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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-15
CABLEGRAM FROM MRS. ALICE
GRAVES HAMILTON TO LES
LIE PRESCOTT

Surprised and concerned about
you. Anxiously awaiting letter.
harl took care of the matter you
asked of him imme diately. He will
write you anything he discovers.
Love, MOTHER
Telegram From Richard Summers to
John Alden Prescott
Papers here carried story of big
robbery and perhaps murder at your
home. Says Leslie is Frustrated
from the shock. Have kept news SO
far from Bee, as she is in very
precarious condition mentally. Wire
me Immediately SO that / can tell
her before she hears the other side
DICK SUMMERS.
Note From Mrs. John Alden Prescott
to Melville Sartoris
by Dear Mr.. Sartoris: Mr.. Pres
colt and | thank you so much for
your kind inquiries. Nothing has
been found yet either of Miss Filing
ton or Mr.. Carton. The jewels of
course are still gone, but that is a
secondary matter.
l am afraid the papers made me
ont in more precarious condition
than / am, but l appreciate most
sincerely your solicitude.
1t seems such long while ago
that I danced that tango So many
things have happened since.
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THE TRAIL OF POLITICS
(Eew York Times)

! lNeW OK lines
The Presidents trip to Minnesota
| illustrates once more the incura1le
| tendency CT Americans to read a
| political move into every act of a
| public man. To most people the
thing appears entirely simple
| There is to be a centenary celebra-
ton OF the first immigration Of
which resulted in adding a sturdy
anC valuable race element to our
population. What could be more
natural than for the President to
take part in such noteworthy
commemorative? Yet the o5serv-
ers and the interpreters are al
ready reading his heart. They see
him embarked upon a political
journey. He is invading the La
Toilette country. Deeply signifi-
cant is the fact that Senator Len
root, sworn enemy Of La Follette
and sentenced by the latter to poll
tical death, is accompanying the
President. This makes it certain
to some penetrating minds that
Mr.. Coolidge has already begun
planning the Congre ssional cleo
tions Of next year and the Pres
idential campaign Of 1928. From SO
small matter is a great fire kin
died!
Political Oracles are never will
ing TO accept an explanation tEat
lies on the surface. They search
out hidden causes and secret in
tents. 1t is easy to say that the
President is merely giving Off
cOuntenance and presence TO an
important celebration. In addition
to doing that duty Of his office he
might be thought to have an limo
cent desire to see something of the
country ever which ne rules. He
has long been home keeping
public servant. 1t is said that only
once before has he ever been as
far West as Minneapolis. And it
WCul ! seem obvious that his brief
appearance there, with hio hurrie l
return to Washington, could not
lend itse'f 70 mysterious p,ottingS
of any kind Put the politicians
who are wiser than seven men that
can render a reason viii not have
it go. They insist that vast and
subtle designs are concea ed oe'
hind WAT appears to he merely
routine Presidential trip. If Mr..
Coolidge were 70 extend his jour
ney and go in arch Of the Oregon
Trail nc critics would De sire ~
see another trail much more omi-
nous - the trail of the serpent Of
politics over it all
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FEARLESS ADDRESS

Senator UnderWoods address Saturday before meet ng
OF Alabama Tax Clubs national read
with profit by taxpayers and public officials. His analysis
OF the effect OF taxation keen The drive
functions in promoting enterprises, jobs
unemployed and greater happiness for greater numbers
non-poltcal in nature.
Melons plan is really not plan The publicity
agents weakness for slogan responsb BILE for
the axng to the Treasury recommendations the name OF
the United States Treasurer In with students
finance Secretary Mellon knows where nbrded taxation
leads and the parayzng effect business and enterprise
Secretaries Houston and Glass before him called attention
the plain economic results OF improper There
be from the logic of Houston Glass, Mellon or
derWood They the issue from strictly non-potcal
viewpoint and Senator Underwood has given most iun
mating analysis of the situation.
The speech published in Saturdays Tribune is of great
Importance One sentence particularly is impressve The
power to tax is just potent factor to in the
ton OF private property the red flag lighted Orch
And again: 1--WE levied taxes so high that we have
chased much OF the capital of the country into hiding
nave thereby reduced our revenue"
He did not touch upon the vast field presented by the
inequality of taxation combining his remarks largely to the
federal and it's effect upon the business structure
Of the nation.
The genius of great development he said 'has
through the massng of dollars some great en-
terpre and buying the brains and the labor to put it
through This takes Idle money looking investment and
you Will not find it at the appointed hour you
death"
He makes it very plain that although there is consti-
tutona prohibition against taking private property without
Just compensation, there limit power of taxation
as to amount in the federal and the private
ownership OF property be destroyed through the
to destroy private property through direct have often
seized the of taxation achieve one of their
cardinal principles. North Dakota has had taste of this
indirect action and has not finished paying the piper yet
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If you should come to Pittsburgh,
both Mr.. Prescott and myself would
feel much hurt if we did not see you.
Sincerely, LESLIE PRESCOTT
Telegram From John Alden Prescott
to Richard Summers
Miss Ellington and Mr.. Carton still
mysteriously missing. Leslie's jew
els not found yet. Police up in the
air Leslie perfectly we'll, however,
although worried over Zoe and Sgd.
Tell Bee she must name the boy
after me and not to worry over US.
Little Jack and the baby as fat and
cunning as can be. Regards,
JOHN ALDEN PRESCOTT.
Telegram From Paula Perier to John
Alden Prescott
| am so worried about Leslie and
Little Jack. Have just read account
Of Leslie losing her pearls and that
Sydney and Miss Ellington are
missing. Wire me Immediately
about Leslie and Little Jack. Shall
await news with Impotence. Ad-
dress me care of Lydia Studio.
Telegram From John Alden Prescott
to Paula Perier
Mrs. Prescott and the children all
right. Mr.. Carton and Miss Filing
ton still missing. Jewels gone. News
papers exaggerated story of my
wifes indisposition. Thank you very
much for your kind inquiry,
JOHN ALDEN PRESCOTT.
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big as guinea egg. =. Saw
Fanny Ward who seems to look
younger all the time. She wears
light blues and other soft collars that
enhance the beauty of her doll face
Saw Joseph Herges-
heimer, the novelist, and for one
week he was as much of a social lion
as Michael Arlen was when he ar
rived here. Parties were given for
him nightly and I understand that
several young ladies he met will be
surprised to see themselves mirrored
in his next novel.
Poor Mothers Of the tenements
worry about obtaining week or
two in the country for their babes
during the hot summer. There are
several organizations which aid in
this work The problem of the own
ers of dogs and other pets is not SO
serious. On a Sunday trip through
the Jersey hills counted 20 places
which advertised summer accommo-
dations for dogs.
Many people leave New York for
the summer, but almost as many
sightseers come here. Yet there
seems to be more room in which to
move about. A clever reporter on
a local paper seeks to explain this
situation by pointing out that peo-
pie lose from five to fifteen pounds
during the hot months and that the
shrinkage of bodies allows more
room in our crowded sidewalks.
JAMES w. DEAN.
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TEMPLARs INVITED

Invitations have been extended to
Knights Templars of Mandan and vi
entity to join the Zion Comm ndery
No. 2, Minneapolis special train on
the trip to Seattle for the triennial
conclave of the Templar bodies. The
Minneapolis special is but one Of a
score which will pass through the
city late in July from all parts of the
nation. The Minneapolis Templars
will pass through Mandan July Is
and following the Seattle session
with its side trips to Portland, will
return over the Canadian Pacific
through the Canadian Rockies to
Portal, y, P, and thence, south over
The complete cost includes rail-
fare, meals, berth, etc,r ,fpr the trip
and is listed at l1sis0 from Mendak
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Worry is great stuff. 1t is about
the only thing that can make most
of US think.
They say snakes won't bite in
water. We know fish that won't,
either.
The school board has been Iut
aside for the spring board.
The people in some offices are just
like large family, always fussing
and raising cain.
It's wrong lane that has no
turning.
Some of the blooming idiots have
blossomed out with red bands on
their straw hats.
Save up all your cid alibis. They
are valuable. You can sell them to
the golfers.
Don't eat a heavy lunch unless you
afternoon.
The only fool like an old fool is a
young one.
You can't keep a good loafer up.
Most of us want things different
even after they are.
Next to a secret the hardest thing
to keep is beautiful complexion.
1t takes all kinds of people to
make world laugh.
Weather and people are about the
same. We have SO much of both
they all can't be good.
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-15
LAW PASSED 80 YEARS AGO
USED AGAINST BOOTLEGGERS

OoDD ]AuAAANoA DOo ALLuuERS
Tacoma, June 15.-The cabalistic
words ''thirty-fo1r fifty" have
struck terror into the, hearts of
many bootlegeers in this section, and
they have more significance to the
rum running fraternity than all the
clauses in the Volstead law.
"Thirty-four fifty" means section
345O of the revised federal statutes,
and covers ain act passed by Congress
in 1885. 1t refers to the transpor-
tation of articles that have not paid
an internal revenue tax, and provides
that the vehicle used for such trans
portations shall be confiscated,
The Volstead law has a somewhat
similar provision, but federal prose-
cutnrs here found that forfeitures
under it were not successful owing
to conditional sales of automobiles.
So the government attorneys de-
cided to use the mower provided by
section 3450. and they have been en-
ploying it with great effect. Every
few weeks the United States mar
shall holds an auction sale of auto
mobiles confiscated because they
were hauling liquor on which no fed
a jr.y has found the operator of q
rum carrier innocent. but his car
has been libel1ed under section $3.50
and ordered sold.
Wallace Mount, assistant U. s.
disefict ats6fneX says that the -g6v-
eminent has obtained the forfeiture
81 every automobile or truck libell-
cd under section $3.50 in this district.
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EXACTLY WHAT DOES THE
BIBLE MEAN TO YOU?
By Chester H. ROwell

The California church that put on threedays' relay
stunt of reading the whole Bible through continuous
sion should have checked the flow of words for moments
thought the text Use not vain repeons the heather
do for they think that they shall be heard for their much
speaking"
What is the Bible that its words should thus be
made a fetch of?
There Tbetan lamasares that inone day and night
their version of the Buddhist scriptures language which
the celebrants themselves do not understand.
There Mohammedan schools whose entire instruction
consists of sngsonging the Koran ancient dialect
The Vedic hymns and the sanscrpt epics handed
down for by the process To these peoples the
text itself, irrespective of meaning has magical value
If the Bible that sort of book that the way to treat
it. Evidently, there those who think
Let IT, S. Handle All Inheritance Taxes
Florida is bidding for the legal residence of persons of
wealth
First abolished the inheritance tax, and is pro-
posed to make anybody citizen of the state by affidavit
and the establishment of technical residence.
1t will be nearly easy the establishment of divorce
residence in Nevada And the motive in both cases. Of
course the same. 1t is bid for trade.
Uniformity of divorce laws to meet the Nevada situation
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WILLIAM r. KELLOGG

There feeling of regret among those who have been
identified with North Dakota journalism during the last
decade or so over the retirement of William R. Kellogg
and publisher of the jamestown Alert He has been
conservative and constructive influence in the press of the
state For than forty years he has actively
gagged in the printing and publishing business was
ways ready to lend his aid to the upbdng the state
the promotion of all that good in political way He
always took deep interest in the problems of the farmers
and discussed ntegen the agaran issues of this state
Hundreds of editors of this state will miss Keg" as he
was aectonatey known and do not like to him signing
Oft active newspaper publisher When occasion arose
he welded trenchant pen and engaged in many political
battles In his editorial work, he closely associated
in the past with such men Jewell, Winshp Lounsberry
Mcclure Major Edwards and many were
in the journalism of their day.
Mr. Kellogg has sold his interests to Hansen Brothers.
printers who now enter the daily newspaper field They
plan modern daily evening newspaper with many added
features The Tribune wishes them every success in their
endeavor.
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than children's bugaboos; lions and
tigers are interesting sport, and
even snakes, outside Of India, kill
scarcely more people than lightning.
But mosquitoes Stay their ten
thousands, and disable their millions.
They probably extinguished the
great Maya civilization of Mexico.
They were large factor in the fall
of Rome. They prevented the PAN
anna Canal, until Gorgas took charge.
They have devastated the tropics
and much of the temperate zone with
malaria and yellow fever. They
make the arctic summer almost un-
endurable, and rob the South Seas
of their charm.
Great and fertile regions are un-
productive by reason Of them. They
still do more havoc than the great
beasts ever did
They are one of the few creatures
on earth that do no good and serve
no purpose. Exterminate them!
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is not likely. But why not uniform
ity Of inheritance tax laws?
States ought not to compete with
each other in such taxes, and the
national government ought not to
duplicate them.
The simplest way would be for the
states to 60 out of the field entirely,
leaving it for the national govern
ment to assess a uniform tax, and
then divide it with the states.
The Most Dangerous Beast" of All
The Gorgas memorial fund an
nounces nationwide campaign
against mosquitoes. Sooner or later,
that campaign will become world
crusade-perhaps one of the major
activities of the future League of
Nations.
For mosquitoes are the most dan
gerous, as we'll as the most blood
thirsty, of the wild beasts left on
earth.
Bears and wolves are little more
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Saw Eddie Cantor and
his wife on the way to boat taking
them to Europe for the summer and
much filled with envy was I........
Saw great line of young folk
at an apothecary's counter and
asked the clerk what was so greatly
in demand. "Sun-burn cure" an
swered he. eve have sold more of
that today than all other things COM
bined". ....... Saw John Drew,
the most distinguished American
actor Of his day, and the mostsdistin-
guished looking .... Saw Mary
Blair who has played the role Of
heroine in three bleak O'Neill plays
Saw Houdini, the
magician, and he looks no more mys-
tical than stock broker or horse
doctor. .......... Saw Pola Negri
wearing a diamond dagger in her
hair and diamond on her finger as
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ADVENTURE OF
THE TWINS
THE PEARL AS RIG AS A COCOA.
NUT
BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON

lHE IEAkL AS Blu AS A SOCUA'
NUT
"The poor Chinese fisherman
said Mi O. Mi, stopped in front OF
the jewelers. stall
"He had traded his four extra her.
ring for a dish of rice grains, and
was on his way home. He was still
thinking of the pearl boats he hac
seen that morning and could not
help wondering how big the pearls
might be.
off a pearl were as large as g
pigeons egg, they would nut it ir
the middle of the Emperor's crown,
he thought. If it were as big as q
tea-cup they would put it in the fore
head of Confucius in the temple, NJ
doubt, and if it were as big as g
cocoanut thy would He was at g
loss to know.
1T was at that minute that he
passed the jewelers. stall and hi
stopped.
1T was such an unusual thing fol-
him to do, so different from anything
he had ever done in his life before
that for minute he was confused
He looked to the right and looked tc
the left as though he were guilty OF
some secret deed" said Mi O. Mi.
"The jeweler noticed this and be.
ing cunning man, he called out
Come in, my good man! What can
do for you? For he suspected that
the fisherman might have stolen a
jewel and that he could get it from
him for few pennies.
THE fisherman looked more con-
fused than ever as he stammered
i was just wondering what could
be done with a pearl as big as-as
big as-a cocoanut.'
'The jewelers. squinty eyes looked
squintier than ever. He almsot for
got to breathe. A pearl as large as
a cocoanut! He got up and salaamed
to the ground Come in, my good
fellow, and dine with me- he begged
we shall discuss the matter
'The poor fisherman did not know
what to say. He was afraid to ac-
cept, but he was also afraid to re-
fuse, The first thing he knew the
jeweler was putting up his shutters
for the noon hour, and reckoning. So
in he went.
"Never had the poor fisherman
eaten such food! Soup, meat, and
fine fruits of all kinds.
And now for the pearl!' said his
host Let me see it,
81 haven't such thing!' cried the
fisherman. Il only imagined it. |
wondered what could be done with
it,
"The jeweler was SO angry that
he started to beat his guest. He beat
him out Of his house and into the
street. There he was arrested and
fined hundred yen. And fifty of
it was given to the poor fisherman
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ROMAN EDITORS FIND WAY
TO BEDEVIL THE CENSOR

Rome, June 15.-Italian pewspa-
pers devoted to espousing the cause
Of political parties opposed to Fas-
cism, have initiated novel method
of serving their readers with news
and opinions criticizing the govern
ment.
Each time an edition of an opposi-
ton newspaper is suppressed by the
censors, subsequent edition prints
a modest item setting forth the title
of the article which caused the sup
preston. But each title is signifi-
cant enough to explain the context
of the offending article.
For example, the Monde says, "Our
second edition was suppressed be-
cause of an article entitled 'Respon-
sibility,' commenting on a similar
article in the Popolo d'Italia. Our
third edition was suppressed be-
cause of comment on the reply of
Minister Rocco on the Interrogation
OF the Facist Deputy De Marsico
about the transfer Of certain Milan
csc magistrates"
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WARREN G. STONE

Organized labor loses powerful advocate in the death
OF Warren G. Stone president of the brotherhood of ocoo
tive engineers. He ranked with Samuel Gompers in the
councils of the American Federation of Labor He had been
the head of the railroad tranmen organization since 1908
and under his practical management it grew power and
influence He welpaid labor executive starting in his
at stipend of $135O0 year and his death his
salary $4,000 ranking favoraby with the sal
corporations.
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RELIGION BY RADIO

Now the radio replace the minister of the gospel
the small community where it is burden hire resident
preacher.
short time ago congregation in a small town was
without the services of minister In order that services
might be held usual member installed receiving set in
the church and tuned in sermon.
This method of getting the regular Sunday service has
it's advantages for the small community The original
practically all the It is possible hear sermons
delivered by of the best in the profession And
sb another advantage would be that if particular preach
er does please the majority of the congregation another
preacher could be secured without creating hard feelings
And who would have thought thatfthe Democrats were
holding q circus just about year ago?
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New York, June 15.-See-sawing
up and down Broadway l saw lady
very becomingly dressed, but she
wore no stockings and her ankles
were mosquito bitten. .......... Saw
Billy Evans, the umpire and sport
scrivener, and he was the coolest
man in town. Whenever anyone
would say to him, "Gee, amt it hot o.
he would answer, why, it hadn't
occurred to me that it was hot. If l
don't think it's hot, it isn't hot"
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along the same lines as the small
cone shaped wire trap.
The trap should be two or three
feet high and IL to 18 inches in
diameter.
The place for the trap is out of
doors. not in the house.
To kill flies in the house use sticky
fly paper, and swatters.
Fly poison is not recommended,
as poisoned flies have habit of
dropping from the ceiling into any
thing that is open.
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MANDAN NEWS
ENGINEER DIES

Ed. j. McCurry, aged 46, Northern
Pacific engineer Of Jamestown, died
Saturday from general poisoning oc-
casioned when he was suddenly
stricken with acute appendicitis and
the appendix burst just before sur
geons operated.
Mr.. McCurry was working with his
engine in the gravel yards at Schmidt
when he was suddenly taken i'll last
Tuesday. He was rushed to the city
and operated upon Immediately upon
arrival, but the appendix burst and
the poison entered his sytem before
surgeons could remove it.
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ON HEALTR--.
FLIES HELP TO SPREAD TYPHOID

Nothing could show more. .conclu-
sively that flies cause typhoid fever
than the yearly rise of the typhoid
fever rate with the warm weather.
The highest number of cases is
reached in August, and by December
the disease seems to die out
1t is during these months that flies
are the thickest.
The best method yet found for the
destruction Of adult flies is the fly
trap-not ten-cent store trap, but
a real home made fly-trap, made
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for what he had suffered at the
hands of his host
What did the poor fisherman do
with the money!" asked Nick
Bought some straw and started a
basket stand in the bazaar and then
later became silk merchant" said
Mi O. Mi. He was one Of the rich
est men in Hong Kong in ten years"
There wasn't a fairy in that
story said Nancy. Il watched
every word"
ooh, ho!' cried the Story Teller,
that's all you know. Thoughts are
faifies-both good and bad. The
fisherman had thought about a
pearl and it brought him a fortune"
That's true!" admitted the Twins
That was a good story anyway"
(To Be Continued
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