The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 1, 1917, Page 4

i wr BISMARCK ‘DAILY: TRIBUNE ft MONDAY, JANUARY 1,9 THE TRIBUNE I88SUED EVERY DAY EXCEPT SUNDAY | @UBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE Daily, by. carrier, per month. 50) Daily, by mai Hi 00 Weekly, "hy mail per year 150 Member Audit Bureau of Circulation THD STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) | <> THE ISSUE OF PEACE. If public sentiment in this country, in respect of the European war situ- ation which is rapidly developing to- ward a crisis, is to be based upon an intelligent conception, of the facts, it is important that the vital moves and their significance in the tremend- ous drama which is now being enact- ed be kept constantly in mind. The “aloofness” from foreign diplo- macy and intrigue which has been the boast of these United States from the day of their independence came to an abrupt end on ‘Monday, Dec. 18, 1916, when President Wilson, responding to Germany's plea for a peace conference “for the sake of humanity,” sent a note to each of the belligerent nattons, asking them, “for the sake of Humanity” and-in the in- terest of the future peace of the world, to lay their cards face up on the table and tell each other and the neutral nations, what they were fight- ing. for. Whether for good or for evil, this act of the president made the Unit- ed States an actor in the tragic dra- ma which for twenty-nine months has convulsed Hurope. Président’ Wilson ‘is not the United States; the few hundred men who sit in the senate and the house of repre- sentatives are not the United States. The hundred million men, women and children who make up the sum total of our population are the Unit- ed States. The humblest reader of these lines is as apt to be touched in his most intimate life by the impending crisis in the world war as the proudest and most powerful. ; 7 That is why it is so important that all of us make every effort to find the truth and to bring to bear;apon the truth all that we have of courage and intelligence. The issue of peace or continuation of the war, which is.now. hanging in the balance, will ,be;décidéd.in the], near future,’ ‘Thq@ thost vital, interests, of the people of the United States, as well,as the, peoples of the fighting na- tions, are concerned with htis deci- sion. . 3 gee $0, then, when we look at the peace ~ aide of the shield, we see the United LER vine! position « which represents a complete reversal of the fundamental policies which have guid- ed it in respect of its relations with the other nations, during the. 140 years of its life as an independent na-| tion. The future of our country will be bound up‘with the future of every other country. It is not too much to say that this will be the most mo- mentous event in the development of our national life—an event fraught with the most tremendous possibili- ties’ for good or evil to every man, woman and child and to the unborn generations. Under the conditions which will rap- idly; develop -not-onty, in the continen- tal battle fronts, buf also upon the sea, it would seem that nothing short of a miracle can long keep the United States and the other neutral nations in the position of neutrality which they have occupied during the past twenty-nine months with the greatest difficulty. Far be it from us to unnecessarily alarm our peace’ loving readers. But ‘we would be failing in our duty if we did not do our part to bring them - a realization of the serious events which not only may be, but are prob ably impending. ; Probably nothing that any of us or all of can do can in the slightest de- gree change the course of these events. ‘But the questions which these events are going to force upon the citizens of this republic for decision are of such supreme importance, that those of us who fail to take advan- tage of every opportunity to inform ‘ourselves of what is going on in the world, and its significance in relation to America, are shirking our respon- sibilities. NEW RELATIONS. Our federal reserve board has tak- en a very important step by appoint- ing the Bank of England a foreign correspondent, thus making a ‘radical departure from our government’s fin- ancial policy. The governments of ‘the United States and Great Britain © are now, for the first time, in direct | @mancial relationship, and such rela- “tionship will, doubtig;s, be extended to the Bank of Fratce and others, later on. fm order to become’: to maintain his dol a is step mainly | vorld banker, ge the standard tof% = attempts to Id accumu- ‘But may wee than this "3 to lose his appetite. hand, good appetite, and good diges- tion dine with good cheer. When you tel inj te 4 ANOTHER SESSION. North Dakota is facing a crisis in its political history as important as | when it cast off its territorial identity and became a state. By an over. whelming vote, the people of the state rejected the old regime and en- dorsed new men, new principles and a new deal, It is not clear at this writing just how all the reforms are going to be worked out. The leaders of the po- litical revolt seem inclined to move slowly. It is well that they should. Now is the time for calm, judicial and temperate action. Power brings with it responsiblity. The greater the power the greater the responsibility. The voters of the state are not demanding a change simply to appease a desire for vari- They must be shown first that an improvement ety. each innovation is oevr the old. The state government has outgrown some of its clothes. There is a neces- sity for changes. Efficiency of gov- ernment can be bettered by eliminat- ing the sinecures and reducing the purely political berths. If the League and its leaders apply themselves to eliminating waste in the administration of state affairs and make the public dollar go further than it does now, they can perform a-real service to the:state. Bismarck welcomes the legislature and trusts that this sesston will do much for the genera] welfare of the state. There is a spirit of abroad in the land, The welfare of ‘North Dakota is the only consideration, co-operation “A FREE PRESS.” When the United States mails were rifled by army officers of mail ad- dressed to the Akron, a letter from Ohio soldiers at the border seized, the newspapers of this country got just what they deserved for lying down under the military censorship imposed when the United States troops first entered ‘Mexico. Both outrages upon a free press were perpetrated in times of peace. The purpose, in both instances, was to keep the truth from the people. an aim at which the war department has shown more courage and ability than in any other direction. ‘tt ‘Voir military bureaucrats can rob'‘the United ‘States mails at will, in peace times, it will not be long be- fore they can suppress newspapers that don’t suit them. ; It might be ‘suggested to the com- mander-in-chiet of the United States army that full publicity on this Jat- est daylight attempt to “Prussian- ize” his forces and rob a free press would be a good thing; but maybe he isn’t as strong for publicity as for- merly, EASY FOR VILLA. Villa is impressing in his army. the soldiers he captures from Carranza, having so treated a bunch of 1,300, after his recent victory near San Pe- dro. It is an easy process of kep- ing up an army. Neither Villa's nor Carranza’s soldiers know for what they are ‘fighting, save the loot or wages that’s in it. Loot, under Villa, seems to be plen- ty, and pay, under Carranza, is none too certain, or too big. Besides, Vil- la is a general and Carranza is a mere official. y And ugly pride prevents Carranza from accepting United States aid in saving his government.,4 NEW YEAR = Now Is Time to Make Resolutions for Good Health Here are a few New Year's resolu- tions for the person who wants to keep well during. the coming year: Resolve to: 1—Sleep in a well ventilated room, 1—Avoid over- eating and other excesses. 3—Take a daily bath and go to bed early and rise early. 4—Spend a great deal of time out- of-doors and take plenty of exercise. 3—Avoid bursts of passion, worry over coming events and the saying of unpleasant things. It is not hard to follow any of the foregoing resolutions. Remember that the only night air that is harmful is the kind that is found in a tightly closed, unventilat- ed sleeping room. There are more persons killed by overeating than die from starvation and lack of proper no ming food. Late hours ond other excesses don’t fit one for the job next day. A daily bath is not hard to get in these days of modern plumbing. Apart from cleanliness, bathing is one of the necessary observances of a healthful life. A tin wash basin or even a wet towel will help out if noth- ing else comes handy. Walking is the simplest, as well as the best exercise. Rising a half hour earlier each day and spending that half hour in walking will do wonders toward fitting one for the day’s work and relieving weariness at the end of the day. Anger and hate interfere with the flow of gastric juices and cause one On the other unpleasant things about your iighbor at.the dinner table you in- ere with your own meal. Pleas- conversation a: pon the senses O., Press, and | What. do, you.carry, glad, New Year, Peace and prosperity, love and cheer, What do you bring us from Over There, Days that, are sunny and bright and For you there's a place on history's And your name shall grow brighter HORTH DAKOTA'S FIRST | thy The New Year. | Bismarck faces the brightest prospects since statehood as another year dawns. The year that has gone brought progress and prosperity to the Capital City. Many projects were initiated. All lines of business had a good year The material side of the community has expanded and developed marvelously. Probably no city of the state has experienced as great progress in building or in launching public improvements. There has not been the slightest indication of a boom. The growth has been unaccompanied by speculation or inflation. This year should see a closer alliance of the various interests, 80 that 1917 will surpass the record of 1916. It should be a Drotherhood of better things. “ithe ‘Tribune can think of no better message the New Year than the stirring verses of Edgar A. Guest: He dreamed of a better city, he longed for a fairer fame For the home of his daily labors, and he talked of a brighter name For the s of his children’s playtime and the place of his chil- 's birth, And he talked as a man who loved his town and was proud of her splendid worth. es ‘He told her needs as he saw them, to him were her failings known, to start out And he wanted to build for her greatness—but he couldn't do it alone. He was one of the many thousands who dreamed of a ‘heter day With visions of greater splendors when they should have passed away. And cach in his dream, unselfish, could picture a distant goal When his city would rise in beauty and throb as a Hving soul. But the dreams would have come and vanished, and the vision from earth have flown * ‘Had each ofthe dreamerg tried to work for his city’s fame—alone. + You may think great thoughts for the future, you may fashion and build and plan, But you never shall see your dreams made real, save you work with your .fellowman, ‘And pever a greater city shall spring into being here Save that the many have labored together its fame to rear, Out cf the hearts of our fellows has all of our greatness grown, Together they stood for this purpose—for no one could do it alone. Stand off by yourself with your dreaming and all of your dreams are vain, No splerdor of soul or structure can man by himself attain; ‘Tis willed we shall dwell as brothem™, as brothers, then, must we toil. We must share in a common purpose, as we share in a common soil. And each who would see accomplished the dreams he is proud to own, Must strive for the goal with his tellows—for he cannot reach it alone. $409,607.46 BURNED IN FIRE AT CAPITOL Most Expensive Conflagration in History of State Occurred Saturday Hidden’ behind your back? yevery brand of politician under the jSaturday night, with the hotel only {partially completed. {obtained rooms in private homes, but (business jand its own clerks, Norbert O'Leary NORTHWEST IN BLOOM AGAIN---NON-PARTISAN FROM THE GROUND UP Famous Old Hostelry Once More Political Storm Center of North Dakota The dawn of 1917 finds the north- west once more in full bloom as North Dakota political headquarters. The old Northwest has in its day housed sun, It’ never before, however, has quartered an organization so thor- oughly bound together; nor has it ever before so completely and exclus- ively been made the headquarters of one particular party None but Non-Partisans need apply during the next 60 days. The North- west’s hundred rooms may be stretch- ing a bit be made to accommodate 250 to 300 people, and it is anticipated there will be fully that many reserva- tions, So great was the demand for quarters that 50 guests slept there Not all of the Non-Partisans will stop at the North- west, There is a scattering among other hotels and quite a number have none but Non-Partisans will stop at the Northwest, H The league has in charge its own manager, Frank f&. Black, and C. H. Fox, both of Fargo. Presi- dent C. A. Townley has a special suite at the Northwest, luxuriously equip- ped for his private use, and there will be found Speaker Wood, A. E. Bowen, clerk of the house; F. B. Wood, vice president of the league, and other leaders. Privacy, seclusion and cohesion are objects aimed at by the league in this master stroke.. Doubtless friends of the league will be admitted to the} Northwest during the session, but there will be an abundance of plain clothesmen there on the look-out for | lobbyists, and the latter very certain- ly will not be admitted. It is prob- ably the first instance in history where a political organization has tak- en unto itself an entire hotel for such a period, and much interest will at- tend the outcome of the experiment, which is in line with the “We Will Stick” slogan that carried the league into power at the primaries. The last carload of furniture for the Northwest arrived by express Satur- day. The shipment was lost between: Chicago and Minneapolis. Upon its arrival at the latter city, E. G, Patter- son, proprietor of the Northwest, rather than delay the opening a day had the entire carload loaded into an express car last Friday, and. the: car Or war and famine and wrack? in the history ofthe state occurred the capitol Saturday, when $1,409, 607.46 in bonds, were burned. The aristocratic blaze was fed by Gover-| nor L. B. Hanna in the presence ot! other members of the state auditing. board, including Deputy Secretary of State Frank Wilder, State Auditor Jorgenson, State Treasurer John Steen and Attorney General H. J. Linde. As Mr, Linde remarked, it was a real “bondfire.” While the bonds were once worth and each has cost the state the amount named, they have for various periods been worthless, representing all of the issues retired since early territorial days, the oldest bonds dat- ing May 1, 1884. They had accumu- lated in the state auditor’s office un- til they had become a menace, and the auditing board at its final meeting de- termined to burn them. For the sake of a record, the first bond of each fs- sue was preserved and pasted in a record book in the state auditor’s of- fice, with a complete description of the issue, number of bonds, date paid and so forth, 6 The old bonds reveal one interest- ing fact which is that except in two instances the state has never paid as much as six percent for its money, in- dicating that North Dakota’s credit al- ways has been good. FLOUR BY CARLOAD. The board of control tomorrow will Where the Land of the Future lies? fair, Or troubled and stormy skies? page,” A glory that shall not cease, with every age, If you bring us a world-wide peace! REAL RAILROAD BOARD COMPLETES ITS LABORS Commission Which Goes Out of Service Today Has Held Office Eight Years North Dakota's first real railroad commission completes its labors to- day and tomorrow surrenders its ti- tles and honors and duties toa new board. ‘W. H. Stutsman of Mandan, O. P. N. Anderson of Starkweather and W. H. (Mann, the retiring com- missioners, go out of office with the good will and respect of everyone with whom they have had to do dur- The most expensive conflagration , i at came through Saturday With No. 7 and was set out here. © The Northwest, when finally com- pleted, will be a thoroughly good-look- ing hotel, The rooms are nicely: fur: nished and a majority will be redecor- + ated. Following the session, the hotel will cater to general business, but just now the league has it, and the league lets it be known that none but Non- Partisans need apply. GAVELS WHICH WILL RAP LEGISLATORS 0 ORDER HAVE INTERESTING PAST The gavels,which will call to order the house and senate during the his- toric session which opens Wednesday were completed Saturday by P. A. Peterson, capitol carpenter, and turn- ed over to the board of control. Both are of oak, in antique finish, and the workmanship:is excellent. It is the history of the wood, however, that gives the gavels their principal inter- est. The handles are fashioned from rounds of a chair which long saw ser- vice in the governor’s office; the mal- let parts are made from wood taken from an old set of bannisters which formerly aided in giving the bank ex- aminer’s office a bankly appearance. About each handle are 15 rings, re- presenting the 15 general assemblies receive bids forthe huge quantities of flour which are to be used during the, next few weeks by the penal and char- itable institutions. A carload of flour will last the hospital for the insane at Jamestown not quite five weeks, while the same quantity will last somewhat longer at the penitentiary. ing the eight yearg they,,have served the state... | é Until eight yearsago, when the re- tiring commission was named, North Dakota's railroad commission was not salaried, and its only visible evidence of existence was a secretary at the capitol. This secretary was Jimmy which will have passed into history} when the gavels have finally served their purpose. At the close of the ses- sion Lieutenant-Governor Kraabel will carry home the senate gavel to add to his collection, and Speaker Howard R. Wood will become owner of his Charles Edward Russell ~- Writes of League Fron . the Members’ View- : Noted Socialist Will Tell What Is Done at Coming Session for'Fhe Tribune and Allied Newspaper Enterprise Associations By CHARLES EDWARD RUSSELL , (Charles Edward Russell, one of America’s most noted writ- ers on Socialistic subjects, is comjng to Bismarck to report the opening sessions of the general assembly, as seen from a Non-Par- tisan league standpoint, for the Bismarck Tribyne and illied News- Paper Enterprise Association papers. Mr. Russell assisted to some extent in the organization of the league and and has made several addresses and written many artic les in its behalf, What he has to say of the league in the saddle w ill be read with interest by league members and others, and it will be found in full in The Bismarck Tribune.—Editor.) an North Dakota is now to hold the : center of the United States stage! A kind of government new on this cor,i- nent or anywher else is about to take hold of the machine here! It is a farmers’ government from top to bot- tom and all the way across! That is one thing novel about it. Then it is strictly nonpartisan, being chosen by the farmers for reasons of their own and with- out the least regard to party lines, It is also. a government that owes nothing to any politician on earth and no corpora- tion, bank, railroad or interest has a single: string on it. : Few of the men about to take office ever held office before and none of the men that put them there had any previous experience in politics, At the last election the farmers, in revolt, captured the legislature, all the state offices except one, and what is still more important, grabbed off the supreme court. They will now run the whole shooting match from A to Izzard. They can pass any law they please and nothing this side of the supreme court of the United States can in- ‘terfere, It is the biggest revolution that ever occurred in any state in this Union. Also, they have introduced a néw system of choosing men for office. They started out literally to let the office seek the man. When it became evident last spring that they . were likely to win out, a fine crop of their dear old friends and college chummies sprang up all about the state offering the glad hand and pulling for this of- fice or that, All they ever got was the icy stare and the swift kick. Instead of listen- ing to the ducet notes of these charm- ers, the farmers went about hunting for good men that were on the level and not job hunters, ; Their candidate for governot,'for in- stance, Lynn J. Frazier, wassteering a plow over his wheatlands when he was chosen, The committee wanted to telephone him and had to wait un- til he could be summoned’ ‘to’ the house. He was the most amazed man in America and‘ thought it.was some kind of a joke. ‘But, he. quickly showed that no er- ror had been made’ about him. He’ had never made a set public speech in hs life, but he jumped into the campaign and turned out to be a crackerjack. He made more than 200 speeches. He got 81,000 in a total vote of about 102,- 000—that’s all. ' The name of the organization that put all this over is the Fatniers’ Non- partisan Political league...It.is only two years old, but has 40,000 enrolled members of the 50,000 farmers in North Dakota. It works with a new scheme and new method. Every farmer that joins pays for his membership. Formerly the annual fees were $6. Now they are $16 for two years in advance, and! ‘phe term of Adjutant General Thar- practically every man whose first! aison expires with that of other state year’s subscription has expired is re-| officers. His logical suceessor would newing at the new rate. be Colonel John Fraine. Whether a New members are put on the rolls} change will be made in this office dur- by personal interviews. The league] ing the present unsettled condition in owns 140 automobiles and keeps a guard affairs is doubtful. I nay event corps of organizers always in the field.| i¢ js probable that Adjutant General The money received is used to carry | pharalson will be kept on the job un- on this work and to -publish the|¢i) the transfer of property back to league’s newspaper, the» Leader, the state is accomplished. There is a This paper started in September,| preat amount of work for the adju- 1915, on a shoestring and now has} tant general’s.department to do in 65,000 circulation, connection with the return of the Branch leagues are being organized] troops from the border, and Tharal- | in other states. The welcome the idea| son has a better grasp on the many has received causes northwestern pol-} getails than anyone ‘else in the mili- iticians to view the movement with tary service of the state. pain and extreme disgust. It looks as ig if an entirely new deal was on in this part of the world. Nobody can join the league except an actual tiller of the soil, so there is no chance for others to come in and get possession of the thing. The league’s program provides for salutary reforms in the state govern- ment, but nothing to scare anybod: State-owned and operated terminal GOV.LYNN SFRAZIER rural credit systems, taxation reform, and the state development of the lig- nite deposits are the chief features. The main object of the league is to secure a rational brand of, government conducted for the:benefit-of the major- ity’ of the population instead of the benefit of railroads and banks. It will be a novelty for <North: Dakota—and some other rsgions. QUESTION AS TO WHO WL HEAD THE GUARD Adjutant ‘ General Tharalson’s Term Expires—Fate of Mil- itia in Doubt The future of the North Dakota National Guard ig.very, much in dpubt;. The boys have -had.a very sévere work-out in the border, where they will have spent seven.months before - their final return, They bavg* been ‘drilled and’ worked to’‘a’-finish; and there is:a question. \as-itothow many of these yveteran..guardsmen.iwill sign the: new. six-year ..enlistment .when , they are mustered. ;out..of:the federal service at Fort Snelling.- The new national guard bill would provide for three years’ active service and three on the reserve, subject to call. North Dakota troops when they leave the federal service. They may em, brace, and they may not. Expert Phonograph and Typewriting Phone 774 emblem of.authority. in. the house, | WALTER W. McMAHON elevators, state hail insurance, state Foley, now James W. Foley, North Dakota’s poet laureate. He drew the princely salary of $1,000 per annum, and by day he looked after transpor- tation problems and by night he wrote poems with which to eke ont! a decent living. Laws Strengthened. O. P..N. Anderson was a member of the legislature which provided for a full-time, full-paid railroad commis- sion, and he was instrumental in strengthening the laws under which the board operated. The first secre- tary of the new board was Thomas Hall. ‘When the latter at the end of four years resigned to become secre- tary of state, Walter F. Cushing, the present secretary, then editor of The Courier-News, was appointed. The relations ‘between the board and its secretary, and between both board and ‘secretary and the public have been harmonious. The laws whose administration are in. the. hands of. the commission have been strengthened from session to session, and the board has had an ever-in- creasing amount of business to look after. GRAND Reopening The New Board. The board which assumes office to- morrow is composed of S. J. Aandahl of Litchville, Charles W. Bleick of Elgin and M. P. Johnson of Tolley, all of whom are considered good generally believed that long active in Equity a pioneer in the league, de‘chairman. It is anticl- Mz, Cushing will be re- post of secretary, which will be pated tained he is g Under New and Local Management G. E. WINGREENE and A.-J: BAUER, Proprietors HIGH CLASS PHOTOPLAYS | Orchestra Music Remember the Date, Wed., January 3rd Best Projection Watch for Opening Program Announcement Wednesday . Jan. 3 Popular Prices proposition will be put up to the ;-~