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there will be large attendance.
Dancing will be from 9 until IL. af-
ter which lunch will be served. Wis
ting members Of the order, who are
in the city, are especially invited to
attend.
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state manager, w. II. Lunsburg. AZ
ter the business meeting dancing was
enjoyed. A luncheon was served TO
the large number Nof members who
were in attendance.
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TO ENTERTAIN AT CARDS
The Mandan chapter Of the East
ern Star have issued invitations to
card party to be given Saturday
afternoon at the Masonic Temple in
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route to Sebring, Fla. where it has
three months engagement. The
orchestra recently returned from a
trip to the Orient
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ENTERTAIN AT DINNER

ENTERTAIN AT DINNER
Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Mann Of Park
Avenue entertained last evening ut
dinner. Covers were laid for TWEEN
ty-fivc. Following dinner bridge was
PLAYED. Horrors went to Mrs. +. s.
Henry and DR.. NJ. w. Roam.
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Mandan. A number of Bismarck wo-
men are planning to attend.
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PROGRAM GIVEN AT DELPHIAN
MEETING

Mrs. +. l.. Whitson was leader at
the program given at the meeting Of
the Delphian Society this morning in
the Elks hall. The progr.am\ follows:
Franz Halls Mrs. L. Rubin.
Rembrandt---Mrs. +. A. Lair.
Rembrandt's pupils and genre
partnerships. s. w. Corwin.
Dutch landscapes and landscape
painters-Mr +. a. Knowles.
Ruisdael and Hobbcma- II. +.
Keller.
Van dc Veldc and rottcr--Mrs.
Frank Shafer.
Modern landscape painting Miss
Helen Dahl.
RETURNS HOME
Ray Nolan has returned to his
home in jamestown after several
days business visit in the city.
UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA HERE
An orchestra, composed of stcdents
from the University of Montana at
Missoula, was in Bismarck today en-
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RAINBOW GIRLS TO MEET

RAINBOW GIRLS TO MEET
There will be special meeting Of
the Order of the Rainbow tomorrow
afternoon, 3 o'clock. at the Masonic
Temple. At this time the new Off
GERS and advisory board will be in
stalled. Mrs. A. A. Whittemorc will
act as installing officer and Mrs.
Clifton Johnson as marshal. All
Masons and Eastern Stars are in
vited.
NJ. B. A. MEETING LAST NIGHT
The Modern Brotherhood Of Amer
len met last evening at the A.. o. u.
w. hall and heard a talk by the
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The Catholic German La
dies Altar Society will hold a
food sale Sat-, at Quality Meat
Market. beginning at IL.
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TRIP

BUSINESS TRIP
Scott Cameron has gone TO the
Twin Cities on business.
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CIVIL SERVICE BODY
OPPOSES PUBLICITY
Answers Petition of StoWeII
to Compel Disclosure of
Temporary Employees.

William c. Deming, George r.
Wales and Jessie Dell, composing the
Civil Service Commission, today filed
answer in the District Supreme Court
to the mandamus proceeding recently
instituted by DIR. Ellery c. Stowell,
president of the Better Government
League, to compel the disclosure of
the names on the list Of temporary
employees of the United States Gov
ernment. Mr. Stowell had asked the
court to require the commission to
furnish him with list Of such en-
ployes or to permit him to inspect
the list.
Through United States Attorney
Gordon, Assistant United States At
torney Rover, Attorney J. Kennedy
White of the Department of Justice
and Isman Baruch. solicitor of the
commission, the court is asked to dis
miss the petition Of Stowell on the
theory that he has not sufficient inter
est to maintain the suit, which is In
effect one against the President of
the United States, to whom the COM
mission acts as an advisory board and
to whose orders alone the members
of the commission are subject.
The claim also is made that the rec.
ords of the commission are confiden.
tial and, if access to them are afforded
the petitioner, he might learn matters
of personal history Of appointees and
results of examinations and eXamina.
ton papers never open to the inspec.
ton of any unofficial person. Includ.
ed in the list sought to be inspected
the answer says, are narcotic agents
and inspectors and other special conf
Dental investigating agents, whose
identity should not be disclosed in the
Government interest.
To furnish a list asked by Stowell
say the members of the commission,
would take the time of typist for
two days and would interfere with
other employees of the commission who
are daily posting and making changes
in the temporary records.
The commission finally claims it is
exercising it's lawful discretion, which
may not be reviewed in mandamus
proceedings.
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$15,0DQ,O()D WASTE
LAID TO u. S. CORPS
Army Engineers Criticized by
President of Contractors
Association.

Charges that the Corps of Engi-
neers of the United States Army is
wasting $15, 5,000,0 900 per annum of the
money paid by the taxpayers of the
country were made today by Brig.
Gen. C. r. Marshall, jr., retired, presi-
dent of the Associated General Con-
tractors of America and head of the
construction department of the United
States Army during the World War.
Addressing the general contractors,
who have been active III opposing the
work done by the Army engineers on
Government operations, on the
ground that it is interference with
private business, Gen. Marshall ex.
planned that much Of the $58,000, 900
worth Of equipment purchased by the
Army engineers was not being used,
and that the resulting loss in depreci-
alton and overhead resulted in a loss
of about 100000 per year to the
taxpayers.
Announcement was made that the
proposed bill to provide for the es-
tablishment of bidding system for
private concerns on Federal construo.
ton had been favorably reported by
the subcommittee of the House judici-
ary committee. This bill would pre-
clude the Government from purchas-
ing its own materials and hiring it's
own labor for construction and would
allow general contractors throughout
the country to get the benefit of Gov
ernment business.
The contractors adopted u report
condemning the methods used by
highly speculative builders and sub
dividers in erecting and carrying
through their projects. The report
stated that on projects where high
financing and highly speculative
methods were used an unhealthy re
suit in the community was brought
about. 1t was explained that many
of the promises made to purchasers in
subdivisions were wholly dependent
on the amount of money acquired
through the success of the undertak-
ing, and were very often not carried
through If a desired number Of pur-
chasers was not forthcoming. High
rents, high building costs and gener-
ally unhealthy conditions. the report
said, are brought about by such spec
ulative undertakings.
Evening star., 1926-05-12
NORGE PASSES POLE in FLIGHT
FROM SPITZBERCEN TO ALASKA

North Pole-six in the Peary expedi-
ton, Comdr. Byrd and his pilot, Floyd
Bennett, and II on the Norge. The
Norge reached the Pole in IS hours
from Kings Bay, COmdr. Byrd re-
quired Is hours and 80 minutes to go
to the pole and back to Kings Bay in
his airplane. and Peary, using dog
sleds, took eight months for the trip
to the Pole and back to civilization.
Averages so Miles Hour.
The Norge travelled at approximate
ly so miles an hour, and it was esti-
mated that If she kept this pace she
would reach Point Barrow, en- route
to Nome, at 10 pm. tonight, Eastern
standard time.
Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Canadian
explorer, now living in New York. eX-
pressed delight today that Byrd and
Ellsworth and Amundsen were realiz-
ing a prophesy of his made three
years ago that airships and dirigibles
flying over the top of the world would
open the shortest and most practl-
cable routes between the Eastern and
Western Hemispheres.
The Norge is 34S feet long, was in
fated with 10000 cubic meters Of
hydrogen at Kings Bay and loaded
with 5000 kilograms of benzine for
fuel. Its best speed is 62 miles an
hour. 1t was built in 1929 by the
State Airship Factory at Rome. as
the Nj for the Italian Air Service
originally had a luxurious cabin for
the King Of Italy. 1t carried the
Italian flag at it's stern beside that
Of Norway oryAts trip from Rome to
Pulham, England; Oslo, Norway;
Leningrad, Russia; Spitzbergen, and
thence to the Pole.
Rome Awaits News Calmly.
Italy, in the words Of the Rome
Giornale D'Italia. awaited news from
the final hop with the religious calm
with which one awaits. the Divine
crowning of all human endeavors.'
The Norge, a non-rigid ship with q
metal keel, is described as a "blimp
with a backbone" The metal keel
runs from stem to stern, and on II Is
an 1S-inch runway called a "catwalk."
The control cabin was slung under the
keel, just forward Of midships. The
vessel has three motors, and is steered
by q wheel, like any other ship. Sun
compasses like Byrd's in the control
cabin were used to check against the
magnetic compasses, which is apt to
be misleading so near the magnetic
pole. The ship was equipped with a
sled, tents and other essentials for a
possible forced landing.
Amundsen, who is one of Norway 8
national heroes, was beaten to the
North Pole by Robert E. Peary. He
set out for the South Pole by dog sled,
reaching it December Ii, 1911, beating
four rival expeditions from as many
countries. His nephew, Lieut.. Gus
tave Amundsen of the Norwegian
navy, is a helmsman of the Norge.
Roald Amundsen last year made the
first attempt to reach the North Pole
by airplane, but failed.
Ellsworth met Amundsen in 1924.
when he paid for three airplanes
Amundsen had ordered in Italy. He
accompanied the Norwegian on his
polar dash last year. and was made
Evening star., 1926-05-12
FINAL DIVORCE AWARDED,
Mrs. Herbert p. Washer Gets De.
cree After February Hearing.

Chief Justice Mccoy today awarded
Mrs. Anna NJ. Washer n decree of
absolute divorce against Herbert P.
Washer, formerly of Keesville, n. Y,
but now a guide at the Capitol.
The decree is the result Of the trial
together. in February, of two divorce
suits, involving Washer and George
NJ. Duncan, supervisor of the surface
printing division Of the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing. Mrs.
Washer obtained an interlocutory de.
cree at the conclusion of the hearing.
rs did also Mr.. Duncan. Duncan. who
had been sued by his wife for separa.
ton on October /, 1924, filed a cross.
bill. Attorneys Raymond Neudecker
and Bertrand Emerson, jr., appeared
for Duncan and Mrs. Washer in the
TWO proceedings. '-.
Evening star., 1926-05-12
|P|NCHOT CHARGES
| ELECTION FRAUD
Declares so Per Cent of
Pittsburgh Electorate Used
False Tax Receipts!
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, May 12.-Gharges
that so per cent Of the 14,8GO persons
who qualified in Pittsburgh a few
weeks ago to vote in the May IL
primary had practiced fraud in reg
istering were made today by Gov.
Clifford Pinchot, candidate for the Re
publican senatorial nomination.
According to the governor, the
Pittsburgh Registration Commission
reported to him that a system of chain
registering with fraudulent tax re-
ceipts had been uncovered. The re-
port, he said, indicated that many tax
receipts, necessary before a voter can
he registered, were made out in pencil
and were used many times, the name
Of the taxpayer being erased ana
another written in each time the re-
caipt was presented to the reg1strar
ton officers.
The registration commission un-
covered the frauds, the governor ADD
ed, by checking the registration lists
against the county treasurer'S tax
books This check, he said, showed
that half Of the persons who regis
tered April IA had not paid taxes.
Evening star., 1926-05-12
I0WANS URGED TO VOTE
IN SENATORIAL PRIMARY
Free Notary Service Offered if They
Will Cast Ballots in Con-
test by Mail.

1owans residing in Washington
who have a legal vote in their own
State are being urged to take part
In the coming senatorial primaries
on June {, when Senator Cummins,
FORMER Senator Brookhart and others
clash for the Republican nomination.
The same election will nominate the
entire congressional delegation, town
ship, county and State officers.
w. G. Ladd of the clerks docu-
ment room in the House Office Build
ing has issued an invitation generally
to 1owans here who wish to take ad-
vantage OF the law permitting them
TO vote by mail to come to his office,
where he is prepared to aid them
in filling out their applications. His
announcement says he will furnish
free notarial service. Today and
until Saturday night Mr. Ladd will
be In his office until 10 pm for this
purpose.
The application which the Iowans
here make now for a ballot serves
also tho purpose of registration. Mr..
IAdd's mail address is box %, House
ONCE Building
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NOME READY FOR NORGE.
Amundsen Wires Request for Men to
Assist i'm Landing.

NEW YORK, May IL Up.-The air.
ship Norge. second aircraft In history
to fly over the North Pole. was to-
day on its way to a landing t1eld
at Nome, Alaska, the fourty-ffth
birthday of Lincoln Ellsworth, New
York, one of the expeditions leaders.
The great balloon duplicated within
three days the feat OF the three en-
gined airplane, Miss Josephine Ford.
commanded by Lieut.. Comdr. Richard
l.. Byrd. with the difference that
Comdr. Byrd returned to Kings Bay.
Spitzbergen, in a 1.600-mile nonstop
fight, while the Norge continued q
2,750-mile journey toward Nome.
Roald Amundsen, commander of
the third expedition to reach the North
Pole and the first human being to
reach the South Pole, wired yester-
day to Ralph Lomen, Norwegian con-
sui at Nome, to have 100 men ready
to lower the dirigible. He said he
would keep Mr.. Lomen advised Of
progress by radio, and the consul
had four anchors, known rs dead
men," placed in readiness to hold the
ship down.
First Message From Pole.
The Norge left Spitzbergen at 10
am. Norgewian time, or 4 am.
Eastern standard time, Tuesday and
sailed over the Pole with the II men,
bers of its crew at / am. today Nor
weg'an time, or o'clock last night
Eastern Standard time. The news
reached the New York Times and st.
Louis Globe-Democrat by radio in the
first message ever received from the
North Pole. The papers gave out
the news at 304 am. Eastern stand
ard time today.
Comdr Byrd saw the Norge off, but
remained at Kings Bay to prepare,
in the words Of Lieut.. Alton N.
Parker of his party, to Investigate
every foot of real estate near the
Pole for Uncle Sam"
TWENTY-FIVE men have now seen the
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second in command Of the Norge ex-
peditiOn.
The ship lost II hours by the mere
act of passing over the Pole-that
is, on approaching the Pole 1t was
! am today, Norwegian time, aboard
ship, and a moment later it was
pm. yesterday.
The 2,75O-mile route was In the
Land of the Midnight Sun, making 1t
a daylight trip throughout.
After passing the Pole the Norge
which started with enough fuel FOR
5000 miles, headed for an unexplored
area estimated at 100000 square
miles, one-third as large as conti-
mental United States and never visit
ed by man. Explorers of the past be
lieye they have found evidence Of
land in this area.
This last geographical mystery Of
the globe stretches from north of
Alaska to the Pole. 1t is practically
the last lure left to explorers-to de-
ternline whether there is in 1t any
thing but ice-gnarled rock and barren
waste such as fringe the polar sea
in which it lies.
Trip of Five Jumps.
The trip from Rome to Nome,
which began April 10, was laid out
in five jumps, totaling $3.50 miles.
The first was from Rome to Pull
ham, England, 400 miles; thence to
Oslo, Norway, 700; thence to Trotsk,
near Leningrad, 600; thence to Kings
Bay, 1,400; thence to Nome, 2,75O
miles.
From Kings Bay to the Pole is 750
miles. from the Pole to Point Bar
row, 1850; thence to Nome, $50 miles.
The men on the Norge who saw the
North Pole are Ellsworth, Amund-
sen. Comdr. UmbertO Mobile, the
pilot, who built the Norge; Lieut..
Hjalmar Riiser,Larsen. Lieut.. Emil
Horgan, Capt. Oscar Visiting. Lieut..
Oscar Omdal, Gustav Amundsen, a
nephew of the commander; Frederick
Ramm, Comdr. Birger Lund Gott-
walt, Natalie Cecioni, Frithjof Storm
johnson, Fem Malmgren. Vincenzo
Pomella and Sergts. Ettore Arduino.
Attic and Alessa ndri.
Evening star., 1926-05-12
DELEGATES ARE NAMED.
Confederate Veterans Announce
Groups to Attend Annual Reunion.

Delegates to attend the seth annual
reunion of the United Confederate
Veterans, to be held at Birmingham,
Ala, May 18 to 90, We're an
nounced today by two local organiza-
tions of the Veterans.
Delegates from Camp Ill will be
Judge Charles B. Howry, John M.
Follin and w. l.. Wilkerson, with
Mrs. Esther N. Emmart as sponsor.
Delegates from the District of
Columbia Brigade will be n. d.
Hawkins, commander, and Emmett M
Waller, adjutan. Official ladies of
the brigade will be Mrs. Pearce Horne,
sponsor; Mrs. Thomas II. Baker,
matron of honor; Mrs. Jesse r.
Anthony. chapecon, and Miss Myrtai l..
ketchum, Miss Evelyn i. Hawkins
and Miss Carolyn /. Wildman, maids
of honor. Miss Lillian Chenowith will
be maid of honor for the Army Of
Northern Virginia.
Evening star., 1926-05-12
CHANGES APPROVED.
ORBU|LD|NCS BILL
Local Amendments for Su-
preme Court Structure and
Defined Area Favored.

The two local amendments to the
$165, ,000, 900 public buildings bill. one
authorizing a structure for the United
States Supreme Court and the other
defining the area of the city in which
new Government buildings should be
erected, are understood to have been
agreed to by the Senate and House
conferees now at work on the bill.
1t was learned today that the con.
ferees have about decided on the
Bruce amendment which place the
Tew buildings in the territory south
of Pennsylvania avenue and west of
Maryland avenue projected in line
10 TWining Lake.
L'Enfant Plan Favored.
The purpose of the Bruce amend
ment is to group the buildings in a
line with the Capitol and the White
House, and the amendment sets forth
that it's purpose also is to have the
new buildings erected as nearly as
possible in harmony with the LEnfant
plan for the development of wash
ington.
The Bruce amendment already
makes provision for any enlargement
of the Government Printing once
which lies north of Pennsylvania
avenue, and also would permit the
erection of Government warehouses at
some other locality than along the
Mall. 1t is understood that the con-
ferees will also provide that the SUI
preme Court building may be erected
without regard to the Bruce amend
ment, since frequently it has been
suggested that this building might
more appropriately be placed on some
ground facing the Capitol.
Final Agreement Near.
The confreres also have made good
progress on the several amendments
Of the Senate relating to the money to
he spent throughout the country. and
it Is expected that final agreement
will be reached tomorrow.
The bill authorizes $50,000,000 for
Washington, to be appropriated $10.-
100000 annually; $15, 100000 to COM
plete a number of buildings in the
States that were authorized in 1918,
and $100,000.000 to meet the most
urgent requirements for public build
ings throughout the country.
Practically all of the amendments
affecting the national program were
inserted by the Senate with view
20 giving Congress more voice in
passing on the location of buildings
than was contemplated by the House
bill.
Evening star., 1926-05-12
ROME CHEERS SUCCESS
OF DIRIGIBLE NORGE
Crowds Gather in Streets to Read
Reports-Chamber Shouts
Applause.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROME, May 12.--News OF the
flight of the Italian.built Norge over
the North Pole caused great excite
ment here and large crowds gathered
to read the newspaper extras. The
victory Of Roald Amundsen, Lincoln
Ellsworth and Col. Mobile was treated
by the newspapers as essentially an
Italian triumph.
Premier Mussolini personally com
municated news of the Norge's ex-
ploit to the Council Of Ministers. II
was greeted with salvos of applause
for the members OF the expedition
which is felt to have added new
glory to the history Of Italian eX-
ploration.
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Continued from First Page)
as ITO meters where wind was stong.
er. Sun breaks through gentle clouds.
thus visibility Is still good. All we'll
11:25 p.m.-88.30 degrees north iati-
tude. direction north. Speed. 60 kilo-
meters; height. 800 meters. Gentle
wind. Minus 12 centigrade. Longi-
tude and other details unknown owing
to fog. All well.
Drop Flags at Pole.
Midnight-S9 north latitude, II east
longitude. direction north. Speed, 50
kilometers. Height, 720 meters. Light
southeasterly breeze. Fog and tenn
perature minus IL. Barometer, IT'S.
These observations possible by catch
ing short glimpses through banks of
fog. Beginning to notice the cold.
All well.
We reached the North Pole at 1 am.
Amundsen. Ellsworth and Mobile.
Lowered three flags when the Norge
was over the Pole. 1t was the great
est of all events in this flight. Riser
Larsen made observations which
showed that we were over the Pole.
The Norge descended with speed re-
duced and the flags were lowered over
icy wastes whose edges cleaned like
gold in the pale sunlight breaking
through the fog which surrounded us.
Roald Amundsen first lowered the
Norwegian flag, then Ellsworth. the
Stars and Stripes and finally, Mobile,
the Italian flag.
Copyright, 1925 by the New York Times
and st. Louis. Giobe-Democrst)
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SENATOR R. B. HOWELL'S
M0THER-IN-LAW DIES
Mrs. S. v. Chase, 7o Years Old,
Leaves Three Daughters.
and One Son.

Mrs. S. V. Chase, mother of Mrs.
r. B. Howell, wife of Senator Howell
of Nebraska, died at the family resi-
dence, 1868 Columbia road today
after an illness of several months.
She was 79 years old.
Besides Mrs. Howell she leaves two
other daughters, Mrs. w. II. Carter
OF Fort Bridger, Wyo., and Mrs.
Henry James Forman Of Reading
Ridge, Conn, and Il son. Charles
Warren Chase Of Gary, Ind
Funeral services and interment will
be private. =
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be the first time
the two lodges
have joined in
such an occasion
and q large at
tendance is eX-
pected.
Julius Reis is
general chairman
of the arrange
ments committee.
Other members
are Harold Canes,
Morris GewirZ, II.
NJ. GoldStein, M.
d. Rosenberg and
Sol HerZog. Ad-
dresses will be
made by Alfred d.
Cohen and DR..
Evening star., 1926-05-12
Midland, Md, Mayor Reelected.

Special Dispatch TO The s:ar.
MIDLAND, Md, May 1.-THE town
election here resulted in William Il.
Phillips being chosen mayor to sue
ceed himself. He was opposed by for
mer Mayor Clarence A. Cavanaugh,
whom Mr.. Phillips defeated last year.
Evening star., 1926-05-12
FAIR ON NORGE COURSE,
No Storms Indicated in Reports to
Weather Bureau.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Reports received by the Weather
Bureau today from Nome and other
Alaskan points indicate continued fair
weather with light winds along the
course of the Norge.
It was said some cloudiness might
be expected near Point Barrow, but
no storms nor high winds were indi-
Gated.
Evening star., 1926-05-12
NORWAY CONGRATULATES,
Sends Felicitations to u. S. on Sue
cess of Byrd Flight.

BY the Associated Press.
Congratulations OF the Norwegian
government on the successful polar
flight of Comdr. Richard Z. Byrd were
given Secretary Kellogg today by
Minister II. Bryn, acting on instruc-
tionS from Oslo.
Evening star., 1926-05-12

Violet Jenkins, ii years of age, of
Cynthiana, K:., who recently became
n bride, is tbs Youngest person ever
10 be married n kentucky
Evening star., 1926-05-12
LODGES DINE TONIGHT.
Argo and Menorah Banquet and
Dance at Jewish Center.

Argo Lodge of this city and Menorah
Lodge of Baltimore, will give joint
banquet and dance tonight at the
Jewish Community Center 1t will