The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 26, 1924, Page 2

PAGE TWO —- WHEAT GROWER MAKES REMARKABLE PROGRESS IN : increase in Diversification in North Dakota Plainly Shown by Graph of the North Dakota Agricultural | College — Reduction in Wheat Acreage Has Af- fected the Price. Fargo, N. D., July 26--The wheat rrower, with plenty of encouragement irom outsiders, got himself into # hole during the war. The wheat grower, with little help from: outsiders, has climbed out of the hole then. He has done this by readjusting production ap- proximately to domestic consumption requirements. This is the belief of President John | Lee Coulter of the North Dabota Agricultural college. This adjustment has been a mcre! important tor in bringing wheat prices up from the low level of last winter than the Canndian drouth and the world situation, he declares, By practicing the program advocat- ed by the Agricultural college for accelerated diversification and reduc- «d wheat acreage, farmers of North Dakota and of the spring wheat area aye brought about a large part of the wheat acreage reduction, and the consequent higher prices accard- ing:to President Coulter, “The large increases in the prices of wheat in the United States began with the publication June 10 of of- ficial reports showing the domestic production for 1924 to be about equa so consumption requirements,” Doc- tor Coulter declares. “This situation resuscitated the tariff, hitherto not fully effective because of the large exportable surpluses in the United States, and the price of wheat rapid- ly rose from 20 to 26 cents per bushel, or from about 95 cents per bushel to $1.20 per bushel. RECENT INCREASES “Increases of the past few wecks of from 10 to 15 cents per bushel are largely attributed to the Cana- dian drouth and the indicated world shortage of wheat. From now on the price*will depend upon the develop- ment of rust ond other damage fac- tors in the United States, and upon the changes which may take place in the status of the wheat crop in Canada and other foreign countries. “Consumption of wheat per tapita in the United States is about 6.1 bushels. Estimated population for January 1, 1925,’ is 113,000,000, mak- ing the consumption requirements for the 1924 wheat crop about 690,- 000,000 bushels. The latest ang largest official estimate of the wheat crop for the United States is 740,- 000,000 bushels, leaving a possible balance of 50,000,000 bushels. This balance may be accounted for by the normal exports each year of cer- tain varieties of soft and durum wheat and by low quality wheat used for feed. The present nigh prices for corn increase the possibility of prof- itable feeding of low quality wheat. “From the 1919 wheat crop in the United States, 366,000,000 bushels were exported, as compared with the present estimated possibility of 50,- 000,000 bushels this year. “The present favorable position of the American wheat grower is the product of his own progress toward adjustment of acreage to domestic consumption. In 1919 the winter wheat acreage was 50,494,000, and in 1924 36,898,000, a reduction of 13,596, 000 acres. For the same years the spring wheat acreage was 25,200,000 und, 16,920,000 respectively, or a re- ction of 8,280,000 acres, making a total reduction of 21,876,000 acres.” Part N. D. Has Played “What part has North Dakota play- ed in this readjustment?” the presi- dent was asked. “Farmers of North Dakota have done more than their share in bring- ing about this change,” he replied. “In 1919 North Dakota farmers grew 9,098,000 acres of wheat. This year the aereage is reduced to 7,436,000. Rye, another bread grain which com- petes to a certain extent with wheat, occupied 2,037,000 acres in this state in 1919 and only 966,000 acres this year.’ This makes a total reduc- tion in acreage of bread grain crops during the five years of 2,733,000 acres, or approximately a cut of 25 per dent.” The extra acreage which was de- voted’ to. bread grains is now being used for the production of feed crops since livestock: industry, and to the pro- duction of flax and potatoes, accord- ing to statistics compiled by Mr.| Coulter from the United States de- partment of agriculture yearbooks. ‘Duting the period: we have been discussing, the acreage of corn oats, 349,000; “barley, 439,000, and tame aay, 215,000,” President Coulter declared. “This makes a total in- erease:in acreage of feed crops of 1,192,608, accounting for two-thirds of the bread grain acreage reduction, “Meanwhile: flax production has been ‘mage profitable in North Da- kota “thru the production of wilt resistatt: varieties of seed by the Agricultural college and control of _ the wes problem thru crop rotation. As to cage, for North Dakota’s growing, in! North:Dakota has increased 789,000; | aores 12,000,000 ___ GETTING HIMSELF OUT OF DIFFICULTIES OF WAR 20,000,000 9,000,000 8,000 ,000 7,000 ,000 6,000,000 6,000 ,000 4,000 ,000 3,000,000 8,000,000 1,000,000 Pro; of agriculture in duction toward dive cated by the above gr In 1919 acres of rye, acreage in combined : period of During the oats and tam increase of 1 have also in ph. or a total of 11,13 arth Dakota is 7,4 age of 8,402,000. 73 North 0 sified farming and livestock production ig indi- orth Dakota grew 9,098,000 000 ‘acres of ibread grains. 6,000 of wheat “and 966,000 of rye, @ This 000 acres of bread grai me period, the ac y—ihas increased As the figure shows ased considerably in acreage during this Dakota from bread gr pro- res of wheat and 2,037,000 The %192: a reduction for the five-year crops. reage of feed crops from 4,810,000 to flax corn, barley, 6,602,000, an and potatoes period. . states and corn constitutes the bulk of the feed. “What can we produce in North Dakota to feed our livestock? We e rapidly increasing our flax acre age, makingr 2 ble large quantities of one of the most valuable of con- centrated feeds, flaxseed meal. Our acreage 0} falfa and clover is grow- ing by leaps and bounds. We are de- veloping corn much faster than Wis- consin and will soon pass that state corn acreage. n short, we can produce the con- centrates that are the mainstay in New England, the tame hay that sup- ports the livestock af Wisconsin, and the corn that- makes possible main- tenance of tRe livestock industry in Illinois and Iowa. “North Dakota can produce the best) balanced ration for livestock of any state in the union.” RAPID GROWTH IS SHOWN BY GRAIN CROPS Weather During the Last Week Has Been Favorable, Says Grain Review The Van Dusen Harrington Com- pany, of Minneapolis, in its weekly market report, says: “The grain crops of the North- west have shown rapid growth dur-| ing the past week, the weather has been favorable, with cool nights and seasonable temperatures during the day. “There are several large districts in Northern South Dakota and Southern North Dakota that were| Breatly in need of moisture, as the grain was showing the effect of dry weather. Fortunately, there have; been fine rains which will greatly improve the crops. “We are now at the crop development where any dam- age becomes apparent. Although there has been considerable mois- ture throughout the growing season the grain, poorly farmed, or on jlight soil, now shows the effect of dry weather. There are small local areas where the crops have been hurt to some extent. “In Eastern Montana conditions are very good. In the Western period of two-thirds of the state some of the crops have been damaged by the | | dry weather. This is especially true of the late sown wheat, while the Winter wheat is much better. “The infection by black rust this season is very light and its slow development would indicate only slight damage. ‘There have also been some severe hail .storms in Central part of North Dakota, that have hdrt some of the crops. “Oats and barley are the best in several yeurs, The fields generally, have 4 heavy stand. Bi is fill ing exceptionally well in Minneasota, North’ and South Dakota. In Mon- tana the barley shows damage. Some early, barley has been cut and with- in a week harvesting of this crop will be quite general in the South- ern districts. “€orn has shown a_ steady provement during the past two weeks, but is still from ten days to two weeks late. The recent rains, with warmer weather, have made the growing conditions almost ideal. “The flax crop varies consider abl) in the different localities. In some places the erop is uniformly good, while in others it varies from a thin stand to an_ exceptionally heavy one, all depending upon the growing conditions after ‘seeding. im- With the great increase in acreage, | P! however, the Northwest will prob- ably raise one of the largest flax crops in its history, barring early e harvest is now in progress. p is thin in places but mos well filled and of good quality. “There is a greatly improved feel- ing of optimism throughout the farming communities of the North- west. This is due to the very good crop prospects at the present time and we believe that some fine yields of whext, barley and oats will be shown.” ly FORECAST FOR NEXT WEEK Washington, July -26,—Weather outlook for the week beginning Mon- day: Region of Great Lakes—Gen- erally Fair except for showers about middle of the week and again at the end of the week. Normal tempera- tures or above first half followed by cool second half. CONFESSES CRIME Cairo, Ill, July: 26.—Hall Con- noran, a negro, arrested here last night confessed today officers said that, he participated with * Fred Hale in the hcldup of ‘Villa Hill in which Jane Wilson was severe- ly beaten, The climbing perch is able to walk on land. | dp tes potatoes and 8 More than makes up the luted by the reduction in THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE 'N, P. TO PROVIDE! INSURANCE FOR TTS EMPLOYES Plan to Write Largest Insur- ance Policy in Northwest Is Announced | | { i Is | PLAN EXPLAINED St. Paul, Minn., July 26.—Charles | Donnelly, president of the North- jern Pacific Railway, teday announ- ced that at a meeting of the board | of directors held on July 16, 1924, | approval was given to a pian under | which the 30,000 workers on the Northern Pacifie will be given in- surance protection, The statement | follows: “All employes in the service of the railway company months or more will be covered by a cer- tain amount of free life and. total | disability insurance, the premiums jon which will be paid by the rail- way company without any expense whatsoever to the employes. In addition the railway company will afford to employes in service one year or more the opportunity to {purchase additional group life in- surance at rates far below the cost of ordinary individual life insur- ance by assuming part of the pre- j mium on such additional insurance. ‘he whole plan will beconie ef- fective if and when 75 percent of the eligible emplcyes have \ sub- scribed to it as requested by the law governing group insurance. It has been worked out in line with the company policy of seeking to improve the position of its em- ployes and of making it easier for them to make provision for those dependent upon them. “This plan will not disturb either the hospital service or the North- ern Pacific Beneficial association or the pension system of the rail- way company, but will supplement them so that when the insurance becomes effective employes will have available additional protec- tion against adversity. Under ithe proposed plan’ each employe will get $250.00 life insurance the pre- mium on which will be paid for in full by the railway company and at the expiration on one year’s pre- mium this amount of free insurance will be increased to $500.00, con- tinuing at that figure thereafter as long as the employe is in ser- vice; in addition to this free life insurance, employes who have been. in continuous service one year or more may purchase additional life insurance in varying amounts on what is known as the contributory lan. The cost of this additional |ansurance part is paid by the rail- way company and part by. the. em: ploye. The cost to the employe per $1000.00 of this additiona] insur- ance will range some where be- tween 70 cents and 80 cents per month. An employe leaving the service permanently for any cause may obtain from the insurance company writing the policy at the commercial rates applicable to his age at the time he leaves the ser- vice and without medical examina- tion, the amount of insurance car- ried for him under this plan in- cluding the $250.00 or $500.00 in- surance paid for wholly — by the Northern Pacific Railway Com- pany. “The insurance is payable in full to the beneficiary in case of death or if the employe becomes totally disabled before he reaches the age of 60 years it will be paid to him in installments, Amount‘of Insurance “The amount of insurance cover- ed by this single plan will be ap- proximately $50,000,000.00. It will be the largest single policy ever written in the northwest, and the third largest policy ever written on employes of American railroads being exceeded only by the policies of the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific. “This insurance is bought by the railway company in wholesale amount and at wholesale price,” said Mr. Donnelly. “The company’s only purpose in buying it is to make it available to employes at rates much less than cost; the em- ploye is not required to stop his brotherhood insurance or any other insurance. Our aim -is sim- ply to provide easy insurance for all employes who wish it, includ- ing those who, because of age or ill health are not able to get it in any other way. It is prompted by the realization which is everywhere deepening of the dependence one upon the other of employer and employed. “No railway company in America has & body of employes more effi- cient or faithful or loyal than that of the Northern Pacific and it is deeply gratifying to the manage- ment to be able to extend to them this evidence of the company’s ap- preciation. The plan will be deb: mitted to them within the next few weeks.” English Bird Sanctuary On the outskirts of London, and within half an hour’s journey from the city, is one of the most beau- tiful bits of woodland in England. Few Americans,. or Londoners, either, have ever visited this place, or even know of its existence. It 4s a bird sanctuary, a veritable land of song, which is carefully fenced and guarded by keepers night and day, and where every kind of Brit- ish bird lives and nests unharmed. The wood lies in the Brent valley and was bought for London two years ago and eétablished as a per- anent. memorjal to Gilbert White, ben author of the “History of Shel- ourne,” by the Shelbourne society. ‘he sanctuary, however, been. in existence Anat gt years, and in its 19 acres, In Me boughs of its many oak trees and the coppices a” colttnchos, eightingsdge of ‘bluetits, © ‘blackcaps and many other birds’ may be seen; vu PRESIDENT SEES Er Problems of disabled ex-service men | were discussed by Frank J. Irwin| of New York (above), new nat:onal | commander of the Disabled Amer- an Veterans of the World War, with President Coolidge ut the/ White House ABANDON BABY, T00 COSTLY Couple, However, Admit They Were Buying Automobile St. Paul, July 26—Charged with abandonment of their baby, 17- year-old Neva Epton gnd Clarence Epton, 19 years old, formerly of Walhalla, N. D., t night were lodged in the city jail because they said, “they couldn’t support the child.” The young couple, school day} sweethe: in’ Walhalla, “didn’t know it was against the law _ to. leave the baby on the doorstep”— and even last night little realized the seriousness of the charge. “We were both too young to know that we were doing wrong,” was the explanation given by Clar- ence and Neva. “It wasn’t because I didn’t want my baby,” Neva said. “We just felt that someone else could give it more than we could afford. I thought we had to leave the baby for I felt that I must work as scon as I was strong enough. If we had kept the baby I would have! had to stay at home.” The baby, born July 5, was aban- doned by the couple on a doorstep at a St. Paul home July 18. Police said that although the Eptons de- | clared they could not support the youngster, they were buying an automobile on the installment plan. COUPLE WELL KNOWN Walhalla, N. D., July 26.—Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Epton, reported a: rested in St. Paul for the abandon- ment of their baby, are well known here, having resided in Walhalla during the greater part of their lives until a year ago, when they went to Minneapolis, Epton is the son of the preprie- tore of a local meat market, and Mrs. Epton is the daughter of C. O. Harvey, a farmer living near town. Both were regarded in high esteem and press dispatches were the first intimation received by their parents of their arrest. Somali Fond of Song Musical instruments—even the tomtom, so dear to the heart of most African natives—are unknown to the Somali, who, none the less, take great pleasure in singing and danc- ing. Their songs are not by any means casual chants, but have spe- cial significance, and are ap- plicable to certain occasions. For example, there is a “Song of Thanksgiving for the finding of water, after a long journe and songs for the loading and unload- ing of caravans, but most of their music is of a religious nature; and there is a “Song of Burial,” sung when ‘the 20-foot mound is raised above the remains of a chief and fenced around with a strong pali- sade of logs placed transversely be- tween stout posts. Of all their dances the Somali place the war dance first. Deers will jump in alarm at the sound of waves splashing. on the rocks. Oysters cannot Mve in water con- taining less than 37 parts of salt to every thousand of water, “Sastrugi” are long, dune-like ridges of snow formed by the wind. CONSUL GENERAL ; Tom Claflin that provoked the old | | the cottage. Miss Martha’s Last Will By GEORGE MUNSON When Jim Maine went after any- thing he went after it tooth and nail. That was the spirit in which he went after Miss Martha Crowe’s property. Martha Crowe had had the repu- tation of a miser. In addition to; the cottage in which she and Miss Annie, her niece by marriage, dwelled, she had nine thousand dol- tars in the bank. And the will that old Maine produced gave him every- thing except the cottage. It was Annie's engagement to , woman’s rage. When the miserly | old woman heard of !t she declared: “Not one penay of my money will! you get, you ungrateful child, if you leave me in my old age.” “But, aunt, we want you to make; your home with us,” protested the girl, That only fanned the old woman's wrath. She sent for Maine. He was her only friend. He was an elder in some primitive tabernacle, and Miss Martha belonged to It. “You'd best stay with your aunt and give that Claflin fellow the shake,” leered old Jim, the richest man in the village. The girl had hoped to escape into a larger world with her marriage to Tom, | The week following, her aunt died | suddenly in the midst of one of those scolding fits that made the girl’s life gall and wormwood. And then Tom came and put his arms around Annie and told her that she was his, But Tom was as poor as a church mouse, and marriage would have been out of the question but for the money. Before Tom Claflin had decided Jim Maine produced a will written by the old woman a month before she died, and signed by witnesses. It left all Miss Martha’s money to him, stating that, on account of her ingratitude, Annie was to get ogly That was worth two or three thousand—but it was only a small share in the comfortable estate. Tom came to Annie, “That will is a forgery, my dear,” he said. “Those witnesses are men who owe Maine money. We shall fight It tooth and nail.” The case came up before the sur- | rogate’s court. Maine had defied; and threatened Tom, but the young! lawyer saw that the man was in a, frenzy of fear. Still, he could not | keep his fingers off the nine thou- Sand dollars. On the day before the trial the young lawyer received a visit from a fellow lawyer in the next town. “I heard about your case, Claflin,” he said. “I think this puts 2 new light on the transaction, doesn’t it?” And he threw a document upon the table. Tom pigked It up. It was; another will of Miss Martha's. “She made that about a month! ago,” said the visitor. “Came over to Stapleton to do it, I guess, so that nobody in this town should know. Of course, it antedates the’ will you are fighting over, but—’, Claflin sat long in thought that | evenings E | “Tom, won't you withdraw at the: last moment?” pleaded Annie inj} court the next morning. “Dear, we have the cottage—and, after all, | that will may be genuine.” | Tom said nothing but clasped her | hand in his, And Annie resigned her- self to her lover's will in the matter. | When the case was called, how-} ever, he amazed the court and spec- | tators by saying: | “We do not accept this will as genuine, Your Honor, but, in defer- ence to the wishes of my ‘client we are willing to accept the sworn statement of Mr. Maine and his wit-! nesses to the effect that the will is! genuine, and to withdraw.” | And the will was admitted to pro- bate, Maine was flushed with triumph. He was not the man to let well! enough alone. The revulsion from; his fears of prison proved too strong} for his good sense. He approached | Tom in the courtroom, after the; court had adjourned. | “Wall,” he sneered, “I guess you did the wise thing in withdrawing, | young man. You'd dave lost your; case, and I’@ have had you driven! out of town, too. It takes a big man to cross my will.” “I hope you'll enjoy your proper- ty,” said Tom. “But why didn’t you take the cottage, too, while you were about it? You threw away two or three thousind dollars there. And you might just as well have had it if you had had the nerve.” “What do you mean?” bellowed Maine truculently. “I mean,” said Tom, thrusting his face forward gud looking the other squarely in the eye, “that if you4 hadn’t been a thief and a rogue you would have got everything. Here is Miss Crowe’s wil, and it leaves you everything, cottage included.” He thrust the document under Jim Maine's face. “It does, does it!” roared Maine, “Then I'll have {t.” “No, you won't,” answered Claf- lin, “This will was executed three days before the forged one that has been admitted to probste.” (@, 1924, Western Newspaper Union.) For Sale— Choice Canarie Singers, Imported German Rollers. Jacob Bull, Dickin- son, N. Dak. Box 728. i ‘ years ago the mother and father of Peter P. Kranz moved from Luxembourg to Lakeview, U. 8. A.— now called Chicago. Today Kranz is: the new consul general for the grand duchy, of Luxembourg in the. United States. 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