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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-16
DEVILS LAKE PLANNING
FOR TEMPLE DEDICATION

Devils Lake, N. D., Nay 15.-With
favorable weather prevailing, a great
crowd is expected in Devils Lake
Thursday, May IS, for the dedication
of the new Masonic temple. Appre.
hension is now felt for lack of garage
accommodation.
The following committees have been
named for the dedication:
Reception and 'Entertainment-Past
and present officers Of Minnewaukan
lodge, Doric chapter, Cyrerne com.
mandery, and Mithra Lodge of Per.
lection, and their ladies', which in
cludes Messrs. and Mesdames, Jens
Svee, A. II. Fell. F. p. Mann. A. J,
Halliday, A. V. Haig, c. w. Kelley,
C. w. Greene, f. NJ. Lewis, Fred Hail,
c. D. Mills, NJ. H. Graham, w. G.
Toilette, c. IL. Lellow, L. n. Mundt.
w. K. Nimmo, J. r. Dunn, Jas, Chidis.
ter, E. M. Crazy, J. A. Shannon, j. II.
Kollar, Ole Serumgard. Louis Hanson.
II. S. Davies. Geo. H. Rodenbach. Mel.
son Sullivan, p. s. Dunn. ID. d, Nc.
Naughton, and .Messrs. A.. j. Stade.
Blanding Fisher, Elmer Engebretson,
Dean Jacobson and Harold Connolly.
Notwithstanding Fisher. w. X,
Nimmo, Fred Hall.
Automobiles. ID. Smell, l.. p. Daw.
son. Geo. Mallough.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-16

From the above compilation it Will
he seen that the increase in the tax
levy for state purposes has kept al
most even pace with the increase IN
population since statehood. On the
other hand the county, city, school
and total tax has increased mucn
more rapidly than the population or
the state tax.
That the increase in the North Da-
kota tax burden has not kept pace
with the wealth of the state is clearly
indicated by the phenomenal increase
in bank deposits: While the bank
deposits are not entirely safe guides
as to the actual wealth OF the state
owing to the fact that considerable
percentage of original deposits are re-
deposited, making total somewhat
too large, yet as an indication of the
growth of the wealth of the state, no
safer or surer index could be selected.
Not only has the cost o fthe state
government increased much less rapid
" in North Dakota than the cost OF
local government, but it is relatively
much less than in neighboring states.
On page 80. of the last biennial re-
port Of the State Tax Commission, is
to be found a table showing the tax
paid by 5000. of actual value for
several states. These statistics which
follow were furnished the Tax Com
mission by the officials of the res
pective states included: .,5'
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-16

1t will be noted that of the states
included South Dakota is the only
one with smaller per capita cost OF
state government than North Dakota.
While inNorth Dakota the per capita
cost was found to be $3.50; that OF
Arizona was $7.OS; that of Montana
s5.4O; that of Minnesota $6.42; that Of
Nevada $500: that oflNew York $7.44;
that Of Oregon $7.04, clearly indi.
eating that the charge of extravaganza
against the state government OF
North Dakota is unfounded. On the
other hand, all available statistics in
dictate that the state government Of
North Dakota is being administered in
most economic manner, and that
the cost to each citnZen, of the state,
for his state government is among
the lowest in the Mon. On the other
hand our state educational institu-
tons, our public schools. our chart.
table and penal Institutions and the
various branches Of the state govern
ment, executive, legislative and ju-
dicial are among the most efficient in
the country, ranking very high.
On page 33 of the last. biennial re-
port of the State Tax Cammission is
to be found a table shown ing the elias,
'sifcationS of expenditures from the
state treasury for single year. that
Of 1912. In this statement are in
cluded add OF he expenditures, in.
cludng the revenues received from
direct and indirect taxes in fines, fees,
forfeitures and from the endowment
and interest funds A
AMOUNT AND RELATIVE IMPOR'
STATE TREASURY FOR VAR
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-16
Tho table indicates that almost

The table indicates that almost
one.tbird of all expenditures are re.
tnrned to the common schools; that
state educational institutions claim
almost one-fourth; showing that more
than fiftyfive per cent OF the expendi-
lures of the state treasury go to the
aid of education. Adding to this. al
reefs expenditure, such indirect cost
as the expense OF the office OF the
state superintendent Of public instruc'
ton and other agencies connected with
the administration OF public schools.
we find that approximately sixty per
cent OF all our expenditures 60 for
educational purposes. tMorethan twen'
ty-fve per cent goes to charitable and
penal and other institutions main
tanned by the state.
The executive branch of the state
government, which includes all OF the
state officials and all of the state
boards and their employees. spend
less than Z IL per cent of the revenu.
es flowing into the state. The legts.
lative expenditures for 1913 was a
trifle more than 2 IL per cent. The
judicial arm Of the government, which
includes the salaries and expenses OF
the district judges, as we'll as those
OF the supreme court, was cOmewhat
less than IL per cent.
The widest extravaganza on the
part of the executive branch Of the
state government would be scarcely
dscernible in the average mans tax
bills. Indeed, if the entire state gov
eminent should run amuck, increas-
ing expenditures by wide margin,
it would scarcely be discernible in
the average mans tax bill, since the
state government expends in the
neighborhood of ten per cent of the
tax levied for all. purposes in the
state.
The increase in taxes for 1915 is
not due to any mismanagement or eX-
travagance Of the state government.
The increase is to be found solely in
the local taxing districts and very
largely in the school tax and the mu-
nicipal tax. The increase even in the
county and township taxes is very
much greater than in the state tax.
If the people of North Dakota de-
sire smaller tax bills they must look
after their county, city, school and
township tax levies, for if they were
to abolish the entire state govern.
ment it would not reduce their tax
bills to exceed ten per cent, while il
they were to abolish their local units
of government, their tax bills would
be reduced approximately ninety per
cent.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-16

be really representative? Have they
been unduly influenced by propagand
list campaigns engineered and financ
ed by alien interests? Have the!
taken the recent deluge of anti-de
Tense letters and kilograms as indica
tive OF The true spirit OF the nation
II so, il would be well for them 10
get into personal touch with their
cOnstituents-nOt with one or two
kinds OF constituents. but with all
kinds.
Then, too, there was that remark
able preparedness parade in New
York Saturday.
Congress should get busy!
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-16
BISMARCK

1.-The Sins Of the Mothers is sto.
ry OF gambling. The heroine is a
beautiful girl. She loves cards. She
loves races. She loves roulette. She
loves all games of chance. She loves
them with a passion that is a mania
You know how the drug habit can
grip man, or the liquor habit. You
know to what length it will lead him
This girl inherits a similar craving
craving for gambling. 1t is born in
her. Her mother before had the gam
bler's instinct. She secretly kept a
gambling house.
You see this girl returning from a
convent. where her mother sent her
as a child. You see her about to en-
ter society.
She is loved by strong man. Her
future is before her She is taught
to play cards. You see her heritage
assert itself. You see it grip and hold
her in its meshes She can't resist
it.
How it lures her! First to the
bridge tables of fashionable society
then to the races-and finally to the
notorious gambling hell formerly kept
by her mother!
You see the great race track scene
You know how Vitagraph can stage
a scene like this
You see the inside OF the gambling
house the gamesters. You see the
raid by her husband, who has become
district attorney He doesn't know
she is there. You see what happens
All these things appear before yor
on the screen in Vitagraph reality.
At the Bismarck Theatre.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-16
GRAND

The latest release from the Bos.
worth Inc. studio is striking, drama,
"Hypocrites!' This photoplay, extra
ordinary for its daring story and I'M
usual production will be seen at the
Grand today, matinee and night. The
story was suggested by A. dangerous
much-discussed painting, "The Truth.
and handles without gloves the sub
ject of hypocrisy, faying mercilessly
those people, who, faulty and evil in
themselves, yet dare to condemn the
seeker after Truth. Courtney Foote
does the best work of his brilliant
career as Gabriel" In his support
are an all star cast including Myrtle
Stedman, Adele harrington, Herbert
Standing, and Margaret Edwards, the
latter playing the difficult role of the
Spirit of Truth. Dial Clawson and
George W. Hill were the photog-
raphers.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-16
IRISH EXECUTIONS.

Said the Manchester (Eng.) Guard
ian, after the second group Of irish
revolutionists had been shot. The
Dublin executions are becoming an
atrocity.'
Nearly all Americans will agree to
that. Unquestonahy all the rebels
legally forfeited their lives Dy taking
up arms against the government. But
that fact does no. make wholesale
executions eithe3 wise or Just.
Irish discomfort and revolution Fave
always thrived on martyrdom. 1t is
a we'll known :act Of racial psychoi.
ogy that the Irish cherish grievances
more than mos. peoples, and have
more reverence Tor their heroes. Ey.
cry added execution sends thrill
of angry resentment through Ireland
and gives Ions wrongel nation new
heroes to revere. Judged by results
the British government could afford
to lose British general for every
Irish leader that faces a firing squad
And in the light of the tolerance
extended to other rebels, such pun
ishment bears the stamp of injustice
The leaders of the Boer rebellion
were pardoned The Dublin fighting
was war-the numbers killed and
wounded are evidence enough of that
Is an Irish revolutionist deserving o,
severer punishment, when he fails
than a Boer revolutionist?
And by the way, now that Sir Rog
er Easement is going to trial-will he
be treated as tolerantly as Sir Ed
ward Carson was in his reasonable
campaign two years ago? Or is trea
son in Dublin different from Treason
in Belfast?
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-16
NOTICE OF REAL ESTATE MORT
GAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.

Whereas, Default has been made in
the terms and conditions of the mort
gage hereinafter described by which
the power of sale therein contained
has become operative, and no action
or proceeding having been Instituted
at law or in equity to recover the debt
secured by said mortgage or any part
thereof, and upon such default the
mortgage having elected and hereby
declared the entire mortgage indebt-
edness due and payable as authorized
by the said mortgage, now therefore.
Notice is hereby given that the GER
tain mortgage, made. executed and de-
livered by James Campion and Minnie
Campion, his wife, Mortgagors, to T.
L. Beiseker, Mortgage, dated the Sth
day of March, 1911, and filed for rec
ord in the Office of the Register of
Deeds of the County of Bnrleigh, and
State of North Dakota on the 18th day
of March, 1911, at 9 O'Clock a. m. and
there recorded in Book "233'' of Mort
cages at Page "445", will be foreclos-
ed bv a sale ofati1e premises in such
mortgage and hereinafter described,
at the front door of the Court House,
at Bismarck, in the County of Bur
leigh, and State Of North Dakota, at
the hour of Ten O'Clock in the fore
noon, on the 14th day of June, A. d.
1916, to satisfy the amount due upon
such mortgage on the day of sale.
The premises described in such
Mortgage and which will be sold to
satisfy the same are situated in the
County of Burleigh and State of North
Dakota and are described as follows,
viz: An undivided one-half interest in
all of fractional Section Twenty-Five
(25), Township One Hundred Forty
four 144), Range Seventy-seven (7O,
West of the 9Th P. NJ, containing 496
and 70-1O0 acres more or less accord
ing to the Government Survey there
of.
There will be due on such mortgage
at the date of sale the sum of One
Thousand Eighty-two and S4-1OO
| (s10S2S4) Dollars, exclusive of costs,
disbursements and attorneys fees al
lowed by law.
| Dated this 9th day of April. 1916.
r. l.. BE1SEKER,
Mortgage.
ARTHUR /. NETCHER,
Attorney for Mortgage, Fessenden,
North Dakota.
5:2-9-16-23-30;6 :6-13)
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-16
IGNORING PUBLIC OPINION,

A recent poll of 200 important AM
erican newspapers, taken by the New
York World, showed that fourfifths
Of the editors were in favor of an
army of 100000 men, as provided in
the Senate bill which the House OPP
poses.
1t may fairly 'be assumed that this
represents. roughly, the opinion Of
the country. Editors are not omnisci-
ent, but ssthey generally reflect the
sentiment OF their communities on
important public questions. That is
their business.
II this size-up of national opinion
is correct, and four-fifths of the Am,
erican people are in favor of an army
of a quarter of million to safeguard
our 100 ,OO0, 600 people amid the perils
of the present and immediate future.
what is wrong with Congress?
Have our representatives ceased to
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-16
CLEANUP POETRY.

Set, your flowers on the front porch
decorate your show windows, bust
ness ben; turn loose the children on
lawn, shake hands with yourself and
neighbors, and wear smile all the
day. It's the season of sunshine anu
showers, buds and blossoms, sentl
ment and satisfy, love and lettuce
Cupid and catnip poetry and mrnples
daffodils and dimples, the time when
the. winged songsters of nature vie
with the tabled and weird goddesses
of space in keeping up the music OF
the spheres, while April's gentle
zephyrs watt the musical echoes
over forest, hill and vale, all to the
one sweet chorus, "Peace on earth
good will to men,"
And what is all this? Why, simply
a proclamation issued by l.. w
Gaines, mayor of Trenton, Ky, pre-
luding the inauguration of an annual
"clean-up and dress-up day" It may
be assumed that never before, even
in the country's oratory belt has a
public official breathed such a spirit
of poetry into an official document.
And to think that such gerius is
limited by the confines OF a town
numbering 700 people. Mayor Gaines
ought to be in the United States
Senate
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-16
NOTICE OF CITATION, HEARING
OF FINAL ACCOUNT AND DIS
TRlRUTiON OF ESTATE.

State of North Dakota, Countyi OF
,Burleigh,, SIS. IN
In County Court Before Hon. H. C
Bradley, Judge.
In the Matter of the Estate of Fred
w. Selee, Deceased.
Caroline Selee, Petitioner,
:: VS..
Lizzie Pieronnet, Celia Frost Lane,
respondents.
The. State of North Dakota to the
Above Nomed Respondents:
You, the said Lizzie Pieronnet and
Celia Frost Lane, and all persons in.
terested in the estate of Fred w.
Selee. deceased, are hereby notified
that the final account of Caroline Sc
lee, administrative of the estate of
Fred w. @Selee, late of the City OF
Salem, in the County of Marion, anu
State of Oregon, deceased, has been
rendered to this Court, ,theerin show
ing that the estate of said deceased
is ready for final settlement and dis
tribution, and petitioning that his ac-
count be allowed the residue of said
estate be distributed to the persons
thereunto entitled, her administration
closed and she be discharged; that
Monday, the 18th day of June, A. D.
1916, at ten o'clock in the forenoon
of that day, at the court rooms of
this Court in the court house. in the
City of Bismarck, County of Eur
leigh and State of North Dakota, has
been duly appointed by this Court
for the settlement thereof, at which
time and place any person interested
in said estate may appear and file
his exceptions, in writing, to said &C.
count and petition and contest the
same.
And you, the above named respond.
ents, and each OF you, are hereby
cited and required then and there to
be and appear before this Court, and
show cause, if any you have, why
said account should not be allowed,
the residue OF said estate be distrib.
uted the administration of said es.
tate closed and said Caroline Selee,
Administrators, be discharged.
Dated the goth day of April, A. D,
1916.
By the Court
(SeaD III. C. BRADLEY,
Judge Of the County Court.
Let the foregoing citation be served
by publishing the same once each
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-16
CITATION HEARING PETITION
FOR APPOINTMENT OF ADMIN.
IS1RA1OR

State of North Dakota, County of Bur-
leigh, SIS: In County Court, Before
Hon. H. c. Bradley, Judge: In the
Matter of the Estate of Charles J.
LARSON, otherwise known as G. j.
Larson, Deceased.
A. V. Larson, Petitioner,
VS..
Marie Peterson, Josephine Skolberg,
Alfred Larson. Nels Larson, and f.
L. Larson. Respondents.
The State Of North Dakota to the
Above Named Respondents and All
Persons Interested in the Estate OF
Charles J. LARSON, otherwise known
as C. J. Larson, Deceased:
You and each of you are hereby
notified that A. V. Larson, of the vii
lage Of Elsmore, in the county OF
Allen and State of Kansas, the petit
toner herein, has filed in this Court
his petition, praying that letters OF
administration upon the estate OF
Charles J. LARSON, otherwise known
as c. J. Larson. late of the TOWNSHIP
or Ecklund, in the County OF Burlelgn
and State of North Dakota, deceased
be granted to |. G. Davies, public ad
ministrator of Burleigh County, Nortf
Dakota, and that the said petition viii
be heard and duly considered by this
court on Wednesday, the 7th day o.
June, A. D. 1916, at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon of that day. at the Court
Rooms of this Court. in the County
Court House, in the City OF Bismarck
County of Bnrleigh, and State o.
North Dakota, and you, and each o.
you, are hereby cited to be and ap
pear before this Court at said time
and place, and answer said petition
and show cause, IL any there be. WHY
the prayer of said petition should moi
be granted.
BY the Court: H. C. Bradley,
Judge of the County Court
Dated the 18th day Of April, A. D
1916.
Let the service Of the above cita
ton be made by publication in tn.
Bismarck Daily Tribune once eaci
week for three successive weeks.
(SEAL) H. C. BRADLEY,
Judge OF the County Court
(5:2s16)
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-16
CITATION AND NOTICE HEARING
PROOF FOREIGN WILL.

State of North Dakota, County of Bur
leigh. IS satHn 4loN II
In County Court, Before Hon. H. c.
Bradley, Judge.
In the Matter of the Estate of Char.
lotte E. Noble, Deceased.
Fitch C. Montague, Petitioner,
rHt 5EH VS.. ,tr
Albert U. Noble, Frederick Noble, Cor
della E. Joslin, Fanny Chapman,
Ida Marantette, Willard J. futile,
Eunice McCollom, Eddie J. futile,
Louisa yanSyckle, Clara Chapman,
Arthur Montague, B. Frank Monta-
que and Charles Inslee, Respond
ents.
The State of North Dakota, To the
above named respondents and all
persons interested in the Estate OF
Charlotte E. Noble, Deceased:
You and each of you are hereby
NOTED that Fitch c. Montague, the
petitioner herein, has filed in this
court copy of the last Will and Test
ament of Charlotte E.. Noble, late OF
the County of Livingston and State
of Michigan, deceased, and the pro.
bate thereof in the State of Mich.
gan, duly authenticated, with his pc
tition, praying for the admission to
probate of said documents as the last
Will of said deceased, and for the is
suance to Fitch C. Montague of let
tiers of administration with the will
annexed thereon, and that the said
petition and proofs of said purported
Will will be heard and duly consid,
cred by this court on Thursday, the
9Th day of June, A. d. 1916, at two
o'clock in the afternoon of that day,
at the court rooms of this court, in
the county court house, in the City OF
Bismarck, County Of Burleigh and
State of North Dakota; and
You and each of You are hereby cit
ed to be and appear before this court
at said time and place and answer
said petition and show cause, il any
there be, why the prayer Of said pc.
tition should not be granted.
By the Court.
(SeaD II. C.. BRADLEY,
Judge of the County Court.
Dated the 29th day Of April, a. ID
1916. s,il
Let the above citation be served
by publication.
(seaD H. C. BRADLEY,
Judge OF the County Court.
(5-2, 8, 16)
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-16

We hope that every reader Of TO-
days issue of The Tribune will cut
ont the above coupon and indicate
on it his choice for the Republican
Presidential nomination. According
TO the view Of many Republicans the
nomination will go either to Colone!
Roosevelt or to Justice Hughes. But
there is IN open field in our primary.
Vote for the man whose name you
would like best to see at the head of
the Republican ticket. Give your sec
ond choice also, for second choices
are of great value in averaging up
party sentiment.
The Tribune is conducting this test
vote out of sense OF duty to its con-
stituency. Most of our readers are
Republicans. Yet in this state-and
in practically all the other states
circumstances have prevented salts
factory use of the primary election
machinery. Colonel Roosevelt and
Justice Hughes have refused to let
their names go on the official ballots.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-16
DECENT TURKS.

Again the Turks have vindicateC
their right to be regarded as civilized
in comparison with European be!lig
erents. They have been barbarous
enough in their treatment OF the AT
menians, but against their enemies
they have shown themselves more
chivalrous and humane than the
Christians in the European war zone
THE Turk, 'es a gentleman" was
the verdict of the British Tommy at
Gallipol, after 100000 British sol.
diers had been killed or wounded by
that same Turk He fought herd, but
took no unfair advantage and com
mtted no barbarty. And according
to late news dispatches, he has added
10 his good record in MesopOtamia.
The Turks who captured Gen
Townshend's force at kut-el-Amara
have permitted the British to take
away all the sick and wounded of the
surrendered garrison. There are
said to be several thousand of them.
Apparently the act is unconditional.
No other belligerent in any theater of
war is known to have shown such
mercy. Between the European Chris
tians the conflict has become more
and more bitter. 1t is a rare thing
for either side TO allow the other to
rescue its wounded when they have
fallen between the lines, or even to
gather and bury its dead. On many
hundred miles of battle front, the
space between the fighting lines is
sown with dying men and decaying
corpses. Maybe it wouldn't be such a
bad thing if the Turks were fighting
in Europe