The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 4, 1923, Page 3

« TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1923, y tion of farming in the state. MANY FARMS WITHOUT COW r. Coulter’ Begins Intensive Campaign For Diversi- ' fication Fargo, N. D., Dec. 4.——“Of the 77,- 690 farms in North Dakota a canvass made in 1920 shows that more than ,000 farms did not have a 'milk 400 did not grow their own potatoes, 18,500 did: not have a -pig,! and more than 25,000 did not have a| warden during the preceeding sum- Phat is the reply made by Presi- dent John Lee Coulter of the North Dakota Agricultural’ college when s to the need for diversifica- Inquir- to the plan for accelerated on which Dr, Coulter plac- ed before President Coolidge last month, pouring into the college presid office and the abpve statement is one of{his answers ‘for of a diversification will permit North aid in getting back to a farming system that will pro- vide food for their own tables grown on their own .farms. “In statistics ‘recently compiled at the college it is shown that many farmers of the state are paying cash for more than half of what is used on the farm table,” said Dr, Coul- ter, “At present the poor prices and yield of wheat, which has been the main crop of the state, has resulted in a condition making it dificult for many farmers to get back to mixedj farming. “Right now the farmers need loans the great need program which Dakota farmers to provide a few good milk cows, some pigs, and perhaps some sheep. The North Dakota farmers want to Aet back to a condition where they row and raise a variety of food pro- ducts this plan that the agricul- tural college is advocating would help them to do that.” TAX BURDEN IS $230 FOR EACH FAMILY IN N. D. » (Continued from Page 1) 1910 the school districts of the state levied taxes to the extent of $3,896,- 000, while in 1921 they levied taxes tent of $18,994,000, an in- of over $10,000,000 in eleven to the years, the expenditures for 1921 be- ing three and one-half times thosé of 1910. * ‘The inerease in, school s in these eleven years was more than the aggregate amount of taxes levied in 1910 by the state and all districts, ineluding school districts. li is not only school district taxes which have increased, but the se in schoo] taxes is more start- ling for the simple reason that schoo" taxes do constitute and always have CAPITOL THEATRE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY presents “THE Eternal Struggle’ featuring Earle Williams, Renee Adoree, Wallace Beery, Barbara La Marr. A big soul-stirring, spec- tacular picture of the Far North, From G. B, Lancaster’s great novel, “The Law Bringers.” ‘Adulis 35¢ Children 15¢ John B. Rogers Produc- ing Co. presents OH! OH! CINDY! with its , Gorgeous Costumes. Peppy Dancing. Pretty Girls— Galore, t °., ry U Auditorium ~ Dec.'11-12 Under the Aus- pices of Lloyd Spetz Post No. 1, American Legion. Prices - $1.65-$1.10- 55e. (Including Pax) ; will hold a C ‘Jeonstituted such a large portion of the total tax burden. While school district taxes for 1921 increased over. those of 1910 by 250 percent, town- ship taxes in the same period have increased 263 percent, city and vil-| lage taxes 171 percent, county taxes 200 percent, and state taxes, exclu- sive of those. for educational pur- poses, the soldier's bonus and’ high- ways, 191 percent. During the same period the assessed.acreage of land! in the state increased only 21 per- cent, while the population increased onty 12 percent. With agriculture less productive than heretofore is it any wonder that we find taxes burdensome?” « Effect On Rates Mr. Converse said that increased | commodity prices, affecting public and private business alike, was the chief factor for the increase. He pointed out that freight charges are berdensome but said in fairness it must be recognized that high taxes in turn contribute to bringing about high freight rates, The pay one-seventh of the North Dakota he said. “We complain. that they charge us in North Dakota higher freight ‘rates than are charged in other states, and their reply is that we assess against them heavier taxes than are assess- ed in other states,” the tax commis- sioner said. Although stating that he was neither advocating or opposing a sales tax, Mr. Converse said that “it is probably true, however, that it is the only tax which can be devised which would be sufficiently produc- tive to relieve a large portion of the burden of property taxation.” taxes in | Real estate now bears 72 percent | of the tax burden of the state; in 1922 it hore 77 verse outlined to his auditors methods used in Cleveland, Ohio, in taxing real estate, in an effort to find a more equitable way of assess- ing property. 2 SENTENCED TO-PEN UNDER REVOLVER ACT (Continued from Page 1) gone into the city, and notified the sheriff. With a deputy he went to the spot, where the guns were plant- ed, removed the shells and toot the nitroglycerine to a s#fe place. When Jordan came back to get his gun he was arrested und a search re- vealed dynamite zaps, fuses and small razor-edge steel edges on his person, it was testified. picked up later in the vicinity. Ebert formerly sgrved a term in the state prison for highway robbery. Jordan served two terms at Bis- marck, once for box car robbery and once for robhing a store at Wildrose, Williams county. He also had served a term in the Walla Walla, Washing- ton, prison, he admitted on the stand. Real Estate Transfers Made Reat estate transfers filed with the register of deeds include: F. C. Wessner and wife to Martha Stender, lots 8 and 9, block 89, Mc- Kenzie and Coffin Ad. 5 Henry W. Jagd to Frank J. Sturma, lots 11 to 16, block 73, McKenzie and Coffin Ad. C. B. Little to Richard Borner, southwest quarter, section 17, town- ship 141, range 79. Fred C. Chase and wife to Apple Creek school district No, 39, two square acres in section 14, township 138, range 79. , William Langer and wife to J. B. Smith, lots 19 and 20, block 63, Mc- Kenzie and Coffin Ad. William E. Breen to Raymond R. Breen, east 1-2, section 36, township 139, range 80. M. Eckles and wife to C. K. Stearns, part of section 29, township 188, range 80. Wing Mercantile Co. to Sherman W. Biederbeck NW 1-4, section 24, township 143, range 76, Eliza Harris to John Nathan, undi- vided 1-2, lots 9 to 12, block 96, Me- Kenzie and Coffin Ad, William T. Perkins and wife to John Nathan re- a maining half same lots. MODERN SCHOOL, - St. Thomas, N. D., Dec. 4.—St. Thomas pupils are now going to school in ore “of tle most modern combination grade and high dchool buildings ‘in the state, the first reci- tations being held in the building November 15, The structure is of rough texture pressed brick with Bedford texture trimming, two stories high, and built at a cost of $80,000. The interior is entirely of fireproof construction and there is no basement. r THE WEATHER i eet twenty-four ‘sours F ending at noon “today. Temperature at 7 a, m..... Temperature at noon ...... Highest yesterday .... Lowest yesterday .. Lowest last night . Precipitation . Highest wind velocity . ,_ Weather Forecast For Bismarck and vicinity: Gen- erally fair tonight and Wednesday. Warmer tonight. For North Dakota: Generally fair tonight and Wednesday. Warmer to- night. . 4 Weather Conditions An area of low pressure is center- ed over the lower Mississippi Valley and precipitation occurred from Ok- Iahoma and northern Texas, north- eastward to the upper Great Lakes |xegion. Generally fair weather pre- ‘vails from the upper Mississippi Val- ley westward to the Pacific “coast. The Sow pressure area centered. over. Alberta and Saskatchewan is accom- panied by mild temperatures over the entire Northwe Orris W. Roberts, ane St. Georges itmas pho of handkerchiefs, underwear, baby clothes, and other ar- Lahr Motor Sales Saturday. icles’ in display rooms: ot) railroads | percent, Mr. Con-| Ebert was | MARKET NEWS WHEAT TAKER Initial Trading on Chicago Board Is Favorable Chicago, Dec. 4.—Wheat scored advances today after a brief period of weakness at the start. IMtinl de- clines were ascribed to failure of the Liverpool market to respond to yes- serday’s upturns on this side of the Atlantic. There was a continual moderate buying on the part of com- mission houses led soon to a rise in |values, The opening which ranged from 1-8 to 1-2 cent lower with Dec. 1.04 3-4 to 1.05 and May 1.10 %-4 to 1.10 1-2 was followed by an ascent all around to well above yesterday's finish, f Wheat continued its upward ten- se was firm, 5-8 to one cent net higher, December $1.05 5-8 and May, $1.11 1-2 to $1.116-8, CHICAGO LIVESTOCK Chicago, Dec, 4.— Hog receipts 167,000. Slow, mostly steady to strong with Monday’s average. Top $7.40. * Cattle receipts 16,000. Uneven rather slow. Early ‘top yearling $1 Sheep receipts 16,000. tive, fat lambs strong to aroun 15 cents higher. Sheep strong to 26 ie nts higher, MINNE FLOUR Minneapoli: Flour 10 to (20 cents higher. In rload |family patent quoted at $ $6.30 a barrel in 98-pound cotton sacks. Shipments 60,590 barrels. Bran $26.00 to $27.00, ESTOCK Dec. 4.—Cattle re- ceipts 3,000. Opening slow at steady to weak prices with the general undertone lower. ' Killing quality plain mostly common and mediim grades. Common ani medium ‘beef steers quotable $4.50 to $9.00. Bulk $7.00 and under. Butcher. cows and heifers largely $3.50 to $5.50. Canners and cut- ters $2.10 to $3.00. Bologna bulls $3.25 to $3.75. Stockens and feed- ers selling*in line with a general market bulk of eagly sales $4.50 to $6.00, within a quotable price range PAUL LIV So. Paul, of $2.50 to $7.25. Calves receipts 3,300. Largely 25 cents or more. higher. Best lights $7.75 ‘to $8,00. Hog receipts 20,800. Lights and butchers mostly 10 to 15 cents higher. Packing sows steady to strong. Bulk better grades 150 to around 200 pound averages $6.50 to $6.7 Packing sows $6.00 to $6.10. Pigs steady to 25 cents higiier. Bulk $6.00. Sheep receipts 1,200. . Early sales sheep and lambs fully steady. Bulk native lambs early $11.75. Some held higher. Fleshy native ewes $4.50 to $6.00. Short- fed choice 110 pound westerns late Monday. $6.50. , i ae BISMARCK GRAIN. Furnished hy Russell-Miller Co.) Bismarck, Dee. 4. No. 1 dark northern. $1.04 No. No. 1 northern spring 1 amber durum No, 1 mixed durum. No. 1 red durum No, 1 flax . No, 2 ba No, 1 r: We ae) but do not handle the following: Oats .. Barley Spoltz, cwt. New Shelled Corn. No, 3 yellow, 56 pounds... No, 3 white and mixed, 56 No, 4 yellow, 55 Ibs.. No. 4 white and mixed, 55 Ibs. + 1.00 ‘a2 One cent. discount per pound un- ler 65 pounds, Ear corn 5 cénts diseount under shelled (72 in Minnesota). MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN, . Minneapolis, Dee,. 4.—Wheat re- ceipts 292 cars, compared with 301 cars a year ago. Cash No, 1 north- ern, $1.121-2 to $1.151-2; No. 1 dark northern spring choice to fancy, $1.19 1-2 to $1.25 1-2; good to choice, $1.161-2 to $1.181-2; ordinary to good, $1.131-2 to $1.161-2; Decem- ber, $1.111-2; May, $1.163-4; July, $1.16 3-4, Gorn No, 8 yellow, 671-2 to 68 1-2 cents; oats No, 3 white, 401-4 to 403-4 cents; barley, 49 to 63 cents; rye No, 2, 65 to 66 cents; flax No. 1, $2.45 to $2.49. ALLEGES WIFE WAS BIGAMIST Minot, N. D., Dec. 4—An action to annul what he alleges is a void mar- riage has been filed in district court here by James C. Gfeei, against Edna ‘H, Green. Green alleges they were married March 8, 1916 at Bow- bells, N, D., and that she frauduylent- ly represented to him that she was unmarried. Green, according to the complaint, upon Yearning on May 15, 1928, that Mrs. Green had been mar- ried to one Urem L, Parker as Este- van, Sask., on Nov. 15, 1914, left her and has not lived with her since. Green alleges ‘that there has been no judgment of divorce between Parker and the defendant and that the de- fendant at the time of marrying the plaintiff was still the lawful wife of Parker, Green as¥s that the four children | born to him and the defendant be declared legitimate issue of the plaintiff and that the defendant HAVE YOU SEEN "EM? Those Necktie and-Shirts_at KLEIN'S—GIFTS FOR MEN ofall agen, KLEIN'S TOGGERY lack of selling pressure; however, antl | ts,;ed in The Tribune. adjudged not entitled to any of the] THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE - plaintiff’s property. The last known residence to the complaint, was 956 Howard street, Detroit; Mich: | MAY REOPEN _ Langdon, Dee. 4.—Early re- |épening soon of the First . National bank of Langdon which suspended about Nov. 1, last, now appears like- ly, with. efforts that have been made by officials and friends of the insti- tution to straighten up and safe- guard its affairs. | Officials Stated that the bank was jsolvent, but was suspended during a run on the bank and because bills jreceivable could not be collected quickly enough to meet sudden de- mands, Work of C, F. Fiman, special ex- aminer, has been completed. Bank officials have complied with all re- | quests made by him as examinér, No jehange of officers was demanded. Estimated losses were charged off and replaced by securities accepta- ble to the department., Mr. Fiman states that he has recommended to ‘the comptroller of currency that the ‘bank be Jal to plogal PETRIFIED | | Bucharest, Dec. 4.—The petrified | body of a miner which has just\peen discovered in the Akanugathag salt mine is believed by doctors to have Jain for at least 50 years. A mine amp found hanging from the cap of the miner was of such an old type that even the oldest living miners have never seen one like it. Not Co, Commissioner The 0. W, Bachman, who was sued with others on a note said to have been given to the Public Opinion, league newspaper, is not Oscar Bach- man, county commissione He is a brother of the commissioner, ic ONTRADICT BURYING PLACE OF INDIAN New England, N, D., Dee, 4.—Direect contradiction to a story recently ap- pearing in the Mobridge Tribune, to 'the effect that Sakakawea, famous In- jdian “Bird Woman” who guided the | Lewis and Cfark expedition of 1806, was buried near Kenel, S. D.,‘is con- tained in w# letter from R. Haas, isuperintendent of the Shoshone In- dian agency at Fort Washakie, Wyo. Mr, Haas, writing to Mrs. H. A. Borcherding of New England, who re- ferred to the Kenel story, states that Sakakawea was buried in the Indian cemetery about two miles from the Shoshone agency at Fort Washakie. CONSTRUCTS ICE HOUSE. New Rockford, N. D., Dec, 4.— Work has been begun on the con- struction in the Great Northern yards here of a mammoth icehous@ for storage of ice for use on the Great Northern trains. A. E, Mills, master carpenter, states’ he hopes to have it completed by Jan. 1, next. The structure will be about 26.car lengths long and will have a capacity of 30,000 tons, and will be electrical- ly equipped throughout, Too Late To Classify WANTED AT ONC xperienced Cafe. Phone 209. 12-4-8t FOR RENT—Flat at Person Cour ONE GARAGE FOR SALI FE. L. Faunce, at 802 Ist . for further information. 12-4-4t ROOM FOR RENT—Suitable for! two, 309-4th Street. . 12-4-3t The dum-dum bullet was named af- ter the place near Calcutta where it was first made. S DR. M. E. BOLTON Osteopathic Physician 119% 4th St. Telephone 240 Bismarck, N. D. i) S| A NIECE— Christmas. ‘BIeMARCK ’ | LANGDON BANK) AN UPTURN BODY FOUND} resses and kitchen help. Fred-| { ‘| invited { HAVE YOU_A SON— A DAUGHTER— A NEPHEW— A DEAR YOUNG ‘FRIEND? We have an attractive Home Savings Bank ready for you to present to him or her on dust call at our Savings Department, open van account in the child’s name, and ask for one of our Home Banks. P. ©. Remington, President. ee. aA Graben, Vice Pres. & Cashier. M. Schmierer, Asst. Cashier, jnald Barker production for the Me- MUSIC PART OF A.C.PROGRAM Will Start Promptly at 7:30 o’clock Wednesday Night The annual meeting of the Associa- tion of Commerce, which is to be held Wednesday night in the city auditorium, will start promptly at 7:20 p. m., it was announced tod: Community singing is first on program, together with musie hy the high school orchestra and the Juv nie band saxaphone quartette, ‘The! also will be a cornet solo, The program will be interpolated with’ songs and a cornet solo, and will include talks by Governor Nes- tos, L, B, Hanna and Maj, Stanley Washburn, LAHR DISPLAY ROOM IS PLACE OF MUCH BEAUTY aut allie What etting convinein| Motor room, the means Lahr show play in the company’s big interior has been tr ritable pateh of au- ith trees, floor, and a deer ie chickens, plac ts of the show room. ales The formed into a tumn woodlan¢ covered Amid models -Knight Particular attention is | TFT TT TTC DUGDAESOUSUOOUOUEOSUDONCOUOGEGUOLONEOUONOOOOUNSOQUOOOAUG automobiles. paid te displaying the Champion, the | Overland model. It is shown with the seats down and converted into a bed, one of the exclusive fea for traveling claimed for the car, The display room is beautifully arranged, and is attracting wide at- tention. There is a particularly fine specimen of a ¢ a. P sans show room. MUABORNEONOGROOOOGONNESSEANNUAOOONG! seg TV TTT TERT , in the | is ‘cordially The public » view the exhib CALLED . 4A. special ion of the Michigan legislature met tod at the call of Governor Alex J, Groesbeck for the reappor- tionment of state legislative district us provided in the stae constitution. | ATTHE MOVIES | A CAPITAL A brilliant cast including Renee ara La Marr, Earle W s, Pat O'Malley, Wallace Beery, Swickard and Pat Harmon, s brilliantly through Metro's ternal Struggle,” the feature upitol Theatre. “The Eternal Struggle” is literally packed with spectacular thrills, most of which were filmed in far Canada where the story is centered, Aside from the tense drama of “The Bte nal Struggle,” the production has the marveious beauty of the frozen Oty as a.natural setting.and it is eautifully photographed. “The Eternal Struggle notable achievement and ranks easily among the great pictures of the screen. It was adopted by J. G. Hawks and “Lansing, Mich., il Monte M. Katterjohn from the fam- “The ous novel by G. B. Lancaster, Law-Bringers,” and was photogra ed by Perey Hilburn. It is a Regi- tro-Louis B, Mayer forces. 1 THE ELTINGE amount picture, “The Si- Charl The P: DrMORSE'S INDIAN ROOT PILLS out the body M PUTT Moore and Robert KE the Eltinge Theatre for Wednesday and Thursday. adaptation of name Evening Post. — drama carrying a moral. i WEBB BROTHERS - The Christmas Store The Store is in Christmas readiness. You have lots of gifts to buy. You want just the right thing — and you want to get them early. We know that — in fact we anticipated it long ago and put our merchandising facilities in full play, preparing the right place in which to find just the right Christmas gifts. Presented are gifts for the home—gifts of apparel! —gifts for children. You will find it easy to make selec- tions for-your entire list here. We urge you to do it now. 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Let us show you that there is a difference—send us yourcollars this week. MATINEE EVERY DAY AT 2:30 WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY LEATRICE JOY, OWEN MOORE AND ' ROBERT EDESON —in—— “THE SILENT PARTNER” ~ GEORGE ARLISS, ALICE JOYCE, HARRY T MOREY ~ AND DAVID POWELL Sra Fae “THE GREEN GODDESS” Capital Laundry ‘ Thrills, Beauty, Drama From the Saturday. Phone 684 and Tense Appeal in Evening Post story By This Great Play. Maximilian Foster. COMING Zane Grey’s Greatest Story of The West ——‘“TO THE LAST MAN”——