a survey shows.
The estimate includes 4Ol carloads
Of grain shipped from here, valued at
about $6Ol .250: SO carloads of live
stock, valued at $4,000: and s.27l
cans Of cream. valued at SS2,71O, the
total being $726,010. 1t is estimated
that unmarketed grain, and butter,
eggs and poultry sold by farmers in
this community or used by them
selves, would easily bring the total
value to $l.O00,0O0.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-15
FIRST FARM AID REPORT GIVEN C0OLIDGE
MCCORMICK WOULD GIVE $8,O00,0OO
FOR BENEFIT OF HIS YOUNG GRANDSON
Asks Court TO Prevent His Divorced Wife From Claiming
Standard Oil Stock He Says Should Go To
The Daughter of Max Oser

created in 1917 by John u. Rookie
feller Sr which is held by the
Equitable Trust Company Of New
York AS trustees.
The suit sets out that Edith Rookie
frller Mccormick relinquished her
right to the original trust fund Jan
uary Is, 1919. when she turned it
ever to Harold f. Mccormick
The plaintiff charges Mrs. McCor-
mick is now attempting to regain
possession of the stock which, ac-
cording to the petition. is now the
property of the grandchild. to be
held in trust until it reaches the
age of 20 years
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-15
SLEMP QUITS
AS SECRETARY
TO PRESIDENT
Will BE Succeeded on March
4 by Representative Sand
erS of Indiana

Washington, Jan. 15.-BascOmb
tary to President Coolidge and be
succeeded by Representative Everett
Sanders of Indiana.
1t had been the intention of Mr..
Sanders to return to the private
practice of law in Indiana, but he
was prevailed upon to accept the
post by Mr.. Coolidge.
1t was the understanding when
the name of Mr. Sanders was propos-
ed for the vice presidential nOmina-
tion at the Republican national con-
vention in Cleveland last June that
he would be entirely acceptable to
the President. His name was not
pressed there, however, when -op-
position developed in the Indiana
delegation. This was said to have
been due to the political situation in
Indiana and the same considerations,
it is understood, do not apply to the
post for which he is now selected.
In the successor to Mr.. Slemp, the
President will have man similar
ly equipped in his knowledge of con-
gressional matters, as Mr.. Sanders
is rounding out eight years as a
member Of the House. He will be
43 years old March 8.
C. Bascom Slemp, announced to-
day his intention to retire "at an
early date" as Secretary to the Pres
ident, to enter upon the practice of
law in Washington.
President Coolidge has decided to
name Representative Sanders of In
diana, for the place which Mr.. Slemp
has held since soon after the begin
ming of Coolidge's administration.
Mr.. Slemp will become member
of the firm of former Representa-
tive Good Of Iowa, and will be in
charge of the Washington office.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-15
LEMKE TO COME TO BISMARCK TO
TAKE HAND in AFFAIRS, REPORT
Well Known Supporter Is Au-
thOrity for Statement That
Former Attorney General
Will Become Active During
the Present Legislative
Session

A we'll known supporter of Will
liam Lemke, during the Fargo law
yer's political battle in North Da-
kota, is authority Tor The statement
that Lemke will take hand in the
North Dakota Legislative program
during the present session of the
legislature. A number of individual
legislators are planning to "chip in"
and ehires esLemke for legal advice, he
said. Another supporter of Lemke
declared that he would come to Bis
marck for conference, without
being employed as Legislative coun-
sci. At the present time Lemke is
engaged in special states attorney
service in Burke county.
The statement now is being made
openly by those Nonpartsans who
are designated as the "Lemke group
that they are not satisfied with
present conditions nor with the at
thude of Governor Sorlie. Their
first complaint came over the ap-
pointment of S. S. Mcdonald to sue
ceed himself on the Workmen' Com
pensation Bureau, alleging that the
bulk of the railroad labor organiza-
tions. many other labor organiza-
tions and many prominent citizens,
both Nonpartisans and Independents,
were opposed to the reappointment
of Mr.. Mcdonald. The latter was
charged with having "knifed" at
least two Nonpartisan candidates for
office and is alleged to be respon-
sible for holding up Of the appoint
ment. of another Nonpartisan to a
state position at this time.
Those of the Lemke group look
upon the program of Governor Sor-
lie as conservative and departure
from the Nonpartisan League prin-
ciples. They also like the more Wig
orous politics of the past, and the
harmony program of Governor Sor-
lie does not appeal to them.
They are watching in particular
developments regarding future ap-
pointments by Governor Sorlie, and
also the NOnpartisan League legis-
lative program in this session.
Among the complaints being made
by the Lemke group is the Cover
nor's attitude on the child. labor
amendment ratification to which he
is opposed. The North Dakota Nom
partisan, official organ of the
League, in its issue of yesterday,
prints the Nonpartisan League plat
form and includes: eve favor an
amendment to the constitution Of
the United States which will pro-
hibit the employment of child labor
in industry"
The newspaper declares also that
"This platform was adopted by the
Nonpartisan League convention be-
fore any nominations were made.
Every nominee Of the party was
pledged to carry out the platform.
The voters were amply advised
and warned. And they elected can
didates whom they relied upon to
carry it QUITO deliver the goods"
The Nonpartisan organ praises
Governor Sorlie's inaugural address,
and takes direct issue with him in
its columns in this statement:
Governor Sorlie has recommended
that the first thing to do is to pass
the budget bills. The suggestion is
good, except that the very first thing
to do is to ascertain who is going
| to pay the taxes."