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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-01
GETTING THE VOTE OUT

The League Of Women Voters is performing a real
educational service in seeking to bring home to each voter
her responsibility. Indifference toward elections results in
minority selections and aids gang rule.
There better to this form of inertia
than to hold frequent conferences for the purpose OF
mpessng upon everyone the necessity of voting Those
who refuse to vote should not find fault with the kind OF
they get for in most instances the people get
the kind of government they deserve In states fifty
sixty cent of the people stay at home election day
and it is from this group of sackers that the loudest
creep into the administration of public business.
When the received the ballot, it became neces
sary to educate them along party nesnot partisan lines
The League of Women Voters seeks for special
party faction clique, it merely mpresses upon
the need of studying issues and parties and then de-
Gliding as conscience dictates.
It is worthy and necessary work in view of the ndf
ference throughout the length and breadth Of the land
ward elections and the failure of voters to participate the
various activities of popular government.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-01
OFFSPRING

picture shows Georgia negro and his wife with
10 of their children They have three others, not present
when the newspaper photographer gallopng out
Of breath They posed in line and look like the crowd
waiting through the night for the world series gates to
open.e - ..gS. ~.
Another picture shows descendant of rugged white
settler who to America in 1728 This descendant and
his WIFE, now old, have children.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-01

q blacksmith has been given authority to
This should stop love. from chuckling at
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-01

They claim the Prince of Wales
sets the styles for young Americans,
and he stayed out all night.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-16

Nanny said nothing They watched
that bit OF board drifting nearer and
nearer. Finally it actually touched
that post. Without a word Danny
ran down onto It,. Nanny hesitated.
She hesitated until that bit OF board
with Danny on 1t was starting to
drift away. Then she, too, ran down
onto II. The bit of board drifted away
from the post with two as scared
little passengers as ever lived.
They squatted down as flat as they
could. The Merry Little Breezes made
tiny waves on the water. and these
rocked the little piece of board. Some
times they washed right over it.
Danny and Nanny clung there, di-
vided between fear and hope. One
minute they would he sure the end
was at hand as little wave would
rock their craft and the water would
would spring up again as they would
see that they ,3ere actually nearer
land
Now the Merry Little Breezes saw
the trouble that Danny and Nanny
were in, and were trying TO help
them. They were trying TO blow them
ashore. They couldn't help making
little waves when they blew. so they
kept right on blowing. And so al
last Just as round, red. jolly Mr.. Sun
was going to bed behind the Purple
Hills Danny and Nanny reached land.
Copyright. 1s2tD
The next story: ''All Is Well That
Ends Well"
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-16
K. N. D. WILL HAVE
UNIFORM MARKING

Clay Center. Neb, May 15.-Busi.
ness men representing the CONNER
cial clubs OF Superior. Nelson and
Clay Center drove over the new high
way. No. 4. TO be designated the
X. y d. kansas, Nebraska. Dakota).
Conferences We're held with the busi-
ne men at Aurora, Central City. Full
lerton. Albion and Neigh Tuesday.
Wednesday the tourists were met
at Niobrara by delegates from Mitch
ell. $. D.. and accompanied rhem TO
that place.
The object Of the trip was to inter-
est the towns through which the new
highway passes in a move for uniform
marking. So unanimous was the sup
port given the officials who made the
trip that they will be able TO COM
plete the details and get the marking
done within the next two or three
weeks.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-16
BURNED
AT FALLS. CITY

Falls City. Neb.. MAY 15.-F'ire was
discovered In mail and passenger
combination coach in the Burlington
railway yards here early this morning,
and before It could be brought under
control had burned all The seats and
roof and badly damaged the entire
interior. causing damage estimated at
81 900. The coach was one of the
cars in the Falls City Nebraska City
Lincoln passenger train which stays
here over night.
1t is thought possible that tramps
who were seen in the yards during the
night may have entered and accident
ally set the coach on fire.
A merchandise car in the yards the
same night was robbed of quantity
of overalls. socks, shoes and clothing
to the value OF several hundred dol
lars.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-16
Two Victims of Automobile
Accidents Sue for Damages

Falls City. Neb., May 15.-Because
the bridge over A creek near the
Nemaha county line was washed out
by recent storms, causing him TO sus.
tain serious injuries when his car
plunged Is feet over the embankment.
Thomas Ludwig. Shubert garage EN-.
ploye. has filed suit for s7,325 against
Richardson county in the district
court. Ludwig claims the bridge was
not properly guarded for night trav-
elers.
Miss Leona Kinderfatfer has
brought suit in district court for
5000 against Miss Edith Ieaston
for injuries received when run down
by the latter's car.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-16

Il .ould be no worse to drown
than l. starve to death, said he, But
somehow he never could make up
his mind to try it.
He was thinking about this as he
sat in the doorway. lie was trying
to get up his courage to plunge into
the water and swim. lie happened to
look off to his left, and he SAW a
piece of board floating. 1t was NOV
ing very, very slowly, but ii was NOV
ing towards that fence post. Ii was
la small piece of board. but 1t was
big enough for couple OF Meadow
Mice to sit on. Danny said nothing
antil he was sure that il that little
piece of board kept on 1t would pass
close to the post. Then he scrambled
|out and called to Nanny. Nanny
poked her head out at once.
Il believe we are going to have
chance t. get away from here. Nan
ny. cried Danny. III that piece OF
board over there keeps on drifting
the way it is going now 1t viii get
to shore sometime. IL We can get
on II IL will take us there
"Bnt il will take long time pro-
tested Nanny. 1T will take long
time. and all that time we will be
risht in plain sight of Redtail the
Hawk IL he comes along. Besides,
with two of us on it that board might
upset, and then We would De
drowned"
"Then that would end it, declared
Danny. IF we stay here Wen starve
TO death Ii we go drifting on that
piece of board we may be caught by
Redtail the Hawk or we may be upset
and drowned. but we may reach land.
It offers us a chance, and i for one
am going to take that chance"
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-16
Find New Stream
Flowing SoutIlward.

A new 5000 Job with expenses
paid was rendered TO Robert
=. Samardick, chief 10 Elmer
Thomas. prohibition director. by
representative from a national or.
ganization in Washington.
Samardick, who has earned a ma
tional reputation for his ruthless
effort TO stop the sale of Illicit
liquor, was not TO be hired TO see
that the liquor laws are enforced.
This organization wants to use
Samardick's name in advertising
throughout the country TO the ef.
feet that the prohibition laws are
failure.
This man that came 10 me stated
that he would give me a contract
covered by bond.n said Samardick.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-16
Beal Will Ask
Special Grand
Jury Summons
County Attorney to Ask Klaver
Case and City Election
Be Investigated
Here.

County Attorney Henry Beal an
nounced Thursday that he will ask
Presiding Judge Fitzgerald to call a
grand jury to investigate various mat
ters that have accumulated and
which cannot be disposed of by ordi
nary procedure.
One of these is the Sam klaver af-
fair. Klaver, a former deputy county
assessor, was accused by Hemann
Nachschoen, garage proprietor, ol
SOLICITING money from him for fayors
When Beal's office sought a sworn
statement from Nachschoen on the
alleged transaction, the garage man
refused to talk, though he declared
he had been robbed"
"Slanderous Statements"
Another thing" said Beal, ''is the
slanderous statements circulated dur.
ing the recent city campaign in a
printed sheet, charging Mayor Dahl,
man with various crimes too ridiculous
for intelligent people to believe. but
which the less intelligent might be.
lieve.
If such campaigns of scandal can
be waged unpunished the time will
soon come when respectable men
will decline to run for office.
There are numerous other things
in the air that can be solved only by
means of a grand jury. That body
can make people talk where my Office
,annot. And the time Is certainly
here when we require one. I'll take
1t up with the presiding Judge and
do all | can to have one called"
The last grand jury was called here
about three years ago. Attorney
General Clarence Davis asked for it
in order to investigate "hlue sky
cases. 1t indicted large number of
prominent men. But not a single
conviction resulted
1T cost the county s75,O00," said
Beal.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-16
Work Begun on Meridian
Highway in Platte County

Columbus, Neh., May 15.-An ex-
tensive improvement program for the
Meridian (Winnepeg to Mexico City
highway in Platte county started
when the county board of supervisors
began the grayeling of the road and
grading it. Soil from the hills is
being hauled TO the lower places in
the valleys. Funds for the improve
ment will be obtained from the an
nual MERIDIAN highway budget.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-16
Albion Pioneer Drops Dead
on Visit at Doland. S. ID

Albion, Neb.. May 15.-The funeral
Of Charles Beitz, So. was held here
Wednesday. He dropped dead while
visiting at Doland, $. d. He was
one of the early residents OF Albion,
having located here about As years
ago HSs immediate family all pre-
ceded him in death. He was a mem
Der Of the Odd Fellows, Knights Of
ryihias and A. o. L. ". lodges.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-16
!Okesters Units
in Big Funniest
All Local Lafs Submitted Get
Careful Scrutiny of
Editor.

Have you seen your laf on the
screen of any of the movie theaters
associated with the Local Laf contest
being promoted by The Omaha. Bee?
II you haven't you are missing one
Of the thrills of your life. To see
your name flashed on the screen as
the writer of prize. joke, to hear
thousands laugh at your humor, thai
Is an experience worth while.
I The Local laf contest is creating
lots of fun. You can be a unit in
tnis funfest by submitting your jokes
TO the Local Laf editor who will
examine them carefully. on their
merits, and each week give a first
prize of So, second of So. third of
81, and II additional prizes of 81 each.
Your laf may win fame and cash.
1t is worth the effort. Don't be dis.
couraged II your joke does not win a
prize at first. Keep on trying. That
is what others are doing.
Submit original jokes and keep
them within 80 words each. Begin
today.
Out of the jokes that do not win
cash prizes the Local I.af editor
selects three each day for this column.
Today's are:
is your chauffeur thoroughly compe-
tent?"
I'm afraid not. I've had him a montl,
and he hasn't eIoped with nv wife yet.
Agnes +. Hansen. Council Bluffs.
Pearson: Poor Mrs. Anderson. 1t IL a
hard blow for YOU TO he made widow.
Duf st1iI there N comforter for -
Widow: what Is his address ?"-Lavina
Calder. south Bend. Neb.
Two girls were talking about quad
~uDlets. whereupon one remarked. '"rbs
auadrupPds arrived last night."-MurieI
NiIes, Weeping Water. Neb.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-16
YORK COLLEGE
HEAD Is NAMED

Rev. Z. w. Emery has been select.
lea by the executive committee TO head
York college. lie will take Office
July |.
Emery Is a graduate of Central col.
lege, Indianapolis. Ind. and at pres
ent Is student at Indiana State uni.
vers.ty in the department of psychol-
ogy and education. He has spent
three years in educational work in
West Africa. Sierra Leone province,
and for five years with the Indiana
Central college doing field work. Dur
ing that time he raised 100000 for
the institution.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-16
Samardick Offered $4,000 Job by
"Ket" Organization for Influence

"All I would have TO do would be
10 talk in various cities about the
prohibition laws being a failure. Ny
name was to be over articles In
various newspapers and ma agazlnes
In every city in the country"
Samardicl< stated he told this
enemy of Congressman Volstead he
was glad TO make his acquaintance.
but he was very well satisfied with
his present position.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-16
Silk" Train Guarded.

Endicott. Neb.. May |1o.-A siIk
train, operated by the Grand Island
railway. passed through the local
yards at fast clip without stops.
The train consisted Of Il baggage
cars, each filled with silk cargoes
and each guarded by two armed men.
The consignment was billed from Sc
attle TO Kansas City.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-16
Pawnee Debaters Honored.

Pawnee City. Neb.. May 1s.--Debat.
ing letters were awarded To the cham.
pion debaters in southeastern NebraS
ka by the Pawnee City High school.
They are Capt. Harold Bosley, Charles
Calhoun. Archie Martin and John
Morlan, alternate. The boys were de-
feated only by Beatrice of this dis
trict ond at the state tryouts by
Omaha Central. This is the first time
since 1917 that Pawnee City has taken
the district championship.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-16
Coolidge Pardon
of Rum Peddler
Voided by Court
Judge Rules Executive Has
No Power to Act in Con-
tempt Case of Chicago
Man.

Chicago. May 15.-Holding that
President Coolidge had no authority
TO pardon a man sentenced for civil
contempt Of court. the United States
district court today set aside the ex-
ecutive pardon recently granted
Phillip /. Grossman and ordered the
United States marshal to take him
into custody.
Grossman. a saloonkeeper, was en-.
Joined I'm federal court from operating
the place. It was charged he boot
legged liquor and was cited for con-
tempt by former Judge Kenesaw M.
Lands and sentenced TO a year in jail.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-16
Burgess Bedtime
Stories
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.

when evils differ in degree
The lesser In the one for me.
Danny Meadow Nous

Danny and Nanny Choose Between
Two Evils.
Thinner and thinner grew Danny
and Nanny Meadow Mouse. They
would have starved to death but for
one thing. That one ming was the
old nest OF Winsome Blueblrd. II
was made OF grass. and this dried
grass they ate. All the time one or
the other sat in the doorway looking
out over the flooded Green Meadows.
II was Danny who discovered that
the water was going down. For a
time hope filled them. Then the
water stopped going down. They had
eaten ALL the grass Of Winsome Blue
birds old nest. More than once Dan.
ny was tempted to plunge into the
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-16

terribly with snow blindness.
treated his eyes with boric acid from
my first aid kit at the ship.
The fog lifted slightly at a. m
on the morning of the 4th and We
departed from the wrecked ship never
In return. determined to reach the
coast
We left for the top of the noun.
tain southeast from where we saw
the hopelessness of trying to go due
south on account of a line of Jagged
mountain peaks. We saw a lake TO
the southwest and struck for 1t, hop
ing to find someone. We were forced
to camp in an alder thicket about
three miles from the lake on account
Of exhaustion and daylight fading.
We saw many bear tracks in the
snow. We struggled for hours in
the brush and snow getting wood
supply dry enough to burn. We
shivered throughout he night. eter-
nally vigilant to keep the fire going.
Fortunately each Of us killed a
ptarmigan. one for supper and the
other for breakfast. We arrived at
the lake about noon on the fifth day,
hut saw no signs of life.
Struggle Through Swamp;
Camp in Canyon.
We struggled on, Sergeant Harvey
leading. over a swamp. 1t was rough
going for myself. as I was partly
snow blind. We made camp at 8 p
M in small dry canyon at the base
Of a mountain. There was no grass
for hunks, but plenty of dry wood
We each slept about four hours dur
ing the night-our first real rest.
We were now following a wide val.
ley near a stream entering from the
south.
We had always believed we would
survive-1 because of my wife and
son, and Harvey because Of his
mother-so we struggled on all the
harder.
| was still snow blind. but wearing
goggles made it possible for me to
see slightly. Sergeant Harvey was
physically weak but determined and
displayed great strength OF character
and determination.
The valley ended In the mountains
close in on the stream. The snow be
came deeper-about four feet in depth
with the crust giving often now. We
climbed the side of the mountain to
obtain a view OF the topography but
we're prevented from reaching the tor
by the steepness and a snowslide.
Find New Stream
Flowing SoutIiward.
We returned TO the valley and
walked about three miles when we
found a new stream flowing south
ward. Great hopes spfang up with
this discovery.
We were nearing exhaustion.
could scarcely see. We decided TO
make camp. Sergeant Harvey In
vestigating a small canyon half a
mile distant for a prospective camp
site returned with the Information
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-16
Aurora Store Sold.

Aurora, Neb., May 15.-Glenn Ana
walt and Earl White have bought the
controlling interest in Peterson Bros.
Co., a long.established dry goods and
women's and mems clothing business
in this city, from A. G.. Peterson and
his daughter. nellie Peterson. Ana
walt and White have for several
ears been engaged in the mems
clothing business in Aurora.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-16

colder and showed all day. ON the
morning OF the ninth 1t was raining
and then cleared At . o'clock We
started 10 take a short walk to de-
termine our location which we be
lieved to be fvanhoff bay.
Kills Brace Of Ducks
With Trapper's Rifle.
While preparing lunch brace Of
fallards alghted on the bay 100 yards
from the door. | killed both with the
trapper's rifle. With real food in
sight Harvey made a reconnaissance
trip five miles up the beach In the
Afternoon while | prepared the ducks.
Sergeant Harvey returned with two
SNOW white Alaska hares and definite
information that we were near Port
Moller at last. We had duck steak
for dinner-such wonderful eats.
After fried hare, hot cakes and
gravy-a true southern breakfast
we placed the cabin in order and at
l745 departed for Port Moller, 20 miles
distant
Our strength had returned. but we
tired out quickly. 1t was easy walk
ing on the beach eNept in passing
over cliffs and huge rocks which
blocked the way. At p. m. we
lunched on roast duck, hare and hard
Itack-great motive power for weary
ira velers.
We sighted the eannery at 4 p. m,
with smoke issueing from the stack.
1t was the end of the trail.
Reaching the beach south OF the
eannery we were met by joke Oroluff
in a small launch and taken across
the beach TO the eannery. where all
hands turned out to meet us.
Superintendent Amundsen. a man
Of action. without delay ordered noun.
tains Of food prepared for us How
delicious and wonderful 1t was TO have
complete relaxation. plenty OF food
Iand warm. comfortable sleepink quar-
ters again.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-16
School Head Goes With
Students on "Sneak Day

Blue Springs, Neb.. May lon
Blue Springs High school sneak
day his week, superintendent l. j.
Bouehal and Mrs. Bouchal pllossd au-
tos containing the students from here
10 Lincoln. where they were guided
through the state penitentiary, insane
asylum. new capitol grounds, state
museum. state farm. Antelope park
and a number OF the large stores.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-16
Clenville Pastor Accepts
Call to Shelbyville, Ill.

Pana. ILL.,. May 15.-Rey. Iiartis
Harms Of Glenvllle. Neb.. has accepted
call 10 st. Paul Lutheran church
at shelbyyille, III. He succeeds Rev.
J. T.. Kieffer. who goes to Sugar
Greek. -. Mr.. Harms will be installed
June J.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-16

that it afforded no facilities but that
he saw lake or bay three miles to
the south.
We decided we would gather
strength that night for our greatest
ordeal, II was necessary for us to
grasp alders for support a light
north breeze spra0g up. We had seen
bear tracks one foot In diameter all
through the valley and many caribou
| tracks in the swamp.
In the morning after three tea
spoonsful of our rations We departed
at 4 a. m. with renewed hope. We
had to travel on the rocks at the
edge Of stream to make any
progress.
SeaguIIs First Hint
Of Sea Coast.
The valley broadened. Sergeant
Harvey yelled
| Major, | see seaguls.n
I replied: THANK God That means
salt water
A few hours previous We had not
iced the stump OF sapltng cut by an
ak. 1t was the first sign OF living
man and the greatest possible tonic
for exhaustion. Then We saw the
tracks of a man and a dog in the
snow. We knew we We're nearing
human habitation. Then we saw the
ocean.
| This was too much for us. The best
We could do to celebrate was 10 sit on
a tuft of grass and smoke cigarets.
Our cheeks were sunken. our eyes in
famed, our hands and faces We're
stained walnut color from smoke and
contact with the snow. We had eight
days of hard stubble beard.
| When we had walked along the
beach around little point we saw a
trapper's cabin and our Joy was un,
restrained. The walking was much
easier and we quickly reached the
cabin. 1t had very recently been de-
serted as we found batter for Johnny
cakes in a pitcher.
| started around the room OF the
cabin in quest OF food and saw
piece OF hard tack and some dried
peaches. I found flour and sslted
picked salmon bellies.
First Real Meal
In Trapper's Cabin.
I made flour hot cakes for the first
time in my lie and how good they
tasted.
We each ate two and slept in bed.
ding for the first time.
I made more hot cakes when We
awoke and each of US ate four with
syrup. Food never tasted so good
before. put the fish TO soak and We
slept till morning when we had
ereamed salmon and hot cakes for
breakfast.
We were still very weak. 1t had
been showing since In the night How
lucky in all this time there had been
no rain, very light snow and prac-
tically no wind. Now we are safe
A divine providence has protected US
We secured more sleep II turned
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-16
Platte County TO War
on Auto Law Aiolators

Columbus. Neb.. May ia special
investigator Will be employed by the
Platte county board OF supervisors fer
the purpose Of obtaining evidence and
bringing TO justice violators OF state
automobile laws in the county.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-16
LOST FLIERS' FIGHT FOR LIFE TOLD in LOG

Ir,EIIING in the a
in
in aviation
aroundthe flight kept Mai Frederick Martin
station
a MoIIe through United States.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-16
Eat Liquid Food;
Suffer Snow Blindness.

Our only food was three teaspoons
full OF liquid condensed food per
meal. Sergeant Harvey was suffering