The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 5, 1923, Page 2

r merge cere: asiconmmcieneniaiibanians APR AANTA are. ‘PAGE TWO ATO A THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE -COURTOUSTS _ LUMBER FIRMS IN MISSOURI State Wins in Suit Brought Against “Open Price / sociations” S TRUST “ VIOLAT LAW in Sweeping Decision That Prohibit Plan to Lessen Free Competition Says Statutes Jefferson City, Mo, Sept. Missouri has scored a complete vic tory over the new form of business as “open price suit. brought by 1 Jesse W. Barrett | ies combinations known a ations,” i Attorney against the St. Louis Lumber Trade Exchange. The Missouri Supreme Court ousted each of the nineteen St. Louis lumber companies aie change, assessed fines to- the Ex- ing the E taling $96,000 and ousted change itself. The court sustained the attorney | general in holding that the combina- | tion violated the State anti-trust laws, even though it did not directly fix prices. So far as is known, it is | the first decision of any State court | on the points involved and follows closely the decision of the Unite States Supreme Court last year in| the hardwood lumber cording | to Attorney General Barrett. | After the anti-trust decisions of Federal and State courts some fifteen years ago, holding that it was illegal | for competitors to come together and agree upow prices, lawyers over the | country began searching for a metho, | which would keep within the law and | yet advance the interests of their} clients, the attorney general said. A plan was found which has been| generally called “The open price as- sac n plan,” cording to Mr. Rarrett, whereby competing compan- ies formed a central association with | & manager and secretary and report-| ed to it all prices on sales by mem- bers. The association regulated the terms of credit and the general busi- ness practices of its members, and provided for cooperation that went| far hut stopped short of the actual| fixing of pri Books were writ- ten describing the plan as “The New Competition,” and it was believed, the attorney general said, that the method would be proof against prose- cution by the State or Federal auth- orities, Attorney General Barrett main- tained that the net effect of the plan wais to lessen the dull and free competition which the Missouri laws Tequire and. to imp upon the pub- lie much higher prices. “The court in a sweeping decision declared that souri statutes forbid not only Agreements tu lessen competition, but agreements which tend to lessen it. The decision said that the very crea- tion of a system of machinery which can be improperly used, is in itself & violation of the Missouri law, The court found that the increased cost of lumber was due to other factors as well, such as higher freight rates | and greater labor costs, but condemn- ed the lumber exchange in most posi- tive terms. A.C. PREPARES - FOR LARGER ENROLLMENT = Registration at State Agri- cultural College Will Be- gin on September 24 Fargo, N. D., Sept. 5—With the completion of the new offices and classrooms, officials at the North Dakota Agricultural college are pre- “pared to meet the increased enroll- ment which is expected this year. - Registration at the college began | BY ON THE RIVER FRONT IN YOKOHAMA | if | Yokohama is Japan's largest seaport, and ships from every mari sands of bo: too, engaged in lig ee picture shows part of the river fleet of native boats, This is the Ak years, and is used a headquarter GERMANY MAY | NATION LEAGUE | Reparation Question and Ger- many’s Admission Will Come Up at Meeting reparations | Geneva, Sept. 5.—The problem and the question whether | Germany is to be admitted to mem-! bership in the League of Nations are | two matters, in the opinion of League authorities, that probably will comej up at the meeting of League assem- | bly which opens in this city, Monday, | September 30. In this connection an English dele- | gate said recently: “I don't see how it will be possible of the discussion, unless it be settled | |before hand.” And another delegate |from one of the northern Scandina- |vian lands, referring to the popular movement in Germany to apply for {membership, said? “Certainly Ger- many should come in. If she appli she would probably be elected easily These and other questions, like the! problem of opium have served to ‘ite an atmosphere of unusual in-/ in this year’s doings of the! | mbly. The first business on the agenda: is the election of a president and six vice-presidents who, with the presi-} dents of the six committees later clected, form with the president a] bureau responsible for the general conduct of the business of the as-| sembly. | The actual work of the session then! begins with a discussion of the an-| nual report of the secretary general, | Sir Eric Drummond, on the activities | of the council during the year) and with a statement of what has| been done to make effective the re-| commendations of the previous as-| sembly, After a debate the assem-| bly usually divides itself into. six! Seneral committees. These include! constitutional and legal questions, | such as amendments to the covenant} ka Palace, one of the imperial buildings in Tokio. ASK TO JOIN | | were destroyed. to keep the reparation problem out|~ me nation htering and in bringing to the pie rs NE OF TOKIO’S ts for all visiting royalty. The Prince of Wales Reports from the Tokio fire and earthquake This is one of the principal year, and nominated a: candidate to succeed Judge Barbosa. POLITICIANS — USE AMPLIFIER Makes Campaigning Easy — Voices Not Strained | | Chicago, Sept 5—Fewer cracked or strained voices as the result of strenuous political speaking cam! paigns in the 1924 elections, and| which at the same time may reach a much wider constituency, is seen in} the applications of the loud-speaking| device used so successfully by the| late President Harding on his tour! to Alaska, j Candidates will be enabled to ad-| dress millions of citizens without vocal strain or discomfort, it is in-| dicated, as the instrument can be in- stalled in any. location, while atmos- Pherical conditions cannot affect its! operation. President Harding was able, with- TOKIO RAIL S' load at its modern doc the products of the interior ag ROYAL PALACES It has been completely remodeled in occidental st was a guest here w! the Japan i , H This is “Movie Row” in Tokio. out straining his voice, to make him. | bamboo poles are advertisements for the v. STREET SCENE IN TOKIO There is a river icultural and fleét of thou- industrial district. in recent hen he last visited the orient. ATION DESTROYED? ail communications from the capital to the interior capital. The long banners suspended from arious shows. The flimsy j WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1923 , DECISIONS OF RAILROAD BODY ARE ANNOUNCED | Many Cases Are Disposed of | During the Past Week, Bulletin of Rail Body Says NEW CASES FILED | new, cases docketed for hearing decision and cases decided as fol- | lows: { CASES DOCKETED Gackle Light and Power Company Section 14 filing of minimum charge per Horse Power connected. Also Power Rate. Independent Telephone Company, Towner application to discontinue 11 1-2 miles of rural telephone line northwest out of Rugby, North Da- kota. Northwestern Bell Telephone Com- Pany-Omaha application to close toll station at Urbana, North Dakota, CASES DECIDED Greenfield Telephone Company vs. |Sheyenne Telephone Exchange. This |ease is closed on account of non- | Prosecution and failure to answer | Commission's letters. |_ The Plans, Specifications and | Route for the proposed transmission ee of the Fessenden Light and Po: ~One Beico-Light Plant, the popular size, Model 866—850 1 ‘The Ks nish concrete base and battery 4-Wiring your house for ten S \ NSS of Electric Here is the in- stallation you get for $549.50 capacity, $2 volts (freight paid). standard Deloo-Light Bxide 2o5.° with sixteon large capacity cclis with extra thick pletes and heavy glass jars (freight paid). installation of the Plant end — except purchd@fer to fur- igsts to be located anywhere you er Company from Cathay to Sykes- ton were approved. The Gackle Light and Power Com- pany were given permission to file 4 power rate and a minimum connect- ed H. P. charge which is in effect a reduction in rates in certain cases. The Commission after its state wide investigation into the so called “Higher Line Charge” is of the opin- ion and has so sheld in+the above cases that this charge is discrimi tory, as between messages in differ- discontinuance, ; ‘ ent directions and has ordered its The Commission approved the sale of the Bismarck Water Supply Com- pany to the City of Bismarck as cf date August 25th, 1923, Chieago, Milwaukee and St, Paul Railway Co. vs. Interstate Commerce Commission Finance Docket No. 200i, The application of the above railway company for permission to abandon a portion of its line of railroad, ex- tending from Cogswell to Harlem, N. D. This was heard on July 14th by this Commission for the I. ©. C— Briefs have been filed, the record is complete and is now in the,hands of the I. C. C. for final consideration. CASES SET FOR HEARING Heaton Telephone Exchange, Heat- on, N. D. Application to close Ex- change. This has been set for hear- ing at Heaton, N. D. at 4:00 P. M. on September 17th, 1923. Farmers Electric Transmission Line vs. Fessenden Light and Power Company. This case has been set for hearing at Hamberg at 10:00 A. M. on September 18th, 1923, Citizens of Norfilk et al vs. Great Northern and Soo Line Railways Pe- tition for connecting track. This has been set for hearing at Norfolk at 4:00 P. M. on September 18th, 1923, + Cook Robinson, Velva, North Dako- — “, plant re most watts Q Possible. rack, (10) ta. Application to discontinue electric servico at Sawyer, N. Dak. This case has bgen set for hearing at Sawyer, N. D. at 1:00 p.'m. on. September 19, 19; ity of Rugby vs. Great Northern Railway. Petition for underground crosings in town. This case has beer set for hearing at 8:30 A. M. on Sep- tember 20th at Rugby, N. D. Independent Telephone Company Towner, North Dakota, Application te abandon telephone line northwest out of Rugby. This case has heen set for hearing at 1: M. on Sep- tember 20th at Rugby, N. Dak. Dancing! icKenzie Roof Garden — TueSdays, Thurs- days and Saturdays. 10c dances. Coolest spot:in Bis- marck, Cough shortness of breath wheezy breath- ing Quick Relief with EY'S w) FOL HONEY s°TA ESTABLISHED 1875 i i a Y’ Only Because-~ ¥ DELCO-LIGHT COMPANY -is the Worlds Largest Produc Light Plants can they make | bh, such : $5 49 - e Hi paps pegronpy 50 ~~ UANTITY production ‘makes low prices The Deloo-Light Company makes more farm electric lighting plants than any other manufac- turer. Over 21 acres of'floor space are occupied by the great Delco-Light Factories at Dayton. Whole carloads leave these factories daily, car- rying Delco-Light Plants destined to brighten farm homes far and wide throughout the land. Over 4,000 skilled installation men are daily wir- ing homes and installing these plants in all parts of the country. Such quantity production and o wish One power outlet wherever you Lee G astet is tect acme © Standard set of ten (10) drop lights ‘with eoaieste.and the installation of construction of these native buildings makes them highly inflammable. | AMERICA’S TOKIO EMBASSY such unparalleled installation facilities enable the Deleo-Light Company to offer for the first time this wonderfully low, installed price for the most popular farm-size Delco-Light Plant. Never before has there been such a splendid Monday, September 2 and the first classes will be held on Wednesday, “September 26. A fee for late regis. tration is charged to all students entering after classes have met for the first time of the new year, In order that there might be room f ents, ant} self heard to thousands surrounding | of the league ;the work of, the tech-| the observation setae ic car. Speak- | nical organizations on ¢conomics,| ery of experience have stated. that | finance, transit aud health; ; the! ordinarily sai, a fee aaa | question of reduction of armaments; | hear an open-air address by the aver- i the budget and other matters of in-|age speaker, and then they mast be| ternal administration; social ques-| close. | eet sight {lone pa as erium, the Witte slave] The speech amplifying system is| these lights in your house. opportunity to equip your farm with electric and facilities to care for the attend-| traffic and refugee problems, and| composed of three portable transmit- | 4 A . | nce expected this fall, many alter-| Political questions such as the ad-| ters mounted on the railing et. the| JaTen (10) standard clectrie light light and Lahige Delon Litt see make reer BH) Fatious have been made, New clsec.| mission of new stator »s, Lear's observation platform; a control! bulbs. home a better, brighter place in which to ive zooms “have been provided and this| These committees are virtually’ Tom in which is located the oper- “i and work. You can make the housework easier ‘has necessitated moving some of the|$™all assemblies in thomselves, for| ating rack with its amplifiers and Simitan ouefit cvith smaller for the women. You can make life happier for a faculty and administrative offices to|¢#ch country has the right to be re-|®CCessory apparatus; five projectors | ne COME SOe the children. You can save labor and increase other buildings, Presented on all of them. As three | ™ounted in a semi-circle on a spe- 50 i 3 | “The completion of the new agricul-| committees sit simultaneously" one| “iAlly built extension to the observa | $442: profits for yourself, tural building is one of the most im-| ay and three others the next, the | tO" hood, and the signal system. The, sama sound waves of the, speaker's voice! are absorbed by the transmitters and | conveyed by wires to the control room| where they are am #1| ‘portant changes” declared Stanley A. Smith, architect at the college. “As Swell-ds being the newest building it work of the assembly is greatly ex- Pedited. Newspaper’\ correspondents are kept busy following all these You've wanted a Delco-Light Plant. You need @ Delco-Light Plant. Here is your opportunity. Soldon easy 4 aes oti : plified and then| , is also one of the most imposing and| Meetings. When the “eommittees| delivered vo & i | 5 COMPANY = It is spacious and will/™ake their final reports, -usually| roof, which, ane we kapohones | DELCO-LIGHT Me. : brief, the full assembly affords a| delivering the words, H Dayton, OxI0 ‘ can get your IGHT. final debate on any point still ‘at is- sue, The official lan;jages of the as- sembly are French and English, Spoeches delivered in ond are trans. lated into the other tongue. The as- sembly convention lasts ftom three to four weeks and generally marks Out broad policies whose detailed ex- ecution is left to-the council, which is the cabinet of the League of Na- tions. In view of the late President Hard-| ing's recommendation that the Unit The signal systein in’arranged so] ‘as to enable the audience observer| and the platform and .control oper=| atorssto converse by signals. If the’ observer in the crowd’ thinks addi-| tional volume fp necded, he signais! the platform™man, .who ‘makes the shou ie many offices, laboratories, and ” , ‘Francis Hall has been entirely re- 4 led and this historic building “Used this year for offices of on and experiment station =A new dairy feeding shed ition to the poultry house mong the change: THE AMERICAN AMBASSY AT TOKIO. 8 made in the I buildings. A new green- pas: made. its appearance just ard of the pesent group. The Arts and Engineering build- BR been redecorated and and Music Hall has been MOLASSES HAS . ~ MANY MEW USES Honolulu, Sept. _5.—New desired changes. land which were used for the man-) ‘The new demand is expected to add | utscture of alcohol: Since then the! approxifmately $1,000,000 to the in- j molasses, which has a.sugar content| come ofthe Hawaiian plantations this [of one-fifth, has been used as fuei uses} or thrown into the oz New additions and enlarg-|° States join the International| Which have been found for molasses,| A discovery that molasses: may be e Over 200000 Satisfied seers : ing space have been complet- Court of Justice, of special interest | ™ainly .a waste product oi the Hac] used as a culture medium in th ‘pro- . SS : : o3 i pea % = waiian sugar plantationa since Administration building. Pigcp baer be ~ election of nsion department’ will ceessor to Judge Ruy Barbosa 4 Half and the pub-|f Brazil as a member of the court, sshaxal lad nt will forsake | This election is carried out by the for the-new ieul- | Concurrent majority action of the as- g. Sei ‘Hall will be|*embly and council. The American English, |€toup-of. the old Hague arbitral court exercised its prerogative this the duction of yeast, hes created 2 con. enactment of the prohibition act, arc| siderable demand récently. It also has expected to ex! the supply this| beeq. found that molasses makes a year, according to an announcement | valusble feed for stock, as, it is said by the Sugar Factors, which handle| it has~about twice the energy value most of the. Hawaiian crop. B of any other feed tested. These two Prior to prohibition, the plantations | developme: are expected to utiljze derived’ a considerable income from| most of the lasses” produced. by ‘the molasses shipments to the main-|'the plantations. 408 Broadway °