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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-27

This is an editorial with two n.y.
phens.
War has had it's benefcent results
in England upon children and upon
the cause Of democracy.
It exposed national weaknesses and
shortcomings, bitter as the cost has
Z beeh1oand we are no apologist for
war' F"'-
"War.C Children Democracy" is the
hyphenated title Of few observa'
tons on the other and brighter side
g of this world conflict for a survival
of ideals. and the suppression of tyr
amy.
England's national scandal has
been her 100000 children forced to
leave school at thirteen years of age
for, ,:i{hei PURPOSE of commercial ex'
!; ploita5ti6h1 They were truly "chil
7 drenTofHthe abyss
..,.r- Tha-Mar~ has shown up in tragic
proportions, the inequality Of classes
and now that a great national crisis
has banished arbitrary distinctions
the necessity for protecting and con
serving the child is most apparent.
Democracy in England in some OF
its aspects serves better the ends OF
representative government than in
America, responding more readily to
the will of the people, but in matters
of social altruism, England is dec
AIDES behind the United States. Her
masses have been neglected. The
squalor and poverty have been ma
= tionaI scandal iILloyd George, hailed
! now as savior of nation, was re.
viled by the idle and privileged class.
es. when he champoned pressing so.
cal reforms.
But war is forcing reforms impos-
sible in the piping times Of peace.
England is bringing to these prob
lens the same vigor and intensity of
action that has made her govern
ment a model democracy.
The spirit of democracy which per
meates governmental action, insists
now that the brains and the bodies of
the masses have ample opportunity
to attain vigor and full development.
The war which necessitated stock
taking of the man power, revealed
among the various classes decad-
ence attributable directly to govern
mental Indifference to the social well
fare Problems considered element
airy in the United States and Canada
remained unsolved in England until
the war put Lloyd George in a posi-
ton to insist upon a democracy that
would emancipate all classes.
War has been a great leveler in
England. It is revolutionizing the en-
tire educational system. The age Of
exemptions to compulsory education
al training is being advanced and
for the child worker continuation
schools are being agitated, where the
wage Garner can devote portion of
the time to fitting himself for life's
struggle.
England is finding that these social
reforms ignored through the centu-
ries is the best insurance against
the fearful ravages of war, because
when the danger comes, there is man
hood and national stamina to draw
upon. These social betterments also
are the best measures for reconstruc-
ton after the war that Great Britain
can urge.
The Englishman is realizing, too,
that the active minds must be select
ed among the youth and even at pub
lie expense trained through the high
or Institutions and as one great Lon
-
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HON. A. w. LUCAS
President City Commission

marked period of development. Great
enterprises in whose direction the
city commission found no local prece-
dent to guide them have been under
taken during the last four years, and
have been handled wisely and eff
GENTLY. The taxpayers money has
been husbanded: no Increase has been
made in the tax levy, but throuG,l
able management, and fn$the facStbk
everincreasing expenses, the cost OF
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don newspaper states: Rise to the
top of the tree"
Democratic craftsmanship in Eng
land has no greater duty outside the
defense of the Empire, than to pre-
pare the masses for the new demOc.
racy which victory will inevitably
bring forth.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-27

Lincoln Steffens is on his way tC
Russia to assist in framing consti
tuition for the new republic. Here is
chance for Townley to get in the
lime-light by forwarding a copy Of
House Bill "a to the Duma.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-27

The Girl Next Door says, in view
of the reports of food shortage in
Germany, she can quite understand
why the kaiser's fate depends sc
greatly on the Prussian diet.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-27
HEBRON NEWS

Last Sunday afternoon, Hermann
Reetz and John Bender left to join
the navy. They were given royal
farewell. The band was out in uni
form and enlivened the occasion by
rendering several patriotic selections.
More than two hundred people were
at the station to honor the boys who
were leaving to take active service
under the Stars and Stripes. 1t is
said that three more Hebron boys
will enlist next week.
Ida and Boise Smith visited their
sister Elsie, in Dickinson last Satur-
day and Sunday. While there Boise
was examined for enlistment in the
navy but was rejected because of
slightly defective sight.
The members Of the Forum society
defeated in the contest held last
week entertained the other members
of the society at a banquet in the
high school gymnasium Tuesday
evening. After the spread number
of impromptu toasts were given. The
remainder of the evening was spent
Ill pleiylhS 6oIliCS ouu llaSluS sur
eral good time. This event closed
the work of the Forum for the year.
Architect Van Horn of Bismarck,
met the Hebron schoolboard at the
First National bank last Saturday
evening to discuss the plans for a
new school building. Tentative floor
plans were submitted and approved.
Mr. Van Horn was authorized to
work out the detailed plans.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Kellar are the
proud parents of big baby girl who
arrived on Tuesday.
Raised Telephone Rates-Protests
have been received from Crary
against the raising of telephone rates
without hearing before the state
railway board and authority from
that body. Rates were boosted from
$1.25 to $3.50. The manager of the
exchange, questioned about it, adj
vises that board that she regarded
$3.50 the month as standard for
local phone rates and believed no
hearing on an increase to this stand.
ard necessary. The board probably
wifi conclude differently, as the laws
are explicit On this subject.
49, ses ~ ss-ss<S
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If this conservation wave ever hits
the skirt making business-oh, boy.
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-27

Billy Sunday thinks America stands
good chance to break up that lch
und Colt combination.
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Lowest
Temperatures

ORRIS W. ROBERTS.
- III MereorOlOgist.
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Just Fun
Removing the Cause.

4. Removing the Cause.
Don't you want to hire Teller to
keep the tramps away, Mrs. Sub.
bubs?" asked the small boy.
GLOW can little fellow like you
keep the tramps away?" demanded
Mrs. Subbubs. EsS Il %%y
Easy enough" replied the boy. 81
kin eat up all the PIE an cake an
things wot's left over Judge.
Nice Family.
Mrs. Snappen .(who has been sui.
fering from tOOthache), Thank good
ness, I've had that tooth taken out at
last.
Snappen-Happy tooth!
Mrs. S.--What do. you mean?
Sits out OF reach of your tongue
Hard to Tell.
Little Gertrude's father had an.
swered her questions patiently, but
ne was becoming exasperated. Final.
ly she said:
What do you do at the office all
day, daddy?"
Daddy's patience gave way.
ii. "Oh, nothing" he said
Gertrude pondered over this an.
swer for a moment. Then she re.
turned valiantly to the charge.
But how do you know when you
have finished?' she asked.
Tit For Tat.
Miss Prim says that joke you told
is as old as the hills"
II suppose she heard it when she
was a girl
Takes a Strong Wind, Too.
When the Spanish-American war
broke out, in April, 1898, two Irish
men were at work on a new asphalt
pavement, being laid in Washington
street, when one stopped handling his
PICK and glanced up at the court.
house. tower, where flag was wav.
ing.
What's the use of putting a flag
up there?' the man questioned.
THE wind will whip it to pieces"
Eyes, but the winds the only thing
that can whip it, was the others
quick reply.
The Differential,
In Western Kansas. at n conven.
ton. man telephoned a friend out
in the country. He talked an unreas.
onably long time.
"How much?" he asked.
Zone dollar, please" she said,
"One dollar" he cried. "Why. in
Chicago I could telephone to hades
and back for ten cents"
why, certainly; but that Is within
the city limits" she replied,-Puck
The Application.
The Bishop Cat the Dimpleton's
dinner table,: Yes, my friends. It
is one of my firm beliefs that we
never are given more than we can
bear.
Bobbie: In that case, mama. +
think I could hold another plate OF
icecream.-Life.
Al Right Within.
The grocer's boy was numbering M
the kitchen stairway with his arm
full of packages.
boy, said the mistress of the
house, somewhat sharply, .tare your
feet clean?"
Yes'm,' he answered. still climb.
ing the stairs. cts only me shoes
that's dirty."-Puck.
70 Even W With Dad.
Eobsis: GFa1na. will you please
marry me? I'd like to be dad.s far,
e Tor 2 fen day.. ~ t as..........
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WEATHER REPORT
Foreca St.

Forecast.
For North Dakota: Cloudy tonight;
Saturday probably fair: continued
cold.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-27
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

This is an editorial with two ny
phens.
War has had it's beneficent results
in England upon children and upon
the cause Of democracy.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-27
Hard to Tell.

TT For Tat.
| s. mis-" M IS, prim says IL, THAI joke you told
Il suppose she heard it when she
was girl
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-27

time in the nations history partici-
pated in a legislative referendum on
WARM. Y. Times, April 7th.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1917-02-02
For Superintendent OF
Schools.

E. B. HEMPHILL, Barbourville
EMMA NORRIS. Barbourville
SARAH K. HUGHES, Barbourville
SAWYER A. MILLS, Hammond
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1917-02-02
Resolutions of Respect.

Barbourville, KY, Jan. q, 1911
With bowed heads and sad
hearts, because of the sudden
and untimely death of our be-
loved friend and assistant teac-
her, Professor Lester Z. Langdon
of Union College, we the men,
bers of the A. M. Decker Bible
class, feeling our utter inability
to heal the broken heart, or
soothe the wounded spirit, and
yet earnestly desiring to express
our deep sympthy for his mother
in her dark hour of grief and sor-
row, herby adopt the following
resolutions:
First, That while we can not
understand, yet we do not quest
ion the wisdom of Him who do
eth all things well.
Second, That the Bible class
has lost a most valuable teacher,
the Sunday School a most faith
full worker, the college a most ef-
ficicnt teacher, the church Almost
loyal member, the country .
most desirable citizen. and hi.
m1ther a most devoted so.
Third, That W lille We mis-
his presence. and long for the
sweet music which he rendered
in so many different ways, we
are comfOrted in the assurance
that he has joined the angelic
band around the throne of Cod,
where in some future day if we
prove faithful we shall hear
sweeter AID more perfect mus
ic as he plays upon a harp Of
gold.
Bowling in humble submission
to His will, we are
Respectfully,
G. ii. UpchUch,
d, M. Humheet,
Jas. Gregory.
Committee.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1917-02-02

1t is a great country and does
not want to bow to the dictates
of the other countries. 1t had
rather fight to the finish and let
the honors fall where they may.
They have given the warning out;
they have said to the United
States, keep off the seas, do not
come within the danger zone, do
not allow your flag to be used up
on any ship that is loaded and
headed for the ports of the al
lies. We have had the warning,
let US be governed accordingly.
Let us take due notice and keep
our products at home. We will
need them; we need them now.
1t is an i'll wind that does not
bringsomething good to some one.
The rich and mighty have had
their share of the profits of the
war and it is now time that the
poor and needy have a chance.
What kind of a chance do they
want? None, except that the
middlemen not be permitted to
rob them on high prices and jus
tify their action by citing that
there is a war being waged in a
foreign land. The war waged
upon the high seas will, in a
measure, bring us relief, for it
appears to any sane minded man
that commerce will. for the time
being, cast anchor. Then the
terrible grip of hard times will
loosen up and the poor man will
have a chance to enjoy another
mess of bacon and beans or viii
have an opportunity to give his
family a treat to a beef steak.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1917-02-02
ObituaYy.

Lester L. Langdon was born
January 3, 1893 at Blue Mound,
ILL.,, and departed this life Janu,
AIRY Il, 1917. He was converted
under the ministry of Rev. Miles
and united with the N. 4, Church
at Moroa at the age Of seven. He
remained a true and devoted
christian throughout his life and
was a sourse of blessing and help
to his loved ones and friends.
He was the son and only child of
John and Eliza Langdon. His
father died while the family lived
at Moroa, April %, 1899. The
survives and will make
her home in Barbourville, where
the deceased was professor in
Union College prior to his death. !
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1917-02-02
Knox Circuit Court.

The January term Of the Knox
Circuit Court? ?????
Trustee of Jury Fund Remov-
ed? ?????
Master Commissioner Remov-
ed? p?
Petit and Grand Jury Discharg-
ed? p?
Jury Commissioners Dismissed?
%?
Jury Commissioners Appoint
ed? %?
Jury Wheel Emptied, Reflled?
p?
Knox County 300 Good Citi-
zins? p?
Court Term Adjourned Until
Court in Course?
With H. H. Tye, The Appoint
ed OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES?
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1917-02-02

For Assessor
NEWTON JACKSON, Cannon
w. N. EPPERSoN, Girdler
B. f. BAYS, Artemus
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1917-02-02

Mr.. j. F. Catron,
City.
Dear Sir
Not having received any reply
to my letter of the 26ult. to you
| enquired at the office of the
Mountain Advocate and find that
you have written a letter pur-
porting to be to me but delivered
to the Advocate. | do not under
stand why you should not have
furnished me with a copy of
your letter at least.
was very much surprised at
the tone of your letter as | had
believed up to the time | read
this that you were in good faith
about your candidacy. But,
since it does not seem to be the
Judgeship you are after, but
only the fun of being a candi-
date or trying to prevent Knox
County from having the Judge
of the Circuit Court, you can
very well afford to ignore the
wishes of the people of your
county to have only one candi-
date for this important Office.
And now since you have re-
fused to make any proposition OF
to agree to even attempt an ad-
justment, pretending as your
reason that you can smell politi-
cal chicanery and see ghosts and
apparitions. none Of which is
your real reason. But you do not
desire to try q settlement be-
cause you know the people are
not for you. You quit running
for County Attorney and became
a candidate for Circuit Judge in
order to defeat me if you could,
and you do not believe now that
you have a majority of the people
of this county for you, if so, |
submit to you the following
propositions.
| will leave this matter of who
shall be the candidate, or of
which of US shall come off, to the
voters of our little city, or to the
voters of our school district, in
which we both live, or | will
leave it to your magisterial dis
trict in which ! do not live, or |
will leave it to Knox county as a
whole or to any subdivision
thereof upon which we may
agree, and let the one that re-
ceiveS the smaller number OF
endorsements quit the race and
lie for the other and pay all the
expenses connected with the pro-
curing the voice of the people as
to their choice in this matter.
Now if you are in good faith
come on.
AS to the authorship of the
editorial in the Advocate, | have
too much faith in the editor to
question his acts, and as this
is a matter that does not concern
either of us | leave that matter
to be settled between you and
him.
If you desire to accept my
propositions or any Of them let
me know today.
Very truly yours,
w. r. LAY.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1917-02-02
For Sheriff:

JOHN H. LAWSON, Barbourville
JAMES M. CARNES, Flat Lick
READ P. BLACK, Barbourville
q. w. HAMMoNS. Girdler
K. G.. PARTIN, Artemus
J. l.. WESTERFIELD, Warren
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1917-02-02
Not Like the Wilson Note

THE note is plain, very plain,
said Mr.. Lansing as he gave out
the text of the Allies reply. 1T
requires no interpret atom. Con-
sequertly, Mr.. Lans ing found his
duties lightened.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1917-02-02
For County Court Clerk

w. H. MCDONALD. Barbourville
JOHN F. LAWS, Place
w. G. ELLIOTT, King
BEN H. GREGORY, Barbourville
JOHN H. DAVIS, Barbourville
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1917-02-02
Another Note by Mr.. Lay
Barbourville, KY,

Feby. 2, 1917.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1917-02-02
For Jailer.

CHARLES H. BOTHER, Grays
E. j. WYRICK, Barbourville
C. A. WEST, Barbourville
F. j. MITCHELL, Barbourville
JEFF HALE, Flat Lick
JOHN MCCLELLAND, Wilton
r. j. BLEvINs, Hopper
WILSON LAWSON, Ely
JOHN Nj. ENGLE, Indian Creek
j. E. SOWDERS, Artemus
SAM l.. LEWIS, Barbourville
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1917-02-02
For County Attorney

J. w. MESSAMoRE, Barbourvilles
JAMES S. GOLDEN, Barbourville'
Sol 7. STEELE, Barbourville q
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1917-02-02
CATR0N ANSWERS
LETTER OF W. R.LAY
Says he is i'm the Race to
the Last, and Will
Win.

Mr.. w. r. Lay,
Barbourville, KY,
Dear Mr.. Lay:
Your letter under date of Jan
uary p. in which you make GER
tain proposals in regard to our
race for the Republican nomina-
ton for the office Of Circuit Judge
of this District received and care
fully noted.
] also notice a copy of same as
published in the Mountain Advo-
cate under date of Jan. rs.
In that letter you make the
proposition that you will meet
me ut Office Of the Editor of the
Mountain Advocate at any time
within the next week and there
try to agree upon a method wher-
by it may be known which of US
should make this race"
In reply to that proposition l
wish to say the time has passed
when a few men meet behind
closed doors and dictate to the
great common people who shall
be their party nominees, or for
whom they shall vote, and alb
solutely refuse to be party to
such a meeting.
The great masses Of the people
of the 34th Judicial District of
Kentucky composed of the splen-
did counties Of Knox, Whitley
and McCreary, with approx
mately $4,000 voters know who
they desire for their Judge of
their judicial District, and the
law has prepared a way by which
the people can speak for them
. selves at the polls, and each man
black or white, rich or poor, can
speak for himself and say who
he desires to be Judge of his
Judicial District, and it is not a
matter for a few men in a GER
tain precinct in any county to
dictate.
The Legislature of the Com
monwealrh Of Kentucky has seen
fit, in its wisdom, toput upon the
Statutes Of Kentucky a law, the
primary election law, to settle
precisely such cases as yours and
mine, by which law the voters of
each political party may have a
voice in choosing their party NOM
inees, and would not under any
circumstances deprive any voter
Of that privilege.
am opposed to bossism" in
any form lam opposed to boss
rule o" boss dicLation in politics.
| am IN favor Of fair elections
where every man can vote his
sentiments as free as the air in
which he braathes.
in that same letter your pro-
position continues as follows:
And upon our failure to agree,
SHOULD this happen, | will name
a man and you name one and let
them devise a way whereby it
may he known which should
make the race, and upon their
failure TO agree, if they did fail,
let them select a third party and
then let this three agree upon
some plan for the settlement of
the question. "
Now let US take the mask off
Of that proposition and see what
it is.
Suppose for the sake of argu-
ment, we enter into an agree
ment whereby you choose one
man (who being your friend
would decide for you on all points,
and / would choose one man (who
being my friend would decide in
my favor on all propositions)
and suppose these two chosen
should choose a third party who
holds the balance Of power to de-
eide any and all propositions, and
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1917-02-02

SlOllS, sui ne is Only one man,
and ninety per cent of the people
may have a different opinion as
to who they would prefer to be
Judge of their Judicial District
You would have then one man
deciding a very important mat
ter which should be weighed,
discussed and decided solely by
majority of all the voters. Such
policies and practices have always
corrupted politics and promoted
unworthy men to responsible Of
fees. refuse to adhere to such
a scheme. Allow the people to
choose and then nobody is wrong
ed.
Now | wish to say | do not be-
lieve you to be in good faith in
your proposition set fourth in
that letter and as quoted above,
and charge that it is a mere move
to try to seek political advantage
to overcome the fact that | was
the first to announce my candi-
dacy for this office.
Besides you wrote the very ar
i
ticle published in the Mountain
Advocate your letter purported
to answer, which proves to me
concIusively that it is a scheme
Matched in your own or your
henchman's brain, to try to side
track me.
| further charge that before |
had time to answer your letter,
and before it appeared in the
Mountain Advocate you went to
Corbin, KY. and made your an
nouncement in the Corbin Times,
with a two-column sized picture
of yourself, and sent copies of
said paper broad cast all over the
District. And also Immediately
after you wrote me this letter
you began to mail other letters
to my friends urging them to be
for you, proving to me beyond a
doubt that you had no idea of be-
ing out of the running on account
of any agreement you might en-
ter into with me.
Now, | have no desire to get
you out of my way by perpetrat-
ing any chicanery upon you, and
| say emphatically you can not
get me out of the race by the
nefarious practice of trickery up
on me; for | shall give you no
chance to do so. That kind of dope
may be given to child, but to
a man whose last years of the
thirties are lingering like a sun
set it is ridiculous and altogether
out of the question.
feel that the people are over
whelmingly for me why then
should | care how many weak
men run; why then allow the peo-
| pie to be subjected to the Steam
Roller method which method has
already wrought havoc enough.
Two or three men did not put
me in the race, and two or three
men cannot take me out of it.
No man or set of men should say
who should run for office; that
would be depriving the great
masses Of the people of their right
to choose their own officers and
to vote for whom they please.
When / made my announce
ment as a candidate for this Of
flee, | considered all the PROPOSE
tions that may arise to hinder or
retard my progress, and | dis
pensed with them then, and when
| made my announcement, did
it with the determination to win,
and to my friends all over this
34th Judicial District | am say
ing that ] will be fighting with
them until the polls are closed on
the election day, Aug 4th, 1917,
at which primary | expect to win
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