The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 13, 1918, Page 4

THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Batered at the Postoffice, Bismarck, N. D., as Second ISSUED ZVERY DAY @BHORGE D. MANN me asl saws G. LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY, Special Foreign Representative. NEW YORK, Fifth Ave. Bldg.; CHICAGO, Marquette Bldg.; BOSTON, 3 Winter St.; DETROLT, Kresege Bldg.; MINNEAPOLIS, 810 Lumber Exchange. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news credited to it or not other- wise credited tn this paper and also the local news pub- Ushed herein. | ‘All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION. SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE 1N ADVANCE. Daily, Morning acd Sunday by Carrier, per month ...$ .70 Daily, Morning, Evening and Sunday by Carrier, per month ... .. Daily, Evening only, by Carrier, per month Daily, Evening and Sunday, per month .. Morning or Evening by Mail in North D Battor yeer —. S Morning or evening by mail outside of North Sunday in Combination with Evening or Morning by { mail, one year .... - 5.00 | THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER. : | (Established 1873) cc ed IT’S INVESTMENT ; “Liberty Loan.” It is somewhat of a misno- mer, unless there is such a thing as a person mak- | ing loans to himself. The people who buy bonds} simply loan to their government—themselves. Who pays the principal and interest? The people. | Indeed, if each person could and would take) the same amount of bonds, it would be silly to issue, bonds bearing interest. It would be like charging | folks something for using, for themselves, what is} their own. | Up to Jan. 31 last, our people had incurred a/ debt of $6,550,000,000, since entering the war. Four per cent of this, say, would be 262 millions, or what the bond hnuvers have actually loaned (and will receive, finally) because many of the folks cannot buy bonds. The $6,550,000,000 is simply | money switched from one pocket into the other, or | employing one’s money in an enterprise. for one’s, own benefit. In effect, your bond is rather an in-} vestment than a loan. And an investment that) isn’t protected against the world-robbing Germans | is in bad shape. | | Nat Goodwin blushingly acknowledges the soft | impeachment but doesn’t tell who's going to be No. 6. | WHAT IS LIBERTY? We are hearing and reading much about | | “Liberty.” What is it? The dictionaries define it as freedom of action, or the right of the individual to do as he pleases with that which is his. It is a clear and simple definition, but we always miss much when we take definitions at their face value. Liberty is a great deal more than the individual’s freedom of action. Liberty is one of the mightiest sentiments that have shaped the affairs of men since the begin- ning. - The archeologists have dug up for our study long-buried civilizations, in almost every one of the continents, and in every instance there has been abundant evidence of the prevalence of an arbitrary ruling or privileged class, or set of in- dividuals, no matter how high the order of civiliza- tion disclosed. There is also record in modern his-| tory of times when men’s wages, social status and limit of aspirations were definitely fixed by and to the advantage of the few. The common man must live thus, work for this wage, believe in this or that god, or be beaten, burnt or jailed. But liberty is born of thought, and suffering is. the great pro-| Men came to see that while| moter of thought. liberty exercised for the masses meant progress, exercised by the few it was no longer liberty but tyranny, and they began to turn existing condi- tions upside down, for liberty’s sake. But such a mighty force is liberty that even it must have its limits. Like fire, it is a good ser- vent but ahed macter. Liberty is something more than the right of the individual to do as he pleases. The individual’s acts and even his possessions must be limited by what is for the common good. What is true of individual persons is, true of individual nations. Europe was guilty in’ permit- ting Germany to build up a power through which to impose her individual liberty upon the world without limitation by the common good of the na- tions. America and the allies are now combatting Germany’s “personal liberty” to get drunk on mili- tarism and interfere with the common peace, de- cency and progress, as drunkards always do. _ Liberty is among the greatest of blessings. It is one of the mightiest of sentiments that have raised man above the beasts. It is to be worked for, fought for, died for if needs be, always. But, it must needs have its limitations, like all other sentiments that affect man save faith in God. The German fleet may come out, says a Lon- don dispatch. Yes, and we know how it’ll come out. Second. SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT F As if we haven’t already enough to keep our minds busy, with war and the high cost of living! And our friends, the learned astronomers, who study the heavens just as carefully as the average fellow does the innermost recesses of his pocket- book day before pay, are intent upon adding to our load of worry burdens. : : They—some of them—believe the sun is going to explode. & One of them, writing in Popular Astronomy points to the fact that our sun is of advanced age, and predicts its finish as the leading figure in our solar system. He finds that our sun has contract- ed 93,000,000 miles from each side, thus giving its hot center 186,000,000 miles less of room. So you see the sun’s center is rather crowded for space. Something like the three-room-apart- ment couple when visiting relatives begin their summer vacation drives. All this sets Mister Astronomer to wondering as to how long the sun, considering its extreme old Y, Ys, Cloud of: gas’ composed of stone, iron, and other substances even heavier and harder, but so hot that they are reduced to vapor, and so elastic that from their sudden release they expand to the limits of the solar system, a region of 556 billions of miles in diameter, this is what will happen to you and your neighbor and all the rest of us: “In such a maelstrom I (this is the astronomer talking) apprehend that earth and the other plan- ets and satellites would each flash once like a fire- fly, and be lost in nebula.” That’s our finish when the‘ good old sun has a celestial blowout—ONE FLASH. And it won't’ be a very long flash, at that. However, don’t get all fussed up and give away all your property. The astronomer thinks it may be a few hun- dred million years before the sun explodes. Huh! We should concern ourselves about what will happen then. WITH THE EDITORS THE SO-CALLED SOCIALISTS With Trotzky organizing a volunteer army to oppose German aggression and making no concealment of his realization that Russia is the prostrate victim of a German peace, with Red Guards fighting a German supported bourgeoisie in Finland, and with the great Swedish socialist leader declaiming, in the teeth of German threats, that he hopes, “for the sake of liberty’s cause,” the German advance will be drawn back, what becomes of the pretenses of the pro-German socialist party in this country? They claim to be Bolshevik, but the ac- tion of Trotzky and his associates exposes that. They claim to be socialist, but what, then, is Branting? They are, as a revealed fact. nothing but allies of the German war machine, enemies of the country of their pretended adoption, enemies of Bolshevik Russia or any other Russia, enemies of the cause of liberty. : They are a German party, spreading sedition in this country, dishonoring the term of German-American to the perma- nent injury of a class for generations hon- ored in America, discrediting the name of socialism, traitors all around, except to military Prussia What a party! Yet it elected a mayor in Milwaukee, and polled nearly a hundred thousand of votes in Wisconsin and thou- sands of yotes in the Chicago aldermanic election. That means that there are in this country too many pretended citizens whose oath of alegiance is worthiess and who have no right to the powers and privileges of citizenship.—Chicago Tribune. BONDS OR BONDAGE The ladies of the Red Cross brangh at Ashley, N. D., recently asked the students of the high school to write essays setting forth the reasons why everyone should sub- scribe to the Third Liberty Loan. The fol- lowing essay, written by Lillian Bettenga, aged fourteen, has been sent to The Journal by the superintendent of schools. It is an admirable statement of the case for the Liberty Loan. : I saw our dear old Uncle Sam standing by the Ship of State perplexed and anxious. He was look- ‘ing out across a troubled see where a fierce storm was raging. He turned an anxious face toward the good Ship that had weathered so many blasts, for he knew that yonder, where the battle clouds hung low, there raged the greatest conflict of the ages —the struggle for the survival of democracy— the great struggle that should decide whether “government of the people, for the people, by the people should perish from the earth.” But the face of Uncle Sam, though anxious, was set and determined. The conflict must be won in order that peace and justice may be established among the nations of the earth. However brave and skilled our-soldiers may be, however efficient and devoted our Red Cross workers, however wise ‘and farseeing our statesman, not even all these can win the war. No one group or two groups or three groups of people can win the war. It can be won only by the cooperation of every man, woman and child. This warfare requires not only the sending of men to fight in the trenches, but also keeping them fed and clothed. It requires the building of ships, the producing of shells, guns, rifles, horses, sol- diery, motor trucks, airplanes, hospital supplies, food, and many other things. To produce all these are required large industrial plants in many parts of the country. | We have pledged to Uncle Sam our sacred honor to fight this war to the last man and the last dollar if necessary to vanquish the Hun. Uncle Sam ex- pects every man to do his duty by subscribing lib- erally to the new Liberty Loan so that it may go “clean over the top.” Secretary Baker has seen our gunners along what he aptly calls the “Frontier of Freedom,” pounding the Germans with deadly accuracy, bat- tering the gas machines into junk, and capturing their trenches as though it were an everyday hap- pening. He assures us that, man to man and gun to gun, they can more than hold their own. His picture of the situation at the front should spur every loyal American to redouble his energies‘to speed up the work of preparation, and in patriotic self-denial subscribe to the limit of his ability for the Third Loan in order that munitions and air- craft, ships and supplies may be hurried across with all possible speed. Shall the American people continue to. require pleasant and comfortable luxuries, or shall they by patriotic self-denial enable themselves to respond| to Uncle Sam’s call for this Third Liberty Loan?! We have all got to get behind the government in waging this war for freedom. If we need further argument to persuade us to subscribe to the war loan, let-us think of the suf- fering, misery, and devastation in Belgium,' France, Serbia, Poland and Armenia, and of: the treacherous invasion of the helpless. Russia by this ruthless Hun, who will visit us with the same fate, if he but gets the chance.’ It is up to us to buy age, can stand the strain. , If it doesn’t and the final big blowout comes, it'll be “‘good-night,” sun!” but how about us eayth; worms? Will we suffer an everlas ing rade of heafjess days? Will every day be ih, no; nothing like that! what will happen to us? Of course, we'll admit deadly combat—millions more are preparing them- Willi i in th t crisis, i coaLott tad becanie u prea’ bunkot lee? ae to fail them in the great crisis, or are we guing bonds, or submit to bondage. Our brave boys are already engaged in the selves for the great struggle which may exceed “the last full measure of devotion.” Are we go- “DEATH TOLL OM. WESTERM TROMY SATURDAY EVENING LETTER By Justice J. E. Robinson S On the supreme court docket there; a team of horses for $300.00 and gave are now 1( appeals not yet argued | his note to the bank. His defense is or submitted, thirty of them are set| that when he signed the note it read: for argument commencing next week.| “With interest payable annually at They are mostly kindergarten matters | the rate of twelve per cent per annum and should be disposed of in short or-| to maturity and twelve per cent after der. Now there remains only twenty-| maturity till paid.’ And that after five of the old chronic cases which! he signed the. note it was changed by should have been fiinally decided in| writing the figure 10 in place of the the days of long ago. figure .2, which had been crossed. To We have an important Soo Rail-| this defendant testified and the bank- way case. It is an appeal from an'er testified to the contrary. Certain order holding thatthe complaint does / it is there was no thought in the mind not state a cause of action. Five of defendant himself or of any person months ago a decision was signed by that he should have the use of the three of the judges. and since, that horses for a second year without pay- time it has been,held’ up awaiting a ing interest. But_ now it seems he concurrence or dissent of two judges. has ‘had the horses six years without That is carrying ‘judicial courtesy to| paying or offering to pay a dollar, and the point of folly; and madness. I! of course, that does not’mark hi mas hope we may have mo more of it. an honest and truthful man. Truth and Olson vs. Ross, the big trading| honesty are virtues which go together. stamp case has been finally decided.! If the maker of a promissory, note Though it wa; argued for two days, may avoid payment by swearing that by the unwise indulgence of the court,! at the time of the making the printed it amounted to nothing. The stamps figure 10 or 12 was crossed out and sold were redeemable only in money. no figure inserted to indicate the rate The statute under which the suit was ‘of interest while the payee swears to brought does not prohibit the sale of the contrary then nearly all persons stamps redeemable in money. It pro-| may safely refuge to ‘pay their bank hibits only the sale of stamps re-; notes. In blank promissory notes deemable in merchandise. there is usually printed the highest In a Fargo suit against an admin-|rate of interest allowed by law and istrator an appeal wastaken from ajit the time of signing the high rate judgment for $25,000.00. Ten months|{s commonly crossed and a lower rate’ ago, the case was argued and submit- | inserted. - i ted. It was assigned to one judg In weighing evidence we must re-' who promptly formulated a short opi emer that dishonesty and falsehood: ion affirming the judgment of the are kindred vices. When a man is a ual court, ‘she short opinion did noti pariy to a dishonest deal, when he appeal to the judges. They thought! resorts to law. to resist payment of an it too short for so long a case. A re- honest debt, he may well be consid- argument was ordered and for a whole ered dishonest and untruthful. He day the judges sat like paience on a'does not hesitate to swear falsely monument hearing the big lawyers|when he can do it with safety. His talk and re-talk. Then to write an/oath is no better than his word and opinion the case was assigned to an-| both are of little weight. other judge. After pondering over it) When for a good price a person for six months he wrote a lucid and | sells a gold brick, a worthless plowing. thorough opinion of thirty-three pages outfit, or a few sections of white in affirmance of the judgment. It ap- sand, it is folly for him to claim’ that vea'ed to all the judges. They read the victim had carefully examined his it with delight, signed jit, filed it and purchase and knew just what he was gave due notice to the attorneys. But! buying; and when a purchaser is a lo and behold! There is now filed a' fool or a simpleton the law should long motion for a re-hearing. Six big | protect him against knaves. lawyers want to talk the case all over! The testimony of any number of again and to show the court-that the, witnesses may be weighed down and: long opinion is no better than the discredited. by its own probability. The short one. Well, we may hear them Book of Mormon is vouched for by talk it all over and appoint another. eleven witnesses and their testimony judge to write a still longer opinion is not in any way contradicted. They affirming ‘the judgment, but I guess swear that they saw the original not. Some lawyers are never satis-| book 7x inches consisting ‘of leaves fied when a decision is against them jor tablets of pure gold. They saw Joe try to convince them by the longest saw an angel from heaven come down opinion that can be written. |and take the book up to heave In State v. Mueller, @ Jamestown Mormons: believe it and their sincer- defendant was‘ justly convicted ity is vouched for by the blood’.of i eo ', 8,00, 000 |WOOLEDGE ALIEN and it is. pure folly for any judge to Smith translate the book and then! The} ; was that he went insane and lost his of murder’ and sentenced to thirty, years in the state’s penitentiary. Elev-} en months ago the appeal’was filed in this court and there is still no de- cision, though the case should have been decided within ten days after the filing of the appeal. Defendant should not have been kept for two, and a half years, eating the bread of idleness in the Stutsman county jail. On December 22, 1915, he took | his} five- shooter and went to.a neighbor’s kanea—the Hins place—he shot the old man three times, the mother once, and then fatally shot the young man‘ Valentine. The cause of it all was that his sister had been too intimate with a young man of the Hins family who escaped to Canada, and it was re- ported that the Hins family had spok- en lightly of the sister. His defense mind’ for a minute or two just while he did the shooting. Under a proper procedure a special jury. should have been called, if necessary, and defend- ant should have found \himeelf con- victed and serving in the ‘state’s pris- on within two months after the com- mission of the crime, and within ten iwthiit ten days after the appeal was filed, if should have been finally de-, cided: and. the case remanded and closed. Such delays as prevailed in; this case'are @ disgrace to the courts and a direct causé/of lynchings. inspire them with new courage by our hearty re- sponse to the call for money by buying Liberty . Brastrup: This is a case ! jd have been promptly de-|7 “his own eyes. their martyrs, and yet we do not be- lieve it because it, is too improbable, and for that reason we should 0t be- lieve it, though it were sworn to by a thousand honest men. Indeed, “in such a case a man shoyld not believe The appearance or phenomenon may be the result of de- ‘ception, illusion, hypnotism or cther unknown causes. Sore Throat, Colds Quickly Relleved By Hamlin’s Wizard Olt Hamlin’s Wizard Oil is a simple and effective treatment for sore throat and chest colds. Used as a gargle for sore throat it brings quick relief. Rubbed on the chest it will often loosen up a hard, deep seated cold in one night. . How often sprains, bruises, clits and burns occur in every family, as well as little troubles like earache, toothache, cold sores, canker sores, stiff neck, and tired aching feet. Soothing, healing Wizard Oil will al- ways bring quick relief. et it from druggists for 30 cents. If not satisfied return the bottle and get your-money back. Ever constipated 000,000 g00,000° 500,000 PROPERTY GUARD Minot Man Named to Fill Re- sponsible N. D. Post ‘Minot, N. D. April 13.—Guy S. Wooledge of this city, has been ap-! pointed state counsel and legal: repre- sentative of A. Mitchell Palmer, alien property custodian. All legal matters requiring attention in North Dakota! will be referred directly to Mr.’ Wool- edge, who will co-operate with the bu-! reau of law at Washington. The chief functions of the custodian and other property ‘belonging to ene-; mies as defined by The Trading With The Enemy act, approved October 6, t..e.same, or the proceeds, subject to future- disposition by congress. in the, main subjects of enemy na- tions resident within enemy territory. Practically the only resident enemies are the few interned subjects of en- emy nationl—made by executive proc- lamation. It developed that enemies have ever yconceivable kind of prop- ‘erty right and interest in ‘this coun- try. Much the larger part of enemy interests so far reported which involv- ed, or may involve, legal difficulty, are interests in estates in process of ad- ministration and such interests ap- pear to exist throughout the country. It is necessary in such matters, and of course in any other matters, requiring local attention, to have a local legal representative charged with the duty of representing the custodian. Such represe tative will not, however, be concerned with the administration or control of enemy funds or other prop- erty, since under the act this is ac- complished either directly by the cus- todian or by his duly authorized de- positdries throughout the country. The bureau of law will communicate with the legal representative in each state concerning all matters requiring loca], attention, and will depend upen him ‘to perform or to arrange for the performance under his supervision, of all necessary, local services. The services performed will be a pa- triotic contribution to the prosecu- tion of the war ,and without compen- sation. FINNISH-AMERICANS ORGANIZE RED CROSS s ‘New Leipzig, N.-D., April 13.—Fin- nish settlers of this section have or- ganized a Finnish-American Red Cross branch which is doing effective work. The Finns have also organized ‘a “War Savings society which has 32 mem- bers and whose membership ‘is rapidly growing. Peter Lukins is president and Rudolph Ruana secretary. ) SUNDAY DINNER Sunday dinner, 6 to 8 o'clock, Grand Pacific hotel. Price 75 cents, O’Con- nor’s orchestra. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY WANTED—To exchange, 160 acres of northern Minnesota land. ‘No. im- provements except some fencing. Will consider small modern house for ‘Equity in land. State price and particulars first letter* Address C. R,, Tribune. er 414 3t GO TO MANDARIN’S CAF for noodles and chop-suey. 215 5th St. C. S. Tuck. 4:14 6t FOR RENT—Modern housekeeping rooms, furnished or unfurnished. Phone 773. You Can’t Liniments Will Never Cure. If you are afflicted with Rheuma- tism, why waste time with liniments, lotions and other local: applications that never did cure Rheumatism, and never will? Do not try to rub the for you will never l. sensible plan of finding the cause of the pain, and or have sick headache? Jus hi lea: ‘the cause, an Yow will UNCLE SAN LEND FARMERS. HIS, SOLDIERS Major General Peyton C. March Explains How Help May Be Obtained WILL AID AT HARVEST TIME Furloughing of Select’ Service Men en Bloc Should. Be Great Assistance’ Farmers who have sons or other leratives in training at the national cuntonments and who need their help in seeding or harvesting have.an op- portunity to procure.a t2mporary fur- for their helpers through an act ‘rch 16, which is fulty explained in a circular letter from Major Gen- eral Peyton C, March ,acting chief of staff, addressed to local boards throughout the country. Major‘ Gen- eral March encloses copies of tha blank application for jfurlough which must be filled out by the farmer de- siring temporary help from soldier rel- atives or former employes. This blank is to give the name of the soldier for whom application is: made; his rank, organization and present stations; lo- cation of farm on which soldier is de- sired for work; name of owher or ten- ant of farm; kind of farm ;number. of persons normally engaged on farm; number of males above the age of 14 now working. on farm; acreage of farm; acreage under cultivation; crops to be grown this year and ap- proximate acreage of each; number of horses on farm, cattle, hogs, sheep; amrket value of farm; last year's pro- duction ;this ‘year’s anticipated pro- duction; farm machinery; extent of soldier’s experience in farming; wages paid for farm labor in vicinity and availability of farm labor. To Work Through Loca! Board. This application is to be filed with the ‘local exemption board, which will report on the same blank ‘its rec- ommendations and findings, together with the concurrence or dissent of the county agent or government appeal agent, and the application must fin- aliy be signed by the soldier affected, who engages, if the. furlough: is-grant- e!. to utilize the time -of. his. absence y and completely in farming, to v earnestly and v: l that af fer any, reason. his gervicts' cease to be cigently needed oe'vr: the expir- ation of his furlough, he -will .report immediately for military duty at ‘his _ proper. post. The. application then goes to the commanding officer for are to acquire possession of money | nts approval,-which completes the con- tract. ey . ‘Furloughs. granted. in. this -order will be for. short periods, largely for seeding -and harvesting time.. They may. be .given ..by.. commanding. offi- visions and departments. loughs- will not .be .granted enlisted men of or above the grade ‘of first sergeant, nor will they be granted in an organization that has been ordered or is in transit,from , points mabil- ization: or training to 4 port’ of.em- Yarkation; and. all furloughs “granted will be recalled and the men ordered to their orfanizations.-when the: latter have received preparatory orders’ for duty overseas. Furloughs granted un- der this order will be without pay and allowances, except that enough pay will be retained in each case to meet allotments in force on’the date of this order, war-risk-insurance and pledg¢s on Liberty bonds. i Furloughs En Bloc. § Furloughs may be granted en bloc ‘o men that are willing to accept.them upon requests-of farmers when the ‘ime to be consumed in traveling from ‘he post to the places of labor will not exceed 24 hours. These appll- zations also will be made through ‘lo- cal boards; and upon the: receipt of 3uc happlications: at post or training camp. {he commander will cause it,.to be indorsed on the back by the sol- diers who desire to eccept work, and such signatures will be considered as voluntary .applications _ within the meaning of the law. It is feared that ‘North Dakota will lerive little present advantage from his furlough provision ,although’ 2,600 nen who were called from this state ‘wthin the last month may be consid- ored available. Those who went earl- ‘er to Camp Dodge have been split up ond assigned to other commands for overseas service. Some of these’ men may now be en route to France, and it is cretain that a majority of them soon will be called to embark. . ‘Will Help at Harvest Time. There wil be a possibility, so.far 1s the central and eastern sections of he state are concerned, of obtaining he services of men en bloc, as, unless iitbe the extreme: northwestern: quar- ‘er, no section of North Dakota ‘is more than 24-hours distant from Camp Dodge. The demand for:men for seed- ing is ngt,so great tbat, with the aid of city folk who are offering. their services, it cannot be met. The cry- ing need for. men will come ‘at har- ; vest time which, with the early plant- ing, promises to come-two or three weeks before the normal period for. harvesting inthis state. It is then that the North Dakota farmer may find a Jarge supply of skilled farm la- bor immediately available through the mass acceptance of farm work on the part of select service soldiers at. Camp Dodge who have. heen called into training there from North Dakota and 4-13-1w | adjoining. agricultural’ states. Rub It Away; Rheumatism un the’ germs that caieieee rifier and sc oy that i cleanse after that. Remove | cial “Enemies,” as defined by the act, are| cers of,,posts, camps,:cantonments, dl- Stich fur-’ 7 yt " ‘