The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 31, 1917, Page 4

SATURDAY MARCH 31, 1917. ‘OUR BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE ’ uneabaonciiemah ce at ena THE TRIBUNE Matered at the Bismarch, N. Postoffice, ky RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE Daily, by mail or carrier, Daily, by mail, one year in North Dakota ...... .-.s+e05 4,00 Dafly, by mail outside of ‘North Dakota, one year ..... 6.00 Daily, by mail outside of North Dakota, three months. 1.60 Daily, by mail in North Dakota three months ........ 2 ‘Weekly, by mail, per year . 1.50 Member Audit Bureau of Circulation THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Hatablished 1873) LOCAL WEATHER BULLETIN. For the 24 hours ending at noon, March 31. 1917: ‘Temperature at 7 a. m.........++ 24 Temperature at noon . 42 Highest yesterday 63 | Lowest last night .. 23 Precipitation ..... | Highest wind velocity . . 44-NW Forecast. For North Dakota: Generally fair tonight and Sunday; colder tonight. Temperature Calgary .. ve 12 Chicago .. 56 Kansas City 62 Pierre .. 30 St. Paul 40 Moorhead 30 Winnipeg . St. Louis . San Francis Helena ... Williston . 3 ORRIS W. ROBERTS, s Meteorologist. _ SOSEPESESELEGOSSD & Let flattery be far removed %| * from friendship, since it is not @% only unworthy of a friend, but % & of a free amn.—Cicero. ° SOSH SSS OSSEEON OOS! | WHO PAYS? The kinship of American pacifism and Prussian militarism is becoming plainer every day. Their objects have always been the same, to make America helpless. It has. been hard to distinguish much of the pacifist, movement from the bought-and-paid-for German prop- aganda!' The leaders of ‘both worked hand in hand. Nothing illustrates, the likeness of their methods. better than the crook-/ edness of their publicity, The same Jndirection and vaguenesy, the same suppression of vital tagde, the “same} ignoring of all*rfmpertint distinctions marks the’ “Overseas iNéws' ‘Reency” dispatches pumped over from Berlin by Sayville wireless and the state- ments given out ‘by the pacifist lead-| ers ‘and organization. Neither finds it possible to straight with the people. ae P The recent “postcard réferendum on war” staged by a pacifist organiza- tion started with a misrepresentation. People wete asked to mark postcards against war and mail them in to Con- gressmen on the assurance that Ger- many had guaranteed a sate passage to American passenger ships not car-; rying contraband. Germany had done no such thing. | One of the alleged reasons ugged by pacifists against a compulsory training law is that the war depart- ment will be too busy organizing the volunteers and the regular army, and should not be distracted from this task. The very same pacifists, who are now so solicitous about the regular army, were fighting any increase of the regular army at the last session of Congress. They told congressmen that no army was needed ‘because a powerful navy was sufficient defense. When the navy bill was up before the committee they told congressmen that no navy increases were needed, ‘because this country would never be attacked. The very same men who fought the increase in the regular army before the house committee and declaimed against a “professional soldiery,” tell- ing congressmen that a “democratic army” on the Swiss plan was the on- ly thing and that “professional arm- ies” were out of date, went right over to the Senate committee and fought the Chamberlain bill for -universal service because, they said, the “reg- ular army” and “first line of defense” should be built up before the task of creating reserves is undertaken. Of course, what they are really af- ter is no army or navy at all. Theorists of this sort are entitled to their opinions in a free country, but when they play crooked, as in the foregoing, it is enough to arouse the suspicion that there are other forms of crookedness. It is a short step from lying to tak- ing bribes. The peace lobby is well financed at Washington. We know that Germany has spent millions through Wolf, von igel and other dis- ‘bursing agents to promote her peace propaganda, her fight against the ex- port of munitions, her effort to clamp have often deal on 1 food embargo and to buy or ‘threaten newspapers. with losses of circulation or advertising. The peace iobby. should be investi- . The people are entitled NEED MILITARY TRAINING, The medical sharps at Harvard uni- versity have discovered that of the stand walk one-fifth properly, properly or carry themselves can prop, The docs say that this is a very rious matter because these every five young men that a. taus mistreating their spines are thereby ciency. ‘ The 746 are typical yout parts of the country. of them are wrong, probably four in five of al] the rest are jus A little military training would have corrected all this and brought the young men up to physical par. But we can’s have training in this country. from all any They can but we can’t have it here. Why not? Well, a band of inspired mollycod- | dles, cranks and peace-at-any-pricers has discovered that lurking behind any training of this kind is a hideous hobgoblin called Militarism. he has flaming eyes and terrible, pro- jecting teeth, and the minute young man ‘begins to train he leaps upon us and makes an end of us. So, of course, it is a great deal bet- ter to go on being unprepared and having four in five of our young men physically defective, as well as un-| skilled in the national defense. Because it must be far bette! destroyed by the militarism 9? i er country than to have any Cegree of efficiency here. , We ad) that this may not seem quite clear at firs But the mollycoddles say so, and as| they make the most nois e, thes must be right. | THE PACIFISTS. The pacifists have been singing pretty low ever since the exposure of Germany's treacherous offer of Unit- ed States territory to Mexico if Mex- ico and Japan would join Germany in making war on this country. But we have had too much experl- ence with the pacifist breed during the past few years of their efforts to make the country helpless to defend itself not to expect a renewal of their machinations whenever it seems to; them’ that they con do the most harm to the country. It is an open ‘secret that, in con- nection with certain other German sympathizers, they are organizing their forces for a drive on Congress in an effort to prevent enactment of preparedness legislation..vital, to the country’s safety. : The chief objective of their drive is to kill any bill that may be intro- duced providing for universal mili- tary training. It goes without saying this effort to hamstring the nation will be entirely lacking fn sincerity, whoever the men may be who will lend their influence to it. There was a time not so very long ago, when we were inclined to the charitable view that some of the men and women who indulged in the child- ish prattle which is the language of pacifism were sincere but misguided. Since it has become a matter of common knowledge that the organiza-| tion and direction of pacifist propa- ganda in this country is part of the) German government's plan to dope public sentiment, it no longer is pos-| sible to give any pacifist, or group of pacifists, much credit for patriotic | Swat the fly. Without warning. Add warborn similes: As out of date as a last year's atlas. One autocrat still reigns large share of the world. Fashion. arrested for Extrava- Pittsburger had wife breaking eggs on his head. gance isn’t criminal, is it? You can go around the world now without treading on the dominions of a king. POLITICAL A I hereby announce myself as a can- didate for city commissioner and will appreciate the vote and support of the voters. I am not owned, con- trolled or dictated to by any corpora- tion, society or individual and if elect- ed will think for myself and act ac- cording to my own convictions in all matters appertaining to the manage- ment of the city for the best interests of the people. I am not running against any parti- cular candidate, but am depending on the support of my friends for election to the office —Adv. FRANK EVERTS. 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. FOR MAGISTRATE. . 0. Varney. I annonnce my candidacy for Police Magistrate at the coming election. Motto: “Peace to all and equal rights hotel freshman class of 746 memvers only | "as Wrong. | military | 8 Nobody | therefore, be regarded in the light of else can see him. He just lurks, and/a permanent improvement. It has so | by their children and their childre: | over a} Paving has sometimes been referred to as an expensive luxury, a tempor- ary improvement which must be re- laying themselves open to disease and | placed at the end of’ a certain num- robbing themselves of half their efl-| ber of years. It is true that the sur- facing of any pavement, no matter of what type, will wear out in time, but the concrete base as it is being laid in If four in five} Bismarck is an improvement to whose life there is practically no limit, and upon which any number of new top- coats may be laid, as the necessity stimated by competent engin- jeers that with the comparatively small volume of traflic to which the paving will be subjected in Bismarck’s residence ion, the top surface of Fs < aspha ast with proper mainten- have it all right in other democracies, | 48Phalt will Ta Hn prep ance 25 years or more. At the end of that time it can be replaced at a cost of approximately 90 cents per yard, a trivial expense as compared with the first cost. Is a Permanent Improvemen The paving which the present ission has contracted for must, | been considered by the commi yn in | insisting upon a substantial five-inch AY | hase of the best grade of concrete, and property-holders will have the satis- faction of knowing that they are buy- ing something which may be enjoyed children—something which, with very ordinary care, will ever remain a dit and a convenience to the capital city: It should also be borne in mind that j all figures which have been quoted in cost of paving ing and gutter, the connection with th ver the cost of cur avating and the grading of streets. There will be no “ext ‘There will be no unexpected add al assessment sprung upon the tax- payer after he has committed himself. There is no uncertainty about it. Water And Sewers, Under the efficient and paintaking personal supervision of Comm CoG. th, whose 26 years dence in Bismarck have made him thoroughly tamilia there has been marked progress dur- ing the last'two years in the develop- ment of water and sewer systems. Water mains have been extended on $ Permanent Improvement Which May Be Enjoyed by a | All Generations to Come Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets; sanitary’ sewers have been built in the west part of town and on Eleventh, Twelfth, Thir- teenth and Fourteenth, and a sewer has been ordered in on the south side of the tracks. Bids for this last-named improvement are to be received at an early me@ing of the commission, and the work should be completed this spring. At an early date the water mains on Eleventh street will be extended to the Boulevard, serving a large and rapidly developing section in the northeastern part of the city, and on Thayer, from Washington to Mandan avenue. Water mains have been or- dered in on Twelfth street south of the tracks, and it is expected that this construction will be completed early this spring, Storm Drainage. The storm drainage system is prac- tically complete, embracing the great- er part of the city and constituting one of the greatest physical improve- ments Bismarck has enjoyed since it me a city. This drain crosses the racks on Eighth street and in time will do much to relieve flood condi- tions which have obtained in previous years in the south part of town. In all some 35 blocks of water main extensions, several miles of storm drain and a great amount of sanitary sewer construction may be noted ag achievements of the present administration which have aided in the development of a city which is growing so rapidly that it is extreme- ly difficult for its public utilities to keep pace, is Fair And Impartial. The administration under the pres- ent commission has heen fair and im- partial. No thought has been given to the development of one part of the city at the expense of another. No selfish partiality has been shown in any instance, and all that has been done has been with a view to the greatest number. The commission has not been controlled by any force or faction; it has been responsive to the will of the people in everything, and it has given Bismarck an honest, efficient administration at a very erit- ical point in the city’s career when complete confidence in its commission was essential. ROBINSON HOLDS REGENTS CANNOT BE THROWN OUT (Continued from Fage Une) 1915, .It- was made pursuant to a resolution of the senate passed on March 5, under an act approved March March 4, 1915. This act contains an| emergency clause, as per Sec. 67 of the constitution. On its final passage in the house there were 74 ayes; no nays and 38 absent and not voting; | in the senate there were 45 ayes; no nays and 4 absent or not voting, and so the bill was regularly passed in ac- cordance with this Sec. 67, which read : ‘Sec. 67. ‘No act of the legislative assembly shall take effect until July first, after the close of the session, un- less in case of emergency (which shall be expressed in the preamble or body of the act) the legislative as- sembly shall, by vote of a two-thirds of all the members present in each house, otherwise direct.’ The Referendum Amendment. “So far as material, Sec. 25 of the constitution, as amended, is as fol- lows: ‘The second power is the refer- endum, or the power to order an act, item or part of any act, to be referred to the people for their approval or rejection at the polls, and it may be ordered except as to laws necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety, as to any measure or any parts items or sections of any measures passed by motives. |the legislative assembly, either by a petition signed by ten per cent of the legal voters of the state from a ma jority of the counties, or by the legis- lative assembly, if a majority of the members elect vote therefor. When it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, ‘health or safety that a law shall be- come effective without delay, such necessity and the facts creating the same shall be stated in one section of the bill, and if upon an aye and no vote in each house two-thirds of all the members elected to each house shall vote on a separate roll call in favor of said law going into instant cperation for the immediate preserva- tion of the public peace, health or safety, such law shall become opera- tive upon approval by the governor. Any measure referred to the people shall take effect when it is approved by a majority of the votes cast there- on, and not otherwise, and shall be in force the date of the official declara- tion of the vote.’ Amendment Doesn't Modify. “The meaning of this last sentence is that if an act has been referred to the people it shall take effect only when it is approved by a majority of the votes cast thereon. This applies to all acts passed without an emer- gency clause, as such acts do never take effect within 90 days. The amend- ment does not in any way repeal or ‘modify Sec. 67 of the constitution. It may be extremely important that an act not relating to the public peace, health or safety should take effect on its passage. Manifestly it was not the purpose of the referendum to put it in the power of ten per cent. of the voters to block and hold up until a general election the most important measures that might be passed by the unanimous or the two-thirds vote of the legislative assembly. Such a pow- er to block and hold up might be very disastrous to the state and to the rule of the people. More Confidence in Legislators. “The people have justly more con- fidence in the unanimous or two- sentatives than; in ten per cent. of the’ Voters.: Were’it not 90 the re- ndum section should have express- ‘Yepealed: Sec. 67 and provided that excepting acts relating to thsi thirds vote of their duly elected re-| fice take effect until the time limited for a referendum ‘petilion, When Act Took Effect. “The act relating to the appoint- ment of.a board of regents, which is| Chap. 237 of the Laws of 1915, was passed with an emergency clause as provided by Sec. 67, of the constitution, and on March 4 it became a law and the appointments made under It were in all respects’ regular and according to law. There is/no reason for hold- ing that in appointing the regents the governor had any kingly powers, or any. power exgept as given by the ‘plain words of the statute then in full force and effect. Objection was made to the nomination by the governor be- fore the act took effect, but the nomi- nation was a mere incident. It was no part of the appointment. It was merely a continuous recommendation from the time it was made until it was approved hy the senate. , Construction of Emergeney, “There is another point of no small importance, which was not presented by either counsel. It relates to the practical construction of the emer- gency provision of the constitution. The referendum amendment was adopted by a vote of the people at the general election in 1914. The fol- lowing legislative assembly passed 273 acts. No act was passed with an emergency section as provided for by the referendum amendment, but .64 acts were passed with an emergency section as provided for by Sec. 67 of the constitution, Each act declared that it should take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval and each of the 64 acts was given immediate force and effect. Now it is fearful to contemplate the com- plications and wrongs which might re- ‘sult from holding void all proceedings under the 64 acts from their passage until the following July. Some Recent “Emergencies.” “As the Laws of 1917 have not yet been published, I cannot give so defin- ite a statement regarding the emer- gency clauses. Many of them are framed under Sec. 67, and others un- der the peace, health and safety sec- tion. “Thus the Sabbath bill declares it necessary for the peace, health and safety that the bill should take effect and be in force from and after its pas- sage. “A bill appropriating $1500 for rail- road commissioners declares it neces- ary for the peace, health and safety; and so cf a bill appropriating a few doNars for the school of mines; and so of a bill taking private property to lay out a highway. “And a bill appropriating $75 ex- pense on a bust of Abraham Lincoln is declared to be necessary for the public peace, health and safety. There is no emergency clause which com- plies with the constitution in regard to stating the facts showing that it is necessary for the publie peace, health and safety that the law should become effective without dela: In re Scow and Power. “There has also been presented a kid of moot question concerning the future power of the governor to fill vacancies. .The members of the board are appointed for a definite term of years, and by Sec. 3 of the act it is provided that in case of a vacancy the governor may fill the same by appointment until the com- mencement of the next session of the legislative assembly. The members are appointed for a definite term of years and it must follow at the end of each term a vacancy does exist which the governor may fill by ap- pointment. The members of the pres- ent board have been duly appointed to hold for a definite term of years, as shown by their commission and certi- ficate of appointment, and that com- mission shows when their term of of- expires. The petition should be denied.” ° ; BEAUTIFUL EASTER NOVELTIES. Real hand painted Easter egd jand y|fered something freely to the gov- PAYS LABORER IN ADVANCE BUT FELLOW LEAVES Tony Guchbermaye Arrested at i Jamestown and Returned to i Bismarck Today { Laborers are getting so scarce in this part of the northwest that when Tony Zuchbermaye, a German, applied | j for work at a local hotel this weck,| the management was so glad to get! his services that he complied with the; request of Tony and paid him in ad- vance. Tony got his money and then left the city. In Judge Dolan’s court aj; warrant was sworn to charging ‘‘ob-| taining money under false pretenses.”! Tony purchased a ticket to Fargo, seated himself in the smoker of train No. 8 yesterday afternoon, but was re- moved at Jamestown by Sheriff Ross of Stutsman county. Deputy Sheriff Welch left for Jamestown last night and returned this morning with the prisoner, who ! will probably be given his hearing be- j fore Judge Dolan some time tomorrow, NEW YORK IS AFLAME WITH YANKEE FLAGS ‘Continued from page 1. erican city, and in these days it is coming across with some good old Americanism of the ‘best ‘brands. After, of course, you get past some aliens, anarchists, Germans, German agents and German ies, dodos, dreamers and peace-at-any-price mol- lusks. That is to be expected. But the majority is not only all right and! sound after having been for gener a: | tions the scorn of Three Oaks and Rolling Prairie, but is now giving les- sons in patriotism to the proud inte- rior! The streets are aflame with Amer. ican flags, often in masses very won- derful and moving. Abolit every oth- ]old garment and the spiritual sid a greater extent than we have ever seen ‘before in this natton! The truth is, brethren, a strange, new, unselfish feeling takes posses- sion of all of us when we stop to con- template this war and what it means and what it has already done for man kind. The spectacle of Russia free, and its new-born freedom threatened by surviving absolutism is one thing that has profoundly stirred us here, there is no doubt of thar. And then the spectacle of Mrance bleeding from a thousand wounds and still fighting on and making all these ter sucrifices, not for herself alone, but for all mankind—that grips us more every day, In the light of these things, dollars look cheap, busi- ness seems tawdry and the nation wakes up to its opportunity and duty! It is a wonderful thing to think of. Materialism dropping off us like ae o! ing activity m old New man touched to an an and reality—even here York! ONE GOOD TERN DESERVES ANOTHER and its a recognized fact that “one Klein suit sells another.” Our tailored-to-order suits at a ready-to-wear price appeals .to the buying public as evidencéd by the large number: of orders already taken this year. Better be safe than sorry. KLEIN, Tailor and C| You'll enjoy the Radisson, Minne- apolis. aner. TOO LATE 10 CLASSIFY. —To sell Oils, Paints and seg as side-line or .devote en- tire time, selling to consumers in farming territory and towns; lib- eral commissions paid; reference quired. The Monitor Oil Co., 1125 W. 11th St. Cleveland, O. : 3-31-1t WANTED—Second-hand ord car, with motor. in good condition. Ad- dress Box 256, Bismarck. 3-31-5t FOR SALE—Five head vork hozses. George D. Brown Co., Bismarex, N. D. 3-3 1-5t FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE —One fine upright piano for sala, will exchange for work horsex. Box 256, Bismarck, N. D. 3-31-5t FOR SALE—One 20-40 Universal gas tractor and bottom john Deere plow. George D. Brown Co. 3-31-5t FOR SALE—Several hundred ‘bush- els Swedish select seed oats. Ad- dress George D. Brown Co., Fargo or Bismarck. 3-31-5t CHICHESTER S PILLS THE DIAMOND BRAND.¢ for hy nd Hed ond Gold. merle sealed with Blue Ribbon. yy jOND BRA! years knownas Best, Safest, Always Reliable, SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE DANCE Saturday Night at Commercial Club Hall Orchestra Music er man you meet has an Ame are talking about it and among all! Americans there is shown the finest possible spirit, which you might sum- ; marize, from the comments you hear, ! wbout like this: { We are in a state of war, not: for dollars, ‘business or self-interest, but | for the sake of an ideal. 1t is better to fight, sacrifice or die for an ideal| than to Jet all ideals perish from the earth. Whatever the cost may be, we are in, we are right in being in, and we will go straight through to the end, whatever that may be, I think that is pretty fine spirit— for a city supposed to lbe without hu- man feeling, Also men say: “No nonsense goes with us about a merely defensive war or any nice little sword-dance staged where no- to stay. More than that, I can report that any attempt to turn those fat old tricks that were turned in 1898 and gouge profits out of the necessities of the government, will not be very pop- ular in New York this trip. There is a very different feeling now in the material old place. What goes now is to give what the nation needs and be glad of a chance to give it, what- ever it is! T sat Friday at a table in a down- town restaurant with five other men, all typical New Yorkers, and in the covrse of luncheon the fact came out casually that each of the five had of- ernment—a yacht, a motor boat, an automobile or the man himself, and all quietly assumed that all men would do the like. ‘And to a great extent they will— other an flag in his buttonhole. At every meet-; ing where there is the least patriotic, suggestion the feeling extraordi- | nary. Wherever you go the people ! body will get hurt. Let go with every- thing we have and let go quick. Close the job up right that the world can have peace, have it soon and have it Buick Model DFour3s5 35 H, P. Buick 4--- $675 . This is it, the Buick model everyone is talking about. Think of the value offered. A 35 horse, valve-in-head motor, Delco starting and lighting, real leather upholst- ery, four-inch oversize tires, and complete equipment. There is no other light four to compare with ths Buick, yet the price is the lowest in its class. say our unsold stock in this model is very limited, Corwin Motor Co. BISMARCK, N. D. It is needless to ul, Au i | | Sensible Because of Its Bigness and beauty—its power and com- fortable roominess. Cee i Note the width ang; nth of the seats, the size of the duc.., che leg room in both tonneau and driving compart- ments. Every meas~ement means comfort and service has a part in mz .g the Oakland six one of the handsomest, as well as most sen- sible, cars ever built. a (33) _ Dakota Motor Co. Bismarck, N. i Bi ER “eaNelee ol isoam ww Tg