The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-08-09

cultivated through concentrated
pared the ground for socialism.
uilt up on a fabric Of half-lies-
e press have before you the big
ucation of the people Of North
ID to stay with it. 1t is the duty
he Townley wrecking crew has
IN you, to take an equivalent
sent from day to day and from
the people. The independent,
ust be it's saviour in this crisis.
A Real Feed
The banquet at the Lexis & Clark
last night was up to the usual stand
ard Of excellence of this popular hos
telry, which means that the cuisine
and service left nothing to be desired.
Major j. NJ. Hanley, judge Of the
Twelfth judicial district, fighter from
the ground up, recently returned from
more than a year in France, presided
as toastmaster. There was about the
tables an atmosphere Of earnestness
and sincerity. The personnel Of the
North Dakota Press association shows
a marked improvement, due, it is be-
lieved, to the desertion of frothy
minority to the Townley press aggre-
CATION. No finer lot of men ever as
sembled at a North Dakota feast than
sat down to the annual press spread at
the Lewis 4 Clark last night.
The Fighting Newspaper Men
"Among the factors which won the
war, a high place must be. reserved for
the fighting newspaper men Of North
Dakota who upheld the honor Of the
state at home while the boys were
away doing their bit at the 'front.'" said
Major Hanley, in introducing the pro-
gram Of tOasts. He declared that the
boys from North Dakota who served
in France were proud of their home
newspapers and of the stand which
they took against the destroyers here.
. Divine blessings were invoked for the
banquet by G. w. Stewart, mayor Of
Wilton, publisher of the Wilton News
and former missionary to the Dakota
cowboys, who made chuck wagon his
church for several years. He proved
tAAC yCC as "uIA OC AOAAC III CS0
clesiastics as in editorial work.
Earl X. Biting, editor Of the Man
dan Pioneer, the first speaker called,
at the very outset dispelled the COM
mon impression that a newspaper man
cannot think on his feet. Bitzings
short, snappy talk was gem Of patri-
otism and optimism. He compliment
ed the men of the North Dakota Press
association on the work they are doing,
daily or weekly, year in and year out,
boosting for the things worth while"
Strecter Viii Stick
Lieut.. F. B. Streeter, who entered
the newspaper field at the age Of three
months, when he went from Bismarck
to Linton to take charge OF the EN-
mons County Record, the pioneer pub
lication of our sister shire, introduced
as worthy son Of a worthy sire who
was the Henry Watterson Of early
North Dakota, informed the bunch that
he wasn't prepared to quit yet. He
told of coming back from years
service with the national army to dis
cover the raid which had been made
on the press of his home state. It was
rot, however, the first time he had
been up against it. Once, in the early
days of old Emmons county, he had
helped get out the Record for whole
winter in q hole in the ground. I'm
going to stay with the game as long
as have one penny left, and I, believe
that right finally will triumph; that
"uil-doers will receive their just dc
rort. H,I,o f;,,o will ooy,o vyhon tho
diabolical schemers of this Townley-
Mills-Brinton boss ring will reap the
full reward of the storm they have
sown-and 1 intend to be here for the
finish"
The Doushboy Is Right
Sergt. Russell Diesem of LaMoure
spoke from the viewpoint Of the dough.
boy.
He declared that just as the dough-
boy had always been ready to 60 over
the top over there, he was ready now
to 60 over the top over here. Bolshev-
ism, socialism, nihilism, syndicalism,
all the froth and fret Of anarchy, he
declared, must CO. eve must" he as
serted, at the close Of his witty and
pepful talk, "skim the dross from our
melImS pot.
Cleaning Up The Mess
The part the independent, honest,
God-fearing press of North Dakota
must play in cleaning up the press"
was elaborated upon by NJ. I. Forkner,
the fighting publisher from Langdon,
who will for another year head the
state press association.
Norman Black Of the Fargo Forum
sang "Your Flag and My Flag" and
annie Laurie" as only he can sing
them, and he led the crowd in rousing
community choruses. Frank Ellickson
CT the Regent Times sang "The Sun
shine of Your Smile" and responded
with humorous encore, and David
DeHaven of Fargo, whose beautiful
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