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Evening star., 1934-02-11

Agricultural pursuits. -. 2,150,O 600
Professional service. 800. 100000
Domestic and personal
service - 1OOO,O
Trade and transportation $4,000
Manufacturing and me-
chanical industries 80. 100000
QUT this article would be inadequate
if it represented the Negro only as
gained something. 1t would even be
inadequate if it stopped after present.
ing the Negro's remarkable record of
Self-help and self-development. For
the Negro has been a giver as well
as a receiver, positive force in the
making of American civilization, con-
tributor to our common cultural store
Many of the Negro's contributions of
material values are so obvious that they
cannot be overlooked; for example, his
gift of labor, largely due to which one
entire section of our country is a land
of roads and railroads, of gardens and
farms, of fruits and harvests. But the
Negro has also been a contributor of
esthetic, Intellectual and spiritual
values.
There are his folk-art creations; his
sacred music-the spirituals; his secular
music instrumental and vocal; his
folklore-the Uncle Remus stories and
other plantation tales, and his dances.
The spirituals make up a mass Of
noble music, unsurpassed among the
folkSongs of the world and in poignancy
of beauty unequaled. They constitute
the finest distinctive artistic creation,
sprung from our native soil, born of
creative genius working under the spur
and backlash of our peculiar conditions,
that America has to offer. The secular
music, which runs the wide gamut from
a grooming lullaby to the barbaric
frenzy of a jazz band, is no longer racial.
1t has been completely taken over,
fused and sophisticated and made the
popular medium for national expression
musically. It has become american
popular music" The dances dominate
the stage and dance floors.
This Negro-derived popular music and
these Negro derived dances combine to
form an important component of Amer
ican life; they have penetrated it; they
have saturated it. When white America
turns to relaxation it sometimes yields
to the spell of Negro song and dance.
The Uncle Remus" stories and plan
tation tales constitute the greatest body
of American folklore. In their primi-
Harris, they have attained a permanent
place in American literature.
These productions of native Negro
genius that have in varying degrees
gone into the American common cul-
tural store possess unique value. In
deed, it may be said that with the
single exception of skyscraper archi-
lecture they are the only things artis-
tic that have sprung from American
soil, permeated American life and been
universally acknowledged as diStinc-
lively American.
These folk creations are evidence of
the power to create that which has the
vital spark, the universal appeal; and
they contain the promise of individual
and conscious Negro artists. The full
fillment of that promise has begun to
be realized; there are recognizable
names in all the main branches of art.
A MONG those who have gained
place in the list of American writer's
are Paul Laurence Dunbar, w. E. B.
Dubois, Charles w. Chestnut, William
S. Braithwaite, Claude Mckay. Countee
Evening star., 1934-02-11

Negroes win be able to use increased
political influence IN the North to the
advantage Of their brothers in the
South.
The race has made progress in an
the basic phases of our national life.
Starting from almost zero, Negroes-in
round numbers-now own 700 900 homes,
operate 100000 farms, conduct 10000
businesses and hold accumulated wealth
to the amount of $4,000, 600, ,OOO The fol-
lowing figures Show-in round numbers
how Negroes are divided among the
main classes of occupations:
Agricultural pursuits -. 2,15OOOO
Professional service .... 100000
Domestic and personal
service ............ 1000 900
Trade and transportation $4,000
Manufacturing and me-
chanical industries =. 100000
DUT this article would be Inadequate
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-02
Big ELKS CIRCUS
READY TO open IN
memorial BUILDING
Performers In AjI.Star Acts
Spend Monday Getting
Rigging IN Place

The work Of transforming the big
auditorium Of the World War Memoir
ial building into circus tent has kept
q crew OF men employed for the last
three days and nights. and barring the
absence Of tanbark. the building has
taken on the atmosphere Of . regular
big top"
Performers fixing their rigging for
the first performance Monday after
noon, others rehearsing their acts,
clowns going through their stunts,
and trained dogs going through their
routine, all contributed to the circus
spirit that pervaded the gymnasium.
The lofty Orders were q mass Of
ropes, rigging and guy wires, many of
which were to be tested before the acts
could be put on. r. L.. Atterbury,
whose son and daughter are In one Of
the aerial acts was instructing work
man to wind cloth around the steel
wires where they were fastened onto
one Of the Orders. "You just get one
chance to fall In one OF these acts, he
said. After that 1t Is liable to be cur
tains. We can't take any unnecessary
chances"
Numerous concessions carrying out
the circus motif add to the attractive
ness Of the place. 0littering trappings
and hangings Of the various booths
have transformed the building into q
big-time circus attraction that will
please the patrons and customers.
All Performers Here
All Of the q acts which will per-
form for the next six days had arrived
Sunday night, but some Of them had
difficulties making 1t.
r. L. Atterbury and his troupe, in
Guiding his son and daughter, had .
600 mile trip from Sioux City, Iowa,
which they made In q day and q night
Of steady driving through snow drifts
that almost made them give up. They
are old troopers. the father having
spent most Of his life in the circus
business. ''The important thing he
said Is to keep up with your paper"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-02
Auto Sales in State
Increasing Rapidly

Automobile sales in North Dakota
continued at a brisk pace in March
to more than triple the figure for
the same month in 1888 and bring the
total sales for this year to almost
triple those for the first three months
Of last year.
Figures compiled by Commercial
Service, Inc, Bismarck, show sales in
March this year totaled 8l3 compared
with 30 In 1888, while the first three
months Of 1894, saw sales Of LAST
automobiles as against $50 during the
same period in 1888.
Comparative figures showed the
biggest gain in commercial cars with
10 times as many being sold last
month as were sold in March, 1888.
6ixty-two sales in the first three
months Of 1888 were raised to $50 for
the same months this year.
New passenger cars sold in March
totaled 633 compared with 222 for that
month last year. For the first quar-
ter they were 500 In 1883 and 1899 In
1884.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-02
Secretary Wallace
Begins Dairy Drive

Philadelphia, April 3.-(R)-secre-
tary Wallace opened Monday . drive
which he said would place dairy
production on q more economical and
sounder basis" He also criticized
proposals for REORGANIZATION" Of agri-
culture.
Wallace's appearance here opened
q nation wide series Of discussions Of
the proposed dairy production control
plan. In q speech he outlined the
economic reasons for Z readtustment
Of the milk flow from dairy cows.
Dairy producers from Pennsylvan-
ia. New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware,
Virginia, and West Virginia heard the
agriculture secretary concede frank
ly that the proposed plan "does not
pretend to offer any miraculous re-
turn Of prosperity to the dairy farm
err
What It does seek to accomplish,
Wallace said, is to place dairy pro-
duction on q more economical and
sounder basis, to improve the quality
Of herds, to get more land back into
pasture, to protect the health Of users
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-02
THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, MONDAY, APRIL q 1894

Meaning that the act must not fail to
keep its dates as advertised on the
billboards.
TAte's Comedy CANNES and Prince
Susucki, Japanese equilibrist were
snow bound at Black River, Falls, Wis.,,
on their way from Chicago. The
prince gave up the auto and came by
train, but the others finally arrived
here Sunday night. The Cornella trio
and the Toby Wells clown troup had
similar experiences.
The Flying Kitchen aerialists, who
played here q year ago at the Elks
show, have an entirely new cast this
year. None Of the members Of the act
who were here a year ago are with
the present troupe.
The show opened Monday afternoon
with q matinee for school children.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-02
Texas Policemen Are
Murdered by Bandits

Fort Worth, Tex, April 2.-FE
Tooth prints on cigar stub led au-
thorities Monday to attribute the
staying Of two Texas highway patrol
men to Clyde Barrow, notorious
southwest killer, and his woman COM
panion, Bonnie Parker.
The officers, E. B. Wheeler, 26, and
H. .. Murphy, %. were shot down
without warning late Sunday when
they dismounted from their mounted
motorcycles to question q man and
q woman seated in parked motor
car near Grapevine, Is miles north
east Of here. Witnesses said neither
officer had q chance to draw his
weapon.
A. G. Howerton, Fort Worth detec-
tive, said he was convinced the STAY
erS were Barrow and the Parker wo-
man. Near the scene Of the shooting
he said he found q cigar butt bearing
the imprint Of small teeth. Bonnie
Parker's liking for big black cigars Is
we'll known.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-02
Annual Egg-Rolling
Festivities Staged

washington. April 2.-(FeStand
clear and tread lightly. It's Easter
egg rolling day at the White House.
It's the day when children rule the
executive grounds, visit Mrs. Roose-
welt. Sistie and Buzzie, and clutter up
the lawn to their hearts content with
brightly -colored eggs. All this pro-
vided 1t doesn't rain too hard. The
weather man said 1t wouldn't.
With around 100000 visitors In
washington for Easter, and the cherry
blossoms not out yet, thousands head
ed toward the White House.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-02
SOCIAL CONDITIONS
IMPROVED ASSERTS
CHlEFTAINOP ARMY
g Commissioner Mcintyre Of Sal
walton Army Speaks to
Local cIubmen

Social conditions have improved
tremendously In the last IS years,
Commissioner William Mcintyre told
members Of Bismarck's service clubs
at . luncheon in the dining room Of
the World War Memorial building
Monday noon.
The Bowery in New York Is not
what 1t used to be and south Clark
Street IN Chicago, the Barbary coast
IN San Francisco, Canal street in
Buffalo have all tanned down so much
that you can hardly recognize them,
he declared. Even the Whitechapel
district in London has become fairly
respectable and most Of the other
cities Of the world have shown mar
velous improvement in moral and So
cial surroundings, he said.
Society has gone to the laundry,
been washed, hung out to dry and is
much improved" he said.
I'm New York City, where I spent
many years, the slums as we used
to know them have either disappeared
or are disappearing rapidly" he as
serted. when I first went to New
York 10 per cent Of the nations
manufacturing was done on Manhat-
tan island In sweat shops, most Of
the members Of whole families being
employed under deplorable sanitary
surroundings. Today, the manufac-
turing districts have moved north or
west to New Jersey and thousands Of
workers are now employed in fine
buildings, under conditions as nearly
perfect as man can devise. These
buildings have plenty Of sunlight, good
air, and employers care more for their
workers than they used to. The word
sweat shop has almost disappeared
from our vocabulary" he said.
Pays Tribute to Soldiers
He paid tribute to the chivalry Of
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-02
Retail Food Prices
Make Slight Advance

Washington, April 2.-(R-Retail
food prices advanced four tenths Of
one per cent during the two weeks
ended March -, the bureau OF labor
statistics announced Monday In fix
Ing the index figure for the period at
1855 per cent Of the 1913 average, the
highest point since January, 1882,
when the index was 1903.
The advance was due largely to in
creases In the prices Of meat, lard,
butter, cheese, potatoes and coffee.
The figure represents an increase
Of 20 per cent over March Is, 1888. the
low point, and 81 per cent over the
level Of March is, 1882, when the In
dex number was los,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-02

lief committee. The projects are:
Hillside project, I'd Haas, foreman,
81 men: Bismarck ball park project,
Ed Ellrich, foreman, 10 men; River
Road project (NRWR), Earl Schultz,
foreman, 26 men; and Fairview prof.
ect. 8. J. King. foreman. 10 men.
According 70 Guthrie, 10 men were
working Saturday on Z project ct the
capitol.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-02

American soldiers in France where,
he said, he had never learned Of Z
Salvation Army girl being insulted
during their entire service. Two Of
his daughters had been over there
and one Of them Is ex-president Of
the American Legion Auxiliary, hav-
ing been elected In Paris.
The greatest happiness In the world
comes from saving human beings, he
declared. Reciting instances Of men
he had been able to assist. he told Of
q boy he had raised In his own fam
lily who was now one Of the noted
writer's Of the country. This boys
brother had become tramp, he de-
clared because no one had looked
after his welfare. He said the saw
ing Of man or woman gave . feel.
ing Of satisfaction and happiness that
money could not pay for and exceed
ed other experiences In life.
Religion Is what the world needs
most" he said, but 1t needs religion
with kick In 1t. At least 81 per
cent, anyhow. No matter where Z
man worships, religion will help him
and service to humanity will mean
more than anything else in life
Religion Is nothing to be afraid Of
though many business men seem ia
think so. It can be Of great comfort
and help when things are darkest ia
any man or woman" he asserted.
Commissioner Mcintyre also va,
the main speaker for q Salvation
Army service which was held at ;
o'clock Sunday afternoon at the city
auditorium, with q large audience
Overlooking the main floor.
The commissioner recounted his 81
years in the service, and in dealing
with the Salvation Army pointed to
some Of the major accomplishments
Of the church which Is known as 1.-THE
church Of the black sheep"
Brigadier and Mrs. Albert E. Ches-
ham, Minneapolis, as well as Mrs. Nc
Intyre, were introduced by Judge A
M. Christianson Of the supreme court
who was chairman. Brigadier Ches.
ham and George F. Shafer, who va.
the final speaker, both gave brief I'd.
dresses. Special music was furnished
by the Salvation Army band anc
chorus.
In the evening, the McCabe Meth.
odist Episcopal church, which hat
been offered for the occasion, wa.
filled to capacity for a service con.
Quoted jointly by Rev. Walter e. Va
ter, pastor, and Salvation Army off.
GERS. Commissioner Mcintyre agar
was the main speaker. Musical mum.
bers appropriate for Easter Sunda,
were provided by the Methodist choir
soloists and by the Salvation Arm,
band. which played a l5-minute pro
gram before the service opened.
Monday morning, II persons, In.
Guiding members Of the Bismarck and
Mandan Salvation Army advisor,
boards and Army officers, were guest.
at breakfast given at the Grand Pa.
cific hotel private dining room to-
Commissioner Mcintyre.
Commissioner Mcintyre, In all hi
addresses, stressed the friendliness Of
Bismarck toward the Salvation Arm,
and praised the way in which thu
officers have been allowed to follow
their program and to accomplish what
has been done with the cooperation
Of the residents and leaders Of thu
city.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-02
Three Minnesotans
Given Scholarships

st. Paul, April 2.-(R-Three Min.
nesotans. one = st. Paul woman, are
among the 20 American scholars and
creative artists awarded fellowships
Monday by the John Simon Gugeen.
helm Memorial foundation.
They are DIR. Grace Lee Mute. st.
Paul, curator Of manuscripts, Mime
sofa Historical society; DR.. ]. N.
Douglas Bush, professor Of English,
University Of Minnesota, and DR..
George o. Burr, associate professor
of Botany, University Of Minnesota.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-02
A Baby For You?

If you are denied the blessing Of .
baby Ill your own and yearn for =
baby's arms and . baby's smile do not
to Mrs. Mildred owens, soi5 Coates
House, Kansas City. No.. and she
will tell you about = simple home
method that helped her after being
denied Is yrs: Many others say this
has helped bless their lives. Write
now and try for this wonderful hap.
piness.-Advertiseme
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-02
100 Men Assigned to
Relief Work Monday

Approximately 100 men we're assign
ed to work Monday through the pub
lie works administration and the ma.
tional recovery work road in Bur-
leigh county, according to James w.
Guthrie, chairman Of the county re-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-02
Eight Are Homeless
After Suicide Pact

Canton, Ca, April 2-(F-Mr. and
Mrs. Truman Wallace, parents Of
eight children, were found dead In
their beds Monday, with bullets
through their heads.
A note said financial difficulties
led Wallace and his wife to agree
that he should kill her and then him
self.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-02
TO Discontinue AIR
SERVICE FOR north
DAKOTA ON TUESDAY
Announcement Of Suspension Of
Route Made by Hunter,
President Of Line


west Anyways, Inc, which passes
through here Tuesday afternoon, for
the time ct least, viii be the last that
will give air service to this part Of the
state.
M. H. Atkinson. city auditor, receiv-
ed . telegram Monday from Croil
Hunter, president and general man
ager Of the company, telling Of the
discontinuation Of the service. Atkin-
son verified the telegram by q tele-
phone conversation with Hunter Mon
day morning.
The telegram follows:
"Under present program for tenn
porary bidding and In view Of no part
Northern Transcontinental being put
up for bids west Of Fargo we will tenn
porarily discontinue service between
the Twin Cities and Spokane.
Present service will be maintained
Twin Cities to Chicago and Spokane
to Seattle as passenger traffic de-
mands this. No consideration for
pioneering this route given on present
bidding policy and we are keenly dis
appointed that our efforts and the
sincere activities for this northern line
by all communities has been disre-
garded.
"Postoffice Department. advises
bids will be let on Fargo-seattle route
AZ soon q funds available but con-
tinued effort Is necessary and we urge
this on the part Of all communities.
Also the immediate installation OF
lights for which appropriation has
been made"
The mention Of lights refers to night
lighting along the route, for which an
appropriation was made by the United
States Department OF Commerce.
North Dakota cities affected by the
discontinuance Of the service include
Fargo and Bismarck. Flag stop serv-
Ice also has been given at Dickinson,
jamestown and Valley City.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-02
Hoover Returns Home
After Motor journey

Chicago, April 2-(R)-Citisen Here
bert Hoover IL no longer . source a
neHS-so he sayS.
The former president, before hoard.
Ing . train Sunday night for his Palo
Alto. Calf, home, turned to reporters
and smiled.
SORRY, boys, there's no news. I'd
like to give you good story, but there
isn't anything to tell. There are no
politics In my visit. I have just had
= nice trip and visited . lot Of old
friends"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-02
II false Is teeth
Ts~hfn~ m~A rm~nr
Tighter and Longer

I've tried several kinds Of powders
to hold my false teeth. When tried
FASTEETH found the one powder
that does not thin out or wash away,
but STAYS put" all day. It gives a
most pleasant feeling, a real sense of
security and holds and holds and
holds. Breath is always pleasant. II
anyone with loose fitting false teeth
wants all-day comfort and a real stay
there fit, insist upon FASTEETH at
any good drug observation-disclosures
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-02
WILL ExTRADITE ROBBER

Washington, April 2.-(R)-Extradi-
ton proceedings have been instituted
by the department Of justice to bring
back Frank Grigware, western mail
robber who escaped from Leavenworth
penitentiary in 1910 after serving q
few months Of a life sentence. He
was found In Canada last week.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-02
PLEADS NOT GUILTY

Charlotte, N. c., April 2.-(RA Isaac
Costner, Tuohy gangster charged with
participation In q $105,000 mail-truck
robbery here last November IS,
changed his mind In federal court here
Monday and pleaded not guilty after
announcing he would throw himself
on the mercy Of the court.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-02
GAMBLING Is INCREASING

GAMBLING Is INCREASING
Miami, Fla, April 2.-(F-Pari-Mu-
tuel wagering for the Florida racing
season which has just finished set a
new record high of 81, 549, 749, an in
crease Of $8,446.071 over the total for
the previous season.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-02

BEGINS LONELY STUDY
Little America - Temperatures
OF go degrees below zero greeted
Admiral Byrd In beginning his
lonely, seven-month study Of Ant
arctic weather conditions.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-02
OBSERVE r.ARoR uoYynAv

OBSERVE LABOR HOLIDAY
Hazelton, Pa, April 2.-(R)-Mine
workers throughout the anthracite
fields remained idle Monday in OBJ
servance Of the anniversary Of the
granting Of the eight-hour day In the
coal industry years ago.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-02

FIGHT BLOODLEsS DUEL
Carcassonne, France-Another
bloodless duel was fought and two
French political opponents, after
exchanging shots without effect,
left the field unreconciled,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-02

Of milk, and II general, to promote
public confidence In tho dairy indllo>
try and public knowledge Of. it, CONE
pick program"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-02
Bits Of News From
Throughout World
(By The Associated preos)
WALLS UP HOLY DOOR,

Vatican City-Pope Plus welded q
trowel Of gold In walling up the holy
door to st. Peters, Z ceremony clos
Ing the holy year inaugurated when
the pope opened the door April 2,
1888.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-02
FEAR AyrAroRs lost

FEAR AVIATORS LOST
Moscow-Three Russian aviators
unheard from since March 20, were
feared to have been lost In attempt
ing to reach men marooned on an
ice floe.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-02
Impatience?
No. It's tangled nerve

Are you the kind Of wide-awake,
'ion-your.toes'' personwhoh
to b kept waiting7
Then you should b doubly
careful about ja,s0led nerves.
Il you find yourself nervous
II cracking your newspaper
drumming your fingers on tho
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-02

table-j1mping q unexpected
noises then watch your nerves.
Get enough s1esp-ftoGh air.
recreation. And lna1eo CamllD
your cicacstta
Fse yoa en- aunGho = nazv
CaneIsasy0aw11k Theirooetliee
toboecoonevorjn G1eyournaEvnk