The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 26, 1919, Page 4

PAGE 4 BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNB THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE a a ea a a Entered at the Postoffice, Bismarck, N. D., as Becond Class Matter. GEORGE D. MANN - =~ <= iter Foreign Representatives G. LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY, CHICAG), | i DETROIT, Marquette Bie. we, BURNS AND SMITH | WEW YORK -' s = Fifth Ave, Bldg. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all news credited to it or not of ited in this paper and also the local news in, Legacy ‘All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE Daily by carrier per year o0cee 07.20 Daily by mail per year (In Bismarck) .. cove 7.20 Daily by mail per year (In state outside of marck) 5.00 Daily by mail outside of North Dakota ....-++-++++ 6.00 THE STATE’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER. (Established 1878) —— = BURLEIGH COUNTY ROADS Now that the campaign is over probably our autocratic county commissioners can settle down to business and see a few things that they can do for the taxpayers of Burleigh. July is nearly here and practically nothing has been done on the county roads. In one county commissioners district, it is need- less to expect any improvement. The roads be- tween here and Menoken and in that territory have always resembled the kind that tradition says lead into Dublin. The Red Trail is a disgrace to the countryside and to the city of Bismarck. Tourists from all over the country are getting their first impression of Bismarck by the roads leading into it. Practically the same is true in all other sections of the county—but wait we make an exception—a lot of money is being expended improving the road to Commissioner Ward’s dairy farm, which, while jt is a scenic drive for a short ways is not a main artery into the city. But of course welfare of the commissioners before the general welfare of the county. Farmers are beginning to wonder why the county taxes continue to mount with no better roads. Burleigh county has the poorest roads in the state. Probably this will continue until the voters determine to elect a body of men who will be committed to a scientific good roads program. The reason that the average woman isn’t as happy as the average man is because she pays more attention to what the neighbors say. A TIP FOR TOWNLEY A decree of Lenine and his associates, dated Dec. 18, 1917, provides a Revolutionary Tribunal to take care of the Russian press. The first three paragraphs of this decree are as follows: 1: Under the Revolutionary Tribunal is created a Revolutionary Tribunal of the Press. This tribunal will have jurisdiction of crimes and offenses against the people committed by means of the press. 2: Crimes and offenses by means of the press are the publication and circulation of any false or perverted reports and infor- mation about events of public life, insofar as they constitute an attempt upon the rights and interests of the revolutionary people. : 3: The Revolutionary Tribunal of the Press consists of three members, elected for a period not longer than three months by the Soviet of workmen’s, soldiers’ and peas- ants’ deputies. These members are charged with the conduct of the preliminary inves- tigation as well as the trial of the case. There is no jury trial of charges brought under this decree, and the decisions of the Revolutionary Tribunal are final and not subject to appeal. In July 5, 1918, issue of Pravda, the Bolshevist organ of Lenine (so admitted by Max Eastman), the policy of the Bolshevist leaders is stated as follows: The press is a most dangerous weapon in the hands of our enemies. We will tear it from them, we will reduce it to impotence. It is the moment for us to prepare battle. We will be infexible in our defense of the rights of the exploited. The struggle will be decisive. We are going to smite the journals with fines, to shut them up, to ar- rest the editors and hold them as hostages. The suppression of the paper Mir gives fur- ther light on the attitude of the Bolshevists to- ward the press. The Bolshevist organ, Izvestia, of Oct. 17, 1918, published the following an- nouncement: In accordance with the decision pub- lished in the Izvestia on the 27th of July, No. 159, the Press Department granted per- mits to issue to periodical publications which accepted the Soviet platform. When granting permission the Press Department took into consideration the available sup- plies of paper, whether the population was in need of the proposed periodical publica- tion, and also the necessity of providing employment for printers and pressmen. Thus permission was granted to issue the paper Mir, especially in view of the pub- lisher’s declaration that the paper was in- tended to propagate pacifist ideas. At the present moment the requirements of the population of the Federal Socialist Republic for means of daily information are ade- quately met by the soviet publications; employment for those engaged in journalis- tic work is secured in the soviet papers; a paper crisis is approaching. The Press De- partment, therefore, considers it impossible to permit the further publication of the Mir and has decided to suppress this paper for- ever. As “freedom of speech” means freedom to praise the Bolshevist leaders, so “freedom of the press” means freedom to issue “periodical publi- cations which accept the Soviet platform.” In Mexico, federal troops are those that have not yet had an opportunity to surrender to Villa. PENNY PINCHERS WILL MISS THE HALLS OF FAME If we know anything about the psychology of the coming period of world reconstruction, and probably we know as much as anybody knows, which is nothing at all, but anyway, providing we do, our guess is that the type of successful man is going to change. For centuries, despite all humanitarian talk, and righteous exhortation, the wise man was he who got it, and who kept it. The tightwad prospered, highly moral precepts against selfishness notwithstanding, and how- somever. The “near gent,” who never changed his dol- lars nor his sox, and who attended church because it was the cheapest place to go there was, died buttressed with cash, and bank stock, and admir- ling townsmen, and the size of his pile to all intent, fixed the foundations of his granite shaft and built them deep in the town’s memory. It has been a money world, and he who accu- mulated and held his heap was, in the bottom of our hearts, considered the fortunate man. Our guess is that from now on it is going to be good business to follow the old selfish rules. We believe that, just as world diplomacy is shedding some of its robes of utter venality, and just as citizens are coming to put love of country really and honestly above love of their private bank balance, so the trade world, the laboring world, the commercial world, will not only not kow tow to the utterly grasping, selfish man, but it will refuse to extend to his dollars the balance of power it once did. THERE'S MUSIC IN THE AIR It used to be said that America didn’t care much for music. It was stated, and truthfully, that music bulked but lightly in American life. Fears were expressed for America’s future because of its lack of musical harmony—because of its dis- regard for the tunefulness of life. It’s not so very long ago that only the old foot- driven parlor organ wheezed and whined a few dismal notes here and there among the rich homes of the town and aroused awe and some apprehen- sion among the mossbacks. It doesn’t take such a very old individual to recall the days when the silver clarionet band and the square piano in Squire Dawson’s home were the only contributors to the musical life of almost any community. But now listen to America! There’s music here, there, and everywhere—“canned music” to a large extent, that’s true, but so delightfully canned that it is almost better than the original article. Pianos, bands, high class orchestras delighting thousands every day in the movie theaters, talking machines by the hundreds of thousands, great pipe organs— all these are daily doing their bit for the musical life of America. And America enjoys it—Man, how this nation does enjoy it! THE CLOTH CERTAINLY DO CHANGE Besides making cigaret smoking safe for young democrats, the war appears to have wrought other even more spectacular changes in our religious circles. The prize fight—we beg your pardon, the ama- teur boxing contest, is emerging from the shadowy realm where it has lingered for ten years, and is prancing up Main street, with a band leading ‘it, and the mayor pounding the bass drum. Personally we never saw any reason why two healthy young gentlemen who desired to cuff each other for three minutes at a stretch, with baby sofa cushions, shouldn’t do so. But religious conviction has, until recently, held otherwise. Howsomever we note that a district superin- tendent of the Methodist Episcopal church arose in his place at a recent “boxing contest” and be- tween rounds exhorted the fight fans to remember the Victory Loan. He started the drive with a $3000 personal subscription—certainly a novelty in itself for a preacher to have $3000, in cash at hand—and he stirred the fans up so they subscribed $56,000. And they didn’t delay the fight either. Now we are not especially competent to lay down rules for ministerial conduct, but, in our humble opinion, that district superintendent did as good a job of preaching the human gospel of modern Christianity there at that ringside, as he did any time or any where before in his long career. Our idea has always been that the reason Cath- olic priests had such a hold on their admiring par- ishioners was that they were such entirely human priests, and were as likely to be found on the ball lot as in the vestry. If straight laced, orthodox leaders in the fold begin to emerge and mingle, creed may lose some of its mystery, but it will gain in the force of its direct appeal. Indeed, in time, we may become as common, and as simple, and as plain talking and common- folks-loving as the Carpenter of the Galilee. THURSDAY, JUNE 26,1949.) “With Itching Palms About Us Spread” When Townley’s palms begin to itch, ‘ The country side begins to twitch, Illusions lend a ready gad, To drive the hardy money mad. beer | fi Life’s sweetest moods begin to sour, And neighbors upon neighbors glower, And folks who would not list to slander, Are harkening to Townley’s pander. With hope and yearning in their dreams, They’ve laid their dollars on his schemes, 3 But ill-born schemes to paths of glory, and moneyed dreams are transitory. When life vouchsafes no fairer dream, Than Townley’s malice breading scheme, Our pathways are with thistles spread, And all our bodings frought with dread. As oft before in Folly’s school, Again was Credence Mischief’s tool. | Both Truth and Mischief are confounded, And Folly’s depths were never sounded, | Until, alas, the worthy stand, ‘ | And lick the salt from Townley’s hand, To unbecoming lengths deceived, To sponsor here an alien creed. Unless we, too, elect to stand, And lick the salt from alien hands, H Of precious choices we have one, | To stay and suffer or to run. E’en though we choose to stay and suffer Life’s seas will constantly grow rougher, Until we all-embrace his offers, And get in harmony with scoffers, O Lord, we pray increase the yield, Of every blessed growing field, With itching palms about us spread, A price may soon be on our heads; With Townley’s bullies growing rash, What will we do without the cash? What means have we to quell his pack, Except to grease their palms with “jack?” | —A. A. NELSON. \ (Fargo, N. D.) Yo eeeteate a a OOO SS | lethwaite, th tor, havi EDITORIAL |[eveaing tor tho cast tor'e tort per od. | By Rev. Charles Stelzle | eee | Goes To Dickinson. CHARACTER MORE IMPORTANT THAN CLOTHES. Some very woldly-wise people ac- cuse religious people of spending a great deal of time with “derelicts"— those who are suposed to be dowr and out—trying. to change their HEARTS instead of improving their CLOTHES. They argue that when you give 3 man better clothes to wear his heart will naturally grow better. If this were true then all the capitalists would be saints. Religious people pay a great deal of attention to relief work, furnisb- ing food and clothes and shelter te those who need them—and nobody is doing more than the church in this respect—but it has been clearly prov- en that the “inside” of a man is. of more vital importance than the “out- side.” j Clothes aren’t nearly so important as character. J “Out of the heart are the issues of life,” said the sage, of Scripture. “As a man thinketh in his heart so is he,” he added. When religious people give se much attention to a man’s “soul” they are dealing with a fundamental thing. If this can be settled right, the other always takes care of itself, but the fact that a man wears a good coat doesn’t necessarily mean he’s got a clean heart. CIty NEWS. | —_—______-—_ At The Van Horn. Mr. F. B. Heath and Mrs. A. Kroen- en were in the city yesterday from Napoleon, and were guests for the day at the Van Horn. At The Grand Pacifis. P. Cahill and family of. Wilton ar- rived in the city Tuesday evening, leaving Wednesday morning on the north Soo. While here they stopped at the Grand Pacific. Fraser Tells Whopper. General Angus Fraser writes from Shoreham, Minn., that he landed a séven-pound pike this week. The general’s well known reputation for truth and veracity is threatened. First Presbyterian Church. An attempt is being made to se- cure Dr. B. H. Kreeze of Jamestown college to speak at the morning and evening services at the First Presby- terian church on Sunday, Rev. Post- Pile Sufferers Don’t Wait Another Minute Before Sending For a Free Trial of My New Home Treatment That Any- one Can Use Without Discomfort or loss of time. New and Dif- ferent From Anything You Have Ever Tried, Let Me Prove That It Will Quickly Rid You of Pile Suffering. TRIAL FREE. No matter whether your case {8 of long standing or recent development —whether it is- chronic or acute— whether it is occasional or permanent —you should send for this free trial treatment. No matter where you live—no mat- ter whzt your age or occupation—it you are troubled with piles, my treat- ment is just what you need. I especially want to send it to those apparently hopeless cases where all forms of ointments, salves, and oth- er local applications have failed. 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