Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-29

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III HONOR FLAG
Robert N. McWade
Bismarck Tribune's Washington Bur
eau-1426 New York Avenue
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29-Patriotic
organizations, Grand Army veterans
and the members of all auxiliary as
sociations and societies are likely to
take active hand in the successful pas
sage through both branches of con-
gress Of a new bill designed for the
prevention and punishment of the
Dissertation, mutilation, or improper
use Of the American flag. It has just
been presented by Congressman Han.
ma of North Dakota, and has been re-
ferred by the speaker to the house
committee on the judiciary for proper
consideration and report.
1nasmuch as thousands Of merch-
ants and manufacturers In every sec
ton of the country are in the habit of
at some time or other Of using fac.
SMILES Of the flag, or of our ensign
or colors to exploit their particular
article or brand Of goods the passage
of this bill will effect them material
ly, for not only are its provisions OF
a drastic nature but they are to go
into legal effect and operation immed.
lately after the bill is signed by the
president.
Among other things, it enacts that
any person who, in any manner, for
exhibition or display, shall place or
cause to be placed any word, figure
mark picture, design, drawing or any
advertisement of any nature upon
any flag, standard, color, or ensign
Of the United States" or shall expose
or cause to be exposed to the public
view, any such flag, etc., upon which
are placed or annexed any ADVERTISE
ment, etc. or who shall expose to
public view manufacture, sell ex'
pose for sale, give away, or have In
possession for sale or to give away,
or for use for any purpose any article
or substance, being an article Of mer-
chandise, or a receptacle, or article, or
thing for carrying or transporting
merchandise upon which shall have
been printed, attached, painted, or
otherwise placed representation OF
any such flag, etc., to advertise, call
attention to, decorate, mark, or dis
tingush the article or substance on
which so placed, or who shall pub
licly mutilate, deface, defile, or defy,
trample upon, or cast contempt ei-
Their by words. or act. upon and such
flag, etc., shall be deemed guilty Of
a misdemeanor, and shall be punished
by a fine not exceeding 500, or by
imprisonment for not more than 30
days, or both in the discretion the
court
The bill also specifically enacts
that such misdemeanor shall also
forfeit a penalty Of $50 for each such
ofiense, to be recovered with costs
In a civil action or suit in any court
havtng Jurisdiction, and such action
or suit may be brought by and in the
name of any citizen, and such penalty
when collected. less the reasonable
cost and expense of the action or
suit and recovery to be certified by
the U. S. District Attorney of the dist
riot in which the offense was COM
mitted, shall be paid into the U. S.
treasury-and two or more penalties
may be sued for and recovered in the
same action or suit"
So as to obviate the possibility Of
any doubt whatever as to the real
legal meaning of the words, elias"
STANDARD" "color," or "ensign," the
bill expressly stipulates that they
shall include any flag" etc., or any
picture, or representation Of any Of
them, made of any substance. or rep
resented on any substance, and Of any
size, evidently purporting to be either
Of the American flag, etc.,-or a pic
ture, or a representation of either
the flag etc., upon which shall be
shown the colors. the stars and the
stripes, in any number of either, or by
which the person seeing the same
without deliberation may believe the
same to represent the flag, colors,
standard, or ensign OF the United
States of America"
Even the possession Of any one, not
a public officer, Of any such denied
or mutilated flag. ensign, etc., is made
presumptive evidence that the same
is in violation of This section and
was made done, or created after this
Act takes effect, ana that such flag.
etc. or article, substance, or thing
did not exist when this Act takes
effect"
BURIED BY LOAD OF ICE.
VELvA, N. D., Jan. 81. A. Bee
bewas was quite seriously injured. :.
be was quite seriously injured.
ice from Potters lake when in some
way the sleigh toppled over throwing
him up against a wire fence with
rnns4 ~ the had Of ice m ton Of him.