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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-21
Tabloid History Of United States
United States Adopt Constitution, Defeat Barbary Pirates, and
Wage War With Britain on Land and Sea!

When the united colonies first be.
came the United States of America
their band was a loosely drawn code
called the articles Of confederation
These were adopted by congress in
It'll and by all states by 1881.
The general government had little
under this arrangement, the
separate states doing pretty much as
they pleased.
After the revolution congress had
no power of raising revenue or OF
maintaining an army.
The confederation couldn't pay its
debts, and the paper money issued by
various states was nearly worthless.
Out of the central governments
weakness a constitutional convention
was assembled in 1887, which drew up
the constitution under which. with
amendments, the nation still lives.
This constitution provided for a
president, to. be the chief official OF
the government, who was to. be chos-
en- by an electoral college composed
of delegates from all states-the
method that still survives on paper,
although the practice is different.
The first college of electors" in
1889 chose Gen. George Washington,
president.
He served two terms, and was sue
ceeded in 1897 by John Adams, who
served one. '' =.
Thomas Jefferson, third president,
served two terms, to 1909. His great
est act was the purchase Of 'Louisi-
ana" which included all territory be-.
tween Mississippi river and the Rock.
les, north of Texas. He waged a sue
cessful naval war against the Bar.
barry pirates, and during his admin
istration there were naval encounters
with France, without a formal declar-
alton of war. "t'''
" France and Britain, at war, preyed
United States commerce, search
ing and selling American ships. Eng
land even impressed men on our nav
vessels into, her navy.
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Readers Column

that / was an American citizen before
he ever came to the country, to which
statement he took exceptions.
l also said that ! considered my
self a better American citizen because
I never at any time sympathized with
the enemies of the United States. A
heated argument then followed, dur
ing which ! might have said some
things that | should not have said.
but | a 60 on oath and say that l
never insulted the American flag by
deed or word.
During this argument I told him
that I am not going to trade with him
any more, and cancelled an order
which then was In. Later these goods
were delivered to my place and re-
fused to. accept them and told him
that ] had cancelled the order and did
not want to trade with him any more.
but there never va a word said
about the flag, and ! did not tell him
that J was doing this because he few
the American flag.
7 have been a resident OF Stark
county for more than Is years and
have been a citizen Of the United
States for 20 years. and In all these
years have never thought Of fight
ing for any other flag than the Stars
and Stripes.
About the flag incident which IL
given such prominsnce all over the
COUNTRY. ! have the Ecll9ying to say:
city heard these false reports Hhie4
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HELP THE

Less than As days remain In which
planting can be done for this years
crops of corn, beans, potatoes and
wheat. After the first Of June, unless
congress acts at once, we shall have
billions of var dollars, and hundreds
of thousands of warriors, and an un-
precedented shortage of food, a short
age that may be fatal to all war
plans.
Neither to bad weather nor to lack
OF land can threat of this shortage be
charged. The cause lies in the I'm
willingness or inability of our agri.
culturists to produce. Good seeds,
fertilizers and labor have been scarce
and high priced, and estimates Of I'm.
usual uncertainty of prices of grains
have been against increased produc-
ton.
This condition congress can cure by
simply guaranteeing that the United
States government will take the 1917
crops at fixed minimum prices, which
mean reasonable profit to the pro.
ducers. It ought to be easy for con
gress to do this at once, and it would
be a mighty good speculation If not a
wal measure of first Importance. All
the harvest surplus that the govern
ment might find on it's hands any
time this year could readily be dis
posed Of. such will surely be the
shortage and distress throughout the
world. Let congress act today. Plant.
ing time has almost closed.
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civil proceeding." That name settles
it. Then the blame is put on Comp.
Laws, l0114, regardless OF the fact
that no attempt was made to show
my compliance with that statute.
The case turns on constitutional
principles, which are, simple and fun
damental. Under the constitution all
men have a right to acquire, possess
and defend property and to pursue
and obtain safety and happiness. All
Courts must be open and every man
for any injury done him in his goods,
person or reputation should have a
remedy by due process of law and
right and justice administered with
out sale, denial or delay. The right
Of trial by jury shall be secured to
all and shall remain inviolate.
These great fundamental rights can
be in no way impaired by any prohi-
bition statute only so far las express
ly permitted by the constitution. Sec.
217 reads: "No, person shall manu-
facture for sale or gift any intoxicat-
ing liquors or import any OF the same
for sale or gift or offer the same for
sale or gift as a beverage" Thus 1t
is true this does impose a limited re-
%striction on natural rights, but it in
no way permits the Legislature to put
any restraint on the natural right OF
any man to import and keep liquor
for his own use. That is a right which
can never be denied by wen a bone
dry statute, without an amendment to
the constitution.
The prohibition section Of the con
stitution in no way limits the right OF
trial by jury or the right to a remedy
of all wrongs by due process Of law
It in no way removes the limitations
of the constitution on the jurisdic
ton: there must be an opportunity
for a trial by jury with all the safe
guards known as due process of law
In this state there is an immense
pressure to undo the principles OF
civil liberty and Of personal rights
and that pressure has been felt by
the Judges, and they have left mon
uments to witness 1t. There Is nc
safety in popular rule unless 1t be in
strict conformity to law. When the
furies r once let loose, 1t becomes
impossible to restrain them and the
result is anarchy and the destruction
of civil rights and liberties.
j. II. ROBINSON.
April Doth, 1917.
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WITH THE EDITORS
USE THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE.
minneapolis JournaI.)

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One of the problems TO be dealt
with by the Government at Washing
ton is that presented by the foreign
language press. Practically all of the
foreign : language press, including
those newspapers, printed in an enc
my language, profess to be loyal to
the Nation. But the use of the enemy
language in newspapers presents
dangerous opportunities for treason
able matter intended to stir UP con
s%piracies.
It is recalled that orders we're
printed in sucil newspapers directing
German reservists to proceed to
Mexico, or to certain designated
places. Thus our prospective enemy
was utilizing supposedly American
newspapers to further its " hostile
designs.
In view of the ~undoubted loyalty OF
the bulk of the enemy-language pub
LEGATIONS. 1t would scarcely be fair to
order their suppression, although
such a measure has been urged. But
there can be no objection to an order
that all such publications must use
the American language and no other.
To do anything less invites conspir-
acy against the safety Of 1.-The Repub.'
lie. ssg
In time Of war It Is only fair taat
tie ehemylkne6Age dee fSgAiddeh en-
ttireiy Is aHnsAns OF 5conveytnednows
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; During the year 1870 Indians had
been most troublesome on the north
western frontier of Texas, 50 much SO
that a small military post had been
established north Of Fort Richardson
on the Little Wichita river. The post
was garrisoned by three groups OF the
9Th Cavalry, to which command Jack
belonged. The month OF December Of
the year 1870. had been one of the
most severe ever known in that part
of the country; snow fell and re-
NAMED on the ground for days, be.
sides some" Of the streams froze so
they could be crossed by wagons. Dur
ing this cold spell orders had been
received detailing Jack as a member
Of a general court martial to be as
sembled at Fort Richardson, and on
the morning Of the 21st of December,
prepared to start for that point, &C
companied by another officer and suit
able escort In his usual heels.over-
head style, he concluded not to wait
for the others, they being slow about
starting, and struck out for Jacks
borO alone, riding a valuable horse
called "Brownie," to which he was
greatly attached. The others of the
party left an hour afterwards, taking
the usual route, and arriving at Rich
ardson in due time, finding in get
ting in that California" had not ar
rived. This was a matter of surprise,
for he had started sooner than they
did, and was riding a fine horse, and
was usually, a hard rider. The follow
ing morning, not having put in an ap-
pearance It. was feared something
had happened to him, and an ambu-
lance and detail were sent back to
look for him, the preceding night
having been. bitter cold, and a heavy
"norther'' accompanied it. Just as the
party was leaving the post on the
search a soldier who mad been on a
turkey hunt arrived bringing word
that the hunting party had found the
Lieutenant; that he was badly froz-
en-. No time was. lost in starting,
but the ambulance broke down en-
route, and it was after midnight
when they returned bringin the lieu
tenant with them.
Jack was never able to give a clear
account of his adventure, but it SEEM
ed that ne had left the open prairie
and kept along the shelter of the tim.
Der, and becoming wet through and
completely chilled in swimming a
fork of the Trinity river, had dis
mounted for the purpose of kindling
a fire, but found his matches wet, and
his pistol too, as he was a very large
man and riding a comparatively
small horse, he had gotten low down
in the water-and on trying to re-
mount his horse found himself SO
stiffened by the intense cold that he
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DEMONSTRATE THRIFT.

1t is impossible to put too much en-
phasis upon the necessity for food
saving by everyone during the war.
Food is going to play as important
a part, if not a more important part in
the war than guns and ammunition.
The saving Of food is very largely
an individual problem.
In the final analysis it is up to the
women of the nation.
Every woman should do her part in
the governments campaign to in
rea and conserve the nations food
supplies.
The food necessities of all of the
nations with which we are allied in
the war against Germany. are very
great.
The people of America must save
every pound of food that self-imposed
rigid economy makes possible to the
end that there be the greatest posi-
bic surplus for shipment to our hard
pressed allies. ;
Do not make the mistake of confus-
ing the food problem with the tinan-
Cial problem.
You have no more moral right to
waste food simply because you can
afford to do so than has you small in.
come neighbor.
1t. is not a question of saving food
for the moneys sake. 1t must be
saved so that there will be enough to
go around.
Every pound of food that finds its
way to the garbage can means that
much loss of fighting strength.
Volunteer today, for the duration of
the war in the great American army
of food savers.
Begin now. today, to demonstrate
thrift in your home.
Make saving, rather than wasting
your social standard.
You can fight for your country in
your kitchen just IS effectively as
your husbands, brothers. SONS and
sweetAeartssare AsAtine for 10 on the
Geld q battle.
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A reader suggests that the death
penalty be imposed on every man
found guilty of wilfully cheating the
government by delivering inferior
goods in army or navy contracts, dur
ing the war.
This suggestion appeals to us very
strongly. 1t will probably make an
equally strong appeal to every patri-
otto citizen.
In every war that we have fought,
there have been army contract c
dals that have smelled to heaven.
Not a few of the big American for,
tunes Of today we're founded upon
cheating during the civil war.
The embalmed beef outrages OF
the Spanish.American war were 50 I'M
speakably vile that the mere mention
of them today nearly 20 years later,
brings the blush of shame to every
honest man.
~ Shoddy uniforms, paper shoes, in
ferior powder, rotten food has been
our invariable experience in time OF
war. g..nt~'a N,s..a~-aa- ..- ..--
To our credit be it said that the
great majority of the business men OF
the nation have had no part in these
loathsome practices: to II discredit
it must be said that we have never
had the hardihood to make the pun
ishment fit the crime, even when the
crime has been proven beyond the
shadow Of doubt.
1t is to be expected that here and
there during this war will be found
men so rotten with the poison OF
greed; so utterly lacking in that spir.
it of patriotism which should animate
every American, that they will at.
tempt to make profits at the expense
OF the health and safety of our sol
diers and sailors.
Nothing could he more vilely trait.
orous. &
Nd parliament short of an ignomi'
NOUS death as d traitor would be ft.
ting in such circumstances.
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tho destruction pending an appeal. And how was anyone 10 know ne
this Court or a Justice of the Peace would allow an appeal when IT val
no allowed by statute and when nearly all court rulings are to tn %
trary. ,, ..1G
The case comes to this Court o n an appeal from a order overruhng
a demurrer to the complaint. 1t does not properly involve any question
concerning the rights or jurisdiction of a Justice of the Peace to order the
destruction of property. The complaint AYERS that the plaintiffs own tn
wine in question and that the defendant wrongfuly withhods 1t and threat
ms to destroy it-and that is a cause of action. Hence. the demurrer is
no good. If it be true that a Justice of the Peace may obtain jurisdiction
to order the destruction of property, the pleadings do not sh0w any such
jurisdiction. An. it is not for the plaintiff to plead any such Jurisdictions;
it was for the sheriff to plead and prove a record justfyng. his holding OF
the property. 1t was for him to show that a judgment for tn destruction
was duly rendered by a Court having competent jurisdiction. The juris
diction of a Justice of the peace is never presumed. While the decision
here does unjusty sustain the demurrer to the complaint and remands
the case for further proceedings, it does NJ preclude a N amendment or tn
complaint nor a jury trial. 1t is not 81 frightful as the former decision
ordering the destruction of the property without any evidence whatever and
on a mere demurrer to a complaint which shows that the property was le
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By JAMES w. FOLEY

was unable to do SO, or. in fact, to
move at all; SO he turned Brownie"
loose and crawled to the shelter Of
some bushes and waited events. AT.
ter dark he saw a fire OF the south
of the bank, but suspecting that 1t
was a party Of. Indians did not at
tempt to attract attention. The camp
Q was those Of the turkey, hunters
alluded 20, sandsshAdE they imagined
That poor Jack was SO close by 1t
would have been less serious for
him, although he was already badly
frozen. so the night passed away
and the following morning the hum.
ers found him, his faithful horse
standing close beside him, he not
having attempted to leave him., nor
had Jack been able to drive him off.
which he had tried to do, hoping he
would return to. camp, thus let it be
known something had happened.
The morning after his arrival at
the hospital, when the steward and
nurses were cutting away his frozen
boots. he beckoned to a friend, WHO
was by, and indicated that he wanted
some hot liquor, which the doctor
ordered prepared, and after getting
a little down his throat he whispered
to his friend: BY - that tastes
good to a man who has been living
on snow for sbventy-two hours" Poor
fellow, it was bad enough, but he had
not been out quite SO long.
Days passed before the amputa-
ton of his feet could be performed,
and during this time he was almost
constantly In delirium ! but during
his stages when his mind was clear
he would say to the physician: doc
don't be afraid to tell me II I have
got to die, / can't lay down my hand
and pass in my chips at n stage OF
the game as we'll as another, If /
have to-" .....
On the 18th Of January, following
the amputation of M foot at the
ankle joint, the other at the instep,
saved one heel. . He refused. anes.
thetics and half reclining on the op-
Grating table smoked his pipe and
made SUGGESTIONS during the hour of
the operation. He recovered and
lived for many years on the retired
list of the army.
Jack was a noble soul; and one Of
many. who had helped to open the
great west TO the settler of today.
Little do the children when the school
bell rings on the prairies of our state
today know of the sufferings of the
ones who made the land so the school
house and church could be built. Its
often the custom to speak of the reg.
ular soldier of the old days with de-
rision; but those wio speak would
never had the grit to do the things
the old soldier did.
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NECkTIES.

Mans only non-utilitarian garment
is the nccktie.
It's as useless as a mOnOclc.
Yet we wear EN-.
And we'd feel awfully awkward
walking down Main street without
one.
Once upon a time tho necktic was
used to fasten the collar on.
But now it doesn't do that.
Lots of folks ever wear made-up
ties fastened to the collar in front by
stiff little wings.
Mans necktie is the Indians eagle.
feather, the cannibals beads Of teeth,
the mid.African's ivory earrings.
It's his pride, on which he bestows
much thought, great care.
We wonder what would happen to
the vanity Of the human race. male
half, in case of a necktie famine.
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There are three similar suits in
which ninety-five parties claim nine.
ty-five barrels of wine, II barrel for
each persons. as u good winter supply.
1t is thirteen months since the appeal
was filed in this Court. Three months
ago, when it was argued and submit.
ted on a rehearing by direction Of the
chief Justice, | promptly wrote my
decision and gave it to the judges and
the press. Now, after three months
Of incubation, the other judges sign
up to a contrary decision. Without
examining the record or saying a
word on the subject, the Judges as.
sumo that the Justice of the Peace
had jurisdiction of the parties and the
property, but that is a wild assump.
ton. 2 Then they proceed to hold that
the prohibitiOnstatute gave a Justice
ample jurisdiction to order a destruc-
ton Of the property, regardless Of its
value. That is awful.
Under the constitution Justices of
the Peace have jurisdiction in civil
actions when the amount in contro.
versy, exclusive Of costs, does not eX
coed 5000, and they have such juris-
diction as may be provided by law to
determine cases Of misdemeanors. 1t
is conceded that if the proceedings be-
fore the Justice were a civil action.
or a criminal action, then the Justice
would have had no jurisdiction, be-
cause in those actions his jurisdiction
is expressly limited by the statute.
But as the proceeding is not denomi.
mated as an action, the judge holds
there is no limit to the jurisdiction Of
the Justice. Thus it seems that by the
mere use of words the Legislature may
evade and throw aside the limitations
Of the constitution, as by calling a
crime a contempt.
An action is an ordinary proceeding
in a court of justice by which one
party prOseCutes another party for
the enforcement or protection or a
right. or the redress of prevention of
a wrong, or the punishment of a pub,
lie %offense. (Sec. 1890 A criminal
action is a prosecution by the State
as a party against a person charged
with a public ~offense. for the punish.
ment thereof. (Sec. 1899 Every
other is a civil action. Every legal
proceeding before a Justice of the
Peace must be either a civil or a
criminal action. But to evade the law
The procedure is given a new name
1t is called: "a quasi-criminal and
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FOOD CRISIS.

Napoleon said that the three es'
sentials Of successful warfare are
money. money and money. Were he
with us today. he'd have to amend his
declaration, because money is worth
less, if there is nothing to buy.
We have money, an unprecedented
amount of it, but We are face to face
with a crisis in the matter of food
production, and we can't eat Dur bill
lions. Moreover. there is a, crop short,
age throughout the world, and so we
can't with all our money, buy from
others.
Increase of our food production is
our first proposition and even para
mount to increase Of army, navy,
ships and arms. We are actually con
fronted by this combination, to-wit:
war, domestic crop shortage, world
crop shortage and a pressing neces-
sity to feed and otherwise supply a
big part Of Europe.
The wal question with us, in ad,
dition to how many are going to
enlist. is what our farmers are go.
ing to do. We can have a food die
tator" to hammer at food speculation.
The government car seize food. The
government can conscript men and
~conscript the money II it likes. 1t can
even ~conscript railroads, factories,
ships, telegraph, radio and telephone
lines. But it has not yet discovered
any way in which to compel the farm
ers to produce two pounds Of food
where they formerly produced one.
and this is about the size Of the prop
osition.
QM = the Aner1caD farmer feel
90 days, Heis surely getting
u Iacsseforq9Aats he xhaA ~ one
Dooeoa ~ ~ surely learned n sweat
So
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were being spread about me, and not

were being spread about me, and not
knowing that they were false. they
bought a flag and came to my place
Of business demanding that l put up
this flag. After l had explained the
situation to them though, and showed
where i was being misquoted, they
went away in the best of spirits, at,
ter putting the flag up themselves
with my help. But there were no
rough words said.
/ would like to see this letter in
print, because / have never been pro-
German, and I defy any man or wom-
an in the country. to come forward
and say that they have ever heard
me make any pro-German statements,
even before the United States declar.
ed war on Germany. '
Yours very truly,
PAUL V. MESSER.
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CLEAN UP!

Cleanup days are coming.
Don't stop at cleaning up your
lawns and cellars.
Get the rubbish out Of your minds,
and the hatred out Of your hearts.
These are serious days, and they re,
quire effective thinking, and effective
faith.
Minds full of rubbish can't think
straight. Hearts full OF hatred can't
feel straight.
Give them a good airing, and in.
spect them for the things you can
better do without.
Clean I'D.
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and night ivory and that Is that high
prices on q crop today means ruin
GUS price on that same crop next sea-
son, because everybody goes in for
that crop, and that average gain for
him depends upon his putting in some
crop that all the others don't. In short
1t is all a gamble with him, with no
assurance OF a reasonable profit on
anything. Yet, in our war extremity,
we expect him to double his hazards.
Let the government see to it that
the American farmer has seed and
facilitate production in every legiti-
mate way.