The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 21, 1918, Page 6

FRIENDS LIFE HAS ITS UPS AND DOWNS By Blosser FRECKLES AND HIS SQUIRREL FOOD “WHEN GREEK MEETS CRYEK"— By Ahern CHESTNUT CHARLIE By Blosser A SCHEME To MAKE MONEY- (TS A SURE WINNER AN IT DONT NEED NO CAPITAL ! SAY PARDNER-IVE GOT WILL You LET: A FELLA IN HAT LL Go sexregprr — @.K6. PARONER! | STEP UP IN TH OF ROOM INSIDE # RESOLUTIONS ON SEED AND WHEAT PROPOSITION GOTO WASHINGTON LEGISLATORS Resolutions adopted at the recent conference in this city on seed grain supply and distribution, in which the committee on conservation of seed grain stocks, comnilsioner of agricul- ture and labor, North Dakota railway commission, extension department of the agricultural college and the state seed commissioner joined, have been forwarded to the. department of agri- culture, the president and North Da- Mota representatives at Washington, atid have for the first time, in their - entirety, béén made available to the press of the state. Modifying Grades ‘WHEREAS, under the present em- ergency conditions existing in many) counties or districts of the spring| wheat states, large volumes of wheat | must be purchased by the county, and| other officials, for distribution to the farmers, and »/WHEREAS, we find it to be very difficult to procure a sufficient supply of seed which is pire enough with Te-| gard to varietal admixtures to insure the growing of a quality of crop which will be sufficiently free from admix-: tures of other varieties, to meet the 2 Present national grades, and ; WHEREAS, the ,facilitities at the * country elevators are insufficient to} Properly handle the various separate _ Sfades as now established. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT_RE- SOLVED that we ask the Federal a Buueau of ‘Markets to so modify the Tilings as to grading at country ele- vators as to make it possible for the farmer to use the seed Wheat now _ available. without being, as heavily alized as the present system of Grades would require when the crop grown from this mixed wheat is mark- eted; "ALSO that a copy of these resolu- tions be mailed to C, J. Brand, Chief of the Bureau of Markets, Herbert C. ‘Hoover, National Food Adminisirator, to the Chairmed of the Agricultural ~ Committees Of. our National Congress, to the Representatives and Senators of North Dakota to David Houston, Secretary of Agriculture and to the Dress. 4 Seed Wheat Supply WHEREAS, In the belief of the re- presentatives of the various bodies Mire in conference assembled, it is BAKER AGREES TOLOAN SOUTH DAKOTA COAL} Pede-al Puel Adminis Administrator Finds - Noith Daioté flas Anthra- aE omen of Mr. W. ibe ter ie Federal Fuel Admin- ; men and Senators of North Dakota, | first, Bist surglcat ‘Dressing class was dem- very desirable that every necessary | provision should be made looking to- | ward the production of a maximum) crop of wheat in 1919, when the; world may need it as it never need-/ ed it before, and ‘WHEREAS, after the wheat reaches | the public elevators, it is very cult to make a selection of the intermixing of varieties, arises in handling different bulks on seed grain, and WHEREAS, through a field crop} survey it would be comparatively casy | er the lists are completed the Red| is free! Cross officers are to select neighbors | to locate sufficient wheat wh from admixtures, now theref ‘BE IT RESOLVED, that we ci on the representati from the Spring Whe that the United States Agricultur provided with a suflici-| ent appropriation to enable said de- partment to conduct such field crop survey while the crop is in head dur-| ing the growth season of 1918, as will enable said*department to locate andj} arrange for local storage of a suitable} supply of seed wheat for planting the; crop of 1919. We would suggest that this appropriation might well be incorporated with and made a_ pa of the general appropriation bill of} $6,000,000 asked for by Honorable Da-| vid S. Houston, Secretary of Agricul-! a possible shortage in food and feed production, which bill we are inform. | ed fs still pending in Congress, further | BE IT RESOLVED, that when such seed wheat fields have been located | and storage properly arranged for, | that the Food Administration, Wheat | Corporation and Export Board shall | ; be authorized to fix a legitimate prem- i ium which shall be paid to growers who shall properly produce and store such selected seed grain, and further BE IT RESOLVED, that copies of this resolution be sewtto the Chair- man of the Committees on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, and the United Staes Senate, the Secre- tary of Agriculture and the Congress- and to one or more of the leading pap- | ers in each of the Spring Wheat states. nage of anthracite standing to the credit of North Dakota at the docks and that more might possible be al- loted to South Dakota later, if needed. This action was deemed proper in (ais of the very great need in South Dakota and the availability of lignite in North Dakota to take the place of anthracite alloted to South Dakota in the event of the exhaustion of North Dakota’s proportionate share of fbi at the docks of Great Lake ports. | ANY ATTEND SURGICAL DRESSING CLASS pietvensrdneisy The inavguration of Bismarek’s last ‘Monday evening Les oa tecont ene of hol imo 68 | Tn registra aot was absent without jthe classes. held in Minneapolis in ordes to fit her for this work will have charge of (Miss Orr said that men vited to work is as well as the women were in join these, classés as thc greatly neéded. mies Receive Letters Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 20.—Offic- ers of Minnesota, Montana and Da- | kota chapters and branches of the Red Cross are listing men who have gone to war from their neighborhoods, at| wheat | the request of Coler Campbell, direct-| suitable for use as seed, by reason ot or of military relief of the northern | ch! division and soon every man from the | Northwest who is in the service of his | country wiil be assured of at least one| | letter a week from “home.” For aft- a nd friends of the men towrite to) many letters from army ofiic told of the Jong lines that -await the} vibution of mail at the camps in France and at home, and of the keen | disappoiniment and head sickness of) the en who drop out empty handed. Un i “Letter writing,” r. Campbell s “will do more fo banish homesickn called ne! shing the most | Hi ‘ing disease that has attacked troops, than all the supplies, med- d garments the Red Cross upp! Relative them, say of the men are writing to! Mr. Canybbell, ing circles will be formed. CZERNIN TO RUMANIA TO TALK OVER PEACE) Amsterdam, Feb. 20——Count. Czerh- in, the Austro-Hungarian foreign min- ister, is proceeding to Rumania at an early date, according to a Vienna dis- patch, in response to Rumania’s ex- pressed wist to enter into preliminary | ° discussions with the central powerse regarding thé eventual conclusion of peace. Representative of the power in the quadruple alliance are.also going to Rumania. GRADETTE IN JAIL John Gradette, Bismarck cab-man, found guilty by Judge Amidon in in United States District’ court at Fargo for failure to register for draft last June, is serving a five days’ sent- ence in the Burleigh county jail, at the expiration of which he is to reg- istered, examined by the local board and. sent to Gradette’s fathér was French, mother was German. his REGISTRANT HELD IN CANADA © * AS DESERTER APPEALS TO LOCAL BOARD FOR HELP Another instance of the’ necessity of registrants for, the. draft, when: ab- sent from honie, of having aes! yw cal boat a |. Mets son Owing tele- iD” h to promise at least | wign was determined on! but _ they | ture, in his communication of Decemb-| need a cheery word from their neigh:/ests of the er 28, 1917 and designed to overcome! bors and friends, so the letter writ- | Milloy, of the Minot Messenger. | training “camp. While per cre. | the lo- JM. BRINTON ASKED TO DEBATE STORE PLAN WITH (LISTING MEN WHO! HAVE GONE TO WAR: |Red Cross Will Sze That Sam-/ EDITOR RESOLUTIONS AGAINST PAPER Fessenden, 'N! D,, Feb. 20.—At 2 meeting -held tn Fessenden of | the holders of buyers’ certificates |. in the Consumers’ United Stores company, the meeting being be- | hind closed doors with J. M. | Brinton, general manager of the company, being the speaker, resclutions were -passed con- demning the attitude of The Har- vey Journal, publisied at Harvey, as relates to thé’?‘Store proposi- tion. The Journal published the exposure of the store ‘plan, and | | followed it up with other data on the store program. * Mr. Brinton announced to the | helders of ¢ sates that it pro- bably would ‘ome time before © | the store h ould be opened, | inasmuch as five other stores must be opened before thissonc, Minot; N. D., Feb, 20.—The first of | of mectings of the hoiders of; certificates in the Consumers’ company met here | od farmers engaging | the Sons of } ay hall ig Minot for | the afternoon of Saturday, Feb. 23, at! which time Mr. Brinton hasbeen chal-} [lenged to debate the subject! “Pesolv-| ed, That ~the Consumer: United | Stores company is Not in the Inte mers,” with James S. Steps *haye ‘already been taken to pdvertise. the meeting. The questions propounded. to Mr.} | inton follow: 1. ‘Why is the Consumers’ United | Stores Co. a co-operative farmers’ or- | ganization? 2. “WRB are the officers of thie Con- sumers’ United Stores Co.?°. 3. Wiro appointed you as general manager of, the Consumers’ United StoresCo.? 4,- How many farmers are on: the | board Of directors gf the Consumers’ United: Stores: Co. or otherwise have money collected? 5, Did, Pres.” A: C. Townley of the | Nonpartisan léxgue, draw up the | agreement. to be signed by members ! of the Consumers’ United Stores Co.? | .6. Were. the $160 given by mem- hers of the Consumers’ United Stores Co. to. Mr, Townley.as a contribution? 7. Were. some of the «payments made by the members of the Consum- ers’ United Stores Co. made by note? 8. How much actual cash’was col- lected by the Consumers’ United Stores Co.? 9. How much did the. organizers of the Consumers’ United Stores, Co. re- ceive per member. “10. Does the Consumers’ United Permission, evidently having conclud- ed that the draft law wWas of little ef- fect in Canada. He knows better now. The:government..of both sides of‘the boundary are tightening the re- Ke 9 you are in the draft i pared’ to show that -you registered; if- you are in Class:1, | the money over and above that put | meant by the surplus ; eliminate many of the smaller | cities and towns of North Dakota? OF MINOT WEEKLY , Stores PER , Storés Co. intend to issue stock to the | members now or at any time in the future? 11. Has the Consumers’ United Stores Co. protected the farmers against suits on the notes paid for memberships by the farmers in case of non-payment at maturity? 12. Will the men who signed these. notes or paid $100 in cash for mem: berships in the Consumers’ United Stores Co, have a voice in the man- agement of the company? 18. Do you share Mr. Townley’s) sentiments as expressed by that gen- tleman when he informed the direct- ors of the Farmers’ union that it was none of their damned business how into each store is spent or what is money” being propaganda board of United spent for educational deemed advisable by the of the Consumers’ ? 14, Will the development of the Consumers’ United Stores Co.’s plan mer- chants and business men in the small 15. will it cost a laboring man. cr professioual man in the cities to Join the Consumers’ United Stores Must a man joining the Con- ’ United Stores Co. ‘first join | the Nonpartisan league? 17... Can you offer an explanation for the, violation of the federal law by | ; the branch of the Consumers’, United Stores Co. in Minot when said store | sold four pounds of cut loaf sugar for 75 cents. 18. Is Howard Wood in a position to speak ,authoritatively concerning the Coitsumers’ United Stores Co.? 19. If so, was he right when he de- clared the Consumers’ United Stores Co. would “put a lot of: merchants out of business,” as reported by the state press? 20. Can you deny or confirm the report that the Consumers’ United Stores Co. has sold ;some $20,000 worth of $100 notes given to the company for memberships by the farmers to the bank at.Killdeer, N. D. for $8,000, on a discount of 60- per cent? Suggestion on Eczema It will take justa few moments tostep: in and ask ts what our experience has been in the way of grateful customers with the soothing wash of oils, D. D..D. 85c, 60c and $1.00. Your money back Tunless the first bottle relieves you. Age today, D.P D.D. Liauid Wash JOS. BRESLOW \) WANTED.TO BUY BAND pedi ence) __ Will buy? “your -used- ments for cash. Send d that you;Have*taken your. physical ion nd area under cal oe gntrainmeént to a cant ent. ‘BAND MEN TO.MEET Members of the Bismarck band and bandsmen generally will assemble at the Elks’ temple at 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon to reorganize a patriotic band and to prepare for the two days’ war rally to be held in the Capital City next Monday and Tuesday. The Bismarck band, while it has not been active since last summer, is one of the best organizations on the Slope, and the reorganization is expected to pro- duce an effective aggregation of at least 25 pieées. .G. W. Cochrane, who has led the band for the last year, is an experienced director, who has had charge of well known bands in the east. Found Live Crab in Bottle. A Maine fisherman clhims to have pulled up a pint milk bottle with a live crab in it. , It, 1s evident. that the crab had crawled dnto the bottle when small and stayed there until itigrew.so large it could not get out.:. The. bottle was crusted with barnaclés when it pulled up, which shows it lad been | the water a long time, —in every town to sell Tribunes. look! Here’ Boys, s YOUR chance. Wide awake boys are making as high as $5 a day selling the Bismarck Tribune. : Write the Circulation Dept. - for further. information.