The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 28, 1917, Page 4

‘ _ THE TRIBUNE {. {88UED EVERY DAY EXCEPT SUNDA’ FOUR BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE - SONA SAA 2 AN RACING IESE Ne RE Ame emma An WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1917 Ratered at Postoffice, Bismarck, N. D., as Class Matter. ‘SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE Daily, by mail or carrier, Daily, by mail, one year in North Dakota .. Daily, by mail.outside o! North Dakota, one year ...+6 Dally, by mail outside of North Dakota, three months. Daily, by mall in North Dakota three months ....... Weekly, by mail, per year. 6.00 1.50 ATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Batablished 1878) LOCAL WEATHER BULLETIN. For the 24 hours ending at noon, March 28, 1917: Temperature at 7 a. m. ... nie 32) Temperature at noon 46 Highest yesterday . 48) Lowest last night .. 32 Precipitation f None . 36-NW Highest. wind velocity . Forecast. | For North Dakota: Fair tonight} and Thursday; cooler tonight; dimin- | ishing westerly winds. Temperature Calgary . e012 Chicago . . 32 Kansas City ~ 42 Pierre 36 St. Paul 26 Moorhead 3 Winnipeg 28 St. Louis 36 San Fran 48 | Helena . 32 | Williston 28 ORRIS W. ROBERTS, * Meteorologist. CHOSLEFHHSTHOFOOS & = To fail at all is to fai] utter. ly.—Lowell. | COREE EEEEEEOOO OD OUR DEBT TO FRANCE. The New York World takes a just stand in regard to the extension of credit to France. While there May be some question as to the pro-} priety at this time of making a gift) to the French ‘Republic of a billion dollars, there can be no question as to our duty’ in loaning money .on the same terms that France did ‘to us when we were trying to free our- selves from -British, domination. When the Tribune, in common with! other newspapers of the nation, ‘was asked for an opinion as to the terms‘ upon: which this nation should loan money to France, it wired: “The Unjted, States should do, no. less for France than France did for the United States,” Citizens of North Dakota‘ will hard- ly agree with Governor’ Frazer's re- ply, which is as, follows: “Ido not favor a gift by the United States ‘to France, although I have a great ‘deat ‘of sympathy for that coun- fix ‘Ifthe’ muntion manufacturers, {Wall Street brokers and others who havé’ ‘indde enormous war profits could be prevailed upon to make a donation of a billion dollars I believe it would meet with general approval.” Of course, Governor Frazier in tak-| ing this attitude speaks only as an in- dividual, not as governor of North Dakota. Hi position is identical with that assumed by most of the So- tialists of America, who cry out against any profit made by the bank- ers and munition makers. Speaking of war profits, have not the farmers of North Dakota prosper- ed, also. How are we going to sep- arate, Mr. Frazier, the holy from the unholy ‘profits? We do not like to class Governor Frazier with those demagogues who seek to feed prejudices and arouse class animosity. His response to The World, however, is not logical. Suppose this nation were involved in a war. Would Governor Frazier condemn::the “war: department; if - it putchaséd munitions © of war*;from Germany, France, England, or from any country that could supply them? The bankers, the munition makers and the bourses of those nations would be making enormous profits out of our calamity. But the United States would be getting in return the weapons to defend itself against the enemy. Is there anything more criminal about the war profits of the bankers, the: munition and war supply makers than there is about the profits Mr. Frazier‘may make from the wheat he sells to.the Allies at war prices to sus- tain fighting strength in the army? It is-so easy and so cheap to raise a hwé-and cry against the other fel- low's' war profits. Carried to a logical conclusion, Many-millions in this nation are the direct beneficiaries of war profits. “(North Dakota farmers among others have ‘had their incomes increased from ‘the same source. an Governor Frazier give any val- id Feason why the bankers and muni- tion makers should make a gift to Franee ‘any more than thousands of others “benefiting from war business, among-whom the farmers are no small The French government gave aid s ince to this nation during lution. The (Republic, if pos- ‘er in time of war. {ing rule, |fore, that the national government | makers should assume this obligation. Neither can it agree with him that the sale of munitions to any belliger- jent that can come to our port and | purchase them is a violation of any | civil or moral law. ; Germany furnished us some of the sinews of war in the SpanishAmeri- can war, as did othtr nations. None of the pucifists here protested against the purchase then, nor did anyone by the Krupps in 1898. Gov. Frazier’s hostility to war ‘prof- its doubtless ends with the munition factories, but he must understand that farm produce goes via the same route and is sold at the same war level of price: The farmers of North Dakota are not being deceived by such silly twad- die. very fair-minded tiller of the soil, and thank God North Dakota has many left, knows that profits other than what are gleaned from the soll aries honest, patriotic citizens. Just a little more tolerance and breadth of view in gubernatorial clr- cles would purge them of some of their socialistic fallacies. are Apparently there overtness. ON A WAR BASIS. / The cost of living has been high in time of peace. It will be much high- | Such is the unvary- | It is the duty of the individual to; economize, at this time as never be-{ may -have much and that the poor,| who have been pinched under peace | prices, may have at least enough to} ave them. The duty of the hour is that every individual and every fam-| ily get o na war basis. Where do we waste most, in our in- dividual and domestic lives? In our} eating, drinking and dressing and on things that are purely luxuries and | extravagances, We tickle our corrupted sense of taste with fancy dishes that are low in life sustaining properties, often high in health destroying properties. A..good deal of our eating is really based on fad or fashion, both as to time and substance, and fads and fashions always cost more than they are worth when weighed in the >bal- ance of sensible living and solid prog- ress. We can cut out the promiscu- ous wining, dining and gastronomic functioning, as Europe has had to do under the pressing need for conserva- tion df sitbstantial tesources. We can reduce our consumption of the high priced foods. ‘We can suppress our highfalutin and assumed preference for imported articles of food and use the domestic, thereby not only doing a good thing for our ‘bodies and pock- etbooks, but also a good thing for Am- ericans who prepare these articles. Axtravagance in dress is the. rule, not the exception. {Why pay for for- eign dyes made high in price by the European war? Modern war means sacrifice by everybody, if all the national resoure- es and strength are to be at command of the government, and the longer a modern war continues the surer lux- uries, extravagances, the non-essen- tials will be taken away ‘by force, ana it’s cheaper, better, more comfortable to shorten war by voluntarily surren- dering such things. By calling a million Sam may also call a bluff. Uncle men CAST OFF THE YOKE. Instead of ‘being looked upon as re- actionary by two-thirds of humanity, ; the German people might be today ac- cepted by alls brothers. Instead of having three-fourths of Europe engag- ed in slaughtering their best men, the German people might be holding their old. place in-the admifration.of Europe for their developments in trade, in the arts and sciences. Instead of now being faced with attack by the United States, a nation to which Germany’s sons have contributed much, the Ger- man people might now have the Unit- ed States as their closest, strongest, most sincere friend. Instead of being ruled by the iron hand of greedy mon- archy like slaves, the German people might tomorrow be rulers of them-| selves. This is the hour of the German peo- ple, if they will rise, like the Rus- sians, and pull down their autocrats. Whatever the direct cause for which the United ‘States enters the war, or its methods of warfare, the world issue is bound to finally con solidate on democracy against Ger- man militarism, with all that the lat- ter stands for. It is to be the world against the kaiser’s cabal of auto- crats, notwithstanding how great or small a part of the world actually re- sorts to arms. It is unification of world sentiment for law and order, human freedom and progress and pop- ular government. Each day adds to the bitterness against her. Each day adds to the price she must pay and takes from her ability to pay. Each of her new “unrestricted” policies removes her take exception to the profits enjoyed may be legitimate and their benefici- | degrees of | DOINGS OF THE DUFFS. By Allman WILBUR PLAYS A LITTLE INDOOR BASEBALL FouR BAWLS - TAKE A WALK GN world toward Germany will change, instantly. Never again will she be able to obtain such favorable peace terms, and in the making of such terms the United States would be her best friend, to say nothing of the strong democratic sentiment in the nations whose swords are already dripping with her blood. Will the German people rise and throw off their yoke, or will they be worn down to insignificance for the sake of their autocrats? The United States has promptly, formally and fully recognized the new democratic government of Russia. The enthusiasm with which it would do the like for a democratized. Ger- many would astonish the world. (00.00 AGRES OF LUMO 10 BE LEASED FOR SCHOOL FUNDS More Than Fifty Thousand Will Be Gained for Eduacational Purposes in April Four hundred thousand acres of land from which the state anticipates a revenue of $50,000 will be offered for, leasing in April,.Major Frank S. Hen- ry, state land commissioner, announc- and not already leased. ‘Today there remains unsold, chiefly in the central and western parts of the state, approximately 1,642,674 acres of school and institution land. All lands are subject to lease until sold, and may be leased not longer than five years at a time. Lands are leased at public,< n to the highest bidders, and aieisisace ‘fire held at the coun- ty -segts. .Alist of all lands in the countigg which are subject to lease is filed iy ths offce of the county treas- urer for inspection at least two weeks beforp the KaSing is held. All rentals are paid fo the county treasurer. School lands are not leased for min- ing purposes. of A certain amount of ed today. This amount is now open! acreage is open { 'for lease in every county in the state except Traill, in which the state no longer owns any land, and in Walsh, jin which all sfate land is al der lease. Wi | largest amount of and for leasing, 397 acres, while Cass county has the smallest acreage, with 360.. Grand Forks has 1,120 acres; Eddy, 3,339, and Burleigh 9,308. The proceeds from leases will go into the public school fund, which will be enriched by more than ‘$50,000. THAT DRIVERS AND PATRONS FECTED. BY COURT RULE {Opinion Holds That Guest Can- not Be Held Responsible for Negligence of Owner Some very important findings are made by the supreme court in affirm- ing the verdict of the Ramsey county district court in the case of Geneva U. Chambers versus the Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault St. Marie railway company. The inferior court found for the plaintiff, and the defendant appealed. The supreme court’s opinion writ- ten by Justice Luther E. Birdzell holds that a guest who is not shown to have co-operated in running a car can- not, be held responsible for the negli- j gence of the driver of an automobile; ; that where a trip taken at night the lights of an automobile fail, and the owner or driver improvises an oil lamp attached to the dash at the earl- iest opportunity and continues the journey at a slow’speed, the guest con- tinuing such journey as.a passenger in the rear seat of the car is not guil- ty of contributory negligence. “Where it is shown,” says the court, “that a railroad company had inter- sected a road long used by the public and constructed therein a cut with- out providing signals of any sort, its acts in so doing may amount to negli- gence, even though the roadway is not a legally established highway or street.” The questions ‘of non-compliance with a statutory -requirement that automobiles should be supplied with two lights at the front of the car does not amount to contributory negligence on the part of a guest riding in the car, and the failure of an owner and driver of an automobile to renew his license from the siates does not pre: clude a recovery of damages for neg- ligence of the defendant which caused the death of an occupant, the court holds, A dissenting opinion was filed by Justice Robinson, Flynn & Traynor of Devils Lake re- presented the defendant, and. appel- lant; and Cowan -& Anderson and: H. 8. Blood of Devils Lake the, plaintiff and respondent. || ilar aia ceene amar eamtrtorspsimceereras rs | ) | CAPITOL NOTES { o—______________0 BACK FROM MINNEAPOLIS, Attorney General Langer returned yesterday from a brief stay in Minne- apolis. i ON SCHOOL DRILLS, H. L. Reade, deputy state fire mar- shal, is in Golden Valley county to- day conferring with school authorities relative to fire drills, NEW WATER SYSTEM. A. H. Runge, state fire marshal, is spending the day at Edgeley, confer- ring with village authorities relative to a proposed new water system. WITNESS IN ROAD CASE. State Engineer Jay W. Bliss leaves today for Wahpeton, where tomorrow he will appear as a witness in litiga- tion involving the location of a road. MINNESOTA GUARDSMAN, Edwin Casselman Smith of the First Minnesota guard, outflanked by a boil on the rear of his neck, is enjoying a ten-days leave as a guest of his uncle, W. S. Casselman of Bismarck, and of relatives at Hazelton. OUT OF POLITICS. “T haven't a single idea in the world about politics,” said D. H. MacArthur of Fargo, recent Democratic candidate for governor of North Dakota, when detected yesterday in company with Patrick E. Byrne. “I just dropped off to see my friends because they're friends and not because they’re Demo- erats or Republicans. The periscope is doing fine, thank you.” INSPECT REFORM SCHOOL. The board of control, with Archi- tect Sam F. Crabbe, has returned from Mandan, where they inspected the _Bismarck’s New Public Librar farther from the common brother- id be favored in all busi- hood of man. TRE “By courtesy of Mrs. Walter Cushing. ‘Architect Frederick W. Keith; whose plans have been accept- 2 SRS OWT Bere: Bismarck’s Gilt Edge ~~ Credit Due to Skill in. | Financial Management ——— Fadltor’s Note: Bismarck’s eredit rating Is probably the highest of any city In North Dakota, It Is due solely to the wise financial management of the present elty commission. Commissioner Bat- 3 fey who Is a candidate for re-election has direct charge of the sty finances of Bismarck, He has brought to this work the same keen. judgment, economy and administrative ability that has made him 2 success In his own business, i City Commissioners, Including the president, are paid $40 a month. The salary therefore is purely nominal, A businessman of Mr. Battey’s calibre could not be secured at many times that figure you then to support men who | This is the second of a series | present city administration which the city’s history. i Bismarck finances never have been handled in ‘so able a manner as under {the present city commission. Ex- | penditures have been kept within the | revenue limit; the city has been on a ‘cash basis always, and it has estab- lished a credit which has enabled it j to dispose of its bonds at a premium | which makes the interest rate lower ‘than paid by practically any other | city in North Dakota, or, for that mat- | ter, in the northwest. | High Cost of Living. The high cost of living affects muni- cipal as well as domestic housekeep- | ing. During the last two years wages, ‘materials and everything else which | the city buys or pays for have gone up. The city has required added po- lice protection; the city commission has not believed it fair to ask city em- ployes to work for the former wage in the face of advancing living costs, and the city payroll has endeavored to | keep pace with the bulge in the indi- vidual budget. A law passed by the | state two years ago requiring cities to contribute one-fourth to the county poor fund added a burden of $2,500 | per annum to the municipal expenses. Slight -increase. In spite of all these facts, and after spending several thousand dollars of the current funds for permanent im- provements, the city has found it nec- essary to increase the annual levy for tax purposes very little, and it closed the last fiscal year with $8,000 on hand, after paying all bills. The tax levy for the last four years has been | | as follows: 1918 $55,437 1914 $58,222 1915 + $60,140 1916 ts $58,315, All bills have been. paid as they fell due, the city. has been compelled to! borrow no money: to meet punning expenses, and the sinking funds have been kept up’ in strict compliance with the law. More than $20,000: in future due bonds :have ‘been paid’ in the last two years. in-advance. of ma- turity, saving the city a considerable sum. in: interest.,.; The: surplus money in the-city treasury has been, kept on time deposit. in- the banks, and the last financial. statement shows, that the city has $15,000 drawing interest. Secured $8,000 From County. During the last two years. the city has checked up the county on the collection, of poll taxes. which the county. had failed to-turn over, and it was found that $3,000 ig due Bis- to handle its financial problems which at times are it Is recalled that Bismarck Is a $12,000,000 corporation, | Mr, Voter, your taxes rise or fall in proportion to the wisdom ‘and skill with which the city’s finances are handled, It Is up to shaving made a success in business themselves, are willing to apply thelr skill to the affairs ofthe elty. The next four years will present financial problems calling for snperior ability, if the best Interests as well as the pocket-books of the taxpayers are to be safeguarded. complex when of articles upon the record of the for progress is without a peer In marck. This amount will be turned over this spring to ald with the $8,000 surplus from last year in meeting current expenses and to that extent reducing taxes. One of the important savings which the two years have brought is a re- duction of $25 per lamp in. the rate for street lighting. When the pres- ent board assumed office, Bismarck was paying $85 for each arc lamp. One of the commission’s first official acts, was to procure from the electric company a flat reduction of $25 the lamp, saving the city several thous- and dollars per annum. The Library. Following several years’ agitation by the Civic league and other wo- men’s clubs of the city, and a final campaign made by the Commercial club, the city commission last spring called a special election for the pur- pose of voting upon the question of an annual appropriation of $2,500 for library purposes. An endowment of $25,000 ‘had already been assured through ‘the activities of the commis- sion in co-operation with the Com- mercial club, for the erection of a library building, and by a vote of seven to one the citizens at the spe- cial election approved an appropria- tion for maintenance. . The city commission proceeded without delay to make the levy; the board of education named a library board; the latter engaged an archi- tect and accepted plans, and early spring will see work underway on an excellent site at-the corner of Thayer and Sixth’ street, which the city com- mission has dedicated to the library. The first cost of the building will be nothing to the taxpayers of the city, and for a nominal annyal upkeep, Bis- marck will enjoy a city tibrary with but two possible péérs fir the state. Save Street Moneys, In view of the paving prospect, the commission last year husbanded the bulk, of the money. which, would’ have been expended within the. proposed districts for cross-walks and tempor- ary improvements’ which would-have proven’ a” dead loss after a. few months’ service. An unusual amount of improvement in the way of curb- ing, gutters and parking has “been made under the present administra- tio, and Bismarck has profited there- from by becoming .one of the attrac- tive cities of the state, with homes and streets in which it$“people may take pride and visitor: la delight. buildings and grounds of the state in- dustrial school with a view to working out improvements and repairs provid- ed for in this year’s appropriations. Y. M. (. A. MEN HERE, George D. McDill of Chicago, inter- national secretary of the Young Men’s Christian association, and A. B, Dale of Fargo, state secretary, have been in the city for several days conferring with Governor Frazier and other dig- nitaries relative to association work in this state. GOOD ROADS MEETING. P. W. Thomas, deputy state highway engineer, leaves:this evening for For- tuna, Divide county, where he will ad- dress a meeting to be held in the in- terests of good roads. He will be ac- companied as far as Valley City by Mrs. Thamas, who will go on to Port- |land, Me. for -a two months’ visit with her parents. COUNTY HIGHWAY ENGINEER. Harris Robinson has severed _ his connection with the state engineer's office, in which he was employed for some time as assistant state’s engi- neer, and has accepted the post of superintendent of highways in McLean county. McLean county is preparing to go into a thorough campaign of good roads building. WASHOUT DELAYS TRAIN. The Mott train was delayed seven minutes yesterday en route to Bis- marck by a washout one mile west of Flasher.. The condition was not ser- taken a broad ‘stand: in favor -of a state-wide system of:trunk-line high- ways in preference to the improve- ment of local highways which do not fit into the general system, and their suggestions, Mr. Bliss believes, will prove of great benefit to the highway commission, which will embody these suggestions in a more complete map copies of which will be submitted to each county board for their approval. FLAX POSSIBILITIES BRING COL. PERKINS BACK 0 THE STATE #ormer Superintendent of Schools Here in Interests of Pos- fi sible Linen Industry Col. William’ T. Perkins, formerly vice president of the First National bank of Bismarck, and superintendent of ‘city schools from 1883 to 1896, is here from Seattle in company with Jonas Brolin of the Baker, (Mont.) Flax Products Co., looking into the flax situation with a view to the pos- sibilities of establishing’a great linen industry at Seattle which will use North Dakota flax straw. Colonel Perkins has devoted consid- erable time to his research, having ious, but it was necessary for section men to bolster up the track with ties before the train could proceed. Flood conditions are gradually developing along the Mott line, and the company is carefully watching its track and em- bankments. BUSINESS COLLEGE GROWS, George N. Keniston, secreatry of the Bismarck Commercial club, addressed the Bismarck Business college on the occasion of its weekly rhetoricals on the subject of “Pep, but Something More, in Business.” The large assem- bly room, was filled for the address of Bismarck’s official booster, and the oc- casion was made mutually profitable. The college has won in Secretary Ken- iston an ardent admirer. He was sur- prised to find the institution, which has gone along quietly, with little beating of the drums, one of the best equipped business colleges to be found in the northwest, with an all-year- round attendance, well-filled dormi- tories, and an occupant for every desk in the class rooms. RECEIVING REPLIES, The state engineer, who also is secretary of the newly created state highway commission, ig receiving a number of replies from the question- aire which he recently mailed every commercial“tlub in the state, enclos- ing & map embodying roads whose acai teeta is Patents by the com- mission. and a: for suggestions. A sfitinir’ Coffe from the commercial clubs, states Mr. visited other sections of the country before coming to Bismarck, Jonas Brolin is one of America’s best known. flax experts. He was employed for years as chief chemist by a Duluth manufacturer of flax products, and he has patented a number of valuable de- vices which are used in transforming flax straw into tow, and flax yarns and. in the finer processes of the industry. Mr. Brolin for years has entertained the idea of establishing mills at var- ious points in North Dakota through which flax straw would be converted into ordinary tow, in which form it would be transported to the coast for the completion of its manufacture into linen. The inventor believes the moist atmosphere of the Seattle country, said to be somewhat similar to that obtaining in the Irish linen-producing communities, suitable for his purpose. PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT, The undersigned hereby announces his candidacy for the office of police magistrate of the city of Bismarck at the ensuing city election to be held in April, 1917. W. 8. CASSELMAN. —Adv. Bliss. All of the organisations hare |