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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-04
x:5.lO Howard Offered

Tie Board Of University and
school Lands VIII pay tho sum Of
S2a.on to any person who will fur
niSh information leading to the ar
rest and conviction OF any person
who has removed buildings or any
other improvements from State and
School Lands.
All Leases Arc Subject To Cancel
.ation in Case Of Sale.
The only way to secure the use OF
any state or School Land is by
leasing Oh the above terms.
If any person IS hereafter discOv-
cred using State or School Lands,
without having first leased the
same. he will be required to pa.
treble the amount Of rent as spcci-
fled herein and is also subject to Il
fine of $4,000 or one year in Jail or
both.
Dated at Bismarck. North Dakota,
this End. day Of January, 1926.
CAEL. X. kOSITZKY.
State Land Commissioner.
v
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-04
FIGHT RESULTS

Havana Hilario Martinez, Span.
ish lightweight champion, beat John.
ny Dundee, New York.
New York.--Georgic Levine. Brook
Ign, won from Tommy Milligan,
Scotland (l2).
Youngstown, Ohio Al Gordon.
Philadelphia, stopped Rocky Scott,
Rochester. N. Y. (2).
Los Angclcs.-- Jimmy McLarnin,
Oakland. Calf. knocked out Joey
Sanger. Milwaukee (3).
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-04

think, nc realizes that he must de-
privc himself of a great deal If he
wishes to stage comeback"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-14
The Free Ice Fund.

Public cooperation in The Star
free ice fund which was started yes
terday has been such as to insure the
complete success of this move TO se-
lieve the sufferings of the poor OF
Washington during the present not
weather. With only brief notice OF
the purpose to supply ice to su1erlhG
poor families, subscriptions to the
fund have been received in generous
volume, and the work will proceed
to meet as far as possible the needs
of all who require this succor.
During the Summer local rellel
agencies have been endeaVorlng 10
supply ice to poor families. but tnelr
resources have been Inadequate. In
the belief that the people of Washing
ton would lend aid in this endeaVor
The Star yesterday invited them 10
contribute to the fund, itself starting
the substitution. The response mas
been immediate and liberal, and 1T Is
now assured that many hundreds OF
families who otherwise would De Wllh-
out ice will now be furnished with
means of preserving food and supply
ing them with cooling drinks during
this period of intense heat.
Through the police, the Associated
Charities, the Salvation Army and
other agencies, the distribution OF
tickets is effected with assurance that
thew reach the most worthy and needy
cases. These organizations are serv
ing the public welfare III this emer-
gency admirably. The American Ice
Co. is cooperating valuably by Keep
ing open it's stations to permit an
efficient distribution of ice.
This prompt response by the people
with funds is indeed gratifying and
demonstrates anew the generosity of
this community in all cases where
human suffering is felt. The Star
thanks those who are in this manner
assuring the success of the plan to
furnish ice to the needy and is conf
dent that the subscriptions will con-
tinue as long as the necessity remains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-14
Police Conduct.

Mai. Hesse is determined to stop
police brutality and discourtesy. He
has lust issued his second edict on the
subject, which fatty tells the men
and women under his command that
they must either treat citizens in a
civil manner or leave the force. His
statement allows no compromise. He
means what he says and will see to
it that his orders are enforced.
The major and superintendent of
notice is to be commended for his
stand. There have been far too many
cases of blackguardly tactics of police
toward decent, self-respecting citizens
who have committed no, crime other
than a minor infraction Of the park
ing rules or some other equally trivial
offense. There have been far too many
cases of brutal handling of prisoners,
unnecessary even to subdue hardened
lawbreakers. And. finally, these ac-
tions of a few members of the force
cause friction between the public and
the police and bring the entire depart
ment into disrepute.
Policemen should not only read the
manual which prescribes their con-
duct toward the public, but should
acquire that valuable trait, discretion.
There is no sense in dragging a man
to a patrol box who has overstayed
the parking limit for five minutes any
more than there is in giving d MUIR
derer or bandit a summons to appear
in court Policemen should adjust
themselves to conditions and cases
and not treat offenders of every char
acter in the same way.
Conditions in Washington are a
good deal better than they were a
few years ago. Under the capable
administration of Maj. Hesse addi-
tional improvements will doubtless be
effected. A courteous. well-trained,
we'll behaved and alert police force Is
the ideal of every community, and
the police of the National Capital
should strive to meet this ideal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-14
Bad Railroading,

a railroad wreck. differing from the
usual rear-end collision. occurred last
night on Long Island, when d heavily
laden passenger train. drawn by two
locomotives, was derailed. Six per-
sons were killed and fifteen were Sc
riouslv injured. So far as known the
accident was the result of the loosen
ing of the rails at switch point.
Both locomotives left the track. and
the train was jumbled into a mass of
wreckage. There is some question
whether they were not thrown off by
an open switch. Inquiry into the dis
aster will. of course, follow, and
weeks hence some report may be re-
ceived.
For an open switch there is no pos
sible excuse. For loosened rail
there may be some excuse. \ wrong
" placed switch is due to careless,
ness Adequate track inspection
should disclose loose rails. If the
roads Roadway between trains is too
short to permit continuous inspection
the margin of safety for the public is
narrowed too fine.
There is keen public interest in
every railroad mshap. The percent
age Of safety in this country is not
as high as il is in other lands. Too
much reliance is placed in the the
cretical efficiency Of signals. of track
Of running rules. In the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-14

matter of rearrend collisions-head-on
collisions are now fortunately uncom.
mon because of the general double.
tracking of roadside record Is
shocking. 1t has taken years to com
pei the adoption of devices that pre-
vent the meeting of trains in conse-
quence Of misunderstood or unseen
or Ignores signals, and they are only
now being installed, after much pro-
test and obstruction by the railway
companies.
This Long Island wreck calls for
sharp inquiry to ascertain whether
the track inspection was adequate.
If the equipment was too heavy for
the rails. or the speed was too great,
then human judgment was at fault,
and that failure should be punished
in some manner to emphasize the
need of the most scrupulous and per-
feet safeguarding of the public when
it intrusts itself to the care of a COM
mon carrier
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-14
Contempt Issue Big Factor
In Illinois Primary Inquiry

discredit the organizations that nave
been throwing money into political
contests with the abandon OF
drunken sailor
Citing the case of Thomas w. Cum
ningham of Philadelphia, who also
told the Senate committee that IL was
none of it's business where ne got tne
$50 900 he gave to help nominate Mr..
Ware for senatorial honOiS,' the Phll-
adelphil Bulletin independent Repub-
lican) says: when contributions like
that Of Mr. insult and also that OF
Mr.. CUNNINGHAM for the selection OF
United States Senators are regarded
as the private business OF lndlV1d-
,1als. it becomes public business 10
search out the circumstances ana con-
ditions of the gifts in order satlsfac-
torily to determine under what STRINGS
the beneficiary of such donations VIII
enter public office, If elected. W men
private business deems it prohGbie
to grubstake a candidate LOT me
United States Senate. it becomes vital
public business to find out the why
and wherefore of the expenditure.
X x X X
"A numerous type of politician,
observes the New Orleans Item Qnde-
pendent Democratic), looks on votes
and political influence exactly as
grocer regards potatoes. The Item
den]ores the fact that interest IN
notifies has gravely lesSened' and
feels that 'if we were asked what
would improve our political fiber most
we should say, anything that TENDS 10
quicken and sustain public concern IN
nuh,ic affairs" Of the attitude OF
States Attorney Grove in the case
the Kansas City Journal (Republlcan)
saws: THE refusal of a criminal prose
cutor to cooperate with lawmakers IN
an effort to make elections cleaner ana
freer from the faint of excessive cam
naign expenditures is without par
allel."
The indianapolis News dndepend'
ent) holds the opinion that 1t is d
nasty business all around, in some re-
snects worse than the Pennsylvania
urinary. 1t should be said. says the
News. that the enormous eXpenol-
tures in these two primaries were not
made necessary by the primary sys'
tenn. costly though it is. The money
was given and spent by those VINO
sought political control. The "a Ia.
l,inaa Herald independently thinks III
will be interesting to watch the re-
action OF Illinois to the investlgation'
THAT of Pennsylvania was profoundly
cynical. But there are prooaoly
enough patriots left in the Gnlteo
states to see the danger to republican
government involved in affairs ilK9
these
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-14
Government to Study
Coal Mine Accidents
,rc.,, the birmingham News

From, the Birmingham News.
The fact that falls of root ana codi
c,use approXimately half OF the latdt
accidents to men employed under,
ground in the coal mines of the Unlleo
States has impelled the Bureau OF
Mines. Department of Commerce. "
appoint a special engineer to make
careful study of the causes. "A hlSnly
trained man from the Pittsburgh eX.
pertinent station has been relieved Oh
his duties there to undertake a spe-
cial investigation of the tragedies tndt
take off so many men in the mining
industry.
The conducting of this special study
is made possible by the recent con-
gressional appropriation of the sum
Of $500, which was voted as a volun-
tary move on the floor of Congress
during consideration of the Depart
ment of Commerce appropriation bill.
1t is recognized by the Bureau of
Mines that the reduction of loss of
life from falls of roof and coal is
one of the most difficult safety prob
lens in the mining industry. Most of
these accidents naturally occur while
the miners are loading coal on the
cars or while engaged in cutting or
barring down the coal. and II the loss
of life from this cause can be ma
t6rally reduced. it will be necessary to
obtain real cooperation not only from
the mine operators and mine officials
but also from the Individual miner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-14
Traction Merger.

Prospect of n voluntary merger of
the local traction companies having
faded, the commissioners are plan
ming the preparation of a measure
for a compulsory amalgamation to be
presented to Congress at the next SEES
sion for immediate enactment. 1t is
evident from the happenings of the
last few months that the two corpora
tions cannot agree upon terms.
Yet the reasons for a merger re-
main as urgent as ever. In fact,
II is more desira bic today that the
lines be united under single owner
ship and management than 1t was
when the merger plan was first pro-
posed.
ANY merger measure that may be
enacted must be most carefully
drawn TO insure an equitable basis of
consolidation, with consideration for
the minority stockholders of the two
corporations. There must be assur-
snce that their interests are not to be
nut in Jeopardy by consolidation. The
capitalization OF the CoHiplieu toitt-
panies must be placed AT a figure that
will permit a fair return without eX-
acting too high g rate of fare on the
public. no work out such a plan will
REQUIRE great care. 1t is altogether
likely that any enactment requiring
merger will be subjected to court scru-
tiny, and II is therefore probable that
tho actual union OF the companies
would not be effected for a consider
able period after the passage of the
merger law.
IT has been suggested that one Of
the means for compelling merger un-
der the contemplated act of Congress
is a plan Il permit the establishment
of competitive bus lines parallelinG
street car routes and serving the same
territories This, however. is Of doubt
full expedienCv. 4 direct competition
between the bus and electric traction
would not lie effective unless the rival.
the bus. were able to operate at a
profit. Thus far independent bus com
panies In this city have found 1t diff.
cult. II not impossible. 10 6pssAte at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-14
Horses Are Increasing.


From the Toronto Daily Star.
The idea that the horse would he
come as extinct as the dodo, which
gained acceptance when electricity be-
came a motive power and which was
revived when gasoline was applied IN
the propulsion of vehicles, is not
| being sustained.
, Canada has l 500 900 more horses
today than she had 90 years ago
There are 1000, 900 more horses in the
! United States than there were -
| years ago. Most of the countries OF
the world report the possession OF
more steedS than they had before the
war, although tens of thousands were
| destroyed by shot. shell and disease
on the European battlefront.
Instead Of the coming of electric
and gasoline transportation pronounc
| ing the doom Of the horse, it has
Heightened his life. added TO the en-
| joynent of his days and brought 10
| him a golden age, in which he is more
| than ever a pet of humanity. Every
| hot day now does not see d dozen Of
| his kind dropping dead from the
strain of pulling overcrowded street
cars. which was once the routine rec.
ord of every large city. The hills up
| which he was once expected to drag
| impossible burdens are mastered to.
day by machinery, while he takes on
tasks we'll within his strength or is
sleeked and groomed into a thing of
! beauty. To be exhibited before all the
lworld.
There is a moral In all this. namely.
that things are seldom as bad as they
seem If politicians only had their
ears properly attuned they would
learn from the horses what happened
in one case. at least. in which there
was much blue ruin talk and, from
their supposedly dumb friends. per
lhaps acquire some-horse -sensa,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-14
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

, Indeed, the case of Silas Hicks was a
serious one.
Perhaps I might review the situa-
ton continued the secretary of the
board of promotions. Hicks, on &C
count of his previous good record. was
given one of the best apartments IN
the Philanthropic.
| I'VE had 496-ah pardon-497 ap-
plications for that apartment, but we
decided that Hicks should have it
| And Hicks had it, doomed the
| president.
| And Hicks had it, repeated the
secretary, delighted to be so well
| upheld by the president of the board.
Such matters require the closest
supervision, of course. In the prog
ress of this work we have been re-
quired to use, literally, gentlemen.
| all the colors of the rainbow in our
card system.
when a man does E plus work,
he gets a bright blue card, indicat-
ing by the symbols 3 r B-three
rooms and bath-that he is entitled
| to the finest living quarters that the
Philanthropic Apartment affords.
| I'VE gave Hicks one of these cards
and thought he was slowed away
ah, pardon-properly quartered, for
/
again, What does he do? You gen
| tlemen know what he did-inslSted
on telling the department heads how
| the place ought to be run. Shot OH
| his mouth too much as the vulgar
| saw, SO there is nothing for me TO
recommend than that he be put back
into his old one-room apartment:
| Approved" snapped the president
Next case"
| X X X =
| All the neighbors were on the
| landings when Mr.. and Mrs. SllaS
| Hicks were denoted. In particular,
there was Mrs. Doolittle, wife or the
second assistant file expert Mrs
| Doolittle was a firm believer in the
French maxim, There is something
in the woes of our best friends thal
is not displeasing.' She was ENJOY
| ing the day immensely
| II see YOU are going up in the
world" she smiled to Mrs. Hicks, DIS
the latter climbed the stairs with
favorite lampshade. .
"Oh. YES" smiled Mrs. Hicks III
reply. She would have liked to have
used other words. but what could
Won saw? Maybe Mrs. Doolittle dldn
really know Silas had been denoted
after all.
| sometimes persons changed apart
ments in order to escape from NOISE
| Maybe she could bluff Mrs. Doonttie
1T is so much less noisy on the
top floor" sweetly said Mrs :, H1ck Is
"Yes-but it is rather hot, grlhheo
Mrs Doolittle.
| So Mr.. and Mrs. Hicks found 1t
They crowded their belongings lh'o
the place as best they could until
there was hardly enough room 10
get between the phonograph ana 'he
| radio. oa
1t was bad enough to be denoted
in fact as we'll as in home. IL was
hard enough to be forced to i've WIN
ones business associates, Mr.. Hicks
thought, without suffering humllla-
ton before them.
AS for Mrs. Hicks, she sald she
would never get over the disgrace OF
if AS long as IL family was going
down in the Philanthropic, they We're
on the upgrade, but when they start
ed going up they were going down.
I'm going to move to Bethesda
Mrs. Hicks sobbed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-14

Silas Hicks, assistant chief clerk
of his division, was to be denoted.
When he went home to his three
room and bath apartment in the
Philanthropic, erected by a Great
Unknown for struggling Government
workers, he was in despair.
Il am going to be denoted to a
one-room apartment and bath" he
announced, bluntly.
His wife was stunned
1.-The chief said I shot off my
mouth too much, and so he gave me
10 demerits," went on Hicks, unut-
terable woe depicted on his counte.
nance.
"Alasr' sighed Mrs. Hicks.
Tom Hustle, the dement, clerk,
suffered that we will have to leave
and take the room place"
isn't there any chance of us get
ting a two-room apartment?
No. the committee has the thing
worked out too WELL" went on Hicks
Fifteen or more dement's means one
room. To get into the two-room
class one has to have no more than
10 demerits'
Then there is no hope?" moaned
Mrs. Hicks. rs there no chance to
get even an outside apartment"
No. I am afraid not" replied her
husband, as he stuffed someS cheap
tobacco in his pipe. THE board OF
promotions has that in hand and the
secretary told me privately today
that it would be impossible to slip
me an outside apartment.
Hicks he said. you know how
this thing is. If I slipped you an out
side apartment, there would be % old
maids and 46 old bachelors on my
neck. and that is entirely too many
entirely too many, my dear fellow"
What did you say" asked Mrs
Hicks. enjoying for the last time the
splendor of their three-roomer
why. I said, Yes What else was
there to Say?"
Mrs. Hicks didn't answer
The demerit committee was in SEES
sion. The president sat at the end OF
the shiny mahogany table. To his
right was the secretary, to his left
the assistant secretary, behind them
several stenographers.
1.-The case Of Silas Hicks, assistant
chief read the secretary. in the sol
emn tone one usually uses WIleIl Iedu
ing.
ut was charged and proved that
Mr.. Hicks talked more than was goot
for the service, hence it is hereby
ordered that he be given 19 dement's
on his efficiency rating
There was silence around the board
"Has any one anything to say
asked the president looking up lnqulr
ingly through the gold eyeglasses.
1.-The secretary of the board of pro
motions and demotions desires to- he
heard" said the assistant secretary OF
the dement's committee.
GLADLY" smiled the president. lie
and the board of promotions worked
hand in hand. 1t was case OF
"hands across the corridor" in fact.
"In view of the deep responsibility
this department has assumed of car
ing for the Philanthropic Apartment,
began the secretary, in his deepest
voice, I'm view of this deep respon
siblity, as one might say. this present
case is a very serious one
The president looked serious, the
secretary. the assistant secretary anc
the photographers looked very serious
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-14
Hoover's Air Plans.

A vast network of airways spread
Government supervision. but owned
and operated by private American
capital was the picture presented to
President Coolidge by Secretary
Hoover of the Department of Com
merce on his visit to Paul Smiths
Mr.. Hoover. having been Authorized
by Congress to proceed with plans
for the development Of air trans
portation for commercial purposes.
has not let the grass grow under
his feet. A concrete proposal for
the anyways connecting widely sepa-
rated sections and great cities was
laid before the President. The lat
ter gave his formal approval to the
first two which will be laid out. one
connecting New York with the
Pacific Coast. and the other linking
Chicago with the Southwest.
The prediction Of Mr.. Hoover that
airships will he transporting mail.
passengers and freight over these
routes within six months is extremely
gratifying. 1t is an indication that
American capital. American genius
for organization and American skill
are fully occupied with making the
airWayS successful. While the
United states first developed the
heavier-than- air craft, and while it's
machines and pilots have won world
record after world record, the prog
ress i'm commercial aviation in this
country has Jagged. Money, seeking
the easiest way to big earnings, has
passed it by. largely because of the
tremendous opportunities offered in
other lines of endeavor.
Now with the backing of the Gov
eminent and the assurance of sta
bility which it gives, Americans, ac-
cording to Secretary Hoover, are
preparing a great advance in COM
mercial aviation. To permit the
United States to remain a laggard in
this great, new development of
transportation service would be an
act of utmost folly, both CONNER
cially and from the standpoint of
national defense. For the airShip of
commerce is a potential airship Of
war, just as the speedy merchant YES
sci of the seas is an auxiliary of the
Navy in case of emergency. The
United States is the richest Nation
in the world today. 1t has unlimited
resources with which to develop COM
mercial air services. The folly of per-
hitting other maritime nations to
win the control of the overseas car
rying trade has been well demon
strated TO Americans since the out
set of the World War.
Mr.. Hoover. in his discussion of
the proposed commercial airways,
used the names of leading Americans
in industry and transportation,
among them Henry Ford and T. T..
Mitten. Philadelphia traction oper
ator With some of them air trans
portation on commercial lines is al
ready passing the experimental stage.
The big drive for American su
premacy in the air is under way.
In addition to achieving a great
othIatir tri1lmph Gertrude Fderle set
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-14
ven a higher rate of fare than that

even higher rate of fare than that
permitted the rail companies on the
basis of only contemplation. Could
they succeed in direct competition at
a lower rare OF fare or an equivalent
to that permitted the railway lines?
1t is still possible, of course. that
the rail companies may merge of their
own accord on terms which will be &C
ceptable u the Public Utilities Com
mission. representing the community;
that is to say. on basis OF capital
zation that will I.crmit a lower rate OF
fare than that which now prevails.
The possibility OF compulsory merger
by act of Congress may stimulate the
corporations to the point of agree
ment.