The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 10, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER FORECAST Showers tonight and’ Thursday Warmer tonight. ESTABLISHED 1873 THE BIS CK TRIBUNE [mionor BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1925 PRICE FIVE CENTS SCORES INJURED IN KLAN BATTLE STARTED IN *, Seek to Cut Accidents , y.mite miners will be present to give} SAFETY DRIVE NORTH DAKOTA State Board and Railroads at Grade Crossings COMMITTEE IS NAMED me Regulation to Be Adopted - and Signs Placed to Protect Public Increased safety at the grade crossings of the state will be con- sidered by a committee appointed yesterday afternoon by Frank Mil-| hollan, president of the state board of railroad commissioners, following | a conference held by+railroad repre- sentatives and commissioners in the senate chamber at the capitol. The committee consists of G. H. * Morris, Chief Engineer Black of the highway commission, _ Maintenance Engineer Blum of the Northern Pa- cifie railway, Alexander of the Mil- waukee, Finney of the Northwestern, | Murphy of the Great Northern and Derrick of the Soo line. While sug- gestions will be made by the com-j mittee others can also suggest methods of increasing safety to the! railroad commissioners. Sign Regulations | Mr. Blum urged the adoption by North Dakota of Babcock’s sign regulations which have been adopted by Minnesota, The most effective: stop sign is that which is two feet in diameter with “Stop” painted on} it in black letters 3 1-2 inches high./ There are 2,000 grade crossings on ‘the Northern Pacific, he said. | Milhollan said that North Dakota has 2 total of 6,500 grade crossings | and that a majority of accidents oc- cur w he visibility is good. Freemi Northern declared that there were 324 major accidents at grade crossings in 1918} and that 241 of this total occurred where there was no obstruction. Forty-sever ran into moving trains! end three san into standing trams.| There ig a great volume of traffic] where crossing accidents happen, ie! suid, and there is a difficulty in! enforcing safety. Attorney Burnett said that most! idents occur at protected cross- Chief Engineer Black urged that] advertising signs be removed andi that secondary warning signs should wbe used. For Uniform Laws Frank Milhollan, president of the North Dakota board of railroad com-! missioners, has been appointed a! member of a committee formed by Secretary Hoover of the United States, department of commerce to consider changing®the grade crossing; laws of the states into one uniform law. Milhollan, as chairman of the Na- tional Association of Railroad and Public Utilities Commissions, was attending the national safety con- ference in Washington when appoint- » ment was made. The conference was the third of its kind called by Secre- tary Hoover to consider ways of in- creasing safety. Another conference will be held in November, when the committee of which..Milhollan is a member will make a report. There is a real need for one grade crossing law which will hold good for the entire country, according to Milhollan. i Laws Are Varied reel “Laws regarding grade crossings! are so varied that if a man were to start from here to Washington in an nutomobile he would be arrested twelve times for violating state laws. «And all the time he would be com-| plying .with the laws of his state) and thinking that he was right.” LIGNITE RATE HEARING TO BE HELD HERE The Interstate Commerce commis- sion has agreed to a postponement of the hearing set for July 8 on the rates on lignite shipments from; North Dakota to neighboring states. Postponement was asked by the board of railroad commissioners on the grounds that the board was not yet prepared to present its case. ‘The hearing will be held’ begin- ning Tuesday, July 21, in the office of the board. Rate experts and lig- ‘ their arguments and plans will be considered for presenting the ,case to the Interstate Commerce commis- sion. Ay : coroners sty Weather Report o r PY ‘Temperature at 7 a.m. ighest yesterday ../. pe eet alates Precipitation to 7 a. Highest wind velocity” WEATHER FORECASTS For Bismarck and vicinity: Show- ers tonight and Thursday. Warmer onight.- ‘oFor North Dakota: Showers to- night and Thursday. Warmer in south portion tonight. , GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS The low pressure area on the western slope of the Rockies yester- y»day morning has moved eastward and covers the eastern Rocky Mountain and southern Plateau region this > IN TAX WAR Since the Illinois legislature re- fused to reapportion legislative d tricts, placing Chicago at a disad- vantage in the state assembly, the Cook county commissioners voted not to turn over to the state treasury any state taxes they collect in Chi cago. The action was sponsored by Mrs. Edward W. Bemis, only woma: member of the board. BOARD NAMES TEACHERS FOR COMING TERM Frank H. Brown of Tioga Is Selected Principal of High Schcol Frank H. Brown, who has been se- lected as principal of the Bismarck High school for.next year, will come to Bismarck from Tioga’ where he has‘ been superintendent of schools for the past three years. He was selected by the board of education because of his excellent record. Mr. Brown received his degree from the Jamestown College. A list of the teachers school year 1925 and 192 lows: for the is as fol- High School Frank H, Brown, principal; Roy Neff, manual training; Irene’ Lam- bertus, alegbra; Mildred Huff, ge- ometry; Winifred Robertson, | En- glish; Vera Smith, English; Dorothy Dakin, Enj Bernadette Gormley, history; Elizabeth Jones, _history- civics; L. C. Sorlien, history; Ethel McGruer, Latin-Engl Harold E. Collins, physics-couch; Margery Mor- ris, domestic science; Gordon _D. Brown, chemistry; Bothilde Swanson, French-English; ‘Irene Robertson, Latin; Mell Pollard, English- history; Mrs. Juanita Edick, commer- cial; Marion Avery, assembly-sci- ence; J. J. McLeod, physical educa- tion, : Moore School Ella O. Casselman, principal; Edna Jones, sixth grade; Jennie Gilliland, fifth and sixth grades; Anne Rode- wald, fifth grade; Isabel Campbell, fourth grade; Edna Halverson, third grade; Ruth Halverson, second grade; Lavina Register, first ‘grade. Wil School Marie Huber, principal; Florence Jones, grammar; Eva Haberman, ari- thmetic; Lois M. Scharfenberg, mu- sic-spelling - penmanship; Gertrude Evarts, history; Sylvia Haberman, literature; Lucy H. Kingsley; Eliza- beth Donovan, third grade; Esther tigan, first grade. Richholt School Agnes Boyle, . principal; Florene Huber, fifth grade; Ruth Rowley, fourth grade; Marian Morange, third grade; | Margaret Lyness, second grade; Esther Winter, first grade. Wachter School Dora Wallen, principal; Jeanette Myhre, third and fourth grades; Al- berta Christy, second grade; Blanche Houser, first’ grade. Roosevelt School Grace Hand, principal; Judith Rue, fifth and sixth grades; Maude Schroeder, third grade; Sara Andrew, second grade; Sadie Ferguson, first grade. Supervision H. 0. Saxvik, city superintendent; Esther Teichmann, school nurse. COOLIDGE BACK IN WASHINGTON AFTER JOURNE Washington, June 10.—(AP)— President Coolidge returned to Wash- ington today from Minnesota where he attended the Norse-American cel- ebration. - The presidential train arrived in Washington this morning on time after having encountered comfort- able weather throughout the night. Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge and other members of the party had breakfast in the dining car just before the train reached Washington. President Coolidge appeared in morning. Scattered precipitation oc- curred over the Plaing States and northern Roeky Mountain region, The showers were heaviest in Oklahoma and Montana. High pressure, ac- companied by fair weather, prevails ' west of the Rockie: fine spirits. He was plainly pleased with the trip as a whole. Last night motion pictures of events at the Minnesota state fair, grounds on Monday, when he was cheered by a great throng, were shown aboard the train. From the train President Coolidge went to the White House, after which he immediately’ went to hip office to resume the work he departure, Maxwell, second grade; Nora McGee) had laid | KANSAS GIVES 1925 WHEAT ~ CROWN TON. . |Probable Harvest of State Takes Big Drop, Monthly Report Shows U. S.. YIELD IS SMALL North Dakota Leads States in Crop Prospect Which Is Lowest Since 1917 (By The Associated Press.) Topeka, Kans., June 10.—Based on present estimates, Kansas this year will cede its place as banner wheat state of the union to North Dakota, for the second time in six years, ac- cording to the monthly report of the state and federal departments of ag- riculture, Unfavorable growing con- ditions during May reduced the es- timated yield of wheat in Kansas by 12,888,000 bushels the stated. The probable harvest of the state dropped from 95,997,000 bushels fore- cast May 1 to 83,909,000 bushels | based on estimates of June 1, and ‘the latter figure, the bureau of agricul- ture points out, is probably a high [estimate in view | since the first of the month, by hail, wind and torrid sun. | Conditions of the wheat crop was | Placed at 59 percent of normal, as | compared with an estimated yield of 83,909,000 bushels in Kansas _ this year, the government prophesius a crop of $5,081,000 bushels for North | Dakota. | Th 1922 the northern border states harvested four million bushels more | wheat than Kansas, but in the other | years since 1919, Kansas has raised 1 | report more wheat than any competitor state and has run up a total of 140,- 000,000 more bushels than North Da \ kota. : YIELD DROPS: | (By The Associated Press.) | Washington, June 10.—The total wheat crop of the United States, forecast by the department of agri- culture at 661,000,000 bushels, is the smallest since 1917 and bushels less than produced Commenting on the foree ! crop reporting board stated that “the requirements of wheat for domestic consumption do not greatly differ from this amount,” indicating the! would be little or no wheat for port from this year’s crop. Rarley Crop Larger While the barley crop is larger than last year's production, those of oats, rye, hay, peaches and pears are smaller, Winter wheat fared badly through- out most of the belt during May be- cause of low temperatures, deficient moisture and plants weakened by the adverse winter conditions. Pro- duction of 407,000,000 bushels is fore- cast from the June 1 condition, which was 66.5 percent of a normal, or 10.5 points below the May 1 condition. There was reduction of 38,000,000 bushels since the May forecasts. Winter Acre Yield 12.4 Bushels — The winter wheat acre yield is placed at 12.4 bushels on June 1 con- ditions. Not since 1904 has the yield been so low, while records back as far as 1890 do not disclose so low a June 1 condition for winter wheat as reported today. In a large part of the belt, winter wheat has short straw and short heads, with the head often not well filled. Reports of thin stands are common. The hessian fly and the chinch bug are in evidence and Kansas, leading winter wheat state, has the “take all” dise which is becoming more serious in the central region of the state. , Its indicated crop is only slightly more than half of last ye CROP INSPECTION FEE IS - FIXED FOR THIS YEAR Seed growers who want their fields certified should notify the State Pure Seed laboratory before June 20, according to H. L. jolley, state seed commissioner the North Dakota Agricultural college. Changes in the pure seed law were made by the last legislature. Ap- propriations were reduced and a sys- Only three field crop inspectors will {be employed by the laboratory this | summer. “Field crop inspection is necessary to form the foundation for proper eed certification,” Dean Bolley de- clares. “For sny crop where the pedigree is of importance, it is par- ticularly desired that requests for inspection be made before June 20. * “As our mailing list of growers is limited, it is not possible for the laboratory ‘to get a notice to all growers of improved’ seeds. There- fore, farmers who wish to have seed certified this fall should write at once for blanks to be filled out for field crop inspection.” The legislature established a flat fee of $5 to be’paid by all persons securing field crop inspection for the purpose of having seed certified. IRON PIPE RADIO Washington—Radio signals from the Naval Research Laboratory at Bellvue, Md.,! now are picked up daily by the’ U. S.S. Scorpion, sta- tioned at Constantinople. The si nals are stronger than those of thi Arlington station with its tower an- tennas. The Bellvue station's an- tenna is ap iron pipe about 30 feet long. : LONG DISTANCE CRYSTAL Paris—A French scientist is said to have developed a crystal set that wilk pick up radio programs for miles and operate a loud speaker fo: shorter distances. The crystal is a form of “ferro-silicon,” ‘and is made in an electric furnace through a fu- sion of sand and iron, of damage done} tem of fees adopted effective July 1.| 0. ~ BISMARCK’S RECREATIONAL NEEDS ARE EXPLAINED TO CIVIC LEADERS Féurteen men and women, repre- senting practically every community and civic organization of Bismarck, attended a round table discussion of the problem of providing the right kind of supervised recreation for the children and men and women of the city late yesterday afternoon in the Association of Commerce rooms. Maurice Willows of the Play- ground and Recreation Association of America of New York City spoke to the committee, telling them what he had learned of this work in Bis- marck and outlined a program which contained many of the ideals of first class supervised recreation. Mr. Willows complimented J. J. M. MacLeod, local boy leader, on the boys’ work here. It was decided that each represent- ative should explain the needs of playground work here to his respec- tive club and with the resuming of club work in the fall some active measures would be taken. The organizations _represented were, the Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions, Community Council and Knights of Columbus. Mr. Willows said that recreational supervision is not the business of any one group but is the business of the entire city. He declared there should be a program prepared to U.S, BALLOON MAY WIN BIG RAGE FOR CUP Goodyear Bag Has ‘Traveled Greatest Distance so Far Reported to Officials Brussels, June 10.—(AP)—The Belgium pilot, Veenstra of the balloon Prince Leopold, won the Gordon Bennett Cup balloon race starting from here ni i was announced tod: stra flanded Tuesday Cape Tourinen, Spain. Veenstra traveled a distance of about 822 miles. 10.—The American Balloon Goodyear 111, Wade TT. Van Orman pilot, may yet be declared the winner of the Gordon Benett cup balloon race which started here Sun- day it was believed here today. The previous assumption of his disquali- fieation may be incorrect. Van Or- man traveled 441 miles from Brus- sels,-the greatest distance so far reported,“and landed in the Atlantic near the Ushant Light. The receiving of assistance in a landing at sea would constitute dis- qualification, but Van Orman landed on the deck of the steamship Vapor Land, and it was believed today such a landing may not be construed as “receiving assistance.” SCHOOL LANDS AREIN DEMAND Many Requests for Purchase, of Acreage Received An indication that prosperity is sweeping the state is the large num- ber of requests for school lands r ceived by the office of the land com- mission, Commissioner Kositzky said today. ‘Since Jan. 1 of this year more such requests have .been sre- ceived than during the aggregate for thrée years previous. An average of about one request a day is received for purchase of school lands, the commissioner said. Most of those who make the requests have cash to pay, he declared. The state has now more than a million and a half acres of school and state land, any part of which can be sold at the discretion of the Board of University School Lands. The board will most likely consider the requests at its next meeting, June 25. If a sale is ordered it will be held in November or December of this year. School lands can be sold only at public auction to the highest bidder. h of the purchase price is cash and five subsequent yearly installments are made. The rate of interest is 6 per cent. COLD WEATHER HALTS OPENING OF CITY POOL The cold weather prevented the opening of the municipal swimming pool in Custer park last night. The pool will be opened Friday if weather permits, City Commissioner John Larson ‘said today. Coach Morrison of the Bismarck High school and Mrs. Chris Johnson will be in charge ef the pool this ‘season, THE GAMBLING FEVER London—A new book on Monte Carlo by Charles Kingston relates that a Spaniard named Garcia, start- ing with a few francs, won more than $600,000 in the casino. He resolved to keep his money and never gamble again. Two years ago a duke asked him fo show. him how he ,won his money. The’ gambling fever came back and, he lost all his fortune. COWS FEED ON PLANE Tucson, Ariz.—Charles Mayse, a comm pilot here, parked hi piace in a pasture when he flew to afford to visit his mother., When he started to fly back here, he found that cows had displayed a marked fondness for, the’ linen covering the wings. It required two days to re- pair the damage. - t provide play and recreation during the leisure hours of every age group of children. He pointed out that the delinquency rate in Bismarck is greater among girls und among boys and declared that the program should provide for play and recreation for girls as well as for boys. Mr. Willows said that under the present recreation arrangement in this city a maximum of 200 children participate while there are more than 4,000 children here who should be provided with supervised recre- ation in their spare hours, He de- clared that with the proper program, the $4,500 now being here for recre- ation for a limited number of boys would provide supervised recreation and play for all the children in Bis- marck. Mr. Willows advised that an ad- visory board he appointed to work out a program, the board to include representatives of women’s and girl’s interests, men’s and boys’ interests, music and dramatic interests, busi- ness interests and school interests. He said that no one organization can do for the city what the city can do for itself and urged that plans be made immediately to organize for the, preparation of a general recre- ational program to include summer and winter activities for all children of all ages in the city. SUPREME COURT TO END JUNE TERM TODAY The last case of the term was heard in the Supreme court today when court adjourned for two months. With the calendar cleared, more than forty cases still remain for a decision, Decisions will be given in all cases this month. The Present term lasted ten weeks. N. D, EXHIBIT I$ PREPARED Preducts of State To Be Shown Over Country North Dakota will be interpreted to other states this summer and the possibilities of settling here will be {demonstrated by a traveling exhibit fof North Dakota products which , Joseph M. Devine, commissioner limmigration, will lead into Wisco ‘sin, lowa, Iinois and possibly 1 { diana a qT xhibition will include a mov- ing picture tent in which pictures of ‘the state will be shown. The e: ' hibits will be in the form of fairs and four, one in each county, will |e held each week, | Besides the agricultural products, {coal briquettes, chinaware, pottery, soil and subsoil will be on exhibition. Commissioner Devine will give a talk jof five minutes describing the ad- vantages of the state as a place for settlement. The aim of the exhibition is to at- | tract: farmers to North Dakota, the commissioner said. He declared that the state needs settlers, “A new settler is worth $2,500 to the state, according to the empire builder, James J. Hill. He made this statement eighteen years ago and the immigrant is | worth much more ‘ now,” he said. BOY PLUNGER FAILS TO PAY » INCOME TAX Sioux City, Ia., June 10.—(AP)— Frank R. Beddeow, the “bell boy Ponze” who is accused of failing to pay $157,000 due the United States government for income tax, had not been located by federal authorities : today. , An income tax lien for $157,095 |was filed by the internal revenue collector late Tuesday against Bed- deow, whose financial operations of the past few years have been of a sensational nature. SHORT LEASE ON: MUSCLE SHOALS BARRED Washington, June _10.—(AP)—Op- poSition to any short time lease of the power facilities at Muscle Shoals was expressed by the present com- mission in a letter delivered today to the war department. The commis- sion, meeting in first regular ses- sion, deeided that if the war de- partment desires to sell the power at any time before Congress takes final action it has that authority without further word from the commission. IS OUTLAWED IN WARFARE Geneva, June 10.—(AP)—The in- ternational conference for control of traffic in arms today outlawed pois- en gas warfare by adopting @ pro- submitted by the merican tion prohibiting the use {of chemicals and bacteria as weapons. Police Expect Arrest Soon In College Murder Baton Rouge, La., June 10.—(AP) —Police investigation of the myster- ious slaying of Oscar B. Turner, in- structor at the Louisiana State Uni- versity here last Sunday, began to- day. Several’ developments of the case were uncovered late last. night, but were not disclosed. ‘While officials were uncommuni- cative, it was admitted readily that an arrest is probable in the next 24, | bours. \ NTI-FOREIGN FLAGS FLOWN BY STUDENTS Feeling Against Aliens China Grows as Fight for Canton Continues | AMERICANS FIRED ON) | United States Marines Land! at Honan to Protect Christian College | — | Peking, June 10.—(AP)-—-The stu-| dents of the capital today were hold-! ing monster demonstrations in pro-}| test against the action of foreign, authorities in quelling the recent | strike riots at Shanghai. | The students caused the flying of anti-foreign banners on all carts and other vehicles. They also dis- tributed anti-foreign literature con- taining widely extravagant tate- | ments and declaring the Shanghai! affair the most brutal and cold blooded atrocity in human history. AMERICANS ESCAPE San Francisco, June 10.—(AP} Business interests at Canton today | repeated their requests to rival Chi-| nese military leaders to cease firing in the regions of the markets and to} on their contest at a point some! ance from Canton, according to! le dispatches. | Four Americans crossing the river into the foreign settlement at Can- ton cruised into the line of fire yes- terday, but were able to escape with out injury. In the fight yesterd buildings along the water front Canton were damaged by gunfire. MARINES LAND London, June patch to th Hongkong di Mr. and Mrs Mr. and Mrs. American, who attempted to from the war zone in a boat fl the American flag, were fired 0: the Yunnanese machine gunners at} Canton. Mrs, Crampton was wound- | ed and the party was forced to re-| turn, i { The dispatch adds that American! marines now have landed at Honan! to protect the Christian college and the foreign occupants of Shameen.| The electric cable has been cut and| Shameen is in da AMERICANS WARNED Washington, June 10.—(AP)—On) Monday afternoon, dispatches said | the Cantonese and Yunnanese forces were firing across the water | viding the city from Honan and that troops loyal to the Canton | municipal government “frequently; ran through the water” shooting! point blank into the native section. | The Yunnanese troops were hold-| ing ground. The Canton government accompan- ied by other loyal city officials had left Canton for Waump The Canton government telegraph- ed to military leaders protesting! against injury to the Canton-Amer-|! ican hospital and firing upon Amer-| ican launches. | Americans were given a new warn- ing to keep out of the area subjected! to firing. Most of the women and children} have left Tungfhan suburb and other strategic points. The gunboat, Pam-| panga, had taken its station near the} Christian college when the dispatch-| es were filed and the gunboat, Ashe- ville, was standing off Shameen. NEW SECURITY PACT OPPOSED) Treaty Sure to Meet Strong) Criticism in Parliament | | at| Ogden, ness, (By The Associated Press) London, June 10—While the pro- | posed security pact negotiated with} France at Geneva by Foreign Sccre-| tary Chamberlain is certain to meet} strong criticism in the House of| Commons, the laborities alone of the political ‘parties have thus far ex- pressed their attitude, They are uncompromisingly hos- tile to the agreement on the ground | that it involves Great Britain too deeply in possible European em- broilments, Premier Baldwin has made known that official papers explaining the! action will not be presented to Par- liament until Foreign Secretary Chamberlain returns from Geneva about the end of next week. i BANDITS GET | VALUABLE LOOT | AT LINTON STORE| Bismarck -police were notified to- | day to be on the lookout for a gan, of thieves who looted the Linton Ar cade at Linton last night. | The bandits secured merchandise valued at about $700. It is believed | they loaded the goods in an auto truck and escaped towards Bismarck. Gerard Cleared Of Supreme Court Contempt New York, June 10:—James W. Gerard, former ambassador to Ger- many, was cleared today of the charge of contempt of the supreme court of New York. The charge was based | ditional | GODFATHER Dayton, Tenn., the town that the nation is watching because John T. Scopes was indicted teaching evolution there, was ed by an evolutionist. N. D. Ree (above), gave the town its name in 1876, while postmaster, It was then known as Smith’s Cross Roads COURT HOLDS CONGRESSMAN FOR CONTEMPT Langley Spends Ten Hours in Jail; Must Appear on Drunkenness Charge K June 10. this morning er s jail sentence of ten hours and payment cf a fine of $10, both for contempt of court, Con- gressman John W. Langley, Re- publican, of Kentucky, still faced a charge of drunkenness today be- fore Police Jude T. P. M . who heard the charge in court yester- day and who sentenced him for con- tempt of court. Judge Mars fined the represent- ative $10 when Mr. Langley with an oath declered that © whoever swore out the warrant gwore to it lie. The jucge considered the ad- oath in denial of the charge as further contempt of court and ordered him imprisoned for 10 hours. The warrant against the repre- sentative yorn to iby a Mrs. W. P. Hen ie. A deputy sherit in making the arrest said he found Mr. Langley only partly clothed in down town building. NATIONS PLAN BIG CAMPAIGN ‘rance and Spain Agree on Offensive in Morocco Pikeville, oxd ewrly ng a -Re- Geneva, June 10.—(By A. P. France and Spain were in full cord in agreeing on a co-operative plan to end the long prevailing warfare in Morocco it was learneu' authoritatively here today. French Foreign Minister Brean and Count Quinones De_ Leon, Spanish ambassador to France, here for the League of Nations conference, have ‘been conferring regarding the Moroccan situation. It was learned that they have agreed that France and Spain must deliver quickly and effectivey a series of blows against the tribes- men of Morocco and thus restore peace to Northern Africa. Details for united military and naval action will be worked out at a Franko Spanish conference at Madrid early next week. French velegates will depart for Madrid Sunday. HEAVY RAINS DOING DAMAGE TO POTATOES Fargo, June 10.—The heavy rains that have continued nearly every day for over a week in the Red river valley are doing a great deal of damage to the potato crops and un- less the weather clears up and the sun comes out, thousands of acres of potatoes will be ruined in the valley, according to W. G. Knowles, manager of the Moorhead office of Leonard Crosset and Riley, produce brokers of Cincinnati. Nearly every low spot in the valley is flooded and the potatoes are either being washed out or the seed is rot- ing in the ground, Mr. Knowles claims. Cultivation of any kind has been impossible since last Tuesday, when farmers around Sabin were forced to leave the fields because of the mud. = . In places where the potatoes have started to grow the weeds have also started and unless farmers can get in the fields to cultivate within a few days, the crops will be killed out, Mr. Knowles says, Mr..Knowles stated that he had eight carloads of potatoes en route to eastern markets now, the last shipment to be made by him of the 1924 crop. Seer Ee Soa ae UPKEEP OF PLANES Washington—Army estimates show on his failure, to appear for exami- nation, is that it costs from $400 to $3,000 a year to ope: an airplane. MOB CHARGES AUTO PARADE OF KLANSMEN Riot Starts as Procession Moves Down Street of Massachusetts City MANY UNDER ARREST Clubs, Rocks, Revolvers and Rubber Hose Used in Fierce Fighting. (By The Associated Press: Clinton, Mass., June 10.—Thir- ty two men were under arrest today as the result of a riot following an outdoor meeting of the Ku Klux Klan. Scores were injured in the fighting which was not quelled until 24 state police patrolmen had charged the battling crowd. Fifteen clubs, pieces of rubber hose and a revolver used in the battle were seized by the police, The riot started shortly. before midnight when a procession of 300 Klansmen’s cars were suddenly at- tacked. As the first car ‘hove in sight a crowd rushed it, throwing bricks and swinging clubs. Occu- pants of the machine jumped to the ground and soon fist fights were in progress. Clubs and rocks flew right and left, windows were shattered and shrill cries of women in near by houses contributed to the .disorder. Flower pots, porch chairs and other movable articles were used in the battle. The roadway was strewn rocks, clubs and broken glass. EQUALIZATION OF TAXES AIM - OF THORENSEN Commissioner Demands Small Property Owner Be Given Square Dea? with Equalization of taxes the state and an enforcement of equitable taxation by equalization boards in every city and county is the aim of Tax Commissioner Thore- sen, who believes that the methods of equalization boards can be im- proved. In a statement made yesterday aft- ernoon he said that the small ;rop- erty owner is assessed on the full value of his property while the large property holder seeks means to avoid paying taxes on the full amount of his assessment. Hidden From View “The assessor views a small parcel of property such as a house and sees its apparent value while in assessing large corporations he has no means of seeing the intangible property and the property hidden from the assessor's view,” he said. “In such instances the small prop- erty owner will pay a tax on the full amount of assessment while the owner of property worth $100,000 is often only assessed one third of its value. Many believe that they are victims of discrimination when they find that some ong who has an equal amount of property pays a lower tax. “People will. pay taxes cheerfully if they feel that they are getting value received. But when they feel that they are not getting a square deal they begin to complain. The small property owner will often pay his tax without complaint because he has no other recourse and no means to fight what he may believe to be an excessive tax. Large cor- porations such as railroads, however, retain attorneys just for this pur- pose—to see how much their taxes can be lowered. Demands Oqualization “My job is to see that assessments are made and that taxes are collect- ed. I have nothing to do with fixing, the tax rate. But I can see that taxes are more equitable and that equalization boards are impressed with that idea. It will be my par- pose to see that a more equalized tax is enforced in every city and county as well as in the state.” Company A Goes To Camp Early Saturday ‘Guardsmen of Company A of the North Daokta National Guard, will leave aboard a special train on the Northern Pac’ at 7:30 a. m. Sat- urday for the nual summer en- campment at Camp Grafton, near Devils Lake. In the special train besides Company A will be companies from Dickinson and Jamestown. Capt. H. A. Brocopp said today that he expects to take about 60 en- listed men, besides two other com- missioned officers to camp. In con- nection with company pees he pointed out that a militia company may enlist men for the duration of the two weeks summer camping period.. These men will be under no obligation to attend regular weekly drills, and may be enlisted from a part of the district jacent to Bis- marck, he pointed of. Any one in- terested in the camp‘{s requested to ‘report at headquarters. Reserves will be accepted between now and a oe ON it moot. at e: Company A men will meet. a 6 a. m. Saturday and will have breakfast here before boarding the train for camp. & throughout