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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-16
Bankers Program
The Opening Day
ORDER or PROCEEDINGS.

Wednesday, June 16--9:30 a. m.
Convention called to order, by the
President, J. J. Nierling, Citizens Ma
tional Bank, Jamestown. .t&-.
! Invocation-By Rev. Charles w
Harris, First !, Presbyterian Church
Bismarck. t.>i .,n4a H.
& Song-America
Address of Welcome-By Hon. l.
B. Hanna, Governor of North Dakota
'Response-'By w. D. McClintock
Vice President, Rugby.
Annual Address-By the President
Annual Report. OF Treasurer-J. j
Farley, Valley CITY,. -s.
Annual Report Of Secyetary-W. C.
Macfadden, Fargo. -. S.,
Report of Executive Council-By
Lewis F. Crawford, Chairman, Senti
mel Butte.
Reports OF Standing Committees
'Legisletion; Taxation: Burglary In
surance and Bonds; Thrift; lmmisra
ton. ...,\., .,tg,.r~, q u.fn 4ti
3 Appointment Of Committees-By
the President. .,-.. r.. rrC,a #
AuJUuIuIucuL. \ 70. ....st. E....
Following this adjournment members
r of the American Bankers Associa
tion present at the Convention will
meet to nominate vice president
Of the A. B. A. for North Dakota
and elect a delegate as a member
of the Nominating Committee OF
the next. A. B. A, Convention. Z;
.aaa H. Entertainment. st.3H D..
On Wednesday afternoon a tea for
the ladies will be given from to
O'Clock by the ladies of Bismarck.
"Wednesday evening there will be a
special moving picture show for the
bankers at the Grand Theater, from
1880 to 9 o'clock =" ~.
beginning at o'clock, the Annual
Eall will be held in Patterson's Hall.
Extensive arrangement have been
made for this dance, which is always
one Of the principal features Of the
Annual Convention o fthe North Da-
kota Bankers Association.
Officers.
]. J. Nierling. President, jamestown
Citizens National Bank
w. D. McClintock. Vice President,
Rugby-President Merchants Bank
L.F. Crawford. Chairman Executive
Council, Sentinel Butte Cashier In
terstate Bank of Billings County.
j. j. Farley, Treasurer, Valley City
Bank of Valley City.
W. c. Macfadden, Secretary, Fargo.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-16
POWER
VISITS THIS CITY
Stops Over in Bismarck and Sees
Great Changes Here. =

This country is coming up; strong"
said former United States Senator
T. c. Power of Helena, who spent a.
few hours here yesterday, as the
guest of Capt. l. P. Baker. Although
he has passed through Bismarck hun
dreds Of times, this is the first time
in 80 years that he has stopped off.
"Your crops are in excellent condi.
tion" he remarked, "and business
conditions impressed me very WE'LL"
Fifty years ago Senator Power
camped with General Sully, the hero
Of the battle Of Killdeer, on Apple
river, near Bismarck, and he told this
interesting story at the hote! last
evening: ..u. ,..a ..s
1T had not rained for some time.
The ground was very dry and grazing
was poor. Several Of the Indians
came to our camp and asked the pale
faces to pray for rain. About 1880
that evening terrific rain came up
and the Apple river rolled up more
than four feet We did not have time
to throw off the brakes on our wag.
ons. but we're forced to rush, them up
the hill as they were .Nas
about 4 o'clock in the morning.
the Indians came to our tents and
said: , ~
"'stop it, stop it, too much medi-
cine They had been flooded out"
. Senator Power was the first senator
from Montana upon the admission of
that state to the Union. He served
one term. Having been identified
with the Northwest for the last 50
years, he is one of the best known
financiers west of the Mississippi
river. ."
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-16
Uncle Sam Is
W0rhBanker

New York, June 15.-The promi-
nence and importance of this country
as the temporary center of the world
finance was again demonstrated to-
day when the English and French
rates of exchange manifested greater
weakness than at any time since New
York entered seriously into the field
Of International banking.
The decline in demand sterling and
checks on Paris put the buying pow
er of the English pound and French
franc in America at the lowest levels
recorded over fifty years, and offers
additional proof of the enormous
quantity of credits held by American
bankers and manufacturers, mainly
as result of the large war orders
now under contract.
On the basis quoted today the Eng
lish pound shows depreciation Of
two percent and the French franc at
discount Of almost four percent.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-16
Court Will.
Determine
Acts Value

Washington, June 15.-Reviewing
twenty-five years Of the trust pros
ecutions, Of interpretations by the
federal courts of the Sherman anti.
trust law, officials of the department
Of justice reached the conclusion that
ultimate usefulness of that statute to
regulate the business would be de.
termined by the United States su.
preme court probably within the next
few months.
A long series of victories for the
government for the most part in the
enforcement of the civil side of the
act have been followed in the last
few months by several defeats, both
in the minor courts and in the su-
preme court.
So far as the civil section of the law
is concerned, the government looks
on the suit to dissolve the lnterna.
tional Harvester Co. as Of the utmost
Importance. The principle case in
volving the criminal end Of the Sher-
man law now before the courts and
that agains. officers and directors Of
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford railway. If the Harvester suit is
lost, it is admitted tonight that the
Sherman law will become a dead let
ter and the the government in the
future must depend upon the Clayton
antitrust act TO curb the unlawful
practices in business. Refusal Of
the supreme court yesterday to grant
a writ Of certioravi for review Of a
reversal of the conviction of officers
Of the National Cash Register Co.,
and may have some influence on the
courts to be followed in the future in
respect to criminal actions.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-16
b0D0Okk b0D0Ok
/. !. -. HEARING HELD
Many Facts Stipulated and Rela'
+ lively Small Amount of Tes-
timony Taken.

Testimony tending to prove that it
would work hardship upon S. F.
Knight, doing business under the
name Of the Knight Printing Com
pany. and result in financial loss, to
him should the work done by him Oh
the 1915 blue book and legislative
manual be stopped and competitive
bids De- called for on this work, was
offered as a defense by the interven,
tor mi the hearing held yesterday af.
ternoon before Judge Nuessle in the
case Of State of North Dakota, ex rel
z. HI Dummer vs.. Thomas Hall as
secretary of state, defendant, and S.
F. Knight, intervenor.
The plaintiff in this action was re-
presented by Attorney Theodore Kof-
fel Of this city, Mr.. Hall was repre-
sented by the attorney general, II. J..
Lindes and G. l.. Young appeared in
behalf, Of Mr.. Knight. lLessrs. Dunn
mer, Hall, knight and other interest
ed parties were present in the court
room.
r. Many Facts Stipulated.
Most of the facts in the case were
stipulated and the testimony offered
was very brief and was confined sole
ly to the facts in dispute.
This action is brought to restrain
the secretary of state and the inter
venor from proceeding further with
the printing and distribution of the
legislative manual and blue book
without submitting same to competi-
tive bids.
Drummer Test,fies.
Mr.. Dummer of the Dakota Print
ing Company was called to the stand
by the plaintiff and the gist of his
testimony was to this effect: that he
is of the opinion that the printing Of
the blue book could be done for less
than it is being done under the pres
eNlt arrangement, that the rates NAM
ed in the Dakota Printing Company's
contract Of 1884 were reasonable
rates and that he could do the blue
book work for less than it is being
done under the present management.
He also stated that in making his bid
on the first and second class state
printing for the 1856 biennial per-
iod he took into consideration the
fact that the blue book was not in
cluded in the. specifications.
Attorney Koffel was sworn to prove
that demand was made upon Thomas
Hall, secretary of state, to desist
from proceeding with the blue book
work until he had submitted it to
competitive bids.
Hall On the Stand.
Thomas Hall was then called for
the purpose of cross examination and
he testified that one of the duties
Continued on Page Four.)
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-16
l. r. BAKER r.a
President Bismarck Bank

captain !. Z. Sakcr, is a farm
or, steam boat operator and bank
or. ...-.>r -
He believes II Bismarck and
surrounding country and is al
ways promoting their interests.
1t is hard to say which Mrs
Baker takes ,the most interest
in, farming, steamboating orr
banking. Under his direction
several hundred acres are farmed
scientifically on the Missouri Tiv-
er bottom and he has converted
into a garden spo, what wasonce
a dreary stretch OF wild land.
He has #demonstrated that
some of the finest seed corn in
the world can be grownF here and
his product is well kpown over
tho Northwest
Captain Baker has been here so
long that it is question wheth-
er he grew up with the country
or whether the country grew up
with him.. but anyway he lis one
Of the most loyal boosters Bis
marck has. s. &5.&t
He is promoter plenipoteniary
and extraordinary for the Bis
marck Exposition and for a
bridge over the Missouri river.
The latest addition to his river
eet is the Scarab
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-16
IRVING TELLS
CITY WHAT IS
NEEDEDlOCAL[Y
Makes q Plea for a Better, Bigger
Bismarck Before a Good
Crowd.
MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN
ON IN EARNEST TODAY
Suggests Many Things Which He
Believes Bismarck Is in
Need Of.

A mass meetingFin the interests Of
the Booster week, IN Bismarck was
held last night at the Auditorium.
Mr.. George 2B. Irving made strong
plea for bigger and better Bismarck.
In his introduction he drew attention
to The development Of the Hebrew
people at the time of the reign OF
King Solomon. to the development OF
the Greeks and Romans, of the Ger
man cities OF the .Hanseatic league
and Of modern Germany. In all these
cases it. was the ardent patriotism of
the people which made the greatness
Of the civilization possible. 1--WE
must have the same spirit if we would
make a big Bismarck. Love Of ones
city and a large commercial club are
the two things which make possible a
great city under our American sys.
TEN Of municipal government, said
the speaker.
Suggested Work.
Some Of the things which Mr.. Irv-
ing advocated for Bismarck are:
Good roads leading to it and paved
streets in the business district, city
parks. employment of soil experts.
and university extension men for i'm
proving agriculture. Other things ad-
vocated were Better shows and
amusements. better social life, Sun
day concerts in the Auditorium, a Car
negie library, aid to the farmer in
selling his produce, making Bismarck
a distributing center for all kinds Of
merchandise, using the Exposition
building as a place for the display
of permanent travelling. mems sam.
pies, the utilization of the cd St.
Alexius hospital building for Girls
league or some other good purpose,
using convict labor for Building roads,
playing band concerts to the inmates
of the pententiary and several other
works Of mercy and help. .-..
It was suggested that -. Bismarck
should build up her labor market, so
that every man can have a JOB. that
the Missouri river could he damned
to make an artificial lake to beautify
that locality.
Many other suggestions were
thrown out. At the conclusion Of the
address; Mr.. Miller sang two splendid
solos, which were heartily applauded
Further teams were then organized
to conduct the canvass today and af.
terw'rds for new memberships.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-16
FOUND
ACCEPTABLE TO
VILLA Faction
Tagle, Minister of Justice in Ma
dero's Cabinet, Is Man
Mentioned.
DOUBTFUL STAND ,.N.
OF CARRANZA MEN

Washington, June 15.-Manuel Vas
quez Tasle, minister Of justice in the
cabinet Of Madero, who has taken no
part in the revolutionary activity in
Mexico since Huerta's coup in Febru.
ary, 1913, has been practically agreed
upon by the leaders OF the Villa-Zapa-
to coalition as acceptable TO them for
the provisional presidency, should an
agreement with the CarranZa faction
be possible.
Taglc was the only cabinet minis
ter who did not resign when Huerta
overthrow the legally elected Madero
administration. He left Mexico City
then and since has lived in the United
States.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-16
FEDERAL JURY IS
READY TO REPORT

Fargo, June ia large number OF
indictments was returned by the fed
cral grand jury, sitting here, but un-
til the arrests have been made the
names of those indicted will not be
given out. One Indictment has been
made public, however, and that is re-
turned against former Fort Rice
postmaster, the charge being embez'
element. There is a rumor that many
of the indictments were returned IN
connection with violations Of the in
come tax but there is no contirma.
ton or denial Of this rumOr.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-16
Inquiry Into
s. Lusitania

London, June i15.-Fifty survivors
of the Lusitania, with relatives Of
passengers who lost their lives, and
force Of privately retained lawyers,
attended the opening session of the
board of trade inquiry into the de-
struction Of the liner. The survivors
of relatives expressed disappointment
at the fact that the testimony relat-
ing to the admiralty's wireless in
structions to the Lusitania was given
in code, since they now see the small
hope that any evidence will be forth
coming to show whether the officers
of the ship exercised all the precau-
tions to protect the vessel and her
passengers.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-16
FOUR NATIONAL
GUARD PROMOTIONS
Word Has Been Received Here
As to -Four Officers
Promoted.

Notice has been received here of
four promotions in the North Dakota
National Guard, effective June II,
last Saturday.
Sergeant w. A. Stickley Of this city
was one Of the four to be honored
with q promotion, being. appointed
Sergeant Major of the regiment.
Captain T. S. Henry was appointed
Regimental Adjutant, Captain Wayne
G. Eddy was promoted to the post of
A. I. s. A. P. for the First Infantry
and Sergeant John W. Rock was ap-
pointed regimental @. M. Sergeant.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-16
c. B. LITTLE
President First National Bank

COL &C. B. Little heads the Sec
ond Oldest bank in the state and
has eXerted far reaching influ-
ence upon the development OF
North Dakota. He located at Bis
marck in 1882 and has been close
ly identified with the develop
ment and growth of the city and
this section ever since.
With the exception of two
terms, Col. Little has represented
this county in the state senate
continuously since statehood and
has always taken a public spirit
ed interest in political affairs.
Mr.. Little is an enthusiastic
golf and chess player. He has
contributed as much as any one
citizen toward the upbuilding Of
Bismarck and is one Of its best
boosters. ~.
Besides being a banker, Col.
Little has other large business in
terests. He is a graduate of Dart
1aouth and still keeps in close
touch with his alma mater. He
studied law at Harvard and be-
gan his career in the capital city
as lawyer in 1882.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-16
HEARING CONTINUED.

The preliminary hearing in the
case OF State VS.. Mic Mohan, who is
charged with breaking and entering
an N. p. bunk car in this city and
stealing a number of articles belong
ing to the Italians living in the car,
was continued over until this morn
ing Judge Dolan is hearing the case.
The defendant is claiming that the
stolen goods were given to him by an
other party and that lie, himself, did
not steal anything from the Italians
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-16
Moue
Strategic

Ell Paso. Texas, June 15.-Authori-
tative advices from Jalisco, Guanaju-
ato, confirm earlier reports that the
withdrawal of Villa troops north from
Leon was for strategic purposes and
that Villa retired from Silao with mu-
.nitions captured when he 1anked OBJ
regon at Trinidad and occupied Silao.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-16
StartMoueor
BetterDefense

New York, June 15.-A resolution
introduced by Mayor Curley, Boston.
appealing TO President Wilson to call
The attention of congress to the
pressing need Of prompt and efficient
action" with regard to the national
defense was UNANIMOUSLY adopted BY
the delegates to the peace and pre-
paredness conference of the Nation
al Security League. The Massachu-
sett's delegates at first proposed that
a special session be demanded to con-
slider what they termed the unpre-
pared state of the country, but such
action was deemed inadvisable and
was abandoned.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-16

. q = = = q = . . aA . q 90
: THE WEATHER..
:: North Dakota: Unsettled We'd:
:, nesday and Thursday, probably =
!: showers; warmer north portion &
: Wednesday. =
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-11-25
IOWA WESLEYAN AFFAIRS.

Iowa Wesleyan college, an institu-
ton of the Methodist Episcopal
church at Mt. Pleasant, is beginning
to feel the effects of the competition
of the large colleges of the state. Her
endowment does not reach the stand
ard set for colleges which wish to
rank as No. l. Two hundred business
men of Mt. Pleasant met with college
officials the 9th inst. to consider the
situation. They were told that the
endowment must be increased $780,
900 within the next few weeks to
place the school on a permanent ba.
sis. If this is not done the institu.
ton will be reduced in grade or may
be consolidated with some other col
lege.
Ottumwa proposes to take advan.
tage OF this situation. A committee
of her business men waited on col
lege authorities at Mt Pleasant on
Thursday to ask what would be nee
essary to secure the removal of Iowa
Wesleyan to that city. They we're
told that before the matter could be
considered Ottumwa must guarantee
100000 for buildings, 100000 for
endowment and furnish a site.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-11-25
LUXURY DEMQRALIzINC
Placed in Same Category With Ii
quor Habit and War.

To place Luxury in the same class
with liquor and war, is to place it in
pretty bad company, yet that is what
was done in the Social Service lecture,
lie Library Tuesday evening. The same
judgment was passed on money spent
for bad amusement, bad literature and
art, drugs and patent medicines, bad
housing and bad food. All waste and
destroy those who consume them. Big
business, accustomed to large eXpendi
lures, sets the pace in luxury. The
professional group apes them. Then
follows the whole middle class to such
an extent that often half of their fur.
niture, clothing, and food are mere
mimicry. And the poorer classes only
regret that they can't mimic the 9th
er foolish ones, who are following
false standards. 1t will pay everyone
to take an inventory of his furniture,
clothing and bill of fare, with view
Of discovering what is either useless
or positively harmful. The result will
be the hold luxury has on him, And
all luxury is both economic and hu-
man waste, as well as increasing the
burdens of the poor. Luxury destroys
both extremes of society. At one end
it develops the nervous wrecks, due
to high living. 900 of whom die
annually. so it is estimated, chiefly
from high living At the other end
are those physically degenerate, due
to low living. Again luxury does not
tend to high thinking. The men are
spending their mental energy on eth
er making or taking care Of money,
and the women on the new ways of
spending it. At the other end, the
men are spending their mental energy
on making enough TO barely keep soul
and body together; and the wife WOr-
ries her nerves to pieces trying to
make it go round. In third place, the
morals of the group of luxury are a
by-word in every land. It's full dress
is immodest. 1t pours champagne for
its girls. It's divorces are notorious.
Alcoholism and lust flourish in the
lotus-land of idleness and superfluous
income At the other end, bad en-
vironment, weakened resistance pow
err, almost hopeless poverty, and lack
OF culture contacts makes this realm
a hot-bed for alcoholism and lust as
well. Hence one finds wealth, wine,
and women; and also poverty. wine
and women, a grim perennial group.
Both ends of society suffering from
the same. causes; and too often the
hopeful middle class being crushed
between them. Some day society will
see that they dare allow none to
have the pressure of. either poverty
or riches upon them. A true stand.
ard must be provided for all.
Unjust Wealth" is the subject for
the lecture on next Tuesday night.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-11-25
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.

After discussing the influence OF
the war at great length. Henry
Clews in his weekly New York let
ter says: Home conditions show
further Improvement Railroad traf-
nc is steadily expanding, the number
OF idle cars has dwindled to a mini
mum and in some cases there is act.
ual famine, due to the congestion of
traffic. The latter, however, is part
ly owing to the scrcity of ocean ton
mage, the war having withdrawn or
DESTROYED about one-quarter. or 49,
100000 tons, OF the worlds Shipping.
Trade In the West shows consider
able expansion, particularly In the
wholesale dry goods establishments;
new building exhibits decided re-
yiyal, and the steel trade continues
upon Its uneyampled boom. Our ex-
ports also continue on large. though
somewhat diminished scale The
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-11-25
nae Nav INSURANCE. LAW.

The Washington Press says that
the insurance premium of $3.50 on a
building in that city under the old
law of Iowa was increased to $3.50
under the statute passed by the last
general assembly Commenting on
law which permits abuses of this
kind, the Press says:
The legislature has changed the
old rule of the government on the
insurance question, so that it would
rightly read: Insurance rates of the
insurance companies by the insur-
ance companies and for the insurance
companies The new law will put
millions of dollars in the pockets of
the insurance companies; will local.
ize the insurance in the companies
now doing business in the state, and
prohibit other companies from com
ing in competition, because new
company or a new agent would have
no chance OF getting a start in COM
petition with agents already estab.
lished when there is no competition"