The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 8, 1924, Page 1

hg 4 if « : WEATHER FORECASTS Partly cloudy, probably ‘showers. tonight and Rygsday.‘ ESTABLISHED 1873 CHICAGO FIRM SEES DAKOTAS _ IN PROSPERITY Service Gives North Dakota Income at 68 Per Cent Over That of Last Year GAINS ARE DETAILED Central Part of State Is Given $21,000,000 Income In- crease Over Last Year “Prosperity returns to the Dako- tas” is the heading of an analysis of the situation in two states made by the Howard-Morehouse Forec service of Chicago, Illinois, received by The Tribune today, North Dakota farmers, according to estimate, will have a gain in in- come of 68 percent over last year, It is estimated the cash income will be $208,000,000 against $123,500,000 ir the past year and $176,000,000 in the crop year 1922-23 South Dakota also will gain, but the increase of income over last yeur is estimated at but 12 percent in that state, The income is estimated at $210,000,000 as against $187,000,000 the previous year. “Gattle men will not share in the enormous gains now apparent, ex- cept as they have engaged in farm- ing on the side,” says the report. “The catt! nges of both Dakotas, however, have passed the bottom of depression and are in better shape than most of the cattle country.” The outlook in the Dakotas is much y Stronger than forecast six weeks * ago, it is said, declaring that “North Dakota will have over a third more wheat than forecast July 1. This year’s is one of the largest crops the state has ever grown and worth over twice as much as that of 1923. ‘Taking the North Dakota situation by districts, the Howard-Moorhouse Service ¢ gross sales of central North Dakota, including Burleigh, Emmons, ,Logun, McIntosh, Kidder, Stutsman, Foster, Eddy, Wells, Sher- q idan and McLean counties as $21,- 000,000, x gain of 66 percent. Two districts on the Missouri Slope are given gross sales of $31,- 4, 000,000, 2 gain in the southwestern part of 59 percent and the fiorthern part of the Slope of 62 percent. Gains in the Red River Valley are given from 64 to 77 percent over last year, while Northwest North Dakota is shown gaining 73 percent in income. Showing differences between the two states, the service says: “Wheat usually accounts for more than half of North Dakota farmers’ income; in South’ Dakota 15 to 20 percent. “Flax growing has increased rapid- ly the past two years as it yields about as well as wheat and has been bringing twice the prevailing prices for that grain. “Cattle are about holding their ‘\ own in the Dakotas. They are sec- ond only to hogs in South Dakota, but are outranked by wheat, dairy products and flax in North Dakota. “Hogs are the leading casn pro- duct of South Dakota. Corn and hogs together account for nearly 40 percent ,of the state’s farm income. They are on the increase in North Dakota though of minor significance except in the southeast corner.” DELEGATES TO SHOW NAMED Governor Nestos has named dele- gates from North Dakota to the an- nual National Dairy Exposition, at Milwaukee, September 27 to October 4, as follows: O. K. Spires, Burling- ton; G. W. Morris, Mapleton; Roy S. Veeder, Mandan; J. E. Elsberry, Minot; E. K. Gilbertson, Devils Lake; nce Swendseid, Petersburg; E. is ice, Fargo; Mrs. H. L, Williams, Lidgerwood; J. A. Toms, Bottineau. Hatton, N. Sept. . 8.—Lewis 4 Thompson, 68, Traill county pioneer and former North Dakota legislator, died at his home at Los Angeles, Calif., following a paralytic stroke. Mr, Thompson located on a farm in Traill county near Hatton in 1877. ‘@1n 1915, he moved to Hatton, leaving for California about four years ago. He took an active part in politics, serving’ as county commissioner for several years and also held many township and school.offices. He was elected representative of the 16th legislative assembly. Active in bus- iness, also Mr. Thompson served as a director of the local Farmers ele- vator and the First National bank of Hatton. 4 The body was brought here for + burial. His widow and five children sur- vive. Selfridge Woman Dies Suddenly Fort Yates, Sept. 8.—Mrs. Charles Gayton of Selfridge, died at the agency hospital, following a stroke of apoplexy. Burial was made in \gthe Gayton cemetery. She is sur- Svived ‘by her husband and five chil- aren, THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1924 | WHERE TAXES CAN BE SAVED Within the next few weeks, the new city budget will be made up and every taxpayer—and what citizen of Bis- marck is not a taxpayer, directly or indirectly — should insist upon a material retrenchment during the next fiscal year. postponed. Such a step is absolutely necessary and must not be One of the first items upon which a great saving without impairment of the public service is the expenditure for a city engineer. A stated salary should be fixed in the budget and all fees earned through the use of city property or time should be turned back into the city treasury—as is done in some of the cities of North Dakota. Recently The Tribune sent a questionnaire to several cities of the state covering the item of city egineering ex- pense. shining example. Some of the letters received show what economies have been effected in some cities. Minot especially is a In May 1923 in Minot, the offices of City Engineer and Superintendent of Water Works were combined for the sake of economy. Each of the departments pays the City Engi- neer $1,500 per year, a total of $3,000. Bismarck being smaller in population than Minot and its property valuation less, should secure a man at this figure for the two positions or even less. With no new public work in sight, the city engineer could also supervise the street cleaning depart- ment doing away with the expense of a man and automobile. Kara A. Dickinson, city auditor of Minot, in her letter to The Tribune states that there never has been any extra compensation paid for supervising any special public work such as waterworks, paving, etc., since she has known any- thing about the office. Minot has had considerable paving, a new waterworks system, an elaborate park system and a most extensive sewage disposal plant. ' In Fargo, the largest city in the state, the City Engineer is paid a salary of $3,600 a year and is required to give all his time to the city and receives no other fees of any kind. If he performs some outside service, such as privately sur- veying lots, he pays into the City Treasury any fees so re- ceived. He receives no additional compensation in a case involving special assessment work. Doubtless Bismarck, a city smaller in population and taxable wealth, could se- cure an engineer at much less unless the water works de- partment utilized his services also. Grand Forks which has some 7,000 more people than Bismarck pays its city engineer $2,400 a year, giving what office assistance as is necessary. Dickinson pays one dollar an hour to ‘its city engineer while actually engaged in work for the city. Valley City has somewhat the same arrangement as Bismarck paying its city engineer $50 a month and in addi- tion 5% on paving, sewer and water contracts. In Bismarck an office is furnished the city engineer free of charge, heat, light, telephone and power for blue-print machine. The city engineer is also county surveyor and some of his time is given to the county and much of his time to work in other cities of the state. The arrangement has been a costly one for the taxpayers of Bismarck and the city commission should end the present arrangement speedily. By combining the positions of city engineer and superintendent of the water works system, a real saving can be effected. If this step were taken, the city engineer could if not bothered with the county work and outside jobs direct the street force, effecting an additional saving there. Part time arrangements are costly in private as well as public business. It would be better for Bismarck to have a full time auditor and assessor combined and an account- ant on full time to handle the finances of the water depart- ment. The whole field is a most profitable one for the study of the commissioners and the voters of the city should bring pressure to bear in effecting these economies which will mean a smaller tax bill for Bismarck. N ow is the time to cease spending and begin practicing thrift in the administration of city affairs. FLIERS TAKE AIR FOR HOP TO NEW YORK Lieut. Lowell H. Smith Leads the Pilots Flying Over Boston Commons Mitchell Field, N. Y., Sept. 8. —The army’s round the world fliers reached the aviation field at 3:30 p. m, today from Boston. The Prince of Wales was among those waiting to greet the fliers, Boston Airport, Sept. 8.—(By the A. P.)—The American army aviators on their world flight got away from Boston shortly after noon today for New York, The flag plane Chicago, with flight commander Lieut. Lowell H. Smith in the pilot’s seat, was away first. With the new wheel under-carriage that replaced pontoons here yester- day the Chicago gained the air and flying speed at 12:02:30, 43 seconds in advance of the Boston MI, com- manded by Lieut. Wade. The New Orleans took the air at 12:03:43. The world cruisers flew off for New York, their course taking them again over Boston Commons where they assumed formation for the 225- mile flight. i Farmer Dies After Long Illness Dickinson, Sept. 8.—John Matz, re- tired farmer died Thursday morning after a long illness from cancer of the throat, Funeral services were held Sunday, at St. Josephs church. Mr. Matz was born in Russia 66 years ago, coming to America 11 years ago, all of which time he has lived in Dickinson. He is survived by his wife and three children, CARSON EDITOR WRITES HOME BY RADIO Carson, Sept. 8—When John C. Bell, publisher of the Carson Press, Carson, N. D., goes traveling, he sends messages to the home folks by radio. Duncan Noyes of Carson, tun- ed in on Hastings, Neb., and heard: John C. Bell visited our station to- day, and stated that he has received the programs put on by us every Thursday evening. DRAWS FROM BOTH PARTIES LaFollette Gets Equal Sup- port from Each, Claim Washington, Sept. 8—(By the A. P.)—Letters received in response to Senator LaFollette’s radio address on Labor Day, a statement issued today by his headquarters, _ indicate that the independent ticket is draw- ing strength about evenly from the Republican and Democratic ranks. From those who declare they had been affiliated with oldline parties, 51.85 percent said they were desert- ing the Republican party to vote for the LaFollette-Wheeler ticket, while 48.15 said they had thrown their sup- port to the Democrats. DIES AS HE ENTERS CHURCH New Rockford, Sept. 8.—Patrick O’Keefe died from a stroke of apop- lexy just as he was entering the door of the church he attended. He had been in good health, and the attack was entirely unexpected. He was born in Ireland in 1863, coming to Minneapolis in 1891, and shortly af- ter to his homestead near here, where he has made his home ever since. His wife and five children survive him, 3 LABOR BOARD AGENTS SWOOP HEARSDISPUTE| DOWN FOR WAR OF ENGINEMEN| ON BOOZE NEN Goes Ahead Despite the Re- fusal of General Brother- hood Chairman to Appear TAKE Board to Develop Case of the | Legion Broetherhoods Through Its Own Methods Chicago, Sept. 8.—The continued case of the engine service brother- hoods versus the western managers’ conference committee, the latter at thorized to represent nearly all rai roads west of Chicago, was heard to- day by the United States Railroad Labor Board. Out of this case grew the situation by reason of which counsel designated by the Depart- ment of Justice to represent the boards is preparing action to test in a federal court the authority of the board to require testimony. Some 90 general chairmen and two grand officers of the brotherhoods refused to appear and testify, deny- ing the jurisdiction of the board. The chairman of the board has in- dicated that in the absence of the representatives of the brotherhoods, the board itself, by research and cross-examination, developed the em- ployes’ side. The board assumed jurisdiction when the managers’ committee re- ported failure of concerted negotia- | tions with the Brotherhood of Lo- comotive Engineers and the Broth- erhood of Firemen and Enginemen. The latter had asked the committee ; representing the railroad manage- ment for wage increases on the ba- sis of the settlement on the New York Central, approximating percent. The committee said the crease could be granted only in ex- change for certain modification of rules affecting wages and working conditions, which the employes’ rep- resentatives said were not accept- able. Members of the board said the dis- pute was a complicated one requir- ing careful study. Representatives of the employes in refusing to place their case before the board have held that their appearance be con- strued as recognition of the pro- priety of the assumption ‘of juris- diction. BIG PROBLEMS ON CALENDAR OF PRESIDENT Coolidge, with Speaking En- gagements Clear, Studies Sugar, Other Questions Washington, Sept. 8—His speaking calendar cleared for two weeks ahead, President Coolidge was pre- pared today to tackle some pending government problems and to survey the reaction to his two speeches of last. week. Political interests at the White House centered on the outcome of the election schedule for this week, including that in Maine today. portant among pending matters be- fore the President is the report of the tariff commission on the propos- ed reduction in the sugar duties and appointment of a member of the In- terstate Commerce commission, the term of Commissioner Lewis expir- ing this month. The army world fliers took off from the Airport here today at 12:02:30 p,m. beginning the series of jumps that will complete at Seattle the circumnavigation of the world by air. Weather condi- tions were good. They expected to arrive at Mitchell Field at 3 p. m. FIRST SNOW | IS REPORTED Dunkirk, N. Y., Sept. 8—Snow sfell near Cassadaga Lake and Dayton yesterday, the first time in 25 years that snow has fallen in that neighborhood in Septem- ber. California shipped 55,375 carloads of grapes in 1923. Im-| JURISDICTION | MANY .|ant and 30 members of the | j companied by precipitation in Plan to Clear St. Paul Before Convention of the Amer- ican Legion LLED IN Headquarters Is Moved to St. Paul Prepar- ing For Convention Minneapolis, Sept. 8—Fifty feder- prohibition agents, coming .from different points in Minnesota and other Northwest states, gathered here today for an avowed “clean-up” of hootleggers before the opening of the national American Legion convention in St. Paul next week. A. C. Townsend, divisional prohi- bition chief, will direct the enforce- ment activities of the general pro- hibition agents and John Kruse, group enforcement chief, will be in charge of the Minnesota agents. “Every effort will be made to lean up’ the bootleggers within the next week,” Mr. Townsend said. “Our men will be on duty day and night. Hotel proprietors will be advised that they will be held responsible for liquor law violations in their places and railroad and express com- panies will be asked to cooperate in stopping liquor shipments into the Twin Cities.” al MOVE HEADQUARTERS St. Paul, Sept. 8.—National head- quarters of the American Legion was moved temporarily to St. Paul tod final preparations got un- der way for the encampment of the Legion here next week. Russell Creviston, national adjut- head- quarters of the staff, opened con- vention offices in the Armory, a short distance from the Auditorium, where the five-day convention will open Monday. Downtown St. Paul is rapidly don- ning its decorative attire and the local committee in charge declared everything will be in readiness for the convention before the end of the week, CAVALIER IS_ FREE OF I. W. W. Langdon, N, D., Sept. 8.— lier county, once the hotbed of controver- sy between members of the I. W. W. and its officials, has completed or- ganization of every town in the county, through Sheriff Kelland, to combat any banditry and labor troubles, State's Attorney G. Grim- son has announced. Sirice September, 1921, when Cava- lier county officials dealt summariiy with I. W. W. disturbers, arrested several and ordered would be res- cuers out of town, agitators of this kind have been warned to keep away from Cavalier county, according to State’s Attorney G. Grimson. oe. —-—_________» Weather Report | PM aad aaa For 24 hours ending at noon: Temperature at 7 a. m. : Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday . Lowest last night . Precipitation .. Highest wind velocity WEATHER FORECASTS For Bismarck and vicinity: Partly cloudy, with probably showers to- night and Tuesday. Warmer Tues- day. For North Dakota: tonight and Tuesda; ers west portion. extreme west ‘Tuesday. GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS High pressure, accompanied by fair, cool weather prevails over the Plains States while a low pressure area in the extreme Northwest is ac- the north Pacific coast states. The low pressure area over the northern Plains States Saturday morning has moved to the Great Lakes region. It was accompanied by unsettled, show- ery weather in the Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes region. Consider- able precipitation occurred through- out North Dakota Saturday, particu- larly in the eastern part of the state. No frost was reported this morning from any section, Orris W. Roberts, Partly cloudy probably show- Warmer tonight portion, Warmer I Meteorologist. LARGEST VOTE IN HISTORY SEEN TODAY IN ELECTION IN MAINE Portland, Maine, Sept. 8.—The largest vote in the history of Maine is expected to pe cast in today’s biennial state election in which the contest for Governor, waged largely on the Ku Klux Klan issue, overshadows all oth- er consideration. Officers of the Democratic state committee today predicted that William R. Pattangall, for- mer states Attorney-General and Democratic candidate for Gover- nor, would carry off a plurality of 15,000 to 30,000. Chairman George L. Emery of the Republi- can state committee, on the oth- er hand, predicted for Mr. Brewster a victory of from $25,- 000 to 40,000 votes. Mr. Pattan- gall in his campaign denounced the Klan. Mr. Brewster, the Re- Publican candidate, in his cam- paign, made no mention of the Klan but emphasized national is- sues and his support of Presi- dent Coolidge. “NEW FORCES ENTER CHINA’S CIVIL WAR CHINA IN TROUBLE AGAIN SHANGHAI —'Here is a general vw in thoroughfares of Shanghai, th $1,000 in Premiums Seen as At Indian Fair Fort Yates, § 8 jusand dollars in premiums will be offered this y at the Standing Rock In- dian ir, to be held here Sept. 24, 25, and 26, In addition, sp prizes will be offered by the school. DAVIS CARRIES HIS BATTLE T0 DENVER TODAY Candidate for the Presidency En Route After His Speech in Omaha GIV. FARM VIEWS) Candidate Tells What He Be- | lieves Would be of to | Agriculture Aboard the Davis Special Train, en route to Denver, Sept. 8.—(By the | A. P.)—John W. Davis carried his fight for the Presidency into Colora-| do today with the expressed deter- mination to press even more vigor- ously his assault on the Republican party and its record of administra- tion of government. His spokesmen say that in his Den-| ver address on Thursday night, the only formal one he plans to make in Colorado, he will renew his at- tack begun Saturday night in Omaha, | on what he interprets from the Lin coln addres the Republican vice-pre: didate, as the administr that there should be a suspension of | reclamation project as a means of | aiding agriculture to recover from| the result of over-production. Reclamation—a big question in the west-—will be one of the three main| subjects which Mr. Davis will treat | in his address. The others servation and irrigation. | Eh ition | | | se | Omaha, Neb. Sept. John w.| Davis, Democratic candidate for! President, outlined his views on} ricultural relief before a large « dience here Saturday night. | A readjustment and lowering of | rail ard water freight rates; tariit and tax reform, government 1 stimulating the co-operative m | ing movement and in establishing anj export marketing commission, con-| stituted the cardinal points in al farm relief program presented here | by Mr. Davis. In offering this platform befor audience in the city auditorium, the! Democratic presidential nominee as- sailed the Republican party for what he characterized us the discrimina-| tion against tye farmer in favor of the manufacturer and for the failure to co-operate fully in the restoration of economic conditions abroad so to furnish a market for American| farm products. In this connection, Mr. Davis ex- pressed his resentment at “the be-| lated attempts” of the administration | to capitalize the possibilities in the jawes reparations settlement “as a political asset.” He declared that if Americans had in fact “by their un-| official presence” aid in this settle-| ment, it laid “a crushing burden of blame and responsibility on the shoulders of those who for five long! years prevented any form of Ameri- can participation” in solving the re- parations problems. Mississippi and Texas lead in acre- age of early commercial carrots, \ Austria is to start regular broad- casting on July 1, jew of the harbor and one of the e bone of contentions between the val Chinese lords. JUDGE CAVERLY DECIDES FATE OF MURERERS Scratched Out on Rough Note- Paper, Is Given to Stenog- rapher to Transcribe JUDGE GOES TO CHURCH Bodyguard of Policeman Is Provided for Caverly as Time of Sentence Nears Chicago, Sept. 8.—The fate of Na- than F, Leopold and Richard Loeb, of old millionaire families who kidnaped and murdered Robert Franks last May 21, has been sealed. Judge John R, Caverly has com- pleted the decision he will render day after tomorrow as the last act of his connection with the criminal court of Cook county. Upon it rests whether the youths shall die upon the gallows or grow into man- hood in the Illinois state peniten- tiary to which counsel pleaded that scions Chicago they be sent for life. sheets of ruled Manila paper aining approximately 1,000 words is the decision of Judge Caverly, written rday after, under escort of a police guard, he had attended church Using an ordinary lead pencil and a few sheets of paper, Judge Caverly sat at the desk in his library id wrote out the document which will go down, according to legal men, as one of the important decisions of modern criminal jurisprudence. To- day the rough draft will be turned over to a stenographer, sworn to secreey, to be typewritten. The world will know the decision soon after 9:30 — o'clock cen- tral daylight savings time Wed- nesday morning. In the Cook county jail Loeb and Leopold spent Sunday listening to an entertain- ment by several professionals. It was the last Sunday they will spend in their old cells. By next Sun they will be either in death cel or awaiting removal to Joliet peni- tentiary. DIAMOND GOES TO MONTANA Grand Forks, N. D., Sept. 8—J. G. Diamond, statistician for North Da- kota under the United States bureau of agricultural economics, division of crop and livestock estimates, has been traiisferred to Helena, Mont. where he will be statistician for that Herbertson, who has been at Watertown, S. D., as n for South Dakota, will come to Grand Forks before Sepi. 10 | to relieve Mr. Diamond, who will go to Helena as soon as the September crop report is compiled and released. Falling Weight Wounds Child Carson, Sept. 8—An eight pound weight, fajling from the top of a windmill on which repairs were be- ing made, struck Veronica Deichert, six year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Deichert, of near Flasher, on the forehead, crushing her skull. Although an operation performed re- lieved the pressure of the broken bone upon the brain, a hemorrahage of the brain developed which makes her condition serious, PRICE FIVE CENTS BATTLE FRONT SOON TO REACH TO 750 MILES General Chang Tso-Lin, War Lord of Manchuria, Fights Peking Government NO DECISIVE BATTLE Four-Day Battle Around Shanghai Is Without Re- sult—Sun Yat Sen May Get In Shanghai, (11 p. m.) Sept. 8— Artillery and rifle fire, growing stronger minute by minute, was heard late tonight in the Jess- field district on the western out- skirts of the city. No official indication as to the source of the firing was available. It was suggested that the at- tacking Ksiango forces which have been held at Hwangtu on the Shanghai-Nanking railroad for nearly a week by the sol- diers of Lu Wung-Hsiang might have left the railroad and sent a force down the waterway from Soochow, in Junks and barges. Shanghai, China, Sept. 8.—(By the A. P.)—Armies of Gen. Chang Tso- Lin, war lord of Manchuria, were in the field today sweeping down from Manchuria toward Peking against the forces of General Wu Pei-Fu, his old military rival, to create a new front in China’s civil war, which has been confined to fighting west and south of Shanghai, between rival military governors, for the possession of the gateway city. The latest military gesture in China’s internal complications, will make the territory between Mukden, principal city of Manchuria, and Peking, in Chihli province, an arm- ed camp, 1,000 miles away from the Shanghai lines of warfare. Out of a series of reports re- ceived here today there was an in- dication that military orders issued from Peking showed that activities were under way in provinces divid- ing the separated fields of battle and before many hours the _terri- tory between Shanghai and Peking would be a connected line of con- flict, 750 miles in length. No Decisive Battle Although the invading army of chi-Shieh-Yuan, military governor of Kiangsu province, has been bat- tling for four days against the de- fending forces of Gen. Lu Wung- Hsiang, military governor of Che- kiang province, for pogsission jof, Shanghai, no decisive battle has been fought. Belated official permission of the Peking government to the invading forces of the Kiangsu government to proceed announced yesterday, was said to have prompted the move on the part of General Chang Tso-Lin, an ally of General Lu. Wu-Pei-Fu commands the military forces of the Peking government. Order Against Lu The basis of the order against Lu from Peking was that he had re- volted and rallied around him out- lawed elements of the population and that Chi had stood for the greatest crimes which cannot be tolerated under the laws of the Chinese nation. From South China reports were received that Dr. Sun Yat Sen was preparing to lend military support to his friend, Lu. in defending Shanghai. Entrance of the Man- churian war lord, Chang Tso-Lin, into the fray against the Peking government, opens anew a fight for the control of the machinery of Chinese government which has been in the hands of Wu-Pei-Fu and his associates for many months. Awaiting Opportunity Stung by humiliating defeat at the hands of Wu-Pei-Fu two years ago when he attempted to invade Chihili province, in which Peking is located, Chang is known to have been awaiting the present opportunity to engage his old rival in battle again, The situation is favorable to Chang, as some of Wu's forces may be dis- patched to the Shanghai section to aid the invading forces. This would leave the country around Peking without its normal military strength, to offer a defense against the troops from Manchuria. CLAIM ADVANCES Shanghai, (5 p, m.) Sept. 8.—Ad- vances on all fronts, but particularly west of Taihu (Lake) and near Kiat- ing, in the Liuho sector, were claim- ed tonight at the Lungwha head- quarters of the Chekiang troops holding back the Kiangsu advance on Shanghai. The second army, under command- of General Chen Yao-San, includ- ing the Fourth division and part of the Tenth division of the Chekiang troops, as well as some forces from Fukin province, south of Chekiang has been fighting on the west side of Taihu since yesterday, attacking northward from Changhing, about 15 pulls south of the provincial bor- ler. The objective of this attack is the city of Changchow, on the Shanghai- Nanking railway, and the grand ca- nal. Capture of that city would per- (Continued on page 5)