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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-02-18
FARM SITUATION
WILL BE ISSUE
Will Also Command
Its Share OF 1882 Political Stage.
-TOwnley Meetings Good.
BY HENRY G.. TEIGAN

Farm relief and unemployment are
going to be the big issues in the cam
paign in 1882.
Without question the farm situation
is the worst in the history of the
United States. Even Hoover'S Depart
ment of Agriculture comedies that the
situation is ''deplorable." A recent
survey of the Department of Agricui
ture indicates that as of January 1,
1881, approximately One-half of all
farms were mOrtgaged and "3S per
cent of the mortgaged farms were
mOrtgaged for more than one-half
their value"
The Department of Agriculture
made a survey of 1900 representa-
tive farms and on that basis drew its
conclusions as to the farm indebted
ness. This, in all probability, is any
thing but a safe method of arriving
at the facts, but even so the picture
drawn is anything but an encouraging
one.
1.-The number of farms with high
debt ratios, in the Bureau of Agrl-
cultural Economics survey, reached
the largest proportion in the West
North Central group of states" states
the report, where 7.6 per cent of the
mOrtgaged farms reported debt in en-
cess of the farm value, on January 1,
1881; els per cent in excess of IS
per cent of the value, and 45.3 per
cent in excess of one-half the value"
Figures Too Conservative.
There is little doubt that the Agri
cultural Departments figures are far
below the actual facts. Moreover, the
figures are as of year ago and those
familiar with the situation in the
Northwest know that conditions grew
very much worse during the year 1881.
One of the evils of the Northwest
that the sections farther east have
been less subject to, is high freight
rates. This is shown in the figures
on the New England states where
freight rates cut comparatively little
figure. On this point the report says:
THE most favorable mortgage debt
situation was in the New England
states, where more than so per cent
of the mOrtgaged farms covered by
the survey were mortgaged for less
than so per cent of their value"
Freight Rates Responsible.
A few years ago Senator Brookhart
analysed the farm problem by divid-
ing the factions responsible for the
evils that exist. He showed that rail
way freight rates were among the
most important in impOverishing the
farmers of the West and Northwest.
He is unquestionably right as the fig
ures of the Department of Agriculture
clearly show.
In his discussion on the causes of
the depression, A. c. Towniey, former
head of the Nonpartisan League, at
tributes the main responsibility to the
gentlemen now in control of money
and credits. Interest charges are
responsible for the plight of both the
farmers and the workers, he says in
substance.
In this connection it is interesting
to note what the Baudette Region,
published at Baudette, says of Town.
ley's speech there a few days ago.
''He offered little in the way of
curing the depression" says the Re-
gion editor. His idea was to start
the government printing presses go
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ing and print a lot of money. Then
make "a lot of public improvements
with it and give people work"
1T Tu ShipStead.
The Baudette editor doesn't agree
with this idea and cites the condition
in Germany following the war as evil
dence of the fallacy of Townleys plan.
But fortunately for Mr.. TOwnley, he
is in respectable company in advOcat-
ing that the government engage in
large public work undertakings, such
as building highways, and pay for the
work by issuing treasury notes. Sen
atOrs Shipstead and Brookhart have
both come forward with plans that
are substantially in harmony with
what Townley advocates.
Mr.. Townley has been for several
weeks past engaged in a tour of Min
nesota in the interest of the state
organ of the Farmer-Labor party I'M
der the auspices of the Farmer-Labor
Association. He reports that his meet
ings have been little short of Won
derful wherever they have been adj
vertiSed."
Wonderful Interest.
Il have never seen such marvellous
interest in politics since | laid the
foundation for the Nonpartisan league
back in 1885, he said upon his re-
turn to St. Paul Monday of this week.
LAS far as poverty is concerned it
would be difficult to imagine a much
at least will be able to continue eat
ing for a while yet The meetings
of the past two weeks are among the
best | have ever addressed anywhere.
We had full house almost at every
place l spoke. At Baudette, where
no melting had been addressed by any
Farmer-LabOr representative in a
long time, the hall was packed and
the attention was the very best
Even the editor of the Baudette Re-
gion conceded that ''the audience of
about 400 followed his every word
Last week the storms interfered a
bit with a couple of the meetings but
otherwise they were entirely salts
factory. For the next two weeks
Townley will again be in northern
Minnesota spending part of the time
in Duluth and the range country and
going as far north as International
Falls where he speaks on February "a.
He will speak at Hinckley Feb. 20,
at s p. m.
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Bruno Situation Promising.


ceived.
Bruno Situation Promising.
Sixty members and patrons attended
the annual meeting of the Bruno
Farmers Produce Company Creamery
held at the high school on Feb. II, for
the purpose of discussing the years
business and to make plans for the
coming year. The annual statement
issued by Secretary E. L. Downing
shows that 1881 has been one of the
most promising years of the creamery
A total of 397,417 pounds of cream
was received at the creamery Of
which there was 114,429.04 pounds Of
fat with an average test of 1878 per
cent. They made 1883 pounds of
butter and the overrun amounted to
28.259 pounds or 24.726. The manu-
featuring cost per pound of butter was
1872 cents per pound. Patrons re-
ceived a total of $31,131.16 from the
company.
E. w. Adams, vice president, acted
as president of the meeting due to
the fact that E. ]. Rodenberger was
unable to attend the meeting. The
board elected for the coming year are
William Tabery, president; ]. H. Hill,
vice president; E. L. Downing, secre-
tary-treasurer. Directors, Chas. Jack
son, Bert DeMaris, Earl Howey, R.
H. Budd, Hiram Walsh, and VIM.
Schrader. Ernest Bliss is the opera
tor.
Talks were given by William Ia
berry; Art Rentz, district representa-
tive of the Land O'Lakes; Fred B.
Willrett, county agent; and Ernest
Bliss, operator. Mr.. Tabery asked
that the patrons cooperate with the
operator in furnishing the highest
quality cream possible and further
stated, I'VE can cut our overhead
down a good deal by getting more
patrons to deliver their cream to our
creamery, and they will realize more
out of what they produce"
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DEATH CALLS
ASKOV WOMAN
Continued from Page II


while here on earth that others who
surrounded her might be happy.
The funeral will be held at 1 O'Clock
this afternoon from the home and at
2 o'clock from the Danish Lutheran
church with the Rev. A. E. Frost de-
livering the funeral sermon. Chr.
Sandahl, Andrew P. lessen, MAIDS
Nielsen, Henry Petersen, Chr. Nor
gensen and ~ P. Nedegaard carried
the body to its last resting place be-
side that of the daughter in the
Askov cemetery.
Friends and neighbors will join
with the family and relatives far and
near in deep sympathy in their sad
bereavement.
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MANY ATTEND
CREAM MEETS

Continued from Page -
gave a talk on farmers cooperative
oil companies which was we'll re-
ceived.
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ing and print a lot of money. Then |
make lot of public improvements |
with it and give people work.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-09-14
Tuesday Totals Listed
Tuesdays tabulations follow

Aucoudy IdDuldClOIlS lOllOW.
Arllys Anderson. Bismarck .... 1900
Dorothy Atwood. Bismarck .435OO
Jane Byrne. Bismarck .... 100
Catherine Andrist, Bismarck .l2872OO
Natalie Barbic. Bismarck. ..... 900
June Boardman. Bismarck. 80. 6870o
Veronica Brown. Bismarck -. 300
Irene Britton, Bismarck ....... 3l7O0
Katherine Brown. Bismarck 2960O
Eula Cameron. Bismarck. w 5000
Ernestine Carufel, Bismarck .ll9l4OO
Ethel Childs. Bismarck ...... GOO
Ethel Fisher. Bismarck ....... $500
Margaret Fortune. Bismarck. :. $500
Isabelle Gordon. Bismarck. -. .2l300
Elinor Green, Bismarck ..... 2l4O0
Magdalcnc Gondringcr. Bismarck 100
Ruth Gordon, Bismarck ........ 5000
Betty Haagepsen. Bismarck. i. .47900
Caroline Hall. Bismarck ..... 678OO
Agnes Hultberg. Bismarck 49,. 5000
Evelyn Hannaford. Bismarck. 600
Ruby Jacobson, Bismarck :. :. 125430O
Dorothy Johnson, Bismarck . 1860
Ruth M. f. Jordan. Bismarck 26800
Katherine kcsitzky, Bismarck .246OC
Irene Lambertus, Bismarck ;. 300
Alice Lee, Bismarck ....... 100000
Martial Lchr. Bismarck. .. 200
Jackie Malek. Bismarck ...... 1900
Marian Morton. Bismarck ...... 100
Luby Miller. Bismarck .... .l44OO
Elsie Nelson. Bismarck ........ $4,000
Eliza Nicholson, Bismarck ..... 5000
Nadine OLeary. Bismarck ...... TOO
Lila Olson. Bismarck. ........ 10000
Betty Orluck, Bismarck. ....... 67OC
Betty Manning. Bismarck. ...... 1900
Alden Paris. Bismarck. ...... .657OO
Marion PaXman. Bismarck. 100
Dorothy Parsons. Bismarck 49,. 1900
Jessie Phillips. Bismarck. 80. .270O0
Hazel Rhlnes. Bismarck .... 1907
Audrey Rohrer, Bismarck 49,. $500
Margaret Schneider. Bismarck 24O1
Frances Slattery, Bismarck. :. !. .ll484OO
Viola Sundland. Bismarck 49,. 5000
Fay Smith, Bismarck .......... 1880
Patty Whitley. Bismarck. 49,. $500
Grace Williams. Bismarck ...... 100
Marian Worner. Bismarck .... $500
Veronica Werstlein Bismarck. .l76, 900
Alma Waltz. Bismarck. ..... 200;
ahoi AShtCl, .OJUUU
Esther Anderson. Mandan 80. 1900
Evelyn Farr. Mandan. ........ GOO
Emma Fix. Mandan ........ 5000
Kitty Gallagher, Mandan $500. $500
Betty Mackin. Mandan. ..... $4,000
Norma Peterson. Mandan ...... TOO
Dorothy Seitz, Mandan ... $4,000
Cecilia Swanson, Mandan. 49,. 400
Grace Valdez. Mandan .l72OO
Marion Vogelpohl. Mandan -. 500
Stella Zwaryck, Mandan $500. TOO
Gertrude Ankarberg. Stanton. 1000
Carol DeiS, Carson ......... 100
Emma Barth. Thinner. .. 5000
Iva Burnstad, Burnstad. NJ D.. 1900
Blanche Clarke. Dickinson 49,. 100
Tyne Eckholm. Wing ..... 100
Emma Claridge. RID. Bismarck. 1900
Alice Glovitch. Killdeer .... $4,000
Emma King. MenOken ........ 5000
zerelda Leavitt. Carson ........ 800
Gladys Ness. Sterling ........ 1890
Valera Saldin. Coleharbor ..... $500
Madeline Schmidt. Richardton. $1,000
Luella Tollefson. Menoken. >. 2248OO
Esther Watson. Mckenzie. 1890
Monica Welgum. Golden Valley. GOO
Helen Bumann, JudSon ..... 1000
Florence West, Sweet Briar. -. 100
Ella Hart, Cleveland. ..... 300
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~ from page one
Political Leaders
Scan Returns from
Primary Elections

B. Adams in the senatorial race on
the face Of early returns. Here, too,
mountaineering vote was recorded.
In Arizona, b. B Moeur took an
early lead on Democratic ballots over
the veteran George w. P. Hunt for
the gubernatorial nomination, ex.
pected to be tantamount to election.
]. c. Kinney was ahead in the Repub-
ncan contest for the same office.
The gubernatorial prim airy In
Michigan gave Governor VIII bur
Brucker an increasing margin IN the
Republican race and william r..
Comstock a Democratic mar g / n.
Michael j. Hart, the states only
Democratic representative in con-
gress, was renamed without opposi-
ton.
Vermont g. o. r. Solid
Vermont Republicans again named
Stanley G. Wilson for the governors
chair and Ernest w. Gibson for con-
gress. Gibson favored resubmission
Of the prohibition question against
repealist opponent.
Across the line in New Hampshire,
Democrats selected Fred H. Brown
to oppose Senator Moses In Novem-
Der. Representative william N. Rog-
ers, a Democrat, was renominated
and will be opposed by William p.
Straw, Republican.
Wednesday in the south, Rep
resentative Charles p. Crisp, legis-
lative veteran, sought the Democra-
tice senatorial nomination. He was
opposed by the youthful governor,
Richard B. Russell. Senator Walter
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FORMER LOCAL MAN
TAKES B. E. F. Side
William O. Skeels Attacks Ad-
ministration For Forci-
BILE Eviction

Washington. d. c.. Sept. 14-Tak
Ing 4 prominent part In dcnunclatiorl
Of the administration for using armed
forces TO cvict members of the Bonus
Expeditionary Force from tho nations
capital last July % is William o.
Skeels, formerly OF Bismarck, N. D.
Skeels. an attorney. supported his
statement by quoting from the stat
uteS and the code OF law governing
the District of Columbia, under which
Jurisdiction the various bonus camps
came.
Himself one of the 1000, 900 soldiers
in the u. 8. Army during the World
War. Skees attacked statements Of
the Department Of Justice alleging the
department had enough evidence to
present to grand jury and that arms
and dynamite we're concealed In the
bonus camps for unlawful ard violent
purposes.
Taking records OF the metropolitan
police department. he said camps were
inspected carefully and regularly,
making 1t practically impossible for
the veterans to store explosives.
B. r. F. headquarters announce that
the organization expects to have a
membership OF 10000 men by Sept.
Is. A few days ago It's membership
totaled 100000. including $500 exser-
vicemen In North Dakota
Skcels is defense counsel in two OF
the most prominent criminal cases in
Baltimore county, Maryland. this fall.
His clients are George Lone Wolf, In
dian charged with manslauRhter. and
Pedro Lacuestra. native Filipino, in
dicted for first-degree murder.
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Alleged Offenders
Are Held at Carson

Carson. N. D., Sept. l4.-H)-Want-
ed on several criminal charges In
North Dakota, two men were In the
Grant county Jail here Tuesday fol-
lowing their apprehension by South
Dakota garageman.
The men. giving the names of Max
Stewart OF Oklahoma and Fred Fleet
ham OF Minneapolis. were returned
here from Lennon. s. D.. where they
were held after their arrest at Buff
falo. Harry Baclinger. Buffalo gar
ngeman. became suspicious OF the
men when they came to his garage
At the point OF gun he detained
them and bound the pair with rope
until authorities arrived.
The men are charged with stealing
a car ut FairvieW. Mont, and are
wanted in connection with burglaries
at Dunn Center. and Dodge. N. D.
Authorities said the men had In their
possession suit case and articles
stolen at Manning and clothing stol-
en- from store at He'll In Grant
county.
Baclingcr had heard the description
broadcast by Sheriff Claude Lackey
OF Grant county and when he observ-
ed the articles in the mems car he held
them.
The two men are to be arraigned
here.
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Colossus the mammoth whale
which will be exhibited here this
weekend, is shown above in the Pa
cific waters off the California coast
just after he was struck by a
whaler's harpoon and drawn along
side the boat.
The whale, said to be the greatest
exhibition Of marine life ever to be
presented in inland cities, will be
shown in Bismarck next Friday and
Saturday on railroad car near the
Northern Pacific depot.
The monster mammal was cap
tured last December and is in a per-
feet state of preservation, more than
5000 barrels of enbalming fluid hay
ing been used in its preparation.
The exhibit will be shown under
the auspices of the educational de-
partment Of the Pacific Whaling
company of Long Beach, CAL, and
is accompanied by Captain George
Clarke, veteran whaling master, and
crew of 10 whalers.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-09-14
Southwest Teachers
Arrange for Meeting

Dickinson, N. D., Sept. 14.-R-
Members TO the executive committee
OF the southwest division Of the
North Dakota Education association
met here Monday to make final ar
rangements for the 18th annual
meeting of the organization to be
held here Oct. Is and IA.
The southwest division of state
educators includes about 500 men,
bers. E. j. Shrum of Hebron is presi-
dent and L. r. Hiatt of Dickinson Is
secretary-treasurer. Other members
OF the executive group are H. o. Pip
pin, Stark county superintendent of
schools, P. s. Berg, superintendent
OF Dickinson high school, and c. l..
KJerstad, president Of the Dickinson
state teachers college.
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Huron Prepares to
Hear Hurley Speech

Is Sioux City. Ia, the nerve center
of the Farmers Holiday movement.
Secretar.' Hurley probably will hear
Thursday afternoon some echoes from
that source.
Just 20 years ago, the writer at
tended the keynote speech at Huron
OF another prominent Republican ca
binet member. long since gone to his
reward. It was in the early spring
Of 1912 when the Republican party
was torn asunder by the Taft
Roosevelt feud. Roosevelt workers
were busy lining up delegates in the
corn belt for Teddy" 1t was as
cold a spring as the middlewest ever
had. The mercury went below zero
and few places can get colder than
Huron.
Taft managers picked Secretary Of
Agriculture Wilson to carry the mes
sage to farmers embittered over the
Payne-Aldrich tariff measure as they
are today over the Hawley-Smoot
bill. Twin City papers were deeply
interested in the event and this wri-
ter. then political correspondent for
the st. Paul Dispatch, was sent to
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-09-14
Weather Report
FORECASTS

For Bismarck and vicinity: Some
what unsettled tonight and Thursday:
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cover" the speech. It was received
colby by a small crowd. South Da-
kota, In the fall of 1912, registered
electoral votes for Theodore Roose-
velt.
Roosevelt Casts Shadow
Now across the path of the Repub-
lican party another Roosevelt, herald
ed as a man of destiny, casts a deep
shadow OF most distressing proper
tons. There is both gloom and keen
depression throughout the corn belt
Whether Hoover Is to blame or not
few stop to reason, and most farmers
want a change. There is a real grudge
against the "InS" and hope of better
times II they are retired.
Maine elections have given the corn
belt farmers fresh hope. Democrats
OF this state are preparing for an in.
tensive campaign and thousands OF
Dakotans will attend the great Roose-
welt rally planned within the next
two weeks at Sioux City, Ia. Repub.
licans on the other hand are caution.
ing farmers not Ito swap horses In
the middle Of stream" That phrase
was never more generally used in any
campaign before.
In discussing editorially Hurley and
South Dakota, the Mitchell Gazette
says in part:
There will be many thousands of
farmers in Huron who will want to
hear the secretary. A majority of
them will be Republicans, because this
is a Republican state, but that does not
mean that they are going to vote the
Republican ticket in their usual large
majorities unless convinced that such
a vote is going to help bring them
out Of the depression.
Republicans Of South Dakota hope
Secretary Hurley will not deal in gen.
eralities when he discusses the farm
problems"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-09-14
DECLARE BANCO DIVIDEND

Minneapolis, Sept. 14.-R)-Direc-
tors Of the Northwest Bancorporation
Tuesday voted quarterly dividend of
IS cents per share, compared with Is
cents in each of the two preceding
quarters. Before that As cents was
paid.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-09-14
GENERAL CONDITIONS

A low pressure area Is centered over
Manitoba and Saskatchewan while
high pressure covers the eastern and
extreme western states. Tempera-
lures dropped from the upper Missis-
sppi Valley eastward but warmer
weather prevails from the northern
Plains States westward to the north
Pacific coast. Scattered showers fell
In the Great Lakes region, southern
Plains States and in northern Mani
toba.
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ct IDIIIBIlL CtN-
trail and east portions; cooler Thurs
day.
For Montana: Generally fair to-
night, cooler northwest and immedi-
ately east OF Divide; Thursday fair,
cooler east portion.
For Minnesota Generally fair in
south. somewhat unsettled in north
tonight and Thursday; warmer to-
night and in extreme southeast
Thursday; cooler Thursday in west
and extreme north.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-09-14
North Dakota Corn and Wheat Re.
giOn Summary

For The week ending Sept. l3, 1882
Favorable weather for fall farm
work prevailed in all sections. Corn
shocking and silo filling are nearing
completion. The ground is mostly
too dry for fall blowing and winter
rye seeding. and little progress was
made. No frosts reported as yet. Po-
tato harvesting is under way with
yields poor to fair Rain is needed for
pastures and ranges; livestock are
feeding considerably on harvested
fields.
Missouri river stage, 7 a. m. O.6 It.
"a hour change, -0.l IT.
Bismarck station barometer, inches
28.00. Reduced to sea level, inches:
29.76.
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F. George was unopposed for renom-
nation In this state where the Demo-
cratic nomination usually means
election.
Ten Georgia congressional seats
also were at stake. Half q dozen
contestants sought the gubernator-
ial nomination. A regional primary
in Mississippi found Representative
Robert s. Hall leading w. M. Colmer
for the Democratic congressional
nomination Ill q runoff contest.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-09-14
SUFFERS OPERATION

Paris, Sept. 14.-(R)-Mrs. Gene
Tunney, wife Of the retired heavy
weight champion, underwent an
operation for mastoid at the Amer
lean hospital here Wednesday. Doc
tors said her condition was very
satisfactory.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-09-14
BOLIVIANS HOLD FORTS

La Paz. Bolivia. Sept. l4.-'P,--
Bolivian troops ut Fort Boqueron. In
the Chaco region. were holding fast
to their original positions. an official
communique Wednesday said, as the
battle with the Paraguayan forces
around the fort entered It's sixth day.
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SilgntIy war m c I
tonight: CO lie I
Thursday.
For North Da-
kota Somewhat
unsettled tonight
and Thu IS d a y:
slightly war m c +
tonight south por-
I ! on: cool e r
Thursday.
For South Da-
k o t a.: Generally
fair tonight and
Thursday: warm
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night. Ballots in the postoffice at
that time, II there we're any, will not
be counted in the final tabulations.
The final week OF the contest has
occasioned an unprecedented flood
OF ballots, according to officials.
Huge stacks OF votes we're polled
Tuesday, making 1t necessary for a
crew OF accountants to work far in
to the night.
In anticipation OF a dclugc OF bal
lots Thursday. battery OF experts
will be on hand at the close OF the
race for the final tabulation work
Customers are urged to make all
cash payments possible Thursday In
final support of their candidates.
Payments Of bills and making OF
purchases for the near future arc
recommended for the closing day OF
the race. For each 81 in cash pay
mcnt. merchants participating In the
CONTEXT will present the customer
with 100 ballots uDCn request.