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RAILROAD PROBLEM BACK IN CONGRESS
Washington, Jan. 4.—Important phases of the rail
road problem were back in congress today. The senate
interstate commerce commission committee was consider
ing whether it will recommend an effort to pass over Pres
ident Wilson's veto, the resolution to suspend the operation
of section 10 of the Clayton act.
Railroad executives planned to ask the same commit
tee as well as the house interstate commerce committee to
amend the transportation act so that the $400,000,000 due
from the government under the guarantee provisions of
the act, will be made available immediately. The decision
of congress on the question will determine whether the
roads can go ahead with plans to spend about $335,000,000
for equipment this year, according to railroad executives.
Organized railroad labor and some congressmen are
expected to advance the argument that profits to railroad
executives and a further deficit to the federal treasury are
involved.
Section 10 of the Clayton act passed six years ago and
never allowed to go into effect is aimed at interlocking of
officials between railroads and equipment companies and
between railroads and banks. Under it the roads can buy
equipment from companies in which railroad officials are
interested only after competitive bidding. The same pro
vision applies to banks floating railroad securities, accord
ing to the interstate commerce commission.
BALLOONISTS ARE STILL IN PERIL
Mattice, Ontario, Jan. 4.—The U. S. navy balloonists
who broke the fartherest north record for balloon flights,
and who are now en route back to civilization with dog
teams are not yet out of peril. They are traversing a
sparcely inhabited stretch of territory between Mattice
and Moose Factory, where they found shelter after their
balloons came down. A severe blizzard would again put
their lives in danger. The weather was watched with con
siderable anxiety by people here who received first word
of the safety of the balloonists when an Indian runner ar
rived with their telegram to the naval authorities. The
U. S. navy airmen,, Lieut. Water Hinton, Louis Kloor and
Stephen A. Farrell, with Indian guides and dog teams, are
somewhere between the most northerly railroad line,
which runs through this town and Moose Factory. They
are believed to be following the frozen Messanaba river.
CARDINAL GIBBONS MUCH IMPROVED
Baltimore, Jan. 4.—Cardinal Gibbons, according to a
report issued here today by his secreatary suffered no ill
effects from the journey from the home of Robert T.
Shriver at Union Mills, to his residence here.
Father Smith said he slept very well and was much
rested today. The cardinal it was said, has been cheerful
since arriving.
HUGE WHISKEY RING BELIEVED UNCOVERED
Chicago, Jan. 4.—That two congressmen, several
government officials and many prominent men are backers
of a huge bootlegging ring engaged in a million dollar bus
iness, was alleged to begin the confessions of several men
under arrest here today.
According to the confession obtained by Federal Pro
hibition Commissioner Richardson, the two congressmen'
used their influence in bringing relief of several thousand
barrels of whisky. The ring, it was said, operated from
Chicago, New York and Jersey City. A complete set of
rtrbber stamps with signatures of Richardson, and eastern
prohibition directors were reported uncovered as well as a
code which members of the ring used to communicate with
each other.
Bismarck, N. D. Jan. 4.—L. L. Twitchell, Fargo, en
dorsed by independents at their caucus last night was
chosen speaker of the house of representatives over Wal
ter Maddock of Mountraill county nonpartisan endorsee
by a vote of 58 to 53 as the 1921 session of the North Dako
ta legislature began organization work today. Neither
Twitchell nor Maddock voted and Lawrence Bjorgo, Grand
Forks county, heretofore claimed by nonpartisans cast his
Vote for Twitchell.
At balloting late this afternoon, C. L. Dawson, of
Beach, N. D., formerly state commander of the American
Legion, independent endorsee for secretary, was elected.
Other endorsees, E. M. Crary, Dvils Lake, first assistant
and Forest Skinner, Bismarck, second assistant are ex
pected to be elected.
Non partisan control of the upper house was indicated
when William Prater was chosen secretary of the senate
25 to 24, and other nonpartisan endorsees are expected to
carry in the senate by the same vote.
The afternoon will be devoted to organization work.
Gov. Frazier will deliver his message tomorrow at two
o'clock.
Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 4.—With only three important
changes in state offices inauguration day in North Dakota
was lost in the excitement of the opening of the legislative
session.
Independents control the house by a narrow margin
and the nonpartisan control the senate by one, with the
ope majority contested. The legislative program is less
significant than at any. time within the last eight years, but
warm fights over administrative measures are expected
to develop.
There will be only three changes at the capitol. The
governor has been re-elected. D. C. Poindexter will be in
augurated as state auditor and will oust Carl Kositzky, in
dependent. Poindexter is a nonpartisan leaguer. Just
across the h'all John Steen will take the place of Obert
Olson as treasurer, William Lemke, a high official of the
national nonpartisan league will step into the shoes of Wil
liam Langer as attorney general. Langer has been one of
the most bitter opponents of the league during the last
two years. He formerly was high in the counsels of the
league.
THE WEEKLY TIMES-RECORD, VALLEY CITY, NORTH PAKOIM
NEW ERA OPENS
IN HISTORY OF
OUR NORTHLAND
Flight of Daring Army Aviators to
Alaska Means the Dawn
of New Day.
6REAT REJOICING IN WRAHGELL
Thrilling Story of Their Arrival In the
Land of Ice and Snow I* Told—
Alaskans Hold Celebration
in Honor of Event.
New York.—When, In 1840, President
Polk signed with Great Britain a com
promise treaty which extended the Ca
nadian border line from the Rocky
mountains to the Pacific ocean on par
allel 49, he settled the long-drawn-out
controversy over the Oregon boundary
and hushed for all time the campaign
slogan, "54-40 or fight." which had
come to be a very Insistent one during
the middle forties.
There was a wait of twenty-one
years before a more prophetic imagi
nation, a wider vision, flung 0111' const
line to the farthest limit of the conti
nent by the purchase from Russia of
that vast storehouse of mineral, agri
cultural and timber wealth, the won
der world of Alnska.
A new era in Ihc history of our far
northland, says Aid Service News Let
ter, began on August 14, 1920. the date
on which the four army airplanes,
piloted by those flaring aviators, Capt.
St. Clair Street and Lieuts. Clifford C.
Nutt, C. H. Crumrine and Ross Kirk
patrlck, with observers and mechani
cians, Sergt. Edmond Henriques
Lieut. Eric H. Nelson and Sergts
James Long and Joseph E. English, In
the 9,000-mile transcontinental flight
from New York to Nome and return,
made the Jump from Hazleton, Do
minion of Canada, to Wrangell, terri
tory of Alaska.
A Dav of Joy.
We can picture what the scene was
like when the fliers first reached Alas
kan soli. It was Saturday, and, when
It became known that the fliers were
expected that afternoon, tUe mayor of
Wrangell declared a holiday. Flags
were hoisted over the principal build
ings of the town. Mill whistles blew
and bells rang that all might set out
for the landing field at Sergief island,
made ready for the arrival and In
charge of Sergt. W. W. McLaughlin,
AH during the afternoon small boats
were leaving, loaded with passengers.
At noon the Barrlngton Transporta
tion company's "Hazel B. No. 3" left
the dock, floating a big scow, both boat
and scow loaded to the limit with
sight-seers. Meanwhile no news had
come from Hazelton saying just when
the fliers had left for Wrangell. There
was no way of guessing the hour when
they would arrive. AH eyes scanned
the sky. The hands of the clock
turned relentlessly, cutting away the
afternoon. One o'clock, 2, 3, 4. Some
discouraged spectators turned their
faces, homeward, making ready to
take the boat hack to Wrangell.
Suddenly there was a shout: "There
they come." And the four planes came
humming overhead, circling the land
ing field. With a dip and whirr that
thrilled the spectators, Lieut. Klrk
patrick came to earth at sixty miles
an hour. The three other planes fol
lowed in quick succession, plane No.
1, with Capt. Street, commander of the
squadron, being the last to leave the
nlr. In seven minutes from the time
the first plane landed, all four liad
come to earth, and in spite of recent
rains that had caused a wet field, all
were happy landings.
No One Worked That Day.
So the great deed was done. The
work was accomplished. The 3,000
miles between New York and Alaska
had been cut to less than fifty flying
hours. The journey itself was to con
tinue 1,500 miles farther, to Fairbanks,
to Ruby, to Nome. But the reality of
the accomplishment was established
when they touched Alaskan1 soil at
Wrangell.
Little wonder that the town made
holiday that Mayor Grant welcomed
the fliers that Gov. Riggs and the
mayor of Juneau and others sent tele
grams. Little wonder the fliers were
feasted and feted. The occasion war
ranted it. Here were eight men who
had traveled across the continent to
Sergief island where, In the days of
the Cassiar gold stampede, hundreds
of argonauts had camped waiting for
the Ice to open and clear the way to
Stikine river where hundreds, too, had
-taken breath in that breathless and
historic Klondike rush, when many had
perished.
The story of Alaska would have been
another story had aviation been a
working proposition in 1897 the his
tory Of Alaska will be a different his
'tory dating from August 14, 1920. Thp
flight to Alaska has a much wider sig
nificance than a mere spectacular one.
The war department, through its air
service, has not lent itself to the
showman's game. Excessive speed or
sensational performances have not
been covered, notably in the London
Australia flight. In" the New York
Nome tour, at no time was there a
jump of more than 320 miles nor an
altitude higher than 10,000 feet. At the
same time ltmust be borne in mind
that the flight was not without hazard.
There are pleasanter places to be
stranded with a wrecked airplane than
the Canadian Rockies or the uncharted
w?Ms of Alaska. A flight (n almost
any other direction on United States
territory offers more friendly harbors
and happier landing fields.
Significance of the Fight
But, bflck of it all, the Alaskan
flight had a deep significance. It was
undertaken by the war department for
a three-fold purpose and with the cor
dial co-operation of the Candiana gov
ernment, and the ai£ of the weather
bureaus of both countries. The first
great purpose in view Is the photo
graphing and preliminary surveying
for the opening of a route to Alaska.
The secoad Is the establishing of a
relay mail and commercial air route
which will cut the time from Alaska
to the states from weeks to days. The
third Is the mapping of some 3,500
square miles of unexplored country
about the flats of the upper Yukon
river—a three days' task for the four
flying photographers, but a labor of
three years and many men for a
ground surveying party.
With these three purposes In view,
therefore, It needs no prophetic vision
to see what changes are to be wrought
In Alaska's future by the coming of
the four airplanes to Alaskan soil on
August 14 last. Little wonder, as we
have said, that their advent was hailed
with rejoicing by the far distant and
far-seeing Alaskans who had hazarded
their lives and their fortunes uphold
ing the upbuilding of Alaska's future,
According to the "Wrangell Sentl-'
nel," which gave Its whole front page
of August 19 to a story of the arrival
of the airmen, Capt. Street, who had
bought at Edmonton a water-proof
coat with a fur collar and lined with
undipped Iamb skin, and, at Wrangell,
a pair of loggers'. rubber packs and a
pair of socks, that would weigh as
much as an ordinary pair of shoes, is
reported^ to have said: "When I was
flying over the continuous chain of
glaciers and snow fields between here
and Hazelton. I little dreamed that on
reaching Wrangell It would be my
privilege to feast on home-grown ber
ries and cream. The luxuriant growth
of vegetables and the beautiful flow
ers here are a great surprise to me."
Incidents of the Flight.
In its story of this dramatic moment
In Alaska's history, the Sentinel notes
the following interesting item. In the
flight from Hazelton to Wrangell the
aviators flew over much virgin coun
try, which, on account of its inacces
sibility, had never been beheld by hu
man eye. Much of the time after
leaving Saskatoon, the fliers had to
rely for bearings upon their compasses,
thus proving their ability as aerial
navigators. The greater part of the
flying since leaving New York was
done at an altitude of 5,000 feet, but
between Hazelton and Wrangell, an
altitude of 9,000 to 10,000 feet was
reached.
The aviators are all young men, the
oldest being 27 and the youngest 22.
Four of the eight are southerners a"nd
all but one have mothers living two
are foreign born, Lieut. Eric H. Nel
son being a native of Sweden and
Sergt. Edmond Henriques a native of
Australia.
The take-off from Wrangell for the
flight up-country was spectacular.
Swerving from their course, on Invita
tion from Mayor Robertson of Juneau,
the fliers circled over the capital city,
Lieut. Kirkpatrick dipping low enough
to drop a package sent by the New
York Times to Gov. Riggs.
With stops at Whitehorse, Dawson,
Fairbanks, Ruby, the great flight
reached Its destination, Nome, at 5:30
p. m. August 15, having made fifty-flve
hours actual flying time from New
York, 4,300 miles away.
"Lady" and "Gentleman"
Get License to Wed
San Francisco.—Elmer J. Mott,
gentlemen, age fifty.
Laura E. Galbraith, lady, age
forty-eight.
This was the unique record on
a marriage license granted by
"Cupid" Munson. Mott said he
had no other occupation than that
of a gentleman, but that prior to
a year ago he was In the real
estate business in Rome, N. Y.
His bride was a resident of
Guelph, Ontario, Canada, and is
a wealthy widow.
After a stay of three months
on this coast they will return to
the East to make their perma
nent residence there.
FINDER KEEPS $1,300 GOLD
Judge Settles Dispute Over Ownership
of Treasure Found Buried
on Farm.
Newcastle, Ind.—Ownership o| $1,300
in gold found buried on a farm near
Greensboro six months ago by Levi
Todd, a fifteen-year-old boy, was set
tled in court here.
Judge Gause decided "finders are
keepers."
While excavating for abasement un
der an old house, young Todd drove
his pick into an earthenware jar con
taining the money. Then started a
three-cornered fight for ownership.
Mts. Clara Freeman Vickerey
claimed the mrney was part of her
mother's estate, and John Hardin,
present owner of the fa,ny, sought an
interest as owner of the land.
Why the Foundry Still Stands.
Kendallville, Ind.—If the huge iron
ball which had arrived In a junk car
hadn't been too heavy It would have
been fed to the furnace ^t the Kendall
ville foundry, but It was too big to get
!n the cupola. Later some one In
vestigated and found it was a bomb.
NEED FOR BETTER HIGHWAYS
Freight Congestion on Railroads Has
Emphasized Importance of Our
Country Roads.
We are being treated to a demon
stration of what happens when the
arteries of commerce become dis
eased, congested and run down. The
lack of adequate transportation facili
ties on the railroads of this country
mounts Into the millions of dollars in
the delays that'are occasioned.
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Our
railway system, like our agricultural
methods have grown up so gradually,
keeping abreast, even ahead of the de
mands of commerce, we have come to
look upon them as a matter of course.
But the even balance between trans
portation facilities and demands of
commerce is easily upset, as the ex
perience of the past few months has
demonstrated.
Our railroad system needs rehabili
tation. But along with the improve-
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Better Roads Would Permit increase
in Tonnage by Motor Vehicles.
inents of the railroads there is great
need for a material improvement
throughout the land. Over the coun
try roads move the raw materials
that go to make up a vast proportion
of the tonnage carrfed by the railroads.
The present freight congestion has
emphasized the importance of the
country road. It has proved the value
of hard surface roads as passageways
for freight carried in motortrucks and
automobiles.
Much relief for the railroads has
come through the Immense tonnage
that has moved' this summer on motor
trucks. A greater tonnage would un
doubtedly have movetl in the same
manner if our highway system had
been fit. The time has come when the
mileage of concrete, brick or other
hard-surfaced roads must extend in an
ever-increasing network until the re
motest parts of the country can have
the advantage of quick transportation
every day of the year in a motor ve
hicle.—American Fruit Grower.
ROCK FOR HIGHWAY BUILDING
First Systematic Efforts to Determine
Value Were Made in French
Laboratory in 1878.
The first systematic attempts to de
termine the value of rock for road
building purposes by means of labor-]
story tests were made in France,
where In 1878 a road materials lab-]
oratory was*- founded In the French
School of Bridges and Roads. Here
the Deval abrasion test was adopted,
and this test with slight modifica
tion has been accepted as standard
throughout the United States. The
test is named from Its Inventor. It
was first used In connection with con
tract work In the city of Paris. Many
valuable data were collected in this
laboratory on the hardness and tough
ness of rock, and tests for these prop
erties were developed which were, In
principle, the same as those In use
today.
ARGUMENT FOR GOOD ROADS
Judgment Rendered Against County
Because Culvert Was Obscured
by Weed Patch.
An argument for good roads that
carries with It a sharp punch In the
way of a substantial Judgment for
damages Is disclosed In a recent de
cision of the supreme court of Wis
consin. In this case It appears that
when a machine w"ent out of the traf
fic path of an old-fashioned country
road "for the purpose of letting a
tractor pass It struck the cement
curbing at the end of a culvert which
crossed the road at this point. Be
ing covered with weeds the obstruc
tion was not seen until the accident
occurred. The county was held liable
In damages for the accident.
USING CONCRETE FOR ROADS
Building Going on at Rate of Mile a
Week With Equipment of Mich
igan Contractor.
With the ever-increasing interest In
the necessity of building good roads
there comes the effort, to build them
good and fast. With the special equip
ment that a Michigan contractor is
using concrete roads are constructed
At the rate of a mile a week.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1921.
WEEKLY WANTS
DR. F. L. W'ICKS. OCUUST
Special attention given to the fit
ting of glasses. Wicks Block* i-vinne
No.4tf3.
FOR SALE—12-20 Rumley Tractor
pne -year old. Valley City Welding1
& Mfg. Co. 31-Wtf
WANTED—To hear from owner of
good farm for sale. State cash
price, fall description. D. F. Bush,
Minneapolis, Minn. 18-C-twp
TAKEN UP—One bay gelding:. Own
er can have same bv proving p.rop
erth and paying tianujfs. Herny
Keister, Valley City. N. D. 16-3twp
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
The annual meeting of the share
holders of the First National Bank of
Valley City, N. D., for the electron of
directors for the ensuing year and for
the transaction of such other business'
as may come before them will be held
at their banking room betwfeen the
hours of 2 and 4 o'clock p. m., Tues
day, January 11, 1921.
•C. F. MUDGETT,
9-5tw Cashier.
WANTED—Competent maid for gen
eral housework. Phone 647J.
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