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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-03

over on the east side there appears
each night a singer-who is also
an actor. If his listeners but knew
it he is fine actor-perhaps great
actor. His name is Rosenholtz, and
for years he was identified with the
Jewish theater.
Now something like 20 years ago,
a young man in Vienna, the actor
encountered tragedy in love. A
white carnation had been the SYM
boil of his romance. And there
after he always kept q white car
nation in his buttonhole. He has
taken a personal vow never to be
without this flower until death over
takes him.
Very we'll when he was on
the stage temperamenta fellow art
lists resented the carnation in his
buttonhole. He was a fine actor,
and the flower las well as the act
ing) sent attention in his direction.
No matter what his stage disguise
might be, his audiences learned to
look for him by the sigh of the car
nation. He had many squabbles
with his confreres of the theater.
Somehow the story Of the flower
trickled out. Audiences-particu-
larly where lovelorn women were
present-would cheer and applaud
it's appearance. OF course. such
clashing among players could not 60
on.
He left the theater. You will find
Rosenholtz at little place On
Houston street-a carnation in his
buttonhole.
GILBERT SWAN.
Copyright 1928, NEA Service. Inc.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-03
HOW TO CATCH FENDER sMAsHERs


The driver who hurries away after damaging an
unoccupicd parked car, is usually the sort OF fellow
thu would flee the scene of accident in which he
had injured pedestrian. He is alike to the
citizen that drives and to the citizen that walks.
As such he should be prosecuted and punished when
and wherever he offends. But nine times Of
ten when man of this type damages an unoccupied
park and flees, he gets away with it, unless a
policeman is near by.
Why? Because passing Witness even after TAX
ing the guilty drivers number, feels it his duty to
stick around perhaps for hour MORE waiting for
the absent driver.
Tenants in Loop office building recently hit upon
q plan that worked perfectly. From their windows
they a careless driver hurry on, after damaging
parked They took the fugitive's number, put
the information on paper indicated their willingness
to testify, signed their and addresses and sent
office boy down to slip the note into the damaged
vehicle.
When confronted with this evidence the guilty driver
at first denied the charge but finally acknowledged his
eu!pability and paid for the damage.
We recommend this plan to all who have opportunity
to catch the numbers Of automobiles that have colded
with parked cars Let them jot down the guilty mans
number and their names and addresses, and leave
the memorandum in the damaged car.
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Editorial Comment
WHAT! NO SEA SERPENTS!
(Cantt1o Tin,acl

After 100 years of operation in the coastal waters
Of the United States, the Coast and Gcodetic Survey
announces that it has seen serpents. AS be-
scientists accustomed to cautious statement the
bureau agents do not say that serpents myths
but merely that they have not any in the waters
Of the Atlantic, the Pacific, the Gulf OF Mexico the
Boring At present the Survey is operating four
teen ships. And $50 years is long time
Notwithstanding the evidence of the Coast and
Ceodetic Survey, laymen have seen serpents, or
have thought they them. Belief in enormous ser
pcnts has persisted since the dawn Of history. Pliny
the Roman naturalist and author account of
huge, unidentified creature while Livy, the Roman
historian. says Reguus attacked huge terrestrial
serpent as he would city. In our age there is the
report Of the British scientists, Meade Waldo and
Nco, both members of the Royal Zoological society
who saw an enormous sea monster off the coast Of
Brazil in 1905.
appears that after all the evidence is tested there
remains something that prevents biologists from deny
ing the possibility that individuals of species pre-
stunned to be extinct may have fingered earth. How
ever, the United States Coast and Geodetc Survey
knows nothing about them, and one is disposed to
string the bets with that maeter-of-fact and hard
headed crowd.
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FATHER OF THE "FUNNIEs"

Thousand. of persons count the comic drawings of
Richard F. Outcault among the cherished memories of
their childhood without realizing that he the father
Ct the modern comic strip and "funny paper" His
death raised in the minds Of many vivid visions of
hilarious childhood hours.
Outcault was the creator Of Buster Brown" 1.-THE
Yellow Kid" and "Hogans Alley" which back in 1893
began to creep into the Sunday newspaper supple
ments adding gaudiness and gaety to these journals
He abandoned professional drawing decade ago, but
his comic creations still remembered
The influence of Outcault's comic drawings felt
IN fashions in clothes for small boys the stage and
in the MERCANTILE world where his characters and their
names became nationally known trademarks And the
modern newspaper shows tie effects of that influence
IN the form OF whole sections Of comics Sunday and
OF comic strips the other six days of the week.
There will be wide difference Of opinion as to the
worth Of Mr. Outcauts contribution to journalism and
scivzation, but will deny that his contribution
to human happiness large. Beyond the power of
statiscian and adding machine to calculate is the total
Of happy hours furnished by the funny paper and
strip.
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IN NEW YORK

New York, Oct. 3.-It's easy to
stumble across little dramas of the
laugh, clown, laugh" variety, if you
keep your eyes and your ears open
on Broadway. They pop up every
where, to snap against your heart or
twit your sense of the ironic.
Take, for instance, a certain actor
in = play called $50 This is Love"
His role casts him as q pickering,
unhappy husband; harassed by q ter
magant wife and inclined to take
glances at vampish ladies. On the
stage his life is pictured as bitter
commentary. on the marriage sys-
tenn as practiced.
Very we'll; about month ago this
actors wife died of cancer after long
years Of suffering. During this, ILL
ness no husband could have been
more devoted. Their home life had
always been a delightful one; she
was a brilliant, attractive, vivacious
woman. Off stage, for years, went
on this struggle Of life and death,
with death ever moving closer. Night
after night the actor would 60 on,
first in this role and then in that;
season after season-and when the
curtain had dropped he would face
the inevitable heartbreak and care.
His wife died when his present
show was in rehearsal. It opened
q few nights after her death. And
there he was pranking in his role;
playing an unfaithful stage husband
for all he was worth, quarrcling and
pickering and all the rest.
After the shows now you'll see
him sitting in one Of the actors
clubs-often with his head in his
hands, looking numbly out into space
or receiving the cheering consola-
ton of his friends.
Vaudeville audiences may remem-
Der an act that was billed "the talk
ing dog" A trainer had done q
Truly marvellous job in dog training.
Day in and day out they worked to-
gether. The trainer gave to the dog
the attention some gave their chill
dren-more than most.
A few months ago the dog died
And the other day, in Baltimore,
Dixie" Taylor ended his life. Some
said that, with his dog act through,
the trainer no longer could earn
his living; that he didn't want to be
. burden to his friends. But when
they estimated his estate, he was
found to have left $4,000. No, he
hadn't needed money.
I'll let you write your own cpl
taph.
In q little Rumenian restaurant
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place particular emphasis, on their candidates exper
fence and knowledge in national and international az
fairs.
Theorists in politics will say. Of course, that men
have always voted this way. Practical workers know
they have not. Loyalty in politics is based nearly
always on party affliation. Party lines do collapse
before issues and personalities.
It will be argued by the opponents Of the Republican
nominee that most Of the men and women whose names
appear in the dictionary Of celebrities have always been
Republican in politics. That may be true, but it does
not detract from the effect of the poll They are
representative OF all interests groups and classes
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SORE THROAT AND SUPPRESSION

An epidemic Of the mysterious maady known as sep
tic throat struck the Berkshire section Of Massa
chusetts this summer It caused number Of deaths,
medical science not yet having found sure way to
master it; and it probably that part of Massa
chusets 100000 in diminished expenditures by va
cationists who stayed away when Of the disease
was broadcast
decade or SO ago the business leaders who felt
this loss would have stormed the newspaper offices de-
handing that stories about the epidemic be played
down" that vacationists would not be scared away
Now they wiser.
Instead of asking policy Of concealment, civic lead.
ers are planning big medical campaign to eradicate
the disease. Strict public health measures will be
forced; next summer, il it is humanity possible. the
Berkshres will not have any septic throat
How much better than the old fashioned effort to
suppress news! This method of attacking tho
problem indicates that are making progress.
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AUTO OUTPUT AT NEW PEAK
August made automobile history.


The nations motor car output for that MONTH was
,429 cars which established Z new record. The
record for July is 39118O. More automobiles were
manufactured in the United States in August than
4u4ing the entire year of 1912.
E Automobile exports increased in August. This
recent reports Of increasing national pros
3erity, decreasing unemployment and improved eco
61omic conditions in Europe.
During the first six months Of this year automobile,
md their accessories constituted than tenth
~ the exports Of the United States In that period
900 passenger and $4,000 trucks and buses
yore shipped to foreign markets.
theory that presidential years bring poor busi-
sss j. receiving many jos this year. Most fatal to
n theory is the record Of the automobile Industry
Has nothe industry learned something this year that
~ prove highly beneficial to itself and to the nation
future years? HERETOFORE the industry has re-
Atded N August slump inevitable. so did nothing
dvent 4. Through no fault Of it. own, perhaps,
hes &ound that August be made the banner sales
pnf cf the year. Thissuggests the probability that
1er3 nay have been Unnecessary August rstrench-
neqt = past years.
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THAT INFERIORITY COMPLEX

THAT INFERIORITY COMPLEX
We find that many Of the great
est men and women Of history were
extremely self-conscious in their
early youth and it required much
effort on their part to overcome this
handicap. Napoleon is said to have
been q shy young man. Demos
themes, the greatest orator Of an-
cient Greece, was in his youthful
days hardly able to pronounce 9
word that could be understood.
Theodore Roosevelt was handicapped
by a delicate health and shyness.
In fact, the list could be continued
almost indefinitely. l believe that
the majority of our greatest states
men and thinkers have at some time
in their lives overcome this defi-
cheney.
A number of. people suffer from
feelings Of loneliness, self-conscious-
ness and inferiority. Persons who
can not rid themselves of this in
feriority complex find themselves
unable to reach the top in the strug-
gle Of life, yet these people are
usually gifted with q delicacy of
feeling and q sensitiveness to en-
vironment which their rougher
brothers and sisters do not possess
and which, if rightly used, could be
turned to great advantage.
An inferiority complex often be-
gins from some mental wound dur
ing childhood which brings on lack
of self-confidence. One who is
troubled in this way should train
himself in all of the social graces.
It is a good plan to attend dancing
school and learn ballroom dancing
thoroughly. BY attending as many
dances as possible, you will find
yourself becoming more graceful
and more adept in the art of rep
artee.
The cultivation of humor is of
particular value, since humor brings
on feeling of good fellowship and
evokes the opposite feeling of that
of inferiority. A feeling of physical
fitness is a great help to self mas
terry. You should map out regu-
lar course of physical culture for
yourself, and use a well balanced
diet such as is outlined in my week
~ menus in the various newspapers,
which will furnish you all the ele-
ments necessary to good health and
yet not overburden your system with
toxic material.
If you are shy in conversation, you
may practice the art of conversation
by carrying on an imaginary dia-
logue about the various topics in the
privacy Of your own room. In this
way you will learn to use and be-
come accustomed to the sound of
your own voice. You should take
an active part in the conversations
Of your friends and interest your
self in the things which interest
them. Perhaps it would be wise to
join a public speaking class and
take an active part in the debates
whenever possible. You should as
sumo responsibilities whenever re-
sponsibilities are offered, and ac-
cept difficult tasks in preference to
easy ones.
It is an odd fact about the human
mind that it can only focus it's at
tention on ones thing at time, and
if a person is thinking of himself,
or of the position in which he is
standing, or Of his hands, he will
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HOW THE DRINkER PAYS BRIDES
AND DEATH FEES

Now and then when minister Of the gospel under
takes to discuss politics and reform he makes some
thing Of spectacle Of himself.
But, on the other hand, he sometimes gives vent to
words Of considerable wisdom.
The other day Philadelphia pastor, DR.. A. Ray
Petty, took occasion to comment on Philadelphia S
present exposure Of lawlessness, graft and crime
After laughing at Mayor Mackeys suggestion that the
problem be solved by calling Billy Sunday to con-
vert all the gangsters and bootleggers, Dr. Petty de-
clared:
"In this day of racketeering, hi-jacking and boot
logging, the ultimate is the ultimate brber
and murderer. In every cocktail is the blood Of q
gangster."
Those rather strong words. They happen to be
the literal truth
Whence comes this $4,000 900 a year profit Of the
Philadelphia liquor ring? Whence these vast
distributed among the police force that officers
drawing salaries of $3.50 month have bank accounts
running high into the thousands? Whence come the
funds with which private armies Of machine gunners
and blackjack experts hired?
The answer is quite obvious. The money comes
every single penny of itfrom the respectable, law
abiding, orderly citizen who would never dream of
supporting a regime Of corruption-but who doesn't
mind buying bit Of liquor and then.
This isn't especially a comforting thought.
When you buy quart Of whisky for quiet little
Saturday HIkHe party ~ your hoE'e YOU are helPins
pay the brides with which the police officers that your
tax money supports are corrupted
When you give bill to a bootlegger you are helping
to pay the wages of the hired gunner who enforce
the informal laws of the jungle.
. When you step into respectable" speakeasy for
drink you helping pay the fee that the murderer
got for that "beer killing that you read about
Lnsy your paper the other day.
AL Of this is quite aside from the question whether
prohibition is good bad law. 1t is quite aside from
all talk about strcter enforcement" If you volat
ing the law yourself you hardly in position to
wall about crime and corruption
The Philadelphia pastor dead right. The ulti-
nate is the ultimate briber and murderer.
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4 WASHINGTON
~ LETTER. .<|sf
@ @<-5dsl3

There arc, one learns, more than
75O, 900 retailers each with sales less
than $4,000 a year, and almost
10000 manufacturers with yearly
production below 100000.
Specific instances are cited by
Klein in a pamphlet to show present
wasteful practices Of wholesalers.
An analysis showed that whereas
the wholesale grocer studied carried
2l00 items in his inventory, repre-
sentative chain store warehouses
with larger volume of business in
cluded as few as 700 items. The
latter had an annual stock turn
over of 20 times; the former only
seven. Serious disproportionate al
location of inventory investment of
space. in relation to sales, were
found.
Similar instances are cited for the
retailers. Some retail items cost
three times as much to sell as others,
resulting in net loss on every sale.
One progressive merchant decreased
the number or articles for sale so
per cent in three years, reducing his
inventory investment 8 per cent, in
creasing his sales 20 per cent and
his dollar profits so per cent.
idle merchandise" the commerce
department says, with its accum-
ulating burden of costs for storage,
interest, insurance, taxes, shrinkage,
depreciation and obsolescence can
make it difficult and frequently i'm
possible for a merchant to remain
in business unless the accumulated
burden is passed along to the con-
sumer."
DR.. Klein's pamphlet goes on to
discuss further problems, but adj
vertises the fact that they are dealt
with at length, on the basis Of care
full research, in various Of his bur-
eau's publications.
A volume on Retail Store Prob
lens" may be had for 20 cents by
any merchant or other person from
the superintendent of documents
here. It includes chapters on meas
uring q retail market. retail store
planning, retail store location, bud
getary control, sales force education
and the like.
Free pamphlets are available on
other problems Of Independent
wholesalers and retailers.
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BARBS

Just think what q wonderful cheer
leader Mabel Walker Willebrandt
would have made.
A scientist comes forward to as
sert that man has 4 soul. Just in
the nick of time!
A dispatch says that shoe buckles
now can be made partly Of cows
milk. crest Your Feet in Shoes
Buckled by the Product Of Contented
Cows"
A dog out in Kansas. City BIT 20
persons the other day. An iavesti-
cation is being eonductads to learn
whether it was Republican or Demo-
cratic.
Loose conduct leads you into tight
places.
Leopold and Loeb will be eligible
for parole in six years. Isnr there
some way to shorten that period?
Al Cap0ne WAS shot in the leg
when gun fell out Of his pocket
while playing golf. according to
press dispatches. Moral: the Chi
cago merchants should chip in for
golf clubs for all the racketcers.
Michigan jailed another man for
life because he had liquor in his
possession the other day. The state
i said to be considering revival Of
the ducking stool.
Copyright 1928, NEA Service. Inc. J
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BASEBALL. AN AMER1CANIZER

The Foreign Language Information Service Of New
York points out that word in our language is
adopted more quickly by immigrants from Europe than
the word baseball"
In some tongues it becomes "base bollo" in others
beis bole." But it always the thing. The
immigrant takes to baseball like the proverbia duck
TO water, and bids fair, in the future, to supply an
everncreasng share of fans and players.
Consider the of the major league roster today.
No longer the old American" names supreme.
Side by side with the Speakers and Cobbs and Collnss
there Lazzeri, Miljus, Cohen, Jablonowsk Gehrg
Durocher Grabowski Strelcck Picinch Mostil, Gene
wich-you could 90 all day. 1t is tremendously
significant change. Baseball, undoubtedly, is one Of
the greatest forces for Anericanization that we have
And it will continue to be long as lads with un-
pronounceabe keep coming up to the big leagues
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UNFAIR TO BISMARCK


Bismarck has been receiving some very unpleasant
and wholly uncaled for publicity as result Of the
rather cool nature of the reception that accorded
to Governor al Smith the occasion Of his recent
visit to that city.
Uncalled for, we say, because we know the people
Of Bismarck are . hosptable Sort and they are not
the kind to let political differences Interfere with their
zeal in entertainment Of distinguished visitors.
Several Of the newspaper correspondents aboard the
Smith special seem to have abored under the impress
sion that Republican controlled Chamber of Commerce
refused to permit the municipal band to play at the
train All bosh of course, for whatever else may be
said about and eccentrictes in the matter of
politics, we don't play that way.
Tbs fact is that Bismarck's reception Of Governor
Smith, II It didn't measure up to the antcipatons Of
the Governors staff the direct result of the utter
lack OF information that made available as to the
plans OF the Smith party in North Dakota.
Fargo had much the same experience "A Bismarck
except that the situation here was even more ag0ra
vated Three times during the last "a hours before the
arrival OF the train In Fargo changes in the time were
effected and when the party did finally arrive instead
Of spending an hour here promised. only scant 20
minutes was allowed. Yet, Fargo was pleasant about
It, and between 5000 and 10000 of our people turned
out evidence Of their interest in the Democratic
Presidential candidate and his party
With little moro cooperation on the mart Of the
smith train staff with the Democratic local committee
which committee, by the way was as much IN the dark
% anybody else to the plans Of the candidates party
the Fargo reception might have been handled much
more simultaneously than it was
lneteed Of finding fault with Disnasrck, We think
me smith managers owe the peopls Of that city "a
apology for the manrer ii which they handled the
VISIT . that City, and to North Daksta generally.