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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-12-21

"Thc method YOU have outlined is
substantially as follows: 4 person
purchases a coupon for one dollar and
az the same time agrees 20 send the
coupon and three dollars more 10 the
company, which in turn agrees TO send
him three coupons such as he pur-
chased and which he may sci! to three
other persons for one dollar each,
thus receiving back three Of the four
dollars paid By him. The tire. per
sons TO whom he sells, may likewise
send in their coupons and three dol
lars and receive three coupons each
TO sell.
"At the time Of returning the three
coupons, the company sends an agree
ment whereby it promises when tn"
holder has sold his three coupons and
each Of the three persons TO whom ne
has sold. has also sold three coupons.
that he will be entitled to Ten dollars
worth of hosiery for the one dollar he
has actually paid out and his efforts
in selling coupons. In other words,
when thirteen coupons nave been sold
by him and his purchasers. including
the one first purchased By him. he
will get ten dollars worth Of hosiery
/ is Against Public Policy
HE is also entitled to pay the dii-
/ ference between what he and the
/ three persons to whom he ha5 sole
! coupons have sold and ten dollars anc
receive the hosiery, Thu. if he sells
three coupons but none OF the people
TO whom ne sells dispose Of any o.
theirs, he may advance 81. dollar
which together with the four dollar
paid by him and his friends viii! max
the total amount Of ten dollars.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-12-21
Vets Cautioned
Against Hiring
Lawyers Too Soon

Washington, Dec. 2l.--tP) Voter
any Of the world war whose cases
are pending before the Veterans
Bureau were cautioned today b. the
disabled American veterans not to
employ attorneys until final decision
on their claims il reached by Director
Hires Of the bureau.
Complaints have been made, the
announcement said. that some .veier-
ans had paid lawyers after their
claims had been rejected by regional
directors, only TO learn the final de-
cisioD here by the director in the
veterans favor would have follow.
ed without tn" services If an attor
ney.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-12-21

been on their way with spare parts
for another car disabled at fanconla
Notch and there second machine
was found. together with license
plates Of four states.
Tn" woman, whose, sObrlquct was
best known by customs officers with
whom she had come in frequent CON
tact, is at liberty under $500 bail
for appearance at Newport, w. on I.
smuggling charge. Her operations
have covered the entire northern tier
Of New England states.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-12-21
Fire Damages the
r. III. Crane Home

The basement of the K. H. Crane
residence at SIS Fifteenth street was
considerably damaged by fire at 3
O'Clock last night, the blaze apparent
ly catching in some unaccountablc
manner from the furnace. The fire
department was called out and con-
fined the flames to the basement, ex-
tinguishing them with water and
chemicals. The extent Of the dam
age has not been determined.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-12-21
100 Is the Weeks
Automobile Toll
in Midwest States

Chicago. Dec. 21.-P One hun
dred persons were killed in automo-
bile accidents in II midwestern
states last week. Ohio, with Sd, con-
tributed one third to the total. Other
states were: Indiana IS; Illinois
13; Michigan II; Texas Q; Missouri
s; South Dakota 4: Oklahoma 3;
Kansas. Mime sofa and North Dakota
| each.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-12-21

A. G. Jordan has the high herd av-
cragc for November. His herd Of six
cows average l167,lbs. milk and 48.8
lbs. butterfat.
Erik Solberg has been feeding
grain for the first time and says he
is getting IA larger production of milk
than ever before.
Edd Brown has purchased valu-
able Purebrcd Jersey herd sire from
large Jersey farm in Connecticut.
f.. Saville sold five high grade Hol-
stems to Hanson & Smith Of Brad
dock.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-12-21
YOUNG MAN
C0NFESSES
TWO THEFTS
Admits Robbing Breslow Drug
Store and the Wing Mer-
camille Company

Leland Rhodes. 10. whose home is
four miles northwest of Wing, is in
the city jail today after having con-
fcsscd. according to the police. to
stealing about $50 in cash and a
quantity of candy and Christmas
goods from the Breslow drug store
on Main street Saturday night. En-
trance was gained through Il window
in the rear of the building.
The young man has also confessed
to the robbery of general mcrchan-
disc store at Wing on the night OF
November Is, the police say, at which
time a quantity Of clothing, gun,
a radio and some other merchandise
was taken. In the latter job Rhodes
implicated "A l6-yearADld Bismarck
youth who, he says, helped him in
the robbery. The name Of the
younger lad is withheld by the po-
lice.
Loot Recovered
Rhodes, it is said, has been attend
ing high school here the past wear o.
two, but quit sch DOL few weeks ago
and has since been doing odd jobs
about the city. He was employed
for few days recently at the Bres-
low store and suspicion fell on him
when the thefts were discovered. He
was taken into custody yesterday
noon and. after questioning. made a
clean breast of both affairs, accord
ing 10 the officers. Most Of the
articles taken at the drug store were
recovered. as was also the greater
part of the loot from the Wing store
I Ri odes told the police that he and
the young man whom he implicated
took an automobile belonging t(
John Larson from its parking place
| on Sixth street the night of the Wing
robbery and used the machine in go
! ing to ana from the scene Of action
The machine was recovered by po
lice the following day on Avenue q
Rhodes also admitted taking other
cars at various times from Bismarck
streets during the summer fall. us
ing them for JOY riding purpose:
and then returning them. He per
formed the Breslow job unassisted
he states.
Expected To Plead Guilty
Rhodes will probably be given
formal arrangement in justice cOur
sometime this afternoon and will b
bound over to the district court. In
dications are that he will plead guilt
to the charges against him and re
ccivc sentence Immediately. The OF
ficers have not decided what step
will be taken in the case OF Rhode:
alleged accOmpllce.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-12-21

The session had been sought by
some legislators to ascertain if there
was evidence on which to file i'm
parchment charges. Governor Mir
lam A. Ferguson said her enemies
were trying to find something against
her and declined TO call the session
For Zap coal, call 105lW
Frank Eyerts.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-12-21
CONNECT IN SERIES

Several speakers may be used at
one time by connecting them IN
series. In this way dance music may
he received sufficiently loud to be
heard all over n dance hall Of con-
siderable size!
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-12-21
Speaker of House
Refuses to Call
Special Session

Austin. Tex, Dec. 2l.--(R Lee
Satterwhite. speaker Of the Texas
house of representatives, today de-
clincd to call special session Of
the legislature.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-12-21
Expected To Plead Guilty
REPORT OF
BURLElCHC co.
TESTING ASSN

The high cows of the Burlcigh
county testing association for NOvem-
Der are as follows:
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-12-21
SNEIr,HJORN JOHNSON
The Editor Comments

Following Judge Johnson's letter,
William Frederick Bigclow, editor of
the magazine, says:
'Tn the intent and purpose Of our
article we are in strictest accord
with Mr.. Johnson. Never must the
American people, by the threat Of a
recall or any other means of intimi-
dation, attempt to secure the kind of
law-interpretation that best suits
their interests: but never should they
have respect for the judge who ad-
ministers justice according to his
personal preferences. unless these
preferences coincide with a conscien-
tious Interpretation Of the law"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-12-21
Othcr Line Of Attack

The Better Business Bureau Of st.
Louis recently took a shot at the
scheme. using four column space -
inches deep 10 ask the readers of the
city and vicinity who Will Hold the
Sack ~
After briefly outlining the coupon
offer the Bureau asks these three
pointed questions:
a At the time your hose is dcliv-
cred you are out 81 90 net. your three
friends are out $500 each, or $1,000
and the firm has collected $1,000. Now
who really pays for your hose. the
firm or your friends?
"2-S Suppose the firm fails just
then After having paid for $1,000
worth of hose out Of the $1,000 col
! lected. how could the firm refund the
$1,000 invested by your friends What
about the saia ries, rent and other cX-
pcnses Of the firm? Who would hole
, the sack?
- If the practice and policy Of
) the government in barring these
schemes from the mails is upheld b!
, the courts. what might happen to the
! firm should it be denied the use o
the mails? If the firm should qui
( voluntarily. what them
To this was adde1 the >ignifican
statement: 1T is impossible for
firm Of this kind to give each Of it
customers $1,000 worth OF hose 70
sl.0O You cannot take out Of an
business molc than is put IN It,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-12-21
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that the readers OF 5000 l'ooSehe'P-
ing should check aclu'ttaIH ana re-
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ing unfortunately. the onlT klhd OF
reading thousands have time ior. II
judges can be rntlmldatcd to depart
from their oaths by threats TO Great.
sentiment against them upon such
basis, then. indeed, are they unht io'
their high calling. No man IN Ju
dlcial position, who Is not a poitroor
or "a coward, would permit his Judg
mcnt to he swayed By anything bu
his honest conception Of the law.
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-12-21
SALE OF HOSIERY BY THE COUPON
PLAN DECLARED VOID in MICHIGAN
Michigan Attorney General and ST. Louis Business bureau
Oppose Schcmc-C0ntract Is Held Void as
Against Public Policy

"Ths j. virtually tho same Kind Of
q contract which WAS before the Su-
prcmc Court in the case of Hubbard
T. Frribcrger. 1873 Mich. l32. In that
ease Il coupon WAS purchased tor
three dollars and scvcnty-five cents.
the purchaser then paid fifteen dol
lars more and received four other
coupons which he sold for three sew
ei'y-fivc. thereby rcimbursing him
for the fifteen dollars. Each of his
four purchasers could then pay fiji
teen dollars and receive four coupons.
When that was done the original
coupon holder was entitled TO sixty
dollars worth Of goods. Under this
arrange Il person purchasing
coupons and not selling them was
allowed face value therefore. less the
three scventy-fivc paid for the first
coupon. on the purchase price .,
goods. The court said: ra'
Contract Held Void
This presents the question first
as to whether this undertaking OF
Anton is against public policy. We
arc constrained to hold that il is. 1t
is somewhat similar to the Bohemian
Oats scheme. 1t is Il schcn,
cannot be worked out without ulti.
mntely leaving parties with these so.
called coupons on their hands, pos
sc>eing no value. and is well calculat'
cd 10 deceive ignorant people. Thi:
cngal emcnt Of Auton's furnishing a:
i docs, the only Iteration fol-
this note ana being in itself against
public policy, is as though no con
. ,racr existed and furnishes no con
sideratiOn whatever.
The contract you have submitted
must, therefore. Re held void, a
against public policy.
As was said in the Hubbard ca Sc
some parties under this arrangement
will get ten dollars worth of good
for one dollar and a little work Will
ultimately someone will be left viii
coupons on hand Of little or no value
Res pcctfully yours.
ANDREW 3. Dougherty.
Evening star., 1925-11-03
WILL LAUNCH DRIVE
FOR NEW MEMBERS
Stanton Park Citizens AsSo-
citation to Award Prizes to
Campaign Workers.

Plans for a strenuous membership
campaign were formulated at the
regular monthly meeting of the Stan
ton Park Citizens Association in the
Peabody School last night 1t was de
cided to award three prizes 10 the
members bringing in the greatest
number of new names and an addi-
tional prize to every op@ bringing IN
five or more new members.
The association went on record as
favoring the proposed bus line from
Cathedral Heights to the Capitol and
on through the northeast section of
the city to Fifteenth and II streets
northeast.
one of the members of the asso-
citation said that an examination OF
10 first grade pupils in one of the
Stanton Park schools showed that ali
f=lL four were suffering from serious
physical defects. There were lS5
grave defects in all among the 70
children.
The following committees were ap-
pointed by the president:
Membership-D. +. Manning. chair
man; George Clagett. K. l.. Bier. S. A.
]. Saleeby and Mrs. Z. Y. DeGraw.
Public utilities es-H. n. Stull, chair
man; j. NJ. Mcdaniel, j. p. Smith.
5. b. Kaufman. Z. c. Geoghegan.
J. r. Kenyon and Claiborne Hunter.
Parks and public recreation
George Clagett. chairman: J. NJ. Nc
Daniel. \. II. Gregory, Miss CeceIa
A. RYAN. Mrs. +. \. Jaeger, Mrs.
Ella +. Scott and NJ W. Wiley.
Public health DR.. j. :. Arnold,
DR. H. w. Jaeger. DR.. q. w. Lady,
Mrs. H. \. StulI. s. Is. Kaufman.
Mrs W. l.. Hagen and Miss NJ. u
Young.
Charities and corrections-Mrs. II.
NJ. Helm. chairman: Miss NJ. q. Young,
a. II. Gregory, John p. Smith, Mrs
j. T. Kenyon. II. F. Lowe and NJ. W.
Wiley.
Finance-E. J. Elwood, chairman;
c. II. Rector and sam B. F'rantz.
Streets, sidewalks and lights-R. l..
Bier. chairman; j. NJ. Mcdaniel, j. W.
Broas. B. 7. Stull, Daniel RothWell,
William Domdera and T. {. Geoghe-
gan.
Building reEulations-B. T. Stull.
chairman: K. l.. Bier, Andrew Mur-
raw, s A SCHNEIDER. W. :. Marks,
Claiborne Hunter and :. 3. ID. Rol-
lins.
Police and fire protection-John +.
Smith. chairman: d. J. Roberts, c. y.
Manning, J. T. Kenyon, j. {. Mellls
5. A Schneider and NJ. 5. Lipscomb
Laws and legislation-J. p. Farmer
chairman; Marvin +. Bischotf, Harry
\. Stull, Sam +. t'rantz, l.. b. De
Ciraw, w. r. Seltzer and Q. A. Gates.
Entertainment-Mrs j.. Y. DeGraW
Mrs l.. H Brown, George Clagett.
William Domdera. Mrs. +. II. Jaeger
and Mrs. Emma X. March.
Economics-Sam r. FrantZ. chair
man: Mrs. j. W. Davis, a. ID. Jordan,
William B. Hardy. James T. Farmer,
Mrs. p. V. DeGraw and Mrs. II. NJ.
Helm
schools and playgrounds-A. II.
Gregory, chairman; Mrs. w. l..
Hagen, S. B. Kaufman, Mrs. II. y.
Stull, Mrs. William B. Hardy, II. +.
Lowe and Sam 3. Frantz.
Evening star., 1925-11-03
WAGE ISSUE SETTLED.
B. & o. Clerks Reported to Have
Agreed With Company.
,atch 10 The star.

Special Dispatch 20 The star.
BALTIMORE, November 3.-Repre-
sentatives of the Railway Clerks
Brotherhood OF the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad have reached settlement
with the road in their request for a
wage increase. it was said today.
Details will not be given out until
The agreements are perfected. it was
said The men asked for d cents an
hour. or about as cents Il day, which
IS II 10 per cent increase.
About 1900 employees, including
clerks, baggage men, freight handlers
and express and station workers. will
be affected.
Evening star., 1925-11-03

Italv's government keeps strict con
troll over the raising. importation and
rnanufaucture of tobacco in that cOun-
Try and makes great effort to prevent
contrabamd production and smuggling
nj tnha con into the country.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-12
SEARCH FUTILE
FOR K|DNAPER
Of DAUGH
Mother and Girl s, Battle
Police and Ex-Flusband
for Seven Months

All efforts to find little golden
haired Dorothy Vernon Boyd, stolen
from the home Of her grandmother,
Mrs. Clara r.. Boyd. 121 Second
street northeast, last May %, have
proved futile. and detectives and
lawyers working on the case have
so far been baffled by the mysteri-
GUS disappearance Of the child and
the kidnapers.
The little girl Is the daughter Of
Ebert T.. Boyd, who was awarded
the custody of the child when he
was divorced from his wife. Mrs.
Dorothy Chappelear Boyd, Of this
city. She is six years old, has
blue-gray eyes and light curly hair.
and her two upper middle teeth are
decidedly separated.
The child. who was staying at
her grandmother's home at the
time of her abduction, was: visited
by her mother and was stolen by
her. it is said, when she eluded the
vigilance of the grandmother. and
enticed the little girl into an auto
mobile waiting near by.
Numerous rewards have been Of
fered for the return OF the child,
but no trace has been found Of
either the little girl or her mother.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-12
COOLIDGE ASKS
SHOALS BILL
SPEEDED
Congressman Smells Measure
for Joint Committee
Probe Approved

President Coolidge today gave his
approval to resolution introduced
in the House by Congressman
Smell, Republican, of New York, for
appointment of joint Congress
sional committee to study and draft
legislation for disposing of Muscle
Shoals.
The committee would attempt to
reconcile in legislation the recon.
mendations of the majority and mi.
nority groups of the Presidents
special Muscle Shoals Commission.
Smell discussed the proposal with
the President at the White House
today and announced he would i'm
mediately press for appointment Of
the committee of four Senators and
four Congressman. The President
is anxious that the Muscle Shoals
problem be disposed of at this ses-
sion, Smell declared.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-12
PENSION OFFICE
N|P[0YES.T0
MOVE
Secretary Work Orders Them
Into Interior Building
Quarters

Coolidge economy requires that
the Pension Office be moved from
lis historic building in Pension Park
to the main building of the Interior
Department, says Secretary of the
Interior Work, despite the protest
oe veterans and veteran organiza-
tions.
It is understood that the Pension
Office will be occupied by the De.
partment of Labor, now in rented
quarters on G street northwest.
The Secretary pointed out that
the Interior Department building
has been vacated by 2,013 employees
within the past two years, and that
the Pension Office building which
can house 1000, is now occupied
by only 807 employees.
Secretary Work said: 'The Pen
sion Office with its BOT employees
may now be moved into the Interior
Department building and for the
first time in history the Interior
Department will have all its bureaus
and establishments with the excep-
ton OF the eleemosynary institu-
tons under the same roof"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-12
JUNIOR MUSIC CLUBS
GIVE CONCERT TODAY

The junior clubs in the District
Of Columbia Federation Of Music
Clubs are giving their first concert
this afternoon in the auditorium Of
the National History Building of the
National Museum, Tenth and B
streets northwest. Groups of chill.
dren from Neighborhood House,
Friendship House and Noel House
and the Girl and Boy Scouts will
attend.
The concert is under the direction
Of Miss Frances Gutelius, District
of Columbia junior chairman. who
has enlisted a large number of the
junior music and glee clubs and
dancing classes Of the District.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-12
St EL|zABE tbs
INQUIRY IS
SOUGHT
Senator shipstead Would
Force Action to Relieve
Congestion There
NOW SWING YER OWN

Budget restrictions probably VIII
prevent the initiation Of any gen
eral building program at st. Eliza,
Tbeth's Hospital during the next
fiscal year, 1t was learned today.
The congested condition Of the
institution is well known to. mem-
bers OF the Senate Public Build
ings and Grounds Committee. but a
general program Of expansion has
been postponed because Of the feel
ing that ultimately much Of the
rehabilitation work done there
would be transferred elsewhere.
An inquiry into the situation at
st. Elizabeth's, which may force
action from the present session Of
Congress, is the subject of a reso-
luton to be introduced by Senator
Shipstead, Of Minnesota Coinci-
dent with the resolution, DR.. w.
A. White will ask Congress to APP
prove a building program which
win cost between $1O,000,000 and
SIT, ZOO, 900.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-12
Coolidge Will Wait
Developments Before
Accepting Invitation

: President Coolidge will reserve de-
cision concerning American partici-
potion in the League of Nations
armament. conference until it can
be definitely ascertain just what the
League proposes to do.
While committed to the general
principle of reducing armament, and
DESTROYS of promoting steps in this
direction wherever possible, the Ad-
ministratton nevertheless ylans to
proceed with considerable caution.
Disquieting reports have reached
washington that the League wants
to accompany the proposed reduc-
tons OF armament with additional
security pacts, providing new guar
antees- Tor the nations that con-
sent to reduce their armies and
further slash their navies.
Under no circumstances, it was
stated officially today, will the
United States become a party to
any security pact. whether it is
disguised as armament or not.
The opinion of Congress OF this
point is considered so unanimous
that it would be futile for President
Coolidge} to submit the question to
the Senate, even were he so in
cIined
President Coolidge made it clear
iu his message to Congress that Amer.
lea is little concerned with the
reduction of armies. This. he said,
is chiefly a European problem, and,
while the United States would en-.
courage any steps looking to its &C.
complishment, actually the United
States has little or no direct inter
est i'm IL hacanse the United States
army Is cut to a small police force
now.
In any event, the President will
not attempt to send American dele
gates without the express sanction
of Congress.
The Senate would have to 'ratify
any agreements resulting from a
conference, as well as. with the
House. appropriate money to de-
fray the expenses of an American
delegation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-12
IONS on
DISARMAMENT
SENT
Notes Said to Stress Fact
That, U. s. Cooperation
Is Vital
By InternatIonal News servlee

GENEVA, Dec. 12.-Invitations
are going forward today for a pre-
liminary conference, under the aus
pieces of the League of Nations, u
prepare the way for an interna-
tional disarmament. conference.
The invitations are understood to
stress the fact that no disarmament
conference can be q complete sue
cess without the participation of
the United States.
While it Is recognized that the
United States is not concerned in
the matter of land disarmament, it
is held that it is involved in ques.
tons involving economic and indus
trial disarmament