The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 22, 1920, Page 3

TUESDAY, JUNE.22, 1920 "BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE FIRE LOSS IN U.S.REACHES |. I$ ENORMOUS Speaker Reviewing Situation Says. That. Loss, is Annual Drain on Country CITES “VARIOUS” CAUSES Asbury Park, N. J.,. June 22— Speaking ‘there before the annual. con- vention of New York State Bankers, J. F, Van Riper, branch secretary of the Norwich Union Fire Insurance So- ciety, Ltd., discussed the relation: of fire insurance ant credits. Mr. Van Riper said the two subjects were. vital- ly_related at the present moment. He told of the importance of.char- acter in business and of its influence upon fire losses, calling, this “the ~moral hazard.” He said present-day conditions’ had tended to weaken character in this country and at- tacked present methods of. the courts, whose cumbersome system, he de- clared, made for injustice. He told of the organization of a standing’ committee on incendiarism and arson. by the National Board of Fire Underwriters and said investiga- tions, of this committee in 1919. cov- ered 261 fire scattered through the country. One hundred persons were arrested, sixty-two of*whom were con- Victed, he. added.’ “During. the past three years this. committee has se- cured 1,500 conicticns for. argon, and burning. with intent to defraud, ” said Mr. Van ‘Riper. ' Looses Are, Tremendous “I wonder if you gentlemen have any correct idea of what the destruc: tion of property by fire in.the United States. amounts to annually,” he con tinued. ‘In the year 1919 losses re ported to the National Board of Fire derwriters by its.members were es- ated at $260,000,000. To this es- timate we add 25 per cent. as repre- senting losses not reported ,to the board, and the value of property de stroyed but not covered by insurance. “This gives us the appallimg figures of. $325,000,000, or approximately $900, 000 a day for every day in the year. This has been exceeded in only twc \\ years, 1918, when the total was about $25,000,000 higher, and in 1906, the year of the San Francisco conflagra- tion, which was, of course the worst in our history. “The destruction of property By fire in this country has been a nationa: crime to which our people have been either indifferent or blind. To give you an idea of what 1 mean let me call your attention to a comparison with some other gountries. The pyoperty destroyed in the United States in 1919 represents a per capita loss of $3.13. In Great Britain the per capita loss from the same cause was the equivalent of 61 cents. For ” the leading countries on the Continent of Europe I have seen no recent fig ures, but these coumntries have uni formly shown a very low record in past years, ranging from the equiva- lent of 25 cents in Germany, 37 cents in Austria and 55 cents in France, up to a. maximum of $1.10 in. Russia, per capita, “a:here are several causes for the remarkably unfavorable showing of unis country: in comparison with the others. In the first place ‘it is due to wide differences "in construction. America has been a country of un- limited timber and as a consequence the frame~ building and the shingle rvof, that are much less known on the other side, have proven its course in this matter of fire waste. “Forest fires have added another menance, while by no means the least important have been the actual moral hazard and the nervous temperament ot our people, aggravated by the mad rush for wealth, and the spirit of carelessness that leads to the sin of omission, if not of commission.” Billions Are’ Involved Emphazing the importance of in- surance as related to credits, he said: “In the preliminary report of the Honorable Superintendent of Insurance of the State of New York, addressed to the Legislature on March 3 of this year, will be found a table showing that the fire insurance companies en- gaged in, active business in the State reported’to him actual insurances in force on December 31, 1918, as the product of all their bperations. amvunung in round figures to $86, 250,000,000. “This gentlemen, is the stupendous Doctor Cupid That love “sometimes cures dis- ease is a fact that has been called to the attention of the public by a rominent physician. ve is not, Begever, the cure for all women, Many a woman is: nervous and irritable, feels-dragged down and worn out for no reason that she can think of. | Doetor Pierce’s Favorite Pree ‘scription gives new life and new strength to weak, worn-out, run-down women,‘ “Favorite Prescription” makes weak women strong and sick women well. It is pow sold by all druggists in the . United, States in tablets as well es liquid form. | _ MANKATO, MINN.—*I have three daughters who are all strong and healthy today de, Tam sure, to the j ‘use of Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Pre- scription. - When they were in their terns they were all very delicate. I always gave them this medicine : never faiied to give relief. am in hopes that this will be the meaas of aiding some who are "MRS. Mary Goopricu, Sond “Toe to Dr. Pierce’s Invalids”™ “Boul in Buffalo, N.Y., for trial pkg. STORY OF A. E, F. TOLD IN PICTURES ON WALLS OF NATIONAL MUSEUM NOW OPENED TO PUBLIC IN WASHINGTON supporting the credit system of this country! Dare any man say that that does not carry with it to the banks an obligation, quite as heavy as our own, to. safeguard thé nation, as tar, and as completely as lieth within their power, against the evils I have pointed out? In this matter the two lines of business should be bound by common, ties in the interest of the common welfare.” G.0.P, PLATFORM SHOULD INSPIRE, INR, BOURNE SAYS Head of Republican Publicity Association and Former Sen- ator Tells of Convention rock upon which you are building and EXECUTIVE AUTOCRACY Washington, June 22.—The Republi- can Publicity association, through its -resident,‘ Jonathan. Bourne, Jr., to- lay gave out the following statement ‘rom its. Washington Headquarters: “The Republican party platform as adopted by the Chicago Convention is an inspiration to every patriotic Amer- can determined to rid his country of he Democratic encumbrance which has been upon it for so long. and sub- stitute for it the enlightened policies of Republicanism. The platform is a tamning review of the excesses and ‘xtravagances that have characterized he administration of the Government “ the nast seven years, and a reso- lute determination to bring prompt and effective reform the moment Re- wmplican candidates assume the reins of government. Its planks accurately diagnose the ills in the body politic} ind prescribe remedies that are sure o bring relief and cure when applied. Refreshing Americanism runs through the document from start to finish. The ledges it contains were designed and entered into for the frank purpose of serpetuating American institutions and .contributing to the w@fare of American citizens. Want World Peace “While recognizing our concern for the preservation of world peace and recording itself as standing ‘for agree- ment among the nations’ to keep that peace, the party insists that anything the United States. may do in that di- rection must be, done ‘without the “ompromise of national independence. without depriving the. people of the United States in davance of the right :o determine for themselves what is just and fair.’ How different are such sturdy declarations from the appeals for the ‘supreme sacrifice’ with which our ears have been assailed for many months! “We undertake to end executive autocracy,’ the party declares, ‘and to restore to the people their constitu: tional government.’ There in is em- bodied the pith and substance of present-day Republicanism. The..end- ing of executive autogracy entails a vast amount of national houseclean- ing, some of which has already been accomplished by a Republican Con- gress. Much remains to be done, however, which can only be achieved through the_co-operation of the Execu- tive of the same party. Once that autocracy has been eliminated and its works consigned to oblivion,, realign- ment of the Government with the principles of popular rule will be the commanding duty with which a Re. publican administration will concern itself. : No Short Cut “The party asserts what is the fact that there is no ‘short way out’ from the high cost of living, but ‘we pledge ourselves to earnest and consistent attack upon the high cost of living by rigorous avoidance of further inflation in our government borrowing, by courageous and intelligent deflation of overexpanded credit and currency, by encouragement of heightened pro- duction of goods and services, by pre- vention of unreasoanblé profits, by exercise of public economy and stimu- sation ot private thrift, and by revision of war-imposed taxes” unsuited to peacetime economy.’ “The measures for reconstruction which the party proposes to adopt once it has been reinstated in author- ty are clearly set forth in the plat- form. The settlement of industrial disputés through the voluntary accept- ance of the decision of impartial tri- ounals; the broader recognition of the farmer in leigslation. Federal appoint- ments, and departmental activities; continued rigid economies in national expenditures. assisted by the re- enactment of the budget bill voted by the President; readjustment of the tax laws; the enforcement of anti- profiteering legislation; the encour- agement of foreign trade; the early revision of the tariff along protective lines; liberal“co-operation with States for highway improvement; the devel- opment of the conservation of our natural resources; general provision ee OT OUrCOEV3O?OVO}]?®?ODOD0DOOOO De eee ao for disabled veterans of the World| War; enforcement of the civil service law; the encouragement of home own- ing; insistence upon the protection of American citizens in Mexico—all are enunciations of princples whch, must be adhered to if our independent re- publican government is to endure.” CAPITOL GETS BASEBALL FEVER Baseball enthusiasm is growing rap- idly in Bismarck since the Bismarck Athletic club’ ball team came into ex- | istence. Beginning next Saturday the state capitol employees will meét on the capitol grounds every Saturday after- noon for a game with either the regu- lar team of the Bismarck Athletic club or any on the grounds on Satur- day afternoon. < ALBERT TO FLY. Brussels, June 22.—“It is obvious peopie must fly,” said Albert, king of the Belgians, and accepted a Bristol airplane as a gift from the Handley- Page company. He said he wanted bigger fuel tanks and dual ignition but no royal decorations. Where are about 8,000,000. foreign wage earners in American indus- tries, Ruined French Villages Made Sacred Forever to Americans Because of American Blood Freely Given Are Among Scenes Depicted on Canvass Washington, June 22.—The story of the American Expeditionary Force is told in pictures on the walls of the National Museum here in a perma. nent exhibit just opened to the public. Drawn from life in paint, pen and ink or pencil by American artists com- missioned and sent. to the front for that purpose, the: collection of nearly 500 studies detailing almost- every phase of life in the army overseas is spread over the walls of half a dozen great, well lighted rooms. It is a tale of stirring action which they disclose. Among the scenes depicteq are ruined French villages made sacred forever to Americans because of American blood freely given to tear them from German hands. There are the homely, appealing scenes from be- hind “the lines. with happy-go-lucky youngsters of Pershing’s division in villets mixing among the people of France, the very old and the very | young people. Here and there are grim reminders of the great tragedy in, groups of huddled dead in wrecked enemy trenches over which the tide of victory had poured. Again, half glimpsed through a downpour of rain, a trudging, sodden infantry column is { moving onward through a sea of mud as the artist saw it; or an endless tien of weary gun teams drags for- ward the batteries to blast the road to triumph. > Forest Outpost At one point the artist caught and held for his fellow countrymen the breathless tensity of a forest outpost. } peering through the leafy screen of his covert: toward the enemy lines, his rifle hugged close with fingers clinch- ed about the. trigger; at another a slash of light from a half-opened door | has painted on the.screen of night just a hint at a column, tramping on to- earl battle, just a young face or. two in the line, weary, dirty but with jaws grim set with purpose. Again it is a hospital that has gripped the artist imagination, a twisted, writhing form under the tumbled blanket with agony in every line and ‘over it the steady- yed surgeon or the merciful figure of an army nurse. Bombs on Display In rooms around the picture dis- play are shown, all the countless things with which the army and the navy dealt in the war; the guns, the bombs, the uniforms of ‘ally and enemy | war captured weapons and German war gear of many kinds. These form a striking setting for the epic tale {the war artists have pictured, prob- ably the only such record ever assem- bled for it began with the army and runs on to the departure of the home: ward transports at the close. Artists who made the pictures, all of whom held the rank of Captain in the American Expeditionary Force, include Wallace Morgan, Ernest Peix- otto, Julius Andre Smith, Harry E. Townsend, Harvey Dunn, Walter J. Duncan, all of New York City; Wil- liam J. ‘Auylward, Fairport, N. Y.,,and George”™M. ‘Harding, Wylinewos , Pa. How TO BECOME A . NURSE Any woman with intelligence and “motherly” instinct can learn to ‘be a practical nurse and earn from fifteen to twenty-five dollars per week. I! you cannot spend three years in a hospital or are past hospjtal age, study a common-sense book, called “Nursing in the Home,” by Lee H smith, M. D. This book is written in a way that is easy to comprehend It will teach you how to recognize different diseases; how to take tem- perature; how to take care of fever Patients; how to give baths; all about the sick-room, It treats of burns and scalds, broken limbs, bleeding from wounds (bandaging), drowning, faint- ing—a!most every contingency is cov- ered. Many pages are devoted to Hygiene, Anatomy, Physiology and Medicine. It contains advice for mothers and tells how to care for infants. This 500-page book, bound in hand- some red cloth, is Worth $2.00, but for a limited time can be procured by sending fifty cents to the pudlisa- ers, World’s Medical Press, 652 Washington Street, Buffalo, N, \. CHOKED HORSE. London, June 22.—William Spauld- ing was fined in court here for stran- gling his horse to death with a chain. The animal broke its leg and Spauld- ing choked it to put it out of pain. He paid $10, LIFT OFF CORNS! Doesn’t hurt at all and costs only a few cents Magic! Just drop a little Freezone on that touchy corn, instantly it stops aching, then you lift the corn off with the fingers. Truly! No humbug! Try Freezone! Your druggist sells a tiny bottle for a few cents, sufficient to rid_your feet of every hard! corn, ‘soft corn, or corn between the toes, and calluses, without one particle of | pain, soreness or irritation. Freezone i is the discovery of a noted Cincinnati i genius, | TONIGHT Pauline Frederick ‘A Daughter of the Old South’ _ Vod- A- Vil Movies TOMORROW VIVIAN | m MARTIN “An Innocent Adventurer” It’s the most life-like picture you ever It’ll make you Jaugh a hundred DRIVE PLANNED TO. GATHER TAX DUEGOVERNMENT Collector of Internal Revenue Makes Announcement of Plans in North Dakota SEND FLYING SQUADRONS An “intensive drive” for the collec- tion of federal taxes will be made in this district by W. E. Byerly, of Fargo, who was recently named collector of internal revenue for the district of North Dakota, it is announced. Mr. Byerly’s statement follows: “In this, as in every other section of the country, there will be conducted during the next two months an intens- ive tax drive for the collection of de- cellaneous linquent sales and other mis ‘axes, such as the so-called 1 tho soft drink tax, the adm the manufacturer's tax, the tax on jew- elry and works of art, and the tax on toilet articles and ptoprietary medi- cines. Reports of laxity on the part of dealers and other persons responsibie for the return and collection of these taxes have reached the bureau of in- ternal revenue from many sources, Flying Squadron. “To remedy this condition, Commi: sioner William M, Williams has as- signed to the work of investigation 175 special revenue officers. These men will compose flying squadrons which will visit every large city in the United | States, cooperating with assistant su- pervisors and field deputies. The to- tal force numbers 2,000. “The drive will be under the im- mediate superision of collectors of in- ternal revenue and is expected to re- sult in. the collection of milligns of dol- larg in delinquent taxes and, penalties. ,“Information from the sales tax unit of the bureau of internal revenue is that many dealers in soft drinks and ice cream either are keeping no rec- ord of the amount of tax collections irom such sales, or that the record is insufficient or incorrect. Seeking Violations. “Special attention Will be directed to the collection of this tax as well as to the taxon toilet articles and proprie- tary medicines. Through the failure of retailers to collect in full the tax of 1 cent for each 25 cents or fraction thereof of the amount for which toilet articles and proprietary medicines are sold, it is estimated the government is losing several million dollars annu- ally. The tax is collected by means of stamps ranging from 1 to 40 cents. which the law provides shall be affixed by the dealer, and cancclled. “It is the intention to conduct as thorough and effective a campaign as possible in such a way as to bring to justice willful violators,-and cause no embarrassment to merchants and busi- ness men who honestly are endeavor. ing to comply with the revenue laws. Discovery of evidence to show willful tax evasion will be followed by prose- cutions. In flagrant cases, the bureau will urge the imposition of extreme penalties. For willful refusal to col- lect and pay the tax the penalty is a fine of not more than $10,000, or one year’s imprisonment, or both, together with an added asseSsment equal to the amount of tax evaded. For failure to make return, the penalty is a fine of not more than $1,000. “Persons desiring to file amended | returns of tax collections for which they are responsible should do so be- fore ‘government investigation, in which case the policy of the bureau will be one of leniency. There is great difference between the self-dis- covered tax delinquent, and the tax evader discovered by the bureau.” ? HOSIERY BANKS ARE | PROTECTED BY GUARD | + ae ° Cleveland, June 22.—The county treasurer here says he’s going to hang a sign during tax-paying time reading: | “First National May Be Drawn on With Safety Here.” There'll be couch- es and a guard at the door says he. “So long as women will carry their Money where they always. have car- ried it, the country'll give ’em a safe place to-take it out,” says Treasurer Boyle. CAN'T CUSS HERE. Newark, June 22.—You can't cuss in Federal Judge Lyn court here, The | judge obje A witness in an ex- press company suit here explained ex- actly how near he was to the accident. “Damn near a block,” said he. “No more of that!” declared Hizzonor. In 1914 the population of Europe was about 450,000,000. ii i? saw. times at similar past adventures your own life. in USE -OF By BELLE ROBERTS. N. E. A. Staff Correspondent. Washington,, June 22.—Gas for heat. light and power on every grain-belt farm, from the farm’s own sources of ; supply, is an early possibility. corn stalks or even weeds may become independent of the oil barons. The bureau of chemistry has pro- duced. a satisfactory gas or motor fuel from wheat straw, at its experi- ment grounds, at Arlington, Va., and now-working on other field refuse, such as straw from oats, rye, and other grains, also dry weeds and corn- stalks. A ton of ‘wheat straw will make enough gas to equal, in heat or power units, 40 Ballons of gasoline. It pos- sesses combustible elements very sim- ilar to coal gas and has a blue flame. The development of a gas for the unit farm rather than commercial man- ufacture is the aim. The department of agriculture hopes to find a way for each farm to utilize the kind of straw and wastes that predominate in the place. ‘The farmer will be able, if Uncle | Sam succeeds, to convert his waste straw into gas and store it for future use. Use Coticura To Keep Children’s Skins Healthy If mothers would only use Cuticura Soap and Ointment for every-day toilet und nursery purposes. how mu might be avoided by preventi! and scalp troubles ecoming serious, Cut cura Talcum is also excellent for little ones, it is delicately medicated and quisitely perfumed. wes-Caticura Talcum Powder-e Do not fail to test, the fascinating fra- | Ae of this exquisitely scented, face, aby, dusting and skin Derfuming powder. It imparts to the peta charm incom: arable and peculiar to itself. Cuticura ip, Ointment and Talcum are 25c. each everywhere, Would You Sell Your House for What It is Insured? - FOR SALE: aT cost. That’s one way to deter- mine whether your fire in- surance is adequate. Most homes are under-insured not because owners are car- rying less protection than formerly, but because val- ‘ues have tremendously in- creased and additional in- surance has not been writ- ten to cover the gain in value. Better have us re- duce your risk by addition- al insurance. MURPHY “The Man Who Knows Insurance” Bismarck, N. D. | | HEAT AND LIGHT FARMS THROUGH STRAW, CHEMIST’S PLAN Every farm that has waste straw, | Louise Ching “SEX” . 'TOMOR ROW A likable, lovable, laughable liar is EARLE WILLIAMS “THE FORTUN There is no excuse for failure. for success can be | great picture. At Teast 20 million tons of straw are burned or wasted annually in’ the} United States. SEEK RECORDS OF EX-SERVICE MEN | FOR CO. HISTORY The Bismarck chapter of the Ameri- can War Mothers, having undertaken, at the request of the national organiza- tion, to compile a complete history of North Dakota's part in the world war, is mak{ng every effort to obtain. the records of the men of the city who were in the ‘conflict. Blanks have been left with many service men who are asked to fill them cut promptly, and they will be called for. It is the desire of the war moth- ers, who are giving their time and en- ergy in compiling the history, that they have a complete record and they cannot obtain this unless they have represented. Of this great in the business, An additional are buying sha: payments. than 10,000. are employes Swift & Company who own shares E HUNTER” The rule’ earned from this the ‘cooperation of’ the fe men. FORMER TEACHER: - NOW SECRETARY Another. ex-teacher who isn’ sorry she left the schoolroom; is Miss H. McMaster; now’ holditig a fine positio& with the Northern Land & Loan Co., Devils Lake, N. D. She trained for it by raking the ‘sccretarial course ‘at Business College, Fargo, N. ig D. B. C.’s summer school offers splendid opportunities to teachérs and others anxious to get ahead. The most desirable positions are open to D. B. C. graduates.” “Follow the SucceS$ful.’” Write F. L. Watkins, Pres., 806 Frode $t., Fargo, N. Dy about surpass “school. gran: More than 13,000 wornen and - 22,000 men make up the list of i the owners of Swift & Company. Every state in the Baie is enrollment more of 13,000 employes res on deferred e 4 These men and women have confidence in the company’s poli- cies, its integrity and purposes. ‘That is why they invest their savings in shares. paying dividends Swift & «Company has been regularly for 34 years. Thepresentrateis 8 per cent. Swift & Company shares are bought and sold and Boston stock on the Chicago exchanges, - The compafy itself has no shares for sale. The shares represent actual, tangible values. There is no water. Anybody — livestock man, retailer, or consumer—may. buy them and thus become a part owner ’ of Swift. & Company. No one owns as much as , no one family, "half of the stock. This advertisement is for the purpose of acquainting you with the fact that Swift & Company is not a “close cor-. poration,” and that any one may participate in the profits—end share the risks and responsibilities — by becoming a shareholder. Swift & Company, U.S, A. (I Ma Te EN