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PROFITS IN THE MOTOR INDUSTRY.

The 1928 trend of profits in the motor n- dustry exclusive of the Ford Motor Company, so far disclosed by the statements of the first quarter, indicates decided improvement for the industry whole While for the entire year 1927 the profits of the motor industry increased per cent. 1926 this increase was far than accounted for by the improvement in the profit position of the General Motors Cor poration. The other companies in the aggregate suffered decline of 20 per cent. for the entire period of 1927 compared with 1926.
 The recent figures, however, very definitely indicate improvement for the industry as a whole. For the first quarter of 1928 General Motors reports net profits of about 69 millions compared with 52 millions for the correspond ing period of last year, increase of 32 per cent. The improvement in the aggregate of the other companies is also marked. The combined net income of IT motor vehicle manufacturers exclusive of General Motors shows increase of 20 per cent. in the first quarter of 1928 over the corresponding period for 1927 A comparison of earnings in the first quarter of 1928 with the corresponding quarter of 1927 shows that the most marked improvement has occurred in the profits of the Packard Motor Company and of the Hupp Motor Car Corporation. Some improve ment has also occurred in the earnings of Dodge Brothers. Inc, and of the Studebaker Corporation Hudson Motor Car Corporation and Chrysler Corporation, whose profits statements for the full year of 1927 disclosed substantial gains over 1926, showed continued gains over the first quarter of 1927. Only of the IS reporting companies had profits less than those of the corresponding quarter of last year.
 The recovery in the earnings of the motor equipment companies that has occurred, in line with the expansion of activity in the motor industry is disclosed by the earnings state ments thus far available for the first quarter of this year. The year 1927 of declin- ing profits for the industry as whole, the net
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More Otherwise Than Wise

More othe rwise Than Wise
 If it was only necessary to keep them around to be kissed many bride could put her lips away with her wedding dress.
 A woman in a last years dress can think her husband is just as much a brute as the woman with blackeye considers hers.
 A bald.neaded man knows how pathetic it is to have none to wash and has no patience with women who complain about how much trouble it is to wash their hair.
 The modern wife's idea of dough is something to get her hands on, not in.
 One way to decrease the divorce rate is to have the young lady compare her wants to his salary and prospects, before they agree to spend two dollars for a license.
 Another reason why a daughter didn't use to talk that way to her mother was because being i'm pudent to parents used to make sitting down afterwards too pain full
 Some girls have had TO real tragedy in their lives-and some have found a runner in their best and only silk hose at the last minute the night of a heavy date.
 Some flappers give us the i'm pression that they would feel over dressed in a coat of tan.
 The greatest objection te short skirts is the fact that so few girls were born perfect enough to wear them.
 An optimist is an average-salar- jed young man who thinks he is going to be happy with girl whose ignorance of cooking is equaled only by her ignorance of sewing and darning.
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income reported by 21 companies showing ag- gregate decline of 2S per cent. as compared with 1926.
 On the other hand, the net income reported by Is companies for the first quarter of 1928 shows an increase of per cent. the first quarter of 1927 Only of the IS companies reporting showed earnings less than those of the first quarter of 1927. The other companies reported gains ranging from per cent. to over 100 per cent.
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Beware

ADVANCED AGE CAUSES DEATH, Headline in a contem- porary.
 We always have understood it eventually would prove fatal.
 So far the medical sharks have found no serum for this terror.
 We always have had a horror of advanced age.
 The only way to keep it from killing you is to die young
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-09
ATTENTION MASONs

There will be a stated com munication of Mt. Juneau Lodge No. 147, F. & A. NJ, in Odd Eel lows Hall, Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Work in the E. A. Degree. Visiting Brethren cor dially invited. By order of the w. M.
 CHAS. E. NAGHEL, adv. Secretary.
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ALONG LIFE's DETOUR
 By SAM HILL
This Needs No Diaor.,,

He has very ancient flivger-Dut There's nothing ancient bout his darling wife; Which means until he buys a clas- sy bus.
 In his dear nome therell be lot of strife.
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And then to her his heart was lost Which means for the rest of his life
 By her he's in for being bossed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-09
All From Him

My dear" said he, you ought to quit using such extravagant language"
 "Huh!" she retorted, "on your salary it is the only extravagant thing 1 can afford"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-09
A Lucky Fellow

He cleaned up on the market dil John Henry Locker; Which doth explain why he now
 has
 A lot of filthy lucre."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-09

It is getting to the point where a candidate TOT any onice Will have to wear uniforms with out pockets.-( Atlanta Constitution
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-09

In the good old days of the jobs boys had to do was to tend the calves in the barn yard. Now they spend their time watching them on Main Street
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Soft For Those Birds

"Yes," said the Chicago bandit, I've had good many trials"
 We all do," we murmured.
 But" he smiled, they don't mean anything to one who has no convictions"
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Be Useless Otherwise

Blinks-Are you in favor of a five-day week?
 Jinks-Not unless we are given a special salary at the end of the fifth so we can enjoy the two days we're off
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Where is the Middle West?", asks temporary That's a question that both secre- tary Hoover and Gov. Alfred E. Smith would pay liberal reward to have answered correctly
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Modernized Proverbs

Better a mouth full of store teeth than a system full of poison.
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Not That 1t Matters

But if the leading candidate has the nightmare it is always a dark horse that disturbs his slumbers? :?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-09

lot of politicians who think they are run hlhg the machine are only riding in the rumble seat-(Milwaukee Journal)
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Ain,t Ii Grandi

Smile if you're broke or fired or
 sick,
 Or if tagged by a traffic cop; For there's no trouble in the world Long as those Reds stay round the top.
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Observations of a Pedestrian

What would be heaven for e motorist would be hell for a pc destrian.
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Fada Rad1o oerS ana accessor- les, Columbia Monographs and records. Radio Electric Co.,, Mar tin Lynch. Phone 429. adv
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Excess Baqaaqe

You learned lot of new words while working on crossword pug zles, didn't you?"
 Yes, but ROW The craze is over knowing them is about as useful as knowing how to hitch up a horse"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-09

Interesting Information x. Ray, who used to live at Hendersonville, N. G., now enjoys the suns rays in Florida.
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The Boss Loses a Stenog. He bossed her for year, or less,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-08-24

the Extension Division Of the North
Dakota Agricultural college which
is just off the press, Circular SO,
Turkey Production in North Da-
kota." is the opinion Of its authors,
O. j. Weisner, o. A. Barton and DR..
Don McMahan.
Relatively little information has
been published in the United States
regarding problems Of turkey pro-
duction, only three bulletins in this
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-08-24
Baker Will Purchase
500 Purebred Bucks

Cooperative purchase Of 500 bucks
for North Dakota sheep raisers will
be made during the next few weeks
in Montana by George J. Baker,
field agent in livestock for the Ex-
tension Division Of the North Dakota
agricultural college.
The Agricultural Credit Corpora
ton of Minneapolis, which has fl
nanced huge importations of breed
ing ewes during the past few years,
will cooperate in the project to sup
ply farmers of this state with good,
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jGL q; ! az s, E0 e.! We
@nfxlSsS s95asey , ps

to know" Bessie besought her. $50
| won't make fool Of myself"
They went into conference and
brought up all that each could think
Of in connection with a caretaker's
duties.
Il wish you'd see him yourself"
Bessie said when it was near the
time for Rods return.
1T would spoil everything. He's
hiding from the people who know
him." BERTHE Lou explained. You
mustn't mention me at ALL"
Bessie was more agog than ever.
us 1t safe to have him here?" she
asked.
HE isn't fugitive. II that's what
you're thinking" BERTHE Lou smiled.
I'm not after a reward"
Bessie subsidized. well. II he
doesn't guess there's something
phony about this he's dumber than
he looks" she stated.
pod was inclined to question. for
- 1t did seem strange to him that
anyone should want a caretaker to
live in a humble little place like
that cottage. Still. 1t was furnished.
and q caretaker was more dependa.
Bile than tenant. And q tenant
could not be put out at a moments
notice.
As for Bessie's claim to being tho
owners agent-she was a friend
probably. acting in that capacity.
And too ealous in her duties to al.
low him to deal directly with tho
owner.
And the work itself. Why
shouldn't he take It? Perhaps II
he got away from accounts and
ledgers and balances for a while
he would be able to hold the next
position that came his way. But
hadn't he been away from them?
Oh. that was different-being out
Of q job. He worried.
There was q lot to do around q
new place too. He wouldn't have
to sit around much. The lawn was
In. but 1t wasn't doing very we'll.
and there was room for a vegetable
Garden and he could build a rose
arch-do Z lot Of things-the
things he'd do II he owned the
place. II It only paid him enough
to buy his food.
Promptly at the end Of the hour
he was back on BERTHE Louis front
porch. This time when Bessie ad.
mitted him there was no indication
Of anyone else being in the house.
She led him to the kitchen. Rod
rat on the Same blue chair BERTHE
Lou had occupied few minutes
before.
THE owner was here but he
couldn't wait to see YOU" Bessie
lied. HE told me everything you
want to know. ! guess. All you
have to do Is protect the place.
You mustn't 90 away ct night-all
night, mean-and Of course you
will have to take care Of your own
room.
"I'll como out once q week and
clean It for you, and II you eat
your meals In the house you will
have to wash the dishes yourself"
She was very certain about that.
whats the pay?" Rod asked.
well. o. ! said BEFORE" Bessie
hesitated. the pay is small-hve
dollars Z week. but II You have
other work there's no objection to
your being away In the daytime"
II think I'll take It." Rod de-
clared. ION one condition"
ITO BE Continued)
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country being listed in the biblio.
graphy. The North Dakota circular,
which contains 81 pages, includes
such subjects Is history, selection of
breeding stock, incubation, feed
ing and care Of poults, management
of mature turkeys, marketing, cost
Of production. selection of exhibits,
sanitation and disease prevention.
Turkey production in the United
States has fallen off one.half in the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-08-24

purebred rams At reasonable prices
Black-faced bucks will average
around $40 in cost, and the average
price for whitc-faced bucks will be
about $50, according to information
secured by Mr.. Baker.
Farmers who wish to buy bucks
are advised to communicate with
their county agents in the next few
days or to write directly to Mr..
Baker at the college.
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AUTOMOBILES

AUTOMOBILES
FOR SALE-28 passenger bus, dual
wheels, four speeds, suitable for
wheat hauling, gravel, lumber,
passengers, most any purpose,
7-36x6 splendid tires. Cost $4,000.
Would consider car In trade. very
cheap. A little more than the
cost Of the tires. C. c. Hibhs,
Lucas Block, Bismarck, NJ. Oak.
FOR SALE
Two used trucks.
One 1-2 ton Packard.
One IL ton Republic
One Mccormick binder, used.
On Terms.
DAKOTA CORPORATION
r. o. Box 1858. Bismarck, N. D.
FOR SALE 1926 Chevrolet truck,
one ton; 1926 Ford truck, one
ton. In Al condition. Inquire at
Hafterson Top Body Works, 5l3
Broadway.
FOR SALE-Good truck with dump
body and box. For further infer
nation. phone 249 or 277.
FOR SALE-Packard 4-door sedan,
Al shape. Western Auto Co.,
Mandan. N. D.
FOR SALE-1925 Ford coupe in
good condition. Phone 1452. NJ.
O. Steen.
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Rod alone. He could hear an AMI
mated conversation going on in low
tones in tho kitchen while he
waited.
In few minutes Bessie returned
to his side. She asked him poin,
blank II he liked the house. Rod
said yes. but that he ought to
apologize for having taken up sc
much of her time inasmuch as he
feared the purchase of 1t would be
quite beyond his means.
Bessie did not appear to be disap
pointed
"How would you like to live
here? she blurted out, and BERTHE
Lou. In the kitchen. groaned
silently.
Rod looked startled. "Why
is the house for rent?" he evaded.
mo. it's not" Bessie Informed
him. land the owner doesn't wan,
to sell it. either. It was built tc
rent at first and then sh er
he decided to-sell 1t. But something
has happened and its going to b
taken OF the market"
MUCH Of this was true. Bertie
1'A Lou had changed her mind
about renting the place. It was
after . visit to 1t. when she had
gone away feeling that It would tic
her too much to the unhappiness oil
the past to 60 on with her plans
for renting the property. Every
time she came to Moondelds she
was thrown deeper into painful re
greet.
Instead Of erecting house
wherein she could relive. In hei
memory. the fleeting Joy OF hel
honeymoon. she discovered that she
had built a prison. In It she could
not escape from thoughts OF Rod
that were SO vivid she could almost
feel his presence In the little cot
tage.
| Marco. who sometimes insisted
upon coming out with her in spitl
of her protests, noticed that she
was always greatly agitated over
the visits. especially when the house
was nearing completion and the
furniture was arriving.
When It was fully furnished al
last and every piece was In III
proper place. Berthe Lou herself
saw that she had built q heart
breaking memorial.
On tho way homo from her last
trip out with Marco she told him
she was going to dispose o. thu
house. It was . sudden decision
She regretted It later. after she had
inserted the advertisement placing
It on tho market. but she OVERRIDE
her loathing to part with It and Il
Rod had been Z bona flde purchaser
she would have gone through with
the deal.
But It was impossible to think Of
letting It 60 now that It had
brought Rod to her door. Unless
Of course. her fantastic plan failed
to work. III only Bessie doesnt
tumble IT."
1.-THE owner Is looking for , care
taker." Bessie was telling Rod
while BERTHE Lou agonized over bel
ability to handle the situation.
'sYes?" Rod said politely. Hi
could not see what that had to Dc
with him.
you you wouldn't like thu
position. would your she went on
and Berthe Lou Topped helplessls
into . blue chair.
Bessie might as we'll have held
W . signpost to Rod. she thought
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past thirty years, principally due =
the inroads Of disease, but the ~.
ume Of production in North Dakota
has been increasing rapidly. Dis
ease prevention Is imperative II this
profitable activity 10 to b continued
here. according to the circular, and
disease prevention is discussed IN
careful detail in the circular. Copies
can be secured by writing to The Ar
ricultural collie
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
FOR SALE


NEW BUNGALOW, 5 rooms and
bath, porch, full partitioned base
ment with garage, . dandy home.
Price S49OO.0O. Terms.
STUCCO HOUSE, Z rooms and bath,
modern, and in good condition,
garage, full lot, south front and
well located. Price $3600.00.
Terms.
COTTAGE, six rooms and bath,
porch, hot water heat, oak floors,
hard wood trim, east front, well
located. Price $47O0.00. Terms.
NEW BUNGALOW, stucco, five
rooms and bath, five closets, built
in ice box and kitchen cabinet, full
partitioned /sement with addi-
tional finished bed room. Garage,
east front and splendid location.
Price $4,000. Terms.
NEW HOUSE, stucco, six rooms and
bath, hot water heat, built-in fea-
lures, garage attached to house,
beautiful finish and wonderful
home. East front. Trees. Price
$7250.00 for quick sale. Terms.
OTHER equally attractive homes
for sale. Also have lots in any
part of the city. Insurance of
every form written in good relia-
bic companies. Money to loan.
Phone 1873.
INVESTORS MORTGAGE SECUR.
ITY COMPANY
Office with First Guaranty Bank.
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THIS HAS HAPPENED

THIS HAS HAPPENED
BERTHE LOU and ROD Dryer
IRE happily married. until LILA
IOREE plots to separate them.
Rods inherent In her while she
plants Aceda Of doubt In his mind
about Berthe Lou. When BERTHE
Lou discovers that they see each
other secretly she n heortbr0ken
md flrts with young MARCO
PALMER 10 retnlIAte.
Rod will not commit him:elf %
Lila. although he and Berthe Lou
have drifted far apart. Tired Of
her waiting game Lila tells Rod
SHE loves him and wants him 70
go AWAY with her. lie repudintes
her siislOyalty to her husband. and
she tnunts him by sayimg that bic
wife In out with Marco.
Rod drives 10 the Palmer estate
where he sees Marco and BERTHE
Lon in IounElnE attire md departs
without Icnrning that they were
merely coming upstntra from the
swimming pool.
Rod leaves Bertie Lon with no
explanation. resigns his position
and drifts from one thing to .nn.
other trying To avoid old haunts.
Both women try 70 find him with.
out success.
Bertie Lon obtains . position.
expecting Rod to get n divorce.
The suspense and dreariness Of
fulneSs In Marcos gay crowd.
She has nervous breakdown and.
while cOnvnlckclng, decides 10 buy
"Cream home" with the mOney
Rod had sent her when he left.
Marco begs her TO marry him.
Rod. She finishes her house md
ndvcrtixrs II for sale. She IN sur.
prised when Rod nnawers the nd.
and cOnceals herself while 10
looks NJ the house.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XIII
RERTIE LOU could not forgive
Rod. she decided. yet she did
pity him. Pitied him SO that she
could not endure the thought oil
letting him walk out Of her door
and perhaps out Of her life forever,
At least she called It pity.
This impulse. mood or longing.
whatever 1t was. that had brought
him out to Moonfields might be but
a passing phase Of his adjustment
to his new existence. Berthe Lou
told herself that he might never
come again.
But what could she do? Rush
out and confront him? Danish all
thought Of his return! That was
what 1t would mean. to reveal her
presence now. she believed. Besides.
she did not wish to talk to him.
Her mind was still in q daze. She
wanted time to think. But how
could she hold Rod until she knew
what to do?
There must be some gay!
Yet she was utterly unable to
reach Z solution. Rod went on
with Bessie from room to room
while BERTHE Lou frantically
searched for a means to delay hid
inevitable departure. He did not
seem to be in a great hurry to 50.
She was thankful for that.
The obvious thing. Of course,
would have been to attract Bessie'a
attention and summon. her to heI
side for q moment and ask her "a
obtain Rods address. But Berthe
Lou was too excited. too hewi1dered
to think nationally. She did. how
ever. manage to motion Bessie Il
her without being seen BY Rod. A
perfectly crazy idea. % she char
acterized It. had come 70 her.
Bessie excused herself and lefl
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, Offering q stranger q Job like that!
But Bessie had . surprise IN store
for her.
"Of course we'd have to know
that you're respectable man." she
hurried along. before Rod could
formulate an answer. Berthe Lou
pricked up her ears. That wasn't
SO bad-maybe Bessie wasn't so
dumb after all.
what makes you think I need
a job?" Rod asked. He wondered
II he looked hungry and someone
had taken pity on him.
Bessie was equal to the occasion.
Il didn't think about It." she said.
undlsturbed, "but you said you
liked the house and I Just thought
maybe. II You were all right and
wanted to live here. you might get
the job"
Rod laughed. well, I've never
been 2 caretaker." he told her.
thinking how little indeed he had
taken care of the most precious
thing in life. what would l have
to do?"
"Oh. I don't know yet. I'll have
to see tie owner"
How about my seeing him?" Rod
inquired.
Bessie suppressed Z giggle. HE
isn't here" she said quickly. ANY.
way. I'm his agent. And know
what he'll pay you. Il isn't very
much. In fact you get your rent as
most Of it,
II suppose that's reasonable for
. little place like this" Rod agreed.
why doesn't the owner live In IT."
HE has another home, and he
only wants someone here until he
decides what to do with tho place. :"
Bessie added the last bit Of informa.
ton on her own account. It was
her private opinion that Berthe Lou
was going "nutty." Making her
ask perfect stranger to live here!
She expected anything now and
was preparing = way out for Berthe
Lou.
II don't know but I'd like the
job" Rod said musingly. THAT
is IL caa qualify"
II can let you know more about
It in an hour" Bessie said. Sup.
pose you come back then"
"All right" Rcd replied. An
hour would give him time to think
It over.
WHEN he. was gone Bessie
-, stormed out to the kitchen
and demanded to know what Berthe
Lou had on her mind. Say. what
70 this" she asked -heatedly. THAT
bimbo's going to come back: I'm
sure he Is. and what am ! going to
tell him? This isn't my idea Of .
joke q all"
"It isn't = Joke" Berthe Lou ~.
sured her.
Sweet spirits Of nitre! You
aren't really going to hire him are
you? A perfect strangsr3"
Berthe Lou smiled. HE isn't Z
stranger" she explained. I'm
sorry can't tell you ell about It,
Bessie. but hess young man used
to know"
Bessie's eyes were popped wide
open. She sensed . mystery. well.
I thought you were cracked" she
declared honestly. and was going
to tell your friend about It." She
meant Marco.
Don't worry. I haven't felt bet.
ter for . long time" Berthe Lou
avowed.
"Then tell me everything I've got
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HOUSES AND FLATS

HOUSES AND FLATS
FOR SALE-Seven-room house.
Modern in every way, including
heated garsge full basement. One
of the best built homes in Bis
marck. On pavement, shrubbely
and good lawn. always kept in
best condition. Excellent location.
Well furnished. May be pur-
chased with or without furniture,
direct from owner. For informa
ton phore 267.
FOR RENT-Modern seven room
house by September first, hot wa
ter heat. suitable for rooming
house. Must be seen to be ap-
preciated Phone 1419-W or call
at FOG West Thayer.
BUNGALOW FOR RENT-A1most
new five room bungalow, located
north Of High school. For further
information inquire at SOP Seventh
street north.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. party wants
to rent five or six room modern
house. Bungalow preferred. Can
move any time between Sept. 1st
and Oct. IS. Phone 1884.
FOR RENT-Furnished house for
September only. Call $50.