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| girl fluttering with excitement.
LANES heart stood still. She
tore the ominous thing open. Her
eyes raced over the lines.
Mother has pneumonia. Better
come. st. Anselm's Hospital, Phila-
delphia. Elsie"
Lame uttered one small, stifed
cry. "Oh, my dear, l should never
have left you!"
The maid stared. els there any.
thing l can do. Miss. Barrett?"
"Yes-no-I don't know. Is Mrs.
Cleespaugh up yet?"
"She do be havin' her breakfast
along about this time"
LANE said. II hate to disturb her
but / must"
| Trembling, she knocked on the
door. The commanding voice babe
her enter. Mrs. Cleespaugh, lor-
gnette perched precariously on the
bridge Of her majestic nose. sat up
in her splendid four.poster, reading
her letters. Frills Of lilac-colored
chiffon. her bed jacket. streamed
around her. Her hair was already
splendidly dressed. One could not
imagine her in disorder.
WITHOUT a word the young girl
put the message into Mrs.
Cleespaugh's hands.
"Oh. my dear child, I am fright.
fully sorry. OF course, you'll want
to go. Where is Give? Can he
see about trains? Van is going in
this morning. He can look after
you as far as the city. I hate let.
ting you travel by yourself but
there's nothing else to do"
Lane said yes, she had money.
Yes. she could arrange everything.
Nonsense" said the old lady
briskly. I'm writing you a check
for 5000. You can pay me back any
time" She waved away the girls
thanks.
Reaching for the house telephone
she called Gives room.
Hes gone. Of course" she muir.
INJURED disgustedly. You'll find
him down at the stables. no doubt.
He was talking to Kelly about hav.
ing the vet in this morning at 10.
Try him there"
Lame few. She found Give in
consultation with a sandy man in
baggy gray clothes. Give turned to
greet her. excused himself. Lame
explained quickly. briefly. She was
afraid she might be going to cry.
Instantly the young man was al
sympathy. He said to the veteri.
nary, Look, Miles, I've got some.
thing frightfully important to ct.
tend to. This can 90 over until to.
morrow? Right. I'll see you then.
About the same time"
He walked back to the house
with her, talking Of tickets, SEIZED.
ules. She was grateful for his mat.
ter-of-fact air. It helped her to
keep from breaking down. II she
let herself go-if she thought OF
her. mother. lying i'll in that lonely
hospital room. she would not be
able to 60 on.
Was she the same girl who had
been worrying, a few hours before.
because a mere man had caused
her pain? What did all that mat.
ter? How foolish 1t seemed now!
All that mattered in the wide world
was her brave. tired mother. i'll in
a strange city.
AS in a dream LANE packed q
bag. She got into her brown tweed
dress. put on her old brown felt.
What did it matter how she looked7
In the great hall downstairs. she
saw . tall figure looming. It was
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Let's Show Appreciation

Much effort is being made to re-
tain Fort Lincoln. A practical as
we'll as substantial way to show our
appreciation of the post is to keep
the road to that place in good con-
dition. 1t is in deplorable shape now.
A little cooperative effort between
the state and county road officials
is all that is necessary to get this
road in excellent condition and keep
it so.
Warden Turner states he has many
idle men in the penitentiary cells.
A few days of road work in the puro-
zone of North Dakota would do them
good.
The committee which is working to
retain the post might put in a few
ticks in getting the two approaches to
the fort in good condition.
Action speaks stronger than words!
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Russia Retreats, But
New York World Telegram

Stains new economic policy is
proof again that the Russian Com
munist leaders are realists. That Is
how they survive. They have de-
veloped to an art the necessary give
and-take of government. Theoretic-
ally the most rigid Of all political
systems, Communism in practice in
Russia has been completely adaptable
to the necessities of the moment.
Therefore Stains reported proposal
to sanction further wage inequalities,
to fix individual responsibility on in
dustrial managers and to take back
into indsutry the old engineers and
technicians of the Czarist regime is
not so surprising as it seems on the
surface. theoretically, it may be in
terpreted as the remuneration of Com
munism and return to capitalism.
But 1t IS not theory, it is fact that
is important in Russia. Viewed
factually. the purpose of the new
move is to strengthen Communism.
If past experience is a criterion, that
probably will be its actual result.
This seeming paradox is clarified
by recalling the cause and results Of
Lenin'S new economic policy" That.
too, was a return to modified capital
ism, by reestablishment Of private
trade. The outside world said that
was the end of the Communist ex-
pertinent, and most Of the Communist
rank-and-fil in Russia were regret
fully of the same opinion.
But Lenin said: mo, 1t is only a
strategic retreat for a further later
advance" History proved Lenin's
prophecy accurate.
It Is all a matter Of degree. There
never has been complete Communism
in Russia. Communism Is the goal
toward which the leaders zigzag over
mountains of adversely. Hence the
periodic swings from right" to "left"
and-as now-back to right"
But in all this acknowledgements
treat there is n citadel which Is
never sacrificed. So long as that one
citadel is held the revolution Is safe
and uncompromised, according to the
Communist view. That citadel is the
dictatorship Of the Communist party,
or-as they express 1.-THE dictator
ship Of the class-conscious prole-
tariat."
SO long as the Communist party
strengthens It's power, it and 1t alone
can determine whether retreat or adj
vance IS expedient in the interests Of
the future complete Communist state
So long as 1t strengthens the Com
munist dictatorship. Commu n S m
| wins. !
II that Lenin-S Stain strategy is eff.
fective In 1881 as 1t was In 1921. Thu
latest new economic policy" will moi
lead Russia back to capitalism.
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BARBS

"Matrimony," says Peggy Hopkins
joyce, lis a serious business" A
business which, she will agree, soune-
times pays handsome dividends.
X \ X
Some presidents have dams named
after them; others are Just damned.
X X X
Now that a new chewing gum with
gin flavor has been introduced. what
is an imbiber to S to take his breath
away?
y
A restaurant in New York Il SELL
ing colored bread. Other restaurants
just blacken your toast.
X \ X
Dorothy thinks the Elizabethans
we're more polite than moderns be-
cause they had better manors.
X X X
The Fascists probably think that
their salute gives them the upper
hand.
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Van. Obviously he was waiting to
see her.
He said he was sorry. Was there
anything at all he could do? Life.
lessly the girl said no. Nora came
down with her bag. Kelly had
brought the a round, she informed
them. Was Mr.. Give outside?
There seemed nothing for Van to
do but hand her into the car. Give
was driving the roadster. Kelly.
red-faced and solemn, put the bag
into the rumble seat and touched
his cap.
II said goodby to your mother"
Lame said vaguely. The car moved.
She knew. dimly, that Van had
touched her hand, had looked at
her with what might have been
profound sympathy. She didn't
quite know or care what he had
said in parting. All that was past.
Give drove swiftly and surely.
They were soon in the Motor Park
way where speed was tho expected
thing. "You can get the IL o'clock"
he shouted to her above tho roar.
mo difficulty at ALL"
CHE never knew later how she
- had got through that dreadful
day. She had a confused impress.
sion Of the big, busy station. Of a
porter who took her things. OF
Give saying swiftly. competently.
I'll park this and find you at the
gate. I'll get your ticket. Don't
bother about anything"
She remembered waiting at the
steps. Busy people. casual and
happy people, milled around her. A
family party. a pretty mother and
a coal black nurse guarding the
p~ink-coated baby. How safe and
sure they all were! Trouble did
not seem to touch any OF them.
"Ill come along II you want me-"
Give offered shyly as he estab.
lished her In her chair.
Lame was shaken out Of her
apathy at this. "Oh. no. no. thanks.
You're awfully kind" she told him.
She didn't need anyone.
She saw his kind, troubled face
in that last moment before the
train began slowly to move. She
even raised her hand to salute him.
Lanes eyes filled with tears.
People were good. she thought
DULY. 1t was only when you were
In trouble that you found that out.
The short journey seemed. in.
terminable. Give had wired Elsie
the time Of her arrival but there
was no one waiting in the dismal
station. She gave the cabman the
address Of the hospital and then
sat staring through the window at
the unfamiliar streets.
At tho information desk q
starched young woman with . dc.
tached air told her Mrs. Barrett
was in 400. No change. she added.
The words chilled LANE. Her
heart was full to bursting as che
rode up in the creaky. a~ntiseptic
smelling elevator. The man looked
at her with Z faint curiosity. He
was accustomed to pallid visitors
with terror In their eyes but this
one was &c young-so alone.
A strange Elsie waited outside
the door of Cass' room. an Elsie
pale and serious. "Glad you've
come, kid" she whispered. "Can't
go. in right now. The Doctors
there"
The throbbing Of Lanes heart
was thunderous. She reached for
something to steady herself.
TELL me-" she began, "just how
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McCABE METHODIST EPISCOPAL
Walter E. Water, Pastor
Morning worship. 1880 a. m.
Organ prelude, "Allegro Con Brio
(kohlmann). Miss Ruth Rowley,
organist.
Anthem. still, Still With Thee"
cole Speaks).
Organ o%ffertory, Hymn of Faith"
armstrong;.
Solo. selected, Mrs. SINNERS.
Sermon, Rev. Silas Fairham.
Organ postlude, "Postlude"
(Stearns).
Sunday school, 1900 noon GLASSES
for all ages).
Evening worship, s D.. m.
organ prelude, From Chapel Walls
(Hoeck).
Anthem, Voice Of Calm" (Wilson).
organ offertory, "Nocturne"
(Stoughton).
Anthem, Shutdown (Wilson).
sermon Rev. Herbert Brown, Steele,
Organ ~postlude. "Postlude" (De
MONTY.
Prayer service Wednesday at 8 D. m
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HI
EEI3z
YORK
mS:3S3laa&@

New York, July leach Monday
morning during the hot summe sea-
son, the Manhattan newspapers re.
port some 400 children being lost in
the Sunday millions at Coney and
the Rockaways.
Now 400 children happens to be
quite a few youngsters, and the job
of taking a Of 10000 of them a year
is not SO simple as it seems.
Coney has a beach mother" who
is an old hand at keeping children
amused until parents arrive. Her
name is Carrie Whalen and she seems
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Topic. God Is on the Throne"-Rev-
citation the Third Chapter.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Floyd E. Logee, Minister
9:3O-Nursery, kindergarten. pri-
mary, junior. intermediate, senior de-
partments of the Sunday church
school.
10:30-Morning service OF worship.
Organ prelude, prelude in A" (Ho1-
Hns), Anne Hurlbut Peterson.
vocal solo, Mrs. Frank Bavendick.
Offertory, "Berceause No. 2" (Kin-
der).
Violin solo, Mrs. Otto Hanson,
Sermon, Floyd e. Logee.
organ -postlude, Grand Chorus in
D." ~(Spence).
S:0O-Evening service of Worship.
organ prelude, "Reverie in D Flat"
tWeihe), Anne Hurlbut Peterson.
Offertory. "Vesper Chimes" George
Henry Day..
Sermon, Floyd Z. Logee.
organ postlude. prelude and Fueue
In G Major" (Bach).
MONDAY, neutrality-suspicious. with
Misses Ruth and Elizabeth Johnson.
Tuesday: 7:30-Trustees' meeting.
Wednesday, S:00-Prayer meetine.
thursday. 2:30-Ladies' Aid Circle
meeting. Circle No. . with Mrs. Lewis
A. Benser, 42S Fifteenth st.
o:VVEfoung Peoples society of
christian Endeavor.
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Fourth Street and Avaru. D

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Fourth Street and Avenue r
Ellis L. Jackson, Pastor
10 a. m.-The church school. A
graded school with classes for ali
ages. The Quain class for young peo-
pie. n Evarts class for adults. Mrs.
Toward McNutt, superintendent.
II Il. m.-Morning worship.
Pianist, Mrs. Clarence Guinness.
prelude. Meditation (Leibelinr).
Children's talk. THE Boy Who
Would Not Go Back" Mr.. Jack
on.
Offertory. "Traumerei" (Strauss,.
sermon theme, Great Affirmations
OF the Soul-'It Is Gods Will
That ] Be Serene and Strong and
Brave" III"
5 p. m.-.The evening service.
a friendly hour Of worship with an
instrumental prelude of music.
sermon theme, God Is Light"
800 p. MA short B. Y. r. u. serv-
ice OF worship with brief discussion
of topic. Our young people will meet
each Sunday night for a half hour
after the evening service.
wednesday. July Is, at 8 D. m.-The
midweek service at the parsonare
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Ten LAYER Tax Load

lllClS o
reduce the number of tax units as a
first step to lower the high cost OF
local government. Governor Roose-
vent of New York, in a recent address,
referred to the present system OF as
sessments as a ten layer tax load.
That was neatly put.
Abolition of the township as a tax
unit has been urged for sometime IN
North Dakota and other vital tax re-
forms have been suggested which would
eliminate most taxing districts, max
ing the county the unit. Sound as
the suggestion is, it gets very little
consideration from law making
bodies.
The nations tax burden is placed
at IL billions and more than half OF
that is for local governmental ex-
penses. Reduction and simplification
of local government are the first
steps toward tax reduction. It is
estimated that there are 500,0 0 units
of government in this nation, each
taking a tax toll.
Gov. Roosevelt points out that in
the state of New York there are 81
counties and 60 cities. Within these
units of government there are smaller
divisions: 932 towns, SIS villages,
$500 school districts, 2,365 fire, water,
lighting, sewer and sidewalk districts
or a total of 1884 separate independ-
ent units.
Local taxes in New York increased
for one county, taken as representa-
tive of them all, from $4,000 to $22,-
900, 900 between 1900 and 1929 while
property values increased only IS
times and population only five and a
half times, but the taxes increased
fifty-nine fold!
This situation is not characteristic
alone of New York state or its larger
cities. It is true of nearly every ham,
let in the United States.
Bismarck's tax curve, for instance.
between the years 1900 and 1929,
would present a startling situation.
Compare this city's budgets for those
years and then see how far the in
creases outstrip increases in popula-
ton, and in land and personal pro-
perty values.
It is this situation that is caus-
Ing students Of government to touch
the root of the evil. The fault lies
in the lack Of coordination between
the numerous taxing units and the
fact that governmental functions
have multiplied faster than property
values can absorb the charges for
government de luxe. There has been
deflation in all industry and there
must follow reduced cost Of local gov
eminent. Most cities have too heavy
payrolls and budgets far out OF pro-
portion to the paying ability Of the
taxpayers.
Legislatures, as Gov. Roosevelt
points out, have almost wholly neg
lected to act on proposals to simplify
local government. There is necessity
for comprehensive study OF those gov
ernments closest to home.
Some local fact finding committee
could turn up an array Of facts which
would set the citizens of Bismarck
and every city Of it's size in the nation
to thinking seriously.
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BEGIN HERE ID

BEGIN HERE JOIBA1
When LANE BARRErT. IS md
beautiful. goes to dinner with
some casual ncqualntanccs she
plumbers into a speakeasy shoot
ing Lame q through the
kindness Of SHANE McDERMID,
n young policeman. CASS BAR
RETT. her actress mother, takes
her to Willow Stream, L.. l.. for
the Before she leaves.
Lame has "a romantic
with n handsome stranger.
McDcrmid comes to tell Lame
the man in h spcakeasy quarrel
MURIEL LADD. debutante who
shares box Office duties with her.
Lime meets the b o IN e
stranger h name In VAN RO-
BARD. Cass manifeSts alarm ON
hearing his name and asks Lame
not to see him again.
MRS. CLEESPAUGH, the he
nter's rich patrOncss, invites Lame
to stay with her in the fall while
her mother goes on tour. The girl
she hears gossip coupling his
. name with ADELE LADD, Muriers
mother. Muriel gOes about with
CHUCK DESMOND. debOnatr re-
porter. and one night her mother
Institutes a frantic search for the
GOuPICs snCy nav GsNPCO'
The affair proves a false nIarm.
Lame Oes to stay with the C1ces-
pauEhS and finds the EOOd-lOOkfnE
o. Of the house, Give, con-
sidernte I'M c0mpaniOnable. When
Van RObard drops in unexpected
1y one night h Is again fascinated
by him. Then she hears he II to
marry Muriel Ladd.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XIV
THERE it was in black and white
Nora had left the mornin,
paper beside Lanes breakfast tray
She read: "Mr. and Mrs. John Fen
ton Ladd of this city and Willow
Stream, l.. l., announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Muriel Nor
ton Ladd. to Mr.. James Van Dusel
Robard, son Of the late Mr.. ant
Mrs. Edward Creighton Robard o
New York and Newport. The cere
mony will take place"
Lame saw no more. Blindly sht
pushed the paper from her, begal
automatically to pour her coffee
This morning the luxury of thu
breakfast rite failed to please her
Van Robard and Muriel! She jus
didn't believe it. 1t was stupid
There was no meaning in it.
Why then had he said. "Swee
child. / had to come back to SCI
YOU? Was that just a "line." thu
sort Of thing he said to every won
an? Oh. what a fool she was ever
to give him a moments thought
Cruel, cruel, that's what he was
Cruel and constituencies. And yet
he didn't look like that sort. There
was something fine about his dark
ly lowering face.
you've got to stop this non
sense" Lame told her image in tn
mirror. Indeed she looked ghost
like this lovely, misty morning
There were black circles under hel
eyes. Her clear skin had q pallid
lifeless look.
why did he come here?" sh,
asked herself as she dressed. Why
indeed? The whole thing mystifiet
her. It was like a picture puzzle
with one of the pieces missing.
The Ladds. she had heard, hat
closed their house and gone bacl
to town. Why had he come to Will
low Stream on the ' Of the an
nouncement Of his engagement? I
was all crazy and muddle.headed
She couldn't figure it out.
AS she opened her door she al
most collided with the par1or mait
who carried a yellow envelope on
tray. For you. miss" gasped tn
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Quotations

The fact that our Citizens Military
Training Camps are oversuhscribed
long before the opening Of the camps.
comforts me that patriotism Is stili
a dominant power In our land.-Gen-
eral Douglas Macarthur, chief of
staff Of the army.
4 X
Men cannot eat words: men a
wear words: men cannot trust
words.-Glenn Frank.
X x
I may be just a plain dumbbell.
but I can't help it.-Mme. Ernestina
Schumann-Heink.
Counting time is not nearly so inn
portant as making time count
mayor James j. Walker.
\ \
IL Is evident that industry has been
nltlng OF more than it can chew IN
its orgy of unrestricted hieh.presn,re
production output.-Senator James j.
Davis. ~
PEOPLE are more ignorant Of medic.
Inc and surgery than of n other
sc1ence.-Dr. Charles p. Mayo.
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Editorial Comment

Editorials printed below show the
trend of thought by other editors.
They are published without regard
to whether they agree or disagree
with The Tribune's policies.
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bad" She couldn't 60 on. Elsie
shook her head. "They don't know
just when the crisis will come"
she said. Tonight. they think.
We thought 1t was just a cold.
She'd been struggling along with 1t.
didn't want to mention it to you.
Yesterday morning the doctor said
it was pneumonia. He hurried her
over here so she'd get the best care.
Hope it was the right thing to do"
Her bright eyes sought Lanes
a%nxiously.
"Oh, I know you've been doing
everything possible" .Liane began
hoarsely. Both girls fell silent.
watching the door. The nurse
came out. gave Lame an imper.
sonal glance and hurried down the
hall.
AS in a trance the watchers fol.
lowed her movements with their
eyes. She returned in q moment
with a hypodermic needle on q
tray.
"Just q minute, honey" Elsie re.
assured the trembling LANE. "Dr.
Lane'll be out and you can talk to
him. Don't go all to pieces now.
Well need you. TIN buck Cass up
just to see you"
The knob Of the door began to
turn. Like one searching the face
Of the omnipotent for q sign Of re.
lenting. the two girls gaxed ct the
iron gray man who emerged.
How is she?" gasped Lame.
Slowly the man shook his head.
mot too bad" His tone held q
professional cheerfulness. meaning.
less, more terrifying than gloom.
The girl felt he had spoken thus
to q dozen anxious watchers.
"May I go in to see her now?"
His look probed her. "If you'll
promise not to disturb her"
She staunchly promised. She
would not allow one tear to flow.
THE still figure ON the bed moved
ever 80 slightly. There wal a
low moan and the nurse moved
swiftly. to her patients side. Alert
she stood there. then turned, nm.
ger on lip, to sign the watcher with
her to silence.
"Just the same" she murmured.
Lame looked up quickly. hopeful.
~. at the movement. But at the
nurses words the girls pallor deep.
ened. She settled again in her
chair, her eyes never leaving the
quiet figure under the ~coverlet.
Cass was quiet now. Before she
had been delirious and that had
been awful.
"She mustn't die-she won't die
she can't" This Lame repeated
over and over to herself ~ II 1t
were a magic litany to chain Cass'
spirit.
"she mustn't! She WON'T"
Thus tho girl had prayed. had
hoped. ill the long day. She had
been at the hospital for three days.
now. and the awaited crisis failed
to arrive. At night she dreaded
going with Elsie back to the hotel.
She lay, long hours, in the dark.
ness. every nerve straining for the
telephone message she felt sure
would come. In the dawn she
would rise. with shaking fingers
dash the icy water into her red.
trimmed eyes. Exhausted. she would
dress. wait for the hour when she
might creep to her mothers side.
It was all terrible. terrible! She
had not known before what an
guish could be.
Ito he Continued)
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Clay fingers have been found near
mummies inferred centuries ago,
presumably for the use Of the dead
when the real fingers had deterio-
rated.
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Young animals failing 10 get
enough calcium either suffer from
tickets OF fall to grow normally. Old
er animals may drop in weight or
production, If they don't get enough
calclum. Females may show a low
cred reproductive capacity.
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ST. GEORGES EPISCOPAL
Rev. D. Pierce-Jones
Sunday, July II:
s a. m.-Holy communion.
1915 - Religious instruction for
children.
11:00-Morning prayer and m
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TRINITY LUTHERAN
Avenue A at Fourth
Opie s.. Rindahl, Pastor
"A cordial welcome awaits you at
Trinity"
Church school, 9:45 a. N.
Morning worship, IL: 100 a. m.
Soprano solo, II Come to Thee
(Graff-Roma), Mrs. T. G. Ploma-
sen.
Trinity Women's Sextet, selected.
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FIRST EVANGELICAL CHURCH
Seventh and Rosser Avenue
Ira e. Herzberg, Minister
10:00-Sunday church school for all
departments. H. g.. Schwantes, SUI
p~erintendent.
1l:OO-Morning worship service.
7:0O-Christian Endeavor.
7:45-Evening worship service.
Wednesday,. S:0O-Midweek prayer
service.