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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-09-20
PERSONAL

SUBSCRIBERS to Unity periodi-
Gals, or those interested in the
Unity School at Kansas City, can
have the cooperation Of an ad-
vanced student without charge,
with mutual benefit. Tele. 273.
WANTED-Maternity cases, private
home, with good care. Mrs. John
G. Dixon, 5O4 Ninth street.
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CHARACTERS OF THE STORY
PHIL0 VANCE
JOHN FIX. MARKHAM District
Attorney Of New York County
ALVIN H. BENSON. Well.
known Wall Street broker and
man. about-town, who was rys.
teriously murdered in his home
MAJOR ANTHONY BENSON :.
:. Brother Of the murdered man
MRS. ANNA PLATZ ..........
!. Housekeeper for Alvin Benson
MURlEL ST. CLAIR ..........
cAiTxiN PHILIP h { SSSoe singer y.
.......... Miss st. Glars fiance
LEANDER PFYFE ...........
$500. Intimate Of Alvin Benson's
MRS. PAULA BANNING ......
............ A friend of Pfyfe's
ELSIE HOFFMAN, Secretary Of
the firm Of Benson and Benson
.......... A retired army officer
WILLIAM H. MORIARTY 49,.
cEocR;GE; &: srirr .. :a :~A
ssssssss VI kS9 AAuI VI OS1sV
and Mccoy, Public Accountants
MAURICE DlNWlDDIE .......
-. Assistant District Attorney
ERNEST HEATH ........ Ser
geant Of the Homicide Bureau
BURKE, SNITKIN, EMERY -.
Detectives Of Homicide Bureau
BEN HANLON 49,. Command
ing Officer o: Detectives as
signed to District Attorneys office
PHELPS, TRACY, SPRINGER,
HlGGlNBOTHAM ...........
................ Detectives as
signed to District Attorneys office
CAPTAIN CARL HAGEDORN :.
................ Firearms expert
............... Medical examiner
FRANK SWACKER -. :. Sec
rotary to the District Attorney
CURRlE ............ vance's valet
S. S. VAN DINE -. The Narrator
THIS HAS HAPPENED
A woman's gloves and handbag
are found 1t the scene Of Benson's
murder. The handbag contains .
eigaret OF the same brand 40 sew.
eral butts found in the fireplace.
Upstairs are found the toupee and
false teeth Of the victim, who had
been shot through the head while
reading.
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MISCELLANEOUS


FOR SALE-Cabbage 112c h., pick
ling carrots $1.25 busheI, big car
rots $1.00 bushel, rutabagas $1.O0
bushel, turnips S1.O0 bushcl, green
tomatoes $l.O0 bushel, ripe toma-
toes SC b., summer squash Sc h.,
hubbard squash sc h., onions $500
bushcl, small cucumbers $1.75
bushel, half bushel S1.O0, slicing
cucumbers zoe per dozen. Dan
Savaich, Southeast Fort Lincoln
Highway Bridge, Mandan, N. d.
"Old Nelso4. Farm"
FOR Bakery equipment,
suitable for store or bakery, con-
sisting Of gas oven, proof box,
bread rack, | cake mixer, l
4-speed bread mixer, doughnut
gas stove, 800 bread pans and cake
pans. A bargain for any one
wanting to go in Bakery business.
Inquire of Chas. McGoon, Bis
marck Food Market, Bismarck, N.
OAK
FOR SALE OR TRADE-General
merchandise stock, doing a fine
business. Invoice about 100000
will require 100000 and would
consider Bismarck Real Estate in
the amount Of $5,000.0O. Reason
for selling manufacturing inter-
ests keep me away. Property
located about 60 miles from Bis
marck. II interested write Ad.
No. SO, care Tribune.
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE-Will
exchange my half Sec, 200 acre
in cultivation, and good buildings,
seven miles from County seat,
kidder county for quarter sec
ton close to Bismarck, and take
the difference. II interested write
Bismarck Tribune AID. No. 1Ol.
SELL your farm quickly for cash.
No matter where located. Some
one will buy it. Get in touch with
us, if you want to sell. Phone
737-M. J. S. Johnson Realty Com
pany, Bismarck, No. Oak.
DIAMOND Rings-Will send to
any Bank for free examination.
Terms as low as dollar down and
dollar per week. James w. Marek,
1OS Third ST., Bismarck, N. D.
FOR SALE-A practically new Car
ona Portable Typewriter at a big
reduction or will trade for shot
gun in good condition. Albrecht's
store, Temvik, n. d.
FOR SALE-PooI hall and barber
shop combined, good location, good
crops here and priced right. Part
cash, balance terms. Address Trib-
une Ad. No. /.
FOR SALE-Garage, size 18x12, To-
Gated rear of Bismarck Paint and
Glass Co., Rosser and Fourth
street. Phone 627-R.
FOR SALE-Half interest in beauty
parlor. Town of 800. Must sell
quickly. Very reasonably priced.
Write Tribune 100.
FOR SALE-One corn binder, l Nc
Cormick Deering corn husker in
good condition. Phone GAO, Bis
marck, n. D.
FOR SALE-Baby bed and baby's
white fur carriage robe, both bar
gains. Call at ITO Tenth street.
FOR RENT-Small country coal
mine in good territory. Write
Lock Box 45S, Hettinger, N. D.
FOR SALE-Melons and tomatoes.
Oak Glen Farm, w. B. Falconer,
Prop, Bismarck, N. D.
FOR RENT-Furnished Cafe, cheap,
steam heated. Killdeer Hotel,
Killdeer, N. D.
F1v.Tnx Prevents
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Fly-TOx Prevents
Big Loss

Moths lay eggs. The eggs hatch
out larvae and the larvae eat your
woolens, clothing blankets, uphol-
stery. Fly-Tox kills moths and
moth larvae. It also destroys the
eggs. Fly Tox is stainless, safe
sure. It is the scientific insecticide
developed at Mellon Instil Of In
dustrial Research by Rex Fellow
ship. Every bottle guaranteed
ADV.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-09-20

FOR SALE-Combination range in
excellent condition, sold reasonable
if taken at once. Phone 312 or
call at 70S Main Ave
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-09-20
HOME LAUNDRY

THE BEST address for washing
your blankets, bed spreads, fam
lily and finished washes is Mar
guerit Bulten's Home Laundry.
No injury to fabric. No chemicals
used. Everything dried in fresh
air. Mems shirts a speciality. We
call and deliver. Call at 2O3 Ave.
A w. or Phone 1Ol7.
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FURNITURE FOR SALE

TUKNIIUKE TUX SAIE
FOR SALE-A New Liberty Flee
trio Washing Machine, two years
old. Must sell, terms to reliable
party. 421 West Thaycr. Phone
CAT.
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LOTS FOR SALE

FOR RENT-A piano in A | condi-
ton. Phone 442-M after 500 p. m.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-09-20

Statesmen Tor women) to sell
fastest selling speciality in Amer
lea house hold and business neccs-
sity every demonstration sale
earn $1,000 to $500 per day. Six
teen counties open. Write Jack
S. jacob, Grand Forks, N. d., or
call at Mckenzie Hotel, Wednes-
day or Thursday evening, 1900 to
900 D. m.
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FOR SALE

AN IMPROVED quarter adjoining
one of the best small towns in
Ward County. Good school and
churches. Must be sold at once.
II interested write to or call at
223 Third street north, Bismarck,
n. d. Mrs. l.. Lewis.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-09-20
HOUSES AND FLATS


HOUSES AND FLATS
FOR "A REAL HOME-Beauty and
comfort combined. Buy from own
er, warmest house in city. Six
room modern home, new and we'll
kept. Within two blocks of High
school. Do not answer this ad un-
less you can make a down pay
ment of $4,000. Write Ad. No. SO,
Care Tribune.
FOR RENT-For winter months,
warm completely furnished mod
ern home, close in. Very good
proposition for reliable tenant.
Write Tribune Ad. No. 3.
FOR RENT - Six room modern
house located on South side of n.
P. track. Call at 511 Second
street. E. j. Schultz.
FOR SALE-Modern cottage well
located. Cheap if taken at once.
Phone 858 or call Ais Mandan.
FOR RENT-Five room modern
house. See Frank krall the Tail
or, Fifth street.
FOR RENT-New bungalow, unfur-
nished. All modern. Call at All
First street.
FOR RENT-Five room house. In
quire at 214 Fifth street.
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FOR SALE-Lots one, two, three
and four in block five, Governor
Pierce Addition to the City of Bis
marck for four hundred and fifty
dollars. Write Tribune Ad. No. 6.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-09-20

FOR SALE-One corn binder, l Nc
Cormick Deering corn husker in
good condition. Phone GAO, Bis
marck NJ u
Evening star., 1927-05-15

are right one Will have little trouble
under ordinary conditions
The i:eS. of course. must he in
good condition. Starting out or weak
tires may, in some cases. amount 10
foolhardiness. 1t is unwise under all
conditions to expect old tires TO stand
UP under the Grueling work TO which
they will be submitted on touring
trip
Warns Of Fatigue.
The tourist must watch out At all
times that he does not become eXces-
sively fatigued 1T is better to cut
the days journey short than to risk
the dangers encountered when one
drives in an exhausted condition, Mr..
Henry points out
Five other points in rela ton to driv-
ing on the tour are summed up as
follows:
Making good time is a matter of
driving consistently at a reasonable
speed, This rate should be neither so
fast as to be dangerous nor so slow as
to kill the plea sure of the trip.
observe generally the rules of the
road and show courtesy to other high
way users
BE alert and keen a firm grip on
the steering wheel at all times.
Make careful note of the danger
and caution signs put along the high
way for your protection. Pay particu-
lar heed TO the warning to descend
steep Crdaes in low or second gear.
These are among the most important
caution signs. 1t is seldom that they
are placed where caution is not
needed
Never leave the car on the high
way While repairs, such as tire
changes, are being made
Evening star., 1927-05-15
NEVADA GETS BUSY
ON NEW HIGHWAY
Contract Is Let to Construct Last
Link in Translate Road,
Costing $101, ,645.

With the letting of a contract re
Gently by the State of Nevada for con
Struction OF the road from LoVeloCk
Pershing County. to Tanning, Church
i'll County, the last unimproVed sec
ton Of the Victory Highway soon will
disappear and Nevada will enter the
ranks Of those States which have an
improved transcontinental highway
from border to border. The road to
be built covers a distance of nearly ~
miles, and calls for an expenditure of
St01,645. The wo.< will include grad
ing and graveling to Federal aid
standards.
Completion of this contract marks
the fulfillment of one Of the most Inn
portant highway projects in recent
years, according to the Automobile
Club of Southern California. with
the removal of this last unimp~oNed
section of the Victory Highway in
Nevada, transcontinental motorists
will find a continuous highway from
the California line near Verdi to the
Utah line at Wendover, distance or
43S miles.
This section of road across Nevada
is known officially as Route No. 40 IN
the Government designation. 1t en-
ters Reno and proceeds almost di-
reCtlV into sacramento. however, tne
improvement means much TO south'
ern California, as it permits motorists
to turn south at Reno. take in Lake
Tahoe and enter Yosemite Park on
the east side. The road south may
continue to the east Of the high
Sierras. Passing through Owens Val
ley. the tourist can visit Mount Whit
neN. the highest mountain in the
United States. and continue down into
southern California. The return trip
to the north may he made via the
Pacific Highway. giving the tourist
circular trip around the high Sierras.
Evening star., 1927-05-15

One Of the pleasures of owning a
new car is parking it in some con
spiCuous place where all can see and
admire. but many little party Of
this kind has failed through slip
up in the actual job of putting the
car into a space. Unfortunately the
city does not reserve double spaces
for owners of new cars who yearn
to he the center Of attraction.
Recently Smith was in this pre-
diCameut. His new car is good look
ing and he knows it. Secretly he de
sired to park in Il cOngeSted district
to draw admiring chances OF thou
sand pedestrians and other car own
ers. hut he made Ihe mistake Of not
practicing little parking before
tackling so small space. Hardly
had he yielded to the temptation to
show his fine feathers than he caught
his front bumper under the rear
fender of the car ahead.
1t was not serious entanglement.
but Just the same it served to take
much of the joy out of life. Passers-
by heard the noise and turned to look.
What they noticed in particular was
not sparkling new car but merely
very embarrassed driver.
Garage Parking Helpful.
much of the difficulty in parking
new cars comes from the habit OF let
ting the garage man put the car into
it's space at night" / told him when
he made open confession of his down
town disappointment. Driving car
through the limited space of a public
garage is one Of the best forms of
practice. 1t makes YOU familiar with
your car. 1t gives YOU the feel OF
it and saves all this embarra ssment
when you are out in public"
But \ don't relish having the "a
IA SO man gaping at me while | struG-
gle, Smith objected.
perhaps YOU do not realize it, but
You win his admiration whom YOU
undertake 10 do a difficult job your
self" / countered. The percentage
of drivers who can place their cars
in a small garage stall neatly is So
low that the desire to do the job
Yourself is the mark of experience.
Don't think the garage man is eager
to put your car away himself. He
does it all day for others, and some
of the cars steer like trucks
Smith admitted that he might have
done little better in his downtown
demonstrati ton of his ineXperience had
he followed my advice. but complained
that his car was so low and the hood
SO long he really did not know, within
a foot or two, just where the front
wheels and tenders were. This, of
course, troubles a great many drivers
who have not learned some of the
fundamentals of handling cars.
It looked like good time to suggest
Evening star., 1927-05-15
SWITZERLAND LIFTS
TOURIST ASSESSMENT
Cars May Stay Ten Days in Coun-
try Without Paying
Import Duties.

Regulations providing that tourists
automobiles and motor cycles not COW
cred by an international customs pass
card or triptyque may enter Switzer-
land for short stay without payment
OF import duties have been issued by
the Swiss government.
These permits TO enter the country
are good for five DAYS. and may be
renewed for a period OF three days
and final period of two more days.
but the machine must leave the coun-
try before the expiration of the per-
nit They are granted upon payment
OF a small sum.
The temporary permit may he ex-
changed before it's expiration for a
triptyque. valid for one year and Is
sued by the Automobile Club of Switz.
erland upon deposit of the duty under
bond, which is refunded or Cancelled
when the car is taken out OF the
country.
American tourists who contemplate
taking their cars TO Europe will be
enabled to avoid payment of import
duties and many delays and formalk
ties at the borders by obtaining trips
tyque before leaving this country.
Evening star., 1927-05-15
SMITH GIVES ADVICE
TO CURB CAR THIEVES
Declares It Behooves Owners to
Take Advantage of Locking
Devices as Precaution.

Motorists should be aware that the
present season is the automobile
thief's busiest period. and their
awareness of this fact should stimu'
late them to take precautions to keep
their cars from falling into his hands,
says Ernest \. Smith. general man
ager Of the American Automobile As
soCiation. With every one using his
car. creating the COnccsted conditions
under which the thief works most
adroitIy. it behooves the individual
car owner to take advantage of the
various locking devices on his auto
mobile If he does nothing more. Mr..
Smith points out.
Locks may not always foil the
thief, AS many have pointed out, but
they go a long way in discounaging
him" says Mr. Smith. IF the thief
finds q car securely locked as to igni-
ton, gearset. door or otherwise. he
will not spend a great deal of time
on it under ordinary circumstances.
Instead, he will go in search of an
other.
The car owner should profit from
the knowledge of the fact that more
machines are taken by joy-riders
than by professional thieves. The
thief may be an expert a picking
locks and overcoming their effects,
but the ioN-rider is not. The temp
tation to take a car usually is quickly
overcome if the JOY rider finds the
task at all difficult.
The American Automobile Asso-
citation urges, as precaution against
having ones car stolen, that every
automobile owner make careful note
Of the engine. serial and license num-
bers of the machine. The A. A. A.
reports that a surprisingly large
number of motorists do not know
these vital facts about their cars.
1T may be the auto thiefs busy
season. but motorists can keep him
fairly idle by taking every precaution
against him"
Evening star., 1927-05-15
MARYLAND GETS $3.50, 900
GASOLINE TAX IN APRIL
Assessment Under 4-Cent Levy
Source of Large Revenue,
SAYS State Controller.

Approxim >tely $3.50 900 was collected
by the State of Maryland under the A.
cent gasoline tax during April, the
first month the increased levy has
bene in effect, according to Con-
troller w. s. Gordy, jr.
The money will be used by the state
Roads Commission for maintenance
of roads. construction of lateral roads
and grade crossings.
Mr. Gordy said that reports for the
exact amount due the State for the
tax had not been completed, but the
estimate could be considered a fair
amount for the average motor use of
the fuel in April.
The gasoline companies have 80
days to pay the tax on the amount Of
gasoline they have sold to dealers
during April.
An amendment to the gasoline tax
bill, passed by the recent Legislature,
provides for a 1-cent refund on each
gallon of gasoline for motor vehicles
! operating exclusively within the limits
of any incorporated city or town in
the State
Mr.. Gordy said that the average
amount collected annually during the
existence of the 2-cent gasoline tax
was approximately 81 ,000.0 He pre-.
dicted that $4,000.000 would be the
| revenue for one year from the 4-cent
ta-..
Evening star., 1927-05-15

cussion of them will occupy full
session and another session is to be de-
voted solely 10 two papers and discus
sion on DOLBY design and finish.
THE Car of 1897" is the title of
prize-winning paper entered in con.
test promoted by the Detroit section
of the society. The paper forecasts the
automobile of 10 years hence and its de-
livery at the Summer meeting will
give much food for thought and per
haps start engineers on new lines of
JoyefonrNopt
Evening star., 1927-05-15

TO him the advisa bility OF making a
few tests of clearance. | advised him
to park the car close behind another
machine on some quiet street where
there was no traffic to bother him.
Nv suggestion was that as he was
getting what seemed to he dangerous.
" close 10 the other car he SHOULD
Step out and see how accurately he
was guessing. 1t has to be more or
less Of n guess when you cannot see
the front eXtremtties OF the car from
the driving compartment but with
little practice it is possible 10 guess
with surprising accuracy.
smith tried this later and found
that when he thought he was clearing
things nicely he was just about to
encourage the end OF the front bumper
to hook into the extremities of the
car ahead 1t is just the reverse with
many other cars. drivers allowing
more margin of space than is needed.
Good practice in learning to place the
wheels accurately is to try to run
over a match box or similar small
object placed in the path of the car.
II is surprising how difficult 1t Is TO
crush a box in this way. particularly
with the right front wheel.
When Smith remarked about the
difficulty Of knowing when his front
wheels were in the straight'ahead
position. recalled n suggestion which
T have found helpful. First you set
the wheels so they point straight
ahead and then you cut a small notch
in the steering wheen rim, on the
underside and at a point nearest the
body. A friend Of mine used to tie
a ribbon on his steering wheel at this
point. It did the trick. but notch
will serve the same purpose.
Stop Car Behind Space.
Smith always is worrying for fear
he will start off in the garage or in
some other crowded place with the
wheels not in a straight ahead posi-
ton and that he may swing into
another car as consequence. The
notch obviates this danger.
In his parking with the new car
Smith gets into lot of unnecessary
trouble because he does not tackle
the process in correct order. His habit
is To pull up just ahead OF parking
space prior to backing in. This Is
part of the process. but not the first
step bv any means. He beckOns to
other drivers TO pass by hut frequently
some one with smaller car sneaks
into the space while he is waiting
for 1t.
To avoid this, the trick is to stop
Just behind the space until all traffic
has driven by. Then one can park in
peace and comfort.
You seem to have given parking
quite lot of thought" Smith com
Evening star., 1927-05-15
PISTON RINGS BRITTLE.

Motor car owners who decide to in
Stall new piston rings in their cars
should remember that while the rings
obviously are flexible. they also are
somewhat brittle and will break If
handled roughly. The heXibility of
the rings often gives an impression
that they can he stretched much
more than actually is the case. 1t
is well to bear in mind that the limit
of their f1exihilty is to be found in
the spread necessary to get them
over the top of the piston. Beyond
this they are liable To break.
Evening star., 1927-05-15

along slowly when looking for q
parking space so that there would he
more chance of catching some one
pulling away
''One should" replied. ut eases
the parking problem"
iCopyrisht. 1927
Evening star., 1927-05-15
NEW PAVING PROCESS.
Swedish Inventor Claims His Paw.
ing Surpasses Present Product.

Invention OF new means of road
paving which will permit the road to
withstand a pressure almost 80 per
cent greater than asphalt as now in
use, is claimed by Swedish inventor
who has been working on the prob
lem for 20 years. The inventor claims
that his roads will be cheaper than
any other kind of pavement now in
use, will not be softened by heat and
do not become slippery in rain.
Tests made by the Swedish State
Material Testing Institute are said to
verify the claims OF the inventor.
Evening star., 1927-05-15
Easy to Signal Now.

BY making child's play Of the tast
OF steering the automobile, the motf
car maker effectually has killed thi
excuse OF the driver who used to sai
that he could not give turning signals
because he needed both hands on the
wheel.
Evening star., 1927-05-15
John Smith and His Car
BY FREDERICK c. Russell

is a whom mOOr should welcome
willing glad
o other members of the clan
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-19

his suspension terminating on May
10.
Considerable excitement prevail
Ga at the hearing. Captain Oswalt
was represented by Edgar B. Her
vey. attorney. while Commissioned
Harder and Inspector Bruck repre-
sented the state department. The
bearing was held before members
Of the board of supervisors in ses-
sion.
Captain Cswalt was questioned
at length hv Hcrvev. Harder and
Bruck relative to the dismissal Of
charges preferred against motor
lists. Attorney Hervey in his qneS
tioning brought out the fact that
out Of some 1000 arrests during
Captain Oswalt's regime only -
cases had been dismissed. That =
number of these had been dom"
away with Ia clear court records
where the defendants in the cases
lad failed to appear and the Off
GERS We're unable to locate them.
Greer was called and testified
that he had instructed Captain Os.
walt that no cases were to be dis