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Evening star., 1927-04-17
This and That
By Charles E. TrdcetUeH.

Jack Spratt had been exploring the
coal bin.
Issuing therefrom. Jack appeared to
be gray and black tiger cat with
black paws, whereas his paws are Of
snowy whiteness, as every one knows.
Knowing Spratt as we do, we knew
exactly where he would head for-the
dining room table, spread with a
snowy cloth-or perhaps a clean bed
spread--or the davenport.
With clean raws, Jack prefers to re-
pose on the floor or the rug. Let him
get his paws dirty, however, then
nothing VIII do for him but the whltest
place he can find. with the places
mentioned leading in the race for his
preference.
Old Jack came up the basement
stairs with a wise look upon his
whiskers. His expressive countenance
held much the same look as that Of
the smallest child that has been max
ing mud pies.
Jack would soon be fun of coal dust.
we knew. As a rule ne keeps himself
Immediately clean. No sooner would
he be settled down than his goose
berry green eyes would catch sight Of
those paws
Immediately he would loll out his
tongue and proceed to scour each fore
paw Then, in all likelihood. he would
turn his attention to his hind paws,
assuming the famous Timber backed at-
titude so we'll known to the friends Of
cats.
Jack ambled into the living room as
fast as he could, making directly for
the davenport.
Seizing a copy of The Sunday Star.
we proceeded to hastily cover the
couch with spread sheets of the same.
The name of Jack Spratt. in fact,
happened to be on one of the papers!
Normally, Spratt is a newspaper
cat, that is, he is inordinately fond OF
reposing on newsprint. Also, he eats
his dinner from a folded sheet. He
has done this so long that if his veal
is placed on a plate he will meow for
1t to be put on paper.
Today, however Jack Spratt turned
up his white nose at papers. even with
his own name therein.
Scorning the seat prepared for him,
giving the feline cynics merry ha-ha.
Jack leaped to the back of the couch,
where no papers had been spread.
Seated thereon, he looked gravely
around then lifted a grimy paw to
tongue.
With this same paw he proceeded
TO wash his face. leaving q wonderful
streak Of SCOT across his immaculate
nose.
This would all come out in the wash.
X X X
1t happened that our best woolly
sweater was draped across the back
of the davenport. Jack eyed it with
meaning. His intent, it was plain,
was to climb onto the sweater, Of
which he is very fond.
Advancing an unwashed left paw,
Spartt stated to make himself at home.
but he was seized and placed back at
his starting point.
He regarded the sweater mourn
fully. No other place in the room
would do. Fretfully, he gave his paws
a few licks.
Here is what happened
The papers were removed from the
davenport.
The woolIy sweater was placed at
one end of the sofa.
Jack was lifted down and placed
squarely on the sweater Here, with
an appreciative look, he settled down
to his toilet.
And some say Jack spratt is a
spoiled cat!'
Evening star., 1927-04-17
MEN AND AFFAIRS
BY ROBERT T. SMALL.

IT say" he confided to the writer
Il have endeavored my best, you
know, to get o. few little things /
wanted but all i'm vain. / see people
across the aisle and sometimes at the
same tablo with me having deIghtly
looking biscuits, so l say to the dining
car steward. Bring me some biscuits,
please, and invariably the blighter
sends me some queerlooking round
objects an inch or more thick and
reeking of baking powder or some
such thing. explain that is not what
! want at ALI. I want biscuits. He
shakes his head and tells me he has
nothing else in that line.
AT last, however, on my journey
up the Pacific coast / come to an
intelligent fellow. He tells me that
what / really want are crackers. Ha,
ha, l say, l shall not he deceived
again! So in the next dining car /
see they have Columbia River salmon
on the menu. / ask the steward IL
the salmon is good. He says Yes, it
is very good. but not so good as Loeb
Loman. l realize at once that he is
British. 1t is delightful / say, BY
the way, old thing. l would also like
some crackers. oh" he says. you
mean biscuits What .shall I do?
What shall l say?'
An old-line Democrat from Texas
soiourning in Washington the past
few days, has suggested a question
for Gov. AL Smith inasmuch as ques-
tions to the governor seem to be the
vogue.
II am not against Al Smith, he ex-
planned; neither am / for him. But
there is a test by which he might gain
considerable support in the South.
Personally | have no prejudices
against Al Smith because he is a Cath
olic. Personally I believe he is an
honest and efficient official, devoted
to the public interest.
Here is the test, however, which
I propose:
"'Goy. Smith, would you vote for
a man you knew belonged to the Ku
Klux Klan if, in spite Of that mem
bership. you believed the man to be
honest, courageous and efficient in his
public services?'
Let Gov Smith answer this ques-
tion faithfully and convincingly and
his opposition in the South will fade.
The wet business won't count at ALL"
All of which adds little touch OF
interest to the political discussions of
the day.
tCoVyrIeht 1927
Evening star., 1927-04-17
The Mississippi Floods.

Once again the Father OF Waters is
on the rampage. Heavy and pro.
tracted rains throughout the valley
and in the headlands of the great
rivers tributaries have cholIed the
channels and now wide areas are
endangered. 1t has been a number of
years since these conditions prevailed
in the lower Mississippi Basin. The
building Of levees has advanced to the
point where the flood peril has been
greatly reduced. But no levees built
can withstand such vast volume of
water as that which has poured south
ward during the past few days. In
places the river, normally mile and
q half in width. has spread out to ten,
twelve and fifteen miles. In some in
stances where no bulwarlSs have been
erected the waters have expanded to
twenty-five miles in width.
Enormous losses are certain to be
caused by this inundation. Fields are
secured Of new planted crops. Build
ings are washed away. Livestock is
swept off and the people themselves
are in danger.
I. The utter hopelessness of the situa-
ton of those who live in the flood
district cannot be appreciated save by
experience. The waters come sweep
ing in over the dikes, across the
fields, through the streets of towns
and there is no way to stop them.
Inch by inch and foot by foot they
rise. They are not still waters, but
move rapidly, and their currents
undermine foundations, buildings coll
lapse and drift away in ruins or fall
to the bottom Of the flood.
Relief work is already started
through the agency of the American
Red Cross. But it cannot be wholly
organized until the waters begin to
subside For the people are now fee
ing and scattering, dependent for
subsistence upon the charity Of those
who live on higher ground. Even the
latter may themselves be menaced in
turn.
When the waters subside the real
task of succor begins. Thousands Of
people have lost heavily. Farmers
will return to their fields to find them
devastated New planting must be
done and there must be- funds tt
provide the seed. Buildings must be
re-erected and there must be money
TO buy materials.
In all these cases in the past the.
more fortunate people Of the country
who are not subject to these devasta-
tions respond generously to calls for
help. At present there is no means
Of measuring the requirements. No
call has been issued, but unless the
floods abate quickly, with the cessa.
ton of the heavy rains that have
caused them, such call will have to
be made.
The country is well assured that
funds SO given for the relief of the
flood sufferers will be efficiently used
by the great agency that has SO nobly
served in the past and stands ready
now in this emergency.
Evening star., 1927-04-17
The Final Bang.

Announcement was made day or
so ago that bankruptcy proceedings
had been instituted in New York
against Pains Fireworks, Incorporat-
ed" This company, perhaps the
largest and best known manufac-
turer of pyrotechnics in the world.
has definitely gone on the rocks, with,
it is stated, no prospect OF salvage.
A yeritable institution has reached
the end. Back of this failure is an
interesting story, and one that reveals
change in national habit.
About a quarter of a century ago
the newspapers of this country began
to agitate the need of regulation of
the so-called celebration of Inde-
pendence day. For long time this
anniversary had been commemorated
by the promiscuous and practically
unrestricted use of explosives. Thou
sands Of lives were in the course OF
years sacrificed. Countless injuries
were inflicted. Children were manned
for life, blinded and crippled. Against
this waste arose an outery which
finally resulted in the adoption of
regulations in the cities, at first
prohibiting excessively large explo-
siyes and finally imposing severer
restrictions upon individually used
pyrotechnics. Civic displays of fire.
works, for the supply of which the
Pain Company had almost a monopoly.
began to lessen as the people turned
to other forms of Independence day
tubilation.
It may be that folks lost their taste
for the flashing, dazzling, colorful.
noisy exhibitions. Possibly they were
otherwise entertained. The enormous
growth of the automobile, giving
people opportunity to get away from
home on holidays, undoubtedly had its
effect. At III events the business of
the Pain Company has been diminish.
ing steadily for over two decades as
the public use of demonstration
pyrotechnics dwindled.
Then there was another cause of
| the troubles of the corporation. On
the night Of November 4, 1902, in the
course of an election celebration in New
York City bomb exploded premature
| ly, killing fifteen persons and injuring
| seventy. Suits were filed against the
Pain Company, which was in charge
| of the display, for more than $4,000
other suits to an equal amount for
| injuries elsewhere were later filed,
| until In 1911 move was made for the
dissolution of the company, which,
! however, was later reorganized. There
were wartime troubles, too, and the
! company lost money on contracts for
munition work, owing to expensive
plant alterations, for which the Gov
ernment later refused to pay in full.
SO that now the Pain Company, whose
name was once household word in
America, is about to quit in the face
of claims amounting to only S1,1S7.
There viii be regret at the thought
of the passing of an institution that
has given great pleasure in the past.
But celebration through fireworks is
after all costly waste, with little Of
real satisfaction. Genuine patriotism
is not properly measured in terms of
noise and smoke and colored flares.
Evening star., 1927-04-17
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDFR JOHNSON.
Improvement.

Improvement.
The years men studied to produce
The mechanisms now in use
Taught us the telephone to know;
We even have the radio.
And incidentally we may
Mention the fiivver, swift and gay.
The phone connects the grocery store.
The radio jazzes more and more.
And every little new device
Tends toward convenience rather nice.
A bootleg bunch the fiivver moves.
Good Gracious! How the World I'm
provost
Evening star., 1927-04-17
UNITED STATES
IN WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago Today
APRIL II, 1917.

APRIL II, 1917.
German U-boat in American waters
u. S. destroyer Smith re-
ports narrow escape from torpedoing
about 100 miles south of New YORK
Missile passed within 80
yards of vessel Senate IS
unit for big bond issue
Passes the seven-billiOn.d dollar meas
ure, $40, after non-partisan debate
Bankers approve loan TO
allies Enlistments in Army
now averaging over 1,400 a day
Navy getting 500 to 1000 men
a day German newspaper, COM
menting on Presidents recent proc
lamation urging plenty OF food sup,
plies, says 1t is "cry Of distress.
Evening star., 1927-04-17

A true optimist pays no attention
to the weather mans Easter predic-
tions. A little showering will not mat
ter and there is absolute assurance
that Springtime has advanced far
enough to. be blizzardproof.
Evening star., 1927-04-17
Peace Pact Follows Marriage.

From the Louisville Courer-Journal.
The marriage of Princess Astrid to
Crown Prince LeopC Il has been fol-
lowed by peace pact between Sweden
and Belgium. 1t is TO be hoped that
the young people will get along well
together. Diplomatic relations be-
tween tribes and peoples are not al
ways so happily forwarded at the
altar
Evening star., 1927-04-17
Famous Obscurity.

Famous Obscurity.
An old Egyptian king they found,
A present-day nonentity,
Inside a pyramid.
The mystery remains profound
Concerning his identity,
And what he ever did.
Change of Viewpoint.
"You used to be an altruistic IDEAL
ist."
Life looks all different. / have
been serving on the grand jury for a
couple Of weeks"
Jud Tunkins says a hip flask ana
revolver make dangerous roommates.
"The luck of money" said HI Ho'
the sage of Chinatown, was invented
by the Gods to prevent the cruel
tyranny which unrestrained intelli'
gence might exert"
Years of Discretion.
"How old are you?" asked Farmer
Corntossel.
Twenty -one," answered his boy
Josh.
"Old enough to voter
Eyes, dad. But haven't any more
idea than you about which way
ought to toss the ballot"
Parents is allus liable to be disap-
pointed said Uncle Eben. An Eas-
ter egg is handsome, but it ain no
satisfaction to de hen dat laid it."
Evening star., 1927-04-17

One thing that lessons the influence
of alleged propaganda is its failure, as
a rule, to command the interest that
might be secured by frankly employ.
ing good, snappy ad writer.
Evening star., 1927-04-17
The Asnect of Success.

From the Cincinnati Tlmes-star.
Looking at the pictures of success
full American public men, we arrive
at the conclusion that 1t hurts no
man to be what the women call a
little plain.
Evening star., 1927-04-17

Chinese soldiers are collectors of
bric.a-brac. Non-combatants would
possibly be glad to hope that fighting
will end when the supply of loot is
exhausted.
Evening star., 1927-04-17

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
90 the use for republication OF all news dis
patches credited to it or not otherwise cred
ated in this paper and also the local news
published herein. All rights Of publication
OF special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1927-04-17

Television will not speed up bust
ness if a subscriber feels it necessary
to comb his hair and straighten his
necktie every time his number lie
called
Evening star., 1927-04-17

There are wars which apparently
do not involve armies in all serious.
ness until there is no longer any
peaceable population to be looted.
Evening star., 1927-04-17

Black shirts are demanded by Mus
solini, but silk shirts have come to be
favored by workingmen the world
over.
Evening star., 1927-04-17

When looking for Democratic can
didate, Mr.. McAdoo decides for the
present not to arm himself with a
mirror.
Evening star., 1927-04-17
Almost as Speedy.

From the st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
His attorney has appealed from the
death sentence passed on Socrates
2, 400 years ago. Those Greek fcourts
are almost as speedy as ours.
Evening star., 1927-04-17

BY dropping the price Of gasoline
to 121z cents per gallon, California
makes another bid for recognition as
an ideal place of residence.
Evening star., 1927-04-17

The Mississippi River was ever
famous for dangerous adventure of
many kinds. It has not yet been
tanned.
Evening star., 1927-04-17

Bandits are usually communists who
help themselves without waiting for
a systematic division Of property.
Evening star., 1927-04-17
That Fellow Feeling.

From the New York Herald Tribune.
When the Radio Commission tries
to clear the air, it will sympathize
with Gen. DaKes' efforts to keep the
Senate partially quiet.
Evening star., 1927-04-17
Better Yet, Queen High.

From the st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Mussohni says woman is delight
full parenthesis." over here she looks
like corking good pair to draw to.
Evening star., 1927-04-17

The Lenten season is over. Only
advancing food prices can compel
further fasting.
Evening star., 1927-04-17

The Chinese are now afraid that
they may have miscalculated the limi-
tations to which a war can be held.
Evening star., 1927-04-17
Gentlemen All!

UeHTIbUlNU AIIs
''Do you think women ought to go
to Congress?''
"Yes," answered Senator Sorghum.
"But there ought to be an arrange
ment to require non.feminine members
to behave like gentlemen"
Evening star., 1927-04-17

The Evening star with the Sunday morn
fng edition. Is delivered by carriers within
the city at 90 cents per month: daily only,
AZ cents nor month"; Sundays only. 20 cents
per month. Orders may he sent by mail or
Telephone Main 5000. Collection is made by
carrier at end of each month.
Evening star., 1927-04-17
Rate by Mail-Payable i'm Advance.
% MARYLAND and Virginia.
An Other States and Canada.
Member Of the Associated Press.

Daily and Sunday. ] yr S12 90; mo-, 81 90
Daily only y....... / yr.. IS 90; i mo-. zoe
Sunday only. i VI, S4.00. mo-. 35c
Evening star., 1927-04-17

When the Government took over the
Washington Monument for its com
.pletiOn an exam
EounQaClon CT ination was made
the Monument. ta tt = 6ne g iopnpa'io,, J M n =
whether it would suffice for the great
structure Eventually it was found
to be necessary to replace the old
foundation entirely with a neW one.
At the outset, however, some feeling
was manifested on the score of the
doubts thrown upon the adequacy of
the early work. The Star of April
IA, 1877 said, with regard to the
critics of the early work:
How they have come to this con-
clusion the community are at a loss
to understand. especially as from time
to time the indications nave been that
there is no firmer foundation to be
found within TIA corporation limits of
Washington, except on the theory
that the bench mark having been
broken that they have made a mistake
Of about s inches in the location OF
the mark and have therefore con-
cluded that the whole structure in
about 80 years progressed s inches
toward China. 1t will be difficult to
satisfy those who have been looking
upon that Monument at its present
height for the last 25 or rs years and
know that it has not deviated from
the .plumbline more than Ia inches in
that period, that the foundation is not
as stable as the Rock of Gibraltar for
the purposes of the Monument"
Evening star., 1927-04-17

"No,o they desire better country"
-HebrelCS, Ti16.
Evening star., 1927-04-17

When the Government took over the
Washington Monument for it's com
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-01-29
MARKET DAY IS
DRAWING
Farmers Gather lii CITY to
Take Part in Monthly Trade
Event-Prizes Awarded

With mild temperatures prevailing
and roads in good condition, farmers
thronged Mandan today to take part
in the city's monthly Market Day"
Special exhibits by various con-
Germs were features Of the day. The
Western Motor company held its an
nual "Fordson Day." ut which 800
farmers were guests. A free lunch
was served at noon and factory rep
resentatives demonstrated the ma
chimes and answered all questions. A
moving picture was shown later in
the afternoon.
The ROvig and SkjOd Hardware
company held it's "De Laval" day and
the Bingenheimer Mercantile COM
pany held primrose Day."
At the Connolly sSfltor company, a
,',ChcyraLeH ShnHAn with all the new
closed AsodelseOs, display and demon
stration, was held. The Vallancey
Hardware and the Arcade are holding
special sales, as are Cummins COM
pany, Hintgens and l. Marcovitz.
Grocery stores Of the city are, serv-
ing coffee and cookies Throughout the
day.
Prizes were drawn promptly at
o'clock at the Chamber of Commerce
offices, with crowds present to de-
termine if they were lucky winners.
Prize tickets were given away free by
merchants and $500 were mailed out
earlier in the week.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-01-29
Minot Physician Is
Dead From Injuries
Suffered in Fall

Minot. N. D.. Jan. 29.-LR DIR.
Adolph o. Aaker, As, Of Minot, wide
~ known physician, died in a local
hospital late yesterday as a result
OF internal injuries sustained when
he tripped and fell while running to
catch a train at Nelvh. Death was
declared due to an internal abdominal
hemorrhage. DR.. Aaker had been at
tending the funeral of a friend at
Velva and was hurrying to return to
Minot.
DR.. Aaker moved to Minot last fall,
after having practiced at velva' since
1909. For two years previous to re-
siding in velva he had practiced at
Russo.
In addition to being a graduate of
Luther college of DEBORAH, Iowa, and
the College of Physicians and Sur
geons at Chicago, Dr. Aaker also was
graduated from the> Chicago musical
college prior to study of medicine
and for two years was scholarship
pupil of the famous piano teacher,
Hans Won Schiller. DR.. Aaker had
written number of musical COM
positions, all in manuscript and nm
published form. His EvangeHne
Suite. written as incidental music to
Longfellow's "Evangeline" was pub,
lished and played by many Of the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-01-29
Central Figure in
Mystery Case Ends
Prison Term Today

Atlanta, Ca, Jan. 29.-LP)-Victor
r. Innes, central figure in the dis
appearance Ii years ago in San An
tonic, Texas. of Mrs. Elois helms
Dennis and her sister, Miss Beatrice
Nelms, completed "a five year sentence
in Atlanta federal penitentiary today
He was not freed, however, as he was
unable to pay $1,000 fine imposed
in the same case and must serve 30
days additional after taking a pau
per's oath.
lnnes was accused Of having lured
the two young women from Atlanta to
Texas on a plea of investing their
money and then murdered them. At
tempts to try him for murder in Texas
were blocked as the bodies could not
be found.
he later was convicted Of using the
mails to defraud.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-01-29
Indians Livestock
Does Much Damage to
Crops, Farmers. Say

Farmers living near the Indian re-
servations Of the state are tired of
having their crops damaged or des-
troyed by the cattle and horses of
their Indian neighbors.
To remedy this they have formed
organizations the last two years to
petition both the Indian agents and
the department Of the interior for
relief.
Now they are seeking the support
of the state legislature in their
fight, having obtained introduction
Of a senate resolution asking the de-
partmcnt of the interior to rule that
Indian livestock found off the. re-
servation shall come under the North
Dakota herd laws.
Recently High Miller and j: A.
Fine, both Of Parshall, near the Fort
Berthold reservation, appeared be-
fore the senate committee on Indian
affairs to voice their protests.
According to Miller, Indians allow
their cattle and horses to run off
the reservation and feed on the farm
ers., crops, running up huge toll of
destruction every year. Efforts to
round up the livestock and
hold it until riders from the
reservation cap come after the stock
have failed largely through slowness
of the riders to comply with their
requests, he said.
Added to that, Miller stated, the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-01-29
Sheriffs' Meeting
Votes in Favor of
Capital Punishment

Going on record in favor of capi.
ta' punishment for first degree
murderers, the State Sheriffs' as
ISOLATION closed its two-day con-
vention here last night
Mrs. j. E. Stevens of the North
Dakota Safety council and the
North Dakota Tuberculosis assoc
citation addressed the sheriffs Fri
day afternoon on the subject ..Pub-
lie Safety in the State and Ma
ton"
North Dakota was the first
state TO respond to call for state
safety organizations" Mrs. Ste
vens told the convention, in Civ
ing . report Of the fifteenth con-
vention u the National Safety
council held last October in De-
troit, Mich. More than 1000 dele
gates frpm this country and many
from abroad were in attendance.
she said.
The North Dakota legislature
was tie 41rst 70 create = public
safett committee, Mrp. Stevens
pointed o1t, a1nd thsre are several
billa fsY6f = ~ meaJfey ndv
tho Dl6tt1re.