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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-21

"YHEN the advocates Of the
" old.fashioned ''divining-
w rod" which in my youth
time consisted always of a crotch
OF witch-hazel, were cornered for
an explanation Of its alleged powers,
they usually invoked the magic
name Of electricity. which is still
a good smoke-cloud for all who,
on almost any subject, find them
selves hard pressed by the sub
marines Of skepticisn. In fact,
/ believe that the electrical expla-
nation has been quite seriously
urged in recent years by some
who have undertaken a more or
less scientific investigation of
the phenomena Of "divination."
Their conclusions find some
shadowy support IN the recent
experiments of two Swedish en-
gineers, Lundberg and Nathorst,
ess of exploration. discovered
two important mineral deposits,
one of iron and the other of
sulphuret of copper. some four
hundred miles north of Stock
holm, at Kristineberg and Blur
fors. It appears that the exist
ence Of these deposits had never
been suspected because the geo.
logical character of the region
where they were found Is COM
pletely masked by everything sedi-
ments dating from glacial times.
Sciences Rod.
But the method employed by
these Swedish engineers bears no
resemblance to the proceedings
Of the ordinary OWNERS who
watch, while walking over the
ground, for mysterious move
ments Of the rod, or crotch, car
ried in their hands, and accept
these as proofs Of the existence
OF underground water or minerals
beneath the spot where the mani
festation occurs.
The electrical process has no
similar suggestion Of the mystic
rious or the occult. In substance
1t is an electrical exploration of
the ground by means Of a cur
rent passing eubterraneously be-
tween two electrodes. The dis
tribution Of the electric field in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-21
DIR. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
By DIR. FRANK CRANE.
Lhe AnOHNnlOMS LetteT

EOPLE Of do pot take anonymous letters
seriously An unsigned esIer betrays the fact that
the writer is ashamed of it. An unsigned letter is just
like unbranded goods
When manufacturer produces something Of which he s
proud he brands with distinct trademark and gives
a name.
For this reason nationally advertised goods carry with
them the Of their purity For goods which
not advertised show that the maker Of them lacks
The manufacturer who adverses his product invests good
money in making brand familiar to you His advertising
is profitable long you continue to buy his product
But Of course the quality should alter for the
you would cease to buy and his advertising becomes
dead loss.
Thus there reactionary effect Of advertising upon the
quality Of material The fact that spends large
in making particular brand known is guarantee
that he is keeping the goods branded up to the mark And
goods not branded it evidence that there
authority behind them guarantee of their genuinenes
The public is justified in putting its faith in advertised
products.
No lie keep up if it made universal By and by the
public to suspect it. just light at street
is better than policeman the publicity of advertising
is better than any threatened action In the courts
Advertising shows that not ashamed of his
duct and that he that the Of it will bring him
trade.
Those who use unbranded goods the small minority
who believe in and read anonymous letters.
Copyright by The
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-21
ONCE-OVERS
poNT LEE sYMPATHY ouTWEIaH W1snonr
would not stand for it Why don't you qutY'

would not stand Tor It. Why don't you quitY''
Many married man has heard this remark sometimes
In his fe made by his life partner when he relates some
of the embarrassing situations which are bound to come nm
but which he thinks he has to ''put up with"
Undoubtedly there are who have given up at the
such occasions
There some who have benefited themselves by
taking advice to quit and get another job
But there too many houghtess wives who are long
on advce OF this sort, but if it losing Job and
not finding another at once they complain bitterly because
Friend Husband acted their advice
It is easy for your wife say "Qut we will get
along someway."
But the man Of pride does not relish the thought Of his
family getting along someway or somehow"
The man OF rghful pride wants his family comfortably
and becomingy clothed and housed with Az many con-
knows that every break the line Of steady employment
is loss
CcSpyragAt Inssrnaasna Tsaturs Service InaI
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-21
GIRLS WHO DISAPPEARED
-Four People, All Claiming to Be "Gabrielle.''

Orleans shortly after being &C.
quilted of murder in Los Angeles.
The story tells of her early life,
her hopeless position in the under
world, Of her court trial and Of her
struggle to make position for
herself where she might hold up
her head and face the world.
Fate seemed to have the cards
stacked against her, and she turned
back at last to the only place
where she had friends, New Orleans.
Apparently, deserted by all who
claimed to bear her friendship, she
bought ticket to the city where
she had lived her life among the out,
casts of society.
The receipt of letters claiming to
be from Gabrielle was not entirely
unexpected, as the magazine hoped
that the publication Of AdeIa Rogers
st. Johns account Of the way this
woman who tried to reform was
treated by "uplisters' would enable
those interested to find and help
her.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-21
GARRETT P. SERVISS ON NATURE
OF "DTYINING ROD

Explanation That Crotch of Witch HazeP Has
Electrical Power Secuted by Science.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-21
Two Sides to Everything
Look and listen Carefully.

This is useful picture although the average American
knows little about the Georgian Republic and doesn't care
much Whether the Rohevis choke the GeorganS the
ceorgians choke the Bolshevk
The picture has value because reminds that everything
depends on the point Of visw and HOW YOU LOOK AT
THING.
Looking at this picture II is printed here you the
fighting man Of the Georgian Republic choking the Russian
soldier with the red star his cap Turn the paper upside
down. and the Russian is choking the Georgian who lies flat
on the ground
So it Is with many things in this fe politics. and other
things We look at them from ONE point Of view and feel
perfectly certain that they are just We them.
Somebody else looking at the same question from different
point OF view saes the thing upside down. and he is sincerely
convinced that the truth Is exactly the opposite Of what
think it Is.
In old days people not only believed but POSITIVELY
KNEW that the earth fiat and that the around
Che earth every day.
Nso stated In the Bible Joshua commanded the sun to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-21
ELSIE ROBINSON

Ruth S. says that "any normal man likes
any agreeable, good-looking woman" Is this
true7 1t is. WHY SHOULDN'T HE2 Also
he's going to show that liking. It's as natural
for a normal man to try to please a nice
woman as it is for him to grow whiskers.
1t matters not whether she is his wife or his
janitress, if she proves an agreeable audience
he IL bring her flowers, give her a lift home,
boast to her, confide in her when he's hard
pressed. That 5 the general nature Of the
male and it is, in itself, no more dangerous
than an appetite for beef steak and fried
onions.
BUT IF YOU DAM UP THAT NATURAL
DESIRE, IF YOU THWART 1T BY
PEEvISHNESS, OR POISON 1T BY SUSPI-.
CION, LOOK OUT!
The modern wife is facing strenuous COM
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-21
WORDS OF WISE MEN

Beauty, without kindness, dies unenjoyed and undeght
ing.
Seek information from the experienced.
1t is the nature of brave and resoute mind not to be
disquieted in difficult matters
Labor makes insensible to sorrow
The true art of being agreeable is appear well pleased
with all the company and rather well entertained
with them than to bring entertainment to them.
NOdesty is the citadel of beauty and of virtue.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-21

btanssn above the horizon to give him daylight for
Fighting And the stood still Preachers taught it. Calico
who said that the earth turned its axis and around
The compelled to get down his knees and deny
truth that he had discovered.
You cannot blame the people Of old days. For certainly the
barth LOOKS flat to little In the way the
microscopic microbes standing the outside billiard ball
would swear the billiard ball is perfectly flat.
natural say that the around the earth
Tor did not the people SEE rising in the East sailing over
head and sinking in the West How could THEY know that
they were actually turning around the earh They
deceived like children in railway train believe that trees
and barns are flying past them when they really passing
barns and trees.
This picture printed to remind young people that it is
wise remember that there sides question and
that they ought to listen to the old and get THEIR point
view.
This also to remind old people that they should not refuse
to listen the opinions Of the young looking things from
their very different standpoint Hear both sides Look and
listen carefully Don't PREJUDICE KNOW before you decide
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-21

REGISTERED q. 3.
PATENT OFFICE
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-21
LISTEN, WORLD!
RKRS A. B. BRIGHAM wants me to
write mean article about The Girl
1X In The Office Not anv nartinnlar

write mean article about The Girl
Av1 In The Office. Not any particular
girl-but ALL girls in ALL offices If Mrs.
A. B. Brigham had her way she'd have them
all boiled in oil and shot at sunrise. For
she's Absolutely pos-i-tuff that they re all
potential home wreckers. She knows it be-
cause she saw one of them riding in Mr.. A.
B. Brigham's flivver. OF course Mr.. Brig
ham says that he was only giving her little
lift home. She lives on the next block.
But Mrs. A. B. isn't fool enough to be-
lieVe that story-no, indeedyl A man can't
give pretty girl lift home from the office
every night without thinking Of something
besides Christian charity. Mrs. A. B. knows
MenI She also knows Girls. You may be
very sure that baby doll is just trying to
break I'D another happy home even If she
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-21

eauty without kindness dies unenjoyed and undeght
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-21
ME- Of the strangeSt cases ever
encountered in connection
with magazine publishing

~ with magazine publishing
has come to light this month. Smart
Set magazine published startling
story by Adela Rogers st. Johns.
Of a court case which happened
twelve years ago. The November
issue, carrying the story had been
on the stands only day when let
ter claiming to be from the heroine
was received by the editor.
The following day q second let
ter from a different part Of the
country was received, and two days
later two more letters arrived in
the same mail.
The first came from Philadelphia,
the second from Chicago. and the
last two bore New Orleans post
marks.
The magazine is investigating
the sources Of all four letters in an
attempt to verify them as genuine.
The last trace OF Gabrielle was lost
when she bought a ticket for New
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-14
Macdonald Gives
Record Speech
In Commons

London, Aug. 14.-Premier Mac
Donald has talked more in the House
of Commons than anyone else, and is
81 columns of the official report
of the Parliamentary Gazette ahead
of his nearest competitor. Accord
ing to the record from January to the
Easter recess, the Premier's speeches
covered 1926 columns, William Ora
ham, financial secretary to the trea-
sury, being next with IS columns
and Sir Kingsley Wood third with rs
columns. Lloyd George only fills AZ
columns, and Henry Asquith SO, while
Stanley Baldwin takes fifteenth place
with 46 columns.
1t is noted that the Clydeside men,
bers are comparatively reticent, Tom
tombstone and Neil MacLean filling
only 30 columns each. James Kirk
wood is not mentioned, because only
those who can fill 20 columns are re-
corded.
In the matter of asking questions
Commander Kenworthy easily holds
first with 239 questions, or 1O8 more
than Sir Kingsley Wood, who is sec
ond on the list.
With power and office comes crit
icism, and this is indicated by the
number of oral questions answered,
the premier having SOL answers to hi.
credit, Minister Of Health John
Wheatley 288, and Minister of Labor
Tom Shaw 282.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-14
Billy EvansS Says

The American League race of this
year is offering ample proof Of what
pitching means to a ball club.
Pitching, or lack of it, has been
the dominating factor in the success
or failure of the eight contending
teams.
When Washington made it's sensa-
tional squirt to the top of the Ameri-
can League standing, it got air tight
pitching.
The team presided over by Stanley
Harris hasn't batting punch like
the Yankees; it must get good pitch
ing, and make the most of it.
The Nationals backed up the good
pitching with a strong defense and
did just enough timely hitting to
give them the edge.
Pitching put the Washington club
in the race.
Lack of consistent pitching has
kept the Yankees, three times pen
nant winners, from being far out in
front.
Father Time is beginning to slow
up some of the veteran Yankee hurl-
ers. No doubt it's a good thing for
the American League race as whole.
Brilliant pitching, from three or
four recruit twirlers, has kept the
Detroit team up in the race. Like
wise the failure Of some of the We
terans has proved great handicap.
The Tigers. have powerful often
sive. Usually give their pitchers a
pretty good working margin. De-
spite this, several pitchers banked on
by Manager Cobb to be very helpful
have failed to come through.
With the race two thirds over, the
St. Louis Browns have stepped to the
front in the Johnsonian organization.
This year is just one thrill after
another in the American League.
The Browns are now having their
inning.
In the first half of the season St.
Louis suffered from lack of pitching
The great Shocker just couldn't hit
his stride. Dixie Davis was troubled
with his old fault, wildness. Van
Glider was unable to. win.
The sensational work of the rookie
Vineyard, and the fine showing OF
Dave Danforth saved the club.
With the arrival of warm weather
the veterans on the st. Louis staff
seem to have struck their stride.
The Browns cannot be overlooked
in the home stretch of the American
League pennant derby.
A pitching revival has put the club
back in the running.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-14

YANKEES GO
IN LEAD AGAIN
Beat St. Louis Browns in 4
Double Header

Chicago, Aug. 14.-New York took
the lead in the American League race
today as result of a victory over
the st. Louis Browns in double
header, while Philadelphia was de-
feating Detroit in one game of a
double header.
Two pitchers battles were staged
between the Yanks and the Browns.
>Pennock and Wingard both allowed
only four hits in the first game, won
by New York, to o. Joe Bush pitch
ed the Yankees victory in the second
contest. over Shocker. The score was
to !.
Detroit won the first game from
Philadelphia, 8 to a, but dropped the
second in II innings, 8 to Z.
Coveleskie out pitched Zachary for
Cleveland, which defeated Washing
ton, S to /. Ehmke hurled a two-hit
game, and Boston beat Chicago, 6 to
0, in the first game of double bill,
while in the second Thurston pitched
the White Sox to victory, a to /.
In the Nationals, the New York
Giants lead was cut to six games
when Pittsburgh won. 4 to 2.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-14

disposition of an annual poll tax of
not more than one dollar and fifty
cents on every male inhabitant of
this state over twenty-one and un-
ger nifty years of age. except pauD
ers, idiots, insane persons and In.
dams not taxed
The first state legislature in 1890
embodied, or 're-enacted the terri.
torlal revenue laws, the section re-
curing the county clerk to lew a
tax of one dollxr on each elector.
oelng changed to read county audi
tor instead of county clerk.
IN 1897, the state legislature pass
cd law to conform to the wording
OF Section $50 of the constitution.
that each male person in the state
over Il and under SO years of age
should be subject to annual poll tax
OF not more than $3.50 except those
VINO are exempted by the constitu,
ton.
When the vote was given to the
women they were assessed each, one
dollar school poll?
AS the law stands today there is a
road poll tax of $3.50 against each
male person over 81 and under so
years of age; there is also a school
poll tax Of one dollar which is char
ged against each elector, both men
and women, and as a result of the
conflict or illegality of the law,
there are over three hundred
dollars delinquent road and school
poll taxes in the city of Bismarck,
from 1918 to 1923, inclusive.
Now, if the state constitution is
to be interpreted correctly it would
appear that only one poll tax can be
collected, and that is the tax as
prescribed by the constitution. An
annual poll tax not to exceed one
dollar and fifty cents on all male
inhabitants of the state over q, and
under so years Of age, except those
who are exempt.
If the legislature has the power
to enact more than one poll tax law,
they could keep on indefinitely and
pass laws levying poll tax for
roads, school, bridges, for the sup
port of the poor, ETC., the position
taken by Mr.. Doherty appears to be
correct in this, that the city of
Fargo is only attempting to collect
one poll tax, but which is the legal
tax, the poll tax as described by the
constitution, or the one dollar tax
levied against each elector, law
that was enacted in territorial days
and that has been carried on the
statute books since that time.
Yours truly,
w. A. FALCONER,
City Assessor.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-14
ST. PAUL LIVESTOCK

South st. Paul, Aug. 14.-Cattle
receipts 5000. Very slow, weak to
Is cents lower on all but fed steers,
yearlings and better kind of fat She
stock. Early top yearlings $500.
Bulk on down to $500 Grassy kill
ing steers mostly $3.50 to $3.50. Fat
she-stock 1925 to $5.75. Gamers
and cutters $500 to $500. Bologna
bulls $3.50 to 1915. Few heavies
upward to $500. Stockers and feed
ers weak to 25 cents lower. Top
feeders early $6.75. Balk $4.25 to
$3.50. Calves receipts 1900. Fully
steady, best lights to packers most
ly $3.50.
Hog receipts $500. Active, most
ly rs cents to 40 cents higher. Top
$3.50. Bulk desirable $50 to $780,
pound averages $9.35 to $3.50. Bet
ter grades 200 to 800 pound butchers
1925 to $3.50. Packing sows mostly
$7.S5 to $500. Feeder pigs steady.
Bulk $500.
Sheep receipts 800. Top lambs
steady to Is cents higher. Sheep
steady to strong. Bulk fat native
lambs $11.75 to $l2.75. Culls around
$500. Light and heavyweight fat
ewes $500 to $500.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-14

days beginning with Tuesday, August
s. On Sunday, August 10, 3,0S7 We
hicles passed over the bridge.
The figures, by days, follow: Aug.
s, Tuesday, total vehicles 1889; for
eign licensed cars 152; horse drawn
vehicles five; trucks 68.
Aug. 6, Wednesday,, total vehicles
1920; foreign licensed cars 1856; horse
drawn vehicles, one; trucks, 50.
Aug. z, Thursday, total vehicles
1.444; foreign licensed cars lis;
horse drawn vehicles seven; trucks,
81.
Aug. 8. Friday, total vehicles 1880;
foreign licensed cars 101; horse
drawn vehicles, one; trucks, IS.
Aug. 8. Saturday, total vehicles
,655; foreign-licensed cars, 1872;
horse drawn, three; trucks, Sc.
Aug. 10, Sunday, total vehicles
3.O37; foreign-licensed cars, 70;
horse-drawn vehicles, none; trucks,
80.
Aug. II. Monday, total vehicles.
1865; foreign-licensed cars, ia;
horse drawn vehicles, three; trucks,
60.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-14
3,037 CARS IN
ONE DAY CROSS
RIVER BRIDGE
Heavy Traffic Is Shown in
Weeks Check Made By
Highway Commission

A total Of 1850 vehicles, or an
average Of 1850 per Jay. used the
North Dakota Liberty Memorial
Bridge across the Missouri River
here, which replaced the old river
ferry less than three years ago.
The check, made by the state high
way commission employees under the
direction of F.. H. Peters, shows that
during this time automobiles from IS
different states of the. union passed
over the bridge. The number Of tour
ist, or out-of-state licensed automo-
biles, averaged more than 100 per
day over the Nationa! Parks High.
way, of which the bridge is part.
The tourist traffic over the National
Parks Highway was double this at
the peak Of the touring season three
to four weeks ago, according to 9TH
er checks made.
The check made on the bridge was
from 6 a. m. to midnight for seven
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-14
MARKET NEWS |
WHEAT LOWER
EARLY TODAY
Drops in Trading on Chicago
Board of Trade

Chicago, Aug. 14.-With the spring
wheat .,ovement getting und-r way,
better weather conditions in 1Ac
Canadian Northwest and with a de-
cline of prices in Liverpool wheat
here had downward tendency to-
day during the early dealings. Open
ing prices, which ranged from &c
to Use lower, with September 1927
to $1.27M and December. $1.3OA to
$l.3l were followed by little rally
but then by fresh downturns.
Subsequently corn strength helped
to give more steadiness to wheat
values. The close was firm to &c
lower; December $l.319s to $l.3lA
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-14

established, with the postoffice at the
farm house Of Frank Kocher.
The petitioners asked that the post
office be served from Bismarck, hold
ing that there would be little gain
if it were served from any other
point.
People in the Fairview region some
years ago got mail through a star
route which went from Bismarck to
Sather, Wogansport and Painted
Woods. This system was changed
and mail carried from Baldwin 20
Painted Woods, and then this was
discontinued.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-14
MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN

Minneapolis, Aug. 14.-Wheat re-
ceipts l66 cars compared with FOG a
year ago. Cash No. northern 1.2S
y to $l.23A; No. l dark northern
spring, choice to fancy $l.44A to
$l.51A; good to choice $l.35A to
$l.43A; ordinary to good $13OA to
$l.34A; new and old May $l.36A;
new and old September $l.28A;
old and new December $1.31A; corn
No. yellow Slip to $1.13; oats No.
3 white 485sc to 48Mc; barley 64c
to 79c; oats No. white 4S5sc to 48
to 79c; rye No. 2, 849sc to s47sc;
flax No. l., $2.56h to $2.5sh.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-14

Paul Northern Pacific team and the
Bismarck Independents will be called
at 6:15 instead of $50, as previously
announced, Manager George Smith
said today. The change was neces-
sary to give more time for playing
before darkness intervenes. The
Sunday game will be called at 3 p. m.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-14
CHARGED WITH
HAVING STOLEN
PHONOGRAPH

Fl. Yates, N. d., Aug. 14.-Love of
music, unlike love. of money, is not
very often the root Of any evil.
Patrons Of Beldon school district,
though, believe it to be the cause of
the evil now threatening Join Neu--
miller of Mcintosh, who was bound
over to the district court, at hear
ing here Monday, to answer to
charge of grand larceny. Neumiller
is charged with stealing phono-
graph from . the Timber Valley
school house in Belden township.
He claims to have found the machine
along the road.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-14
ROOSTER KILLS CAT

Kingston, N. c., Aug. 14.-Heat-
ed warfare between cat and a
rooster at the home of Jack Howard
here ended in the death of the cat
recently. Howard separated the
fighters and went into the house to
get first-aid materials for the cat.
When he returned, he found that
the rooster had renewed the hos
tilities and killed the cat.