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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-29
d.. 4. 4 l.

Ford will spend 20 to 30 million dollars for complete
identification of the d. 7. l. It's A55 miles long so the
cost of elecrifyng steam railroad averages $4,000 to
100000 mile.
Our country has around 2Gi 900 miles Of railroads. To
elecriiy them would cost from 10 lG billion dollars at
the Ford rate,
That would be expensive cheap according economics
that would or would not result The amount invested should
never worry anybody The important question is: "Wi il
be- a paying Investment"
The first link Of the d. T. 4 electrified is about
rs miles long In it's probably laboratory expert
ncn With Il miles finished Henry will have discovered
Tot of things to avoid in eectrifyng the remaining 442
niles,
BY using current a big scae-5OOOO horsepower at
work. night and dayFord expects to cut his electric power
cost to a tenth of what ii is now.
Is logical to expect that all American railroads will be
electrified eventually The coal probably will hc burned
At the mines generating electric be to far
distances over high tension wircsor by radio
who knows system like this the dream great many
scientists who are trying to solve the coal problem They
vision day when the whole nation will be AN electrical
basis with the power derived from coal burned at the mines
incidentally saving tremendous coal freight hauls
Ford climbed Ia the top by making autos II will be inter.
esng to see he rounds out his by becoming as biz
in the railroad business he is in the auto industry
His whole life to revulve around the probem of
cheap. fast transportation.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-29
THE LURE

Around the booking offices where they hire actors for
vaudeville. there's saying; "When they can sing they
want to dance and when they dance they sing
Quite bit Of psychology there. in few words
No matter how successful happy we may be- We al
ways cherish notion that We would be more successful and
happier doing something else For instance there's old
saying that every reader thinks he could get better
newspaper than the editor The editor at times is willing
to concede that maybe they're right.
When they paint and draw great pictures they want
70 hsh And when they fish. they to paint and
draw Nearly every Indian. at fishing wants to be
An artist And Is, in his crude, half-barhSric way
Yes, no matter how successful and happy we are we
always imagine that could be successful and har
pier as something else Az Of which may be kidding
ness, that makes civilization progress steadily
Dissatisfaction with present condition is what makes
humanity create better condition for the future The dis
stsfacon often takes queer FORMS but this doesn't change
~ general principle. sss
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-29

G TSs run bump into a mountain
anere.s beautiful creek WITH
.wSecriai!s where thousands of ~
ue speckled fish have rrand
I'm ..me and lot Of cottonwood trees
"nep millions of birds sing. and
"oh. may we 20 At once ;" cr;e,,
nancy clapping her hands. Il
think | should love it cut west. /"
! think so, tool" smiled the
queen. "You'll like it better still
,wncn YOU get there. Take your
magic shoes along everywhere YOU
70. And hcre's a secret! YouIl
ind two ponies tied to I cotton
wood tree IN big patch of blue
bells At the foot Of the mountains.
Jump ON, and they'll take YOU
20 = rcd rock, where Mister Gal
Top, = fairy, lives in I cave. He
, needs help. That's Why I'm send
10 b. Coatinuedl
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can see the other way. They have
ny any hills, but there are l"mnS
places here and there with f nnps,
names. They aren't hirh enonnS S
TO be called hills. They ara r.l,
ca Duties. If they are flat nr
top they are called mesas MOI
ing much grows on the piains Int
sagebrush-a low, vray-ioosi~~
bush-and in some places rr. "," |"
Well. I shouldn't think anv nr.
wo9id want to live there!" said
-oh, hut they do" nodded ~.
Fairy Queen brightly. sLosds ~
people. And they build Ioveiv
towns where there ia plenty ~
water. for wherever there r. w,t~r
things grow in fine styie Rc.
sides that they have biz farms
called ranches where they havc
cows and horses and sheep. Thc
plains are wonderful, but the plaoe
! want You 70 20 70 h moro won
dertal still, stcr it, where The
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-29

Two's company. Three's an argu-
ment. St.
Birds of n feather flock together.
A rolling stone gathers no moss,
but man who keeps his nose too
close to one does.
1t often looks as if talk is the best
policy and honesty is cheap.
Old debts would be easy to pay if
it weren't for the new ones.
Almost time for the friend to re-
turn the lawnmower and start bor-
rowing coal.
Some like corn on the-cob and
some corn on, the hip.
One thing you have that is hard
to get is phone number.
cUoAVS are III summer.
We don't blame them.
The only cure for freekles and
sunburn will be out soon. Very re.
liable. 1t is winter.
If the farmers don't get help soon
this will become the land without a
country.
Hot weather kickers will be cold
weather kickers in few weeks.
Difference between movies and vau-
deville is in movies the audience does
the talking.
First sign Of fall is when the frost
is on the pumpkin and the shock
is in the price.
a wise man never stands out in
the rain or tries to open a can with
a pocket knife.
Shoe dealers are against this fight
Tor lower gasoline prices.
Wheat prices are so low the grow
er has his bushels of trouble.
The honeymoon ends where the
coal bill begins.
Expecting nothing is an excellent
way of getting it.
Cider is working. 1t is working
hard.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-29
LETTER FROM LESLIE PRES
COLT TO JOHN ALDEN
nRESf'AT'l

am sitting here. dearest, be-
side the window while near me ly.
ing on some pillows in the great
armchair where you were wont to
loll, is your son. Don't think me
foolish. dear, but sometimes | think
he Is going To look like you.
was SO glad to get your letter,
husband. mine. in which youNsaid
that YOU were going to think of
this child in the future only as
John Alden Prescott. Jr. To me
IT is just the same as though |
had borne him. | am sure that
know no difference. but was
afraid. Jack afraid that You, down
deep IN Your heart. would some
time regret that this darling baby
eov was not III reality yours.
However. am also going to for
get aud | never intend to men,
tion II again unless something
comes up Of which l do not know
now.
Father sent me a thousand dol
lars the other day. Jack. and yen
don't know how it has relieved my
mind. OF course, dear boy. you
are not expected to know what it
costs to run house. but | have
found since l returned from the
hospital that things have been go
ing rather ~ SKIES and sevCns
IN our little apartment.
oh how the bills did pile up.
Now l will he able 10 pay them
all. You say YOU have made such
u nice commission in New York
50 am sure we will be on Easy
Street again.
| miss You. oh how l miss YOU,
| didn't think Il was possible tina.
l could he as lonely with both
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INTERPRETATIONS

Articles NJ Incorporation filed witt,
the Secretary of State include:
The Agricultural Credit Company
Of Eamere: capital stock $4,000: in,
corpora,orS, A. J, Carlson. J, l., Rosh-
81. II, ], Nyhas, +, l. Nyhas. T.
II, Wo'dy>
The Farmers Credit Co of Gsr6cra
capita, stock s,S,Nses sncovpo-a,ors
r NJ OlScn. G,enhurns C. : Fair
field, Garacass Martin Champion
Willow City: l. G., Eresvela, O,ae
NEE. j, W Schmidt. GsrIerA,
Fargo Land Co. capital stock si0N.
600, iaeorporatcrs, IA, Pierce, Shel
dens Geo H. Hel.istcr. Fargo h, I
Beekwa,h, Fargo, Clifford DAaselsom
Eaderlus r, &. Tenmcsen. Fargo,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-29
ADVENTURE OF
THE TWINS
BY Olive Roberts Barton

0y Uilve N00eFt8 B1ft00
Il want You to take your magic
shoes and go out west" said the
Fairy Queen to Nancy and Nick
when they had returned from their
last adventure you don't mind
going, do ycu."
No indeed" said Nancy.
What's 1t ikes" Nick wanted
to know.
We'll. III ten you. IS you have
mt got that far In your geography
yet" said the Fairy Queen kindly.
First of al there are great flat
places called plains that stretch
from sky to sky, or Is far rs you
can see one way 10 - far - you
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NICK NAY RE rArAl.

New England. ~ H., Aug, sS-Tide-
man Ncmelvig, Is, son Of John
uemelvsg, farmer living six rsSles
southwest Of Amiaen, is in s leca.
hospital in critical condition as the
rrsalt Of terrific kick in the shae-
ucn received when he walked toe
close 80 riding pony in the barn a:
the farm Aenae> lnternal injuries
ard rupture at the sntexsincx raay re-
sGat in his death,
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were me crown Jewels OF England.
could make me as happy as to put
my arms around my baby.
l am glad you are coming home
soon dear. lovingly,
LESLIE.
TOMORROW: Beatrice Gl.im-
shaw writes her fiance, Richard
Summers-Paula Perier again.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-29
A Thought

Brethren. iG \ man he ovcrtakcn
IN n fault. We which arc spiritual.
restore such an ono in the spirit of
mcckncss: considering myself. lest
thou also he tcmptcd.-Cal. 81.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-29

SAID General oSlcthorpc to Wcs-
ley. ~ never forgive" Then |
hope, sir" said Wesley. "you never
SIN"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-29
5NG NGGk0W SEVEN:
y Run to EARTH ~
BEGIN HERE TODAY.
NEA Service. Inc. 1923

Captain John Hewitt is Commits
sioner Of Police at Jesselton, British
North Borneo. His beautiful sister,
Monica Whey, is engaged to marry
Peter Pennington, detective. Pen
nington 10 detailed by the govern
ment to apprehend Chai-Hung,
leader of The Yellow Seven, a gang
of Chinese bandits. Pennington is
assisted by his chief-of-staff, Rabat-
Pilai,F who hates the bandit chief
bitterly. Pennington heads an ex-
petition to capture ai-Hung
They move toward the bandits
latest hiding place.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08
ALABAMA SUNDAY, APRIL s,

- BY
don't leave it till the day man shows up and
you tip him off,
Far down the yards lanterns of the car
whackers showed dimly in the dawn. The
important car had been stopped not far from
shanty town alley, separated from the
yards by flimsy old board fence Thomp-
son and Bass heard the sound of high
motor o1,t<
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08
W eIIpIUytU WIJHI1I edCH

Alter TO minutes he had fI11ed the spaces
thus:
6. Waking S. Yds.
7. Waking n Yds.
8. Makeing 04 frate.
8. Chaseing one cat which excaped from
Mr. Cockide easy expires Man wen he
dumps box from Top of Lode.
10. Chaseing cat
IL. Chaseing cat and Makeing drag 10
~. Chaseing cat and making drag PIP.
l. Chaseing cat and Makeing drag 70.
2. Chaseing cat
g. Chaseing cat.
4. Chaseing cat and Makeing passen-
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HARVE PA
by mutual consent they separated and took
opposite directions. In the shadow of the
woods, Bass could not identify his man,
but pressed onward, shooting and being
shot at Presently the pursued ran over
the rise of small dixie, protecting truck
garden from flood waters. AS Bass Fol-
lowed he was met by fusillade from an
rl,t tic and dronnnd % Safnt1z hehind the
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put up a fight. Thompson borrowed
police driver, started the stalled truck and
the evidence rolled back to the railroad
Excitement had kept the two railroad of
ficers in motion, but as they neared their
destination, it came over both that they
were weary-growing old. The sun was
house-top high as they reached their own
territory, Thompson, who superior of
ficer, dreading the long report he would
have to make before he got any rest, and
Bass, whose greatest ordeal in life was the
simple report he had to make every morn
ing, secretly gloating over the fact that the
fight was after o'clock a. H., and there
fore out of the jurisdiction of the blank he
must fill before he went home.
At the freight depot they parted, Gender
Dick Bass dragging YEARLY tc the car
whackers' shanty, where he had his office.
How he dreaded it. But he must fill the
accursed blank which railroad red tape re-
CURED. Reaching in a box he pulled out =
long sheet of paper headed: Report of
Nightwatch'' Bracng himself firmly he
thrust out his tongue and waved it in unison
with his cramped fingers as he wrote in the
proper space a. Bass, and the date.
Below, the sheet was laid off in numbered
strips, p. m. to a. M. and at the
head was the line: estate where you were
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you, you mustn't let em get away with
it" Meaning it is incumbent upon an
officer always to make the complainant out
the defendant before closing the case.
Therefore his answering snarl was not
intended to be concilatory, like his invita-
ton to the fleeing feline.
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Cock-eyed Casey, express handler, pulled
his truck away from III. 1t was an
hour later that the diligent search of the
cinder dick got the first result. Somewhere
in the darkness he heard the plaintive NEW
of cat, and he began swinging his flash
light and calling. "kitty- kittykitty' in
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+. CA
AS such Turtle" Thompson naturally was
concerned over an epidemic of thefts on his
territory. Likewise prominent bootlegger,
who had been getting by" for number
of years because of his ability in picking
a "fall guy" was deeply concerned in the
immediate movement of Turtle" Thomp-
son. Dutch" Groh, bootlegger in ques-
ton, had encountered some setbacks in
the trade. Real stuff became more and
more difficult to procure, and certain fu-
nerals among steady patrons had knocked
the trade in "hand-roled' goods: Hence
his desultory sideline of theft from box
cars had from necessity grown to over
shadow the hooch end of his business. He
was under suspicion, - course, but had a
drag" and it had been impossible to drape
conviction about his leatheln neck. To him
the goings and comings of Turtle" Thomp-
son were of special portent. Thompson
went out to meet shipments Of value and
escort them through his territory. Groh
might read the advertisement of Klingfelt
& Klein heralding the approach of large
shipment of choicest China silks, which
would be retailed to the elite of Cross
vile at a sacrifice, but there presented
no way Of securing the number of the car
from California nor the exact date of its
arrival in the Crossville yards. For Mr..
Groh to tag Mr. Thompson would be not
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D. Chaselng cat. ketcmhg cat and de-
livern same to Mr.. Cockide Casey which
lost same
Mr.. Bass got an envelope, ready &d
dressed to the subchief of his service, and
was folding the missiye for insertion there
in when he paused. Below the numbered
spaces for hourly reports was another space
L. a..l t41ax, Il bis
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Il ,
That's him." whispered Groh. A short,
wide man, about so years of age, emerged
from the entrance of the little hotel. AL
most in front of the window behind which
the conspirators sat, he paused, set violin
case on the sidewalk and lighted cigar.
The flare of the match illumined a heavy
face. receding above and below from a
large hooked nose. The features, together
with the broad, oval body and short, bowed
legs, almost spelled the nickname, Turtle"
"That?" Kissed Dorgan. cam to foller
an old tramp fiddler?"
Fiddler, hell!' retorted Groh. That's
Thompson, train rider. Monkeying with him
is paging the undertaken"
''But he carries fiddle" persisted the
Imported Article.
"You wear overalls, but you don't work.
was Groh's answer. "Quit trying to think.
Go buy your ticket and take the same car
And-lend me your ear-not the tin one
get this right: DON'T PULL ANY
Just one hour later the night local pulled
in from the south. Three minutes later
than that knock on Mr.. Groh's door
spoiled game of solitaire with which he
was keeping himself awake while he waited
for telegram. Cautiously he opened the
door and Dough-face Dorgan, proud son of
Clark street, almost fell inside.
what the words failed Mr. Groh
for moment. His eye appraised certain
damage to the rancoat and person of Mr..
Dorgan and at last he barked: "Spil it!'
THAT fiddler's he-wolf," squeaked the
professional. IL couldn't ride nowhere
with him. Becha I got cinders so deep in
my ear they never will come OUT
Never mind your pet ailments said
Groh, son with the details"
"Well," continued Dorgan, Eve rode
about 10 miles, and just slows a
little for flag station, this guy walks
me- Then he grabs me by tn neck-Gee,
l don't believe my neck ever will be no good
no more-it's fierce the grip that guys got
and he says: Here's your station, yuh
poor fish He gives me tn buns rush to
the vestibule, opens door ana trows me
out. That's what / mean, he THROWS me
out. An tn way he takes my gat off'n me
while we wander down the aisle, you'd a
fought l was a Christmas tree So l
.Lo = ~, b,ol
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the line to meet it.. Your lay is to tag,
unload where he does, watch him inspect
that Garland he'll do special job of it,
trying the end doors and seals on both sides.
He'll meet another guy, the rider from the
other division. They'll swap few words,
then Turtle will ride the drag on in here.
AS soon as the car is spotted he'll beat it,
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EVERY large industry has in its per-
sonnet one or more individuals who
might be classified as cold Reliables."
One of whom to the B. l. and G. railroad
was Joe Bass, meek and lowly cinder dick.
To the underworld, any limb of the law not
..in harness is dick presumably the
diminutive of detective" Joe had been on
the job so long that he had forgotten the
date of his first pay day, but as cinder
dicks have no union he didn't have to
worry about that and keep jealous record
on his seniority. He had never attained,
in the railroad secret service, even the dig
nifty of "tranrder." To all intent and pur-
pose he was a night yard Waterman. His
not to reason why; his but to prowl from 6
p. m. to a. M, watching for car thieves,
buns, fires and broken car seals, and he
did just this, seven nights week and 81
weeks year. He was not beloved of freight
crews and switchmen. No railroad cop is
bosom companion to his co-wokers IN the
yard but to those who knew his record
he was not subject of ribald jest. A few
of the yard force could remember the
time when Cinder Dick Joe got short va
cation while attending the inquest over
box car thief who had made a losing bet
that he could outrun missile from Joes
3S. 1t was one of these older heads who
offered wholesome advice to a member with
decided l. w. W. leanings.
~ don't like no bull of no kind OBJ
served this hard boiled one as he viewed the
intermittent glow of Joe's flashlight along
string of merchandise cars, land some
night when that bird gets in muh way, I'm
goin' tub step on i'm
Leave i'm be, son, leave i'm be" coun-
seled the older specimen. "Leavin' i'm be
is one of the most healthest outdoor sports
/ know of. It's even more healthier than
goluf."
And for years Cinder Dick Bass plodded
along, uneventfully except for the occa-
sional run-in with thief tramp which
were merely incidental to his trade. When
the station master called upon him to chase
some drunk or hop-head from railroad
property, or a passenger conductor wanted
some non paying rider "red-lighted,' Joe
attended to the matter. Anyone in uniform
as well as every other member of the Spe-
cial Service department seemed to rank
him and he executed their orders without
question.
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Evening star., 1923-12-01
picked up the instrument.
NaCD HoIr-DB

picked up the instrument.
Yes! Hello" he said.
. Inc clerks voice from the Office an
dhere,s a man down here, MIR.
nruce, who insists on seeing you Hes
hhaetty seedy and looks as though he
itao been ON bat for O. week Ina
soIry 10 bother you. but we can't get
IIa or him. He says his name is
Send him UP at once" said John
Bruce, sharply.
Yes. sir" The clerk coughed dep
Tbann Tybunngiy; ely ;, Very well. Mr.. Bruce.
Hawkins! John Bruce walked to
| the door of his suite and opened il
ne looked at his watch. It was get
| tlhg on now to IL o'clock What on
EARN IN mad brought Hawkins up here
10 uhe Bayne-Miloy at this hour? Hc
! smiled little grimly as he stood
waiting on the threshold. and the
recoliection of the night before last
came back to him. Well. at least, he
through the medium of Hawkinsi
me elevator door changed a little
way down the corridor, and Hawkins
| followed by a bellboy. stepped out,
This way. Hawkins" John Bruce
called - and dismissed the bellboy
with wave of his hand.
And then, as Hawkins reached the
door, John Bruce stared in amaze
menI ana fOr a moment abSOlyed tho
| clerk for his diagnosis.
| Hawkins face was like parchment
| devoid of color; his hands. twisting
at the old felt hat, trembled as with
| the ague: and the blue eyes, fever
burned they seemed, stared out in a
a., brows.
John Bruce pulled the old man in
side the apartment and closed the
| door.
1
ed, anxiously. whats the matter
with your
Hawkins caught at John Bruce
| arm.
ITS tomorrow morning" he said
hoarsely. Tomorrow morning at )
o'clock"
What is?" inquired John Bruce. He
forced the old cabman gently into n
chair. You're upset, Hawkins. Here
| wait! I'll get you something"
| But Hawkins held him back.
! Il don't want drink. There was
| misery, bitterness in Hawkins voice.
| "I don't want a drinR-for once. It's
| come! Tits come to the end now
| Crang and-and my little girl are go
| ing to be married tomorrow morn
ing"
| And then John Bruce laughed
quietly and laid his hand reassuringly
on the old cabman's shoulder.
NO, Hawkins" he said. II dom
know where you got that idea; but il
| won't be tomorrow morning, nor for
| a good many tomorrow mornings Ell
ther. Crang at the present moment
| is on board a ship on his way to South
America
II know" said Hawkins, duly
"But half an hour ago | left him with
Claire in Paul Veniza's house"
John Bruce's hand frightened on
Hawkins shoulder until the old man
WINGED.
you what?" John Bruce cried out
ITO be continued tomorrow