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IN NEW YORK

New York. Dec. 16.-Investigationi
by q leading theatrical paper OF
broadway revealed the other DAY
that. suspiciously enough. complaints
to the district attorneys office con.
corning plays were directed a!moss
Invariably at shows about to ''ftop.
The answer is obvious.
Publicity men, called In to save q
sinking show, try to get the I'M.
preston abroad that it's the sort OF
NAV people send letters to the dis.
trict attorney about. They trust ~
luck that, in the course OF new,
1nthering, reporters will fall, allow
Of these letters and write tales aDcu'
hor, such. and- such q show - consle
cred SO wicked that letters are 1000
X.rhe trouble IL that this stunt ma
a, INIT been worked to death. A e
| cent check showed something Hs
S0Gr complaining letters, at least y
per cent Of, which probably ,Js n.'
From the. office Of the very snow
that were complained about.
Early in the season q pig music'
rrodnctioh. meeting with disasssl
sents flock Of chorus fri Eve.
.hont the House to attract sttensloI
= Ala hut. again; the manager
n.,srSid Il. The show was closed o
~ onth critics within ~ hours.
wy "a Soafn. ..Ali the "moral turp
tude. publicity IN the wor sc4,. i az
10 saw che cothtess Catncars $40
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Onr Rate Structure

81, nakota's oi,bing ana n';'"u' :. :-o.
,o irving t, break through '.'e 80. Tha
- M present rate structure OF VI, - with
"a w ,,i,,oad commissioners is conlro''e" r.s
h'.'f'' % ,,;o, and a difficult problem. i"es
f'o.s 49, ho,rticst cooperation OF the pus'-
''' -, and forbearaace we'll, Tor theS nv
~ Ill, r,ve slowly in adjusting ana MAJ ,n.
u. s.,to r,,es There is every eV'de'.'e 49,
','' ,,,;.s;on is approaching the issues NV.
..;,,, udicial spirit with ciear '"
f,- with shippers, receivers anu -. Tho deyel.
LII saat however. still remains that the ue''.
,o,+ of North Dakota jobbing ceh'ers ""' .:.;os
boo, comoetiticn for business pe1"e." r.os
- F,rpo. Grand Forks, Minot, bsmaieA "'a =,
and tho Twin Cities. Rates nave oe."
'o"h an :..a,, .s i were in the past as discrl".
- ,y.,a ncntcd out, but the time mas aii w.:
moving revision which will wipe ouI ui'i"''
,;;m;nat;on which sends business les'.,""''
,.,,os.,;np To North Dakota jobbers 20 ou' 49,
ra. more favored through the opera''o" VI NV
state rates. rdod solely on
.h ,r,yin Cities for many commodities. HaVe'
I'm, aronnd that GLIB and flow OF commerce. -
u; .ha last dec lde conditions nave c'ase
,;ally. Several very definite )oppi''s .e' ..ao
III, established in this state necessary TOT 81
p : ,.o These centers need the same
a,+.,.;~, as the Twin Cities to develop a''
. .,a the carriers must come " recos"'oo'
u ,,;s j. -,tion to a greater degree than snow" "
the past. IL oo,, Yates 70,
,t,. ID Of The carriers on the cream ra'es' 80
;n4,n indicates that the railroads have not s've'
It'll aai,v interests or farmers due cons'oera''o
II thinr would be more prejudical at TINS t'e nc
u increase in rates this class OF business. -
,,r Ma east Of transportation on cream peyo"
LIMA the traffic will bear will mean the entry
~. tuck as a means Of conveyance OF cream q,
,+hc. products from the farm to the local ceh'ra
;zer With the Development Of hard surfaced road
~ n-oblem cf the short haul for the farmers an
h.,siness men will be solved Even the gravei roa
affords an avenue Ct commerce competitive VII
ma ca,rers .rl the matter OF rate ad1ustmef
Their rc takes on a new light.
The carriers which serve this state must reah1
I'm North Dakota is longer dependent upon y
eastern markets solely and they owe the Jobblr
districts Of North Dakota the same fair considers
tcn as that which promoted the growth OF Minn
apolis. ST. Paul and Duluth North Dakota DO
rot intend h hold the bag for any outside indust
10 the datr!mcrt Ct home concerns.
In the light Of this situation the state comm
sion should and doubtless will, move fairly IN e
matter so that any rate adjustments made VIII stat
the test Of court review.
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The Christmas Tree

II you were askel to name the biggest thrii' 'na'
Christmas day briggs you, wouldn't you DC i'heS :.
saw that it's the moment when you and the rest o'
the family file into the living room to nave your
first peep at the Christmas tree!
Christmas without tree somehow isn't IKE
Christmas at all. The big punch OF the day Is MISS
ing Nothing replace that green tree with us
shining lights and red and silver trimmings
or late however many people have been having
twinrcs OF conscience about Christmas trees Jnefc
has been so much said about the depletion OF our
forests and about the wickedncss Of cutting down
growing trees that the impression has grown tha'
its wrong To have a Christmas tree
Fortunately, everybody can be treasured
1t is true that America 100000 young firs
annually for Christmas trees. But have it o.
the word Of meme other than Charles Lathr0p Pack
of the American Nature Association and one Of tbs
st1utest conscrvatonists in the country, that this
doesn't hurt a thing Our supply, says Mr.. Pack
is not endangered and the cutting Of the trees. i
done wisely, is help rather than a harm.
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Decision CT the state highway department to keep
open some Of the main pixies Of the state this win
ter is most commcndable and laudable enterprise.
Communities have been asking that the experiment
be tried which attests TO the keen interest in high
way development in North Dakota.
Good roads have been sold to the state through
the earnest efforts CT the present highway commits
sion That phase of highway development in this
state has passed and the problem is to secure
adequate funds to develop the mileage fast as
the various counties want to- come in under the
state highway system. In fact, the state is unable
now to keep pace with all applications and some
definite plan Of highway development as between
counties is necessary and essential
The rural residents and the city dwellers are di
rectly benefited by the decision of the highway COM
mission to use snow pows upon limited portion OF
the highways This experiment will be watched
with a great deal Of interest and counties, Other
than in the state system, may fit in the future
| to apply the same method to highways where traffic
warrants the expenditure.
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DAYTON. o.. Dec. 16.--Thc little
n,stnre where Orville anu Wilbur
Wright conducted their early expert
ments in flying years ago IS the
nucleus for the greatest center. Of
aviation activities in the united
states. now in the final stages OF
mate rialization. l.
COMPLETION of few buildings and
the removal here from Washington
of the headquarters Of the material
division Of the u. S. Army Air Corps
are all that nrc needed to BRING
the most gigantic peace-time under-
taking in the history OF aviation 20
fruitio1,. Air Corps officials say
IL will he accomplished by. July !,
1927. although movement OF certain
sections from McCook field to the
new field will begin in December.
Now 5000 Acre Tract
The "littic pasture" has grown to 8
/ 1000 mere tract which includes the
| new Wright field and the Fairfield
Air intermediate Depot. Wright
field, which was given to the Wal
department by citizens of Daytor
and surrounding territory, ranks to
day among the largest OF the govern
ment's military projects.
All the engineering activities no"
at McCook field, and all the nctivi
ties of the supply division at Wash
iprt0n will be transferred to Wrigh
field. where they will operate unde
one head, Under u new aliRnmcn
Of functions in the Air. Corps. tn
engineering and supply divisions ar
fused in the material division, whsc
;n moJo nm of the. engineering
REQUIREMENT and field service sec
tions.
To DO All Testing
The engineering section will ne re
sponsible for all experimental ana &c
velopment work, including testlh
The procurement section Will nav
charge of purchasing and production
and the field service section WI
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PASTuRE WHERE WRlChTS FLEW TO y
RI GREATEST CENTER OF AVIATION

direct the supply and maintenance
~ f;o,d units and the disposal OF
worr.out and salvaged equipment.
The repair and supply depots at
M;d,,ietnwn. Pa. Fairfield, o., San
Antonio. and San Diego, the storage
denot at Little Rock, the lighter-tnan-
air depot at Scott Field, H., and the
district procurement offices at new
York, Akron, Seattle, and santa
| Monica, also will be supervised from
Dayton. ..
Removal of the supply division
he..uuarters here 1ro.M Washing-
| ton is in itself a revolutionary STEP
4 and the Air Corps is the first branch
Of the army to thus sever IT'S pro-
curcment service from army mead
quarters.
The results Of tho move are ex-
nccted to be far-rc,aching. The prime
| f.ctors ia the project were economy
and efficiency.
Wright field vii. cost the govern
/ nent more than $1,090,00O accord
ing to the program originally out
l;ned. Already S1,500,00o has been
anpropriated, and the work is being
pushcd by small army Of engineers
and workmen.
Build Huge Field Plants
Two huge hangers will prov,de
housing facilities for airplanes. An
immense laboratories building !: be
inc erected. An administration build
inr. final assembly and machine shop
propeller testing equipment, ware
houses, power plants and other build,
inps dot the field. When the field
is completed, not \ wire will appear
above ground. -. :,
The striking feature. of the. fieie
will be the 500-acre cross-shaPed
landing field. It is n bluegrass
covered tract over which .ono car
. ride ut high speed in an automobii'
with the smoothness Of paved high
| way.
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Is Christmas Commercial?

Q, ,ristmas" said the man at the next desk, with
n sccw sis lot of bunk It's fine for the kids, OF
oovrse. But it's about played cut for grown-ups;
and its commercialized out of sight"
Dour words those, to hear at this season. Ihey
make YOU uneasy; set you to wondering if we, in
this speedy twentieth century, should really pay
mitch attention to cid Santa Claus and his jngling
bells
Let's look into it. How about it, anyhow? Is
Christmas "a lot of bunk?" Is it 'about played
OUT as far grown-ups go?
Maybe it is, if you want to figure it strictly on a
cash basis Lots of us spend more money than we
afford buying presents that the recipients really
won't care much about. Lots of people-shop girls,
store managers, and on-work themselves nearly
to death every December, and need almost the rest
OF the winter to recuperate. This one holiday does
cau.e awful lot Of running about and exertiOn.
Bat Christmas has its good side. too.
AS the grouchy man admitted, it's fine for the
kids And after all, that alone is plenty of excuse
for continuing it. We dent always remember just
haw- much we owe the kids; indeed, we sometimes
catch ourselves talking about how much the kids
owe us. Christmas is mighty valuable corrective
1t sets right; reminds that our children, ant
-reghbors' children, are the most mportan
people on earth; joys memory about the LITTLE
matter IF seeing to it that they get just little
ira bit of happiness now and then.
Eut need we admit that children are the only one
who can still enjoy Christmas?
Let's put it this way: you have to have little bi
CT the child in your heart to enter into the spirit
the holiday
Is that spirit being ground out of us by the rus
Of NJ sdern life? It is not The more complex an
hurried life becomes the more does each man re
taiE ealously and ardently, that little, shy spar
OF child-likc faith and hope and freshness in hi
heart # that is not the case, why is it that littl
Willles father always manages to play with Willie
new train Of cars about three times a. much q
WiAisdces the first few days after Christmas?
There's something else about Christmas, too, thu
has Spt been and newer will be conmercialize.
Taat6 the spirit 81 k4dness and unselfishness thu
the tkk bsinxs. II has.w ~ necd desperatel,
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BEST LITTLE
SHOW TROUPE ;
STARTED POOR
Dallas Little Theatre Cap
lures Belasco Cup Three
Times in Six Years

Dallas. Texas, Dec. l6.--(R-The
rough West" hungered for good
PLAYS. 1t was far removed from the
main Travelled roads of the b0st
dramatic companies. The so.called
spoken drama wAs only whisper out
here where the wide open spaces
are reputed to begin. .
Then came the Dallas Little
Theatre, It was born in the house
of the dead and f0stered in u restau-
rant. but despite this humble nativity,
within six years of its birth it had
three times captured the East's most
coveted Little Theatre praxe, the
Bclasco cup.
Now the capital Of the Little
Theatre movement may be said to
have settled for the time being at
the edRe of the great cow country of
Texas. and persons dramatically in
clined are wondering why it is SO.
Director Oliver Hinsdell is one OF
the reasons. He attributes the sue
cess to hunger for good drama and
the character-building work neces.
sary to overcome many Obstacles
here.
| Six years ago a. group OF Dallas
people. mot satisfied with the scraps
Of drama they had been getting, de.
cided to manufacture their own. They
held their first meeting in an un'
dertaker's chapel, and there ths
movement was organized. The iirs1
was given in high school,, theil
second in restaurant, where after
the evening meal, the proprietor
permitted them to push back tn
chairs and tables and present thei'
play.
After the movement had gone aloni
for three years. Oliver Hinsdell cam
from New Orleans. where he hal
built q $4,000 Little Theatre. H
had been a successful professions
stage actor and lecturer. The Dalla
Theatre had its troubles. In tn
beginning the men stayed away. NOV
the men are among its clevercs
actors. 1t had no theatre buildin
: md no money, but these obstacle!
: too, have been overcome.
. The theatre now is housed in
3 frame building on o side street.
4 campaign to raise sos, 900 for q ne
Z building is under way. Anyone
considered member who buys
: All walks Of life are represente
!" in the casts. A society woman ms
\ play in the same cast with her gar
s ener. In q season hundred or mol
Y actors are used.
"Judge Lynch" by william Roger
/ Jr., q member Of the Little Theat
a and q former Dallas newspaperma
v was the first play taken to Ne
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Old Masters

a thousand miles from land arc we,
Tossing about on the roaring sea,
From biIlow to bounding billOw cast,
Like fleecv snow on the stormy blast.
The sails are scattered abroad like
weeds:
The strong masts shake like CULVER
ing reeds:
The mighty cables and iron chains,
The hull, which all earthly strength
disdains-
They strain and they crack; and
hearts like stone
Their natural, hard, proud strength
dis0wn.
In md down: up and down! =,
From the base of the wave to the bill
lows crown,
And amidst the flashing and feathery
foam
The stormy petrol finds home
A home, if such q place may pc
For her who lives on the wide, wide
sea,
On the craggy ice, in the frozen mir
And only seeketh her rocky lair
To warn her young, and to teaci
At once 1ne" o. rp' the waves on thei
stormy wing!
Der the deep!--o'er the deep!
Where the whale and 1.-The shark ant
the swordfish sleep
Outlying the blast and the drv'n'
rain,
The petrol telleth her tale in vain;
For the mariner curseth the warnin
! bird -,
| Which br;ngeth him news OF Tn
storm unheard!
All! thus does the prophet OF goo
Meet hate from the creatures n
serveth still:
| Yet he ne'er falters-so petrol, sprin
Once more Ger the waves on Tn
stormy wing!
Bryan Waller Proctor: The storm
Petrol.
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from the ash heap. 1t was terribly
uau play, terribly acted.


A Manhattan motion picture theater
displaying one Of Charlie ChaplinG
older pictures, threw the following
preface on the screen the other day
after the report Of Charles latest
marital difficulties had gone forth:
"This picture was made when
Charlie Chaplin had but one motor
car and no baby carriages, and ms
mind was on his work"
The high cost of night living on
New Years eve is to be high, indeed,
according to all reports, from the
great white way. Roger Wolfe kahn'
SON Of the millionaire banker, who
recently opened night club. is out
with an announcement that the cover
charge on that festive occasion Will
he $40 a person. No mention is made
II The cost of gingerale, mineral wa
str and such. hut it is reasonable
wager that a gentleman entertaining
4 couple Of guests had best take I;
$500 bill with him.
One night club, among the man!
| Threatened with disaster by lax bust
mess. now finds itself in the bis
money class through simple cN,e
dent. on the floor just above tn
club was constructed a long bar @
thn pre-Volstead variety. Regulation
hnrtcndcrs were employed and the!
were ready to mix drinks from tn
TASKS Of customers. Also, perhaps
there was somcth..- on hand Tor tn
flaskless.
AZ any rate, while the deserte'
nirht club below continued to starve
the bar upstairs flourished and IN
club is maintained now merely as =
excuse for the bar. But, what mus
strike woe TO the heart Of the man
ayers, is the fact that no cove
charge can be charged at the par.
GlLBEkT SWAN.
1canuriuht. 1926. NEA Service, Inc
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"Why do you want Chris Wilcy?"
Faith asked breathlessly. You don't
think"
Il think JUS. what you think, Miss
Faith" Chief Morehouse nodded
rather grimly. II think Chris Wiley
is responsible for your sisters disap-
pearancc. Now, so on with your
story, please"
Faith told him, haltingly, the story
of her finding Cherry's farewell note,
after she had gained entrance to
Cherry's room through the open WIN
dow.
"Now let me see that note
"It-it's 50 pitiful," Faiths voica
caught on sob. But she opened heI
handbag tremblingly and fumbled iol
the folded bit Of paper. oh Tor
rot! Here are the pieces Of jcwelr,
that Mr.. Cluny had given Cherry
She left them on the dresser. Shs
didn't take thing he had given her
didn't wear Il single garment Of hc'
trousseau.'
The chic. Of police examined tn
envelope on which Cherry had writ
ten her hasty farewell.
"H-mm! Return to Christophe
Wiley, Ills Chauncey Street. n
read aloud. This is postma:ke'
three months ago, Miss Faith. Hell
! love letter, I suppose? She mus
have kept his love letters handy, y
say"
Hot blood famed in Faiths cheeks
"I-didn't mean to forget-she wa
reading I lot Of old love letters whc
Ii called her to take her bath
eieht O'Clock. They were scattere
eli over the bed, on which she wa
sitting"
"What did she say about them
! the love lctters?" Chief Morehous
asked.
"She said," Faith paused an
frowned in an effort at concentrs
ton. "she said, i was reading SON
Of my old love letters. ! though
I'd burn them up. but now | don't b
lieve l will. They may be all Ill cv'
know Of love-
"H-mn! Getting cold feet the
wasn't she?" Morehouse unused. !
turned the envelope over and rel
slowly, aloud, Cherry's pathetic far
we'll. :" I'm running away. Fait
Tell Muggy I'll be all right. Dor
worry. l couldn't do it after q
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UncOlOred News
New York Times)

In the address which Mr.. Kent Cooper, general
manager Of The Associated Press made yesterday
before the Association of Life Insurance Presidents,
he welt en- several distinctive features of that
gathering organization. 1t is purely cooperative.
Not only does it not seek to make . profit but its
charter absolutely forbids it to make any. What
it does is to make possible free exchange of news
between its 200 members at cost price, the expense
being eauitably pro-rated. There is no ownership
nor any monopoly control. The Associated Press.
as Mr.. Cooper sententously put it, has nothing to
SELL 1t is great and successful agency fer the
collection and distribution Of news without any
thought or possibility of making money out CT it.
One point made by Mr.. Cooper is of great public
Importance though it is probable that few not in
the newspaper business fully aware of it. It is
that The Associated Press supplies news as nearly
uncolcred as scrupuous and ingenuity can make
It, 1t excludes everything that has the marks CT
partisan or religious bias. Not being proprietary
organization. and subject as its management is all
the time to the scrutiny and criticism of it's men,
oers, the danger of subty enrbodying propaganda
OF any sort in the news is avoidcd as completely as
possible in any institution that must be fable al
times because it is human.
II this safeguard for the readers of Associates
rress dispatches did not exist, it would be easy t.
imagine ways in which the public mind might bt
insensbiy influenced or even poisoned. If one man
or group OF men, controlled the organization
little twist might be given to the facts now an,
then, the Official views at Washington or at stat
capital might be given undue credence, or even pri
vate interests might be allowed to insinuate some
thing into the news. for consideration. But tha
sort OF public mischief, which today exists in tn
press OF other countries and in other times Shove
It's head in the United States, it was one Of III
specific objects Of the founders of The Associate
fress to combat and extirpate It's policy Of ah.,
utely unbiased news has now been fixed bv !,
practice OF many years. and constitutes benef
70 the newspaper-reading public and to the count,
as whole upon which too great emphasis cam
be placed. >-''''
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SUPREME COURT
FROM CASS COUNTY


The State of North Dakota, Plain
tiff and Respondent
VS.
Grant Mckay, Defendant and Appel
liant.
SYLLABUS:
I. An action to establish the pater-
nifty of child, under Chapter l65
Session Laws 1928, page 1877, is gov
crned by the law regulating CIVIC
actions, and descnaant may be
called for crosse examination under
Section 1870 G l.. 1913.
9, A witness who desires to claim
his constitutional privilege OF dec
lining to answer Il question, on the
ground that the answer will tend to
criminate him, must make his claim
in person, and under the sanctity OF
his oath, and with sufficient definite
ness to render his claim clear to the
court; otherwise, he can not complain
| if his privilege is denied.
3. Leading questions are not pref
judicial when tho answers thereto
have been previously brought out in
evidence by the attorney for the
defendant in his cross examination Of
the same witness on the same sub
jcct matter
4 A. Evidence in the case at OAR
examined and held to he sufficient
to Justify the verdict, and there was
4 no abuse Of discretion III denying
defendants motion for a new trial.
Appeal from the district court O.
j Cass county, Moth Dakota. Hon. "A
7. Cole, Judge.
| AFFIRMED.
Opinion Of the court Nv Burke, J.
H. +. H0rncr, States Attorney, and
T.. A. Weston, assistant, Of Fargo,
N. OAK, Attorneys for Plaintiff ana
Respondent.
A. G. Lacy, Fargo, North Dakota
. Attorney for Defendant and Appel
liant.
Hon. A. &. Burr, Judge of the Second
Judicial District, sitting in his stead