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Junking the Road Menaces

One of the biggest nuisances of the highways will b.
reduced to possibly safe limits when the plan of the Ma.
tional Automobile Chamber of Commerce to junk worn.
out cars is put into effect.
The association plans to spend SIS, 100000 in coopera-
ton with dealers in automobiles in junking crippled
cars which repairers might patch up, sell for a song and
thus put them back on the road again as a menace to
safety and certainly a drawback to travel.
This is as it should be. The decrepit car is the cause
OF many wrecks. 1t drags the queues on the thickly
Travelled highways. then somebody swerves out of line
to pass around it and there is always the potentiality of
an accident in this. Even on the roads around Bismarck
it drags travel and is the source of crashes, overturns
and ~ditching.
1t also provides the peranbulator which that seasonal
the automobile hobo, turns loose on the trans
routes to beg his way with hard luck tales.
of the WORKOUT car thus will decrease the num-
Der OF irresponsibles to be encountered on the roads.
The chamber of commerce expects to scrap 400, 900
this year. 1t will have a real job made of it.
Engines, carburetors, radiator, generator, differential
case, starter and transmission will be smashed with q
hammer, thus putting the cars beyond the pos
sibility of being revamped into a continuing nuisance.
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ARB

Maybe congress ought to be adj
5ourned for a while until they get
this parrot fever under control.
y
never cross your bridge partners
unless you're carrying a revolver.
- \
This Is the time Of year when every
eoltor must beware the Odes Of
March.
st. Vitus would blush for shame If
ne could see some Of the modern
dances.
\ X
II you enjoy having words. 10 and
pick on Webster.
X = y
When you leave this world. I,
!eave your enemies behind-unless
you're a doctor.
A campaign to popularize the no.
ssto Is under way. We offer, free
Have It." Eyes
Copyright, 1880, NEA Service. Inc,
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An Optimist on Machine Age

If the development of Americas machine civilization
has ever bothered you, you might do well to spend a little
time with Michael Pupins little book, Romance of the
Machine"
Professor Pupin, one of the foremost scientists in the
country, undertakes, in this book, to answer those Euro
pean and domestic critics who believe that this nation,
because of its dependence on machines, is giving way
to a sordid. soul-killing materialism.
The whole development of the machine, from the in
vention of the steam engine down to the latest refine
ment of the radio, is nothing at all-says Professor Pupin
but the development of mans understanding of nature.
Every machine that is used is simply an adaptation on
the part of mankind, of some natural force that has al
ways been in existence.
1.-THE invention of the steam engine" he writes, gave
man a crude copy only of the cosmic engine. The mind
Of man, and his awkward hand, can never do more than
make a crude copy of natures subtle ways. The energy
Of the flame under the boiler of the engine is a morsel
Of the solar energy stored up in the carbon of natures
scrapped machines-wood, coal, oil. The flame is a tiny
terrestrial offspring of the solar flame of the cosmic
engine"
This truth, as Professor Pupin sees it, holds good all
along the line.
Moving matter in the steam engine and in its Off
spring, the gas engine, and moving electricity in the cleo
trical machines, supply the ~propeling force to our
modern civilization" he says. THE energy Of their mo-
ton feeds upon the energy morsels which solar radia-
ton brought from heaven to earth, and which the earth
stored up as coal and oil in the guarded depths of her
bosom.
These ~stored-up treasures waited millions Of years
until natures lessons taught man how to use them. It
IS unthinkable that man, aided by these heaven-born
machines, and by the celestial energy which drives them
and guided by the loving hand Of nature. should use sll
these heavenly gifts for the purpose Of creating q civil
tzation which will I'LL the soul Of mankind with sordid
materialism."
Professor rupins book Is rather important. It sounds
= Tote that We Aeed to have struck again and again.
1pr our machines have put u to travelling 1t . rapid clip.
= great many people ars busy assuring u that We are
only rnshing down . steep place into the sea We need
. STRONG voice like Professor Pupin's to reassure US
I,e present age. above Ill others. ought to be charac-
f&tssd ~ hops, optimism. expectancy. Our prophets Of
e3oan are the hew1ldered followers from q former gem
f8atton ~ = time We let our scientists speak.
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Thanks, No Alliances

Every so often the officialdom. and more often the
Journalistic ranks, Of some European nation exhibit q
crass ignorance OF American constitutional government
and the powers and limitations to which the admins
traitors are confined in international relations. A per-
sstent misconception is the assumption that the United
States can make alliances with the same facility as the
monarchialy governed nations 81 Europe can enter into
these war-crcating bonds.
The French have given the world the latest example
of these s%tupidities. They would ask as the basis of a
deal in the naval limitation conference an agreement on
the part Of the United States, in case of trouble in the
Mediterranean, that -, president issue a proclamation
TO consult with the other powers in case the Kellogg pact
Is violated. In return they will agree to scale down the
naval ornaments they now so %stubbornly hold to on the
ground that danger in the Mediterranean compels them
to have not only their present naval force, but a vastly
expanded strength.
This time they have not asked for a treaty. The ex-
psrcience OF the Versailles pact before the senate and of
tn three-powcr treaty, pledging England and the United
States to go to the aid Of France If attacked by Germany.
have taught them the limitations such alliances encoun-
ter in this country. where there is no constitutional auth
GRITTY to make alliances and actually the inhibition of
Washingtcns Farewell Address powerfully decrying such
steps as European entanglements.
If it were not for this, the experiences which this ma
ton has had, growing out of participation in E,ropes
World war should have taught the French the futility OF
entertaining further hopes of the United States pulling
their chestnuts out of the fire again.
The proposal for a naval deal involving participation
OF this country in the chickering's of France and Italy in
the Mediterranean is utterly ridiculous. The saving as
pect OF 1t is that it will get nowhere, for no president
would consider it and no senate would permit it.
The French continue to betray an ignorance Of what
it's all about as the naval limitation conference pro-
ceeds. They have said nice things in the beginning OF
the gathering in London, but they have SO far yet to rise
above the role of pullback in its proceedings. I,
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seemed intent on getting some.
where. so energetic, SO sure OF
themselves.
But OF course she must be on her
way too. A glance at the big clock
told Judith it was 20 minutes of
five. The rush of homebound sub
urbanites was already begun. The
afternoon would soon be ended.
CTlLL carrying her leather travel.
: ing bag. Judith walked through
the station and out upon Seventh
avenue. She walked until she came
to q white.tiled restaurant.
An incorspicuous table beside the
left wall was vacant. Judith eat
there.
She was not hungry but she could
order food here and wait until she
had made up her mind what to do
next.
What's your order. madam"
The blond girl in green and white
costume who stood beside her
glanced down with q friendly smile.
She was holding an opened menu
forward.
Tea" Judith told her. "A Dot
OF tea and buttercakes."
1t was a familiar order. Force Of
hao't prompted It. Some five min.
utes later. when the waitress r.
turned with the plate Of steamine
not bread. Judith was not aware
she had asked for food.
She poured her tea and sinned
the soothing beverage.
Well-she must decide what
next.
Judith began to wonder II Arthur
knight had received her note yet.
Miss upper must have left the
house BY this time. Perhaps be was
reading the note now.
The dilemma was still so fresh In
her mind she could not c a
ridiculous. secret notion that pres.
emily she would wake and find II
mad all been q dream. II not that.
surely Arthur or some agent OF fate
would appear and tell her every.
thing was q mistake and that she
should come home.
No. That was impossible. Arthur
was not even permitted to leave the
house. And there was no way for
him to trace her whereabouts II he
could come.
One thing was clear in Judith's
mind. She was not going to leave
the metropolis. II two weeks must
be spent In loneliness. she would
spend them here.
She was aware. Of course, that
there is nowhere In the world q
hiding place so secure and safe as
the crowded. teeming island Of Man,
haitian.
Again she came back to the prob.
e m-where to next?
Judith thought Of the roomins
house In which she had lived before
her marriage. No. she did not want
to return there. She did not want
to meet anyone who had ever
known her before.
She considered other sections Of
the city. sections which were
vaguely familiar and which she
thought she could afford. This last
clause set restrictions.
Judith Knight had less than $50
"a her purse. Il was Arthur'a
money. She had not wanted to take
even that much. but Of course abe
must live. 1t would be ample fol
two weeks of the frugal existence
she knew well.
Suddenly the name Of . hotel
north Of Columbus Circle came ia
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phone experiments and, on Feb. IA,
1876, was granted a patent for it.
This was the signal for other inven-
tors to protest Bells claim, but they
were all overruled by the United
States supreme court.
Bell also invented the photophone,
used for the transmission and repro
duction of sounds by means of light
waves, and of the graphophone, an
instrument which mechanically re-
produces human speech.
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Criminal Trials IN tho Air

The Russians may be a misguided people, but they do
have ideas.
The other day the Soviet government decided to root
out the ancient Russian practice of wife beating. So
they arrested a wife-beater, took him into court and tried
him; and-here is where the big idea comes in-they
broadcast the proceedings by radio. SO that any radio
fan in all the Russias could tune in if he wanted to.
There is a notion this country might copy. Our big
criminal trials sometimes seem to be conducted more
for their entertainment value than in the interests of
even-handed justice; so why not put 'em on the air and
be done with it? It might not help convict the guilty
and protect the innocent, but at least it would give a
jaded American public a new thrill.
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Quotations

Peace societies are fakes"
Rear Admiral Charles p. Plunkett.
Il learned to fight where brickbats
daisies"
Jim Tully, author.
X * X
I'VE will get no better schools until
have better citizens, and until we
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mind. Judith did not recall who
had told her OF 1t. It might have
been long ago during those weeks in
business school. No-she remem.
bered now. It was a place Andy
Craig had mentioned.
Andy had said the hotel was
clean and cheap.
judith drained the teapot. Then
she picked up her luggage and paid
her check.
Ten minutes later she boarded an
uptown subway express.
THE rush hour was on. Judith
clutched a swaying strap, min.
Toned between men and women who
mad ended q days work and now.
worn and tired.eyed. were going
home. The stale air was nauseat.
Ing. The thunderous roar tormen,ed
her eardrums and the jolting: rick.
ETY. course pitched passengers
against one another. They iostled
and some of them swore.
Il used to do this every dav."
judith thought. slow did I ever
stand IT."
1t was a blessing to reach her
station and climb up the stairs to
fresh air again. Somehow she had
managed to maintain possession Of
her purse. her gloves and her tray.
cling bag.
she was not sure Of the location
OF the hotel which she sought. She
was not even entirely sure Of the
name. Instead Of making INQUIRIES
Judith set out walking north.
She was on Broadway. Beside
her. and occasionally impedine
progress. was the flowing stream Of
vehicles Multicolored taxicabs. se
date town cars. heavy trucks and
small. smart delivery cars da-ted
past. They added to the confused
whirl in Judith's mind.
Surely the place should be around
here somewhere!
Judith paused at the intersection
OF two streets and looked about.
There were dazzling electric
movie signs. farther in the distance
theater signs. but nowhere a hnild,
ing resembling the hotel,
But 1t must be near.
Judith decided to inouira ~ +.
policeman. There was one standinc
IN the center Of the street directina
traffic.
She waited until the stop SIGMA,
mad flashed and the oficer had
blown his whistle. Then. she ven
tured out toward the safety zone.
The tall. blue-coated man could
scarcely hear her question. He ben1
his head. frowning. and asked he,
to speak louder.
What hotel? Oh. yes. Yes. b,
knew the place. Two blocks soutl
and one to the left again.
Judith thanked him. She hurrie.
back to the sidewalk and retracet
her steps. Odd that she should hav,
walked Rast the place.
1t was after six o'clock. The ~,
was lost behind clouds. and higI
buildings and all up and down III,
street electric lights flashed. Tn,
big white Way" display sign,
cleaned far to the southwark an,
robbed the cleaning Of its cha-m
There IL no twilight on Broadway
Day jumps directly to night.
Judith knight turned q corne
and saw ahead Of her the hotel Oh,
had been searching for. She hui
rted toward it.
The place was respectable iool
Ing. She went up the steps and on
tered . lobby with some pretens
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have better schools we will get nc
better citizens"
Norman Thomas, New York social
list.
mo man should accumulate money
and not use it. One good regulation
Of Providence Is that he cannot take
his wealth with him."
Robert Dollar, steamship owner.
X X X
THE Republican party has never
been a party of evasion"
Secretary of War Patrick j. Hur-
ley.
There is more to life than increas-
ing its speed"
Gandhi, leader in India. /
The average thickness Of hippo-
potamus' hide is two inches.
A snail could travel q mile in IA
lays.
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CALL FOR RIMS

Sealed bids will be rece,v.a ~,
school board Of Gibbs School ny Ty the ice
70; g.. Burleigh County. until >
o'clock sc ! Wednesday. March s, 1880. for
to- t"9 and y fr drivers srs to transport children
Of said school district. '"s south max
Eacn driver must furnish his own
car n serve one-fourth OF district
law. suile1nents OF the
or all bids, y IeJcct any
BY order Of the school board.
+. II. TRYGG, Clerk.
2/21-24.27; s/1-3 'ck' N. u.
Galapagos tortoises have been
Known to live for more than iso years
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BEGIN HERE

BEGIN HERE TODAY
JUDITH CAMERON. New York
tyr.at. msrrtes ARA UN
WIGHT. e~secuttve ~ The puh-
:.snsnx aouse where she works.
d.uEh,cr. rONS. IL. and con.
JUNIOR. Ia. Ion, aesouaces Ju-
dtth ~ \ waeo digger. He father
makes her apologize. when Juni0p
comes home Tor Chrlstmas toll.
Gay: he L. eSunllS a%aSeiendiy.
xnwns .hAsG. younx man
lion with the p%uhllahlse Aosse.
tie n ~ aove With Tony and caIls
ON her sreqaesily. Tony trles 20
convsnce her father that Juassh
mo Aady are carrying o. IN
roay II rarrysax .. q sirt.,,o,
with MlcKEv MORTIMER.
wealthy sac 1arroed. TAls 10 &c.
sealed when they are rvestea a.
Sc: -. Tor reckless arivIag. Toey
her father quarrel ever this
1et enaliy he etrl 10 toeEiveu.
- d~anEerously ~. Junaee
nome ~ before Ae leaves admits
70 JuoJsb ~ hNs mlslOAgea her.
eerupernslNa Il elow and
Jadtth 10 resentSao heeaose he
:eess 70 prefer T"sy's company
letter tor S1AIth arrives epa
Tony takes d. Later che follews
JUDITH ON . trtp tnto the city md
eees ees meet . y0onG man, Nexl
say Tony thresteas 20 tejl her
te.ees eae stery aHsess Juaish
eoes sway q VI weeks. BelDev.
ting Tony kaews mnse ehae che
does. judith departs. leavine
Z tor Arthsr. Several HUure
n9ss oesore ~ on1s The meaaaGe.
Tses he % overwhelmed WITH r..
snorse. Next DAY Biz 00re seere.
sHry reperts that Aady Crat9 h
now GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XIII
MYTH . Jolt and groau Of grind
Ing brakes the train pulled into
the station.
"Ali out!' shouted . guard
Pennsylvania Stashunt All out!"
Judith arose and Joined thu
others. pushing toward the door oil
the car. In one hand she clutched
the small black waveling~ bag
Someone behind brushed boldly
past her. crowdinS Judith against
the row OF seats. knocking her mai
and tipping It at 4 g~rotesQue angle
Excuse me. ma'am!"
A young man wearing . ligh,
overcoat had spoken. He was awk
wardly trying to untansle . button
OF his coat from the fur OF Judith's
cu6 In which It was caught.
Red caps were moving back and
forth. some carrying luggage
others looking for patrons.
Garry your bag. lady?"
Judith shook her head 1t the boz
who had approached. She turned
and followed the throng up thu
stairway.
In the vast upstairs waiting room
other red caps came to her assist
ance. The girl refused their Ger
vices. Her pale. bswildered express
sion was what attracted them.
Where TO nowr
judith had made no plans. Il had
all seemed quite simple while she
was at home. packing and MAKING
iast.minuts preparations. The main
thing then was to get away-Quick
" before anyone should miss her,
Once on the cat. she had assured
herself. she could decide whore "a
50. how to spend these miserable
two weeks.
Instead Of planning. throughout
the ride g the city. she had. 60,
dased and still. trying 70 reaiisl
what had happened. She could moi
realise It could not believe it-eveu
yet!
Forlorn and helpless. the girl pu,
down her luggage and waited
Everyone else in the huge station
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(BroWn Spotsl

VO1VWA1 0VOtSD
Question: K. L. writes: Il am an
adult apparently in perfect health. I
have three large brown patches or
discolorations on my face which have
just recently developed. They are
getting larger, and are rough on ton.
Can I get rid of them?"
Answer: Such discolorations usual
ly come from some form of acidosis
in which the coloring matter is ire
gularly distributed. If this is the
cause of your trouble, you q stop
any more discolorations from form
ing by adopting q well balanced diet
which will overcome the acidosis.
These spots also occur in certain dis
eases, so it might be we'll for you to
have q diagnosis made to find out
your true condition. Many people
who think they are well really suffer
from some disease which is not man.
Tested by any unpleasant symptoms.
Ether and Gas)
Question: Mrs. M. D. writes: INV
doctor wants to put me under ether
Tor q rupture operation, and under
gas for tooth extraction. Would he
suggest either If he thought that I
had any sort of heart trouble? He
me but did not say any,
thing about it. My heart never both
me and I live four flights up. I
would like to get rid of the rupture
and the tooth, but I am afraid of the
ether and the gas"
Answer: Why don't you ask YOUR
doctor about it? Many physicians
prefer ether for certain operations.
and sometimes gas or a local anes-
thetic for other kinds of operations.
has shown that the same
Kind Of anesthetic should not be used
IN all cases, even with patients who
no heart trouble Of any Kind.
Ask your doctor about it and he will
no doubt be able to explain this to
You so that you IAN understand his
reasons for using the anesthetics
which he expects to use in your two
operations.
Copyright, 1880. by The Bell Syndi-
cate, 1nc.)
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OF past elegance In its worn marble
door and DUH red rugs. Leather
chairs were arranged In groups ard
against the walls. Here and there
q potted palm tree stood.
A BELL BOY in maroon uniform
"A approached and took Judth,s
travelling bag. He led her toward
the registration desk at the rear OF
the room.
Can you give me a room for the
night?"
The clerk behind the counter had
a youthful face but his blond hair
was thinned to q bald spot.
YES. madam. I can give you 4
room with bath on the sixth door."
what is the price?"
Three dollars and q halt"
Have you-anything for less?"
He nodded.
Room on the court" he told her.
Fourth floor. I can let you have
that at $780,"
I'll take It,"
The clerk dipped q pen in ink.
handed It to Judith and whirled
the revolving registration book to-
ward her.
She took the pen shakily, hest.
tated and then wrote: judith Cam.
eron. Fulton. Mo-"
'FRONT.'" called the bald young
man to the bell boy. "Show this
lady to 419."
The boy picked up the TRAVELLING
Dag and Judith followed. There
was q single elevator shaft at the
right. and they waited there for the
car to reach the ground floor.
Two men had come into tho lobby
wniie Judith was signing the regis.
Ter. They were talking to the CLERK
now. Judith glanced at them car.
Iessly. An elderly woman in black
satin entered the room from thu
adjacent restaurant and settled her.
seil IN one OF the big leather chair.
Judith noted that the girl a. thu
cigar and news counter was 4 rad.
checked brunei.
The elevator car descended from
above and the door opened with :
clicking noise. Judith entered.
"Four!" the bell boy told the an.
orator. w.
The car wheezed slowly aloft. A.
the fourth door it settled again ana
the door opened.
There were lights on either side
OF 9 mirror facing the e~levatcr
shaft. Beyond these the hali ahs.d
looked dark. The bell boy TOOK ths
corridor to the left and Judith raj.
Inc boy paused before a door-
entered and snapped an electric
light switch. 'S
judith stood in the doorway. sh.
saw q tiny room with brilliant hov.
ered wall paper. There was I h.d
= dressing table and one chair.
Inc boy was raising the rom.
only window. oo"s
anything else, ma,am,.
asked. lingering. 10
JUDITH opened her purse and
handed him . quarter. -"
That's all / believ. r..
you" lnank
The door shut behind tn. vou,,
Suditn drew her hat OF ana -.
uor A08erS through har h.a- -
~ Isst hour her head had hssr
'u.oDoine. and she was very Ma
suoltn sank into . chair ana
sharply. sue 0azzed
TO b contiaued)
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diet theories they advocate, and you
will be delighted with the results.
Be wise in your selection of those
new ideas which you find to be help
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DR.. Mccoy will gladly answer
personal questions on health and
diet addressed to rim. care OF
The Tribune.
enclose q stamped addressed
envelope for reply.
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The average thickness Of hippt
potamuS' hide is two inches.
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A snail could travel q mile In Il
days.