The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 18, 1923, Page 2

= seattered parts ef Turkey. ae ee vie er ee ee oe ee PAGE TWO U.S.CHARITY I$ SECURE IN TURKEY Resident of Constantinople Makes Statement After Talking with Pasha REspEer TURK LAWS Nationalists Represent Ne Spirit in Tur- key , Aug. 18.—Amer- Sofia, Bulga ican intere, in Turkey are not} menaced by recent developments in | that country, in the opinion of Dr.| W. W. Peet, who has lived in Con- stuntinople for 42 years, and who today is the business representative of a group of American philan-| thropic institutions extending from Constantinople to Aleppo. Dr. Peet, who passed recently through ed himself thus to ative of The Associ- a Continuing he said: “Dr, James L, Barton, secretary Auserican Board of Commis- sioners for Foreign Missions, and I went to Lausanne at the begin- of the original conference. ked Ismet Pas' he chiet from Angora, as to the ment our American interests | irkey might expect from the tionalist’ government. Ismet Pasha told us that the Nationalist, government would wel-| come the American institutions, ineluding colleges and _ schools, hospitals and orphanges in widely | He in-| formed us that if the American in- ions would respect Turkish fs the complete support of the ‘Turkish government would be ex- that compliance with it was necessary to y slight modifications in| the operation of our institutions. We are making these modifications. And up to this time every promise mode by Ismet Pasha has been fully. carried out. American schools, hospitals and orphanages —directly affecting about 50,000 Turkish subjects—have been .and are operating without the slightest hindrance for the benefit of Chris- tians and Mohammedans alike. “As our past experience is the only means we have of judging of the future, we have no reason to expect.uny different treatment to- morrow from that which is being accortted us today.” Referring to the political situa- tion Dr. Peet said “The Nationalists represent the new spirit of Turkey, a spirit which tends toward the European way of doing things and the western way of looking at things. It promises beneficent re- sults for the Turkish people. Of course, the tumoyer from Turkish hods to western will not be in- aneous. It will teke title to workout the great changes. -But the process is going on, and I can foresee the beneficent changes ‘it will bring about in the anak life of Turkey, “It is the modernization of Tur- |” key that is being carried on by the Nationalist government. To. judge of the future by the past, the west- ern world has no evil results. to expect from this Nationalist move- ment in Turkey.” GIVE REFUGEES WARNGREETING People of Habin Welcome Wandering Russians Harbin, Manchuria, Aug. 18.— Five sturdy Russian peasants, rem- nants of General Dietrich’s last small band of “Whites” who stood against the Bolsheviki at Viadi- vostok until the decisive battle that settled the fate of that town, drift- ed into Harbin one night recently, having run the gauntlet of Chinese bandits from Kirin, 300 miles The experiences of these refu- gees were typical of those of thou- sands who were scattered broad- cast when the anti-bolsievik cam- paign in Siberia finally failed. When the Russian wanderers ar- rived the beach of the broad Sun- gari river where the Chinese Bast- ern railway. crosses, connecting Moscow with the Pacific Ocean, was crowded with holiday makers from Harbin. Yachts and small boats dotted the stream, and Chi- nese junks moved slowly before the wind again the swift current. One eraft approaching the shore at- tracted attention. It was long and narrow with high prow and stern, Russian fashion, and carried a single sail. Nosing its way to shore a rope was flung out, fol- lowed a moment later ‘by a ‘tall, sun-tanned Russian of the Siberian type. He made the rope fast to a post, then slowly removed a shab- ‘by ‘head-piece bearing some re- semblance to a fur cap and began crossing himself with the fervor of one who has reached haven after & FARGO RATED WEALTHIEST CITY IN NORTH DAKOTA IN PER CAPITA VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY VALUED FOR TAXES wealthiest the Fargo is rated as the city in North Dakota in per capita value of city real estate, ac rd of equalization. It also ranks as the wealthiest city in the state in the total value of its real property with- out regard to population, while Gran Forks is second, Minot third Bismarck fourth, The per capita value of the tow and city lots in Fargo is exceeded by inot, which show: 1 for each person cording to records of the state . The figures are COMPARISC LARGER CITIES STATE BOARDS OF EQl 1920 City Fargo .....< nd Forks Minot Bismarck Jamestown Devils Lake ... Valley City Mandan . Williston Dickinson .. Wahpeton ‘ton a6 New Rockford LARGER CITIES OF NORTH DAK( | | chan, STATE BOARDS OF EQUALIZATION 1920 1923 Co. B. Per Cap, * City Population Vi n Val Change Val. Val Fargo Roo 21,961 $ $220 No Ch. -$ 4,836,770 $2204 Grand Forks .. 1 179 ‘ 2,512,870 179 144 112,800 144 148 052,250 148 921,751 139 888,950 173 581,904 124 Mandan .. 547,738 126 Williston . - 568,300 183 Dickinson 550,096 133 Wahpeton 410,364 133 Grafton .... 266,992 106 New Rockford . 322,350 153 LARGER CITIES OF NORTH DAKOTA AS L STATE BOARDS OF EQUALIZATION FOR THE YEAR 1923, 1920 1 Co. B. Per Cap, 1923 St. B. Per Cap. City Population Valuation Val. Change Val. Val. Fargo ........ 61 $10,398,570 $473 No Ch. ... $473 d Forks 07 No Ch. 307 Minot ... 339 No Ch. 339 Bismarck 218 440% . 305 Jamestown . 327 No Ch. 327 Devils Lake 1,458, 284 No Ch. 1,458,855 284 Valley City 1,041,720 222 © No Ch. 1,041,720 222 Mandan 448,300 103 +120% 986,260 227 Williston 762,045 182 No Ch. 762,045 182 Dickinson 1,446,085 351 10% . 1,302,287 326 Wahpdton 1,012,063 329 . No Ch. 1,012,083 329 Grafton .. 618,468 246 No Ch. 618,468 246 New Rockford . 871,300 412 —15% 740,605 351 based chiefly upon the valuations as made by the equalization boards of the various cities, ineluding some equali | The total value of real property is Fargo for 1923 is put at $22,079,737; }¢ ismarck, $5,778,396. own ranks as the fifth city | her town and city lots being valued | at $1,356,898; business structares at 21,751; residence structures, $2,- 05, a total of $4,449,754. ° » value per capita of town and city lots of Jamestown is $205; bus- structures, $139; residence structures, $327. . fOWN AND CITY LOTS IN THE L BY THE COUNTY & YEAR 1923, 1923 St. B. Per Cap. Change Val. Val. IN 4fHE ND ? 3. 3 St. B. Per Cap. ITA AS L ‘OR FT BY THE COUNTY AND the boat as they unloaded their few belongings. meanwhile plying them with questions. It soon be- came known the strange travelers were from Kirin, and they were given a warm welcome. Por eighteen days they had drift- ed down the river from that place, through a bandit infested region, headed for Harbin, the only Rus- sian city not under Bolshevik rule. perilous voyage. The holiday crowd drew nearer and watched ~ five occupants. of THEY SHINE (SUST FINE We are the distributors of Havoline Oil in your district. We shall be glad to tell you how to become a Havoline Dealer. They hope here to find some means of earning a living until better| days, when they may return to their own country. McKenzie’ Roof ys, Thurs- Saturdays. 10c Dancing! Garden: — days and dances. marck, “Yes Sir, cause peopld sai tant thing buying an To Dealers There’s a QUANRUD, BRINK & REIBOLD | Bismarck, No:th Dakota, re THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE FORD'S VIEWS. * WERE CHANGED SAYS BENSON Would Have U. 8. “Clean Them AllUp” in New War, Is Statement Made appoint to the cabinet. 'URGE SIMPLE POSTAL RULES Evil of Incomplete Address Cause Extra Work THINKS OF PRESIDENCY New York, Aug. 18.—The asser- tioh that there would be another world war and “the United States should get into:it at the beginning and clean them all up,” was made by Henry Ford in September, 1922. it is declared in a biography of the manufacturer written by Anan Ke Peneens ote = socal candi- | late for president, publication of | of the petson to whom you wish to which was announced today. write, put it on your envelope and Mr. Benson says the statement | help out the postnwaster, said Post- was made at a time when the dip-| master General New recently. ‘In- lomatic situation between Great adequate addresses on letters not Britain and Tugkey was at its| only endanger the chance of de- most acute stagQ and rumors cf livery, but give the Post Office e heard on all sides, y t of extra’ 4 “Believing that if war shonla| Dcpartment a lot of extra’ work Aug: 18—“John Brown, barber, Sappington,’—if that is all you know of the address Washington, ing against American particis(a tion in European affairs. To my surprise, he did precisely the op- posite.” Publication Withheld Mr. Benson says be did not ‘pub- lish the interview at the tim be- cause “I did not wish his Wall street friends to have another club to hammer him with. He was not then a political factor and it seem- ed best not to provide his indus- trial enemies with another weapon. Since then Ford has become a po- litical factor and the people are be entitled. to know everything he thinks about public affairs.” “Ford’s views on war and peace have changed radically since the beginnnig world war,’ writes Mr. Benson, “He told me in 1916 that he would not be in! favor of resisting even invasion by armed force. He took. extreme pacifist position. After America entered the war he perhaps con- tributed more to its prosecution than any other civilian. He now believes that we shall be most like- ly to have peace if we have the strongest navy in the world.” Roosevelt Forecast Recalled Mr. Benson points out that -Theo- dore Roosevelt once predicted that Ford would be, a candidate ‘for president in 1924. It was not un- til 19: however, he continues, when “Ford for president” clubs’ began to spring up, that the pub- lic paid any serious attention to the possibility. es As an indication of how‘ Ford felt toward the idea of being presi- dent, Mr. Benson describes an int cident which he says occurred in’! January, 1922, after a luncheon attended by the full staff of exe- cutives of the Ford Motor -com- a complete address on’ the letter has been responsible for the main- tenance of the. costly Dead’ Letter Office and the still more expen- sive Directory Service. This ‘un- necessary habit, the postmaster general stated, saps the efficiency of the sérvice and causes consider- able delaf. Despite many educa- tion, campaigns the Dead Letter Office still handles 20,000,000 pieces. of misdirected mail an- nually,. and the Director Service is required for even a great num- “It. often happens that the send- er of mail may not know the num- ber of the ‘street itself,” said Mr. ew. “He should be instructed ‘to put on the address all the iden- utication he does know. He may know the occupation o fthe ad- dressee, as for instance, ‘Clerk in store’, ‘mactfinist,’ ‘barber,’ house- maid’, ete, and adding this may be- come a material aid.” Within the Last Week by Commission The state railroad commission} * in jts weekly’ bulletin, announces the docketing of new cases and decision in others, as follows: Cases Docketed Great Northern Railway Addison, North Dakota. Application to close station ddison Citizens’ of Stephens Northern Pacific Railway Com- pany. Petition for spur or sidetrack Northwestern Company, Omaha, Nebraska. Application to close Toll Station at Raums Ferry (near Willis- . ton). Cases The .Northern The Midwest Power Company of St. Paul, Minnesota withdrew their application to issue bonds and the case is closed. 5 The present rates of the Shey- enne Valley Light Company of Valley City continued in effect until changed hy the further order of the Com- mission, : The Commission in this inves- tigation left the General Light- ing rates of the Ham Light and transfer track at Commission found that the bene- fits yacejaing i:would ‘not jr(stify the costofithe track andthe pro- ceedings’ were’ dismissed. In the petition of the Citizens of ‘Munich and other ‘towns for a transfer track at) Munich the com- mission found! ‘that ‘the benefits aécuring would not jtistify the cost of the track at the present time a the proceedings were dismiss- e Telephone Pacifie Railwa: Company was ordered to install a wafning signal at 1st Avenue North in the town of Eldridge but and Power were Undertakers ‘ ___- SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1923 was ordered to cooperate with the State Highway Commission and construct an underpass on Feder- al Aid Project N. D. 83, Ward County near DesLacs, North Da- ‘ota, ~ A transfer track was ordered in at Crosby petween the Great Nor- thern and Soo Line Railways to be complete by December 31, 1923. W. H. Lounsbury was granted permission to sell the Marion Elec- tric Light and Power Plant to J. eer ed Effective August 1, POULTRY CULLING SHOWN Grand Forks, N.D., Aug. 18.—D. B, Morris, county agent, and O. H Bat- ton, poutry specialist of the state WEBB BROTHERS . Embalmers Licensed Embalmer.in Charge DAY PHONE 246. quired of stenographers ‘employed by ailroads, ‘To make sure of getting com- petent help, two railroad men recently called on Dakota Business College, Far~ 20, N. D., for stenographic secretarics, R..E. Lundquist was sent to the C. M. %& St. P. and Ed Gurski to the Mid- land Continental, \ splendid staf and advanced methods, $ noted for turning out “winters.” The school’s reputation thus gives you an. Advantage from the start. “Follow the i fucceggful.” EnrollMonday. Write } F, L. Watkins, Pres., 806 Front St, Fargo, N. D, a é a‘ The growing eyil of inadequate . ‘i 831.938 « bell nie yege rel his | addresses hd been a pr Tem‘ of the commission found that there pee Pee earign o 2% 716,110 171] be ufloosed “to drag. th "tinited | the, mostal “service ever Wince its lwos no necessity at this time dance, we have the ear to 88837 1911 States Into it, 1eete ee ae ated | inception and thé reason for more.| for the opening of Fourth Avenue’ suit the occasion, at a price ed 187 ae be ate ry stepbed ne fort 'than one gray hed amofig postal | across the tracks. parlnour eoeult youn @utse 498284174 thought | he would: sound pee workers, officials ‘declare. The| Tn the petition of the Citizeris Carssalways ready tor station 480,092 218 careless writer who does not ptt! of Milton and other towns for a calls. Special fates for sales- Business Directory i ‘ ) ces,” says Mr. Benson. “Approp- ¥ Power Company of Glen Ullin as| agricultural colege at Fargo, os of nothing in farticalay Ford BODY’S they were; Piabteaied the powep| making a two day trip through Grand suddenly pointed to one of his men rates to 10. cents per K. W. H. and| Forks county demonstrating poultry and said? “There is the kind of a cote set the street lighting rates at 1h eullling man T would appoint secretary of DECISIONS cents Per K, W. H, Har oe —_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_____ the navy. « e Northwestern el ‘ele- “After that it did not seem to ' phone Company was given auth-|) “DAKOTANS” Gu be Bes gk atten. : NGED Cee alpen eloaa their | * R. OF ICES tion to Ford’s remarks about his| , L Spiritw exchange and to es-| | 4 | lack of interest in the greatest ANNOU tablish a new class of service out TO R. . F ere de ee ren yuo bes f Het eectown, N, F iceel dha ial care a t thinking of the presidency do = ew Great Nort! Rai |. 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He’ll sell you the proper any. “Ford and I walked behind the others as we returned to his. offi- I'm selling Havoline be- tisfaction than with’ any’ good oil is to the motor, a chance in unknown olf Havoline dealer near you. per grade for your car. Tus Vitally Important Articles With Illustrations In This Week's Digest Sum’ Up, In Brilliant Text, Opinions of Our New President As Given By'the Nation’s Editors All-Year Work Every Year How one big company is guaranteeing “full pay for full-time ‘work for not less than forty-eight weeks,” and what the press thinks of-the, plan. Harding and ‘Alaska What the late President saw in Alaska, and his conclusions on what should be done to solve the problems of this great Territory with her fabu- lous treasures. ' What Harding’s Passing Means to Other Lands Expressions of opinion from Canada, ‘England, France, Rome, Berlin, Japan, Mexico, South Amer- ica, with appraisals of sident. Coolidge—in two more articles of high infdrmative value in this week’s Digest. The Presidency a “Man-Killing” Job X It has been estimated that the duties of the President are now five times as heavy as they were in President McKiflley’s day. Read the sug- ? gestions for lightening the President’s burdens in this illuminating. article. °°” ‘ Our New Relations with Turkey Current opinion of our two new treaties and Working on the Mind Through ths Body _- The influence of the mind on the body has per- _ haps been unduly exploited. That. of the body on I the mind is no less sure, but it has been little con- the complications and benéfits” that” may ‘arise sidered-from any practical aspegt. 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