The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 29, 1929, Page 2

= E = =Putting It Into Operation, He SEPRSSET EATS gag '88F «the government for the last time, President Coolidge Monday night is- sssued a warning that rigid economy “tin federal expenditures must be con- tinued and he “rapidly mounting” ,. fost of state and local governments *-must be sharply curtailed if national “Prosperity is to be maintained. At the same time, the chief execu- Sitive declared that the budget sys- ‘tem, “put into operation to save the Sicountry from economic disaster.” had sebeen fully justified by the results of Sits eight years of operation. DPald tribute to Brigadier General @Herbert M. Lord, director of the Rbudget bureau, and the “great rank ‘an { file of the goverment personnel” “for the cooperation which he said The president's address was deliv- ered at the sixteenth regular meeting Sof the business organization. ‘ssessions are held semi-annually and ~ 4S PRRRS “Sface Rea tte Ceae IDENT LAUDS BUDGET SYSTEM AS GRHAT STABILIZER Says, Saved Country From Disaster in 1920 STATE-LOCAL COSTS PERIL eneral Lord Stresses Steady Mount of Expenses as Rea- son for Tight Policy Washington, Jan. 29.—(AP)—Ad- dressing the business organization of He made the system a success. The attended “by cabinet officers, ds of governmental bureaus and federal employes charged with the “responsibilty of disbursing federal funds. Lord Would Save on Vacancies General Lord, the only ather speak- er of the evening, declared that a steady icrease in national expendi- tures must be expected, a circum- stance which, he said, must not weaken the government's budget Policy. As one means of averting a threatened deficit for the present fiscal year, he recommended that vacancies be allowed to remain un- filled until after June 30, bringing about a saving which he estimated at “the far from negligible sum of $12,- 500,000." After enumerating the accomplish. ments of the last eight years, Mr. declared would, if passed, cost the government more | “Und than a billion dollars. But for a Policy of rapid economy he said, many of these would have become law. Prosperity Is At Stake “It would be a great mistake to Suppose that we can continue our Prosperity,” the president fontinued, “with the attendant bless- “The cost of state and local gov- ernments are rapidly mounting. From $3,900,000,000 in 1921, the Na- oolidge Warns Ri Pee gid Econo wave ERIE THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE SIDE GLANCES - - - - By George Clark || GOVERNMENT JOINS a oV- “First pretty day I'm going to run was earning, using up {ts capital, and the savings of previous years were being exhausted, principally through government extra’ . AS a! means of bettering conditions, and national expenditures, he sald, the budget system was adopted. Saving By Constant Fight ‘Seemingly without effort,” he went on, “but actually by hard and effective work, the change was wrought. Each of the succeeding years brought an ever-increasing im- provement in the business of the gov- ernment. Expenditures diminished until 1927 when, exclusive of the amount applied to debt reduction, they reached a point below the three- | billion mark. This was two billions below 1921. Billions were cut, from the public debt with a large saving of interest. The first tax reduction came in November, 1921, and was fol- lowed by three succeeding reductions. Punds were saved to meet the cost of our much-needed public improve- ments, which had been in abeyance during the war period. Short-time notes and long-time bonds were paid off and refunded at lower rates.” While not claiming “that action by the national government deserves all business great depression of 1921 or for the steady progress that has since taken Place,” the president declared that juestionably, however, wise gov- ernmental policies, and pariicularly wise economy in government expen- ditures with @ steady reduction of the national debt, have had a domi- nant influence.” Director Lord, too, praised govern- mental employes generally for their cooperation in making a success of the budget system. A large part of hic address was devoted to an ac- count of the hattle against a threat- ened deficit in the current fiscal; year. ! “Every year since the installation of the budget system,” he said, “has been a fighting year, but this year we are making the supreme fight of our history.” Expressing an expectation for in- creased expenditures in future years, he declared that “with the growth of the country new important projects will present themselves calling for more monéy from the treasury, and no matter how great the revenues, unless they are courageously con- ee and ged directed into chan- nels of useful necessary purposes, burdensome additional taxes, or in- ability to carry on con- structive work will resuit.” In conclusion, General Lord praised President Coolidge ss “the tion of our thrift crusade,” asserting that the chief executive had vitelized it and given it human interest. 4 Fed 7 up and see a doctor about my cold.” inspira- Today in Congress (By The Associated Press) TUESDAY House takes up $24,000,000 for prohibition enforcement added to first deficiency bill; senate continues with cruiser bill. House ways and means com- mittee has on its list tariffs on spirits and wines. Senate immigration committee considers postponement of na- tional origins clause of immigra- tion act. MONDAY Chairman Hale of senate naval affairs committee read President- elect Hoover's telegram in senate in which Mr. Hoover said his report condemning partments of interior and justice for renewal of Sinclair Salt Creek royalty ofl lease. Calendar day in house. House ways and means com- mittee considered farm tariffs. Communistic Idea Is Attempted in Florida Tampe, Fla., Jan. 29--(#)—Tampa is | experiencing its first venture into communism. The movement, inaug- urated by the Family Service associa- tion, is patterned along different linas from that in Russia, however. In a sparsely settled neighborhood, six small houses stood for a long period unrented. The owner listened to a plan outlined by association officers and agreed to turn his build- ings into the experiment. The plan, explained by Miss Elea- nor Porter, director of the organiza- tion, is to give the homes to broken | families—widows and deserted moth- ers with children. A playground for the youngsters is under way and con- tests are held for the adults in the transformation of barren exteriors with vines and flowers. There is community buying, and the group idea is extended to other activities. Several families now are established in the homes, FOR CONSERVATION OF ARTESIAN WATER North Dakota Geologist in Charge of Well Depart- ment Reports Results MORE CARE IN DRILLING Leakers, Wild Ones and Old Producers Are Problems; Injury to Highways Howard E. Simpson, state water geologist, has submitted to Governor Shafer and the legislative assembly his annual report on the work of con- serving the artesian well water sup- plies of the state. He says the two aims of the law, the conservation of the supplies and their betterment, have been advanced very substantially during the year by field work based on a systematic plan followed by his ‘|Office. He continues: This program and its method of ex- ecution have necessarily been largely developed as progress has been made here, for, as the chief water geologist of the United States Geological sur- vey has said, ours is “the first ade- quate attempt to conserve artesian waters on a large scale.” That the work has been economic- ally done is evidenced by the state- ment of a representative of the ground water division of the United States Geological survey: “I have been amazed at the amount of work ac- complished in North Dakota on the very small appropriation available.” ‘The work of this biennium has, in general, followed lines presented in previous reports, including chiefly: ‘The field inspection of artesian wells, the making of surveys and reports for new or improved city and village sup- plies and cooperation with the well drillers in improving the methods of |to ¢ well work, particularly on farm wells. The chief new developments of the biennium have been ‘in the lines of national cooperation, first in the or- ganization of well drillers for the bet- jterment of water supplies and second, the cooperation of the U. S. Geo- logical survey, especially in the at- tempt to improve methods of finish- ing wells in sand. Both of these are the result of the investigations and service started in this state. Field Seasons of 1927-28 The two field seasons of this bien- nium have both been largely given over to the inspection of the artesian wells in the Dakota artesian basin in the southeastern portion of the state eastern part. ‘The inspection of all artesian wells, flowing and non-flowing, numbering approxisately 2,800, in about 135 townships, was completed during the biennium. This finished the work of inspection in all of the northern [ae the Red River valley basin in the leaves: about 60 townships in these two main basins to inspect. Of these there are five or fewer in each of the following counties: Traill, Cass, Ran- som and Dickey and the remainder are in Sargent and Richland coun- ties. City and Village Surveys During the biennium ground water surveys and reports have been made by the water geologist for Rolla, Bow- ls, Northwood, ‘for the Indian ‘agency and school at Fort Totten, and for the Standing Rock Indian agency at Fort Yates. The instal- g. tity by drilling the city ion has not yet been the advice on the other Work With Well Drillers aim of the water is ert 5 most efficient service to the citizens for whom they must be the local wa- ter supply experts. In addition to the | OUT OUR WAY YES WILUS) YOUVE GoT THEM ALL WASHED AND . NOW 4/OU CAN WIPE THEM TO 1F YOu Line. EXCUSE ME LIL~—T UKE TO SEE TRACES OF CLEVERNESS IN . BUT IM SO AFRAID. A “TRACE 9/. OF STUPIDITY wit SHOW UP WELL —Y/O0U CAN WY -UH~ YOU LIKE To WIPE BEST DONT YOU WILLS ? iF 4OU WANT — TLL ¢« By Williams FAMILY. The By ALEXANDER R. GEORGE (Assoc': ted Press Feature Writer) Washington, Jan. 29.(/%)—Becoming president was an ordeal even for that self-assured veteran in politics, John Adams, fiery Massachusetts federalist who was inaugurated the second chief magistrate of the United States on March 4, 1797. The inauguration took place in the chamber of the house of representatives in Philadelphia. Ada:ns himself, writing to his wife, the cultured and devoted Abagail, who was in Quincy, Mass., unable to attend the ceremony because of her mother's illness, sald: “Your dearest friend never had a more trying day than yesterday. A solemn scene it was indeed, and it was made more affecting by the presence of the gen- eral (Washington), whose counten- Ley ag as serene and unclouded as the day. “In the chamber was a multitude @s great as space could contain and I ington’s. The sight of the sun setting full orbed, and another rising, Jess splendid, was @ novelty. Chief Justice Ellsworth administered the cath and with great energy. Judges Cushing, Wilson and Iredel were present. Many ladies. I had not slept well the night before and did not sleep well the night after. “I was unwell and did not know whether I should get through How the business was received, not, only I have been told that a great publisher, said we should nothing by the change and that had never heard such a speech in public in hia life.” Adams more in sympathy with the aristocratic Washington and Hamil- ton than with “Oitisen” Jefferson, followed the forms, ceremonies and bunctilious etiquette of his prede- cessor. When the seat of government was removed from Philadelphia in 1800, he journeyed in state to Wash- ington and was met by citizens on ii sf 83 Leeetstay consultation and advice and above, this had involved the examina- tion of many samples and series of samples df drill cuttings. Advice has been given regarding the formations in which drilling was being done and the advisability of continuing the drilling in hopes of securing a larger and better quantity of water or of stopping the drill to save needless ad- ditional expense. In the latter case, advice usually was given for the de- velopment to the largest possible de- gree of the shallower veins encountered and passed in order to secure the best supply available. Federal Cooperation Since all of the people of North Dakota, excepting those who live in the three cities, Fargo, Grand Forks, and Bismarck, secure their water sup- plies from wells drawing upon under- ground water sources, our citizens will be especially interested in the an- nouncement that specialists of the United States Department of the In- ;|terior are starting an investigation into the methods of water wells, It is expected that consider- able assistance. can be rendered drill ers’ associations and well drillers gen- erally throughout the country in con- nection with the development of the underground water supplies. A. G. Fiedler, of the United States Geo- logical survey, has been placed in charge of the investigation and has established headquarters at 509 Fed- eral Office building, Minneapolis, for the coming year. i wervice, Mr. Fiedler says: “It is esti- mated: that- 55,000,000 peopleor about half the population of the United States, are supplied by water obtained from wells.” Plans for 1929-30 1. The Principle of Conservation: The essential principle of the for conservation of the artesian wa- ters remains unchanged: “Conserva- Hing Salisnived, use.” Dakota and Red River valley Str of the artesian wells of the Dakota and Red River valley basins, we to undertake much yet of | ra ant te as is possible, ler than by compul- |* dion should be ¢ But own- i F g Ee iseg 5 Ri e correspondence referred to/ing In announcing this cooperative Prodi tion means efficient use. Stop the waste of artesian water while permit- . + | Most important among the plans for the immediate future is the completion of the in- spection of all artesian wells in the inn a ri s iF 1 d Fi 5, i E 3 fil Eig un fl Hi vie i ! i ! i fe H | 5 E af & B | z a F F H g & , ii ai * a : i g fu if g i i 1 gig & see t- F) 3 i i q i g : a = a He Es el it Z ? B E § 5 ? i g i fall if i 8 5 cities, villages, and industries, to de- ply for each, should be undertaken on request whenever it is possible to ar- Tange these surveys. Sewer Through Fossil Puzzles Illinois City Moline, Ul., Jan. 20.—(P)—Prophets- town near here, is perplexed with a city construction problem. A sewer pipe has been run through the eye of & pre-historic monster, and the build- ers will not permit its removal for fear the action might nullify the con- tract, After the job is turned over to the city the council will have the knot to untangle. Prof. F. -M. Fryxtell of Al college here, established the identity of the mammal through bone frag- ments, chipped off by the sewer layers. George Brydia, mayor, has given Permission for removal of the mam- mal bones but declines to assume lia- bility for damage to the pipe. Although Canada had s mineral luction valued at. $269,000,000 in 1927, it is believed her mineral era is but beginning. my in Government Must Conti DAKOTA. SHIPPERS SEE GOOD YEARFO NORTH, DROP SOUTH === Buying Power of Farmers Ac- fected by Lower Income, Huron Chairman Says DIVERSITY IS HELPING HERE Fargo Vice Chairman Reports Cream Check and Turkeys Help in Grain Decline tll ri 3s i Z é 5 £3 9 SEE age ? ie Hil Grain prices during the ths have been unsatisfactory, to the producers. An ad- 10 or 15 cents a bushel on “Potato prices have been very low since the crop started to move. Pro- ied ducers have not been able to get the cost of production out of the crop. Producers of the Red River valley are seriously affected. “Cattle and dairy prices have been good and farmers are paying a con- siderable part of their current ex- penses with cream checks. The sale of turkeys, chickens and eggs has added to the farm income. These Prices, too, have been satisfactory. “The wool and.lamb crop will bring in-a large amount of money during the early summer and fall months. “In view of the large amount of grain still owned by farmers, and in view of the fact that the farm income on the average farm is now spread over almost every month of the year, the outlook for the early months of 1929 is very bright. “Farmers of North Dakota feel that the incoming national administration, under the leadership of Mr. Hoover, will make good its pledge to bring some measure of relief to them. Hear- ings on the tariff on agricultural products are now being conducted in | Washington. North Dakota is well Tepresented by Dr. Lee Coulter, presi- dent of our state agricultural college. ‘Transportation in North Dakota has kept up its satisfactory record. There have been no complaints. “We anticipate that 1929 will be a good year out in North Dakota.” | Legislative Calendar | — BILLS PASSED BY SENS?" thael. room. = dent ent 90 ea full risk surance or apa bag. ada 8. B. Se aitenuere. ese 5 Ww | ake Se in companies with 50 less, in which case @ majority shall ¢ constitute a quorum. 8. B. 99—Ployhar. Provides for ap- Pointment by governor of a commis- sion of five members to review school ee ‘and report Siar tia ie and 2 wed SENATE BILLS PASSED BY HOUSE 8. B. 14—Appropriations committee. $867 for board of veterinary medical examiners, 8. B. 28—Appropriations committee. $32,000 for general expenses of state '? livestock sanitary board. 8. B. 289—Appropriations committee. $80,000: for indi owners of condemned tubercular cattle. 8. B. 30-—Appropriations committee. $6,000 for glanders and dourine in- demnity fund. BILLS PASSED BY HOUSE H. B. 57—Pending, Morton. Would a| extend right to administer oath to clerks of courts without increased , | Jurisdiction, H. B. 24—Appropriations committee, $3,000 for eradication of bee diseases, NEW HOUSE BILLS H. B. 87 — Thatcher, Bottineau. | Would give commissioner of insurance supervision over fire insurance com- H. B. 88 — Henderson, Ramsey, Would require state and county of- ficers to report to federal authorities names of aliens convicted of felony or adjudged insane, ve townships raise funds gil agtt bounty. & . B. 90—Lindgren, Ward, and Thatcher, Bottineau. Asks regulation of chiropody and creation of » state board of chiropody, H. B. 91—Worner, Lynch, Holthusen and Morgan, Richland. Asks $2,500 appropriation to rebuild and repair anes in Fort Abercrombie state park. Would require ‘bonds. for" dengersus ould requi for sports and exhibitions, including auto Tening airplane exhibitions, and car- val riding devices. H. B. 93—Appropriations committee. $40,000 for the board of railroad com- missioners. ‘ or change in law governing mort- gage abstract issuance. H. B. 95—Lynch, Richland. Repeals law requiring assessor to register voters by party affiliation. H. B. 96—Turner, Stark. Would permit organization of $100,000 do- mestic stock company to purchase a ‘second company of similar capital organized ‘prior to 1919. H. B. 97—McManus, Rolette, and Jardine, Cass. Provides comprehensive enactment for limiting of tax levies, Friction between two surfaces de- pends tpon the pressure applied and not on the amount of surface contact. orace hue. ‘ /