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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-16
BEGIN HERE TODAY.

John Ainsley. a man of education
and breeding. becomes master
crook-preying upon other thieves.
AT Monte Carlo he develops a desire
to meet the clever thief who stole
a pearl necklace from the throat of
the Barouue Esterelle in the Ca
siro.
At the roulette tables Ainsley sees
a young Englishman and his Ameri-
can bride lose all the money they
have. More money is loaned to the
Englishman by a Russia prince.
and this, too, is lost on the tables
Ainsley suspects the Russian of
some base motive. This suspicion
is momentarily dispelled when he
overhears the Russian grant the use
of his hotel apartment to the desti-
tute young couple Later, however,
he sees the Russian himself going
to the hotel
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HEARING SET AUG.
Carriers demonstrate Against Re
duced Freight Rates on Stone.

The public service commission has
set Aug. 8 to hear remonstrance of
common carriers against petition of
the Indiana State Chamber Of Com.
merce and a group of farmers for
reduced freight rates on limestone
The petitioners appeared before
the commission Tuesday. They con.
teno d the crushed stone was used
as ertilizer and the freight rates
were prohibitive.
Attorneys for thirteen railroads
recently denied injunction against
public service commission orders re.
ducing freight rates effective July
Is. were to appear before Judge
Linn d. Hay today in an effort to
get the date moved up to Oct. /
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phrase without any sign of a Rus
sian accent. Could it be because
the Prince was really German?
Now, the Germans are not popular
in France, or Monte Carlo, which.
despite its independence, is French
in speech and tradition. OF course,
"a German desiring to enjoy the pleas
ures of the principality might cloak
himself with another nationality,
without any Interior purpose save
that of enjoyment. But there was
something so diabolicaIly clever in
the Princes plan that l could not
bring myself to believe that so utter
I scoundrel adopted a masquerade
solely for the purpose of enjoying
the Riviera. He was, unquesticn-
ably, an imposter in his claim to
princely rank. Was he something
more than an imposter?
And I knew now that the answer
to that question must be in the
affirmative. For though he glared at
Beresford with a hate that could
have killed, the words which he ad-
dressed to the hotel employees were
mild.
Il am a man of mercy" he de-
clared. II can forgive theft, and
even assault upon myself. This
young man is accompanied by his
wife. She will suffer in his shame
Let him go free"
Now, so far as the Prince knew,
no one on earth was a witness to
his conversation with Beresford in
the corridor outside the roulette
rooms of the Sporting Club. Beres-
ford's defense against the charge of
theft would be laughed at in any
court in the world. And the Prince
was not the sort of man to be moved
by those emotions of pity whose ex-
preston had imposed upon the
warm hearted Frenchmen. The
Prince had been struck and choked.
His eyes told his desire for ven
geance. With vengeance so simple
of accomplishment, why did he forgo
it? Was it because he feared him
self to appear in court, even as a
complainant? Had he counted upon
Beresford's yielding to his damnable
suggestion? Had he never intended
to carry his plot to it's logical con.
clusion? Why?
Because, in addition to being an
impostor, he was a criminal who
dared not subject himself to the
scrutiny of court. And so, though
by a word I could have saved young
Beresford from further humiliation,
waited.
Monsieur lie Prince is too soft
hearted" said one of the clerks.
Nevertheless it shall be done as he
wishes"
In Monte Carlo scandal of any
sort is unwelcome. Thriving on the
baser passions Of mankind, the prin-
cipality has no desire for the world
to hear of matters such as this. To
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you gave them to me yourself, ten
minutes ago, in the Sporting Club.
The Prince smiled. you are
man with some shreds of common
sense" he retorted. Who will be
lieve so ridiculous a statement2"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-16
BABY FISHERMAN DEAD
Goes to Creek to Bring Home Catch
and browns

By Times Special
EVANSVILLE, Ind, July 16.-He
had seen his dad go fishing. Fig
ured it must be lot of fun. So he
took a pin and made a fish hook,
took some string off of a grocery
package, picked up a stick and
went staggering of to Pigeon
creek to bring home a catch-that
would be worthy OF his four years
He slipped on the banks and was
drowned
Today, Mrs. Victor D. Haskins
mourns the death Of her little son
Victor, 4.
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Dogs were so mean to mail car
riers at Bluffton, especially to Ar
thur Schlach, that the postmaster
has posted an order thati no mail
will be delivered at homes where
cross dogs aren't chained.
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When Clancy Everroad. %. of Co
lumbus was fined SIS and costs for
not having license plates on his auto,
he had to abandon plans to wed Miss
Nellie Harrington, for financial rea-
sons, accordingly.
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Hu1 ABASH has a COW curfew.
W An old ordinance provides
G for the arrest of all cows
found on the streets after s
p. m. 1t has not been enforced.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-16

Taniac Vegetable Pills for con.
stipation; made and recommended
by the manufacturers of Tanlac.-
Advertisement.
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Shelbyville Masons are planning
to erect a 100000 temple. A 100000
lot was recently willed them by the
late John Messick.
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HO0Sier Briefs

RI HORSESHOE was UNI
| Al lucky for Marion, small
son of ,Orville Schmidt of
Roll. He was struck on the head
watching men pitching them.
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m HERIFF HAYES of Jack
ID son County was stung.
IL He received a tip that
bootleggers were in a wood. He
rushed out to find a group Of
bee hunters inspecting a tree.
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Mrs. F. o. Whitmer, Seymour. left
a steak on the stove. Fire depart
ment answered when smoke rolled
out of the kitchen.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-16

Indiana has more than three per-
cent of the telephones in the United
States, according to Charles Norton,
of the Indiana Bell Telephone Com
pany at South Bend.
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Charles F. Ludgar, 5s. Greensburg.
has taken out a license to marry
Mrs. Virgia c. Lugar, 55. of Indian
apohs, his first wife, whom he d.
vorced.
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and you have
used skin ap-
Pile a tions
without num-
Der, make a
test yourself,
on yours elf
with a bottle
of S. S. S., one
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-19
syNoPsla

At a first night performance IN
Neto York, beautiful young
von,an attracts attention by rising
and leisurely surveying the audi
encs through Ter glasses. Claver-
ing, newspaper columnist. and
his cousin, DinOiddie, are particu-
larly interested, DinaUiddie declar-
ing that she Is the image of Mary
Ogden, a belle Of thirty years ago,
Who had married q Count Zattiany
and lived abroad. He Is convinced
that this is Mary's daughter. But
I'll efforts to establish her identity
prove futile.
Clavering, determined to find out
Uho she is. follo,vs her home from,
tho theatre ono night. Luck is
with him, for she has forgotten her
keys and he helps her get into thu
house. She asks hin, IN and finally
tells him she is,ths Countess Josef
Zdttiany, a coNsin of Mary Og.
dsn's; that she had married d rela-
tivs of Mary's husband; that Mary
- i'll in a samitarium in Vienna,
Clavering Is skeptical.
Though maintaining q strict
sloofness from society. Madame
Zattidny continues to attend all
tho frst-nights. Claverin0 meets
her there one night and she invites
him back to her house after the
theatre. He tells her frankly that
he does not believe her story and
admits TO being half in lovs with
her.
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LETTER FROM JOHN ALDEN
PRESCOTT TO SYDNEY CARTON

Good heavens, Sgd, did not know
you were going to make such ter
rible howdy-do over such little
thing as owning baby-and he is
such a little corker, too.
| would be damned glad, if l were
not married, to say I was the father
in reality, as l am by adoption, of
John Alden Prescott Junior.
But then you see / have Leslie to
think Of.
You speak Of running the lives of
two girls. Evidently Paula, who is
said to be getting two hundrd thou
sand dollars year in moving pic
lures is not ruined so any one can
notice it just at present, and Leslie
is not unhappy.
From what yeu write me gather
Paula is sweeter than ever.
She would have to be going some
to be sweeter than she was when l
knew her.
Isn't it strange, sgd, that in this
day and age women are overturning
all the old laws. all the old rules,
all the old traditions?
According to the creed of our
mothers and fathers should be the
one drawing down two hundred thou
sand dollars a year and poor little
Paula would be walking the streets
in all kinds Of trouble.
Instead, I seem to be the one that
just steps out Of one scrape in time
to get into another, while she, from
all accounts, is the most feted young
woman in all Hollywood.
However, you can tell her for me
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Nancy and Nick. "But it does seem
as though they brought Ounce caps
along instead of thinking caps.
have riddle all ready now and In,
going to read it in a minute when
everyone gets here. Wen see what
happens today
Pretty soon when all the Riddle
Landers had arrived, the Riddle Lady
began her riddle. This was it. See
if you, too, can guess the answer.
Were fat and round and jolly,
And clear as silver bells,
We CLEAN and glow with every hue
Of bud or flower that ever grew
In magic fairy dclls.
Were light as birdie feathers,
Or breathlikc thistledown,
We sail away to lands of air
TO see the things that happen there,
In castles Of renown.
"Our birth was very lowly,
But we must tell the truth,
ouT HOlHc was III Il SuoSS UoWls
Then someone blew us thro' hole,
And we escaped forsooth.
Were careful not to bump our
heads
On poles or roofs or wires
Or barns or apple-trees or such
For at the very slightest touch,
| Each one of us expires.
eve haven't any engine,
We never use a track,
! We never carry passengers,
To be alone each one prefers,
For we're not coming back.
1--WE wave goodby and off We go,
| Mid nodding to our friertls,
To hunt for castles in the air.
Where princes live--and ladies fair,
And here our story ends"
Mother Goose had come over from
Mother Goose Land, right next door
and she began to nod and grin. 81
know what it is" she said. "When
ride around in the air on my
broom, meet hundreds of them. But
l always try to be careful so l don't
hit them for they 60 'poof!' and dis
appear in a second"
IF you guess it, Mother Goose
you get a new BROOM said the Rid
die Lady, "for that's the prize"
| l knew of two or three or four
people WHO were going to say the an
swer, but when they heard what the
prize was, they kept quiet Who,
indeed, wanted broom! 1t only
meant work!
Soap bubbles" said Mother Goose.
That's it, isn't it. And I'm glad I
guessed for l do need a new broom
Everybody else was glad about her
good luck. Who could make better
use Of broom?
To Be COntinued)
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-19
Relic Retains Youth and vi
tally in Bean Town

Boston man wears a collar button
81 years old. This is older than Il
srenographer's gum. A button old
enough to vote should find it's way
home from the laundry without ask
ing. If aged buttons talked this one
would say 81 never smoke, drink, OF
sleep under drcssers.
MARKETS.
Leap Year is influencing the bond
market, m9trimony preferred causing
quite furry.
EDITORIAL.
Naples has shipped to the United
States cheese weighing 1870 pounds.
This, however,. is not the biggest
cheese in the world. Biggest cheese
in the world is the man who thinks
he is the whole cheese.
WEATHER.
When she fills a hot water bag
every night to keep her feet warm
the honeymoon is over.
COMICS.
Coolidge: My hats in the ring
Hi Johnson: III step on it.
: FICTION.
Making out the Income tax is
frn," said a harassed taxpayer.
SPORTS.
We wish to deny rumor that the
1S0-pound cheese recently imported
from Naples wants to fight Jack
Dempsey The cheese may be strong,
but being a Provolone cheese, it is
too good to fight
BEDTIME STORY.
"Use your toothbrush or mother
will use the hairbrush."
BEAUTY SECRETS.
New York brokers' wife is being
sued for 1888 laundry bill.
ADVERTISING.
Reducing exercises. BY exercising
judgment a man can reduce his fat
head. Reduce expenses by eXercis-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-19
CLIMATE CHANGES

The climate of the United States changing So claims
Elias B. Dunn former weather observer for New York City
Dunn this change has been slowly but surely taking
place since about 1895.
Old settlers in various parts of the country freqent
make the claim especially in the northern and eastern
states. They have in mind the very deep of former
generations deep that horses pulled segh right
the tops of fences with drifts 10 feet deep
Weather Bureau officials in Washington D. c., have dis
agreed. They say that climate merely in cycles -
very for while, then very hot They check up old
records and that you take the weather average
periods of 10 EACH the temperature of these
periods cycles has varied than few degrees
since the first official weather observations were made
Dunn nevertheless is lining up with the old settlers
He is positive that the climate is changing and he bames
the big irrigation projects in the west About 10 million
under irrigation. This means tremendous
amount of moisture damned up in what otherwise would
dry country
Water in dry country naturally evaporates quickly
This evaporation changes the moisture of the air and affect
ing the barometrc condition. generates storms which
not only local but travelling So Dunn have
lcloudburss, floods and general freaks of weather.
Dammedup water evaporates fast in dry climate. In
the Ohio valley evaporation is 40 inches year. It
100 inches year in New Mexico, Arizona and southeastern
California
The old settlers often advance the theory that climate
been changed by the destruction of forests which formerly
stored lot of moisture and kept the from melting
quickly.
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A POINT TO CONSIDER

very vital matter to be considered by public service
commission in fixing local utility rates is the location of
Bismarck in the midst of the Ignite coal of the state
where slack is obtainabe at low price and under
tremely small carrying charge
To compare rates charged by the electric utility here
with others in the state nothing Bismarck should
enjoy the advantage of proximity to the coal mines and this
situation should be reflected in the rates. especially for heat
Because other communities in the state are paying the
higher rates for light heat and power iusti
cation for the local rates Probably they being gouged
Such comparison vindicaon for local rates shallow
and without merit
1t would appear from general survey that the commits
sion has upon its hands, if has the affairs of the people of
heart great task forcing eaton in the rates charged
by power utilities Their organization is vast and powerful
national in and mlitantly active in every locality
where the powerful monopoly is attacked.
The farmer the banker and in fact every businessman
has been debated by the operation of economic conditions
and the memorable laws of competition Not with the
great power utility combine North Dakota whose earnings
in lean we'll prosperous years guaranteed vaua
tons accepted with but perfunctory survey.
Cities, state county cannot enter Drotab the realm
of competitive business, but natural monopoles init
matey linked with the peoples welfare and fraught with
such temptation to profteer and gouge the people,
utilities, present indeed most legitimate field for
governmental control
The Bismarck financially attack this next
major problem the better for the cys growth and continued
prosperity of the people,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-19
RAIL CONSOLIDATION
DIFFICIfLTlES

The protest of the Hill railroads
against separation in the regional
grouping now proposed under the
consolidation plain, strikingly il
Illustrates some of the geographical
and financial difficulties that will
inevitably meet such process.
The Great Northern's represent
atives oppose any change in the
present grouping, but say that if
such must be, it is the Northern
Pacific THAT should be separated.
But counsel for the Northern Pa
cific are equally emphatic in insist
ing that this road should be left in
the present group along with the
Great Northern and the Burling-
ton.
Representatives of the roads
urge that any such breakup Of
groupings and formation of sys-
tens cannot be enforced in this
Country as it was in England. Be
fore this could be brought about,
they point out. Congress would have
20 confer on the Interstate Com
merce Commission power of emil
nent domain, with huge funds for
the purchase and reorganization
of the roads concerned. 1t looks as
IL voluntary consolidation and
grouping of the roads along nat
ural lines was the only feasible
plan.
The problem of tying the weak
er roads in with THE strong ones is
one of the most serious involved
in the whole consolidation pro-
gram. In few instances they can
perhaps be abandoned, but in most
cases they must be co-ordinated
into the system.
The problem of satisfactorily
grouping the roads of the North.
west reflects the geographical and
financial difficulties attending rail
road consolidation in general. 1t
hardly seems possible that the pro-
cess can be carried far until to
the roads to be retained and Oper-
ated is conceded the 5R per cent
return on their investment now
permitted by law, and until they
are possessed of ample and sound
credit facilities. Even so. five or
ten years will prove none too short
time in which to rcgroup through
separation or alignment the six
teen hundred railroad companies
Of the Country into self-sustaining
and reasonably remunerative sys-
tems.-MinncapOlis Journal.
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the dying fire"
course and her eyes expanded with
IN expression Of CONSERVATION. al.
most Of panic.
She was not alarmed for the
peace Of mind Of the man who was
more in love with her than he had
so far admitted to himself. She
had been loved by too many men
and had regarded their heartaches
and baked desires with too pro.
found an indifference to worry
over the possible harm she might
be INJECTING upon the brilliant and
ambitious young man who had pre-.
cipitated himself into her life.
That. might come later. but not at
this moment when she was shaken
and appalled,.
She had dismissed from her
mind long ago the hope or the de-
sire that she could ever again feel
anything but a keen mental re.
Spouse to the most provocative Of
men. No woman has ever lived
who was more thoroughly disillu.
stoned, more satiated. more scorn.
full Of that age-old dream Of human
happiness. which, stripped to its
bones, was merely the blind In.
stinct Of the race to survive. Civ.
ilization had heaped its actions
over the bare fact Of natures origi.
nal purpose, imagination flashing
generic sexual impulse to impossi.
BILE demands for the consummate
union Of mind and soul and body.
Autualityl When man Was essen.
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BUTTON! BUTTON! HE HAS 1T

ing caution. Anything can be re-
duced, except maybe taxes.
FOREIGN NEWS.
English doctor has a germ 20 years
old. Bet it wears sideburns and
uses cigaret holder.
New Yorker was worried about
his missing wife, but found her in
Jersey safely married again.
Big tobacco crop in Turkey this
year. You can put that in your pipe
and smoke it.
ETIQUETTE.
Minneapolis man bit off his wife's
ear This is considered i'll bred in
select Circles.
WEEKLY RADIO PAGE.
Changing ticker col regenera-
tive set to loop set is simple if you
keep your shirt on Remove con-
denser, vario-couplcr, stigma, ESQ.,
pEagus and glyptodon. Next, re-
move your hands. Pour in one cup
Of molasses, two eggs, and more
lasses. Do not stir until cops ar
rive.
HEALTH HINTS.
Boston barber says dentist pulled
out his mustache. This may be fun,
but it isn't healthy. -
SOCIETY.
Joy reigns supreme at Mr.. Johns
house. His skinny daughter is get
ting plump. 1t was first noticed last
night when her elbows didn't tear
the tablecloth "She's gaining" said
Mr.. John to man who called to
| put new bottom in chair:
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DON'T LET BURLEIGH FAIL

Bismarck next week will entertain the first statewide
show in the history of North Dakota. Because Bis
marck the host local business charge of the show
and others in the county who have contributed their advice
and aid have looked at the show from state angle But
the time is at hand for the exhibits roll into the
show and with the Hanna silver cup prize for countless
the hope that Burleigh county farmers will step
forward and capture the grand sweepstakes prize
Burlegh county take unusual pride in the develop
of raising because here that that the famous
hardy northern types developed Bureigh county seed
this winter being sent to Canada and other places in
the Northwest Buregh county farmers feeding
to cattle that will command attention in South St. Paul and
sheed corn ships going to Minneapolis Duluth and
Chicago
There is every why Buregh county should have
fine exhibits in the show. Since the judges will be
selected from outside Buregh county there is
why this county, though Bismarck the host at the
show should not make every effort to win the grand prize
1t would be fine feather in the cap of the county.
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4hoc an8Z6A

that I don't entirely take stock in
that beautiful story she told of Civ
ing the baby to Leslie for the sake of
saving Lcslie's life.
/ think there was little feeling
in it, that as long as she though. the
baby belonged to me it was up to me
to take care of it. That's neither here
nor there at the present moment.
I've got little John and l am going
to- keep him. Leslie address him,
even when she thinks he is yours.
Sometimes / think would all. ost
welcome Paula stirring up a fuss be-
cause l am not happy keeping all
this from Leslie. Indeed, my nerves
are so on edge lately that haven't
been charming individual to live
with. In fact, / have come to the
conclusion that Leslie is altogether
too good for me.
She is away from me now. She
has gone to bid her father and
mother goodby. They are going
across to see Alice presented at
court, and between you and me, Sgd,
/ am wondering if Leslie thinks liv-
ing with me is reward enough for
missing all this wonderful trip
abroad hobnobbing with royalty.
This is my way, old man, of tell
ing you that. feel rather snail
about the way I used you. But /
couldn't help it, sgd. Honest I
couldn't.
l wish you would write me again
and tell me if Paula says anything
about me.
She always was nice girl ani I
am glad she is getting on.
JOHN
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