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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-02

the basis OF wealth and can be neither
burned nor carried away. Yet the
farmer u compelled to pay exorbitant
rates OF interest and to execute q mort
gage on his farm to get q loan even
for thirty days,
President Taft has nov outlined a
plan for cooperative banks which II
borrow money at the lowest commerce
ial rate and on his own personal Sc
curity, just rs the city business man
does. This plan will do more to put
farming upon an economical and bust
ness,llke basis than all the fake ire
form" commissions and high brow
| sympathy that could be conceived.
The farmer does not need sympathy.
What he wants Is the same sort Of
financial square deal that other pro-
ducers get. And that is what Presi.
dent Taft wishes to give him. When
Mr.. Taft's plan is ratified by congress
1t should make the farmer financially
independent and greatly facilitate his
farm operations. And there is more
sound sense in this banking plan as
applied to the farmers than in all the
visionary dreams of social Justice
that the ~progressives are so fond of
telling to the people.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-02
LAST FUTILE EFFORTS.

In an advertisement appearing in
some of the state papers the demo
cratic State Central committee makes
the clam that l.. B. Hanna, republican
candidate for governor has made H.
legal use of his poetofiiCe Thanking
privilege. This is an absolute false
hood. Mr.. Hanna has issued
instructions to his employees who are
sending out matter from his Office in
Washington that his personal mail
shall always carry a stamp and that
only official business IS to be franked.
There are many letters SEN out from
he office every day, hundreds on oiiic-
ial business and many of a private
nature. 1t is true that on some occas-
.ons a mistake has been made and
Grivate matter has been sen under a
frank, but it Is equally true that scores
of times public matter has been stamp
ed with stamps purchas ed by Mr.. Han.
ia personally. Never since Mr.. Han
ma has been in Office in Washington
has there been an intentional violation
Of the postal laws. This is simply an
attack being made at the last minute
whel there is practically no chance
Of fighting back.
Again the democrats are trying to
rob MI. Hanna of his share of .ae
credit in securing the passage of the
5hree year homestead lew and there,
too, they do not come to the front with
the Whole story, but make an effort to
hide the real facts and make things
look as though Mr.. Hanna was trying
TO steal someone else'5 thunder. AS a
matter of fact the three year law was
offered in the senate by Mr.. Borah
and in the house by Mr.. Hanna at the
same time. Nj. Borah gave his time
to getting the bill through the senate
and LETT to Mr.. Hanna the much more
difficult work of getting a republican
Lii through a democratic house. TIC
Mr.. Hama really belongs the credit
of the passage of the law that has
worked so much good for the later
settlers of the country. Hundreds o.
llomesteaders are taking advantage O.
the shortened time this fall and every
one is an enthusiastic Hanna support
err as they have followed the matte,
closely and know that the republican
candidate for governor is the man tt
whom the credit of the bill really be
longs. r ru.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-02
PROGRESS OF FOUR YEARS..

Since the present administration be
gan the national census has been TAX
en-, and its figures prove the rapid ad
vancement o fthe American people
In the Treasury Department within
the last four years a deficit has beer
changed into a surplus. A corpora
ton tax that produces $50, 900 900 a
year has been established. The Post
office department, for the first time
in many years, has become self-suo
porting. Postal operations have been
extended by a postal savings bank,
and a much cheaper parcels post will
soon be in operation. The Panama
Canal has been pushed with high abil-
ity. 1t will be completed ahead OF
,Ime and for less than the estimated
cost. Railroad regulation has pro.
ceeded efficiently, and %monopolies
have been made to feel the power of
the laws. Ignorant assaults On the
protective policy have been warded
off. Army and navy were in
better condition though a democratic
house has shown hostility to both.
The president has proved himself
to be exceptionally capable in seeing
opportunities for national economics
and in enforcing them. He has vital
ICED important reforms in government
business methods. His appointments
have been on a high level, and every
party comedies that his judicial selec-
tons are excellent. He is notably a
friend of peace, but with prepared
ness fully maintained. The policy
adopted can be seen on the Mexican
border, in the West Indies, Central
America and China. 1t is amity, but
not in a defenseless or unready form.
The president is willing to concede
that the Canadian reciprocity effort
was a mistake. 1t is the democratic
house that objects to the repeal Of the
law relating to it. 1t would take a,
least two columns to summarize, III
the briefest shape, the sound, bust
nesslike, statesmanlike progressive
ness of the last four years. The
peaceful prosperity of the country o.
itself tells the story, and ought to in
sure a wise Judgment next Tuesday.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-02

The best thing about the judiciary
is that every judge must put his deci-
sion down in black and white for the
guidance of coming generations, as
we'll as the present pleaders in the
law. When a judge realizes that his
Interpretation of the law will go down
in history, his words will be judged
in the coming light of ages, he can't
get very far wrong. If j. E. Robin
son wants to adopt any short cut, 1t
he wants to cut out all written deci-
sions, the people won't stand for it.
II q case is decided against a mar
he has a right to know how it was de-
cided and why.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-02
TAFT AND THE FIELD,

Bryan, the greatest vote getter the
democracy ever had, received but 1852
votes in the electoral college for
years Ago.. President Taft received
SCI. II the president could carry ev-
cry state he CARRIED in 1908 he would
receive 351 votes, the difference being
due to the gain Of 80 votes by growth
of population; two votes, however, are
deducted because he received two
votes in Maryland. Governor WEI.
son starts out with the 1879 votes OF
the Solid South" and if he CART s
every state Bryan carried his l62 will
be swelled to TIA by the increased rep
RESERVATION. Roosevelt starts out
with, presumably, California and
South Dakota, where the Republicans
have been robbed OF their place on
the ticket-though neither Of these
states is certain to be for him.
There are 531 votes in the electoral
college this year. If President Taft
should carry al the states he carried
four years ago he would have 351, or
IS more than the required majority,
266, while OH the snme presumption,
wilson will need 81. Taft can lose
IS t!sctora, votes ard still! van, While
Wilioa must get ~ Somewhere and
Roosevelt must sven the Is FROM Cal.
isot.aia ana South Dakota to 2S6--a
rriaing task Of hAsing 2i3 votes. Ii
oil sincerity, where can de possibly
get them.
But 1t will be much easier for Will
son to get 81 than for Roosevelt to
get 24S while Taft is losing the SIS
margin which stands between him and
defeat. In the IS may be included,
for purposes Of calculation, Missouri,
Kansas, California, Oklahoma, Wis.
ctnEin, eW Jersey, South Dakota, Ore
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-02
FOR FARMERs', BANKS,

When Colonel Roosevelt was pr6si-
dent he never tired of talking about
the farmers social welfare To
Roosevelt the farmer was an object of
sympathy, lacking the graces and cu.-
tural attainments of the city jewellers.
It was this sympathy for the farmers
social gloom that led Roosevelt to
create a country life commission, !" in
tended to spread the light Of civil
ization throughout the farming com
munities. The whole thing was based
upon the Roosevelt theory that the
farmers needed help to a better intel
lectual level, that they ought to be
trained in table manners and the mem
bers of the ridiculous country life
commission" went prying about in the
rural district homes looking for flaws
in.the farmers methods of living.
Here is another view of the Amer
lean farmer: President Taft has been
studying the cost Of living problem
and he has come to the conclusion that
the farmer as a business man does
not have the advantage of as cheap
and available a money mrket as the
merchant or the manufacturer. There.
fore the president has decided that
H-#.Nf -.-. -. lie. 49,
one of the most potent factors in re-
ducing the cost of living is first to re-
duce the cost of farming. President
Taft wastes no fulsome sympathy"
u)on the farmer, nor does he bemoan
the farmers benighted mentality. He
looks upon the American farmer as an
economic producer with more brains
and manners than a large portion OF
the people who live in cities. But the
farm as a commercial unit is not get
ting all that 1t IS entitled to. The
factory or the store can borrow mon.
ey for business emergencies at. low
rate art, il Convenient amounts while
the fatla must be taortgagsd if its
owner wants to market a crap Or bur
u stan 81 mules ana hasn't enough
ready cash for the ttansiction.
Why shouldn't the American farm.
ers have just as good financial advant-
ages as any other business man? That
Is the way Mr. Taft looks at 1t. II the
wholesaler, the retailer or the manu-
facturer Of the city can go to the bank
and borrow what he needs for a bust
ness deal, why can't the farmer do the
same? Certainly the farmers credit
Il the best "a the world. His land is
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-02
Library Field Work.

"Field work." in library commission
phraesology, is not picking up pota'
toes nor threshing grain. Neither Is
it a series of pleasure jaunts and
pink teas, as many imagine" SAID
Mrs. Budlong of the library commi
sion today.
Field work means entering a town
often on a night train; putting w
with whatever hotel accommodations
can be found; looking up as many as
possible of the members OF the IL
brary board and school board; over
coming their Indifference to consider
ing the library problem seriously; VS.
ting all the school and other libraries
of the town; sizing up equipment ana
conditions; suggesting as to book sc.
lection, care of books and methods OF
work; classifying and ~instructlns IN
cataloging and other technical tasks;
making lists of aids to be sent from
the commission office; comparing
price lists for orders for supplies;
suggesting ways Of raising money;
meeting with boards and cl1bs, ad'
vising, citicizing, enrthusing; often
compelled to find a common meeting
ground for warning factions; seeing
with f~ar-sighted vision what can be
developed from the nucleus visible
and planning the intermediate steps
to fit conditions; striving continually
with nerve and brain to accomplish
the utmost possible before the com
ing train shall rush one on to the
same strenuous exertion at the mex!
stopping place. Such experiences re
peated ay after day and week after
week make up field work as known by
library employees. And yet a common
greeting to a returning organizer is
did you have a good rest?" or What
a fine trip you have had" There is
SO little general understanding OF the
subject that many people honestly be-
lieve the days are devoted to ~,eisurely
sightseeing, in which social visits al.
ternate with pleasant excursions at
state expense"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-02
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:. HOSPITAL NEWS. ::

a. EN#AE #.lE1NE# g,HS.s :, NJ 500 H I,
Philip Herman of Medina entered
the Bismarck hospital yesterday Tor
medical attention. Il
Andrew teeerz-nau of Blackwater,
Wao vas . patient at the Bismarck
atsp..ll, returned 70 his home yes
teisa7. n. /,
Nh. Il. Wses5phal 81 Enderiin, who
has baAn acre iot medical attention
at the Bismarck hospital, returned to
her home yesterday.
Sid. Smith of Steele arrived in Bis
marck yesterday for treatment at St.
Alexius hospital.
Miss Sessil Hanson Of Odense is q
patient at the st. Alexius hospital, ar.
irving yesterday.
Mrs. Borgeld .Bendickson of Parkin
was an arrival in our city yesterday
and has. entered st. Alexius hospital
for treatment.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-02

This has been a pretty good cam
paign after all. In the county cam
paign there has been no mud singing
like the old days. Each charge and
counter charge had to deal with pub
lie records and the Interpretation
thereof. Every man has had a chance
to defend himself in the columns OF
the accusing newspaper. 1t has been
a campaign of fair play all along, it
would seem. Which only bears out
the statement that the people call for
facts in the present day, and when
they study them they reach their own
conclusions.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-02

There was a scream that fell upon
the night air like a siren whistle, a
furry of skirts and two ladies ran
down the street. A man passed that
way and started to run. Hank Hal
! vorson, the clerk at the Grand Pacific
came to the front door of the hotel,
brushed back his flowing locks and
peered out into the darkness, and
then jumped back in. There was
something in the lower hall of the
Hughes building across the street. 1t
looked like the naked facts. 1t might
be maid, man or devil, but the hotel
man didn't think that it would be
just right for a progressive republi-
can to be" there before election. Then
there was another scream. Hank
Halvorson was firm. He put on his
pistol and reached for his coat. He
walked to the door again and peered
out.
Hank, oh Hank, for Gods sake,
come over here. | am freezing to
death. Bring me some clothes"
greeted him.
What is your bust measure, Mad
am" said Hank. I'VE have so much
lingerie around here since Jeff White
came back that we IA give you al
most anything you want. But | want
to say that | must be convinced OF
your absolute sincerity before | leave
this portal"
"You d--fool, | am no woman"
"Then what do you mean by fright
ening women along the street?'
81 am a full grown man, l want you
to understand. Come and see.
And Hank went.
The unfortunate man had a in
the Hughes block. He had gone into
the hall with about clothes enough
on to wad a shotgun. The door blew
! shut. It was a spring lock. There
wasn't another soul in the building.
He stood there il The hall like a stat
ute of a Greek god. Then he gave a
representation of Achilles. Then he
showed what the dying gladiator look
ed like. Then he slipped down stairs,
and waited, and the first bunch that
came along were perfect ladies', who
refused to look at. a perfect man,
striped Of all verbiage. He chilled
and he chewed. But no succor came.
Then Hank arrived. He took a pair
of Johnny Peterson's pants, a pair OF
Frank Evans cuffs, a pair of Judge
Carmody's ~suspenders and n Of King
Johns vests, and he clothed the shiv-
ering ''shut-out" in all kindness and
other things, Hank refuses to tell
who it was; but a clue. traced down
shows that it was a newspaper man
who came here from Grand Forks,
who published a paper at Kenmare.
another at Fessenden and another at
| Wimbledon. The suspected man
slept the rest OF the night on Sam
CLARK S couch with a copy Of Jim Jam
Jenls at HIS fest, and today he IL II
good hath. Els name Las been sue
cessfully concealed however.
Alroa Christopher. tie popular naaa
behind the desk it the day Time ar
the Mckenzie, is entertaining his
mother and his brother, Albert Chris
topher, who have come from Pitts
burg to visit. This is their first trip
to the west. Aaron was born at I'm.
iontown, Pennsylvania, on the old Ma
tional Road, and the apple butter that
that boy got away with in his youth
was a caution. Since he came west
to the land Of the canned COW and the
rendered butter he has f1llel away
in weight, but if you WANT to see his
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-02
Let Contracts.

Superintendent Taylor who has re
turned from a meeting of the State
Normal School Eoard of Trustees,
which was he'd in Valley City, reports
that two contracts were let for the
Minot normal schol. The contract for
the heating, plumbing and ventilating
was let to the Minot Heating and
Plumbing Co., the proce being approx.
imately 100000. The contract for the
electrical work was let to Olson &
Hartig, of st, Paul.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-02
Acker's Information Bureau.

Prof. Acker, legislative reference
librarian, knows more about the con
struction OF government than anyone
in the capitol and is busy these days
answering questions from the capitol
gang and outsiders as wei. The death
OF Vice President Sherman at this
tine has caused considerable inquiry,
and with these inquiries come others
as 10 the procedure in case none of
The presidential candidates received
the required 266 votes in the electoral
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-02
Open Monday.

The land department has been prac-
tically out of business during the past
week, owing to the fact that the offices
have been undergoing a house clean
ing and Alex Macdonald has been
hanging around like the cat after the
family had moved away. However it
is expected that all will be nicely ar
ranged by Monday, when business in
that department will be resumed.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-02
Increased CAPITAL.

Permission has been granted by the
secretary of state allowing B%resnahan
& Olson Co., of Grafton to increase
the capital stock of their company
from $4,000 to $4,000. This is a
machinery firm of which State Treas
urer Olson Is a member.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-02
A Winter Scene.

Notwithstanding the fact that the
weather overhead Is fine these days
the scene along the north side OF the
capitol grounds is far from summer
ike, with snow drifted owe the tence'
In fact it looks quite like winter.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-02
WILL MOVE 70 BlAMARck.

George Wallace, of the tax commits.
sion, left this morning for Wahpeton,
where he will remain with his family
till after election. He will spend
next week at Fargo with the Probate,
Code commission and about the 18th
will arrive in Bismarck with his fam
lily and will take up his residence in
the COtdner house on Avenue "a, be-
tween Mandan avenue and First
street.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-02
POLITICAL ADVERTISING.

During the past few days there has
been a good deal Of political advertis-
ing run in the Tribune in the shape Of
reading matter. This mv1tter does
not necessarily mean that the Tribune
favors the candidates or issues adver.
tised but that it has been offered and
taken by the Tribune as a business
proposition and is paid for at regular
advertising rates.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-02
EXAMINING the MIX.

Prof. Larson, state bacterioloslst'
has been busy recently making tests
of the milk sold in Bismarck, and we
feel better since he said he found IL
within the limit and without contain
nation.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-02

the business Of the country, from.
that Of the humblest laborer, the farm
or, and the tradesman, to that of the
largest manufacturer and merchant
will best be served by the reelection
Of Taft.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-02

The farmer who has a few milk
cows and takes care Of them seems
to swim right alon gin hard times as
vel las good, and keeps his store bill
looking pretty good.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-02
Curbstone And Corridor

mouth water just mention Pennsyl-
vania apple butter.
Deputy United States Marshall La
Mont was here last night doing some
| subpoena work for the government on
cases that are to be looked into by
the federal grand jury.
Yes, we are going to have a munic,
ipal electric light plant" said a Man,
dan man. "The people decided to take
! this advance step. If there is any loss
to it the people should bear the loss
now. If there is any money in 1t let
the people have the advantage OF it,
eve are going to the last ditch in
this matter" said Contractor Gil Hag'
| CERT, the well known sewer contract.
or of Fargo. 1--WE are closing up work
for the winter, but e i'll be at it larger
| than life in the spring. OF course we
will finish all necessary work this
| winter and we really never close down,
But we won't give as much effort to
| digging in the frozen ground as we
would in the gentle lap of spring"
Sam II. Clark and Charles Griffee
went to Steele to shoot. They have
been quiet ever since. The only mes.
| sage received was by Secord Hender.
| son which asked him ITO bring some
emergency liquids, al much as he
! could carry Oh the outside, and bring
Senator Tilden for the week end. The
| reunion will occur tonight.
Bert Townsend has come in from
| the reservation with his hair full of
| burrs and splitting cotton at every
jump. Burt went summering to Fay.
| cite. He lives in Dickinson for voting
| purposes, but he is at Fayette during
| the high grass season. Bert came in
! this morning and announced that John
Brodie, the known leader Of the coal
miners, would vote for Wilson for pres
ident.
w. A. Erickson, sometimes known
as Midget, has been moving from
the west end of town to the east end
He set apart this day to do the work
For weeks he has been Dragging about
the ease and the momptness with
which a personal should move. Dom
you worry" he said to Mrs. Erickson
Gust leave it to me. tel you I know
how" The Saturday forenoon was
drifting along. Midget" had been
taking down pictures, stove pipe, can
ned goods, bed and other articles al
morning. Along about ten O'clock he
turned to his wife and said, "HoW
does lumbago strike a persona" Mrs
Erickson told him. 81 guess that is
what is the matter with me. The first
stages though" Later he turned tt
Mrs. ErickGon and asked. Glow does
appendicitis come On" He was told
sso...,t. 1,!..s that is the uat.a1
viz NE Sc said, Then he went lite
arochey tcc.a, wrote the ..S.loH:ns
Aose Oh al nfde.. tIlni, Striped it tt
q aA..shtor beyond said: Take this
to &. HILL. Vesperraaa as soon as YOU
can. Here's a quarter" The note re.
ceived by MI. Vesperman was as fol.
lows: n.
Dear Alphabetical:
Fake message of some kind quick,
Have it CALI me to Mandan and sign
F. s. Hudson's name to. it. Make it
appear that a stock order is waiting
for me and that it will get away if |
don't get out there on Number 8. You
know how to do it. Lie like hell.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-02
Church Society incorporated.

The First Lutheran church o.
Rahr.Ie has been Incorporated, witt
Henry c. Hampson, John Hanson ant
S. p. Killey as incorporates.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-02

can't write you the sign of distress,
but I will explain it all to you when
l see you. Yours,
MIDGET"
And Mr.. Vesperman sent the mes.
sage. and Mr.. Erickson told his wife
to hire three strong men to finish
what he had not done and to try to get
it done as quickly as possible, that he
might not get home on No. 6 or till
till the train tomorrow.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-02

Join the Taft prosperity crowd.
Costs 5ou aotai.g to join, but Hay
coft ~ 1 steady JOB at good wages
If you R5 elsewhere u
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-02
State Capitol News

college. Mr.. Acker has the subjects
down pat" and proves quite an inter
esting party about the capitol.