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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-11
CHANGE OF MARKETING AS
RELIEF FROM HIGH PRICES

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE United
States much change marketing if it
hopes to get relief from high food
prices, the department Of agriculture
experts say. The department of JUS
tice is investigating suspected con.
spiracies. The department of agricul-
ture is investigating for the purpose
of improving marketing conditions.
Taking leaf from the European
book, the agricultural department is
planning in every city to improve the
marketing and the conservation meth
DDS. 1t plans to eliminate the waste
and the middleman's profit. The de-
partment wants the new law to deal
with the food price conspiracies and
finds the present laws are Inadequate.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-19
Vi Jews OF The Press
No Lack Of ambition

After school each day he walked
ort. picked apples by moonlirht IN
til +. la..-ht. sept In a barn. was up
before c..-r-n. picked apples again un-
I'll it vas time to start walking tho
seven mics to school again. and lived
on cae meal a day. When the apples
were all picked lie got job working
around the home Of rich man. at
tending the furnace. the garage and
lawn. and sleeping over a stable.
That young man will be a good ply
sician.
TIC same paper SAYS that last year
the Y. II. {. A. provided jobs for 500
students at Ann Arbor, Job meaning
anything from carrying ashes ont CT
cellar to washing windows and rak.
ing lawns.
Young men to-day are just as am
bilious and energetic as they ever
were; and these days are iust as
good, and filed with as many oppor-
tanitieg as were the Good old days
of long ages the passing Of which SO
many persons are In the habit Of be-
moaning Kansas City Star.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-19
FEDERAL MOVIE CENSORSHIP

\ bill now pending in congress pro
yides for the federal censorship OF
moving pictures. The wisdom oi
creating such censorship is very
doubtful
The public should be protected Of
course. against the exhibition OF i'm
proper films But the best form Of
protection isn't necessarily the pass
ina OF arbitrary Judgment by an all
powerful board of government cen
sQrs.
Mcving pictures are not essential
Is different from other pictures, and
We have no censors TO say before
hand what specimens OF pictorial art
shall he shown 70 the public They
are not essentially different from 9th
or forms o. drama. ard we have No
federal censorship OF plays The re-
cent development of news movies
has put the picture houses on q plane
With newspapers and We have no
government censorship OF newspan
ers Our films portray works Of fie.
ton. ard We have no censorship OF
ltAti tAulf AiA ihAiN'HR' Nhhii'
sentiment. and We have no censor
chin Of oratory
The American neople would not
tolerate a censorship applving to all
news. art drama and literature AMI
pnhN. speech And there is no need.
We have decc1cy and truth without
IT,
The public taste in itself is a pret-
& dependable protection; false or
nasty things don't succeed And We
have plenty OF legal defense against
them. ANYWAY We have laws pro-
tactins the public against indecent
newspapers Indecent literature. In
decent plays indecent pictures and
indecent speakers We have such
laws. too. aeains, indecent films AMI
this method OF Furnishing offenders is
hotter for the moving picture husi
ness ard moro in harmony WITH
American institutions, than amy sYs-
tenn az eliminating suspected films
beforehand hy the fiat Of a few men
whose judgment may be wrong
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-19

q. when a man ddrcriiscs piece
of real estate, stating so mdng acres.
and some one is induced TO parchasc,
on further explanations, and after
The purchase is made ne purchaser
finds 0at that irhdt the seller said
wds untrue and less acreage than
tthdt the advertisement stated, and
the purchaser is dissatisfied. whdt
can he do 10 oct his money back that
nc has pdidl ShoRld suit be insfi-
tated TO oct the money!
A. Whore the seller OF real estate
makes a material Misrepresentation,
with the intention of inducing the
prospective buyer to act on such
statements, and the buyer has an
inferior means OF knowing whether
the representation are true or false
that is. if the buyer has not an
equal opportunity and has the right,
under the circumstances. TO rely on
what the seller says-then the buyer,
II so induced to purchase, may in
stitute a suit for the recovery OF
the amount paid. Under certain
circumstances. acts on the part Of
the seller, such as you describe. may
be punishable under the criminal
laws. Probably it would be well for
You to consult your lawyer and lay
the facts, In their entirety, before
him.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-19
Aifnr DE Booze

When man whose facial ex-
haust shows that he Is using too
rich q mixture when such a pink,
We say, approaches us and eNhales
fluonty into our one and only cOnn-
tenancc, We are pecved.
So Is everybody else under SINH
lar circumstances.
II one Is not himself a running
mato Of John Barloycorn, one nat
urally resents having ones features
flied with this cheap edition after
Tie copyright has expired.
II is as offensive as are onions or
vluiergreen TO those who do not
IKE either of those two powerful
drugs
II he doesn't like the real article,
served under sanitary conditions, Il
Is a loadenpl pipe skinch he does not
leye il more when II is commingled
with carhonic acid gas and other
dehrls frop the human system Of
stranger, no matter how perfect a
stranger he may be.
While If the breaihce who faces
the broathor is addicted TO tho
habit, the aggravation and tantali-
gaiion are acute.
lie thinks what a shame il Is to
waste on this man a lot of liquor
from which no himself might have
acquired a much-needed supply of
Dutch courage.
The abstainer hates the booze
hreath-hearirg-hore for Haunting
offensc, a1d the imhibing citizen
hates him for the taust.
So nobody loves him.
Amt it the truth?
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-19

THE PATIENTS mental attitude is an
important factor IL The outcome OF
an Illness
Everybody knows how emotions In
nrfaee the appetite. digestion. bowel
and kidney functions. how fear
hlanehes the face and relaxes tho
sphIne'er muscles and inhihits the
circulation. ard how faith. con-
ndcace. cheerfulness and optimism
enable an invalid 10 put up better
fight for health.
The pallor. faintness. and other
disturbances accompanying fear are
probably caused hy relaxation and
dilatatlon Of the splauchnic or ab-
dominal hlood-vessels. which are
capable of holding one-third Of all
the blood in the body.
Worry Is diluted fear, or sue.
cessi0n OF fear states causing a loss
OF tone which becomes chronic. IL
one large dose OF fear can cause tho
marked symptoms mentioned. con.
tinual feeding Of fear IN small doses
viii obviously bring on actual disease
In time Somebody. indeed, has re.
ferred to the blues as "splanchnic
neurasthenia." Worry IL direct
factor Of intestinal stasis. with re.
sulting autointoxication and all that
that implies.
Fear can paralyzc the bowel or the
bladder, as is well known. Worry
can cause furctionai disturbances Of
both organs. as the student about 10
appear for his final examination has
learned.
A buoyant, courageous. iovial visl-
tor in the sick-room Is good medicine
for the patient. A pessimistic. gloomy
tale-bearer, a person Of the "old
womanish," gossipy type Is poison in
the sickroom. The visitor who can
breeze in, get the patient smiling or
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-19
Peoples Legal Friend

intent to steal. The testimony II
clear that he made an opening
through which he protruded himself
half way. and. stretching out his
arms, committed the theft. But tho
indictment charges that he actually
entered the tent or dwelling. Now.
your Honor. can man enter house
when only one-half Of his body Is In
and the other half out?"
Il shall leave the whole matter TO
the jury They must Judge OF the
law and the fact as proved" replied
the judge.
The jury brought IN a verdict OF
guilty" as 10 one-half of his body.
from the waist up, and mot guilty"
to the other half.
The judge sentenced the guilty
party to two years Imprisonment,
leaving II to the prisoners option
TO have the not guilty half cut on
or take II along with him.-Cdsc and
Comment.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-19

\ riGer iN TIE r,rER last week re-
citlng the life story OF a successful
r-n who lad died recently told that
he voted Lis say through school By
w. niag dishes IN a .cstaurant
you don't find Young lncn striving
thct hard fof an education thcsc
days" said man who had just got
through reading il.
"No, the Young men of to-day are
difTarcat. All they think about IS
having a good time." agreed his COM
panion
Il that truce
The Detroit Ncirs tells q story
asout yourg nan WHO entered this
fall upon six.year medical course
in the University Of Michigan in Ann
Arbor. After paving his matrieula-
ton and registration fees he had
only three cents left. lie had no
books. nothing 10 eat. no place to
sleep and he was a stranger In the
CITY. But he has not missed an hour
at his studies. lie found Job pick
Ing apples for FIVE cents a bushel in
an orchard seven miles away.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-19

ONE DAY EDIsoN caught sight OF tho
camera which had hitherto had an
easy time. but from that moment 1t
was doomed. Edison harnessed II up
with a set Of gears and a revolving
shutter and set it to work photo.
graphing speed. history. romance.
humor and travel.
As soon as this was done moving
pictures became enormously popular.
The moving picture theatre immedi-
ately leaped into being and began to
compete with the street car and tho
cigar store for the nickels Of the pop
ulace. In consequence the limited
supply Of fivo-cent pieces became
90 overworkod that a nickel which
doesn't register at three tills each
day is loahng on its job.
Moving pictlrcs are making us ac-
quainted with the world and familiar
with the great men of all times Tho
se mery Of Java. Sahara and Siberia
are chesnuts to us. though We may
never have Travelled 100 miles on a
railroad train. For five cents We can
see King Solomon quarrel with fifty
wives, in colors. We have seen so
many battleships launched. kings
crowned and buried. tigers shot, high
waymen treed, pugilists demolished
and mountain peaks scaled. that most
Of us are extremely blas6 and the
trees on the streets would have to
walk off arm in arm to get more than
a yawn out of us. This the trees will
never actually do, but they are likely
TO do anything on moving picture
film. which is n great assistance to
Nature. sometimes.
In moving pictures We may also
see serocious Indians chasing the
brave hero down a macadam road and
barbecuing him against trolley
pole; likewise We may discover the
temreramental cowboys capturing a
horse-stealing Mexican and lynehing
him in the wilderness around the cor
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-19
Pepper Talks
By GEORGE MATTHEW ADAMS
Why


Before You do a thing-ask Why
\ great deal Of the Lost Motion Of
the world results from Headlong Ac-
ton going into a task without Cause
without some definite Purnose--
without first finding out-Why.
Before vou do a thiag--ask Why?
Let Whv lead you on and save you
Powe-. simply answer with prompt
noes is Silent qpestionings. Give
unto Why 4 substantial reason for
the fiber that Is within you.
Before yoa do thing-ask Whv?
Ask yourself: "Whv should ! do
this thing7 Why should 7 refuse to
do it?' Put your actions TO the
Why test. Think Of the wealth OF
happiness that the habitual use OF
Why can bring you
Before You do a thing--asx why7
Make WHY very personal "why
do | sduander so much Time Why
do | appreciate so little the chance
to Live? Why DO fuse 50 small a
fraction of ny Brain Ability? Why
do I not make more Friends Why
do | worry about things thst Never
Hsppen9 Why do | seold when
should Cheere" Why?
Before You do a thing-ask Why?
Keep why busy about your House
And at the Night-fall of each day
gather into convention The Why's OF
each Thought and Act.
before you do a thing-ask Why?
Eliminate the reeretfu, Why. Put
yourself on the Stand hourly. Ask
and Answer with fortitude and free
dom -unafraid Of Right conscien-
tiously performed.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-19

saccess ard the happy finding OF a
lons lost family belong 10 the past
or 10 tle Imagination. New York and
Nevada flgure IN this latest real lie
drama as full Of thrills and neart-
hanser and loneliness though rich a.
am picfuei IN several reels. Which
goes 10 show that the aorli Is prei-
Is muca the same old world II used
% be. after all. ald that ,ruh lan
suh run a race with faction.
TSents-0ne years ago. the story
teeius ihe soung Viie OF Chas Nyes.
Of died. leaving. besides her husband,
s son three years old and a daughi-
e oi p months The father with a
douhit hope o. forsetting bis grief
and teiter.Bg his fortures. sent Rest
after putting his ea!lirrn IN the care
81 their .fandmother fhinrs went
badly Vita him for years and. asham-
"a io confess failure and assured aI
children VoAld be cared for he i
as is often the case. the better ialna
came fasi lie became Interested IN
cooper aud gold mines which turned
aat Well. and before be- realized q he
ess wealthy
BE wrote 20 bis motlerinlaw ari
rs friends. ui tae letters an SCENE Z
t. miscatrf lle sent on bis seer
iart to trace his family. bat the ser.
retars reported failure after segeru-
months Then DE went himself
Weeks OF vain search followed ne
ecuid get no trace OF hif m0ihor.ln-
lax or bis children When about g.
give up In despair he ran across an
old friend ard from him learned @.
his daughters marriage and her ad-
dress The rest was easy The
grandmother and children had llHed
in several places. finally returnmq %
the old suburb the son and daughter
meanwhile having been married
Business OF ioyful reunion and pet
ting acquainted with Young narcnt7
and grandchildren. and boarding the
autos for the train, with fadeavav
OF the fine home in the West for
which they are all hound. to live har-
n4 ever after
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-19
PEACE AND LIS PROBLEMS.

Former Senator Theodore ] Bur
ton Of ONO Is admittedly one Of the
foremost Of American statesmen. Tie
farors preparedness. But be insists
that the American merchant ard man.
ufacturer should SHOW neg ability IN
teeuring markets 10 The less seYei.
oped portions OF the esrth snd tHe
pfomotl0n OF American trade there.
lie warns bis couatrymen that the
foreign dematd for American pro-
ducts Is responsive TO The require.
rents 81 var and tlat al the term
inaf.on of the All there viii be an
almost immediate cessation Of the a.
most abnormal demands for the Hro-
ducts of the United states This dis
Lnguished son Of tae Buckeye state
reslizes that Wiih lie coming Of
Aeace tsae ma Htaeinre Of the mum
tibns OF war sllli come 10 sn end snd
tse, uork musti te Taslded fur a
million Americans who are skiuea n.
horers aud who are taking down
high wages today. II Is vel 10 look
10 the nniure. Tbs war eill not last
forever
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-19
Health Talks
Worry And Disease
BY WILLIAM BRADY, MD.

laughing and then 80 while the 90
ing Is still regrettable Is a valuable
acquisition. Where there IL gloom
let smiles and gentic banter come.
Doctors have the best of reasons for
placing obstacles in The path Of tho
crapohangrr Who calls TO express
doubts about the possible recovery OF
the patient or 70 detect signs Of evil
omen which the hcgsebold as 1
whole would prefer TO overlook.
Let this be borne In mind: 10
patient can be too sick to profit by
an atmosphere Of good cheer. and we
are all of us susceptible 10 the dy-
mamie influence Of the emotions,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-19
Current Poetry
Learning To Farm

Massachusetts has started a cor
respondence course in Agriculture
1t is oh! TO rise ere the wintry skies
grow red with approaching
day.
To wake the cows as they stand anc
browse mid the frost-bespan
gled hay
There's subtle charm to the deaf
old farm when it's covered
with cleaning snow:
There's joyful thump to the frozer
pump when the mercury's II
below.
No throne for me, when at half pas
three | can sit on a milking
stool
In delightful bliss-I have learned
all this at correspondence
school.
To comb the locks of the placid OK as
he solemnly chews his cud,
While the snownakes fall on the
stable wall with a dull and
slekenlng tnud,
To scatter the chaff for the new.
weaned calf while the rooster
crows aloof
By the light of match or two to
patch the leaks in the cowshed
roof,
To teach the hen not to set again. TO
curry the shivering horse,
You can learn TO do-and you ought
10, too-in corresponding
course.
just sit by the light OF fire at night
in snug and sheltered nook.
With your pen and ink and a nice
hot drink and a farm instruc.
tlon book,
And comfortably learn to milk and
churn and to shake the pota.
toes down,
And to harrow and reap till you fall
asleep and dream you have
moved to town.
The course you will find will i'm,
prove your mind; it's utterly
free from harm
and. take 1t from me, II will ALWAYS
be the best way to learn 10
farm.
--James J. Montague.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-19

tory to make a magnificent and awe
inspiring volcano out of a pile Of
sand, roman candle and barrel OF
soapsuds.
More people are watching moving
pictures to-day than are watching
chorus girls. which is a sign that the
world is getting better. The picture
melodrama is not brain strength
ener but il is an improvement over
the old ten. twent, thirt'." variety
because the audience cannot hear tho
remarks Of the characters. Moving
pictures have been taken of practical
ly everything in the world. includ-
ing the pyramids and Washington's
monument, but no one has taken
moving picture of baggageman ae-
commodating a crowd of hurried pas
seHgcrs. A standing or even sitting
picture can handle this subject per-
fectly.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-19
CfAqin0nAgiiii
STRICKLAND ". GlLuiMo

lie stuck around. she could not
shake
This harnacle from hcr.
She cried. in peeve. For good less'
sake.
He's Just a human burr"
lie sprung old jokes-ole as the
hi'ls,
And listened for her laugh.
He simply gave that girl the chills,
This addlepated cali.
Considering that he stuck so tight
And sprung old eags on her,
We rather think she had been right
To call him chestnut burr"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-19

CAauncey ~ Depew IA a recent
spaeah before TIE Republican club OF
New York eulogized Elihu Root as the
greatest OF al Republican leaders.
TIE New York World a Democratic
newspaper says that Root is the
greatest leader in the Republican par.
Il: that mentally be towers head AMI
shoulders above any other Repuhli-
can yet nobody dares to propose aim
SERIOUSLY for President Elihu Root
made a new constitution for the pfo
nle OF New York The people reject
il by a majority Of 100000 In 70.
1ect.ng the proposed constitution
they destroyed the political ambition
0. the maker of the constitution
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-19
Influence OF The Times

The bride went into the kitchen
Of their new home. and returned.
fhertly. carrying rollinepin and
a na,-iron. which she lay beside
he' twin bed.
What I'm the world are you DO
ing?' asked the astonished groom.
"You aren't afraid I'll beat you.
are you?'
Il am not afraid Of anything" +"
answered his bride. 81 have not
the least suspicion that you viii
ever be anything but sweet and
kind TO me But I am a firm advo-
cate ol nreparodness."
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-19
Precipitation Under Arms

Is II dangerous 10 rSc a lotion 10
prercnt pcrspirgtlon under Tie crnsf
kroic Screrel gfls loho Hsc one
4cithout apparent isjRrg.
AnsWor-lt Is not dangerous to
stop perspiration In the armpits. pro
vided the agent employed does not
irritate the skin.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-19
Sic Transit

II does not matter that Austria
decided to recall Dr. DuInba, the
student of history viii have hard
work recalling him, IN few years.
Especially as very few American
babies win be named after him.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-19

slnf 4 Hung O lection.
Town hip full o. rye.
-Four and twenty citizens
Working for the dry.
When the box IS open
Md they count the votes,
Either booze or alti-boo2e
Folks will feel their oats.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-19
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

|. Is bronchitis cHrGble, .. Is
TIC cliWcie Of Chicago bad for ~
8 n change o. climc;e Is dcslrdble
irhat climatc itouM you recommend
AnSwer-l. Bronchitis. in some
eases. is durable 2 So far as mois-
turc and temperature are concerned.
Chicago air may be as good as any
other air. but Chicago air Is more
dusty than the air OF a mountain re-
sort. for instance. 3. In a general
way an eQuable climate and a mod.
crate elevation are desirable, but II
all depends upon individual condi-
tionc
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-19

According to official figures given
by the New York World the actual
cotton stock naw held in llyerHool
is only 100000 bales against i.5sa.1oo
bales at the beginning Of the season,
Twelve cents IS the minimum price ot
cotton in TEXAS. II the freedom OF
he seas was DOT mononoliz d hf Eng
land coiion wonld be selling f0r "
cents a pound I'll Texas
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-19

A Toxic paper fears a clash Of the
United States and Japan IN CHINA.
China had an open door when John
Hav was secretary OF state lapan
closed the door ard it will remain
closed The Orient for Orientals
Is the Monroe Doctrine for japan
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-19

Just to renew assurance Of friend
ship. Bryan SAYS he is with the Ad-
ministra lion in It's Mexican poliey.
but the administration may think
there are times when even the dear
est friends should hold their peace
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-19
Vest Pocket ESSAYS
MOVING PICTURES

ner from a hat factory In New Jersey.
This teaches us not to believe all the
moving pictures tell US. 1t Is. in fact,
one of the most accomplished Of liars.
It is possible in a moving picture fac
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-19

There viii lie natural skeptioism
about much OF the peace tour dope
until II Il definitely known Nine.
Schwinmer has been separated from
tho naNroi1
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-19
The Canned stuff Siege

At our house we're all unnamed.
We're feeling very meek and
tame.
For ever since our cook was canned,
our foods been pretty much the
same.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-19

III known her for years nor sus-
pocted
That sE ever was loose IN the
noodle,
Til ono day, by chance detected
Her talking haby-talk TO poodle.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-19

"Rat where ala you get all this
irfcrmaiinu that lent you such
overwhelming enthusiasm FER Bio
hardeg'
lie talked TO me for an hour.
yesterday"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-19

A New York girl was awarded 81
500 for "a short kiss and a lingering
kiss" but the verdict viii not lie
wholly satisfactory unless 1t stipu-
lafes the nrn rata
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-19

McAlester NeWs-Capital \ perus-
Il o. the newspapers that come to ths
Office will convince one that they are
standing for the clean things In their
rpspectiye communities