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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-03

sheep, half its tin, all but 10 per cent
of its nickel a third of it's zinc, fourth
of its lead, all but tenth of its rubber,
80 per cent of its wool, a third of its
wheat and two-thirds of its rice and
the worlds biggest mercantile marine.
Given these factors, the conception
of an empire organized for production
and distribution as the AZ States of the
United States of America are organ
ized-and as Europe is not organized,
but might have been If Napoleon had
been granted a hundred years of life
is so compelling that future students Of
this age will find it hard to understand
why the most tremendous efforts were
not made to realize it before the end
of the third decade of the twentieth
century. They will say:
Reasons Are Outlined.
"T'his empire contained more raw ma
terials than the United States, whose
prosperity was the envy of the world.
It had greater consuming power than
the United States, whose domestic mar
ket enabled her to build and operate
on a profitable basis those mighty
plants whose products flooded over into
world markets and severely hit Britain s
foreign trade. Its skilled producers and
workers were more numerous than those
of the United States.
1T dominated the Sea-carrying trade !;
its nerve center in London remained
the financial heart of the civilized
world even after the Americans cap
tuned the bulk of the worlds gold
stocks, and its strategic disposition over
the planet put it next door to all the
great markets, while everywhere outside
their own continent the producers OF
the United States were confronted with
the factor of freight costs over vast
trade lanes by land and sea to reach
the martS of Europe, Asia, Africa and
the western Pacific
"Given organization, this empire could
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-03

a.pleasure trip in an automobile.
II may have been = pleasure trip
for the dogs; il was agony for
me. About every 20 miles we
had to stop to attend to the lit
tie darIinss. They fretted my
friend much more than Coolidge
was ever Fretted by the. opera.
tons Of the entire United States.
~ + 4
! have never been one Of those
who write disparaoinsly Of
money. II is magic stuff. II
can smooth rough roads, Danish
fears and transform human lives.
But hope that as ! get older
may have sense enough to live
in a smaller house, after my
children leave. rather than build
a big house. That ! may be
blessed with the wisdom to un-
derstand that only he who sim.
pIifies his possessions can really
reduce his worries.
4 II X
The rich young manC~ho went
to Jesus received . hard answer.
eco, sell all that thou hast and
give to the poor" he was told.
From this il 10 often assumed
that true religion demands pow.
srty Of it's foIIowsrs--a wrong
idea, az 10 proved by the fact
that Jesus had other wealthy
friends from whom He demand
ed no such sacrifice.
+ 4 4 X
The trouble with the rich young
man was not that he had too
much money, but that he had
"sreat possessions" Worrying
about his possessions 80 alb
sorbsd him that he was no good
for anything else.
, 1922
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-03
Too Many Possessions
BY BRUCE BARTON.

7 KNOW a man who has made
great deal of money. HaV-
ing a high sense of obligation
to his associates and his job,
he continues to work hard.
But he feels that it is incum-
bent upon him to show that he
is prosperous and, as he sx-
presses it, to "aet some enjoy
ment out Of his wealth"
So he has built himself a big
house in the city, another near
the seashore and a third in the
mountains. He has a yacht, with
a.crew Of rs men.
+ X X
Surely, you would say he must
be very happy, having every.
thing that his heart could desire.
X X 4
My personal observation is that
he has too much, and for that
reason actually gets less pleasure
out of living than he did when
he was poor.
have never seen him serious
ly worried about his great bust
ness. But have seen him waste
an hour on the telephone fretting
over something that had gone
wrong on his boat.
He can make a decision invoIv-
ing millions without winking an
eyslash. But when his prize bull
got sick he was out of business
for q couple of days, while he
teiesraphed all over ths country
for specialists and received hour
Iy bulletins.
4 \ \ n
Another man, having no chill
dren, keeps two prize dogs which
are so valuable that he insists
on taking them with him every
where. ! went with him once on
(Copyri,
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Osborn, as his part Of this two-man
navy, was to nominate all the officers
and pick the enlisted force. subject
to the approval of Lay as representa-
tive OF the Emperor" Lay and Osborn,
furthermore, were to inquire into any
complaints formulated by Chinese of
hcialS against the officers and the men
IF the proposed squadron.
Being European, the fleet must by
all means have flag of European char
acter to guarantee It's efficiency and
to assure TO 1t the proper respect of
the world. Therefore, Lay agreed that
there should be a green standard with
two yellow lines and q blue imperial
dragon in the middle. Trouble soon
followed. The Chinese naturally wanted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-03


But the American expatriate In Eu-
rope Is no more than an isolated, trans
planted organism in a strange and I'M
congenial soil The intellectual who
imagines that living among Rabbits and
"morons" is bad for himself is making
an egregious blunder. What are known
to the intelligentSia as morons are often
delightful and valuable neighborS who
wear well through the years. Man does
not live entirely by lofty conceptions OF
art and literature, but more by honest
work and congenial social life.
To live in America, after youth in
Europe, is one of the greatest adven-
lures of modern times, one of the most
fortunate of destinies. The popular SUI
perstitions among the intellect ials that
sumptuary legislation and the rapid de-
velopment of a bourgeois middle class
ought to render the United States I'M
] endurable to a free spirit, have been
found to be superstitions and very little
else. II an expatriate may offer re-
CONTINUED on Fifth Page.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-08

. TOWNSVILLE, Cameron county
- and the entire Lower Rio Grande
Valley is advancing another step to-
ward the goal of progressiveness.
The official opening and dedication of the
Brownsville Municipal Airport and inauguration
Of international air mail marks another mile
stone OF advancement toward twentieth CEN
fury methods of transportation.
Mail and passenger movement, both in the
United States and our sister republic, Mexico,
will bring the two nations closer together by
hours instead of days.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-08
4duancing Another Step..

\ McElwrath highway is truly a
a permanent highway. Our sue
cess has been achieved by carrying out
the minutest details Of every highway
contract we have been awarded.
The entire Valley has an extensive road pro-
gram either completed or under construction.
Cameron, Willacy and Hidalgo counties alone
have voted bonds totaling $4,000 900 for feed
er roads and arterial highways.
The feeder road project in Cameron, Hidalgo
and Willacy counties is the most extensive ever
undertaken in the United States.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-16
Lynn Nelson, Fargoan Pitching
for Blues, Maintains Lead
by Beating Toledo
COLUMBUS CRUSHES BREWS
Tony cuccinelIo Equals League
Record, Hitting Safely in
Six Attempts
By WILLIAM A. WEEKEs

Chicago. July Is. (R - Kansas
City's lead over st. Paul in the Amer
lean championship drive today was
five and one-half games. the Blues
yesterday turning in q victory over
Toledo while the Saints were idle.
While the Blues were trimming the
Mudhens. . to 1, the Columbus Sen
ators were improving their individual
and collective batting averages at the
expense of Miss Florence Killilea's
luckless Milwaukee Brewers. Colum-
bus pounded three Brewer hurleys for
q hits and q 20 to ! victory. with
Tony Cuccinello leading the assault.
Cuccinello equaled q league record
by hitting safely six times in six times
at bat, batted in five runs and scored
five himself. The performance
matched those of Bruno Haas. Of st.
Paul, In 1925, and Jimmy linn Of
Kansas City, in 1926. The Senator
shortstop included a home run and a
double In hts collection, for q total of
10 bases.
Milwaukee's lone run was the re-
suit Of Eddie Picks home run in the
seventh inning. Pete Jablonowski,
Columbus hurler, held the Brewers to
six hits.
Nelson gave Toledo seven hits. fair
ly we'll spaced. while the Blues raked
McQuillan for Is, to help increase
the Kansas City lead in the a
Minneapolis vas to get into action
today with Louisville as the OPPOSE
ton while the threatening Saints
were to entertain indianapolis.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-16
Nilnrods
Elect Minot for
Shoot Next Year
Frank Ray, Dickinson, Wins the
Presidents Trophy and
First Singles Halt
Tribune Special Service)

Dickinson, N. Oak. July 16.-Minot
was chosen the scene Of next years
annual trap shooting tournament Of
the North Dakota sportsmen's asso-
citation at a meeting Of the association
here last night In connection with the
annual three-day shoot of the organ
ization.
The tournament closes this after
noon.
Frank Ray, Dickinson, and DR.. ].
r. Pence, Minot, defending champion,
each broke IS targets Of a possible 100
to tie for first place in the first half
OF the singles championship yesterday
afternoon. George Krieger. Redfield,
8. Oak, winner Of the Is pairs doubles
Sunday with a IS score, crowded the
two leaders In the singles champion
ship yesterday. He broke o. birds. The
next five. all with 80 scores, were:
George Ebert. Bismarck: j. z. Dickey,
Minneapolis, present Minnesota state
champion; Jess Troeh, Minot, North
Dakota state champion last year;
Tony Cheek. Portal: and Jerry VIII
son. 5isseton. s. OAK.
Shooting % Of 50 birds, Frank Ray
carried off the presidents trophy Of
fered by J. w. Sturgeon. Dickinson.
state president; j. r. Dickey and
George Krieger clipped enough birds
to make 1t q three-way tie but both
were ineligible because they are not
North Dakota residents.
Or. J. R. Pence, breaking "a OF 50
birds IN the state doubles champion
snip event. won . large trophy en-
blematic Of the championship and will
retain possession Of it for one year.
the trophy was presented BY the
DUPONT Company.
The second half OF the singles
championship contest and the handi-
cap championship shoot were sched-
uled for today. Singles claseifica-
tion, preliminary handicap and q
pairs doubles we're on the program
Sunday. Nearly thrce.score crack
st1ots from the northwest competed
IN the meet. which NJ sponsored ~
the Dickinson Gun club.
opooeine WAS stopped for ! minute
sunday n memory q Clint Rand,
jamestown. who died since the lhst
tournament. A resolution Of reapoct
~ Rand va passed = last nltlst'a
meeting.
offiears elected ia, the ooaaina
.Zear afe: q. r. partos, proel6ont:
-. J. M. Aamiltou, tjce prootdont:
~ ~. J. r Ioqeo. socsofnays6oa.
'snsaF. ~ - 1(inot foatdonts.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-16
For Two Months They Were in
Thick Of II; Now They're
Near Second Division
LOSE ANOTHER YESTERDAY
Cubs Chop Half Game From
Lead OF Pirates by Winning
Two From PhiIlies
BY B w. BARKER
ASSOCIATED Press Snnrfs Wrifer)

Here and there on the pages Of
baseball history are recorded the dra.
matte collapses OF powerful baseball
machines but the fall Of the st. Louis
Cardinals. National league champions
in 1923. threatens to go down In the
books as one Of the strangest and
most unexpected Of all form reyersals.
For two months the Cards were In
the thick Of the pennant chase. Then
they fell apart.
In the short space Of a month the
Cards have dropped from a position
as a leading contender for the cham
pionship to q dogfight with Brooklyn
to stay out Of the second vision.
Southworth's crew lost ground to
the Dodgers yesterday. bowling to the
New York Giants, I to 2. while the
Robins were turning back the Cincin-
natl Reds. 4 to 2.
The second place Chicago Cubs
shaved a half game off Pittsburgh's
lead by downing the Phillies in both
ends OF a double bill. 8 to 6 and Z
to s. Chuck Klein hit his Gath. 25th
and 26th home runs during the double
bill to assume major league leadership
in this department. Hack Wilson got
his 23rd homer In the first game.
An error by George Sisler enabled
the Pirates to beat the Boston Braves,
5 to 4 in II innings and stretch their
winning streak to eight in q row. The
Yankees picked up half q game on the
Athletics by beating Detroit, Z to 6.
while the AS we're splitting q double
bill with Cleveland.
Babe Ruth'S Goth homer Of the year
in the ninth inning gave the Yanks
their win at Detroit.
Cleveland 81 eyed Ehmke. Ror1mel
and Yerkes to take the first game of
their double bill with the AS. 8 to 5,
but George Earnshaw stopped the
Indians cold In the second, which the
Athletics won 4 to o.
Ed Walsh outpitched Fred Mar
berry q the Chicago White sox beat
washington, 4 to 2. and the st. Louis
Browns pounded five Boston hurlers
for Is hits to down the Red sox, 10
to 3.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-16
Pop Salesman Has
100000 Fortune

San Antonio. Tex. July 16.-(P-
JULIUS" whose laundering plea,
Don't you ever get thirst-ee?" is ia
miliar to thousands of players and
fans. probably has hawked his last
bottle Of pop.
Few persons know that julius
boasts a last name, although his given
name has been q by-word in San An
tonic for 20 years. His surname is
Myer. Likewise few know he has laid
away q fortune estimated at 500, 900,
as well as providing education for
several children, through his assorted
occupations.
A long siege of illness has taken
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-16
CONTEST SCHEDULED
FOR BISMARCK PARK
TOMORROW EVENING
Capital City Has Fourth District
Title; Mandan Best in
Fifth District
STATE MEET TO BE At MlMOT
Bismarck Beat Wilton, McCius.
KY. Linton; Mandan Beat
Dickinson, Stanton

Bismarck and Mandan American
Legion Junior baseball teams will
have to fight it out for the right to
enter the state championship tourna-
ment at Minot July 1924.
This was announced today by John
G. Karasiewicz. athletic director of
Lloyd Spetz post and manager of the
Bismarck nine.
The Rotary Cubs and the Mandan
youngsters will clash in the titular
game at the city athletic field, Bis
marck, at $50 o'clock Wednesday we
ming.
The Cubs won the championship
Of the fourth district Sunday by de-
feating Linton Is to Z at the Emmons
county city. Bismarck had beaten
Wilton and McClusky in preliminary
tournament games and Linton had
eliminated Ashley and Steele.
Mandan won the championship of
the fifth district Sunday by defeat
ing Stanton. The Morton county
youngsters had trimmed Dickinson
Saturday afternoon.
Eddy Agre and Dale Brown proba-
bly, will make up the battery for Bis
marck while Magilki and Brunette
are likely Mandan starters.
The rest Of the lineups may look
like this: characterization, second
base: J. Spriggs, first base: L. Brown,
left field: Goetz. center field: N. Agre,
third base; Wristen, shortstop: and
TAFT, right field; Observation-Disclosures,
center field; Schwartz, left field; Fit
tefer, second base: L. Dietrich, right
field: Saunders, shortstop; F1eck,
third base: Boehm. first base.
Bismarck has defeated Mandan in
two carly season games.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-16
State Cridsters
Beat Minnesotans

st. Paul. July 16.-R-A group Of
students from the University OF Min.
nesota and Coe college. who are pick.
up the finer points Of making war at
the Fort Smelling r. O.. T. c.. camp.
nave learned some tactics that aren't
IN the drill manual.
They were shown something about
the game Of football yesterday BY
r. o. T. o. students from the Univer-
stty Of North Dakota and the North
Dakota Agricultural college. who
drove their way to . - TO 3 victory
over their opponents.
Boyd. 1t full. was the main cor In
the North Dakota boys team. It was
he who crashed over the line With
the winning touchdown from the To-
yard line In the fourth quarter after
recovering . tumble on the preceding
play.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-16
Loughran Is
Favored to Beat
Jimmy Braddock
Challenger for Light Heavy
weight Championship Has
Dynamite in His Right

New York, July 16.-R-James J.
Braddock's attempt to lift the lieht
heavyweight crown off Tommy Lough-
rams brow this week furnishes metro
politan followers Of the fistic industry
with their first real championship
bout since last September when Andre
Routis beat Tony Canzoneri for the
featherweight title.
The battle Of the left Tab and
straight right-Loughran and Brad.
dock-is set for is rounds at the
Yankee stadium Thursday night.
The advance dope favors Lcughran
to outpoint the challenger. current
odds being around 2 to 1. Braddock.
however. packs enough dynamite In
his right arm to laugh at odds. II
ne can pierce Loughran's guard, and
that IS not easy, there will be q new
light heavyweight champion.
Rene de Vos. Belgian middleweight.
and Dave Shade, California veteran.
are to meet in the sentinel and
Harry Ebbets. Freeport sluRrer.-
matches punches with Ley Grove,
East. Side :uiddleweight, In another
10-rounder. !.
Eumbert Fugazy has arranged 4
card at Ebbets field Wednesday night
that may take some Of the bloom
over the Yankee stadium affair. He
has matched Victoria Campolo, six
feet seven and one-half inch Arzen-
tine puncher. with Arthur Dekuh. big
italian. in the feature bout Of 10.
rounds. Angus Snyder, heavy hitting
Kansas City prospect. battles Jack
Renault. Canadian star. in the SEMI
final, and Jack Roper is to clash with
"One Punch" Leo Williams, New York
negro.
The metropolitan district also will
see Kid Chocolate in action, the Gu
ban f~eatherweight flash meeting Mil
ton Cohen in q hereunder at the
Rockaway Playland stadium Friday.
Pete Nebo and Harry Blitman, feath-
erweights. furnish the chief attraction
at the Greensboro stadium tomorrow
night,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-16
JAMES BARRETT IS
DEFEATED 6 AND 4
BY LOCAL SHOOTER
Cook Makes Two Eagles and
Seven Brides in Tourna.
ment; Par Never Wins
WINS CONSOLATION
Stangebye. Kelly. Brown. Card
ner. Trick and Mann Are
Flight Champions

Shooting four brides to score an
other 80 on the first nine and one be-
low par OH the first five holes Of the
second nine yesterday afternoon. Paul
Cook, Bismarck's youthful golfing
sharpshooter. put Old Man Par and
three finalist competitors to shame
to retain his title as Missouri Slope
golf champion.
Cook competed with three finalists
in the final round of the second an
nual Missouri Slope tournament held
here. His opponents were James
Barrett. Minot: Eric A. Thorberg. Bis
marck; and Harry K%neeshaw. Minot.
Cook defeated Barrett 6 up and 4
to play. Thorberg II up in IA holes.
and kneeshaw 8 up in 9 holes.
Tourney winners we're:
Championship-Cook champion:
William K. Nimmo. Devils Lake. con-
ISOLATION.
First Fighter. r. L. Stangebye.
New England. champion: L. G..
Thompson. Mandan. consolation.
Second Flight-William Kelly. Far
so. champion: Harry Rubin. Bis
mArck. consolation.
Third Flight-H. e. Brown. Dlckin-
son, champion; Jack Iuger, Bismarck.
consolation.
Fourth Flight-Dr. Gardner. Dick
inson. champion: Don Nichols. Man.
dan. consolation.
Fifth Flight-Ralph Trick, Bismarck,
Champion; Bob Conger. Bismarck.
consolation.
Sixth Flight-Frcd w. Mann, cham
pion.
In winning his third successive
tournament of the current season.
Cook played remarkable golf, not
bowling to Old Man Par once. scor-
ing two eagles. seven brides, and los
ing only one hole to Barrett and two
to Nimmo.
From the third hole yesterday. it
was apparent that the championship
field would be outclassed by the youth.
He made brides on the third. fourth,
and fifth holes to take a lead Of three
up on Barrett and at the end of the
first nine held a six up advantage on
the Minot star.
It was just a question of time on
the second nine. Barrett made a
birdie three on the fourth but Cook
ended things with a birdie four on the
fifth.
Cook should have set a new course
record of 50 strokes for the first nine.
but failed by inches on a putt on the
eighth green which would have given
him a birdie four.
Bismarck's star will not enter any
tournaments until the state tourna-
ment at Devils Lake in August.
Yesterday --ternoon's results follow:
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-16

KANSAS CITY INCREASES ITS
LEAD OVER IDLE SAINT PAUL

most Of julius pep. AS a result this
born Snowman has appeared In public
only a few times this season.
Julius anne to San Antonio on q
stretcher a comparatively young man,
for the express purpose of dying.
He improved sufficiently to mount
a horse, and conceived the idea Of be-
coming the town crier. Every day,
rain or shine, Julius rode his pony.
placards suspended and a megaphone
believing merits of various products.
That outdoor life changed Julius into
a strapping fellow. Now he Is quit
ting.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-16
Collins Sets New
State Auto Mark
Circles Grand Forks Race Track
Twice in 1903; Breaks Own
Mark Made at Fargo

Grand Forks. N. D.. July 16.-(P)-
A new automobile dirt track record
for North Dakota vas on the record
books today.
Emory Collins 1928 Canadian auto
dirt champion broke the old mark
yesterday by circling the oval twice
in 1908 at the fairgrounds. His time
one-fifth of a second faster than
the record he set at Fargo last week.
Collins also won the Flickertail
sweepstakes with George Guttu.
Grand Forks, third. j. Walter, Grand
Forks, won the consolation race. The
time was 1852 2-5.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-16
8 Seattle Stars
Injured in Week

Seattle, Wash. July 16-R)-In one
week the Seattle Indians of the Pa
cific coast league had this kind OF
luck: Bill Steinecke, catcher, SUI
fered a broken thumb: Charlie Wade,
outfielder, broken toe; Fred Muller,
third baseman, sprained ankle; Chick
Ellsworth, shortstop. strained foot
ligament; Kyle Graham. pitcher,
kink in neck: Harry Taylor, first
baseman, infected finger; Andy
House, pitcher. sore arm; Frank Cox,
catcher, under the weather."
The bat boy held up in fine shape.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-16
Dickinson Rifle
Team Is Beaten
WilIiston Sharpshooters Take
Stark County Sextet Into
Camp in Match
Tribune Snecial Servicel

Dickinson. N. D., July 16.-Co. E
rifle team of Williston invaded Dick
inson Sunday for the first U. s. rifle
competition match ever held here and
carried off first honors by shooting
1880 to Co. KS I'LL.
Sgt. Rufus B. Lee, Co. K. Dickin-
son., won high honors for the day by
scoring 234 out Of a possible $50. Sgt.
Harold Barker. Co. -. stood a close
second with two points less. He was
the only man in the contest who shot
a perfect on the 20O-yard rapid
fire prone. with so points out OF as
many shots.
Co. E team members shot at ZOO
yard range. rapid fire. from stand
ing to prone with an average for the
five men of - points each out Of 4
possible so.
Without Sgt. Vernon L. thompson
OF Co. K, high point man Of the l64th
Infantry during the annual encamp-
ment at Camp Grafton recently. Co.
e scored within three points Of their
record there Of lila which won them
first honors at the camp.
A return shoot has been ARRANGED
for August Is at Williston.
Individual scores were:
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-16
Latonia Event to
Be Worth $4,000

New York. July 6.-R-The La
tonia championship stakes an an
nual one and three-quarters mile fea-
ture OF the fall meeting at Latonia
will carry q value Of $4,000 In its
1881 running.
With q purse division Of 80 900 to
the winner. 1t will be among the
highest price specials for three-year-
olds In the country.