The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 14, 1916, Page 4

t “A ithagi fhowi: wow on'the“watié tdichéek id labtiues of ‘the, Jthtente, tai"de- THE TRIBUNE Entered at the Postoffice, Bismarck, N. as tter. SUNDAY | GUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE Daily, by carrier, per month.... Daily, by mail, per year. Weekly, by mail, . Member Audit Bureau of: Circulation THD STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) LOCAL WEATHER BULLETIN. For the hours ending at 12 noon, December 14, 1916: Temperature at 7 a. m. Temperature at noon Highest yesterday . Lowest last night Précipitation 3 Highest wind velocity .... 20-NW Forecast: (For North Dakota: Generally fair tonight and Friday; warmer tonight; strong west to southwest winds. Temperature Boise . -. 20 Calgary . 0 Chicago 6 Galveston . . 60 Havre .. Helena . 6 Kansas City Miles City Moorhead . St. Paul ... Swift Current . ‘Williston . Winnipeg .. : ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Meteorologist. ’ NOT ENCOURAGING. Sentiment ‘as reflected by the Euro- pean press hardly’ promises an early peace. The Allies fear that the Teu- tons’, proposal is merely a bait. On the other hand, there are those who believe that Germany is giving Russia an excellent excuse to patch up a separate peace. There can be little doubt but that Germany will insist from now on that the war is prolonged becayse the ‘Allies refuse to entertain proposals for peace. Part of the diplomatic move is to place the responsibility for further bloodshed at the doors of the Entente Powers. In Germany th®effect ‘of. the a e hos impress, upon, his subjects, that the government ‘is’ not ‘responsible, but satroy..the Fatherland. Externaliy,” Getmadf "propabiy'"de | sires to Impress updn the neutrals “that Grést Britain’ dnd ‘her allies/ara’ pursdiig.a policy, of conquest and. ag- .Germany. now .is merely putting, on Paper, in. a. formal. | note, what, her statesmen have: said . often, inthe Reichstag and her military (men have}; expregsed.in interviews to, correspond, entszof, the American, ;presa; : % But’ it fe 'not the ‘function ot néti? trals to doubt German's sincerity. It|” is hardly, to be expected that the ene- mies of the Central Powers would recognize the offer as genuine until the negotiations, if theré are any, reach a more definite stage. “KICKED UPSTAIRS.” General Joffre, the savior or France, the idol of the populace, is to be “kicked upstairs.” His mission, was to save’ Paris,’ to} win thé :battid ef the Marne and to organize Fratice for the titanic strug- gle as Kitchener did. Before he died, Lord Kitchener's popularity’ was “waning. Joffre’s ac- tive work in the field is practically over. While he will sit at the head of the war council, younger men will guide the destinies of the armies in action. j ; Petain or ‘Nivelle will succeed, him with the chances seeming to favor the latter. An obscure general when the war opened, Nivelle has developed and is considered the ‘best strategist in the French army corps. ANOTHER HORROR. At half-past four o'clock every after- noon of the year, the entire British nation drops whatever business it may then have in hand, whether of wotk or play, profit or piety, duty or delight, and marches unanimously to table, where it partakes of tea. Also of very thin slices of bread, very thickly coated with butter. Also of jam, gaumed upon the bread and the butter. Philosophers have mused much over this singular ceremony. Evidently, they have said, it is nothing in the way of nutrition or taste; the bread and butter would not} sustain a weevil, and the tea is like a decoction of hay. Likewise, it is nothing to be con- sidered as pleasure, being a thing performed in sad silence and medita- tion. i Yet it is universal,,and done with a solemn gusto most puzzling to ob | serve. Rich and poor, idler and work- er, high and low, lawyer and ditcher —they would as soon thing of going} upon the street in a.state of nudity as of failing to perform the function of Afternoon Tea. A member of the British govern-! ment has now shaken the foundations of society by announcing that for the i most de ‘pedple ‘ofGreat' The Empty Stocking Club |'*°S33:87.o% Suzy Empty stockings will hang Christmas morning in the homes. of thirty are the homes of are struggling to of orphans left to assistance of a bu: only object ef the of the city will c Bismarck children unless big-hearted residents of the Capital City delve : into their store of plenty to furnish the means to fill these empty stockings with the dolls and toys and candy sticks the childish possessors crave. Despite the prosperity tht has made most people free from want, there are in the city many homes where the goddess of fortune has not yet smiled. They men too weak from illness or acci- dent to do a man’s work;' the homes of widows who support their children; the homes shift for themselves with the scant sy neighborhood. To bring holiday cheer into these homes is the Salvation army empfy stocking club, a volunteer organization sponsored. officially by the city and the press. ‘A trip into the poorer districts onvince one there is plenty of room for eharitable giving this Christmas. Captain James Murphy of the Salvation army, says: the army lassie will not stop at your door with a basket because you are sure of a good Christmas, ‘ited to. make it seave one at every needy home Bismarck. For years the Salvation army of Bismarck has done much to ® alleviate physical suffering through the hard winter months and the ef. forts’ have been so systematized that there is a minimum of waste, thé poor getting the maximum of relief. earnestly in- her to in but you are possible for Fach case is carefully investigated and, in addition to good, wholesome | food provided, the army officers wil’ meet. the needs of the poorly clad children. Yes, Santa Claus will go to the most desolate homes this year. Then, will you, and you, and you, please: fill: out the blank with your name and address and the number of. poor children for whom you wish to play Sinta Claus, and send it to the Empty Stocking club, in care of the Salvation army? ‘ iAnd then you can go home ‘with a mighty good feeling around the jod will ‘bless you, too! ‘The Salvation Army, Bismarck, N. D. 1 want to be a volunteer Santa Christmas for ——— poor children. osteeadi] ": ‘FILL THIS OUT AND MAIL IT TODAY—PLEASE! heart—and the little children you have made happy will bless you—and 45 Claus, and will provide a Merry (Name) (Address) sake of economy afternoon tea must be cut out! Alas! What madness is here? Cut out bréakfast, luncheon and dinner! % | Cut out beer and skittles! cabinet ‘and’ ‘parliament, if’ you like! BgE to cutout-the “custom: dearest to Equity Interésts Favor Increasing Cut out t} te’ most ly reoted—chaos indeed! doubts “Whether ;the’ majority of the Britath grasped the “A bil to. abolish ‘election, betting has been’ introduced ‘ff’ *senate. Yep, by.a Republican." i In a career that has been remark- able from every point of view, Miss Blanche Sweet now approaches the height of her powers as a photoplay star. Nothing she has done previous- ly on the screen is marked with so much artistry, grace and finish as her performance of “twin sisters” in the Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Com- pany’s production, “The Secret Sin,” by Margaret Turnbull. Y In this photoplay we have the com- bination of a great star and a great play. “The Secret Sin” is a bitter Pronouncement against the drug evil |: and the trade in opium against which the United States government for years has waged an unceasing battle. ‘With’all the skill of the Lasky artis- tic forces centered on this photoplay, “The Secret Sin” from the viewpoint of photography, attention to minute detail and sheer sincerity will take its place with the masterpieces of the screen, The play is at the Bismarck tonight only. WHAT IS THE GHISE: REUMATISM, LUM- BAGO AND GOUT? (By Valentine Mott Pierce, M. D.) Ever since Scheele, in 1775, discov- ered, that uric acid was present in the system, scientific men have been mak- ing experimental investigations and it is the almost universal opinion of our best medical men that. the presence of uric acid in the system in excess is the cause of rheumatism and gout. When the urate salts are precipitated out of the blood into the solid tiasue- structure the person suffers from gout or rheumatism in the muscles and joints, or suffers from lumbago and pain in the back muscles. The first aim of the sufferer should be to get rid of the uric acid, which, in excess, is a poison, and to do this it is well to drink a pint of hot water morning |: and. night—get tablets of Anuric at the nearest drug store and take them before meals regularly. Anuric will do no harm to the system and will carry off the uric acid by stimulating the kidneys. Then tincture iodine may be painted over the swellings, or in mote severe cases hot linseed poul- tices may be applied to soothe the local symptoms. But most important is it for the sufferer to abstain from red meat, to diet, drink only lemon- ade or hot water, and take Anuric for a considerable time, as it causes a drainage outward of the uric acid and is many times more potent than lithia and usually one finds that it dissolves uri¢ acid as hot water does sugar: ( PLAN GHAKGE IN REGENTS. BOARD i alt. bership to Five to In-, clude. Officials Fargo, N..D., Dec. 14.—The Equity ‘interests here today launched ‘a pro- Roganda for an. amendment to the state board of regents law that, would increase the membership to five and make the commissioner, of agriculture and superintendent of public instruc- tion ex-officio members.” In addition, the creation of a separate educational board to goyern‘the ‘agricultural. col- lege and institutions, teaching indus- tries and agriculture, is proposed. HOW..APPENDICITIS. ae . CAN BE PREVENTED Bismarck-people should know that a few doses. of simple buckthorn bark, glycerine, etc., as mixed in Adler-i-ka, often relieve or prevent appendicitis. This simple mixture removes such sur- prising foul matter that ONE SPOON- FUL relieves almost ANY CASE of constipation, sour stomach or gas. A short treatment helps chronic stom- ach trouble. Adler-i-ka has easiest and most thorough action of anything we ever sold. Jos. Breslow, drugeist. I have sold the Atlantic cafe and wish all bills, against the cafe to be presented to Atty. F. H. Register for payment. betes i ve CHAS. TUCK, }mitting that their’prices are aputatea fs. Someone thas..said © only by wo. Yers here have said that they thought ____ (Continued from nage one) mit thelr convenient nt carriage in per- fect condition to the equator or the poles; scarcity of labor in livestock producing sections and concentration of laboring clagses at railroad cen- ters, thus attracting slaughtering in- dustries to the latter, and demand in consuming centers for high grade meats, attractively dressed and care- fully prepared’ in sanitary ‘plants .un-|~- der official inspection. “A corollary ‘of. the unprecedented development ‘of our centralized ma-. kets. which“generally..is regarded:.as, of vital importance is the gradual concentration of: ownership and con- trol of: the stockyards, terminal facil- ities and other. equipment and rejated| interests into the hands of the small ‘group of. packers< who: purchase ‘the bulk of the. meat .animais sold at these markets, ©The nature and. ex- tent of this: factor’ in the’ situation have been stated by Mr. «A, E. de on stockyards, “of the American Na- tional Livestock association, ‘Control of Packers.’ How. the control of the packing business by the Chicago packers is growing is shown by the following: « The value|of packing house ,prad- ucts in 1909; rePorted from six.of the principal’ states;;was as ‘follows: Illi- nois; $389,594,906;. Kansas, $165,360,- 516; New York $127,130,051; ,Nebras- ka, $92,305,484;/-Missouri, -$79,581,294; Towa, $59,045,282, ‘The : corres} are: p ling. figures. for ,1914}. 62,180; Kansas, Yorkg.$144,036,162; 913,335; Misae a; BI ATI865. Now do the'packers a f :, Concentration--more or. less monopol ¢ é prove to be? ‘Ad jf they do, is it-alsd true that, they,a ¢ ed, sufficiently. harmony so. that they/are able to squeeze the producer on’oné side-and’the Consumer on. thé , other? Be + |g; Do-they come'‘anywwhere near: Winole,, $01: ;howls—one from the man who sells to them, the feeder, and the other from 'the man why buys from them? (Need. Competition. First let us see if they admit, in anywise, the charges of “concentra- tion.” Arthur Meeker, vice president of Armour & Co.,.in the hearing this year before the judiciary committee, stated: “A “The representatives of the produc- they would get, more money: for \cat- tle if there was more competition in buying; ‘in other words, moge. firms in the industry, more people to ‘buy cattle. This, would, of course, if’more competition dn “buying ‘caused higher prices: foy €attle, more ‘competition! in Selling would calise beef to sell cheap-| er. Thig Would do two things—nar- row the slaughtere:s’ present margin, which ‘ig as ‘ginall as the business could ‘be continued upon, ‘and at’ the same time fncréase the cost’ of, doing business by dividing it up into’small units,. withthe ultimate - result that. there would be no margin, of profit, and probably «14 ybusiness | would be conducted’at a ‘lbsé which would mean that ‘the’ sufvivars ;would be‘the peo- ple- whose:,incomes *. came ,.partially from’ other: business than the’ slaugh- tering ‘of@beef. In other words,if our volume: pf husiness,}or that. of, any firm, W: decreased a.third of a0 per cent it would not; be Within’ thé ‘Hmits Of possibility to cut);dewn, the, ex-| penses °60.a5 to, mak the cost of do-! Ricques, chairman of the committee} . ccept as, fact. Y fie,.'as" the case may| «as hasbeen Ccharg-|; FIVE MEN TO DIRECT GREAT WORLD ‘ Top, lett, Lloyd George; top, right, er left, Earl Curzon; lower right, Arthur Henderson. Great Britain’s ‘part ‘in the world war will be directed by five men fol- lowing appointment by Lloyd George, new premier, of his cabinet. Lloyd George has placed himself in the po- sition of dictator. George, Lord Mil- ing business the same as with the present’ Volume.” There,'in a nutshell, you have. the packers' argument, ‘which ' certainly seenis tantamount. to an.admission of more or ‘less ‘concentration: in, the slaughtering business; but the packer, ‘defends ‘it’ with thé: statement: that |, getty unless’ the volume of*actual. packing ‘business in a single :firnr’s), hands: is very great, inevitable losses are sus- tained—in other. words, that if there were more competition in buying and selling, his profits: would become loss- es, Unless, of course, he always:ad —and note this ,“unless’—he should, overcome’ theselosses .by ‘manufactur- ing by-products. For this is the mod- ern packer’s great professed point: That by-products are what make his business today ‘lucrative and! that any! ‘further competition might kill. it: alto- ‘gether. {vine Now that, we have before“ us this stand of the packers’ on “concentra- HERE IS EXACTLY WHAT THE WAR. 1S DOING TO OUR MEAT SUPPLY; THE FIGURES Exports of meat food animals 1916 (for first seven months ending July 80) 1915 (for same seven months) .. 1914 (for same seven months ... and meat products amounted to +$156,235,654 «157,064,058 72,439,696 Our exports of fresh beef, danned beef and other beef products wore: 1916 (for. first seven mopths of the year), 202,636,711 pounds, valued at $30,862,312; 1915 (for same seven months), 278,559,123 pounds, worth $41,157,597. This shows a decrease in 1916 cf 76,022, 422 pounds of beef, valned at $10,295,285. ‘Our exporta cf live cattle also show a ing the first seven months, of 1916, months of 1915. decrease of 3,974 head dur- compared with the first seven “The volume of our exports of hog products and their »¥alue show an increase for, the first seven months of ‘this. year,.com- pared with the first seven months , of last, year. . EMPTY! ‘BRITAIN’S PART IN THE WARTS LE es: : oe Lord Milner; below, Bonar Law; low- ner and Henderson, free from depart- mental. duties, will devote all their time to war council. Bonar Law is as- signed leadership in the house of com- mons and Earl Curzon in the house of lords! The cabinet will hold daily sessions. tion” and its “necessity,” let us see if he thinks he abuses anybody by its power, or indeed, if he. does abuse any- body, provided we can find out.’ Swift & Co., the leading ‘packers, say: in. their 19%-year:book;-issned by their executive. offices; te: PAIR TAp’ stack-raiser fot Cathe,’ while’ delling beef to Hercetiavionensmtice. We. blejtg gr this: ise we ab- {gor the sale! of ye “previous value. Tealized ‘goap and other Tig ORS ‘WAS, greater’ pprons, on vitally, oncerned with’! ictua: tions: TAIS“is because: théy, are the manyfacturers, betwoblt: the, jucers Be ielavtapaied the deniers ties sell the manufactured product to the consumer and’ it is ‘inevitable- that ‘they: shou ldreceive “a: certain reason able profit for the service that they render whether the price of meat is high or low.” This, illustrating the stand of Swift, & Co. can be expanded into a form even miore explicit by the addition of further quotation from the testimony of Arthur ‘Meeker of Armour's. He says: , “The feeders had a hard time last year, in that it was an abnormal year in many respects, with the fort and mouth disease, the early frost, and high prices for feed stuff—a'l’ this being . somewhat responsible. The main reason. however, was the! de- pressed conditions in business result- ing in low consumer purchasing pow- er and the inability to pay higher prices for beef.” iNow, during this very morning, on which Meeker deplored thu: the un- fortunate circumstances that “last year resulted” in such a toss of profits to the ‘producers, he made this state. ment, under fire, regarding the prof- its of Armour & Company: “Last year was the best year we ever had!” The question that leaps to mind} in the face of these points is this: Is there, in the patkine business today, even more than snea “concen- tration” “as-is admitted by the pack- ers?. Is there; in this business, that ATER LOVE as SOW N TRENCHES It Brings Relief To Boy Standing HE Once upon a time, only a_ few months after this terrible world war had. begun,. Private Bailey, a soldier in the ranks, had stood for days in the. grenches' “somewhere in France.” The ‘cold’ rains soaked him to the skin;, the mud was deep. He had no rest, Weary and aching with rheu- matic pains, he recalled the faith his mother had: in Sloan’s Liniment. He asked for it in his next letter home. A. large bottle was immediately sent him and a few applications killed the pain, once: more“he was able to stand the severe exposure. He shared this wonderful muscle-soother with ‘ his comrades, and they all agreed it was the greatest “reinforcement” that eH ytd pier bee their rescue. At our. druggist, 25c, 5: Sette. $ 50c, and $1.00 a ‘day’ is* indicated. i which the packer do33 xot admit— a degree of “harmony” among the pacers that approaches an. actual mon- opoly ‘o: the meat jbusiness of Am- erica, by which the packer. protpers: at. the expense of the proda:3r and consumer, alike? Let us Yexantine the question tomorrow. MARKETS SUFFE NERVOUS ATTAGK At Noon 35,500 Shares of Steel , New York, Dec. 14.—The market de- veloped anotfier attack of ‘nervous- ness, mapy traders selling off . three points during. a 900,000 share market this morning. United States Steel, common, fell before the wave of sell- ing, reaching 116%, then selling back record of 120%. Crucible sold off three points, Amer- ican Locomotive ‘and Mexican Petrol- eum, two. Industrial Alcohol suffered the widest loss, selling down 10% to 115%, with a subsequent ‘three-point recovery. At 12:15 p. m., 355,000 shares.of steel’ had been traded, forc- ing down the price to 115%. Utsh Copper was down five, at'112; Crucible down 7, at 89%; Industrial Alcohot off 1134, at 414; Central Leather lost 7, at’ 99%. Another 2,009,000 share The break of thi# afternoon .was more serious than that which came Tuesday after announcement of Ger- many's peace proposals. Trading ap- proached nearest to panic proportions seen on the’stock exchange in ‘years. ‘At’ 3:35. the- official.stock exchange ticker had not.caught up with closing sales, “ rene: bok poe p “ei Unite 8 repat H oft we, oie? Boi CAspaconds closed 5% off; C Leather at 96, off 9;;:Mariner preferred; 195; off 9%; Industria] Alcohol, 115%, off 10%. On curb subarine boat closed off 6, Mid- vale off 6. . DULUTH. December 174%) May «2.000. +. 175% July .... 171% No. 1 Hard on trk 174% No. 1 Northern on trk... 173% No. 2 Northern on trk .. 165%@170% No: 3 Northern on trk .. 145% @165% No. 1 Northern to arr... 173% | No. 2 Monit; ‘Hard on trk 170% | No. 2 Mont: Hard to arr 170% No. 1 Spot-Durym ...... 175% @177% No.2 Spot Durum ..... 167% @112% No. 1 Spot Durum to arr\175%@177 December 178%) May ..... 177% Gg Oats on trk and tolarr .. 47 @ 47% Rye on trk, ae taarr... 132 @1: Barley on trl 71. @110 Flax on trk and to arr .. 286% ¢ Chotce: Flax: on trk: 6%: i December .... No, (01 ET + No. rad Choice .: Regular to art’. ‘Choice to-arr- No..2.Northern. No. 3 Wheat ... No. 2 Mont. Hard No. 1 Durum ... No. 1 Durum Chi No. 1 Durum to arr Choice to arr .. No.2 Durum .. No. 3 Yellow Corn . No. 3 Yellow Corn to arr Other | Grades: Corn No. 4 Yellow Corn to arr No. 2 Mont. White Oats 52 No. 3 White Oats No. 3 White Oats to arr 4714 175%: No. 4 White Oats » 45%@ 46%) Barley ... ‘97 @101 Barley Choi 101 @110 Rye ........ 131 @138 Rye to arr -$131 @138 aX ...... 282% @287% * 282% @287% 172 y UNION STOCK YARDS. HOGS—Receipts 50,000; market, slow and steady; mixed and butchers $9.25@$10.00; good heavy $9.50 $9.90; rough heavy $9.45@$9.60; light $8.90@$9.75; pigs $7.00@$8.75. CATTLE—Receipts 10,000; market weak; beeves $6.90@§12.60; cows and heifers $3.75@$9.10; stockers and feeders $4.50@87.75; Texans $7.75@ $9.10; calves $7.25@$12.50. SHEEP—Receipts. 16,000; market, steady; natives $8.75@$9.75; western $9.00@$9.75; lambs, natives, $10.75@ $12.35; western $11.00@$13.25. . | souTH ST. PAUL, CATTLE—Receipts 26,000; steers $4.50@87.50; cows and heifers $4.85@ $6.25; veal $4:50@$§11.25. HOGS—Receipts, 82,000; 5 to 10 ented Prices $9.40@$9.55. —Receipts 600; ices $6.10 @310.50. = e ————s They Saw the Cow. A woman with a family of. children recently moved from the heart of a city to ofte of the suburbs, where they found various new educational oppor- tunities. One day a-neighbor met them all wadking back from the edge of town and asked whether they had been out in the country. “Yes,” said the woman, “the man who brings our butter said he had a cow out there and I took the children out to see it.” TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY FOR RENT—Nicely” furnished” front room. Phone 687. 2-14-3t FOR SALE—Dining table, china-clos- et, < center table, electric piano, etc. 223 4th t8. 12-143 ey. the hour, ty a ? t a f ¢. , x ‘ t oe *y f ‘ rms j | . . ' 7] om it ” ’ ; ) * q ‘ ¢ a ° s ca eee | 4 » es <>