The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 24, 1920, Page 8

} \ PAGE E!YGH? GREAT STRIDES MADE BY NATION Survey of United States by Franklin K. Lane Shows Prog- ress in Many Branches. RAIL CONDITIONS IMPROVED Little Unemployment or Labor Short- age—Farmers Are Generally Prosperous. Franklin K. Lane, former secretary of the interior, today fssued a state- ment making public a summary of what he calls “the first comprehel sive, carefully made and approximate- ly accurate picture of industrial, agri- cultural, financial and political con- ditions throughout the United States.” It discovers in the foreground, he says, that both major political parties have overlooked the greatest issue in the public mind, which ts the cost of living. It also shows, he states, that the country Is on a sound economic basis, with the wave of extravagance subsiding, saving inereasing, whole- salers and retailers optimistic over the winter outlook, and a growing dis- position for hurd work, although the individual productivity of labor is not showing much evidence of increase. Mr, Lane's statement summarizes a survey made, through 900 field repre- sentatives of the Fidelity and Deposit company of Maryland and covers every section of the country. Manufactur- ers, merchants, chambers of commerce, bankers, lawyers, business men and farmers were questioned In the effort to mirror the immediate econowle and political situation and obtain a con- sensus of representative opinion as to the future. The replies from all lo- calities were made simultaneously by telegraph. In analysis of the survey, Mr. Lane says: “With the presidential election but six weeks away and the winter rapidly approaching many thoughtful people stand hesitating and undedided. bulk of the construction ts of fac tories, warehouses and stores, New York, Pennsylvania and most of the other great) Industrial casi and middle West show a falling ol in building operations, There ts ‘tuprovement in the housing, situation ‘ny somthern and Pacitie coast’ indus. frat centers, with special emphasis on the erection of workmen's homes, “In no section of the country did the Investigators find sentiment In fa- vor of government ownership of the railroads; und everywhere better ansportation conditions are reported, “Agriculture Is generally recognized as the backbone of the country, and the farming simation 1s excellent; from no section has an unfavorable report been received. Our farmers appear everywhere to be In too happy a mood to permit the cynicism “The farmer ts always grumbling.” They are well supplied with funds from the sale of this year’s crop, but they are wise In that they know that more favorable marketing conditions can be crented. “The recent drop In grain prices is reported to have had no effect except in the Rocky mountain states, Farm ers of [IlInols, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin and other central states are withholding grain, “In the financial field money 13 tight. That may meen several things: First, that the people want money badly to put {nto producing activities; second, that the banks attempt to get whatever the traffic will bear, shear- Ing close to the'skin; third, that there Is an inadequate supply of money, or fourth, that those who have money tack confidence. There are other rea- sons no doubt, and among them that the dollar now buys less than hereto fore, people with money wish to charge more for the service than money gives. No one can accurately say which of these causes ts the most important factor, but probably all con- tribute to the present situation. “The telegraphic reports from every section of the country state that the banks are well loaned up, although money ts available in the East and per cent interest. Rocky mountain and Pacific states re- port the highest Interest rates, aver- aging from 8 to 10 per cent, and having difficulty because of the gen- eral lack of knowledge of business conditions outside thelr own locanty or interests. The general tendency has been to see what the next man thinks, with the uncomfortable feeling that his guess Is no better than an- other, I believe, for this reason, the picture presented in the tabulated analysis made by the Fidelity and De- posit company !s of Interest to;every business man and voter. While it Is not. of course, perfect in detail and exact In prophecy, {t !s as clear and valuable a conspectus of present in- dications as can be gathered.” Under the heading of Industrial con- ditions Mr, Lane says “Economically, the United States !s shown to be bet- ter off than any other country in the world. There Is no evidence of Idler ness. Our people have the opportunity to work and are all at work. “There is no shortage of raw mate- rials sufficient to curtail production reported from any of the nine geo- graphical districts Into which the coun- try was divided for the purpose of the survey. Only Inothe district Including Minnesota, the Dakotas, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Wisconsin {s there evi- dence of lack of orders. New England Industries, report a number of cancel- lations, but there, as elsewhere, manu- facturers are well filled with calls for their products. “Transportation conditions are im- proving everywhere and a substantial reduction In the freight car shortage is reported In every district except In the Rocky Mountain states, in the Southwest and In the district Including Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi, although an Improvement 1s noted In the latter district. “A shortage of coal and the faflure of Iabor to increase individual pro- duetivity appear to be the only two unfavorable aspects {n the Immediate industrial situation. The Rocky Moun- tain and Pacific states report a ‘suffi- client supply of fuel, All other sec- tions of the country are feeling the shortage, but !t ts apparently least felt hy the South Atlantic states. “Although labor ts costing still more than, last;,year, {t apparently ts pro- ducing no more. Wages have advanced from 10 to 50 per cent in the last 12 months and yet nowhere ts there reported increased productivity per man: I am_ not expecting that the cost of labor will fall off even in the worst times to its pre-war stage, for I belleve that the real differen- tial between directing labor and man- ual labor will never again be as great as It has been. “So far as the distribution of la- bor {s concerned, the situation na- tionally appears to be. well equalized. A shortage of labor fs found only In the Middle Atlantic and South Atlan- tie states, and this is. largely of un- ekilled workers, In the rest of the country the demand and supply ap- pear balanced. Only in some sections of the Middle Atlantic states {s unem- iployment reported, and this fs in cer- ‘tain of the skilled trades, chiefly the ‘building and shipbuilding trades, “An important disclosure of the sur- ivey is the seriousness of the housing situation, In many of the larger in- ‘dustrial centers where the shortage ‘hag been most acute the investigation jot the Fidelity and Deposit company jhas Gisclosed building operations to ‘be decreasing instead of increasing. “The call for buildings comes loud- est from the most essential places of imanufacture rather than from the re- |tall centers, and it is for low priced dwellings. Building construction is lincreasing in New Englund, but tlie Chinese typewriters are now being made by American manufacturers. Ranch owners in South Dakota are | planning to use airplanes to trace lost cattle and abeep. A peratcied picture of a mam- moth’s tusk, found in a French cave, | in the mountain district as high as 12 per cent. “There is great encourugement, how- ever, to be drawn from the fact that in only one of the nine geographical divisions, ‘the Rocky Mountain, has there been a decrease in bank depos- {ts during the last six months, While the general increase Includes corpora- tion deposits, individual savings ac- counts show a more marked tmprove- ment everywhere, ‘This seems to show clearly that the orgy of spending and extravagance {s over. “Discounting of bills by siesta concerns is universally reported, Ex- cept in the middle Atlantic, southwest- ern and Pacific coast states, manufac. turers appear to be carrying large amounts of customers’ paper. “The country docs not like the pres- ent taxation system. The excess prof- Its tax fs in bad favor everywhere, Opinion fs divided, however, as to a substitute, In the East and central West sentiment runs strongly for a sales tax, but elsewhere opinion as to a substitute Is divided. “We are not yet masters of the art of distribution of product. The fact that the farmers uniformly report a desire for some co-operative method by which their products can be brought to consumers means that this problem is of the greatest importance. But It is not for the farmers’ benefit, primaxt- ly that such a movement must quickly culminate in action. “The consumer feels that somewhere between the farmer and himself too much Is taken for a service of compar- ative insignificance In contrast with that which the producer himself ren- ders, “The farmers apparently are not alone in desiring co-operative action. The survey shows opposition to co-op- erative movements only in the New England and Pacific coast districts. Sentiment is divided in Ohio, Illinois and the other north central and west- ern states, but favorable In the middle Atlantic, the south central and the southern states. “Politically the replies Indicate that it 1s too early to tell what the outcome of the November election wills be. Three months ago there was a strong- er Republican sentiment than there ap- pears to be now. The trend has been, and Is, Republican. What it will be In November these gentlemen do not prophesy. “The large outstanding fact devel- oped by the Fidelity and Deposit com. pany seems to be that the greatest Is- sue In the public mind {is being over- looked by the campaigners, the high cost of living. I think this conclusion will be justified, but the blame should not be cast upon the producer, and cer- tainly the farmer has not received his share of the wealth which he creates, “The cqst of living and foreign rela- tions seem to be the main issues. Tax- ation and tndustrial relations also oc-; cupy a space in the general political thought. Least interest appears to be shown in the railroad policy of the present administration, radical moves ments and prohibition. “It is clear that the country is on a sound economic basis and there is gen- erally a spirit of confidence in the fu- ture, regardless of the outcome of the election. “The business outlook appears to be good in every section, Wholesalers and retailers view the fall and winter | optimistically. The retailer is finding | that the consumer is looking forward without fear to the winter and his pur- chases from the wholesaler are found- ed upon this optimism. From the sim- ple toiler through to the tradesmen, to the industry and the financier there runs the connected feeling of conf- dence.” ARR ee | is believed to be the earliest artistic attempt of men now extant. | Excavations in Bagdad shows the | presence of a great prehistoric city. During a recent morning fog about 200 tons of solid matter was depos- ited on London. states of the | SHE TEACHES isuch as your bird sings. device. “PSYCHIC TIP’ DEBATED AMONG How: Much Does E. P. Fischer, Who Got Tip Out of Air, Know About Explosion? (SPIRITUALIST ANSWERS RY JAMES HENLE N. E. A. Staff Correspondent New’ York, Sept. 23—How much does E, P. Fischer, who warned friends’ to “get out ‘of Wall-st,” know? Where did he get his information? Could it have come out of the air, as he asserts? Is he merely mentally unbalanced, as his friends say, or something worse? To what extent can he help the po- lice? What does it mean to be “psychic? I put these questions, to Hereward Carrington, another of many hooks and a leading authority amv merican spiritualists. He replied, nese is nothing theoretically impossible in the claims of Fischer. “T emphasize that at the start, be- cause physicians and psychiatrists are going to insist his statements are pal- pably absurd. They are not 9% lo consider the possibility that Fischer received knowledge of the impending plot through telepathy. “However; I must add that I have investigated a number of. ¢s this one and in nearly eve: T have found that, the person. w ject to a delusion ‘and influen what is called persecution me i} Not Uncommon, “On the other hand, warnings, such as the one Fischer says prevented him from committing suicide, aré. not un- common. My own grandmother was saved from falling into a deep ditch by the apparition of a white dog. Cel- lini ,the sculptor, tel!s in his autobi- ography how. the appearance of an angel persuaded him not to attempt to take his own life. “TI gather that Fischer is possesset of vague and diffuse powers, not con- centrated enough to make his a medi- um. The fact that he is menta!ly un- balanced argues for this, rather than against it. As the abnormal and sv- pernatural are closely interblended. 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Coffey The Southwest, | teaching birds how to sing sweetly with the help of this special I have often made this point, which alienists seem to miss Many “Tis” “If, Fischer is not suffering from a delusion, and assuming, of course, that the had no direct knowledge of the plot, he really got his information ‘out of the air’ as he says, just as a wireless operator sometimes picks up a mes- sage not intended for him. The bomb planters were probably thinking’ of nothing else for days before the fatal Sixteenth and it is possible that Fisch- er sensed their. thought. through’ tele- | pathy. “In this case I do not think he will be able to be of much service to the | police as he’ will, have no idea where the telepathic. information he received, originated.” A THRILL WITH A LAUGIE IN IT As a general rule when one watches the daredevil escapades of an areo- ‘nautic gentleman many feet above the { surface of the earth, a creepy feeling creeps into the heart aud “gooseflesh” slowly covers the body. But the lat- jest and most thrilling aerial stunts-- ‘performed by amateur birdmen and a woman at that—is so funny that our thrill is smothered in a laugh. This jis the comedy battle in the clouds of Ben Turpin. Phyllis Haver and Char- lie, Conklin in Mack Sennett’s new five-reel super. comedy, “Married Life” which local theatregoers will have an opportunity of seeing at the Eltinge tonight. Next to automobile manufacturers, the makers of washing machines are now the largest consumers of’ cop- per. For removing rubber overshoes an inventor has brought out a device that clampsia shoe until the foot is with- drawn as the user presses a pedal with the other foot. Cooking can be done with a stove invented by a Californian to be placed under the hood of an automobile Gnd connected with its exhaust. pipe. POLICE SAY HE HAS FRIDAY, SEPT. 24, 1920 FLOOD CONTROL | WORK STEADILY GOING FORWARD Engineer Hard Reviews Work Being Accomplished by Recla- | mation Commission ON THE SHEYENNE RIVER vd Crew of Nine Men,-Four Engi- neers and Assistants Are En- gaged in the Work Action on flood control by the state of North Dakota has taken very defi- nite form by the arrival on the north Wells county line of the entire force of engineers of the flood commission. State Drainage Engineer Hard is ia charge and has had his headquarters at Harvey the past two weeks, from which point he is working on the Sheyenne river and Buffalo Coulee in Benson, Pierce, and Sheridan coun- ties. He has a crew of nine men, four engineers and their asgistants.. The crew camp is now at Harvey, from which point a survey of the Sheyenne river will be completed across Wells county and to Sheyenne Lake in Sher- idan. Regarding the work Commissioner Hard says: “Transit and leveling parties are making a complete topographic survey to determine the exact sites for con- struction of dams; and the capacities of reservoirs above them. The engi- neers started last spring at Valley City on the Sheyenne, and have grad- ually’ followed it through Barnes, Griggs, Nelson, Eddy, Henson ana Wells counties. From this engineer- ing work will be determined the feas- ibility of dams for the controling and hblding back flood waters from, the Red River valley in the spring which in the past have caused many mil- ljons of dollars of loss. . “On this work will be based the cost estimates on any dams deemed feas- | @ ible for flood control or city water supply, etc. Estimates of easement of flowage rights will also be made. Has Provided Funds, “While the state has fully provided for funds to cover the two years engi- neering work it should be kept in mind that no state or federal appro- priations have yet been made to cover construction costs on reservoirs or other improvements. The engineering work must naturally come first to de- termine, first the general feasibility and second the approximate costs of any controling works approved by the engineers. The ci fore keep it fully in mind that a defi- nite, aggressive follow-up campaign must soon. begin to the end of secur- ing state, federal, county, and city aid and appropriations to cover actual construction costs.” Engineer Hard has expressed his unqualified endorsement of the dam and reservoir plan and feels the Shey- enne here is the logical sit for con- struction. Recently the members of the state commission visited the up-| per Sheyenne from Valley City north- ward to inspect the work. They gave their unqualified endorsement of the general plan, perhaps favoring a ser-} ies of moderate sized dams. Deans Babcock and Keene of the engineering department of the university and agri- cultural collge are on the state com- misison and were present, as were A. W. Lindquist and H. P. Halverson, other members. . “The active work in the countiés will put to rest the few doubters who have said that nothing more would be heard of any state action,” says Mr. Hard. “The community clubs at Har- vey and Sheyenne and the Wells and Eddy county commissioners deserve much credit for their consistent sup- port of the plan which will mean much for Sheyenne and Harvey as well as the Red River Valley if finally con- stimmated.” Lieut. Neal C.-Nickelson, first as- sistant’ to Mr. Hard, is in charge of the detail work on the Sheyenne. H2 ig a graduate of the University of Min- nesota. He saw service in France as did most of the crew. R. M. Herald is CONFESSED BRUTAL ee MURDER” Bridgeport, Conn., Sept..24, — El- wood B. Wade, 23, who, police say, has confessed to the slaying of George E. Nott, with whose wife he was infatuated, is shown here with Mrs. Wade and their daughter. Mrs. Wade is said to have introduced her husband to Mrs. Nott. 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