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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-03


Captain Midzushiro was commander of the
Japanese cruiser Jintsu.
Last summer the japanese fleet was hold.
ing maneuvers. The Jintsu collided with the
destroyer Warabi, sinking it with loss Of Ill
lives.
Captain Midzushiro relinquished his COM
mand while navy board of inquiry met to in
quire into the disaster. A few days before tho
board was ready to present its findings he com.
mitted suicide.
Had that happened in the American navy,
or in any European navy, the logical inference
would have been that the officer knew he was
going to be found guilty of culpable negligence
and carelessness, and ended his life to avoid
the public disgrace which he knew the boarl
of inquiry would put upon him.
But in this case such an inference is unjus-
titled.
In fact, it is anticipated that the navy board
will pronounce Captain Midzushiro free from
all responsibility for the wreck.
Then why the suicide?
The Japanese have very finely developed
sense Of honor. Guiltless Of any fault, this
officer nevertheless felt that the tragedy was
q stain on his honor too great to be borne. He
could make amends only by taking his own life.
Verify, least is east and west is west"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-03
Hickman and the Third Degree
minneapolis JOurnal)

Whenever it is limited here that there is
considerable justification and warrant for the
reasonable application by police or prosecutors
of what is called the third degree" we usually
land right spang in the middle Of circle Of
hornets nests. That is to say, in such case
we always harvest q crop Of singing letters
from we'll meaning critics who accuse us of
chambers implements, inherited from the
Dark Ages.
Well, hornets, come on and sting US some
more. For we are going to say, here and now,
that q reasonable application Of the third de-
gree has again proved the worth of this prac.
tical, if not humane, method Of getting at the
truth in time of great emergency.
By reasonable" application of the third de-
gree, we mean the relentless questioning of &C.
cused persons. We do not include the third
degree as practised in the gold fish room" If
the Chicago police department, with its lengths
Of hose and other implements of physical tor
ture.
No man can tell long and complicated false.
hood again and again, and tell it the same way
each time, as police and prosecutors already
knew, and as William Edward Hickman, BUTCH
er of little Marian Parker, found out on his
way from Oregon to Los Angeles in his "jail
car"
Hickman, when first arrested, had told an
elaborate tale, in which he denied any part in
the murder of the girl he kidnapped. placing all
the blame on nebulous Andrew Cramer.
That was Hickman's story, and he stuck to
it, through dozen feelings. But, by and by,
after hours Of grilling. he began to contradict
himself, began to get his recollection of events
all twisted up. and finally confessed that he
alone had murdered the child, and without any
help from anyone else.
Will any Of our over-sentimental friends ard
critics now say that the men whose duty it
was to get at the facts were unnecessarily cruel
with Hickman? Such merciless and continu
Gus questioning does inflict on the questioned
one no small degree Of mental torture. NJ
doubt about that.
But the third degree, when reasonably ap.
piled, does not wiring false confessions from In
nocent men, popular dramatists and novelists
to the contrary Notwithstanding. If prisoner
is telling nothing but the truth. he can tell
each detail in practically the same way, time
after time, and no matter how often forced to
50 over It again.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-03

ing their gruesome decorations Of
skull and cross-bones.
"Now, what's the row about? p
George asked sternly, when he had
parked the car on a side street be.
fore a house with "For Rent
signs in it's staring, blind windows.
1--WE left my husband" Faith
said with curious calmness. II
shall not go back to him. No one
can make me 60 back to him." Her
brown eyes, bright with the mad
ness which had so suddenly de.
scended upon her, challenged him
defiantly. She saw a flush sweep
over his homely, swarthy face, to
the roots of his rust-red, curly
hair, and remembered with q queer
satisfaction that George had been
in love with her before she had
married Bob Hathaway, that he
was still in love with her.
what happened, Faith?" George
asked quietly, his voice so gentle
that her face began to twitch with
threatened spasm Of weeping.
Il can't tell you," she cried.
"Why should I tell you? I'm Just
not going back. I'd rather die
She caught herself up with a gasp.
She was going to die anyway
"All right" George soothed her.
"You don't have to GO back, until
you wan. to, but you can't 70 any
where without a coat and hat in
this weather."
Faith did not protest when George
told her he was going to take her
to his home, for that cunning lobe
Of her brain told her that here was
her chance to escape. She would
refuse to leave the car, he would go
into the house to get the things he
had urged her to accept and she
would run away
"Funny I should have run into
you like that" George reflected in
his gentle, soothing voice. 1.-THE
family's gone for the day, / was all
alone and lonesome and decided
to drive out to the Myrtle Street
house to wish the old couple many
happy returns Of the day. Cherry
told me yesterday that they were
celebrating their forty-ninth we'd
ding anniversary and that you
would be there. | wanted to see
you, too," he added casually, but
the flush on his swarthy cheeks
deepened. "Here we are. Come on
in with me. There's no one at
home at all, not even q servant"
mo, thank you," Faith said
smiling with her mad, bright eyes,
"Ill wait for you here"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-03
Editorial Comment
Employment and Unemployment
New York Times)

The latest report on employment and un-
employment in American industry, by the
United States Bureau Of Labor Statistics, IL
illustrates the difficulty Of drawing positive in
ference from such data. Covering returns
from fifty-four American manufacturing indus
tries, the bureaus calculation finds the per-
centage of laborers employed last October, TAX
ing the monthly average of 1928 as 100, to
have been slightly over STU. The decrease
had not been continuous during the interven-
ing period. In one month Of 1924 the average
fell to 8478; late in 1925 the monthly percent
age reached 9258, and it worked out at 1884,
in March Of last year. But since then reduc-
ton has been practically uninterrupted; the
October average is lower than in any month
since September of 1924. which was considered
period Of trade reaction, and the indicated
employment of October is 121I per cent below
1923.
The general trend thus indicated has been
confirmed by nearly all individual statements
of industrial companies. The average labor
force employed by the Bethlehem Steel, for
instance, decreased from 62350 in 1923 to co.
098 in 1925, the pay roll also being reduced
from Sill, 1000 to $107,771, 900. In 1926
the General Motors employed 1887 fewer
workingmen than in 1923, with reduction of
81, 543, 900 in the annual pay roll. These COM
parsons would seem to mean an unfavorable
movement Of trade activity. The unemploy-
ment figures are certainly so considered in the
case of European computations, which have
been accepted, notably in England, France,
Germany and Italy, as clear reflection of I'M
provement or retrogression in the national III
dustry. Yet in American factory employment
a curious complication arises which makes
positive deduction difficult.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-03

fist, who has . long series Of spleu-
did dramas to his credit.
The setting is in the Latin Quar-
ter OF P..ris and the theme Il one
Of q love SO strong that it proved
worthy Of every sacrifice . woman
could make. Coming on the heels
Of "Barbed Wire" ! phenomenal
picture. It shows Miss Negri at
her best in an emotional role Of
strength and excellent motivation,
It should be well worth seeing.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-03

The Christmas holidays are now over. The
kClly has been tossed in the fireplace, the
,hristmas tree has shed its needles all over
re carpet, the last remnants Of the turkey
~ heen made into hash and fair share Of
Iunior,s toys are broken. But there is one
hinr that we can keep for while.
| Thst thing is realization, such as we get anew
livery Christmas, that this is q pretty good
heorted world, after all. People, by and large.
|are pretty good Selfishness isn't universal,
land generosity isn't as rare as it might be.
Christmas, we say, brings these facts nome
/ For example: not long ago the newspapers
nrinted . story telling how the children OF
fr1kin9 coal miners in Ohio weren't going to
hnva any Christmas. The childrens parents
|were desperately poor most Of the kids weren't
even Hetting enough to eat, and presents were
ont Of tho question. Well, it may comfort you
|to know that after that story was printed gifts
"a food. clothing, money and toys showered in
|61a thee miners. People who had never seen
- of the miners, people who were entirely
|1Sf of sympathy with the strike itself, went
E111f az their way to see to it that these chill
"a could have some sort Of Christmas.
Makes you feel rather good, doesn't it?
|Iere's another like it.:
~ few weeks ago there was story in the pa
|uexy falling how little girl out in Los Angeles.
|Whosa father was too poor to buy her a doll,
~ % lonely that she kidnapped" little baby
~ bury and kept it all afternoon. Now q
~1iaen s. Chicago has asked for the address Of
RI uttlo 9irl 50 that she can send her q dol
~ Wo1nan never saw the little girl; she just
2H G5Sntod ~ Be kind to her-had Z generous i'm.
~ that she had to obey.
Ihon there were the various newspaper San
- Glane funds that were collected. Every one
e. fhem sfweut over" in fine shape. In every
- thero were many, many people glad to do
4 ;nt they could to share their holiday happi
Ihece things are commonrlace, familiar, per-
vt they are just the things that We
o1xfy with as. They reassure 10 - to
" ~. the worthiness and the goodwill
80 l61Ipw men and women. They persuade
- 1,ose that people are pretty fine, after
y ot@nally true, despite al that Gym
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-03


ktatisticians have announced that during the
+ 1928 there will be 23,500 people killed in
fitA accidents. More than 100000 will be
|booner br later We are going to realize that
= traffid problem is something that must be
gled in a big way. Twenty-three thousand
tths in dne year! AS many lives as were
in the (battle of Gettysburg! When arc
going tot wake up and do something about
HI Of these deaths, Of course, will be acct
|htaL Barring some that will be caused by
|hnlken or mentally deficient drivers (per-
|Ps we should say "and" instead Of "orl
|ey will all be caused by people who have the
It intentions in\ the world-people who, to-
", would give their automobile away if they
ew they were going to take life some time
Is year.
The speeder will cause some of them-the
m who is in such a hurry to get wherever ne
going that he forgets that pedestrians, little
ildren especially Gan suddenly appear on a
Rhway without warning.
The road hog will 4ause others-the driver
10 wants to stick in) the middle Of the road,
driver who makeS it a point of honor not
give an inch more space to the other mo-
'rist than he has to-
The s4take-a-chance" idiot will cause many
Wv
lie wrong side and trusts to luck that the Other
liver won't happen to pull over towards the
Nrb until he gets by.
The slow-poke, who usually thinks he is a
ery careful driver, will be responsible for
bite 9 few. This driver, you know, plods
long in the middle of the street at 20 miles
hour, forcing other cars into the wrong
efic lanes when they pass him.
The "in-and-outer" -the driver who weaves
~lsscrew track through heavy traffic, tool
= his horn and scraping tenders as he goes
-sYill have plenty to answer for, too.
Ard, last but not least, there is the man who
ses his temper-which is apt to include any
us. When another car spurts by you and
Us il pretty close in front of you, you get
re, don't you? You have an impulse to dart
head and cut in close to it to get even, don't
ou? Well, don't do it. Ninety-nine times
It of hundred it would be all right; but the
undredth time might cause wreck that
ould take several lives. You can't afford to
e your temper in an automobile.
Our traffic toll is national shame. Sooner
later we must devise some system of traffic
Introl far better than we now have. In thu
eantime, it is up to each individual driver to
andle his car, always, so that there is no
1snce o. his hitting any person or automobile.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-03

les may say, that people will always respond to
an appeal to their better natures. The only
trouble, ordinarily, is that they lack leaders to-
make the appeals. The response is always
waiting.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-03
THE MEANING OF ACIDOSIS

It is quite common for patients
to believe that their blood is over
acid. They have arrived at this con-
clusion from hearing so much about
acidosis, which has gradually come
to mean to them that their blood
has turned acid. This is false as
sumption, as the blood, during life,
always presents an alkaline reaction,
and death takes place at the very
moment when the blood becomes
more acid than alkaline.
A small amount Of tissue may be-
come deadened-for instance, q
crushed finger or toe may have the
tissue so destroyed that the basic
alkalinity is lost - and this dead
tissue may then be said to be more
acid than alkaline. But this cannot
be true over any large area Of the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-03

DR.. Mccoy will gladly answer
personal questions on health and
diet, addressed to him. care a
the Tribune.
Enclose . stamped addresoed
envelope for reply.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-03

So drive today that the florist won't build
an AT Rest" pillow for you tomorrow.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-03

Milliners are responsible for great deal OF
the overhead expense Of the average home.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-03
HEAI fH4sDIET ADVICE
81 DR. Frank Nc Cay !,
Ass% 2kE 2edZ M2H NMaf6E


body, for in life the entire blood
stream must be slightly alkaline.
When what is called "acidosis"
exists, it only means - lowered
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-03
BARBS

Harry Thaw has gone to Holly
wood. Is it possible tho young
man is becoming = trifle wild!
They're using chemicals to ripen
fruit now, but that's an old recipe
for corn and rye.
Bills ready for the House q Rep
resentatives 50 far number. s. 40. Il
seems there are = few things which
haven't been prohibited.
Believe. it or not, but ct 4 hank.
ers' banquet in Paris the other day,
9 young American singer rendered
20 Promise Me-"
We wish to nominate @ ono 81
the most successful men of 1927
the Iowa man who listed his assets
at $977 and liabilities ct 9o0o. 900.
Prince George fell out Of IN auto.
mobile the other day. The kine 81
England had better never let those
boys take up aviation.
Copyright, 1927, NEA Service, 1nc.)
There are Approximately $1,000
automobile repair shops in the
United States.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-03
ELTINCE THEATRE


Cara Bow will be seen It the FL
tinge again tonight in Get Your
Man."
For Wednesday and Thursday,
the Eltinge features Pola Negri
and Einar Hanson in 1.-THE Woman
on Trial"
Miss Negri is always interesting
always gorgeous, no matter what
her vehicle. But she assures an
astounding performance once given
a suitable background for her tall
ents. It would seem she has every
thing necessary in her latest pro-
duction to insure success.
The story is based on "Confes-
sion" . powerful stage play by
Ernest vajda, Hungarian drama
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-03
At the Movies
CAPITOL THEATRE

From start to finish the picture,
1.-THE Magic Flame" now showing
at the Capitol theatre, is an en-
thralling drama Of great beauty and
high romance. Its story holds every
audience spellbound.
Henry King, the director, again
demonstrates that greata ability
which has kept him among the truly
elite directors during the past five
or six years. There is always a
depth Of feeling and a delicacy in the
depletion Of all situations in every
picture that Henry King directs.
The photography by George Barnes
is already one Of the marvels Of the
motion picture business, and in
"The Magic Flame" he surpasses
even his own previous work.
The picture opens in the main
tent Of . European circus with all
the paraphernalia and performers
found in the midst Of their acts.
These scenes are = marvel Of ingen-
uity, and. % z study Of camera
angles, can scarcely be surpassed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-03

There arc approximstely $1,000
automobile repair shops in the
United States.
Evening star., 1928-12-14
APPROVE AIRPORT
AT GRAvELLY POINT
District Commissioners Back
$1,50o,oo0 Virginia
Project.

The District Commissioners today re-
ported favorably to the Senate District
committee on the Capper bill for the
development of an airport at Gravelly
Point, Va.
The Commissioners maintained their
stand that the expense OF the airport,
estimated at 81 500 900, should be equal
lv shared by the municipal and Federal
governments. The Budget Bureau held
that the proposed airport development
would not be in conflict with the finan-
cial program of the President If all OF
the funds for the project were to be
maid out of the revenues OF the Distrlc,
81, Columbia. The report OF the Budget
Bureau is inclosed without comment by
the Commissioners in their report tc
Senator Capper.
The bill in question provides for the
establishment of the airport by reclaim.
ing land in the shallow water OF the
Potomac at Gravelly Point. 1t contem.
plates the erection and establishment o1
a suitable airdrome to encourage the
development of commercial aviation anc
for national defense. 1t Is intended tC
be open to the public as landing helc
for private aircraft, for the use of the
All IIldn SClflAC oAAA o0 - oO0VASAA ava
the accommodation of passengers from
Organized passenger and freight lines.
The bill provides that the total sun
authorized for the airport shall not ex'
eeed 81, ,500,0OO of which $3.50, ,0G0 is tt
be appropriated each year for two years
There is no conflict between the pro-
posed Washington Air Junction neal
Alexandria and the Gravelly Point Mu'
nicipal Airport project, it was stressed
Yesterday in letter from Henry Wood
house. president of the Aerial League
of America, to Representative Zihlnian
chairman of the District committee
who had invited Mr.. Woodho,lse to tes'
tify before the committee regarding tht
Alexandria development.
Referring to a reported effort to delay
vote in. the House on the Gravelly
Point Airport on December II to heal
from proponents of the Alexandra
junction. Mr.. Woodhouse said, II an
heartily in favor of immediate develop
ment of the Gravelly Point Airport ans
should be very sorry If anything hap
pens to delay vote on this measure.
Commercial aviation has possibilitie
! so tremendous that all available acreag
for airports should be acquired at ono
| in order that future progress in thi
direction may not be blocked" Y
Mr.. Woodhouse stated that the use
fulness of the Gravelly Point AirpoI
would be increased If additional acreag
could be procured to extend the run
ways, and called attention to the fac
that his project will supply runway
a mile or more In length for the large
| air liners.
Mr.. Woodhouse accepted Chairma
] Zihlman's invitation to testify befor
the committee at % early astss -,
Evening star., 1928-12-14
PAY RAISE ORDER FOLLOWS
CENSURE OF DEEDS RECORDER
Also Told to Give Increases to Aids.
McCarl Charges Deliberate Demo-
tions Prior to July l.

Severely criticizing Arthur G. Froe,
recorder of deeds of the District of Co
lumbia, for falling properly to put into
effect the salary raises of the Welch
pay act, Controller General McCarl to-
day ordered him to increase his own
salary $40O and the salaries of virtual
ly every person on the pay roll Of his
office retroactive to last July l.
The administrative action by Froe by
which McCarl said salaries had delib-
erately been decreased just before the
increase OF the WEIGH act on July l was
described as unlawful"
The error In Froe's handling Of the
matter was discovered by the General
Accounting Once in an audit OF pay
roll accounts, which showed that most
of the persons in the ofiice were now
receiving exactly the same money they
had received before July /, when the
WEIGH act raises became effective. In
some instances there had been slight
Evening star., 1928-12-14
j. S. WORKERS GET
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY
Executive Order Calls for
Suspension of Work on
December "a.

Federal employees In the District of
Columbia and employees of the District
government are to have holiday on
Monday, the day before Christmas. An
executive order to this effect was issued
today by President Coolidge. In grant,
President stated in his order that this
was not to be deemed as establishing
a precedent.
The order, in full, follows:
1T Is hereby ordered that the sew
eral executive departments and inde-
pendent Government establishments IN
the District OF Columbia, including the
Government Printing Once and the
Navy Yard and stations, be closed on
Monday. December a, 1928, and all
clerks and other employees in the Fed
eral service in the District of Columbia,
except those who may for special pub
lie reasons be excepted from the pro-
visions of this order, or those whose abb
sence from duty would be inconsistent
with the provisions of existing law, are
hereby excused from duty on that day
This order is not to be deemed as es-
tablishing precedent"
While not stipuiating the employees of
the District government, it Is the un-
derstanding at the White. House that
the Board of Commissioners of the Dis
trict always follows orders of this kind
and that the District employees will en-
JOY this holiday gift from President
Coolidge.
The President had been asked by rep
reSentatives of the Federal employees to
extend the Christmas holidays to the
point of including at least half holi-
day If not a whole holiday on the Sat-
urday preceding Christmas.
Evening star., 1928-12-14
GOV. BYRD PARDONS
MRS. VIM. C. CLOTH
Woman Who Shot Husband. Ar.
lington County Official, Freed
With His Approval.

Mrs. William c. Cloth, wife of the
commemorative attorney of Arlington
County, Va, who shot her husband on
the night of March Z, when he came to
her home in Arlington. was released
from Jail at Potomac, Va. at O'Clock
this afternoon. She had served five
months of a years sentence. A pardon
from Gov. Byrd OF Virginia, reported to
have been granted with the approval OF
Mr.. Cloth, the judge who pronounced
sentence and the prosecutor in the case,
was signed late yesterday and arrived at
the Potomac Jail shortly after noon
today.
Since July 8, when Mrs. Cloth went
to jail following a months stay Of
sentence, group of women of Arling-
ton County. headed by Mrs. Rex N.
Hunt. have been working for her re-
lease. Mrs. Hunt, who lives In Claren-
don, Is president of the Organized
Women Voters of Arlington County
1t was through her efforts that c. C.
Carlin, prominent local attorney and
former Representative from Virginia
was prevailed upon to add his voice TO
the request of the women for the par
don of Mrs. Cloth
Following her release from Jail, Mrs
Cloth went directly to the home of her
mother, Mrs. Deka Schneider, Shelly
and Bingham roads Arlington. Her Is
year-old son, William Charles Cloth.
had not returned from this city, where
he is second year student at Western
High School.