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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-20
TEXAS COURT
REMOVES LAST
BAR TO WOMEN
Quality of Sex in Holding OF.
fees Is Seen in Supreme
Court Decision
LENGTHY. OPINION
Court Discusses Various
Angles of Case - Victory
For Women Is Seen

Austin, Texas, Oct. 2O.--The last
vestige of the ancient bar against
women in office was swept away by
the Texas Supreme court in holding
Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson of Temple
and all other women in the state
eligible to elective positions.
While holding that Mrs. Ferguson
is qualified to vote. the court also
held unconstitutional that part Of
the statute which seeks to confer or
a private citizen the right to bring
suit testing the qualifications of 8
candidate for governor. This right
belongs to the Legislature, the court
said.
The plaintiff. Charles NJ. Dickson
of San Antonio, has Is days in which
to file motion for rehearing and it
was stated the case will not be sent
back to the court Of civil appeals for
issuance of the decree until expira-
tion of that time. 1t would then be
too late for any action, as all ballots
would have been printed.
Calls Suit Unconstitutional
In 33-page opinion, written by
Associate Justice Thomas B. Green
wood and concurred in by Chief Jus.
t'"e Cureton and Associate Justice
Pierson, the court held that: Charles
M. Dickson, plaintiff, had no legal
authority to bring the suit. since
the law under which the case was
brought is clearly unconstitutional
That the Fifty-third district court
Judge George c. Calhoun, did not
have jurisdiction to hear the case
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-20

W,sHs n S''' :? is 's the 'S question stS":
every politician, political
writer. and dopester is trying to
answer. and The Literary Digest Is
Spending kings ransom in the
ears greatest journalistic feat to
solve this prediction riddle by a
nationwide vote.
The Digest is asking $1,000 900
country to signify their choice of
the eight presidential candidates in
advance Of the regular election.
This gigantic list is more than half
the number Of all the people who
voted for president in 1920 and
more than twice the number who
paid income taxes last year.
The list itself is wonder. It
Is an accumulation which they
have been compiling for over thirty
years and has been revised for
changes every two months during
the extensive period. 1t is reputed
TO contain names of persons en-
Sd;,cu III every COu(elNd.Dlc OCCuPd-
ton. from workers in every branch
of industry. both union and non
union, to artists and professional
men and women of all grades.
Every village and town in the
the country is said to have re-
preventative in the list.
20 accomplish this herculean
task in the BRIEF time between the
uationa, conventions. and the reg
ular cleo, on. fifteen hundred adj
dressers were engaged, for every
ELIOT is mailed in an envelop, per-
s. 7ally Addressed with pen and
in'i, etnrn postage prepaid. and is
deliv.rc. through the u. s. Post
Office to the voter addressed. The
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-20

them directly to the trains Fifty
tellers are employed to count and
tally the incoming votes. and.
though the poll of The Digest is
unofficial. it has been surrounded
with official safeguards. The bal
lots are printed on a special card
board which has a colored base.
There are only four presses in the
country capable of doing this par
ticu!ar work and every pound Of
pa ~er thus prepared is accounte-
for While The Digest poll is In
/. reSs.
Ihe vtes arc sorted and Tailed
by S; to show the probable
vote j c ELECTORAL College. Be-
sides /. 1924 choice each Vote
has l2, asked to designate which
party voted for in 1920. These
figures ',ow the shifting of the
vote: an ng the several parties in
each sta and arc said to make
posi- 'e. the most comprehensive
analy: ever attempted officially or
unoffic Y.
The ~ returns OF The Digest's'
poll ". Re announced on October
31st -" he editors believe their
return. III be substantiated the
followiL. tuesday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-20

thus overruling Judge Calhoun on
these jurisdictional points.
That Mrs. Ferguson is not disquali-
fled, either BY her sex, by her mar
ried status, or by the fact that she
iA the wife of James f. Ferguson,
who has been declared by the state
Senate to be ineligible henceforth to
hold office in Texas.
Called Victory for Women
The decision is regarded as COM
plete and final victory, not only for
Mrs. Ferguson, but for women
throughout the land, as it was one
of the first cases to directly test the
effect of the suffrage amendments.
The suffrage amendments to the
federal Constitution and the state
Constitution were interpreted as CIV
ing women not only the right to vote.
but also the right to hold office. To
hold to the contrary would be to
create rule out of accord with the
customs of the time and the morals
Of the people, the court held.
i, The statute under which Dickson
brought his suit is an amendment to
a previous statute attempting to de-
fine those eligible to office in Texas.
insofar as this act related to Off
GERS such as the governor, whose
qualificat;; ons had been particularly
and carefully and differently enumer-
ated in the Constitution, it cannot be
doubted that it was utterly void"
said the opinion.
Legislature Determines Matter
The matter is for determination oy
the legislature, said the court, con-
tinuing:
mo one can be indicted in the Of
flee Of governor without a legisla-
tive determination of his election.
Not only must the Legislature deter
mine that he received the highest
number of votes, but Section or
Article Nv, of the Constitution re-
quires legislative adjudication Of
his constitutional eligibility. Should
the election be contested on the
ground of lack of constitutional eli
gibility or on any other ground, such
contests may be determined only by
both houses of the legislature in
joint session."
In reference to the eligibility OF
women to hold office, the court said:
Liberty of. Electors
"Where the competency of women
to hold office in Texas is challenged
the fundamental inquiry is as to the
extent of restrictions on the people
in their sovereign capacity with re-
spect to freedom of choice of their
public servants. No further author
ity need be cited to demonstrate the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-20
correctness of this position than the

correctness Of this position than the
language which this court, through
it's great Justice Reuben X Gaines,
quoted with approval in Stenoff
against State, as follows: Eligibility
to office is not declared as a right or
principle by any express terms of
the Constitution, but it results as a
just deduction from the express pow
ers and provisions of the system.
The basis of the principle is the alb
solute liberty Of the electors and the
appointing authorities to choose and
appoint any person who is not made
ineligible by the Constitution. Eli
gibility to office, therefore, belongs
not exclusively or specially to cleo
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-20

completely by morning. and you
will feel splendid. "Thcy work
while you sleep Cascarets never
stir you up or grippe like Salts,
Pills, Calomel, or Oil and they cost
only ten cents box. Children love
Cascarets too.
Adv
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-20

addressers average over one mil
lion envelopes a day.
Next the envelopes are sent to
the mailing rooms. There a
hundred stacks of ballots reach
the ceiling. A steady stream of
trucks constantly arrives with en-
velopcs and instructions. And
twenty automatic stamping mach
ines clattcr necessarily. These are
Uncle Sans cash registers. Every
hour of the day they ring up
over two million pennies.
Above all the noise there is the
feminine babel of over five hun
drcd young women who arc as
scmbling the 100000 pieces of
printed matter--15. 100000 ballots
and 100000 instructions which
are inserted into the 100000 adj
dressed envelopes. These young
women do their work with light
ming speed as over 100000 individ-
ual ballots go through the gov
eminent cancelling machines every
eight hours.
To handle this huge amount Of
mail a postal sub-stAtiOn is estab-
lished in the mailing roo>l5 and
thirty five official COVER Nment
clerks sort the letters and send
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-20
YOU BIG STIFF
KNEE - Watch Your Finish

Stiff, swollen, inflamed, rheumatic
joints should be treated with a REM
edy made for just that purpose only.
discovery is Joint-Ease and it will
take out the agony. reduce the swell
ing and timber up any troubled joint
after ordinary cure-alls have miser
ably failed. Just rub it on--G0c a
tube at All druggists-Ask for Joint
Ease.
Always remember, when Joint-Ease
gets in joint agony gets out-quick.
Mai orders filled, cash or c. o. D.,
Pope Laboratories, Hallowell, Maine.
ADV.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-20
MANDAN MAN
PRIZE WINNER

Michcal Cantwe!l won first prize
in the Dakota Auto Sales Company
guessing contest, which closed Sat
urday night. First prize was 5000
credit on the Oldsmobile coach.
Other prizes were awarded as fol-
lows: George Munger, Bismarck
second; Herbert Hart, Bismarck,
third; six other prize winners,
prizes being accessories, Leslie
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READ TRIBUNE WANT ADDS.
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Flax Upward

Electric Cookery.
= Better !. Cookery.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-20
ONE THIN WOMAN
GAINED 10 POUNDS
IN p DAYS
Skinny Men Can
Do The Same

All weak men and women,
All nervous men and women,
All skinny men and women
Can grow stronger, healthier and
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-20

Stubbins, Bismarck; Left Nelson,
Bismarck; +. j. Bleth, Mandan;
Floyd Fowla, Bismarck; J. T.. Che
SAX, Bismarck; Christ Olson, Bis
marck.
The speedometcr registered 97.7
miles. There were many entrants
in the contest. The closest guess
was 1872 miles.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-20

q, 1922. Knox was Il member of Il
patty of youngsters which "tick,
tackled" Halls home. Hall fired
into the party with u shotgun.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-20

tors enjoying the right of suffrage.
1t belongs equally to all persons
whosoever not excluded by the Con-
stitution."
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-02
MEN TRAPPED
IN BURNING SHIP
BRITISH STEAMER CATCHES FIRE
FROM GASOLINE EXPLOSION
AT HER DOCK
TONED AWAY FROM DOCK
snip is Ordered Sunk to Save Other
Shipping In New York
Harbor

New York.-Five men are believed
TO have been burned to death In a fire
mat followed the explosion Of naptha
II the hold Of the British freighter
Egremont Castle at her dock. So in
was the heat, II was impossible
70 give them aid. In fear that further
explosions seemed evident. the freight
er was tOwed by fire boats TO Red
Hooks point flats, opposite the Statue
OF Liberty. with orders TO be sunk.
As the tugs caught hold of the YES
sci the matches were ordered battered
down, ending the last slim chance for
rlve men trapped in the hold. Charles
Keller, an Inspector for the Standard
OH company, was among the missing.
The Fgremont Castle. under British
registry and owned by the Barber
steamship Lines, arrived June Is and
was scheduled to sail July 8 for the
orient by way Of Newport News. She
is Of 3,343 tons net.
Seven men. badly burned were rush
ed to hospitals. It was reported there
were 10000 cases of naptha aboard.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-02
WIND STORM WRECKS
MANY OMAHA HOMES

Omaha, Neb.-A violent windstorm
which reached a velocity of 80 miles
an hour swept the southern section Of
Omaha, June "a, unroofing buildings.
levellng light and telephone wires and
wrecking a number Of houses. Several
persons were hurt. Property damage
was heavy. There was some loss Of
livestock, and three race horses, in
GLIDING John ArbOr," owned by D. 7.
Elander Of San Pedro, Cal, we're killed
when the barn housing them collapsed.
A washout of about 10 miles of
track near Portsmouth, Iowa, was re-
sponsible for holding the eastbound
Pacific Limited Of the Chicago, NIL
waukee & st. Paul railroad at that
place. Heavy rains also caused wash
outs on other roads into Omaha. the
Milwaukee reported.
Heavy property damage was report
ed from other points In eastern Ne
braSka. both from the wind, which is
said to have reached a velocity Of IS
miles an hour in the vicinity of Co
lumbus, and from hail and flooded
streams.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-02
Theology Teacher Dismissed

Denver. C0lo.-PrOf. B. Kesslen.
teacher of systematic theology at the
Tiff school Of theology, was dismissed
by the trustees at an executive meet
ing, ii was revealed June %, with the
announcement that the dismissal had
been approved by Bishop Charles L.
Mead.
The dismissal Of Professor KesSler
threatens TO reopen the controversy
launched by the Rev. Edwin A. Dun
lazy, former president Of the school.
i'm which accusations were made
against Professor Kessler, charging
him with INSTRUMENTATION and teaching
of false doctrines. DR.. Dunlavy has
since resigned from the school faculty
and now is occupying a passionate at
Indianapolis.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-02
Governor Visits in Virginia City

Virginia City Mad;sOnian: Governor
Joseph NJ. Dixon, with Mrs. Dixon and
their children, and Mrs. DixOn's bro
Their, Mr.. Worden of MissOula, were
in Virginia City on Monday, while
travelling by automobile from the yell
lOwstOne National park. Mrs. DixOn's
father was a member Of MOntana's
first legislative assembly, which con-
vened in Virginia City. However, this
was her first visit to the original
capital Of the state.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-02
caIifornians Protect Jams

San Francisco, Cal.-FOur California
organizations which recently sent a
committee to Washington to advocate
adoption OF the Japanese exclusion
clause Of the immigration measure
have issued a statement declaring their
intention ito ecure by every means
in their power such rights as the Jap
anese or other aliens may be entitled
TO during their residence In this
state"
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-02
Coolidge Will Not Be EntanuIed

.Washington.-The United States is
only willing but anxious to assist
Europe in pushing the settlement of
her reparations problem, but does not
Intend to participate In any political
difficulties overseas, a spokesman for
President Coolidge has said, in COM
menting on the proposed in~ter-allied
conference in London hex month to
consider means Of putting the Dawes
plan into effect.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-02
Caught Pound Lochlaven Trout

Columbus News: Cleo McClanahan
made some of the local Watsons throw
a fit yesterday morning when he came
Waiting in with a seven pound three
ounce trout which he had sneaked out
Of the Saltwater. The fish was of
the Locklaven variety and made up
in size for what he lacked in looks.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-02
shearing Begins in Shields Valley

Shields Valley CWilsalD Record:
Sheep shearing began in the upper
valley last week and it is expected
that by the end of this week most Of
the woolies in this section will have
been denuded of the seasons growth
of fleece. On the whole, local flock
masters report that the quality OF the
ieeces this year are better than usual,
the average weight being about eight
pounds.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-02

FROM
NEARBY
NEIGHBORHOODS
Livingston Hotel to Serve Eats

Park County News: The dining
room at the Grabow hotel was opened
wednesday morning for service to the
public. The dining room service will
be under the hotel management. and
the hotel and dining room will be
operated on the European plan.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-02

Pretoria, Union of South Africa
Gen. James Barry HertzOg. leader of
the ~vict0risus parties In the recent
elections, has accepted the premier
ship of South Africa, succeeding Gen.
jan Christian srauts. General Hert-
Eog has begun the formation of a cab
mat.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-02
Six Killed IN Powder Blast

WInstoH-Salem, n. C-Six men were
Instantly killed at a rock quarry six
miles south OF the city, June "a, when
lightning struck a shed in which the
men had taken refuge during a thsn-
derstorm, and Ia which was stored a
quantity Of explosives.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-02
Priest Attends Mothers Funeral

Bozeman Chronicle: Mrs. Anna
Leitham, mother of the Rev. Father
Augustus c. Leithan, pastor of the
Holy Rosary church, died Monday
night at her home at Reading, Pa.
Father Lothian was called to that
city by her illness last week and ex-
poets to return some time during the
coming week. The funeral is TO take
place next Friday.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-02
Piling Breaks Mans Collarbone

Three Forks Herald: Isaac D. Tow
err of HarlowtOn. was brought to the
hospital last Thursday morning, suf-
fering from a broken collar bone
coused by a piling, which he was help
ing unload. Mrs. Tower accompanied
him and will remain here until he is
able to leave for his home.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-02
Much Needed Rain in Jefferson

ROCKY Mountain American: We
Just received a phone message from
the jefferson Valley News stating
that It had been raining for a week
and that the farmers were delighted
at the timely arrival of the much
needed moisture.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-02
Father Hennessy Was Well Known

Producers News: John Hennesy IS
well known in Sheridan county, hav-
ing been one of the ardent political
fxers for the old gang and a close
friend of Joe DOlin, Oscar Collins,
and the O'Grady's, Ray Lang and
many of the gangsters now fighting
the Producers News. He is said 10
have been the moving spirit behind
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-02
Hcboes Hold-Up Fellow Tourists

Big Timber Pioneer: Six tQurist
passengers on lumber cars of a pass
ing freight were stuck up Saturday
morning, as the train was nearing
Big Timber, by other hoboes. They
escaped by jumping from the train.
All had their breakfast in this city
and then hit the trail again.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-02
Wool Shipments from Big Timber

Sweet Grass big TIMBER News:
Six carloads of wool averaging 3 ,O0a
pounds to the car have been shipped
from this point to date. Buyers est
mate that this years wool crop viii
approximate a half million pounds
for Sweet Grass county. The average
price paid has been Al cents per
pound, some clips bringing consider
ably less than that figure and others
more.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-02
Mrs. Nave Visits Hot Springs

Three Forks News: Mrs. Sherlock
Nave, accompanied by Mrs. C. E.
Baker and daughter, Grace, started
early last Sunday morning and motor
ed to the Bozeman Hot Springs.
They took a lunch and spent the day
picnicing and bathing in the plunge.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-02

Either consult a good, reliable phvsi-
l al once or get from your pharma-
cist about four ounces of lad Salts.
take a tablespoonful in a glass of water
before breakfast for a lew DAYS and
your kidneys may then ~ fee. This
famous salts Is made ION the acid of
grapes and lemon juice, combined with
hthia, and has been used for years TO
help clean and stimulate sluggish kid
neys, also to neutralize acids. in Inc
system SO they no longer ~jrritate, thus
OFTEN relieving bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive, canao& in
Jure and makes a delightful efferveseent
Whitewater drink. Drink lots af soft
water. BY all means nave your rhysi-
clan examine your kidneys at least twice
a year.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-02
Falls from Horse-Breaks Arm

FERGUS County (Lewistown) Argus:
bud Norris, seven-year-old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Norris, sustained a frac-
tured arm last Friday, when he fell
from a horse, breaking the left ann
Just above the elbow.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-02
SULPHUR CLEARS
A PIMPLY SKIN
Apply Sulphur as Told When
Your Skin Breaks Out

Any breaking out of the skin on iacc
1eck, arms or body is overcome qu.-s-
est by applying Mentho- Sulphur. The
pimrles seem 10 dry right up and 90
away, declares a noted skin specialist
Nothing has ever been found to take
the place of sulphur as a pimple re-
o Ii IS harmless and inexpensive.
lust ask any druggist FOR a small jaf
u Rowles McnthO-S Sulphur and use il
ike cold cream
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-02

turn at the intersection Of Broadway
and Ninth street colliding with the
silent policeman. The new cement
base was damaged and is being re-
paired. The car was unframed.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-02
PAGE NINE

the Daniels county printing contract
deal which resulted in a reversal OF
Judge Corners decision which gave Il
to Joe Dolin in 1922, by the supreme
court Of Montana.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-02
First Summer Day Brings Tourists

Boulder Monitor: The trst day OF
summer last Sunday found many
campers and tourists up the little
Boulder and Whitehall roads. The
season for tourists is at hand and it
is expected that the next few weeks
will find our local camp grounds full
of tourists from all over the country.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-02
sAusaafInI pamahIflxea

Reme.-Premier Mussolini has given
orders that the national militia, which
was recently mobilised, be dsmObatxsd
Immediately, says the ssmi-effisal
Steffani agency.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-02
Celebrate 18th Birth Anniversary

O1eid0e 'SIh bIrtn anniversary
Belgrade Journal: At the Tribble
home north of town on Wednesday,
June Is, the birthday anniversaries Of
Perry Elliott OF Belgrade, Solomon
Yates and Mrs. Grover Watson,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Dudley
Tribble, were celebrated at a dinner.
Mr.. Yates and Mr.. Elliott each cele-
brated his seventy-ninth birthday n
~niversary.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-02

Runs Into Dummy Policeman
Red Lodge Picket-Journal: Joe
Bailey, while driving his car on Broad
way Monday morning, made a short