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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-24

Board in testimony before the
senate agricultural committee as
the reason the board had found
It impracticablc 10 undertake
the stabilizatiOn Of wheat.
Washington. Sept. 24.-tP,-Chair.
man Leggc Of tho federal farm board
today related his past connections
with the farming industry and with
the International Harvester company
before the senate agricultural com.
mittee which began consideration ol
the nominations of board member.
who have been serving under rcces.
appointments since the board was or.
ganized early In the summer.
The entire membership of the board
was present at the committee session
and Is of the II members Of the com.
mittcc were at hand. The two absentee
senator's were Norris. Republican, Ne
braska. and Shipstead, Farmer-Labor
Minnesota. In addition to the com.
mittee members Senator BroOkhart
Republican. Iowa, was present anc
was permitted to participate In the
questioning Of the board members.
In opening the hearing. Chairman
McNary explained it was customary
to call appointees for important Of.
fices to examine their qualifications.
Chairman Legge then was callee
to testify. taking seat at the end ol
a long table surrounded by the 16 sen.
ators. In response to questioning
from McNary. he said he had served
as head OF the International Harvest
er company and that prior to hi!
work with that concern he had lon(
been connected with agricultural pur.
suits. principally livestock. He sait
he held a small fraction Of one PEI
cent Of stock In the Harvester com,
pany, adding that he had no connec.
ton whatever with any grain ex.
change but that he had a few share.
In railroad companies.
Leggc also testified he had no con.
nection with importing houses o.
foodstuffs concerns.
The general character Of his in.
vcstments. the board chairman said
Continued on page eleven)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-24
Former French Envoy
To u. S. Seriously III

Paris, Sept. 2l.-lR)-Jules Jesser.
and, former French ambassadoe 70
Warrington. Il seriously III from kid.
| ney trouble. His condition was de-.
scribed today 6 grave.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-24
FARGO BANKER HURT
SERIOUSLY IN Crash

Grand Forks. n. y, Sept. 2A.-(R}-
James Grady. Fargo. banker. was Sc
riously injured Monday In IN autp.
mobile oo1lision q milos west Of here.
Ilis machine co1llded With os1e driv-
"a ~ 4. =. Dastry, Z salesman sof ~.
paul, MIMI. Wllen both carr aktdded
on the rood. Grady received . deep
cash IA tho throat. re is expected
q rocovor. J. !. Mulready. Fargo,
who was With Grady, was not injured
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-24
JOHN COOLIDGE AND
BRIDE WHISKED Off
into new ENGLAND
Hoping for 0bscurity, Couple
Refuses to Reveal
Destination
TO COOLIDGE HOMESTEAD?
Former President Orders Mike
Taken Away Before Con-
senting to Movies

Hartford. Conn.,. Sept. "a
(AP)-Mrs. John n. Trumbull
this morning said former Presi-
dent Calvin Coolidge gave N
his wedding gift 10 John and
Florence. a Substantial check"
hut would not diyulgc the
amount
The wife Of the governor had
bcen asked to comment on d ru-
NOR that the parents Of John
gave a trust fund amounting to
$4,000. 'Oh. no. l don't think
that is 50. At least. / haven't
heard Of it." she said today.
"Mr. Coolidge, the father. gave
them 4 check. You can say it
was q substantial One."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-24
LECCE PLACES HIS HARVESTER
HOLDINGS AT MILLION DOLLARS
Farm Board Chairman Relates
History Of His Industry
Connections
IS oUIzze0 BY SENATORS
Served as Head Of the Company
and Has Followed Agri.
cultural Pursuits

Washington. Sept. 24.-(AP)
Lack Of storage facilities was
assigned today by Chairman
leggc Of the Federal Farm
Board in testimony before the
senate agricultural committee as
the reason the board had found
1t impracticablc 10 undertake
the stabilizatiOn Of wheat.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-24

North Dakot;a's
Oldest Newspaper
New Britain herald., 1929-06-12

An affirmation is . solo0n rsligieua asssFvatioa ia the na4urs ef n eath. ouaksrA as . clasA and ethsr per. sons whe have eoascientious ssru. pies asatnst takiAg n eath, are d. lowed to make alIirmation in any mode which they may declare to ba binding upon their ceascssaoss
 e., Wat is. the title ef the sona sung by Lups vsles In the picture The Wolf Song:
 A. "Ye To Ame".
 Q. VIII waving . red lag befers . bull excite him naoss tAan wauna . rag of sems othsr celer3
 4. No. It is the styaaseAass os the moving object. net the rsdnasa Of the ras. that bothsFs the ball. In experiments. buils that wers sub jectsd to tests paid meFe attsntten to white rass than they did to rcd ones. The fact that rsd ts the color of bleed has doubtless fos- tered the fallacy.
 Q. How can angle worms be eradicated from the soil?
 A. The bAst way is to cultivate tho soil frequently until 1t is dry and loose. The addition of lime is also beneficial.
 O. Who wrote the poem, 70 Why Should the Spirit of Mortal Be Proud!
 A. William Knox.
 c. When was the present de- sign on the U. s. dime adopted?
 A. In 1s1S.
 Q. Is there . duty on dogs im- ported from England?
 A. The duty is IS per cent ad valorem.
 Q. What is the population of the new Papal state?
 A. About 500 persons
 Q. How much does Paul White man and his orchestrs receive for radio performances.
 A. The amount is said to be $7.000 per hour.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-12
STOCK PRICES AND INCOME.

Determining what stock ought 10 sell for on basis of the earnings of the concern named on the se- curity is nearly forgotten art. Leonard Ayres. vice president of the Cleveland Trust Co.. one of the few who are inclined to bear this in mind, was like voice in the wilder. ness when he showed that during 1924. 1925 and 1926 prices of repre- sentative stocks remained near a constant relation to their earnings per share. but at the end of 1928 buyers were paying twice as much for share on basis Of earnings.
 The Standard Statistics Co. follow ed with the result of an investiga- ton. announced last April. that in- dustrial stocks were selling on an average Of IS times their earnings, railroad stocks at 13 times. and pub lie utility stocks at l9 to 20 times
New Britain herald., 1929-06-12
THE FURORE ABOUT
 CRIMINALS

Carnivals take money from a city. But e do chain stores and mail order houses So do absentee land lords and absentee stockholders So do automobile manufacturers. So do moving picture producers So do citizens whenever they spend money elsewhere. be 1t on . business trip or . vacation. Money is going out of the city all the time. And as it goes out 1t also comes in. largely through the aid of the industrial plants. The argument that carnivals are an evil because they take money out of a city. therefore. scarcely holds water.
 A more logical criterion is where by one seeks to determine what species Of enjoyment or entertain ment carniva!s offer to citizens for the money they get. On this point the carnivals have lost out in many . city. including New Britain. The quality of entertainms mt usually is the weakest link in the carnival chain. Some are vastly better than others. and there is a guild of carni- val proprietors who are endeavor- ing to uplift the character of their entertaining features. Sentiment in this city. however. indicates they have not as yet been notably suc- cessful.
 Irrespective of what New Britain does or does not do about the carni- sal menace in the neighboring town ~ Berlin, it appears unlikely that 1q44htng ui1l be changed for the heDDS. Berlin does not oppose the SAoW~ and adjoins New Britain. Car t1Vt1D en the Kensington line arc eeeu1i6scejly situated to appeal 10 roeaoao from New Britain, and the
New Britain herald., 1929-06-12

on an early Sunday. after the ser- vice. he thought he would sound the Beadle as to why he had been so active in his support. To tell the truth he was just little bit flat tered
 Now. John," said the minister as the other was helping him off with his gown, T want you to tell me why you were so keen a supporter of mine in the vacancy now happily filed. Did my trial sermon appeal to you very much?"
 No sir. it wasna that exactly" admitted the Beadle. The first two men we heard were far better prea achers than you. The third was a little better-lookin' and the fourth was the very man for this kirk ir lots O regards. In fact I vas a for him an dootless he wad hae got the job but at the last l says to masel'. says I. John MacKay. go warily- this chaps only five feet high and what sort O sicht will look in the wee shrimp's aul clothes.",
New Britain herald., 1929-06-12
HOOVER AND THE SENATE

For a president of the United States to be at least slightly at odds with the Senate is something of normal condition. The climax came during the second Wilson adminis- tration. and there have been recur- rent anti-climaxes ever since. The mest recent was that of late yestef- day, when the Senate stood all fours for farm relief with the de- benture plan. contrary to the wishes of the President. MT. Hoover round- ly "condemned'' the Senate for its p<rversity: but what good does that de? Presidents have been condemn ing the Senate since 1t started. more or less. and there ii no evidence that the Senate ever becomes un- duly alarmed at presidential con- demnation.
 Although the Senate vote was close. 4s to a. this was a few bet ter in favor of debentures than had been anticipated. For several days the forecasters had said . tic would result, and that Vice President Curtis vote would be required to break 1t. This would have been . victery for President Hoover. as the vics President is supposed to work had in glove with tho administra- tion. Such . fond expectation. how ever. failed to materialixe.
 But the end q the pretty tussle Aas not arrived. and We don't doubt that the end will be a victory for farm relief on the Hoover plan. Should the House vote on Thursday instruct the confreres to stick to tAsir suns, tho Senate is expected to yield. This may bs merely another expectation, of course: but if some cert of bill, however intellectual. ts net agreed upon the administration will receive q black eye in the eyes ef the agricultural citizenry. It must be remembered that the special ses- sion wsS called to provide farm re- lief. or at least to % through the motions of providing such relief. and to be stalled in this manner will be . serious blow.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-12
Two Killed, Two Hurt E
 lin Natick Auto Crash

Natick. Mass. June ls fVP) - Two women were dead and tive other persons recovering from inc. juries today following an automo- bile collisidA here late yesterday. Those who lost their lives were Miss Sarah E. White. 61, and Mrs. Lucia N. Archibald. eS. both ot WAltham.
 The injured were Mrs. Frederick kessler of 17ss East s5th street. Cleveland, O.. and Joseph Pisano. S(. of Natick.
 The accident occurred when tho automobiles, operated by Pisano and Mr<-Kesslsr's husband. met at an intersection. Alter hitting Pi. sano's car. the machine driven by Kessler swerved across tho read and crashed into . telegraph pole. :.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-12

tss.ooe and some odd cents per hour.
 Society snssrsd at this. But wait!" said the Steel Kins. Know that my wife has wretchsd luck It bridge! It's terrible!" At ones Society opened its arms. and the Steel Queen ts cordially in- vited to all the afternoons!
 Modern Viewpointi Friend: T hear you're playing golf"
 Dentist: Yes. Just . beginner" Friend: Flows your game:" Dentist: Pretty good. made the first nine cavities in 50 yesterday"
 -Flsuretts Eadie Copyright, 1929. Reproduction
 Forbidden)
New Britain herald., 1929-06-12
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

| You can get an ansver to any question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor. New Britain Herald. Warrington Bureau. 1929 New York avenue. washington. D. C.. enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical. legal and martial advice cannot be given. nor can ex- tended research bs undertaken. All other questions will receive . per. sonal reply. Unsigned requests can- not be anywered. All letters are confidential. Editor.
 c. Who laid the corner stone of Bunker Hill monument, and who delivered the oration at its dedi- cation?
 A. The corner stone was laid by Lafayette in 1885. Daniel Webster delivered the oration.
 Q. How long will it take Great Britain to pay its war debt to the United States? What is the rate of interest?
 A. The debt settlement with Great Britain is for the principal sum of $500, 1000; the present worth of the debt is t3,7s2.s5o.15o. The reduction allowed was IS per cent of the total debt: the time of payment is s2 years; final liquida- ton will occur in 1884. and the in- terest rate is 3h per cent.
 Q. What are the seven colors in the spectrum of sun light? | A. Violet. indigo. blue. green. yellow. orange and red.
 c. What Is the real name of Clara Bow and who was her leading man in "The Wild Party?
 A. Clara Bow is her real name. Frederic March was her leading man in "The Wild Party.
 0. Is the "blue racer" or "black- snake" harmful. and where are they usually found?
 A, The "blue racer" or "black- snake" is altogether harmless to man, and even when leased until it bites, can infict only the merest scratch. It will sometimes advance toward . man. but will ice at full speed if approached closely. It is inclined to frequent a limited area continuously. It is swift and powerful swimmer and seeks much of Its food in swamps and along streams. It is very useful to the farmer in destroying great numbers of moles and mice. but also is the most indefatigable and successful searcher of birds nests
 Q. How long is the Ohio river?
 A. 96s miles.
 c. What do the names Clifford, Emma and Josephine mean?
 A. Clifford. "valorous"; Emma, "energetic"; Josephine. addition.
 Q. What kind of nest does a redtail hawk or buzzard have? A. The nest is . large affair of sticks in a tree from 30 to 70 feet above the ground.
 Q. What is the difference be- tween an oath and an Affirmation A. An oath is an outward pledge given by the person taking it that his attestation of promise is made under an immediate sense of his re- sponsibility to God. The form of administering the oath may be varied to conform to the religious belief of the individual. 50 as to make it binding upon his conscience.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-12
Branford Cottagers ;.
 Aroused Over Firebue

Branford. June 13 (UP)-Lvee of occupants of four Short Beach cottages were impertled by incsn- diary fires early today.
 Burlap and newspapers had been placed under the porches and lighted in each case.
 Police Chief Victor La Croix said after an investigation that thers was no trace of the flrebug. E
 Three of the fires were extin- euished with negligible damags. but several hundred dollars' dam. age was caused in the homo of Leonard Ritter of New Haven. A bull pup. "Beans." the only victim of the fires, was overcome by smoke in the Ritter home.
 Owners of other cottages dam- aged were Miss Isabel Stanley. stephen Perkins and John r. Garm- ston. The fires were discovered when Ritter was awakened by smoke.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-12
their sarainss of last year.

their sarninss of last year.
 Which sssms to prove definitely that with the increasing disprepor- ton between prices paid for stocks and earnings per share, the per- centage of return to the purchaser upon his investment has grown smaller by . large margin.
 Of course, shares in the recent bull markets were bought principally upon tho hope they would rise in price. and few buyers seem to have been interested in the possibilities of returns upon longtime invest ment. During 1927 and 1928. accord- ing to the computations of the Standard Statistics Co.,. the yield on 90 common stocks fell from over per cent to about 3 1-e per cent.
 It can be said. therefore. that such stocks, representing the majority of the popular isues. are trifling com. pensations for investment. One can obtain decidedly higher returns at savings bank. This would deter in- vestors were it not for the fact that stocks nowadays are not bought for the possibility of current income. which once was definite part of the reckoning. From the standpoint of current income most of these highly touted stocks bring in less returns than bonds; yet. during tho recurrent bull markets. the bond market was affected unfavorably. The person paying, say $2o0. for . common stock earning per cent on a par of $100 is earning only 3 per cent: but what nine out of ten of the buyers anticipate or hope for. is that the stock will go up to $250 be- fore it turns back in its flight. Tho marginal investor" takes even greater chances, being in a greater hurry to earn or lose money without mental effort.
 To many the disparity between average prices of common stocks and the average earning power of the corporations is unhealthy economies: but a serious recession to former levels would spell disaster for thou sands of innocent purchasers and might we'll create difficult times ii. nancially. The alternative is an in- crease in corporation earnings to provide current income commen- surate with the increased values of the average common stocks. but this is extremely unlikely.
 Time may solve the riddle. but time doesn't hurry.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-12
Obseyudfions On He Weather

Forecast for Eastern New York: Cloudy with showers tonight and in south portion Thursday; cooler in north and central portions tonight; and in south portion Thursday; fresh southwest shifting to northerly winds Thursday.
 Conditions: The trough of low pressure noted yesterday in the western districts moved somewhat eastward and produced showers from the lake region and Ohio valley westward over the upper Mississippi valley and portions of the central plains states. High pres- sure continues over tho south At- lantic states and temperatures are higher in tho northern states from the Ohio valley eastward to the coast.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather followed by local showers.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-12

fact that they ebtain yatFonass from this city indicates that some cltissns owning autesnebiiss care for the species of sntsrtainment offered. Evsn if New Britain wore to take down the bars against carnivals. and double or treble tho fees, there would be no need for carnivals to shew in this city to reach New Brit ain residents. The spot alongside Willow Brook park in KensinEton seems ideally situated for New Britain business, and carnival pro. pristors can afford to smile at tho furore in New Britain. If they have . sense of humor, they doubtless are smiling quite broadly.
 The question then resolves upon the obligations of Berlin toward its neiEhboring big brother. Unless our knowledge of human nature is de- fective. we anticipate no help what ever from Beriin's oflicials. Berlin is bit peeved at New Britain at this moment, having had the cost of fire fighting services more than doubled. and being forced to meet the exac- tions of the fireboard without pos ability of an alternate plan of it's own. Lying prostrate. Berlin suffer- ed as the heavy boots of New Brit aims fire commissioners stepped on her. This puts Berlin in the mood to let New Britain suffer in turn in connection with the carnival men, ace. AS the sports writers would say, it is not "5o-50."
 The Berlin carnival, it appears. advertised itself as giving a show in Willow Brook park. This naturally was slightly in error and constituted  improper advertising; but it was not misleading. Everyone would know that the carnival practically is in New Bri.ain's park, that it practical ly is in New Britain, that it would go into the red were it not for trade from New Britain.
 Meanwhile it is evident that the carnival. through the agency of ferocious New Britain officials. has obtained considerable valuable first page advertising. The carnival pro- prietor would do we'll to place some of New Britain's officias on his pay roll.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-12

volunteer to continue thsss rates? Certainly not If they can induce the Canadian lines to withdraw the diff. ferentiaL The trunk lines are re- ported to have voted to use thsir in- huence with the Canadian lines to discontinue the dinerential. and # that succeeds there will be no mora New York rats for westbound ship. ments for New England.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-12

Three arrests for automobile speeding on West Main street in one day, and all resulting in fines and costs, Is not a bad record for the police. This boulevard is used for more speeding than any in town. and the police can do no better than to keep a steady eye on it. It might cost the city little extra money to have additional motorcycle oficers patrolling it, but the possible fines would yield a neat profit on the in- vestmSnt and in the long run pre- ments from New England.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-12

It is slow process, however. Nearly every community in Con. necticut has been built up around a center" town without such a designated area is rare. For genera tions most business has been cen. tralized toward such centers, trolley lines and bus lines radiate to it. and it is the terminus for almost all the crowds who come downtown. It is difficult to change the habits of long. standing. But. as the Middlstown paper notes, it is being done. and sure sign of growth in our com- munities is when the thraldom of the center is broken and business houses take to other streets.
 We have had a beginning of this in New Britain, except that the situation is somewhat underestimate ed here because this city possesses five streets of the Main" family Main. South Main. North Main, East Main and West Main-which by the way is the most confusing system for strangers that was ever invented. For generations only Main street, more or less contiguous to the Gen. ter, was almost solely devoted to business. today the business center has expanded to include a goodly part of the other Main streets. which jut from downtown in various directions, and so long as such expansion has been away from the cente. it qualities as such regardless of the name of the streets
 Concentration of commerce with. in a small area of q city is a good thing for realty owners owning pro- perty thereabouts, but its expanstou to other streets aids realtors in other sections. Such expansion is ir part dictated by economic reasons; when rent gets so high in a central. ized area that business finds it . burden it is natural that it vii break bounds. That no doubt is wha, has happened in Middletown. in New
 Britain and in scores of other citie, where this tendency IS noricea ble.