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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-04-26
= 4 Century Of Torture.

Gas to the Poles il general" one
Polish writer says, why, we had uni
versities when America was unknown
We printed books when other ma
tinos considered printing a sorcery
We spread Christ's teaching of love
through love, and not through fire
and sword, as certain other nations
have done. We have ballads and
songs more beautiful than those Of
many so-called civilized nations. Our
political life, as regards our dealings
with other rationalities, was always
honest. We were free, in fact too
free for our own good, unbiased in
our religious practices. magnanimous
towards our neighbOrs and always
ready to defend the oppressed.
Since the partition of Poland, a
century of fortunes has passed. The
roads to Siberia have been dyed with
the blood Of innumerable martyrs to
the cause, and have been strewn with
the bones Of thousands upon thou
sands Of sufferers. The chains and
shackles that bound our noblest sons,
if linked end to end, would girdle the
earth at its greatest circumference
Prussia has oppressed us with bitter
ness unsurpassed; millions of marks
were appropriated to wrest our lands
from us; Our children were scourged
and their parents fined and persecut-
ed because they prayed to the Al
mighty in their own language and
refused to do so in German Aus
tria for q long time debased and de-
PRAYED the Polish soul, until the de-
pravity bore the desired fruit in the
massacre of the Polish nobility of
Galicia in 1916.
In spite of all these trials and trib-
ulations, in spite of the fact that the
means of culture and education were
denied us and our commerce ham,
pered and destroyed at every oppor-
tunity, we still live and continue our
national as we'll as numerical develop
ment, serving civilization in the va
rious fields of activity. We still pro-
duce great artists, poets, men of let
ters, professors, scientists, financiers,
business men, agriculturists; and,
above all, we are producing a greater
generation than many other nations
professedly more civilized than the
Poles"
A List OF Glorious Names.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-04-26

A List Of Glorious Names.
1t may be of interest to know some
Of the most famous Polish men and
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-04-26

In an interesting letter from Paris
Miss Edith Callahan, Catholic Press
representative, writes in part as fol
lows:
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-07-24
WILSON AWARE0F.
TAFT LETTER FOR
SOME DAYS PAST
Chief Executive Knew That Pre-
decessor Was Counseling
" Reservations
NOW WRITING DEMOCRATS
Former Active Advocate OF
Treaty Takes Up Views With
Members of Opposition

Washington, July "a. President
Wilson had no engagement today with
republican senators for the discussion
of the peace treaty and league OF ma
tions covenant. Senators visiting the
White House yesterday were the last
on the list of fifteen selected by the
president, but it was said invitations
to other senator's would 60 forward.
President Wilson's advisors said to-
day the president had known for sew
eral days of the existence of the let
ter of former President Taft suggest
ing reservation on the peace treaty.
Some of the senators with whom Mr..
Wilson had conferred recently nave
been in communication with Mr.. Taft
on the subject Of reservations and 1t
was assumed that the former presl-
dents suggestions were discussed at
some of the White House conferences.
Writes Democratic Leaders
Former President Taft, who has
written to several republican senators
and leaders suggesting reservations to
the peace treaty which might be ac-
ceptable to both sides has opened cor
respondence on the subject with prom
inent democratic senators. Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska, leading
spokesman of the administration, re-
ceived a letter today from Mr.. Taft.
The former presidents communica-
ton to the Nebraskan senator was not
made public, but it was understood to
be of the same general tenor as those
sent to the republicans suggestions
for agreement on treaty reservations
and interpretations to facilitate ratl-
fication. =
Senator Hitchcock and other admin
istration senators declared today that
for the present at least they would
continue their efforts for ratification
without reservations.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-07-24
TIMELY RAINS
SAVED CROP IN
NORTH COUNTRY
Cool Weather Together With
Good SOaker Means Is Per-,
cent Yield at Anam0Ose

Anamoose, N. D., July 24.-Thurs-
day was the first day of the hot south
winds of the season, with tempera
ture of SO. This together with the
grasshopper pest made it appear
as though the crops and all vegetation
were doomed. The night following was
cooler with some thunder showers
and Friday morning and forenoon
brought the much needed and cror
saving rains.
With another week of cool weather
this section will have Is per cent
of average crop, except Of winter rye
which has been damaged all the way
from so to rs per cent by the grass
hoppers., About Is per cent of the
winter rye has been harvested, and
further damage by the grasshoppers
to a great extent has been eliminated
Help The Pastures.
The present rains are of great value
to the pastures and all late crops
This section has an unusually good
wild hay crop, this years corn is ex
cellent and millet is showing an ex
cellent stand.
The three acres of sugar beets
planted for experimental purposes ir
that industry by the business men o1
Aanamoose, are under the able man
agement of Wilkie Tinker, doing fair
ly we'll, although with one or two good
rains in the past thirty days they
would have made a much better
growth.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-07-24
HUNGARIANS ARE
ADVANCING RAID
ON R0UMANIANS
Communist Troops Cross River
Theft and Claim Capture
of Prisoners
Bella KUN is GRIEVING

Vienna, Wednesday, July %. (By
tho Associated Press).-Skirmishine
continues between Rumanians and
Hungarians. The latter have crossed
the river Theft at points between
10 miles northeast of Budapest and
IS miles southeast of Budapest, the
river being low. Hhe Hungarians
used RATS, as the bridges were blown
up two months ago by the Ruman
ians.
The Hungarians entered Porok
Sz-Miklos and Szentes and claim tc
have captured a number Of prisoners
food and ammunition.
Bella Kun, the communist leader
declared he was grieved thus tc
punish the allies, but said that he no
titled Premier Clemenceau that &C
ton was necessary If the Rumanians
did not retreat from the territory Civ
en- the Soviets by the peace treaty.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-07-24
SHEAHAN FINDS
HAILINSURANCE
. GAME BRIGHTER
Deputy in Charge of Department
Believes Assessment May
Be Only Is Cents
LOSSES UNUSUALLY LIGHT

T. J. Sheahan, deputy insurance
commissioner in charge of the hail
department in Commissioner Olsness'
office, is more optimistic over the out
look for the departments first sea-
sons operations under the new semi
compulsory hail insurance act. 1ndi-
cations are that hail losses will av-
erage much smaller than originally es-
timated. To date 1921 claims have
been adjusted and complete returns
made, and the average indemnity has
been but $137. The total for which
warrants have thus far been issued
is $349,O79.
At noon yesterday 6,297 claims had
been filed with the department. II
the early average is maintained, this
will involve the payment Of $S62,6S9
in indemnities to the owners of crops
damaged. Mr.. Sheahan believes that
the hail season is more than half
over, but, even though as many more
claims should be received, which Is
not likely, the department would have
only a trifle more than $1,700,O00 to
pay out, and 1t has ten million acres
of land over which to spread this as
sessment. Inasmuch as the flat acre.
age tax of three cents, applied to
30,0OO,OO0 acres of arabic lands, yields
the department 100000 to begin with,
and since the expenses of the depart
ment have been kept down to a very
reasonable figure, Mr.. Sheahan does
not believe that an assessment OF
more than IS cents per acre on the
farmed land which is covered by the
act will be necessary.
The last assembly provided for a
maximum assessment of SO cents, and
some Of the senator's In discussing the
bill expressed a fear that this would
not suffice. This assessment is to be
spread on the tax rolls by the board
of equalization when it sits in the
fall. Reports covering the lands to
be assessed will be made by the
county auditors, in whose hands are
record Of the Withdrawals. The in
surance commissioner will advise the
state board of equalization as to the
amount which he will require and the
number Of acres over which 1t Is to be
spread, and the county boards will
be directed to act accordingly.
Losses reported as a result of the
storm Of July 13 have not yet been
adjusted" said Mr.. Sheahan today.
1--WE have, however, adjusted the
claims presented after the big storm
in Ransom and Barnes county, and we
have found the losses not nearly so
high as originally anticipated. l am
of the opinion that, taking everything
into consideration, our experience for
the first, year of operations under the
new act'will be very satisfactory"
Commissioner Olsness operates a
half-dozen big departments of the
state government with a staff Of not
more than ten people. In addition to
being insurance commissioner, he is
head of the hail insurance depart
ment, chief of the state bonding de-
partment and Of the state fire insur-
ance bureau. Aside from that, being
bachelor, he has little to worry
about,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-07-24
TRANSMISSION OF
ELECTRIC CURRENT
TOBE REGULATED
Railway Board Looking Forward
to Day When Electricity Will
Shoot Broadcast

July 29 has been se: by the rail.
way commission as the date for its
hearing of suggestions from the tele-
phone and electric power executives
relative to rules governing the cross.
ing of telephone and high-power
transmission lines. While North Da
okta has comparatively little long-dis.
tance power distribution at present
cons 'dera1ble development Of this type
is in prospect, and the last assembly
anticipated the difficulties which may
arise by empowering the railway com
mission to regulate the transmission
companies.
Engineers visited the state house
last week in the interest of a Velva
power project which contemplates
furnishing current to large area in
that section of the state. The com.
pany purposes to establish plant at
the mouth of mine which it operates
nine miles southwest of Velva and to
distribute power direct from that
point. 1t is also planned to build a
seven-mile stretch Of electric railway
over which the company will deliver
coal to- the 500 line.
One of the engineers on this project
has headquarters at Valley City, from
which point he states electric power
is now being supplied to sixty farm
homes, which use it for lighting, fo1
the operation Of dairy and farm ma
chinery, and for the housewives laun.
dry. Two of these farm consumers
have equipped their threshing ma.
chimes with electric motors, and they
intend to eliminate gas and steam
power entirely in doing their thresh
ing this fall
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-07-24
CROP CONDITIONS
IN NORTH " EST
FIN E BARTON
At Least Three-Quarter Yield
With High Prices in Practic-
ally All Upper Counties

Crop conditions in the northwest
ern part Of North Dakota are excel
lent when all things are considered,
according to C. A. Barton, Of the
Provident Insurance Co., today. Mr..
Barton has just returned from an ex-
tensive trip through that section
where he investigated conditions
carefully.
Prom Max to Sanish, the cond1.
tions are very favorable and the farm
ers should get at least three-quarters
crop this season. The flax crop is
excellent" said Mr.. Barton this morn
ing. "From Minot to Williston, they
will get three-quarter crop and at
Stanley and Grenora they have the
biggest crop they have the last four
years.
McHenry Hard Hit.
"McHenry is poor, the crops are
all gone with the exception of the
southeast corner. The hoppers and
the drought have been particularly
bad there.
lOAI VI CAl W 4'4AAOL VII IlC oOo'
the crops are the best they have had
in four years and the farmers should
obtain at least three-quarters crop.
Conditions in Sheridan county are
good and they will get one-half a crop
and perhaps even three-quarters Of a
crop.
Hoppers Stop Motors.
''In McHenry and Pierce counties
the grasshoppers were the worst |
have even seen," continued Mr.. Bar
ton. "While driving through there, I
had to get out several times and pick
dead hoppers out of my radiator as
they prevented the proper passage of
air and over-heated my engine. They
have done excessive damage to crops
there.
Farmers all over the northwest
ern part of the state clai mthat this
is the best money crop they ever had.
1t is even believed that the net re-
turn to the farmers will be just as
great as when they had full crops
and lower prices.
':McLeod county has been visited by
good local showers. There is more
and better hay in the northwestern
part of the state than ever before.
This is due to the excellent raise they
had there this spring.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-07-24
ALAND ISLANDS
TO BE NEUTRAL

Paris, July 24.-The Baltic commits
sion of the peace conference present
ed its report today recommending
that the Aland islands between Sweden
and Finland at the mouth Of the Gull
of Bosnia be neutral under guaranty
of the league of nations
The Aland islands form an archi
pelago of 80 inhabied islands. The
population is about $4,000. The
Islands formerly were held by Swed
en- but were taken over by Russia in
|1S09.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-07-24
HAY WIRE 'PHONE
SERVICE HARD ON
COWS AND PATRONS

Patrons Of the Overland Tele-
phone Co. at Westfield, In En-
mons county, advise the railway
commission that they are in a
bad way. The service, they de-
clare, is wholly inadequate; the
pole lines are down, and half Of
their messages, they claim, are re-
layed over barb-wire fences. Con-
siderable trouble with bossies who
insist upon listening in is re-
ported, and some Of the conversa-
tions are said to have so shocked
the lowing kline that their IacteaI
product was not up to standard.
The patrons want the Overland
company hailed before the com.
mission and given what's what.
The commission has the matter
under consideration,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-07-24
Big ARMY PLANE
TO MAKE CIRCLE
MAY TOUCH HERE
Machine Carrying Crew of Five
Plans Journey of 5000 Miles
Around Rim
FROM DULUTH TO SEATTLE
Cross-Country Flight May In
clude Capital City Among
IS Other Towns

Washington, July 24.-An army
bombing plane carrying crew of five
commanded by Colonel R. S. Hearth,
left the ground here at 10 a. m. on the
first leg of its flight Of nearly 5000
miles around the rim of the country.
The first stop is scheduled at Augusta,
Me-, $50 miles from Washington. The
flight is the longest ever attempted
by the army air service and will carry
the machine thru 81 states and IS
cities.
The big machine rose from Boiling
field and circled the White House in
low flight, then headed away on its
course.
Direct flights between the points
days flight will not be attempted.
The first stop today will be at Hazel
hurst field, Long Island. Tomorrow
the airmen will proceed from Augusta
to Cleveland, $50 miles. The general
lines to be followed will carry the ma
chine in order, to Duluth, Mimi, Seat
tie, Wash, San Diego, Cal., San An
tonic, Tex, Miami, Fla, and back to
Washington. The actual measured
distance Of the route is 1850 miles.
May Touch Here
1t is regarded as more than prob
able that the big plane in its flight
from Duluth to Seattle will sail by
way of Grand Forks, Fargo and Bis
marck: Better weather conditions
and greater number of larger cities
would be encountered on this route
than up on a more northerly one. The
Bismarck Commercial club and other
agencies will seek to have the capital
city included in the planes itinerary.
Continued on Page Eighty
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-07-24
GIGANTIC0CEAN
LINERS TO MAKE
ATLANTIC POND
Crossing in Four Days Planned
by American Ships to Be
Largest Afl0at

Washington, D. c., July 4.-Two
gigantic ocean liners, larger than any
ships now, afloat and designed to
cross the Atlantic in four days, are
to be built by the shipping board
They will be 1000 feet long and OF
30-knot speed and will be equipped
for use as commerce destroyers in
the advent of war.
Announcement was made today 10y
the board that plans for the ships
had been completed and that work
on them would be started in the near
future,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-07-24
WORKMEN'S FUND
NOW HAS $85,000

The workmen's compensation bu-
reau has made its second deposit with
State Treasurer Obert A. Olson. The
check, which was turned over yes
terday, is for $4,000, increasing the
amount accruing to this fund to date
to $S5,OOO Neither of these first two
deposits has been itemized or audit
ed, and it is probable that the state
auditor will insist that the source Of
every dollar collected in premiums
Jbe reported to his office.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-07-24
BISMARCK T0BE
CREAM CENTER
IN NEAR FUTURE
Butter Shipments More Than
Double Last Years Records,
According to Carl Nelson

Bismarck as a creamery center IS
a possibility that is far from remote,
according to George N. Remission, Sec
retary of the Commercial club. 1t
may be that in the next few years
several creameries will be located IN
this city to meet the ever increasing
demand.
For the month of June alone, the
Northern Produce Co. produced 250,'
1000 pounds of butter, according to
Carl Nelson, the manager. This com
pares with 109,444 pounds last year,
an increase of over 90 1per cent The
company receives daily an average OF
5000 gallons of cream. The produc-
tion for July will be about the same
as June.
Cream From Montana.
The Northern Produce Co. receives
its cream daily from points in eastern
Montana, as far east as Mckenzie and
Steele and along the Mott and Kill
deer branches of the Northern Paci-
fic railroad. The butter is shipped to
New York and Chicago in carload
lots -... -
One of the peculiar situations aris'
ing out Of the drought in eastern Mon.
tana and some portions of western
North Dakota is that cream for but
ter purposes is holding up very we'll
In many cases where farmers have
complete crop failures, their revenues
from the sale of cream will more than
tide them over the winter months, &C
cording to Mr.. Nelson. Excellent
prices is the cause for this, it is said
Big Poultry Business.
Besides the butter end of its ibusi
ness, the Northern Produce Co. has
shipped IS carloads of eggs since
March and will probably ship 2;
carloads of dressed poultry from Bis
marck during October November and
December Last year the company
shipped ten carloads of poultry. The
eggs are shipped to the west coast.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-07-24

1T has been hard for the depart
ment to get the claims adjusted
quickly enough to suit some claim.
ants who seem to expect state hail
adjuster to drop down upon their
crops with the last hail stone," said
Mr.. Hallstrom But as the state
gives claimants five days within
which to report losses (whereas
some private companies give only
one or two) and with the limited
force at headquarters at Bismarck,
it can easily be seen that it must
take a few days to sort, list, and
send out car load or two Of loss
notices after each storm, to the four
district inspectors; and these fel-
lows, absolutely refusing to work
more than twenty-five hours per day,
hold up these notices a few hours
longer in listing, sorting, and remail-
ing them to their local men.
However, n1<sly all farmers have
been very patient with us in every
thing this first year-only six young
fellows so far have entered complaint
to the inspector at Mandan.
liked everywhere. Nearly all Of them
are practical farmers, and though
most of them are green in this work
and cannot work as fast as expert
enced "old line" adjusters (of which
we are lucky to have few, they are
very careful, and do excellent work
much better than anyone could ex-
pect to begin with. Most Of them took
advantage of the free Institutes ar
ranged by the commissioner for their
training May % to June 7th, and the
inspectors have prepared handbook
for their guidance, Hints to North
Dakota State Hail Adjusters,' so that
with a little practice and personal
help from the inspectors in the field,
they have become, in most cases, real
efficient estimators, and adjusters.
SURPRISING by their skill even the few
remaining old style loss gra5bers.'
"Of course, all claimants must be
treated alike, be they renters, own
ers, poor widows, rich lawyers, bank
ers, editors, politicians, Nonpartisans,
l. v. AS, Greek or Jew.
"The newspapers all over this dis
trict have been. with few exceptions,
very fair and kind in their criticisms:
and there have been but very few
signs as yet of the alleged efforts OF
the opposition with their alleged
$4,000 slush fund" ....
State hail insurance Is already a
success in North Dakota according
to Mr.. Hallstrom. :.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-07-24
BISMARCK MAN IS
TREASURER STATE
ABSTRACT SOCIETY
C. e. Reitan of Capital City
Honored by Association
at Devils Lake

Devils Lake, N. D., July 24.-The
title men OF North Dakota meeting
here yesterday organized the North
Dakota Title Mems association for
mutual -benefls.st A. W. Dennis OF
Grand Forks was elected president,
Alex Elmslie of Devils Lake, vice
president; Peter Jackson of Minot,
secretary, and C. E. Reitan of Bis
marok, treasurer. There was no de-
cision as to where and when the
1920 meeting would he held.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-07-24
Democrat Fears
misunderstanding
of Jap Intention
Robinson of Arkansas Quite
Sure Shantung Is to Be Re-
turned to Chinese

Washington, D. C., July 24-De-
claring the treaty provisions giving
Japan control in Shangtung had been
repeatedly misinterpreted and gen.
orally misunderstood" Senator ROB-
inson, democrat, Arkansas, told the
senate today it was unjust to sus-
pect the motives of Japan or to ques-
ton their statesmen that the terri
tory eventually would be restored to
China.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-07-24
UPPER MICHIGAN
SUFFERSINR0ADS
OF FOREST FIRES
Northern Peninsula and North
Tip Of Lower Menaced by
Serious Blazes
WOMEN JOIN IN FIGHTING
Overalled Amazons Do Good
Work When Village Is
Threatened by Flames

Detroit, Mich, July 24.-Forest
fires in northern Michigan have again
assumed serious proportions, accord
ing to advices received here this fore
noon. It is reported that the Dollar
settlement on the White Fish bay
shore, about 30 miles northwest of
Sault Ste. Marie, was wiped out late
yesterday, but that all residents moved
out in time.
A blaze for a time yesterday threat
ened number of houses on the out
skirts of Sault Ste. Marie but was
brought under control by city en-
ployes.
In the northern part of the lower
peninsula fires have broken out anew
east of Mancelona, in Antrim county.
One of the largest camps owned by
the Antrim Iron Co. was destroyed
this morning, and volunteer fire
fighters have teen rused to the scene,
it being reported a high wind is sweep
ing the flame around a small settle
ment, where thirty families reside.
In Kalkaska, county women in over
alls yesterday joined in fighting the
flames that threatened the village of
Challon.
RAINS HELP IN NORTHWEST
Spokane, Wash, July 24.-Heavy
rains last night in western Montana
and northern Idaho were believed at
the District Forest headquarters today
to have greatly improved the forest
fire situation. which late last night
was regarded as extremely critical.