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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-18

wanted Mary. She was only six years
old, wore glasses for crossed eyes
had red hair and splotchy freckles.
The man who had charge of the
children wanted to get rid of Mary
and return east. The next day, he
heard Of family who might take
child. and Mary apparently had
found a home.
But such a home. The six-year-
old tot was made household drudge,
and received only harsh words and
punishment in return. Neighbors
finally complained to the authorities,
the court intervened, and. finally re-
moved her to cnildren's home in
a nearby city to await, proper plac-
ing.
It is to prevent such cases as thia
that the children's code commission
is making its Recommendation. Had
the law now, rec&mmended been in
existence two years ago Mary would
never have been placed in such a
home. and would have escaped two
years Of misery.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-18
SENATE MAY
INV0KEDELAY
RULE TODAY
Absence of Many Members
Attending Grain Growers
Meeting Is Cause
WOULD KILL BILLS
Bismarck Measure Is Among
Those Recommended for
Indefinite POstpOnement
CONFIRM APPOINTMENTS


The state senate this afternoon
confirmed the reappointment of c.
c. Converse as the state tax COM
missioner, the appointment having
been submitted by Governor Nestos
and considered in executive session.
The house banking commission
this afternoon reported favorablys on
the adoption of the resolution aSk-
ing for report from the Guaranty
Fund Commission on the admins
tration Of closed banks and the reso-
luton was passed.
The bill providing for $500 ap-
preparation to aid Company A, Bis
marck IN the Armory Case was re-
referred to the appropriation COM
mittee which committee had yester-
day reported for indefinite postpone
ment of the bill.
Three bills were recommended for
indefinite postponement by commit
tees Of the North Dakota senate yes
terday afternoon. and final action
on the recommendation will be TAX
en- by the senate today.
One of the measures thus recon-
mended for extinction was S. B. Is
|. introduced by Senator w. S. Whit
man of Grand Forks which provided
for reciprocity with other states in
permitting practice by insurance
agents. Another insurance bill re-
commended for killing was S. B. 10
which would have raised the legal
limit of reserve funds of farme RS
mutual insurance companies.
The appropriations committee re.
commended indefinite postponement
Of S. B. % introduced by Senator
Sperry of Burleigh by request. The
bill provided for the appropriation
of $500 to protect the interests of
the state in the controversy over the
ownership Of the Bismarck Armory.
There were two communications
received, one of them from a large
group of Mekineck people urging
favorable action on H. B. 25, intro.
duced by Rep. Halcrow of Pembina
which would prohibit dancing in puo-
TIC schoOl buildings.
Six Bills Presented
Six bills were introduced. The most
important of these was put in by
Senator Walter Bond of Minot and
is designed to prevent the forced
sale of homesteads up to the value of
$4,000. Another important measure
s. B. Al, introduced by Senator In
gerson would repeal that part of the
present law for the licensing of ar
chitects which requires plans and
specifications of school buildings to
be drawn by an architect.
S. B. Senate Bill 81 introduced oy
Senator Kelsch would repeal the
present law requiring publication Of
the proceedings of the State Edu.
Continued from page ~
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-18
BY JOSEPHINE VAN DE GRIFT.
NEA Service Staff Writer

NEA Service Staff Writer.
New York, Jan. 18.-Ellen O'Byrne
loved an irish tune.
That love and little bundle of
clothes was all that she had when,
an immigrant girl of 16, she landed
in this country.
Today Ellen O'Byrne Dewitt owns
property valued at 100000. She has
started four of her, brothers and sis
, ters brought over from the old coun-
try, on the way to material success.
and has put her two sons through
school and established them in busi-
ness.
New York's thriftiest woman they
call her down on Third avenue where
the handsome gray-haired woman
presides over the destinies of what
is now a thriving music store.
Twelve years ago Mrs. Dewitt,
after having weathered somewhat
more than the usual number of life's
storms, found herself stranded with
$1OO in her pocket and young and
hungry son clinging to each hand.
Then she remembered the tunes
she had loved back home. She took
her hundred dollars and started an
Irish music store.
All day long she kept the store. AT
night she would get her boys supper
help them with their lessons and put
them to bed. Then she would mend
their clothes, straighten her house
and do the family washing. In the
morning she would hang out the
washing, cook the breakfast and get
the boys off to school. At 8 o'clock
she would be down to her storekeep-
ing.
The store continued to prosper.
When the lease expired Mrs. Dewitt
bought the building. 1t seemed to
be a good investment so she bough.
the property next to it, too.
During the war she let it be known
that customers might, if they wished,
pay for talking machines with Lib
erty bonds. Some time later Mrs.
Dewitt purchased home on Staten
Island putting up $4,000 in Liberty
bonds as collateral. Now she owns
two other houses on Staten Island
and five lots.
Twelve years ago-$100 and an
idea.
Today 100000 and comfort.
"Anybcdy could do it," says Mrs.
Dewitt. "My MOTTO? Being saving
and doing something useful every
minute"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-18
BE THRIFTY
Veteran Succeeds by Plan Urged
During Thrift Week

By Capt. James w. English
Who started with $50 after the
Civil War, and worked his way up
until, at SO, he is millionaire head Oi
a chain of leading banks.
Atlanta, Ga, Jan. 1871 knew the
postwar days would be rough and
put by every cent l could rake and
scrape in the army. After my dis
charge l worked hard, and little of
what l earned saved. 1t was mighty
little, but l did it every week, and
soon began to see how even little
money, thriftily saved, could be turn
ed over in business.
Thrift taught me business judg-
ment, and business judgment enabled
me, to make progress.
Thrift is the greatest asset per-
son can have. With it, success is
certain. Without it, success is usual
ly impossible.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-18
SOVIETS AT WAR

Stockholm, Jan. 18.-Reports O
pronounced military activity in th
Dvina river of Russia (east of TIL
former Baltic provinces) are priptet
by the newspaper Tibnignen toda,
1t asserts that the military distric
of Smolensk has been declared in
state of war, that all the Sovit
troops garrisoned at Bitebsk an,
Smolensk have been sent southwes
Coward the Polish frontier) an,
that passenger traffic on the railwa
between Polotsk and Mohilev (sou,
of Vitebsk) is suspended and Il
trains requisition for the military
Fortifications are being built
the Dvina district, the newspap,
also says it has learned. There W,
no confirmation of this report fro,
other sources.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-18
MODIFY PROGRAM.
(By the Associated Press)

Essen. Germany, Jan. 1S.-Rut
valley coal operators who thouei
for time last night that the Frer {
were to take over the mines IT,
morning found themselves still
possession of their property toda
and learned that only coal mi
above the ground came under the =
vised requisitioning order of ii
French.
The magnates also learned til,
they face court martial instead
actual arrest as a result of TIL
refusal to deliver coal to France.
The economic commission in rea u
mig it's final decision on the pol ic
to be followed concluded that b,
cause of the shortage of techni y
experts. it would be better to req,s
sition only coal ready for deliver
md route to France all shipments ii
tended for German domestic co.
iumption.
It was also said that certain NJ
ions. notably the United States an
Great Britain, learned with disfa vc
If the terms "confscations," as
lad been applied to the French Ruf
'olicy by the Paris press.
What attitude labor would take
the event the mines were scize
also received the commissions ser
GUS considerations for it is realiz
the French would be under hes
handicap should the German eiil
neers refuse to do their work
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-18
ORR FUNERAL
PROBABLY TO
BE ON FRIDAY

Funeral services for Robert Orr,
who passed away suddenly Tues.
day night, will be held either at
2:30 Friday afternoon or at 1880
Saturday morning at the First
Presbyterian church. The time was
set conditionally after the arrival
Of Merton Orr, son Of the deceased,
and his wife last night, but the
actual time Of the services is de-
pendent upon the time OF the ar
rival of Miss Agnes Orr, who ID
en- route here from the east.
Services will be in charge OF
Rev. Postlethwaite.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-18
NORTH DAKOTA
CHANCE TO
GET BIG HOME
Alexander Anderson Tells Au.
dience of YeOmen Plan
To Build Home
PRAISES COMMISSION

"North Dakota stands as good
chance to get the $1O,O0O,O0O
children's home which the Ameri-
can Yeomen plan to establish as
any other state in the Union," de-
clared Alexander Anderson, assist
ant supervisor of the children's
home department of the Brother
hood Of American Yeomen in a
talk last night before a group Of
citizens at the Rialto theatre.
Lieut.. Gov. Frank Hyland, intro
duced the peaker.
The first essential to be consid-
cred in the location of the home is
Environment conducive to the
most wholesome and rational de-
velopment Of childhood, said Mr..
Anderson.
The Yeomen brotherhood has
undertaken the building of "chil-
dren's school home" in order to
care for the orphan children of
deceased members of the brother
hood, and ito provide as far as pos
sible all the advantages and op-
portunities which children in nor
NAL homes possess.
To accomplish this they plan:
1. The location of the home on a
beautiful and healthful site, avoid
ing extremes Of climate. 2. The
building of an ideal village COM
munity life in which the children's
home shall play it's part. 3. Pro-
viding by careful selected foster
parents who will supply as far as
possible the parental love and
home life.
Mr.. Anderson said that the
greatest question before the Amer
lean people today in this period of
unrest was the conservation of
our child life" for the boys and
girls Of today will make up the cit
liens of the nations tomorrow.
He said that this proposed "chil-
dren's school home" was not to be
an orphanage although orphan
children would make it up. Each
cottage, which was to cost about
$4,000 each was to be very much
like an ordinary home with twelve
or fifteen children ranging in ages
and father and mother who
would have charge of a cottage
and family entirely independent of
the others.
The boys and girls should be
provided with educational oppor-
tunities from the grades through
high school, with vocational train
ing, and given an chance to con-
tinue through college if they aspir-
ed to profession.
The work of the Children's
Code commission in North Dakota
was highly commended by the
speaker. He said that the attitude
Of the public would have much to
do with the location of the home.
The decision as to the location will
be made sometime between March
and May, he said.
The members Of the state legis-
lature, after hearing Mr.. Ander-
son talk yesterday afternoon, ap-
pointed a committee to consult
with him regarding the possible
location of the home in the state.
Mr.. Anderson spoke before the
members of the legislature and Ro.
tary club yesterday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-18
WITNESS IN HOODED
GANG FEUD NAMES
one OF PARTY

Bastro. La, Jan. 18.-Grey was a
member of the masked party which
on August "a held up Watt Daniel
and T. F. Richards and several others
on the highway between Bastrop and
Mer Rouge, according to Fred Eu-
banks, testifying today at the open
hearing here into the kidnapping and
murder Of Daniel and Richard.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-18
STILL SEIZED
IN BISMARCK

The first still seized under the ad
ministration of S.,erif Albin He'd
strom was taken by Deputy Sheriff
Robert Phelps and federal officers at
the place of Joe Volk, Jr.. 404 S.
10th street. The officers said they
confiscated still, coil and GO gal
Ions of mash. A charge of manufac-
turing liquor was brought before
Justice Cas3elman.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-18
TO COURTMARTIAL MAGNATEs

Essen, GGEmany, Jan. 18th
French military authorities tooay IL
stituted courtmartial proceeding
against Ruhr coal magnates who
names were withheld. They wer
charged with refusing to obey t.,
orders of the military authorities
the territory under state of seige
The magnates have not been take
into custody.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-18

JACKIE C00CAN, MOVIE STAR T0PAY
GOVERNMENT $3.50, ,72O OF $500,0OO
BONUS FOR SIGNING CONTRACT

Rex. b. Goodsell, collector of inter-
nal revenue.
The collector explained that his
estimate did not include the tax on
Jackie's reported salary Of $3.50 a
week, that Of his father at $1,000 a
week OF his so percent share Of the
net profits of films in which he is to
be starred
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-18

Los Angeles, Jan. 18.-Of the $780,
600 which Jackie Coogan, child film
actor, is said recently to have re-
ceived as bonus for signing con-
tract with the Metro Pictures Cor
poration $26O,720 will go to the gov
ernment in the form of income tax.
according to figures made public by
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-18
SUIT STARTED

Fargo, N. D., Jan. 18.-Suit fer
$22,250 against o. L. Engen, as
receiver for the Prosper State
bank Of Prosper, N. D., was start
ed today in Cass county district
court by the State of North Da-
kota, doing business through the
Bank of North Dakota. Alleged
transactions between the Scandin-
avian American bank and the
Bank of North Dakota under the
former state administration, were
brought into the case by the de-
tense.
The Bank Of North Dakota al
leges that $22,25O was redeposit-
ed with the Prosper State bank.
The defense denies that the bank
ever actually deposited this sum
with the Prosper State bank.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-18
NEST0S SIGNS
FIRST BILL

The first bill to pass both houses
OF the legislature is now law. It
was signed by Governo. Nestos last
night.
= The bill-senate bill No. II, by
Rusch. Cass county-provided an ap-
preparation of $3.50 to. purchase
mechanical stoker for the Agricul-
tural College.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-18
EXCHANGE DEMORALIZED

London, Jan. 18.-The foreign ey
change market was utterly demoral
lied today with international opera
tlons in continental currencies prac
tically at standstill, any busines
transacted being purely in the ma
ture of CANDLES.
German marks at noon were quot
ed at 100000 to 10000 to the poun,
sterling. The French franc stood a
20 75-10O and the Belgian franc al
~ 35-100 to the pound,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-18
INCREASE PR0puc10N

The Lucky Strike Ignite mine al
Zap has increased its production 200
tons day since October according
to r. Z. Anders, of Fargo, chief en-
fiineer of the mine who was in Bis
marck recently. The mine was pro-
-ducing $50 tons daily in October and
is now producing $50 tons, he says
The coal is being sold largely
through Minnesota, according to Mr.
Anders.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-18
FRAUGHT WITH DANGER.
(By the Associated press !,

Wy VHt ASSOCIHCCu kfeSS.J
washington, Jan. 18.-1taly ha.
taken definite steps to impress upo
the British and French government
that she regards the present situs
ton in the Ruhr as fraught W Il
great danger and although not t. T.
ing the position of an actual meo o,n
tor has earnestly suggested htat any
further forcible steps toward the cu!
lection of German reparations b,
taken only after the most matur,
consideration.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-18
CONTINUE TO
MAKEDELIYERY
TO ENGLAND
Rhur Coal Magnates Making
Shipments to All Allies
But France
FRENCH SEIZE MINES
Coal Officials to be Court
Martialled for Their
Resistance
FRENCH SEIZE MINES

Berlin, Jan. 18.--A general stiffen
ing of German resistance in tht
face of French ultimatums is indics
ted by the Berlin newspaper CORES.
pondents in the Ruhr.
The mine operators, workers and
labor leaders are represented a.
standing together. France and Belgi
um appear to be the only nations
to which Germany refuses to make
reparations deliveries, for it is de,
clared here that shipments to Gree
Britain, Italy, POLAND. and Jugo-Sla
via will not be interrupted.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-18
TAKE POSSESSION OF MINES

London, Jan. 18.-The French thi
morning took possession of all thc
mines in the Ruhr area, says a Reu
ters Essen dispatch. 1t is reportet
but unconfirmed that the French ais
seized the officers of the varior
coal companies.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-18
WEATHER FORECAST.

Generally fair tonight and F
day. Colder tonight.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-11-22
THE LOST MOUSE

ONCE there was a white mouse who
travelled with circus. He had
PINK eyes and long white whiskers
ana ne belonged to a clown. When
the clown was walking about the ring
OF the circus he would pull the white
mouse out Of his pocket and let him
run up and down his sleeve and pre-.
tend to BE very much afraid of the
mouse, and the mouse would pretend
70 plte his ear and they were very
happy together All the children
used to laugh and shout when they
saw the tiny thing on the arm of the
clown, and the people in the back
rows would crane their necks and try
TO see what was happening away
down below.
But one day the white mouse slid
through a hole in the pocket of the
Clowns ragged coat and got lost. He
looked and looked for his friend. the
clown, but he could not find him, SO
ne set out in the world for himself.
he ran across the circus ring and
frightened the big elephants nearly
into hts, then he ran faster and faster
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-11-22
LATEST PEOPLE ON EARTH

An investigating scientist says the
LATEST people on earth are found in
the remote sections of the mountain
range between the Black and the
Caspian seas the Svantians as they
are known, according to the Ohio
State Journal. Their living ccndi-
toms are approximately what they
were 1000 years age, save that they
have invented new reasons for their
lsziness, having four holidays each
week with movable list Of special
holidays that can be declared any
time they want another day of,
while they live in squalor and filth,
In huts and caves with none Of the
conyeniences easily within reach.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-11-22
olL-FUELED SALMON

Salmon must swim at great speed
in the Yukon river to reach their
spawning grounds, 1000 miles up.
Az the season is very short, they
must go from three to five times
faster than other salmon. Because
of this and the cold water they are
equipped by nature with special oil
supply, writes DR.. G. Fl. Gilbert to
the United States bureau of fish
cries. The Yukon "chum," fish
of lower degree, is similarly sup
piled with a special store of oil.
Known generally as species that
spawns exclusively in the lower
courses Of streams, often scarcely
above the reach of the tides and
never far from salt water, in the
Yukon it shows a remarkable re-
versal Of habit, and under the spur
of necessity rushes up the river g.
900 miles or more to the spawning
grounds at a speed averaging 80
miles day.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-11-22
Notice Of Election.

Notice is hereby given that on Sat
urday, the gath day of November
1923, between the hours Of 8 O'Clock
a. m. and 7 O'Clock p. m. of said day
an election will be held within the
Prairie Highway District of Lewis
county, state of idaho, for the pur-
pose of electing three highway com.
missioners, for q term of four years
from and after January 1st,1924.
That there will be two polling places
within the said Prairie Highway Dis
trict, which shall be the I. o. 0. F.
Hall in Russell, Idaho and the City
Hall in Nezperce, Idaho.
That the names of candidates for
commissioners for the said Prairie
Highway District aforesaid, may be
proposed by petition signed by at least
90 qualified electors of said highway
district, and such petition must be
filed with the clerk Of said board not
less than five days before the Said
date of election, and that the names
of such persons so proposed as candi'
dates shall appear upon the ballots to
be used at said election.
That any qualified elector may
write in the name of any person quail
flied to act as a commissioner upon
his ballot at the time of marking the
same.
That the three persons receiving the
highest number Of votes cast at said
election shall be declared elected.
That said election shall be held and
conducted as nearly as practicable IN
accordance with the general election
laws of the state of Idaho.
Any qualified elector or qualified
voter residing within the boundaries
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-11-22
THIS MUST BE BOSTON

Little Isabel had been to stay
with her aunt, who was one OF those
old-fashioned aunts who still exist,
although we do not hear so much
about them as we do of old-fashioned
mothers. This particular Lady had
very precise notions of how people
should speak, and she soon got little
Isabel into her ways. The child
came home, and one day she went
out for a walk with her dolls pram'
While she was out terrific thun-
derstorm took place, and when the
little girl returned her mother said
to her:
isabel, surely you haven't been
out walking in all that rain!'
Her aunt's teaching was clearly
shown as she replied sedately:
mo, mother. 1 was Just in that
part of the rain that was falling IL
my neighborhood,"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-11-22
SINGING LAMP SAVES MINERS
Fire Damp Makes New Protective De-
vice Emit Shriil Warnings Against
Deadly Menace.

Miners fear fire damp probably
more than any other menace of their
calling. Its presence leads to ex-
plosions, breathing it is dangerous
and its approach is so insidious that
the damage may be done before it is
discovered. Safety lamps have been
in common use for many years to
prevent fre-damp explosions, the fa-
nous Davies lamp being the one
best known. Now comes an i'm
progement on the Davies lamp and
also the invention of Briton.
This new lamp not only is safety
lamp from the explosive side of min
ing and real Illuminating lamp, but
it is also a fire-damp protector. It's
peculiar frame resembles bunch of
tuning forks and they are made SO
sensitive that the presence of even SO
small an amount of fire damp in the
air as 2 per cent will cause the lamp
to sing, or vibrate a musical note.
AS the fire damp increases in the
air, the lamp sings more loudly and
more shrilly, affording ample warn
Ing to the underground worker of
the deadly menace.