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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-18

Iy an administrative arm Of the Gov
eminent formed to buy grain or super
wise it's sale at the prices determined
BY the commission, and It must do It'd
work on the basis Of the new grades,
But to return to our farmer and his
expectations Of price.
introducing Two Bushels Of Wheat.
Lying side by side in his wagon had
been bushels Of wheat that fate had
marked for strangely different ends.
They were very much alike, those
bushels Of wheat, and to look at them
you would not have suspected the
strange and wonderful adventures in
store for them. Yet one was destined
to travel abroad for consumption in
France; the other TO find its way into
Georgia, where it was milled and its
-four finally reached a New York
baker on the East Side. But in the
sum Of the travels made by the two,
as we shall follow them, will be un'
folded the interna tional panorama Of
wheat marketing in time Of war.
Finding a Price at Country Point.
High war costs Of production gave
our Missouri farmer much concern as
to his returns and accounted for, his
depression over the prospects Of his
wheat grading down; for that meant
a reduction of'3 cents per bushel' un-
der the No. l grade. But 1t graded
No. 2. ~-..
The elevator would also deduct en-
additional 5 cents bushel to cover the
fixed charge made in this locality for
handling and selling. The 5-cent
charge included the commission Of 1
cent per bushel customary in 1917
among commission men for selling the
wheat ITO domestic millers or foreign
buyersj ~ -.
The elevator man was none too sure
as. to how to get at the, price which
this wheat should bring. He knew
considerably more about human nature
than. freight rates and decided to
"check up" the problem to the nearest
zone agent of the Grain Corporation.
So he wrote letter to the representa-.
tive stationed at St. Louis. That let
ter was. referred to the traffic expert
in the New York office, who transmit.
ted the following rule for determining
the price of wheat at any country
point: II r.
There IL only one price for wheat at
. country point. That price Is always
TO, be arrived at by taking az a basis
the, price at the most advantageous
primary market where we have fixed
a price and deduetino the freight to.
that market and a fair handling prost.
That IL the price to be paid for wheat
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-18
EVANGELICAL
YOUNG PEOPLE
TO MEET HERE
Annual Convention of Two Big
Church Bodies Opens in
Bismarck Tomorrow

The annual conventions Of the Da.
kota conference ranch Of the Young
Peoples alliance and the Dakota Con.
ference Sunday Schools Evangelical
association will open in Bismarck to.
morrow and will continue over Sun,
day. Governor Lynn j. Frazier will
welcome delegates in behalf Of the
state and city, and Miss Louise }Hoer-
mann, superintendent of nurses, viii!
speak on behalf Of the Bismarck hos
pital tomorrow morning. Rev. w. C..
Hallwachs. of Cleveland. O.. who gives
his first address Thursday morning.
is one of the notables on the program.
He will appear at all Of the succeed
ing sessions and will be one OF the
speakers Sunday evening. when the
two organizations will dedicate their
service flags, with addresses from Gov
ernor Frazier, DR.. Edward Everett
Rail- and DR.. Hallwachs.
c. F. Strutz. formerly of Big Stone
City, S. D., and now pastor of the
Bismarck Evangelical church, is pres
ident of the Dakota branch OF the
Young Peoples alliance: John E.
Booth, Ramona, S. D., vice president;
Miss GRANGE Korts, Big Stone City,
S. D. recording secretary; Miss Bar
bara Heidner, Fargo, missionary sec
rotary; Miss Edna Burckhardt, Vienna,
s., D., corresponding secretary; A. l..
Horn, Aberdeen, S. D., Bible study
secretay; George J. Hasse, Aberdeen,
treasurer; Miss Adelia Britzius, Aber-
deem, Junior superintendent: Miss
Myrtle Grier, Ortonville, Mimi, budget
fund secretary: Miss Mabel Anton,
president Bismarck district; Samuel
J. Teichman, Fargo, president Fargo
district. =- g.
r. D. rDexhiemer Of Beresford, S.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-18
rs HAZELT0N.
MEN ANSWER
RIOT CHARGE
Members of Mob Which Killed
Mrs. E. L. Perras Are
Arraigned at Linton

linton, ~ d., June 1S-Fifteen well
known Hazeiton men were arraigned
here today for a preliminary hearing
on a charge of rioting as result OF
the sensational killing of Mrs. E. l.
Perras, a wealthy Hazelton widow
who was shot to death shortly after
midnight the. morning of June by
mob which was seeking her son-in.
law, W.. w. Dougherty, we'll known
farmer, charged witt" boarding wheat.
Dougherty had withdrawn his whea,
from the Victoria elevator at HAZEL.
ton. When he presented his storage
ticket he was informed that his wheat,
which was of the crop of 1915, had
been shippe dto Minneapolis to be
sold, under food administration rul-
ings prohibiting the holding of wheat
in elevators more than 80 days.
Dougherty insisted upon having his
wheat, and the elevator finally sent
into Minneapolis and brought back
Dougherty's 1000 bushels Of grain and
turned it over to him.
The incident created considerable
discussion, and when it was found that
this wheat had not been marketed
prior to June !, as the food admins
tratiOn had bee ndirected, mob was
formed to call upon Dougherty and de-
mand the reason. Dougherty advised
his callers that he had sold his whea,
to a mill at Temvik. The mob pro.
ceeded to Temvik. where the manager
denied purchasing the Dougherty
wheat. 1t was then that the mob con,
ceived the idea of tarring and, feather
ing Dougherty.
Late the same night they called at
the home Of Mrs. E. L. Perras and de-
manded her s0n.in-law. They were in.
formed that Dougherty was not there
There were some words, and c. Pen
nington, village drayman who was
4 member of the posse, drew revol-
YER and fired Mrs. Perras after re-
peating her statement that she was
not hiding Dougherty dropped dead.
The village marshal placed Penning |
on under arrest, and the mob dis
)ersed. SsE -. E23Ev>
Pennington was arraigned on a
charge of murder in the first degree
md was held to district court. being /
aiken to the Burleigh county Jail for
No further arrests were
made until last Friday, when States
Attorney Scott Cameron procured war
ants for fifteen who had been identi-
led as members of the mob. They
we're brought to Linton, where they
procured continuance of their pre-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-18

luton in grain market
Ing was taking place. Uncle Sam
had started on this remarkable ex-
pertinent; he was going to see wheth.
er wheat could be marketed minus
rake-offs to the SPECTATORS. This
necessitated completes control by the
Government OF storage facilities. trans
portatiOn and distributive agencies,
and the marketing machinery for
wheat and rye. ~....,., 49,.
Everybody was troubled; most of
all the officials Of the Food Admins
tration Grain Corporation who had
undertaken, without salary, and at the
sacrifice Of their personal connection
with the grain trade, TO- whip into
shape the forces that would drive for
ward tile big business machine for
marketing American wheat. a single
control; and u, S5O,OOOO0O nonprotit.
making corporation, to do the work.
This work is necessary arm Of the
Food Administration, allowing The
Government to- do business quickly
and without red tape. Its stock is held
In. trust by the President Of the Unit
ed States. For the time OF the war It
VAL supervise the rate or purchase
the part commercially available Of the
660. 1000, 900 bushels Of wheat and the
6O.O0O,0OO surplus OF, rye grown in
America in 1917. Its Job is to find a
market for every bus1iel, irrespective
ofsclass and grade. Under its patron
age, wheat screenings are moving just
AZ easily as No. j. Northern. 1t must,
also work, out satisfactorily the local.
prices for wheat at each Of almost,
10000 country elevator points, adjust
thousands Of complaints, organize the
gathering and analysis OF date, inspect
concerns reported as dealing unfairly,
solve vexatious disagreements among
ths trade, and deal effectively with the
allies purchasing agent and the neu-
trtls who may desire to purchase.
n the early days, following the de.
termination of prices for 1917 wheat
By the Presidents Fair Price Commits.
Gion; confusion existed in every part Of
the wheat-producing regions. This was
Intensified BY the Inauguration Of the
new grain grades, as promulgated by
the Department Of Agriculture, which
t06E rlace about the same time, and
Led, to diverse complaints and a feel.
inysainong farmers that the Grain Cor
'pora tioh Of the Food Administration
,w1s, responsible for both the price as
determined and stricter observance Of
gf6ffl grades. But the corporation was
responsible for neither act. tits pure.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-18
Watch Your Blood Supply,
Don't Let Impurities Creep III

medicine, that is purely vegetable.
Many druggists have seen wonderful
results accomplished among. their
customers by this great old medicine,
and they know that S. S. S. is one Of
the most reliable blood purifiers eyer
made. Keep your blood free Of IN
purities by the, use Of this honest Old
medicine, and If you want medical
advice, you can obtain same without
cost BY writing to Medical Director,
Swift Specific Co., % Swift Labora-
tory, Atlanta, CO.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-18

liminary hearing until today The
charge Of rioting embraces, under the
North Dakota statute. any crime
which may grow out of the riot, and
the states attorney has declared tina,
If Pennington is found guilty of<mur-
der every, one who can be proven to
have been member of the mob will
be held. equally guiltq.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-18
Pure Blood Means Perfect
Health.

The average druggist has handled
hundreds Of medicines in his day,
some, Of which have long since been
forgotten.
But there is ono that has been sold
by tho druggists throughout this
country, for. more than fifty years,
and that is s. S. S.. the reliable blood
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-18
OUBLING the farmers

&. {: !: !: ! !. !: !; ! !.
1 OCDAAA>H tuC IuSA .
/ share of the wheat dol
!N lar is one of the war
FhN time Jobs Uncle Sam las
done since food control
= became possible. After
five months of Crap
~ ping with the problem,
:" .. Uncle Sam is now trans
lating into the pockets of both pr0duc-
'ers and consumers benefits derived by
the Nation. He has shut Off specula-
,tion, produced a free market and
movement of all grades Of wheat, cut
expenses and induced normal flow of
wheat in natural directions, and ef-
fected a thousand other economies.
= The Food Administration Grain Corr
poration, which supervises the sale, or
itself buys every bushel of wheat pro-
duced in the Nation in its progress
from country elevator to foreign buy
ers or domestic consumers, marks a
new step. toward national efficiency.
How in four short months 1t has been
done is told III the following episodes
wherein two bushels OF wheat travelled
to market.
:: One. fine fall afternoon, Col. Bill
jenkins, who farms somewhere in Mis-
souri,, loaded his wheat into wagon
and drove along the black road that
led across the prairie to town. When
he reached the cooperative elevator
Of which he was a stakeholder, he
pulled up on the SCALES, checked his,
gross weights carefully, and began TO
unload. The manager came out and
asked: =
T., when you want to sell this wheat?"
81 Dunno he answered. zone
times about as good as another
these days. IT won't weigh any more
later he added. with a dry smile.
r"'Whent sllrinks n lot" admitted the
manager ~ hear the Government
wants as much wheat as it can get
just now-nnt'ers'and the Allies do
eat. terrible lot Of it since the war"
"What's, wheat today" asked Col.
Jenkins, getting interested
"WelI, LEI VII" see" parleyed the
manager II .:,iei<s this wheat'd be a
good. No. 27unte,1Ahs. new grades"
Grades? What about grades? That
Food Administrative Seems to mix into
mighty nigAsavete;'iing from rabbits
to. axle grease" ~. ......
=: Hold on. C"'"'rl.' said the eleva.
for man. pOn,l Inn, .,,.n,Ilvt .''rha Enod
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l -
at New York City was $2.2S per bush
ell. Here is how he went about it,
The freight rate from Sikeston to
New York being 1898 cents per bush.
Ell, he deducted that from 1928 pei
bushel and found the price at Sikeston
to be $2.1lO2. From this he deducted
! per cent per bushel for the commits
sion firms charges, which put the net
price f. 0. b. Sikeston at $2.1OO2.
He next compared this price with
what he could get if he sold at st.
Louis, his nearest primary market. At
st. Louis the basic price is $2.18 per
bushel, and the freight rate from
Sikeston to St. Louis cents per bush
ell. This would make the SikestOn
price $2.12, less cent per bushel for
selling charges, or $211 net. The St.
Louis price would therefore govern,
being advantageous to the Sikeston
seller.
II our imaginary bushels of wheat
had started from Sikeston, since it was
a No. grade, we must deduct 3 cents
per bushel, which would bring the
price I. o. b. the elevator point to
$2.OSO2 per bushel. AS our imaginary
elevator man is charging cents per
bushel for, handling, which includes
the commission fee Gust mentioned, we
deduct an additional 4 cents to arrive
at the price the farmer received. This
price would be $2.0402 at the elevator.
Some of that cents will return to our
farmer If the elevator prospers; for it
is owned comparatively. -.-
When Farmer and Elevator Man Dis
agree.
Had this elevator been owned by pri-
vate firm or person, or had it been a
cline" plant, Col. jenkins would not
have been so bland and trustful.
+ He might have refused to sell at all
and arranged to store. his wheat or he
might have taken it over to COM
petitive concern. which offered high
er price; for the Food Administration
has not vet attempted to regulate the
prices paid farmers for wheat at coun-
try. points, Il does, however, offer to
sell for any farmer or farmers organ.
izatioT wheat offered at terminal
points, but makes a commission charge
q I per cent for ito services.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-18

Menges, Milbank, S. D., IS secretary,
and B. H. Fisher of Bowbells, n. u.
is treasurer.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-18
a any citation, regardless o. The point
10 which Il may be shipped.

! Working out the price which should
he paid for wheat at your station Is
a fine occupation for an, off day. If
you cannot find the answer, write to.
the Food Administration Grain Cor.
poration in New York City and its
traffic expert will give you aid.
Finding the Price Of No. z Wheat at
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-18
E.blSw Order Ii the Grain World.

'Nv1:TSAT1ONS Of this
kind d! @;!rjIght have taken
place VI .almost every
town {: VI, the great grain 7,
belt Of the Nation aft.
or August TO-; for: revo-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-18

AXE an actual example:
An elevator man in
Sikeston, Mo-, wanted
to know what price
No. 2 wheat should.
bring at his station
when No / wheat.
The Washington times., 1918-08-10

BOY-Colored, 16 years or
over, to help in pressrnom.
Apply NATIONAL PUB
LISHING CO., 1929 H st. NV.
u
The Washington times., 1918-08-10

mrs BOY-SI2 per week. 5o9 IIth Il. y.
". I-lUs
The Washington times., 1918-08-10

IVI FINFIOIo SOI VIC WIN u9' N5S
f9 to so, years. Permanent err
ployment to men of good char
acter. Apply , p. m, the Capt.
tai Traction Co., 36th & NJ sts.
n. W., Washington, D. c.
jyg-tu.th. - II
The Washington times., 1918-08-10
BICYCLES
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

MOVING PICTURE THEATER sacrificed;
immediate sale: owner leaving lSths
draft: automobile taken as FIRST payment
Excellent opportunity. Sell half interest
$3.50 cash: balance monthly. BOX as,
Times office liz
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-23
WAR PROHIBITION,

In connection with the agricultural bill bearing the prohibition rider which will make the country bone dry July first of next year. President Wilson has applied his signature just the same as he would have done had 1t been adopted by congress a couple of months ago instead of after the ar- mistice has been signed. the fighting has stopped and the Rehabilitation is underway. According to the prohi- bition provision it will be illegal to sell intoxicants of any kind after July 1, 1919, until the termination of demo- hilization, so that it is apparent that 1t is bound to be effective until all units of the army which are to be de- nfobilized have gone through that pro- cess whether that is week a month CT a year after the designated date.
 But so far as it will serve as & war measure it is impossible 10 see that it will accomplish what was intended
 for in the next seven months it is un- derstood that much progress will be made in decreasing the army. The many organizations which are being denobilized now are not going to get the protection from strong drink which it was figured that the prohi-
 hition movement would give and as
 time goes on the number to come un-
 der it's provisions will constantly grow
 smaller
 The war is to all intents and pur- poses over, seven and half months before the war measure becomes ef- fecti~e. Whatever inconsistency there may appear to be in it lies in the date which was fixed for putting the pro- hibition into operation. but that ot course was done for the purpose oi getting revenue from the very thing which it was considered inadvisablc
 to permit. This of course has noth ing to do with the federal prohibition amendment.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-23
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Thanksgiving or not, Turkey thor oughly understands that it is headed for the soup.
 The man on the corner says: Stop and think what a struggle it is going to be to get back to the simple life!
 Report has it that iron crosses arc now selling in Germany at a cent apiece The price is too high even at two for a cent.
 Germany is anxious to eat out of the hand of Hoover, but the great food administrator needs have a care lest he lose a finger or two.
 Although the job of feeding the Germans to keep them from starvation even Hoover has no liking for the job.
 After calling for it's enactment as a war measure the president could hard ly do anything else than sign the ag- ricultural bill with it's prohibition rider.
 From all indications it will be safe once more 10 gather at churches and hospitals in Belgium and northern France, where such can be found in tact.
 It seems bit strange to be giv- ing up victory bread now that the war has been won, but no one seems to be making any very stiff remonstrarct about it.
 It will be in violation of regulations if turkeys weighing less than eight pounds are killed this season. but that is not the reason why many people will eat something else. The fact that there is said to be req concern in London over the possibility of Bill Hohenzofern getting back in tc power will probably give the ex kaiser a new interest in life.
 It is perhaps not so much of a sur prise that the claim is made that tn former kaiser would be allowed to re l turn to Germany as it is that he i welcomed in neighboring state.
 Considering the amount of soap ant l talcum sent the boys overseas in tn past six months there eau be no won der that they slid along 50 rapidly an cleaned up everything in their reacl
 In spite of the fact that the posta service throughout the country con tinues, to call forth adverse criticism the president continues to add to tn duties of the postmaster general as he was making success Of the worl which is already assigned to him.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-23
NAVAL EXPENDITURES.

Right in keeping with the sentiment of the country is the attitude of the naval committee of the house of rep resentatives that all extravaganza in naval expenditures should be elimi- mated That is of course something which should be insisted upon at all, times unless there is an emer9ency to be met and 1t can be overcome in no ether way
 Expenditures for the navy have been running high. That was to be ex- pected in view of the necessity of strengthening that important branch Of our defense. It is well understood that our safety lies in a strong navy, and because of the disposition to over come large outlays in the years be- fore the war. under the belief that no more big wars were likely, it has been necessary to spend large sums to bring cur first line of defense as near as possible to the strength that it ought 10 be in a limited period of time. It las been a case where expense had to get secondary consideration.
 The war has ended without the &C., complishment of our entire pro gramme. It would hardly be wise to stop all activity in that direction for we must see that our naval strength is what it should be. but with the fehting stopped it will be possible to proceed more leisurely and accomplish the same ends at less cost though .it takes longer period of time. That is where the extravagance can be eliminated and it unquestionably should be. But it must be realized that the necessity exists for being prepared to meet any emergency and in recognition thereof sight cannot be lost of the false economy which would be practiced in entirely cutting of naval construction. We must still take good care to guard the future and pos sess that which is necessary to back up the league of nations which is te come
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-23
MUST CONTINUE 10 SAVE.

According to the statement of Je~J. Storrow. New Englands fuel adminis- trator the fuel situation for this part Of the country appears to be improv- ing. It is not to be understood that there is enough at hand for all pos sible uses which could be made of it but he declares that there is now pos sibly a slight surplus of soft coal in Massachusetts, so that no difficulty is anticipated in that direction, and that there is enough hard coal on hand for present needs and if there is proper respect paid to the conservation rules there will be no hardship experienced in getting through the winter.
 This is of course gratifying in view of the statement that for the month of October there was a falling off in anthracite shipments to the extent of s24,00e tons. We have been told however. that in October there was 1000 ton7 moved in cvcess of what was shipped in the previous n1ontn and that New England is to receive coal at the rate of 5000 tons a day so that with the demoraliziDg in- fluence of the influenza epidemic over 
 come and more miners being put tc work it is indicated that the supply will be steadily mounting.
 But it is apparent nevertheless thar
 conservation must be practiced There
 can be no thought of wasting the fue and it can be appreciated that tn. price is going to have no little in. i fluence in this direction. IL is neces sary today to save, not only for tht i purpose of insuring sufficient to keel
 warm with but for the relief whicl
 such saving will mean to the pocket l books. Wastage may not be responsi ble for the high price but the expen
 allure can be greatly reduced if tn, vastage is eliminated, and these ar
 certainly the days when the dollar must be carefully looked after.