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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-08

Under the Kings David and Solomon
musical development reached its
zenith among the chosen people. The
Temple choirs. in which at times
1000 singers ;t.d musicians partlCi-
patcJ, must nave had Il grandiose CT
feet.
In the history Of musical evolution
the old Greeks occupy an extraordin-
AIRY position The very word music
comes from the Creek. although ORR
ginaliy it included poetry and drama.
In Christian times the name was re-
served 20 the tonal art. Greek philos-
Cphers made profound studies about
the art Of music, and their theories
have greatly influenced later de-
vclopmcnts.
Besides religious hymns. pacans,
we find among the Greeks songs cell
cbrating the deeds Of heroes, and
sung by singers who enjoyed great
popularity. On festive occasions the
singer sat on silverstuddcd chair
and sang the praise of gods and
heroes. At the great feasts in honor
Of the gods there were also musical
contests.
Even in instrumental music the
old Greeks had made cons iderablc
progress, although their music was
inseparable from the word. The most
favored instruments among the
Greeks were the trumpet, wooden
and clay rattles. pipes, flutes, the
kythara (zither). and the Tyre. which
had come to them from Egypt. How
highly musicians were honored in
Greece is proven by the fact that a
temple was built in honor Of Lamia,
a famous player, and this while she
was still living The highest develop
mcnt was reached in connection with
the drama. which became the model
of our operas. The chorus played
an integral part in all dramas. The
Greek sense Of rhythm, and also Of
melody was highly cultivated, but
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-08
rNncSIRARI.ES MIST co

Denver, Col. States immi-
grafton officials in the Rocky noun
tain region recently began survey
of penal institutions. in Colorado:
Wyoming and Utah to list for dcpor-
tation all alient criminals confined IN
prisons.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-10
25 Fears Ago Today

A fire of questionable origin broke out in the blacking kiln at the Nal leable Iron Works last night and did $500 damage. The building is a. wooden one and stands close to Grove street. An employe visited the place shortly before fire was dis covered, and he noticed nothing suspicious at the time. It is thought that the blaze was set
 The Maine street asphalt blocks, taken up last summer to allow the digging of the subway, will probably not be relaid this year, as sewerage improvements must be made.
 The Democratic members of the common council held a caucus last night and chose the following candi- dates for office: Corporation coun- sel, John Walsh; prosecuting at- torney. B. F. Gaffney; assistant prosecuting attorney, J. T. Meskill; city surveyor. W. II. Caldwell; police commissioner, T, H. Brady; fire com missioner, J. M. Curtin; subway commissioner, John r. Ctorey; sewer commissioner, E. H. Beach; water commissioner. F. J. Eagen; street commissioner, James Hasson; sealer of weights and measures, Dennis O'Keefc; chairman of health com- mittee. Dr. Bunnell.
 A son has been born to Mir. and Mrs. Fred Latham.
 The East Side Whist club was en- tertained last evenir at the home of Elect Howard Nj. Steele on Chestnut street. Prizes were won by R, N. Bancroft, H. C. Gussman, w. W. Marshall. Mrs. c. B. Andrews, Mrs, Bancroft and Mrs. Harmon Johnson. w. r. Sternberg played several piano selections.
 The Plainville pool team, com posed of L. Cramer, J. Rooney. Jack Smith, Thomas Cafferty and Doc Keene. defeated Bristol last night. four matches to one.
 Mayor Bassett sprang q new trick at the council meeting Wednesday evening, Councilman O'Brien moved to reconsider | motion made by MT. Curtis. The mayor Is a supporter Of consolidation and naturally did not want to see the matter get another black eye by permitting Mir. Curtis motion to pass. Accordingly. when the vote stood nine to eight for the motion, the mayor voted SIS q mem- Der of the council and made it tie, then cast a vote as presiding officer, voting a second time and defeated the motion.
 Henry Brown. the garbage col lector, has become a prosperous colored gentleman and is considering running for senator. His present qualifications are plug hat, hand full of money. and a generous dispo- sition. If I can't land the nomina- tion for senator with that" he says, "I may get garbage collector"
New Britain herald., 1926-04-10
QUITTING THE PARTIES

The action of Miss Adele Murray, senior high school teacher, in quit ting her party on the score that both major parties have failed 10 exert themselves for reforms in this state, is q symptom of how many others feel about it. Women voters, she says. should band to- gether and work the Legislature as independents. Perhaps, then. she appears 10 think, there might be more reform.
 The indifference of the Legisla- ture 10 independents might be changed if the independents were as well organized as those possess ing the rubber stamps of parties, At this time. however this is not the case 10 an apprecable extent. Politicians are eternally anxious to pacify the voters on the fence; but first come the tried and true party workers.
 II Miss Murray can consolidate and energizo Il sufficient body of Independents 10 threaten the bal ance of power among the parties or during elections the scheme would be highly successful A minority which can turn the tide at an election nearly always re- ceives careful consideration.
 But if Mis- Murray is disappoint" ed merely because the Legislature has failed 10 accede to her own particular reform she is not upon as strong ground as if she spon- sored an independent movement apart from personal reform disap- pointmcnts.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-10
PERMANENT PROSPERITY

Charles M. Schwab is an opti- mist regarding prosperity and the business outlook. Prosperity, he says. has come to stay. He doesn't say this because he likes 10 believe it, but because it is his firm con- viction. Most of Us will agree that he is qualified 10 have an opinion worth while on such a topic,
 The American people, he says, arc hard at work producing wealth at amazing speed. Which means new purchasing power, new sav- ings and new opportunities for ex- pansion and production.
 schwab gives a dozen or so other reasons why prosperity will remain. Every one is the qutntesscnco of logic.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-10
pI SsYFOOT JOHNSON

"1 had to llo, hribo and drink to put over prohibition in America, and am now trying as hest l can to help put il oyor on the world" writes russyfoot Johnson.
 But fine willy pussyloot declares he never did any Of these things to the public confning lying, brib- ing and drinking 10 tho hqnor side, To the public he always confined himself 10 the facts and nothing but tho facts. etc.
 Which sounds vcry swoctly, and Is in conformity with inc old doc Urine tna: sometimes the end iusli- hcs the means; q doctrine, how ever, 10 which all porsons will not subscribe with respect to public question.
 pussyfoors way is the wrong way 10 put anything over. 1f thing cannot be pint through in an honest manner 1t is b.st 10 leave 1t alone.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-10
MILK GRAFT

New York city doesn't seem like tho metropolis unless it has at least one big graft exposure a year. Sometimes they have two or three such exposures annually.
 This year has made start with graft involving the milk supply. Nothing could be more dishearten- ing, Milk is the staff Of life Of thousands of babes, and 10 adul- terate it IS d direct injury done 10 future citizenship.
 The charges are that the milk vas watcrcd with the conniyance of certain officials. and that hum drcds of thousands of dollars were paid for protection"
 No mcrcy should be shown such graftors If the inquiry under way leads 10 prosecutions and convic- tons.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-10
TELLING THE COUNTRY

The present week has seen the nation regaled with statements be- fore the Senate judiciary commit tee regarding how the prohibition law is not working. Next week we arc 10 hear from the prohibition ists how it is doing as well as can be expected. Then the committee will tabulate the conflicting evi- donce and attempt to como to some sort of conclusion. What this will be depends altogether upon the personal beliefs of its constituent members.
 Prohibition and anti-prohibition are species of personal belief that have the grip Of religion. They are bound up with politics and there is 8 plenitude of politics continual ly played in the Senate. It takes a superlQtive optimist to expect any, thing cffectually different to arise out of the Senate fuss over the prohibition law. It is well stage managed show, but that Is all. Tn order to get away from pseudo prohibition, such as we eniOy the vets will have to elect more of their sort into Congress. That would be better by far than giving reams of evidence regarding the intellectual law: but it is decidedly more difficult.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-10
JUSTIFIADLE AUNT-ICIDE By Arthur l.. Ldppmann

We travelled and toured and at length we secured
 In hamlots. forgotten afar. Some priceless old tables in tav- erns and stables,
 And other rare objects
 dart. Then Into our home came my aunt from Duluth. Addicted to frankness and telling the truth, Who said, "Ain't it strange, but my grand daughter, Ruth,
 Serves tea on a table like
 that! Your chairs are like Annie's-she lives in Mobile; Your beds are like Fannie's; your rugs like chenille Remind me of Danny's, and cousin Cecile,
 She, too, has a Japanese mat" Our pride had been punctured; in petulant pique
 We sold all the treasures
 we'd sought; And standardized staples in wal nuts and naples
 We listlessly looked at and
 bought. Then back to our home came my aunt from Duluth. AS tactless IS ever and just as un- Couth, Who looked our things over and said,
 Why my Ruth
 Sleeps in the same kind of
 bed Your chairs are like Tillie's-she lives in Fort Wayne; Your rugs are like Willie's in Augus- ta, Maine; Your tables like Millie's, while Aunt Sarah Jane. ." So GLEEFULLLY l SHOT HER DEAD!
New Britain herald., 1926-04-10
THE COOLIDGE VIEWPOINT

The difference between the League of Nations and the World Court has received the careful consideration of President Coolidge, who made the following statement about it:
 The League of Nations affects the political affairs of other na- tions, but not ourselves. The World Court affects international justice, which affects us, hence we are in terested.
 All this may not be exactly true merely because the President says SO; 1t is merely his viewpoint given 10 justify American non-adhcrcnce to the League and attempted ad- herence. with reservations 10 the World Court. such reasoning will always be necessary 10 justify part time responsibility.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-10
TTLSOS AND UE-APpORTIONMEST

Representative John Q, Tilson Of Connecticut. majority leader in the
 House, seems to regard himself as something of constitutional lawyer. As the House defeated re- apportioning of congressional dis trets in line with the census of 1920, he arose 10 declare there was nothing mandatory in the Constitu- ton with regard to roapportion- ment; In other words, that the House could reapportion or not, as 1t saw flt.
 News writers. however. are not so certain about 1t. In the first place they have no axe 10 grind. By its action the House, in tho admitted opinion of the leaders," writes one correspondent, voted 10 hold the rules of the House su- pcrlor to that provision In the Con- stitution which says that census shall be held every ten years and that Representatives shall be ap- portioned among the several states which may be included within this Union, according 10 their rcspcc- tive numbers
 The plain intent of the Constitu- ton is that re-apportionment shall follow every new census, This pre- ccdcnt has been followed since 1882, when the question was sup posed 10 have been settled after a discussion and study that vas far more thorough than any which Representative Tilson gave to the matter.
 The facts of the matter are that Congress does not want re-appor- tionment at this time. irrespective Of what the Constitution demands.
 What is more important, the mandates of the Constitution or the whims of Congress?
New Britain herald., 1926-04-10
"CAKE-E5TERS"

The opithet, "cake-eater." is one signifying nothing. Athletes eat plenty of 1t because of it's nourish- ment. If anaemic and fashionably dressed young men eat 1t this must be because they want to get strong.
 Our Ideas about diet have changedN'in the past few decades. In a day when we can figure nour- ishmcnt on the calory plan. dieting which during a former day would have been meaningless has become 8 commonplace.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-10
MERGER PROFITS

The announcement that the Van Sweringen brothers have reached an agreement with the minority stockholders of the Chesapeake X Ohio railroad evidently means that another step will be taken to form the merger along lines laid down by tha8Interstate Commerce Com mission. It is a victory for the minority holders, but the merger will also be victorious.
 At the same time the minority stockholders of the Detroit. Toledo and Ironton, representing two per cent Of tho stock, lost their fight against merging with Henry Ford s railroad system. It seems that the motor magnate for five years had been trying 10 get the minority stockholders to consent to the mer- ger, making an offer of $102 for their share at one time. Before Ford started Fordiaing the railroad the same stock was selling at si a share, the price Ford paid for 98 per cent of the stock.
 From this we judge the minority stockholders Of the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton won't suffer great f. nancial ills due to the merger. They merely wallow In disappoint- ment over not making a greater profit than the difference between s1 and s102.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-10
Obseruotion On 7he Weather

Eastern New York and Southern New England: Fair Saturday; Sun day rain, not much change in tenn perature.
 Northern New England: Fair Sat- nrday; Sunday cloudy, probably fol- lowed by rain; not much change in temperature.
 The disturbance that was over the Atlantic states Thursday night has advanced to New Toundland and the southwestern disturbance has moved slowly to the lower Rio Grande val ley.
 An area of high pressure extends from the Central Rocky Mountain region eastward to the lower Lake region and the Middle Atlantic coast
 The temperature will not change materially during the next two days.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-10
FactsqndFancies
BY ROBERT CULLEN

Nobody loves the fat" sighed Uncle Sam's purse.
 You cant start a revolution in n land where everybody knows what q nibllck is.
 What did people blame for their unpopularity before halitosis was in- vented?
 It would be even moro thrilling to see a man in q glass cage getting along A days without cigarettes,
 You don't really need medicine to thin your blood in spring. Just thin your diet
 Contentment is that placid feeling you have If you don't look at the ads, in the magazines.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-10

The pest who wants to talk to mo
 wiea l m too busy to listen. neither
 do like the old crab who is too busy
 to listen when l have pet storyiI
 want to tell,
 have no regard for the sense Of humor of tho fellow who can't sec the joke at his own expense when I, work off some of my sarcasm:
 neither do l like the fresh bird who tries to get funny at my expense.
 I think the fellow who agrees with me in polNies ought to be vice. president (under mel. but the fellow who votes the opposite ticket thinl. Is the biggest rogue unhung.
 like to gee what the other fel. low Is writing, but if the fellow who is looking over my shoulder reading this doesn't go away, Iim going 10 chew garlic.
 believe If the village had several first class funerals which are sadly needed there would be more room for good men like myself. l think these funerals should bo of those narrow eccentric nuts who don't know enough to agree with me,
 Here Is another original idea for making money. The Observer Is just full of these schemes and fairly ex- udes them, making no charge for any of his brilliant plans, He is also willing to answer questions concern ing gainful occupations ranging all the way from the tanning of whaie's hides to the remodolling of broken toy balloons. However, we started out 10 tell of our new scheme. so let's go.
 Start a magazine. "Whatw yo,l say. With so many magazines in the field you tell us to venture upon another?" Just so. If there are 80 many now one more can't crowd the field much further. And 1t could not be worse than some of those d. ready on the newsstands.
 The tendency in periodicals today seems to be toward concentration. toward card -indexing. If you want to find n story concerning the great west where men once were men, you can find any number of magazines devoted 10 stories of just that type. The same applies if you prefer tales nf ,,ys,}1 NP F,-,1 ~f I~,, nH sport, of crime, of the stage, and the movies, or of the sea. So, Of course, you must fall into line and find some branch of adventure or romance which is not fully covered as yet &
 We might suggest monthly entitl- ed Divorce Stories" In fact we will suggest 1t. Or "Bricklaving Stores.' Or perhaps "Talcs of Con stantinople" Newspaper stories'' should go well. and "Marksmanshir Stories" should make q hit. How about Apartment House Yarns? Or even "Vamping Tales"? If you act now you may be able to get in on the ground floor with short, snap py title like the above, but If you procrastinate the field will become more and more specialized and you may be forced to content yourself with such narrow range as sug- rested by the title, Stories Of Way ward SonJ Who Went 10 the City and Became Criminals but Were Say ed by the Tender Affections of Blue Eyed Mission Workers from Osh- kosh."
 Or. to advance boldly in the op- posite direction from that in which are now moving, why not issue a weekly with 9 blank cover and make the public buy it 10 find out what was fin it?
New Britain herald., 1926-04-10
Sink or Swim.

Robbins was stuck at little cross roads junction with a train two hours late. He went into the one eating place in the village for lunch. "Whata V want?" the waitress asked him as he sat down on the high stool.
 Let me see your bill of fare." Robbins requested.
 "Ain't none" she informed him. ''Whata V want?"
 Well, what have you?" Robbins asked.
 Beef or pork. coffee or milk" the girl rattled off But the perks all gone an tn milk's sour. Whata y want?"
 y. W. Ridinrs,
New Britain herald., 1926-04-10
DROPPING 10 STORIEkt
 HUMAN BRAVERY


 Hotel fires usually arc spectacu- lar affairs in which the attempt to save human life is uppermost and not always entirely successful. The incident in Chicago. whore a man dropped 10 stories after hanging to a ledge for five mipntos, was unique in that the only room gut ted by fro in the building was that occupied by tho unfortunate man, who apparently was unable 10 reach the door and had to make an attempt 10 gain safety through the window ledge.
 Brave men arc found everywhere, Directly beneath him strangers in attempting to form q human lad der upon the 18th story ledge. risked the same fate that befcl the unfortunate man on the 1ath, They had never met him before, did not know his name, and 10 them he was no more than the bell boy. But when the alarm went forth and there was need to save q human being from horrible death, they did not hesitate to court the same fate in order to prevent 1t.
 Such examples of bravery are part and parcel of the news freighting the newspapers nearly every day. Just the other day high school girl in Massachusetts plunged into the Icy waters of q river to rescue child and suc- ceeded. About the same time the wires told the story of telegraph operator who stuck to her post as the building burned. And so on.
 Brave acts in an emergency are as common today as they ever were in the history of the human race. The accepted opinion in cyni- cal circles that as mankind be- comes softer and more enamored with luxury and ease that its pris- tine dare devil bravery vanishes, has been exploded so often that one Is forced to wonder why intelligent people can continue to maintain the thesis.
 In the last 20 years hundreds of aviators have risked their lives to further the advancement of the science; and dozens have given up their hold upon life in so doing. At the present moment colonies of men are endeavoring to wrest ad- dtional secrets from the Arctic re- gions. amid intense privation to themselves and with the grim reaper lowering around them as constant companion. But has one ever heard of one of these turning back for such reason? Men clamor to go, rather than dodge such opportunities.
 We have an easy-going, luxury loving civilization, perhaps; but that is only on the surface. Men are risking their lives daily 10 make our luxury possible. Violent deaths are by no means uncom- mon, as every issue Of a newspaper will testify. It is only upon the surface that we appear to be soft. As matter of fact the reverse is true; we are sometimes too hard ened to the prospects and the pos sibilities of this machine age, and we do not take seriously enough the great loss of life our civiliza- ton is exacting.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-10
FIFTH WARD PROGRESS

Announcement Of q large realty deal at Broad and Washington streets, which is 10 result in the construction Of a combination com mercial building and thoa'er, indi- catcs that thc df,h ward contains the inherent qualities Of progress.
 The remainder of the city will watch the districts transformation with much interest.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-10
Rcnnhlic in Greenland Long Ago

Norsemen, in discovering and ex- ploring Greenland nearly q thousand years ago established form of re- public in that land, traces Of which may still be found. Remains of churches built about 1000 A. D. have been found and these are said to be the first real trace of the white race in the western hem isphere.