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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-16
ORDERED TO
END BLOCKADE
OF TIENTSIN
Impediments 10 HarbOr and
River Traffic Must be Re-
moved by Thursday
DESTROYERS ARE READY
SignatOries of Protocol Of
1901 Make Demands Thru
Diplomatic Corps

Peking, March lG.-@--Thc Unit.
cd States and other powers today de-
livcred an ultimatum to Chinese fac
tiOns demanding that blockade of the
port Of Tientsin be ended and all
impediments to harbor and river traf-
fic be removed by Thursday noon.
The ultimatum, signed by sigma
tories Of the protocol Of 1901, was
handed to the commanders Of the
forts at Taku and Chinese vessels
outside Of Tientsin. The United
States. Great Britain. Japan and
Italy have dozen or more naval
craft in these waters.
The protocol Of 1901 made stipula-
tion concerning the disarmament of
forts at the mouth Of Pei river. OH
which Ticntsin is located, and also
guaranteed an open way to the sea.
Access To Pcking Prevented
The blockade has been preventing
access to Peking from the sea and
recently resulted in Chinese troops
firing upon two Japanese destloyers.
Tokyo advices early today were
that the Japanese cruiser Hirado had
been ordered to the mouth Of the
Taku from Fort Arthur A Manila
dispatch last night described the de-
parture Of four American destroyers
for Swatow, China.
The action Of the powers was made
known to the Chinese foreign office
in the following memorandum tor
wardcd by the diplomatic corps:
The Demands Made
"ln order to maintain the general
treaty right to international COM
mercc and particularly the right to
free access from the capital to the
sea. provided in the protocol of 1901,
the powers concerned demand:
Zone -Hostilities in the channel
from the Taku Bar to Tientsin must
be discontinued;
"Two The mines and other OBJ
structions must be removed;
Three Navigation signals must
be restered and not further molest-
aa;- a.
-Four &C Combatant vessels must re-
main outside the bar and refrain
from interference with foreign
ships;
Five Searches Of foreign vessels,
except by customs authorities, must
be discontinued.
If satisfactory assurances On
these points are not received,by noon
Of Thursday. March Is. the noval
authorities Of the foreign powers will
proceed to take such measures a.
they find necessary for the purpose
of removing and suppressing oh
structions Of free and safe navigatica
Of the channel"
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WATER MAINS
WANTED ALONG
W.PARKSTREET
City to Advertise for Sewer
Construction and for a
Motorcycle

4 petition was presented to The
city commission last night by resi-
dents along West Park street, asking
the installation Of water mains or
that street from Broadway to Thay
cr. The petition carried the sigma
lures of W. E. Cole, NJ. w. Roam
c. w. Moses and George d. Mann.
City Auditor NJ. H. Atkinson was
instructed to have the city engineer
prepare plans and specifications. and
estimated cost Of the proposed i'm.
I Iprovements. The report will be re.
cefved at the next meeting Of the
commission.
H. H. Engcn petitioned the com.
mission for the installation Of q
street light at the corner Of Seventh
street and Avenue D. Commissioner
J. p. French was instructed to in
vestigate the. advisability Of sucf
Improvement and report a. the next
meeting.
The city auditor was instructed te
readvertise for bids on the con.
struction Of 800 feet of sewer or
ManGan avenue between Avenues
and C--150 feet on each side Of the
avenue. Bids were asked on this
project several weeks ago but nc
bids were received at that time.
The city auditor was also instruct.
ed to advertise for bids for a mo-
torcycle for the use of the police de-
partment. Bids on both the sewer
construction and the motorcycle will
be opened at the regular meeting OF
the commission on March 20.
A new building ordinance, which
was given its first reading some time
ago, was given second reading in
part last night. The balance Of the
proposed ordinance will be given a
second reading at q later meeting.
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QUESTION OF
TARIFF MAY BE
THE BIG ISSUE
No Direct Mention Contained
in Draft of Proposed
Relief Measure ~

Washington, March lG.--R The
question Of the tariff stood out to-
day AS one Of the fighting points
which may confront the house agri-
culture committee in its efforts to
agree upon Il measure to settle the
surplus crop problem.
A draft of proposed legis lation, pre-
pared by middle western farm re-
lief delegation which has been sit
ting with the committee, contains no
direct mention Of the tariff. al.
though chairman Haugen announced
the committee was mot worth the
such an omission.
The chairman advised the delega.
tion to write into the bill provisions
empowering the president to raise
without limit the tariff OH any agri-
cultural commodity. He also suggest
cd that the prices which the govern
mcnt would undertake to provide fol
surpluscs be fixed ut the world price
Of Il commodity plus the tariff ant
other costs Of importing it.
This latter clause was put into
the first draft which the delegation
framed, but when the bill was com
plctcd yesterday, it was left out. Al
it now stands the federal farm Doard
to be created would fix "a just ane
reasonable price,"
Embargo On Corn
The only provision relating to I'M
portAtions is one for an embargo OF
corn. which the bill would put int
effect for a year after its enactment
Chairman Haugen predicted toda!
that the committee would adopt
number of appointments il it deridct
to- report out the bill.
In its present form the measur,
would authorize an appropriation o
| $3.50, 100000 to start "a revolving funt
to care for farm surplus. This sun
would be paid back by equalization,
fees collected on farm commoditie,
and handled by the federal board.
Illinois Man Heard
Before taking up the bill the com
, mittec today heard Mathew B. Wells
farmer and banker Of Blooming
ton, Ill.,, who opposed all plans TO
government control of surplus an
the levying Of fees. He urged forma
tion Of $4O0,OOO,OOO agricultural
corporation with 1O1 directors, rep
| resenting every state, and suggeste,
authorization Of loan Of 100000,
900 to get the corporation started.
keep the government out OF bus
iness," he advised LET the farme
handle this problem himself. W.
would pay back the loan within l.
months.
"Let me have this credit. and IL
promise to have corn selling at 5
bushcl in Chicago by July"
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KIDDER COUNTY
WILL IMPROVE
THE RED TRAIL.
Work Will Cost County Onl,
SIG, Contract to
Smith of Steele

Bids for the Improvement Of tho
National Parks Highway or Red
Trail across kidder county were op-
cned yesterday ut Steele by the board
of county commissioners and the
award of contracts for the improve
ment thereof was recommended by
the board to the state highway COM
mission.
The award of this work will mean
the earth grading of this road at
once from the Stutsman county line
west to the Burleigh county line. Il
distance Of 28.5 miles. at total cost
OF $65,600 or an average cost of
$1,000. per mile. : As most of this
cost is borne by federal aid and
state aid, the cost to kiddcr county
will be $J15 per Mile for THIS I'M
provement. making 4 total OF $l6,452
for the, entire distance. +. O. Smith
Of Steele was the successful bidder.
Other Plans Being Made
The state highway department is
now busy preparing plans for the
Improvement of the National Parks
Highway in Stutsman county from
jamestown to the kidder county line,
a distance Of about q miles, and in
Burleigh county from the kidder
county line west for a distance of
about 20 miles. These plans will be
ready for the letting Of the contracts
therefore within the next few
weeks. If these improvements in
Stutsman and Burleigh counties are
made the National Parks Highway or
State Highway No. 3 will be improv-
ed for its entire distance from Far
10 west to Bismarck.
The county board Of Kiddcr coun-
" also recomme nded the award Of
the contract for the improvement OF
IA miles on State Highway No. 10 to
Stcig & Olson Of Esmond, N. d..
who were low bidders. tor S29 9.5Ol .33.
This improvement runs from Tuttlc
north aud will complete the i'm
provcmcnt Of Highway No. 10 from
Tuttle north to Rugby. Kidder coun-
ty this year will make state highway
improvements totaling $95,31O.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-16
TO-DAY
TICKING THE SECONDS
MUCH MADE OF LITTLE
BUT IT MUST BE TOLD
SECONDS MAKE CENTURIES
SECONDS MAKE CENTURIES
By ARTHUR BRISBANE

NSVpy AISuty A0SOJ
History - like the face Of watch
Long periods Of time covering lives o,
nations, told in heavy volumes, arc
the hour hand Of the watch.
The minute hand represents indiyid
ual centuries. and as Schvpcnhauci
said. history's second hand is the
newspaper. ticking off, as they fly
days that are seconds in time, and
making as much fuss as possible
about each second.
important news" Of today. will
shrink to microscopic nothingness in
the light of history. For instance
the United States yesterday sold, al
. premium, five hundred millions OF
bonds paying only 3 ga per cent in.
tcrest. That fills US with pride. Next
week it will be forgotten.
DeValera resigns from Sim Fein
disguised because the ard fhes, rul.
ing "the Irish republic" wouldn't take
his advice.
Wandering deer in great herds act
ually stop railroad train in Colorado
as bison did in early days. That ex.
cites men fond Of killing things.
"Drys' getting the worst Of pro-
hibition straw ballots. say such bal.
lots have no meaning.
Seven years ago, young J. R. Tuck
CIR, Of Dartmouth college, owned just
one dime and watch. Now his life
is insured for MILLION. That inter-
ests many who think money means
happiness. Later Mr.. Tucker won't
have even the dime. and the worms
will have him. But the crowd for
gets that.
Russia sells the cars wines and
liquors including brandy $50 years
old, given by Napoleon, and sold for
SEQ bottle, q great bargain.
\ Napoleon brandy" is sold in the
United States for more than that, but
1t never saw Napoleon or vineyard
. being the product Of American stills
plus the juice Of American prunes.
F. +. Lucas Of the Bell Telephone
laboratory exhibits an ultra violet
light microscope magnifying 5000
times. 1t makes the end Of . needle
look like log Of wood, and the edge
of . razor blade like : huge cross-cut
saw. The microscope is used to study
the physical structure Of iron. steel
and other metals.
Anything that men can imagine
they can do. Some day we msy lool
into the atom, and see the electrons
moving around the nucleus. It must
be . very "slow movie" for the elec-
tron planets revOlve around their
nuclear sun. several billion times in .
second.
"Finance companies" In 1926, sold
three billion dollars worth Of automo-
biles on "time payments"
An automobile is IN investment, in
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Mandan Bond Issue
Decisively Beaten

Mandan, N. D., March l6.--LF) As
the result Of the entry Of the Man
dan Chamber Of Commerce into city
politics, when a special investigating
committee went through the city's
books and recommended defeat Of a
100000 bond issue as untimely, two
propositions were defeated at yester-
days election.
A bond issue of SlG5.O0O for con-
struction Of a filtration plant was
beaten S69 to AZ and $4,000 bond
issue for new city hall was de-
feated S64 to "A. The total vote of
91S registered represented about two
fifths Of the normal poll.
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Weather Report

Weather Forecast
For Bismarck and vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight and Wednesday;
warmer tonight.
For North Dakota: Partly cloudy
tonight and Wednesday,; warmer
north and west portions tonight and
east portion Wednesday.
Weather Conditions
Low pressure, with centers over
the upper Mississippi Valley and
over Alberta. covers the northern
part Of the country and temperatures
have risen from the Mississippi VAL
ley to the Rocky Mountain region. a
high pressure area, accompanied by =
slight drop in temperature, has ap-
peared in the extreme West. The
weather is somewhat unsettled IN the
Great Lakes region and in the cx-
treme West while elsewhere fair,
pleasant weather prevails.
Weekly Weather and Crop Report
The week opened with tempera-
lures below normal in all sections OF
the States, but the average for the
the week was nearly. normal. The
sunshine averaged about normal, but
precipitation was greatly deficient.
Preparations for spring work on
farms continued. Reports of winter
rye are generally favorable.
ORRIS w. ROBERTS.
Official in Charge
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-16
ITALY SAID TO BE
PROMPTING BRAZIL.

Geneva, March 1G.-LR-Disquiet-
ing rumors spread through the lob
bies of the League of Nations palace
today that Italy was prompting Brazil
from the wings in her insistence up
ON receiving a permanent seat in the
league council at the same time as
Germany.
1t was reported that either Premier
Mussolini would make statement
or a speech in Rome demanding that
Germany cease attempting to thwart
another powers obtaining a perman-
ent seat Mt the same time she was
accorded one, or that one of the Ital-
ian representatives here might read
statement, inspired by Mussolini,
from the floor of the assembly when
1t cOnvenes tomorrow.
1taly's interests were described as
demanding the continued amity Of
Brazil, to which country a sizcablc
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-16
London CensOrs the
Countess Play, But
Washington Does Not

Washington, March 16.-LP)-"Ash-
es of Love-" the Countess Of Cath
carts play, based on her South Afri-
can elopenent with the Earl of Crav-
en-, was presented simultaneously
last night in London and Washing
ton, censored in Londen but, so far
as can be learned, untouched by the
blue pencil here, where the effort
to bar the countess because of "moral
turpitude" originated.
London dispatches said the play,
rewritten to prevent reflection upon
the earl, moved the audience to
laughter in the midst Of scenes sup
posed to be serious. Distinguished
Washingtonians, members of the dip
lomatic and congressional sets, view
ed the play but their reactions to it
were not divulged.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-16
GRAND JURY
TORECONVENE
ON APRIL 1
Fifty or 60 More Persons May
be Indicted for Alcohol
Conspiracy
l12 INDICTED MONDAY
Operatives Leave for Various
Cities 10 Get IL Not
Yet Arrested

Cleveland. March lG. -iA) The tasi
Of arrcsting II Of the ll2 persons in
dicted here yesterday for alleged con,
spiracy to violate the national laws
dcvolvcd today upon government opcr
ativcs who have been sent to widely
separated cities to take the defend
ants into ustody. Sixty-ninc Of those
named had been arrested before the
indictments were returned and two
are serving life sentences in prison
on murder convictions.
The indictment connects l65 overt
acts with the alleged bootleg alcohol
conspiracy. The allegations describe
the handling Of IS carloads Of pure
grain alcohol. rccitc the contents OF
kilograms used in the traffic. and dca
with the exchange of money between
those named for alcohol, police pro-
lection and for storage and moving Oi
contrabsnd liquor.
Twcnty-onc St. Paul men remained
to be taken into custody last night
Five Cleveland men named in the in.
dictment had not been arrested.
With the reconvening Of the federal
grand jury on April l. further invcs-
tigation Of the alleged conspiracy is
to be published by District Ottorney A
f.. Bernstein. Fifty or GO more per-
sons will be indicated as a result OF
the inquiry in April. Bernstein said
including residents Of New York. Bal.
timore. Scranton and Mckeesport, Pa.
Atlantic City. Milwaukee. st. Louis
and Cambridge. Mass.
In view Of further developments. the
trial date in all likelihood will be se'
for late summer or early fall. accord.
ing the district attorney.
Ben and Abe Gleeman arc the al.
legged consprators now serving lift
sentences in Minnesota state prison
following their conviction for murder
Of an alleged hi-jaker.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-16
Ramsey Co. Court
Verdict Reversed

The supreme court has reversed
the Ramsey county district court in
the case Of the Minneapolis Thresh-
ing Machine Company VS.. W. +.
Hooking. and found for the plaintiff.
The plaintiff sued on promissOry
note given by the defendant in pay
ment for machinery. Hooking con-
tended that the machinery was sold
under warranty which proved in
valid and that ne rescinded the con-
tract under which it was purchased.
The court held the defendants negli-
entitled the plaintiff to verdict.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-16
TO-DAY IN WASHINGTON

NOOUIHE raIIfOuU measure re-
mains before senate
ice bills.
Election committee decides the
Stcck- Rrookhart contest.
House judiciary committee takes
up Judge English impeachment
case.
Hearing on prohibition bureau
proposal continues in house COM
mittcc.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-16
N0npartisans Still
Have Fighting Spirit

Letters received by him during the
poll of delegates to the Nonpartisan
convention which resulted in the Sc
lection Of George Hoople, Of Hooplc,
to succeed Nels Magnuson rs can
didate for commissioner Of agriculture
and labor indicate that the old fight
ing spirit still exists among the rank
and file Of Nonpartisan Ieaguers."
Alfred S. Dale. N0npartisan campaign
manager said today.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-16
THAT'S A FAR CRY

Burnham-on- Sea. Eng. March l6.--
It is seven miles from this little old
world village to Point Buoy. on the
ing to James Cox. town crier. During
heard distinctly in Point Buoy" says
r. S. Patey, editor Of the Burnham-
on-Sea Gazette.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-16
Bank at Fortuna
Pays a Dividend

A Is per cent dividend to be paid
to creditors Of the Fortuna State
bank, Fortuna. was announced here
today by l.. L. Baird, receiver Of
state banks. The present dividend
brings the total paid to the bank
creditors to Is per cent. Claimants
who hold guaranteed deposits will re-
ceive checks from the guaranty fund
commission as special dividend.
Other creditors will be paid by 6.
r. Van Sickle, district manager for
the receiver, ut Minot.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-16
Negro Woman, lis
Years Of Age, Dies

littsburg. Kansas. March lG.
Annie Morton. negro resident of
Weir. near here, died yesterday at
the age of l18 years.
A slave more than half century.
the woman was freed during the Civil
war. Sha attributed, her age to
"plenty of vegetables and fresh air"
She smoked pipe almost iI,cessant-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-16
GOVERNOR NOT LIKELY
TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS

Governor a. G. SOrlic, who recent
~ was asked to appoint 200 North
Dakota delegates to meeting Of
the United States Good Roads asso-
citation to be held ut Santa Monica,
Calf, in June, said today that he
probably will not appoint anyone.
'The invitation is for time when
our people are busiest and ] hardly
believe anyone would care to make
the trip at that timc," the executive
said
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-16
DICE USED ~ MAIDS

London. March l6.-Maids who
have been in domestic service in one
family in Guildford, Surrey. for two
years or more are invited to apply
for the Maids Money" which, ac-
cording to an old custom. is to be
allocatcd by the throwing Of dice.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-16
REACHES 1oeTH YEAR

Toronto. March 16.-FlOra MacD0n-
aid. who celebrated her Tooth birth
day here, attributes her longevity and
health to the fact that she is scotch.
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If Australia could be placed in the
Atlantic Ocean it would fill up all the
space between America and the Brit
ish lses.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-16
WEATHER FORECAST

Partly cloudy tonight and sWed
nesday; warmst tonight.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-16

"Finance companies" In 1926, sold
three billion dollars worth Of automo-
biles on "time payments"
An automobile Is an Investment, in
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-11-11

herd" charge seems TO have bcen inc
likelihood that the Gopners would DC
rppcc By Cowboy kutsch. They
weren't
Not only is there no resemblance
between the Mime sofa team ana m
acre Of stnnpednr hIffaloes. hr the
team il also lacking In icemrn, fire
men, locomotive engineers and steve
CORES. Their, aren't even any good
poets on tho team, such az Dart
mouths death Doolcy," who spends
his snare time getting married and
writing more ca less Greek epirs.
There isn't even a sodn jcrkcr on
fhc Minnesota team, though several
Of the BOYS have been heard to whis-
per "hiyh or ow?' when motorists
rive into ceruain Twin City Filling
stations dur.ag the sum:ncr-tfme.
The last bona-fidc cowboy 70 play
on the Gopher team was Conrad tOc-
ncr, first string center in '23, "a,
and '25. who came from an honest TO
goodness ranch in South Dakota.
Seares. thing 10 it now is Sherm.
Finger. freshman coach. who actually
dropped his lariat and chaps away
back there to 20 down To Chicego and
play fullback with Eckersall. Sherm
is also IA product of the Black Hills.
"Ninnes ota is good team. and
!. may deserve Il nickname, but II
zoe mt deserve to 20 under !, wealth
,r.lcatcn movie title that was sent
out BY other teams more than two
wears ago" Is the way members OF
the athletic department feel about
This .thu dering herd" business.
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Bismarck Had ~
Births, Is Deaths
During October

There were AZ births in. Bismarck
during The month of October, and Is
deaths. instead of 80 births and II
deaths. as stated in u recent news
story in the Tribune. Four death
certificates and seven birth ccrtifi-
Gates were missing when the records
were checked IN the office Of the city
auditor, hut have since been added ia
the list.
The additions to tho list are:
Births
October 8
To Mr.. and Mrs. Philip F. Keisel,
Bismarck. y. D., Il daughter.
October IL
To Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred II. Brooks,
Hazen. n. D., daughter.
October IL
To Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Zcvik. Bis
marck. n. d., Il SON.
October Is
To Mr.. and Mrs. Harry NJ. Blount,
Brittin, n. D., son.
October 81
To Mr. and Mrs. d. w. Smith, Bis
marck. \. D., a son.
October "a
To Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer 7. Myhrc,
Bismarck, n. D., a son.
October 90
To Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Schrcnk.
Bismarck, n. D., son.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-11-11
Man Who Invented
Material Used in
Collars Wins Suit

Philadelphia. Nov. 1l.--P,-Until
Yesterday worker in a textile mill
in this city. John Il. Bolton today
was listed rs wealthy, possibly q mil
iionairc.
The sudden change in his financial
standing came through the settlement
out of court Of suit for $6,OOO,0OO
brought by him in Boston against
John II. Van Hcusen. collar manu-
iacturer.
Bolton said he would not know ex1
actlv how much his fortune would be
until he consulted his attorneys. His
fellow workers in the Bromley Man.
ufacturing company, recalling that a
jury in July. 1925. had awarded him
Sl.3li.o4l. felt that he would receive
Il. least s1,0OO.00O perhaps more.
In his suit Bolton claimed that he
had invented the material used by
Van Heuscn in the manufacture Of
semi-rigid collars and that Van Hcu-
sen had agreed to pay hin, 30 per
cent Of the ne. profits in considera-
ton OF his assignment. Of patents.
Some ants carry petals or leaves
as umbrellas when it rains.