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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-01-04

A food map Of Europe today shows
not single country in which the fu-
ture does not hold threat OF serious
difficulties and only small part which
Is not rapidly approaching the famin.
point. With the exception OF the
. Ukraine only those countries which
have maintained marine commerce
have sufficient food supplies TO meet
actual needs until next harvest, and
; even In the Ukraine, with stores dAcc.-
mulated on the farms, there IL famine
! In the large centcrs Of population.
Belgium and northe'n France, as
we'll as Serbia, appear 90 the hunger
map distinct from the rest OF Europe
because they stand In different rela.
! ton from the other nations to the PEG.
pie Of the United States. America has
; for four years maintained the small
war rations of Belgium and northern
France and issaIready making special
; Efforts ITO care for their Increased
:; observation-disclosures, Wfiich,,.wiih Those
.S0f Serbiifsa must he included 'infIffis
plan, are urgent in the extreme and
must nave ifnmcdatc frelfcf!, I'M. az 'N@'
TlieTgratituile or the Belgian nation
for the help America has extended to
her during the war constitutes the
strongest appeal for us to continue our
N3rSa ehere. The nIoiAcsl.t.iAs iseru,an
armies Withdrew from her Soil and she
was established once more in her own
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-01-04
HOLMAN HOME
AFTER FORMING
- LABOR BUREAU

u. Fl. HOLMAN, who has been work,
ing for the United States employment
service since August, has returned to
the city and will take active charge
If his business. He has been organic
ING what is known as soldiers and
sailors bureaus. The idea of the Unit
ed States government is to find en-
ployment for soldiers who are being
demobilizcd. and every man. woman
and child ilr the United States is sup
posed to consider himself or herself :,
committee of one to aid soldiers and
sailors to find employment. if they
want it. ~
or course. the boys from North Da-
kota. with a few exceptions. will get
back their old jobs and most Of them
have homes. In the east. however.
some Of the boys who went to France
and stood ready. and willing to lay
down their lives may not he so fortu-
nate as to have a fob waiting for them
That is why our government is or
gnnizins these bureaus TO take care Of
mon who are out Of employment.
In the city Of Bismarck returning
soldier or sailor or war worker can
register Mt the local United States EN-
ployment Office George Humphreys in
charge, or they can call on H. F..
O'Hare, chairman Of the community
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-01-04
KNOX BANKER
MAKES TWINE
FOR FARMERS
Dave II. Uglum After Ten Days
In State Prison Appears
-=~: COntented. r&
,CARRIEDOWN COMMITMENT
Financier Travelled TO Bismarck
Without Escort--Debts
Are Made Good, -
CARRIEDOWN COMMITMENT

David II. USlum, the Knox banker
whose accounts We're found TO be tech
nically 100000 to the badly State
Examiner J. Il. Waters, and who an
peared before Judge Buttz ut Devils
Lake, pleaded guilty to defalcation ac-
ceRted 1ive-year sentence, placed his
commitment papers in his pocket.
boarded n train for Bismarck and per-
sonally delivered himself mp to acting
Warden G. +. Mcdonald. accompanied
only by his counsel, Judge Palda of
MinOt, after 10 days in the North Da-
kota penitentiary does not appear to
be losing any flesh over Ills incarccra-
ton and is proving am odcl prisoner.
The Knox, banker, whose financing
operations have involved hundreds Of
thousands of dollars. and whose prince
~ estates in the vicinity of Knox.
where he owned seven elevators in all
dition to his bank. have been among
the finest iii America, has for 10 days
tOiled 10 hours each day in the prison
Irvine plant. He has been an apt pupil,
readily mastering the details of the
task assigned to him, and he is today
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-01-04

deposit Of sizable amounts may not
be held as assets OF the bank If the
court rules favorably on the state ex-
amincrs application in this connec.
ton, Dave Uglum will pay his credit
ors 100 per cent on the dollar and a
most spectacular bank failure" will
have terminated fortunately for all
concerned except Dave, who will con-
tinue to do his ten-hour daily bit in
the state Irvine plant.
Uglum intends to keep abreast Of
the times. He subscribed today for
The Bismarck Tribune, and he has
provided himself with other good lit.
erature. He will have less time for
reading than heretofore, for the lights
are turned out early at the state pen
itentiary, and besides man who puts
in hard daily grind is ready for bed
when 9 o'clock comes.
The Uglum liabilities will be re-
duced another $1,000 through an adj
justment being made today with the
state railway commission by T. w.
eHnderson of minneapolis. represent
ing the National Surety Co. of New
York. which had bonded the Uglum
elevators. This is the amount Of
three storage tickets held by farm
ers who had grain in Uglum elevators
when the crash came l..
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-01-04

one Of the most valuable members of
fhe Irvine plane staff. There nifty be
Il few newIblisters, on his hands. more
accustomed to the polished wheel of
Il high powered imported touring car
than to the brake, levers Of Il Irvine
machine. and there arc some unaccus-
toned cricks and kinks in his; back. but
the Uglum smile is still on the job. and
the Cglum nerve is yet intact. He
has not once complained nor Sulked
and his prison career has begun most
auspiciously.
CREDITORS GET MONEY
While on paper the Uglum bank at
Knox was 100000 to the bad when it
was closed by State Examiner Waters.
actually the asets very nearly suliiccd
to meet all obligations Major Jim
Waters, state examiner, did something
ly according to Hoyle when he went
Gown to Minneapolis and called meet
ing of the creditors, principally Mime
sofa state bankers, to ask them to do
clare a voluntary assessment which
would provide funds for the harvesting
of thousands Of acres of flax. wheat
and other grains on the Uglum farms
The Minnesota creditors rather liked
Waters idea. and they conghcd up
promptly. AS Il result of the few
thousands of good money which they
sent after their many thousands of
bad, they realized from the USlm
crops last fall about 500. 200. which ma
tcrial'v cut down their losses.
In the meantime Major Waters had
negotiated the sale of two Of the Ug
lum elevators at good figure. and
the collection Of outstanding accounts
helped a great deal. so that today the
actual shortage of the Uglum bank is
hut 100000, with five elevators still
held as assets for the benefit Of the
creditors. In addition there is ques-
ton as to whether two certificates Of
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-01-04
ALUMNI DEFEATS
HIGH SCH00LERS
Good Crowd Witnesses Interest
ing Game-Miles City Is
Next Victim.

The alumni all-star team, compos-
ed OF graduated veteran basket ball
players Of the Bismarck high school,
defeated the 1879 high school
team in an interesting game at the
high school armory Friday evening
by score of "a to II. The high school
quint held the veterans almost to
tie in the second half after the first
half had closed with the score stand.
ing 90 to 6 in favor Of the alumni
Benton Flow of the Great Lakes nav
al training station made most Of the
points for the alumni. There WAS q
good crowd and much enthusiasm.
January 10 the Bismarck high on
it's own floor will meet Miles City.
The Montana teams I record Is not
known here, but Bismarck after haN.
ing handed Glendive decisive defeat
is confident.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-01-04

seat OF government tie little nation S
1fst thought was to express her graft
tude to the Commission for Relief IN
millions Of her citizens
Germany, Oh the other hand, need
not figure In Suci, II map for Anleri-
cans because there is no present indi-
cation that we shall be called ON ut all
to take thought for the food needs OF
Germany. Germany profanity can care
for her own food prullIrln If she Is
given access to shippin. and is enabled
to distribute food to the cities with
dense populations, which are the trout
bic centers.
England. France. the Netherlands
and Portugal, all OF which have been
maintained from American supplies,
have sufficient food to meet immediate
needs, but their future presents Scri-
Gus difficulties. The same is true Of
Spain and the northern. neutral cotln-
tries Norway, Sweden and Denmark
.1~wsiose'ports ,hate'hcen opcHsnnd who
have been able to draw to some desree
GT65AH foreign supplies. S'''s"''''sF'''@"''
E Most. of Russia lis ..already In the
-throes Of famine, and 100000 people
there are beyond the possibility Of
help. Before another spring =, thou
,sanAs Of them Inevitably m,lsts die
This applies as we'll to Poland and
practically throughout the Baltic re-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-01-04
MlNISHOSHE CHAPTER D. A. r.
HAS INTERESTING MEETING

regent, and a letter Of greeting from
Mrs. Charles Washburn, one Of the
members of Minishoshc chapter who
now lives in Minneapolis. Names OF
two new members were accepted by
the chapter. The bylaws for the chap
ter were discussed and adopted com
pletc.
Annual dues are payable before the
next regular meeting the first Friday
in February.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-01-04

labor board M'pither2 case they Will
be taken, care Of ,s.s ~l,,z.,-,,... 4;
Every, employer Of labor. both male
and female; farmers and merchants,
should place their calls9for help witt
the United States employment, bureau
at~tlie' Northwest iiotely Bismarck and
all persons. bOth,male and female. look
ing for work should register there 50
that the manager may have their
names and addresses and can then no.
tffy them of any position to he filled
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-01-04

Finland.
Bohemia, Serbia, Roumanla and
Montenegro have already reach ad the
famine point and ire suffering heavy
toll OF death. The Armenian pupula-
ton Is falling each week as hunger
takes its toll, and in Greece, Albania
and Roununia so serious are the r0ud
shortages that famine Is near. A.
though starvation Is not yet imminent,
Italy, Switzerland, Bulgaria and Tur-
key are in the throes OF serious strin-
gencies.
In order to fulG!l Americas pledge
in world relief we will have to export
every ton of food which can be .lnn-
died through our ports. ';his means a.
the very least a miEimu,a If 20 600, 900
tons compared with G.OOH, 600 tens pre-
war exports, and l1,S2O,OO tons es-
ported last Year, when we, were bound
by the lies OF war to- the European
allies. 49,
If we fail to tighten the black spo's
on the hunger map or If we allow any
portions to become darker the very
peace for which we fought and bIed
will be threatened. Revolt and anarchy
inevitably follow famine. Should this
happen we will see in other parts Of
Europe a repetition, Of the Russian de-
bace and our fight for world peace
will have been in vain.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-01-04
Put Strangers Above Relations.

1t was vizier, fIbn Al-.Amd, who
lived in the eleventh century, who
wrote this strangely modern advice:
"Choose your friends among. stran-
gers, and take not your near relations
into favor. Relations are like scOr-
piOnS, or even more nOXiuus." 49,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-01-04
FLU COSTS LIFE
INSURANCE FIRMS
. FIFTY MILLIONS

FLU KILLS MORE TRAN WAR
American soldiers killed in
the world war ...... 10000
American soldiers seriously
wounded in the war..... 1881 900
Total .............. 10000
Estimated deaths to date in
United States from flu
and pneumonia following 100000
Excess deaths by disease
over deaths in war. $40, 600
Excess deaths by disease ..
over deaths and Injuries -.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-01-04

New York. Jan. 4--Flu has thus
far cost life insurance companies III
the United States $5O.OGO.M
This is the estimate made by Vice
President Lnnger of the Equitable.
"InduStrial," that is the small, week
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-01-04

FOR RENT--Nicely located. modern
rooms. Prices very reasonable.
Phone 7GSK or cali at $40 Fifth st.
y... f. d. LA
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-01-04

The regnglar meeting of MiniShOShc
chapter. Daughters of the American
Revolution. was held Friday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. y. O. Ramstnd.
The meeting was opened by the singing
of "Amrrica." after which Mrs j. NJ.
Martin. chapter regent, read the -. 4.
K. ritual.
Roll call was responded to by II
members A letter was read from Miss
Helen Crane of Valley City. state vice
-~~~~~~~~~-~~~~~>~~
IT, payment policy companies, are said
to have lost S3O.OOOOOO of the total.
Flu and pneumonia have increased
the death claim payments of most com
pan:es by four times the usual aver,
age.
Several companies are passing" div
idends to nOlicyhOldcrS, in anticipate
Of further losses from the disease.
Metropolitan Life Insurance com
pany death claims up to Dee. ! are
$15.OO0,OOO more than for the CORE
spending date in 1917 and still are
coming in at double the normal rate.
Prudential Insurance company which
in the entire year OF 1917. paid 1854
industrial and ordinary death claims
for a total of $50, 100000, paid in scv-
on weeks of 1913 during the worst Of
the epidemic more than SS.5OOOOO on
death claims for influenza and pncu-
mOnia alone
This company during the war paid
only 11."22 claims for war deaths, to-
falling $3O57 .45S.
Penn M""';i has pair Sl.:I1S, 0GG on
from Sept. 23 to Nov. 13.
Mutual Life company reports its in
hucnza and pneumonia loss at $2,OO0.-
600: Equitable Life at $793,2O3; Provi-
dent Life. $597 900 on $50 deaths.
Complete statistics of deaths and
amount Of claims are not yet avail
able.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-21

organlZatlOn Of Amer1caS veterans of world war
 should become powerful factor in the politics of this coun deeds of herom in France and made mperhab record But their duty to America not ended Now that they turning to civil e they should their power their uence that only the best elected to office the national well the city, the and the state.
 As result of the lack of interest taken by the voters of this country not we'll represented Men of high standing do not ule seek office They prefer the lucrative poymens of private fe This has brought about situation by which office seeking and office holding the mess of professional politicians.
 After the Civil both the Union Confederate formed organizations and took part in politics Some of the most ustrous statesmen history held office Such Morgan Pettus Edmonds Vance Carlisle Randall Crisp Voorhees, Ingalls, and others used their oran and ability in the service of the people, It the deter mnaton of veterans of the Civil north and south to that unworthy kept out of office and their strength was such that the they stood behind elected
 Aeca faces today period of greater reconstruction than
 has ever known before should be the task of every pa
 otc citizens to aid in solving the problems that confront We cannot close to the necessity for legislation and able conduct of our public affairs.
 The veterans of the world whether they fought France or spent the period of their enlistment training camp nave learned much that fits them for the duties of citizenship They have gained broader von they have by the sacred obligations that devove on every man who is an Ameflcan With numerical strength of millions, with high average ot intelligence pluck and initiative the future of lea rests largely in the hands of veterans
 Instead of announcing that their organization be factor in politics. The AgeHerad believes that the veterans should make the better kind of politics. inspired ves and infused with the spirit shown fields the arena o their greatest activities Individually they to do much for their country more than they plshed by their heroic sacrifices abroad.
 Remove the stigma that politics. Turn ont the unworthy the petty politician the grafte the seseeker Lift Put in office who have brains patriotism whose will rebound to the greatness of America
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-21
LUKE M,LuKE BAYS.

Men do not know anything about sbon-
 ping. A man Will pay dollar for a E0-
 cent article that he needs And woman
 VIII pay % cents for 50-cent article that she doesn't need AS lar as man is concerned it isn't
 the color or a stocking that makes it pretty. It depends on how well inc stock ing is padded with veal A girl can dance the shimmy in a hobble skirt, but she'd break a leg if she tried to dance the minuet while she was wearing one. Every time some men get an attack Of the blues them imagine that they are getting religion.
 A fat head brags about himself. A
 smart man jollies others into doing il for him.
 It is just as we'll that you do not get up to view the wonders of sunrise You would probably be so bleary -eyeC that you wouldn't see thing. Try to remember that for every vote you gain in a political argument you lose a dozen friends.
 Some men never forget to mail theil wives letters because their wives art
 wise to them and mail their own letters. Once upon time there was a sawdus evangelist who didn't say that the towr
 he was working in was hell hole. Btu
 he died. He was too good for thi'
 world.
 l After July 1 a city feller will spent more time hunting liquid comfort thai
 he will hunting solid comfort. 1 It isn't what man knows that make him fall in love with girl. It is wha he doesn't know.
 And if wife respected her husban' the way she does fashion, gee. how sh
 would love. honor and obey
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-21

for while they are called industrial schools there are no instructors to
 teach either the boys or the girls the manual arts or other lessons that will fit them for usefulness in after life." Such revelations as Governor Kilby makes must surely arouse all right minded citizens to a stern sense of their obligation to humanity No blame is attached to the man. lagement of either of the institutions named, the governor points out, but the people of the state are censured for allowing them to be neglected for want of adequate appropriations. But before the state can do it's part, there must be more revenue. The gov
 ernor will ask for financial legislation that will remedy the states cramped
 condition, and it is sincerely hoped that the executive will have the most
 cordial public support.
 Alabama is a rich state," says the
 governor, land we cannot afford longer to conduct our state govern
 ment in a niggardly, penurious, penny
 wise and pound foolish way. We must
 go forward, in every respect, and
 especially must we take better care
 of the young who have fallen by life's pathway from no fault of their own.
 The state owes them better opportuni-
 ties"
 1 If Governor Kilby were to accom- plish nothing more than cause our
 humane institutions to be placed on
 a proper basis he would be rendering invaluable service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-21
TWENTY YEARS AGO
 IN THE AGE-HERALD

Events recorded in The Age Herald May 21, 1899:
 Secretary of War Alger orders General Brooke to begin payment of s5,0O0,0O0 to Cuban soldiers, who VII deliver their arms to the mayors of the various munich palities.
 Former Judge William E. Clarke. father of the Hon. R. H. Clarke of Mobile, was found dead in bed at Demopolis. He was S3 years old. Among prominent citizens who attended the funeral was Senator Pettus.
 The second session of the peace confer ence at The Hague was held yesterday morning and lasted s minutes. American members of committees have been ap- pointed.
 Beginning next week, Washington will have a three-day peace celebration. Pres ident Mckinley will review parade of military and naval bodies.
 The Cycle Racing association. which owns and operates the West End coli scum, will open the seasons racing on next Thursday and Friday nights. John A. Snider. probably the best known wheelman in the city. will manage the track and has prepared an interesting programme for the opening meet. Mayor Drennen gives out list Of stand ing committees of the aldermanfc-ooard R. H. Kerr succeeds Henry B. Gray as oh airman of the committee on finance and accounts. Alderman J. J. Altman re- tains the chairmanship of the Judiciary committee and George B. Ward succeeds Walter Moore as chairman of the miscei llaneous committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-21

Mary Heaton Worse, in Harper,s Maga-
 zine for May.
 N T noon there came out of the door
 IN\ in a factory wall crowd of girls,
 S = as though they were borne out on
 tide of their own gaiety. They were
 dressed in a brown Holland of some
 sort; trousers came to their ankles, and
 were belted, and brown caps were on
 their heads As they came swinging out
 in the magnifcence of youth, their vitality swamped one. Youth maDching out to war we are used to, but the massed emotion of women is an unknown quan- out into the world a force of mighty vii tality, whose power no one has yet meas ured, had been released, something very splendid, new and rather terrible life; one felt its potentiality in this band of girls that came out running.
 There was mockery in them, and de- corum they had none They seemed like the lush growth of ripe, fruitful herb- age. There was very little beauty among them, but strength of limb, depth of chest the beauty of force, the laughter of youth. Hours of work at their machines l had not taken the edge off their ap- petite for pleasure, and now they ran along the street, bound where I don't know-perhaps a canteen somewhere. Two girls were joking together, and one doubled herself over in such Homeric laughter that she twisted herself and turned and jumped up and down, and
 she too laughed and got them one after
 the other until laughter had them all by
 the throat and shook and rocked them. l Later I saw them at play in what is termed by courtesy 'The Fair," near the railway station. Here live in carts the people who amuse Sheffield workers. In long, open space, deep in mud, flanked
 on one side by factories, are ranged the amusements of Sheffield youth The park lis primitive and savage ancestor of Coney Island-Coney Island of the stone age One stall follows another, where you may break things or hit some one on the head. These stalls alternate with swings The boys and men shift along, throwing nnisst4<s in sudden ferceness. l O, varying this fun in an occasional | shooting gallery. In the middle are merry-go-rounds and various sliding and pumping sidewalks on which you may