The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 18, 1917, Page 4

4 t i : Temperature at noon ‘Highest wind velocity "the kaiser,” said Mike to Jim, as they _ are just average men. BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1917. THE TRIBUNE M@atered at Pestoffice, Bismarek, N. Dus eevee Class Matter. ISSUED EVERY DAY EXCEPT SUNDAY | SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE Oaily, by mail or carrier, es seseseestee @ North Dakota, one yee cones, 6.00 Dafly, by mail outside of North Dakota, three months. 1.50 Daily, by mail in North Dakots three months « 1.25 Weekly, by mail, per year .. 1.50 Member Audit Bureau of Circulation 1ST NEWSPAPER THE eTaTee Or ete ae 2 —_> WEATHER REPORT For 24 hours ending at noon, May 18: Temperature at 7:00 a. m. idighest yesterday . ‘Lowest yesterday Lowest last night ‘Precipitation Forecast. For North Dakota: (Fair tonight and Saturday; cooler in east portion tonight. Lowest Temperatures Fargo .... 48 Williston Grand Forks . Pierre .. St. Paul . Winnipeg Helena Chicago . Swift Current Kansas City .. San Francisco ORRIS W. ROP stporologist. ie Prudery is no more a sign % of virtue than a wig is of hair. & & —Billy Sunday. COREE EEEEEESD BREAKING WITH THE KAISER. “T see that Liberia has broken with munched their noon lunch. “Glad of that, but have you broken with him?” asked Jim of Mike. “Whcha' mean ‘have I broke with the Kaluér?” asked Mike, confused like.’ ‘iwell, have you bought a Liberty | Bond? ‘That's what I mean,” said Jim. That's it—buy a Liberty Bond. That's how every individual Ameri- can can make a break with the kaiser right off the bat—and in a way that counts. Liberty bonds can be bough: bY everyone that knows how to walk up to’a counter and say five words: “I want_a; Liberty Bond.” ‘Phey)can:be had on the installment ‘planand'they bear three and one half paH'cent interest. (Make your break with the kaise~ by,|} helping to win the war against iim Bee experts are mobilizing their re- sources. No, not for service at the front. NEED FIGHTING MEN. ‘There is this to be ‘said in favor of Roosevelt and his volunteer division, whatever may be said against them —Roosevelt seems to be one of the few men in this country whose aud. ence is nation-wide that realizes that %: sypgnymous & technical the is doubtful they outweigh the big argument in military reasons . against Rddsevelt proposition, but it whether all together ita favor. Teddy is a fighting man with a pnuch, who realizes that the sooner the U. S. A. gets busy fighting in this war the sooner the war will ibe over. ‘Making preparations te fight a 109 per cent pacifist war ageinst Ger- many, two or three years from now, would be fine if we had any assur- ance that by that time all of our al- lies would not be wiped off the map or at least so weakened as to ‘2 in- effective. What the present critical situation seems to demand more than anything else is action. If the Washington authorities can- not supply the action in any other way they better call in Roosevelt and anybody else who can supply it. The first three states to fulfill their enlistment requirements are: Oregon, Nevada and Utah. But the East can holler. AVERAGE MAN. “Save up you money and save up your rocks, An’ you'll always have tobacco in your own tobacco box.” So runs an old song of the sea, all out of joint as to construction, but preaching its old lesson in language that can’t get by anybody. It’s as true now as ever it was—} and maybe more so. The waster sel- dom “gets anywhere.” And especial- ly the waster who first has to eara what he wastes. In all the world there are very fow men of exceptional genius. Most men But look at the number of these average men who have done great things and who have made substan- tial homes! Why, they’re all around us. These average men weren't wast- ers. They “saved up their money” and while not all of them use to- bacco, they have money in their bank and plenty of food in their homes. Almost every man who has made a mark in American history was what might be called an average man. Our Jatest addition to the ranks of big men—Herbert Hoover—flunked in his college entrance exams, but made such a hit that he was entered any- way. Mr. Average Man, you are of the kind that makes the world go and move forward. You are the fellow who has got to make the best of every opportunity. | If you are a waster and a rounder without aim or ambition, there’s small hope for the Good Ship Earth. Thrift, energy, good old average plugging ahead for all in sight, using good sound common sense all the time, with the average dash of nerve and the average bursts of inspira- tion—that’s the recipe of the world’s progress. Mr. Average ‘Man, don’t you see what a big, important man you are, after all? Migr aaee ese Have the onions in your garden stuck up their periscopes yet? WHY RUSSIANS DISAGREE. Russian lack of stability in thes? trying times is a source of great won- derment to most Americans. The av-}. erage person in this country is anable to see why a nation situat: Rus- sia is must imperil, or at 1A: seem to imperil, its new liberty with inter- nal dissensions. But the situation is not so difficult to understand as it seems to many to be. The disputes, so far as we know of them, are between the duma and the council of workmen and soldiers. The duma is, for the most part, a body of middle class reformers. They are men who wish solid progress, who wish elimination of the old des- potic evils, but who are neither rev- olutionary in thought or action and who find definite lines where they be- lievg.dt wise to stop at least for the pres@nt. The council vf workmen and sol- diers, on the other hand, is composed |" of men of the most’ revolutionary type. Imagine a council in America composed of men. like William D. Haywood, Carlo Tresca and ‘Alexan- der Berkman and you have something of the type of council that is oppos- ing the duma. In view oft he violently different types of mind and the vastly differ- ing philosophies of the men in these two {powerful opposing groups it is not ‘difficult, to understand why cl 8 of such import and possible cdigequences arise. «Zeppelin went to “heaven,” sala Simplicissimus. “Zeppelin ‘brought. down,” said headlines in America a few days later. NEED FOR HOMES. There are probably about ten mil- lion girls in America about 14 years of age. In every large city there are sev- eral thousand of them. ‘How many of these little girls, just at life's most impressionable point, have come to this wonderful age through an environment of motion picture and love novel heroes and heroines? How many of them have had their, childish lives shaped by the movie vampire and the novel hero of gun play and wild rides? How many girls, who have parents the world calls good and homes the world calls comfortable, see too little of these parents and these homes, drawing their ideals of life from flash- ing screens and cheaply printed pages, getting grown up minds and emotions into their little curly heads? These thoughts are brought up by the death of a little 13-year-old Chi- cago girl and the detention of her 15-year-old chum, Doris Anderson, who, according to her story, seems to have lived a life of communion with screen and novel vampires and des- Perate villains and heroes—a life of strange maturity. Little Doris says she didn’t shoot her chum—says it all in a theatrical way, with many filmland shrugs and yet with an eye direct and a voice firm. What little Doris did or did not do is not what we are concerned with here. The great question is: What of the millions of girls of her age? Are their minds being raced to} an unreal and, hasty maturity by the hectic unreality of night after night of life in an artificial realm—a life that too often caters to them and lures them above all others. Good homes are what little girls of 14 need—and little boys, too. But good homes watch over little girls and boys all the time. They don’t let them go racing into the un- known and the uncertain half the time in their tenderest years. America can have no greater asset than real good homes—and real good homes are found only when there gre real, wise, good parents who km#Ow children and love them. ; Frances Carson and the Kiddies in “Daddy Long-Legs”’ Ss Great human interest drama, full of sentiment and optimism appears at Auditorium this evening. The Day at the State House | HANCHETT IN TOWN.— John O,\Hanchett of Harvey visited with friends:at:the:capitol today. eee ANOTHER. CHURCH.— a The Methodist Episcopal church of Zahl, Williams county, was incorpor- ated today by F. R. Zahl, Hans Lar- son and Nils 1. Larson. TO PLAY PEN.— The Capitol baseball team, unde- feated 1917 champions of the hill, will) meet the penitentiary team on the latter’s diamond at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon. eas BUSINESS IS GOOD.— Francis J. Murphy, formerly assist- ant attorney general and now the ac- tive head of the firm of Fisk, Murphy & Linde, was in the city today on su- preme court business. He reports plenty to do since the recent vice raid. see HOME FROM LA MOURE.— State Engineer Jay W. Bliss is home from LaMoure county, where he met with the county commission- ers in regard to federal and state aid for highways. ‘The county has made application for $10,000, which will be used in improving trunk-line connect- ing with -Stutsman county. on the north and Dickey county on the south. While in LaMoure county, Mr. Bliss also met with: the drainage board rel- ative to a proposed drain in the vicin- ity of Verona. ss . NORTON INTERVENES.— P. D. Norton, representative from ; the Third congressional district, has interceded with the state railway commission for East Fairview, the North Dakota suburb of Fairview. Mont., which is anxious to have a passenger and freight’ station, load- ing platform and other little conven- fences of its own. At present all of these utilities are located at Fair- view, a quarter-mile distant and across the line in Montana. Commis- ;sioners Bleick and Johnson have a meeting scheduled for East Fairview on May 19, when these matters: will be given consideration. 1 ee q ; HERE FROM MINOT.— Attorney D. .C Greenleaf was here from Minot today, with business in| the supreme Sout ° HERE FROM BEULAH— , Pearl Chaffee, prominent Beulah banker, here for tonight’s banquet of| the Missouri Slope financiers, called on friends at the state house today. * # BLANCHARD HERE.— Representative H. J. Blanchard of | Dickinson was a state house visitor yesterday. Representative Blanchard i was one of the strong leaders of the house minority in the last session. ee 8 NEW CORPORATIONS.— New co-operative corporations char- {tered today are the Ambrose ‘Farm- jers’ Elevator Co., L. O. Anderson, T. | O. Moen and F. E. Carlson; and the | Maddock Farniers’ Grain Co., iM. A. ! Wisness, Hans Rangenf’ and Gunder Hesla. tS ia os 8 RAILS SEEM(NEARER.— An end to the difficulties besetting the capital street railway seems some: ; what nearer today, with the receipt of advice from a Chattanooga firm which has rails for sale, to the effect, that. it’ will submit to inspection by State Engineer Crabbe. This firm de clined to have the rails inspected by. a Chicago. engineer the board had se- lected. The Tennesseeans held him to be too technical, Crabbe will leave for ‘Chattanooga as soon as he can master a severe cold, and if the steel lives up to expectations, he will or- der it shipped immediately, i Lost. CAMEO PIN, BETWEEN 4TH AND 8TH STREETS ONJAVE. A OR B, RETURN TO TRIBUNE FOR {LIBERAL REWARD. DOINGS OF LOUPHL Ot 2190 TT THE DUFF. ALL THINGS MUST ADJUST THMSELVES TO DANNY WHIM HERE IS, FIFTY CENTS ,TONY- CHOP THE MUSIC AND BEAT J rr! WE JUST GOT OUR. BABY TO SLEEP AND IT WAS Some JoB HEY, TONY, Come Back HERE! | WANT SOME MUSIC — ANY DAT A GUY, HE'S, A Loose IN HEES HEAD 5-17-2t) 959 up, with interest payable June 15 PLEDGES FOR LIBERTY LOAN POURING IN ‘Contipued from Page One) joyaity cand patriotism. of the Ameri- can people... A few months ago the | talk wad; Bgainst war. But now that war has been declared the people of North Dakota are as loyal as those in the east, nearer as they are to! the scene of battle. At the first talk | of war I have received many letters | from boys and men of all ages volun- teering their services.” ‘ Tells of Offers. Governor Frazier then told of sev- eral instances of loyalty and one es- pecially significant was of a boy who had failed in his medical examination because of some physical defect which an operation would correct. He promptly submitted to the operation, said Governor Frazier, and, is now ready to present himself again. The governor spoke of his experi- ences in Washington and the serious- ness of the food question. He pledg- ed the hearty co-operation of the ad- ministration in floating the liberty loan. Hanna. Speaks. Louis B. Hanna, former governor, was the speaker of the evening. As a member of the directorate of, the Ninth district federal reserve” Dank; he has been assigned the manage- ment of the liberty loan in North Da- kota. The regional banks are direct- ing the distribution of the Joan through member .banks . and also state banks and trust companies. Mr. Hanna explained that in order to simplify matters, the ‘North Dako- ta bankers had decided to appoint a chairman at each county seat. This gives 52 chairmen who will direct the loan in their localities. Two Kinds. “There are two kinds of bonds,” said Mr. Hanna. “One is the coupon bond, the other the registered bond. The registered bond is in denomina- tions of $5,000 and over. The coupon bond ‘ranges. in denomination . from - By Allman OH, TOM, BABY. |S AWAKE NOwW- HAVE Z Y | Hou Him DP V4 To THE WINDOW, F | and December 15. It has been asked why bonds were not issued in smaller denominations. This question was raised the other day in St. Paul. Louis W. Hill, fresh from a conference in Washington, said that the reason for this was that if smaller bonds were issued, the clerical work would be immense and that at present Wash- ington was short about 100,000 clerks It used to be just the other way when T'was in Washington. Payable to Bearer. “These coupon ‘bonds are payable to the bearer, can be transferred and interest coupons can be presented for payment at nearest bank or post of- fice. . “Some banks and other corpora- tions are planning to divide up the issues among their employes in small- er amounts than the minimum denom- ization of $50. These can be held in trust for the employes. In this way each can contribute his- mite toward the great liberty loan. “To some 3% per cent interest may seem low, but this is the highest rate on bond issues since the Civil war. The government has provided that in the future if any bonds are au-; thorized at a higher rate, the old ones can be turned in for the new ones. England and France in their first war loans issued at a low rate of interest. Later the rate was raised, but those who had come forward at the low rate were allowed to ex- change their old bonds for the new ones. “The question arose if a bank cap- italized at $25,000 bought $10,000 worth of the bonds, whether it would be an over-loan. Officials of the re- serve banks held not. A ruling is to be secured from the state bank ex- aminers so as to facilitate the par- ticipation of these institutions in the loan. Must Underwrite Them. “It is necessary for the banks to underwrite these bonds, but it is not necessary to keep them all. They should pass them out to their pat- rons. One bank recently bought $19,- 000 and in a short time disposed of $2,000 to patriotic citizens who de sired to assist their country in this fight. “These bonds are the best kind of collateral. If our bonds are not good, gentlemen, then your own property is worthless. Some bankers are over- cautious. I know that because I am a banker, but I have reformed. In case of emergency remember the fed- eral reserve bank is prepared to stand behind you to the limit. It has only loaned out somewhere between two or three million of an available thirty-five’ -million.... It can secure money upto one hundred million to finance the northwest. © 3 “Already Ihave had: large , subscriptions. first was from a Gernian and for $14,000, and the second was for $10,000 from an’ Irishman. “Put them’out’among the people of the state....Every man who holds a liberty. bond becomes a better citi- ‘0 so-called “Not -a.)Money Maker. “We have heard it,said that the distribution ‘of the liberty loan is a. money making scheme. This is not true. No commissions are: paid for the. sale;of thesé bonds, We don’t want any commissio: om Uncle Sam.. We are patriot® in this great movement. es “It has been figured ‘that North Da- kota ‘would ‘do its share if it sub- scribed between $1,150,000 and $2,- 000,000. This is about 10 per cent of the capital and surplus of our state and national banks.” Here Mr. Hanna explained the pay- ments on the bond subscriptions, which are easy and such as to afford a wide participation in the loan. Con- tinuing, he. said: -Wells County Loyal. “Take Wells county for instance. Its quota is $40,000. I was informed while in Minot that the county has already subscribed $60,000. “We hear the argument that the money is going out of the state and will not come back. Of course it will come back. This money is to be spent in the United States for sup- plies for our Allies. But if it never did come back, surely we can afford to-give money to the government in her hour of need. “I was misquoted the other day wlien some newspaper said I declared this war must be financed by ‘bonds or taxation.” What I did say was that this war must be financed both by bonds and taxation.” War Tax Measures. Mr. Hanna then commented briefly upon the war tax bill before the house calling for a war tax of some $2,245,000,000, which with other spe- cial revenue bills, will bring the tax up to three billion. By comparison with the national debt of other na- tions, the tax load was shown to be very small in the United States and exceptionally small when the vast in- come and resources are taken into consideration. “Our national debt now is one bill- ion,” resumed Mr. Hanna. “We hold three billion in gold and during the war Europe sent back five billion of American securities in payment of her obligations to the United States. These represent the savings of dec- ades. _ There is a limit. of affairs could not continue forever.” Eloquent Appeal. Mr. Hanna closed with an eloquent appeal to the patriotism of the bank- ers. Applause lasting for several min- utes greeted him as he finished. Chief Justice Bruce, the next speak- er, outlined the underlying motives of the struggle and why the United | States had entered the great conflict. He told how, as an immigrant, he had come to America and “sponged on her institutions” and finally caught the spirit of comradeship that; made the transformation into a loyal citizen complete. He touched on the board of regents and litigation to unseat the judges before their terms expired, suggest- ing how the courts act as a check and bulwark of freedom against au- tocracy. a The Individual’s Part. ~C. L. Young:spoke briefly upon how the individual can serve the natfon in this crisis. He emphasized the fact that the people of the, west are rea- Such a state; lizing the great purpose behind the struggle. He explained the meaning of wemocracy and how vital it was that tne Uniced tates conunue this war, ‘He deplored peace talk at this time “when tnere could be no peace.” He said the essentials, for individ- ual service were correct knowledge ot the struggle, loyalty and co-opera- tion, -Mr. Young maue an earnest ana forceful appeal ror loyalty and cautioned against over contidence in the strugle, emphasizing the neces- sity of a realization tnac the United States was in for a long and hard struggle, pernaps of trom three ty tive years’ duration. James i. Phelan, Bowman, presi- dent of the state bankers’ association, gave a vigorous appeal for support of the loan. He offered his entire wealth, if necessary, to stem the autocratic ambitions or Germany, Pledging 10 per cent of the capital and surplus of nis bank, he urged other bankers to fall in line. “It is time to forget the past,” he said. “It is not a matter now of your Parentage or your ‘fatherland, but what are you going to do now. That is what counts.” Admires Wilson. He declared that he had criticized Wilson in the past as a man with a one-track mind, but after his war mes- sage to congress, all was forgotten and that that address has immortal- ized him in the estimation of the na- tion. C. R. Green of Cavalier, vice presi- dent of the association, spoke briefly. Mr. Green has given a son, who is in training at Jefferson barracks. He spoke feelingly of hearing from his “boy.” Mr. Green has enlisted in the active work of securing subscribers to the loan. He said he did not an- ticipate any difficulty in raising the amount of the loan, either in this state or the nation, but he cautioned to look ahead for the future and or- ganize for other calls upon the wealth and resources of the nation so that our arms may not fail. *MéFadden Speaks. Secrétary'MeFadden of the associa- tion’spoke' briéfly upon the food situ- ation and the need in France today for men to assist her, which is giving of its very life-blood for the cause of democracy. Judge Amidon of the federal: court stirred the patriotism in a short ad- dress, which closed the evening's pro- gram. All Are Debtors. “There is not a man within the sound of my voice,” he said, “who has not ‘been receiving from the Uni- ted States for years and years. The time has come now when everyone can give. 7 “Here is ‘an opportunity to reveal what our country hreans. Contribut- ing to an interestearing'loan is not dying for your’ dunt ‘ete should be no difficulty ‘iti raisitig“toney. Gov- ernor Hanna said that'ff'these bonds were no good, our property was worthless. I will go even farther and say that if these bonds are no good, our own lives are not worth living, worthless, too. “I wish to repeat what a banker said in my chambers recently: “‘All I am, ‘all I have, I owe to the United States!‘ If the United States wants “it,!‘it“cdn “Wave it. I sometimes’ quest¥én thé! advisability of leaving fortunds 'to“énildren They are often'4, curse rather than a bless- ing. But what I want to do is to insure for them an opportunity to live in the United States.’ “The issue, gentlemen, is simply whether all that this country stands for is going to herish or is it going to be saved. It is not going to per- ish.” During the banquet O'Connor's or- chestra played patriotic airs and the guests sang America. Excellent serv- ice combined to make the banquet one of the most successful ever given in the city, and as the opeping gun in the great liberty loan campaign, it ‘will be histori¢ in the city’s annals. FE. Shepard, cashier of the First National ‘bank; was in charge of the banquet’ arrangements, and the visit- ing bankers were guests of the Bis- marck banks. Out of Town Bankers. ‘Out of town bankers who attended the banquet were: A. C. Isaminger, Arena; H. H. Kerr, Wing; Walter Graham, Regan; P. P. Bliss, McKen- zie; L. LL. Rockwood and Valentine Benz, Moffit; O. A. Brown, Hettinger; J. E. Phelan, Bowman; .C P. Allison, Marmarth; T. E. Haywood, Beach; Alfred White, W. L. Richards, R. H. Johnson .and W. F. Burnett, Dickin- son J. Henry Kling, New Salem; P. N. Harmsen and Ora E. Sahr, Hazen; R. A. Myers, Flasher; Fred C. Wick, Center; J. P. Hess, R. S. Johnstone, A. H. Peterson, Mandan; ‘H. Hallen- berg, Carson; G. A. Lenhart, Hazel- ton; T. A. Allensworth, Braddock; Frank Simon and F. E. Davis, Kin- tyre; A. L. Bayley, Alice; R. E. Mc- Cain and L. Doerschlag, Braddock: F. V. Heath and G. V. Holset, ‘Napole- on; John Baumgartner and John P. Henn, Strasburg; J. F. Robinson, Steele; John Pitzer and Simeon Tahr, Wilton; August E. Johnson, Wash- burn; Krist Kjelstrup and C. W| Mc- Gray, Underwood: W. F. Stege, Medi- na; J. A. Beck, McClusky. Former Governor L. B. lanna’s committee included W. J. Morisch, secretary; W. C. Macfadden, secre- tary of the North Dakota Bankers’ association, and C. R. Green, vice president. The committee is holding a meet- ing in Fargo this afternoon, to be followed this evening with a banquet. Chief Justice A. A. Bruce accompan- ied the committee to Fargo and will ‘be among the speakers there. SUGGESTS GENERAL SMUTS TO HEAD IRISH CONVENTION London, May 18.—The London cor- respondent of the Manchester Guar- dian urges that General Smuts, the famous Boer leader, be invited to act as chairman of the Irish convention if the latter materializes. The corre- spondent emphasizes the intellectual, oratorical and legal qualifications of the general and is convinced the ap- pointment will be universally ac- claimed. “FOR SATURDAY. ~ Squabs, Ducks, Chickens, » Frank's pce Milwaukee Sausage, at Kuptz Co, all’ that ‘we hold dear and’ prize is — “« > oe eease