The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 14, 1919, Page 4

\ + FOUR avy THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Exutered at the Postofficé, Bismarck, N. D., as Second Class Matter. GEORGE D. MANN, - - = = = 4A itor Foreign Representatives G. LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY, peHtCAG. . . . - D fee rte = PAYNE, BURNS AND SMITH NEW_YORK, a oe 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 ited in this paper and also the local news published herein, 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...... apleeceen wae pay ty mail, per year (In Bismarck) : eos 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) eae. EDUCATION Connecticut is a great and simple lesson by ex- ample to every state and community in the acquir- ing of wealth. It is one of the smallest states. Yet Connecticut in acquired produced wealth is among the first. It heads all states in 11 important manufac- tured items used the world over. Connecticut is not only the birth-bed, but the cradle of the world’s manufacturing methods as we understand them today—interchangability’ of parts and the application of steam and water power in a‘large way. i High in the history of Connecticut’s contribu- tion to the world’s most useful inventions are the names of Whitney, Howe, Colt and Goodyear. The basic reason for Connecticut’s great indus- trial wealth, and from which all other states may easily take example, is this: From the earliest colonial history, Connecticut saw public education as an investment. From its very beginning it provided free pri- mary education, and higher education by the founding of Yale University in 1701. In 1786 the state of Connecticut acquired a tract of land in northern Ohio known as the West- ern Reserve, in which Cleveland is located; it sold this some years later and invested the money in public education. It has ever since pursued public education to a point of almost public extravagance. ; ‘Byen today Connectiqut children ‘spend more days of the year in'school than those'in any other state in the Union—about 187 days in a school term as compared with a general average of 134 days the country over. In Hartford, the principal city of Connecticut, are many model manufacturing plants and other public and semi-public institutions of the highest order. It had well paved streéts, ample park systems and all the devices of a well ordered municipality when other municipalities were just beginning to think about them. And last of all it had the wealth and the will- ingness to pay for them. Phis city of Hartford together with the state of Connecticut at large, what has been accom- plished in the face of natural difficulties, is an example in the development of its people, that public education is the best investment, an invest- ment in men and women. It is an example that every dollar we are re- quired to pay. in taxes for school purposes will return to us many fold in wealth and general.good order, if that’ money is honestly. and efficiently invested, ITALY’S TEMPER Nations are like individuals in their tempers and indiscretions. Italy is having evidence of this fact in a painful form. In the war period it bor- rowed heavily from the United States government. It got the money at an extraordinary rate of inter- est—3 1-2 per cent—when the United States was paying that much or more for the loans it nego- tiated with its own citizens. At the same time Italy was paying 5 1-2 per cent to its own people for the money it borrowed from them. Now Italy must borrow an immense sum— billions of dollars. The United States government is going or has gone out of the business of lending money to other nations. Governments now must negotiate their loans through bankers to a large degree. Italy wants $1,000,000,000 as soon as pos- sible from America. ‘It would like much more. Later it may seek much more. It must have money or its work of restoration will be delayed if not imperilled. A few months ago Italy was extravagant in its praise of America. Many of its municipalities changed the names of prominent thoroughfares in honor of America and particularly of America’s president. Suddenly there was a change in senti- ment. Because, in the peace conference, America opposed some of Italy’s claims and particularly that in relation to Fiume the Italians turned to denunciation of the United States and restored the old names to the avenues and streets which had been named in honor of America. Italy is very heavily burdened with debt. It has not improved its credit position by its tem- peramental outbursts. Sentiment plays a part in banking as in every other branch of business. Regardless of the fact that the world appreciates that Italy, like a high tempered person, says and citement than she means the anti-American out- burst may seriously affect the terms if not the success of such loans as Italy negotiates in this country. What doth it profit Japan to make promises about Shantung if the world insist on an encore? Senator Sherman criticises Wilson for his atti- tude regarding Fiume. Well, it might as well be Fiume as something else. Labor demands an overhauling of the system of profits in industry. What we want to see is a 0 vigorous overhauling of the system of profits in loafing. Charles E. Hughes thinks that Article XI will leave the United States free to decide each case on its merits. It will if the fleet is kept large enough to confirm the decision. Chinese refused to take part in the Manila Victory Day celebration, because they did not con- sider the Shantung settlement a victory. We are glad that some race has the courage of its con- victions. j Sc amnmmetennanamnn a { WITH THE EDITORS ———— NORTH DAKOTA AS A BANKER The experience of the state of North Dakota as a banker has been so brief, and the work which it has performed in that capacity is so admittedly preliminary and preparatory, that no fair estimate of the ability of the state in its now role can be made at this time. Pending later developments, however, certain conclusions as to the future may be reached, at least tentatively, on the basis of performance up to date. One of these conclusions is that we may expect, on the part of the Bank of North Dakota, no very radical departure from the custom commonly fol- lowed by the much-denounced private banks of the country of paying interest to those who have money to lend, and charging interest to those who borrow. To those who have been trained in the belief that capital is an invention of the devil, and the ownership of property conclusive evidence of criminality, the attitude of the new state bank on this subject will be a shock. But, whatever may have been the original expectation of those who framed the banking law, the men who. have its affairs in charge have evidently realized that there exists in financial circles a situation with which they are at present powerless to cope, namely, that people cannot be induced to loan money without interest, and that in order to make their bank break even, they. must charge for the money which they loan a little more interest than they pay for it. Privately owned banks have been operating on that principle right along. Again, we were told the other day that the Bank of North Dakota has just increased its avail- able funds two million dollars by the use of a very ingenious device. The industrial commission, which has charge of the sale of the bank’s bonds, sold two million dollars worth of those bonds, the bank itself being the purchaser. The bank gave its check for the purchase price, and the commis- sion immediately turned the check over to the bank, and the bank was at once two million dollars richer without anybody being poorer. It must be confessed that this little operation, quite simple though it seems to be considered, has a tendency ‘BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE EVERETT TRUE BY CONDO EDITORS LIVE IN FEAR OF JAIL IF THEY DARE SPEAK THE TRUTH, SAYS LEAGUE CONGRESSMAN JOHN M. BAER By ‘A. E. GELDHOF, 'N.. E. A. Washington Bureau, 1128-1134 Munsey Building, Washington, D. C. Congressman John M. Baer, repub- lican of North Dakoia, has introduced in the house a resolution calling for an investigation by the Judiciary Committee of the jailing for contempt of court of Editor E. T. Leech of the Memphis Press, Baer announced that he would use the resolution'as the opening wedge in a vigorous fight against the un- warranted \suppression by any means of tne: freedom of the press in any part of thé country. “It; the ‘buteaucratic and irrational censorship of, public opinion by the courts of any other branch of the government, does mot cease immedi- ately,” said Baer, ‘radical doctrines and ‘bolshevism’;will quietly and subt- ley spread all over the United States. “The great trouble in this country is the fact that 7 HH- PEOPLE CAN- NOT CET THE TRUTH. Editors of newspavers and ,magazines are living constantly in fear of being suppressed or thrown in jail. if'they dare to speak the truth, Because an editor in Memphis had. the courage to criti- cize the courts,,expressing his frank opinion in general, terms without giv- ing any names, a, judge who must have decided that the shoe fit him clapped the editor in jail. “He thus established a precedent which, if it is not overruled by some superior authority will menace the liberty of the press in every city in the country. I agree with ex-Presi- dent Taft that ‘The opportunity free- ly and publicly to criticize judicial ac- tion is ov vastly more importance to the body politic than the immunity of courts and judges from unjust as- Perations and attacks.” to make a non-banking individual a little dizzy. Still, we have no doubt it is all right, especially as we have heard of private banking institutions oc- casionally creating capital out of thin air. Occa- sionally, of course, there has been a hitch in the proceedings and a too liberal. use of the creative faculty has sometimes landed the operators in the penitentiary. We have no doubt that our North Dakota artists have been duly cautious, and that no such unpleasant result is in prospect for them, If this is to be merely a sample, we may conclude that when it comes to high finance, Wall street will have nothing on the Bank of North Dakota. The vast possibilities of this form of financier- ing are exceedingly attractive. If our state bank can be enriched merely by shoving a few pieces of paper back and forth, why not use more pieces of paper, or write larger figures on them? In this way the assets of the bank can quickly be expand- ed from millions to billions, the shortage which Mr. Kositzky insists exists in the state treasury can be met quite handily out of this manufactured wealth, and all the vast enterprises in which the state is to engage can be taken care of without any taxes whatever. If the individual citizen could only be instructed how to apply the same system to his personal affairs, all would be well, and the H. C. L. would have no terrors for any of us. Again, the director of the new bank has just been voted a salary of $10,000 a year. That is the largest salary paid to any employe of the state. It is probably ten times the annual income of the average North Dakotan. According to commonly accepted standards, the man who is capable: of managing successfully the affairs of an institution with a program which compares with that of the Bank of North Dakota is easily worth a salary of $10,000 a year. But we have heard a great deal of late about the abolition of old standards. The new bank proceeds on the old theory that the services of a capable banker are worth more than the ser- vices of a capable street laborer.. Or is it proposed “The. constitution of the United ‘States guarantees to every citizen the right of free speech, free assemblage and free press. The courts have no right to abridge or infringe upon this right. Neither has the federal gov- ernment. Ps “In every: country whére bolshe- vism and anarchy have taken a foot- hold it was preceded apd caused by suppression of free speech and’ a free press. We must take care that public Officials in this country do not fol- low: the same course, and by their bureaucratic strangle. hold on the press cause the people to lose their faith. in the’ free institutions our fore- fathers bequeathed to us. “There isa majority in congress which believes that: these fraudulent liberties should not-have to be fought for by the people jtoday, ‘but -which they have a right’ to enjoy without infringements or persuasion. This re- solution I have introduced refers to a, specific case, but it’ is symptomatic of conditions all over the’ country which immediate action by congress would: do much to remedy.” - Congressman -Baer’s__ resolution reads as follows; Whereas section four, article four, of the United States constitution pro- vides: “The United States shall guar-| antee to every state in this Union a republican form of government, etc.,” and whereas, the first amendment to the constitution guarantees the free dom of the press, and Whereas, a republican form of: gov- ernment without a free press is a mockery and cannot exist in any ‘state, and Whereas, Edward T, Leech, editor of the Memphis Press, a daily news- paper published in Memphis, Tenn., has been confined in jail for ten days on a charge of contempt of court, the said charge having grown out of an editorial written by said Leech and printed in said newspaper under cir- cumstances which seem to imply iden- tical of the constitutional guarantees cited above, therefore be it resolved, that the judiciary committee be and it is hereby: authorized and directed to investigate the facts of this case and report to the house at its earliest opportunity... | CITY NEWS | i Mrs. E. Rosenieweig entered the hos- pital yesterday for treatment. Miss Gladys Hanson, daughter of Ole Hanson of Ruso,jentered the Bismarck hospital today. + Miss Emma Lind, a student nurse at the Bismarck hospital, has returned from a visit to her parents at Milbantk 8. D. J, A. Warden of Regan was among those to:enter the hospital yesterday. Mr. Warden’ is. suffering from eye trouble. E Miss Eva Schmerier, also a student nurse at the hospital, has returned from her vacation which she‘sent visit- with her parents at Ellendale. Jessie Lois Robinson, daughter of D. P. Robertson of Garrison, was among those to enter the hospital to- day. She’ underwent an operation this morning for tonsilitis. The Misses Sterdahl and Lyngstad, graduate nurses'of Bismarck hosital, have returned to Bismarck from their vacation, spent with friends and rela- tives at Taylor, Miss Stordah! will en- gage in private duty, and Miss Lyng- stad left again last evening, going to her home at Halstead, Minn. FOR MISS BERGSTROM The Misses Alfhild and Sigrid Alf- son entertained ten of their friends at a bacon and wienerwurst roast last evening up the river complimentary to Miss Agnes Bergstrom of Crookston, Minn., who has been visiting in the city, The members of the party went out by auto, and a most enjoyable evening was passed. TO FARGO, Attorney and Mrs, Alfred Zuger and son Jack and Mrs. Zuger’s nephew, Henry Jones, plan to leave tomorrow morning by auto for Fargo. Mrs. Zuger and Jack will visit. in Fargo with rel- atives, while Mr, Zuger and his nephew to pay everybody ten thousand a year?—Grand on their way: back, and plan to re- turn in about ten days, VISITING IN BISMARCK Miss Al Yeager of Valley City arriv- ed in the city on Monday to make a three-weeks yisit with her sister Mrs. Marie Harkins, Woodmansee apart- ments, Bismarck Evangelical Hospital. Clark, Crawford of Brittin entered the hospital ‘yesterday, and an im- mediate operation was necessary, At Minnesota Lakes. Dr. and Mrs, J..B: Hollenbeck, Ave- nue A., have’ gone’ to the Twin. Cities oud White Bear Lake for a two-weeks’ visit. To Twin Cities. Mrs. H. C. Postlethwaite and daugh- ter, Miss Margaret, will leave tomor- row evening on No. 2 for a two-weeks’ visit in the Twin Cities. Z ‘Barton Family Moves. ‘C. A. Barton and family moved to- day from the residence they have oc- cupied for some time at 47 Thayer street to 813 Second street. To Arrive This Evening. Dr. and Mrs. W. F. Crewe, Avenue A, are expecting the doctor's uncle, Harry S. Crewe of Toronto, Can., to arrive in the capital city this evening. for an indefinite visit. Wing Man a Visitor. J. R. Hilsdorf of Wing, connected with the Farmers’ Union Elevator and Mercantile Co. was a business visitor in~Bismarck Wednesday. Visit Jones Home. 'Mrs. T. M. Oseth, wife of ‘Major Oseth of Camp Dodge, is visiting in the capital city at the B. EB. Jones home for..a.few days. Mrs. Osetia was formerly Miss Constance Straw. For Visiting Guests. Mrs. S. Wi. Corwin, 515 (Mandan pointed luncheon ,. Tuesday in com- Pliment to the housé guests of ‘her sis- ter, Miss Alice Webb, who are the Misses: Ruth: Talcott of Fargo and will go one to Perham, Minn. The family will stop over in alley City Elizabeth Johnson‘ of Washburn. The decorations for the luncheon were Avenu,e entertained at a prettily ap-' carried out. in pink, and pink sweet peas were used on the dining tablo. Covers were laid for the Misses Ruth Talcett, Elizabeth Johnson, Alico Webb, Marjorie Webb, Josephine Welch and Dorothy Skeels. That eve- ning the same young women were en- tertained at a six o’clock dinner party at the home of ‘Miss, Welch, Fourth street, the guests remaining over night for a slumber party. Last eve- ning the girls will be dinner guests of Miss Dorothy Skeels, 514 Sixth street. ‘Miss Talcott and Miss John- son plan to return to their homes by the end of the week, REGAN CROPS WITH EXCEPTION OF THE EARLY WHEAT GOOD Banker Announces That Farm- ers There Have 3,000 Tons of Hay to Share wheat crop, all of the other crops around Regan are in excellent con- dition, according to A, L. Garnes, cashier of the First State bank oi Wing, who was a business visitor in Bismarck yesterday. 3,000 Tons of Choice Hay. “Our hay crop, I believe, is above normal, and we will have 3,000 tons of choice hay to sell to farmers in the drouth stricken country west ot the Missouri,” said Mr. Garnes, “Ih western cattle-raisers and farmers who are looking for feed for their cattle this fall will communicate with me, I will gladly put them in touch with a number of farmers in my locality who would be willing to share their hay crop with taeir more unfortunate brothers, “The late sown wheat crop, which promised so well earlier in the sea- son, is very bad now on account of the invasion of rust. The early wheat, however, looks fine and wili produce twelve to fifteen bushels .to the acre. Flax Means a Killing. “Oats are fairly good and will be profitable with present high prices. Our flax crop is excellent and, -wita this product selling around $6.10, a number of our farmers will reap good profits this year.” (Mr. Garnes stated that his section was visited with a heavy rain Satur- day which helped some of the crops considerably. MUCH MAIL BEING NONE IS RECEIVED Since Lifting of Ban Many Peo- ple Here Communicating With Hunland has handled ‘quite a number of letters déstined® for Germany ‘since ‘the rais- ing of the ban July 1, no mail has been received locally from that country, ac- cording ‘to-the officials. Both letters and parcel post are now accepted for delivery to Germany. The restrictions‘ on ,forwarding.money or- ders to the country recently at war with the United States are: still in force, it was‘announced. Up to . the present time, it is said, no parcel post mail has been received locally for ship- ment to Germany. The postoffice department announces that the postoffices at Elkwood and Homen, Cavalier county, will be dis- continued and that effective August 15 all mail for those places will be sent to Stilwell. Postal Guide for Sale. The July edition of the postal guide will soon be on sale, it was announced today and those wishing to purchase copies can order through Postmaster Frank Reed. The cost is 65 cents. Mr. Reed stated today that these guides were of great use to business concerns and educational institutions and others sending packages by parcel post. The guides also contain other valuable in- formation for users of the postal sys- tem, Mr. Reed stated, and contain a complete directory of all postoffices. No information or instructions haye SENT TO GERMANY;|- Although the "Bismarck ’ postoffice |’ THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1919 office in regards to handling orders from this vicinity for the foodstuffs and other necessities being offered for sale through the' war department from its accumulated stores’ in an effort to ald reducing the high cost of living. Just as soon as instructions are we ccived, they will be announced, it was said. b PHONE COMPANY TO PUT IN NEW CABLE IMPROVING SERVICE About Sixty Subscribers in North Part of City Will Be Affected yop Telephone service to all subscribers north of Avenue F between Fourth and Sixth streets, including the offices at the. capitol will. be discontinued Sat- urday morning to enable the company to replace the present telephone cable with supplies phones in that district. Farm lines north of the city are also afected, the telephone officials stated this morning. It is estimated by the company that approximately 60 subscribers will. be temporarily without service, but that aiter the installation of the new cable of which there will be about’ 2600 feet, service in the northern part of the city and the adjacent farmers lines will be greatly improved. The company Will have a large force of work replacing this cable early Sat- urday morning and this force will con- tinue at this work until Monday morn- ing. This is the first of a series of im- i provements, it is said, that will tend to bring the local telephone system to as high a state of perfection as pos- sible, Advice for Singers, Sims Reeves, the famous English tenor, Is quoted as saying: “A singer who does not recite or read the verses of a song aloud before at- tempting the music will never become a great artist.” The young singer i should memorize a text, should repent it over and over aloud, testing the matter of emphasis or: stress upon each word to determine just where it should be and-the proper amount to vy give the best interpretation to the thought. ea °. see-Whiz! How it Hurts~« : ” fe ~The Pain in My Foot! + Sometimes it is in my_arm. Merciful \ deayen, how my back hurts in the morn- t S63 *cing!”.-It’s alll ‘ ~ due to an over- f abundance of ' that poison i ealled uric Recent acid. The kid- « ,, neys “are not able to get rid of .it.; Such conditions you can readily overcome, an prolong life by taking the ad- vice. of Dr. e Pierce, which is “keep the kidneys in‘ good order.” “Avoid too much meat, alcohol or tea. Drink plenty of pure water, preferably hot water, before meals, and drive the uric acid out cf the system by taking Anuric.”” ‘This can be obtained et almost any Crug store, Send a bottle cf water to the chemist at Dr. Pierce’s:Invalids’ Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y., and ycu will receive free medical advice 23 to whether the kidneys arc affected. When your kidneys get slug- zish and clog, you suffer from backache, sick-headache, dizzy spells, or twingcs and pains of lumbago, rheumatism or gout; or sleep is disturbed two or three f limes a night, take heed, before too Iie. ‘ Get Anuric (anti-uric-acid), for it will f put new life into your kidneys and your i antire system. 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