The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 7, 1917, Page 4

i } 1 f THE TRIBUNE bus eced Case Mater {SUED EVERY DAY EXCEPT SUNDAY RATES PAYABLE IN ‘ADV. ANCE Qaily, by mail or carrier, POF MOND ..,...cccecereeess @ 60 Daily, by mail, one year in North Dakota . esccccee 4.00 Daily, by mail ou 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 .....+..see005 1.35 ‘Weekly, by mail, per year «1.50 Member Audit Bureau of Circulation 8 OLDEST NEWSPAPER CHE eraTz rf cal = = —— WEATHER REPORT. For 24 hours ending at noon May 7 ‘Temperature at 7 a. m. » 41 Temperature at noon. % : Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday Lowest last night Precipitation .. Highest wind velocity Forecast. For Nort: Dakota: Fair tonight and Tuesday; not much change in temperature; probably light frost in east and central portions tonight. Lowest 9 Temperatures Fargp ..-.-+++ . 34 Williston . 4g Gra nd Forks . 33 Pierre 4m St. Paul 42 ‘Winnipeg . 32 Helena .. 36 Chicago . 40 ‘Swift Current . 32 Kansas City ..... 40 San Francisco .. 50 ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Meteorogolist. DESTRUCTIVE TACTICS. Action of the attorney general and the state board of health makes it necessary for the Tribune to state some unvarnished truths. Silence longer, since officials have entered the controversy, would seem to give consent and approbation. Without investigation, but on the strength of rumor and falsehood, ex- ecutive officers of the state board of health have joined in putting a ban upon the watér supply of ‘Bismarck, the best in the state. Analyses of: the most competent chemists in the United States show the Missquri river water to be one of the purest. sources of supply any- where. ‘Experience in other states where the same water is used sub- stantiate this. Other points on the Missouri river using the water are not disturbed by the state board of health. It seems strange that Bismarck is singled out. But admitting, for sake of argu- ment, that Langer's position is ten- able, tactics adopted by him and the state board of health show a venom unequaled by any official action ever taken in the state. Notices of an or der to shut off the water supply were given in advance to the press and every facility to spread the news was utilized. So eager was Mr. Lang- er to damage the city, that he allow- ed.to be connected up with his order the fact that no mobilization of troops would be permitted here and that his assistant, Mr. Bronson of Grand Forks, had called upon the war department and set the “facts” before that body. While this action was taking place, not one case of typhoid had been re- _| deleterious effect upon the consum- ply in the city now give the lie to them at present writing. Seldom in the history of the state has such official blackmail been prac- ticed against a city or its reputation attacked, or the business interests subjected to possible serious conse- quences, If President McVey permits this misrepresentation of the health lab- oratories to continue, he is not wor- thy to head the institution. There is nothing to conceal. The city commission, the Tribune and in fact,.every honest citizen, all are vitally ‘interested in giving the‘ city the best water supply and to correct any dangerous conditions. But where is the evidence that the water has a ers? There is not a physician in the city who cap point to a single in- stance. Do eight cases in a city of 8,000 constitute an epidemic? We ask this question seriously of the learned pedants at the Universi- ty, Dr. McVey, Dr. Cox, and we fur- ther press it home to the nincompoop who rattles around in the attorney general’s chair, and we put it up to the honesty of the local bacteriol- ogist, if he has any. Why this slanderous attack upon one of Bismarck’s best assets in the, absence of any evidence of disease or poor health conditions to substan- tiate it? The object of the present cam- paign is well known. These male- factors will fail. Records show the general health of the community and Mr. Langer will have to present something more solid than wild ru- mor and street gossip. Let him go the limit and prove his assertions. The Tribune is confident when an honest, not a political, investigation is made, the water and Bismarck’s health conditions will be second to none in the state. It is hoped then that the political jackals will hunt their holes and al- low the city to continue its won- derful growth and progress. Press reports state that F. E. Pack- ard dexterously used a pick at the Arbor Day celebration upon the capi- tol grounds. . What a relief it must have been to lay aside the hammer for even a few flitting moments. : MAY IT HELP HIM. A trip to Washington at this criti- cal time in the nation’s history was a wise move for Governor Frazier. He will get a proper slant upon the situation, which, if he is a keen ob- server, will enable him to differenti- ate between a statesman and the demagogues with which he is now surrounded. It is too early to ascertain whether the trip will correct some of the vag- aries he has been obsessed with since he took office, but let us hope that association with some of the best minds of the nation will broaden Proportions the political expedients which his advisers have forced upon him, notably the board of regents’ lit- igation. Reports indicate that he entered heartily into the conferences of fooe experts and is ready as the governor of a great state to enlist all forces to meet the exigencies the war has imposed upon everyone. The governor should frown upon the political horse-play that has been ported to the health authorities in more than a week and during the en- tire month of April only eight cases had been reported from Bismarck, fewer than those of Grand Forks or Fargo for a like period and much less than those reported from several oth- er cities of the state for April, which are still drinking “uncensored” wa- ter. It is a reflection upon the Univer- sity of North Dakota that Dr. Cox, head of the health laboratory, should lend his name to the intrigue. One chemist assigned to Bismarck was discharged recently for gross incom- petency. His reports, like those giv- en. by the present incumbent, have been checked up by St. Paul chem- ists of recognized merit and results are easily available. It is a notorious fact that the equipment and facilities here are inadequate to make suit- able examinations. ‘Local physicians in important cases do not rely upon the laboratory, but send most of their specimens and cultures else- where. One firm has its own labora- tory. The conduct of the state health laboratories under Dr. Cox approach- es almost a public scandal and should be probed by the board of re- gents without delay. Misrepresenta- tion as regards the water of Bis- ‘marck is sufficient ground to attack the efficiency and honesty of the en- tire system. There is no necessity for boiling the water. It is as safe and pure as it has always been. For years the United States maintained thousands of regular soldiers at Fort Lincoln. Reports of the general health on file at the war department give the lie to Mr. Langer, Dr. Cox and the local dacteriologist, just asthe absence of any épidemic-or considerable number of dlecases attributable to-water sup- going on in some of the departments. He should insist upon greater econ- omy in many of the offices which are now spending the ‘public funds like sailors on shore leave. If it is to be a regime of thrift on all sides, where can a better place be found to set the example than at the state house? The Tribune trusts Mr. Frazifer returns broadened and benefited by his experiences at Washington. Boiling with enthusiasm, Billy Sun- day told his New York congregation, “Something’s going to happen here that will make hell howl.” And now the Great. White Way is howling be cayse gfdered to close up by 1:00:a Oregon ice companies threaten to raise prices 100 to 150 per , cent. There's a war. Ammonia is good in making war or ice. Guess that Nebraska is now called skin-dry. You can’t buy, sell, make or give, but you can “possess” the red stuff. Ignorance as to just where that new Russian government is at con- tinues. Maybe a mistake was made, in not hanging the royalty and paci- fists. Doubling the pay of enlisted men is a first-class war measure and Con- &ress deserves a pat ou the back. ——— | Last year United States distillers! and brewers used 130,000,000 bushels of grain in the making of alcoholic beverages. In making whole-white instead of whole-wheat flour the mill- ers wasted 80,000,000 ‘bushels, as hu- man food. Shortage of rood is due to other things than laziness of the his vision and reduce to their right| @ BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE MONDAY, MAY 7; 1017. WASH INGTON PIGTORIALLY IN. WARTIME Armed American cavalrymen guard the capitol constantly now. Thig beautiful night photograph from Robert Paine Dorman, The Daily Tribune's sitaff photographer in Washington, shows a detachment of cavalry- men silhouetted against the glow from the national ‘capitol’s lighted dome. With the Editors wemeecoooooocncweo ony EAT LESS; DO MORE, (Chicago Tribune.) A fat nation is no good. Lean na- tions accomplish things, Courage is not fat bellied. Intellect cannot be fat headed. The otiose life finds place in the adipose body. We should eat less and think more, have smaller girth and larger chests, less on the hips. and more on the thorax, have fewer potatoes at din- ner and more books after more exercise and less chewing. A strong person can subsist on a little oatmeal and philosophy and outwalk, outtalk, outthink, and in every way outdo the person who trav- els the long route from soup to nuts and goes to sleep afterwards as an anaconda ftill of sheep or monkeys might. life is a lean affair of hungry ap- petites and ambitions. They are best Kept hungry. Then they stimulate to earnest performance. The fat bellied man does nothing but eat and sleep. ‘We cannot support Esau any longer. The god of the American nation is not its belly. It ig a god of muscle, with strong lines in its visage and determination in its body expression. The regeneration of the American nation begins at the dinner table. We need stoutness in soul, not stoutness in fat. Fat ‘less and do more. Grow more above'the neck and less below the stomach, Dinner table reform will preserve the food supply, preserve the morale, help the national courage, and put things over. ———~_—9 | READERS’ COLUMN | o—____________0 Medora, N. D., May 4, 1917. Tribune: We have tried to tell, briefly as space could be given in a daily paper, conditions under the rule of kings and nobility. We have not told the worst. It may be asked if such conditions have existed for hundreds of years and do exist today, why has an all- wise God permitted” such. things? The preacher will tell you that the ways of God are strange and known only to himself. But aside from this answer there must be a reason which can be fathomed by ordinary man. Some might call it a question of psy: chology. Others again might sa! “If such governments have existed for so long a time they must be the best.” Man has in,all ages been a super- stitious animal, and is today. In his primitive stage what he could not dinner, | ° account for by his untrained mind, jhe attributed: to the supernatural; to ' good or evil demons. As he progress: ed some ‘became wiser than others and would preform miracles, and oth- er sleight of hand tricks, and would impose on his weaker brethren, and gain power over them, as is done by some today. Kings found such moun- tebanks useful in ‘their icraft, and created them into a priesthood. No wonder Cato said he wondered why the soothsayers did not laugh when they met face to face. For the majority, under the rule of a war the country would be devas- tated and it would be years before comfort was again in the land; and then another war. There was little time for self-improvement; books were few and dear; only such would be allowed to circulate as suited the purpose of the rulers. In Egypt there were two languages, or kind of writ- ings—one for ‘the priests, and the other for the common people. Man has accustomed himself to conditions. Once kingly rule was es- tablished, by the aid of superstition, ‘the common people--had: no voice in the government. Why should they have? Were kings not made to rule ‘by divine right, and the common peo- ple made ‘to do their bidding? Were and power? It's true there were al- ways afew brave souls who tried to penetrate the mists of superstition, and who thought, too, that they were men who had some rights. But for such there was always the rack, block, or the fire. It’s a most difficult matter to break away from old customs and old ideas Ages passed and man became accus- tomed to live under kingly rule, and learned to believe that such was right and was established by divine power. Why should he wish it otherwise? He had never enjoyed the privilege of governing himself. He never thought of such a condition. (My dear countrymen, and women, we have thousands in our midst to- day whose formative period has pass- ed under a kingly rule who cannot get free from the old idea of the divine right of kings to rule. For such we can only be sorry; as we think how their real manhood has ‘been retarded by ‘thousands of years of ancestors. In the early ‘part of the © seven: teenth century a few brave souls; perhaps the bravest ever born, found in America an unsettled land—a land without kings and nobility. They found no common people who had been taught for years to honor kings. What a blessing for mankind! The life of these brave people in the new world was a struggle for ex- istence. They found a government kings not endowed by divine right | was necessary, and the outline of one, without kings, was formed on the ship, Mayflower—the ship which carried the bravest and best of men and: women that ever trod the earth. |Let others laugh if they choose. These people conquered the savage and the elements of the new world. ‘They had to depend upon themselves or perish. They found that a govern- ment. could be established without kings or nobility, excepting the no- bility of the common man. For years new settlers were slow in coming, but those who did soon learned to govern themselves. One hundred and fifty years rolled by, during which time thousands were born and grew to manhood who had never seen king or nobility. and absence caused the loss of all re- spect for the gentry, and man at last learned that he could govern himself without their aid? After the country-had -been settled kings afar claimed thq,ownership of the Jand, as they had ‘always done elsewhere, and commenced to give it to their friends—not only in small lots, but by states. Had kings con- tinued to rule the country the con- ditions would have been the same ‘here as in Europe, The lands would have been in the hands of the nobil- ity and, in place of my German ifriends having free homesteads, they would have been serfs on the soil. Should Germany win the present war democracy will, beat an end. As some of my. ancestors . have fought in all, the wars of this coun- try; my only regret.is that-I am un- able to carry the, gun as I did in '61 to ’65, but one of my sons says he will represent the old family. JAMES W. FOLEY. PRIZEFIGHTERS Prize fighters are notallmenas it would seem from this challenge in an English paper, and its acceptance : The Challenge “Whereas I, Ann Field, of Stoke- ; Newington, dss-driver, well known for my abilities in boxing in my own de- fense wherever it happened in my way, having been affronted. by Mrs. Stokes, styled the European Championess, do fairly invite her to a trial of the best skill in boxing, for ten pounds, fair rise and fall; and question not. but to give her such proofs of my judgment that shall oblige her to acknowledge me Championess of the Stage, to the jentire satisfaction of all my friends.” The Acceptance. “I, Elizabeth Stokes, of the city of London, have not fought in this way since I fought the famous boxing wom- an of Billingsgate twenty-nine minutes, and gained a complete victory (which is six yeurs ago); but as the famous farmer, all right. shown preparing for the emergency. “SOLDERS GETTING READY FOR WAR Guns are being polisied up and tested, bayonets sharpened and other equipment for war service gotten ready in the armories of the United States for the call to arms. Soldiers of a New York armory are hete Time|. Correct. Attest: BY A GARDENER Garden beets are easily grown on any good soil, but rich, sandy loam will give the best results. If your soil is clayey, work in sand or sifted ashes, and spade deeply. The early beets should be thinned out to 4 or 5 inches apart in rows about a foot apart. The seed should be sown about one inch deep for the early crop and about half an inch deeper for the late crop. For a succession during the sum- mer, plaintings should be made ev- ery three or four weeks during the spring months. The main crop should be sown the last half of May or the first of June. For winter use the late sown beets are better than the early. Not having completed their growth they are more tender and of better quality. Beets are harvested by pulling and topping. Be careful not to cut the: root as this incites bleeding and may cause decay. After cutting off the tops store beets in boxes or bins in boxes or bins in a cool cellar, covering them with sand to prevent drying and shriveling. 2 Beets, being a root crop, need a deep soil. That is, the spading must be deeper than for such crops as lettuce, radishes and onions. ‘As the flat or turnip-rooted vari- eties grow at the surface, the seed may be sown thickyl, and as the more ad- yanced roots are large enough to use they may be pulled, leaving room for the later one to develop, thus growing a quantity in a small area and having a long season of small beets from one sowing. Late beets can stay in the ground during the period of light frosts, but should be pulled up before evere cold weather sets in. GP head ie igi eRe Rr ee Ae ee Stoke-Newington ass-woman dares me to fight her for the ten pounds, I do assure her I will not fail meeting her for the said sum, and doubt not that the blows which I shall present her with will be much more difficult for her to digest than any she ever gave her asses.”—Ladies’ Home Journal. ONE BETTER “Father,” asked eight-yeur-old Alice, returning home from school, “are you good at punctuation?” “Yes,” replied the father. “Well, tell me, please, how would you punctuate, ‘The wind blew a $5 bill around the corner!” “Why, daughter, I would simply put. a period at the end of the sentence.” “T wouldn't,” said Alice, mischiev- ously, “I would make a dash after the $5 bill.”"—Puck. RUN TO EARTH Sherlock Holmes—Quick, Watson, There's the missing million- quick! aire! Dr. Watson—His clothes—— Sherlock Holmes—Never mind his clothes, man! ‘He began with eggs-- and he’s eating his third potato!— Judge. POLITE “What dirty hands you have, John- ny,” said his:teacher.. “What would you say if I came to school that way?” . “I wouldn't say.. nothin’,” replied Johnny... “I’d be. too polite.”—Puck. THESE ARE WAR TIMES A Princeton gardener, when asked by the “war” committee to plant beans, replied: “Why, there’s going to be so many beans and people will be so sick of them this winter that you'll have to run a man down, tie him and feed sein like pills to get the beans dis- of “Why so? She has beautiful hair.” “That's just. the point. It makes the customers dissatisfied. It’s pret- tier than any we have in stock. ee SELLER OR CONSUMER? Pot O'Flaherty, very palpably not a prohibitionist, was arrested in Ari- zona recently charged with _ selling liquor in violation of the prohibition law. But Pat had an impregnable defense. His counsel, in addressing the jury, said: “Your Honor, gentlemen of the jury, look at the defendant.” A dramatic pause, then: “Now, gentlemen of the jury, do you honestly think that if the defendant had a quart of whiskey he would SELL it?” The verdict, reached in one minute, was “Not guilty’.—Bverybody’s. CROSSED STOCK Shortly after a new administration took over a well-known Western rail- way a great number of claims were preferred against that company on ac- count of horses and cattle being killed along the line in Texas. Not only that, but it appeared that every animal killed invariably figured in the, claims presented as being of the best blood in ‘Texas. The claims finally became so numerous and the majority so unrea- sonable, that one. day the president of the road became much excited while discussing the situation with one of the road’s attorneys. “Do you know,” he exclatmed, bring- ing down his fist on the desk by way of emphasis, “I have reached the con- clusion that nothing in Texas so im- proves live stock as croosing it with a locomotive.”—Everybody’s. Be a Devotee. Our experience of the joy of con- valescing under Homeopathic treat- ment; the complete and perfect re- “Let me tell you, old man,” said a bystander, “you and a lot of other people in the next year are going to learn to ‘love’ a great many things— beans included—that you may not think much of now.” UNDER WEIGHT “Please, lady, could you welp a poor man what ain’t had a bite to eat for three days?” “The idea! A big strong man like you ought to be ashamed to beg. Why don’t you enlist?” “T tried to, lady, but-dey said I was under weight. Maybe a square meal might help some.” DANGEROUS CONTRAST “Guess we'll have to move that sales- lady from the hair goods department.” ‘No. 68. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF ‘THE BISMARCK BANK at Bismarck, in the State of North Dakota, at. the close of business May 1, 1917. RESOURCES, Loans and discounts...... $538,134.29 Overdrafts, secured and umeecured .............6 4,295.36 Warrants, stocks, tax’ cer- tificates, claims, etc..... 49,531.76 Banking house, furniture and fixtures ++ 18,000.00 Other real estate . 18,436.74 Due. from other banks ......... $42,231.07 Checks and other cash items .... 8,699.34 ++ 10,522.26 61,452.67 + $689,850.82 Capital stock paid in. $50,000.00 Surplus fund + 20,000.00 Undivided profits, less ex- pense and taxes paid... 3,415.65 Individual ‘de- Wsits subject to check ..... $211,291.50 Time certificates of deposit ... 381,858.14 Certified checks. 248.30 Cashier's checks outstanding .. 2,309.25 Due to other ‘ 20,727.98 616,435.17 TOTAL.......00s0s00e $689,850.82 State of North Dakota, County of Burleigh—ss: I, G. H. Russ, Jr., cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true, to the best of my knowledge and belief. G. H. RUSS, JR., Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 5th day of May, 1917. H. M. TOEPKE, ‘Notary Public.—’ I. P. BAKER, BENTON. BAKER, ‘Directors, covery; with little disturbance of the system and the least possible loss of energy; will make you am everlast- ing devotee of Dr. Humphreys’ “Sev- enty-seven” for grip and colds. To get the best results take “Sev- enty-seven” at the first chill or shiver. Alt druggists, 25 cénte and $1.00 or mailed. Humphreys’ Homeo. Medicine Co., 156 William street, New York. You will find more of the leading people of North Dakota registered at the Radisson than at any. other hotel in the Twin Cities. ‘REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF FARMERS’ STATE BANK at Baldwin, in the tate of ‘North Da- kota, at the close of business May Ast, 1917: 2 (RESOURCES, Loans and discounts ....$107,609.61 Overdrafts, secured and unsecured ve 150.56 Banking house, and fixtures 4448.00 Current expenses, taxes paid, over undivided Profits ....ceccec ee ee es 526.09 Due from other banks ...... $11,539.22 Checks and other cash ‘ items vee 1,861.28 Cash + 2,021.82 14,922.27 Total $128,316.53 ‘LIABILITIES, Capital stock paid in ....$ 15,000.00 Surplus fund ............ 300.00 Individual de- posits sub- ject to check ...... $21,967.06 Time certifi- cates of de- posit ....... 74,101.88 Savings depos- ft8 2. ....8. 110.61 Cashier's checks _out- standing ‘552.12 Due to other banks ...... 4,734.86 101,466.53 Notes and bills rediscount- OO ea arses eei sas 1150.00 - Total arte Bees $128,316.63 late oO} orth Dakota, County of Burleigh. ee Coan I, C. W. Streeter, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true, to the best of my knowledge and belief. Cc. W. STRESTER, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 7th day of May,- 1917. (Seal) R. E. WYNKOOP, Sanat Correct, Attest: c . rs LAR, .| STREETER, Directors... & * | a } | \ i a a { 4 6 ‘ & ‘ ' td oY on « “ . we