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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-04
HUNDREDS PAY
LAST TRIBUTE
TO n. D. LEADER
Great Throng in Wilton For
Funeral Services OF
w. p. MacOmber
BUSINESS IS SUSPENDED
Persons From All Parts Of
State Honor Memory of
Industrial Chief

Persons from all parts of North
Dakota were in Wilton today to at
tend the funeral services Of Walter
P. Macomber, president and general
manager Of the Washburn Ignite
Coal Company, who died Thursday.
The services were conducted in
the Grand theatre in Wilton. Every
seat in the large auditorium was oc-
cupied and many were unable to gain
admittance.
Rev. L. r. Burgum. former pastor
of the Methodist Episcopal church
in Washburn, now taking post grad
uate work in the State University
at Grand Forks, and life long
friend of Mr.. Macomber, officiated,
assisted by Rev. f. V. Headen, pas
tor Of the Wilton Presbyterian
church. An address was made by
Judge Andrew Miller Of Fargo.
Music was furnished by quartet.
The active pail bearers were men
who had been associated with Mr..
Macomber in the Washburn Ignite
Coal Company for the past Is to %
years. They were: Daniel Quigley,
mine superintendent; |. G. Iverson
master mechanic; r. NJ. Pettygrove.
purchasing agent; e. S. Thompson,
secretary and treasurer; John l.. En-
right. manager of sales department,
and Harry l.. Iverson, electrician.
The honorary pail bearers were ::
B. F.. Tillotson, Bismarck; Frank Nc
Cormick, Bismarck; Herman Perske,
Goodrich; James d. Wakeman, Bis
marck; ID. X. Prentice, Ludwig Mi
chel, p. X. Eastman, A. c. Wilde.
NJ. r. Nugent and Dr.. l.. E. Nugent,
Wilton.
More than 40 members of the Elks
lodge of Bismarck, of which Mr.. Mac
omber was a member, and many Ma
sons from Washburn, Wilton and
Bismarck attended the services.
The body lay in state at the Grand
theatre from 10 a. m. until noon to-
day and hundreds passed before the
casket. All business houses in Will
ton closed today until after the
funeral.
The body was brought to Bis.
marck this afternoon where it will
lie in state at the Webb Brother:
unde ltaking establishment from
to 6:3O p. m. The body will be tax
Ell to Minneapolis this evening and
placed in a receiving vault in Lake
wood cemetery until the return OF
Mr.. Macomber's sister. Miss Caroline
M. Macomber, from Honolulu, II. |
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-04
NORMAL HEADS
SEEK CHANGES
Ask Strict Requirements For
N. ID. Teachers

Presidents of the five North Da-
kota Normal schools, who were in
annual session in the office of the
State Board of Administration
Thursday and Friday, decided on
several recommendations which they
presented to the Board of Admins
tration.
Recommendation was made that
the granting of teachers diplomas
for one year of normal work be dis
continued.
The presidents agreed on re-
quired standard of 48 units Of work
out of the 96 units required for a
two-year diploma and they ask that
this standard be accepted by the
Board of Administration.
Recommendation was made that
the residence requirement for grad
uation be set at minimum of 36
weeks.
The proposal that the normal
schools be designated as Teachers
colleges was discussed and it was
agreed to recommend that the legis-
lature pass bill to legalize desig-
mating the schools as Teachers
colleges. Under the state con-
stitution no provision is made to
designate the schools other than
normal schools and until a bill is
passed by the legislature the schools
will be designated as normals on
diplomas and other official docu-
ments.
The presidents will meet in Valley
City on April 18 to consider unifor-
mitv in curriculum for four year
college course.
The presidents who were in ses-
sion here are S. +. May, Dickinson;
C. E. Allen, Valley City; r. M. Black
+, Glendale; C. C. Swain, Mayville, and
G. A. Mcfarland. Minot.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-04
AUTO TRAVEL
OVER PRIEST
PASS POSSIBLE

Automobile travel over Priest Pass
on the National Parks Highway in
the Rocky mountains is now possi-
Bile. a shovel brigade clearing away
what snow remained on the west ap.
proach to the pass to block traffic.
Several cars have already made the
trip between Helena and Missoula.
The opening of the Pass during
March is considered early. 1t was
not ready for travel until month
later last year.
Less snow than usual during the
winter, together with warmer tenn
peratures than usual at this sea-
son, is given as the reason for the
earlier opening Of the road.
Although the road has been open.
ed and travel can 20 through inter-
rupted, it is said the Priest Pass sec
tion is wet from melting snow in the
mountains.
4 A number Of travelling men who
make the Western Montana section
by automobile will soon be starting
their motor routes, with the pass op-
en- and clear road over the moun--.
tains.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-04
STATE OWNED
INDUSTRIES
LOSE HEAVILY
Deficit in Last z Years More
Than $5,O0O,O00 Report
Shows

North Dakota's state industries
have lost more than $4,000, 900 in the
last seven years, according to the in
dustrial commissions annual report.
The loss in the operation of the four
major units of the program is now
81, ,l2O, ,594.3O, with other expenses and
losses as figured by the auditors
bringing the total to more than $5,-
100000.
The report, which gives the status
of the North Dakota Mill and Ele
vator at Grand Forks, the Drake
flour mill, the Bank of North Dako-
ia and the Home Building Associa-
ton, she VS. the Grand Forks mill
the heaviest loser to date, exclud-
ing the reserve of $2,000,000 which
auditors set up to cover the losses
expected in the Bank of North Da-
kota from operations Il few years
ago.
The deficits of the industries are
given as follows: Grand Forks mill,
$637, ,268.00; Drake mill, s98,16S.58;
Bank of North Dakota. $7O,713.01;
Home Building Association, $314,443.-
H.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-04
G. B. LITTLE
REP0RTSSLUMP
IN LOS ANGELES
Florida Getting Former Tour
list Crowds, He Says

c. B. Little, President of the
First National Bank, home today
from Los Angeles, reports business
conditions there to be just as he
had predicted, undergoing q big
slump, which he considers the nor
NAL reaction following the extensive
boom of the past ten years.
"It's going to be pretty severe
depression" he predicted. "There
are about fifty men for every job.
whether of the head or the hands;
and any number of the people are
trying to get away" he said.
Anybody not going to Los Ange-
les to spend money or for vacation,
should Keen away right now, he
warned, although he is confident of
the city's future development.
The climate has been fine, Mr..
Little reports, but. there has been
previous years. Whether or not Flor
from Los Angeles. he was uncertain
but Los Angeles has the greater
attractions in it's variety of inter
automobile. he declared.
MT. Alttle mas uecu SUcHolHS tHe
past two months with his family in
their Hollywood home. Golf he
says. is the great attraction of Cali.
fornia for him. and his fresh coat
Of tan proved it; but he modestly
disclaimed anv improvement in his
improvement in his game. Califor.
mia courses, he thinks, do not COM
pare with eastern courses; though
the fairways are good, greens are
not nearly so good. For sand
green's, he said, those at the Bis
marck country club compare quite
favorably.
E. A. Hughes. who returned this
morning with Mr.. Little. after spend.
ing a few weeks with his mother in
Pasadena, left shortly after his ar.
rival to attend the funeral of Wal.
ter p. Macomber at Wilton.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-04
JAMESTOWN GIRL
TAKES FIRST IN
PIANO CONTEST
(By The Associated Press)

jamestown, April "A music con-
test to choose representatives from
this district to the State high school
music contest to be held in May at
Grand Forks was held at jamestown
College last night in piano and
chorus, these being the only two di-
visions in which more than three
schools had entered. There were five
contestants in piano solo in which
Miss Margaret Fried, representing
jamestown High School. won first
place, Charles Adams, LaMoure High
School second. and Miss Josephine
Stokesfield, st. Johns Academy Of
jamestown, third. Other contestants
were Miss Olive Erickson. Edgeley,
and Miss Bathilda Hess, Mandan.
jamestown High School girls glee
club won first place. with the other
entry, Glendale, second.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-04
McC cCumber Receivers
From Long Illness

Porter J. McCumber, former Uni
ted States senator from North Da-
kota. who is practicing law in Wash.
ington, D. c., is enjoying excellent
health again following long seige
Of illness.
The many friends Of Senator Nc
Cumber in North Dakota will be
glad to know Of his recovery.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-04
CLOCK OF STRAW

Munich, Germany, Apr. IA clock
made entirely of straw is on ex-
hibition here. It has been keeping
good time for nearly; II years. Rig
idity in the straw was obtained by
packing rye straw with smaller
straws. The clock is run by eight
straw pendulums, instead Of the
usual wheel arrangement. u esn-
tains no springs.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-04
Weather Report

11IkUcSt Wluu SClVCltV ~
WEATHER FORECAST
For Bismarck and vicinity: Fair
tonight; followed by increasing clou-
diness Sunday. Slightly warmer to-
night.
For North Dakota: Fair tonight;
followed by increasing cloudiness
Sunday. Slightly warmer tonight
and in east portion Sunday.
WEATHER CONDITIONS
High pressure, accompanied by
fair and slightly cooler weather.
prevails from the Plains States
northeastward to the Great Lakes
region. The pressure is low over
the western slope Of the Rockies.
Precipitation occurred at most pla-
ces west of the Rockies and in the
middle Mississippi Valley. Moder.
ate Temperatures prevailed in all
oRRIs W. ROBERTS.
Official in charge.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-04
GOOD RIDER AT 80

Dartmouth, Eng, Apr. 4.-Richard
Ferris, 90 years old, still rides to
hunting meets and keeps up with
men one-third his age. He never
called q doctor for sickness until a
few weeks ago when he developed
. severe cold. He seems to be bet
ter horseman than the Prince of
Wales as he was injured only once
in fall from a horse.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-04
AGED MEDICINE
MAN SENTENCED
TO STATE PRISON
(By The Associated Press

Cortez. Colo.. April 4.-Mormon
Joe, aged Ute Indian medicine man.
pleaded guilty to second degree mmr-
der and was sentenced Today BY
District Judge Fearcy to twenty to
twenty-five years in the state men,
itentiary for beating to death a
Mexican. prisoner, his cellmate in the
county Jail here.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-04
WEEKS PASSES
RESTFUL NIGHT
(By The Associated, .Press)

Washington. April 4.-Secretary
Weeks, who is i'll with cerebral
thrombosis, passed such restful
night that attending physicians did
not find it necessary to call at the
sick room until we'll in the evening.
The situation was not regarded by
the doctors as serious enough to
warrant the issuance of regular
bulletins. ~
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-04
MAKES OWN CALENDAR

Manchester, England, April A.
Richard Ragg refuses to accept his
Roman calendar. He has devised his
own. The days on his calendar are
only 10 hours long, his weeks 10
days long. and his months 10 weeks
long. He says he does not observe
the Sabbath.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-04
GRASS FIRE

A grass fire that started in q
field in the 200 block on Avenue E
this morning burned q wide path
about half a mile to the north and
west. The Bismarck fire department
was called and with the aid Of q
number Of volunteer fire fighters,
extinguished the blaze.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-04
CIDER PARTY

Madison, Wis, April 4.-State
Senator Ben Gettelman, Milwaukee,
center Of wet and dry controversy
engaging the attention Of the Wis
consin legislature. last night issued
general invitation to leading wet
and dry advocates of the state and
nation to attend a fruit juice and
cider party to be given at his Mil
waukee home April l8. A special in
vitation. Senator Gettelman said,
would be extended to Wayne B.
Wheeler, head Of the national anti
saloon league.
Decision to hold the party, the
senator said, was prompted by a
newspaper statement by Rev. G.. Ken
meth MacInnis, Milwaukee dry lead.
er, that he had made inquiries con-
cerning the senator's statement in a
recent legislative committee hearing
to the effect that Gettelman made
! wine with kick in it" and con-
c]Mded the beverage boosted of was
not as advertised by the senatora
"If the Rev. Maclnnis will attend
this function, he will be surprised"
Senator Gettelman said last night.
The senator said he had asked two
other senators, rated as vets, to as
sist in the serving OF refreshments.
Senator Gettelman is the auth or
of bill in the legislature to mako
the Severson act, known as the state
dry law, correspond with the provi-
sions of the Volstead act in connec-
tion with the manufacture and use
in the home of cider and fruit juices,
non Intoxicating in fact.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-04

The United States produces moro
than $1,000, 100000 worth Of milk in
. single year.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-04
i. S AGENTS
!! MAKE GREAT
( BOOZE HAUL
! Largest Moonshine Capture
in History of State
Made Near Fried
RUM AND MASH FOUND
Property Taken 10 James
town While Officers Seek
Men Who Made Liquor
(By The Associated Press)

Jane st,own, Apr. 4.-The largest
moonshine haul ever made in the
state was made in Stutsman county
yesterday by J. H. Ross. and dep
uties with federal prohibition agents
Crist and Walsh. They found
giant plant in haystack house
near the village of Fried, II miles
northeast of Jamestown. In a large
room built in the haystack the Of
ficers found 750 gallons Of grain
mash in barrels, 1o6 gallons OF
moonshine whiskey in bottles, jugs
and kegs, one case of beer, large
still and hundreds of empty bottles.
apparently ready for filling for re-
/. tail bootleg trade.
All Of the property was seized and
brought to the county Jail at James
town, where it awaits someone to
claim it, since the officers have been
unable so far to find any one with
title to it and no one was at the
plant when it was raided yesterday
yafternoon.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-04
WEATHER FORECAST

FOR Bismarck and vicinity: Fair
tonight, followed by cloudiness.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-07-08

men who kept right on when times were even q little below normal and who used modern methods in the carrying on of their business had usually . little extra to show for their efforts at the end of the year. It is the steady puller that carries the load to its wonted goal. It is the constant and consistent booster in business who puts his program over to the public.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-07-08

The unfortunate termination Of the Soule Glacier river power development proposal is a decidedly hard blow not only to the mining industry, to which the development of cheaper power represents an overwhelming advantage, but also to the entire community R5 well No development likely to occur in years could bring to the community such a var iety Of benefits as would re- sult from the acquisition of low cost electrical power. Hardly an industry in the dis trict, but would be benefited in some degree; mining de- velopment would be given a vast impetus, and the vexing transportation question would be reduced to almost trifling dimensions. In short there is hardly a development prob lem to be found in either the Salmon or Bear river sections to which the application of electrical power would not bring whole or partial reso- lItion. It is therefore matter for deep regret that these vast ly important benefits should be relegated to the future when practically within the range of present day possibili- ties. The important fact re- mains, however, that the source of all the expected benefits is still where it was. The recent surveys have shown conclusively that there ar5 many thousand horse pow e- waiting to be harnessed and directed to the exploitar- ion of our resources. And it is up to ourselves to get busy at the task of bringing them in- to service. Despite the unwilI- irgness of the Helmers inter ests to proceed with the pro- jcct, we believe it can be shown conclusively. that the installation of a power plant will be a profitable investment for anyone in a position to un- dertake it. The Herald is of the opinion that utilization of the water power as a basis for an electrical transportation system alone will prove a prof. itable investment, to say noth- ing of possible revenues from power supplied to the mines, which will assuredly provide a large annual income.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-07-08

in a town the size of Hyder?" asked a cynical citizen the other day. That's small-town journalism" <"
 Perhaps it is small town" turf. The Herald refuses to argue the question with the gentleman.
 Perhaps preaching loyalty to home merchants is village practice,
 Perhaps boosting attachment to the home, the family, the neighbors, the townspeople is a rustic endeavor.
 But if it is, then by the great hornspoon the Herald is glad to be rustic. It is glad that Hyder is rustic, if loyalty is rusticity. Judged from the cynical party's standpoint, there are not a dozen big towns in America.
 The editor of the Herald reads from five to twenty news papers. They come from
 
 crossroad villages and metro Dolitan cities. And in all of chem, from time to time, can be found editorials and news stories boosting the city in which they are published; lrging the citizens to be loyal; eelling of the great advantages 70 be gained by united citi- zenship.
 'All for the city; the city for lll," might we'll be the motto If the editors in all those cit es represented on the ex- hange lists of this newspaper. Maybe it's small town" journalism. If it is, then most 3f Americas cities are small towns, and it is a safe bet that judged by the standard of civic loyalty, they are secretly glad to be classed as such by hose whose cynicism sees in such loyalty only the outcrop- pings of rural mind.
 The Herald still believes in buying at home. So do the citizens of Hyder. And so does even it's vilipendent cor respondent.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-07-08

We like to see business go- ing with a whoop and abang, with every one getting al they can handle. But we sell dom find just such happy con ditions in any of our journeys around on this mundane sphere. But we have noticed that the firms and business
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-07-08
Just For Fun

JgASl fOE ruIl
 Moses was the first toreador. He was found in the thickest of the bull rushes.
 Health Hints
 Sleep with your mouth shut
 Also keep it shut when angry.
 The hardest job in the world is stuffing a rat hole full ot butter with Q red hot awl, ac- cording to Harold Blanton.
 Scrapping battleships is o. K. out why not scrap 8 few air planes and reduce the over head?
 Many 8 girl who thought her face was her fortune has died poor.
 The people who boast of their blue blood are always surprised tol find that it's all the same to Q mosquito.
 It's mean man who won't shave the back of his wife's neck.
 From the knocking they GO some people must imagine they are opportunity.
 A stranger can arouse keen interest in a small town by keeping his mouth shut.
 Telephone operators do ex- ceedingly we'll since there are 50 many more wrong num- bers than right ones.
 In the so-calied good old days soaps used to be advertised as good for the complexion. In this modern age soaps would wash it all off.
 Overheard in the Hyder Drug Go. store: "Get away from me, you two faced thing" said the Edison disc to the Victor record.
 His face was a striking one, and even without his clothes people would have turned to look at him.---From a recent "best seller"
 We'll bet they would.
 Sweet thing dining at Max's: George, isn't it a pity when you think of it, that this poor little chicken had to die for us?"
 George: Yeah, it is rather tough"
 'I'm sorry, Ep," said the doctor, "But your wife is very III Cha'II bax-o tO ro to a
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-07-08

as a sure cure for snake bite, but the kind of whiskey they make now kills both the man and the snake that bites him.
 It's a sporting theory that nobody likes quitter, but we secretly admire the man who has sense enough to run away while the running is good.
 Nowadays it's a wise man who doesn't wait for his ship to come in. He goes outside the twelve mile limit to meet it.
 What do you think of a man who is cowardly enough to hide behind woman's skirts?" writes a fair subscrib- CT. We think he must have been a very small man, con- sidering the prevailing styles. We are reminded that a large majority of the girls "who would not marry the best man on earth" don't. They usually pick out some poor cuss who is a long ways from the head of the list.
 When the papers used to say that a man was knocked out by a bottle they meant that somebody had hit him with one.
 GlflS, when you pass around the kisses, like chocolate fudge or dinner favors, it may liven up the party, but you can't eA- pect anybody to take then, seriously.
 Townsiter: "That was a howlin' time the baby had last night"
 Dr. Standard: "Yes, but did tho hahy got a good nights rest after I sent that sleeping powder over?"
 Townsiter: We don't know. My wife and I took the powd- CT between us and went straight off to sleep"
 Uneasy lies the head at night that lies during the day.
 Those new postage stamps may be all right, but they do not reconcile us to the fact that they cost more.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-07-08

Moses was the first toreador. He was found in the thickest of the bull rusles.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-07-08

as a sure cure for snake bite, but the kind of whiskey they make now kills both the man and the snake that bites him.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-07-08

Nowadays it's a wise man who doesn't wait for his ship to come in. He goes outside the twelve mile limit to meet it.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-07-08

US a sporting theory that nobody likes quitter, but we secretly admire the man who has sense enough to run away while the running is good.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-07-08

Health Hints Sleep with your mouth shut Also keep it shut when angry.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-07-08

The hardest job in the world is stuffing rat hole full ot butter with Q red hot awl, ac- cording to Harold Blanton.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-07-08

When the papers used to say that a man was knocked out by bottle they meant that somebody had hit him with one.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-07-08

Scrapping battleships is o. K. out why not scrap 8 few air planes and reduce the over head?
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-07-08

They used so gard whiskey
New Britain herald., 1925-07-02

its pedestal fn the museum and given new life for the day was driven by gasoline motor con- cealed beneath the boiler, as rust has made its stehn plant unsafe for further use,
 At the throttle was George Stephenson" in wig, top hat. side whiskers and grey frock coat, and in the open railway carriages were several hundred men and women in torcoats and crlnolinos.
 The guards wore blue sashes and nsed the same signals as in the old days when the crew sometimes stopped the train at their favorito coach house for a drink or two while the travellers waited.
 At the opening exercises of the centenary celebration yesterday the Duke of York acted as ticket nunchcr Among the spectators to- day were the delegates to the 1n- ternational Railway congres@ in- clu1ng several Americans,