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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-19

There is no aristocracy here to-
day."
"Oh," I was informed, "that is
for rich Americans"
X j. Il
And the doorman in front of the
Savoy, in London, told me that his
daily tips amount to $25 in Amer
lean money and are always better
than $3.50 week. These come al
most entirely from Americans,
many of whom gave him as high as
4 crown for merely hailing cab. He
does not pretend to understand it,
but in a country where money is
not so easy to earn he does not try
to find reasons.
To be q doorman in almost any
place in Europe patronized by
Americans is to be Sitting pretty"
Naturally they are greatly in de-
mand and some of them are pur-
chased for high figures, whereas
others are achieved by splitting
generously with the management.
They tell me of one place where
the owner actually keeps the Job in
the family. He operates the cafe
and his brother opens the cab
doors.
GILBERT SWAN.
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BENSON MURDER CASE
hY S. S. WAN DINE cAn. sanat -

give his name to the boy-got right
in the elevator.
"lIe stayed upstairs coupla
! hours, come down at 1:2O, and
hoped taxi. ! picked up another
one, and followed him. He went
down the drive to Seventy-second,
through Central Park, and east on
Fifty-ninth. Got out at Avenue A,
and walked out on the Queensbor.
ough bridge.
"About half way to Blackwell's
Island he stood leaning over the
rail for five or six minutes. Then
he took email package out Of his
pocket, and dropped it in the river"
what size was the package :"
There was repressed eagerness in
Markhams question.
Higginbotham indicated the meas
urements with his hands.
"How thick was it
"Inch or so, maybe"
Markham leaned forward.
Gould it have been gun-a Colt
automatic 2"
"Sure, it could. Just about the
right size. And it was heavy, too,
Il could tell by the way he handled
it, and the way it hit the water"
"All right" Markham was
pleased. Anything else?"
mo, sir. After he'd ditched the
gun, he went home and stayed. /
left him there"
When Higginbotham had gone
Markham nodded at Vance with
melancholy elation.
"There's your criminal agent.
j. What more would you like :"
"Oh, lots" drawled Vance.
Major Benson looked up, per-
picked.
II don't quite grasp the situation.
Why did Leacock have to 60 to
Riverside Drive for his gum"
II have reason to think" said
Markham, ''that he took it to Miss
st. Clair the day after the shooting
= for safekeeping probably. He
wouldn't have wanted it found in
his place"
might he not have taken it to
Miss St. Glars before the shoot
ing?"
Il know what you mean," Mark
ham answered. Il. too, recalled the
majors assertion the day before that
Miss st. Clair was more capable of
shooting his brother than was the
captain.) II had the same idea my
self. But certain evidential facts
have eliminated her as a suspect"
you've undoubtedly satisfied
yourself on the point" returned the
major; but his tone was dubious.
However, can't see Leacock as
Alvin's murderer"
He paused, and laid q hand on the
district attorneys arm.
Il don't want to appear presump-
tuous, or unappreciative of all you've
done; but l really wish you'd wait
bit before clapping that boy into
prison.
1.-THE most careful and conscien-
tious of us are liable to error: even
facts sometimes lie damnably; and
| can't help believing that the facts
in this instance have deceived YOU"
1t was plain that Markham was
touched by this request Of his old
friend; but his instructive fidelity
to duty helped him to resist the
others appeal.
Il must act according to my con-
victions, major" he said firmly, but
with great kindness.
(To be continued)
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REQUEST FOR Bids. DEPARTMEN
0E State HIGHWAYS

REQUEST FOR Bids. DEPARTMENT
OF STATE HIGHWAYS
Proposals for furnishing the follow
ing snow removal equipment will be
received by the State Highway Com
mission in the offices of thee Depart
ment Of State Highways at Bismarck,
North Dakota, not later than 10
o'clock A. NJ, October 9th, 1927, at
which time and place they will be
publicly opened and read:
3 Motor Trucks. 3 to ton
capacity equipped with
steel dump body and hy-
draulic hoist.
Snow Plows for to ton
trucks with complete at
tachments for attaching
Price bid 70 include prepaid freight
to Valley City. Minot and Grand
Delivery to be made within 30 days
after contract is awarded.
A certified check for per cent
together with q bidders bond in the
full amount of the gross sum bid must
accompany each proposal.
Copies Of proposal blanks may be
obtained from the Department OF
state. Highways, Bismarck. North
Dakota.
The right II reserved to reject any
and all proposals, to waive technical
tiles. or to accept such as may be
determined to be for the best inter-
ests OF the State.
STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION
Jos. J. Ermatinger.
Secretary.
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ed for by the increase in both city
and county lcvics. The city levy for
the year is S97,SGS.0! and the county
levy $3S,556.S3.
There were sos names on the city
list of unpaid taxpayers this year,
with Il total of $S,06l.69 in unpaid
taxes. The county list has 631
names and total Of $o,374.57 in un-
paid taxes.
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HOUSES AND FLATS

FOR SALE-Modern 5 room house
and lots 1916, Block 60, McKcn-
zic and Coffin addition. Price
$3600.00. Liberal discount for
cash. Write Box sos, jamestown,
N. D., or phone 420 Bismarck.
FOR notwithstanding house, 422
Fourth street. Apartment city heat
ed, three rooms with private bath.
Also garage. For sale. Iron top
for gas range. Phone 905.
FOR RENT-To June LIST. Dietrich
cottage Completely furnished).
ZIG Thayer Avenue, Sos month.
Inquire The b. me Agency, Bis
marck Bank Building.
FOR RENT-Seven room modern
house, full basement, hot water
heat. Also garage. sos w. Broad
way. Phone 676-M after $500
p. m.
FOR RENT-Well furnished modern
house, including electric range
and washing machine. Phone III
or call at Ala Eighth street.
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Delinquent Tax List
Is Given to Sheriff

Unpaid 1926 personal property
taxes in Burleigh county totaling
ST., 436.26 were turned over to
Sheriff Rollin WEIGH today by
G. l.. Spear, county treasurer, for
collection.
The taxes became delinquent
March l and since hat time have
been accommodating penalty which
now totals 10A per c.nt. Three
quarters of one per cent additional
penalty will be added each month
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aNew Yorker
% IL Paris c%%

Paris, Oct. 19.-There are dozens
of them in Paris: l mean those
wealthy American women nearing,
or actually in their sixties, who find
here that last straw at which they
so desperately clutch.
You will see them waddling, like
penguins. into the little back rooms
of certain bars where gather the
who's who" among the cosmopo-
lites. Most of the hangers-on ap,
pear daily for the simple reason
that the rich old girls insist on pay
ing for the drinks. Only one or two
of the old ladies drink anything
stronger than Vichy water Them
selves, but they love to keep in
touch with what is left for their con-
cept of another days cosmopoli-
tan life.
Most of these women left .
splash of vivid color npn their
day. Their lives in many realms
made choice gossip for the newspa--
pers and society weeklies. Some had
money to begin with and wound up
with at least one title; some mar
ried money and some reaped q fat
reward from successful divorce.
All Of them are definitely women
Of the world" equally At home in
San Francisco, Chicago, New York,
Peking, Paris, London, Vienna or
Prague. Their feet have always beat
a snapry rhythm to the pipings
of life. Through an entire genera
ton you could find them at the
fashionable race tracks or horse
shows or the gay sh~w places Of
the world.
In their day many were famous
beauties. There is one in particu-
lar 1who comes almost every after
noon to a it'll room behind a
popular American bar here. Her
sixty years or more do not hide the
traces Of past beauty. She has
tried to supplant this faded lowell
ness with touches of the bizarre.
Her evelids are painted a heavy
blue, ard her lashes drip mascara.
She drains the company Of its
las. bit of wit and continental Cos
sip and then quite freely pays for
all that has been consumed. It is .
pathetic effort to keep pace vicari-
ously with moments that cannot be
recapturcd. Their trails cross here
il Paris and then go on to the Lido,
Monte Carlo, Deauville and the Ri
viera. They have lived in society's
gaycst whirl and find it hard to
let 60.
The other night ! found myself
In Q cafe divided into two sections.
This division was made many, many
years ago. One side was for the
aristocrscy; ono for the common
people.
"But why keep it," ] inquired.
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LOTS FOR SALE

LOTS FOR SALE
LOTS FOR SALE-Colonel Maus of
the army, well known to old Bis:
markers, offers some choice lots in
Flannery and Wetherby Addition.
He advises young men to secure
lots now for their future homes,
believing that property in Bis
marck will never again be sold at
such low prices. Taxes on these
lots have been paid to date. For
information call on the Hedden
Real Estate Agency, Webb Block,
Phone O.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-19
HOME LAUNDRY

THE BEST address for washing
your blankets, bed spreads, fam
lily and finished washes is Mar
guerit Bulten's Homo Laundry.
No injury to fabric. No chemicals
used. Everything dried in fresh
air. Mems shirts a speciality. We
call and deliver. Call at 203 Ave.
A w. or Phone 1917.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-19

Between New South Wales and
Queensland runs fence 500 miles
long. 1t was built to keep tick
infested cattle out Of New South
Wales.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-19
MISCELLANEOUS

DIAMONDS set in very latest
mountings. Engagement, we'd
ding, dinner cluster, two and three
stone rings, brooches, bracelets,
pins, earrings, combination lava
Heres and brooches, $50 and up.
Cash or credit. Buy now for
Xmas. James w. Marek, cxclu-
sive diamond dealer. Office at
108 Third street. Bismarck. N. d..
FOR SALE-Fancy large solid cab
.bage. one cent per Id. Large
dry onions, two cents per ID. Or
ders must be 100 lbs. or more.
Cash with order. Prices r. O. B.
Washburn. Sacks free. Clarence
Burg, Washburn. N. Oak.
FOR SALE-Choice Imported Ger
man Rollers and Hartz Mountain,
also native singers. Cages, seeds,
treats, etc. Phone 115-J, Jacob
Bull, Dickinson, N. D.. Box 72S.
FOR SALE-12 gauge Remington
automatic in excellent condition,
little used. Opportunity to try out
pattern if desired. Price $4,000.
208 Ave. B or phone 9S3-J:
FOR SALE-One registered short
horn bull. Priced reasonable, Of
splendid line Of breeding. service
able age. Call at 718 Fifth. Mr..
A. c. Small.
FOR SALE-Confcction and lunch
room, all modern, good business.
Part cash, balance to suit pur-
chaser. Address Box 1913, Garri-
son, N. y.
FOR SALE-Pool hall located in
small lively town. Just the thing
for some live wire. For informa-
ton. Write G. +. Pelke, Center,
N. ID.
FIXTURES priced for quick sale.
One .candy case, two National
Cash Registers. Inquire The car
cade.' Mandan. N. d.
FOR SALE-A II gauge repeating
Winchester gun in excellent con-
dition. Price reasonable. Phone
1893.
FOR RENT-A garage. Call at
1O4 Thayer Ave. West.
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Tribune Classified Advertisements
-PHONE 32-
MALE HELP WANTED

HOBART BROTHERS COMPANY
wants a high class man to special
izc on selling their complete line
of Automotive Service Equipment,
including Air Composers, Con-
slant Potential Battery Chargers,
Electrical Test Benches, Paint
Spraying outfits, Hydraulic Car
Washers, etc, in Bismarck and
surrounding territory. Address Ira
c. Helmick, Hobart Bros. Co.,
Troy, Ohio.
WANTED-First class experienced
clothing man and window trim
r1er. S. E. Bergeson 4 Son.
LEARN barber trade. Catalog free.
Molcr Barber College, Fargo,
N. u.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-19

Recent surveys indicate that 49,
100000 Of the e., 000, 900 men and
women who are employed in the
United States. have defective eye
sight.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-19
Justajingle

All summer long the flies were in
The house, all flying bout.
Then father took the screens all
down.
That's how the flies got out.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-19
FEMALE HELP WANTED


FEMALE HELP WANTED
WANTED AT ONCE-Fifty attrac-
tive girls II to "a for Smiths
Greater Bismarck Ladies Band.
cts snap into it, girls, and give
this town a real band. Apply
Melody Shop, Bismarck. Ask for
Mr.. Smith.
S10-S25 DAILY, spare time, sell per-
sonal inexpensive engraved Christ
mas cards. Experience unneces-
sary. Samples free. Box assert
ments. Write quick. Cyphers
Card Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for an ex-
ccllent home in Bismarck. Must
be clean, steady, we'll recommend
cd and middle aged. Write Trib-
une. care AID No. "a.
acknowledgements maid for
house work, Mrs. A. w. Mundy.
Phone 265 after 900 p. m.
WANTED-Two dish washers and
one waiter at O'Briep's Cafe.
WANTED-Girl for general house.
work. Phone 1241.
WANTED-Experienced waitress at
Olympia.
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OFFICE ROOM FOR RENT

OFFICES FOR RENT-Sui.e of two
desirable office room. in Hoskins
Block. See S. A. Floren at Bust
ness Service Co.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-19

CHARACTERS OF THE STORY
PHILO VANCE
JOHN FIX. MARKHAM District
Attorney Of New York Count,
ALVIN II. BENSON. Well
known Wall Street broker and
man-about-town. who was mys.
teriously murdered in his home
MAJOR ANTHONY BENSON >.
i. Brother of the murdered man
MRS. ANNA PLATZ -. -.
Housekeeper for Alvin Benson
MUR1EL ST. CLAIR .........
CAPTAIN PHILIP H 4 zSS9e k:'nse'
.......... Miss st. Glars fiancs
LEANDER PFYFE
-. Intimate of Alvin Benson's
MRS. PAULA BANNING
............ A friend Of Pfyfe's
ELSIE HOFFMAN Secretary of
the firm Of Benson and Benson
COLONEL BIGSBY OSTRANDEK
.......... A retired army office,
WILLIAM. H. MORJARTY $50.
GEORGE G. sTITT ............
........ OF the firm Of Slit
ind Mccoy. Public Accountants
MA URGE DINWIDDIE $50.
-. Assistant District Attorney
ERNEST HEATE 80. Ser.
geant Of the Homicide Bureau
BURKE. SNITKIN, EMERY 49,.
Detectives Of Homicide Bureau
BEN HANLON Command
ing Officer Of Detectives as
signed to District Attorneys office
PHELPS. TRACY: SPRINGER.
HIGGINBOTHAM ............
-. ............ Detective. as
signed to District Attorneys office
CAPTAIN CARL HAGEDORN !.
DIR. DoREMUs Aea'"s ..pe''
...............M Medical examiner
FRANK SWACKER :. Sec
rotary to the District Attorney
CURRIE ............ vanoe's valet
S. S. VAN DINE The Narrato,
THIS HAS HAPPENED
Vance eliminates Miss St
Clair as a suspect by demon
strating that the person who
shot Benson must have been
approximately six feet tall.
Word is brought that large
gray automobile. seen outside
Renson's house the night Of the
murder. is listed IL Pfyfc. Pfyfc
admits that he had intended call
ing on Benson but had changed
his mind. lie mentions that he
saw LcacOck in front of the
house.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-19

FOR SALE-Pool hall located in
small lively town. Just the thing
for some live wire. For informa-
ton. Write G. +. Pelke, Center,
N. ID.
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A Thought

Ye aretthe light Of the world. A
city set up hill canot be hid
Matt.s6:3.
X * il
All human souls, never SO be-
darkened, love light; light, once
kindled, spreads until all is lumin-
0us.-Carlyle.
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APARTMENTS

APARTMENTS
FOR RENT-A beautifully fur
nished sleeping apartment, COM
Portable summer and winter, suit
able for one or two persons. Phone
948.
FOR RENT-One three room UNI
furnished front apartment in Rue
apartments, all modern. Phone
697-J or call at I'll Ave. A.
FOR RENT-Apartment at the
Woodmansee with or without gar
age. Apply H. j. Woodmansee.
Phone 1888.
FOR RENT-Furnished light house.
keeping apartment. Geo. w.
Little, Sol Fourth street. Phone
1914.
FOR RENT-Three room modern
furnished apartment with private
bath. 721 Third street. Phone
678-R.
FOR RENT-Apartment in Trib-
une Bldg. Apply Tribune office.
Occupancy Nov. LIST.
FOR RENT-A two and a three
room apartment. The .Laurain
Ar.s. Phone 800.
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Rebuilt Automobiles
PERSONAL

EPILEPSY-How poisoned blood
causes fits. How to stop fits
promptly. Free treatise and in
structions. Write Western Medi-
cal Assn, 1875 w. 62nd St., Chi
cago.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-19

FARM LANDS
FOR SALE-A clean partly inn
proved quarter section between
Steele and Driscoll, in 14O-74. $24O
cash, balance easy. Address Box
152, Detroit Lakes, MINI.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-19

FURNITURE FOR SALE
FOR SALE-Library dinette, ward
robe, daybed, kitchen cabinet, mat
tress, 9x12 administer rug, bridge
lamp, windsor socker, orthophonic
victrola and kitchen stool, all prac-
tically new. Phone 786-R, Ala
Ave. B.
FOR SALE-$15O.0Q Mahogany Vic
trola and 40 double records $4,000.
Phone 967.
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FIXTURES priced for quick sale.
One candy case, two National
Cash Registers. Inquire The "Ar-
cade.' Mandan. N. D.
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FOR SALE-Confcction and lunch
room, all modern, good business.
Part cash, balance to suit pur-
chaser. Address Box 1913, CARR
son. N. ~.
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FOR SALE-One registered short
horn bull. Priced reasonable, Of
splendid line Of breeding. service
able age. Call at 718 Fifth. Mr..
A. G.. Small.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-14
Good Business,

A noted London caterer is extending
his lines of business. Recently lie was
asked if it was possible for him to fur
nish best man" along with the food
at a wedding. He decided that that
was easily possible, and after loo.s.=.y
over his staff he picked out the hand
soonest man, dressed him up eft to
KILL" sent him along to act at the
wedding and added three guineas to
the bill for catering"
And now the same caterer has en-
tered into the insurance business. For
$25 900 he has greed to furnish two
meals a day for the rest of his life
to one of his best customers. The
patron is forty years old and, IL he
lives for twenty-seven years. will be
paying approximately one dollar and
fifteen cents per. meal.
On the latter transaction it would
seem as If the caterer was getting the
| best of it, win, lose or draw. In the
| first place if man of forty eats ex-
cessively rich food-and 1t is conceded
that the food will be luxurious--for a
few years he is likely to have stomach
trouble and be forbidden by his physi.
] clan to attempt anything more than
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-14

specifically established but was
strongly suspected. The game was
played a good deal like the tradi-
tional squeeze" in China, each sub
ordinate taking his part of the graft
money and passing on the remainder
to his superior, who in turn peeled
off part of the roll and handed the
balance along the line. all according
to a rigidly established percentage
scale.
The American Federation of Labor
investigating committee got at the
books of the union, as far as they
were available, and found that out
of a total of over 100000 in the
strike fund it was impossible to ac-
count for nearly $650,000 because of
the lack of proper records and vouch-
ers. The fact that nearly a million
dollars was raised for the promo
ton of this Communist directed
strike brings up the question of
where it came from. New York is
interested in the police graft charge.
The country at large is interested
in the other aspect of the case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-14
Police Graft and Communism.

Wholesale corruption of members
OF the New York police force and
of1cials of the district attorneys
ONCE has been charged in a report
presented at the meeting of the
executive council of the American
Federation of Labor at st. Peters
burg, Fla. A special committee had
been appointed to investigate the
recent strike of the New York Fur
Workers Union, and as a result of
that inquiry the committee reports
20 the effect that about 100000 was
paid to police and other officials for
protection by the Communist and
left wing elements in control of the
union. This charge is based upon
afidavits given by those who were
involved in the strike, which lasted
seventeen weeks and was marked by
much violence against employers and
against workers not in agreement
with the radical leaders of the union
IT is alleged that a regular weekly
pay scale was established, according
"a which police inspectors got $3.50
captains $50. lieutenants from $25
to $50, detectives from $40 to $25
and clerks from $40 to SIS, These
funds were paid for protecting
strikers and Communist agitators
from arrest and prosecution.
The publication of this scale o.
nayments to the police by the New
York Communists brings to mind
once more the revelations of ar
investigation into police graft in New
York twenty-five or thirty years ago
when a legislative committee probet
deeply into the vice and crime con
ditions in the big city and found {
horrible mess. Pay scales were thel
IN order. Gamblers, street walkers
thugs and crooks of all classes pu
their money up weekly for "protec
ton" according to a fixed valuation
THAT money went up from the pa
.rolrnen to the precinct officials, t,
headquarters and thence to the mai
higher up" whose identity was neve