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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26
TEN THOUSAND MURDERS A YEAR!
BY Albert Apple

Sears, Roebuck & Co. stops selling pistols by mail.
Butler Bros another big mail order house. recently
nounced the same ban.
American police will have less work when all mail order
houses discontinue the sale of pistols by mall either voun
tarly under compulsion of national law.
Uncle Sam undoubtedly has the power to end this traffic
in death dealing weapons by Interstate commerce.
y
At least 10000 murders year are committed in the
United States That is the known number according to
police statistics. There must be thousands of unknown
killings, where the victims never discovered.
BY far a maority of murders done with pistols. You
often of pistol murders You read only occasionally Of
a human life taken by blade, club poison.
TO stop the shooting, shut off their pistol supply.
1t is sometimes argued that if revovers could not
be bought in the market crooks would be able to buy
pistols under That is true to extent. But the
supply would be smaller
states and Cities revovers be purchased only
by police permit by registration Effectiveness of this
regulation is lessened by mail order sale
An argument frequently advanced against stopping the
sale of revovers is that the laWabdng householder would
be defenseless against nruders The answer to this that
the householder himself with rifle sawedo shot
gum which be carried through streets by crooks with
out detection,
pistol temptation to the lawess and weak
minded.
The national government should prohibit sale of pistols
by mail 1t can be done. 1t should be DONE
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26

New York, Dec. 26.-The Strollers
Club has taken new lease on life.
In day gone by, many of New
York's leaders in art, sport, society
and finance belonged to this club
Chauncey Depew and John Drew
used to engage in battle Of wits
and along would come Theodore
Roosevelt with some humor-laden
remark and vanquish them both.
The first cabaret in New York was
introduced by the Strollers, when
May Irwin and Marie Dressler en-
tertained at club suppers.
At the reorganization supper Gen
eral Billiard and Admiral Fiske and
others spoke on serious subjects, but
the next day the old boys got to-
gether and sang club songs and de-
ported themselves generally in the
manner of the college frat man.
Members belong to most of the
other clubs in town, but form new
alliances in. the various groups of
the Strollers.
One of the most unusual occupa-
tions to be found in New York is
that of worm-digger. Hundreds Of
city folk go fishing on Sundays and
Saturdays. They haven't time to
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into the seat Of the aeroplane that
dangled from the ceiling by string.
Daddy was much too large a pas
senger, but by hanging head down
and feet down like sheet over
clothes line, he stuck on pretty we'll.
Then the bad little goblin wound
up the engine with a key and gave
it push.
Round the room started the aero
plane with Daddy. Every minute it
went faster and higher until it al
most touched the ceiling.
Daddy Long Legs could stand it
no longer. Out he flew, and in fall
ing he knocked over Miss TOotsie
Bobb, who fell onto the hearth and
against a hot coal.
Daddy Long Legs fell on the
hearth, too, his long cotton legs and
his long cotton arms sprawling in
every direction like the fingers Of an
old glove.
His coat tails had started to burn
brightly, and Miss Tootsie Bobb's
hair was slowly singing, when down
the chimney came Johnny Sweep and
| the Twins.
They were just in time to rescue
the poor things, but not quick
enough to catch Snitcher Snatch, who
jumped out of the window.
"Tra- la ALFALFA la!" he sang as he
, went.
(To Be ContinuedD
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26
LETTER FROM BEATRICE SUM
MERS TO LESLIE PRESCOTT,
CONTINUED

Leslie, | was afraid to come out
here when | married Dick. | never
thought | would like these childish
ly gay people. 1t seemed to me that
they were without amy responsibility.
Since coming here, however, ]
think | have learned that to be as
happy as possible and as gay and
smiling as this sad old world will
let me be, is ones great mission on
earth.
] see a great deal of Paula Perier
who has just built and furnished a
gorgeous new home. We talk Il great
deal about you.
You completely captivated her
when she made her personal appear
ance in your city. She thinks you
are "the loveliest lady" she has ever
known either i'm fiction or in real
life.
| told her the other night that you
were expecting Il new baby.
| have never known her so inter
ested in a bit of news. Usually she
has no particular flair for gossip NJ
any time. She asked me innumcrable
questions which could not Of course
answer.
The first thing she said was, eff
Madame Leslie should have boy of
her own, do you think it will make
any difference in the love she gives
to the one she has adOptcd?"
Then she added as everyone does:
"Oh, | hope it will be a girl"
She asked me also if you would
take it as she meant it if she should
send you some little present to the
coming baby.
''No one will ever know how CRATE
ful / am to Madame Leslie" she said,
"for what she did for me in my own
home town Of Albany. If she had not
taken me up l am afraid that some
of the snobbish society women who
had known me when / was an adver-
Using model would have made my APP
pearance very uncomfortable for me.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26

Despondent Atlanta (Ga.) man
swallowed a glass Of kerosene, SO
the antidote was to keep away from
fire.
Bad Paris news: Big fog stopped
traffic. Maybe it was so thick you
couldn't see what you were drinking
Virginia legislator weighs 42J
pounds, perhaps in answer to the
call for bigger men in state politics.
They think a Richmond (Va.) man
who shot his wife is crazy. If she
could cook and didn't spend too
much, he is.
GrasshOppers are increasing year
ly in Texas, so what Texas needs
is more streams for fishing pur-
poses.
American investments abroad
amount to ten billions now. Why,
that would be enough money for a
man in love.
Here and there you read of plans
for more happiness in the world,
yet we only use small part of
what's already here.
Chicago woman shot herself be-
cause hubby wanted her to play
bridge. We extend our sympathy.
st. Louis news is good. Man threw
plate at waiter. While little
rash, this will keep one awake.
Our stand on the farm question
is that culture should not be placed
ahead of agriculture.
1t is not against the law to think
your neighbors are awful, but it is
an awful waste of time.
The coal situation, according to a
official report, is very good now,
but We don't know who for.
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26
THE SNOWBIRD
Florence Borner)


There's spry little fellow out there in the snow
Who home day.
No matter how loudly the angry winds blow
They driye him
He picks the crumbs that throw the ground,
And his neighbours all answer his call,
AS they hurry What it is he has found,
For they know he will share with them ALL
He is not handsome birds,
That with the birth of the spring.
And his voice is not cultured to chirp the
That gladden. each heart they sing;
But he has system to cheer all his
And his bright little makes glad,
AS he futters each day round the doors of home
What soul could " cherries and sad
With his Chick a dee dee' he up hearts,
The cold has terrors for him. :.
With nod of his head as Friendship imparts,
How the crumbs for his coming each day,
And then wait till he's hoving in sight,
For with companions bOistrOus gay
He is happy from morning till night .. =,
He's smart little fellow, this Snowbird of note,
With his suit deep blush gray
And little white buttOned tight
So he cannot catch cold his way
He is jolly and glad when the SUMS shining bright,
And he chatterS
He stsinging andi dancing, his heart SO light
And he never comes in where it's
Little Snowbird m you have taught
And something you have given:
Thru storm and thru sunshine
If we'd merit the rapturesrof Heaven; ~
No day must past hut has been done. 81
No night but Hope shows
To battle along with the Tilt of a song
Little Snowbird as you do this day.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26
NEW LABOR CHIEF

William Green secretary and treasurer of the United
Mine Workers of America the presidency of the
American Federation of Labor. Closely associated with
Mr.. Gompers, the work of the federation will go along
smoothly under his direction until the general election
Representing the largest single group of delegates in the
federation the chances of Mr. Green succeeding himself
bright although contingencies may arise that will force him
to give way to else.
Mr.. Green is not radical. He voted to eject Dunno
from the Portland convention in 1928 Opponent of the
lone big union" dea he fought any alignment with the
Moscow International His voice recently was raised
against labor going into the insurance business it has
invaded the field of banking
He favors social Legislation aimed at better working
dtons the author the Ohio Workmans Compensa
ton law On the whole Mr.. Green worthy
sor to Mr.. Gompers.
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ADVENTURE OF
THE TWINS
THE GOBLIN DOES MORE MIS-
CHIEF
BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON

THE GOBLIN DOES MORE MIS-
"Oh, dear met" chuckled Snitcher
Snatch, the goblin. "What good
time l am going to have with the
children's toys, now that Christmas
is over. Let's see! Where shall /
go first?"
He sat down on the edge of a
chimney, his knees under his chin,
and thought and thought. 81 know!"
he cried with a wag of his head. "Tll
go to the Reilly's. They have about
dozen children and there will be
no end of things to smash"
So off he scampered over back
yards and fences until he came to
the Reilly's, and then he slipped in
at the kitchen door when the grocery
boy came.
He sneaked up to the nursery and
stuck his head in. There was nobody
there. Nobody except the toys. Miss
Tootsie Bobb, with the latest single
cut on her brown yarn hair and
grass-green eyes embroidered on her
jersey skin.
She was gazing into her tea cup,
and sitting very informally on a doll
trunk, having tea with Daddy Long
Legs, a cotton gentleman whose
width was out Of all proportion to
his height. Indeed, Daddy might be
said to be three dolls long and half
doll wide.
Daddy, in order to get his entire
length off the floor, was installed in
high chair. Evidently his thoughts
were not on food, for he was bent
far back, staring straight up at the
ceiling.
These two were the only people in
the room when Snitcher Snatch poked
his head in.
"Ah, hat" grinned the goblin. 81
am now going to have one merry
time" And he looked around at all
the other toys-trains, tracks, aero
planes, music boxes, blocks, horns,
doll bureaus and books.
Suddenly he had an idea.
I'm give Daddy Long Legs a
ride!" he cried, and Selling the long
cotton gentleman, he stuffed him
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26
THE LONELY TROTZKY

Leon TrotZky, power in the Russian revolution, second
only to Lenne and perhaps the greatest in holding
together the Soviet forces in the early days of the revol
ton, must know that glory is Fleeing He is pictured
broken i'm health and spirits and living in secluson at
Russian resort while his opponents hurl nvectives at him
without mercy in Moscow.
1rotzky in America He is said to have been
tailor the New York East Side. At night he ectured
socialism and communism, and told of the bright days
of the future when the revolution would in Russia
He returned to Russia and with Lenne engineered the
throw of the Kerensky government for the dictatorship of
the proletariat Lenne the diplomat schemer. POTTER
otzky the of action The latter took charge of the
army, and built strong force every ready to merciessy
enforce the dictates of the revolutionary powers.
Ienne died after he had been forced to abandon his
plan for complete Communism in favor of he economic
policy under which private business restored. He was
forced to this only because of the complete breakdown of
the Soviet administration rOtZky preserved order with
Ienne his armies victories and kept the crowds in line
at home. Now he is victim of the unceasng current of
unrest in Russia born of failure of Communism bring the
Utopia the peasants expected
The position of the Soviet regime grows difficult.
1t supreme in that it crush disorder and hold power
1t is dire straghtS in that it has not been able to make
the policies of Communism function with TroZky
is victim of the monstrosity he helped to create.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26
COST OF PAVEMENT

The fact that the proposed paving of the National Parks
Highway from Main street to point beyond the penen
tary grounds is to cost $4,000 than strip of
paving equal distance between Mandan and the bridge
just laid by Morton county should call for explanation
While a hard surface road eliminating grade crossings
to the east of the city is welcomed improvement why such
additional cost?
The proposed paving of the highway known popularity
the pen road mileage practically that of the
Mandan pike from the west end of the bridge the streets
of Mandan
What appears most excellent job done at $4,000
less than is proposed to spend east of this city Whether
the state highway commission the bureau of public roads
the railroads will participate in project that such
increased cost remains to be
1t would seem that the specifications fol-
lowed in Morton county could be applied to the proposed
Burlegh county project and satisfactory highway result
If there is pressing need of paying $4,000
for pavement this side of the than the other
the members of the highway commission should give the
The county commissioners would be hardly justified
in spending money than Morton county did like
distance of hard surface road.
The vote the court house indicated that the tax
payers of Bureigh county don't want to pay for r and
promotion.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26

organization Of new school district
from territory previously embraced,
within school district lying withinA
two or more adjoining counties must
&c presented for concurrent action
to the boards of county commission
ers and county superintendent of
the counties within which such orig
ginal district was embraced.
Appeal from the District Court of
Benson County, Hon. c. w. Butte,
Judge.
Affirmed. Opinion of the Court
by Birdzell, j. Christensen. j. dis
sents.
Cuthbert e. Adamson, Devils Lake,
Attorneys for Appellants.
Sinness, Duffy & Wheeler, Devils
Lake, Attorneys for Respondents.
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MANDAN NEWS
ASHBURNER-SCOTT

Arthur C. Scott, secretary treasur-
er of the state training school and
Miss Mary Ashburner were united
in marriage by Rev. H. II. Owen at
4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the
manse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott left Immediate
ly after the ceremony before any Of
their friends knew of the event.
They will spend the holidays and
honeymoon with his relatives at
Hancock, Mimi, and the twin cities
Mr.. Scott has been at the training
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FABLES ON HEALTH
WHOOPING COUGH

face and his side. Cold water may
be dashed in the child's face and
mustard packs placed against the
feet. piece of ice placed upon the
stomach has been known to furnish
relief.
When the weather is mild see that
the child gets out Of doors as much
as possible. Fresh air is fine tonic,
but be sure the child is we'll wrap
ped.
1t is well to fumigate the room in
which the child has slept.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26
DECISION OF SUPREME COURT
From Benson County

The State of North Dakota, ex rel
F. w. Bowman, the Clerk Of Riggin
School District No. a, public cor
poration of Benson County, North
Dakota, ct al, Respondents, VS.. Even
Lamar, ct al, as the Board of County
Commissioners of Benson County, a
public corporation, Appellants.
Syllabus: Under Chapter 1877 of
the Session Laws of 1919, amending
Section 1147 of the Compiled Laws
Of 1918, petition proposing the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26
MULTIPLICITY LAWS

More than $4,000 laws have been proposed in the
present Congress- bill is introduced every four minutes
the average, while Congress is in session.
Few of them expected to get beyond pgeonhole
They merely make good politicians promises to
advocate certain But passed unpassed they
reflect the national tendency to seek law fast
problem develops It's deusion, the notion that
is magical solution Most of problems beyond the
reach of laws.
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Editorial Review

Comments reproduced In this
are presented here 10 order that
our readers may have both sides
Of important issues which are
being discussed In the press Of
the day.
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RUSSIAN BEAR

Russia claims she is dsarmng Says her army and navy
have been reduced by 5000 recently which brings their
membership down to not much $4,000.
The 1926 outlook snfairly peaceful along the Russian
frontier The Reds have found that propaganda is
effective than bullets
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26
PRICES

Wholesale prices moving up In November, accord
ing Duns organization there advance of than
two cents the dollar
higher cost Of living the price of full wallet For
most people the value of the dollar Qts buying power)
shrinks as fast as their income gains.
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A Thought

Seest thou man wise in his own
cOnceit? there is more hope of a
f0Pl than of him.-PrOv. 26:12y
Nan Believes himself always
greater than he is, and is esteemed
less than he is worth.-Goethe.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26

Whooping cough is 4 malady likely
to visit the children during the win
ter period, as was the case with one
of the Jones youngsters.
OF course doctor should be call
ed, but in the event that doctor is
not Immediately available and the
child should be seized with parO-
Xysm of coughing try this:
Raise the child's arms high above
the head. Bring them down and
press them against the chest. Or
turn the child alternately upon his
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school offices since 1920 and the
bride has been teaching high school
classes since 1922 and both have
made host of friends. They wiz
make their home at the school upon
their return.
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A man on his way to execution in
Arabia is safe from punishment if
he can lay hands on the skirts of a
woman.
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Despondent Atlanta (Ga.) man
swallowed a glass Of kerosene, so
the antidote was to keep away from
fire.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-05-22
CHAPTER IA.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with
amendments, Section 124 of Article
u of the Code of Public Local Laws
of Maryland, title, Garrett Coun-
ty, subtitle Jurors" increasing
the pay of the jurors of Garrett
County.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Marylnd, That
Section 124 of Article II of the Code
of Public Local Laws of Maryland,
title, Garrett County," subtitle "Ju-
rors,' be and the same is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted with amend
ments, so as to read as follows:
124. The jurors of Garrett County
shall receive each three dollars and
fifty cents for each day they attend
the Circuit Court, and when they re-
side more than five miles from Oak
land they shall receive an additional
sum of twelve and one-half cents for
each mile over five miles, to be allow
ed only in one direction and only once
i'll each term.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted
That this Act shall take effect June
/, 1924.
Approved March 5, 1924.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-05-22
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS

now authorized by law. The said
sinking fund to be kept separate from
all other town funds and used for no
other purpose than for the payment
of said bonds.
That at a special election to be held
in the Town of Oakland after the tax
ing effect of this Act (tbe exact date
of which to be determined by the
Mayor and Council of Oakland). there
shall be submitted to the qualified vot-
ers of Oakland the questions whether
the Mayor and Council of Oakland
shall have authority to repave the
roads Of the said town and make the
general improvements and to issue
bonds, and at such special election the
ballots used and cast upon the uues-
tons shall have printed or written
thereon the words For the Improve
ments and Bond Issue" and Against
the improvements and Bond ISSUE"
and if a majority of the votes cast
upon said questions shall be For the
Improvements and Bond ISSUE" the
Mayor and Council of Oakland shall
proceed to exercise the power vested
in them by this Act; but if majority
of the votes cast upon said questions
shall be Against the Improvements
and Bond ISSUE" then the questions
before mentioned shall be submitted
in the same manner at the succeed
ing regular town election for a period
of three successive years, if they
shall not be approved before the ex-
piration of such period. If at the last
regular election in such period, the
majority of the votes cast upon said
questions shall be Against the I'M
provements and Bond ISSUE" then this
Act shall be null and void, and said
roads shall not be so repaved, nor
shall said general improvements be
made nor shall said bonds be issued.
Sec 8. And be it further enacted,
That this Act is hereby declared to be
an emergency law and necessary for
the immediate preservation of the
public health and safety, and having
been passed by yea and nay vote
supported by three-fifths of all the
members elected to each of the two
Houses of the General Assembly, the
same shall take effect from the date
of its passage.
Approved April 8, 1924.
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CHAPTER 143.

AN ACT to add a new section to Ar
ticle II of the Code Of Public Lo-
cal Laws of Maryland, title Gar
rett County" subtitle Oakland"
said new section to be known as
Section 17012 and to follow imme-
diately after Section ITO of said
Article requiring registration and
providing facilities for accomplish
ing the same.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
a new section be and it is hereby ad-
ded to Article II of the Code of Pub
lie Local Laws of Maryland, title
Garrett County," subtitle Coax
land" said new section to be known
as Section 17012 and to follow i'm
mediately after Section 10 of said
Article, and to read as follows:
17012. There shall be a registra-
ton in the year nineteen hundred and
twenty-five (1925) and bi-ennially
thereafter at least thirty 500 days
before the regular municipal election
in March of said years for the pur-
pose of registering all persons who
desire to vote at municipal elections
held in the town of Oakland. The
registration held in the years suisse
quent to the year nineteen hundred
and twenty-five (1925) shall, how
ever, be merely for the purpose of re-
vision. The City Council of Oakland
shall appoint some competent person
at such salary or compensation and
for such a term or terms as it shall
determine upon, to make and revise
the registrations aforesaid. The City
Council shall adopt such rules and
regulations for the making of the reg
istrations aforesaid as it shall see fit
to make, provided that the said rules
or regulations shall in no way alter,
amend or affect in any way the quail
tications or rights of persons to vote
as now determined by law.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
That this Act shall take effect June
l, 1924.
Approved April 8, 1924.