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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-27

it will cause the swollen stream to
flow past the city ut q greatly accel-
Grated speed and reduce the rest as
we'll as relieve the tremendous pres
sure at the five narrow passes at the
mouth Of the river where the stream
cmptics into the Gulf Of Mexico.
These passes are constructed to
keep the channel clear and cannot
meet the demands Of an extraordin-
AIRY rush Of flood waters. resulting IN
accumulation waiting for a chance to
get by the passes. Distribution Of a
portion of the river over 10000 acres
Of land will relieve the responsibility
Of the passes and let the rest Of the
water through.
Hunters Paradise
The country around Poydras, where
it is proposed to dynamite lcvce,
is hunting and fishing field of
which sportsmen dream. Almost
every species of game and fish may
be found if one knows where to look
and every hunting day is field day
for the amateur.
The professionals are the trappers
who earn comfortable livelihoods
catching muskrats and shipping the
skins to market. The trappers are q
blend Of many races with few &c.
juns" in the groups, although the
Evangcline country with its Acadians
of whom Longfellow wrote is not in
the path Of the water to be released
The trappers will fight for what
they consider their rights. although
in this crisis dispatches from New
Orleans say they have laid down
their arms in the face Of guarantees
Of remuneration for their losses.
Many Civil Wars There
They have not often directed thei,
belligerent efforts against outsiders
They have been too busy fighting
among themselves. Miniature civil
wars have been fought in the Louis.
lana swamps for years, as the musk.
rat hunters went about their busl
ness with trap in one hand and q
gun in the other. The trap was fol
muskrat and the gun for any one
who might attempt to interfere with
the trapping, even though he might
happen to own the land.
When the levce lets the water
through. an untold number of musk
rats will perish and succulent vege'
tables will be buried deep In the l.>r
trucking section to be flooded.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-27
HAIL STATUTE
CLARIFIED BY
LEGAL RULING
Senate Bill 1876 Permits Re.
fund of Hail Tax to Ger
tificatc Holders

Qualification Of the legislative in
tent in passing Senate Bill No. 1856 ut
the last session is contained in an
opinion given by the attorney gen
erals office to the state hail depart.
mcnt
The act was intended to permit
the hail insurance department to
make refunds Of hail indemnity taxes
to the holders Of tax sale certif-
icatcs and thereby make these secur-
tiles more attractive to investors.
1t was made necessary by the fact
that a supreme court ruling held that
hail tax certificates do not have the
same status as tax certificates on
land and there was little demand
for them at the last tax sale.
The hail department has no in
formation as to the amount Of money
which will be necessary to carry out
the new law but estimates run as
high at 100000. The department
has issued a booklet outlining the
terms of the law which becomes cf-
fective July and is preparing to
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PACR7TK
it is merely for the convenief
his office and not otherwise.

it is merely for the convenient
his office and not otherwise.
"You further ask to what date
terest shall be computed. It is i'm
possible to determine this from the
act and therefore, based upon ordin-
airy practice in commercial circles,
we would say that interest should be
computed to the time when refund is
made. Were we to adopt . different
rule it would penalise those who
were in no position to make applica-
ton for refund heretofore, and yet
whose loss was sustained perhaps
several years age. In other words
the construction we, have given to it
is the only one which can be given
that will work with. equality to all.
Section seven to which you refer is
merely concerned with the constitu-
tional right Of the legislature to re-
sort to certain funds and is not con-
cerncd with any other constitutional
question"
After the heart muscle, the dia-
phragm muscle is the most import
ant in the human body, as It is ablc
to do all the work Of breathing nec-
essary to maintain life.
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care for the demands for refunds A.
they are made.
The appeal to the attorney gen.
eral was made necessary by the fact
that several amendments were made
to the bill without making adjust
ments in the next which was permit
ted to remain.
The Opinion
The opinion Of the attorney gen.
erals office follows in part:
"You first ask relative to the title
Of the act in that it provides for" u
refund Of hail taxes on lands not
liable therefor. lhis is not prUvioeu
that statement in the title Is merely
supcrfluous. it being broader than
the act and, therefore, does not at
rect the validity OF the same.
"You call our attention to the last
sentence Of section five which reads
as follows: NO claim for u refund
of taxes paid shall be allowed un-
less made before January l. 1928.
This must be read in conjunction
with the balance Of that section
which provides that a certificate hold
or shall be allowed one year from
and after the loss Of title in which
to present his claim, bearing in mind
the fact that the act does not go
into effect until July 1, and that all
those who hold certificates where
title has been lost prior to January
l. 1927, may file their claims up ia
January !. 1928. II the sentence We
quote above should be construed
literally there would be nothing to
which the one year limitation could
apply. We must, therefore, look to
the history of the legislation to as.
certain the intention Of the lcgis.
laturc.
by SO doing we find that Senate
Bill No. 1876 was amended by strik.
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PROGRESS OF FLOOD IS
OF INTEREST TO MANY

(by The Associated prcss)
New Orleans by its own admission
Americas most interesting city, as
it faces the most serious flood men
ace in it's romantic history Of 1875
years. has it's apprehension shared
with sympathetic interest by cities
and people far removed :rom the
danger zone.
Many persons who have never been
to the paris of the United States"
another pet name given the southern
metropolis by the home folk, watch
the flood waters threatening to in
wade the historically sacred precincts
Of the famous vieux care, the French
section of the city, where history was
made and is cherished.
Cannot Cope With Floods
The fact that much Of tho city is
below the river makes the situation
serious during an ordinary flood
and critical when the waters rise to
unprecedented heights. Heavy rains
often steal a march on the elaborate
and expensive drainage system. ma
ture refusing to- dispose Of the wa
ter and it is necessary to pump it off.
The pumps always catch up with the
rains but they cannot cope with flood
waters.
Cutting levcc below the city
probably will save the situation as
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-27
CRISIS PROBABLY PASSED.
SAYS SECRETARY HOOVER

New Orleans, April 27.--tP)-The
crisis probably has passed in the
Mississippi river flood situation and
no more extensive hardship, suffer-
ing. loss of life and property is an
ticipated in the opinion of Secretary
Of Commerce Hoover, President
Coolidge's observer in the inundated
region. He arrived here today, COM
pleting his tour Of the area from
Memphis to New Orleans.
In Mississippi and Arkansas, Mr..
Hoover said he found no unsatis-
factory conditions and only the
necessity of continuing adequate re-
lief measures. He said, however,
that his view Of the end Of the
flood danger may be upset by later
developments.
The cabinet official expressed his
opinion of the flood situation briefly
as follows:
II believe the flood dead will not
greatly exceed 200.
"The homeless will probably not
be much greater than 10000.
"The world war training has
taught US to handle a crisis. Our
war organizations-thc nat or
guard. the American Legion and the
Red Cross-and the men and the
women of the south did not become
hysterical and lose control of the
situation but Immediately COM
menced the machinery Of assistance.
Our greatest problem is the re-
Mobilization of homeless and re-
establishment Of agricultural pro-
duction."
The commerce secretary said he
felt confident that the return to
normal agricultural production will
be only the matter of few weeks
after the water runs off the land.
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CREVASSE TO
BE OPENED IN
LEVEE FRIDAY
CONTINUED from paes one)


the miscellaneous bundles which
freighted the vehicles.
Many Of the refugees were persons
who had been driven from their
homes in the Poydras area by the
1922 break. In the previous flood
they had but the briefest notice and
in many cases were forced to aban-
don their belongings.
Will 1nundate 10000 Acres
The waters from the Poydras break
will inundate about 10000 acres, it
was estimated by engineers. The
creyasse Of 1929 flooded about that
much territory. No towns Of any
size are likely to be touched by the
waters. The village Of st. Bernard
is perilously close to the path the
water is expected to take but it was
thought that it would escape.
Truck farmers and trappcrs are the
main inhabitants Of the doomed area
None Of these will be able to depend
on any income from their regular
sources during the year. The lands
Of the truck farmers are likely to be
under water several months, and it
will take several years to make up
the number of muskrats drowned by
the high waters. The oyster and
shrimp industry along the shores Of
Lake Borgnc 10 expected to suffer
heavily also.
The entire Louisiana national
guard was called into service to pa
troll the levces in the vicinity of New
Orleans. Although all the ramparts
were reported to be in satisfactory
condition there was faint hope Of
holding an unbroken chain when the
water goes three feet higher.
Meanwhile, the waters pouring
from Stops Landing claimed addi-
tional thousands of acres Of farm
lands in the Mississippi delta and in
undated new towns.
Suffering Is Acute
A small private levcc at Anguilla.
Mississippi, had been swept away by
the waters from the Stops Landing
crevassc many miles north Of the
town, and as a result about $500
people were suffering from lack of
food and shelter. Water was said to
be five feet deep in parts of the
town.
In southern Arkansas, efforts were
being made to save the Arkansas
river lcvcc at South Bend. The sit
uation was considered desperate.
A dozen other towns were inundat-
ed by the flood Of the Arkansas and
Oauchita rivers. Dcrmott, Tiller,
Eudora, Arkansas City, Kalion, Wat
son, kelso, McGchec. Cominto, and
Lake Village were included among
these.
With water in some parts of the
-swn reported IL feet deep and rising
at the rate Of an inch an hour, Lake
Village faced the crisis of the flood.
With all avenues of escape gone cx-
cept by boat, there were 5000 per.
sons to be taken from the town.
Food supplies were expected to last
through the day. Boats from Eudora
were dispatched to take off women
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Notice to Water
Consumers

The rate for water used for
lawn and garden purposes is
now in effect. Water used
for these purposes is charged
for at the rate of IL cents per
100 cubic feet over and above
SEQ cubic feet above the av-
erage consumption for the
months of October to April,
Enthusiastically of Bismarck,
Waterwcrks Department.
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and children before cvacuating the
entire city.
Food. Medical Aid Given

Guilty CIty.
Food. Medical Aid Given
More than 1000 refugees from Nc
Gchee, DcrmOtt, Tillcr and the sur
rounding countryside have flockcd
into Monticello and, with the move
ment still in progress, churches,
schools and private homes we're
opened to the homeless.
In the upper reaches of the flood
cd Arkansas and Mississippi sections,
the situation was reported greatly
improved as the Red Cross resumed
charge Of relief at new points and
FASTENED food and medical aid.
Rescue work, we'll advanced in the
older flooded sections around Green
vile, Arcola and Leland, Miss, and
numerous Arkansas localities, was
swiftly extended to newly inundated
areas.
From many parishes in northern
Louisiana, refugees continued to
stream into Vicksburg, Natchez and
other high places, fleeing the torrent
from the Red river and other streams
Of that section.
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-02
READ COMPTROLLER BILL
 IN THIS ISSUE COMPLETE

The Nugget is today publishing sa full the contents of a pamphlet y' eeiyed in the last mail from Will A. Steel. Territorial Senator. First Division. Juneau, Alaska, setting forth in full what is termed a Home Rule Measure for Alaska. and designated An Act to Provide for Comptroller and Board of Control" The people have had so little opportunity to learn any, thing about the measure that we feel it our duty to print this in order that our readers and others nay judge for themselves as to it's merits. While the pamphlet is pre- pared with nice coating of sugar in the first half. yet. however. on first reading it seems logical and probably advisable. but upon fur ther consideration. little changes could be made here and there. that might tend to make the Act more to be desired. For this reason the Legislature should not be expected 10 rush it through. We would rather see the whole matter go ov- CT for another term or two. and all low the citizenry chance to di gtst it and express their opinions and views.
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-02
RE SURE AND VOTE TUESDAY

Next Tuesday. April 5th. is El- eetion day. and it is hoped that ev- cry person who is given the priv ile ge of voting. through being a citizen of the United States. will exercise that privilege by going to the polls at the Municipal and School Board Election and cast his vote. A large vote gives Nome a tremendous amount of publicity. small vote gives Nome the class of publicity which is not good for any community. There is just enough friendly opposition to can didates to make the election in terestine and the voter cannot say, what is the use of voting?" Be- cause. in this election. there are more candidates than there are of ices to be filled. In another col- umn will be found the names of the candidates seeking election for the offices enumerated. The Nugget is not taking sides in this election. and is neither for or op- posed to any of the candidates in the field and whatever publicity we are giving this election is sim- ply to inspire interest on the part Of the voters to the end that our city may be better served.
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-02
AN ANNOUNCEMENT

Mrs. Ada Arthurs, wife of Vim Arthurs, announces herself for the position of City Clerk. feeling that she is fully competent to fill tn" position with credit to the electors of Nome. Mrs. Arthurs has been resident of Nome since the early days and was elected to the School Board few years ago. Her daugh- ter Ada. graduated from the local High School and is at present nn- ishing her education in the States.
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N o :

Notice Is hereby given tl,at the Annual Municipal and school Board Election will be held at the City Hall, Nome, Alaska. on Tuesday April 9th, 1927. for the purpose of ciectinR a Mayor three Counciimea. T Chy Trrasurer, . CAy Clerk, . City Attorney, and a member of the school Board.
 F. GRIMM, City Clerk. Dated ~t Nome, Alaska. this 1st day oh April. 1927.
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-02
THE BIG VAUDEVILLE
 SHOW COMING SOON

The permanent date has been set for the Eagle Hall Commission Vaudeville given under the per sonal direction of Mir Elmer Peed Saturday, April 23, being the date set for this affair. Enter the date m your book and keep your eye on the columns of this paper for details.
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-02
NO T Ic E

Notice Is hereby given that the Annual Municipal and School Board Election will be held at the City Han Of Nome, Alaska, on Tuesday April 9th, 1927. and that the fol- lowing candidates have been duly and rrglIlarly nominated for the respective offices hereinafter set forth and have complied with the provisions of Ordinance Number 2t1 of the City of Nome.
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-02
NOTI c E

A card party and dance vii, be given by the Rebekah Lodge, Sat- urlay. April 9th. at Odd Fellows Hall at &:3O p. m., for Relekahs and their invited guests, and Odd Fellows and their invited guests.
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-02

The Childrens' Race last Sun t,ay commenced with 39 entrants. the winner. Martin David cover ing the course which was about one half mile in the remarkable time of one minute and thirty sec- onds, winning the first prize of $500 Fifteen other prizes were awarded to the boys and girls who made very creditable showing. The race was run under the aus rices of the Nome Kennel Club.
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-02

District Attorney Fred Harrison is still on the upgrade. If the sidewalks were as clear now as they were a year ago. we might see him at the Po'es next Tuesday.
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-02

Tuesday the City Fire Depart rient responded to cali al the second hand store of John Doe" MacSmth. Very little damage was On the jump.
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-02

Joe Fielder, he Solomon freight .l. and Messrs Andy Newbere of solomon and E. w. Quigley. the Solomon operator arrived in the city Monday last
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-02
For City Attorney
 HUGH DWELL.
N O T C E

4 meeting of the Directors and Commerce will bp held Monday, April 1, at 7.:sO D. m., in the lobby of the Federal Court House. 4 full attendance is requested. Busi- ness of importance is to he trans- acted.
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-02

M. D. Balsar is still gaining in strength and doing nicely. He says to tell the boys it will not be long now before they see him down will be elected Tuesday.
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-02
LOCAL NEWS

Joseph Neuhauser arrived in the city last Sunday from his claim in the hills where he has been work ing all winter.
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-02

Pete Curran and Pete Olson ar lived in Nome today from Solomon. Mir Curran is here on business con- nected with the mail controct.
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-02

From recent letter to friends, il is learned that the wife of w. H. Pearson, former Nomeites. died last Fall in he States
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-02
CARD PARTY AND DANCE

The Pioneers of Alaska will give the 9th of their series Ot card par ties and social dances Saturday, April 3nd, at Pioneer Hall.
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-02

Billy Sheehan arrived in town sunday. Billy has been working with the ConnolIey Brothers on top of Dexter Hill for some time
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-02
CARD PARTY AND DANCE

The Pioneers of Alaska will give the 9th of their series of card par ties and social dances Saturday April 2nd, at Pioneer Hall.
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-02

ADVEitTISERS- Copy for ads n the weekly Nugget must be in this office not later than Thursday NOON.
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ATTENTION MOOSE

Election of officers Moose Lodge No. 1413 will take place Monday. April f, to he followed by refresh- ments and smoker. A large attend. ance is rsques ed.
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-02

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MAKE YOUR HOME IN UNIVERSITY PARK.
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