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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-22
AT $50 PER CAPITA.

The Journal of the American lnsti'
tute of Architects presents some in
teresting figures regarding the partic'
Ilar form of pork" involved in build
ing new postoftices.
1t is found that in the 49 towns
for which the last congress voted
$4,000 postotfices the average popu'
lation, according to the last census,
is $780,
Whether, on general principles, a
town of that size needs federal
building costing $4,000 can't be de-
termined off-hand, to be sure. Doubt,
less some of the towns are growing
fast enough to justify such expendi'
tire in a few years time, even If
they don't justify it now. But in
most of the towns certainly no bust
ness man would spend so much money
on a. postoffice as mere business
proposition.
Against town like McComb, Miss,
with its 6,237 inhabitants in 1910, may
be set Basin, Wyo., with it's 763. Pos
sibly those 763 people ihave grown
now to 1000. Even so, those thous-
and people must do a tremendous
amount of mail business to justify a
postoffice costing $50 per capita, or
$3.50 per family. At that rate Chica.
go should have a $1OO,OOOOO0 post.
office building.
Some of the towns are losing popl-
lation. Beaufort, S. c., dropped from
4,11O to 2,4SG from 1900 to 1910, and
Warrenton, Va, from 1927 to 1,427,
but they got their postoftices just
the same.
There are all sorts of odd contrasts
discovered. Spanish Forks, Utah, for
example, with 3,464 people, has to be
content with a $4,000 building, while
Belle Fourche, S. D., with only 1852
population, gets an appropriation OF
SIS 900.
Isn't it about time that expendi-
ture Of the public money should be
reduced to logical system, instead
of being left to the pulls" of con-
gressmen?
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-22
HoNoRiNG ENEMIES.

Hatred as a war weapon seems to
be losing it's popularity. This mem
orandum was sent recently to all the
school teachers in Hungary:
"The Royal Hungarian Minister for
Education requests all teachers to
pay special attention in the coming
term to the respect and honor due
to our enemies; that no hatred or
contempt should enter the minds OF
the children against the brave men
with whom their fathers are in dead
ly combat; and that hate or contempt
is not to be cultivated in the youth
full minds ~ Ar
There really seems to be much less
mutual hatred among the belligerent
nations than there was a year ago.
Germany no longer breaches hatred
against England as duty. AS the
great conflict continues, and the sac.
rifices become overwhelming, bitter.
ness turns to grief and enemies seem
almost, by some strange turn of sen.
timent, to be united in common
bond of sorrow.
The Hungarian admOnition to teach
children to respect and honor even
the enemies who are killing their
fathers Is one of the most hopeful
signs of the war. 1t suggests that,
after all, the conflict may not leave
such legacy of bitterness as we
have expected. Is it possible that,
instead of hating each other, the ma.
tons may end by being tremendously
sorry for each other?
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-22

Pan-Americanism seems to be
working transformation even among
the formerly quarrelsome and jealous
South American republics. Chilli and
Peru, late enemies, have entered into
an arbitration treaty and improved
their means of communication. DO
livia, long irritated at being shut of
from her window on the sea- has
buried the Ratchet. Argentina is
building railroad north to the 20
livian frontier. The whole continent
is beginning to feel itself as natura
unit of geography and population
to seek closer unity.
That, Of course, is one of the two
big steps in the formation of a gen
uine Pan-American union. When the
Spanish-American countries are
agreed among themselves, it is easy
enough for them to agree with the
United States.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-22

Washington, Jan. 2l.-'Americans
who leave this country, taking with
them their millions to acqn re a title
or cut a social sWath in some foreign
country will find their incomes, deriv-
ed from their American properties.
considerably reduced if Il bill intro
duced in the upper house by Senator
Kenyon of Iowa becomes a law.
The Kenyon bill would place an
annual tax of practically 80 per cent
on the incomes Of the Wealthier eX-
patriates. Also, il would make the
bowers given to American girls who
marry titled foreigners source OF
considerable revenue to the United
States government.
with the steady augmentation or
American fortunes abroad as a result
of the expatriation of thousands o.
rich Americans, chiefly heresses, the
movement in favor Of imposing heavy
taxes on incomes thus derived from
the United States has gained much
strength in congress.
Adopted Countries Benefit.
Advocates of the measure point out
that millions of dollars of income
from American investments are be-
inc heavily taxed for the support of
the governments Of the adopted coun-
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-22
HELPING LITTLE NATIONS.

The Allies, especially Great Brit.
ain, have maintained from the begin.
ming of the war that they are fight.
ing for the rights of the small ma.
tionalities." Maybe they are. Amer.
leans, anyhow, have been disposed to
think so, and to applaud them for it,
because our own sympathy with the
small nations is so strong. The rec.
ord to date, however, is rather dis.
concerning.
First the Allies fought to save Bel.
GUM; and look at Belgium now.
More than year afterward, when
the Allies had had plenty of time to
shape their policy and assemble their
forces, they undertook pretended
Ito fight for Serbia. and the present
plight of Serbia speaks for itself.
The latest object of the Allies
cheerful and powerful. aid is Monte
negro. That valiant little nation
with an army Of perhaps 10000 men
has just laid down its arms, sue
cumbing to an overwhelming Austri.
an force. Montenegro joined the Al
lies early in the game, and fought
for them zealously and effectively,
just as she fought bravely for free
dom against the Turks in the late
Balkan war. And for the first time
in several centuries this smallest OF
European fighting nations is conquer
ed.
The task of saving Montenegro was
left, apparently, to Italy. And Italy
doesn't seem to be concerned with
A ~
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-22

tries or the american e%palflaleS ana
at this time for the financing of the
European war.
At the present time no distinction
is drawn in the income lax law dc
tween The incomes of Americans who
do business in the United States and
OF foreigners who do business in the
United States and of foreigners who
have interests here, or between Am.
orleans and expatriated Americans.
Senator Kenyon believes such q dis
tinctiOn should be drawn now. lie
has canvassed the senate and he said
he believed majority OF the sena-
tors would favor the enactment Of
his bill into law.
Per Cent Minimum.
Under its provisions normal tax
Of 8 per cent instead of the existing
II per cent on American incomes
would be levied on the incomes I'M
der $4,000 of all eXpatriates and
foreigners derived from their invest
ments in the United States. In ad-
dition, supertaX would be levied as
follows:
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-22

anything except "redeeming" the ter
ritory she claims as italian In popula'
ton. She's had enough trouble with
that job, to be sure; and yet, it's
hard to understand why she didn't go
to Montenegro's aid, especially since
brave old King Nicholas Is the father
of the queen Of Italy, and since the
conquest of Montenegro gives Austria
a. strategic position on the Adriatic
that menaces Italy more than ever. =.
The whole matter seems to be sum-
med up pretty well in German com,
ment: God help any little nation
that the Allies befriend!"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-22

1915, and the number injured was
less than for any other year since
1911. The total number of other per
sons killed, most OF whom We're tres
passers, was less than for any year
since 1910. but the number injured
was greater than for any other year
except 1914 and 1913.
The total number of casualties to
persons, according to the commits
.sion's bulletin, was l70,661, including
1921 persons killed and 162,040 in
jured. These figures represent de-
crease as compared with number in
jured. or 1873 per cent, and the total
is less than for any other year since
1911. These total figures include 343
employees killed and. 80, 1872 employees
injured in industrial accidents those
not occurring in connection with train
operation, but taking place on railway
premises, as in shops, etc.
"Of the total number killed, 222
were passengers, 2,152 employed and
6,247 other person, including both
trespassers and non.trespassers, de-
crease as compared with the 1914
figures, which were also less than
those for 1913, of 43 passengers kill
ed, or 1862 per cent, of 1,107 employees
killed, or 81 per cent, and Of 551 9th
er persons killed, or 7.8 per cent
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-22
START IMMIGRATION WORK
IN 4O11lNEAu COUNTY

Bottineau, N. D., Jan. 21.-Immigra.
ton work of character and magni.
tude never before attempted by a
board of county commissioners was
launched in Bottineau when the
board Of Bottineau county let the con.
tract for printing $4,000 booklets des.
criptive Of Bottineau county and her
resources. The booklet will be pro.
fusely illustrated with halftone views
Of farm scenes from all parts OF the
county.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-22
SAFETY RECORD.

'The greatest improvement in safe
ty of railway operation ever recorded
for year is shown by the annual
accident bulletin, just issued by the
Interstate Commerce Commission for
the fiscal year 1915" says the Rail.
way Age Gazette in an analysis of
the commissions report. "As re.
suit of the combined effect of the
safety first movement, of improve.
ments in facilities of various kinds
and Of the slump in railway traffic
caused by the business depression,
the accident record of the railways
of the United States for 1915 is in
most respects the best ever reported,
even when allowance is made for the
reduced chances for accident result.
ing from the decrease in traffic. 1t is
necessary to 60 back several years,
to a time when railway mileage and
traffic and the number of employees
were all very much less than in 1915,
to find accident figures as small as
those reported for the year.
Excluding trespassers, the total
number of fatalities in connection
with railway operation was only 1857,
or less than for any year since 1900,
and ~ per cent less than in 1914,
while the number of passengers car.
ried one mile in 1915 was approx
mately LOS per cent greater and the
number of tons of freight hauled one
mile was about 90 per cent greater
than in 1900.
"The total number of persons kill
ed in 1916" the Railway Age Gazette
shows. was less than for any other
year since 1902, and the number of
injured was less than for. any other
year since 1911. The total number
OF passengers killed, 222, out of ap.
proximately one billion carried, was
less than for any other year since
1898. when only 79S,0OO,O 900 were car.
ried; and the number injured was
less than for any other year since
1906. The total number of employees
killed was less than for any other
year since 1898, when there were only
about half as many employees as in
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-22

and Iowa. He purposes to go into the
states of South Dakota, Nebraska
Washington, Oregon and California"
MCCLURE ENDORSED
George Mcclure was endorsed as a
candidate for receiver of the Minot
United States Land Office at a meet
ing of the Ward county democratic
committee which was attended by
sixteen Minot democrats, about half
of whom were members Of the COM
mittee The entire membership of the
committee is seventy-two, so that
there was rather small personal
representation at the meeting.
w. c. McHugh, who has been a
candidate for the position for some
time, has withdrawn from the race
and announcement to that effect was
made at the meeting.
A. D. Hagenstein, city auditor, who
has also been candidate for re-
ceiver, when asked about what course
he would take following the decision
of the county democratic committee,
stated that he was still candidate
and expected to be candidate until
the appointment was made and then
expected to be the one appointed.
The fact that the appointment is a
State and not a county one reduces
the influence of the county committee
OF Ward county in the matter. The
appOintee can come from any part of
the State. r. j. Armstrong Of Willow
City is another leading candidate for
the position, and one story from the
east has it that his appointment has
already been sent to the senate.
George Mcclure, who has been
chairman OF the Ward county demo-
cratic committee, resigned his posi-
ton before he was endorsed as can
didate for receiver of the land office
and Attorney G. S. WOoledge was un
animously elected to fill the position
The committee unanimously en-
dorsed Halvor L. Halvorson as can.
didate for the position of delegate to
the National democratic convention.
The same action was taken in endors-
ing AID. Hagenstein as candidate
on the democratic ticket for presiden-
tial elector. Another step in the fight
against John Bruegger as national
committeeman from the State was in
the unanimous endorsement of H. H.
Perry OF Glendale as candidate for
the position of national committee
man.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-22
ARE YOU EDUCATEO?

"A professor lecturing before the
University club of Chicago submitted
this list of questions as a test for an
educated man or woman:
/. Name the vice president of the
United States.
2. Name the treasurer of the Unit.
ed States.
3. Name the conductor of the New
York Symphony orchestra. "A,
4. Name the leader of Tammany
Hall. .,
5. Name your congressman.
6. Who is Hugo Munsterberg?
T. Who was Sir Christopher
Wren?
8. Who is Ali Bahia?
.. What is the Pentatench?
TO- What is seismograph?
II. What is q clevis?
~. How many justices are there on
the bench of the supreme court?
49, Name five of them.
ID. Who said, "The child is the
father of the man?
Is. Who said, 1.-THE groves were
Gods first temples? ~. ~,
16. Who said, "Once more into the
hraaoh doar fr;ondc"o
II. Who is iMommsen?
49, Who is president of the Lake
Shore Railroad?
49,. What is the fourth city in size
in the United tSates?
20. What is proposition?
Can you answer them all? No?
Well, don't worry about it. The mem
bers of the University club, all of
them college graduates, fell down
hopelessly on the quiz. And the Au-
gusta (Ga.) Chronicle, commenting
on their humiliation, hints that, after
all, it isn't necessarily a disgrace not
to know these things s@
It's really much more worth while,
suggests the Chronicle, and more
characteristic of truly educated
man or woman, to be able to answer
such queries as these:
Where are the bricks made with
which the streets of your town are
paved?
Who are the members of your city
council?
What are the best preventives for
typhoid fever? @
What kind of grass grows in your
country community? -
What industry is most important
to your local progress and prosper
ity?
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-22

iUU ,UuU' TO- ,DUU ~
Over 100000 ...... Is
Under The terms Of the Kenyon law
Baron William Waldorf AstOr, wealth.
lest Of all American cXpatriates,
would be compelled to pay to the
United States government each year
% per cent of his entire income de-
rived from Investments in this cOnn-
try
All the present time Mr. AstOr pays
only Il tax OF 7 per cent. 1t is esti
mated that the tax on the Astor for
time alone would net the government
upwards 'of $5,O0O,0OO annually. 'f"'
Those Affected by Bill.
Other eXpatriated Americans who
would pay a tax ranging from II to
% per cent on their incomes derived
from properties in this country would
be:
Duchess of Roxburghe, daughter of
Ogden Goelet.
Mrs. William B. Leeds.
The Ladies CruZon, granddaughters
of the late Levi u Letter of Chicago.
Mrs. Algernon Burnaby, formerly
Minna Field, niece of Marshall Field.
Countess Craven, daughter of Brad
ley Martin.
Duchess of Marlborough, formerly
Consuelo Vanderbilt.
Lady Granard, daughter of Ogden
Mills. .
Duchess of Manchester, daughter of
the late Eugene Zimmerman.
Viscountess Madison, daughter of
Anthony J. Drexel.
Countess of Suffolk, daughter of
the late Levi z Letter.
Mrs. Louis Harcourt, niece of J.
P. Morgan.
Countess Of Ancaster, formerly Flo
Use Breese.
Lady Waldstein.
Lady Cheylesmere, daughter of F.
0. French of New York.
Princess Cantacuzene, Julia, grand
daughter of General Grant.
Lady Dufferin, Flora Davis of New
York.
Mrs. Beatty, wife of Admiral Beat
ty, and daughter of the late Marshall
Field of Chicago.
Princess Radziwill, Dorothy Dea-
con of Boston.
Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain, Mary
Endicott of Massachusetts.
Princess Hatzfeldt, Clara Hunting
ton of San Francisco.
Duchess of Croy, Nancy Leishman
Of New York.
Princess Coloma, Eva Mackay of
New York.
Countess of Egmont, Kate Howell
Of South Carolina.
Lady Camoys, Mildred Sherman of
New York.
Countess szechenyi, Gladys Van
derbilt.
baroness Ramsey, Frances White
house OF Chicago.
Henry James, the novelist, who re-
Gently took out British citizenship pa
pers
Lady Decies, daughter of George ].
Gould.
according to the view of Senator
Kenyon, his measure, if enacted into
law, would also serve to levy a tax
fof approximately %, per cent on ali
lowers given American girls at the
lime of their marriage to foreigners.
There will probably be some op-
position to the BILL said the senator.
"As for the collection of the tax,
that is a comparatively simple mat
ter. 1t would be paid to the govern
nent as it is now, at the source, and
The agents of the eXpatriates in this
country would be compelled to ac-
count for the, entire income of their
employers. The treasury department
| is now in an excellent position to
Judge the amount of this income, be.
cause Of prior returns, and there is
little question but that the govern
ment could get all of the money to
which it is entitled"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-22

Uncle Sam is conspiring with Faith
er Time to drive men to matrimony
Here it's leap year, and on top of that
the government is going to discrim.
mate still more heavily against sin
gle men in the income tax
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-22

While we are Boosting of our civil
ization it comes as a shock to know
that there are more men in our pris-
0ns than in our colleges.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-22

If the Progressive party dies at
Chicago, the Democrats will be the
chief mOurners.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-22
SHES HIS CASTOR.

"Editor Percy Trubshaw of the Val.
ley City Courier has announced that
he has DOTTED his beaver, cast it into
the ring and dares the whole bunch
of candidates to beat him to Bis
marck, where he aspires to represent
them in the lower halls of the assem-
bly,. He says he has not been unduly
urged by his friends and he is not
unwillingly forced into running to1
the office. But Frank Ployhar, rep
resentative for eight years, asplres
to the senate and Mr.. TrubshaW laud
ably aspires to his place.
1--WE are a progressive republican
declares the candidate in the last is
sue of his paper in a two-column an
nouncement. Mr.. Trubshaw is for
mer jamestown resident.
E9s y
ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY.
Deputy County Treasurer A. w
Furness of Morton county has an
nounced his candidacy for election tc
office as treasurer on the county re
publican ticket, to succeed w. c. Bad
ger. present incumbent OF the once
*x
,FAvoRlTE SON PLAN.
This is Washington dlspatch o.
interest to the state:
Progressive republican senators
and Representatives in congress VINO
are organizing in Washington to force
the Chicago convention to nominate
presidential candidate OF progress
sive principles probably will carr!
their campaign for delegates INTO tht
'favorite son states.
'Should such a course be decided
on at the meeting to be held here TO
day it will mean that former Senator
Theodore E. Burton will have hgh'
for the Ohio delegation to the nation
al convention. In all probability sen
ator Cummins of Iowa would be Sc
lected by the progressive republicans
to make the contest for delegates II
that state.
"The report that there isTto be 9
division of territory agreement De
tween Senator Cummins and Senator
Robert M. LaFollette OF Wisconsin
has been confirmed here by severa
of the progressive republicans VINO
attended the meeting last week.
According to North Dakota rep
resentative, Cummins has conceded
North Dakota to LaFollette, Dut mas
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-22
SATURDAY. JAN. %, 1916.

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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-22
Forecast,

For North Dakota: Decidedly cold
er tonight and Saturday, with Sc
we're cold wave; unsettled weather
with probably snow; fresh to strong
northerly winds.
ORRIS w. ROBERTS,,
49,, Section Director.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-22
LOCAL WEATHER BULLETIN.

LOCAL WEATHER bulletin.
For the "a hours ending at 700 p.
M, Jan. II, 1916:
Temperature at 1900 a. m; 6
temperature at 1900 p. m. ...... 2S
Highest temperature .......... 81
Lowest temperature ......... Il
Precipitation None
Highest wind velocity ..... 30-NW
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-22
POLITICAL GOSSIP

organizations at work in Minnesota
and Iowa. He purposes to go into the
states of South Dakota, Nebraska,
Washington, Oregon and California"