The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 1, 1925, Page 1

ROCKEFELLER PAY ‘HOLDS BOARD CANNOT DISCONTINU ’ WEATHER FORECAST Somewhat unsettled tonight; not so warm Wednesday. ESTABLISHED 1873 BOARD HAS ~ NO POWER TO ACT, OPINION Attorney General’s Office States Beard Cannot Dis- mantle Property KEEP CAR RUNNING Board Will Take Cpinion Un- der Consideration at Next Meeting The state board of administration has no right to pave Bismarck streets on lwhich the state,owned street car lines operates. Neither has it the right to dismantle the Property or to discontinue street cat service as demanded by the Bismarck city commission, Attorney General George Shafer held today in an opin- ion submitted to the board. Legis- lative authority would be necessary to do thse things and the board has no such authorit; the attorney general held. Discontinuance of the street car service would be legal only in the event of lack of funds to maintain service, the opinion held, Murphy Silent R. B. Murphy, airman of state board of administration, today had no statement to make. The opin- ion of the attorney general will be given consideration at the next meet- ing of the board which may take place today. The opinion follows: “Your only authority under the law relative to the State trolley line is to be found in Section 1804, Conm piled’ Laws 1913. Under the terms of said statute, after the trolley line haf been constructed, it becomes your mandatory duty to keep in re- pair and operate the same. It, there- fore, follows that you have no power and no authority, in the ubsence of further legislative direction, to” re- move the wires, poles, rails and ties comprising the tracks used in oper- ating the ling. Neither have you any power or authori! in the absence of legislative, direction, together with an appropriation for that purpose, to pave any patt of the streets of the City of Bismarck. It likewise fol- lows that you have no authority and no power, in the absence of legisla- tive direction, or in the absence of a judicial mancVte, to discontinue o> cease operating the trolley line except it be for a lack uf funds.” CITE NEED FOR UNITED CHURCH WORK Claim Big Proportion of City Residents Untouched by Religion While statements made at a-con- ference Sunday of church executives noted the fact that too large a pro- portion of the population of Bis- marek was untouched by religious contact, church attendance in this city has not declined according to a consensus of opinion among the ministers of the city. One leading clergyman commenting upon the mat- ter said: “It was unfair to the Protest- ant people in the city to have the report go out through the State that there had been such a sharp falling off in church at- tendance that meuns had to be found to stem such a decline. “I have never seen a more vi- tal interest in church attendance or moresgtivity in all church affairs during my 14 years min- istry in North Dakota. Even in the hottest weather of the sum- mer I have, been greeted with splendid congregations —_ both morning and evening. I find no reason for discouragement. On the contrary I find much reason for encouragement. “Of course things could be much better, and we do need a more real consecration on the part of all church members, but we are not waging a losing fight, hing under the or- ictorious and con- quering Ch: Concerted action on the part of city churches is a vital need in Bis- marck, Rev. Paul Wright, local pus- tor, declared today. The city has lapsed into spiritual lethargy, he ited. ‘Our churches are not reaching as large as proportion of the city population seer should,” Rev. Wright asserted. “We need a spiritual awakening amor®; church-goers which will be the first step in reaching that portion of city residents who are inactive in church attendance.” There is a demand on the part of laymen as well as clergy for a@ re- vival among church members, Rev. C. F. Strutz announced. “Church attendance is as high in Bismarck as in other cities,” he & clared. JENSON CHOSEN St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 1.—(#)—Pe- ter B. Jensen of Rochester, Minn. ‘was elected president, and Rech ter chosen for the next meeting, at the annual convention here yester- day of the Minnesota’ State Associa- tion of peat lonary. Engineers. Other officers included Felix Seligman, Du- Juth, vice president, and J. Duluth, trustee for three years. i Adams, | milling purposes. BISMARCK, NURTH NAKUTA, TUESDAY, SKPTEMBER 1, 1925 | By NEA Service N York, Sept. 1. If you lie awake at ‘ow awa BALDHEADS TAKE NOTICE! y your hair tonics. girl because of Soar thinning thatch, or if your sk in the sunlight, here is the solution to your trouble Throw away) those olive oil storers. At last We have som the cat's whiskeys and the ca Rudolph Altbans was a dr tre tired from busirjess and settled down in F a cellar stocked he went to w All credi: common “hack him comforta tion would Ick Althan: j full of h rk, to grow hair, ast go to Mik cat, nothing el se aft es hif new perch just "s Welcome to anythin "on Dp. patments, alongside the kite! mas A was quite bald. mhurst, Long Island, appiied external ng the tonics in their bottles. » feline hairdresser, Mike 4 se. Alhans took him in and made hen stove. To show his apprecia- Then Mike first started his treatments, At | | hithertofore had s much as an ig in the hor loans of the me been desert. hack fence, and A! The neighbors al inal feline, STATE WHEAT GROWERS’ POOL AINS'T0 MARKET N, D. GRAIN THIS YEAR ON GLUTEN BASIS Official Uurges Support of Banke Preject Designed to Bring Grand Forks, N. D., Sept. 1—(4)— Support of the North Dakota wheat | growers pool will mean millions of| dollars in the hands of North Dakota farmers, A. J. Scott, secretary of the North Dakota Wheat Growers As sociation, said here today. Through selling their wheat on a protein basis instead of on the old marketing basis pool members have | been able to realize higher prices for their crops. Other farmers could do the same by following the same sys- tem, he eaid. | Support of bankers and busin men for the protein \marketing bh: will do much, Scott kaid, to advance the interests’ of thy farmer and bring about a more satisfactory con- dition. Sold on Piotein i “The North Dakota|Wheat Growers Association has sold lover its tables in the Chamber of Colimerce in Min- neapolis every car of wheat on i protein value for the three y has been in operation,” sai “It has preached the gospel of the value of the spring wheat raised here in the state, not only through its organ, the Wheat Grower, but! from the public platform. “In North Dakota we have al special advantage over the otier! wheat growing states for the reason } that we raise 70 per cent of this | special variety of wheat. By control- ling this wheat, by orderly marketjrig | of it, and being in a position to get its protein value, millions of dollars could be returned to North Dakota which has been lost in the past. © | Need Protein Standard “The eleyators in North Dakota find it impossible to pay the farmers on the basis of the protein value that | their wheat contains for the reason | that they are unable to protect them- selves under the old marketing sys- tem, consequently only through the Axsocistion are the farmers of North | Dakota able to realize jon the value | of their wheat. | “North Dakota is comparative to the state of Kentucky if the special kind of tobacco that thdy grew. By | controlling that commodity they have | increased the price of tdbucco nearly 20 cents a pound. In thbt state they raise 60 per cent of tht burley to- baceo grown in the United States. “A pool like the North Dakota Wheat Growers Association could op- erate to advantage even though other states in the union were not organ- ized. Millers require: this ’ certain kind of wheat, as it is necessary for The ‘public de- mands a good bread flour and with- ul and Business Men in Larger Return for Cereal ing wheat raised in North Da this demand could not be supplied except 4y importation from to the wherein the 50-cent higher level of prices by con- trolling and orderly marseling of this spring wheat. Well Organized “This Association is well organized and has an efficient sales ageney in both Duluth and Minneapolis. ft now hi of some $158,. 000.09, n to wlose its pool and send out its final payments to its members before harvest. ‘The As sociation was able to make its final payment for the 1924 pool, payments in -its_memb the 15th day of July. As there is usually 2 heavy sith- drawal from banks preparatory to harvesting the next crop, this money in the farmers’ hands at that time was a great help to the bankers in North Dakota as well as to the farm- ers themselves. This Association makes a substantial initial advance at the time the farmer pools his grain and other advances. taking into consideration market conditions and at all times the orderly marketing of this product. Unlimited Credit “This Association has unlimited credit with the Federal Intermediate Gredit Bank of St. Paul end to the extent of one million dollars for shorttime credits with the Grand Forks and Minneapolis banks. This credit has been established by the Association because it has followed businesslike methods and paid its obligations promptly. After an ex- haustive search we find that this Association would have saved the farmers of North Dakota seventeen million dollars on the 1924 crop, provided all had received the pool price. Boost Wheat “If it had been possible that Yhe Association could have received a majority of the wheat in North Da- kota there is no doubt but that there would have been an entire rise in price levels of at least fifty cents. This statement is not an exagger- ation for the Canadian pool, which controls practically 65 per cent of the wheat raised there, has increased its level of prices approximately 60 cents. North Dakota has the most productive soil, the finest wheat. grown here in the United, States,’ and by reat cooperation we can se- cure the highest prices,” FEAR FOR SAFETY OF SEAPLANE Plane Was Last Sighted at Half-way Point in Pacific SILENCE IS .ALARMIN i | es | PN-9 No. 3 Forced Into Water | at Outset of Hawaii Flight San Francisco, Sept. The destroyer | Fi miles distant from rent a message to the ' Radio here that at 11 a. m. she the San Fran to” Hawaii 9 Number 1, a con pass bearing. ‘The message in- dicated that the plane was mid- way between the Reno and the Farragut. The Reno at 10:22 a. m. gave the seaplane a compas bearing, ‘ible to the San Franciseo, Sept, 1.—CP)—The jlong radio silence that has ensued jsince the Pn-9 number 1, flagplane jof the San Franei | stop flight, was airplane tender t y. is being sighted over the aangley at 6:10 a, m, made a matter tion among _ flight ;here although no fears are ifelt for the ‘safety of the big craft. | Captain Stanford E. Moses, Com- {mander of the flight broadcast sai “Lam not worried by the silence sur- |rounding the PN-9, Number 1. There fare several reasons why long per- jiods of time might elapse between ithe reports of her progress. She ave sighted a storm, and in it, missed one of the star s SIGHTED AT 6:10 A. M. San Francisco, Sept. 1.—()—The Matson Liner Manoa, sent a wireless freport to Navy io here sasing ‘that the PN-9 d thi 11,200 mile ship e ! “The “1,200 mile ship” is the Lang- ley. It was presumed in navy radio headquarters here that the Langley {broadcast the message and the | Manoa picked it up and relayed it : along. HALF DISTANCE San Francisco, S —VP)—The Navy seaplane PN-9, No. 1, attempt- ing @ nonstop flight from San Fran- cisco to HaWaii, had completed half of its journey of 2,100 nautical miles | between five and’ six o'clock this morning. an average speed of slightly more than 71 nautical miles, the equivalent of a fraction less than 82 land miles, an hour. In the early hours of today it was exceeding the speed it had maintained earlier in its flight and was making up the time it had been behind its schedule, When the Plane passed over the destroyer Corry, 600 miles from the Golden Gate, it was more than an hour behind its schedule. By the time it passed the destroyer Meyer, station- ed 800 miles from the California Coast, it had reduced this to 50 min- utes, Passes Doyen passed the Destroyer Doyen and was speeding toward the Airship Tender Langley, came from the Doyen at 4:45 o'clock, 13 hours and 37 minutes fter the plate had left Point Bonite at the entrance of San_ Francisco Bay, figured as the official point of departure. The other plane was often on the j surface of the Pacific ocean, 300 nau- | tical miles from San Francisco with ‘the destroyer William Jones stand- ing by to give aid if necessary. Re- ports from the Jones were that the plane, the PN-9 No. 3, was in no di! ficulties and that its crew was al tempting to rise again to resume its flight, or to return to this city. . Recover Plane A few minutes after Rear Admiral William Moffatt, chief of the Naval Areonautical Bureau and Captain | Stanford E. Moses, flight project commander, had ordered the Mine- | sweeper nett, with its equipment for hoisting a plane from the water, to hasten from this port to the point where the PN-9, No. 3, was forced into the water about four hours and !a half after the start of the flight, word was received from the destroyer | William Jones, that it had taken the lane in tow. Commander B. B. Tay- lor of the William Jones advised Admiral Moffatt that he was making seven knots an hour with the plane and was directed to proceed slowly toward Francisco, while the Gan- nett continued toward him. Start Tomororw Adjustment of the new power plant in the PB-1 plane, the 24,000 pound aircraft from a Seattle factory, was being made today by the expert m chinists who yesterday completed its installation and made a short test flight. Every effort was being made to make the big Boeing plane ready to start tomorrow afternoon on @ flight which it is now planned will be 85 miles longer than that on which the PN-9 No. 1, was still flying. The to continue, Possible, past the Pearl Harbor landing on the island to Oahu to Nawiliwilix, 85 miles farther west. Commander of the flagship still pursuing its flight to the Hawaiian Islands is Commander John Rogers of Washington, D. C., second offieer of Uncle Sam’s navy to learn to fly, when he was a student of the Wright Brothers at Dayton, Ohio, in 1911. ; San Francco, Sept. 1—)—The PN-9 No. 3, was forced down 300 (Continued on page six) co to Hawaii non | 1 To that time the plane had made The report that the Aircraft had/ Boeing ‘aireratt) will be given orders | FIBER PLANT CHANGES HANDS Valley City, Sept. 1.—Announce- | ment was made here this morning of "the leasing of the Valley City Fiber Plant, subject to option, to the Lap- pin Fiber company, an international fiber manufacturing firm. The deal was completed here yesterday by lo- cal business men meeting with James Lappin, president of the fiber con- cern and George Polley, secretary jand treasurer. {. The Lappin Fiber company is a ‘large concern, headed by Mr. Lappin | Who is the inventor of “Flax Linum,” fan insulating product made from flax straw, and several other straw products, which has plants in five tcities. One of their largest plants ‘is at Crookston, Minn., and they have another one at ‘innipeg, Man. Mr. {Lappin is the man who started the now famous Winona, Minn., mills for the use of s win tl manufactur- ing of products, ‘LAWYER TELLS. "KID GIVEN BY | NEWSPAPERS Urges Closer Relations Be- ‘tween Bar Associations | and the Press Closer relations be- {Detroit (>) ations of the coun- ‘tween bar asso try and the press were urged by Ju- Knight came up later. Smith order-| c n of New York in sas chairman, opening the of bar association de! lias Henr [gates tod | “The progress that has been made in the formulation of ethical stand- ards, in the improved machinery and iadministration of the law, in the raising to the bi never have | brought except through the cooperation of the press,” said Mr. Cohen. “But ,the press is not or- | ganized as is the profession of medi- icine, or even as ours is, though as jwe have pointed out, our own or- Iganization is still in the making. {Newspaper publishers are men of business. Newspaper editors are be- ginning to evolve just now a form la associational activity. The seri- ous attempt made last year to bring about a formal relationship between the two professions was unsucc ‘ful. The two professions are not |yet properly organized for formal cooperation. There must be cooper- ation between the press and the bar, but for some time to come it will be cooperation of a different kind.” Mr. Cohen referred to a committee report to be made which would out- line a plan of cooperation between the two professions by closer rela- tionship between ‘the organized bar in each state and the newspapers | of that state. i “What the bar is doing in the im- provement of machinery for the ad- ministration of justice, for the mod- ernizing of legal institutions, for the maintenance of high character qual- ifications for admission to the bar, and for the disciplining of those who offend, are all matters about which each’ state bar organization will find the press of its state only too willing to inform the public and to aid in the formation of sup- porting public opinion,” the speaker continued. “The modern newspaper has so many fields to cover, the changes taking place from day to day are so kaleidoscopic, that no newspaper, no matter how well informed or how well organized, can keep abreast of the activities of the bar associations of the country unless those activities are brought to its attention. Every state bar association should have a committee whose business it is to see that the press of its state is kept fully informed of associational activities. “The suggestion recently made by Don ©. Seitz of the New York World, that in every bar association there be created a Bureau of Correct In- formation, is a valuable one. Such a bureau could furnish the press with correct information regarding, pending cases, the issues involved and decisions. rendered. Conducted by a bar association and speaking in its name, there would be no danger of its improper use. The newspaper could rely upon receiving disinter- ested information, uncolored by de- sire to favor one side or another, and free from suspicon of self-ex- ploltation or advertisement. The ex- istence of such a bureau would in itself prevent error from occurring in the first instance, provide for its correction if it did occur, and avoid its repetition. “The modern newspaper is keen for news—all news. There is much jnews, much interesting news in liti- jeated cases, more than the public iis aware of. But if the lawyer brings his case to the attention of the press, he is open to the charge of self-exploitation. If, however, his case be one of real interest or mo- ment, his bar association can, through its own bureau, bring it to the attention of the local press. The proprieties can be observed, yet the public is informed.” Mr. Cohen reviewed the progress made by the legal profession, its re- lations with the public, the efforts to create and maintain standards of legal education and rules for admis- sion to the bar that will protect the public from incompetent legal ad- visers. MORE BUTTER BOUGHT Germany and England have _in- creased their butter imports. Dur- ing the first five months of this year England imported 25 per cent more butter than during the same months of 1924. German imports we on about the same relative seale, Freezing temperature of salt water is foyr degrese lower than that of freslrwater. / of standards for admission | been, OLLEY LOCAL GIRL AND ESCORT | __ KIDNAPED Police Take Harvest Pair on Freight Train Near ' Almont PRI ERS ismarck Girl and Minot Youth Forced to Drive 20 Miles Out of Town Two vagrant harvest workers were ing held by local ties fol- lowing their capture today in jconnection with kid: fa Bis marek girl and a Minot youth The pair was captured on a freight train this morning near Almont as they were leaving town. The prison ers gave their names as George | Knight, Moorhead, and Bert Smith, {who gave Tennesser as his residence ' The alleged abduction oceurred last night when the couple, wh names are withheld, were parked in a cur in the vicinity of the White ; Sox ball diamond. i According to the e, the couple we Smith carrying a i | | ‘b approached by drawn _ revolver. ed the young man to drive to Sweet Briar, where the two men left couple. Latter returned to Bi: turned in the alarm. Hedstrom organized a posse consist- ing of Chief of Police Chris Martine- son, State's Attorney F. FE. McCurdy, and Paul Peck, Bismarck police of- ficer. ‘The and trailed the pair to Judson, i distant. There auth ned from a Northern switchman that a pair fitting des- criptions of the fugitives were seen on the railroad right-of-way. They were told a freight had pulled out of Judson. Police officials pur- sued the freight and overtook it at Almont. After’ a chase over the tracks, the pair was taken, and re- turned to the cit; THREE CONFESS Two men and a woman, picked up by Chief of Police Martineson, today confessed to stealing an automobile which was found abandoned in Bis- marck earlier in the week, Martine- son said today. They are Claude Anderson Moines, Harvey Jackson, 22, | Salt Luke City, and Mrs. Claude ‘Ander- son, who Lake City. Local authorities are in communi- cation with Salt Sake City police to establish further identification of the prisoners, ACT TODAY ON BOTTOMS DRAIN DITCH {Commission Authorizes Ad- vertisement for Bids on Coal Contract The city commission will meet this afternoon to decide the award of a contract for construction of a drain- age ditch on the south side bottoms. One bid was received which fixed excavation costs at $1,647. The commission earlier in the year appropriated $1,500 for this work and Mayor Lenhart’ opposed expenditure of more than this amount for com- pleting the drain project. At a meeting of the Burleigh coun- ty board today, the board will be occupy city and county territory. Owners and occupants of premises on lots 7 to 18 inclusive in the south side McKenzie addition were ordered to construct a sidewalk. If such a walk is not constructed within 20 days, the city will build such a walk at the owners’ expens: The commission authorized the city auditor to advertise for bids on the city coal contract which runs from one year from September first. & (eee a a | Weather Report | ———_—_______ ee Temperature at 7 a. m. Highest yesterday Lowest last night Precipitation to 7 a. m. Highest wind velocity . Weather Forecasts For North Dakota: artly over- cast and somewhat unsettled tonight and Wednesday. Warmer in extreme northwest portion tonight; not so warm Wednesday. General Weather Conditions The pressure is low over the northeastern Rocky Mountain slope and temperatures are quite high in all sections. Minimum temperatures this morning were above 60 degrees at almost all weather bureau sta- tions. Light, widely scattered sho ers occurred, but the weather mostly fair in all sections. ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Official in Charge No one ever x rd of a person be- ing killed by thtning while lyfhg ina fe ir bed, ory told by po-! the | arrived here from Salt) Th asked to share cost of excavation in| view of the fact that the ditch, will iBOYS UNEARTH | LIQUOR CACHE | | Boys hunting rabbits in the Mor- ton county river bogtoms a short dis- [tance from the Northern Pacific railroad bridge stumbled upon a still. They reported the find to At- | torney last Saturda i Monday evening, ul Agent ‘Pp. Robbins, prohibition {forcement officers E. 1 Ed. Crist, captured the still and ar yrested C. E. Carlson who with his ifour r-old boy was operating j the en- of “moonshin of mash were Carlson was pl county ~ jail to hearing for violation of the idry laws. | ‘The boy was turned "friends. He told the officials that he wanted to get an education. S: leffort will be made to secure a h for him. He has been living in a shack in the bottoms with his father, told the dry officers. 2 state over GRAIN CROP "WILL BRING | IMMIGRANTS jN. P. Settler Campaign Meeting with Cooperation { | | of People |} St. Paul, Minn, Sept. 1 operation from North Da | kota people Settler” Prospect being conducted by — the Northern Pacific Railway has been particularly gratifying, according to | H.W. Byerly, General Immigration j Agent. 1 “The response has been even better than we expected,” Mr. Byerly stated “We hope North Dakota will keep on with this good work “The meetings we have held in nearly a hundred towns in the state during the past three months, the posters supplied to over 700 banks and business houses and the hundreds of personal letters mailed to indivi- duals we consider only the start in this campaign. It can and should be made a long time program. “North Dakota newspapers have always been willing to push any pro- gram of community development, and we have found them especially gen- erous in helping to make the details of this plan generally known, Com- munity organizations, commercial clubs, luncheon clubs and business organizations are working whole- heartedly in every community. But the extent of the success of this plan is dependent on the individual. jose who know of friends or rel- atives who they think would be inter- ested in hearing about North Dakota should send in the names and ad- dr The co received in the campaign ses, Blanks for this purpose can now be secured wherever our “Settler Prospect” posters are displayed, or at any local N. P. ticket office. We urge all North Dakota people to make use of them. “We are now circularizing the names of prospects sent us. Our new North Dakota booklet, which we hope to make one of the best we have ever put out, will be ready soon for use in this campaign. “The names received in this way we consider represent real live pros- pects. The value to the state of every one that can be induced to locate permanently on a North Da- jkota farm is readily appreciated when it is realized that each family ill produce annually at least $2,000 lin new wealth, a large share | of which goes into general circulation. |. “The new prosperity in North Da- _ kota, the attention that is being |centered on the state from eastern {communities, the splendid openings for new settlers and the real need for more farmers, present an oppor- tunity you cannot afford to overlook. jIt is time to build a new North Dakota.’ ‘CLUB T0 HOLD RELIEF SALE Sunshine Club Plans Advertis- ing and Food Sale for Poor Relief The Sunshine club will hold their regulns meeting at the home of Mrs. C. B. Nupen, 1004 4th St., Wednes- day afternoon at 2:30 to complete arrangements for an advertising and food sale. The goods displayed at this sale , have been donated by the whole- salers and manufacturers, These goods being. new will sell at retail prices. In addition to these articles we shall offer some hand-made com- forters and food-stuffs. The proceeds of this sale will be used to aid the unfortunate and needy ones in our community. This club is composed of 1 ener- getic women, who wish to make this sale a success and will appreciate your patronage. It will be held in the lobby of the Rialto, Sept. 4 and 5. THE POOR FISH! Washington—Science has been able to discover but little about the swell- ish, which pumps itself full of air with amazing swiftness, and swells up into a palloon. Investigati however, have determined that the fish uses its pumping power for pro- tection. When it is pursued by an enemy, it fills itself with air, arises ‘to the surface and is blown along by [the wind, eseaping the enemy. Richter and ARCK TRIBUNE [aeom) | PRICE FIVE CENTS S $6,277,699 E TR OIL MAGNATE PAYSBIGGEST INCOME LEVY Secretary of Treasury Mellon Pays $1,182,600.25 for Year FIGURES MADE PUBLIC President Coolidge Pays More Than Twice Last Year's Income Tax New York, Sept. 1.—()—John D. Rockefeller, Jr, paid income taxes of $6,277,669 for 1924, it became known today when the tax lists were made public. This was the largest amount paid by any individual in the downtown Manhattan district, which in- cludes Wall street.. Mr. Rocke- feller paid income taxes of $7,- 435,169 for 1923, John D. Rockefeller, Sr., paid tax- of $128,420. J. Pierpont Mor- tax was $574,379; E. H. Gary, 680 and Charles Evans Hughes 4. Davis, Democratic candidate in the last id taxes of $49,533. J HEADS LIST Fargo, N. D., Sept. 1.) E. A. Hughes of Bismarck topped the list of income tax payments in North Dakota for the year cording to lists made public at the internal revenue office in Fargo today. He paid a tax of $8,387 The point of size low Suzanne K. vana, $6,111.40, John J. Doyle, 073.76, Mr. and Mrs. Jamestown, $4, D.C. Rand, next seven taxpay of tax Williamson, Ha- Wishek, $5,- Ormsby MsHarg, miestawits 682 Truax, Columb Ramstad, Bismarck, $2,- v. $2,019.99. G. Larose, Bismarck, FORD PAYMENTS Detroit, Mich., Sept. 1.—(P)—Hen- ry Ford and Edsel Ford, his son, to- gether with the Ford’ Motor com pany, paid the largest income tax on 1924 earnings in the first. Michi- gan district, figures made public to- day revealed. Henry Ford paid $2,608,808.86; Ed- sel Ford paid $2,158,055.99; und the Ford Motor company paid $16,493,- 160.91. Pittsburg, Sept. 1.--CP)—Secretary of the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon, paid federal income taxes of $1,182,- 600.25 for 1924, the largest tax re- corded in Pittsburg district. His brother, R. B. Mellon, paid $1,180,- 099.64, the second largest. COMEDIAN HAS ROLL Los Angeles, Sept. 1.-—(@)—Film fans here expressed surprise today when the federal income tax re- turns of internationally known mo- tion picture contributors made pub- lic by the collector of the internal revenue. A comedian and a former ci dian handed readers of the publish- ed tax lists one of the biggest sur- prises in the district. Charles Spencer Chaplin, thought by many to have one of the largest income tax in the world paid $345 personal income tax, while Roscoe C. Arbuckle, thought by many to be nearly broke, vaid $5,116. \ Stars Pay Others who trailed Arbuckle in- cluded Rudolph Valentino, Wallace Beery, Monte Blue, Lon Chaney, Ho- bart Bosworth, Reginald Denny, Bus- ter Keaton, Barbara Lamarr, Ramon Navarro, Charles Ray and a score of directors and prominent people ia filmdom. Chaplin's showing on the list was strengthened somewhat by the $1,994 tax paid by the Chaplin Studio, Inc. But even with that, he was well be- hind the cross-eyed Ben Turpin, who paid $6,104, Of the forty-two residents of Los Angeles and vicinity who paid more than $40,000 each on their person| income only four hailed from the motion picture colony. They were Douglas Fairbanks, who paid $182,- 190; Gloria Swanson, who paid $57,- 075; Jessie L. Lasky, the producer, whose tax was $48,592, and the di- rector, James Cruze, who was down for $40,353, Mary Pickford paid $34,387. Nine resident of Los Angeles and vicinty paid personal income taxes of more than $100,000 each. The largest individual tax paid on a personal income was credited to George Allan Hanovck, ‘bank presi- dent and capitalist. He apid $543,- COOLIDGE PAYMENT Boston, Sept. 1.—(#)—President Coolidge paid income tax amounting to $14,091.86 for the year 1924, fig- ures made public today at the of- fice of the collector of internal reve- nue here showed. The tax paid b: the president for the preceding ys was $6,643.01. MONDAY WAS 94 IN CAPITAL C Monday was another sizzler in Bismarck where the mercury hit 94 during the afternoon. Dickinson w: the hottest place in the state with a temperature of 96 maximum. Bis- marck was second in heat intensity. Weather Forecaster O. W. Roberts predicts no material letup in the heat wave before Wednesday. bali € aed Bs von Listed: Beates more an 2, el mansfactured, xi he