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FALL WAS IN
BACKGROUND,
Balm CLAIMS
Details Of Oil Leasing NegO
tiatiOns Conducted BY 9th
ers. He TestifieS

Washington. Dec. 2.-LP)-Albert B
Fall was pictured in court here to.
day as a figure very much in the
background during the leasing nego-
tiat;ons which form the basis Of the
criminal conspiracy charge on which
he is being tried.
II. Foster Balm, who served as head
Ct the bureau Of mines while Fall was
secretary Of the interior, testified
that details Of the negotiations were
conducted by others, that secrecy was
observed because the navy depart.
ment asked for it. and that the inter
Tor head, many miles away from
Washington, finally gave his approved
to the celebrated Elk Hills lease
without making any suggestions Of
his own.
One Of First Witnesses
Balm appeared as one Of the first
witnesses for the defense, which tool
charge Of the presentation Of evil
dence after the prosecution had rest.
ed early in the morning session. He
was preceded by but two other de-
Tense witnesses, both Of whom tcsti-
fled to the good repute of Edward l.
DOheny, the oil magnate whose inter
ests were awarded the Elk Hills lease
and who is joint defendant with
Fall under the conspiracy charge.
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Boys Ace wool caps, 35c.-
BerGeaon's.
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UNIFORM RULES
FOR JUVENILE
CASES NEEDED
0udges Appoint Committee Il
Make Report TO Supreme
Court Before March Is

Uniform procedure for cOnductin,
juvenile court cases was discussed
by the judicial council ut it's fina
meeting here yestc,Ay afternoon.
A committee consisting Of Associ
ate Justice w. l.. Nuessle, Judge 7
II. Pugh of Dickinson and {. l.
Young of Bismarc; was appointed tt
make report to the supreme court
suggesting uniform rules on or be.
fore March Is. The date for report
was set for March SO that the com.
mittce may be able to make tho
rules in accordance with any changes
in laws decided upon by the legisla
ture.
The rules Will provide for definite
procedure and practice in juvenile
cases and do away with the inform
atty which in some cases is con-
nccted with these trials.
Mrs. f.. o. Bailey presented to the
judges plan worked out by the
children's bureau ut Washington, d.
c., that Of beginning a collection Of
uniform statistics. District court
judges, juvenile court judges, juve-
nile commissioners and others con-
cerned with delinquency, depend
ency and neglect of children are
without adequate statistical informa-
tion indicating the extent and nature
of these problems, she told the
judges. indicating that conditions
along that line in North Dakota are
unsatisfactory, due to differences in
methods of calculating and recording
such information.
The standard national juvenile
court act was also discussed insofar
as it is applicable to North Dakota,
and Mrs. Bailey told Of other phases
Of social welfare legislation, chiefly
the creation of county welfare
boards which would be of invaluable
aid in the handling Of welfare work
and its administration. Some minor
discrepancies in the mothers pen
sion law. which can easily be reme-
died, were pointed out.
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her parents, Mr.. and xrs. AID stin.

her parents, Mr.. and NrS. AxA Stin.
quest.
Miss Mae Anstrom, who has beer
, visiting friends at Bismarck ant
Wilton. returned home Thursday.
Rudolph Hagen and Harvey James
| assisted c. w. Brooks in fixing his
pump Tuesday forenoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Axel Stinquest and
daughter Hilda and Lloyd Manart
transacted business in the capital
city Saturday Afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Hagen, sor
Alfred and Harvey James were hunt.
ing rabbits in the woods Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. ]. Cleveland were
Sunday visitors at the home of Mr.
, and Mrs. John Hammock.
A surprise party was given on Mrs
VIM. Brown Saturday evening. Every.
one present enjoyed a pleasant time
Herman Johnson was a caller at
the &. w. Brooks home Thursday eve.
ming.
Mrs. Rudolph Hagen and son Al
fred and Mrs. Harvey James motored
to Turtle Lake Wednesday to spend
Thanksgiving at the home of her
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albin Anstrom and
family of Wilton spent Thanksgiving
day at the home of his brother. Mr..
Oscar Anstrom.
l.. c. Peterson and Herman John
son ate Thanksgiving dinner with the
formers daughter. Mrs. Henry John
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Manard and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Johnson and daughter spent Thanks
giving day at the Axel Stinqusst
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Axel Stinquest and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Man.
ard attended church services in Will
ton Sunday evening.
Herman Johnson has returned to
this vicinity after spending few
days at the Bismarck hospital. His
many friends wish him q speedy re-
covery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gunder Nagen and
family spent Thanksgiving ut the
home Of Mr.. Hagen's uncle, c. v.
Dsnislson, in Wilton.
NJ. &. Hagen has been suffering
from an attack Of rheumatism the
past week.
Dave Dixon and son Earl went near
Alta after hay Wednesday, returning
home Friday.
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News of Our
Neighb0rs
Brittin

Mr.. and Mrs. f. NJ. Whitaker have
purchased the Eat Shop of Fred
Moffit at Moffit, N. Oak. They took
possession Wednesday. Mr.. and Mrs.
r. L. Anderson will remain on the
farm.
Clark Crawford attended the father
and son banquet held at the Bismarck
high school Wednesday. evening.
Jim Adams and family have moved
or farm south of Brittin.l
Andrew Lamb has a new Ford
roadster.
Miss Dorothy Lamb spent he,
Thanksgiving vacation at home.
Miss Arntz was taken quite i'll and
was taken to the St. Alexius hospi.
tai where she was operated on TO,
appendicitis.
Lester Bunker is helping r. L
Anderson.
A number of people from arount
Brittin attended the big Thankseiv
ing dinner given at Motif.
Thanksgiving vacation gave tn
high school pupils of Morton dis
trict few days to spend at thei
homes.
Mrs. C. r. Crawford is visitin
relatives and friends in Bismarc
this week.
Miss Jean Crawford has been i
in the hospital for . few days.
George Day, NJ. M. Dralle an
Elvin Hoover shipped q carload Z
hogs to st. Paul Saturday. Mr.. Da
and Mr.. Dralle also shipped car I
cattle. Mr.. Day going with the shil
ment Of stock.
! Mr.. Heaton of Mckenzie was arour
buying cattle and hogs.
| Arley Baker will have an Auctis
sale Wednesday. Dec. !, 1925. thr'
miles south Of Brittin. seven mil
| west Of Moffit. Mr.. Baker expec
to make his future home in Wiseo
n sim.
u The big rabbit hunt dance give
by the married men - they were Il
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Ogden Mills Will
Replace Winston

Washington, Dec. 2-IP1Garrard
b. Winston, under-secretary of the
treasury, will resign soon and will
be succeeded by Representative Og.
den Mills Of New York.
Announcement of the change was
made today by Secretary Mellon, who
said it would take place rs soon as
Mr.. Mills felt he could leave his
seat in congress
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CIV. Parker was busy in, Boyd
township on business this week.
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picking their corn, which was one OF
the finest corn fields in the county.
d. w. Mclean was busy hauling
hay this week.
Earl Baker was caller in town
Saturday.
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Boys Ace wool caps, 35c.-
BerResOn's.

TWO MINNESOTA BANKS CLOSED
st. Paul, Dec. 2.-OP)-The First
State Bank Of Ironton, with deposits
totaling 100000, was closed because
OF depleted reserves, A. J. veigel,
commissioner of banks, announced
today.
The Farmers State Bank at Stor-
den, with deposits Of $4,000. was
also closed because Of dad paper,
Mr.. veigel announced.
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losers, was we'll attended. Every.
body had good time. The sand
witches were delicious made out of
rabbit meat
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The Price of Existence.
Saying 1t With Francs" to Parisians
Furnishes All the Joys of Philanthropy

friends of the foreign ambassadors.
BY convenient fiction everybody
ts the friend of this ambassador, and
Is given a letter to prove it, provided
he Will call at the embassy and get
II. That is how came to be a friend
of the British Ambassador. Whether
our friendship will ripen into any
thing warmer and closer, It Is not
for me to say.
But I went to the embassy.
The young man / dealt with was,
L think, a secretary. He was-I could
see II at once-that perfect thing
called an English gentleman. have
seldom seen. outside Of base ball
circles, so considerable a manner. He
took my card, and from sheer consid.
erateness left me alone for half an
hour. Then he came back for a. mo.
ment and said 1t was q glorious day.
heard this phrase so often in Paris
that / reached into my pocket for a
few francs. But something In the
quiet dignity Of the young man held
me back
He returned with a letter Of com.
mendation in his hand.
Would you believe Il? The civil
ity of it! They had printed the let
ter, every word of it-except my own
name-and 1t explained all about the
ambassador and me being close
friends, and told of his desire to
have me read in the National Ii.
brary.
/ took the letter, and I knew of
course that the moment had come to
do something handsome for the
young man. But he looked so calm
that I still hesitated.
/ took a, five-franc note out Of NV
pocket and held 1t so that Il cracked
between my fingers in his face.
He was tempted, but he didn't faIl.
II m sorry, SIR" he said. I'D like
to take 1t. but I'm afraid 1 mustn't"
Then by an odd chance, as passed
to the outer door, there was the Brit
ish Ambassador himself. He was
standing beside the door waiting to
open 1t. There was no mistaking
him. ] could tell by his cooked hat
and brass buttons and the brass
chain across his chest that It was the
ambassador. The way in which he
swung the door back and removed
his hat showed him a trained diplo-
mat.
The moment had come. I still held
my 10 cents.
MY lord" said, "T understand
your position as the only man In
Paris who must not accept q tip. but
insist"
/ slipped the money into his hand.
Thank'ee kindly, sir" said the
Ambassador.
Diplomaticly speaking. the incident
was closed
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norists Take Up Motor Risks Paris Finance and Other Topics
Cows in the Tropics Must Be lacked Up
When They Are MIXED on Some Farms
BY ED WYNN.

Dear Mr.. Wynn: I have often
heard that the worst blow one can re-
ceive is the kick of a mule, DO you
think a mule can kick harder than
a kangaroo? Yours truly.
ANN TIPoDES
Answer have never been, kicked
by kangaroo. but once mule sue
ceeded in kicking me and for the fol-
lowing six months every time / sat
down ! left footprints"
Dear Mr.. Wynn: A friend of mine
has just returned from trip through
the South American tropics and he
said that sometimes, while walking
along, he would sink 10 and 10 inches
in the ground. What struck me
rather peculiar was his assertion that
farmers lived there and cattle graZed
all around How could cattle exist in
mud like that? Yours truly,
f. QUATER.
Answer-Your friend is right
have been where he speaks of and l
have seen the mud so deep down there
that the farmers had to jack the cows
up to milk them.
Dear Mr.. Wynn: Don't you think
a man will succeed better in life If he
goes by the following rule: Live and
let live? Truly yours.
HAMMOND EGGS.
Answer--That is a great rule for
every one excepting butcher.
Dear Mr.. Wynn: In the past 10
days / have read in the newspapers
of "a men committing crimes. / dis
covered. by keeping tabs on them, that
2S of the 81 men ran away to Canada.
How do you account for that?
c. KLUSIVE.
Answer am surprised, as /
thought everybody knew that 1t was
the only place Toronto"
Dear Mr.. Wynn: / have been try
ing to raise vegetables in a little gar
den in the back yard of my home. l
am doing pretty well with everything
but cabbages. / have been told that
the Irish method of raising cabbages
is the most successful. Can you tell
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what's the idea, whatter you staging,
a cross-country race? And the Teller
says why don't you pay attention to
where you are going or don't you
know? And then the two of them
give the pair of wrecks the double
ephis, 10 find out what they could
possibly claim, and our car was a
sight.
In addition TO the bad dent we al
ready had in the left hind fender, the
lights was smashed. there was a
enormous scratch, the size of a pin,
along the side, the appendix was in.
fected and the hair in the cushions
was standing on end with fright on
account the shock-absorbers hadn't
worked right. Our radiator was
radiating water for all 1t was worth,
and the motor wouldn't turn over, 1t
didn't hat to, it was turned over al
ready on it's side. Outside of that,
and a couple of slices out of the wind
shield, we wasn't damaged much. But
the other feller's car was practically
all right, he only lost four wheels,
the rear of his gas.tank and control
of his temper.
But Geo says to him, all light. all
right, thatll be all right, my insur.
ance company will take care of you.
don't worry am fully covered. And
the Teller says to George of course
I'll pay if it's my fault, all right. all
right, I'm fully covered, my insurance
company will take care If It'll! And
then we each got in our cars and drove
home.
X
WELL, believe you me. the first
thing l done when we got
there was drag out our car-insurance
policies, on account now that a ac-
cident had happened which was in
no way our fault. felt where 1t was
high time we read them policies over
to make sure just what was in them.
Up to then we had accepted them
in the usual conventional manner, by
admiring the engraving of the lady
in neglige on the cover and the pref.
ty gold label and put EN- away with
the feeling that they was the same as
gilt edge bonds. But now l says to
Geo, come on, dear, leave us see just
what them policies says
Well, we opened up the first, which
looked like it had ought to be good
for a 20 per cent dividend at least. and
on the top it says:
''The National Disruption Insurance
Co.
of Dillpickle Iowa,
Cash Capital 35c.
Read the condition of this policy
Well, there wasn't any need to do
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his part without begging him to &C
cept a few francs remembrance.
"Merci bien. monsieur"
The maitre dhotel comes. He is q
noble looking person who wears a
dress suit at o'clock in the morning
with patent leather shoes of the kind
that / have always wanted but am
still unable to afford. Yet / know
from experience that the man merely
lives and breathes at a franc a breath.
So when the news comes that you
propose to take bath, he's right
alongside of you in g. minute, all
civility. Mind YOU, in a really French
hotel one with what is called the old
French atmosphere, taking a bath is
quite an event, and the maitre d'hotel
sees dead sure gold mine in it, with
perhaps an extra dividend If times
are good. That is to say, he may clear
anything from 10 to Is cents on the
transaction.
A bath, monsieur? Nothing more
simple, this moment, tout de suite,
right oft, he will at once give orders
for it. So you give him a. few francs
and he then tells the hotel harpy,
dressed in black, like the theater har-
pies, to get the bath, and she goes
and gets 1t.
She was there, of course, all the
time, right in the corridor. and heard
all that proceeded, but she doesn't
center into her functions until the
valet de chambre tells the maitre dpho-
tel and the maitre d'hotel informs her
officially of the coming event.
She gets the bath. What does she
do? Why, merely opens the door of
the bathroom, which wasn't locked,
and turns on the water. But, of
course. no man with any chivalry in
him could allow harpy to be put to
all that labor without pressing her to
accept few centimes as a mark of
personal appreciation.
Thus the maitre d'hotel and the
valet de chambre and the harry go
on all day, from 6 in the morning
when they first 'tenter into funcr
tons until heaven knows when at
night when they leave of, and they
keep gathering in the equivalent Of
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RADIATOR RADIATINC IT WAS WORTH"

that, the condition was good, 1t hadn't
even been handled before, 1t was a
little yellow around the edges, ano
that was alk However, up to the top
of the. policy was some dates to the
effect that ii had quite a while TO
live, and we give sigh of relief on
account things would of been terrible
if we had found it had gone and died
on us. Well dear. l says to Geo. come
on. now, read that document over
careful, and see are we fully covered
by it, lookit dear, l says, where it
says "Perils." whatever that may
mean.
Geo. read the piece where / pointed
and it says something to the effect,
This policy does not cover against
loss by any of the perils named in
paragraphs A to z or what have you.
other than such as have a specific
premium, or catch. inserted in the
black space opposite thereto.
"A. If hit by lightning or destroyed
by bad language.
..B. While being transported In any
conveyance by land or water. Credit
allowed for fire-extinguisher? (No.)
Credit allowed for Ordinary Intelli-
gence? CNol
&c. Theft, robbery of pilferage. ex-
cept by personal friends of the assured,
the police department. your grand
mother or SOS your old man. Credit
allowed for time payments. (None.)
ID. Direct loss or damage caused by
loss of Temper, Tornado, Earthquake,
Rolled Oats, Frontal Sinus, Dishonor-
able Discharge or anything else you
can think Of. but in no event Is said
damage to be paid for, If avoidahle.
II. All the above Is subject to Bump
err Clause, on p. Q and the 18th
Amendment.
TOTAL cost of the above)
} $9.621k"
Well, says Geo. when he had read
this, that Amt a bit the way 1t listen
ed when the Teller which sold 1t to
me was doing so. At that time he
told me was fully covered. And
says. well, what do they pay for, then?
Geo. says dunno, lookit these Spe-
cial Provisions and Claws, he says.
referring to war, riots. misrepresenta.
ton and Fraud, for the luvva tripe,
he says, look, they've even got some
thing about noon cancellation, he
says. ] suppose that means IL they
are about to pay you and the noon
whistle blows, they cancel the policy,
instead and go to dinner.
WELL. about then l noticed where
" we had a second policy as well
as this fire and theft one, and 1t was
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the policy we was really wanting just
then, on account it says Liability &
Property Damage Form. And our
Form had certainly been badly bent.
almost broke, in fact. and we was
liable to claim considerable property
damage.
This End policy was got up about
Hike the first. but it was all about
what to do after the accident and be-
fore the doctor arrove. II seems a
person was TO sit right down in the
middle of the wrecked car, grab the
nearest fountain pen and write the
company complete scenario of what
happened. Then. il 1t. turned out to
be an original story. suitable for use
by one of the company's stars, the
company would be glad to shelve the
matter for future examination. This
lapse of time give the insured a chance
to hunt up few witnesses who had
been several miles away or more at
the time of the accident, get EN- to-
gether and kid them into believing
that they remember X marked the
spot where. the body was found, and
Xxx the SPOT where the chasis was
ditto, and etc.
And. although this policy was
pretty near as full Of mo exceptions"
as the Otnei'. leo. TOOK a CnAnce ana
wrote the Teller that had made up
this policy. see, and says
Dear Friend, well, we have had a
accident at last, and l am writing TO
tell you 1t wasn't our fault at all, and
am putting in a modest claim con-
sidering the damage done, in fact do
not demand a entire new car as whole
lot of people would, I will be perfectly
satisfied If you viii jack up the old
speedometer and merely run the rest
of the new equipment under 1t, thank.
ing you in advance, as thanks may
not be due, later, / am
"Affectionately yrs.
Geo. Jules.
ZIP. Smother and the girls send
love-"
Well, we felt that was a real diplo.
matte letter calculated to give the
ms. Co. a chubby feeling towards us.
and SO it did, but 1t was Indian Club
by, If you get me. On account when
8 mos. later the adjuster come around
and we took him out TO look at the
remains. he inspected 1t real Careful.
and settled up at once for all the dam
age which he figured could possibly of
occurred during the accident.
In other words he promptly give us
a check to pay for Strengthening out
the left hind fender which We had
been on our way to get fixed anyhow!
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is really true that women make fools
L Of mani frfI1Nr

is really true that women make fools
of men? Yours truly,
IKE ANTBEE Levitt.
Answer-Sometimes they do, but
sometimes it isn't necessary.
Dear Mr.. Wynn: l am woman 43
married. A widower, about my own
age, is madly in love with me and
wants to marry me. I love him all
right, but he says he is a member of
12 lodges. What want TO know is
this: Is IL wise to marry a man who
belongs to as many as IL lodges? Sin
cerely, MAY SONNICK.
Answer-There is no harm in it as
long as you will be satisfied with his
staying away from home IL nights a
week.
Dear Mr.. Wynn: I met a fellow
the other day and have since found
out that he is an awful liar and is not
thought very much Of in our COM
munity. / am placed in a very en-
barrassing position He has asked
me to lend him $50, and when I asked
him when he would pay me back. he
said: II will pay you back in two
weeks. on the word or a gentleman"
What shall do? Truly yours,
IONA MAC TRUCK.
Answer-Tell him you'll lend him
the money If he'll bring the gentle
man around.
Dear Mr.. Wynn: Every time I