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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-05
New York Begins
ATLANTA Journal)

It was easy enough when people moved
slowly about the countryside in buggies and
wagons to keep the ratio of accidents down,
because driver moving five or six miles an
hour found it no inconvenience to stop, look
and listen at considerable length. The motor
age has roared into dominance SO swiftly that
the public attitude toward it's consequences has
not, to date, been quite able to keep pace
When highway over which thousands Of au-
tomoblies whiz daily at high speed intersects
track over which engines must thunder on
their appointed schedules, it is plainly time to
alter the course of one of those avenues, un-
less human life is to be sacrificed in increas-
ing measure.
Recognition of this alternative is reflected
in the agreement just made by conference of
sixty railroad executives in New York state to
eliminate grade crossings altogether. The rail
road men, meeting the problem face to face,
considered how ridiculous it would be to have
two lines Of track intersecting without any
control over the traffic that would inevitably
collide from time to time. They do not claim
to be able to wave their hands and make grade
crossings disappear, but they pledged their CO.
operation in program Of elimination for 1923
that will relieve New York state of 2O2 cross
ings, at total cost Of about $50, OOO, 900. The
representatives present at the conference were
in complete accord on the general proposition,
differing only on minor points Of method. The
grade crossing, they agreed. must go. Their
example cannot fail to exert q far-reaching
and beneficent influence upon leaders in other
states. New York's problem is the nations
problem, and her solution, obviously, must
eventually become national But public coop
GRAFTON is, Of course, essential to any solution.
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IN NEW YORK

New York, Dec. 5.-Not even the
blind musicians of the New York
streets have been able to Withstand
the influence of changing tastes and
times.
Time was when the "Old Toms"
and Little Nells" of the curbstones
played upon passing sympathy with
ill-tuned fiddles and wheeling ac-
cordions. They would select for
their repertoire the most antiquat-
ed of soulful numbers, or would rem
der songs barking back to the days
Of east Lynn"
Year by year the styles changed
until no street musician with any
pride or craft would think of being
more than six months behind the
last popular song success.
But the other day, on Forty-fifth
Street, just off Fifth Avenue, !
came upon one of the most tattered
Of the street beggars proudly wall
ing a saxophone-an event SO start
ling even to the blase Fifth Ave-
nue. shopper that his efforts were
being rewarded by the dimes and
nickels of q considerable crowd.
And that, it seemed to me, was
the last word; the peak of the jazz
age.
Coney Island boasts q band of
"winter bathers." On these cold
autumn days they are to be found
leaping boldly into the ocean Of
Sunday afternoons, hooking at the
parade Of fur-coated and shivering
figures that pass on the boardwalk.
Each looks at the other and NUT
tiers: "Poor fool"
Winter or summer Coney Island
draws its Sunday parade. There
are hundreds of people who never
miss this Sabbath stroll, whatever
the season Of the year. There are
hundreds to whom Coney is like
drug or q magnet.
At this time of year Coney seems
to me to be ineffably sad. All its
symbols of fun and gayety are re-
duced to their trappings of painted
plaster and rough board. The coast
ers and wheels. the rides and peer
shows become lifeless wooden skele.
tons upon which the passing stroll.
ers can but gaze longingly. The
little city itself takes on q certain
autumnal beauty; leaves are oft
times blown from nearly parks ant
go flying their autumn colors dowr
the famous boardwalk.
.
The autumn season brings *
Coney troops Of youngsters in whom
the "buried treasure" urge is strong
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All through the season they have
heard tales Of people who lose this
or that in the Coney sands. Scores
Of them-and ofttimes some OF their
,ldsters start on beach combing ex-
petitions that uncover strange loot,
but rarly anything Of value. To
the average New York youngster
this is one Of the few thrilling
games he can enjoy in the outdoors
At the cost Of but one nickel. He
can be q pirate for 2 few hours
and get q 1ungful Of air that orig
rates outside the tenement belt.
A couple Of veteran hot-dog men
never desert the Coney ship. They
remain to attend those loyal souls
who come back Sunday after Sun
day and who know the famous re-
sort under every possible condition.
Conea, Il would seem, has no half
way allure. Either folk fall COM
pletely under its spell and can't get
enough Of It, Or the sweat, swelter,
congestions and noise Of it, hot day
moments send the new visitor sour
r3jng hack to the subway, murmur-
Ing tint The world must have gone
mad.
The latest arrival on Broadway il
the Sodamat, q close relative to the
Automat. IN the Sodamat. one car
make the rounds Of ones favorfte
Ice cream connections and, by slip.
ling . nickel in q slot, can press
the button and find his soda waiting
for him. This process, like obtain
ing . piece Of pie in an-Automat
requires something like six seconds
Of time. II appeared in the Broad
way belt but few days ago and
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Presidential Ire

1t now turns out that President Coolidge has
a temper. For which discovery we have to
thank, or blame, the Chamber Of Commerce Of
the United States.
The chamber, it is well known, has been
conducting a campaign for $400,000000 reduc-
ton in federal taxes by the next Congress.
President Coolidge, with Secretary Mellon, says
that cut Of 1925, 100000 is all that should
be made.
When the chamber intimated that the Treas
ury Deartment had purposely underestimate
the surplus, offering it's own figures as more
nearly correct than those Of Mr.. Melons add
ing machines, Coolidge is said to have lost
some Of his GOODNESS and exploded for the ben
eft Of Washington correspondents.
We had been wondering all this time if there
were not some spark of real fire behind that
Vermont squnt The chambers statement that
even if the $4OO,0OOOOO reduction should re-
suit in deficit, let us not be bothered 'while
money is so cheap" has left us wondering no
longer
We have seen the spark Of presidential ire
and know that the president is very human
being, after all.
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OAIlN%Ame A2SistdiadV 1XL ~.

A few minutes after Cherry, still
rougcless and subdued, had left for
the office with Bob, Faith entered
her sisters room to battle. dress
and feed the baby. Ever since
Hope had been kidnapped by Cher
RVS divorced husband, Chris Wiley,
Cherry had uncomplainingly and
with a regularity that amazed her
sister awakened each morning at
six to prepare her baby's bottle.
But this Thursday morning when
Faith entered her sisters room she
saw at once that the inexplicable
change in Cherry had found other
expression than in the leaving off
Of rouge and the wearing of an UNI
becoming dress. For the baby, sit
ting proudly erect in her crib and
playing with red rubber ball
which Cherry had brought home a
day or two before. had already
been bathed and dressed in one Of
the little hand-embroidered white
dimity frocks that Faith had made
for her. And the room itself was
orderly, Cherry's bed smoothly
made, all evidences of the baby's
bath removed, the aluminium pan
and the shiningly clean bottle sun
ming on the window ledge-mute
and touching witnesses to the fact
that Cherry had not slept after six
o'clock, il indeed she had slept be-
fore that time.
Faith prepared the baby's second
feeding, and was brooding over the
child's sweetness and beauty as well
az over Cherry's astonishing be-
havior when Rhoda appeared in the
doorway, both hands clasped about
a tall, green vase in which were ar
ranged the magnificent golden-yel.
low roses which Nils had sent and
which Cherry had apparently
scorned.
II thought I'd better put these
roses in Miss Cherry's ROOM" Rho
da said, her eyes averted from
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-05
Excellent Response

,, bismarck is well on it's way to meet the
quota for this years support of the Greater
North Dakota association 1t Is not always
easy to translate into hard figures the work OF
volunteer organization winch mas ior us soie
object the upbuilding Of the state. The Great
|. or North Dakota association, however, would
be justified if on no other count than that 1T
is selling North Dakota to it's own citizens
. That is not as easy task as might appear on
the surface There is much inertia to over
come in the handling Of the affairs OF any or
ganizaton-some call it sales resistance Tor
the want Of better term.
Sales resistance, however, has been over
/, come by the Greater North Dakota association.
! It's membership comprises large body Of &C.
: tive business men who are anxious that this
' state make the best Of the many opportunities
I which constantly arise. The Greater North
F., Dakota association goes on the very logical as
t sumption that our own people must be sold up
on this states future before anyone can carry
J the message to Garcia. Investment OF few
: dollars is direct testimonial of that faith in
{ the state and of the efficacy of organized ef-
{ There is only one danger and that is the
! blight that politics puts on such an organiza-
I ton. The Greater North Dakota association
: has evaded such alignments as would have
{ a paralyzing effect upon the organization. Too
great vigilance cannot be observed to prevent
the venture from being wrecked by some who
see, in it's present success, political possible
ties. Many an organization as promising and
as popular as the Greater North Dakota asso-
citation has floundered upon such Scylla or
been caught in the whirlpool of partisanship
Contacts have been formed in the last few
years by the agency of the Greater North Da-
kota association which are of great value
much desirable publicity has been secured to
offset some very detrimental comment in the
great journals of the nation. Let not the good
work be marred through any unholy alliances.
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Have You Made Your Will?

e Is bizarre thought that queen could
live to the great age Of 81 and leave no will to
dispose Of property which is valued at $15,00O.-
900; vet, except for few slips Of paper to in
Rdicnte her casual wishes, which are said to con-
sfr1dict themselves, Alexandria of England left
|nothin4 behind to guide her numerous kin in
sfhe division Of large estate.
4 The dowaeer queen is not the first person Of
cEnodls wealth to die intestate, but she was
u WoGId 4ioure, and so are all her heirs; so the
ufkioa IL her property, which includes
It'll oo0No0 worth Of gold and silver plate, will
M provjde celebrated commentary on
/ = loftor ~ letting ones survivors try to de-
% Mt oqp1s wishes would have been il &
WIl ~ been drawn.
s14< MN oon1 men and women are disin-
ytp WiImaldng is 3 matter for the psy-
~ 10 xnoy be superstition the feeling
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WASHINGTON 81
LETTER SKI

IF he was goin' to take it why
didn't he just sit still and not say
anythin' at all?"
she never says nothin' about no.
thin else, why should he say any.
thing about it if he wanted it,"
keepin' Still
IF he could get it by keepin' still,
he wouldn't say anythin' about it
If he wanted it."
"Lotta people thinks he don't
want it and lotta people thinks he
does"
meant?
"Some thinks he told Fess what
he meant"
"Yeah, he told Tess to stop talk
in too much"
"But he didn't tell him he
wouldn't take il"
IF he wanted it then why did he
tell Fess to stop talkin' SO much 2"
"You'd think he'd like it the
louder Fess talked"
maybe he told old Stearns
somethin'."
"Nope, he never told old Stearns
nothin'. They don't ever tell each
other nothin'."
"He amt ever told nobody no.
thin about whether he will or he
WON'T"
She Amt Tellin'
maybe he told his wife some
"she amt tellin' my wife what
he meant"
"Nor mine"
"She told mine he'd decide it him.
self"
Maybe he talks in his Sleep"
"Well, how you goin' to find out
what he says?"
HE told 'em he didn't want no
more Of them petitions"
eyes, sir, why shouldn't he want
them petitions? They don't cost
nothin'."
ut don't cost nothin' to say he
won't take it, neither"
"Yeah, if he didn't want it he
could say So"
"Nobody's goin' to know if he
wants it until he says somethin'."
"He's said somethin', but it don't
mean nothin'."
well, then he amt said moth.
in"
"Nope and maybe he amt goin
to-"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-05
BY RODNEY BUTCHER

Washington, Dec. 5-Confidential
stenographic report Of the first
meeting Of the Lugubrious Lucu
tractors, a new society Of wistfu
Republican presidential candidate.
who adopted as their MOTTO, "Wh,
Don't He Speak Up?" and as their
official anthem the ditty' entitled
us They Meat on That Bone or Il
They Not?"
swell, he amt said nothin'."
"Nope, and maybe he ain'e goin
to-"
"Huh!"
"All depends on what you fellers
mean by somethin'. When some
people says just little bit they
sometimes means q whole lot"
"Yeh, they's somethin' in that"
Trouble is, how does anybody
know what he means?"
"Well, they don't exactly know
maybe. But, just the same, he has
said somethin' and that's better
than sayin' nothin'."
"Sure, he amt said he will ant
he amt said he WON'T"
!, when a feller's goin' to do some.
thin he generally says it. don't
he?"
Course he does, unless he's
scared to"
"Yeah, maybe he's scared"
IF he wasn't scared he'd say it,
wouldn't he?"
That Word Again
"Well, nobody knew what he
meant when he said choose, did
they?"
mcant?"
IF nobody knows what he meant
then nobody knows whether he
meant he will or he won't"
cts just as likely he will as he
won't"
II don't care what he meant about
choose. / want to know what he
meant when he said he didn't choose
to rum"
"Yeah, what did he mean b,
run ?"
"Maybe guy can run sometime.
when he just sits STILL"
"Sure, a guy might mean HI
didn't choose to run away from it
either"
"But he said he didn't choose tt
run for it."
"Nor away from it, either"
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Mays Landing, N. J., makes the
newspapers pay for extra facilities
at the Lilliendahl murder trial. And
all that wonderful !! publicity, too!
The friend who shot the man
whose feet looked to him like rab-
bits should go hunting with . po.
liceman and get some big game.
New York's Bladder burglar" Is
being overemphasixed, we fear.
Probably just some young man try
ing to get to the top.
The burglar who stole : typewri-
ter must have been reading some
Of the reporters stories about the
@winter crime wave.'
Senator Jim Reed says you can't
make men good by law. Maybe not,
senator, but that's one way Of nnAk-
ing them more interesting.
The trouble with most uplifters
Is that they'rs. = depressias.
Don't worry over the Christnass
card list. The chances are that
you won't overlook tho same ones
you did last year;
aThird Wife Charges Man i Big
amist," says. Newspaper had
line. A kind & companionate BIG.
amist, maybe.
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that considering the possibility Of death is in
viting it-or it may be optimism and con-
fidence that one is quite as sound as ever and
not liable to be cut down before one finally gets
around to the distasteful job of making def
mite decision. Or, Of course, it may be pure
procrastnation.
Whatever it is, when the estate is large, and
the division provided by law seems not exactly
to serve the ends of practical justice, the per-
son who leaves no will frequently leaves con-
siderable trouble in his wake instead.
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LEARNING THROUGH THE
EYES

The eyes speak with an eloquence
and truthfulness which surpasses
speech. They are the windows
through which one can easily see
into the soul Of friend or stranger.
We see the look Of the lion or the
lamb, of the saint or the sinner, of
the lover or the enemy, and that
first look into strange eyes will
often tell q tale far different from
the story he tells you with language
trained and cultivated to effect his
hidden purpose.
Our own conduct is much con-
trolled by the fact that other people
can see and observe our actions.
How different we would act if we
knew that everyone in the world
but ourselves were blind! How
changed would be our dress-our
every action!
The questioning, critical glance of
our neighbor keeps us always as
actors on the stage of life. Yet, how
true it is that no two people react
the same to the same visual slim
illus. We are always limited in our
reactions to a sight stimulus by the
amount of understanding We have
Of what we see.
The artist is affected by a land
scape in very different way from
the realtor. The artist sees more
Of the beauty in the natural colors
of the rolling hills, while the real
tor dreams his vision of profitable
and practical subdivision. The ply
sician sees the tired, enervated, bill
ious look of a patient, while the
Judge sees bfore him the same man
only as a vicious criminal. Each
has his viewpoint true to his un-
derstanding.
How unwise it is for us to criti-
cize the viewpoints Of others whose
training and environment have
given them a different perspective
from our own. We will find it Of
infinitely more value to observe the
actions Of others as student stu
dies the example of his teacher. For
instance, it is folly to waste time
and energy in trying to reform the
food drunkard. II his behavior
brings on physical ruin, we are at
liberty to profit by his mistakes.
We learn by what we see a great
deal more than by any other teach
ing, and the amount that we bene-
fit by such visual education depends
entirely upon our mental equip
ment.
IF we cannot today learn at the
feet of the glutton our lesson about
food intemperance, we will surely
do so some time in the future when
our stock of knowledge is enriched
by more experience and observation.
As our mastery of the health
problem is more secure, we will
visualize more and more the ideal
Of a beautiful body. and learn to
look for beauty Of body and soul in
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-05
DR.. Mccoy viii gladly answer
personal questions on health and
diet, addressed to him, care Of
the Tribune.
Enclose . stamped addressed
envelope for reply.

habit make for health, and learn
to comply with natures laws.
If you will use your eyes to learn
your daily health lessons, you will
find yourself richly repaid with
knowledge that no amount Of phil.
osophy or preaching can impart.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Question:: Mrs. F. asks: "Whas
causes the palate to often drop
down on the tongue, and what can
be done to prevent it,"
Answer: The average soft palate
touches the back Of the tongue part
Of the time. If it bothers you very
much there is . simple operation
you can have performed which con-
sists of clipping off the end Of the
soft palate If It is too long.
Question:: w. ]. l.. asks: "What
Goods may be used with the starchy
foods -
Answer: Starchy foods should,be
used only with the cooked and raw
non-starchy vegetables.
Question: Mrs. A. L. T. writes:
"Please advise il in playing golf
with person who is in the first
stages Of tuberculosis, one is in
danger of taking it,"
Answer: I do not consider there
is the slightest danger Of contract
ing tuberculosis from. another even
through clost contact However, /
would advise you to tell your tuber-
cular friend to stop playing golf,
as the swinging necessary with q
golf club is too strenuous for one
who is suffering from any form of
pulmonary trouble. Tell him to take
his exercises by walking long dis.
tances each day, but to stop exer.
cising his upper body.
Question:: Polly asks: "Could you
please tell me the cause Of . stag
gering and dizzy feeling in my head
in the mornings, and the remedy?
Also the reason for Z rash com.
pletely covering the body when a
person gets excited? was listed
as SO per cent anemic two years
ago. Would this have anything to
do with it? My weight is about
ITO pounds.
Answer: If you are still anemic,
that could account for your dizzi-
ness in the morning and also for
the rash on the body. Have . blood
count made in q laboratory, send me
the report, and / will give you fur.
Their advice. Be sure to give your
full name and address.
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Faiths, her plump, pretty face
elouded with trouble.
"Rhoda," Faith began abruptly,
"why are you unhappy? What are
you afraid Of? Something is trou-
bling you. Can't you tell me
Rhoda flushed and her hands
trembled as she set the vase upon
the baby's chiffonier. "It's her
Miss Cherry she blurted out. II
Il don't want her to hurt Nils.
He's my brother-all I've got left
and Pm crazy about him. Oh, 1
wish he'd never come. ! told you
not to send for him!"
"But Rhoda," Faith puzzled, 81
don't understand. My sister does
not seem to like Nils, though
think he's rather wonderful myself.
What makes you think she will hurt
him."
"At first" Rhoda answered, ig-
noring Faiths question, her tur-
quoise-blue eyes looking desperately
in every direction but at her uues-
toner, II thought Nils would hurt
her because he wouldn't fall in love
with her and she would want to
make him love her, like all the girls
do. And then. as soon as he saw
her"
"Wait, Rhoda!" Faith command
ed sharply. "Do you mean to tell
me that Nils is a heartbreaker, that
he takes pleasure IN having girls
fall in love with him?"
"Oh; mol" Rhoda was shocked.
"It's not like that at all. Nils
doesn't pay any attention to any
girl. But they all fall in love with
him just the same and bother the
life out of him. He's never acted
even the least bit interested in q
girl until now, and she-she acts
like she's insulted! As il she
thought she was better than Nils.
| Oh, / wish he hadn't come here!'
NEXT: Bob telephones astonish.
imop mAWa
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lam told, can serve something like
1000 persons q minute.
GILBERT SWAN.
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HEALThkD ADVICE
81 Dl. Frank Nc Coy !.
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those with whom we come in con-
tacs in ou.. daily life. We will then
watch to find out what kind Of
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NEXT: Bob telephones astonish.
ing news.
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You'll notice that woman never faints j
only women are near.
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The autumn season brings to
Coney troops Of youngsters in whom
the buried treasure" urge is strong.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-07
DAVISON'S

PrOI.-Mrs.
1890 NJ st. NV.
Thomas Circle
Main 1872
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TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

acknowledgements on High,
farce. at SEQ pm.
POli's-"Great Temptations, revue
at 500 pm.
Belasc0-Lionel Atwill in The Great
Adventures" at $50 pm.
keith's-Rooney and Bent, vaude'
vile, at 2:15 and SIS pm.
Earle-San Antonio Siamese Twins,
vaudeville, continuous, 1870 to II pm.
Strand-"Happy Hours" revue, con-
tinuous from 1870 to IL pm.
Gayety-''The Gorilla mystery
play. at 2:15 and SIS pm.
Palace-"It," photoplay, starring
Clara Bow, and presentations, at 10:45
am, 12:15, 2:l5, ago, $50. 1850 and
1855 pm.
RiaItO-"Man of the Forest" at
80 am, los, 2:55, ABS, Cos, and
$50 pm.
MetrOpOlitan-John Barrymore in
don Juan and the Vitaphone tsec-
ond week., at 1915 am, 1890, 2:4a, .,
Ills and $40 pm.
Columbia Tell 1t to the Marines"
third week., at ITO am, ITO, $40,
500, 7:20 and $50 pm.
Ambassad0r-"Don't Tell the Wife,
at 6:15, 8 and $50 pm.
TivOli-'The Black Pirate" at 2, 4,
545, 1880 and 9:20 pm.
CentraI-"Rose of the Tenements,"
at 1890, ., $3.50, 5, $50, s and $40 pm.