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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-17
A FEW LAWS WILL DO IT
(T.he Duluth Heraid)

II they ever detect the satire in
it, the legislature OF Tennessee
will be highly enrageu' at the
student body of the University Of
Tennessee at Knoxville over an
open letter which the students
have addressed to their lawmak-
ers.
This is the legislature which re-
Gently passed law-and the gov
ernor signed it forbidding that
any pubic school teach that hu-
man life may nave evolved from
some lower organism.
In their letter the students
fervently and gratefully thank the
legislators for faithful service to
the public which elected them"
anu lin all seriousness and earn
estness" ask the law-givers to pass
some more sorely-needed laws to
this end:
That the law of gravity be
amended.
That something be done about the
excessive speed Of light.
That it be made illegal to bring
Fords into Tennessee because they
kill people.
That pi be changed from 3.1416
plus to an even three.
That the schools be forbidden to
teach that the earth is round be
cause the Bible speaks of the
four corners of the EARTH" which
is "incontes:able proof Of its fat
ness"
That it be declared unlawful for
alcohol or nicotine to harm the
human bC,'y'.
That all happers be eliminated.
That law be passed makin;;
morphine nutritious.
The intelligent world has been
getting lot Of fun out of the
Tennessee law. and now if some
Ibdy tells that legislators that the
boys and girls of the university
are giving them the bird" they
are going to be sore.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-17
ADVENTURE OF
THE TWINS
BY OLIVE ROBERrs RATION

81 told you a story about "The Pot
of Gold" said Mi O. Mi to the Twins.
THAT story showed that it is we'll
to believe in many things that we do
not see.
"Now. am going to tell you a
story which shows that we cannot
or should not-believe in all the
things that we do see.
For instance, once upon time a
man was sent to prison for life be-
cause his pipe was found in house
where there had been a robbery. And
once l knew a boy who was kept
back and not promoted in school, be-
cause at examination time he was
caught copying. He wasn't copying
at all, but watching fly on his
neighbours desk, which had fallen
into the ink-well."
as this a fairy story?" asked
Nancy, who would rather have lis
tened to one fairy tale than a dozen
of any other kind.
"Sort of" nodded Mi O. Mi. AT
least it is about a giant"
So he began:
"Once upon time in a country
where the high mountains seem to
rise right out of the sea. there lived
a peasant and his wife and two chill.
dren.
Their cottage was on a cliff above
the sea and to find pasture for their
sheep, the peasant had to climb a
steep mountain path with them every
morning to place where it was
level and covered with green grass
AT night he had to bring them
down again, for even in the mildes,
weather it grew very cold in the
mountains after shutdown. Afte,
the shearing there was danger OF
them freezing and it would not do tt
leave them unprotected.
Zone night heavy mist arose
from the sea. that looked like a solid
gray wall.
1.-The sun was just about setting a:
the peasant approached the leve
pasture land at the top of the noun
tain.
LAS he reached the top he stopped
to look at the heavy fog below him
Suddenly he started back. For there
right on top of the fog bank stood g
huge giant in the sky. He stood
with his arm on a long staff, a:
though gazing out over the world
"The peasant did not look for hi:
sheep. but rushed frightened dowr
the mountain path to his cottage
where he was met by his wife. wiring
ing her hands in despair.
"'The children are lost!' she cried
4 was down at the beach securing
out the big COPIED cauldron will
sand. l left for a few minutes anc
when I went back they were gone
I have searched everywhere
"'The giant has stolen them!' criet
the peasant. telling his own tale Of
what he had seen on the mountain.
"You see." said mi O. Mi. "hov
they jumped at a conclusion without
waiting to find out the truth"
"But had he?" asked Nick.
Certainly not" said Mi O. Mi
There was no giant at all. Wha
the peasant had seen was his owl
huge shadow reflected on the sky
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New York, June 17-Most New
Workers are just rush mad. They
rush when there is nothing to rush
for. This is especially so Of the
commuters. They may have IS min
utes in which to catch their trains
at the Grand Central or the Pennsyl-
vania, but they run through the de-
pots. When a ferry lands at the
Battery. people who have taken the
ride to cool off, rush up the gang
planks and to the subways as though
they were going to fire, although
they have the rest of the evening to
reach their homes. The result is
that they lose all benefit of their
cooling boat ride. Each morning and
evening there is stampede At the
ferries to and from. the Jersey de-
pots. There is no particular rea-
SON for this rushing. 1t just seems
to be in the blood:
One indoor sport that flourishes
in all sorts of weather is dancing. A
new public dance hall seems to open
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booking agents is a woman. much of
her success being due to the fact
that she is q woman. I am told that
when she fails to book an act in a
vaudeville house she will sit in the
managers office and cry until he
books the act to get rid of her.
Signs: One on the rear, Of a pass
ing auto-"if you're close enough to
read this sign, you're too close"
= On q Broadway corner where the
Thermometer reads 100 in the shade
do you know that it is now sum-
mer time in Miami, Fla. ="
On . house on Long Island-"Pets
and children boarded during the
summer"
Much Of this talk Of the high cost
of living is unfounded. know q
Photographic printer who won $500
in a baseball pool and celebrated by
buying q new outfit Of clothes. He
purchased suit Of clothes with two
pairs Of trousers, straw hat, q pair
of shoes and necktie at a total cost
of Sits. Asked how he did it. he
answered. 1T all depends on how you
shop. Most poor people pay for their
pride by going to stofes where rich
people GO"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-17
PEOPLES FORUM
WHAT EVERY MAN KNOWS

w 11A4 = 41HS1 NA<NAN AA~OvV0
"What Every woman Knows" is
the title of an article published in
May. 1926. The average husband
was pictured as earning most of the
money in the Unitel States. His
wife was pictured IS spending most
of what he earned.
An article may he timely. Its
view may point to facts. Facts may
just be passing, in or. out of time.
This point of view should appear as
, printed matter under the title,
"What Every Man Knows"
In the article, Helen p. McCor-
mick, for sometime assistant district
attorney at Brooklyn, puts the case
this way: taking the coolest posi-
BILE view of the matter,-say wom-
an is married to man with an
earning capacity Of 5000 a year. He
represents in terms of money approx
imately SIS. 900, yielding six or seven
per cent dividend. Let him become
incapacitated, the $4,000 investment
is wiped OUT
To estimate the average husband
as you would stocks and bonds is
certainly the coolest possible view
of the matter. To leave his wife en-
tirely outside Of this cold estimate,
on q really vital subject, is worse
than cold matter, Certainly it is
not fair.
Do you realize who is using her
money!? What became Of her earn.
ing capacity Of $1,000 . year which
she had single handed before she
married? Did she become incapa-
citated, or was her, $4,000 invest
ment simply wiped out when she be-
came "his partner :" -
Most men occasionally use thought
enough to remember: Times are
changing. Time will answer these
question correctly. -
The capital Of the household Gin
the article) used. to. bring home. a
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-17

Although only county has awaited itself of the oppo
uny offered by the state highway commission for testing
materials to be used the construction of roads and bridges
the value of these laboratory tests has long been acknow
edged by federal and state road officials
The state highway commission has taken the work
of the Federal Bureau of Roads testing all used
in federal aid construction and about $50 of
gravel used for construction of state highways made
last In 1924 the state highway commission awarded
contracts for $18O1 of which about onethird involved
material which the commission tested ascertain its purity
strength and usefulness.
More than $34O0OOOO spent by countless townships
and cities in North Dakota roads and bridges from 1916
to 1924 State reports show that in 1923 alone than
$360O00O thus spent. Assuming that only oneourth
OF these sums for material of the type which the
highway body tests for its would for
the eight years and nearly 100000 for 1923.
Poor material means speedy dsntegration and results
in early replacement and repair bills. Certain kinds of
gravel and sand will not make good concrete and unless
county construction officials warned they will proceed
indereny to material which contains too much for.
egn matter for good construction work.
The taxpayer is willing to be taxed if he knows the
sessent he used good advantage BY having its
material tested in the state highway commission laboratory
Burleigh county considerably its construction
bill besides using material that will make for perma.
nent construction Here real instance where the state
is seeking to cooperate with the county and real oppor
tunty to meet the taxpayer half way.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-17

gradually down to Americas 80. And
yet 40 years ago we were in the 80
percent class ourselves.
Forty years ago we were q rela-
lively homogeneous, political minded
people: the rivalries of the Civil
War parties were still intense; we
were not yet distracted by a surfeit
Of other amusements, and we knew
our neighbors.
Now all this is reversed. And we
still have the preposterous long bal
lot which nobody-literally nobody
can vote intelligently.
Thrust this ballot on New Zealand
and the vote would go down, not to
50, but to 20 per cent.
So long as we have ballot which
no one can understand, we must
not be surprised If some people con-
clude that their most intelligent vote
is not to vote at all.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-17
----------FABLES ON HEALTH---
ARE YOUR SHOES TOO SMALL

The kindest favor a person can con-
fer upon himself is to wear shoes
that fit comfortably. 4
Hurting feet give one a miserable
tired feeling. in addition to q mine
ing, unattractive gait.
Special attention should be given
to the purchase of shoes for wear in
warm weather. 1t is then that the
feet perspire, and sometimes swell.
If the shoes are not Of the right
kind of material and are not proper
ly fitted these conditions are aggra-
waited.
Hard leather shoes and patent
leather shoes SHOULD never be pur-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-17

Others had seen it. too! 1t sometimes
happens when the sun is in a.certain
position and there is fog"
But the chldren!" said Nancy.
"The copper cauldron was so big
that the children had crawled in
SIDE" said Mi O. Mi "The tide came
up and carried it off to sea to little
island not twenty yards from shore.
When the fog went away-there
they were, safe and sound. 1t doesn't
do to guess at things, you see"
Ito Be COntinued.)
Copyright, 1925, NEA Service, Inc
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-17

COOLlDGES ATTITUDE
GOOD TO FOLLOW
"Peace is an adventure in faith
President Coolidge. at Annapolis,
quoted from Ambassador Houghton.
So, for that matter, is most of life.
An excess Of faith in others. to be
sure. makes the gull. But we are
as often the dupes of our suspicious
"a of our condolences.
He who trusts nobody is wrong
oftener than he who trusts every
body-and much more unhappy.
President Coolidge belongs to
neither class. He assumes the good
faith Of all nations. but is prepared
If one of them should break it.
It is good rule for the small
things of personal life, as well.
Be ready to stand up for your
rights if necessary. But assume.
until in any case it is shown other
wise, that it Is not necessary.
Most people will grant most Of
your rights. unasked and unenforced.
So will most nations. as to NOS
rights, most Of the time.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-17

chased by persons with sensitive
feet.
Patent leather is not porous. It
excludes the air from the feet, caus-
ing that hot, burning feeling.
Fine grade of calf skin. kangaroo
leather or vici kid offers the softest
leather.
The shape of the shoes has much
to do with their .comfortabieness.
Toes should given given room enough
to spread little bit. at least.
If given play toes add to the
springiness Of the step. If cramped
they are almost useless. and they be-
come covered with corns and bum
IONS -..
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-17
FREAK WEATHER

California gets excited the weather when it devates
from the twenty or forty year record
1t raned several times while Los Angeles entertain
ing the Shriners and columns taken in the various
newspapers to explain the unusual weather. Some fun low
ing Shners used the of the rains and thunder show
to poke fun at the native most of whom sens
tive weather conditions realizing that of the greatest
assets the state has the number of clear days which old
Sol makes his regular and UNMARRIED appearance.
The amount of rainfall in portions of California this year
with the accompanying lightning and thunder has broken all
records for twenty and forty periods In fact the
entire nation freaksh weather conditions exist.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-17

portion of his earnings, with or
without love, commanding his wife:
Begin and end at home, but be sure
to make both ends meet" He felt
perfectly free to dispose of his other
possessions. as it pleased him. out
side Of the home. ..
Perhaps those white wifely fingers
Tin the article) have perfectly good
right. even in his trousers pockets,
in order to conserve his earning ca
pacity. Sometimes, for day4, when
his ever-decreasing. store of latent
energy Gin the article) falls asleep
like q log, she with the empty pocket
book manages to make their living.
Perhaps sometimes the boss hands
her SO with the words: GO and
buy Us $40 worth Of nving!-And If
you save q dollar, please spend it on
yourself" Thoughtfully she takes
the money. Thoughtfully she dis
covers the top ten-center of each
dollar has already been smoked of.
But this perhaps sometimes leads
far from the average.
Time is writing good straight
words in our law books, words not
deviating from truth or fairness.
Equal-rights is now often understood
as plural. meaning partners who
both own. in the marriage certifi-
cate Of the two contracting parties.
Today. in the affairs of home and
business life. the average woman
fearlessly meets the average man
upon equal-grounds. She succeeds
where he would fail if conditions
were made as severe for him as they
are made for her.
If you men will play fair. pay due
respect to your partners. You will
find much to estimate. more to love,
but very little to kick about.
Really a "nartner," rich or poor,
is the only true type of man for any
honest girl to marry.
William r. Schwartz.
La Moure, N. D., June Is.
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larger ones broadcast half an hour
patrons sample of their orchestras'
worth. Several chains of dance halls
are being projected, with various or
chestras rotating over a nationwide
circuit The hackers of this plan be-
lieve that people would rather pay
so cents or dollar to entertain
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-17

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 tho press Of
tho day.
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themselves than several dollars to be
ente rtained in theater.
These are hard days for vaude-
vile booking agents. The heat keeps
people from the theater and house
managers are generally in a fault
finding mood. This results in the
cancellation of bookings for many
acts, especially the higher-priced
ones. One of the most successful
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-17
A THOUGHT

We know that all things work to-
gether for good to them that love
God.-ROmans 8:2S.
But noble souls. through dust and
heat, rise from disaster and defeat
the stronger.-Longfell
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-17
is IT PART OF OUR MORALS?

The French have convenient phrase by which they
press their acceptance of that which they used dis
approve-'Its become part of morals"
To small degree this to be true in the United
ed to murder and theft We longer become shocked at
killing become interested in the gruesome incidents that
the crime We read of great theft and marvel
at the audacty of the thief But shocked think
that in midst every day these things going on?
Crime increasing in cities. In turn these cities
appropriang larger to build larger jas and
courts.
Every day the police records crowded with reports
and records of bloody crimes and amazing robberes Yet
there vigorous to curb these set the nation
: Alright.
If to stop crime must look to than our
and law The way to stop weed from growing
to maturity and spreading it's poison to take by the
root and not try to kill it after it has its full height
And the curta and prevent in to
get at the root and exterminate the evil Influences
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-17
WHY CITIZENS AREN'T
COMING OUT TO VOTE

Simon Michelet. president of the
get-out-the-vote league. presents sta
tistics to show that Americans are
the worst vote-slackers in the world.
From New Zealand's 81 per cent
and Germany's 81, the figures run
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-17
NO COCKTAILS

HE-Dear, every kiss just intoxi-
Gates me. Won't you let me be
drunkard?
E-Well-er-yes: but on the
condition that you won't mix your
drinks.-U. S. N. A. Log.
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The custom of knocking on wood
dates back to the ancient tree wor-
shippers.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-11-12
WITH THE COUNCIL

The village council met last
Thursday evening and transacted
business as follows:
A building permit was granted to
Geo. B. Kenney for the erection of a
frame addition 12x13 1s, to be used
as a kitchen, on the east side of the
grocery building.
A resolution was passed fixing
the salary cf the clerk of the
board of public affairs at 800,
beginning January /, 1926, and
the salary of the collector of water
rents at SIS for the May collection
and SIS for the November collection
for each year. Council also ordered
that the system for the collection of
water rents be changed to the fol-
lowing manner: "A suitable person
shall make a canvass of the water
users of the village twice a year,
previous to the~collection of rents,
and report to the collector all water
consumed or to be consumed for the
collection period. the collector to
make up duplicate bills, one copy to
be mailed to each and every con-
sumer. Any error or adjustment to
be made, must be done by instruc
tions or orders from said board of
public affairs
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-11-12
In DIR. Thompson's Honor

All these evidences of the love
the people of his city bear him must
be very pleasing to DR.. Thompson as
he lays down the heavy burden he
has borne so successfully for more
than a quarter of century. The
faculty and students of Ohio State
university show their regard for him
in every way they can think of.
There are dinners and receptions.
speeches and original poems, 13-gun
saiutes and songs by the glee clubs,
university band concerts and a birth
Gay cake seven feet in diameter and
three feet high, and all the fraternal
organizations on, the campus take
the grand old man into active men,
bership. The Columbus Chamber of
Commerce formally welcomes DR..
Thompson to the ranks of private
citizenship. The city papers have
editorials and cartoons about him
and news stories by the column. The
Community Fund bases it's appeal
for S6S0,177 on the ground that DR..
thompson is chairman of the drive.
All this show of affection and re-
gard is very sincere. The people OF
this city do love DR.. Thompson, be-
cause they have learned that he de-
serves to be loved, that he is big and
human and good and kind. We hear
his praise sung everywhere. He is a
modest man and may be little en-
barrassed by this almost universal
outburst of esteem and laudation
but we don't suppose he really
minds. To be appreciated for what
one is, when what one is is wise and
friendly and thoroughly good, is a
great reward for all ones labors and
sacrifices. DR.. Thompson ought to
be very happy man, and, since he
ought, we imagine he is, for he has
always followed the line of duty
0. S. Journal
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-11-12
ParSOns-Matson

Saturday at 4 80 p. m, Mr.. Arthur
Parsons of Malta and Miss Mary
Matson of this place were united in
marriage here at the parsonage of
the Church of Christ, Rev. r. E.
Stevens performing the ceremony.
They were attended by Mr.. and Mrs.
Emery Townsend. Later in the
evening they were taken on tour
of the two towns and were serenaded
enroute. Mr.. and Mrs. Parsons are
eatimable young people. Mr.. Par
sons is the son of Mr.. Ellis Parsons
of Malta. and his wife is the daugh-
ter, OF Mrs. Amy Matson of this
place. Her father was the late
James Matson. For the present Mr..
and Mrs. Parsons will make their
home with the brides mother.
An elegant chicken dinner was
served at the home of the brides
mother at 8 p. M, Saturday, with
quite a number of relatives and
close friends present. On Sunday
in their honor, at the home of the
groom's parents, number were en-
tertained with fine dinner at noon.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-11-12
HARLEY PERRY MEETS DEATH
WHEN CRUSHED BY TRACTOR

Monday evening about 4:30 Mr..
Harley Perry, aged about 80 years,
whose home was between Chester
hill and Dale, met his death when
crushed by tractor. He was en-
ployed on the construction of the
North River road and was working
about three-fourths of mile above
Gaysport. Particulars are lacking,
since no sone was with him just when
the accident occurred, and when
found he was pinned face down un-
der the tractor, which was tilted
across his back, and life was ex-
tinct. Just the cause of the tractor
fitting back is not known, since it
was on practically level ground, and
nothing but light two-horse drag
was fastened to it. The place where
he was working was very muddy, the
mud being close to a foot deep.
When found, the body was practical
ly buried in the mud. The body was
taken to the Henderson undertaking
parlors at Duncan Falls. and pre-
pared for burial, and was taken
Tuesday to ais late home.
The deceased had been with the
highway department about six
weeks He was good workman
and fine man. He was the son of
Charles Perry of Marion township,
this county. His wife is deceased.
Besides his father he leaves three
small children-two daughters and
son. Surviving are also four
brothers and a sister-Roscoe Per-
ry of Crooksville; Rolla, of Rox
bury; Lyle and Oscar and Mrs. Ella
Zumbro of Roseville.
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday at 10 a.. M, from the Fair
view church. Interment was made
in the Fairview church cemetery.