The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 2, 1917, Page 4

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YD as Second Class Matter.” {88UED EVERY DAY EXCEPT SUNDAY GUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCB Daily, by mail or carrier, per month sevens $ 50 Daily, by mail, one year in North Dakota ...... ...--+.+ Daily, by mail outside of North Dakota, one year ,,... 6.00 Dally, by mail outside of | North Dakota, three months. 1.50) Daily, by mail in North Dakota three months ..,........... 1.25 ‘Weekly, by mail, per year 1.50; Member Audit Bureau of Circulation THD STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER | pe concluded that Great Britain's aid | (CBstablished 1878) \ a = = kumin, in February of this wrote as follows: “In speculating about the future, | bearing in mind what has occurred in the past, my brain is always cud- j gelled with the question: Which side ; will England take in the event of a | war between Japan and America? | “This may be a delicate question to 4.00) ask, but nothing is more important {than this problem, which remains for the Japanese to solve. “Great Britain betrayed at the third revision of the Anglo-Japanese al- !liance that she was ready to desert Japan for America’s sake. Should this be pondered thoughtfully, it must | will not be of much use to the Japan- ; Pe jese nation when a war with America| has taken place. LOCAL WEATHER BULLETIN. For the 12 hours ending at noon, March 2, 1917: Temperature at 7:00 a, m. Temperature at noon . Highest yesterday .... Lowest last night . Precipitation ... Highest wind 0 one! Till 7:00 p. m, Saturday. j For North Dakota: Partly, .ciouds | tonight aud Saturday; colder tonight. | eee | Temperature 16 2 - 26 vo report 8 - No report} Calgary Chicago Kansas City . Moorhead Winnipeg, 2 | St. Louis 30 San : 42 Helena .. 4 Williston 2 ORRIS W. ROBERTS, ‘Meteorologist. SENATE RESPONSIVE. In killing House Bill 298, the Senate came to a realization that enough ill- advised legislation has slipped through. This measure was so ap- parently framed in the interests of Fargo and the Twin Cities as to be little short of a public scandal Senator Jacobson and his followers | are to be congratulated for the fight | they put up to protect the industries of the slope from further discrimina- tions. Unfortunately the distance tar- iff measure is beyond recall, but doubtless the people will see that it never becomes a law. It is poor public policy to tie the} hands of the railroad commission inj the matter of adjusting rates. New| jobbing centers are being created as the state develops and the commis: | sion’s hands should not be tied in the matter of freight rate adjustments. | NORTH: DAKOTA FIRST. | “North” Dakota sustains the friend-| lest commercial relations with St.) py striking out the words “provide | tain limited voting powers which were} Paul and Minneapolis, but the var-/for the common defense,” without! included in the suffrage proposition fous farmers’ organizations should| which the whole preamble would be! yoted down two years ago. This leg-! names of the young bx Faslative subversion of the formally.|ed Major Andre? baker's dozen; yet we call ourselves! realize that their first duty is to this state and her industries. “Probably, the [British may not openly antagonize Japan in their sup- port of Americ but it is indisput- able that to try to rely too much upon their help would be very dangerous optimism.” The Hochi Shimbun (Tokyo), D1s—W]| which is regarded as the organ of, the Okuma government, has the fol- | lowing to say in reard to American-! Mexican policy: “A certain military officer states that the United States. government, taking advantage of the fact that the European powers now have no time in which to look after Mexican al- fairs, has decided to intervene with force in order to restore order in Mexico, and to establish the power) of the American government in that country. The South American na- tions have not the power to with-| stand the Unifed States. As for Japan, unless we have more battle-| i ships of the dreadnaught type, in ad- lition to what we already have, we! may not be able to interfere, We re- gret that we shall merely have to watch the unfettered actions of the, United States.” Our Pacifist friends who are oppos- ing an increase in the naval oppro- priations might ponder over sentiments. A SOVEREIGN NATION. “We, the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, ‘Insure domestic tranquility, pro- vide for the common defense, pro- mote the general welfare, and se- cure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do or- dain and establish this Constitu- tion for the United States of, America.” year, these | ey BISMARCK DAILY IRIBUNE AND. NOTH COUNTRY’S had in mind the detéat or the suffrage! | amendment in 1914. | It remains for the Rochester Post, of New York, to analyze the situation. This publication terms the legislative | action as “deliberatg and cynical con-| ; tempt by a handful of legislators of a popular decision recently recorded | upon a matter which the le; | and both sides of the controve: ‘ mitted to the people for such deci- sion.” | The Post, however, did not under- | stand the real situation. The senate | doubtless saw an easy way in passing {a bill for limited suffrage to remove a distressing issue early in the ses | sion by passing a worthless bill, As jfor the amendment that must be rati- | fied by a second legislature before it |is submitted to the people in 1920. | But the argument of the Rochester | Post is sound and we quote: | .“This.is-by no means the most dis- \ creditable feature of the action of the | North Dakota legislature. At the very | session in which it was voted to Te] all made still some dir- ty work to do, so He made the beasts When the Creator had good things, there was reptiles, and poisonous insects, and when He had finished He had some scraps that were too bad to put into the rattlesnake, the hyena. the scor- pion, and the skunk, so He put all these together, covered it with suspi- cion, wrapped it with jealousy, mark- ed it with a yellow streak, and called it a KNOCKDR. This product was so fearful to con- template that He had to make some- Knocker or Booster? thing to counteract it, so He took a sunbeam, put it in the heart of a child, and the brain of a man, wrap- ped it in civic pride, covered it with brotherly love, gave it a mask of vel- vet and a grasp of steel, made it a lover of fields and flowers Y sports, a believer in equality and jus- tice, a worker for the support of every good thing, and called it a EOOSTER, and ever since, mortal man has had the privilege of choos ing hi ociates.—Anony mous, that, her of his informing ; While he had done all he could to cause the arrest of her husband, but as he had failed, he was pleased to inform her he was safe. Jn all ro- mance where is there a more fascinat- ing story? and then to think that this story is true! This capture was one of the most important events of the Revolution; for had the capture not been made, the results of the war might have This preamble explains why there submit the suffrage question so Te-| been different, and we would today, is a United States. | cently determined, it was also voted | ke Canada, be sending troops to Our pacifist friends would amend it} to extend to women by statute cer-. Europe, meaningless, The other phrases are merely am {pronounced will of the electorate, if| The precipitous haste with which) enymeration of the blessings which) jt related to any other question, would | rate measures have been jammed] it jg designed to secure by first pro-| be roundly condemned, we may as- through the legislature without re-| ard to the industries affected will | not win many friends for those identi-) sacts as to the formation of the union.! of woman suffrage as a panacea for, fied with the measures. | It seems rather strange that St.| Paul, the adopted home of the North | Dakota Equity enterprises, should be! The reason they could not, was be-| 45 favored in such legislation to the det-! cause they were not strong enough to sound principles of law-making, its riment of people who have assisted in} building up industries in this state and who are working constantly to} create markets here. | The Tribune does not know that) the Equity is behind the conspiracy to concentrate North Dakota's entire market outside thé state. It does; Bot care especially as ta the source of the hostile measures, but it be- lieves the time has come. for the vot-| ers of the state to put North Dakota ahead of all other places. If the Equity proposes to deprive North Dakota cities of their freight Yate advantages, it is well the voters should know now and be prepared to combat any such move. The entire trend of rate legislation at this session has had a shady and} malodorous aspect. North Dakota first, should be the policy of farmer and businessman alike. Legislation that wipes out lignite rates and ruins industries to build up Fargo and the Twin Cities exclusive- ly and to the detriment of other sec- tions is a species of law-making that should not be tolerated and will not when the voters become better in- formed. STRUGGLE FOR PACIFIC. Prince Ito, the Bismarck of Japan, before his death said: “The next great war will take place in Europe. It will be followed by a viding for the common defense. This accords with the historical Theoretically. the, separate states could have provided all the blessings of liberty, tranquility, justice, ete. provide for defense. To provide for the common defense is the primal reason for the existence of all governments. “providing for the common de- fense” is really the explanation of the mysterious word “sovereignty” which the lawyers love to use when ment. The “sovereignty” of a nation means its ability and determination to defend its citizens or subjects in the exercise of their rights. It it fails to do so, it is no longer a “sovereign state” and its people no longer constitute a nation. There is no longer any valid reason for keeping up such a government— it is really a useless expense and an annoyance—a limitation on the rights of the individual for which he does not receive a just return. Failure to maintain “sovereignty is the end of the principle of nation- ality—and it should not be forgotten that democracy is the fruit of nation- ality. Democracy—the rule of.the people —never existed except among people who constituted an independent sov- erign nation to the fullest extent— and it will never survive the death of the national principle. Democracy died in Belgium when nationality was crushed under the in- vader's heel. Democracy in the Unit- second conflict—the struggle for mas-| ed States will perish the moment the tery of the Pacific.” United States fails to discharge its This rings with a new significance} duties as an independent sovereign in light of recent diplomatic develop-| state and submits to any sort of vas- ments. Japanese officials have been quick to deny any charges of hostile intent toward United States. But the possibility of trouble is always salage or dictation on sea or land. SUFFRAGE ISSUE. Regardless of the merits of wo- present so long as we continue to dis-| man’s suffrage, the friends of equal criminate against the Japanese in our immigration regulations. Permanent friendship is almost impossible under such conditions, Germany knows the situation and doubtless has been feed- ing the prejudice of the Little Brown brother for some time. franchise blundered in attempting to ignore the plain language of the con- stitution. It is generally believed that the measure passed by this ses- sion confering limited suffrage is in- | valid. The Louisville Post, in commenting Quotations from the Japanese press on the passage of Senate Bill No. up ‘of recent date take on a vital import-|1> termed the action “a travesty on ance at this time. We quote two: popular government, on representa- tive government.” The Post of course i ey - a | suméy by many of the very persons ; whO"are.conspicuous in the agitation loose and lawless methods of govern- ment. But when a legislature be- haves with light-hearted indifference | constitutions, precedents, and! misconduct is excusable if only it ad-, vances the suffragist cause. ‘ “Perhaps it will be possible for the more sagacious of the suffragist lead- ers to perceive that the end so dear | to their hearts is les likely to be fur-) thered by wearying voters who have! ' given patient and respectful attention they want to name that thing which | to their proposals and have rejected profession, both bills having been de- is the essence of a national govern-| them than it is by abiding by a de- feated Wednesday and passed Thurs- cision at least until public opinion | has had an opportunity to be re-! | formed.” 0 ' READERS’ COLUMN | 9. | e— “TREASON OF ARNOLD.” j Medora. , March 2, 1917. | Editor of Tribune | T was born in Maryland, near the head of the Chesapeake bay. This was on the route where the Continen- tal army would pass when moving | south. I can well remember, some, ‘60 and more years ago, of hearing old | people telling stories of the Revolu- tion of ‘76, in which war many of |their relations had served, and the! | stories told they had learned from | these relations, perhaps from their fathers. I remember talking with an fold lady in 1860, then over 9) years lold, who had seen and talked with | Washington. | At 13 years of age, when recover- {ing from typhoid fever, 1 remember reading of the treason of Arnold and the capture of Major Andre. I can yet see the old wood cuts, in the book, showing the captors making Andre remove his boots, and the find- ing of the papers. | There is a most interesting account) | { {of all this in Irwin's life of Wash- ington, which I have read today, for perhaps the fiftieth time. What a) {fascinating story as told in the sim-| ple language of Irvin. Then there is the story of Washington and his staff arriving, unexpectedly, at the Robinson House, to breakfast with Arnold and his wife; how a part of the staff and General Lafayette sit down to breakfast, and while at the tablé the letter of Colonel Jameson was, unfortunately, delivered to Ar- nold, telling of the arrest of And: of his calling his wife aside to in- form her he was a ruined man; of his excusing himself to the guests and leaving the house; taking horse and galloping to his boat, to row to the; British war vessel, Vulture. There is, too, the pathetic account of the | interview between Washington andj Mrs. Arnold, in her almost crazed | condition with the infant in “her | How many teachers or children in jour state have read this most inter-} can tell the who captur- I venture not a esting story? How man: Americans and claim to teach Amer- ican history in our schools. I am sor- ry to say that I have yet to meet the first teacher or pupil that knows any- thing of thé romance history of the Revolution. Only a tew years ago | asked school children from the age of 6 to 40 years, and all of American pa- rents, why we celebrated the Fourth of July. Not one could tell. To teach patriotism and the hi of the Revolution, ev should have a copy of Los: Book of the Revolution. W portune time is the present. to read story the account of “The Treason of Ar-j | nold.” —JAMES W. FOLEY. BILLS PASSED BY HOUSE. S. B. 227, relating to taxation of in- heritances, and senate Dill 245, relat- ing to practice of architecture ® day, S. B. 13, concurrent resolution pro- viding for elective franchise. H. B, 441, relating to study health by a commission. S. B. 157, regulating number of de- puties and other employes in office of state examiner. S. B. 136, the state bud. H. B. 188, uniform sales act. S. B. 135, permitting co-operative and essment life insurance jations to transact busines tate. S. B, empl of ie within 286, establishing a farm labor yment bureau. . B. 84, providing for the creation of a commission, selection of location of one or more terminal elevators. S. B. 158, creating a state board of electricians. S. B. 1, relating to filling vacan- cies in state, district offices, offices of sheri state’s attorney and county commissioner. Laid Over Until Today. S. B. 20, locating the asylum for the insane. BILLS LOST IN HOUSE. S. B. 320, relating to increasing county debt limit for the construction of roads. S. B. 211, relating to salaries of county officials. Committee of Whole. S. B. 134, relating to taxes for roads indefinitely postponed. S. B, 156, appropriating $50,000 out of local funds of Mayville normal to be used for construction, equipment and furnishing of new dormitory. Sum -of $25,000 named in general ap propriations bill struck out. (Do pass). S. B. 207, requiring owners of per- sonal property to notify county aud- itor of the sale at auction. (Do pass.) S. B. 92, relating to location of coun- ty seats. .Do pass.) S. B. 823, to appropriate funds to reimburse men in employ of the state for, loss of ti by reason of having to give up theifpositions to serve on the border. Fout<thousand dollar ap- priation asked. definitely post- poned. = S. B. 248, relating tdé\county fairs. S. B, 295, relating to\,taxation of freight line companies, ~~ 3..B. 117 ands; B: 118, empowering ssembly to provide by law erection, leasing and purchasing mills, packing plant and cold storage warehouses, indefinitely postponed, FATHER TRIES TO KILL DOCTORS WHEN’ GIRL DIES (United Press.) Kenosha, Wis., March 2.—Sam Le- onnette is held here today, charged with atempted murder, following: his attack’ upon Dr. John Cleary:and Dr. George Rovusa. The two surgeons had performed an operation in an endeav- or to save the life of the Leonette child. The child died and Leonette for and operating flow an adjoining room and opened fire on jthe two physician: through the windows, uphurt. ied the child,” Dr. Cleary said. AUSTRIA TO LEND TURKEY WAR FUKDS Berne, Mar. 2.—A Vienna dispatch says that Austria has agreed to lend Turkey 240,000,000 crowns for an un- named period. The money is to be used’ for purchases in Austria-Hun- i gary. ‘CONDUCTED THIS MORNING Funeral se: s for John Lyon: Sr., of Mandan avenue, were cond! morning, at 9 o'clock, in St. cathedral, and were in Father Ott. The serv- i tended by a number of the old timers and relatives of the deceased, and there were many beaw | tiful floral offerings. Interment was made in St. Mary metery by these pallbearers James and Frank Me- Cormick, ‘Francis Halloran, George Dolan, Thomas O'Leary and Patrick Kelly. Rev. Father Hiltner was in charge of the services at the grave. Thomas Lyons of Butte, Mont., was here to attend his fater's funeral. HARD-WORKING SOLONS AND SPECTATORS MAY ENJOY LATE LUNCHES Hard-working solons and the: usual crowd of spectators who will gather for the spectacular close of the’ ses- sion this evening need not starve. Mrs. Charlebois, the genial proprie- tress of the capitol lunch room, ‘has entered into the spirit of the occa- sion, and she announced this morning that she will keep open house this evening until the lights go out. CONFISCATE STEAMER, London, ‘March 2.—The Eritish prize court today refused to postpone the confiscation of the steamship, Kan- kakee, flying the American flag and alleged to be German owned, It is further alleged the documents essen- tial to the defendants were lost.in the Laconia sinking and also that the president of the Transatlantic ‘Ship-| OINTMENT and manly | stepped from the death chamber to} They escaped | | “No power on earth could have sav- ‘FUNERAL FOR MR. LYOKS LITTLE INK GETS CREDIT FOR VICTOR Slope Country Wins Over En- emies in Defeat of H. B. 298 Through Mott Orator OPPOSES RAILROAD LAW MAKING FOR THE STATE Points to Danger of Placing on Statute Books Mass of Ma terial From Bureaus The fact that House Bill 298 lies | a-moldering in its grave is very large ly due to the ability of Senator Ja- cobsen of Mott to talk convincingly. There was a real question Hhursday | afternoon, in spite of a caucus which extended beyond idnight Wednes- {day night, and conferences early yes- ;terday morning, as to how the vote jon 298 would go. A tremendous fight | known, unseen force. When the hour |of battle dawned at 4 o'clock Thurs- day afternoon it was any man’s fight. | “Little Jake” took up the cudgels jtor the offense. “I know litle of the contents of this bill,” said ‘Mr. Jacob- n. “No member of this ate who is not a rate expert can know much jof its contents. Ido know that it does not, as has every other bill of this kind which | have ever known, lestablish a maximum rate, and give | the railroad some latitude under that maximum, but it fixes the rate, from i which there is no appeal to any power save the railroads themselves or the legislature. The bill applies only to traftic originating within the state. It places an absolute check upon rates for whole sale and jobbing houses located in ‘North Dakota, but it does not control in any way similar houses in the Twin Cities and Duluth, which may have the benefit of the more elastic interstate commerce rates. “Is it wise to enact into laws af- fecting erery person in this state something we know positively nothing about? Is it wise to delegate to rate- making bureaus outside this state, and over whom this state has no juris- diction, authority to make an dremake our rates at will? And I don't be- lieve it wise ‘to enact into laws and | regulations adopted ‘by railroads and presumably is railroad rating bureaus |for their own ‘benefit, and that what this bill purposes to do. Poss bly people in a certain few localities would benefit. .Certainly it would be a fine thing for the railroads, but I do not believe the state at large wish- es us to thrust upon it a pig in a poke.” ) Cahill and others spoke in defense of the ‘bill, which was advocated by the league and for which all league ure, 26 to 2 the bill, which was aimed particular- jly at the interests of the (Missouri Pacific Slope and in favor of Fargo, where the league plans to concentrate its great subsidized industries. Casselman Announces Candidacy The first political announcement in | connection with the approaching city | election to ‘be held next month was ; made this afternoon by W. S. Cassel- /Mman, who places himself in the run: j ning for the office of police magi | trate. 1 | | Hogs Hit =~ | New Mark | t St. Louis, IL, “March 2.—An- was reached today, heavy sold for $1 on first sales. tee rest of the market was up 16 to be. CLAIM SUBHARINE | LOST IN BATTLE | = | New Orleans, Mar. 2.—Officers of the steamship Knight Companion, of British registry, arriving here today | said they were in a battle with a Ger- man submarine and sank the submar- ine. According to officers the sub- marine opened fire at a range of 700 |yards. Five shots were fired at the ; Companion, but none took effect. The Knight Companion gunner fired two Shots, the last sending the submarine to the bottom, they said. COURT OIECTS VERDICT Judge Nuessle of the district court this afternoon directed that the jury sitting in the case of the Red River Land company of Fargo, against the Harris estate of Bismarck, report a verdict in favor of the defendant. The | ae ere reported it could not agree 1 er being out 10 B aeeic [4 24 hours. The ver- | pen Late yesterday afternoon, Judy: ‘Nuessle dismissed the jurors fee tendance at this term of the district court, with the exception of thove sitting on the foregoing case, Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days, Druggists refund money 1f” PAZO ping company ‘was unwilling to travel Blind, Bi ee Broking Plog estity. va fives 8 . was made for this bill by some un-} members of the senate voted on the! final showdown, which resulted in the, indefinite postponement of the meas-} | Senator King of Burleigh voted for} | other high record on the hog market | when good and | jy. { | i | Mie Barriscale, Star of the L jangle Play, “Home.” To perieen at the Orpheum theatre tonight. It’s a dandy comedy-drama, produced by Thomas 1H. Ince. HYLAND SAYS BANQUET ORATORS PREVARICATED Two of Governor Frazier’s Mea- sures Put to Sleep in Clos- ing Hours of Session Senator Hyland took issue with statements made last evening at the banquet of A. C. Townley, president of the Nonpartisan league to the ef- fect that 26 men in the senate had been signed up to run the steam roller over everything advocated by the league. E “TI want to say, Mr. President,” said Senator Hyland, ‘inasmuch as_ this statement reflects on the members of this senate, it is a lie.” He referred to leaders of the league land certain of their publications as “character assassins” and stated that the league members of the legislature had sat in secret caucus night after night, listening to men who have come into this state from “God knows where” to dictate the policies of North Dakota. Senator Cahill took issue with Sen- ator Hyland, stating that he was at the banquet and heard no such state- ments, except that he himself had made a comparison of the two steam- rollers in which he declared that the senate had it “al over the house.” The senate killed two of Governor Frazier’s pet measures: House Bill 71, for a nonpartisan ballot, and House Bill 59, for semi-annual pay- ment of taxes. Both were indefinite- ly postponed, SUNDAY BALL SL ACAI The senate this aftérnoon concur- red in the house amendments to the ‘Sunday basebvall bill. ‘This measure goes to Governor Frazier for his sig- nature. In its amended form no charge can ‘be made at Sunday games. CAL OFF BOUT BECAUSE DARD A *SUAEKER” ‘ (United Press.) Albany, N.Y rch 2.—Governor Whitinan ditected the — state athletic commission to prohibit the boxing bout- scheduled for Madison Square Garden, ‘New York City, on Monday nigt, between Les Darcy and Jack Dillon, on the grounds that Les Jarcy is a “slacker.” BOAT MISSING. town, Mar, 2.—Nothing has een rd of the missing boat from the British steamer Galgorm Castle, shelled and sunk Tuesday by a sub- marine. Two Americans who left the steamer in this boat are William Jack- son, New York, and David Walker, Standardsville, Va. Queer es BESSIE BARRISCALE, Those who have followed closely the work of Bessie Barriscale in Tri- angle plays will agree that the charm- ing star has figured only to a small ex- tent in osculatory demonstrations. She has managed to endear herself to her aamirers by ‘the sheer excel- lence of her acting and has rarely been called upon by the provisions of the scenario to indulge in kissing. That is why additional interest can be Claimed by a scene in “Home,” the Triangle comedy-drama by C. Gard- nes Sullivan, in which she is present- ed by Thomas H. Ince-as co-star with Charles Ray. The scene is the last one in the story and shows Miss Bar- riscale in the act of kissing George Fisher. So novel an event was it that a large aggregation of Ince players Bathered about the set on the day it was staged, in order, it would appear, to learn with what delicacy of con- duct Miss Barriscale can kiss when it is necesary for her to do go. Home” will be shown at the Or- pheum theater tonight; also a two- |reel Triangle comedy, featu ¢ iy, rin, all probabitity: means an ap./Tincher in“"The Milliner.” tS RUG STORE IS: OPENED AT CLEVELAND, N. D. Cleveland, N. D., Mar. 2—The for- mal opening of a drug store here oe day gives this town a long needed pharmacy. The store has been started y Dr. Charles. Buzzell, who has had ff f several weeks get- aif place and the { \ ae hey of h