The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 24, 1923, Page 8

®AGE FIGHT SCHOOL AIMS RELATED BY SUPT, SAXVIK “Snap” Courses Have Been Supplanted by Stricter Requirements MOME HELP NEEDED Practical and Frank Discus- sion of School Affairs Before Rotary H. 0. Saxvik, superintendent of the Bismarck public schools, urged closer co-operation between the home anc the school system at the noon-day luncheon ef the Rotary club at the MeKenzic hotel today. He told what had been done to strengthen the course in the high school so as te | Church Committee” which staged 1 | demonstration last Sunday in honor | of Rev. Postlethwaite, told’ of the re- action an evening in church had on} the members who attended. | “Bob” Simpson told of the plans ‘for the district meeting in St, Paul jin March. A fine program is being planned to entertain the Rotarians of this district. Mr. Simpson has | conferred with the St. Paul commit- | tee and it is hoped that the Bismarcn ‘club will send a big delegation to the {annual meeting. There were a number of guests j present smong whom were the fol-| lowing: E. L. Peterson, editor Dick. inson Pr Senators Bond and Baird, Francis Murphy, Minot; E. C. | Banish, Napoleon; I, C, Kartack, As- sociated Press correspondent, Bis- | | marck; Prof. Jack, Prof. Lauder and | | Miss Theils, Bismarck Business Col lege faculty, Miss Madge Runey,| county superintendent of schools, and Mrs, Evarts, assistant to Miss Runey. | U.S. RELUCTANT TO ENTER INTO, ‘EVEN BEHIND PRISON BARS FASHION REIGNS THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE j to do is to obtain a fair return to pany carried on experiments which resulted in the Burton process for the manufacture of gasoline, doubl- ing and trebling tae yield of gaso- line from crude, thus maintaining the price, of gasolie at a much low- er figure than it otherwise would be. The company has not kept this pro- cess to itself, but licenses its use by any refiner who wishes to use it. “Tne management of this com- pany appreciates that a monopoly is abhorrent to the minds of the American people and will not be tolerated by them. It does not de- sire, nor doeg it endeavor to put any competitor out of business. We be- lieve, in fact, that our competitors are as essential to our business as our customers. All we are trying TS our stockholders on the money they have invested, and at tae same time to perform our entire duty to our employees qd to the public.” DISPUTE RATE OF WATER CO, UNDER ORDER half a million dollars. Mr. Willys TYPE All Makes of larity and when 27 years of age, he was doing an annual business of ‘Coming into the automobile field, met with a situation that tested and proved his un- flinching faith in the industry. He had sold 500 carg and was WALTER W, McMAHON 207 Sth Street SoTNAVUTNNTUAOVAEUCAATUTAEUUOUOAUAUARERELLAOUNGUEEnuttetentenvnnGeeeeeeu Ui euHeTvatA Sooo Raat WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1923 F ee ee TUM: WRITERS © FOR RENT Rebuilts at Attractive Prices HVIGEUAGVEAOUETULASUCAOLGEUOAEUAAL DEALER Bismarck, N. Dak. sAUUUAOOTLUTAIN al zambique, on ‘the east coast, and Angola, on the west coast of Africa, may be invaded by troops of the South Africa Union. “The Union intends to obtain’ Possession of these territories by fair means or foul” the admiral de- clares. “It is time that the pcople HARDING STILL _ TC RESTING arranging for deliveries, when he was confronted with the fact that his source of supply was to be terminated. The factory was go- ing into the hands of receivers. of Portugal know the truth. They should prepare to defend their in- terests before it is too late. It is reported,” the admiral continues, “that General Smuts -is concentrat- Physician Wants Him to Take Rest After Grippe Attack Washington, Jan. 24.—Desirous reeting their own courses and secut-| ing a diploma without effort on some | of the fundamental subjects. | Will Do So Only If There Is “More than 700 students were} | City Attorney Says 16 2/3 Per Cent Increase; Com- dropped from the University of Min-| nesota,” he said, “because they could | not meet the requirements of the | freshmen course. This is a sad, commentary upon the high schools | of the Northwest. i “We have a nuseser of students} who when asked why they are in high schools do not know. They be | lieve they are there merely to get the required credits which will en-| title them to a diploma and recog-)} nition. This is the wrong concep- tion. We as teachers and you in the | home must impress upon them that | they are in the school to get an edu-| cation and that education after all ia! fhe inculeation of ideals that a citi-! nty may be produced that will sus- | the nation, believe we have a good teaching | staff in Bismarck, but you all can) essist by coming to the schools and | assisting in making them serve you | better. More money {s spent cach| year by ou on the schools than in eny other single effort and you! sherld be interested in ascertainin:: | if the money is well spent, | “We have by a resolution of the board strngthened the high school | course so that a student now must study fundamental subjects recog- | nized 2s essential to entrance into} schools ef higher learning or to equip a student for his career in life. “The mid-year graduations have been abolished. It was not long ago when mere infants were permitted to enter the kindergarten. Childre:: 31-2 years old were entered. I do not beliece it is the functions of our schools to act as day nurseries ani the home must share part of the bur- den and responsibility. The age has been increased to five and no child is allowed to enter the grade schools under six years. “We are seeking to rid the schools of the practice of rushing students through by forced promotions, It .s more essential that the grade schools and high schools prepare student. that will be a credit to the system.” Touching on the expansion of the| school system, he said that it would | be necessary for Bismarck to adop. a building program covering a ser- ies of years. He lamented the lack of gymnasium facilities and an ath- letie field. The restoration of examinations to the schools he praised as a necessary factor to discipline students and to force unon them a greater sense of responsibility. He declared that the co-operation between the home ‘and school had broken down in the last few years and the admonition that used to fol- low the child to school that if he got a whipping in school it would be followed by one at home was lacking now. He declared that greater back- ing in the home was necessary if the | schools were to produce efficient stu-| dents. Chairman J, L, Bell of the Rotary club appointed T. R. Atkinson, George | Dullam and Judge Nuessle to advise ways and means by which the Rotary club can better es-operate with the public schools. Supt. Saxvik made an| excellent impression upon the Ro-| tarians and they heartily endorsed his frank discussion of the needs of | the school and the work the board of education under his advice and guid- | ance were trying to do in the schools | of Bismarck, i J: J. M, MacLeod’s birthday was! celebrated, Geo. Dullam giving the} sketch. “Mac” responded with an address telling of the work being} done by him among the boys of the city. Phil Meyer head of the “Go-to- Loosen Up That Cold With Musterole | t | 000,090 rubles is the Any Reasonable Hope Of Success By Gene Cohn Washington, Jan. American efforts to be aelpful to Europe in | the reparations crisis can be fredi- | cated only on a reasonable anticipa- | tion of success, it was reiterated by | an authorized spokesman for Washington government. Whatever | the future may hold, there is no| present ground for anticipating | that any move tae United States could make as a benevolent bystand- er would bear fruit. Words, it was said, whether of protest’ or in any other form, would be worse than | useless. { The Washington —_ government fully recognizes the tenseness of | feeling both in France and Germany | that occupation of the Ruhr has pro- duced, It was again declared that the American desire is for adjust- ment of the reparations payment problem on a sound economic basis. But it is clearly indicated in the re- ports of American officials abroad that the opportunity for American intervention to smooth out the tan- gle has not presented itself and that any ill-considered action by tae nited States at this time might easily arouse enmities that would do harm instead of good and defer indefinitely any chance for American helpfulness. RECORD SHOWS TELEPHONE IS MONEY SAVER Beach, N. Dak., Jan. 24—That rur- al telephone service is worth many times the ‘service costs to the farm- er was made clear to several pro- testing ‘phone customers of a local Telephone Company recently when these persons had complained that the service was not worth what was paid for it. The company went to the pains of keeping a record of the calls that went to some of his rural customers, On examination of the record at the end of thirty days, it was found that “subscriber No. 1,” farming 160 acres, five and a half miles from town, had a total of thirty-nine business calls and twenty-two social calls. “Subscriber No. 2,” farming 320 acres, four miles from town, had “seventy business, calls and fifteen social calls. “Subscriber No. 3,” farming 960 acres, seven miles from town, had ninety-one business calls and sixty-one social calls. Com- puting these business calls. only on’ a valuation based on a mileage at the low rate of five cents per mile it was found that subscriber No. 1 and monthly business on telephore calls att his rate was $7.55, No, 2 had a business value of $10.00 placed on his calls and No. 3 had a tele- phone call business amounting to $22,50 for the month. In addition the telephone saved many a trip to town, it is claimed by the company. Each subscriber paid a monthly telephone service charge of $1.50. As an argument settler, the com- pany officials aver that a little sec- plete knockout. RUSSIA PUTS TAX ON SERVANTS Moscow, Jan. 24.—Russia’s tax on luxuries’ has been extended to in- clude servants. i By recent decree a tax of 400 mil- lion rubles a year was levied upon all families having one servant, and 600 million rubles for each addition- al maid or butler in the house. At the present rate of excaange 100,* equivalent of $3. The minimum wage for servants in Moscow today, by a ruling of the , | central trade union, is 200 million per month. All servants must be secured through a government labor bureau, and failure to register each household worker, or endeavors to avoid paying the servants’ tax, is punishable by imprisonment and fine, FARGO DRIVE STARTS OFF BIG Fargo, Jan.‘24——The commercial club expansion campaign got off to a ranning start yesterday morning the first day, of the drive, 558 new memberships, being sold. Early jyesterday morning, the more than 275 workers were Galled together by more than 26 boy scouts who deliv- ered telegraphic messages between the hours of 7:30 and 8:30. Fol- i the final. meeting, the entire the | ™ ond now and then delivers a com- San Francisco, Jan, 24.—Just how completely is woman a slave to fash- 2 to Does she really dress Please en? Or does she dress to please her- 1 From a strange quarter comes un answer to these questions—from be- hind prison bars—from San Quen- tin, California's great penitentiary, near here. It comes from women | terms from a few years’ duration up to “life.” : c Behind Grim Walls These women are locked behind | grim walls, in narrow cells, Only now and then may | they mingle—even among themselves. Their clothing is regulated by prison designer. But for those of an occasional official, there is no man's eyes to see, ™~ In such a place, with the shadows of solitude, of misery, of consclence hanging low, is women indifferent to fashion? She is not. On Christmas Day the Salvation serving MRS. LOUISE PEEVE {Army distributed among the women | prisoners a pair of curling irons and a small mirror for each. All Heed Decree And already a new style in hair arrangement has been established. Mrs. Louise Peete, sent from Los Angeles for one of the most brutal murderg in years, is recognized as} arbiter of styles. Mrs. Peete was trim, fashionably dressed, when she arrived. This gave her a standing and reputation the other women never have forgot- | ten. By common consent, the first curl- ‘ing iron was presented to her, and quickly down the corridors flashed word of the change fashion had de- creed in prison coiffures, None defied the mandate. No penitentiary rule, no order by aj wardress was .ever more ) implicity | more promptly, nor one-tenth so cheerfully obeyed. And a new fashion, it is learned now, is to follow monthly. As for the Salvation Army—it was nothing short of a stroke of genius | which dictated thefChristmas choice | for San Quentin's women. Of course, | a woman made it. Washington, D. C., Jan. 24.—Col. Robert W. Stewart, of Chicago, Chairman of the Board of Directors and executive :.ead of the Standard Oil Company (Indiana), ‘the largest ' single marketer of gasoline in the world, appeared yesterday before the Senate Gommittee on Manufac- tures which is investigating the alleged high price of gasoline. Col. Stewart was prepared to make the following statement to the Commit- tee: “It is wrong to charge that the Standard Oil Company of Indiana has a monopoly of the oil business in the Midle West, or‘that it can ar- bitrarily dictate the price of gaso- line, either up or down. While the Standard Oil Company of Indiana is | the largest single marketer of gaso- line in the world, if the so-called independents, members of the Na- tional Marketers’ Petroleum Asso- ciation, whose President has testi- fied in this hearing, were to cut the price of gasoline five cents a gallon or any sum tomorrow, the Standard Oil Company of Indiana would have to do likewise, and do it quick, or lose its business. “Here are the reasons: “As regards crude oil, our com- petitors own practically all of tae production in the Mid-Continent field, from which source we derive our principal supply. “As regards refining facilities, our competitors have approximately five times more refining capacity than has the Standard Oil Company of Indiana. ‘As regards sales of gasoline, lu- bricating oils and other petroleum products in the territory where we ave distributing facilities, our | competitors have twice as many ser- | vice stations as we maintain, while the number of bulk sales stations operated by them about equals our own, “With the great bulk of produc- tion in the hands of competitors and with refining capacity far in excess of our own, it is manifest that t Standard Oil Company of Indiana can not so dominate the market as arbitrarily to put'the price of petro- leum products ©. up. or down. . We must of nec our competitors so long as they maintain a price which follows ap- proximately the déctates of the law of supply and demand, and is not ex- orbitant, but is normally based upon ® reasonable profit. ‘From a review of the testimony given before this ‘committee by the so-called indepepdents to date, it would seem that while, this is an in- vestigation into the alleged high price of gasoline, not the low price, their principal complaint is against the insistence of the larger compan- ies in trying to hold: down the price to a reasonable figure. . “The Standard Oil Company of Indiana, is an independent corpora- tion, not a member of-any trust or combination. It is owned by, 28,267 stockholders, of whom: more than 8,000 are employees, ranging trom common laborers to executives. While originally « large amount of stock was held by comparatively few people, today there is no atock- holder who owns more than 5 3-4 Percent of the whole. js to the general impres- sion, is fom D. CHAIRMAN OF STANDARD OIL BOARD TELLS OF COMPANY'S RELATIONS; DENIES CHARGES OF MONOPOLY ity ride along with. holders are General Edpratign Board, the Rockefeller Foundation, | the University of Chicago, and oth-; er educational and charitable organ- izations. “The Standard Oil Company of In- diana is engaged in the manufacture and sale of petroleum products. The | management is vested in a Board of Directors of nine members, all ac- tively engaged in this business and no other. Of these nine, two rose | from office boys, one began with the company as a common laborer, one as a timekeeper, one as a steno- grapher, one as a mechanics’ helper one as a draftman, one as a chemist, and one as a member of the legal department. All earned their right to places on this board ‘tarough their own efforts. “The Standard Oil Company of Indiana ngrkets its products princi- pally. in eleven states—Indiana, IIi- Towa, Michigan, Wisco.:sin, forth Dakota, South Da s, Missouri, and Okla- home, where it serves a population of more than 30,000,000 people. “Originally this company had no Yerude oil production, but the war demonstrated the necessity of a per- manent source of supply for our re- fineries. As a result, during 1920 and 1921, substantial interest was acquired in the Midwest Refining Company, and a half interest in the Sinclair Pipe Line, as well as half interest in the‘Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing Company, which has for its purpose the purchasing of crude to provide business for the Pipe Line Company. The Sinclair Pipe Line already was constructed and we d the choice of acquiring an in- terest in it or build a new line of our own. To have gone to the ex- pense of building a new line, when one already laid was not being used to capacity, would have been an economic crime. Thus we now have some crade production of our own, though we are still dependent upon others for the major source of our supply. ‘As regards capitalization, our au- pany Says 35 Per Cent In an opinion submitted to the city commission last night, H. F. O’Hare, city attorney, held that the rates made by the railroad commis- sion for the Bismarck Water Supply Company are effective January 1, 1923. Company attorneys hold that under the decree of federal cour the 35 percent increase over previ- ous rates is effective until the mat- ter if finally determined in federal court. The city attorney says the com- pany put up a bond of $25,000 to pay the difference to consumers be- tween the 35 percent increase order- ed by federal court and any sub- sequent reduction. He said concum- ers are entitled to a rebate of the difference between the 35 perceat increase ordered by the federal court and the 16 2-3 percent ordered i) the railroad commission. | He said: “Chapter 193 of the Laws of North Dakota for 1919, being what is known as the Public Utilities Act contains, in sections 46, 47, 48 and 0, certain penalizing clauses mak- ing it a misdemeanor for any offi- cer or agent of any public utility to attempt to violate or who fails to obey or observe or comply with the orders of the railroad commis- sion, and, in the event that the of- ficers and agents of the Water Company attempt to keep in effect and to collect the 35 percent in-; crease during the month of January,; 1923, in violation of the order of the Railroad Commission of the| stdte of North Dakota dated De- cember 80, 1922, and beginning Janbary J, 1923, in my opinion, ap- propriate action should be taken} against such officials and agents,/} and complaints should be paid be- fore the proper officials of any! violation of the order of the com-| mission so that the penalties pres- | cribed in this act may be strictly enforced, The railroad commission probably will put the dispute up to the At- torney-General. OVERLAND PLAN BIG PRODUCTION: John N. Willys recently an- nounced that the Willys-Overland factories will produce more motor earg in the next three months than | ever before in a like period. The force of men who build the Willys-Knight and Overland cars is being increased over all previ- ous numbers, and the prospects of greatly enlarged prodction are ex- ceedingly bright for 1923. During 1922, the sales of Willys- Knight and Overland. cars were double that of 1921. This is indeed, an inspiring tri- umph for John N. Willys, who clearly foresaw some years ago, the predestined future of the motor car. First, there was that determina- tion. of the pioneer, who could vision ahead the concrete result of certain well defined dreams. Sec- ondly, there was that quality of get purpose, that characterizes only an isolated type of idealist, The’ idealist, the man of action and the man $f keen business acu- men were ajl successsfully com- fined in John N. Willys, who al- ways maintained that the automo- bile was a creation o fservice; a means to an end; which was eco- nomical, dependable transportation, that the public could appreciate. That the public is now showing its appreciation, is demonstrated "by an unprecedented demand for taorized capital stock has recently been increased from $140,000,000 to $250,000,000., Prior to this, the com- pany. was Heavily undef-capitalized, and while its earnings have appar- ently been large when figured on a basis of capitalization, when figured on the actual‘money invested, they bas not been excessive ‘ “It is to note pears it, years ending while during the - January Ist, 1922, tl in company has paid to its stockholders in cash dividends the sum ‘of $74,661,005.60, Willys-Overland products. This is success built largely up- on the foundation of foresight and organizing ability. When a boy of eighteen, Mr. Willys created a sales organization for bicycles. Later when bicycles were at the height of theit popu- It was a tensely critical time, but instead of discouraging Mr. Willys, it prged him to immediate and resoufceful action. (Receivership proceedings were halted and through the person ef- forts of Mr. Willys, a money rais- ing campaign was commenced which savedWhe company and ac- tually enabled it to increase pro- duction, Mr, Killys, at the helm of the or- ganization he succored, is success- fully guiding it into what he says will be the greatest year in the history of the motor industry and for the Willys-Overland Company. MARKETING OF FARM PRODUCTS CHIEF ISSUE Fargo, Jan. 24.--Further arrange- ment for cooperation in the market- ing of farm products was the chief topic for discussion at both the for- mal and ‘informal sessions of the third annual convention of the North Dakota Farm Bureau. A proposed consolidation of local corporations in the state is being considered. Speaking of the work of the Farm Bureau with special reference to the American problem pf marketing, J. S. Reed of St. Paul, president of the Minnesota organization, declared that it was necessary for the farmers ‘9 have some kind of relief through co- operative marketing. “Marketing operations that have been taken over in the distribution of farm products have fallen down and da not furnish the farmer with a reasonable return for his product,” said Mr. Reed. MOSCOW HEARS (By the Associated Pre: Moscow, Jan: 24.—Reports from Germany indicating mobilization of the Polish troops along the German frontier have been received here. The government has adopted a policy of watchful waiting pending actual developments. It is understood that Russia is taking all measures to guard he. Polish frontier against attack. BORROWED BABY Manchester, England, Jan. 24.— Judge Mellor noted. that almost all the women who appeared before him one morning had babies in taeir arms. Then he found out each one had carried the same baby, borrowed from its mother, to play on the court’s sympathy. SO Dizzy Spells When you are constipa not enough of Nees lul uid is pro- duced in the bowel to keep mevag' cies Sachs moving. Nujol because it acts like this natural lubricant and th laces it, Nujol is a lubricant—not during ths seme period it has paid in federal and local taxes the sum of $79,545,160:96. .. “In its treatment of employees, tae company challenges comparison. We have an. inddstrial relations plan whereby employees themstlves Pass on, wages, hours, and all other matters relating to their general welfare. We have, an annuity plan whereby yeteran 1 8 are re- tired. on pensions and their depend- ents Sra gare of ee this pas more than "has already been distributed. We have ® plan where- Her owns worth in ‘this: ted Coughs and Colds | to Bronchitis, Asthma, Influenza and other compli- cations. IT PAYS ‘to keap yout garments dry- cleaned, pressed and re- fred. Tnles handled by experi- enced help with proper equipment it does your gar- mane -more, ‘harm than Our $8,500.00 cleaning and Y pons it your serv- that President Harding obtain as much rest as possible during recov ery from the after-effects of the grippe attack ‘which he contracted more than a week ago Brigadier Gen- eral Sawyer, his personal physician, had not indicated today when he would permit the President to re sume his official labors, Although it had been indicated the President would be back at his des\ yesterday he remained in seclusion another day at the White House. The regular Tuesday cabinet was cancelled. Dr. Sawyer later explain- ed the strain of more than a. year’s work without rest naturally would emphasize any after-effects of the grippe in the President's case and that he wanted him to rest. PORTUGAL FACES LOSS OF COLONIES Lisbon, Jan. 24.—Portugal threatened with the possible loss of her important African colonial possessions, according to Admiral Leote do Rego, who has caused something of a sensation by giving an interview to the DIARIO DE LIS- BOA in which he declares that Mo- is ing troops on the frontjers, and that he means busines. Portugal, deprived of these possessions, will be without a place among the nav tions of the world, for her colonial holdings constitute her import- ance.” The press is demanding that the government inform the people as to what really is transpiring, alleging at the same time that all questions raised in Parliament on this subject are dismised with vague and unsat- isfactory answers. LYNCH RITES °* _AT LA MOURE Jamestown, N. D., Jan. 24.—Fun- eral services for Mrs, Robert Lynca, wife of Senator Lynch of the North Dakota legislature, will be held at LaMoure Thursday morning. Mzs, Lynch died in a Minneapolis hospi- tal. BOBBED HAIR BAN Londen, Jan. 24.—Belle Harding, leading dancing teacher here, with brancaes al over England and on the continent, has asked bobbed- haired members of her staff to let their hair grow. She says short hair doesn’t harmonize wita present styles. Chest colds- broken! Inflamed membranes. congestion, oppressive pain.Apply Sloans to chest and throat. It scatters congestion 1 -your cold isgone! SUUVIHIIENVAATUAUAUAUEAEAUALEOLELUEELLEALLEAE COAL The coldest part ahead. End your Lignite Coal. / TTT COAL your bins with The Famous Wilton The Coal That is All Coal.: Does not Clinker and contains less Sulphur and Ash than any other Lignite coal mined in North Dakota. Washburn Lignite Coal Co. Phone 453 So a | ATANEUOAUNA D2 COAL = of winter is still worries by filling NTTANUUA GARTER BUSINESS DIRECTORY WEBB BROTHERS Embalmers Undertakers DAY PHONE f “Funeral Directors NIGHT PHONES 246-887 PERRY UNDERTAKING PARLORS Day Phone 100: Licensed Embalmer in it Pone 100 or 687 CTT TTT TUT mf