The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 17, 1920, Page 4

% | TT Hy Sarah enaaetesacaats a i H THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Entered at the Postoffice, Bismarck, N. D., as Second Class Matter. Editor GEORGE D. MANN Foreign Representatives G. LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY CHICAGO DETROIT Marquette BUG we, BURNS AND SMITH SE NEWYORK - | - - - Fifth Ave. Bldg. The Associated Press is‘exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all news credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published Here chts of publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE Daily by carrier, per year ’ $7.20 Daily by mail, per year (in Bismarck) seeeeeee 120 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) <EXS> A VALUE OF VIRTUE En English judge has placed a value on virtue. A husband, she decided, has a right to compénsa- tory damages in money against a man who is re- sponsible for wrecking his home. But, in order to claim such damages, the husband himself must be blameless. It is a good doctrine. It establishes a single code of morals in divorce actions. It says that men must be held to the same strict definition of decency to which they hold women, and requires them to enter court with “clean hands.” But, curiously enough, this English judge— Justice McCardie—has gone a long way to place women on an equality with men in the basic law on divorce. And the English law says that a wife cannot bring a similar action against a woman who has lured her husband to misconduct or has submitted to his advances. The wife, it seems, has no such right of control or claim to a hus- band’s services-as is possessed by a husband with | regard to the wife. Nor is she, by law, supposed to have the power of consent; husband’s damages are based on “trespass.” It takes a long time to break down the barriers which man has erected for his own indulgence. The law yields slowly to the theory that a husband owes as much fidelity to a wife as a wife to her husband. But it will finally yield. Even flu and pneumonia have their _ uses. When ore has finished with them he realizes how beautiful the world is out of doors. : SOLVENT Predictions that Great Britain was on the road to a smashup because of the drop in the exchange rate of the pound’ sterling may, like the report of Mark Twain’s death, be considered as “exagger- ated.” The fact is that American exporters will have to be on their toes if they expect to compete with Britain in overseas trade. In 1918 Britain’s ad- verse balance of trade was 784,000,000 pounds. But in 1919 the adverse balance was only 669,- 000,000 pounds. : The tremendous recuperative power shown b this fact must not be overlooked. ‘ ‘And, besides this, the London board of trade estimates that more than two-thirds of this adverse balance was met in 1919 by “invisible exports,” including Britain’s return in freight rates on her enormous carrying trade, and returns on investments abroad. \for the league; that many of its most prominent business, advice as to investment should be re- quested from bankers or well known , business men. As a means of saving until a business op- portunity arrives, a safe loss proof method is an investment in United States treasury savings cer- tificates. _ The “bitter-enders” in the Senate are laying the foundation for the next war; the rest of the world ‘versus the United States! EDITORIAL REVIEW Comments reproduced in this column may or may not express the opinions of The Tribune. They are pre- sented here in order shat our readers may have both sides of important issues which are being discussed in: the press of the day, tome MR. JOHNSON’S QUEER FRIENDS Senator Hiram Johnson has been blasting and counterblasting the Versailles treaty and the League of Nations in North Dakota. While he has declared his unwillingness to take a third-| party nomination, he has been in North Dakota as the favorite of a third. party, the too famous Nonpartisan league. He has been nominated for president by a convention of the league. The North Dakota republican convention nominated a republican list of delegates to the Republican na- tional convention. The Nonpartisan league con- vention nominated a Nonpartisan league ticket. The North Dakota republicans’ warned Mr. John- son and all other candidates away. Mr. Johnson sseems to know his own kind of people, if they are his kind. In his speech at Grand Forks he cried for the return of the constitutional rights of American citizens. He was red with wrath against the New York assembly for its exclusion of the Socialist members. Mr. Townley’s Non- partisan league is distinctly Socialist. In. several states its leaders got into trouble on account of their German propaganda or various words and acts of sedition and disloyalty. At Grand Forks Mr. Johnson liberated his soul thus tremendously : No group of men sitting in Washington will keep the treaty out of the campaign. How futile it is for those men to insist that the American flag shall be buried and ask the American people to walk over its grave. How affecting is this'‘outburst to those who re- member that officers of the National Nonpartisan league were convicted last July on a charge of conspiracy to teach disloyalty in their campaign “ontinued From Page One) EARLY RETURNS INDICATE CLEAN SWEEP FOR TICKET HEADED BY GUNDER OLSON Tuesday to open the polling places. Twelve women voted in Carson, and they-went ten to two in favor of the straight republican ticket. The Carson male vote complete i3 as. follows: and active chiefs took precisely the Socialist view ‘jof the war and the American flag-and American patriotism.—New York Times. R REVOLUTION IN GERMANY’ The. first point.to-be-made about the: new-gov- ernment which has usurped the reins of power in Germany is that it represents reaction in dis- guise. Its professed program is: “The same aims as the Ebert government, but more efficient service.” That is not the kind of program which provokes revolution. The real program up to date the new government: ‘has not dared to enunciate. The very fact that it dares not enunciate it is strong evidence that there is no overwhelming popular sentiment behind it. ‘The new gpvern- ment is not only a usurping government, \but a masquerading government, as well, apparently, as an opportunistic government. What it unques- of a system as closely analagous to the old im- perial system as present circumstances will per- mit. It is willing to work, furtively towards its The British empire is still, apparently, a going concern and likely to continue so. | The average congressman’s idea of statesman- ship is to send each voter in his district a pack- age of government seeds. \ THRIFT LESSONS The brakes are being applied to America’s mad dash for sudden, unreasonable wealth. There’s no use denying it. Every one has been crazed with an eagerness for wealth, riches. Ohio has foreseen the possible results of the gold rush on the future generations and has by law, made compulsory the teaching of thrift in the schools at least, one-half hour a week. And, by the way, in this connection, it may be well to know that a cent coined in 1904 is worth $200 today; thay a dime coined in 1804 is worth $5; that a quarter coined in 1804 is worth $3, and that a dollar coined in that year will bring $800. If the U. S. Steel corporation had doubled the wages of every employe in 1918 it still would have @ surplus of $96,517,000. ¥ SERVICE MEN, ATTENTION! The 18,000 men in the states of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana who under the terms of a retroactive federal compen- sation act are receiving checks of from $200 to $900 each are now opening more than their share of mail. Believing that a large percentage of these men are unfamiliar with investments, many a Sam Slick has adopted them as his bosom friends, offering, as a special favor, large blocks of “Blue Sky Inc.” at a “ground floor” price. That these 18,000 men, all of them disabled in the service of their country, may be in danger of losing their capital is a fact that should be guarded against by the loyal citizens in every jment was a union of moderate Socialists and mod- goal, and it is willing, too, to make lavish conces- sions of any and every kind to maintain itself in power. ; The next point to be made about the new gov- ernment concerns itself with its strength. and permanence. It has won, for the moment, a dazed support in Berlin and Prussia. Bavaria, Wurttem- burg, Frankfort, and the Rhenish districts are markedly antagonistic. General strikes have been called throughout Germany in order to, paralyze it. The revolution has, up to date, conquered only a part of Germany. t Can the new government last? It must be said at once that its path bristles with difficulties. Only political strategy of extraordinary genius, or the development of a single popular leader, or the establishment of an iron-bound military dic- tatorship, will be able to hold it in office.’ Parti- sans of the right are not numerous in Germany. This is, so far, a revolution of the Right. The bulk of the people lie to the left. The Centrists and the Majority Socialists favor still the Ebert- Bauer regime. The Independent Socialistic Dem- ocrats, who lie still further to the left, despise the Ebert-Bauer regime, but they despise the group behind the usurping .Kapp-Luttwitz government even worse. -he Communists, in this respect, stand exactly where the Independent Social Dem- ocrats stand. Both governments, the old and the new, are bidding desperately for the support of |’ the Independent Socialistic Democrats. who, in ‘numbers, hold the balance of power. The Kapp- Luttwitz group is endeavoring to’ effect a union with the Independent Socialists, and talks of es- tablishing a coalition Conservative-Independent Socialist cabinet. ‘Such’a union seems next to un- thinkable. It would be a union of violent reac- tionaries an@_radical Socialists. The old govern- erate imperialists. That was a natural and an intelligible coalition. But a union between ex- community. Unless the money is to be used in a personal tionably wants, at bottom, is the re-establishment |. treme imperialists and extreme Socialists seems utterly out of the question—Minneapolis Tribune. AMENDMENTS : YES NO Recall ... oe 25 Leasing . 23 Debt Limits 21 Residence . .. 37 2s INITIATED LAWS YES NO Athletic . 48 10 ' Cigarettes . 46 12 Baseball ...)4¢ 47 10 Theatres .. 2; ++ 46 10 ‘ PARTY TICKETS _ President—républican: ” Hiram W. Jonson . + Wood ......5s..04. eemen: itteeman — republi- Gunder Olson OH. Olsoni'§ Democratic: H. H. Perry I. P, Baker Presidential Snortland Mahowald . Trubshaw . Garden .. Hoverson Johnson . Heaton Cole . Nicholson . Sheridan .. Underwood Backer .. Bakker Roach . Pedersen Hegge .. Lamb . Delegates to republican: Hendrickson McKellar Shaw Tostevin Kraabel ... Lokensgard Kelly Steel Bishop McLean . . Lucas, . Madden . Mozley Monson . Gilbertson . Rose .... Gannon Poindexter, Jr. Aaker . Eckert Minnie J. M. A. Rudd Democrats: { McArthur Collins .. Peterson McHose Mann Murphy Burchard Noyes . Breen . Glotzbach . Simon Wooledge \. Fried Mrbihiinn he LOGAN COUNTY Napoleon, March 17.—In the face of early returns from various townships in Logan county, the anti-Nonpartisan league republican ticket hns been de- feated by a yote of five to one. The yote will be very light because df the blizzard Tuesday. In some townships the anti-Nonpartisan ticket was de- feated by at least ten votes to one. Many precincts failed to open because of the storm. The vote on the “blue laws” and the gree of correctness at this time, the probable outcome. the rural districts made no effort oui} i jer Northwest states for which Minne- (Continued from page ong) ‘NORTH DAKOTA’S TRADE PROFITS “Although this was a friendly suit, ‘entered into with the knowledge and ; approval of the attorney general of ; North Dakota, and although we felt that the ‘justice of our contention , Would filally triumph,” said Sewall D. Andrews of the wholesalers and job- hers section, “we nevertheless haye j been greatly concerned over the out- ; come of this action. The amounts in- volved, even if this tax had been up- held, would have been. comparatively | inconsequential, but the attempt of the | North -Dakota legislature to penaliza non-resident corporations engaged in interstate commerce bore a significance far greater in principle than in money. PAYMENT BASILY EVADED i “Payment of these taxes could hay? been evaded by a yer |.0r a. Separate, price, list. could have been adopted for North Dakota, more than suthcient to cover the amount levied, but, we didn’t want to be forced io transact, business with our fri i North Dakota under methods from those prevailing in the many oth- apolis is the chandise, “Wholesalers and manufacturers in principle source of mer- 4 | Minneapolis who took no part in, this suit and those in-other centers trading at wholesale in North Dakota certain- ly owe the members of this section and similar groups in’ St. Paul and Duluth a debt of gratitude for the risk. these plaintifl qoncern took in the interests of the entire wholesale business. © 1 hope, too, that the result will prove a cians of North Dakota who are’ traif- orously promoting the adoption of ab- surd laws such as this, which instead of conferring the benefits they promise merely .serve to antagonize necessary and friendly interests and put them, to needless expense to protect their in- alienable rights, Z FABULOUS REVENUES PREDICTED “The framers og this measyre held out the promise that North Dakota would derive fabulous revenues from this 3- mill tax on-every dollar's worth of merchandise purchased by its mer- chants from non-resident wholesalers and manufacturers. Plain common sense should, have told them that it would not be fair to the other states in which these same concerns do busi- ness if this tax were to be-paid to North Dakota, and that the’ inevitable result would he a ‘separate wholesale price list for North*Dakota, adding to the cost of all mercliandise shipped into that state a sum sufficient to meet this levy and cover the inconven: ience entailed, This would have hal to come in justice to Minnesota, South Dakota.’ Montana and the other states in which our trade is extensive. “We are glad that this wasa friend- ly suit. We had the moral support wf every Merchant in the state and, we believe, ‘of a majority of the other clear-thinking people. - We hope that this bloodless clash of ‘arms will be productive of a better understanding between the people ‘of North Dakota and us. who want to be their best frien¢ WACO TRAINS MAJORS FOR FIRST .TIME IN ! YEARS; SOX ON JOB Waco, Ter. March 12.—While the vanguard of the Chicago American week in March for spring trainin: the main body is only now arriving, Americans in 1918. The Indianapolis club of the American association was here for a part of its spring training in 1912, : Katy Park will be the scene of the ber of the Texas league. , |. The previous spring workout of the ; White Sox here; in 1912, marked the Jat Waco, ‘too, that into a first string hurler. FROM DECISION | simple expedient | valuable lesson to some of the politi; | 'mined and resourceful sign, Scorpio, | — land closely conjoined with the noble, {buoyant and expansive Jupiter; with Jexgue club reached Waco the first late Theodore Roosevelt. -iduces in-Mr. McAdoo a generous en- Only twice have major league teams !and resourcefulness, indomitable will, trained- here, the White Sox worked} pluck and sagacity of Scorpio, and out here in 1912 and the St. Louis; |well as the patriotic love of country ‘McAdoo (from that of Roosevelt. | White Sox activities this year, the} e yea home of the Waco club while a mem-{Adoo was directing the_ stupendous ‘under the Hudsor~river he was op-| jerating under certain very adverse four amendments are close and it ts|initial trial of the nos spent, An saspectss such as Shep heahiaae could it 2. fi d Ratl it was make any progress a <y | I E 4 impossible to estimate, with any de- ‘fielders, Weaver an Benz developed "cee they but signified the tremend-jof his. native sagacity, penetration {ous difficulties, opposition, skepti- ‘ARGENTINE. WHEAT EXPORTS CLIMBING TO HUGE VALUES Buenos Aires, March 12.—The yalue of ,Argentine wheat exported during the last year rose to the unprecedent- ed figure equivalent to about $182,- 500.000, according to statistics made publi¢ today by the ministry of agri- culture. The tonnage — exported, amounted to 3,068,295. : .La Epoca says the average ship- board quotation for the cereal for 1919—based on the price on the dates of exportation—was $5.93 a 100 kilo- grams (of 2.20 pounds_each). A startling discovery has just been reported! Dogs are « speed-maniacs. They tike auto-riding because the car. goes faster than: they can travel. That's what motorists will tell you. Now dog experts are trying to find the reason why, SOCTAL POSTPONED The regular meeting-of the Ladies’ Aid society of the Presbtyerian church. which was to have been held at th church parlors Thursday afternoon, has been postponed. LADIES’ AID MEETING The Ladies’ Aid society of the Swe- dish Lutheran chur¢h will meet in the church purlors tomorrow afternoon. Members and friends of the society are i to her, WED., MARCH 17, 1920 LEADS WOMEN OF WEST VIRGINIA AGAINST H.C. L. 2 \e | MS. WOODSON T- Wal 15 stown, W. Va, March 12.— Charl Mrs. Woodson T. Wills, president of ration of AVom= the ¢lub fo of the state for the frst fight on high As soon as Governor Cornwell suggested such &@ proposition he communicated with every in the state asking club president | them ‘to aftend the state H.C. LL. meeting which the attorney general arranged to be held in Wheelin; “It is up to the West Virgi women to take up this vital get behind the fight in the way that hag been outlined by Edith Strauss. ‘ ‘otf method club ne anil I strongly favor the bo of bringing down prices Wills. AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL’ ‘TROUBLES ONLY BEGUN London, March 12.—‘America’s in- dustrial troubles are only beginning,” said W. T. Griffiths, of the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation, who has just returned from a trip to America to a news agency interviewer. “I have been most 4mpressed with the dire lack of machinery in America for settling industrial disputes, espe- cially in the iron and steel trade,” he went on. “In that respect we are years ahead of America.”’ Mr. Grif- fiths added that he found general chaos in every industry. Fear of American competition, he ccntinued, was more fictitibus than real, and he was thoroughly convinced that England: had a wonderful oppor- tunity for recovering its former posi- tion in the foreign markets. “In one thing America excels,” Mr. Griffiths concluded, “The output of. their steel mills would be almost in- credible to the average British iron’ Many © dog will wait in his mas- ter’s machine. for any length of time until he is taken ont for a spin.. And - he'll stick to the car under any ‘condi- tions. They even like to ride the ru ning boards, sticking on no matter cordially invited to attend this meet- ng. what the speed of ‘the auto. , WHAT THESTARSSAY ABOUT IADOO Elapetary Pointers on Presidential Possibilities ty . By FRANK T. ALLEN, Director, Astrological Research Bu- ‘ reau, Washington, D.C. William Gibbs McAtloo was born with the Sun in the gritty, deter- the Moon being in good aspect and herself in full dignity because of be- ing in her own sign, the domestic, tenacious and patriotic Cancer. The sun and moon at Mr. McAdoo’s birth were in the same signs. that they occupied at the birth of the This pro- i} dowment of the gritty determination the devotion to home and family as/| which is characteristic of Cancer na- tives. But the personality of “Mr. js emphatically different During the years when Mr. Mc- task of constructing the first tunnels In_ his; L eism, etc, against which he was obliged to fight. As secretary of the treasury, and more especially while he was also di- recting the nation’s railway systems which had ‘practically failed to func- tion when that great ‘responsibility was saddled upen him, he was obliged to make headway against most se- verely afflicting aspects. The fact that on both occasions he achieved signal success proves the wonderful efficiency of the very re- markable and powerfully good aspects at his birth. This year brings. Mr. McAdoo’ un- der by far the most helpful, uplift- ing, fruitful and generally beneficial aspects that he p:obably has ever en- joyed. These certainly guarantee him a, most liberal measure of success in his undertakings, and of gratified hopes and ambitions, facilitating any- thing that he may set his mind and heart upon. During the spring months of this year Mr. McAdoo comes under an ex- tremely intense stimulation of the fiery, aggressive and energetic Mars. This’ is certain to arouse him men: tally and will probably involve him in some very keenly contested activi. ties, such as will call forth contests of wit and afford unusual exhibitions and alertness. ) ‘ees ) ——- Sacer