The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 19, 1918, Page 4

%s Soy rnent NL RO MMP ae gn ayaa Me Fan I ee : a ce, Bismarck, N. D., as an GEORGE D._ MANN 8 S A fs Editor , 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. EMBER 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 in this paper and also the local news pub- herein. ; All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. ION MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULA ‘SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE Daily by carrier per year. see $6.00 Daily by mail per year....... + 4.00. Bay i mat Pitside c tn ene ta, mail outside of Nor akota. ised SUBSCRIPTION RATES (In North Dakota) One year by mail.. alee Six months by mail Three ths b; sige ies Youtside of North Dakota) One year ... Six months . Three months ... 88 Oh BT ee Sss3 83S sss One month . oe os THE STATE'S OLDBST NEWSPAPER. (stablished 1873) NEAR THE GOAL All that now stands between American wom- anhood and a co-partnership with man in the busi- ness of managing the nation is the United States senate. The house of representatives has placed itself upon record in favor of the constitutional amend- ment giving women the right to vote in all states for all officials at all elections. There is no doubt as to where the majority of men of the nation stand. They have come to understand that in a demdcracy where liberty and freedom are the watchwords there can be no more election day disqualification because of sex than there can be because of color, religion or wealth. The amendment will carry if put up to the people. But the senate first has to vote favorably. President Wilson has come to the aid of suf- frage forces with an urgent appeal to the senate to permit the people to settle the question. -He ‘asks'the senate to pass the suffrage amendment before the end of this session. 5 The senate is not asked to decide the ques- tion for the voters of America. It is requested to let the voters themselves decide the question. Any senator, regardless of party affiliation, who votes against the submission of this suffrage amend- ment to the people, or who gives assistance in the well used senatorial program of procrastination, shuold be marked for defeat and should be suc- ceeded by a.man who will keep step with prog- ress. ‘ It is high time that senatorial reactionaries muffle their anti-suffrage arguments and permit their more progressive colleagues to pay our debt of gratitude to the women of America. ( As if there wasn’t more than enough talking in congress already, an Ohio fellow named Speaks announces, his candidacy. THEY’RE: ALL RIGHT Some of us;are much concerned about the “morale” of the boys who ake going to the front, and those who are already there. We are afraid they'll go to the devil because they are being furnished with cigarets, and be- cause they sometimes play baseball on Sunday. But the fact is there is less venereal disease among the boys in France than there is among the boys at home. They are far more interested in genuine re- ligion than they ever were in their native towns. The job they’re going is burning out of their lives the dross and the dirt that formerly clogged their brains and their hearts. “ They are giving themselves to a task which arouses the deepest, truest passion and patriot- ism. We need to be far more concerned about the boys who ‘remain at home than about the boys who have given up everything to fight for democ- racy and freedom. They have their own peculiar temptations, but, other things being equal, they’ve got a better chance to come back whole-hearted and true than the chap who remains at home for almost any reason that sounds like a good excuse. When the war ‘is over, the saddest object in the world will be the man who not only pitied|the wailing of paid agitators. The big thing at himself and allowed somebody. else to do the fight-|Present is to win this. war, and: the-mouthy .pro- ing, but who assumed a pietistic attitude toward testations of loyalty from paid agitators, and the soldier who passed through hell at the front|from the Townleys, Fratiers and Lindberghs wont so that the slacker might have a comfortable time|down. We want our loyalty talks by men who at home. Henry Ford will carry a lot of common sense to the senate, including his opinion that the foun- dation, walls and roof of this republic are the common people. USE BILL’S HIDE What is said to be the most unique binding in the world today, is in Exeter, England. The Albert Memorial. exhibition boasts a Tegg’s edi- tion of Milton bound in part of the skin of George y Cudmore, a malefactor, who was executed at|great state of North Dakota is preserved from Devon in 1830. Which same suggests an idea. Let’s bind the|disloyalists, the breeders of discontent, and the record of the world’s darkest age—and remember |I. W. W.’s apologists.—Mandan Pioneer. f 4 Ay Ef ‘ 1 tide ‘ot ‘history's blackest scoundrel, ‘Kaiser’ Bill’ To remove that de luxe cover from the animal, with great pains ‘we'll use a’ knife ‘of’ Steel) and administer no anesthetic. After sufficient tanning to remove the reek of blood stench not his own, it will be ready for the final stretching over the volume’s cover boards, stamped “Made in U. S.A.” i Then, perhaps we'll add a cheap index, ap- pendix, or supplement in the sheepskin of the wolf Clown Prince! ; The war garden. that produces but one crop this year is but a 50 per cent effort. Time and “trouble heal all wounds, King George is going to celebrate the Fourth of July! Why limit the “useful occupation order” to men of draft age? Why not include women, too? War savings stamps bought now will keep the wolf from many a door in 1923—and the Hun, too! American farmers have done their duty by raising a fine wheat crop; now we can do ours by not eating it. We're in favor of Kitchin sitting in the par- lor while someone else cooks up the new war revenue laws. Consider it this way: The larger the wheat crop the more wheat we can save for hungry mouths “over there.” The “big five” packers of Chicago don’t care who makes the laws, if you will only let them make the meat prices. Speaking of Taft: we are laying a bet his experience on the war labor board will make a pretty good radical of him yet. Remember, a ton of coal in your cellar will produce more heat for you next ‘winter than a carload at the mine. Order it now! If New Jersey will just mobilize her sum: mer mosquito crop we bet theGerman U-boat menace will soon disappear from our shores. The “big five” packers boast they make money by close economy in using everything about the pig except the squeal. Judging by recent) events, the packers have even found a way to use that. : | WITH THE EDITORS | COMMON SENSE. TRIUMPHANT Thank God for common sense! : While Minnesota soldiers were fighting = to make the world safe for democracy, Minnesota voters were proving yesterday that democracy is ‘i safe for the world. Beek Studying the election returns: this morni when the tumult and shouting have died away, one’s feelings are divided at wonder over the fact that one saw anything to worry about in the situ- ation yesterday, and regret that Mr. Lindbergh received as many votes as he did. The victory is above all else a victory of loy- alty and common, sense.—Fargo Forum. INVITING "TROUBLE By sending into North Dakota all the riff-| Proposed Townley gross profit ..10pct. raff of socialism, of pro-Germanism, of disloyalty, of I. W. W.-ism—all the dregs of social disorder, Governor Frazier is but ‘inviting trouble, ‘ and should there arise serious disturbances because of these paid agents forcing themselves in where they are not wanted, the blame can be put in only one place, and that is on the head of the governor, who knowing the temper of the peo- ple, and that they will not stand for the enforced presence of agitators, bolsheviki, and such like, not only permits them to tour the state, but them himself. A whole swarm of such agitators have pounced on the state, the Walter Thomas Mills-es, the Judson Kings, even Lindbergh, whose name is a stench in the nostrils of loyal Americans who with their sons at the front is to invade North Dakota, and is booked for several addresseg on the Slope; a man who charges the Red Cross with being a tool of Wall street, who says like Town- ley that this is a war of the rotten rich. The people are not in a mood tg listen to have not assailed the nation, and the honest mo- tives of these in charge of our government. We have no time for trifling economic questions, And surely this is no time for the Townley aggrega- tion to slip across a revision of the constitution which will permit of saddling on the state their consumers’ stores, their country newspapers, of their packing plant with its watered stock. So the people wont brook any forcing on them of men who should be in prison; men like Townley and Lindbergh who are under indictment; and if Governor Frazier wants to make suré that the disorders, he owes it as governor, to call off the \ Less difference in} cost between \ THE CONSUMERS’ UNITED STORES - CO. AS CHARI By W. Earl Smith. It has been frequently claime the members. of the Nonpartisan lea- gue that:the above stores are effect- | Actual capital invested as.above, $5,000 \ "COZ OLEAN Payal LOY Eng \ TABLE PROPOSITION they are guaranteed an original: total a by capital of: $10,0000 before opening up. Total average sales on retail mer: mace 8a + $25:000 chandising ing for them an, extraordinary and | Making a turn over of five times. otherwise impossible saving; that ther- fore Tawpley: is a, real benefactor. The. writer has no quarrel with the co-operative: 4dea-as such but. wishes to point out that the Townley. plan contains none of the elements of char- ity. Expert . testimony. indicates that there are about 500,000 retait stores in the United tates;. that they have an annual business turn over about $25,- 000; that-their total average operating cost is about 16 1:2 percent of gross}, sales. The: cost of doing business in retail merchandise lines in a new coun- try like North Dakota is somewhat higher, but should be kept safely with: in 18:percent,-though some have plac- ed ita little higher. It is the expres- sed purpose present practice of F for cash and elim- HBUch being the case and carry” then mak- mer-hatits op- erating on. the old.plan. The average cost of doing business on credit 1 ‘ BS) Average cost of deliver little over. Difference be: 1 and: present: system, in cost of * doing business { pets] 18pet} the two. systems: Net differences in'operating co: of cash and carry system Spet. ‘Net saving or profit to C U.S. on turn over ... -» 2pet. From observation it would appear that the stores already in operation throughout the state have an average ‘mvestment of under $5,000, though; »|said two years, etc. Profit on each turn over, 10.pet. $500 But to the above must. be added, the interest on $10,000 donated to the C, U. S. Co. while the pri- vate trader must furnish his own capital. Therefore, interest on $10,000 at 6 pet. $600 And total net profit on $5,000 ac- tual investment. ............ $1,100 Assuming that.40 stores will. be established at a net, profit as above. Total net profitito © ys Un Si seccccececeeseecoeeene $44,000 The above is on the assumption that in no case is more than the actual $10,000 minimum paid ‘n. As a mat- ter of-fact, in many Cases sums much ibed which, ' Stores would add: greately to tne profit. It is certain that a very large amount of this surplus money. will remain ia the hands of said company because they. have given. their .‘donators”. the assurance that if they don’t like the game they can withdraw at the end of one year all but their pro-rata of .| the original.$10,000, at the end of the second year all but their pro-rata for So far as the writer knows no legal undertaking or security is given said “donators” fur return of said sums. In this connec- :| tion it may be of interest to. said do- nators to know that of every ‘100 peo= ple starting in business-in a\given year, only 75 percent are! in' business at the end of the second year. It is of course not impossible that the C. U. S, should with the rest of the 25 percent join the procession to the graveyard of commercial lost hopes, along with the remaining portion of the donation or donators of the Town- ley devotees It isa sound economic axiom that At rifle inspection: “PUTTING THE GRIN INTO THE FIGHT” es Ser on Tee COAST y \\\" i) MORE PAVIN BLocKs. HURRY 'EM e ALONG! i Y A | or rly Sas value received invested in any enter- prise entitled the investor to all the benefits of legal safeguards and vot- ing power in the conduct of ‘said en- terprise; in other words a sound bu- siness map will refuse to invest money in any enterprise in which he can have no voice nad against he can have .no legal claim, not only for a part, but for all of the amount of his invest- ment. Also, he will not be deceived by any “Moses” or “Deliverer” claims on the part of those who can be shown to make a nice profit out of capital which he contributes. It was Adam Smith who said that wealth belonged to him who created it. It is equally true that ‘capital in business should belong to those who contribute it. It is perhaps too much to expect the North Dakota agricultur- ist to study Adam Smith or any other economist, but the writer would urge and suggest that if they seek some ‘worthy charity, the war is still on ‘and the Red Cross needs the money. Oh Charity, what crimes are com- mitted in thy name. (LETTERS FROM | | “SOMEWHERE” |__IN FRANCE| FROM LLOYD HARMON. Neaizy wepi great aligator tears of joy yesterday when, the mail came in. We had not received any for over two weeks and were getting mighty blue, then when the good old canvas sacks began to show up, well say! The boy with his first pair of long pants had nothing on us. I got sixteen ana crawled into. the corner by the wood- box and proceeded to volplane (via letters) right back to that good old land, U. S. The best country in fifty worlds. Its just about like the farmer boy at his first circus to see a bunch of soldiers all grown, brown, strong and full of good old Yankee pep, get a bunch of mail. You can’t hear, you can’t see, you can’t think, you can’t— anything. Everybody laughing, holler- ing, talking, pushing, stepping on each others’ toes, forgetting about mess, troubles, dangers, etc. First of course, we dig into and devour our letters from mother, dad, sister or brother; then the one or ones from the girl, or girls, (if a fellow is lucky or nervy enough to have more than one of these wonderful afflictions). Each fel- low telling everyone else at the same time what is happening at-home, who got married, who got pinched, who got drafted, and got any thing else from the grovers’ bill to the whoop- ing cough. It’s a grand and glorious feeling I can assure you,’and you should see the big difference in the fellows’ work and play after the mail battle is over. They will wear out four pick handles where they wore out one before. I know without a doubt that the quickest way to end the Hun, would be to give the whole front the news that the huns had captured a mail train and had said mail in their trench. I'd bet our fel- lows would go through them so fast that the Hun would take his last thought on earth thinking that per- haps he made the sad mistake of coming on earth about a thousana years too soon. We received a big bunch of new band» music from Carl Fischer about a week ago, and say, you should see us up and at 'er. We had played all the music we had so much and so long that we could play it: upside down, backwards and sideways, and were really getting kinda desperate, but now, Oh voy! Also got a few ngw Jazz Nos. for the orchestra. Tell me all about it, ‘Mick, you know I am interested. Very little here in the hunting line, few wild pigs, and say, man, they gure are well named. About three times as large as our pigs, not so broad, but mueh taller, longer legs, curved back, and the most unsociable faces on the nuts that I ever saw, and speed, they can. put’ Barney Oldfield to shame. Saw an old Frenchman come in with a pig on one of their two- wheeled, one-horse, (go in every direc- tion at once) wagons, the other day. It looked about seven feet long and should Yudge it would weigh about Wot’s up, Herb, somebody hook his gun? five or sfx hundred pounds. Some pig. The old man had an implement of THEE a nin non. Had a bore about tice the size BRIE HOLE T EE obliged. I don’t care for any, pig hunt- ing. Haven't seen} dny, wild game birds‘ here, but’ r ports are, that; fur- ther south they e good hunting for small game, and. birds. When you go out this fall think of me, Mick, and knock-over a few for me. This fall will make two seasons of duck and ‘chicken’ hunting missed, and missed is a poor word for it too. Pll be there strongef than ever for the hunt a year from this fall and will make up for lost, time. F Well Mick, the silvery tones of the mess gong, (an ald tub) proclaims the news, in accents wild, that our “bully beef” and beans. are. waiting to be devoured so will stop ,thus enabling me to maneuver into position for the battle on the grub pile. | regards. “Don’t forget the love to the ladies, young and-old. | I’m proof against harsh words. so there’s no use to scold. Hi Your's, . “pBTE,” Lloyd F. Harmon, ‘Mus., 164 Inf. Band Hdg. Co. ‘Amex E. F. France. NEIL REID HAS GOOD TREATMENT IN THE HOSPITALS Neil Reid of Co. C, Second Battalion Field Signa! corps, A..E..F., introduces the news of his-recent. injury in action in a letter to his mother with the statement: .‘I_ have not written for some time, but I have been very busy. Now do not be alarmed when I tell -|you I.am ina hospital. I have been hurt,..and, have an, ear injured and will have to be taken care of in a” hospital. 1 am. in a. French hospital, and it is sure a fine place. It was at one time.a private home; it has beau- tiful grounds, and I am being treated fine and.am. getting. on. well.” The only want which the young man reported unsupplied was for reading material; His. first letter was written May 8, eight, days.fojlowing his injury. On May 12,he writes that he is get- ing well and that his ear gives him little pain. His hospital was at Avon, near Fontainbleau,.where he was look- ing forward to a visit to the famous palace. May 18 Private Reid writes from American Red °Cross. hospitat No, 2, located immediately across the street from the home.of Anna Gould, now a French duchess, which the Bis- 'marck boy, with .other Yanks, freely visited. at. the Invitation of its mis- tress. May 24 he reports haying been removed: to.a hospital. for .convales- cents, which is a very nice place, but he regrets leaving his.French friends. Private Reid’s brother, Sergt. Austin Reid of the 116th trench mortar bat tery, writes on the. same date that he was in communication with the con- valescent arid that Neil was making a fine recovery and. was enjoying the pampered life of. an invalid. Private Reid’s first letter. which is especially interesting is reproduced herewith: Co, C. 2nd Battalion Signal Corps. Regular Army, France, May 8th Dearest:Mother:, .;.), pe fouls 'T have not written, for some..time, but I have been, very, busy:,,, Now do not..be alarmed when I tell you that I am in a hospital, ‘I, have, beer, burt and my ear has been injured and will have to be taken care of.jn;a shespital. 1am in a French hospital and it sure is a fine place. It was at one time a private home—it has beautiful grounds —am treated fine, and, am getting on very well. We are served a cup of coffee about eight...The French pec- ple do not eat breakfast until eleven. We have dinner onthe big porch and I will tell you what we got today. Roast mutton, sardines, creamed pota- toes, peas, creamed carrots, bread and butter, strawberry, jam, and a glass of wine—tastes like, some. vinegar dope. I did not care much for it. The French people don’t drink water at dinner. I have a good ‘comfortable bed to sleep on and I am safe here. Now mother, you must not worry about me at all. I have a good nurse; she. can speak a little English and I can talk with her some. She says my ear is getting along fine... It will be some time before it will be alright though, so T guess I am here for a while. I am going to write to Austin tonight per- haps he can come to see me.. I don't look like a Yankee now, I am wearing a French cap and blouse and pants. There are a few Americans here on a pass. They never suspected 1 am an American until I spoke to them. I saw some of the Y. M. C. A. men and had a talk with them, they are going to, try and see m@'again. I want to get something to read from them; that is the only thing I want. I suppose that Russell and Sterling will soon be writing on exams as it is near the close of school. I have not got any mail for some time, but I will get a bunch some day. I am not going to write to many of the folks right now—will you let them know how Tam. With regards to all. : NEIL. GIRLS'IN MEN'S CLOTHES ~ Gletere Reach the End of Thelr “Re mance Trail.” The Liewellen slsters, Alexandria and Gloria, who arrived in San Pc Cal., dressed in men’s clothes and ot thelr way to “somewhere,” adventure bound, have reached the end of thelr “romance trail.” ! Alexandria, who is ‘the youngest, was shipped back to Stockton to face parental tre, while-her sister, un- fortunate in being over age, was trans ferred to the city jafl. ane girls ett Stockton via the hobo ute several weeks ago an the thrills of travel astride old fan cars and inside empty box cars. When arrested they gave the names of Ross, ‘ /The girls’ father wi: tion for Alexandi en _ Lightning Statistica. 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