The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 11, 1918, Page 4

ae BISMARCK EVENI THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ‘mtered at the Postoffice, Bismarck, N. D. as Second Class Matter. ~~ Ig8UED EVERY DAY =JtGE D, MANN = e Ga = G. LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY, Special Foreign Kep tative. juink, Fifth Ave. Bldg,; CHICAGO, Marquette Bldg.; G@OSTON, 3 Winter St.; DETROIT, Kresege Bldg.; $10 Lumber Exchan. MBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS ated Press is exclusively entitled to the use republication of all news credited to it or not other- wing credited in this paper and also the local news pubr ad herein Editor rareer, from cradle to coffin, and maybe then| some. In it is the germ that may become a man| or a mud turtle, and even the Fates who spin, | measure and cut the thread of existence are amen. | able to it. Moreover, this “if” is so big in this! U. S. Chamber of Commerce matter that it re- minds us of that somewhat well known Story | About A Bird. A great statesman—the story doesn’t tell Gloo of the Bloody Eighth Ward—a great states- man once went to a dealer’s and bought a canary bird. “I am creditly informed,” said the statesman, All rights of publication of spectal dispatches herein | “that only the male canary bird sings. How am I ved. MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OF LATION | SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE yally, Morning and Sunday by Carrier, Dally, Morning, Evening and Sunday per month ... per month ....§ .70) by Carrier, per month . month North Dako! Dally, Evening only, by Carrier, Daily, Evening and Sunday, per Morning or Evening by Mall in ace ADVANCE, | doalay. to know that this bird is masculine?” “No trouble whatever,” replied the honest , who was really a descendant of high Italian “First thing, when you get home, find a , fat worm, and hold it up before the cage. t’s a he bird, he’ll take it; if it’s a she bird, I] take it.” And the statesman, being only a sman, went home well pleased with his pur- chase. Las or 3 or evening by mail outside of North Dakota, OM YORE onnneece eer ccecrerneetseerecerennes pesissoncotee .. 6.00 Sunday in Combination with E ening or Moruing by mall, ON@ YOAr --.ernccereeceneser scene cece THE | OLDEST NEWSPAPER. ned 1873) YOURSELF AT HOME, COLONE he republican dy busy. He “the same old MAKE Billy Hays, new chairman. of national executive committee, is al has seen the colonel and finds him Roosevelt with the same old punch.” He has had a most cordial telegram from Professor Wim. Howard Taft. Asked if Colonel Roosevelt is a candidate would be regarded exactly the same as any other candidate, Billy responded, “Absolutely yes,” and Washington takes this to mean that the colonel is again with the G. O, P., in ful] standing. Why, of course! Come right in, Mr. Roosevelt. So pleased to see you! Put your sombrero on the rack and stick your umbrella in the bannisters. Step right in. Oh! never mind the mud on your rubbers; we're used to it. So fortunate your calling at this hour, for we have a lot of company you'll be delighted to meet. Right this way into the parlor. | Colonel Roosevelt, permit us the pleasure of ‘intrducing to you Professor William Howe Don't draw, Colonel! Mr. Taft is one of our d guished literaty and educators and perfectly tame and regular. And here, Colonel, 1s Mr. Charlie Hughes, the only distinguished supreme court jurist who ever got down off the bench to go out) to California and snub Hiram Johnson. | Ah! we see that these other gentlemen are old, friends of yours. Messrs. Crane, Penrose and | you must surely recall as co-workers of | yours against malefactors of great wealth, includ- | ing ‘lennessee Coal & Iron. in the stirring times of} 1911, We'll all be glad to regard you exactly the! same as any other candidate. Hail! Hail! We're! all here! Let joy be unconfined, Colonel! And stay with us, as long as you can. | BEGINNINGS OF LANGUAGE Professor Tom G. Knott, department of Eng- lish literature, Chicago university, figures out! that “pooh-pooh” was one of the first human} words, because expressing emotion, and “bow-! wow” another, because man originally named ani- mals after the nois 2 We don’t much ¢ rinly aren’t going to tackle Professor Knott or any other professor of literature, but it doesn’t seem reasonable. If Adam, when ped together from the dust of the earth and first stood up on his legs, said} “pooh-pooh!”” he ought to have been clouted. We don’t mean to insinuate that he never learned “pooh-pooh” off any bush in the whole garden. But here he was—street sweepings one minite, all humanity the next. He was an original, unprece- dented, unrivalled work, and it is most probable that his first expression of emotion was “Fine!” * “Bully!” or something else equally appreciative of the facts. Assuredly “pooh-pooh” came to him, but later; there never has been a man who hadn’t some “pooh-pooh” in him. However, we're decidedly agreeable toward ~'Professor Knott’s proposition that early man named the animals after their noises and got “bow-wow” quick. Those early men had some sense in naming the animals after the noises that they made. Men like Professor Knott, nowadays, | name the animals after the noises that they them-; Times, a newspaper published at Dubuque, Iowa, selves make. “Bow-wow,” said Father Adam. "Diplocorpus Comegetatus,” say the modern fa- thers of language, and so on, until you’ve got to wear a dictionary to be able to tell the proper name of a hen from that of a horned toad. Strangely enough, Genesis doesn’t enlighten us as to man’s first words. ‘There was considerable talking, but Adam seems to have known enough to keep his mouth shut even before his marriage. He is reported to have named the beasts. Ma he did name the dog “bow-wow,” and the tom-cat “Mariah,” and the sheep “ba a-a,” the burro some- thing apropriate and so forth, but we must gag on the proposition that he looked around on all the splendid arrangements that had been made for him and said “‘pooh-pooh!” STORY ABOUT A_ BIRD By a referendum vote of 1204 to 154, the U. S Chamber of Commerce has decided to warn the businessmen of Germany that, if they persist in their war for autocracy, American businessmen will form a combination, or boycott, against them, after the war, if they can. The action increases our regret over the evi- dent tendency of the new term “camouflage” to supplant that good, old fashioned term “horn- swoggle,” which has expressed so much and which we've all been able to pronounce correctly. If Germany wins the war, Germany will say what the U.S. Chamber of Commerce will boycott. If Ger- many loses, she will be a crushed, if not utterly ruined people, and U.'S. businessmen will not. be- come merciless barbarians and exterminate her. To the contrary, for profit’s sake, they will help build Germany up and make her a good customer. What a tremendous word is “if”! It is the big- gest word in the dictionary. In it are victory and defeat, joy and despair, riches and poverty, glory and shame, heaven and its antithesis. It is jam- med full of all the possibilities, from what Rocke- og A to what en need for your hob tailed lush. REx, if ‘Na; ] ‘aterloo, ann fee Dok sek aS Nanay tracks. It is at the bottom of every cup that ———— | egg’s ins i * lution of Mr. Pete ybe| Which denies the necessity for church or for or- For the beenfit of the U.S. Chamber of Com- | merce, we studied a long time on a moral for this | story, and respectfully offer this one: You can’t possibly tell what you’ll do with an des until you crack it. | All the kaiser’s guff about an independent | Poland is exposed by his giving a part of Poland} to the first party that’s willing to make peace | with him. | WITH THE EDITORS. | | DETTLER FINALLY ‘TALKS | The communication of Hon. Otto Dettler’s in, last week’s issue of the Courier-Democrat proved | decidedly amusing. We can see just how much! madder Otto was than reasonable, when he dipped into our comment on Mr. Schrag’s vote. Now Otto says that he voted against that reso-| son’s and we acknowledge that | he deserves credit for his vote. He also savs that) he does not know of anyone that used the Red} sor Y. M. GC. A. as a cloak to assail the state’ offi Neither do we, and we don’t think any-| one else does, not even Mr. Peterson, the author! of the resolution. | That resolution always seemed to us to be the: result of a brain storm and we never could figure, out a real motive for it except that it was intended | to whitewash the league organizers, who have} been charged with being disloyal and have been} geenrously roasted by the independent press of the} state, the only defenders that outfit having had to date being the Townley string of organs, ex- emplifying a strictly “kept press.” We are still at a loss to und red Mr. Dettler’s ire, but immedis the resolution, he went through some mental gym- and what stir-| ing the public of the glorious service of “our own flesh and blood” and “sacrifices of all.” He would! have the public get a full sized picture of himself | as the worthy sire of a whole squad of Dettler’s; valiantly serving with the colors, Surely that) must be some pipe dream or a nightmare that he and the whole glorious effect is spoiled by the re- grettable fact that Cavalier county’s roll of honor | does not record anyone known by the name of! Dettler. That memorable trip to Bismarck last ocal and state boards, put a stop té any truthfulness in “his own flesh and} blood” line of talk. But to make it look good there| followed a hasty organization of a partnership to the extent that the checks from the Dettler farm now bear the name of Dettler & Son instead of Otto Dettler. Now Dettler & Son, with plenty of exemptions filed for the second round, can complacently view the fair acres of the Dettler farm and those of rented land and feel secure in the fact that by re- sorting to methods adopted by only about a dozen the “Kaiser's Hosts” will never have the misfor- tune of meeting in deadly combat any of the loyal Dettlers.—Cavalier County Republican. BISHOP WEHRLE ON NONPARTISANS Rt. Rev. Vincent Wenrle, Bishop of the Bis- marck diocese, Roman Catholic church, was inter- as to his position on the Nonpartisan league, and received and published the bishop’s answer, which is reprinted here. The bishop acknowledges that there is just cause for such a movement among the people of the state and does not oppose the principles of the league, in its fight for better conditions. Naturally he opposes those within the membership of the league who are atheists or who are attached to that branch of socialism ganized religion and scouts at faith in a revealed Divinity. These, however, are but a mere “trace” in the make-up of the league and by no means dictate its course, which, so far, has been purely political in its sphere. The bishop’s letter follows: 3ismarck, N. D. Jan. 1, 1918. _ In answer to your letter of the 24th I wish to state: I have no objection to the Nonpartisan league as such; I sincerely hope and wish that in many of their en- deavors they succeed; tor the people must defend themselves against the acts of in- justice committed by capitalism. But it is very important that the Nonpartisan league free itself from the influence of those socialists who are really guided by the infidel and revolutionary ideas or prin- ciples of the founders of socialism. I know that a great many who call themselves so- cialists do not deserve that name; all that they want is justice and fair play; but there are, especially among the leaders of the Nonpartisan league some real socialists, men who are infidels in the fullest sense and want to overthrow the present social order, instead of reforming the present con- ditions according to Christian principles. You may use this letter if you so desire. With best wishes, sincerely yours, VINCENT WEHRLE. Bishop Wehrle’s tie appre’ byline the attitude mS ithe Teague! | fils Lordship: deed not re- ject the entire league or even a large’ section of it ‘Teibune;:Dubuqua, Iai whether it was Stone of Missouri, or Cabot Lodge, | \or Hiram Johnson, or just Councilman Rorrie Mc- tely following |‘ nasties and delivered a tirade of bombast in tell-| summer, which resulted in an exemption previous- | sec! lly denied by both th people of the conty and spurned, by all real men, | rogated last month by the editor of the Catholic | ~~ WHAT Holl THE GUARDS THE CITY'S PART IN SOLVING LABOR PROBLEMS OF THE FARM Responsibility of Town People in Production of Staple Koods David F. Houston, Secretary of Agriculture ————— “y If soldiers are willing to serve ~ build railroads and risk their lives | many civilians can well afford to spare a part of their time to | serve in tne furrows, and in the ; harvest fields—Secretary of Ag- riculture. | me Lime ago I issued a statement ning the farm-labor problem. It was poined out that there will be farm labor diffeulties to oversome this year as last and that in certain ions, especially in, the neighbor hood of large inrdusirial centers, the difficulties will be acute, The lines of effort were indicated along which the departments of agriculture and lauor, ‘through representatives in var- ious s! cooperating with the agri- cultural colleges and otner agencies, “ working, to furnish assistance. uriefly restated, these agencies are do- ing the following things: (a) making a survey of the farm labor situation in each community with a view to dis cover possible surpluses of labor in rto be ready to assist in furnish- er it is needed; (‘b) sting again in shifting labor from community to community and from state to state, as in past years; cy promoting fuller cooperation among farmers in the sume community; (d) making available, so far as possible, high schools boys in rural districts who have had experience in farming and who are not normally regularly | or fully employed in farming opera tions; (e) making every effort to see in the trenches, to dig ditches, || that there is no obstacle in the way of the production of a larger suppl: of farm machinery and its fuller us as a supplement to hand labor, It will not be too much to ask | able-bodied men with farm exper- | ience to aid the farmers in the | necessary task of maintaining the | | food supply—Secretary of Agricul- | | ture. & * Last year, in spite of all the diffi- culties, the farmers planted the lar- gest acreages in the history of the nation, harvested record crops of most important things except wheat, and succeeded in greatly increasing the number of live stock. Since last year skilled farm lavor has ‘been given de. ferred classification and the secretary of war has asked for power to fur lough soldiers of the national army ‘if their training permits, so that they may return to their farms and assist Jt is believed thatthe farmers of the nation can, ‘by effestive organizatior and cooperation, with such assist ange as can ‘be furnished, again over come labor dificulties and. produce large quantities of foods, feed-stufts and live stock. Communities Must Aid Farmers There is an opportunity now for ur ban people sympathetically and con structively to study the farm-labo. situation and to render assistance, h many towns and cities there are men | Saturday Evening Letter By Justice J. E. Robinson This week our court has not done much to clear the calendar. ‘No man can do his duty as a Supreme Cow uudge without giving to the work six or seven hours every day. There are uses awaiting ugument and 40 cases awaiting a »rompt decision and some of them ave been waiting a long, long time. Do you care to know, the reasons? © you know that if we Judges were smployed ‘by some James Hill to do such work as we are now doing we would quickly learn to keep up with the work or to look for another job. it is only when a person draws a sal- ary from the public treasury that he ‘an leave his work undone, (We have . system which doubles our work and as it seems we do not know enough or do not care to improve it. In the Trading Stamp case which should have been considered and de- cided in two hours, we sat and heard six great lawyers talk for two whole days and it all amounted to nothing. It was mere waste of time. In the big Minot ‘Divorce case we heard the lawyers talk for nearly two days and chen ‘by one majority gave a decision which is dead wrong and’ ‘which will never be folowed as a guide or pre- cedent. It is a generation behind the tines. The real object of argument ag usually conducted is to confuse and mislead the Judges and not to enlight- on them, In the 90 cases awaiting ar- guement, if we hear a talk of two hours in, each cage that alone will take thirty days or five weeks, Would it not be much better during the thirty days to consider each case without argument and to formulate a decis- ion, send a copy to the attorneys and then make a final decision on a motion to reconsider, such as is now made in mearly overy case? Certainly it would ‘save the parties and the daw: yors an. immensity of time and ex: ‘pense and: glye ‘the Judges hatte: to donthelr work, uindadsiaeaet better At not worth trying?’ In two cases I wrote and mailed to the attorneys on each side, and sudmitted to the court an advance opinion and that was the end of the cases. ‘ There are other causes of delay. We have too’many judges and (oo much senatorial courtesy. Wha2n a decisior: is written and signed by a mapjority of the Judges, one Judge may holc up the e indefinitely by just failing to concur or dissent. In that way some decisions are held up for months Three Judges,constitute 2 quorum and three or more sign a decision i: should be filed and handed down with out further waiting. Obviously to expedite the busines: we necd some better court rules but we three Judges who sailed into office on the tidal wave of reform have so much meekness and deference we wan for the elder Judges to lead and they rever move to better anything. Le fore taking ouice we three met and agreed on a most progressive set of rules, but when in office we found our. selves like Runyan’s Pilgrim ‘on the enchanted ground, unable to go ‘back- wart or forward” and so day after day we plod along in the same old ruts, The elder Judges may have rea- son for not caring to advynce any mea- sures of reform. It might reflect on the old and ine! nt proceedure. The people might say: “Why did you not do it sooner? Where was your wits?” Green Trading Stamp Case ROBINSON, —.: This is a habeas corpus case. The defendant has been arested and held for a violation of! the recent Trading Stamp Act (Laws of 1917, Chap, 238) It is.a petty kinder’ who have had farming experience, who are able bodied, and who would doubtless ‘be willing tot serve the na- tion in th efield of agriculture at this time. Especially the seasonal strains of planting, cultivating, and harvest- ing, it will not be too much to ask such men to aid the farmers in the necessary undertaking of maintain- ing and, if possible, supplementing, ‘the food supply in order to feed the armies and to sustain the civilian population behind them, If soldiers are willing to serve in the trenches, to dig ditches, build railroads and sisk their lives, many civilians can well af ford to spare a part of their time to serve in the furrows and in the har- vest fields. If it appears that the farmers of a community or region are not. able to secure th enecessary iador ‘by the usual methods, then the ieaders in the town or city immediate y dependent upon that region should vrganize, establish touch with repre- sentative farm leaders, and see if chey cannot assist in solving the prob- lem. In so doing they will not only aid the farmers of the nation but they will vitally contribute to their own well-being and to that of their com- munity. The farmers are willing to do all that they mumaniy can ‘but, where cheir labor supply cannot ‘be furnished from the ordinary sources, it must Ye vocruited from those whose very sus- enance depends upon the farmers. the soldier and the farmer are eager :o do their full share; the soldier is aing the chances of losing his life ind the farmer is risking the labors of . year on the chance of the seasons; joth incur risks. Very many civilians ure equally. eager to do their share out may*not appreciate the opportun- ty to serve in the field of agricul- cure, Tho departments of agriculture and ‘abor will render every possible aid, out each community knows its own groblems, and urban people, especially susiness men, could cooperate effec- ively with the farmers and also ren- ler much assistance. eee a Icense- to ‘use or furnish any person for use in the sele of any merchandise any stamps, coupons, certificates or cards which shall entitle the purchas- er to procure from any person any merchandise free of charge or for less han the, retail market price. The chmplaint charges that con- crary to the statute defendant did willfully and unlawfuly furnish to one Victor J. Baldwin, a merchant, for use ay him and as evidence of a cash dis- count to customers making cash pay: cnents for merchandise, certain green stamps, coupons or vouchers common- ly known as “Trading Stamps’ re- deemable in cash.by Sperry Hutchin- son & Company at a purported. face value of one mill each. The stamps ireredeemawle in cash and-not other- wise by Sperry, Hutchinson & Comp- any. From the complaint it appears the face value of a trading stamp is one mill and the stamps are sold to the dealer in lots of not less. than five pads. Each pad contains 5000 stamps and the dealer pays for the same $10.00 which is three mills for each stamp. The stamps are given out by the local dealer as a discount to each cash purchasers and are re- deemed in cash only at the face value of one mill for each stamp oar one cent for ten stamps. But when stamps are presented in trading stamp vooks in lots of 1000, there is paid for the lot $2.00 in cash, or two mills for each stamp. For a book of stamps containing five pads the dealer pays $75.L0, and at the very most the cash redemption is $50.00. Of course many of the stamps are lost and never pre- setned for redemption so we allow the stamp dealer a clear profit of 50 per cent, 7 What fools. we mortals ‘2e! Of course the. business is deceptive and pernic- ious but it is not. within the prohibt- tion of our statute because the re- garten case which should have been heard and decided in two hours and yett by the unwise indulgence of the court, AIK. distinguished. ,:counge! tiedfo dal. the jeape, for tonlo. [ior ‘uledenteanoe| fatal the be demption is in cash and not in mer- chandise. In ‘Wisconsin a similar act yecently been: well.considered and was:sustained by good, reason agd,authority. (166 .N: W.55.). There. ihe, act: prohibited the use of trading atamps redeemable in any. . goods, || POETS CORNER | ‘anything. of :: value but our statute is different. It does not prohibit the use of trading stamps redeemable in cash or “in any- thing of value,” i On the trading stamps in question |there is printed in microscopic letters the following: “subject tothe notice in our green stamp book this stamp will be re- | deemed by us in cash.” You will note the word “merchan- | dise” is omitted from our stamps and it is not made an offense to use trad- ing stamps redeemavle in cash. Man- ifestly the statute forbids only the sale of trading stamps which are re- deemable in merchandise and hence, the complaint does not state a cause of action, and for that reason the de- fendant must be discharged. The whole argument has turned on the constitutional validity of the act but that becomes only a moot question as the complaint does not charge a sale of stamps redeemable in merchandise. vefendant must be discharged. ° e THE ELEVATOR GIRL. Oh Woman, in pursuance, of a perse- vering plan, : Has taken it upon herself, to “life” her fellow man; She’s tried it’ with the rolling-pin, she’s tried it with her prayers; She's tried to have the ballot ‘bok to ‘better his affairs; But now this complex problem, needn't vex her any more; “ For she runs the elevator in a big de- partment store. But woman, lovely women, you are such a paradox; That men had better watch you, when. the iron door locks. She's got you at her mercy, she’s got you unaware; If she has a grudge against you, you'd better take the stairs; She'll “lift” you with a winning smile, or drop you with a frown; ‘For she can either “take you up” or she can let you down,” —A. E. R. THE NEW ALLY. Anew ally has joined the ranks, He's United States from head to shanks, Has a bushy tail, and big strong jaw, | Two darned long ears an’ a loud he- haw, Most likely he’s (Missouri born, Raised on bluegrass and bottom corn, Way down in Pike, or in old Clay, On \Monroe farm, or state of Ray. The flank is branded “U.S, A.,” And when he pulls things go his way; He'll haul big trucks thro’ mud in France, His day’s work ‘done he'll Dray and prance; i Bite you darned quick if’ you don’t mind, y But does.most“his fighting from ‘be- hind— If he gets one kick at Bill the Hun, This great’ big war’ will sure be won. Take off your hats to the long-eared + CUSB,) 64/195 Hen stick all through this blamed big usB— . He doesn’t kick to any rule, From ears to hocks he’s: just plain Mule; ~ It’s a comfort, too, that he’s in France To pull the trucks when our doys ad- vance; ‘ Our victory won, he'll spread his jaws, An’ give Kaiser Bill some loud ‘He- Haws. —Wiliam Elsworth Fowler. SOLDIERS OF THE TUSCANIA | Good ‘by fair country we are off cnd away, To meet the vile foe in battle array. We will praise thee in song while crossing the foam For our. heart is with out country cur dear native home. : CHORUS: Good bye to our country; Good bye to our home; * ‘Our hearts are yet with you, While crossing the foam ‘We love the dear land where our fath- ers were born. si rae And: from us our rights shul never be torn. We will fight the vile rascal on land and on sea Till the right of our country is hon- ored and free, CHORUS: Good bye, ete. The hand of the tyrant shall never subdue The flag-of our country, the red, white and blue. {ft shall’ yet wave in triumph across the wide foam To shield the oppressed their country and home. CHORUS: ‘Good bye, ete. Though they sank our loved ship that was wafting us o’er, And many were lost and washed to the shore. Yet our braye armies shall cross the wide sea And in triumph return, dear couttry, to thee. CHORUS; by Good bye, etc, +3 +2). 8. Lamberson. Asks Forage Supplies Sent to North Dakota to Insure a 1918 Crop Minneapolis, Min. March 9.~J.° F. McGee federal fuel administrator for Minnesota has.been named to super- qe (ransporiation ot food commodi- ies in this state it was bate lest night ee rr. ee last night sent telegram: to W. G. McAdoo director general of railroads; Herbert Hoover: national food administrator and to Minnesota Congressmen saying that North Da- kota’s hay crop failure in-1917: would Operate against 1918 planting in that state unless forage suplies. were ship- ped ere: at aoe é ere ‘are cars. of -baled Backed ee the Willmar division ot je Great Northern , peel ribet Failroad.in Mipne., ed soon hi hegraphied that -¢very: made. ta: e the hasten shipment of th 5 McAdoo tel- ‘will be. car supply, to iis MONDAY, MARCH: }1,.. 1918-7, Wl ed 1 2 re gel he ig igh eran sloaant is | | | { | ae ee