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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-10
LETTER FROM SALLY ATHERTON
TO BEATRICE GRlMSHAW

DEAR BEE:
saw your precious Dick yesterday
and must say he is a good-looking
chap. but for all that he is nothing
/ would choose. He's got too much
of rowing eye. presume I'm
very. egotistical young woman-thank
God Pm. still young, Bee-but l have
always wanted my man to keep from
showing any great admiration, for
any other woman.
will say that for Sam. He never
but me.
But to get back to, my story. You,
| of course, know by this time that
Mr.. Richard Summers is accompany
ing. Miss Perier on her personal APP
pcarancc tour. He seems to be- a
peach of publicity man. was
speaking about this side of him to
my boss, John Prescott, and he said:
"He's too darn good in the publ
city line"
Mr.. Prescott was very indignant
with Mr.. Summers because he per-
suaded Leslie to become one of the
patronesses at Miss Perier's matinee.
1t seems there has been more or less
| talk about Mr.. Prescott and the Per-
Ter girl, but if can read the cards
right, Leslie knows nothing about
this. You know, in a case of this
kind the wife is the last person to
know about 1t.
OF course when Mr.. Prescott found
out Leslie was going to do this, ]
imagine, although he said nothing
about it., they had a row royal and
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MAN EXPLORES HIS PRISON

Five thousands ago. in the Stone Age, primitive
in England used Jagged flint tools to fell big oak tree
They followed out of the trunk boat ii feet long and three
feet wide.
This boat the most ancient discovered is dug out of
the Eley Ferry Marshes deep down in the mud that had
preserved it from decay.
shape They knew nothing of the earth except the
territory of few miles in which they roamed But some
thing urged them explore farther and farther through the
forests The something prompted them to make
That Something was CURIOSITY, the mighty force
behind all progress.
Scientists believe that has lived earth at least
100000 years. Yet it was not until Adj years ago that
Europe which at the time imagined itself highly civilized
learned the of the American continent through
the curiosity of Columbus.
In few centuries have mastered the unknown parts
of the world until only small section of the globe remains
Incharted.
We can go virtually anywhere DESIRE land and
With land and sea conquered, and inqustve
travelling under the water in submarines only the ocean
depths and the air remain for exploration,
Prophecy dangerous science but it improbable
that explorers will get deep in the They
learn the of the oceans depth by cawng dredges
the end of long cables They lower strong
electrically operated and emitting enough light to take pic
person, in submarines to the deepest floors of the
There the terrible weight of the water would crush the
l,ore~ aid his craft.
So turn to the air, mastering 1t swiftly IN the
atr Of speed and distance close to the earhs surface
Missionaries dream of time when will fly out amonG
the stars exploring other worlds
This is romantic, fires the imagination. But the flying
same as fish swim only in water And at some dis
ance estimated at 100 miles ess earhs atmosphere
ends.
Beyond that the temperature at least 100 below
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PUBLISHING AND COSTS I

The farmers Of North Dakota
who sunk large sums of money in
the effort to keep the Fargo Cour-
ier-News going may take a grain
of comfort in the admission Of j.
p. Dotson Of the Fargo Tribune
that the paper couldn't be madeD to
pay and is consequently sold. And
Dotson is an experienced newspa-
per publisher one with record OF
successful ventures in Marshall
town, Crookston and in Fargo
where he lifted the Forum from a
slough of debt and placed it on a
solid foundation before he sold it
to the present owners. That the
Forum people can operate the
morning paner at a profit by
means Of cutting out the duplica-
tiop o. plant etc. is more than
probable.
Fargo is but following the lead
Of hundreds of other cities where
consultations in newspapers have
been made, effecting saving in
costs Of production and saving
to the merchants of the cities IN
duplication of advertising charges.
There has been in the newspaper
t business as in most other lines a
I tremendous increase in the cost OF
labor and materials, necessitating
the passing on of the charges to
advertisers. AS a result the mer-
chants of hundreds of cities have
co-operated with the publishers in
cutting down the cost of advertise
ing coverage but encouraging con-
solicitations and discouraging news
papers which prove a drain on
their advertising appropriation. -
Fargo Tribune.
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@fh9ch n,,,;s!le1

she came out on top, because the
day was at the matinee she and a
number of the other popular young
women in town were supporting Miss
Perier while she was doing the socie-
ty act.
1t made ME laugh, Bee, for these
women would not have looked at
Paula Perier year ago. She prob
ably was then much better woman
than she is now. They fell all over
themselves to be nice to her.
Remember, am leaving Leslie out
of this. I think she is one of the
sweetest girls I have ever known.
Under ordinary circumstances
would be envying her that cookbook
ing husband of hers, but Leslie de-
serves everything in the world that
is good, even that doubtful posses
sion-a good looking husband.
didn't get, to talk to your Dick
Summers. As heard Leslie talking
to him about you thought an inter
| view with two of your friends sin
one day would almost be more than
he could stand. did, however, have
q few words to say to Paula Perier
While was speaking to her Les
lie was talking very earnestly to Mr.
Summers and / saw French girls
eyes turn that way very often. AT
last said rather maliciously: ,
"Don't you. think Mrs. Prescott is
beautiful? I have known her very
| we'll for many. years and she is as
good as-she is beautiful"
That French girl looked me quiet
ly in the eye and said:
"Is It not true we of today declare
goodness most uninteresting
(, (Copyfight, 1924. NEA Service, Inc.)
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MANDAN NEWS
.lAl
MANDAN MAN,
AGED 63, DIES

Jacob A. Ferderer, aged 63, who
died Saturday in Bismarck, after
suffering for the past six weeks with
an attack of kidney trouble and
rheumatism, was buried today. He
had been ailing for about a year.
Deceased was born in Russia and
came to this country June 10th, 1910
settling in Mandan where he has
made his home since.
For time after arriving here he
was employed at the cemetery by
the Kennedy Undertaking company
and for the last three years has been
employed by the Farmers State Bank
as janitor which position he held
until his Illness. e.
Surviving him arc six children,
four girls and two boys and also his
wife, Elizabeth Ferdercr. The girls
are Rosa Ferdcrer of Casper, Wyo-
ming; Margaret Harmon of Los An
gelcs, California; Mrs. John Schlos-
ser Of Mandan, and Matilda Ferderer
also of Mandan. The boys are Libcr-
atus and Peter Ferdercr, both of this
city. The former is janitor for the
Farmers State Bank and the Com
mercial Club building and the latter
is employed in the McGillic meat
market. The two daughters residing
out Of the city will not able t.
reach the city for the funeral.
The funeral was held from St
Josephs Catholic church of this city
at nine thirty. =
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THE PROOF OF FARMING
CHANGE

TIL progress being made by North
Dakota in diversified agriculture
production was very clearly en-
phasized by Mr.. Joseph Devine
Commissioner of immigration, in
an address before the North Da,
kota Dairymen's Association meet
ing in Grand Forks.
To quote Mr. Devine:
When North Dakota pro-
duced only $17000,0O0 worth
OF creamery products in 1919
and 34,0O0OO0 worth in 1923;
when North Dakota had but
100000 bushels of corn in
1919 and 3O,0O0000 bushels in
1928; when North Dakota had
but $4,000 acres of sweet
clover in 1918 and $4,000 acres
in 1928; when poultry produc-
ton jumped from $3,070,O00 in
1913 to $10,000,000 in 1928, we
know we are on the way to a
bigger, better North Dakota.
These figures are interesting moi
only in showing the change. that is
coming in North Dakota but the
rapidity with which it is coming
With the movement toward diver
sification gaining greater impetu:
in recent months, the increased
production of North Dakota farms
in diversified crops can be expect
ed to reach new high levels in the
years just ahead.
Diversified methods bring ;
more intensified farming and make
for a more profitable farming
And the greater the production
per acre the greater becomes thu
value of North Dakota land.-Far
90 Forum. 49, .'t..r
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SHOULD WATCH WHERE THEY
LAY THINGS


Two eggs believed to be 6O,OOO,OOC
years old have been found in South
Dakota. Scientists say they are duck
eggs from the miocene age. South
Dakota ducks should be warned to
lay their eggs where they may be
found more readily.
If farmer had to hunt for every
egg 100000 years he might starve
to death. Perhaps our department
of agriculture could get out a pamph-
lct on this subject.
GARDEN HELPS
" Even if the seeds never come up
the catalog shows you the pictures
Of how they would look.
JAIL NEWS
Paris dentist was fined $4,000 for
kissing patient, no doubt, first tell
ing her it wouldn't hurt. -
BROTHER TOMS KITCHEN
You can get squirtless grapefruit
by buying those havinapno juice.
BOOZE NEWS
Man got drunk in South Bend,
Ind, and stole a locomotive, that S
how powerful Indian stuff is.
FOREIGN NEWS
The German reparation problem is
about to be solved for the first time
this month. !
HEALTH HINTS
A waiter shot customer in Paris
perhaps because he asked for a sec
ond slug of tobacco.
HOME HELPS
Isn't it time for the women's clubs
to start giving smokers? -91u
/ MOVIE NOTES .r
Applauding at q movie is safe
They can't give an encore.
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TTS2MM4G;l$EHN4z$R
DUCKS ARE so CARELESS

EDITORIAL
The bell bottom trousers promise
to become more popular this spring.
Now is the time to head off such
calamity. Most of the boys wearing
them look as if they would be afraid
of rats. A few trained rats might
improve matters.
SOCIETY
Mrs. Whatsername will be the
charming hostess at delightful leap
year dance for her daughter, Pearl,
but it won't help matters because
Pearl can't keep her mouth shut
long enough to be kissed. ~ .
POLITICAL NEWS
A man doesn't amount to much in
politics unless he has been named as
presidential possibility.
MUSIC NOTES
Bands of fanatics are being broken
up in the Philippines, but our jazz
bands go unmolested.
FASHIONS
New fashions would be more com
Portable if the weather wasn't so old
fashioned.
FINANCES
No matter how expensive living be-
comes it is always worth more.
ADVERTISING
A new bathing salts on the marke
is said to reduce fat people. Take
off two pounds" reads the adver
Using. When a person can be tw
pounds lighter after taking bath
this newspaper is too clean to com
| ment.
Tex Richard says there never was
grudge fight. That's the troubl
with boxers, they are too good ma
tured. You have to offer bootle
kings ransom to get a boxer ma
1 Ia
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STRONGER NOW

Men much larger and stronger now than 400
years ago. checkup of the by knights of the
10th century shows that fighting those days averaged
only 100 pounds weight had waist 80 inches around and
size 6 shoe.
All this is part of the system of gradual evolution. 1t
makes wonder what people 400 from now will look
like. Physically apparently becoming larger But
the sedentary life of modern times may turn the tide the
other way Inactivity inevitably weakness and de-
erioation Even the brain has to be exercised constantly
to keep it in trim.
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xxxvli (contlnued)
"rd even sleep In the studio,
but have made one concession
to my poor family. They're no,
reconciled. but, after all. I am
twenty.four-and spent two years
in France. I have had three orders
for portraits-friends OF the fam.
lily, Of course. must be content
with 'pAlr until I am taken serious
" as an artist II l. can only ex-
hibit at the. next Academy I shall
feel full-nedged."
And what of your new circle?"
1--WE been to several parties and
enjoyed myself hugely. Some OF
them get pretty tight, but I've seen
people tighter at house parties and
not nearly 80 amusing. And then
Cora and Suzan! I've never liked
any women as we'll. This Is
the first dinner Of the old sort I've
been to since I started"
"Ah?" asked Clavering absently
''Why the exceptionT,
"Well. you see. I am tremendous
~ intriguee, like every one else
ia met her several times at home
and she came one day to my stn
dlo. where the Sophisticates made
the most tremendous fuss over her
But was curious to see her in he,
own old home. where she had
reigned 80 long ago as Mary Og
den. Mother told me that every
thing was unchanged except the
stair carpet and her bedroom
Her tone was lightly impersonal
and still more 50 as she added:
"Why don't you write a move
about her. Lee? She must be thu
most remarkable psychological
study of the age. Fancy living twt
lifetimes in the same body. It put.
reincarnation to the blush. sup
pose she'll bury US ALL"
Clavering shot her a sharp inves
tigating glance, but replied suave
~: mot necessarily. The sam,
road is open to all OF YOU"
Miss Goodrich had1never looked
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ADVENTURE OF
THE TWINS
nv OLIVE RORERTS BARTON

Would you mind taking your foot
out of my eye?" asked voice sud-
denly.
Nancy and Nick were SO surprised
they nearly fell off the top of the
queer looking strawstack, up which
they had just climbed.
who are you?" cried Nancy.
Who is talking?'
I'm the Scarecrow of Bcanstalk
Land said the strawstack. And
you are sticking ysuratoes into all
sorts of places. NASn you were
climbing up, my ribs You tickled me
so l was afraids1 would shake you
off with my shivcring. But one thing
must speak about, and that is my
eyes. If you put them out l can't
watch for the crows. True, my eyes
are only made of corn cobs, as are
also my nose and mouth, but they
are all the more likely to fall out"
The Twins were amazed to think
that they had climbed all the way to
the top of such an important person
without knowing it. Who would
ever dream of scarecrow being as
high as the park monument?
We're awfully sorry" apologized
Nick. Well get down, at once
mo. don't, please begged the
scarecrow. Il. love to have COM
pany, even if they do sit on my head.
get SO lonely out here in the field
with nobody to talk to. You've no
idea what it's like. Do you know
any stories?"
Lots" said Nancy.
"Oh, do tell me one,' urged the
scarecrow. If you tell me one, I'll
tell you one. That's fair"
Yes, indeed!' declared Nancy. Sc
she told himthc story about the
scarecrow in, Squaly-Moo Land, who
hit the strange dog with his
stick, when he went to steal the
bone Fido had buried at the scare.
crows feet.
so you see, scarecrow can ,bt
hero, even if he does stand in q
corn field and never move" sale
Nick. Some people say that hi.
stick was ready to drop anyway, bu
we know better. He told US so him
self. And he saved Fido's bone an,
the strange dog never came back.
That's a lovely story!" sighed tn
scarecrow. Il know how he mus
have felt. I'm quite sure that som,
day, if the crows don't stop poster
4 ing me, l, too. shall lose my tempe
completely and give dozen of then
trouncing."
Don't forget your story!" re
minded Nancy.
mo, shan't!" declared tn
scarecrow. I'll begin at once. IT.
+ about burying, too! One dark nigh
, was awakened by voices quite nea
, me. The moon was under clou
and couldn't see q thing. but
heard every word. One man sail
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IL she must maryland suppose
she's dying to: but / notice she
hasn't asked either of them to.
night. suppose 1t makes her feel
younger to surround herself with
young people. 1t certainly makes
me feel frightfully young
mean she does"
"Do you think 1t good manners
to discuss your hostess at her own
table?"
"Oh. manners! You'll always be
Southerner, Lee. New York has
always prided itself, on its bad
manners. That ia the real. source
OF our strength" -: J
pretty poor prop. 1t seems to
me sign OF congenital weakness"
"Oh. we never defend ourselves.
BY the way. hear Jim Oglethorpe
rushed poor little Janet of to-
Egypt because he found her in
your rooms and you refused to
marry her. You're not such gal.
liant Southerner, after all"
what a lie! Who on earth
started such a yarn?" But 'he
turned cold and his hand shook a.
little as he raised his wine glass.
! tits all over town. and people
think you really ought to marry
her. OF course those ridiculous
little happers don't care whether
they are, talked about or not, but
their families..do.. hear that old
Mrs Oglethorpe is quite i'll over
the scandal and she always swore
/, by you."" 4
4 Mrs, oglethorpe, l happen t.
4 know, as dined there last night;
was never better and is delighted
with the idea that Jim has taken
Janet abroad to get her away from
. that rotten crowd"
She looked nonplussed, but re
. turned to the charge. "How sto
ries do get about! They even SAY
, that he horsewhipped you"
5 Pray don't overtax your power,
of invention You know there's nj
such story going about or every
: body here would have cut ms dead
Try another tack"
- ITO Be Continued)
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more the fine and dignified repre-
sentative OF her class as she lifted
her candid eyes with an expression
Of disdain. .4. -,
my dear Lee! Really! There
are some women above that sort OF
thing" u j
you. But ofs course she's given
hide-bound conservatism a pretty
hard jolt" ~.
Its not that-really. But all
women growing old and trying to
be or to look young again are rath'
er Notwithstanding to our
standards at least, and ! have been
brought up in the belief that they
are the highest in the world. And
then. ones sense OF h,imor-!"
"Humor? Is that what you call
!! IT." damn. all women for cats.
the best Of them. AnneD o
why, yes. isn't it rather, absurd
for more reasons than one? To
nv mind 1t is the complete farce
She has regained the appearance
and-possibly-the real feeling o.
youth, with all its capacity for en-
| thusiasm and unworn emotions-it
seems rather ludicrous, but still II
may be: certainly the interior
should be in some degree a match
for that marvelously restored face
and body-but the whole thing II
made farcical by the fact that she
never can have children. And wha
else does youth in women reall,
mean?", ss.x
Experience has taught me tina
] It means quite a number Of othel
things. And painting portraits 4
not fulfilling the first and highes
| duty Of womanhood. dear Anne
Miss Goodrich, flushed. but &C
copied his score calmly "Oh,
shall marry. OF course. But then
you see. amyoung-really young
what are YOU. two quarrelinl
about?" broke in Miss Lawrence
husky voice. She had smoke
steadily since taking her seat a
the table. not 50 much because sh
had an Irresistible passion for &c
bacco a. because 1t destroyed he
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Gertrude Atherton
appetite and preserved her figure.
II haven't seen Anna blush ike
that since she got hack from
France"
Il was just telling her how beau
tiful she looked tonight" And an
cry "a he was, 1t amused him to
hear Anne's little esp Of pleasure.
Eyes. doesn't she?" Miss Law
renee blew Z ring and smiled
sweetly. 1--WE always been jealous
OF Anne. She's such . beautiful
height I'm so glad the CRATES OF
the last generation seem to have
died out Too bad, when Madame
Zattiany re}tvenated herself. she
didn't slice OF q few inches. She
dwarfs even men OF your height,
although, Of course. you are really
taller. But then tall women"
She shrugged her shoulders. her
crisp voice softened and she went
on as II thinking aloud. do you
know y. to me she does not
look young at all. Ishave q fancy
she's hypnotized every one but
myself. / seem to see an old wo'
man with q colossal will.
But I'd like to know the name OF
that whitewash she uses. 1t may
come in handy some day. Not for
another item years. though. Oh,
Lee! it's good to- be really young
and not have to be aa4ened icut on
table under brolling' x.Rays and
have your poor old feminine de-
partment cranked ups
wonder Just how adventurous men
are?" .
But ClaverinG1 although seethins.
merely smiled. He knew himself
to be like the man who has had a
virulent attack Of smallpox and IL
immune for the rest Of his life.
Nevertheless. he would cheerh,lly
have twisted her neck. She WAS
holding that slim lily-like throsX
up for his inspection, a cigarette
between he4 thin scarlet lips as
she looked at him over her shout
der. At sixteen she could not have
been more outwardly unblemished.
and she emanated q heady essence.
Her long green eyes met his keen
satiric ones with melting languor.
But she said Unexpectedly: y
II hear she's going to marry MI.
Osborne, mothers old beau-or 10
that Mr.. Dinwiddie? How can one
straighten out those old.timers?
But it would be quite appropriate,
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RICH MANS WHIM

The richest in Europe, Sir Basil Zaharof lives in
Paris Every morning his breakfast rolls baked in Lon
don and rushed to him by special arplane.
Scientific magic makes this possible.
Science would be doing better job if it made impossible
the system that permits hot rolls be rushed through the
air at great expense to gr Sy rich mans foolish within
while millions of other Europeans dndernourished and
MANY thousands starving to DEATH
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KING TUT

King Tut died of tuberculosis of the lungs according to
Bshara Nahas Egyptian author In support of this theory
Tut died young and was frail He boy king
Germs rule earth, though few realize which is not
surprising The white has had military supremacy Of
the world for only about three centuries yet few know it,
getting their education from white mans history, writ
ten to please Caucasans.
Insect life will "rue the world" discriminating all men
eventually according to scientists.
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EDITORIAL REVIEW

Comments reproduced n this
the opinion of The Tribune. They
are pasented here In 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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RUM FLEET

The fleets operating off Atlantic coast consist of
158 ships, according the United States Coast Guard
The official estimate is that these ships land whisky at
the rate of about six and half million quarts year
lot? Yes. But it's only quart year for every II
Americans.
In 1923 the American people drank % times much
whisky gin and brandy is being landed by the fleet
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DO YOU REMEMBER PONZI?

! Do you remember him? It's almost four years since
Ponz began to work his frenzed finance scheme The
mittee appointed by the courts to quidate his affairs
ports has had over 600 claims presented to it, involving
more than four million dollars
The Ponzi swindle would not have been possible except
for the universal desire to get something for nothing He
beat them atsther game Such is the with nearly
al sWjndlers. i 1850 saGe@eN
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, awarded his A. C. basketball letter
with seven other members of the
state champ team. Archie Olson,
another. graduate of M. H. S. has
earned a letter from the state univer-
sity. - =