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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-09
CONV|CT-COMPOSER
DURING PENAL Term
MADE Big FORTUNE
Won His Parole After Musical
Genius Had Thrived Be.
hind Prison Walls
PLAYED IN SOUSA'S BAND
Will Give World Hundreds 81
Musical Scores When He
Receivers Health
PLAYED IN sovsA's BAND

San Francisco. Sept. 9-tNEA)-
San Quentin prisons beloved "profcs.
sor," Damascus Garcia Gallur, whose
musical genius thrived even behind
the walls Of a p~enitentiary, has won
his parole and he will have opportun-
ity to give the world the hundreds
Of musical scores that have been sup.
pressed because Of a prison ruling
prohibiting any convict from selling
any writing or composition.
Friends OF the musician Joined in a
final appeal when they heard OF his
recent paralytic attack: the state
prison board finally acted in the case
and Gallur o is free. parolcd to
Thomas D. Van Osten, secretary Of
the Allied Amusement Industries OF
California, and. like Gallur. a one
time member of Sousa's band.
That Is to say. Gallur Is free from
the prison walls and regulations. But
for several months at least he will be
confined to hospitals and sanitariums.
with even DR.. L. L. Stanley. San
Quentin prison physician. assisting in
the fight for his recovery from paraly-
sis. And after that
well, he has written offers for
vaudeville appearances: ono conduct
ing thcatcr orchcstras: for preparing
theme songs for the talkies.' says Van
Osten. But remember. the thcatcrs
and their music have changed since
Gallur was confined in 1915. Wha.
We want is his recovery and rest. He
has hundreds Of musical compositions
that were withheld by prison rules.
His friends among musicians and tho
American Society of Composers may
form a company to publish these. II
only q small percentage score the
same success a. many Of Gallur's
numbers-used by bands Throughout.
the nation-he will be financially in
dependent for life: free to devote his
time to musical composition as a la
Dor of love-"
AS It is, Gallur has about $93. 1000 to
his credit, through the sale Of music
while he was In prison.
It was a poignant admixturc Of
gladness and sadness at San Quentin
prison as the word fitted about that
THE Professor" was leaving. And
even after he limped out through tho
long CLOSED gates III the carc OF Van
Osten and Adjutant Stairs Of tho Sal
vation Army. Gallur was surrounded
again by guards and TRUSTEES" who
filled the tonneau of his auto with
flowers and wished The Professor
good luck.
Gallur was serving q lO-ycar-to-life
sentence for the death Of a money
lender In 1915. Previously he had
served a term for forgery. The forn,-
er conviction slowed up efforts to get
his release. But while in prison,
Gallur conducted the prison band and
orchestra. This music was one Of the
bright spots in the lives Of tho con-
victs. So there was gladncss and ss.d-
ness when he felt.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-09
Three Injured When
Trains Meet Head-0n

Neenah. Wis. Sept. o.-N1-Two
Chicago & Northwestern railroad
passenger trains collided head-on
here this morning slightly injuring
three persons.
Engineer w. II. lIaight assumed
responsibility for the crash, explain.
ing that he had mistaken IN extra
northbo0nd express train on = siding
for the northbound passenger he was
scheduled to meet.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-09
WAS SKILLED
ON AN ALLIED RAID
ALONG Marine RIVER
Ray and Roy Have Gained Dis.
tinction at Citizens Mill.
tary Training Camps
PART IN ATHLETICS
influential in Securing
Appointments for Pair:
j, Look Much Alike

Reading, Pa. Sept. 9.-'NEA,-Eay
and Roy Anderson, l7-year-old twins
Of Womelsdorf. near here. wore the
same kind Of tiny frocks when they
were babies. Rays play-suit was ex-
actly like Roy's on the day, in 1915.
that word came to Womelsdorf that
their father had been killed In an
Allied raid on the German trenches
along the Marine river, neal Chateau
Thierry.
Townspeople couldn't tell them apart
when they were In basketball or base
ball earb last year. playing on the
Womelodorf histe school teams. And
now they may don the am blue -gray
uniforms and brass puttons Of West
Point cadets.
presldent Hoover has nominated
Ray and Roy for the military acad-
envy, making them eligible to take the
examinations at New York next
March and. II successful. TO enter the
academy 8 ''plebes" next july. Their
appointment Is believed to be the first
deoignation OF twins ever made. In
selecting them the president acted un-
der Q recent law which permits him
70 name 20 candidates-at-largc for
west Point and Annapolis. The stat
ute VA passed especially to benefit
sons Of val veterans.
Father Missing IN Action
Il the Andersons pass their tests
neat March they will take with them
10 the academy vague memories OF a
father killed In action In the World
Wer. Ray and Roy were only s when
the news came to their little home
that their father. Corporal Martin l..
Anderson Of company A. 30th reei-
ment, Third division, A. E. F.. had
been killed In action In m Allied raid
upon the German lines n the
Marine. His body never was found.
Their own ~inclinations Is well as
the military history Of their father
made West Point attractive for the
twins. Roy spent the last two sum
mess at Fort Howard. Maryland. In
the ctti2ens' military training corps.
Ray went to the citizens military
training camp ct Fort Eustice. vir-
eminia, last year. Roy earned the
grade Of sharpshooter, and Ray Q
marksman's medal.
Carrying their i~nseparablc com
panionship onto the athletic field at
the Womelsdorf high school. from
which they were graduated last June,
Ray ana Roy In athletic garb mysti-
fied the townsfolks more than did
nay and Roy In identical gray suits,
t3es. 0Eay hats and black shoes on tho
streets Of the little borough. II tho
first baseman on the baseball team
Jumped several feet into the air to
cellar" . hot liner II was Ray who
did Il. but In al probability It was
Noy who would be credited with the
cut. Il the third bascman whanged
out q homer the chances were Ray
would ret the credit. The twins In
BASKETBALL uniform only deepened the
0ystery Of which Is which?" Ray
Was left forward and Ray right for
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-09
Hoover dominates Pennsylvania Twins for Training at West Poin

are s~ecretive about the whole business
because Of Its anxiety to guard the
identity of informers. Headquarters
here is seldom aware Of any facts con-
corning the paid informer except his
or her name and address. but this
kind Of person appears to come from
all walks Of life.
Paid $4,000 for Revenge
Once there was q young man who
worked In q Vienna jewelry house.
The proprietor fired him. In revenge,
the dismissed cmploye told how the
merchant had been smuggling jew
elry into the United States. His
scheme was to sell jewels to tourists
and guarantee their delivery In the
United States without payment Of
duty. saving purchasers the worry and
bother Of smuggling. As q result Of
the boys information. more than 200
jewel seizures were made in this coun-
try and heavy penalties collected. The
boys share was above $4,000.
Another time an American followed
a celebrated movie star into a Paris
store from mere curiosity. He saw her
buy some expensive jewelry and re.
ported the purchase on ar offchance
that she might not declare It on her
return to New York. She didn't and
the curious American made some easy
money.
Two girls touring Europe each
bought a costly personal ornament OF
identical description. An informer
<{rrnA %hA Mae, vc~k r,,c%ovoe nnnn1A
about one of them and she was heav-
lily penalized-paying twice the value
Of the article. Although the latter was
similarly searched and penalized no
reward was collected.
Crooks seldom tell on each other
and rarely does q fellow passenger on
a transatlantic liner give one away.
Customs officials recall but one in
stance where q personal servant gave
information against an employer and
that was false information.
But II you must smuggle, its best
to keep quiet about 1t. A Washington
woman was once overheard telling
two others in a restaurant how she
had put 1t over" on the customs. The
eavesdropper reported her and she
vas later visited and required to pay q
large assessment.
InformerS tell the customs people
about everything. all the way from
the importer who undertakes large
consignments of goods to the little
girl who brings in q pair Of cufflinks
for her sweetie. The lowest reward
paid Is S. and there were Z few Of
those last year. The most common
smuggling items r diamonds, jew
elry, furs. liquor, wearing apparel and
narcotics.
The Smugglers Are Puzzled
Often the smugglers are ut q COM
plete loss to decide how they were
caught. For instance. the fellow who
hid 4l20, 900 worth Of diamonds In the
back Of q shoe brush and the other
one who hid diamonds In the toes Of
his socks. In each case the customs
only had been informed merely that
So-and-So was coming in with some
diamonds. When the diamonds
weren't declared the agents made q
thorough search.
From the size of collections made by
some informers, 1t would appear that
they need have no other occupation.
Incidentally, no government bureau
besides the customs service appears to
offer such rewards for information Of
l~awbreaking.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-09
WINE PROMOTES MARTIAL BLISS
AND LONG LIFE, FRENCH CLAIM
ward. and what q time the official
ScOrer had!
TO Colleee This Fall

Its going to be tough to tell en-
apart II they make the grade at the
Point" their uncle. DR.. w. Ray Kloop,
Womelsdorf druggist. says. Nine
tenths Of the people right here in
town don't know them apart even
now. and putting them into buds a.
much alike as the West Point uni
forms certainly isn't going to simplify
matters"
It was through DR.. Klopp that the
twins received their appointment. For
weeks he was In touch with Brigadier
General G. H. Bridges. U. s. A..
through whom the appointment was
made. Since the boys father was
killed In France their Uncle Doctor
has fathered the lads. Their mother,
Mrs. Laura Klopp Anderson. IS his
sister.
This fall they will enter Ursinus
college at C~ollegevillc. Pa. to prepare
for the West Point entrance cxamina-
lions.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-09
WAsHDURN PIONEER DEAD

Washburn. N. D.. Sept. o.-Erick
johnson. Is, . resident q this COM
munity since 1904. died Ut his home
here after ! weeks illness. He had
ioeen In III health for several month";.
Funeral services were conducted from
the lutheran church, with the Rev.
6. A. Caflten Officiating. Hurial Vas
made II Aiyetyiew eemetesy.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-09
BIG POPULATION INCREASE

Benedict, N. D.. Sept. 9.-Thc Gem
u nan will have a harder job the
next time he comes to this town.
When a power company construction
crew OF 40 men tool: UP quarters here
last week the population was in
creased nearly onc-t!aird.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-09
Sheriff Teaches Road
Hogs Lesson With Gun

Watford City. N. D.. Sept. 0.-Thrcn
young men In this neighborhcod have
learned that It doesn't pay to hog tiac
road when . deputy sheriff is In.
yclved.
Driving to Alexander. Deputy Shcr-
III Warnes was In a hurry. He ct
tempted to pass = car carrying three
young women and three young men.
At each attempt the car ahead
''hogged" the road. The deputy. lii
desperation. fired three shots In the
air. The car In the lead stopped. It's
occupants received . thorough ''bawl-
Ing out" from the deputy. and b. went
on his way Ii 4 hurry.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-09
nually without leaving the slightest
trace behind them.

--0@W
trace behind them.
Attention has been drawn to the
long list Of women registered as miss
ing BY an appeal b~roadcasted by the
police In their effort to identity the
body Of m armless woman found
floating In q sack in the Marine. The
crime was shocking. but ever more
startling was the long line Of men
and women who visited the morgue.
claiming to have lost q loved n and
fearful Of identifying the victim rs
their own.
NJ. Montbrun, who made an exhaus-
tive study Of police and hospital rec-
ords Of the past 10 years. reported
that only SO present cases wherein
women have been reported q miss
ing have ever been brought anywhere
near Z solution.
"For every girl who disappears
there Is q family waiting in anguish
for news Of her." he writes. The
speciol bureau at police headquarters
for the handling Of such cases Is
crowded from morning till night with
aged fathers and mothers or fran
tic lovers"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-09
Villagers Seek Town Of Water
Drinkers Which Can Equal
French Record

Paris. Sept. 0.-tNEA)-"Moderate
wine drinking promotes longevity.
conjugal fidelity and induces marital
happiness"
With this slogan the 1870 inhabi-
tants Of the village Of Saint Julien
B~eychevelle. In the Gironde district,
will hold a remarkable celebration on
this week In honor Of IA couples Of
the town who have been married over
periods extending from so to s. years.
A feature Of the festivities will be a
banquet. wisely moistened by choice
Medoc vintages. for which the region
is famous. and in their proud sobricty
the good people propose to send a
challenge to the Anti Saloon league
in the United States to produce .
village of water drinkers with q record
to equal that Of Saint Julien Beychc-
vcllc.
Lots Of Old People
The villagers support the longevity
claim by figures which show that Of
the 1910 inhabitants, 800 arc over 60,
ITO arc over 20. 48 ever 30 and three
ovcr 80 years Of age. Everybody in
tho village drinks wine. and proud OF
1t. After a solemn high mass in St.
Julien's church. a parade will be held,
including the II couples that have
celebrated their golden wedding. fol.
lowed by their children. grandchil-
drcn and great-grandchildren, AL
habitual but moderate drinkers Of
Wine."
Our oldest folk drink wine to the
brink of the grave and our little chill
dren drink 1t almost from the cradle"
said the mayor. while planning the
festivities. Where in prohibition
America is there a town Of our size
that can equal our record? In our re-
joicings we are going to issue a chal-
lcngc and give the Aanti. Saloon
league of the United States something
to think about. Here we believe that
temperance, equally removed from
prohibition and alcoholism. is the Sc.
cret Of health and longevity"
Less pleasant statistics Of the social
life Of France have been revealed
about the same time by Henry Mont
brun. writing in Paris-Soir. He says
that 1000 French women arc reported
to the police annually as missing and
that 1000 young women disappear an
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-09
AN Are Not Tragedies

M. Montbrun points out that a
large number Of such disappearance
Is not necessarily tragic. He groups
the missing q wives who have run
away from their husbands. young
girls who want to live their OWE lives,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-09

Red had risen uusteadtlv to his feet.
Let him coy whatever Is On his
mind. Nelly" ~ commanded.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-09

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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-23
qkpq{4luogngI|keg
p Building
More Than Commercial
Value in Fruit Trees

There is q growing tendency to use
fruits, especially fruit trees, for orna-
ment as well as utility. 1t is not diff
ficult to appreciate this, for their flow
ers are certainly beautiful sight in
themselves, and the fruits often make
striking effects in contrast with the
foliage. Flowering shrubs and trees,
more particularly those bearing color
full fruits, are always in demand. There
surely is no reason to disregard do
nestle fruits.
In localities where commercial
orchards exist, people come from great
distances to see the trees in bloom.
The early cloudlike masses of white
bloom on the cherries, plums and
pears, and the exquisite pink glory
Of apples In full bloom are sights to
be remembered, and withal they fill
the air with fragrance borne far by
the Freezes. AS the season advances.
and the branches bow with clustered
fruit. great appeal is made to the
eyes as well as the palate.
Make fruit trees part of your flow
er scheme. Often a large mass of
color, such as full-blooming fruit
tree offers, is just the thing to make
a picture that will stand out in your
memory in contrast with the pictures
presented by the landscape planting
at otAer periods of the season.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-23
Wonderful

The Princess Joachim Albrecht
about to sail from New York on the
Leviathan, said to a reporter:
II think America is wonderful. You
pay the highest wages, yet you pro-
duce the best and cheapest goods. l
think it is miracle"
The princess smiled and added:
ut is like the German clerks land
lady. The German clerk said, you
know: .f.~,.
"'My landlady is wonder. We
had 12-pound Westphalian ham for
supper last night, and she carved, it
in such thin slices that after we were
all served the ham weighed 141a
pounds
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-23
Point of Comparison
Hard on the Russians


Ronald MCPHERSON, the rich Pitts
burgh promoter, said on his return
from Russia:
THE Russian governments moral
sense is about equal to old Gobsa
Goald's sense of etiquette.
"Old Gobsa Goald, the profiteer, was
eating dinner in his tapestry-hung
dining room when the bishop called
for subscription, you know.
"The bishop came in timidly. The
butler and the four footmen in the
dining room awed him.
"Don't let me disturb you, Mr..
Goald,' he said. I can call another
time
"'No, no. said Gobsa. Take a
chair, do
Sand then he added with a polite
society smile: e.
"'You'll excuse me not eatin' this
here rich puddn' with my knife, bish
its SO darn thin and sloppy"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-23

the tomb Of the great Frenchman and
said Lafayette, we are here!" Even
though the fact is that that historic
utterance was made by Colonel STAN
ton, a member Of General Pershing's
staff, It symbolizes so we'll the historic
friendship between the two nations
thai we have Incorporated It In the
'ifst q& qyla gaFvae,iiIts
Perhaps the affectIonafe regard Of
a whole nation for a man who has
been dead these hundred years should
be enough Of fame for him. But the
greatness of Lafayette is more than
that suggested by the average. Ameri-
cans idea of him. 1t Is revealed in
the work Of well-known historian
whose biography of Lafayette appeared
within recent months. That is the
book, Lafayette" by Henry Dwight
Sedgwick. published by The Bobbs- Mer-
rill company. From it we see that al
though, contrary to the popular idea
of his Revolutionary war career, Lafay-
cite was never great general; he
was always great gentleman.
Mature had bestowed upon him
zeal, courage, energy, honesty, frank
ness, simplicity, perseverance. FAM
ing enthusiasm for what he deemed
high causes, disposition so graced
with charm that his wife, his family,
his friend adored him and-a rare
quality In ambitious men, power of
oAr fN0t xxyfo 10
still, a hero to admire worthy of that
admiration" That is the tribute which
his biographer pays to him after
studying the facts of his life. And he
continues: Lafayette ran career
that is without parallel In the history
of our Western World. His life divides
itself into episodes. First. that Of his
adventurous youth In America; sec.
ond, during the French Revolution
when for a time-I am but quoting
what others have said-he was mas
ter of the fate of France; and, third,
when In the Revolution Of 1880 after
a long eclipse a second time, he held
that fate In his hands. And, besides
this, four score years later his spirit
rose from the grave and did more than
any other Frenchman, living or dead,
to bring America into the struggle that
determined his country's fate"
Lafayette was born in Auvergne, a
son of the rural nobility, in region
where the natives shave been noted.
time out of mind, for their stubborn
ness, their thrift, and their readiness
of assume unthankful tasks" He grew
up as simple country boy. ''he lacked
social graces, was gawky, red-haired
and clumsy hOrseman. But the de-
sire for glory always possessed him."
Just how much this desire or his sin
exorable love Of liberty" Influenced
him to offer his services to the Amer.
lean colonists cannot be determined,
but the important thing is that this
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-23
Highway Ugliness Soon
to Be Thing of Past

Missouri gets place in a list of
states that have made some definite
plans or actually have accomplished
something toward highway beautifica-
tion. Enough states now have con-
cerned themselves with this idea to
give It national scope. In a few of
the states hundreds of miles of trees
have been planted along the highways !;
in others this or similar Improvement
has been started or is contemplated.
The. planting of shrubbery, placing of
historical markers of artistic quality,
together with removal of the litter OF
signs and roadside shacks, all are on
the program of this hopeful enterprise.
The conviction seems to be growing
that returns on the full investment in
highways cannot be realized until they
are made more inviting and restful to
the EYE. AS matters stand, there is
danget of excessive speeding to get
away from the ugliness that crowds
upon the traveller in praeth Y every
mile Iof his journey. City
Tin,
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young nobleman was willing to give
up his assured position in country
where nobility counted for everything,
to go into strange land and take part
in a revolt against the very social or
der to which he himself belonged.
The story Of his association with.
Washington Is q particularly ANR3A
f,ssg Mere qias u s1inNsifse.s eeic
brated friendships in history in which
both friends have mutually shown both
constancy, tenderness and loyalty and
sympathetic appreciation. But there
is none which | have read of which
sets off. the character of both friends
in so vivid and high-colored a man.
ner. When Lafayette was wounded,
Washington, whose quarters were
eight miles away, came every day to
ask after him, with tears in his eyes,
and babe the doctor care for him as
If he were his own son."
While Lafayette's career as mill
tary Header in this country was not
especially noteworthy che was the
colonial army's mascot his
forte was popularizing an enterprise
which a wiser head directory his
career upon his return to France was
more distinguished. He was first a
member of the Assembly Of Notables,
then of the States General. After the
attack on the Bastile he was appoint
ed commander in chief of the National
Guard of Paris. When the angry WON.
Ell of Paris marched to Versailles and
threatened the lives of the royal fam
lily, Lafayette, with remarkable sagaci-
~ and courage, led Marie Antoinette
to balcony of the palace in full view
of the mob. And he saved her life.
for a day at least, and this in spite Of
the fact that the queen hated him and
declared once: ut is better to perish
than to be saved by Lafayette and
the Constitutionalists." But this was
Lafayette, defender of the weak and
the oppressed, the same Lafayette who
renowned his titles, who tried to steer
a middle course during the French
Revolution between the cruelties of
Tic ATTY WhlSA Aau OAVu6ht vi thV
revolution, and the cruelties of the
mob and he succeeded only in bring
ing down upon himself the condemna-
ton of the aristocracy and the rabble.
So although Lafayette failed to rise
to the heights of greatness and save
his country from the horrors of the
Reign of Terror, this new biography
reveals him as the great gentleman
he was, a splendid idealist and a true
hero, man worthy Of all the honors
that were heaped upon him when he
came back to this country for bis
famous visit. And as Americans cele-
brate the one hundred and seventy
second anniversary of his birth this
year. they can do so with the realiza
tion that after all that time his fair
fame burns as brightly as ever before.