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IP -.•Kft'' & I-': ii: The Weather PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE. Willis L. Moore,Chief of United States Weather Bureau. Bismarck, North Dakota, Tuesday, December 12, 1911. All observations (75th meridian A BISMARCK .. Des Moines .. Devils Lake Helena Miles City .. Moorhead taken at. Qu Appelle .. Rapid City .. St. faul Williston Winnipeg ... 8 a. time). E 0 0 0 0. 0 01 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 26 10 28 24 20 20 0 24 28 6 1« W SW W 4 6 6 Clear Clear Clear .Snow 20 4 4 SE SW S Cldy Cldy Cldy Clear Cldy Clear Clear Cldy 6 4 S 0 0 NW S 0 0 A—Stations. B—Lowest temperature last night C—Direction, of wind. D—Velocity of wind. E—Precipitation in last 24 hours. F—State of weather. Weather Forecast: Till 7 P. M. Wednesday. For North Dakota: Mostly cloudy tonight and Wednesday, colder Wed nesday. For Bismajrck and vicinity: Most ly cloudy tdnight and Wednesday, colder Wednesday. Weather Conditions. The pressure i» low over the Canadian Northwest, 'high over the upper Pacific coast, and nearly nor mal elsewhere. There has been a decrease in*,temperature throughout •tine Missouri vajWey with scattered precipitation. The indications' are for mostly cloudy weather tonight and Wednesday, with lower tempera ture Wednesday. ORRIS W. ROBERTS. Official in Charge. PURCHASED 3UPPLIE3. Carl F. Anderson, township justice at Cromwell, called at the Tribune office today to purchase his annual supply of justice blanks, and was also a witness for some of his neighbors applying to district court this morn* ing for citizenship. HARVARD STUDENT8 AS SCOUT MASTERS. Harvard under graduates have taken up tih« Boy Scout movement. More than' 3D students are interest ed as Scout Masters or as Patrol Leaders in training the Boy Scouts on America. Several of ttoe young men are carrying on this work in con nection with their study in sociology. In that they are encouraged by their professors, many of whom at Har vard (have endorsed the Scout Move ments as the best organization yet originated for the development of the 'boy. 4 TO LATE TOO CLASSIFY. FOUND—One goid cuff button. Own er caW at Tribune. FOR RENT—New Phone 160. six-room house. FOR RENT—Two furnished rooms, modem' house, at $1.60 per week also one unfurnished* room. Phone 121J. 'fill $ 6 H, .00 0, For $i.35 If 4 Delayed shipment just received. They a re beauties. Take a walk Down Main stree* to the store that saves you money. Se City News DOWN FROM LBOWOOD8 T,. N. Engdahl of Elbowoods was among the visitors here today. FROM FORT RICE. I¥ed W. Schmttdt and- wife of Fort Rice are among the visitors of the cap ita!' olty today. UP FROM DRISCOLL. B. Finseth, a well known bank er at Dnisooilll, favored the capital dty with his presence today. HFFRON IN CITY. F. C. Heffron, assistant attorney general for the western part of the (State, was among the distinguished visitors in Bismlanck today, VISITING IN CITY. Mrs. J. N. Oarrigain and' son of Fort Yates were among the arrivals last night who are making Bismarck a visiting- point today. prominent merchant at Steele. VISITING SON. .Lames OaasMy of Lisbon' has been here tihds week, visiting his son, J. Ctassidy, who is local manager for the Singer Sewfiing Machine company. NO TRACE OF COAT. G. N. Christie, the Valley City trav elling man, who lost a valuable over coat while stoppiing at a local' hotel some weeks ago, was in the city to day. As yet he tolas not learned of where the coat went to or who got it. I MPROVING RAPIDLY. Ed Gunderson, the popular proprie tor of the McKenzBe hotel taUSiorshop, and who has been ill at a local hos pital the past week, submitted to an operation for appenidlLctiitis Saturday /afternoon, but is Improving rapidly. HERE FROM WILTON. Aimiong those of WiHIton visiting in Bismarck today are: J. HaMum and wife, W. K. Wllttams, E. O. Ill ness, W. P. Macomber, Henry Dutont aiiwJ H. W. Grass. PAID SUBSCRIPTIONS. Among those who called at the Tribune office during the day to make sure that tlbe Tribune would reach their postofflce regularly during) the coming year were, Carl Johnson, of Pelican, John Howe of Wilton, and John Johnson of Braddock. KENNY AT MANDAN. Dr. E. Mackey, the veterinarian at Mandan, is absent on a vacation, and will not return to his office till after the holidays. He has arranged with Dr. Thos. G. Kenny, the veterinarian of Bismarck to visit Mandan every Wednesday and Saturday, and he may rest assured his practice will be ably cared for during his absence. DOWN FROM WASHBURN. Those Of Washburn who are in Bis marck today to appear in a case to come before the district court, and in which the county of McLean and the Benton Packet company are involved! in a matter of taxes, are: State's At torney J. E. Nelson, Sheriff H. O. Simon, Clerk of Court Hanson, Attor ney George P. Gibson, Merchant T. J, Haugeberg, Merchant F. J. Thompson, S Weatmlfller, Harry WaM and J. J. Schweijer. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY lake LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets. Druggis' refund money If it fails to cure. K. W. GROVE'S sig nture is on each box 25c. I I I The Markets S+++++++++++0*'**»*a^»i*»i»»»««»»« MINNEAPOLIS CLOSE Wheat 1 Hard, 1.001-2. 1 Northern, 1.00 arrive, 997-6. 2 Northern, 97 3-8 to 97 7-8. Arrive, 97 7-8. 3 Wheat, 94 3-8 to 95 3-8. 1 Durum, 95. 2 Durum, 91. Corn. 3 C, 56 to 57 4 Corn, 52 to 55. Oats 3 W 0, 441-2 to 45. Arrive, 441-8. 3 Oats, 42 to 431-2. Barley. Barley, 65, 113. Rye. Rye, 85 to 86. Flax. Flax, 2.03 arrive, 2.02. K, 1.04 3-8, 1-2 N, 1.05 5-8, 3-4. DULUTH CLOSE Wheat December, 1.00 3-4a. May, 1.03 7-Sfc. July, 104 7-8N. 1 Hard, otn track, 1.013-8. 1 Northern, on track, 1.003-8. 2 Northern, on track, 97 3-8. Arrive, 1 Northern, 1.00 3-8." Arrive. 2 Northern, 97 3-8. No. 3 Wheat, 933-8. Sport, Durum No. 1, 98. No 2, 04. December, 98 May, 991-2. Oats. Oats, to arrive, 45 5-8. Rye. Rye, on track, 831-2, 861-2. Barley. Barley, onf track, 64, 1,18. Com No. 3 C, 58 3-S. Wax Flax on frank, 2.0S. -Ffray aurUre, ul.03. ... ., December, 2.01.' May, 101. January, 2.01. PROMINENT MERCHANT. Among the measures adopted by Mr amid Mrs. H. A. Wehlltz of the department diming the year tbtait Steele were among the vflsStors of wttl materially reduce the annual cost Bismarck today. Mr Wehlitz is a ©f carrying saoondi-class mail is that of sMppiag monthly and semi-monthly periodicals by fast flight The plan POSTAL DEFICIT (Continued from oage 1.) creased 1 cent a pound, thus makimg a flat rate of 2 cents a pound, which change should be regarded as merely tentative, however, leaving for future determination such additional in crease as may be found necessary to meet the cost It is hoped that the commission Will look with favor on 'this recommendation tarnd that legisla tion providing for its adoption will be taken by congress. The Pranking Privilege. In the last annual report it was rec ommended tfhlat the franking privilege be discontinued and taat legislative authority be granted1 fdr .the use of special envelopes and stamps in the free transmission of official mail, such envelopes and stamps to be furnished on requisition through the agency of the postofflce department. It is to be hoped tflHat favorable eotton on this recommendation will be taketn at the coming session. Shipment of Periodicals by Freight. is being put into successful operation without serious inoonveviten.ee to pub lishers or subscribers. It will not only result in a large saving to the government by utilizing a less expen sive method ioif shipment, but wfaat is still more important to the busilness interests of the coutnry it will insure a quicker .hanldld/ng of first-class mail. Readjustment of Railway Mail Pay. Another problem of great conse quence to the postal service that should be acted on by congress dur ing .the oomltng session is the oompen satdomi of "the railways for carrying the mails. During the year the depart ment completed the Investigation be gun early in the administration with the object of determliinlnig what it costs the railways to perform this service, and the report of the inquiry was submitted to congress 'ton the 12th of August last. The statistics obtained1 (during the course of the investigation disclosed for the first time the cost of carrying passengers and express. They also showed the relationship of the cost of man tsanepoctatkm to the revenue derived by the railways from this service. It appeared that while many of the railways, and particular ly the larger systems, made heavy profits from maill transportation, cer tain of the lines were actually carry ing the mails at a loss. As a result of the inquiry the Importance of mak ing some change in the method of fix ing railway mail pay become apparent, arid the department, after giving the subject careful consideration, decided to urge the abandonment altogether of the present plan of filling such com pensation on the basis of the weight of the mails carried, a plain that has proved to be exceedingly expensive and im other respects unsatusfactory In substitution for this method the department "recommended a plan by which the compensation should be de termined on the basis of the amount of apace required im cars for the handling of the mails, making proper allowances of course for 'the extent and frequency of the service per formed .-. .... '." Reorganization eFtfceRailway Mail Service. Following the toquilry into the cost of transporting mail on the railroads the department started a thorough Investigation of the railway modi serv ice, in certain branches of that serv ice most unsatisfactory conditions were disclosed! as the result of ineffi cient management. It was found that in some divisions the chief clerks had not inspected their lines for several years. Employes on certain lines were compelled to work exceptional ly long hours, while in other parts of the service a sufficient period of train duty was not required In many in stances the sanitary conditiion of tha cars thud been neglected and the health of the employes jeopardized. The reports of the inspectors who made the investigation showed that the government had been paying large sums for car space that was not prop-' erly utilized, indicating a lack of prop er supervision on the part of the of ficers of the service. Owing to the conditions disclosed) by the investiga tion a thorough iroiganflsafion of the railway mail service has been under? itakefci. This organisation, although not completed', has gone fair enough to bring about a decided improvement over the unsatisfactory conditttons re. ported. Unquestionably the final re sult will mean a tremendous saving to the government acconvpataAed by important benefits to the employee of the service. City Delivery Service. Important changes were also made during the year in the city carrier service. A reduction in the number of dieHveries for the residential dis tricts of certain cities resulted in some misapprehension as to the pur poses of the department In each case the object was to permit the re distribution of the carrier service so as to xnake it more effective as a whole. The curtailment of too fre quent deliveries in residential sec tions enabled the department to pro vide more deliveries in business dis tricts. This policy Is ejunost univers ally approved by business men, who are willing, to have fewer deliveries at their residences in order to obtain more frequent service at their places of business. Rural Mail Service. The oonsoBdstton! of the rural delv ery and star route services, to which reference was made In the last annual report, has proved to be most bene flotaL IlJias enabled the department to extend mail defveiy to innny thou sands of adntic*s* patroms by a rear of estaWlsfcM routes irftfc «.r little lincfease in the tanoiua}' Tate of,' expenditure. Aeroplane Mail Service. The first aerial dispatch of United States mail occurred in September, last, when. 43,000 pieces were.carried from Aeroplane Postal Station No. 1 on Nassau boulevard to Mineola, Long Island. The progress being made in .the science of aviation encourages the hope that ultimately the regular con veyance of mail by this means may be practicable. Such a service, if found feasible, might be established in many districts where the natural conditions preclude other means of rapid trans portation. Annual Vacations. The department again renews its recommendation that a law be en acted aiuthorizingg the allowance of 30 days' annual leave of absence with pay to postofflce clerks, to city letter carriers, and to such (railway postal clerks'-as are required to work six days a week throughout the year. Relief From Sunday Service. An order was put into effect during the year that has reduced to a min imum the employment of postofflce clerks and letter,: carriers on Sunday. The few employes-who are obliged to report on the Sabbath to make a necessary distribution of important letters: are now granted compensatory time on other days,of the week equal to the period of Sunday service. Pensions for Superannuated Employes Almost without exception, foreign nations provide for the pensioning of civil service employes when they become superannuated. Large corpo rations in same principle in the re tirement of their aged employes. On business grounds, if for no other rea son, the government should do like wise. Salaries of Supervi»:ry Officers. In partial fulfillment of a recom mendation In the last annual report of the department the appropriations granted by congress for the current fiscal year provided promotions for 1,016 supervisory officers in presiden tial postofflces. This is the first sal ary increase of any consequence au thorized for such officers in eight years, although the clerks aind car riers under them have been receiving regular advances. Classification of Assistant Postmasters In accordance with taie plan an. nounced in the last annual report as sistalnt postmasters have been recom mended to the civil service commis sion for classification as lapddly as It was possible to ascertain by care ful investigation their quaMifcations for efficient service. The effect of classification has been to stimulate these officers In the performance of their duties, and their greater effi ciency has had a marked effect on the conduct of the postal service. Classification of Presidential Pott masters. The considerations that led to the osassWoatlon of the position of assist ant poetmaster tin presidential post offices apply with equal force to the postmastorship'itself. A full meas ure of efficiency in the conduct of the postal service can not be expected so long as the postmasters are subject to political control. The success that has attended the policy of reappoint ing competent postmasters shows the advantage of retaining the manage ment of the service in experienced hands. Crusade Against Fraudulent Use of the Mail*. The department's crusade against the (fraudulent use of the mails, be gun in 1910, has been aggressively continued. Last year the inspectors assigned to this work investigated a great variety of cases ranging from petty schemes .for the commitment of fraud on a small scale to gigantic projects involving the sale of worth less stock in imaginary mining com panies and other fictitious concerns. There were altogether 529 Indict ments, and In these cases 184 con victions have been already secured, with but 12 acquittals. Most of the pending cases will come to triad dur ing the currant fiscal year. The swindlers thus Indicted had fraudu lently Obtained from the public many mUUoms of dollars. Reports from the large cities indicate that .numerous concerns uttMting the malls in a ques tionable manner have gome out of business as the result of the depart ment's vigorous crusade.x The pub licity given the prosecutions through the dally press all over the country has been of great value in 'preventing innocent persons from being de frauded REPUBLICANS TO MEET (Continued from oage 1.) ii except South Dakota from the thirty days clause. It was said 4Ms would be adopted. The majority report on the call for delegates was adopted by a vote of 42 to 7. Borah was supported in the minority proposition by the commit teemen from South Dakota and six other states. There were four ab sentees, including North Dakota, and from five other states when a vote was taken. All others supported the sub-committee'e call. The national committee adjourned subject to the call of the chairman at 3:15 p. m. Tertsise Shell. The finest of tortoise shell Is said tsv fee that which comes from the Indian archipelago, although much of that obtained on the Florida coast is of the Tsry best quality, says the Scientific American, There are three rows of plates on the back of the animal called "Mades** by the fisbsrmen. In the central row are five plates and In each of the others four plates, the latter containing the best material. Besides these, there are twenty-ore small plates atoond the edges of the shell, known as -fseT or "sosst." The Wg gsst turtle does sot famish mere thin of sML jrermsrtytbe Ws'a'ii.TfJi.tfv".,.aJi*j!rV Recipe tor Calumet Biscuit 4 Copssifted floor. 1 HMpinst«UDponfnlCan BMtBaldBsPewdar. 1 Level teatpoon ofaalt. 2 rounding tablespoons utter orlard.. Cup of milk. Cup of water. Siftflooronce, thenmeat ore, add ult and baking powder and sift threetones, rob shortening in,: with fork or spoon, add milk and water, turn oat on a well floured boar* and roll One mch thick, out and bake in quick oven about twelve, to fifteen minutes. '•^yrv MEMORIAL AMERICAN INDIAN WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.—The first bill to be signed by Senator Curtis of Kaoeas, as president pro tempore of the Senate was that providing for the erection of a memorial to the North American Indian. Senator Curtis takes special pride in the fact that there is a large portion of In dian Wood in his veins. The hill mentioned' was passed by Congress during the extra session last summer. It was one of the last measures to receive approval o»f both bouses, and there was a big rush to get it enroled and ready for the sig natures of the presiding officers of the two houses of Congress. It was within a couple of minutes of ad journment time when Speaker Clark blotted the ink of his signature and handed the bill to Clerk South of the House. Mr. South made a dash down the ceifter aisle of the House, through the long corridor that connects the two wings of the Capitol to tie Sen ate chamber door. He rushed into the Senate waving the bill in his band. But he had lost the race against time, for Vice President Sherman had begun the sentence which was to adjourn the Senate sine die. The bill has beeni held over until this session, awaiting the signature of the Senate's presiding officer. It fell to the lot of the Indian senator serving as presiding officer to sign the bill. It authorized the erection, without expense to the United States, by Rodman Wanamaker of New York city and others, on a United States reservation, in the harbor of New York, and on A site to be selected by the Secretaries of War and Navy, a suitable memorial to the North American Indian. The erection ot the memorial is to be under tie general aupervlaipn of a commission composed of the chair men of the Senate and House com mittees on the library, the Secreta ries of War and of the Navy, and Rob ert C. Ogden of New York city. The design is to be subject to approval of the commission of fine a*ts. MORE HOLLANDERS COMING TO STATE MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 12—Ften in the belief that North Dakota 3ms a bright future, Baroni B. van Herdt tot Bversburg, director of one of the strongest and most conservative finen dai institutions of continental Europe, the Nederlandsohe Handel-Maajtschap py of Amsterdam, and president of a syndicate of Holland1 capitalists that last year bought and began the oo*o nSaatton of 15,000 acres of land near BelAeld, Stark county, N. D.,said yee terday at the Hotel Radlsson that next year will witness an addldoltt to the number of HOQaalders on the laaO. The HoMend! financier lives at Blumen 4aaa He sits on a board Of abactors that' represents investments to Java and the Dutch Bast Indies, the Straits Settlement, Batavie, China end Japan and that entered North Dakota last year. "It was not a good y«or in the part of North (Dakota where our land la," the bare*, saldv "but that makes no difference. We enaonus our eol oaisatfon work for permanence, tconnV of good years that foatow." *&v^ CALUMET BAKING POWDER Is also superior ih purity and uniformity. Each time you bake with it you are absolutely certain of the same wholesome, appetising biscuits, cake or pastry. Cheap big-can-kinds and high priced trust brands cannot compare with it. Calumet is highest in quality—moderate in cost. Do yourself this favor—get Calumet today. I f*W+* Doesn't This Look Good to ^Tou It's only one of the delicious, tempting things made with Calumet Baking Powder. No matter what brand of Baking Powder you now use, get from your grocer today a can of Calumet and try this recipe. Learn Of the perfect leavening qualities of Calumet of the light and fluffy, sweet, delicious and wholesome food it makes. neas the entry into the northwest of many more. Hollanders. "I am aware that Minnesota ihas a Hollander ooftonJzation plan in opera tion," Mr. Gobtous said "It differs flrom ours, wtoddh te without religious or other affiliation aWd is purely on a financial basis. Last year (the prod uce of grain, whflle not so bad as it might have been, was nowhere as MUnmeapoHis on the return from amin-J6-4» *-*-*,*- *-4ae*4«'*-4vi specMoni of the syndicate holdings, said that next year will probably wit- large as at would have been wMih bet- vegetables may be convenient ter ewather or as it will be in a good year. But the HoUandsra area con servative peoptte, we do not expect to make great profits at once and where we know that a proposition has merit we are content to stick by it." FIRST BASKETBALL GAME FRIDAY NIGRT LOCAL QUINT WILL MEET FAST TEAM OF JAMESTOWN ATH LETIC ASSOCIATION. Capital City is Well Represented This Year, and Has the Beat Team in Its History. T&e first basketball game of the season will be played Friday evening at the armory when the Jamestown Athletics will 'line up against the Bismarck quintet. The capital city this year is represented by the best team in its history and expects to go through the season with flying col ors. There is a wealth of new ma terial to choose from, and many of the old men are out trying (for the team'. Following the game there will be a social dancing party given by the members of Company "A". CONTRACT 18 LET. HURON, S. D.—The contract for the new postofflce building for Huron has been let to the Northern Con struction company of Milwaukee, and work will begin early in the spring. The contract, involves $95,883. Unidentified. Suspicious Neighbor—Did your uoth er have a rooster for dinner yesterday, marck! sonnie? Sonnie—Yes'm. Suspicious Neighbor—A big one with black tail feathers? Sonnie Dunno. Mother didn't cook the feathers.—Sydney Bul letin. TUESDAY, DECEMBER tt, 19t1. m--M .•v« mam jytHADEBYTHE'^Sii BAKINGI CHICAGO. PA3TE THIS UP. In view of the toct tibait wetight stead of measure 1s the method! of buying and selling one in which producer and consul •come justly into possession of rightly due, a table of weights to bushel of the various grains, of value to attL Here they are: Apples—50. Apples, dried—24. Barley—48 Beatos—€0. Beets—56. Buckwheat—50. Carrots—5ft. Clover Seed—60 Corn, SheMed—56. Corn!, In eaiv-68. Corn, popcorn in ear—42. Cornmeal—56. Flax Seed—56. Hominy—60. Hemp Seed—44. Hungarian Grass Seed—50. Matt-34. lime—70 Millet—50. Oats—32. Onions—55. Peaches—48. Peaches, dried—32. Peas—J0. Potatoes—60. Potatoes, sweet—50. Rye—56. Timothy Seed—45. Tomatoes—56. Turnips—62. Wheat—60. Coal, bituminous-.80. CoaL cannel—70. Ooke—40. FROM PENNSYLVANIA. An article which ran in some of state papers .telling of the appof ment of George M. Halloran as ond lieutenant in the regular and further stating that Mr. Ha Ian came flrom North Dakota, somewhat changed by an article] the current issue of the Army Navy Journal which states that Halloran's home is in Penneyh One of the Fargo papers stated Mr. Halloran was a resident of AT THE COURT HOUSE. Among the callers at the house Tuesday afternoon was liam Nelson, of Menoken. '»»a»»»#»»»#»i«««»»#«»»«»«»»»««»#»»»»»ii»»»»»»»»»»»»—»»»»»»»»« Just Received:— A shipment, direct from the south, of the following: Mistletoe, Smilax, Holly, Holly Wreaths, Wreathing, etc. OU XMAS TREES HAVE ARRIVEI and are of the finest ever shown in the city. Give us your orders early that you may not be disappointed] We are installing a special checking system whicrf insures the prompt and accurate delivery of you^ goods during the Christmas rush. w*i«ij»»»es»»*»*»wa#»»——»»—»#»••»••••#•••—»•—»—»» ii PU N 61