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Evening star., 1924-08-26
Vandalism in the
Capitals Streets
To the Editor of The Star:


T have been since May in three
other world capitals-Athens, Rome
and Paris-and, returning to Wash
ington, I am impressed anew with
its loveliness as a city. one of our
very few American cities that can
stand comparison with any beautiful
place abroad. When talk with cos
mopolitans whom I meet abroad or
on the ocean they all agree with this
and inform me that 1t is one OF the
few places in the States in which
they care to sojourn. Invariably
they express especial admiration for
Washington's handsome shady streets
and it's beautiful trees.
To my amazement, upon returning
after this absence, find in progress
an extraordinary campaign OF van
dalism to destroy this noblest and
most valuable asset Of this city, its
trees. l am utterly unable to un-
derstand how such barbarism can have
been initiated or how 1t can be toll
Grated. / am told that the sidewalks
are being narrowed and the trees
slaughtered to provide parking
spaces. This seems to be the case
on Thirteenth street. But at FIJI
teenth and X some noble trees, with
which 1 have long been acquainted,
have been butchered in. order to
widen tho sidewalks. Whatever the
policy is, there seems to be little
consistency to it and certainly no
foresight Looking at the matter
solely from the most practical and
commercial viewpoint. and quite
apart from the feeling for beauty
and, sentiment, I do not see what
the Hotel Keepers Association. the
Chamber of Commerce and other
civic bodies are thinking of to toll
crate this ruthlessness. It is Just
as suicidal for Washington to allow
her trees to, be destroyed. ss 1t
would be for Switzerland to pollute
her water streams or Lowell the Alps.
Washingtun'E--b -beAuty .-.ty..stts-' -. one
great asset to draw vfsftUrs md cUnt
ventions here. The present policy -
appasaatly to dsstrox that -gEeataGk
Evening star., 1924-08-26

ers. It is excellent training for the
hand and eye. -.
Jacks is universal game, Is played
everywhere, and in all social circles.
1t may be played in the house or on
the sidewalk. Probably 1t is more
often played outdoors. and In large
cities 1t Is played on the steps Of tene.
ment houses worn deeply by the feet
OF thousands. 1t is the most prevalent
game of American girlhood.
Evening star., 1924-08-26
"Jacks." "

Yesterday medals were awarded to
skill in the game Of "jacks." They
were the winners Of tournament
which embraced an entire area of
Greater New York, under the direction
Of the supervisors Of recreation cen.
ters. Hundreds Of girls took part in
the preliminaries and six were final.
lists. The ceremony Of medal presenta.
tions was formal and impressive.
This brings to mind the fact that
the game Of Jacks" or, as some call
it, "jackstones," is one of the old
forms Of juvenile entertainment and
exercise. So far as known it has
never been reduced to writing or
printing. No books have been issued
on this subject. The rules of the
game are transmitted from genera.
ton to generation Of youngsters, just
as the rules Of marbles are passed on
in boyhood. Jacks is essentially a
girls game. though boys might just
as well play it. and many Of them
do. But not many more boys play
jacks than girls play marbles, if as
many. .. ..
Briefly stated. the principle Of the
game Of jacks is to bounce q ball and
while it is in the air to gather with
one hand certain six-armed crosses OF
metal called Jacks" or. in the alb
sence Of these fabricated implements,
small pebbles, and catch the ball on
it's descent with the same hand. There
are many variations. 1t is a simple
game in its elementary form, but be.
comes complex In its development.
Skill Of the highest order is exer.
eissd by the more accomplished play.
Evening star., 1924-08-26

Immoderate and indiscriminate fic-
ton reading Is referred to by alienists
as likely to stimulate morbid mental
tendencies. Perhaps the old-fash.
ioned parents who forbade dime
novels" knew what they were talking
about.
Evening star., 1924-08-26

Alienists have succeeded in sur.
rounding a homicide with a certain
air of mystery because Of the fact
that at the outset there appeared to
be no mystery whatever about who
did 1t.
Evening star., 1924-08-26

Like every other practical farmer,
the President finds few things in the
economic system with which he is
not altogether pleased. but which,
after all. do not outweigh the bene-
fits in prospect.
Evening star., 1924-08-26

Nobody objects to athletic exercises,
because they enable an individual to
become more fit in case of physical
encounter. a nation, however peace
full. should keep in condition, and not
confuse Incidence with piety.
Evening star., 1924-08-26

This continual agitation about
the Darwinian theory begins to look
like a concerted tratagem to distract
the attention of William Jennings
Bryan from the real issues OF the
campaign.
Evening star., 1924-08-26

Actor and producer announce an
agreement, but it is going to take a
considerable portion of the season to
.,enable either to believe implicitly
what the press agent will feel in duty
bound to say about the other.
Evening star., 1924-08-26

The heroism of real men like
Locatelli should, If treated with the
same literary skill as that bestowed
on best, Sellers" serve to provide
youth with abundant suggestion as to
thrills and adventure.
Evening star., 1924-08-26

Hard drinking is reported from
several gay European resorts. The
slight solace in the situation lies in
the fact that the material employed
for artificial hilarity is not neces-
sarily of recent moonshine vintage.
Evening star., 1924-08-26

Texas gives the woman in politics
the most brilliant recognition she has
yet attained. Go West, young
woman, and grow up with the
country
Evening star., 1924-08-26

Events of all kinds are creating
such an uproar that Tut-ankh-Amen's
publicity staff can scarcely get a
word in edgewise.
Evening star., 1924-08-26

The Chinese are aways in a frame
Of mind which indicates that Con-
fucius has utterly lost his political
influence.
Evening star., 1924-08-26

No statistician will venture to CAL
culate the extent to which the propa-
ganda items have figured in creating
Indebtedness.
Evening star., 1924-08-26

Fashions arbitrary spirit has as
usual asserted itself and changed the
question, ''Shall women bob their
hair?" to What are you going to do
about it?"
Evening star., 1924-08-26

Every nation at one time or
another has to take notice of the fact
that its population is growing faster
than the corn.
Evening star., 1924-08-26

A popular prince can have almost
anything he desires except a genu-
inely restful holiday.
Evening star., 1924-08-26
The Mental Reservations.

"Dou you believe there Is anything
in telepathy?'
of the kind" answered Senator Sorg.
hum. when I am making a speech,
I want good listeners, but no mind
readers"
Evening star., 1924-08-26
Still Waiting.

The hope Of talk with Mars had led
To no results, they vow.
No operator even said
"The line is busy now"
Evening star., 1924-08-26

Jud Tunkins says he guesses his
literary taste is poor, because not one
Of the books he bought entertained
him ais much as the book agents talk.
Evening star., 1924-08-26
Rate by Mail-Payable in Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.

Daily and Sunday yr.. $1,000: mo, Sc
Daily only ....l yr. 500; mo, Soc
Sunday only ....1 I yr., 5000; / mo-, CSC
Evening star., 1924-08-26
Irnpractical Advice,

"Quit worrying" said the genial
physician. go out and play golf"
Doctor" said the tired business
man, anybody who loses as many
golf balls as I do can't help wor.
rying.' -. -
Evening star., 1924-08-26
THE LAKE SUPERIOR COUNTRY.
T. Morris Longytreth. The Gen.

a twilight, the twilight was rent with
shafts of sun, and I emerged upon a
crescent shore to find myself on an
enchanted cove Of Lake Superior"
Here he came upon q log cabin, "a
home, so beautifully set within the
grand scene that it might have been
the habitation of a domestic witch
conjured up for private use." And
coming UP the beach Longstreth saw
a huge reddish wolf. Behind him
wore two boys and with them young
woman. These are the Devlins, moth
er and sons, to whom, right here, we
pay admiring homage. Homage sea-
soned with envy. And the mother
said: 1--WE call it .Pawatiniki, the
House of Our Dreams. Here comes
my fellow gambler" And the young
man went on to tell how 1t came
about-the dream house, the seclu-
sion, the freedom, the simplicity-all
from the fascination and enchant-
ment of Lake Superior. After day
or more OF which he talks here In
an enviable delight Longstreth took
his leave, most unwillingly, OF this
and contented family. The boys
saw me out on the trail, climbing
like ibexes, talking of Winters pleas
ures, the while I thought of their
father and mother. For three days
had lived with Adam toiling and Eve
spinning, talking the poetry OF Mere
'dith and getting their reactions. on
Robert Frost Enthusiasm, Joy, am
bitiori, suffused the hours. Whatever
Of high things their breeding had
'begotten their life had accentuated
and the bush had not broken them
to laziness or low ends. They who
enjoyed music, who kept posted or
politics, and were determined to see
their sons wisely educated, were' nc
malfnxerers OF society. fhey had
decided to know life first-hand. thai
10 all: not u enjoy It vtcarioualy q
Evening star., 1924-08-26
Din0saurfan Glory.

> Dinosaurian Glory.
Three dinosaurs were romping gay.
They never dreamed while out at play
For them distinguished days would
-. come :s' ls'=r
In a palatiaI museum.
They ate and. drank when Nature bid,
AS other dinosaurs al. did.
Their grandeur they could never
, know:
So, what reward does fame bestow?
= 49,.
. Z Z Ignorance may, be bMss.'' said On.
Gle Eben, ''but dar ain no comfort In
takin' counterfeit money!
Evening star., 1924-08-26

Q. What Is the Pullman "sur-
charge"?-F. Il. b.
A. The Pullman surcharge is an
extra charge made by the railroads
for passengers travelling in sleeping
cars. chair cars and observation cars.
1t is in addition to the regular rail-
road fare and to the regular Pullman
fare. :
Evening star., 1924-08-26

land, it automatically applies in all
the countries in the copyright asso-
cfatibn.
Q. What were the denominations
Of the paper scrip used during the
Civil War?-J. c.
A. The fractional currency issued
during the Civil War was in the fol-
lowing denominations: 8 cents,
cents, 10 cents, rs cents and SO cents.
Q. What was the value of the
widows mite?-J. w. P.
A. 1t is recorded in Mark and
that the widow gave two mites. The
one eighth Of a cent. This would
make the widows contribution
amount to about one-quarter of a
cent
Q. Was the Roma Acta Diurna
printed or written in long hand:-
D. Q. '@
A. The first newspaper. Roma
Acta Diurna, was written in long
voted to the activities of the Roman
army. the data for which were fur
nished by the generals. 1t also con-
tanned. however, news of feasts,
scrifices and trials, and was small
sheet which was posted in con-
spieuous place on the city walls or
buildings.
(To knoto tphere to f.,d Information
on n subject Is, occordsn0 to BostoeH,
as true knowledge Is to knotD the sub
ject itself Perhaps ~yo4sr drop II sn1;
fouino on a thought toiI make a thou
sand think" Submit youv perplertx1
a,tsstsona to- The .Staf Infotm1ttot .Rst-
rcoH, FsedeYs6 J. HoskIh, dssettoT,
Tsoenty- first on6 G streets 1ortksoest.
Send s-ceat stoAp for direct re1lIl
Evening star., 1924-08-26
Answers to Questions
ny FREDERIC J. HAsKIN

Q. Please tell me when polo games
are played In Potomac Park?-L. L. s.
A. Polo games are played every
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at
the Potomac Park polo grounds. The
games Tuesday and Thursday are
held at 1880 o'clock and are practice
games. On Saturdays the game be-
gins at $40.
@. Did the Progressives carry
Wisconsin for Roosevelt in 1912?-F.
N. S.
A. Wilson carried Wisconsin, re-
ceiving 164.e2s votes. Taft was Sec
ond with 130.695 and Roosevelt third
with 62,460.
Evening star., 1924-08-26

Q. Will rabbits grow faster In
light colored cages than in dark
ones?-P, J..
A. Popular Science says that in
light colored cages animals grow
rapidly, while dark paint retards
their growth.
Evening star., 1924-08-26

Q. What was a "vendue" in CO.
lonial times?-D. E.
A. This term was applied to auc-
tions, especially those held at taverns
when there was a sale Of the cargo
of prize ship.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-10-01
0'HARA TALKS
T0R0TARlANS
system of DOles in British
Isles Condemned

The guests at the Rotary luncheon
this noon included, Dr.. j. A. Logan
of Colorado, j. G. Anderson Of Full
erton, California;; Roy Baird, Rotar-
ian of Dickinson; l.. F. Lyman, Ro-
tartan of Mandan; Governor K. A.
Nestos, Jason +. Wait, new organist
at the Eltinge Theatre, and Thorn
Dickinson, F. B. Cox, and l.. c. Sor-
lien of Bismarck.
=. J. Meyer rendered "scarify-
ing" report on behalf of the Rotary
Golf Committee, but f. B. Cox on be-
half of kiwans had vitriOlic :-st
word. George Bird gave short talk
on Business Ethics"
William O'Hara spoke very inter
estingly of his recent trip to Ireland,
touching upon the evils of the pre-
sent system of gratuities for the un-
employed as existing throughout the
British Isles, and giving us pleasant
stories of various humorous hap
penings of his journey.
F.. l.. Conklin told of his trip to
Hibbing, where the 1926 Rotary Dis
trict Conference is to be held, and
gave a brief description of the town
and its many facilities for holding
the conference. He also described
the Corn Palace at Mitchell, S. d.
which he visited on behalf of the
North Dakota State Corn Show Com
mittee, and pointed out the construc.
tive possibilities Of our own show as
compared with that now held in
South Dakota.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-10-01
Boy Injured By
Lightning Bolt

Hazelton. Oct edwin, the nine
year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Human, living few miles south
west of Hazelton, was severely
shocked and seriously injured dur
ing the electric storm last week. He
is i'm the hospital, slowly recovering.
The family were seated at the
supper table during the storm and 4
bolt of lightning entered the house
through the roof, burning and splin-
tering some of the shingles, then
struck the young boy burning him
from the shoulder to below the knee
on one side of his body and tore the
shoe from his foot. The outside
clothing was not burned, but mere
ly ripped off, while Ale under-cloth-
ing was quite badly burned. An
other child was rendered unconscious
by the shock but was not hurt and
recovered consciousness in about ten
minutes. The bolt tore hole through
the floor and went out through Il
The damage to the house was esti-
mated at only about $500.
Edwin regained consciousness in
an hour, but still lapses into an un-
conscious state at frequent intervals
AS a result of the burns he has a
high temperature most of the time
and although in serious condition
the attending physicians think he
will recover. They say the burns are
worse than the shock.
All of the family were more ol
less shaken by the shock, but Edwin
was the only one hurt.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-10-01
Darlington Girl
Sees Snake Dance

Darlington. Oct. 1.-The following
account of an Indian Snake dance on
the keams Canon, Arizona, reserva-
tion is taken from a recent letter
from Mrs. B. p. Fitzpatrick, former
ly Louise Sheehan, Of Darlington.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick is in the Indian SER
vice in Arizona.
Runners are sent out about a
week before the dance to pick up
racers, bull snakes and every kind
of wriggler They put them down
in keeva, a kind of cellar hewed
out Of rock with a square opening
at the top. until they are needed.
when the time for the dance APP
proaches warriers dressed up in blue
clay and feathers and priests paint
ed in brown and black with their
bodies covered with designs, come
out and do great deal of itching
and squirming around, throwing
corn meal on the ground. Then they
get the snakes, put them in their
mouths right back of the head and
dance around the circle with them.
when they were thrown OH the
ground the snakes would start crawl
ing toward the crowd until priest
grabbed them up and gave them to
the kids who were to hold them.
saw one ten year old boy holding
three big rattlers in one hand and 4
twelve foot bull snake in the other
with their bodies tucked up under
his arms.
"Thosc Hopis do not extract the
fangs or poison bags from the snakes
and when one is bitten he takes sa-
cred medicine that cures him. So
one can get the recipe for this medi-
cine because it is handed down from
one priest to another.
"After the dance is over they threw
the snakes in a heap and four of the
best runners grabbed an armful and
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-10-01

which may be added the Luncheon
and Commercial Clubs.
Letters have been addressed to the
heads Of all the institutions Of high
er education, the superintendents of
all the High Schools and the County
Superntendents of Schools.
In fact, no known agency has been
overlooked and it is confidently ex-
pected that the appeal for member
Ship in this great service-rendering
organization will be met with an in
slant and statewide response.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-10-01
Three Suffer
Accidents At
Killdeer

killdeer, Oct. l-Three local peo-
Die suffered accidents during the
week: the young son of AXel Schj-
telo of Halliday fell off his horse
.hen it stumbled and broke his
wrist. The break is mending nice
ly now following medical attention.
The youngest son Of H. B. Leroy
east of town got between the gran
airy and load of grain which was
backing up to the granary, had his
head caught between the load and
he building and his left ear was
;orn and lacerated badly. The lad
is getting along well and says he
won't have to have any tin ear put
on yet.
Stanford Bergerud. while working
on the farm east of town. sprained
his ankle which incapacitated him
for work for some time.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-10-01
WOMAN STRUCK
BY AUT TO MAY
ESCAPE DEATH
Mrs. J. f. Heck, Formerly
If Washburn, Badly Injured
i'm Accident in Fargo

Fargo, n. H., oct. ! Mrs. j. f.
Heck, SO. Of Fargo, formerly resi-
dent of Washburn, Mclean county,
was badly injured when struck by
an automobile in Fargo last night
The identity Of the driver Of the car
was not learned last night by Fargo
police, but the license number was
said TO be 2,77s. The motor vehicle
registration department here shows
this car belonged to thc HickSon
Motor Car Company Of Hlckson,
North Dakota.
Mrs. Heck will recover, according
TO word from Fargo today.
The woman was struck al the cor
ncr Of broadway and Second Avenue
North, Fargo hurled to the pavement
and run over by the right wheels OF
the ear. She was taken to a hos
pital. where it was said she had sew
eral ribs broken. her chest was crush
ed. left arm broken and suffered a
severe scalp wound
The car, bystanders said, was
driving 10 to - miles an hour.
Mrs. Heck has been in Fargo since
the first of the year, selling insur-
ance for the Equitable Life Assur-
ance society She came to this city
from Washburn. N. d., where she
spent the greater part OF her ne
according to friends in Fargo. Mr.
Heck is at Rio Hondo, Texas, at
tending to business interests. He
was notified of Mrs. Heck's accident
last evening.
For the past two weeks Mrs. Heck
has been making her home with Mrs
Cora Prentice, l2l Broadway. She
was planning to leave soon for Texas
to Join her husband, it was said.
Mrs. Heck was born in the vicinity
Of Turtle Lake about SO years ago
and lived in that district for many
wears. In 1908 she was married tC
j. +. Heck. The two lived at Wash
burn where Mr.. Heck was register oi
deeds of Mclean county.
Since their departure from Wash
burn and prior to their moving t.
Fargo, Mr.. and Mrs. Heck lived il
Medora, n. d.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-10-01

the can. When he had loosened the
seal on one side the cover blew off
and struck him in the face. Had it
not been for the other seal he would
have been very seriously injured.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-10-01
FRENCH AND
GERMANS MEET
Will Try TO Write FrancO-Ger-
man Commercial Treaty

Paris, Oct. 1.--(By the A. P.)--
at is new chapter in peace that
we are going to try to write, Prem
ier Herriot declared today in greet
ing the German delegates who are to
negotiate France German CONNER
cial treaty with French delegation.
and who began work this afternoon.
"A treaty of commerce undertaken
under such conditions such as those
which surround these negotiations"
the French premier continued, "is
much more than a contract affecting
purely material interests. 1t is u
work of civilization and one that
brings those carrying it out closer
together"
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-10-01
Engine Breaks;
Boats Unable
To Unload CargOes

Washburn, Sept. 90 9-The big en-
CINE situated on the river bank at
me river elevator broke the first Of
the week and for Il few days the river
boats were unable to unload their
.argo of grain, which they had
)rought down from the Manhaven
country. The boats Benton and Ex
pansion, managed by Capt. Leach and
apt. Belk, were tied up here for
,everal days waiting for the engine
20 be repaired.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-10-01
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE. FORE
CLOSURE SALE BY ADVERTISE

Notice Is Hereby Given, That that
certain mortgage executed and de-
livered by Iva b. Little and Albert
Little, her husband, Mortgagors, to
Union Investment Company, of
Minneapolis, Mimi, a corporation,
Mortgagee, dated the 30th day of
November 1918, and filed for record
in the office of the Register Of
Deeds of the County of Burleigh,
State Of North Dakota on the 28th
day of December 1918, at 1880
O'Clock A. NJ, and recorded in Book
146 of Mortgages at page 141, will
be foreclosed by sale of the prem
ises in such mortgage and herein
after described at the front door of
the Court House in the City of Bis
marck in the County of Burleigh,
State of North Dakota at the hour
of two o'clock p. NJ, on the 18th
day of October 1924, to satisfy the
amount due upon such mortgage on
the day of sale. The premises des-
cribed in such mortgage and which
will be sold to satisfy the same are
those certain premises situated in
the County of Burleigh, State of
North Dakota, and described as fol-
lows, to-wit:
South half of Northeast quar-
ter (S1a NEA and South half
Northwest quarter (SR NWA)
of Section Thirty-two (32), in
Township One Hundred forty
two G42), North, of Range
Seventy-six (76), West.
There will be due on such mort
gage on the date of sale the sum Of
Eighteen hundred five and 15-100
Dollars which includes an insurance
premium for policy covering build
ings on said premises paid by said
mortgagee. together with the costs
and disbursements Of this foreclO-
sure.
Dated this End day of September,
1924.
UNION INVESTMENT COMPANY,
Mortgage.
G. OLGEIRSON,
Attorney for Mortgage,
Bismarck, North Dakota.
9-3-1O-17-2i-l0-1-8
NOTICE
After October 1st, we will
! wholesale Bread at 13 cents.
HOman's Cafe and Bakery.
Electric Cookery.
! Is Better Cookery.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-10-01
CHILD KILLED
UNDER TANK

Anamoose, Sept. ga tragic acci
dent occurred near Drake when Nor
val Jones, the ten year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. +. c. Jones, was instantl!
killed.
Together with several other com
panions, ne had gone out to the
Sleight threshing machine and had
climbed on the water tank. When the
team gave a sudden start, Norval Wa,
thrown from the tank, falling under
in such a position that the wheels
passed over his head and neck.
Funeral services were held Monday
from the Drake Evangelical church
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-10-01

The State Red Cross Roll Call
Headquarters report that the ma
chinery for perfect enrolment has
been set up. Every county in the
state has been organized for the
drive under the direction Of a cOun
ty director. The following state or
ganZations are pledged TO aid in the
good work, viz; the churches, the
Womens Federation Of Clubs, the
State Parent Teachers Association,
the Knights of Columbus, the Elks,
the Masonic Bodies, in addition to
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-10-01
Cream Explodes;
Man Injured

HaZelton. Oct. l.-William Gimbel
had 4 narrow escape from serious
accident Friday forenoon when a can
Cf cream that was little "over
ripe" blew up. Mr.. Gimbel was just
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-10-01

running in each Of the four direc-
tions, let the snakes loose. Their
dance is prayer for rain to keep
their corn from drying up. The rain
didn't come until over three weeks
after this one"