The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 15, 1931, Page 2

T. L. Ch TO ATTEND MEETING WITH FARM LEADERS 1s Author of International Sugar Control System Adopted Recently IS FACING NEW PROBLEMS ‘Individuals Signed Sugar Pact; Governments Must Accept Grain Plan Washington, May 15. — (%) — If Thomas L. Chadbourne, author of the world sugar control plan, is to show the international , wheat conference @ way out of stag- nated markets he may have to base surplus con- trol on an entirely different working structure. The New York attorney, who has been invited to confer with dele- gates from surplus wheat producing countries, built the — sugar pact on THOMAS CHADBOURNE principles of the Buropean “cartel”—a trada agreement between private interests. It will be signed by individuals and executed by them. The wheat conference seeks international control by government. In sugar, as in any other commod~- ity monopolized by well organized groups, observers explain that it is comparatively simple to enfcrce a@ program of export and produc- tion control. It is their orivate property and they can do with it as they please. Sympathetic guvern- ments may lend their encouragement or even write the trade agreement into law. Wheat is produced by millions of farmers acting, for the most part, as independent units and it is exported in the same way by hundreds of firms which compete with each other as well as with foreigners. Obviously no wheat cartel could be organized un- less all the what in all the ccuntries were controlled through a single ‘agency in each country or by closely allied groups. Russia alone could contro! wheat exports and production, but Russia's announced intentions are contrary to cooperation with the rest of the world. Neither the farm board nor tte Ca- nadian wheat pool control sufficient volumes and there is no central mar- keting agency in India, Australia or Argentina. With theyeartel out of the question, observers ‘say, the conference and its advisers must look to some other type of control if exports are to be regu- lated and production reduced It is agreed that governments hardly will pass laws to encumber private enter- prise’s free operation of its own prop- erty. Certainly the present confer- ence is not expected to undertake that and at present there is no indication that wheat will become the subject of diplomatic conference. There is one high light in the pic- ture of international wheat control. ‘The grain which goes into export is bought and paid for by private in- -terests and whether the governments may undertake to limit the number of operators or limit the size of their operations is a question which must await the recommendations of the conference. Warns Against Neglect Of Chickens in Spring “Don't neglect the old birds now that the chick season is here,” cau- tions F. E. Moore, poultry man of the state extension service. “Keep them comfortable by complete feeding and continual cleaning of their quarters,” he advises. “Start treating for mites right now by spraying or painting the roosting compartment with a mixture of used crankcase oil and kerosene. Do this every 10 days or two weeks from now until fall and mites will not bother. In case of lice, use Black Leaf 40, blue ointment, or sodium fluoride.” When broody hens give trouble, they should be marked with a special band on the leg every time they are found. Often, by the end of the sum- mer, a few hens may have as many as seven or eight bands. Such hens should be culled from the flock. Two N. D. A.C. Cows Put on Honor Roll Two cows owned by the North Da- kota Agrcituraural college appeared on the annual honor list of the Hol- stein - Friesian Association of Amer- ica, according to word received by Prof, J. R. Dice, head of the dairy husbandry department. The testing period ended Dec. 31, 1930. In Class C, cows milked two times a day, Nakota Piebe Homstead Laura placed seventh in the senior two-year- old class with a year record of 13,955.9 NEW YORK ATTORNEY |S London is still speculating on how Mahatma Gandhi will be dressed when he comes to attend the India Round Table Conference and be re- ceived by King George at Bucking- ham Palace. Meanwhile, the diminu- tive Indian leader, seen here in the newest photo of him to reach this country, enjoys the scanty native garb which he may or may not ex- change for coat, waistcoat and trous- ers on his visit to the British capital. People’s Forum Hdltors Note.—The Tribune wel- ce letters te trovers! jal religious subject attack i individuals —unfa' 01 . OF whieh offend good taste and fair play will be returned to_ the writers, All letters MUST be signed. If you wish to use a pseudonym, sign the pseudonym first and own name beneath it. wil te: spect, such requesta, We reserve the right to delete such parts of letters as ma: necessary to y be conform to this policy. WANTS CLEAN SIDEWALKS Bismarck, N. D,. May 14, 1931. Editor, Tribune: Before the clean-up is finished this spring in Bismarck, something ought to be done about digging the soil off the cement sidewalks, In most parts of the city the lawns and boulevards were Wuilt up higher than the walks, and the result is that the soil—and even the grass—has gradually spread onto the walks until there is only a thin s. ip of cement walk visible in many places. This condition is unsightly, but 1s not so bad in dry weather. But when it rains! Those of us who have chil- dren running in and out know what happens. The water has no chance to run off the walks, which are banked with dirt from both sides, jand are mud from one end to the other. fix have to mop our floors so often. keepers would express themselves on this subject. A HOUSEKEEPER. PROTESTS EXCHANGE CHARGE Hunter, N. D. May 13, 1931. Editor, Tribune: I would like to call attention to something that I believe is detrimen- tal to the city of Bismarck, or any other city that follows the same prac- tice, and that is the business places of Bismarck charging exchange on checks issued by residents of towns Bismarck. remark again and again that their privilege of paying with check is Valueless as they are expected to pay ten cents exchange on a dollar check and that is about what it amounts to. A very short time ago someone from a town a short distance from Bis- marck attempted to have a small check cashed store where she had traded for at least 25 years and was informed that any check up to $25.00 would cost ten cents exchange and was also informed that the next time she came to Bismarck to shop that she had better carry cash. Peo- ple going to Bismarck or any other town to shop do not care to carry large amounts of cash and feel that If the city authorities would this bad condition, we wouldn't I wish some of the other house- | within at least a 50-mile radius of | People who go to Bismarck to shop | By WM. E. MCKENNEY Secretary American Bridge League A following bid is one made after an original bid has been made by one of the opponents and is often termed @ defensive bid. It shows one and one-half to two and one-half quick tricks. If your right hand opponent is the dealer and opens the bidding, you should overcall if you hold at least a biddable four card suit and one and one-half to two and one-half quick tricks, If your suit is a good biddable five-card suit, the total quick trick requirements of your hand need not be over one and one-half tricks, or if you are able to overcall tue op- ponents’ original bid with a bid of one you can do so with a four-card biddable suit and one and one-half quick tricks. But if you are forced to overcall with ® two bid and have only a four card suit, your quick trick requirement is two tricks. If partner was the dealer and passed, and then your right hand opponent opened the bidding with a } suit, you must remember that your | partner has denied holding two and one-half quick tricks and therefore you should hold at least two to two and one-half quick tricks to mace an |overcall. Otherwise you may get doubled and set for a large penalty, or you may force the opponents into @ game-going declaration. Remem- ber that if you hold only one and one-half quick tricks and partner has passed, there cannot be over three and one-half quick tricks in your two hands and it is quite probable that your opponents have a game-going declaration. ‘When opponents open with a suit that you have stopped twice and you hold two quick tricks and no biddable —A Series Explaining the Contract Bridge System— suit of your own, you should overcall with one no trump. While the writ- er advocates ® no trump overcall with definite quick trick requirements and | a strong informatory double, this will be explained to you in later articles. At the present time we are dealing strictly with the straight forcing system. In supporting partner's overcall or following bid, remember that he may be bidding on a hand a great deal weaker than is required for an orig- inal bid, therefore you should hold bed Lag trick to support partner an is necessary to sup] an = inal bid. see baie Informatory Doubles When your right hand opponent makes an original bid of one and your hand contains from three to three and one-half quick tricks, you should make an informatory double even though you may hold a biddable suit, This shows partner a strong hand and even though the hand is trickless, he is required to take this double out if the left hand opponent passes, However, if partner can count on your informatory double containing three to three and one- half tricks, he, with a strong hand, can pass, thereby turning the inform- tory double into a business double which may be the means of collect- ing large penalties. ‘While most authorities agree that all doubles of original no trump. or suit bids of one and original suit bids WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING APRIL HELD; BAD FOR LIVESTOCK Cold Nights and Lack of Precip- itation Held Back Growth of Grass Fargo, N. D. May 15—The May first range and livestock report issued by the Federal Crop and Livestock Statistician’s office here, indicates that April was not as favorable a month for livestock enterprises as was March, due to the cold nights and the general lack of precipitation over the state save for the southeast sec- tion where good rains were reported. ‘These conditions retarded growth which further aggravat the short feed supplies. Temperatures were above normal with @ daily plus of 3.9 degrees. This was offset by the nearly freezing tem- of two are informatory, there is some disagreement on doubles of original Suit bids of three. But if you use the high trick requirement as outlined above, partner can easily use his own judgment on doubles of three. All doubles of two no trump are business doubles. Partner shall respond to informa- tory dcubles as follows: Holding one stopper doubled and et least one quick trick ;reported by and no biddable suit, the correct re-|Stations. These same stations indi- ‘sponse is one no trump. Holding no stopper in the suit doubled and no biddable four-card major suit, the best suit in the hand must be bid. ‘With two quick tricks and a major suit containing at least king jack x x ® jump bid should be made to show partner that your hand does contain some high card tricks. While this jump bid is not # forcing bid on part- ner, it does show him definite high card tricks in your hand, and he may either show his suit or support yours. Holding three quick tricks or better and a good biddable five-card major suit, you may jump to a game-going declaration. (Copyright, 1931, NEA Service, Inc.) the checking privilege is the only way by which they can make purchases. Bismarck has good roads leading in from every direction, but many people have stated that irrespective of roads or anything else they will refuse to pay this exchange and will use some other method to make pur- chases of all things that they are unable to purchase at home. Busi- ness places of Bismarck spend a great deal of money advertising but if the people gd there to shop and find that |they mast carry a sufficient amount of cash to pay for any purchase that they may decide to make they will either send to the mail order houses for their goods or have their home | merchants order everything that they want for them. So it would look as though Bismarck was going to lose a great deal of trade by taxing the | out of town trade with an additional |ten cents on each of several small |checks cashed. Perhaps Bismarck | doesn’t need the out-of-town trade, and perhaps the out-of-town trade | doesn’t need Bismarck. Emily Olson. 'Renville Farmer Has Success With Trees Knute Steen, who farms near Glenburn in Renville county, has demonstrated conclusively that trees will flourish under North Dakota con- ditions if given proper care, accord- ing to R. Gilbertson, editor of the Glenburn Advance. “Mr. Steen’s grove was set out in 1927 and 1928 from seedlings and now jhe has good-sized trees which have | made a very satisfactory growth con- | sidering that 1929 and 1930 were any- | thing but favorable for the growth of trees,” Mr. Gilbertson says. | “Mr. Steen believes in the cultiva- | tion of trees to make them do their | best. He plants them in rows spaced |far enough apart to permit of culti- ; vation with horses, and he keeps the | weeds and grass down at all times. | He does not cultivate between the | trees in the rows because what little ~— grass grows there is soon killed off by the shade of the trees.” Most of the trees were secured from the state forestry nursery at Botti- neau and assistance was given by L. 8. Matthew, extension service for- ester. A‘ to Mr. Matthew, five complete shelterbelt plantings are al- lotted to farmers in each county an- nually by the state nursery. Applica- tions for these plantings must be made a year in advance by farmers through their county agents. Farm- ers who wish trees for planting in 1932 should apply before June 1. Farmers Interested In Sweet. Grasses A number of samples of sweet grass are coming to the agricultural col- lege for identification, according to Prof. O, A. Stevens, seed analyst. This is @ native grass which is found all over the state, he points out, and it usually is found growing in depres- sions where the soil is a little more moist than ordinary. It does not ap- pear to cause much trouble as a weed, though it spreads by rootstocks in the same manner as quackgrass and will need to be handled by similar meth- ods if it should prove troublesome. Sweet grass attracts the attention at this season of the year as the flow- ering heads begin to appear about May 1, states Mr. Stevens. The reach a height of one to one and one- half feet. They are about two inches long and are branched much like Kentucky bluegrass. When they first appear, they are light green in color, but turn brown upon maturity. The entire plant has a fragrant odor, es- pecially when dried, and this is the origin of its name. It was used quite extensively by the Indians for bind- ing material in the manufacture of baskets or other articles. Such colors as navy blue, green, brown, grey and beige are not only smart colors this spring but they also make an ideal background for bright contrasting colors. WELL, IM GONNA WEEP Warrin! Siow , SO 1F WE | IFRES TH’ NEVER: MIND WHO UP TO | é | WONT LET SH! “Ou RICE, SO I WONT t4ave WASTED ALL ‘ay TIME BuT YA DvuRAN Foor, WALHIN' HELL MNOW WHoT T° 00-1 Too WEEP METH ose I DoT FER WOURS ‘HORS, TRWLLAMS O 1001 GY NEA BERVICR, wc. 5-15, in the suit |Guring April, is about 1.63 inches as peratures which prevailed during the nights. During the latter half of the month nine of the 16 days had freez- that ranges and pastures are very dry. There is a decided lack of subsoil moisture throughout the state. The normal precipitation for the state three principal weather cate that the average rainfall during the month was .38 of an inch which | boy: is 1.25 less than normal or a defici- ency of 77 per cent. Prospects appear good for the cam- ing calf and lamb crop of the state as livestock reporters are almost unani- mous in this belief. North Dakota has not suffered any abnormal cattle or sheep losses dur- ing the past winter, according to re- ports. Losses have also been light in South Dakota, Montana and Wyom- ing. Western Kansas and Nebraska and Eastern Colorado suffered losses during the late storms of March. In all the other 10 western range states, the losses have been light to both cat- tle and sheep, with the exception of New Mexico where there has been some loss to old ewes. Slaughtering of cattle under fed- eral inspection for the 10 months end- ing in April, as reported for the prin- cipal markets, was about equal to the same period a year ago but 5 per cent greater for calves. There was a marked increase in the slaughterings of sheep and lambs. The actual in- crease is about 13 per cent. Tne kill- ing of hogs fell off 5 per cent for the same period. Condition of ranges in North Da- kota fell off one point during the past month and is now indicated to be 74 Per cent of normal as compared with 75 @ month ago, 80 @ year ago, and 77.6 for the five year average. Range \conditions fell off in South Dakota and Wyoming, but gained one point in Montana. tion while others indicate an increase. There was no change in the condi- tion of cattle and calves for the month in North Dakota. The condi- tion figure remained at 84 per cent of normal as compared with 80 a year ago and 83 per cent for the five-year average. Cattle and calves declined 2 Points in condition in South Dakota, gained 1 point in Montana, and held even in Wyoming. In the remaining thirteen states, eight indicate a de- crease in condition, 4, an increase, and one no change. Sheep and lambs gained a point heads |cent of normal as compared with & a luring the month in North Dakota, the condition figure now being 85 per month ago. In the remainicg ten range states reporting on sheep and lambs, five indicate increases and five decreases in condit ition. Moles Are Killed With Deadly Gases “Please give ‘information on how to destroy garden moles.” Such is ee general type of inquiry in North Dakota. How the moles dig up the ground, eat roots found in their path of un- Hy Editors Note: The following article is one of a daily series on Secretory of Moekn Damots saune News of Interest in N. D. Towns » ‘Washburn—Ninety per cent of the McLean county farmers who applied for government loans during the last three months received the money, County Agent A. L. Norling an- nounced. 3200 in the county is Glen Ullin—A; ‘lation monthly sum of money for tenance of a Glen Ullin band made at a meeting of the city commission, Killdeer—Dunn county commis- sioners at a meeting here decided line north to Kill- Washburn—Mrs. H. H. McCul- loch was elected president of the local American Legion Auxiliary unit, She succeeds Mrs. J. Sel fer. Napoleon—Gopher tails brought the sand girls of Logan county $1,130.56. When the board of Logan county commissioners met they found that 56,528 gopher tails had been turned in for the bounty of two cents each. J. E. Elgland of Gackle turned in the largest number, 1,894. Minot—Dates of the Northwest Fair here have been shifted from July 6 to 11, to July 4 to 10, in order that Northwest North Da- kota may celebrate July 4 at the fair, Henry L. Finke, secretary, announced. Established 1914 EVERY AMERICAN’ MOTOR CAR MADE TODAY CONTAINS MATERIAL MADE BY BOR but suffered no burns or other bad effects from the accident. I—Pastors and laymem- | urches throughout northwest | meeting here. Rev. F. E. Brauer, | » presided. | DRAKEMILLTOBE SOLD AFTER UL 1 Highest Bidder Will Get Build- | ing; Represents Invest- ment of $30,000 ‘The unusued Drake mill soon will gravel Goatlg tie No, 22 from | legis! be placed on the block for sale to the highest bidder. Under a Jaw passed by the recent ature, the industrial commis- sion is authorized to sell the milt after July 1, the date on which the act becomes effective. Governor George F. Shafer in his mesage to the legislature urged legis- lation to empower the industrial com- mission to dispose of the mill, which he pointed out remains “unsold and without prospect of sale, except for junk or local warehouse purposes.” The mill of about $30,000, which includes the purchase price and improvements. After the mill passed out of exist- ence, the state received several offers for its purchase at around $2,500. Bids will be called for and the structure sold to the highest bidder after the law becomes effective. 1,800 Baby Chicks To Be Distributed hhteen hundred baby chicks will be buted Monday among Bur- leigh county youngsters at the World ‘War Memorial building by H. O. Put- nam, county agent. Under a plan devised and spon- sored by the Association of Commerce, the chicks are given to the youngsters free. They are expected to raise the and to defray the expense of é will be notified when to call lem DRY STORED SEEDS RETAIN VITALITY Bromegrass, N. D. A. C. Expert Says, Almost Only One Which Is Short-Lived Most seeds if stored dry retain their vitality well for several years, accord~ ing to Prof, O. A. Stevens, seed anal< yst at the pure seed laborary, North Dakota Agricultural college. Brome- grass, he states, is almost the only one of the ordinary field crops which is short lived. Three years is as long as it is dependable. A sample of brome- grass recently received at the seed laboratory was said to be six years old and as expected, it was almost en- tirely dead, Mr. Stevens found. “Any seeds which have been broken or the seed coat scratched. even if it is only slight, are likely to lose their vitality in one or two years. This ap- plies to scarified clover, hulled grass- es, and other cases of the sort,” says the seed analyst. A letter recently received at the seed laboratory states that a failure resulted last year in using old timo- thy seed, and inquiry is made wheth- er the seed or the weather was ree sponsible. Mr. Stevens suspected that the failure was due to a dry season, but no definite check can be made unless seed is left at the laboratory for analysis. ‘The seed laboratory has been run- ning annual tests upon several same ples of timothy seeds since 1924. In some of the samples most of the hulled seed has lost its vitality, but the unhulled still grows well, states Mr. Stevens. Dickinson Lions to Name New Officers Dickinson, N. D., May 15.—Seven men have been named by H. J. Wien- bergen, president of the Lions club, as a nominating committee to pre- pare for the annual election of offi- cers, Serving as chairman is Frank Richards. Others on the committee include Mason B. Spaulding, Dr, A. E. Spear, Dr. E. F. Ringlee, J. L. Jenks, C. C. Eastgate and L. N. Jacob- son. Members of the committee will meet and nominate members for of- fice for the election to be held at the first meeting in June. QUALITY REFRIGERATION at lz NORGE llevar sod only Norge ne we pm amie in a permanent =e eee Over. pier iret rat WITH tA 5.12 euble foot Refrigerator — $184.50 Delivered Corwin-Churchill Motors, Inc. RORGE - ROLLATOR Phone 700 G- WARNER conosanens ¥