The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 29, 1920, Page 4

é } 4 } sreneetlas ays bic: ot ay sah) sean cette Ayn nf _ BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE j. + THURSDAY; ‘APRIL. 29, 1920 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE cs A Entered at the Postoffice, Bismarck, N. D., as Second Class Matter. GEORGE D. MANN : - . . Editor Foreign Representatives G. LOGAN. PAYNE COMPANY CHICAGO DETROIT Marquette Bldg. Kresge Bldg. RNS AND SMITH NEW york OEE eee riith Ave: Bldg. The Assocjated 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 herei also reserved. MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE ; Daily by carrier, per year...........00+ soe eccece eG T20 Daily by mail, per year (in Bismarck).....+.++.++ 2 Daily by mail, per year (in state outside Bismarck) 5.0 Daily by mail, outside of North Dakota..... seeeeee 6.00 THE STATE’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) MURDERING LAWS If Jones is accused of murder, 12 men must be unanimous before they can find him guilty. Not only is this so, but if the defendant is accused of only a trivial offense, the jury which tries him must be unanimous before a verdict of guilty can be rendered. ‘ In most states, unanimity is required even in civil suits involving property or money awards, no matter how small. A few states have pro- _vided for verdicts by three-fourths of the jury in civil cases. A law may be adopted by unanimous vote of both houses of congress, or ‘both branches of a state legislature, and be approved by the presi- dent or governor. A law may be adopted by the people by unanimous ‘popular vote. Yet, a law adopted in any of these methods, may be over- thrown by the vote of one man, if that one‘man happens to hold a judicial position. We have a spectacle of justices of the peace holding laws in- valid. In fact, every grade of judge regards it as his privilege to knock out laws. When we get to the Supreme Court of state or nation, a bare majority suffices for the judicial murder of a law. Isn’t it a serious matter when the will of the people can be nullified by ‘the vote’ of a single judge? Should any inferior judge have. power to veto the act of the law-making body? And aq to ap- pellate and supreme courts, would it be too much to require unanimity, before a law can be judi- cially murdered? We have seen that in most of the states it still requires a jury to be unanimous before it can give a verdict for $5. Is a law en- titled to less consideration? .A jury must be unanimous to convict a person of. some petty of- fense. Should judges ‘be permitted to convict the law-making. body ‘of violating the ‘constitution, unless all the members of the court are so con- vinced thereof, as to unite in a finding of guilty? MEASURING TIME \ In the old cathedral at Pisa there is a long chandelier suspended from the rpof, and one day Galileo Galilei noticed that this chandelier, swing- ing in a draught, seemed to;take the same time to ‘move té and fro whether it went fast or slowly. The faster it went the further it went; but the time that it took to go and return seemed always ithe same. Galileo timed the swings with ‘his pulse; and when that confirmed his observations he worked out the principle of the pendulum, on which mankind depends for its clocks and watches and other modern means of measuring time. The principle is that the time required for each swing or “excursion” depends entirely on the length of the pendulum, and (at the same dist- ance from the center of the earth) is always the same, regardless of the distance that it swings. Galileo died\in 1642. Before his day. time was measured by the shadow of the sun on’a dial, or the burning of a candle, or the fall of sand or wat- er through a hole. , The curious thing about time is that one can never measure two parts of it directly against each other. Two sticks can be laid side by side, or the same measuring rod can be laid against them both. But no one can bring back yesterday to lay it beside today. Time can only be meas- ured by the things that happen in it—the chang- ing shadow, the flowing sand or water, the burn- ing candle, the swinging pendulum, and the mov- ing hand of the clock. All these:involve change of place. If time made no changes in place it could not be measured at all—and when it is measured: by these changes one simply takes for granted that equal changes take equal times. If the pulse and the pendulum, the sand and water, the candle and the sun, were all speeded up together, place would be nothing in time ‘itself to show that everything was going faster than before. That is: what is meant by the “relativity of time,” which plays so large a part in Einstein’s movies. : THE SUNFLOWER The sunflower is no orchid. It is coarse. But it is homely“ and cheerful. Things which are homely and cheering are best worth while. This| smiling sentinel of the backyard fence corner does not fascinate like an orchid. It is not wrapped in its own beauty like a rose. It is a friend! America produced the sunflower. Champlain found the Indians growing it four centuries ago when he explored the country of the Great Lakes. They used oil from its seeds to mix war paint. He “took the sunflower to Europe. From there it was in. _ . All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are | distributed throughout’ the world, Italy, Turkey, \India, Russia, Shina, South America. Russia has been growing a million acres of sun- flowers ainually. For oil, fodder, fuel. They munch the'seeds like we munch peanuts From Russia the sunflower, grown to mammoth size, has been brought back to the United States. Experiments are being made'with it here and in Canada. It is planted in rows, like corn. Five thousand acres of sunflowers were grown here in 1919. Conditions might be improved’ if ° statesmen _| would do more obeying and less leading. Still, any politician will do, his duty ‘without hesitatign if he thinks that course will bring him votes, i Russian hens have been nationalized. This does not, however, refer to abolition of the marriage ceremony. The reported shortage of bristles need worry nobody. The country can clip the backs of its landlords. Government officials predict that clothes will will be cheaper this autumn. They probably mean that fig leaves will be falling. ‘ —_— a Fire destroyed a New Jersey house containing two quarts of whisky. The loss was fixed at $2,000. Wasn’t the house worth anything? ——_— _ That New York gangster who dared the judge to give him 10 years must be closely related to the chap who tried to bite ¢ piece out of a buzz saw. ei (aise ea EDITORIAL REVIEW Comments reproduced in this column may or may not express the opinions of The Tribune. They are = sented here in order \hat our readers may have both sides of Jmpartant issues which are being discussed in the press 9f the day. FUZZY FINANCE FIZZLES AT FARGO It is not surprising to anyone who has watched the maneuvers of the Townley freebooters in North Dakota that that state has become recog- nized as a productive field for flim-flammers, fi- nancial flukers, flambeyant promoters, fakers and other flotsam comprising the great American ar- my of get-rich-quickeis. That Townley succeed- ed in abstracting from the pockets of many thou- fsands of the easy-mark family, a per capita con- tribution of $16, and in addition had them turn over to his aggregation of socialistic reform avia- | tors control of the state machinery, is quite suffi- cient to convince the most skeptical and ama- teurish of the J. Rufus Wallingford family, that to pluck dollars in North Dakota is quite as easy as-to pick up pebbles on the beach. * * * There have been scores of traders of worthless stock for liberty bonds, post-dated checks and such legal securities, promoters of oil companies, canning factories and other dubtous enterprises, all with the very worthy object of making the world supply them an easy living, and some ready cash in addition; but it remained for a few very enterprising blue-sky artists to paint a striking background-in the big picture; which might well be named “Acres of Diamonds in North Dakota.” ‘These gentlemen landed in Fargo some few months ago, from God-kriows-only-where, and im. mediately commenced to place that town a little more prominently on the map. They organized the “Fur & Specialty Farming Company.” This great scheme, in all its many ramifications would make the fortunate ones worthy of a place in a “Who is Who” of the multi-millionaires of the na- tion. In fact “Carp Cavair” is only a tallow can- dle ‘compared to the 1,000-candle-power money- making possibilities of “Fur & Specialty Farming Company” whose operation in fuzzy rabbits, the breeding and utilization thereof in various ways, meant millions of profits annually. * * * , Country papers in all parts of the United States, and even some of the smaller financial and other class journals, carried the advertising of the “Fur & Specialty Farming Company.” To the thou- sands who answered these ativertisements, allur- ing letters were sent. Simply, the proposition was that the ‘prospective “stockholder” invest $12.50 each for rabbits—$25 a pair—for breeding purposes, the company to buy the skins. The postal authorities became interested in the proposition, then the blue-sky ‘department ‘of North Dakota took a hand. The promoters were hauled. into court, and now the trial is hanging fire. * Investigations disclosed that the company had on hand some 700 rabbits. These now are under direction of the court, being cared, for by Cass: county farmers. * These 700 rabbits, were only about two weeks’ supply, so fast were rab- bits being shipped to “suckers” all over ‘the coun- try who were willing to pay $25 a pair for them. The evidence produced in court showed that the company had been paying a Kansas City concern 2 each for rabbits and had offered a Sioux City breeder of Belgian hares $1.50 each forthe aver- age run of rabbits. _ * * * High wages and free circulation of. money seems to have brought into the nets of schemers (a fattened and entirely new crop of “boobs”— and all of them do not live in North Dakota. — Commercial West. : mwetor — MY FRicnug \ANO LDL WILL TAKE = = IDATE DECLARES A. E. Bowen of Detroit, Minn., Indorsed for Congress, Boasts He’s Movement’s “Father.” Red Lake Falls, Minn., April 29.—A |. E. Bowen, Detroit,’ indorsed by the INinth district, decldres that A. G. Townley did not start the ‘Non? partisan league. “Townley didn’t: start the 'Nonpar- tisan ‘league. I know,/ because I did,” “Bgwen told a large auudience here ‘Saturday. “Townley got the credit, but I started it in Bismarck in February, 1915 when I made a speech to a gathering -of. farmers. The Nonpartisan league was started Go ANGAD, CON? A CATER. | lo get rid of unnecessary profitmak- ers.” Although Bowen received the «in- dorsement ‘of. the ‘Nonpartisan, league he does not wish: to go to Congress, does not expect to, and will not try to. Another district con- vention has been called to meet pro- bably at Crookston, this week, he ¢—____________-¢ | . THE ROACH | By Edmund Vance Cooke o % (Biologists, tell us that the com- mon cockyoach has existed since the middle-Carboniferous period of the late Paleozoic age at least.) Burns drew a moral from a mouse And sang a lyric of the louse, While Riley, pausing in the road, Achieved a greeting to a toad; And Tilton hummed a lullaby Around that pesky pest, the fly. ‘Now comes my lilt, and I approach To chant the glory of the roach. ‘Not that I praise the beast or: prize him; I loathe him, crush him and despise - him,!, Yet. simple justice. makes me witness ‘he evidences of his fitness, fitness proved, to'-all intent, By longest claims of long descent. Some men.) still .set their names ‘ ashine By boasting. of a Norman line, And some: may count, the centuries’ "rows ten To patriarchs and. Pharaohs. ® But genealogy and race And .Jong, long lines of time: and place, Are subjects. none would care to broach : In presence of the pristine roach Of all earth's creatures, he is péer A very insect Vere de Vere! And still he holds among: the swells! you meet him in the best hotels; He travels on the Pullman diner Or on the lordly ocean liner; No. place too sacred or too sure, But he may conquer and secure. i Now judge the future by the past, And whose the destiny to last? The serpent and the tiger may. orswear the flesh and feed on hay; (Man may assume an angel-shape Or re-relate him to the ape; Yet they shall join, as time goes on, The dodo and the mastodon. But he, the creature of my song, If his far! future be as long i As his knowti past, he shall endure With crest as unashamed and! sure, Till none dispute and none encroach Upon the precincts of the roach. ‘So runs the world! In generality, Men may not like your personality, But if you have the goods and grit To buck the game and stay with it, Aeon-on age and age on aeon, ether patrician of plebeian, Then, whatsoe’er the credit due you, The world has got to hand to you, ‘So, now the world and I approach And sing the world-enduring Roach! ae ae >———— | PROCLAMATION | fae SST GIS Hae ena ¢ ‘Ship-by Truck-Week The problem of transportation of produce and supplies is ever becom- ing more acute. In’ many sections of the United’ States thousands of tons of fruit, vegetabjes and other farm products go to Waste annually because of lack of proper transports; |- tion facilities. In these times of high peices and general shortage of many leading items of fodd and clothing it is especially important that con- servation and economy be practiced |. at every point. Wherever conditions have warrant- ed the establishing of+ motor trans- !. Port service, it has been found’ that merchandise , and produce may be shipped cheaply and expeditiously by this method. This system is yet in its infancy, and gives assurance of shortly developing int6 one of the most important of our great indus- tries, i In the interests of greater economy and more. intensive conservation of th eessentials of life and industry, I hereby proclaim the week begin- ning (May igh as HILDREN | should not be“‘dosed” for colds- apply the “outside” treatment— VICKS VAPOR “YOUR BODYGUARD” = 3076053120 SHIP-BY-TRUCK-WEBK and: urge upon farmers, “merchants }{ and all. others interested in improv- jing transportation facilities to meet on certain designated qays of that week to take under consideration the problems of transportation, ‘and ‘to take such action to inaugurate motor, transportation service as local condi- tions will permit. Done at. the. Capitol at Bismarck this 24th Day of April, A, v. 1920, By the Governor: LYNN J. FRAZIER; THOMAS. HALL, Governor. Secretary, of State. M3 said, and at that time he will insist that another candidate be named to run -against Congressman ‘Halvor Stecrerson in the Republican primar- jes. During his talk, Bowen discussed, | the high cost of living and told of the platform of the ‘Nonpartisan league in South Dakota, declaring that, the league had saved the farmers of that state millions of dollars and would save them millions more when their plans for state-owned industries were completed and in running order, Bowen made it plain that he is against militarism. “The war was fought to crush mili- tarism,”’ he said;: but vhaye ‘we real- ly crushed it? When we sée senators avocating that the United States have the biggest navy in the world and General Wood advocating universal compulsory military training, I doubt it. The advocates of a large army and navy. say that the only purpose is .defense, but. that’s’ what ‘Kaiser | Pill said about his army. A military machine is used to run over the; weaker fellows. just’.as soon as it is strong enough to do it. “Whom shall we defend oyrselves against?. From Mexico? (rom Can- ada? As far as the rest of the world is concerned’ the war’ has taught us this one thjng, namely, that all the nations of the world cant | land by sea on enemy soil and con- | from the Ninth district, | | mare ys Vote the County’ Socialist Ticket SOCIALIST TICKET GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY , —1914— A. E, Bowen—Representative A. C. Townley—Representative |Ernest W: Johnston—Represen- tative | | i S. A. Smith—Sheri ¥ Conklin, trum— easurer Ee . ‘W, -Heckman—Register of Deeds i E, EB. Pinkham-—Clerk of Court | A. O. Whitney—County Judge A, Mosher—County Commission- ‘| @ Ist. District Herman J. Wojohn —- County Commissioner 2nd. District Thomas Kroma—County Com- | missioner 3rd. District LET THE NATION OWN THE TRUSTS | . 2 quer it. The Allies with all their navies didn’t make one effort to land by sea in Germany, because they, knew it would be suicidal. They tried in Turkey, however, and that effort was the greatest failure of the war.’ Documentary evidence of the politi- cal affiliations of A. E, Bowen and A. C. Townley of the Nonpartisan league, who have been trying to keep dark the fact that they are Soe is found in the campaign card showa above, discovered last week in Beach, N. D. It will be noted that boto were candidates for state represen- tative on the Socialist ticket in Gol- den Valley county, North Dakota, in 1914. Copies of the original 8 are being circulated by W. F. a= ing, a newspaper publisher in Beaéh. BEAR OIL For Your Hair cess in overcor stopping FALLING HAIR: and inducing NEW GROWTH in ‘many cases when ail else failed, Investigate. $800, money-refu guarantee,” For’ men, wom children, “Keep this adve ment, Show others. Positively woncorful- Buy KATALKO at the drug store; or send 10 eonta © (silver or stamps) for proof box and guaruntee, to Jena Hart Brittain, Sta. F, New York \ The largest electric sign in the world advertises WRIGLEYS ‘At Times Square, Broadway NEW YORK CITY . Spearmen “do a turn.” WRIGLEY'S JUICY FRUI i 250 FEET LONG—7Z0 FEET AIGA MADE UP OF 17,286 ELECTRIC LAMPS | The fountains play, the trade mark changes, reading alternately WRIGLEY’S SPEARMINT, ODOUBLEMINT and JUICY FRUIT, and the - This sign is seen nightly by approximately 500,000 people, from all ‘over. the world. Sealed Tight- Kept Right! “I,NOT'TOWNLEY, STARTED LEAGUE” = 'NONPARTY CAND co s >