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, 1921-05-29
SOVIET TO AID
BRITISH STRIKE
FUND IS VOTED
Help Extended as Premier Lloyd
George Resumes Conferences
for Adjustment of Labor
Trouble

RIGA. May -F.7A diap1tc from
Moscow. says the Russian Soviet
Traders Union congress has adopted a
resolution to send fso, 900 to aid the
striking British % miners.
LONDON. May ss-By the Associ-
ated PressEThe prime minister, Mr.
Lloyd George. again met the execu-
dive committee OF the mlnerss union
in his official residence In Downing
street this morning. in a effort TO find
a solution Of the coal strike which has
been in progress two months.
The conference was not productive
of n immediate progress toward a
settlement. but the miners representa-
tives arranged to meet in. their head
quarters to discuss Mr.. Lloyd Georges
statement.
The prime minister Ia reported TO
have toll the miners delegates that
unless an agreement could be reached
by the miners and the mine owners.
legislation would be introduced 10 com
pei both sides to resort TO arbitration.
later Mr.. Lloyd George met the
mine owners. Proposals were handed
TO both parties for n temporary ar
rangement leading TO a permanent
scheme. h temporary proposals pro
vide for n gradual scaling down OF
wages until they rae an economic
level which the industry: is capable OF
sustaining. based on the grant OF
flo, 600. 900 from the exchequer and
surrender by h owners OF the stand
ard profits for three months in the dis
sricts IN which government assistance
4 required.
The government grant. however,
will not be given until arrangements
for continuing h agreement have
been arrived at between the contend
ing parties.
, 1921-05-29
WAGE MEETING ENDS.

OMAHA. Neb.. May 2s.-onicials OF
the Union Pacific system and repre-
sentatives of trains dispatchers en-
ployed on the systems lines were TO
conclude a conference here today on
wages.
, 1921-05-29

half point CALIFORNIA; winning total
va 27h points; Harvard's for second
, 1921-05-29
INDIAN SPY
is HANGED

ANGoRA. Asia Minor. May 2s--By
Tho Associated Press-EMustapha
sachir. a British Indian subject who
was formerly a member OF the Turk-
izh delegation In London. was publicly
hanged as spy in Parliament Square
here today. after conviction At a trial
that lasted IS days He was the first
Individual of allied nationality thus
condemned in Turkey in many years.
, 1921-05-29
PLANE Falls.
PILOT KILLED

SAN DIEGO. Cal. May as.-Lieut
George T. Roe of Boston. Mass. navy
aviator was killed and Chief Machin-
lists Mate James p. Dudley OF virginia
was seriously injured when the air
plane In which they were flying fell
800 feet and struck on North Island
today
, 1921-05-29
PAVING WORK RESUMED.

Larry Hm. district representative ..
the Warren construH ction company,
Is in Casper preparatory to the star,
OF the paving campaign which viii ..
carried out this summer Mr.. HIl
arrived here yesterday morning where
he was successful in securing mum
cipal contracts for his concern
, 1921-05-29
Intercollegiate Track Championship Is
Captured by West for First Time
In IS Years in Meet Today

D CAMBRIDGE. Mass May 2s.-
The championship of the colleges of the country on track
and field went today to the West for the first time in athletic
history.
University of California captured the cup in a meet
marked by closest competition and by a final margin of a
, 1921-05-29

W. C. Schwartz. deputy collector o,
internal revenue returned the fore
part OF the week from Long Beach,
Cal- where he has been for the past
three weeks visiting with his farnIlv
, 1921-05-29
Denver Expects
Tourist Harvest

DENVER. May ~2s.-.Tourizt travel
4 n Colorado this year bids fair to ex-
coed all records. according 10 state
ments today BY W. c. Basinger. pas
senger traffic manager OF the Union
Pacific Railroad company. and Horace
II. Albright. superintendent Of the
Yellowstone national park.
Mr.. Basingcr said that h book
lngs over his road were so per cent
greater thrn for the opening OF the
1890 season and that reduced summer
rates from the Pacific cast to the cast
Is expected to increase travel.
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aNorthwest Farming
-. "a No.. y oDnrned ~ ~ Gn.A Fmn Head
STUTSmAN FARMER BEATS RUST

them are hired out on road Jobs. The
Herald visitor saw some exceptionally
fine horses working on the Federal
road project near Stanley . month
ago, and learned they were Mr.. Thom's
horses.
Poland China Hogs. Il
Another place Mr.. Thom's head
work saves him labor and makes Him
money Ii in the way he raises his hogs.
He raises about 80 Poland China hogs
ANNUALLY, and they do all the rust1tag
for Themselves. HeShas q SO acre tract
fenced off for them. M plants II to
squaw corn. When the corr IL ready
he turns them into 1t and they husk It
for themselves. They have access TO
plenty Of clean water, and that and
the corn fattens them for market.
How well they will do on this treat
ment Is indicated by shipment Mr..
Thorn made, selling on May 18th
thirty hogs averaging 317 pounds each
and that with three light hogs in the
bunch to bring down h average.
They were spring hogs n had rustled
for themselves all. winter, getting
nothing beyond the corn and water
ration. He realized $500 on this
crop. and did nothing but sow the
corn. The hogs have a grass pasture
until the corn is ready. In 1919 off
thtrty-ffve acres of corn he sold 1890
worth of hogs.
There is no use to try to raise
wheat unless the work is done right"
Mr.. Thorn said. "Men who haven't
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sRu1t has no terrors for me" s4id
XdThornL d genial farmer living nine
s1n1Jeo Northwest OF jamestown IN
GE1tsman county. For the past five
yeArs wheat has averaged ~ bushels
Aoethe acre running as high as twenty
10 bushels In I'm years. raise
n6tliing but the DIS wheat and It ts
absolutely INST PROOF. ! raise from 800
10 100 ncres OF this wheat every year.
and wouldn't have any other kind
sbecanse I never have to worry about
~ being taken by rust.
1919 and 1920 were two bad rust
years. Some farmers in this vicinity
never cut an acre that year. The
wheat on this place went those sea-
scns from is to 10 bushels to the
acre"
The Herald visitor was greatly In
ferested In Mr.. Thom's statement,
coming at this time especially, when
everywhere disappointing yields are
being predicted because OF the damage
from rust
Why don't farmers raise the DIS?
II there anything the matter with it,"
the visitor asked.
Come From Ukraine.
TITS a wheat that comes originally
from the Ukraine and its absolutely
rust proof" Mr.. Thorn replied. THE
only reason that some people knock
II In because; 1t hasn't quite as much
gluten In 1t as some other wheats.
For that reason it brings a little lower
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AMERICAN SCHOOL
PLAN. TO BE USED

Paris, Aug. Am American school
system will be established in Albania
if the recommendations OF Bishop
Edgar Blake of Chicago, who has just
returned here from an official visit to
Albania are adopted by the board of
foreign missions Of the Methodist
Episcopal church, DR.. Blake Is the
Methodist Episcopal bishop for south
ern Europe.
II know OF no country in Europe
where the opportunities are greater.
for Christian work hansinsAibania,''' y;
he said. "A country of ], 700. 900 peo-
pie. intensely nationalistic and with
great native intelligence, only, four per
cent actually ve--attended schools
of any kind. With a n initial expen.
diture of 500, 900 and $40, 900 yearly
for five years wonders could be ac-
complished for the country. America
is the only country Albania trusts.
Hence her appeal to U.s. ta
Bishop Blake was accompanied BY
Prot. E.. E. Jones, deanSof the school.
of education Of Northwestern univer-
sity and was received BY all the al
bantam ministers and regents. The
latter requested Bishop Blake to UNI
dertake the establishment of akcolleRu
of higher education similar to Rob
erts college in Constantinople. a vo-
cational school and an American edu-
cational advisor to be attached to the
government. Dean Jones is iremain-
ing in Albenia all summer to survey
the situation and his report will be
represented to- the autumn meeting Of
the board of foreign missions.
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POST WAR ROMANCE
OF BLIND HERO Is
FULL OF THRILLS

New York, July 30.-The post war
romance of Savaltor Phillipo. bind
hero Of the Argonne, is as full 81
thrills as. was his military service
according to the story he told here to-
day, prior to his departure with his
~l6-year-old Italian bride, Isabelle.
They arrived on the steamship Az
.gentina yesterday. s'5
Phillipo lost. his sight as i result of
wounds suffered while rescuinr 4
member Of his squad from No Mans
and In the Argonne, and lie went TO-
the land Of his birth q year aroWwfths
MS mother. In a little village In the
province OF Lucca, he. met Isabelle
Bruna, and charmed by her voicesbe-.
gan to WOO her. 81
b girls father objected to thu
suit. Filltpo persisted, however. and
nnally he and Isabelle were quietly
married. Then according to Ftllipo.
relatives OF the girl broke into hiS
mouse at night and stabbed him feay-
ing him for dead and taking Isabeiie
away SSs -
They succeeded, he rid. ~ !. tam;
porary turning IsabAIie.s a1f4cticr
away from him, but ne induced nrr
him on board the Argentina,
Just before " sailed. Telling her tho
boat ! not sail until 4 O'clock he
LED her below the decks and then 1
o'clock came. isabelle found she VA
twenty miles A. sea. she refused Fto
speaksst him for several days.btft
before the steamer locked here they
were on honeyamoonine termA
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made any money are simply poor
farmers. that's all. II a man will
uFe his head and is willing to get down
and hustle he can't help making a uc-
cess on this soil. The land must be
plowed deep in the fall. In the spring
should be dragged twice, and then
sowed with a disc drill. I SOW my
wheat from two to two and a half
inches dep. 1 find deep sowing gives
much better results as it makes a bet
ter root and holds the moisture better.
OF course it makes this wheat about a
week later than that sowed shallower,
butt believe this system accounts for
my never failing yields, and the late
ness makes no difference as there Is
no danger from rust. When it is ripe.
time. thEesh for myself and others.
using rs horses on the outfit. This
and the fall blowing keeps the horses
busy until its time for them to 60 to
the woods.
II zee . great future for this partc-
ular part of the state. The land is the
finest to be found, and its cheap. 1
don't-see why it is SO cheap consider
ing the yields we have. 1t ranges from
$50 to SIS per acre unimproved and
from 500 up improved. Its a medium
sandy black loan from a foot to 10
inches deep. 1t has enough drainage
% there IL no danger from water
standing on the land. and there is not
enough gumbo in the soil to hold the
water too long. I have eve been
dried out here.
Bank Helped Him.
IT had nothing when I started on
this place in 1904. Today there is
not a cent against the place, and I
made it all out of the land. 1 bought
the land on time and the farmers and
Merchants National Bank of James
town carried me until / got on my feet.
That bank eve refused me anything.
and never failed me. The only kick
I have on the banks is that they have
been too good to the farmers. It
would have been better for a lot of
them II h banks had frightened up on
them and made them get down and
hustle. The only thing to do is to
keep your credit good.
The banks are the greatest assets
Ito a farming community. This state
could lever have had made the prog
ress it has in the building up Of its
good farms il it hadn't been for the
assistance of the banks. The banks
are the best friends the farmer has.
With the help of the bank he can go
ahead and make improvements on the
farm that will bring him in many
times the amount of his investment,
and at the same, time greatly increase
the value of his property. 1 certainly
have the bank to thank for what /
have made, and I can't speak OF any
success that / have made OF farming
without saying so. With help like
that and soil like this, there is no ex-
lcuse for a man not making success"
~ HF-L l~-- ---. -- . Or. III
most wide-awake and efficient farmers
IN Stutsman county. He lives three
miles north OF Eldridge. and came to
1.-THE state from Wisconsin in 1885.
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price. It has run from four to eight
cents less per bushel In the past five
years, but I nave had that difference
much more than made up on the
much heavier yield l received.
"A great many farmers in Stutsman
county are using the DIS and the D1,
which Ii rust resisting. From SIS to IS
per cent Of all the acreage In the coun-
ty ID sowed this year with these var
1eties. The D1 is a little better color,
and 30 brings a little better price,"
Seller Imported 1t.
It may be recalled in this connec-
ton that the D1 wheat was first raised
In the state by Oscar Seller OF James
town on his farm six miles from that
city. A bushel OF the wheat was
brought In from the Ukraine through
the Agricultural Experiment Station
methods we're used to produce the seed
from which most Of the present seed
used in h county anne.
have about 700 acres Of wheat
this year. and 1t looks like a good
crop" continued Nj. Thorn. II own
q section and am farming 100 acres
altold. The rest Of the acreage this
year 10 divided between 800 acres OF
oats and q little barley. and 100 acres
IL ~ NJ IdlSS Lie IkubSSll ucIlL COIU
for fodder. cNt 1t and feed 1t in
bundles to the cattle and horses. The
crops are freel from weds. In fact
we have no weeds at all, not even wild
oAts. Inc this land has been farmed
since the early sos too"
ITO what do you attribute your un-
usually large yields per acre?" Mr..
Thorn was asked.
My success lies in summerfallow-
ing every fourth year" Mr.. Thorn ire
piled. II take three crops off the
summer fallow. / plan to have $50
Of summer fallow land every
year, and l fall pillow all the rest. /
use three triple plows and usually
pillow q quarter section in six days. /
uee seven heavy horses on the p1ows.
MY horses weigh from 1900 to 1900
pounds each. and they walk along
with; the plows. They stand up under
the work very we'll. It's my experience
that It pays to have the best heavy
and never mind the work"
Mr.. Thorn has a great system in the
handling of his horses. He has about
thtrty-five head of very superior heavy
draft horses. all young. He works on
an average about from 20 to "a horses
on the farm, hires the rest out to
contracting companies for road work.
In the winter he sends all OF the horse.
to the woods fer four months. They
come back in time for the spring work
all rnuscled up in good condition. and
because they have not been idle they
are. never soft. OF course this system
saves the feed. and brings In big mon.
~ each month besides. Mr.. Thorn
never puts UP any hay and this leaves
the horses free to dc road work be-
tween spring work and harvest. This
year he has fed oat straw and whole
oats. n the horses came through in
fine shape on that combination. He
s and his brother together. own some
10 head OF draft horses, and farty OF
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CHICAGO GRAIN TABLE.
LIVE STOCK

~. t.a# H-. HEaE -Hr ~. .
Chicago, Aug. Cattle receipts
$4,000: best grades of steers and she
stock scarce, steady; others duh and
unevenly lower: top yearlings 1000;
bulk beef steers 700 to 9.25; bulk fat
cows and heifers $50 to $50; can
ners and cutters largely 2.75 to 3.75:
bulls and calves dull: bulk dull SOC
to $50; bulk veal calves 800 to
1000; stockers and feeders slow.
Hog receipts $1,000. active. better
grades steady to 10 cents lower; 9TH
ers uneven; mostly 10 to Is cents low
er than Saturdays average; rs hogs a,
Ills: practical top 11.5Q; bulk lights
and light butchers 11.20 to 11.50; bulk
packing sows $40 to $50; pigs steady
to 10 cents higher. desirable pigs
1915 to HOO.
Sheep receipts 1900; lambs
strong to 10 cents higher; sheep about
steady: native lambs top 1925 to city
butchers; practical top 1000; bulk
e.25 to 1000; even loads Idaho 1923
sorted: good Montana wethers SIS;
fat native eve top 5.25.
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DEMANDING
REMOVAL OF BARS
TO BE ENFORCED

Milwaukee. Aug. Interpretations
are being made throughout the state
to enforce the new provision OF the
state dry law which provides Tor the
removal OF all bars in saloons. The
limit for the removal vas set al
Monday by ". S. Smith, state dry
chief. Many saloonkeepers have band
ed together with the support OF the
Order Of Camels. a WEE Organization.
to fight the order.
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Two Long Cameo.

Cincinnati, o, Aug. New York
lost two extra inning games 10 cnein-
natl Sunday, the frst by & 8 81
8 70 I, and the second. to s. The
hrst was an exciting battle which
went twelve innings. Rixey pitched
the entire game, though hit hard At
times. Douglas vas pounded severely
u p fourth and NTH and gave way
2 second game was q pitching
duel. between Donahue and Nehf, N
rally In the eleventh, Groh,s sr,aah to
b left field wall ending the. game.
First game 8 HIE
New York. 10 4o05 900 O0o-7 ~ 4
Cincinnati 900 320 go 001-s 80 /
Second game II Il. 81.
New York. 900 600 go T0i-3 Il i
Cincinnati 1000 OIL 900 OF < Il
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Drake Banker Collects
$500 From Bank OF N. B.

& personals visit. coyerinx 4 disfancs
220 miles iii auto Drake bankerS
on July as obtained the cash on $500
worth of checks on the Banksof North
Dakotay which three banks, repre-
scented by the banker, had caehed o.
taken for deposit during June.
Not nearing from III state bank
within r~eaecnhbfe time. the banks
letters. but tailed ! q ~ reply.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago Badly Beaten.

Chicago, Aug. 1.-Philadelphia con-
their attack in three innings
and easily defeated Chicago,
10 to 2. Winters pitched almost in
vincible bail until the eighth inning.
when he eased UP and the locals
punched three hits, one of which was
double by a pinch hitter which sent
in two runs. Goldie Rapp. who had
hit safely in 26 consecutive games,
went hitless Sunday, Maisel making a
great catch and depriving him Of a
possible hit. Up to the eighth inning
not a local man passed second, and
only n man had got on.
Catcher Henline of the Minneapolis
club of the American association,
Joined the Philadelphia club today.
r. H. e.
Philadelphia +. 900 1870 5000 IA o
Chicago 1000 900 o2o- 4 1
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Toledo. Ohio, Aug. 1.-Kansas City
won Sundays game from Toledo. 3 to
1, b locals only getting four hits
OF Ames and the one run coming as
the result of error Outfielder
Thorpe, On, whom Roger Breenahan
asked waivers last week, was not in
uniform yesterday. Bresnahan said
hi player had been fined and sus-
pended. Score: R Fl. e.
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GRAIN RECEIPrs.

Duluth. Aug. f.-Elevator receipts
domestic grain: Wheat. 90 800 sbuSh-
els:a barley, 2 $500; rye. 2S, 800; nax,
$500. RsTEf
els; max, 4 1900.
Duluth al Inspection: wheat
No. i and 2s%.northern and no. 4 and
~ northern, N; No. dark nCrthe0n
and No.3 northern, . other spring
IA; No. 4 and 2 amber drum and No.
Il and 3 durum, ~ mo. 8 amber durunl
and No. 8 durum,.51 other durifl, 9;
No. 1 and 3 dark hard winter and No.
ana 2 hard winter other winter.
IN; oats, 1; rye,a26; barley, All
grains. 1916. track, 289
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Americans avenged Saturdays over
whelming defeat ny ~Gisyelan! by TAX
ing he second rame % the series II
scoring six ruus in the sixth inning.
Mays came up with the bases full and
Knocked Sothoron out OF the pox with
q two-bagger. driving in three runs.
Later in the inning Ruth hit his 38th
home run of the season with Mays and
Peckinpaugh OF base.
Nays pitched brilliantly for New
York and held Cleveland to two hits,
one a lone run by Johnston, his Sec
ond here in two games. Both hits
came in the fifth inning.
The start of the game was held up
thirty minutes ny y thunder storm.
an hour in the fourth inning.
Cleveland J. 01O 01O 000--5: 2 1
New York i. 10 106 03x-12 II 0
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DULUTH
GRAIN.

Duluth, Mimi, Aug. looming up
Of copper bill at Washington this
week and going, into effect of new
state trading law put a damper upon
operations in wheat futures today. No
wheat future trades were reported
here. Trading in spring wheat wa
blocked through restrictions of state
future law, limited receipts and prac-
.tically no free stocks in the elevators.
Old September wheat closed 1-2c
up at $1.28 IL bid, and new Septem-
Der &c off at $1.29 bid; September
durum closed 1 Sac up at 1924 bid
and October 1c up at $1.24 bid.
Spot v closed &c OF at $1.12 IL;
September unchanged at $1.09 Ia.
Oats closed $50 of at "a 5-Sc; barley
unchanged at 45 900: and No. 2
mixed corn 5-Sc on at Sc 3-4c.f%
With the July future out of the
way. interest in the fiax seed market
was comparatively light September
fax closed lac off at $2.0Ss1-2; Oc-
.tober 1-2c of at 1910 and November
at $2.11 bid.
Closing: Wheat-No. a. dark nor
them on track $1.41@1.H; No. 2
dark northern $1.s6@1.64; No. 3 dark
northern $1.25 @1.4s; No. I amber
durum on track $1.26 @1.38; No. 2
amber durum $1.24 @1.36: No. 3 am
Der durum arrive .$1.26; No. durum
31.2401.26; No. 2 durum $1.24; No.
/ mixed durum $1.2l@ 1.2S: No. 2
mixed durum $1.22@1.z5; No. 1 dark
hard Montana on track 31.34; No! I
dark red durnnn on track s31.24.
Flax seed on track and arrive
1907; September t2.0s 51-2;S October
32.1o; November $2.11sbid. 6
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New York, Aug. Butter firm:
receipts 5.281; creamery higher than
extras, ~ Ia to IS: creamery extras.
81 score, "a 1-2Sto A; creamery firsts,
SO to 81 score. 80 IL TO 40.
Eggs firm: receipts 10,546; fresh
gathered extra firsts So % 40; fresh
gathered firsts - to 37.
Cheese steadier; receipts 1878;
state whole milk flats fresh specials
81 to 2Ii-2; do average run 20 10
20 ga; state whole milk twins specials
u to Il IL; do average run 20 to
20 "a
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St. Louis Wins.

st. Louis, Aug. 1.-The Cardinals
won their fifth straight victory Sun
tioa's pitching held the champs safe,
while st. Louis batted opportunity.
Three OF the four runs came after
two were out. Brooklyn's two tallies
from home runs by Ruether
and Wheat.
r. n. e.
Brooklyn IS. . .00e 100 o1o-2 s o
81, Louis $50. 010 no 01x--4 Il o
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WHEAT RECEIPTS

Minneapolis Aug. Wheat re-
cespts 4o4 cars compared with 431
cars a year ago.