The Bismarck Tribune from Bismarck, North Dakota • Page 9

THIRTY-NINTH YEAR BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, JAN. 22, 1921 -STATE SCHOOLS GOSTANNUALLY $12,716,416,65 Compilation of Reports for State Places Average Tax at 6.34 Mills TRANSPORTATION COST Amount for Taking Children to and From Schools Shown to Mount PRICE FIVE CENTS DRINKS ACID; LIFE SAVED; TONSILS GONE Shields, N. Jan. Gulp won't over need an remove his tonsils. Gulp started to drink from a pitcher filled: with sulphuric acid, which was being used In.

charging electric light batteries, thinking the pitcher contained water. He swallowed a mouthful of thfe acid 'and physicians saved his life bv promptly giving antidotes, Mr. De- Moull informed the victim that thy acid had burned out his tonsils. COAL PROBLEM OFJORTHWESf A ronfarkable increase in the amount of money paid out by. school for transportation of'school pupils is shown in statistics compiled in the office of the state superintendent of public instruction.

The amount increased from $560,000 1919 $876.878.10 in 1920, the report shows, a to tal of pupils being transported to and from school. A growth in the number of consolidated schools, to and from which most pupils are transported, is shown. Twenty-plght were added in 1920, the total in the state being 457. There 1 were 4.751 one-room school houses in the figures show that the total wages of school teachers amounted.to $6,238.154.79 in the fiscal year. Of this amount was paid to to men teachers.

The average salary paid to teachers is shown to be $90.00, the average for women teachers being 486-05 and men teachers $116.00. Kindergarten teachers are the best paid class of teachers in the common branches or below, the average monthly salary for them being $125.16. The average monthly sal- cne-room schoot i louses is $81.50. Of this number 69 are college graduates, 267 are normal school graduates and 2.816 are high school graduates only. North Dakota's investment in school property totals $25,218.577.52, and tl.t average rate of taxation for school purposes in the 2.035 common school 10WA SPEAKER JJQBTAINEI).

BANQUET Fathers and Sons Banquet Be Held at Masonic Temple February 10 ROTARIANS 'ADOPT BOYS Bismarck's first Fathers' and Sons' banquet will be held on Thursday, February 10, at the Masonic temple. The banquet will be under tli 1 auspices of the Rotary club, as a pa of the work in the interest of bo which Itotarians everywhere have un dertaken. Judge McGee, Minnesota Com- Issues Booklet on Subject FOR GOVT. REGULATION A complete resume of the coal, situation as it affected the 'northwest last summer and fall is contained in a printed report issued by Judge John P. TOcOee, Minnesota commis- AUTHORS 1 STAB RISES, ACTORS' STAR FADES PLAY FIRMAMENT and 126 special and Independent school districts is 6.34 mills.

The expenditures for school purposes in the fiscal year ending July 1, 1020, amounted to 112,716,556,66. --Features oUtejiort. Some of the important features ot this statistical report, compiled painstakingly from reports from school dls- followj Number common school number special and Independent -districts. 125; number housesr number one-room school houses, number consolidated school districts, 457; number consolidated school districts established in 1920. 28; number consolidated schools located in open country.

181. One-room schools--number of boys enrolled. 41. 688; number girls-enrolled. 37.888, a total of Average dally attendance, 51, 832; percent 'of attendance, 74.8; average length oi Iterm in days.

165; total number pupils completing eighth grade in one- room schools, number teachers 'in one-room schools. 4.723; average monthly salaries, number of E. C. Wolcott. general secretary 'he Y.

-M. (J. A. of Sioux City. lows has been obtained as the chief speake of the evening.

The Rotarian commi tee "feels very fortunate in' obtalnln Mr. Wolcott, because of his long ex perieuce in boys' work. He formerl was secretary of boys' work for th lllino'is Y. M. C.

A. Information frojn Blaine Curtis state Y. M. C. secretary is to th effect that Mr.

Wolcott will spend week in North Dakota promoting com panlonship of fathers and sons. will speak at Devils Lake, Mlnot. Val Icy City. Fargo and Bismarck, During his stay in Bismarck. Mr Wolcott will deliver two addresses a vwiing Fathers' ahd Sons' banquet "The Rotarian committee announce that the boys present will range be the ages of 11 and 16 years.

Ro tarians who have no sons of that UK will ''adopt" a boy for the evening and otheis'wlll be there. The accom modations will limit the number people present to about 200 people, WALLADEIANTS ASSESSOR FOR ENTIRE COUNTY high school graduates only. number teachers who are normal school collegc-grad- Tax Commissioner Favors Crea "tioifof Office by Leg' George E. Wallace, state tax commissioner, today reiterated his belief that the most important reform In tax- i.uw tifwnt, I LinQrcuif jUDu no me mimu uivmwro I lho wl 0 atlon which-the-legiBlBtnTe-catj-pToff-and railroads are regulated, and" 1 do not understand bow an honest man can object to thes exercise of that pow uates, 69. Graded schools located In high 508; number of boys her completing girls, 41.898; num eighth grade.

vide is the creation of the office county assessor. The county cession at Bismarck last summer went on record in favor of a county assessor-to-be-seleeted-under-clvlrser- vice rules, and for a long tenure in office. work, average dally attendance, length. was the bent meeting of county com of term 178 days; number teachers, 3- 8 -month rnumber Uacherrjhlgh ment seemed to be that the county needed, and that he graduates only 65T; number normal school graduates number college graduates, 709. 'School Libraries.

libraries--Number schoot libraries, total number of books, number of districts in whicn free text books are turnished, cost $158,883.43. Night schools--Number, 41; number men teachers, 47; number women teachers, 73. Number pupils enrolled, "2.102 rtotal-cost, $5.992.36. Public kindergartens--Number, teachers, pupils, 377; average monthly salary teachers, $125,16. Graded schools located in open country--number.

182; number boys enrolled, number girls enrolled. 4.423; number completing eighth Wallace said: "I attended the s.tatc convention of County Commissioners hold at Grand-Forks on Wednesday-It assessor was needed, and that should be removed from politics- Personally I am in favor of a county assessor law, and ot removing that official entirely from, politics by a civil service examination, and appointment to office. I bellevB-that the pout will be less than-the-present--method-of- nssess'ment, and I am sure that the! results will be so great that there will be no comparison between the old' ahd the new methods. I am firmly convinced tpat, we more simple taxation laws, or have an expert in charge of -the revenue and taxation laws in every county, With the county commissioners and tne county auditors favorable to such a method, it would indicate that there ihi makes a strong indictment of the big eastern coal com- many government agencies and dealers, for tue-high prices for coal obtaining during the summer and fall, when the northwest waV threatened with a coal shortage. Prices lately have dropped considerably at the docks at Duluth.

Judge MeJee hail the co-operation of (he representatives ot other states in tne northwest. iHia report was printed- at tne expenses 6f the state of Minnesota and Judge McUee acted as tiie spokesman, while other representatives planned and worked Without publicity. Local Men Co-operated In his report Judge McGee tells of the activities of Capt. J. 'P.

Baker, 6f this city, who acted as the represents tive of the governor of 'North Dakot 'U negotiations at Washington, dur -i ng -which -time-the-northwest repre sentatives were demanding that the be guaranteed that a sufficient sup ply ot coal would be laid down on th docks at iLake Superior sufficient supply the northwest. They fnsiste that take transportation be used, cause it would-cheapen the price coal. Judge Mo3ee arraigns the Nationa Coal association, which, -said, al -lots a year for malntenanc of its headquarters at Washington and which, he said, had challenget the authority of the interstate, com merce commission over transportation In the courts, attempting to tie it hands, while relief was so urgently de manded. schedule of contracts filed with the interstate commerce commission on (i "showed contracts with pro iluclng companies toe 18,574,200. tons made earlier in the year, some, them as early as January, 1920, and which the representative ot the dock companies repeatedly stated to the writer and others based' on a con tract price about (er ton, the only talk I heard at Cleveland was in- regard-to high priced--eotA, that it seemed to n4 if 1 could believe my eirs that all the coal that was moving to the lake front for shipment to the northwest was high priced cos, running from I7JOO to 410.00 or $12.00 a ton," says Judge tMeGeo.

for 'Regulation Judge (McGee declared that the railroads had not carried the amount of coal to the northwest that had been agreed on, and said speculators gounht-to when contracts were not tul Hied, by throwing at remark- ibly high prices. Judge McGee does not. advocate cither government ownership nor operation of the mines, but does advo- ate government regulation. "What 1 suggest is the regulation hereof, just as the grain elevators present -temper--of--the- people of this country, it is either regulation or it is something more dras- DECISIONMAY HFPBOHHIH HAXATIONLAWS THE NOCONFfiRMCE ON DISARMAMENT UNTMARCH4. Elihu Root Outlines Situation in 'Letter to Chairman Butler of House Committee HE ADVOCATES ACTION Would Have Matter Taken Care of by Incoming Administration Washington.

Jan.22.--The question of total or partial disarmament should not be discussed by United Stated with other administrations pending a change of administration March 4, Elihu Root, who helped form the international court of arbitration under the league of nations, declared today in a letter to Chairman Butler, of the house naval committee. The precise method of procedure. Mr. Root said, ought to be determined after and' not before Mr. Harding and his secretary of state have had an opportunity to inform themselves and to reach a conclusion as to the way that affords best prospects of success.

Mr. Root declared his strong belief that steps should be taken promptly after the new administration is established to bring about a general agree- TOLLY CAPITALCITY Famous Novelists and wrights Flock to Los Angeles K. A. Stuff Special.) Los Angeles, actors' Tho mitlK The authors' star rises! MRS, BRADY DIESATA6EOF ment for disarmament writing Chairman Butler Mr. Root says; "I have your letter of Jan.

14, asking an opinion Jo aid your committee in considering an estimate for additional ships of war requiring for their completion the sum of $107,177,000. "I do not feel like hazarding an opinion as to what reply other governments might make to a suggestion from our government for the appointment of representatives to meet for the purpose of discussing the question of total or partial disarmament. "I feel strongly that Steps should be taken promptly after the new administration is established to bring about a general agreement on that question, Dies in Spokane at Age of 87 Here in 1879 J. Tully. agfd-87-yearsi a pie- uoer resident of passed a-way at Spokane.

Washington, Friday morning at 10 A. said a telegram received in the Uty by Grant Marsh. General disability due to old age ifa believed to be tho cause of his dead, Mr. cunie to Bismarck on April 17, 1879, and had seen the City grow from a struggling trading" post of-the pralrlen to a Uirlvlng city. Al- thTough "he had never aspired to public office, he-nad-always-4aken-a-Btrons Interest in public affairs and took, par; public discussions of community advancement.

"Mr. Tully WHS a native of Ireland, laving been there in 1834. He came America in I860 with his family ocatlng in New -York, and later In Philadelphia. Pa, He served his Country in the Civil war, and after the industry reconstruction. Producers are practically convinced 1 8--the -thing;" Their conviction rent? upon the SUCCOHH of recent photoplays with powerful plots and strong cunts without stars.

For Instance, "llumoremnio," Was Pioneer Bismarck Woman --Engaged in- Business Here in 1883 So stars' salaries are being slashed, ProdiictlonH are being reduced in numbers. Hut more attention Is being paid to scenarios. Consequently better pay for scenario writers. Author's Colony, Already living in tho Los Angeles moving picture colony ara such famous authorajis BIfaior Olyn, Sir Nintr--Wil fox--Putnam Someraet Mangliiin nnil Edward Expected weeks arc additions within a Tow Avory Joseph Henrv Arthur Jones, Klin Welman. and Irving Cofob.

Meanwhile Sir Jait.cs Barrio Hud- yard KipplliiR and Doach continue providing movie material, And Anita Loos', America's foremost wi in niu TTai. uiiu nnur war he engaged In the "conarlo writes, threatens tn .1, i i Coming to Bismarck in 1870 Mr. Tuly engaged in thin line of business. He the fame of Mary Piekrord. How the stars are fallen from the onc-stan production is shown by the the Hollywood of Famous marck since that time.

In December, 1919, he went to -Philadelphia to spend- the winter with his In this one production are many harlew C. Tully. He went to Spokane Mi'B. Juliiibnti Brady died this morning at hev home at 307 Fourth street, after an tfliiess extending over a year The deceased was one of the pioneer.) of Bismarck! coming hero a widow with her family of young children in the full of 1883. Opening a dressmaking shop, she managed her home and the bringing up of her five children, tjh'ree of whom survive her.

Mrs, James D. McDonald, whose home this before the change." difficult because of the disturbed conditions of eastern Europe and it is difficult because too many nations have apprehension of danger against which they wish to guard. The new administration will soon learn what is the best way to deal with these difficulties. if cannot all ff dealt with in the same way or by tho same process." Second street. Mrs.

Frank C. Parker, of-Grand ForksnHicrMlsirMury Brady, whoi has made her homo with her mother. Johanna Hlgglns was born In ty Kerry, Ireland, and came to America at thirteen years of age, making her home at Goadridgo, Ontario, where she married Thomas Brady at the age of sixteen. There the family of five children were born, After tho death of her husband, the widow brought her family to Bismarck. One of the best 'known women io ceased was known as a jovial, cour- LpigeouB.

and keen business woman, well as a most devoted mother and WHEATGROWERS ORGANIZING IN WESTERN Wilson Announces Schedule for Meetings on Missouri Slope Schedule for the organization of the 'National Wheat Growers association In tho western part of thn state Washington, last Nov. 29 to spend thu i -wlnter-with-hl8-80iir-JogcT)h-Tiilly; A member of St. Mary's Pro-Cathc- who have been singly starred Wallace Reid, Gloria Swanson, Wanda Hawley, jlgnoH State Statutes May Have to Be Changed Slightly, by Ruling- The state tax department has- under consideration the effect of a decision by the federal court of Connecticut -irolding-thar increase! of -value in capital Investment is not income and Is not taxable. If this decision is upheld by, the United States Supreme Court, Lyman Baker, secretary of the state tax commission, states it will mean that the federal government will have i tTJLH a ral Mr. TuHy-was known-aHTi-verrj- BIue HmJ Theodore-Roberts, religious man.

He 'Is survived by twi, sons and two daughters, Mrs. John Kennedy, of Bulboa. Canal Zone. Panama; Mrs, Fred Dobler, of Seattle, Joseph Tully, of Spokane, and Charles q. Tully, of Philu delphla.

rttl-tjff niarck for 'buml. funeral has not been determined. brought to His- The-tlme of tho Theodore KoHloff, Mollte Fhf's" While many studios hero are practically closed down, and many stars are "at liberty," here is what tho big five ore doing: Charlie thr Smarting work on pictures he YOUR INCOME TAX S. Burputi of Internal Kewnue- The income tax, this year as last, may he paid in full At the time of (1! the return, or in fnnr priiial In last iiirec pictures he lias contracted to make for First National, He expects to finisirdiesiTamrbegin worlt I on his first six-reel production foi United Artists this year, Douglas Fairbanks; Finishing "Thu Nut" arid planning to do "The Virginian" before April, then to go to France for ''The Three Musketeers-" MARY 1'ICKFORD: Going to Europe with her husband to make "L'lt- tle hord Fanntleroy" in England and Tiind friend. Though always frail of body, she had a great soul and a temperament that enabled her to look on to make the best of things as thv were.

Scores of friends in Bismarck, and the county, will regret the passing of Mrs. Brady and the deepest sympathy Is felt for the bereaved daughte'rs, who were all at the bedside of their mother at the hour when she quietly passed -away, at the ago of seventy-seven- been announced by J. W. Wilson, organizer, as follows: Golden Valley, Jan. 25.

--Zap-Jam-2fc Beulah, Jan. 27. Hazen, Jan. 28, -Stanton, Feb. 1.

All meetings will commence at 1 p. in. A county local will be organized -ut-8tanton-for-Mereer-eounty. Requiem burial service will be hc'ld at St- Mary's church at nine o'clock on Monday and Interment will be St. Mary's cemetery by the sjde o.f two sons of tlic deceased who have gone before -ROCKEFELLER SERVICEMEN TO STAGE BIG ---mmw Lloyd Spetz Post to Stage Fa- T--n mous Play, "Are Mason" Lloyd SpotK Post No.

1 is planning stage in the near future the famous American comedy success, "Arc ou A imiuuct grade, 606; number doing high school I work, 523; number completing four year high school course, average daily attendance, percentage. 70; average length of term in days. 175; number of teachers, 424; average monthly salary, $98; number of -teachers-high-School-graduates-onlyT 1D2; number normal school graduates, 177; number college graduates. 15. For entire state--Total enrolled pu-, pils, 168,277: boys, girls, 570.

Average daily attendance. 755; percentage, 83; -total number i children of school age. num-1 ber deaf and dumb children, 92; number-blind children, 32; number feebleminded- 156; total ers, total number men teachers, I change The income tax law must be an( there are some othe 11 administrative matters which the leg turn millions of dollars already He was not prepared to say, however, whether or not it would ef- be'calied'upoh" to "change i fect tne tte may during the present session." FIRSfWRANTY ELECTS OFFICERS nec 8r sar a 8 "8 ht change in the law, I said. In the particular ease under consideration by the federal court a man had purchased bonds and then resold them several years later at a profit. This profit had.

been taxed by the federal 'officials an- Income. The court held that gain in value realized "from the sale of property is not in At tho annual meeting of the First come. Guaranty Bank. B. V.

Lahr was elect-'. "TM upr 1m ed to the vice-presidunl and decision it will be impossible for the J. -P. Wagner was made cashier to federal government to tax this profit vacancy left Mr. Lahr.

Mr I as there is constitutional provision to the office i which provides a direct proper-wages, men teachers all, $90.00. Financial--Total ou'-i standing July 1, 1919, year. total 1 indebtedness, June 30. 7.258,-' 63534; total redeemed during year, total outstanding. July 1.

1920-' $6,868,052.86 i Total Cent Shown. of president. VhVthree olficeriTwilLty tax can only be levied In ptopord. be active tion to the population. does MT.

Wagner was formerly cashier not hold with the state, however. of a year was bank at iHeil, but Tor the past has been acting as auditor of the Lahr banks in this section of the state. The bank report as shown aC tho call of the examiner, Dec. shows it to be in excellent condition. A RBPORT.

For twfnty-four hours ending noon Jan. 22. Temperature at 7 A 24 Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday Amount of money July 1, 1920, $1,431,137.44. Average new home this bank is due to become cost tuition per month per pupil en-1 one of the leading financial institU' The past years growth has been very' Lowest last night .13, (Continued on Page 3.) sinning runoa satisfactory, and with Us beautiful Precipitation Nuuej Forecast- For Nor.tb Fair tonight and Sunday; colder tonight. stallmentB due on or before March 15.

June 15. September 15 and December 15. Forms--1010A for Incomes of $5,000 or less and 1,010 for incomes in excess of that amount--will be sent to tax- payers'who last year filed a return. Failure to receive a form, however, does not a person of his obligation to flic A return and pay the tax on time. The penally for failure to 'file a return within the time prescribed is i fine of not mnrr than $1.000, and an additional assessment of 25 per cent of the amount dur, "Wilful reftihal" to makr a return and pay the tax on time is pnniRliahlo by a fine of not more than or one year's imprisonment.

tr both. gether with the cost of prospcutmn For making false or fraudulent return HIP prnalty is a lino of not more than 410.000, or onp year's imprisonment, or both. toKcthor wltli an added assfhsnipnt of 50 per put (if thr amount of tax evaded for making out thf forms arr contained In each The return, made under orfth, must a Union pnoippiiiy on tne Kuycier HILL HART: Completing the last of a series of nine pictures, aftei which lie plans to letire and write western novels. ROSCOB ARBUCKLK: Making "Three Miles Out" and will continue on comedies. lions of the Slope country.

be filed with the collector of internal revenue for the district in whi the taxpayer lives, or has his principal place'of business. JURY IN NOLAN CASE STILL OUT Fargo, Jan After tliror hnuri cli'Iihprntion lhf jtirv WHS still out to- duy in the trial of Nolan, bars 1 wjth first dPRrpf murder in tonm-- tion with the fchooDng of 1 llnglcy I at Hijnnaford summer. FIRK STHKKT TARS. Muskogeo. Jan.

23--Street cars operating otfer "a line on whicn a negro was killed Thursday night were fired upon. Officers carrying rifles rode all suburban lines. TO CHILDREN York, Jan. Hoover announced John Rockefeller, contributed to the relief of starving European children. FARMERS TO GIVE CORN Chicago, Jan.

32--The recent -of for of the farmers of the middle west to contribute -surplus corn for the relief of starving millions in China and t-hi- rope lias born accepted by the telipf committee and other simitar 1 damnations, according to mehsagp I to tho NVw York offlre of the Amoricfin "Farm Unman Federation RATE BOOSTED IN NEW LEIPZIG Thp railroad comnfisHlon autfifirired 1-rwis Brothers, of New I Leipzig to increase rates for eleftrlcity up to 2f cents per kilowatt, w-ith i minimum charge of not more than $2 per month, effective February 1. The townjjoard of New Leipzig expressed itself as being agreeable to the increase. The production of the play will be supervised "by San ford IJodgc, the well-known actor and dramatic coach. The play has been a popular one with professional companies all over 1 the country and lias always been a JKreat hit, Tho cast for the present production Is being selected by cpm- 1 petittve try-outs and Coach Dodge ex- 1 pects a production that will compare I favorably with tho professional ones. Them Ls abundant dramatic talent i In the post and the auxiliary and i keen intercut is being taken in tho selection of the cast.

CASE TO TEST STATES POWER TO ESTABLISH RATES Washington. Jan 22--T test case involving authority of the Interstate Commeno Commission to supervls 1 rates within states as well as between states reached the supreme court frnr.r Wisronsin today. Counsel for the rail road commission filed an npppal fvnn an i i granted tho rtul () railroad would restrain tli" commission from interfering with nivi tariffs fllod for Intnvstate traffic. Advancement pf argument to expedite a final decision will be asked..