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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-18
RATE BOOSTS
WOULD EQUAL
CENT BGSHEL
Official Statement Received
by the State Railroad
Commission

Increases in freight rates asked
by western railroads who will argue
their case before the Interstate
Commerce Commission at a hearing
to, start in Chicago, September l,
will total approximately l cent a
bushel on grains; Is cents a ton on
coal; seven and half cents a ton
On clay, gravel sand and stone and
90 cents ton on cement, lime and
plaster, accirding to an official
statement by the railroads received
by the state railroad labor board.
This will mean an increase of mil
lions of dollars in North Dakota's s
annual freight bill, E. NJ. Hendricks,
traffic, expert for the state board.
said.
The western railroads have failed
to earn the five and three-quarters
per cent permitted to them by the
transportation act of 1920, they point
out. the average revenue for 1924
having been 3.S7 per cent on their
investment, and an increase of five
per cent in rates would still leave
them below the figure permitted by
law with net return on investment
Of 4.62 per cent.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-18
VIENNA STIRRED
BY ZIONIST RIOTS

Vienna, Aug. 18.-P)-Two per-
sons are dead and between so and
GO and suffering injuries received
during the anti-semitic riots attend
ant upon the assembling here Of
delegates to the fourteenth congress
Of the world Zionist organization.
Trouble broke out last night and
fierce fighting ensued between the
police and members of the Haken-
kreuzler or Swastika organization.
Numbers of nolicemen were dragged
from their horses and trampled un-
der foot.
Police in turn slashed at the riot.
ers with their swords, driving back
the large crowds besieging them.
Many women were knocked down
and trampled in the melee.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-18
BISMARCK TO
MANDAN POWER
LINE PLANNED
Hughes Company Files Appli-
cation With Railroad
Commission
Would Connect Proposed
TranmissiOn Line From
Capital 10 Dickinson

Application for permss ion to
build $4,000 volt tran Smission line
between Bismarck and Mandan was
made today before the state railway
board by the Hughes Electric COM
pany Of Bismarck.
The power development. project
contemplates an extension OF the
Hughes main line from Bismarc.. to
Dickinson and the construction of a
transmission line from BeuIah to
Hazen. The development program
when completed will cost approxi-
mately 1000. 900. it was estimated
today by F.. A. Hughes.
Construction work on the Dickin-
sOn-Hebron line is nearing compile
tion. A connecting link will later
be built from Mandan to Hebron.
The Hughes company has under
contemplation a project to build a
power line from Hazen west to Kill
deer. This proposed power route
would serve Beulah and adjacent
communities along the line.
In its plan submitted to the board
the company proposes to construct
u power line from the west end Of
the bridge across the Missouri river
where the present high-voltage line
HoW teTHiIHdteS, 10 Lne Guy limits OF
Mandan, thus linking the Bismarck
power plant with that recently pur-
chased by the company at Mandan.
The new line will be another link
in the chain by which the Hughes
company plans to link together cities
in western North Dakota to insure
continuous power service. Other
lines now are projected between
Dickinson and Hebron in order to
connect power plants at those places,
the idea being to link all the Hughes
plants in this section of the state
together to insure continuous SER
vice to each community. When the
system is completed a breakdown at
one plant will not affect the service
because power then could be drawn
from plants in other cities.
Several other applications for per-
mits to construct other power line
extensions now are pending before
the railroad board. 1t is estimated
by the Hughes company that the en-
tire linking-up program will cost
approximately $1,OOO,O0O.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-18
COURT HOLDS
| BANK OF NORTH
DAK0TALIABLE
Bank Must Pay Four Years
Back Taxes TO Burleigh
County .. ..

The Bank of North Dakota is held
liable for four years back taxes on
a quarter section Of land which came
into possession of the bank through
foreclosure action in October, 1924,
by decision handed down by
Judge Jansonius.
The bank was made defendant in
the suit brought by Frank Johnson,
auditor of Burleigh county.
The land formerly belonged to
Nestor Rutanen, Burleigh farmer. In
December, 1919, he executed q mort
gage to the Bank Of North Dakota
for $4,000. He did not pay taxes
since 1919.
As the bank did not pay taxes, they
were yearly offered for sale as de-
linquent taxes, but, there being no
bidders. tax certificates were issued
to Burleigh county.
The bank grounded its case on a
law passed by the 1923 legislature
providing that taxes remaining un-
paid upon land sold to the state
shall be cancelled and abated.
'lf this provision applied only to
state taxes there could be no serious
objection, but the Bank Of North
Dakota claims all taxes, including
school, township, and county taxes
not only for years subsequent to
the passage of this law, but also all
unpaid taxes that had been levied
and assessed prior to this act"
The court held taxes from 1920 ia
1928 inclusive to be enforceable
against the bank, but exempted 1924
taxes as coming after the time the
Bank became owner of the property
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-18
MAYO CLINIC
WILL EXPAND
Purchase City Block in ROch'
ester; Will Build $2,O0O,-
600 Addition

Rochester, Mimi, Aug. 1s.--R)--
Announcement that the Mayo clinic
contemplates the construction of a
$2,O00.O0O addition to its present
building was made today by Harry
Harwick, business manager of the
institution, following announcement
by the Rochester board of education
that the block now occupied by the
Central school has been sold to the
Mayo property association for $780,
900.
The Central school property, oc-
cupying a whole city block, is To-
Gated directly across from the Mayo
clinic building, and is considered
one of the most desirable down
town properties in the city.
The proposed addition to the clinic
building. it was announced, will not
be built on the Central school
grounds, but on another lot adjacent
to the clinic. The Central school
grounds will be kept, for the pres
ent. as park.
A statement issued by the Mayo
property association pointed out
that the property will be retained ia
accommodate future expansion of
the Mayo foundation as q part of
the graduate school of the Univer.
sity of Minnesota.
The Mayo property association will
take possession of the school site
June I, 1925. Meanwhile the school
board will purchase another block
nearby on which to erect new ward
school building for which a bond has
already been voted.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-18
BURGLARS LOOT
MAX DRUG STORE

Minot, N. D., Aug. 10. --LR-Four
burglars, looting the Steinhaus
Bros. store at Max, N. d., 28 miles
south Of Minot, early this morning
escaped, probably without injury. as
Gust Steinhaus, one Of the owners,
emptied his pistol in their direc-
tion as they fled northward in an
automobile. Despite the fact that
the quartette burglars was detected
in their work by Mr.. Steinhaus, they
escaped with approximately $400
worth of merchandise, which they
had loaded into their automobile be-
fore Mr.. Steinhaus, who sleeps above
the store, heard them moving about.
he said today.
Hearing noises in the store below,
Mr.. Steinhaus dressed hurriedly, and
taking his revolver, went down the
stairway into the darkened store.
Thinking that possibly the noise had
been made by his brother, Arthur,
Mr.. Steinhaus called out question
as to who was in the store.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-18
RESUME DEBT
PARLEY TODAY

Washington, Aug. 18.-[P)-Ne-
gotiations looking to the funding Of
Belgium's $48O,00O,000 war debt to
the United States today gave promise
of nearing q close.
Debt commissions of the two coun-
tries were called to a meeting at
p. M, and this conference, the first
since the temporary adjournment
last week, found both parties better
equipped to proceed than at any time
since the work first was started.
The interim had been used by
both to consult with higher officials
of their respective governments and
both were able to approach the task
what terms would provide salts
factory agreement.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-18
BY LARRY BOARDMAN
NEA Service Writer

Washington, d. ca college for
ex-convicts, started by an ex-convict,
is being founded here.
1t is Letha Watts Memorial Uni
versty-possibly the strangest edv-
cational institution in the world.
It's only entrance requirement is Il
prison record.
It's founder and president is Dr.
Earl +. budding. who served time in
the West Virginia State Peniten-
tiary.y
Fourteen years ago budding was
a prosperous merchant in Hunting
ton, W. Va. Then he became in,
volved with his uncle in contro-
yersy over some property.
They quarreled-and budding sho:
his uncle to DEATH
He pleaded self-de fense, but was
sentenced to five years in Mounds.
willie.
After serving four years he was
relea scd-only to find his earning
power gone, his wife i'll, his two
daughters ostraciZed by their
friends, and his life apparently
wrecked.
Then it occurred to him that thou.
sands of other ex-convicts must be
in the same plight.
Decided to Help COnvicts
In the penitentiary he had care.
fully studied his fellow prisoners
He had become convinced that the
majority Of them would respond tc
humane treatment and fair play
And he decided to help them make
good.
With borrowed $l4, his entire
capital, he started in. Miss Letha
Watts, one Of his few remaining
friends, offered to help.
budding and Miss Watts started
the Prisoners Relief Society, and
wrote letters to 10000 business men
asking II they would take one OF
more convicts into their employ.
They received but one favorable
reply-from Daniel Willard, presi.
dent of the B. & o. Railroad.
Some time later Miss Watts died
but the Prisoners Relief gradually
became a success.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-18

ROUGH WEATHER HALTS new YORK
MERMAID IN CROSS. CHANNEL SWIM:
ATTEMPT SETS new Time RECORD
Gertrude EderIc, l8year-old New York Girl Forced
Abandon Channel Swim Feat

the same time by channel swimmers
During the sixth hour her pace
slowed down as the influence Of
the tide began 10 he felt and she
was compelled to breast the tide
rather than to swim with il.
Dover. England, Aug. ls.-H)
After SWIMMING six hours Miss Ger
trude Edcrle was exactly in the mid.
die Of the English Channel. about
ten miles from her starting point,
swimming beautifully and very
rapidly.
Weather conditions here in the
channel were rather difficult for
swimming. There was smart
breeze. keeping up nasty chop. and
it was feared that if Miss Ederlc
encountered this. as she nearcd the
English coast. she would find the
going rather difficult.
The channel from this poin. to
Dover is roughly 20 miles in width.
Its shifting tides and icy currents
have baffled every woman swimmer
in the past and few men have been
able to conquer it. A record cross
ing was made in August. 1923. by the
Argentine swimmer, 7. Sebastian
Tirabocchi, in l6 hours. 90 minutes.
Cape Girls Nez. France. Aug. 49,
Gertrude Ederle. ls-year-old
New York girl. began her attempt
to swim the English Channel this
morning, entering the water here
! at 1909 o'clock.
She sat down to a breakfast of
welldone apple fritters and weak
tea. and as she arose from the table
she said, "l'm all ready for ii. bring
on your old channel"
just before boarding the tug LA
Marinie." which brought her to the
starting point, she noticed that she
had donned her skirt wrong side out
Asked by her chaperon, Miss Viets,
if she cared to return to her room
and set it right, she replied, ~
wouldn't like to change now. feel
it will bring me good luck"
The scene about the tug was like
that attending the departure Of an
ocean liner. There were fully 100
persons aboard, including officials,
correspondents, cameramen, friends
and well-wishers.. As Miss Ederle
stepped aboard, the captain gave the
word to cast off and La Marine
glided out Of the hsrb0r bound for
the cape.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-18
APPEAL MINOT
AWARD DECISION

Appeal from the district court Of
Burleigh county was taken to the
supreme court today by Clifford A.
Stevens, Minot, in case affecting
the state soldiers compensation act.
Stevens, who was 10 years old
when he enlisted at Minot and re-
turned there after the World War,
was refused compensation on the
ground that he was q minor at the
time of enlistment and that his legal
residence was at the home of his
parents in Minnesota.
A writ of mandamus jought by
Stevens to compel payment of his
compensation claim was refused in
the lower court. Adjutant General
G. A. Fraser was named as defendant
in the case.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-18
MRS. FISKE
WILLPLAY AT
AUDITORIUM
Stage Star Coming TO Bis
marck in Sheridan's "Ri-
vals," Classic Success

Mrs. Minnie Maddern Fiske and an
allstar cast including Chauncey o.
colt, Tom Wise and James Powers
will play at the municipal auditor
UNI Saturday night, August 20. in Il
revival Of Sheridan's Rivals" COM
edy success popularized in the Unit
ed States by Joseph Jefferson, SO
years ago.
The present dramatic season,
marking the 50th anniversary Of
the original production Of Sheridan's
immortal comedy, "The Rivals" is
signalized by revival Of this Eigh-
teenth Century classic, which comes
to the Auditorium Theatre on Satur-
day. Aug. 29th, for the evening, un-
der the management of George c.
Tyler and Hugh Ford. A brilliant
coterie Of players have combined for
the presentation Of the play in an
extended tour of the United States
and Canada as q mark of respect for
the memory of q man who not only
was the most brilliant dramatic
writer Of the Eighteenth Century.
but performed distinguished services
in the British Parliament in behalf
of the American colonies.
OF the scores of Eighteenth Cen
tury comedies of manners" that
were popular in their time only
three have survived to this day for
major production along with Shake
speare's plays. These are 1.-THE Ri
walls" and "School for Scandal" by
Richard Brinsley Sheridan and "She
Stoops to Conquer" by Oliver Gold
smith. Ever since it was revealed
in Covent Garden, London, Jan. 18th.
l775, until the present time "The
Rivals" has held first place among
these three in popular favor because
its characters and its humor are
ever green and, save on the techni-
the time of Garrick.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-18
Deserter Taken;
Int irrational
Romance Ends

Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. 1s.-tP)-
Choosing to take. his medicine at the
hands Of the war department for
desertion from the United States
army rather than take what the i'm
migration department has to offer
him for illegally crossing the bor-
der from Canada, Harry Maydonick,
arrested near Minot while crossing
the border to visit his lady love,
has confessed to having deserted at
Fort Smelling. the immigration Off
cials say, and is quietly awaiting
word from Fort Smelling as to his
disposition.
Miss M. Winjum, said by the Of
ficials to be the Minot attraction
which drew him across the border,
is leaving tonight for Minot after
nearly a weeks effort spent here
trying to free her lover from fed
eral mesh. Thus far her efforts have
been fruitless.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-18
CITY ORDERS
TROLLEY LINE
DISCONTINUED
Acts on Petition Of Large
Property Owners TO Aban-
don Service
DEMAND MOTOR SERVICE
Petition Signed by 35 Large
Fourth Street Property
Owners
DEMAND MOTOR SERVICE

A resolution directing the city at
torney to serve notice on the STATE
board Of administration to abandon
operation Of the capitol trolley line
was passed by the city commission
at special meeting this afternoon.
The state was given until Septem-
Der 25 TO complete work OF dismant-
ling the trolley line, including tear
ing up tracks on Fourth street north
Of Thayer street.
The resolution passed unanimous
ly. Little discussion preceded the
commissions action which followed
presentation Of petition last night
by IS large property owners, ask
ing discontinuance Of the Fourth
street trolley.
The resolution directs that "the
State of North Dakota be and it is
hereby required to cease operating
the trolley line now operated by it
upon Fourth and Main streets of the
city Of Bismarck on the 18th day Of
September, 1925, and that it be and
it is required to remove all wires
conveying electric current required
to operate the same, and all poles
supporting the same and it is fur
ther required to remove all rails
and ties comprising said track on
Fourth street north of a point be-
ginning on the north side OF Thayer
street"
The franchise by which the state
operated the trolley expired Septem-
Der 80. 1923. The board OF admin
istration was given until February
j, 1925, to renew the franchise, but
failed to act in the mater.
The resolution cites negligence on
the part of the state in failing to
pave Fourth street between car
tracks. ....
Improvement in other mnns Of
conveyance has caused patronage Of
the trolley line to be negligible and
to large extent has dispensed with
the necessity for operating the car
line" the resolution states.
The board Of administration has
no appropriation to dismantle the
car line, +. F.. Diehl, member Of the
board of administration, declared
today, when informed Of the city
commissions action.
Although there was no discussion
at today's commission regarding in
stallation Of motor bus transporta-
tion to the capitol, it is expected ne
gotiations will be begun for arrang-
ing motor service to the state-house.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-18
ST. PAUL WANTS
THROUGH BUSES

Saint Cloud, Minn.. Aug. l8-LD-
Interest in the hearing on the ap.
plications Of the Red bus line anC
jefferson highway transportation fol
bus permits conducted by the state
railroad and warehouse commission
here today centered in the effor'
heing made bv St. Paul to have the
Dusses run through to the latter
city.
Officials of the civic and com.
merce association and the St. Paul
association attended the hearing in
the court room Of the Stearns coun-
+ ycourt house. 1t was indicated
that the position of the bus comp
anies will be that they would run
busses through to St. Paul if there
was any patronage for them.
1t was pointed out that the busses
of the Twin City Rapid Transit
company between st. Paul and Mimi
eapolis now provide that service and
that the bus companies are willing
to enter into an agreement.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-18
Chorus Girls
ROut Browning

New York, Aug. ls.-LP)-Ed-
ward w. Browning. whose ad0p-
tion of "Cinderclla" Mary Louise
Spas was annulled recently. fled
from q roof garden early today
when chorus girls kissed him
and shouted, "Oh there's my Gin
derella man."
The millionaire realtor. who
was dining on the roof, tried to
retreat when two dozen girls
circled his table and asked him
to adopt them. Then q blonde
ingenue circled his neck 80
strongly that it was q minute be-
fore her arms could be pried
loose.
Other diners took up her cry,
won't you adopt me, Mr..
Browning!" A he sought to
leave another chorus girl took
him by the arm and induced
him to dance, but he soon broke
away as the orchestra played,
III that's the kind of 4 girl you
are"
Earl Carroll, q Broadway pro-
ducer, was the cause of the pub
licly manifested anxiety of girls
on his payroll for adoption.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-18
Anthropologist
Killed in Crash
Near Grand Forks

Grand Forks, N. D.. Aug. ls.-Lp
"A. B. Skinner, 80. New York an
thropologist, touring North Dakota
collecting Indian relics for the Heye
foundation Of New York was killed
last night when the automobile in
which, he was riding turned turtle
in ditch near Toxic, N. d.
Mr.. Skinner, accompanied by Amos
One-Road, q. Sioux Indian, who was
assisting him in his work, was unin-
jured. The accident. occurred when
the engine Of the car stalled in
climbing hill. The car slipped
backwards on the wet road and top
pied into ditch, pinnine both Occur
pants beneath it. Mr.. Skinner was
thrown partly out of the car and a
door resting on the back Of his neck
spffocated him.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-18

Aboard Tug La Marine. accom-
panving Gertrude Ederle. August la
up At 1880 o'clock this after
noon Gertrude Ederle had covered
half the distance between her start
ing point at Cape Griz Nez and her
goal at Dover. She was swimming
with great speed.
"She is the most marvellous swim
mer ever saw" Burgess, the vcter-
an channel swimmer, aboard the tug,
told the Associated Press CORE
spondent.
When Miss Ederle left Cape Girls
Nez, the sea was almost dead calm,
but it became a little rougher after
she had been in the water few
hours. She called continually for
music from the friends aboard the
tug, which played almost unceasing
ly. ....
The endurance Of the young Amer
lean girl was regarded by those ac-
companying her on the tug as equal.
led only by her great speed. In the
first five hours Miss Ederle broke
all records for the distance made in
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-18
MAP SCHEDULE
FOR SLASH IN
INCOME LEVY
Plan Reduction of Surtax to
20 Per Cent and Maximum
Normal Tax to : Per Cent
SHAPE TAX LEGISLATION
Predict Enactment of Income
Tax Cuts Before
March Is

Washington, Aug. l8.--CPD-The
much debated question Of reducing
the nations taxes at the next ses-
sion OF Congress appears to be tax
ing a somewhat definite form.
That the administrations financial
leaders are busily engaged in work
ing out u tax reduction program was
indicated from two sources yestcr-
day.
Secretary Mellon and Senator
Smoot. chairman Of the Senate fin
ance committee assured President
Coolidge at Plymouth, Vermont, that
tax reduction bill would be en-
acted by Congress before first pay
ments Of the new year are due,
March Is.
simultaneously. the Treasury let
it be known that a study Of the
country's financial condition con-
vinced officials it would not be un-
reasonable to consider reduction
Of the surtax to 20 per cent and Of
the maximum normal tax TO five
per cent.
In discussing the matter with the
President. Mr. Mellon and Senator
Smoot, expressed the belief that
many miscellaneous taxes could be
eliminated and that u substantial re-
duction also could be made in both
the surtax and normal rates.
Although Mr.. Mellon made no def
mite recommendations to the Chief
Executive, Senator Smoot and Rep
resentative Tilson of Connecticut.
republican leader in the next House,
declared for. cut in the surtax
rates, on incomes Of $4,000 and over.
from the maximum Of forty IN fwpn-
ty or even 10 per cent. They also
favored reduction of normal rates
from two to one per cent on incomes
Of $4,000 and under and from four
to three per cent on incomes between
900 and $4,000, and from six to
five per cent on incomes over that
n m on Mt