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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-27
BAILEY TAKES
STATE POST

Dunn Center, N. d., Dec. 27.-E.
o. Bailey, county treasurer for Dunn
county, has resigned his position and
accepted an appointment as deputy
state treasurer under Chas. Fisher,
state treasurer-elect Mr.. Bailey will
take up his new duties shortly after
New Year, as soon as the new state
treasurer checks in.
County Auditor c. J. Hempftling
has called special meeting of the
board Of county commissioners for
Monday, December 20, to act upon
Mr.. Bailey's resignation.
Mr.. Bailey is finishing his first
term as county treasurer.
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Weather Report


WEATHER FORECAST
For Bismarck and vicinity: In
creasing cloudiness tonight and
Sunday; probably becoming unset
tied Sunday. Not so cold Sunday.
. For North Dakota: Increasing
cloudiness tonight and Sunday; pro-
badly becoming unsettled Sunday.
Not so cold Sunday.
WEATHER CONDITIONS
High pressure, with its crest over
the Dakotas and Montana, extends
from the Great Lakes region to the
Pacific coast. Temperatures are be-
low zero over the upper Mississippi
Valley, northern Plains States and
northern Rocky Mountain region. A
drop of So degrees occurred at Bis
marck from Z a. m. Friday to a.
m Saturday. Light precipitation
occurred in the Plains States and
at scattered places over the eastern
slope of the Rockies and along the
north Pacific coast.
ORRI0 w. ROBERTS,
kstsoroiogist
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SPUD EMBARGO
IS PROTESTED

Augusta, Maine, Dec. 27.-The
state agricultural department and
Maine potato growers exchange to-
day Joined in an appeal to the states
representatives in Congress to ex-
ert their efforts at negotiations with
the British government aiming at
lifting of the British embargo on
American potatoes announced in ca
Bile dispatches yesterday.
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WEATHER FOR
NEXT WEEK

Washington, Dec. 27.-Weather
outlook for the week beginning
Monday:
Upper Mississippi Valley-Rising
temperature Monday and Tuesday;
colder latter half; considerable
Tuesday and again near end.
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MONKEY ON RAMPAGE

Constantinople, Dec. 27.-The ex-
ploits of "Pasha," runaway monkey
of Constsntinople zoo, have fur
nished amusement for the entire city
for several months. The monkey ap-
pears suddenly out Of the most un-
expected places-refrigerators, house
tops, fire-places, pantries-and al
ways makes good his escape. Heavy
rewards have been offered for his
capture. 4t!
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REVOLUTION
IS F0MENTED

Mexico City, Dec. 27.-A revolu.
tionary manifesto protesting the val
idity of the last presidential election
and purporting to be signed by the
defeated candidate, General Angel
Flores, has been surreptitiously cir-
culated here. Official circles be-
lieve it to be a maneuver by enemies
of the government designed to in
volve General FORREST and force Him
to revolt. .
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American orchards have suffered
losses Of more than $2O0,0O0,0O
from the ravages of the San Jose
scale, an insect that came from
China.
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CHORUS GIRLS WEEP

London, Dec. 27.-One of the most
popular numbers of "The Silken
Lady," new musical show here, is
called "the weeping chorus" All
of the girls in the cast sing and
weep, and the climax to the act is a
tremendous fall of tears from the
eyes of painted animals on back
drop.
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W VEA<A hCN rOhESA01
For Bismarck and vicinity: In
creasing cloudiness. Not so cold.
Evening star., 1924-01-24
BELMONTS IN SWEEP
ROLL SET OF 1854

Belmonts, of the National Capital
Duckpin League. rolled a set of ,694
iE games of 566, SGT and 561. taking
all three from the Post Office quint
Lead-off man Little Of the win
best game of 157. Phillips of the
same team shot 40 and 1873, but
spilled the beans with an So.
Triumph Cafe grabbed the odd
from Columbia in the Mount Pleasant
League. j. Dolfas of the Cafe had
the high set of 1928. while the best
game Of 120 was turned in by Schott
In the Masonic League. Mount
Pleasant won two out of three from
Potomac: Columbia turned the same
trick on Takoma, and King Solomon
also captured the odd from Armin-
ius. Oliver Of Columbia did the best
work, having a game of 149 and
set of 361.
Berberfch qnint. of the Business
Mems League. swept the boards.
smothering Kings Palace. Mince of
the winners had set of 321, and
Berberich's best game Of III.
Joyce Engraving Company. of the
three from the Lanman Engaving
Company, and the National Capital
Press did the same to the Simmon
Company. tirailey of National Cap
ttal had a game of 13S.
Rock Haven, of the Nautical League,
was flying high last night and
had little trouble winning all three
games from the Potomac. 1t shot
55l. SAG and $40 for total of l,6l7:
A. OFT Of the winners had set OF
85t and high game of l31.
In the Navy Department League,
the A G. E. quint won two out OF
three from the Lithographers, ana
the Marines grabbed the odd from the
Steam Auditors. Moore of the Ma.
rines mad game of 1873 and set
of 339.
y,ea1ue won two games from the
Surgeons, and Statistics captured the
odd from the Auditors. Starks OF
Service had the set of 326 and John
OBrien of Statistics high game OF
1872.
Evening star., 1924-01-24
HIGH-BR0W CANNES
ON VIEW TOMORROW

The Coliseum. which has housed wres-
| Ting and basket ball already this week
today begins to change itself into a
gigantic kennel. Expert circus hands
will put in the benching today for the
tenth annual bench show of the Wash
ington Kennel Club, which will be held
tomorrow and Saturday. With 5S7
blue-blooded CANNES on exhibition. it is
roughly estimated that there viii be
moro than $150.O00 worth of dogs un-
der the roof of the Coliseum for the
last two days of the week.
Champion Rosemont Fortunatus.
the international champion greyhound
recently imported from England by
John Sinnott, the Philadelphia million
aire. will be the most valuable dog in
the show, its owner refusing $4,000
for it few weeks ago No dog shown
will be worth less than sloo. and fair
average of value is about $500. This
would place in the Coliseum tomorrow
and Saturday s161.100 worth of dog
flesh.
in cash and superb rosettes are the
prizes for which the competitions will
be held. The rosettes, of purple and
gold, are a new departure in dogdom,
replacing the oid-fashioned ribbons
These rosettes are more artistic and
more valuable than any ribbons ever
given winners in this country.
Entries from out-of-town have already
begun arriving in Washington. They are
being stored until tomorrow morning at
the temporary headquarters of the club,
2130 street northwest. A special train
will come in tomorrow morning loaded
with barking and yowling CANNES to be
bench here. Entries from New Eng
land, New York, New Jersey and Penn
sylvania will fill this train.
Tomorrow morning judging will! begin
at Il o'clock in three big rings. 1t will
| ~, Of ~ Nd lin,
Is o'clock in the evening. The same
schedule will be followed on Saturday.
Evening star., 1924-01-24
LOCAL CLUB ALONE
LACKS PILOT NOW

NEW YORK. January 24.-George
Sisler. new pilot Of the st. Louis
Browns. and Dave Bancroft. who will
essay a similar role for the Boston
Braves. are the only newcomers in
the 1924 gallery of major league
helmsmen. Washington may add a
new face to the picture, but as yet
no manager has been appointed to
succeed DOME Bush This is the only
vacancy now on the list.
Two others who saw 1923 American
League managerial service have shift
ed home ports. Frank Chance going
from Boston to Chicago, where he
succeeds Kid Gleason. while Lee Fohl
formerly with St Louis suppla mt :
Chance with the Red Sox.
Bancroft. former captain of the
New York Giants, succeeds Fred
Mitchell in charge of the Braves. Be
sides his managerial responsibilities
he Will hold down the Shortstop job
thus becoming the first player-pilot
the National League has had in two
years.
Sisler. providing he RECEIVERS from
the eye malady which kept him out
OF the game last season, will add a
player manager to the American
League roster that now includes Ty
Cobb of Detroit and Iris Speaker of
Cleveland.
Clark Griffith. Washington presi-
dent. may be forced to take active
charge of his club from the field. So
far he has been unsucce ssful in his
quest for capable pilot and, accord
ing to reports, he is considering fill
ing the job himself when the club
goes south in the spring.
Evening star., 1924-01-24

back to Texas and was killed in a
gun fight.
Goes Through with Ii.
! had taken a chance. though, and
was going through with it.
We wintered in Circle City and
worked out from there in the spring.
| was lucky enough to buy out the
/ No. and No. claims of the Bonanza
strike. This, however. was after / left
Circle City and got into the klondike.
George Cormack, who had an Indian
wife, discovered the Bonanza lead.
That was the first time l ever heard
OF a squaw man. That is what every
| body called Cormack.
The squaw man had been on a moose
hunting trip. On his way down a little
| Bonanza. he stopped Sr water. Right
/ on the edge of the stream his eye fell
on piece OF gold. The rocks and sand
! in the swift WOter had worked at the
gold until II was exposed.
No use for me to tell you what ex-
element there is over a gold strike.
The odd part OF it is that Cormack.
even with millions in front Of him.
had not struck the richest part of the
gold at all. There were many fortunes
| in what he found. but on a little branch
OF the stream a little further up, called
the Eldorado-well, ii was simply stud
ded with gold. It would be difficult to
count the millions of dollars taken out
Of there.
Anyway. ! staked out those two
Bonanza claims and had a half inter
est. They brought me in a lot OF
money.
When we got back to Circle City in
May we heard some big news
"A man named Mckinley was elect
ed President last November" an old
miner told me. Ever hear OF him?"
To tell the truth. hadn't. Then
We got the details of the campaign with
Bryan. The talk of sixteen to one had
fixed the price of gold in Alaska. We
used gold dust for money and it was
always worth sixteen dollars to the
ounce.
They Bet ON 1. and 23.
I sold out my Bonanza interest and
had about 100000 in gold dust. Just
like the others. / went in for a good
time. Then it was that 1 first got the
gambling fever.
A man named Tom Turner had
come in from the outside with news
bling house at Dawson. The miners
wanted amusement and also wanted
some fellows with whom they could
leave their gold for safe-keeping.
The proprietor of a gambling house
was much like hotel or innkeeper.
1t was no cinch. There wasn't any
graft Nobody preyed on suckers
There were no suckers, to tell the
truth. A gambling house was sort of
social headquarters.
/ went in with Turner and we
opened up gambling house. drink
ing and eating place. We lasted
about four months
One night lot of fellows came in
ito bet on the middle column and
number seventeen and twenty-three
of the roulette layout and hit us hard
II they won they'd simply pile on
Evening star., 1924-01-24

lake at the bottom, frozen solid.
Slack stopped and looked at me.
TEX" he said, Texas may be short
on gold. but she's short on ice and
cold weather, too
Just the same we piled up those
sleds. hitched ourselves to them
and pulled them 300 miles over
the coldest. widest region that any
man ever saw. 1t was well along to-
ward fall when we covered the chaln
of lakes and reached the head OF the
Yukon. We passed the spot where
Dawson City now stands without see
ing much as a house. We were
headed for Circle City, so named be-
cause it is just inside the Arctic
circle.
10 describe that trip would take a
book or two. and men like Rex Beach
and Stewart Edward White have done
II lots better than L could expect
to do.
viii Slack stuck until his help was
no longer needed and then told the
world that we could have Alaska and
he'd take Texas. Will Slack was one
of the best fellows in the world. but
he lk ed his comfort more than klon-
dixie gold. l don't know but that he
was sensible. at that Still, he went
Evening star., 1924-01-24
ZIvIC GETS NEARER
BOUT WITH LEONARD
BY FAIR PLAY.

NEW YORK, January -. Jack
Zivic's showing in Newark against Al
belmont on Tuesday night was ar
eye-opener to the Jersey fans. Ir
beating belmont as decisively as he
oid the Pitt lightweight showed stuff
which was favorably regarded by the
critics.
Since Jack has beaten Charley
White. Joe Tiplitz and other good
boys recently. the chances are that
he will begin to 90 stuff at the top
|of the class. meeting such perform
ers at Nate Goldman and Pal Moran
within the next six months. The ul-
innate objective. of course, is Benny
Leonard
Some day the right lightweight to
take Benny will arise. Zivic, Gold
man. Moran or some lad as yet ca
Vorting in the sticks will enter the
ring and send the Leonard ship 10
happens If the champ waits long
enough.
Honest. you can't believe anything
You hear about out-of-town fights.
After the Pete LatZo oFrankie Schoell
battle al Scranton the mail was filled
with letters to the scribes protesting
against the decision in the Buffalo
fighters favor, saying that the Penn
boxing solons would sure investigate
Ietc., etc.
Now hear what Bert Finch of Buff
falo, who is Frankie's manager. has
to say about that battle. Latzo, he
says. was not big favorite, as
reported. before the fight. Even
money prevailed and such odds as
We're quoted wee ten to nine in Lat
zo's favor. These odds. Finch thinks.
were natural. since. being home
town boy. it was figured Latzo would
get a little the better of the decision.
Schoelrs live manager inclosed clip
Ipings from Scranton's three news
papers. all Of which report that Pete
got a good trouncing. So. undoubt-
,edly, that's what he got.
There has been talk that SchoeiI
legs have been going back on him.
More knocking. probably Latzo
found them all right. apparently. IN
other words, it looks as though
frankie had made great comehack
and is up with the best OF the
DOWNRIGHT lgo4.t
Evening star., 1924-01-24
HOPPEPLAYS BADLY,
BUT RETAINS TITLE

CHICAGO. January 24-Willie
Hoppe of New York, veteran cham
pion at 1872 balk-line billiards, took
the last block of poorly play yed
challenge match from young Jake
Schaefer here last night, 500 to AT
and thereby retained his crown, 500
to l,l96.
Young Jake. son of the "Wizard'
of other days. was threatening on the
first night, when he got 500 to
Hopes 363. but curled up Tuesday
night when Hoppe brought the score
to 1000 to 7s9 by not playing quite
so poorly as did the challenger
Last nights block was q repetition
OF the weak balk-line play Of the pre-
vious night, it taking the champion
twenty-five innings to get the neces-
sary 500 points. an average of % 6-22.
averaged Fl 1921.
Hoppe won because it appeared
that he was better able to over
come difficulties encountered. accord
ing to the players, through effects
OF climatic conditions in sensitive
through faulty Judgment by both of
the speed of the table. Luck also
played it's part, and the majority of
breaks were in Hopes favor. The
men lndulged in much safety play,
and that was held partly responsible
for the SLOW billiards exhibited
Hoppe,s average for the 1.5O0 points
was 27 42-54. and that of Schaefet
~ S-54. Hoppe had a high run Of
lS2 and Young Jake 40.
Edouard Horemans has CHALLENGED
Hoppe and that contest probably will
be played within sixty days at New
YORK, after Hoppe and Schaeffer finish
uour which now is being arranged.
Inc two will start at ST. Louis i'm
medlately, and then play through the
large middle western cities into the
east.
Evening star., 1924-01-24


Grim. at first base in 1923. played
the best base bali of his life. If he
i"es as well in 1924 he will surprise
his friends. Traynor. at third. is the
pest In the le"gue at his position.
Maranville will be supplanted at short
hy Wright. and Rawlings is always
.iigible for second, but there seems
> 10 be an impression that he will not
make the grade. That is not likely.
however, for Rawlings his gone well
with every club with which he has
been connected.
AS a matter of fact. Rawlings was
tied for third place in the 1923 field
ing averages of National League sec
oha basemen. Bohne of Cincinnati ii
Inished first, with an average of six
chances accepted in every game that
ne played. Grantham of the Chicago
IuPs was second. with 50. Raw
IlnSs and Tierney tied for third with
b.. Frank Frisch. the Giant star
was next with SO. Frisch. of course
is a better batter and faster base
runner than any of them. but in the
on paper.
In spite of what Rawlings has done
for Pittsburgh, however, the owner
OF that club bankers for a second
baseman who will take his memory
back to the days of Claude Ritchey,
who wasn't such an awful stick of
taffy IN the field. but who, with bat
ting and other qualities added. was a
touSn cnap to better.
II Pittsburgh can't get the infeld-
er it wants it is willing to take an
outhelder. But the Pirate chieftain
wants player who is experienced
and looks as if he can come through
Ihat is why he passed up Dean and
combs. especially in view of the fact
that they We're quoted at S150.000.
Pittsburgh fans figure this to be
their year. because New York is
weaker than it was. The Giants
haven't SHOWN much of that weak
ness yet.
(CopyEigbt 1924
Evening star., 1924-01-24
Pittsburgh Fans Hopeful of 1924 Flag Dog Racing Ne,v
CHAPTER vi.
Alaska and $4,000 in Gold Dust.
BY TEX RICHARD.

WE were sitting around a stove
w, one night in combination
hardware. grocery, feed. clothes and
liquor store in Henrietta, when one
OF the cattlemen got letter from
Jim Roberts. who had left his ranch
in 1890 to go up to A aska.
| was the town marshal OF Hen
rietta then, wearing a blue uniform,
broad hat, gold star and
everything. And, let me tell you,
was getting mighty tired of the job.
: We hadn't had any excitement for a
month.
Listen what Jim says said the
man who had got the letter so cold
up there that he wanted to climb in
the stove on top OF the fire. but one
feller said it wouldn't do no good
+, cause some foold come along and
leave the door open
Yes" said one of the old men in
/; the group. ''and they tell me whisky
freezes up there so hard that you can
carry 1t around in your pocket like u
! plug OF tobacco an bite off a chew
! whenever you feel like it,"
Wait a minute. fellows" begged
tiS ItduSE vi JlIl says he was III
on gold strike and they dug out
more'n $4,000 worth of gold in
week"
The crowd then went into a lengthy
discussion Of what they'd do il they
had a million dollars, like they
thought Jim had.
Wal" decided an old man named
Banks when 1t came to him. Il reck n
IA pay it on my debts-far. as 1t
went"
nv o,a so,,. na - .,. u.
money, but a young fellow named
VIII Slack and myself got to think
ing about Alaska. The upshot of it
was that we decided to hook up to-
sether and go after gold. 1t wasn't
long before We were on our way
In 1895 we landed at Juneau Alaska,
but found we hadn't really got
started.
Five Miles Uphlil for Week.
To begin with, we had to get a
years supply of grub and take it over
the Chilkoot pass to the lakes on the
other side-about forty miles.
one night Slack came in after talk
ing to prosDector
Man he said. do you know that
after we climb that mountain over all
that ice We got to hitch ourselves up
and rull a sled more'n 900 miles"
Ihat made US think But, being
young and full of pep, we planned to
try it.
First, we had to carry our stun up
the side of that steep mountain five
miles to the top-one pack at a time.
That was job. We had to take
small load and then make another.
trip until We had the whole outfit
on top. 1t took us more than a
month. On top we could load the
stuff on sleGs and slide down to the
other side. After working ourselves
into a perspiration we would nearly
freeze when we stopped to rest. We
certainly cooled off-and cooled off
quick.
Evening star., 1924-01-24
FIVE DIAMOND ATHLETES
RElNSTATED BY Lands

CHICAGO, January 24.-Five base
hall players have been reinstated by
Commissioner Lands. two of them
from the voluntary retired list.
George cutshaw, former infielder
of the Detroit Americans and God
frav Rrogan of the Washington club
had been voluntarily retired.
First baseman Del Gamer, who was
on the Ineligible list Of the st. Louis
Nationals; iffffelder Leo Taylor on the
Ineligible list of the Chicago Amer
leans, and d. J. Hickman. jr., on
Brooklyn's ineligible list, were re-
stored to good standing.
Taylor deserted the Greenville
Stub of the South Atlantic League in
1923 and Hickman refused to report
to the Toledo club in 1920. Gamer
deserted the st. Louis club in 1923.
Evening star., 1924-01-24
Lands MAY BE REFEREE
IN GIANT-NEWARK SCRAP

NEW YORK. January 24-Commis-
toner Landis probably will be given
another Job by reason of the base ball
scrap between the Giants and the New
ark Internationals, centering on Howa rd
i. Baldwin. star pitcher of the
Newarks. Baldwin's purchase from
former owners of the Newark club
was announced several days ago by
the Giants. but now Michael McTighe.
head of syndicate which recently ac-
quired the New Jersey clubs fran
-hise- tsenies the legality of the
players purchase and declares the
pitcher had signed a 1924 contract to
play with Newark.
The case has been carried by the
new Newark owners to John Con-
way Toole, president of the Inter-
national League. Precedent is said
ship.
Evening star., 1924-01-24
STRlBLENG AND McTIGUE
MAY FIGHT NEXT MONTH

MACON, Ga, January 24-Follow-
ing long distance conversation be-
tween PA" Stribling and Babe
collins. Newark, N. j.. promoter last
might, it was announced here that
Young Stribling may .get another
chance at Mike McTigue, Irish light
heavyweight title holder in March.
The bout with Mike Burke, sched-
uled for February Is, In Newark. has
been called off, it was announced GO
he will have more time to train for
the fight with McTigue, If that carf
be arranged, and PA" Stribline says
collins assures him there was every
arranged.
Evening star., 1924-01-24
i'm LONDOS WILL MEET
MUZZlNE ON MAT HERE

linn Londos. the most feared little
nan in the heavyweight wrestling set
is TO appear at the Coliseum on Mon
day. February 4. Promoter Joe Free.
man has signed the Greek heavyWelgnt
champion to meet Gene MuzZlne,
known as the Italian strong man. in a
finish match. This will be welcome
news to Washington Greeks, with
whom LondoS is extremely popular
Weighing less than $50 pounos' Lon
dos has been forced to spot his oppo-
nents anywhere from ten to thirty
pounds in almost every match. In
spite of this handicap he is rated as
one of the most dangerous contenders
for Stranger Lewis heavyweight
crown Muzzine will have big ad-
vantage in weight over Londos when
they climb through the ropes for their
bout here.
Evening star., 1924-01-24
NOVEL SPORT IS POPULAR
WITH MIAMI SMART SET
Fashionables Flock to See Greyhounds Chase Stuff
edRabbit-UniqueB Betting System Prevails
and Bookies Reap Daily Harvest.
BY ROBERT T. SMALL.

lAMl Fla January 24Jaded
IVt Ihe track the Miami at Hiaiea
Park daily the OF forms
h country has known The thing
miniature sleek blue blood greyhound taking place
he local daily
dogs. - r y -"
Naturally there jockeys and therefore pulling
ing pockctng and Of
foul if dog would biting another do that for
all carefuly " - N' ~
Evening star., 1924-01-24

more gold dust in small stacks and
tell US to roll. We rolled ourselves
right out of house and home. At the
same time they were taking US hard
on faro.
AS / say. the gambling house was
no cinch. Later ! will tell of more
exciting gambling adventure-of my
rise to wealth in that country. This
time, though the finish is sad, ]
started in with $4,000 that / had left
out of the Bonanza strike and lost
every nickel of 1t. l was fiat broke
and 1t was getting colder
Don't worry, my boy" friendly
old miner whispered to me the next
day. They're striking it rich down
at Rampant"
That night We were busy packing
up.
Tomorrow: The 4th of July. IS9N,