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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-09
LETTER FROM LESLIE PRESCOTT
TO LESLIE PRESCOTT, CARE
OF THE SECRET DRAWER.

believe that | will be happier
than | ever was before when my
mother comes. | don't think there is
anything funny in those old jokes
and cartoons about a girl saying
she'll go home to mother when she
and friend husband have quarreled.
1t seems to me that Jack and [
have become regular naggers, but |
can't be filled with love and joyous
ness right after Jack has called me
down for something | consider
trivial, beside the things that l know
he does every day.
Men have such good forgetteries
| lmost wish / were able to- take
out of it's proper receptacle in my
brain the part of my memory that
registers hurt and insert in it's place
the kind of forgetteric that Jack
has. !.
At first after sending the bills to
the Office, | expected every time
Jack came home to hear about them.
Particularly | expected he would
S''N ooi'iS hDout lhoI
basket OF flowers, but, he was as
mum as an oyster for days. He
didn't even have anything to say
because ! had allowed the grocery
bill to run two months.
When, however, the agent of the
house had sent collector twice for
the rent | asked Jack about it. He
very gruffly answered that he would
attend to it.
asked him if he would also at
tend to the grocery bill at the same
time and then | mentioned that |
wished he would give me an allow
ance and let me pay these bills.
"You would have no worry then,
Jack, except for your own personal
charlottesville sixteen dollars for
a basket of flowers
The moment the words were out
of my mouth l knew l had made a
mistake and there would be no al
lowance for me.
$40 | have to ask you, Leslie" he
farcd, when | shall send few flow
ers to friend who is very i'll? 1t
is my money and my friend, you
know"
Not at all not at all, Jack, hut
neither must you find fault with me
as you did moment ago because
paid back my numerous obligations
tn friends who had entertained me
since my marriage with a few
lunchcons"
''But almost sixty-eight dollars,
Leslie! Couldn't you have them to
tea or something chcapcr?"
'You evidently. did not read the
bill carefully, Jack, or you would
have seen that l did give seven teas
and only four luncheons. / gave as
modest lunchcons as could possibly
do and the hotel took 10 per cent off
the bill. I you will look at the flor
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-09
ADVENTURE OF
THE TWINS
BY Olive Barton Roberta

The next place the ChooC hoo
Land Express stopped was Game
Town.
"All out -pr Game Town. called
Mister Punch, the conductor, when
the little train slowed down.
"Will we have time to look for
Ruby Joan, my lost ragdoll ?" asked
Nancy anxiously as she and Nick
got off.
Mister Punch looked at his big
silver watch and then nodded his
head. eyes, ma'an," he said, eve
have to get water here in our engine
to make steam with, so you will have
little while to look about and in
quire. hope you have good luck
he added kindly.
Thank YOU" said Nancy sweetly,
as she and Nick started off.
They crossed some Green Gravel
and came to London Bridge which
they crossed also. ',
The first person they met was
Lady Pocket Who Lost Her Pocket.
"Did you see Ruby Joan?" asked
Nancy. "Ruby Joan is my rag-doll.
She's lost. She has shoe button eyes,
a patch work dress, polkadot stock
ings and hair that's painted on"
"No. I didn't see her." said Lady
Locket, "but there is Grand Nanny
Tirpy Toe, ask her"
SO the Twins asked the old lady,
but neither she nor her sixty-fve
children and grandchildren knew "a
stick.
Mr.. Blind Man Bluff came along
just then, tapping the ground with
stock.
please. sir, did you see Ruby
Joan?' asked Nancy. "She's lost"
"Why, how could see herr"
asked the blind man in surprise.
Chats So" said Nancy. 81 for
got"
"But here's -in-the- Corner.
Ask him." advised the Blind Man.
But Puss knew nothing either. Not
thing.
Just then the Twins heard loot!
Back then ran and caught the
Choo-Choo Land Express just as it
was leaving.
ITO Be Continued.)
Copyright, 1928, NEA Service, Inc.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-09

list bill again, think you will find
that anyone of my. luneheons did not
cost as much as. your siXteen-dollar
basket of flowers" ..'.
II am not in the habit, Leslie, of
having my expenditures criticized
Neither am !, Jack"
well, why don't you go some
where else? | am quite sure that
the hotel is the most expensive place
in town"
Simply because haven't any
money and there is no other place in
town where ] can sign the check and
put the tip for the waiter on the
bill,
Jack deliberately took his bill book
out of his pocket and with a cold
gray cXpressionlcss face and a tone
that was frosty, he said, "Allow me-
and handed me ten dollars.
BEG pardon. DO you mean this
for me or shall use it to pay your
cigarct bill that came this morn
ing?'
'.D~--' was Jacks only answer
as he put on his coat and hat and
banged the front door.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-09
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While cleaning a gun a prominent
movie star almost shot the best wife
he has had for some.
- -~~;;s e,
We have bathing suit censors.
Why not divorce ccnsors?
Nice thing about having a family
is you can ask the judge to let you
off for their sake. -
Looks are often deceiving. No
auto is over 26 years old.
In Mexico bandits tried to catch
tourist for ransom but the tourist
ran some himself.
Our girls are not so fast. Takes
them % years to reach 20.
Always drop some change in the
collection plate. The change will do
you good.
Women arc vain but BARRIERS
mirrors see some funny sights.
Business is getting better every
where. A New York cafe was robbed
three times last month.
Circumstances alter cases. Our
bootieggcr tells US he makes two
cases out of one case.
A loose screw in the screen door
is worth two in the head
This is the age of speed. Wouldn't
it he great if next fall arrived right
after this spring.
master in his house tells US he is
only paymastcr now.
The pcssimist is disappointed when
he isn't disappointed.
Having the laugh on somebody is
seldom permanent job.
Entirely too many try to be Il
bowling success by just bowling.
There seems to be money in too
many things beides working.
Maybe the noise of presidential
boom is caused by log rolling.
A mans bills usually haunt him
when the ghost walks at the office
Men are known by the company
they keep; women by the clothes
they keep on wearing.
All the world loves listener.
The law helps those who help
themselves.
The leading figure is usually the
leading fgurcr.
Please be quiet. A Florida man
yelled so loud he broke his jaw.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-09
PEOPLES FORUM |
Bismarck Tribune:

noticed an article in your yes
tcrday's issue, concerning Bulls Eye,
the Gros Ventrc, dated Van Hook, in
which Bulls Eye tells of being the
grandson of Cedar Woman, the sec
ond daughter of Sakakawea, of Lewis
and Clark Expedition ZANE.
This article is wrong in its state
ments. This story was told to me
in the ceremonial lodge of the eros
Nentre last week. 1t was told me
that it was the first time it had been
given to a white man. have the
names of all the Indians in that
Council. Some one must have been
where they could hear and at once
wrote up the story for the Van Hook
paper.
The story was such a remarkable
one, in as much as it disputes the
Journals of the Lewis and Clark ex-
petition, that was very careful to
record it as told to me last week. I
am inclined to give much credence to
the story as told by the Gros Ven
tire, for reasons which will appear to
stand the lime light.
A special council was held for the
purpose and it might be that my in
terpreter (for I do not speak the
languages Of the three tribes on the
Berthold reservation), gave garbled
account Of it, as he appeared to have
been somewhat excited over the re-
cital.
When the time comes, l will per-
haps give you the story as given to
me.
Yours very truly,
A. 3. WEIGH.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-09
Dickinson Leads
. State In Amount
OF War Insurance

Fago, June 9.-Aabout $1,500,O00
worth of war risk insurance was re-
instated by former servicemen in
North Dakota during May as result
of the reinstatement drive put on by
a squad of the u. S. Veterans bu-
reau, 10th district, according to c. T..
Hoverson, in charge of the subdis-
trict Office here.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-09
CHAPTER XIV
A Great Temptation

Gray had once told Barbara Park
err that there was no one quite like
him-a remark more cgotistical in
the sound than in the meaning. I'm
usual in many ways he probably
was, but, like most men, the dis
covery that his proudcst virtues were
linked with vices of which he was
ashamed struck him as extraordin-
ary. AS if nature were not forever
aiming at balance.
In spite of the fact that nd was
impulsive, headstrong. swift in
most things. this girl possessed the
unique faculty of rendering him
acutely self-contcious, and it an
noyed him the more, therefore, to
find how timorous he could be in
putting her feelings to the test.
There was more than one w%l by
this time; .Avenger Number Two
and Three and Four were going
down, and offsetting the first Aveng-
er were three of Nelson's rigs. "Boh"
studied the situation briefly, then,
with dubious shake of her head,
she announced.
"You are taking a big risk, Mr..
Gray"
you mean these new holes may
come dry? Of course, but | believe
in crowding my luck. don't know
any other way to work" n
"You have been lucky, have,l
your She stared at him with de-
tached. impersonal interest. every
thing is coming your way. even down
in the Ranger district"
"Oh, | have my share of troubles.
l lost crooked hole, recently-had
to skid the derrick and start over.
Then pair of chaintongs was
dropped into another hole"
Somebody must have it in for
you When Gray nodded. "Bob's"
face lit up with surprise. Really.
Do you suspect someone in particu-
lar?"
"You have always impressed me
as IA man of destiny. 1 THINK
fate has Selected you as an instNi-
ment with which to do big things.
That's why I'm always a bit over
awed by YOU"
"Overawed? Gray laughed. "Why
| feel the same with you. If you
knew how littlstI am, how littleCit
all signifies, except as meansS to
an end. # you only knew what it is
that wight so much more than oil,
or money, Or
Continued in Our Next Issue)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-09
DEATH

Nearly all of have peculiar ideas about death Natural
considering it's mystery A rich died in New York.
In her will she left these Instructions
'When die get the doctors to cut my main artery to
prevent the possibility of my coming to life after am buried
Don't have me buried too quickly. If where cannot
stay in the house. let be taken to undertaker for
few days until they not alive There white
abatross dress trunk at As Fifth avenue, which would
like to have when am buried but if it is too far
at the time too much trouble nghgown will do we
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-09
EUROPE

In Europe the politicians continue their poker playing 1t
reminds you of Chinese chess where game frequently
drags through several generations
If lightning could strike few hundred European public
affairs unatcs there wouldn't be left to carry the
wrangng for the trouble there is between individual
leaders, not the people, The Providence doesn't send
the lightning is because leaders would quickly rise
continue the poker game
The peoples salvation is in selecting the right rulers
They rarely do.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-09
FRANCE

France is another country that for months has been
buying about twice much from she has sold
We've been exporting France around Is million dollars
worth goods month"; and importing less than 13 millions
month from her.
In the 1921 depression big business operator said
The banks deep in the hole with that they don't
dare let me BUST
France however apparently is doing better than
many at paying the difference in gold securities
siQpxs atc. Il :Ea%s az .9se@ 4s1 sxs ss4f
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-09
POISON

much of the fatigue felt by city people at night due
carbon monoxde the poison generated by autos and
which frequently kills motorst who starts his in the
garage while the doors closed So says Dr. Yande Hen
dersOn, Yale professor.
To protect pedestrians, Henderson urges putting Chin
neys large trucks and Buses to throw the exhaust gas
upward above the level of the walkers
Chief outing in the country recuperates you
quickly you're breathing fresh air instead Of city poison
fumes.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-09
LUNGS

Pittsburgh the Smoky city," has extraordinarily low
tuberculosis death rate This led Dr. William P. Nolan
study the relation between smoke carbon dus and health
of the lungs The result is DR.. Noans method of
batting tuberculosis by nhaing pure carbon and calcium
On the other hand Pittsburgh has the highest pneumonia
rate of the large American cities Smoke to check
lung malady and encourage another If the system
with it's right it swings it's left The solution of city
problems is to get out of the CITY,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-09

The insurance was also converted
into permanent policies.
Dickinson with $15O,OOO worth of
insurance rc-instatcd, was the ban
ncr town of the state, according to
Mr.. Hoverson, that sum being OBJ
tanned there in campaign of day
and a half.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-09
A THOUGHT

Divers weights are an abomination
INTO the Lord and false balance is
not goOd-PrOv. 2O:23.
All other knowledge is hurtful to
him who has not honesty and good
understandings.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-09
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enemy in passing, mainly because it
so angered the latter; this time he
insisted upon stopping.
$50 your luck has changed. hasn't
it? That Avenger we'll of mine has
put good value on your property.
| congratulate you, colonel T.
"Humph! I don't believe in luck"
Nelson mumbled. "And the Aveng-
or isn't enough of well to brag
about"
SO? You don't believe in luck?
1t seems to be our lot invariably TO
differ, doesn't it? Now, my dear
Colonel, I'm not ashamed to confe s
that l am deeply supgstitious. and
that believe implicitly in signs and
prodigies. You see. was born under
happy star; at my nativity the
front Of heaven was full of fiery
shapes, as it were. Comfortable
feeling, assure you. Take that in
cident at Newtown, not long ago:
doesn't that prove my contention ~
what incident?'
Gray's brows lifted whims,cally.
'Of course How should you knuNy?
There was a clumsy attempt TO do
me bodily harm, to,-aisassinate mr..
Funny isn't it? So i'll cons; dcred aGd
so impracticable. But about this
Avenger matter. if you find it in
convenient to offset my wells as fast
as put them down, perhaps you'd
consider selling"
"Incouvenient?" Nelson felt the
blood rush to his face ut this in
;ufferable insult. but he Gained him
self with the thought that his OPP
ponent was deliberately goading
him. After all it. served him right
for permitting the fellow to stop
him. "Inconvenient! Hal" He turn
ed away carelessly.
"No offense, my dear Colonel |
thought, after your Arkansas fiasco,
you might wish"
"What Arkansas fiasco?" M son
wheeled, and in spite of himself his
voice cracked
'Ah! Another secret eh ?" Gray
| winked misunderstanding could
have been more deliberately often
aive than that counterfeit of a
friendly understanding. every we'll
I sha'n't say word"
without another word the barker
passed on, but he went blindly, for
his mind was in black choas. No
chance now for secrecy; he was in
for bit of hell.
He managed to kill the story in
the local papers, but it appeared in
the Dallas journals, which was even
worse, and for the first time in his
life he found himself an object of
ridicule.
Nelson, senior, returned from
Tulsa bull-mad. and he came with
out the money he had expected to
get. What went on i'm his Office that
morning after he sent for his xpr
none of the banks employees ever
knew, but they could guess, for the
, rumblings of the old mans rage
! penetrated even the mahogany pan
eled walls.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-11-09
Walton Goes Back on Word;
Contract Prison Labor Still
Flourishing in Oklahoma

1 led the Amalgamated Printing En-
ployes' Union 100 pounds (about
$500 for an illegal strike"
Under the New South Wales indus
trial arbitration law cessation Of
work as persuasive measure to
bring employers to their senses and
lead them to the light of trade union
principles is illegal for unions regis
tered under the act Unions are Ii
able to penalty of 500 pounds (about
So 500 day during the duration of
such a strike.
The printing employees union was
registered under the arbitration law.
It's members had the 44-hour week
over six days, with overtime provided
for. The union made demand for
the 44-hour week over five days. The
employers refused to concede the de-
mand
The union officials then told the
employers that unless the 44-hour
week over five days was granted no
overtime would be worked, and per-
haps the men would not be found at
work on Saturday.
The employers remained obdurate.
The employees kept their word and re-
fused to work overtime.
The employers hailed the union Off
cials before the arbitration court on
the charge of sanctioning an illegal
strike Judge Curlewis sustained the
employers and imposed the 100
pounds fine with the warning if the
union was brought before him again
on similar charge the penalty would
be heavier.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-11-09

| by international Labor News Service.
Washington, D. C.-The prison la
Dor contract in the Oklahoma state
prison is back again. Just before the
convention of the State Federation
of Labor Governor Walton declared
he had ordered the Reliance Manufac-
turing Company out of the prison. AS
result the governor had some
friends at the convention and all went
merry. After the convention and dur
ing October, when the sweatshop con-
ditions should have ceased, the Re-
lance shop was discovered to be turn
ing out garments from the prison as
repidly as ever The contract has not
been discontinued Labor has been
double-crossed
Explanations and excuses are plen-
tiful The gvernor is bluffng strong
~. The Oklahoma Leader in an edi.
torial satisfactorily demolishes the
stock excuse Of all state governments
who retain the prison contract system
when it says:
"The altogether despicable reason
assigned by the governor and his lieu
tenants for this fragrant violation of
his pledged word, that the state
needs the revenue is an excuse en-
tirely empty of truth, as has been
shown in the columns of the Leader
repeatedly. Stated again, when the
depreciation and maintenance of state
property now in use by the Reliance
Manufacturing Company, is consider
ed; when you take into account the
actual cost of heat, light and power
furnished by the state; when you add
to this the cost of guards and the
feeding and clothing of the convicts
employed, it is disclosed that the
state, instead of making money out
of the transaction, is actually losing
money. That is to say, it is taking
money out of the pockets of the tax
payers and giving it, in violation of
law, to the Reliance Manufacturing
Company"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-11-09
"Agin Everything" Paper
Only Fly in Ointment Of
San Francisco's Unions

BY International Labor News Service
San Francisco.-So far as labor is
concerned there is much to be happy
about in this energetic and wonderful
city And there is one thing that is
thoroughly rotten. That one thing
is weekly publication called "San
Francisco Labor Unity" formerly
published under the title Rank and
File" 1t is as rank now as then.
This publication is of the "bore
from within" type. 1t hates the pol
icies of the American Federation of
Labor, rdicules its officers, adver-
tises w. Z. Fosters books, believes
all the twaddel that Upton Sinclair
wrote in his Brass Check" uses the
Federated Press, and does everything
that "A good, hundred per cent hater
Of the A. f. of l.. might be expected
to do
If that were all there would be
nothing for San Francisco trade
unionists to kick about, because there
is plenty of freedom of the press in
this country and anybody that can
pay the bills has the right TO publish
a newspaperful of either hokum or
hate.
But there are some trade unions in
San Francisco that support this rag
That gives the suject its Importance.
1t is a sad hang over from the days
of the misguided so-called rank and
file movement 1t is just about as
nasty and discordant as hang
can be.
Outside of that San Francisco trade
unionism is sound, in good shape and
getting stronger every day. The
"open shoppers" would be glad to let
go if they didn't have bear by the
tail. They find it hard to keep up
the old fight
The big issue of the hour in San
Francisco-and in the whole bay dis
trict-is the injunction against the
Industrial Association ana the Bullu-
ers' Exchange These organizations
are charged with refusal to sell mate
rials to contractors employing union
men.
Discussing this sitiation President
Gompers said here, "In my long years
of service in the organized labor
movement | have never known of such
a consummate, cruel, unlawful and
criminal conspiracy against labor"
Trade union membership is strong
and growing stronger. Some of the
building trade unions have larger
memberships than ever in their his
tory.
Trade unionism is vindcating
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-11-09
DENVER UNION
HITS SCHOOL
BRICKLAY Y ERS

Bricklayers by public school certifi-
Gates are roundly condemned by the
Bricklayers' Union of Denver, Colo.
Instruction in bricklaying was en-
gineered into the Denver public
schools by a local brick contractor
who is member of the school board.
Would-be bricklayers are charged $40
for the course, SO at the beginning
and SO at the end of u weeks, when
they get their certificate and are ex-
pected to be competent bricklayers.
The Denver Bricklayers' Union has
withdrawn its members from wo.k
being done by the brick contractor
member of the school board as pro
test against the school-certifed brick
layer scheme
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-11-09

bilities that this may now be actually
attained within single decade, or
at most single generation.
"The glory of America may rest
in history that, through its own polit-
ical, social and industrial philosophy
and practice, America achieved the
utter defeat of poverty and destitu-
ton, and charted the course for the
world to follow in making secure and
high the general level of human hap
uiness.
Its full attainment may be de-
layed or DETECTED by ignorant or Vi
cious violations of sound economic
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