The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 3, 1920, Page 5

ib “ Henge ste: sates at veh ney 88 6b t $ 3 a Sovonuny Hereafter congress, THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Entered at the Postoffice, Bismarck, Ni D., as Second Class Matter. GEORGE D. MANN. ~~ Editor Foreign Representatives ‘ G. LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY CHICAGO DETROIT Marquette Bldg. PAYNE, BURNS AND SMITH NEW YORK ie 2 - - Fifth\Ave. Bldg. ciated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all news.eredited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. All vi also MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE Daily by carrier, per year. bs by mail, per year (in by mail, per year (in sta mail, ‘outside of North Dakota Kresge Bldg. | s of publication of special dispatches herein are i. (Established 1878) CHRIST IS RISEN (According to. Saint Luke) } Now, upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and. certain others with them. : And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. | : And.they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Je * * * And they talked together of all these things which had happened. And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them. ; But their eyes were holden that they should not know Him. , ; * a * And it came to pass, as He sat at ‘meat with them, He took the bread, and__ blessed, it, and |. | of cor broke,.and gave to: them. A regen uae And their eyes were opened,’ and they knew ‘Him; and. He vanished out of their sight. oe * * * é And as they thys spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. «+ * But they were terrified, and frightened, and supposed that they had seen/a spirit. * * * Then opened He their understanding, that they might understand the Scriptures. ; And .said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day. t And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name among ‘all na- tions, beginning at Jerusalem. } And ye are witnesses of these things. * * = bs And it came 'to pass, while He blessed them, He was parted from them,. and carried up into heaven. ' d PEACE WITH GERMANY Members of congress who killed the peace trea- ty are working to end the state of war in which they have left America by passing a resolution wnullifying the origina} declaration, of war. The resolution - will: requite the president’s signature before it can become operative, unless congress passes it over his‘veto by a two-thirds majority. Should congress take that action, the president may declare the resolution to be unconstitutional. There is possible ground for believing that under the constitution the only way a war can officially be ended is by ‘a treaty of peace.’ The matter is without precedent. Therefore the president may consider it his duty to insist upon a decision by , the supreme court: ;So_ much is at stake that even if the president, believes a nullifying reso- lution to’ be constitutional in.this case, he might well await a verdict by the ultimate authority. That procedure, even though dictated by a proper caution, would delay the establishment of Peace conditions beyond all reason, if there were hho way out. | But a way out is possible. America’s relations with Germany are now governed by the terms of the armistice. Those terms can be modified ‘at the discretion of the commander-in-chief: of the American army, who is also the president of the United States. If all other means fail, this may become the method whereby the American people can be sayed from some of the discredit of their stubborn representatives. : By exerting his prerogative as sole negotiator of an armistice, the president should be able to place the United States, at least temporarily, in as favorable a position toward Germany as those countries that have negotiated“ peace with her and are already looking for trading rights. Supreme court and the president can take what time they will to ‘des | termine whether any substitute for a treaty of| peace exists.in the constitution. THE OLD-HUSBAND Many have argued. against “December-May” marriages. It has been said that there can be little happiness for\either if the husband is con- siderable older than the wife, and they have un- earthed divorce court statistics to prove the case. But take the ramance of Dr. Julius C. Ward and his wife, of New York. The doctor is 72, a Civil war veteran. His wife is but 35.1 Just the other day the Ward family’s happiness was filled to the brim by the coming, of a baby, who, by the way, is the youngest child of a Civil war veteran. Mrs. Ward is a splendid type of young Ameri- can motherhood, and volunteers information that the stories of unhappy. marriage where there is a disparity'in the ages of the contracting couples are all wrong. ' / “Wait ‘for the right man,” she advises girls, “and take him, ‘regardless of his age, or wealth, cr of what people may say—take him if you love him.” \ \ LEADERS , ’ Roger Babson is no apologist nor is he a reac-4 tionary—indeed, he leans the other way in both particulars. rather new view by him on the Washington leg- ‘slators, a view that most folks overlook. Here’s what he ‘says: ; “The senate is ruled by a few individuals be- cause those individuals are the hard workers, are physically able to stand the strain and are willing to make sacrifices that others feel themselves un- able to make. These’senate leaders: would be leaders just the. same were they in educational work, finance or industry: :The same applies to. the leaders of the house. ‘So long as rocks sink and wocd floats, a few: will naturally lead and. others will naturally follow.” .Human nature, of course?’ But in. both houses |‘ ess there: are other men,’ natural bor leaders, physically able ‘to stand the strain,.men who believe as the masses of the American’ peo- ple believe: and who only need-the spur of a strong popular demonstration :to become leaders. It seems unreasonable, but’ the smaller the man the larger he swells when he makes a little suc- cess. sag EDITORIAL REVIEW Comments reproduced in‘ this column may or may not express the opinions of ‘The Tribune, They are BE § sented here in order what/our readers may have both sides of important issues which are being discussed in the press of the day. a \ oneomee ONLY TWO PARTIES The idea of a third party has gone glimmering with Senator Johnson’s statement at Bay City, Michigan, “I’ve had my experience with a third party once and that is enough. I am making my fight now entirely and exclusively within the re- publican ranks.” Senator Borah has never really said that he was going out in the open as the leader of a third party; he has merely made a few, Pickwickian threats. -'Any orator, and espe- cially Senator Borah, is entitled to do that. + Third parties never thrive in the United States, but there have been times when there was so clear and distinct a difference between the two great parties that men at different times simply had to express their feelings by voting a third ticket, It made no differenc, whether it was a movement of Forty-eighters and Civil Service re- formers’in 1872, a-sound money Democratic Pal- mer and Buckner movement in 1896, an eruption of the Populists under Weaver in 1892, or a per- sonally led secession from the republican’ party under the spell of a brilliant personality in-1912; in each case, good, bad or indifferent, there was an uncontrollable impulse to expression. This applies as much to the wild movement of the Farmers’ Alliance and the Populists in-1891, when “Sockless” Jerry, Mary Elizabeth Lease and Sen- ator Peffer came to the front,,as it does to the really patriotic movement of the gold ‘democrats in 1896; nor should we deny that the local’ move- ment here in New York for Henry George in 1886, deplorable as many of its incidents were, really | did represent a social restlessness’ which could not find expression in voting for either the re- publican ticket or the curious combination of démocrats which Richard Croker forced on the ‘county democracy. : This is another day.’ There is so slight a dif- ference between. the republican and. democratic parties on. the great issues that a third party would find it hard to command a following. There is no call for self-expression outside the two great parties. Heaven knows there is enough room in- side their ranks for the expression of every range Therefore, it is worth quoting |. aN 2 D5 ss payerayayar apa eT aver SPOOL PPO PDO PPDL WE SaFayaVoFayaTy pay av OvaTOTAY a) EID PPPS rarererororay es } 2 FOR. Wey ARRANGEMENT OF * CAPITOL” GROUNDS HISTORICAL PARK 'Q BISMARCK-NORTH DAKOTA AQ, _ PREPARED FOR : STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION Landscape architects and eifgincers have’ estim&ted it: will cost North Da- | kota more than $1,000,000 to convert the’state capitol grounds into one of the most beautiful,spots ‘of its kind in| the union. The estimate was made by Morell & Nichols; landscape artists of Minneapolis-firm in sybmitting. a gen- eral plan for the project, which h been adopted by the board of adminis- tration. » The sum fixed was in addi. tton to $200,000 already appropriated for Liberty Memorial, building, com- Memorative of the state’s soldiers. inr all wars. ‘ With the beginning of operations on the memorial building this spring, the initial step will be):taken in the jyen- eral scheme’ of landscaping. r The general. plan provides for primary group of three buildings oc- cupying three prominent rises in the ween SATURDAY EVENING LETTER | Da By Justice J. OO et a an April 3, 1920. Here is a copy of a court letter which shows how to make a long story short.and shows some ad- vantages of: friendly Christian Science treatment; | As Bismarck, N. D., March 31, 1920, H.‘O. Bratsberg, roel Reeder, North Dakotu, + Dear Sir:—In answer to you concerning —Scundinavian - Ameri- can Bank, the decision of bur ’ court; is too long to send you a copy, and it would do you no good. I can tell you the story in a min- ute; , Poor Mr. Bank was ailing. Two. of the Banking Board sent: him /two or three lawyers and a doctor, who at once commenced bleeding, purging and starving the patient. until he was-nearly dead. (You know that was the old .practice,) On proper application, -our court at ce discharged-the bleeding lawyers and doctors. We appoint- ed a new doctor—a Christian Sci- entist, I guess. He at once stopped the bleeding and purging and gave the patient plenty of good nutri; ment and fresh*air and spoke words of kindness. He said: You are not really sick; there is no sickness; you haye, only some growing pains and neéd only some good rest, good nutriment and ventilation, and you. will ‘be, all’ right in no time. And lo and be- hold! under that treatment the patient quickly regained health and strength and in-about ten days he was able to’ resume business, and since then has been doing a * good and prosperous busines. As you know, it was plain com- of sentiment, as the primaries are showing.—New York Times. aeiag Mmonsense treatment, and not poli- “| should have some special fitness, and ! Caesar's wife, above suspicion. quarter section of sloping ‘ground al rendy set aside for the Capitol prem- is In addition to the Memorial building, the trio would include a new | capitol and a “Temple of Justice.” | Each would be ou an axis with a street runtting acre Bismarck at right angles with the wthern Pacific, tracks, Thus on pu > through the city, tourists would see ‘the menrial building on looking up 7th street, the capitol up 6th and the Temple of Jus- tice up 6th. abi Under the plan approved by the board, tlie new capitol, af such time. as one may’ be provided for, would occupy the highest rise on the slope, with the other two main buildings on elevations: somewhat lower and slightly nearer the city, The capitol would face down Gth.street, overlooking a mall and cet- tral park section connecting with the residerice district of the city. Liberty Memorial building And the Templé of er E. Robinson i aie ee ie arti to you and all your friends. Yours, Robinson. Now ,is the time to consider ths nominations and thé fitness of candi- dates for oflice. Every candidate | of course his honesty should_be, like And, as the fact is, many of those who\hold office are in the habit of stealing their. Mtime and leaving their work undone. Hence, every candidate should answer this question concerning his honesty: Tf elected, will you. during the busi- hess hours of every day, give all your time to the duties of your office; WILL YOU. STEAL ¥ T AND LEAVE THE WORK UNDONE? It is a matter of regret that our judges and some of the highest state ofticers the greatest. TIME STEALE) They all swear to dO their duty faithfully, but they forget their swear and are in no way ashan- ed to be seen neglecting their duty. Twice I haye vainly tried to induce our lawmakers to pa: n act that no stute officer shall receive his monthiy or quarterly salary witHout making and filing with the’State Auditor an affidavit showing the number of hours of each day given to his official cuties. Truly ‘it seems the heighth of folly for the state to employ men or to elect ary, without any supervision or ac counting. Such :a thing, is .never known in any private service. Carl Kositzky! he is a good faithfu’ worker and he keeps good office hours, Still he has laid off a few days while; telling the truth about the high taxes. ; He may want a vindiction by. anothe: election to office. because the League papers have said many unkind things tics, and'that is what we commend of him. But the. newspapers were! | speaks of the them to office and pay them a good sal- 5 ; forty per cent. yt Justice would be of Symmetrical con struction and would both face inward toward the mall. Facing, the group, a visitor ‘would sep to the left and farther down the slopé a new govergor’s mansion. Be hind and to.the right of the new cap- itol would appear a new power house. located on a reverse slope. The entire quarter se¢tion tract would be infer- woven with picturesque roads, walks and planted groups: : A novel feature of the landscaping plan is the nature of layout contem- plated for a 10-acre tract already set aside by legislative action as a park for the\memorial hall.’ Dr, Melvin R. Gilmore, curator of the North Dakota Historical society, who has that por- tion of the work in charge, has plann- ed to plant. one m of the park with original India rops. comprising only trees, shrubs, ii s etc., native to the state, , eee dead wro! and when Carl Kositzky uxes he gives the figures and he ure to speak the truth. 1 challenge anyone to point out au un- truth. Now in proclaiming and pub- lishing: the truth Kositzky ha’ done great service ‘to the! Nonpurtisan League and to all the taxpayers. He laid the founilation for my letter on | KOSITZKY'S WARNING and for my appeal to the Legislature to reduce all taxes fifty per cent, and for the actual reduction of twenty e per cent of the state taxes, amoupting to $864,000. While the appeal to the Legislature did net sectre a proper redutcion of either the taxes or the appropriations. that was not the fault of the facts or the figures presented by Kosi ats, 08 was the fault of those who strenuously fought aguinst reductions and at. the same time sought to make political capital out of the high-taxes. So far as they went, the redtuctions.were good for the taxpayers and good for the Leugue. If the League-wins out at the coming’ election, due credit must, be ziven to Carl Kositzky and Judge Rob- inson, Sure and certain it is that no one is satisfied with the high taxes and one knows that something hi gone wrong. The question is: how came the wrong and what is the rem- edy? in August and September. the State Board of Equalization ted of the Governor and hig cab- nd it was for them to equalize essed valuation of property an: e the state levies; ‘but then things were on .the boom and in each -y the land was assessed at boom res, and instead of reducing fe valuations “the State Board -increased the same an average of from thirty to Then, on such yalua tion, the levies were made. The state tax of three mills was equal to twelve mills on the assessed valuations / of 1918. It is true that in 1919 the total of the state tax levies amounted to only $4,000,000 and the balance of the enormous tax was levied by the local ‘boards! and some: of ‘them may. have ie a * 4 LEGEND ~ "ia PROPOSED. QTATE CAPITOL Y cat, SEEM iin Locos \ 1 weer Tow : J TUL Erno * rowel & pantion 3 Misnave on aacOuwen): * Nowe op vere, Within the memorial planned ‘also to jhave the statue of “Sakakaw the Indian woman cred- ited with having guided the Lewis and Clark expedition, which piece now stands just west/of the statchouse. Ow other sides. of the metworial- building will be the Theodore Roosevelt cabin, now in another part of the grounds, and a replica of the mound hut com- monly used by the Indians of this reg- ion in early days. board of administration conferred with representatives of the city commis and the Bismarck Commercial clit, and with Dr. Gilmore. - Among the recommendations of the landscape board it was advised that the state ac- quire two blocks of city residence pro- perty lying just off the ea 1 grounds in order to preclude future residential ; | development which might prove an eyesore to the approaches. { been grafters. But the primary cause, pot the whole trouble was the excessive valuations. It gave the-grafters or the innoceut boards power to levy the sive tuxes. In Angust, 1919, Ko: , Was. on the State Board of jon and he. alone yoted Equal against the increase of land values. The records do not show that the Gov: ernor had anything to say. (He may have been warding off the presidential hees. ) it was all left to the of the cabinet; Langer, Olson and Hagan, But, of coruse, the Governdr was the Governor and the blame must rest on the administra- tion. He has the power to undo it and ; to put the blame squarely on the Iaw- inakers if they fail to make proper re- ductions of the taxes and the appro- priations. To do what is just and to insure political “success the proper thing is forthe Governor to call an extra session in fune to stil] further reduce the appropriations and the es to the level of 1918, and to ubute and cancel all taxes of the past year on lands which did not grow a. crop entticient to pay expenses and tixes. The Governor and his ‘advisers have the controlling cards, If they lose, it will be their own fault—the unpardoi able sin for which there is no forgive- ness. It will not do to risk the loss of elections by standing pat for unjust and_high ta vhich they eun easily kick out of the way. The excuses arc of No account. When men are forcel to pay excessive taxes, the excuse adds insult to injury. The way to right the wrong is to undo it: the way to undo 1 it is“to call an extra session to meet sin June. Any laws then passed will { take effect on July 1, 1920. There is {8m abundance of room for good laws and some of them I will gladly draft and submit. If the Governor will only } cull the extra session, I will do the rest, with the aid of Bishop Lemke. It is the last chance to pass any law \ that will take effect before July 1, 1921. It is the last chance for our lawmak- jers to cover themselves with glory, ah He ITAMRES BF. ROBINSON. park it is’ Before. adoption -of . the plan, the ' Sg 4 nen 1 7 | “1 ae (iy Te i J ( * $ . ’ ‘ i ‘ é Vy