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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-03-26
LEGISLATORS LOOK
FOR REVENUE

Because the government must
have revenue" some of our brightest.
eyed legislators at Washington are
casting about for untapped" re.
sources. 1t might seem to the ay-
erage citizen who has just paid his
income tax that there can exist nc
such thing in this country. But they
have found one and it is the right
hand support of American business
advertising.
The bill has been introduced in the
house of representatives by C. J
Thompson, whose expressions are
above quoted. When asked more
particularly about what investigation
he had made before framing the bill
he admitted that he had not consult
ed any large advertisers in the mat
ter, and furthermore that he did not
care very much what the advertisers
thought of it. He said:
" We, who are charged with the
duty of raising revenue for the gov
eminent cannot afford to look in adj
vance at the criticismswhich will be
levelled at us for the means we take.
We can but do what we think is
wise and just
What we think about lawmakers
who confess ignorance of the circum-
stances surrounding their proposed
measures, and who profess a desire
to be wise and just on top of that,
is not much. We think they are
round pegs in square holes. Mr..
Thompson placed a minimum cir
culation of 5000, below which no
tax would be levied on advertising,
He arrived at this figure by consult
ing-what do you think?-a news
paper directory, from which he CLEAN
ed that most small country newspa-
pers would escape under the mini
mum. Of course, with tax of 10
per cent on their advertising above
that circulation they would not be
overanXious to increase their useful
ness above the mark of 4,999 cop
les. And naturally no progressive
advertiser feels right about paving
10 per cent extra for his progressive
ness. But Mr.. Thompson, we are
sure, is not going to waste any SYM
patty on individuals. He is ont to
get revenue for the government.
F. C. =
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-03-26

that the law of demand and
supply had instant effect upon
the products of his farm and
every other farm. His goods
were perishablc. Then he
thought about manufactured
goods.
Those things would be pro-
duced on high wages and the
money tied up in them would
govern the selling price, and
they would sell very slowly
when prices of labor and farm
products were falling. Conse-
quently there would be a peri
cd when lumber companies
would simply retrench and
wait till they worked off their
stocks, and i'm lumber camps
they would retrench or shut
down till there was demand
for lumber, and finally they
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-03-26

er communication she thinks best
for him or most interesting to him.
Apparently there are no cabinet
meetings and no very considerable
executive action at all at Washing
ton. In Europe they are talking
about the sick man of America" and
pointing out to each other the newly
discovered fact that the United States
senate is really frs rate power in
this country. not altogether ruled by
the president
Many thinking Americans are now
demanding that congress make the
necessary arrangements whereby the
nation may have executive leader
ship even when the chief executive
is unable to perform his duties.
" q Il
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-03-26

know that they will give its contents
attention. This fact brings us large
volume of advertising, valuable to
ourselves and to our readers, and en-
aiding us to give better service all
around Advertisers are seeking the
class Of readers who are willing to
pay their way and improve their
standards of living. r. c. X.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-03-26

would hire men at lower wages
and start to make building ma
terials again based on a lower
cost of labor, but the cost of
timber and machinery kept ov-
er would be the same, and the
price of the output of these
mills would be lower than the
old price but not low i'm COM
parison with wages and the
price of farm products. He
decided that he would not be
able to carry out his plan OF
cheap building until one or
two years after the shake-up
in prices, and even then it
would not work very well. He
had Il notion to talk to his wife
about it but decided to wait
till morning, and in the MORN
ing it seemed difficult to get
ut it so he decided to
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-03-26
And the next day it rained!

Did you ever wonder just
where that expression came
from? Well, it is simply the
outcropping of a little human
philosophy out of the run of
everyday life. 1t signifies that
even as the elements disregard
the preparations of man and
the unreadiness of his affairs
when they decide to drop rain
by the bucketfuls down over his
crops and his activities, even so
do the unexpected emergencies
of life find man wherever he
happens to be and have no
hesitation at all i'm taking him
at disadvantage.
So the man who had an argu-
ment with himself and decided
to look into this building pro-
position got to thinking about
prices, especially those he had
been getting lately, and he saw
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-03-26

Few men find the "bee line to
success until they get stung. Car
toons
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n o II
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-01-15
FEAR RC0MMUNE
IS SPREADING
GERMAN FEVER
Embroglio May Extend Through
Teutonic Republic to Austria
and Hungary
NO DISORDERS ON OUTSIDE
Berlin Continues to Hold Mon.
Opoly on Rioting-Govern-
ment Is Condemned
NO DISORDERS ON OUTSIDE

London, Jan. 15.-Fears are eX-
pressed in diplomatic dispatches re-
ceived here that the Berlin embrogliO
may spread throughout Germany and
even to Vienna through the agency Of
the communists, this element using
the recent Berlin disorders to influ-
ence the masses by representing
those killed as martyrs to the cause
Of the people.
Vienna, it is pointed out would be
likely to furnish fertile ground for tho
agitators because of the great un-
rest that already exists there.
Thus far no disorders are reported
outside of Berlin.
The, advices in analyZing the up
htaval in Berlin points to its original
cause as the dissatisfaction of the in
dependent socialists over the failure
of the government to provide meth
cd Of establishing a workmen's ounil
allied for by the onstitution but gives
the immediate ause as indignation as
the attitude of the government to-
wards Strikers. This resulted in the
organization of a great demonstration
in front of the Reichstag building.
The violence that followed, however
is declared to have been due to COM
munist agents who took advantage Of
the asstmblage and working on mob
psychology start the riot which re-
suited SO disastrously. !
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-01-15
T0WNLEY MAKES
PLEA FOR NEW
SEDITI0N TRIAL
President of Nonpartisan League
Says Twas Error Not to
Let Him Speak
is LAST DAY OF GRACE
Counsel Gets Motion For Second
Hearing For Client in at
Eleventh Hour

Jackson, Mimi, Jan. 15.--Attorney
for President A. C. Townley of the
National 'Nonpartisan league and Jo.
seph Gilbert, league organizer, who
were convicted Of disloyalty in dis
trict court here last summer. today
filed with District Judge Il. C.. Dean
an assignment OF errors to support
their motion for a new trial.
\ This was the last day the defense
had to argue it's motion for a second
trial. The defense submitted it's as.
signLient of errors without oral argu.
ments.
Judge Dean announced that his rul-
ing probably would not be made for a
week.
ACCUSED OF CONSPIRACY
Townley and Gilbert were accused
Of conspiracy to teach disloyalty. dur
ing the war. Conviction was based
on testimony introduced by the state
charging that the defendants made
disloyal speeches and were responsi.
BILE for the distribution of alleged dis.
loyal literature. Attorneys for the
defendants in asking for new trial
asserted that Judge Dean erred in
various rulings and made a legal mis-
take by not permitting Townley to
make the closing address to the jury.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-01-15
Man TO
BE LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR HOPE
D0pesters Have It That c. l..
Dawson of Golden Valley
Will Be Candidate
PICKING OTHER ENTRIES
Interesting Situation May Arise
in First Owing to Per-
s0nal Ambitions
PICKING OTHER ENTRIES

c. Il. Dawson Of Sentinel Butte, act
ing states attorney Of Golden Valley
county and president of the North
Dakota American legion, for lieutc-
nant-governor Walter Reed, an Am
cnia farmer Of statewide prominence.
for state treasurer; Major Frank
Henry OF Valley City, former land
commissioner, for commissioner Of IN
surance; Minnie J. Nelson for stat.
superintendent Of public instruction,
and t. A. Nestos Of Minot for attorney
general, form Il portion Of the in.
dependent slate which has been picket
by political dopesters as candidate
for the support of the republican elect
ors at the primaries in June. This Is
with an exception in the case Of Miss
Nelson, who will be a candidate on
a nonpartisan ballot, as will Chict
Justice A. NJ. Christianson, who is
expected to be Il candidate for re-
election.
The Townley press, in an effort tc
divide the solid support which Miss
Nelson is receiving, has proposed
through its public for1,stf,ss the nal,ncs
of Miss Fannie AmidOn Of the Valley
City normal, a sister of Federal Judge
c. +. Amidon Of Fargo, and Mrs
Frank White Of Valley City, as op
poncnts to the state superintendent OF
public instruction for Independent
support 1t is understood that Gov
crnor FRAZIER will insist upon the
endorsement of former superintendent
N. c. Macdonald, now educational ad'
visor general to the state board. OF
administration, for the office no"
held by Miss Nelson and that he will
demand that the powers, which havi
been taken from Miss Nelson be en-
HANGED and restored to the o1flct
should it be won by Macdonald.
Among league possibilities for the
job Of attorney general are said 1t
be Ed S. Allen. present states alto:
ney Of DIfleigh; Senator Fraser ri
Mclean county. the Only lawyer leg
is later elected by the league; Joseph
Coghlan, law reference librarian il!
the supreme court Offices, and lIaur
pnce J. Wehe, member OF the work
mans compensation bureau. The
northwestern section of .hc state is
said to be inclined to tavor "Bilf
Continued On Page Three
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-01-15
STATE BOARD TO
KEEP UP HEALTH
WORK, is REPORT
DR.. F. r. Smyth Secures Aid of
Body in Free Clinic
campaign

Although the special session OF the
state legislature took away the ar.
preparation for the state board Of
hcalthh's activities, the members OF,
the board are going ahead with their
plans and hope to be able to continue
the work they initiated even though
funds are not immediately available.
DR.. Il. X. Smyth, Of the United
States public health service, attended
meeting of the board at Devils Lake
last week in the interest Of venercal
disease clinics in various parts Of the
state in which the federal government
Is interested. He said today that the
members Of the state organization,
although greatly disappointed that
available funds were taken away from
them, do not intend to remain idle
until the next legislature provides
money for the boards activities
BOARD WILL HELP
The board promised Dr. Smyth it
would help in the governments plan
to establish free clinics in the larger
cities Of the sta for which the gov
crnmcnt provides onc-half Of the
funds required. The board, acting up
on DR.. Smyth's suggestion and re-
quest, adopted the United states pub
lie health services regulations for the
handling of these clinics which as
sures the state federal aid.
DR.. Smyth says that health clinic
has been established at MinOt and
that others will be started ut Grand
Forks before the end of this month.
He had planned to have a general
health clinic with a bureau Of ven
ereal disease as part Of It for this
city. but neither of the hospitals could
offer space in their institutions at
this time. DR.. Smyth Is now working
on a plan to secure quarters else
where in the city and believes that a
free clinic for the treatment Of all
kinds of diseases will be organized
before SIMMER
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-01-15
CZECH ATTACKS .
ALLIED COURSE
WITH RUSSIANS
Entente Does More Harm Than
Bolsheviki, Declares
s.-. General Gaida
Correspondence O.: Associated Press.)

Correspondence o. Associated Press.)
Vladivostock. Dec. 7.-Gcneral Eu
dolph Gaida. formerly commander Of
the Czecho-Slovak forces in Siberia,
declared before he left here for ShanS-
hal that 1.-THE Allies are doing Russia
more harm than the Bolshcviki ani
the sooner the Allies leave it the bet
ter 1t will be for Russia
General Gaida with his Czccho.
Slovak troops defeated the Bo1Sheviki
at Perm. He ,lcd the revolutionary
movement which took place here Nov
ember 1S, was captured by govcrnmen,
authorities and agreed to leave ST.
IBERIA.
WHAT ALLIES HAVE DONE
"All the Allies have done in Rus
sla," he said to The Associated Press
correspondent. "is to support blacl,
monarchy-Kolchak, Denekine, Yu1c-
mitch and the Atamans. All the, fil-
turc can hold is absolute monarchy or
absolute Bolchevism. The Center
group the Social-Revolutionaries, the
Social-Democrats and the other small
er groups Of similar political Orienta-
ton will be unable to assume leader
ship. All Siberia west of Lake Baikai
will fall to the Bolshcviki, and from
Paikal to the Pacific will be Japanese
dominated provinces controlled by the
Atamans." ....
General Gaida stated that he be-
]ieved that the only people who can
tie Russia together again are those
who are now known as BolshcviKi.
These so-called Bolsheviki he termed
them are not the Reds of the days
Of terror in European Russia. Toda!
he said there is national movement
men in Russia for a clear democracy
and that the crude form which is now
being displaced eventually will work
itself out in a moderate social pre-
gram. He said that the army that he
was approaching Lake Baikal from
the west, the army that he de,
feated at Perm last winter was an
Differed army, with generals, coloncls,
captains and soldiers. It was dis
ciplined. There was a military staff
schools and acadamies for training
men for the army. The doctrine of
communism We're gone from it; per.
sonal rights in property had been
established and were being maintain
ed. The world should know more OF
the facts regarding actual conditions
in Siberia. Gaida said.
MOVEMENT INEVITABLE
"Thc democratic movement is in
cvitable." he concluded.
General Gaida was asked if in his
opinion the Allies could aid in the
realization of this pure democracy OF
which he had spoken by lending aid
to the government formed at Oms'i
and headed by Admiral Kolchak. He
laughed heartily.
me. Nikdy!'' he said which is
Czech for mo. Never
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-01-15
NATIONS LEAGUE
BECOMES A FACT
FRIDAY MORNING
Birth of New United States of
World Set for 10 O'clock
Tomorrow

Paris, Jan. 15-The league Of ma.
tions will come into being tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock at public GER
emony to be held in the clock room
of the French foreign Office: Leon
Bourgeoise the French representative,
will preside and make the opening ad-
dress. Hugh C. Wallace, American
ambassador to France, and American
representative at the peace confer.
ence will not attend.
French comment on the meeting
dwells principally upon the absence
of the United States from this entry
into the realization of President Will
sons chief aim in the peace. confer
ence. Most of the newspapers OF
Paris predict this absence will not be
of long duration and say:
"The league of nations cannot be
complete until America is represent
ed"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-01-15
HAGEN SECURES
ANOTHER LEASE
ON LIFE TODAY
Arguments on Motion For Re.
trial of League Banker
Convict Deferred
TRANSCRIPT vOLUMIN0Us

Fargo, N. D., Jan. 15.-By stipula-
tion arguments on the molten of II: J.
Hagen, president of the Scandinavian.
American bank of Fargo, so- a re-
trial of the case in which he was
found guilty Of violating the state
banking laws was adjourned today to
an unfixed date, probably late in Feb
ruary.
William C. Green, states attorney
for Cass county, announced that the
attorneys had found it necessary to
stipulate the postponement because
the transcript of the evidence in ex-
cess OF 1000 pages had become avail
able only few days ago and there
has not been sufficient time in which
to prepare an argument. %
Hagen was convicted in The Cass
county district court early in Decem.
Der OF charges of exhibiting false
statements to the state bank exam
iner. F., r. Sherman, cashier of the
bank, faces a similar charge. No date
has been fixed for his trial.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-01-15
COUNTY AFFAIRS
SHOWING LITTLE
ACTIVITY
Outside Of Burleigh, Where the
Bosses Are Busy, Nothing
Seems Doing

Outside of Burlcigh county, the
league appears to be making little im-
preston on early county political
Developments. In Burlcigh it IS ex-
pected the league will have a complete
ticket in the field, including can
didatc for district judge.
"Bill' Myers, long active in league
circles is said to be candidate from
the eastern part Of the county for
the shreivalty. Mr.. Myers is said to
have been casting cOverOus eyes on
this job for the last decade, and he
is expected to win much league sup.
port. He will, however, run up
against the sccond-term precedent
which ordinarily would give Rollin
Welch, the incumbent, a second whir|
at the job. Wclch has not been ut
all antagolistic to the local league
machine but he never has tied ul
high and dry with the organization,
and this fact, Myers friends say.
will count in the lattcr's favor.
II. A. Thomas of Driscoll. retire !
farmer who is said to have been the
author of letter bitterly criticising
the American legion. which recently
appeared in the Courier News, and
which has been answered by the
Steele post and others, would like to
be state senator it is said. Just what
Senator Carol D. King has done or
failed to do to earn him opposition
from Burlcigh county league bosses
has never appeared on the surface, bu'
it seems very evident that there Is
q large faction in the Nonpartisan
machine which would like to retire
King to private life. =.
C.. A.. Swanson is another well
known farmer from the eastern part
Of the county who may find place
on the leagues county ticker. Mr.
Swanson. it is said, has been more or
less on the fence recently. and the
league organization is anxious to- win
him back to membership in good
standing. The prize in view for him
is not disclosed.
In Morton five candidates Tor
sheriff, two of Acknowledgement Of New
Salem, a candidate against Olson two
years ago. and Representative jim
Strain of Strain-arc prominent
leaguers, already in the field, and
more are coming. In Stutsman coun-
ty. Major Dana Wright. who has al
ready had try at the job, is can
didatc for sheriff. Major Wright was
both sheriff and state representative
when called into service on the Mexi'
can border in 1916. and his admins
tration of the shreivalty involved in
some litigation which did not. how
ever, discredit Major Wright. He is
popular in Stutsman and is regarded
q likely candidate.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-01-15
CHURCH WORKER
TO MAKE SURVEY
FOR RELIGIONS
Representatives Meet and Lay
Plans For Complete Can.
yass of the City

Representatives Of the various
churches and religious organizations
in the city are preparing for the city
wide religious census which they will
take January o.. A meeting was held
at the Commercial club Tuesday ut
which time these people went over
the plans and made arrangements TO:
the one day canvas of the city.
1t is planned to have eighteen teams
Of two persons each which will be
allotted to certain districts in the city.
Each team will start out from the
Commercial club week from Tues
day and complete the census that day.
Every person in the city will be asked
what his or her religious affiliatlon
is and when these facts are completed
the names will be turned over to the
minister Of the church for which at
tilation has been indicated.
Among the churches represented at
the meeting were the Baptist. Method
ist Episcopal, Catholic. Evangelical,
Presbyterian. Norwegian Lutheran.
Swedish Lutheran, and Salvation ar
nv. Rev. II. G.. Postlethwaitc Of the
PRESBYTERIAN church and Rev. George
II. Quiglcv of the Methodist church
compose the committee that is sccur-
ing the cooperation Of all the religious
organizations in the campaign.
A committee composed of e. e. Nor
ris. Geo. II. Remission and Rev. Post
lethwaite was named to district the
CITY into eighteen sections. one for
each team. Another committee com
posed Of Rev. Postletlwaite, Rev. G.
r. Strutz and Rev. Flint will have
charge of the cards on which religious
preference or affiliation for each per-
son interviewed will be placed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-01-15
FRISKING FOR
HIP |. / LIQUOR | !, IS
not PROPOSED
Enforcement of Prohibition to
Be Based on Mutual
Reas0nableness

Chicago, Jan. 15.-NVord was passed
out today by Capt. E. Howard, direc-
tor of federal prohibition in Illinois,
that enforcement OF the eighteenth
constitutional amendment effective at
midnight tomorrow night would, BE-
biased on mutual reasonableness and
carried out by reasonable and slow
working authority y.
Capt Howard and Major A. V. Dal.
rymple, general prohibition agent of
the Chicago district announced there
would be no invasion Of the home.
no raiding of respectable clubs and
hotels and no frisking for hip liquor"
More than 200 federal agents will
take the field at s o'clock tomorrow
morning to keep the lid on in Illinois,
Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota and In
diana.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-01-15
MEETING TO aid
STARVING JEWS
AT AUDITORIUM
Keynote of Campaign to Raise
$4,000 Will Be Sounded at
Meeting Tonight

The condition of the starving chill
dren and others in eastern Europe
will be graphically told tonight oy
Rabbi Maurice Lefkowitz at the au-
ditorium, where mass meeting open
to the public without cost will ne
held. The purpose of the meeting
is to explain the drive cOr 5000
which starts Sunday morning to al,
lcviate the suffering of starviny peo
pie in Poland, Galicia, Lithuania, Pal.
es,ine and other countries.
The campaign is nation vide, and
Rabbi LefkOWitz, a prominent speak
er, will tell the people of this city why
immediate assistance is needed hy
eastern European nations If further
starvation is to be avoided in those
countries. The committee in charge
announces that no collections will he
made at the meeting tonight.
CHRISTIANSON CHAIRMAN
Chief Justice A. NJ. Christanson OF
the state supreme court will be chair,
man of the meeting. George N. Ken
iston, secretary of the Commercial
club will introduce the speaker. The
musical program is in charge of Mrs
H. II. Steele, who will sing solo, as
will Henry Halvcrson. Miss Gene
We've Menard will accompany the sol.
oists on the piano.
The auditorium has been decorated
for the occasion under the supervision
of Capt. f. G.. Wanner, AEcrian flags
being used. The meeting will start
promptly at 8 O'Clock and the commit.
tee expects the auditorium to be well
filed.
ADDRESSES HIGH SCHOOL
This afternoon Rabbi Lefkowit7
spoke to the high school students and
at 4:30 o'clock he addressed the in
mates of the state penitentiary
The drive will start Sunday morn
ing and will continue all next week
On Monday the mems part OF the cami
pai5n is expected to be completed
This is in charge of Fl. Fl. Duemeland
On Tuesday committee of 25 womer
headed by Mrs. Molle Eppinger anC
Miss Nancy Nathan will secure con
tributions from people on the streets
hotels and in the homes, offering tags
for every contribution.