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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-09

constitution relating to loans, giving
credit or aid by the state or its po'
litical subdivisions, and to .agricultur.
al loans popularity known as rural
credits. fin ;~-o'.. -
Senate Bill Is, introduced by Beck
is to amend and re-enact section w.
O59 of compiled laws of the state, re-
lating to malicious mischief in the
burning of buildings, grain, hay
threshing machines and automobiles.
The bill provides punishment by inn
prisonment in the penitentiary not ex-
ceeding four years and not less than
one year, or by Imprisonment in the
county, Jail not exceeding one year.
Bills to subcommittee
Senate Bill II, by Kirkeide, amend
ing section PSF of the compiled laws
for, 1918, relating to the investment
of school funds on farm lands, ana
Bill 6, by Ellingson, relating to com,
pensation for wrongful Imprisonment
of innocent persons and making ap'
preparation therefor, were both re-
ferred to the subcommittee by the
state affairs committee of the senate.
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TO TELL WOODROW THAT
NORTH DAKOTA GAVE HIM
FIVE ELECTORAL VOTES

David f. German of Grand Forks
Yesterday was delegated the duty of
carrying to Washington North Dako.
ta's five electoral votes and depositing
them at the feet of Woodrow Wilson.
North DakOtas Democratic electors
Mr.. German, George A. Gilmore OF
Williams county, John Mahon of Cav
alier, Samuel l.. Nuchols OF Morton
and John A. Wright of Cass-met in
Secretary of State Halls office yes.
terday as required by law and elected
Mr.. German their messenger. Mr..
German when he leaves for the ma.
tional capital may be truly said to
have the vote of North Dakota in his
pocket. He carries with him a Ger
tificate from the board of presidential
electors, whose qualifications already
have been certified to Washington by
Ex-Governor l.. B. Hanna and Secre-
tary Of State Hall.
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the business went right on without
very much interruption.
And the firm that had been so gen.
erously assisted by its rival, with
equal generosity purchased pages OF
advertising matter in trade journals
telling about this spirit OF the golden
rule which had been exhibited in such
a practical fashion.
Don't you suppose that this entire
transaction made a fine impression
upon the trade, and that 1t brought
to the surface the better instincts Of
everybody who heard or read about
it?
Don't be deceived into believing
that the comparatively few sharks
in business life are typical. They
aren't! There's more downright good
fellowship and decency among the
mass OF men than we know.
1t isn't preached about or exploited
nor is there a pietistc attitude as
sumed by those who might be credited
with the real stuff-but it's there!
And the rest OF US may be glad.
Good will among men" is increas
ing. It's a poor observer Of the tend.
ency OF the times who doesn't see, it,
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BIG audience
FOR FRAz|ER'S
TALK TOMORROW
Anticipated That at Least 200
Will Attend Commercial
Club Banquet
DIRECTORS FOR ENSUING
YEAR WILL BE SELECTED

One of the biggest gatherings which
ever has attended an informal re-
ception rendered an incoming COVER
nor is anticipated for the Bismarck
commercial clubs luncheon at the
Grand Pacific hotel tomorrow noon,
when Governor Lynn J. Frazier will
be the speaker:
Governor Frazier. prior to his cleo
ton did comparatively little campaign
ing in the vicinity of Bismarck, and
he is not so we'll known here as in
many other large cities Of the state.
Tomorow's function will give all of
the business men of the Capital City
an opportunity to get acquainted with
the governor and at the same time
listen to a message which will deal
with matters in which every town.
builder is interested.
The luncheon will be the usual sim.
pie MONDAY affair, with only
the ordinary luncheon fee, and no
business man need be detained more
than an hour. The commercial club
urges that everyone interested in
town development attend. whether a
member of the club or not, and not
only as a mark of respect to our new
governor, but because of the import.
ant bearing which this meeting will
have upon the years commercial ac'
tivities of the city.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-09
NORTH DAKOTA MILL
INTERESTS WILL Be
WELL SAFEGUARDED
Commissioner johnson and Rate
Expert Little Report on
Kansas City Hearing

North Dakota milling interests were
we'll safeguarded at the hearing OF the
Interstate commerce commission on
the petition %of southwestern illers,
held in Kansas City last week.
The Flickertail state was represent
ed by Commissioner M. P. Johnson,
who is a man of wide experience in
Equity affairs, production and market
ing, and by Rate Expert James A. Lit
tie, who has had much to do with mill
ing tariffs in Duluth, Superior and
other Minnesota and Wisconsin points.
Twelve states we're represented. The
southwestern millers had petitioned
for an adjustment of intrastate mini
mum carload rates on flour on basis
with interstate minimum rates. The
intrastate minimum in North Dakota
and a number of other northwestern
states is $4,000 pounds. while the in
terstate minimum is 10000 pounds.
The southwestern millers claimed that
this discrimination in favor of intra-
state shippers was unfair. The intra-
state shippers, consisting largely OF
smaller millers who seldom would
have occasion to use a 4O,OOO-pound
carload, defended the $4,000 pound
minimum as just differential. based
upon the relative size an abilities of
the industry.
1t developed at the hearing that
North Dakotas interests may not i'm
mediately be affected. There is,
however. a probability that this and
other northwestern states ultimately
may be involved, and taking into con-
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HOUSE BILLS

H r. 13.-Miller to amend and re.
enact section 6,073 of the compiled
laws of North Dakota as amended by
the session of 1915.
H. B. 14.-Mees, relating to sum:
moning of jurors and witnesses.
H. B. 15.-Walton, to declare the
law and to settle any question con-
corning the time for the commence
ment of the term of office for judges
of the supreme court. r..~
H. B, 16.-lWood, to amend section
6,S77 of the compiled laws, of North
Dakota for a lien for repairs upon
personality.
H. B. 17.-Miller, to amend and
re-enact section 6,76 of the compiled
laws of the state of North Dakota Tor
1913.
H. B. 1S.-Sinclair, to provide for
the payment of premiums on state
official bonds.
H. B. 19.-Smith of Kidder, to re-
peal section 672 of the compiled laws
of North Dakota for the year 1913 re-
lating to fee charge by county auditor
for filing township bonds.
III. B. 20.-Quam, to amend and
re-enact sections 2976g, 2976h and
I2976p of the compiled laws of the
state for 1918, relating to the regis
tration fees of motor vehicles and the
expenditures and moneys so received.
H.'B. 21.-A. M. Hagan and E. E.
Kurtz, to prevent any foreclosure
proceedings without first giving due
notice to the mortgagor. !t'oaI
H. B. 22.-J. #. T. O'C0nnor, to
amend and re-enact section 20236 OF
the revised code of 1913 being chapter
1913, relating, to the observance OF
memorial day and prohibiting ball
games, horse races, sports and enter
tainments that interfere with tho
proper observance of the dayeN
H. E. 23-Noltimier-To amend and
re-enact article rs of section 1888 OF
compiled laws of state of North Da-
kota for year 1918, relating to powers
of city councils.
H. B. &C. p. Peterson, ,TOWner-
TO amend and reenact SECTION 1886
of compiled laws of 1913, relating to
the appointment of the duties Of the
inspector of hotels and making the
duties of the inspector the work OF
the food commissioner at the Agri-
cultural college.
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With the Legislative Members

sideration this fact, the interstate
commerce commission took the south.
western millers' protest under advise.
ment, and it is anticipated will con.
slider evidence to be- presented by the
milling interests of other states at
hearings to be conducted by their re-
spective railway commissions. 1t is
probable that such hearing will be
conducted in the near future by the
North Dakota rail board, in Bismarck
or some other central point.
w. c. Helm of the hussell-Miller
Milling company, also attended the
hearing to represent North Dakota's
interests.
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INSURANCE MEASURE
COPIED AFTER GOPHER
STATUTE ADVOCATED
Would Establish Rating Bureau
in Connection with State
Commissioner Office

A general insurance bill which Is
said to have the approval Of the ad.
ministration, and which is copied after
similar measure which has proven
very effective in Minnesota, probably
will be introduced early in the ses-
sion. The author of the bill is ".
D. Austin, deputy commissioner OF
insurance. whose ma1iya years in 'he
state service have convinced him of
the inadequacy of present regulatory
measures in North Dakota.
The Minnesota insurance law, which
became effective June g. 1918, gives
the state commissioner Of insurance
power to review any rate established
by any fire insurance company. All
rates must be published with .ating
bureau, and each insurance company
must establish such bureau or be-
come member of one already estab.
lishcd. All schedules of such rating
bureaus must be filed with The cCm:
missioner Of insurance.
Under this law the Minnesota insur
ance commissioner has reduced the
rate on country grain elevators from
$1.95 on buildings a5d $1.7O on con-
tents to $1.55 on buildings and 1925
on contents. In other classes Of risks
reductions have been ordered rang
ing from fourteen cents to $l.39 per.
hundred, and the base rates in many
instances have been adjusted.
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THE GOLDEN RULE.

We've been told that there's no
such thing as 1.-The golden rule In
business-that it's all a question of
doing the other fellow, and doing it
first.
And those who have quoted this
saying of David Harum's have thought
It "decuedly' clever! Well-it sounds
smart, and there is a certain type OF
men who think it's smart. But they
have another guess coming.
It would he too much to say that
the golden rule-to do unto others
as you would have them do unto you
dominates business life. But there's
more kindness and manhood and
square dealing in business than most
Of us think. .
For instance, some time ago a big
paint makers plant burned out-just
as the season was to begin. 1t was
hard luck. for there wasn't time to
.ecure and equip another building
which would be At all adequate.
! Ne the chief rival OF this concern
.stiasd IL competitor that Il had .
A.s,nane which was not In use, and
- vhieA - unfoftunate firm was
49, $3.50 rolgof and
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ated from the collegiate department of
the University ofaNorth Dakota.
There followed several years Of sue
cessful teaching, with graduate work
in higher institutions of learning, and
at the end of decade the call OF the
soil proved its mastery, and Stenmo
returned to the farm. Farming, in
which he has been profitably engaged
since 1900, near Merrifield, has e;er
since held his principal interest.
Senator Stenno never before has
held a public office. At the district
convention of the Nonpartisan league
last year Mr.. StenmO was endorsed for
state senator. At the state convention
in Fargo the league gave the Grand
Forks county man its endorsement for
lieutenant-governor, but, preferring TO
represent his own district in the state
senate, Stenmo declined the other
honor.
The senator in 1902 welded Miss
Anna Johnson of Thompson, teacher
in the normal department of the state
university, and who, with the import
ant remainder of the family, is here
enjoying the statesman's triumphs,
present and prospective.
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.BURLE|GH AND MORTON
70 Be HEARD REGARDING
WELFORD'S BRIDGE BILL
Effect of Measure Upon Plans for
Spanning Missouri To Be :,
Considered !

Burleigh and Morton counties are
to have a hearing before the highways
committee Of the senate on Senator
Welford's bill increasing the amount
which any county may spend on a
wagon bridge spanning navigable
stream to 100000.
Should this measure become law.
if will affect the local situation. as at
nresent each county is restricted to
and expenditure of $15o,ooo for bridge
purposes. Senator Carol D. King OF
Burlcigh and Senator Walter Wexford
Of Pembina, the author of the bill,
have been named a subcommittee to
confer with the committee on bridges
Of the Bismarck Commercial club,
headed by f. A. Hughes, and sim
liar committee of the Mandan Com
mercial club, Of which l.. A. Tavis IS
chairman.
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U. S. CANT SHIP
CARS TO INDIA

American automobile manufacturers
will lose out on the India market in
1917, the British government having
issued ruling forbidding the impor
tation of cars into India which have
been shipped after January l.
The ruling covers all vehicles using
gasoline as a motor power and the
occasion for the ruling is said to be
the shortage of gasoline in India.
India has been a good market for
American cars, between 400 and 500
having been shipped there monthly
during the last few years.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-09
TAUGHT SCHOOL AND
H0MESTEADEO ON THE
S|OE---NQW A BANKER
Senator H. w. Aliens Principal
Equipment in Early Days
Was Yoke of Oxen

Senator H. w. Allen of Braddock,
representing the Goth district, COM
posed of Emmons and Kidder, settled
in Emmons county before there was
a county. and before the land had
been surveyed. and when his princl-
pal and practically only equipment
and capital consisted of yoke OF
oxen which had been driven fourteen
days overland.
Today Senator Allen is cashier and
heavy stock holder in the Braddock
State bank, is president OF the Brad
dock Elevator Co., owning elevators
at Braddock and Kintyrc, and is own
err of 1.4O0 acres Of fine land, closely
adjoining .Braddock, which he farms
successfully in addition to looking
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after his other interests. Naturally,
having pyramided one yoke of oxen
into a tidy fortune in about three dec
AIDES, Senator Allen has very de-
cided idea that North Dakota gencr-
ally, and Emmons county particularly,
stand alone in. this great world Of
ours.
.-. Biographical.
Senator H. W. Allen, now serving
his second term from the 26th, was
horn in Monroe county, Michigan, in
1861, his father and grandfather hav-
ing migrated thither from Vermont in
1882. After finishing studies in the
district school and year in the Ann
Arbor high school, young Allen sue
cumbed to the Dakota fever, arriving
near Steele in the spring of 1888. That
summer he worked on a farm in Kid
der county and the following fall he
squatted on unsurveyed land in En-
mons county. The following winter
was spent school-teaching in Michi-
gan, with another summer on the farm
near Steele. In the winter of 'S4-85,
Mr.. Allen sought to sell nursery stock
" Ill JHC CAu "a CuS vi
ritory He did not succeed very we'll,
but the next spring had enough to
pick up a honey yoke of oxen and a
secondhand wagon. with which he
treked overland fourteen days to his
homestead in EmmOns. Forty acres
were broken that summer and seeded
to flax, hauled from Bismarck at 81
the bushel. That fall, he delivered
100 bushels, of flax to Steele and
pocketed $4S for his seasons work.
Then he hied back to Michigan, where
he taught school another winter and
in 1886 married Martha ]. Clark, a
neighbor girl, who had been waiting
since early school days.
Having an anchor, the senator now
permanently settled on his EmmOns
county estate, bringing his brother
and a neighbor with him. There he
has resided ever since. He was elected
treasurer. of Emmons county in 1896
| and reelected in 1898. In 1901 he re.
turned to the farm expecting to re-
main there. but in 1902 the stock
holders of the Emmons County State
bank offered him the position of as
sistant cashier and manager, which
he accepted in June, 1902. He has
been connected with this institution
ever since, three years ago interest
ing more local stockholders, acquiring
additional shares himself. and becom-
ing cashier. As already stated, he
also is president of the. Braddock Ele-
;vator Co., and his land holdings have
grown to 1,4OO acres. He was first
elected to the senate in 1910 and re.
elected in 1914, and he has given his
district excellent. conservative service
Aside from Senator and Mrs. Allen
there is one other important member
of the family, Miss Lucille M. Allen
born at Linton while her father was
serving as county treasurer, ta
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CATTLE MARKETS

ST. PAUL.
HOGS-Receipts. $4,000. Market.
Is to zoe higher. Range, 1856 to
$1O.4O; bulk, s10.1O to 5000.
CATTLr-Receipts, 1000 Killers,
steady. Steers, $425 to s1O.25; COWS
and heifers. $4.75 to $3.50; calves.
steady, at $3.50 to $1,000: stockers and
feeders, 10 to 15c higher. at $3.50 to
SITS.
SHEEP-Receipts, 400. Market.
strong. Lambs. $3.50 to. $500; weth-
ers, $500 to $3.50; ewes, $3.50 to $500.
CHICAGO.
HOGS-Receipts, 10000. Market,
strong. Bulk, 5000 to s10.S0; light.
$1,000 to 5000; mixed, $10.25 to
$1OyS5; heavy, s10.35. to 5000; rough,
$1O.35 to 1880; pigs, $7.S5 to 1918.
CATTLE-Receipts, 5000. Market,
strong. Native beef steers, $3.50 to
$11.S0; western steers, $3.50 to $10.10;
stockers and feeders, $3.50 to $3.50;
cows and heifers, $40 to $1,000;
calves, 800 to$13I25.
SHEEP-Receipts, 10000. Market,
strong. Wethers, $40 to $1,000;
lambs, $11.50 to 1885.
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SENATE BILLS

S. B. 19.-|Mostad, to repeal sections
of compiled laws of 1918 relating to
taxation for promotion of diversified
farming and providing for the dis
position of accumulated funds. Re-
ferred to committee on taxes and tax
atlon: .<.tW- $E.I[. 4;9't~yn..,
s. B. 2O.-M oBride, concurrent reso-
luton for submitting to the; electors
of North Dakota the proposition of
calling constitutional convention to
revise the constitution, fixing the time
for election of delegates to the con-
vention, fixing the time and place for
holding such convention and prescrib-
ing the time and manner of ratifying
the revised constitution. Referred to
committee on judiciary.
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0BSERVANCES Of BLUE
SUNDAY WAS GENERAL
THROUGHOUT DAKOTA
No Arrests Reported to Attorney
General Langer-Reason for
the Lid

"The observance of the Sunday clos
ing laws was general throughout the
state" said Attorney General William
LANCER today. mo arrests have been
reported today, and I am of the i'm
preston that none was necessary"
While the attorney general does not
say in as many words, he intimates
that his purpose in clamping on the
lid Sunday was to accomplish the end
which undoubtedly has been gained
that of bringing forcibly to the atten-
ton of the present legislature the puri-
tanical laws which are on North Da-
kota's statute books and what their
strict enforcement means to the man
who is Sundaying away from home or
who chances to be caught en- route
by a Sabbath day.
The result probably will be the re-
vision of the Sunday closing acts. at
least to a point which will admit of
the sale of CONNECTIONS, tobaccos and
newspapers, the operation of taxis and
the performance Of other needful acts.
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NOT THE FIRST ONE.

OF course, there was a leak into
Wall street about the president
peace message; no more doubt of that
than there is of the Stock Exchange.
OF course, somebody got hold of the
news that had no right to have It,
and, of course, millions upon millions
were made by stock gamblers who
were thus tipped off to bet on a sure
thing
Everybody with any more expert
ence than a babe in arms knew this
on the day it happened and has known
it ever since.
The exasperatng thing is the sight
Of the various political mummers and
takers that go about talking as If the
thing were absolutely unheard OF.
-. For fifty years the business of the
government has been so full of leaks
that every world capital has been
2 sloppy!,
~ There have been leaks about big
court decisions, leaks about laws to
be passed, leaks about messages of
presidents and governors, leaks about
committee findings. leaks about exec
utive and cabinet sessions, leaks
about diplomacy and rulers intrigues.
All this "preposterous nonsense
and ridiculous mirage" and "outrage-
" GUS SANDER stun they pull just
causes WEAKNESS in anybody that
stops to think.
Thomas w. Lawson offered to give
the names if the Mortified Henry OF
the house rules committee would
make a genuine investigation.
The Mortified Henry said he could
not make a genuine investigation be,
cause Lawson hadn't given him the
names.
This was pretty cheap gun, but 1t
seems to have been thought that they
could stall along thus until next
week, when the country would have
forgotten all about the subject.
The majority OF the house OF rep
= resentatives took different view and
ordered Henry to get busy with an
Investigation
Discerning persons sojourning that
night in Washington thought they
perceived a pungent but familiar odor
abroad in the air.
It was whitewash, brethren, white
wash in which Congress has a spe
cialty, and unless all signs fail, is
about to do a particularly neat and
tasty job. ~,
:. Sometimes the rude, rough will Of
the nation jolts the hand of the white
wash artist and spoils work that
would otherwise be world beater.
If it is going to do SO in this case
it will have to take swift action.
The leak" is a shameful, rotten
thing and ought to be put out of bust
ness, but to get rid of it will not be
like pulling up a weed in the back
yard.
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SENATOR STENM0 IOWA
PRODUCT IN THE STATE
FOR MAJORITY OF LIFE
Able Member from Seventh Dis.
trict Never Has Served in
Public Office Before

Senator Albert S r,'n) of :;:an1
Forks, member of the upper house
from the Seventh district, like many
of North Dakota's foremost citizens, IS
native son of Iowa. He was born
in Worth county, Iowa, in 1917. Six
years later he came with his parents to
this land of promise, then a part OF
Dakota territory. The Stenmos settled
in southern Grand Forks county,
where the present senator attended
the public schools, and in 1898 gradu'
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REPORT FOR PASSAGE
TWO SENATE BILLS

The report of the senate judiciary
committee, of which NJ. l.. Mcbride
of Dickinson is chairman, recommend
ed for passage senate bills Nos. 4 and
IS. The report of the committee
was made shortly before the noon
hour
Senate Bill 4, introduced by F. T.
Gronvold of Rugby, is a concurrent
resolution amending section 1856 of the
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To Cure a Cold In One Day.
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QU1.
NINE Tablets. Druggists refund mon.
ey IL it fails to cure. E. w. GROVES
signature is on each box. Csc.
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GUYS ADAMS COUNTY soNps

The state. board of university and
school lands at. its. meeting. yester.
ady authorized the purchase of $25, 900
worth of Adams county refunding
bonds. - @
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JACOBSON RETAINS

The state printing commission has
named A. G. Jacobson to succeed him.
self as clerk and expert printer for
the insuing two years.