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SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1924 : U. §. REVENUE OFFICE BUSY Last Day‘ For Filing Income Tax Returns Brings Rush The divisional office of the U. S Bureau of Internal Revenue, estab- lished here last year, is proving a great uid to income taxpayers in this district. The number of returns being filed at’ the office indicates not only a greater use of the office but also a greater amount of money being paid to the government this year than last from income taxpayers of southwestern North Dakota. ‘ B. E. Hitchcock, in charge of the | Hi fice, iaxphone for the t sever: extremely busy he in making out and F. D. Riley, made trip: al towns to assist incom n making out returns. and | as turn t e office was rushed all during the y, those in the office remaining | ifter hours to accommodate the tax: payers, In addition to the income tax work, | the law a /f the local office looks after other S. Internal Revenue collections | sn southwestern North Dakota, | MARKET NEWS WHEAT SHOWS Chicago, Mar, 1 showed firmness to transactions, encouraged Europe and be Wheat prices in the early buyers being somewhat a result of the nt. n demand for Canadian wheat e of higher quotations at Liverpool. Unfavorable crop reports from east of the Mississippi were 0 a sbullish factor. Houses with stern connections leq the buying. Qpening prices which ranged from ohe-cighth to one-half cent to five- cighths cents up, May $1.06 to $1.06% and July $1.06% to $1.07 were follow- ed by a slight reaction, and then by’fresh upturns. ta i MINNEAPOLIS FLOUR | Minneapolis, Mar. 15.—Flour un- changed to 10 cents higher. In car- | ‘gad lots family patents, quote at S640 to $6.55 a barrel in 98-pound cotton sac hipments 42,429 bar- Bran $23.00, MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN ar, 15.--Wheat re- 3 cars compared with 178 h No. 1 north- 1 dark fancy 3 No. choice to No. ing choice to fa have been | ng people | Today was jand must create a spirit which will, ipe last day for filing returns. and|make the man or woman whe yields Bee of the |the land and nation.” PRODUCER OF FILMS CALLED BY COMMITTEE! (Continueg from page 1) he said, “that I ever participated in any way with the late Jess Smith} or anyone else for a consideratign, either monetary, political or social, in connec- jliquor laws or any other laws, is| false and untrue.” The attorney general then procecd- | ed to deny in detail, in a formal atement the inference as to wrong |doing on his part contained in the} testimony of Roxie Stinson, Snrith’s! divorced wife. MOULDING OF ‘DRY’ OPINION | | IS NECESSITY!" (Continueg from page 1) ot only obedience but respect to the s and constitutions of our Jand,! poplitae and respected and will give} to those wko aid in the violation of! 1 cling that they are not living true to the highest ideals o American citizenship od Sarning the right to be considered good citiz Jas long as they aid the scorne the constitution and the enemies o! and order. | “In this great work, we have a right jto expect your splendid organization jto The history of your achieve- | iments during the fifty years| |gives us the right to expect and de- | mand this of you. Nevertheless, it lis too great a task for you alone andj oopera- ency that anism and the of mUheE ce Americ Asks Appeal Made “Appeal to the Sons and Daugh of the can Revolution, w ablished the common- ave us our constitution | and form of government; appeal to|{ the G. A, R. and the W. R. C., by, the splendid service of whom our ccun- try was preserved; appeal,to the American Legion and the Legion Aux- iliary and all other organizations growing out of the recent war, by ¢ sufferings and sacrifices the ideals underlying our national grosvth and progress, secured world wide ac- claim. Appeal to ie women's clubs, the Rotary, s, the Lions, aveeethers clnbiy witoseld nekarehuer: ship and splendid ideals make them such a factor in our community life, and finally appeal to the churches | and to the Christian men and women of our s whether belonging to these organizations or not, to jo in a mighty campaign for law enforce- ment; to respect the man who ab- stains and seeks to aid in maintain- ing respect and observance of the | law, and to insist that all public of- | ficials who are charged with the en- forcement of the law shall pertorm ‘duty fully, fearlessly and without $1,185 to good $1.14% good to choice + duly $14 % _peptember $1.1415, o. 3 yellow A170 to 6BiZe to Te; A285 GO%e 2.49. | CHICAGO LIVESTOCK Chicago, ch 15.—Hog receipts 5 to 10 cents higher. Top $7. Cattle receipts 1,000. Compared ago beef steers steady to ‘lower. Extreme top matur- eq steers $12.00. Sheep receipts 6,000. ,T fat shorn ewes $9. Steady. week around 23,000 d wo doubles For x ¢ $T. PAUL LIVESTOCK South St. Paul, Mar. 15.—Cattle re- ceipts 50. Compared with week ugo fat steers and yearlings, stockers and feede: dy to 25 cents lower. In- between grades showed most decline. All other killing classes steady. Bulk ‘rices at the close, fat steers and Vearlings $7.00 to $8.00. Fat she-| 50 to 0. Canners and cut- | 0 to Bologna bulls 4.00 to $4.50. rs and feeders 5.00 to $6.50. Calves receipts 50. Compared with week ago closing 50c to 75c lower. Bulk prices at the! close $4.00 to $8.50.- Hog receipts 1,200. Steady. Bulk xood and choice butcher and bacon hogs $6.85 to $6.90. Lighter weights | sirable grades {down to} Packing sows mostly to $6.00. Bulk feeder pigs Sheep receipts 500. All direct. Compared with week ago ago lambs weak to 25 cents lower. Week's bulk prices fed western lambs $15.00 to $1 Native lambs $14.00 to $14.50. Fat ewes $9.00°to $9.50. BISMARCK GRA (Furnished by. Russell-Miller Co.) Bismarck, March 15, 1924, No. 1 dark northern . +$1.06 1 northern spring . + 1.02 1 amber durum . 85 1 mixed durum . 83. 1 red durum . 79 1 flax . 2.14 No. 2 flax . 09; No. 1 rye 43 We quote but do not handle the following: Oats Sle Rarley - -AGe | ‘weltz, per wt, . New Shell Corn White & | i Ypllow Mixed No, 3 56 Ibs. tést ......52¢ 50 No. 4 55 Ibs. test . - -48¢' 46c Je per pound giscount under 55 | Ibs. Ear Corn (70 Ibs. Se under shell: in Minnesota) WHO! | PRODUCE (Furnished by forthern ‘Produ Cream——Butterfat,-per Ib. . Raver Hyeeh. candled per doz, Dressed Poultry No. 1 D. P. Young Tom sariors per lb, peteowes 28 No. 1 D. P. Hen turkeys, per ‘h...20 No. 1 Ducks per Ib. No. 1 Geese per Ib ...erransarnnenng «18 be es ae er Ib. sssseveetee ed? ners 15 ‘Live Poultry Hens 4 tbs. each and over per Ib. 18 08 | generation. favor. Through the public schools implant the same aim and ideals in the minds and hearts of the growing | The Gov enor declared a question | ing the W. C. T. U., after proaib on laws Ned been enacted, was “whether, h&ving accomplished much and achieved this wonderful victory, you as an organization can afford to place the laurels on your brow, cease your efforts, and spend the balance of your days congratulating yoursel- | ves upon the splendid contribution you have made to the prosperity and welfare of the human race, or wheth- er there is still work for you to do,” Vital Question He declared the “most vital ques-| tion in our American life today is that of law enforcement. “The enforcement of these laws, he said, “is and should be the joint ility of the states and na- rth no disposi- tion to shirk its responsibilit; matter or to fail to do it: the great work of mai supremacy of the constitution a lenforcing fespect for and obedience to the laws of the land. I am ecnfi- dent that the great majority of our officials charged with the duty of law enforcement are willing and an- ous to do their full duty to the end that this law, prohibition law, as well as all other laws on our statute books, be fully and fairly enforced. The ideal conditions of law enfoxce- ment are attained only when the re- presentatives of the federal, state, and local governments work together in full harmony to secure enforce- ment and to establish respect for law and order.” Tax Automobiles As Luxury March 15.—The new g a 15 to 30 percent viles has been severely in this Copenhag: law establish a on autom jticized in + stor circles, particular y the hep: of American car mak- ne compani h branches in Dén- mz They ©:im that their com- panies have i+ ently acquired large plants in Denr rk With the intextion of employing.! mdreds of Danes and using Copenh sen as a collecting and distributi' +: center for Scandi- navia, Russia ad Other European countries. Some promi ed the, op: whose governn . havi upbyaid Denmsr potay tax ‘én Jv BUYS Th -2 LEE’ GH MINE Dickinson, ,N. 1)., Maven deal closed this w» < P. E. man acquired a fi.’ | interest in the Lehigh Coal comp: » at Lehigh and will,in the future, ! adle retail sales from the, offices «’ the Dickinson Ice & Transfer comp ny in this city. The Lehigh Coal cv":pany has made extensiye improvem¢ its during the winter months ahd’ now has one of the most up-to-date and extensive mining, properties on the Slope. A t Danes have ex- an that Americans, t apparently taxes +o moral right to ‘or placing a tem- ach, Hens under 4 ibs. per lb. Bo Cocks and stags, per Ib....n0-0 08 cawins cormeninm AB 10 Geere, per Ib... pore pero new nihe foot dry vein of coal has been tapped ata location one half mile south of the Nor:iern Pacific tracks at Lehigh. A 49 foot shaft. has been sunk, and modern a Nag | retail si si IP. fundamental law of i THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Mandan High INCOE RPORATION S |RYDER PEOPLE PAGE THREE the office’ of the Commissioner of machinery installed. A narrow guage interest of dairying will be held, ac- track been built to the tipple i ‘ ; q d G cording to information received at | Agriculture and Labor, on the right of way and coal is} < Ww i cord . hauled to the tipple in mine c Beats Wilton ig dttstes of iscorporation fled sith PLAN BI = FAIR i en pionship basketball team defeated ' laniry cattle exhibition ‘Boxe June, at power. ; Be op) Le eee Hee tors, M. O.! Ghich time a big celebration in the PFRRY WEBB BROTHERS Associated with Mr. Zimmerman! Wilton high at Mandan last night by . Movius, J. BL W. agner, | “ are W. F, Burnett and A. D, Turner | score of 23 to 8. ‘The two teams L. Parsons, M. M| UNDERTAKING Undertakers | Embalmers of Turner, who will continue to! Were in the district tournament, but all’ of Lilgerwoodseand) Gea, Funeral Directors PARLORS manage the mine at Lehigh. The | did- not meet. Jerson of Veblen, S. D. % : pete ae owners plan to build an extensive | DR. R. S. ENGE Licensed Embalmer in Licensed Embalmer in retail trade in the city. Mr. Zim- Chiropractor Charge. Charge. merman will have charge of locat | Day Phone 100 Day Phone 246 Consultation Free Lucas Blk. Biamarck, Night Phones 100 or 687 Night Phones 246-887 Indian Tribes _ . Believed Men Became Animals CAPITOL Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Matinee Tuesday, 2:30 p. m. RememberMarch18is Election Day The Polls now close at 7 o’clock p.m. Your first duty and obli- gation as a citizen, to your country and state, is to vote. Do Santa Barbara, Calif., March 1 The Santa Barbara Channel Indians, before the influences of white civi-} tion came among them, believed | just the opposite of the modern} Hee of evolution, according to J. Children’s Matinee Wednesda: Evening Performances — 7:15 i 00 p.m. nd 9:00. ngton of the Museum o h 1 ‘ . Ain Braun a Feebnb VISE if not fail your country and your state. See that your friends and eavere renleriieadial Mriartne ony neighbors vote. Vote “Yes” on all measures except the “Fedje | thought that all the animals once had been people and had attained their various form by a slow process of| Jevolution. There had been a time, jaccording to the lore, when peaple were the only form of life, Gradual- | ly the “first people” came to re ble certain animals, into which the: eventually turned. The ancestor of the owl was said to have been an ordinary looking In- dian, but rather fat and hairy and with a habit of inserting the sylla- bles “muhu” between his words. The Farm Labor Lien Law.” (Political Adv.) TEN FACTS == bullsnake had been an excessively : thin Indian, with shifty eyes, a fleet | ———Regarding ——__—_ runner. The coyote, the most popu-| was declared still to re-| Indian man, thouga, it! udmitted, his hands had become | his nose projected rather far, | s were black and he had grown | lar animal, semble an Ancient Order of United Workmen NORTH DAKOTA, MONTANA, IDAHO, CALIFORNIA, UTAH, NEVADA and WYOMING. ’ Great Romantic the} hough | | The medicine men used to s coyote still had human speech he uttered little yelps between h 1. Amount of new business written in 1923. -$5,074,000.00 words,. This creature was credited | p ays! 2. Number of new members admitted....... de 2,818 aaa wince | Day of Days! 3. Total insurance in force December 31, 19: . 28,406,376.00 | 4, Total number of members December 31, 1923... 15,134 Swedish Banks In 5, Total assets of Grand Lodge December 31, 1923. 3,675,332.39 Good Condition | 6. Total paid in death claims for year 1923. 152,812.00 ed. ane a | 7. Total paid in death claims since the Gr: and ‘Lodge was Stockholm, Mare be ndus 929 969.15 4 sua idinuaetilteietles “ov Swedor: orgafiized ............... : . 2288.00 gratified over the healthy condi 8. Total paid in Health and Accident claims tor 192: 21,298.00 n’s banks as 9. Increase in assets over previous year.......... 453,592.66 10. Prospects for the year 1924 are the most promising in hanks which have thus far reported | show a combined net profit of $11,- | 000,000, with dividends ging from six to 15 p t and an ze div idend of 9.6 percent. The reports in- dicate that the expense accounts of | the banks were considerably lower in| 1923 than in 192 | the history of the organization. Ladies Admitted on Same Basis as Men. D. B. BURTON, District Manager. Bismarck, North Dakota. Too Late To Classify \ AT THE MOHAWK—Good with board at Bedrock prices. h. Phone 14 a1 FOR SALE ‘ord truck, P| hone Mandan. 3. PEELE ELE EEE EEE EEE EEE ETE EEE EEE ETO TE | rooms | 401 | secre Adults 5c. Children 20c.- -Adults 25c. Children 10c. Matinee. . FOR SALI jon, up- right concert grand piano, used six months. Enameled range, firmed ining room table, one ensii cutter, used one season. Write P. O. Box 2: \ 3-Lb-1w “i kaa a AUDITORIUM aaxeanss oa cea ices Matinee and Night MARCH 22nd perce ee Avan Seats on Sale Thursday, March 20th. ees | E. J. CARPENTER OFFERS B-15-3t | = GEORGE CARTOON MUSICAL COMEDY | BRINGING UP FATHER | A ON BROADWAY; & |, CAPITOL| TONIGHT Hoot Gibson —in— “SINGLE HANDED” A real: action story of the west. Comedy — Carter De Havens —in— -. “TWIN HUSBANDS” Coming TOM MIX —inp— x ay ALL NEWS, |Prices Including Tax. Night $1.10, 5 85-55. Matinee, Children 30c. Adults 55c. Regular Seat Sale at ITH. CHECK Harris & Woodmansce eat OKDEN. ee | PUBLIC AUCTION Jiggs Drawing Contest =| At my farm, 11 miles Northeast of Bismarck, Naughton Township at | | 1:00 P, M.Sharp ' FRIDAY, MARCH 21 The Tribune will offer to the boys and girls who attend the grade or Junior —— FARM MACHINERY —— High School, a chance to see Jiggs in person when he appears here in “Bringing 1 Dane Hay Stacker, 2 Dane Bull Rakes, 1 John Deers Disc, 1 Key- Up Father On Broadway” at the Auditorium, March 22. All that is necessary is to stone Disc, 1 Gasoline Seven Horse Power Engine, 1-1 and a Half draw a likeness of Jiggs taken from the above picture; fill in the missing lines, but Horse Fower Gasoline Engine, 1 Saw and Jack, 1 ‘Trailing Cart, 1 John do not trace or draw through thin paper. Mail, together with your name and age and the school that you attend, written or printed on the face of the cartoon to THE JIGGS EDITOR care Tribune so as to reach him not later than March 19th as the Deere Horse Rake, 10 feat, 1 McCormick Horse Rake, 10 foot, 1 John Deere Sulky Plow with braking attachments, 1 John Deere Gang Plow, | contest closes then, and the winners announced. The prizes will be as follows: Ist Prize 2nd Prize 3rd Prize good as new, 1 McCormick Grain Binder, 8 ft. good as new, 1 John 1 BOX 6 SEATS 4 SEATS MAIL ORDERS ENCLOSE SELF ADDRESSED MPED ENVELOPE Tonight - Saturday REX BEACI’S BIG BROTHER” featuring TOM MOORE, MICKEY BENNETT, EDITH ROB. ERTS, RAYMOND HATTON , Deere Corn Binder used one season as-good as new, 1 Corn Cultivator, | 4 or 5 Hundred Ash Posts, 75 Piece of Elm for Reaches and Eveners, Lots of other good lumber, 3 Hacks, Several Gas Tanks, Full set of | blacksmith tools such as forge, BAe drill and other tools, 1 Good Saddle, 2. Good Cream Cans, in Deere Horse Ral 10 foot, 3} Single Buggy Harnesses, 4 Si 2) Heavy Work harness, 10 Good Col- | lars, 3 Heavy Lumber Wagons, V Large Coal Box, 1 Grain Tank 110 bu. | {2 Sets of Bob Sleds, 3 Tee Racks, 1 Scotch Harrow, 1 Dray, 2 Feed Grinders, 1.Wheel Scraper and 1 Slush Scraper. 20 —— HEAD OF STOCK 20 I year and a half Red Poll Bull, 2 Steers, Year old, 2 Winter Calves 5 Mares, bred to a Jack, 1 Mare, 7 years old, 1 Bay Mare, 9 years old, 1 Bay Mare 8 years old, 1 Roan Mare 8 years old, 1 Bay Mare 9 years | jold, t Jack 4 years old, 8 Mule Colts will be year old, 1 Shetland Pony fo years old, All kinds of Things Too Numerous to Advertise. ——FREE LUNCH AT NOON—— Pathe News Aesop Fable§| i TERMS: —5 per cent discount for cash. Credit extended of Bankable Cameo Comedy Paper ‘mtil October Ist, 1924. Everything listed above must be sold COME EARLY the highest bidder as I am leaving the farm for good. NN MATT CLOOTEN = Get Us Seat For The First]|j, m THOMPSON, Aaplanens FIRST NATIONAL BANK . Show at 7: » Bismarck, Clerks y|" case of a bad storm-on date of sale; the sale will be held the follow- JIGGS DRAWING CONTEST. The ,ntire Jiggs family, with a hunch of bobbed haired Broadway beauties will be at The Auditorium on Saturday, March 22nd, and The Tribune wants the boys and girls who attend the grade or junior high school, all to have a chance to see “Bringing Up. Father On Broadway” as their guests. “all that is necessary is to fill in the missing lines in the above cartoon, but do not trace or draw through thin paper. It must be a free hand drawing. Mail together with your Name and Age and School that you attend, written or printed very plainly on the face of the cartoon, so as to reach him March 19th as the contest closes then and the wifners announced on March 21st. The drawings will be judged and prizes awarded by the Auditorium Management, ing day |