The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 13, 1920, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT ASK NEW LAWS ON PROHIBITION FOR THE STATE Enforcement Holds Present Laws Are Far Be- hind the, Times Leagues W. C. T. U. MAKES PLANS Would Rid Some Young People of “Appetite” for Liquor Fargo, N. 3-—The next! North Dakota state legislature will be} asked to pass new laws governing en-| fo nent of prohibition by the North Dakota enforcement league and allied organizations. Action to this| end was taken at an executive con- ference of thes everal state law enforce- ment bodies at the Fargo Y. M, C. A. this week, in which conference F. L. Watkins, state enforcement chief, R. B. Griffith of Grand Forks, and Mrs. Elizabeth Preston Anderson, president of the W. C. T. U., were ‘the prime movers. Laws Behind Time “North Dakota's prohibtion laws were passed in the old days before prohibition had swept the nation,” declares Mr. Watkins, “and were, con- sidered drastic in those days, but .our laws are now behind the times. state legislature, soon to, convene, should revise the laws and make it unlawful to manufacture, sell, export, transport. or possess any still, mash or utensil or property of any kind de- signed for the making of intoxicating; liquors except for the purposes pré scribed by law. A drastic law making it a felony to import from a foreign country any intoxicating liquor should be passed with a penalty of from. 90: days tovfive years ‘mprison- ment so as to give our courts a chance to send up the desperate whisky runners for long periods in the penitentiary. “The laws should be amended so as to provide for more deputies with police power. There are far from enough to cover the big state of North Dakota.” W. ¢. T. U. at Work « Speaking of the work ‘ging done by the W. C. T. U. in North Dakota against the illicit liquor traffic, Mrs. Anderson said that a great deal ofy good is being accomplished by the union along the lines of propaganda. The union, she said ,is carrying on a publicity campaign in every part of the state. “We have sid or nation of the sa- loon but the appetite for !quor still remains with some people,” said Mrs. Anderson. “Young men are pheing induced by high salaries to run whis- ky into the country for these people. We must teach our young men the harm that will result from the traf- fic. “Many people in North Dakota are actually laughing at the present illegal liquor smuggling and at the law enforcement. The children have been led to consider whisky running as a joke and parents have not tried to change their children’s views of this crime. We are co-operating to the fullest extent with the law en- forcement league and although 0 organization is not us large as it should be we will keep up our work of propaganda aganist the traffic.” Hit The Cigarette The matter of the, use of tobacco came up for discussion at thé state mecting, with special reference to the sale of cigarettes in North Dakota. The charge was made at the meet-) ing that the large tobacco companies of the country arc conducting a cam- paign of propaganda in favor of the cigaret, and that one company |is known to have paid a motion picture production firm $1,500,000 to produce pictures in which both mena and women smoke freely throughout the film. ! Resolutions paying “personal trib- ute to:the members of ‘the late R. M. Pollock, one of the chief workers for the cause of prohibition in North Dakota,” were adopted by the confer- ence. \ e WAGES MUST co DOWN DECLARES NANUFACTURER Cleveland, ‘Dec. 13.—Wiages must fall in the United States with the reduc- tion in prices and the readjustment to normal conditions in industry, Con- gressman-elect Theodore». Burton of Ohio, declared before a business conference of the Cleveland Garment ; ‘Manufacturers’ Association. 1 “Any one who says that wages must | be maintained at their present level is flying in the face of Economic law,” ir. Burton said: “I do not say this from lack of regard for the working man. (We are all anxious to pay the workers as much as possible. It is to our interest to do so. We are all workers in a true sense, But when they speak of war-time prices break- ing and war-time pay remaining they. are talking out of their head.” Mr. Burton traced the history of panics and business depressions, which he said come in cycles. Re- ferring to the present depression in all fbusiness he said that he hoped, though he would not predict, that the worst should be passed by the first the year and stabilization would set in. The causes he said, are currency inflation, after war condtions which have cut off the possible number of buyers by removing all of Europe from the market, restricted credits and creation of ficitious values, which reached a peak at which they caused their own crash. “There are many things which make our conditions much better than in former times of depression,” he said. “We know more and the federal re- serve banking system is our greatest * bulwark in the time of storm.” Dry Mined Lehigh Lignite Coal for Sale. W. J. Dobson, 615 Anderson St., Phone 659 R. ‘ jtorn nations of Europe, refugees in BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1920 | i S) HA & Ewin ‘Washinzton-—P lent-clect Hard- ing and Senator Henry Cabot Lodge are shaking hands on the Capitol steps. Senator A. B. Fall of New Mexico is shown in the background. Lodge thought Harding looked e: ceedingly well after his southern va- cation. “You're looking jine!" he said. XMAS CHEER FOR RUROPE IS. PLANNED Unfortunates in War Torn Coun-' Co-operating with the Junior Red . | Cross, Secretary Dantels of the Navy tries to Be Remembered —_| cepartment has ordered ‘a vessel to During Yuletide {maximum opportunity for a “Merry MMMM TT ST TT jtake Christmas gifts for tho nds of | Dalmatian-children. . This, action was’ taken upon recommendation of Ad- New York, Dec. 13.—Christmas miral Andrews, in charge of Amer cheer for the peoples of the war- ican warships statioged in the Adri- atic. Two thousand pairs of shoes a ie : and stockings, thousands of cans of the Near East aii American soldiers ‘ condensed milk, hundreds of bars of abroad is going forward through this | chocolate and toys from Red Cross port in greater volume than ever he-! warehouses will to destit ohil- fore. Post office officials here esti- | : £0 -to.déstituie¢ ren i rthern It Jugo-Sla- mate that the volume of the 1920 Bs ATA are Christmas foreign’ mail will approacit twice the amount of previous Thousands of packages have ready been received here from all parts of the country and postoffice Officials prepared for an unprecedent- ed rush during the first two wee! a. | The Near Bast Relief has made ar- -!rangements whereby United States) sailors and marines stationed in Tur- kish waters are to make Christmas merry for thousand of children. , Each of Uncle Sam’s fighting men there has been asked, to “adopt” a child and of December. The hulk of the mail, provide! some kind of a Christmas officials state, is being sent to Ger- present. $ . many and Poland and comprises prin-, A Christmas tree’ with elaborate cipally foodstuffs and clothing. Ita! ercises, will.be placed in the Near and the Balkan states will also re-' Kast Retief tuberculosis hospital: in ceive large Shipments with smaller Constantinople.: :In Harpoot,. where | amounts “going to France, Britain, there; are 6,000 Armenian orphans an- Norway, Sweden, Belgium and the other tree ‘will be provided ‘by the Latin-Americam’ cquntries. | Near Kast Relief. organization. At _ American Relief |Batum, on the Black Sea, where con- In addition to the Christmas packs ditions are at their worst the popula- ages going direct by parcel post and tion ig looking forward to a shipment by Express, various’ American’ Relic? of Urousand tons of flour from organizations are planning to bring America. to add joy to the holidays. something -of the season's spirit’ to ‘The -flour left “here November, 23 and \is-expected to arrive before Christmas. many thousands of destitute children. The Near Kast Relief has, made elab- | orate Christmas plans for the refugee J youngsters in the Near Kast and the DANIELS URGES Red Cross has planned cheer for chii- dren jn the various districts in which! { : g it is operating. yori, year has materially dec ri recent years because of the ¥ | —_—— al of most of the fi hington, December , /13.—-Ap- from Europe. The severa nd proval of another three year naval “doughboys” still on, the Rhine will building. program, involving the con- be remembered as a large shipment of struction of 88 vessels, if the United gifts has been accumu at States does not enter the League of army transport service in Hoboken. ions or a similar world organiza- Soldiers serving in the Canal Zong, tion, is given by Secretary Daniels Hawaii, the Phillipines. and Alaska in his annual report today to Presi- will also be remembered. Some of | dent Wilson. : the vessels bearing gifts for these} “If the United States is not to enter men sailed during November. © + jinto any agreement with the other To Remember Bluejackets powers of the earth, which are now Men, of the Yy, Wherever station- | together in the League of Nations,” ed will also be the recipient of : Says the naval secretary, “T feel com- Christmas. gifts from home and thg|pelled to approve the recommenda- Navy department has made special |tion of the general board that Con- arrangements to give each man .the , gress authorize another three year LUCEI crlond—This is the most recent photograph of former jot Greece, with their youngest daugh ter, Princess Catheri It was taken | assume the Greek throne, is vigorous ly opposed by France and England. .ing the naval es program to be Began as, soon as th? capital ships now .under cohstruc- tion are launched.” The three year program recom: mended by the General Board to’.be under way by 1924 includes the con- struction of three battleships, one battle cruiser, 36 light cruisers, eight gunboats, 18 destroyer leaders, 12 mine. laying ,submarines, 6 cruiser | submarines, 4 airplane carriers, 3 de- stroyer ‘tenders and 3 submarine tend- ers. i bees “If the United States takes ‘its stand with other countries in,an organiza- tion to prevent’ war and ‘promote peace,” Mr. Daniels!says, “our’ present navy, with the addition of. some spe- cial types, will be “adequate for our defense and the prevention of\aggres- ston.” i No specific recommendations _ for appropriations for, new. construction during the ‘next fiscal year are ‘in- cluded in the secretary’s report, but his estimate of the‘¢ost of maintain. ablishment for the coming year is $679,515,731 exclusive of any sums Congress may add for new building. This is $240,000,000 more than was. appropriated | for the present fiscal year, but Mr. Dan- jels says the sum “is not really a increase,” but is “necessary to carr on the construction of ships alreadv authorized and ‘the completion of shore establishment already begun b direction of Congress’? J Mr. Daniels again recommends gov- ernment ownership of all radio facil- ities used in transocean nd ship-to- shore traffic. Earnings of navy radio stations from commercial traffic dur- ing the year were more than $1,100,- 000, the report says “The past year has. witnessed the, practical completion of the Yreatest EX-KING OF GREECE AND WIFE King Constantine and Queen Sophie at Lucerne. Constantine. asked to ~ HIS Xmas SWE S. E. 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The helium ;Plant at Fort Worth, .Texas, will be | producing this new balloon gas in | quantity ‘before the end: of the year and the new submarine bases*at New London and Hampton Roads are com- ‘pleted-and in operation. i F 2 BUSINESS AS | USUAL IS NEED -SAYS:-RXPERT Farmers Not on Strike But, Ready to Work on the New Basis Topeka, Kan, Dec. 13.—Midwest farmers are challenging American; business to “Do business as usual”, and to bring about an immediate re- adjustment of all pr; , declared J. C. Mohler, secretary of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture’ in a statement issued today. : “Figured on the basis of readjust- ment in the prices of farm crops trom the war-time levels,” said Mr. Mohler, “Midwest farmers have a purchasing power of more than two billion dollars represented by wheat, corn, oats, rye and potatoes of 1920 production. This \does not take into consideration two billion dollars worth | of | livestock which probgbly will be marketed: be- fore March 1. “The valuation is based on current market prices of all commodities be- \tween October 30 and November 30 and the figures on production are tak- ponent of bold, fearless action in the fece of uncertainty, business to “do business as usual.” is challenging TRAFFIC AT STANDSTILL IN IRELAND Independents Refuse to Haul Soldiers or Amunition— People Tired ‘Dublin, Dec. 13.—The whole traffic of the country is now approaching a crisis owing to the refusal of the rail- men. to carry munitions or armed soldiers of police ana the consequent sugPens.on or dismissal in each cas of the drivers and guards who refused. The gradual depletion of the staffs has reached’ a point at which there are not enough men to work ail the lines and some of them have been closed. + ‘Daily soldiers present ‘themselves as’ passengers and are refused, leading ‘o the dismissal of more men. In less than a month this is expected je lead to the closing down of all the’ lines, with the exception of the Great North- ern which is worked by railway. men who} though belonging to the Trades Jnion, have declined to share in what they regard as an anti-British politi- cal demonstration. ¢ Injures Business The business community ‘views the prospect with alarm. 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The men’s leaders remain firm, and are supported (by Sinn Fein opinion. tiverybody seeking for, @. way ,out and’a formula that would save every- , bad. face is eagerly searched for. CLAIMS LARGEST SUNDAY SCHOOL ansag City, Mo,, Dec. 13. — A nine weeks’ membership contest between the, Bible classes of the First Baptist churches of ansag City and Detroit resulted in the ansas City class reach- ag a membership of 1310, which the church claims {ig the largest class in the world. The Detroit class has 210. WHEN A FELLER NEEDS A FRIEND* | Sing a song of six-pence, | What: shall Tommy do? Father's in the cellar ’ | Making his home brew. Mother’s in the kitchen, Boiling malt and hops; Jimmy’s in the front room Lookin’ out for cops. —Chicago Tribune. |,en from the Monthly Crop Reporter, °1920. They are official. The crops i have not all been marketed but they are going to market:dnd the cash is going to the farm every day. | From Sixteen States “These figures are taken from six- jteen Mid-Western states of the great grain belt: Arkansas, Colorado, Ili- nois, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Minne- sota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Da- kota, Texas, Wisconsin and Wyoming. .| Wheat at $1.55 a bushel, the average of the market price November 29, 1920, $1.00 less than it sold for last summer, has a total value of $509,567,- 150. Corn, which has shrunk in price ‘|4rom $1.50 to 35c, the average country | price November 30, still has a total j value of $72,996,000. Oats. at 47% j cents a bushel, the United States aver- jage farm price October 30, are worth | $525,193,9305 rye at a $1.45 a bushel, the average U. S. market prige Octo- ber 30 are worth $32,080,690 pnd po- | tatoes at $1.05 a bushel the U.S. aver- age farm price October 30,-are worth 1 $164,616,280. The total valuation is $2,044,454,050. That total is deflated. It would have been more than twice that large six months ago. Readjust- ment, has taken place so far as farm crops are concerned. “The farmers havne’t struck, They afe not going to strike. They're go- jing aneau. ‘They know that as a gen- eral thing more is not acquired through producing less. The food fac- tories of America are not. being closed nor are they curtailing their working forces. “Prices of farm prdoucts have fall- en, The farmer has. taken his loss. He's solvent, still has a° reserve and he’s ready to recoup by getting to work on a new basis. He's sane and he’s determined to get ahead. “Today the American farmer, eX- ry ie ' | 48-in. Flex. Runners 58-in. Flex Runners Daisy Low Steel Coaster .. Daisy Regular Steel A ‘SLED FOR XMAS Give the children one of our Wagner Flex- ible Runner, durable sleds and Jet them en- joy the season of snow to the fullest ex- tent. 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