Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-04-11
STRAY TOPICS FROM LITTLE OLD NEW YORK

holiday trade. One OF the cliieffpafts
|of the toy is a fourteen.inch metal
plank. which is supported by a Ions
and a short brace. Both Of these,
braces can be folded against the
plank in packing. The main perfofms
or is a metal manniken with movable
legs. Held IN its hands are two bal,
ancing rods, With Weights fastened
at the ehds. When ptt at the top Of
the plank The Mdnnfkin walks down
it step by step aud. gWays from side
to side somewhat after the manner OF
a tightrope walker. It. does not fan
on when the end " the plank is
reached, but by force OF gravity IS
held suspended by tsthe heels. @#. 4
Patrick Walker. a2Well- known char
acter in the underworld, discovered a
way TO beat the finger. print system
of identifying criminals. The mar is
dead now and the officials at the Iden
titlcation :Eureau at Police Headquar:
tiers hope that his secret died with
him. Some days ago Walker was.
Ncked up in the street unconscious
and two days later he died in Belle.
we Hospital. Though he had served
many prison terms he was not recog-
nized by the police al first and a de-
tective was detailed, to take the fin
ger prints of the sdead man in an et-
fort to establish his identity. The de.
tective was surprised to find that
every whirl and loop on the mans
fingers had been, erasHd and no i'm
print could be made. The police have
since been ~endeavOring to find the
mans relatives and associates in the
hope that they may conc upon the.
secret Of how to erase finger prints,
q featw hich until Walkers death was
considered an inap0ssfbflity. Should
the secret become public property the
result would be to deprive the police
the world owe of one OF their most
valuable and reliable aids in dealing
with criminals. 7
Veteran ,clubwomen have been sur.
prised to learn that the Nine. D0re,
who has been appearing in vaude-
vile in this city, is none other than
Mrs. Dore Lyon. who d few years ago
was one OF the most widely known
clubWomen in the entire country.
Mrs. Lyon was one of the founders Of
the Federation of Women's Clubs.
She was the pOssessOr of a large for
tune until 1910, when all she had
was swept away in, Wall Street. At
that time her debts we're put at up
wards Of half "a million dollars. Only
a few years previously her husband,
who was a well. known builder, had
failed for a like amount. Mr.. Lyons
first wife was Kate Claxton, the not
ed actress. Besides devoting much of
her time to wOmen's clubs, Mrs.
Lyon. at one time edited "The Club
woman, z and in 1903 she wrote and
q. novel that met with CON
siderable success. several years ago
she announced tfat she was going to
retire from club life and take up the
Her present vaudeville engage.
ment, however, marks her first pro-
fessional appearance In this city.
IA new night court with civil juris-
only has been authorized by
the legislature for the adjustment of
wage questions affecting employer
and employe in amounts not exceed
ing $50, and, it is expected the first
court will be opened lin this city az
an early date. It will be a poor mans
court" in strict sense, for men and
women having claims for unpaid
or questions Of dlsptie rela.-
ing to employment or dismissal may
obtain free summ0nses upon making
affidavit that they are not possessed
Of means exceeding 800. They may
also plead their cases III person il
unable to hire a lawyer. The court
will be open from 1890 to II p. NJ.
every night except Sunday .