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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-26
Minnesota Realtors
Interested in Dakota

Minnesota and Iowa land dealers
are becoming interested in North Da-
kota farms, J. M. Devine. commits
sioner Of immigration. reported today.
They are attracted. he said, by the
low price of Dakota land and the
large financial returns from it. as
compared with the high priced lands
Of their own state.
Hardly a day passed, Mr.. Devine
said. that there are not several letters
of inquiry coming to his office. These
are In addition, he said, to those COM
ing to realtors throughout the state.
Farmers Of North Dakota. he said.
have invested more than SIC, 600, COO
in Dakota land in the last two years.
largely on lands adjacent to their
present holdings. The average price
paid was $33 an acre.
There have been added to the state
population since 1923, 1850 new farm
er settlers who bought their farms.
Their average holdings are 200 acres,
and the average price paid has been
approximately $50 an acre. The total
acreage purchased by them has been
100000. and their purchases have to-
tailed ten million dollars.
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ATTHE MOVIES
CAPITOL THEATRE

Sixteen stage and screen celebrities
make their talking picture debuts in
The Trial Of Mary Dugan." a 100 per
cent dialogue dramatic special, which
Is at the Capitol theatre.
Bayard WELLER. author producer of
the sensational stage hit. who also di-
rected the flmization Of his popular
play. hand picked the big cast and re-
hearsed all its members for three
weeks before q single scene was taken.
Norma Shearer. hailed by critics as
"thc girl with the 100 per cent talkie
voice." heads the all-star cast. Fea-
tured with her are Lewis Stone, H. B.
Warner and Raymond Hackett. Lilyaf
Tashman, Olive Tell, Adrienne dam
bricourt, Mary Doran. Dewitt Jen-
nings, Wilfred North. Landers Ste
yens. Myra Hampton. Westcott Clark
Charles Moore, Claude Allister and
others appear.
Although the players had never
stepped before . mictoph0ne before
all Of the voices registered perfectly
and WELLER was delighted with thu
| perfect recordings.
Oddly enough. WELLER is OF thu
opinion that stage expertsncs countl
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omists all seem to agree, and yet
whenever and wherever an effort has
been made by the farm organizations
to cquali2e this burden through q re-
vision of the taxing laws, I have heard
Of no chamber of commerce nor other
organization representing business
lending its support. Upon the con-
trary, they have very generally been
found in opposition. This / believe to
be not only unjust to the farmers,
but a shortsightcd policy IN the part
Of business itself.
population is increasing rapidly
throughout the earth, largely owing to
tho discoveries Of medical and SAM
tary science. The problem of the flu
ture is to feed these multiplying mil
lions. I am wondering If the time isn't
fast approaching when the world
will have TO give a better way of life
to those who supply them with their
daily needs. Real wages In industry,
not only in this country. but gener-
ally, r higher than they ever were
before. And contrary to their expec-
tations, industrial leaders are attrib-
uting in part the prosperity they have
enjoyed in recent years to the more
generous wages labor is receiving.
Isn't it possible that a similar revolu-
ton is pending in agriculture? Isn't 1t
probable too that IL agriculture were
prosperous throughout the world, it
would enhance the prosperity Of all
other claSSeS?"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-26
Hail Damages Crops
In MOuntrail County

Reports of hailstorms cast of VIII
liston came to the state hail insurance
department today. Three counties
Mountrail, Ward and Williams-were
hard hit, apparently. Martin Hagen,
commissioner. said. The storm oc-
Cured June "a.
Bowman county also reported q
hailstorm, June %. Estimates Of the
damage from this storm were difficult
to make, it was said, as the reports
have been late in arriving because of
poor train connections. It was thought,
however, that the damage was uneven.
Only 1,l4l claims for damage from
hail have come to the department 50
far this year, it was stated, compared
with 1914 claims Of the same date
last year. On June IS, 1927, 2,768
claims had been filed. while In 1923,
usually known as the l's hail year.
2,::40 claim5 were filed by June Is.
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improvement district to bear its fair
share Of the cost Of public improve
ments. 1t docs not differ in prin-
ciple from the method employed by
many states for the eradication Of
tuberculous cattle. However. the Re-
publican convention. at Kansas City.
last year rejected this way out, and
later its action was ratified by the
people of the United States. The
president now has recommended a
farm board, with power to create
sterilization corporations, which it Is
hoped will effect some degree Of sta
bilization of farm prices, avoiding cx-
IRENE fluctuations which always opcr-
ate to the disadvantage of the farmer.
I earnestly hope that all classes will
cooperate whole heartedly with the
proposed sterilization corporations,
SO that they may be given a full and
fair trial.
Holds Farmers Unequally Taxed
There r some measures of relief
upon which the representative organ
izations Of business and the farmers
organizations agree. With the plle-
nomenal growth of intangible prop
erty NO method of direct taxation has
been devised by which 1t can be made
to bear its just share Of the bur-
dcnS of government. Thus it has
come about that In the absence OF
IN income tax. land bears the great
burden Of the increasing cost Of gov
ernment. The farmers capital in
vcstment is largely in land and prac-
tically all Of 1t In some tangible form.
The National Industrial Conference
board has repeatedly called attention
to the growing burden of taxation to
the farmer. The Business Mems
commission emphasized this injus-
tice. Yet, I know Of no responsible
body representing the business Of the
country which has sought to justify
the present method Of taxation as it
affects land.
Here is a point upon which bust
ness and agriculture and the econ
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Plan River SOundings
For New State Bridge

Tentative plans are under way in
the office Of the state highway COM
mission for soundings in the Missouri
river nine miles novth Of Fort Yates,
preparatory to the construction Of Q
bridge across that stream.
Clifford johnson. with federal en-.
gineers will make the survey. but not
until cold weather makes work more
feasible. Reports have been current
it was said. that the bridge would be
south Of Fort Yates. but they are err
roneous. It was said.
The soundings : expected to show
a bed Of heavy. hard blue clay under
lying the river bed, and II the bridge
is built 1t will be upon this founda-
ton.
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CHAPTER 80
WHAT ABOUT JERRY?


Joe and Peterson ruled Torridity,"
Mrs. Lundy went on, much as po-
litical bosses rule VI cities. Joe
hated Peterson because Of his success
and his good looks. Joe wanted to
ruin Peterson and I suppose that
shooting came out of his hatred. The
town was too small for both Of them,
and Joe would be a dangerous enemy.
-. Is there anything else, Mr.. Pee
bles?"
Her question disconnected me It
implied that she had little more to
tell. I was bitterly disappointed. for
actually she had told me nothing
that Illuminated the problem Of An
drew's death.
Il was only there a week." she
went on. reading my thoughts, land
thankful to get away. I always re-
call that week with loathing. After
my return to Los Angeles I heard
nothing from my husband"
But when he was brought back
you surely heard what had hap
pcned?" I exploded. About the shoot
ing, I mean. It's dreadfully impor-
tant, Mrs. Lundy."
She shook her head sorrowfully
Joe came to me on a stretcher. !
have had him evcr since. All I know
is that he vas shot-by Alex Peter
son."
who brought him to you?"
"Torridity was abandoned about
that time and Joe was taken to Pes
kella by his men. One of the men
~telegraphed me from Pcskella that
Joe was therc-that he had been
shot by Peterson. and that a doctor
who had been working as a miner
had attended him. I had Joe brought
to my home and I have since heard
nothing from anyone who lived in
Torridity ct that time. And I don't
want to-"
I meditated a moment. "You mcn-
toned Alex Peterson's brother, Jerry"
I said hopefully. Can you tell me
anything about hjm?"
Very little. I only saw him once.
He had his brothers lean face and ar
rogant eyes. but I heard that he was
wild and undisciplined. I shouldn't
be surprised if the boy came to a bad
end"
I could not answer for I was think
ing of what Deacon and I had
stumbled over in the Two Brothers
mine.
Didn't the size of that check Og-
den gave you surprise you?"
Yes. 1t did" she said frankly. Il
had been soliciting subscriptions
along the avenue and I met Mr.. Og-
den at the gate. He didn't in
.terested until I happened to mention
my NAME. Then he looked at me
sharply and asked me If my hus-
bands name had been joe l said it
was-that he was still alive. He looked
at me hard, then he invited me into
the library. His first question was
the one you asked me. Was / the wife
of Joe Lundy who kept a resort in
Torridity 80 years ago? The question
angered me, but he promised me 500
for the cause If I would answer it.
So I told him what he wanted to
know"
How did he take it?"
HE seemed dumbfoundcd. And
when ! told him that my husband
had not died in Torridity and that
he "a still alive, his face GRIM
soned and he began to pace up and
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-26
Kjwanians Get Into Farm Problem at lnternationa Convention
GOLD BULLETS
BY CHARLIE G. BOOTH

SYNOPSIS: PEBBLES Is startled
by Mrs. Lundy's revelation that
Alex Pctcrson-thc counterpart
Of the murdered Andrew Ogden
In Skull Valley-had shot her
husband 30 years ago. She tells
the story Of Peterson, who came
to Tcrridity with SO In his pock-
ct and amassed great wealth. De-
scribing her husband, she mem
lions his eight-sided eye glasses.
PEBBLES Is intrigued by the possi-
bic connection between Lundy's
glasses, Furie's powerful eight
sided lens, the marked cards In
Ogdcn's safe, the poker game
that cracked the town. and Peter
sons shooting Lundy.
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LOWDEN DISCUSSES
AGRICULTURAL ILLS
TO 5000 DELEGATES
Former illinois Governor Be.
lieves No One Measure Can
Give Farmers Full Relief
SUGGESTS TAX REFORMS
Also Argues Sterilization Cost
Should Be Paid by EquaIiza-
ton Fees on Unorganized

Milwaukee. June 26.-Frank O.
Lowden, ex-governor Of Illinois, dis
cussing the agricultural situation be-
fore 5000 delegates and visitors at
tending the thirteenth annual con-
vention Of Kiwanis International here.
stated today that innumerable ways
to restore the proper balance between
agriculture and industry could be
found II people in general would take
q new attitude toward agriculture.
mo advocate of legislation has be-
lieved that any one measure could Sc
cure economic justic for the farmer
he stated. There is a growing con-
seriousness on the part of all classes
that the problem is in no the
concern Of the farmer alone. but in
wolves our whole complicated social
fabric. This is one of the most PROM
Using signs Of the times.
There has been an immense
amount OF discussion ove the prob
lem in recent years. In the earlier
stages Of that discussion 1t was de-
MED by many that there was an ag-
ricultural problem: or, IL there was,
they insisted that It was gradually
solving itself under the operation Of
economic laws. This view is no longer
tenable." he said.
Hints At Equalization Fee
Farm organizations. MI. Lowden
went on to explain, we're early
thought to be excellent associations
whereby farmers could assist them
selves. Organizations for this pur-
pose have made considerable prog
ress," he declared. 'for it gives farm
ers q bargaining power something like
the power Of those with whom they
have to deal. However. cooperative
agencies entail expense. and those
producers who are not members Of the
cooperative organizations have, OF
course, received the benefit Of the
higher prices. but have been exempt
from the added costs incurred by the
organizations. While the members
Of the cooperative have received high
er prices than they would have re-
ceived without such organization. 1t
has been found difficult. If not i'm
possible, to maintain the morale OF
an organization where the non-mem-
bers profit more than the members
do themselves.
Some Of US have sought a device to
overcome this weakness. It has
seemed to use that where z Substan-
tial majority of the products of any
commodity wish comparatively to
handle that commodity. SC as to put
them upon terms of equality with the
highly organized purchasers of the
commodity. and thereby incur an ex-
pense for the benefit of the whole. all
the producers OF that commodity
should share equally in such expense.
It Is q device which has been applied
In other lands. In principle it does
not differ from the method by which
we compel 4 reluctant minority in an
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-26
May Let Contract for
New Highway Building

The contract for the new highway
storage building. to be erected in
Dickinson. is expected to be let after
the meeting Of the state highway
commission. It was reported in the
office today.
The site has been bought. and
building will probably be OF brick and
tile, and will be one story In height.
It will be 100 feet by - feet 3 inches.
The structure probably will be COM
pleted before cold weather sets In.
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COPIED H PRIZE

a crowd was telling tales. They
we're becoming more and more in
credible. and at last only two racon-
te9.rs werc left.
Said one of them: when I left
New York last month a fellow divcd
in off the harbor and followed the
liner all the way over. arriving at
Southampton five minutes ahead
Of US"
And the last man said, with a nod:
Hes right. It was me."-Tit-Bits.
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for very little in talking pictures, and
for that reason made all of his cast
selections in Hollywood instead of
New York. where he has long been
prominently identified with the the
atre.
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Crewe, curator. reports. The greatest
number of callers in one day this
month was la. The number would be
much greater, Mrs. Crewe said today,
If the building were open earlier and
closed later.
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result, farmers Of the state have littk
cause for worry from the pests.

Cutworms r active this summer
in the wheat and corn fields west Of
the Missouri river, farmers from Bow
man county who were in the state
house today on business reported.
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Capitol Chatter

o. E. johnson of the state grain
elevator department has returned to
Bismarck from Harvard, ILL.,, where
he was called by the death Of his
brother.
Mrs. Grant Peterson of Braddock
was calling on friends in the office of
the state treasurer Tuesday. Mrs. Pc
terson will be remembered as Miss
Alison, secretary to Gov. Frazier.
Senator E. H. Brant of Linton, who
was operated on in q Bismarck hos
pital last week for the removal of
gallstones. is reported to be making a
rapid recovery.
Between IS and 100 persons visit
the Roosevelt cabin east Of the state
capitol building each day. Mrs. w. F.
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ON sELr-SERyrCE

Hungry Man Tin cafe): We've been
here half an hour now, and haven't
been waited on yet.
Second Ditto: This must be the Sc
cret service they talk about.-Answers.
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For Bismarck and vicinity: Prob
ably local showers tonight and Thurs.
day. Slightly .'armer tonight.
FOR North Dakota: Probably local
showers tonight and Thursday.
slishtiy warmer tonight east and cen
GENERAL WEAJHER CONDITIONS
A low pressure area Is centered over
III eastern Rocky Mountain slope
and light precipitation occurred frcm
t6e upper Mississippi Valley westward
~ the northeastern Rocky Mountain
9ope. Generally fair weather pre-
vo11s over the South and Far West.
temperatures are below the seasonal
normal IN practically all sections.
Neeth Dakets Germ and Wheat
He9bon Summary
Pr the week ending June Is. 1929.
The weather during the week was
DcGtly too cool and too dry for best
i0op results. Corn made good prog
-, however. and u generally clean.
nyo y matuSing In most sections:
edn1idesahle harley has headed.
Progress o. spring wheat has been
Wy Good 20 excellent and TIL. con-
1tio0 u fair 70 very good, but it II
1ooAlng short In many sections. Early
leanked flax looks veil, but rain Is
odly needed loA both carly and late
G1antoA. Pastures are drytng.
oo11D ~. A0DERTe.
eo1oago1ogt6
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An old railway station In Berlin has
been converted into Z music hall seat
Ing 5000 people.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-26

G. A. Fisher, deputy state treasurer,
is expected to return today from
Fargo, where he went Saturday.
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Licensing of state grain elevators is
just starting. O. E. Johnson of the
grain elevator department reported
today. There are about 100 elevators
operating in the state, and they must
obtain licenses before the grain mar
keting season opens, Aug. /.
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Jerry and Lucy are back! Jerry
makes q startling revelation In
tcmorrow's chapter.
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G~raSshoppers made a mistake this
year by coming out too carly, accord
ing to reports today in the state hail
insurance department. They were
caught by the late frosts and, as a
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THE WEATHER

District of Columbia-Partly cloudy
tonight and tomorrow; possibly local
showers tomorrow; not much change in
temperature; moderate southwest winds.
Maryland-Partly cloudy tonight and
tomorrow; possibly local showers in the
interior tomorrow; not much change in
temperature; moderate southwest winds.
Virginia-Partly cloudy tonight and
tomorrow, with local showers tomorrow
and in the mountains tonight; not much
change in temperature; moderate south
west winds.
West Virginia-Thundersh to-
night and tomorrow; not much change
in temperature.
Record for "a Hours.
Thermometers pm, IS; 8 pm, 78;
IL midnight, "a; 4 am, SO; 8 am, IS;
noon, S6.
Barometer-4 pm, 1887; 8 pm.
1888; IL midnight, 1880; am, 1891 ;
8 am, 1898; noon, 5000.
Highest temperature, 81, occurred at
AIS pm. June II, yesterday.
Lowest temperature, SO, occurred at
$50 am. June 10, today
Temperature same date last year
Highest, 88; lowest, 81.
Tide Tables.
Furnished by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey)
Today-Low tide. 7:25 am. and 1853
pm; high tide, 1880 am. and 1907
pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 8:27 am. and
BAT PM; high tide, ISL am. and
2:08 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 4:41 am. sun sAts
1884 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 4:4I am; sun
sets 7:35 pm.
Moon rises 1928 am; sets 1918 am.
Weather In Various Cities.
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ton with the testimonial luncheon to
be given Maj. Cary H. Brown on June
Ii at 1890 pm. at the auditorium OF
the United States Chamber OF Com
merce, Connecticut avenue and II street
northwest.
The Mount Pleasant W. G. T. q will
meet Tuesday, June 10, at pm, at
the home of Mrs. r. T. Stout. 5S26
Thirtieth street northwest.
Mu Chapter, Chi Alpha Sigma Soror-
ity, will hold an initiation sport dance
wednesday, June rs, at the Blue
Triangle.
The Alpha Delta Phi luncheon VIII
be held tomorrow at 1890 pm. at the
Hotel Gordon.
The League of American Civil Serv-
ice will meet Monday evening at
O'Clock in the Washington Hotel.
The George Baldwin Mccoy Unit OF
the American Women's Legion will hold
its monthly meeting tomorrow morning
at 1890 o'clock at the Church OF the
Covenant, Connecticut avenue and N
street.
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Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported to
the Health Department in the last "a hours
Josephine Cady, 81, 3ol1 Georgia ave.
Mabel E Humphrey, So, Sibley Hospital
Mary c. McWilliams. So, 3447 14th St
Michael Hanlon, as, Walter Reed General
Charlie Pielson. 8, Children's Hospital.
Annie E. Rufin, SO, 1870 Harvard ST.
Mary e. johnson. so. 1899 Marion ct,
Matte Brooks, AZ, Freedmen's Hospital.
Hattie B. Branch, 10, 762 irving St.
Viola Barrett, So. 1922 Ward ct.
Ellen West, 20, tuberculosis Hospital.
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Prince Picks Furniture.

In furnishing their homes the Grown
Prince and Princess of Norway chose
modern furniture for the country home
and the more formal walnut and ma
hogany pieces for their palace. Prince
Olaf considers that modern furniture is
suitable only for country places.
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Saloon League, who
recently served so
days at The State
Penal Farm for
contempt of the
Indiana Supreme
Court, left yester-
day for a Battle
Creek, Mich, sani-
tarium for a COM
plete rest and medi-
cal treatment.
DR.. Charles r.
Souder, Shumaker's
physician, said, He
is in a rundown
condition, caused
probably by his
dieting and by
worry over his re-
rant court troubles
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in their home, Sol Rhode Island avenue
northwest, Tuesday and Friday eve
nings, starting at $3.50 o'clock.
James e. Walker Post, American
Legion, meets, 8 pm.
FUTURE.
A card party will be held Saturday at
2:30 pm. on the home grounds for the
benefit of Sacred Heart Home for the
Aged and Convalescent, Queens Chapel
road, Hyattsville, Md. A door prize, a
prize for each table and for non-players
will be awarded. Refreshments will be
served. Special buses will leave Tenth
and E streets northwest at and 2:20
pm.
The Ladies' Guild of the Lutheran
Church of the Incarnation, Fourteenth
and Gallatin streets northwest, will hold
lawn fete Friday, June 21 A light
supper will be served from to 7 pm
The next meeting of the Washington
Round Table will be held in conjunc-
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Stamps Decorate House.

Stamps used In decorating a cottage
at North Bersted, England, are valued
at 100000 They cover the walls In
place of wall paper, decorations have
been fashioned from them, and busts
and other articles are ornamented by
them. More than 100000 stamps were
used in the building.
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Last winter he weighed 200 pounds.
He started to reduce by dieting and
got down to ISL pounds"
Because he charged certain justices
of the State Supreme Court were preju-
diced in decisions on liquor cases, DR..
Shumaker was fined $3.50 and sentenced
to go days for contempt. He entered
the penal farm at Putnamville, Ind,
February IL, and was released April 4,
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SHUMAKER ON VERGE
OF HEALTH COLLAPSE
Court Troubles and Prison Term
Blamed for Condition Of
Indiana Dry Leader.

BY the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June 13.-Said
by his friends to be on the verge of
physical collapse, DR.. E. S. Shumaker,
superintendent of the Indiana Anti