The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 3, 1917, Page 4

f BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE ore NE ere THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1917. THE TRIBUNE Sintered at the Pestoffion Bismarck, N. D.. as Second Clase Matter. ISSUED EVERY DAY EXCEPT SUNDAY GUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE ally, by mail or carrier, Daily, by mail, y( North Dakota ...... sssesees 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 ... a ‘Weekly, by mail, per year . Elihu Root referred so feelingly in a recent speech was in operation as potently as though it had legal effect. The Democratic leaders ran when they should have led. ‘Mr. Stone, Mr. Clark, Mr. Kitchin and Mr. Dent will go down into his- tory as shining examples of a parlia- mentary system which permits the elevation of leaders whose sentiments are not in accord with the policies of the administration. Out of this war may develop a more representative form of government in these United States, Member Audit Bureau of Circulation e rE °S OLDEST NEWSPAPER TATE Sabliabed 1811) WEATHER REPORT For 24 hours ending at noon, May 3. Temperature at 7 A. M. 3 Temperature at noon Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday . Lowest last night Precipitation '... Highest wind velocity -18—-SE, ‘Forecast For North Dakota: tonight and l’rida; Partly cloudy cooler Friday. ¢ Lowest Temperatures 36 Fargo .. ‘Williston Grand Forks Pierre St. Paul Winnipeg Halena . ‘Chicago Swift ‘Cur t Kansas ‘City . San” Francisco ORRIS W. } ROBERTS, Meteorologist. “GO SLOWLY. There is no burning necessity at this time of releasing indiscriminately school children for farm work. The older boys might well be freed from the compulsion of school attendance to assist on the farm, but our state Jegal department need not grow hys- terical over the matter and put ex- cessive burdens upon childhood. ‘But a real duty rests with the de- partment of labor to secure ‘North Dakota's quota of workers. Now is the time to lay plans for the fall har- vest. Commissioner Hagan has an opportunity to serve this state greater than any. time since his department was patablished. BACK TO THE SOIL. War is going to be the best pro- moter of the “Back to the Soil Move- ment.’ Growth of other industries in the last decade has obscured the fun- damental grinciple that all wealth springs from the soil. Someone has well said: “The soil is the cemetery of the ages and the resurrection of all life.” All nations at war are now aroused to the necessity of better soil culti- vation as well as an increase in acre- age, The city dwellers are plowing up every available vacant lot in fever- ish haste, anticipating a food short age or prices beyond those with lim- ited earning capacity. While increased production is vital, in all this haste to sow more soil, the necessity of better cultivation should not be minimized. Care in seed selec- tion and ‘in soil preparation is more essential now than ever, the vice pre ts writes: “The slogan of every Boy Scout in ‘America now is, ‘Every: Scout to feed one soldier!’ There are 2,000,000 gar- dens in America being cultivated by Boy Scouts.” This is a mighty fine thing, but you don't get the full significance of it unti=¥ou go to figuring; Two -mill- fon gardens! And it goes without the saying that most of this ground was not heretofore gardens, so that the bulk of the crops is positive in- crease. These gardens will hardly average less than 50x50 feet. If we figure. on potatoes as the crop and allow an average of 200 pounds to the lot, which is very conservative, we have 400,000,000 pounds of pota- toes as the harvest, or two tons of Potatoes for every man of an army of 190,000 soldiers. Some potatoes. Yes,-sir,:and some boys! VIRTUALLY A COALITION. Only the supreme stupidity of our parliamentary rules and procedure prevent President Wilson from hav- ing the support he is entitled to in both branches. In spite of the an- tiquated system, the administration's ‘War measure passed, but Republicans shouldered’ the load and by their ac- tion virtually gave the president the power of a: coalition arrangement. It is no time now to try to annex any party glory, for the Kepublicans who assumed the obligation that Champ Clark, Kitchin and Stone should have accepted, did so not as Republicans but as patriotic Ameri- cans. Julius Kahn of California, a German by birth, managed the administra- tion’s bill for selective draft and put through the job with skill and pre- cision, -Democratic leaders by senior- ity slde-stepped and opposed the mea- They shirked when the mos! important. oppertunity arosé to dis- play ‘\eadershij 5| ous interruption. ‘RATIONAL ECONOMY. Because the nation is in a state of war, it is not necessary to suspend business and dig ourselves into trenches of pessimism. The neces- sity for economy is indisputable, but carried to extreme limits untold harm will result. Business will go on without seri- Patriotism and pub- lic service are demanded of every citizen, but hysterical retrenchment is merely paving the way for disaster. The nation will gradually adjust itself to a state of war, but rational econ- omy, not stupid cessation of indus- trial activity, is the prime necessity. The nation ill prosperous, and if our war policies are carefully handled, there is no reason why the United States should not attend to its business with a cool head. Live normally, buy normally, don't waste, but keep all industrial life ac tive, for only in a full continuation of our industrial activities is this war to be won. —_{$_—— To economize on leather they're now making soles and counters of aluminum. WITH THE EDITORS il Howard Elliott (New York Post) Mr. Howard Elliotto retires from bis four years’ presidency of the New Ha- ven, not only with enhanced reputation as an executive, but also witi the dis- tinction of having rehabilitated the roud in both its finances and its, staud- ing before the public. If it hef been so fortunate as to have a mati ‘of ‘his type managing it in the years just prior to his assuming the respoiisibil- ity, it would not have fallen to. the depths from which he has raised it. What calls for special praise, is the way in which he met unexpected diffi- culties. The situation as everyboly knew it was bad enough to frighten away any administrator but the huid- est. The frequent terrible wrecks were only the most conspicuous sign of utter demoralization. Ye some of the heaviest burdens were created after Mr. Elliott’ took bold. :*°hus, the Massachusetts courts declaxed il- legal a plan which guaranteed nearly seventy millions in cash to pay floating debts and make needed simprovements, On the last day of 1914, the compuiy hada-balance of less than $200,000 above fixed cliarges. Two years Jater the balance was $5,500,000. The flout- ing debt hag‘ been reduced: from :$56,- 000,000 to $43,000,000, -but® still, in “Mr. Elliott's words, “hangs like a iill- stone about the neck of the company,” and will continue to do so until the Legislatures of Massachusetts, Connec- ticut, and Rhode Island harmoniz2 the affecting the road. But the chief ‘test of Mr. Elliott’s success is the new way in which the road is spok- en of by the public. READERS COLUMN | THIRD ARTICLE Medora, N. D. May 3, 1917. Editor of Tribune: In_the present article we: will tell how ‘some kings governed, and a little of their private character. Its true this history should be well known to every high school boy or girl. We will commence with the bastard son of the shopkeepers daughter, known in history as “William the Conqueror” ; who, without just cause, made war upon Saxon England ; defeated Harrold at the battle of Hastings, where the latter was killed, when William became King by the right of conquest, er rob- bery, which ever you choose to call his action He at once commenced to take the land from the owners and give it to his fellow robbers. His rule in England was most cruel. To make a private hunting ground he re- moved hundreds of poor families from their simple homes, and allowed them to starve. His descendants were little better. Some:two hundred years afterwards, one of whom, Edward’ made war on France, which continued for one hun- dred years. For what you will ask? To see who would be king of that country. Follow the line down to almost our own time, and it will be found that they were all tyrants. Henry the Eighth was one of the most detestable of men who ever disgraced the earth. Its a custom of Christians to call Nero “A Brute”. In our opinion he was a saint compared to Henry the Eighth. Charles the First was another ty- rant whose head was removed by the Parliament. Cromwell established =a common- wealth; a government so strong that it was respected all over Europe; but on his death the Nobility brought back Charles the Second. Remember the nobles did this; the common people had nothing to say, as to whom should govern them. (Neither have they to day in Germany.) During the reign of this king his life and court was a constant debauch ; his prostitures were openly kept and some of them granted titles of nobility; if such a thing was possible. On the death of Ann, and this .was only two hundred years ago, the nobles wanted another king. The stock be- ing scarce at home they sent to Han- over and brought George the First, a drunken brute, who when a prince had married the beautiful Sophia Dorothea, and treated her like all brutes treat Q | frost. V GooD BYE - PAPA WAS To GoTo WORK NOW DOINGS OF THE DUFF. IT CAME NEAR BEING GOOD NIGHT FOR TOM GooD Bie - GOOD BYE, SON By Allman BY -A GARDENER. by You. will find it advantageous to grow ‘small diantities of certain spe- cialties. whi ghga" i d to the attrac- tivenensi ly fare. Among these may ned okra or gumn- bo, mustard greens) and parsley. Boups, »stews: and gravies may .be improved by a little okra. Gumbo soup can became a meal, almost, by itself, Cut into slices and spread al- ternately with rice and tomatoes in a casserole, with butter, in which cur- ry powder and salt has been mixed. Baked three hours, it is an appetizing dish. The young pods of this plant are the part used. The best pods are grown on young plants, but if the pods are. removed before they are al- lowed to ripen, the plants will con- tinue to produce them until killed by The seeds of okra should be. sown inthe open about the middle lay or may be started in berry bo¥es, in the house before then. Ee A row 30 feet long will do for tho; average family. The seed should be planted an inch deep and sown about two or three inches apart. When: plants are about two inches tall thin to about a foot and a half apart, let- blossoms fall, in rows or scatteret broadcast. Just F un best The pods are wehn about an inch long. Mustard greens may be sown thick- ly and the leaves are soon ready for picking. Sow again in late summer for fall greens. Parsley, too, may be sown thickly, Thig may be grown between rows of late vegetables and may ‘follow early veg- etables fora. late crop. Swiss chard may be sown early inj May, in rows three feet apart, thin to 14 to 18 inches. Leaves and stalks may be. boiled like) spinach or the ting the healthiest plants stand. The | stalks may be used alone, when they pods may be gathered the day after! are about 14 inches , tall. while her brute of a husband took his prostitutes to England and lived: with them openly, at the expense of ‘the State; making ‘one of them Countess of Darlington, and another Duchess of Kendal. George the Second was little better. George the Third became insane, and the only good that can be said of him is; that by his pigheadedness he lost the United States, where a goverti- ment of men, and by men, was, for the first time, established on earth. George the Fourth was a_libertine and debauche, who, while Prince of Wales squandered an income of from! two to six hundred thousand doilars a year in debaucheries, and seducing females. The kings of the carth! What wretches many of them have been and are today. You will be asking, “what. bec: Konigsmark?” Well the Countess of Platen, afi old card loafing around, had stamped with her foot on his mouta. Fine thing, nobility. (To be coninued.) JAMES W. FOLEY. a _—n | MANDAN NEWS | (| era eR RSET RR ERE TaRIE TUE |) Fort Rice Man Here—J. W. Patter- son of Fort Rice was in Mandan y terday afternoon looking after bu: ness matters. To Organize Red Cross—Announce- ment was made today that a Red Cross organization will be perfected at a meeting Tuesday, May 15, at the Mandan Commercial club rooms. Hazen Doctor ‘Returns—Dr. C. A. ‘pany and came to attend the meeting of the directors yesterday afternoon. Hekton Merchants Here—C. R. Wil- cox, numbered among the prominent merchants of Hekton, was in Mandan yesterday on business, Licensed to Wed—Miss Magdalina Helbling and Michael ‘Lanz of St. An- thony were yesterday afternoon. li- censed to wed by County Judge John- son. Hanson Returns —- Albert Hanson has returned from El Paso, Wis., where he had been visiting relatives and friends for a few days. Assumes New Run—George Clark, passenger brakeman, today assumed duties braking on the north line pas- ¢} Senger run. ner of Jamestown was in Mandan yes- him murdered, and as he was dying terday afternoon looking after busi- ness matters. Master Mechanic Here—W. FE. Dun- kerly, master mechanic of the Yellow- stone division, was in Mandan yester- . day attending to official business mat- ters. Visiting Relatives—Mrs. Wm. Mull- roy is in Jamestown visiting relatives and friends for a few days. Visiting Parents—Mrs. C. M. Cun- ningham of South Heart arrived in the city a few days ago and is spend- ing a few days in Mandan visiting her parents, Mr. and ‘Mrs. August Timmerman. Hecker in Minneapolis — Walter ‘Hecker of the Russell Miller com- Kerner of Hazen, who accompanied! pany office force left last evening for George Holdeman, perhaps fatally in- jured in a dynamite explosion near Hazen, to the local hospital, returned home this morning. | Freda Banker Here—R. B. d.family..autoed_ta. Manda’ Loubek 3 a yes sipalepes-abe Minneapolis, called on account of the critical illness of a brother. Pleasant Party—The second of a series of parties given by Mesdames Charles Kidd and C.-C. Trollope was | heldat (he, home of .the former yes: Y. e.| terday afjernoon. Cards furnished the: Too Far;, 5 “Begin at the Tee and work up,” counseled the eminent divine as he was addressing a congregation of young men. ‘That is the only way. There is no exception.” “I cannot begin at the bottom, sir,” said a young man whose hands bore the marks of honest toil. “And why not?” demanded tne preacher, “Iam a well digger,” he replied respectfully —Puck, In the Wrong, Ca ia. A drummer, being, ¥éry*tfond * of corn on the cob, ate after. ear, Finally the, pretty waitress,.,.after she'd brought him his 14th: or 15th ear, she said, tartly: “Don’t you think you would save half a dollar or so a day if you board- ed at a livery stable?” The Belt Line. “I propose,” said the ambitious young man ,“to girdle the earth.” “Oh,” she innocently exclaimed, “why do you begin on such a big thing?” But he just sat there and twirled his hat, the foolish fellow——Puck. Revised Version. Billy:,Jones,wrote ‘on the black- ieee “Billy Jones can hug tie girls: juetter than anybody in the school,” "Nhe teacher seeing it, called ‘him up. “William, did you write that?” siie said. _ Billy admitted that he did, and she told him that xe could remain thirty minutes after school was dismissed. The children waited for Billy to come out, when they began to guy him. “Got a lickin’ didn’t you?” “No,” said Bill, “Get jawed?” hat did you do?” they asked. “Shan't tell,” said Bill, “but it pays to advertis Puck. Lonely Half-hour. “Mamma, are there women in heaven?” “Surely! Why not?” “Well, here in the eighth chapter of Revelation it says: ‘And when he had opened up the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.’ "—Life. Sleep! REGULAR HOURS FOR SLEEPING KEEP BABY WELL Healthy babies sleep nearly all of the time during the first month or so of life. The baby sleeps less as it grows old- er, After few weeks it learns to sleep longer at night and less’in daytime. Until the end of the first year the baby | than 6 o'clock each night. / ar should sleep 15 to 16 hourse out of the 24.. It should not be disturbed except at nursing time. With proper training the baby can soon learn to sleep at about the same time each day. © Training allows the mother ‘more ‘time for her housework and what is.more important allows the baby to have better care. If started right the baby will take a long@sleep - in= the morning, stay awake: Several hours during the mtidle ‘Nonpart'san regime. Tool High Cost One of the chief planks of the Non- partisan League campaign was econ- omy in government, reduced taxation and a.-hastening.of the millenium. The Tribune is not informed wheth- er Attorney General Langer subscri- ed to the platform when he secured the endorsement, but 2e went up and down the state on a platform that promised retrenchment and conserva- tion of the public dollar. In order that the taxpayers may know just what the various reform departments untouched almost by Governor Frazier’s vetoes are cost- ing, The Tribune proposes from time to time to discuss this phase of our We approach ‘the subject without malice and our facts are gatiered from state records which can be ver- ified. Members of the ‘Nonpartisan Below are presented for comparis and under the present so-called refo LINDE. Linde (Salary) Two assistants .. «$7,200.00 10,000.00 Clerk hire, law clerk 2,400.00 Stenographer 2,400.00 Postage ..... 350.00 Office supplies . 100.00 Furniture-fixtures 100.00 Traveling expenses . 2,000.00 Printing . 700.00 Miscellaneous Telegrama TOTAL of Reform league are entitled to know the “speed” of expenditures under a rule ‘that was heralded as the dawn of @ new era. Mr. Langer, who is as close to the throne as any of the Townley satel- ites, comes first in order, because his office has been particularly fortunate in the way of appropriations and pe- culiarly lucky in evading the execu: tive veto. Under H. J. Linde, the attorney general wo preceded Mr. Langer, the cost of the department for two years was $25,700. Mr. Langer’s ad- ministration for the biegnial period will cost the ‘taxpayers $60,670 or an increase of $34,970. Mr. Linde had two assistants, Mr. Langer has four. Mr. Linde had one combined clerk and stenographer. Mg Lenser a chief clerk, an assistant clef clerk and three stenographers. on the cost of te office under Linde rm administration: LANGER. Langer (Salary) Two assistants ... 4 Clerk Hire. ‘One additional assistant t attorney general . . One chief clerk One brief clerk... Three stenographers Postage: ....%./. Office supplies ... ‘Furniture and fixt Traveling’ expenses Legal expenses’... Printing Miscellaneous expenses . Telegrams «$7,200.00 ». 10,000.00 Other expenses. for Langer, provided for:in. House Bill ‘No. 1 emergency appro- priation: ! “ ti Salary additional assistant attorney general 1,250.00 Clerk hire .. 1,000.00 Chief clerk 750.00 Additional stenogra) 600.00 Postage 50.00 Office supplies 60.00 Furniture and fixtures 125.00 Traveling expenses 1,500.00 Legal expenses 1,000.00 Printing expense 300.00 Miscellaneous 35.00 TOTAL 6,670.00 Cost of two years under Linde ..... «+ $25,700.00 Cost of tWo years un Langer, $60,670.00 Exceas cost of “reform” Chicago, May 3.—Members of the special committee recently appointed by ‘the National Implement and Vehi- cle association to co-operate with the federal government to increase this countty’s food production, met here and issued a statement calling atten- tion ‘to the fact that the success of the campaign will‘be seriously jeopar- dized because of a shortage of farm implements due to the inability of im- plement manufacturers to obtain but 76 per cent of the sheet steel needed to supply the normal demand of the farmers this year. It is pointed out that farm imple- ment manufacturers have practically no stock on hand, and that thousands of farmers in recent years have allow- ed their equipment to deteriorate to such an extent that many implements cannot be used this year without re- Pairs, The committee issued a statement. which read in part: : “Reports from all parts of the coun- try. shew that a great shortage. in farm implements prevails right now. All factories making tractor plows are, unable to meet the requirements of sheir trade. The corn acreage has been decreased by,the shortage of listers, the tools necessary to plant corn in fall wheat fields. A shortage of regular corn planters is also im- minent. All this is occasioned ‘by in- ability .to sécure raw material, par- ticularly iron and steolsah cts. * Purchases Below al. ? “The production of implements has ‘been less than normal since 1913. During this period farmers have not purchased to fully provide. for their needs. Tools in the hands of farmers are more nearly worn out than ever before. Dealers’ and manufacturers’ stocks are reduced to a low ebb. The increased food requirements means increased acreage and more than the normal supply of implements is neces- sary if the situation is met. This con- dition is accentuated by a shortage of labor on the farms and the neces- sity for increasing the proportion done with machinery. Volume of Business. “The volume of busirtess of the im- plement companies in the number of implements sold in 1916 was consid- erably less than in 1913. Implement manufacturers are making every en- deavor to increase their production to*meet the farmers’ needs, but are actually faced with a decreased pro- j duction because of their inability to get the material. “Steel companies after a conference with officials at Washington at first allotted to the implement industry only 50 per cent of their requirements of sheet steel for 1918. After seri- ous objection and conference on the Shortage Menace “To Food Production part of implement manufacturers with the department of commerce’ and ag, Triculture this. allotment has been in- creased 25 per cent. This means that the implement manufacturers are only able in. the future to make 75 per cent of the normal production of ma- chinés in which sheet steel is a con- siderable item, such as harvesters and binders, corn planters, grain eleva- tors and etc. 100,000 Harvesters. “There are manufactured by seven different concerns and sold to farmers in this country yearly approximately 100,000 harvesters and binders. A harvester and binder averages to cut 50 acres of wheat a year. This de- crease in supply would result in de- creasing the farmers’ harvesting abil- ity 1,250,000 acres. Allowing for the acreage production indicated by the government in 1915 crop. analysis of iy bar- tire i 50,000,- acres pl | pér year and a cor- responding loss would:be experienced in these crops, 80,000 Corn Planters. “There are: 80,000 corn planters a year sold to farmers in the United States. A corn planter averages to plant forty acres a year... Reducing this output 25 per cen¢ melgs a re- duction of 800,000. acres planted, which according to government re- port of production for 1915 of 28.2 bushels per acre, would mean a loss of 22,560,000 busiels of corn. “Steel manufacturers, in limiting the supplies of materials for imple- ment concerns, are proceeding upon the theory that if the farmer will re- pair his worn out tools and the deal- ers and manufacturers exhaust their stocks, implement manufacturers can supply the absolutely necessary needs of the farmer if they only op- erate at 50 to 75 per cent of their normal production. This conclusion unles®@ modified will result in a seri- ous food shortage. Five years ago there was an overproduction of im- plements. Since that time imple- ment factories “ave been running at materially reduced speed and stocks of finished and raw materials have been cut to a minimum, “It frequently happens that there is only a week during which corn Planting can be sucessfully done. In seasons of this character every available tool is used. The present Season is of this type because of its lateness and the corn acreage this spring will be reduced because of « the shortage of tools.” The baby should go to bed not later The baby should sleep alone in a crib, not in a cradle. A good substi- tute for a crib is a basket or light box | of sufficient size. It is not necessary to have a costly mattress. | _It is best for babies to sleep without | Pillows. | Do not take up the baby just because ! it cries at night. ubless it is feeding | time or if-the diaper should be chang- ed. Sometimes the baby has just be-! come uncomfortable. Turning it into of the day and take another nap in a fresh position will send it back into sound. sleep. The mother cap... ac maby Tester a GLYCERINE AND BARK PREVENT APPENDICITIS The simple ixture of buckthorn bark, glycerine, etc, known as Adler- i-ka, astonishes Bismarck people. Be- {cause Adler-i-ka acts on BOTH lower and upper bowel, ONE SPOONFUL relieves almost ANY CASE constipa- tion, sour stomach or gas. Tt removes such surprising foul matter that a few doses often relieve or prevent Rendicitis. A short -treatment Me The “15 chronic stomach ffouble. STANT, easy action of Adler-i-ka is -eston: hing. 0 OG ki is! ' wt “ ° .