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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-06
WHITE SLAVE ACT DEFECTIVE.

Each state in the Union has laws
for the punishment Of sexual irregu-
larity. Under the Mann act, the fed
eral government is made an addition
al agent and the law passed to prevent
the nefarious traffic in girls has been
used chiefly as an instrument Of black
mail and extortion.
The appeal Of Digs and Caminetti
to the United States supreme court
should relieve the situation and put a
final construction on the scope Of the
law. This will assist the district at
torneys to distinguish between cases
Of commercialized vice and those
merely arising from instances Of sex
ual %depravity. The former come prop
erly under the federal jurisdiction,
while the latter cases should be pros
ecuted in the states where the Of
Tense occurs.
Former Senator Bailey in his brief
in the case made the following two
points, which have been generally en-
dorsed by the press and prosecuting
officials: 49, . a5a. ~. ##.
First, that the "White Slave" Traf-
fc act does not apply to cases which
involve a mere immortality and have
MO element of commerce or coercion;
second, if the act applies, and was in
tended to apply, to cases which are
free from commerce or coercion and
involve only immortality, then it is
void, because it is not within the pow
err of Congress to punish such acts.
Mr.. Bailey contends that Congress
cannot punish for immortality; that
that has been specially left to the
control OF the states.
'Tf men are base enough to traffic
in the bodies of women" argues MIR.
Bailey, "then such traffic is undoubt-
edly commerce as much as the traft1c
in articles of manufacture or agricul-
ture and is equally subject to the pow
err of Congress, but immortality is not
commerce, ard no matter how much
we may abhor moral delinquency it is
subject to state, and not to federal,
control"
When fallen women are dealt in as
commodities, the federal authorities
are obviously doing their duty to pro-
coed under the Mann act. But there
have been more prosecutions in cases
involving only the commission Of i'm
moral acts, coming strictly within the
police power of a state to punish.
Unfinching foes Of vice probably
will object to this view Of the ques-
ton. but it is essentially fair and In
line with the principles of our Amerl..
can government.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-06

The appearance Of Congressman
Young and F. o. Hellstrom on the
same platform only suggests the ad-
age that politics makes queer bedfel-
lows,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-06

an experience almost too terrible for
words. was rescued four hours after
the ship went to the bottom. You can
partly imagine my condition. NY
nerves are all shaken. For a week
or more | was threatened with pnel-
monia,
Lost All His ValuabIes.
"To add to the trouble ] lost all,
but was glad to get away with my
.life.'' Mr.. Owens is now in communl-
cation with Mr.. Williams in regard
to the policy Williams carried in the
National Casualty company, and
which went to the bottom with the
liner.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-06

Politicians engaged in beating the
bushes these days get little response.
Fortunately the farmers are more in
terested in No. / hard.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-06

John WisIek cannot be blamed for
referending the lbootlegging bill.
There are no signatures from Mcln-
tosh county. &
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-06

Is it possible that Hellstrom spent
too much time on the bootleggers'
bill?
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-06
a ZIG

There is as much difference be.
tween good oil and Just oiln as there.
is between cream and milk. French.
Auto Oil is a good oil. Ask the. man
who has used it.-AdV.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-06
SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 1915.

90 80
D WHERE THE TRIBUNE CAN
D BE BOUGHT. .
Fargo, N. D.
0arGns9 Hotel.
Grand Forks, N. D.
Hotel Frederick.
Devils Lake, N. D.
II B. R%osenhurg, News agent
g. J. B. Turner, News agent
MInot, NJ. ..
Manson Bros.
Dickinson, N. q.
Dt. Charles Hotel.
Minneapolis, MINI.
Kemp 4 Cohen. News agents!
Hotel Dyckrnan.
Hotel Radisson.
o.. Paul, MINI.
NsrchAnts Hotel.
O. Marie, Fifth st., News agent.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-06

The towns Of st. John, Rolla and
Dunseith united in their celebration
of Memorial Day. There are a Iium-
Der of old soldiers graves at Dun
seth. besides Troop A. N. D. N. G.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-06

The Capital City Press club should
tender Referendum Hellstrom a crow
supper.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-06
Forecast:

For North Dakota: Showers this
afternoon and probably tonight; cool
er tonight; Sunday partly cloudy with
cooler east portion; fresh northwest
winds.
ORPIS W. ROBERTS,
ra@ &n Section Director.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-06
FROM BorTlNEAu COUNTY.


Inga Holler, Plaintiff and Appellant,
~ VS.. laSJf
MART Amodt, Defendant and Respond
ent. I8L&2 ~
Syllabus: Contemplating death, one
A. executed a bill Of sale Of his per-
sonal property andFa warranty deed
of his real estate, in favor of his wife.
A few days later he executed a will,
leaving all of the property, both real
and personal. to said wife. After his
death, one Of the children brings this
suit against the mother, alleging that
said property had been willed to the
mother in trust, and praying that dis
tribution be ordered.
1) At the close of the evidence,
plaintiff moved to amend her com
plant by striking out all reference to
the bill Of sale and. deed. This was
denied by the trial court and for rea-
sons stated in the opinion, such denial
was error. However, this court in
trial anew will consider the complaint
properly amended.
(2) Evidence examined and, held,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-06

was disbanded there but a few years
ago, and a great deal is made OF Me-
mortal Day at that point.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-06

premises are enumerated in the opin-
ion. ~. AEf,
Appeal from the District Court of
Stark County, Crawford, y.
. Judgment modified and affirmed.
Opinion of the Court by Burke, j.
Bangs, Netcher & Hamilton and w.
J. Mayer Of Grand Forks (Charles E.
Purdy Of Minneapolis, MINI, of Coun-
seD, Attorneys for Defendants and
Appellants.
M. A. Hildreth Of Fargo, Attorney
for Plaintiff and Respondent.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-06
Supreme Court

FROM STARK COUNTY,.
Investors Syndicate, Plaintiff and APP
pellant.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-06
The Weather

10 "a hours ending at 7 p. m,
Evening star., 1915-12-19

"Well, well, where have all you girls
been?' he wanted to know, looking from
one to another Of them with mild affec-
ton. "And where are you going now?'
"We've been shopping a little said
mother
There was pause-almost a guilty
pause, one would have said. Then Maizie
cried aI must be off! Want to go to the
matinee, dad?' She gave his arm a gay,
perfunctory pat; but it was noticeable that
she avoided his eyes as she moved away.
"Julia is going to u bridge, and have
my massage said Mrs. Riggs. Such q
tiresome morning! l wish you would see
about getting yourself new overcoat,
my dear. Really, that one
"Never mind!' interposed father has
overcoat when he has such good-looking
family? Where are you off to, Toots?"
He turned toward his youngest daugh-
ter, and as he did so there came into his
tired face wistful alteration. Father
was supposed to be very unobservant
man. There was tradition in the family
that father never knew what one had on,
or cared; that father was absorbed in
business to the entire exclusion of those
emotions the other members of the family
claimed as a matter of course, such as a
love of the beautiful, an interest in so
ciety. a zest for the joy of life. Of course,
fathers business may have had something
to do with this family view of father.
Coal is dusty and unromantic medium;
and in these days of sharp competition
Evening star., 1915-12-19

ness and protection, faced her mother and
Julia defiantly, and said: 4I'm going
with daddy!"
He tried to say something jocular; he
tried to keep back the embarrassed smile
of pure delight on his face, for Toots's
eyes were upon him. She held his arm
firmly and turned him about.
@Good-by, mama and Julia!' she called
gayly over her shoulder. Lord Percival
and are going out for the afternoon
We may dine with the Duchess. Don't
sit up for us'
CHE swung him into the gay tide OF the
Avenue. And as they strolled arm in
arm, gradually the embarrassment and
the shyness fell away from father. He
rose to meet his daughters mood in way
that astonished himself. They began to
play the royal game of choosing From
window to window they passed, iuxuri-
ously choosing anything their fancy die
tated. And all the time Toots's sharp
little ears We're listening for the note OF
genuine desire in her fathers voice. But
always he eluded her. If she urged him
to choose something he really and truly
would like, he always chose some object
so extravagantly unsuitable for the father
of family that it ended by her dragging
him on to the next window in gale of
laughter. There seemed to be nothing
that father really wanted, from bath
robes to scarf-pins.
But her failures did not mar the pleas
ure of the unusual afternoon. Some un-
Evening star., 1915-12-19

"Sure; they make 'em better every
year, returned the little proprietor.
4Just look here
He came out from behind the counter
and led them to work-room at the rear.
aThe Grand Trunk and Transatlantic rail-
roads!s he laughed, pointing downward.
The floor was a network of tiny metal
rails. The little proprietor stopped. At
the pressure Of button, here and
there tiny trains Of cars began to move;
signals operated, switches few open;
trucks full OF infinitesimal trunks were
trundled along the station platforms;
bells rang.
Fathers face lighted up. He was about
to 60 down on his knees, when he remem-
bered his daughters presence.
Maybe you don't care much for this,
Toots,' he murmured apologetically.
"We won't stay but minute
Toots's answer was to kneel beside the
toy. @Oh, see the little switches!"
aThey' re real switches. See, they work
so!n The proprietor of the shop beamed.
@You can start the trains yourself, If you
like. Look, will show you!s
With glance out Of the corner Of his
eye at his daughter, father stealthily went
down on his knees and began to open and
close the little switches.
An hour passed. and quarter Of an
hour after that. Father started guiltily.
"By Jove. Toots. see what time it is!
We'll be late for dinner, and your motherll
scold u.s.
"Iknowit, said Toots risingreluctantly;
Evening star., 1915-12-19
SUNDAY MAGAZINE for December 10, 1915

a man must fairly breathe and eat his
business if he is to supply the needs of a
wife and three ambitious daughters that
must be kept in that perfection Of bloom
only to be procured by money.
But now, as he looked at his youngest
daughter, father was seeing great deal
more than any of them suspected. He
saw her gray eyes looking at him from
under the wide black beaver hat, and he
knew there was an expression in them he
had never seen there before-an express
sion that seemed to appraise him clearly
and thoughtfully. Her eyes had lost their
dreamy, young-girl impersonality; some-
thing keen and womanly had come into
them. Suddenly she astonished him pro-
foundly. She slipped her hand under his
arm with an exquisite gesture Of tender
Evening star., 1915-12-19

down mountain-sides. He was so alb
sorbed in the thing that, when Toots
slipped her hand under his arm, he started,
reddening with embarrassment.
Thought was pickpocket, didn't
you, dad?' Toots's voice was gay now.
mama and the girls are out there. l
had maple fritters and ice-cream for my
lunch. Come on out of this crowd"
The rest of his family surrounded father
and asked if he had had luncheon, and
why had he come out without his neck
scarf, and wasn't the crowd dreadful?
And father smiled upon them proudly.
They were group to make any man
proud. Well groomed. we'll fed, and well
tailored, they we're quite contrast to
father. Father looked tired, a bit shabby,
a bit shrunken, His face was lined.
Evening star., 1915-12-19

suspected tie, sympathetic and gay, re-
vealed itself for the first time between
them. They wandered up one side of the
Avenue and down the other, dipping into
its destinations with the utmost accord
And toward the end Of the afternoon they
found themselves entering little shop
far downtown-a queer little shop with q
fat little man smiling at them from behind
the counter.
TT was the most amazing shop Toots
had ever seen. The place was alive with
marvellous mechanical toys, most Of them
wound up and going. The little fat pro-
prietor and father appeared to be old ac-
quaintances.
Anything new in rolling stock this
year?' father wanted to know jocularly.
Evening star., 1915-12-19

decent English?" she cried.
Mrs. Riggs began furriedly to gather
up her furs. "Girls! Girls! Do you
realize that Christmas Eve is day after
tomorrow? We simply must decide this
afternoon what you're going to give father,
for tomorrow there's the Altar Guild and
the tree and the house to decorate. Now,
want you to stop arguing and agree on
something nice!"
Maizie sprang up, glancing as she did so
at her wrist-watch 1t was very beauti-
full little wrist-watch, given to her by
father last Christmas.
"I can't stop minute longer, marmee!
promised Aileen I'd go to matinee
with her this afternoon. It's half-past
one now!"
Dismay was in the faces Mrs. Riggs and
Julia turned toward her.
"Maizie, think that's mean of you'll"
cried Julia. aYou know have to go to
the Andersons bridge this afternoon
"And you know this is my afternoon for
massage!' Mrs. Riggs exclaimed. Il have
to pay whether I'm there or not. and
Madame's horrid if I'm late, and I've
forgotten Cousin Mattie's present. You
know, always try to get her something
she likes, because she is so nice to us with
her car and all. shall look around in
Grump's. did think that you and Toots
would spend this afternoon onyourfather'
PRESENT.
Maizie's pretty face hardened.
"But mother, even if gave up the
matinee, what good would that do?
don't know what to get for father. What
are you going to get for him yourself?"
Mrs. Riggs's indignant eyes wavered,
fell; she began hastily to draw on her
gloves. Then. as if an inspiration came
to her, she turned entreatingly to her
youngest daughter
"Come, now, Toots, what do you think
would be nice for father?'
They all turned to Toots. For mo-
ment she was silent; but suddenly she
pushed back her chair and shot up to
her feet; and then they all saw an ex-
preston on Toots's face they had never
seen there before. Mrs. Riggs reflected
with a vague discomfort that her little
girl was growing beyond her. Toots's two
sisters felt as if Toots were looking clean
through them with her fierce young eyes.
@There's nothing, nothing in this old
store good enough for daddy she said in
low, passionate voice. "Nor in this
whole town! But you don't think so.
You think anything is good enough for
him! You fuss around days and days
over things for Aunt Marie and Cousin
Matte, who've got everything in the
world, and you snatch up. any old thing
for daddy. -you-make me tired!'
She made queer grimace, and thrust
her hand out toward Julia with a vehe-
ment gesture.
an thank you for my money back,
Julia Riggs. I'll get my own present for
daddy, and | won't shirk for any old
matinee or bridge party, either!'
Silently Julia opened her beautiful
handbag the one father had given her
last Christmas-and took out two silver
dollars, which she put into the quivering
brown palm. Silently and sullenly Maizie
adjusted her furs. In bewildered silence
Mrs Riggs gathered up her parcels.
"Wel, well, girls, we must be getting
along she said.
Down in the elevator they went. and
through the long aisles of the department.
store. And just as they emerged from
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1915-11-11
Don't You Want
Better Service?

If you do, please stop the
practice of allowing people who
are not subscribers of using your
phone. Our central girls are
now overworked, and to have
people use your phone who have
no right to do SO, adds to their
burdens. It is not fair to as, it
it 10 not fair to the central girls,
and it is not fair to you.
If subscribers will join hands
with us in stopping this abuse
we will be able to give better
service to those who DO pay.
Subscribers who persist in per-
hitting these abuses need not be
surprised or offended if their
service is discontinued.
Our rates are so low that GER
tainly your ueighbor can aft ord
to have a phone installed.
The Baxter Telephone Co.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1915-11-11
On the MaiHALine.


1t HSS been brongktyto our at
tention that some people think
Baxter Springs is not to be on
the main line of the electric road
when It is built. We want tc
correct that impression now.
The line from Tulsa will be
built to Columbus, Kas. From
Commerce another line will be
built to Baxter and Galena, the
line coming through the camps
Of CaEdin Ind Picher., Another
line will lbef built from "a point
about .thfEe miles anoftksof Bax-
ter to Columbus, THAT will be
the Galena and Columbus line,
but carsr from Galena to Com
nerce will run through Baxter,
as we'll as the mining towns of
Cardin and Picher. And that 10
just what Baxter Springs wants.
Vote for the road. Pay no at
tention to the knockers.
Baxter Springs will be on the
main line.
Vote for the road, and a big
ger and better Baxter Springs.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1915-11-11
Vote For The
Electric Road

Don't forget to vote, and don't
let your neighbor forget it. Let's
give outsiders a hearty welcome,
who are wanting admission, by
giving the bonds a big majority
vote.
See what Columbus did. A
four to one vote for the road
bonds. They have an electric
road and know what it means
for a town. Let's 60 them one
better,
One For The Road.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1915-11-11
LISTEN!

Some of the knockers say they
don't want to vote for the bonds
because a promoter will get the
money. We don't believe it, but
what if he does? We don't care
a rap who gets the money just SO
we get the road. The same OPP
portunity has been up to the
knOcker all these years. Has he
build a road? Do knockers build
anything?
Some knockers say the road
will hurt their business. Why,
God bless them, they don't need
any business. ALI they need il
funeral expenses, for they are
dead right now, and all they
lack of being out of the world Is
to close their eyes and cover
them up.
You poor little narrow con-
tracted, pessimistic knocker, you
will have to change your way or
there viii be no place for you to
60, for your neighbor hates you;
God don't want you, and the
Devil won't have you.
If knockers could only see
themselves as others see them
they would Immediately become
boosters.
= -
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1915-11-11

Will Swalley is trying to beat
the others with big corn stories.
He told US Monday that he and
his brother, Ed. shucked out an
acre of corn the other day that
made 4 little better than ninety
four bushels This was quite a
story, and We told him so, but he
explained that the corn grew in
an old stack yard, and that there
are three acres more like it. At
any rate, It gOes to show that
ieEtilIzsf pNYs mighty uelr
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1915-11-11
SundaySChOOl Notes
N. E. CHURCH.

N. E. CHURCH.
Why do you 60 to Sunday
school? Did you ever answer
this to yourself?
One class in Sunday school 10
paying on the minister's salary;
another class of small girls is
saving money to buy a picture
for the girls home at Beloit,
Kas. These are commeudable
efforts and every class should be
at work for something definite.
Mrs. John POlster gave as 4
very interesting report of the
doings of the County Sunday
School Convention, held recently.
Are you doing anything to
make Baxter Springs = better
place to live in?
One hundred and thirty in
Sunday school Sunday. ShoHlaa
be two hundred.
Preaching services we're veil
attended, both morning and eVeH'
ingu Sunday.
Evangelist Clark started re-
vival services at the Methodist
church Monday night. He ex-
poets his singer the fore part of
the week. Let's give him our
hearty cooperation.
We need you in the Sunday
school. and you need the Sunday
school. Come.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1915-11-11
MheeISsand
Communities

When a spoke In a wheel ID
broken that wheel is weakened,
and onl of partial or slight
value to the rest of the vehicle.
The vehicle itself is Of no great
er value than its weakest spot,
the broken Rhsel. Its useful
ness will NOT Be restored until
the wheel is repaired and placed
on a par With the other wheels.
Then it is again ready to assume
Its proper fuuctionsirthe scheme
of life.
And as it is with the wheel
and the wagon, so 1t is with the
citizen and the community. The
latter is only. as strong as the
loyalty of the former. The com.
munity will advance only in ac-
cordance with the loyalty and
progressiveness of its people.
The man who forgets his
home merchants and sends his
money to outside sources is the
broken wheel of his own com.
munity. He is the weak spot
that retards the growth of all,
that produces commercial stagna-
ton, that creates local hard
times and reduces the commun-
ity that shelters him and the
people who feed him to the level
of a hand to mouth existence.
We don't want any broken
wheels ia this community; we
don't want any useless vehicles,
or commercial disintegration, or
hand to mouth existence; we
don't want any poverty or dis
tress.
But we do want prosperity,
and progressiveness, and happis
ness and contentment, and full
larders and dinner pals, and we
can have them if each one of us
will do our duty to the town in
which we live, and trade with
home people, and keep our own
money in our own community.
We want to keep prosperity
in this town." and we can only
do it by trading where we live. ~
Personally, we intend to prac-
tice what we preach in this re-
spect, for the good of the COM
munity, for your good, and for
our own good, and we would
dearly love to see you trailing
right along by our side, and we
are quite expecting to see you
doing it because we don't think
we are one whit more loyal to
this town than you are.
Come along, brother. When
we all pull in the same harness
ye make a mighty strong team.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1915-11-11
I5 Bushels Per Acre

Gene Turner thrashed his
wheat last Monday and was re-
warded with 4 yield of Is bushels
to the acre. he had 36 acres. The
wheat tested So pounds and he
sold il at $1'05 per bushel.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1915-11-11
20 New Houses.

One euterprisiug citizen in this
burg will build 20 new houses in
Baxter Springs just as soon as it
is definitely settled that Baxter
Springs is to get the inter-urban
road,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1915-11-11

call and see me direct, for terms,
etc. We have some fine locations,
for instance, the old Hobo. the
old Good Luck, the old Red Wing,
the old Mascot, the Lancaster,
and many others. Will be pleased
to have you call and see me.
Thanking you, / am
A. W. ABRAMS, Sec'y.
The Iowa and Oklahoma Min
ing Co., at Sunnyside, Okla.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1915-11-11
Buff OrpingtOnS.

Direct from VIM. Cook & Sons
Scotch Plains, New Jersey. None
better. Cockerells from 81 to$25
each. W. C. Dills, Baxter.