The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 1, 1919, Page 4

PAGE 7 BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Entered at the Postoffice, Bismarck, N. D., as Second Class Matter. i =» Editor GEORGE D. MANN, = = == Foreign Representatives G. LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY, CHICAGO, . . . - DETROIT, Marquette Bldg, "- - = = Kresge Bldg. PAYNE, BURNS AND SMITH NEW YORK, ae es 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 otherwise created in this paper and also the local’ news published erein, 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......... cau asaecsigsvce Daily by mail, per year (In Bismarck). eevee 7.20 Daily by mail, per year (In state outside Bismarck) 5.00 Daily by_mail_outside of North Dakota...... - 6.00 THE STATE’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER, (Established 1873) —_——_—_—_—————————: THE NEW VALUATIONS What’s sauce for the goose should be sauce for the gander. The league taxation program ap- parently has selected the role of the goose for the cities. We are informed that the state board of equalization shall insist upon a strict 100 percent classification. In Bismarck that means a valua- tion of nearly $7,000,000, which is three times as great as that of 1918. “One hundred percent of the full and true value” means just that whether it is applied to city realty which is worth $500 per foot or to unde- veloped prairie land valued at $10 the acre. “Full and true value” cannot mean 100 cents on the dollar in Bismarck and Burleigh county; fifty cents on the dollar in Cass county, and thirty cents.or less in Cavalier, Grand Forks, Griggs and other valley counties. The average assessed valuation of Burleigh county land as returned to the Burleigh county board of equalization is $18.08 per acre, which is certainly a very plump 100 percent. Golden Val- ley county, which hasn’t had a crop for several years, returns its lands at $11.25. But when we drop into the Red river valley, with its $100 to $150 lands and its almost unbroken succession of bumper crops, we are asked to believe that $65 is a fair acreage valuation of farm lands for Cass; that Grand Forks county lands are worth only $31.32 per acre; Griggs, $30 an acre; Cavalier, $27.13; Wells, $13.13, and Ransom, $34.01. And we should not overlook that fact that this year these splendid valley farms will not pay one penny in taxes on their magnificent improve- ments. The Cass county wheat baron who occu- pies a $25,000 home, with electric lights and run- ning water and garages and barns and stables galore, goes as scot-free from taxation, so far as these luxuries are concerned, as does the humblest Sioux county homesteader, whose “improvements” consist of a sod shanty and a pole lean-to. This is a year when the valley “has got to tote fair” with the Slope. The valley is rolling in prosperity. Outside of the cities there is but one source of tax revenue— the land. If valley farm lands, with their wonderful values, are taxed at a half or a third of their actual worth, it means that the Slope must carry its full hundred percent of the burden and a trifle more, else the state will find itself short of revenues. It isn’t a question of how high the tax rate is going to be. That will probably be high enough to sat- isfy anyone. It’s a case of insisting that the bur- den be equitably distributed, and, especially, that the big farmers in the valley who can best afford to pay be not permitted to shift a portion of the load which they can so easily bear onto the Slope fellows. DAD’S VACATION Q When father announces that this year he is going to spend his vacation quietly at home rest- ing up instead of getting all het up and tired out going away some place for a-couple of weeks, the entire family smiles. It’s what he’s been saying now for so many years the folks can’t remember just when he began it. It looks like he’s going through with it this year, however. The first day of his vacation he arises at 11 o'clock, potters through breakfast slowly in his bath robe and slippers and then slow- ly and yawningly reads the morning paper inside and out. He finally inserts himself into some old clothes long about noon and spends the afternoon cutting a little grass, trimming some vines that shouldn’t be trimmed and “fixing up” the cellar in such a way that it will take mother a week or more to get the place straightened out again. By evening his temper seems to be somewhat ruffled. The second day finds dad with something of a grouch on. Also he is restless and uneasy. He musses around the house, reading a little, smoking a lot and making sarcastic remarks about things in general. A worried look comes into mother’s face as she watches him. The third day dad begins hinting about things he ought to be attending to at the office. He puts on his business suit and shows every indication of going back to work. Then, at the psychological moment, mother digs up his fishing tackle and places it in a prominent spot where father cannot fail to see it. At the end of the second week dad returns from a great old fishing trip, tanned to a frazzle and simply used up, but—happy. And, after all, a vacation is a thousand times more successful if it leaves you tired but happy instead of leaving j -., der, and .treasoneHarvey’s Weeklyes:2> OPENING THEIR EYES It would be impossible to estimate the good already achieved by the United States Public Health Service and the many state boards of health in the nation-wide campaign to control venereal diseases. Suffice it to say that there is scarce a community in the United States which has not been reached with the direct appeal, or one in which the appeal is not already bearing fruit. All have not yet taken active steps to stamp out syphilis and gonorrhea, but a great majority of them have had their eyes opened to the menace and it is only a question of time before they follow 9 | the lead of the more progressive communities, Unlike mest ailments which beset mankind, venereal diseases had as strong an ally in false modesty, or prudery, as in ignorance. Persons quite familiar with the menace did little to en- lighten their fellow men because the subject was pretty generally taboo. One of the great tasks of the Public Health Service was to break down this barrier and at the same time get clinics under- way where the diseases have been treated free. Without the one the other was almost impossible. Thanks to splendid co-operation from state and city boards of health and broad-minded editors success is now in sifiht. The words “syphilis” and “gonorrhea” are appearing daily in the largest newspapers in the United States and the readers are coming to look upon them as the names of dis- eases and not of crimes. Motion picture plays treat the subject quite frankly without offending audiences. The sermon is being preached from the pulpit and at public meetings. Every day the field of workers broadens and the opportunity for the Public Health Service and the state boards of health to attain success comes nearer realization. All the woe the world has suffered as a result of syphilis came from America, as it is pretty gen- erally conceded the disease was carried to Europe by returning sailors of Columbus. It has been a scourge here from the time of the earliest settle- ment. It seems to be the duty of America not only to recognize the high prevalence of venereal dis- eases, but to set an example which may well be followed by the rest of the world in eradicating them. WITH THE EDITORS | JUSTICE FOR BOLSHEVISTS Several eminent and respected clergymen of various denominations have joined in a protest against what they regard as violent methods and repressive measures in dealing with Bolshevists and other enemies of public order and of the gov- ernment of: the republic. They especially protest against “acts of violence toward the preachers of radical doctrines” and against the proposals, now before congress, to make some of the espionage laws of war-time applicable in time of peace. We are in hearty agreement with these gentle- men in deprecating lynch law or extra-legal vio- case which can be properly dealt with by legal pro- cesses, But neither do we believe in a laxity of law which would permit treason against the United States to be plotted and hatched with impunity, or which would leave men free to incite all manner of offences against common morality and the com- mon law. We believe in free speech; but we do not believe in freedom of incitement to vice and crime. We trust that these estimable clergymen, and all who may read and be influenced by their mani- festo, will bear distinctly in mind who and what the Bolshevists are, what they have been doing in Russia and elsewhere, and what they are striving to do in the United States. In Russia they have erected a government which involves the negation of honesty, of democ- racy, of justice. It has decreed the repudiation of debts, the confiscation of property, the denial of the right of popular suffrage and popular sover- eignty. These decrees have been enforced by vio- lent means, including the theft of property and the general massacre, without even the form of trial, of all who are opposed or are suspected of being opposed to such principles of government. These facts are, we think, indisputable. They have been repeatedly testified to by the most trust- worthy authorities and proved by documentary evidence. | The leaders of this monstrous iniquity stole from the national treasury and other resources of Russia vast sums of money, and this they are now using for the extension of their infernal prop- aganda in other lands, and especially in the United States. They have sent agents hither, on various pretexts, and are subsidizing or seeking to subsi- dize “schools,” teachers, lecturers, writers, agita- tors, and all possible agencies for the dissemina- tion of their atrocious doctrines and for the fo- menting of treasonable conspiracies against the United States government. We would not sanction lawless methods in deal- ing with them. We would not counsel “nailing their ears to the town pump.” But we would urge the meting out to them of the last thing which they desire, of the thing which they dread and deprecate and denounce above all else: that is, justice. And we should receive with interest and gratitude from the eminent clergymen to whose utterance we have referred a supplementary state- ment of what, in their opinion, are the demands of justice in dealing with those who are deliberately inciting their fellows to commit theft, arson, mur- Py XX Win \ Jamestown, N. no sympathy with the labor unions arrested on a charge of disorderly con- duct, brought before Police Magistrate Murphy and fined $25 and costs. As Ross was unable or refused to pay his fine, he was committed to the county jail to serve a sentence of 16 days. . The prisoner claims that he believes in everything that is being done by the radicals in Hungaria, and that the only ‘hing which he does not like about the Russian situation is that the radicals lence. We do not believe in such measures in any| ete not sufficiently organized. Among otber things found in hfs pockets was an I. W. W. card and a book of songs. The book of songs in especially in- teresting as it gives an insight into the real sentiment and purpose of the I. W. W. organization. One of the scengs says, “When we hit John Farmer hard, they'll all be affrighted, when we stand united, and carry the Red, Red Card.” The preamble of the member- ship card carried by Ross, says’ “In- stead of the conservative motto, ‘A fair day’s wages for a fair day’s work’, we must inscribe on our banner the re- volutionary. watchword ‘Abolition of the wage system.’ ” If the statements of Ross relative to the activities of the I. W. W. and their steadily growing strength thru- out the country are, even in a meas- ure, true, the country is facing a very serious situation. Ross boasted of the fact that in North Dakota there is no law against the carrying of the red Voli) WAIN “WHEN WE HIT JOHN FARMER HARD” IS SONG OF WOBBLY WHO APPEALED TO GOVERNOR FRAZIER FOR RELIEF | ruezz is a time D., Aug. 1—Albert} Ross, an I. W. W. organizer arrested | paganda, here, asserts that the I. W. W. have! “since the unions (sold out.” Ross was} { \ | THE FAT MAN AND THE HOT SON i en . Y Up Z t my , Gj WHEN service men Albert Ross, Who Had Run-in With United States Army Here, | WHO fought the war Discovers More Trouble While “Organizing” a at Jamestown THAT beat the Hun MUST stand as one TO fight the foe WITHIN our gates £ THAT TIME is here flag and the spreading of radieal pro-] AND though we wear NO khaki clothes : = < WIHIN our hearts Ross is the saine man who ran up| WE Still retain gainst the strong right arm of Uncle THAT love of flag m's army in Bismarck on July 9,| AND country fair Back of the arm in question was RHA, carrtedsas, recruiting office. Ross was bi forth at the corner of Main and critising the’ government and American generally. Ford atten to reason with him, and Ross imfiomerd the recruiting officer that “be give a damn for the: United St form or anyone who wore it” F scored a knock-out. A friend of the I. W. W. organizer immediately called up| Governor Fraz- ier and informed him that an unoffend-| COMPLAIN of those ing Wobbly had been beaten up by a! DARK, dreary days bunch of officers. Frazier personally! FOR we did fight interested himself in the mater, attend-| AND promised then ing Ross’ hearing before Police- Magis-| WE never would trate Howell. After questioning Sergt.| ALLOW a soul Ford and Private Webb of tne Bus-|TO soil a fold marck recruiting offices: the governor} OF that dear flag apparently satisfied himself that there 1 was nothing he could or should do.|\AND as we said Ross was fined for disorderly condwet,|1N those dark days and he took a jail sentence in prefer-|TO ever stand ence to paying @ fine, although he had|FOR our fond land several hundred dollars on him. He|So must we now left the Burleigh county jail July 12. WANTED TO BUY RUG— About 6x9, must be in good con- dition. See Klein, the Tailor. BY CONDO ballets winged 9 proud old flag faces dear THAT we cared not Fe many things THAT did not please ‘OK satisfy ‘OR pleasures bring- OR did we much AND head upright AND eyes alert AND muscles tense PRESENT to foes AS to Hun A solid front ‘AND teach them the RESPECT of flag AND love of land FOR which we fought TO save and hold FOR friends so dear AND if our tongues CANNOT impress Df Ces FASTOR — a“ THEM with the truth OF what we say WITH all our might DON’T Willardize AGAINST the foe WHO raises high THE flag of red OUR own dear flag ‘SO soldiers all ‘AND breath the love THROUGH sacrifice WE all must stand WITH eyes alert AND muscles tense TO throttle quick OUR country’s foes WHO want to kill OUR liberties FOR socialism SHALL never stand BEFORE our eyes I THANK YOU F. 8. PARDON ME, SPEAKING OF HYPoc RITES ttt _| THROUGH darkest hours geant Ford, then in charge of the locall WHEN mud was thick shrapnel screeched ends “went west” THAT meant sweet home THE stars and stripes WITH shoulders straight THEN must we strike WHICH doth disgrace LIFT high your heads WHICH we have learned Tobacco Habit i THE PERCOLATOR | Dangerous says Doctor Connor, formely of Joh opking hospital. Thousands of men sure fering from fatal diseases would be in et the nebit 's a simple process to rid yourself of the tobacco habit in any form. Just go to any up-to- date drug store and get some Nicotol tablets; take them as directed and lo; the pernicious habit quickly vanishes’ Druggists refund the money if they fail. Be sure to read large and interesting an- nouncement by Doctor Connor soon to appear in this paper, It tells of the dan- ger of nicotine poisoning and how to ¢ the meantime try Nicotol tablets: you will be surprised at the re- sult.’ Lenhart’s and Jos. Breslow. » FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1919 y | DONT ENYA MEAL WM 6 YEARS Miss Vaughn Gains Fourteen Pounds After Tanlac Relieved Trouble. —— “9 show you what I think Tanlac has been worth to me, I wouldn’t be back in the fix 1 was before taking it for all the money in Galesburg,” said Miss Mary Vaughn, residing at 93 Summer street, Galesburg, Ill, in a conversation with a Tanlac repre- sentative, recéntly. “At the time I got Tanlac,” she con- tinued, “my stomach had been in such ( a bad condition for six years that I 1 was compelled to live on the very lightest of foods and even then I would just suffer agony. There was a constant burning sensation and a heavy feeling like lead in the pit of my stomach. I suffered so much af- ter eating that I actually dreaded for 1 meal time to come, and I never en- ‘ joyed a meal in all those six years. I was also troubled a great deal with 4 ye sick headaches. (My head felt like it would burst at times and J actually thought I would go blind, the pain was Hi so great. Nobody will ever know just how badly I did suffer, for I simply | can’t describe it. I was the most 4 nervous person( it seems to me, in 1 the world. Why, I couldn’t dress my- self and get ready to go any place without getting so weak and nervous that I could hardly stand it. Really life was very little pleasure to me, I a ; felt so badly all the time. “I had tried so many medicines without relief that I had about con- cluded that there was no help for me, but at last I have gotten rid of it all ‘by taking Tanlac. Why, Tanlac is no more like any other medicine I have taken than day is like night. Com- menced to eat hearty and sleep better > a in just a few days after I began taking it. My appetite is so good now that [ just cannot eat enough to satisfy me we, ’ and I never have any more trouble . . with my stomach no matter what I eat. My headaches have broken up entirely, my nerves are calm and steady, and if anyone could feel like a new person I do. My friends all tell me they have never seen me looking so well. Any way, I have gained four- t teen pounds in weight by using Tanlac and never know what it is to have an ache or a pain, so I have the best of reasons for praising Tanlac and am ¥ glad to make this statement to be used o ‘ in letting others know about it.” Tanlac is sold in Bismarck by Jos. Breslow; in Driscoll by N. D. and J. H. Barrette and in Wing by F. P. Homan. , Advt. NED COWS WOULD PROVE A CREAT AID YO FISHERMEN “ é 4 i BY os ' i eae DIAGRAN SHOWING CL! HOW COWS COULD Seas, FOR DEEP SEA FISHING | i ’ oe : = PICTURE OF GENT FISHING iN SMALL STREAM.