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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-13
RED CROSS IS AIDING
VETERANS TO BONUS
Adjusted Compensation Appli-
cations Will Be Filled Out
by Local Office

Assistance to World war veterans
desiring to apply for adjusted COM
%pensation is offered all service men
by the local Red Cross office and
staff. The office has been supplied
with blank forms for these applica-
tons and its voluntary service has
received the sanction of the local
American Legion.
Adjusted compensation has been
called the national bonus and is an
adjustment Of a veterans pay for the
term of his service, computed at the
rate of 81 a day for home service and
SIPS a day for overseas service. The
amount Of the original $50 bonus
given at discharge Is deducted from
the adjusted service credit. All claims
amounting to $50 or less are paid in
cash. Others are settled in the form
Of 20-year certificates, payable to q
designated beneficiary at the veterans
death or to the veteran himself at
the expiration of the 20 years.
The face value Of the adjustment is
plainly stated in the certificate OF
credit. The cash and loan values may
be computed by referring to a certain
table neal the bottom of the certifi-
cate. Two years after the issuance
of a certificate it may be used as
security for a loan from the Veterans
bureau. This loan value increases
from year to year.
The veteran may name one or more
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-13

Sturgis. At this point swing west
over II miles gravel to Deadwood
and then north over 6 miles graveled
road to the intersection of Usway Is,
then west on this road over 9 miles
gravel to Spearfish and Is additional
graveled miles to the Wyoming-South
Dakota State Line.
The total distance In SOUTH
DAKOTA is 483 miles.
It is only in recent years that any
improvement has been attempted in
the surfacing conditions of this route
in Wyoming. When you consider the
enormous handicap under which the
Highway Department of this state
has labored in the matter of trans
porting suitable surfacing materials,
together with a scarcity of popula-
ton, you will be able to appreciate
the endeavor which is being carried
forward to completion as rapidly as
the various obstacles can be over
come.
There are PIP miles gravel through
Beulah to Sundance, 1871 miles gravel
and ISL miles earth to Garlic, 81
miles gravel and 1863 miles earth to
Moorcroft, 27.2 miles earth and 37.6
q 1880 Texaco National Road Reports
Made in U. S. A.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-13
CAPITOL THEATRE

The brilliant young actress, Lois
Moran, supported by an unusually
strong cast, scored a distinct triumph
in mot Damaged" Fox Movietone
comedy romance with music which
had its first showing at the Capitol
Theatre this afternoon.
Others prominent in the cast in
clude Walter Byron, Robert Ames.
Inez Courtney. George Red" Cor
coran, Rhoda Cross and Ernest Wood,
all OF whom contribute excellent per-
formances.
The story revolves about the Gil
more department store in New YORK
city. Miss Moran and Miss Courtney
are sales girls, Ames is the stores ra-
do mechanic and Corcoran is the
store detective. Byron is a wealthy
young man who strays into the store
and becomes enarmored of Miss
Moran. who starts to use him as q
foil for Ames' jealousy and ends up
by falling in love with him.
The song and dance number by
Miss Courtney and Corcoran. en-
titled "Nothing's Gonna Hold Us
Down." is the comedy high spot of the
picture and figuratively brought
down the house" at the opening per-
Torrance.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-13

be~neficiaries and may change such
designations from time to time with
the approval of the director of the
Veterans bureau.
These provisions became law in
May, 1924, but, Notwithstanding that
most of the World war veterans made
application for this benefit, there were
approximately $4,000 who had failed
to apply by January 2, 1880. The law,
therefore, was amended so that these
inactive claims can now be considered.
The amendment of the adjusted COM
pensation law recently enacted has
set a new time limit on .appli-
cations and these will now be re-
ceived up to January 2, 1885.
It is estimated that there are in
North Dakota at least 500 dilatory
veterans and dependents who should
be urged to make application under
the amendment to the law.
In the case of death of a veteran
before filing q claim, his dependents
are entitled to file in the order Of
widow, children, mother, father. Be-
sides the local Red Cross office. the
required application blank forms may
be obtained from the American Legion
headquarters, Fargo, the veterans
service commissioner. Fargo, or the
U. s. Veterans bureau, also Fargo.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-13
AT THE MOVIES
PARAMOUNT

AOAl
Paul Whiteman, who is starred
with his entire orchestra in Univer-
sails king Of jazz" which comes to
the Paramount Theatre on Monday,
Aug. 18th for a two day showing, was
literally born with a violin in his
hands.
His father, WHEREFORE j. White
man, was director Of musical edu-
cation at the Denver, COL, schools
for thirty years. His mother sang
in oratorio and in the Denver choirs.
And when Paul was three years Of
age, his father gave him his first vio-
lin.
Paul was educated at the Denver
city schools, and at seventeen was
chief viola player in the Denver
Symphony orchestra. Just then
"ragtime" was beginning to become
popular, and in 1915 Whiteman left
his native Denver to go to San Fran
cisco and play in the Worlds Fair
Orchestra and Minetti's String Guar
tet.
After the Exposition, Paul got a job
at Tait's then-famous restaurant as
a jazz musician, but he was actually
fired because they didn't consider
him SO "hot" those days. Nothing
daunted, he recruited the nucleus OF
an orchestra of his own, and opened
at Santa Barbara, California.
For quite a while Whiteman and
his boys led a minstrel life, getting
work where they could. Then,
through an old friend who had heard
his music, he got his first real chance
at the Alexandria Hotel, Los Angeles,
then the favorite rendezvous of the
movie stars.
From that time forward White
mans name became the synonym for
the best in jazz music. He went to
the Ambassador. Atlantic City, and
signed a contract with the Victor
Photograph company to make phon-
ograph records. Since that time he
has made and sold vastly more rec
ords than any other recorder in the
world.
Whiteman's orchestra next was fea-
tured in the Ziegfeld Follies. and
then the maestro of jazz made q
triumphal European tour In which he
took American music into the strong
holds of classic music at Paris, Lon
don, Vienna, Rome. Returning to
New York, he gave the first jazz
symphony at the Aeolian Hall, on
February II, 1924.
It was another triumph both for
Whiteman and for jazz. It definitely
marked the popular supremacy Of
jazz music, and Of Whiteman as its
foremost exponent.
Since that time the conceded
monarch Of melody has been play
ing stage, concert, and night club en-.
gagements in the leading cities Of
the world. He came direct from New
York to make King of Jazz"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-13
HAIL CLAIMS RISE
707,7557 This YEAR
Wells County Hardest Hi Last
Week; Losses Beginning to
Grow Smaller, However

Claims for hail losses made to the
state hail insurance bureau this sea-
son increased to 7,755, according to
figures announced today by Martin
Hagen, manager.
During the past week 100 claims
were received by the bureau. This
seasons total is above the number for
the corresponding period of last year.
Up to August 8, 1929, the claims to-
tailed 1867.
Wells county was the hardest hit
during the past week, AZ claims being
reported from that section. Burke
county farmers submitted q claims,
and Logan county 30. Other claims
were La Moure county Is, Pierce Is,
Burleigh g.. Divide s., Dunn 6. Grant
s. Bottineau 6, Benson 6, Morton and
Slope each 4, Mountrail, Ward, Rem
vile each 2, and Barnes, Dickey, Ed
dy, Foster. Hettinger. Mcintosh, Nc
Kenzie, Richland, Sargent, and Stark
each one
The losses reported for the week
were considerably smaller than that
Of the past several weeks.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-13
Coal Switching Rates
OfN.P. Are Challenged

A hearing will be held here on the
complaint of the Kamins Coal com.
pany, Zap, against the Northern Pa
cific Railway company, claiming that
switching charges assessed the coal
company on shipments of Ignite coal
moving between Zap and Kamins, are
unreasonable.
The hearing will be conducted by
the state railroad commission, with
which the complaint has been filed,
August 20. in the house chambers at
the capitol.
The coal company requests that
the railroad be required to cancel its
switching charges governing the
movement Of coal between the COM
plainant's spur and point of connec-
ton with the railway at Kamins.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-13
Haryests Proving Summer Following Best Method Against Dr0utE
so light that it floats with air cur

rents.
Their size appears to be an inn
portant factor in lack OF hits. While
astronomical opinion differs, they
are said to average not much bigger
than heads of pins or perhaps peas.
An iron pea dropping 70 nii-.
might do damage, but any pea-slzed
Perseid\ is travelling so fast-at
speeds estimated from rs to IS
miles a second-that even in are
fled air at 70 miles high it burns in
a flash.
Unless its size is great-at least
several pounds, say astronomers
the faster a meteor travels the less
it's chance Of hitting, on account of
increased friction. The chances
equal the inverse square of the
velocity.
These speedy Perseids are esti-
mated to burn at 1000 degrees, an
intensity which accounts for the
grain-of -dust-sized flash being Wis
IDLE for perhaps hundreds of miles.
If a big meteor dropped in the
front yard the finder might get
enough iron to make anything from
a skillet to a couple Of autos. He
also might find aluminium, oxygen,
nitrogen, carbon, nickel, phosphor-
us and numerous other elements
common to earth.
The latest discovered is arsenic,
found recently at Cornell university
by DR.. Jacob Papish. But only the
iron would have possible commercial
value, because the other elements
are present mostly in microscopical
amounts.
Perseids often have been counted
at the rate Of several hundred an
hour. and 100 is a common average,
but seeing them requires al unusual
ly clear night far from any city.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-13
AIDS BOAT IN DISTRESS

San Pedro, CAL, Aug. 13.-tP1EThe
coast guard cutter Algonquin went to
the aid of the yawl Contender" to-
day after receiving a wireless message
requesting immediate assistance and
indicating she had been partly dis
masted 400 miles northwest of here.
There were Is persons aboard the
yawl. Coast guardsmen said the con-
tender requested fuel and provisions.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-13
HAWKS TRYING FOR
WEST T0-EA MARK.
Starts From California Today in
Attempt to Better Time Of
Colonel lindbergh

Glendale, Calf, Aug. 13.-Fe
Frank Hawks, holder of the east-west
transcontinental speed mark for air
planes, took off from Grand Central
air terminal at 2:16:27 a.. m. today in
an effort to better the Pacific : to :
Atlantic speed record held by Col.
and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh.
Hawks said he hoped to complete
his flight in IL hours, o. two hours
and As minutes quicker than the
Lindberghs.
Weather reports indicated good
flying conditions. Last week Hawks
made a five-stop flight from Curtiss
Field, New York, to the Los Angeles
Municipal airport In IA hours so min
utes 43 seconds, setting a new record
under poor flying conditions.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-13

last week we described the con-
IL dition of this route between Mil
waukee and Oacoma, S. D. and now
we give its surface Improvements to
the Western terminal.
Leaving Oacoma, there are 18 miles
gravel to Reliance, then Is miles
gravel through Custer Battlefield,
Just north of Red Butte. Continue
over SO miles gravel through the
White River Valley to Kadoka. then
Is miles gravel to the junction Of
Usway Ia, from the east, and az
miles gravel to the crossing of the
South Fork. Cheyenne River, leaving
but 40 miles graveled road through
the western slope of the Black Hills
country to Rapid City.
At this point a motorist may swing
south over S. D. 70 to Hermosa,
west over S. D.. 36to Custer, and north
on S. D. SO & 40 back to Rapid City,
thus making a tour of the Custer
State Park. Or. if they wish, they
can continue south on S. D. 70 to
Hot Springs and north on S. D. 80
through Custer to Rapid City, which
will take them through the Wind
Cave National Park and the greater
portion of the Black Hills country.
Leaving Rapid City, there are s
miles asphaltic and q miles gravel to
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-13

miles gravel to Spotted Horse and
16.5 miles earth, 8.3 miles gravel, and
12.4 miles earth to Clearmont.
Next comes 1913 miles gravel and
1876 miles earth to Buffalo (Usway
87E), leaving 3.5 miles gravel, 1874
miles earth, and 7.8 miles gravel to
Worland, which is the western term
inal of Usway Is. total In WYO.
MING of 1913 miles.
From this point follow Usway u
through the Big Horn Valley over
EOS miles earth and 10 miles gravel
to traverse 2 miles of Greybull streets
(Usway 31O), and continue over 23.4
miles gravel and 3O.4 miles earth to
Cody (Usway 420), from which point
follow through the Shoshone River
Valley over S miles gravel and 48.4
miles earth to the east boundary of
Yellowstone National Park.
It is quite probable that motorists
using this route this summer will find
that several portions of the road de-
scribed as earth are being graveled,
as this work is in progress during the
present season. .
We wish to express our appreci-
alton of the cooperation of the High
way Engineers Of the several states
traversed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-13
North Dakota Man
To Teach Russians

Fargo, N. D., Aug. l3.-Raymond
Douglas, Eckman, N. D., a graduate
OF North Dakota Agricultural college
in 1927. sailed Wednesday. Aug. 6, for
Russia. where he will be employed by
the soviet government in supervising
five animal husbandry experiment
stations. His present contract calls
for one years stay in that country.
After graduating from the North
Dakota Agricultural college, Douglas
spent one year in Smith Hughes vo-
cational agriculture teaching work at
tho 6tarkweather. N. D.. high school.
one year as county agent In Towner
county. and one year working for his
Master Of science degree at Iowa
state college, Ames, Iowa.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-13
Harvest Worker Is
Sent to an ASYLUM

Wahpeton, N. D., Aug. 13.-(R-
Gunvold Nesheim, 81, Chicago laborer,
brought to the county jail here Sun
day after an unsuccessful attempt to
take his life at d hospital at Lidger-
wood, was ordered committed to the
state insane asylum at jamestown
Tuesday.
Nesheim became i'll while at work in
the harvest fields near Lidgerwood,
apparently as a result Of sunstroke.
While in the hospital he obtained q
butcher knife and attempted to slash
his throat, but was overpowered by
a janitor.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-13

their chance of penetrating the air.
The Perseids come from the north
east any time between August 9 and
Is, but are most likely to make their
mass attack on the night of August
II. and to be seen best after mid
night.
Some astronomers say the Per-
seids ignite at probably about 70
miles elevation. from friction, and
that they burn up by the time they
drop to about IS miles. Thence
they may descend as meteoric dust
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-13
SPAT ON A CHARGE

Elmira, N. Y, Aug. 13.-R)-Two
women communists in charge Of the
international Relief Workers camp at
Van Etten were under charges today
of descrating the American flag. A
complaint drawn by United States
Commissioner Claude v. Stowell
charged that the women, Ailene Hol-
mes and Mabel Husa, spat on the flag
and used profane language concern
ing 1t.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-13
Mencken to Nathan,
Let Us Both Marry

New York. Aug. 13.-R,-H. L.
Mencken to George Jean Nathan via
cable: How about q double header?
My pastor offers inside summer
rates" But Nathan, returning from
Europe, seemed unconvinced.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-13
DAN McGIIGIN WEEDS

Colorado Springs, Colo, Aug. 49,
R)tThe marriage here Monday Of
Daniel McG uigin, Jr., football coach Of
Vanderbilt university, and Mrs. Eliza
beth Parker, Carmel, CAL, became
known today. They were married in
the office of a justice Of the peace.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-13
By HOWARD w. BLAKESLEE

BY HOWARD w. BLAKESLEE
ASSOCIATED Press Science Editor)
New York - ZAP hundred
blazing meteors an hour are due to
lombard the upper air the night Of
August 11-without the probability
of one record hit on earth.
They are the Perseids, the annual
August shower Of shooting stars that
demonstrate the effective protection
of the armor belt of atmosphere
high above earth. Paradoxically,
the faster the meteors fly the less
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-13

It takes about a year for the
Bishop OF the Upper Nile to visit his
diocese, which covers an area of 1884,
600 square miles and has a population
Of $500, 900.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-13

A company has been formed in
London to exploit pita fiber. obtained
from a plant Of the pineapple family
growing prolifically in Colombia from
which tV1ne. textiles and paper can
be made.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-07
A GENTLEMANLN CAMPAIGN,
 MAYBE,

Tho local city campaign which has just come 10 a close-or will Dc closed for argument when the last verbal barrage is fired tonight started out to be "gontlcmanly' campaign.
 Tn politics the word "gentlemanly" has various uses. What is evidently meant is that the speakers have q certain leeway 10 refer to one an- other in warm language, yet in T sentlemanly manner because. in the last analysis. profanity is barred.
 This is fortunate. A political speaker, when thinking of the "eX- aggerated and uncalled for" state mcnts of the other fellow. himself IS inclined 10 call a spade a spade Even editors get that way; or al
New Britain herald., 1930-04-07
25 Fears Ago Today

The proposition made by Princi- pal White 10 the school board Satur- day to have the Lincoln school turn ed over to the uses of the Normal school was tabled. A special meeting will be held next month to consider the project.
 The present membership of the Tabs is 414. It is expected that the new building will be opened about the second Tuesday in May.
 The German Rifle club will open the seasons shoot tomorrow after noon.
 F. H. Johnson has been awarded the contract for the coaling of the Normal school.
 It is expected that the annual city meeting will be held on April 21 in Turner's hall
 The trolley company has been eX- perimenting with fast time on the Plainville line and is now confident that the trip can be made in 20 min utes instead of a half hour.
 The fire commissioners have com pleted their annual report. The eX- penditurcs for the year were S2S,- 5756o.
 Fred Jean returned Saturday from a very successful polo season in the V est he having been on two cham = pionship teams. Fred said that there is great enthusiasm for polo in the west and it is likely to continue for three more seasons
 The Vulcan Iron Works and the New Britain Gas Light Co are plan ming to erect new buildings.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-07
WILBUR UPHELD IN O|L PRICE ELAWSUIT
Court Yacates Injunction Grant
 ed Texas Company

Washington. April z P,-Holding that the secretary of the interior has the right to fix the price at which oil taken from government owned lands under lease may be sold, the District of Columbia court of appeals today reversed an action by the District of Columbia supreme court granting the Texas company permanent injunction against Sec retary Wilbur.
 Secretary Wilbur refused to ap- prove a contract made by the Cody Petroleum company to sell oil from the Oregon basin in Wyoming to the Texas company for 5S cents a bar rel at the we'll and insisted on q price of S5 cents per barrel. The Texas company sought and was granted a permanent injunction against the secretary by the District of Columbia supreme court.
 In it's opinion reversing the pre- vious court action, the court of ap- peals held that the bill of complaint filed by the Texas company failed to show a right to equitable relief, and that the motion of the secretary to dismiss the bill should have been sustained.
 It also ruled that the Texas com pany had no right to maintain the suit because it was seeking to en- join the secretary of the interior from enforcing specific provision of lease to which it never became party.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-07
THE "UNITED PARTY"

Republican assistant speakers. or assistant managers, or assistants to the assistants, invariably when in troducing the candidates to the lls- tening electorate have stated that they have united party" behind them.
 Why it is necessary to mention this united party" idea so much is difficult of analysis, unless it is assumed that perhaps the hope is father to the thought.
 Perhaps some of the party is united behind Mir. Quigley: but il is only part of the party. The other part is not united behind anything in particular.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-07
Observations On The Weather

Washington. April 7.-Forecast for Southern New England: Cloudy and slightly colder tonight and Tuesday; possibly occasional light rain in northern Massachusetts; strong southwest shifting to west and northwest winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Partly cloudy with light rain or snow in central and north portions tonight and probably Tuesday morn ing; slightly colder tonight; colder Tuesday; strong west and northwest winds.
 Forecast for New Haven and vicinity: Fair and slightly colder tonight and Tuesday.
 Conditions: A storm of marked intensity is central at Montreal. It caused heavy rains and high winds in the Atlantic coast states north of North Carolina, the lower Lake region and St. Lawrence valley and ligh to moderate rains in the Ohio valley.
 The rain Is changing to snow squalls this morning in the lower Lake regions. Temperatures are higher in Now England but arc falling rapidly west of the Appala- chian=.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity
New Britain herald., 1930-04-07

least, are that way nearly all the time.
 Messrs. McDonough and Quigley have been "gentlemanly'-in a political sense. They have wounded each other in spots, and have rub bed salt into the decorations; but no doubt this was all done in a gentle manly manner.
 They have doubted each others words-or their statistics-and they have discredited each others powers of deduction. and not always ir words that suggested polite business correspondence But they really haven't burned up their entire yocabularies. After the election they will greet each other as friends and talk about the weather.
 Until then we forgive them their vocal impetuosity.