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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-16
Editor, Tribune:

Editor, Tribune:
Last week I wrote asking for a
sample copy of the Tribune, which
arrived today, and I now wish to
thank you. My old head got full Of
"reminiscences Of the long, long ago,
especially I'm the early days of Bis
marck." This quotation many will re-
member, running as follows:
In the early days Of Bismarck,
From tradition it appears,
Their was lack of wOman's nursing,
There was dearth of woman's tears.
When a stern-wheel boat from Benton
Set q little woman down.
The little woman, II I mistake not,
was Calamity Jane. My reason for
asking for a copy Of the Tribune was
to see ii there was any Of the old
timers of my day still there and how
the Tribune was getting along all
these years without me. I an one of
the old school Of printers and was
working on The Tribune when it
first appeared a. b daily, in fact was
working OF the Sun when the, Tribune
took over that paper and started the
daily over SO years ago. I have been
scanning the paper to see If I could
find q familiar name or firm, but not
n could I find. In my day the office
was in the Post Office building, and
my dear friend, Mr.. Jewell, was Editor
and Manager. The only Hotels we're
the Sheridan and Merchants, and the
only places Of amusement we're Whit
ney's Opera House and Truax's Va
rlety. There was no lack Of saloons,
faro layouts1 and across the tracks
the old-timers will remember we had
u Little Casino" I was there on
the occasion Of the big flood, when
n Of the river steamers was actu-
ally washed up to the foot OF the
street running down from the corner
where the Merchants Hotel stood and
back Of the Tribune office. where we
saw Jerry the Bum rescue a barrel of
Milwaukee Lager. In those days Bis
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er two sections, and in the south and
in the wheat belt they far outnum-
Der the vet papers.
Vote BY Sections
An analysis of results by sections
follows:
New England states maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts,
Connecticut and Rhode 1sland)-13
dry newspapers, "a wet. one for modi-
flcatiOn and n neutral.
Middle Atlantic states (New York,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania. Delaware,
Maryland and the District of Column
bia)-60 dry, So wet, sever for modi-
l-ation and 13 neutral.
South Atlantic states virginia, the
Carolinas, Georgia and Torida)-3O
dry, II wet, four for modification and
four neutral.
Gulf States alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana and Texas)-42 dry, %
wet, none for modification and four
neutral.
Middle Western states CWest vir-
glnia. Ohio, Indiana. Michigan, Min
nesota. Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa.
lib dry, los wet, 10 for modifica-
ton and 80 neutral.
Lower Mississippi Valley (Tennes-
see. Kentucky, Missouri and Arkan-
sas)-29 dry, II wet, none for modifi-
cation and eight neutral.
Wheat belt states (Oklahoma, Kan
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sas, Nebraska and the Dakotas)-54
dry, IA wet, seven for modification
and four neutral.
Rocky Mountain states montana,
Utah, Idaho Wyoming, New Mexico,
Colorado and Arizona)-21 dry, %
wet, three for modification and six
neutral.
Pacific Coast california. Oregon,
Washington and Nevada)-36 dry, A
wet. three for modification and II
neutral.
Wheat Belt Dryest
How far the editorial attitudes OF
these newspapers reflect public sem
timent in their territories Is for each
reader to decide for himself. Several
points are worth noticing, both in
the above list and in the two tabula-
tons accompanying this story, show
ing how the papers are lined up by
size and by states.
The middle Atlantic states, for ex-
ample, supposedly heavily wet, have
only nine more out-and-out wet pa
pers than dry ones. The wheat belt,
on the other hand, bears out its repu-
tation for aridity by presenting an
overwhelmingly dry list Of newspa-
pers.
That the middle west is debatable
ground may be indicated by the fact
that its numerous newspapers are
almost evenly divided, with the vets
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nlarck was the end of the Northern
Pacific, as the road only extended q
few miles west of Mandan.
Among the many "reminiscences
coming to my mind was the following:
No doubt there will be a few that will
remember that celebrated character,
Denny Hannifin, one of the few who
could beat the fargo bank. Well, there
was a state election on and Denny
threw his hat in the ring for some
big office; there being no job office
nearer than Fargo, Denny conceived
the idea Of buying the Trtbune's job
plant, so the writer was placed in
the job office, the door locked and for
two days and nights was kept a pris-
orler, while Denny furnished plenty
OF sandwiches and good old beer.
Notwithstanding all this handicap his
opponent Won out, the Tribune bought
back the plant and / was released.
When the wires are down and you
are short of copy you might be in
duced to use part Of this to help out,
If not throw it in the waste basket
with the rest OF. the junk you get, or
on the other hand if at all interesting
and you want some more history Of
I'VE olden times" let me know and !
will give you all about the time Sit
ting Bull and seven other big chiefs
surrendered, landing, in Bismarck one
Sunday morning with three steamer
loads Of Indians, holding a levee or
reception in the Sheridan Hotel.
j. FRANK GROVE.
Davenport, Florida.
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Spouse: and, at intervals Of thirty
minutes. I repeated.
kept this up p~erSistently.
After q while this laconic inquiry
broke through: where are you.
Bert?"
who wants to know"
No answer. Then this question
was put again: where are you?
debated. Should I? Would
there be risk in disclosing my
whereabouts so long as I was sup
posed to be Bert Hill? If Charley
Downs. wireless man on the Zeppe-
lin, was asking. I could feel secure
against exposure. He was my
frie:- d-and Pearls.
While I debated, this inquiry
flashed In: "Are you still stalled Ia
the China Sea?"
"A happy Inspiration struck me.
moi" ] flashed back. i've Joined
forces with Wong WI in the Chinese
army air service and am on q scout
ing expedition. I have a message
for Pearl Dare on the Queen q the
Skies! Zeppelin? Answer!"
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Where am I to head, did you
say?"
THE Cobb Desert"
I graSped one OF his hands. His
eyes seemed more crossed than ever.
Every early bird catches his Worm!''
I said, and / bolted outdoors.
Watch out that the worm doesn't
turn!" he yelled after me.
Look after my Yellow Gull down
In the harb0rl I may need it again.
I called to him.
In the dark of the hangar I
grabbed the first pair Of trousers !
could find on q nail.
In . twinkling, I was off! Z
And ! didn't stop to look hack,
either! tore into the skies,
climbing like an eagle winging to an
invisible prey. ripped that bulky,
steel plated battleship Of the air IN
to . squirt Of speed which made IL
rattle and Jolt, kick and buck. and
shake me almost out Of my 1eat.
# I was followed, I did not know
it. and I did not relax until after
my first two hundred miles.
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out what he sees

Then, cautiously, I crawled down
and took bearings.
I was in the Wilds Of China, q
region Of forests, marshes, heavily
Ttned hills and sinuous ravines.
Fcious little towns. consisting. Of
Ass huts and pagodas. flashing
past. I could see that airplanes
were still q novelty to the people,
who ran out screaming and as
quickly ducked back into their
novels, covering their faces with
their hands in superstitiouS fear.
On I went! Onl On!
Internationally I tried the wire
less. I picked up. nothing. but I sent
several messages.
They all read the same:
BERT HILL TRYING TO LO-
CATE QUEEN OF THE SKIES
AND ESTABLISH CONTACT
WITH PEARL DARE. WHERE
ARE YOU. PEARL? CONE ON
THE AIR.
I knew Charley Downs would pick
it up: also Wong WI. And so would
the real Bert Hill.
For q long time ! received no re-
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wedding IN spite Of your Chink
name"
"Well, your rajah is playing Ho-
mel r. Dare and Homer T. Dare Is
playing the rajah against YOU.
They've combined their influences
with high authorities and the Zep-
pelin's making an inland tour over
Asia"
What's the big idea?"
ITO throw you off scent In case
you break jail at Hong Kong" he
said wryly,. and his. cross eyes
crossed In the kind OF squirt that
makes you stare allsabout the room
to find out what he sees.
How could they do that? I'm q
fairly good wireless Taper"
Not when You don't know their
new code"
l began to Gimme. the truth.
HAS the Queen Of the Skies adopt
ed . secret code?"
1T has"
mo wonder I failed to pick her
mp! Going to put me wise?"
II am mott" And he meant It.
That's official"
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I looked up this Kentucky hill
billy turned Chink, finding him at
headquarters.
forgot to say that he was cross
eyed. ] remember once q news
stand girl in a fashionable New
York hotel where he stopped at
that time asking me in downright
earnestness: Honestly, Jack, how
can a cross-eyed man fly?"
IAN Early Bird
Catches the Worm!"
I recalled this when I broke
through mis- barrier of underlings.
You should have seen Wong Wu's
American face when he piped me,
and how those eyes seemed to be
focusing in and focusing out, not
seeing me at all but boring me full
Of holes of CONSERVATION.
you're In jail In Hong Kons!r
he Easped.
He's an Early Bird and 20 am I,
50 1 felt safe.
mo I'm not! MY names Bert
Hill! Jack stones in jail In Hong
Kong or about to be-"
"Izzatso!"
"Zat's SOL" mimicked. "What
can you do for me?
"You can tell me where the
Queen of the Skies is-and why?"
I went en- in the same breath.
softly, softly" he ruminated, or
pretended to-, as he clapped the
back Of one hand into the palm Of
the other and winked that I wasn't
to talk SO loud.
He drew me out Of earshot Of his
subordinateS. whats this about
Bert Hill? I knew him!"
recited the facts. He thought
them awfully funny.
"Looka here, Jack-Bert!" he said,
in a whisper, backing me into q
corner. you're the uncrowned king
of the dominion Of trouble-seekers.
You're getting your own government
down on YOU"
TITS Pearls old man. buddy. who's
doing this"
OF course 1t Is! That makes It
worse for you. I have private or
ders to shoe you away from China
II you ever show up here"
Go ahead and shoe! But shoe
me to the Zeppelin!"
IF I give you q piece of official
dope will you spill it all over the
universe or use 1t discreetly?"
Did you ever see q croSS-eyed wink2
I'll bury It in the graveyard Of
my memory and invite you to my
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THREE DAYS OF CROP
SCHOOLPLANNEDF FOR
FARMERS AT N.D.A.C.
North Dakota Agriculturists In
vited to Fargo Sessions
Jan. 20 to 70

Three days Of practical crops work
are in store for North Dakota farm
ers and seed growers who attend the
seed school and crop improvement
program which opens at the agricul-
tural college in Fargo Jan. 20. The
school is a part Of Farmers and
Homemakers Week Jan. 20 to 23 and
is the principal crops feature.
Originally the seed school was con-
sidered primarily q training period
for seed growers but it has now been
expanded to provide an opportunity
for all farmers to secure valuable in
formation and ideas on crop produc-
ton. Legumes, grasses, wheat, flax,
barley, corn, potatoes, and soil man.
agement are the main topics on the
program. There are no fees of any
kind in connection with work.
The first session opens at 8 q. m.
with registration, to be followed by a
short business meeting of the North
Dakota Crop Improvement aSSOcia-
ton. and brief addresses by j. H.
Shepperd, president of the college,
and G. +. Monroe, director Of extern
sion work. Later in the morning
E. M. Gillig, state seed commissioner
will discuss pure seed prospects.
In the afternoon, legumes and
grasses are the principal topics. Al
falfa and sweet clover seed produc-
ton, field peas, marketing problems,
protection by c~ertification. alfalfa
and sweet clover studies, crested
wheat grass and variety breeding
methods r subjects which will be
considered. In the evening a ban.
quet and a business meeting Of the
state crop improvement association
are scheduled.
Wednesday, Jan. 81, attention will
be turned to small grains, including
wheat, barley and flax. Varieties
best adapted for growing in the state
and methods Of growing them will
occupy most of the day.
Related subjects such as varieties
of wheat most desired by millers and
seed certification will be discussed.
North Dakota exhibits from the In
~ternational Hay and Grain show in
Chicago will be on display.
Problems pertaining to corn, po-.
tatoes and soil management will come
up for study and discussion on the
final days session, Jan. "a. Such
phases as varieties and types of corn,
corn drying and storage, listing and
tillage, feeding value of corn, i'm
proved varieties Of potatoes, diseases
and SEED treatment Of potatoes, MAIN
tenance of superior potato seed
stocks. handling and marketing Of
potatoes, and certification are in
cluded. Soil management will in
clude such subjects as summerfallow,
weed control. fertilizers and cropping
systems.
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Bismarck, N. D.
Jan. "A, 1881.

Editor, Tribune:
AS speculations and suggestions as
to what the new capitol building
ought to be like and what 1t should
cost seems to be an outstanding topic
at the present time perhaps another
contribution would not be am,iss or
too much.
It is to be presumed that the
building commission will take into
consideration two prime questions:
a. The needs to be served, and: az
The states ability to pay.
Pointing with pride" to q great,
ornate, golden, domed structure, the
while pointing with shame to q huge
Indebtedness therefore, Is indicative
Of neither progressiveneSs, good sense
or sound judgment.
There have been suggestions Of a
building sufficiently large to accom-
fnodate the executive, judicial and
legislative branches Of the govern
rnent which sounds logical. Such q
building Of one story type, four wings
about q central rotunda with spacious
corridors probably could be erected at
4 cost under the amount now avail
able. and at that be q thing Of beau
ty.
The history, traditions, resources
and ambitions Of North Dakota and
her cittzenry should be embodied In
the architecture, design and einbel-
nshment OF the building.
North Dakota produces no marble,
onyx. granite or limestone. The ORR
ginal cost and the transportation OF
these materials would involve large
sums and they would serve no greater
purpose than to tickle ones vanity.
Along the highways and railroads
are piled up cords and cords Of prairie
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Peoples Forum

Editors Note.-The Tribune well
comes letters on subjects OF in
terest. Letters dealing with con-
t%roversial religious subjects, which
attack individuals unfairly. or
which offend good taste and fair
play will be returned to the
writer's. All letters MUST be signed.
IL you wish to use a pseudonym,
sign the pseudonym first and your
own name beneath 1t. We will re-
spect such requests. We reserve
the right to delete such parts OF
letters as may be necessary to
conform to. this policy.
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"Give location!" flashed back, q
third time.
That fellow, whoever he was, was
Stubbornly insistent.
Before I could decide whether to
tell him straight or not I heard, to
my SURPRISE:
"Heading for the Cobb Desert in
I didn't know how to interpret
that. It was q dead giveaway! It
could have emanated from no one
other than Wong Flu! What was
his motive In spilling my beans?
Hours sped into oblivion. The
contour Of the country changed. My
eyes seldom left the charts or my
board.
The landscape grew less hilly and
more barren. I hit an arid stretch
of huge. glacier boulders. Long
since all signs Of human habitation
had vanished.
This was the fringe Of the Cobb
Desert! In a record-slnashing. nom
stop dash, I had made 1t during q
portion Of q day and through flaw
less flying weather over the night.
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holding q slight edge in the number
of papers and a heavy advantage in
total circulation. Kansas lives up to
its dryness by having % dry papers
and two wet ones. Indiana, tradition
ally ultra-dry,, surprisingly shows Is
wet newspapers against Is dry ones.
It might be pointed out that not
all Of the big metropolitan papers re-
sponded in the poll. All but two of
the big Chicago papers replied: but
five large dailies are missing in New
York; but two large Detroit dailies
did not reply, only Boston paper
is listed, only one st. Louis paper re-
sponded and several large papers in
the far west were not heard from.
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It would be days before the mix
up would be discovered. They
couldn't hold Bert. He'd find me,
wherever l might be. And where
would I be?
That was going to depend on
whether and how soon I could get
the Yellow Gull into the air.
ate some of the grub the Queen
of the Skies had sent down, drank
deeply from the Jug OF water and
felt refreshed.
Chasing the Yep
Across Asia!
From one extreme OF weather !
was thrust into another. The sun
became hotter. One Of those dead
Gains, which are the despair of ships
under canvass kind Of doldrums-
settled over the ocean. The Yellow
Gull scarcely drifted, and It dried
out swiftly. I had the hood open
and every part exposed. Likewise,
the cockpit and cabin. I found the
trouble" with both ignition and
wireleSs-a nest Of crossed wires and
burned out fuses.
It was q cinch, now, to overhaul
the engine. Nothing was the matter
with it except a slightly fractured
tube. which soldered, and some
defective spark plugs. I replaced
the latter from an extra supply Bert
had been thoughtful enough to bling
along.
let the Yellow Gull have it!
She took It on the first shot OF
the gun!
That surprised me! had .ex-
pected q lot of bucking! Instead,
she SKINNED along the surface at
q clippers swiftly accelerating speed
and rose with the sweeping balance
OF her feathered namesake!
I flew to Shanghai, stopping en-
route in the Yellow Sea for gas
which I got from a tanker whose
captain was the most astoniShed
man I ever saw when I hailed and
told him what I wanted.
Never heard Of this racket be-
fore!" he said.
Neither did II" l called back.
knew a chap in Shanghai whose
name dare not 60 in here. During
the war he was a member Of the
Lafayette Escadrille. He was another
flying soldier of fortune, a birdman
of deeds and had decorations from q
dozen different governments. Hanged
if he wasn't in China as chief Of
staff of the Chinese army air SER
vice. They. had tagged him General
Wong Wi
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I could appreciate his position.
but I was stumped.
1--WE told you enough. The rajah
Is still with the Skyship."
1.-THE hell you say!" I broke out
furtously. And how am I to To-
cate it,"
He chuckled. "Are you prepared
to be hauled in by the Chinese au-
thor1ties on q grand larceny
charger"
what? Another warrantY" This
was beginning to go good. well.
II that's my only hope!"
He leaned forward and whispered
Go to my hangar! Steal a fly
Ing suit, for Gods sake! You look
like q beachcomber in those breech-
es! You'll find my mechanician
tuning up an armored two-seater
called The Flying Dragon I use
1t for inspection trips. / had
planned to use 1t today, but I have
another one. II you can get away
with it, it's yours and good luckl
II you're caught, I can't help you"
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CONNOLLY WANTS RE-HEARING

st. Paul, Jan. 16.-P)-A petition
for a %re-hearing on the extradition of
James Connolly, st. Paul broker, to
Ottumwa, Ia, to face charges of bank
robbery, has been filed with Cover
nor Floyd B. Olson. Governor Olson
said he would confer with Attorney
General Henry N. Benson to deter
mine whether any legal obstacles
would stand in the way of granting
a re-hearing.
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FoLEY-GRAM

Coughs and colds grow worse at
nightfall. One coughing disturbs the
entire family. It pays to keep q bot
tie Of genuine Foley'S Honey and Tar
on hand. First doses spread a healing
demulcent coating on the irritated
throat surfaces. Clear clogged air
passages. Ease difficult breathing.
Stop coughs at once. Sedative and
comforting WITHOUT opiates. Mildly
laxative. Ask for genuine Foley's.
Family size. A real thrift buy. Sold
everywhere.-Adv.
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7 WAS alone in the China Sea! How many hours from
land, l did not know! I might have learned my exact
location from the officer of the American steamer who had
had entered my mind! My mind had gone blank at that
moment. Bert Hill arrested for felonious assault and bat
terry and on a second charge of attempted kidnapping on
warrants issued against me?
Good, old reliable Bert! He had not said he was Jack
Stone. That officer had made the mistake of picking the
wrong man and Bert had let it go at that-to give me my
freedom to pursue Pearl on the fleeing Queen of the Skies!
That's what 7 call a friendly break!
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SYNOPSIS: Jack Stone. an airm.i pilot who made good n TIE
movies. Is in love with Pearl Dare. Her father dlsapproves OF the
match and sends Pearl around The World sosriid. in IN . z 1ss9Es .n: Jack = ioliio sn::
forces with him Together they make plans to rescue Pearl b.t each
They suspect ct this may be Th SranI 2 as. SPY 4 f Pear i.thss' !. Or Mr.;
Pearl off in China. they strike some bad luck: Pearl Is afain trans
ferred to the Zeppeln-and Bert Is arrested. through mistake, because
the officer thinks be Is Jack!
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boulders, than which there is nc more
enduring building material. These
could be had, probably, for the cost
of loading and transportation. Near
by Ire brick making plants that turn
out the finest Of building brick. Also,
we have in the state the finest quail
ity of terra Gotta clay. There is a
combination of home materials SYM
bolic Of the state and lending the de-
signer unlimited range in beauty of
construction and ornamentation.
Though the building would not be
awe inspiring by reason of its mas
siveness. or costly materials still, the
writer believes, that given the right
sort Of designer, a building out
standing in beauty among the state
capitos Of the nation could be built
with North Dakota materials.
Moreover, it probably could be
financed within the amount now
available and the money used in its
construction would 60 into the pockets
of the citizens Of North Dakota.
Though quite q small boy at the
time, I was among those present"
at the laying Of the corner stone of
the old capitol. I hope to be present
at the laying Of the corner stone of
the new one.
Respectfully.
John B. Belk,
ITO Fourth Street,
Bismarck, N. D.
Editor of The Tribune:
I have been reading the very inter-
esting articles in the Tribune, Of Ben
Jones, the man born without legs,
and wish to verify" all statements
that I have read, those Of Mrs. Davis
included, in regard to his ability, to
do almost anything any ordinary man
would undertake.
I have known Ben all my life. In
fact, he Is my second cousin. I can
well remember how he enjoyed teas
ing me when I was q very small girl.
he then being a man with q mus
tache.
Ben was raised on a farm and cap
able Of doing many things on the
farm. He could pillow corn, also husk
corn.
In his younger days he enjoyed
playing baseball. and ran foot races
with the boys. generally winning.
He rode horseback a great deal,
mounting the horse easier than most
boys who have two good legs. He
mounted by simply placing his left
arm around the horses left front leg,
then with q spring threw his right
hand over the horses neck, and he
was on. He makes his hands serve
the purpose of feet, in walking and
running.
Mrs. George Aljets,
Darlington, N. D.