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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-01-13
u. s. Poison LIQUOR


The practice of the government of using deadly
poscns in denatured alcohol to discourage redis-
tiling and bootegging not be too heartily con-
demned. 1t amounts to the invocation Of the death
sentence for violation of the prohibition laws, q
conclusion that is obviously at variance with the
letter and intent of the law The enforcement acts
do not state that the violation of such amounts to
capital offense, yet every person who dies as the
result of the poison introduced by the government,
has been just surely executed by the government
as if Federal official had sprung gallows trap
or had thrown a switch on the electric chair.
1t is legalized murder and yet not legal, either
It is to be doubted whether the government has any
legal right to poison the denatured alcohol
Certainly it has no moral right to do. But the
treasury department has taken that right, in spite
Of the fact that Secretary Mellon is violently op-
posed to it.
: According to the latest advices the government
chemists are now feverishy hunting for something
else besides poison to put in the alcohol to make it
impossible to the denatured alcohol for beverage
purposes if redistilled The product they seek
is something harmless which will, however, be SO
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OAllN&Annee A2SstdIaN N y.

It's so pratical. Oh yes, here it
is"
And brought you some turkey
sandwiches-whitem meat; some devil
ed eggs, some pumpkin and mince
pie, some chocolate cake, and a little
fruit" Faith lifted the heavy hamper
and offered it to her sister with
trembling hands.
"Have you seen Stephen Church
ill.," Jim Lane demanded gruffly.
"Oh, yes, he was here within ar
hour after they brought me in
Cherry's bright voice faltered only
momentarily. Hes the most mag.
netic thing. Positively hypnotic. OF
course l told him I'm not bit wor-
ried over what the grand jury will
do Monday. / didn't do anything
wrong, and I'm not afraid. I'm not
going to let anything brighten me
ri be home Monday, Dad. Don't
worry"
"Gee. Cherry, you're great" JUNO,
breathed admiringly. Il didn't think
you had it in YOU"
did Muggy send me any mes
sage?" the girl turned to Faith with
the first real show Of agony in her
eyes. "Of course she doesn't know
Im-here-"
II told her you and-Chris were
on your honeymoon, that you were
very happy. She said to tell you that
your Muggy isn't mad at you at all
Those were her very words"
"Time's up, folks" Warden Little
interrupted, with some hesitation.
"We'll take good care Of the little
girl. I'm afraid we're, going to miss
her-after Monday"
TOMORROW:y Bob returns from {
conference with the defense eounsel
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On September first Of this year the United States
had total installed electric generating capacity
equal to $4,000, 900 horsepower, gain of practically
400 per cent since 1900, according to the New Eng
land Bureau of Public Service Information. Gen.
trail stations have shown an increase Of 900
per cent compared with only 100 per cent for
private plants.
Some idea of the vastncss of the power being
people have been led to believe that Muscle Shoals
and Niagara Falls are two Of the greatest producers
of electricity in the United States the fact remains
that New York City alone consumes more electricity
every day than is produced by all the power plants
at Niagara Falls and power station in New
York City when completed will generate eight times
as much as is now produced at Muscle Shoals and
nearly twice much as the ultimate capacity of
Wilson Dam when fully developed.
The of electric power has increased enor-
mousy in the past ~ years, the report shows yet
it will be nothing compared with the development
which will be encompassed within the next ten years.
The development Of super-power systems, guaran-
teeing regular power in sufficient quantity for big
business, has required installation of generating
systems that meet the peak load of industries
turning to electricity as clean, economical depend
able source of power.
This past record and the record of the future to
come are the result of the vision and the courage
If the leaders in the public utility and the pro-
tective laws in the several states that have en-
Outraged the expansion of power sources by
guaranteeing capital adequate income on the
| money invested.
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The successful development Of the "beam system
# radio transmission is an important ono the
ther becomes more and congested with in
creased radio traffic. The fact that the Maroon,
company is installing the system to operate between
England and Canada and will eventually use it be-
tween the mother country and all the scattered col
2nies of the British empire is positive proof that
he system is no longer in the experimental stage
out has passed to the commercial stage where re-
liable and continuous operation is prime necessity
OF course, it is not adapted to all classes of
sending stations. Its direct application lies in its
Use by high powered stations which in continual
communication with some other possibly two
stations In this role it will socn earn for itself
The gratitude of all radio men, since it will go fan
to relieve great deal Of interference.
Under the regular system a sending station
radiates energy in all directions. For radotele
phone broadcastng, where the greatest possible au
dience is desired, that is excellent feature but
for direct, commercial communication the beam
system is bound to prove far superior.
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The Steel Melon

If the country needed any more assurances that
the era of prosperity is not in for an immediate let
down and that it is founded solid realities rather
than boom fancies, it has that assurance in the de-
eision of the United States Steel Corporation to
capitalize approximately 40 per cent of its surplus
and to distribute that capital among its owners the
company's common shareholders. 1t is magnif-
rent gesture, carrying in weight and convic.
zion than thousands of words the subject
And it comes at the end Of year remarkable
for the large scale financial transactions which have
taken place, a year that included the Chase
Mechanics Bank merger, the Irving Bank American
Exchange amagamation, the capital distribution
Of the General Motors corporation and the recent
rise to first position in world finance Of the National
City bank in New York.
Twenty-Five years ago Judge Ebert II. Gary
dreamed of steel company that would be the
greatest in the world and he about to make his
dream come true. That, he has amply succeeded
needs only cursory survey of the tonnage produce
lion records and for confirmation one only has t.
realize that in 1904 could have bought all the
steel common he wished at So or 50 share while
today there is spirited bidding the market to
purchase it at $l6O. Since 1901 when Judge Gary
took the management of the corporation over it has
made net profits of two billions dollars.
So the prophecy of rs years has been fulfilled,
and, in the achievement, therein prophecy
for better times yet to The Steel corporation
occupies fundamental position in the nations in
dustrial life. 1t is managed by conservative hard
headed men and the confidence they have shown
in the future of the country should 60 far to dis
courage the pessimists.
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Pirate Gold

In the marshes of southern Louisiana men and
women still hunt the tabled gold doubloons buried
by the pirate Jean Lafittc.
For 100 years diggers have piled up and down
the great coastal stretch southwest of New Orleans
turning the ground in the hope for CLINT Of gold.
Certain districts resemble war-torn areas in Bel
gium and France. On Pecan Island, in Vermon
parish, trees have been torn up and the Indian
mounds looted of their arrowheads and bones
1t is mans age-old search. Steam-heated apart
ments, street cars, radio, automobiles all fail
to quench the eternal Argonaut that still lives in
mans heart.
The CLINT of pirate gold! Adventure! Romance!
Man goes far for the treasures he cannot find
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Center school Friday evening.
fine program and lunch were had.

CenCer ScnOO FrlOay evening. n
fine program and lunch were had.
The Parent Teachers meeting OF
Regain will be held next Friday eve.
ming in the local schoolhouse.
Mrs. O. Ong visited at the Grant
Lindsey home Thursday and Friday
Paul Kvenmoen Of jamestown stop.
ped over in Regain Friday night.
Mrs. Andrew Fisher visited at the
August Westerman home this week.
Henry Danielson of near Wilton
was a caller at the Jacob Danielson
home this week.
William Danielson of Fargo is Wis
iting with his home folks this week
Mrs. Jim Warden was down town
shopper Wednesday.
Mr.. Lange of Fargo, has been do.
ing some auditing at the Northern
Pacific depot last week.
Miss Hilda and Clara Krause of
near here have entered the local high
school.
The auxiliary meeting which was to
be held at the A. Ghylin home We'd
nesday, will be postponed until q
later date.
Miss Edna Eide was a weekend
visitor at the A. H. Helegson home
,Jake Penner taking her back to her
school at Garfield SUNDAY evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Helegson and
Mrs. i. A. Williams were shoppers
in Bismarck on Tuesday.
Arnold Helegson and Sophus Lein
spent Christmas vacation with friends
in Lein township.
There will be dance and basket
social at the hall on Friday night TO,
the benefit of the Regain basketball
team.
F.. A. Williams, Jr., Of Sydney
Montana, returned to his home last
week after q weeks visit with his
family, who are guests at the A. H
! Helegson home.
A. H. Helegson transacted business
| in Bismarck last week.
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Leith

Mr.. Farrow and son returned from
? Bismarck Thursday. Mr.. Farrow re-
turned Monday and Clifford will re-
main here to attend school.
Mrs. VIM. Klamath left Saturday
morning for Bismarck to join her
husband. Representative Kamrath.
Everett Faubel returned Monday
evening from weeks visit with
relatives in Minnesota.
Mrs. E. ]. Saunders was hostess to
the Leith Cure Club Wednesday eve
ming. y3Hs-
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Fleming and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Sept were Sunday
dinner guests Of Mrs. Wachman Of
Elgin.
entertained at the home Of Mrs. E. J.
LAWYER Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. Haggerty, connected with the
Provident Insurance company of Bis
marck, and Mrs. Cook, manager of the
Bismarck office, were business call
ers here Friday.
Mrs. John j. Bartly returned to
her home in Miles City Saturday
after spending two weeks visiting rel.
atives and friends here.
Professor and Mrs. Aanestad re-
turned Sunday evening from q short
visit with relatives at Esmond, N. d.
The fire department was called ia
the Hurley drug store Friday evening.
The fire was CAUSE by an overheated
chimney and was soon under control,
The next parent-teachers meeting
will be held at the school auditorium
on Jan. II at 8.o'clock. This promises
to be the most interesting meeting
held. for some time, rs four Of Grant
county's best debaters. Robert O'Con.
nell. Simon Peterson, Dan Heron and
Irving McCarty will debate the prohi.
bition question. Everyone Is invited
to attend.
Miss Ella Sandy returned Satin rday
evening after spending her vacation
with relatives ct Grand Forks.
j Mrs. p. ]. LAWYER went 70 Bis.
marck Saturday. 6hs WAS aecompan.
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Gus Larson was a caller at Henry
Johnson's Friday afternoon.
night with his little friend. Townley
Anstrom. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Erickson and
Oscar Anstroms.
Mrs. Jake Wilder and daughter
Louise, who were visiting at Henry
Johnson's, returned home Tuesday.
Art Hanson had the misfortune to
hurt his foot while employed at the
Wilton mine. His many friends wish
him a speedy recovery.
Miss Marie Johnson spent q few
days with Era Knish at her home
near Wilton.
Mrs. Walter Johnson and daughter
Ruth visited Monday Mt the home Of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Axel Stin-
quest.
Miss Mae Anstrom has entered
school at Wilton. She is staying at
the home of her uncle, Albin Anstrom.
Bryan and Johnnie Brooks visited
few days at the home Of their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. &. w
Brooks.
Emmett Brooks stayed Thursday
night with Wallace Anstrom. Wal.
lace accompanied him home for few
days visit.
Rev. and Mrs. Christ and family OF
Wilton were dinner guests Thursday
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Axel
otinquest.
A rabbit drive was held near Paint.
ed Woods Lake Sunday. Several men
and boys from this vicinity attend.
ed. They report y large number Of
rabbits killed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Johnson and
daughter were Sunday evening call.
ers at Oscar Anstrom's.
Tuesday = evening neighbors and
friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Dixon
gathered at their home for q sur.
prise party. Everyone present reported
a good time. Those attending were
Mr.. and Mrs. Lars jacobson. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence Johnson and family
Mrs. Henry Johnson, Marie and Nor.
man, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Anstrom and
Mae and Edgar Jacobson.
The Misses Hilda, Ruth and Edna
Stinquest have returned to Wilton tt
attend school after spending their va
cation at the home Of their parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Axel Stinquest.
Charlie Austin, who has been visit
ing his mother in Bismarck, return.
ed Sunday. He is working for Axe
Stinquest this winter.
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BY Tom Sims

BY Tom Sims
Fifteen warships are on the way
to Nicaragua. Now if the gov
eminent would send along q
couple of Texas rangers, we
wouldn't have any more worr,
from that quarter.
The Italian who threw a bottle
of ink at Mussolini's picture isn't
the only one who has spilled ink
about the Italian dictator, bu,
probably his effort was an sffec.
tive as might be expected.
to build up home life. The next
saying woman's place is the home.
Put your trust in rouge, girls
but keep your powder dry.
going to be told is that ball play
ers in the good old days OTTER
wore sidewhiskers and mustaches
Maybe they were DISCUSSES!
The beauty doctors, havin,
bobbed the worlds hair, now wan
to let it grow again, saying tn,
modern girls head often look.
like mop. Well. she certaini.
never looks at one.
Thou shalt love thy neighbor a.
thyself-just as soon as he throws
away that cornet.
Copyright, 1927, NEA Service Inc.
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NEWS OF OUR NElCHBORS

Sunday to resume her duty as teach.
err in one of our schools.
Earnest Gordon, George Braden and
Marvin Aim, went to Bismarck Wed.
nesday.
Bert Hedstrom and Albert johnson
of Still were Regain shoppers Wed.
nesday.
Willard Dimond, who is hauling
coal to Still from the mine, spent the
weekend at his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dimond and
daughter Mabel spent several days
visiting at the Hauser home at Nc.
Clusky this week.
Mrs. Ole Tyberg is enjoying visit
by having her brother from Chicago
with her this week.
Miss Edna Eide visited with Mrs
A. H. Helegson during the weekend
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Berg were Wilton
visitors Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Rierson and fam
lily spent Sunday with friends al
Baldwin.
= tMr. and Mrs. Newcomer of Driscol
visited at the Lein home this week
Myron Rierson returned to Bis.
marck Monday, after spending several
days at home.
Jake Fisher spent the weekend a,
the Scott home.
Mrs. Fred Bracket spent several
days visiting with relatives at Alta.
George Klipfel returned from Ash
ley, after visiting with his folks.
Harry Rannestad was Bismarck
caller Friday. He went down Il
drive his car back where he had il
stored during the cold weather.
Miss Jones of Alta took her music
lesson from Mrs. Harry Rannestat
! Friday.
MIR, and Mrs. Fred Hendricksor
are enjoying Il visit by having I
niece Of Fred's here from Montpelier
Ella Schilling spent several day.
at the William Nicholson home thi,
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Colip visited at tn,
Mary Rasche home New Years
Mrs. A. Smith, daughter of Mr.. ant
Mrs. jim Grambling returned to hel
home in New York Wednesday aftel
spending several weeks visiting he
folks.
Miss Gladys Grambling and mothe
went to Bismarck Wednesday evening
to visit at the Stewart home.
.lSeveral from town attended tn,
Parent Teachers meeting held in tn,
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Clear Lake

Mrs. ]. E. Sharp and nephew, John
Chappell, from north of Sterling,
motored to the Albert Christensen
home Tuesday, returning Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jens Hansen and
Tuesday and Wednesday with their
daughter and family, Mrs. Ole New
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Newland enter
tanned a number of friends Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. ]. E. Sharp and Mrs. Albert
Christensen called on Mrs. Robert
Sharp and Mrs. H. A. Thomas while
in Driscoll Wednesday forenoon.
A number from this vicinity at
tended the Woodmen's dance and
installation of officers Tuesday even
ing ut the hall in Driscoll.
Mrs. Emma Shaffer spent Wednes-
day afternoon with Mrs. Albert Chris
Jensen.
Olaf Olson was q passenger to
Sterling Thursday afternoon.
Ladies Aid last Thursday was at
tended by a number from this vici-
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Hansen and
Mildred visited at the Ole Newland
home for a few days the past week.
Alfred Olson took supper Friday
evening with his brother Henry and
family.
f. A. Van Vlcet and Rudolph
Klucksdahl made a business trip to
the Hurr farm, south of Sterling,
Friday. where Mr.. Van Vleet pur-
chased a hog.
:. ". hey.r spent Saturday even
ing and Sunday at the Christ Schoon
home.
Mrs. ]. w. Boyer called on Mrs..
Robert Sharp while in Driscoll
Thursday.
Mrs Christ Schoon visited with
Mrs. Robert Sharp Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Stiles and
family were Sunday evening visitors
at the Ole Newland home.
George Harding called at the ].
w. Boyer home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Olson enter
tanned the following friends Sunday
evening, Alfred Olson, Mr.. and Mrs
Christ Schoon and family, and Mr.
and Mrs. Adolph Hansen and Mild
red to q lovely six O'clock dinner
which was enjoyed by all.
Mrs. f. A. Van Vleeth visited with
Mrs. Albert Christensen Monday
while Mr.. Van Vleet made trip ia
Driscoll.
A. number from Clear Lake and
Lein townships joined in with Kid.
der county on a rabbit hunt Monday;
there were around $50 rabbits shot.
A surprise party was given in honor
Of Miss Hazel Nelson Monday even.
ing at her home. A fair crowd was
present and good time was had.
School officers meeting Of Clear
Lake was held at Frank. Skaters
| Tuesday evening.
Miss Getha KlucksdahI and Alice
Meyer spent Sunday at the. Klucks.
dahl home.
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IN NEW YORK

New York, Jan. l3.-Among tho
scattered statistics of this-and-that.
Manhattan reports $l5,OOO,OOO worth
Of jewels stolen in the year 1926
Most of the losers were women.
This, of course, is only what
has been reported to the police.
There are, doubtless, many
more kept secret by women who
feared the resulting publicity.
Behind these astounding figures
crouch the menacing, almost fabulous
shadows of the Immediately clothed,
debonair night club crooks.
This latest turn that crime has
taken, almost unbelievable to folk
who have not actually seen it in
action, Is born of the gin parties
and giddy pleasure round Of the
night life. Leaders Of society and
national affairs meet, rubbing
shoulders on the dance floor with
some Of the underworld's most sim
lister figures.
Sometime during the night the
jewels disappear, now at this caba-
ret and now at that. Some are lost
in taxicabs, torn from threats and
during the evening. And, now and
stripped of her valuables. s,N
Unpleasant as it Is to face, The tide
Of parasitic gigolos isI rising
There is one fashionable Hotel in
midtown where each day, middle
aged and aging matrons keep
rendezvous with vo,,fhf,,1 1ourUo
lizards. The 'grandmas" buy
clothes, meals and cars for their
"baby swains," give them weekly
allowances and cover their bridge
debts.
This fantastic sort of situation
may seem incredible to the smaller
cities OF the country, yet, so ordi-
nary has 1t become in Manhattan,
that two Broadway plays are now
devoted to the subject.
In the old days the "sob dramas"
told of the young girls from the
country who came to the wicked
city" and fell afoul villainous and
evil-intentioned males.
Today the fictional situation is
reserved. One new play shows a
young man seeking to become q
singer who gets job in q cabaret
BY way of start. Enters the
middle-aged villain. She has wealth
and uses it. presumably to help the
young man along but actually to,
get him lin her power.
Remember the old.time villain
line have you in me power!"
Well. here it is all over again. but
in reverse. A nice, PLUMB grey
haired woman today takes her
place as sedpcer Of youth.
This. Of course, isn't entirely
fair. The rule is that the parasitic
army sets cut. to capture these fat
purscd women Of middle age who
want one more fling before old age
scizcs them and binds them for
ever.
-CILBERT SWAN.
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Old Masters

l met traveller from an antique land
Who said: Two vast and trunkless
legs Of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them on
the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies,
whose frown
And wrinkled lip and sncer of cold
command
Tell that its sculptor we'll those pas
siOns read
Which yet survive stamped on these
lifeless things,
The hand that Knocked them and the
~. heart that fed;
And on the pedestal these words
...,. appear:
"My name is Ozymandias. king of
kings:
Look on my works, We Mighty, and
despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the
decay
OF that colossal wreck, boundless
and bare,
The lone, and level sands stretch far
away.
-P. b. Shelley: Ozymandias Of
EgyDt
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unpleasant to the taste that the redisted denatured
alcohol will be useless for the Bookkeeping trade.
Very coed, but why was not that the original
quest? Why should the government have hit on
the poison idea when the amount of research
might have produced the harmless substitute de.
sired?
The only answer is that it deliberate at
tempt to poison violators of the Volstead act.
Which brings back to the original contention;
that it is reprehensible practice, inhuman in
character and absolutely unjustfied by law by
reason.