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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-17
THE KISS SLAYER

A New York high school boy goes to call on a Is
year-old girl She tries to kiss him. He seizes her.
snatches up length Of electric light cord and chokes
her to DEATH Now he awaits trial on charge Of first
degree murder.
The district attorney calmly announces that he will
ask for the death penalty.
The state" declares this official "is not interested
in reference to the boys supposed abnormaity. He
absolutely when he committed the crime to
which he has confessed"
On the face of things, one might almost be forgiven
for supposng that any lad who stranged girl to death
merely because she tried to kiss him u.s. without ques-
ton, somewhat off mentally. To say that perfectly
normal, balanced mind would have reacted in that way
is to talk utter nonsense.
Yet, at the time, the attitude of the district
attorney be understood. murderer's first act on
being arrested nowadays is to yell for aenst Many
scoundrel who richly deserved hanging has gone scot
free because psychiarist interpreted his dream
life for credulous jury
The tragedy Of the situation is that our boosted ad
vancement, with all it's fine knowledge of medicine
its scientific research its painstakng efficiency seems
utterly powerless in the face of mental disturbances
We many of the ills of the body, but when it
to the ills Of the mind little better off
than the witch-hunte Of Salem.
high school boy who would kill girl who tried to
kiss him is, obviously suffering from profound
mental trouble. Yet we know of no cure We know
of way Of finding it out in advance so that we can
protect ourselves. We do not seem to have any
certain way Of getting scientific agreement on whether
or not he actually is legally responsible
Il i the old story over againthe story Of the Leo
pold-Loeb case, Of the Hickman case Half dozen
respectable aienists arise and say that murderer is
perfectly sane and accountable; half dozen others,
equally respectable arise and say that he not Mean
while we left defenseless. There are, according
to psychiatrsts, thousands Of large today who
apt ct any moment, to break out just as inexpc-
ably - this New York boy did; but cannot protect
ourselves.
The field Of abnormal psychology is large one, and
Thus far It has been, apparently poorly explored It
would seem that the countrys crying need is for ac-
curate. scientific knowledge Of it. Our doctors know
GOOD deal about such physical ailments as typhoid
4ev dphtheria and smallpox. Cannot they do as well
81 ~ matter Of mental disturbances?
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-17
BY RODNEY BUTCHER
(NEA Service Writer)

Washington, Nov. 17.-No bright
young man need yearn for excite
ment as long as the army and navy
air services are operating.
If it isn't one thing in the air it's
another. Neither service appears to
be killing off it's pilots with the fire.
quency noted a year or two ago, but
military and naval flying are still
adventurous as compared with mere
bootlegging and chauffeuring.
Even the little brides sometimes
afflict the pilot with thoughts of
home and mother. Recently, during
some illuminated flying here, three
planes in formation had some anx-
ious moments with what appeared to
be a flock Of wild ducks. Search
lights playing over the planes from
the ground prevented the pilots from
determining just what they were.
One bird collided with a wheel
of Captain Ross G. Hoyt's plane and
started it spinning violently. Bird
fur flew in all directions. The three
airmen devoted themselves to get
ting outside the searchlight zone,
which appeared to attract the birds,
and finally got away from the
feathered formation.
If one of the birds had become
mixed up with propeller, air serv-
ice officers say, the engine would
have been likely to have been un-
seated and seriously damaged, caus-
ing considerable trouble and pos
At last reports the membership
of the famous Caterpillar Club
was just little shy of 100. The
initiation fee of this club is an
emergency life-saving jump with a
parachute. Unless someone has
jumped in the last day or two, there
are now 90 members who have made
101 such jumps.
This is how one joins the Cater
pillar Club, as described by Lieu
tenant H. w. Pennington of Fres-
no, Texas, one of the newest recruits.
Pennington ran into a terrific rain
and wind storm while flying in q
cloud at about 1000 feet.
"The ship became uncomfortable
and went into a spin," he reported.
ut made two turns and came out,
then went into another. was
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IN NEW YORK

New York, Nov. 1.-THE other
day, idling about the "big street." a
friend pointed out Rose Melville.
Of course that won't mean any
thing to the boys and girls of the
Charleston and companionate mar
riage era. ! don't expect any Of the
younger generation to recognize the
name.
But for those of us who dwelt in
the small towns in the days when
Diamond Dick or Young King Brady
were sneaked into the barn loft,
Rose Melville y as much part of
our youths as kites, one-old-cat or
ice cream soda.
Each year we waited for Rose
Melville to come in isis Hopkins"
And each season, or SO it seemed,
she brought her pig-tailed, toed-in
comic figure to our town in Michi-
gan. Each year we all shook a few
dimes out Of the penny bank, bought
"dime novel" and some peanuts
and climbed the gallery stairs.
Heaven only knows how many times
l witnessed this performance. Now
that / try to remember, it seems to
me that the same people went back
again and again. They must have.
For it was q medium sized town
with relatively small number of
theatergoers to draw from.
I have an idea that Rose Melville
had one of the most loyal and wor-
Shipping audiences of any actress
within her time. Otherwise she could
not have stood the test of the years,
nor could she have kept coming
round and round the same circuit
season on season.
She must have made a most pleas
ant fortune from it in her time. She
must have possessed the "Abie's
Irish Rose" of that particular pc
Rod. She was able to retire quite a
few years ago and settle down with
in echoing distance Of the "main
STEM"
Need l add that she has-well
yes, grown older!
Need I add that, time being erased,
l wouldn't dare go to see isis Hop
kins'' today. / would be a bit
afraid that might not laugh; that
/ might not fancy the "big hearted
Sis" stuff now-in fact, for half an
hour I've been trying to remember
the plot. It was something about
the country girl-the old ugly duck
ling" theme. She was too funny
looking for the boy friend, even if
she did have a heart of gold. The
course of true love ran rather rough.
Somehow she got to Paris-or was
in London? I forget whether she
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WASHINGTON
. LETTER. .zIff
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handicapped by not having an air
speed indicator and the fact that l
was blinded by the rain.
"As the ship was nearing the
ground rapidly, I realized that my
mechanic and / had to leave the
ship that we might save our lives,
which we did by jumping overheard
and pulling the rip cord of our
chutes.
"Wind on surface was blowing
approximately Is miles an hour. The
rain was coming down in torrents.
Bruises and scratches about the
face and body due to landing on a
barbed wire fence and being dragged
on the ground by the chute. Swol-
len ankles due to the force of hitting
the ground"
The mechanic, Air Corps Private
]. S. Wilson, is now also member
of the Caterpillar Club, which makes
no distinction Of rank.
Another Of the most recent men,
bers, Major Floyd E. Evans Of the
Michigan National Guard Air Serv-
ice, saw his right wing collapse
while about 1000 feet up with Lieu
tenant Edward C. Smell Of the Ma
tional Guard Infantry, as a pas
senger. Evans jumped after order
ing Smell to do so, but Smell failed
to follow and was killed.
"Could not leave the ship head
first due to air pressure. Put left
leg outside the cockpit and rolled
out, passing underneath the tail sur
faces.
"My first act on leaving the ship
was frantically trying to find my
rip cord, which I finally managed
to do. Then l felt a sudden jerk
and realized that my chute had
opened.
"As I came to the ground, which
/ could see dimly at about 200 feet,
I was drifting into clump Of large
oak trees.
Managed to miss them by slip
ping the chute, but landed on a
barbed wire fence. After landing
I was frantic, thinking that my me-
chanic was killed, but found him
unhurt, standing by the ship, having
also made a successful parachute
jump"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-17

IS MUSSOLINI HASTY IN DISCOUNTING
THE WAR!

Bento Mussolini dictator Of Italy, declares that
Europe has reached the halfway station in its
rebuilding process.
"Within the next decade" says II Duce the effects
of the will be entirely absorbed"
1t would be highly comforting, in way, if we could
believe this; comforting, yet at the time pro-
foundry discouragng. AS it happens however, it is
not true
To suppose that the world can, in 20 years wipe out
all traces of that cost 100000 lives,
turned three empires and burned up simply ncalcu-
liable amount of money, is to be optimst of the
highest order 1t presupposes faith in the recuper
alive ability of the human that is little short of
miraculous. Our Civil War was neither so bloody
costly the World war; yet in 63 years we
have not got away from all of it's effects. If can
heal the World wars wounds in less than half that
time are, indeed, talented.
Taented-or sublimely foolish. The World war was
the most expensive object lesson in human history. 1t
was the price the human paid for long
laton Of mistakes, folies and greeds If we can put
it all out of mind within two decades, have learned
nothing by it. We simply asking for another
spanking.
But all of this moralizng is futile, after ALL The
effects of the will be entirely absorbed
in another 10 than the effects of Columbus dis
covery of America The war one of those earth
shaking facts in human history, like the French
Revolution, that leave reverberatons for centuries
afterward.
Consider the situation Russia, that was an absolute
monarchy, is Communistc experiment The
Hungarian empire has dissolved. Germany is
republic. The financial empire of the world formerly
in the hands of England now has it's center in New
York. Mussolini himself, for that matter is product
of the war. Italy would not be saddlcd with him if
there had been peace between 1914 and 1918.
1t ought to be obvious that have hardly begun to
realize the effects of the century hence they
will be much clearer than they now. Between
1914 and 1918 there of one period of his
tory and the beginning of one. 1t may be years
before the takes definite FORM but it is here
nevertheless.
To say that shall have absorbed the wars effects
in another decade is simply to shut eyes to the
facts-and to invite another tragedy.
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THE MURDER OF ROTHsTEIN

The big news of recent days, aside from the presi-
Dental election has been the murder Of Arnold Roth
stein of New York. gambling king"
Nearly much fuss has been made over this affair
as though Rothstein had actually been useful citizen.
He was not of course. He famous simply because
he rolled up fortune of $lOOOO,OOO by gambling. He
was accused of various shady deals; he apparently was
not even that curious anomaly, square gambler"
But, after ALL he had $1O,0:o,OOO And, in this day
and age, any man who has that much money can be
sure Of fairly respectful attention when he passes on
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Our YESTERDAYS
TEN YEARS AGO

TEN YEARS AGO
Brooks Hoskins returned to his
home in Bismarck, having received
his discharge from the United States
army engineering division at Wash
ington.
Mrs. S. Christensen, 70 years Of
age, who resided southwest of Man
dan, celebrated her birthday ami
versary by attending her first NOV.
ing picture show.
The Bismarck Salvation Army
corps, under the command of Can.
tain James C. Bell, began a drive.
for the Christmas Cheer fund.
St. Georges guild of the Episcopal
church gave silver tea at the home
Of Mrs. F. =. Shepard on Avenue B.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Eggs were selling for % cents
dozen, and higher prices-were pre-.
dlcted for the winter. Supplies were
+ ing shipped to the smaller towns
since farmers could not supply their
home stores.
J. H. Newton was appointed menu
Der of the school board, following
the resignation of ]: D. Mcdonald.
Capt. and Mrs. w. F. Cushing
entertained at euchre. The guests
included Messrs. and Mines. Frank
White, H. L. Nicholson, B. E. Jones,
F. L. Conklin, E. K. Bull, w. P.
Kits, J. W. Foley, G. "A. Rawlings,
2. s. Miller, NJ. NJ. Cook. G. u.
Chamberlain and Frank Laurence.
FORTY YEARS AGO
Rev. G. ,. Austin returned from
pennsylvania to occupy the pulpit
OF the Bismarck Presbyterian church.
Miss Emma Peterson Of Painted
Woods was visiting here as guest
OF Mrs. Bottle on Fourth street.
Electric light wires were being
extended to the capitol 80 that the
state house could be illuminated BY
electricity.
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BARBS

"Collegian is wounded, .mistaken
for bandit" says headline over a
story from Montgomery, Ala. Who
shot him-his father?
Famous last words: "I'll just nut
my gun here and we'll see if we can
change seats without rocking the
boat"
President Emilio Portes Gil of
Mexico is said to be interested in
aviation. The airplane is quite a
swift means Of transportation.
Canadian lawyers say they are
surprised by the latitude given the
press in court matters in this
country. Perhaps the Canadian
editors aren't much given to the use
Of the word "alleged."
It's fine to be popular, but the
popular vote doesn't seem to get
you anywhere.
It cost $12,OOO,0O0 to crown the
Emperor Of Japan. It must have
been almost as grand an event as q
gangster's funeral.
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November II
18OO-Congress met in Washington
D. c., for the first time.
1863-Fighting began around Knox.
vile, Tenn.
l891-Alaska asked Congress for q
territorial form Of govern.
ment.
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It inevitable that he should get steamed up about
things
Accordingly believe that all future national cam
paigns will draw huge votes. The day of national
apathy in presidential election seems to be ended.
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baked eggplant, raw celery and ripe
olives.
Dinner: Broiled Belgian hare,
baked parsnips, cooked lettuce, sal
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When we write the truth it isn't
so necessary to keep carbon copy.
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DR.. Mccoy will gladly answer
personal questions on health
and diet, addressed to him,
care of the Tribune.
Enclose q stamped addressed
envelope for reply.
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st. Georges guild Of the Episcopal
church gave silver tea at the home
Of Mrs. F. E. Shepard on Avenue B.
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DR.. McCoy's menus suggested for
the week beginning Sunday, Nov.
18th:
Sunday
Breakfast: French Omelet, *waf-
file, applesauce.
Lunch: Cream of tomato soup,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-17

Miss Emma Peterson Of Painted
Woods was visiting here 40 guest
OF Mrs. Bottle on Fourth street.
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Electric light wires were being
extended to the capitol so that the
state house could be illuminated BY
electricity.
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The Bismarck Salvation Army
corps, under the command of Cap
tain James C. Bell, began a drive.
for the Christmas Cheer fund.
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J. H. Newton was appointed menu
Der OF the school board, following
the resignation of J. D. Mcdonald.
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aged to say In . whisper. Mothers
listening
At the end OF the meal. Byrd felt
Is IL she had taken part In the
aThirty Years War" But IL was
her mother who had come off vic
t~orious, and sailed out Of the din
Ing room. embattled for the war
against vice and deception. And
che looked as If she meant to set
things right before she lett Tor
Jacksonville.
TO tighten her disgrace a little,
and 10 take the bad taste of that
meal out of her mouth. Byrd de-
cided to take her mother out to
Margy's. Mrs. Hamilton preached
all the way out on the wisdom Of
owning your own home.
"She doesn't need to argue with
me about thati" Byrd thought TO
herself. bitterly.
A house kept both a man and a
woman out of mischief, Mrs. HAM
ilton continued. And il was a conf
Portable place to bring your friends
and the right way to bring un chill
dren, III there were any children!
She flashed a questioning glance at
Byrd from her beady. knowing eyes.
Byrd breathed a deep sigh of relief
when they arrived at the Duncans.
Mrs. Hamilton softened immedi-
ately under the influence Of the
honey atmosphere OF Mars
house. The furniture was shabby
and ~threadbare. and the living room
was Uttered with toys and children's
books and mending. Holding the
baby on her l.p. she approved Of
Marcy.
On the way back 10 the apart
ment. all her satisfaction and APP
prevail of Marcy, evaporated when
she asked again for Margy's last
name. When she learned she was
married TO the man who had been
making love to Byrd a rev minutes
before. her vindictivcness knew no
bounds. She had no respect for any
womna who allowed her husband TO
| 20 gallivanting around 70 tearooms,
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tie grocery store that was always
on the point Of falling and Jim's
continual help from the family kept
the family out Of poverty.
Larry kept Mr.. Hamilton busy
playing golf for Mr.. Hamilton was
active. and enjoyed anything that
took him outdoors. Each day Mr..
Hamilton promised himself that
he'd drop around and see Progress
Polk and some other banks he'd met
at conventions. but he never got
around" to Il.
On the day they were leaving.
Byrd resolved to have n talk with
her father. She suspected that her
mother had confided the story or
her downfall to him.
didn't know you had a bold, bad
daughter. did you, Jimsy.' she
asked. facctiously. Her fathers
eyes CLEANED in recognition of the
"Jimsy.'
Il always know you want some
thing when YOU begin to 'Jimsy'
me-" his eyes twinkled. whats all
this business about painted wom-
en-. jazz restaurants, drinking and
smoking.'
ooh. mostly mothers o~ver-sctivc
mind she said. lightly. LARRY
isn't a saint. He believes he has
TO 20 a pace like the other men IN
his set. He thinks IL helps business
-well-you know-doing things So
cially and all that"
Better put some 81 these profits
into a home and a family" admon-
ished Jim. "the next stock ne
handles may not pay ten per cent"
Jim sat lost in thought. End lines
Of worry cut themselves around his
eyes ard mouth.
"why. father,' Byrd brought her
little backbone NJ with \ jerk.
You're surely not worrying about
me-"
"Jimminy cricketsi" he came out
or his slough Of despond with an
effort. "Never about you. Byrdkins!
I'll tell YOU what it is. I'm worry
ing about Pat. She's hitting the
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II q man was tickle. she stated. in
exorably, it was the wcman's fault.
Absolutely!
That night Mrs. Hamilton read the
riot act to Byrd.
Il never thought Id live TO see
the day when you would tolerate
such things. Drinking and SIN liking
with such coarse people. What has
cone over YOU" she demanded.
well, in Larry's business. you've
got to meet and be nice to all sorts
Of people. You've got to meet them
socially. too" began Byrd.
"You can't throw the blame for
what I saw today on Larry'S shout
ders!' she snorted. violently. "Not
much, young LADY," Larry told your
father and me what nice friends he
had,
Byrd was silent. She seemed not
TO care, now, what her mother
thought. She only wished she would
go back to Jacksonville before she
stirred up some real trouble.
IL want 70 know just one thing.
Do you smoke and drink " she ask
cd. g~oadingly.
why, Of course 7 do" Byrd's
temper famed up. in spite Of her
effort at se~lf-control. Il don't APP
prove OF it any more than you do.
But here everybody does both"
"You can't pull the wool over my
eyes. young lady," she glared at
Byrd. wishing she might administer
the spankings that used 10 sim
plify the matter of discipline. 81
wonder that Larry permits it,
Byrd was heartsick over the whole
thing. Should she d~isillusion her
mother? II would be futile for
Mrs. Hamilton always put the blame
for things. not where il really be-
longed. but where she thought it
belonged. Goodness knows, Byrd
thought. they've had enough worry
with Herb. their son-in-law. all their
lives. Her older sister had mar
ried a shiftlcss. drab stick Of a man
whose sole income for Becky and
his two little daughters, was 4 lit
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at has a big cellar, you see."

mischief What do you do with all
your time. Mrs. oberman? Have you
a family?'
Tiny's face quivered for an instant.
People who knew Tiny never men
toned the subject to her. But Mrs.
Hamilton was too hard to intrpret
Tiny except by that mask which she
wore in place Of a face.
Il have a big house which is really
a terrible care. But Fred likes Il.
II has a big cellar, YOU see Byrd
stepped on Tiny's foot just in time.
well, that's something." said Mrs.
Hamilton, acidly. I'm glad there's
one woman who believes in a full
vegetable cellar. If Byrd had a place
10 store the stuff. I'd come up and
do her fall canning for her..
There was a terrible silence. Byrd
decided 10 leave her mother to her
room and thump n thing or two into
her head. When they returned,
Byrd realized the silence that lay
between Jack and her mother, like a
death pail, hadn't been broken. Byrd
decided to leave hr mother 10 her
fate and Tiny. Tiny, very much
chastened, started to prattle to Mrs.
Hamilton.
II want TO talk to you sometime
about the business" said Byrd to
lack. They we're sitting side by side
on the high-backed bench.
"I'm glad you're taking an inter
est in IT," said Jack, evRsively. But
there are more interesting things TO
"a 1T Nh. ..rtr - - ~
Because I'm terribly worried and
you ought TO be, too said Byrd, IN
low tones.
"Now, don't be 'itty'! There's not
a thing for you TO worry about.
There's only one thing in this world
that bothers me" he looked at
Byrd. meaningly.
what do you mean7' asked Byrd,
disturbed.
"You know what 7 mean" Tie
leaned toward her. guardedly and
unobserved. placed his free hand
over hers in her lap. I'm desper-
ately in love and only you can
help me-"
Byrd glanced up and saw her
mothers eyes riveted on hers. She
colored to the roots Of her hair.
Gas | was saying. Jack" she said.
in a high, clear voice, cts terribly
dangerous business"
She parried with him throughout
the luncheon, alternately hot and
cald with the embarrassing situa-
tions he provoked. What strange
tricks life played you, thought Byrd
her eyes dark and unhappy and
brooding.
"Don't be such a fool" she man
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trail like the rest Of these young
colts. But she's as smart as a rag
weed. and thinks she's fcoling moth
or and met"
So when they left, IL was ar
ranged that Patricia would spend
the winter with Byrd and Larry,
Jim thinking. gratefully. that Byrd's
influence would be beneficial, and
HenriettE believing hat Larry would
be the real factor in Pats salvation.
Byrd never actually realized that
Pats coming would have such mo-
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mcntous consequences. TN a way,
il changed the entire curse Of sew
eral lives.
(To BE CONTINUED