The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 11, 1928, Page 2

; PAGE TWO st THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE “ Burleig COUNTY AGENT = REVIEWS HERD Pi Projects of 1928 Notable for Introduction of Greater Number of Purebreds SHEEP ALSO STRESSED! . | * Wool Pool Successful Market Plan in Obtaining Higher Pri Leader Says 2 In a report so voluminous * suggest the labors of Hercules R. Miesen has compiled a review his year’s work as county agricul- | » ‘tural agent, But a county agent may be possessed of a ke : humor, and that the Burleigh county official is so animated at times is suggested by the opening page of his report. It is devoted to a frontis- piece, a kodak photo which is cap- tioned, “Where some shots were not ~ misses. Some of the joys of being * & county agent in a good county.” ‘The picture shows Agent Miesen and ~ two friends crouching by the side of a car decorated with the trophies of = a wild fowl gunning trip—about 40 ~ wild ducks. From this incidental pleasure in the life of a county agent, the re- Port pluriges into the big program ~ of agricultural activity which Bur- leigh county has conducted during the passing year. It deals with the ‘ increase and improvement in the “;-county’s livestock, with the pure- bred culling and disease identifica- ‘tion, with scab dipping, with the swine situation, with moisture diffi- culties in grain and with protein fests, with potato culture, with sheep distribution in the building up of «« that form of animal husbandry and % with a review of work among the juvenile clubs. Praises Better Farming Spirit ,The report pays tribute to the péeple of Burleigh county as gen- erally favorable toward extension Work.” “Due to the fact,” it says, “that this is a comparatively new , country, many of our farmers are ©, experimenting, trying to find the a Tight em of farming for this They are willing to listen ing. that may better their ance along market- y appreciated, An locating breeding Ing grain and forage ig to note at times,” “the expression of > county, and even outside the county, "toward the extension office in this lence has made it possible to readily obtain co-op- ‘ators in the wool pool, in the pur- chases of ewes, rams, breeding stock and seed, “The farmers’ elevators, livestock << Shipping association, creameries and other farm organizations, as well as commercial organizations, are al- a, Ways willing to co-operate in any form of extension work that will be » beneficial to the people in Burleigh ‘= county or Bismarck territory. This { co-operation makes it possible for the agent to formulate and put across a much more effective exten- sion program than would be possible * otherwise. ‘The county agent, on the . other hand, is also al 'S willing to = co-operate with: outside organiza- . tions, in order to put across the * most effective agricultural program in the country.” The report con- ; cludes on this phase: “Parent-Teacher associations and . County superintendent of schools, the :~ Greater North Dakota association and railroad development men also have been excellent co-operators. + The county commissioners have been very fair and helpful with their co- ind suggestions from time It is a pleasure to work them.” Livestock Project Reviewed ‘A considerable portion of the re- port is devoted to various phases of the livestock topic, which was made one of the major projects of ‘. the year when alfalfa expansion was abandoned because of high cost of ‘vq 8eed and dry conditions. The report = om says: “The purebred sire campaign, the introduction of more sheep and the 3 bureau, h County Movin GOOD FELLOWS! ATTENTION! Gosn! I WISH | KNEW OF SOME WORTHY YOUNGSTER THAT 1 COULD Mare HAPPY FOR CHRISTMAS! Bismarck, with Christmas two weeks off. Preparation to discharge the privileges of the canse: is éssential |[f- now. The time has come to enroll, ||| .. What is required to become a Good Fellow is to get in contact with the Community Christmas committce of the Association of Commerce and} enlist to make some family happy | during Christmas, There always are | some temporarily in need and, of all | times to be in this plight, Christmas is the most poignant, Contact may ‘be made with the committee by fining out a blank and turning it in to the Association of Commerce. The idea is that these cases should be attended to privately, between the Guod Fellow and the worthy family, All cases will be in- vestigated by the Bismarck Regis- tration bureau, Miss Mary Cashel, secretary of the is making out the usual cards, showing what the families to be aided need, and these cases will be referred to the Good Fellows, so that they may know exactly what sort of Christmas cheer will meet the needs of each family best. Besides the blanks to be filled out and sent to the Association of Com- merce, volunteers also can telept:one marck, Miss Cashel di ing, phone 840. other portion of the report. These ewes were placed with considerable caution among the 7: co-operating farmers, according to the report. Being high-priced, nu special effort was made tl ar to sell these ewes. Buyers were told that sheep prices were out of line and that it would be best to buy only a small band’ this year. “In this way,” said the report, “should the sheep market break, those people with small bands on the grain farms in this territory will! be able to make some money on them. A special effort was made to obtain young, ‘healthy, vigorous ewes, free from parasites and dis- ease. Only Rambouillet type ewes | were bought and these were all yearlings.” Example of How It Pays How it pays to raise sheep is de- scribed in an example set forth in the report. It says that “in 1927, J. A. Norlin, Menoken, and Christ | Kjelstrup purchased 550 yearling | Rambouillet ewes in October at $12.65 a head. In July this band sheared an average of 11 pounds of wool per head, which at 42 cents fe pound made $4.62 for wool. The lambs were sold at $8 per head, No- | vember 15, which makes a total of f] | o. b. cars, the basis of fleeces, “full cars president, A. R. M treasurer. & tubercular test for the county were =; Made the three major projects for 1928. The three projects are par- % ticularly fitting, because livestock =: improvement has never been at- % tempted* on any definite basis in this county. The past has been a , matter of exchange of breeding ani- mals among breeders and within the county, with practically *+ no new blood introduced from the outsid With cattle well distri uted, an introduction of new sires s» from points outside the county was Sj felt to be an advance in the right @s direction for quality improvement. “Since there are thousands of res. of. waste land in the county EY $12.62 income per ewe for the year, Due to the fact that only 90 per cent of the ewes had rams, the above figure must be reduced some, but nevertheless it was a very profitable venture. “The experinece of men who bought ewes in 1926 and '27 has J. A. Delong at Bal cents per price was $93,2 “The association 30 cents per sack.” h was 113 Was sold for $8 per head. “Above are only two instances, but they are typical, generally, of the success the farmers have had with er cent, the polling places. much:.waste grain left in the fields after harvest has been com- pleted in the fall, the introduction ot P- to clean Up some of this aste is a logical step. This year’s sheep campaign has not only been successful, but-very profitable so r- From 25 to 100 ewes is the ; usual recommendation. ort had ever been made in 3. " ze “No eff :toward the: eradication E of tuberenloes in the herds in the ounty, éxcept in the dairy ds upply milk to. Bismarck. the introduction of tart- | Wool pool obtained the hi this year makes ing Farmers ox Eves on raduction of 6000 western breeding ewes into co-operation with the the Agricultural Credit Coat yi Nerthoe the | higher bands of ewes in this territory. It accounts, in a way, for the popu- larity of sheed in this district.” 160 Purebred Rams Placed his was not the extent of the sheep campaign, according: to the report, which also reviews the dis. tribution of 160 purebred rams, mostly Rambouillets, - among 80 sheep men in the Bismarck tergi- tory. report says that the Ram- bouillet type was chosen as the best type for men Just’ starting in the business. Particular care was taken in obtaining rams well fleeced and Wool Pool Price Highest The fact that the Missouri slo; The est pI lauded for its wool ct any sellers in the| big ste; state is set forth in the report. The | cultura’ 200 men who sold t! sh the pool,| county. Also in lots varying trom, to age at -the 17,000, it says, received 4 cents| vember 27. than the the time of sale and from 6 to cents higher than the prevailing] P. rail price at time of:delivery.. The re-| ment, port a of these deals: “Early in July, the Missouri 3 sath aa: tw with eno tintues, “At this. ti ‘tested. found “-among the 480. cattle ven has been completed.’ Pu in *he forw: the both e : , IMPROVEMENTS) smn — | “Here's a Form to Fill “Out. It Will Aid You in Starting Your Plans for Helping Needy Cases. If you will be a Good Fellow on Christmas day to a family of needy children in Bismarck, please fill out the attached blank and send it to The Good Fel- low Department, . Association of Commerce, Bis- and will serve as a Good Fellow. Sign your name ..... “ (Auspices Association. of Commerce Community ct, at the Red Cross office, First Guaranty bank build. Civic clubs and lodges are taking a hand in the movement ggain this district wool pool of six cars was! sold by the sale committee to Bolles id Rogers company, Chicago, at a lat price of 42 cetns per pound, f. The sal2 was made on delivering. frony-four to six cars of wool by about July 1, with a down payment of $10,000 or approximately $1 per fleece.” The contract signed up 22,000 ays the report, and deliv- 6,000 pounds were delivered, The organization Missouri Slope Wool Growers association in May is detailed. E. Wildfang, Sterling, wa: Miesen, secretary- The pool -decided the North Dakota state wool pool should act as sales agent, reserving the right to sell at any time if the local sales comrftitee so decided. But, i case of such ales, the local associ- ation was to pay a half cent per pound: service fee to the state asso- ciation, As a result, three carloads of wool were loaded in Burleigh county~and three cars in McLean county. A joint sales committee made up of the directors and secre- taries of each pool handled the en- tire organization, sale and distribu- tion of money for the pool. price paid net to the growers was 41 ound and the total sale and. twine for its members. 1000 sacks were used, at a saving of Tubercular Test Covering the tubercular test cam- paign, the report refers to the start- ing of the work in a small way in 1927. Just before the primary cam- paign in April, 1928, letters were sent to farmers, explaining the test and asking them to si; also were sent to the township of- ficers, with a petitio. enclosed. They were. asked 10 -get these petitions signed up by at least 51 per cent of the voters, and 35 townships, says the report, returned the petitions in to three weeks, most of them ugh signers. The report con- ime..Lein township has ree “herds: out’ of e ited. in the.town- ship. Wing, Lincoln, Painted Woods towriships are being tested and from new, on five new townships will be tested each week until the county reb-ed Campaign Lauded urebred sire campaign is ee taki development of Burlei prevailing price at | tion to the cooperation of 10/er North Dasets seeccietiaa, Fmd al extensi state and ee |e ting over ‘the “Purebred Sire of the TIME TO ENROLL IS HERE; GEE WHIZ, FLIP!-- VHOPE SANTA CLAUS DOESNT FORGET US THIS curistmas / Good Fellows! sqe+ Street. Phone...... sheege Christmas.) year, but it is desired to reach the general public of means, so that the field may be thoroughly covered this year, | Enroll as a Good Fellow now. which towns in Burleigh county were covered. Two trainloads of bulls were sent out. The first went out |January 30 and in three days all the animals were sold, A second: train was started out March 12. This stopped at Wing, March 13, and at Wilton, March 14. On these two stops 14 bulls were sold, but they were the highest-priced animals car- ried. The demand was mostly for milking Shorthons, as good beef grades could be obtained locally. The report goes into details of the local receptions of the trains, the providing of halls and lunches, along with plenty of help for hand- ling the animals, all of which phases of the tour were very satisfactory, and cites the purchasers of bulls. Of the Mandan sale of November 27, the report says the “cooperation was fine from all parties concerned, and about 40 animals were sold and’ H made sale. All bulls of the Holstein, Shorthorn and Angus breeds were sold out completely except those which were not of breeding age. At least a dozen more could have been sold if they had been there. \ Sev- eral buyers wanted some of the in- dividuals so badly that it was neces- sary to draw staws to see which was lucky. “The sale -vas a success,” says the report, “and it was the writer’s idea of an ideal day to distribute sires in acommunity of this kind where there are not enough produced of the desirable kinds to fill the de- mand. When a farmer must go out and drive the country for an animal, he usually buys the first that he gets, because it takes too much time and expense to look very far. It was articularly noticeable that the best Bred and most expensive bulls were sold first.” i Ribas os ea North Dakota Man Is Named on Hog Board Chicago, Dec, 11.—(AP)—Minne- sota and the Dakotas’ wi!l be repre- sented on the National Swine Grow- ers association .board which -has ‘been appointed’ for the purpose of working out hog market stabiliza- tion method- ior recommendation to the Hoover administration, Archie F. Sings. she association president. an- oul tod: y. Northwest” representatives jointed on the board today include: ‘innesota; A. E. Engebretson, Blue Earth and Herry. Muir, Winnebago; st nthe art | to Both Baka Hag at a | go; Sou kota, Hu; h | Reasieia. The handled sacks About ign petitions at Similar letters reactors were) Mandan cattle) “Members of the board were se- livestock pavi Ni fi ‘ : anontad > ne lo-| lected “from nominations made by Is atten-| presidents of ctate universities and the Great-| agricultura; cclleges in the 8 N. | produci: tater ites which ‘will be represented county. in put-| on the boaid. Hohtersiuenit lod {cet Spe- mentioned, are: Neb,asl ‘a, Missouri, by | Wisconsin cn: Ka: N. P. line, n¢ sas, another 20 will be as a result of the|” | OUTOURWAY __ CITIES’ SMELLS | COMPASSES TO 2 Many a Harassed Pifot Has Been Able to Find Way by Familiar Route Scents FLYING ‘GUESS PASSING Mcchanical Devices Removing Element of Chance Are Now Safcguarding Airmail Editor's Note: This is the fifth and last story of a series on the dangers faced by pilots who fly the airmail. The installation, now in progress, of radio beacons, radio phones and other modern devices for control of airplanes will soon eliminate the guesswork and most of the dangers trom airmail flying. ; Even now pilots are flying the airways, with headphones tucked in their helmets, in constant communi- cation with radio stations at strate- gic points along their route. If sudden storms develop, the weather bureaus broadcast a radio- phone warning and every pilot listen- ing in can be warned to “sit down” at an emergency field until the storm Passes. ‘Two-Way Communication Soon two-way communication—be- | tween station and plane and pilot and station—will be in operation and radio will have written the last chapter in the dangers of flight. But these modern conveniences were not available for the pilots who first tried the dangérous blind fly- ing and night flying. They were forced to develop for themselves many rules of thumb and to find their way through the air wastes. They became adepts at reading the topography of the country below them and thus finding their. location by consulting their maps. Guided by Smells “Many an airmail pilot has found his way about the cree} merely by knowing the smells of various cities,” says Wesley L. Smith, one of the early airmail pilots and now superintendent of the eastern divis- ion of National Air Transport Co. “But sometimes the sense of smell forsakes you or the wind is blowing in. the wrong direction. Then there are other methods of finding your way and we had to resort to them in the old day: “On one occasion I was flying into Chicavo with Bert McConnell, one of the editors of the Literary Digest, ‘as a passenger, I knew when I had reached Chicago but the weather was so murky I couldn’t locate the field, That was in the days before we had any night flying equipment in our planes, not even a searchlight. Lights Matches to See “I had been lighting matches all the way in order to read my com- pass, which was between my feet. I tried several times to locate Check- erboard Field, the Chicago terminal, but failed. My gas was getting low and I had to get down before it ran out. “So I flew west several miles and then dived down through the dark- ness. I found q field bordered by a lighted road. Gliding in over the field I ‘dragged’ it, looking for ob- stacles. There didn’t appear to be any so I circled again and sat down. As I came in my undercarriage dragged through the top of a tree I hadn’t seen but I got down safely. I_ was only three miles west of Checkerboard Field and must have been right over it when I was hunt- ing for it.” On another occasion coming west over the Pennsylvania mountains, Smith lost his way in thick weather. When it bruke he saw a large city on the northern horizon. Thinking. it was Cleveland he headed for it. Then he spied Niagara Falls and found the city was Buffalo. So he followed the shore of Lake Erie to Cleveland. Railroads Are Guides One of the methods used by pilots aot GUIDE AIRMEN embrace of the new president and power to Portes Gil by means of a fi spot the railroads under them. They do this by hunting a train and then, by fel 4 down and flying along beside it, pick out the name of the railroad. Then by consulting their maps and eel h graphy of the country below they are able to find their location. “I had to use this method during one of the eastbound flights over the mountains during bad weather,” Smith said. “I had started out with what appeared to be a north wind across my course, so I pointed my ship a little north of the course to allow for the drift. Couldn't Recognize Country “After flying for three hours through fog, clouds and at times a snow storm, I finally came out over country I couldn’t recognize. For one thing the ‘rivers were flowing the wrong way, west, when it seemed to me that, inasmuch as I was east of the mountains the rivers should be flowing cast toward the Atlantic. “I was following a railroad, but when I did find a train I couldn’t make out the name of the road. Finally I spotted a race track near a small town below me and landed. The town was Afton, N. Y., and I ‘was way north of my course. The river was a branch of the Susque- hana, which flows west before turn- ing south ard east to empty into the Chesapeake Bay. “If the town had been marked, as many towns are today, I would have been able to find my location at once, hop another range of hills, find the Delaware river and follow it home to Hadley Field, the New York end of the route.” THE END. OCEAN POUNDS Fears Felt for Safety of Skele- ton Crew; Mattresses Patch Hull Cobh, Ireland, Dec. 11.— (AP) — Celtic as she remained fast on the cow-and-calf rocks at the castern entrance to Cork harbor. Fears for the safety of the skele- ton crew which remained aboard brought a lifeboat from Ballycotton to the scene, and it was standing by today. Three tugs were also toss- ing on the rough seas, keeping a ceaseless vigil. Because of the rough weather, it was believed that the liner was in the greatest peril. It was thought The inauguration of President Portes to locate themselves when lost is to the topo--| SHIP AGROUND)" Heavy seas today pounded the liner! | The Embrace of Presidents | Gil in Mexico was marked by the he old, President Calles delivering ‘raternal embrace. The picture shows tl the embrace, President Calles on the left. that unless the next attempt to haul her off the rocks was successful, the Celtic would be in in.mediate danger of being sinashed completely. Hand pumps were being used to keep down the water which poured through a huge hole in the liner’s bottom and a big rent in her side. Part of the rent in her hull, was be- ing patched with mattresses, in an effort to stem the rush of the sea. As soon as the tide is considered to be high enough, all the resources of salvagers, will be used in an ef- fort to get the Celtic off the rocks. |VESTRIS SURVIVORS WERE ABOARD CELTIC London, Dee. 11.—(AP) — Four survivors of the Vestris disaster were among the Celtic’s passengers who arrived at Holyhead shortly after midnight: and traveled by train to London this morning.. The four who were members of the Vestris crew were Hugh L. Jones, hospital attendant; Percy Hudson, steward; Thomas Robinson, bedroom steward, and Ernest Dobbison, seaman. ‘The Celtic’s passengers were weary and travel worn after their exper- ience aboard the liner which crashed on the rocks off Cork Harbor. FLOATING ATTEMPTS ARE UNSUCCESSFUL London, Dec, 11,—(AP)—A Lioyd’s report says that a further attempt to float the liner Celtic, which is on the rocks at the en- trance to-Cork harbor, with the early Eacening tide today was not success- ‘ul. Reporting on the unsuccessful at- tempt to refloat the Celtic at high tide yesterday afternoon, Lloyd’s said that the water in stokeholds 3 and 4 had increased to 24 feet, in number three hold and bunker to 25 feet, and in number two cofferdam to 21 feet, the vessel apparently was as just forward of the navigating ridge. Billion Doilar Sales Store Chain Planned New York, Dec, 11.—(AP)—A department store chain whose ulti- mate sales volume is expected to ag- gregate $1,000,000,000 has been Started with the acquisition of 22 stores by the Hahn Department Stores, Inc. Lew Hahn, former man- aging director of the National Re- tail Dry Goods association, is head of the company. George W. Mitten, president of the {Jordan Marsh Company of Boston, is to be. chairman of the board of directors of the Hahn corporation. Among the stores included in the chain in addition to the Jordan Marsh company are: L. S. Donald- son Co., Minneapolis; The Golden Rule, St. Paul, and the James Black Dry Goods company, Waterloo, Ia. My GOSH, ICI — YOUVE GOTTEN “OUR PANTS ON BEFORE YOUR UNDER WEAR: Ou MUST HAVE DAY LIGHT. We _. By Williams NO SUH —HIT SEsT GoT SO BLAME cou AH HADDER 3 PUT ON MAH WINTER UNDER WAH , BUT WiTS TOO DANG 1CW GOT. _, CAUGHT NAPPIN MNS FALL. NOW,, STIDDA WAITIN _ FER Tri’ FUsT COLD v THE FF REEZE OUT. g Up in Livestock Status, Miesen Shows: J MOTHER OF FIVE | ASKS CITY AID Commissioners Hear Plea of Deserted Wife Who Can’t Get Mother’s Pension The city commission’s business, Monday nignt, was almost entirely in the nature of money matters. — long list of claims against the city was approved. the bond of Fred J. Dicks, in the amount of $1,000, to back his plumbing license. The matter of placing lights the corner of Eighth and D and at Eleventh and E was brought up and discussed and the proposal was au- thorized. Joseph Coghlan appeared before the commissioners to appeal for aid for a deserted mother with five chil- dren whose ages run from 4 to 13. She has been trying to get a moth- er’s pension, but so far has failed, and she was under the impression it was because she had no divorce. She wanted the commissioners to back her application or to extend some help, as she wants to keep her little ones together. Her income is very light—tne wages of a hotel servant —and some ot her kin have been a: sisting her a bit, but they have fam- ilies that require their income, it was stated. According to the appli- cant, her mair trouble has been red tape which she has been unable to cut. Auditor Atkinron said the city had been going pretty deeply into its relief rund. With the winter just about beginning, there has been spent [2600 of the $5000 appro- Priated. circumstances may seem to war- rant, It was commented that the mother was in a position where her children neede:. aid through her or through finding them the home the mother could not provide. LEGION I$ SET ON AID PROGRAM State Commander Back from Conference Tells of Five-- fold Drive to Be Made ieee John J. Kennelly, state com- mander of the American Legion, is back in Mandan ‘from his trip to Indianapolis, where he went with Jack Williams, Fargo, state adju- tant, to attend the conference of department commanders and adju- tants called by Paul V. McNutt, national commander. The conference dealt with the fivefold national program of the Le- gion. Commander Kennelly said the zation will throw all its en- ry into gaining legislative aid for the disabled veterans of the World war, into promoting child welfare work and Americanization, support- ing the navy’s building program and urging universal draft. The legisla- tion in behalf of the disabled vet- erans will take the form of hospi- 2 talization and vocational education training, he said. i The child welfare work will deal largely with the care of orphaned children whose parents served in the wer and died in the service or since then. Education for these will be stressed, said Commander Kennelly. Americanization will deal with teaching the adopted citizens the principles of Americanism. Commander Kennelly attended the International Livestock and the National Air shows while in Chicago. Spee 9 AT THE MOVIES | ——e CAPITOL THEATRE The Duncan. Sisters in “Topsy and Eva,” a comedy version of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” got off to a flying start in thei: first screen appearance here when their antics kept an au- dience at the Capitol Theatre in an uproar during the whole length of the picture. Side-splitting laughs, giggles, faws and smiles galore and really. tender moments throughout the film m-rk it as a pleasing inno- vation and an inaplring tribute to the producers and director. It is safe to say that nothing and no one so dro‘! und comical as Ro- setta Duncan (“Topsy”) has been seen here in oy ae seasons. For sheer vivacity and inspired buffoon- ery she has no among her sex. “Topsy and Eva” is ever. bit as good as the Duncan Sisters” musical comedy from which it was adapted. re greater Sexlbiliey of ee screen, iowever, gives them ‘greater oppor- tunities for expression than the stage presentation, i ELTINGE THEATRE “When you want to put ‘It’ over, put it over 1” That's what Clara Bow acts on in her new Elinor Glyn picture, “Three We Ends,” which comes to the days commencing Pep, rush and personality! That’s the ° ° See ce shes “bighine Hot r wi a me Ro- meo” out of the way at the eats meee in a. 8 ion mord: than it’s en- A™ | 4 4 . ‘? a