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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-03
IMPROVING" THE BIBLE

Many attempts have been made to i'm
prove upon the King James version OF
the Bible, but it is doubtful il any OF
them, as Judged by the respective re-
suits, had so little warrant in servitea-
bilitv as the one for which Chicago
professor recently came into public no.
tile. Unlike many other translatorS.
tits one. it seems. was not particularly
dissatisfied with the meaning OF Holy
Writ as interpreted by King James
pBilologists. Apparently he thought that
tliesdiction employed by the carly trans
latHs was too old-fashioncd: at any
rdtGhe has tried to bring it UP to date
a4En this he has succeeded.
Bnt that sort of success, while giving
PtdEssor Goodspecd nominal distinc-
ii b1Ralls within the category Of achieve
n}e# that don't mean anything. En-
cdr@ provided by one reviewer, if they
deIepresentative of the entire work,
iridM5te that the translator might have
b{eN=better employed if he had devoted
his talents to some other project than
tliaEof substituting modern words and
phrases for the ones that make the Scrip
tdrsS so distinct from other literature
thatAas stood the test OF the centuries.
Gahsider some of the changes made
id tse beatitudes. For the King James
vtrsfnn BLESSED are the meek. for they
sAaMinherit the earth,' the Chicago pro
fdssar substitutes this: BLESSED are the
htnfhle minded, for they shall possess
II End" Which Of those TWO forms is
tt e@more impressive: And, after all, it
i] Tie matter OF impressiveness that is
I'd be considered when there is no vital
difference between the meanings OF the
t{a1ranslations
9ere are other examples Of "modcrni-
z{tsan'' Of words and phrases familiar to
at xfadcrs Of the Bible: blessed arc
tlie:peaccmaBers, for they shall be called
c DDS sons; people do not light = lamp
att.Put it under a peck measure; they
Pitt on a stand and it gives light 10
eteFH one in the house
SEain it is seen that the modern"
luggage employed by the Chicago trans
ldt@ is not an improvement upon the
1dnHaage of the King James version.
AnHwhy isn't it? Because, for one
t1i# the modern" words and phrases
ateIoo commonplace. Another reason
il Hfat the old words and phrases are
stIMor Theoretically; they would Sound
bE#" even if they were not associated
,f@ the Bible. And the simple fact
t9aE=they have so long been identified
Wi @the Scriptures as to make them inn
nje~tcly recognizable for what they
at@s perhaps the greatest considera-
tbkpf all in favor OF their retention in
pt@ence to the adoption Of substitutes
ii He name of modernity, that would
niaR biblical quotations lose their dis
thHNeness and consequently much Of
Their impressiveness.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-03

of the fact that neither the liquor pl OBJ
lem nor the desire to solve it Is new
to tho Old World. But Mr.. Nolstead
couldn't have been expected to know
much about foreign countryside knew
so little about his own country before
he set out to teach the Europeans how
simple it was TO make nation dry. 1t
seems advisable TO use "was'-thc past
tense-aS a concession to the possibility
OF Mr. NolStead'S having learned some
thing since he told newspaper reporters
in New York. just before he sailed ior
Copenhagen, that the wettest city III
this country was dry-his two-day STIR
vcv had proved it.
The Old World delegate, to the Copen-
hagen conference discussed approvingly.
or at least favorably. several systems OF
combating alcoholism. None OF them
was the present American system. Some
were inclined to prefer the Danish syS-
tenn. whereby spirits are made very
expensive through deliberate ta%ation.
In the United States liquor is very eX-
pensive without taxation: the bootleg
stuff is costly in every sense OF the
word. But this does not mean that
there is no tax on liquor here; in the
United States liquor is both forbidden
and taxed.
Another system Hospitality enter
tanned by the Old World delegates was
the one practiced in Norway. whereby
only heavy wines and spirits are pro-
hibited, and light wines and beer freely
permitted" Mr.. Nolstead and other
prohibition" authorities OF the United
States have contended that any moditi-
cation OF the present national "dry' law
would lead to resumption OF open-saloon
conditions.
A third system favorably discussed
by the Old World delegates was tie
one developed in Sweden. whereby all
drinks are permitted in strictly limited
quantities under state control 1T
would be interesting to know what kind
OF fit the professional teetotalers from
the United States threw when they
heard this system described and advo-
Gated.
The congress did not. as a whole,
formally endorse any OF the systems pre-
scented. The important point, however,
is that the Old World delegates put
the lowest appraisal upon the American
System and Mr. Nolstead ct al had
thought that all that would be ncces-
sary to reform the world would be 10
mention the fiction that the Nolstead law
had made America dry
1t would not be surprising ii one re-
suit OF the Anti-Alcoholism Congress
should be Just the opposite OF that which
Mr.. Nolstead seems to have anticipated.
In other words, the Congress of the
United States may profit by the dis
cussions at Copenhagen, and modify the
Nolstead act so as to make it conform
to the findings OF peoples who are older
than Americans in actual experience and
less prone than American prohibitioni'ts
to rush to ill-considered conclusions.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-03
Where to Go

Motion Pictures.
Majestic-"The First Year"
Palace - Constance Talmadge in
'Dulcy." ....
Empire-"The White Rose" --
Princess-"Lawful Larceny"
RialtO-"The Brass Bottle"
Rivoli-Anna 9. Nilsson in adams
Rib" -,
Stock. $50,
Royal-Edna Park and Players in,
"Nice People" s.
Musical Comedy. +'
Grand-Jimmie "Slats" Allard in
'The Go-Getter."
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-03
A MISSION THAT FAILED

Congressman Nolstead went to Copen-
hagen confident that his prescription Tor
alcoholism would be accepted for uni
versal use. He is returning a saddcr
and possibly wiser man. For, OF ;he
various prescriptions offered. his made
the least favorable impression upon the
European delegates TO the Anti-Alco-
kplism Congress.
If he learned nothing else by this ex-
pcrience, the author OF this country's ma
tional prohibition law became aNare
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-03
A TASK FOR OPEN MINDS

The late President Hardings letter to
the newspapers OF the United States.
"eNhorting American editors to use their
power to end war" cxemplifies anew the
earnestnssS OF the man. 1t shows par
ticularly that he realized how strong
is the influence OF the printed word.
Even though a reader may not believe
statements which he sees in print. and
may not accept opinions expressed
through such medium. everything he
reads goes to make up his subconscious
impressions, so that he may eventually
change his own convictions without be-
ing aw;re OF the process OF change.
Il was against political partisanship
that Mr.. Harding's exhortation was di-
rected. OF course some newspapers take
this or that side OF political controversy
as means of supporting one party and
combating its rival; in that respect they
are like many individuals. This tendency
has been encouraged by politicians in
office. 1t had its origin in domestic al
fairs. Its projection into international
affairs was only natural, perhaps, as
many PNol'lC lSl tllNll lHlluS IolloN luC
line OF least resistance.
However, it is to the everlasting credit
OF many American newspapers that they
rose above political partisanship in the
controversy over the League of Nations !;
they refused to follow to a dangerous
extreme the leader of the party to whose
abiding tenets they were determined to
be faithful. They opposed the proposition
that the United States enter the League,
not because they had changed their
minds concerning vital governmental
but because they believed that
the principles of the party they had al
ways supported were being violated by
officials who ought to guard them most
zealously.
However. it could not be expected
that all publications would steer a nom
PARTISAN course, even in the gravest stu
alton, Human beings are not perfect,
and in some situations it may seem un-
fortunate that newspapers have to be
conducted by human beings. SO, it
would perhaps be only fair to say that
some of the opposition to the League
proposition, as well as some of the adj
vocacy thereof, was due to nothing more
admirable than political partisanship.
Therefore, Mr.. Harding could not but
fear that his nternational-court project
would be opposed in some cases by pub
locations actuated primarily by desire
to take revenge for the defeat of the
League proposition. AS a matter of
reason, the entire country has had enough
experience during the last few years to
counsel it against political partisanship
where grave international issues are con-
cerned. But it is only to be hoped,
rather than expected, that all newspa-
pers in the country will accept the late
Presidents exhortation in the spirit of
goodwill which seems to have animated
his endeavors to find way to peace
which would not bring violence upon
principles constituting the very founda-
tons of the country's governmcnt-prin-
ciplcs which have no partisan significance
whatever.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-03

II
Sunday only average ..... .S0.i5S
The above totals and averages for raid r-
culaton exclusive Of all spoiled copies and any free
copies OF any nature.
We hereby swear that the foregoing statement OF
raid circulation is correct.
Circulation Manager.
c. l.. BUCHANAN.
Business Manager.
Sworn and subscribed before this end day OF
FRED J. BONNER JR.,
Notary Public.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-03

There are said to be more hotels in
Switzerland in proportion to population
and size than in any other country in
the world. That may be something to
boast of but VIC prefer the land with the
most four-room cottages
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-03

The diagram shows the course that
will complete circuit of all the cir
Giles. No circle is touched twice. .nd
a turn is made at each circle. None
Of the lines cross. 1t will be noted,
however, that circle S is trifle
above the other circles in its line; and
circle 10 is a trifle below its com
panions. This allows a free passage,
from l TO Is. If the rows were exact
ly straight, solution would be impos-
sihla -'.s~i
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-03

President Coolidge, it is said, will
urge the next Congress to cut the tax
rate. If that is done, lot Of little
towns will not get those new postofiicc
buildings next year.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-03

Brigadier General Sawyer is to retain
his post as physician at the White House.
The doctor will have the unusual dis
tinction of being the medical adviser to
two presidents.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-03
A Puzzle a Day

In step one is shown the word
90" BY adding one letter (R), in
step two. "OR" is formed. Add one
letter for step three, one for four,
and so on, forming a word at each
step. until, at the seventh step, the
word heroine will be formed. *.
Yesterdays answer:
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-03

Giuseppe Dora.
Ten days after Peter Cams had
read this narrative and its sequel Mt
his snug home outside Boston. there
awaited him. uoon his breakfast table.
a little parcel from England. Some
thing amazing challenged his aston
ished eyes. There came a long letter
from Mark Brendon also, which re-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-03
JULY CIRCULATION

The paid circulation OF The san Antonio Light |
during the month OF July 1923. day by day
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-03

The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled the
Csc for publication Of all news dispatches credited 70
~ o. not otherwise credited in this and also tha
local news published herein. All rights Of repuhlica
zion OF special DISPATCHES herein also reserved.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-19
DISABLED VETS
GATHER HERE
FOR MEETING
Are Welcomed by Governor
AS They Meet in State
Senate Chamber

The North Dakota State conven-
tion of the Disabled American We
terans of the World War got under
way in the senate chamber of the
state capitol this morning, with Il
welcome address by Governor r. A.
Nestos. Response was made by A.
J. McDougall of Fargo and Phillip
Elliott, past commander of the Bis
marck post, later welcomed the dele
gates on behalf of the Bismarck We
terans.
H. A. Patterson of Grand Forks,
commander. and B. A. Nelson OF
Grand Forks, adjutant, were at their
posts when the meeting opened
"America" was sung and invocation
given by Rev. II. c. Postlethwaite.
w. Y. Kroll., representative of the
American Legion, and Lloyd Ruth,
representative of the Veterans Bur-
eau, spoke. Committees on crcden-
tials and constitution were named
for the afternoon business meeting.
Col. J. H. Frame is attending( the
meeting.
An auto ride about the city late
this afternoon arranged by the To-
cal post and Association of Com
merce, and dinner at the Country
Club tonight are on the program.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-19
HOmebuilderS
Bond Money to
General Fund

Sixty-one thousand dollars levied
to pay taxes on bonds issued by the
Home Builders Association and not
used because bonds were not issued
will be lost to the fund but will go
into the state general bond interest
fund, it has been decided by officials
interpreting the laws governing the
distribution of the money.
Thirty thousand dollars of state
bonds issued July l, 1893, come due
on July 1. 1928. There is $4,000 in
the state bond sinking fund, $34, 900
in the state bond interest fund to
which the SOL 900 would he added.
After July state bonds outstand-
ing, outside of industrial enterprise
bonds, will be Ss5O,00O due July l.,
1925 and $4,000 due May l, 1927.
Against total of 100000 the state
treasurer now has $4,000.
If no Industrial enterprise bonds
had been issued the state would
soon have been free from any
bonded debt, according to officials of
the treasurer's office.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-19
SENTENCES OF
KRUPP HEADS
ARE UPHELD
French Court of Review Re-
fused TO Set Aside Con-
victiOnS of Men

Dusseldorf, May 19-The senten-
ces imposed by the recent court
martial upon DR.. Krupp Won Bohlen
and the other Krupp directors tried
for instigating opposition to the
French at the Krupp plant at the
time of the shooting on March 81
were confirmed today by the court
of revision. The convicted men will
be transferred to prison in France
while their counsel appeals to the
court of cessation.
The death sentence upon Albers
Schlageter, former Prussian officer
convicted of espionage and sabotage
and accused of being, chief of what
the French call the murder gang"
was confirmed by the revision court.
This was the first death sentence
pronounced since the occupation of
the Ruhr. His counsel will try to
bring his case before the court Of
cessation.
The court granted re-trial to
Herr Mueller, member of thS factory
council of the Krupp works, who was
convicted at the same time as the
Krupp directors and was sentenced
to six months in Jail.
The demand for retrial of DIR.
Krupp Won Boghlen was based on
II counts, the principal one being
that the court at Werden which
tried them was incompetent as the
occupation Of the Ruhr was illegal
under the treaty of Versailles.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-19
0BREG0N SEESPL0T AGAINST
RECOGNITION IN EXPLOSIONS
IN MEXICO; AMERICANS WARNED
Anonymous Warnings Are
Received by Americans on
Recognition Commission.
NO ARRESTS ARE MADE
Federal Authorities Without
Enough Evidence to Cause
Arrest. They Say.

Mexico City, May l9.--Prcsiden:
Obregon said today that he consider
ed yesterdays bombing which dam
aged the office of "A Mexican attor-
ney in the building that houses the
United States Consulate General
was an effort to hinder the govern
ment in its recognition negotiations
with the United States.
After "A hours Of investigation
the municipal police and federal
secret agents early today found no
clue warranting an arrest in con
nection with the explosion.
FL Universal publishes a report of
the inquiry purporting to prove
that the bombing had no political
Significance but was rather the
work of enemies occurred by Attor-
ney Castillo while he was intimate
ly associated with Esteban Cantu,
governor of Lower California.
Newspapermen learned from Gill
berto Valenzuela. under-secretary
Of the interior, that Charles War
rem and John Barton Payne, the
American members of the mixed re-
cognition commission, received an
onymous warnings soon after their
arrival on May IL that they must
leave Mexico within 72 hours. Traf-
fic passed the Escand0n Palace in
which the delegates are staying was
prohibited last night.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-19
NEW TRAIL MOVEMENT

Darlington. N. d., May 19-High-
way boosters of this section and ter
ritory to the eastward have launched
movement for the routing and i'm
provement of "a new trail to be
known as the "B" line, which would
run from Darlington to Cooperstown
and via Blabon apd Hope to Buffalo
to join the Red trail
Advocates assert that such trail
is advisable because of poor stretch
from Edmunds to the Foster county
line on the Sunshine highway which
joins jamestown and Darlington. 1t
is asserted that much traffic has
been diverted to roads approximat-
ing the proposed route because of the
poor stretch of road in Stutsman
county.
A highway commission official
stated while here that contract. may
be let for improvements of the
stretch of road complained of and
be charged to Stutsman county.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-19
BISMARCK GETS
TEACHERS FOR
1924 MEETING
Association Of Commerce
Lands Convention, Word
Received Today States

Bismarck will entertain the
North Dakota Education Asso.
citation convention next fall. ut
a date yet to be determined, ac-
cOrding to information received
here today from Grand Forks.
The executive board of the as
ISOLATION in meeting selected
Bismarck. The date probably
will he in October, it is thought
here.
The convention. one Of the
largest North Dakota cOnven.
tiOns, has gone to Fargo the last
two years.
The Bismarck Association of
Commerce made a special effort
to obtain the convention for
Bismarck. and Secretary Brad.
ley and directors have done
great deal of work in preparing
statement of attractions to be
offered and in aiding in the
formulation Of the program for
the convention.
The convention usually has
gone to Grand Forks or Fargo,
on the ground that only those
cities had facilities large enough
to entertain the convention.
Some of the leading educators
of the nation and artists will
he on the program, it is expect
ed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-19
VETS BUREAU
MEN SPEAK TO
SERVICE MEN
Large Number Attend Meet
ing Held at the Legion
Hall Here

The efforts of the United States
Veterans Bureau to get in close con-
tact with all men suffering disabilit-
les in the World War was told to
large number of members of LLOYD
Spetz post, American Legion, and
other veterans ut the Post clubrooms
last night by the Veterans Bureau
insurance squad.
DR.. d. L. High, medical examiner,
talked upon the filing of affidavits
and claims; DR.. Day of Fargo told
of district examinations and the
methods; William T. Kroll, repre-
sentating National Headquarters
American Legion, spoke on the Le-
gion, and Lloyd A. Ruth urged upon
Legion men their duty to carry the
government wartime insurance.
Mr.. Kroll said that he was sent
to Minneapolis by the national head
quarters of the Legion at Minnea-
polls to be in constant contact with
the Veterans Bureau, to find out
what was the situation and report
to the national officers of the Lc-
gion and to generally represent the
National Headquarters.
"The first duty of the American
Legion is to the disabled" he said.
Mr.. Ruth explained how the war;
time insurance may be reinstated.
The squad which came here yester-
day remains today, Sunday and Mon
day morning, he said, and then visits
Mandan and Dickinson.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-19
LEIGHTON MOUNTS MYSTERIOUS
DISAPPEARANCE REMAINS UNS0LV we'd
No --latest Rumor" Today Is Brought Out in Investigation
Into Death of Northwestern University Freshman

was held in custody without formal
charge for more than "a hours.
aPlmer will appear in court again
Monday. A story told by Mrs. Vio-
let Bachman, a former friend of
Palmer's that the football star
"knew all about the Mount case" as
she quoted him, caused his confine-
ment in Jail. palmer repeatedly
denied the allegation.
A rumor that Mounts friendship
with Miss Fuchs might have prompt
ed her brothers to attack him caus-
ed She states attorneys staff to
again question her and her broth
ers. Testimony of all three, the
states attoll!ey, -xaid, Eliminated that
angle and resulted in nothing new
being added to the already large
mass of testimony.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-19
GENERALRAIN
IN SLOPE IS
AID CROPS
Dickinson, Napoleon and Bis
marck, Weather Stations,
All Report Rain

Rain which fell in all sections OF
the Missouri Slope, and in most parts
of North Dakota, in the "a hours
ending at a. m. today, will greatly
aid recently planted crops. it is pre-
dicted here.
Bismarck had almost one-half an
inch rain, which fell during the night.
The heaviest downpour was at Lis
bon, where 2.13 inches fell, and at
jamestown. where 1.45 inches fell.
1t was still raining at jamestown
early today.
The forecast for the state is for
cloudy tonight and Sunday, probably
with rain tonight.
The weather bureaus rain report
for the state follows:
Armenia. 80; Bismarck, "A; Bot
tineau, none; Devils Lake, 80; Bow
bells. .O4; Dickinson. f34; Glendale
.25; Fessenden, .S5; Grand Forks, 10;
jamestown, LAB; Langdon, none;
Larimore. II; Lisbon, 2.l5; Minot
.02: Napoleon, .36; Pembina, none;
Williston, IA; Moorhead, "a.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-19

Chicago, May l9-The mysterious
disappearance of Leighton Mount.
NOrthwe stern University student who
vanished 20 months ago after Il
freshman sophomore class rush was
without "its latest cumor" today,
the most recent of several having
been eliminated last night by assist
ant States attorneys who have con-
Quoted an inquiry since the finding
of a skeleton accepted by authorities
as Mount under pier in Evanston
Failure of Miss Doris Fuchs, friend
of Mount. and her two brothers,
William and Joseph. to throw any
light on the mystery last night,
came on the heels of the release of
Charles CHUCK" Palmer, star foot
ball player of the university, who
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-19
STATE HAIL
FUNDGR0WS
1922 Warrant Disposed of and
$45O,OOO on Hand

The state hail insurance fund is
growing rapidly. With all warrants
for 1922 losses paid either from the
state fund or solL 70 the Minnesota
Loan and Trust Company, there now
is $460,000 in the fund renlitted re-
Gently by county treasurers. The
fund grows each week as additional
tax re,<ittances come in from the
county treasurers.
The total amount Of debentures
issued to the Minnesota Loan and
Trust Company is $1,l75,0OO due
next December, February and April
1924. 1t is believed in the state
>treasurer's Office t:lat by the time
1923 warrants are payable the fund
will be large enoues to take care Of
the debentures and perhaps pay a
million dollars Of losses as soon as
the warrants are issued, and the re-
mainder within a very short time.