The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 20, 1918, Page 4

i i i _ done the right thing and set a fine example. By the way, a number of corporations acted} ‘time like this—a time when all America is dead | Americans are counting their dollars against their the eve of an election is bad politics. called, he is dubious. He wonders what the fel- @ t FOUR, THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Entered at the Postoffice, Bismarck, N. D., as Second Class Matter : Saw GEORGE D. MANN - —- ~—-_~~=s=_iditor G. LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY, Special Foreign Representative NEW YORK, Fifth Ave. Bldg.; CHICAGO, Marquette Bldg.; BOSTON, 3 Winter St.; DETROIT, 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 otherr wise credited in this paper and also the local news: pub- lished herein. 5 ; i All rights of publication of special dispafches herein ate also reserved. . i ; : All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE Daily by tarrier per year... +++ $6.00 Daily by mail per year.. Daily by mail per year (in state). . Daily by mail outside of North Dakota... j SUBSCRIPTION RATES (In North Dakota) One year by mail.. Six months by mail i ont MAL. ..- eee Three months by citeide of North Dakota) One year. Six months ... Three months . see ree months . One month .. THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER. (Bastablished 1873) <> FINE’ BUSINESS Du Pont. & Co., the big powder makers, have declared “a Red Cross dividend” of 2 percent, $1,177,084,.on the common stock. There is noth- ing to compel the stockholders to hand over the money to the Red Cross, but the corporation has wisely, during the late Liberty loan campaign, by paying their extra dividends in Liberty bonds and war savings stamps. This is a policy that can be continued during the war, since the bonds can always be had. The fellow not content, nay, glad, to take his extras in Liberty bonds, must ave a soul like an over-roasted peanut. General Maurice has reached the stage where he is explaining. He appears to be conducting his own post mortem. .. ‘A‘CONGRESSIONAL SUPERSTITION What is the trouble with congress, anyway, | that.‘it balks’ at an‘ incréase in: war’ taxes, at a set :for ‘the war; a'time.when we have shown our éarnestniess by over subscribing a Third Liberty. loan? Why is congress afraid to take up tax] legislation now; afraid’ to go home to the. people nthe eve of an-election: with a necessary new tax*law ‘voted for? For we know that' the old orie:won't do. ” hie : "That they are‘ afraid: has been ‘clearly indi- cated : by.: Washington dispatches, reporting the views of Representative Kitchin and Senator Sim- mons on the spirit of their respective bodies—the two houses of congress. “Do men in congress actually believe that men? “Do they think that we are afraid to meet the issue as it really is—as' every mother’s son, and every mother’s daughter, knows%t is? Do they think that we are children; that we can- not see? \ 1 There is an old superstition in congress, that although it may be on its last legs, is still stand- ing. It is to the effect that tax legislation on The sooner the superstition is forgotten the better. The wise ones are going to know the truth.; They are going to know. that the right kind of tax: legislation is the best possible poli- tics. This in spite of the fact that a few big interests may be hit. ‘The right.kind of tax legislation means this: taxation aimed at war profits and swollen incomes. ‘These are the things that get under. the hide of ‘every. American. They are the only things that set him wondering. When he buys a Liberty bond he may know he is making an investment. But: when he contributes to a “war charity,” so- lows with the big incomes are contributing to match: him along lines of “war duty.” Our next tax bill should be a whole ‘lot: more carefully-thought out than the present abortion. It should really strike the targets aimed at, not scatter around all over the lot ‘like a funnel- mouthed blunder buss. Maybe it shouldn’t be passed in a hurry. But congress’ought at least to be at work on it. And congressmen and senators, if they want their seats back again, should be able to tell the people truthfully that they are working—and along what lines they are working. A Berlin magazine of kultur advocates allow- ing Germans to “possess” several wives, as “Ger- many is losing her noblest blood,” and concludes that “a decent form must be found for this form of polygamy.” “Possess” is the right word, but it will take better folks than Germans to get up‘a decent form of polygamy. . _ G. 0. P. Chairman Hays of Indiana will open Up* permanent headquarters in Washington. If there is anything permanent with an Indiana poli- 4.00 y ‘00 | £erence. Nae BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE A FAILING IN ONE EYE. Canada has enfranchised her indians, in rec- ognition of their splendid services at home and in the trenches. The U. S. senate neglects to enfranchise 50 per cent of our people without whose services the country would be at the mercy of the Huns. Uncle Sam, there’s. a beams’ not a mote, in ‘your democratic eye. ' Another non-essential industry is the news- paper sassiety colyum. Either cut it out. or bar 'mention of all women unless engaged in war work.) London reports that Nick Romanoff is broke. We can’t see that it makes a great deal of dif- If he had any money, where would he spend it? Germans in one city, says an Amsterdam re- new, nothing new. The Huns have had to hump port, have been eating camel feat. Nothing for meat this long time. ; “Speaking of Izzie Knott of Hinesburg, Vt.” postcards J. C. C:, “is related in any way to May I. Knott, so frequently mentioned by the president in ut|his unofficial communications?” _ New York now has an anti-loafing law. It provides for the arrest of any man not engaged in some “useful employment.” If they “enforce the law, goodnight to the hat checker. An Ohio man has cut off his long whiskers to prove he ‘is a patriot. We don’t know whether that proves it or not, but it’s a step. Anyway, he’s celebrating Clean-Up week in the proper way. Arthur G. St. James of Denver, Edward St. Luke of Cheyenne, Orville St. John of Seattle, Henry F. St. Peter of Kansas City and Arthur T. St. Matthew of Spokane are marines stationed at San Francisco. The Germans are now taking a drug that pre- vents them from feeling hungry. If they run short of the drug they can call the midday meal supper and go to bed without eating in the eve- ning. | wirn THE EDrTors | ase! Oy gt ETHICS AND.POLITICS. The Fargo. morning andiithe evening .newspa- pers have: been engaged in ‘a heated controversy over a nice question of propriety ‘and good taste. About a month ago Leo Horst, a Nonpartisan league organizer and speaker, was’ arrested on a charge of sedition of sdme sort, the exact nature of which we do:not now recall. ‘Nothing daunted, [the young man procured his release from custody by giving bonds, and pending trial continues his activities in behalf of ‘the league. The Fargo Forum. ‘affects to be. deapliy/ offended by this breach of good manners, claiming. that Mr. Horst should seclude himself until. the question’ of his innocense or guilt’ shall’ hkvt been legally deter- mined. The Fargo Courier-News coliter-attacks vigorously, claiming that Mr. Horst is ready and anxious to face his accusers; that his co-laborers claim that he is one of the most intensely pa- triotic men in North Dakota; and that in any case such criticism comes with poor grace from the Forum, which..the Courier-News says— “has kept up:a continuous fire of criticism of the Unita States government.” To this impeach- \ ment the Forum replies that to discuss its own loyalty “with ‘Mr. Townley’s organ would be to pre-suppose that it knows what the word means.” When doctors of ethics disagree, who shall de- cide?’ Answer: The Chronicle will decide. We must overrule the motion of the Forum that each and every one of the Nonpartisan league or- ganizers and speakers who have been or may be arrested on disloyalty charges should at once im- mure himself in a hole and pull the hole in after him. Our ruling is based upon the fundamental principle of American jurisprudence that every man accused of any crime what-so-ever shall be held to be innocent until proven guilty. Besides, if the Forum’s idea of propriety should be enforc- ed, it is obvious that the Nonpartisan league could be put out of business in short order by the simple process of swearing out complaints against its leaders and workers. But even that.sort of persecution would not permanently destroy the league. It would but add fuel to the flames. ~ On the other hand, the “North Dakota Leader,” official organ of the Nonpartisan: league in this state, announced in its issue of May 11th that “Governor Frazier, State Auditor Kositsky and N. S. Randall will soon join Walter Thomas Mills and other league speakers in carrying the truth to the people of North Dakota.” On the same page on which the above announcement is printed the Leader deals with the fact that N. S. Ran- dall had been convicted of the charge of having obstructed the draft. Here no question of ethics, of good taste or of common sense is involved. N, S. Randall has had his day in court.. He was duly tried, was found guilty by,a jury of his peers, and has been sentenced by the court. He has been granted a stay of judgment, and is out on bail. Under these circumstances it is unthink- able that the managers of the Nonpartisan league tician it’s politics. Hoosiers who are not too busy writing poetry or novels aim to spend 24 hours a day of their spare time playing politics. ¥ In spite of two-ring opposition on Capital hill, Barnum & Bailey did a good business in Washing- would permit Mr. Randall to appear on the public platform in North Dakota as an authorized repre- sentative of that organization. If they do, every charge of disloyalty that “big biz” and a “kept press” have ever.launched against tht leaders of the league will have found ample justification — La Moure Chronicle. HE'S CALLING TO YOU SLL. After the ‘hot assault, or hard, heroic stand, i; Hark! Some one calls to you from No Man’s Land. Just a friend of yours and mine, a suffering soldier-man ; No, you cannot reach him—but the Red Cross can. —Edmund Vance Cooke. 4 ° Sale New: England; is\ coming into ‘her own. ‘Before theytime that, the-farm- ers in: th’ eterritery: adjacent to. th largest grain) market in ‘the Unitea States ‘begin hauling their grain -to market, ‘New! England’ will have a; new flour mill’ ‘with a capacity of 200 barrels daily, and a new electric lighting plant driyen by a 250-horse- power engine givigg 24-hour lighting service ‘and furnishing a sufficient supply of electricity ‘to drive. all of the motors that may be attached to furnish power needed for all of the industries in New,. England. This annotincement was made this .week by the Aaby Light\and Power. Co. when they asked ‘the. city, council. to discontinue an unused road, 60° feet wide, whith runs parallel to the right of way for the Milwaukee between Mc- ‘Kenzie and Main streets, south of the city hall! The only. concession that the members of thi sstrong company asks of the citizens of ‘New) England is @ title to ‘this land, upon. which they will expend $50,000 during the coming“ year ,and. start a business, which will benefit’ not only this city but the surrounding county: and wilt give steady employment\to from 10 to 15. men. i Four-tory, Building. The new flour mill will be four), stories high. It will stand just halt way in the block between Main street and just: north of, the railroad: track. The building willbe 32x50: feet ‘on the ground and will be of frame cover- ed on the outside ‘by iron. The new power house will fe on the west side of the flour mill.) This building will be 32x60 and willbe bullt of brick and tild, with an fron roof. The, mill will be,. equipped. throughout, with Allis-Chalmers machinery, the stand- ard for manufacturing high-igrade flour of every kind of grain. Besides these two buildings ample office mill for New England, nye -od : Progressive Milwaukee Line ‘Terminus in Hettinger County | Coming Into Its’ Own—New Flour Mit! )::: ‘and Other: Enterprises :(!)) 95 tui: ° & rooms. wil be furntsted ‘and ‘a drive: way ‘and dump scales will be built onthe north side of the ‘mill, about 12x30. feet. Sis “Nothing. Escapes New England,” is the motto that was accepted®by ‘the. citizens of this city when it was little more than a country crossroads and the progressive. people here have liv- ed up to this. slogan until at the pres- ent time this young ‘city is recognized as one of the: ifvesbiin the’ northwest. Fills Long Felt Want. The; proposition; oft, qgtting a flour L 4 A long been a matter for. discussion Hi mary. plans. have been ‘iiade to‘ gét'a mill here in Successful: operation. The amnounce- ment that the Aaby Light and Power Co. has perfected plans for the build- ing of this big mill and the other im- provements that will mean’ so. much ‘to the future of New England has been received with enthusiasm and the members of the city council ‘have agreed that they will take immediate steps. to secure the site and will as- sist in getting the ‘Milwaukee to build the additional side track ‘that is to supply tho mill. ‘Several years ago New ‘England had a chance to get 4 flour mill but the plan was frus- trated by outside interests. Those in rge of the present undertaking say that it will be put through, and a mill manufacturing high grade patent flour and furnishing the by-products to our. farmers, will be in successful opera- tion this fall. Aaby Light and Power Co. The directors of the Aaby Light and Power Co. are W. L. Gardner, president; Chris Aaby, vice-president; E. B. Simes, vice president and mill manager; J. J. Murphy,’ treasurer; J. A. Meyer, secretary; and E. J. Free man. This company now owns and operates the big electric lighting, sys- tem in New England which also fur- } | nishes power for a number of local !“NOTHING ESCAPES NEW ENGLAND,” _ | MOTTO OF EARLY DAYS, VERIFIED industries. The company" recently purchased the lighting plant formerly owned by uordon, Gardner. and the consolida- tion gives the new company ‘so much additional lighting that it'has been found necessary to enlarge their light plant although” they now own three engines, two 25-horsepower and one 50-horsepower. In making their plans sufficient to care: for all of the present and fu- ture needs of ‘New England in the way of electric light. and, power ,they have decided to buy a néew’steam en- gine of 250-horsepower of the. Corliss tybé,” Which: is aldo’ large “eridugh to furnish the power for the flour mill. Successful Manager. The directors have investigated the mill business thoroughly-and have de- cided that the first thing. needed. af- ter the: mill is built is a man who is capable of handling the business and who is a practical and successful mil- ler. They feel that they have found such a man in. E. E. Simes, who. for the past 17 years has successfully’ manager a 400-barrel capacity mill with a high line electric lighting plant in connection forthe Campbell. Mill- ing Co. in. Minnesota. Mr. Simes has been in New Eigland twice and is so favorably, impressed with the possibilities here that he has become a member of the company and has accepted the office of vice- president and manager of the mill. He will move to Néw England with his wife and one child about the first of June. The new mill manager is the man who made the “Golden Palace” brand of flour famous. This flour is sold not only in this country but abroad. It is sold on its own merits. - Mr. Simes has made good as a:miller and New England is to have the full bene-}- fit of his 17 years of experience. He is a very capable business man and is to be placed in complete control of this part of the big new industry which will do away with the necessity of shipping grain to Minneapolis and paying the freight on both the grain and the flour. “We figured that tho first thing that we needed to make the New England mill a success was to get the right man to manage, and in Mr. Simes we ' But-the Red Cross The iron cross is black as death and hard: as human hate; The ‘wooden cross is white and still and whispers us “Too late,” But the Red Cross sings of life and love and hearts regenerate. The iron cross is a boastful cross and marks a war-mad slave; __The wooden cross is 4 dumb, dead cross and guards a shallow =) grave, ; 2a But the Red Cross reaches out its arms to solace and to save. The iron cross is a kaiser’s. cross and narrow is its clan; e s='The: wooden cross is a soldier’s cross and mourns its partisan, is the cross of One-who served his fellow-men. (Copyright, 1918, N. E. A.) ‘have had an, i MONDAY, MAY 20, 1918, have, found our man,”; the. directors said today. t 3 “4 ‘Mill Will Bénefit People. For, years the farmers and busi- ness men’ of this section have been talking of the advantages that would be derived from having a, mill estab- lished in New England. . It will mean a big thing to all kinds | of ‘business in New England from the fact that it will bring farmers ‘to New } England who have been going to oth- er towns. Soon they willbe able’ to sell here on an exchange: basis. They. can go back to the old plan of haul: ing their grain to mill and hauling 4 back their own flour, Farmers will always be able to buy the, ground feed: for their cattle and 0gs. 2 i ‘ / The new industry will furnish em- { plpopyment for about 10: men on each shift and: when there is grain in the i country the’ mill will be operated both { day and night and so about 20 men } will be needed to keep the plant in operation: ae, The new light plant will furnish the é very best of ‘service night and day with mueh power to spare to run the ‘ motors for all othcr industries in New x England ‘both now and in the future. May Furnish Central Heat. The site that is sought would be an excellent location for a. city heat- \ ing plant’ should the company decide / to furnish heat for the business dis- oe % trict of the town and the rumor is L current ‘that such ‘plans are being made. There are many other improve ments that are sure to come to New England through this big new industry but the directors of the company are | more for. doing things than talking about things that are to be done and no information can be gotten’ about further plans at the present time. { A big thing is coming to New Eng- \ land. The new 200-barrel flour mil the new lighting system with a 25! ’ vy, horsepower steam engine, the two big ‘ buildings, and’ the’ machinery and ty other improvements, which will cost when completed: about $50,000, will ‘| mean much to this city and its future. New England is coming into ‘hér’own. i { OLD LOVE AFFAIR | OF CHARGING BEAR CHANGED. HISTORY ct | Great. Sioux Chief’s Early Infat- k uation for White Woman Cap- tive Changed Attitude Toward the Palefaces j ae ‘ How an old love affair. of Charging Bear, better: known in--recent years as John Grass, the last of the great chiefs of the. Teton _Dacotahs, may tant effect «nthe history of,.the florthwest, is interest- ingly: suggested.in -the. following. let- ter from Lewis F. Crawford’ of: Sen- tinel Butte,’ president of the ‘state board of.regents, and authority on Da- kota Indian lore: aoe Fie Sentinel Butte, \N. D., May 16, 1918. Editor of Tribune:. ; | Lnptige. in The Tribune, of May. 4 ae an account of the death at Ft. ‘Yates, of:the noted indian Chief, John Grass. It may be of interest to your read- ers to know ‘that’ John .Grass' early name was Charging bear, “Leaping Bear, ‘or: Jumping ‘Bear,.-according: to the: desire of the translator. In his youth John Grass was connected; with an interesting: incident in our western ‘ ", history. G x “In 1864 Gen. ‘Alfred Sully’ madé a military expedition from Ft. Yates to the Yellowstone, convoying across the Sioux ‘country citizens bound ‘for the Virginia City gold’'fields. While on this ‘expedition the battle of: Kitldeer, at Killdéer mountain, on the present site of the Diamond-C ranch, and the battle of the Badlands—just east of vt Sentinel ‘Butte—were fought. At this time the Sioux held ‘Mrs. Fanny Kelly, a white woman, as a captive. This fact was known to Gen. Sully but he was unable to get her release. Later Mrs. Kelly was with the band: of Sioux that attacked Capt. James Fisk, | near Ives between Rhame and Mar- } marth. Capt. Fisk>paseéd several; jet- ters with Mrs. Kelly but vas unable to accomplish her delivery.) ? The adove is gals eprelimminary. to my story. Charging Bear—later John a y Grass—became .enamored with Mrs- : Kelly, who.was then a young woman of twenty-one. Mrs. Kelly ‘contrived a scheme to get her release by an apparent requital of Charging Bear's affection. After numerous wander- f ings they went to the Black. Hills in t the latter part of November of this some year. Mrs. Kelly induced Charg- ing Bear to carry a letter to Ft. Sully, on the Miss river in South Dako- ta. Charging Bear did-not know or ) the contents of ithe letter and left se- i i cretly o na proinise on the part of 7 Mrs. Kelly that she would become his i wife on his fulfifling his’ mission. The letter warned the commander of the H fort that an expedition was being * planned on’ pretext of delivering her to them, but-in fact.a massacre of the ‘ soldiers was intended. True to his ‘ ) word. Jumping Eear made the 200- Ne) | mile journey in the cold weather the i { first part of December and delivered Mrs. Kelly’s: letter and received from the commander of the fort some pres- ents in return and a letter to be de livered to Mrs. Kelly. -A few days later the Sioux band decided to start ' for Ft. Sully—mot cognizant of the | fact that Jumping Bear had previously { set out secretly with Mrs, Kelly’s let- { ter. 7 Jumping Bear started back, no doubt joyful in the belief that he would spon claim Mrs. Kelly for his wife. vi ‘The Sioux band and Jumping Bear ] took different routes and did not meet i on the way. To make a-long story short Mrs. Kelly was.delivered to the | fort, and being .warned, the soldiers were on their guard and a massacre avoided. Congress voted Mrs. Kelly Vi $5,000 for saving the fort. She was i sent down the Missouri river where she joined her own people in: Kan- sas. Our old Chief John Grass was \ then a young man of twenty-five, and | who knows but his youthful affection } for Mrs. Kelly might not have been | the cause of his true friendship for p the whites during his long and use ful career. Very truly yours, x LEWIS F. CRAWFORD. bees Pee ape cabbage, seul FLOWER, yd nts at Ee ein oC Tribune Want Ads Bring Results. SAS LU