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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-17
PRICES LOWER
THAN ESTIMATE
OF ENGINEER
Ten Construction Firms Pre-
sent Bids on 56 Blocks
Of Pavement
ACTION DELAYED A WEEK
Property Owners Affected Will
Meet Tonight to Decide
Type Wanted

With 10 construction companies
in the field and competition excep-
tionally keen, the city Of Bismarck
secured some comparatively low
bids on the proposed east-end paw
ing project last night, according to
members Of the city commission and
City Engineer T. r. Atkinson.
The project includes 81,89S yards
Of paving, covering approximately
b6 blocks, and it was originally es-
timated that the work would cost in
the neighborhood Of 100000. Bids
presented last night, howeve.-., show
that the cost will be considerably
under this estimate, bids on the con-
crete type ranging from $235, 900
upward, depending on the thickness
of the pavement and the mix re-
quired, while bids on Warrenite
bitulithic on q block base range
from $238, 1000 upward.
Bids Under Estimates
All bids were considerably under
the original estimate made by the
city engineer, Mr.. Atkinson stated
today, with the exception of those
on sheet asphalt on . five-inch con-
crete base, and he comedies that his
estimate on that item was too low.
A cursory check Of the bids IS
tabulated by The city engineer and
his assistant this morning indicated
that the John p. Kennedy Construc-
ion company Of Fargo is the low
bidder on the concrete type Of paw
ing, being several thousand dollars
under the bids Of the Haggart Con-
struction company Of Fargo and the
Northern Construction company Of
Grand Forks, its closest competi-
tors.
On the sheet asphalt type Of paw
ing, the tabulation indicates that the
Ford Having conapsny of Cedar Rap
idsf Iowa, Is the low bidder, while
on the Warrenite bitulithie type,
the Haggart company is low.
The 10 bidders on the paving
work were the s. Birch & Sons
Construction company, Fargo;
Ford Paving company, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa; The Haggart Con-
struction company, Fargo; Walter
Butler company. st. Paul; !. >.
McLaughlin & Sons company, Man.
kato and Des Moines; j. ]. Rue &
Sons, Bismarck; Warren Construc-
tion company, Portland, Ore;
Northern Construction company,
Grand Forks; John P. Kennedy
Construction company, Fargo; Han
lon & Okes, st. Paul.
The bids on the concrete type Of
pavement were much lower than the
Continued on page two)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-17
26,0O0-MILE
JOURNEY WILL
TAKE 3 MONTHS
Jimmy Angel, Veteran Avia.
tor, Takes OF at Fresno,
Calf, Today =
TO HAVE 8 PASSENGERS
Plans to Map Every Landing
Field En- Route and Straits
Of Magellan

Fresno, Calif., April 17.-(AP)--
Jimmy Angel, veteran aviator, took
on here at 5:37 this morning on
projected 25,O0O-mile flight around
South America. His lirst scheduled
stop was Mexicalt, Mexico, to obtain
q customs clearance before heading
for Guaymas, Sonora. $50 miles
south OF the border.
Custom formalities attended 10,
Angel expected to ny to 0uaymas,
Sonora, $50 miles south & the bor-
der. before nightfall.
Accompanying Angel were Fresno
Stephenson, head Of the Beacon
Airways, Inc. Of Fresno, flight
sponsor, and william c. Benton, CO.
pilot and mechanic. Willtsm Ber.
ry, a photographer, will Join the ex-
pedition at Guaymas.
The Night will end about three
months hence.
VIM Take Pictures
At Guaymas, Sonora, the plane
will pick up william Berry, . pho.
tographer, who will take motion
pictures OF the trip to Cape Horn
and back.
It is tho plan Of the psrty to map
every landing field en- route, and 10
bring back . complete Photographic
record Of the trip.
From the border line south 70
Guaymas there are no known land.
Ing fields. At Guaymas. the party
will make . survey for the Copsli-
tas Mining company before pro.
ceeding on their trip. They will
ny down the west coast Of Mexico
to the Panama canal and then 50
down the east coast OF South
America. Their objective is the
Straits OF Magellan, which they pla3
to map from, the air. Returning
they will come mp the west coast
Of South America, and cross at the
Panama canal to the east coast 81
Central America and Mexico. bring.
ing the hight to . Close In. Texas.
Angel Knows CspatSy
Most Of the country traversed Il
familiar to Angel, who served -
flight instructor Of tho Peruvian
government, and later was q pilot
In the Mexican air mail service be-
tween Mexico City and Tampico.
The plane, which loaded weighs
$500 pounds. has . cruising speed
Of 100 miles IN hour, giving .
cruising radius OF shout 1900 miles.
The flyers will make their head.
quarters at San Jose, Patagonia,
during the time required for map-
ping tho Straits Of Magellan.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-17
Warns That Local Self-govern-
ment Should Not Be Sur
rendered to Federal Agen-
cies or Private Interests In
Speech at d. A. r. Congress

Washington. April 17.-tR-A
warning to those who are willing
to surrender local self-government"
to federal agencies or private inter-
ests was coupled by President Cool
idge last night with m admonition
against putting the government in
the field Of business.
Addressing the Congress Of the
Daughters Of the American Revolu-
tion, the president elaborated exten-
sively on those two themes but gave
no indication whether his views
were prompted by recent incidents
or legislative proposals before the
federal congress.
Observing that there are always
"those who are willing to surrender
local self-government and turn over
their affairs to some national au-
thority in exchange for . payment
Of money out Of the federal treas
ury," the president continued:
whenever they find that some
abuse needs correction in heir
neighborhood, instead Of applying Z
remedy themselves they seek to have
- tk1UOU0I 0SuG Oh 1IUm W 8SuAux :
ton to discharge their duties for
them, regardless Of the fact that
in accepting such supervision they
are barteriug away their freedom" !"
Must Keep Oot e BoGtneSo
Government, Mr.. Coolidge said,
must BE- kept ont Of business.
If the people are to remain po-
litically free they must Be economi-
cally free" he asserted. Their
only hope in that direction is for
them to keep their own business in
their own hands"
He expressed : belief that pub
lie ownership leads inevitably 70 .
position Of entrenched selfishness,
where : great body Of public en-
ployss and large outsidq interests
are in virtual control With the gen
oral public paying : high cost for
poor service"
with III tie care that Il il pos
sible % exercise" ," - said, - situa-
tion Of this kind becomes entangled
in favoritism and q always IN great
danger Of causing corruption and
scandal"
Stressing local sslf-govsznment
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-17
COOLIDGE URGES AGAINST PUTTING
GOVERNMENT IN FIELD OF BUSINESS

~ his topic and emphasizing that
for this ideal the revolution was
fought to the end that the individual
might be free to manage his own
affairs, whether they were econom-
ic, political or religious" the presi-
dent continued:
AT certain times and in certain
places We have been neglectful Of
it, and the power Of self govern
ment, instead Of being retained by
the people, has been exercised by
those who were serving their own
private interests rather than the
public welfare. But the people have
always aroused themselves and re-
captured the control Of their own
affairs"
States Rights Paramount
Turning to state rights, he said:
I'VE have long since realized that
we have become one nation. But
it is Z nation founded on individual
states. Their rights ought always
to Be scrupulously regarded. Un-
less their actions are such % to
violate the constitution and Sc
riously interfere with the rights Of
other states. they should Be left to
solve their own problem in their
own way under the pressure Of pub.
lie opinion, rather than have outside
authority step in to attempt to
solve It f.r them.
IF we are going to have local
lf-government with al Of its ad-
vantages, No can not escape from
some Of it, limitations. When au-
sthority Is located afar off it ID nee
essarily less we'll informed, less
sympathetic and less responsive to
public requirements. When it ID
close at hand, Il u more li.:ely to
Be executed publicly and in the pub
lie interest. Having Z personal
contact, Il q more humape and moro
charitable. On the other hand.
rights cannot b long preserved nm
less they are accompanied BY dis
charge Of obligations. States rights
cannot b ,ioed indefinitely 70 per-
petuate national wrongs."
"Our theory Of socisty," Mr..
Coolidge went On In opposing pub
lie operation Of business, ~rests on
. higher level than communism. We
want our people TO b the owners o1
their own property IN their own
right We recognize that they an
all capitalists by nature. We want
them 60 - Ill capitalists IN fact"
Dasineas 11n loe Profit
Theories bosed On government
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-17
n, Y, PHYSICIAN
IS NEAR DEATH
FROM ASSAULT
Found Early Today in Semi.
conscious Condition in OF.
ice-apartment
SHELL USED IN ATTACK
Police Believe Doctor Was
Struck From Behind-N0
Signs of Struggle
SHELL USED IN ATTACK

New York, April l7.-R-As-
saulted with . three-inch shell. a
war trophy, DR.. E. Garnsey
Brownell. society physician and
world war veteran, was found IN
his officc-apartment in east 66th
street early today in semiconsci-
Gus condition. His condition was de-
c!ared to be critical.
The physician, clad in pajamas,
was found in his bedroom by Mich
acl lie Bache, salesman and a
former member Of the first aero
squadron with which DR.. Brownell
served as lieutenant colonel in the
medical corps. lie Bache had
shared the apartment with the ply
sician for the last four years.
There were no signs Of struggle
in the room and police expressed
the belief that the physician was at.
tackled by some one he had admitted
to the apartment and then had been
struck down from behind. DR..
Browncll at Roosevelt hospital later
regained partial consciousness but
was unable to speak coherently. His
injuries were described as q possi-
bic fracture Of the skull, decorations
of the face, ears and eyes and
bruises of the back.
Finger Prints Found
The she'll with which the physi-
clan was believed by the police to
have been assaulted was found on
the mantclpiece. It had been
washed but was only partly dry.
Police said there were bloodstains
and finger prints on the shell. It
was taken to headquarters for de-
velopment of the prints. The shell
is Of brass, three inches in dame
ter. about 16 inches long and weighs
seven pounds.
: Il Bache told the police he had
left the apartment early last night
to attend a theatre.
DR.. Brownell is so years old and
unmarried.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-17
Is He q Man
or q Name?

EAST side, West side, Ill
around the town.
You'll probably hear that old
tune quite . bit before the cam.
paisn i over, for it's the tune
they play for Governor Al
Smith Of New York.
You've. been hearing Q good
deal about Governor Smith late
". But how much do you really
know about him? He has many
admirers and many bitter enc
mics: but In each camp there
are lots Of people to whom he
u only Z name.
Robert Talley, staff writer
Tor the Tribune, has written .
series Of articles that viii give
you = good closeup Of the
much discussed governor Of
New York. They are accurate
and unbiased; after you have
reed them you will b batter
able 70 form IN opinion of this
candidate for the presidency. II
The first article appears to-
day. Read it-and then watch
for the. others, which viii b
printed daily.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-17
THE GRIM SPEAKER

Newark, N. J.-Radio has been
accused of breaking up almost all
of the ten commandments. How
ever, until recently, the good book
hadn't IN *" beside the offense of
murder. Then, Andrew Kovach, 80.
was found in the bathroom of his
home with his throat slashed. He
blamed the attempted suicide on ra-
dio. He got no peace. he said, until
he had bought one of the internal
things for the family. Then he got
less peace. The radio or he had to
20, thought he. "Too much radio" "
he feebly said when found.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-17
FITZMAURICE
TOGET PARTS
FOR BREMEN
Schiller's Plane Carrying Irish
man TO Quebec, Forced
Down by Snow
MAY CONTINUE TODAY
Bremen's Wheels, Cabin and
Propeller Badly Damaged
in Landing
MAY CONTINUE TODAY

Montreal. April l7.-(By The
Canadian Press) - Wireless
operators in touch with Green
" Island reported today that it
had been decided that the trans
atlantic monoplane Bremen
could not be repaired on the
Island. They said the German
aviators would fly to Murray
Bay in q relief plane and con-
tinue to New York in the Junk.
ers plane from Montreal.
Ottawa, April 17.-(By The
Canadian Press)-A message
from Quebec this morning re-
ported that the crew of the
transatlantic monoplane Brc-
men was on its way from
Greenly Island to Murray Bay
in Z relief plane jointly piloted
BY C. A. (Duke) Schiller and
DR.. Louis Cuisinier.
Quebec, April 17.-(AP)-The two
German members of the transatlan-
tic plane were waiting at Greenly
Island with their damaged plane to-
day as the Irish member Of the
triumvirate was bound for this city
to obtain the parts necessary tc
repair the plane.
Major James Fitzmaurice left
Greenly Island yesterday in a relief
plane piloted by Charles A. (Duke)
Schiller, to select the parts necessary
to put the Bremen again in running
order. As soon as they are selected
Schiller is to rush them back to the
Bremen.
The flyers plans then call fo1
Captain Hermann Koehl and Baron
Gunther Won Hucnefeld to fly the
Bremen here to pick up Major Fitz.
maurice and continue on to New
York-the goal they set for them.
selves when they headed out over
the Atlantic from Ireland last Thurs.
day. Schiller would act as guide fol
them in his plane.
Fla Reaches Montreal
At Montreal, where it had beer
flown from New York for just that
was the sister ship of the
Bremen, the Junkers F-13, with all
the necessary parts for repairing
the ocean plane. It was expected
the F-13 would be flown here today
90 that no time would be lost in
stripping off the needed parts and
starting them for Greenly Island.
Major Fitzmaurice and Schiller
were forced down at the little trad.
ing post of Natashquan, 200 miles
from Greenly Island and 500 from
this city, by . violent snow storm
They hoped to continue their fligh,
today to Quebec. If necessary they
could land at Murray Bay, where 8
special train would be provided t.
bring them the rest of the way.
Earlier messages from the frozen
north, where the Bremen waits, said
the flyers expected to hop off Wed.
nesday but it is believed now that q
hop-off will not be possible before
Late in the week.
Additional details as to the dam.
age to the plane were received ir
messages from w. S. Barrett, radio
operator at Point Amour, Is miles
from the scene Of the Bremen's land.
(Continued on page twol
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-17

Fargo, N. D., April 17.-An in
vestigation by the Department of
War Of the proposed Missouri river
diversion project in North Dakota
will be made this summer, accord
ing to information received by the
Greater North Dakota Association
from the Department Of War in
Washington, it was announced today
by the state development body's Of
ficers here. This surve'. will be
preliminary to any survey which
may be made under terms Of the
Mississippi flood control bill now
pending son congress. 4
On March % funds for certain
river surveys by the Department Of
War were made available and Sec
retary 6f War Dwight F. Davis,
upon the Recommendation Of Major
General Edgar Jadwin, chief Of en-
gineers, allotted $4,000 for surveys
Of the Missouri river and its tribu-
tariss, including the James River
According 70 the announcement Of
the Department Of War the survey
will be made with q view to the
formulation Of plans for their most
effective improvement from the
standpoint Of flood control and navi.
CATION in coordination with irriga.
ton and power where these uses
may Be involved.
'In much Of the recent discussion
in Congress Of flood control Of the
Mississippi and its alluvial valley
the statement from the Department
Of War declares, "the necessity Of
making plans for flood control Of
the tributaries has been stressed
The army engineers now have the
authority to make the surveys that
are necessary. as the funds became
available with the approval Of the
Department Of War appropriation
act on March %, 1928. Work will
start Immediately and will progress
- rapidly as is practicable. A re:
serve Of about 1000 is being held
CONTINUED on page two)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-17
WAR DEPARTMENT WILL INVESTIGATE
MISSOURI RIVER DIVERSION PROJECT
Today in Congress

Senate continues debate on
naval bill. while house takes up
Mississippi flood control.
Senate Teapot Dome commit
tee resumes oil inquiry.
Tax reduction, coal and cotton
price hearings continue before
other senate committees.
Antiinjunction bill again
comes before house judiciary
committee.
House interstate commerce
committee continues study .0f
Parker bus regulation bill.
Regulation and manufacture
Of Oleomargarine before house
agricultural committee.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-17
Beginning
Alan ]. Gould's Inside
Stories Of the Olympics

lt only comes once every four
years, bat nothing in the world
Of sport has quite the drama,
the thrill and color Of the Olym-
pie Games.
The inside stories Of past tri-
unphs and defeats. along with
pictures Of this years prospects
for America, will Be described
fn : series Of stories by Alan
J. Gould, General Sports Editor
0f The Associated Press, who
covered the 1924 Olympic4 1t
Paris and will 70 to Amsterdam
for the 1928 Games.
n bringing out the inside
staff, stories Of the past o well
~ the intimate plans Of the
present American campaign,
Gould will have the aid Of e.
nous cooehes and athletes who
have won fame in Olympic
competition.
lawson Robertson, head
coaeh Of this years American
track and field teams, has given
The Associated Press the ben.
eft of much Of his experience
and recollections, going hack
over six previous Olympic
yesrs. Harry Hillman Of Dart
meoth, Ton KeGne Of Syraeuso
an1 ether coaches will provide
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-17
Work to Be Done This Sum-
mer, According to Informa.
ton Given Greater North
Dakota Association = Will
Also Determine Heart Riv-
er's Effects on Missouri

Washington, April 17.-(AP)
millions of dollars were set
aside today by Major General
Edgar Jadwin, chief Of army
engineers, for rivers and har-
bors improvements during tho
the year beginning July l.
More than $1,000, 900 was al.
loltsd to the Mississippi river,
Of which 1850, 900 will be ex-
rended between st. Louis and
Minneapolis: $500, 900 was ap-
proved for the Missouri river,
$4,000, 900 to be spent from
Kansas City to the mouth at st.
Louis.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-17

Bismarck Gets Exceptionally Low Bids Proposed Paving lob
Crossing Crash Is
Fatal to Engineer;
MOt0rist Scratched

Stannton. H.. April 17.-(AP)
Melvin Buschu. s, engineer.
met death, and six others were
injured, when tMe New York
Central passenger train No. IL.
St Louis bound. struck m N.
tom0b1le truck ut = hard road
crossing three miles south Of
here late yesterday.
The crash overturned the en-
eime and deralled six coaches.
Angelo Cordera, 81. Of Benld.
driver Of the truck. escaped
with q scratched lex.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-17

Elein-Martha Haisch and Esther
Nae6l have been chosen 10 rep
resent Elein high school il the oFa.
torical contest TO b he6 April -
ct Carson. Honorable mention was
awarded % Lsurs Loefflie.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-17
SEVERAL TOWNS
ARE DESTROYED
BY EARTHQUAKE
No Casualties Reported, But
Many Buildings Collapse
in Oaxaca City
FELT IN MEXICO CITY
Buildings in Vera Cruz Rocked
and Population Is Great
" Alarmed

Chicago. April 17.-(AP)-
An earthquake. lasting about
five minutes, was recorded last
night ON the semismograph Of
the United States weather bu-
reau at the University Of Chi
eago. The instrument recorded
the disturbance between $3.50
and 9:35. The distance was e.
timated within 1890 miles Of
Chicago.
Mexico City, April 17.-(AP)-
Press dispatches today said several
towns in the state Of Oaxaca were
believed to have been destroyed in
the earthquake which rocked south
ern Mexico last night. No casual
ties were reported. The shocks
were most violent in . large zone IN
Oaxaca and many buildings eol-
lapsed in OaxacA city. Others were
50 severely shaken that their col
lapse was threatened. These in
cluded the government house.
Most Of the buildings in Pinotepa
and Textepec were damaged. A
sound like q cannon shot was heard
from q nearby hill at Textepec be-
fore the earthquake.
The shocks were strong at Vera
Cruz and buildings all over the city
rocked. The population was great
ly alarmed. but the property dam
age was believed to be small.
The shocks were also strong at
Villa Hermosa in the state of Ia
basco.
They were felt In Mexico City and
the center of the disturbance was
officially estimated to be 168 miles
to the southeast Of the capital.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-17
II Weathov

Cloudy tonight and Wednesday.
Probably snow. Colder Wsd.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-07-05

gress in declaring the colonies In
dependent of Great Britain and he
approves just as heartily the Gus
tom of setting aside this day te
commemorate their courage. In
this he belongs with 100 per cent
of all Americans as well as with
all the 100 per cent Americans.
The day is dedicated to patrlo-
ism-love of country. Who is there
who doesn't have it? To whom
should argument zoe addressed that
they might be induced to become
patriotic, if they are not now
Frankly. this editor cannot at the
moment think of a single SOU
within the radius of this news
He believes every reader is not
only ready to fight for our coun-
try in time of war, but to be the
best citizen he knows how to be IN
time of peace. ct may be the edl-
persons have something to learn