The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 14, 1917, Page 4

io THE TRIBUNE at the D., a8 Second Class Matter. | lantic: rm BISMARCK DAILY ‘TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, that there is nothing that can alter! | his thoughts or his intentions, a mil-| shout back across the At-| No threat of armed ships,! {S6UED EVERY DAY EXCEPT SUNDAY, no declaration of war, will again open GUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE Daily, by mail or carrier, per month . Daily, by mail, one ye North Dakota ...... .-..00.. 4.00 Daily, by mail outside of | North Dakota, one year .,... 6.00; Daily, 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) Where the Daily Tribune can be de-| livered by carrier, no mail subscrip- tions will be accepted at the $4.00 rate. cinta all mail subscribers will be billed 30 days before date of expiration and if a renewal is not received before the date indicated on the label, their name will be dropped from the list. No special rates or discounts will be allowed anyone and the subscrip- tion price as outlined below will pre- vail. Member Audit Bureau of Circulation HE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1878) LOCAL WEATHER BULLETIN. For the 24 hours enXpg at noon March 14, 1917: Temperature at 7: a. m. . Temperature at noon . Highest yesterday Lowest last night . Precipitation Highest.wind velocity .... Forecast. Till 7:00 p. m, Thursday. For North Dakota: Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday;;; not much change in temperature.' 9. j;¢-) Temperature Calgary en Chieago . BI Kansas City 30 Moorhead . 16 Pierre ..| 16 St. Paul . . 16 Winnipeg 16 St. Lyuis 3 San Francisco » 42 Helena 12 Williston : . 22 ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Meteorologist. Re ee ee ee ed o ‘What men prizo most is a % © privilege, even if it be that of % chief mourner at a funeral— @ % Lowell. * SPOS ESEEESEOSO MOS INCREASE FOOD SUPPLY. The federal reserve banks in sev- eral districts are urging farmers to increase their acreage with a view of replenishing the depleted world food supply. If the United States be- comes involved in the war, there will ‘De a greater demand for food prod- ucts. A statement issued recently by the Richmond, Va., reserve bank states the gituation, briefly inthe following: “| “The community of interest whic! has always existed in the crop rais ing districts of this country between bankers and farmers has grown be- yond localities and has become coun- try wide. “Never within the memory of any man has the weal or woe of the world been so dependent upon food produc tion and distribution. “All the energy and intelligence of the whole population should be brought to bear upon these twin sub- ejcts in the current year.” John H. Rich, chairman of the Ninth reserve district, urges the farm- ers of the northwest to go to the res jcue of famine threatened humanity. There is a world-wide food shortage due to the war. In addition to this cauge, there have been ‘Seriows. “crop failures within the last two years, which have aggravated the situation. Farmers can do much to cure the food shortage if they only will. Those twelve filibustering Senators might win fresh laurels by propos- ing an investigation of the Zimmer- mann leak. PREPARE! In ordering the secretary navy to furnish guns and gunners for American merchant ships and call- ing an extra session of Congress to tbe ready to act promptly to meet whatever eventualities may follow, President Wilson performed two acts which will meet with the approval of all loyal Americans Neither of these acts will be ap- proved by those persons, in or out of office, who because of their proGer- man or pacifist sentiments, are will- ing to have American citizens and American ships terrorized off the Beas. If we are to judge by the tenor of editorial opinion in German-American newspapers during the past few weeks, the German-American press will be unanimous in its disapproval. What the people of Germany will say and think about the President may be imagined when we read the following, published in the Berlin Lokal-Anzeiger, one of the leading German newspapers, a few days ago, referring to the President’s inaugural address: “Never has the capitol at Was ington been more profanely desecrat- ed by ech than.on this occasion. The ent reveals himself the most. unrighteous and dishonorable man who has yet stood at the head great stxter=And Ob-e great ee boone series oe. $ 50) | of military power. _ But there is nothing to be gain: of the|® up our blockade zones to Americar} | commerce.’ ” It is the paramount duty of the American government and every loyal) American citizen to leave nothing un-| done to prepare for war. No man can say with any certain’ what the situation will be when Co gress convenes April 16. Whether the act which means war has been committed or not, the first! duty of Congress, the imperative dut ill be to pass a law for universal milita ning. If such a law had been passed two years ago we would now have a mil- lion trained soldiers and the fact that we had them probably would jhave had a tremendous influence on German policy. | For the Germans seem to under-! stand but one language, the larguige by moping over past mistakes. The thing to do now is to give Ger- jmany and the rest of the world aj} demonstration of American patrict-| jism, efficiency and power, such as will | amaze them and save this nation from} | possible disaster. | And also let us prepare to deal with! \disloyalty and treason, from what-} pjever source they emanate, so crastic- ally that all of our energies tay be; devoted to the outside enemy. | From this time on, until peace again reigns in the world, the ci‘izen or alien in this country, whatever his motives, who directly or indirectly ‘lends his influence to the propagand? if there is no law to punish him as ! such, Congress should enact one. and valuations are to Reformation is always State taxes be increased, costly. THE PRESIDENT CAN. In 1819, the Barbary pirates were {preying upon the commerce of this and other countries, Congress passed a law authorizing the President to employ the public armed vessels of the United States in protecting our merchant ves: and their crews from* Piratical aggressions, authoriz- ing the seizure of any armed vesse! or the crew whercof shall be armed, and which shal] have attempted pirat- ical aggression upon any vessel. This law also provided that “the command- er and crew of any merchant vessel of the United States, owned wholly, or in part, by a citizen thereof, may oppose and defend against any ag- gression, search, restraint, depreda- tion, or seizure, which shall be at- tempted upon such vessel, or upon any other vessel so owned, by the commander or crew of any armed ves- sel whatsoever, not being a public armed vessel of some nation in amity with the United States, and may sul+ due and capture the same. Is Germany in “amity” with the United States? Webster defines “amity” as “friendship, in a general sense, between individuals, societies or nations: friendly relations; good understanding.” The synonyms are: Harmony, friendliness, friendship, af- fection, good will, peace. Good understanding certainly does not exist between our country and/ Germany; harmony no longer exists; friendly relaions have been broken. The majority of our citizens retain good will, though, towards the people of Germany. ‘The undoubted fact is| that Germany declared war upon the| commerce of the United States when she inaugurated unrestricted subma- rine warfare over great areas of the high seas. Our government recogniz- {ed this fact by recalling our ambas- | sador to Germany and giving the Ger- man ambassador to this country his Passports. The German government | replied that, notwithstanding our pro- test, warfare on our commerce would continue without change. n WITH THE EDITORS §] THE NEXT HOUSE. Party lines in the senate were com- pletely shattered by the armed neu- trality bill. The percentage of, Repub- licans in favor of that bill was almost as high as the percentage of ‘Demo- crats. Incidentally it was not because the house of representatives was over- whelmingly Democratic that the arm- ed neutrality bill went through the lower branch. The Republicans there likewise were in favor of it. Public sentiment and not party politics reg- ulated the two parties. It is true that the two parties will be closely balanced in the next house, but so far as foreign affairs are con- cerned, there can be no party issue. The Republicans will be under the same pressure to bring in a rule lim- iting debate on the armed neutrality bill as were the Democrats. the light of criticism of the senate fili- ‘buster, delay in the house at a spe- cial session is hardly to be expected. | Whichever party organizes the lower; branch, there will be quick action there, and the probability is that the senate, with each man having an op- portunity to be heard briefly, will fall into line.—Washington Post. eee Senator ‘LaFollette’s constituents are considering the recognition of his patriotism by the presentation of a service of silver, of no less than 30 pieces.—Wall Street Journal. for unpreparedness is an enemy, and], DOINGS OF THE DUFFS. TOM’S FOLKS COME TO INSPECT THE BABY | MANY: BILLS: AFFECT “TOM, MN BON! WHERE 1S THE WELL, TOMiAN - AFTER GIVIN’ THE KID THE ONCE OVER I'D SAY HE Looks LIKE HIS GRAND- PA MoTHER! By Allman NOT DisaPpo TED IN THE BABY? REALLY STARTED. “Did he, start anything, when you asked if you,could marry his daugh- bere aniioslbiace? “T should say ‘so, He started to sbake my d_ off."—Life, tele oe THE POSITIVE MAN, This farmer was a very positive man, “ said he, “and they will I have tried AS it three times, and I know.”-—Chris- tian Herald. * 6 8 HOW WAS HE TO KNOW? Indignant Young Wife (as soon as Aunt Matilda has retired after din- ner}—John, I’m surprisel at you, us- ing such language as you did just now! John—Couldn’t help it, my dear, 1 urnt my fingers horribly. i Wite—S8MH, you Wademd right to— ‘to wed? woman By Oh, how’ was’ I to kitow that she wanted to swear first..—Stray Stories, ‘oe A 50-50 Proposition. “So she has agreed to be yours? “That was not exactly the way she expressed it.” “No?” “She said she would b mine as I would be hers ham Age-Herald. * s much —Birming- a oe PARTICULAR, Arthur (to his best girl's sisiter): Your sister lets me kiss her. Won't you let me kiss you? Little Sister (haughtily)y No! I don’t allow all the gentlemen to kiss me that sister does. aoe ARISTOCRATIGC, Dobbs-—What train do you take | coming into town in the morning? Bobbs—I used to take the Pinochle Express at 7:44, but sitice I became a member of the firm I’ve been trav- eling on the Bridge Whist Limited, which leaves at 8:23. a 0 | READERS’ COLUMN u—. U “ARITHMETIC AT FAULT.” Bismarck, N. D., March 12. EditorsBismarck ribune, Bismarck, N. D. Dear Sir: I read with some interest in yester- day’s issue the purported interview under a Jamestown date line with Doctor Hotchkiss, superintendent of the state hospital for the insane at that place. In discussing the crowd- ed condition of the hospital and the need of a new building, Doctor Hotch- kiss: made the following remarkable statement: “The taxation bugaboo is what is keeping the state from providing a new institution for the insane and feeble minded. People think the sum of $400,000 is exhorbitant, but when it comes to the per capita tax, it is found it would make the tax only two cents for each person in the state.” Doctor Hotchkiss’ arithmetic is somewhat at fault. The population of North Dakota, according .to the state census was 636,994 for 1915. The increase during the past five years has been 11,988. Adding two years or |23,976 to the 1915 census we have the total 660,970 as the population to- day. At two cents apiece, this would; amount to $13,219.40. As a matter of fact, $400,000 would make a per capi- ta tax of 6 ents or $3.05 for the aver- age family of five persons. It would be approximately 30 per cent of the total-revenue of the state from direct taxation. While I have no knowledge of con- “The Love Mask,” with’ Wallace Reid, at the Bismarck Theatre, to- night,’ ditions in the Jamestown asylum and} do not wish to-be understood as in! any way challenging Dr. Hotchkiss’ statement as to the conditions there, it is a fact that the institutional per capita cost for educational, penal and charitable institutions in North Da- kota is excessive, Sincerely yours, i F. E. PACKARD. nor! ay BEHIND} GRONNA. Mi Ni D., Matth 18, 1917. Bismarck Tribune, Bismarck, N. Dak. Gentlemen: Several of your subscribers here at Max have read the article in your issue of yesterday, saying that “Max people were baék of Senator Gron- na,” and. that’@ petition containing 123 signers was ‘sent to Mr. Gronna, congratulating him on his stand in the United States senate against President Wilson. For fairness sake, and through the spirit of Americanism and loyalty to our president, | take this opportunity. of telling you that another petition was circulated, ‘containing even a greater ‘number of ‘signers, criticising Mr. Gronna for ‘his stand, and asking him to get behind the old U. S. A. and stand by our president. On the other hand, if he did not feel so dis- posed, his resignation would be great- ly appreciated. Your item in yesterday's issue is misleading in the extreme, and I would ask that you correct the same assertion, and tell your readers that “All the people of Max,” do not con- gratulate Mr. Gronna in the above mentioned matter. Very truly yours, Subscriber FARM SCHOOL PRINCIPA) IS DEAD AT FORT YATES (Special to The Tribune) Fort Yates, N..D., March 14—Wil- liam F. Mullalley, principal of the farm school, an Indian boarding school located on the reservation 15 miles below this city on the Missouri river, is. dead after an illness of 44 hours. Mullalley had been principal of the farm seven years. Have you furniture that needs re- pairs? See Faurige, Fourth street, for Goods called Sor and deliv. prices. }ered, “The Love Mask,” with Wallace Reid, at the bismarck Theatre, to- ONLY ONE The Record in Bismarck is a Unique One. If the reader has a “bad. back” or any kidney ills and is looking for an effective kidney medicine, better de- pend on the remedy endorsed by peo- ple you know. Doan’s Kidney Pills have given great satisfaction in such cases, ‘Bismarck citizens testify to this. Here iz a case of it: Geo. G. Newman, Ninth Broadway, Bismarck, says: “I was subject to attacks of lumbago. My back was often so lame, stiff and pain- ful that I couldn't turn in bed, I had dizzy spells, headaches and too fre- quent passages of the kidney secre- tions, The kidney. secretions were highly colored and. contained a brick- dust like sediment. . After using three boxes of Doan’s Kddney Pills, all signs of kidney trouble had disappeared.” MORE THAN TWO YEARS LAT- ER, Mr, Newman said: “I still think well of Doan’s Kidney -Pills and am glad to confirm my former endorse- ment.” Price 50c, at all drug dealers. Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that Mr. Newman has twice publicly re- commended. Foster-Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. g St, & | Spring Fever Heavy Foods Often Cause Tired Feeling: YER, Spring is coming, and, the changé’ from zero weather to, rain, and rather, sultry: days may be accomppanied by a great deal of sickness. Dis- eases of the air pagsages are es: pecially liable to develop. A great deal may be done to pass safely through this period of change. One, of the big dangers is. from overheating in home, workshop, officd‘or'’*place of amusement. ‘Tie propér thing to do is to dress in‘ comfortable clothing and work ‘in ‘a température that is not too'watm. It: is’ ot!'safe to work in ‘an atmosphere ‘that’” produces a feeling of oppression and starts per- spiration. ‘Sudden exposure to a cold, out- side atmosphere after these condi- tions have been produced robs the body of its heat and is often followed by serious complications. ‘Let in fresh air by throwing open doors and windows when it becomes too warm indoors, Don’t be in too great a hurry to change to lightweight underclothing. The outer wraps should be adapted to changes in the temperatures. The frost does not get out of the ground on the first warm day and children should not be allowed to sit on the ground for some time, even if the air is warm and balmy. ‘Now is the time to start some form of outdoor recreation. Spading a gar- den and planting vegetables are two of the best spring tonics yet devised. Incidentally a garden will aim a blow at the high cost of living. Baseball, tennis, golf, fishing and tramping are outdoor sports that should be started as soon as the weather permits. A little care in the diet will pre- vent spring fever and that tired feel- ing so common to the first warm days. Too much meat and heavy foods are eaten at this season of the year. Fresh fruits and vegetables which the appetite craves are hard to obtain and out of the reach of many pocket- books, but where they cannot be ob- tained fresh the dried or canned vari- eties may be used. It is a mistake to eliminate them entirely from the bill of fare. HEALTH QUESTIONS ANSWERED. ©. V.: “Is ecezma contagious? Can it be cured? Eczema is not a contagious disease. Usually it can be cured by proper and persistent treatment. BALDWIN. Stockmen are looking longingly for spring as this has been rather a hard winter. Hay is scarce this spring and a great many are compelled to buy from now on. Henry Ruppe’s timothy straw is being hauled by stockmen six and seven miles away. Hay is selling for $5 and, $6 in the stack. Norman Stensland was a passenger to Bismarck last Saturday via Soo. The farmers around Baldwin are hauling feed from the elevator this spring in place of to the elevator. Mrs. Thos. Donovan is staying at Wiiton the last two weeks. ° E. Ruppe and Geo. Swick each bought a stack of hay from I. J. Falk- enstein yesterday. Mf. Ruppe came from Minnesota last fall. At 7 o'clock Tuesday morning the house on the Andrew Larson farm ‘burned to the ground. The house was occupied by Charles Stillwell and family. The fire is said to have been caused by the explosion of-a-lamp.* Capitol News -AGRICULTURE-LABOR DEPARTMENT AFFAIRS Most Important Measure Places: Farm Institute Work Under Deputy Commissioner Probably the most important of a number of bills passed by the recent legislative assembly which affect the office of commissioner of agriculture jand labor is House Bill 174, over which Senator Hyland kicked up a j rumpus in the senate. This measure removes farm instl- tute work from the supervision of the agricultural college and places it in charge of the deputy commissioner of agriculture and labor, who just at this mmoent is Lloyd Rader, formerly of Dickinson. Deputy ‘Rader has pow- er to name as many assistants as he may need; to direct what the institute work shall consist of, but to see to it |that there is given “especially such instruction as will tend to promote the best marketing conditions,” and there is placed at his disposal an ap- propriation of $6,000. ‘Senator Hy- land swatted this bill, after it had passed the senate, on the ground that it builds up much political power 1 the hands of the department of agri- culture and labor. Neither Commis- sioner Hagan nor Deputy Rader, how- ever, is believed to have any danger- ous political aspirations, so far a they personally are concerned. Directly or indirectly, the depart- ment is interested in S. B. 187, provid- ing a contingent fund of $25,000, In which the department may share; S. B. 314, creating a uniform state grade for wheat and other small grains, and establishing the office of state inspec- tor of grades; S. B. 139, making it the duty of the department to eradicate barberry bushes as a means of pre- venting rust; S. B. 234, 233 and 235, relating to licenses for dairy prod- ucts; H. B. 121, repealing the immi- gration act of 1915; H. B. 69, making the commissioner ex-officio chairman of the public welfare commission, which is to prescribe the hours of la- bor and minimum wages for women and children; H. B. 240, making an appropriation to meet a deficit i stallion registration board; (H. b. 2% appropriating $1,000 for the encour- agement of immigration; H. B, 227, making an approppriation to assist the state Dairymen’s association in holding its annual conventions; and H. B. 168, making the commissioner of agriculture and labor a member of the state highway commission. : se 8 HERE OVER SUNDAY. Kenneth Wolf of Flasher has_re- turned to his home after visiting Bis- marck friends over Sunday. eee 1 RAFFERTY. APPOINTED. Goernor irazier yesterday appoint- ed Dr. W. H. ‘Rafferty of Lakota a member of the state board of chiro- practic examiners. * * * THOMAS ASSISTANT. ‘State Engineer Jay W. Bliss today filed with the sécretary of staty the appointment of P. W. Thomas, for, sev- eral months assistant county and city engineer, under T. R. Atkinson, to be assistant state engincer. ese @ GAMBLE-ROBINSON EXPANDS. The GambleRobinson Fruit com- pany, which has branches in all the larger North Dakota towns, yesterday incorporated the Gamble-Robinson Williston company, capitalized at $50,000. The incorporators are: Ross H. Gamble, Harry L. Robinson and Ray R. Rhodes. se € LANGER AND HAGAN HOME. ; Attorney General W..S. uanger Commissioner of Agriculture and La- bor John N. Hagan a:2 home from Washington, where they presented North Dakota’s protest against the proposed schedule of srain grade3, tentatively established by the depart- MAROH 14, 1917. et GOVERNOR CANNOT VETO PART OF BILL AFTER LEGISLATURE QUITS Frazier Would Have Liked to Eliminate Appropriation of $10,000 for Night Schools Special appropriation, bills, contain- ing only one item of*appropriation, cannot be vetoed in part and partially approved by the governor, rules As- sistant Attorney General Brennan, in an important opinion which he this week furnished Governor Frazier. The governor requested an opinion as to the extent of his veto power, with especial reference to House Bill 81, providing for the establishment of night schools as a part of the local and state educational system, and ap- propriating $10,000 to meet the obli- gation imposed on the state of shar- ing the cost of maintenance. The gov- ernor favored the bill insofar as it gives legal status to night schools and empowers county and municipal boards of education to establish and maintain them, but he objected to the appropriation, in view of the fact that there are altogether too many appropriations for ‘North ‘Dakota’s public purse. He therefore asked the attorney general whether the gover- nor was not authorized by the con- stitution of. North Dakota to approve of part and disapprove of other parts of House Bill 81. Mr. Erennan quotes the constitu- tion as providing that no bill shalt embrace more than one subject, which shall be. expressed in its title; that the general appropriation bill shall embrace nothing but appropriations far the, expense of the executive, leg- islative; and judicial departments, in- terest on the public debt, and for pub- lic. schools, and that the governor shall have the power to disapprove of any item or items or part or parts of any bill making appropriations of money or property embracing dis- tinct terms, and the part or parts of the bill approved shall be the law, and the item or items disapproved shall be void, unless items are ve- =! toed while the legislature is in ses- sion, and then passed over the gov- ernor’s veto, as prescribed by law. “Whatever veto authority the gov- ernor possesses is conferred upon him ‘by the constitution,” quotes Mr. Brennan, “and when he .claims the right to exercise this power, it is in- cumbent on him to show that the peo- ple have clearly delegated it to him. I am of the opinion that House Bill 81 is a special appropriation bill con- taining only one item of appropria- tion, and the section of the, constitu- tion last above referred to does not apply to this bill.” The governor ' has Bill 81 in toto. * * # : MORE STATE AID FOR CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS eS More state aid for the rural one- room, graded and graded:consolidated schools and closer © supervision of such schools is provided’ for by House Bill 86, introduced by J.C. Miller, at the request of State Superintendent of Public Instruction Macdonald, and signed Saturday by Governor Frazier. The bill is considered by the state superintendent to be one of the best pieees of rural school legislation of which the North Dakota assembly ever has acquitted iteelt. ° ASKS THAT SCHEDULE OF TRAIN BE CHANGED The state railway commission has under consideration a proposal from the Great Northern to change the schedule of its live stock trains serv- ing territory east of Minot, west of Cass lake and north of Fargo, in such a way, that shipments from that dis- trict, Will be landed in South St. Paul on ‘Thursday, when things are com- paratively quiet at the stockyards, in- signed House ment of agriculture. oe FORMAL APPLICATION. It is probable a formal application will be made at Grand Forks today for the application of receiver for the Northern Fire & Marine Insur- ance company. It is understood that a. new company now in process of or- ganization will take over the busi- ness. of the Northern. © SUGGESTA . NAME, THE DUFF BABY - On aS Of course you know Tom Duff, the funny little fellow in the fa- mous comic strip “Doings of the Duffs” appearing daily in The Tri- bune. ‘And of course you know Tom is the proud father of a baby boy. Tom is inthe market for sug- gestions for a name for the little shaver, What do you suggest? Send your suggestions to the Ed- itor of The Tribune.- After the suggestions are con- sidered, the baby will be given a name and the name will be re- vealed in the Duff strip appearing in The Tribune Monday, March stead of on Mondays, as at present, ee there always is a great conges- lon. In order to determine sentiment toward the missionary effort in the line of relieving one food’ blockade, the St. Paul Union Stockyards Co. has canvassed shippers in the’ territory which would -he affected, and of: 245 stockmen consulted, 204 expressed a preference for the change. Before proceeding with the new schedule, the Great Northern has referred the ques- tion to the railroad commission, which will advise as to its .ruling early this week, STILL A FEW DOLLARS. Yesterday in round numbers $1,500,- 000 was available in the state’s uni- versity and school funds, after pay- ing $164,700' due the seven institutions for higher education in appropriations due since July 1, 1916. The state treasury doesn’t look at all depleted, although in the general fund there was only $130,000 last Saturday. Since that date Cass county has come in with $43,000 tax money, and three other, counties yesterday reported $25,000. State Auditor Kositzky ex- pects to have enough to meet the month’s expenses, ‘ PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT, The undersigned hereby announces his candidacy for the office of police roselstiate of ts city of Bismarck at ie ensuing city election t y in April, 1917. a eee W. 8. CASSELMAN, —Adv. EXERT mt CLEANING KLEIN “, “A ys : ° § Au > 4 Cd & \ i oa 4