The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 19, 1917, Page 4

ij U i | we co oa Sooo es THE TRIBUNE Foun’ Entered at the Postoffice, Bismarck, N. D., as Second Class Matter. _ ISSUED EVERY DAY EXCEPT SUNDAY BUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE Daily, by poe “imaii’ in Norti ‘Daota, ay ly, by mal jor < three months w. 1.26 1, by mail ‘outsid Dallota, one, year 6.00 G mi outs! . Pe tote: three months 1.50 Weekly, by mail, per yea «. 1.50 G. LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY Special Foreign Representa Sa W YORK, Fifth Ave. Bldg.; CHIC. A NET dose’ Bidg.; BOSTON, 8 Winter St; DETROIT, Kresge Bldg.; MINNE- APOLIS, 810 Lumber Exchange ‘Mercber Audit Bureau of Circulation _ S E'S OLDEST NEWSPAPEF: ane STAT Betablished 1872) —<—— “= WEATHER REPORT for 24 hours ending at noon June 19: ‘Temperature at 7 a. m.. . 92 Temperature at noon 70 Highest yesterday 15 Lowest yesterday .. 57 Lowest last night 47 Precipitation Highest wind velocity. eee hes, Forec | For North Dakota: Generally fair tonight and Wednesday; warmer to- night. a Lowest Temperatures Fargo +. 30 Williston + 48 Grand Forks . a7 Pierre ... 54 St. Paul . 54 ‘Winnipeg 44 Helena . 30 Chicago « 66 Swift Current 50 Kansas City . 62 San Francisco . 60 ORRIS W. ROBERTS, ‘Meteorogolist. SEESESEEE SOROS OD ¢@ The greatest hatred, like @ 4 the greatest virtue and the * ¢ worst dogs, is quiet—Richter. ¢ ee IT MAY HAPPEN HERE. Over the city there is the haze of June heat. In the school room there is silence save for the mur- mur of little children reciting their simple lessons, or occasionally the soft laughter of a tot who has found something amusing even in the tedi- um of school:in' summer. time. , It is as peaceful a scene as could possibly be imagined. It is beautiful —this gathering of little ones, rang- ing in age from five to seven, just starting on the thorny path to knowl- edge. rot Fu In the twinkling of an eye all this is changed. Overhead there is a sound of rending timbers and then within the room itself there is a terrific, blinding, shattering explosion. ‘When the gas and smoke clear away, all is silence again save for the pitiful moans of mere babes who are suffer- ing the last agonies of torture, Some of the tots have had arms and legs torn off, others are terribly lacerated or burned or buried amid wreckage. Some are unrecognizable. In the absence of ambulances, ordi- nary grocers’ wagons are used to cart away the little sufferers to the hos- pitals, while grief-stricken and al- most insane mothers clamor for news of the fate of their children. This is a picture of what. happened in a school in London on June 13 of this year. It may sound very far away to. you. Happening on the oth- er side of the ocean, it may be hard for you‘ to; visualize it. Your own sturdy little John or curly-haired Ma- ry seems so safe from harm, so far removed from the horrors, of war. - And yet, ‘it we do not speedily help England and France to defeat Ger- man militarism, if we allow our al- les to be beaten to their knees—all the beastly, barbarous, ruthless prac- tices the Prussian war-makers have introduced into the vgorld will be brought to our own shores and our own doors. The same “military necessity” thut caused German aviators to fly from Belgium over London and massacre innocent children with high-powered explosive bombs would cause them— once they effected a landing any- where on the American coast—to murder our women and children, too. We must face the facts. We must realize what we are fighting. It is time to stop deluding ourselves with the pleasant dream that whatever may come, our own fair land will not be blasted by the guns of.the Ger- man war-makers. If we Amerivans want to keep the Huns out of Amer- ica, we must whip them on the seas and in the trenches of France. Get Behind the Red Cross Cam- paign and make your dollars help our Boys to fight in the trenches. REGISTRATION FIGURES. Registration for war purpose shows the American people to be a hundred per cent patriotic. No one should be misled by apparent discrepancies be- tween the total number registered and the forecast given out by the census office. Approximately 9,500,- 000 men registered, while the esti- mate of the census -officials of the total number of males in the country of registering age was 10,298,000. The census officials admit two er- rors in their estimate; first, their failing to take account of the men in the military service -not required to register; second, their failing to take into consideration the fact that im- migration has almost entirely ceased since the war began. A third source of error should be frankly stated. One would not expect the census officials to acknowledge it. The census figures themselves are not accurate. Padding the census re- turns has long been one of the diver- sions of our enterprising cities. The census is taken under political auspices, by political appointees, and the population count is paid for by the head. It is natural to expect, therefore, that a good many heads are reported, some of them probably from fertile graveyards, and others from such sources as politicians draw on when they need to pad the regis- try books. The population of many a booming western city is made to look very fine in the census returns, par- ticularly if such city 1s running a close race with a rival. It was a mistake for the govern- ment to permit the census officials to give out a lot of misleading figures before the registration took piace. Registration is based on oath, The count of population was a political count, padded by speculation and checked up by nobody. The registra- tion is a nearer index today of pop- ulation than any count taken for many years. Communities which show a high per cent registration are communi- ties to which there has been a heavy shift of population. Communities showing a low rate of registration are communities where the returns were inflated in 1910. The young men of the United States taking this war seriously have done their duty. What- Subscribe to a little matter of $2,000,000,000 for war bonds? Easy? Give us the next job, Uncle. TO GIVE IS TO GET. Let’s take a lesson in physics. ‘Experiment No. 1.—We procure a tin equipped with a close-fitting cov- er. We fill the can with water, put the cover firmly in place and then set our can of water over a fire. The water boils, is transformed into steam. The steam expands and, presto! the whole blamed business blows: up. Experiment No. 2.—We take a simi- lar: can, fill dt ‘with -watér, put the over in place, dso set, the can of water over a fire—only first.we punch- ed a.hole in the cover. The. water boils; 1s converted intu steam.’ The steam escapes through the hole in the cover, and there’s nothing doing by way of that explosion stuff. Lords and ‘ladies: of creation, be hold yourselves as tin cans. Under you life has lighted a fire, and whether you will or whether you won't, the energies which are yours boil and boil and demand @xpression. If you are. wise, MA Man’and Mra. Woman, you ‘wilf pinch @-hole or two| in your cover. You will expend the forces within you fastens of bottling them up. It is’ ot) activities that kill, but inactivities. But greater are you than the can of water. When the steam has all escaped through the hole in the can's cover, the can is empty. With you, however, to give is to get. No excuse now to fall down on Red Gross offerings. Over-subscriptions to the Liberty Loan should take care of that. : lOW.A’S- SPASM. Towa is still struggling in a spasm of what some people doubtless regard as virtue. “Some hapless newspaper men who worked 30 minutes after the hour of midnight last Saturday were led to the calaboose at Waterloo as violators of the Sunday blue laws. On a former Sunday all thé train crews of trains entering the town of Indianola were arrested for similar alleged offenses and travelers. who had to jeave were forced to hire ‘au- tos. If these and other activities under this blue law result in a larger ‘Hawk- eye representations among the heav- enly hosts, the measure is to be com- mended, even though it marks a leg- islative usurpation of the function of the clergy. Unfortunately, there is no way of finding out if this is the case and in the absence of specific in- formation, it must be confessed that the benefits of the legislation are somewhat foggy. Intolerance is too much of a buzz saw to.be employed even in a good cause. An lowa law providing for the tor- ture and execution of witches is now in order. FIRST LIBERTY LOAN. Considered from every possible an- gle, the Liberty Loan was a great success. The figures certainly indi- cate that the people of the nation as a whole not only do not disapprove of the war, but are for it strong. The loan weuld have been a suc- cess had the subscriptiens amounted only to the 32.€00,000,060 d for. That it was oversubseridel approx- imately 50 per cent shows # tremend- ous confidence on the part of the people in thei: governmen: and its purposes in the war. It was to be expected that « lot of advertising and education would be necessary to put the loan over. All of “the belligerent nations of Europe found their first loan the hard- est to sell. In each it was necessary to undertake just such a campaign as was undertaken in this country. This was especially necessary here, because our people as a rule have not been bond buyers. Whereas, in France the humplest Peasants invest their savings both in European and American securities, and in England the men of modest means invest in British consols, we Americans have preferred the banks which pay interest on deposits. It was the hard task of the gov- ernment and those who volunteered to help the government in its great work to overcome this habit of a lifetime. id Then there was the further handi- cap of not béing able to deliver. the bonds as quickly as paid for. When the average man lays down his ‘money ‘he wants to receive what he pays for, whether this be goods or bonds. He is not particularly keen about a promise to deliver at some time in the future. The next loan for the cause of na- tional defense and liberty will be easier to ‘float, provided the govern- ment has the bonds printed in ad- vance, so that when a man puts down his money he can carry away with him that for which he paid. It is not unlikely that if this plan had been followed in connection with the first loan it \would have been over- gubecrived 100 per cent, instead of 50.0 Also, when the next loan is floated, the uncertainty as to what taxes we are going to have to pay will have been removed, and there ts no doubt that this uncertainty kept many pa- triotic people from subscribing to the first loan, or limited their subscrip- tions. : If there were any doubts in the kaiser’s mind about the willingness of the: American people to finance their war ‘against Germany, he was disillusioned when he got the news about: the success of the first Liberty Loan. The other day thunder was so loud congress had to stop talking. ‘Noth- ing less than the elements could make congress stop talking—and not even the elements could make congress say anything. FOR RENT—Furnished rooms, for housekeeping; also, slepping rooms. Inquire 217 Eighth St. Phone 236Y. 6-19-3t ' GRAIN MARKETS , 0—____._.___ 9 MINNEAPOLIS. No. 1 hard .... 263% @ 268% No. 1 northern 258% @263% ‘No. 2 northern 243% @253% iNo. 3 wheat .. 228% @243%. \No. 2 hard Mont. 248% @253% No. 3-yellow corn....... 163 @165 No. 3 yellow corn to arr. 160 @162 Corn, other grades...... 150 @164% No. 4 yellow corn to arr. 158 @4160 ‘No. 2 white Mont.. ”M @i No. 3 white oats... -. 65%@ 66% No. 3 white oats to arr. 64%@ 65% No. 4 white oats. ++ 64%@ 66 Barley ....... 101 @140 Barley, choice 140 @146 Rye ...... 238 ~@240 Rye to arr 228 @230 Flax .... 305 @310 Flax to arr . 303 @309 July ..... 218% September 176 ‘Close 1: af DULUTH. July No. 1 hard on trk.. No. 1 northern on trk No. 2 northern on trk No. 3 northern on trk Spot durum ‘No. 2 spot durum July The Great American Hore! EE LZZ NORTON, I’M AFRAID! A) MOU ARE EATING Too/’ BB» Eo SCARED AT THINGS 7FORE FELLERS DO Major Steedman Gives Final » Report on Ambulance Purchase For the Lisbon Hospital Corps Major R. R. Steedman yesterday received word that the ambulance purchased for the hospital corps of the First regiment was shipped to Ma- jor Patterson of Lisbon, June 9. In order that the contributors to the fund may know how the ‘money was spent, Major Steedman had made a complete sgport. The committee at this time desires to thank all those who contributed to the good cause, and especially to commend the ac- tion of George N. Keniston, secretary of the Bismarck Commercial club and Judge Knauf of Jamestown, who ren- dered excellent services in ‘raising the final funds. ,, Total Cost. The total’ gost of ‘the ambplance, including: ifgalght to Lisbon,» which was $107.50, ‘amounted to $4,002.90. Donations™in“ this amount were: re- ceived. ‘ Those who directed the campaign, in addition’ to Major Steedmap, were Thomas Poole, former adjutant gen- eral; E. H. Dummer and G. D, ‘Mann of the Tribune.’ Contributions were received by the Tribune, acknowledg- ed through its columns and aii serv- ices in this connection were rendered free of charge. : Gave Freight. Patriotic citizens of Lisbon gave $100 to pay the freight. This was raised through the kind solicitation of Sheriff Craig of Ransom county. Major Steedman’s letter of explana- tion follows: “Last summer, while the First North Dakota regiment, including the hospital corps, was in camp at Fort Lincoln, nearby, a committee of gen- tlemen, consisting of Gen. Poole, Mr. Mann, Mr. Dummer and others, came to me and asked me if I would re- ceive the funds donated ‘by a populat subscription from the people of North Dakota for an army motor. ambulance for the First :Infantry hospital, ana also if I would see that such fund was expended for an appropriate am- mentioned was badly in need of, to take the place of an obsolete one then in use, and believing that such a worthy object would meet with approval and be acceptable to all, 1 gladly consented to act. * Some Opposition. “Soon after the subscription was started there appeared to be some in- fluence brought to bear to. prevent such an expenditure, although I felt from the beginning that this | fund would not Jessen other funds then be- ing raised for the First North Da- kota Infantry. I.also-found that with this opposition it would not be .pos- sible to raise an amount sufficient for @ more expensive ambulance, and 48 the funds subscribed and deposited to my credit in the First National ‘bank of Bismarck amoutited ‘Only, to $662.50 (Which donations have all been published by the Bismarck Trib- une from time to time as, they were, received) 1 thought it best, for me to get busy and find, where we could | secure a suitable motor army ambu- lance of regulation build which would come within our.means. .After some correspondence I found. that..the Ex- celsior Seat company of Columbus,, 0. offered the desired .ambulance com: plete, for $895.40. It- was then neces- sary to raise the balance of this amount, $232.90, which caused a long delay. *The amount was finally rafsed and placed to my credit. The freight on the ambulance from Columbus, O., to Lisbon, N. D., amounted to $107.50, of which $100 was subscribed by the people of Lisbon( making the total amount raised, $1,002.90. These re- cent donations have also been pub- lished in the Bismarck Tribune as they were received. The following is an itemized, receipted bill from the Excelsior Seat company for a Red ‘Cross army ambulance, complete, and the freight prepaid, and shipped to Major T. C. Patterson, ‘Lisbon, N...D., who no doubt will acknowledge re-) ceipt of the ambulance upon. arrival at that place. This ‘ends. my part bulance, of which the corps above 1 Motor Ford Ambulance as a whole . $895 140 1 Ford chassis, 1917 .. $325.00 Freight Detroit to’ Co! 10.10 5 81x4 tire casings . $20.75 103.75 5 31x4 tire tubes..... 4.05 30.25 5 Firestone detticant rims for extra tire 24.00 if. reali $483.10 CREDITS 2.30x3 1-2 casings .. $13.40 $26.80 2 30x3 casings 9.90 19.80 2 30x83 1-2 tubes 2.95 5.90 2 30x38 tubes 2.60 5.20 57.70 : Eee cat $425.40 1 ambulance: body as per photos and our letter, 11-24-16. .$300.00 1 30-inch. Longford extension « 125.00 I set Camelford springs and attachments . 45.00 - Freight ppd..Cols. 0:, to Lisbon, N.D. . 107.50 : $1,002.90 Jan. 1, 1917, check ... $662.50 May 28, 1917,.check + 145.50 June 5, 1917, check + 194 90 4 : E $1,002. ; PAID—THE EXCELSIOR SEAT CO. in the transaction.” 90 = Rye on trk ..3, + 285, Barley on trk {. - 80 @135 Flax on trk + 804 Flax to arr - 304 July... + 805 September . + 301 October . « 280 High July . » 241 Low July. - 230 Close 2 p. m. te ee eneae |. CATTLE MARKETS ' 1c i= a 5a | ST. PAUL. ‘HOGS——Receipts, 4,200. Market, 5 to 10c higher. . Range, $14.75 to $15.50; bulk, $15.00 to $15.20. CATTLE—Receipts, 2,000. Killers, steady. Steers, $7.00 to $12.60; cows and heifers, $7.50 to $11.00; calves, Steady, at $6.00 to $13.75; stockers en feeders, slow to weak, at $5.00 to SHEEP—Recipts, 50. _ Market, steady. Lambs, $7.00°to $12.50; weth- ers, $7.00 to $12.00; ewes, $5.00 to $9.50. : CHICAGO. HOGS—Receipts, -13,000. Market, strong, at 5 to 10c above yesterday's average. Bulk, $15.35 to $16.05; light, $14.85 to $15.90; mixed, $15.10 to $16.10; heavy, $15.05 to $16.10; rough,’ $15.05 to $15.35;. pigs, $10.50 to $14.75, CATTLE—Receipts, 3,000. ‘Market, weak. Native beef: steers, $8.75 to $13.75; stockers and feeders, $7.20 to: $10.35; cows and heifers, $7.75 to $11.25; calves, $10.50 to $15.25. SHBEEP-—Keceipts, 4,000. Market; strong. Wethers, $8.65 to $11.30; lambs, $10.40 to $16.00; springs, $13.50: in! his ‘figures only the grain necessary: NEED 971,000,000 ‘BUSHELS OF GRAIN Necessary Food for Allies and Neutrals as Figured by _ Hoover. URGES US TO ECONOMIZE Suggests Double Consumption of Vege- tables In Summer as Aid to Eu- trope—Big Crop of Food- stuffe Is Expected. ‘Washington.—The allies of America, in the war against Germany, and the European neutrals will require a total of 971,000,000 bushels of bread and fod- er grains out of the next harvest, and, in addition to that great amount, pro- vision must be made for the grain ships destroyed by submarines, accord- ing to an official announcement made by Herbert C. Hoover, whom President ‘Wilson has designated as food adminis- trator. Mr. Hoover presented the situation in detail for the first time, the figures representing the result of his. re searches while in Europe. He sdmit- ted that it would be impossible for North America to furnish all grain needed and provide. for itself, but. he added that the country must shoul- der the major part of the burden. Coincident with his decision to ac- quaint the country with all of the facts in the situation, Mr. Hoover said that the task of conserving and apportioning. America’s grain supply would be un- dertaken as soon as powers were grant- ed by congress. Representatives of the allies, he said, who were entering into forward contracts pending the adoption of this legislation were doing 80. at thelr own risk. As soon as the food, administration was in full operation, he said, the situation would be can- vassed, and, if necessary, many pur- chases: by other countries would be canceled to serve the common cause, Fodder Not Included. The Hoover statement was in ex- planation, of an interview given by Emile Level, head of the Permanent French commission. Mr. Hoover said: “In view of the statement of the allies’ grain requirement out of the next harvest given by Mr. Level of the French mission to the press as amourt- ing’ to 560,000,000 bushels, and its ap- parent: conflict, with the, figures -of 1,000,000,000 bushels. given, out by my- self, it seems, desirable to mention that Mr. Level assured me that he included for the brend supply and: didnot in- clude the fodder grains. These are just as necessary to the allies for the malin-| tenance, of their dairy. and meat supplies and the feeding’ of ‘their cav- | alry horses as is the grain for the bread. supply of the people. “The requirements for imports of: e, bread. grains—that1s, the supplies: required in addition to local -produc- tfon' inithe» various countries, as de- termined by:a' study made by myself and staff'ineach: country in Europe, with'the collaboration of the food mip, isters of these various coun as follows: United Kingdom. “This totals 971,000,000 bushels to|! which will need to be made some addi: tions to .compensate for submarine sinkings.. i Cannot Furnish All. “It will, of coufse, be Impossible for ‘North America to furnish all of this quantity, although the major load must fall upon us. In any event, it empha- sizes the necessity of control of our ex- ‘| ports; in order to control prices and protect our supply, and the necessity for conservation and. elimination...of : 4 waste in order to increase the volume of our exports.” --Mr, Hoover took occasion to, deny emphatically a published report that =} the’ proposed. food administration was contemplating,ihe buying and selling of all grainisppplies at this time: “T can sitively that there is ‘ader consideration,” he Bs are going to proceed with this ‘work step. by step, with the pur- ‘pose always in-view of stabilizing the 8. by which the public ‘Leould. co-operate. by reducing the ’con- sumptton of-cereals, sugar-and meat ‘@uring-the months of July, August snd September, and -the use of more vege- tables, withogh the adoption of a vege- tariin-diet,-were outlined {n'a state- ment from the Hoover headquarters. Without hardship, Mr. Hoover said, 200,000,000 ‘bushels of wheat, 125,000 tons of sugar, and 700,000 beeves could be saved. The statement read: * “We want the American people to increase the proportion of vegetables in-their diet during the coming sum- mer for many!reasons. ' Vegetables, in- cluding petatoes, compose but a small fraction of the diet of Americans, con- sidered as a.nation. Of our total food- stuffs in terms of units, only about 14 per, cent is supplied in the form. of vegetables, while some 40 per cent arises from: cereal products, including bread, 20 per cent from various sm to $18.00. PICRY. For. relief of poison ivy and oak. nal products, and 15 per cent from “Expect. Big Crop. “The widespread agitation through- If not satisfied money refunded. Sold} °Ut the country to increase production by Cowan's drug store. Mfgrd. by} 9f foodstuffs has resulted in a large Picry Mfg. Co., Ambia, Ind. 6-9-12-16-19-22-26-29 TUESDAY, JUNE. 19, 1917. was subdued expansion 6fthe garden area, and with | hope for a greatly Increased supply of| garden: vegetables. These may be dis- posed of either ‘by direct/consumption during the summer moriths or conserva-! tlon for wiriter. use. Much. the more simple and. direct. thing. todo is'to in- crease the proportion of vegetables in| our diet during the months of July,| August, and September and thus save al portion of the cereals, meat and sugar, for winter use. 3 “To double the proportion of -vege-| tables and thus diminish proportion-; ally the drain of bread and meat sup-| plies in no way suggests vegetarian-4: {sm ; public health will not only be nor-, mal.-but especially duriag the sum-| mer months will even be.improved if; the proportion of vegetables in the gen-/ eral diet is doubled. Such, a: diet would) contain a large amount of mineral salts and vitamines, the albumfnous sub-| stances would be balanced, and the; diet would contain so large an amount! of inert material ‘as to form a mass of, advantageous proportions in the diges- tive tract. | “The other alternative would be to conserve the vegetables for winter use,| While everything should: be done eas is possible in the way of drying vege" tables it must be borne in mind thati owing to the shortage in’ tin’ the nor-, mal canning capacity of the country: will be greatly reduced in its applica: tion to vegetables. - Use Vegetables Instead. “The increase in ‘vegetable produce tion is, of course, not uniform’ through- out the whole country, and price con-, ditions in the larger cities may not per-, mit of so large a proportion of substl- tution of vegetables asin the country, districts and smaller towns. It is even more important, therefore, that in the country districts: and. smaller towns vegetables ‘should. be: substituted for the staples, because this will greatly. relieve the question of, transportation, If the rural populatioh, including in this tetm the larger towns and smaller cities, would during. the. months: of, July, August and September reduce the consumption of sugar one ounce, bread four ounces, and meat one-and a half ounces a day, and vegetables were sub-, stituted instead, the economy. would represent the saving of 20,000,000 bush- els of wheat, 125,000 tons of sugar, and 700,000 beeves. y “Furthermore, we must realize that if it is necessary that we consume per- ishable foodstuffs, we should consume them as near the source as possible, and we should conserve the staple foodstuffs as far as possible for win: ter use and for export: to.our allies.” voy NOUNGEST MARINE Sam puts certain re- strictidns as to age upon the’ members of the United States marine corps, five- year-old Robert-Bonner of New York proudly wears.a sergeant’s chevrons and sharpshooter medal, with all the dignity of a grown-up sea soldier. Robert has been adopted as a com- rade by the marines and now has a full regulation uniform—red. stripes, yellow chevrons, medal, brass buttons and all—a costume he {s unwilling to take off, even to go to bed. He ex- plained to his mother that “real sol- diers never take off their clothes,” which may be stretching: it a bit, but which has a grain of truth in it, if we consider the boys in Europe’s trenches, p ‘ In Search“ef. a Rofneo. Chicago.—In search® of a Romeo, Hazel Brown, escaped inmate of the Bartonville Hospital for the Incurable | Insane, came to Chicago and spent $400 for a trousseau and bought. a $500 engagement ring. When arrested she cleaned up eight policemen and wrecked a police station ‘before ay) a Had Experience, A lecturer was touring the country Biving travel talks to school children on the interests and industries of their country. “Now, children,” he said, Pleasantly, in leading up to his sub- Ject, “I wonder how many of you have ever seen a canebrake?” Silence. “What, no one? Ah, there's a little fellow, way back there. My boy, have you seen a canebrake?” “Well, I didn’t ‘zactly, see’ it. But § wns Tight under one.once’t when It