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The Bismarck tribune., 1931-09-25
Staging a Comeback


Old Dobbin, so the economists and
farm experts tell US, is staging a
comeback.
Apparently slated for the discard
by the increasing use of the tracto,
on the farm and the motor truck or
the highways, it hasn't been so very
long since there were semi-serious
predictions that soon horses would be
seen only In museums.
Information rolling in from ali
parts Of the state, however, show,
that many farmers now are using
horses for farm power. The reason
Is not far to seek.
Horses provide their own fuel, OF
rather the farm provides it for them
without cash outlay. They repro
duce their own parts and, in fact,
increase with time. No other good
source of farm power can do this.
The reason for the change in trend
was explained to The Tribune re-
Gently by well-known farmer men,
ber Of the state legislature. This
man operates his own farm and Is
going back to horses as rapidly as
nature will permit.
He said.
The reason for me making
the change from tractor to horse
power is the difference in the
cost Of labor. During flush times
it Is hard to get farm help at a
price the farmer can pay and
very often it was impossible to
get man who could handle
horses at any price. The result
was that the farmer had to in
crease his productive power and
the most efficient machinery was
the way to do it. It was good
business.
But now the need for greater
production Is not SO imperative
as the need for production with
out cash outlay. As cash crops
drop in price a heavy premium
Is put on the farm dollar. The
horse Is not more efficient than
a tractor but under certain cir
cumstanceS he Is more ecouomt-
cal. Farmers think about these
things and reason them out for
themselves without much regard
to the city farmers who always
are offering advice"
The progress being made by the
to restore Old Dobbin to
favor is outlined by the North Da.
kota Agricultural College in q news
story It asserts that draft horses
are finding ready sale and that the
demand is growing, particularly in
the corn belt. The secretary Of the
Percheron Society Of America has
written to the college asking the
names of North Dakota farmers who
can furnish carloads of horses big
enough for farm work.
AS the demand increases the pro-
ductton of draft horses will increase.
For a number of years 1t has shown
q slow but steady decline. The rec
ords show that 135 stations have
been licensed this year as against los
last year, and TIA renewals have been
made as compared with 685 in 1880.
AS the possibility Of profit looms
for both the horse producer and user
the interest in producing draft AMI
mails will increase.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-09-25
''a's Author Of. s.s
iMD MARRIAGES.

In which she was heading. She
was not familiar with this part Of
Marlboro. The streets were strange
and they wound about irregularly.
Houses were set far back from
tho sidewalks.
She was searching for a car line
but none came In sight. She must
have walked half an hour before
she stopped uncertainty at a street
intersection. The night wind was
cold now. The girl drew her coat
closer. shivering. It was a suit
coat not warm enough for Decem-
Der.
A block away, she could see the
cleaning lights Of motor tranic.
Suddenly vehicle bulkier than the
others loomed in sight. The Laurel
Park bus line! With warm eager.
ness Norma hurried toward the
lights. She was too late for the
drst bus, waited for the next.
DO you 60 to Eighth street?" she
asked the driver when she had
climbed on board.
"No Ma'am. Broad streets as tar
a. We 90. You can get a transfer.~
"Thank you." said Norma. She
took the slip Of pink paper and
crammed It into her purse. What
difference did it make whether she
got on at Eighth street or Broad7
0NE or two other passengers
- looked at the white-faced girl
curiously. She stared through the
window, unaware Of these glances.
Halt an hours ride brought them
to Broad street. Norma followed
the others out Of the bus. She
glanced up and down the street.
then started walking westward.
Across tho street the hands Of an
Illuminated sidewalk clock shone
clearly. Seven forty.fve. Norma
was surprised to find It 80 late.
Last night at this time she and
Mark had been packing his travel.
ing bags. Last night? It must have
been years ago!
II can't 60 on this way" Norma
told herself. "I've got to decide
what to do."
She had come to the end Of her
plans. Curiously during all the
time she had thought about slip.
ping away from the Travers home
she had never planned the next
step. OF course she must ind q
place to live. Somewhere Marks
father and mother would not look
for her. Chris apartment would be
the 1irst place they would think Of
providing they made any effort
at al to md her. Norma was not
sure they would bother.
Still It was better to stay away
from Chris.
The girl stopped at corner and
bought Z newspaper.
Il ought to eat something" she
remembered. She was not hungry
but 1t would be foolish not to eat.
She had scarcely tasted food during
the past three days.
There was restaurant down the
street where Norma had often
lunched. . cheap. clean place. One
OF . large chain of restaurants.
She went there. found q table In an
obscure corner Of the big room.
When the waitress presented the
menu Norma ordered listlessly. A
few moments later she could not
remember what she had asked for.
She hoped the food would be hot.
It was pleasant and warm In tho
restaurant. Norma opened her.
newspaper and began to scan the
Rooms for Rent" section. Then
she heard her name spoken. csA4
(To Be Continued). NHIl
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-09-25
BEGIN HERE TODAY


Pretty NORMA KENT. 2o-year-
OLD secretary. maYries Mark
TRAVERS. son OF r. n. TRAv.
ERS. millionaire real estate
dealer. II spite Of the father's
threats to disinherit Mark.
TIE story opens In Marlboro
Mark sells His expSnsivo roadster
to get money for the honeymoon
and be and Norma e to fashion-
able Blue Springs. There Norma
meets HOLLIS STONE. and It 10
evident from the girls manner
that she has known stone before.
u due to Marks gamblinE. with
$500 borrowed from Stone the
couple return to Marlboro. Mark
sets out ON . round Of pleasure
eeek1ng instead Of hunting work.
When their funds dwlndlo again
apartment. marx sets. one job
and loses Il. Then he becones .
Ao0EwalkeF In 0losoomdale's De.
paFtment store. In spite Of pov.
erty the young couple are happy.
Marks fetheF. sends for Hin,
own company II Mark will prove
he can make good. His 1rst task
involves Z business trip to France.
Norma - to remain At home. she
is frightened but cannot pereuado
Mark to give uD the opportunity.
1s.1 Mitn -. .4 :ss Scs; ito to & t.s
part ON the Ave weeks' trip.
now GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XXX
TRAvERS led the way through
the station and his wife fol.
lowed beside Norma. Mrs. Travers
said as they stepped out on the
sidewalk. Harvey has the car
over at the right"
Everything before Norma was .
blur. She followed Mrs. Travers
into the Limousine. She sat close
to the window and stared out at
the stre::.. There were men and
women passing. Taxicabs and
trucks and other vehicles. The
whole scene before tho girls eyes
became q meaningless haze. She
tried to wink back the tears but
they persisted.
Her father.in-law was saying
something to his wife. Norma did
not hear what It was. Then she
was aware that they were moving
away from the station.
Somewhere In the distance train
wheels turned faster and faster
carrying Mark away from her.
Mark was gone! There had been
that last moment when she had
seen him smiling back at her from
the car platform. Waving and smil.
ing. Now he was gone and she
would net see him for fve weeks.
Five weeks-it seemed endless. i'm.
possible!
Norma clutched her hands to.
gether tightly. She could not cry
out now. She could not give way
and sob out the terror in her heart
She could only sit there gripping
her icy fingers. telling herself over
and over that she must manage tc
keep from breaking down before
these strangers. Yes, they were
strangers and they hated her.
The girls lips became a tightly
pressed line Of crimson, struggling
to steady itself but frequently trem
bling.
Mark was moving farther away
every minute. Nearer and nearer
to New York and the ocean liner
that was to put the Atlantic be
tween them.
Five weeks made up Of moments
as long as each Of these? Five
weeks Of torture and uncertainty,
Suddenly she realized that thu
car had stopped. Mr.. Travers Va.
getting out.
"Be home, around SIX" he SAID
over his shoulder. ! Needn't CONF
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-09-25

h Iowa truck gardeners are fighting
the cabbage butterfly, the larvae Of
which eat the leaves Of cabhages.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-09-25
Editorial Comment

Editorials printed below show tho
trend Of thought by other editors.
They are published without regard
to whether they agree or disaRree
with The Tribune's policies.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-09-25

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|lekly by mail in state, per year$1 90
ekly by mail in state, three
ears ........................ ESQ
Aekly by mail outside of North
oakota, per year ............ $50
lfkly by mail in Canada, per
ear ......................... 200
I Member Of Audit Bureau of
y Circulation
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Washington Produce

Butter-One-pound prints, 20; tub, %.
Eggs-Hennery 1sa1s: current re-
ceipts, 16a17.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys. 20; Spring
broilers, co!ored, 35a37; Leshorn broil-
ers. 25a28; hens. colored, 23a24; Leg
horns, II; roosters, 12a14; ducks, Is;
keats, young, 70as0; old, 40. Dressed
Spring broilers, colored, 38a42; Leg
horns, 35a37; hens, 24e2o; LeghornS, ID:
ROSTERS, 16; keats, young, 70a80; old, 40.
MeatS-Beef 11a13la: veal. 12a14;
Spring lamb, 81; Western, 15a16; pork
loins, 10; fresh hams, 10; fresh shoul-
ders, IA; smoked hams, 20; smoked
shoulders, 1914; strip bacon, %; lard,
in packages, IL; in bulk, IL.
Live stock-Hogs heavy, 6,00a6.25;
light and medium, 6.25a6.50; pigs. $50;
loughs, 3.00a450; calves, 400ae.o
Spring lambs, 5.00a9.00.
Fruits-Watermelons, $50; canta.
loupes, jumbos, 3.75a4.00; STANDARD DIS,
3.25a3.5o; ponys, 20Oa3.00; Strawberries,
250a5.00; apples, box, 2.50a2.75; bq-
nanas, 100a2.0o; pineapples, 400;
oranges, 2.5oa4.5O; lemons, 5.o0a6 SO:
lines, per 100, 500; honeydews, 500;
grapefruit 3.00a3.50; rhubarb, per 100
punches, 3.00a500.
Vegetab,es-Potatoes, new. per barrel.
350a4.00; old, 150-pound sacks, 800;
100-pound sacks. 225; Idaho bakers,
l00-pound sacks. 2.75a300; tomatoes, g.
pan containers, 3.00a450; cabbage, 75a
100; kale, 25a4o spinach. 25a40: peas,
l,00a1.50; string beans. LOCAL so: SUM
r1er squash, 1.5oa2.00; cucumbers. $50;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-29
DECLINE IN BONDS is LAID
TO SALES BY INSTITUTIONS
Necessitous Liquidation of South and Cen
trail American Securities Has Caused
Sharp Breaks In Prices

q modest borrower, issuing dollar loans
to the extent of only SIS, 000, 900, now
sees these loans selling for so cents on
the dollar.
Extent Of Depreciation.
Altogether the shrinkage in South
and Central American loans sold in
the United States runs up into figures
Of between $500, 000, 900 and $780,
600, 900. This depreciation falls heavi-
est on banks. investment trusts and
private investors.
The question Is being asked with
great frequency and with considerable
bitterness as to why no support Is
given to the South and Central Amer
lean issues. Taking the extremely mod
est figure Of . per cent as the av-
erage commission to the underwriters
of these loans, it will be found that
there was a banking profit in excess
of $50, 900 900 in the distribution of
loans which are now selling at an av-
erage not much above so per cent OF
their first cost to the institution or
individual investor.
The strange phase Of the situation
is that bonds, such as those Of the
Argentine government, whicas South
American experts claim are perfectly
sound (and they even 60 so far as TO
emphasize the stability of lesser credits
in South America), are allowed to drop
5 to IL points in q single session. as
they did on Wednesday, and the en-
tire Argentine dollar list of bonds be
permitted to depreciate $4,000, 900 on
q turnover Of only $4,000. The Ar
genuine IS Of 1859, for instance, broke
IL points on transactions of $4,000 in
bonds. A pool or original underwriters
using $40 200. 600 of resources. or only
20 per cent of the profits. to the men,
bers of this pool. could have prevented
many of the wide-open breaks that
have occurred in issues that were free
~ distributed to the American public
between the years 1928 and 1929.
tCopyright, ls3l.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-29

NEW YORK, May 2e.-The degree
to which the bonds Of South and Cen
trail American governments and prov
inces have declined in the last month,
and the acute break in some Of them
this week, is due, 1t Is believed, to me-
cessitous liquidation on the part of in
stitutional holders quite rs much as to
the confused political and credit condi-
lions in the countries Of issue.
The most astonishing Of all Of the
price collapses in this group of about
81, ESQ ,000, 900 Of original value Is that
in the per cent obligations of Argen-
tine. These have always been regarded
as the best Of the South American
credits and standing on a par with a
number Of the second-grade European
government obligations. For years the
6 per cent bonds were quoted at or
near their call price Of 100. 1t was
confidently expected in 1929 that the
government debt would be revised on
q per cent interest basis.
Argentine Chief Borrower.
Argentine bonds held steady, even
when defaults were in prospect for Be-
livia and Peru and when trouble was
brewing in Brazil. No further back
than the middle Of March the per
cent series sold at 981a. These same
issues have this week been as low as
81. The difference of SO points does
not measure a change in either the in
ternal political state of affairs in Ar
gentina or that Ia. its monetary status
or in its foreign trade.
Argentina has been the heaviest bor-
rover here of the South American
countries, with total issues outstanding
of approximately $425, 100000. Her
bonds are currently selling at o dis
count Of 30 per cent. representing a de-
probation Of approximately $135, 900 900
in loans listed in the United States.
Brazil has borrowed around $500 ,000,-
600. Her loans are at discount Of
about so per cent, or . depreciation
from the original values of $215 ,000. 600.
Loans to Chile have aggregated $780,
O00, 900. These are now at an average
discount Of IS per cent, representing
o shrinkage Of $140, 100000.
Loans to Colombia and to the states
Of Colombia total $1S5 ,000, 000 These.
like those of Chile, have deprecated
IS per cent, or in value, $85, 600, 900.
Bolivia has borrowed between $780,
600, 900 and SOS 900, 900 in this coun-
try. Her loans are now in default and
are selling at only about 20 per cent
of their original price. Peru. likewise,
has defaulted and her loans, aggre-
eating nearly SOS, 900. 900. are worth
only about 20 per cent Of the first
market value. Uruguay, which, next
to Argentina, was considered the best
credit in South America and had been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-29
CURB SHARES EASE
IN DRAGGy MARKET
Selling of Oil, Gas and Food
Stocks Unsettles Gen.
eraI List.
BY JOHN A. CRONE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. May 2s.-Opening
irregularly higher today, stock on the
Curb Exchange encountered some SELL
ing, especially in the petroleum natural
gas and food shares, which slowed the
pace of trading and erased a consider
able part of the early gains.
Electric Bond & Share was up about
point most of the first few hours.
Cities Service around midday was up q
small fraction, but dealings in it were
on much reduced scale. United Light
& Power A, Middle West Utilities and
Niagara Hudson Power also were 6
trifie better at this time.
Standard Oil of Indiana did not
break into new low ground until early
afternoon, having been preceded by
Vacuum Oil, which was quoted ex-divi-
dend today. National Transit was down
about half point and National Fuel
Gas. weakest of the natural gas shares
hit new 1881 low. SaXet was rather
inactive, as the company announced a
special shareholders meeting June 10,
at which the proposition of changing
the f1rm name to Republic Gas Cor
poration would be voted on.
Canadian securities in the foreign
gave better account of themselves
than for any similar period in the last
week. Bell Telephone of Canada opened
Up - PCAAAt' Is1OAiNACdl AhBLlt, I1SdL O.
Power initially appeared up about 5
points. Hiram Walker. Brazilian Trac-
ton 81 Light and Information Petro-
leum also braced
Empire Steel, receiver for which was
appointed pending liquidation or reor-
ganization late Thursday, opened up a
shade, but remained inactive. This re-
ownership action did not unsettle other
sheet makers stocks, but further blow
ing out OF furnaces and reduction of
scrap prices had a general depressing
effect on most Of the steel group
Dow Chemical again moved slightly
lower, despite its limited floating supply.
American Cyanamid B was quiet, but
chung to its low level for the year.
These moves directly reflected the I'M
certain trends of the chemical industry.
Neisnsr Bros. preferred opened up 3ia
points, but this bulge was exceptional,
rather than typical, of the chain shares.
The rise in Wayne Pump likewise did
not reflect a general trend. Mesta Ma
chine was trifle higher.
PerhapS forecasting the declaration
OF the usual 10-cent extra and the reg
uiar dividend, Parke-Davis opened frac-
tlonally higher about an hour before
the dividend was announced. Swift In
ternatlonal, flrs( of the food shares to
appear, came out at 1913, up l, but its
early behavior was not typical of later
movements in the food division. Per
maps rejecting the weakness of dairv-
ing shares over on the big board. Car
hatlon Co. declined fractionally.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-29
BOND ISSUE PLANNED

BALTIMORE. May 80 (SpeciaD -
Hearing was held by the Public Service
commission yesterday on a petition bv
the Consolidated Gas, Electric Light g.
POWER Co. to issue $4,000, 900 worth of
4 per cent first refunding mortgage
bonds due so years hence. CoincidentIv
nearing was held on the company's
plea to pay off SIS 100000 in series F.
. per cent bonds redeemable July % of
TINS year. The price is S1O5 apiece plus
interest. H-0'
IN an explanatory statement at
tacned to the first petition the COM
pany announces that improvements to
be completed by the end of August win
cost Sl,535, l39. The sum includes cleo
tFlcaf improvements, SI.258.814, and
extension OF gas lines. S276,325. Con-
$654,860 W '''''
Inc company also plans to ACQUIRE
additional property.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-29
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, May 30 up Omitted States
Department Of Agriculture) Hogs
Receipts, $4,000 head, including 5000
direct; steady to mostly 10 higher;
bulk, 150-220 pounds, 6.l0a6.25; top,
6.25; 230-350 pounds, 5.50a6.lO; pigs,
5.75a6.15; packing sows, 4.5oa5. 10.
Light light, good and choice, 14O-l6O
pounds, 6.0Ca7.20; light weight, 10000
pounds, 6.10a6.25; medium weight, 200
ESQ pounds, 59Oa625; heavy weight,
250-350 pounds, 5.40a6 90; packing
sows, medium and good, 275-500 pounds,
4.40a5.10; slaughter pigs, good and
choice. 100-l30 pounds, 5.75a6.2o.
Csttle-Receipts, 1000 head; calves,
1000; quality plain; firm undertone to
all classes; majority fed steers land
yearlings eligible to 6.00a7 90: few held
higher. Slaughter cattle and vealers-
Steers, good and choice, 600-900 pounds,
6.50a7.75; cool, 100 pounds, 6.50a7.75;
1,100-l 800 pounds, 625a7.75; 1900
$500 pounds, 6.00a7.75; common and
medium, 600a1 800 pounds, 5.00a6. rs;
heiferS, good and choice, 55Oa85O
pounds, 6.00a7.25; common and me-
dunn, 4.50a6.25; cows, good and choice,
4.00a5.00: common and medium. 3.25a
400; low cutter and cutter, 2.25aS.25:
bulls (yearlings excluded), good and
choice (beef)s 9.7Sa4.50; cutter to me-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-29
Grain Market

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. May 29-Today marked
the windup of May contracts In all
grains and proved generally unspectac-
ular, with Government ponsoreC>agen-
cies sellers Of May wheat on all adj
vances. Month-end hquidating sales Of
May corn, however, found support from
buyers lacking, and fall Of 3A cents
a bushel from earlier top prices fol-
lowed. A bearish influence as to wheat
was a report from a trade authority es-
timating 1881 domestic wheat produc-
ton at 100000 bushels more than was
forecast a month ago by the same ex-
pert and $4,000, 900 bushels more than
was harvested last year.
Wheat closed irregular, "a cents lower
to u advance; corn, IA down to "a
gain; oats. IL of to "a up, and pro-
visions varying from 5 cents decline to
a rise of IL cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-29

dunn, 2.75a3.S5; vealers (milk-fed),
good and choice, 7.50a9.00; medium,
6.50a700; Gull and common. 5.ooa6.5O.
Stocker and feeder cattle-Steers, good
and choice, SOCIAL ,050 pounds, 6.00a
TOO; common and medium, 4.75a6. 90.
Sheep-Receipts, 10000; all classes
fully steady; very little on sale; choice
clipped lambs, 8.65 to shippers; palmer
kinds unsold; desirable native Spring
ers, 10.00a1050, bucks 100 less; few
shorn ewes, 2.0oa2.25 Slaughter sheep
choice, 9.00a10.50; medium, 8.00a9 90;
common, 6.00s8.00; lambs, 80 pounds
down, good and choice, 8.00a8.75; medi-
hum, 675a8.O0; 91-100 pounds, medium
TO choice, 6.50a8.60; all weights, COM
mon, 5.00a6.75; ewes, 90-15O pounds,
medium to choice, 1.75a3.00; all weights,
Gull and common, 1.00a2.00.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-29
CHAIN STORES REPORT
BEST SALES RESULTS
Special Dispatch TO The star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BOSTON, May 29.-Sales Of chain
stores have been affected the least by
the depression, says the United Bust
ness Service Of Boston. Chain store
sales for the first four months of this
year, in dollar value, were only 3.3 per
cent less than in the corresponding
period a year ago. Department store
sales for this same period were per
cent under last years results, and sales
of mail order houses declined 11.3 per
cent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-29
MONEY MARKET.

NEW YORK, May 20 R.-Call
money renewed at IA per cent today
and held at that rate in the oficial
market, although it was available In the
outside market at per cent.
Bankers acceptances were extremely
quiet, due to the approaching holiday.
Few bills were being offered and rates
were unchanged. Commercial paper
was quiet and unchanged and time
money was dull and unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-29
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
Quotations furnished by W. B. Hib5s q Co..
Nominal gold Selling checks

The Chinese are by no means hum
BILE race. The name of Heavenly King
dom" given to the land by its inhabi-
tants, the grandiose titles assumed by
its rulers, the degrading ceremonies
which used to be exacted from foreigners
visiting China as confessions of their
inseriority to the "Ce'estials,' show a.
extravagant pride, Of race.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-29
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK, May 20 P.-stocks
weak investment issues break to new
lows. Bonds irregular; rails weak.
Curb heavy; oils and specialties soft.
Foreign exchanges irregular; Spanish
peseta again at new low. Cotton higher;
unfavorable weather. Sugar higher;
firm spot situation. Coffee higher; steady
Brazilian markets.
CHICAGO, May 20 up. = Wheat
steady; bullish Canadian weather. Corn
easy; bearish acreage estimate. Cattle
firm. Hogs steady to higher