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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-27

some form of regulation, he earnestly
believes, but the spreading of birth
control knowledge is dangerous for
those who would use it outside of
d-lock," he adds.
He expressed surprise that legis-
latures of various states in America
should have ruled against the teach
ing of evolution.
1.-The more serious effects will be
on the legislators" he observed with
his wry smile. 81 should say that
between Darwin and the legislators.
the latter are the more dangerous
He deplores the tendency to chal-
lenge scientific discoveries.
The attitude of many clergymen
and churches in going in for "divlne
healing" is seen by Dean Inge as a
dangerous return to old supersti-
tions."
There seems to be an extraordi-
nary revival of superstitions that had
been thought discarded. OccuItism,
magic, spiritualism and SO forth. en-
joy popularity which so wears ago
would have been thought impossible.
There have been those in the church
who have given encouragement to
the craze for miracle mongering in
the treatment of the sick.
"Much mischief can be done
through the exploiting of partially
submerged habits and superstitions
which civilization hasn't had time. to
eradicate. This is not proper study
for the clergy. but belongs to the
psychologist and men skilled in dag
nosis. We must substitute sense and
knowledge for ignorance and emo
tionalism.'
"And what of civilization in gen.
eral ?" was the next question.
"Civilization is rot yet here"
With this gloomy" response the
inte rview ended.
Dean Inge has come on his second
trip to America to give series OF
lectures at Yale and Johns Hopkin:
universities
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-27
WHEELER'S ACQUITTAL

All who followed the evidence in the of the federal
against Senator Wheeler expected the verdict
National and state politics involved and the conviction
of Wheeler remote from the start The character OF
the evidence was shallow and uncertain Whatever ones
opinions be of Wheeers politics. the government failed
to- establish any doing violation of any federal
statute.
His vndcaton is complete and emphatic Only one bal
lot taken and very short time spent by the jury
in deliberations It's mind evidently clearly set before
the actually closed.
Many newspapers of the nation contrasting Wheel
es trial with the rather tardy justice in the cases of Sim
clair, Doheny Fall and others.
A committee headed by William Allen White the Kansas
editor and comprising such Norman Hapgood jose
phus Daniels and Basil Marley will raise fund to pay
the of Senator Wheeler in connection with the fed
era indictments brought against him. 1t called the
wheeler Defense Committee and in it's statement declares
that the object to that Senator Wheeler not i'm
povershed defending himself against charges brought as
a result of the performance of his duty"
Many able attorneys such Senators Walsh Borah and
Norris volunteered their services to Senator Wheeler Sen
ator Walsh directed the defense.
This prosecution was worked up by former Attorney
General Daugherty and the evidence to disclose a.
least that political enmy prompted the and that ii
was largely without merit.
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"RuleS fer building permanent erdS-
eled highways" SEE in part:
zone of the fundamentals that
must be adhered to is the proven
fact that q road cannot be levelled
with a coat of gravel. In very
short time, in spite of any amount
Of blading, the gravelled surface
will be exactly as uneven as The
surface to which it was applied.
Therefore it will be plain that a
grade must be built smooth and
allowed to settle fully before apply
ing gravel.
"New grades must be used, smooth
ed, rained on (to settle .pockets)
used and smoothed again and
again for several months before put
ting on the gravel"
He also shpeaks NV tina folly of
hiring farmers with teams to drag
tina roa-ads when its tn dry fer
thin to make hay instead Nv using
trucks er light tractors which kin
pull es much as .twinty horses and
travel three tonnes es far In q day
and thin,s he sez--do it tina day be-
hint the rain.
Shure and begorra Oi whisht o.
had tina ability tn WROTE and expriss
meself in warruds loike sum moights
scribe welding wicked pen, q writ
ing lines which carry convicshun
burning into tina brains Nv tina wick
ed and profiteering, enlightening ths
dim intellect Nv tina ignorant WHIT
railly don't know better, exposing
tina "politishuns fer profit" etc.
worruds fail me, perhaps because
by me nature OF prefare praising m'
fellow men tn a roasting Nv thin.
But could even saint be shpair
ing those who desarve the contimp
NV tina taxpayer-r whose money wa
shpent q building Nv "tha roa.ad +
Magnolia Manor?" Burleigh Count,
any direction.
H. G. SCHWANTES.
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The TANCLE
LETTER FROM JOHN ALDEN
PRESCOTT TO MRS. MARY
ALDEN PRESCOTT

Dear Mother: I have not heard
from you directly for long time,
consequently am thinking that no
news is good news and you are we'll
and happy.
Atlantic City at this time of year
is most delightful, especially if one
is nicely situated in first-class
hotel. I anticipate you are enjoying
your stay, as have just received
the bill of $500 from the manage
ment for the last months board and
room rent for yourself and nurse.
Added to this, Miss Anderson has
sent me bills for $500 more.
Don't think that am counting the
cost because when l began on my
very large salary determined in
my own mind that would make
you as happy as possible and not
worry much about the expense. How
ever, I will have to ask you to keep
your expenditures within $4,000 q
| year. That being almost a third of
my salary. think is liberal divi-
sion for you.
OF course, expect that your ex'
penses will not be as much after
you leave Atlantic City, which
presume will be shortly. as Miss
ANDERSON CellS me Ludt yVOI nSoiti
is fully recovered.
l It is a good thing, mother, that
am getting that wonderful salary
for I find that all my expenses have
doubled again and again. and m!
pride will not allow me to take an!
Of Leslie's income for the actua
support of my wife and children
OF course, l know that she is spend
ing a great deal of her money Of
the rehabilitation Of her old home
and that is her privilege If sh
wishes to do sO.>
J BY the way, friend of mine ha
been in Atlantic City for the Las
| few weeks and he tells me that h
has seen you constantly going abou
1 with very good-looking man, an
I you seem much interested in eac
other.
Il presume that no son ever e,
! poets his mother to be interested
| any man. To him she is somethir
| entirely different from any other w
| man. To him she should be confer
| with her little household sfFai
| for, of course, to him the fact tn
| she might have a friendship with
! person Of the opposite sex, alwa
must seem ridiculous.
I have no inclinstion to pry in
your affairs. my dear mother, b
=. lperhaps it would be az well for "
s. "a tell Sny sdmirer that you nj
zs4..: shege. vthet thA .insnMe ybich. max
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Government inspectors certified
for export more than 2.OOO,0O0,0O
pounds of meat and meat products.
more than one or two farms, says
DR.. L. C. Gray of the Department OF
Agriculture. More than fourth OF
the tenants in these states are re-
lated to the landlords by blood or
marriage.
Bureau of Entomology is trying to
learn what actually attracts the boil
weevil to cotton. If the substance or
odor is found it may be used to at
tract the bugs away from the plants.
Argentina has bought 200 tons
Kanred wheat, which was original
developed in Kansas as hard win
ter wheat for seed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-27
TOM
SIMS


A young lady tells us he would
make her much better wife II ne
would make her better husband.
The smallest thing in the world Is
Tho atom and the most peculiar
thing is atom sounds like Adam.
Archeologists digging in Ur have
found a slab 1900 years old, SO 1t
NAV be a slab of boarding house
pie.
This place called Ur, where
psychologists are digging, sounds
as if they couldn't think OF the
name Of the town.
H. G. Wells, the British novelist,
is working on a. new masterpiece
which we fear will be best seller.
We are living in hopes Painleve
steps out of the French government
so we can make wild pun on his
name.
The news from Washington is
Coolidge chatted about his boyhood'
this being a sign of spring in WASH
ington.
In Buffalo, N. Y, dry agents
| wrecked brewery. so hot summer
! is the weather forecast Tor bu11aio
The population of the United Lea
| States is estimated at 113,5O0,OOt
which is about how many have
spring fever.
In Paterson, N. j., a bus hit a
telephone pole, indicating the pole
was on the wrong side of the street
It really was very sweet of CUBE
to produce 100000 tons Of sugar thl:
| season.
The dock strike has been settled
in Rotterdam. We would hate t.
hear Rotterdam dock striker cuss
Padding your own is good advice
but a m otor attached is ever so nice
And these psychologists are ex
ploring Djerba. indicating the!
haven't found all the name OF tn
place.
Leginska, we read, is famou
pianist, even if her name did max
us label her as dancer.
In Moultrie, Ga, a judge ruled
man was right in spanking his wife
That town will grow.
Running a drug store is becomin
harder every day. Our government
is making one-half cent stamps nov
Spring seems to have hit Wash
ington hard, woman there askin
to be made minister to Siam.
It's hard life, in which you mu:
eventually become either an Of
!! bachelor or an old married man.
Being broke is fairly reliab
spring tonic.
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-27
MINNESOTA'S LEGISLATURE

Some the Minnesota comment upon the session OIL l.
legislature just adjourned is not highly complimentary
Chief reproof is given because the lawmakers authorized
bond of to finance rural credits following
the poor administration of previous $4OOOOOOO ISSUE
Probably the Gopher state is in the boat North
Dakota easy start state owned and rather soastc
ventures with the taxpayers money but is no easy task
to abandon such scheme when started
The St. Paul Dispatch the additional bond issue
for the farm loan department in the following words:
1.-THE who took such high moral attitude
towards bonded indebtedness when they were talking about
highway bonds then proceeded to vote $3OOOOO IN rural
credit bonds What is inexplcabe Governor Chris
anson who has said in many words that the bonded
Indebtedness of the state must not be increased signed the
bill The idea is for the state of Minnesota to sink $7OOOO
the business of lending to those farmers who
are such poor risks that reputable and conservative business
men will not take chance with them at the ordinary rates
100000 of the bonds Today it is practically gone
Senate committee which investigated the bureau found that
in its haste to rid of all the at it's disposal the
bureau has the state for vast losses Local pot
clans and local bankers with bad farm paper their hands
have greatly pleased with the rural credits affair." but
the farmers as member of the committee put it, have
not been extensively benefited And the conclusion which
the Economy Legislature drew from that report was the
Instability of throwing $3OOOOOOO after the original
&OO00000"
een to recommend the plan for general adoption
When the department first started reckless loans
we're made Applications have been conservatvely
Handled within the last few Probably lesson in eau
don has learned but there features connected with
tie present system that not above criticism The state
farmer with good loan risk would have needed to suffer
hr lack of capital.
The state now owns considerable land taken in fore
Nosure and with slfu management OF the losses
ay be scaled down. but the ventures of the farm loan
4carent in the hectic days Of and political loans
~ - - , -
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ON HEALTH--
TEARS HELPFUL TO EYES

turn the lid back by rolling it over
pencil or the finger, and remove
with point made by twisting
handkerchief.
Drawing the upper lid down over
the lower lid sometimes proves ef-
fective.
For particles of dust, or cinders
in the eye, try flaxseed if other at
tempts fail.
Place few grains, two or three,
in outer corner of the eye.
The flaxseed soon swells and ex-
udes a glutinous substance that COW
ers the eyeball and envelops any
foreign substance that may be in it.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-27

Tears show grief, when they are
real, but that's not the only pur-
pose they have.
Lachrymal glands at the inner
corners of the eyes pour out tiny
bit of the fluid all the time, which
serves to keep the eyeballs moist.
In addition tears are about the
best of remedies>for small particles.
which occasionally get lodged under
the eyelids. 1
When substances become lodged in
the eye, do not rub. Raise the lid
by taking hold of the lashes and let
the tears wash the particle out.
If the object is adhered to the lid,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-27

describing one of his own classes.
in which he lectured to 1900 stu
dents at once, and the only reason
he did not have 5000 was that the
room would not hold them, said:
1.-THE whole performance reminds me
of nothing SO much as the shredded
wheat biscuit factory. where they
run a train load of wheat into one
end and it comes out a train load
of packed biscuits at the other, and
the sign says that in the interval it
has not been touched by human
hands. That is a very good way to
make shredded wheat, but a very
bad way to educate people"
1t is better to educate people
wholesale than to confine the privi-
lege to few. But it is wholesale.
A DESPERATE PEOPLE
PREFERS DICTATOR
Mussolini seems to have come
back, at least temporarily. But the
tenure of Dictator Primo de Rivera.
in Spain, is reported as again inset
cure. Doubtless both countries will
again try the experiment of free
government.
But cherish no illusions that the
world is yet safe for democracy.
Democracy is on trial. and may fail.
1t failed in Spain and Italy because
government by the people had ceas-
ed to be government fer the people.
The world must have government
for the people. 1t does not have
| to have government by the people.
| and whenever democratic govern
ment ceases to serve, as we'll as
represent the people, it will be abol-
ished by the people themselves.
A desperate people prefers die
tator. There is nothing necessarily
| everlasting in any form OF govern
ment. The responsibility is on those
who love democracy to make it fit
| to survive. That means to make it
fit to meet the modern tasks of the
modern world.
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Who said that, and where?
The. Tokyo Yorodzu. 1t was Jap
an, not America, that it was describ-
ing.
EDUCATION BY WHOLESALE
BETTER THAN FOR A FEW
Once the college commencement"
took place in the college chapel. The
faculty occupied the front seats on
the stage and the graduates sat in
a row behind.
Fond parents and the society OF
the college town filled the hall. Each
graduate delivered an "oration" on
why Rome fell, the future of the
republic, or something else to show
his culture.
The diplomas were distributed and
then all repaired to a luncheon
spread under the campus trees. II
was a great day. for the. privileged
few to whom alone college meant
anything. =;
Compare the announcements OF
this years commencement of the
University of California, the largos
university in America, and, for Gil
matte reasons, the first each yea
to hold its graduation exercises. 1h'
exercises will be held in the stadium
huge arena larger than the Roman
Coliseum. >,
Only one end of the structure viii
be used, but in that the 10000 spec
tators will sit. From a stage in tn
middle, the speeches will be deliv
cred, not. of course. by the gradu
ates. Amplifiers will make. tn
weakest voice audible to the entir
multitude, and the radio will carr
the speeches to anyone else within
a thousand miles who cares to hea'
Then the 1000 graduates will b
marched up, in regiments and pla
ICONS, and their diplomas delivere
by a marvellous efficiency system.
is a great day. enormously create
than those insignificant little meet
ings of old.
But is it? A brilliant professo
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-27
BOOSTING SHAFER
(Sanisll ,SentineD

(Sanish SentineD
George N. Remission. former sec
rotary of the Bismarck Commercial
Club, was visitor in our office on
Wednesday and he declares that
our own, Geo. w. Shafer. attorney
general. is by all means the logical
candidate of the Independent for
ces of the state for governor. He
declares that Mr.. Shafer has made
a. remarkable record for the dis
pattti and efficiency in the conduct
of his present office. He has mean
time made host of friends
among all classes of North Dakota
people and is incidentally the most
Wonderful vote getter North Da-
kota has ever produced. We as
sured him that the independents
in this country would support him
solidly.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-27
MANDAN NEWS
NAME DATES FOR CHILD VEL
FARE CLINIC

Thursday and Friday. May !. 8
were named as the dates for the fifth
annual Child Welfare clinic of the
City Federation of. Women's clubs, at
meeting of the heads of various
committees named by Mrs. Hess.
president of the city federation and
Mrs. J. I. Rovig, general chairman OF
the clinic.
Mrs. Rovig expected to announce
today the place for the clinic. there
being a question as to whether the
Elks hall would be available or again
be used. Another general meeting
of committee heads will be called
early this week TO outline details for
the clinic and attendant programs.
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Editorial Review

Comments reproduced in this
column may or may not express
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, 1925-04-27
COUNTY PLAY DAY

Most of the counties of the state having play days
The children and their elders invited to central place
program of sports is held together with enjoyable
social features. These play days help to promote com
munity spirit They bring the city and the country dweer
together and through such social contact the prob
lens of both are better understood.
Towns compete with another in contests showing
school achievements In counties there will be parades
and villages will try to Guido each other in the attractive
ness of designs
These community efforts are really worth while.
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it possible for you to live in such
magnificence at the smartest hotel
in Atlantic City would cease if you
should marry.
Certainly I have no objections to
your being happy and comfortable
in your own way. but I must posi-
lively decline to take care Of any
strange man who might be marrying
you under the misrepresentation that
you were wealthy woman.
Perhaps the best thing for you to
do would be to tell Mr.. What's His.
Name that you have a beautiful old
house in a lovely old New England
town and an income of 5000 a month
That would be test, wouldn't it,
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-27
SCIENCE TO STUDY EFFECTS
OF OCEAN AIR ON GIRL

Or OCEAN AK YIN NlNLo
Berlin, April 27.-An interesting
study of the effects of physical
training upon women is being con-
Quoted on the island of Foehr, in
the North Sea.
A group of young women will live
on the island from now until May
under the auspices of the German
High School for Physical Training.
They will have six hours of in.
struction daily in the open air, and
regular exercise. Tests and meas
urements will be made to determine
the growth of muscles and bones and
the strengthening of the heart and
brain by means of this rigorous
course of training.
Polished hard coal is used by 8
German jeweler in place of jet.
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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-05-13
BICYCLE FIELD
DAY IS SUCCESS
Sterling COffey and Emery
Rouse Win Senior and
Junior Events

Sterling Coffey made 1S9 points in
the bicycle field day Saturday, win
ming the Belgrade road race in 81
minutes over four other entries, one
of whom dropped out. He received a
3O-day pass to the Rialto theater.
Emery Rouse, winner in the junior
events, was given a gold stick-pin.
A parade on Main street with 80
participants started the days pro-
gram, prizes being awarded for the
I best decorated bike and other features.
The road race followed and in the al
ternoon a program of field sports was
held. Liberal prizes, donated by
BOzeman business men. were given
winners in each event.
Merlin Norris, state organizer Of
bicycle clubs, promoted and managed
the affair.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-05-13
MRS. JAS. White
PASSES ON FRIDAY

Mrs. Lozena Roberts White, widow
of James White and a Montana pio-
neer, died at her home here Friday
after a brief illness. Funeral services
held from Payne Memorial
Christian church Sunday afternoon.
Born in Scales Mound, Ill, she
married James White in 1859 and
: shortly afterward came west with
him. Mr.. White had crossed the plains
to Montana in 1854. They located
first on a farm on the Madison but
came to the Gallatin valley in 1873,
Mr.. White died five years ago.
Mrs. White was an active member
of the Woman's Relief Corps in Boze-
man. She is survived by a daughter,
five grandchildren, six gr~eat-grand-
Nildren, one brother and one sister.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-05-13
BIG IMPROVEMENT
AT STORY MOTOR
Floor to Replace Wood
Construction of Service
Station

Work has begun upon extensive
improvements at the Story Motor
Supply eOmpany's West Main street
station, in which the wooden floor of
the filling station department will be
replaced with concrete.
The concrete floor is to extend
through to the. alley and the half
block N Grand is to be paved between
Main street and the alley. ]. L, Ket-
terer, who has a service station across
Grand from the Story plant, will CO.
operate in the street paving job.
The Story gasoline pumps have
been moved to the curb while the
work is being done, so that patrons
may be served during the period Of
construction.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-05-13
ADA Jones
DIES SUDDENLY

Miss Ada Ruth Jones, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Jones of this city,
died suddenly at Columbia, S. c., Sat-
urday. She was at the southern city
on tour with a chautauqua circuit and
was stricken with spinal meningitis
on Wednesday of last week.
She was born at Cooke City, May
Is, 1898, and in 1912, with her par
ents, came to BOzeman, where she
graduated from Gallatin county high
school and attended Montana State
college.
At the time of her death she was
on the second seasons work with the
Ridpath Chautauqua, specializing in
illustrated stories and other enter
tainment for children.
The body will arrive in BOzeman to-
morrow morning and funeral services
will be held from the Episcopal
church Friday afternoon.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-05-13

EehaSen as follows: II. 81. Howard,
president; Harry Ferguson vice presi-
dent, and D. E. Moser, secretary
treasurer. The trustees are W. W..
Mapes, w. E. Rider and Fred F. Lay,
and the finance committee is COM
posed of w. w. Mapes, Fred F. Lay
and Fred c. Homann.
After the firemen adjourned, the
relief association held its annual
meeting, electing S. C. Crockett, H..
ia. Howard and W. W. Mapes as trus-
tees. The trustees later met and.
elected S. G. Crockett president, and
w. w. Mapes vice president. d. E.
Moser was reelected secretary-treas1
urer. sGo.