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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17
Remember the Maine

Thirty YEARS AGO last Wednesday
Havana habor and the
In remembering the Maine
United States
The conclusion of the protocol signed
Aug IL 1888 this country
Today sinking of the Maine is
in actual war-sustaining strength
therefore logically people witnessed the
years have had the
opportunity Of observing
history
Wa wonder tna the
nave oeen lost sight
applying the rules applicable the
Instead OF being viewing shortcomings in govern
mental affairs the
ship Of state has been steered by as
Mckinley, Coolidge
In the 30 the found the
Wilson's incunbncy republicans divided sl
power
With presidential approaching for the people to
consider the greatest
absolute physical arts and
on IN an effort to determine
Washnons last entangeents has
oeen carried out by the republican
O alons.
Protective two other elements born
within republican
position occupied by today
special privileges to the bodv noc thew
may be easily cleaned off ship by the
intelligent
While this
ernmen and country the
therefore reaconay
way continued progress
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17

about to deposit myself on the altar
of patriotism. Service and sacrifice
will be the keynotes of the McWhor-
ter campaign
Il am for economy in government
and reduction in taxes.
"I am for balanced budget and
enough money in the treasury.
Il am for aiding the farmer.
''I am for protecting the lives and
property of American citizens.
81 am for the encouragement of
business and prosperity.
"I am against federal encroach-
ment on states rights.
"I am for wise foreign policy.
"I am for the kind of tariff
which will be most beneficial
II am for wider and better high
ways
81 am for enforcement of the law.
"I am against the bolsheviki abroad
and at home.
81 am against the government get
ting in anywhere It doesn't belong.
"T am for the sancity of the home
and separation OF church and state
And if any other candidate has
a platform half as ambitious as that,
1 haven't hearu of it. There are two
OF three planks in there that I
haven't heard anyone else mention
vet"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17

WASHINGTON Senator j. Boom
boom McWhorter today summoned
the newspaper correspondents to his
office and announced his candidacy
for the presidency.
In ringing declaration of prin-
ciples, he altered the entire face OF
the political map and threw con-
Sternation into the camps OF Cne
several other candidates who had
considered their victories assured. Sen
ator McWhorter received the cores
pondentS with smile on his expan-
sive face and pink delphinium in
his button-hole. He had even bought
package of cigarets with which to
treat the boys
''The time has come" the senator
began, when I no longer can with
stand the insistent entreaties OF my
many friends who believe that the
dearth of available material within
the party for the great office of the
presidency should not allow me to
remain silent.
''I have reached my momentous de-
clS10n only atCer many llOurS OF pray
er and close consultation with my
wife. While my well-known humility
caused me to pause at the thought
that one so unworthy and free from
ambition as myself should aspire to
this greatest honor which can be ac-
corded from the hands of this great
and free people, that trepidation
soon vanished as I began to con-
slider the other candidates in the
field
"As fast as I thought of reason
why 1 should not accept this sum-
mons from the people, that reason was
displaced by another more cogent
The long and arduous campaign in
VOWED, to be followed by four and
no doubt eight years in that lofty
office, leave a man little time for
aught else but the executive duties
But there is call higher than that
of personal inclinations and comfort
and convenience. A time comes in
mans life when he must sacrifice
himself for the benefit of his coun-
try and those who believe in him.
Like those brave boys of ours who
marched away to save their native
land from the bloody Hun, I am
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17
The Perfect Cavalier

He never has hard day ahead
Of him at the office on the morrow.
He does not wear his nat atilt
He always has plenty OF dollar bills.
so that he does not have to touch
you temporarily for the taxi fare.
He has never seen any of the plays
you Invent.
He is never in town lust for the
night" and therefore without evening
clothes.
He eats salad.
He doesn't subscribe to the failacy
that there is a double standard in
manicuring
He does not walk off with all the
matches.
He knows that flowers for the house
are more desirable than coTsages.
He has heard of Edna ST. Vincent
Millay, Beluga caviar, Manet, rose
point, the Rhapsody in Blue, Mrs.
Jafes Corrigan, the shorter catechism
and the burning OF the Paris opera
house.
He does not sing or mum with the
orchestra.
He is good giggler.
He can order a good dinner.
He notices your clothes and ac-
ccssories.
He loves young spring oniors.
He likes gossip.
He never starts story and then
welcheS on finishing it.
He knows how to change type
writer ribbons and fix broken phono-
graphs.
He treats servants whom he does
not know personally as if he did not
know them personally.
He has apparently forgotten all Of
his college cscapades.
He can always get cab when it's
raining.
He doesn't forget the tickets.
He arrives on time, occasionally
bearing pleasant surprise.
He cracks ice, squeezes fruit and
runs cheerfully to the corner for
ginger ale.
He was never king in Babylon
Ask the girl who owns oneI
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17
More Truth Than Poetry
BY JAMES ]. MONTAGUE
ESSAY ON ATOMS

GoO1AA OAN "A 1AO4NAO
and such
Were forced on my youthful atten-
ton
The atom was never regarded as
much
In fact it seemed hardly worth mem
ton.
Explosives, and poisons, and germs,
AS subjects proved highly inviting
But an atonl-a thing SO exceedingly
small
Well, it could not be classed as ex-
citing.
Yet now we are told that when once
we found out
Exactly what atoms are made of
They'll be something that even the
brave and the stout
Will forthwith grow extremely afraid
of.
They fill. as we know, but the tiniest
space
With a terrible power they're loaded
And this massive old world will be
SUNK without trace
If one should by chance be ex-
ploded.
They may be but motion they may be
but waves,
AS yet we have not the least notion
OF the way that the average atom
behaves
On the earth, in the air or the ocean,
We may not be able to tear one in
two
Because of their stubborn resistance
And we may be relieved to find out,
if we do
That they never had any existence
The atoms composing my bodily form
My brain and my heart and my
liver
BY the way they cohere, break asunder.
or swarm
May make me WOW or flivver,
But until all the great men of science
agree
On their power for good or for evil
The cute little things will be no more
to me
Than mite or worm or weevil.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17
Law-Ahidinr Citizen

Not long ago Deacon Miller bought
horse and buggy and took his wife
ont one Sunday for drive. They
came TO our neighboring town OF
Osseo and saw sign which read,
Speed limit, Is miles per hour"
Here, ma" said the deacon excit-
edly, you take the lines and drive,
and I'll use the whip. Maybe we can
make it."
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17
Wanted Particulars

Self-confessed hero: The desert
stretched out on all sides OF me.
raised my rifle; it went off with 4
crack There ahead OF me lay
dead lion.
She (bored): How long had it
been dead?
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17
King Bans Bobbing hY Rarhers

Bobbed hair has an enemy in Issn
Said, king OF the Hedjaz.
Although he refrained from for
bidding the women to cut their hair
he ordered that any barber found
guilty Of clipping womans locks
should be sent to Jail or fined.
The fashionable women OF the
Hedjaz have begun to act as barber
to one another.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17
With Other Editors
SENATOR WILLIS PLATFORM
Tucson Starr


Senator Willis
thus
contend
10 planks in
mental problems candidacy
politically
thought
republican
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17
Mnch of Mnchness

Il have always maintained" de-
clared Charles, that no two people
on earth think alike"
you'll change your mind" said
his fiancee, when you look over
our wedding presents"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17
PZucked From the Plains

COW and marked 90 beneath it.
The waiter looked, smiled smile
| of comprehension and went away
Five minutes later he returned with
two tickets to a bull fight.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17
Trv the Rumble Sea

Jemima, at the ZOO. saw zebra
for the first time. "Rastus," she
said, what kind OF a animal am
dat?"
Rastus also gazed in much per-
plexity and awe. He had never seen
one before, either. why, Jem, dat
ere are a sport model jackass!"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17
ABE MARTIN

Joe Kite reports havin' seen tn
last robin Yesterday. Say what
ever else you please about Lon
Moon, he's got tn best IOOkin'
Bible class in town.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17
In Neutral

There's something wrong. This
gear shift doesn't work"
"That isn't the gear Shift Jack.
It's-er-it's my knee"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17
Inconstant

Il have no more confidence IN
women"
"Why not?"
II put a matrimonial advertisement
in the paper and one OF the replies
was from my fiancee."
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17
Sporty Menu

Two artists arrived in Spain.
Neither spoke a word of Spanish.
Being hungry they headed for a
restaurant. They wanted roast beef,
but the waiter could not "compre." !"
"Tll make him understand" said
one of the artists; and, turning over
the menu, he drew sketch OF a
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17
JUST TO BE SURE

The crime wave in New York has
been suppressed. but there is no no
ticeable diminution in the number of
armored cars on the streets.
Copyright, 1928, Bell Syndicate, IncJ
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17
MARTIAL APPLESAUCE
(Los Angeles Timesl


i believe ex-Kaer WILHELM that there VIII be
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17
QUITE AT HOME

Dirt is matter out of place. unless,
of course. it happens to be in a mod
ern musical comedy.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17
SIXTEEN YEARS AGO

With the appointment of Charles
Harris as. deputy sheriff here, for
mer Night Officer Roy B. Sander
son has been made city jailer. Ed
Furlong has been appointed night
officer to replace Sanderson.
Mrs. E. c. Piper and little
daughter returned Thursday from
Empalne. where they have been
visiting relatives for two months
Father Vandermason of Las
Cruces, is visiting Father Gheldorf
for short time. Father Wander
mason is we'll known in Douglas,
having been in charge of the local
Catholic church when Douglas was
first placed on the map.
Harry Duey, who is in Douglas
for few days from Los Angeles,
states that the strategy board at
the Hollenbeck hotel can pull off
more war than ever occurred in
Mexico or ever will They cannot
be convinced that 1T is wrong,
ether
Charles LePine. who returned to
Douglas few days ago, brought
with him a piece of the battleship
Maine as a souvenir. Leaving Doug
las about six weeks ago, Mr. Le-
Pine has covered over 5000 miles,
going as far as Havana and visit
ing many points en- route.
The remains of Mrs. j. T, T.
Paxton. who died at Mababi a few
days ago, found a quiet burial
about one mile from the ranch.
Services were conducted Thursday
by Rev. L. w. Simonson. The cof-
fin had been manufactured COM
pletely on the estate and was car
ried, to the resting place on farm
wagon drawn by four mules
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17

London has run of dramas in
which the heroines wear attractive
pajamas.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17
BARBS

The trouble with the ringing declar-
ations of many candidates these days
is that they are wringing wet.
Col Stewart, the oil man, started
life as a poor reporter, says a head
line. Children, correct that sentence.
The radio has its faults, but let us
not be too harsh. You can't broad-
cast female impersonator.
A Los Angeles man reports he was
bitten by a zebra. We thought Mr.
Volstead had chajHd all tt,ase beasts
away.
The college freshman vino thought
I,irdbergh was Swedish prime min
lister isn't in the wrong place to get
what he needs, anyway
In the advertising section CT a
theatrical paper it is noted that sew
eral saXaphone players are "at lib
erty." This is juS1 a little tip to the
police.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17

people in line with Pres
Coolidge proper
negotiation between countries viii war;
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17

Mrs E. c. Piper and little
daughter returned Thursday from
Empalne. where they have been
visiting relatives for two months
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-06
Latest Major Change Will
Straighten Course Of Stream
in City Proper

Chicago, Oct. 6.-(AP)-Xerxes
lashing the Hellespont into submis.
sion with whip performed in in
consequential feat compared with
the manhandlinR Of the Chicago
river by the metropolis along its
banks.
The latest major change will
straighten the course of the stream,
nccessitating removal of one of tho
most congcsted railroad districts,
and permit the city to link streets
cut off by the meandering river.
Originally the stream was little
more than slough that cased sur.
plus rains from the swamp, later
Chicago, into Lake Michigan. The
stream trisected tic area that was
to become Chicago.
Indians and trappcrs stripped its
banks of bearing animals and its
depths of fish. But this was moth
ing to what the white man did.
The river which touches the lake
north of the loop" district, branches
north and south half mile west.
Originally the river curved south
ward at its mouth and it was on this
curve that old Fort Dearborn was
built. ~
The first operation on the stream
was to straightcn it's channel at
the mouth; then its led was
dredged SO lake-going boats could
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-06
Grand Jury Still
Remaining Quiet

The grand jury evidently believes
that silence il wisdom.
No announcements concerning the
functions Of the body or tho names
OF witnesses appearing were made
today.
The jury will be kept busy for
another week in all probability, .
States Attorney F. E. McCurdy
said. They have q lot Of work and
: great number Of witnesses to ques-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-06

to alleged killings In Boston and
Philadelphia. but police do not be-
lieve his stories.
PanSram's criminal record started
in Montana in 1893, when he was
sentenced to one year for larceny.
In 1907 he was sent to Leavenworth
Tor three years for burglary. In
1913 he was sentenced to g months
in the Montana penitentiary. which
was followed in 1914 BY 4 three-year
sentence in Oregon. Later he was
sentenced to serve . term Of from
one to five years in Oregon. but
escaped in 1918. after assaultine
and seriously injuring q guard.
Shortly afterward he started sery-
ing . five-year sentence in Sing
Sing prison, but in 1928 he was
transferred to Clinton prison, where
he made an attempt to escape in
1924. He was discharged on August
26 Of this year, after having been
paroled July s.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-06
LOCAL JUDGE
PRAISES COOK
4
Fred Jansonius, District Judge,
Reads Praise Of w. NJ. Cook
in Court

The October term Of Burleigh
county district court was opened
early in the week with laudation Of
W. NJ. Cook, whose death = short
time ago ended his 25-year career rs
bailiff of the county court.
The article rraising the former
bailiff, written and read by Fred
Jansonius, district Judge. follows:
For the first time in q quarter
Of century court opens in Burleigh
county without having with US our
faithful bailiff, w. NJ. Cook.
"Mr. Cook, as an officer of this
court, performed his full part to help
administer justice. and his passing
away is deeply felt.
Too often men in the humble
walks Of life do not receive the rec
ognition to which they are entitled,
from q busy world. Too often we
measure men by the position they
hold, or the wealth or influence they
have and not by what they really
are.
"The greatest citizen Of 4 COM
nlunity is not necessarily the one
who holds the most important posi-
ton The best citizen Of . city or
community. is the one who makes
an honest effort to lead q clean and
unselfish life. Who is broad mind
ed and sympathetic. Who gives his
neighbor credit for honesty Of pur-
pose and opinion. Who 1t al times
does the best he can in the perform
ance Of his chosen work.
"Mr. Cook, who came here in early
manhood and pioneered the civiliza-
ton Of this community, was kindly
man. He was sympathetic to those
in trouble. He willingly extended =
helping hand wherever helm was
needed. He was honest and faith
full in his work. He had no malice
in his heart or greed in his ambi-
tions. Though he held but humble
position, he was truly = great man,
and an honest and faithful public
servant.
This county has greatly benefit
ed by his SIS years residence here.
and his death is . distinct loss to the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-06
CHICAGO RIVER MANHANDLED' m
SERIES OF GREAT ENGINEERING FEATS

move. well up stream, and finally
the banks were elevated to deepen
the channel.
Next. the river was lanced TO
draw off water from Z canal run
ming south from Chicago, built be-
fore railroads were laid. This now
IS an eyesore Of which the state Is
trying to rid itself. Eventually 40
many bridges were built across the
river that three Of them were re-
moved and the street railway COM
pany pushed bores upder the stream.
Use of the river as q sewer caused
refuse to pollute the lake. By cut
ting a canal from the south branch
OF the river to the nearby Desplaines
river the course Of the stream was
changed, lake water flowing in at
the mouth. out at the source and into
the Illinois river.
The plan brought relief to Chicaro
Tor many years although cities to
the south complained. and others on
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-06
the lake claimed the system lowered

the lake claimed the system lowered
Lake Michigan.
To aid the sewage disposal, chan
nels were cut from the north and
south branches to the lake. giving
the river three connections. An.
other oct Of violence made two chan.
nels out Of the south branch into
one, while Bubbly creek. which
carried refuse from the stockyards.
was filled Ia and became Pershinr
road.
To make further use Of the river
It was damned, reversed into the
Desplaines and made to turn tur.
bines to generate electricity Tor
street lights. Next came the SUBJ
merging Of part Of the channel to
keep up the volume Of flow while,
the Union station was built over the
water.
Recently the north banks of the
river were beautified. The straight
ening project, now under way, has
been debated for years. Several
railroads objected to bearing part
OF the cost. but finally were won
over.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-06
POLICE ARREST
FORKS ROBBER
East Grand Forks Man Held
for Robbery in Washing.
ton, D. c.

Washington, Oct. g. @ - Carl
Pan1ram. held here on a robbery
charge and giving his address as
East Grand Forks, Minn., has long
jail record, and police believe he IS
confessing to crimes he never COM
mitted IN the hope that he will be
executed. thereby ending his Jail life.
Friday the Minnesotan confessed
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-06

BORAH CONFIDENT OF N. d.
Chicago, Oct. c. Up - Senator
Borah Of Idaho, en- route to WASH
ington, predicted that North Dakota
would be placed in the Republican
column in November through en-
dorsement Of Herbert Hoover by
Senator Frazier.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-06

ATHLETICS ENCOURAGED
Shanghai (R- The Nationalist
government Of China plans to or
ganize athletic associations in all
parts OF the country. believing the
encouragement Of physical educa.
ton . government function.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-06
ENFORCED MODERATION

= 11SV1 VIVNIO N1V1OENAIV
London, Oct. 6.-The landlord Of q
small Devonshire inn refuses to al.
low his guests more than three
drinks q day. He maintains that
three drinks per day is enough for
anyone.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-06
PAGE. THREE
NEGRO SLAYER FRERu

NEGRO SLAYER FREED
Harrisburg, P1., Oct. O.-(H1-
After q years behind the baro
James Slaefpo, 76 years old, hao
been pardoned from the eastern pen.
itentiary. He was convicted Of inur.
dering his StepdauKhter, and orig
inally was sentenced TO hang. h
has always maintained 10 shot tie
girl in mistake for his wife.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-06

community. He did not possess
much Of this worlds goods, but he
had something money will not buy
q good character"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-06
RUSSIA 6PARE0 ROD

Moscow-@-- Soviet Russia no
longer tolerates- the spanking" Of
children, who aay invoke the sid 81
authorities II parents insist on an
plying the vod. Physical punish.
ment is unknown IN schools,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-06

BLESSES HIS OWN
Morrill,, Kas.-(R-The Rev. A.
5. Eichelberger, 80. has read the
marriage service for IL Of Ms
grandchildren.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-06

There are now is Lord Mayors
in England and Wales.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-27
Plant Pests
Transported By
Harvest Hands

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 27. -
I, (SpeciaD--'One of the outstanding
recent instances of the important
protection afforded to alfalfa grow
ers of California by the state
quarantine service occurred last
week at the Nevada line,' said E.
NJ. Swift, in charge of the Truckee
station of the quarantine inspection
service of the California department
of agriculture, in Sacramento to-
day
O. transient harvest hand with
his family travelling by automobile
had been working in the alfalfa
Fields near Lovelock and having
completed all the work he could
obtain in Nevada for the season,
was on his way to Chico, this
state, when our inspectors stopped
him at the state line. Examination
of his camping equipment resulted
in finding 219 live alfalfa weevils.
as this was an unusually heavy in
festation, inquiry was made to de-
termine the cause and ii was found
that he had been camping in the
fields where he had been working
and that he planned to camp in the
fields to which he was going.
"Perhaps half of the weevils
found and destroyed by the state in
spectors were females, each capable
Of laying 800 eggs in the season
which records indicate may average
75- per cent fertile. You can count
for yourself what might have hap
pened to any Chico alfalfa field
where this outfit might have been
employed said Mr.. Swift.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-27
Web of Evidence
Against Moock
Drawn Tighter

SPOKANE, WASH, Sept. 27-The
web of circumstancial evidence
linking Archie F. Moock with the
hatchet murder of Mrs. Katherine
Clark of Boston, Mass, was drawn
tighter today when Mrs. Moock ad.
mitted TO prosecutors that Moock
had carried on a mail order court
ship with Mrs. Clark "for jim
Murphy.
Mrs. Moock said she had never
seen Murphy and that She thought
It strange that her husband should
carry on Murphy's courtship fol
him.
The state contends that "Jim
Murphy' does not exist and that
Moock, posing as Murphy, lured
Mrs. Clark to Spokane and then
slew her to obtain her money.
Mrs. Moock, mother of Moock S
five children, said once on the
street Moock pointed to a group OF
men and said "there's Jim,' but
she did not know which man was
"Jim."