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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-06-11
May Construction
Is Per Cent More
Than During April

Washington, June ll.-Briskness Of
construction activities during May
resulted in an increase of 18 per cent
over the volume of work registered
for April, according to statistics COM
piled by the Associated General Con-
tractors of America. The amount of
construction performed during the
first five months Of 1926 exceeds the
total for the corresponding portion of
last year, the comparative figures
snow.
Construction costs rose during May
to the highest position they have
reached since July. 1925. The in
crease, coming despite the fact that
prices Of construction materials
dropDcd apprcciably during the
month, reflected wage advances.
Wages in the construction industry
last month reached the highest aver
age they have held since 1920. an in
crease of points placing them at
." 'nd"x number of 228, based on the
1913 figure.
Greater Volume
The volume of contracts awarded
during the first months of this year
exceeds by l6 per cent the volume
registered by the corresponding per-
iod last year. Figures on building
permits issued since the first Of the
year are practically equal to those
covering the ssme period Of 1926. The
totals on contract awards and per
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-06-11
FOLKS GATHER
TO BEAUTIFY.
BATTLEFIELD
Place Near MerricOurt Being
Bcautificd BY Dickey
County Citizens

Ellendalc, N. d., June 11.-LED-
Public spirited citizens of Dickcy
county joined Tuesday in "a picnic or
ganizcd after the fashion of an old
time barn raising, the object be-
ing the restoration and beautifica
tion of the Sully Battlefield at White
Stone Hills.
Under the leadership Of a commit
tee interested in developing the spot
as one of beauty and historical in
terest. citizens began this morning
the work of digging stones, planting
trees, digging we'll, constructing
toilet facilities and other conven-
fences for visitors to this interesting
but little known place. ~
The battle Of White Stone Hills Oc-
Cured in the summer of 1863. While
Sihley aud his army were driving the
Sioux westward across the Dakota
plains Sully was struggling up the
Missouri in an effort to intercept
them. Low water delayed his sup
plies and he failed to reach the cross
ing in time. He did, however, run
into u large camp of Indians at
White Stone Hills later in the Eca-
son and engaged them in battle on
September g.. 1868. More soldiers
lost their lives in this fight than
in any other fought in North Dakota
Twenty-Five bodies arc buried ABOUT
the monument on the battlefield.
Historical Society in Charge
The place has been neglected Tor
years. Recently it was placed in
charge of the state historical society
and since then several improvements
have been made. Dana Wright, James
town. will represent the historical
society at the picnic. J. D. Harker
Dawson, one Of the few men still
living who took part in the battle,
also will attend.
The committee in charge consists
Of Lee 'Northrup, Merricourt; w. f.
Dickinson, Fullerton; Mary Strand
and Blanche Stevens of Glendale and
Thomas Shimmin of Forbes.
The battlefield lies about five miles
southwest Of Merricourt and is easily
reached by automobile.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-06-11

have neglected to specify whether or
not the machines were Fords. In
this state special licenses arc issued
to Ford cars, Harding said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-06-11
NORTH DAKOTA TAXES AUTOSLESS
THAN ANY OTHER STATE, ARTICLE
NRECENT HIGHWAY BULLETIN SAYS

gallon for the other forty-four states
is about 81 cents or not quite 3
cents. The-average amount paid by
each car for the entire country in
1925 was $9.44 whereas the average
for North Dakota was only $4.37 per
car. This figure is high because
gasoline used for other than car
purposes also pays a tax of ono cent.
South Dakota. which rebates the tax
paid on gasoline used for other pur-
poses, returns about ID per cent, and
using this as basis each car in
North Dakota paid about $3.50 in
1925.
South Carolina has Il five cent rate
per gallon and it has highest aver
age per car with $22.9d. North Da-
kota ranks forty-scvcnth among the
states even without the deduction
made above and Rhode Island with
a ono cent tax also is at the bottom
Of the list with an average Of $3.12.
hut that is a small state compared
to North Dakota aud 10 gallons Will
take one over the entire state.
North Dakota Auto Charges Lowest
BY combining the average license
fee paid, the average amount paid in
gas taxes aud also an estimated tax
on each car as personal property.
North Dakota is found to be at the
bottom of~thc list Of forty eight
states. according to the Highway Bul-
lctin article. The average license fee
and average gas tax for the entire
country, without any tax on the car
as personal property, is $22.5O. North
Dakota's charge on the same basis
in 1925 was $l1.Si or about half that
for the nation. II. ran ks',f9 rty seventh
in this respect as. lllipois is listed as
lowest with an average OF $1o.2G.
That state does ot'ievy gasoline
tax but on the other hand does IN,
pose Il personal property tax on all
cars which. If added. would raise il
considerably above North Dakota
figure.
North Carolina with cent gas
tax and Il rather stiff license rate
tops the list with an average com
bincd charge Of $42.43 To which Il per-
sonal property tax must also be add
ed and which should bring the true
figure above $4,000 per car as an
average charge. Even il gasoline be
taxed at cents per gallon, car
owners i'm this state will continue to
pay less in combined auto fees and
gas taxes than, those Of any common
wealth i'm the country, according to
the Highway Bulletin article. Since
all the funds realized from these
sources go back into road improve
ment and SO inure to the benefit
of car owners in reduced car opera
tiOn costs, the average autOist is
glad to pay them. in the judgment
of the Bulletin article.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-06-11
iLECTRICCO.
PERMITTED TO
REDUCE RATES
Ill Board Approved New
Schedule For Beach and
Sentinel Butte sf9

.atcs for electric service at Beach
Sentinel Butte have been reduced
the Montana Dakota Power COM
y. A new schedule, filed by the
'pany with the state railroad
rd here, was approved today.
he proposed route and specified.
is submitted bN the Northern
vcr and Light company for a
1smission line from Mobridge, s.
to iceland, N. d.. also were ap.
we'd as were route and speeifica-
IS for transmission line from
N Ullin to Elgin to be built by
Hughes Electric company.
he Williams County Mutual Tclc-
ne company was authorized to
ID one mile Of telephone line and
sell one share of capital stock.
QUITE and specifications for q
lsmission line to be built by the
thern Power and Light company
Mobridge, S. d., to Ventura,
D., were approved.
errcth Brothers were authorized
sell the electric property at Zee
to the Krein Electric company.
1clcRUOusc N0tc0 hRRkVVVU
telephone rates filed by the Milton
labrock Telephone company for
rice in those two towns were ap-
we'd.
he Crystal Light Plant, Crystal,
D., was authorized to sell its
perty to the Ottertail Power COM
y.
pplication of the Northwestern
| Telephone company to discon-
le it's toll station at Eckelson and
service through the Sanborn ex.
nge was approved.
he Jerden Transfer company
lestown, was authorized to operate
motor transfer service in James
n and vicinity.
he Otter Tail Power company was
horized to buy the lakewood.
hay transmission line from the
trial Light and Power company and
reduce its electric rates at Wal.
la, Aneta and Neville.
trcet lighting rates filed by Lewis
,thcrs for the village Of New Leip.
were approved.
w. Odcnthal was authorized t.
to the Hughes Electric company
electric property at killdccr.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-06-11
'Orthern Pacific
Tourists Will See
Indians at Mandarl

rhe Indians will b at Mandau
ain this year. t.. ~
. This announcement. made today by
A. Mcdonald Of the Northern
cjfic railway. will carry 4 thrill
those tourists who stopped of
the historic old North Dakota town
L season, or in years before.~ !,
Dressed in native costume, the or
nal Americans will be- at hand on
! Northern Pseifie depot platform
usual, well supplied with bead
,rk. moccasina and ether bits Of
cir craftsmanship TO sell to the
xhest bidder, grinning. doing an &C.
sional dance. take my picture
Il YOU want to get . good rear view
. Mandan Indian, try to take hi
.ture without first diekering fol
: "sitting price," Mr.. Mcdonald
i'd. "The Indian women are just q
lex as the men ct doing an about
ce as the camera clicks. i i tive
Is for every pose, they aay
According 60 present arrangentehts
are viii Sc at least one papo0se Il
: group. Mr.. Mcdonald states. -four
usws and two @bueks."
NortheYn Pscific trains will stoI
Mandau long enough tor pas
Myers to step out On the platform
q see 10 and bis tribe. III
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f these concluding congressional

UI tUcSc CVHCtuu1HS VVHSfSS0tV""
days.
Their terms don't expire this time.
There's a striking contrast be-
tween the atmosphere Of the office
Of a national lawmaker who's Y just
going into a hot campaign and the
office Of one who stiA has from two
to four years more to serve. The
former is an atmosphere of strife
and tension, the latter one Of placid
calm.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-06-11
WELL DIRECTED ADVERTISING NEEDED
TO COMBAT DlRECT-BY-MAL SELLING
FIRMS, HITCHCOCK TELLS MERCHANTS

persons. living in the town where they
work. and through college students
who sell goods on the sympathy
plea" Of 'help me through, school"
City and state laws cannot stop the
operations of pcddlers, Hitchcock said.
~ result merchants must find some
other way of combating them if they
are to protect their business and keep
the money Of their communities in
circulation at home.
Loyalty Associations
One way Of meeting the situation.
Hitchcock said, is by the organization
Of City Loyalty Associations aimed at
the elimination Of the "pcddlcr nui-
sancc" in any community. The object
Of such an Organization is to build up
community sentiment at the heart
Of which is the "tradc at home" idea,
Hitchcock said.
The success Of such movements, he
said, depends to great extent on tho
cooperation Of the merchant. Mer-
chants should be careful, he said, not
to buy from pcddlcrs themselves and
not to permit members Of their fam
lilies to buy from peddlers. They
should enlist their own employees in
The movement and encourage them 70
buy at home. In some cases, he said
persons working forl merchants in
business hours, sell direct-to-thc
consumer goods in their spare hours
Each merchant should buy from his
fellow merchant instead Of going out
of town to buy goods because
through some wholesaler, he can get
them for less, the speaker pointed
out. In most eases, he said. one nler-
chant will offer discount to another
merchant in order to keep the bust
ness at home.
All that is necessary to eliminate
the peddler is to enlist local pride and
local loyalty in the movement and to
bring to a turning point in the house
wife's mind the natural resistance TO
ward the peddQer which she feels
when he taps on her door.
This. he said. can best be done BY
we'll directed advertising.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-06-11

Fargo, N. D., June ll--(R-Inroads
of peddlers and direct-by.mail selling
firms must be met by the local mer-
chant with new methods. chief among
which arc group advertising and unity
adve rtising. H. w. Hitchcock, Mime
ap0lis advertising expert, told North
Dakota Retail merchants at their con-
vcntion here yesterday.
Where only . few door-to-door can
vassers existed few years ago there
is now an army, Hitchcock said. They
peddlc merchandise Of every descrip-
tiOn. A recent issue OF specially
selling magazine contained advertise
ments by 470 firms representing 81
different lines of merchandise. All
wanted agents, Hitchcock said.
These advertisements, Hitchcock
said, were divided as follows: auto
accessories SO, mems clothing 81,
household specialties 40, womcn's
ready to wear SO, perfumes, extracts,
ETC., 81, commercial printing. "a. hos
iery %, shoes %, mems shirts Il,
mems wearing accessories H.. photos,
lingerie and millinery. 10 each.
Peddlers Come and Go
The itinerant pedd1er. Hitchcock
said, comes into town. takes orders
chant, collects a cash deposit in ad-
vance. moves on to the next town and
perhaps is never seen again. Per-
1haps never receives the merchandise
ordered.
In almost every case, Hitchcock
said, the peddler represents himself
as the agent of a manufacturer and
works under the supervision of dis
trict office.
This type of peddler. Hitchcock
said, is causing the business Of many
merchants to slip and is resulting in
a disadvantage to the communities in
which they do business. More than
| $4OO,OOO,OOO worth Of goods was sold
by this method last year. More direct
selling firms are Jumping up every
day. selling more lines Of merchan-
disc.
Many Of these firms, Hitchcock
said. operate through local peddlers,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-06-11

The auto owners Of North Dakota
pay less in taxes than their brothers
in every other state in the entire
country, if ono includes in the COM
putation auto license fees, the gaso-
line tax and the personal property
which some states levy in addition
but not North Dakota. according t.
an article in the June number OF
the Highway Bulletin. In 1925, the
average auto license fec for the
whole country was $l3.06 which was
ascertaincd by dividing the total
number Of cars and trucks registered
On the other hand, the average fec
for this state was STAT, or about 81
per cent Of the country's average.
Only five other states have a lower
auto license fee than North Dakota
They arc Arizona, $3.50; California
S5.42; Colorado, $685.; Indiana, $G.41
and Utah, S6.l2, but each one OF
these states also taxes automobiles
as personal property. That, il add
ed to the auto fec, would make the
amount considerably higher than that
for North Dakota which does not
tax cars as personal property because
the law says the auto fee is in lieu vi
oAiNi tthNSp NouHtv aNN
city
Assuming that the average car in
North Dakota has a-~cash value OF
$4,000 and would pay taxes on q
IS per cent value which would make
il 100000 for taxing purposes. Also
assuming that the average tax rate
is 25 mills. then it would ordinarily
pay tax of $3.50 in addition to /;
L.: A l.
auto fees charged by those states
which have lower auto fee average
than North Dakota would bring them
considerably above the present North
Dakota average of STAT.
States With Our plan arc Higher
Eleven states, North Dakota in
cluded. do not tax cars as personal
property and only levy license fee
but such fees are from 30 to 300 pc,
cent higher than those Of this state
The average fee for these states
are: Delaware, $lG.?5; Idaho. Sl4.63:
Iowa, Sii.77; Michigan. $il.6s; Min
nesota. Sl7.Oi; New Hampshire
$21.30; New York, $l5.69; Oklahoma
5000; Oregon, S24.79; Pennsylvania
$lG.4S: South Dakota, Slabs and Yer
mont, S2l5l. North Dakotans with
STAT fare much better than their
neighbors in Minnesota, South Da-
kOta. and Montana which has a fec
Of 5000 in addition to the personal
property tax. Oregon has the largest
license fee for the entire country.
But, in addition to the personal
property tax where levied and the
auto license fec, the tax on gaso-
line must also be considered. Four
states levy no tax on gasoline, and
therefore, the average gas tax per
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(0ST STRIKING
FACIAL FEATURE
CARTOONS aim

Des Moincs. Iowa, June 11.--(F)--
ying in q cartoon two rows Of shin
teeth and a square jaw, the Amer
n newspaper reader learned to rec.
gnize Theodore Roosevelt.
Harding was identified by his
avy almost shaggy eyebrows.
Coolidgc's symbol is the long New
gland nose and the austere mouth
rned down at the corners. ae.....
All of these characteristics have
en- imprinted SO firmly in the
,erican mind by cartoonists that the
bile now recognizes its public fig
es as quickly from cartoons as from
.ual photographs, says J.. N
Ding"D Darling. veteran cart0Onist
All public men who arc ,earica
red q great DEAL" believes Darling
re better known by their c0nven
nal caricature than by their owl
.thright of facial characteristics
the evolution Of q caricaturc thu
.toonist begins with q fairly &C
rate portrait. but finally he elm
ties all except the predominatina
aracteristics and the result is /
t Of conventional formula with lit
of the portrait remaining. BY thu
ne process the letters of T. Il
cd for years as a complete nOmen
ture of Theodore Roosevelt.
Wilson'S Cartoons Wrong
Wilson was never correctly car
med, Darling declares.
He was q man tremendously llket
violently dislikeA. CartOonist:
endly to him pictured him as force
and almost benign, While his foes
featured him with a. hawk-like and
bidding mien. The result was that
cartoons were wholly unlike his
,tographs." ~
congress frequently is pictured a
individual with q fringe Of whisk
under his chin. close cropped
is caricaturc is attributable. Darling
.gests, to the fact that Joseph q
nnon, longtime speaker OF the
use, wore the stubby hirsute adorn.
Mt The formula was arrived a,
.ily because when people Thought
congress they thought of Cannon
comparative newcomer to the gal
Of cart0oned characters is the re-
1mcr or the prohibition advocate
Ring, always a strong friend Of
,hibition. recalls that when thu
,icct first injected itself into pub
life, he used a ministerial figure
benign countenance to epit0mz'
!. prohibition cause.
so far as can remember m
IS. "thc figure originated from thu
ire to represent very good man
1 one associates extreme goodness
4 .arot;mnnv n,1iniStntA' and early
ritans. think the first time
n drew figure of prohibit
/ distinctly In mind the pilgrim
her with notifications to bring'hin
to date"
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0RATORICAL
LAVA FLOWS
IN CONGRESS
Many Lawmakers Are Max.
: ing Speeches and Extending
Them in "thc Record"
BY CHARLES r. STEWART
"And It's remarkable that they
Talk most who have the least TO say.
Prior.

Washington, June 11.--Congress, in
state Of oratorical eruption such as
Washington hasn't witnessed in a
long time.
say witnessed advisedly. No
body stays and listens to it.
It's all because election Is coming
The lawmakers have been wanting
to get home for quite a while, to find
out what shape their fences are in
and fix them, ii necessary.
The managers, however, weren't
able to get through with their sea-
sons program as early a. they had
hoped, which has kept the session
stringing along.
Tied by the leg here in the capital
the worried legislators have, been
forced to the cxpedient Of making
their political speeches in the Senate
and House Of Representatives,, Tex
tending 'em in the Congressional
Record lad infinitum" lad
nauseam" in some. instanccs-and
mailing 'en, by the bale, to thcil
Wisdom Lacking
"Plcnty Of cloqucnce but little. wis
don't" as c. Sallust Crispus once re.
marked about a speech he'd been lis
tening to in the Roman senate in 4f
B. c., or thereabout.
The senators and representatives
who really have anything important
to say have been too busy recently
with the wind-up work of the session
to say it. They've said nothing anC
sawed wood. Most of the talking has
been done by the ones whose frs
consideration is to get themselves re-
elected. .
know Of one congressman wht
made a ringing speech about nothing
in particular and sent 10000 copies q
It, which is an awful stack, to hi
constituents.
Doesn't Change Votes
For all the effect they have OF
Congress I don't believe one speech
in 100 does any good anyway. The,
never seem to change any votes.
Some congressman swear by tn
system. Some give 1t the lsugh,
II they themselves can't agree
how is q non- politician to know
| Perso nally, I don't imagine manI
people would care to wade through
. dozen or 20 pages Of uninterestini
fine print when it's 80 much casjel
to find out what . congressman
| thinks by duly noting how he votes
but you cant tell. Two tastes ar
| never just alike.
Some Senators Calm
| TwO-thirds Of the senatOs&, ~
| none fof the representatives, are&M
ruffled BY al the hustle snds bast,'
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AUTO DRIVERS
ARELEARNING
T00BEY SIGNS
Campaign For Better Observ!
ance of ':StOp Crossings
Bringing Results

Confidence in the campaign to in
ducc motorists to obey the law re-
quiring them to stop at all crossings
designed by the state railroad board
as stop crossings" was expressed
here today by Fay Harding, railroad
commissioners in charge of the cam
paign.
Some difficulty has been expcr-
fenced in connection with the job Of
writing letters to persons whose ma
chimes have been reported as cross
ing STOP crossings without obey
ing the law, but on the whole the re-
Spouse has been most favorable,
Harding said.
The. difficulty arises from the fact
that numerous Inaccuracies have
been found in the lists of such vio-
lators as reported to the board by
railroads which have stationed men
at such crossings to keep n check Of
the manner in which the law is oh
served or violated.
1000 Letters Written
Nearly 1000 letters have been
written by the board to the owners
Of such machines. In a great many
cases they have received answer
from the owner denying that his
machine was in the vicinity Of the
PARTICULAR crossing on the date spcci-
fled. Most of them take the trouble
to commend the campaign, Harding
said, and thank the board for calling
the matter to their attention even
while they deny their guilt. A few
have been incenscd at being wrong
fully accused.
The difficulty lies partly in the
fact that crossing watchmen have
made occasional mistakes in record
ing the numbers and in some cases
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TwO-thirds Of the senatOx&, ~
none lof the representatives, are&n-
ru{fled by al the hustle auds bastls
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mits issued in April were slightly
lower than the corresponding figures
for April, 1926.
The average Of prices paid for con-
struction materials was lower last
month than in May of any year since
1922. Drops in prices Of cement and
common brick in some sections were
responsible for continuance of the de-
cline, which has been steady since
June, 1928.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-11
Hiram L. Johnson Buried
Wednesday; Was A Famous
Cattleman Of This State

The funeral of Hiram L. Johnson,
for more than 25 years a resident
of Wilcox and Cochise county, and
prominent cattleman of southern Ari-
zona, who died Monday in Los An
geles, was held in the coast city on
Wednesday with burial in Inglewood
cemetery
Johnson was reputed to be one of
the outstanding figures among south
ern Arizona cattlemen having held
at one time the largest cattle hold
ings in this part of the state. He
was the senior partner of Johnson
and cook, livestock commission firm,
and in addition to this held the =
Dash ranch, the Eureka Springs Land
and Cattle company, the Pitchforl1
outfit and interests in several others
in the Sulphur Springs valley.
Surviving are his wife, who was
in Los Angeles with him at the time
of his death, and ten children
three daughters and seven sons Mrs.
Johnson and children are expected
to. return to Wilcox soon.