The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 7, 1920, Page 5

MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1920 ——— BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE PAGE FIVE RULE DECAYS; ARMY INRAGE At Tver, Vishni and Volotchok, wayside stations, the peasants, were There is No Liberty, No Happi- ness and Little Food in \ | trading milk and eggs for bread’ only. Money was positively refused. “What do we want with money?” they asked with a shrug. ‘Near Tosno I asked a farmer with a family of six how they managed to live. “We live on a half pound of black ‘bread daily,” he said, “except on Russia some days—when there is no bread.” Only 2 per cent of the cotton mills are working at all. Half the other PEOPLE ARE SICK OF IT] mills are operating at half capacity —four days a week—four hours a day. Many Russians stopped me in the street of Pskov trying to dispose of jewelry so as to get something to eat. Workers and Peasants Are Starving Under Red Flag Regime “Like Czar,” Russian Says 1 asked a ‘Moscow Russian: “What keeps the Bolshevist revolution go- ing?” “Like czar,” he replied brokenly. ‘hat do you mean?” I asked. “Terror,” he said. On slightest suspicion flung into prison. I was told by Russians that there are 60,000 persons in the Moscow jai!s —not capitalists, but workers. All commissars (Bolshevist govern- ment officials) carry revolvers and the people ‘fear them. Red guards are everywhere. The press is muzzled. The fall of Kiev, for instance, was kept secret two weeks. News of an arsenal ex- plosion, which shook Moscow while I was there, was suppressed three days. BY HERBERT J. DUCKWORTH, N. E., A. Staff Correspondent Reval, Esthonia, June 7.—I have just returned after more than three weeks in Bolshevik Russia. I have seen the real Russia—not the Russia shown by the Soviet of- cials in personally conducted tours for. correspondents. ‘No other newspaperman without a permit has crossed the ‘Bolshevik frontier, reached Moscow and return- ed. Russia in 1920 is a land of horror indescribable. The peope are slowly starving to death. Gaunt, apathetic figures stalk the streets. The army is in rags. ment is worn out. - The early ardor of the Red revolu- tion is gone and Bolshevism, if not crumbling, is slowly decaying. Fiung Into Prison Dungeon 1 spent a week in the capital, Mos- cow, another week in the Pskov re- gion and three days in a Moscow prison dungeon, to which I was sen- tenced by the Extraordinary Com- mission for suppression of counter revolution, because I had crossed the guarded Bolshevik front without a permit and made my way into the interior in disregard of the flat orders of the ‘Moscow government that no more “bourgeoise” journalists would be admitted. The rest of the time I was travel- ing about—visiting, in all, five prov- inces: Petrograd, Pskov, Tver, Nov- gorod and Moscow. ‘My only instructions were to ‘Tel! the truth about Russia in 1920.” [ came with a perfectly open mind. 1 traveled about Russia “on my own,” conducting my own invesaigation and talking to the Russian people witia- out the interference of any govern- men are Its equip- by Lenin and Trotzky is in sight. The communist party already con- tains counter revolutionary leader> But the counter revolution is +... to start ‘because the people are dazed and too weak from hunger fo rise. ‘When the counter revolution comes there will be terrible bloodshed. Pro- groms are predicted on an unparalled scale. Right or wrong, the Jews are blamed. ‘People Sick of It All I know now why the Soviet gov- ernment wants only foreign news- papermen whom they think they can “trust.” The independent investiga- tion I have made uncovers the com- plete failure of the communists. T am convinced that 90 per cent of the Russian people are sick of the experiment. There is no liberty, clothing, no happiness and starvation. As I look back now upon these last few weeks my visit seems, a ghastly nightmare. no food, no -only misery I_ believe that the end of the rule| MONTANA SYSTEM IN LEAD REPORTS BIG FOUNDATION North Dakota Schools Rank Fif- teenth of All States, Ac- cording to Survey IS ADVANCING RAPIDLY Bismarck Has a School Center for Every 5,443 Persons of Its Population New York, June 7.—The state of Montana has the best all-round publi¢ school system in the United States according to the results of a compar- ative study of state school systems made public today by, the Russell Sage foundation. The report assigns second place to the schools of Califor- nia, third place to those of <Arizona, fourth to New Jersey and fifth to the state of Washington. These findings are contained, in a report by the department of educa- tion of the foundation. The volume is entitled “An Index ‘Number for State ‘School Systems,” and the author is Dr. ‘Leonard P. Ayres, director of the foundation’s department of educa- tion. The figures for the individual states as given by the foundation show that during the past 30 years the west has ‘been coming up educationally while the east has been going down, During this time the greatest increase among all the states has been made by Utah while the state to which is attributed the greatest falling off in relative standard is Maryland. In the east the only state that has gained instead of losing is ‘New Jersey. In the west the state that has the best and most consistently high record is California. The foundation states that all the results are computed from data fur- nished by the states themselves to the federal government and that the records have been compiled and com- bined, by exactly the same methods for all the different states and with- out admitting into the results any elements of personal judgment. The author of the report served during the war as chief statistical officer of the army. The standing of the 48 states, the ment guide or interpreter. I asked the Soviet government -for no assist- ance, no favors, ' Bolshevism Failing Because— Holshevism is failing, not because of the counter revolutionary activi- ties of the bourgeoise, but because the workers and peasants are starv- ing. ‘Because. cholera, typhus and all the other. plagues of famine and want are increasing. I interviewed many alleged com- munists. Some of them admitted the game was up. One man, who said at least he was a communist, remarked: “The Bolshevists are good destroy- ers but poor builders.” ‘Of 600,00 registered communists, 100,000 are believed to be sincere and the rest simply registered in order to draw the workers’ food rations. It is impossible to live and remain healthy, even as a government work- er, on 3000 rubles a month with bread at 500 rubles a pound. The daily ration of a half pound of bread and a pint of thin cabbage or fish soup is totally insufficient. I have eaten in Soviet kitchens and I know. “Moscow city is a horror. True, a few theaters are open, but no restaurants are open. Correspondents who have sent back dispatches teli- ing of Moscow restaurants were d2- ceived. They were taken to certain communist clubs which were repre- sented by Bolshevist officials to be public restaurants. ‘Railroads Are a Wreck Fed trolley cars are running. Only the government has automobiles. The big stores and shops are all closed. There is one train daily between Moscow and Petrograd. Railroads are utterly demoralized and permits to travel by rail are almost impossible to obtain. . It is illegal to deal in food and people everywhere are begging bread Moscow residents are trading fur- niture, pictures, pianos, clothing— anything they | have—to peasants for food. At the station in Moscow I saw EZ EXE GERMAN COTTON WORKS INJURED AS WAR RESULT ‘Berlin, June 7.—The Bremen firm of Hagedorn, in a report on the Con- tinental cotton situation, states that Germany through the loss of Alsace Lorraine has lost one-sixth of her cot- ton industry but is still third after the United States and Great Britain in the number of spindles and looms. The German cotton industry is work- ing at 25 to 30 per cent normal .and Hagedorn estimates that to occupy the Continental looms fully it would re quire 2,500,000 bales of American cot- ton during the next six months. FARMERS KEEPING BUSINESS RECORD OF THEIR OPERATIONS Brookings, S. D., June 7—An ac- tive interest on the part of farmers of South Dakota in keeping a busi- ness record of their farm affairs is being manifested, according to the extension division of the state col- lege here. Approximately 10,000 farmers have been listed with the farm manage- ment office as using farm account books. This means the first step to- ward making their farms more profitable and efficient and is also the means of saving much time, in- conveniences ‘and worry, according to the extension division, which adds “steadily improvement in business methods noticeable among farmers is a good omen for the future prosper- ity of the state.” SOUTH DAKOTA U BUYS MACHINERY FROM GOVERNMENT Vermillion, S. D.. June 7.—An- nouncement is made that the College of Engineering of the University of South Dakota has purchased from the government a _ considerable amount of machinery which will be used ‘toward equipping the new en- gineering shops. All of these ma- chines are a part of the store the government had on hand at the close of the war and which has been of- fered to educational institutions at 15 percent of the original cost. RECORD BUTTER PRODUC- TION BY STATE SCHOOL Special Sale 7" & on Redfield, S. D, June 7—Creditable 9 records of milk and ‘butter produc- Johnson $s . , | tion have been made during the test- ing season. which has just closed’ 1t e the state school and home for feeble Fine . | minded here A two-year-old cow, Redfield May © Wa Wa, stands out as the ‘highest Candies producer of her class with 23.37 pounds of butter and 348.2 pounds of; milk in seven days. Another leader is Kedfield Wa Wa Jane making 29.23 pounds of butter and 503.9 pounds of milk, The state school has had. 18 cows under official test. The records of these tests, it is said, add greatly to the value of the animals and their offspring. Also a large assortment of PICTURE FRAMES of all at very reasonable WHO HAS A WRONG LID? FRANK WANTS IT EVANSVILLE—Frank §. ‘Ward, delegate from Cedar Rapids to the International Union of Rescue Mis- sion convention here, wishes to trade hats. Somebody exchanged hats with him here. Mine is too small for the fellow that got it,” says Ward. prices JOS. BRESLOW DRUG STORE 416 Main Street FIGURES HIS TEETH ARE WORTH $10,000 SACRAMENTO—How much are a bya of teeth worth? Pete Palena is ;suing Dr. Ralph Mitchell, dentist, for # £10,000 on the ground that the dentist | District of Columbia, and the three territorial possessions is shown in the following table: Index Numbers Educational 1, Montana 2. California 3. Arizona 4. 'New Jersey 5. District of ‘Columbia . 6, Washington 7. Iowa . 8. ‘Utah 9. Massachus 10. Michigan 11. ‘Connecticut 12. Ohio 13. ‘New York 14. Colorado .. 15. North Dakota ... 16. Nevada 17. Indiana 18, Idaho ..... 19. Minnesota 20. Oregon 21, Pennsylvania, 22. (Nebraska 23. Hawaii 24. Illinois ... 25. Wyoming ... 26.°Rhode Island 27. Kansas... 28. Canal Zone . 29. South Dakota 30. New Hampshire 31, New Mexico . 32. Vermont 38. Wisconsin Mis d 3B, iMaine 36. Oklahoma 37. Maryland 38. Delaware 39. Texas 40. Florida . 41. West Virgin 42. Porto Rico 43. Virginia 44. Tennessee 45, Kentucky 46. Louisiana 47. Georgia 48. North Car 49. Alabama 50, Arkansas 51. Mississippi .! 52. South Carolina’... 2294 In addition figures ara given to show the relative standard of the school systems of the states and pos- sessions in 1890, 1900, 1910, 1916 and 1918. These indicate that California has always been at or near the top of the list, while the two Carolinas have in every case been at or near the ‘bottom. Every New England state is shown by the figures to be losing ground while eyery state in the far west has gained in relative rank during the period. In the edu- cational race Iowa has far outstrip- ped Illinois, while North Dakota has g ne rapidly forward. Nebraska is reported having gone forward and Kansas backward during the period of 28 years. The most notable educational change that has taken place during the 50 years covered by the report. is in the attendance in high schosls. There are now 109 times as many pupils enrolled in “high schools as there were in 18/0. The number then was 19,000 and now it is nearly 2.- Ouv.,000. The high school attendance has increased with great rapidity but the new pupils have been mostly girls. In the matter of teachers’ salaries the states show most diversified pr: tices. The lowest average salary is $25 per month for the state of North Carolina, while the highest is $88 in California, both being based on a year of 12 months. Bismarck has a school center for every 5,443 persons of its population according td the report. How this city compares with some other muni- cipalities in the same class in respect lo the plentifulness with which these neighborhood meeting-places are pro- vided for popular use is shown by the: following figures. The number in each case indicates how man peo-; WOMAN TO ATTEND TENTH REPUBLICA) AT CHICAGO THIS YEAR ‘orty years, first chairman of the republican wo-| CONVENTION New. York, June 7. ago Miss Helen Varick Boswell, lawyer and one of the pioneer women republicans of the country, attended the republican national convention with a chaperone. One June 8, Miss Boswell, who is vice Knapp, of Syracuse, N. Y., and publicans: of New York state. They will go, they say, to participate in the proceedings “in the independent spirit which should characterize every voter.” “This is the tenth national republi- can convention I have attended,” de- clared ‘Miss Boswell, “but it will be the first time I have ever occupied a place among the ‘boys on the con- vention floor. Women from all over the United States this time are gu- ing to be ‘in’ and not merely ‘at’ the convention. More than 25 of us are delegates and fully 75 are alternates.” Among the more prominent women delegates from other parts of the country will be Dr. Helen S. Peabody, of Sioux Falls, S. D, a delegate-at- large, well-known as an educator and lawyer. Another delegate is Mrs. Katherine P. Edson, of Los Angeles, who was instrumental in having pass- ed the California welfare laws pro- tecting women and children. She has been a member of the state industrial commission of California and was the by a single center if everybody in town attended a center the same even- ing. Here they arc: Rochester, Pa, 5,903; Kearn (Neb, 6.4; Ford Dodge, .owa, CIVIL SERVICE CHAOTIC; URGE GOOD SALARIES Republican Committee Makes Report After an Exhaustive Investigation ‘New York, June 7.--Payment of fair wages to employes in the federal civil service was recommended as a remedy for conditions in that ser- vice characterized as: “chaotic” in a report made public today of a sub- committee’ on civil service and retire- | ment of the Republican committee's advisory committee on policies and platform. . The sub-committee which makes the report is headed by James R. Garfield, of Ohio. The report has been adopted .by the executive com- mittee of the advisory committee and will be submitted to the platform committee of the republican conven- tion to be held in Chicago. The report stated that criticism of the federal civil service and demands for its reforms “seem to be reached a climax. A common charge brought against the service is that it is in- efficient and extravagantly administer- ed, that many workers are unfit for their work and not a few too old to render satisfactory service.” Em. ployes were declared by the commit- tee to have become so dissatisfied with the present salary and employ ment conditions that they are leav- ing the service in alarming large numbers. Signs of impaired morale are declared to have been noted and are considered “a reliable index of inefficient personnel administration.’ Service for the government is de- clared to have fallen into disrepute. Causes cited’ for this condition are failure to check up the efficiency oi employes and to dismiss the inef- ficient. ones, the fact that administra- tors have not suffictent freedom of action, fixing by congress of maximum salary limits on an inadequate scale and “no consistent policy as to in- creases in salary commensurate with the increasing cost of living and the advancing rates paid in outside em- ployment.” These “chaotic wage and employment conditions are sufficient cause for the spirit of unrest and discontent that is rapidly .caming to prevail among the rank and file of the federal employes," says the re port. To remedy thete the committee recommends | sat the government “adopt a comprehensive employment and wage pdlicy that would guarantee equal and just treatment to its army of workers.” That the government should determine upon a fair wage and salary Je that will really be equitable. e committee states that it will be necessary to centralize supervision of salaries and other em ployment conditions under the -civil service commission. It declares that “the adoption of such a policy will be in keeping with recent develop- ment in the industrial world and will enable the government as an employ- er to take its proper position among the leaders in the very important field of enlighted employment ad- ministration.” NORTHERN MINNESOTA BOOSTERS IN SESSION Bemidji, Minn., June from all parts of Northern ‘Minnesota will gather here June 18 and 19 for the regular summer meeting of the Development associati of nation are promised. A sp 1 featur year will be large its sho’ magnitude of the various ind of the state and experts will expla the details of every exhibit. Special entertainment been arranged for and it is that hundreds of delegates will be in attendance at the meetings. TOO BUSY IN OTHER WORLD TO, TEND KIDDIES LONDON—Mrs. Miriam Davies wa so busy in the other world that she had no time to care for her children in this. So she told the court here answering a charge of neglecting her children, while dabbling in spiritism. She’s working an ouija in the work- house now, Roosters | mi | after women were entranchised. a al Jal eu all is wi a at-large from Kentucky, is chairman of the women’s divis chairman of | publican national committee She is the New York County Republican or-} a cousin of Governor Morrow of Ken- ganization and well-known as a hu-|tucky and a +| morous speaker, ‘Mrs. Florence S. E./ frank O. Bradley, the first republican 2u | governor alternates none of whom will have! tucky in selecting Mrs. chaperones, will attend the repupli-| can national gathering in Chicago as! pace for other southern states to fol- the representatives of the women Te: | delegate to the low. ‘Tennessee immediately elected apolis, has the honor of having been unanimously cans of that state the women’s republi of Minnesota and has ‘been actively engaged in combating the Nonparti- san league. man of the republican women’s exe- versity club of ‘New York and is the daughter of Senator sachusetts republican committee for en’s state committee in California Mrs. John Glover South, delegate- n of the re- daughter of the late Kentucky ever had. Ken- South as a convention set the delegate-at-large and two women as ternates-at-large. Mrs. ‘Manley -Fosscen, of /Minne- elected a delegate-at- rge from Minnesota by the republi- She is head of n organization Mrs. Arthur L. “ivermore, chair- itive committee of New York, is an ternate-at-large from that state. She the founder of the women’s Uni- Henry Wells tho was the treasurer of the ‘Mas- quarter of a century. ALL for icy-cold Ward’s Orange-Crush and Lemon- Cruth and delight in their cooling deliciousness! Pure andrefreshing asa mountain stream! Thete exquisite flavor isa blend of the fruit oil pressed from delicious oranges or lemons, best sugar and citricacid (the natural acid of citrus fruits). fin RUSH red hy Orange-Crush Co. Chiosgo ‘Free Laboratory: Los Angeles a Send for free book, “The Story of Ora nie-Cruah and Lemen-Crush” Botted in Bismarck, N. D. by CAPITAL CITY BOTTLING WORKS 219 Fifth Street. Phone 206 AUDITORIUM SONORA Grand Opera Co. 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