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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-14
WET

The wettest spot earth is the island of Kauai Hawaii
metearologist claims There, mountain summit 455
of rain falls in the average More than inch
d"y.
other districts farmers praying for relief from
drought Nature is uneven in her distribution She
violent contrasts-swamp desert beauty ugness
1t if parts of the earth unfinished other sections
gwen than their share
This system of distribution to be natural
law People have either too much health and happ
aness-or not enough.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-14
(|M1l,5ifmS'
Says

Summer is half gone, so practical
ly every elbow in the United States
should be clean by this time.
Bad news from Germany today.
New law lets brewers make beer as
strong as they please. Who can pity
Germany, poor Germany, now?
Big truck managed to wreck
train at a crossing in Indiana, but
never try it with light car.
About 600 acres of wheat burned
near Kimball, Neb., and it must have
smelled something like bride max
ing biscuits.
When these round the-world fly
ers find out how hot it is sitting
still they may fly around the world
again.
The public is so Estless this sum-
mer; we have been discussing the
same Chicago murder case for sew
eral weeks.
A skinny bathing girl has no
chance to get sunburned because she
stays in the water most of the time.
Bucyrus CO., man recently collect
ed for black eye received 80 years
ago, and indications are the soldiers
will get their bonus.
Dog days make people growl.
Fools. dive in where good swim
mers fear to tread.
Beer is being sent from New York
TO the rum fleet and the United
States may start exporting liquor
soon.
A wise bachelor never takes a
girl riding on moonlit night or
pokes his finger into an electric fan.
Butchers will hold a convention
in Chicago, probably to discuss
how they can make ends meet.
Practicing on saxophone is dam
gerous. You are liable to learn to
play it.
Some towns are SO lucky. In New
Orleans, a robber, trying to get
away, fell and broke his leg.
! What is so rare as a breeze in
Auoust3 . ~ s,stf
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-14

"Look out for. overweight" Mr..
Jones physical adviser warned him,
when Mr.. Jones was reaching middle
age. - :,
1t is overweight. that figures SO
prominently in insurance risks when
men of middle life are. considered. .
What foods to avoid, when over
weight threatens, is Of much impor7
lance. While an entire list cannot
here be given, the most important
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-14
A Thought

He that is slow to anger is better
than the mighty; and he that ruleth
his spirit than he that taketh . city.
PROV. 1882.
Keep cool, and you command
everybody.-St. Just.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-14
Editorial Review

Comments reproduced in this
column may or may not express
the opinion OF The Tribune. They
are presented here in order that
our readers may have both sides
OF important issues which are
being discussed In the press Of
the day,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-14
HANDKERcHJEEs

Handkerchiefs OF, crepe de chine
printed With very. bizarre designs
In crude col0rs are. made In every
size from the tiny square that may,
% put inside the glove to the
large model that mAy be used tor.
q scarf II, necessary.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-14
COOP

Denmark continues the shining example of what can
be accomplished by cooperative societies Some of the lar
ges industrial and marketing there
"A survey dscloses that of the most striking effects
Of these banding together movements is high standard in
II the quality of product
People do better work when they have voice in the
management Still better when they have share of
ership s.s~ssse.4+
sS+"t%fsF
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-14
NO MORE CONCERTS

There will b. no more, weekly band
concerts by the Mandan municipal
band. was the encouragement made
yesterday, at least until after the
Missouri Slope fair September l., 2.
8 and ~, .Ssysrpla4f, tlss band men,
bers are away on vacations but, the
regular weakly rehearsats are being
held and most Of the time is to be
devoted to special. music for the
historical. pageant 70 Be given. the
first three ;,sveashss q, tn fair,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-14
MANDAN NEWS
ORDER BRIDGE REBUILT

Members. Of the city commission
with the. board Of commissioners
following an inspection Of the wood
en- culvert on the road from the east
end of the city to the Union Gem
etery, issued orders to Immediately
start work on the construction Of a
concrete ;cplyert and repair of the
road. l.. ,n..J IT, VI w ~
Member of the city commission
who investigated the condition Of
the bridge early this week found
that the timbers had sll rotted away
and the. floor of the bridge held by
"luck''' md nothing else. ~ ~.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-14
STOLEN CAR FOUND

The Ford touring car owned by
James Moore, stolen from; the streets
some time during Monday night
was found six, miles south of the
city on the St. Anthony road. The
car turned oyer-,-in the ditch and
was badly {, damaged. No trace has
been. reported Of the parties respon-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-14

Some towns are so lucky. In New
Orleans, robber, trying to get
away, fell and broke his leg.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-14

What is SO rare as breeze in
August? ''e'
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-14

Practicing on a saxophone is dam
gerous. You are liable to learn to
play it.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-14

Old men, seeking an excuse for
flown youth, are the cause of it all.
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Copyright, 1924, NEA Service. Inc.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-14

Butchers will hold convention
in Chicago, probably to discuss
how they can make ends meet.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-12

closed behind the new prisoners at 7:46 ?. m.
 After the accident the two boys seemed badly frightened and pos- sessed of less nonchalance than during the period of their trial and following their sentence last We'd nesday.
 Behaved Well
 They entered their new environs with an air of apparent interest and Warden John L. Whitman said they both were well behaved dur ing the preliminary proceedings in- cident upon the dressing in." They observed all instructions promptly and willingly. he said.
 Today life will have changed de- cidedly for these intellectual sons of millionaires. There will be no more meals brought to them from the outside, nor will there be visits from friends. Even visits from rel- atives will be restricted.
 The world will probably learn how the prison environment affects Leopold and Loeb for 1t has been intimated that the psychiatrists plan to continue their study of the boys mental make up.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-12

native dress.
 "The Fita-Fitas have municipal as well as military duties. They act as policemen In and about Pago Pa go, guard all prisoners in tho Pago Pago jail, and frequently are called upon to settle fights at cricket game between rival native villages. The last named duty is sometimes a se- were test for the soldier as an arbi- trator, especially when his own vil- lage is involved in the controversy.
 "The multifold activities of our South Seas soldiers seem rather at variance with the conceptions most of us have about native life in the islands of the South Pacific. We pie ture native as lolling under CO., conut tree, an obliging wife sitting close by, waving a palm leaf to 'shoo' away the flies from her lord, and food on the brances of nearby trees within easy reach of both. 7 Uniforms Capture Maids.
 When the Governor of American Samoa makes a tour of inspection of Tutuila, he is always accompanied by native soldiers. The Fita-Fitas selected to be the orderly on such occasions holds proud position among his friends.
 "The official party is received with great dignity and formality by the
New Britain herald., 1924-09-12
kILTS, THAT'S ALL
 FOR J. s. SOLDIERS
Picturesque SanOans Go Scotch men One Better

Washington, Sept. 12.-Uncle Sam has soldiers who go scotland's La dies from Help one better: They were kilts--and that's all.
 They are natives of Samoa in the South Pacific, where the punishment of chief by the American governor of the islands has caused protest to be made directly to President Coolidge.
 In regard to these picturesque sol- diers, bulletin from the Washing ton, D. c. headquarters of the Na- tional Geographic Society quotes a communication from Lorena MacIn- tyre Quinn as follows:
 "The Fita-F Fitas, as the native sol . diers are called, constitute an im- portant unit in the government of American Samoa.
 Black Kilts--Bare Chests,
 ''It would be hard to find a more picturesque body of men than these, our South Sea Islands soldiers. Tall, broad d-shouldered, handsome in fea- lures, possessing splendid poise, they are admirable types of their race.
 Their fatigue uniform consists of sort of black kilt with a bright red stripe around the border. Above the waist and below the knees the uni form is Natures own.'
 "A leather belt carrying a dagger on the side holds the gilt or lava lava in place. A bright red turban is the head-dress.
 For dress uniform the Fita-Fitas wear with the lava-lava a sleeveless white undervest. similar to the x. Y. z. or A. B. s. garment graphically described in the advertising sections of magazines.
 Regulation Uniforms Made Them III.
 "When the native soldiers were first taken into the service of the United States, a less abbreviated and more conventional uniform was pro- vided them, with the result that they were constantly suffering from colds, so there was a wise reversion to a uniform on the lines of their
New Britain herald., 1924-09-12

chiefs of the village on these tours as the samoans delight in ceremony and speechmaking. The reception accorded the Fita Fitas by the pret- ty. vivacious Samoan belles of the different villages Is always exceeding ly cordial. These maidens. with bronze complexions. are as suscep- tible to the Vaccinations of the lava lava uniform as their sisters in America are partial to khaki and brass buttons.
 ''The principal feature of the Fita. Fita organization is the band. A little more than a decade ago the natives of American Samoa had never seen a brass instrument, but with infinite patience bandmaster of the United States navy eventually taugh some of the Fita Fitas how to play, with the result that today the repertoire of the Fita-Fita band covers a wide range of classical and popular airs.
 Efficient Hooters at Cricket Games
 "The favorite form of recreation for the Fita-Fitas is cricket. The English missionaries taught the sa- means the game and cricket tourna. ments are gala events in the islands Instead of having the regulation eIes en on each side, however, the na tives have as many as forty or fifty
New Britain herald., 1924-09-12

so that a game very often assumes the proportions of miniature bat tie.
 "The roofing section Is the prime attraction at the tournament. The antics and capers of the Samoan 'bleacherites' at their games would make the stunts of the undergrad uates at an intercollegiate game seem tame in comparison. The na- tives crouch on the side lines beating wooden drums and giving vent to wild chants, easily eclipsing our own college cheers, as far as volume of noise is concerned.
 Courage of a high degree is characteristics of the Samoans. The world looked on with admiration in 1889 when the natives defied the warship of three natlons--three American ship, one British and three German. Then, when a hurricane swept the harbor of Apia on March 16, 1889, and destroyed all the as- sembled warships with the exception of the British Calliope. these sav- ages swan out and rescued their enemies"
New Britain herald., 1924-09-12
HALF OF GERMAN LOAN
 MAY BE PLACED IN J, s.
Britons Said To Feel Hurt Because It Will Re In Dollars,
 Not Pounds.

Paris, Sept, 12.-The guiding prin- ciples of the first Dawes plan loan to Germany are to be arranged by rep resentatives of J. P, Morgan & Co.,, in conversations with the British bankers shortly, says Le Matin.
 New York and Paris, the paper adds, favor a dollar loan of $20O,- 000, ,O00, of which $100,000,00O would be placed in the United States, $50,- GOO, 900 in England and $5O,OO0,OOO on the continent, French banks talk ling $10,00O,OOO of the continental slice. Each slice would be inde- pendent, that is only negotiable in the country where issued.
 London, according to Le Matin, disagrees with the plan principally because of wounded pride" in that the loan is to be in dollars and not in sterling. The Franco-Americans,
New Britain herald., 1924-09-12
LOEB AND LEOPOLD
 SLEEP IN PRISON
First Night of Sentence Passed-. Narrow Escape From Death

State Penitentisry. Joliet, H., Sept. 12.-After their first night in prison. spent in the court solitary where all prisoners must spend their first night in the Joliet peni- tentiary. ''Dickie" Loeb and Babe Leopold dressed in" last night as prisoners numbers 9305 and 9306, faced the first day of life imprison- ment for the murder of Robert Franks.
 Have forfeited life of ease in their palatial Chicago homes for the routine scheduled for all ''lif- ers," the prisoners will soon begin manual labor in one of the prison factories.
 Today they were to attend the Defense Day exercises to be held at the penitentiary and Saturday eve- ming they will have the privilege of attending the weekly motion pie ture show given for the entertain ment of the prison inmates.
 On Sunday they will have an op- portunity to attend chapel services. In view of this outlined schedule, the celebrated prisoners probably will not be put to work before Monday.
 The boys were hustled to the penitentiary from the Cook county jail at Chicago early last night aft CT day of uncertainty as to the time of their departure, which was delayed for. the completion of conn., mitment papers by the states at- torney, r.''.
 Escape Death
 Death rode close behind the au- tomobile that carried the boys to Joliet last night, for the car car eened off the road while going 35 miles an hour and plunged onto the unballasted tracks of the Chi 'cago and Joliet electric railway.
 The prisoners, handcuffed to their guards narrowly escaped death as the car lunged fifty feet down the track and came to a halt. The journey was then continued uninterrupted and the prison gates
New Britain herald., 1924-09-12
NEARLY NUDE ATHLETES PARADE THROUGH MOSCOW
."Down With Shame" Their Slo- gan'--"Stay Dressed or Stay
 Home" Police Warn

Moscow, Sept. 12.-Moscow ex- perienced a sensation yesterday when number of young athletes of both sexes appeared almost nude in the streets, their sole covering being diminutive aprons and red ribbons over their shoulders bearing the inscription: Down with shame!"
 The crowds on the streets were much incensed and in some cases the athletes were forced to seek the protection of the police. The sport ing societies have been warned by the authorities that repetition of the incident will subject the offenders to imprisonment.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-12
WANTS s1.ooo oR CITY PLAN

At 8 meeting of the city plan commission yesterday afternoon at the office of the mayor. Chairman Sapl r. Waskowitz was authorized to attend the next session of the common council and ask an appro- priation of s1,0OO for the hire of expert assistance in mapping out q program of city planning.
 The appropriation is Che fore- runner of a larger grant for city plan work that will be sought next February when the board of finance and taxation sits to prepare the annual budget.
 If the money is allowed, experts from the Technical Advisory Cor poration will be brought here to draft a program similar to the one prepared by that corporation for the city of Springfield. The work of carrying out this program will necessitate the larger appropriation next year.
 The Herald is very proud of it's A J eennrd
New Britain herald., 1924-09-12
DOWN YOUR OWN HOME"

Panama, Sept. 12.-The govern ment has introduced bill asking an appropriation of $75,O00 with which to purchase a building in Washington to house the Panaman legation.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-12

Darn it! When guests leave you seldom can remember what you were quarreling about before they came.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-12

however, observe that 1t Is to be a gold loan and that the dollar is the only monetary unit in the world which Is on par with gold,
New Britain herald., 1924-09-12

The, Herald is very proud of it's Classified Ad record.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-04
COMMUNITY BATH HOUSE PROVIDED
in EARLY DAKOTA INDIAN VILLAGES

A community "Turkish' bath h,Nse
was provided in the early Indian viii
lagos according to II. c. 10y, pro-
prietor of the Stanton Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. 10y are old-timers in
this locality, having come to the vi
cinity of Stanton in 1888, via boat
from Bismarck up the Missouri riv-
er, the year before Mercer County
was organized.
Mr.. 10y tells of visiting an Irdian
village on the east side of the river,
west of the old Fort Berthold and
finding in the center a kind Of u
community club and meeting house,
Of good size and octagon in shape,
built of logs, with dirt roof.
In the center of this building was
a depression which was "puddled' or
in some way made to mold water.
When the tribe wanted bath, wa
ter would be placed in this deples
sion and stones heated in fires on
the outside would be thrown in. The
result would be big clouds of steam
and vapor and "Those present" would
receive a typical Turkish bath in
this crude manner.
Whether the whole tribe partlci-
pated at the same time in this form
of ablution is not known but 1T is
thought unlikely that this was true
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-04

The house was large but sqaws were
comparatively modest At least. the
sqaws would have to prepare the
bath as it was below the dignity of
the bucks to do any such mental la
Dor. When the weather was favor
able, his favorite location was on
the roof, viewing the scenery and
smoking his pipe.
A Burying Ground
Mr. 10y states that there was quite
a burying ground just northwest of
this village, and only short dis
lance away, and that instead Of be-
ing buried the corpscs were laid on
raised platforms six to eight feet
above the ground. Posts were placed
in the ground and crosspieces lash
ed on these, evidently elevated where
wild beasts could not conven iently
reach the bodies. He states that at
the time he visited the village quite
a lot of the lashings had come loose
and the burial platforms were in a
bad state of repair some of the plat
forms having broken down. And the
stencil in the Village with the pre-
vailing wind from the Northwest
was almost unbearable to one who
had not been educated to it.
Find Skeletons
Evidently not all Indians were bur-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-04
SOLDIER BONUS
is DISCUSSED
Merits of Legislation Before
Congressional Committee

Washington, Mar. f. Merit of sol
der bonus legislation and the form
in which the bonus should be paid
were discussed at a public hearing
today before the house ways and
means committee.
Considerable emphasis was given by
speakers before the committee yes
trrday to paid up insurance policies
az a means of adjusted compensation
American Legion officials expressed
willingness to accept whatever
method might be adopted by Con-
Gress.
John Thomas Taylor. vice chairman
Of TIE National LcgiS lativc committee
of the Legion urged, however, that
action be speedcd on the bill.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-04

is PUT OYER
Continuance Is Taken Until
March q by Court

Fargo, N. d., Mar. 4.-Preliminary
hearing Of A. c. Townley and J. j.
Hastings, charged jointly with the
embezzlement of $72,9O3.23 Of the
Consumers United Stores company,
was continued until March q at $3.50
a. m. shortly after it had reached
the rebuttal stage before Judge Leigh
J. Monson yesterday afternoon. This
is the second long continuance in the
hearing which opened early in Febru-
airy and after few days was con-
tinued until last Thursday, February
20.
The defense rested it's case at
3:l5 p. m. j. w. Brinton, complaining
witness, was called to the stand by
the state in the opening of its re-
buttal and at 5 p. M, when court was
ready to adjourn until this morning,
it became evident that the case could
not be completed in another day.
Opposing counsel arranged for the
continuance until March q, by
which time it is believed that the
trial of the cases arising out of al
legged irregularities in the Scandina-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-04
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led in the manner described above as
a lot Of skeletons have been exhum-
cd in digging cellars for buildings in
Stanton. Mr.. 10y states that in dig
ging the cellar for the Hotel Stan
ton, that three skeletons were found.
Two Of these had been buried In q
sitting posture.
Some valuable Indian relics were
found buried with these skeletons.
Among others was lot of circular
discs, about the size of dime and
about four times as thick, with a
hole lin the center, evidently cut in
some way from clam shells, which
was without doubt the early Indian
"Wampum' or money. Mr.. 10y has
quite a string of these. He also has
some bone and stone instruments
which were evidently used in skin
ming and tanning buffalo hides, and
an Indian ham:ne r-head large enough
to make a sledgehammer, if of iron.
Several tomahawk heads made of
iron were picked up in this vicinity.
These were evidently made by white
m. n and one bears the imprint "Shop-
we'll" being probably made in St.
'ouis and used by traders to barter
for furs.
In visiting this village Mr.. 10y
crossed the river in what was called
a "Bull-boat", made by the Indians
1t was made of a wood frame, almost
circular, and on this was stretched
green buffalo hide. Two sqaws
with their paddles were the motive
power. One hesitated to get into
such crazy craft, but the trip was
made over and back without mishap.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-04

H. H. Smiths implement store .And
Olaf Hegg's garage were damaged.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-04
COULTER BILL
is OPPOSED
Strenuous Objections Comes
Out on Senate Floor

Washington. March 4.-Strenuous
opposition greeted the appearance in
the senate of the first special farm
relief measurable Norbeck Burt
ness bill proposing the loan of $75,-
100000 to finance Investigation.
Declaring it was 'paternalism run
rampant" Senator Fletcher, Demo
crat, Florida, said it was time to call
halt upon such measures.
We are proposing to loan this
money" he said, for the purpose
of enabling the one-crop farmer to
keep livestock on land never adap-
table for grazing; or to raise other
crops where the land will not pro-
duce but one. We have already
gone the limit along this line.
Senator Fletcher's attitude was
understood to be that of several
other senators on the Democratic
side and Of some Republicans. An
effort of Senator Ladd, Republican.
North Dakota, to end debate at 3 p.
m. today was blocked by notification
from several senators that they de-
sired to discuss the measure.