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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-01-03
SOUTHWEST INLAND EMPIRE HAILED
= " GARDEN SPOT OF ENTIRE U. S.
Higher Land Price. Predicted

Higher Land Prices Predicted
"These states are Just emerging
from the old BONANZA grain growing
days and many agricultural experts
pr9dict great increases in land prices
in the next decade, since this has
been the history Of other. agricultural
states which changed from . zone
crop" basis to diversified methods.
IAN unusual advantage In the Da-
kotas is On almost inexhaustible sup
ply Of Ignite coal, much of II lying
SO close to the surface that q pick and
shovel are the only tools needed to
schools, churches, railroads and
Highways have been built to supply
completely the needs Of an alert and
forward looking people.
"Picturc, then, this fertile North
west, that sweeps from southern
Minnesota westward to the Rockies
and. .northwnrd to the uudulstinl
Canadian pFairies. u II not H. real;
ity "a empire of boundless wealth. and
human hsppinsss? Such y the opin'
ion Of the sturdy men and womeI
who have settled hers, themselves de
scribsd o follows BY y. ~. ByerI,
Of st. Paul, who. . general immigrs
| ton agent Of the Northern Pacific
railway. has studied the Northwss
. The people In the fertile North
west are happy, coneental,. aegres
sive Glass, who knew hex 20 worl
and how 70 enjoy !iKc.s They nav
conquered difficulties, experiences
reverscs., but have Away: gone io 81:
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-01-03

mentioned as indicating the approach
Of business reaction.
ION the other hand, there IS the
basic fact Of large and widely shared
purchasing power, reflected in full
employment, high wage levels. active
retail trade and small commercial IN
yentories; q strong credit situation;
= highly LIQUID condition on the part
of most business enterprises; slowly
reyiving pnrchasing power abroad,
with the hope of more rapid prog.
ress to follow the restoration OF
sound financial conditions; remark
ably efficient transportation service;
and special factors, such as the ex-
penditure in this country OF funds
borrowed by foreign industries. AS
for the influence Of declining COM
modify prices, the experience OF the
past year has amply demonstrated
that such movement does not neces-
sarily produce excessive hesitancy on
the part of business men, while II
appears that in some respects tht
absence Of the upward tendency
usual in periods Of prosperity, ma,
operate to prolong, rather than cur
! tail, the present term Of prosperity.
Active Preductioa an DlstributioI
.The year a. whole has market
= new peak III general industrial pro
| duction: while the volume q trad
| at Wholesale and retail indicates thu
the industYial ouput has moved Tree
| m into consumptiDn without result
in9 il -any eonstdefable inventory -
lcImulstion. The lSyel Of acttvtt!
| ~ been 4sily STABLE threuSAest 81
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-01-03

1.-THE great inland empire Of the
stretching from southern
Minnesota and western Wisconsin to
the Mineral filled mountains Of Mon.
tana and the rolling, > :grain-laden
prairies Of western Canada, has won
for itself the title Of. the most pro-
gressive, most productive and most
attractive section Of America" said
Z recent article in . Twin City paper.
''In the rich and varied resources
Of the great Northwest are found
in abundance al those elements
which make most for human hap
piness. Here agriculture, the basic
industry Of the nation, 10 king. Grain
growing, dairying, livestock raising,
poultry production. market garden
Ing sugar beet production-these are
but few Of the widely diversified
branches Of farming which have
brought growth and prosperity ia
Minnesota, the Dakotas, Montana,
and western Canada.
Commerce, Industry Increase
sBut agriculture 10 supplemented
byta great and ever increasing com
mercc and industry. In this section
which supplies the bread and butter
| the meat and potatoes, for millions
Of American families from coast t.
coast, there also are found TIL
worlds greatest iron mines, oil. coal
water power, valuable stands OF tim
Der, and inland seaport ranking sec
ond only to the port Of New York II
volume Of commerce. packing cen
ter and livestock market reckones
third most important in the Unitet
States, and factories shipping thei
products even to foreign shores.
Tourists from all parts Of tn
world visit the Northwest every sum
liner to renew health and happiness
In the natural scenic wonderland o
lakes and forests and streams m
sNorth Dakota and South Dakot,
long famous for their production Q
I wheat, rye and flax, now have adopt
led diversified farming program
(which will make for steady and grow
ing farm incomes.
HDairying, livestock raising, fee
, production, poultry and bee cultul
!. tnow supplement the grain crops. Thi
itrend toward more intensive use q
1.-THE land results in breaking up th
ii vast ranches Of . generation ago int
!. smalleB farms, giving opportunitil
for newcomers to acquire land
N reasonable prices.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-01-03
REFORM HEAD
MAKES SURVEY
| OF OUR MORALS
Sounds Warning Against
Pwitanism IN an Optimistic
New Year Report

Research Secretary. Beard ct Tem-
perance. Prohibition and Public
Morals 81 the Methodist Epis-
eopal Church
Copyright, 1926, NEA Service, Inc.5
The morals Of the people have al
ways been 'worse." Grandfather
finds them 10 much worse" that he
is shocked; the 1926 model American
studies the history q Elixabsthan
and Colonial days and is shocked still
more severely. ss.. y
There is . great tendency to con.
fuse manners and morals. The girl
who anticipates the styles and abb
breviatess her skirts ct the knees
undoubtedly il immodest, while the
| girl who does it year later when
It is q common fashion and thor
oughly accepted has mo thought OF
| innmodesty. Rouge, half genera
ton ago, had an Immoral sugges.
tion; today It may look like sin, but
The Things That Are Basic
Some things, however, are basic
Genuine standards In morals Dc
not change. Lying, stealing, lacl
Of chastity. immodesty IN sex sug'
ventions-these things bear thu
they did yesterday and - they vii
Il Il the comm 81 cialized aspects
I Of immortality which menace tn
country. There ID, for instance, |
five billion dollar financial motiv
i for the restoration o. the legalise,
Il 'linunp Avnfflc ThA 10vArnm0nk Il
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-01-03


is won or lost at the races is = di-
rect drain upon the tills Of busi-
ness.
A tremendous advance has been
made in the curbing Of the drug
traffic and Of the social evil" Drug
addiction is nothing like a. com.
mon as it was q few years ago, and
we definitely know that society is
on the right track in it's efforts to
deal with this evil. The social
evip' is less Of m open thing than
ever before. While there 10 plenty
of it, It is not Haunted in anyone'a
face as q lure to disease and moral
ruin. a
Puritanism Il Real Danger
There is no doubt Of this, and
though young people are frequently
assailed with various charges. thu
fact remains that there are ter
times rs many young people ear
! nestly concerned with their relt
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-01-03

noteworthy that most Of the prin-
cipal commo dity groups show the
same general movement.
"As . factor bearing on the prob
able future trend Of business, the
slow downward movement of prices
appears to strengthen the outlook for
continuation Of prosperity: In
some directions, no doubt, confidence
will be impaired and enterprise re-
strictcd by the gradual decline. Such
a slow recession, however, threatens
little in the way Of: inventory losses.
particularly at q time when business
concerns in general are carrying on
very large volume Of business with
the minimum Of investment in stocks
Of goods. The absence Of price APP
probation certainly reduces the in
centive to speculative buying, prac.
tice which would easily result in dis
aster under present conditions, with
the country's gold reserve ct an alb
normally high figure and subjetc t.
enforced reduction at my time."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-01-03

gious and social duties as there were
when Mckinley was president.
The time IL period Of readjust-
ment; women and girls freed from
the social confines Of the last dec
ade are running around investigat-
ing life, and no doubt in . lev
years will present Us with rev anc4
more acceptable social standards.
The danger is NOT so much that
we will lapse into = sodden inn
morality a. that some excuses Of
the day may cause reaction to.
ward : very real Puritanism. MAX
ine for hardness and intolerance
during the next generation.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-01-03
1927 OUTLOOK
ENCOURAGING,
SURVEY SHOWS
Moderate Decline From 1926
Levels Would Not Mean
End Of Prosperity Era

In q summary Of the years bust
ness, emphasis must be placed first
Of all on the exceptional degree OF
prosperity enjoyed by nearly every
major economic group In the country,
states the current issue of the
sGusranty Survey" published today
by the Guaranty Trust Company OF
New York. "Thc most striking fea-
tnrc of this prosperity is that u is
something more than prosperity in
the conventional economic sense OF
aetive business, large employment,
rising prices and wages and incrcas-
ing bank loans." the Survey" con-
ttnues. "Under such conditions large
business profits almost invariably
prevail; but wages and salaries.
while generally moving upward. often
fail to keep pace with the advance
il, tho cost of living, SO that the pur-
chasing power of some groups lags
behind that of others. It is chiefly
I'M this respect that the present do
mystic situation is remarkable. Not
On}E have wages risen to new high
leGI1e, but the cost Of living has
Increased comparatively little in the
hast five years, and during the great
e part Of this year it has actually
/. been moving downward.
Encoursging Outlook for 1927
"The wide distribution, even more
than the volume, Of the public's pur-
chasing power justifies the expecta-
ton that business will continue &C.
tire and underlying conditions gen.
orally sound during the coming year
H-is not to be expected that the. rate
~. growth maintained during the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-01-03

twelve months. Discounts are slight
~ smaller than year ago; but this
decline is more than offset by in
creases in the amount Of open mar
ket purchases and in holdings Of
Government securities. Note circu-
lation and deposits have increased
very moderately, while reserves show
q more pronounced gain, the present
total. being about &140, O0O, 900. above
that Of Q year ago.
'The Most important change in the
condition Of reporting member banks
of the Federal Reserve system il the
continued increase in the amount OF
time deposits, which is now greater
by $437, 100000 than year ago,
Loans and discounts have increased
by $29O,OOO,00O, notwithstanding
slight declines in loans against Sc
.curity collattral. Investments have
also increased. while note demand de.
posts have declined BY 4230, 000, Oo0
and borrowings from the Federal Re.
serve banks BY 374,00O,OQ0..
1.-THE position Of the stock market
is probably stronger than . year ago
Although prices have regained. and
possibly even surpassed the level
then prevailing, there are numeroua
evidences that the general public Il
less deeply involved in Nsecurity
fspeculation than WAS the cAse last
winter. At al events. the smopnt q
bank funds devoted 20 the 1tnanetn1
Of stock TRANSACTIONS show1 n ~
prsciab1e net deeline duriNe 10 year
Cemma1ity ps1eep
The mov1meut q commodity
pricss IL the anoMalous feature q
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-01-03

Bald men are brainier than, thoss
with luxurient hair, according to >
noted scientist who believes that the
growth Of hair absorbs large guam
| tity Of energy.
Evening star., 1927-04-29

s. Control lights should not be In
stalled at isolated points until definite
check of conditions has been made,
but manually operated traffic posts
NAV be installed as an aid to traffic
officers at such points.
Fatalities I'm Decline.
Mr., Offutt quoted figures showing
great improvement in the local traffic
situation. Whereas in 1924 there were
81 traffic deaths, or a percentage of
90. per 10O,0 900 population, the report
for 1926 showed this figure had been
decreased to a total of 76 fatalities, or
a percentage of 81 to 100000 popula-
ton.
A report by George c. Shinn for
the streets and avenues committee,
voicing further opposition to the Bor-
land law of assessment of property
owners for street improvements and
recommending extension of Fourteenth
street through the grounds of Walter
Reed Hospital was approved by the
board.
Flood Disaster Described.
A vivid description of the tragic
conditions created by the Mississippi
floods wich has taken hundreds OF
lives, driven an estimated number of
15O 900 persons from their homes and
destroyed thousands of dollars of
property permanently, in addition to
creating a great health problem, was
given by E. F. Gates, representing the
national headquarters of the Red
Cross. He reported the District al
ready has raised nearly half of its
quota of $45, 900 of the national fund
of $4,000, 900 needed for Red Cross
relief work.
Col. Walter c. Clephane, U. s. A,
in a brief talk on preparedness. told
Evening star., 1927-04-29

line tax in the District at this time.
Pointing out that the recent Maryland
gas-tax increase was for the improve
ment of Maryland roads, he recon-
mended that local taxes be solely lev
led and employed to meet local high
way needs. The resolution was adopt
ed by the board with but one voice in
opposition.
Another recommendation adopted
called for a surer collection OF the
personal property tax on automobiles.
1t was suggested that as prerequi-
site to the issuance of automobile tags,
automobile owners be required TO sub
NIT proof Of payment OF the property
tax on their machines.
The set of principles relating to IN
stallation of automatic traff1c lights
was previously adopted by the Dis
trict traffic council follows:
Rules for Control Lights.
]. The timing of control lights
should be designed to fit present and
future needs at each particular corner
where installed instead of timed to
work simultaneously at number of
corners in a zone. as at present.
2. No control lights should be in
stalled sin the congested downtown
area until definite scientific system
be developed for the entire section.
g. Streets which must be used as
traffic arteries by all classes of traffic
should not be automatically controlled
over any considerable portion of its
length until a definite plan is design
ed for best purposes of all classes of
traffic carried by the street.
4. Primary purpose of control lights
system on any street outside the con-
gested area to be to safely expedite
through traffic to and from outlying
sections of city.
Evening star., 1927-04-29
CZECHOSL0VAKIA GIVES
HONORS TO ENGINEERS
lawrence w. Wallace Of Washing
ton Is One of Six to Be
Awarded Cross.

Lawrence w. Wallace, 1850 Biltmore
street. executive secretary of the
American Engineering Council, and
Ave other widely known American
engineers have received the Cross OF
knight of the Czechoslovak State in
appreciation of their services rendered
on behalf of the Czechoslovak State,
II was announced today.
The decorations were received
through the State Department, and
were given for services rendered by
the six men in the development OF
industrial engineering in CZechoslo-
valIia.
Besides Mr. Wallace, others who re-
ceived the decorations are:
Prof. Joseph w. Roe, head Of the
department OF industrial engineering
in New York University; Calvin w.
Rice, New York, secretary Of the
American Society Of Mechanical Engi'
neers; Alfred D. Finn, New York, di-
rector of the Engineering Foundation
II. s. Person. New York, managing
director Of the Taylor Society, and
Morris l.. Cooke, industrial engineer.
of Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1927-04-29
PANAMA REVIEWS
|. RUM SHIP PROTEST
WiII Press for Release of Fed
eraIShip, Seized by u. S.
in Pacific.

The Panaman government yesterday
took steps to press for the release by
the United States Of the F'ederalship,
a vessel alleged by this Government to
be a unit in the Pacific seaboard rum
row feet. Following refusal of a
Federal Judge at San Francisco to
sustain seizure of the ship by the
Coast Guard. representations were
made to the State Department to OBJ
tain release of the vessel on the
ground that her capture nearly 300
miles from San Francisco was Illegal.
When captured, a cargo of liquor
valued at 81 900 900 was aboard.
The ship was Of Panaman registry.
but it was said at the State Depart
meDt that in prohibition enforcement
American authorities were giving
more weight to the ownership of rum
vessels and their cargoes than to the
flags they might momentarily be
flying.
The Federalship is one of 10 owned
nv Vancouver, British Columbia, in
terests, which, prohibition off1ciais
declare, operated on rum row, when
formerly extended from Seattle TO san
Francisco. Government officials de-
clared today that an agent or the
owners had been to Washington 10
attempt a compromise whereby nearly
a. quarter of a million dollars in cash
seized by the Government would be
restored and prosecution on pending
indictments be dropped in return for
an ag-eement under which the 10
vessels would be withdrawn from
liquor smuggling.
J This offer was refused and plans are
being completed by the United States
attorney at San Francisco for further
prosecution of the principals in what
is declared to be the largest inter
national smuggling conspiracy that
has been uncovered by the treasury.
Most of the principal figures in the
alleged Mot live outside the Jurisdic-
ton OF American courts.
Evening star., 1927-04-29

Pointing significantly to the Board
of District Commissioners as the most
! logical and effective body to act as
| the authoritative spokesman for the
! District. Philip p. Campbell, former
representative from Kansas and now
a local citizen, last night in addressing
! the meeting of the Washington Board
Of Trade at the Willard Hotel EN-
! phatically declared the need of q
united front on the part of Washing
| ton in presenting it's wishes to Con-
! gress.
In a speech brimming with humor
and sound advice, based on an eX-
| perience of 10 years as a member of
| the House District Committee, Mr..
| Campbell urged that means be found
| of having the ease" of the District
of Columbia presented carefully, brief
ly and without any diversity OF opin-
ion or minority" reports before the
committees of Congress. If this be
done Washington can obtain the legis-
lation it wishes and needs, and can
prevent that which It opposes or
doesn't need, the speaker said.
United Front Needed.
Frankly criticizing the existing con.
dition of affairs wherein many or.
ganizations appear before congression-
al committees clamoring for or against
favorable action on certain pending
measures. Mr.. Campbell asserted that
such differences of opinion among
local groups should all be thrashed
out behind the doors" and not carried
before committees of Congress.
The declarations of the speaker
brought applause from the large
audience which filled to capacity the
south ballroom of the Willard, where
the session was held.
The Board OF Trade. in business
session preceding the address by Mr..
Campbell, adopted a series of recon-
mendations presented by George w.
Offutt, for the special traffic commit
tee, opposing any increase at this time
in the gasoline tax affecting the Dis.
trict; urging full collection of the per-
sonal property tax on automobiles in
lieu of an increase in gasoline tax;
setting up a code OF principles for
extension of the automatic traffic
lights and seeking cooperation of the
public with officials in dealing with
the troublesome" traffic situation.
Flood Appeal Heard.
An appeal was heard from an off,
cial of the American Red Cross ask
ing support of the relief work among
the thousands of victims of the
Mississippi flood disaster, and an adj
dress on the value OF the training
given in the citizens military train
ing camps also was given.
In calling on residents of the Dis
trict to present united front" to
Congress on all matters affecting this
city, Mr.. Campbell, who served in
Congress for approximately 20 years,
also counseled extreme brevity and ex-
treme care in the preparation and
presentation of local needs to congress.
sional committees.
when you feel the urge to make
speech before these committees
arising in you, don't make it. Re-
frain from speech-making to Congress
men. Talk has killed many bills that
had good possibilities of being ap-
proved by committees and Congress,
he said. Conflicting views, and
minority reports especially. are sure
death to pending legislation, he
warned.
One Of the favorite methods Of
Evening star., 1927-04-29
UNITY is CITIZENS GREATEST
WEAPON, CAMPBELL DECLARES
Former Representative Warns District
Factional Squabbles Should Not Be
Aired Before Congress.

congressman in "chloroforming" legis
lation they wish to die in committee
Mr.. Campbell pointed out, to the
amusement of the audience, is to per
NIT all supporters Of the measure
the more the better-eXpound Its Vlr
tues at length. This procedure, he
said, only results in the continuing OF
hearings and postponement of action
by the committee until the bill is
dead"
While not referring directly to any
conditions here which serve to diffuse
public sentiment, or to any organiza
ton, Mr.. Campbell recommended that
all differences of opinion be settled
before matters are brought before
Congress and that one body be dele
gated to speak officially and authori-
tatively for the whole city. The Dis
trict Commissioners, he said, are the
proper body for this service.
II realize that I may not be speak.
ing automatically, that 1 may be
treading upon some ones preserve, .
he said. But I regard it highly
important to the good Of the District
that there be no minority views taken
to Congress by Washington groups or
residents; that there be no equivoca.
tion, that no doubt be left in the
minds Of congressman as to just what
this city needs or wants.
There are fully 10000 or 200, 900
residents of Washington who are ca
pable and well qualified to present
matters in which the District is vi
tally interested before either Federal
Government departments or congress
sional committees. And, apparently,
they all like to dit--they revel in it.
But it is equally apparent the i'm
possibility of Congress listening to
ALL" he said.
Telling of his experiences for 10
years as a member of the House Dis
trict committee, Mr.. Campbell pointed
on that at that time the District Com
ntssioners appeared as the sole Off
cial spokemen for the District.
Spoke With Authority.
THE House District committee then
met every week and listened to the
three Commissioners regarding mat
ters over which they had special iuris-
diction. They spoke with authority for
all the District residents.
There were always a few repre-
sentatives of citizens associations and
other organizations present at commit.
tee hearings, but they rarely were in.
vited to express an opinion. The COM
mittee assumed that the opinion of
the citizens of Washington had been
expressed by the duly constituted all.
thorities-the District Commissioners.
THE Commissioners should give full
and complete hearings to every Or
ganization and to every one interested
in legislation affecting the city, and
when the time comes for presenting
the matter the Commissioners should
make the presentation"
Gas Tax Opposed.
Mr.. Offutt, in presenting the recon-
mendation OF the traffic committee of
the board. declared the Board of Trade
should oppose an increase in the gaso-