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EVANSTON, H.. Nov 1.-A re- yitalizatian of it's teaching of tenn peranee-a function delegated by it's founder, Frances Willard-is to be given the Woman's Christian Temperance Union al is annual convention in Boston, Nov. II to 9.
 National officers Of the organi- zation think the N. C. T. U. should undertake a campaign of temper anee and prohibition educational work on a greater scale than ever before. Among the specific edu- cation subjects 10 be offered the members are the Canadian plan of government control and the Bratt system of liquor dispensing now in force in Sweden.
 More than 5000 delegates, alter mates, state officers. national offi- cers and directors of educational departments. representing a mem- bership of nearly 100000 women.
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Alleged Conspiracy

The accusations against District Attorney Reyes embraces alleged conspiracy to obtain dismissal of charges against three Julian de- fendants or acquittal in event of the trial. For these services it is alleged there was traded by the defendants, bribe of $10,000.
 A no h er unnamed sum and platinum or gold wrist watch is alleged for dismissal or charges in another case.
 It is alleged the money was surrendered and the Grand Jury capped the investigation by charging Reyes on two counts
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will attend the Boston convention the fifty-fourth since Miss VII lard organized the body. Speak CTS include Commander Eyange- line Booth of the Salvation Army and r. Scott Mcbride, general su- perintendent of the Anti-Saloon League.
 Mrs. Ella A. Boole, of Brooklyn, is president of the W. c. T. U. Other officers include Mrs, Mar garet c. Munns. Evanston. treas urer Mrs. Anna Warden De Yo, Evanston. secretary; Mrs. Sarah II. Hoge, Lincoln, Va, recording secretary. and Mrs Nelle G. Bur ger, Springfield, Mo, assistant re- cording secretary.
 Miss Anna Adams Gordon, com panion of Frances Willard, and now President of the Worlds Wo- mans Christian Temperance Un- ion, also will attend the conVen tion
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owned by Sumner Smith, through fault encounterer by the latter picked up the vein and is again in rich ore shute. He reported a very successful season.
 Development work was eontin- ued throughout the season on the Heaston quartz property at Moose Pass. Production should be started there next season.
 Interest In Nuka Bay
 A great deal of interest has been aroused in Seward by the gold that has been brought in from the Nuka Bay section, Mir. Stewart said. He did n9t visit the region. At Seward he was in- former one outfit, Babeoek and Downey had brought in 37 pounds of gold during the season. They are operating a small ElLs Ball mill on some rich deposits.
 While some properties are op- erating in the Valdez district, there was no new development of any not reported from it
 Strike Gas Pressure
 Capt. Ivan L. Petersen. drilling for oil near Ghickaloon. reported 10 MT Stewart he had been forced to suspend operations on account of having encountered a gas pres sure so heavy it was impossible 10 sink the drill against it. IL had twisted the lower sections oi
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-01
OLD KENTUCKY BUILDING NOW
 OFFERED, SALE

Judge E. Coke Hill of the Dis trict Court has issued a court order permitting Guy McNaugh- ton. trustee of the John Tuppela estate, to sell the Juneau prop erty known as the "Old Ken lucky place on Front Street The property has long been a local . land mark for years and before prohibition the building housed a saloon. It is part of the property that was left by John Tuppela who died three years ago. Suits and court litigation have followed with no full dis tribution of property made up to this time
 Guy McNaughton petitioned the court for permission to sell the Old Kentucky for the best in-, terests of the estate.
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 mained silent, it is believed that between 10 and 15 indictments were returned.
 All of the men named figure prominently in Grand Jury charges which grew out of the collapse of the Julian Petroleum Corporation and the trial of it's promoters.
 Berman and the two Rosen- bergs were connected with the corporation.
 Getzoff is charged with con- spring with Reyes to extort money from criminal offenders. Lasker is alleged to have given money to Reyes and Getzoff for his freedom.
 Reyes directed the prosecution of the trial of the Julian pro- moters.
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the casing and kinked a large part of the cable. A depth of 1900 feet had been attained
 Capt. Peterson said that mud circulation equipment had been ordered and a gas control would be installed He expects it will be necessary to abandon next sea- son the Star rig he has been using and to put in a standard drill. The former has been found too light to handle the heavy string of cas- ing at the present depth.
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for violation of the prohibition laws.
 Reyes said today: "The only thing that surprises me is that they did not indict my two sons. They were born just a few weeks ago."
 The authorities intimated that Reyes will be removed from of fee by Attorney General Webb pending trial.
 
 Ch ri 2 f m C.
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PARISH CARD PARTY

At the second of the series of card parties held last night in Parish Hall there were II tables in play. Prizes were awarded Mrs. Claude Harris and Mrs. Dull and the prizes for men went 10 Jerry Cashen and Grant Baldwin.
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Sydney Laurenc. reproductions in Christmas cards, original, diff ferent, Alaskan, 25 cents each at the Nugget Shop. adv.
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1T THE HOTELS
Gastineau

Gastineau T. J. Selby, Mrs. Jackson Marsh, .F J. Preston, E. Anderson, Jake Batobb.
 Alaskan E. Giovanetti, Mike Korusecs, Yakutat H. W. Chambers, Christie Ellis, J. Bingham, Whitehorse, B. C.; P. Perkins, Dawson City; Thos. Burns, F. W. Richards, Colorado Springs; H. Keely, Atlin B. C.; D. Tucker. Vim Strong, Taku, B. c.
 Lynda Joe Hill Mons Anderson.
  Varied selection of Christmas cards at the Empire.
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LADIES ATTENTION!

NEW-Absolutely-NEW
 An assortment of the colored Norida Compacts to match your latest costume or new gown.
 Also a shipment of Johnstons famous candy in attractive boxes for your Halloween party or dinner.
 6iRo,p'ow
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MORMON ELDERS ARE
 ENTERTAINED HERE

MT. and sss5. si= Gus Messer- schmidt entertained last evening at the family home in honor of Elders Plowman and Mower, of the Church of Latter Day Sainta tMormon) and A. Messersmith. A very pleasant time was spent ins music. A luncheon was also served
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ASA KEYES Is INDICTED FOR MISCONDUCT
 
M a ny 9th CT Individuals Are Named Tn Grand
 Jury Indictments

fCons,nn-n r1o.= .ase one.l
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Holiday greetings for business houses. See samples at Empire.
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Christmas Cards-Empire.
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Zvnda

Zynud Joe Hill, Mons Anderson.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-11
SEN. NORRIS
CANDIDATES
NOMINATED
Sorensen Leads in Nebraska
Primary Election For At
torney General

Omaha, Nebr., April 11.-tF-
Two candidates, one a prctege, who
had the political backing Of United
States Senator George w. Norris,
were nominated to office on the
face Of returns from nearly hah the
precincts in Nebraska in yesterdays
state wide primary election.
C. A. Sorensen Of Lincoln led the
field of candidates for the Republi-
can nomination for attorney general,
in the vote from 773 precincts out
Of 1888 in the state. Sorensen, a
member Of the progressive element
Of the Republican party, is pro-
tege of the veteran Norris, and has
managed the Senator's campaign in
times of denomination and reelec-
ton. Sorensen won over strenuous
campaign efforts Of the regular Re-
publicans to nominate Lloyd bort,
assistant attorney general.
United States Senator r. B.
Howell, in whose behalf Senator
Norris campaigred in the state, ap-
parently won denomination over At
torney General o. S. Spillman in the
senatorial race. The vote in 89e
precincts gave Howell 40,299; Spill
man 30,224.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-11
1000 TREES TO
BE SET OUT IN
EAST-END PARK
Plans Made For Improving a.
acre Park Northeast Of
Richholt School

Plans for improving the east-end
park were discussed at q special
meeting of the East-end Commun-
ity association at the Richholt
school last evening. F. E. McCurdy
advisory counsel for the association
reported that the park board has
purchased 1000 trees for the east
end park, and these will be planted
during May.
Residents of that part of the city
have agreed to dig the holes for the
tree planting, which will be done
under the supervision of Harry
Mutschler, experienced nurseryman
and horticulturist.
The east-end park will cover "a
acres and is located just east and
north of the Richholt school. It
will be mapped and plated in the
near future, members Of the asso-
citation were informed.
A committee of three, including
R. Steinert, Simon Klein and Carl
Brady was named to meet with the
city park board and. ascertain the
cost Of providing posts and fence
for protecting the trees after they
are planted. The park board is
without funds for this, but it is be-
lieved the residents of the east-end
will raise the necessary money.
Members at last nights meeting
went on record as favoring a change
in the system of assessing corner
lots for paving improvement, sug-
costing that 40 per cent Of the cost
be charged to the corner lot and 80
per cent to each of the second and
third lots, instead Of the present
method.
Two members were added to the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-11
FLOODS GROW
:. MORE SERIOUS
AT MONTREAL
st. Lawrence River Continues
to Rise-Suburbs Are
Under Water

Montreal, April 11.-(AP)--Flooc
conditions in suburbs Of Montreal
caused by waters of the St. Law.
renee river backing up behind a huge
ice jam. had assumed more serious
proportions today.
In four hours last night the wa
tiers had risen a foot in Tongue
Point, most seriously affected OF
the suburbs, and the executive COM
mittee of Montreal appealed to the
Dominion government for aid in
breaking the ice jam. Rats, forced
out of their holes by the flood wa
tiers, continued to brighten residents.
Boucherville. across the river
from the Island Of Montreal, was
largely under water with many fam
lilies forced out Of their homes.
Conditions in other pats of the
province which had suffered from
the weekend floods were being re-
stored rapidly to normal. Cold
weather has halted the melting of
ice and snow, which had caused the
floods.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-11
REPAIRING OF
LIGHTS KEEPS
POLICE BUSY
Monthly Report Shows Twice
as Much Work Along That
Line as in February

White way lights in Bismarck
evidently appeared al!rrlng targets
70 small bows about the city. dur
IN the balmv days Of March for
The official report Of Chris Mar
.ineson, chief Of police, shows that
repair of white way lights doubled
.ha figures for February.
Bows with sllrgshots, marbles and
k;tes are warned to be careful OF
the direction that their projectlles
teta as breakage Of windows, lights
md cher objects will not be toler-
afeJ ard a night in the city bastlle
is promised any of the young Gull
nr.ts.
While the small boy was giving
vent 10 his spring energy along
destructive lines, Bismarck business
,-nn grew more cautious with their
frolt doors during March, evidently
scentirr the coming Of the knights
OF the Road with taxing ways,
Only 10 business house doors we're
found open in contrast to three
times that number IN February.
Either the bootleggers suffered q
business relapse during March or
the worshippers Of Bacchus were
careful to avoid the hlue-coated gen.
trv. for the number Of DRINKS hailed
into the city jail totaled eight.
Official Statistics
The following is Chief MARITIME.
sons Official report. Calls reported
and investigated GAS; doors of bust
ness houses found open, l9; auto
mobile accidents reported and IN
yestieated, 6; white way lights re-
paired. 1O3; alley lights repaired, 81
arc lights reported out, Z.
kilograms received and sent. s.
cards received for stolen cars. 375'
finger prints taken, 5; notified cars
for stop signs, 80; notified cars fol
improper lights. 65; notified cars
for full turn, 9; letters received
and answered, "a; long distance call;
received and made, 80; quarantine
tags posted, l; automobile accidents
reported to health department, ~
ears reported stolen and recovered
4, bicycles reported stolen and re-
covered, /; money collected anc
turned over to A. j. Arnot, $14.50.
Statement of arrests during
March: drunk s; drunk and dis
orderly, s.; disorderly conduct, 6
yagrancy, s.; vagrancy and gam
bling, /; speeding and riding foul
In drivers seat, 2; drunk and driv
ing car, /.
Forty men were given lodging il
khe city jail while one automobil.
valued at $4,000 was recovered.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-11
Mouse River Is Foot
Above Its Flood Mark

Minot. April 11.-P,-The Mouse
river today reached level Of 1872
feet in Minot, more than q foot
above flood mark. At Burlington,
10 miles upstream, today's reading
is similar to that of Tuesday.
In the city, day and night work
in maintaining bikes has kept the
river within it's banks, save in a
few places where little harm has
been done.
The Ward county drainage board,
in charge of combating the flood,
has made an appeal for volunteer
workers to help on the bikes to-
night.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-11
Search Is Continued
For CrOOkstOn Woman

Crookston, Mimi, April 11.-fP,
Officials continued their search
for Hilda Swanson, as, who disap-
peared from her home here Friday
night. She is the sister of Carl
Swanson, a Crookston policeman.
Miss Swanson left her home Fri
day evening and has not been heard
of since.
Searching parties covered the en-
tire section but failed to find a
trace Of the missing woman. The
river in this vicinity was dynamited
and dragged, but this likewise fail
ed to give the searc,lers any clew.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-11

FORCES JOIN
IN OKLAHOMA
Advocates of n. Y. Governors
Candidacy Claim Decisive
Victory

Oklahoma City, Okla, April IL
(AP)-After supporters Of Governor
Smith OF New York and Senator
Reed OF Missouri formed an alle
glance to override the strong Ultra
Dry and Anti-Smith factions at the
state Democratic convention here
an uninstructed delegation with 4
voting power of 20 was named tc
represent Oklahoma at the national
party convention at Houston.
Split at the outset here yesterday
into three major factions, the con-
yention finally accepted the pro-
gram advocated by Chairman c. n.
Haskell, first governor OF Oklahoma.
Haskell. who frequently has named
Chairman Smith as his choice for
the Democratic presidential nomi-
nation, named all the committees
and when the Smith and Reed sup
porters joined forces. the former
governors selection OF delegates
was approved intact.
The three most powerful factions
at the convention were comprised
OF avowed supporters Of Smith and
Reed. Drys and purported ku klux
Khan opponents of Smith and Dry
opponents of Reed. A minority
group was aligned with the admin
istration on questions involving
state affairs. AS Haskell, besides
being known as a Smith supporter.
has been friendly to the admins
tration, advocates OF the candidacy
Of the New York governor protested
TO have won a decisive state vic.
tory.
The convention dismissed the pro-
hibition question with resolution
pledging the support OF the party
10 the enforcement of all laws.
Farm relief was advocated in an
other resolution calling for a reduc-
ton in the Republican tariff"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-11
Plaza High School
Students Compete
For $1,000 Prize

Competing for a $4,000 member
ship in the Brooks Bright Founda-
Jon, 33 students of the Plaza high
school have written and submitted
essays to A. NJ. Spall, principal, on
he topic, "As the White Population
II the United States of America and
he British C Commonwealth Of Nations
Has Increased in the Past Century
from 100000 to 17O,OO0,O0O in
How Far Will the Continued Growth
# Population ard the Diminishing
7eod Supply Affect the Future Re-
atoms Between These Two Peoples
and to What Extent Will It Affect
Their Relations to Other Nations
For several years the Brooks.
Bright Foundation has been conduct
ing essay contests among schools
which are members Of the Founda-
zion. This year 26 free memberships
are made available through the gift
of an anonymous donor and the
Foundation is awarding the member
ships on competitive basis. The
26 schools which submit the highes,
percentage of essays in proportion
to the total enrolment of the school,
will be awarded the memberships
Each school Judges its own essays
and submits the prize winning essay
to the Foundation. These prize
winning essays are then judged BY
the presidents Of leading colleges o.
the country and the individual winner
is awarded free trip to England
and return, with letter of credit fol
one hundred pounds sterling.
The students at the Plaza schoo
who have taken part in the ESSAY
contest are: Beulah Simonsor
Harold Bemertin, Paul Avery. AL
field Onstad. Winton Ealsukot
Gladys Rogne, George VanEckhut
Cecilia Shea, Russell Dushinske
Marie Diffely, Eldora Rood, Ir,
Erickson, Sheldon Barn,el, Elwi,
Diffely, Irene Estenson. Romon;
Estenson, Leonard johnson, Car
Iverson, Arthur Nelson. Herman
Nelson, Nettie Oswald, Clara Paul
son, Theodore Peterson, Edna Peter
son, Marble Running, Hazel Satter
thwaite, Easter Sehnase, Morris Sci
Wig. Esther Torgerson, Vivian Whet
son, Florence Ballard. Hillard Stub
son and Gilmore Haga.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-11
REEDS GREATEST VICTORY WAS HIS
REELECTION TO The SENATEF CO

charges Of fraud-thc I &
League asserted that e:ccc IS.
Of money had helped d. f,9Ft"
nor Pinchot, the dry cani '1;e.
Seizes Opportunity
A less keen man might nut hsys
seen the opportunity, but Reec
leaped upon this statement and mace
it one of his excuses for dragging
the whole prohibition question be
fore his committee. He got away
with it.
From Wheeler. on the witness
stand, Reed drew the entire story
of the prohibition movement. He
learned that the league had spent
$50, 10000 to bring about the pas.
sage Of the dry law, and that it was
spending million dollars a year
in New York alone. He established
that congressman and senator's were
being paid money for making
speeches for prohibition. In all. he
had quite merry time.
Reeds outstanding recent achieve
nient has been his investigation into
the election of Ware, in Pennsylvania,
and Frank l.. Smith, in Illinois, it
being alleged that these millionaires
bought their way into the Senate
with excessive campaign expendi-
lures. The Senate has already voted
to deny Smith his seat: meanwhile,
Ware is standing aside until his
investigation is completed.
Practices Law
Reed occasionally practices law.
In Aaron Sapiro's 100000 suit
against Henry Ford as the after
math of Ford's anti-Jew campaign,
Ford is said to have retained Reed
at a fee of 100000. The suit was
settled by compromise and never
came to trial.
Today ct 6s, Jim Reed is still
fighting -. fighting 80. {.
fighting.
It is not only his greatest fight,
but probably his last. If he is de-
feated in his effort for the presi-
dency, he plans to return to Kansas
City and settle down to the practice
of law.
TOMORROW. Plain Mr.. Hoov.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-11
Funeral For Mrs.
Curran Tomorrow

Funeral services for Mrs. James
P. Curran, who died early yesterday
after a short illness with influenza
and pneumonia. will be held at 7:45
tomorrow morning at St. Mary's
procathedral, with the Rev. FIR
Stag officiating.
Following the services here the
body will be taken to Grand Forks
her former home, where additional
services will be helt, and interment
made on Friday.
The body will lie in state this
afternoon and evening at the Cur.
ran residence, 222 Third street.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-11
Smyrna Has Another
Series of Te1nbl0rs

Constantinople, April 11.-R-
Quake-wracked Smyrna again was
struck by a series Of heavy quakes
late last night.
The Smyrna region, where 60
persons lost their lives on March
81 in series Of quakes, again was
filled with terror rs four houses
crashed in the city proper and 40 in
the neighboring village Of Tireh.
Seven quakes rocked the village
Of Tourbali which already had been
completely demolished.
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one of his pockets. telling Of the ILL.,
ness Of their child. It was in re-
spouse to this message that the
flight from Norfolk to Annapolis
was undertaken.
Charles D. Surber, of Ocean View,
who was walking along the shore
shortly before daylight this morn
ing, stumbled over the body and no.
titled police. Commander Ellyson's
face had been badly crushed, pre-
sumably when the plane crashed.
He were an aviator's suit over
civilian clothes.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-11
WOOdsman Is Held
on Murder Charg<

Virginia, Mimi, April 11.-R-
Henry Hendrickson, IS, woodsman,
was to be arraigned in municipal
court late today on a charge Of third
degree murder as a result of the
death Of Mrs. Clara Brown, aged
storekeeper of Glendale, whom he
is alleged to have criminally as
saulted Sunday.
Decision to hold Hendrickson on
the murder charge was reached aft
err an autopsy late yesterday, in
which it was found death was caused
by cerebral hemorrhage.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-11
Indian Workers Are
Meeting at Havre

Kavre, Mont, April 11.-Ry-In-
dian workers Of Montana and North
Dakota are here today for a con-
ference, which will continue through
Saturday. F. C. Campbell, district
superintendent, is in charge.
Problems Of the Indians and plans
for the growing season will be dis
cussed. The visitors are also par
ticipating in the third annual live
stock day observance at the North
ern Montana experiment station
here, under direction Of the Mon
tana livestock association.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-11
Tax Removal Would
Cut Price of Cars

Washington, April 11.-fP-Or.
ganized automobile manufacturers
promised the senate finance COM
mittee today to cut the price on de.
livered cars the full extent of the
present federal excise tax the min.
ute congress repeats this levy.
This pledge was given by the
National Automobile Chamber o,
commerce in reply to the contention
Of Secretary Mellon that consumer.
were not interested in repeal of the
three per cent auto tax and were
unlikely to benefit by it.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-11
FIRE EATER HAD AN EXPEN.
SIVE MENU

Chicago = TheOdore Evans would
sooner watch fire than eat. He
likes flames SO well, in fact. that po-
lice have charged him with 100000
worth of conflagrations.
When arrested he confessed re-
sponsibility for "touchoffs" over a
period of eight months. II liked to
see the flames Jump out of the
dark" he said, land it tickled me to
watch all the work that went on"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-11
MUSKRAT FARMS IN N. D.

MO ONN AI ANH0 TN n. Do
Minot, April 11.-(AP)-Applica-
tions to establish three muskrat
farms in North Dakota were granted
by the state game and fish commits
son meeting here today. One
will be near Minot, another at Will
ton and the third at Durbin in Cass
county. The applications for the
Cass county farm were A. A. Bern
stein and H. ]. Rohde. Applications
for . large number Of game refugees
were also granted.