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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-30
OMAHA STARTS
PRICE WAR
Mayor Plans 10 Reopen Mu'
nicipal Station When Price
Goes Up Two Cents


Omaha, April 30.---tP)-The first
maneuver in Omaha's annual gasoline
price skirmish has been made by city
authorities.
When the Standard Oil company
announced hike Of two cents in the
price of gasoline, forthwith John
Hopkins, acting mayor, asked for
prices from several refineries prepar-
atory to the opening Of the munich
pal station here.
The boost, which shot the price
from 2OA to 22M cents a gallon, was
followed Immediately by most Of the
independent gasoline stations.
Last year during the gasoline war
prices were us low as 14R gallon
including the state tax of two cents
gallon.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-30
Divides Them Into Two Ma.
iOr CIasseS-In One the HUI
man Element Is the Factor,
in the Other the Deaths Are
Caused BY Acts Of PrOvi-
dence.

Accidental deaths may be divided
into two major classes, those in
which the human element is the ma
jor factor and those in which acts OF
providence or factors over which the
human element has no control are the
principal cause, State Health Director
A. A. Whittemore told delegates to
the first state safety conference here
yesterday.
The first class might be subdivided
into three parts. DIR. Whittcmore said;
those involving individual judgment,
training. habits, etc; those involving
mass judgments, training. habits, or
ganization, education, etc, and con-
tributOr causes involving natural and
artificial hazards.
by this classification we have dis
closed three very prolific fields for
prevention" said DR.. Whittemore,
''First there is the field Of precise
training of the habits of caution, pre-.
cisiOn. judgment, self-contrOl
thoughfulness, alcrtness, common
courtesy in individuals, organizations
Of corporations and the reduction of
hazards by those in authoritative pO-
sitiOns.
EVERY time we reduce the visible
hazards of auto travel the speed is in
creased in proportion and the casual.
ties keep creeping up. Manufacturers
Of cars. in order to keep up with the
demand, are making and advocating
more speedy cars. What can be done
with this speed bug and with the con.
cealed hazards Of our highways?
Somewhere | have read that 'be.
fore prevention can be more effective
more detailed information, statistics
etc, must be had This is not true
except in restricted sense, perhaps
1t can start right now with as much
profit as if you had waited 25 years.
Death Causes
DR.. Whittemore submitted table
showing that 265 persons died of ac'
| cidental deaths in 1929, 272. in 1872;
and 267 in 1924.
Listing the leading causes Of acci
dental deaths, DR.. Whittemore calleC
attention to seven outstanding causes
These were:
F: l. Accidental burns, % deaths il
1924. Easily 95 per cent of these ir
North DAKOTA involve individual judg
| ment, habits and elementary knowl
edge" said DR.. Whittemore. Gus
| the other day we had death certifi
cate reported where the mother, OF
wash day, set pail of boiling watel
on the floor while she answered tn,
telephone. When she returned hel
l8-months old baby had tipped owe
the pail and was scalded so badl.
that she died. This happens fire
| quently. Starting the fire with kero
senc is a most frequent cause of fata
burning. Recklesness and lack 0.
judgment in fighting fires is fre
quent.
| Drowning
| "2. Accidental drowning, 26. Thi
seems peculiar in North Dakota whei
listed as one Of the major causes O
accidental deaths. You will note, how
ever. that the figures rank will
the highest. Several children
/ drowned in the last two years in al
ordinary tub Of water setting in tn
yard or ON the kitchen floor. One oil
man fell into . watering trough an,
drowned. Several school boys AM
! young adults were drowned while il
bathing in small creeks and river
from so-called cramps. OCCASIONAL!
| Continued on page three.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-30

REACHED ON
FRENCH DEBT
Bitter Opposition in Both Con.
! gress and French Par.
lament Certain
MELLON. BERENGER SIGN
Coolidge Gives Approval =
! Will Be Submitted to
Congress Immediately

Washington. April 30-tR-Certain
TO face bitter opposition in congress
and the French parliament. the last
OF the major war debt funding agree
,ments has been signed, with Pres
.idcnt Co0lidge's approval. by Sccre-
tary Mellon and Ambassador Bcren-
ger.
It povidcs for payment by France OF
SG.S47. .674 900 including interest in 81
annual installments graduating from
$40. .OOO. 900 to $125,0OO, 900. The prin-
cipal was fixed at $4,025. .0O0, 900, and
interest was waived for the first five
years. rising gradually thereafter
from to 3k per cent. the latter rate
applying for the last % years and
making the average little more than
Ia per cent.
Worked out after eight months Of
negotiation. the agreement will be
submitted to congress without delay,
and Senator~Smoot. Republican, Utah
a member Of the American debt com
mission. plans to seek it's ratification
before adjournment. The largest re-
naming unfunded debt. except the
$l93. 100000 Russian obligation. is
that of Jugo Slavia, amounting to
$5l 100000 and an early funding set
Element of this is expected to result
from negotiations now in progress.
Reasons For Opposition
Opposition in congress to the
French agreement, which Secretary
Mellon described as representing
Substantially Frances capacity to
pay" probably will center on the fact
that. if the interest had been fixed
on the same basis as that of the
American loans from which the money
turned over to France was derived.
the total payment called for would be
much greater.
Computed on a Az per cent interest
basis, the present value of the &c.
S47.674,000 compact is $2.0OS. .l22,62l
slightly less than half the principal
On the same basis, however, the Ital-
ian agreement which the senate re
Gently ratified. represents a current
value of only % per cent Of the debt
funding.
Compared with the highest offer
made by the Caillaux mission. the new
settlement provides for smaller pay
mcnts during the first five years
totaling $lG0, 100000 against 5000, 0,00O,-
600 but it calls for 5000. .00O. 900 more
altogether and expires six years
earlier.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-30
Former Attorney
General of State
Faces Disbarment

Helena, Mont. April 30.-tR--
Hearings in disbarment proceedings
brought by the state attorney gener-
al against T. F. McCue, former at
torney general of North Dakota, will
begin at Great Falls Saturday.
District Judge Cheadle will preside
at the hearings brought against Nc
Cue as the outgrowth of charges of
perjury, embezzlement and issuing
worthless checks, made against him.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-30
/ LIGHTNING Fires 100000 BARRED OIL RESERVOIR
STATE, SAFETY COUNCIL Is ORGANIZED AT CONFERENCE
The Seasons Open

Although still n little early FOR
q general exodus to the "olc
swimmin' hole" the swimming
season was unofficially opened
for Bismarck last evening when
the midsummer temperature of
80 above zero and the thought oc
an exhilarating plunge in the cool
waters cnticed Il party Of local
young people to Apple Creek for
the first swim Of the season.
The bathers claim that the tenn
peraturc Of the water was lust
right" although it was noticed
they did not stay in longer than
was necessary to give them the
distinction Of being the season
openers.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-30
TODAY
HOW VOLCANOES WORK.
RUBBER ON THE CANAL?
YOUR INTERESTING rANCREAs
NEW THINGS, NEW SURPRISES.
BY ARTHUR BRISBANE

international news reel shows the
first pictures Of Mauna Loa's latest
great eruption. Smoke and flames rise
slowly from flowing fields Of lava.
that soon harden into smooth and
apparently hopeless rock.
Men now living will never see
anything grow there, and the ancients,
of course, thought that land thus
formed was cursed forever. But time
and the weather break up the rock,
earth forms slowly through the
centuries. The earthworms do their
marvellous work, grinding up the soil
into tiny, particles, producing for fer
tility. Plants and grass grow. Cattle
eat the grass, man eats the OK IN
stead Of wasting time digesting
plants. He writes a good book, and
humanity moves little farther up
ward-thanks to the old volcano,
throwing up fertilixing treasure from
inside the earth.
r. i. Evans Of San Francisco says
the United States should end its
worries about crude rubber by plant
ing rubber trees along both sides Of
the Panama Canal (on two strips 50
miles long. 10 miles wide) as a govern
ment enterprise. 10
The government won't do it be-
cause the administration does not
believe in having government do
anything that private enterprise can
do. European nations have been'
compelled to outgrow that primitive
nation dating from the time Of Romn-
lus and Remus, and that is why their
government enterprises are worrying
- i. Il + I li y Ss8fY
This writer lacks Information as
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-30
RAILROADS USE BUsSEs

Two Colorado railroad companies
which have seen q considerable
amount Of their business 60 to COM
peting bus lines in the same territory
have decided to run busses in COM
petition to the existing bus lines.
At first the railroads were bitterly
opposed to bus travel, but now they
have decided to meet the competi-
ton at it's own game.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-30
AUTO INDUSTRY GROWS

Canada's automobile business con-
tinues to become more valuable to
that country. There has been q
steady increase in the number Of
cars manufactured. These machines
are for both domestic and export
purposes.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-30
"SPORTNG" STAMPS

London.--For the first time in the
history Of philately, football is illus
trated on q new series Of Hungarian
stamps. In addition to football,
hurdling, diving, skating, fencing
and skiing are portrayed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-30
GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS
berlin TRAFFIC PLAN

Traffic methods in Berlin, which
are modelled on American lines. are
to be improved BY installino turn
stiles in the subway. according to
reports of the information service
OF the German Travel Recruiting
Bureau.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-30
W0RKMEN ARE
HAMPERED BY
HEAVY RAINS
Plains and Highways Sur.
rounding the Storage
Farm Are Inundated
IA NKS ENDANGERED
The Oil Is All Of Low Gravity
and an Explosion Is
Not Expected

Bakersfield, Calf, April 30.-(R-
Hampered by storm which washed
out embankments and covered high
ways. hundreds Of workmen early to-
day battled fire in 100000 barrel
crude oil reservoir in the West Kern
river storage farm of the Standard
Oil company Of California, five miles
northwest Of here.
The fire was started last night
by lightning. A 6eluge of rain of al-
most cloudburst proportions inundat-
ed the plains and highways sur
rounding the storage farm.
The fire is in the center of n field
OF underground reservoirs, each with
a capacity Of 100000 barrels. Many
OF the containers are not full. 1t is
estimated 100000 barrels of low
gravity oil is stored on the farm.
Two miles away, on the main storage
field of the district, there are 40
such reservoirs each five acres in ex-
tent and covered with wood and as
phalt roofs.
As the oil is of low gravity an ex-
plosion is not expected, but workmen
attempted to throw up embankments
TO prevent the spread Of the flaming
liquid when it boils over.
April Oil Disasters
Fifty-seven lives and approximate
ly $l5,O0O,OOO damage is the toll Of
oil industry disasters in the west and
southwest this month:
April z: Two lives lost, $4,000 900
damage in three-day Union Oil COM
pany Of California gasoline tank
farm fire, San Luis Obispo, Culif.,
caused by lightning.
April g.: Three million dollar loss
when lightning struck Union Oil
company tank $50 miles southeast Of
San Luis Obispo.
April 8: Five men killed in cx-
plosion on Standard Oil tanker O. r.
Warins st. New Orleans.x o.. 80.
Fire at Magnolia petroleum COM
pany tank farm at Luling, Texas.
caused 100000 damage.
Twenty-Five men perish, $4,000. 600
damage when Standard Oil tanker
Thomas H. Wheeler collided with
Dutch steamer Sihanus, in Mississip-
pi river near New Orleans.
April IL: Five killed, $1,OOG,OOO
damage in explosion aboard Gulf
Refining company's tanker Gulf of
Venezuela at Port Arthur, Texas.
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Weather Report

Weather conditions at North Da-
kota points for the "a hours ending
1T .. m. today:
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-30
WEATHER FORECAST

For Bismarck and vicinity: Possi-
bly, showers tonight or Saturday;
warmer tonight.
For North Dakota: Possibly show
ers tonight or Saturday. Warmer to:
night east and central portions and
east portion Saturday. Cooler Sat-
urday northwest portion.
GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS
A we'll defined low pressure area is
centered over Saskatchewan and nigh
temperatures prevail in all SECTIONS.
The weather is becoming unsettled
over the northern Rocky Mountain
region and light precipitation occur
red in the north Pacific coast states.
The pressure is higher over the
Plains States and fair weather pre-
walls from the Mississippi Valley
westward to the eastern slope of'the
Rockies.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-30

MANY SETTLERS IN SIGHT
Winnipeg, Manitoba. thous-
and settlers are in sight for Canaaa
this year under the Land settisHent
Barnett, chairman Of the Soldier
Settlement BOARD.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-30

Methods Of killing off the fly popu-
lation are being studied at the gov
ernment dairy farm in Maryland.-
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This writer lacks Information as
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Possibly showers tonight or
Saturday. Warmer tonight.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-03
ANNOUNCE SPEAKERS FOR
 ARMISTICE DAY BANQUET
Ex. Congressman Lonergan to Be Principal Orator at Dinner
 in State Armory.

Preparations for the Armistice day banquet to be held by Eddy Glover post, American Legion, at the state armory are fast nearing completion and the committee in charge has arranged an attractive program of addresses for the night.
 Albert F. Corbin will act as toastmaster, and the principal speaker of the evening will be for mer Congressman Augustine Loner- gan of Hartford. who served in the house of representatives during the World war. Besides the former leg islator, National Vice Commander John c. Towne. NJ. D.. will speak. as will Past National Adjutant Russell G. Creviston.
 The program for the post pran- dial exercises is as follows: Call to order. Arthur H. Petts, commander of Eddy-Glover post: bugle call. advancement of colors; invocation. Rev. w. II. Alderson, chaplain of Eddy Glover post: mess, introduce ton of toastmaster, A. r. Corbin. by Commander Petts; addresses by Mayor Gardner C. Weld, State Commander Harry c. Jackson. State Commander Elect and First District Commander Kenneth F. Kramer: State Adjutant F. l.. White, who will speak on the Fidac: National Vice Commander John G. Towne M. D., Past National Adju- tant Russell G. Creviston and Hon. Augustine Lonergan; selection, America"
New Britain herald., 1926-11-03
Republican Candidate .
 Overwhelmingly Defeated

St. Louis, Nov. Pl-George Il. Williams, republican candidate TOT tbe junior United States senatorsnlp from Missouri, was overwhelmingly defeated for reelection by former Congressman Harry B. Hawes. dem- oerat, on the face of uno1lcial re- turns from more than three fourths of the states precincts.
 Democrats of Missouri gained two seats In the national house Of rep resentatives over the republicans with indications that more might oe added when complete returns are tabulated. Combs won over "!ilis' republican incumbent, in the nun district, and Fmlbright, democrat defeated Adams, republican, in the fourteenth district, giving M'ssou,' eleven democratic and five repuoh- can representatives in the lower house. with the outcome still Tn doubt in the thirteenth district where Williams, democrat. was lead Ing Kiefncr, republican by ls4 votes' with 1s1 out of 26s precincts re- ported.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-03
SILLY STORIES AT
 DINNERS USELESS
Minister Hits at Speakers Who
 Waste Mems Time

When 50 men in any organiza- ton get together and give a half hour of their time to listening 10 a speaker, that means 25 hours for that purpose. A speaker ought to be in better business than to take up 25 hours telling funny stories, when he might have something to say that men will not forget a few minutes after they leave" This statement was made today to the kiwanis club by Rev. William II. Alderson. The minister. himself is a mean story teller when it comes to illustrating a point, is opposed to limited time in which to tell his subject.
 If an engineer comes here to speak. you expect to hear an en- gineering talk. If salesman speaks you expect a talk on salesmanship. If a minister talks you expect him to speak on almost any subject be- sides his own line" the minister con- tinued, adding that he would talk 1 on his own line of business.
 "The speaker. whose speech stands out the keenest in your memory is the man who quits be- , fore his time is Up" he added.
 Mir. Alderson pointed out that men in civic clubs where the mem- bership is limited are picked men, whose duty it Is to try and elevate business to higher levels. He stated that a successful man. Is one who becomes SO. not by the standards of 1 financial or business success but by his ability to help others.
 Apples were presented 10 the members by Harry Vessels. sccre. tary of the club. Paul F. Lucas recited several French Canadian stories which were we'll received.
 President J. M. Ward appointed the following nominating commit tee, to bring in a new slate of of- flcers within four weeks: Attorney Donald Gaffney. chairman; Arthur Berg, Harry c. Billings. Rev D A. A. Ahlquist and Harry H Howard.
 Kenneth Futile, real estate dealer and Robert Parsons, automob. .le dealer, were admitted to member ship.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-03
Senator Gerry Sees
 Slap at Republicans

Providence, R. L. Nov. R- United States Senator Peter G. Gerry, chairman of the democratic national senatorial campaign com mittee, today issued the following statement here:
 "The gain of at least seven seats by the democrats-witha number of western states still to be heard from lis a clear repudiation of the reac- tionary republican group in the United States senate. Especially noteworthy were the defeats of such prominent standpatters as Senator Wadsworth of New York, by Robert F. Wagner. and Senator Butler in Massachusetts by David I. Walsh.
 There is no doubt in my mind that we are witnessing rising tide of democratic sentiment throughout the nation that will sweep the party to victory in 1.2S."
New Britain herald., 1926-11-03
.|NSURGENT GROUP
 IS THREATENING
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expenditures in their primary cam paigns. Both ran behind their tickets.
 Close races are furnished in the senate contests In Indiana, where James E. Watson and Arthur R. Robinson are seeking reelection and where there were charges of Ku Klux klan domination of republican politics.
 Still another democratic congress- man. Carl Hayden. had a lead for a senate seat In a contest with Senator Ralph F.. Cameron in Arizona. where last minute investigation of cam paign expenditures was conducted by a senate campaign funds con- mittee.
 Returns from Maryland showed Representative Willard E. Tydings, democrat, with a very substantial lead over Senator o. E. Weller. re- publican.
 The republicans emerged victor ious in one of the major senate con- tests. that in Ohio. where Atee Pomerene was unsuccessful in his efforts to return to the senate seat | now held by Frank E. Willis. and had no difficulty in electing Charles Curtis. of Kansas. the senate floor
 leader: George H. Moses, of New Hampshire. president pro tempore, | and Reed Shoot. of Utah. chairman
 of the powerful finance committee. In addition to Brookhart and Blaine. the republican insurgents handily elected Gerald F. Nye on the
 republican ticket in North Dakota. The seven democratic seats at
 stake yesterday were filled by dem
 ocrats, all from the solid south"
 and only three of whom had any op- l position.
 While the democrats have net | gain of seven house seats they fell short of their expectations in the
 more than $50 districts from which | full returns are in. There appears to ! be little likelihood of their winning
 much more than one-fourth of the 36 places which they had hoped to capture from the dominant party. The republicans also succeeded in
 returning to the house Gilbert N. | Haugen, os Iowa, chairman of the l agricultural committee. against | whom heated campaign had been ! waged as consequence of the fail
 ure of congress to pass the McNary-
 Haughen farm relief bill. 1 There was no break in the ranks
 of the republican and democratic
 leaders in the house. Speaker Mich
 olas Longworth, of Ohio, and John l Q. Tilson, of Connecticut, the ma
 jority floor leader. were easily re-
 elected. as were Finis J. Garrett. of Tennessee. the democratic floor l leader. and John Garner. of Texas,
 ranking democrat on the ways and
 means committee.
 Aside from the contests in the 431
 house districts yesterday four con- gressmen from Maine, all republi- cans were reelected last September
New Britain herald., 1926-11-03
TWO AGED RESIDENTS
 ARE CALLED BY DEATH
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when he was transferred to the newly organized company in the cast end, Company 5. The personnel of this company was chosen from the other companies. Each con- tributed one fireman. He was se- lected from No. 1. and A. ". Carl son of Erickson 6 Carlson con- pany was Company No. 2s repre- sentative. ......
 He was pensioned off as a fire man when the department decided to employ a permanent company and he retired from active work as | shoemaker when Long Bros. went out of business some years ago.
 Fraternally he was associated with Manchester lodge, A. F. & A. M., and was regular attendant at the First Lutheran church. Surviv- ing him are his wife, Christini; two sons, Wallace of Los Angeles and Wilford of Chicago: two daughters, Mrs. Lee F. Darling and Mrs. Mary A. Johnson of Hartford: sister in Sweden, and six grandchildren. Funeral arrangements. in charge of Erickson & Carlson Co.,, are in- complete.