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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-22
DOnnelly Claims
Sentiment FavOrS
Railroad Merger

st. Paul, Feb. 22.-(P-Thc plan
of unification of the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific railroads
which executives of these two roads
believe will lead to substantial econ,
omies and important increases in
service, have been most favorabls
received by state officials, railroad
commissioners and business organ.
izations Of North Dakota, Montana
and the Pacific northwest, Charles
Donnelly, president of the Northerr
Pacific railroad, said today.
Mr.. Donnclly returned to st. Paul
Tuesday after a two weeks TRIP
through North Dakota, Montana
Washington and Oregon, during
which he delivered addresses to
large gatherings of business men
state officials and legislators, who
showed marked interest in the unfit
cation plan as the proposal was laid
before them.
"Not one particle Of dissension to-
ward the whole proposition has been
evidenced by any one, except the
opposition of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul railroad" Mr. Donnelly
said, in summing up his observations
during his tour of the Northern Pa
cific system.
The opposition Of the milwaukee,
railroad, of course, is very real, but
everywhere in these states in which
l have been there is a disposition to
support the plan and help it along.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-22
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1927

insurance laws were showed into the
discard by the insurance committee
despite strenuous efforts of the
Nonpartisans to save them. The
features in each bill acceptable to
the Independents will be incorporated
in bill already passed by the SEN
ate, Independent leaders said.
G. H. Lee, Nonpartisan, Dunn
county, objected that this would be
an attempt by the Independents to
put "a little sweet into something
bitter"
Other bills which went into the
legislative limbo after brief debate
were those eliminating the capitol
power house and providing for power
service from the penitentiary plant:
that permitting pardons to be issued
on four-fifths vote of the pardon
board and the capital punishment
bill.
An attempt to debate the capital
punishment bill was cut off by
Speaker Carr. who pointed out that
every member knew how he wanted
to vote. The roll call showed 81
against the bill and 81 favoring it.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-22
A. G.. Divit to Talk
on Law Enforcement
at Mems Club Meet

"A. G.. Divit Of Fargo will deliver
an address on Law Enforcement"
Thursday evening at the Methodist
Episcopal church at "a banquet to be
given under the auspices of the Mems
Bible class of the church. All men
of the church and members of the
state Legislature are invited to at
tend.
The banquet will begin at 6:l5. A
musical program is being arranged by
W. j. Noggle.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-22
Man Kills Wife and
Then Shoots Himself

Toledo, Ohio, Feb. 22.-fR-Mr. and
Mrs. Alex Schuster were found shot
and hacked to death in their home
here today. The supposition is that
the husband killed his wife and then
committed suicide. Three young
children were asleep in an adjoining
bedroom when police arrived.
The tragedy was discovered by 4
wash woman who called for basket
of linen. The Schusters had been
separated and the theory is that the
man stole into the dwelling late. last
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-22
How Much Do You
Know About Life of
George Washington?

Continued from page one)
take, as president, when England and
France went to war in 1893?
31-1n what year did Washington
die. and where?
32-What is generally believed to
have been the chief contributing cause
Of his death?
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-22
Grand Forks Civil
War Veteran Dies

Grand Forks. N. d., Feb. 22.--(A')-
Military burial services will be con-
Quoted here Wednesday morning for
August Revoir, 81. Civil War Vcter-
an who died Monday. Funeral SER
vices will be held at st. Michaels
pro- Cathedral after which the Ameri-
can Legion will take charge. Pail
hearers will all be members Of the
local Legion post.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-22

would have been state superintendent
because he lacked only few votes
which could easily have been changed
had he spent his time playing poll
tics instead of attending TO- his
work /"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-22
Social and
Personal

PARENTS OF DAUGHTER
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Graves are the
parents of daughter born Sunday
at the Bismarck hospital.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Dyer have re-
turned to their home in Sterling
after a short visit in Bismarck.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-22
To MINNEApOrr

]. =. Wagner of the First Guaranty
bank has gone TO Minneapolis on a
business trip.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-22
RETURNS TO ALMONT

Mrs. c. f. Kelsven has returned to
her home at Almont after short
visit in the city.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-22

night. killed his wife and then COM
mitted suicide. j.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-22
RETURNS TO SIMS

Miss Ann jacobson has returned to
her home at Sims after few days
visit in Bismarck.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-22

HERE ON BUSINESS
Bernard Grove, Trygg district
teacher, was business visitor in the
city Saturday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-22
Kiwanis Club Has
Patriotic Program

A patriotic program was given to-
day noon at the kiwanis club lunch
con at the Grand Pacific hotel in OBJ
servance of George Washing.on's
birthday. A. G. Divit of Fargo gave
an interesting address on Washington.
Mrs. +. j. Bavendick, accompanied
by Mrs. Y. E. Joslin, gave two vocal
solos. Il. +. Wenzcl led in the sing
ing of patriotic songs.
Luther Birdzell chairman Of the
day. was cleverly introduced by Ed
Cox. John Thorpe and Attorney Cen
eral George Shafer.
Guests of the club were Krist
kjelstrup. A. &. Divit, Mrs. Baven
dick and Mrs. Joslin.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-22

Michigan has the greatest extent
of water boundary line in proportion
to its area of any state in the union.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-22

Nebraska is the only one of the
United States having no funded debt.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-01-25
HOLT "EMOTES" TO STRAINS
 OF BETTY coMPsoN's FIDDLE

It is not often that star can act before a camera to the music fur nished by star, but Jack Holt did.
 Betty Compson, who is cO-starred with Holt in ''Eve's Secret" is an accomplished violinist Director Cla- renee Badger was all ready for a closeup of Holt, but the musicians, anticipating few minutes delay for a change of lights, had disappeared. Miss Compson borrowed a violin from a company working on an ad- joining stage and furnished the nec- essary emotional music.
 Kenneth Hawks, Badgers assist ant, who is finished pianist, played the accompaniment.
 "Eves Secret" based on the Broadway play, "The Moon-Flower," by Zoe Atkins, is the story of beau tiful young siren and the men who learned about women from her. The scenes are laid in little French will lage and a fashioable recort on the Riviera. William Collier, Jr., heads the supporting cast.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-01-25
NORTHERN NOTES

t l Chamber of Commerce executive officials at Cordova succeeded in signing up business houses for a to- tai of $62O in the $3,OOO budget drive.
 Discharge of ten and one half tons of powder sent five million tons of rock hurling down Mt Juneau re- gently. The Alaska Juneau gold min ing company claims this was a re- cord blast.
 Operation at the Ketchikan Spruce Mills ceased last week for a full month, it was announced today by Milton Daly, company official. More than 100 employees will be affected by the order. A small crew, however, will be retained during the shutdown. | Ira Mclean, the We'll known fox rancher of Bald Head Chris Island, was an arrival in Valdez last Friday Mr. Mclean has killed 50 foxes this season, somewhat less than the usual number, due to the fact that he re- gently purchased from Charles Lllje- gren the Dutch Group of Islands, and used a number of his foxes in re- stocking the Dutch Group.
 | Art Carlson, 27, and Mark Keep loeg, 23, are in the Ketchikan feder- al jail on charges of manufacturing intoxicating liquor, following their arrest by Prohibition Officers Fred Handy and George Baggen. They were arrainged before Commissioner J. W. Kehoeo and plead not guilty, but were held over for trial with bail set for $1,OOO each.
 Ion1nc SfnnhOncn hoe hnnn annnint ed general manager of the Ingersoll and Stedman hotels, at Ketchikan and the Blue Fox cafe, it was an- ounced by Lyman s. Ferris, proprie- cor. MT. Stenhouse arrived from Seattle where for two years he was connected with the Atwood hotel.
 He was previously affiliated with the Stedman and is well-known in Ketchikan.
 Erling J. Peterson, IS year old youth who recently confessed to an attack upon Claire Olsen, high school girl, was freed from the Ketchikan federal jail on s1,50O bail last week Peterson was arrested by Chief of Police R. H. Humber He denied any knowledge of the crime but later broke down and made a full confess ion. The boy was turned over to the marshals office and before United States Commissioner J. w. Kehoe was positively identified by Miss Ol- sen. Peterson was bound over to the next grand jury sitting, on charg- es of assault with a deadly weapon. T,.x7 o11y. Soaft1o ioo crooY,o
Seward daily gateway., 1927-01-25

Chamber of Commerce executive officials. at Cordova succeeded in signing up business houses for a to- tai of $62O in the $3,OOO budget drive.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-01-25

Discharge. of ten and one half tons of powder sent five million tons of rock hurling down Mt. Juneau re- gently. The Alaska Juneau gold min ing company claims this was a re- cord blast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-20
Dispute States Right to Water

The Brentwood water district, which recently
filed for water for approximately $4,000 acres on the
Colorado river and received a permit for $4,000 acres,
including the entire area where land owners had signi-
fled they desired irrigation water, will carry the case
to the United States supreme court, according to q
statement made in Austin Thursday by c. II. Car
penter, district chairman.
Just what Brentwood and the water district at
the head Of the Colorado can hope to secure by appeal
ing to the United States supreme court has not been
divulged. The fundamental principles upon which the
water laws of Texas are based have already been pass
ed upon by the supreme court, and the court has rec
ognized the jurisdiction Of states over the waters Ct
the streams. In fact, any decision by the court which
infringed upon or abridged the rights of the states 10
control the waters Of the streams within their boun-
daries would have a far-reaching and disastrous ef-
feet. Billions Of capital now invested in irrigation
and power projects would be menaced, and there is no
possibility that the supreme court Of the United
States would seek to override the decision Of the state
board Of water engineers in their adherence to a prin-
ciple which has been nationally recognized as neSes-
sary to development Of water resources.
The Brownwood people are making a losing fight.
They can never prevail upon the state legislature or
the supreme court of the United States 20 abandon a
principle which has existed since the earliest develop
ment OF irrigation and water power. No legislature o.
court would accept the principle Of apportioning the
water of a stream upon a basis which would grant to
each section the right to use such water as il may sup
ply the stream. Under such a system OF distribution
water power development would be virtually eliminat-
ed, and irrigation would be restricted to comparative
ly small areas, with no development on the lower
reaches Of the streams where the most fertile soil
and the most feasible irrigation is almost invariably
found.
All of Texas with the exception Of a few sections
of West Texas is we'll satisfied with existing water
laws. The Texas legislature will not permit amend
ments which would give a comparatively few acres
at the heads Of the streams complete control Of the
ALLEGATION of water. nor will the supreme court Of the
United States reverse itself upon the we'll established
principle that the states have jurisdiction over the
waters of streams.
There is no objection on the part Of other sec
tions Of Texas to West Texas using certain reasonable
amounts Of water for irrigation purposes or power de-
velopment, but they do object to West Texas en-
deavoring to secure ALLEGATIONS Of water for land which
probably will never come under irrigation thereby
permitting the valuable water 70 waste or preventing
power and irrigation development on the lower reaches
of the streams.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-20
Other Papers
FAIR FIELD
CNew York Times)


One effect Of the definite and final withdrawal
BY President Coolidge j. a certain sort q political
revival and exhilaration. This is not in CONSCIENCE OF
losing him from among the number OF presidential
candidates, but because Of the general feeling that we
are now in for q contest Of the old kind. No nominal
ton is signed, sealed and delivered in advance. There
is to be a fair field for all. It seems something like
opening again the career for approved talent. This
has been for some time the case with the Democratic
Party; now it j. to be true OF the Republican Party.
Thus the political year before the country promises
TO be Of high interest. The newspapers viii have
many movements to report, many personalities to
scrutinize, and a great deal Of material 10 print for
the formation Of public judgment. If there is such a
thing as the Joy OF political st-uggle-a true gaudium
certaminis-we are in for it to a degree that seemed
to be out Of the reckoning a year ago.
With this new freedom Of striving in politics, this
recovered rivalry among eligible candidates, there
goes q new responsibility. This lies in the fact that
party ties sit more lightly upon the American people
today than ever before. The number or independent
voters viii probably be greater than recorded in any
previous year. They viii constitute, as it were, a spe-
cial jury Of award They viii not be deceived BY
partisan labels. They will desire to pierce behind
claims to reach the facts. Names will count less with
them than achievement and justified promise. Thus
there will be a fresh motive for political parties to
put their best foot forward. The field will be open
and fair for al. but it would seem that the best man
has now a better chance Of winning. Only one who can
base his appeals upon the highest grounds Of charac-
ter, ability and broad national ideas ought to win. III
this be, indeed, the result Of making the presidential
contest free for al. it viii do something TO buttress
faith in democratic institutions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-20
Revelations Fall Flat

The Hearst revelations" concerning alleged Mex
ican intrigue to embarrass the United States in its
dealings with the ~Latin-American republics have evil
IDENTIFY failed to attain their objective-to ineite the
American people against Mexico. The policies Of the
Mexican government, especially its attitude toward the
Catholic church. are generally severely eensured by
the American public, but the average American re-
CARDS those things as Mexicos own business, and that
there is nothing TO justify American interference.
when the Hearst publications carried the infor-
nation a few DAYS ago that a gigantic "slush fund"
had been raised by the Mexican government for the
purpose Of bribing four United States senator's the
country was mildly interested. Hearst would not pub
lish the names Of the senators which appeared in the
alleged official documents secured from Mexico City.
However, upon the insistence Of the senate investi-
eating committee Mr.. Hearst announced that Senators
Borah. LaFollette, Norris and Helm were named IN
che documents as the leaders Of political thought who
were TO be the beneficiaries Of Mexicos effort 70
sway public opinion in the United States.
The public received the announcement with rdi-
cuIs. and even the august senate, ever jealous Of its
honor. broke into roars Of laughter when the "revela-
tion" was revealed. The four senators Indignantly
denied the accusation; but there was no necessity for
ahat. They had already been tried in the court q
sublie opinion and acquitted. II anything was neees-
sary TO convince the American public that at least
mart of the official" documents published by the
Hearst papers were fraudulent, the charge that the
four senators had been connected with a Mexican
@slush fund" was sufficient.
It Is difficult TO believe that Mr.. Hearst with all
his years Of experience as a newspaper publisher
would offer the public documents attacking the char
acter and service records Of outstanding public off
rials unless he believed them TO be true. 1t follows,
then, that Mr.. Hearst has been defrauded by someone
who sold him forged documents, and that he has hoax
cd the public by causing their publication in his
newspapers.
The four senators who were scheduled 70 become
the victims Of the fraud had been active in the Mexican
situation and had disagreed very emphateally with
the Coolidge administrations Mexican policy, else it
would have been impossible to connect them even re-
motely with any political activity undertaken by the
southern republic. Their denials Of the charges. sup
ported by denisls Of others, said TO have been connect
cd with the case, seems TO be sufficient refutation Of
the Hearts revelations" to satisfy the American pub
lie.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-20
The World and All
THIS MIND
By Charles P. Driscoll

Do human beings have nervous breakdowns or
a~poplexy from too MUCH thinking? I doubt it.
You may cite the famous case Of Woodrow viii
son. He was a thinker, a scholar. He undertook vast
responsibilities, and he bore his burden for a few
years. Then he broke. His remarkable mentality
collapsed. and his body buckled 1nder. Too much
thinking. you may say.
No. / do not believe that thinking had anything to
do with that famous collapse Of a great man. Worry
did it..
Worry, Of course, il not thinking. 1t is something
else, closely resembling what James Harvey Robin
son, in The Mind in the Making" calls reverie. Just
a wandering Of the mind, around and around, without
control.
Most Of our waking hours are spent in reverie.
Few Of US spend more than a few minutes a day in
actual ordered thought. We go about our days work,
and our minds wander around loosely, like a tiger in
a large cage.
Conrad Aiken has done some little exploring into
this wandering mind that serves US for SO many years
and spends 50 much Of its time idIing. His novel,
Blue Voyage" IS a sort OF Photographic record OF
the aimless meandering Of a mind. Just an ordinary
mind.
II you follow the reveries Of Demarest, the writer
who is the chief character in "Blue Voyage, you note
how seldom his mind is required TO make a decision or
to reason things out logically. The man just drifts
from one situation to another, largely guided in his
thought and action BY happenings and persons not
controlled by him.
That's the way most of US go through life-On a
sort Of Blue Voyage, gazing about, talking, playing,
wondering, but seldom taking the helm and doing a
little hard thinking OF our own.
Of course there are men and women who turn
away from the noise Of the jazz orchestra in the
saloon and away from the hypnotic glare of the blue
water, and do a little original thinking. These are the
leaders Of the race. They are very few in number.
And even the leaders seldom spend enough time
thinking to do any damage to themselves. The damage
is done by worry.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-20
Washington Letter
BY CHARLES r. STEWART

Harrison specializes on funny
speeches. which he thinks I'D in ad-
vance, presumably.
Caraway is funniest or the spur
OF the moment-in debate, in con-
versation, on the senate floor. He
doesn't indulge in much prolonged
oratory Of his own. Playing horse
with other neutrality-suspicious. eer-
ators'-is Caraway's great game.
The delight OF his life is to get
& young, inexperienced senator into
m argument with him, and shoot
his victim full Of verbal darts, until
he looks Tin the Congressional Rec
ord like n porcupine.
Old, experienced senator's, who
know better, never do get into AZ
argument with him Voluntarily, but
ne has his ways Of enmeshing even
them-generally by asking them
questions, when they're speaking,
that they can't very well help an
swering.
By pure coincidence, il appears
that all the funny senators are Dem
ocrats.
Well then. Senator Moses Of New
hampshire, an unadulterated Repub-
lican, has said some Of the funniest
things ever invented, but most Of
Moses wittieisms are perpetrated at
his desk yer in the Senate Office
Building, not officially, in the cham
Der.
And OF which isn't to say that
there aren't plenty Of other members
Of both houses who are first class
speakers ard red hot debaters-only
these are the funny ones.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-20
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-20

Who am I? From what state do
| hold a seat ia the III. =. Senate?
Who did ! succeed in office?
On this date in 1903 the United
States took possession Of the terri
tory Of Louisiana. From whom was
il purchased?
Who was the third president of
the United States?
When IL i IL o'clock noon in New
York City. what time is IL in san
Francisco?
Seven cities have claimed 10 be the
birthplace Of a famous ancient poet.
Who was he?
"a double minded man is unstable
in all his ways" Where does this
passage appear in the Bible?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-20

whats the price Of this coat?'
asked the lady customer OF the pro-
prietcr OF a clothing store.
That one Is fifty dollars" was
the reply.
Too cheap" sighed the lady. Il
want q coat Of quality"
The clothier shuffled I'D the coats
and produced the same coat. He Of
fered IL for q hundred dollars this
tine, and the lady bought IT.
After she had gone, = minister
wko had been standing nearby came
over and said. -Can you account for
the right Of that in the Scriptures ?"
Certainly" replied the eiothier.
and he referred 20 that part which
says. -She was u stranger. and i
took her ip-E