The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 13, 1924, Page 1

\ \ ‘ x i * in * WEATHER FORECASTS Fair tonight and Sunday. Cooler tonight; probably light frost. 5 A] ESTABLISHED 1873 . THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Lamon | BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1924 PRICE FIVE CENTS PREDICT FIFTH LARGEST WHEAT CROP “DEFENSE DAY” TEST IN BISMARCK BRINGS OUT HUNDREDS OF CITIZENS FOR PARADE) SEEK TO PUSH Report Will Go To Command- ing Officer of Seventh Corps Area That Bismarck Citizens Showed Loyalty to Flag and Readiness to Meet an Emergency Call For De- fense in the Nation—“De- fense Day” Is Explained at Meeting in the City Audi- torium “Defense Day” was a success in Bismarck. This is the report which Col. E. P. Quain, chairman of the Reserve Of- fiers Association of the state, will make to the commanding officer of the Seventh Corps Area, at Omaha, Nebraska. Six hundred ‘citizens marched in the parade which started at Broad- way and Washington and passed through downtown streets last night, with hundreds of citizens lining the streets as it passed. The which would be required fot Bis- marck in the event the city was call- ed upon to furnish men for the de- fense of the nation was filled. The “defense test,” originated by General Pershing and others, was designed in conformity with the Na- tional Defense Act, under which a small standing army was provided but a reserve corps also provided so that units could be filled up quickly with citizen volunteers in the event the nation was called upon to defend * itself, Draft Board There The draft board which served in the World War, composed of J. P. French, chairman, Justice L, E. Bird- zell and R. D. Hoskins, was at Wash- ington and Broadway, to assign citi- zens reporting to the various units commanded by reserve officers. The Elks, Juvenile and St. Mary’s bands were in the line of march, together with Company “A” with Capt. H. A. Brocopp in command of the parade, reserve officers, nurses, disabled ve- terans, Civil War Veterans, Daugh- ters of American revolution, Wo- man’s Relief Corps, American War Mothers and American Legion Auxi- liary members. “The demonstration was a great success,” said Col. Quain today. “It ought not to be forgotten that this whole movement was at no cost to the taxpayer, outside of a letter from the commanding officer to the reserve officers. It was a volunteer movement entirely. It also ought to be remembered that the system is for defense only, and for no other purpose than defense.” The reserve officers, through the association, expressed appreciation of the manner in which the citizens generally volunteered for the demon- stration and emphasized the loyalty of the community. They were espec- ially pleased to see in the parade men from several towns outside of Bismarck in Burleigh county. Following the parade an hour's program was held at the Auditorium, with Capt. E. J. Taylor presiding. The program included invocation by Rev. Ryerson, benediction by Father Slag, community singing and ad- dresses by C. L. Young and George F. Shafer. Must Be Ready Mr. Young, in speaking to the large audience in the Auditorium, painted two word pictures for his auditors. First, he said, there is the ideal of peace, of world brotherhood, of no more war, justice and equity everywhere. Opposed to this, he said, is the opinion of a large num- ber of men in the world that war is a biological necessity—that it is ne- cessary to weed out the weak, that periodical wars make nations strong, that without wars greed and avarice and the less moral, weaker nations would conquer. As’ long as_ these two ideals prevails, he said, as long ‘as peace and justice is opposed by a war lust and nations subscribe to the feeling, it is necessary for a free people to defend its rights. It has been shown, he said, that a liberty loving natfon must face the danger of war, and it is the greatest danger, The United States, he said, is opposed to a war of aggrandize- ment; her people are peace loving, liberty loving, but must be ready to defend themselves in the event war threatens the nation. This, he said, was the idea of “Defense Day” —that the citizens would be ready to rise to defense, and the loss of lives, millions of dollars and loss of op- portunity to strike hard, which was felt at the opening of the World War (Cantinued on page 6) 4 TRANSIENTS ARE HELD UP Valley City, Sept. 13.—Four tran- sients walking along the road be- tween the high line bridge and the wagon bridge near North ‘Valley City were held up by three other tran- sients about three o'clock this morn- ing. The bandits were lying con- cealed in bushes along the road and when the victims hove in sight they were ordered to “stick ’em up” which they did with surprising alac- rity. The bandits succeeded in making a very mode: haul only getting $85.87 from the four, but it left the victims steal mpeed desti- tute of this world’s quota’) LOCAL PEOPLE HEAR GEN. PERSHING GEN. PERSHING 38,000 Miles of Wire Hooked Up With 16 Radio Stations For the Event; Local Citizens Hear Him Tell How “Defense Day” Was a Big Success in Country Many Bismarck people last night heard General John J. Pershing Say good-bye. He was retiring at midnight from the active command of the military forces of the nation. Through a combination telephone and radio, General Pershing talked to various officers in different parts of the radia to millions. Hoskins. country and through Among those who heard it in Bismarck was R. D. Gen. Pershing, he said, declared that “Defense Day” had been a signal success, declared it showed the people were ready ito be pre- pared with a nucleus of an army but did not want a great standing army; and ‘be predicted that September 12 hereafter would be one of the great days of the nation. General Pershing, Secret: commander of the reserve corps, “Thirty-eight thousand miles of wire stations were hooked up in some manner, said th Pershing, after making a speech, 'y of War Weeks and Gen. J. J. McCarty, talked from Washington. nd 16 radio broadcasting id Mr. Hoskins. “Gen. y would test the practica- bility of the system of the reserve corps and the telephonic method of mobilization. “He called up New York, Harrisburg, Dé Francisco and other stations, »General Bu York and said a million people took part in the defense test. 2,000,000 people took part. Hale in Chicago said 2, it took two hours for the parade Coolidge.” General Pershing told the people good-bye. » Salt Lake, San ‘d answered him in New Gen. Gen, Pershing added in Washington to pass President He praised Secretary of War Weeks as the greatest Secretary of War he had known, Mr. Hoskins said.” He wag very modest, and declared his success had been due to the Souperabenotiol of officers and men and the people. SEES GAS TAX AS ECONOMY Highway Commission Chief Says It Is Road Tax “The gasoline tax proposed for North Dakota is not a “commodity tax,” said W. G. Black, chief engi- neer of the state Highway Commis- sion in an interview today. “It is not a tax on the product, gasoline, but is a tax on the use of the high- ways as measured by the consump- tion of gasoline. It is for this rea- son that all users of gasoline for purposes other than the propulsion of motor vehicles over the highways are exempted from the payment of the tax, in the proposed law.” Various plans“have been made by the advocate of the plan, to mak these exemptions on a fair basis. Farmers, dry cleaners, painters and others using gasoline for stationezy engines, or ‘tractor power or for cleaning are taken care of. “Indiana,” said Mr. Black, reports after a year of trial, that the gas tax for road construction is a suc- cess and that that state considers it'| a just and equitable tax; Wisconsin farmers, through their farm bureau, | votes 5 to 1 in favor of the adop- tion of the plan in spite of the fact that they are already paying a much higher automobile tax than is col- lected in North Dakota; and press reports indicate that Minnesota will be the next state to adopt the pain- less gas tax for road construction by a vote of the residents of the state ‘in November, when they will decide whether the tax,. if the legislature leviés it, will be used for road build- ing or for the general fund.” “North Dakota must follow the lead of these progressive states if she wishes to maintain the reputa- tion of having well built and well maintained highways which she now has gained.” Many Register In Mandan There were 1,301 persons register- ed in Mandan’s “Defense Day” test, about 750 of draft age, and upwards of 500 marched in a parade through downtown streets, } frost tonight. GRAFTON DENIES AN EPIDEMIC Grafton, N. D., Sept. 18.—No epi- demic of infantile paralysis exists here, and there is no occasion for alarm, local medical men and health officers declare in quieting rumors that almost every house in town where there are children had been invaded by the malady. The rumors followed physicians’ diagnosis that four children in the city are suffering from infantile para The patients are two girls, aged 2 and 3, and two boys, aged 2 and In one case a leg was affected, but physicians believe it will yield to treatment. In another, all four limbs were affected, but use of two is be- ing regained. The two boys appear to be recovering and physicians state they probably will show no perma- nent ill effect ee | Weather Report | ——— eo 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 vitinity: Gener- ally fair tonight and Sunday. Some- what cooler tonight; probably light Rising temperature Sunday. For North Dakota: Generally fair tonight and Sunday. Somewhat cool- er tonight east portion; «probably light frost tonight. Rising temper- ature Sunday. General Weather Conditions Pressure conditions have not changed materially since yesterday morning. The low pressure area is still over the Great Lakes region while a large high pressure area cov- ers the Plains States and Rocky Mountain region. Precipitation oc- curred in the Great Lakes region, at scattered places in\ the northern Plains States and at Sheridan and Denver. Cool weather prevails over. the Plains States and Rocky Moun- tain region while a low pressure area on the north Pacific coast is accompanied by warmer weather over the extreme Northwest. pide We. Roberts, Métedrologist. CHEKTANGS NOW ON CHANGCHOW SAY GOOD-BYE, RETIRING FROM ARMY) iiangsu aititary Governor Rushes Reinforcements on The Shanghai Front RAILWAY IS _ CLOSED Preparations Being Made by Manchurian War Lord to Throw Force Into Fray Shanghai, China, Sept. *13.—(By the A. P.)—Rival forces of warring Chinese military governors, battling for possession of Shanghai, disre- garded their traditional rule against fighting in the rain today when fir- ing was resumed at Hwangty, 15 miles west of here, while that area was being soaked by a new storm. “The Kiangsu military Governor was reported to be rushing reinforce- ments to Changchow, 110 miles west of Shanghai, to defend that town against the advancing Chekiang troops who took Thing yesterday, ac- cording to a Chinese observer who arrived here today from Chekiang, 146 miles west of Shanghai The observer one of three Chinese megsengers, dispatched from Anting, 20 miles west of here, to view operations of the Kiangsu forces. He succeeded in reaching Shanghai by steamer after viewing the invading Kiangsu army from be- [*hind the lines. Discredits Assertion The observer discredited the asser- tion of the Chekiang force: t they were victorious in the vicinity of Hwangtu during the last three days. He said the Kiangsu forces were fully confident and organized well. The observer said he had observed night battles on the outskirts of Hwangtu, in which both sides used artillery, In the battle he witnessed the Kiangsu artillery forced the fight- ing and advanced into the outskirts of Hwangtu. On the Ihing front, 100 miles west of here, the observer said he saw the rival forces in action and the Kiang- su leaders said therg were more than {1,000 filling the hospitals and univer- sity dormitory at Soochow, 53 miles west of Shanghai. Railway Closed A Japanese news agency here re- ceived a report this morning from Peking, saying that the Mukden rail- way line had been closed to traffic. This was taken as an indication of pending warfare between Gencral Chang Tso-Lin, Manchurian dictator, and Wu Pei-Fu, military leader of the Peking government. The equipment of the Kiangsu troops was said by the observer to | be superior to that of the Chekiang forces, He added that the Chekiang field guns and ammujition were faulty, An examination of a number of shells, he asserted, revealed a great proportion of “duds.” The in- effectiveness of sheils fired by the Chekiang forces, the observer said, was shown in an examination of the wounded which revealed that nearly all were victims of rifle or machine gun fire. GROWERS BUSY IN WHEAT POOL Handling Thirty Carloads of Wheat a Day, Says Dis- trict Manager The North Dakota Wheat Growers Association, a cooperative marketing institution, is receiving about 30 car- loads of wheat a day, F. W. Cope- land, district manager, declared while in the city today. Mr. Cope- lund says the association ‘has a large membership in this territory. The association, handling more wheat than ever before, probably will receive 1,500,000 bushels of wheat this month, he said. Acting upon the principle of orderly mar- keting, the association sells what wheat there is demand for and stores the rest, he said, , Some dissatisfaction had been ‘ex- pressed because settlement had not been made on about 140,000 bushels of wheat received by the association from the 1923 crop,’he said. This wheat, he added, was received at ele- vators in less than carload lots. It was deemed more economical and better business by the board of di- rectors to delay settlement until October 1, by which time it is ex- pected new receipts will enable the handling of the grain in carload lots. The association and’ members will gain by this method, he said. Mr. Copeland will be at the Van Horn Hotel until tomorrdw morning. Is Injured When Jumps on Pitchfork a Elgin, Sept. 13.—The life of Ru- dolph Dubs is in a precarious condi- tion as the result of injui caused when he jumped off & wagon onta| a pitchfork. He suffered a deep gash sin his leg, and a great loss: sof blood. JUNIOR HIGH IS CHANGED TO WILL SCHOOL All Seventh and Eighth Grade Work to be Concentrated In One Building SCHOOL BOARD ACTS Explanation of Action of the Board in Making the Change Is Given The city school board, meeting this morning, decided upon important changes in the seventh and cighth grades of the city schools. All of the Junior High, or seventh and cighth grade work, will be con- centrated in the Will school, it was decided. This will entail remov: f the Junior High from the William Moore school and the discontinuance of the Seventh ang Eighth grades at the Richholt school, The change is expected to be made within the next thirty A. P, Lenhart, president of the board, explaining the board’s action, said that there was a strong demand from the West Side for Seventh and Eighth grades at the Roosevelt school. There also had come a de- mand from the South Side for simi- lar grades at the Wachter school, he said, The board decided that rather than have Seventh and Eighth grades “scattered around”, he said, it would concentrate them in the Will school, picked as the most central location. Under the plan, the First, Second and Third grades will be continued at the Will school, while pupils in the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth grades will be assigned to classes in other buildings. The William Moore school will have the first six grades, as will the Roosevelt, Richholt and Wachter schools, he said. The board had received no report of an investigation of the William Moore school by Fire Marghal Henry Reade, it was said. Mrs. Pollard has been transferred to the high school as a teacher be- cause of the heavy enrollment, and Mrs, Faber is temporarily there as a part-time teacher while Mrs. Thor- berg also is assisting in taking Mrs. Pollard’s place, it was said. The ‘board president said the regular rule of the board that only unmar- (Continued on page 7) ELECTORS NOT YET REMOVED FROM TICKET, Frazier Declares, However, That Coolidge Electors Will Be Put On The LaFollette forces had not made good their promise to clear the Republican column of LaFollette electoral candidates today, byt pro- mises still were being made that this would be done, probably on Monday. Petitions for individual nomina- tions must be filed with the Secre- tary of State not later than September 25th, according to infor- mation att he Secretary of State's office, although it is ruled there that vacancies might be filled later. It is felt that some definite action must be taken on the elector- al question within the next few days. Roy Frazier, chairman of the Re- publican State committee as con- trolled by the Nonpartisan League, declared his belief today that the four LaFollette electors whose names would be bracketed with Coolidge on the. electoral column, as things now stand, would resign and that Cool- idge electors would be named in their stead. He expected F. A, Vo- gel, LaFollette campaign manager, here today. It is reported that Vo- gel has the resignation of three of the present Republican. electors. Jud LaMoure of Pembina also is here as a representative of Harri- son Garnett, Republican national committeeman, endeavoring to straighten things out so that Cool- idge electoral candidates will be placed on the ticket. It is possible that LaFollette leaders will take up the thatter at a LaFollette picnic near Kensal tomorrow. FALLS FROM HAYLOFT; DIES Linton, Sept. 13.—Gustav Swenson, well-known old timer living in Kin- tyre, died early Saturday morning from ‘injuries received the afternoon before when he fell from the hay- loft in the barn at his home in town, and received fatal internal injuries. Deceased was about seventy years Of age and had lived in Emmons county for forty years. He was a brother-in-law of Oscar Nelson, an- other well-known old timer living south of Kintyre, and an uncle of Gustav Pearson of Tell township. A widow and )ne adopted daughter survive, the latter being Mrs, Quist, and residing in California, GIRL ATTEMPTS TO TORTURE MAN BY DISPLAY OF GUN AND POISONS Chicago, Sept. 13.—The police Ke day had under investigation Rosalie O'Reilly, 21, pretty Univer- sity of Chicago graduate, for her attempt last night “to torture” Dr. Alexande of a local hospital, by confronting him with an automatic pistol which she thrust against his face and an assortmeRt of poisons «carried iin her handbag. The young woman told officers after she fled hysterically and was captured in a wild chase that Dr, Weiner had treated her mother three years age and that her mother had died. Dr. Weiner | Outlook For Week’s Weather Washington, Sept. Sept. 13.—-Weather outlook for the week beginning Mon- day: Upper — Mississippi Valley and northern Rocky mountains and plateau regions scattered showers at beginning and again about middle; temperature near or below normal. GIRL FLED T0 AVOID CRUELTY, SHERIFF TOLD, Hunt of Posse in Montana and North Dakota For Girl Are Ended Williston, Sept. 13.—Alice Zinger, Wolf Point, Montana, girl, for whom posses have been searching since last Sunday night when she disappeared, voluntarily came to the sheriff's of- ce at Wolf Point last night, seek- ing protection from “cruelty of my step-father”, according to word re- ed by police here today. The girl was at first believed to have been abducted, kidnaped and mutilat- ed by three half-breed Indians. According to the sheriff at Wolf Point, the girl came to his office and showed him welts in evidence ef ill, treatment at the hands of her step- father. It was because of this treat-; ment, Alice said, that she had run away, giving rise to reports of muti- lation. She said, according to the sheriff, that she was 17 years old, but that her step-father claimed she is 14 so as to keep her under juven- ile control, e girl's disappearance caused great excitement at Wolf Point and Williston. Warrants against the three Indians on kidnaping charges had been issued on the strength of a small girl that she had seen a girl, SLeMecine Alice’s description, break om a deserted shack about two aie east of Wolf Point and run to- wards the woods, closely followed by young man, believed to be one of the Indians, who dragged her over an embankment into the brush. Sheriffs and police from surrounding com- munities were instructed to watch all exists to Canada. PROBE DEATH OF SIOUX C0, SERVICE MAN Young Farmer Is Found Dead in Home Under Mysteri- ous Circumstances Investigation of the death of Ar- chie Braden, ex-service man, found dead on his farm in Mentz township in the western part of Sioux county on July 16, is being made, with the Attorney-General’s office drawn in to assist the county au- thorities, according to Charles Si- mon, assistant attorney-general. Braden, a single man, was working on the road on July 15, unhitched one horse and rode to his home and failed to return. He was found dead next morning. The coroner's jury gave a suicide verdict. A shotgun was standing against a chair, while Braden’s body was stretched on the floor in an another direction, with a shotgun charge in it. Authorities concluded that he could not have killed himself, because of the posi- tion of the gun, and an investiga- tion was decided upon. The county authorities, according to information to Mr. Simon, have decided to hire a detective to inves- tigate the case. $145,000 Worth of Stock Shipped From Killdeer Killdeer, Sept. 13.—Ninety-seven carloads of stock have been shipped from this station, with the shipping season just beginning. The cars were worth approximately $145,000. On Thursday 34 cars will be sent to eastern markets, including a ship- ment of 1,500 sheep by P. C. Rem- Ningtoricof: Bismarck, C. Weiner, staff physician | Jas jtold the police that Miss O'Reilly | came to his office early last night, {and upon entering thrust the pistol in his face and pulled the trigger twice, the weapon missing fire both jtimes. She then fled hysterically, he said. The young woman was held at a psychopathic hospital last night. Confronted by Dr. Weiner after she was eaptured she said: “I meant to torture you—not to kill you—-Dr. Weiner. See what I have here? She opentd her handbag and dis- played a strange assortment of Poisons. NATION'S WAR LEADERS HAPPY OVER RESPONSE Declare Sixteen Million Civil- ians Participated in De- fense Day Exercises 2,000,000 ARE ENROLLED Defense Test was Pershing’s Great Task Before He Retired From Army Washington, Sept. 13.—The re- sponse of the nation’s civilian popu- lation to the “Defense Day” appeal to the individual's obligation and responsibility under the new Na- tional Defense program and for the mobilization in the first limited test of the program itself, met the high est expectations of the War Depart- ment and government officials gen- erally. Reports, somewhat preliminary in character, from the nine corps area headquarters, showing that more than 16,000,000 civilians participated in the exercises, caused the depart- ment to pronounce the test as \“highly satisfactory.” Although the ‘reports did not permit an accurate estimate of one-day volunteers who jturned out to fill up the ranks of regular army, national guard and or- |ganized reserves, the fact that al- jmost all of the military forces in the United States were used in ap- proximate war strength indicated that probably 2,000,000 men enroll- ed. Reports Enthusiastic The corps area commanders, each submitting at the close of the day, a detailed report of the result of the test, emphasized its success and the enthusiastic indorsement of the na- tional defense program by the gen- eral public. An expression of their gratifica- tion for the cooperation given the War Department by the American public in the “Defense Day” project was conveyed to the country last night in radio addresses by Secre- tary Weeks and Gen. Pershing. For the latter, the day marked his last, jfull day of his long service on the active list of the army and the cul- mination of a specific task in na- tional defense preparation to which he has devoted his major labors since the close of the war. Many Hear Pershing Probably not less than 20,000,000 persons throughout the length and breadth of the nation “listened in” to hear the war secretary after re- marks dealing briefly with the de- fense test, introduced General Per- shing with a tribute to his serv “the nation’s foremost soldic The retiring General of the Armies, plainly staying back the emotions that the occasion aroused, in calm and controlled tones took the “last opportunity” in active service to ex- press his “sincerest thanks for the confidence they have always given LABOR BOARD TAKES CHARGE Act in Dispute in Which Strike Is Threatened Chicago, Sept. 13.—The United States Railroad Labor Board today assumed jurisdiction in the dispute between the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Order of Railroad Tele- graphers on the ground that the dispute might lead to interference with transportation. The hearing has been set for Sept. 22, E. J. Manion of St. Louis, pres ident of the telegraphers’ organiza- tion, had notified the board that an employers’ committee had unan- imously voted to call a strike sub- ject to the call of Mr. Manion. Rye Yields 37 Bushels Per Acre Fort Yates, Sept. 13.—A field of rye, north of Selfridge, belonging to Joe Swift, is said to have yielded 87 bushels to the acre. Another good yield which has been reported is a 23 bushels return from a wheat field near Solen belonging to J. A. Wiley. NORTH DAKOTA YIELD BOOSTED IN U.S. REPORT Yield of Over 106,000,000 Bushels, Fifth Largest in the State’s History, Seen 3RD LARGEST OATS Favorable Filling Weather Boosts N. D. Grain Crops To Great Total Grand Forks, Sept. 13—A harvest condition of 92 per cent of a normal on September 1 indicated for North Dakota this year a spring wheat crop of 106,057,000 bushels, which is 14.4 million bushels larger than the esti- mate of a month ago and 47.4 million bushels larger than the 1923 crop of 58,660,000 bushels, according to the September crop report issued by J. G. Diamond, Agricultural Statisti- cian here for the U. S, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Including the present crop there have been, according to the report, but six wheat crops in the history of the state to pass the 100-million bushel mark, they having been 1909, with 117 millions; 1942, with 144 millions; 1915, with 152 millions; 1918, with 106 millions; 1922, with 127 millions and the present crop. Favorable weather throughout most of the growing period of the crop and especially during the filling per- iod has given the state a wheat pro- duction almost double that of a year ago on an acreage 10 per cent small- er, the report points out, and has al- so been a factor for greatly increas- ing the oats and barley crops com- pared with last year, the oats crop now being placed at 88,105,000 bus- hels, being one of the three largest in the history of the state and the barley crop at 37,719,000 bushels, be- ing second only to that of 1915. Other September forecasts of the report show: an increase in potato production compared with a month ago; about the same prospect fer flax and a decrease in prospect for corn. Details follow: Spring Wheat The September 1, or harvest condi- tion of spring wheat for the state averages 92 per cent of a normal, forecasting a yielg of 14.3 bushels per acre on the basis of 15.5 bushels equalling par or 100 percent of a nor- mal yield, Production of the crop on this basis and the June estimate of acreage of 7,436,000 acres is plac- ed at 106,037,000 bushels, marking the present crop as one of six in the history of the state to pass the 100- million bushels mark, the others be- ing in order 1909, with 117 millions; 1912, with 144 millions; 1915, with ions; 1918, with 106 million and 1922, with 127 millions. The present season has been more favor- able to the crop than average, es- pecially during the filling period and accounts for production in the Sep- tember estimate being 14.4 million bushels larger than the estimate of a month ago. Separate forecasts for bread wheats and durum varieties will be made next month, the present estimate of 106,037,000 bushels in- cludes both varieties and compares with 58,660,000 bushels the 1923 crop and the 1917-21 average of 77,088,000. For the total spring wheat crop in the United States, the September 1 condition forecasts # production of 247,404,000 bushels, compared with the 1923 crop of 213,401,000 bushels and the 1917-21 average of 234,293,- 000 bushels. Oats and Barley Both outs ana barley crops show higher forecasts from September 1 conditien than those of a month ago, due largely to the favorable weather that prevailed during the filling per- iod of these grains. Harvest condi- tion of oats on September 1 was 93 per cent of a normal forecasting a yield per acre of 32.1 bushels on the basis of 34.5 bushels equalling par or 100 per cent of a normal yield. For Barley harvest condition was 90 per cent of a normal, forecasting a yield per acre of 24.8 bushels on the basis of 27.5 bushels equalling par or 100 per cent of a normal yield. September 1 forecast for oats pro- duction was 88,105,000 bushels com- pared with 76,761,000 bushels in August 54,924,000 bushels, the 1923 crop and 49,103,000 the 1917-21 aver- age. The present crop will be one of the three largest oats crops rais- ed in the history of the state. For barley the September forecast of 37,- 719,000 bushels compares with 33,- 033,000 bushels in August, 23,818,000 bushels the 1923 crop and 21,817,000 the 1917-21 average. The present barley crop has been exceeded but once in the history of the state. For the United States the September 1 forecast for oats was 1,486,412,000 bushels compared with 1,439,041,000 bushels in August and 1,299,823,000 bushels the 1928 crop. The Septem- ber 1 forecast for barley in the Unit- ed States was 194,455,000 bushels compared with 184,171,000 bushels in August and the 1925 crop of 198,285,- 000 bushels. Corn condition is given in the low- est SeptemBer condition since 1917. Delays in planting and a generally Poor start, with cool weather follow- ing, put the corn crop twe weeks be- (Continued on page 6)