The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 4, 1930, Page 2

THE. BISMARCK TRIBUNE. _ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1930 a POTATO PLANT PLANTING | SUCCEEDS AS CORN SEEDING NEARS END) Scarcity: of Spuds Seed and Consequent High Prices Reducing Acreage WINDS HAVE DONE HARM! Heavy Rains Evaporated When Not Absorbed by Dry Sub- soil; Small Frost Damage Warm weather will be necessary if corn is to be “knee high by the Fourth of July” in the corn belt of the ‘Northwest, the Farmers Union Termi- | nal association said in its weekly crop report, issued today. Seeding has progressed rapidly the past week, the report says. Some corn remains to be seeded. Planting of potatces is progressing rapidly, but .in some. sections the high prices for Seed potatoes and the scarcity is caus- ing a reduction in acreage that had not been generally anticipated. In 1929, the production of potatoes was rather short and prices high, a situation which usually causes the seeding f increased acreages the fol- lowing year. . “Take all in all, the crop outlook in the Northwest is generally quite fa- vorable,” the crop survey says. “Re- Serve moisture, however, is not so plentiful as had been anticipated. Strong, drying winds have caused some drifting of ground, particularly in the sandy districts. The drifting in some areas is so bad that reseeding of some recently planted grains is probable. However, this is usually confined to small areas. Increase in Flax “An increase in flax acreage is in- dicated in all sections of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota. Thinning and blocking of sugar beets is progressing rapidly with good stands, generally reported. “Reports of heavy growth of weeds continue, The Montana department of agricultura report says winter wheat fields appear to be suffering from weeds, and while crops generally are reported good, adequate moisture is needed in the near future.” “with few exceptions all counties report @ lack of moisture, scattered showers having in no way compen- sated for the soil moisture lost through drying winds that prevailed in most localities,” the Montana re- port states. ‘The terminal association's corre- spondent at Towner, N. D., estimates that windstorms have damaged the crops 15 per cent in that territory. “Wind drifting,” the survey con- tinues, “also has damaged crop pros- pects in northwestern North Dakota, as excessively dry subsoil and high winds have absorbed the heavy rains. Heavy damage is reported around Bowbells in Burke county and north of Ryder in Ward county. Winds Blow Soil “The severe winds have blown the soil badly \in sandy sections around Sheyenne, N. D., and Bottineau, but in other sections the crops look good to excellent. Considerable late seeded flax in sandy sections in Pierce county, N, D., will have to be re- seeded. “In some southern districts in North Dakota and Minnesota, as well as in South Dakota, wheat is five to seven inches high and has a healthy color and good stand, despite cool weather, and stooling has progressed rapidly. “In central and western Minnesota Prospects are fair, though a crop expert, using a spade and digging five to six inches deep, found the subsoil exceedingly dry. Prospects in the Red river valley in both Minnesota and North Dakota are favorable and there appears to be sufficient moisture in this area for some little time. “Rye and barley. prospects are bright .and pastures are in better; shape than usual at this season, pro- | viding adequate feed for livestock. | “Prosts have accompanied the cold weather in many sections and have damaged gardens, potatoes, early flax and fruit trees, but vot seriously, the Bismarck .weather station reports. ‘The frost-damage is confined mostly to small areas and has affected only late seeded areas. “While cool weather has improved general crop @onditions in the north- west, wheat prices have rallied, due to reports that domestic winter wheat prospects in the southwest are becom- ing worse as harvest time approaches. Messages are at hand with numerous complaints from Nebraska about thin stands and Hessian fly damages. Re- ports of thin stands in Kansas, Okla- oma and Texas are said to be in- creasing. Meanwhile, Enid, Okla., m said root-rot was showing up generally and already had caused three to seven bushels damage per “Don’t tell me we have to set our watches back again, conductor! Cr030 Nel stance ite. UG v6 Marote This is playing havoc with my diet.” RETAILERS WILL MIX POETRY WITH TRADE: into profits,” and getting merchandise and style informatgn over to sales People. oe among the subjects to be gory "J. Sorlie, director of the| North Dakota Grain Dealers associa- jtion, is to discuss the federal farm | boara at the final day’s meeting. Charles F, Collisson, agricultural edi- Writer of Rhyme to Address An- tor of the Minneapolis Tribune, will | talk on agriculture. _ nual Convention for N. D. at Valley City Frank M. Moore of St. Paul, E. J. Berdahl of Minneapolis, Harry L. Kyes, secretary of the National Mer- chants association, and Rev. Thomas Valley City, N. D, D., June 4.—(®)—| E. Nugent of” Valley City are. others The variety of problems. confronting | business men, of the state will furnish material for a three-day session of the North Dakota Retail Merchants association, which opens its annual convention here June 17. Governor George F. Shafer, North Dakota business. men and speakers from other states are on the program. Douglas Malloch, post, writer and lecturer, will make his first appear- ance in the state with an address the evening of June 18. M. A. Johnson, past president of the organization, is. to discuss the outlook for “medium and _ small towns” at a group meeting of general merchants and grocers the first day of the convention. Sales promotion schemes, buying service contracts, purchase of eggs on @ grade basis, improved store ar- rangement, cooperative advertising, the reactfon to radio broadcasing, and other business problems are scheduled for a general discussion at this meet- ing. George A. Green, Ayr, president of at the general session the following ganization will make their reports. 17. Color co-ordination in ready-to- wear and accessories, the problems encountered in ecre. North Dakota Leading In Construction Work Fargo, N. D., June 4.—(?)—Permits issued by George W. Hargrave, city building inspector, during May for construction projects estimated to cost $128,129, brought Fargo’s build- ing for the first.five months of 1930 to $505,754. ‘The total construction last year for the first five moriths was $538,987. Hargrave pointed out that North Dakota is one of five states in the entire United States to show a gain in construction work during the first five months of 1930 over the same period in 1028. (3 Figures = releas by the F. Ww. Dodge company, New York, which gathers building statistics from 546 cities, show that while the entire union shows a 36 per cent decline in building during the first five months of this year as compared with a year-ago, North Dakota is among the states showing a slight gain. Other states showing a gain are Pennsyi- one North Carolina and i GRIGGS, COOPER & CO. day, after which officers of the or-/ pensions from the government.” | on the program. Election of officers will bring the convention to & close. PRESIDENT OUTLINES PENSION BILL VIEWS Says He Has Not Changed His Views on Measure Passed by Congress Over His Veto ‘Washington, June 4—(#)—Presi- dent Hoover said Tuesday he had not changed his opinion that the Span- ish-American war veterans pension bill enacted over his veto Monday by congress was unwise. “I favored a liberalization of the Spanish war veteran pensions,” he said, “because they have not been on @ parity with other services, but I have not changed my opinion that it should have been worked out in such the association, will give his address|_ way that rich men, of men having substantifl iricomes, should not draw The ready-to-wear division meeting | $2,000,000 FOR KENTUCKY ROADS is scheduled for the evening of June| Louisville, Ky.—Kentucky will spend approximately $2,000,000 for road con- | struction and maintenance in the next “translating fashions | two years. wherev: is i rerponableter for oe great Write for Lene’a Free. DISTRIBUTED BY lend poles. track, each team will be turned over BEULAH 10 REPEAT ITS ANNUAL RODEO Riding and Bultdogging Con- tests Again Scheduled for July Fourth Beulah, N. D., June 4—(P)—“Let ‘er buck,” “ride him cowboy,” and Other such rodeo expressions, for the fourth annual Cowboys’ reunion is scheduled here July 3, 4 and 5. Saddle bucking, bareback ‘riding, wild steer riding, steer bull-dogging, calf roping and wild-cow milking contests are scheduled. In addition, there will be a wild- horse race, shetland pony, four-horse relay, quarter and half-mile, Indian tepee and Indian horse races. Prizes will be awarded to all winners. For the Indian horse race, only In- |dian horses and Indian riders are eligible for entry. In the tepee race, an Indian and squaw must run a team hitched to a wagon around the \track. Each outfit will be equipped with tent, complete ridge pole. and After the race around the to a helper and the squaw will take the tent from the wagon and set it up on the track. Prizes up to $50 will be awarded to first, second and third place winners in the various events. The first day of the reunion will be i.given. over to the Beulah ball club, ‘which will stage a baseball tourna. ; ment. \country are scheduled to Participate. The best teams in the Slope STATE REMAINS LOW IN MOTOR TAXATION Even if It Adopts Four-Cent Gas Tax Levy It Will Be Next to Lowest, Data Shows The average tax levied by North Dakota for the operation of motor vehicles will remain nearly the low- est in the United States, even if a four-cent gasoline tax is approved by the voters at the June 25 primary, according to estimates made today by}|~ the state highway department. North Dakota now ranks as the lowest state in point of motor vehicle tax, which embraces a three-cent gasoline tax, and registration fee. The four-cent tax, if adopted, will place the state second lowest. At present--the- total. average of North Dakota is $20.09. Nevada, which. has the highest tax, obtains an ‘aver- age of $80.78 from its motorists. Towa, where the average gasoline and registration tax is $26.22 is at present second lowest in the country, North Dakota if a four-cent tax is adopted in this state. “By dividing the total net gasoline of automobiles registered for the year, it is found that there was but $9.53 collected for each automboile regis- tered,” according to a state highway department report. “The total lcense fees collected, divided by, the total number of cars registered; shows that the average motorist paid $1056 for his automobile license. “ks there is -no property tax on automobiles in North Dakota the sum of these two, or $20.09, represents the total average tax collected. During 1929 the gasoline tax was two cents . 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The only state in the Union that would then have a lower total tax would be Iowa with a total tax of $26.22 or 59 cents lower.” CITY 1S DESIGNATED STATE WOOL POINT Concentration and Grading of Clips Preparatory to Ship- pig Ordered Here Bismarck has been designated as one of the three or four wool con- centration and grading points in North Dakota, this season, by the North Dakota Wool Marketing asso- ciation affiliated with the National ‘Wool Marketing corporation organ- ized by the federal farm board, County Agent A. R. Miesen an- nounced Tuesday. All clips this year from this area and to the west in this state are to be concentrated here for shipment, to be graded by licensed federal grad- ing experts and then to be shipped in straight graded carloads to the con- signee for marketing. Last season the Missourl Slope Wool Growers as- sociation consigned to the National ‘Wool Exchange, @ cooperative ware- house in Boston. Growers desiring to see their wool graded can do so. They will be paid 90 per cent of its grading value at the time. Possibly 500,000 to 1,000,- 000 pounds will be handled in that way here. Instead of loading &t towns in the territory, as last year, all wool of the Missouri Slope will be brought: here this season for grading and shipment to market. Shearing started June 2 in this ter- ritory, the first clipping taking place at Baldwin and Brittin: Bags and twine for balfg have been routed Meck through the county agent's office. BANKS CONSOLIDATE The First State bank of Bisbee has been taken over by the First National bank of Cando, according to the state NORTH DAKOTA CHILD WILL RECEIVE AWARD Oriska Girl to Be Given Gold Medal for Discovery of Barberry Bushes Oriska, N. D., June 4.—()—Because she learned well in her classroom work of the damage done to North Dakota small grain crops by common barberry bushes, which spread black- stem rust, Dorothy Houser, Oriska, at the agé of six, has been able to make a valuable contribution to agriculture in the eastern part of the state, ac- cording to George C. Mayoie, United growing out of a hit and run accident here Sunday in which Joe Zdeb, five, suffered a broken leg. Johnson was arrested yesterday up- on information furnished by witnesses who identified him as the driver of the machine which struck the child. Apparently frightened following the accident, Johnson drove his car a few miles west of here, parked it in ® @rove, removed the license plates, and walked back to town. When arrested States department of agriculture pathologist. Dorothy, student in the Oriska con- solidated school first grade, was en- rolled as one of more than 3,000 “rust busters” of Barnes county who are cooperating in the campaign to con- trol black stem rust. She was told of the appearance of common barberry and the likely places where the bush might be found. Dorothy's father,.Glen Houser, is a farmer living 2% miles northwest of Oriska. She went to help him locate turkey nests in a nearby grove. Sharp-eyed, she spied a sprig of com- mon barberry and reported to Fargo, headquarters for the barberry eradi- cation work in North Dakota. Federal agents who inspected her find say that nearly 50 sprouting bushes and seedlings were in the abandoned grove and may possibly offer an explanation for the rust epidemics which have been common in the vicinity in past years. Dorothy, because of her rust bust- ing activities, has been awarded a gold medal by the conference for the prevention of grain rust, Minneapolis, and is believed to be one of the youngest persons in the United States to have ever found and identified common barberry, which is under federal and state ban in 13 wheat growing states. Hit-Run Charge Is Admitted by Youth Valley City, N. D, June 4—(7)— Arthur Johnson, 19, local restaurant employe, was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined $100 at a hearing Mon- dei department. gasoline and, registration tax in| - but would change positions with|” in a cigarette Katrine ONE’S HEAD — in the flush of the game or in the flush of victory — that’s the measure day on a reckless driving charge of true sportsmanship. KEEPING AROMA AND GOOD TASTE in-every Chesterfield without loss or variation — that’s the sim- ple ABC of Chesterfield’s ever-mounting popularity. 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