The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 18, 1929, Page 2

THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE MONDAY, MARCH 18 1929' Farm Census Reveals Population on Land Smallest in 20 Years , - TBLLARS AND SONS SHAFT’S PROPOSAL FE BLAGK PICEO RED RIVER VALLEY “ANDDAUGHTERS GO T0 MOP UP Liguo HOF" CDP] | iavunrry 10 crip pte ENBODIED IN BOOK) See IN CATTLE STUDIED “HANDSOME HARRY” BOR- U. S. Department of Agriculture W. C. Durant Prints 100 Com- Federal Department of Agricul. PAGETWO ..- 4 wotildn’t I hold the line?” Amasingly, the contralto voice was gone, and in its place Minnie Cassidy’s pleasant, cracked old voice, rich with the brogue she had brought from Iréland. Ruth smiled, but McMann did not. DEN is_ shot between one and four o'clock Saturday afternoon. RUTH LESTER, his secretary, finds his body Monday morning . 36s ae yom Plans : prac beneath ihe wiadaw an (* And then bev ded ture poy wah i Fer- t ri . resum Out Estimates Drop of 4,500, babi sited tas McMANN, eet ieanen vo BL) a mie = ey the " e ¥ n tions Ruth, > , | ‘clean lady’ told me t! Mr. Bor- ogre 000 Since 1909 W. C. Durant has issued a volume! Biruen's estranged wife, and |den would tot talk chen tat eared ‘The absence of cattle grubs in the embodying 100 of the plans submitted in his $25,000 competition for the best plan to enforce prohibition efficient- ly, One of the plans printed in the book is that proposed by Harold D. Shaft, assistant ¢*’orney general here. Copies of th: book, entitled “Law Observance,” have been presented to former President Coolidge, President Hoover, members of the cabinet, su- Preme court justices, senators and representatives and it has been filed in most of the public libraries of the country. The announced intention of mother of his two children; RITA DUBOIS, night club dancer, with whom Borden was infatuated; and JACK HAYWARD, Ruth's fiance, whose office is across the narrow airshaft from Borden's. McMann’s belief in Jack's guilt is strengthened by his discovery that Jack’s Colt’s .38 is missing; by Jack's own admission that he returned to the seventh floor Sat- urday afternoon, and by the tes- timony of elevator boys MICKY Red river valley region has prompted the United States department of ag riculture to send W. G. Bruce, ento- mologist, to North Dakota to make a special study of this cattle pest. Mr. aa Bed located in the offices . J. A. Munro, entomologist at: pend North Dakota agricultural col- Mr. Bruce plans to introduce cattle grubs under controlled conditions, and in that manner find out what phys- ical or chemical conditions exist in FEW DEATHS, MANY BIRTHS Figures Show Shift Greatest in Central and Southern Areas of Country me to call again in 15 or 20 minutes.” “And you said”—McMann leveled a forefinger at her and narrowed his rou Miss gray eyes to slits—“you said: “Tell Mr.| McMann quickly. Borden that if he is wise he will talk] “No—just a natural conclusion,” to me when I call again.’ Your last |the dancer informed him. “Keep warning, wasn’t it, Miss Manning?” | your seat, baby-face,” she grinned at “If you wish to call it that,” the | Ruth Lester, who had risen to offer woman shrugged. “What I meant was}her chair. “I'm sure Mr. McMann that, if he did not keep his promise | won't keep me long.” to establish a trust fund for our son,| She was right. In a series of rapid I would go through with the suit to | questions McMann elicited the follow- make him support the child, as I had | ing: story Friday night: The farm population of the United States is now the smallest in 20 years, reports the bureau of agricultural economics, U. S. Department of Agri- culture, which estimates the farm al population of 27,511,000 persons on January 1, 1929, as compared with a peak of 32,000,000 persons in 1909. ‘The bureau's estimate also shows a decrease in farm population during the past year, despite improved agri- cultural conditions and a slight slackening in industrial employment, the January 1, 1929, figure compar- ing with a farm population of 27,699,- 000 persons on January 1, 1928. The decrease in farm population the past year would have been much greater were it not offset by an ex- cess of births over deaths, the fig- ‘ures revealing that in the movement of population from and to farms, 1,960,000 persons left farms during the year, and 1,362,000 persons moved from cities to farms. The movement away from farms slowed up somewhat during the year as with immediately pre- ceding years, but the movement from cities to farms was also smaller. Thus it is shown that 1,960,000 persons left farms during the past year, compared with 1,978,000 in 1927, and with 2,155,- 000 in 1926, The movement from cities to farms was 1,362,000 persons last year, 1,374,000 in 1927, and 1,135,000 in The large farm birthrate of 23 births per 1,000 persons and small death rate of eight deaths per 1,000 has been a large factor aoe ti the farm to city movement, agra the net loss of farm popula- tion last year was 183,000 persons, compared with 193,000 in 1927, and with 649,000 in 1926. ‘The bureau's figures show that in the New England states 65,000 per- sons left the farms last year and } i i i / | { i i i a A a a a i be dressed up.” city premiere tonight at the Capitol theatre, is the most pretentious pic- ture ever produced by Fox Films, hav- ing cost twice as much as “What Price Glory,” and three times as much as “The Iron Horse.” Part of the great cost of the picture went into the building of a set showing the heart of a great city, acknowledged to be the most remark- able thing of the kind ever erected in Hollywood, and which is to be com- pared only toa set showing an amusement park which is shown in the same picture. novelties originated by Mr. that as soon as it was shown in Los ; Practice, will not always prevent dam- Angeles it Mecca for other motion picture di- rectors, who were anxious to master | its Popularity of this picture is due, how- ever, to its highly dramatic story and j unequalled realism. The innovations which Mr. Murnau introduced only , went to farms; Middle Atlantic ee, 119,000 persons from farms and 93,000 persons to farms; cast North- Central, 299,000 from farms and 218,- 000 to farms; west North-Central, 372,000 from farms and 232,000 to farms; South Atlantic, 266,000 from farms and 190,000 to farms; cast 253,000 from farms and 167,000 to farms; west South- Central, 327,000 from farms and 204,000 to farms; Mountain, 135,000 from farms and 99,000 to farms; Pa- cific, 124,000 from farms and 103,000 to farms. f AT THE MOVIES | ELTINGE THEATRE “The Rescue” which opened at the Eltinge Theatre today, brings one of joseph Conrad’s romances to the screen, besides being Ronald Colman’s first starring picture, and it intro- duces a new charmer by the name of Lily Damita who seems fated to be- come a star before she has finished her career. Samuel Goldwyn pro- 4 Almost everyone knows the story of “The Rescue,” which was Conrad's own favorite among all his novels. Colman is given the role of the Eng- lish trader and freebooter in the Java seas, enmeshed in a web of native in- » and torn between his obliga- tions to his native friends and his love for another Englishman's wife. nN never appeared to better ad- tage than as the commander of the brig “Lightning,” and he rang change in the emotional po- of the role with masterly ita, Parisienne and blonde, o—e So8fS8 increase the dramatic interest. PERENNIALS SUPPLY | mission to thorities. “I guess you want me to chuck my job and be a waiter just so I'll always OVERLOOKED MOTH DAMAGES CLOTHES definition should be prohibition fie cet nemiaske Cedar Chests Safeguard if Stray Insect Is Not Left in With Garments inflicted. “Sunrise” is so crammed with, Storage of clothing in a cedar-; Murnau | lined closet. although a very good immediately became a/ age by moths, according to Prof. J. A. Munro, entomologist at the North Dakota Agricultural college. The odor from cedar oil acts as a repellant to moths, but occasionally a moth may be imprisoned in a cedar chest or cedar closet and, when this hap- pens, the ordinary amount of damage | will result. All clothing should be well aired out of doors for several hours before storing. The airing should be re- peated at intervals of several months where clothing is stored in ordinary closets or in attics. It is also a good practice to place camphor balls in the pockets of the garments. The odor acts as a repellent to moths. If only a few garments are to be pro- tected, the use of an ordinary moth- proof bag will give excellent results. ‘The clothes moth is a very tiny in- sect, having a wing expanse of about half an inch, and is a yellowish brown color. This moth lays its eggs direct- ly on clothing, and shortly after the eggs are laid they will hatch into worms or larvae which are the real cause of the injury to clothing. 1928 Wheat Is Higher in Protein Than 1927 That the protein content of the common wheat samples from North Dakota averaged .37 per cent greater in 1928 than in 1927 is revealed in bulletin 222, “A Survey of the 1928 North Dakota Wheat Crop,” by C. E. Mangels, T. E. Stoa and R. C. Dynes, North Dakota experiment station. Samples of the common wheat av- eraged 12.12 per cent protein in 1928, as compared to 11.75 per cent in 1927, The study also revealed that, for the whole state, wheat following culti- vated crops and legumes averaged higher in protein content than wheat following small grain crops. Bulletin 222 is available at the college for the asking. innovations. The tremendous says. be limited only. CONSTANT FLOWERS North Dakota Bulletin Tells What Herbaceous Types to Plant on Grounds tee Way lege. A constant supply of flowers from early spring until the ground freezes in the fall is possible through the Planting of herbaceous perennial flowers which sprout anew from the ground each spring and require mov- ing but once in a term of years. Such is the contention of A. F. Yeager, Professor of horticulture at the North Dakota agricultural college, in bulle- tin 170, “Perennial Flowers for North Dakota Homes.” Mrs. Fannie M. Heath of Grand Forks county has submitted much of the information for the bulletin and is named co-author of the publication. A long list of perennials is included in the bulletin and also a list of the best hardy perennials for North Dakota. Bulletin 170 is available for the asking at the publication department of the college, Toothbrushes and handkerchiefs have figured among the tokens of valor presented by Chinese generals to the troops under their command. President Hoover to appoint a com- gives the contents a timely interest. Besides Mr. Shaft, another North Dakota contributor was A. T. Cole, district judge, Fargo, who emphasized the use of sacramental wine as a leak for supplying beverage wine to lay communicants by ecclestastical au- In his plan Mr. Shaft advocates “Secure a popular attitude of im- partiality toward the liquor laws,” says the article. should not be separated from other laws, but should be the same as other criminal laws and enforced in the same manner. sistent with and in support of the !federal laws should be passed.” Mr. Shaft states that the grada- tion of offenses and penalties there- fore should be revised. Only one penalty for each offense should be In explaining these points he declares that hip flask offenders and persons who make home brew in their homes for their own use should be punished, but not as severely as the manufacturers and those who operate on a large scale. Persons who are arrested on a state charge should not be punished by the federal gov- ernment for the same offense, he The nuisance, padlocking and con- fiscation provisions should be main- tained and strengthened if the liquor. laws are to be enforced, he says, and the internal revenue taxation should Success in Apples in N. D. Depends on Hardiest Varieties Can apples be profitably grown in North Dakota? Yes, indeed, answers Prof. A. F. Yeager, horticulturist at He sums up the whole matter of successful apple culture by suggesting selection of trees with hardy roots, by planting the hardiest varieties, by using the bush form or short-trunk trees, by cultivating carefully, and by protecting the roots during the winter. Following are the hardy varieties of apples recommended by the North Dakota State Horticultural society: Hibernal, Duchess, Patten Greening, Okabena, Anoka, and Charlamoff. 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MARTHA MAN- consider law enforcement discontinuance of a separate prohibi-| NING is questioned by Mc- tion administration and making the} Mann regarding her relation- department of justice the responsi-| ship with Borden, after Ruth ble head of prohibition enforcement} brings her into the case by with the United States marshals} clever detective work. She and state peace officers executing] -says she last saw Borden Fri- officers. @ay night in his office after his bodyguard, JAKE BAILEY, had Icft him and that fingerprints in- criminating her were made then. Jake corroborates her story that Borden was in his office at that time but insists Martha could not have followed them without his having seen her. Martha says she can convince both Jake and Mc- Mann she hid at the head of the stairs Friday night. * * NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER XLI \ “All right, Miss Manning, McMann urged impatiently, as the woman's blazing eyes swept dramatically from Jake Bailey to himself. “The stairway door, Mr. Bailey, if you don’t happen to have noticed, Martha Manning began quietly, “is next to the elevator. As you waited for the elevator to take you down, I had ample time to note—with some amusement—your taste in shirts and cravats.” ‘Is that so?” Jake Bailey snarled. “What's wrong with ’em?” and he looked down at the blue and white striped shirt and plain black neck- tie he was wearing at the moment— the latter obviously a tribute to his dead employer. “Nothing—with those you have on,” Martha Manning smiled. “But Fri- day. night you were wearing a shirt with broad purple stripes and a bright red cravat. The color combination Wes rather noisy.” ‘Were you wearing such a shirt and tie on Friday night, Bailey?” Mc- Mann demanded. “Well—what if I was?” Bailey re- torted. “I suppose you yourself have an alibi for Saturday, Bailey?” McMann changed tactics suddenly. “Alibi? What tell do I need with an alibi?” Jake spluttered. “I left town Friday night at 9:24—went to visit my folks up near Newtown. They live on a farm, and I guess. at least 10 people can tell you that Jake Bailey, the famous prize-fighter, was spending Saturday, Sunday and Mon- day with his family. I'd a-beat it home sooner, but I didn’t see a city paper till this morning, and then I took the first train.” ef. “Just give me the names of a few of those 10 people,’ McMann sug- gested, and Jake Bailey promptly obliged. ou can go now, Jake,” leg or groin pains |Said, when that formality was con- cluded, “but don’t leave town. Where are you going to live, now that Bor- den is dead?” “Back to the Mills Hotel for Jake, I guess,” the ex-pugilist admitted ruefully. “Sure, I'll keep in touch with you, Cap,” he added with his former geniality. Then “And say, Cap, don’t let this dame pull the “The liquor laws A scientific uniform of intoxicating liquors established and uniform laws in every state con- to legitimate intoxicants Dakota agricultural col- McMann Money back if | OUT OUR WAY By Williams HE 1S-TOO MA! ITS THE WAY Mu, FACE LOOKS HES LAUGHING LET ME SEE WHATS so FONNY IN THAT AT, AND HE Boow. iT JusT PICKED THAT LOOKS LIKE ME LAUGH BooK UP “To, MAKE|\ "“PiLagims © PROGRESS’ O ME. BELIEVE ITS SOMETHING FUNNY IN THE Boow HES LAUGHING AT, | I Kuow Him! LAUGH AT. WELL ,WHOoT OF THAT ? You CANT Tet NoTHIN' BY THAT MA. WHoT MIGHT MAKE NoT YOu ~— MIGHT EVEN MAKE 100% CRY WHUT I MIGHT 4OU GOTTA FIGURE THINGS OuT —NOT Tiss PILE ONTO wool over your eyes. Take a tip from Jake Bailey—she got Harry!” * * * ‘When the man had swaggered out of the office, McMann gave an order to Detective Birdwell: “Bring in Rita Dubois. She's in Covey’s charge down the hall.’ Then, returning to his desk and his inquisition of Martha Manning, he asked the question which Ruth had been expecting him to ask for the last hour: “Miss Manning, where were you on Saturday afternoon? You've said your work at the switch- board keeps you only till half-past 11 each morning. Account for your time after that, pl .”" i “I did what I do every afternoon,” Miss Manning answered calmly, though Ruth saw that again the thin hands were twisting nervously in ler Jap. “I—walked. My doctor's orders are that I spend at least half the day MIGHT GOSH MA, chance to conquer. the—lung condition.” Again her voice and man- ner made it clear that she’ was not asking or wanting sympathy. McMann ta! threatened on Friday nig! “And yet"—McMann pounced— “you were so dizzy with joy and relief when you came out of his office Fri- day night that you had to lean against the door for support! How gio you account for your sudden change of heart?” * * The great dark eyes suddenly looked utterly weary. “I was—afraid he had promised just to get rid of me on Friday night. I wanted to talk with him again, to ask him if he had seen his lawyer, as he had promised he would, or had made the appointment to do so.” Birdwell opened the door, “Here's Miss Dubois, chief.” “Have her wait out there till I call for her,” McMann directed impa- tient; “Now, Miss Manning, why didn’t you call Borden 15 or 20 min- utes later? Why did you wait until after 2 o'clock?” Ruth, watching the woman closely, her own heart beating heavily, won- dered if it was fear or merely indig- nation which made those great dark eyes dilate as they did. “After two?” Miss Manning re- peated. “I did not wait until after two! I called at five minutes of two, and Mr. Borden answered the phone himself. He again promised to see his lawyer Monday—” “Just a minute!” McMann cut in sharply. Suppose I tell you what hap- pened! You came to the St Building to see Borden again, after you'd made your first call—” ‘That's not true!” the woman cried. “Shut up and listen to me!” The detective commanded harshly. “You came here, knocked on Borden's door, he asked who it was, you answered, he lized your voice, refused to admit you, you determined to see him or talk with him somehow; you re- membered that John C. Hayward’s Offices lie directly across the airshaft from Borden's; you went to his door Possibly to ask him to let you use his phone, even to solicit his aid in forcing an interview for you with Borden—” “No, no. That’s not true! None of it is true!” Martha Manning cried passionately, rising from her chair in her excitement. ‘The detective’s mighty voice plowed through her protestations: “You didn’t find Hayward in, but because his cleaning woman was careless, you found his door unlocked, entered, tele- phoned Borden, quarreled violently with him from a few minutes after two until two-ten, learned that he would do nothing for you—Wait!” He commanded roughly, and forced the agitated woman into her chair with ruthless hands. “I even know the exact words with which he refused your demands, Miss Manning! Harry Borden said to you, ‘Who are you to tell Harry Borden what he can do and can’t do?’ A witness overheard Bor- fen oy those exact words, Miss Man- ing!”” “But not to me!” she cried, but she sat still again, except for those twist- ing hands, watching’ the detective’s f ‘And then,” McMann went on in- exorably, “you remembered the gun you had seen lying in the bottom of Mr. Hayward’s desk, the first time you were in his office. You called Harry Borden from Hayward’s win- dow, he stepped to his own window, after first securing the weapon with which he had armed himself against an attack he evidently feared, and— you shot him, his bullet going wild and hitting the wall beside Hayward’s window.” . * * Oddly, as the detective’s charge piled up against her, the woman be- came more and more calm. When he had finished his terrible harangue, she raised her head and her eyes met his fully, steadily, though her face was ghastly white around the rouge spots. “Mr. McMann, you are merely trying to'bully me into confessing a crime I did not commit. You cannot regarding She had had dinner at the Crillon with Borden, and had seen Jake Bailey join her “suitor” on the side- walk before the restaurant. Borden had joined her at 10 o'clock at the Golden Slipper night club and had | with the manager for her to have the night off on Saturday, so that she could go away with Borden on the week-end trip to Winter Hav- en. Borden had had to pay in advance for Rita’s substitute, but had seemed in the best of spirits. No, he had not said a word to her about Martha Manning, or concerning a visit from @ woman earlier in the evening. Throughout -the questioning of Rita Dubois, the last woman to whom Borden had given his fickle love, Martha Manning sat with downcast eyes, and when the dancer had been sent back to Detective Covey, a trem- ulous sigh of relief stirred the bitter mouth of the older woman. The detective sat for long minutes, making futile marks with his pencil on Borden’s desk blotter. Then, at last: “I am going to let you go now, Miss Manning, but I warn you if you try to leave the city you shall be de- tained and arrested.” “I shall not leave the city,” Martha Manning promised -quietly, and left, but not before she had smiled mistly, with her great tragic eyes and bitter mouth, at Ruth Lester. ! “Nothing to hold her on—now,” McMann grumbled in self-defense to Ruth. “But—good Lord! What's all the commotion?” For the second time during the in- vestigation into the murder of Harry | college. Borden, Benny Smith, the office boy, tore open the door, stood swaying in it, but this time he said: “I’ve come 2 ihe myself up. I shot Mr. Bor- len!” . (To Be Continued) Has the mystery been solved? Did Benny Smith really kill Harry Bor- PLANTS GOVERNED BY TYPE OF HEATING State Issues Booklet Telling of Horticultural Factor in Home ‘That the kind of heating plant and the type of cook stove in the home Possibly have any proof to back your | legion, absurd charges. I will gladly face in fhe open air. He says it is my | the i i has i Hl 2 FE iH soning: & E g i i i a 5 gz 5 8 Eee A ihe rit ii tf f eek the Red river valley region that kill off the grubs. Very frequently cattle that are infested with grubs are shipped into the area, but the grubs soon disappear, The cattle grubs or ox warbles cause from five to seven million dol- lars damage to cattle hides each year in the United States, it is estimated. Cattlemen take a loss of $50,000,000 ¥ each year where the grubs cut the flesh gains down, effect lower milk ia and cause damage to the lesh, STARTING LETTUCE IN HOTBEDS GIVES BEST N.D. RESULTS Ten Days After: Sowing, Plants Should Be Transferred. to Flats, to Field in Month ' The surest way to grow head let- tuce is to sow the seed in hotbeds about March 25, transplant into flats about ten days later so as to insure ®@ good root system, and transplant ¢ into the field as soon as possible after April 25. That is the advice given by Oliver Strand, assistant horticultur- ist at the North Dakota agricultural That the plants should be exposed to the outside air a few days before being set out is the opinion of Mr. Strand, after a number of years of practical experience with head let- tuce. If the weather is above normal for @ week or so prior to April 25 it may not stay there, so one had bet- ter wait until after the hext cold spell before setting out the plants, he ad- vises. However, if the weather has been below normal up to April 25 it ‘" may be considered safe to plant as soon as the weather moderates. Plants should not be exposed to freezing weather for the first day or two after taking out of the hotbed. Plants should be set out in a good rich soil in rows 16 inches apart and 12 inches apart in the rows, and the ground should be stirred to prevent growth of weeds, If these directions are followed, as suggested by Mr. Strand, one may be assured of a good Percentage of heads any year. It is not absolutely necessary to grow lettuce from hothouse plants, according to Mr. Strand. It may also be grown from seeds sown directly in the field, but the heads are smaller and a greater number go to seed. Northwestern Farms Attract Increasing Number of Inquiries ' St. Paul, March 18.—According to John W. Haw, director of the depart- ment of agricultural development of the Northern Pacific railway, in Jan- uary, 1929, inquiries received by the Northern Pacific from persons inter- ested in farm opportunities in North- west states exceeded by 52.7 per cent pod of the corresponding month of Giant N. P. Engine Is Being Connected Up ‘ at Glendive for Trip