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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-24
THE BLOC AND THE
GOVERNMENT

While the Democratic convention
was wallowing in the muddle 1t
made for itself, Robert E. Lee
Saner of Texas, president OF the
American Bar Association, was
discussing the activity Of minority
groups at the meeting of the asso-
citation at Philadelphia.
Mr.. Saner especially addressed
himself to the fact that 167 differ
ent amendments to the Constitu-
ticn were proposed at the last ses-
sion of Congress. Nearly all Of
these emanated from minority
groups, proposing to fix minority
notions in the fundamental law OF
the land.
How far this tendency has pro-
crossed and how serious its pos
sible influence on the course OF
government was pointed out by Mr..
Saner, In his comments on the sit
uation in Congress:
I'VE saw in the organization Of
the last Congress the overpower-
ing influence of small insurgent
tut highly organized bloc. .
This. too, has encouraged the ac-
tivities of highly organized minor
ity factions who seek by intensive
propaganda to convince the repre-
sentatives that their peculiar wish
is the voice of the people.
ITO this disproportionate power
in the insurgent blocs and subser-
yience to popular propaganda may
be traced the present tendency of
Congress toward the enactment of
sumptuary laws increasing federal
interference in affairs of private
concern and then denying to it
that measure Of faith and conf
dence which it might more credit
ably strive to attain"
There Is a stern indictment of
the bloc as such. In the platform
adopted at New York is a boast
that through the assistance of the
blocs the Democratic minority was
enabled to defeat the administra-
ton in its principal program. The
insurgents are given no credit, but
the Republicans are blamed for
not controlling them, even at the
very time when the Democrats
were giving them the utmost aid
and comfort.
The bloc or group. insurgent or
otherwise, can not be denied under
our form of government. Only
when it's effort becomes destruc-
tive does the minority become
subject to severe criticism or an
object of suspicion.
In the last Congress the purpose
of the bloc was manifest from the
outset It was not to secure any
constructive work, to make sure of
any lasting benefit for the people,
hut simply to thwart the admins
tration in it's efforts to enact laws
that were deemed necessary. Be-
hind this effort was the admitted
determination Of the leader of the
insurgents to run for the office OF
President of the United States.
All the business of the govern
ment, of whatever kind or nature.
had to pass the scrutiny of the
bloc leader. He royalty exercised
his private veto through the activ-
ity of a handful OF followers, in
significant in numbers, yet render
cd absolute by reason of the fact
that the Democrats, themselves a
minority, atquiesced in and sup
ported the bloc in all its major
operations.
Representative government, as
Mr.. Saner declares. was suspended
for the time, and bloc control
ruled. The expression of a highly
organized minority took prece-
dence at all points in Congress-
Omaha Bee.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-24
FABLES ON HEALTH-
MATERNITY CLOTHING

The type of clothing she should
wear greatly interested Mrs. Jones
before the arrival of her first
baby.
"The main thing is to keep warm"
the family doctor instructed her.
Attractive maternity clothes can be
found in any town of any appre-
cable size. Light : undergarments
should be avoided when there is any
chance Of, chilling, for chilling is
quite dangerous.
Low-heeled shoes. are generally
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-24
CAT RINGS BELL

London, July 24.-"Oscar Oofus,'
black cat owned by London gro
Ger, has been taught to ring bell
when it wants to be admitted to
the dining room. The bell has teen
fitted up outside the diningroom and
Oscar claws string when he wants
to come in. The cat also has been
taught to initiate the barking Of a
dog.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-24
Editorial Review

Comments reproduced in this
the opinion OF The Tribune. They
are presented here in order that
our readers may have both sides
Of important issues which are
being discussed In the press OF
the day.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-24

recommended; and they should be
of comfortable shape and size. High
heels are likely to put an added
strain on the patients back llust&es
at such time. Tight-fitting garters
should be avoided because of the
pressure against the veins of the
legs.
In brief, every effort should be
made to insure the maximum, COM
fort. and there is no reason why in
gaining this, PERSONAL appearance
need in any measure be sacrificed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-24
A Thought

A false balance i. abomination ia
the Lord: But u just weight IL His
delight.-PrOv. ll:1.
Honest minds are pleased with
honest things.-Beaumont and Flet.
chor
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-24
f|011l}7imS'
Says

Even if wealth is burden, lack
of it is more so.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-04-25

Declaring that he would seek
election entirely upon his record as
an interested citizen in public and
civic affairs of state and nation
wide significance, George H. Lom-
men, for two terms mayor of BIZ
wabik, today filed for election to
the office of state representative
from this district. Mr.. Lommen
seeks to succeed Charles Murphy,
formerly of Aurora, who represent
ed the district in the state legisla-
ture for more than ten years.
Since his advent into range civic
circles, more than six years ago,
Mr.. Lommen, who is an attorney by
profession, has figured prominently
in every phase of civic endeavor.
Particularly, he has striven for the
development of st. Louis county
farm lands; fair taxation; promotion
of good roads programs; and i'm
provements to county recreational
facilities that would prove a lure to
the ever increasing tourist trade.
Mr.. Lommen believes that the
physical precedent, set by the dis
trict in regard to the election of
legislators to the state high body,
should be maintained in this cleo
ton. That is: the election of a
representative from the Vermiion
range; the election of a state senat-
or from Virginia and the adjacent
district; and the election of rep
resentatiye from the far east section
of tht range.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-04-25
THIS FROM A "woRKINGMAN"

Henry Frod, the worlds greatest
manufacturer and largest individual
employer of worBmen, has been al
ternately criticised or praised for
his expression of opinion on many
public questions but he has never
subjected himself to the imputation
of being a poor business man. He
is the living example of workman
who, by his own effort, has risen
from the ranks to great riches. HIS
wealth is so great that it can be
assumed he would not stoop to sup
port a tax measure merely to add
trifie to his personal income. There
fore, an interview with Mr.. Ford on
the tax question, obtained by Sam
uel Crowther for publication in Col
lier's Weekly, is of great interest to
the American public. Mr. Ford
says:
Every cent the Government
spends, just as every cent we citi-
zens spend, has to come from some
where. Any administration or any
set of legislators that advocates high
taxes ought to be run out of office,
because what they are really ad-
vocating is the high cost of living.
eve have to pay some taxes, but
the greater part of what we pay
ought to go for productive purposes
for good roads, for schools, for
better health and all those things
which make life easier. But we
ought to pay as we go and not at
tempt to have things we cannot
afford to have.
eve could afford to have a great
deal more than we now have and
pay out less money. That we can
do by wasting less than we now
waste But there is nothing more
dangerous to the prosperity of the
country than putting heavy taxes on
those who seem to have more money
than they need.
"High taxes on the rich do not
take burdens off the poor. They
put burdens on the poor. AS far as
our company is concerne,' we can
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-04-25
FACTS TO BE DRIVEN HOME TO
THOSE USING THE FORESTS.

Forest Protection Week, proclaim
ed by President Coolidge and Gov
ernor Preus for April 20-27, has
special significance for fishermen,
hunters, canoeing enthusiasts and
lovers of the great outdoors in the
wilderness country of Northern
Minnesota.
Many kinds of wild game animals
and game birds which civilization
has driven from untimbered lands
to the protection of the forests will
survive the onslaught of their
natural enemies and of man and
only if the unburned forests con-
| tinue to exist over the major por-
tion of their present natural ranges.
A burned forest offers no protec-
ton to game, and in the process or
burning, many hundreds of birds
and animals are actually cremated
in efforts to escape fast driven
/ forest fire. The amount of game
bird eggs and young broods de-
stroyed by fire in this legion each
year is enormous. Fishing streams
] are likely to dry up in a burned
over forested country; and even
though they continue to run les
sened amount of water, the condi-
lions for fish will never be as fav-
orable until new forest is grown,
and that takes long, weary years.
And there are other reasons why
the real sportsmen want to keep
the Forests Green. Many of us
will go out on these opening days
of trout season and come back with
a creel well loaded with fish, or
alibis. We will go to a region
where we have fished and camped on
many previous years. Would it
not be disappointing and somewhat
saddening to return several weeks
later and find the timber burned,
old charred snags, bare rocks, and
a jungle of brush and down stuff,
where before there was a beautiful
stand of forest trees?
While on your fishing trip for
lake trout, bass, wall-eyed pike or
muskalonge, would you pick out a
camping place with no trees?
| This year is deer and bird. sea-
son. When you go out after this
class of game, would you pick out
a camping place where there is not
even tree to lean against while
you sit on the ground, smoke your
| pipe, and tell yarns around the
campfire after supper?
/ guess not! And that's why you
should hail Forest Protection Week
as an opportunity to put the fire
danger before the people.
i The real sportsmen are not the
boys who leave fire unextinguish-
ed, when they break camp. But
there are younger sportsmen COM
ing on, more numerous than ex-
perienced, more enthusiastic than
careful. Many of them will come
under your guidance. Try to teach
them the first rule of true sports
manship-coaservati Teach them
that the preservation of the forests
means the preservation of wild life
and perpetuity of their hunting and
fishing grounds.
i Minnesota has been famous as a
hunting and fishing state, but game
4 has been too rapidly decreasing in
numbers. Improvement in late
years in laws and their enforcement
and in public sentiment makes the
outlook more favorable for the con-
tinuation of Minnesota's name as a
hunting and fishing mecca. Every
Minnesotan should therefore be
careful with fire in the forests and
see to it that visitors from other
states are equally careful.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-04-25

We are in receipt of a special
copy of the Clcquet Pine Knot print
ed upon the new process book paper
made from 100 per cent Poplar
wood. Besides this, it was wrapped
in a wrapper made from 100 per
cent Jack Pine. On the face of it
there does not seem to be anything
unusual in this announcement but
behind it all stands the fact that
the papers have been perfected by
a new process from woods which
have heretofore not been considered
of less than ordinary Importance
and of which various vast quantities
are at hand in this section of the
state and tributary to Ely and Win
ton. The paper was made at the
Cloquet mills of the Northwest Pap
er Co. and goes to show what can
be done with these woods which in
the past have been considered in
ferior to the varieties generally in
use for paper making. The perfect
ing of these papers gives us hope
that in a short time such an institu-
ton as pulp mill, or even paper
mill, might be established here or at
Winton. With the development of
the Kawishiwi power the ultimate
realization of this hope is not so
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-04-25

Where Johnson stands. Senator
Magnus Johnson-'I understand
that the Democrats are a little bit
afraid that if the bill passes the Re-
publican party is going to profit
somewhat by it. have not any in
terest in that matter, so t. say;
do not care what happens to the
Republican party because l do not
belong to the Republican party.
(Laughter.) / should like to see the
Republican party get in just as bad
as it possibly can, so we can lick
them with third party at the next
election" (Laughter.) No, he does
not belong to the Republican party.
But during the campaign he went
about the state as a Republican can
didate.-Albert Lea Tribupe.<
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-04-25

go on about as we are now, whether
the surtax is 25 or so per cent. We
can make some improvements, but
we cannot do the great things we
should do had we more money
From purely selfish standpoint,
it does not make the least differ
ence to me whether the Govern
ment taxes me l per cent or 80 per
cent. / do not know exactly, but /
imagine could live just as | now
live on l per cent of my income.
am not in business to make money
as money, but to do many things
which | believe are of public bene-
fit, and | believe | can put my
money to better public use than the
Government can.
''Take the Ford car. as an illustra.
ton. With the high su~taxes ad.
vocated as benefit to the poor mar
or the man of moderate means,
doubt if ever we should have
reached a point where we could
have produced car under $500
and that only by paying very low
wages.
"The men who tell the country
that the high incomes must be cut
down are not working for the bene
fit Of the masses. What they are
really saying is something like this
'"You workmen and farmers have
got all you ought to have. Let u.
stop right now. From now on thi!
country must be run for the bene
| fit of politicians
81 am interested in seeing every
body getting a better living will
less effort. / am against anything
which stops the country where it is
"One of the great troubles will
Europe is that people exist for the
Government. Taxes take up wha
surplus ought to be used for bet
| tering conditions.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-04-25
NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION
MEMBER NO. 1871.
Advertising Signs Must Go from
| Roads

advertising Signs MUST 20 from
Roads.
That the advertising sign at the
side of the road may prove detri-
ment to the thing advertised instead
of promoting sales, is being more
and more recognized by large users
of billboard space. It is being
brought home to advertisers that
road users holly resent the blatant
sign covering up beautiful vista
or profaning a lovely landscape.
Cooperation in sign removal has
had unexpected impetus from the
Standard Oil Co., on the Pacific
Coast, which has decided to elm
mate certain Objectionable signs
from the highways.
Convinced that highway adver-
Using signs detract from the natural
beauty of the great routes of travel
of the Pacific Coast" says an official
of Standard Oil, ''this company has
decided that it will erect no more
such signs and that it will immedi-
ately remove all of its signs of this
nature now standing. Hereafter the
company will confine the use of
signs to commercial locations. This
company was among the first of the
oil concerns to engage in this form
of advertising and is now glad to
be the first to discontinue it.
Nearly 1900 large, round per-
manent signs in California, Oregon,
Washington, Nevada, and Arizona
are consigned to the AK by general
order.
Ute Pass, near Colorado Springs,
has for long been defaced with a
large number of signs. Recently
the Colorado Automobile Club, which
is deeply interested in the work of
identifying highways, removed more
than one thousand signs from the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-04-25

portation chairman of the state fed
Grafton, states that more than so
women are already making plans for
the trip and many more names will
be secured at the biennial tea that
is being held in st. Paul on April g..
Thus there will probably be three
carloads of delegates from this
state. 1t is expected delegates from
Michigan, Indiana, Iowa and North
Dakota will join the Minnesota con-
tingent in a special train.
One route that is being consid-
cred favorably by many of the dele
gates is the Chicago Great Western
via Omaha, Kansas City, Colorado
Springs, Salt Lake City and San
Francisco. The fare for the round
trip by this route and returning
through the states is $3.50; the
more northern route through the
Canadian Rockies is $3.50. The
Pullman fare for a lower berth one
way is $3.50. The fare for the
more southern route on the Sante
Fe with the side trip to the Grand
Canyon is $96.62.
All club women who are in at
tendance at the Biennial will have
the same travelling entertainment
i privileges as the delegates. The
delegates will pay their own ex.
penses.
Anyone who desires information
concerning transportation shoulo
write Mrs. Minnie B. Meyers, 23s
Nelson Ave-, st. Paul. Mrs. Mey
ers will make all ticket reservations
and at as early date. as possible
wishes to have the names of al
those planning to make the trip.
| Each woman is asked to make hel
own hotel reservations in Los
Angeles. A deposit must be made
by May Is to insure reservation.
Los Angeles is a wonderful play
ground and she will throw wide oper
her doors to most Hospitality enter
tain the visitors.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-04-25
CLUB WOMEN PLAN
FOR LOS ANGELES TRIP.

The interest of club women in
Minnesota is now being conferred or
the Biennial at Los Angeles, the ma
tional convention of the federated
clubs, June to Is. Mrs. J. E
Rounds, president of the state fed
GRAFTON, is urging the club members
in Minnesota to send a large dele.
CATION to Los Angeles as a fitting
tribute to the distinguished citizen
of their own state, Mrs. Thomas G
Winter, who for the past four years
has been the national leader OF
more than $2,000,000 federated club
women.
Mrs. Minnie B. Meyers, trans
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-04-25

obscure as many might imagine.
Poplar wood is fast growing
product and farmers with acres of
this material and judicious cutting
could supply an indefinite demand
for wood of this nature. Natural
reforestration also runs heavily to
poplar and fire does not as readily
devastate this kind of timber as it
does the resinous kinds. The old
st. Croix or Swallow & Hopkins
mills at Winton would be ideal for
such an industry as pulp or paper
making. The Cloquet Pine Knot
gives an understandable story of
the wood products industry in their
city and being printed on the new
process paper, the story is aptly IL
| Illustrated.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-04-25

pass. At the same time the club
ordered ten thousand trees to be
planted in nurseries and later used
to embellish> the roads leading to
Colorado Springs.
Among the many large billboard
users in the East who have declared
their intention to aid in the beauti
flying of the highways by the elm
ination of signs, are such well-knowr
persons as Kelly Springfield Tire
Co., Pillsbury Flour Mills Co., Wash
burn-C Crosby Co., Champion Sparl
Plug Co., Sun Oil Co., Hood Rubber
Co., B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co.
Ajax Rubber Co., Ward Baking Co.
Dodge Brothers, Gulf Refining Co.
| Texas Co., and the Fleischmann Co
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-04-25

On the inside pages will be
found a column on Highway Safety
Aim" as made public by the State
Highway department. The column
will be well worth reading and
should be read and acted upon by
all.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-04-25

History is essential. How else
would European countries know
whose turn it is to get revenge!
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-04-25

, A hick town, says Luke, is place
where the man with the manicured
nails lis a drummer.
New Britain herald., 1924-11-25
CHIEF CAUPoLICAN AT CAPITOL

The big attraction at the Capitol, and one really worth while hearing, is Chieftan Caupolican, a full blood cd Indian and known as the best singer on the vaudeville stage today. Patrons yesterday were charmed with His voice and were unanimous in declaring that he is the greatest singer that they have heard in this city. Chieftain Caupolican has also been in grand opera and possesses a sweet baritone voice.
 The other acts on this bill include the Trennell Trio in Mile. Tin," a comedy skit; Sandy Shaw, an excel- lent Scotch comedian; Fletcher, Ivy and Moran in "A Classic fin Hokum," |" 1t is a bit of tom-foolery which is a mass of comedy and song; James Miller's Revue is hodge podge of good singing and new dance steps all done in pretty. way with special scenery. The photoplay on this pro- gram offers Betty Compson fin "The Female" drama that holds interest to the very end. There are three continuous shows daily.
 Starting Thursday for the last half Of the week the big photoplay will present Buster Kcaton, the frozen faced comedian in "The Navigator This is considered the greatest com edy made this season and one will find many laughs throughout the film, critics calling 1t even tunnieI tkan Harold Lloyd's "HotWater."
New Britain herald., 1924-11-25
yOLANDA AT LYCEUM

One of the most striking scenes in I olanda". In which Marion Davies starring at the Lyceum theater. epfesents the rival armies of France Ind Burgundy drawn up in battle ar- by on the opposite banks of tho euse. Produced at an enormous ost of time and money, this is one the most stupendous displays ever hade in the movies, On the same rogram are tho usual news reels Ind a bill of the Ls'st entertaining ind of vaudeville, featuring song. lance, comedy and novelty features rect from New York and Boston. he Lyceum's program changes on ha II ksgiving day, when, incidental there will be continuous show om ?:30 D. m. With the new vande- He there will be James Kirkwood nd Pauline Garon in The Painted lapper," a story about young girl ho, all her friends thought. was on @ path to perdition. How she Iooped to conquer and then bowed
 token of submission Is the theme
 the drama. r~
 Also, on Thursday is>the showing
 the first episode in the series of Fight and Win" in which Jack empscy champion heavyweight of e world, has a starring part. In lis picture Dempsey's part is so ar nged that his ring prowess and sneral athletic skill give him a reat opportunity to do the heroic ings that movie heroes are sup bsed to do.
New Britain herald., 1924-11-25
"srNGLE WIVES" AT PALACE

Single Wives" is the alluring title daring photoplay of modern so- |ty life which is the attraction at 0 Palace theater now. AS the kle implies, the theme of the story mich the picture unfolds, treats tth that class of women known to kciety as single wives" who, vic- ms of indifference of their hus- Inds, seek affection and diverion kay from their own firesides.
 The photoplay offers to Cornne |riffith, who is co-featured with |ilton Stills, one of the greatest op- |brtunities she has had to date.
 A big attraction coming soon Is us Hills Minstrcls with 20 singers,
 ncers and comedians in a minstrel
 st part and olio Of vaudeville.
 When Dick Barthelmess appears
 "Classmatcs" the public may
 st assured that every scene hav- |r 10 do with West Point and the Itivities among the cadets is accur-
 e. The authorities at the gorern-
 ent military school are jealous of