The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 18, 1919, Page 5

MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 1919 4 ineeta eee | We’ Retdmend as perfect pencils, luxury and Pencil economy ‘inthe highest degree | 17 Black Degrees from 6B softest to 9H hardest and 3 copying ‘Thesmooth,velvetyleadastraight: grained, thoroughly kiln-dried woodand uniformly exactgrading of these superb pencils, make for lessened pencil cost and quicker, easier, better work. TRY A VENUS HOSKINS Bismarck North Dakota STATIONERY DEPT. —SS————— SOFT MATERIALS GENERALLY USED IN SEASON’S STYLES Paris, Aug. 18.—Paris’ first real dis- play of styles since the war began is being attended by about 300 Amer- ican buyers, who, however, are showing themselves to be more independent of the dictates of French dressmakers than ever before. Brown, according to the new mod- els, ig.again in, marked favor. Soft. materials are used generally and flounces, ‘panniers ‘and: the design of. the new models tend toward the strictly feminine appearance, There is not the slightest suggestion of the masculine, tailormade effects of the past. ‘ é Paris is Clinging ‘to skirts hanging seven to eight inches from the ground. American buyers, the dressmakers say, are ridiculing the shortness gowns although American skirts have been too long. It is said to be likely American women will be offered a ‘compromise in lengths, One’ of ‘the prominent buyers’ Said to- day that’ no Well formed woman looks well‘in'a really long skirt and it can: not be graceful, but he laughed at a dressmaker’s suggestion that American women do not have pretty ankles. ‘Although ‘the “Americans designed ‘ their own styles toa great extent dur- ing the war, they apparently are find-| ing much that is worth while in the, Paris display rooms although viewing tLings from a newly independent point of view. Another Building. Excavation for a building, probably a restaurant on the north side of Main street between Fifth and ‘Sixth streets is almost completed. This work is be- ing done for J. C. Clifford and it is stated that Mr. Clifford intends to erect a large modern building on the property. of the, frankly: -admitting’ JANNUAL COUNTY SCHOOL, CENSUS SHOWSINGREASE Majority of Districts, However, Show Slight Losses—Har- riett Gains 100 Pct. eh A gain of 199 children of school age in Burleigh county since last year is shown in the figures compiled by the county superintendent of school’s of- fice from the reports of school census: just completed. Three school districts, Tein, Naughton and McKenzie have not fo: warded their reports, which may fivally change this figure. Last year there were 3982 children of school age in the county, and. ex- cluding those districts whose reports have not been received this year, the total is 8799 compared with 3998 -for the same school districts this year. Of the 49 school districts in the ‘county, 22 show a gain, 23 show a loss, ‘one remains unchanged and three have not been reported. The gain’ in Bis- marck is 60, but the largest gain for the number enrolled is in Apple Creek with 33 last year and 68 this year, over 100 percent increase, There is no change in Painted Woods district. The largest loss is in Harriett with 22, from 115 last year to 93 this year. Fort Rice had almost a 50 percent loss from 26 last year to 13 this year, a loss of 10. Census by Districts. The reports received to date are as follows: 1919 Bismarck 1647 Towa 112 108 Grass La 42. 51 Aurora 5346 Wilson .. 92 100 Pleasant View 43 41 Canfield . 54 58 Trygg *. 71 «79 Painted Woods 5959 Ecklund . 172 146 Ghylin . 94 80. Schrunk . 40 35 Phoenix ....... 5 46 Florence Lake 41 49 ‘Thelma 41 45, Glenview 3689 Christiana . 57 44 Tyman .. 49-46 Richmond 57 50 Clear Lake 48 40 Harriett 98 115 ‘Tein ..... 72 ‘Riverview . Qt 31 ‘Burnt Creek 5250 Naughton 83. Frances: . 36 Highland 34 Linden .. 123 Baldwin . 30 Hay Creek 7 Gibbs... 38 Menoken . 56 MeKenzie: . 78 |Ballville . A 78 Driscoll’. 88 104 Cromwell . 31 26 Lincoln .. 11 12 Apple Creek . 68 33 Boyd Logan . White . Manning Telfer . Morton .. ; Long Lake ‘Fort Rice . | Crofte : Sibley. see ; Wild Rose . a 2 48 From the regi of pupils in the various school districts the appor- tionments from the state and county school funds are made. Besides these amounts, each school district makes up its own tax levy to cover the dif- ference. The maximum any district can levy is, thirty mills on each dollar of assessed valuation in the school dis- trict. Besides the aportionment from the county and state, the state also furnish- [es aid to those districts that have spe- cial qualifications, The state aid is as follows: First Class rural school, $50. Second class rural school, $40. Third class rural school, $30. HAY FOR SALE IN CARLOAD LOTS Geo. Coleman Opposite McKenzie Hotel EA. Brown Quality Groceries at Prices That Talk Successor to Brown & Geierman, Grocers Just received a large shipment of Peaches at— Per crate ............. +. $140 Bananas BANANAS— Per dozen ...... Honey Jumble Cookies First ciass graded school, $100: Second class graded school, $75, Third class graded school, $5v. First class consolidated, $400. Second class consodiated, $350, Third Class consolidated, $300. ‘State Aid. When the tax levy for school pur- poses in any district is between 15 and 25 mills, the state aid is doubled, and when it, exceeds 25 mills, the aid is trebled. Fourteen districts ‘have sp- plied for state aid in Burleigh county, according to the county superintendent ot school’s office, for the present school year, AMERICAN LEGION RECEIVES FIRST CHARTER IN STATE Bismarck Post Wins Coveted Honor in State—Meeting Thursday Night The American Legion has been granted full use of the Elk clubrooms according to L. K. Thompson, secr of the lodge today. Mr. Thompsi verted to the committee from the Legion that the trustees gladly exended this privilege to the former service men and that they would be welcomed y to hold their bi-monthly meet- ings there, but Were allowed the privi- leges of the club rooms at all other times as well. The Bismarck post of the Legion has been granted the first charter in the state. The charter was received recent- ly and will be presented to the organ- ization at its next meeting Thursday night at the Elks club. The post has! been named after Loyd Spetz, local man who lost his life in the recent war, The charter members of the organ- ization are Arthur A. Jones, Fred. G. Schnecker, Paul M. Jewell, Ambrose H. Galliger, W. H. McGraw, Lester F. Towers, Harold V. Semling, Philip M. Webb, Lewis Warren, Donald McPhee, Charles Spiro, Fred 1, Page, Noel Thoralson, Gerald L. Gichholt, Fritak ©. Hydden, Robert Treacy. At the meeting this ‘k, the re- port on the committee investigating the advisability of the Bismarck post publishing a monthly magaziné of state activities in the American Legion will be presented, It is understood that the committee’s report will be favorable to the project. |Handicap Golf Tournament Is Narrowing Down Semi-Finals to Be Played This Week; Trio of Victors Determined The handicap golf tournament at the Country Club was narrowed down con- siderably last week and with the play- off of one pair probably tonight, the emi-finals will be reached. W. HE. Parsons, 8, defeated’ W.'L. Smith, 10, one up, George I. Price, 14, defeated C. B. Little, scratch, five up four to play. A. $: Bolster, scratch, defeated John A. Graham, 10, five up three to play. : Dr. §. G. Larrabee meets _B. F..Til- lotson for their playoff. Dr, Larrabee’s handicap is four and Mr. Tillotson has six. i In the semi-finals, A. 8. Bolster and G. L. Price will pair off, and W. E. Parsons will meet the: winner’ of the Larrabee-Tillotson. match, ‘The-shandi- caps are for 18 holes. (3 MILLING VALUE OF WHEAT HELD AS PRICE BASIS (Continued From Page One) which may result in serious injury to the entire nation as well and asserts that the drive against the high cost of living is coming at a time when the great staple products of the farm, which represent the result of the farmers’ entire season’s labor, are g0- ing to market. ‘The statement of the agricultural situation follows: “This statement to the public is made as the result of a settled convic- tion that city people should be told the plain unvarnished truth with respect to agriculture. The senators and rep- resentatvies whose names are sub- scribed to this statement feel the need of presenting the farmers’ viewpoint and urging their claims, believing that grave injustice is being done the farm- er and may continue to accumulate and seriously injure not only agricul- ture but the entire nation as well. We believe that it is axiomatic that agri- culture is the root of this nation’s well-being. It is our privilege to have been closely associated with the farm- ing industry. We have received thou- sands of letters and telegrams from farmers telling us of this season’s shattered expectations of a bumper crop of wheat and reciting the effect of drought, insect and disease as well as ungathered and ruined crops be- cause of lack of labor. Moreover we are in daily touch with the representa- tives of the great farm organizations of this country maintaining offices here at Washington and whose testi- mony augments and corroborates the facts as presented to us by our con- stituents. In co-operation with the accredited representatives of these great ‘self-help’ movements of farm- ers, we shall expect to issue addi- tional statements from time to time. H. C. of L. Unrest Noted “The people of the farms are deeply concerned in the unrest manifest now in the serious protests against the high price of the necessaries of life. While entirely sympathetic with the hardships which present prices cause the people of the city, farmers indi- vidually and through their organiza- tions are no less concerned with their own economic situation and with the questions of production of the raw materials of food and clothing. The effect of the present order to be un- derstood. There is danger that city interests, by reason of their predomi- nance in number and organization, may take unwise steps without under- standing the almost self-evident result of such unreasoning acts as might ruin the farmer and seriously reduce farm production in the immediate fu- ture. “The powerful machinery of the government is now being set in mo- tion to apprehend and bring to justice those who are guilty of conspiracy to restrain trade and secure undue prof- y|ducion. We believe city people should -in the last anelysis as the chief item BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE its, But it must be remembered that this drive is now coming at a time when the great staple products of the farm are going ta market and that in selling the wheat crop, for instance, the farmer is selling his entire sea- son’s labor. This is an experience with which the farmer is very familiar and he instinctively connects it with the interests which in the past have pyramided their prefits upon his pro- duction-at the beginning of the mar- keting season, Mr. Jujus H, Barnes of the United States Grain’ corpora- tion, openly states his policy to resell wheat, curtail our foreign shipments and ‘use the resale of wheat to he!p control the. domestic market price against further advances, The result of such policy together with the man- ipulation ‘of. a system of grades and standards has been to reduce material- ly the farmers’ income and to deny him access to a free market where he can secure actual cost of production. It has placed the city consumer in a position where he is now eating bread produed by the labor of the men, wo- men and children of the farms of this country when they have not been able to count their time as a proper charge in making up the cost sheet of pro- know that the average annual labor income of the farmer, including that of his wife and children as shown by the last federal census was only $318.22. They should know that owing to man- ipuletion in administering the grades and standards together with the dam- age done by hot weather to the ma- uring crops, the winter wheat pro- ducers are receiving as low as $1.15 per bushel for their wheat—not the $2.05 which \Mr. Barnes gives as a theoretical average, and that this year’s crop may average not over $1.59 per bushel net. Inthe production of wheat as in other crops, labor enters ef cost and city. people should realize that the effort that is being made by the authority of the government to re- strict or still further reduc ethe price at the farm must.inevitably lead to de- nying the farmer living wages. Applies to All Farm Produce. “What has been said in detail dela- tive to the wheat situation applies in general ta’ every: farm product and while we again express our approval of every reasonable effort to reduce the cost of necessarics we wish also to emphasize that care must be ta- ken to safeguard the farmers labor costs. “We at this time shal linsist on a change in the wheat standards so as not to penalize every grower of wheat. Hundreds of millions of bushels, of wheat have been shriveled by ex- treme heat this season which under the present grading and discount rules may not average the producer $1.50 per bushel. Authoritative investiga- tors have found such wheat to be of the hizhest milling value and’ it is unthinkable that farmers should sus- tain a loss of from 50 to 75 cents per bushel by reason of the arbitrary standards ‘that have been established. This wheat in large measure will go into the production of the best patent flours and be sold to the consuming] vublic at prices based on |No. 1 wheat. The producers’ are thereby defrauded and the consumers receive no bene- Burleigh County Abstract Company Is in New Hands R. W. Dutton and A. J. Arnot Bought Out C. C. Putnam Last Week The Burleigh County Abstract Co. changed hands last week and R. W. Dutton, formerly with the Hughes Electric Co., and A. J, Arnot of the First ‘National bank are the new pro- prietors. Mr. Dutton will devote all of his time to his new interests while Mr. Arnot will remain with the bank until about October 1. Cc. C. Putman, the former owner of the company, is now special agent for the Niagara Fire Insurance Co. Mr. Putnan purchased the Burleigh Coun- ty Abstract Co. about two years ago, it being formerly known as the Byrne Abstract Co. Mr, Putman will prob- ably be named the state agent for ‘North and South Dakotas of the insur- ance company. The Burleigh County Abstract Co. is the only abstract company in the county. (Mrs. C, RK. Reitan, who has been abstractor for many years and is treasurer of the state organization of abstractors, will remain with the new amangement, Harold Taylor has taken the place vacated by Mr. Dutton with the Hughes Electric Co. BUZZELLE AND FRAZIER LABOR DAY ORATORS Rey. George Buzzelle, rector of St. Keorge’s Episcopal church, and the Hon, Lynn J. ‘Frazier, governor of North Dakota, were announced today by Chairman Frank Milhollan of the speakers’ committee as the orators for what promises to be Bismarck’s great- est Labor Day celebration, to be held at the capitol athletic park, September 1 Rev. Buzzelle is entitled to member- ship in the International Typographi- cal union, if he is not an actual card- holder. Before he studied for the min- istry, he Was Wisconsin’s crack printer, That was in the old hand-set days, when Buzzelle’s stick work was as famous in the Badger state as his ora- s today in North Dakota. Goy- Frazier will represent the an league, which is seekin effect an affiliation with organized labor for political purposes. Further plans for the capital city’s celebration of the one day of the consetrated to labor will be made at a meeting of the city federation this evening, HUNTING CHICKENS NOW IS VIOLATION OF LAW There is considerable prairie chick- en hunting out of season in Burleigh county, according to yeports reaching this city and it is understood that the state game wardens for this section hye been on the Jookout for the hunters. The season does not open until Sep- fit.” tember 16 and it is pointed. out. that Chicago At considerable expense No More Hurting Feet This expert, who is one of the note does houses. There isa sure to come in. RICHMOND dates. Specialist is Coming Here ranged for a foot expert to be at this store Friday and Saturday August 22-23 for the convenience of foot sufferers. - Examination and Advice Free specialist and recognized foot authority is able to tell at once what the real cause of He knows feet as a dentist does tee! DE Se Appliance or Ronedy Fer Every Foot Troubila No matter how simple or how serious your foot trouble is, he can tell you (and show you) how to gain Immediate Relief and a rep correction of the difficulty. Remember the Bismarck, N. D. Watch Your Feet Foot and trouble, we have ar- Let Your Foot Come Forthand Gain Complete Comfort the Staffof Dr. Wm. M. Scholl, our foot trouble is. or as an architect holl Everybody welcome. & WHITNEY ET The Hat to Buy The softness and the lightness of these hats make them ideal for late summer and fall wear; a change from the straw. They're the hats to buy; the light weights, smart shapes and styles for men and young men $5 to $8 CUSTOM TAILORING EXPERT REPAIRING S.E.BERGESON & SON = aM (NNVUUNUNNLULGULUUUTAUU AUTO AULEAEEE hunters found with guns and other | ar season. it is said, and no hunting articles of the sportsmen are liable to, licenses will be granted those arrest- apprehension. The penalty involved|ea vy the game wardens for this of- both fines and jail senten: varying|fcnse. Among the violators, it is re- on the number of birds, or other game | ported, are a number of farmers, No- found on the persons. reports of illegal duck shooting have It is even possible to confiscate | been reported, it is said. guns found on hunters after game out Ey aa un Ee | HAND PRESSING DRY CLEANING HOVNAAQENUNEEUUUOEGANNQNQUONEEREUUUGGOOOQGROS00EOUUUGGEGAQQCUUOOEEOOUGGOOGNOEOOOL GUSSNER’S Home of Quality Groceries and Meats Phone 60 310 Main JUST RECEIVED A LARGE CONSIGN- MENT OF FRUIT - Very choice, direct from the orchard. The price is unusually low for the quality. We give no middleman a profit— , direct from the grower to you PEACHES— $1 .40 Per crate Plums, Pears and Crab Apples AT THE LOWEST PRICE Better buy at once as the prices are about as low as they wil! be this season. Columbia Phonographs Columbia Records ON EASY TERMS WHEN DESIRED COWAN’S DRUG STORE Alta Berrington Richardson TEACHER Voice, Piano and Expression Graduate Helen Rogers Smith, Wichita Col- lege of Music and Dramatic Art and Pupil of Inez Dodds Barbour, Jetta Campbell Stanley and Harry Evans. Seven years of Successful Teaching. PHONE 611-K. BISMARCK, N. D.