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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-11

isolated from the rest Of the world
was by no means monotonous.
This is indicated by an article
written by the late w. C. Gooding of
Mandan and published in "The Rec
ord" of May, 1898, North Da-
kota magazine which was edited by
Colonel c. A. Lounsbcrry.
"All boats were required to land
at the different military posts along
the river, whether they had passen-
gers for that place or not" the ar
ticlc says. Failure to do SO was
followed by a shot from the garri-
son gun, which soon brought the
boat to the landing and under the
orders Of the commanding officer Of
the post.
"The officcr-of- the-day, with q
file Of the guard, were always at
the boat landing at Fort Lincoln
when a craft arrived to prevent the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-11
nth INFANTRY
HERE IN 1875
Started From Point Near Dick
ins0n to Engage in Battle
of Slim Buttes

Although many may think that to-
day marks the first time that sol
diers OF the Fourth Infantry have
been in North Dakota and the Stone
country. history shows that in 1876,
the regiment visited western North
Dakota and made a start from a
point on the Heart river near what
is now Dickinson, on an expedition
which resulted in one of the his.
toric battles Of Dakota Territory.
1t was at Slim Buttes. Just a few
miles from Boz, man over tho Scrt.
Dakota line that the battle took
place, and the regiment, with SC. ia.
others was under command of Cen
eral George Crook. This battle has
been called the most important mill
tary affair on the soil Of South Da-
kota. In it, the Sioux and Chew
ennes battled the United States
forces.
Movement Remarkable
But the remarkable feature of the
event was the movement Of the mill
tary expedition from the Heart,
directly south to the Black Hills, a
trip Of 10 day. duration, made
through constantly pouring rain.
with the gumbo soil almost impass-
able, upon two days rations, and
forced to fight the engagement with
the Indians during the trip.
Crook had entered North Dakota
from Montana, first stopping at the
Little Missouri river at . point near
the present city Of Medofa.
A description Of the battle by Cen
eral Charles King, who participated,
follows:
ION the night Of September Z,
we were halted near the headwaters
Of the Grand River. Here q force
Of $50 men Of the Third Cavalry
were pushed ahead under Major An
SON Minis, with orders to find the
Black Hills, buy up all the supplies
be could In Deadwood, and then hur-
~ back to meet us. Two days later,
. courier rode in with the
news that Mills was surrounded BY
the Indians 20 miles south and every
officer and man pushed
ahead to the rescue. Through mud,
rain and mist We pushed along and
BY 1850 were exchanging congratu-
lations with Mills and shots with the
redskins in - healthy IN Indian vii
lage - We had ever seen.
Saw Clusters Guidons
Clusters guidons and uniform,
were the first things that met oul
eyes-trophies IN evidence ct ono,
(Coptinued On page tsn)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-11
PRESENT. FORT
LINCOLN WAS
BUILT IN 1897
FIRST Fort Was Erected on
West Side of River, Near
Bismarck, in 1872
CUSTER LOCATED THERE
Present Post Occupied Until
19O6-Idlc Since, Except
During World War
From small group of tents at
the mouth Of the Heart river in
CUSTER LOCATED THERE

From small group of tents at
the mouth Of the Heart river in
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-11
Fourth Infantry Has History of Which 1t May Well Be Proud
Regiment Has Taken Part in
l22 Important Engagements
Two Presidents Were in Fourth Infantry

Of United we'll leading
military Officers held commissions in the Fourth United States
Infantry, its records show.
Zachary Taylor president Of the United States
lieutenant-colone April August 1819
Ulysses S. Grant, later commander Of the Union armies
president, November
1847, to July 81, 1854
Wright after whom Fort Wright named
colonel in 1855 He fame the Indian of the
James G. Hartford majorgeneral retired He private
Company A and
Fourth Infantry from January 10, August 1891
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-11
d to one officer and 100 enlisted
Plays Important Part

rays important K1It
In California and other Pacific
coast territories and states, the
Fourth played an important part
and did much to insure safe and
peaceful settlement Of the fertile
western valleys.
The regiment returned to Wash
ington, D. c., in 1861 and its first
engagement in the civil war was the
siege Of Yorktown, April I to May
5, 1862. Among other actions, it
participated in the battles of Bull
Run. Anti tam, Fredericksburg,
Charlottesville, The Wilderness,
Gettysburg, Spottsylvania, Cold
Harbor, Petersburg, Cedar Noun
tain, Laurel Hill and Bethesda
Church and was present at Lees
surrender. AS recognition Of the
Fourth's valor during the war, Cen
eral Grant named it as the guard
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-11
TRIBUNE FIRST
WITH NEWS OF
CUSTER TRIPS
Finding of Gold in Black Hills,
Custer Massacre Linked
With Forts History

Clusters massacre; the discovery
Of gold in the Black Hills - these
two major happenings linked to the
early history Of Fort Lincoln were
first given to the world through the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-11
LIFE AT FORT
IN EARLY DAY
FULL OF ZEST
Article in Magazine, The Rec
ord Tells of Boats Land.
ing at Army Post
LIQUOR SMUGGLGED IN
Naric us Schemes Devised ia
Get COntraband Goods From
Boats to Garrison
Life at Fort Lincoln in the early
days when Bismarck was practically
LIQUOR SMUGGLGED IN

Life at Fort Lincoln in the early
lays when Bismarck was practically
Evening star., 1927-04-05
DR.. PIERCE OUTLINES
CHRIST'S MAIN HELPS
Speaks at Lenten Services at Noon
day at Keith's Theater.
M. o. Chance Presides.

'FWe are the ambassadors of Christ
and are delegated to spread his gospel
throughout the world" Rev. DIR.
Jason Noble Pierce, pastor of the First
Congregational Church, said at the
Lenten services at Keith's Theater
today at noon.
1T is impossible to cover all the
things Christ did for u.s." said DIR.
Pierce. However. three things stand
out among the many: First, he put us
in friendly world; he gave US the
ability for q better relation with God
and he made the supreme gift of
Himself to show us the right way.
1.-THE spirit Of Christ is in the world
today, and it is always possible to
find friend, no matter how low We
sink
Rev. S. j. Porter, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, lead the pray
ers. M. o. Chance presided. Jack
Bowie sang a solo.
DIR. Pierce will deliver the last of
his three addresses tomorrow. Rev.
Fl. Baker Smith will conduct the SER
vices, and Lawrence Cheats win pre-
side, DR.. Thomas r. Greene of the
American Red Cross will speak
Thursday.
Evening star., 1927-04-05
Mrs. Parkinson
MAY Not Be First
D. Woman Juror

Mrs Ernest r. Parkinson. the
first woman duly summoned for
jury service in the National Capt.
tai. may not be the first to sit on
a jurv here. While her name was
drawn under misapprehensjon
that she vas male. she was duly
qualified under the neW law MAX
ing women eligible for jury service.
Mrs Parkinson was ON hand be-
fore Justice IiitZ. who qualified the
jury panels today, had taken his
seat OF the bench. and was given
place in the front row of tales
men summoned for jury duty.
Her number on the list of pro.
spectiye jurors was 453 and as only
grand jury Of 23 men and two
criminal panels of 2G each was
needed her name was not reached.
She was excused with the other
taleSmen drawn, and her name win
bc restored TO the jury box 10 he
drawn some other time
The list of talesmen for service
in May in The Criminal Courts ia
expected to contain the names Of
several women, and unless Mrs.
Parkinson's name should be again
drawn she will not have the op-
portunity to be the first woman
to do jury service in Washington.
Justice Hitz expressed regrets
that the name Of Mrs. Parkinson
was not reached.
Evening star., 1927-04-05
WINS
IN Bic TAX CASE
Court of Claims Rules
Against Dodge Estate
Administrators.

Administrators Of the estate Of the
late John r. Dodge Detroit automo-
bile manufacturer have lost q deci-
sion in the Court of Claims in their at
tempt to recover S533. .684 in income
taxes collected by the Government for
1919.
The litigation and the decision in.
volved the famous controversy be-
tween the Dodge Brothers and Henry
Ford over the earnings of Ford Motor
Co, in which the Dodges We're origi.
nally large owners.
Circumstances which induced Ma
tilda II. Dodge and Howard B. Bloom
er, administrators Of the John +.
Dodge estate. to seek a return of in
come tax through the Court of Claims
were based on the Ford litigation. The
Dodge Brothers, in 1916 went into
court to compel the Ford Co. to pay
out as dividends some part Of the
S4S, 600 900 in the business, cash sur
plus. and Il court decision in 1916 held
the Dodge contention To be legitimate
and ordered a payment of 1853. .769.
After the final court decision sus-
tanning the Dodge contention was
rendered in 1919 the Bureau Of Inter.
nal Revenue assessed the payment as
income accrued in that year. The
Dodge estate administrators con-
tended that 1t should be treated as of
1916, when the first decision was
given, and were willing to pay S92,-
8SS.
The Internal Revenue Bureau. how
ever, demanded $553,634 additional
levy.
Evening star., 1927-04-05
AIR MAI. AWARD
STANDS, SAYS NEW
Declines to Reopen Bids on.
Basis of Opinion by
Hughes.

Postmaster General New said today
he did not intend to postpone the
awarding of the New York Chicago
air mail contract to the National Air
Transport Co. The North American
Airways. Inc. an unsuccessful bidder.
had sought delay. but Mr.. New said
he was not planning to reopen the
bids.
The Postmaster General received
petition from the North American
Airways. Inc. today, accompanied by
an opinion by Charles Il. Hughes,
former Supreme Court justice, in
which Mr.. Hughes upheld the interest
in the company of IA pilots, now emf
ployed in the Government air mail
service. The Post Office Department,
prior to the awarding of the contract
had investigated the flyers interests
in the concern, after the National Air
Transport Co. had protested that it
was in viola ton of the law.
The pilots interest was q "minor
consideration" Mr.. New said. in the
awarding Of the contract, which was
mot made precipitately, but only on
the merits of the bid The National
Air Transport Co, made bid of $1.24
per pound, while the North American
concerns unsuccessful bid was S1.23
Evening star., 1927-04-05
WOMAN TESTIFIES SHE
WAS GIVEN IMMUNITY
Prohibition Unit Enploye Takes
Stand in Conspiracy Trial
of D. j. Shields.

On the promise that she would not
be prosecuted for accepting bribe
from a Government agent who
suspected her of divulging certain
information from the prohibition
enforcement unit. where she was EN-
ployed, Mrs. Della II. Evans, star
Government witness against Daniel j..
Shields, wealthy Johnstown. Pa,
brewer, on trial in Criminal Division
2. testified today that she had APP
peared against Shields before two
grand juries and "a petit jury in
conspiracy proceedings previously
brought against him in Pennsylvania
and Washington.
When the Treasury Department
first suspected that she was accepting
bribes Assistant United States Attor-
ney William NJ. Shea. said today, an
agent was sent to her and upon his
offer of $500 for certain information
she accepted the money. When the
questioned her. she told about
Shields and then was informed that
If she testified against him, she would
not be prosecuted for taking the bribe
from the agent.
Evening star., 1927-04-05
VIRGINIA FIRM BIDS
LOW ON CRUISERS
Newport News Company Offers to
Build Two Vessels for
$10,4sO,O00 Each.


The Newport News Va) Shipbuild-
ing and Dry Dock Co. were low bid
ders today when proposals for the
construction OF six 10,000-ton scout
cruisers were opened at the Navy De-
partment by Secretary Wilbur.
The Virginia company offered to
build one cruiser complete for S10.642,-
900 or to build two cruisers complete
at a cost Of S10.4s0.0 900 each.
Individual bidders were restricted
under terms laid down by the Navy
Department to bids on only two OF the
six craft.
War games recently played by the
battle and scout fleets in Caribbean
and Cuban waters. served 10 clearly
demonstrate tho Navy's need for in
creased cruiser strength. Assistant
Secretary Robinson said yesterday
upon his return from witnessing the
exercises. He declared that the ma
neuvers proved destroyers cannot be
depended upon, especially in heavy
weather, to carry out missions, which
could be performed by cruisers.
Evening star., 1927-04-05
NORTH DAKOTA AVENUE
IMPROVEMENT PROPOSED
Planning Commission Recommends
Widening Between Kansas Ave-
nue. and North Capitol Street.

Recommendation that North Da-
kota avenue between Kansas avenue
and North Capitol street be widened
from 1a0 feet to $50 feet will be made
by the co-ordinating committee OF the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission to the District Commits.
sioners, who will hold a public hearing
on the subject in the District Building
April IS.
The decision to recommend that the
avenue be widened is pursuant to the
proposed highway changes of the Ma
tionaI Capital and was made at the
regular weekly meeting of that body
today.
The question of extending Savannah
avenue, southeast, from Congress
Heights, parallel TO and east of Ala.
bama avenue, all the way to Massa-
chusetts avenue in the vicinity of
Fort Dupont, was discussed by the
members today, but no action was
taken. The highway plan calls for
the extension Of Savannah avenue
part Of the way, but the committee
members touched briefly on the ad-
visibility of a further extension.
Evening star., 1927-04-05
FERD|NAND'S Death
BELIEVED IMMINENT
End Expected Within Few
Days, or Even HourS-Po-
lltlCaI Unity Sought.
BE- the Associated Press.

BE tine AS~UClaEFd Press.
PARIS. April 5.-kinE Ferdinand
of Rumania today was fighting losing
battle In his efforts to overcome the
rayages of bis aiIment.
This was apparent even from the
laconic bulletins issued at his bedside
ia Bucharest. but the latest reliable IN
formation to reach Paris from the
Bumanian capital indicated that death
was only a question Of days, perhaps
hours.
Premier Averescu issued n signed
statement denying reports published
abroad that there had been troop
movements.
Drops Support of Carol.
Advlces from Bucharest said the
political groups in the kingdom were
alive to the danger Of Russia seizing
the opportunity to take advantage Of
the disorganized political situation at
such juncture and that they now
envisaged a coalition ministry 10 in
clude all the parties. NJ. Averescu
conferred with former premier
Bratiauo and other leaders with this
end In view
The National Peasants party seemed
/, inclined to rally 10 this solution OF the
situation. II has given up the idea
of bringing back former Crown Prince
Carol 10 rule in case of the death OF
Ferdinand. The party decided TO ac-
cept the appointment by constitu-
ti0nal act of last year of Prince
Michael, Carols 5-year-old son. as heir
apparent to the throne and also the
regency provided for by the act to
take charge of affairs should Ferdi-
naud die. The regency would ruls
until Michael was Is years old.
Carol In Neuilly.
Nicholas Jorga. leader OF the dissi.
dent section, issued an appeal TO all
groups to unite and thus discourage
political adventures and inspire re-
spect for Rumania beyond her from
tiers.
Carol remained today at his villa in
Neuilly. to which he returned yester-
day with his inamorata, Magda Lu-
| pescu. after a mysterious Journey in
his limousine, which some persons be.
lieved would take him to the Lebour-
get flying field, whence he would go
by plane to Rumania or some spot
/ near the border to await eventualities
in Bucharest.
Bound by his word of honor that he
would not return to Rumania without
permission. Carol was waiting discon-
solately today the arrival of a sum-
mons to his fathers bedside.
Evening star., 1927-04-05
PARKING LAW VIOLATED.
Third of 3,271 Traffic Arrests Due
to That Charge.

Nearly one-third Of the S,271 arrests
made by the Metropolitan police in
March for violations of the District
traffic code were for parking offenses.
according to statistical report made
public today by Maj. Edwin b. Hesse,
superintendent.
The report showed that est OF the
arrests were for overtime parking.
142 for parking abreast and 404 for
miscellaneous violations of the park
ing regulations.
Among the other arrests 2T1 were
for disobeying official signs, 120 for
operating without a drivers permit,
165 for reckless driving. 800 for viola
ton of the light regulations and aga
for speeding.
Evening star., 1927-04-05
Supplying the Larder.

From the Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. ;.
Lincoln used to tell a story about
a shool teacher who said to his pupils
one day:
'If each child will bring an egg to
school tomorrow will show you how
Christopher Columbus made the egg
stand on end. Those whoeSannot bring
an egg kindly bring a piece OF ham. !"
Evening star., 1927-04-05
Hens Left Hanging
In Bags by Thieves
Lay Half Dozen Eggs
Special Dispatch to The Star.

HAGERSTUWN, April d.
Bagged by chicken thieves and for
gotten, two hens proceeded to lay
half dozen eggs during their con-
finement on the wall of hen
house at a farm near Boonsboro.
Deputy Sheriffs Cushway and
Gouff went to the scene of the
robbery several days after the
theft and observed a bag hanging
on the wall from a nail. They per-
ceived that 1t appeared to contain
something alive and found the
hens and the eggs. which had been
hanging thege Kpr separal days.
Evening star., 1927-04-05
Robbers Steal Bank Boxes.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Ind, April 5
P).-Robbers Sunday night carried
off so safety deposit boxes from the
State Bank at Browns Valley, near
here. The robbers had attempted to
open the safe. but We're unsuccessful.
No estimate of the loot obtained in the
deposit boxes could be determined.
Evening star., 1927-04-05
Dawes Returns to u. S.

NEW ORLEANS, April H).--yice
President Charles G.. Dawes arrived
here from Havana on the steamship
Cartago. lie announced that he would
leave at noon for Chicago. Mr.. Dawes
said that his trip 10 Panama had been
solely for pleasure and that ii had
nothing to do with the Central Amer
ican situation.
Evening star., 1927-04-05
Accused of Firing Freight Cars.

BINGHAMTON, n. y. April (H1.
Karl J. Fitz, 19, Chicago, golf pro
fessional, Louis Martino, 20, Of Cohoes,
n. Y. and George Utter, II, OF Kan
sas City. are held here on q charge
Of setting fire to freight cars.
Evening star., 1927-04-05
MRS. DEUTSCH DIVORCED.
Daughter of Chicago Philanthro-
pist Gets Decree in Paris.

PARIS, April (P).--Mrs. Helen
Rosenwald Deutsch. daughter of Jul
fus Rosenwald, Chicago merchant and
philanthropist, has been granted q
divorce in Paris from Armand Deutsch
on grounds of abandonment. No de-
tails were given in the judgment.
Miss Rosenwald and Mr.. Deutsch
were married in 1912 and have two
children. The couple lived IN Chicago
until last December, when they sailed
for France. At the time of the we'd
ding ceremony, it was said Mr.. Rosen-
wald had given his daughter $1,000
900 as wedding present.
Evening star., 1927-04-05

private and parochial school district
finals are Helen Cogan of st. paul's
Academy, who will speak on THE Con-
stitution and the Importance of Pre-
serving It,: Agnes Ann DoWd of the
Immaculate Conception Academy,
whose subject will be THE Constitu.
tion," and Bessie Cush Of the Notre
Dame Academy, talking on THE Con-
stitution."
Tonight's meeting is expected to
draw one of the largest crowds that
has witnessed q preliminary contest
this year. An excellent program, pre-
sided over by Rev. John j. Toohey,
S. J., professor of logic at Georgetown
University, has been arranged to aug
ment the 10-minute orations Of the
three contestants, and its feature will
be concert by the orchestra of the
Mckinley High School
Walten viii Direct.
Dore Walten. leader Of the orches-
ira for Is years and a member of the
high school faculty. will direct the
young musicians in their concert. The
orchestra, which is one of the best
known and most-sought organizations
of its kind i'll the city, was created %
years ago with charter membership
Of ID student players. Today it is COM
posed of 62 musicians, all students in
Tech High School. Many of the
youngsters are giving up personal
pleasure engagements tonight SO that
the Instrumentation will be complete
for the program
The selections which will be played
under the direction of Mr.. Walten in
clude: Overture, Merry Wives of
Windsor" by Nicolai; fantasie. "A
Waltz Dream" by Strauss; 1.-THE Rose
of Algeria" by Herbert. and 1.-THE
American Patrol" by Meacham.
Reservations have been made in the
auditorium for the respective support
ers of the three speakers and the re-
naming seats will be given over to
the public. ST. Paul's Academy and
the Academy of the Immaculate Con-
ception have each held 10 0seats,
while the Notre Dame contingent has
reserved $50 places.
Evening star., 1927-04-05
ARGENTINE NAMES
TRADE DELEGATES
Rowe Says Nicaragua Not
Involved in Two Cham
herS' Refusal.

Refusal of two Argentine chambers
OF commerce TO participate in the
pan.American economic conference
which will open here May 2. was due
to dissatisfaction with the United
states commercial policy and not be-
cause of its attitude toward Nicarag qua,
DR.. l.. S. Rowe, director general of
the American Union. said today.
No mention was made Of the Nicara~
guam policy Of this country, DIR. Rowe
said.
At the same time 1t was announced
at the Argentine Embassy that the
Argentine government would partici.
pate in the conference and that dele.
gates already have been appointed.
The Buenos Aires and Rosario
chambers of commerce, in refusing to
participate. called attention to the
United States bans against Argentine
meats and fruits and the action of
the Department of Agriculture in bar
ring importation of Argentine alfalfa
seeds.
Evening star., 1927-04-05
Rowe Makes Reply.

DR.. Rowe today made public his
reply to the Buenos Aires chamber,
in which lie said:
"The pan-American Union was
greatly interested in having an organ
ization SO important as the Boisa de
Commercio represented at the con-
ference and in obtaining your co-opera-
ton, and your decision not to attend
win leave a vacancy which we all
deplore.
''The main idea i'm calling the con.
ference was to study the factors which
retard or limit that natural expansion
Of commerce between the countries of
America and with impartiality and in
spired i'm the highest and most genuine
interests of all the nationalities of
America. to seek an adequate and
mutually advantageous solution Of
these problems
Hope for Reconsideration.
Dr. Rowe said he was confident the
Buenos Aires chamber would recon
slider the matter, especially in view
Of the fact that through the efforts
OF the Argentine Ambassador at Wash
ington, the Hon. Honorio Pueyrredon.
all the commercial questions pending
between Argentina and the United
States have been most satisfactorily
settled
Dr. Rowe pointed out that four Ar
gentine commercial organizations
have already signified their intention
Of attending the conference. Accep-
tances have been received from II
other countries and $50 delegates are
expected.
II feel convinced that in view of all
the circumstances of the present sit
uation, delegates will be appointed, -
DIR. Rowe said.