The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 9, 1928, Page 9

CROPS 10 DAYS AHEAD NORMAL GROWTH PERIOD Weeds Worry Some Farmers; Pastures Improved; Rye Poor in Spots Field crops of North Dakota are advanced 10 days to two weeks more than the normal year, it is indicated in reports madc to the Bank of North Dakota by field representatives in each section of the state. Sprouting of weeds, a result. of the heavy ainfall during the last three weeks, has caused farmers throughout, the state muci concern, the report said. Wild mustard is more common this year than for sev- eral years past, according to A? L. Miller, reporting for the northeast section of the state. Although the musterd hs been causing trouble to the farmers, Miller said, persistent cultivating has re- moved most of the weed. i . that sec- tion of the : tate. Rye has improved wonderfully in the last two weeks, he said. Many fields of wheat are heading out and seem to be in good condition. “Crops in genera] are coming along in fine shape and a much larger har- vest is expectc 1 than was estimated a few weeks avo,” he said. “Condi- tionsof the fields could hardly be im- Proved, except in the northcast cor- ner of Pembina county. The acreage there is short ane the grain is not looking as good as 'n other narts of this district. Pastures Better “Pastures |.ave improved and live- stock is in very goo: «« dition.” Higher temperatures ani little wind have been highly beneficial to in the Minot tor itery, said E. on. The higher tempera- the growth of corn, “hich had been growing slowly, he said. Public oniaion i is very good. consiv erably probably will average 9 to 10 bush- els to the «cre in that se:tion. Pastures are in good condition, he said, and it is reflecied inthe condi- tion of livestock in general. A new wool pool has been organ- ized in Ward county an“ a large num- ber of farmers have arranged to mar- ket their wool crop through the fa- cilities offered by the pool. Steady cultivation i the south- eastern part of the state will be necessary to control weeds that have Hae since the recent rains, said R. . Rishworth. Many fields in that section of the state are thin and weed,, he said. The northern part of Stutsman coun- ty is better and crops continue to get better towards the northern part of that section. A prediction of 70 to 75 per cent of the 1927 crop this year is made by Rishworth. Rye Is Poor The rye crop is very poor in sev- eral sections of that district, with predictions made fo~ some fields of not more than 40 per cent of the normal harvests. Pastures are much better than a month ago and live- stock is in good condition. The condition of pastures in the southwestern part of the state is ex- cellent and the fact is readily shown in the cream and Lutter checks re- ceived by farmers of that district, according to C. A. Seamands. The pastures have grown out in good shape as a result of abundant mois- ture, he said. Although temperatures have been comparatively low for the most part the general weather conditions are very satisfactory, The absence of heavy winds has been a distinct ad- vantage to the growing crops, in his opinion, Prospects in general «re for a good harvest, he believes. : Appearances of the crop in the central and western part of the state indicate that wheat will fill out in ‘ood shape, said H. Leutz. Some fields in that section of the state have picked up wonderfully and are in good condition, he said, but many of the fields planted early in the sea- son are thin and weedy. Lumber yards and other concerns furnishing farmers wit building material are reporting a good busi- ness. i FARM MUTUALS HOLD MEETING New Rockford, N. D., July 9.— (AP)—Forty officers from North Dakota farm mutual insurance com- anies are expected to attend the both annual meeting of the North Dakota Farmers & Mutual Insurance sociation which opens here tomor- re ‘ow. ss Delegates to the convention will hold final meetings Wednesday night. ¢ The annual_ presidential address and reports of officers of the a: ciation will mark the session tom row morning. H. W. Wilson, mayor of New Rockford, will deliver the official address of welcome. Paul Goldade, Rugby, secretary and treas- urer of the association, will respond. Edgar P. Mattson, state’s attorney of Eddy county; C. J. Robideau, La Moure and D. .- Olson, New Rock- ford, will talk Wednesday afternoon. A general discussion pertaining to the standardization of farm mutuals will follow the addresses, : ‘A discussion of the use of light- ning rods and fire extinguishers on ‘North Dakota farms will follow an address on that subject by E. J. Pepke, state fire marshal. S. A. Ols- ness, commissioner of insurance and cases Chalmers, Hope, also will speak. A new depository law for farm Mutuals will be considered in de- tail. Reports of committees on resolu- tions and the annual treasurer's re- port will be given Wednesday afters noon. Election of officers for the en- guing year will be held bef. fore ad- Geot Dickinson, Minnewaukan, is president of the association. JAIL hat sn) tgae Cleveland.— rolman Hei Paackiae on Wie four Frischkorn has something on liam Tell. He must 5; months in the workhouse for trying to imitate the famous sharpshooter. , at the 0: P Re He not only hit the hat, but also the head of the man with whom he had discussing the merits of i MONDAY, JULY 9, 1928 Coolidges Attend Church Here are the President and Mrs. Coolidge and John in their “Sunday- go-to-meetin’” clothes just after services in the little Congregational church at Brule river, Wis. John, recently graduated by Amherst, has just arrived at the summer White House. MOTT CLUB IS LEADING FIGHT Indignation Meeting Protests Assault of Farmer at He- bron by Policeman At an indignation meeting held Friday the Mott Commercial club went on record severely criticising Chief of Police Bolkie, of Hebron, for assaulting Lawrence Waddell, a farmer, during the Fourth of July celebration at Hebron. The resolutions also criticised the mayor of Hebron for refusing to dis- arm Bolkie after he had fired a shot into Waddell’s automobile. The Mott Commercial club char- acterized the affair as an “outrage,” asked cooperation of other clubs in Morton and Hettinger countics to the | end that Bolkie be prosecuted, mailed copies of it: resolutions to all the Commercial clubs in Morton and Hettinger counties and to Slope newspapers. A warrant charging Bolkie with assault and battery has been issued by the state’s attorney of Morton county. His arrest under it was ex- pected today. CITY TO OPPOSE BRANCH CHANGE Most Bismarck business men will oppose a change in schedule which would make the Northern Pacific train from Mandan to Mott leave Mandan in the morning and Mott in the evening,,H. P. Goddard, secre- tary of the Association of Com- merce, said today. Under the present schedule, with the train arriving in Mandan at 12:15 and leaving at 3:10 p. m., people coming from Mott to Man- dan and Bismarck for short business visits can do so, in one day. Under the proposed new system Mott people would arrive here in the evening, would spend all night here, attend to their business in the morn- ing and leave the following morn- ing, Mr. Goddard points out. To do three or four hours work here, they would be gone from Mott sv nous as compared to 12 hours under the present system. The proposed system would de- prive Bismarck of a shipping ad- vantage to points slong the line. At present, Mott orders can be handled almost immediately from Bismarck, leaving Mandan at 3:10 p.m. If the new system were in- augurated, Minneapolis and Fargo would be able to make shipments al- most as quickly as Bismarck con- cerns, The board of directors of the As- sociation of Commerce met today noon to consider the proposition. Petitions from various points along the branch line have been received by the state board of railroad com- missioners to change the schedule. The board has set a hearing for the case at 4 p. m. Monday, July 16, central standard time. Members of the board of directors are S. W. Corwin, C. R. Simpson, A. M. Christianson, F, L. Conklin, R. P. Logan, F. A. Lahr, L. H. Rich- mond, J. C. Taylor, R. B. Webb, and Dale Simon. Virginian Thinks Alfalfa Is Major Product in State Pleasantly surprised by the natur- al beauty of the state of North Da- kota, two eastern youths, Ray John- son, Philadelphia, and Victor Wei- bler, West Virginia, passed through Bismarek today on their way to California in an automobile. “What do they raise up here mostly, alfalfa?” asked Weibler with tobe a distinctly southern accent. And Johnson was particularly interested in the pretty yellow flowers they saw along the road all the way from Fargo. The pair left Philadelphia a week ago today. They will stay in Cal- ifornia, Washington, and Oregon for two or three months. FALLS IN OWN TRAP Brookville, Ind. — Authorities here believe that John Koetter, 70, was a victim of his own folly. His charred body was found in the ruins of a barn on the farm of Albert Schulte, Franklin County. Bitter contestants in a lawsuit, it is be- lieved that Koetter sought revenge by setting fire to Schulte’s property, but apparently was caught in the flames before he could escape. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE LARGE GASTAX EXPANDS ROADS BUILDING PLANS Unlooked for Collections In- crease Will Permit More Highway Construction Construction of more miles of state highway than was contem- plated in the budget for this year may be possible as a result of in- creased gasoline tax collections. When the highway department adopted its budget for 1928 it listed certain roads in the order in which they would be built. Enough roads were listed to use all of the depart- ment’s anticipated income. Other roads, for which requests had been received from various coun- ties, were placed on a secondary or reserve list which, presumably, would be given preference in 1929. Data compiled by J. J. Ermatinger, highway commission. _ secretary, shows however, that the income for the first six months of 1928 exceed- ed the budget estimate by $100,722.15, ‘his money may be used to enlarge the highway con- struction program for which con- tracts will be let this year. The increase in collections as com- pared with budget anticipations, is due wholly to increased gasoline tax collections, which were $114,500 higher than had been ex . Col- lections from automobile license fees, however, fell $13,777.85 below the estimated amount. Trucks on Decrease An increase of 1,669 new car regis- trations and 259 trucks as compared with the first six months of 1927 is disclosed in the report. Many of the trucks are of heavy models. The report also states that tractor sales have increased 150 per cent as compared with the first six months of 1927 and that tractors are being ee more extensively than ever be- fore. Because of the fact that persons entitled to refunds on gasoline taxes do not always apply for refunds promptly, it is possible, Ermatinger said, that the excess collections of $114,500 may be encumbered some- what by prospective refunds. On the other hand, he pointed out, delay has been occasioned in the au- tomobile registrar's office by certifi- cate of title requirements, impro) remittances and other causes, so that the registrar still had applications on hand on July 3. These should be cleaned up by the end of the month, {he said, so that the collections from automobile registrations should meet the estimate contained in the budget by the end of the month. ‘ Contracts Consi In view of the facto’ X:¢matinger reported, “it may bc; conservatively estimated that the department may award contracts for an additional $150,000 of construction work appor- tioned as follows: state aid $112,500; county share, $37,500. If federal aid money is taken from the emergency fund then this figure may be in- creased proportionately. “Attention is directed to the tre- mendous increase in the number and the amount of gasolin. tax refunds. Whether this increase in refunds is chai to the tractor or other causes It to determine. Re- funds for th . six months repre- sent 80.5 per cent of the total re- ceipts. This apparently is much too large when compared to about six per cent for Minnesota and about 14 per cent for South Dakota for the past year. The matter needs a thor- ough investigation, due to numerous reports coming to my attention that gasoline purchased for other pur- is being used in motor ve- attached to the report showed that for the registration of 156,320 auto- mobiles for the first six months of 1928 with estimated collections of $1,574,235 of which the high vay de- artment would receive $637,118. istration figures, however, dis- close 150,500 cars with collections of rj Whereas it has received $545,000 or the budget estimate provided | eee ed New Chief of U. S. Fleet Admiral William V. Pratt is now the “big boss” of Uncle Sam's battle fleet, following his assumption of the role of commander-in-chief in a colorful ceremony on the quarterdeck of the flagship U. S. S. California in Los Angeles harbor. Admiral Pratt succeeds Admiral Louis R. De- Steiguer to the supreme command, the latter going to New York to com- mand the Brooklyn navy yard and third naval district. Here is Admiral Pratt reading the orders that give him supreme command and (above) a closeup of him. $1,546,682.30, of which the depart- ment would receive $623,340.15, Refunds Total $71,276.97 The budget enticipated gas tax col- lections for the first six months of this year of $504,000, wit’ 6,625 re- funds totaling $73,500. Refunds for the first six months of 1927 totaled $71,276.97. Experience, however, discloses heavy increases in both collections and refunds. The collections totaled $735,424.19 with 14,395 refunds to- taling $224,287.81, These figures represent an in- ‘crease over budget estimates of 45.9 per cent in collections, 117.2 per cent in the number of refunds and 205.2 per cent in the total refunded. The budget anticivated payments to the highway commission from gasoline tax collections - ~ $430,500 26.6 per cent more ther. the budget estimate. As compared with 1927 gas tax col- lections for the first six months of | this year increased 57.4 per cent and | the number of refunds increased 120.7 per cent. The hiehwav de- rtment’s income, from gas collec- | tions, as compared v.ith 1927, in- creased 37.6 per cent. Sk ee f Decisions of | | Supreme Court ! R. M. Stangler, as T-ustee of the | Estate of Mary Kanan, Bankrupt, | plaintiff and appellant, vs. Mary Ka- nan and Margaret F. Nichols, some- times called Marguerite F. Nichols, defendants and respondents, and Mary Kanan and Elizabeth F. Fisher, formerly Elizabeth F. Nich. ols, defendants and respondents. 1, The only questions involved in this action are questions of fact, and after a careful examination and consideration of the record, it is held, that the findings of fact and conclusions of law thereon, as found by the trial court, are sustained by the evidence. (Syllabus by the court.) Appeal from the district court of Stutsman county, North Dakota, Hon. J. A. Coffey, Judge. Affirmed. Opinion of the court by Burke, Carr & Rittgers, Jamestown, N. D., attorneys for plaintiff and ap- lant. C. S. Buck, Jamestown, N. .,,and George W. Thorp, Fargo, N. D,, attorneys for defendants and re- spondents. Warren P. Knowles, plaintiff and respondent, vs. Dwight Tuttle, et al., defendants; Adelbert Older and Ara- monta Older, appellants. Where the holder of a mortgage on real pronerty has a deed to the mortgaged property issued as ad- ditional security for the debt se- cured by his mortgage and has this deed taken in the name of another for the expressed purpose of pre- venting a merger of interests, no Hig. | C. Nelson county, Hon. P. Judge. Modified and_ Affirmed. of the court by Burr, J. W. A. Burke, of Lakota, North Dakota, and J. C. Adamson, of Dev- G. Swenson, Opinion lants. Bangs, Hamilton & Bangs, of Grand Forks, N. D., attorneys for respondent. OFRIGER WILL G0 TO SCHOOL cial Instruction at Fort Benning Expecting to go into United States army service in the Phil- ippine Islands in about a year, ‘Lt. corge Dietz, who has been in the achine gun company of the Fourth Infantry at Fort Lincoln since 1925, will attend infantry school for one year beginning next fall at Fort Benning, Ga. Dietz will Icave Bismarck Thurs- day or Friday for Seattle, Wash., where he will spend 10 weeks vaca- tioning, and from there will go di- rectly to Georgia. Dietz has become particularly well-known among Bismarck boxing fans, having refereed several shows while here. He has also been in charge of recruiting for the August 3. M. T. camp. Raised on a farm near Arlington, Wash., Lieutenant Dietz attended high school in Seattle and later graduated from — the pre-medical course at the University of Wash- ington. During summer vacations he worked in lumber camps, until he was sufficiently skilled to under- take the dangerous duties of the “high rigger,” in the tops of the towering Douglas firs. Commissioned in 1925 His service as colonel of the cadet regiment at the university and high grades in the department of military science and tactics enabled him to receive a commission in the regular J, |army upon his graduation in 1925. He was immediately assigned to|, the Fourth Infantry at Fort Lawton and early this year assumed com- mand of Company M, which he held until after arrival at Fort Lincoln, He has served as trial judge advo- cate and as defense counsel of se eral important court-martials, fire marshal of Fort Lawton, and as athletic officer of the battalion. He is a member of the Phi Mu Chi hon- lorary fraternity. THE LESS THE BETTER “Have you anything to say, pris- oner, before sentence is passed upon you?” “No, your honor, except that. it takes very little to please me.”—An- merger. follows, and the holder of the mortgage may maintain an action to foreclose the mortgage. (Syllabus by the court.) Appeal from the district court of Nelson county, Hon. P. G. Swenson, Judge. Affirmed. is Opinion of the court by Burr. J. Bangs, Hamilton & Bangs, Grand Forks, North Dakota, attorreys for respondents. W. A. Burke, Lakota, N. D., attorney for appellant. J. C. Adamson, Devils Lake, N. D., 0: counsel. Anna D. Knowles, plaintiff and respondent, vs. Adelbert Older and Araminta Older, defendants and ap- pellants. 1, Following Warren P. Knowles vs. Older et al., where a mortgagee takes a deed to the mo:tgaged prop- erty in the name of another and for the purpose of addition=! security, witht expressed dec'aration that it is so done in order to prevent a merger of interests, there is no merger. 2. 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The water will be chlodinated twice a week. The chlorine solution is strong enough to kill disease germs and too weak ‘o affect per- sons who might swallow it. The pool has been filled to capa- city so far this season. The largest | crowd in five years since the pool was built entered the pool the eve- ning of July 5 after the warmest | July day at Bismarck in two years. | Big Evening Crowds Evenings are proving to be the popular swimming times, the man- ager said, most of the adults enter- ing then. Children swim mostly during the afternoons. | Few swim | during the morning period. The pool has a capacity for 500,- 000 gallons of water and an extra} 100,000 gallons runs through the | fresh. Swimmers are obeying the regu- lations satisfactorily this year, Mr. .O'Hare says. The equipment of the | pool, including three diving boards, is in good shane. New Hours Planned A movement is on foot at present, sponsored by several business men, jto arrange for the opening of the | | pool at in the morning. Busi- | {ness men, who do not have time to im during the day or evening, de- sire to swim early in th> 1orning and it is possible that the early |swimming hour will be arranged if Ha governing the service approved. PAGE NINE iesaae wae Nee the No one will be allowed to swim & e life guard is not sent, Persons violating the rule: of the pool are subject to arrest and ine. POWER PLANT CHANGES MADE Permission to North Dakota power companies to change service in two towns from direct to alternating cur- rent is granted in decisions by. the state railroad board. The permits, issued to the Otter Tail Power company, and the Ken- sal Light & Power company, will af- fect the service in Hampden and Kensal. Other decisions announced were: Authority to furnish electric ser- vice in Page and Hampden granted to the Otter Tail Power company. 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