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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-24
SEEK 1000 IN
RED CROSS
"Clean-up" Drive to be Made
Here Tomorrow

Another chance to join the Red
Cross will be offered in Bismarck
tomorrow.
Because, in the recent annual
membership campaign, number of
people were out of town and others
asked to be called on this week, a
volunteer committee tomorrow will
be out for the 81 memberships. There
are now about 1900 Red Cross men,
bers enrolled in Bismarck, and the
committee hopes to make it 1000 by
the campaign tomorrow and volun-
tary memberships.
The campaign is proceeding in the
country in Burleigh county, though
little, slower than in the city be-
cause people are very busy in the
country.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-24
BIGGEST GOOSE
HUNT REPORTED

The biggest goose shoot reported
by local hunters in this year was BY
r. f. Carlander, John L. Larson ana
John Larson Jr. at Long Lake We'd
nesday. They got 90 geese. Others
had previously helped to prepare the
shooting grounds. A Braddock man
is said to have shot 16 geese thus
far this fall. Long Lake has been
full of geese.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-24
ELKS PLAN
FUN FESTIVAL
Parade and FrOlic Planned
Downtown Before Initia-
ton
The Elks plan a big night tonie

The Elks plan a big night tonight
1t is "North 500 Night"
Twenty-Five candidates will be in
itiated and there will be long even
ing of fun, entertainment, serious
work, music and food.
All Elks are requested to be at the
hall at 1880 o'clock. There will be
an Elks parade at 7:45 p. m.
There will be a lot of features in
the parade. Barney Google and
Sparky will be in it, there will be
the "Fawn's Frolic," the human CEN
tipede, and Andy Gump will speak on
the corner of Main and Fourth
streets at 7:45 p. M.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-24

dent of history and government,
says he has always been interested
in the welfare of the people.
At an age when most folk want
to retire to chimney corner, Den
burg has class Of boys at a public
library. He has been in this country
four years and filed his first papers
but recently.
And this spry old man is waiting
| eagerly fol his chance to cast his
first vote. ,-,.. .-......, ,--.,,......
Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, 1nc.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-24
ABOUT II DAYS THRESHINC
LEFT IN NORTHWEST N. ID.

Minot, N. D., Oct. 24.-Threshing
in northwestern North Dakota as far
west as the Montana line and north
to the Canadian border will be pref
ty we'll cleaned up within 10 to IL
days, if favorable weather prevtils,
observers say.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-24
FRENCH NAME
NEW ENVOY

Paris, Oct. 24.--The appointment
of Emile Daeschencr to succeed Ju
les Jusserand as French ambassador
to the United States was approved
today by the cabinet, according to
the Havas Agency.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-24
ONLY WOMEN BOX

Hull, England, Oct. 24.-Boxing is
prohibited in Hull except for women.
As a result, feminine exhibitions Of
the "manly art" are now attracting
hundreds Of fans to various ring
sides every weekday night. Hull is
developing a crop Of women boxers
tv send to America.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-24
TRAVELLING MEN
TO MEET HERE

Travelling men will hold meeting
in the Elks Hall Saturday morning at
10 o'clock, in connection with the
political campaign. Absent voters
ballots will be filled out at the time.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-24

English farmers have started CO.
operative bacon factory to eliminate
some Of the middlemen's profits.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-24

By NEA Service
Cleveland, o., Oct. 24.-You are
never too old to vote
Here's man who is the oldest
person to apply for citizenship pa
pers in Cleveland.
He is Abraham Denburg, II, and
he wants to vote. l want the chance
to. vote for good laws" says Den
burg, who is Hebrew teacher.
Born in Poland, living in Germany,
Turkey, England, Canada and now
the United States, Denburg, a stu
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-24
Weather Report

WEATHER FORECAST
For Bismarck and vicinity: Pro-
badly fair tonight and Saturday,
cooler Saturday.
For North Dakota: Probably fair
tonight and Saturday, cooler Satur-
day.
WEATHER CONDITIONS
Well settled weather conditions
continue in all sections from which
reports are received, only one station
reported precipitation. The pressure
being above normal over the Missis-
sippi Valley and Lake region and a
low pressure area is centered over
Pr. Albert.
ORR1s W, ROBERTS.
Meteorologist
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-24

Frank Newton, aged 33. apparent
ly tired of his own cooking.
Newton, who had been cook at the
warden's house at the state penitcn-
tiiary for the last year and half,
walked away last night after he had
completed the evening meal No
trace had been found Of him today.
Newton was the possessor of a
long string Of aliases. He was ar
rested in Fargo on September %
1922. on a charge of horse stealing
and was sentenced to five years in
the state penitentiary.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-24
WEATHER FORECAST

Probably fair tonight
urday, cooler Saturday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
THE PATRONAGE SYSTEM

President Coolidge has begun to ex- ercise the patronage power that rests in the hands of the nations chief executive. He is doing no more than his predeces- sors have done before him, and if he pays off old political scores, while rewarding the faithful, he will also follow many an illustrious precedent.
 The latest instance of the exercise of this power is the reported appointment of about forty postmasters in Wisconsin, all of whom are said to have been recom- mended by Senator Lenroot, Senator La Follette's rival. This action of the pres ident is taken to be punishment for the insurgency of Senator LaFollette. Pun ishment, or something else, it is hardly to be expected that MT. Coolidge, in mak- ing appointments in Wisconsin,. would consult a man who has denounced the president personally, as we'll as his ad- ministration and the Republican party, and did all he could to encompass MT, Coolidge's defeat.
 If Mir. Coolidge so desires, he now has an opportunity to pave the way for his own nomination four years hence and to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26

that it is an aid to education. The other day Pittsburg minister expressed the opinion that any person who attempts to work one of the puzzles has Childish mentality" Proponents of the puzzle answered by buying other dictionaries and continuing efforts to find the words that fit into the positions, vertically and horizontally. They have found the best method of winning the battle. If cross word puzzles maintain interest, if they cause persons to consult the dictionaries, if they impress the meaning of words upon the minds of young and old, they are an aid to education.
 The puzzles must be meeting a need. Dispatches have announced their adop- tion by many schools. Furthermore, they state that newspapers are no longer found in street cars. Passengers take them away because the task of solving the pug zles can't be finished on street car.
 Crossword puzzles have created such interest in Los Angeles, where the dic- tionary has become the most popular book in the public library, a time limit has been established on it's use. Evidence in favor of crossword puzzles is so great that one may safely say that the Pitts burg minister has grudge against them. Perhaps he spent a night in vain effort to- solve one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
Search For New Fuel

Two things are proving decided stlmulatlonS to a widespread search for cheaper and more abundant fuels-commerce and national dc fenSe.
 Coal is rising in price nearly everywhere, Some of the sources of coal are becoming eX- hausted. It is predicted that if the costs go up much higher they will cause the abandon ing, for one thing, of enormous tonnage of steam shipping and bring the sailing ships back to the seas.
 The petroleum supplies have a limit. Some of the most important fields in the world have been pumped dry. The struggle for control of new fields in Asia, Latin America and the East Indies is one of the plainest evidences that governments realize the need of petr"- leum for both their industries and their navies. While gasoline has slumped in the United States it can be only q few years al best before the price hits new high records
 It will be case not of price manipulation, but of smaller supplies and longer distances for oil transportation. The hydroelectric developments cannot take the place in this country of more than about one-fifth of the present coal output and they cannot meet the demands of automobile trans port save in Il very small way.
 Better efficiency will be obtained from coal by powdering 1t, an increasing practice. The use of some of the waste products of the coke ovens and the gas-making plants may meet some of the demands of n growing market. Yet it is not so much9improvements and savings that are sought in this research k an entirely new fuel, cheap and plentiful. This will not only relieve anxiety in the industrial world, but also remove some of that Compe- tltion which is the breeder of wars.-ToletO Blade
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
TRAGEDY OF OFFICIAL NEGLECT

The same old tragic story! Once it comes from Illinois; again from South Carolina, and shortly afterwards from some other community. This time more than thirty people perish and more than forty are seriously injured in Oklahoma as a result during a Christmas celebra- ton in a rural school house. Roasted to death because official neglect and crim- inal carelessness! Included in the holo- caust were scores of children few moments before in full enjoyment of the Yuletide season and rompng in happl- ness.
 First it is faulty construction by school authorities. Then absence of fire es- capes Lack of exits, doors open ing inside instead of outside, and various other conditions in trapping victims. There is mourning in many households; but it comes too late. The injury and injustice have already been done. The pity of it is that no practical lessons are learned from these frightful tragedies by those entrusted with the responsibilities of providing reasonable safety for their fellow citizens.
 And so, through various forms of crim- inal negligence and official failure in performance of duty these easily pre-  munity, then in another, bringing gloom and mourning. Yet, there are seldom more than perfunctory investigations that do not even place the blame and lead mo- where by way of remedies. It is a sad story of the cheapness of human life in this country that cries aloud for protec- tion.
 What were the school authorities think ing of to permit the assembly of such a crowd in flimsy building with prac- tically no means of escape in the event of fire or panic, and even when the windows were smashed by frantic parents wire screens blocked the way to safety? It is a typical tragedy that frequently re- suits from neglect of official duty. First it flares up in one form, then another; but always with similar results-no pun ishment for the guilty, That is the req son why the story is so oft repeated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
Forum Of The People
Age. Herald Fair All the Way.
no fine Editor of The Age-Herald:


 Having been born and reared in Dallas county, and having known three generations of the Edwards family, 1 am, naturally, deep ly interested in the case of Dr. George Ed wards, now of Bessemer, but born and reared within twelve miles of my birthplace. Though I never write for publication l cannot refrain from writing to congratulate your paper tone of the best edited and cleanest in the Southl on the manner in which you have handled the Edwards case. Some have reached out and tried to "dig up" things which to my mind seemed irrelevant. Your paper has been fair all the way, and l as Dallas county man who knows the Edwards family, wish to thank you and to say that all that the friends of Dr. Edwards ask is a square deal. Unfortunately, some papers of the state ap- pear to think that the correct definition ot a Free Press means that they be allowed to convict this man of crime, which his friends do not believe he committed; before the courts of Jefferson county, which have reputation for fair dealing, have had an opportunity to go into the merits of the case.
 think am safe in saying that the people of Dallas county are unwilling to accept ex parte evidence.
 F. J. McIVER, D. D. S.
 Selma, Ala, December 23, 1924.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
A MEASURING VERDICT

! The verdict of the Illinois jury in con- victing minister and woman charged jointly with poisoning their respective wife and husband to remove the barriers i to their marriage is encouraging in some respects, following other miscarriages of justice in recent notorious criminal trials. | It appears that there was never any doubt in the minds of the jurors as respects the guilt of the offenders, and that 1t was a question of whether the man should receive the death penalty and how much punishment should be administered to the woman.
 That there was hard problem for the jury to decide because one of the accused was woman was apparent. Few women are executed in this country, and espe- cially when man provides an oppor- tunity to put the blame on. There seems to be growing sentiment against send ing a woman to her death, whatever the offense, and male jury especially well comes the opportunity to evade such a responsibility.
 ToFHdpS II lIlS dloAC iiou uSSA charged with the crime he might have been sentenced to death. That the two were about equally guilty of the crime was the apparent view of the jury. While the man got life sentence, his partner in the murder was given thirty-five years Imprisonment, and will be old and broken in spirit when, if she shall, have served her term.
 Results of the trial indicate re- action from failure to punish crime in this country At least there is encourage ment in the verdict which may serve as a warning to criminals, and especially to those participating in murders. That is gratifying in so far as it indicates more purpose to protect society against the criminal element. Perhaps few such verdicts will have some effect ir reduc- tion of crime in America. The record of ten thousand ,homicides in one year calls for an effective remedy, and there is no surer cure for this discouraging record than the pr6mptness and certainty of punishment. The public safety and the public welfare cry aloud for more effec- tive safeguards against those who would disorganize society by striking at it's foun- of life and property rights.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
THE PEOPLE AND THE SYSTEM

The report of F. Hopkinson Smith, certified accountant, who examined the city's accounts, gives the city commls- sioners and the people of Birmingham something to think about. After setting forth the value of the public properties and the surplus assets, the accountant makes some recommendations Tn methods of keeping the municipal accounts ana records that should go far towards greater efficiency in administration and in preventing misappropriations ot the public funds.
 It has been announced that some o1 these recommendations will be adopted as soon as the proper filing and other systems can be installed. One of the lm- portant suggestions urged IS that the city comptroller be given full charge ot ms department and be held strictly respon- sible for it's proper functioning. To carry out this plan it is urged that the comp troller have absolute control over the personnel of his staff of assistants. That means that his responsibility will be ln- creased; for it is futile to expect respon- sibility to be assumed without also pro- portionate increase of authority. Such a change in method should make for greater efficiency all around.
 In the accountants report attention IS directed to a number of serious faults Tn the methods of administration in force, and special mention is made of laxlty in which should be easy of correction It is evident from the report that there has been serious lack of administrative system which has been reflected through failure in the public service over and beyond faults in judgment and lack of business ability and vision. There is no reason why Birmingham, with its avail able financial resources should not pro vide all reasonable community benefits. That it has not done so is largely due to the capacity of those who were placed in authority. Their record has demon strated that the city has not been oper- ated in accordance with business prln- ciples, and has shown the need for such administrative talents as will put the municipal affairs oA an economic basis for the benefit of all the people.
 Despite the improvements which other cities have made through changes in their plans of government, it were well to bear in mind that the administrative capacity of those who are chosen to run the muni- cipal affairs is vastly more important than the system itself. In this respect the responsibility in the last analysis rests more upon the people in their efforts to induce the proper men to run for office and to work for their election than in the plan of government established. There is good government and bad government under all the systems of municipal man. agement.: It is up to the people to say which they will have.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
Sex In Civilization
By DIR. FRANK CRANE

A NEW calendar has just come into my "A house from a friend of mine who is in the boot and shoe business; the calendar is ornamented with a picture of handsome young woman. What she has to do with boots and shoes is beyond me.
 But whatever you want to advertise it seems to be the fashion to adorn your appeal with q specimen of female beauty.
 There's a pretty girl on the match box, there's a charming adolique on the can of tobacco; the harvester and agricultural i'm plement circular has on its first page fine brunette each new issue of the monthly mag azines blossoms with another pose of sweet feminine youth, and about a dozen magazine pages are regularly occupied by stage beauties.
 The bill-boards are crowded with female loyeliness ladies' faces and forms are printed on blotters, and the Sabbath newspapers reek with the same enticing lure. More than that, no one dares write novel that has no parting pair of lovers in it. and stage reproduction without some form of the sex-motive would be foredoomed. The fact is that our western civilization is sex-sOaked.
 Lafcadio Hearn found that the Japanese who were getting acquainted with the liter ature of Europe were amazed most of all at the predOminance of sex matters. As a matter of fact is the eternal feminine worth the time and attention we devote there- unto? Of course mating is a serious affair, wooing is a most interesting occupation, and where the wires of domestic felicity get crossed it makes a lively situation. But there are other and bigger interests in life.
 Romantic affection, which so saturates mod ern occidental letters, is rare note Tn the writings of the Greeks and Romans ot the Hebrews, Hindus, Chinese or Japanese They seem to be occupied in other directions than that of love-making. Worship, war, adven- ture, and the like were motives as frequent as that of gallantry.
 Is it right and normal that 'the grand passion" should grow to exclude all other pas sions?
 I can but think that one day we shall out grow this excessive emphasis Of sex and that life shall regain it's more normal poise. The man woman love has it's place, and deep and Hateful one, in the career of every strong person; but it should be kept in it's place, and duly subordnated to other human values as vast and as significant as it; and when it is dwelt upon too long or too intensely, when it oyerflows and saturates all life, the indi- vidual is apt to become perverted Even so with race. a civilization. It has other things to think of than the pro- creatio of itself,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
The Right Word
LITTLE TEST
By w. CURTIS NICHOLSON
(Find the Error in This Article.

 Here is a little test for those who do not mind applying themselves during the Christ mas holidays However, it will not be neces- sary to write out the answers and mail them to "The Right Word" as there will be a discussion of the sentences in the next n- stalment of this column. One or more errors are included in each of the following sentences. Make the cor rections and hold the copy until tomorrow, when you will be able to grade you own effort.
 The Sentences.
 l. Can I help you with your work! 9 He will come more ofteper, now that you have returned. B. Lots of you know whether he or l are wrong.
 4. He has did what I suggested. ,. Here is the book what you was look 6. Either of the three plans are ap- propriate.
 [. He went in the house and found his pipe, which had been laying on the piano all of the afternoon.
 S. Have you got any more of them samples?
 g. Whom do you think might be called upon?
 TO- John as well as James have left H. He is taller than any person in the room. l2 Try and find me one like this.
 The Next Test.
 Within a few days another test will appear in this column. Watch for it. Would you like to test your ability to write correct English?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26

make his opponents in congress smart for their sins. Nothing hurts politician more deeply than to deny him the pat ronage and the claim on the presidential ear, by which he flourishes or, lacking both, goes into a speedy decline.
 Patronage is the bulwark of the party system of government. Only through patronage can political organizations be maintained, good service rewarded and betrayal punished. Patronage extends through and dominates political life, from the smallest civic community on up to the White House itself The small pol itician is able to place few of his faith ful adherents in office; the president of the United States, acting on the recom- mendations of members of congress and national committeeman, places thousands. Nearly every one of these appointments, perhaps all, including judicial appoint ments, are political
 It often happens that unfit men are given offices because of a desire to pay a political debt, or because of political pressure of some kind. When such an appointee's unfitness becomes a public scandal, as in the case of several members of MT. Harding's cabinet, there is a great public outcry. Patronage is more loudly assailed than ever by would-be political reformers, but it will continue to exist. Tt is indispensable in a democracy such as ours. What should be insisted upon, however, is that politics should not be the excuse for abuse of the public service and that, while political considerations are given due weight, appointments should go to the persons most fit to per form good service.