The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 27, 1917, Page 8

| I i WAR LEGISLATION — HAS BOOZE ON RUN Nation-Wide Prohibition or Drastic Reform of Liquor Traffic Seems By L. HARPER LEECH. Washington, D. C., June 27.—No ‘brewer’s vat or distiller’s mash tub ever held a more yeasty mixture than the political stew which now simmers in the cauldron of war prohibition. Second only to the war itself in interest, it has brought about some strange line ups and has often threat- ened the whole plan of war legisla- tion. P Zealous drys and fearful wets have sought to hitch their pet schemes on to most of the war bills in the form of amendments. The selective army bill only passed after a fierce strug- gle over the liquor amendments. The drys won a partial victory in this fight and procured rigorous rules banishing liquor sellers from the neighborhood of army camps and prohibiting the sale of drink to officers, soldiers or sailors, The passage of the food bill and the war revenue bill are being de- layed by similar struggles. The liquor question has been injected into both. Several amendments to the food bill have been offered, all of which aim to cut off the distiller’s and brewer's grain supply. Dry advocates quickly seized the strategic advantage presented by the food shortage and raised the cry of “Booze or bread.” It has been effective. All over the coun- try people are asking why food should be destroyed to make men drunk. The Anti-Saloon league is pouring in petitions on congress from every cross road’s church and every city Bible class, demanding that the mak- ing of booze shall cease for the period of the war. The administration food ‘bill—the Hoover bill—proposes to leave the whole thing to the food administra- tor. Undoubtedly the only chance the liquor men have to escape the com- plete cutting off of their supplies is | to support this bill and secure its} passage in unamended form. Hoover's plan probably will be to stop the making of whiskey Certain; Liquor Men Troubled or one-half—also to limit brewing to barley, a grain not much used for human food. The waste pro- ducts of brewing barely are valu- able for dairy cattle. A resolution for a constitutional amendment establishing permanent nation-wide prohibition has been fav- orably reported by the senate judi- ciary committee, but, even if passed, it probably would not be ratified by the states until after the war. Liquor men are not only threaten- ed with the loss of their grain through the passage of the food bill, but also face total extinction if certain amend- ments are tacked on to the war rev- enue bill. As passed by the house, that bill laid very heavy taxes on whiskey and beer. The senate com- mittee, which has been picking the house bill to pieces, is considering drastic taxes on grain used for brew- ing or distilling. One amendment pro- posed taxes as high as $20 per bushel. Beer made from grain paying such a tax would cost as much as the rare perfumes which are sold by the spoon- ful. The levy of such a tax would force the brewers to make “near beer” ex- clusively. Many of them are already embarking into this ‘business on a large scale and some breweries today are selling more of the temperance drink in the dry counties than beer in the wet cities. The outstanding feature of the whole situation is‘that the political power of the liquor interests is smashed. Accustomed to dictate they are now begging. ‘heir fate is in the hands of the professional politi- cian class with whom they have been bound up for half a century. That class is notoriously quick to pick a winner—and a loser. The inevitable result will be that out of the present confusion will come radical measures dealing with the drink question. The saloon has few days of grace left to it. The war is hastening the solution of the prob- lem one way or another. National prohibition or drastic re- form of the liquor business in its few and distilled liquors and to cut the production of beer two-thirds remaining strongholds is now a mat- ter of months—not years. © WHAT WOMEN CAN DO IN THE WAR Major General Wood Describes} Work of the American Red Cross. BIG BROTHER OF SERVICES; Army and Navy. Cannot Get Along’ Without It—What the Red Cross Neede—Work to Be Done at Home. Washington.—Maj. Gen. Leonard) Wood, U. 8. A., is the author of an ar- ticle jnst issued in bulletin form by, the American Red Cross under: the! caption “What Women Can Do in the| War.” “War,” General Wood writes,! “brings with it a call to national serv-; Ice for women as well as men, There’ are two very important ways in which women can help the nation in war. “(1) By working in industry, thereby releasing men for the front, and (2) by: Joining the American Red Cross. “Next to the preparation of muni- tions and recruiting the army and the navy, the most important step in get- ting ready for war is to build upa Red Cross organization. “During the last few years much has been done to prepare the Americin Red Cross for the nation’s call; but preparedness on a large scale cannot be accomplished in peace time. All that can be done is to prepare a skele- ton organization capable of expansion in war service, to draft plans of mo- bilization as any army staff would draft them, and to gather reserve ma- terials and supplies. “When the call comes the Red Cross must act quickly. It must take care of a vastly increased army and navy. “Therefore, its grow ‘th must parallel the growth of both branches of the nation’s fighting force. Time for Quick Action. « “The declaration of a state of war with Germany means that the Ameri- CONFIRMED PROOF Residents of Bismarck Cannot Doubt What Has Been Twice Proved. In gratitude for relief from aches atd pains of bad backs—from dis- tressing kidney ills—thousands have publicly recommended Doan’s Kidney Pills. Residents of Bismarck, who so testified years ago, now say the re- sults were permanent. This testi- mony doubly proves the worth of Do- an’s Kidney Pills to Bismarck kid- ney sufferers. Mrs. H. Steinmetz, 117 Second St., Bismarck, says: “I had a severe pain in the small of my back and lameness and soreness across my kidneys. I also had a tired, languid feeling that caused me annoyance. Doan’s Kid- can Red Cross must translate all these plans prepared during peace into ac- tion. It must be prepared to supple- ment the existing facilities of the med- ical department of the army. and the navy and of the Medical Reserve.corps. “Every man and woman owes it ag.a duty to the country to become a mem- ber of the. American Red:Cross.. Mem- bership—it is as low as #i-shoula rhe universal, “After membership there is oppor- tunity for service with the Red Cross. Every chapter has its workrooms and its auxiliaries, It has trained instruc, tors in the preparation of hospital and surgical supplies needed here and abroad. “Many chapters have classes in first ald to the wounded, home care of the sick, home dietetics, and in the making of surgical dressings, . All of these, are at the service of women who. wish,to aid their:country. € “But what the Red Cross does need today'is trained women.for the work of military relief., The immediate call 1s for competent nurses. A soldier’s Ife is too precious to risk in unskilled hands. Nurses must largely be drawn from the hospitals of the cities, “Women must be found to take the places of many nurses in civilian hos- pitals. To prepare for this emergency the Red Cross has been conducting great training classes for women, “The functions of the Red Cross, however, go far beyond service in mili- tary hospitals, In addition to the de- partment of military relief is the dé partment of civilian relief, equally large and equally important. “Dependents of fighting men cannot be. neglected. .Red Cross committees, assisted by expert investigators, take care of children who need aid. The needs of convalescing soldiers from the front will be looked after. “If the time comes when women must go into industry, the burden of caring for children must be shifted from many mothers. Homes or nurs- eries must be found for infants. It is the Red Cross that is called upon to meet these emergencies also. Big Brother of the Services. “The Red Cross is the big brother of the medical services. The army and navy cannot get along without it. Without it a warring nation is almost helpless for the reason that a nation in time of war is unable to provide an adequate medical organization without civilian aid. “In no war have there ever been enough nurses and surgeons. As no chain is stronger than its weakest link 80 no army is stronger than its Red Cross. So clearly is this understood that in time of war the government re- quires the Red Cross to give all its energies and facilities to the nation, caring for the fighting men and th@r dependents at home. “The Red Cross is the only organiza- tion authorized by the government to render war relief services. It acts un- der a charter from the government. Congress passed the act incorporating it. This act made the president its official head and placed representatives of the army and navy on its directing staff. “In other words, the Red Cross is officially as much a part of the gov- ney Pills rid me of the trouble and my kidheys are now normal.” No Troubles Since. Over two years later, Mrs. Stein- metz said: “I have never had kid- ney trouble since Doan’s Kidney Pills cured me, a few years ago.” Price 50c, at all dealers. Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy—get ernment machinery as the army itself. Despite this official standing, however, the Red Cross must depend upon vol- untary service of women and men. It is the great volunteer army that Is werving humanity as well as the na- tion, And it is an army made up Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that ‘Mrs. Steinmetz bas twice publicly recommended. FosterMilburn Co., Buffalo, N.Y. sg largely of womer * Save $6 to $13.50 on your suit. See ad of S. E. Bergeson & Son. Russian front. DON’T FAIL TO SEE Eee Auditorium TWO SHOWS: 7:30 and 9:00 ---- PRICES: This is the first picture to arrive in this country showing part of the British expeditionary force at the The guard here shown is one of the artillery corps stationed high in the mountains of Ga- licia, where the Tommies have found fighting harder than on the French front. Beiter Methods of Using the Par- cel Post Are Sought. Uncle Sam's Experts Trying to: Work Out New Ways of Transporting Agricultural Products, Officials of Uncle Sam’s department of agriculture, who have striven long to bring the producer and consumer to- gether for the sule of, faxm products, are now trying to work out better inethods of transportation, Although the- marketing of farm produce , by, ea post,.is relatively néew:ip, he ‘Uni tates, at is,. ta fact, | only a special ‘case bt direct dealing be- tween producer and consumer, which was the very earliest type of market- ing. Only the transportation medium is new in parcel-post trading. This is to a certain extent paralleled by ex- press, which has been available and has been utilized by some farmers for many yeurs. Even with the older forms of direct dealtng, in which sales are made from house to house or through farmers’ markets, parcel- post marketing has points in common in that the actual producer of the goads, is. known,.to. the, consumer sgt them, andthe ! Usdtisfiction: or. dissn' isfaction of."the latter has; a dire and potent effect on the success of the: former's’ business, Quite ‘naturally, in spite of these general similarities many new prob- lems in the marketing of farm pro- duce were created when the mail sys’ tem was made available for transpor- tation of relatively bulky commodtties, all post offices and rural routes there- by’being made shipping agencies, This was in striking contrast to the facili- ties furnished by the older transpor- tation systems, which the farmer could use only by making a trip to a rail- road or express office. Many of the problems, a great many of which still exist, have been attacked by the office of markets of the department, which has made its work hundreds of ex- perimental shipments of various com- modities over varying distances under different seasonal and other conditions and has studied methods of grading and packing and of transacting busi- ness, Success in parcel-post marketing, ex- Perts of the office have found during their studies, demands that the farm- er continue to give thought to details after proper preparation of his goods for shipment. The mere placing of the packages ig the mails at any time is mot sufficient, they-say. Mail sched- ules should be carefully looked into and the commodities should be started on their journey, if possible, so that they will travel chiefly at night and reach their destination early the fol- lowing day. Such methods, it is said, have been worked out by the farmers who are carrying on the most success- ful businesses with the city people. Commodities traveling at night. thus utilize natural refrigeration, since the nights are usually colder than the days, It is especially important, it is pointed out, that such precautions be taken in the shipments of products like butter or lard, which may be liqui- FROM FARM TO TABLEIREDUGED GREAM RATE | these rates’ on the gpourd that they fied by heat, and dressed fowls and other meats, which may spoil if they become warm. —— - SCHEDULE: ORDERED IN EFFECT FIRST OF JULY New Schedule of, Lgriffs Designed to Help. North, Dakota Creameries Effective July 1, ubstantially re- duced, schedule jof* intrastate cream rates will be Pjaced in effect iby order, of the North Dakota, rally ay com- mission, “THe!-new ‘ates’ will range from 18 cents; for Shen mile haul of a 10-gallon ¢an to 59 (gents for’ a 400- mile haul, as comparéd with rates of 25 cents to 55 cents now in effect on the Great Northern and Northern Pacific covering the. same _ business, and a rate running from 19 cents to 90 cents on the Soo Line. Wisconsin now enjoys a scale of 10 to 44 cents, on hauls from 10 miles to 300 miles, and Minnesota's schedule runs from 19 cents to 80 cents. North Dakota’s new cream rate is one of the lowest in the west. | May 1, 1916, the Northern and Great | Northern express companies filed new tariffs, based on the: «Beatrice and Cobh. interstate cee commis. fon findings, which! a compara* vely high short’ haul and a low Tong haul. Early this year the State Dairy- men’s association ‘protested against favored the long-haul centralizer creamery at the expense of the interi- or plant. A state-wide hearing was held at Minot on April 3, and each side was given an opportunity to pre- sent its case. As a result of this, hearing, the commission has just ‘is- sued an order making’a reduced scale of rates, lowering both the short and the long haul effective July 1. ‘CONFER. ON ENGINEERING— Deans Babcock and Keene of the engineering dep&rtments' of the uni- versity and the agricultural college, respectively, were here this week, in conference with Commissionr of Ed- ucation Craighead relative to the cor- relation of the work of these two in- stitutions in engineering. NEW CORPORATIONS— Charters were issued today to the German Evangelical ‘Lutheran Zion congregation of Mercer, McLean coun- ty; Fred Fischer, Fred Just and Fred Laib, directors; and to the Method- ist’ Episcopal church of McGregor; | V. A. Hulberg, Mabel Gilger and Ruth Anderson, directors. RAILWAY APPEALS— ~ The Great Northern ‘has ‘appealed to the supreme court from ‘the judg- ment of the Ramsey county district court in which Robert Sauer, a ma- chinist apprentice in the company’s shops at. Devils Lake, recovered $2,- 200 damages for the loss of a hand in the gears’ of a wheel-turning lathe JEWELERS TO SAVE PLATINUM Agree to Use Gold in Its Place Wher ever Possible to Conserve Supply for Government. In otder to conserve’ the supply of platinum, for which Uncle’ Sam'may have great need in prosecution of war, the jewelers’ vigilance committee is- sued an appeal to the jewelry trade of the country to discontinue the use of the metal wherever possible. The committee asked all manufacturing and retail jewelers in the country to discourage the manufacture and sale ;O® platinum ia all bulky and heavy pieces of jewelry and its use in all ‘parts of jewelry where it is not essen- tial, and where gold will serve satis- factorily. ‘fhe committee urged . the.-jewelry trade to encourage the use of, gold in combination with platinum wherever artistic results may be obtained by such a combination TOO LATE TO. CLASSIFY { WANTED—Girl in dining room as waitress. Mandarin cafe, 215 Fifth street. 6-27-3t WANTED—Girl to assist in house work and care for two-year-old baby. Mrs. R. C. Battey, 514 First street. Phone 491. 6-27-3t To the Wife of One Who Drinks I have an important confidential Message for you. It will come in a plain envelope. How to conquer the liquor habit in three days and make home happy. Wonderful, safe, lasting, reliable, inexpensive method, guaran- teed. ‘Write to Edw. J. Woods, 1423 N, Station EB, New York, N.Y. Show this to others. U-BOAT SINKINGS GOING UP AGAIN! Diagram shows how the German U-boat campaign of rutiiless warfare on the Atlantic fared since the last Eritish, ships. are shown, those under 1600 tons being included white area and the larger ships im the black. week in February. Sinkings of only. in the Sinkings, ‘in tonnage, ap- Pear to be going up now, with the toming of clear, calm weather. MARY PICKFORD In the First Superior PRODUCTION UNDER HER OWN GUIDANCE LESS THAN THE DUST A Picturesge story of Modern India, in which Miss Pickford as a little English castaway has developed a brand new characterization of intense power TO-MORROW THURSDAY NITE 10c and 20c FRAZIER KNOWS ‘NOTHING OF ANY STATE BOARDS Chief Executive Has Had No Ad-| vice of Appointment of Ex- emption Committee “County exemption boards were named some time ago. J have had no advice from Washington of any other boards, nor do I know anything of them,” said “Governor Frazier this aft- ernoon when asked whether he had, received notice from Washington of, the appointment of a state exemp-, tion board for North Dakota. Yes- terday’s Associated Press dispatches! were to the effect that these boards had been named and that they would ; be announced from the state capitals. Adjutant General Tharaison was not in any better position than the gover-! nor to Voltnteer’ information on the’ subject. The impression at military, headquarters was that:a member of the stdte'exemption board was. to be named”for each federal judicial dis- trict. The appointment is made in Wash- ington, presumably upon recommenda- tion’ from the governor. The gover- nor, apparently has not been asked to make a recommendation in the pres- ent instance. / In Chicago Mayor Will- iam Hale Thompson was similarly ig- nored in the making of appointments for exemption boards aiter the mayor had declined tb receive the: French commission and in other ways had dis- | played a lack of patriotism. Mm Coultty: Boards. Notified. Official certificates of their appoint- ment: as exemption boards were mail- ed the registration boards in each county today. The personnel of the ‘boards will be the same as June 5 in every instance except two. Billings county, having- no resident county physician, will have County. Judge J .C. Gray as the third member of the board, and in Ransom county because County Physician T. S. Patterson is a major in the medical corps, he will be relieved by County Judge Forest S. Thomas. f HEBRON NEWS i U ‘Mrs. Kathrine Heimberger and Mrs. Victor Dichtenmueller and children of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, are visiting relatives here. Mrs. W. A. Bandel and daughter, Winnifred, left Monday for Spring Grove, Minn., where they will spend the summer. Mrs. Harry Funk and daughters are visiting relatives in Hebron. A committee of four ladies has been soliciting membership subscriptions for the Red Cross. Miss A. Dotson was in the city Wed- nesday and Thursday selling season tickets for the chautauqua which will be held in Hebron July 2, 3 and 4. A “hard times” dance was held in the hall Friday night, which was very largely attended.~ The music furnish- ed by the Wang orchestra was en- Joyed by all. Corporal Edwin Raber of the First Minnesota infantry returned to St. Cloud on Tuesday after a short fur- lough spent at home. Mrs. W. D. Richardson and three daughters arrived from Columbus, O., recently and will spend the summer WILTON Tent Meetings Near Auditorium Draws Big Crowds EVANGELIST MATHEWS, The revival campaign now ‘being conducted by Evangelist J. B. Math- ews is being well attended, and’ con- siderable interest if being manifested. The evangelist is a powerful speaker and delivers a plain and_ straight- forward message each evening, at 7:45, and on Sundays, at 3:00 p. in. A hearty welcome is extended by the committee of arrangements to vis- it the big tent, located beside the City Auditorium. here. They have taken up their resi- dence in the Chas. \Wehmaier house. Jacob Schmallenberger, accompanied by Dr. H. A. Brandes, left Tuesday for Rochester, Minn., where he wilt undergo treatment for heart trouble. ‘Mrs. K. G. Watts of Superior, Wis., is visiting her soris, John and Ernest. Rev. A. Debus and. Conrad Klick returned Wednesday from attending the Evangelical Synod of North Amer- ica held at Rochester, Minn. Adam Byers, R. “Krenzel, A. G. Ko- berstein, Tony Neidhardt, W. Schroe- der and F,’ Hartmann went to,New: Salem ‘Wednesday to attend a meet- ing of ‘the Holstein Breeders’ circuit. The Hebron Fire and Pressed. Brick company was awarded the contract for the brick for the fine new school building to be erected at Drake. Frank Bovelace has acepted a posi- tion as grain buyer for the Occident elevator at Antelope, and is now on the job. Miss Blanche Masters of Bismarck is visiting her parents in Hebron this week. Mrs. N. M. ‘Woolery visited a week with her son, Bert, and family at Dodge, returning Friday. Miss Elsie Smith arrived Saturday evening from Dickinson to spend the summer vacation with her parents. C. L. Robertson, who is teaching in the summer school in Mandan, spent Sunday at home. Miss Bettina Landon returned Mon- day from Fargo, where she had visited a week with her sister, Grace, on her way home from the university. Save $6 to $13.50 on your suit. See ad of S. E. ‘Bergeson & Son. WANTS Horse Buyer ‘FOR THEIR . MARKET DAY SATURDAY, JUNE 30 i ¢ f a s ’ 4 i F ° te a 4 ig v ee . e a) . ”] oa a ‘i ie ’ me fi i . Pie ay pi ri * k \ ? “ : € a l ae nag in & § * e Pe,