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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-29
PRACTICE OF USING TRAFFIC OFFICERS
AS INFORMATION BOOTHS IS CONDEMNED

Washington, ID. e., May 29.-Traffic
safety, facility and direction in Amer
lea suffer because Of the sclfishncss
Of motor tourists who utilize traffic
officers as information booths.
The American Automobile AssOcia-
ton has reached this conclusion fol-
lowing Investigations made by ITS
National Touring Board and has taken
the stand THAT the traffic officers Of
American cities must be relieved OF
this information service which so
seriously interfercs with the safe and
free movement Of vehicles.
Warming Issued
A warning to this effect was issued
today ut the Associations National
Headquarters in this city. following
receipt Of requests for such action BY
int re sted motorists. The AssOcia-
tion's observations Of conditions range
all the way from local driving TO
1ranscontincntal touring in the m
tcrests Of nearly million organized
motorists. The contention is that
traffic direction in the country At
the present time suffers because
tourists seem to think a traffic OF
ficcr is handy information booth.
"Trarfic officers in most cities arc
being imposed upon by species OF
motor tourist who asks as he goes.
SAYS the A. 4. A. with motor clubs
organized as they arc and touring IN
formation services highly developed,
a tourist under ordinary circum-
stances has no more right to ask
traffic officer which way to go than
he has to ask the officer to help
change \ tire.
motorists report having been de-
layrd number Of times by tourists
who draw up to the center Of busy
thoroughfarc and ask their way. and
we feel certain that hundreds OF
thousa of motorists have expert
cnced the same annoyance. There are
few occasions where motorlst Is
justified in inconveniencing others IN
order to ask his way. With touring
information so highly developed.
motorists can plan their route in ad-
vance and should do so. No expert
cnccd tourist ever enters strange
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SHOOTS !.
WIT STARTEES
THE SENATE
Utah Senator Springs Joke
Was Never Before Known
10 Get Funny
(BY CHARLEs p. sTEwART)

]
Washington, May Ex-senator Reed
Smoot of Utah sprang joke the
other day.
It's the talk Of the whole Senate.
Not that, as a Joke, il was anything
to write home shout, but II WAS the
first one. according 10 all the best
authorities, that the particular sene-
tor ever pcrpetratcd.
Smoot takes life seriously.
He ism melancholy but hos sol.
cmn.
He never laughs. He never smiles.
Sometimes he gets irritable. but
never. except in this lone recent in
sta nee. he's he ever been known to
get funny.
Wanted.New Buildings
Smoot was making an appeal at
the time for some new government
buildings in Washington. HeNQointed
|rout that a large part of the govern
mental personnel in the capital -
housed in what we're intended ORR
gina'lly, as temporary quarters, most.
~ of pretty sketchy. wartime con-
structiOn and now in a sad state Of
dilapidstion.
ITS an argent necessity" he in
sisted. ito get these employees out Of
the old shacks they have to work
in now, or I'm afyaid they'll fall
down altogether" ~.
"Do you mean. asked Senator
Norris faccti0usly. that you're afraid
tho employees will fall down Or that
the buildings will?" ;.
II mean the buildings" answered
Smoot. Government employees don't
move fast enough to fall down.
Senator's Amused
His fellow lawmakers could hardly
believe their ears. For a minute
they stared, in dumb amazcmcnt.
When they finally realized that
the funeral Senator Smoot actually
had INDUCED in witticism they did
full justice to it by nearly laughing
their heads off.
You may not think it was good
enough gag to 20 into very violent
commissions over. We'll. You don't
know Senator Smooe. 1t was like
seeing Rip Van Wrinkle, just down
the Charleston.
Later Smoot received numerous con-
CALCULATIONS.
They appeared to embarrass him
somewhat. Evidently he hadn't APP
prcciatcd. in advance, what 4 hit he
was going to make and found all this
acclaim rathci empowering.
He's being toutcd now as the Sem
ate humorist but doubt II he car
rics on with it.
Davcy Agrees
Probably nobody else. got quite the
real kick out of the Utah senator's
jest that Congressman Martin h.
Davey Of Ohio did.
Davcy is the representative who,
contends that the federal civil scrv-
ices middle name is "incfficfency'
from top to bottom and who wants to
cut it down numerically. partly tot
save money and partly to improve It.
He's been. PANIED pretty thorough
~ for his remarks on the subject but
here's as strong an ally as Senator
Smo0t saying, 1T least by broad i'm
plication, the same thing that he
says-that governm cnt employees don't,
hustle fast enough to hurt 'cm any.
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THE ORIGIN OF
MEMORIAL DAY
Idea Was Born in Colonial
Mansion in Georgia ON
April 26, 1866

The Memorial Day idea was born
in stately old Colonial mansion Of
Columbus. Georgia, the home Of Mrs.
John Tyler. on April 26, 1866.
The wounds of the Civil War were
fresh in the land. Aching hearts
were stealing to cemeteries to bedeck
the graves Of soldier sons and hus-
bands who had died fighting for the
blue or the gray.
Thousands Of others sought graves
Of those called "missing" and longed
for even grave to call their own.
1t was then that Mrs. Tyler called
together the women of her town and
organized Ladies' Memorial Asso-
citation. The women went from Mrs
Iylcr's home to Linwood cemetery
in Columbus where formal Memorial
Day exercises were held, and the wo.
men solemnly pledged to carry on
the sweet task of decorating the
graves Of the soldier dead on the
same day each year.
Within very few years the idea
had swept the nation until Memoir.
ial Day became a legal holiday So
decreed by Congress. The date
however, is optional with the states
themselves. Several southern state.
adhere to the original date Of April
rs. But most of the ststes celebrate
Memorial Day on May 80 when flow
ers are in bloom for decorating of thu
graves.
General John A. Logan of Civil
War fame is credited with the frs
general proclamation setting asid.
one Memorial day each year Is .. d.,
Of tribute.
In 1888, when logan wss com
mander-in-chief Of the g. a. r., stOrl
has it that his wife rsturned from
southern visit and told how the grsv,
OF sGch Confederate soldier st Peters
burg wss decorated with wEeatl
and Confederate llae. -. s.,
Il wss then that ADlaek Eegls
Logan issued ~ order from G. 4. 4
headquarters on Nay 5, 1o6e, maxim
Memorial Day . nertAesD @ we'll .
southern custerp.
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city without advance knowledge 81
the names and the courses Of tue
main thoromghfarcs. He does not de-
pend even upon signs.
Arc TO" Considerable
"Msny tourists take advantage Of
their foreign License plates when
seeking information that is not due
them. They reason that the officers
will note that they arc strangers
and will be disposed to help them
accordingly. Unfortunately. too many
traffic officers are too consideratc OF
strangers under such circumstances At
the expense Of local drivers who must
wait while the improvidcnt tourist as
being given directions.
"Thcrc arc few occasions when
it is difficult for stranger to find
his route. as when the streets given
in the touring directions or on =
map arc being repaired and one Is
forced 10 detour. But these occasions
are rare. And when anything like
this confronts the motOrist. nc Is
not helping matters by disturbing the
traffic officer. If information can
not be obtained in the usual way. the
moro logical and courteous thing
to do is TO park the car and make
inquiry Of those who are not Obliged
To. Inconvenience others IN order 10
dispense the information deserved. !.
Motorists who arc annoyed ana
delayed by tourists who ask as they
20 can do much to stop this practice
Of imposition. The A. A. A. will not
advocate any methods that will de-
stroy tho feeling of good fellowship
which should prevail on the streets
and highways but will seek to get
ut the root Of the trouble. A. A. A.
members will be encouraged to urge
their friends to map out their trips
beforehand and become familiar with
the cities through which they will
pass.
ut is a problem in tourist cduca-
ton and safety. The careless tourist
must be made to realize that in dis
turbing traffic direction he disturbs =
system upon which the safety and
convenience of the general public
hinge"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-29
FINE PROGRAM
PREPARED FOR
THBMBRCHANTS
Topics of Everyday Interest
TO Be Discussed at State
Convention

Fargo, N. D., May 29-LR-Topics
Ut everyday interest to merchants will
hold prominent places on the prog
ram when North Dakota merchants
hold their annual conventions here
June 8 to 40.
Methods Of competing with mail
order houses; coming styles in ready.
t0-wcar: the latest thing in shoes;
business ethics in advertising; store
papers, special poster advertising and
other forms of advertising: chain
sailing, merchandising to beat direct
selling and similar topics will be
discussed at round-tablc conferences
Vf those attending.
Free theatcr tickets on the opening
night Of the convention and the ban
quet on the second night will be en-
tertainmcnt features.
Sectional Programs
In addition to the general business
of the convention special sectional
programs have been arranged for
men in the clothing. grocery. dry
goods and general me rchandising dI-
visions. respectively.
The list OF speakers includes John
H. DcWild. st. Paul. chairman Of the
eight district, Associated Advertisers
of the World: H. w. Hitchcock, edi-
tor of the anti-peddlcr crusade now
appearing in the Fargo Forum; Riley
r. Snodgrass, st. Paul, advertising
director Of the ST. Paul Pioneer
Press-Dispatch; DR.. John Lee Coul-
ter, president of North Dakota Agri-
cultural College; A. H. Yodcr. extcn.
sion director Of the University of
North Dakota; G. ID. Morris. assist
ant TO the president Of the Illinois
Central railroad and others.
Mr.. DeWild will discuss the value
of advertising and how to make ad-
vertising dollars count. The title Of
his address will be "Thc Trend Of
The Times"
Mr.. Hitchcock will take up methods
of combating the pcddler by means
Of advertising and will conduct .
question box for the benefit OF those
attending the convention in an effort
TO help them meet their particular
problems. He is recognized as an
authority on the activities Of the
peddler in the middle west.
Mr.. Snodgrass. who for 10 years was
New York manager for a large eastern
advertising agency. will talk on mcr-
chandisc distribution.
DR.. Coulter will talk on "The Re
taller and Agriculture; Mr.. Yoder
will discuss the relations of the
retailer to Community organization
work and Mr.. Morris will talk on the
transpor tation question as 1t affects
North Dakota merchants.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-29
DAN CUPID Is
NOT WELCOME
AT COLLEGES
Most Schools, However, De-
cline to Adopt q Proposed
''Dismissal' Rule

Chicago. May 2s.-(R-Tn the one
place where the greatest number of
young women and men are gathered
toGethcr. the college or university,
Dan Cupid seems the least welcome,
except prhaps as a postgraduate
visitor. The regents Of the univer-
ssity of Wisconsin recently debated
= proposed rule providing dismissal
lot secretly married students, and
.enmments gathered from middle west
:ern universities indicated that such
- problem seldom arose. The leaders
Of most Of these universities agreed
with the Wisconsin regents against
adoption of such rule, many hold
6nG it Wss not necessary and few
saying there we're no objections to
student marriages.
The question seems never to have
been raised at some of the state uni
versities in the Western Collegiate
Conference. notably Iowa. Illinois,
Ohio and Michigan. Indiana requires
Dnly announcement of such marriages.
while ct Purdue they have been rare.
Smaller Schools Strict
Nearly all of the smaller schools,
particularly those maintained by rcli-
Eious denominations. have drawn the
line more strictly and many of them
have in effect rule automatically
Diminishing students who marry.
OF the schools in the Missouri Val
ley Conference, more have strict regu-
Nations than in the central west,
especially Missouri and st. Louis Uni
versity. Nebraska, Oklahoma and
Texas take less strict views Of the
matter, Texas authorities having only
the rule that married girls may not
live in sorority houses which several
uther schools also enforce.
Dean s. H. Goodnight of Wiscon-
rim, with Miss Lydia Brown. acting
dean Of women, and Dean G. {. Sell
1ery, Of the college of liberal arts
and sciences, were leaders in the ef-
4prt 10 have the rule adopted ut Wis
I6nsin. No specific instance or situa-
zion was in mind, according. to the
nponsOrs. but they felt that:
Secret marriage among students Is
nentrury to the welfare Of the 'insti-
Nution.
Such marriages are usually hasty,
m-adyised and likely to result un-
Gsppday. y
hrents are frequently unaware OF
3;iisch affairs and would have opposed
Nxe match. :,
parents Of other students would
!. IKE eIerm lest their children should
afkeSvise marry secretly.
Hut the regents decided not 20 put
- tie bars openly against Dan Gu
IA. merely letting it be known that
80 WAS no "Welc0me" on the door
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NEW SETTLERS
COMING TO
RENVILLE co.
Land Beginning to Move in
Quantity iversification
Became Necessity

Mohall, N. D., May 29-(R-Diver-
sification Of crops and greater pros
pcrity arc bringing new settlers to
Renvillc county, according to +. d.
Wilkinson, county agricultural agent.
Divcrsification, Wilkinson said,
came to Renvillc county as matter
Of grim necessity. Weeds had en-
croachcd on the wheat fields, plant
and then, to still further aggravate
the situation, grain prices were poor.
The result was to bring to the
front balanced system Of farming
with more attention being given to
livestock and greatly increased acre
age devoted to corn, sweet clover,
rye and alfalfa.
The use Of purc-brcd cattle and
the importation Of better quality
animals has increased the average
quality of stock held on Renvillc
county farms. Wilkinson said. the
tendency being toward better stock
rather than more animals. Many
more sheep would be purchased. he
said. were it not for the high price.
Renville county farmers have found
them valuable aids to success.
Dairy Herds Favored
Interest in cattle. he said. is Gen.
tered largely in dairy herds, little
attention being given to beef cattle.
AS in many other counties the
total wheat acreage has decreased
during the last five years although
Durum wheat acreage has increased
Increases in the acreage devoted ia
other important crops arc corn, 40
per cent: alfalfa 50 per cent; sweet
clover $50 per cent; rye IL per cent;
oats 20 per cent and barley per
cent.
In 1925 Renville county farmers
enjoyed fair" year Wilkinson said
and prospects for 1925 are good
Cooperative marketing organizations
are active here and have had good
success, Wilkinson said.
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SUNDAY LAWS ARE
PENDING BEFORE
THE u. S. CONGRESS

(By Rev. r. H. Wentland, pastor
Seventh Day ADVENTIST church in Bis
a most notable contest between the
fofces that are working for religious
bondage and the advocates that are
champi0ning the cause. Of religious
freedom is now raging in Congress
over four drastic compulsory Sunday
observance bills which are aimed at
the liberties of the people in the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
From March till the end Of the
month seven public hearings on these
measures were held and At the close
Of the seventh, Chairman Mcleod, be-
fore whose committee these hearings
we're held announced that the date
for the next session would have to be
indefinite because Of the bitterness
hatred and religious intolerance that
were being enYcndered. A clergy
man in favour Of the measure and
moving picture promoter against
them rushed at each other, at the
last hearing, with clcnchcd fists, and
dcfiantly called each other liar, so
intense was the feeling manifested.
Leaders from more than twenty
different religious and reform or
CARNATIONS lined up before the judi
ciary subcommittee Of the House
District Committee to force their
puritanic Sunday bills through, thus
making the most formidable array Of
religious zcalots and the longest and
most severely contested fight ever
staged before "a Congressional COM
mittce on a religious issue. It is an
ticipated that the battle will continue
to rage through this issue Of Con-
gress before this burning question is
finally decided. -
Many Attempts Made
For nearly one hundred and fifty
years attempts have been made by
certain religious organizations to in
duce Congress to enact .cQmpul&pry
Sunday observance measures and
other religious enactments, but, SO
far, Congress has consistently and
persistently refused on Constitution
al grounds to yield to the demsnd
Of religious organizations. and there
is not single Sunday. law on a.fsd-
eral statute book to day for the ter
ritory over which the naEi0ns1 row
eminent holds jurisdiction. The fact
that our federal. goxernnlent- is eQnl-
pletely divorced from religious and
professional reformers thrQughSut
the nation because such legislation is
| the wedding ring back. Of their af-
fections to unite church and state in
unholy wedlock in America. $500,
The enactment into law Of sectar-
ian customs and obscrvancsssas. &C.
ccpted and promulgated by the ma
jority Of the Christian believers is .
part Of their program to nationalize
and establish the Christian religion
by lay. The District Of Columbia
Sunday law. they. say, is to, become
| Q model law for the whole nation. The
effect Of such legislation would be
to require all men u have one stan
dard Of religion. and the federal gev-
eminent to define and enforce that
sts4dard. 4sas sse y .s6ss 1872
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conferences, must needs find en-
enlargement in the outlook for reh-
yious education in these slope cOun-
ties. The resolutions passed by this
convention were an indication Of the
stand these people are taking in
strengthening that bulwarks Of Amer
ica's future. further knowledge of
our Lord and Master, Jesus Christ.
Throughout the day the splendid
addresses and live discussions were
interspersed with beautiful anthems
and other special numbers. Among
the speakers from outside the coun-
ties were: Rev. John Morangc. dis
trict superintendent Of the Methodist
Church, Mr.. j. J. Macleod. Bismarck's
director Of boys activities, Miss
Bertha Falmer, and Com. Joseph A.
Kitchen.
Among the local workers to whom
great credit is due. not only for the
success Of this days program but for
the results accomplished by the OH
YER Mercer Co. Association during the
past two years, is the president Mrs.
A. H. Teigen of Golden Valley. Her
untiring efforts in furthering the
Sunday School work were recognized
by vote Of thanks from the con-
vention and unanimous reelection
to office. The following able people
were elected to the other offices:
A. L. Bigclow, Center, vice prcsi-
dent.
Mrs. l.. G, Rose. Deulah, secretary.
Robert NJ. Stroup. Zap, treasurer.
Miss Sylvia Strom, Bculah, chill
dren's supt.
l.. L. Karges, Hazen, young people
supt.
Rev. w. A. Il. Maddox. Center.
adults supt.
T.. A. Kagcs. Stanton. educatio MA
supt.
The convention in 1927 will be held
at Spring Brook.
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@ fhe'Man =. ]:
who gets a@Kcks out Of !,
driving a powerful car

TIE PREPARED for q big sur
prise when you take your first
- ride in m Overland Six. A
brand new kind Of motoring expert
esnce awaits you it's bound to
change your whole idea Of motor CIR
performance.
Unlike other cars In this price class
the Overland Six 10 lnodernly enai-
neered % IN integral unit.
Il 10 not just . modern body on Z
chassis that's S OF 10 years old. But
q new and revolutionary type Of CIR,
moderniy engineered and designed to
give . new kind Of performance, COM
fort and driving ease. IL
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TAXI RATE MAY ADVANCE
Taxicab companies throughout the
United States and Canada are said
to be considering . rate increase.
Many companies report Improbable
operation ON the present rate basis.
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BIG MOTOR TAX INCOME

Pennsylvania received $3O.279.77O
for motor taxes last year leading I'll
other states in the union. The amount
came from fees, drivers licenses aud
gasoline taxes.
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SINGLE AUTO CONTROL
Efforts are being made in Illinois
and other mid-western states to place
automobile law enforcement under
one head instead Of vesting this power
in four Or five directing bodies.
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I'LL 'EM WITH GAS!

with . nOn-combustible gas instead
OF cir. r. C.. Avery Of Milwaukee
developed gas which, he seys, will
prolong the lie Of . tire.
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THAT'S ANCIENT

"He's frightfully o1d-fashioned."
Rows &at4" a
"He wants 70 drink from . glass
.ToroRte Telegram. S,,s.
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,cf braking suffhce p9os
vide IN simple safety
margin.
lt has more inside
space. More cubic feet
than tho average caf
q this price,
The result = snnple
comfort for s fun-oi1o
pasoengers . .. WITH
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THE ! VOLUNTEERS

Jeck: Whist kind Of . fellow IL
Dallf
George: We'll. when there's = piano
"a Re moved, ~ always Srabs the
jtool.- 0hie Pea1tentiery News.
ytss1es III h
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10 lower-keeping the weight Of tho
car down close to the ground you
get an entirely new feeling Of security
when you drive this car.
Il 10 designed for 4 road speed Of b.
tween IS to 50,miles m hour-and
engineered to meet the demands Of
such speed without wear or strain
On the engine. The old fashioned car
reaches ito safety peak It Sand
wears itself out IN Z hurry under
modern traffic regulations on the
highwayA
The Overland SIX win turn in q forty
foot circle. Rear springs are UNDER
slung and So in. long. al "a. inches
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The motor 10 q new
type power plant -
hung low in the chas-
sis to give q straight,
line drive-witb Iraore
disable power deliver.
ed TO the rear axle
than you find in any
other Six Of ito price
or class.
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plenty q room 10 step IN or out -
room 70 stretch your legs with tho
utmost casa.
The seats are wider, ths Window
larger, the doors much broader. An
features you'll cestainly appreciate
when you inspect rival carr Of this
price.
Get tho utmost for your monsy. Rids
IN THE CIR =. test II In comparison
10 tho value others olFer. In fairness
% youfDelf buy 40 car until you d.