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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-11
NAVY EXPERTS
ARE SURE BYRD
CROSSED POLE
Foreign Countries, However.
Await Positive Proof
of Achievement
DOUBT PLANES ABILITY
German Papers Say Success
Result of Yankee Enter
prise and Daring

New York, May l1.--tP) American
navy experts are accepting as an. act
accomplished, the flight Of Lieut..
Commander Richard F.. Byrd and
Pilot Floyd Bennett from Spitzbergen
to the North Pole and back, nOtwith-
standing the, feeling Of reserve held
in Italy. Denmark. Norway and Ger
many pending positive proof Of the
| achievement.
with his sun compass and his own
bubble sextant, Byrd at all times was
able to determine his exact position
and to know positively when he cross
ed over the pole and circled about it
1t is the belief of the naval experts
that with u bright sun shining and
absolute freedom from fog or clouds,
Byrd was certain when he returned
to Kings Bay Sunday that Nc had
visualized from the air thd scene
that Peary had observed from, the
ice-the exact top OF the world.
1t is the opinion in naval circles
that with the formula which had
been worked out for him to deter
mine his geographical pos ition, Byrd 5
claim will prove outside the realm Of
contradiction.
Sailed Straight To Pole
He sailed straightaway toward the
pole, without any markers below to
show him the route, and the plane
winged it's way back over the. vast
stretches Of ice directly to the spot
where the brdmen started on their
momentous journey.
From Rome came reports Of some
incredulity, but it is admitted that if
the claim is scientifically proven it
will mark wonderful achievement.
The chief doubt raised in the minds
of the Italians is over the ability of
the plane, Josephine Ford, to nego-
tiate 1900 miles from Spitzbergen to
the pole and return in l5is hours.
In Germany, although reserving
final judgment until Commander
Byrd presents proof supporting his
claim, the newspapers hail his am
| nounced conquest of the pole as Il
characteristic result of Yankee en-
terprise and daring"
In the opinion Of the Danish ex-
plorer, Peter Freuchen, Byrd solved
the problem where Amundsen failed
last year "by travelling light" Freuch-
en- says that if, the commander as
serts that he circled the pole, "we
may be certain he has done So"
Await Observations
DIR. Skattum, president of the geo
graphical society of Norway, asserts
that it is impossible to accept Byrd's
. claim until his observations are pub
lished.
Mrs. J. Rivers Byrd Of Baltimore,
GRANDMOTHER of Commander Byrd, was
not astonished at the achievement of
the commander. Great -great-gran
mother Byrd. she says, predicted Il
long time ago that one Of her de-
scendants would get to the pole.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-11
AMENDMENTS
TO CROP BILLS
REDISCUSSED
Five Days OF General Debate
Completed BY the
House Last Night
HAUGEN BILL is FIRST
Personalities and Charges of
Sectional Conflict Enter
Into Debate !
HAUGEN BILL Is FIRST

Washington, May 11.-CR)-rThe
surplus crop bills entered the tor
tuous trail Of amendments today,
five days Of general debate having
been completed late last night by
the house..
Although differences of opinion
have become more sharply outlined
with the progress Of the debate, lead
ers are hopeful that action may be
taken Friday or Saturday.
Price stabilization, as proposed in
the 75.OOO.OOO Haugen bill, is tech.
nically the business before the house,
that measure having been automatic
all placed in position for considera-
tion of amendments when the extend
cd period for general discussion end
ed last night.
No Roll Call Required
This is the only one of the three
bills which can be submitted to Il
record vote under the parliamentary
situation surrounding them. After
it has been read for amendment, one
paragraph at a time, with members
limited to five minutes for discus
sion of proposed changes. the $780,
100000 Tincher credit measure and
the $10,O0O,0O0 Curtis-Aswell commod-
ity marketing bill may be advanced
as substitutes. No roll call Is re-
quired for decision under such pro-
cedure.
Personalities and charges of sec
tional conflict entered into the clos
ing hours Of the general debate. The
Haugen bill, advocated by the corn
belt delegation which sponsored the
equalization fee principle during the
recent farm relief hearings, provided
the main vehicle for much Of this
dispute.
Calls Plan UnsOund
At one point Representative Degg
Republican,, Ohio, insisted that the
plan was unsound and urged members
to stop making promises to farmers
solely to gain votes, asserting that
any political revolt against his party
in the west would be brief.
At another, Representative Quinn
Democrat. Mississippi. wanted to
know when Representative Tinchcr
Republican, Kansas, who voted fol
the McNary- Haugen bill two years
ago and is now sponsoring the relief
program advanced by Secretary Jar
dine, had, changed his mind" about
the economic principles involved.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-11
W0RKMEN DIG
DOWN 80 FEET
TO GET BABY
Attempt TO Revive Infant Un-
succeSsful-Had Died
of SuffOCatiOn

Benton Harbor. Mich, May ll.--tP)
After digging down 3s feet. vol
unteer workmen late last night took
from a we'll on farm near here the
body of the 14-months- old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Elkneh Carter. More
than 500 workers from the vicinity,
spurred on by the possibility that the
child might still be alive, worked for
more than II hours to reach the
baby.
After efforts to revive the infant
with n pulmotor proved unavailing,
DR.. w. T. Bertrand pronounced him
dead. He said death was caused by
suffocation. and not by the fall. FL
forts to reach the child without dig
ging were futile because of the mar
rowness Of the shaft and the fact
that he was so tightly wedged against
the wall that it was impossible to
bring him up with graphing hooks
fastened in his clothing.
Grading shovels and road scrapers
were used to dig an inverted cone
shaped hole, about Is feet in diane
ter ut the ton.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-11
Mandan Boys Leg
Broken When Auto
Hits Motorcycle

Richard Gussner, 17-year-old Man.
dan boy, had one leg fractured at
$3.50 last evening when the motor
cycle he was riding was struck by an
automobile said to have been driven
by Roy Benson of Bismarck. Guss-
ner was thrown to the pavement. The
accident occurred at the corner of
Main and Fifth streets here.
Gussner was taken Mt once to the
Bismarck hospital where his injuries
were given attention. He is said to
be getting along nicely today.
Behson, it is = said, was driving
south on Fifth street and turned east
onto Main street. Gussner was COM
ing from the depot and drove his
motorcycle into the path Of the au-
tomobile.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-11
TO HOLD BOND
ELECTION ON
JUNE EIGHTH
School Election on June
Caused POstpOnement Of
Date For One Week

The special election to decide
whether or not the city shall issue
$50, 900 in bonds to finance the build
ing Of Il community building in Bis
marck will be held on Tuesday, June
&, it was decided at the meeting Of
the city commission last evening,
when the resolution was passed au-
th0rizing the city auditor to call such
election.
A week ago it was decided to have
the election on Tuesday. June l. but
it was since learned that the annual
school election will, be held on that
date and it was not deemed advisable
to hold both elections on the same
date, inasmuch as all voting is done
at one. place in the school election
whereas, in the special city election
the voting must be done at each reg
ular voting precinct. Consequently
the commissioners set Tuesday, June
|8, for the electiOn-One week later
than originally planned.
Two Questions
The bonds are to be in the denomi-
nations Of $1,000 each, according to
the resolution, bearing interest at
the rate of five and one-half per cent,
payable semi-annually. First pay
ment of the principal will be in 1881.
when $4,000 of the bonds would be
retired, with $4,000 retired annually
thereafter, from 1882 to 1945, in
elusive.
Voters will be required to decide
upon two questions, each of which
will be upon separate ballot. One
question is whether the'city shall be-
come indebted in an amount
not to exceed three per cent
of the assessablc value of
its taxable property, without
regard to existing indebtedness, for
the purpose of erecting the proposed
community building. The second
question will be that of issuing $780,
600 worth of bonds in order to fl
nance the project.
Polling Places
The resolution provides for the
following polling places for the spe-
cial election: ..
First ward, precinct No. William
Moore school.
First ward, precinct No. &c. B..
Little garage.
Second ward, precinct No. .1--Will
school. y,
Second ward, precinct No. 2-John
Thorpe garage. -
Third ward, precinct No. High
school.
Third ward, precinct No. 2-Rich-
holt school.
Fourth ward Wachter school.
Fifth wnrd--1O5 Third street.
sixth ward, precinct No. Fire
hall. !.
Mary's school.
Election Officials
The following election officials
were named: ,..,,
First ward, precinct No. William
Harris. L. Larson, Mrs. Elmer Brown
First ward, precinct No. 2--L. r.
Crawford, f. H. Sperry. H. z. God
dard.
Second ward, precinct No. l--James
Curran. Peter Reid, C. w. Blunt.
Second ward. precinct No. 2s-I. N.
Rohcrty. A. s. Erickson, RObt. Phelps.
Continued on page thres.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-11
Man KILLED
AS AUTO TIPS
NEAR MANDAN
John Ennis. selfridge Farmer
Is Victim - Accident
Late Last Night

Mandan, N. D., May ll.--(R--John
Ennis, aged SIS, for the past eight
years engaged in teaming and farm
ing at Selfridge, N. D., was instantly
killed late last night when the auto
mobile in which he was riding went
into ditch half mile south OF
Mandan and overturned.
James Fogarty Of Selfridge. who
was driving, was pinned beneath En-
mis- and the car, but managed to
squirm out after about two hours at
$3.50 this morning and summoned aid
Ennis was dead when taken from the
wreck.
The dead man has a brother in
Mason City, Iowa, another at Manka-
to. Mimi, and third brother in
Minneapolis.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-11
TODAY
A DESERT TRAGEDY
NEWSPAPER WARNING
THEY'D ELECT THE KING
END IN SIGHT
BY ARTHUR BRISBANE
(Couvv.inht 1QCG


Mrs. Cox, young mother, on the
Arizona desert, was alone with hel
two little girls, one four months the
other three years old, her husband
was away. She was bitten by a rat.
lesnake, the dreadful poison worked
so fast that she had no strength to
crank her little automobile and GO
for help. Knowing that she was
dying, not daring to leave her two
babies to die of thirst or be killed
by prowling animals, she killed them
then died of the snake poison.
Earnest citizens are asked to Tex.
press their opinion as to her con-
duct" The answer is that the deci-
sion rested with the mother. The
mother struggled against the poison
for "a hours, her body swelling, blood
flowing from wound that she had
cut to let out the poison. Then she
shot her two children to death and
wrote, "Bury me and the children IN
the same casket." Opinions concern
ing that tragedy are not important
Mr.. Cornelius Vanderbilt's little
tabloid newspaper is in the hands OF
q receiver in Los Angeles which
emphasizes the warning given in this
column more than once against buy.
ing stock in newspaper enterprises
Those offering such stock may. mean
well, but they cannot know whethe,
they are headed for prosperity or
receiver. Stock in a profitable news.
paper is not for sale. The other kind
should not be bought.
It is otherwise with bonds Of an
established tprofitable paying news
paper. The New York Evening
Journal, for instance, calls in this
week, and pays off more than ter
wears ahead Of time IL millions OF
bonds issued within the year. And
the buyers get bonus Of 4 per cent
for surrendering the bonds.
No property is harder to build
than q newspaper, none harder to kill
than one thoroughly established
James Gordon BENEFITS, New York
Herald proved, that for many years.
The Prince of Wales and his broth
ar. the Duke Of York. lin the house OF
commons. heard y la'bOr member
George Buchanan, demand abolition
of kings, and the establishment Of
q British republic.
Buchanan would discover, il he got
his republic. that It takes more than
q name to change . government OF
q people. You couM call Persia 9
renublic. hut still You would have
Persia. We call this = republic, and
so it il, and Afli1ie one.
Rut how many v0tDrs Of our noble
reOuiblic can tell why they are demo-
(Continusd On page tlrss.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-11
STATE LOSES
SUIT AGAINST
OIL COMPANY
United States Circuit Court of
Appeals Upholds Tax
Case Decision

St. Paul. May ll.--(R-A verdict
for the Standard Oil company of
Indiana against the state Of North
Dakota in = tax dispute case was
upheld by the United States circuit
court Of appeals in an opinion handed
down here today.
The state appealed the case in
which it sought to obtain net in
come tax of $l05,249 for three years
up to 1920 instead of $29,l78 paid
by the company on the original as
sessment. The case was brought in
district court after q change had
taken place in the office, of the state
tax commissioner and Was appealed
by CA. Fisher as state treasurer.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-11
Man Falls Three
'StOries-Is Only
Slightly Bruised

Milwaukee, May 1l--tP)-Fall-
ing three stories, turning two
backward somersaults as he drop
ped, Harold Perry, "a, a window
washer, landed on his hands and
knees and was only slightly
bruised here yesterday. He fell
from a window while at work at
an apartment building. After an
examination at a hospital he
walked to his home.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-11
Pioneer N. d. Woman
Dies at Minneapolis

Fargo, N. d.. May l1.--LN-Mrs
Mathew Harrison 0f : Minneapolis
pioneer North Dakota woman, died
of heart failure in Minneapolis Mon,
day, according to word received here
The funeral will be held in Mime
apolis- Thursday afternoon. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harrison settled In Bottinc6u
county In 1881. Mr., Harrison operat-
ed the Rolla Roller Mills At Rolla.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-11
WEATHER FORECAST

For Bismarck and vicinity: Fair
and continued cool tonight and We'd
nesday. Light frost probable tonight.
For North Dakota: Fair and con-
tinued cool tonight and Wednesday.
Light frost probable tonight.
GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS
A large high pressure area covers
the entire Northwest this morning
and cool weather prevails in that sec7
ton, but no damaging frost occurred
at any place. The low pressure area
is centered over the lower Mississippi
Valley and precipitation occurred at
most places along the eastern Rocky
Mountain slope, in the middle and
southern Plains States and in the low
er Mississippi Valley. The weather
is generally fair in the Great Lakes
region, upper Mississippi Valley and
from the western Rocky Mountain
slope to the Pacific coast.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-11

The marsh wren builds several
nests besides the one used % . home,
the empty nests being dummies to
deceive marauders.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-11

Recent experiments indicate that
birds have a sense of taste, though
not acute.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-11
Weather Report

Weather conditions ct North Da-
kota points for the "a hours ending
at q, m. today:
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-11

Florence kelsO
Scattle-Would believe a
Has danced been to a theater?
Has used powder ipstic her
Has slipped cocktail smoked played
spooned?
Well there There's Miss Florence Keo Army
Seattle.
And ALL she she
satin slippers chiffon hose silk frocks ggolo hats
She doesn't even know what ggolo hat is!
I'm perfectly happy she II tried wearing friends pretty
frock
back into uniform"
Miss kelso
atmosphere.
And-oh yes--she's been kissed
1--WE have boy friends, know, she add shyly
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-11
NORGE STARTS
ON ITS FLIGHT
NORTH POLE
Amundsen-EllswOrth Dirigible
Left Oslo, Norway, ut
1910 This Morning

Oslo. Norway, May fP-.Thc
Amundsen- Ellsworth dirigiblc Norge
started on its flight to the North
Pole and Alaska at l0:l 10 this morn.
ing, says message from Kings Bay
Spitzbergen.
A wireless message received from
Captain Amundsen at Haas this
morning said:
"Now flying across the Polar Ice
The expedition sends its best thanks
to the premier (of Norway for his
kindly telegram received Immediately
before the start"
1t was officially announced this aft
ernoon that Captain Amundsen will
take possession of any land found
during the voyage in the name Of the
King Of Norway.
Hope To Discover Land
ROald Amundsen, noted explorer,
and Lincoln Ellsworth, his companion
on their unsuccessful attempt to
reach the North Pole by airplane
last year. hope primarily to discover
land during the flight of their lta-
lian-built dirigible Norge. which be-
gan today. Amundsen has pointed
out that it is only 1000 miles from
Spitzbergen to Alaska and that the
discovery Of even small piece of
land near the top Of the world would
afford an invaluable connecting link
between America and Europe and
Asia.
The Norge will fly in almost a
straight line across the pole and
through the center Of the unexplored
region Of the arctic area in the polar
sea. The leaders of the expedition
have estimated that it will take three
days to fly from Kings Bay, Spitzber-
gen, to Point Barrow, Alaska.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-11
WEATHER FORECASTS

Fair and cool tonight and Wednes.
day. Light frost probable tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-18
FOOD PRICES DECLINE
HERE IN LAST MONTH
2 Per Cent Cut Noted Since Feb
ruary 15-0ther Cities
Follow.

Started on the down grade in De-
cember, food prices in Washington
decreased per cent in the month
from January Is TO February Is, the
Labor Department announced today.
The average cost of food decreased in
all of the 81 cities surveyed by the
department, the decrease ranging
from per cent in Atlanta, Dallas,
Detroit, Houston, Bridgeport. Jack
sonvilte, Newark and New Orleans to
less than z OF 1 per cent in Salt Lake
City.
For the year period ended with
February. 1926, food prices in Wash
ington showed an increase of per
cent, Only one of the 81 cities, Salt
Lake City. showed a decrease.
Food prices in the Capital in Feb
ruary were 70 per cent higher than
the average cost in the year 1913,
with the largest increase shown in
Chicago, where a rise of Y per cent
in tho 13year period was noted.
While retail food prices were de-
clning, the general level of wholesale
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-18


PERU. Ind, March lS.-The annual
circus season this year will lack one
of it's greatest thrills for the children.
The circus parade. it has been de-
cided by showmen here, is to be
abandoned. The high-priced per-
formers. especially the Europeans,
will not parade. The big circuses
now visit only the large cities, it is
explained, and MONDAY traffic prob
lens and the growing distance of the
circus lot from the railroad make the
parade physically impossible.
Ten years ago there were 20 cir
road cars. Now there are only a
dozen, but these have expanded until
the largest circus in the country
travels with l,500 persons, and the
smaller ones carry about 500.
The three circuSeS which spend the
Winter here have finished their Win
ter overhauling, which includes in
Spection, repair and a fresh coat of
paint.
There are about $50 on the perma.
nent staff of these three, and these.
mostly the "CanVasmen' OF the travel
ing days, are the nucleus around
which is forming the bandmen, aero
baltic teams and other specialties. The
animal trainers, however, have been
here all Winter, as usual, as the ami
mails must be put through their
stunts every day, else they quickly
forget.
Virtually all of the circus people
come from small cities, probably be-
cause in the early days of the circus
the performances were given mostly
in smaller communities and the small
boy Of these places caught the circus
fever. Then, too, the small-town boy
had barn in which he could prac-
tice on the trapeZe. In the garage of
the city boys father there is no hay
NOW to flop in.
Bloomington, ILL.,, is the home OF
most of the flying acts" as show
men call the trapeze artists. North
Tonawanda, n. Y, can always be
relied on for a trained seal act. Many
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-18
Circus Managers Drop Street Parade,
Robbing Children of Greatest Thrill

/ Of the acrobats come from Reading,
Pa. The shoWmen go to Blooming
hton, Ind, for dog and pony acts. One
of the best elephant men with one OF
the biggest circuses is from Pana, ILL.,,
and SO on.
Early April is the opening time for
| most of the circuseS, except those
which open in metropolitan centers
| in permanent buildings.
The Ringing Barnum and Bailey
circus wintered at Bridgeport, Conn;
Sells-F 'loto at Peru; 101 Ranch at
Ponca City. Okla: Iagenbeck-Wai-
lace at Peru; John Robinson at West
Baden; Christie Brothers at Beau
mont Sparks Circus at Macon, Ga,
and AL G.. Barnes at Los Angeles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-18
Denies Charges Of .Infdelity.

Frederick w. Jones. an automobile
mechanic. has filed an answer deny
ing the charges of intidelity in suit
for an absolute divorce brought by
Garnet c. Jones. He also filed cross
petition in which he charges his wife
was intimate with another man, whom
he names as correspondent. He asked
that her suit be dismissed and he be
given a decree against her. Jones IS
represented by Attorney Stanley ID.
Willis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-18
prices showed also a slight drop, the

prices showed also a slight drop, the
departments Investigators found A
decrease of 312 per cent was regis.
tered in wholesale prices for the pc
Rod from the middle of January to
the middle of February. Farm prod
ucts and foods declined appreciably
below the January level, while slight
ly lower prices were reported for
clothing materials. metals. building
materials, chemicals and drugs and
house furnishing goods
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-18

the petition of her husband. Walter f.
Crouch, for an absolute divorce. She
also filed petition for limited
divorce and alimony, alleging cruelty
and Assertion. Mrs. Crouch says her
husband gave her no money for more
than six months and she had to pawn
q diamond ring to obtain the necessl-
| ties of life.
| The court is told that the husband
: is in business at 1918 Pennsylvania
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-18
Asks $4,000 on Libel Charge

Charles Lowe has filed suit to re.
cover $4,000 damages from the
Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey in the
District Supreme Court. Lowe alleges
libel. declaring that the company
wrote letter making charges
against him. He is represented by
Attorney II. Morris Wampler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-18

avenue, from which he has an income
of $4,000 annually. He also has in
vestments in telephone stock and i'll
q local construction company. Attor-
ney y. Morris Wanpler appears for
the wife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-18
DENIES MATES CHARGE.
Mrs. Ida X. Crouch Alleges Hus-
band Failed to Provide.

Mrs. Ida *. Crouch yesterday filed
in the District Supreme Court denial
of the charges of misconduct made in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-18

Peasants of Jugoslavia are buying
automobiles, and prefer American
cars.