The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 27, 1929, Page 2

BRISKER BUSINESS LIKELY 10 SUSTAIN DEMAND AND PRICES Advances Expected to Stick in| Grain, Potatoes and Flax Due to Crop Decreases 200,000,000-BU. WHEAT DROP Decline Looked for in Grass Cattle, but Fed Stock May Continue Seasonal Rise By 0. M. FULLER Extension Economist, North Dakota Agricultural Coltcge | The industrial situation continues to maintain the buying power of do- mestic consumers at a level 10 per cent greater than this time last year. | This means that the demand for farm products will continue at present levels and prices on some farm pro- ducts will advance. Better ces may be expected for grain crop: as wheat and flax and, probably tatoes. Prices for beef cattle and hogs will no doubt continue their seasonal | advance . The present level of butter- fat, eggs and poultry prices is likely to be maintained through August. General Price Level ‘The general level of prices received | by farmers June 15 at 135 per cent of | prewar prices was one point lower) than on May 15 and 10 points lower than on June 15 a year ago. The slight decline of 1 per cent in the gen- eral average was the result of lower Prices of wheat, oats, barley, rye, hay, cottonseed, butter, hogs and wool which more than offset the higher prices of potatoes, apples and eggs. In North Dakota the gencral level of farm prices has increased since June 15. Prices paid produccrs for crops increased from an index of 97, June 15, to 126, July 15. Livestock prices which showed an index of 163, Junc 15, remained the same July 15. Wheat ‘The course of wheat prices in the next few weeks will be determined largely by crop forecasts and market activities. Present indications are that the world supply of wheat will be approximately 200,000,000 bushels Jess than last year, which is raising the average price in the world's mar- ket considerably above that of the Past year. Fluctuations in wheat prices during the next few weeks will no doubt be greater than usual because of heavy marketings duc to the large carry- over in the United States tending to weaken the market for short periods and retarding the full response to the Prospective world’s supply and de- mand conditions. Forecasts and estimates of produc- tion in 10 countries including the United States, which in 1928 produced 40 per cent of the world’s crop, indi- cate to date a reduction of about 103,- 000,000 bushels from that produced in the same countries last year. The area of wheat in Canada was in- creased slightly, but conditions to date indicate a crop considerably smaller than. last year. The southern hemisphere crop will be an important factor in the price situation during the fall and winter, but it is too early to make any definite cstimate of the 1 i crop. The July 1 crop report for North Dakota indicates a decrease of over 7,000,000, bushels in the all spring wheat crop in this state as compared ‘with the 1928 production. This drop in wheat production is due not only to the decrease of about 744.000 acres of wheat but 2lso to the low f Weather Report j 1 18 16 0 o— ‘Temperature at 7 a. m. Highest yesterday Lowest last night Precipitation to 7 a. Highest_wind_velocit: 20 Temperature $24.8 BS £8m5_ 72, 0 Cloudy 76 0 Cloudy 60 .08 PtCldy 62 0 Clear 70 .01 Cloudy THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1929 | SIDE GLANCES. - - - By George Clark | FIG OUT APPL CATION “I don't know what to put down as the color of my eyes; Harry says they're dark blue and Frank says they're violet.” conditions on July 1. fin Progress is likely to continue over Flax |a longer period than it did last sum- The acreage of flax in the United | mer. Feed conditions and other fac- States, July 1, showed an increase of tors favor a more normal distribution 17.2 per cent over that harvested in| Of market supplies during the re- 1928, the indicated acreage of 1929 mainder of the present crop year. The being 3,092,000 compared with 2,638,000 | Price decline which comes in late fall | acres in 1928. The steady decrease in | following the summer rise is expected flax acreage in North Dakota since | to be more gradual and smaller than 1924 was stopped this year and an in- | that which occurred last fall since crease of 35 per cent was indicated | marketings are expected to be more July 1. This means that for 1929 / normally distributed. North Dakota farmers have increased | Lambs the acreage of flax about 400,000! Marketings of lambs during the re- | acres. The condition of flax in the| mainder of July and first half of state July 1 of 70 per cent of normal! August are expected to continue fairly indicates a production of 9,181,000 | liberal with increased supplies of bushels compared with 8,915,690 | western lambs from the three north- bushels produced in 1928, and this} western states. Marketings this fall estimate will be decreased on latcr | will be determined largely by the conditions, | prospects for winter range, supplies and prices of feeds in the western states, and demand for feeder lambs. Receipts of lambs at seven leading markets were 16 per cent smaller than in June, 1928, while the inspected will be maintained at the present or | Slaughter was practically the same as a higher level. This should continuc | in June, 1928. until the northern states begin to| ship in September when lower prices may be expected unless production Prospects change materially. Com- pared &yith the late crop produced last year of 409,000,000 bushels, present jconditions indicate a late crop of 348,000,000 bushels or about 60,090,000 | bushels less than last year. The aver- age price received by producers of po- tatoes in North Dakota June 15 was 20 cents per bushel. This was esti- mated to have increased to 25 cents per bushel July 15. Beef Cattle | Present indications are that prices ‘for fed cattle will continue their sea- sonal advance but a further decline jis expected in grass slaughter cattle | | and stockers and feeders. The course | The egg and poultry situation con- of grass cattle prices will have con- | tinues to be irregular and somewhat | siderable effect on feeder demand, but | abnormal as compared with the past it is improbable that this demand will | few years. June egg prices have j be as great as that of last year, while | worked gradually downward. Receipts the supply of stocker and feeder cat- | of cggs have not declined as much as tle will be about the same as during | usual and the movement into storage the last half of 1928. has not shown the normal decrease Receipts of beef steers at Chicago | ordinarily expected in June. Poultry were 12 per cent less this June than | markets have not been so active dur- last while the supply of good and/ing the past month and prices have choice steers. was 34 per cent less. The declined. The situation is still re- level of cattle prices at the end of | garded as steady, especially on large June this year was about the same | sized birds, | for most classes and grades as at the | Same period last year. The average; Stocks of wool in foreign and do- | price reccived by producers in North | mestic markets are about the same as | Dakota for cattle June 15 was $8.90 last year but the demand remains in- Per hundredweight. This was esti- active with no material improvement mated to have increased to $9.10 per in the woolen textile industry. There hundredweight July 15. are suggestions that demand would Hogs | improve if prices of raw wool became The upward trend in hog prices now | stable. The consumption of combing Potatoes In view of the relatively short sup- Plies from the second crop of carly potato producing states, it is probable that prices during the next few weeks Butter There is little possibility that prices | for butter during July and August | will reach the levels of a year ago | when they averaged 44.9 cents for | July and 46.9 cents for August. Re- jceipts of butter at four principal | markets during June, 1929, amounted to 78,296,000 pounds as compared with 67,727,000 pounds June 1 a year ago | and a five-year average for June of 85,322,000 pounds. Cold storage hold- | ings in the United States June 1, 1929, ; Were about 22 million pounds greater | than June 1, 1928. The average price received for butterfat in North Dako- | ta June 15 was 42 cents a pound. This had decreased to 40 cents July 15. Eggs and Poultry Wool $35,000 Real Estate Case Heard by Berry In Dickinson’s Court (Tribune Special Service) Dickinson,'N. D., July 27.—Hearing jof the case of Mathilda J. Parker vs, | A. 8. Parker, trustee, and A. 8S. Par- ker, which has aroused considerable interest in this vicinity, has been completed in district court here by Judge H. L. Berry, Mandan. The de- jcision will be announced some time next week. The plaintiff asked to have can- celed and set aside a deed to 3,600 acres of real estate and a bill of sale and trust agreement for certificates of deposit, stocks and bonds in the approximate sum of $35,000, alleging fraud in the execution and delivery of the papers. Stark Prisoner Will Know Chief Next Time (Tribune Special Service) Dickinson, N. D., July 27,—Be- cause he pulled several misplays, the unluckiest of which was to mis- take Chief of Police George Nolan for an casy mark, a husky knight of the road is now reposing within the confines of the county jail here awaiting a hearing. His first misplay was in com. plimenting Dr. A. L, Garner, local chiropractor, for pulling a tooth for him - last - year... He completed. his recital with an offer of two cases of “good stuff”* if he could only get $14.50 to buy repairs for his heavily-laden truck that-had broken down “near Dickinscn.” Unsuccessful, he approached an- other citizen for a larger sum, but with no better result. He believes the cards are stacked against him for he pulled a prize “boner” when he made the same request of Police Chief Nolan. ing. First Term Finished At Dickinson Normal (Tribune Specig! Service) Dickinson, N. D., July 27.—The first six-weeks term of the Dickinson state normal school closed Friday after- noon. Registration for the last term is being held today. with regular classwork commencing Monday morn- ing. There are at least 25 college courses open for registration that offer regu- lar credit, Dr. C. L. Kjerstad, presi- dent of the school, points out. The six weeks of work will be completed in five calendar weeks, with classes each Saturday. Most of the students who have been taking work the first term are expected to remain for the final pe- riod. Any others who are properly qualified may enroll for the second six weeks and receive complete credit. Many teachers of the Slope country are taking advantage of the opportu- nity to advance thefr. professional rest tad and more are expected Sat- lay. Dickinson’s Schools Are Being Repaired Dickinson, N. Dak., July 27.—The steady rap of hammers and the slap of paint brushes at the Central school building here inform passers-by that the structure is being repaired for another year. Walls and ceilings in five class rooms and in the hallways are being replastered and given a fresh coat of Paint. Floors are being inspected and placed in first class shape and every- thing is being checked over in readi- ness for fall. Leaks in the roof and guttering are being stopped and the masonry is being inspected. A similar check up jon the high school building is under way. and clothing wools in May totaling 34 million pounds was 1.7 million under that for April but remained above that for any May since 1923. The average price received by producers in North Dakota for wool was 29 cents Per pound June 15. This was esti- mated to have remained practically the same July 15. . \1KNOW THEY WoULON! NEED ANY Bosses ‘RowND A SHOP IF THEY 'D LET IN A FEW MORE VISITORS. YOU OONT KNOW IF THER 103 ‘Minn. 102 » STOCH HOLDERS, NEW GENERAL MANAGERS ER A NEW PRESIDENT ER WHUT ON THESE DAYS OF FIVE WHITE COLLAR MEN T ONE WoRHiN! [ ouTOUR WAY By Williams | Bo ii tT A MUS—WEN.OEM Guys HEES VATCH ME NOIMING AYE VoIK LAW OE TRoocK HORSE! 1M FRAIT FROM MANBE HEES OF BEEG SHOTS. OE HAFTER WHILE AYE FIND OT HEES A CROEAINKS VATHMAN - CE OFFITS 6 He now has free board and lodg-|~ PARENTS, TEACHERS MEET AT DICKINSON State Department Sponsors School of Instruction; Eight Others Are Planned (Tribune Special Service) Dickinson, N. D., July 27.—A large number of members of Parent-Teach- | ! er associations in the fifth district of North Dakota, which included eight counties in the southwestern part of the state, will gather here Aug. 1 for a school of instruction, which the rural demonstration divi- sion of the state department of pub- lic instruction is sponsoring. The meeting will be held in the high school auditorium, beginning at 9 in the morning. H. O. Pippin, Stark county superintendent of schools, is acting as host. ‘ The program for the day has been divided into several parts, including a school of instruction, which will in- clude explanation of the require- ments for a standard association and definite material for programs by lo- cal groups, a county council meeting, and a district organization mecting in charge of Mrs. F. C. Lorenzen, Elgin, president of Grant County Council of Parents and Teachers. Counties from which members will attend the meeting here are: Stark, Gold& Vallcy, Dunn, . Hettinger, Slope, Billings, Bowman and Adams. Other divisional meetings are being held elsewhere in the state during the carly part of August. They follow: District 1, Grafton, Aug. 8; District 2, Cando, Aug. 8; District 3, Minot, Aug. 2; District 4, Stanley, Aug. 2; District 6, Mandan, Aug. 1; District 7, Carrington, Aug. 5; District 8, Val- ley City, Aug. 5; District 9, La Moure, City, Aug. 5; District 9, La Moure, Aug. 6, PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Second and Thayer. Paul S. Wright, Pastor. Sunday morning service at 10:30 broadcast by KFYR (Hoskins-Meyer). Organ prelude, “Marche Triom- “ie (Wachs)—Grace Duryee Mor- tis. Duet, selected — Mrs. Wingreene, Mrs. Bavendick. Offertory, “Melody in F” (Ruben- stein). Solo, selected—Mrs. Wingreene, Sermon—Paul 8. Wright. Organ postlude, “Te Deum Laud- amus” (Claussmann). Church school at 9:30 and 12 noon. Evening worship at 8. Organ prelude, “Evening Medita- tion” (Armstrong) — Grace Duryee Morris. Offertory, “Romance” (Lieurance). Sermon—Paul S. Wright. Organ postlude, “Grand Chorus” (Gounod). 7:30 Wednesday—Midweek service. M’CABE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Walter E. Vater, Pastor, Morning worship, 10:30. Organ prelude—Miss Ruth Rowley. Anthem, selected—Choir, Organ offertory. Vocal selection. Sermon, “Faith in Forgiveness”—O. W. Kolberg. Organ postlude. Sunday school, 12 noon, A. A. Loehrke, acting superintendent, Evening worship, 8. Organ music as usual. Anthems by the evening choir: “With- in His Love Abiding” (Wilson); “Be Thou My Shield” (Petrie). Sermon, “Be Not Ashamed of Je- sus"—O. W. Kolberg. ST. GEORGE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Rev. Albert Clayton Baker, B. D. Holy communion, 9 a.m. Morning prayer and address, 10:30. Come arf worship with us. FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST Fourth Street and Avenue C. Sunday services at 11 a.m.; sub- ject, “Truth.” Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday evening day and Saturday, except legal days, from 2 to.4 p.m. FIRST EVANGELICAL CHUBCH Seventh Street and Rosser Avenue. partments. Evening Pastor. 10; subject, Jesus.’ Sunday school at 11, for all de- AINING. ELEANOR EARLY f'Snice ina THIS HAS HAPPENED blazes are you going to say to peo- MOLLY BURNHAM, graduating { ple?” from college, inherits $10,000. ,And it | It had been a long day, and a nerve- seems destined to bring her nothing | wrackiny day, and suddenly Molly be- In the first place, Molly | gan to cry. “Oh, Jack! It’s awful to Gesperately in love with JAUM | quarrel this way. I love you 80, it WELLS, 2 handsome boy without any | simply breaks my heart.” money. Jack loves her, but flatly de- jh, Molly! Molly, sweetheart! I'm clines to marry her until he can take | jealous, that's all. I don’t want you care of her. working with a lot of men. You're ‘Whey quarrel when she offers him | such a little thing, Molly. We'll take her inheritance. They spend a miser- | boat on the pond in the Public able evening, bickering over money. | Gardens. And, listen, darling, the And Molly, in tears, announces that | more I think about it... . Well, gosh, she is to get a job, and live her | I haven't any right to ask you to sit own life. Her newly acquired fortune | around and wait for me. If I was any will make it possible for her to take | darn good, you wouldn't have to any- an apartment and live comfortably | how.” ‘i * ek while she looks for work. She says that she had rather do/ It was lovely on the pond. The that than return to the mean little | moon hid behind the clouds. And the Prairie town where she lives. dark was soft and sweet, and fragrant After Molly has gone, in tears, to | with the moist odor of flowers that her room, Jack takes from his pocket |bioom in the starlight. a ttle diamond ring. He had meant; “And you honestly don’t mind if I to give it to her that night, but sud- | go to work?” she asked him. @enly it seems very small and cheap| «Not a bit,” he lied gallantly. “I to him. want you to.” He drops it mournfully back in his) +71) promise never to accost a bum,” Pocket, and departs for the inst train. | she yowed. And he kissed her laugh- Next morning Molly goes job-hunting | ing jins, “You know, honestly, dear, with her Swe sc rte: ‘A MEL: I think this is simply a golden oppor- polas tae ans Cte eating tunity. I've been so awfully hedged young thing _who is experim: te | in all my life. Now. you see, I've a bhi with a compantonate | chance to learn about life, and love, rriage and men...” Eventually Molly is promised 2) “Hey!” "Jacked looked rather 7 and men stuff.” big news. He is maddeningly unen- tienes, ane dampens Rie arate ted Leah pare ae ae considerably. Then he remarks that}, O° Smilée. | iyom Leela ied he has some news himself, drew the little white box that held the solitaire that sparkled so small and pemerriat so brave. He was enibarrassed, and. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY | trying to make light of a momentous: " demanded Moll; “ ” “What is it?” dema: lolly. ‘Well, Sweetheart,” Jacl: told her, “Oh; Jack, quick-let me {t! Oh, “the ol i ind . asked me how Td like to work ia the | J8ck, it's beautifull "It's lovely! New York office. It’s a big chance. Now if you'd only go home, Sweet- heart, like a good girl, and wait a little while, six months, maybe. How'd you like to live in New York? Take an apartment in the Village, perhaps—” | “Like it!” she exclaimed. ‘But Jack, I want a career, too!” crazy about it!” “A career! Molly, what's this bug| “It’s sort of small,” he offered apol- you've got?” Ogetically. “Oh, Jack, you're so unreasonable!| “Why, it isn't either. Besides, I You expect me to get all excited | hate great big stones. It’s the very about your work. Of course I am |loveliest thing I ever saw.” awfully glad. I think it’s wonderful.| Jack smiled. A great load was lifted. But I should think you'd know I'd like | “You'll wear it to work in the morn- a little enthusiasm myself.” fi “Tell me about it, Molly,” he said flatly. “I suppose I am very selfish. I was thinking pretty much about my- Have you honestly a job?” . “I should say Guess what I'm going to do.” “Oh, lord, I don’t know. What do girls do in newspaper offices? Write things about cooking and clothes? Is that what you're going to do, dear?” Molly preened herself proudly. Cook- ing and clothes indeed! “I'm going to be the Inquiring Re- Porter!” she announced pompously. She slipped it on her finger and held up her hand and watched it sparkle. “Do you like it? Honest?” , Molly hesitated. A shaft of moon- light caught the diamond making it sparkle like a little stone alive. And Molly, with her hair gleaming like a halo, turned the ring around and @round on her finger, and never said @ word, “You don't want to wear it... do you, Molly?” a Suddenly the lovely night was filled with tragedy. She bent toward him, and the little creeping scent of her Perfume was wafted softly. Industrial Buying Power Lifting Demand for Farm Produce Higher - she say that it might not be wise tc wear an ring to work the first morning? Like telling RA aren’t interested in engaged girls. Then. suddenly, Molly was sorry she had hesitated. What did she care about newspaper men? Didn't she love Jack with all her heart? And how she'd hurt his feelings! on for me. And I'll never take it off fill You Put @ wedding ring beneath But her lover was filled with shame and humiliation, and a sort of heart- breaking anger. He reached, and tak- the it overboard. ing the ring, . “Oh!” Molly’s startled cry broke on @ sob. “Jack!” “You didn’t want it,” he said. “But I did! Oh, Jack, Jack!” she leaned over the side of the boat. “ft's Bone,” she said, and her voice was flat and empty. “It was so white and shining ... and now it’s gone.” She put her white fingers to her face. “Yes,” he answered dully. And he wondered if there was anything sym- bolic in her words. If their love, which was also white and shining, had also gone? eek ‘My dear litle” Poor dear little ring!” she sobbed. “I loved it so much. And now I'll never see it again. It’s down in that awful mud! Way down at - the bottom of the pond. And all that money thrown away! Oh, Jack, how could you!” nothing,” he bragged. Mon- ey isn't going to count with me much longer. I'll have enough of it to buy you any darn thing your little heart wants. By the way, darling, did I tell you I'm going to New York first thing in the morning?” , eae aye d You're not either!” “Yes, am. I report for work ‘Wednesday.” “And-T'll be in Boston all alone.” “Oh, no.” He corrécted her gently. “You'll have Rita and Bob, and Ruth Woods and her husband. And thére' your’ new job. “You won't be lonely.’ “But I want you!” she cried. lev- er anybody. but you.” 4 Jack's mouth looked drawn. You've made your choice,” he reminded her. you said, than sitting around, hem- ming dish towels, and playing bridge.” “Have you packed yet?” “No, it won't take long. Throw few shirts*in a bag. Only thing have thi worth anything is sweetheart’s picture, and the beau. tiful cuff links and the cigaret light- er she gave me.” T'll help you pack,” she offered. “What!” Jack pretended be shocked. “Don't be silly,” she admonished. “Mrs, Maloney would be shocked to death. Gee, she might put you out!” Molly consulted her watch. , “It's exactly 10 minutes past 10.” ~ she said. “And I'm not a bit afraid of Mrs. Maloney. Come on. Start “She'll have a fit,” he predicted she won't be home.” “Oh, she'll be home all right. She's i} 3 & { “I'm going around with a photog- rapher, and ask people questions.” “What!” If she had said she was going around with a gunman, and hold People up, Jack could scarcely have sounded more horrified. “You're going.to do nothing of the kind!” “Jack Wells, what do you mean, I'm going to do nothing of the kind?” “But, here, Molly, do you think any man’s going to stand for having his sweetheart run around, accosting a lot of bums. Asking fool questions. Getting herself insulted. What in “Why, darling!” She held out her hand. “What do you mean? You see it’s too large, dear. I'd lose it “No.” He shook his head. “No, that’s not it, Molly. You don’t like it because it’s too little. You're disap- Pointed. I can tell. Never mind. I'll get you another one. A big one, like Claudia Cabot's.” He boasted arro- gantly. “I'll have a raise pretty quick, and get you a knock-out stone. I’m sorry I bought that thing. “Jack Wells, are you crazy?” Molly’s eyes were full of shining tears. She smiled luminously. And, bending, kissed him softly. How could 1%, Equine animal 18. bess mmedan acRoss Solution of Yesterday’s Puzzle abbr. 1%, Messeriag L cable Contime 1, Ancient Palese tert ador. tine elty it at 8; subject, “An- worship ject, always home. She hasn't any place to go.” Molly had never been to Jack's quarters before, and every girl is cur- fous about the sort of a place a man lives in. Particularly when she loves that man. “You wouldn't get a kick out of visiting my room,” observed Molly. “But I will out of seeing yours.” fl £ Ee i i a i i get i ‘i & E - i i ie i f is Ls es ent i a os entnereaiienininn