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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-03-13
Sophia Lambs Plan to Help
H0llanderS Attracts Attention
Former North Dakota Woman Plans to Settle a Hundred Families
On Her 1900 Acres Of North Dakota Farm Land and Thus Hcl'
Both the State and the People She Is Interested In.

There is a b~ig-hearted woman down
in Chicago who is attracting consider.
able attention by reason OF her hber.
atty and the interest she is taking in
assisting the jobless men and endeav.
oring to locate them on farms in North
Dakota. And, by the way, she is an
ex-North Dakota girl, too. Her name
is Sophia Lamb, and she is the widow
of a prominent lawyer who resided in
the northern part of the state, but who
passed away a few years ago.
Settle 100 Families.
Mrs. Lamb now lives in haywood,
ILL.,, a suburb to Chicago, and upon her
several visits to the sections of the
Windy City where the unemployed
live, she was impressed with the fact
that all the misery caused through
lack of en- Employment was needless with
the fertile prairies Of North Dakota
waiting to respond to their touch and
to reward them with an abundance to
eat and wear, and to give them health
through it's pure She though
the matter over. She thought of her
25 quarter sections of land in this
state. She realized what these 1000
acres of land would do for these poor
unfortunate men and women with
their scores OF half-starved little chill
dren. The more Mrs. Lamb thought
over the situation the more she be.
lieved she could help come of them,
but didn't know what course to pursue.
Finding that several colonies of them
are honest, willing Hollander farmers,
but who are out of their sphere, and
not gifted with the initiative sufficient
ly to free themselves from their thral-
dom, she conceived a plan and laid It
before a newspaper reporter of one OF
the Chicago papers. 1t is this: Mrs.
Lamb owns 1000 acres of good North
Dakota land. If there could be plann-
ed some way to locate these people on
it, she has enough to give each OF 100
families 40 acres. She would charge
no rent for the, first year, and after
that year would make a very low rate,
one which, would tbe SO small that It
would be easily raised by them
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OF the excellent papers presented
at the meetings Of the Foctnightly
club, one of the most excellent was
that given at the last meeting by
President A. G. Crane. His subject
was, The Educational Dollar 1t
was replete with matter OF value to
the tax payers, and to tho citizens
of North Dakota; facts of which the
average person has but a hazy knowl-
edge. '..
The discussion of the subject was
arranged in three main div1slons--ed-
utcational revenues and their sources;
expenditure of these revenues; and
the present status of the finances OF
the educational institutions. :
In connection with the analysis Of
the expenditures, he showed that the
educational dollar is distributed as
follows: TO the higher institutions,
lac; to the common schools. SEC. or
| the 14c, the Normal schools get &C.
the two larger institutions get &c, and
the others the remaining cent. With
their &c the Normal schools train all
the teachers for the elementary
schools. In other words, the educa'
ton of teachers costs the state less
| than $3.50 per capita. Such teachers
on graduation receive an average
wage of S50O-so it is apparent they
| return to the state at once the cost
of their education. For the educa-
ton in other professions, the cost is
undoubtedly much more per capita,
while the return to the state is at
best indirect, and services well paid.
Sixty per cent of the educationa! in
come is devoted to the training OF
Acknowledgements minister's, farmers
and high school teachers relatively
few in number) and % per cent de
voted to training the teachers who will
have exclusive charge OF the training
of 95 per cent of the children OF the
state. Only ) per cent are trainc: by
teachers from the higher institutions
Tor of the 100000 North Dakota chill
dren. only $500, or ) per cent get
high school training.
Or tie entire civic taxation dollar
80 cents gees to education, 20 cents
to local and state government, b
cents to the United States in military
expense, and Il cents to the other &c
partments of Federal government.
A few astounding comparisons were
also given not generally known. as:
For alcoholic beverages. 4 times a.
much is spent as for education. Il
contingent alcoholic expense be cor
sidered, the figures would conserva
lively become 20 times as much as
for education. Tobacco taxes the ia
ton twice as much as ed hcation, while
war expenses are almost exactly the
!. same as for those of education.
In conclusion, President Crane
made a plea fer a more accurate ant
| a more general knowledge of our civic
Expenditures for these expenditure,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-03-13

WahpetOn's new WaterWOrks are
now in operation. None too soon. Who
can tell when Breckenridge will 60
dry. q
Dates of the Mayville Normal sum-
mer school have just been announced.
The session will last from July l to
August II, inclusive.
1t used to be Zones Of Rock" then
Jones of LaMoure," but now it is
Jones of Killdeer." Sounds just like
a Mother Goose rhyme.
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The Wahpeton Times says that
Representative A. G. Divet has re-
turned from Bismarck a hero" 1t all
depends on your definition of a hero.
Several sections of the state report
a large influx of settlers. North Da.
kota is the garden spot of the world.
The Missouri river slope is the center
of the garden spot.
-
Harry NJ. Case of Neville who has
been acting as Governor Hanna's pri-
vate secretary during. the session, left
Bismarck last evening for home. He
did good work for the chief executive
while here and the only regret is that
he could not stay longer.
.a, -
The Turtle Mountains Improvement
and Development association held a
meeting at the school house at
Scxworth in Roiette county and dis
cussed the proposition Of constructing
an interurban line between Bottineau
und st. John, via lake Metigoshe.
Ray McKaig OF Fort Rice solemnly
declares there was no farmers lobby
at the state Legislature. George S.
Lotus, Casey CT Lisbon, Johnson OF
Donnybrook, should correct Mr.. Nc
Kaig. These gentlemen looked like a
lobby and they all said they were far
mers. We believed them too.
The railroad company representa-
tives are not d~ispleased over a new
law that considerably increases their
expenses in this state. 1t provides for
the construction by the railways of
'hog-tight" fences along the right'of-
ways whenever the property owners
build the other three sides Of an in
closure.
Despite the added expense to the
roads, the law will, be cheerfully COM
piled it'll because the increased live
stock industry; in this state will mean
more livestock shipments and increas-
ed revenue for the railroads. The
fences along the right-of-ways will be
a further guarantee Of safety for pas
senger trains and minimizes the tres
passes along the lines of livestock,
which, if killed, must be paid for by
the roads. sS 3hs ~. Ri
The Glendive yellowstone Mont"
tor queries Beach in this manner:
when will the Golden Valley war
cease? Now j. L. Jepson comes forth
in the Beach Advance with a signed
article in justice 20 editor James
Frost who was recently arrested by
the federal authorities, part OF which
reads as follows: I I'M In q position
to state that the boRd was only $500
instead of $4,000, as Brinton (Chron-
icle) would make it appear and did
publish in his ltbelous and yellow
sheet pardon us while we stun
some cotton in our tender ears.)"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-03-13
them in a desirable light before the

them in a desirable light before the
state.
"But the position Of the friends Of
the university must be that if there is
anything wrong in the running Of the
institution it should be honestly and
judiciously corrected If there is
nothing wrong the university will GER
tainly profit by an investigation which
would rid it of the pest &C heckling
criticism which has long buzzCd about
its head"
The Tribune believes the Lathrop
committee has performed a distinct
service for the state and the educa-
tional institutions, which their heads
probably will appreciate in time, if
they do not now.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-03-13

The plan caught the eye of several
wealthy ChicagOans who have been TO
see her regarding it and there is now
a movement on foot to endeavOr to
help these poor people out OF their
plight. She wrote to Governor Hanna
and to the immigration department OF
this state. immigration Agent Neal is
now on his way to see Mrs. Lamb and
prominent Chicago men in the hopes
that some plan may be worked out to
locate these people on North Dakota
farms. @,, @t
If nc other plan can be worked Out
to locate these people for themselves,
Governor Hanna, Commissioner Flint
and Mr.. Neal are of the opinion that
there are a number of people in this
state owning land who might be ready
to take some of these families onto
their farms either On wages or on per-
centage, thereby giving them an op-
portun!ty to get acquainted with the
conditions and the mode of farming in
North Dakota, with a view to starting
for themselves later.
Notify the Commissioners.
Commissioner Flint, of the agricul-
tural department, and who is immigra-
ton commissioner by right Of his Of
flee, has suggested that any parties
who could use a good farmer and his
wife and possibly family on their
farms. advise the immigration depart.
ment, and action will be taken at once
to see what can be done. Mrs. Lamb
say she finds many of these people to
be good, clean, industrious Hollanders,
raised on the farm and willing and an
xious to get back to farm work, and If
this is the case it would seem that
they are jdst the class which North
Dakota is looking for: as well as North
Dakota being just the place which
they need. "..
1t certainly seems that matters are
not properly balanced when thousands
are starving in the cities for want OF
soemthing to do, and thousands OF fer
tile acres Of land lie idle in North Da-
kota awaiting the touch of the toiler
in, order that the reward Of abundance
and happiness may be theirs.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-03-13
State News and Comment
L.aMoure County has a wireless sta.

LaMoure County has a wireless sta
tiOn. .... ...... ....
One of the qualifications for future
Legislators should be a reading knowl-
edge of the constitution. Somebody
page Mr.. Divet.
A barber in Wahpeton was married
three weeks before his customers
found it out. Even a barber can keep
a secret sometimes.
George LOTUS is speaking in gar
ages now instead of public halls. The
supply of gas is better, it is said, and
spark plugs are handy.
Trustees of tie Norwegian Luther
an church at Max are discussing plans
for a new church. This is only n
evidence that Max is growing.
Bismarck is given as the location of
a bureau to referend acts at $3.50 per.
Now, if there is any easy money in
sight why should tBisamrck pass it
up? The bureau, however, exists only
in the dopesters' minds.
s. ,l.s ..
There are suggestions in the state
press which point to an interesting
United States senatorial ace. Candi'
dates suggested are Hanna, McCum-
Der, Burdick, Speaker Hanson and
John Burke. Gubernatorial timber
mentioned comprises the following
men: TwicheII, frame, Hall, Taylor
and the perennial Hellstrom.
Practically every city in the state
where a commission form Of govern.
ment is in vogue is publishing their
financial statements this week. This
is the best kind of publicity and keeps
the tax payers informed. Some cities
can afford this expenditure for the
trouble it saves the officials in explain
ing how the money is being spent.
George NJ. Young may face serious
opposition next year in Senator DAVIS
of Goodrich. The political oracles have
not decided though whether Davis
wants to go back, to the senate as It's
presiding officer or take a Whlrl at
Georges seat in congress. During the
closing days of the session a delega-
ton waited on Hanson and urged him
to run for the United States senate
while others insisted that he would
replace George NJ. Young to better ad-
vantage.
President Remington of the 500
we'll says in a recent interview:
There will soon begin to move In
to northern Minnesota and North Da-
kota the finest lot Of agricultural peo-
pie, collectively speaking, that ever
came this way" Mr.. Pennington said.
Every family that comes will be an
asset for the state where it settles.
"They are fully matured and hand
picked farmers" Mr.. Pennington said.
''They are not experimenters or mere
ly dissatisfied citizens moving o
place to place to try something new.
They know how to till the soil una
have means enough to make a start.
"The state of North Dakota appro-
priated 100000 to start this work n
it is going to get the money back by
indirect benefit, tenfold. Our own line
has been carrying on a campaign for
settlers for northern Minnesota. !
confidently expect not only the best
class of farmers, but the bringing un-
der cultivation by them this year or
the largest new acreage ever so taken
up in any one season"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-03-13
7 eooTLEGGERs.

,Williston, n. D., March 12-Peniten'
tiary sentences for bootleggers and
other offenders against the state pro
hibition law is the slogan which
States Attorney William G. Owens
has adopted in his efforts to stamp
out the illegal liquor trade in Will
liams county. With seventeen con-
victed bootleggers now serving terms
in the county Jail, the capacity of the
building is taxed and the local au-
thorities have agreed tC insist upon
penitentiary sentences for all con-
victed in the future.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-03-13
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Devils Lake, n. D., Mar. 12-Pres1,
dent A. l.. Johnson of the Devils Lake
city commission is called upon to es-
tablish the whereabouts of Hugh l.
Ready and James F. Ready, who are
wanted at st. John, n. b.. Word
comes that James Ready died recent
Il, leaving an estate in Which the
two sons are substantially interested.
Hugh Ready is described as so years
of age. He left ST, John about two
years ago. James Ready is AZ and
1aft..
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-03-13
kVAsEGAR DIED LAST night

Grand Forks, March Pole X.
kvaseger, a prominent farmer OF
Walle township, died last evening at
his home. Death came at II o'clock
last evening as a result of kidney
trouble.
At the time Of his death Mr.,
kvaseger was SO years of age, He
was born in Minnesota in Fillmore
county. ~
Mr.. Kvaseger is survived by" a wife
and four boys, Knute, Halvor, Ole and
Bert. All the boys are now at home.
The funeral will be held Saturday
from the East Vale church at
o'clock. Rev. Braaten will oticiate at
the services.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-03-13
PROHIBITION IN RUSSIA.

John H. Snodgrass, American con
sui general at Moscow, in response tc
Il request about prohibition in Russia
has set forth the condition excellent
ly in the following letter:
AT the beginning of the war the
government expressed a desira' ility
for the discontinuance of the sale OF
all intoXicants throughout the empire.
but the issuance of regulations for the
sale OF drinks was left to the local
institutions of self-government.
The city of Moscow was the first
to prohibit the sale of intoxicating
drinks, including light wines and beer,
but only the vodka shops were closed
for the first three months of the war,
it being possible to- purchase, either
at the beer saloons or wineshops, all
grades of beer and wine. Vodka was
also sold at that time in the higher
class restaurants in Moscow, and, in
fact, throughout Russia in the same
places. Later, however, all wine
stores and beer saloons were closed.
and the sale of any kinds of intoxi-
cants absolutely forbidden for the
time being, no limit being set for the
opening of these institutions. Petro-
grad followed Moscow's example, and
so did most of the other cities, Dor
oughs and villages, SO that it may be
assumed that the sale of intoXicants
is forbidden in perhaps 80 per cent
of all cities and towns in the empire.
in the city Of Moscow these ,regu-
lations are outwardly being strictly
enforced, a heavy fine being exacted
from all persons infringing the rules.
Wine may only be obtained on a pre-
sscription signed b. a doctor, the exact
amount being named. and the pre-
scription good for only n time. but
this Office is informed that in all the
restaurants drinks may be obtained.
1t is stated, furthermore, that private
houses have sufficient supplies to last
during the war.
AT the present moment there is a
movement in favor of the authoriza-
ton to sell light wines and beer.
This question will be placed before
the legislative institutions, upon
which will depend the passing of a
law regulating the sale of liquors.
"Practically all the breweries in
Russia are temporarily closed, but,
according TO a statement Of the man.
ager of one OF the largest in Moscow,
they expect to open in the spring, as
they anticipate a favorable ruling on
the part Of the government authori
ties with regard to the sale of beer
The wine merchants are equally hope
full, but no one is in a position to
state accurately what the disposition
Of the government will be as to the
continuance of the general sale
throughout the country OF vodka
There is a pretty decided opinion on
the part of the thinking classes that
the bottle houses in the villages anG
rural districts should be cut down, al
least, and perhaps eliminated, and
that the number in the larger cities
should be fewer. This question is
problematical, and no decision will be
reached until the cessation of hostil
tiles.
'The governments loss on accoun'
of the closing of the vodka shops is
more than $1,000, 900 per day
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-03-13
PLEADS NOT GUILTY
TO W0MAN'S Murder

Darlington, Mar. 12-Otto Buhman
of Melville was arraigned upon the
charge of murder in the first degree
and pleaded not guilty,
1t is charged that he murdered
Mrs. Susie LIGHT, a widow, who Was
keeping house for his brother, on his
farm one and one-half miles north
east of Melville. The tragedy oc-
Cured about dusk Saturday evening,
February ~.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-03-13
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+ CAPITAL NOTES. !"


The governor yesterday approved
the following biils:
S, E. 26O, MuGgett, relating TO the
national guard.
II. Z. 122, L. II. Twichell, to limit
the tax levies for the years. 1913
1916. to restrict the debt limits, etc.
II, B. 455. Converse, relating to ex-
emptions by the defendant to- under
taking in Claim and dellVety actlolsr
H. B. 292, Haraldson, giving cleo
trio light companies the right Oh EN-
inent domain.
H. B. 265, Mcmillan, making more
definite the procedure in cases OF
leasehoId premises held under lnlunc"
ton. .g. So ~
H. B. 800. Ness, relating to the
lbnildine of drains within townships.
H. B. ATS, Lathrop Committee, re-
lating to the state library commits
sion. : ~. -.
Charles II. Tuttle of Bessie was a
capitol visitor yesterday.
Miss Emma McGarvey is acting as
stenographer in the offices OF the
board of railroad commissioners DUR
ing the temporary absence OF G. 1t.
Olsen. Mr.. Olsen is now in Chicago
working on the advance rate case.
The state board of university n
school lands met in the office of Ma.
ior Henry of the land department:
Yesterday afternoon, to transact rout-
inc business. =
Announcement was made yesterday
by those in charge of the compilation
of the 1915 session laws that the pep
ular edition of these laws is expected
to be ready for delivery by March y,
Application for copies should be made
through the county auditors. The
price is 80 cents and postage.
Judge e. E. Goss was under the
weather yesterday and kept to the
house for the day. ....u
Fred Brewster, of the state board
of control, was indisposed yesterday
and was unable to attend to his du.
ties. .
Articles OF incorporation were lie
with Secretary of State Thomas Hall
blythe following named corporations
within the last few days:
Beck Clothing company. James
town; capital stock, $4,000. Morris
Beck, A. E. Simmons. and L.. B. Me
meyer, directors. ~ u.s.. " srhA;
Central Securities Company, Fargo;.
capital stock, 100000. DIRECTORS:
Aubrey Lawrence, NJ. w. Murphy. II.
H, Lesk, l.. J. M. Zimmerman Of Far
go. and F. H. Wicket of Chicag0,,9
J. N. Black Company, Grand Forks,
wholesale and retail candy. cigar and
ice cream business; capital stock,
$500 J.. N! SLACK. Mary Boese and
William Kimble of East Grand Forks,
and Frances Marcouz and Irma La
Wonn Of Grand Forks, directors.
Marmarth Mercantile Company,
Marmarth; capital stock. $4,000. ].
l. Engle, Augusta E. 'Radke and Clara
Engle, directors. 4
Halliday Hall Association. non-prof-
it corporation, organized for social
purposes. Henry Klein, c. s. Bar
rows and J. l.. Strong. directors.sI 8
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-03-13
SHIP LADEN WITH
COTTON IS SUNK

Galveston, March 12.-The British
steamship, Indian City, which sailed
from Galveston Tor Havre Feb. IS, has
been sunk, according 70 a cabiegram
received here from her agents. She
carried fourteen thousand bales of cot
ton, constituting her first cargo. The
cablegram is from Liverpool.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-03-13
The Weather

For the "a hours ending at 200 p.
M, March IL. 1915:
Temperature at 200 a. m. ....... I
Temperature at ZOO p. III. ........ 80
Highest temperature ........... 50
Lowest temperature ............ 1
Precipitation 0
Highest wind velocity ........ l2-S
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-03-13
Forecast.

For North Dakota: Generally fair
tonight and Saturday: warmer west
portion tonight.
ORRIS ". ROBERTS,
Section Director.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-03-13

The lynching of two hog thieves in
Arkansas only suggests that that
state, too, is getting away from the
Il crop idea. w..
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