The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 21, 1921, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT 907,959 IN SC 00L ENUMERATION — OF NORTH DAKOTA FOR YEAR 1921 The total school enumeration in ‘North Dakota for 1921 is 207,959, as compared to 2(4,869 in 1920, accord- ing to figures made public today by the office jf the state superintendent of public instruction. The net increase over last year is 3,090, 17 counties showing losses over last year and 36 counties showng gains. The apportionment of interest and Number of Children Enumerated 1920 1,688 County Adams ‘Barnes , Beason . Billings Bottineau . Bowman Burke Burleigh ‘Cass... ‘Cavalier Dickey Divide Dunn . ‘Eddy . (Smmons Foster . ‘Golden ley Grand Forks ‘Grant Griggs Hettinger . Kidder LaMoure Logan McHenry McIntosh ‘MoKenzie MeLean (Mercer (Morton Mpuntrail Nelson Oliver ‘Pembina ‘Pierce .. <: Richland Rolette Sargent Sheridan (Sioux Slope Stark Steele . Stutsman Tower . Traill Walsh . Ward Wells -. Williams Engineers to Meet. A,call has been issued for the first of the fall’s meetings of local engi- neers. The Bismarck American Asso- ciation. of: Engineer’s Club will meet Friday) night for the beginning of a busy: winter program. About twenty- three’ local engineers are members of the club and within its jurisdiction are members in the vicinity ‘as at Wash- burn, Mott, Linton and Ashley. The A. A. E. club considers itself a Promising civic organization of the city and will interest itself in affairs affecting pullic service and public welfare. Geo. E. Hanson is Sec:etary and ex- pects increasingly larger meetings as members of the State Highway Com- income on state funds for August, made on a basis of the sckwol enum- eration, is $185,178.35 it was announc- ed, or 65 cents per capita while the amount of revenue from fines for the last quarter is $2,079.50, or one cont per capita. The total amount, $137,- 252.94 was certified today to the state auditor and treasurer for payment, The schol enumeration by coun- ties follows: Number of Children Enumerated Percent Percent 1921 Increase Decrease 1,759 71 1.73 96 06 1.36 83 49 1.07 1,92 0 3T 49 8 3 1,98 1.07 A4 61 94 98 16 1.90 60 11.33 46 12 43 3,02 35 1.78 1.36 96 12 1.01 6 1.78 1.28 24 85 566 1.43 | 1.75 34 46 1.62 1,89 194 ; Al 1.29 1.18 1.20 -36 94 mission engineering ‘staff return’ to their Bismarck headquarters. Repair Needed. \ John Johnson, of Minneapolis, imag- ined he was going over. the top while confined in the city jail. He made a dive for, the water faucet, and off came the spike of the German helmet in a jiffy, according to polices A flood of water followed and there was) 2 hurry-up call for a pumper. PLANE SOLD FOK $145. ; Ultenhage, S. A., Sept. 21.—An Aero airplane in good condition was sold here on a court order, for $145, th? highest bid offered by a Port Elizabeth firm. That Will Soon be the Prediction Given by the Weather Man. ORDER YOUR COAL NOW ee Be Prepared When the Cold Weather Arrives and Have Coal in Your Coal Bin. The little squirrel is one of Acme—Carney—Kooi— Washburn Lignite Mines at Wilton, N. D. Bismarck Office 901 Broadway. He takes no chances on the vagaries of winter. ‘He puts in his supply long before it’s necessary. Why not you? Washburn Lignite Coal The Coal that is all Coal and contains the greatest yardage of heat and never clinkers. It’s money in- your pocket when you burn the Famous Washburn Lignite Coal. PRICE $5.50 PER TON DELIVERED You are safe in buying now for prices will not be any cheaper that we know of. NORTHERN WYOMING COALS GANIZE WORLD UNION International Meeting. at Lau-; sanne to Combat Spread of | Prohibition BY MILTON BRONNER, Speclal Cable tu The Tribune. | London, Sept. 21—The International Anti- Prohibition office is to co-ordinate! facts and figures and vring closer co-| operation between the wet forces throughout the entire world. It may be establisned in Switzer- | land as a result of the big world con- ; ference of wets to be held at Lau- sanne, Sept. 23 and 24. { This will be the first wet interna- | tion] meeting ever heid. | For 16 years the dlys have held such conferences; the last being at; Lausanne several weeks ago. At this dry meeting 500 delegates | were welcomed: by the president of! the Swiss republic and 22 governments sent official delegations. including the United States, France, Belgium. Hol- land, Germany, Poland, Switzerland and Scandinavian Staies. Dry Students’ League. It decided’ to form tie World’s Stu- dent Federation against alcoholism, of which Harry Warner, vf the United States, was made generai secretary. Its purpose is to create, propogate and deepen among university students the study of.causes, effect and preven- tion of alcoholism. Partially aroused vy this and par- tially by spread of dry -ampaign' since America became dry, ‘che’wet forces decided ulso to meet at J,ausanne, The sponsors were Liv Internationa! Committee of Commerce’ in Wine;, Liquors and Spirits, with headquar- ters at Paris, and the National As- sociation of Swiss Anti-Prohibitionists Count De Mun, of Paris, president of the international committee, wili open the meeting, followed by R. Von Tobel, president of. the Swiss wets. General Reports. { General reports are to be made on state of wet organizations and their activities in France, Halland, Switzer- j land, England, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Rumania, Greece, Czechos- lovakia, Jugoslavia, Poland and Ar- {gentina and singularly enough—the | United States and Canaia. But most of the time ‘will be spent in considering. the International Anti- Prohibition Office, whose chief’ func- | tions, will be to co-ordinate in the fight against the dry wave. The recent dry, convention, at Lau- sanne forgot old war enmities, the Germans partaking. on ‘equal terms) with the French and english. In-the wet: conventi-n jit will go a Step farther.’. French, Iatian and Ger- man ‘are to be the officril languages. ONLY A SCRAP OF PAPER. Yokohama, Sept. 21.--Mrs. W. “H. Minford has had.to return here from her trip td Korea to get;a new pass-! port. Her. little: daughter Jean: ‘hall torn up the original. when she saw Mrs. Milford throw away some scraps} of waste paper. jae PROSECUTOR HEL! London, Sept.: 21.—Frederick ‘Porter {had Nas8a Nakana, a Japanese, ar- tested for assault.’ But when the question of bail: was raised, -Porter | paid the bond and walked out’ witn | Nakana, ‘ : a the world’s best providers. i Monarch. Coal Co. Phone 453. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ‘WEDNESDAY, SEPT, 21, 1921 Decided improvement in genera: businesg condtions is shown by the following reports, covering the more important basic industries. These reports were received in a national survey of the trend of busi- ness, 5 WOOL. Boston, Sept. 21—icw England woolen industry 1s operating at 97 per cent of capacity, after months of de pression. Massachusetts, which makes four- jtentls of American woulen goods, is employing 105: workers iv every 100 & year ago. Wool consumption by New England mills is neary as big as during the boom in the latter part of 1919, and the industry is close to capacity, says Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Spring outlook excellent. Extent of the textile boom is showL by the fact that the industry was only 41°per cent’ normal “last January, against 97 now. CLOTHING. New -York, Sept: 21.—RPoom in New England textile mills is reflected by return of men's clothing manufactur- ‘| ing to the normal operation of 40 weeks a.year. . ‘Retail stocks of man’s gatments are reported low all over country, Ro- chester clothing factories making best reeord, Chicago second, New York thitd. Prices ‘becoming stabilized. ‘Women, ‘however, have started a mild buyers’ strike, and condition of ‘women’s wear indust:y is very poor, about 60 percent capacity. Dresses in.most demand. Orders for coats and: ‘suits ‘small. ne) STEEL. .Pittsburg, Sept: -21.—-In last two weeks, 15,000, steel. wurkers in this digtrict have returned to steady em- ployment. At‘Homesteaa and Brad- dock, the U. §.. Steel Corporation Is working 75 per cent of its normal force four days.a we2k and expects to'resume on full-time October 1. ‘Heavy railroad:ordess for steel and iron’ are on the books, awaiting straightening out‘of railroad finances Tiplate and wire mills working fu:l time, with months of orders ahead. In:fintshed products, sheets are very active. Prices at. present trend up- ward. SOFT COAL Wheeling, W. Va., Se tion by bitunrinous coal en off somewhat in last fo tal. output of all American mines so far'this year about 90,000,000 tons be- hind same petiod of 1920. Trade in steam coal is gaining steadily, as f Tes re-cpen, Buying by. consumers ‘lags. Compared wici prewar years, bituminous output is not discouraging. About 345 tons of sdft-coal being :mined now for every ‘Washington, Sept. freight handled by: r ily'jncreasing. Hight cars of freight are’ ‘beng hauledfor every nine cars Wed during corresponding period of 19, 6. } ~Biggest gains ip car loadings lately have heen in merchandise, coal and miscellaneous freight. (Railroads are getting out of the hole. lass One roads are showing net prof- SURVEY SHOWS BUSINESS GAINING Idle cars totaled 467,315 Septembe 1, but are decreasing about 23,000 a week. HARD COAL, Reading, Pa., Sept. 21—No danger of a hard coal shortage this winter. Prices are apt to decline further ‘” next 45 days. ty Total production of :;uthracite coal by all American mines was 1,790,000 tons in week ended September 38. This was 676,000 tons more than in same week a year ago, when a Strike at many colliries had suspended opera- tions. But anthTacite output is gain- ing steadily. September output will total a fourth bigger than. August, SILK. New York, Sept. 21.—Silk industry, which was first to have hard times, is on road to comnlete recovery. Manu~ facturers say this sea%on will equal any pre-war year, Short skirts boom- ed stocking end of silk industry. Raw silk that sold for $18 a pound in war- time now is $7. EXPORTS. Washington, Sept. 21.— Exports from America $55.000.000 greater ix August than in July. lnuports declin ed. Greatest shrinkage in foreign trade Jately has been in iron and steel. Grain exports tremendous, eSpecially, corn and wheat. Tonnage of exports is gaining stead- SOUTHERN CROPS. Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 21.—Higher cotton prices are sweeping business depression aside, all through the south. Many southern bankers and cotton i ‘interests predict-a cotton famine nex!. spring. That's improbable, due to big carry-over from the last crop. But it’s possible, provided plaoters hold their new crop for high prices. Crops of feed and food are so big this year inthe south tiiat the average southern farmer can get by for months without marketing his cotton. FURNITURE GAINS. Grand Rapids, Mich., Sept. .21.—Fur- niture factories here aie running 75 to 80 per cent capacity, Orders from road men indicate this production rate will hold up until January, when new furniture Season opens. Furniture manufacturers more op- timistic than for many months. They say steady gain in building construc- ‘| tion will make big market for furni- ture. Furniture factory wages down 15 per cent from war peak. AUTO OUTPUT. UPWARD. Detroit, Sept. 21—Furd auto fac tories continue running at capacity. Other makers are from 50 to 60 per cent normal. ~ Recent price reductions, precipitat- ed:by Ford cut, have stimuated ordere. ** Detroit, now making 38 out of everv 50 autos produced in the country, stili has 173,000 unemployed. ae WHEAT, , Chicago, Sept. 21—Wheat is now be- ing exported from the United States at a rate which, if sustained for a yea:, wowld take.every busiiel of the total crop, Sept. 1, wheat exvorts passed 15,-. 000,000. bushels a week. Government's September forecast is:-for a crop of ita of. nearly, five per cent a year. 754,000,000 bushels of spring and win- Coupe, Sedan, BISMARCK, N. D. ter wheat, lowest since 1917, but about the same ag in 1913, Wheat crop apparently-is going t> bring a better price than grain traders expected a few:months ago. CORN. Des Moines, Sept. 21.—Low price of corn this year will be partly counter- balanced by the big yield. estimated now at 3,100,000,000 bushels agajnst 2,446,988,000 bushels in’1913. Farmers probably wiil average 25 to 28 cents a bushel for ‘heir corn crop. Exports huge. LUMBER. St. Paul, Minn., Sept. c1.—Following a slack summer, sales of northwest and Pacific coast lumber in this dis- trict are gradually improving. No boom has started in lumber, but mills report steady though slow prog- ress toward normal. ‘This is reflected by. recent stiffening of wholesale lum- ber prices, which now average 35 per. cent below war peaks. ~ Export outlook bad. European mar- kets glutted with American lumber. : SHOES. - Boston, Sept..21.—New England boo: and shoe factories are running 60 per cent capacity, with women’s dress shoes at 80 per cent. Orders are small, for merchants are buying close to the market. Genera: situation unchanged siuce March. Despite lower production, employ- ment in shoe industry is 85 per cent normal. Individuals on short ‘time, to pass the work around. Makers will attempt to stimulate men’s buying by new styles. FERTILIZER. “ Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 21.—Sales ot Overbalanced with Values” at Bismarck’s First. DOLLAR DAYS SALE - On Wednesday and Thursday ‘September 28th and 29th Have you ever seen an overbalanced dollar against values and no doubt you have not, for we only mention this in order to inform the public that every merchant in Bismarck on DOLLAR DAYS will give more values for ONE DOLLAR on the goods offered; that you will need well balanced assistance to help you carry the .goods home. In this DOLLAR. DAYS SALE you will see and hear about values that will stagger the anxious shoppers, for all classes of goods will be placed on sale and the merchants are not exaggerating when they use the terms; a most won- derful, a most daring, and a most brazing dollar value eslling of merchandise. Do everything within your power to attend these BIG DOLLAR DAYS SALE, for we would not ask the public to come if there were not the goods to be offered as rep- resented in the Big advertising section which will appear in a few days. Watch for the appearance of this section and read every advertisement which is arranged for , your every day needs. Big Plans are now being made by: Dry Goods Merchants, Department Stores, Banks, Grocers, Milliners, Druggists, Jewelers, Clothiers, Stationers, Flower Stores, Electrical Supplies, Confectioners, Ladies’ Ready-to- Wear, Meat Markets, Hardware, Furniture, Shoe Stores and Repair Shops,’ Hotels, Garages, Wholesale Houses, —Photographers, Printers, Moving Picture Houses, Seed Stores, Wellworth 5 & 10 Cent Store, etc., etc. These two—Big Dollar Days—are under the approval of the Bismarck Town Criers Advertising Club, which stands for truth in advertising. Great Price Cut Touring, wa:/895; now $1525 Roadster, wa: 1395; now 1475 was 2750; now 2395 Its Sleeve-Valve motorhas novalves togrind. Itgrows more powerful with use. LAHR MOTOR SALES CO. DISTRIBUTORS commercial fertilizer ave 50 per cent normal. Farmers are not buying fer- tilized this fall. Falling off in orders is greatest in south. Fertilizer industry expects 1922 to show a distinct pick-up, says Marsha! A. Smith, president, Smith Agricul- tural Chemical Company. CASH REGISTERS. Dayton, Ohio, Sep‘. 21—General business has been wobbling, j but, 1s surely improving. That's‘a compdsite of opinion of heads of National Casa Register Company, which makes nine- tenths of the world’s cash: registers. This company expects to keep its huge factory going full-ylast this win- ter. CHEAPER MEATS, Chicago, Sept. 21.—Chicago packers’ wholesale prices on meats and hides in. many lines are lower than before the: war. Beef is 47 par cent lower than a year ago. yy ‘ Retail butchers report public de- mand throughout country is for cheap- er cuts. Receipts of nugs at Chicago during August were 17 per cent larger than August, 1920. Hides moving slowly,, Lard expor: business picks up. Mvul. and’ lard ex- ports to England faliing off but o-- ders from continental Europe show substantial gain. LICENSE TELLS TALE. London, Sept. 21—Tihe advances of William F. Palmer, 70, toward Rachaei Reed. an elderly widow, might have ended in marriage, had not a dog li- cense, which he sent her, helped to reveal that he was married already.