The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 31, 1927, Page 3

i y, +, UESDAY, MA ’ > | Additional Sports | CALLAHAN TO DEFEND TITLE THIS EVENING Meets Spug Myers in Chicago Clash—Rules as Fa- vorite Today Chicago, May SI—UP)—Boxer_ will ‘meet puncher when Mushy Callahan of Los Angeles defends his junior welterweight crown against Spug Myers of Pocatello, Idaho, in a 10-; ion fight at the Cubs} round de baseball park tonight. The clash will be the second be- tween the champion and the hard- hitting challenger. In their firgt fight, Myers was given the decisio but the title was not at stake as both fighters junior welterweight pounds. Callahan, who ruled a favorite to- day, is one of the cleverest boxers of the resined arena. He has ex- hibited a keen left hand attack in his strenuous training here in addi- tion to a dangerous right hand cross. Myers Is Solid Hitter Myers is strictly a fighter, willing to take a punch or two just to land another in return. He hits solidly with either hand, ¢: toss punches from any angle and adept at in- fighting. The winner intends to challenge Sammy Mandell for the world’s light- weight championship. The first preliminary will start at 8 p. m., Chicago daylight saving ime. GOLF MATCH T0 BE COMPLETED THIS EVENING Winner of Cox-Slattery Match Will Play Paul Cook For Flight Championship were well over the limit of 140 Delayed by the steady downpour of rain Sunday, the teurnament which had been arranged for mem- bers of the Bismarck Country club over the week-end holiday has been continued another day, and the semi- final and final matches in the first flight ure being played this after- noon. Because of the inclement weather only 19 golfers entered the qualifying rounds and their qualify- ing scores were considerably higher than would have been the case under more favorable playing conditions. The qualiyfing scorés were as fol- lows: Paul Cook, 85; E. B. Cox, 86; + Frank Hedden, 93; P. J. Meyer, 96; tin S, Hagen, 98 A. Thorberg, Otto Bowman, 100; Dan Slattery, Carl Heupel, 101; S. 8. Hagen, C. J. Lynch, 102; E. J, Heising, 102; K. Simons, 106; R. E. Wenzel, 108; Thos. Burke, 110; Lyman Baker, 110; Lester Diehi, 113; V. E. Joslin, 113; A. R. Miesen, 113. First Round Results- Results of the play among the 16 who qualified in the first flight y Cook beat Heupel, en beat Simons, Bowman beat urke, Hedden beat Lynch, Cox beat Hagen, Thorberg beat Wenzel, y beat Baker, Meyer defaulted to Heising. In the second round Cook beat_M. Haren, Bowman beat Hedden, Tox bea Thorberg and _ Slattery beat i Cook beat Bowman in the third round, but the other matches have not yet been played. Cox will play ‘Slattery this afternoon and\the winner of this match will, play Cook for the first flight championship this, evening. Only ‘three were entered in the second flight—Miesen, Dich] and Jos- lin. “The latter drew a bye for the first round, and Miesen beat Diehl. Joslin beat Miesen for the champion- ship of the flight. Four Prizes Only four prizes will be awarded because of the small number of en- trants, according to a decision of the tournament committee. Paul Cook, medalist in the qualifying round, 4 will be given two golf balls, while the winner of the first flight will get five balls and the runner-up two balls. The winner of the second flight will get three balls. MANY PRESENT AT TRAP SHOOT Have |Singles, Handicap and Doubles — Several From: Mandan Take Part Many. attended the trap shooting tournament, held» yesterday after. noon at the Fort Lincoln ground: with a number of Mandan visitors trying their luck with the local men, . A promrans of fifty 16-yard singles, 25 handicap and 12 pair of doubles targets was held. J, W. Sturgeon of Dickinson, now state single cham- pion, and’ Art MeGahey of this city, all-around state champion, were in attendance. The scores: ‘ 4 jingles ie 8 Doubles A. W. Bartlett... 45 1 P. La France 44 B.E, Jones .... 35 George Ebert’... 45 M. 0. Steen..... 35, , ‘ McGahey ... 46/\ Hand! ap 5 16 joe McCluskey .. 47 |. W. Sturgeon.. 44 ‘rank Holland f.) 6. nasa! ie » G. Henselman 41 ‘. A, Timmerman 47 |. Maitland .:.~ o ‘(MARATHON RUN There is but little “resting in peac comes along. 10 BE STAGED Teams to Rear Messages From Mandan Mayor to Bismarck Mayor in a mod- revived to- smarck OM Grecian customs ernized form —are to b morrow afternoon when high school track men stage a class marathon relay between Mandan and Bismarck, In ancient days the runners hore messages from king to king, but in this marathon, the runners will carry messages from mayor to mayor. Four teams of 14 men are to start from the railroad station at Mandan, each with a message from Mayor A. 0. Henderson of Mandan. Each man The End of an Egyptian Queen’s Peaceful e” beneath the sands cf Egypt. SMARK Rest ae For ever and:anon: an “expedition” Here the carefully encased sarcophagus of Queen Hetepheres of the ‘long ‘ago is being re- moved from the queen’s tomb by the Boston-Harvard Expedition. HAIL INSURANCE ASSETS NEARING POINT WHERE ONE-CENT TAX MAY | Total Approximately . $3,988,- 000 or Within $12,000 of $4,000,000 Balance Author- ized By Law, Audit Report of 0. B. Lund Reveals Assets of the state hail insurance department totaled 7,998.27 on March 31, or within $12,001.73 of the $4,000,000 balance authorized by law, according to the audit report of O. B. Lund, examiner for the state board of auditors. Uncertainty as to the which will be needed to the provisions of the new amount arry out will run a half mile and then pass the message on to another runner. | At the depot in Bismarck will be Mayor A. P. Lenhart. The runner who first delivers Mayor Henderson's message to him will win a victory for his class. thon has been run and past results indicate that the ancient customs have not suffered By their moderni- zation. J.J. M. MacLeod in charge of the race. A cross country run is also plan- day. The run, as planned, will start athletic event to take place there, and the runners will travel across coun- try to the river, then back to the school, a distance of six miles, Paulino-Wills Match Approved By Board New York, May 31.—()—Refusing to recognize Tex R 's claim to the exclusive services of Paulino ; Uzeudun, the New York state ath- letic commission today approved the match between the ‘Spanish heavy- weight and Harry Wills, arranged by Humbert Fugazy for June 29 at the Polo Grounds. : Approval of the Paulino-Wills match, however, is conditional on Paulino fulfilling a contract to fight Ed Keeley in Boston, the commission announced. Mello and Hudkins Fight Is Postponed New York, May 31.—()—Threat- ening weather today caused the post- ponement of the 10 round welter- weight match between Al Mello of Boston and Ace Hudkins of Ne- braska, scheduled tonight at the Queensboro Athletic Club. It will be held tomorrow night. Babe Ruth Hits His 15th Home Run Today Philadelphia, May 31—()—Babe Ruth of the Yankees hit his 15th! home run of the season in the first inning of the first game of double header, against the Athletics today. Combs, wha had walked, scored ahead of him. Quinn was in the box for} the Athletic: 700 LATE TO CLASSIFY WANTED—Position as _nousekeepe in modern home in Bismarck by mother with two children. | Good cook. Write Tribune No. 7. WANTED—Room and board or house- keeping rooms for mother and tw boys where boys can be left dur. ing day. Must be near a school Write Tribune: No. 6. FOR SALE—Property located at 102 Eleventh street. Also fruit jars and some furniture. Phone 908. FOR SALE—A steel camping bed with folding springs, Practically new. Phone 993-W. FOR RENT—Large pleasant sleeping room in modern home. Close in.! Call evenings at 405 Fifth street or Phone 1093-M. State experi ary expected in first letter. Elder Motor Company, Steele, N. D. WANTED—Girl for general _house- work, Tel, 1114 or call 417 Fifth street, ¥ SEWING and crocheting at reason- able rates by the hour or by the day. Phone 580-M. WANTED—Girl to work. for room a feast with small wages: Phone. FOR RENT—One large room suitable for two. Gentlemen only. Close This is the fpurth time this mara-|° mitting the hail department to. refunds on hail tax tificates, makes it impossible to say when the surplus will reach $4,000,000 make it possible to drop the cent flat tax on agricultural Lund indicated. Another consideration is the come to the surplus fund excel of the flat tax which has $384,646 a year. The ave nual accretion to the surplus is i ed as follows: Interest on depsoits in the Bank of North Dakota $35,350; in- sive ned this week, tentatively for Satur-| penalty and interest on delinquent] South Dakota . taxes $150,486; hail indemnity tax from the new Hughes field, the first] levy and miscellaneous items $198,- | Kansas 810. Assets Listed Lund’s balance sheet lists the sets of the department at $4, 296.35 of which §2, ‘on hand; $1,660,030.68 represents un- collected taxes due from countii $214,733.04 is unpaid flat tax; $9,- 703.08 is furniture and fixtures; $51 140.91 is accrued penalty and inter- est due on delinqeunt taxes and $11 t of deposit. In addition to the surplus fund of $3 987,998. i partment a serves for uncol flat taxes $290,842.83; refun abatements allowed but not credited $18,509.62; accrued int standing hail warrants preciation $4,5! ing hail losses unpaid fee to $2,000; hail fund interest for refund of ‘hail tax as per the law in 1927, $10,060.18. ‘That the fund has grown rapidly is shown by Lund's statement tha the addition to the surplus during year nding $576,053.96, Chances For Eliminating Tax In a discussion of the possibility of eliminating the flat tax this year, contained in his letter of transmit- tal, Lund sai “Senate . 185 of the Twen- tieth Legislative Assembly which becomes effective July 1, 1927, pro- vides for refund of hail indemnity taxes to holders of tax sule certif- icates on lands that were not liable for such tax. This-is a contingent bility of the Hail Insurance fund, which as we understand the new law, must be paid’ from the ‘hail funds on hand exclusive of that portion of the surplus derived from the flat hail tax lev: “At this time we have no available information on hand to base an esti- mate of the amount that will be re- quired to take up these’ tax certif- ates. This liability must be con- ered before determining when the permanent ‘surplus has reached the statutory amount of $4,000,000 and the flat tax levy is discontinued. “The hail tax levies are not certi- fied to the County Auditors by the jail Insurance Department until late in October of each ygar and before time a large percentage of the s for refunds to tax certificate jolders should be presented to the Department for payment This will ive information on which .a fair es- timate can be based on the amount of hail insurance funds required for the payment of the oustanding cer- tificates coming under the act. Surplus Fund Income High “The average annual income to the Surplus Fund exclusive of flat tax for the past three years, after the passage of the act providing that the penalty and interest accrued to the Surplus Fund, has been $384,646.00 per annum. for the year bi (estimated) reserved “This income should also be considered at time determining the necessity of le: the flat tax for another year. “The unpaid taxes due from coun- ties are set up in our statements as they appear of record on the Hail Department books. We have made 00 attempt to verify the tax accounts with the counties. To reconcile the tax accounts it will be necessary to to the county records. A check fae “been made of the tax between a few counties and the department rec- ords by, hail department employes and from our observations of their findings it appears that in many cases the amount due from. the coun- in, 415 Fourth street. Phone 1152. FOR RENTe-Four room modern flat. Call at 215 Tenth street after 5:00 p. m, , Mary. Burke. T TOO LONG “Do you know, father has not joken a hasty word to mother prournout the whole of their mar- ide ee a wonderfully tempered man!” “No, it isn’t that—he stutters.”— Tit-Bits. f : ee at SA PONG PHOTOS 5] tl vi ties are understated on the Hail De- partment records. Reserve Set Up “A reserve has been set up in our statehients of ‘one per cent of the original tax’ levy for the estimated uncollectible taxes. Until _settle- ment is made with the counties it can.not be definitely determined what part, if any, of the original total ax ck ad will not come into the Hail Fund but in our opinion the reserve set up by us al rs suf- fici¢nt to cover all losses.” — — BUS @ hearing ‘ise: was held G bys to operate daily between here and’ Clevelan lo fare can be col- 'om=Dor- ba .50 is accrued interest on cer-| ; 96; unsettled pend-| state general NB 1 purchasers | BE DROPPED N. D. LEADS IN PRODUCTION OF Holds Front Place. For Five Years, Tariff Commission Figures Show That North Dakota led all istates in the United States in the ‘production of flax seed in the five year period of 1922-26 is set forth in information ptained from the Jnited States Tariff Commission at Washington. North Dakota led both in acreage 1 production except that in 1926, which was not favorable to flax production, Minnesota had a somew! r yield. The we ucreage [penne w follows: North Dakota .. Minnesota a for that Acres 1,235,000 640,000 406,000 171,000 4 37,000 |All others ...........-...4.. 26,000 |. Im the same period, the production lin bushels was as follows: |.North Dakota .. + + 8,871,000 4 - 6,526,000 Minnesota a South Dakota . . 8,077,000 + 1,134,000 Montana . Kansas 248,000 All others ae 266,000 Other states include Wisconsin, Missouri, Nebraska, Wyoming olorado. Argentina Leads World Argentina leads the world. in flax raising 69,091,000 bushels Montana was third with 19,459, Figures for In- dia are not yet available, but it was ited States “probably fourth, having in the pre- 16,039,000 | produced “eding year i production was bushels. Canada’s 00 bushels. Importations of flaxseed into ‘the United States for the |period are: | 1924 1924 March 31 totaled | | Age z | Of the ‘total importations, Argen- jtine led by far with 81.22 per cent, ‘Canadian importations were 18.24 p cent. All others were .54 per cent. Duty is 40 Ce The duty on flaxseed is 40 cents |par bushel. The value of the im- ported seed for the period ated varied from thirty to fifty millions per annum, and the duties collected |from six to ten millions, The value per bushel for the 4-year period is $2.01 $1.81 0 ee $1.83 North Dakota’s production for the |last 5-year period was lowest in 1922 jwith 4,845,000 bushels, reaching its peak in 1924 with 15,920,000 bushels and declined to 6,736,000 bushels 1926. In this period the acreage varied from 521,000 acres seeded in 1922 to 1,873,000 acres in 1924. Estimates as to acreage proposed to be seeded in North Dakota in 1927 are not yet available. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO SAVE PARKING, SPACE With Minimum of Waste," A. A. A. Head Says Washington, D. C. May 31.— Motorists may not be able to solve the parking problem that confronts ‘them in every city in the country, but they can do much to render the situation less acute by cooperating with, one another to conserve to the utmost the space that is available on the streets for their ca At a 8 lack of poapeation is ap- ‘Parent on the pnt ° thousands pt motorists who park their aytomobiles haphazardly, using up the space that easily might be occupied by another car but for their carelessness. | These conditions are pointed ont in a statement issued today by tional Headquarters of the Amer! Automobile Association in whi ‘hos. P. fienry, president of tl toring jociation, appeals to owners “to get together for at least a partial solution of one of the m acute SEpeeme < confronting motor- dom today.” : Should Help the parking problem solved to the aah says Moter ‘clubs affiliated Sith the A A’ a have noted 1 tiodic surveys Tmportane contributing testore to i cr A a bes ia so much com ‘And, when organized motordoip PLAX, REPORT: the |j, Russia produced 25,904,000. | last 4-year) Should Park ‘Cars Along Curb} ta : al |. Mr. Henry, “but this should not deter |’ makes complaint against prevailing conditions, this gives public offic an opportunity to retort that moto! ists ing purposes. This is ah answer the, votor clubs frequently have heard in such instances.” effort on the part of the individual driver to place his car in the Ii a way that it will take a minimum of space, but such pense of energy is more than jut tified, Mr. Henry points out. Re- gardless of whether the parking is at a 90-degree or 45-degree angle or arallel with the curb, the motorist is offered an opportunity to conserve space for, in all three cases, abuses ist, the A. A. A. head declares, Where Most Trouble Lies Club surveys indicate that it is in two simplest forms of parking that | the chief waste is to be faund, Mr. Henry says, adding: rking at an angle, either 45 degrees, is a simple driving uplishment, Everyone who can ‘drive a car can put it into such a parking space without difficulty. Angle-parking represents a col tribution of traffic authorities t ward the solution of the general prob- lem for it permits a greater num- ber of cars along a given curb line. | This contribution’s effects are nul- lified, however, if the individual driv- ers leave an excessive amount, of space between their cars and the ones next to them. “Fourteen inches is more than an adequate space between machines so parked, Yet, one sees motorists tak- ing two feet, three feet and even more, The aggregate result is a tre- mendous waste of vitally needed Parallel parking, the most dif- ficult variety, does not represent so great_a pYoportionate waste because, in spite o¥ the fact that it is scarcely the thing to do, the motorist who wants to move another's car, 80 parked, usually can do so. When a r is parked at an angle, it cannot moved.” The problem is one that distinctly is up to the individual. If every driver makes it his own, from 10 to cent more parking space will ted in congested areas, Mr. declares, This will not solve hole problem but it will go far d remedying its ill effects, he rking courteously is almost as ble as courteous driving,” the {statement concludes. ‘0, HAS NEW “FREDING PLAN ~ FOR STUDENTS ‘College Dining Hall to Re upplied With School Farm’s Produce i, Farge, N. D, May .31—()—In- | duguration of a new system of feed- ing students at the North Dakota Ag- next year, according to President |John Lee Coulter. Under the new arrangement. most jof the food and produce used in the ning hall at the -college will be produced on the college farms and \its prenaration will be supervised by the home economics department iwhich will have charge of the cuf- eteria. The result, Coulter said, should be 3 the best obtainable produce at rea- sonable cost. At the same time girls he home economics department 11 be given an opoprtunity to test lout their theories in actual practice. | Will Sell to Cafeteria In order to meet the anticipated increase in demand the college farms will produce more poultry, butter, potatoes and staples than in the past, Coulter ‘said. These will be sold to the cafeteria at prevailing prices. Coulter hppes that the new system will result in a substantial saving and in that event is contemplating a proposal to pass the reduction on to the students. At present the charge for board is $5 a week but under the new arrangement books may be is- sued to the students. These would contain sufficient food tickets to last the student one week. Refunds would be made to the students in proportion to the number of books purchased, he said. Are Self-supporting The college farms have been self- supporting for the last six years and have a surplus of $40,000, Coulter said. This surplus is used to finance operations of the farms or as a re- source available in case the farms encounter a bad year. Part of the surplus is due to the fact that the farms are not charged ala either interest or taxes, Coulter said. ——_—_ 9 | Temperature and | Road Conditions f AAiRedciacati LI Asari + (Mercury readings at 7 a. m.) Bismarck—Partly cloudy, 45; roads winona—Clear, 54; roads fair. Ménot—Cloudy, 42: roads fair. Duluth—Cloudy, 44; roads wet. damestown—Cloudy, 50; roads mud- ly. Rochester—Partly cloudy, 54; roads late, Senobaton Parity cloudy, 48; roads good. nibbing—Cloudy, 42; roads wet. Fargo—Cloudy, 46; roads fair. Grand Forks—Clear, 60; roads good, Mankato—Cloudy, 60; roads rough. Devils Lake—Partly cloudy. 50; toads a. Mandan- fair. Trade Commission Loses Case Against Eastman Company piel | folerat’ rede “cohmtasions” case ipat the Eastman Kodak com) Tiida today in the d Upholding. the position taken ion the ioeer pir the highest tribune! decided that the Kodak company had it | violated no law in acquiring. three oratories Produce a ogee ot h it contended tail’ to take advantage of the) space that is offered them for park- | It may require a slightly greater | ricultural college here is planned for]; ir, - St. Cloud—Cloudy, 52; roads good.| W! Partly cloudy, 47; roads h a STATE BOARD PREPARES TO MAKE investigation: of Prime Im- Farmer in. State, Board | Members: Claim—Question- | ~ portance to Every North} Dakota City and Every, naire Prepared For Ship-! hers j - | Basie . factot with relation to freight rates on livestock are in- volved in the ganeral investigation of | this subject recently launched by the} Interstate Commerce Commission, ac- | cording to information received here by the state railroad hoard. i The new investigation adds another to the list of rate matters which have occupied the attention of North Da-| kota freight rate experts for several months, Since the case is of prime importance ta every North Dakota ity and to every farmer in the sti it is expected that this state will make a strong showing before the federal body, members of the state board said. Experts for the board already are! preparing data to be submitted at the hearing in their efforts to maintain livestock shipping rates on a_ basis favorable to the farmer and prevent any discrimination against this state | in comparison with sates accarded In order to facilitate the prepara: | tion of data bearing on the. situa-' tion the state board has prepared a! questionnaire based on the points; raised by the Interstate Commerce; Commission in its announcement of | the investigation. Shippers and | other persons interested have been! asked to fill out the questionnaire’ and return it to the state railroad! board. | Some ‘of the Questions ©); Among the questions to which the federal commission seeks answers are: Within what territories may uni- form rate levels properly obtain, and what should they be? Specifically— Could a uniform rate level on livestock fit for slaughter reason- ably obtain in the western district in territory herein for conyenience called valley territory, lying on and east of a line drawn’ approximately through Minot and Bismarck, North Dakota, following the Missouri in South Dakota, the 100th meridia of west longitude in Nebraska, Kan- sas, and Oklahoma, and western boun- dary of Texas, except between M| souri river markets, Sioux Fall South Dakota, and Kansas City, on the one hand, and M ip) crossings and Chicago, Il! the other hand, and interme ritory? Could a uniform rate level on livestock fit for slaughter reason- ably obtain in territory herein for convenience called plains territory, lying west of this line and on and east. of a line approximately fol- |lowing the 108th meridian of west longitude through Montana; Sheri- dan, Wyoming, and. Cheyenne, Wyom- Denver, Pueblo and Trinidad, Colorado; Albuquerque, New Mexico, to El Paso, Texas? Are there any ines”, (rail- | roads) in the territories described, which are entitled to different treat- ment? What Revision Is Needed What, if any, revision should be in the rates or rate levels i river markets, joux Falls, South Dakota; to Kansas | y, Mo.-Kan., on the one hand, and Mississippi river crossings and Chi- cago, Ill, on the other hand, and in intermediate territory? To what extent should there be uniformity in the rate levels between the territories hereinbefore de-! scribed? Furnish any evidence which might; be helpful in determining what should | the relation of short-haul and long-haul rates. \ How should the rates for move- ments between territories of differ: ent rate levels be constructed? Would the following be a reasonable rule for the construction of guch rates? Add to the rate applichble in the lower rated territory for the entire distance from origin to destin- ation, the difference or differences between the rates in. the higher and lower rated territories for the dis- tance or distances traversed in the higher rated territory or territories. For example, for 600 miles between valley territory and plains territory divided 400 miles in The former and 200 miles in the latter, the rate would be that applicable for 600 miles in valley territory, plus the difference between the respective rates for 200 miles in valley terri- tory and plains territory. Why should not rates on livestock capable of loading in double-deck cars, when such livestock is shipped in. single-deck cars, bear a uniform relation throughout the western dis- trict to rates on such livestock when shipped in double-deck cars and. rates an cattle? What should that reli tion be? A Uniform Rule Why should there not be a uniform rule throughout the western district as to the application of scale rates to single-line and joint-line traffic? at would that rule he? Why should not uniform minimum weights obtain throughout the w: district? What should the mi ht be? Why should not uniform rule apply throughout the western district for determining the haces on cars of mixed livestock? ‘hat should that rule he? Why should not rates throughout the entire western district be stated ‘on a cents-per-hundred-pounds basis? this. connection parties are re- cinssted when exhibiting rates pub- ished on a per-car basis to show so ir equivalents in cents per apdrad Pounds based ypon average “Where should. stocker ‘and. feeder Hinds pf livestock? What Soould ts tease Cecren feo fntoughout the 'wentort” district} Fer aril e territory? ry? valley it Mi where lower rates tan. on a tit laughte: bouts ve male ater. she forest’ Uinds, of Vivestock rath ta | of livestoc! and feeder traffic? . To what. extent. is ion’ in the li as a whole or pai theneos? ig to other states. jn |The federal body then STRONG SHOWING IN CONNECTION WITH LIVESTOCK RATE QUESTION sick son of the sick man you al ways telling mamma you sat up with “ite: N. D. SHOULD BE UNIT BY ITSELF IN RATE MAKING Railroad Board’s Exhibits at St. Paul Hearing Will Stress That Thought Exhibits to be presented by the state railroad board at the resump- ian of the hearing by the Interstate Commerce Commission with regard to class freight rates, scheduled for dune 30 at St. Paul, will stress the thought that North Dakota should be treated as a unit for rate making | purposes, according to an announce- ment by the board. “It is the position of the railroad ‘ommission that complete equaliza- tion of freight rates as between North Pakota, South Dakota and Minnesota should be made and that any discrimination against North Dakota should be removed,” the statement said. B “The railroad commission believes that the entire state is entitled to just, fair and reasonable rates com- pared with those accorded surround- ing states.” Plan Hearing at Chicago The present plan is, according to advices received by the railroad board, that the St. Paul hearing will be followed by a hearing at Chicago. : vill take the entire matter under advisement. Some idea of the work made neces- sary by the case is given by the fact that over 500,000 sheets of paper used in the preparation af ex- s offered by the railroad board alone, Traffic. experts a Fargo, Grand Forks, Valley City, Jamestown, Bismarck, Mandan, and Minot, also have presented” vol- uminous exhibits. Spend More Than Million Railroad companies have spent more than $1,000,000 in attempting to justify proposed’ rate increases, the railroad board said. One exhibit of- fered by the railroads cost more than $9,000 for printing alone. It is con- tained in three volumes and consists of 612 closely printed pages. The official transcript now con- tains more than 4,000 pages and will reach 10,000 pages by the time the case is completed, it was said. The railroad board estimates that of the $60,000,000 in increased freight rates proposed by the car- riers $3,000,000 would come from North Dakota. This would be $4.30. for each per: n the st ALL MUST AID IN DISPOSAL OF BARBERRY Speaker Asks Cooperation Gives Praise to Local Merchants n Fargo, N. D. May opera: tion will spell the ultimate success of the campaign against the common barberry, host plant and spreader of black stem rust,” George C. May- oue, state leader of barberry eradica- tion, told prospective field scouts at 4 meeting here Saturday. Mandan and Bismarck merchants were among those whose cooperation with the campaign has been ‘highly satisfac- tory,” the state leader told the em- bryo barberry hunters, Some 40 students of the North Da- kota agricultural college are seeking positions with the federal department of agriculture in the capacities of field agents. Only a small percent- age of the 40 will be chosen and the positions will be won on a competi- tive basis. Must All Help _In pointing to the need of coopera- tion in the campaign against the common barberry the state leader said that the campaign cannot be considered 8 success until every citi- in. the thirteen states comprising the barberry eradication area is thoroughly familiar with the common barberry and the damage done by it in the spread of,black atem: rust. North Dakota fas already made ex- cellent progress in the barberry eradication work,-in the opinion of Joseph A. Kitchen, state commissioner of culture, who says, “I believe we have already shown excellent re- sults in controlling black stem rust by eradicating common barberrie The basis for Mr. Kitehen’s statement 3 1916, seven years of sons being equally favorable for ‘ust in the opinion of plant and weather experts. In 1916 North Da- kotals loss ran to 70 per cent of the state’s total wheat crop. In 1926, similar conditions produced but a 10 per cent loss, the saving being large- ly attributed to the decrease in sources of rust infection brought about by the killing af some 25,000 common barberries within the borders of the state. In summarizing the activities of barberry eradication in North Dako- for the first four months of the year, state leader Mayoue pointed out that some five thousand teachers in the state have received material to be used in teaching the relation- ship of the common barberry to ida addition to material sent out b m sent out the Federal De nt of ‘Agricul ‘ture and the Conference for the Pre- vention of Grain Rust of Minneapo- ie. the North Dakota Retail Mer- 1d work by scouts, in the em the Federal! department of > il about July 1, Mr, Uy TO DETERMINE MARKSMEN AT. _CAMP-GRAFTON | Outetaniding Men Will Repre- | gent State at U. S. Rifle Matches Marksmanship displayed at Camp ; Grafton during the national guard | gneampment there ‘next month will | determine the members of the team which will represent this state at |the national rifle matches to be held at Camp Perry, Ohio, from August {28 to September 28. Invitation to have North Dakota guardsmen participate in the con- tests has been received at the ad- jutant general's. office here and preparations already are being made to see that this state is adequately represented. Plan to Send Full Team Present plans are to send a full team consisting of 4 team captain, a coach und a range officer, 10 shoot- jing principals and two shooting al- ternates. The range officer, coach and team captain will not be permit- ted to shoot in the contests, The man designated as range of- ficer will attend a school of instruc- tion set for August 21 to 28 and a school of instruction for shooters will. be held from August 29 to Sep- tember 1. None of the officials may hold a rank higher than that of major and no shooting member of jthe team may hold a rank higher than that of captain. Last year the North Dakota team was composed mainly of sergeants. . le Feature Event The national rifle team match, scheduled for September 16 and 17, will be the feature event of the con- tests and the match, which the North | Dakota entries will strive hardest to win. All 10 shooting members of the team will take part in it. The ational Rifle association {matches Will be held at Camp Perry while the North Dakota guardsmen are there and théy may part in these-contests as well as in the vari- ous pistol matches which will be held about the same time. Doctors of State Will Hold Annual Meeting This Week Grand Forks, N. D., May 81.) -Members of the North Dakota Medical association ‘will open their annual convention here Wednesday. This evening at 6:30, Dr. Frank Bureh of St. Paul will be the main speaker at a banquet of eye, ear, nose and throat specialists which will be held as a preliminary event. Later in the evening final plans for the association meeting Wednesday will be arranged. 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