The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 29, 1916, Page 8

" BIGHT BISMAROK DAILY ‘TRIBUNE EXTRA ELECTION WOULD GE FOLLY, SAYS ROBINSON Justice-Elect Thinks Legislature Should Name Constitutional Delegates WOULD SAVE STATE FROM EXPENSE OF SPECIAL POLL “I think a special election for the selection of members of a contsitu- tional convention would-be a very great folly,” declared Justice-elect Robinson this morning in discussing the probable method of constituting the proposed commission for the re- vision of the constitution. “A special election,” said the judge, “would burden the state with an ex- pense of $150,000 to $200,000, I know of no reason why the legislature could not itself compose the constitutional convention, or name members of that convention or empower the governor to do so. Certainly there is nothing to prevent the legislature from resolv- ing itself into a constitutional conven- tion, Law Provides Way. “The drafting of constitutional amendments and the submission of the same to the people can be done in any manner approved by law. With the people’s approval of the draft so sub- mitted, at a special election, the con- stitution will have been adopted, with- out further action from the legislature. It is not necessary that the constitu- tion be approved by any legislature.” Amendment by Sections. The justice-elect favors the plan of amending the constitutions by sec- tions, rather than ripping it wide open and rewriting the entire document. “There are many features’. of the present constiution which are very commendable and which cannot be improved upon,” said Mr. Robinsen. “To my mind, it would be much better to let these stand as they are than to go to the trouble of writing them into a new constitution.” Indications are that North Dakota will be given an amended constitution rather than a wholly new one. RHEUMATISM usually yields to the purer = and srelegsbeagh which 16-21 repasiagradla 44 “Midas Touch” of War | Turns U. S. to Gold: * World Scepter Ours By DR. ARTHUR SELWYN-BROWN. (Famous Financial Authority.) ‘No country in all world history ever experienced anything approaching the prosperity of the United States dur- ing the past year! The old year leaves us absolutely the wealthiest na- tion ‘in the world, with a prosperity dollars and cents, is which, measured in colossal. It should be re- membered we have the greatest re- sources in raw ma- terials, largest. man- “ufacturing _ plants, most extensive rail- road and shipping facilities, and the greatest ~ financial power. During the war we undertook the bulk of manufac- turing for both neu- trals and belliger- ents. Our exports this year were just a lit- tle under $3,000,000,- 000, as compared with $1,981,000,000 in 1945. In 1916 we imported $2,282,- 400,000 worth of goods, as compared with $936/500,000 worth in 1915. Continued Enjoyment. Our foreign .commerce statistics show this trade expansion has extend- ed to all parts of the world and we are now establishing permanent con- nections that will insure continued enjoyment of this large share in world commerce. To have a healthy foreign com- merce we mist have provided. these. American banks in 1916, established branches or agencies throughout the World. They invested over $200,000,- 0¢9 in industria] plants in Russia, $60,000,000 in China, $150,000,000 in South America, and $200,000,000 in Canada, making the total of their Ca-) nadian investments $1,000,000,000. Our total investments in Europe, Asia Central and South America have now reached about $10,000,000,000. The industrial activity of any im- portant . manufacturing community is accurately reflected by pig iron sta- tistics and bank ‘clearings. Our pig iron production averaged 3,200,000 tons per, month throughout 1916, a Production about 70.per cent above DR. SELWYN: BROWN rmous ‘Bank Clearings. “Band eleatings in 27 of -the princi- pal‘ citiés’‘averaged above . $6,000,000,- 060 ‘per ‘Wepk,:as compared with $4,- 300,000,000:'ai year. ago, The total clearings ‘this' year were $243,865,000,- 000;: and $174,991,000,000 in 1915. Qur barking’ transactions increased 39. per cent?’ The bank clearings: indicate «pros- perity is being enjoyed from coast to coast. Employes in most: of the basic’ in- dustries and largest industrial com- panies ‘have received higher wages ‘bonuses. The average wage increase in: eastermstates amounted to 30 per cent compared with 1915, and 49 per cent’ with «1914: Immense’ purchases of automobiles and’ other*luxuries ‘by farmers prove blisters the year has been a precious one for them. ‘While crops have not been so large, high prices made up for the slight decrease in quantity. The corn crop was valued at $2,- 295,000,000, as compared with $1,755,- 000,000 in 1915. This year’s wheat amounted in value to $1;025,000,000, as compared with $930,000,000 a year ago. The total value of our crops in 1916 was $6,375,000,000, as against $5,690,000,000 in 1915. The enormous business ‘done in 1916 required immense investments. ‘New capital issues amounted to $3,- 704,000,000, as compared with $2,800,- 000,000 in the previous year. The year’s issue included $1,381, 000,000 loaned to foreign govern- ments, compared with $1,275,000,000 in 1915. In the past two years we POH OHHE OS HALF THE AUTOS OWNED BY FARMERS Dr. Selwyn-Brown saye that of the 3,400,000 automobiles registered in the United States more than half are owned by farmers. Rubber tire makers say 75 per cent of the tires sold in 1916 went to the agricultural districts of the middie west and west. * sal oat 1917 are for of 4, jew automo. The 240k to to be used will require for re- more than 19/000,000 ers will be the their proper. ty will react upon the automo- bile industry. OSHS 9SOSH OOD ’ have loaned foreign interest over $3,240,000,000. This’: money carries high interest and will..be a source of income to us: for some years. Activities on''the investment market are’ reflected: in the returns of the New York Stock Exchange. These show a value of $1,629,300,000 in 1916, as compared with $1,097,100,000 in FINE FOR RHEUMATISM! Musterole Loosens Up Those Stiff Joints—Drives Out Pain You'll know why thousands use Mus- terole once you experience the glad re- lief, it gives. SIPSSOSSSSSOSOSPOSOOSSOSD PHP SOOSSSSOOSHOSGOOO SOD Get a jat.at.once from the nearest | drugs store, It is a_clean, white ointinent, made with the’ oit"of mustard. Better than eqaustard plaster and does not and comfort while it is fig sbecteon ! Mustetole! & ommended by many doctors % nfl Millions of Jars are used nchitis, croup, stiff neck, bist! et 5 neuralgia, pleurisy, rheu- matism, lumbago, pains and aches of the | , k or joints, sprains, sore muscles, ruises, chifblains, frosted feet, colds of the chest (it often prevents’ pneumonia). To The Public Having leased the Northwest Hotel, corner Fifth and Main, opposite the McKensie Hotel, I desire to announce to the public that the house will be placed in first-class condition and be ready to receive guests by January 1, 1917. “A large crew'of men are now at work remodeling and repairing the . interior of the hotel, and work will be rushed night and day until the build:: els ing is ready for occupancy. ‘The hotel will be equipped with forty bath rooms, and will have hot and cold running water, electric lights and steam © heat in every room. It will be conducted as a first-class European hotel at moderate prices. Those desiring first-class accomodations at low rates, should make their reservations now, Address Aaron Christopher, McKenzie Hotel. Head Clerk, Edw. G. Patterson, Proptietor McKenzie. Northwest NOTICE EXCURSION TO TEXAS Join our party January first for Texas at rates so low you can not afford to stay at home. Round trip of 5000, miles with hotel, meals, and berth, with 200 miles auto rides. 15 days limit. Fare $57.50 round trip from Bismarck, and wife at one half rates. Call for maps and full information at once. D. T. OWENS & CO. NORTH DAKOTA BISMARCK 1915—an increase ‘of nearly 49 per cent. New Jndustries. ‘Many new: industries were estab- lished. to make goods formerly sup- plied. by .European' countries. ‘Many chemical and metallurgical industries of permanent value were developed. A, great dye industry sprang up. We are now independent of Germany in dyes. Our zinc:and copper plants‘ were en- larged, ahd all the metals, alloys and chemicals required in making muni- tions were made within the United States. . % All these’ new ‘and ‘valuable indus- tries will contribute to make us more than ever a self-contained and self- supporting nation. Though we. have ‘been long negli- gent of our shipping, our merchan have taken advantage of the war to Duild a great mercantile marine. There are now 26,444 ships of 8,470,- 946: grogs.tons on the ‘American ship- ping registry. Our shipyards built in 1916, 937 vessels of a gross tonnage of .325,414.-gons, as compared with 1,167 vessels, of 225,122 tons, in 1915. Our shipyards are now engaged in building’ 500;:steel. steamers, aggre- gating 1,500,000 tons. Most of the yards are. working three shifts per day: to turn out these ships speedily. Railroad Share, Too. The railroads have naturally shared in the: bountiful’ prosperity. There was little new ‘construction, but large sums were expended in betterments. Gross earnings increased throughout the country, Foreign commerce is largely \car- ried on by meansof credit. It: is therefore impossible to express in concrete terms the exact value. of our. annual trading profit, It 1s indicated: perhaps in a relative manner, by our. gold reserves, as:these form the basis of all commercial credits. -The present stock of gold in the United States is valued at $2,715,000,- 000, as compared ‘with $2,066,732,138 in December, 1915, ‘This increase in our. gold ‘stocks. will ‘dasily support || four times its amount of (business credit. The: increase in the deposits of ‘banks: and. saving institutions shows that all classes in the commun- } ity have ‘shared! in ‘the’ golden: flood. In the 8,406 postal savings banks, 660,000 | ‘persons. have accounts, amounting to $108,500;000 standing to their credit. This is nearly 50 per cent: more jthan:. Jast* year’s returns indicated. i This property review for 1916 does not. complete. the story.. Our. wealth is intact, our mills full of work and there'is an. unlimited demand BISMARCK MINISTERS ALL TO HAVE TRY AT SHINE HG LEGISLATORS Olereyman To Take Tor i Act- ing. as Chaplaing, of, House , and Seng : Each of Blemayek'e, clergymen, twelve or more in number, will be given ‘his turn:/at officiating before North Dakota’s legislators during the coming session. Sevegal local pastors were candidates for the chaplainships. and in order to settle the question harmoniously it a decided to call upon ajl in turn. If there {a @ sixty day’s session,jeach pastor will have a ten cays’ chaplain- hip, probaply evertly divided between fhe two houses. Not only; will ft give the ministers an opportunity to dem- onstrate their particular brand of gos- pel, but it will iurnish variety for the statesmen, some of- whom are not accustomed to being preached at and prayed for, and who''might become Testless uhder and unvaried attack. The chaplains will receive $3 the day for their services. RISING TEMPERATURES Government Thermometer Registered "80 Below. Last Night, Second Coldest Point on Map. Rising temperatures tomorrow and in the :west ‘and centfal: portions of the state’ tonight ‘is. the weather pre- diction froma the office ‘Of the govern- ment bureau here this morning. The minimum last night'-was 30 below, according to: the offictal reading. At 7 o'clock this morning the tempera- ture was 26: below with the mercury rising steadily: The highest yesterday was -9 carly in the afternoon. With the exception of Havre, reporting 32 below, Bismarck .was. the coldest point on the weather map, Williston reporting -28, Prince Albert -26 and ‘| Moorhead -20. The high pressure area is slowly moving éastward, being central this morning over the Dakotas and Min- nesota, where it has caused a consid- erable fall in temperature. The pres- sure is lower in the Canadian north- west and this condition will result in fair weather tonight and Saturday with slowly rising temperature. GOOD ROAD. ENTHUSIAST. E. W. Everson of Walum, one of the few .veterans of. the house, re- turns to serve his third term as rep- resentative from Steele and Griggs, with: the’ firm -cqnviction that a con- sistent state highway system is one of ‘North Dakota’s crying needs. ‘Rep- resentative: Everson also. believes in the exemption from taxation of farm improvements and in state hail insur- ance, doth of which he will strongly advocate in the coming session. MOORHEAD NORMAL HEAD OFF TO ST. PAUL CONFERENCE Moorhead, Minn, Dec.“ 29—Dr. Frank wae president of Moorhead normal; left last night for St. Paul to attend a conference this week of the presidents of the five state nor- mal. schools. chance to look for the “missing © © man.” ir Rr so 5 teeeeeeoeoeeeeeoeoe HUBBY AWAY HALF HO ia - + (WIFE REPORTS TO POLICE + @ , Fargo, N. Dj Dec. 29—Half an ¢ * hour. after Sate led to o the police that her h asband was © © missing, Mrs. Charles Ross was ¢ gladdened by his ‘appearance. + * The police didn’t even have a @ $45.00 Suits at = - cant Brenig, EQUITY FULLY IN ACCORD WITH ALL EAE OHA SOLD FOR CORPORATION Any little differences which may have existed ‘between the Equity and the league .with regard to packing ‘Plants:were.fully. smoothed oyt in the 5] recent: ° Fargo conference;,.4nd the Equity..will:be on the job here during. the -gessiori;. prepared to back to, the limit: the ‘league's. prograim for state- owned -utilities and leagué, episiation generally. Hali-Million Sold...» “We have resumed the sale of stock in the Equity Co-operativePacking | Plant Co.,” said President P.’M. Casey of Lisbon this morning. “This stock is now being sold: with the under- After the best year and best season’s business that we have ever had we naturally have left some broken lots and sizes in Overcoats and heavy Suits and in order to clean them up quickly the following reductions have been ‘made. $35.00 Overcoats and Heavy Suits, now . $30.00 Overcoats and Heavy Suits, now .. $25.00 Overcoats and Heavy Suits, now . $20.00 Overcoats and Heavy Suits, now . Former prices marked in plain figures on every garment. The reputation for honest advertising and square dealing of 8. E. Bergeson & Son is ab- solutely back of this statement. THERE WILL BE NO INAUGURAL BALL We bought Full Dress Suits to meet the usual demand for this occasion and now have them on our hands and are closing them out at following prices: $35.00 to $40.00 Suits at $25.00 $32.50 Sale now on, first come, first served. S. E. Bergeson & Son Closed New Year’s Day lar share issue has been disposed of. Stock is selling generally througHout the eastern and central sections of the state. The rumor of a packing plant at Mandan may have held up sales to some extent in the western district.” Walton Is Satisfied. Anthony Walton of Minot, Topre-_ sentative from Ward county, is shar= ing.P. M. Casey’s room jat the Mc- }Kenzie, Walton and. Casey are the team which did such effective prelim- inary work on the packing plant pro- ject, and to their energetic efforts may be ascribed the. excellent terms: which | the packing plant company obtained from’ Fargo, where it has an option on a 200-acre site. This option ‘has not been exercised, pending a settle- ment of the little differences with the league, but both Mr. Walton and Mr. Casey this morning expressed them- selves as satisfied that plans would go through without a hitch. Casey Remembers. Casey, remembers with gratitude the thousands’ of; supporters who did: not: forget. Casey at the polls. -,Casey’s race for the treasurership ft Q most’ of the’ excitement’ ip: thes election; and, despite thefact’ was the only league candidat Democratic state ticket, he’ only 200 votes behind Steen. GOVERNOR'S PARTY. — Goyernor and Mrs. Frazier and chil- dren, who arrived last night from Hoo- standing that the co-operative plant, whenever it seems desirable, may be | taken over and operated by the state. | Approximately half of the milion-dol- ‘cutive mansion. ee We have received another notice from the Gossard Corset Company stating that the price of Gossards will not be raised until January 15th, when all models will be rais- ed from 33 1-3 to 50 per cent in price. ple, are-accompanied by Mrs. Frazier’s ‘niece, Miss. Jennie Minden, who will make her home with them. at the exe- Secretary N. A. Ma- ‘Gossard Corsets Will Not be Raised in Price Until January 15. time. time and have Our price. Come in Tomorrow Don’t delay until the last minute A. W. Lucas Co. retail prices will be advanced at the same We invite all ladies to call- before - that This is an opportunity to secure your Gos- sard Corset for the coming season at the old .. $25.00 . $20.00 . $18.00 . $15.00 Closed Sundays son, who-preceded them, has been busy the past 24 hours stocking up the executive mansion in anticipation of its new tenants. OVERCOATINGS In the Latest Patierns Fit and Workmanship Guaranteed H. J. Vivian, & Co, MERCHANT Nf TAIL “Expert Cleanin and Pressing: IRVING VIVIAN, Representative Opposite P.O. PHONE 741 Hoggart Block Upstairs a free fitting at the old prices, ‘yi