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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-28
Funny Piece Won't Do It's Too Serious Subject As for
Piece, Not Many Would Read II; So

The office manager would ask boy.
when he applied, if he had his papers,
and the boy might say that he had left
them at home. Then they would both
wink, and the boy was hired. Conse
quently at the rare intervals when the
Inspector came around, there was
panic among the under-age boys who
had no working papers, and the office
manager himself used to go into mild
hysteria, as he was held responsible for
hiring such boys 1t took all the diplo-
matte lying they were capable of to
pacify the inspector. This is probably
a common condition throughout the city
How about something on that?'
THAT might CO." said the Chief, i'm
plying in his tone that it wouldn't go
at all, ''but it isn't very big thing
Probably the boys were better off in
that office than they were at home, as
far as comfort and general well-being
were concerned. If we can't get big
story out of thing like that, it's better
not to touch it at all.
I turned around and began writing
a letter. Heaven knows | had done all
that | could for the cause.
"Where the real evasion of the law
comes is probably not so much in the
big establishments in the cities, out up
country, in the little mills and work
shops" said Howell, who goes upstate
in the summer. 'T've no doubt but that
if you should take trip around through
those rural factories you would find
hundreds Of children under age working
longer hours and under worse condi-
tons than any disclosed yet in the
places the inspectors visit more often"
The Chief was drawing pictures of
a burning parallelogram on his desk
blotter.
Eyes, but there, again, ne said,
you've got good months work to I'M
earth anything worth writing about"
"Just the same" turned back to the
little group of serious thinkers, there's
a lot in what Howell says about condi-
tions up-country. Why, | know OF a
little town in Maine where there is more
corruption to the cubic inch of popula
ton than in New York City and West
New Brighton put together Talk about
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-28
HOW ABOUT A CHILD LABOR STORY?

"Well, how about the story on Child
Labor? said the Chief.
Howell had apparently been crouch
ing, waiting for this signal.
"The trouble comes in the enforcing
of the law after you have made it" ne
said. "How about story of what re-
mains to be done after Child Labor laws
are passed."
AS soon as he had suggested this, and
had heard it in so many words, he real
lied that it wasn't such hot stuff as he
had thought when turning it over in his
mind; so he added:
mo, guess that wouldn't work out
very WELL"
This saved the Chief lot of trouble.
when you come right down to the
enforcement of the law" he said, Il
guess that most of us would be in Jail
now if all the city ordinances that are
on the books were to be enforced. There
might be story in that some time,
showing the average citizen how many
times day he breaks the law"
That's a good idea," said Howell,
who felt that at least he had started
something. Perhaps there might be
some good stuff in digging up the old
historical characters who would have
been prevented by law to-day from get
ting away with their famous stunts"
There was a silence while each one
ran through in his mind the remnants
of his history equipment for an exam
pie or two. 1t wasn't so easy as it had
seemed, but Howell, with the advantage
of being the originator of the idea,
crashed in first.
John Paul Jones, for instance" he
said. "He would have been in the
Naval Prison at Portsmouth for va
grancy and robbery with intent to steal
long before he had chance to become
model for the Navy League to-day"
"Or Sam Adams and Patrick Hen
ry. They would have been in cells next
to Frank Tannenbaum and Emma Gold
man for melting to riot if they had tried
to get away with any of their Liberty
or Death speeches now"
"And what chance would Francis Ba
con have stood with a Congressional
graft investigation committee? Why,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-28
The Benefits of Raising Boy in the Country

all that the city knows and have moth
ing to do but try to initiate it, with the
result that they go the city about three
better, or worse"
This was delivered with quite bit
of feeling on my part, and made Wis
IDLE impression on the others.
"It's just the same upstate" said
Howell, who felt that it was up to him
to add something.
eyes, or over on the back settlements
of Long Island, for that matter" The
Chief was breathing hard.
The subject seemed to lag here.
Every one agreed that the country was
a bad place in which to bring up boy.
And as none of us intended to bring
up "a boy in the country, that rather
ended the matter.
turned back to my letter and wrote:
Things seem to be moving along here
Just about as usual, and there is little
news to report"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-28

TT WAS the week before Child Labor
III Sunday, and we were talking it
j. over, to see what could be done in
the nature of story on the subject.
81 wish we'd thought of it sooner"
said the Chief. Something ought to
he written, and yet it's hard to get any
thing new.
"Of course, what would make the
hest possible story would be to dis
cover some field in which child labor is
used which has never been suspected
before. Something like the Metropol-
tan Museum or a Christian Science
reading ROOM" l offered this-being
born muck-raker.
Either that, or disclose the fact that
some person who is active in child labor
legislation is secretly employing chill
dren under age in his own factory" said
Howell.
The Chief is pretty practical about
such things. "The trouble with those
ideas" he said, "is that they demand a
certain amount of facts. Before we
could expose the Metropolitan Museum
or some eminent philanthropist, we
would have to find out that they really
did employ child labor in violation of
the law. That would take at least ten
days, and we have less than week.
Freedom of speech has been restricted
10 such point now that one cannot &C
cuse a man of criminal practices unless
there is some foundation in the charge.
We must make the best of our limita-
TONS"
well" l said, still in disagreeable
mood, 81 remember in the Office where
used to work there was practically no
notice taken of the fact that the office
boys were supposed to have their work
ing papers before they could get job
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-28

he not only would have had his mem
bership card in the Bar Association
taken away from him, but ne would
have been subpoenaed, cross-examined.
indicted and convicted before ne could
have taken his rubbers off,"
"Well, if you're going back as far as
that, how about the old boys in the
prophet business? If you were going to
apply present-day standards Of moral
ity to the well known characters of the
time in and about the Deluge and sub
sequent administrations, there would be
a lot of suspicious characters and I'M
popular neighbors. If you wanted any
thing in those days, all you had to do
was to go to friend that had it, knock
him down with a young ram and take it.
Then, if by any chance you got into
trouble over it, nothing was simpler
than to deliver yourself of large, in
volved lie, which cleared the whole mat
ter up and entitled you to wear another
stripe on your robe, twenty-one stripes
being enough to make you prophet.
How far would any one get to-day with
a modern policeman if he tried to ex-
plain loaf of bread he had in his hand
as having been given to him by the
ravens or as having dropped down out
of the sky? He could tell that to the
magistrate"
THAT reminds me of that story
about the poker game in heaven. You've
probably all heard it, haven't you?"
"Yes," said the Chief, thereby setting
up record, so far as | know. for giving
that answer to the question rather
than: "No; spring it."
1t threw damper on the joke, how
ever, and l turned back to my letter.
"Wel, how about that Child Labor
story" said the Chief.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-28
PAY DIRT ON
PARNASSUS

gether few days
ago at the annual gathering of the
Poetry Society. They were a sur
prisingly plump and smart looking lot
Indeed, in this respect they might have
been mistaken for baseball players or
movie actors. 1t was obvious that the
food itself had little significance to
them. They were persons accustomed 10
dining every day. There was, of course,
little or no vulgar discussion of royal
4 ties. But looking over that prosperous
asSemblage one realized that it was a
far cry back to the days when John Mil
ton considered himself in luck to get his
dve-pound note for the manuscript of
Paradise Lost"
Apparently all Americans are either
writing verse these days or reading 1t.
More books Of verse are being printed
than books of fiction. According to
The Publishers Weekly" 874 new
books we're produced in the United
States in December, of which only forty
were books of fiction, while eighty
seven came under the classification Of
poetry and drama, and the majority in
this class were volumes of poetry. On
the list of classiications poetry and
drama led all the rest, with sociology
and economics second. Fiction came in
eighth place, just behind biography and
genealogy.
Despite famine prices for print paper
four new periodicals devoted to poetry
have sprung up in this country within
the past year, one published in CAM
bridge, one in Philadelphia, one in Chi
cago, one in Alton, III. Apparently they
have entered upon fourishing careers.
The very fact of their birth is tribute
to the vigor of the poetic revival
A few years ago the only American
poets who really made it pay were
James Whitcomb Riley and Henry van
Dyke. The wholesome homeliness of
Rley's verse had commanded large
public for many years. He had come
to be the poet laureate of the Middle
West. DR.. van Dykes sugar-cured Vic
torian rhymes were as popular as Pc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-28

hands and gunner, and stockholders
and strikebreakers, and cowboys and
their sweethearts and wives. Poetry
came back to nature---human nature.
To-day they even write poems about
Chicago.
The boom came largely as result OF
the change. Formerly verse appeared
principally as tailpieces in the maya
zines. Now it is beginning to crowd ont
some of the short fiction. In fact, the
capsule stories in free verse have a great
advantage over the regular short stories
in prose. They are shorter.
Making poems, like dancing, is much
more popular pastime than Il used to he.
Without doubt one reason more persons
are wooing the muse is because the lady
has money now. But for the increase
in the number of suitors there is an
other potent cause. The technique OF
poetry, like the technique of the dance.
has been liberalized. It's much easier
to write poetry these days. It's easier
than being a shoemaker or a gasman.
The poet doesn't necessarily have to
bother about meters or feet. He needn't
bother about rhyme. All he requires IS
a subject to command our interest and
understanding-that and a poets in
spiration.
Perhaps the realistic swing in our
modern poetry has gone too far. Some
of our poets are so delighted at discover
ing such things as the kitchen sink that
they can scarcely write about anything
else. But this will adjust itself.
The classicists complain that we read
all sorts of poems about Bridget and the
kitchen sink, but we won't read poems
about Helen of Troy. But as soon Az
they make Helen of Troy live for us
we'll be glad to read about her again.
We will not buy poems about Helen done
with the manner and the matter that
poets have been using for several thou
sand years. That is not vitalizing but
embalming the lady Better than an
embalmed Helen is live Bridget work
ing over practical sink.
After all, it doesn't matter whether
poet writes about Queen Clytemnestra
or waitress in Childs'. The divine fire
is the thing that counts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-28

character, unless that quality can be APP
piled to verses about killing great num-
bers of Germans. The truth is, that the
war gave the poets something big and
gripping and modern to sing about. Nat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-28
s.I asa9'ysysyS4yyyyzzsW
By HAROLD KELLOCk

urally, several thousand Britishers are
eager to read poems about the war
where formerly one was mildly interest
ed in reading the latest poem about King
Arthur or Agamemnon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-28

Scores of poets Of
all sexes dined TO-
gether a few days
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-18
LOSSES $50, 100000.
Associated PreSS.)

\HSSSN'osSA SoS'J
New York. Jan. lS.-With the posi-
bility that the German sea raider
which sunk or captured from Is to Il
score of allied ships is still continuing
jepredations, steamship owners and
marine underwriters were in a state
OF nervous tension today. The losses
in ships and cargoes are thus far rep
resented as from $l5,0000O0 to $40
0c0. 00u
British cruisers TO the number of 10
are believed to be searching the
southern seas for the, raider, which.
according to one report. may be the
auxiliary cruiser. Venita. but accord
ing to another, the cruiser, Moewe,
the same sea rover which played hav-
oc with allied shipping about year
ago.
Steamship circles were especially
concerned today over wireless warn
ing that the German raider was work
ing northward to more freqquented
lanes of steamship travel. The posi-
bility that the raider may have armed
and manned one or more of her prizes
and dispatched them also on COM
merce preying expeditions was an
other source Of anxiety today. One
report was that the British steamer.
St. Theodore. was thus transformed.
Definite news of the fate OF this yes
sci and of the YarrOwdale, reported
to ahve on board some of the crews
of other captured vessels. was still
lacking TODAY.
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VELVET JOE ISSUES
ANNUAL ALMANAC

The almanac is not back number
And just to prove it. Velvet Joe. the
well-known philosopher of sunshine
and writer of homely verse. has issued
modern and up date almanac that
bids fair to still further popularize
that ancient and honorable institution
IF anybody has the notion" says the
author. that all almanac is strictly a
farmers proposition, let him get it out
of his head. The only man who can
find more use for an almanac than a
farner is the city man.
You see real almanac has got
things in it that the Encyclopedia OF
BRITANNICA never even heard Of Sup
pose somebody asked you right quick
who won the worlds championship in
1897. You look on page seven OF the
little old almanac and say:
"'97? Why the Baltimore Nationals
beat Boston four games to one. Any
body ought to know that
"Or suppose somebody get to ar
gum about the cost of livin or what's
the tallest buildin in the world-just
look in the. almanac an then just
naturally squash EN-"
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Washing the skin, rubbing saves
and lotions on it, will not. cure your
Eczema. You may temporarily relieve
the constant itching, but if you want
to eet at the seat Of the trouble, you
must purify your blood: 4. 4,
ri Infected blood is dangerous and
when the watery sores and pimples
appear, you should lose no time N
procuring a. bottle offs. S. S. i,
This great remedy, which was DIS
covered over fifty years ago, will wash
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-18

II will read your life like an open
book; telling you frankly the bad as
we'll as the good, giving advice on all
matters of life, such as love, court
ship, marriage, divorce, business spec
ulations, journeys, wills, deeds, pat
ents, friends, enemies, rivals, giving
names, whether husband, wife or
sweetheart is true or false. 1 teach
you the secret power Of contro! to win
the one you most desire and to over
come rivals or bad luck-in fact, no
matter what your wishes are, no mat
ter how worried you may be, l guar
antee to help you. I can tell the story
of your life from the cradle to the
grave. Asking no questions, and with
no prior knowledge of you, reveal to
you facts regarding your past and
present life that YOU thought were
known only to your innermost sell
Having thus, convinced you of. my abil-
ity. IAdraw aside the veil of futurity
and display to your wondering eyes
the things that are TO be in your life
in the years to come. Why should
you 60 blindly through life meeting
with failure?
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-18
BOOSTS INSURANCE RATES.
UNITED Pressl

|, New. York, Jan, 1S:-Marine under.
writer's were today expected to boost
their rates on marine insurance. Rates
were boosted from ~, per cent to
per cent yesterday, and with the Ger
man commerce raider still at large,
the rates were expected to go even
higher. - -,.-..... -.,-... ....
Total valuation of the vessels al
ready destroyed is $4,000, 900, mostly
insured by local underwriters.
The steamer Chicago left today for
Bordeaux with 100 passengers aboard,
regardless of the reported presence of
the German raider. Other large lin.
ers, not yet reported, and known to
be enroute from American ports to
Europe, are: Alfonso the XII, bound
for Spain; the American liner st. Paul,
bound for Liverpool; the Saga, bound
for Rio de Janiero; the Brazon, bound
for San Juan, and the Sac Palu, bound
for Buenos Aires. The French liner
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-18
2e BOATS NOW REPORTED
TAKEN BY SEA RAIDER
Continued from page /.

Glasgow, which took part in the fam
Gus Coronal battle, are leading in the
hunt. That Japanese cruiser is
headed from Punta Arenes to aid in
the chase is believed here. The Ven
dictiave and the Glasgow are fast bat
tie cruisers. capable Of % knots an
hour. The others are converted cruis.
ers which were merchant ships be-
fore the war; and capable of great
speed The armament of the others
is unknown. But Vendictiave and the
Glasgow are known to carry 4 and 8.
inch batteries.
The American steamer. Alaquas,
flying the American flag, which sailed
from lPernambuco today for an AM
erican port, is being kept under sur
veillance: while passing through South
American waters. Z.
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heart failure, the result of a fall.
Funeral services were conducted by
Rev. A. Debus at the home and at the
German Evangelical church, Tuesday
afternoon, the body being laid to rest
in the St. Johns cemetery. The de-
ceased left husband and several sons
and daughters to mourn her loss, t,
Mr.. John Engelhardt, Of Kansas
vile, Wis, visited during the past
week with his brother, William En-
gelhardt and other friends and rela-
tives OF Hebron: He returned to Wis
consin Tuesday afternoon. =.
The annual business meeting OF the
CONGREGATIONAL church was held in the
church basement Wednesday evening.
After business matters had been dis
posed of, the ladies served a lunch.
The special semi-annual meeting Of
the Hebron Commercial club took
place in the club rooms last Wednes-
day evening.
Dr. Brandes is the proud possessor
of a new Ford coupe.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. l.. Robertson moved
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-18
OF NEW YORK CITY
Noted Scientist, Clairvoyant Psychologist;
~ Reader Teacher and Magnetic Healer

FESS1ON, AND THIS GAP is TOO
WIDE FOR THE PRETENDER TO
SPAN IN THE NOBLE PROFESSION
IN WHICH PROF. EDWARDS is A
WORTHY EXPONENT.
Without asking a single question
and before you speak one word, this
strangely gifted man calls you by
name, and exactly what you called for
or makes no charges. -.: 49,: -
A man of International repute, &C.
knowledged leader Of clairvoyants md
recognized authority on personal mag
netism, mental telepathy and finer
forces of nature.
Years Of study, travels in far east.
ern lands and endless researches
coupled with rare spiritual gifts, have
crowned him the greatest living expon'
ent of his weird and mysterious pro-
fession. l.;i,I.' .,
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t'lnside" Information About Eczema O!

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so ENTIRELY DIFFERENT:

Prof. Edwards is scholarly psy'
chologist and elairvoyant-not an itin'
Grant and fortune teller.
In the field of psychology, Profess
sor Edwards is entirely different from
itinerant gypsy fortune. tellers. Here
is scholar Of high mental attain
ments, a psychologist Of deep learn:
ing, and 4, psychological, medium OF
wonderful sentiment development.
This developed sentiment spiritual
zone enables Prof. Edwards to receive
impressions and to foresee the future
as the trend Of daily life compels, and
he is thereby a very valuable psychic
adviser. That Prof. Edwards realizes
his powers and his value is witnessed
BY the fact that he accepts no money
in advance, and that you don't have to
pay at all unless you are thoroughly
satisfied. D. ,.tAti il2''5.';- ......
This puts the professor out OF com
parison with the itinerant fortune tell
ing class, and makes him "a valuable
adjunct to a community where strong
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-18

Governor Stanley Of Kentucky risk
cd his life before mob bent on lynch
ing Circuit Judge Charles Bush for
failure to release negro prisoner to
be lynched. He said he would give
the mob "a chance to lynch the. goy-
ernor of Kentucky first before he
would let another negro in Kentucky
be lynched.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-18
49, y = y = y = = = = =
TICKETS FOR ~. OF NJ"
BALI COST ONLY $3.50

,. Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. lS- =
Despite, high pay fer musicians, :
;. high hall rent, the advancing =
,, cost of evening clothes, the high =
,, cost OF dance programs. soaring =
,. flowers and general rise in =
,. rates for banquet foods, the Jun =
, ior ball, the University of Mime =
sofas premier social event, prob "
, ably will be just as Cheap" this =
: year as it was last, Frank W.. =
& Mayer, president of the Junior =
p Bar association, said today. That
is to say. tickets are likely to =
ecost only $3.50, and the total .
bill for each swain. including .
ball ticket. flowers, taxicab and .
the like, will not go above $25. =
y - + y = .
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THINGS yoUMAY WISH TO KNOW

Will succeed in business?
Will my home, be happy?
How can conquer my enemies?
Will l marry the one. ! choose?
How soon will marry?
How can I conquer my rival?
Will I get a good position?
How can I remove bad influences?
How can l control anyone?
How car. ! make q distant one think
il me? '.'' - @.',''-' i'''2
Will I settle my quarrel soon?
Will my children be happy?
Will l be successful in mining; ven
lures? = .".','
Will I be able. to raise my children?
Will ever meet with an accident?
Will / ever advance in public life?
When shall marry and whom?
What is the length of my life?
What trade and Sbpsipess am l best
adapted for?. 5!is,E
What are my lucky dates?
In what shall invest my money?
Will I be widow?
Have I any talents?
Will have many friends?
How can become a medium?
Have l psychic powers?
Will I become wealthy?
Will I be successful in Investments?
Will I be a widower?
What am I best fitted for?
Will l fall heir to money, etc?
Will have home of my own?
Will my secrets ever be known?
These questions and many more an.
swerel1. .-,'.' e.'.-.~.'~
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-18

this week to the Sutherland house on
the south side, where they will make
their home for some months. Z" T.
The Congregational ladies' aid was
last Thursday in the base
ment of the church by Mrs. Gregory
and Mrs. Hass.