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Evelyn Organ was a pretty clerk
in 'Bigger's famous department store.
When the. tall, imposing man ap-
preached her counter the second time
Evelyn began: to make mental pic.
lures, in which the tall, imposing man
was by turns an armored knight and
Wall-st king.
The fourth visit brought friendly
words-cautious ones at first, but Civ
ing much promise, as such matters
go.
Then came the usual course Of out
ings, theaters, little suppers.
One night when the whole world
was in tune, it was agreed between
Evelyn Organ and Thomas Carter
Brown to visit the marriage license
clerk.
And now, my noble hero" muir
INJURED the fair Evelyn, tell me, If
you wish, what's yer bizness?"
II am a head waiter on Broadway"
Thomas Carter Brown responded loft
lily. -
"Oh, my hero, what luck!" ex.
claimed the fair lady. AN thought
all the. time you might be only Wall
street banker" .-.
Whereupon Thomas Carter Brown
motioned to his liveried chauffeur
and said, Ito the Little Church
Around the Corner, James,
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epoch of the volunteer system. Let
them display to one another their II.
limitable ignorance about the Euro
pean war and it's lessons. But let
the door be shut upon them, that they
play the fool nowhere but in their
own house.
Therefore, take good notice of these
votes and mark the men that through
ignorance or treason vote. for Ger.
many. Remember them all. Make a
mark against any that come from
your state and if it is two years or
four years or six years hence see to
it that they never get back.
If they are not American enough
to vote for America in this crisis they
are not American enough to repre-.
sent you at any time. If they are too
ignorant to understand this great is
sue they are too ignorant to under
stand anything else.
Some of them count on our capacity
to forget. We are tired of that old
formula. We are in favor of show
ing these faithless servants that this
nation has also a capacity to remem'
ber
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WITH THE EDITORS
THE MISSION TO RUSSIA.
minneapolis Journal


The United States will send its
foremost constructive statesman
Elihu Root, with a commission Of
practical Americans, to help the new
Russian democracy out of the tangle
in which the country had been en-
snarled by the inefficient autocracy.
The president. has chosen we'll. If
it be needful to send our strongest
man of affairs to Russia, even as Eng
land has sent to us her famous elder
statesman, Balfour, and as France
has sent us her former premier, Vivi-
ami, and her great soldier who saved
civilization on the Marine, Joffre, then
better than Elihu Root for the place
could not be found.
And Mr.. Root, despite his age Of
notwithstanding the age of
iBalfour by two years-has shown by
his acceptance of the mission that be
spoke no empty words when a few
weeks ago he urged gathering OF
in New York city to
stand squarely behind the president
in the present war.
1--WE need no coalition government
to make US loyal" he exclaimed. 1--WE
will make coalition ourselves with
every Democrat in the country. The
coalition of the United States will be
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land this summer our ships and sail
ors and food and steel and coal will
be magnificent contributions to hun
cry, impoverished Europe.
But the probabilities are that the
war will not be won on land this sum.
mer.
The British and French commits
sioners now in Washington, who
know as much about the European
war situation as anybody, are advis-
ing and urging the United States to
prepare for at least three years more
OF war. ,,.,a.. ~'
They say that the central powers
still have great reserves of men and
war material and that while their
food supplies are low. they are prob
ably sufficient to keep the people 60
ing until the next harvest. .
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of all it's people, to hold up the hands
of the government Of the United
States, no matter from which party
it comes"
Colonel Roosevelt once character
lied Mr.. Root as the ablest living
American. A talent such as his is
needed fok the work to be done in
Russia Its difficulties are summed
up as political, financial, transporta-
tional and commercial. Wonderfully
endowed withNresources and men,
Russia needs Organization. She needs
the practical application Of the Amer
lean gospel OF efficiency.
As Secretary Of War Mr.. Root re-
shaped the army into an efficient tool.
laid the foundation for Cuba's pros
perity and freedom, and formulated
the scheme Of government that was
to bring regeneration to the Philip.
pines. AS secretary Of state he car
ried on the great policies of John
Hay, brought order into the consular
service, made diplomacy an inviting
career for American youth to enter,
and by his memorable circumnaviga-
ton of South America succeeded in
cementing the Latin-American repub-
lies to us in friendship OF better un-
derstanding. In the senate his con-
structive craftsmanship was for six
years a driving force in national af-
fairs.
1t is a strong helping hand that the
United States holds out to the newest
democracy. The failure of Russia to
do her part in the great war now, be-
cause OF the sudden shifting Of poll
tical power and the complex prob
lens involved therein, would be O. dis
aster OF the first magnitude.
At this distance it is impossible to
Judge Of the true conditions, but as
surances so weighty as to enforce
conviction come to us pledging Rus
sia's steadfastness. But it may very
we'll happen that the Root commits.
sion will be able to show Russia how
to transmute her will into perform.
ance. A greater single contribution
to the task of making the world safe
for democracy" is hard to conceive.
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READERS COLUMN
KINGS CRUEL DEsPOTS.
Medora, N. D., April q.

NCuOld, ~. D.p n IL
The Tribune:
We desire to address few lines to
the men and women of our country;
of all nations and all creeds.
The times are here again to try
mems souls; the souls of men who
love, liberty. and are willing to give
their lives that men may be free from
the rule of kings and despots.
Father Barry, in the preface to his
history of the papal monarchy, uses
a quotation from Cicero, which was
used by Pope Leo the XIII. above
all things let writer's bear in mind
that the first law of history is never
to say that which is not true; and
the second never fear to say that
which is true; least suspicion or hate
or favor fall upon their statements
Keep in mind the motto of the
Grand Army of the Republic: "Etern-
al vigilance is the price of liberty"
It's beautiful story we read in
Geneses of our first parents in the
Garden. of Eden. But the probability
IS that during the primitive age of
man; sfYiihes-Neefeefnrmedsfof protec-
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ton against others; for man was, in
his early days, as he is today, rob-
Der. Tho next thing was to choose a
chief, and this would be, the strong
est. On the death Of the chief an
other would be Chosen, and in time
the chieftainship became hereditary.
After a tiWa small tribes combined
for better Notection against other
tribes. aTty nAyt was to surround the
chief with ashap of superstition, and
in time It was customary to believe
that the chief, or king, had some con-
nectiOn with a supernatural power;
in fact, that he came from a god.
The belief became general in Egypt
that the first rulers were real gods,
and this belief. in modified form,
continued as long as the Egyptian
pharaOhs. The same can be traced
all through the ancient nations of AS
syria, the Babylon. The soldiers of
Alexander the Great were made to
believe that he was the son of god.
When governments became estab-
lished and rulers secure in power, the
strongest of the warriors were given
the title of nobility. and as lands be.
came cultivated and of value, they
were given in great part to the robber
nobility, for services rendered, and to
make the mobiles under the great Obli-
cations to the ruler. The great ma
jority of the people were slaves to
the king and his nobility. The priest
hood saw to it that the common PEG
pie were only taught such things as
was necessary, and always taught
that the ruler was connected with
something divine.
In the primitive age Of man such a
form of government was perhaps the
best. But has such a. system Of gov
eminent always been necessary; and
should the great majority of man
kind not have arisen to higher state
of civilization that it has reached TO-
day? ..s
Given sufficient power kings have
always become cruel despots, ambi
tious to rule more men and countries
Those of the kingly class are taught
from youth that they belong to a
superior order of mankind and have
been selected to rule; and that the
ones they rule have no rights which
they are bound to respect. From gen
Grafton to generation such has been
the teaching; always ably seoonded
by the priests. We don't refer with
disrespect to any particular priest
hood, but to all as far back as his
tory is recorded; for this is what, il
teaches: &C., ~. 49, .t,.,, : ~. -
The man never lived who was great
enough to rule over other men with
justice. We could 60 back in history
for thousands Of years, and conditions
under king rule! would be found the
same. Should any of my readers wish
to know how wars were conducted in
the time of the Jews. just please read
the thirty-first chapter of the book OF
Numbers. And when you have read
it, let us ask you in all Kindness tC
ask yourselves how much civilization
has advanced between then and the
time of the present war in Belgium
After all these eighteen hundred
years Of Christian teaching man is
still the. brute, and in our opinion
Christianity has dismally failed.
JAMES w. FOLEY.
(TO be cOntinued.)
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Just Fun
I Trying to Please.

He had opened up a fishshop, and
he ordered a new sign painted, Of
which he was very proud. 1T read,
Fresh Fish Sold Here" r..
What did you put the word fresh
in foE?" said his first customer. "You
wouldn't sell them II they weren't
fresh, would you?" -
i He painted out the word, leaving
just 'sFishs Sold Hire"
"Why do you say .here'?"v asked
his second customer. you're not
selling them anywhere else, are you?"
So he rubbed out the word here"
"Why use 'Sold'?" asked the next
customer. you're not giving them
away, are your =
So he rubbed out everything but
the word "Fish," remarking: =
well, nobody can find fault with
that sign now, anyway"
A moment later another customer
came in. .rt So.
81 don't see the use of that sign
Fish up there said he, when you
can smell them mile away."-Tit-
Bits.
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SOWING WHEAT THINNER
TO GUARD AGAINST RUST

That North, Dakota's wheat acreage,
in points east Of Bismarck, at least,
will not be as large as ANTICIPATED,
first because OF inability to procure
good seed and second, because farmers
generally are, sowing their wheat thin
ner. hoping in this way to guard against
rust. is announced by r. J. J. Mont
gomery Of Tappen, president Of The
state Farmers union, and a member of
the North Dakota efficiency commits
sion.
President Montgomery is in the city
on business connected with the defense
council and on matters Of interest to
the union. Practically every farmer
he has interviewed, says Mr.. Mont:om-
cry, is in favor of government control
of prices as one means of regulating
food production and preventing a fam
[ine. s'".
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SISTER. OF" SECRETARY
OF STATE PASSES Away
At HONE IN HANk|NSON
Deceased Had Resided in North
Dakota SO Years Survived
by Husband and Bates

3 Secretary of Ststy Thorhas Hall
was advised this merning .;of the
death of his sisteFa Mrs. Charles
Nicholson, which occurred tat her
home in Hankinson. Mrs. Nicholson
had been in critical condition since
the birth of a daughter last Wednes-
day, and the end was generally ex-
pected Mr.. Hall was called to her
bedside Sunday, his official duties
compelling him to return to the CAPT.
tai yesterday. He left this afternoon
for Jamestown, where the last rites
will be held from the family home
Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Nellie Hall Nicholson was
born daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Rio
jard Hall at Cliff Mine, in the Mich.
gan, copper country, 36 years ago. In
1883 she came with her parents to
North Dakota, where Richard Hall
was one Of tho pioneers in the Cor
nish settlement of S,utsman county
The deceased grew to womanhood
near jamestown, attending tie
jamestown high school and later
graduating from the Valley City nor.
may. For namEer OF years prior to
her marriage TO Charles Nicholson,
seven years ago, she taught in the
public schools of Enderlin, Lisbon
and Cakes.
There survive daughter Of four
and a baby girl only few days old;
the husband, Charles Nicholson, a
well-known 500 line engineer, for
merly employed under Superintend.
ent S. w. Derrick as travelling engl.
neer; the parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Rich.
ard Hall, at jamestown, and the FOL.
lowing brothers and sisters: Thomas
Hall. bismarck; Hugl, OF Portland,
Ore; Richard, OF Butte, Mont;
George. of Staples. MIMI, and VII.
liam and Walter, at jamestown, and
Mrs. Anton Baenan of Jamestown
and Mrs. John Squires of Spiritwood.
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PLACE TONNAGE
AT ALLIES DISPOSAL.

Washington, May 1.-The United
States has already placed a consid
cradle amount of tonnage at the dis.
posal of the Entente Allies. Gustav
Percy, a ship expert, with the Brit.
lsh mission. said today that the gov.
eminent had supplied certain vessels
to be used according to the Allies
needs, but refused to indicate what
they were or if they were the intern.
"a 40fMans ShtNass - a aaaesrsssrs4sa -.
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JOSEPHINE DISCOVERED

No more may this gentle, timid
mailen masquerade behind an alias.
The question: Where is Josephine? is
answered. Josephine is Josie" only
to her intimate friends. To the cold,
cruel world she is "Genin." H. f.
Payne is responsible for the unrayel.
ling of the mystery. After reading
the Tribune on Saturday, Mr.. PAYNE
sat down and wrote: You ask:
Where is Josephine?' 1t is on the
N. P. R. R. Oberon branch, first sta.
ton west of Oberon. R. R. station
name, Genin'-postofiice, Josephine,
Get one of Brother Gildreath's old
maps of North Dakota and find a lot
of places not on the railroad commits.
sioners' map"
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Fifty per cent. and over Of the pop
ulations of New York, New Jersey.
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Illinois,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Montana, Utah and the DakOtas are
either immigrants or children OF i'm
migrants. North Carolina has by far
the largest native population.
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REMEMBER, THE voI {.

Z: A man can be too much Ola traitor
to sit in the congress of the United
States, he can be TOO much.sof a Ger
man to sit there; he can be TOO much
81 political 3simmere and trader, and
he can be too msckns "a bone headed
chump. 49, "
Take the vote on selective conscrip-
ton and observe it we'll. 1t will give
you an exact census of the number of
misrepresentation we. have in both
houses that belong to these classes.
It is easy enough to say that there
are questions about which there are
honest differences of opinion and that
in this country speech is free. No
body doubts or questions so much.
There are men in the world, very
likely some in this :, eopntry7I.7very
likely some in the senate and house
that honestly and sincerely Believe
in autocracy. They do not believe
in the democratic form Of govern
ment. They think it is grand, to have
a king and have, in times when it. was
safe, declared privately, that the
German form of government was as
good as ours.
These persons have a right to their
opinions; nobody questions that.
" But they have no right to hold Of.
flee under the government they try
to stiletto. They have no right to
take the pay Of the country whose
enemies they support. They have no
right to sit in the councils Of this
country and use their position to be,
tray the nation they have sworn to
uphold.
Everybody respects a brave enemy;
everybody would respect any of these
bushwhackers If he would arise and
say frankly that his convictions are
on the side of Germany and he felt
bound by his conscience to renounce
his American allegiance and throw
in his lot with the country of his
love.
But to pretend to be American and
work covertly for Germany: to pro.
TESS loyalty and play the traitor is
the trick that honest men cannot
stomach.
Some of the persons that oppose
and try TO thwart the government s
defense measure are of this class,
some are playing a low order of poll
tics and some are just sodden in ig.
nOrance.
A nation involved in a tremendous
war in which its very life may be at
stake cannot take any risks with any
of these elements. Let them exercise
the lungs where they will do no
harm. Let them blather away to
themselves where they will not ad-
vertise to the world that this is not
a nation but a backwoods debating
society. Let them flock by them
selves and advocate the volunteer
system. jayelins. tomahawks. and the
I'M i=IAs tais tAAs= aslonssto the
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HEP! HEP! HEP!

These are good days to walk.
1t,When you're finis he'd Y working in
the garden, don't stagger into an easy
chair. - 49, !,
k Throw back your shoulders. stick
out your chest, and walk! ..
Hike around the block, if you feel
like hiking only that far; or take
longer walk into the country or
through the park.
Walk to work, if you have time;
or walk from work.
It's good for you.
It'll put you in trim.
And physical fitness is patriotic
these days.
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Miss Edna Rupp, who arrived last
evening from Brooklyn, N. Y, today
assumed her duties as librarian OF
the North Dakota historical society.
ON HIGHWAY COMMISSION
Thomas Tough, formerly county
surveyor Of Morton, has Joined the
staff of State Engineer Jay w. Bliss
and will devote a majority of his time
to the work of the state highway com.
mission. -. r:f:s
COMMISSION AGAINST IT,
Secretary Calderhead of the North
Dakota railway commission yesterday
advised the Philadelphia bourse in re-
Spouse to its request for an opinion
from the board that the state com.
mission stands fatty against a fifteen
percent freight increase at this time,
on both economic and patriotic
grounds.
NEW coRPoRATloNs.-
New corporations of the day are
the Jacobson Hardware Co. of eros.
by, incorporated by Carl A. Jacobson
of Crosby and Dan R. Jacobson and
Matt G. Evenson of Minot, for $4,000
and the Glen Ullin Creamery Co., in.
corporated by Michael Tschida,
Christ Anderson and NJ. J.. TscAida,
all of Glen Ullin, for $4,000.
TALcoTT HOLDS HIS JOB
F. S. Talcott, who was reelected
warden Of the state penitentiary sew.
eral weeks ago, as announced yester.
day, today entered upon his fifth
years service at the head OF that In
stitution, The warden served four
teen years in the state legislature
before he took up his present duties,
succeeding F. o. ,Helstrom. Asked
with reference to his congressional
boom in the First district, Mr.. Tai
, colt today declined to commit himself,
neither stating that he is in or out OF
the race.
SHORT OF FUNDS
The interstate commerce commits
sion has announced dates for series
of hearings on the proposed Is per-
cent freight rate increase. The rail-
ways will be heard the week begin
ming May Z. The commission then
will adjourn to May %, when it will
hear protests from shippers and state
railway commissions. The North Da-
kota board is planning to enter in
this general protest, but it is handi.
capped by lack Of funds, and there is
a question as to the amount which
the emergency board may be able to
| appropriate for this purpose.
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They NAV think it's cruel to de

They may think It's cruel to de De:
SflSs:Ef but Il they grow saPl
aUS E thHY.H find out differently
"A child that "pieces" on candy all
day isn't likely to have either good
appetite or good digestion.
Maybe if we drop that taking can.
~ from children expression we'll
MI get over the habit of spsiling In
fants' stomachs .i-.;gqE;Gs, f,s5,a 4 .a@r,t.
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often the trains left for, Eaasas City:
5."'From two-two to two.totwo," re-
piled the ticket agent. w. h. i
swell, I declare" exclaimed the old
lady, sand be you the, whistler
Puck. '"@". H. s5a&-ta
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TOO MUCH CANDY.

taking, candy from children is an
universal expression of disgust at the
aggressions OF the powerful against
the weak.
Somehow that expression breeds
the idea that children ought to have
: candy. ~,..~ ',s%AA : ~
,xost.chiasei hase, too: much can.
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Good JUDGE,

Tourist: Who is the best doctor in
the village? ... ~
Native: Wal, allus recommend
DR.. Killumquick.
Tourist: Are you a good Judge?
Native: Judge! No, I'm the under
taker.-Judge.
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No WAY Out Of II.

'lHow did Jones happen to fall
downstairs?''
"Why. his wife said, Now. Henry,
be CAREFUL and, as he is not the man
to be dictated to by any woman, down
he went"
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+ Good poets are inspired in :
:: terpreters of the gods.-Plato. :
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Up to 1890 one alien out of every
three arriving in this country was
German. Since 1890, one in II.
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When Gen. Haig tries to. advance
three miles and only advances two,
that seems to be Berlin's idea OF a
',British defeat" =
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SENDING OUT STATEMENTS

The state auditor is sending out
blank statements to telephone COM
panies which are required by law to
file a schedule as basis for taxa
ton. Through questionable recent
ly circulated by the state auditor, 26O
more telephone companies will be
taxed this year than last.
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: Billions for warfare, but not one
cent fqr- pork! E
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Why not stick up flag in your
war garden?
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Firinu Her Ambition.

"You are exquisite" he raved.
"Your. eyes are lustrous, your com.
plexion divine. Do you think you
could be contented as a poor mans
wife,"
'No," replied the girl frankly. "rm
pretty enough for the movies if I'm
as pretty as all that"
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Too Much TWo.Two.

The old lady from the country went
to- the ticket office to inquire how
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A U.efu, Ailment,

Tellem: 81 Grass bought sure
cure for rheumatism last week. i; -,
Askem: Did 1t cure him?
Tellem: His. wife won't let him
take 1t till after the picnic. She
wants to know whether 1t is going
to rain that day.-Puck.; g,.4,,, .-...,..
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The right will can defeat the
wrong way.
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! See Dug. Fairbanks at the Orpleum
tO13Ght, seo1Es ~ : s,s...s.,