The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 2, 1917, Page 8

BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1917. GOVERNMENT — MUST STOP FOOD PIRACY Lack of Distribution First Great Barrier, Says George W. Perkins in Statement NATION MUST PROVIDE QUICKER TRANSPORTATION BY IDAH McGLONE GIBSON New York, Aug. 2.—‘The ultimate consumer pays the food bills and he ought by this time to understand in getting what he pays for, he is the veriest slacker,” said George W. Per- Kins to me today. “The uverage man seems to think food naturally gravitates into peo- ples’ mouths. When there is much food, he eats and says nothing; when there is little food he starves and bellows more or less-——but what does he do? “Just what congress is going now— takes it out in talking, while the wily food speculator piles up dollars and calls it business, The same old crowd is doing the same old things in Washington they have been doing in Albany for three years, and the people who eat must take this mat- ter in hand or they will go hungry very soon. “The situation in New York is per- haps more deplorable than in any other city, owing to the isolation of Manhattan and the little attention paid the importance of adequate mar- ket facilities. “When | was asked three years ago to become chairman of the may- ons food committee, 1 asked my sec- retary to call up the department of markets for me. After a long wait uly secretary came back and sair, ‘There is no department of markets.* “Of course, there is,’ | said impa- tiently. ‘New York has departments of light, health, transportation, police, schools, public service, weights and measures, of everything else under the sun—there must be a department of markets, to take care of the most important duty of a city—feeding its people.” “There was not, however, and the first thing the committee tried to do was to put through a law at Albany creating such a department. Did we succeed? We did not, »“The food speculators of ‘New York city chartered a special train and stampeded the legislature. “Last year, after three long years of hard work, we succeeded in get- ting our bill through, but how much appropriation we will get to run the department we do not know as yet. “Five hundred million has been expended for rapid transit in and about New York while practical- ly nothing has been done to get food to the people. The food speculator does not want food to get to the consumer too cheap- ly. “It is no uncommon thing for a thousand cars of food to be held up for days on the Jersey flats or above Spuyten Duyvil because of the lack of facilities for unloading and dis tributing their contents. “The people must wake up to the need of proper and adequate facil ities for getting food to the consum- er quickly and easily and in a way that will eliminate those who fatten on the people's direst need.” FROM SCOTLAND TO MASSA. 'CHUSETTS TO BISMARCK Nature’s own geology saved Mary Pickford a trip to Scotland for her new Artcraft picture, "he Pride of the Clan,” to be seen at the auditor- jum tonight. On no part of the At- lantic coast is there a more rugged and rocky strip than that at Marble- head, Mass., and it ideally resembles the west coast of Scotland. So this spot was selected for the principal scenes of the new picture in which Mary Pickford will be seen in a new charming and a_ still more winning personality, as the chief of the Mac- Tavish Clan. BIDS WANTED. Sealed bids will be received by the Board of City Commissioners of the City of Bismarck, North Dakota up to eight o'clock p. m., August 13th, 1917, for a well drilled at the City Hospital. ‘Said wel to be furnished with a two inch galvanized well casing plugged and reamed, Eureka Cylinder, one inch octagon ash rod having forged steel couplings also to include one good double acting force pump. The bids must be accompanied by a certi- fied che for $100.00 payable to A. W. Lucas, president of Board of Ci Commissioners and must state price bid per foot for entire work completed in’ a workmanlike manner. ‘The city commission reserves ihe right to reject any and all bids. Cc. L. BURTON, City Auditor. 8-2-9 NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS All owners of property having weeds thereon in the City of Bismarck, North Dakota, are hereby notified to; cut the same or the city will do the work and charge same ainst the property. D. C. McLEAN, Street Commissioner. 8-2-4-6 | TEN (10) MEN WANTED—For hay- ing at Fort Yates by the Stiles Cat- tle Co. Aply to John Caulfield, of- tice, Bismarck Water Supply Co. 8-2-3t WAR IS THE ONLY GAME YOUNG FRANCE KNOWS HOW 10 PLAY For the French children along the fighting region there are no games exceupt war games. Ev- ery childish activity refleets the creat struggle of their elders. provised 75"? in the ruins of their once happy village. s their elders take the grimmer war game on which hangs the life of world democraey. iously Here is a group at play with an im- The children take their war games as ser- WHITE SLAYERS FAGE PRISON ON WIFE'S EVIDENCE C. H. and Joseph Burtts Alleged to Have Brought Women Here for Prostitution LAUNDRY WORKER PAID FOR PHANTOM FLIVVER Found over on the evidence of a wife and a_ sister-in-law to the ef- fect that they were induced to come here by Joseph Burtts and his bro- ther, C. H. Burtts, to enter a life of prostitution, the two Burtts are held in the Burleigh county jail awaiting trial in district court on a charge of accepting the proceeds from prosti- tution. The hearing in Justice Bleckreid’s court yesterday followed a raid made Tuesday evening by State’s Attorney McCurdy and Chief of Police Marti- son, who rounded up the Burtts quar- tette, two males and two females, and dulia Adams, employed as a domestic in the Burtts domicile on 17th street. Women Testify Yesterday afternoon the Mesdames Burtts, former residents of ‘Bismarck, told how they were induced to come here from .Minnesota to take up a life on the si s; alleged that their earnings were regularly turned over to Joseph and Hughie Burtts, and that the latter had partly completed the shack in which the precious fam- ily was living in the east part of town, and to which the finishing touches were being added from the earnings of the women. Negotiations leading up to the present enterprise, the Burtts women testified, had Ireen ; under way for two years. and the was the and When the state’s attorney chief of police first appeared at Burtts home, only Julia Adams there. She did not recognize visitors as officers of the law, accosted them after the fashion of the trade. A moment later she was the city bastile. The officers then returned to the dX—MO g—atlen— enjoying an unsought joyride to returned to the Burtts home, which was in darkness, and through some good sleuthing captured the other offenders. A Phantom Fliver A phantom fliver in which Ida Sel- enshenko, local laundry girl, claims to have invested $150, representing years’ savings, has landed behind the bars one William Smith, alias Curley Hall, adias Frank ‘Smith, who is said to have prison records in Montana and North Dakota. The charge against Smith is a rather complicated one, the technical complaint being that he has procured unlawful pos- session of the property of another through fraud or stealth. Smith, according to the girl's story, seemed to be a mighty fine fellow, and she loaned him $10, which he repaid, incidentally ascertaining the size of her bank-roll. He then sug- gested that they go into partnership in the purchase of a joy-riding gig. This appealed to her romantic wa- ture, and she produced $100 as her share of the investment. Later, she claims, Smith told her the blomin’ bus wouldn't run without repairs, and she handed him $50 more. ‘Ail of this time she hadn't been treated to a single joy-ride in her half of the car. Then came the Dakota Motor Co. fire, and the next day Smith woefully informed her that their car had burned in the garage. The compainant has a noe signed “Exclusive Service” Lahr Motor Sales Company Day Phone 490 Night Phone 679X hy Smith for her $150, and the de- fendant protests he had no intention of defrauding her. He has retained competent counsel and intends , to fight the case. Fair Huron Bather Bitten in the Heel; Huron, S. D., Aug. 2.—A winsome Byron with the imprint of a human set of molars in one of her dainty heels and swore that some man had bitten her. A searching party dis- covered the teeth which did the deed —they were fal: but it not un- til some days later that M. A. Mur- raine, a Jocal rance dealer, claimed the téeth, and also testified that they were not in, their accustomed place when they bit the pretty miss. PERSHING VISITS American Training Camp in France, Aug. 2.—General Pershing gave the American ditionary forces an ample of thé strenuous life by sweep- ing through nearly ‘a dozén Villages. where United States builders are liv- ing in France, and visiting neariy all the training center: ‘His visit was ent he found the forces j he desired, engaged in their daily routine work and drill. The general also specting vari- ous places suggested for his field headquarters, for he expects before long to move from Pari: ely Teddy Should Know About This Hen and Her That Laid ’em Kensal, N. D., Aug. 2—Mrs. George Maynard has a patriotic hen who has done her bit. The biddie was set on 13 eggs. Five eggs were later found to be bad and thrown away, and the national bird has just hatched 16 healthy chicks. Theodore Roosevelt has been notified. Try a Tribune want ad for results Teeth Running Wild: Muron girl came in from a dip in Lake | WAR FRONTS COUNTY BOARD CHANGES LITTLE. IN VALUATIONS Total of 22 Alterations Made in Equalizing Reports of As- sessors Only 22 minor changes were made jin the assessors’ reports of township a téo) by the lurleigh county board of equalization, which has com- pleied its statutory meeting. The {most important increase is made in | cklund township, where realty is | boosted fifteen percent. Hazel Grove and Steiber townships are boosted ten percent, and Kstherville is decreased ten percent. In Bismarck there are assessed 1686 s of farm lands at $13.43 1 of $22,645, the highest average valuation for agricultural lands in the county. The assessor in Bismarck lists 2140' houses and dwell- H ses and 1265 barns and gran- aries. The total assessed valuation on Bismarck unimproved lots is $814,848; on houses and residences, $841,159 barns and garages, $28,510, a total as- sessed valuation for the city of $1,710,- 567, in which the board of equalization makes no change. In the county there is assessed a total acreage of 9,87,748.58. Burleigh informal and | COUntY’s land area is about 1,040,000! a | is not now envbraced in farm: | proved property. The average ed valuation of farm land E! acre, and the total assessed valuation of farm land 3 $3,860,784. Houses | and residences on. farms are assessed at $106,285; barns and granaries, $92,- 662; unimproved lots at $358,669; houses and residences in villages and towns, $887,624; barns and garages in villages and towns, $36,692, a total as- sessed valuation for the county of 842,736. The highest assessed real estate values are $6.04 the acre in Lincoin township, and the lowest $2.74 ,in Sib- ley Bute townsip. s, very little of which, it is shown, or im- Beware. When a f-llow doesn't come through for the grocer every so often, his food is likely to cause an unsettled condi- tion of the stomach.—Indianapolis Star. One of the most unique phote is this showing Lawrence Brown at Atlanta, Ga. Brown had gi ping, blowing to bits a dumm, after his performance, when su down to the -caped unhurt. ground. The The inset CAMERA CATCHES ‘PLANE IN DIVE 10 RUIN -2raphs ever taken of an airplane ‘smachine smashing: in the ground -en an exhibition of bomb drop- Ysubmarine. He was coming down nin his eves caused him to lose con- trol and erash into electrie light wires, throwing the machine nose ma-chine was smashed but Brown es-} shows Brown. . $1600. “And it is. Hagégart Blo 120-inch wheelbase 33 x 414-inch tires, non-skid rear 1295 ck Distributors Looks $1600! Costs $1295!! \ You can see with half an eye that the new Willys Six is amazing value. ‘Look at it in comparison with other sixes that cost % from $300 to $400 more! “And then dig deeper. ‘Compare its performance with cars priced aroun "You’ll like the Willys Six performance better. That’s because the Willys Six strikes a scientifically . correct balance between power and weight a i . balance that you feel the instant you drive it. The gecret is greater power and sturdy light weight to support it—the Willys Six seems livelier— ' easier to handle. And it’s a beauty—new, smart, double cowl body- with long, racy lines. Looks and acts like $1600!—costs $1295!! Look this car over and get the “feel of it’’—you, too, will say it is amazing value at $1295. ak SR 45-horsepower motor, L-head type of high power na 48 x 21-inch cantilever rear springs, Two disappearing auxiliary seats i tonneay f.0. b. Toledo—Subject to change without notice LAHR MOTOR SALES COMPANY Bismarck,"N.'D. rey _-—O | GRAIN MARKETS ———_ —— MINNEAPOLIS, No. 1 dark northern.... 293 @300 ‘No. 1 northern ..... 295 @300 No. 1 red spring 290 @295 No. 2 dark northern 290 @295 No. 2 northern .. 290 By No. 2 red spring +. 285 @290 No, 3 dark northern.... 280 @290 Northern ...... + 280 @290 No. 3 spring .. 210 @285 No. 4 dark northern 270 @280 No. 4 northern... 260 @275 No. 4 red spring wees 260 @270 No. 2 dark hard Mont.. 285 'No. 2 hard Mont. 280 @285 No. 3 yellow hard Mont. 275 @280 (No. 3 dark hard Mont... 275 @2s0 No. 1 durum...... 250 @260 No. 2 durum 240 No. 3 durum 225 @245 No. 3 yellow corn. «. 224° @225 No. 3 yellow corn to arr 220 No. 3 mixed corn. . 3 @224 Corn, other grades. 200 @223 Xo. 2 white oats... 80) @ 81 Standard white oats.... 76 @ 77 Standard white oats arr 6014 No. 3 white oats........ No. 3 white oats to arr. 15 6914 No. 4 white oat 4 @ Barley, choice 140) @145 Barley, ordinary Wh) @is4o | SAVE assis 200 @202 2 rye to ar 182 | No. 1 flax seed... \.No. 1 flax seed to ari 327 1 flax seed to ar | September, October | _ and November . i September Close 2:02. DULUTH. As there is no trading on wheat or durum no quotations will be given un- til further notice. Flax on trk and to arr.. Flax to arr in Oct.. September Cctober .... November .. Close 1:40 p.m. 0 sam WAS CATTLE MARKETS ST. PAUL | HOGS—Receipts, 2,000. Market, steady. Range, $14.50@$15.50; bulk, $15.00@$15.10. CATTLE—Receipts, 2,300. Killers, steady, 25¢ to 45c lower for week. | Steers, $5.00@$10.50, cows and heif- ers, $6.00@$39.00; calves, $4.00@ $11.50; stockers and feeders, $5.00@ $7.50. SHEEP—Receipts, 200. Market, steady. Lambs, $7.00@$14.50; weth- ers, $7.00@$9.50; ewes, $5.00@$8.50. CHICAGO ‘HOGS—Reeceipts, _ 19,00. unsettled. Bulk, $15.10@$1 $14.70@$16.15; mixed, $14. : heavy, $14.40@$16.30; rough, $14.40@ $14.65; pigs, $11.50@$14.35. CATTLE—Receipts, 6,000, Market, weak. Native beef steers, $7.50@ $14.00; western steers, $ stockers and feeders, @$11.60; cows and heifers, $4. calves, $3.50@$13.00. SHEEP—Receipts, 9,000. Market, weak. Wethers, $7.60@$10.65; lambs, $9.75 @$14.90. Uses of Scrap Leather. Scrap leather is used for various purposes, including manure, the man- ufacture of heels, glue, dolls, chil- dren’s shoes, washers, ete. Sometimes the greases and tanning materials con- tained in the leather are extracted to be used again. Burnt leather is a ma- terial much in demand for use in the “hardening” of metals. Rabbit Has No Protection. The game laws in 28 of our states, including Alaska, do not protect the rabbits. Most farmers refuse to pro- tect the rabbit, whose “taking ways” have proved annoying. Tribune want ads bring results. 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