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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-10-02
Editorials By Governors of Dry States

The following excerpts from editorials by
governors of dry states, which appeared in the San
Francisco Bulletin of August 22:
KANSAS GREAT PROGRESS WITH NOTHING
TO DRINK"
BY Governor George H. Hodges
What has thirty years of Prohibition done for us
in Kansas?
We only automobile for every forty-fve
persons in Kansas, but hope to do little better
next year, for our farmers standing around
waiting for the mayor and the county commissioners
to sign municipal Improvement bonds, and bonds is
sued for the building of permanent highways that
they endeavoring to buy at about 10 per cent
above par
The death rate in Kansas is only ten to every
1000 inhabitants, and feel assured the abstinence
from liquor gives that low rate of mortality while
the abstinence contributes to about $4,000 healthy,
new Kansans every twelve months Every year Our
state creates wealth; last year wealth of ST.
100000 day the record. Only ST Is was spent
on average by each person for Intoxicating liquors
during the year. while of sister states spends
$28 for the purpose.
We have enactment that requires the dev-
cries of liquors into Kansas to record the shipment
and amount with county clerk and the statement
[ make to the per capita consumption is authentic
and based upon the compilations of these reports.
This difference of SEQ Is went into homes schools
and churches
Education Makes Progress.
We spent $I3,5oo,ooo last year II 5000 schol-
ars that kept $1,000 teachers busy for about nine
months. The salaries of the teachers in pub
lie schools have increased from $44 to $50 so month
in the past ten years, while the salary Of the
teachers has doubled All of the weak school dis
tricts have aid, and we have no schools which
A..
of $2o75 referred to while ago that save
liquor consumption spent education, that
illiterates less than any state in the Union
We have endowment fund for the
schools of $o,25oooo With population of 100000
we have enrolment of 5000 students in
universities and $500 in UNCONVENTIONAL schools
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-10-02
DECREASED IN MISSISSIPPI
UNDER DRY POLICY.
By Governor Earl Brewer

AS to the effects of Prohibition in Mississippi
take pleasure in saying: This law is we'll enforced
any law statute books. The effect has been
to reduce crime and to cause money which formerly
went for whisky to be spent in the purchase of
sites and some of the luxuries It has decreased
drinking and drunkenness to very marked extent
and has largely reduced, il not stopped social drink
ing"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-10-02

The following excerpts from editorials by
governors of dry states, which appeared in the San
Francisco Bulletin of August 22:
KANSAS GREAT PROGRESS WITH NOTHING
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-09-02
DRY In CANADA.
Walter

Minot, N. D., sSept. 1.-Walter
Bond has returned from a visit to Ed
monitor and other points in Alberta.
Mr.. Bond says That conditions are
very critical in southern Alberta
from the drouth. Thousands of
farmers are getting out Of the coun-
try the best way they can Some are
shipping their effects and others are
leaving with covered wagons. Most
of them are coming back to the
states, having learned a very dear
lesson. They did not raise enough
feed for their stock and have gotten
rid Of it at a sacrifice.
Mr.. Bond says the Canadians are
excited over the war. At Edmonton
bulletins are posted and they are al
ways favorable to the allied forces.
1t a German opens his mouth, half a
dozen husky Englishmen pounce up
On him, peat him, and he usually
winds up in the calaboose. Many
Germans are leaving Canada and
others remaining have learned to
keep very quiet.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-09-02
Will JOIN GERMAN r N

Casselton, N. D., Sept. Joe Will
kin, a six foot German, probably %
or % years of age, left Casselton on
notice that he was wanted in St.
Paul, and from there would be sent
east and transported to the other
side of the water at some point
whence he could fall into the army
of the kaiser. Wilkin has been at
work on the Fowler farm for three
or four months. He has, we under
stand, served two years in the Ger.
man army, and belonged to the sec
ond eserve. He has kept his rec
ord up to date at the embassy, and
when notified that he was wanted,
severed his connection with the Fow-
Ter farm Immediately, brought his
check of over $3.50 to Casselton, and
succeeded in getting it cashed SO as
to get away on the earliest possible
train. He was informed, he said,
that he would be put on the Steph-
ania, at New York.. and taken to
Genoa, Italy but later dispatches
say that this ship will not carry re-
servists, by order of the Italian gov
eminent. Wilkin has been in this
country only a year and a half.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-09-02
FOOLISH YAPPlNG.

Like many novices in political and
social reform, the Courier-News be-
lieves a legislative inquiry the pana'
cea for the ills which it's imagination
fears are sapping the virility of the
Agricultural college. After its editor
has had more experience with the
general run Of legislative inquiries,
he will realize their futility and their
capacity for damage.
There is nothing wrong with the
North Dakota Agricultural college
The continual yapping of the Courier
News is giving the institution some
very undesirable and undeserved ad'
vertising. Few colleges stand better
with the federal department of agri
culture than does the North Dakota
institution.
Its faculty is made up of well
known experts, to whom the Tapping
maternal wing Of the Courier-News
must be CALLING in the extreme.
II the editor of the Courier-News
expects a legislative inquiry to purge
the institution or even clear the at
mosphere he is a crusader of a very
different type than we believed.
But as an extractor Of chestnuts
from the cold ashes of political fires,
he is a "corker."
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-09-02
OBJECT TO HoRDEs.

Approaching the sensitiveness of
the various races involved in the
present crisis, it Is the intention of
the Tribune to be neutral in the
handling Of its news. There has been
no inclination to color the reports or
to reflect upon any race. Despite our
careful efforts to present the news
fearlessly and in an unbiased man
ner. in some instances we have been
misunderstood and insult taken
where none was meant.
The German readers of the Wacht
Am Missouri have addressed an open
letter to the Bismarck Tribune, OBJ
jecting to a head line appearing in a
recent issue, in which we said that
Alsace had been abandoned to stem
German hordes. 1t is the term
horde, to which our friends take ex
ception..
There are several meanings to the
word, horde. The Tribune used it II
the sense Of numbers only. We ad
mire the German race for its glorious
past and present, and we hope it viii
progress on toward the realization o.
1 glorious future, whether successful
In this war or not.
The term is often used in the plur
al with the idea Of great numbers
and implies nothing more to the mod
ern mind when applied to civilized
Germans. It is to be regretted tina
the German readers of The Wacht
Am Missouri put SO literal a con
struction on the term where none
was meant.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-09-02
DECLINING BIRTH A T

German mothers have been laying
the foundations for this war ever
since the nation was created. As Won
Moltke put it, they have been winning
victories v the French matrons.
In France last year there were more
than $4,000 fewer births than in 1912.
In time of war these facts come home
with an added significance. f
Records show that since the Fran.
co-Prussian war the French birth
rate has diminished by 100000 a year.
Frances excess Of births owe deaths
in 1912 was only Is per 10000. In
Germany the increase W deaths
was 1877; Italy, 140; Hungary, $50.
and Belgium, 1853.
The decreasing birth rate has been
a serious menace to France and has
caused more than one official investi
cation into causes and remedies. Ag
ricultural communities actually have
needed relief + solve the labor prob
lem. The importation of natives o.
Algerian Morocco has in part easet
this situation.
Among the slavonic races the brit
rate has been maintained and theil
increasing numbers have been {
source of alarm for even the hard!
Teutons.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-09-02
IRRIGATION J. ].
CONGRESS ii
Attendance From U. S. to 1nterna-
tional Congress in Canada will
Be Large.
-.

Calgary, Alberta, Sept. 1.-Replies
to the official call of the International
Irrigation congress sent out the fore
part of August indicate that the at
tendance from the United States to
the first congress In Canada will be
large. Mayors Of cities, presidents of
chambers Of commerce, Of boards of
trade, OF agriculture, horticultural,
engineering and irrigation societies
are returning their certificates of ap-
pointment filled in, and in letters to
the secretary Of the congress are gen
orally intimating their intention of be-
ing present and Of sending a number
Of delegates to Calgary, Oct. 5 to -.
In the meantime everything lis
shaping up s%plendidly in the conven-
tion city for one of the best sessions
ever held in the history of the con-
gress. The city is preparing to give
the delegates and visitors a royal
welcome; the railroad companies r
arranging special trips w the
mountains and to pleasure resorts;
the business executive of the con-
gress is arranging an especially at
tractive program for the various ses-
sions and the people of the city gen.
orally will see that the visit of the
delegates to Canada will be as pleas
urable as possible.
The exhibition committee is ssur-
ed of over twenty-five district and
Individual exhibits as we'll as those
from the Dominion government, from
the province Of British Columbia,
from the province of Alberta and a
number of corporation exhibits.
These will be augmented during the
remainder CT preparation time to
probably twice or three times TIE
number. The exhibition will be one
of the interesting features Of the con-
greSS. va
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-09-02
PROPOSALS.

Sealed proposals will be received
by the directors of Hebron School
District No. 13 until five o'clock p. m,
October 5th, 1914, for the erection Of
a brick addition to the public school
building at Hebron, N. D., in accord
ance with plans made by Mr.. A. Van
Horn, architect.
All proposals must be accompanied
by a certified check for five per cent
of the amount Of the bid. The right
is reserved to reject any or all bids.
After Sept. 10th plans will be on file
at the following places:
Hebron State Eank, Hebron, N. D.
Builders Exchange in Fargo and at
st. Paul, and at the Architects office
in Bismarck, N. D.
Address proposals to the Clerk.
BY order of the school board.
Dated August S1st, 1914.
THEO. j. BOLKE, Pres.
j. HI. WATTS, Clerk.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-09-02
WHAT OF RELIGION IN WAR?

Every army in the field claims t.
have God on it's side. This is tht
cold-concrete fact, as evidenced by
more than one dispatch sent from the
front to the sorrowing battalions a
home. King George Of England tell:
his departing soldiers to fight ike
men for God and their country. INT
Kaiser has claimed from the first tina
God is with his legions.
Unless we want to be forced into
| an ~indefensible inconsistency, 1t mus
| be admitted that this is a struggle in
! which God is not concerned, except
as he may finally bring peace and
order out of bloody turmoil.
1t seems strange that men oppos
ing each other on the battleflelds can
bow their heads before the same
Deity and invoke His blessing upon a
bloody carnage. Inconsistent as the
whole performance may seem, letsus
imagine a war without prayer or
without a God.
The inability Of the church to pre-
vent war has been demonstrated.
Doubtless, this impotency in the face
of the horrible conflict FASTENED the
death of Pope Plus, The Tenth. 1t
would be unfair, however, to the
church as a great ciyilizing agent to
brand it a failure because it was not
a factor in curbing the wrath OF the
nations.
All the churches must feel keenly
their weakness in this crisis, for dur
ing the last fifty years universal
peace has been preached from nearly
every pulpit in the civilized world.
That this wal has produced a pro-
found detection along the clergy OF
the nation and thrown its pail over
the millions of their congregations is
a se%lf-evident fact. 1t is only the
foolish and the hasty, however, who
will go as far as to say that this
war means the breaking down of
Christianity.
Good women and men who are
drawing their inspiration from a Su-
preme Being are today lifting the
cooling rup to the parched lips; Civ
ing the last sacrament to the dying
and ministering in a thousand ways
to the suffering. They are rejecting
a spirit of Christianity upon those
very b~attlefelds and in the midst OF
conditions which seem in our darker
moods to suggest a collapse of reli-
gion and stamp impotency upon the
very name of God. -
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-09-02
PREVENTION BETTER THAN
CURE.

SODer second unOuSnL is
the Administration programme with
reference to the creation of a mer
chant marine. 1t is coming to be rec
ognized as perilous. In an interview
published by the Sun yesterday, Sena'
tor Lodge points out some of the dan,
gers, declaring that the first step TAX
en- would be a violation of our pledge
Of strict neutrality. A result Of the
purchases proposed would be that a
large sun Of money now belonging to
the United States would 60 to Ger
many, relieving to the extent Of its
amount the strain upon that country.
The Senator protests that while half
a dozen steamers owned by the Gov
eminent could carry but an insignifi-
cant fraction of the exports We desire
to make, they would check all private
enterprise. After asserting it to be
other than c%onsonant with neutrality
to give Germany $4,000, 900 for
steamers she cannot use, he goes on
to say:
Far more grave, however, than the
interference with trade will be the in
ternational complications which these
Government owned ships are certain
to produce. Are they to be regarded
and treated as merchantmen, or are
they public vessels of the United
States on the same footing as our
ships of war? 1t seems impossible
that they should be treated as mer'
chantmen under the rules Of interna-
tional law. If n of them should be
stopped when classed as a merchant
man it wruld be at the worst only a
diplomatic incident for which repara'
ton could easily be made, but if a
ship Of the United States engaged in
commerce and yet retaining the char.
acter of public vessels should be stop
ped for any reason, that would be an
act of war. If one Of the German
cruisers which are now said to be
roaming over the Atlantic should hold
up one of those Government owned
vessels because she believed this yes
sci was carrying contraband of war,
the arrest would constitute an act OF
war against the United States.
If England or France believed that
one of these Government owned yes.
sells was carrying supplies, say, oil, to
Germany by way Of Holland, and
should stop that ship as they would
merchantmen and turn her back, II
would be an act of war. In neither
OF these supposed cases, if the vesse:
were a simple merchantmen, would
the act of Germany, England OF
France be an act of war.
Of course. every Socialist in the
country would welcome and applaud
the adventure, but controversies with
other countries would begin with the
purchase and how much the worse
would remain behind it would take
perhaps but a single seizure to dis
close. Without multiplying then
gratuitously, there are rocks enough
ahead of the Department Of State. Ir
this case an inc of prevention II
setter than a pound of cure.-Brook
Ign Eagle.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-09-02
GOVERNOR BLEAsE DEFEATED

South Carolina has redeemed itself
in defeating Gov. Blease for the Dem
ocratic nomination for United States
Senator. A whole nation rejoices
with the electorate of that state. He
is one of the prize demagogues Of the
age. Holding the record for the num-
Der of pardons granted, he outraged
the fair name of his state.
The Norfolk Virginian-Pilot sums
up his defeat in this fashion:
at was his own demagogic courses
which fomented among the CAROLYN
ians the spirit which his successor
has utilized to bring about the stu
alton: He sowed the wind; his PEG.
pie reaped the whirlwind and Blease
rode upon it."
The twelve hundred pardons which
Blease granted as governor probably
were responsible more than anything
else for his defeat. This surely is an
instance where both the quality and
quantity Of mercy we're strained.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-09-02
News of the State

ENGLAND. Some miscreant who
ought to be serving time behind the
bars. set fire to about $50 tons OF hay
belonging to Tom Cleary, living south
OF town. This is a severe blow to
.lr. Cleary and the officers are after
the culprit, so that he may be brought
to justice.
Milton. There is a well founded
rumor going the rounds that the Nil.
ton Roller Mills will reopen within a
short time and flour will be manufac-
tured in Milton. 1t is understood
that local parties are the prime NOV.
ers in the deal, and that one of the
leading millers will become %associat.
ed in the deal. f,aa%
Ardoch. This is the time of the
year when the plum trees are appre-
ciated. They are loaded with the
best fruit that grows on the farm.
Better determine now to plant some
in the spring. The North Dakota ex-
pertinent station have found the sur
prise, the Terry, the Paul Wolff and
the De Sofa, the best varieties. The
first three have large fruit, while the
De Sofa bears a smaller plum, but Is
a good bearer.
Milton. Two t%ransients, giving
their names as Louis Comey and
George LaPlant, loaded up on too
much fire water the latter part of last
week and were finally locked up in
the village bastile on the charge OF
disorderly conduct. They were stand
ing on the depot platform when a
freight train was switching in the
yards. The former got too close to a
moving car and received a strong jolt
from the car corner. He was too
drunk to realize what hit him, and
to get even on general principles, he
took a swat at Station Agent Hytson,
who was putting away freight. Con-
ductor Mcdonald saw the attempted
assault and he mixed into the deal,
and the white hope" was finally
locked up in the village Jail. His
friend didn't seem to like the proceed
ure of the authorities and went to the
banks, demanding bail money for
Comey under dire penalty.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-09-02

humiliation for the armes engaged.
Then, l believe modern civilization
will assert itself, and war will be i'm
possible. In future generations the
development of a higher humanity
may protect US from the dreadful
scourge of war. Today the primal In
stinct within us is too strong for such
a solution Of the question Of wars
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-09-02
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 2, 1914.

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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-09-02

This, from Frederick Palmer, the
well known war correspondent is
timely:
war must literally strange itself
10 death. The perfection OF arma.
ment ID the greatest safeguard
against ! great war. Some day the
world viii realize through terrible ex.
perisnce that . modern war means
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-09-02
The Weather

esmarek, N. D., Sept. I, 1914.
Temperature, 700 a. m. yesterday, 5
Highest temperature yesterday -. 6
Lowest temperature yesterday -. 4
Precipitation last "a hours ......
Highest wind velocity and direc-
ton. Yesterday ,....... 24-N. "
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-09-02

Napoleon's prophesy that, I'm 100
years Europe would be all Cossack
or all Republic comes with a pecu-
liar force at this time.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-09-02
Indications

For North Dakota: Generally fair
tonight and Wednesday; cooler
southeast portion tonight.
ORRIS w. ROBERTS,
Section Director.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-09-02
NOTICE or EXPIRATION OF RE
81 DEMPTlON.

State Of North Dakota, County of Bur
leigh, IS.
Office Of County Auditor, Bismarck,
N. Oak. s
To J. G. Ropelje, r. ]. Chase, Calvin
H. Walters and %. P. M. Jamison:
You are hereby notified that the
tract of land hereinafter described
and VIII oh, was assessed in the name
of j. H. Philbrick for taxation for the
year 1909 was. on the 18th day of De-
cember, 1910, duly sold, as provided
by law, for the delinquent taxes of
the year 1909, and that the time for
the redemption from said sale will ex.
pire ninety days from the completed
service Of this notice.
Said land is described as follows:
Mckenzie Addition to the City of
Bismarck Lots II to Is, in Block 3.
Amount sold for, .$14.00.
subsequent taxes paid by purchas-
er, y2S.10.
Amount required to redeem at this
date, $5S.31.
In addition to the above amount
you will be required to pay the costs
of the service of this notice; and un.
less you redeem said land from said
sale before the expiration of the time
for redemption as above stated, q
deed thereof will issue to the holder
Of the tax sale certificate as provided
by daw.
Witness my hand and official seal
this 18th day of August, 1914.
T. 10 FLAHERTY,
Auditor Burleigh County, North Da-
kota.
(First publication August 10th, 1914.)
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