The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 24, 1918, Page 4

THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE at the Postoffice, Bism » N. D., as i Class Matter ! GEORGE D_MANN- —- _- ~~ __~Editor ; iG Ll A (OMPANY, Special Foreign Representative ‘ NEW YORK, Fifth Ave. Bldg.; CHICAGO, Marquette Wao 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 other- wise credited in this paper and also the local news pub- lished herein. y wt Tights of publication of special dispatches herein ad ate rete of publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE Daily by carrier per year. eee «$6.00 Deily by mail per year. mail outside of No dad SUBSCRIPTION RATES (In North Dakota) One year .... Six months Three months .. One eee Bix months Three months One month THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER. a> he eee VOTE AS YOU WOULD SHOOT Put none but Americans on guard. This thought should be uppermost in the mind of every North Dakota citizen when he casts his ballot Wednesday. The American people, unshakable in their re- serve to win the war, are awakening also to the, necessity of restoring the United States to their own control, or, as one paper puts it,, retaking America. “Put none but Americans on guard,” Wash- { jngton’s order at Yorktown, .is recalled by the National Unity league’s appeal for the ‘election next November of an all-American, 100 per cent, war-till-victory congress. It is equally. essential that in our state administrations we have zealous men of simonpure Americanism. An American at this moment is one who believes in a united nation, who recognizes the need for a solid front, who realizes that divided ranks at home mean defeat for our boys over there. . An all-American is one who will not for poli- tical prefermégt nor financial gain sell out his country to t! in; one Who will-not serve the kaiser by arduysing dissertgion, or by creating a suspicion as to the motives which prompted America to enter this, war; one who does not spread the kaiser’s poison by word. or act; one who is big enough to wait until the war is over to gratify personal grudges against an enemy, class or individual. 4 Pie a gs 2 a There is only one issue in North Dakota. That issue is LOYALTY. No one faction or set of men have a monop- oly on this precious privilege. We know one’s loyalty by what he does and what he does not ' do. The peopleof North Dakota are familiar with the record:of'évery candidate. who is seeking their favor at the polls next Wédnesday. The people of North Dakota are the sole judge. Upon them rests a heavy responsibility to their state and nation, a solemn duty to their ten thousand sons now fighting “over there” or preparing over here to participate in the great struggle against autoc- racy. What should be considered a test for loy- alty? | The League for National Unity took a refer- endum of the 500 signers of its appeal to voters. As a result, it gave out the following practically unanimous view of these men and women who rep- resent the various elements of our national life— labor, agriculture, manufacturing, commerce, fin- ance, the church and the bar: “That candidate, in or out of office, or that citizen can be regarded as loyal who since the declaration of war has by word or act unreserv- edly supported and will support the government in the vigorous prosecution of the war to a com- plete and decisive victory, and who has not at- tempted’ to destroy allied unity.and effort by at- tacks upon nations fighting with us against a common enemy.” The Milwaukee Journal believes there is only one way to make sure—“to elect men who are known to be—to have been from the very begin- ning—absolutely and unconditionally American, without. ‘ifs’ and ‘buts. * * * This is no ‘ time for petty or party politics. Broad-minded Americans cannot be championed by the men who voted to surrender American rights even after Germany had outraged us again and again.” Most of all, here in North Dakota, we need Americanization. We have in our state foreign communities in which children have been born and reared to man- hood and womanhood, and have brought forth (Botablished 1878) 0 shipped home to their kind. ‘It’ would be a crime to permit them, voting as” Americans, to name public officers pledged to serve the kaiser. This vote must be watched. We know where to find these alien enemy communities. When we find where their vote goes, we will have reason to sus- pect a bargain with the kaiser, and any man here in America guilty of such truckling cannot serve an American people. “Put none but Americans on guard.” That was a good slogan at Yorktown some 140 years ago. It is‘a good slogan today, when we are fighting the same type of oppressor. We will amend it: “Put none but Americans on guard, and be sure of the quality of your American.” DUMMHEIT You say ‘“dummheit” by making a harsh noise down in your throat. It sounds like a human being trying to make a noise like a very frightful beast that has made up his mind to scare the daylight out of every- thing on earth. Still dummheit is not really a hell—but it is raising hell. Dummheit sank the Lusitania. Dummheit bombs London babies. Dummheit shoots the long range gun that destroys churches in Paris on holy days. Dummheit assassinated Belgium; obliterated Montenegro; wrecked Serbia; crucified Rumania; seduced silly Russia; made Turkey even worse than Turkey normally is; and tried to induce Mex- ico and Japan to commit suicide. ‘ Dummheit is German for stupidity, wooden- headedness—and from it kultur was born. Dummheit is the dumbest sort of plain block- headedness that ever inflicted itself upon this world—and the deuce of it is, the only way to get it out of the Teutonic head is to shoot it out! Thanks to Johnny Bull, Les Poilus, the Yan- kees, Signor Italia and the rest of civilization the shooting is going on systematically. O this old world will come out all right. We havg discovered what ails it, and we have also discovered the cure:, Bullets. So we shall craw! out of the mire by and by. NON-ESSENTIAL FOODS _ Alfred H. Beckmann, secretary of the Na- tional Wholesale Grocers’ association, sees the old family coffee pot growing rusty from non-use. “We will dispense with the use of coffee now being.imported from “in order that those port our troops ‘over th and our. allies.” He classes coffee and spices as ‘“non-essen- tial foods,” and as such may be sacrificed in favor of win-the-war foods. With the banning of spices our palates may not be tickled as often as they have:been accus- tomed, but on the other hand it is likely that some of us will not be persuaded by a spicy odor to over- eat. threat to raise June 22, 1918, Perhaps’ should tell you of the black marks this week given to Judges for ‘being tardy and absent one and three days, but I let.it go-hoping they may all be good in the future. We have still undecided twenty-five of the old chronic cases and are hear- ing arguments.in thirty-five of the one pundred cases. Next week we con- , t : ‘e htludé the hearing of arguments and e ‘set to, work in good earnest to decide i i the chronic.cases and those recently argued. This we do before going into the harvest field in August. On ovr return with well developed mind and muscle we, purpose to tackle the pend- ing appeals and to clean up all the old matters before the end of the year. E Chief Justice of Minnesota ‘writes that his Judges ‘have no difficulty in keep- ing up with the work and he tells how they it., Here:are copies of the letters.: x : Bismarck, N. D., June 11, 1918. Hon, Calvin L. Brown, Chief Justice, St, Paul, Minn. Dear Sir: x As Justice of our supreme court I rite to request that you kindly give ‘us some pointers or information con- cerning efficient. and business-like methods of procedure, as you know we are young and must look up to those who are older and wiser. i ‘We have on our calendar one hun- dred appeals awaiting argument and several cases argued and submitted tmonths ago. We have fallen into a system of doubling our work by delay- ing it. At intervals ‘we pass about two weeks in the hearing of arguments, and ‘hear..counsel argue two, three or four’ cases Then to se- cure the writing and. submission of formal opinions our Chief Justice as- signs of allots to each Judge an equal number of the cases Now one Judge all his time to the No one yet has accused coffee of adding strength to the muscle, putting blood into the arteries, or increasing the gray matter in the cranium. , A coffee famine can do the body no harm, and it may give a new lease on life to many @ nervous system. ‘ If the food administration decides to put cof- fee and+spice carrying ships at more essential labor, all right, but at the same time Hoover should lower the price limit bars upon all individuals and firms who now have coffee and spices stored in this country so that there can be no profiteering because of the embargo. We can do without coffee—and without cof- fee profiteers. \ NOAH LOST HIS. GRIP To perk up his shipbuilders, Chairman Hur- ley gets off this: “Noah was 600 years old before he knew how to build an ark. Don’t lose your grip ad Hanged if we can see how Hurley’s builders are to get much inspiration from his holding that ancient mariner up as a shining example. Noah had warning in advance and plans and material at hand. He didn’t have to think of U-boats. All he had to do was to build something that would float while it rained. He did a splendid job, for his times, but what he put together was a mere piano box compared to the modern big freighter. And, please, Mr. Hurley, don’t carry the Noah example too far. According to Biblical account, when he had finished his voyage, Noah set him out a vineyard and got boiling drunk on the juice of the grape, which was a shameful finish for a shipbuilder 600 years old, and over. POWER To conserve our man power we must con- serve our mother power and our child power. The child labor law was passed for that purpose. But about all it conserves now is court power. Congress is vetoed. by giving nearly children of their own, and yet have never mas- tered the tongue of their adopted land; have never surrendered in the least their fealty to their European despot, and who are today as much enemies of America as the Huns who face our boys in the trenches. We have had in the past, (and we are afraid we have even now, with Amer- ica at war with the fatherland of these foreign elements), politicians who have stooped to bar- Did you ever hear the fable of the ten ants? Well, the tenants labored that the landlord might raise the rent. Did he do it? NO! That’s what makes this a FABLE! If the Yanks stay over there long enough London and Paris will insist upon getting into “ gain for this vote. Today such tactics are a real menace to the nation. We must have Americans who stand for an America for Americans. These enemy aliens must be assimilated, interned or the big baseball leagues after the war. Northern boys who go to southern training camps beat their home folks to the watermelon days. ting a “free shine.” SATURDAY EVENING LETTER By Justice J. E. Robinson ‘Courteously answering a letter, the| STOPPED! Fil opinion every day, working as the spirit moves him, ma; take a week or more to grind out one good long opinion. So when we mee! in conference, it may happen that one Judge is not ready. He wants more time and a case goes over from week to week,and month to month, Have you ever had; pny, auch @¥n perience? - Do you know: of.a remedy ?. Do you know how an appellate court can do its work in a simple and bu- siness like manner and decide every appeal within thirty days? Would you kindly give us some system or rules of efficiency? With many thanks for same, am Yours, 8 J. E. ROBINSON. Hon, James E. Robinson, Supreme Court, “ Bismarck, North Dakota, Dear Sir: I acknowledge receipt of your favor of the 11th inst. but doubt whether I can render you any assistance in the matter to which you refer. The Min- nesota court has always kept up with its work, though overtime exertions have at times ‘been necessary. We think we have improved our ‘practice in the last year or two, and thereby, overcome some of ‘the law's’ delay, which in some measure’ attended the former procedure. Under .our new system an appeal, when once taken on, an automatic moyement through the court, stopping only when the final decision is made and filed. The appel- ant is required by rule to print and appeal by the ex parte order of the ment from month to month,’ issuing a list thereof for the guidance’of coun- sel, and which is furnished them 30 By assigning two or three a day we have no difficulty in disposing of the daily call, and never carry a case'‘over to the second day. The time of ar- work may write up and submit an|sument is limited, and is extended on- while another. b: ly in exceptional cases, and then only within reasonable limits. We have 2 daily conference following the argu- , |ments, and in this manner go over each case argued while it is fresh in mind, not however, with a view of finally reaching a decision, but to bring out and<settle upon the leading features quéstions therein. ‘lof the case, and the’ probable decisive We frequently have later discussions, and whey a conclusion is finally reached the opin- jon is prepared and subsequently ex- amined by each member, who approves or disapproves the same; a dissenting member generally retains the original opoinion and,returns the same to the author with his dissent. “When a dis- sent comes in, both go: again to the members for further consideration. -} The. opinion is subsequently engrossed in the clerk’s office and prepared for signature and filing. ‘We get along very well under this practice, and though there are occas- ional delays in reaching a result, a case is rarely delayed on this account. longer than a month. Delays of that kind are unavoidable, and we have. discovered no formula by which ‘the, individual mental processes of the member may be spurred to more spee- ly, action. T hand you under another cover copy of our rules, (very simple and without complications) and also a sample of our monthly calendar. Very respectfully, CALVIN L. BROWN. You will note the Court hears ar- serve the record and his brief within] ments in two or three cases a day a stated time after the notice of ap-|@04 still has time for conferences in peal is served, in default of which his each case. n cases involving less than $500 the argument is limited to halt court will be dismissed or the order|#" hour on each side and on motions or judgment appealed from affirmed |the limit {s fifteen minutes. The ar- as the court may direct.. This makes |&¥ment commences at 9 a.m. In our a continuous procession of ~+alg| Court the time for argument is, from coming to the court ready for hearing, | 10 to 12 and from 2 to 5, and so much and when a sufficient number have | time is allowed for argument there 1s accumulated we assign them for argu: ——and all at once Lieutenant Snacks realized he was get- seaman eee reer RPM SH RN no time: for conferences. ‘With this letter from the Chief Jus- tice and the short and very simple court rules, we can readily adopt the Minnesota court system. hope we shall do*it before adjouring for the harvest. to keep up with the work. | BUY W. 8. 8. C) CLUBS NATIONAL LEAGUE, . WwW. L. New York 35:19 Chicago 31.17 Boston . + 29° 28 Philadelp! - 24 29 Cincinnati .. «24 32 St. Louis . +22 29 ‘Brooklyn . 230 81 Pittsburgh 31 Boston 4 ‘New York 24 Cleveland . 37 Chicago .. 27 Washington 31 St. Louis . 32 Detroit .. 32 Philadelphia 33 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Ww. Lo Milwaukee .. 2 18 Columbus 19 Kansas City 19 Louisville 32 St. Paul .... 27 lidianapolis 21 (Minneapolis 26 Toledo ..... 34 SUNDAY’S GAMES. ‘American League. ‘Cleveland 3; Chicago 2. Washington 5; Philadelphia 4. St. Louis 4-4; Detroit 1-2. National League. Chicago 3; St. Louis 2. ‘We can and we must learn | STANDING OF THE| Pet. 596 587 448 449 436 435 2iT ‘Pittsburgh 4-15; Cincinnati 1-1. ‘American Association. Kansas City 6-1; Tagine pon 5-4. ,|No. 8 at Jamestown. St. Paul 2-2; Columbus. 0-3, Louisville 4-2. Toledo 2-3. NORBECK ADDS $900 70 STEEN CAMPAIGN FUND Governor of South Dakota Back of Opponent of Chief Execu- tive of Sister State LANGER IS CHALLLENGED In wiring a $200 contribution to the campaign fund of John Steen, who is an independent candidate for governor of North Dakota, Peter A. ‘Norbeck, governor of South Dakota, says: “Have sent $200 to you, Frist ‘National bank, my-contribution to John Steen campaign fund. the candidate for gov- ernor who caters not to disloyal men for support.” 4 Attorney General Langer has not yet replied to a challenge wired him at Kensal from Independent Voters’ asso- ciation headquarters last night stat- ing that it is rumored that the attor- ney general is spreading the state- ment that he challenged Sen. J. E. Davis of Goodrich to debate the issues of the campaign and that he declined; declaring that Senator Davis denies that such a challenge ever was made, and inviting Langer to debate with Davis “at either Minot, Valley City, Jamestown, Eismarck or Mandan, ac- cording to any ordinary rules of de- bate, beginning at 2 p. m. Monday, June 23.” The attorney general was asked to wire his acceptance or declin- ation to the Independent Voters’ asso- ciation at Bismarck, but he has taken no cognizance of the matter to date. Governor Burnquist,’ en route east from Mandan | on Monday afternoon will speak from the rear of N. P. train BUY W. 8. S.——— HARD COAL TO NORTHWEST T0 BE CUT DOWN North Dakota Will Receive Al- most 50,000°Tons Less Than It Did Last Year OTHER STATES HARD HIT fran NYO Serpent adhe. nortawest's;..anthragite coal eupply for the, current.fugl-year will be, cut somewhat, less, shan; 400,000 tops,.or approximately 32.1 8per cent, Fuel Administrator, A. oR. Baker an- nounced today. “Minnesota, which last { year, received 1,074,432 tons,,,will be given 990,000 tons; Wisconsin: will be given 1,024,000 tons, as. against 1,- 181,926, last year; North Dakota will get. 200,000, tons,..as compared with 249,314, year ago, and South. Dakota will ge 166,000, as compared: with 207,416 last year. The total allotment o fanthracite to these four states for the current fuel year. ig 2,380,000 tons, as ocmpared. with, 2,310,188 tons last year, . hated ther |The cut, will Heat ct, North Da- kota, which barned, ga much ,less. an- thracite than, ad lite st year, fee an ‘that; it was , enable stlities of eed goal fp Sou kota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. cut approximately 50,000 tons repre- sents the decrease in the consumption of anthracite which resulted last year from greater popularity of lignite. South-, Dakota, however, last year burned more than its allotment of anthracite, and a reduction of 41,000 tons in its allowance will be-a hard blow. It will mean, says Capt. Baker, t that South Dakota must look to North Dakota for a much larger supply of * lignite than it received last year. Neither Minnesota nor Wisconsin had any anthracite to spare last year. Both borrowed. from North Dakota’s lignite-built surplus, and it is ex- pected that they will feel the reduc- t tion in this year’s allotment. HH “To appreciate the necessity for this reduction, basic conditions must be { correctly understood,” said Fuel Ad- ministrator Baker today. “We are in war times. Anthracite and fuel of all kinds.are in such a demand. as never | before. There are new demands of imperative kind for anthracite. At the same time, the war, directly thruogh the: army draft and in less { direct but even larger ways, has i drawn down the anthracite mine- workers. army from 177,000 to now fless than 145,000. There is going on j | a further reduction in the force, which 4 flready down to a point where it re- btricts the production of coal, is most threatening.” ; BUY W, 8. 8—— ‘ , LINDBERGH HAS ALIBI; CANCELS AMIDONSPEECH — Amidon, N. D, June 22—C. A. Lindbergh did not speak in Amidon Friday as scheduled. He claimed that the illness of one of his children called him home. The Slope County Council of De fense filed a vigorous protest with the North Dakota Council of Defense 99 | against Lindbergh’s appearance fear- ing that, although Slope is normally a : Nonpartisan county, the coming of the ' defeated Minnesota man, under indict- ment for a crime against his country, might create trouble. It was stated definitely that if Lindbergh was not called off other steps would be taken to preven thim. A. BEER MALT BEVERAGES Cigars Tobaccos Candies Phone 312R Fifth St., Opp. McKenzie Hotel, Bismarck, N. D.