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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-22
MARS TRYING
TO GET EARTH
OYER RADIO?
Strange Group of Sounds
Picked up at Point Grey
Wireless Station

Vancouver, B. c., Aug. 22.-Mys-
ferrous signals picked up by Point
Grey wireless station here, during
the last week eliminated in a strange
group of sounds, causing wireless cx-
perts here to wonder if the planet
Mars is trying to establish commun-
ication with the earth.
Four distinct groups Of four dash
es each came through the ether TO-
day, the operators stated. The sig
nails, they said, were in no known
code, starting on low note and end.
ing with "zipp" and that neither
a spark nor continuous wave was
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-22

earth. They would have succeeded in
this, he believes, because of the Mar
tians' superior intelligence due. to
the far greater age of their planet,
and as consequence their race.
1t is the widely accepted opinion
among astronomers that Mars is not
inhabited by beings resembling earth
humans, Prof. Jacoby declared.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-22
SaxOny Bans
Old German SONGS

Dresden, Germany, Aug. 22.--"Si-
lent Night, Holy Night" and all 9TH
or religious songs, as well as 1.-THE
Watch on the Rhine" and numerous
other patriotic. airs, have been elimi-
mated from the school song books of
Saxony. This action is result Of
the pressure brought to bear on the
auth orities by the Communists.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-22

season.
The conference program will dorl
with such subjects as Bible inter
probation, expositors preaching, pull
pit and parish problems and mission
airy work. Noted speakers have been
engaged.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-22
FRIDAY, AUGUST %, 1872.

sary capital and the state guarantees
will be given only on condition that
the recipients undertake to sell at
prices below the average retail prices.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-22

Talking at manual work has been
found by official investigation to
cause considerable loss of time, ex-
cept when the work is entirely auto
matte.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-22

These English words have been in
corporated into the French language:
bookmaker, camping, challenge, court
Tin tennis, etc., and bridge (the card
game).
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-22

Come in and see the new
fall dresses - they are beau
tiful. Bismarck Cloak Shop.
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CHIN COLLARS

Detachable chin collars consist
ing Of narrow band Of fur edgeS
with crepe de chine or the mater
ial of the frock are shown for fall
dresses.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-22

A group of bust portraits of Lu-
cretia Mott, Susan B. Anthony and
Elizabeth Cady Santon were placed
in the crypt of the national capital.
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ed to pass it. If the bill had been
passed. General Pershing's present
official income would have been pre-
fcrreC, it was stated
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LITTLE HOPE, JACOBY

LII lie HOfE, JACObI
New York, Aug. 22.-There is lit
tie hope that the question Of whether
Mars is inhabited will be answered
next Saturday when the planet will
be on it's friendliest terms with the
earth in 100 years.
This is the opinion expressed by
Harold Jacoby, professor of astron-
omy at Columbia University in an
article published in the New York
Evening Post.
unfortunately" he wrote, "it is
not possible to hold out much hope
that the question will be settled at
last"
Then he went on to argue that if
Mars were inhabited "by living crea-
lures more or less resembling our
selves; not necessarily i'm physique
and personal appearance that at least
in the possession of intelligence"
they long since probably would have
established communication with the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-22

The dome of St. Pauls Cathedral,
London, weighs $4,000 tons.
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THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE
responsible for the sounds.

responsible for the sounds.
C. w. Mellish and w. T. Burford
operators of long experience, state
they have never previously encoun.
tered such messages. The puzzling
signals cut in on their regular mes
sages and every known method of
getting, rid of the disturbance was
tried Without success.
"The fact that l distinctly got four
groups Of four dashes convinced me
that some ineligible communica-
ton force was at work." Burford said.
Evening star., 1924-07-17
German Socialists Strong.

BERLIN, July 15.-Figures made
public at the recent annual conven-
ton of the Socialist party of Ger
many show that the party has $780,
600 members who pay dues. of whom
10000 are women. The party now
has 1863 newspapers.
Evening star., 1924-07-17

grounds, which has constructed these
courses, and which has supervision
over them, 2S5,629 persons were
recorded as playing upon the public
courses during the past year. This
was an increase of 81 00G over the
preceding year and more than 120, 1000
over the year ended June 80. 1922.
and more than 200,0UU over the year
before that
Previous TO that the game had not
taken hold Of the so-caIled Washing
ton public. Few people then knew
there was a nine-hole course in East
Potomac Park. Few cared Golf then
meant nothing to them. But the sport
commenced to spread in popularity
and IL was soon found necessary to
increase the facilities.
Last March year ago the third pub
lie course was opened amid the wooded
beauty of Rock Creek Park. The two
other large courses are in East Potomac
Park and I'm West Potomac Park. Be.
sides these there is a fOur-hole course in
West Potomac Park for beginners and
six-hole course at the extreme end of
West Potomac Park for colored PLAYERS
This latter was opened June Z. and in
the meantime nearly thousand colored
men and women have used it,
What some look upon as one of the
amazing features of this rapid growth in
the popularity of golf among the people
of the District of Columbia is the fact
that, although these park courses are re-
ferred to as public places. and the money
for their construction was appropriated
The actual care of these courses and
their management is let out by the office
of public buildings and grounds to "A
commiSSonnaire. The concession requires
Evening star., 1924-07-17

would be imagined from a glance at the
total number of patrons and by doing
a little multiplication Figuring that the
largest crowds are on the links on Satur-
days and Sundays and holidays, when
the prices are higher. a fewer number
play eighteen holes therefore 1t is rough
ly estimated that the commissionnaire's
gross income is about $4,000. This
amount, 1t Is explained is considerably
reduced by the cost of maintenance and
service and the furnishing of dust and
grass and other necessities for the i'm
proVement of the greens and other Sec
tlons OF the courses. Lockers and towels
are furnished also
1t was just tdn years ago that Con-
gress made an appropriation of $4,000
to build the first public golf course. But.
as the game has grown in popularity
the courses have been increa sed in size
ana numbers to meet the demand The
national government has spent more
than $225.000, but Col C.. o. Sheriff..
officer in charge of pubic buildings and,
grounds, and who is recognized as being
one or the principal factors in promot-
ing this game in Washington, does not
consider this eXtravagant when the
amount of pleasure and good it has
brough INT to so many Of the Capitals citi-
ZenS is realized
Evening star., 1924-07-17

that they keep the links in condition
throughout the year, that they furnish
the necessary labor to make this pos
SIble and to furnish certain personal
service to the players. They are permit
ted to charge "a nominal fee" agreed
upon by the office of public buildings and
grounds, which varies in amounts ac-
cording to the number of holes played,
the days upon which played and so
forth and the links played upon. For in
stance:
Charges and Regulations.
In East Potomac Park. which is con-
ceded to be the superior course, and
which. according to figures, is the most
popular. and on the Rock Creek course.
the charge is - cents for nine holes, or
% cents for eighteen holes After IL
o'clock on Saturdays and Sundays and
holidays the charge is 25 cnts for nine
holes and 80 cents for eighteen holes
In West Potomac Park the fee is 5
cents straight and 10 cents on the after
moons of Saturdays, Sundays and holi-
days.
The player is permitted to purchase
a monthly ticket good for every day in
the month for 81. and a season ticket
good for every day in the year for $40.
Figuring on the basis of last years
patronage this means that residents of
Washington who INDUCED in golf on
the various public links spent more
than $4,000 for the privilege aside from
the amount spent for balls, clubs, bags.
knickers and caddies and all the other
things that so toward making up mod
ern golfer
However. although the commission
naire makes d neat profit out of patrons
of public golf links, IL is not as huge as
Evening star., 1924-07-17
RAILROAD TO ENTER
CAVERNS IN ITALY
Famous Grotto Will Be Scene of
Elaborate Choral Concert
This Year.

ROME July 11.-Italy now includes
within her northeastern frontier the
famous stalactite caverns of the lit
lie town of Adelsberg. which has
been rechristened Posthumla. Inc
largest and most magnificent forma-
tions of the kind in Europe. they eH-
tend in the heart of the earth Tor
distance of more than twelve miles,
of which only about half has yet been
explored. The Italian government IS
making the grottoes more accessible
to the public by the installation OF
a small railway line, which runs from
the entrance to the so-called Mount
of Cavalry. passing throuen an the
yariegated beauty of the glitter1ng
stalactites Boats will soon ply on
certain parts of the mysterious un-
dereround river, the Piuca, which
flows through the caverns at a great
depth. Every year. at w hltsuntlde,
held in the largest cavern, which
measures 665 feet by $40 feet and Is
100 feet high. 1t is thronged by the
inhabitants of all neighboring dls-
tricts in their national costumes. and
il would he difficult to imagine
more fantastic and fairylike scene
than this brilliantly Illuminated
vast, scintillating ballroom.
This year there is to be novelty.
A great choral concert will be held IN
a circular cavern with dome SHAPED
roof. known as the "Elysian Fields
which has been discovered to possess
considerable acoustic properties. only
quite recently a small grotto has been
found, of which the walls seem made
of Jewels in rainbow hues.
When Carmen Silva, the Queen OF
Rumania. visited the Grottoes of
pnsthumia she wrote in the visitors
book: Fairy tales are still reai-un-
derground."
Evening star., 1924-07-17
STYRIAN DOCTOR CURES
BY UNIQUE METHODS
Remarkable Cases of Diagnosis Re-
ported Performed by Village
Miracle Man.

VIENNA, July 17.--Some time ago
the MaharaJah of Dharampul arrived
here with large suite, and, as was
stated, seventy heavy chests. The
other day the ailing Maharajah left
Vienna for the little place of Stainz
near Graz. the capital of Syria, in or
der to consult there the "Wunder-
doktor,' Johann Reinbacher, popular
ly called "HoilerhansI." He inhabits
d cottage and receives his patients or
their emissaries in consulting room,
which serves as waiting room as well,
where he diagnoses his visitors ILL
ness from Secretions. He is described
as IA meager peasant, with sharp fea
lures, who works in blue apron and
with d hat on his head, assisted by
his Secretary" a boy of sixteen or
seventeen, who writes out the pre-
scriptions. AS a rule his medicines
are simple, consisting mostly of herbs
Immense crowds flock to his place,
who wait for many hours, sometimes
even whole night and part of the
following day, until their turn comes,
so that frequently he starts work at
am, pausing only for short inter-
walls of meals. Owing to his lack of
time, he is unable to answer the num-
berless letters of inquiry that reach
him daily. Being Il very religious
Catholic, he does not receive patients
on Sundays. He built a chapel and a
large church at Stainz.
His popularity is so wide through
out Styria that the doctors have, os-
traciZed him as a most dangerous
competitor and from time to time the
authorities attempt 90 make things
uncomfortable for him. His earnings
are declared to be enormous. There
are any number of anecdotes about
him. fat visitor came to him, but
the miracle doctor. after the usual in
spection. said: MY dear fellow,
won't give you any medicine, for in
two hours you will be a corpse" The
fat visitor laughed, went to an inn at
StainZ. drank half liter of wine
and exactly two hours after that die
tum had been pronounced fell dead,
struck by apoplexy.
Evening star., 1924-07-17
REMAINS OF ROYALTY
SMUGGLED IN VALISE
Fragments of Slain Romanoff' S
Bodies Were Recovered
From Mine.

PARIS. July IA deeply interest
ing narrative by NJ. Andre Salmon is
published in the Matin revealing the
manner in which the mortal renli aims
of the Russian imperial family. who
were murdered a. EkaterinburG, were
smuggled out of Russia by the French
Gen Janin, who in 1920 had the duty
of insurng the retreat of the Czecho-
sloyak and other allied troops from
western Siberia to VladivoStick. After
the massacre of the imperial family,
into a disused mine. A number OF
the other princes and princesses or
the imperial blood, who were arrested
by the Reds in the same region. were
thrown alive into the same mine, and
heavy beams and planks were thrown
down on them. and also grenades-
The story of how the remains of
the Romanoffs were recovered from
the mine which was their temporary
sepulchre has already been told. A
list of these formless relics. which
was drawn up with extreme care af-
ter their removal from the mine, coh-
sisted of no fewer than 311 items.
which included not only charred NOR
sells of human bodies. but pieces OF
jewelry and scraps of clothing. These
relics were inclosed in case, which
was placed in an ordinary Nalise-
That case" said Gen. Janin. was
for many weeks the sepulchre of the
Russian imperial family. 1t was i'm
possible to identify any of the human
relics recovered from the mine. Other
relics were some calcined jewelry.
scraps of burnt clothing. d badge.
some uniform buttons and some
sacred objects iSSlXdins several port
The valise and the case it con-
tained was intruSted to me-. Gen.
Janin continues. lat kharbin on May
21. 1920. together with three other
valses by Gen. Diderichs. to forward
to NJ de Giers. the former Russian
ambassador in Rome. in accordance
with the wish expressed by the
Grand Duke Nicholas"
From kharbin, Gen. Janln proceed
ed to Peking and Shanghai, where he
embarked on May % for MarsailleS.
There being no representative of the
Grand Duke Nicholas to meet him on
arrival at the French port. the gen
eraI took the relics to his own house
at Grenoble. where, they remained
until october Is. 1920, when they were
handed over to NJ. de Giers.
Evening star., 1924-07-17
FLEET SALVAGE STARTED.
Divers Enter Ruins of German
Ships in Scapa Flow.

SCAPA FLOW. July 17.-At Scapa
Flow serious commencement has
been made on the salvage of the
German feet.
One of the divers states that some
of the sunkcn ships are covered with
growths 20 feet long, and record
sized barnacles and muSSelS- The
divers found the Hindenburg, at one
time the pride of the German navy,
with engines and interior intact
Champagne bottles and glasses were
found in the officers quarters, and
hunks undisturbed. The Hindenburg
lies in eleven fathoms of water and.
if she proves seaworthy, she may be
towed for dismantling to Queens
borough. A curious fact is the entire
absence of fish in Scapa Flow. Crabs
and Holsters are as thick as trees
in a forest, said a diver, but other
kinds of fish must have been scared
away.
Evening star., 1924-07-17
$4,000 Paid Alone
for Privilege
of fPlaying.
First Aid GiUen by
Congress to Sport
Ten Years Ago.

Golf has taken a position in the
front ranks of the most popular out
door sports in Washington, so much
so. in fact that during the fiscal
year just ended nearly 500, 900 per-
sons spent approximately s45,000 for
the privilege of playing on Washing
tons public links.
This game OF the Scots. which only
d few years ago was generally look ed
upon as recreation and hobby Of
the rich and d means of limbering UP
for the aged and corpulent, has dur
ing the past few years increased by
leaps and bounds. Its devotees are
not confined to those of residents of
aff1uence. hut all classes, regardless
of their position or their means.
That this game has assumed a po-
Sition of such prominence among the
lovers of the outdoors and of ath-
letics is proven by the fact that
during the fiscal year ended June 80,
last nearly 100000 persons patronized
the several golf courses in the parks.
exclusive of the various private golf
clubs in and about the city.
To be exact. the figures furnish ID
by the Office of public buildings and
Evening star., 1924-07-17
DRAG MEN
INTO CRUEL LABOR
Victims Lured to Frigid Fish.
ling Grounds by Tales of
Gold and Left to Die.
BY T.. ~. EGGER.
bI u. N. f-tsNs EN-.
Correspondence Of The Star and the Chicago
Daily News

Correspondence Of The S.ar and the Chicago
Daily News.
TOXIC, July 17-"Blood and
thunder" tales continue TO reach
Toxic from the less populated. Wild
er and more frigid northern areas
Of the empire Following the re-
cent account of atrocities committed
against Russians in Siberia by a
band of Japanese pirates comes q
story of wholesale kidnapping and
selling of Japanese. men INTO prac-
tical slavery-and final death.
According to reports in the YER
nacular press, the harbor police az
Hakadote, principal "rrt OF the
northern Island Of Hokkaido. had
their suspicious Cirected toward Il
small steamer named the kory Maru.
AS the vessel was Weighing anchor,
prepared to sail for kamchatka, they
boarded her and found more than
sixty men imprisoned below. The
three men in charge of the vessel
were arrested and taken with their
prisoners to the Hakodate pollce
headquarters for investigation.
T.affic in Men Found.
The investigation is alleged 10 have
discloseI a traffic in men to operate
the fisheries in the cold waters
around kamchatke- and along the
Sea of Ohkotsk. Most of the Japa
nese living in the HokkaiCo and ctner
northern parts of Japan know OF the
rigorous climate and great privatlons
there undergone and cannot be pre-
vailed upon TO accept work there.
Hence there is said TO have sprung
up the practice of unscrupulouS en-
ployment agencies invelgling men in
TOXIC and other southern cities to
Join parties departing for the north
ern areas with the alleged purpose
Of reaping huge profits in gold and
other treasures. Many men. Know
ing little of the situation there. are
easily persuaded to accept the offer,
lured on by the glowing accounts OF
easily attained wealth.
Once arrived in the northern ports,
they find it impossible to free them
selves from the men with Whom they
have contracted to seek wealth. on
reaching their destination they find
only the hardships and sufferinGs of
fishing in the cold northern waters
and living amidst bleak surround
ings. Refusal to accept their uneX-
pected fate or to give satisfactory
service is said to bring severe pun
Ishment and even death.
Left to Shift for Selves.
The worst phase of the situation
is reported to he the fact that after
having undergone these hardShlpS
during the fishing season, the victims
of this base deceptloE ana criminal
treatment are not AFFORDED return
passage but are left to work out
their own salvation on the desolate
northern shores. Few OF those ab-
Quoted into this life Of practical
slavery are said to have ever rt :
turned alive. those not starving or
freezing to death being murdered to
prevent their telling the authorities
OF what had happened later
The police are now investigating
the case. baSing their actions on the
disclosures following seizure of the
koryu Maru.
Evening star., 1924-07-17
PACKERS ESTABLISH
FELLOWSHIPS IN MEAT
Each Worth So, 2,7OO-Research to
Be Made in Columbia and
Rochester.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 1.-Two fellow
ships of s2400 each, with an eddi-
tional 5000 for expenses, have been
established by the Live Stock and
Meat Board for the purpose of scien
tific research into the subject Of
meat Columbia University and the
University of Rochester receive the
fellowships, in whose Laboratories the
Investigations will be made.
The work will be launched this
month, according to an announce
ment by the board here, which repre-
sents live stock producers, commits
sion men, packers and retailers. The
board will function in this project
through the National Research Coun-
ell at Washington.
administration of the fellowshIps
has been placed in the hands of Dr.
r. B. Forbes, DR.. c. Robert Moulton
and DR.. H. c. Sherman of the coun-
ellis committee on food nutrition,
said the announcement subjects Tor
Investigation are the comparison OF
meat with other foods for blood re-
generation and the comparison o.
meat with other high protein toods
in reproduction and 1actation, 10 pe
studied by adding the high protein
foods TO the basal mixed dlet COM
posed of ordinary foods.
Evening star., 1924-07-17
OIL SOUGHT IN GUIANA.
Dutch Government Gives Permis-
SIGN for Exploration

AMSTERDAM, July 17.-Accordins
to statement in De West, a news
paper published at Paramaribo, the
capital of Surinam, Dutch Guiana,
tie board administration of Surf
nam has adopted a project for grant
ing permission to certain syndi-
cate there to make inquiries in search
of oil in Surinam. Mr.. koker, an
official OF the syndicate. has declared
that Il British consortium is pre-
pared to place at it's disposal several
millions OF norins for making the
preliminary inquiries In the event
of success the syndicate would have
the right of exploiting some of the
oil wells
During the last few years there
have been other Investigations for
oil in Surinam, notably on the part
of combination headed by Mr..
Goede, and the Governor of Surinam
has met his case by declaring that II
the present plans are carried out Mr..
Goodies claims will be considered. II
there are any moral obligations on
the part of Mr.. koker in favor of Mr..
Goede, the governor Will use his IN
fuence in the 1atter's interests. 1t
is expected that Mr.. Koker will start
work Immediately.
Evening star., 1924-07-17
RACE MEET DISRUPTED
BY SWARM OF LOCUSTS
Jockeys Injured When Horses Fall
on Living Carpet of
Insects.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG, July lila
Gusts have appeared in such swarms
In various parts of the dominion that
they have interfered with the out
door life which features the spring
months here. The races at Springs,
the Ascot of South Africa. were dis
rupted when d huge cloud of locusts
descended on the course and stands
while the races were in progress.
Panic seized the fashionable crowd,
and with the bookmakers and attend
ants they ran for shelter The horses
were enveloped in locusts as they
ran, and could not be Identified.
When the animals stepped on the
living carpet many of them slipped
jockeys.
Evening star., 1924-07-17
And That Was Why.
From London Answers.

A country schoolmaster was one day
crossing some fields when he came to a
stile which he had to climb over. 1t
looked as if he would have consider
able difficulty in doing SO because, on
the top bar of the stile sat a small
boy eating very large slab of cake.
Being rather short-sighted, he failed
to note the fact that the lad was one
of his own pupils, and, as he was an
noyed at the boys lack of manner in
not moving. he said somewhat sharply
Well, my boy, it seems that you are
better fed than taught
"Ess. Zur." replied the boy with his
louth full. II feeds meself, but you