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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-29
SAYSFRANCE
FEARS BERLIN
Peace of Europe Hinges on
Settlement of German
Problem, Claim

The greatest postwar problem fac.
ing France today is the German
problem and the peace Of Eurone
will hang in the balance until the
German problem has been disposed
of, Prof. Andre Siegfried, member
of the faculty Of the Institute of
Political Science Of Paris, declared
here.
Prof. Siegfried, who was in Bis
marck yesterday, to meet Governor
Sorlie. is touring the northwest ia
make survey of political conditions
in the United States.
The educator was former mem
ber of the French commission repre-
senting France in its dealings with
the League of Nations.
France does not trust it's future
in the League and is seeking more
certain guaranty against another
war of aggression by Germany
than the super-government of the
League can supply, Prof. Siegfried
declared.
The people of France are unable
to determine the true postwar spirit
which prevails in Germany. he stat
ed, and until several years have
passed and new generation has TAX
en- control Of German affairs, it will
not be possible for France to know
whether Germany has learned the
lesson taught by the war.
The Painleve government today
rests on the middle blocs in the
French chamber Of deputies. A rad
ical administration has followed the
socialist regime under Herriot, and
although the Painleve government
was swept in with the aid of social
lists, the present ministry has alien
the war against Abd-el-Krim in Nor.
occo, Prof. Siegfried said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-29
COMMUNISM ISSUE SPLITS
|. ". W. ORGANIZATION AS
RIVAL FACTIONS WAGE WAR
Wobbly Membership Cards Distributed in Seattle Are Not
Recognized in Chicago, Investigation Reveals

Slowly but surely the Industrial
Workers Of the World are breaking
up into two factions. according to
advices received here by a high Off
cial Of the state government who has
kept his fingers on the pulse of com
munistic activities in the Northwest
IN recent years.
The cause Of the split. these ad-
vices say. is Il difference in the ranks
Of the radicals with regard to the
adoption Of communism. Some OF
them favor it. Others want to con
tinuc the |. w. w. organization rs
it is. The result has been split be-
tween the Chicago and Seattle head
quarters Of the organization and
fights between adherents Of each
group.
Report Split
"Thc result" said report from Il
man within the |. W. w. ranks is
that cards issued by one office will
not be recognized by men having cards
from another office this summer
Men in opposing camps will be look
cd upon just as though they were
not members at ALL
The result, it was said. may be a
decrease of |. w. w. activities di-
rected at the general public but an
increase in |. w. W. activities due
to the differences in their own ranks.
Since riding on freight trains free
Of charge is one of the main benefits
enjoyed by I. w. W. members res
olution passed at recent meeting in
Minneapolis early in August, report
of which has just been received here
through underground channels, is of
particular interest. This resolution
ordered all members affiliated with
the Chicago headquarters not to per
nit anyone to ride on freight trains
unless they can show membership
card issued by the Chicago office.
Membership cards issued by the Sc
attic office will not be recognized.
Risk Lives
Train riding by I. w. w. members
has reached serious proportions in
the Northwest for two reasons, the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-29

official said. One is the fact that
numerous brakcmen and other rail
road employees are alleged to be
members of the organization or at
least friendly to it. The other is
that train crew members who try to
force large bodies of men off Of
trains risk their lives in so doing
and the additional fact that police
protection in many towns and viii
lagos is only nominal, since many
towns have no police force large
enough to cope with the situation.
The recent trouble with !. W. w
members experienced at Fargo and
Gov. Sorlic's announcement that he
will ignore the plea of the American
Civil Liberties Union seeking his in
reference, recalled to state officials
the most thrilling incident in the
history Of ]. W. W. activities in
North Dakota.
Invasion Stopped
That was the attack of the radicals
on Landon in the fall of 1921 with
the intention Of taking over the town.
They arrived on side door pullmans
after their usual fashion but were
met by crowd of citizens who were
armed with all sorts Of weapons. and
forced to abandon their purpose.
Everything from shotghns to pitch
forks and clubs were called into use
by Landon residents to protect their
own from invasion and the incident
attracted wide attention in the
press.
Incidents Of that character will not
be repeated this year, however, ad-
vices from the inside ranks Of the |.
W. WIS say, and there probably will
be less scattered cases Of sabotage
than has been the case in recent
years.
The result Of the disagreement in
I. w. w. ranks may have the result
Of causing the organization to dis
appear altogether, reports from Sc
cret agents working with the l. w.
w. received here say, in which case
the majority of it's members will find
a refuge with other radical organi-
cations.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-29
SHIPSTEAD
SCORES TAX
REDUCTION
Claims Proposed Changes
"DO Not Relieve Bur-
den of Poor"

Hector, Mimi, Aug. 29.--LR-Sen-
ator Henrik Shipstead. farmer-labor-
ite of Minnesota criticised the ad-
ministr"tion's tax reduction program
as outlined by Republican leaders
the past few months. in addressing
a community picnic here today.
The proposed changes in the tax
law "do not relieve the burdens of
the poor," he said, while reducing
the taxes on the incomes Of the
rich"
The senator urged q reduction in
the taxes imposed on the farmer and
wage Garner for the necessities of
life which he declared protected by
high protective tariff and excess
sve transportation rates."
Referring to proposed reduction in
income taxes. Senator Shipstead said.
"This will only affect few people
in the United States. Only about
100000 pay an income tax. The
other lO0,OOO,OOO will not get relief
fxom this proposed program of tax
reductions"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-29
CONTINUE
DRIVE FOR
FREE BOOKS
School Board Denies Petition
for Free Text Books in
City Schools

The local school board at n meet
ing yesterday. denied the petition
signed by an alleged total of 1856
voters asking that free text books
and supplies be furnished Bismarck
school children. The boards action
was based on the claim that "the
number Of signers after duplicates
had been deducted, equals only
about one third Of the legal voters
Of the district"
Backers Of the free text bool
campaign today asserted they would
continue to solicit signatures in the
hope of obtaining favorable action
on the petition within the neal
future.
The number Of voters at the last
school election was 1852 according
to figures presented by advocates o,
free +oxt books. who r"'nt"d o"t
this figure is less than the number
of signatures presented. Inc. ~"
dicated they would contest tn.
boards decision.
The board passed a resolution re
quiring fee Of five dollars from
students registering in the follow
ing subjects: chemistry, physics
biology, typewriting, and domestic
science
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-29
REVALUATI0N
OF U TILITIES
IS ANNOUNCED
Hughes Plant Assessment Cut
II Per Cent in Bis.
marck
FARGO PLANT BOOSTED
Boost MinOt Power Plant
Valuation 100 Per
Cent

Valuations for taxation purposes
of the property of public utility
corporations in North Dakota were
announced here today by the state
board Of tax equalization.
The Hughes Electric company
plant at bismarck was cut II per
cent from county board figures. but
it's plant at Mandan wa boosted l5
per cent. The Hughes and Dieters
plant at Dickinson was reduced 10
per cent from county board figures
and the Midwest Power company's 5
plant at Devils Lake was increased
10 per cent.
The valuation Of the American
Railway Express company was fixed
ut $S92,71l, the same figure as Tor
1924 That Of the Pullman Car COM
pany was increased from $3S3,l72 in
1924 to $431,552 this year.
Telegraph property valuations
we're fixed as follows: Western I'm
ion, $999,263; 500 Telegraph COM
pany $25S,O3s; Continental Tele-
graph company. $44,292.
Numerous changes in the valua-
tions Of light, heat and power plants
were made in comparison with the
valuations recommended by the var
ious county boards.
The Northern States Power COM
pany plant at Fargo was increased
"a per cent over the county board
figures: the same companv's plant
at Minot was boosted 100 per cent
over the county board figures and
the Grand Forks plant was left at
the save figure as recommended by
the county board.
No change was made in the "aln-
ations Of gas plants at Fargo, Grand
Forks, Bismarck and Valley Guy.
The automobile has almost put
North Dakota's street railway lines
out Of business and the taxes as.
sessed against these properties were
reduced to the actual worth of the
properties, the statement said. The
Wahpcton- breckenridge street rail.
way property valuation was reduced
from S7.3lO last year to $4,3OO in
1925. The Fargo Street Railwa!
company valuation was reduced from
SlS2.G39 a year ago to $l465l8 and
the Valley City Street and lnterur.
ban railway company from $4,000 to
Sl392O.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-29
HOLD GIRL IN
CHICAGO BOOZE
WAR SLAYINGS
StenOgrapher Fiancee of Avi-
atOr- -bOOtleggcr QuizZed
by Police

Chicago, Aug, LP)-Paulint
Livingston, "a years old. former
Nashville, Tenn. stenog raph I
sweetheart Of Irving Schlig 1.-The fly
ing bootlegrer" was held today foi
questioning in connection in the
finding the bodies of Schlie and
Harry German Gangster. near Ash
bury flying field yesterday.
Valuable jewels in her possession
some Of which she said Schlg had
given her. were seized for checking
up with lists Of stolen goods TO de-
terminc if any were profits OF
Schlig's robbery and safe blowing ac-
tivitics. Search Of her apartment re,
vcaled no clues to the solution OF
the Slayings or trace of loot which
the police think Schlig has cached
Investigators worked on the theory
that the slayers were rival bootleg
gers.
Schlig, though only 81 years oId
was regarded by the police as Of one
Of the most elusive robbers and boot
leggers in Chicago. he learned tc
fly and had purchased Il plane used
in making deliveries Of liquor from
Canada.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-29
COUNTY IS
FACED WITH
LABOR FAMINE
rhreshing Operations in Bur.
leigh Handicapped by
Lack of Men
NEED 100 MEN HERE
Statewide Shortage of Har.
vest Labor Follows Big
OverSupply

Burlcigh county is faced with Il
serious harvest labor shortage which
threatens to hold up thrc shng opera
tons in the Bismarck area from two
weeks to a month, it was stated to-
day by Captain Herman Brocopp. la
Dor agent emploved "" ne Bismarck
association Of commerce.
An oVersupply "-.rvest hands
two weeks ago has been followed hv
a growing labor famine and -
county needs from IS to 100 men !"
aid in threSh!ng the county'S bump
er grain crop. Captain Broconp de-
cIured.
Failure Of the legislature to ap-
propriate funds for maintenance of
the state labor department has han
dicanped lhreshing operations in all
sections Of the state.
Although the Agricultural College
At Fargo sent a labor agent to st.
Paul earlier in the season TO direct
Il sufficient labor supply to North
Dakota. said Brocopp, the fact that
labor agencies in the Twin Cities
require an advance Of five dollars
per man for train fare renders il
useless to look for q solution Of the
labor problem in this direction.
The local labor bureau has not the
funds 20 supply advance payment of
train fare to harvest hands, the la
Dor agent stated.
Rurleigh countv's labor SHORTAGE
is serious because the harvest hand
army which annually moves into
North DAKOTA from southern wheat
belts has already passed into Can
ada and will not return.
From 30 to 40 threShing crews are
at work in the capital area. and har-
vest!ng operations are we'll under
way in all sections of the county, he
stated. Thrcshing outfits are under
manned, according to Brocopp.
Large numbers of Burleigh farm
crS have been obliged to postpone
thrcshing because Of the labor short
age, and delay in threshing may
block harvesting of the county S
wheat crop until as late as October
in some places, he announced.
Threshing in the county will con-
tinuc for another 80 days in Bur-
leigh county.
Reports that the grain crop in
North Dakota was from two to three
weeks early brought a host Of har-
vest hands into the state and huge
oversupply Of harvest workers ac-
cumulated in the state, Brocopp de-
clared. The supply has dwindled
since the middle Of August, the bulk
Of harvesters moving northward.
Reports from Dickinson and Minot
indicate 4 serious statewide harvest
labor famine.
Steps are being taken by the as
sociation Of commerce to secure la
Dor from Minnesota.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-29
BATTLE NEW
BEE DISEASE
Apiarist Sees Good Results
From State Embargo on
Bees in Combs

The success of bee culture in
North Dakota depends on elimination
of hive disease known as foul
brood for which state beekeepers
must be continually on the lookout,
DR.. X. l.. Webster, secretary Of the
state beekeepers association, declar-
ed here today.
Bee inspection work in North Da-
kota is lodged with the Department
Of Agriculture and Labor and Com
missioner Joseph A. Kitchen appoint
ed Mr.. Webster as Inspector of
Apiaries in the state. The inspection
Of bee hives where disease has been
reported is now under way, since
small fund was provided by the last
legislature for this work.
In every case where we have
found this disease, we have been able
to trace it back to the shipment of
infected combs from another state.
Our inspection work so far fully
justified the embargo that was is
sued in 1924, which prohibits the
shipment of bees on combs into
North Dakota. This embargo did
not shut out bees shipped in comb
less packages. and thousands Of
these were brought into the state
this spring.
/ Owing to unfavorable weather in
spring, the honey crop this year is
likely to fall short Of 1924, when the
| average production in the state was
16O pounds per colony. Bees respond
| very quickly to changes in the
weather. The winds during the past
| week have interfered greatly with
the activities of the bees.
At tho AUricultura1 cn1loUo q b;vn
on scales is maintained, and records
| of changes in weight made every
morning and evening. During the
night an actual loss in weight oc-
ours, due 70 the cvaIoration =.
water from the nectar during its
transformation into honey by the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-29
SOrlie Asks Dawes
to Visit Bismarck

Governor A. G.. Sorlie. act
ing in cooperation with Mayor \.
y. lanhart and the Bismarck As
sociation Of Commerce has for
wardcd request to Vice PrcSi-
dent Charles G.. Dawes, who is
planning u trip to Seattle Sept
cmber first. to make the journey
over the northern route and to
stop off at Bismarck for "A short
stay.
II is understood the Vice Pres
ilent has tentatively decided to
make the trip over the Milwau-
Eee road.
If Dawes acts on the request Of
the citizens committee. he would
pause at Bismarck en- route to
the Pacific coast to receive Il
welcome from capitol city resi-
dents.
The Bismarck association of
commerce expects "A reply to the
request before the end Of the
month.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-29

Washington. Aug. 29.-LEp-Thc
American debt commission has set Il
goal of cleaning up all war debt
funding in time for action by the
next session Of Congress.
With promise of action already
given on the two larger loans yet
unfunded. those Of France and Italy,
officials here believe the positive
stand now taken to speed up action
by the smaller wartime borrowers
will enable them to wind up the en-
tire business Of debt funding during
the coming winter.
The first fruits of the new press
ure brought upon the smaller debt
ors comes in the informatio the
CZecho- -Slovakia after plain notice
from the United States, that il de-
slres such action without undue de-
lay. will shortly send over Il debt
funding commission. The Greek
government also has authorized its
minister here to open negotiations.
With an agreement nearing with
LatrIa and informal exchanges un-
der way for some time with Esthonia.
the debt commission is now concern
ed in its new drive also with obtain
ing action by Roumania and Jugo-
Slavia, which with Liberia. complete
the group of smaller debtors whose
Obligations are yet unfunded. The
Russian debt of more than quarter
of billion dollars has virtually baeT
written off as uncollectable and the
relatively small debt Of Armenia also
does not figure in the program.
Czecho- Slovakia's debt which
stands on the treasury's books AS
sol ,644 SOB has been acknowledged by
that government only to the amount
Of some eighty million dollars and
the divergence in calculations has
been pressed by it's officials in de-
laying funding steps. The Treasury,
however, sees no reason why the diff
ference should not be ironed out and
a funding agreement reached without
further delay.
AS another development in the for
cign debt situation. further study of
the Anglo-French agreement has led
to the officials view here tat it
has been less of 4 scaling down Of
the French debt to Great Britain
than ut first indicated. Some calcu-
lations place the reduction at not
more than Is per cent.
And by way of compensation i'm
portant benefits are seen to hav.
fallen to the British treasury through
separation of the war debt, the debt
for war supplies, and the debt to the
bank OF England in the payment pro-
visions.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-29
Washburn Company
Will File Appeal

Fargo, N. D., Aug. 29-R)-The
Washburn Ignite Coal Company,
Wilton, N. d., shortly will file with
the North Dakota Supreme Court an
appeal from the order of the Bur-
leigh County district court denying
it an injunction to prevent the full
fillment Of coal contracts made by
the North Dakota State Board of
Administration in June, according to
Francis Murphy, Fargo attorney.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-29
Gertrude Trains
to Swim Channel

Boulogne, France, Aug. 29.-P)-
Gertrude Ederle today continued light
work in the intention Of beginning her
second attempt to swim the English
channel next Monday provided
weather conditions are favorable.
The channel is still rough but the
weather is moderating and Miss Ed
erie and her trainer, "Old Bill" Bur-
CESS, believe she will BE- able to get
away as scheduled.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-29
Designs For Ebert
Sarc0phagus Submitted
TO Heidelberg Mayor

Heidelberg, Agu. 29.-tR)-Designs
for sarcophagus for the grave Of
the late Friedrich Ebert, first pres
ident of the German republic, have
been submitted to Mayor Ernst Walz
by Professor Behrens, an Austrian
sculptor. 1t is planned when the
sarcophagus is completed to bring
from Berlin the bodies of Ebert's two
sons who fell in the war and place
them in graves at right angles to
that of their father.
Joseph Nepple, City Counsellor.
said Heidelberg expects at later
date to acquire the modest home in
which Germany's first president was
born and convert it into an Ebert
museum.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-29
FUND WAR DEBTS BY 1926
Five Babies Born
in City Yesterday

Old Doc Stnrk put in his hid
for overtime this morning after
u strenuous days work in Bis.
marck Friday.
Five babies were born in the
city yesterday. One Iusty voiced
young lady found it necessary
10 compete for hOnors with four
hoy babies, too, for il was u
boys day.
The girl will make her home
here with Mr.. and Mrs. George
StrChl. Sons were born Ia Mr..
and Mrs. 4. J. Dinius. Bis.
marck; Mr.. and Mrs. William
Rauer. Blue Grass; Mr.. and Mrs.
John Tavis. Mandan, and Mr.. and
.Nr,. stewart McIIOnHld. b's-
march.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-29
Excess Reserve
Shows Decrease

New York, Aug. 23..-(R)-The act
ual condition of clearing house banks
and trust companies FOR the week
shows excess reserve Of $380,540. This
is decrease in reserve of $24,744,66
compared with last week when excess
amounted to $25,l25,200.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-29
Warm Weather Drives
Sharks to Northern
European Waters

Oslo, Aug. 29.-[R-The prolonged
spell of warm weather here has
brought a considerable number of
sharks into northern waters, where,
under normal conditions they are
seldom seen. Several schools have
been sighted off the southern coasts
Of Norway and in the Skagerak, and
in several costal towns warnings have
been issued to bathers. In the neigh
borhood Of Christiansand and Pors-
grund the sharks have made their
appearance close in shore and at
times when many people have been
bathing.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-29
SEAWEED AS FOOD

Tokyo. Japan.-When the tide re-
sedes along the coasts of various
parts of Japan the beaches are dot
ted with people gathering seaweed
and carrying it to drying racks Of
bamboo. After drying it is baled
and shipped. The seaweed usually is
boiled and eaten with rice.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-29
Weather Report
Temperature at Z a. m.
Highest yesterday :.
Lowest last night
Precipitation to Z Il. m.

Temperature at a. M. ..... SO
Highest yesterday .........., SO
Lowest last night .............. SO
Precipitation to a. m. ....... .27
Highest wind velocity .16
Weather Forecasts
For Bismarck and vicinity: Mostly
fair tonight and Sunday; cooler to-
night.
For North Dakota: Mostly fair to-
night and Sunday: cooler tonight
and in extreme east portion Sunday.
General Weather Conditions
The barometric disturbance is
moving eastward very slowly and is
centered over the northern Plains
this morning. Showers and thunder
storms occurred along the eastern
slope of the Rockies and in the north
ern Plains States. The precipitation
was general in western North Dakota.
but practically none fell in the east
ern half of the state. Cool weather
prevails from the Rocky Mountain
region westward to the Pacific coast,
but temperatures are high from the
Plains States eastward to the Great
Lakes region.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-29
Gravel Hearing
Postponed Again

Further postponement to an in.
definite date of the hearing on sand
and gravel rates proposed by the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul and
other railroads was announced to-
day by hte state railroad board. The
complaint which was filed by the
North Dakota Farm Bureau FEEDER.
alton and other organizations had
been set for hearing September 2.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-29
BUSINESS BOOMING

Cleveland, O.-Dentists here are
experiencing boost in the business
of treating teeth for pyorrhea as a
result of the roasting ear season, it
is said. Eating corn off the cob,
where there is slight infection
from pyorrhea, loosens the teeth and
permits the pyorrhea to get in its
damaging work, dentists explain.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-29
EATING PLACES IN TOKYO
TOTAL MORE THAN $4,000

Tokyo, Aug. 29.-LP)-The stats
tics of cafes and restaurants for Tok-
yo and it's environs indicate that
hunger should not be among the
things suffered by the residents,
provided they have the price.
There are 6,733 socalled foreign
restaurants" which means places
where supposedly foreign food is
served in an alleged foreign style.
w." are 2n9 restaurants serving
Chinese style food, and l6,414 Japan.
ese style restaurants.