The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 3, 1922, Page 8

if @ PAGE EIGHT CLAIM SAVINGS ARE EFFECTED IN INDUSTRIES Industrial Commission Reports| Outline Savings Reported in Mill, Home Builders GATHER LOOSE ENDS New management of the state in- dustries has résulted in a marked sav- ing in the expenses of their mainten- ance within the last three months, ac- cording to reports of the various in- dustries before Lewis F. Crawford, secretary of the Industrial Commis-| sion. Operating expense of the flour mill has ‘been cut about $400 per month or at the rate of $5,000 a year. ‘Expenses of the Bank of North Da- kota, exclusive of the farm loan de- partment, have been cut from $7,777.40 in ‘November to $3,993.00 in March. Expense of maintaining the Home Building Association, as compared to November under the former adminis- tration, when there was, as now, no building operations going on, has been: reduced more than 50 percent. The Drake flour mill has been op- erated during the last three months continuously except for a,few days. When the new administration took charge the manager of the mill said that he ‘desired to make a success of it ‘dnd’ suggéSted methods “éf iconduct- | ing the millon a ‘busifielstlike basis Among ‘other things ‘hé*said “there shouldbe no politics. The manager voluntarily accepted a ‘reduction ia salary from $275 per motth to $175 per Month and began to cut down ex- penses as much as possible, upon or- ders of the Industrial Commission. Were taxes, interest on previous loss and one or two other items charged against the ;miHvit would not be mak- ing a-profit,but without these char- ges it has about' broken even: on .op- erating expenses, it is said, There was a large stock of flour on hand when ‘the new administration took charge of the mill. The. stock has been re- duced about 200 barrels. Economles Effected Among the economies effected were requiring ‘banks to pay interest on daily balances, which amounts to about $1,000 per year. Twenty thous- and dollars, which had been placed to the credit of the till by the Mill and Elevator Asssociation, was trans- ferred to the :Grand Forks account, reducing the interest charge approxi-| . mately $100 per month. Other econd- mies have cut the expense about $400 a month and the mill is ‘producing just about the same amount of flour, according to Secretary Crawford. The Home Building Association has presented mainly a-problem of salvag- ing. Operations had ceased'‘under the Nonpartisan administration, and it is held that under ‘the law the. assoc tion cannot be revived’: without a change in the present laws which pr hibit issuance of bonds until: 50 per- cent of the cost of a house has‘been ‘paid. Manager Diehl has been ‘gathering up loose’ ends of the business. He has salvaged and_ cold cement sacks. for about $100. They had not been turned in for credit and had thoy been properly taken care’ of should have brought about $300, Mr. Diehl says, There are in Fargo, he. said, sacks which were found halt covered with rubbigh which should have been returned to companies and credit of about $400 obtained. These will be sold. ‘Lumber stored in the open in Man- dan, Bismarck and Farog was disap- pearing rapidly through thefts. These stocks have been sold. A considerable amount of Hning material in Grand Forks ‘and Bismarck has been placed for sale on consignment. A lumber’ shed wag built ‘by the former manage- ment in Fargo on ground owned by R. B. Blakemore, then manager of the association, The shed, though sup- posed to he a temporary shed, cost about $3,818.00:.and had a concrete foundation. Rent of: $25 per: month was being charged for the lot, and'the ‘building: was idle. The association was asked to vacate the lot or buy it. The shed would have ‘been atmost worthless for moving. The lot was sold and the building with it. “ \* Loose Methods Found ' Ldése methods of keeping aceounts also" Were found. Mr. Diehl said that he foifid loose credit slips“in various desks if théloffice of th¥°formé: man- agement," These! were’ ptesented \ to their ‘proper’ ‘place ‘and’ ‘the’ Home Building Association has received the following amounts: $57.00 from the penitentiary; $32.72 from the .state purchasing department, and scme oth- er bills. for money due the associa- tion, which were found, in desks, are in course of collection. When material was. sold by the former administra- tion, according to Mr. Diehl, only .a bank ontry was made. There are no ‘vouchers by which ‘the items of ma- terial could be traced. Under the new system itemized vouchers are kept for every sale. Included in the material still on hand are window weights in the amount of two tons which, accord- ing to, Mr. Diehl, are too large for “windows used in houses built by the agseciation, and could only be used in store buildings. The office rent of the association has been reduced about two-thirds. The expenses of the Bank of North Dakota have been cut. Expenses of the farm loan dopartment have in- creased, as there were but one or two persons employed in it under the former administration. Little saving can be effected on the Cran4 Forko project, it is said, be- cause most of the contracts for ma- chinery had been let..One contract, for belting, was not let by the former ad- ministration. It will be let at a saving; of about $10,000. Drake | By NEA Service San Francisco, May 3.—Here’s tha. California ‘‘Convent'on Girl,” se- lected by the Disabled Américan War Veterans in a unique beauty contzst. Agnes Dohoney is her name, Among the conditions of the con- test were these: “No flappers, or flapper types shall b> allowed to enter, or shall be considered if they enter. basis for a criminal suit’which has been brought by Mrs. Elena Trujillo and her two minor sons .against the chancery dourt of Cienfuegos and the executors, The property in dispute was left by Mrs. Francisco Toste Y Garcia viuda de Acea, who died in Cien/uegos on May 24, 1921, to five nephews living in the Canary Islands. One of the/ nephews died and his heirsphave insti- tuted the suit. The claims paid, it is alleged, include $125,000 for law- yers’ fees. LEGISLATION TO REMEDY CREDIT DEFECTS URGED Eugene Meyer, Jr., Chairman of War Finance Corporation, ‘Makes a Report Washinton, May 3.—Legislation to defects in: the agricultural credit system of the country, was recom- mended to President Harding by Bugene Meyer, Jr, managing director of the War Finance corporation in a report, based upon his receDt survey of conditions in the west. “Pending enactment of the propos- ed legislation and the ‘erection of re- quired machinery for its adminisira- ‘tion, Mr. Meyer recommended that the period: during which the corpora- tion might’ make loans be extended to Jan. 1, 1293. Mr. Meyer reported that on his western trip, undertaken et the suggestion of the: president, he found marked improvement and that “everywhere hope and confidence are taking ‘the place of the despair which six months ago was so widely prevalen’:.” \ “The experietce of the past year has, however,” he said, “revealed’ cer- tain defects in our agricultural credit. system, which are of a more funda- RESULT OF HIS SURVEY provide six permanent remedies for | ——— 1 $2,000,000.00 ESTATE WORTH Py LITTLE NOW; Havar, May 8—Charges that a $2,000,000 estate had dwindled to evs | “than $30, 000 during the year it was in ie unvei cd AGNES DOHONEY ae “Old-fashioned beauty, ates char- acter, will be an important factor in judging the winner. “Contestants must have ‘demon- strated \that they have brains as well as_b2auty.” The winner will be chief of the hosteeses. during the veterans’ national convention here in June. Al- so she will be the model for conven- tion posters. Ce ee te EN NCE UR CSC SS 2a merita] nature, and which cannot be | remedied by temporary measures.” A remedial measure» he recom- mended: és Enactment of legislation specifical- ly authorizing the organization of in- stitutions to rediscount the paper of jlivestock' loan companies, and the establishment of a system for the | more adequate supervision and in- \spection. of the livestock which furn- (ishes security for ithe paper. . Frank recognition of.the’need ‘or {the orderly marketing . of ouragri- | cultural products in*a.more gradual | way, and over a longer per:dd,.. and jie adjus-ment. of! existing _ anking Haws and, regulations with . this end ew, ablishtont of ‘a rédiscoumt “fa | ty to-make it possible at all times for: co-cperative: marketing .orgdniza- tons .0..0blain. adequate funds. or their operations. is ¥ Extend’ Bank Powers, ’ ae Extension of ithe: powers of the Federal Reserv | purchase in the open market of ‘eligi- ible paper secured ‘by. nonperisbable |agricultural commodities * ‘properly | warehoused. Encouragement of state nonmem- jber banks to -enter “ithe Federal Re- iserve system and reduction: ‘of; the minimum capital require? for:, ad- mission to the syo‘em—admission in ach. cases. to be ‘conditioned, upon lam undertaking to increase the capital |to the present minimum of - $25,000, jwithin a defiinte time. Amendment of ‘the national bank- ing act to permit a limited amount of branch banking within’ ‘a limited 'hadius of the parent instituton: |’ In certain parts of the west, Mr. Meyer reported, the’ need for ‘land momtgage money was not being ade- quately met by the Federal Farm Loan ‘system, ‘becaus2 of the Jimita- tion preventing a land ~' from lending more ‘than $10,000 to amy one borrower. .He had already suggested, he said, ‘the formation of a joint stock land bank authorized: ito make: loans up. to a minimum of from. $37,500 to $50,000 in Montana, Idaho,» Colorado and other states, to meet ‘this situa- tion. Although ‘one oyster. produces 1,000,000. oys:ers in. one year only a very. few of Jthem live, ‘the: rest destroyed by natural enemies. ee ———————————————eeeeeEeEeeeeeeeeeeeess-Oc mw WASHINGTON’S HOMAGE TO GRANT ing of the Grant equestrian statue at Washington, D. C., he the hands of executors furnish, the | with picked companies frcm Annapolis and West Point in aijendanee. tanks to ‘irtclude the |: MANY SER STATE F 1S. AT INSTITUTES: ‘Hollis Proves Value of Mr. Moving Picture in Educa- " tional Circles y people -in. ‘North Dakata saw films of the extension department of the Agri- | oultural: Collage, exhibited at the vari- ous farmers :institutes throughout the state. this’ winter, «W. ‘P. Hollis, head of the" visual instruction department has abnounced, | To ‘prove the) value of motion pic- ture education, Mr. Hollis carried out a series of éxpsriments with children In each: case the class to be’ studied was divided into two groups. Then one, group. was allowed to sce, for in- stance, “A vistt to Chicago,” a film. +The other group was given oral in- truction.about Chicago; © Then. each group was quizzed on the subject which had ‘been considered. ‘After experimenting with various classes and ‘various subjects, ‘Mr. ‘Hol- lis compiled figures to show that those students watghing the films had learn- ed just as much’ as those who were given -oral instruction. ‘His conclu. sion was that the film plus the instruc- tive talk.by the teacher; would prove much more instructive than the talk alone. ‘One fact which developed was that the youngest pupils could not learn as well from the, motion pictures as from having something told them. . They cculd not read the subtitles-nor could they interpret the things. they saw. A great range of subjects has been taught through, films. sent,out by the department, not only for ‘the dinst{u- tes but for club.and school work of all kinds. This includes agriculture, botany, physiology, geography, engl- neering, commerce, industry, history, biography and health, ; ‘ While a beliéver in the efficacy of visual instruction Mr. Hollis believes: that thé largerclaims made for it by some of the eathustasts do more harm than good. He attacks this tendency in an article appearing in the current. issue of a national motion picture mag- azine. He declared \that, one magazine printed in large letters, the statement that the nerve. from 'the eye to the brain was 22.times as strong as the nerve from: :the,ear to the brain. “It was ‘a nervy statement and I in'the ‘publ'e’schools of Lisbon, N. D: } Board’.of : Education of: the: Harvey, School District due to the fact. that they ‘were. undecided what. steps to take in regard to a new high school building which was very badly needed in this district, but the decision just [handed dowm by, the supreme court ;Seems to meet with the general ap- proval of the majority of the citizens of this district and already! plans are under way. for the erection of a new $50,000 high school building ‘to be completed and, ovened for the 1922-23 term of ‘school. SEEDING LATE IN VALLEY; NOW IN FULL BLAST 2 U. S. Crop Reporter Summarizes Conditions Throughout “ The State . Grand Forks, May 8.—Comments of reporters of the U. S. Bureau of Mar- kets and Crop Estimates, on general crop and livestock conditions in North Dakota for the last two weeks of ‘April are summarized as follows: While weather ‘condition, of “the all farm work in the state as a whole, wheat seedingin the Red River Valley did not get fully under way until’ the last week of this. period. Good’ pro- gress was made elsewhere, report- ‘ers placing wheat seeding at better than half completed for the central sections and above three-fourths com- pletion in the western districts. Spring. plowing for other crops is fairly well under* way though checked in many dgealitis ‘by the wheat seeding situa- tion. The late wheat seeding is generally regarded as the most important factor bearing on the acreage to be sown this. year and some decrease for this reason is expected, especially for wheats other than durum. A further increase over the high potato acreage of last year, reporters consider certain and indicate in several counties increased. acreages of Darley and oat Rye generally is reported to be in excel- lent’ shape with but small abandon- ment expected. While North Dakota's fruit crops are comparatively #mall, More than 50,000 trees of bearing age are located»in the Red River, Valley. These apparently are in good spring condition with no frost damage thus far reported. Pastures in all sections are ‘starting nicely and promise well, although askod the editor to give me his author- ity,”’ continues Mr. ‘Hollis. “He cited a prominent ‘manufacturer who had used\it in a ech, ‘The manufactur- er: when appealed. to, : said; he’ saw it ina newspa) -—which ‘was quoting some remar! fa Village Clergyman,” Some of these ehthtgiasts go so far as to claim that’ you ‘can teach geometry ani na with films, he added. NO DIVORCES. - Harrisburg; ‘Neth May 3.—Persist- ent appeals on the part of Miss May Hyland,:,chief of the state bureau of vital statistics, for a. report on ae vorces in Banner coun! 1921, finally elicit short and.laconic reply from B.D. Wil- son, county clerk: ‘We ‘love our wives out here. mere. wete no’ divorces in Banner :county in 1921. [have written you this fact several times in in answer ‘to your per- sistent call. pinot promise an :much, for the i year, hoy as we have one 81 itary dive on the dock eer Statistical.” reco: disclose: that Banner county did‘ not have a ‘single divorce in 1919 or’ 1920. The* county’ is ted “In ‘the far corner of Western Nebraska, border- ing the Colorado line, HARVEY EXPECTS. TO BUILD NEW. SCHOOL, HOUSE ‘Harvey, N._D., May. D., May. @——About @ year ‘ago. City of Harvey broke away from the ‘Wells School’ District, com: bined @ part of the adjoining towns sifips’ with ‘the city and sablished what is now ‘known as the Harvey School District. Some of the farme=s in the adjoining townships took ex- ceptions to this and “immediately ‘com- menced action against the new school district ‘and. demanded that: they re- main a part of the district of which ‘they previously belonged. to. The matter was brought.up in Dis- trict ‘count and the Harvey School District won out. The case was then taken up before the Supreme Court of this state and last week a decision wag handed down umanimously in favor of the Harvey School District. What further. action will be taken on the part of the pimiatitts ds un- mera nach ae estfon. being ‘dn litigation for eth of time has caused con-' generally ‘hag eMough feed: nd the stock is.‘considered to. have siderable worry on fie, part of the growth has been slow, due to the continued. cool' weather. . Livestock passed the critical stage” with no” spring losses of consequence. While hay: supplies in ~many localities ai unusually low, it is expected - that. farmers .will be able to. get by, until the new crop is available. Import. of German dyestuffs to “Tapas fs increasing. shi “WE SELL FOR LESS”: i Camping Come in and get our prices on ‘ARMY TENTS . "New and ‘Used. Army Pup Tents $2.50 up. - New Army Cots $4.50. Army Blankets. Desert Water Bottles. : \ \'Thermos Bottles. Canteen aluminum Water, Bottles. New Barrack Laundry Bags 45c. SPORT SHOES for men and women. Water proof. Easy walking—16-inch top. Come in and,see them. ‘Bismarck Mercantile Co. Army & Navy Store. Mail Orders Filled Promptly. Crewsky Shoe Repair 109 3rd St., Bismarck, N. Across from Van Horn Hotel. We give mail orders Brea attention. Tey ees sold and past fortnight have been favorable for}. LAST OF THE ‘WAISKAS DIES They Looked with Disfavor Up- ') on The White Man Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. May 3.— Peter Weiska, the last of the Waiskas, (proudest branch of the Chippewa tribe; is dead. Waiska, who was 78, carried with him to his grave the pride of race that. made* his. fonsfathers outstanding among the various Indian bands native to the Great Lakes district. His death was caused by exposure to the cold, an Saat at wh‘ch he scoffed in for- The raWathkas inhabited the region now. known. as Bay Mflls and the Waiska river and bay district in Chip- pewa county when the ‘first white mis- sionaries pushed their way into the |‘ wilderness. The tribe, with its cen- WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1922 turtelwole ‘pride, looked with ‘disfavor. ithe ;white-man, who came ‘and ate the lands, then broke them with the plow. Peter \Waiska until the last maintained the same feeling of hostility, as befitted the final sur- vivor of his rad> His friends say his tmeolancholy increased’ year by year as he saw the forest dwindle anil dis- appear and the face of th» land change from a wilderness to a manufacturing and’ farming district. 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