The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 6, 1929, Page 2

Shrinkage of Grain Crop Does Not Dismay South Tier Towns of State SFICATIO = Giark | SEWER CONTRACT | DIVERSIFICATION IN FARMING GIVES RAT CREAN CHECKS Venturia and Zeeland Bankers Show by Dairy Income Ev- idence of Stability BANKS FULL OF DEPOSITS D. E. Shipley Brings Back Data That Show Grain Does Not Rule Prosperity The prosperity of diversified farm- ing and as a bulwark against poor grain crop seasons was strikingly pre- sented to the Lions club luncheon, Monday, by D. E. Shipley, who used several of the towns along the south- ern boundary of the state as illustra- tion. The monthly cream check has become the big resource to these com- munities and the crop situation has made that fact impressive this sum- mer. Traveling over the state for the regulatory department, Mr. Shipiey comes rather closely in contact with the commercial life of the various farming community centers. He has observed the short wheat crop and the total failure of rye in some places. Last week he spent in the territory | that has been hit so hard by black Tust, and he made a study of condi- tions for the benefit of Bismarck business men, who are interested, as those communities are in the city’s trading area. “These people are not shedding tears,” said Mr. Shipley, “as a re- sult of the inroads to the rust in the meagre crops. Some of them will get nov over five bushels of wheat to the acre. As a misfortune, they are part- ly discounting that. They have some- thing else to fall back on. “What they can depend on is the cream check,” said Mr. Shipley. “As a result of going into diversified farming, the farms in the rust sec- tion all have dairy cattle. They have also taken up other phases of diver- sified farminz, as sheep and wool. Out of the proceeds of these they are sitting better than the tales of hard luck in grain crops would lead others to suspect. Cream Income $38,000 So Far Mr. Shipley said he and Senator P. T. Kretschmar, the president of the State bank at Venturia, discussed the situation when he was in that town last week. “We are not shedding any tears over the poor crops, disappointing though they are to us,” he said Mr. Kretschmar told him. “We have our cream checks. In the seven months since January 1, that is up to August 1, those monthly cream checks have totaled $38,000. With our farming system. diversified, we can ignore the grain crops that failed and carry on through the other branches of our agriculture.” At Zeeland Mr. Shipley talked the situation over with John Bishop, of the State bank. Bishop pulled down some books and made a few calcula- tions on the adding machine. Zeeland Runs to “Since January 1, up to August,” he announced, “we have received $33,451 on cream business. Virtually all our farmers maintain dairy herds on their farms and there is a. never- failing stream of checks coming in from this source. This diversified farming is the thing. When our grain crops fail, we lose but part of our in- come. There is no complete failure. It is not as it used to be in the days when we all tried to raise grain alone. ‘We are relatively prosperous from that part of our farm income that f | ‘Temperature at 7 a. m. Weather Report yesterday 82 Lowest last night . 57 Precipitation to 7 a. m. » 0 wind velocity 10 Temperature I Peccccoc eR ZZgocceeccoZeccce |precipi- Hue SSRISSsKessagssresesesssiss : afa| ti i E ae it "i ae | ire if on my shoulder.” “I don't think I'd be so broken up if I hadn't sunburned his initials GIVEN TO THOMPSON IN CITY COMMISSION | Reinforced Concrete Pipe to Be; Used on Front Street; duly Fines $220.50 H. A. Thompson was awar ted th: contract to construct the sanitary sewer on Front street from Fifth te Ninth, when the city commission opened bids Monday evening. Two were submitted. Thompson asked $2.66 a foot for vitrified pipe, $2.30 for reinforced concrete and $55 per man- hole. Frank G. Grambs bid $2.70 on the vitrified pipe, $2.50 on the concrete and $70 per manhole. The Thomp- son reinforced concrete bid was ac- There being no bids on the laying of a water main on Raymond street between Rosser and Avenue A, the water department was authorized to do the work. A bond in the amount of $1000 was submitted by Fred G. Tharp, of Man- dan, to practice electrical engineering in this city, Tharp being engaged on have a knife; and the third, that in ancient Rome, the freemen, in pass- ing, raised their hands so that it might be shown they didn’t have the brand of the slave on their palms. So there you are, Sis. The selute of the American soldier is the “lodge erecting” of the knight, the freeman, across 1. Plece of cloth 4. Mother of Peer Gyat and the friend. 1. Flower it’s time to eat. And| % Literary ind he says “It giffs supper.” Your loving brother, LAHR MOTOR SHLES CONPANY 10 CLOSE BISMARCK BUSINES Changed Policy of Willys-Over- land Causes Loss of $4,000 Monthly Payroll to City mens 8 tn Mom: 09, Tibetan oz ‘The Lahr Motor Sales company will Egypt. Relig. 60. Westera Ine be discontinued in Bismarck, That ts] 4. twtlece f° diane the announcement made by W. E. & rede 6. Medicine Lahr, president of the company, on his return yesterday from the Pacific coast, where he has been for several days investigating some business op- portunities. Solution of Yesterday's Puzzie | Daily Cross-word Puzzle. 12. Point opposite the senith 6. Writiig imple ment CL mer A preax E aptendor Ik English cottege 8: Hostile incurs 86: Boake sion 48. A son of Noah: var. 08, Island fe the rai €2. Hebrew letter Certain passages of the story had TAR unpeejudiced person, read n i that articie would undoubtedly be od fluenced against the defen ” de- clared the judge. “As a ne woman you have no right to be any- thing but impartial in what you write. It is a serious offense, and frequently merits a fine, or @ jail sentence. In view, however, of the evident conspir- acy among Mandinello’s friends, I am inclined to deal leniently with your own offense. “Whoever it was who sent the pa- fe containing your story to Juryman lagler, communicated the fact to attorneys for the defense. They promptly demanded aa investigation, andI Flagler. ma ane declares that he is now predisposed to find the defendant guilty. In view f his sworn statement, I must call a The judge stopped speaking, and Molly raised her Flushed face te meet a judicial gaze, fixed sternly upon Tr. “I'm fearfully sorry,” she stam- mered. “There isn’t anything I can say. I’ve no defense, no excuse.” He regarded her more kindly. “Al- low me to commend your chivalry, Miss Burnham. It transcends your iscretion. It is uncommenly gi int when a person brought to ac- counting declines to transfer the re- sponsibility for the offen: I have investigated the matter more deeply than I had indicated, and have learned the new home of R. J. Fleck. The bond was accepted. Two police reports were received. That of Chief Martineson submitted data on the activities of the depart- ment during the month of July, that of Police Judge J. B. Belk reported revenue of $220.50 from fines, $59 of which were collected on improper parking. The city scales report announced does not fail. and our sheep.” At the German State bank, Mr. Shipley learned that cream check re- ceipts through that institution had totaled $24,799.90 in the seven months since January 1. The total of the two Zecland banks thus is $58,250.90. Deposits Run to $666,610.58 Banker Bishop had another evi-) dence of prosperity to give the Bis- mack man before he left Zeeland. He gave him the figures of the deposits of his bank, as shown by a recent last call, and the German bank also fur- nished its deposit figures. The two were: State bank, $536,377.82, German bank, $130,232.76, a total of $666,- 610.58. | In presenting the economic situa- tion of the communities hit by the rust and others he visited, including Napoleon, Kulm, Oakes, Ellendale and Ashley, Mr. Shipley reminded the That is our dairying trading territory and that the busi- ness men and service clubs of the city should keep close and sympathetic relations with them. Aberdeen, S. D., is not so far away cither, and is a hustling city, eager to get the trade of these communities over the line in this state. But they would rather deal here, as it is part of the home state and they feel that their com- mercial allegiance is in this direction, said Mr. Shipley. r AT THE MOVIES CAPITAL THEATRE 2 Richard Dix’s first all-talking pic- ture, “Nothing But the Truth,” is undoubtedly one of his best. And that is saying something, because the handsome young Paramount star has made more than thirty films. At the Canitol Theatre yesterday jubilant audiences looked at and listened to his artistic acting and indicated by their frequent bursts of laughter that they consider him a great favorite of the audible silver- sheet. “Nothing But the Truth” is that favorite of farce successes revamped for the screen and refurbished with newer and better comedy situations and adequate trimming of music, singing and dancing. Dix plays the part of the young man who makes a wager that he can tell nothing but the truth for 24 consecutive hours. He wins the bet after going through a veritable cir- ° cus of bizarre and uproarously amusing situations. The play is chuck full of rich hum- club that these are in Bismarck! MANY IRRIGATION PROJECTS DROPPED Of 147 Water Rights Taken Out Only 17 Plans Have Been Carried to Finish Many residents of North Dakota are not carrying into effect ideas which they once entertained about ir- rigation, according to State Engineer Robert E. Kennedy, who recently completed a check of the records of his office. Of 147 water rights which have been recorded since 1905, only 17 projects have been carried to completion. Elev- en of these were for industrial use and six for irrigation. Of the water rights issued 34 were for industrial use and 113 for irrigation. Of 15 licenses to use water, 10 were for industrial purposes and five for irrigation. Fifty answers were received from a questionnaire sent out by Kennedy to the 113 persons who obtained the irrigation permits. Of these, 23 re- ported that they had completed their projects and 27 said they had not completed them. Eight of the proj- ects irrigated in 1928 and 42 did not. The eight projects totaled 638 acres. Of these, four said they had practiced irrigation every season since the proj- ects were launched. Some replies contained comments on the reason why irrigation had failed. Six reported that their dams had been washed away and five said there was too much rainfall. Press Association To Resume Meeting Fargo, N. D., Aug. 6.—(#)—District meetings of the North Dakota Press association will be resumed at Stan- ley, August 23, where editors from the inorthwestern part of the state will gather, it was announced today by Mark Forkner of Langdon, secre- tary. Following the meeting at Stanley, the series will be concluded with meetings at hs ae August 24, and Langdon, August 30. The meetings were originally scheduled to be held a week earlier but were postponed because some or and does not lag for an instant. OH Ger Awe FROM Me?! NO CHILO! I WNOW WHAT IM DOIWGr GET YouR NOW LOOHIT HERE ey AWM WTA BIS, ALONE G aM BEST FRIENDS—-HES “Too FUR Gone -T' HELP BuT LISSEN HERE— WHUTS YoRE FAMILY - AGOIN T' SAY WHEN YUH SRING HOME A SQUAW 7, speakers could not attend. | OUTOUR WAY By Williams | WES—WHEN A Bia sAP TH' CuPios: LET Me) FELLER GiTeTHET ({ Go! LET AGING tm MARRY |] AtTadIN'. T OH LET TH! A SQuAW- Let im BREAIT HIS POOR OL MOTHERS weighing of 959 loads during July, producing an income of $95.50. It was agreed to put in gutters and curbing on First street between Ave- nues C and D. John French was elected president Pro tem, to serve in case Vice Presi- His decision to close out, he said, had been made necessary by the changed policy of the Willys-Overland pany,” he said, of direct dealer, and will climinate all Willys-Overland ditsributors in the United States. terest me. I am going to liquidate my holdings as rapidly as possible, and locate in one of the larger cities. I that your city editor ordered the ar- ticles.” Molly shook her head. “I write my own stories,” she insisted. “Mr. Wharton is not respon: sf Judge Brewster rose, and his black robes billowed solemnly about him. “That is all,” he said. “Except that I should advise you, Miss Burnham, for your own good, to be more careful in the future. Gunmen execute fear- ful reprisals.” Slim was waiting when Molly left the judge's chambers. “It’s all right,” she said. “I’m not going to jail.” But Slim was in a dark mood. cent John A. Larson should, like May- shall continue, however, in the auto- “Maybe you'll get shot,” he haz- mobile business. Just. where I shall arded. “Maybe you'd be better off in or A. P. Lenhart, be out of the city. Boy Soldier Impressed Cc. M. T. C., Fort Lincoln, N. D., August 6, 1929. Dear Sister Sue: Last night we had one of those real snappy North Dakota nights. Woke up in the middle of the night and found that Moe Einstein, who is in | my tent, had borrowed my blankets. Moe hails from the south end of South Dakota, and he isn’t as used to these nights as I am. Moe said he must have been walking in his sleep. He sure jumped in it when I dumped my canteen on his head and grabbed my blankets back. He is a funny little duck. His leggins won't stay put, his overseas cap looks like that Great Big Baked Potato, the N. P. used to use as an ad, slapped on top of his head. He wears size 9'4 shoes (the supply sergeant looked at them and said “Nine cowhides and a half a keg of nails.” And Moe's face looks like a cherry pie that has been stepped on. He keeps us laughing all the time. I'll remember some of his best ones and send them to you. was the starter of our real instruction. I like learning this drill and calisthenics, ‘cause it sure takes the hump out of your back, all right. But the best stuff today was what they called “Citizenship,” and another one called “Military Courtesy.” In “Citizenship,” a big guy who can orate better than old Judge Whiffle at home had me more puzzled at first than “Prof.” Curtis used to when he talked about the “theory of ratiocina- tion” (hope that is spelled right), but. he soon cleared up and I learned more about these old United States and what I owe to them in the line of what makes a good citizen than you can shake a stick at. In Military Courtesy our lieutenant told us about the salute. He said it came from olden times and had three beginnings. One was the way the knights of old raised their hand to lift the front of their helmet when they met a friend; another was the way the travelers in ancient Europe raised their right hands in passing to show they didn’t THAR GOES MARRY ME locate I do not know, but it will be where the company will have an op- portunity to expand into a larger op- eration than at present.” Several members of the Lahr Motor Sales organization will accompany Mr. Lahr to his new location, he said. Mr. Lahr started selling Willys- Overland cars in 1909, and signed his first distributor contract in 1913. He hasdistributedof Willys-Overland cars jail. They couldn’t get at you if you were behind the bare.” if “Oh, Slim, stop! blood run cold. of J You make my you phoned the ge Brewster is declaring a mistri “Sure. I gave them that 10 min- utes ago. Wharton's up in the air. The publisher has been giving him the de T guess. And he says for you to keep out of the office until he out of Bismarck for the last 17 years, and has distributed them from Minot for the last five years. ‘The company has sold its warehouse to the Barker Bakery company, which will take possession Sept. 1. The Lahr company owns the building at the corner of Fourth and Thayer which, except for the show rooms and office, 1s occupied by Montgomery Ward & Co. It will continue ownership of the building, but will rent the show room and offices. Through the liquidation of the Lahr Motor Sales company Bismarck will lose a $4,000-a-month payroll ~— distributing cor iny which has the capital ‘known throughout the| THISHAS HAPPENED =| northwest as an automobile center.) MOLLY BURNHAM and JACK Sales of automobiles through the Lahr | W: ited to quarrel. Molly company have continually grown until reporter, and headed for a career. in 1928 they amounted to 2,155 cars, | Jack is draftsman for an itect’s with @ value of $1,700,000. This total | office, and getting nowhere at all. of business has been made possible,| They quarrel when Molly goes to Mr. Lahr said, through @ ive | New York and reads Jack the synop- advertising and sales policy, which | sis of a play, to be called “The Death has helped develop Bismarck into ®/of Delphine Darrows.” It is a play widely known trading center. founded on the actual facts of the mysterious death of a woman named CORNERSTONE LAID BERNICE BRADFORD. A man Molly decide to use for the plot for a crime play. named Barro was tried for the Simple Services Mark Ceremony} Molly is very happy and excited, The /L Z4 ‘ Bradford woman's death, and Molly covered the trial. Barrows was ac- quitted. And, later, RED FLYNN, & police court reporter, discovered some sensational facts which he and for $100,000 Catholic cova playwrieht Be Parag Edifice ous and fashioned. He protests that he does not like to have her write — filth and muck. Molly (Tribune Special Service) a great deal, he reflects, duri Linton, N. D., Aug. 6.—Simple yet | few months that have elapsed since impressive services marked the laying | her luation from college. Her Sunday of the cornerstone for the | dearest friends, in college days. were $100,000 Catholic church which is be-|RITA MELNOTTE and RUTH ing erected at Hague, 26 miles south- | WOODS, both of whom were secre east of here. married before commencement. The new church will seat 600 'peo- ple and is 116 feet long. A steeple will tower 114 feet above the church Proper which is 44 feet wide. Of concrete and brick construction it will be fire-proof. A full basement will house a community hall, a kitchen, rest room for women, and an auditorium in which plays and mo- tion pictures will be presented. } The Battenburg Construction com- pany of St. Paul hold the general contract for the building which calls fe: expenditures totaling $60,000. A pipe organ valued at $8,000 has been | Flynn, and hated, he admitted, the purchased and altars, pews, and other | ways of all newspaper men. interior furnishings will bring the en-| “Why don’t you write something infinitely preferred the old friend- ships to Molly’s new ones. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER XIV The week-end in New York consti- tuted two days of wretchedness. Molly had expected praise and encourage- | ment from Jack, And she received in- | stead disparagement and censure. He disapproved strongly of her work. He was resentful of Red) TO A MILLION AN NOW | ATRAHING TC, KEEP A’ HEI ! TO A NiLLion tire cost of the building close to the | worth while, Molly?” he pl $100,000 mark, it is estimated. “What would you suggest?” she Complete the new church will be | had inquired, f1 ly polite. one of the finest in North Dakota| But Jack was vague. “Oh, some- and adding to its general beauty will | thing nice,” he floundered. “You used be a large electrically illuminated | to write sweet little verses. And I cross set on the roof proper of the church. children. Then The Rev. Joseph Niebeler is resi- | class magazines. dent pastor and assisting him in su- | don’t have pervising the work are John Sahil | i and Joseph Kocher, church trustees. Service Station Will sh, Molly, to write jor such a seveamn- new: % EBut I want to eam money, Jack,” lf. “Poetry INING TALENT By ELEANOR EARLY 18:22. ris | feet [| Ply er’ | Ld just little Molly Burnham who mai tied that nice young man, Jack Wells. “Don’t let me cramp your style, he injected bitterly. see And so they quarreled and bick- ered, and Jack never guessed that. womanlike, Molly would have for- sworn all her dreams of wealth and fame for a man who could dominate her. So he criticized and found fault, and adopted quite the wrong tactics, until Molly was glad when it was time to leave, “It hasn’t been a very nice week- end,” she confessed penitent}; part- ing, “and I feel as though it was pret- ty much my fault. I guess I’m awfully selfish. I love you with all my heart, Jack. But getting married, to cook pot roasts and darn socks, and budget sends for you. Wants the thing to blow over before you show up, I guess. Talk about getting all the breaks! You pull a gag you ought to get sent to jail for, and what do you rate? A vacation!” Pe . Molly laughed _light-heartedly. The dreadful cloud had lifted. The dark fear was all dispelled. She felt happy and gay. “Tl _have a little dinner party to- night,” she thought. “Not any of the crowd from the office. I'll ask Rita and Bob, and Ruth and Zip. It will be like old times to be with them She telephoned from the court- house, and reached Rita at Miss May- Rita said that she and Bob woul love to go. They had talked of dropping in that evening anyhow, it ae such ages since they had seen lolly. But Ruth said she didn’t feel well. Besides Zip, was busy at the office, and sometimes he didn’t get home un. til pretty late. It made thit wretched, because they couldn't ver; well accept dinner invitations. Not that it made any difference, Ruth add- ed. She didn’t feel like going anyhow.. She couldn’t imagine w had come over her lately. Zip sai she hice like on old woman. “You sound so unhappy, dear!” la- mented Molly. igs “Maybe you'd sound unhappy,” re- hew’s. on $45 a week, doesn’t sound half so romantic as it used to. I’ve had m: taste of independence, and found it ling, for sweet. Do you hate me, di being. modern and hardboiled, ect all has ¢hanged/|the horrid things you abominate’ the} “Hate you!” he cried. “Oh, Molly dear, if I were only food enough for you, and clever, and rich! She put her fingers to his “Sh! Honey. we're knock ’em dead!” In the morning Molly went directly from the train to the courthouse. As she approached the building she was conscious of a curious atmosphere of \7 men lounged on ghe courthouse steps, while others, in uniform, kept curi- ous pedestrians moving. In the cor- ridor she met Slim Boynton. big hell to pay,” he told her grimly. “And if you don’t get jailed for contempt of court, you're luckier than you deserve. One of the jurymen got hold of a story you wrote. course they’re not mepnoeen to look at the newspapers, but this bird did. And now-he admits that he’s all set to find Mandinello guilty. Attorneys for the defensé have petitioned for a mistrial, and the judge is considering the evi- dence now. You'll probably be called to his chambers any Gia. It’s Wharton’s fault. And now the outfit’s liable to go to jail.” “Slim! You don’t mean it?” it ba and her knees ing feeling, sudden ly weak. a dreadful sink- became Or even trying my future. Jack Sere y again! ‘George Zirbes is erecting the build- | Of all sda, satten Eee ing and will operate it independent- | Picked the darndest. If you want to ly, he announces. pee oh Bigs sees, 7 waite “It doesn't pay,” she informed him Pioneer of Lisbon bees Dies in Colorado tate. “Bat that nope ao, da Ey. that was r. gene O'Neill in’ ela 4g fairy tales, nor Charlie McArthur and Ben Hecht. ‘ake the outstandi successes. 2 plays, or sex plays, all of that’s wl ou want to do?” mes bly, “Write money,” she told buy all the lovely : it, all the correction. A ay. wah, wy ord aor “Well, you your D a Bre ba the said, to dec] was not sojmuch hers, as the j man’s, read the would a P both going to pied Ruth reproachfull; if you'd lost your little baby.” and Molly heard her sob before ung up the “phe felt as though she had b e felt as though she een tactless and unsympatheti that day she sent Ruth some flowers, It was a very successful small din- ner. Moll, mostly Ital- ian, and so she planned an Italian mth itt their coff ey were sitting over their coffee when the bell rang. The finger that ig it pressed on the button, it maddeningly. Molly re- leased the door, but the bell continued to ring. She called through the speaking tube. But still the bell rang wigomething’s up. Til see who it mi ‘sup. see who it is,” offered Bab. . : He was gone for several minutes, and hearing strange noises in the hall, the girls went to inves! . Bob ‘was propelling a man up the stairs— Of |® man who waved his arms about and sounds. was making dreadful “It's Zip!” cried Rita. “Zip? it Zip doesn’t drink.” Mol- ly ran down to the landing. “What's the matter, Bob? What's the matter with Zip?” she demanded. Bob was trying to quiet him. “Here, y Cad no way to ea Sot rent self in hand, can't you, old man he drunk, Bob?” >.