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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-13

For . long moment blue eyes held
golden ones, until a flush stained the
creamy ivory of Cherry's bare throat
and intensified the apricot tint on
her cheeks. Then Nils, smiling as
If he had won some subtle, wordless
victory, turned toward Faith.
''Mrs. Hathaway, I have . con-
fession to make" he sid, q note OF
appeal in his deep, cello-like voice
that invariably made Faiths nerves
tingle with pleasure. II detest all
opera in general and Carmen in
particular. planned this little
party purely for Rhoda's pleasure,
and for Miss Lanes. ! should be
bored to death, anI it would be a real
relief to me if you and Mr.. Hath
way would accept the tickets and
accompany Rhoda-that is it grand
opera doesn't bore you as much as
it does me-"
ooh, Nils!" Rhoda cried tragic
ally. Il don't see way you nave to
let her" with an angry jerk Of her
head toward Cherry-"spoil our eve
ming. When you're all dressed up
and everything"
"I'm afraid can't 60, Mr.. JON
son." Faith said with genuine re-
greet. my sister is going out and
there would be no one at home with
the baby. But I'm sure my husband
would be glad to take Rhoda, If you
really don't want to go. I'll ask hin.
Perhaps you'd like to 60 with them !?
Bob loves good music and has so lit
tie opportunity Of hearing it."
IF you must stay at home, I'd
like nothing better than to keep you
company" Nils said with boyish
that was charming.
Faith glanced swiftly at Cherry
and saw that her golden eyes had
widened with incredulity and re-
sentiment. Hell sisters emazement
that young man could want to
spend an evening with her decided
Faith. She hurried out To the sun
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Back Seat Drivers

The National Crime Commission makes the
rather astounding statement that the country's
annual payment to lawlessness is larger than
the value of its farm products and even greater
than the total European war debt to the United
States. 1t is an appalling condition, causing
one to stop and wonder what is to be done about
it, if anything.
One of the reasons for this annoying situa7
alton is that the criminal class has gained con-
troll over many of the larger cities, and that the
average law-abding citizen twiddles his thumbs
and wonders why somebody doesn't do some
thing about it. In the meantime the criminal
is taking every advantage Of the listless or too
easily influenced authorities.
Back seat driving has called for many re-
marks from the wiseacres and the Jealous wives
OF meek husbands have been the butt of most
of these jokes. However, there are many back
seat drivers out of the automobile.
back seat driver criticizes legislation and
the administration of government, but refuses
to run for an office and fails to make his vote
count for good government, if he votes. He
knows how to run the town but expects others
to assume the responsibility. He is untiring in
his demands for better government and civic
Improvement, but never tires himself working
for such betterment The world is all WRONG
but, besides complaining, he would not lift a
finger to right it.
! This dispensable breed of citizen is content
to coast along in the back seat, voice his crit
cisms and never make an attempt to pitch il
and help. It is easy to prescribe but hard K
cure, and those who are doing something tangi
bic toward lettering things deserve praise, MOI
disparagement.
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pSeudOnymS PaSSe

The custom of writing under nom de plume,
once so commonly practiced by literary people,
seems to have been almost wholly discarded ny
this generation. Only those thoroughly &C
quainted with today's literary output can name
even one modern author writing under a pseu-
dOynm.
When ".Josiah Aliens Wife, died it was the
passing of the last of the famous users Of a
pen name. In her case, as with host OF other
humorsts from John Phoenix to Mark Twain,
the pen name served as the comic mask. Time
was when almost every humorist resorted to
some such appellaton. Then flourished M.
Quad, Fitznoode and Petroleum Y. Nasty.
England, perhaps, set this literary fashion
with "Boz" and michael Angelo Titmarsh' "
and for time only few sturdy souls like Eu-
gene Field scorned convention and TESTED over
their own signatures.
Nor was the case markedly different, at that
time, among producers of serious fiction. In
this group the shelter of the assumed name APP
George Sand, John Oliver Hobbies and Charles
Egbert Craddock were all living at that time
and all writing under what had originally been
the mask Of .rlasculinity. "The Duchess" and
"Ouida" confessed their sex but screened their
identity. This generation can show no such list
Of popular women authors employing the pseu-
donym.
The nom de plume once appealed to feminine
writer's because of the belief that masculine
name on the title page conferred better chance
of success and spared the writer of having her
private life disturbed. Men adopted the nom
de plume to conceal their identity or to pre-
serve the general atmosphere of the book.
Some may have fancied it in keeping with the
rite of literary creation to create second self
serving as a medium between them and the
world.
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TAX REFUND
APPLICATION
Is REJECTED
City Commission Denies Re.
quest For Reduction of Bis.
marck Bank Assessment

Rejection Of the application Of
l. r. Baird, as receiver Of closed
banks, for reduction Of assessment
and refund Of taxes on the property
formerly known as the Bismarck
bank building was voted by the city
commission last night.
The application asked that the
assessed valuation of the property
be reduced from $17,91O to $11, $50,
claiming that the full and true value
10 5000, for which the property
was recently sold. Taxes amount
ing to $1,167.97, including penalty
and interest, for 1926 were paid un-
der protest and q refund Of $357.84
was asked.
The commissioners contended
that the assessed valuation Of the
property was none too high and
that no reduction was justified.
Reports on Proposed Alley
Reporting on a petition asking
the establishment Of an alley run
ming north and south in block 20,
N. P. addition and block ia, origi-
nal plat, City Engineer T. r. At
kinson said that survey of the
property revealed that if an alley
II feet wide is opened there, it will
be necessary to place it entirely on
the east half Of the block as the
dwelling house of o. w. Roberts is
built UP to the property line on the
west half Of the block. It would
also be necessary to move the Dir
lam garage, which has a concrete
foundation and floor, approximately
four feet east and q small barn on
the east half of the block just
north of the Dirlam garage would
have to be moved east about three
feet the engineer stated. The block
referred to is that between Rosser
avenue and Avenue A, and First
and Mandan streets.
J. L. Kelly and a representative
Of the Motor Power Equipment
company appeared before the COM
mission in regard to motorized
snow removal equipment, but no &C.
ton was taken towards the pur-
chase of such machines.
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Some Soliciting !
Still to Be Done

"Thsre Is still quite . good deal
to b DONE" said Il. r., Goddard,
secretary Of III Community Chest,
today following . checkup Of the
campaign results that show some
$10, 900 pledged with many dis
tricts Of the city yet to report.
Organization o. cleanup teams
WAS in progress today - 4 be-
came evident that many solicitors
had not completed, the jobs assigned
them and that numerous business
men had yet TO- make their SUBJ
scxiption % tho chest. ],
Failure to meet the allotments
that had been assigned them and .
general cutting down Of subscrip-
lions by many people because Of
Christmas expense were advanced
% reasons Tor the failure o& the
drive 70 make IT. quota - quickly
= Il had BEN supposed would p
II IL Nv WSiomsls Community eoun-
cil's team q women solicitors which
Is 70 csnvasQ the re1ideptial section
did not st ont last. week because
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NEXT: Cherry plays one man
against the othe.
Copyright, 1927, NEA Service, Inc.)
NOTICE OF CHATTEL MORTGAGE
FORECLOSURE SALE.

=
FORECLOSURE SALE.
Notice is hereby given that that
certain chattel mortgage executed
and delivered by Joe Gerts. mort
gagor. to L. r. Baird. az Receiver Of
Farmers and Merchants State Bank.
dated the sth day Of November. 4. b.
1925. and duly filed in the office Of
the Register of Deeds Of Burleigh
day Of November. A. d. 1926, 50 in
ssd BY xse TO Of the S failure Ct the
ness thereby secured; and that there
Is due upon the said mortgage at the
date Of this notice the sum Of Four
Thousand Two Hundred Eighty-one
that said mortgage will be foreciosed
by 2 sale OF the personal property in
such mortgage and hereinafter de.
scribed at the farm Of the said mort
gagor. to.wit; the South Half (Sh)
Hundred Thirty nine (13s) North Of
Range Seventy-five (75) West OF the
Fifth Principal Meridian, in Burleigh
County, North Dakota. on the 21st
day December, A. D. 1927. at the hour
having Consented to- the ee sale al ssid
premises to satisfy the amount due
on tho said mortgage. The personal
property described in said mortgage.
and which will be sold to satisfy the
blight (sj horses and Seventeen cat
tie, three sows, and machinery, more
particularly described as follows, to.
wit:
One sorrel Gelding. 10 years old.
sorrei Geidins, years old. weight s
1900 lbs, named Deck: One bay mare.
9 years old, weight 1900 lbs, named
Nellie; One gray. Gelding, is years
old. weight 1900 lbs. named Joe: One
ibs .1 names Maud: 1 One scsS.i MARE. s Is
years old. wight 1000 lbs. named
weight 400 lbs. named Queen; One
black ; lac !, Gelding. II years old. weislrs
Of mich cows from : to 5 years old.
nearly pure-bred Holstein. color be-
ing red, red and white. roam. black
and white; Two 60 Hsifsr:: Aolstsin.
stein. one st Year c old: One Is Hc,sts S
Pure Bred Registered Bull coming
three years old: Three (3) 1875
calves, Holstein calves, Three (S)
head Of Duroc Jersey brood sows.
disc. complete: one Boss Harrow: /
wide tire wagon complete. with box:
/ Moline corn cultivator: dandem
disc; l Minnesota binder complete
with tfuckSs ] 6aToIay mower COM
plete; Deering hay rake; Dan
stacker; ! Dan Sweep rake; two
sets of work harnesses complete:
also collars for the above hores::
Fo 1ri.'t tractor .s 1928 model comptete
with Oliver plows: ! new Deere &
herein described 10 free from any en-
cumbrances: The intent OF this
horses, hogs and farm machinery
which / now own Or. which I may
hereafter acquire during the lilo OF
this mortgage or any renewal there.
Of, together with all increase and in
crease Of all increase OF said livestock
until fully paid.
Dated this 18th day Of December.
L. r. BAIRD. az Receiver Of
Farmers and Merchants state
Bank. Driscoll, North Dakota,
Mortgage.
Bv Zuger & Tillotson.
Bismarck, North Dakota.
Attorneys for said MORTGAGE. y
1913
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the treatment should consist Of
simply short fruit fast. In q few
days all symptoms will disappear
It is much better to AXE this treat
ment than to wait and worry for
weeks in the fear Of the more seri.
Gus Diabetes Mellitus.
/ will discuss Diabetes Mel,itus in
tonlorrow's article.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Question: M. ). Brown writes:
will you kindly explain in plain
language the cause Of shingles, the
symptoms, and if there is a cure ?"
Answer: The name "shingles" is
given to disorde caused by the de-
post OF toxic substances along GER
tain nerve trl nks. It always &C.
ours on one side of the body at q
time, and is more frequently found
on the upper back or around the
ribs on one side. The nerves are
inflamed by the toxins, and the skin
breaks out in a rash wher yer the
most irritation exists. The cure is
through diet, and no local treatments
are very effectiv. A fast taken at
the onset of the disorder will hasten
the cure, but even under this treat
ment it oft N takes week or ten
days for the eruption to disappear.
Question:: Mrs. I'd. A. writes: II
received the impression from one of
your articles that milk should not be
given to children having catarrhal
troubles. have given my six-year-
old son, who is slender and has q
nervous disposition, one quart Of
milk each day. There is much mucus
from his head all the time. Now
wonder if I should stop giving him
milk, and what should / give him If
! do? Am learning much about food
from your articles which new to
me-"
Answer: I do not recommend t.
use Of milk for child who is
troubled with excessive catarrh. l
have prepared several special arti-
cles on the feeding Of children which
! will be glad to send to you if you
will write me again, giving me your
name and address.
Question: r. j. C.. asks: Don't
you think person can get in good
health in any climate whether he is
by the seashore or in the noun
tains, as long as he pays strict at
tention to diet and exercise ?"
Answer: I strongly believe that
one can live SO that the climate does
not adversely affect his health. You
must understand your food require
ments wherever you live, and bal
ance your diet accordingly.
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BY RODNEY BUTCHER
NEA Service Writer

Washington, Dec. 13.-From all
the international discussion in re-
cent weeks Of the possibility of
abolishing war, cones no indication
that the world will do -oore than
nibble at the edges Of the problem
of permanent world peace.
The situation boils down to the
question Of how war can be ended
and why it won't be. There are GER
tain fundamental causes of war
which are generally camouflaged
when q war gets going. Imperial
ism, inspired by greed for trade,
natural resources and territory, has
been named as the worst.
Equibalanced reduction Of all
ornaments. II Ter achieved, may be
a step in the right direction and will
save money during peacetime, but
the prospects Of . fight al just as
good whether each Of several men
have one gun ,r two.
The league has don good work
in heading off some small wars,
some Of which might have spread
If allowed to 60 on, but its efficacy
in the face Of another world war
like the last remains to be proved.
Pacts binding nations to boycott
the aggressor nation in future wars
have been suggested, but nations al
ways claim to fight on. for de-
tense and even the question Of war
guilt in the great European strug-
Gle which began 12 years ago re-
mains unsettled. Anti-aggression
pacts might force the United States
to abandon it's neutrality even in
cases where only = hai--line existed
between aggression an. non-aggres-
sion. They seem to leave the way
open for and even to encourage ell
sorts Of canouflage and skulldug-
gerry by scheming nations.
Soviet Russia's proposal 1t &C.
neva for universal disarmament was
too good to be true. No other ma
tion has embraced it and 4: is to be
considered In the light Of the fact
that Russia herself always il happy
to stir up q bloody internecine class
war elsewhere when It can be done.
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THREE D. &c. MEN
ARE PROMOTED

From distant cities come new
stories Of success attained BY grad
yates Of Dakota Business College,
Fargo: v. M. Lonsbroueh il pro-
NOTED 70 auditor, American Trust
Co., Detroits Frank Champlin be-
comes manager Of the Long Beach
(Calif. )branch, Bank ofItaly. VIM.
F. Ritxke i advanced to cashisr.
1st National Bank. Conrad. Mont.
Such results tell plainly whae
school 70 ATTEND. Follow the Sue,
ceySlul.'' Begin ACTUAL BUS
lNESS training Copyrighted IN
obainable elsewhere) with winner
term, Jan. 2-10. Write F. L. Wae-
kins. kfss.. sos Front S., Fazgo.
w v ~ W .aets, " L.
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WASHINGTON ~
LETTER SKI

Imperialistic nations have too
much at stake to agree to anything
like that, and imperialistic nations
are in the saddle At best they
would demand an enforced perma-
nency Of the status quo.
Could Britain withdraw from
China, India, Egypt and other lands
rather than wage war against native
populations demanding autonomy?
Could Japan and France abandon
territories or spheres of influence
where they now hold their positions
by arl.leL forces?
Could the United States even ac-
cept the proposal scheduled to be
made at the H.vAna Pan-American
conference forhidding arm d occupa-
ton Of one American republics ter
tory by another-could she with
draw from Haiti and Nicaragua and
promise new. to do it again !?
Would Italy abandon her Fascist
dreams Of oower and territorial ex-
passion?
A general affirmative answer is
impossible. The great powers can
UVt ySb OC eApeCtcl. W give up Tie
old game Of gobbling the weak
which has bee played since tn, be-
ginning of time and complete dis
armamer. would mean their loss Of
q large part Of the world now ruled
as conquered territory
Senator Borah proposes treaties
between nations outlawing> war
Either this system or single inter
national treaty among the great
powers appears to be as practical
and effective i.le-ns as Is at oil
likely to be acceptable, but almost
any plan put into e. 'ect would only
be experimental and Would fail t.
deal with underlying war CAGES
Some students b. lieve that It may
take q number Of world wars to con.
vince the human race that war is "a
evil which should be erads lated.
Some Of the best authorities be-
lieve that Britain and America will
before long engage in an unwritter
agreement providing for Anglo
American peace and cooperation
Acting together, they can contro
the world for q long time. At wal
they are likely to wreck It.
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Rumors have It that because OF
these promotions you may soon sup
port for reelection Senator Moses "
New Hampshire for president pro
tempore; Edward Thayer for sec.
rotary, and David Barry for ser.
geant-at-arms."
Senator Curtis, the Republican
leader, replied that no promises
whatever had been made to the pro.
gressive group.
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Richard BOettcher
Has Bare Chance to
Live, Doctor Says

Richard Boettcher, 3, unconscious
for the last Is days as the result
of an attack of encephalitis which
already has taken the life of his
mother and q sister, today had a
slight chance for recovery.
DR.. George A. Sarchert said the
boy showed no change from the
coma in which he has lain for 15
days but that he has q possible
chance for life. His brother Cecil,
Is, has recovered and another broth
er, Wayne, IL, is recovering from
the strange malady which first
made its appearance in the Boettch-
err family Thanksgiving day.
Funeral services for Mrs. Boettch-
err and her daughter, Dorothy, VIC
Tins of the malady, were held at
the farm home this forenoon for
members Of the family and init
mate friends. Public services will
be held here this afternoon at the
Congregational church with DR.. w.
H. Ashley, Dawson, N. D., officiat-
ing.
Cavalier, N. D., Dec. 13.-(R-
That Sidney Schroeder, 13-year-old
son of George Schroeder Of Cava-
lier, who is suffering from rare
cerebral and spinal disease, is re-
covering, was announced this morn
ing by DR.. j. L. Mulder, attending
physician.
Three other children Of the FAM
lily have already been claimed by
the deadly malady, which is be-
lieved to be encephalitis or inflam-
nation of the brain and is thought
to have had its origin in attacks Of
influenza.
A fifth member of the Schroeder
family, Leonard, II years old, is i'll
with inflammatory rheumatism. DR.,
Mulder discounts the theory that
the rheumatism has any connection
with the disease developed among
the four other children Of the fam.
lily.
nurse Of Cavalier, is caring for the
two patients.
Acute infective meningitis is the
analysis made by the state public
health laboratory at Bismarck Of
the samples Of spinal fluid Of Sid.
ney Schroeder.
The disease is not the epidemic
form Of meningitis, the laboratory
attendants added in their report t.
the Cavalier physician.
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Man Kills Wife and
Five Childen, Then
Commits Suicide

Hennessey, Okla, Dec. 49,
R-Philir Mills killed his
wife and five small children
with an axe at his barn near
here early today and then
hanged himself from q rafter in
his barn.
Neighbors said Mills, who
was 40 years old, was despond.
ent because of financial losses
and family trouble.
Mrs. Mills, about the same
age as her husband. and q six
mc.ths-old baby in her arms,
were killed rs they slept.
Twins. . boy and q girl, about
eight years Of age, and two
smaller children likewise were
killed in their beds.
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oAlNEA%nda ASS.tdI6N N ~

parlor, where Bob was working over
some blue prints spread out upon his
desk.
"All right. Do / have to dress?
Oh, l suppose don't mind" he con-
coded when Faith assured him that
he would have to wear his Tux
edo.
II hope" Faith smiled him with
coquetry that seemed to amuse
him extraordinarily, that you will
enjoy your date as much Is ] shall
"And I hope the baby cries al
evening"" Bob teased her.
Twenty minutes later Bob and
Rhoda left in Bob's car, which Il.
most collided with Z taxicab draw.
ing up to the curb. Eth. stand
ing on the trent porch to wave
good-byes to her husband and her
"maid," saw Bruce Patton. slim,
j. smaculate, dapper, step from the
cab give an order to the lriver, and
then start with leisurely uonchal.
ance up the dagstone path, swing
ing his slender cane, . symbol Of
swank which no one but . Bruce
Patton would dare to exhibit IN q
small mid-western city, and then
only when dressed in evening
clothes.
She watched Nils Jonson narrowly
rs Cherry fluttered excitedly to the
door to rect her guest, but there
was no sign Of worry or tenseness
on his strong, blonde face.
"Hello, sweetheart! Resdy3 The
taxi's waiting" Bruce greeted
Cherry with his caressing, intimate
voice.
"Oh, we're not ling out"
Cherry shook her head ct him, her
voice childlike and guileless. "l'd
much rather spend just quiet eve
ming at home for q change"
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A Tear and q Flower

"A tear and flower for poor America, which
in the month of December pockets ZIG millions
of dollars for war debts"
That is taken from one of the newspapers
published in Rome. The paper calls attention
to the fact that with the approach of Christ
mas the usual spirit Of goodness and peace on
earth is saddened by the fact that the Decen1-
Der payments of Europe's debts have to be
made in Washington.
A tear and flower for Europe, too, that
cannot pay debt without crying over it
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Prohibition Will Stay in North Dakota
(Beach Advancel

(Beach Advance)
Undoubtedly the people of the state will have
an opportunity in the next election to vote for
or against taking from the state constitution
the prohibition section.
Perhaps it is as well that this ghost should be
laid permanently in it's grave, and while the pro-
posal to submit the prohibition section of the
constitution for second ratification will en-
tail work and expense to it's friends. we believe
the result will not be changed and that prohibi-
ton will remain fixed principle with North
Dakota people as q whole.
There are many specious arguments advanced
las to why the clause should be removed from
the constitution, but few Of them touch the
moral issue, dollars and cents, cost Of enforce
ment, ETC., being advanced O. though these
were the entire desideratum. We hear little Of
the wreckage done by the saloons, Of the cost
Of maintaining license law and jails and courts
filled with booze cases.
One would imagine from the wet talk that
saloons were pearls Of great price that have
been denied the dear people, and that under
the license system there WIN Be expense and all
will Be lovely with sobristy everywhere.
Il the question comes TO vote We predict 4
majority that win nan the prohibition law SO
solid that il can never b pulled up, for while
many do their drinking IN town, they vote out
home, and few homes are in love with the liquor
system