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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-08
State News and Comment

Crop conditions in the Dickinson
district are better than normal, while
the rainfall for the season has beer
he heaviest of many years.
Karl W., the 3-mOnths-old son Of
Mrs. Karl Bowman, of Fargo, died or
June 80. Funeral services were con
lucted at the Map!e-Sheyenne churci
and interment was made in Maple
Sheyenne cemetery. .
s.
July / was tie time set for turning
N the juice at Mclntire's power
house and Donnybrook is now on the
list Of electrically lighted towns. A
large number Of buildings have been
wired and the street lights all put in
position ready for the service.
Postmaster O. F.. Leedy has taken
charge of the Goodrich p~ostotiice. Mr.,
Leedy has appointed Edward Jas
mann deputy postmaster and the new
officials are now in full possession 0!
the democratic fort. The pOstoftico
will remain in the Eilligmeier block
for the present.
s.
Racing to the side of his wife in a
local hospital, when she was about I'd
Undergo a serious, operation, NJ. j.
Brandt of Grafton was the victim OF
an automobile accident, and today o..
cupies a cot in the hospital i II the
same room with his wife. Brandt was
only a few miles cut of Grafton when
lis car skidded ON a slippery roa
and turned over.
Gas has been found on tie Phillip
Benz farm, a mile and a half west of
Expansion. Well drillers were down
- feet when the gas was struck in a
vein of Ignite coal. When lighted
the gas burns up to a height of 80 to
40 feet. Local people are planning
IN investigation to discover whether
the gas is in large volume or it's pres.
eEce is merely due to the Ignite coal
8
The rural population of Fed River
valley counties show a falling of
when compared with the census OF
i've years ago. The rural population
mas actually decreased in practically
every county in North Dakota. Only
two counties, Grand Forks and Cass
will show an increase in the total
population. Such increase, however
is due to the growth OF the cities OF
Grand Forks and Fargo, which over.
come the loss in the country. In
Grand Forks county rural precincts,
which in 1910 reported a total pUpula'
ton Of 1864, have but 14,439 this
year. Fifteen years ago the rural pop
ulation was 1851. - q
J. w. Brinton, mayor Of Beach,
states his position on commission
form of government as follows:
1T has been brought TO my atten.
ton that there is a move on foot to
circulate a petition asking for a spe.
cial election TO vote on the commits
sion form Of government for Beach
and want Ito say that 1 am heartily
in favor Of such a move.
1.-THE fact that | hold the Office Of
mayor would make no difference tC
me on this proposition. After hold
ing the office Of mayor under the pres
ent system, T am more convinced
than before that. the commission sysI
tenn is needed in Beach, and | will not
only be the first signer on a petition
to secure it, but ! will also speak fol-
it from a platform, if it again be
comes a campaign issue, AMI | will
vote for it at the election, if one is
called"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-08

This is no time to regret that our
population is not as large as We hop.
ed. Rather, it should spur US on t(
protect the means provided by the
last legislature to increase our rural
population. The urban population is
large enough now in proportion tc
that on the farms.
Let us get busy. R
Why does not the Bismarck Com
mcrcial club take steps TO test ou'
the matter of these petitions?
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-08
Rettinger, Defendants and Respond.

Rettinger, Defendants and Respond
ents. ...
Syllabus: 1. 1t being conceded
that the evidence necessary to set
aside a real estate mortgage must We
clear, satisfactory and yoncincing
the evidence in this case is examined
and found not to be Of that nature
Appeal from the, District, Court OF
Stark County, Crawford, J..
Reversed. Opinion Of the Court by
Burke, J.. ~. .u.n.r.. ...
Harvey ]. Miller, of New England
and Push and Rigler, of Dickinson,
attorneys for plaintiff and appellant,
cd i. J., blanchard and w.; T. Burnett,
of dickinson, attorneys fol, defend
ants and respondents.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-08

a gorgeous setting and costumes that
dazzle with the brilliancye Of their
Hungarian coloriRg. And then there
are the sensational futurist ahead-of-
the-model gowns, startling in design
and color combination and guaran-
teed to come into fashion next year.
The chorus Of trained singers were
selected for their fitness to display
these gowns. Mr.. Savage has pro-
vided a cast of unique excellence. Ee-
S des Miss Hajor it contains such no.
tcble players as Charles Meakins, ].
K. Murray, II. w. Marsh, Eert Gil.
bert, Gretchen Hood, John Squires,
and others.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-08

We knew it! LOTUS ends his post
debate statements 10y charging Twich
ell with being the advocate of the
Chamber Of Commerce. But what's
the use? A man convinced against
his will is of the some opinion still
Joint debates never did settle any
question. 2 They are even poor safety
valves.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-08
PAST N PRESENT.
IN. MEMORIAM.

IN. MEMORIAM.
Once | had a .meerschaum yellow;
Nevermore III know its fellow.
How one Whit. of. it would Danish
every care! ,t ~,..,.
And it's loss l still dcplore, ''
But III never see it more,
For my wife has got them put, away
somewhere. { ~, 3Ei
And my. pair al slippers. Oldest,
- That | loved when nights were ;.
When close to the CHEEKY hearth I
drew my chair g,."," ''D f.
Now from mortal eye are hid,
Like the gold Of Captain Kidd,
For my wife has got them put awoy
'iT. somewhere. A.Hto.7THNt' "%
z IT'S a rule that's ne'er unheeded
That what's sure to be most needed
She must hide away with skill beyond
compare '".,. ."'' SUI
To the things that once we knew .
~ We can find not cen a clue n.-:.
When my wife has got them put away
somewhere.
Oft I've told her, Burn it, break it,
Or to some poor family take it;
Let nc know it's gone, and save ME
from despair; < .
But do not, l beg and pray,
Let me hunt till / am gray
For the thing l know you've put
away somewhere"
When the sea gives up its dead,
When the Judgment Book is read,
When the last cold-storage chicken is
laid bare:
Then perhaps Well find some trace
OF the secret hiding place
Of the things my wife has put away
somewhere.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-08

SafI IS coH1Hg.
It's not a dance, though there are
several dances in it. It's a girls
name. It's also the name OF. the
Hungarian operetta which ran all last
season and half of this in New York,
and which Henry w. Savage will Of
fer at the Bismarck Auditorium, July
II, with the inimitable coincidence,
Mlzzi Hajos, in che title role, and
with the original New York cast and
pl oduction intact. It's pronounced
"Shar-ee"; learn to say it, then see
it; it's the musical delight of the
decade. To miss "Sari' is to miss
the legitimate successor to "The
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-08
From RenviIlc County
Julius Batter, Plaintiff and Appellar

J.. A. Halliday, Defendant and Re
s%pondent.
Syllabus: I. Plaintiff and appel
liant, by this action in equity, seeks
to have p Justices judgment declared
void for the alleged reason that the
justice lost jurisdiction through a
failure to enter such judgment on the
day of the trial. On defendants mo-
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-08

The Courier-News is quite positive
that North Dakota has never lost its
interest in" John Burke. There is a
growing conviction, however, that the
state Democratic party has.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-08
.~IAR =
/F&$A
a Galley O Fun!
I'M SEARCH OF A MAN.

IN SEARCH OF A MAN.
Of I,egion:" inquired Dunley OF a
Legion? No. l, never heard OF
him." ...a.. . Ill. .h.4 7
Jenkins told me last nignt INA.
had been called the biggest iool-laGk,
ass on earth, and when | DEMANDED
the mans name he said it was.Legloh'
Pm looking for him" - n4,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-08

Frank Hollis act can have no sig
nificance and is not worthy of any
serious discussion. He deserved pity
more than scorn, just as any other de-
mented creature does. Z .T
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-08
THE WEATHER
Forecast:

For North Dakota: Partly cloudy
tonight and Thursday; not much
change in temperature.
j" .... ORRlS w. ROBERTS,
Z Section Director.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-08

Bryan is making up for twenty.
seven months cf silence.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-08
THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1915.

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Gardner Hotel.
Grand Forks, N. o.
Hotel Frederick.
Devils Lake. N. D.
H. B. Rosenberg. News agent.
{. J. 3. Turner. News agent.
. Minot, N. D..
Nansen Bros.
Dickinson, N. D..
st. Charles Hotel.
Minneapolis, MINI.
Kemp & Cohen, News agents.
Hotel Dyckman.
Hotel Radisson.
st. Paul, Mimi.
Merchants Hotel.
1t. Marie. Fifth St. News agent.
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IN addition to the regular program
tonight, we Will show a one.reel,
Ford Film,' known as the Detroit
Weekly, a new issue Of which weekly
will be shown at this theater, once a
week for ten weeks. The film con-
tains many interesting views of the
City Of Detroit, Mich, as we'll as
those taken in the wonderful Ford
factOry.-AdV.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-08

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y Every body is looking for I
j. something and someone else
= hiss 1t >. Tribune want ads will (
3 fnd the one who owns It snd
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-02
proprlations for the relief Of starving
truprpAra IN fha ,N,,1h

proprlations for the relief Of starving
trapners in the north.
The revival Of the st. Louis mar
ket was due In a measure to the de-
sire Of Uncle SAM to dispose OF the
products Of his Alaskan coast farms.
lie brought down the pclts Of elk or
seven hundred foxes. n hundred or
mor beavers and n few sen offers.
Trnders and buyers came from all
parts Of the world. The records for
prices Of Government furs werc
broken. exceeding from 90 TO III per
cent. the offers Mt any previous sale.
The transactions amounted to at least
a quarter Of a million dollars.
Fashion made possible these large
sales and high prices. This dictator
decreed that woman should wear furs
in summer. and that she shall trim
skirt. waist. neck. sleeve and boot top
with fur. And woman obeyed. as she
must in war or pence. Fashion and
the trapper have often In the past
disagreed. To-day they are In cnhooi.
and 1t. Louis. with an advantage
gained by war to her credit. hopes
that Fashion will be neither 10 mean
nor fcklc as to break up the felicitous
partnership.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-02
MRS. SURRATT'S CASE.
Her Intentions Compared with Those
Of Miss Cayell,

To THE EDITOR or THE SrN-Sir: In
his letter I'm THE SrS ~. l.. T." may be
right. but | am not ignorant OF the fact
that at tho time OF Mrs. Surratt's execu-
ton feeling against her was strong.
OF the nine persons implicated In the
crime. the principal one was shot In A
barn In Maryland while resisting ar
rest eight were tried by a military COM
mission four OF them. including Mrs,
Surratt, were executed three were sem
fenced TO hard labor for lie and one for
six wears. one died during imprisonment
and the other three were pardoned by
President johnson. After Mrs. Surrstt's
execution. when the public cooled down,
her death began to create "A feeling or
sorrow, and 1t was the conviction ~ the
majority that she was innocent Of the
crime
Her death was seemingly forgotten
until fifteen years later. 1850. an In
dianapolis newspaper accused the nom
ince " the Democratic party for Presi-
dent NJ being Instrumental in her death.
The G. ~. T.. rress AMI many Of the men
who Cllmurcd for her death in 1865
NOW proclaim her u victim OF tho War
Department. al Washington.
The charge against the uomine" for
Presidential hOnurs was denied through
out the country by Mrs Surratt's spir-
ltual adviser. who said this official not
only had the greatest sympathy for the
unfortunate lady. but DELAYED the exc
cution TO the last minute. hoping for n
reprievc.
We are told tina Miss Cavell was pos
scssed OF fine womanly qualities, hat OF
aiding prisoners. No one doubts his,
but there are Others who think that Mrs,
Surrttt possessed qualities equally "a
H. -. the feelings of u mother for a mis-
,a,tla, e,p n,gsthits " ppp
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-02
CONTINENTAL TROOPS.
One Way Of Supporting the Proposed
Reserves.

To THE EpIroR OF THE SrN-Sir: Tni-
versal military training, under some
modification Of the Swiss system. seems
to have become a possibility in the last
few months. Much has been written
about II and many schemes advanced
the worst of them is better than any
thing we have now,
All oc them have, however. called for
a larger sum of money than a uotori-
ously reluctant Congress would he will
ing to appropriate as long as the town
of Penubs lacked a post Office of onyx
and alabastel. Until military ~rcorgau!-
zatlon il made cheap, we shall probably
have no military reorganization this
fact had better bc faced in any cous!d-
GRAFTON OF the subject.
IL il necessary to pay any reserves
which We may he permitted to create?
The small salary Of the professional SOL
der. tho still smaller active service pay
of the militia and the iuinitesimal
cmolument OF the r~eservist all smpha-
size a fallacy which inhercs in any ef-
fort to rccompense patriotism, q quality
whose value in war and in peace AN
not lie estimated in terms of dollars and
cents.
II il a privilege rs well as a duty to
serve the United States why should not
the rescrvists pay FOR this privilege IA
they do for all Others which they enjoy
Al plattshurg each rookie paid Il nomi-
mai sum for his training, and although
the $40 or moro involved no personal
sacrifice ON the part OF most of US. II IN
probable that we more highly appre-
Ciated what we received than We should
have done II We had paid nothing AZ all.
why not make the Continental troops.
II that is what they are to be called, pay
the War Department for all that the
Wal Department gives them?
or the money might I've handed over
TO tho private purses of certain patriotic
congressman. Then every one would he
happy. GErALD cH~IrTENnEN.
CoSCoRp. y. H.. October 80.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-02
Can Money Buy Honesty?

Our Connecticut correspondent whose
sympathy for n woman charged with
robbing her employer in this town has
moved her to write the letter we print
in another column underestimates. In
our opinion. the compensation received
by the accused. Thirty-tivc dollars u
month Is indeed less than some Of our
sociological friends have pitched on
rs II minimum wage" but board and
lodging are Of serious moment they
break the back OF the cost Of living.
and hcing assured. an apparently in
adequate money wage takes on II
new Significance.
However. the theory that underpa!.
ment for services rendered. In some
way justifies robbery. or m%ltigates the
offence of the thief. will not hold
water. If 1t did. breaches OF faith
among persons admittedly well paid
would le unknown. Unhappily they
are not. as every employer will testify.
Nor does dishonesty 60 hamd In hand
with poverty. The poorest man in
our acquaintance is not more likely 20
he dishonest thnn the richest - is
he more likely tn he honest than the
well To 10. If there are more iishon
est poor men than prosperous ones, II
IL because there are more poor men
than prosperous. The idea that pow
erty spells dishonesty is rs false rs
the notion recently exploited and sub
Spquently dlsproved that poor womei,
are less ~virtuous where men are con.
cerned than their comfortably stu
atel sisters. The moral weakness
that %surrenders n person to crime o.
debauchrry. like the weakness that
surrpnders to drink or drugs, is no
resIecter of material possessions.
when n person Of small or muier-
ate means is revealed as a thief o.
Otherwise seeking In an a%nti-socIal
manner the qualification Of his de-
sires. the pathetic tale of unfnlhlled
ambition or laudnble hut unatiainable
aspirations is frequently put forward
TO excuse and defend his conduct. But
would the same person in other clr-
cumstances resist temptation? Would
not the essential weakness Of charac-
ter reveal itself In other misconduct?
Honesty In men and women is not
Il commodity for sale in the market
place. II springs from something
higher than the weekly pay envelope.
Ii canno be bought ami sold, but is an
inherent quality which, we are thank
full To say. is conspicrouSly present
/ n the compositions Of Il vast majority
Of our fellow citizens.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-02

Not to supply argument. overt or
veilel. on either side Of the question.
but to compile material data for those
who desire. In forming their osvn opin.
ions with minds unswayed by partisan
propaganda and ruled by reason. not
sentiment. we have discmhowelled the
census tables Of the statistics that
show the numerical relations Of male
and female population In the states
that are to-day voting on suffrage.
The seaso for argument Il past. but
whether the women win or lo~e in
these elections the figures retain their
social value.
In the United states there were. Nv
the census Of 1910. 47.332.21I males
and A.63D.0S = females. or lO.4 males
tn each 100 females. BY classes OF
population the ratio IL. negro. $50;
foreign or mixed parcntagc. m.5: ma.
tive parentage. 1N. The ratio for the
foreign born. which raises the total
To an index Of masculine preponder-
ance. Is 1S.2. This relative distribu-
ton prevails In the three States which
are to-day holding the highest place
In the conntry's attention.
In population totals and number Of
males Ia cnch 1W females these states
are counted IS follows:
Males. Females. Ratio.
Massachusetts. .i,sa5.2ts 1.T1l.1ss 967
New York. .t.bsi.5a7 t.529.o17 101. 9
PENNSYLVANIA. .s.s42.2o6 3.722.9o5 1869
In Massachusetts the male popula-
ton IL less than the female In each Of
the general assi6cations: negro,
07.1: native born white. a5.3: foreign
horn white. 03.5: foreign or mixed par.
pntnge. 15.3. In a total Of nearly
4.WN.OOO difference Of one or three
or five In each hundred II a far from
negligible consideration.
For the two other States the ratios.
p,ala tn fou,a1nS n
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-02
To-day.

Vote rs your best Judgment in con.
currence with your hest conscience
Indicates; and then ~ Ia the golf
course. ar other field of labor. taking
comfort IN these reflections:
whether the women of the Empire
state, OF Massachusetts and OF Penn.
sylvania win or fail to win the ballot
on the present occa sion. they have
demonstrated their equal Tor nearly
equal capacity for politics OF the
largest sort. They have lifted Il cause
that not long z was scarcely more
than risible In the estimation of the
majority Of practical persons to the
dignity and importance of Il foremost
issue. And until they get the vote they
will continue to lp. rs heretofore. the
recognized nnd acknowledged bettci
half Of mankind.
Whatever happens to suffrage ut the
polls to-day our beautiful ~npighbor on
top of the Municipal Building will
never he replaced 10y n masculine fg-
ure as the official representative Of
Civic Virtue.
Whether the new Constitution Is
adopted or the old Constitution stands
~unamendei. bur organic law will on.
tinue to he that charter of liberty and
that orderly scheme NJ distributed
powers under which the state of New
York has grown to it's primacy among
the commemorative NJ the Union.
Civil law will continue 10 he supreme
In peace. The honesty and efficiency
of government will continue to be eX.
actly that which the resultant line Of
the composite honesty anu efficiency OF
individual citizenship makes possible.
And the State will have escaped the
immea surable evils Of radical innova.
ton ami rash experimentation which
are now affecting some OF its less for.
tunate sisters.
Whatever happens at the polls to-
day to the submitted amendments, our
Constitution will still he n safe bul.
wark and a dependable instrument.
To the statesmen in the convention
who have 50 shaped matters that there
IL no peril in the alternative before
the voters. and that win or lose tia
conservative essentials are preserved.
let there be n tribute OF admiration
md gratitude now that the contro.
versies over smaller questions OF opin,
Ion and detail are hushed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-02
The Trapper Comes Back.

War and fashion was the unusual
combination that made the interna-
tional fur market recently held at ~.
Louis a success and that brought
back to this big Mississippi River
town the glories OF Western pioneer
days.
IN the 'JOs and early sos traders
brought down on the river packets
great bundles of pelts. the rarest
catches of the trappers in the noun
tain and lake regiOns of the upper
Missouri and Mississippi valleys. so
fixed was st. Louis's fingers in fine
furs that no one believed the world
trade could ever sIuirm away from
her. But 1t did. The sources of sup
ply diminished greater centres sprung
up in Russia AMI Germany, and finally
the International auctions at London
grabbed the trade OF the world in fur
along with that VI hair, teeth. tusk
nnd brlstle.
War made the markets of London
impossible, besides Europe had too
many other concerns to think Of buy.
Ing furs. First the dealer suffered :
then the trnpper. A muskrat was
not worth the bait, nor a mink the set
ting Of the snare. The seriousness of
the situation may he understood when
It Is remembered that the Canadian
Government was forced to make mp
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-02
TWO CAMPAIGN DOCUMENTS
WORTH READING.
The Suffrage Question Discussed by
an Anti.sufrasist From the Point
OF View OF SEX Difference.


10 ~ EDITOR OF u SuN-Str: The
wronRtully, perhaps purposely, misintef-
preted, ] believe, has deferred opponents
Of ''woman's rights from bringing into
the discussion the real fundamental
grounds for their opposition.
Woman's rights are not the same o.
equal to MANS, they are different and
superior. She stands upon a different
level and mar approaches her from an
other angle than that he takes in COM
inur,cating with his fellows. lie doffs
his hat. he moderates his tone. he IL
more ~circurnspect IN his language when
he enters her higher and purer presence.
He assumes this attitude ~ she COM
pels II. because from the beginning OF
organic life at my sort OF intelligent
existence the female has stood In this
relation to the male. II did not arise
from sentiment, IL exists in forms OF
life too Imperfect to entertain so high
q mental feeling.
The physical difference and relation
OF the sex precludes comparison and
any definite standard OF equality.
The female is. so to speak. a cOmmod-
ity or the vender thereof, the male the
only consumer. She Is not only the ul-
innate measure Of hfe's value to him.
but her favurs. the possession Of her.
are really the only motive of existence,
the cause Of the preservation and evo-
luton Of every specie. and man. as
highly evolved az he Is to-day. IL vet
under the spell and power of this first
and still most potent natural law.
The female being is to the male the
nos precious prize not only does he