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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-21
ADVENTUREOF
THE TWINS
BY Olive Barton Roberts

Mix-Up Land was full of queer
things.
When the Twins left King Even
Seven and started toward the pal
ace of Jack Straw (who had no bust
ness to be there), they saw some
wonderful sights.
The first was a baker who
vas putting a large baking of bread
into stone oven. To the amaze
ment of the Twins the next thing
he did was to pile some large chunks
of ice under the oven and close the
door,
II do hope the oven won't get
warm today and spoil my bread,
he said to the children. yesterday
the sun came out and the ice start
ed to melt and the bread got sour.
One can't have good bread unless
he has an ice-cold oven"
How very strangc!" said Nancy.
where we live the ovens must be
hot to bake the bread"
"Ah, then you don't live in Mix
Up Land" said the baker-man
Everything is changed around
here. No doubt you make dough-
nuts with holes in the middle, also"
5"Of course" it was Nick's turn to
say. "How do you make them"
"Why we make the hole first" an
swered the baker-man, land after it
gets nice shape, we put the dough-
nj ia,
and chow do you make pies %
asked Nancy curiously.
Square" answered the baker
man. GAS square as dollars"
"But dollars are round" said
Nick.
"Not in Mix-Up Land" said the
baker. "They're square. All money
is square here except paper money
and paper money is made of silver,
so there isn't any"
"Oh, my!" sighed Nancy.\ ITS all
so hard to understand"
mot when you are a MiX-Upper,"
said the baker-man. "But there! I've
talked too much!> l forgot to put
salt on my sugar-cookies, and the
children won't buy them unless they
have thick-layer of salt-icing."
"Then we'll go away and not
both you," said Nick. Goodby!"
"Goodby," said the baker-m man.
(TO Be COntinded)
Copyright, 1923, NEA Service)
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TRAPPING CROOKS

In the dead of night thieves several times broke and
red the cash register of j. E. Griffin photographer in
Monroe La So Griffin trap rugged up an affair that
exploded fashght and snapped shutter when
the cash register drawer opened 1t worked. He got
good picture of the thief.
ShreWd business will this suggestion for the
office factory with safe tempting to burglars The
OF would be SMALL and the could be hid
den SO the burglars couldn't find it and destroy the film
In most the Aashight alone would do the work -
away the intruder under the belief that burglar
alarm had been set off.
Banks and business firms might use similar DEVICE
eliminating the ashgh for daylight hodups. The camera
could be worked by the cashier pressing BUTTON bulb
lever with his foot
with ample identification of the crook The frightened
tim rarely is able to remember good description of the
thief Lack of such description is generally the worst
handicap the police have.
If you held up the most important thing is to
study the bandits build walk and physical pecuarities
that will help identify him. Remember that.
One Of the foest traps set criminals was rugged
up by banker in small western town. He fixed trap
door in front of the paying teler window. When holdp
stuck through the wicket and demanded the money!
opened and Mr. Bandit dropped like shot into nice cage
down cellar. Sounds like Charlie Chaplin.
Another unique trap that recall consisted of hooking
one wire of powerful electric circuit to the safe and the
other wire to copper plate mbedded in the in front
the safe The safebower made the circuit when he kne
down twr the dial He had heart so the current
selectrocuted him.
great deal of inventive ingenuity employed by Grim
mails Arrayed against this is other inventivenss to check
mae the crooks On the law of averages the protection
keeps we'll ahead of criminal devices. H..
This has been illustrated in the perfection of safes and
alarms to almost burglar proof condition.
sSafe blowing for this becoming lost art That's
turned to the pistol finding their diamond drills screws
! and Soup ineffective.
{ The odds always against the law-breaker.
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Fellowship of
Prayer

"And he appointed twelve :.
that he might send them forth u
Mark 3:14.
Read Mark 3:19-19.
"The Master called men to him.
only to send them out"
MEDITATION: Great multitudes
followed Jesus. Just twelve were
called to the special privilege of his
constant companionship, but this
was shat he might send them forth
to ministry like his. Christian priv
ileges spell obligation for Christian
service.
N HYMN,
Help me the slow Of heart to move
BY some clear, winning word of love
Teach me the hayward feet to stay
And guide them in the homeward
way. ~ .
PRAYER: o God, our Heaven,
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rendered BY
The Bar, Not
Bartenders
BY HARRY HUNT.
NEA STAFF COrrcSnOndcnt

Washington, Feb. 2l.-Confrmation
Of Justice Edward Terry Sanford
the newest member of the Su prem,
Court, might have been complicated
had prohibition senators seen the
telegram received by a Washington
newspaper the day following San.
ford's nomination.
This message, hot off the wires
from a diligent correspondent in
Sanfoid's home city, read:
chattanooga bartcndcrs banquet
Judge. Sanford"
That seemed like page one stuff 10
the managing editor. Also, it seem
ed too good a story to be true. So
the querie, for verification.
Then it was found that the tele,s-
rapher had improperly spaced his
words The correct message was:
Z "Chattanooga bar tenders banquet
to Judge Sanford.
Wonder if there was an "insidc"
significance to something we saw ut
the White House the other day.
In small study which opens eff
the presidents office we saw, IN The
wall, great map Of central Europe.
That, of course, didn't suggest any.
thing. Everybody has maps of cen
trail Europe on their Office walls
these days.
But, propped up on the arms of i
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Tom
Sims
says

A picture of the returned Rllnc
soldiers and their children indicates
they were in the infantry.
Spring dresses are straight even
though cut by designing creatures.
Edison says he will retire at 100.
First 100 years are tlc hardest.
If there were any more holidays
liz February bank clerks would fer
&c. where they worked.
Foch is asking France to go back
to the polka, waltz and thrce-stcp
while others are demanding the war
dance.
The crank thinks one bad turn de-
serves another
The trouble with war is il is moth
ing else but trouble.
Life is IL gamble. Evcrybody's
hand of cards looks tl2 same from
the back.
Lives there a man with soul so
dead who never wants to stay in
bed?
So live that you can laugh ut any
collector in town.
Many clothing store manager
wears patched trousers.
Anyone could lick our navy"
says Sims. We saw man WAC tried
it get black eye.
Detroit woman shot at her hus-
band because she loved him. Better
throw some dishes at your wife.
The question of THE aour is as it
that late?"
A girl with no complexion will
make up for it.
The value of kiss usually de-
Ponds on the supply.
Two may no live cheaper than
one, but they can live more
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in proportion to the loss Of buying
power of the people.
Minnesota industries may "be
glad they are doing business in
Minnesota as long as the Wiscon
sin situation stands as a warning
against similar legislation in this
state. There is no mistaking the
Optimism which inspires Mime
sofa at this time. The evidences
of industrial development are
abundant and credible. 1t is in
conceivable that a prospect SO fair
can be blighted by a mistaken pol
icy of heaping up the taxes. All
.over the country the cry is for tax
reductions, not tax increases, and
Minnesota should hear and heed
it, if Wisconsin does not.-St. Paul
Pioneer Press.
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Father, we thank thee for the gi1t
of they dear Son. Grant thai we who
have received him in our hearts may
joyfully go forth with him on many
errands. Bless those who toll for
thee in far off places; comfort the m
in their loneliness; and unite or
work to theirs. Accept our gifts
receive our prayers; and use US for
the sake of thy Son Jesus Christ,
cur Lord. Amen.
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BOY, 16. IS FORGER.

Grand Forks, N. D.. Feb. 21.-A
youth 16, after, confessing to Judgs
A. B. Guptil of Fargo. juvenile court
commissioner to forging two checks
one for 81 and another for SAG, was
sentenced by Judge & NJ, Cooley te
the state training school at Mandan
until he becomes 81 years of age, o,
is paroled. He has been more OF
less incorrigible for sometime.
Another boy of 10 years, who lives
in East Grand Forks, was implicated
with him in both instances of forgery
but due to his previous record, was
placed on probation.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-21
BY Meyer London.
8. Representative From New
York, Twelfth District

don't know any funny stories,
but here's a parable l often tell to
the radical members of my party
I'm Socialist-to show that things
can't be done all at once.
The tale is from the Talmud, l
think. though I'm not sure.
Anyhow, a man was sent to the
we'll to bring a pail of water. He
was gone for an hour or two, and
messenger was dispatched to find
out what was causing the delay He
found the man digging around the
well.
"Why do you do that instead of
bringing the pail Of water?" queried
the messenger.
ooh, didn't want to 60 trotting
back and forth with just one pail at
time," said the man, $50 was get,
ting ready to bring you the we'll"
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EDITORIAL REVIEW

Comments reproduced In this
column may or may not express
the opinion OF The Tribune. They
are presented here In order that
our readers may have both sides
OF important issues which are
being discussed In the press OF
the day. il.
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A THOUGHT

He that Ieadeth into captivity
shall 20 into captivity: he that
killeth with the sword must be kill
ed with the sword. Here is the pa.
thence and the faith of the saints
Rev. 1883.
Nothing is more common than foy
great thieves to ride in triumph
when small ones are punished. But
let vic kedness escape as it may at
the law, it never fails of doing it.
self justice; for every guilty per-
son is his own hangman.-Scneca.
CASH HERE!
BY BertOn Braley
Rhino, Shekels, Cases, Jack;
Though the poets may attack.
Though hte bards inveigh against It.
None the less-you may have sensed
it,
In this faulty world of men
1t comes handy now and then.
Dough, Mazuma and Sesterces
May at times bring woe and curses;
Cash may make some people mock
it,; ..
Still, it's jingle in the pocket
Is, | think the fact is clear
Very pleasant to the ear.
Ducats, Dollars, Pounds and Pence
May be dross to certain gents,
AS for me l. ahem!
Say I'm very fond Of them.
Though they may be fifty stuff,
Life without them's pretty tough.
Beans and Bullets, Lucre, Tin,
May be Satan's lures to sin,
Yet the Mon, the Salve, the Chink,
Has most melodious clink,
And-all history has shown it.
Everybody likes to own it!
Copyright, 1923, NEA Servicc)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-21
MONEY

Cost of living in Germany increased two half times
during January If had the situation would take
$3.50 to buy what cost only 81 month ago. The German
wage must have his hands FULL trying keep
income increasing apace with prices That's the internal
situation in Germany. -@-t-=4s
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Our language tickles US. After, a
young lady strings you you are I'M
strung.
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Even if misery does love
company, we would hate to see
another state get into the po-
sition that we are here in Wis
consin. You ought to be glad
you are doing business in Min
ns0ta."
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-22
40 Pct. In Number
Horses on Market

Although the number of horses
in the country has been steadily de-
creasing and the number of stall
lions registered for service has
been on the decline in recent years,
according to an analysis by the
United States Department of Agri-
culture there are indications that
this downhill movement is coming
TO a halt. There is also reason to
believe that as result of the cull.
ing that has been going on in the
last few years the quality of the
horse stock is being improved at a
rate greater than usual.
At the end of 1922, there were
100000 fewer horses and $4,000
more mules in the United States
than at the beginning of that year
Last year there was an increase of
approximately 40 per cent in the
number of horses received on mar
kets over the previous year. Dur
ing the first three months of the
present year there was increase Of
horses on the merkets of 81 per
cent over the same months of
1929.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-22
CLARA PHILLIPS
TRIES TO BRIBE
JAIL OFFICIALS
BY United Press Leased Wire

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, May
22.-Clara Phillips today offered
to pay the police of Honduras a
sum equal to that offered by the
American authorities for her arrest
if they would release her. They re-
fused.
Mrs. Phillips is employing every
device to escape eXtradition to the
United States in custody of I'm
der Sheriff Eugene Biscaliuz who
is here to take her back to Califor-
mia, where she is under sentence for
killing Mrs. Alberta Meadows with
q hammer.
She declares that if taken back
to, Los Angeles she undoubtedly
would be able to prove that the
killing was done by another woman,
whom she named.
This woman was one of the wit
nesses against her at her trial. She
denounced Jesse Carson, who has
posed here as her husband, and
blamed him for her present predi-
cament. He persuaded her to leave
Mexico, she said, where she would
have been safe from eXtradition.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-22
Simple Matter to
Curb Squeaks i'm
SpOkes of Wheels

While this is the season of the
thoughts are centered on vacation
plans, he should not forget some of
the minute details that will mean so
much toward his comfort and safe
ty during his trip.
In making preparations for the
tour, it is essential that Il thorough
inspection of the ear be made, Civ
ing every part OF the motor, body,
chassis and wheels the same careful
attention. The spokcs in the wheel
have no doubt loosencd. not to the
extent where they squeak and be-
come annoying perhaps, but careful
scrutiny of the spokes next to the
hub may reveal little PARTICLES of
paint have Clipped off or become
cracked. If nothing is done to
check this menace, an annoying
squeak will soon develop and will
eventually land the car in the re-
pair shop for wheel repairs.
Easy to Fix
"The Village smithy' with his
forge and anvil takes no part in this
work today" according to f. S.
Stivers, local manager of the West
ern Auto Supply Company, Gas it
is. an easy matter for the car own
er to jack up the wheel, loosen the
hub and pour a few drops of Spok-
tite between the flanges and spider
of the wheel Cracks in the spokes
may be remedied with this magic
compound as well. After the spokes
have well absorbed the liquid, the
hub bolts are tightened and the op-
Grafton is completed. The peculiar
ingredients that are entered into
this compound cause the wood to
swell, tightening the spokes i'll the
hub and felloe. The repair is perma-
nent, as "Spok- does not dry
out and allow the wood to shrink
again.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-22
Babson Explains Dangers of the
Present ''ShOrt" Selling in Stocks

WELLESLEY Hill LIS. Mass,
May 22.-The recent bear raids in
he stock market nave led a large
number of small spectators to be-
licve that good stock market days
are over. Popular fancy in this
quarter is turning to short selling,
Since the technical position of the
market is being undermined by this
move, Roger w. Babson' s warning
against this practice issued today is
particularly timely.
~ do not pretend to be able to
forecast the short swings of the
stock market,'' says Mr.. Babson,
"but / do know that the short in
terest developed since the recent
bear raids-probably the largest in
recent years-has reached q point
where it is very dangerous. This is
largely due to the fact that speeu-
lators all over the country have
been carried away by the prevailing
bearish propaganda and have gone
short just as they buy stocks
when surface conditions look opti-
| mistic.
Expiairs "Short' Stocks
"Let us see what happens. II
you gave your broker an order to
sell 100 shares of some stock short,
he actually borrows the stock from
| one of his other customers who owns
it, or from some other broker. He
olI L.
for you. You put up the cash to
guarantee its present value or a
margin deposit to protect your brok.
er. If the stock happens to 60 up
you are called on for more margin
If you can't cover it, the broker
buys the stock in at the market and
returns it to the original owner
You stand the loss.
"It must also be borne in mind
however, that you borrowed the
stock and that you did not borrow
it for any given time. The owner
can call on you at any time for it
and you must return it. If your
| broker can borrow some more fol-
you somewhere else, all right; but if
he can't, you must buy the stock in
| the open market and return it nc
matter how high its price nor how
much cash you have to protect youl
margins. Moreover, if these 10C
shares pay dividend which you are
short of, then you must also pay
| that.
Danger is Grave
Multiply your own short posi-
tion by several thousand and the
| greatest danger of the practice is
apparent. The short interest is very
soon larger than the number of
shares of the given stock that are
| for sale. Prices advance two or three
| points and few of the shorts can
not put up the increased margins
Brokers go into the market to buy
the stock, to return it. The demand
raises prices a bit, then there are
more shorts that are forced to cover
The market strengthens and broker.
J rush in to get the securities they
must return-behold, there are NJ
more for sale. Prices skyrocket and
the spectators who were short are
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-22

wiped out. It is interesting to note
here that there is no limit to- your
losses on short sale. If you buy a
stock at so you cannot possibly lose
more than so points, but if you sell
it short at so it may go to 100 or
5000 or even to 1000 and you must
cover and stand the loss.
Here's Example
"The short interests, for instance,
were caught in Stutz in April 1920.
The stock had been selling between
100 and 145. The moment the short
sales exceeded the floating or avail
able supply prices started to climb
and went to 1874. The n. Y. Stock
Exchange then stepped in but the
short interest had to settle at the
rate of $3.50 share. The same
stock may be had TODAY around 20
More recently the corner in Pig
giy WiggIy has illustrated once
more the extremely weak position
of the speculator who is short. This
stock had been trading between 40
and g. The majority of the short
interest probably sold it around so.
When the stock was called for there
was none to be had. Prices scared
and it was taken eff the exchange.
Settlement was finally made at the
rate of 800 a share.
Millions of dollars are endanger-
ed today on the short side of the
present market, growing accum-
ulation that gets Shaker as it piles
higher. Business is still good. Con-
ditions are against the short sellers
and their chances to win dwindle as
the short interest grows.
In fact general business, as re-
Elected in the Babsonchart, is still
above normal by 4 per cent" con-
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-22
NOTICE TO BrDCERS.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
by the Board of Supervisors of the
County of Imperial, California, that
sealed bids are hereby called for
and will be received at the office of
the County Clerk of said county at
the Court House in Ell Centre, Cali
fornia for the doing of the follow
ing described work and the furnish
ing of the following described ma
terials, and that at said place at the
hour of ten 'clock a. y. on the
25th day of May, 1923, the bids re-
ceived will be opened and contract
for the doing Of said work and the
furnishing of said materials award
ed to the lowest responsible bidder,
provided that the Board reserves
the right to reject all bids. A GER
titled check for ten per cent of the
amount of the bid made must ac
company the bid, which check shal
be held as a security that the bid
ders will enter into the contract TO.
said work if awarded the same; the
check to be retained by tie county
if the bidder does not enter into
the contract.
Said work to be done and mater
ials furnished is as follows, towit
That the west half (W12) of that
portion Of the roadway of Ninth
Street in the City of E1 Centre, Cal
ifornia, extending from the easterly
prolongation of the south property
line of that part of Main Street ly.
ing west of the west property line
of said Ninth Street to the nortL
property line of State Street, as
shown by maps recorded in Book 2
of Maps, page II, and Book 3 OF
Maps, page 3S, Records of Imperial
County, California, be graded
and paved with asp h 1t .
concrete pavement (both the
wearing surface and the base
thereof to be of asphaltic concrete }
to the official grade, in accordance
with plan and profile and cross sec
ton for said work ON file in the
office of the City Engineer of said
City, said plan and profile being
numbered 81 and said cross sections
being numbered 2033 and $40, and
in further accordance with specifi-
cations numbered 23 of the City of
Ell Centre, for laying asphaltic con-
crete pavement, ON file in the office
of the City Clerk of said City,
which said plan and profile, cross
section and specification are here
by referred to for more particular
description of said work and made
part hereof
W. H. BROOKS,
Chairman of the Board of Super
visors.
G. G. MOUSSEAU,
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors.
5t20
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-22
STILLMAN LETTERS
MAY BE DRAGGED
INTO COURT CASE
By United Press Lenscd Wire

ny obLaeu E'TcSS lPHScu w arc
NEW YORK, May 22.-"I will
stick until they carry you out in a
cold pine box!'
Such was Flo Leeds promise to
James A. Stiilman in her last ap-
peal, written to him on October %,
1922, in Il final effort to persuade
the former New York banker to
continue her allowance of 1900 n
month for the support and care of
the boy, Jay.
This letter and many letters writ
ten by the banker to Mrs. Leeds
will be made public if the differ
ences between Mrs. Leeds and
Stillman lead to a clash in court.
In these letters Mrs. Leeds declares,
the banker asserted he was only
awaiting the day when he could
acknowledge the boy as his son be-
fore the world.
Stillman drew q will for Mrs.
Leeds making himself guardian for
Jay in event of her death, she said
today in a second exclusive inter
view with the United Press.
Jay was not only the only child
of her union with Stillman, Ms.
Leeds disclosed. Two other child.
ren were born after the birth of the
chubby "Sturdie' as she calls
Jay, and in whom her whole life
is now centered.
a The two other children born to
Mrs. Leeds and Stillman died, she
said. One came Il year after THE
birth of Jay. 1t was dead when
born. A third baptized Ainsley,
was born at Sloans Hospital, New
York, November II, 1920, accord
ing to Mrs. Leeds. This son died
within four hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-22
Closing In On
Piggly Wiggly

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May %. -
An ultimatum to Clarence Saunders
to square his debts or hand control
of Piggily Wiggly over to his credi-
tors was ready today to be served
on the grocery king, according to re-
ports lere. A representative of the
financial pool which backed the
recent Piggy WigG,y invasion of
Wall street, told the United Press
today that failure of Saunders to
comply with the requests to dis
charge his indebtedness, would re-
suit in the filing of bankruptcy Or
receivership proceedings.
Saunders, it was claimed, owes
approximately four and half
million dollars.