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Editorial Comment
A Sane Executive

Here's story from the state Of North Dakota
which will startle many goodhearted and weak
minded reformerS. North Dakota is state that
prohibits the sale of cigarets, Sunday movies dances
ana Sunday business on one hand and, on the other
Aand, has not made the slightest contribution to
art, science, literature or any other of the activities
Of the human mind which beautify and improve life
North Dakota far as the rest of the world is
concerned represents merely agriculture, blue laws
and IA contribution to the nations popnlation freight
rates and taxes
Now, along comes Mr.. Arthur G. Sorie, newly
c'ected governor Of this state, who, in his inaugural
address. advises the Legislature to repeal the ant.
cigaret law. lie announces his opposition to all
laws that attempt 10 regulate peoples habits ana!
foiblcs And, in referring to the growing disrespect
for law, he says:
I'm my judgment the fault lies very largely al:
the door Of mistaken moral reformers who are con
tnually asking for the passage Of laws regulating
the lives and habits of our citizens and imposing
penalties for the doing of acts which, in themselves,
not morally wrong"
This is his judgment. Well, it's very good,
clear and sane judgment. 1t is backed by the cx-
periencc of many empires that have passed away,
destroyed by the making of laws.
People made better by laws People
procaims it to be fact.
For instance: Christianity is not Dracticed in
TINS country on any scale t:lat you could ordinarily
notice We have churches, collections for missions
p.enty OF ministers and conventions, disputes on
orthodoxy or fundamenasm versus liberalism, and
religious lobbying in the halls OF Legislatures and
Congress- But all this is talk. Money and talk
la'k talk! The observance OF the Golden Rule and
the rich man giving up his all to follow the Founder
OF the religion-these done in the dark.
Snpposlng now, that Congress passed a law COM
pelling every citizen to follow the Golden Rule
Would our people become better? You have only
to ask the question in order realize how ridiculous
it is.
Laws should be made to preserve the peace to
safeguard every individual in the possession OF his
honest rights and to maintain the public health.
Beyond that point, most laws are nonsensical
The reason we have so many is that mediocre
people who have failed to attain distinction in any
other line OF endeavOr, are elected to law-makng
bodies where they feel that they must make new
laws in order to achieve popularity with their c,cc-
torate.
People cannot be educated by laws People can
not be cured OF stupid habits by laws. People can
not be made healthier or happier by laws. The onl;
thing in the world that improve the human race
is to raise the levol of its intelligence And j.
would not be bad idea to begin with the reform.
ers.
Governor Sorlle has made good start.
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(& 5$ZE&%Mz

Every man is entitled to life, lib
crty and a few hours of loating.
Somebody is always favoring n
drastic change in others.
Some marry for better or worse
and some to talk.
Making money is easy. Making
more money is the hard thing.
After going to Il picnic we all have
some. idea Of how stuffed olive
must feel.
And what makes the sea salty is
fish crying because they can't get
out on the beach where the swim
mcrS are
Knowing what's what isn't half as
important as knowing why.
On returning from fishing trip
the fish are divided while tholr
weight is multiplied.
Ambition is all right, but Their
mometcrs have too much Of it.
The ship Of state isn't as bad as
the state of shipping.
The swimming pool is more
healthy than the Kelly pool
Even an optimist can't see much
fun in missing street car.
A furniture dealer tells US his
porch swings are guaranteed to run
for three proposals.
And could you call girl who sits
up and eats big box of candy on
YOU a stuffed date?
Eighty acres Of Durum wheat ran
25 at Cakes.
All work and no pay indicates
Jack is farmer boy.
The college graduates are working
until something turns up.
Copyright, 1925, NEA Service, Inc.)
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Minting to No Purpose
(BuffalO Evening NaWs)

(Buhalo Evening Naws)
The treasury department reports that the United
States mint now is turning gold coins at the
rate OF $lO0OOOO worth day. this despite the facr
that there is little demand for the circulation OF
the yellow metal. This mnting is going in con
lorm1ty with the legal requirement that at least
third OF the gold certificates issued by the depart,
ment must be backed up by gold coin reserve.
With so small demand for five dollar gold pieces
eagles and double eagles, this turning of gold into
money-at no small expenses work wasted. 1t
should be enough that the treasury department has
In its vaults yellow metal for all purposes Tina:
1t has, and the law should be made flexible to the
extent Of permitting the treasury department to
ercise common sense with regard to mining it,
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ADVENTURE OF
THE TWINS
BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON

Mrs. Cuckoo opened her eyes. and
there, propped up against u branch
near her nest, was birchbark note.
What were you saying, my dears?
That Mrs. Cuckoo did not build a
nest, but laid her eggs in other
birds nests!
No, indeedie! She doesn't do that
in Dixie Land. Her bad cousins in
Europe do that, but not she. She
builds her own nest.
Well, there was the note that said,
"Dear Mrs. Cuckoo: If you find
round, shiny, white thing as you 60
around on your travels, will you
please bring it to Will O. the Wisp's
house in the pond at once I? Reward"
"A rcward!" cried Mrs. Cuckoo. II
wonder what the reward will be.
hope it is nice fresh beetle, or
some wild rice or something like
that. III 60 and look at once"
So off she flew.
BY and by she came to cotton
81 wonder if it's cotton that Will
O. the Wisp wants." she said
thoughtfully. "It's white, but it isn't
very round and it isn't at all shiny.
No, don't suppose he would be Of
fering n reward for a piece of cot
ton. 1t must be something else"
So she flew on further until she
came to a moon vine with big white
buds all over it.
ut might be moon floewr," she
said, "but these twisted buds won't
be flowers until this evening when
time Will o. the Wisp can look for
himself: No. it can't be moon
flower"
So she flew on further until she
came to Killdeer's nest on the
ground.
Mrs. Killdeer was later nesting
than some Of the other birds, and
there were four round, white eggs
in the nest. True, they were sort of
speckled, but "maybe the letter for
got to saw ANYTHING about specks,"
thought Mrs. Cuckoo.
Pll take one anyway" she de-
cided.
So she opened her beak and very
very carefully took up one of the
eggs and flew away to the pond
where the Twins were waiting at
Will O. the Wisp's house.
give brought something round and
white and shiny" said Mrs. Cuckoo,
rs she laid the egg carefully on the
doorstep. "Will you please give me
the reward now?
ooh. goodnessl" cried Nancy.
you've brought birds egg, Mrs.
Cuckoo, and that's not right at all.
You must take it back at once. New.
er touch a birds egg but your own,
Mrs. Cuckoo. Don't you know that ?"
II know it now" said Mrs. Cuckoo.
"I'm sorry. I'll take it right back"
mo, I'll take it," said Nick.
"Where> is the nest, Mrs. Cuckoo :"
I'm the blue grass between the to-
bacco field and the corn field said
Mrs. Cuckoo.
Nick took the-esg back, aud when
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DEFEAT
BY Hal Cochran

BY Hal Cochran
There never need be such a
thing as defeat, If q man has the
wherewith to fight. You can't
60 far wrong In the things that
you meet II you start out ut
doin' 'em right.
II all things come easy, end
needed no pains and ratified
along upon luck. a man wouldn't
have any use for his brains, or
his cOurc"e or get-up or pluck.
It's figntin' 1t out that will
give you the kick, that will kinda
make Iivin' worth while. He's
shy of . frOwn, Is the man who
can stick. for his work makes
him know how to smile.
Your job, after all, can be
turned into play, II you're sailin'
right in, and don't fear it. Twill
never seem hard If you start out
each day with u sure ! can fin.
ish It" spirit.
Forget that there's ever a
word like defeat. for it's only y
sign of distress. Just fight like
man and stand up on your feet
where you're always in reach of
success.
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=: The TQnqle =:

! have no fear in doing this, for
never expect to look upon your face
again.
! have not words, dear lady, to tell
you the sharp agony that was mine
that day you fell into the water from
off my yacht. | suffered million
pangs so much worse than the pangs
of death, that his grizzly hand has
now no terrors for me.
! also know that the story is true
wherein we are told that one may
review his whole life in one infin-
iteSimal moment of time.
l know that in the moment when
] saw your beautiful body hurting
itself downward to what was sure
was certain and sudden death, all
the things that | have wanted to say
to you from the first moment met
you, uttered themselves to you in
my distracted mind.
told you that had found you
the one desirable woman of all the
earth. rallied at society for making
me keep this all in my heart until
the moment when thought would
never be able to tell you. | rallied at
myself for thinking ! could ever tell
you this, for knew if did try to do
it and found that you would listen,
it would dissipate all my regard for
you.
That you are unapprOachablc to
such as !, makes you the perfect
woman. If you had stepped down
from your pedestal for one moment
while ! was with you, my disappoint-
ment would have been almost more
than ! could bear. Thank God you
never did! And so you remain per
feet in my eyes, enshrined in my
heart forever
TOMORROW-Lette from Mel
vile SartOris to Leslie Prescott.
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New York-Luck of community
life and the neighborliness which
goes with it is the one great hard
ship faced by the out-oftowner who
comes here to live. Out in the
sticks, as New Yorkera designate
any place more than 25 miles away,
people have the strange habit Of
speaking to each other, whether they
are acquaintance or strangers.
A family from Berea, o., recently
| removed to Little Neck, Long Island.
Two young ladies in the family tried
their best to be friendly and spoke
to everyone they met on the street.
Much to their surprise few returned
their greetings and some, misunder-
standing the spirit that moved the
girls, offered insults.
IL never saw such snObs," one girl
cried as she weeped on her mothers
shoulder. eve have been here three
months and everybody treats Us as
though we are trash"
These girls from Bcrea didn't un-
derstand that New Workers are tim
id, afraid that any stranger they
meet is ready to work some scheme
of fraud upon them. Even girl
with long curls and a Madonna face
may prove to be an adventures. You
never can tcll--in New York.
However, all New Workers aren't
heartlcss. The other day / saw an
old, broken-down man trudging the
sun-scorched pavcmcnts with {.
heavy sandwich sign on his should
crs. Suddenly he stopped. There
was a threc-inch cigar butt on the
ground. As he stopped to pick it
M passerby stepped on it and
ground it under his hell. "Here, old
top, is better cigar" he said as he
handed the old fellow Havana per
fecto.
Gentlemen Of leisure who gather
from all corners Of the world on the
Bowery have become bit choicy
as to cigar butts, am informed.
Three-inch throwaways are referred
to as Robinson Crusocs and any
thing smaller is known as Man
Friday.
Speaking of tramps and what they
smoke, often have wondered where
they get their pipe tobacco. Stop
ping in Bowery smoke shop for a
stogey this morning, saw one fur
tive fellow sneak up to the cigar cut
ter and empty the clippings into an
empty tobacco sack. He had enough
tobacco for his pipe for the rest Of
the day.
Sidewalk crap games are becom-
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ing so numerous that hardly anyone
paws any attention to them. The
other evening saw game in pro-
gress on the sidewalk at Times
Square, with four traffic cons on
duty at the corner and the evening
rush swirling BY The strange part
of it is that New Workers who will
gather in crowd at almost any un-
usual sight were completely indif-
ferent to the boy gamblers.
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Mrs. Killdeer came home she never
knew what an adventure one of her
egg-children had had. or how nearly
she came to losing it.
There was still one of Puff's but
tons to be found. But no one in
Dixie Land knew a thing about it.
Ito Be COntinued.)
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when IL selected President Burton who died
Gently. falc's selection fell upon middle west
man There are many other instances where facul
ties were ignored by their Anna Mater.
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Chicago goes to Wisconsin for college president
and Wisconsin takes New York magazine editor.
This starts discussion why university directors
do not promote some member OF their own faculty
to the high honor. Michigan went to Minnesota
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A THOUGHT

Commit thy works unto the Lord.
and thy thoughts shall be estab-
lished.-PrOv. 1888.
Whose trusteth in the Lord. ham
ply is he.-Bible.
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Washington, D. c., is contemplating revising the
speed limit for horses fixed years ago at six miles
an hour. They have to go faster than that to
keep out of the way of the automobiles
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TOMORROW-Letter from Mel
Vile SartOris to Leslie Prescott.
, 1925-01-11
World Results IL TIE DIN DA n NJ Cn0DTJNLH NCVZTC mam Ns
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GIANT SCANDAL TESTIMONY DSCL OSES NOTHING NE
FRED MERKIE MAY
BE NEW YANK COACH

benefit Of those fans who don't re
member, It may be said'that Merkle
was on first base, Mccormick on
third, two out. Al Bridwell at bat
and the score tied in the ninth. The
Chicago Cubs and the Giants were
opponents that day. and they were
neck and neck for the pennant. Bird
well singled. bringing homo the win
ming run.
All Merkle had to do to escape
lasting notoriety was to 60 on down
to second. but In the rush to escape
the hilarious New York fans who
leaped the barriers and swarmed
onto the field. he, together with the
rest of the payers ran for the club
house. Quick.witted Johnny Evers
noticed the omission and stood on
second. screaming for the ball. 1t
was thrown to Evers, who tagged
second and claimed a %force-out. the
umpire sustained the claim and or
dered the game played over. The
Giants victory was thrown out by
the National League beard of direc.
tors, and In the play-off Chicago
won.
With this handicap. tho most ter
rible ever imposed upon 4 ball play
err. Merkle stuck. TO play good bal
for John McGraw for many a season
thereafter. Now he Is up at Roches-
ter, N. Y, where for several years
he has been ono Of the best first
basemen in tho A. A. Circuit. In 1923
he led the league In home-runs and
played good ball.
A hard hitter. excellent base-run-
ner, conscientious, faithful worker
and good fielder. Merkle was one
of basebal's best. After McGraw got
Walter Holke in 1916. he traded
| MerbIe to Brooklyn. where Fred held
| down first base until the acquisition
of Ed Kcnetchy chaeed him to the
minors.
George Stallings, Merkle's present
boss. considers him one OF the brain
lest players in the game, and has
urged the Yankees to take him on
as a coach. Mixer higgins would
ike to have Merkle, but it is a ques'
don of supplying Rochester with a
tirst-class first baseman to take his
place.
, 1925-01-11
TRIO SUSPECTED OF
PLANS TO ROB CIGAR
STORE ARE RELEASED

Three high school youths. arrested
last night when Special Waterman
Jack Wadde'l saw them in the lobby
OF the o-s. building. apparently
tampering with the showcase OF the
cigar oounter there, were dismissed
with a reprimand and a warning
when they appeared before Judge ].
A. Murray yesterday afternoon TO
answer charges OF attempted rob.
berry.
Waddell testified that he had
watched the boys roaming the down.
town district In a suspiciously aim.
less fashion for some minutes be.
fore they vanished into the building
shortly after midnight. Peering
through the door. he saw one OF
them ntop the counter. and promptly
stepped In. placed them under arrest
and called the patrol wagon.
All three lads testified that they
had entered the building to get
warm while awaiting "A bus. and had
merely been sylarking when the
Waterman nabhed them. Judge
Murray dismissed them with the
suggestion that earlier hours might
accord better with their status as
students. and the caution that a sec.
ond appearance in court would moet
Huch more severe treatment. !.
, 1925-01-11

ing on the market a ball that could
not be driven so far.
William c, Fownes. Jr,. OF Pitts
burgh. chairman Of the committee
said that the British are not really
opposed to the balls the Americans
are ready to adopt, but have been
slow in checking up as befits them.
James d. standish. Detroit. chair
man of the eligibility committee, de-
clared IT was wise to drop that pub
lished list of eligihles to national
competitions and he suggested that
the committee be allowed TO pass
upon all applications from an arbi-
trary standpoint. He said It had
become almost Impossible to provide
an adequate eligibility standard for
general usage.
Many suggestions were advanced
for conducting the American tour
ney plans that will permit the tour
nament to be completed within six
davs or less were advanced. Many
clubs. object TO giving their courses
over completely for extended periods
and It was said that long drawn out
tournaments were tiresome to all
concerned. Among the plans sug
gested were to cut out all qualifying
rounds. to reduce match play rounds
from SO to. is holes, and to qualify
16 candidates.
Because of the protest Of the Brit
ish associations against the expense
involved In actual competition con.
tfn,,ally n was decided that there
will be nc international matches this
year.
The association decided upon the
following dates for the national
classics this year:
, 1925-01-11
BERLENBACH IS
ON THE DODGE
Jack Delaney to Get
Chance Again but
Not Just Yet.

Copyright, 1925. Casper Tribune)
NEW YORK. Jan. 10.-The way
Paul Berlenbach and his manager,
Dan Hickey. have been ducking
Jack Delaney points anew to the
influence which one boxer has upon
another when the first named
fighter has the kayo sign upon the
other.
Berlenbach has been doing good
work since Delaney slowed HIM
away last summer, thereby bringing
to an end Paul's long string of
knockouts. And Delaney, on the
other hand. has not been showing
so good.
ing his meal ticket away from the
Bridgeport mauler. The time is
coming when the two will face each
other in the ring again. In fact
this is the biggest thing hat Der.
lenbach and Hickey are counting
on. Thoughts of revenge give them
plenty to occupy their minds when
other matters OF more important
and pressing nature r out of the
way.
Tex Richard tried his best to get
the two into the ring at the Garden
on a January date but failed. Paul
will meet Tony Marullo the latter
part o. this month in New York.
will perhaps give Larry Estridge
another chance and then will take
on a third bout against a good
man. Then If all has gone well.
Hickey will cousent to have his
fighter mingle once more with Dc
laney. An5 Hickey says that when
the fight does come off, Delaney
will be sorry he ever had the I'm
pudence to send Berlenbach into
dreamland.
Word comes that spalla has re-
ceived an offer to box Firpo in Lon
don and that Firpo Is willing. But
Spalla wants the battle to be held
In Milan. One thing is certain. no
London promoter will risk his coin
in trying 10 promote a match be-
tween Luis and any British heavy
weight.
, 1925-01-11
FORMER TIGER
STAR FORCED
OUT OF GAMES

NEW YORK. Jan. 1o.-United
Pressl.-J. Coard Taylor. former
Princeton and olympic star and one
OF Americas best quarter mllers
and murders. has been forced into
permanent retirement by an injury
he sustained in the games in Paris
last summer.
In response to an invitation to
compete in the Wileo A. A. games
here February 7. Taylor declined.
saying that pulled tendon he suffer
ed in the 400 meter race in Paris
would make It impossible for him
to ever work again on the track.
Eleven other athletes said they're
IN temporary or permanent retire
ment and could not compete.
Schuyler Enclk. Larry Brown. Ray
Bulser. Johnny Romle. Earl John.
ston. Carl Anderson, Brutus Hamil.
ton. Fred Tooteil and Tom Lieb an.
nounced they had retired for good.
Alfred Leconey and Fred Loyejoy,
two OF the foremost sprinters said
they would no compete this winter
and that they might retire perma-
nentiy. The announcement chat Ray
Buker had retired was a big sur.
prise. He Is the national champion
and wa regarded as one Of PAavo
Nurmi's most formidable rivals in
the meets in which the Finn is TO
compete this winter.
, 1925-01-11
BY A GETTY.

Omitted Press Staff Corresponding
NEW YORK. Jan. 1O.-Next sea
o may find Fred Merlle. he of the
most famous homer of organized
baseball, back in the major leagues,
this time as a coach.
Thousands OF fans who have
known Merkle only as one OF the
most unfortunate victims of slow
thinking in the annals of the game.
are not aware that the former Giant
first sacker is a mighty good coach
of pitchers.
Fred had the misfortune to be
branded publicly because he neglect
ed to touch second base in q really
crucial game back in 1908 and cost
he Giants the pennant. Fer the
, 1925-01-11

l1oHAAe &AAA AAttA htAh va Nht f3A =
of both teams.
Rlverton held the locals wen In
the first two quarters OF play. the
score standing 2 to 2 at the end
Of the first stanza and ( to 4 at
the end Of the half. In the third
period Casper jumped into the lead
and held the advantage to tho
finish.
Gibson led the scoring for Casper
with four field goals, Carey connect
ing with the hoop but nee with the
exception of two foul throws. over
bauEh did not tally in points but
played n god game at center. while
both McKelvey and Allsman covered
the Riverton forwards with ability.
Tho ten points marked up for the
visitors all go 10 the credit of John
son. center. who tossed five field
goals through tho ring. Casper
wound up the game with Its original
five men after Brown had given
Carey a rest about the middle OF
the game. Price for Lacey was the
, 1925-01-11
CITY LEAGUE
GAMES SHOULD
BE TIGHTER

Resumption next Tuesday OF play
in the Casper City Basketball league
is expected to bring some close con-
tests three OF the low percentage
teams, all OF which have shown
marked improvement. being sched-
uIed for the fray. In the first
game the Telephone five will meet
tho Texas, and in the second the
Pearl Whites will clash with the
Veterans,
wednesday night Will witness an
other good doubleheader when the
Methodists play the Midwest, and
the Vets meet the Standard, Not
until week after next Will the
Methodists and Standard. the two
undefeated teams. come together.
but one or the other may lose caste
before that date II upsets occur.
The standing OF the clubs after
last weeks games follows;
, 1925-01-11
LONDON OFFER
MADE GIBBONS
STILL PENDING
Definite Answer MOI
Yet Made by Kane
To Firpo Bout.

CHICAGO. Jan. 10 United
Press.EE die Kane. manager of
Tom Gibbons. said today that he
would not consider the offer made
by the National Sporting club for
a Gibbons-Flrpo match in London
until he had talked with Tom Rice,
Brooklyn, American representative
for the club. Rice. he said. was ex-
pected to return from London to-
day and he will meet him at the
first opportunity. Kane thought
the match would make more money
n this country.