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The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-18
(Official City, State and County
Newspaper)
Foreign Representatives
SMALL. SPENCER, LEVINGS
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QncorporateO
CHICAGO NEW YORK BOSTON


There is an attempt every year, on
the part of those who are old and
wise and q little disillusioned with
the drift of the years, to do away
with Santa Claus But somehow.
when the odors of spruce and balsam
start to spice the air. and the shop
windows sparkle with colored balls,
the benevolent old saint with the
white whiskers and red coat comes by
again.
Children may listen solemnly while
their elders explain that he is a myth.
But they don't believe it. They know
better.
They have seen him in the toy
lands of the store, walking up and
down the streets, and whispered their
secrets in his ears. They are little
sorry for grown-up folks who have
forgotten that there Is thing called
magic in the land.
Children so often are wiser than
adults. They realize that life needs
a fairy tale or two to make it hap
pier. Even. il Santa Claus never
brings them. all the gifts for which
they have asked, they have caught
the glamour Of shining moment in
which they hoped that he would. and
that is something.
Toys will get broken, OF co,lrse-on
Christmas morning and on other
mornings. That is why Children
should be permitted to catch magic
while they can, before they have
learned how quickly tinsel furnishes
and that Santa Claus is Just the man
next door dressed up.
Magic is that breathlessness which
makes child's heart swell in the
glad moment just before something
lovely happens. It doesn't cost any
thing. Yet it is as priceless as the
myrrh and gold and frankincenSe
which the wise men brought. as ra-
diant as the starshine of a long ago
eastern night. and it sings its way
with . rhythm that catches the glory
Of the first Christmas carol that
echoed across the peaceful fields Of
Bethlehem.
This year, when there is such an
urge to be practical, there Is a dam
ger that We shall let the spirit ol
Christmas slip away. The very fact
that life is harder than usual fol
many people should be proof enough,
that We need its magic.
After all, the most beautiful things
in life are the unseen things, fantasy
faith. love. romance. And Santa
Claus Is compacted Of all Of them.
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to live here. Grand and Rosalie
wouldn't consider living anywhere
else. But suppose my sister c.
cily told you oil about tt?"
Cecily had said. my two sisters
and ! live with our grandparents,
They like to have US call them
Grand and 'Rosslie.'" and moth.
ing else.
DAIRY evaded. "Yes. she did men.
- tion the old people. and"
"You'd better" Mary.Frances
warned. mot let them hear you call
them old people. Grand Is Just el
dsrly. and nobody has any idea how
old Rosalis is. Mystery. you know,
Is part Of her charm: Rosalie says
it Is burt Of every lady's charm
Phil. my sister AIMS flance. says
that Rosalis exudes charm. Maybe
! shouldn't have said that. Ann told
mo not to repeat Il. But ! think
Phil meant It for . compliment
don't you?"
Barry moved In his chair and
fumbled. "Yes-surely. OF course.
Mary.Frapces said. wont you
smoke. Mr.. McKeelf'
THANK you." said Barry. and
took out his eigarst case.
"Just blow the smoke up the Que
II you can" eaid Mary.Trances. the
perfect hostess. because Crane
doesn't approve Of cigarets. though
he will condone good cigar.
don't thiak he'll smell II II you1
sit . little closer and blow up th,
chimney"
Barry closed his cigaret case
after all" he said. II have smoket
too much today. II you don't mind
I'll wait until later"
"Not at all" sale Mary.Frances
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BARRS

4 hollywood husband, in Z coun-
ter-s,ht for divorce, asks $1,000 q
month alimony. Retired husbands
have to get along some way.
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One Of H. L. Mencken,S critics calls
him Z sophomore. You might even
say he WAS = freshman and get away
with 1t, In fact q very freshman.
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One way to become hungrier i to
Join . hunger march.
Americas "healthiest boy" says he
eats parsnips. Il must be too bad
to " healthy.
Advertising talks in Buenos Aires
are limited to 100 words. But how
about the gestures?
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The, cuckoo may be q goofy bird,
but he manages to keep himself from
being knocked off for the Christmas
dinner.
Copyright, 1891, NEA Service, 1nc.)
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LONDON RAIDED

On Dec. 18, 1917, London was raid
ed by German airplanes operating
from bases In Belgium.
Ten persons were killed and 10 in
jured by bombs from the German
planes.
One airplane was brought down by
British anti-aircraft guns and an
other was believed to have fallen in
to the sea.
A Union government was elected
In Canada and voters confirmed Ca
madam conscription laws.
In Asia Minor, British troops seized
the heights above Abu Dis, driving
back Turkish troops.
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down the line. The illiterate Is less
apt to protest about bad living and
working conditions than the man who
managed to get through grammar
school as boy. That man, In turn,
Is more easily satisfied than the high
school graduate. who doesn't get dis
contented as quickly as the college
man.
In a nation that is committed to q
belief in the value of universal edu-
cation, the possible effects of that
rising scale of discomfort are worth
thinking about.
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IN
NEW
YORK
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New York, Dec. 18.-From st. Louis,
Mo-, which is quite a good walk from
Broadway, have appeared three
brothers to take their places as new
potentates of the American theater.
/ They are the Skouras brothers, who
started out as shepherd lads on Greek
hillsides and who now control more
than 1000 film houses between New
York and San Francisco. New York's
Roxy theater and the towering Para
mount were rumored included in their
more recent negotiations.
Disinclined to talk about them.
selves and quiet players in the finan-
cial checker game by which they be-
came kings. their vast acquisitions
have remained unknown outside "the
trade"
It's another of those American
tales of immigrant boys who rose to
great wealth and power. The. movie
theater business has had q number
such figures. There was, for in
stance, a certain William Fox who
once took tickets at a nickelodeon
gate!
The story begins in Skourohorian
Greece, named for their grandfather.
Demetrius, eldest of four brothers,
weeried one day of driving cattle over
the ancient farm. He had seen many
OF his clan come and 60. He had de-
termined that the future held little
for them there. From friends who
had gone to the United States he
had heard of great opportunities.
The four entered into pact. One
would 60 ahead. They would pool
their resources and finance him
When he had made q little money he
would send for the others.
So, % years ago, Charles Skouras
found himself in the New York
streets with q few dimes in his DOC
ket. He took any sort Of work. But
valuable education was received while
working as a bell boy in one Of the
New York hotels. He heard about a
chance In st. Louis and changed ad-
dresses. There he got a bell hops
job in the Hotel jefferson.
For three years he remained, until
he had money to send for the second
brother, Spyros. Spyros got q Job a.
busboy in the old Planters Hotel
Last came George. Demetrius, leav.
ing the new adventure to his younger
brothers, stayed in Greece with thu
father.
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Demetrius thought 1t might be vel
for the others to 60 in business fol
themselves. From Greece he couls
send olive oil and they would becom'
importers. The oil, somehow, spoilet
In transit. Their venture failed.
was II years ago that they agail
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into the kitchen to face Ann.
"Angel." she said. I'm an idiot
and = selfish pig. don't know
what possessed me. But I've
brought the McKeel person home
invited him to stay for dinner"
But. Cecily!" Ann said. and
turned from the towel at the sink
where she had been drying her
hands. and repeated. "But Cecily!"
and added. "Why In tho world
didn't you telephone?"
Il don't know. haven't the
faintest idea." Cecily picked up
the kettle from the table and
looked unseeingly at the scant inch
Of carrots. HE was waiting out
side the building to meet me. When
We got into his car he said. Where
tor Before I thought. said.
Let's 60 homo for dinner must
have been mad-or something. But
just tor the moment-the drixzly
rain and all-home seemed q place
to come to. Everyone seemed to be
hurrying home. I must have liked
the sound Of the word. Home! I'm
90 sorry. Ann. ! Just didn't think at
Oh. Your week to do the work
Ill help. every minute"
"Silly!" Ann came to put an arm
across Cecily's shoulders. 1T Is all
right. Why shouldn't you come
home? Nonsense about the work.
But-but. honey. there isn't .
thing In the house for dinner. /
was going to fix up some soup
lake It really-and make some
French toast The shops are closed
now. Well have to plan"
but tho roast!" Cecily implored.
That good beef roast. There vas
plenty OF It left-and the caramel
pudding. I did have sense enough
to remember them before asked
him. Grand and Rosalie never eat
meat for lunch, and / hid the cara.
mel pudding"
Neither Of the girls smiled.
Despair was deep in Cecily's deli.
cate blond prettiness. Tragedy
marred AIMS dark beauty.
"Mary-Trances ana Ermintruds
came homo hungry after school and
lunched-"
"But Ann. they couldn't eat all
that food! They'd burst"
They didn't eat It all. But there
isn't enough pudding to serve, and
there Isn't enough meat to do any.
thing with-not even make hash"
We'll. what 10 the matter with
her. Ann? I never heard OF such Q
thing Monday she ate ali the
chicken left from Sunday. and now
this!"
"She's growing % fast, Cissy.
Shes 80 thin-away under weight
We should be glad she isn't dieting.
like 30 many silly girls are nova,
days. We can't ask her not to eat
Poor haby-shs has little enough.
ssTHAT." said Cecily. sounds
like Grand and Rosalie IN
chorus. IT'S soppy sentimental. We
provide plenty Of food tor her. She
could lunch on bread and butter
ana sugar-as we used to. ri ask
her to stop coming home early and
eating the family dinner every eve.
ming. I'll ask her right enough.
She makes little pig Of herself
that's what she does. The idea!"
Ann took her arm from Cecily's
shoulder and walked some 20-odd
feet across the kitchen and opened
. cupboard door. ''You're mean"
she said. ut isn't my fault that
Mary.Frances ate the dinner. II IT,"
| Il didn't say It was your fault
Cecily answered. and wondered
Why there wasn't something anus
Ing about Mary-Frances's having
eaten the dinner. and wished Ann
would stop pushing cans about on
that shelf.
/ Ito Re Continued)
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States Is neither nation In the his
toric sense. nor q community and
continuity Of civic life in the political
sense. .-Luc:en Ronnier, distinguished
French journalist.
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simply to obey is not equipped to face
the complexities of modern life
Flora Rose of Cornell university.
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Men are whatever women want
them to be.-John Barrymore, stage
and screen star.
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The shake Of the hand has suf-
fered such debility that q hearty one
makes you wonder what the fellow
wants.-H. G. Bailey, English author.
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The social whole of the United
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Quotations

All laws attempting to deal with
private voluntary sex relations should
be repealed.-Helen Buckler, writer.
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The child who has been trained
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BEGIN HERE TODAY


FRANCES FENWiCK live via
their grandparents. once. wealthy.
now 90 Impoverished that AanGss
and Cecily's earn1ngs support the
eeSssne.S' eeSsenes ,cs Tcs ..ssss: s:ys es
grandparents are know. respec-
ttvely as "R o . A Ii e" ana
"GRAND" and they lsaist %
keeping up pretenscs ef their
former wealth. Anne, -. aN1
Cecily. -, do aecretarlAl ssePe aa1
Mary-Frasces. Is. 10 attn In school.
All the girls are attractive. When
the story opens Anne haa been en-.
gagged to PHILIP ECROYN. yeeas
lawyer. for eight years. they cen
not ntarr! hecnuae Anne knows
her sisters end grandparents 1e.
peNd upoW her "a manage t6t1v
home.
..rs Cecil; :. '.::;s: s;.:.! BARR. rsxEE. ss ~.
known him long hut 10 falling in
love with him. CeciJy leaves MARY.
Frances to entertain Barry ao1
goes to and Anne.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER III
MARY.FRANCES folded her legs
under her. sat down on the
floor near the fire. and said With 4
trace Of Rosalie's manner. "I'll cit
here. I'm something Of q Bohe-
r myself. How do you like
Oregon. Mr.. McKeel?"
"very r,uch. I'm q native. you
know. I'vs been away only long
enough to learn to appreciate t.
Wood fires like this. among other
things"
Mary.Frances's answer. delivered
With q sghtly raised chin and
shoulder. "Really? I'm afraid
can't agree with you about wood
fires." was nothing whatever but
an effort toward appearing grown
up.
Cant? Why. wonder?"
do you realize. Mr.. McKeel"
(Grand's manner was convenient.
90 she used It, "that every one Of
the rooms in this mansion. Is In
oil. has = fireplace in It. Including
the front hall and excepting the
kitchen. Stop and contemplate
what It means to set wood lugged
up from the cellar and keep these
fireplaces going It's terrible" che
said. dismissing Crand's manner -
insumciently intense. "just perfectly
terrible for my sisters. Ann and
Cecily. They have to carry It oil
up. and the won't let me help for
fear I'll strain my back or some,
thing, and besides. my sisters hare
to pay for all the wood. and trying
to keep this miserable harm OF a
place warm in winter is almost i'm.
possible. The fireplaces Just gobble
wood. Phil. he's my sister AIMS
lance. wanted to give her Z fur.
mace for Christmas present this
year: but she couldn't let him
Cause It cost 80 much more than
hs could really AFFORD. and Grand
and Rosalie would have had dts II
they'd found out. anyway. Phil did
give my sister Ann = vacuum
cleaner for an engagement present,
two years ago. but"
Barry. souirming uneasily In hia
chair. forced an interruption.
TITS . great old house. though.
isn't It? All this spaciousness,
these high ceilings" hs looked 4,
the ceiling. looked guiltily down
again. and llnisheh- weakly-''and
ell that"
"I'u bet, said Mary.Frances
you wouldn't think 90 II you had
to live here. STILL" she went on
unconsciously mature for = mo
ment, ut would be better II VI
could admire It. since Ne do have
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Editorial Comment

Editorials printed below show the
trend Of thought by other editors.
They are published without regard
with The Tribune's polries.
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all news dispatches credited to 1t OF
not otherwise credited in this news.
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spontaneous origin published herein
All rights Of republication of all other
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CECILY took her hand away from
~ her throat Just before she went
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-08
SIX HURT IN TRAFFIC
During RAIN HOURS
Or. Joseph Parker Run Down
. by Auto in Front of Home.
Woman Is Victim.

Six persons were injured. two serious
ly, in as many traffic accidents during
che rain last night.
The most seriously hurt was DR.. Jo-
seph Parker, a physician of 1l9 Elev-
enth street northeast, who was knocked
down while crossing the street in front
of his home at about o'clock by q
taxicab, operated by Richard Harris
1870 w street. Dr. Parker is in Casual
ty Hospital with broken leg, several
broken ribs and internal injuries. After
the accident Harris called another cab
and sent the injured man to the hos
pital.
4 Harris was arrested by police of the
ninth precinct, who, after testing the
brakes on the cab, released him.
Woman Run Down.
: Mrs. Hanna Pritchard, 70 years old,
1907 Seventeenth street, was run down
down at Rhode Island avenue and Sew
.enteenth street by an automobile driven
by Thomas Absher, 81, 1921 Hall place.
A passing motorist took Mrs. Pritchard
ITO Emergency Hospital, where stan
physicians said she had suffered con-
.cussion of the brain and decorations
about the head
Two young men were injured in a
collision between two cars at Cathedral
and Forty-ninth streets. They are
James Mcmahon, 18 years old, 1924
Jenifer street. and John Shinn, Is, 1868
Mintwood place. Their automobile
driven by Mcmahon, struck machine
operated by Paul H. Kion, %, 5187
Conduit road Mcmahon was thrown
into the street. Mcmahon and Shlnn
were given f1rst-aid treatment by DR..
G. w. Ledbetter in his office, 4437
Cathedral street. and then taken to
Emergency Hospital.
Mrs. E. M. Parsley of Burtonsville,
Md. sustained injuries when an auto
mobile. driven by her husband, was IN
collision with another machine on the
Baltimore Boulevard at Berwyn.
Refuses Hospital Aid.
Z When the rescue squad arrived with
its ambulance Mrs. Parsley declined
their offers to take her to a hospital or
nearby physician.
: The other occupants of the two cars
were unhurt.
Charles Denton, % years old, of 735
Allison street, was treated at Garfeld
Hospital yesterday afternoon for lacera-
lions of the forehead sustained when he
was knocked down by an automobile
operated by Alfred Newman of 638 D
Street northeast, at Ninth street ana
Rhode Island avenue.
Police were searching last night Tor
the driver of a car which crashed into
a Fire Department pumper truck as 1t
was being driven into No. II engine
house. Monroe street between Twelfth
and Thirteenth streets northeast The
driver, apparently uninjured, jumped
put and fed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-08
Arkansan Occupies
5000 Worth of Time
Explaining His Vote
Legislator Says He
Thought That President
Hoover Was Democrat.
Nv the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, February T.
Representative Charles Fleming, took
I'D 5000 worth of the Arkansas Legts-
latures time" yesterday in apologizing
for voting in 1928 for President Hoover.
Charged with being "Hoovercrat,"
Mr.. Fleming said he voted for Mr.. HOO
yer thinking he was Democrat.
The House was in an uproar curing
his so minutes on the floor, and Mr..
Fleming became incensed at cries OF
Go on, Hoover"
II resent any such remark" he said,
land you can't slur at me. dare
any of you to try it personally.
when President Hoover was here
in 1927, during the food" Mr. Fleming
said, 'I promised him 1 would vote for
him. thought he was Democrat
inasmuch as President Wilson elevated
him into political pominence. But I'm
sorry now that I voted for him and I
want you gentlemen to forget it. We
all make mistakes"
The House later refused to approve
a motion of condemn" President Hoo
yer, after Representative George Brown
said I'VE ought not to, just because
we're 80 to Democratic here. enbar-
rass our one Republican friend in the
House"
Mr.. Fleming said every minute he
stayed on the floor cost the State $l6,
or $500 for the so minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-08
COLLECTING GAS TAX
Z FROM U. S. ATTACKED
Assistant District Attorney Asks
Restraining Order Against
Maryland Officials.
Npecial Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE, Md, February T.
Declaration that collecting the State
gasoline tax of 4 cents a gallon from
agencies of the Federal Government is
a violation of the Federal Constitution
is made in a petition filed in the Fed
eral Court today by Assistant United
States District Attorney William G.
Baxter.
The court is asked to issue an order
restraining w. S. Gordy, controller OF
Maryland, from collecting the tax from
the Post Exchange of Camp Meade.
Capt John C. Sandlin of the Infantry,
Post Exchange officer, is named as the
Agent Of the United States Government,
on whose representations the action is
taken.
: Reported to have been ordered by the
Attorney General of the United States,
Mr.. Baxter regarded the action as wide
reaching in that if the allegation was
made concerning gasoline taxes col
lected in Maryland the same claim
could be made for gasoline taxes col
lected in any State.
4 It is alleged in the bill that Capt
Gandlin made an oral agreement with
the Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey for
supplying the Post Exchange with gaso-
line without the State tax being in
eluded in the figure and that last Sep
TENDER the Camp Meade officer was
notified by Mr.. Gordy that he must pay
the State tax.
No order was signed in the matter
Immediately by the court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-08
Rummage Sale of
Gloves

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-08
ARKANSAS FEARS
HAVOC FROM COLD
Governor Says Red Gross Is Doing
All Possible, but Weather
Threatens Distress.
Nv the Associated Press.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, February T.
Gov Parnell said tonight he believed
the Red Cross was doing all 1t can" to
felieve drought sufferers in Arkansas,
but he feared widespread suffering
would result from cold weather such as
may be expected this month.
Commenting on the report today of
Col Campbell Hodges. military aide to
President Hoover, after a survey of sew
eral hard-hit drought counties in Ark
anses, the Governor said:
The Red Cross is keeping thousands
Of people from starving.
: I'VE have had extremely mild
weather the past month and therefore
there is little suffering from cold. How
ever, we can always expect severe cold
spell in February, and il it comes be-
neve there will be considerable suf-
fering.
Many people do not have sufficient
clothes for severe weather and while
am not prepared to say whether they
are receiving as much food as they
should, / feel sure it will be necessary
to increase their rations If cold weather
comes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-08
Rummage Sale Silk Hosiery

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-08
TlT0NI, STATESMAN,
DIES AT ROME HOME
Former Foreign Minister, rs, Sue
cumbs to Influenza After
Long Career.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, February 7.-Tommaso IL
toni, one Of the most active of Italian
statesmen in the pre-Mussolini era, died
here today. He had been Ill for q week
with influenza at his home in the Via
Rasella.
Three times he was foreign minister
under Premiers Nitti and Giolitti, and
he was one of the few political leaders
of the old regime who remained after
the advent of Fascism. Mussolini let
him stay in his post as president of the
Senate for eight years.
He was rs years old and had been
in politics since he was 29. He was
president Of the Academy Of Italy until
last year. when Guglielmo Marconi
succeeded him.