Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-12-09
St. Paul News Dealers Dis
charged Following Report
Of Grand Jury
Bismarck Book IS Receiving
Larger Sale Than Ever
This Month

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ST. PAUL. Minn., Dec. 9.-Sevel-
teen St. Paul newsdealers who were
arrested last month for selling Jim
Jam Jems" published at Bismarck,
North Dakota by Sam II. Clark and
G.. II. Crockard, and who were held
to the federal grand jury under $bpO
bonds each, were discharged follow.
ing the report of the grand jury.
Jim Jam Jems Is worthy pub
lication aad should be read generally;
we don't see anything in any of the
numbers that ought to be classed as
obscene This Is the substance OF
the report OF the grand pury after
thoroughly investigating the charges
against the ST. Paul dealers who were
arrested for bringing obscene litera-
ture into Minnesota by express
One of the grand jurors, after the
jury had been dismissed, speaking to
party not connected with the case.
said: Personally l don't see any
thing in Jim Jam Jems any worse
than that which appears in the daily
newspapers"
Jim Jam Jems has tremendous
sale in st. Paul, and this month the
business done by the little Dakota
publication Is greater than ever ow-
ing to the sensational advertising it
has received during the past few
weeks.
Developments Looked For.
Since the above news was sent out
from st. Paul, the Tribune interview.
ed Sam II. Clark editor Of Jim Jam
Jems at his office in this city. Ru-
mors have been afiOat the past few
days to the effect that the publishers
of Jim Jam Jems would "start some-
thing In connection with the prose-
cution started. by the government. ~
Parties who claim to be On the in.
side intimate that Jim Jam Jems has
not been asleep since this govern
ment investigation started. 1t is q
well-knOwn fact that the publishers
have a force Of detectives constantly
at work, and it has leaked out that
while government sleuths and inspect.
ors have been trailing and gathering
their evidence against Jim Jam Jelns,
the same game has been played by
sleuths in the employ OF the magazine,
and every move Of the government
sleuths and others working for the
prosecution has been under the eyes
Of jim Jam Jms detectives. It is
said that some high-handed work has
been done by parties who have per-
aoaal reasons for wanting Jim Jam
Jems suppressed and those who have
heard the rumors are looking for
something sensational to drop.
Sam CIark's statement.
When interviewed by the Tribune
today Mr. Clark said I'VE have noth-
ing to give you for publication at this
time. We are naturally well pleased
over the finding OF the st. Paul grand
jury. 1t is usually an easy matter to
bring about indictments where the
prosecution is as vigorous as it has
been against Jim Jam Jems. The jury
only gets one side OF the case the ac-
cnsed never having an opportunity to
present the other side OF the story
There is no chance for defense before
a grand jury. But from the report OF
the St. Paul jury it is evident that
copies of the magazine were read and
thoroughly discussed. II the book as
whole is fairly considered, l have
every confidence that the wholesale
arrest of our dealers will fall fiat,
and that grand juries everywhere will
refuse to indict dealers for selling
magazine that is at least as clean as
the average publication on the market
today and much cleaner than several
other magazines that are admitted to
the mails and considered classics"
$50 far as our starting something
sensational, as you put 1t, can't tell
you anything right now except that
we are doing everything to protect
our business interests. An attempt
has been made to smother us com.
pletely, and wipe out Jim Jam Jems.
Generally when the fire Is started In
several directions at one time, it Is
necessary to back-fre for protection.
It has always been my policy to not
let the other fellow do all the fight
ing. We expect to stand absolutely on
our rights, and while the other fel.
lows are busy slipping one over on
us, we may show d little speed by
slipping one back. Things look pret-
ty good to me just as they stand right
now. We are doing more business
than ever and this Is not surprising
when one stops to consider all the I'd.
vertising we havk> been getting.
Editor Not Worried.
It is very apparent that the editor
Of Jim Jam Jems is not at all wor-
sfied over the various prosecutions
that have resulted In connection with
the publication Of his magazine.
The revised figures show that In the
next Congress the southern democrats
will have membership dn the house
and senate together about equal 70
that from all other sections Of the