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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-25
Only Two Surveying
Crews Now Working
on State Highways

Only two surveying crews are at
work for the state highway commits
sion this. year.
Last year five crews Of five men
each were busy from the opening Of
the construction season until early
in the winter.
The change, according to A. H.
MacKinnon, engineer in charge Of
surveys, is due to the fact that tho
highway department already has sur
veyed more roads than the depart
ment will be able to build this year
with the funds available.
Seven hundred miles Of road sur.
vcyed last year will not be placed
under contract~until this fall or early
next spring, according to present
plans. This will use up much Of the
money which the department will
have availgble next year.
In addition to this the crews nov
working will have added about 40(
miles to the roads surveyed by next
winter, since each crew covers about
200 miles Q season. Indications are
that one Of the crews will be kept
busy in the territory west Of the
Missouri river throughout the sum.
mer while the other will work east
81 the river. The western part Of
the state. having fewer roads al
ready surveyed, requires compare
tively. more sttcntion than the east
eyn part, highway officials explain
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-25
ROBERTS HEADS
WALTON LEAGUE
Local Chapter Holds Initia
Meeting, Elects Officers
Sunday Afternoon

o. W. Roberts was elected prcsi-
dent Of the newly organized Bis
marck chapter Of the Izaak Walton
League Of America at its initial
meeting, held Sunday afternoon If
the Elks' hall.
Fred Peterson was elected vice
president, M. o. Stecn secretary, anG
and Carl X. kositzky, treasurer. A
W. Mellon, S. w. Corwin and S. I.
Tonsley were nemed directors
After adoption Of constitution
and bylaws, "A general discussion
was held about the possibility o.
damming Apple creek to make an
artificial lake and several members
gave short talks. Sentiment Of the
members favored this action, al
though no definite steps were taken
on the matter
A meeting Of the board Of directors
will be held some time this week
and plans for the work of the organ
ization mapped out. The date for
the next meeting has not yet been
definitely decided on.
One hundred and fifty-thrcc are
charter members of this chapter and
this is said to be the largest charter
membership Of any chapter in the
state. The League is national or.
ganization with headquarters at Chi
cag0 and with state headquarters and
local chapters throughout the United
States. 1t is devoted exclusively to
the conservation Of the forests, wa
ters and wild life Of America.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-25
State College to
Build Laboratory

In order to provide satisfactory
laboratory facilities the state board
OF administration has just authorized
the North Dakota Agricultural col
!cge authorities to tear down o small
lumber storage room on the south
side Of the original Mechanic Arts
building, just west of the large
engineering building. In its place
ton OF an additional laboratory for
the School Of Mechanic Arts, accord
ing to Dr.. John Lee Coulter, presi-
dent Of the college. This new labora-
tory will measure 80 by 81 feet and
will give the school an additional
1920 square feet Of floor space.
A most difficult problem confront.
ing the authorities - the North Da.
kota Agricultural college is that Of
providing class rooms and labora.
tories for the regular four year col.
lege student groups, states DR.. Coul.
ter. The last appropriation for 1
new building for this purpose waa
that provided in 1919 when $780,.
OOD was appropriated for the cen.
trail unit Of the Agricultural build.
ing. During the college year Of 1919.
1920, and then again during the yea,
Of 102O-1021 the total number Of
students taking college courses w,
During the last four sessions Of the
state Legislature no additional hula.
ings have been provided, while dur.
Ing the past six years the numbei
Of students enrolled regularly in thu
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-25
Premier MussOlini
Opens Conference
of Wheat Experts

Rome, April 25.-tA9--An interna-
tional conference Of wheat experts,
with SO nations represented, includ-
ing the United States, was opened
here this morning by Premier Mus
solini.
In his inaugural address, Musso-
lini said the conference marked the
beginning Of systematic international
collaboration toward solution of the
problem of preserving equilibrium
between production and consumption
The conference. which will be d.
vided into technical and special Sec
.ions, will continue until Friday. The
United States is represented by Asher
Hosbon, permanent American dele
gate to the international institute Of
agriculture here.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-25
Cyrus Mel Ormick
Marries Secretary

Boston, April 25.--(Ao Cyrus H.
Mccormick. 67-year-old chairman Of
the board OF the international Har-
vester company, and his bride. the
former Miss Alice M. Holt Of Chica-
go, were honeymooning on the high
seas today, bound for Europe aboard
the Celtic.
They boarded the steamship here
yesterday. unrecognizcd, after hav-
ing successfully kept secret of
their wedding in the little village Of
Dublin, N. H., last Friday.
Mrs. Mccormick, who by her mar
rage becomes . sister-in.law Of Har.
old F. Mccormick, husband Of Gamma
Walska Of operate fame, has
served Mr.. Mccormick ~ private sec.
rotary for several years. She Is
about 46 years old.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-25
of Ice and Proud of 1t
LEGALITY OF
TAX METHODS
QUESTIONED
Standard Oil Company Claims
Tax Commission Should
Use Special Procedure

Whether the method used By the
state tax commission In spportion.
ing the income taxes Of foreign cor.
porations is legal is the question in.
volvcd in a Law suit now pending in
federal court between the state Of
North Dakota and the Standard Oil
company.
The Standard Oil company con.
tends that it has the right to compel
the state tax commission to adopt q
special method of allocating its in
come, contending that its business in
this state is easily separated from
the business conducted outside the
state.
The tax commission contends that
the same method of allocating income
applied to other corporations should
be applied to the Standard Oil com.
pany. The company holds, in brief,
that the income tax paid by the COM
pany in North Dakota should be
determined by the relation which
property owned and business done in
the state has to the total property
and business Of the corporation.
100000 Involved
Approximately 100000 is involved
in the case since it deals with taxes
for the years 1923 to 1926 inclusive.
The commission claims that the COM
pany has not paid the full amount
due and demands additional payments
to the total mentioned. The COM
pany contends it has paid all for
which it is justly liable.
In case involving q statute pass
ed pevious to 1928, the Standard Oil
company cOntended that the law was
unconstitutional and was upheld BY
the courts. The 1923 law was drawn
to meet the objections urged against
the previous law, according to Thor
stein H. Thorescn, tax commissioner.
Thoresen and c. J. Lynch, income
tax deputy for the tax commission,
recently attended a hearing at Chi
caRo at which Standard Oil company
officers outlined their method 81
doing business.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-25
THE why OF THE
Community Chest

Social service financing in Bis.
marck will assume a new form thi.
year with the institution Of the Com
munity Chest. The first campaign i.
to be held Friday and Saturday, t.
finance the work of nine Of the ter
welfare organizations participating
under the plan.
The Community Chest plan has
several advantages over the old sys.
tenn, according to those in charge
One Of these is that:
IT SPREADS THE BURDEN
The Community Chest makes
evident to everyone that social
service 10 an Obligation of good
citizenship. Il multiplies the
number Of contributor to vel.
fare work from two to 10 times.
This means wider opportunity to
give and . citizenship that II
award Of and concerned with
community problems.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-25
If MRS. SNYDER IS EXECUTED She
WILL BE SEVENTH WHITE WOMAN in
U.S.. TOPAY THE SUPREME PENALTY

faces about with which to contrast
hers: there arc determined young
women writers. struggling against
time; there are determined lawyers
and determined housewives trying to
break past the gate. But there is u
difference--theirs is IA determin
which, one feels. will pass when the
days work is done; Mrs. Snyder's is
indelible, as though craven in stone.
1t was there yesterday; it will be
there tomorrow.
Contrastful, again, is the puzzled
despair Of the elderly woman who sits
just diagonally back Of the defendant
the mother Of Henry Judd Gray
who is given only slant at the back
of her boys head as he sits staring
blankly hour upon hour at the jurors
and seems fearful Of turning his head
and facing the eyes Of the courtroom.
Ills Sister, Too
Beside the mother sits plump
young woman--Gray's sister-who,
doubtless. is wondering at this amaz-
ing plight Of the boy with whom she
played in her childhood days; reliv-
ing, no doubt, many hours In vain
effort to find some clue to behavior
that would account for his being here
under charge Of one of the most bru-
tai murders of "a generation.
Mother and Misunderstanding
rendered dumb from shock, az though
expecting soon to wakcn and find it
was. after all, only a bad dream.
Then, back again to the central
figure in the picturc--Ruth Snyder
not single wisp Of blonde hair out
of place; everything so carefully cal
culated. ........
If only certain tragic night had
been as carefully calculated. someone
suggests!
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-25
Records Show ii Women
Have Been Put to Death
Legally in This Country.
Six White and Eight Ne
gro Good Looking Al.
legged Murderesses Usually
Freed or Given Prison
Terms
(BY GENE COHN)

Long Island City. ~ T.. April b
Ruth Snyder, who saw men as play
fellows when irkcd BY marital menot-
ony, now is having ample opportun-
ity Of learning a few bitter lessons
concerning the other side Of the male
code
Her bafflcd blue eyes look upon a
procession Of men who doubles
would have accepted filtration with
her in happier times, but who now
calmly admit they would send wom-
an TO the electric chair without tho
slightest hcsitancy.
Small wonder that she shuddcrs in
her courtroom seat, twists as though
evading a lash, and feels chilis run
along her spine. Here, to all intents
and purposes. might be any one of
her hoy friends in the days before
Albert Snyder, her husband, was done
to death. Men ready. to kiss her one
evening and kill her the next!
Cabaret and Courtroom
Mans cabaret code is one thing
and his courtroom code another.
Men who chortle over immoralitics
in small talk or in smoking cars;
men who hint Of off-color adventures
in private whisperings-the grow
most virtuous-minded under the so.
bering influence Of public appear.
ance, or the realization that what
they say is being placed on record.
Perhaps, in the dark hours Of hel
cell, Ruth Snyder has wondered VIII,
she wasn't u bit more analytical long
ago.
Whereas at one time she seems te
have studied problems little or moi
ut all, just now Mrs. Snydcr's dali,
performances seem a bit studied
It is said that every woman is an in
stinctive actr and Ruth Snyder i.
fairly gifted-Cut only fairly.
| She walks into the courtroom jus
a little too calmly and bears the YER
bal implications Of future fate just
bit too nervously.
! A few months have certainl,
brought about complete reversal o
form and method. When she wa
first arrested, her comments to re
portcrs and to the prying detective
savored OF the terse wise-crack an,
the slang vernacular. She gave tn
impression Of being hard, wise, eve
impairment.
Now. a Different Micn
All that she has tried to leave be
hind her, now that she is on tria
Her public utterances are connccte
with mother love, pain, and right
eOus zeal. Her costume is most care
fully prepared for the widow-rol
she Is asked to play. This detailin
has been just q bit too perfect
wOrldly-wise reporters comment. O
it as suspiciously meticulous.
In spite Of the somber trapping
the severity Of the face and partic,
larly the hard determination Of III
law are betrayed. But then she hs
been carefully seated at q sufficier
distance from the jury box in Lon
Island City court for the facial d,
tails to be almost lost to the jurors.
i There are plenty Of determine
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-25
Boy Is Injured
When Hit By Car

Harold Spangler, 8, suffered in
juries to his right foot when it was
run over Saturday afternoon at
Washington street and Main avenue
by car said to have been driven by
L. Rubin. He is a SON Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Spanglcr. 113 Washt
ington street.
The injury was accidental, wit
nesses said, claiming that the boy
ran in front of. the car while chasing
ball and that it occurred so sud-
denly MIR Rubin had no opportunity
to turn out.
Bones were broken in the the boys
foot and several ligaments torn.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-25
BRONCHITIS - srOLEY'Ss GIVES
SURE RELIEF

Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
relieves at once distressing, alarm
ing bronchial symptoms. II loosens
the harsh cough, raises phlegm
easily, soothes the irritated mucous
membrane, eases the disagreeable
tightness that grows worse toward
niehtfall. From Mrs. L. M.-Charles.
ton. w. w.: II am glad to say that
.Foley's Honey and Tar helped me
over . bad attack Of bronchitis" II
is . reliable medicine, safe and ef.
fective for coughs and colds in chill.
dren and grown persons. Your
druggist sells and recommends It.
Ask Or phone for it.-Adv.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-25
C0NSPIRAT0RS
IN MAIL THEFT
NOW ON TRIAL
Former Secret Service Man
Accused of Plotting $685.
600 Train Robbery

st. Paul. April 25-(AP)-
Absence Of government wit.
nesses forced pOstpOncment
today Of the trial of three
men charged with completely
in the S35, 900 mail robbery ut
South st. Paul three years
ago. John Sheriff. Pratt, spe-
cial assistant attorney general
prosecuting the case. asked
that the case 60 over until to-
morrow because some of his
witnesses have not arrived.
II they are not present tOm0r-
row, nc said. he may ask fur
Their pOstpOncment.
St. Paul, April 25.-tR-Thrce
men accused of conspiracy to rob
the mails go on trial in United
States district court here today.
They are Frank Sommer, former
chief of the northwest secret serv-
ice and former chief of police Of St
Paul; Daniel r. Hogan, restaurant
proprietor Of st. Paul, and George
Il. Blaul OF South st. Paul, rail
way station agent at the latter
place.
The government charges that the
trio planned IA mail robbery at South
st. Paul three years ago, when $50,
900 was obtained. The actual rob-
berry was carried out by John Ter
ry" Moran, Chicago gunman;
Bobby" Henderson, and Reuben ID
Lilly, alias Blackic Carter.
Moran was tried and convicted and
sentenced tn % years in federal
prison, and Henderson pleaded guilty
Lilly has not been captured. Moran
was brought here under guard to
testify in this trial.
The case will be heard before
Judge Andrew Miller of Fargo, \
d., and John Sheriff. Pratt, specia
assistant to the attorney general oil
the United States, will be the prose
cutOr.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-25
Fertilizer Flowing Dump Work
Spike the Garden Fertlizer)
The WaChter Transfer COMPANY
of and O Phone

four year course has increased 200
per cent. The number enrolled at
present is 1889. It is expected that
the total enrolment this year. in.
Guiding vocational, short course stu.
dents, summer school and other
groups. will run over 1900. But the
biggest problem is that Of class room
for the regular four year college
groups.
The increase has taken place in
every division of the work. At
present the school most severely
crowded for room is the School of
Mechanic Arts. Its enrolment has
increased from 81 to 175, more than
200 per cent.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-25

In order + give mn value, the
machine shed should be properly de-
signed and built A good roof Is I'M
portant and It is desirable to have
the shed built tight and equipped with
close fitting doors to keep out sun
light, rafn, snow and dust and to
prevent chickens from getting into
the building. The design Of the shed
should be such that machinery can
be put In and taken out easily. In
addition, the shed should be SO located
that no time and labor WIN be lost
In getting back and forth between
it and the fields. A third point is
that the shed must be used by the
farmer, since no money win be saved
IL the implements r left standing
outside the building.
Aaidesfrom saving machinery, a good
implement shed adds to the efficiency
Of the farm by providing favorable
working conditions so that repairs,
o~verhau1ng and adjustments can be
made IN the winter when both time
and cheap labor are available to do
such work. Indirect advantages which
add to the value Of shedding machin-
cry + the saving In time required
to Timber up the machines and the
feww delays at critical times from
the breaking of a part rusted on weak
ened by exposure.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-25
|;SmaD House of Brick
Has Low Upkeep Figure

By disseminating the information
famong small wage earners that the
brick house actually costs no
more than a house of less durable o
struction, If the upkeep costs are
taken into account for a period Of
ten Oh twelve years, we feel that this
Industry is rendering a real service.
And not only the wage Garner, but
who are In easier financial cir
lcumstances do moi always realize the
5truth Of the economics of home build
ting, taking one material as against
Tianother. And in the long run building
1.-THE walls of homes with brick does
Nnot work a hardship ON the lumber
Industry.
Government experts and others
Ehave pointed out that the forests of
1.-THE country r diminishing at an
~kalarming rate, and the present produc-
Elton Of humber cannot continue for q
|agreat many mdke years To build
l1homes, of brick ts 10 conserve lumber.
Just as much wood h used In the In
terror at the house for partitions
foo9s and finish as would be used in
VA narbe house, the only difference is
Ethat the outside walls are built Of o
smater1al that win protect the inside
Humber from decay and give it a life
three p four times as hong as II the
whole house had been constructed Of
wood.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-25
BY w. A. RADFORD

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all problems pertaining to the
subject of building work on the farm,
for the readers of his paper. On ac-
count of his wide experience as editor,
uthor and manufacturer. he is, with
tut doubt, the highest authority on the
subject. Address all inquiries to Will
liam A. Radford, No. 1927 Prairie ave-
nue., Chicago, ILL.,, and only inclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
Illinois farmers lose S1,3S7, 500 an
nualfy through their failure to house
farm machinery and protect 1t from
the weather, according to R. l. Shawl,
a member Of the farm mechanics de-
partment at the college of agriculture,
University of Illinois. Ten per cent,
or $22,200,000 worth, of farm machin-
cry in the state is left out in the open,
he says. AS q result the average
life of 1t is reduced from sixteen years
to eight years, as shown in statistics
gathered by agricultural colleges.
Since this S22,20O,OO0 worth Of ma
chinery lasts only eight years, the
annual depreciation on 1T is s%2,775,OOO,
whereas If 1t properly housed
and protected it would last sixteen
years and the annual depreciation
would then be reduced to s1,387, 800.
Similar results could be obtained in
all sections Of the country.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-25
P~lentywood School Notes

The faculty gave a program In
commemoration of Washington's
birthday. 1t included many musical
numbers and the life of Washington.
The T. 7. A.. hold their next meet
irg ON Friday, the 25th. The Juni-
ore are having a labor day program
OIL Saturday, the Goth. This is to
raise money for their banquet in
honor of the Seniors. .
Miss Olesen and Miss Scott are
entertaining the other teachers at a
theatre party next Saturday night.
Margaret Barner won the essay
contest given by the school. She was
awarded the fine Lincoln bronze med
al.
The section A of the Latin class
are giving the section B their treat
which they had won some time ago
This is to be in the form of a taffy
pull.
There was given an extemporane'
Gus writing contest last Monday
There were five entrants.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-25
Pretty Houses Attract
More to NeighbOrhOOd

One beautiful home Of assured per-
manence attracts others of the same
value and hereby increases its own
value as well as the real estate values
Of the humanity
This attraction is made stronger
when the construction is Of a type
which increases the ~ire-safeness of
the locality. The better residence sec
tons Of most communities recognize
this in their building restrictions.
Furthermore, the wise home-builder
looks forward to the possible time
when he may want to sell his house.
VIII 1t depreciate heavily with the
passing years, or VIII it show in
creased value1 The homes covered
with portland csanent stucco will, as
a rule, increase h value as the years
90 by, because they are permanent IN
construction and then appearance I'm
proves with aga
Old but weIlbuilt houses may be
rejuvenated and their appearance
changed at a minimum cost with port
land cement stncco. Excellent exam
Piles of such WORK a~resfound in almost
every Community
An exterior envelope of stucco, q
new porch, a sun parfor, perhaps new
windows, viii brfng shout a complets
transformation.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-25
Must Consider JOrdOn
Times Printing Bid

Jordan, Feb. 21-The commls-
sl,ners Of Garfield county have been
ordered by Judge H. j. Miller of
livingston, sitting at Miles City for
Judge Stanley E. Felt of this ju.
djcial district, TO convene within "a
DAYS TO consider the bid Of the Jor-
gad Times for The county printing
contract. The Times is the only
newspaper in Garfiele county and
its bid for the 1927 and 1923 print
ing, filed some time ago with the
osrd, had been rejected.
The newspaper secured a writ OF
mandate against the commissioners,
On ufich a hearing was held at
Miles City December 70.
In his opinion Judge Miller states
the county commissioners acted
81 bnrarily aud without any just
cause O. lawful reason and not be-
cause of any claimed defect in the
Times bid or that the bid Vas un-
fair or unreasonable in Price OF
amounts. The judge also notes
that the commissioners do not claim
The Jordan Times to be unreliable
ar that il can not faithfully comply
with all the terms of the contract
for doing the printing IN a manne'
acceptable to the board.
1t is understood here that the
county board will appeal from
Judge Miller's ruling