The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 7, 1917, Page 3

wdys 1917. CONSCRIPT IDLE LAND WE TAX ON VALUE, “No One Entitled to What He Doesn’t Use,” His Slogan; Drastic Measures Required to, Meet U. S. Demand for Money re BY GILSON GARDNER Washington, June §.—That the land. speculator should bear his. share of the war tax burden is an opinion grow- ing. in. administration circles, Frank- lin K, Lane, secretary of the interior, as come out flat-footedly for putting @ tax on their speculative value. So has Carl Vrooman, assistant secretary of; agriculture. sf - “No one is entitléd to that which he does not use.” ‘This statement by Secretary Lane is becoming a popular slogan. Lane has tried to: force into use the privately owned land in the various reclama- tion proje “Phese “lands,” said Lane, “are not public lands, they belong to private owners, but if the latter do not utilize their property the time may not be far off when national needs will re- quire confiscation and government cultivation.” This idea has been formally en- dorsed by C. V. Kegley, master of the Washingto; n State grange and by farm- ers’ oreaas (fond in North and South Dakota, Montana ‘and Minngsota, in- cluding the Farmers’ league. The patriotic campaign to raise enough crops to win this war has brought out the fact in the United/ States nearly half the available land is unused because it {s“held by private; owners for speculative purposes. Speculation keeps out of use, not only: city jots, but growing land on the continent. There are approximately (a) billion. acres. of land whieh can ‘he cultivated’ in the United States. Of this amount 420,000,000 acres held in private ownership are regularly left bar- ren and untilled. If this were public land, open to use by any man willing to work it, much of it would be worked; there would be less unemployment and the pro- ducts of land would be cheaper. Non-partisan ; investments of the patriotic war bonds LANE’S PLAN These are not: the chief reasons, however, which have turned attention of congress to. unused lands. Just now. it is a question of making speculative land values bear their! share of the war burden. Incomes and war profits are being taxed, transportation is being taxed, housing, clothing and food—every- thing that enters into the cost of liv- ing—is being taxed. | And still government revenues are not enough to meet the interest and sinking fund to pay off the $7,000,000,- 000 war bond issue. More money must be had. Why not tap the greatest, reserve in the world, the speculative value of un- used land? There is no question as to the right of the government for war purposes to go after this source of revenue. A nation struggling to continue exist- ence as a nation may do things which could not be.done in normal peace times. During the civil war income taxes were levied (with a publicity feature) and no case ever was taken to the supreme court. Congress could tax unused land values at this time with- out fear of legal controversy. It probably will be, necessary to frame such a tax as this in order to induce capital to take its share of the liberty loan issues. At present surplus wealth is show- ing a disposition to avoid the low rate ; and seek higher profits by putting money into land holdings in the be- lief that the sale value 10 or 20 years hence will be the equivalent of a much higher rate of interest than the 3 or 4 per cent to be earned by loan- ing the money to the government. A tax on such investment would tend to drive capital into more patriotic uses, NORTHERN FIRE. AND WARINE. INSURANCE TROUBLES HOT OVER Question of Right of Company to Cancel Reinsurance It As- sumed: Now Up The troubles of the defunct North- em Fire & Marine Insurance com- pany of Grand Forks continue to oc- cupy the attention of the state insur- ance commission. The ‘business of the Northern Fire & Marine for the protection of policyholders was re-in- sured in the Bankers & Merchants Insurance company of Minneapolis, the contract running to October 20, 1917. At that time the ‘Northern con- tends it contracted with the Bankers & Merchants for continuous reinsur- ance. iNow the Minneapolis company has cancelled this ‘business, arguing that its agreement with the Northern Fire & Marine was merely a verbal understanding which never was rati- fied. PI \A hearing before the state insur- ance commission was held this week, when the Bankers & Merchants pre- sented its side of the controversy. What the ‘Northern Fire & Marine has to say aboutthe matter will ‘be learn- ed later, when, Assistant Attorney General ‘H. A. Bronson pays a visit), to Grand Forks. .“‘Phelattorney gener- al’s office holds ‘that the Bankers & Merchants has no right to cancel. At- -torneys for the company contend they have every night, inasmuch as they found it impossible to collect pre- miums on the business covered. 0 iain + Se NEWS Hl BOUND OVER Lehman Bound Over To The District Court For Trial. Adolph Lehman, murderer of Math- ias Wetzstein at Richardton May 20, was before Justice Folsom Monday,! having his preliminary hearing. Jus- tice Folsom found sufficient evidence introduced by the state to bind him over for trial in the District Court. The defense did not put in any evi- dence whatever, and the state only put Dr. Crossette, of Richardton, C. C. Hill, Mrs. D. Darling and Coroner A. D. Davis on the stand. C. C. Hill put on the stand for the purpose identifying the dying statement of of Wetzstein, as he was the man that took down the victim’s statement be- The charge of murder st fore he died. in the first degree is lodged aga‘ Lehman. Senator Simpson and . Rigler of Richardton,‘are represent- ing the defendant. Lehman is in jail and is being watch- ed very closely by the sherifi's ferce, as the people around Richardton and former neighbors of his are very. much wrought up over the incident and a necktie party has been feared. Peti- tions have been. signed by nearly every former neighbor of Lehman’s, asking the court not to let Lehman out on bail, and also asking that punishment to the limit of the law be. meted out to the murderer. An early trial of this case. is expected, as the May term of court is still on and Judge Craw- ford figures on calling a special jury to try the two murder cases now pend- ing. CHUMICK WAVES EXAMINATION Mike Chumick, murderer of the Caldwells had his preliminary hear- ing before Justice Folsom yesterday, ¢ and in the case of murder in the first } degree of J. H. Caldwell, and in the case of rape in the first degree of Ella Croy, Waived examination before the Justice. In the case of the murder jive and earnest worker in church af- of Mrs. J. H. Caldwell preliminary | proceedings were had | and he was bound over to the District Court for: trial. Senator Simpson is répresent!ng: the defendant. _ This. case will, also. be tried in the near future if Juage Crawford decides to call a spectal jury during the May term of court now on. The following witnesses were call- ed in this case. Dr. G. A. Perkins, Ella Croy, Geo. J. Brown, Geo. Nolan.) Roy Butler and Dr. Kamman of Tay lor. The defense did not presont cny evidence. * REGISTRATION DAY QUIET Registration day. passed very quietly in Dickinson, not a single man here resisting registration, and of course there was nothing out of the ordinary for the officers of the law to do. The strong German settlements did not cause any trouble, in some places the German applicants were the first to be registered. The 6th Ward of Dickinson, where nearly every resi- dent is of German descent, there were 95 registrations, more than in any other precinct in the county, and all were registered by 5 o'clock in the afternoon. In this ward no one claimed any exemption. Acting Mayor Roy. Butler issued a proclamation declaring a half holiday on Registration day, and all business houses closed shop for the afternoon. The total registrations in the city were 422. INITIATE A LARGE CLASS The Knights of Columbus of Dick- inson had initiation of candidates last Sunday afternoon, 46 candidates re- ceiving the first three degrees of the order. After the initiation ceremonies ‘a ‘banquet was given at the armory in honor of the new Knights, which | was attended by nearly five hundred Knights and their ladies, the largest |S banquet ever staged in the city. CORNER STONE LAID The corner stone of the new Metho- dist church was laid last Sunday, a large crowd assembling to witness the ceremonies, The principal speech af the day being delivered by. Senator L. A. Simpson, the corner stone being laid by Judge A. P. Folsom. The new church will be known by the name of Warren A. Simpson. Rev. R. H. Craig, pastor of the church is especially efficient and is known all over the northwest as a very aggress- fairs of his denomination. i LAST RITES Mrs. Anton Andis, 64 years old, died last Monday evening at her home in South Dickinson, after an illness of only two weeks. Mrs. Andis is sur- vived by her husband and one daugh- ter, Mrs. John Ellmer, residing at Dickinson. Funeral services were held at the St. Joseph’s church Wed- nesday morning and interment was made at the Catholic cemetery south of the city. The deceased was a lead- ing member of the St. Joseph’s Altar Guild, and was also a member of the German-Hungarian Society on the South Side. HISTORIAN PASSES AWAY Gilbert Sanford Cryne, for many years a resident of Gladstone, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Wm. Elwell, a Lehigh, last Saturday morn- ing. Mr. Cryne one of the most} prominent pioneers of Stark county, coming to Stark county in August 1882. Mr. Cryne was born ing New| York State in 1838. When a young lad of thirteen his parents moved to! Sheboygan, Wis., in 1851, and later he} removed to Fon du Lac, Wis., in 1863, where he was married the same year. Mr. Cryne was of German descent,! was a poet of some prominence, andj} was one of the best posted writers on history of the western part of this state. He is survived by the widow and four children, all married and liv- | ing in this state. Mrs. Clarence El- dred of Dickinson being one of the daughters. Interment was made at his old home at Gladst6ne, where he lived for nearly 35 years. BURLEIGH, WITH: THREE PRECINCTS . OUT, TOTALS 184 Registration in This-County Will Run Very Close to 1,700 Predicted Adjutant General Tharalson late this afternoon reported that in- complete returns from 33 counties show. a registration total of 33,- 684. This aggregate includes Cass complete, as well as.Richland and Sargent, but does not take in Grand Forks, Pembina, Cavalier, Ramsey, Burleigh, Morton, Mer- cer, Sheridan, Slope, Eddy, Will- iams, Ward, McLean, McHenry and many other counties with a comparatively large population. Burleigh county, with three pre- cincts missing, this afternoon reports a total tration of 1,642. Of these 740 claim exemptions of one kind or another, while 902 claim no exemp- tions. The total includes 225 aliens and 25. enemy aliens, or subjects of Germany, Austria or allied powers with whom Amerfca now is at war. The fourth ward, Bismarck, report- ed 51 aliens, and 1 enemy alien; the fifth, 33 aliens and 12 enemy aliens; the sixth, 15 aliens and 5 enemy aliens. Outside of Bismarck the great- est number of aliens, 16, was reported by Estherville precinct, while the largest number of enemy aliens re- ported in any county precinct is two in Burn Creek township. Sibley Butte, Ecklund and Wing precincts are yet to report. The heaviest registration outside of Bis- marck was 78 in Estherville precinct. The lowest reported is five in Apple ‘Creek. ‘South Wilson reported six registrations; five claiming exemp- tions and one alien. ABERDEEN SIGNS 1,315. Aberdeen, S. D., June 7.—Aber- deen’s loyalty ‘was shown quietly but emphatically. Tuesday, when 1,315 young men between the ages of 21 and 31 years tramped through the rain to registration booths to place their ‘services at the call of their country. STRUGTORS FOR AURAL TEAGHERS SUMMER SEHOO Prominent Educators of Slope to Preside Over Various Depart- ments at Mandan Mandan, N. V., June 7.—Instructors for the rural teachers’ summer school to be conducted in Mandan from June 18 to July 20 have been announced as follows: C. L. Love, superintend- ent of Mandan city schools, conduct- or, psychology, pedagogy, music; J. M. Martin, superintendent Bismarck city schools, history, civics, language, grammar; D. N. Stegenga,, superin- tendent Mott schools, algebra, plain geometry, agriculture, physical geog- raphy; C. L. Robertson, superintend- ent Hebron schools, geography, arith- metic, physiology, reading; Miss Ma- bel Howard, primary reading, lan- guage, numbers, seat work; lecture N. C. Macdonald, state superinten ent public instruction; Prof. A. P. Hol- lis and others. The executive committee consists of N.C. Macdonald, Bismakck; Super- intendent Love, Mandan; ‘Burleigh County Superintendent W. KE. Par- sons, Bismarck; Supt. Lester Eriggle, Linton; Supt. Shirley G. ox, ‘Mott; Supt. Mina Aasved, Carson; Supt... 4). Goodwin, Stanton; Supt. Frank E. Karges, Center; upt. lL. W. Copeland, Supt. H. K. Jensen, Man- PARK RIVER COUNTY AGRIGULTURAL HIGH TO GRADUATE CLASS First Commencement in History of Institution Will Be Held Ton. 'N. C. Macdonald, state superintend- ent of public instruction, left today for Park River, where Friday he will deliver the commencement address for the first graduating exercises held by the first agricultural high school to be established in'North Dakota. The Park River institution is a county agricultural high school main- tained partly by the state and partly by the county. It trains students as teachers in rural agricultural schools and also for practical work on the farm. The first class to graduate is a good sized one, and the commencement ex- ercises will be made a rather notable occasion. The only other county agri- cultural school now operating in the state is at Maddock. ow Seeks Missing Father—Mrs. Floyd Schneider of Wapello, la., writes to Chief Martineson, for assistance in locating her father, David Dorsey, last heard from in 1912, when he was liv- ing on a large farm near Bismarck. “If you can help to locate him,” she writes, “I would be the happiest child in the world.” LOST—Gray velvet purse, containing money. * Finder, return to Tribune for reward. 6-7-1t FOR RENT—Small furnished house, West Ave. .B; $40 per month. Ap- ply Bismarck Realty Co., Bismarck Bank Bldg. 6-7-3 FOR RENT—Four-room house, with electric lights and water. Call 307, South Seventh St. 6-7-3t \ | Map shows direet. y j VW barge can from Builalo t t New. York, June. 7.— Freight far west: as Duluth, Mint ca aor he j carried. all: the way: to. New York by water, with the completion of the New York state: barge-canal, rival of the Panama as one of the greatest. en- gincering feats in:the world, _ The canal, from Buffalo to Albany, is built over.the route of the old Erie canal and links the lakes with the Hudson river. It is said to afford easier, cheaper and switfter transporta- Hon than the. railroad. t cost the people of New $154,000,000 to build it, but aultiorities expect this will be repaid soon bz the increased transportation of grain. and ore to New York, at jow rates, making New York city the greatest grain and ore export center in the country. Traffic from the lakes will be divert- ed from the Canada route, through. the Welland canal and the St. Lawrence |to the new canal at about 10,000,000 tons a season. Large canal boats, driven by elec- tricity, will be adapted to sail the lakes and the Hudson river, so. the route from Duluth: to New York would be direct. It is estimated the sail of 500 miles. from: Buffalo to New York will take about three days and a half, By rail the run for freight takes about five. days. ater route from Duluth, Minn, to New York. city, | o Albany, linking the lakes with the Cost. of transportation. between these two points: by rail is 5. cents a bushel of grain, By canal it will be 2 or 2 1-2: cents. _The most remarkable piece of en- gineering on the canal is a series of locks near Waterford. Here boats are lifted 169 feets by five locks, a distance only one foot less than twice the total lift of the Panama canal locks. The whole canal is worked by elec- tricity. It has been estimated the time saved in lockage by electricity, the increased speed of the boats their larger size will increase the ca- pacity of the canal 25 times. The Erie canal was begun. in 1825, under Gov. De Witt Clinton, and call- ed. in derision “Clinton’s Big Ditch.” Towns sprang up along its route, set- tlers. moved. west and prospered through increased transportation fa- cilities brought by the canal. It made New York the commercial cent- er of the country. Construction ofthe arilroad was a blow to canal traffic, but the canal still brought in a fair-sized revenue to the state and profit to. the shippers. Although the new canal is expected to draw to it freight from the Canada route and. the railroads, authorities say transportation by rail will be maintained without loss to the roads. EMNONS. COUNTY REISTRATIO WAS COMPLETE Few Instances Reported Where Men Failed to Sign Up Tues- day for Service Linton, 'N. D., June 7.—Reports yes- terday from the various registrars in- dicate that there are only rare in- stances of men refusing to register, or failing to show up. In Emmons- burg it is! believed one man failed to appear because his father would not let him go, Exeter reports four who failed. Marie is said to have had a couple who answered the questions but. refused to sign the card. They. were given no receipts. Lists of the few who failed are be- ing prepared by the auditor, and these men will soon hear from the authorities. ‘For, some days past there has been much discussion as to what the de- velopments would ‘be locally when registration. day rolled. around. On every corner. one could hear. fellows telling about how many wouldn’t obey the law, men who would rather serve time in jail than in the army, etc. However, it seems in nearly every in- stance that it was “the other fellow” that intended not to present himself. In Linton every evailable man who resjdes here presented himself before Registrar Chas. B. Carley for regis- tration, except H. C. Lynn and A. D. Tough, who went to Canada some days before conscription went into ef- fect. And, in Linton, practically ev- ery man was registered by the middle of the afternoon. Many precincts ran shy of cards and makeshift blanks were fixed up by the registrars in every instance. The registry of persons.aged 21 to ), inclusive, in ‘Linton of the selec- tive draft showed 60. The returns from the county today shows 843 with Hague to hear from. | Eucalyptus Not Shade Tree. | Bucalptus are evergreens which shed j their bark but not their leaves; but they are not shade trees, The. leaves are placed in inclined rather than in horizontal positions aud the passage of light is but little obstructed. For this weason smaller trees and bushes and grass grow underneath, and the woods in places assume the appearance of a jungle from which arise the towering shafts of trees. Tact in Conversation. Tact is an important quality in con- versation. This subtle instinct is not possessed by everyone. It may be at- tained by quick judgment and intelli- gence, by observing the mistakes of others and profiting by them, by seeing small changes of manner, or the pass- ‘ing expression of face. It tells one | what subjects will he agreeable and what must be avoide Exchunge. Murder Convict | Offers Services | To His Country i | Jamestown, N. D. June 7.—.. John Mueller, sentenced to 30 years in the state penitentiary on a charge of murder, now at the | county jail awaiting the pleasure of the supreme court in his ap- | plication for a new trial, insisted on registering in the First ward here registration day. Mueller asserted that he wi ready and anxious to “do his bit” for his country. o—_——_ | GRAIN MARKETS d 0 eee MINNEAPOLIS. No. 1 hard . No. 1 northern @196 No. 1 northern to arr ‘No. 2 northern @286 'No. 3 wheat .., @276 No. 2 hard Mont. @286 No. 1.durum .. @258 No. 2. durum ... . @258 ‘No. 3 yellow corn + 163% @1644%4 No. 3 yellow corn to arr 160% @162%4 150° @163% 59% @161% Corn, other grades .... No. 4 yellow corn to arr No, 2 white Mont.. 66% @ 67% No. 3 white oats. 62%@ 6Y GUY%@ 62% 61%@ 62% No/ 3 white oats to arr iNo. 4 white oats . Barley .....-. sees 938 @135 Barley, choice .........185 @140 vee 238 @239 wee ++ 238 @230 Flax ..... + 316 @322 Flax to arr . 315 @320 Suly wc ee cece eee « 241 September - 185 Close 1:43 DULUTH. July ... No. 1 hard on trk. 285 No. 1! northern on trk.. 279 @184 No. 2 northern on trk 3 northern on trk.: 259 @264 No. 2 hard. Mont. on trk 274 No. } spot durum...... 23: (No. 2 spot durum. 238 July Feet 238 59W@ 63% 228 @230 Oats on trk Rye on trk Barley on trk .. 90 @120 Flax on trk and to arr. 318 July ....0 320 September 300 October . » 284 High July . 247 ‘Low July eee » 244 Close 1:35 p, m. eed 0 an ATTLE MARKETS | ST. PAUL. HOGS—Receipts, 4,400, steady to weak; range, $15.00@15.50; — bulk, $15.30@ 15.40. CATTLE—Receipts, 2,400; killers, easier; steers, $7.00@12.00; cows and heifers, $7.00@10.00; calves, $6.00@ 13.00; stockers and feeders, slow to weak, $3 0. SHEEP—R: lambs, $7.00@13.00; 10.00; ewes, $5.00@9. CHICAGO. HOGS—Receipts, 19.600, slo 015.80; light, $14. @ Lo. heavy, $b ; $15. .50@14.75. rough, 5@1 CATTLE—Receipts, 6,000, native beef steers, $9.25@1 stock- ers and feeders, $7.40@10.55; cows and heifers, $6.30@11.80; calves, $9.50 @14.25. SHEEP — Receipts, 7,000, weak; wethers, $8.30@10.80; springs, $12.00 @16.75; lambs, $9.50@14.50. eipts, 100, 50c lower; wethers, $7.00@ pigs, steady; OOOO OSGOOSOHHHOHO 2 $1.25 WILL BE GIVEN to each of several school boys who apply for work in deliver- ing The Saturday Evening Post to customers. Only ool ‘boys—clean, gentlemanly and ambitious—need apply. The $1.25 is in addition to liberal cash profits and many other advantages. Apply to Harris & company, 113 Fourth St., Bis- “ marck, iN. D. FT-3t OOOO O% RAINCOATS and SHIRTS MADE-TO-ORDER KLEIN-TAILOR 6 &OOO99SO H aes _ | Why not buy for cash and save a dollar or two. UPITZ CO. SERVICE SALMON CALF LIVER CHICKENS DUCKS VEAL FRIDAY } SATURDAY SPECIALS | HALIBUT FRANK’S MILWAUKEE SAUSAGE * LAMB Prime Corn Beef, , per pound, 15¢ Canned Corn, regular price 18 Canned Milk, regular price 15 1 1 Our meats are all corn-fed and Government Inspected— just one trial will convince you of this. GROCERY DEP’T | FOR CASH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY We offer you the following exceptional values. Canned Peas, regular price 18c, 2 for . Large bottle Catsup, regular price 25c, 2 for .. Small bottle Catsup, regular price 15c, 3 for . H Red Alaska Salmon, regular price 30c, 2 for . Canned Saur Kraut, regular price 25c, 2 for . .. 25¢ eevee 450 ¢, 2 for .... ic, 2 for QUALITY Fourth Street SANITARY Bismarck WOODBURY'S GIVEN $160 FOR SEIZURE BY FORWER SHERIFF FRANK BARKES Myron R. and Wendell H. Wood- bury were awarded a verdict for $150 against Frank Barnes as sheriff of Burleigh county, M. B. Finseth and the Farmers and Merchants State bank of Driscoll in district court)yes- jterday. The litigation grew out of the seizure of some machinery as s¢e- | curity for notes. A jury is now out in the Mandan Mercantile Co. is R. 1. Mount, and several cases in which A. W. {Wheelock is plaintiff against the Farmers Union Elevator and Mercan-| . JAMESTOHN GUN CLUB TO HOLD GOOD SHOOT ‘Extra Money and Attractive Priz- es Offered in Clay Pigeon Contests Tuesday Jamestown, N. D., June 7.—The Jamestown Gun club will hold its an- nual registered tournament at clay pigeons on Tuesday, June 12. The program will consist of ten events of, 15 targets each, with added money | for high and low averages, as well |as added money to each one of the | events. The program is a liberal one and is expected to draw a good crowd of enthusiasts. Next Monday a mer- ndise shoot will ‘be held in the tile Co. the Monarch Elevator Co. and the Andrews Grain Co., now on’ trial. , noon, and the management as- | aft sone surprises for the shooters. (sure: AUDITORIUM) MONDAY NITE] | | KNOWLES PRICES, 7, 1.00, With Complete Original N. Y. Winter Garden Cast Including the Far-Famed Broadway Beauty Brigade Seats Now Selling at & HANEY 1.50, 2.00 and 2.50