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The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-17
Jumping Bail
(ChicagO Tribune)

(CulcdGO IrlDune)
Nearly six million dollars of forfeited bail bonds
remain uncoccted in Cook county
That is one substantial reason why the law is
not feared in this community. Virtually every un.
collected forfeit represents failure OF Justice an
evasion Of lawful punishment for offenses against
the law.
AT the last session of the legislature an attempt
was made to restore the law making bail forfeit
slgner of the bond. 1t was the repeal of this law
in 1919 that has made forfeiture uncoectibe and
the crime commission urged its restoration afte:
thoroughly disclosing the extent of the evil But
Lee O'Nei Browne one of the bosses of the late
legislature, defeated conservative measure and so
the forfeiture situation remains as it was. Mean
while Judge David has suggested the adoption by
the courts Of rule forbidding the setting aside Of
a forfeiture until the defauter has been taken,
tried and convicted acquitted. Certainly such
rule should be adopted and enforced No defend
ant should be released in bond il he has once
defaulted Jumping bail is one Of the chief meth
DDS of escaping the clutches of the law and
method we ought to be able to remove from tn.
technic of professional crime.
AT the next session the state bar associations
and such CIVIC organizations as may be interested
to combat the scandalous immunites OF the Grim
inal ought to make such demand upon the leg
even its unscrupulous directors dare not refuse
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-17
Street Car Line

majority of Fourth street merchants are anx
1ous to eliminate the street car line which is a men
ace to safe traffic. Petitions are being circulated
to present to the city commission for action. Main
street business men interested as others in
nbolishing the line and having installed a
modern bus capable Of handling as many persons
as the street car. The same employe who now
operates the could be employed on the bus and
state employees could be sold tickets which would
take them to the house for the same fare paid
Paving between the tracks could proceed and the
development Of Fourth street would progress bet
ter. 1t is we'll known that considerable traffic has
been driven from Fourth street because of the dan
ger involved 1t is impossible to pass the street
car under the system Of parking followed. It
Is to be hoped that the petitions will be signed
generally and that action will be taken.
The state authorities should welcome the settle
ment of the matter the street car is being run at
loss. bus could be operated cheaper and give
better service and take in wider area than is the
case with the state owned street car line
Cities Of considerable size are carding surface
street car lines. the bus jtney does the work
more efficiently and cheaper
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-17
Editorial Comment
Notes on Breakfasts
(NeW York WOrldl

(New York World)
And now comes Carl Van Vechten, in the current
American Mercury. with long discussion of the
breakfasts he has eaten. His repertoire it seems,
includes, sausages bacon and eggs fried steak Sally
Lunn. sinkers, kippers. boaters marmalade honey,
butter cakes, chicken breast. hard boiled egg and
beer. Very good, Mr.. Van Vechten, but have you
ever tried beans? If you have not. you have q
most faW'ty understanding of breakfasts, to say
nothing OF history. Beans are the most notorious
American breakfast there is. They were served to
the American army in France every morning rain
snow, or shine, just after revelle. Sometimes they
were plain sometimes they with bacon, some
times they were embellished with slice of pickle on
the side The ostensible theory underlying this
breakfast was it's caorc value. The real theory was
that any soldier who had eaten such a breakfast
would be mad enough to lick whole platoon of
Germans Well it was hard while it lasted but t.
worked. We won the war. Does anybody know of
another 100 per cent American breakfast?
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-17
ADVENTURE OF
THE TWINS
BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON

"Where to now?" asked Nancy
and Nick when the travellers hac
left Daddy Gander Land.
"Let me see," said Juggle Jump
the Fairy Queens general factotum
81 think the next place had better be
| Pee Wee Land where the tiny people
| livC--under the burdocks."
"How can we get there?" saked
| Nick.
"I'll press my button marked
very, very SMALL" said Juggle
Jump, "and you two hold onto my
coat tails. When shrink you will
shrink, too. Then we can 60 through
that hole in the sencc to the burdock
patch. And there we are"
There sat King Snookums. the Pee
Wee King, under toadstool.
"How d. do" he called tipping his
hat. mean his crown, politely
you?" said Nick.
Gust fine" answered the tiny
king. "Only something terrible is
going to happen and am not very
happy about it,"
"What is going to happen?' asked
Nancy
"Why," said King Snookums, "Pee
Wee Land is going to have sort of
earthquake. All our buildings and
houses are going to be knocked
down. 1t is most upsetting."
:" should say sol" said Juggle
jump. "How do you know?"
"The mol els friend of the house
mouse that lives in Farmer Green
ways cellar" said the tiny king.
"And he told the mole and the mole
told me that Farmer Greenway was
sharpening his scythe. That means
he is going to cut down the burdock
patch. That's the earthquake l am
talking about"
"What shame!" cried the Twins
looking around at the great green
burdock leaves that made a roof over
the little city.
"We're sort of used to it, though"
said the king in a resigned voice. "It
happens every year. We're all ready
for it. Everybody in Pee Wee Land
has two houses. Today they all
moved over to their summer cottages
beside the creek. Everyone has gone
Tiny Mite. Dinky Doodle. and all
of them. I'm the last. Here comes
my coach and four to get me now
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-17
More American TOYS
(Nation's Business Magazine)

(NatlOn 8 Business MagaZine)
Our Mr.. Claus who usually calls with full line
OF samples about Dec. 1, has been enlarging his
workshop since 1904, says the gossip department
OF commerce. For 1923, the latest year for which
production figures are available, the output OF toys
and games in the United States was valued at $780,,
O66.432. valuation than three times that for
1904, the department explains.
In 1904, Germany's exports of toys to the United
States were almost equal to the domestic produc-
tion. BY the end of 1914. the German toys were s.
per cent of the imports into this country and they
were valued at $7718,854, or about Sc per cent Of
the total American production In 1929 German
toys. valued at $7,423725, SS per cent of the
total imports but only 13 per cent OF the domestic
production German exports to the United States
during 1924 were valued at $4,332,O65-less than
two-thrds by value Of those shipped during 1929
The changing political and financial conditions IN
Germany affected the toy industry that her manu-.
facturers could not undersel manufacturers abroad
as they did after the war; and their present situa
ton is to the advantage of American toy makers
The expectation of toys made in the United States
has been small in comparison with the total pro-
duction, the department reports, and shows little
variation for the last ten years, amounting to less
than $3O00.000 in 1924.
But whatever the figures tell, they stand for
things that brighten the lives of children they are
prosaic assurance that Santa Claus still lives AMI
that "ten thousand years from now he will continue
to make glad the heart Of childhood"
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-17

troll the activities OF their children during the
ton period llyear schools will be favored. There
is always the menace OF the street, both physical
and moral in nature.
The problem OF seating shortage in such cities as
chicago and New York would partially be solved
by the five term school year.
Some or the demand for the longer school year
comes from parents who have become accustomed
TO place the whole responsibility of child training
upon the public schools
Newark, N. j., has tried the experiment OF the
alyear schools for the past years and agitation
to discontinue them redently brought proteN
from school patrons.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-17
=: =: The Tdnqle =:

he came in possession of it. 1t seems
to me he bought it in a shop down in
San Francisco's Chinatown"
"Was he able to buy both of
, them ~
81 don't think so.''
"That's strange coincidence"
said Mr.. Sartoris, as though to him
self "First that there should be two
men in the world that were ac-
quaintances that have found either
one or a pair Of these little Chinese
gods. and that both of these men
should present his find to you. am
afraid it would look to stranger as
though we were both seeking some
thing very earnestly which you could
give u.s."
81 don't understand you, Mr.. Sar-
toris."
81 didn't expect you would. If l
had should not have made the re-
mark"
flared up quickly with anger.
Don't you think, Ruth. it was rather
presuming of him to make remark
Of that kind to me? ! said:
"Oh, you're trying to make conver-
sation, are you? That isn't necessary
with me. see my husband in the
front part of the boat. If you will
excuse me. ! will go to him. l had,
however. intended to thank you for
this lovely party. but think l will
wait until later"
TOMORROW-Letter from Leslie
Prescott to Ruthc Burke.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-17

The present crusade for the stricter
enforcement Of prohibition will not,
of course, catch all the offenders,
nor convict all its catches. No en-
forcement will ever do that.
Fortunately, it is not necessary.
You do not have to capture all the
rum pirates. All that is needed is
to make their business unprofitable:
Then the uncaught remnant will
eliminate themselves.
You do not have to make it impos-
sible for the individual consumer to
get a drink. 1t is enough to make it
so expensive that most people can not
afford it, and so dangerous that the
| rest will not risk it.
The less "good" liquor gets by the
smuggling lines, the more poisonous
the concoted native moonshine is like
ly to be. If that risk gets serious,
normal men will avoid taking it.
The abnormal will not much hasten
their inevitable fate. So, once en-
forcement goes cover the peak" the
rest Of the way is down hill and fur
nishes much of its own momentum.
Prohibition Not an Open Question
Encouraged by recent announce
ments by members Of Congress and
politicians from all over the country
that the next Congress will pass a
beer and wine law" the Association
Against the Prohibition Amendment
is seeking $4,000 new members in
California. and presumably similar
quotas from other states.
Doubtless there have been such
announcements" There are poll
tical "wets" in and out of Congress,
and they are talking very loud. But
don't let them fool you.
The next Congress is not guess
work. 1t is already elected, and its
composition is known. 1t is the
"bonest" sore Of bone dry, by huge
majority.
Speculate. if you must. on the
following Congress. which is not yet
chosen. There is no indication that
it will be any less "dry"-but what
If it we're?
If it passed "beer and wine" law,
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-17
Saves BalZac'S Home

Lovers of the works Of the great French novelist
Honore Balzac interested to know that his home
Will be preserved a literary monument through
the generosity OF a New York book seller
The action Of Gabriel Wells aroused the enthusi-
asm or the French literary men and stimulated an
interest in preserving one of the few landmarks
associated with Balzac's busy In the house
10 be set apart as monument to the novelist Bal
zac wrote twenty of his most important works such
as Cousin Pons, cousin Betty and "Mercadet"
This home typifes the mysterious conditions
under which he worked. AS a reminder of his i'm
pecunious days is secret passage from the house
TO the street by which the literary genius escaped
when his creditors became too pressing in their de-
mands.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-17
LETTER FROM LESLIE PRES.
COTT TO RUTH BURKE
CONTINUED.

You can't imagine, dear Ruth, how
queer felt when ] asked sgd what
he was seeking and he turned alb
ruptly away. not answering me.
"Here, here. sgd. you cant get
away with that said. "You
should not have asked me that ques-
tion if you did not want me to ask
another"
was running after him down the
deck when | pumped into Melville
Sartoris.
"Where are you going, lady fair ~
he asked, and smiled.
"Tm trying to catch up with Sgd
Carlton. He made flat affirmation
that everyone gets that for which he
earnestly seeks
swell, has he?" asked Mr.. Sar-
tors.
"That is the question I was trying
TO make him answer.
by the way, we were talking Of
your little Jade god. You didn't know
it but he had already given me a
coral one
"Do you mean to tell me Mrs.
Prescott, that Mr.. Carlton had sent
you coral god that was like the one
sent you in jade ?"
"Exactly.'
'Did he tell you where he got it?'
II have really forgotten nov how
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-17
LEADERSIN
RELIGION TO
HOLD MEET
Will Discuss Questions In.
volving Education, Indus
try and Economics

ockholm-(R Leaders in re-
ligious work from all parts of the
world will attend the Universal
Christian Conference on Life and
Work which will begin August 10 and
continue through August 30. The
conference is unique in that. al
though most Of the conferees are
clergymen, it will discuss practical
problems of everyday life. The
American delegates, numbering about
$50, expect to take home informa-
tion which will be distributed to
churches throughout the United
States, bearing upon questions Of
the day involving education, indus
try and economics.
One of the most interesting re-
ports will be presented by the Com
mission on "The Church and Chris
tian Education" of which the Rev.
William Adams Brown of Union
Theological Seminary. New York, is
chairman. This topic has aroused
unusual interest on account of the
present movement in the United
States to bring about religious edu-
cation through the public school sys-
tenn. Other commissions, with the
names of the chairmen of the Ameri.
can sections are: "The Church and
International Relations" joint chair
man. Bishop Charles A. Brent of
Buffalo and H. p. Faunce. president
of Brown University; "The Church
and Social and Moral Problems -
joint chairmen, Rev. F. w. Burnham,
president United Christian Mission
ary Society and Bishop James Can
non, Jr.. chairman Of the Executive
Committee of the Worlds League
Against Alcoholism: 1.-THE Church
and Economic and Industrial Prob
letms." chairman. the Rev. Shaiier
Mathews. dean of the Divinity School
OF the University Of Chicago; Meth
DDS of Cooperative and Federative
Efforts by Christian Communions. !"
chairman, the Rev. Robert E. Speer.
secretary of the Presbyterian Board
Of Foreign Missions; "The Church's
Obligation in View Of Gods Pur-
pose for the World" Joint chair
men. the Rev. J. Ross Stevenson,
president Of Princeton Theological
Seminary and the Rev. James I.
Vance. pastor Of First Presbyterian
Church Of Nashville, Tenn,
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-17

New York-O. Henry would have
expanded the little story of fact |
am about to relate into master
piece of short stdry writing. Being
more a reporter Of fact than crea-
tor of fiction shall recount the
ungarnished by my own imagination.
A young blind man was sitting in
an East Side bootleg joint buying
whiskey for himself and companion
at SO cents a drink. Waxing loqua-
cious and loud under the influence
of the drink he began to philoso-
phize about his lot in life"
"You see, I mAde SIT today" he
confided to his friend. "And l only
worked four hours. l earn from SIS
to $50 day and work only three to
six hours. If wasn't blind Id have
to work at some job that would pay
me five or six dollars day for eight
hours work. l couldn't earn a penny
with my pencils and tin cup if l had
my sight. couldn't afford to be
buying drinks and having a good
time like l do now
Art Young, the cartoonist, has
wanted to ride in one of the old
fashioned horse drawn cabs all his
life. Until recently he didn't have
the nerve to climb in one Of them
and ride in public. Now he has
bought a ramshackle old cab to drive
about his farm in Connecticut. But
he hasn't driven it yet because he
has no horse. Knowing nothing
about horses he is afraid a David
Harum would get the better of him
if he bought one.
Far up in New York on the Boston
Road, the busiest thoroughfare in
the Bronx. there still stands a land
mark of Little Old New York as it
was before these days of subways
and wild traffic jams. Overshadowed
by the large electric street lamp be-
side it and rising barely more than
two feet from the concrete sidewalk
is one of the city's old milestones
upon which can still be seen the
inscription 40 miles to City HALL"
Fifty years ago the Boston Road was
the only means of travel between
upper New York State and Boston
At every milestone was tavern ia
offer refreshments to the weary
travellers who had come on that long
journey from New York, which was
then centered around the City Hall
Today the people whose homes are
along this street are almost all OF
foreign descent. Whatever Ameri.
can ideals and traditions they have
assimilated have come from the
schools and newspapers. Yet very
recently when the city officials were
going to tear down the milestone the
people Of the neighborhood protested
its removal because of the patriotic
sentiment they held for it.
| JAMES w. DEAN.
| Phone tips and phone-tip jacks will
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-17
ON HEALTH
WANT LONG LIFE? READ THIS

Eat slowly, always using more
fresh vegetables and fruit than ami
NAL food
Exercise not to fatigue. The best
exercise is walking.
Dress according to season and to
weather.
Avoid draughts, dampness. chilli
ness.
Do not lose your temper.
Do not find fault. Always try to
look on the bright side Of life.
Take a vacation once year. no
matter how short. A change Of en-
vironmcnt is great tonic.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-17
Continuous Schools

Many cities are investigating the value of allyear
schools. In Chicago. the recommendation has been
made by school authorities that such schools be
established It is proposed that there be Ave terms
of ten weeks each, and that four terms be obliga-
tory, leaving to the discretion Of the parents the
matter OF vacation Students. under the proposed
plan, can attend the five terms If they SO desire and
teachers have the option OF teaching the four five
term period
In large cities where parents find it hard to con
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-17

Here's list of rules for promot-
ing health and longevity. suggested
by Philadelphia physician:
Use moderation in everything;
drinking, eating. working, exercising
and resting.
Do not worry.
Deep breathing of fresh air every
where; when asleep or awake, in
doors or outdoors.
Clean out the bowels, and keep
them clean.
Keep clean the body, mouth and
mind.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-17

Rural credits have been heavy drain upon tn
taxpayers Of South Dakota letter from John
fianten, rural credit commissioner to Gov Sam I
Elrod. sets froh the vast losses in the conduct ,
this governmental enterprise. Probably South Da
kota will soon learn that state has no right t
engage in commercial enterprise that can be ca
ried on more effectively by private Initiative
Mr. Hantens letter is reproduced here becaus
it sets forth South Dakota's experience in the Rel
Of banking The moral is pain:
1he amount of rural credits bonds out
standing today which may be called upon
for payment by the taxable report of the
state is s46,oOO,00O. The rural credits board
intends to pay 100000 of this September Is,
1928.
THE amount Of loans in force are $4O,-
47O.S2S. These the figures up to and
including June 30, 1928.
Amount Of rural credits money tied up
in closed banks on February 4, 1926 is ST.
l5G,3l9. There is some change in this
money but the change is slight These fig
ures are up to May 1, 1925.
"ln addition to this | am sending to you
compilation or resources and liability Of
the rural credits board showing deficit
June 3o 1924 Of $2,476,953 Als) in addi
ton compilation of the income and ex-
pense Of the rural credits board since it's
beginning and to June 80, 1894. TO this
should be added
First enbezzlement by treasurer $780,
461; second, expense Of last year to July l.
1925, estimated at $15OOOO: third, los, of in,
terest to July 1. 1925, estimated at 100000:
fourth, tax payments July 1, 1925, estimated
$25O,0O0; fifth, loss of principal on excess
loans estimated at $1.OOOOOO
And there is another item funds recov-
erable from banks as preferred creditors
and otherwise and bonds estimated at
$4,000"
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-17
A THOUGHT

Correction is grievous unto him
that fOrsaketh the way: and he that
hateth reproof shall die.-PrOverbs
1910.
A version from reproof is not
wise. 1t is mark of a little mind.
Cecil.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-17

Goodbye, don't stay too long or the
earthquake will get you. too
A tiny Pee Wee driving a walnut
she'll coach pulled by four snails,
helped the tiny king in, then away
they all went.
Pee Wee Land was as empty as
an old beehive.
"Run!" cried Nick suddenly. "Here
is Farmer Greenway and his scythe
now. Climb up this little peach tree
and we'll watch"
Swish! swish! swish! went the big
knife! Down fell the burdocks!
Look" said Juggle Jump point
ing. Don't l see something white
shining on the ground?"
They all hurried to the spot and
there was another of Puff's lost but
tons.
(TO Be COntinued.)
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-17

save many minutes of sorting the
wires. Use the jacks in place Of
binding posts on the terminal board
and fasten the tips on another ter
minal board of the same size in such
way the tips will insert nicely in
the jacks. The tips of course are
soldered to the battery leads.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-17
CLINIC FOR ESKIMO

The eskimo suffer from tonsilitis
and adenoids. So DR.. Curtis and Dr..
Charles A. Pryor, Philadelphia. plan
to establish clinic for tonsil treat
ment at Florence Cove, Labrador,
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-17
MONDAY, AUGUST II, 1925

the president would veto it; and
even if it had the two-thirds vote
to pass it over his veto, the supreme
court would set it aside as uncon-
stitutional.
The thing simply can't be done.
Argue all you like that it ought to
be done; even elect Congress that
wants to do tit can't be done. This
thing is finished!
There will never be another drop
of legal booze in America while you
or YOUR children live. You may
make bootleg booze cheaper or dear
or. easier or harder to get, but you
will never have legal booze.
Right or wrong. for better. or worse
this thing is finished. and there
is nothing to do about it.
Where Rights" Clash
With Mathematics
The long predicted two-story streets
have arrived. Chicago is building
two of them, as an experiment. They
will. of course. relieve the situation
little.
Three story. and then story
streets will relieve it still more. We
shall have them all.
But even History streets Will not
be enough, if we persist in erecting
40 story buildings.
Even American individual rights"
can not buck the laws of mathe
matics.
1t may be the fright" of every
landowner to build as high as he
, finds individually profitable. and Of
each of his tenants to drive his indi-
vidual automobile to work, and park
it in front of his office.
| But the multiplication tables cares
! nothing for rights" It is interested
only in possibilities and necessities.
A certain number of square feet
of space will 60 around to a certain
number Of people and machines. and
no more. When that point is
! reached, individual rights" gives
way to public necessity.
There are considerations more i'm
portant than increasing the rental
value of anybody's corner lots.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-17

Congratulations to the Foster County lndepend
ent-a bright, newsy weekly publication of earring
ton which has just passed its forty third milestone
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-17

If you lose sleep at night don't
try to find it while at work the fol-
lowing day.