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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-05
M MIISIC

There's the piano she said
please play something"
He rose to his full graceful height.
pushed back his long black hair. and
adjusted his cuffs. He sat before the
piano. Something was amiss. He
turned dsspairingly.
"Gloria." he %groaned. Where Is
the slot? Y
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-05
POOR CHAP,

Jack: $50 sac turned you down,
eh7 ,"
George: yes. I always was I'M
lucky az love. Why. IL | had been
Adam. Ill bet Eve would have re-
NAMED an old maid"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-06

chairs, and they did not free them
selves unit! after = two-hour strue-
gle. In addition to the car and the
cash loot, the men stole q 20 caliber
rifle and an ovcrcoat.
NJ. l.. Vigness. Grafton, Walsh
county sheriff, notified other north
eastern North Dakota officials of
the robbery, furnishing descriptions
given by Ryan's hired man.
One Of the robbers is described as
6 feet tall, fair commissioned, and
weighing about ITO pounds. He had
scar on his chin. The other is de-
scribed as short. dark, and extremely
foreign in appearance. The car in
which they made their escape is q
1921 Ford touring.
The men were believed to have
fled in the direction Of Devils Lake.
The two men arrested here were
standing a short distance from a
car which was identified as the one
used by the robbers by its license
and engine numbers. A search of
the men and car failed to reveal the
money, or q gun which was also
stolen.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-06
Social and Personal
Ladies' Saxophone
Band to Be Directed
by Stanley E. Morris

Bismarck will have a ladies' saxo-
phone band.
Stanley E. Morris, formerly with
Conn National school of music. Chi
cago, will direct the lady saxophon-
lists and will teach band instruments
in Bismarck.
Mr.. Morris has taught band and
orchestral instruments for the last
three years. He has studied under
private tutors for many years. Her
bert L. Clark, the worlds greatest
cornetist, was his instructor in brass
instruments, and he studied reeds
under Adolph Prochaska, Bohemian
artist, at Chicago.
Mr.. Morris has played with Ell
lery's Dand at Denver, Colo. with
Kryl's band, and as concertmaster
Of the, S.ratford theatre orchestra
in Chicago.
Appointments for lessons may be
made at the Melody Shop until Mr..
Morris secures permanent studio.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-06
ADVERTISEMENT
Cities Service
Common Stock.
Good Investment
How Investment In Cities Serv.
ice Common Due to Dividend
Policy Multiplies

Let us suppose you had invested
$1,000 in Cities Service Common
Stock on January l, 1911, (shortly
after it was first issued). You
would have paid $3.50 per share
for total Of Is 81 shares Of 500
par value. These Is "a shares have
today q market value Of 36,110.76
at $4,000 per $40 par value share.
You would have received In stock
dividends up to July /, 1923, . total
Of IS Ia shares Of 500 par value.
These shares today would have q
market value Of $11,456.25.
Therefore, if you did not sen any
Of your stock during this time, you
would have today total holdings Of
$16,575.0O market value Of Cities
Service Common Stock.
You also would have received up
to July I, 1928, . total Of $2,3l4.S6
in cash dividends or an average an
nual income of 1910 per cent on
your original investment Of $1,000.
Altogether combining cash and
stock dividends received lat their
present market valued your $1,000
investment would be worth $1S,-
9l0.86.
If you should now decide to sell
your stock dividends Is you receive
them and the present dividend rate
and yield remain constant, you
would have an income Of 81 ,8OO.6 80
per year-more than the amount Of
your original investment Of II LIZ
years ago.
This example should be sufficient
to show the excellent record Of
Cities Service Common Stock q .
long term investment.
This is one Of the Investments Of
fered to the public by p. c. Rem.
ington & Son, the Pioneer Invest.
ment House Of Bismarck, North d.
kota.
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State of North Dakota, County of
Burleigh-ss.
In Justice Court. Before A. e. Ship,
Justice Of the Peace.
Doris Battersby. Plaintiff,
James cacren. Defendant,
and
w. +. Perry, Carnishee.
The State of North Dakota to James
BY this second summons herein
you are directed to appear before me
At my office In the city Of Bismarck,
Burleigh County. North Dakota. at 2
October. 1928. and to answer the COM
plant Of Doris Battersby against you
alleging that you are indebted to the
said plaintiff in the sum of $119.O6.
Said SUM being owed by you to the
amount hereinafter stated for goods,
merchandise. material and personal
service furnished by said parties to
you Of the reasonable value and
accounts have been heretofore as
signed to this plaintiff as follows:
Ireland Lumber Company 8.49
Rudh Brothers .......... 63.55
w. Il. Grimmel .......... 1922
Or. Margaret Peake ...... 1900
Star Troy Laundry ...... 1880
s1ls.Os
You are further notified that the
plaintiff has garnished said houses
hold goods consisting of:
One Administer Rug 8 IT. by 3
inches by 10 IT. 6 inches. two rugs
q inches by 81 inches, one Sewing
Machine. one Oak Buffet. one Chif-
fonier. one Photograph. one Curtain
Stretcher. 8 Curtain Rods, one Lawn
Mower. and other small items of
household furniture in the possession
Of w. +. Perry. at Bismarck. North
Dakota. and belonging to said de.
PENDANT. and you are hereby notified
that unless you appear and answer
at the time fixed herein. the plain
tiff will take judgment against you
and will foreclose said garnishment
lien upon said furniture according to
law in order to satisfy said claim. to-
gether with costs and disbursements
and costs OF sale.
Given this 26th day of September.
1928.
A. e. SHIP
CRUM & CRUM.
Attorneys for the Plaintiff.
Webb Block. Bismarck, N. Oak.
g.: $50: GID
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$4,000 STOLEN
FROM FARMER
Two Men Tie FOrdville Farmer
and Farm Hand and Then
Loot Safe

Grand Forks, N. D.. Oct. g.
Two men believed to be the men
who robbed Jerry Ryan, farmer liv-
ing two miles north Of Fordville, of
$500, and escaped shortly sitter 8
p. m. last night, were arrested here
last night.
The prisoners gave their names
as Ernest Erickson and Jim Murphy.
They were to be taken to Fordville
today.
Forcing Ryan and an aged hired
man to open q safe containing the
money, two men rifled the safe
about 8 o'clock last night.
After throwing blankets over
their victims heads the bandits
bound Ryan and his companion to
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-06
Murphy and Byrnes
Speeches Broadcast

Grand Forks, N. D., Oct. 6.-(F-
Two North Dakota stations are in-
cluded in the hook-up which will
broadcast Democratic campaign
speeches Saturday night. They are
WDAY, Fargo, and KFYR, Bis
marck. Frank w. Murphy, chair
man of the legislative committee of
the corn belt federation of farm or
CARNATIONS, and Congressman
Joseph w. Byrnes Of Tennessee will
be the speakers. Byrnes will 60 on
the air at Z p. m. and Murphy at
1880 D. m.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-06
BLIND. PLAY CRICKET

London, Oct. 6.-The ball recently
used in . cricket match, between the
East London School for Blind Chill
dren and the Norwood Royal Nor
NAL College for the Blind, was made
of basket weave with q bell in the
center.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-06
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR RENT-Large comfortable
sleeping room in modern home.
Hot water heat. Hot water at all
times. Also house and lot for
sale. Call 522 Second street.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-06
Alto ON RAILS

Montreal (P Inspection trips
over the Canadian and Pacific lines
will be made by engineers in a sedan
model automobile designed for
travelling on rails.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-06

FOR RENT OR SALE-One six
room house. To rent: / five room
apartment. Inquire DR.. Priske,
612 First street.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-06

WHITEWASH FOR SAFETY
Paris -@-W hitewashing tree
trunks at curves has been adopted
by the government as satisfactory
warning signal for automobile driv-
ers, particularly at night.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-06
FLYING SIMPLIrIED

Tampa, Fla.-(R-Antonio Meira
plans to fly to Cuba in a motorless
plane he is building. The propeller
is turned by foot pedals so arranged
that two persons can work them.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-06

Less sole leather ID produced an
nually in Africa than In any other
continent and in 1927 the total pre-
duction amounted to only Il, 900
pounds.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-06
1913 FACS APIECE

1913 FAGS APIECE
Washington-(R)-People of the
United States smoked cigarets at
the rate of 1913 per capita in 1927.
The German consumption was 458
and the French 270 per capita.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-06

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms, hot
water heat. Call at 404 Tenth
street or phone 745-W.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-06
RYDER BATTLES
PRAIRIE BLAZE

Minot, Oct. 6.-(R)A small
prairie fire sweeping toward the wi.
lage Of Ryder, ii SouthwestGA
Ward county, Was brought unooe
control late yesterday BY citisens q
the town and farmers. The pr3nci-
pal damage was the destruction Of
two haystacks.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-06

WANTED-Man with car to collect.
Steady employment. Write or
call at 21O Broadway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-29
Pursuing Autographs Profitable

material is determined largely BY the
human interest attaching To the docu-
ment itself Roooseveit'S signature at
the foot of a perfunctory typewriter
letter may be worth SIS or 500 On
the other hand, few penciled lines by
Roosevelt announcing that he had Just
been shot and adding. 1t takes more
than that to kill Bull Moose" places
a value of $1,000, according 10 the esti-
mate of Gabriel Wells, on the manu-
script of the speech which he delivered
at Chicago while wounded.
The infatuation for signatures for
their own sake is giving place to the
more rational pursuit of collecting
manuscript for its historical and bio
graphical interest The enlightened col
lector seeks items which stir his feeling
for the past. This change in the aim
of autograph collecting has been the
tragedy of one man. Joseph Frank
Mikulec. who % years ago started
around the world collecting the auto
graphs Of the great ones of every land
When he ran out of money he painted
portraits, houses and landscapes until
he had a stake for his next pilgrimage
As he Cifcumpedalcd the globe his
album grew until ii became a sort OF
great register of the noted men and
women of the nineteenth century
MikuDec developed a set Of Atlas-like
shoulder muscles from packing his
giant album on his back Finally. when
he found himself staggering under IS
pounds OF autographs. he had a peram
bulator made. and today he wheels his
life work about A generation ago his
book might have been a treasure. but
today dealers are not interested.
The corner stone of the collection Of
the wealthy American autograph anna
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dents 10 do most of his correspondence
with his own pen. left such q wealth of
autographed letters that the market is
gIuttad with them and the price Is
very low.
Roosevelt used rubber stamp to
sign some of his correspondence when
he was Governor of New York. Late In
his life many OF his letters from Oyster
Bay were signed by a secretary. whose
hand is betrayed by slight twirl, like
q comma. after the final ~" Thou
sands of these letters are in existence
and most OF their poSsessors arc under
The impression that they were signed
by Roosevelt, Autograph dealers always
keep TRUE signature of Roosevelt and
the secretary'S imitation on hand. in
order to test Roosevelt letters which are
offered for sale The Secretary's sigma
ture renders y letter though dictated
by Roosevelt, practically valucless.
William H. Rove, associated with
Gabriel Wells. said that clever auto
graph collectors had made money by
early purchases OF letters of Edna St.
Vincent Millay. Theodore Dresser. villa
Gather, Eugene O'Neill and other con-
temporaries. Begging autographs of
new literary stars Is safe enough, but
buying them Is risky. The next genera
ton will conspire to forget some of this
generations Idols, with some startling
defiations of autograph values
Fifty years ago the admirers OF
Lydia Huntley Sigourney, author OF
Moral Pieces in Prose and Verse" and
a6 other long works and 1000 short
ones, regarded her as one of the greatest
poets and writers of all time and ran
the price Of her autograph up to IS,
She was glorified with the extravagant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-29

confused him with business man Of
the same name II he is honest, he
viii send back the check. and may add
sarcastic note The following is q
moiel mistaken identity letter:
Mr. John Erskine.
Proprietor Star e. Garter Garage.
Dear Sir: ! incloSe check for S23 Is
for garage rent and alleged washing of
car, bat / send 1t under protest I have
removed my car from your establish
ulent because ! found it fun of bullet
holes. You must have been letting the
boys Of your neighborhood use my car
to have fun in. To whom shall return
the machine gun that ! found under
the rear seat?
Sincerely. --"
Never send cash in a trick letter A
collector once wrote 20 Rudyard Kipiing
saying that he had read that the author
received a pound word for his writ
ings. The collector said that he would
like one pounds worth. and incloSed a
banknote for that sum Eipling kept
the note and sent an unsigned reply
consisting of a sheet of paper bearing
the one word, Thanks" At that, the
collector broke even on his speculation.
That one word in Kipiing'S handwriting
in view of its history. is worth what
was paid for it, and probably more.
Mildly insulting letters succeed occa-
sionally. There is the case OF the little
girl who wrote to George Bernard Shaw,
asking If he would mind If she named
her little pig after him He sent a
signed reply. the body of which was. Il
certainly would
Plain, straightforward requests for an
autograph seldom produce results of
value. The reply to such requests is the
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in room SO dark that he could sec
nothing
Angela. where are your"
I'm here, And I'd like to know why
You are. after that letter / wrote you.
Some men" continued the strangely
cold voice, do not seem to know how
to take a hint"
Wilfred cutched at his forehead
THAT letter." he stammered You
surely didn't mean what you wrote In
that letter."
Il meant every word and / wish I
had put In more"
Rut-~but-~-hut----- But don't YOU
love me. Angela9"
A hard hooking laugh rang through
the room.
Love youe Love the man who rec
commended me to try MullinerS Raven
0ipSy Face~cream
What do YOU meang"
Il viii tell you what mean Wilfrea
Mulllner. look ON your hAndiwofkl"
THE room became suddenly nooded
with light And there stood Angela
.-~a sueenly, lovely ngure, in whose RAJ
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least valuable form Of autograph letter
There are q few exceptions Respond
tag 10 such request. Robert Louis
Stevenson wrote. Damn these auto
graph collectors" and Ire thereby Gre
ated a literary property Of considerable
value Several hundred dollars would
oe paid al any sale for the following
reply IF Lincoln 10 a request. unacCalal-
panied By return postage, for az auto
graph ard a sentiment
Abraham Lincoln That's my auto
graph Always inclose 2-cent stamp
~hen requesting reply. That's my sen~
timent"
One boy obtained $500 worth OF liter
aYy goods merely. by writing IN pronl~
neBt authors, announcing that h. de-
sired 10 become a writer, and asking
advice on how N go about. H. He re-
ceiyed many replies. including fine
long letter from GalgWoTtny. The boy
was sincere when he wrote, but later he
decided 10 engage IN commercial pur-
suits. and his whole portfolio oi advice
by famous authors on now to write sold
for $500 at the Anderson Galleries.
twenty-five 0r thirty years ago the
collector wanted signatures He was not
greatly interested ia what they were
affixed TO II was s custom 10 cut the
signatures o. Of old letters or con
tracts because the text was considered
worthless T0dhs ine Ideas Of the col
iectof are totally changed Except IN
5 fev nire cases the signature stand
ing by itself now is worth very little
: The rage for obtaining complete set
q the autographs Of the slgners Of thf
J Declaration Of Independence has forced
/ up the value Of cui~oat Button OWN
/ nett IN SIS 600 but naval report bear.
/ ing lli8 signature with a few others 0i
| lesser vBllle) was sold for SSi 900.
! Outside ~ this and certain other aps.
ctal cases tbs value OF the autograph
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title of rthe American Hemans" But
posterity turned against her and her
signature Is worth nothing today.
The autograph OF motion picture
people have no standing in the market.
This Is because the country is flooded
with them To keep their public happy
the idols nf the films send their auto
graphed Photographs to all who ask
for them The few John Barrymore
letters in existence are eagerly sought
after, howeYer~~no because he Is a
film star but because he was a lcpiti-
mate actor, widely regarded as the
greatest Hamlet of his time. good
John Barrymore letter is worth s25
and Ethel's brings nearly as much.
Many collectors specialize IN auto
graphs Of dramatic stars, thus keeping
the prices up An important Richard
Mansfield letter, Tor instance, sold
recently for $50.
Human interest and love of scandal
largely govern the market for author
letters Sir Walter SCOTS letters are
cheap, considering his fame. because
they are wholesome and editying
Byron liz collected pnssionately because
of his wickedness Dipsomanla and
other inhrmities have made Boswell a
darling Of collectors Charles Kingsley
letters are worthless because they are
SO uplifting
present day author who hopes To
cut a figure an the autograph auctions
Of the future should. In the first place,
take the precantion 10 write things that
will live, In the second place he should
organize sterling seraglio and write
wildly about H., get into AS much trou~
BILE with the authorities as possible,
commit himself To the most sinister and
deeedent position on all sub1ecth and
wind up, II possible, by being shot.
stabbed M poisoned In circumstances
Ut perpetual mystery,
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Don't be a fool wlfred Mulliner
has black hair Yours is red"
This is wig" said Wilfred He
shook n1enacing finger at the baro-
net. You little thought. Sir Jasper
ffinch-ffarrowmere when you embarked
IN this daStardly scheme, that wilfred
Mulliner was watching you. / guessed
your plans from the start Give me
hat key, you fiend"
"l1ond," corrected Sir Jasper, auto
matically.
Il am going TO release my darling,
take her away from this dreadful house,
marry her as soon as ii can legally be
done"
In spite of his sufTerings. a CHASTITY
laugh escaped Sir Jasper's lips.
You are, are you!"
Il am"
Yes. you are!''
Give me the kew"
4 haven't got it, you chump. It's
in the door
"Ha. hal"
ITS no good saying 'ha, hat 1t Is
in the door. On Angela's side OF the
/ door"
"A likely story! But I cannot waste
/ time. If you will not give me the key
= SaAdAf 80 Ap 1lfd pIedh All tIeS QCOI.
Dol" Once more the baronet laugh
cd like a tortured soul. And see what
she'll say"
/ Wilfred could make nothing of this
last remark. He leapt for the door.
"Herei Hi Aren't you going to let
me out?"
Presently" said Wilfred. Keep
cool" He raced up the stairs
Angela" he cried at the door OF the
locked room. 'Angelai"
Who's that?" answered q well re-
membered voice from within.
1T is I--Wilfred. am going to burst
open the door. Stand clear of the
gates"
He drew back few PAGES and hurled
himself at the woodwork. There was q
grinding crash The lock gave And
Wilfred. staggering on, found himself
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tour is a complete set OF autographs of
the gigners Of the Declaration OF hide
tendance The second fundamental Is
an autograph OF every President Of the
United States. The signature OF George
Washington is the most valuable preSi-
dciYtial autograph II is worth SOS de-
iached from a document. His letters
command high prices, although more
htan 80 900 are known To exist. A Lin
coin autograph without any text, Is
worth about $40, The third most val
liable presidential signature Is that of
William Henry Harrison because Of It's
rarity due To his early death in office
The highest price recorded for the let
ter Of President Ia $40 900 for Lincoln s
letter % Hooker appointing him to the
command OF the Army of the Potomac.
but al the same time rebuking him and
inspiring the Army with di6trust Of his
predecessor and giving Hooker a lum-
inous picture of his own character, with
It's faults and virtues This letter has
an 0lympian mastertulness which
makes 1t one Of the greatest Lincoln
documents
Signed letters by Andrew Johnson
command high price because, during
has turbulent days Ia office, he spared
his hands by using rubber stamp for
much of his ordinar. correspondence
thus creating an artificial scarcity of
genuine autographed Johnson letters.
Until the latter part Of the nineteenth
century IL was considered insulting To
send any one typewriter letter but
this prejudice was completely overcome
by the thine of Mckinley Prom Nc
Kinley's time on. letters written alto
gether IN the Presidents handwriting
are increasingly rare. Harding let
tea recently sold for 81 100 A letter
signed by Coolidge though written
when he Was VICE President, sold for
$500 Cleveland, the last Of The Pfesi-
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T%H HE conversation IN the har-pHr-
Tor Of the Anglers Rest had
cirifted round TO the subject CT
the arts, and somebody asked
II that film. The NlclSSitGdcS
Of Vera. down at the Bllou Dream,
VAS worth seeing.
"Tt's very good, said Miss PoSleth-
waite. our courteous and efflcient bar
maid. ITS about this mad professor
vino gets this girl into his tolls and
tries to turn her into lobster
Tries to turn her into lobSter2
echoed We.
yves. sir. into a lobster. 1t seems
he collected Holsters and boiled down
the Juice from their glands and VAS
going 10 inject il into this Vera Dali
ryTnple's spinal column when Jack FRI
hisher broke into tn house ana stopped
him"
why cid he dn thaj9"
Because he didn't want the eiri h
loved TO b. turned into lahztev.
What We mean" said Ne. is why
GIG the professor want to turn the girl
into a lobster9'
He had a grudce against her"
This seemed plausible Then one Of
ne company shook his head
Il don't like stories like that" he said.
"They aren't true 10 Efe'
Pardon re, sir said a voice And
We were aware Of Mr. MUlliDer in cur
midst
Excuse my intcfT1ptinc what may
b. private discussion" said MIR Null
liner but I CHANGED 70 overhesr the
recent remarks. and you. St have
opened up a subject on which / happen
20 hold strong yiewS--to Wit. the oues-
ton of what is and what is not true 10
life. How can We, with our limited OK
perience, answer that question? For all
Ne know at this very moment. hun
dre6s Of young women may be in the
process Of being turned into Holsters.
Forgive my warmth, but have suffered
from this attitude Of mind. so prevalent
nowadays. I have even met people who