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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-24
IN NEW YORK

New York, Feb. 24-Just how
naughty is the New York stage? Just
what is all the shooting about?
The basis is nudity; nudity Of the
person in music shows and nudity
of language and situation in the
drama.
Spades are no longer even called
spades. They have become blankety-
blank shoveis. Out of scenes where
a flash of body actually served the
purpose of adding a quick touch of
beauty there has grown revel OF
deliberate -nakedness, copied from
the French performances for no
reason that anyone can figure out
other than to lure thrill seekers to
the box office.
And out Of the natural explosions
Of profanity, such as were used by
soldiers in what Price Glory p"
has grown torrent of needless and
vulgarized profanity which again
seems aimed solely at shocking the
jaded and unsophisticated alike.
The Using curtain of one such
performance shows ii young woman
facing a man in a stable and hurl-
| ing at him such epithcts as are
| usually associated with underworld
brawls. Bedroom scenes have 10.
come so commonplace as to be con-
sidered old-fashioned and one of
three raided plays, which rose from
failure to immediate success on the
strength Of the raid. revealed three
young women ~. very IN odern," q
| course-bent upon the seduction OF
a timid young man.
| The storm rose over the dramati.
cation of subjects heretofore con.
sidered pathological. Clinical sub
| jects, heretofore considered by mil.
lions to be uncomfortable in polite
and even impolite company, have
found their way into the theater.
| There are, doubtless, millions ir
small cities about the nation tc
whom these boldly Haunted perver'
sions are half-believed myths.
Perhaps one Of the attractions Of
New York for the small town visitor
is not so much that things happier
which are unknown to them as it i.
the open display of them.
Sights and scenes that max,
whispered and Rabelasian small
talk in the pool room. and the to-
bacco shops are found open to thei
inspection in Manhattan.
For years New Workers hav,
known of haunts of men and won
en-, whose pathological peculiaritie.
have been elaborated on in thu
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-24
Peoples Forum
PRAISE FOR DEBs

Underwood, N. D.,
Feb. %, 1927.
Editor Tribune:
Had you printed during the world
war: would that we had men like
Gene Debs) who can cry defiance
to the world, saying Here stand.
Here | remain. No power on eartf.
or under it or above it can move
me one inch. Curse you all who
Oppose mel" the powers that were
would have hanged you. Perhaps
deservedly SO.
Debs not only said the above, but
lived up to it too. Debs wa. a
grander rebel than John McCaus-
land. Debs stood for what he be-
lieved would be the best for tho
whole world. lie dcfied the whole
world. McCausland stood for what
he thought would be the best for
the south. He dcficd the north only.
Events have proved he was mistaken.
Yet he died an unrepentant rebel.
with curse on his lips against tao
north.
Debs died believing he was right.
However, not with curse breathed
at those who had not only oppo sed
| him but done everything in the
world to him except hang him, but
with God forgive YOU"
So in my estimation Debs was a
grander rebel that McCausla nd.
Whether he was wrong or right. time
will tell.
EDWARD ERICSSON.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-24

o little self, within whose smailncss
lies
All that man was, and is, and will
become,
Atom unseen that comprehends the
And tells the tracks by which the
planets roam;
That, without moving, knows the
joys of wings.
The tigers strength, the eagles
secrecy,
And in the hovel can consort with
kings,
Or clothe a god with his own mys.
terry;
0 with what darkness do we cloak
thy light,
What dusty folly gather thee for
food,
Thou who alone art knowledge and
delight,
The heavenly bread, the beautiful
the good.
U living self. o god, o morning
Give US thy light. forgive US wha,
we are.
John Maseficld: Sonnet.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-24
Why Plumber Highway Fund?

North Dakota's road program is years behind the
pace set by many states. Realizing this the voters
placed the two-cent gasoline tax upon the statute
books with but objective in view-better roads,
1t is silly and ridiculous for anyone to assert the
people did not know what they were doing when
they voted this tax. There is consistent and IN
sistent demand for better roads from all classes OF
citizens in fact the demand is great that funds
even now ar, insufficient to improve build some
very Important arteries Of commerce and travel in
this state.
A multiplicity of educational institutions all
clamoring for pork impose heavy burden upon
the taxpayer Duplication excessive overhead costs
in the state educational field to the detriment OF
the secondary schools obtain If half that is being
spent for higher education in this state could be
transferred to the little red white weather
schoclhouse in the dale it would be red letter day
for North Dakota.
Glasses of five six students at the insti-
tutons of higher education, served at an exor
bitant per capita cost, merely indicates that on,
whole educational system administered in th:
state is out Of balance. Duplication between Farg'
and Grand Forks is notorious and extravagant. /
should be stopped and the competition for mor'
buildings in which to squander the educational dol
lar should cease in the interests of better rura
schools.
The educational nstitutions-double the humble
needed in state Of 100000 population-can wal
until the highway system is developed for the com
fort and benefit of the whole state.
Pork hunters from Cass county should take
back seat and give someone else a spell at the pub
lie trough.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-24

why, what can't you remember -
Faith asked, startled
Just how | happened to see it,"
Cherry told her. Il know well
never opened the darned thing. I'd
have remembered that. All re-
member is that | did find it one day
when Mr. Cluny was out. But.
think ] ran across it when l was fill
ing other letters. / don't remember
finding it in the file basket. as I told
him at first. Pm sure it was already
in the filing cabinet when | went
to work for Mr.. Cluny."
'But doesn't the rubber stamp date
tell when it was received?" Faith
asked. Il thought that was all set
tied
THE trouble is, the rubber stamp
was not set to show the year it was
received The letter may have been
there a year or two, for all l know
The stamp on it just says Septem
Der Ia, with the numbers 1872, then
a blank. Whoever used the stamI
that day didn't fix it to record the
year. Probably an accident. Lola
Gonzales worked for him before
did, hut Churchill says he can't get
a thing out Of Lola. She's Banning's
witness"
"A witness for the prosecution p
Faith demanded, icy terror running
through her veins. what in thu
world does she know about tn,
case?"
Il suppose she'll testify against
my character" Cherry yawned again
Thank heaven, Bob made Alexande1
Cluny tear up that awful report thai
that spying brother of Lola's-Pet,
Gonzales, you know--made agains
me to Alex. That would be a prett!
thing to spring on me when I'm fight
ing for my life"
TOMORROW: Christmas day Il
Jail and an exciting discovery b!
Faith and Bob.
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Passed BY Senate

H. B. l53--Extends powers of
game and fish board to provide right
Of search of all premises except pri-
vate dwellings, for evidence of game,
fish or hides taken illegally or out of
season. Passed Al to T.
H. B. l66-Conferrinng power upon
. governor to declare open or closed
season in restricted areas of the
state as specified by game and fish
board and at recomm endation Of that
board. Admits Of appeal to court
from such declared open season.
Passed ~ to 2.
H. B. 79-Amends law to give state
banking board power full power to
investigate conditions in locality
as to feasibility of opening. a new
bank; gives discretion in the mat
ter of granting bank charters. Pass
ed Al to 6.
H. B. sO:-Requires that so per
cent of the earnings Of bank shall
be set aside annually and added to
the surplus until such surplus equals
capital stock. Exemption from tax
alton is granted this surplus. Pass
ed q to 81. Clincher applied.
H. b. 8l-Creates sliding scale
maximum that may be loaned any
Ouc tHuINIuuat ny SI0tc UoHh.
Leaves Is per cent maximum as at
present, but reduces the percentage
as the surplus grows under provi-
sions Of H. B. so. Passed 81 to H..
Clincher.
H. B. 97-Repeals standing appro-
priation for maintenance Of minimum
wage department, putting department
under budget board recommends
ffnns Passed Al IN
H. B. i44-$2l. 1858, to repay
loan made by the Bank of North
Dakota to state insane asylum. Pass
ed ~ to 0.
!: n. 3. l52-Permits banks, trust
companies and building and loan as
sociations to publish statements in
any legal newspaper Of their home
city. instead Of the county official
Passed 81 TO II.
J n. d. l51-Appropriates $1,000 to
carry out provisions Of present act
Tor irrigation and flood control.
Passed - to Q.
r b lso-Appropriates $4,000 for
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-24
LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR

support of N. D. Children's Home
! society orphanage at Fargo. or so
much as may be needed at the rate
Of SIS per month per inmate. Pass.
ed 43 to 0.
II. Il. l69-Bill aimed to permit
surgeons and dependents to receive
. passes from railroads. Completely
| rewritten so as to repeal all regu.
lations concerning passes. Passed
% to 20.
Passed BY House
Concurrent resolution. - Asking
congress to return surplus money ir
wheat sales to wheat growers
Amended by house to call attention
of congress to fact that this money
is available for organizing farm re.
lief.
Concurrent Notwithstanding 70,
cooperation Of North Dakota in plans
for observance of bi-centennial OF
George Washington birth in 1913:
and manning state committee Of Is
Concurrent Resolution.-Author iz.
ing the governor to receive from the
secretary Of state certain monies col.
lected for Second North Dakota Ma.
tional guard regiment" and to dis
tribute such funds to national guard
units of state.
H. B. lO8.-Requiring the read.
justment Of insurance premiums OF
the state fire and tornado fund ia
the lowest possible rate when fund
shall reach five per cent Of the total
risks carried
S. B. l50-Authorizing the board
af administration to constitute the
state library commission as a legal
| functioning department of state
Question raised as to present status
and bill was aimed to clarity status
of library board.
S. B. IL - Appropriates $3.50, 4OC
from fees collected. for operations
and maintenance Of state game and
fish commission
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The days news yields advanced
data on the millennium. Thus: Pull
man porters have begun an anti-tip
campaign. 1t is said they actually
want salaries. Chicago Swedes
claim Theodore Roosevelt and
George Washington had Swedish
blood. Sure, and don't leave out
Adam. Citizens of Essex, Mass,
scour woods for hugger. The dis
patch didn't say whether the posse
was made up Of men or women. :.
King George has springs put on royal
carriage after riding the rods" II
years: Science certainly flies in
Britain. Flappers in New Or
leans go barefoot during floods. A
complete swimming suit merely by
removal of the stockings. Large
buck deer leaps through plate glass
window in Antwerp, N. Y, stirring
village. Not the first time a town
has been aroused by stag affair. :.
And so on, until, if Dawes wishes
to throw away his pipe, he may.
Maybe Chaplin is beginning to
believe that after all there is some-
thing real about that phrase, with
all my earthly goods thee endow."
The Arkansas assembly refused
to make chicken stealing a felony.
That's great help for the help.
"Well," as Col. Jake Rupert Of
the Yankees muses., cheerlessly.
"the difference between holdout and
holdup isn't so great after ALL"
Springs coming, boys and girls,
but as the soothsayer spake to Ju-
Illus, Beware dab wides oh march,"
/ Ending of any modern book |:
$50 they were not married and
each lived happily ever after
ward"
Some folks turn up their sleeves
at work, others turn up their
noses.
Copyright, 1927, NEA Service, Inc.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-24
Bills Allowed By
City Commission

Fire department, pay roll. IS 500
E. +. Kicker. light bulbs -. $3.50
Marcovitz Grocery, supplies
Tor poor ...... c2,55
Mandan Pioneer, advertising $500
John Burden, caretaker city
dump 1850
Street department, pay roll :. 1896
Louis Tfbesar, supplies for
= boiler 1856
Bismarck Grocery company
supplies .................. 8,2j
Vesperman Poster Adv. Co.,
poster advertising $500
Bismarck Tribune, advertising 5000
George 7: Hood. booking fee 1887
City Auditorium. pay roll :. 5000
A. H. Olson, orchestra 49,. 6O.OO
L. 5. Fredericks, services as
dog catcher ... 1923
John Edwards, ink .......... 800
Police department, pay roll :. l39. 90
Hempers Grocery. supplies for
Mrs. Letha rrue.dale care care 1885
detention hospital 49,. 46.7o
Water Department, water rent
LOT poor .."... .........,H 400
r., A. Larsen, repairing plaster HOO
Ray Hancock, redecorating
city nall ................. l54.0O
=. W: Stratton. lamps. 29.l6
Standard Oil company. gaso-
line 1000
Quanrud, Brink 4 Reibold.
batteries and bulbs ..... l.S5
F. I: Hildred 4 Company, sup
plies ..,....s....... ........ 1868
Waterworks Department, pay
roll ............ 6l.5O
Mrs. Anna Brych, laundry. 1913
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ELTINCE THEATRE

"The Red Mill" with Marion Davies
featured as Tina in the story Of a
little Dutch slavey and the Charlie
Chaplin comedy. shoulder Arms
wiz be shown for the last time at
the Eftinge tonight.
For Friday and Saturday the FL
'tinge wiz show Ladies at Play.'s a
comedy drama with the story con-
corning a girl and her maiden aunts
who are all DESTROYS Of obtaining an
inheritance OF million dollars tangl-
ed up with tricky provisions attached.
Doris Kenyon is the girl, Louise
Fazenda and Ethel Wales are the
New England spinster aunts. Lloyo
Hughes is shy hotel clerk whom
Doris wants to marry, while Philo
Mccullough. Hallam Cooley and John
Patrick are three "sheiks" who show
the maiden ladies the town. Many
comical situations provide hilarious
entertainment.
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At The Movies
CAPITOL THEATRE

In desert Valley" Fox Films
latest production, Buck Jones is
given an opportunity to show his
horsemanship to good advantage.
From beginning to end, the picture
calls for undated action. Buck is
seen in one sequence riding at a
furious pace over sage dot ed
plains, in another sequence he is
urging Silver up the rock-strewn
side of mountain, and in still an
other sliding with Silver down a
precipitous canyon. Red Rock and
Jawbone canyons in the Moiaye
desert were chosen for these Sc
quences, because of the unique lava
formations which provide excellent
settings.
Desert Valley" romance of the
West which was directed by Scott X.
Dunlap will have two days show.
ing at the Capitol Theatre CONNER nc.
ing tomorrow.
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tianson of Ambrose and Joseph Carl
son.
Cakes Holding company, Cakes.
10000: J. F.. Bunday, Fred Sletvold.
Lars Void, Walter Whitver and
Wrennic Williams.
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N. j., removes doubt that army Lieu.
tenants Grey and Harris were lost, in
flight during recent storm.
Valley City, N. D.-Valley City
State Teachers college went into tie
with Wahpeton Science school for in
terstate college cham pionship by de-
feating Moorhead State Teachers COL
lege, 90 to Is.
Hastings, Minn.--Bodies of two
women, believed to be victims of
houseboat drowning in St. Paul last
November. were found in a slough on
edge Of Mississippi river near here.
Helena. Mont.-State supreme court
today will hear appeal of counsel for
Ferdinand Schlapps, convicted at
Wolf Point last September for MUIR
der, and sentenced to be hanged.
St. Paul--To enforce more drastic.
ally prohibition act in Minnesota, the
Minnesota prohibition department will
seek conviction Of offenders on two
charges instead Of one.
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Justajingle

Nom heard the doorbell ring and
ring. =
The sound of il near wrecked
her.
She didn't answer cause she knew
1t was . bill collector.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-24

Four United States army goodwill
fliers leave Santiago, Chile. and
reach Valdivia.
United States Transport Chaumont
arrives at Shanghai with 1900 marines
who remain aboard.
Senate passes house bill authoriz.
ing veterans bureau to make loans
to veterans on adjusted service GER
tificates.
Finding of propeller and parts of
wings OF airplaue 1t Forksd River,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-24

Certain New Workers have suggested Shake
spearean revival to help clean up the theater-on
the theory, apparently. that playgoers will ignore
the smutty and flock to see Hamlet and
"Othelo.''
Maybe The gentlemen back Of this idea, how
ever, give the theatergoing public credit for rather
more discernment than We do.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-24

The American theater needs intelligent and dis
terminating spectators more than it needs anything
else, Edgar NJ. Woolley Of Yale University tells
the round-table conference drama.
To our way of thinking, the professional gentle
man has hit the ball squarely and fairly.
For, after all is said and done. no unworthy, sug-
gestive play would survive week if so many peo-
pie didn't like to see just that kind of play. As
soon the mass of theatergoers demand better
plays they will get them, in abundance
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interpretations

Crosby Community on cnm-a~v.
Crosby, $4,000: A. K. Gubeud. John
Borg, A. N. Ssrbo, Edward Chris.
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Radios RialtO

(By The Associated Press)
Using nine microphones. the Chi
cago symphony orchestra, under the
direction of Frederick Stock, will
broadcast concert over station
WMAQ t477.5) Chicago, starting at
s p. nj.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-24

How badly we all want a Utopia! And how
readily will listen TO the man who promises it!
These remarks prompted by the news Of the
troubles Of another Of those cooperative colonies
this time organization that held forth in Lou
isana 1t is not the first venture Of this kind that
has to grief. and it will not be the last; but
it provokes thought, nevertheless.
Members who joined the Louisiana colony will.
ingly paid 81 900 apiece and agreed to work
for the welfare of the whole The promises, per-
haps, came easily; but do ordinary not-too-pros-
porous folk part with $1,000 unless It is for
thing that they want deeply?
We like to be optimistc-it's a great American
trait-but all of us. at times. realize that fe
in America. is rather hard
We spend the best part Of lives working
merely for food and shelter and clothing; the lazy
whisper quietly the mountains. broad fields,
looped with wind-dappled rivers, lie green and shin
ing under the sun-but do not see them, do not
hear the voice with which they call to
| We are too busy earning our living we put
it; and too often. towards the end, find that
have somehow missed the things that are of real
Importance.
! So easy marks for those who come SELL
ing Utopias.
| But little wisdom might US.
We should learn that Utopias are not born over
/
check. We should realize that neither we Cur
children will nhabt one--not an earthly one,
at all events.
| For Utopia, like all other things of value is born
only Of toll and pain and sef-denia and patient
endurance. This ,old earth has been working to-
wards one for many. centuries now and it is still
| far away. The price has been paid with blood and
tears, and is still being paid; and when pass on
+, there will still be large balance to pay before
possession can be had There will be falls of Rome
Thirty Years Wars, st. Bartholomew massacres
French Revolutions, World Wars and the like in
plenty before the dawn finally arrives.
/ Yet-can we doubt TIT is comig Some day
UNNECESSARILY removed, earth will in very truth
we trust, be Utopia, place where each man and
woman and child may live life in its utmost full.
ness and freedom, born to a heritage that cannot
be alienated
| 1t is toward this that we are working-bndly
but not altogether unsuccessfully Every good
deed, every little bit of kindness and tolerance
humanity shown by anyone anywhere, helps to bring
nearer. 1t is the only Utopia possible but it is
worth working for-the time when men shall know
beyond doubt that they brothers. and shall
) duct themselves accordingly
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-24

During November, 1926, the United
States minis executed 36,l10,055
pieces of domestic coins.
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A THOUGHT

The wind hloweth where it listeth.
John Hiss.
III blows the wind that profits no.
body.--Shakespeare.
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A first edition Of Rudyard Kip
ling's school Lyrics" was sold for
$3.50 at the Paul Hyde Bonner sale
ct the American art galleries.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-24

Radio listeners who tune in on
tonight's program will be entertained
by George OsbOrn's dance orchestra
which is scheduled to play Il group
of popular numbers over WCCO, the
Twin Cities station, as part Of the
dinner concert to be given at 6:l5
p. M. The Butter Cup Twins will
broadcast a program at 1870 2. NJ.
Tonight's New York program will
start at 8 p. m. with the Cliquot
Club Eskimos entertaining for one
hour. The Goodrich Zippers will be
on from 8 to 10 p. M, closing the
New York program through WCCO.
which will be followed by a dance
program which will be given by the
Six-In-O One syncopaters.
The Melody Boys will be on the
air from WLW (423.3) Cincinnati
at 10 p. M; WENR 1866 Chicago,
has a trio at p. M; the Plowboys
will entertain from voc (484) Dav-
export at 1880 p. M, and WTAM
(389.4) Cleveland, whose program
will be featured by a glee club.
WBZ $3.50 Springfield has a
group Of entertainers who will be on
the air starting ut 8 p. m. The WGY
studio staff is scheduled to take part
in the evenings program over WGY
t379.5) the Schenectady station
WMAD (244l Minneapolis, will give
an organ recital at l1:l5 p. m.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-24

Springs coming, boys and girls.
but as the soOthsayer spake to Ju-
Illus, Beware dab wides oh March,"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-24

"Well," as Col. Jake Rupert Of
the Yankees muses., cheerlessly,
"the difference between holdout and
holdup isn't so great after ALL"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-24

The Arkansas assembly refused
to make chicken stealing a felony.
That's great help for the help.
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EDWARD ERICSSON.
Smyrna times., 1927-02-09
HOUSEHOLD GOODS

Consisting Of Bedroom Suits, Par
lor Furniture, Rugs, Mating, Pic
lures, Lamps, Dishes, Lanterns,
Wrought Iron Range, Chunk Stove,
Farming Implements, and numerous
other things. Set Of Scales, capacity
600 pounds.
Terms:-CASH
THOS. L. STEVENS
Smyrna times., 1927-02-09

night. The holdover members of the
body are Colonel John p. LeFevre,
Thomas v. Keith, Jesse S. Burton,
and Thomas Clarke. Walter A.Green
was elected clerk, w. S. Hamon,
treasurer and E. S. Wood, alderman.
"A delegation from the Robbins Hose
Company was present and asked per
mission to hold a carnival for the
benefit of the fire company on the
town lot either in April or May. The
permission was granted and the COM
pany will begin arrangements for the
carnival at once.