The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 8, 1918, Page 4

THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Fittered ‘at, the Postoffice, Bisi marck, N, D., as Second i Di Class-Matter GEORGE dD. MANN Editor Ga LOGAN PA KYNE COMPANY, pecial Foreign Representative NEW. m weifth Ave, Bide. CHICAGO, Marquette ma abe ‘ON, 3 Winter St; DETROIT, Kresege B HINNEAPOLYS, 810 Lumber a nia) BER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS ~The {MEMBER OF A is exclusively entitled to the use foe republication of all news credited to it or ngt other- wise ited in this paper/and also the local news. pub- Hahed herein area of publication of special dispatches. herein a ait sights of. publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. ER AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE Daily -by carrier per year.. soeereece Daily by mail per year... pail py mel bey Meo ip aisle). jako! ie 0! Deli ty °SUB IBSCRIPTION RAT! (In North Dakota) One year by mail. Six onthe by. nial TATE OLDEST NEWSPAPHE, ome (Eatabiiohed 1873) Ze THE HOUSE OF THE STAR A‘star is the universal symbol of bequty and glory. For uncounted centuries it has been emblem-' atic of the greatest heights of achievement and ideals to which men aspire. “Star of Hope,” “Star of Empire,” “Star of Fr¥eedom”—these ‘are the superlative phrases by which we express our faith, our triumphs, our visions. Whatever is not to be surpassed in beau- ty :and achievement, that we symbolize by a star. In the hearts of Americans today one star. is set above all others. It is the service star in the windows of a million American homes—the star which tells all who pass that a son of that house fights‘for the world’s star of freedom. . A Service Star in the window of a house that gives.a son! A simple, familiar thing, but as we gaze at it there rise many visions. We see a flag of? many, many. stars flying in’ glory’ we 'see'a man.straggling | ona bloody field; we see a mother kneeling i in ‘prayer ; we see, above and far. beyond, racy established in all nations, ‘the’ brother hood’-of : mana: reality, the world ‘illumined : and renewed. ‘But clearest of all behind: that star we see a'Son and .a.Mother. 3 Long ago;sin the sunrise of-history, there was anoffier, house, of the star, a lowly house, like most’ of : these| where shines the: star. today. . And above the’ lowly, house rung a star of gldty aiid / portent, “like these, but:-greater, and beneath it, as*now;there:was a Mother-and-a -Son. Then, as now, the star marked a house whose som offered.his life for. the life and liberty of the} ) world; a house where the mother knew, with all mothers, the agony and benediction of sacrifice. We'who are but watchers of the battle pass these present houses of the star and look upon them ‘with tenderness and pity, seeing too little. ‘ We have need to reniember that-first House of the Star, and like wise men, also BEHOLD it, and worship, and follow. For from the house of the star then, and now, comes triumph of life over death in the gift of one life for all, now and: forever. The way Our Boys face it, you’d think~ the boche used laughing gas! YOUR SHOE AND MEAT BILLS The report of the federal trade cimmission to the U. S. senate on profiteering was unanimous. No member. found reason for a minority report. Concerning the meat packers that unanimous report says: R “Five meat packers, Armour, Swift, Morris, Wilson and Cudahy and their subsidiary and af- filiated companies, have monopolistic contro! of the meat industry and are reachirig for like dom- inatign in other products. Their manipulations of the market embrace every device that is useful to. them without regard to law’ * <*-"'* However delicate a definition is framed for, ‘profit- eering’ these packers have preyed upon. the peo- ple unconscionably.” The report shows that the aggregate average pre-war profit (1912, 1913 and 1914) of Armour, Swift, Morris and Cudahy was $19,000,000. The war started in August, 1914.» In 1915-these four earned $17,000,000 excess profits over the pre- war period; in 1916, $36,000,000 excess and -in 1917, $68,000,000 excess over-the pre-war period. That is, they earned $140,000,000 profit in three war. years from 1915 to 1917, and of this $121,- 990,000 represents excess war profits. { commission says much of this excess profit is ‘dé: to ‘higher prices rather than to increased yolume. of business by weight. 2 I other words they took advantage of the war io soak: the people who eat their products: ! Some folks'may have wondered why they have]. had to pay such outrageous prices for shoes, when there has been more leather than ever before. : Well, the meat packers are the biggest factor in control.of the leather market. And the federal trade commission reports to the United States|« senate that net profits in 1915 were much higher j than in 1914, and that in:1916 net profits “were i in several instances two, ‘three, four or even five “\field, factory and home. whose net profits rose from $644,890: 90: in: 1914 to $3,576,544.27. On Jan. 17, 1917, a check for $915,787 was mailed to J. Ogden Armour as a dividend of 53 per cent on his stock in the Eastern Leather. Co., the selling branch of the Armour leather busi- ness. It also develops that Swift & Co. control six leather and tannery companies. This report of the federal trade commission may help YOU to understand what happened to your meat and shoe bills, and who made it hap- pen. If you want to help the kaiser be a pessimist. BASTILLE DAY The people of France with deep feeling observed America’s. natal day, and on the Fourth of July came nearer to the hearts of Americans here and American soldiers “over there”: than ever before. The Stars and Stripes waved over French homes that day and heart-felt: French cheers resounded throughout all France. ~ On the fourteenth of July France célebrates her independence day. There they call it Bastille day, the anniversary of the birth of liberty and human freedom in France, when the Bastille fell and: the people reached out for the reins of government. No finer. tribute. to France could be paid, no other honor we can. bestow upon French people will be half as well appreciated as our uniting with them in cheering the memory of those liberty- loving men-and women‘of. Paris who on July 14, 1789, stormed the Bastille and swept that loath- some prison of oppression: and handiwork of cruel despots from off the face of the earth. Americans in France, and that includes the million of our fighting men, will help France cele- brate her sacred day. of libery. - -But that isn’t enough. Even as France observed our Independ- ence day so we in’the United States should ob- serve her Bastille day. : -Former President Taft is at the head of ‘the movement here, and many other’ Americans are just-as interested in spreading the Bastille day celebration movement all: over the United States. Will YOU help? Will YOU display a French flag at your home and place of business on the Four- teenth? Will YOU d your bit toward making France’ feel ‘that ‘Améric ind" her’ citi- zens who.are fighting with, us against ‘the treach- ery and brutality of the Huns? : : « Looks: much like General. Depression had as.|! | sumed command of the Austrian forces. THE EFFECT . The German war party. ‘spent millions of! dol: lars trying to keep the-United: States: out-of the war until the Huns. had‘ defeated Frarice, Russia and. Great Britain.” German spies and_plotters without-number were scattered all-over this coun- try to make America’s. war effort less. effective “over -there,”. and many of them still are laboring along'that line The same sort of plotting has been going on in France. and Great Britain. But the mad war party in one moment destroys all the work’ of its plotters ‘and propagandists. By sinking a hospital ship it, offsets the work of a thousand plotters. - Bombing ‘hospitals strength- ens the arm and the determination of our fight- ing men in the trenches and quickens’ other: mil- lions into greater. effort-in American shipyard, Slaying wounded. men and murdering non-combatants nullifies the paci- fist preachings of pro-Germans, plotters and so- cialists. The effect of Hunnish terrorism is not what the kaiser hopes for. It makes us want to fight all the more. Had it any other effect upon us we would not deserve to be.a free people. - If.it frightened us into less: war effort we would deserve “made in Germany” laws: customs and’ language—and a Potsdam ruler. Among the few who are sore at the federal trade commission is old Hy Cost O’Living. WHAT’S IN ‘A NAME? . ( A year or so ago. we began calling em “Sam- mies.” : Some of ’em didn't like the name, They said they. wanted to be called ‘‘Yanks.’” : And, whenever we didn’t forget’ and ‘call. em “Sammies,” we called ’em “Yanks.” But now “over there” they have started calling them “Attaboys.” > > All this: confuses us. _ It’s like’ having three handles to a pan,-one wastes-a lot of t time caer e to decide which handle to-grab. © ~< + And before long these brave sons of ‘ours are going to be winners. Sounds better than Sammy, Yank or Attaboy, doesn’t it—Winner? Germany no longer wants a place in the sun. The allies are making it hot ‘enuff:-for lier. Fourth of July ought to be a memorable day in South America, for the Declaration of Independ- ence paved the way for freedom for Latin Amer- ica forever. . pA Baby tanks are helping big tanks beat the Huns, and that isn’t all—baby Yanks here at home are saving Thrift Stamps-and-food for the big ‘Yanks “over there.” Opportunity. knocks at the Wook" “of, évery man, and Postmaster’ General’ Burleson’ will’ get ‘his! times, as large as in 19152” | “big chance hie teleg aph and velerhone wires ing by crushers and short coverings. Active country bidding was reported. July flax closed 1 cent off; Septem- ber 1 1-2 cent off; October 1-2 cent|{ off and November 2 cenis up. Oats closed ‘unchanged and barley j unchanged. Duluth close: Linseed on track $4. 12@4.13; to ar: rive. $4. 12. July; $4.12 asked Sep' tem- asked; October 1-2 cent vember “2cents up. Oats ontrack 74 1-8@77° 1-8. Barley’ on track . 90@1. 10: ‘MINNEAPOLIS. GRAIN. ‘Minneapolis, Minn., uly 8,—Wheat receipts . today were 127 cars com- pared with 199 cars a year ago. . Corn, No, 3 yellow 160@1 Oats, No. 3' white 74 H4O75 4, Flax $4.09@4.12. 5 MINNEAPCLIS MARKET Minneapolis, Minn... July.; 8:—Flour unchanged, shtipfhents 45,390 barrels. Barley 95@118. Rye,.179@@180, . Eran. 23.90, DULUTH MARKET, Duluth, Minn., July ‘3.—Elevator re- ceipts of domestic grain: rye-16 bush- els;. lastsyear none. els, last year STOCKS .SLUMP UNDER WEAKNESS OF EQUIPMENTS New” York.:. July —A-retrgrad movement:in the stock market today ead way. Under the increasing of equipments and” special- ties, .Sume@tra, extending its loss to 6 pointi Mippingsand oils: cancelled: jut offered some: resist- gal which centered le issues... United teel reflected .constant:, pres- inesextreme decline of 1 a jleadeFa*were 1 to 2, polite: ek’s. final: prices, [uib- +28 sold ‘Rt 99.56 to 99.60, first’ second 4’s at. sand: 4 it's at at 99.08 to FLAX SEED OFF ON NEWS FROM. . ENY, SEASON ty “8.—Flexseed nd'the opening of. feports-of rain northwest. SIAM NO ihe IN WAR; * ANSWERS UN NEES Prince Vaidyakura, Siamese ambas- sador to France, refused to make pub- lic the number of Siamese troops sent to France, but he declared they are not raw recruits, but men trained ac- cording to European standards, an@# they have.seen service in fierce bat- tles with the Chinese. Siam’s distance from the front and the difficulties of transportation will prevent the sending of any huge con- tingents, but Siam is making the Huns will celebrate of its dinaratn people: and with fighting in France. Germany stieered when Siam enter- ed the war. Those sneers have been answered, Not only have:thousands of tons. of German shipping’ trapped: in Flax 8,300 bush- { | Louisiana, feel -her presence in the*war~ for.-hiu. the ‘harbors of Siam * passed into the manity just the same, hands of the allfes, but the little ‘coun- Elevator receipts of bonded grain none. Shipments of bonded grain, none. Duluth car inspection: Wheat. none, last year 8. Flax 1, last year 1, Total of all grains 1, last year 10; on track 4, CHICAGO GRAIN. Chicago, July 8—Wheat.No..1 Red $2.321-No. 3 Red. $2.20. Corn 2-yellow. $1.77!..No. 3_yel- io $1,701. 72;.Noi.4 yellow ‘$1.57@ Oats,» No. 13 white 77 34@78 3-4; standard 78@79. ‘Ryé number-2 nominal. ° Barley: $1.00@1.20. Timothy $5.00@7.50. Clover and: pork nominal. jat-all. but for this timely rain. MONDAY, JULY 8, 1918. se rough: 15,75@ 60. light ; pigs $16.25@ Cattle ; receipts 16.000; ‘best beet steers’ fully steady; cows, bulls and calves steady; heifers aul; packers and feeders dull. "Sheep receipts 15,000; strong to 25 cents higher; Idaho lambs sold at 18.75; very'lightly sorted. any 8) NEW LIFE PUT IN CROPS BY GENERAL RAIN Much Wheat and. Help . Other Cereals NORTH 800 IS’ FORTUNATE Half Inch to Inch Reported from Bismarck to Sanish— Fields Revived Rain which fell in amounts varying from one-tenth: to an inch over cent- tral North Dakota on. Saturday have reviyed scorched wheat fields, bright- ened up corn, potatoes, oats and bar- ley and have saved thousands of acres of flax which was slow in germinating or which would not have germinated “The rain in itself is not sufficient to save the crop, but it will tide it over for a few days until we get more rain, and it is. of inestimable value to North Dakota,” said Weather Observ- er O. W. Roberts taday. Along the North Soo, from Bismarck to Sanish, the rainfall ranged from half. an inch to an inch, At Wash- burn a full inch of rain fell, and a drive through the section between Bis- marck and Washburn on Sunday found all of the fields green and fresh. Even the most severely vurned wheat fields. have takén on new life, and it is believed that Saturday's rain will insure an average yield of six to seven bushels the acre, which, at $2.40 the vushel,’should make thie year's. wheat the biggest money crop of this cereal central North Dakota has ever had. Winter rye will fill out more satis- ‘factorily as © result of this rain, and oat fields which have: been backward are expected to produce big yields. ++" Flax Much Benefitted. The greatest benefit will, be: the ef- fect of this rajn.on flax, Flax plant- ed.on new ° breaking, where it had germinated at all, had not suffered so severely from thedrouth as had other crops, on old. land, but. the flax was badly in need of rain. Saturday's }down-pour, farmers believe, ‘ will a8- sure big crops~of flax, and with a | promise that the-seed will sell-around $5 this fall, ‘this will mean millions to:the farmer,‘ Pastures have been re- vived, giving promise of an ‘abundance NEW YORK. PRODUCE [es hay,. Without weigh central North ave ‘fate ‘New. York, July’8.—Butter firm, re- > creamery higher than: extras 44 34 @‘45 1-2; creamery ex- tras 44 1-4@1-2; firsts 42 1-2@44;. ‘Eggs firm; — receipts 14,157 cases; fresh gathered extras 44; fresh gather- ed. regular packed extra firsts 2@ | 43; do firsts. 39@41. 1d & Téal. crisis which has come Dakota woul this fall. through the drouth ‘exceptionally well, is’ taking on a new lease of life he- cause of the rain, and it should make an. unusually good crop. Much of the wheat is already head- ed ‘out, and in’a majority of the fields Corn, © Cheese firm; receipts 5,5 2; State; the tips of the heads, for perhaps a fresh specials 24 1-4@ 1-2; do aver- {age run 24, CHICAGO PROVISIONS. ‘Chicago, July 8.—Butter unsettled; receipts. 12,059 tubs; creamery extra 42 1-2; firsts 40@42, seconds 38@39. Cheese steady; daisies 23 3-4@24. | Americas 24 1:2@i@3-4;. long horns | 24 5-4@25; twins 22 3-4@23. Eggs receipts 10,290 cases, higher; firsts 36 @ 37; ordinary firsts 34@25; at mark cases included, 33@36. Potatoes. higher, receipts 60 cars; Arkansas and Oklahoma triumphs $2,50@2.80; ditto white $2.50 @2.75; California white $2.75; Cali- fornia Red $3; Virginia barrels $5.79 @6.00. Poultry alive lower; fowls 28 1-2; springs 33@@38. $0: ST. PAUL LIVE STOCK. - South St. Paul, Minn., July 8—Hoge receipts 6,000; stea range $16.20@ 16.55: bulk 16.45@16,50. * . Cattle receipts 8,000; killers 15@25 cents lower; steers $7.50@17.00; cows and heifers $8.00@14.00;. veal‘ calves $7.00@14.75; steady; stockers and feeders, slow and lower, $6.50@ @12.00 Sheep receipts 200; steady; lambs $10.00@@17.00; wethers $7.00@12.50 ewes $5.00@11.00. CHICAGO LIVE STOCK. Chicago, July 8.—Hogs receipts 33,- 000; unevenly higher, mostly 15 to 25 cents up; bulk 16.80@w17.30; butch- 95@17.30; packing $16.30@ REPORT OF THE fifth oftheir length, are dried up. The remainder. of the head has only begun to fill, and thjs rain will mean plump, full kernels.: The stand of though the stalk.is very short. Only here and there are to be found spots which are entirély burned out. In many cases even these brown patch- es are greeing out. Cloudy Weather Ideal. The cloudy weather and Jow tempera- ture which: followed Saturday's rain produced igeal conditions for reviving the wheat. Every drop of moisture was conserved. . There was not even a brisk wind to evaporate the thick- clustering rain drovs. Fields invad- ed yesterday were solf and spongy, in- dicating that the moisture had pene- ‘trated’ to a depth of several inches. the hills blossomed out @ fresh green, and ‘as one sailed along the highways etween wide sweeps of verdure it was almost impossible to believe that only 24 hours before everything nad been brown and listless. Rainfall — officially reported’ to Weather Observer O. W. Roberts ranged as follows: Bismarck .23; Wil- liston, Grafton, .77; Grand Forks, .94;, Jamestown, .30; Langdan, .19; isbon,' 1.15; Minot, .35; Napoleon, 47; Pembina, .20; Wahpeton, .42. Present indications are for continued unsettled. weather, with — probable showers. Weather Observer Roberts, however, i sof the opinion that the general rains, for the timebeing, have passed over. Eee CONDITION OF. THE BALDWIN STATE BANK at Baldwin in the state of North Dakota, at the close of. business June 29, 1918, URCES, RESO Loans and discounts :........6...006 $126,078.17 Overdrafts, secured and unsecured... 254.40 Warrants, stocks, tax certificates, i 4 claims, ete... eee eee ee : 281.15 Banking house, furniture and fixtures 3,679.97 Other real estate Z 1,657.01 Due from other banks .. $ 13,687.44 ; . Chécks and other cash items 1,677.12 eg f Cash 1,329.11 16,693.67 148,646.37 ABILITIES. i Capital stock paid in $ 10,000.00 Surplus: fund . 6,500.00 Undivided: protit taxes paid 5 a 15.44 Individual ‘deposits subject to check... $ 18,869.63 Time certificates of: deposit 5 105,246.15 - Savings deposits ........ 2,128.53 Cashier's’ ehecks outstanding 726.62 ° Due to other banks None 126.970.93 Bills payable ....... aeeeees hee dewne 5,000.00 Totaly c ceuccsheevewesevenceedds $143,646.37 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, Goutity of Burleigh—Ss,- 1, H. G. Higgins, cashier of the above named bank, ‘do solemnly swear that the above statement is true, to the hest of my knowledge and beliet. H. G. HIGGINS,: Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to pelore’ me, this 5th day of July, 1918. BENJ: (SEAL), Correct Attest: {AUG. E. JOH! SC "KARL KLEIN; -Diréctors, LAWYER, Notary Public, Saturday’s Downpour Will Save ee >