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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-07-24
MRS. BAKER POLLS LARGEST
MAJORITY IN PRIMARY VOTE
Governor Skaters Margin Over
Brant Fixed by Canvassing
Board at 36,122

State Treasurer Berta e. Baker re
ceived the largest majority of an,
candidate IN the Republican ballot II
the June primary election, accord
ing to official figures announced to-
day by the state c%anvassing board.
Mrs. Bakers margin was 44,60t
votes. The treasurer received lO4 49,
votes to 60,397 for Della M. Ward
rope. her opponent.
Governor George F. Shafer won tn,
Republican nomination for reelection
by a margin Of 1922 votes, tn,
boards figures show.
The governor. who ran as the In.
dependent Voters association candi.
date. polled los ,37l votes against &c..
249 for E. H. Brant, Linton, his Non.
partisan opponent.
Governor Shafer will be opposed BY
Pierce Blewett of jamestown, wht
won the Democratic nomination. Bile.
welt received 4,671 votes, F. o. Hells'
strom Of Bismarck, 4,587, and Fred L
Anderson. Minot, 3,421.
The official vote for congressional.
candidates Is: First district-Con.
gresham o. B. Burt,1esS, 38,998; T
j. Clifford, 1858.
Second district-Congressman Ton
Hall, $1,000; A. s. Marshall, 25,355.
Third district-Congressman J.. H
Sinclair $4,000; Staale Hendrickson
9,565, and A. c. Townley 11.022.
Burke Is High
The largest vote polled was by Su.
preme Court Justice j. Burke, who re.
ceived a total of 143 1888, against 3d.
89S for his opponent, M. c. Freerks.
The measure to increase the gaso.
line tax from three to four cents {
gallon lost by less than 1000 votes
while the proposal to permit Sunda,
movies met defeat by over 14,00(
votes.
Votes polled by other candidate
are:
Lieutenant Governor - John w
Carr, $685.; Eric A. Bowman 68.11l.
Secretary Of State-Robert Byrn,
92,O84: Laura B. S%anderson, 1923.
State auditor-John Steen 1O0,637
r. r. Smith 65,627.
State treasurer Berta E. IA e
104, 9 Della M. WARDROBE 60 ~
Attorney general-James Morri
95.051; r. E. Swendseid 60,994.
Commissioner of insurance-S. A
Olsness 95, 1910; H. w. Swenson Sc, 375
Commissioner Of agriculture ant
labor-Joseph A. Kitchen 90,492; s
s. Mcdonald 1870.
Railroad commissioners. w. Nc
Donnell 89,407; Christian Bertscl
67,375.
Judge Of supreme court = Johl
Burke l43, 1888: M. c. Freerks 1896.
Superintendent of public instruc'
tion-Bertha r. Palmer 104,465
Arthur E. Thompson $3.50: Olive,
p. Bakken 1921.
The vote on the six measures OF
the primary ballot Is:
Constitutional amendments:
To extend term of supreme cour
judges-Yes. 1855; no. 63,3l6.
To extend term of district cour
judges-Yes. $4,000; no. 65,795.
Repeal of depositors guaranty funt
act-Yes. 94,124: no. $3.50.
One-man game and fish commits
sion-Yes, 81 ,443; no, $500.
Four-cent gasoline tax-Yes, 61,758
no, 1851.
Sunday movies-Yes. 84,62s: no
$500.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-07-24
Fargo Woman, Mother
Oh Four, Shoots Self

Fargo, N. D., July 24.-(AP)-
Shooting herself through the chest
with a small calibre rifle. Mrs. David
Delaney, Fargo, committed suicide
in her home at midnight last night.
Her husband. who is secretary of
the Northern and Dakota Trust Com
pany, was in the kitchen talking to a
friend, F. L. Rasmussen, Fargo,
when they heard the shot.
Mother of four children. her last
words were "my poor children, my
poor children" She died a few min
utes later at a hospital. The De-
Laneys formerly resided at Amidon
and at Glyndon. MINI.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-07-24
First Shipment of
New Flax Recorded

Minneapolis, July 24-R-The first
car Of new flax to arrive In Minneap-
oils for 1880 came from Thayer. Kan
sas, and was shipped to the Bartlett
Frazier company Of Minneapolis. The
car was sold at 2 cents over July.
This arrival a unusually early. even
for Kansas. South Dakota flax Is ex-
pected in any day.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-07-24
arageD Damaged
BY Explosion, Flames

Fargo, N. D., July N.-(R-Several
thousand dollars Of damage was
caused by fire and an explosion at
the 1sensee Motor company here last
night. William Hart, a foreman Of
the plant had just closed the build
ing and was standing In front when
the explosion hurled him across the
street.
He was only slightly injured. Eight
five automobiles, some new, stored In
the building yer damaged by smoke
and water and some we're partly
burned.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-07-24
JAMESTOWN BOY HURT

jamestown, N. D., July "a
(AP)-Two jamestown youths
were struck by an automobile,
the driver of which, after q mo-
mentary inspection of their
hurts, left them lying in a road
near here last night, it became
known today. The boys, John
Waxler. Is, and Cleve Hallock,
ID. were riding a motorcycle
when struck by a sedan. The
driver continued for a short dis
lance and then walked back to
where they lay. Hallock was un-
conscious and Waxler had a
wound in his leg which bled
profusely. Wrapping a rag
around Walkers leg, the man is
credited with saying "you're not
hurt, kid" and then went quickly
to his machine and drove away.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-07-24
T~ranspacific Hops
May Start Tomorrow

Tacoma, WASH, July 24.-tR-A
test flight today was the final step in
Lieut.. Harold Bromley's preparations
for his attempted nonstop flight to
Tokyo. Installation Of a blind flying
instrument was completed.
Robert Wark. preparing for a non
stop refueling flight to Tokyo. was at
Seattle where special gasoline tanks
are being installed. The take-oM OF
the two fliers is expected early tomor-
row II weather is favorable.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-07-24
Late News
Bulletins
TO o

Minot, N. D., july 24.-tP-A
hearing to determine whether q
sufficient number of qualified
signers appear on petitions for the
recall Of four Minot city commits
sioners will be held early in
August, 1t was announced today
by District Judge Fred Jansonius,
Bismarck.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-07-24
House of Commons
Fav0rs Navy Pact

London. July 24.-(P-The House
Of Commons last night adopted on
second reading the bill ~embodying
legislation on the London naval
treaty. thus virtually insuring that 1t
will be enacted.
A third and final reading will fol-
low but that largely is a formality as
action on the second stage is con-
s:dered the equivalent to ratification.
In the meantime the bill has been
referred to the committee Of the
whole, where only routine action Is
| regarded es likely.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-07-24

Chicago. July 2.-R-Seven mod
ern solomons hoped today to lead the
Bamberger and Watkins babies out Of
the woods Of doubt.
The seven savants Of science and
medicine, summoned by Dr.. Arnold
H. Kegel, health commissioner. had
searched for hereditary traces in the
infant boys and their parents. thu
william Watkins and the Charles
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-07-24

Cold Star Mothers to LQu BuildinQ Conversion
U~nhappiness Comes
In Wake of Riches

Jersey City, N. j., July 24.-ReA
deckhand who earned $40 q month
made a million IN Wall street. then
lost the most Of it. Revelations as to
the wealth Of John e. Van VIE came
in court proceedings for reduction of
annual alirnony of $4,000 which Mrs.
Van VIE has been receiving. In a SIS a
month flat. 1t was set forth. here was
happiness on corned beef anc cab
bage. Then with savings of $4,000
Van VIE started in Wall street. In
ten years he was worth $1,130. 0c0. His
wealth has shrunk to $144, 86l.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-07-24
Will launch SUIT
FOR WET PETITION
Advocates Of Prohibition Repeal
to Test Law Governing Ini.
tiative Proposals

Efforts to place a proposal for re-
peal OF the state prohibition laws on
the ballot at November's general cleo
ton will be taken to the courts Friday,
A. j. Danielson Of Minot, representing
the committee petitioning for initia-
ton OF such a measure, said today.
Mandamus proceedings to compel
the secretary Of state to put the re-
peal measure on the ballot will be In.
stituted by william Lemke. Fargo at
torney, Danielson said. Robert Byrne,
secretary of state, to whom Danielson
submitted more than the required
10000 signatures to initiate the pro-
posal. refused recently to accept the
petitions. on the ground that they
were defective in. that a number Of
petitions did not contain affidavits, as
the law requires.
Danielson said constitutionality of
the law requiring the affidavits will
be challenged on the ground that the
requirements for affidavits is an OBJ
struction of the law In gathering sig
natures. Byrne, after comforting with
the attorney general, ruled there were
insufficient signatures to initiate the
measure. Under the statutes, each in
dividual petition must bear an affi-
davit sworn to by the person collect
ing the signatures. Danielson an
nounced he is going forward with a
petition to memorabilia congress to
modify the prohibition laws.
The law requires only 10000 sigma
lures for such a petition. Danielson
said he already had approximately
1000 signatures and he was certain
the remainder would be obtained by
August 4, the last day for filing the
petition.
Lemke plans to apply to the courts
Friday for an alternative writ of man
damus to compel Byrne to place the
initiative measure for repeal of the
state prohibition laws on the ballot.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-07-24
CALL GRAIN

Fargo. N. D.. July 24.-(H1-ln
order to consider questions ex-
pected to arise In handling this
years crop, grainmen Of south
western North Dakota are In
vtted to q conference to be held
in Fargo by the chamber Of CON-
merce Saturday afternoon under
the auspices OF the Farmers Grain
Dealers association Of North Da-
kota.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-07-24
CONSUME BILLION GALLONS

New York. July 24-R-Father
Knickerbocker drinks a lot on q hot
day. City officials figure the con-
sumption at more than a billion gal
Ions
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-07-24

Chicago. July A-R-The
jury Of scientists who undertook
to determine the identity Of two
babies born the same day Ut the
Englewood hospital decided to-
day, with one dissenting vote, that
the infants are living with the
wrong parents.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-07-24
PENWOMAN FOUNDER DIES

San Francisco. July 24.-A1-Mrs.
Claudia Hazen White, go. one of the
founders Of the League Of American
Penwon,en, died here yesterday. She
| was q native Of Ohio.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-07-24

The state of Washing Son collected
more than 100000 In automobile
license fees this year.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-07-24
The Weather

Probably local showers tonight q Fri
day. Warmer tonight, cooler Friday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-03-13

A delegation of farmers from
Birchdale township appeared be-
fore the board of county commits
sioners Monday in order to present
a request for and to argue the
merits of a proposed new county
aid road which, they commended.
would benefit number of farmers
who are not now served by county
aid roads in that community. The
route desired for the road is one
running west and north from the
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle road
through Birchdale and Round Prai-
RE townships to an intersection
with old Trunk Highway No. in
the latter town. It would begin at
the center of Section on Birch
dale-Grey Eagle town line, run
west approximately 31a miles, then
north approximately 21a miles,
then west again 1 II miles, connect
ing with old No. at the District
No. school house corner. The
board appeared to be favorable to
the plans presented by the delega-
ton, but took no action to add the
road to the present system.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-03-13

bids being taken in some cases or
more than one grade of material
Low bids on oil range from O428 tc
.0672 per gallon, on asphalt from
.0817 to .0977 cents per gallon and
on tar from .O987 to .1139 per gal
Ion. Low bids on application range
from .0109 to .0293 cents per gallon
Differences in specified grades
freight rates, and length of truck
haul all entered into the differences
in prices on various jobs.
The Minnesota Highway depart
ment, through it's laboratory and
testing division, makes a careful
study of the road surface material
on each route before determining
the grade and amount of bitumi-
nous material to use. The amounts
per mile vary from 10000 to 10000
gallons on new treatments and
from 1000 to 5000 on refreshments.
Refreshments are usually required
two out of every three years.
The low bidders on tar were The
Barrett Company and the American
Tar Products Company, on asphalt
The White Eagle Oil and Refining
Company, and on road oil The
Standard Oil Company of Indiana,
The American Fuel Corporation,
the Shell Petroleum corporation,
the H. H. Cross Company, the Sen
eca Petroleum Company and the
Iowa Road Building Company. The
low bidders on application were the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-03-13
Mt. Vernon Nets
100000 Yearly
Home of Washington on Potomac
River is CONTROLLED by Asso-
citation of Women.

Washington, March 12-Wew peo-
pie visit the capital and leave with
out first going down the Potomac
to Mount Vernon for inspection of
the home of George Washington.
Money collected from these visi-
tors amounts to almost 100000 a
YEARS. cents for each person
entering the grounds. Mount Yer.
non is open every day to the public
except on Sunday.
Not the United States, but a
group of women owns the home OF
Washington. To this group, the
Mount Vernon Ladies' Association
Of the Union, goes the 100000 and
the right to e2lpend it in any way
it sees fit.
It has been frequently suggested
that the home of Washington
should be the property of the fed.
eral government. Yet for the past
Is years the title has remained un.
disturbed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-03-13

In 1882, the 2O0th anniversary OF
Washington's birth will be obser.
we'd with great display in the CAPT.
tai. In view of this occasion, q
move to have the federal govern
ment acquire Mount Vernon has
been launched. Representative
Allan T. Treadway of Massachu-
sets is the leader.
On the eve of Washington's birth
day this year he dropped in the
house hopper DILL calling for such
action. Careful to say that he
would not urge immediate action,
he did, however, outline these rea-
sons for suggesting government
ownership:
Federal ownership would obviate
the possibility of an admission fee
being charge to the place.
The government is spending mill
lions of dollars on memorials to
Washington, but the one place
where his memory is enshrined is
not government property.
To the ordinary layman, next to
church attendance, a visit to the
home and tomb of Washington
would be more of an inspiration
than any other use to which a part
of the Sabbath could be put.
Every government vessel passing
Mount Vernon offers a salute. It
seems somewhat out of place that
that respect should be shown to
something located on private prop
erty.
Many are the objections heard in
the past to such plan. Foremost
among them is that the government
once had an opportunity to acquire
Mount Vernon and failed to take
advantage of it.
Treadway's answer to this is that
the last opportunity came Is years
ago. land that is long time for a
person, a state, or government to
be held responsible for a certain
attitude"
The Massachusetts representative
has no fault to find with the pres
emit management. He suggests that
the present owners continue to
exercise such managerial authority
as might be mutually agreeable to
them and the government.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-03-13
Many Stable Farm Pro-
ducts Grown at Loss
Survey Made in Rock and Noble
Counties Furnishes Some Very
Surprising Results

Figures obtained from "a farms
in Rock and Mobiles counties in
southwestern Minnesota show what
it costs to grow several of the staple
farm crops, and by comparison, the
margin of prices received over the
costs. According to the figures, it
costs the farm operators from SO to
90 cents to grow a bushel of corn;
from % to AZ cents for oats; from
81 cents to $1.00 for barley; from
$103 to 1892 for fax; from $4.39 to
1888 for a ton Of alfalfa, and
from $5.43 to $12.41 for wild hay.
The averages, as compared with
december 1 farm prices received
are: Corn, 48 cents, as against a
farm price of Sc cents; oats, 20
cents, as against price of Sec
cents; barley, As cents, as against
40; fax, $1.58, as against $2.83; al
falfa, $7S5, as against $500; wild
hay, $7.s7, as against $500.
It is shown from the accounts
that 25 per cent of the farmers in
the group produced corn at an &C
tual loss; 10 per cent produced oats
at loss; 81 per cent, barley, 1919
per cent, flax; 6 per cent, alfalfa,
and 33 per cent, wild hay.
The foregoing figures are taken
from a preliminary report of cost
reproduction studies being carried
on in the two counties by the divis-
ion of farm management and agri-
cultural economics of the Minneso-
ia agricultural experiment station
in cooperation with the United
States department of agriculture,
and the figures are for the crop sea-
son of 1929. The farms for the
studies were selected with the CO.
operation of c. G. Gaylord, county
agent in Rock county and c. ]. Gill
bert, agent in Mobiles county.
The studies are under the direc-
ton of George A. Pond and VIM.
H. bankers, with Robert H. Lor-
ea1lx az route man.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-03-13

The Pope D. H. A. have adopted system
Identification Many times
much alike that unless their
high
producing dams thus reducing the
a method It with the purpose
procured blank Tags anu
marking them The upper SIDE
calf the month and year
birth as This number is recorded the
herd book opposite The NUMBER
put in the upper side
of
M. Pennie,
Wv ~ Signed Walker, Tester
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-03-13

$1,000 $7ss,o26.46
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-03-13
80 MILLIONS IN GAS +,
TAX PAID in STATE
Law Became Effective May 1,
1925-TwO Cents Per Gal
lon Collected
Raised Tax to 3 Cents
Refunds on Gas Purchased for
Other Purposes Than
Motor Vehicles

The first gas tax law enacted by
the 1925 legislature went into eff
feet on May 1, 1925, and provided
for a two cents per gallon tax on
all inshipments of gasoline with
an allowance of three per cent for
Shrinkage, or in other words, on a
volume of one hundred gallons, on
ly ninety-seven gallons were to be
assessed with a gas tax. The total
tax for the eight months for 1925
and for stock on hand on May !.
1925, amounted to $3,983, 1887. For
the year 1926, the tax was $5,O70,-
015.69; for 1927, $5,51O,257.4O and for
1928 $6,211, 787.46.
The 1929 legislature raised the
gasoline tax from two cents to
. three cents per gallon and retained
the allowance of three per cent for
shrinkage. The new law became
effective on May 1, 1929, and during
the first four months under the
two-cent rate the tax amounted to
81 ,625, 668.02 and for the succeeding
eight months under the new three
cents per gallon rate to $7,74711.71
or $685., 839.73 in all. To this,
however, $257, 464.78 had to be add
ed which had been collected for
stock on hand on May 1 for which
one cent per gallon had to be paid,
and therefore, the actual tax for
1929 amounted to $3.50, 304.51, and
the tax collected for the entire per-
iod from May 1, 1925 to December
81, 1929, was $50, 406, 1O3.43.
The Minnesota Gas Tax law pro-
vides that purchasers of gasoline
which is used by them for other
purposes than in motor vehicles on
the public highways, are to receive
a refund of the gasoline tax on the
volume which they to have used,
and the amount of money so re-
funded during the corresponding
period from 1925 to 1929 amounted
to $1,9O7, 264.11, or 6.3 per cent of
the entire tax collected.
Examination and recording of re-
fund claims and issuing checks to
the claimants entails much labor
and costs and is carried on by a
separate department of the Divi-
sion of Oil Inspection. During the
year 1929 alone, 5000 refund claims
were approved and paid, amount
ing to $739, 026.46. In the following
table is shown the grouping of re-
fund claims, their numbers and
amounts involved:
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-03-13
Highway Signs Eventually
to Mark Historic Spots
Tourists Travelling Through Mime:
sofa Will Be Able to Gather
Important Information

The time is coming when tour
lists on Minnesota's highways will
be able to read from special signs
erected along the roadsides brief
accounts telling about the historical
significance of given spots and re-
gions.
The markers will be uniformly
five feet high and three feet wide
Each will contain condensed his
torical summary of about fifty
words in letters so large that the
passing traveller will have no diff
Guilty in reading the inscription
from his car.
The project is sponsored by the
state highway department and the
Minnesota Historical society. The
signs are to be furnished and erect
ed by the highway department, and
the historical investigations neces-
sary to insure the preparation nee
essary to insure the preparation of
accurate inscriptions will be under
taken by the society. Officials in
active charge of the enterprise are
unI. WIZ L. INOSCh"oio, iAloAAAlCiioAiSO
engineer for the highway depart
ment. and Mr.. !Willoughby M. Bah
cock, curator of the museum for the
historical society.
The first marker has been COM
pleted and will be placed on high
way No. 20, near Fort Ridgely, call
ing attention to the historical sign
nificance of-the famous Minnesota
Valley fort. Other markers will
soon be placed on highways in the
vicinity of the Pipestone Quarry,
Fort Ripley, Grand Portage, and
old Fort Charlotte.
cit is not intended to supplant
local markers" according to Mr..
Babcock, "but to supplement them.
WE hope that these markers will
stimulate local interest and result
in many more"
Suggestions Of specific marking
projects will be welcomed by Mr..
Babcock, who may be addressed In
care of the Minnesota Historical so
ciety, st. Paul.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-03-13
Highway Oi-Tar Program
Announced by Babcock
II. HI. No. 4 From Sank Centre to
Long Prairie On Schedule for
Improvement

Bids on approximately 100000
gallons of oil, tar and asphalt for
bituminous treatment of gravel
roads in the Minnesota trunk high
way system were opened last week
by the Minnesota Highway depart
ment. Average prices ran slightly
lower than a year ago.
The department plans to add
more than 300 miles to it's bitum-
nous road mileage this year, and
also to retreat about 500 miles of
the 778 miles of road treated in
previous years. A tentative list
issued by the department includes
the new treatment of T. H. No.4
from Sank Centre to Long Prairie,
T. II. No.4 fromWadena to Park
Rapids, and also the retreatment of
T. II. No. % from Little Falls to
Swanvill and T. H. NOES from
Glenwood to Starbuck.
Separate bids on furnishing mat
eral on application were receiv-
ed on more than eighty projects,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-03-13
Art Of Giving

he who gives things only gives
little. The real part Of any pres
ent is the imaginative sympathy
through which one has understood
and responded to desire in some
other human being and has put
something of oneself into the
choice Of that which will gratify
this desire.-Woman's Home Com
panion.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-03-13
Page Eleven

Iowa Road Building Company, the
]. w. Craig Company, and the
Gaus-Culligan Company.
Furnishing and spreading gravel
is done either by separate contract
or by the highway maintenance
forces.