The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-03-08

from me promise 10 Ten "a StOEy n0
gave me-, and as 1t is pretty generally
reported that I 60 according to orders
am going to obey
The governor then told a tale OF a
bon cicant with a penchant for sing
ing who was chided by conductor on
a Twin City car. The, convivialist,
well in his cups, Strengthened up in MS
seat, glanced at the advertising CARDS
across the aisle overhead and said:
conductor, l wansn to shing jush
one more shOng." =. 80, .a5a
"Why is that" asked the conduc'
tor. ~. - H
"Well, conductor, you shee thash
lady up there" pointing to an adVer.
tisement showing the head and Shout
ders of charming woman seated IN
a bathtub. ~,
"Yes-what's than got to do with
it," E... mi =.
"Well, conductor, l vanish to shing
the shtarsh Shpangled Banner ana
make thash lady shtand up s.:' -.
The governor told the story we'll,
and it brought down the house, ladies
and minister Of the gospel included.
The governor told of pioneer days
in Pembina county, where he had To-
Gated with his parents when but six
years old; Of the long dismal trek by
wagon from Grand Forks, a journey of
70 hours now made in the Frazier
Ford in three ."Thes farmer Is the
backbone of this state. He has made
it what 1t is by his hard toll. Great
progress has been made. Much of 1t is
due to our farmers organizations, In
which North Dakota excels. Because
of these organizations North Dakota
is being watched more closely than
any other state In the union. Other
states are going to organize as we
have done, and to distribute their pro-
ducts to the consumer as cheaply and
as efficiently as possible. We believe
in cooperation. We want the city peo-
pie to cooperate with us. Some pa
pers, mostly in the east, have said
that the farmers of North Dakota are
unpatriotic. am proud OF the record
the farmers of North Dakota have
made. In every campaign we. have
gone we'll over the top. In the last Lib
erty loan drive we exceeded our quota
by bigger percentage than any other
state in the union. The farmers will
continue backing the boys over there
in the trenches, and they will
show the boys over there that the
farmers of North Dakota are worth
fighting for. The farmers are back OF
our president; back of our admins
tration. We're going to do all we can
to bring this war to an early and sue
cessful conclusion. There isn't q slack
er farmer in North Dakota-not one
who isn't going to do his best to see
this war through to victory
d.; The Red Cross -. e.. =. !.
J. w. Shorthill, secretary of the Nat
ional Council of Farmers Cooperative
Organizations, spoke on the Red Cross
as preliminary to the taking OF
collection for the Red Cross. "Ameri'
ca has done big things since this war
began. do not believe there Is an,
other country in the world where the
people will do so much voluntarily and
willingly fol. their government, as our
people have done during the last
twelve months. In New York City the
people have voluntarily reduced their
wheat consumption to 25 per cent Of
it's normal ratio. America didn't wait
for the war to do worth while things.
One Of the greatest things this coun'
try ever has done was to create the
American Red Cross, a society that
knows no race, nor color nor creed.
You can't send a dollar that Will go on
a greater mission Of mercy than your
dollar contributed to the American
Red Cross" ,3 -.
AS the speaker closed. a committee
appointed by Chairman Eckerle passed
collection boxes which netted the graf
flying sum of $92.47. ..,..>t '.s..'.f.
After the reading Of an original
poem by F. o. Hanson, manager OF
farmers elevator at Newark, S. D..
written as he sat back Of the scale
beam and work which breathed real
genius, President A. A. Lane of Sher'
wood made the final response. 1--WE arc
better co.operators for our experience
Of the last three days | feel stronger
to carry out our efforts at home. When
you go home, cooperate with the Red
Cross and with the Y. M. c. A. and
with the Liberty Loan committee. Put
in every acre you have to wheat-let
rye and barley and oats be a second
airy consideration. Wheat Is needed In
foreign lands, by those we love. At
Minot last year, if we're still at war,
l want you ito turn out" 5000 strong,
and we'll make tia war council II
the war is ended, come out ten thous'
and strong and we will plan for the re-
construction which will be necessary
to put our country back on its feet.
And bring the, ladies, The ladies are
the best co-operators we have. and
they'll have an important place on the
program at Minot next year." i ..G.>.
"You'll never get anything by knock.
ing the other fellow" was Toastmaster
Eckerles' parting message. Get &C.
iquainted with him; find him out, and
you'll probably discover he's just as
human, just as prone to error or to
truth as you are.v .gssg...
He thanked the speakers the Com
mercial club, the city, the commission
men hosts, and everyone who had con.
tributed to the success of the conven-
ton, and then Secretary Remission
came in and fired in a few parting