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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-04

these farm girls and boys are the very
best available timber for teachers in
North Dakota and that the state will
be the loser II they are deprived Of
the only means Of attaining their
goal.
The hardships Of q rural teacher
are the lot Of the rural school chill
dren but the hardships Of these chill
dren are more apt to be relieved un-
der q teacher who Is familiar with
rural conditions than one with .
higher certification.
There are those who contend the
world owes them a living. and II they
are not able to maintain themselves
according to the American standard
Of living any effort they e TT to
make, that others must contribute. I
contend that nc one Is entitled to q
thing he can not pay for. A law that
prohibits any citizen from holding a
position Of profit when he Is capable
Of rendering every service the posi-.
ton calls for Is q poor law. Just be-
cause there r others who have u
higher education who would be WILL
ing to take the job II the wages were
increased is not sufficient to justify
tampering with the existing laws.
I believe the rural children Of the
state Of North Dakota are entitled
to, and should receive, every advan-
tage available, but we must under
stand we are living In an agricultural
state and that agriculture Is In q most
deplorable condition financially. This
fact alone, should be sufficient to
wake us up to the realization Of the
fact that we should take the cost Of
education along with everything else
into consideration.
A "FARMER'S WIFE, says the
rural population seems to be able to
stand the added expense Of better
roads and why not better schools. I
would say that we need the roads to
get to school and that the roads are
an Improvement to our schools and
lessen the hardships Of both the
teacher and the pupils. This Is the
only thing that I can SCI that has
been offered that we have any reason
to believe will be a benefit to the
rural school.
She says why not higher salaried
teachers, II necessary? Our children
receive the benefit. There has been
no proof or logical reasoning. thus far
advanced, that would induce me to
believe that there will be a benefit In
the proposed change to the average
rural child unless we increase the
cost Of our rural school system, and
I think this Is q poor time to add ex-
pense.
A FARMER.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-04

TOO LATE ~ CLASSIFY
TO LOOK your best have. that Pr.
wsnent wave now. Guarantees
wsves $500 and 1850 ct the ca.
ttornia wave, Nook. 100 THIRD -.
aisunarck. Phone ~
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Jobs after they were married. The
employers excuse themselves for not
hiring single girls with the plea that
they are inexperienced. How do they
expect us to get experienced II we
haven't any pull 80 we can get into
some office.
It makes me tired when I see the
married. women working while we
girls work in their homes and raise
their children. Meanwhile we are just
maids. Yet we are training those
children to be future citizens Of the
United States and OF North Dakota.
Everyone In North Dakota helps
pay taxes. Why not pass the work
around a little instead Of employing
two or three members Of one family
at the capitol.
The married women had their
chance. I ask the public when do we
get our chance?
Fac Roberts,
Bismarck, N. %.
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looking after said game and fish were
receiving = per diem Of $500 per day
for services actually rendered, and
the secretary Of that board received
the sum Of $4,000 per year for his
services. All told this great industry
Of the state Of North Dakota then
cost the taxpayers less than $4,000
per year. Game and fish we're more
plentiful then than now, all will adj
NIT that fact, and now, when we have
but little to protect, We are asked to
pay more than five times as much
for its protection.
One would naturally think that
after spending 30 much money on the
game and fish Of this state they
would become more numerous, but
the fact remains that they are not:
and cannot be prospecting under this
treatment. At the same time the
game wardens and deputies are
rapidly increasing. II the game and
fish laws Of this state, were as on
ducive to the propagation Of game
and fish, as 1t seems to be for their
protectors, ne would soon have to
enact laws for the destruction of
game and fish. After this enormous
expenditure Of money on what few
bullheads and carp VI now have, one
would begin to think that, by this
time, all game and fish would be so
docile and tame that they would all
be labeled and tagged and would
come right out Of the woods and
muddy waters at any time they
heard one Of their protectors call
their name. They would, therefore,
be very easily propagated. We have
no desire to be impertinent but as q
taxpayer, we would like to know just
why 1t now costs more to handle this
matter than 1t did In days gone by.
Yours truly,
j. N. McCarter,
Steele, North Dakota.
To the Editor of the Tribune:
In connection with the deplorable
lynching and much more d~eplorable
Sayings recently in North Dakota, 1t
will be remembered that California
went through q period Of terror until
the Vigilantes put fear into robbers
and murderers.
Also certain states that abolished
capital punishment, as North Dakota
did, have been obliged to bring back
the element Of fear Of losing life,
which is the only restraint that GER
tain criminals feel.
Colorado passed through q similar
experience during the two years OF
experimenting without capital punish
ment: and q murderer was burned at
the stake. The law Of capital punish
ment was promptly restored, as 1t
should be in North Dakota.
The more sparsely settled q COM
munity may be-. the greater is the
need Of the element Of fear, which Is
the king-pin Of the criminal law.
EBEN w. BURNSTEAD,
Executive Secretary, Massachu-
sets Civic Alliance, Boston,
Mass.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-04

$4,000 which we now have to pay TO
notaries to withdraw.
=. n. DELMORE,
Turtle Lake, N. p.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-04

Editor Of The Tribune:
Let me suggest a way to get money
to help build our roads.
Take the $4,000 900 Of the hail in
surance reserve fund and turn it
back to the counties, as it was raised
by an acreage tax on tillable land.
This will save we who do not want
the hail insurance from $4,000 to
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-04

Dear Mr. Tribune maker: bout that
Capitol moveing business" What
would them people that live In the
center Of the state do that drive them
cars without no tags? Aye tank II
would look like Hades to drive by q
new Capitol with no tags on, Aye
bet you'll see pertitions circulated by
mems without no number plates
Course they win have excuses that
they r waiting for the Capitol tc
get In the middle before they &c,
them.
Some think that II the Capitol /.
built on the Old site the Missouri.
river might change its course ane
wash it loose.
Aye tank this ban pritty funny state
No matter how wou watch your step
they tie . one-inch red stranded roar
around your neck and yump you of
the bridge anyway.
That's why Aye say leave that Cap.
itol house where 1t is and move YOU
pen In the center.
This would make freight rates on
Irvine cheaper, also cheap rates or
red strand roap in case the call is 70,
new roap.
Just tank Of them poor prisoner
that get them long rides how they
suffer. So I say Mr.. Tribune maker
make them show you they got a hill
before you let them have it, I NEAR
the Capitol. Some say that Bismarck
was named after the Keiser and Il
they cut the state in two and sewed
on q piece Of Montana They'ed call
the new state Doran after Bills pres
ent address.
My suggestion Of q name for the
new state is Monkota, In case you give
q 5000 dollar price for q name enter
my suggestion and send me the 5000
direct.
Yours truly Farmers Union Pete
Bordulac N Oak
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A FARMER.
Editor, Bismarck Tribune:

Editor, Bismarck Tribune:
Some time ago, the writer noticed
in the Bismarck Tribune, that an ap-
preparation of something like $3.50 900.
was to be made during this session Of
the legislature for the protection Of
game and fish Of this state. We WON
Ger Just why it Is that, as the game
and fish become scarcer-and there
FORE Of less value-the appropriation
increases. This must be attributed
to one Of two causes; either the game
and fish have been so often inspect.
ed, and 30 roughly handled during the
inspection and protection that they
are becoming more shy and elusive;
or that salaries Of inspectors and
protectors are increasing. In either
event, why not turn the protection
and inspection over to the Farmers
with whom the game and fish are
better acquainted-and who, because
Of this acquaintance and familiarity,
| could more easily sneak up on them
and make such inspection as is neces-
sary, Or at least appoint some Of said
farmers as deputies, to look after Of
tenders Of the game and fish laws, SC
that they, too, could garner In some
of this appropriation? II the Izaat
Walton club members r so desper-
ately interested in the propagation
and protection Of the few bullheads
and carp, that we have In the Big
Muddy, why not have this appropria'
ton assessed against them? The
farmer. who cannot hide his assess
able property. pays at least three
fourths Of this appropriation and gets
the least benefit from this law. The
highest appropriation we have YET
had along these lines, vas In 1925
when there was appropriated the SUM
Of 500. 400 dollars for the biennial
period. And now we are asked to pay
the neat little sum Of $139 800 fol
the coming two years. Why Is this?
Who gets the money? How can that
sum be justly, honestly and econo-
mically expended for the protection
Of the game and fish Of this state?
Go back with me, II you viii, to
the year 1915, when we had q great
deal more game and fish In this state
than we now have, and note what the
law was at that time with reference
to the propagation and protection Of
game and fish In this state. You viii
find that then the persons who were
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-04

Editor Of Tribune:
This morning I read with some in
terest an article in the Peoples
Forum Of your paper. the object Of
which seems to be to justify the state
department in its contemplated raise
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-04

Editor OF The Tribune:
We have been keeping kind Of quiet
about the moving Of the capitol for
We have been thinking Bismarck Is
the only place for the capitol since
It has been there for all this time.
But II, this should ever come true
we would like to give them all q piece
Of III mind too. For I think Arena
would be the real place for the cap
itol and I think we could supply the
capitol in every way. We have three
pumps with running water, . nice
grove just IL blocks from the city. q
great lake that covers about 100 acres
and clear as crystal with plenty Of
game Of every kind and also q nice
place for the capitol building just two
blocks west Of Main street with q nice
hill where some trees could also be
planted. Business buildings In our
town are plenty. There are two ele-
vators, . depot, postoffice, a store OF
general merchandise and one that
there Is none better In the state. q
hardware store. lumber yard. black
smith with all the latest equipment,
service station and an up-to-date
garage with warm storage.
A real school for all grades and up
to last year q high school, also real
teachers that look good and always
have q big smile on their faces when
they meet one Of those fellers from
the capitol.
There is a dairy route in our city,
and more farmers around this town
than in any other town In the state.
Also q great population, our popu-
lation Is somewhat less than $500.
Also q bank, and q nice landing field
Just four blocks from the capitol
grounds. A bus line with a real taxi
cab. chief Of police, speed cop, night
watcher, deputy sheriff, good SWIM
wing pool, and q good boat that sails
in al weather. We have good roads.
The main road goes through town on
Rose avenue and one on Fourth
street, . good railroad. q fire depart
ment that could supply the capitol
In its next fire.
A big church, . creamery, imple-
ment store, Chevrolet Motor COM
pany, Owls clubhouse and Z real
suappy band. At our last meeting We
decided that Arena should have the
capitol II Bismarck don't get It. But
we all hope Bismarck stays the capt.
tai for we are all for Bismarck. Any
how Arena would be more In the CEN
ter than jamestown, I should think.
Committee Of Arena.
Respectfully yours.
BY Alex A. Nett.
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down town does. They have their
speaker Of the house. the president Of
the senate; they have their commit
tees, and they have their proposed
legislation.
The pupils are keenly interested in
the procedure and from It they get
I good knowledge Of the way our
state legislature operates.
Other factors Of citizenship are
taught by othe- correspondingly ap-
propriAte devices.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-04

An open letter to Representatives
Akan. scholl and Sundby Of Mclean
county:
I am taking this means to inform
you that the taxpayers here in the
western part Of Mclean county are
absolutely against spending any
money for the Big Bend bridge. The
taxes are too high already and the
times are hard 50 it is expected from
you to stop this outlay and also some
other money spending bills that come
up.
To use your word Mr.. Akan over
the radio how many extra eggs it
will take to pay this and. that and
how many 40c per bushel wheat will
it take, etc.
Stand by us, the taxpayers. cut out
all unnecessary spending Of our
money.
Yours truly.
Geo. 8. Lund.
Plaza, N. D.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-04
upsefs /rival bronds witt, Swoepinq
Victory, In RipIey's latest Toste-Test

They held smother "tea.
party" 1t Boston the other
day. "Down with the tyranny
of habit" was tho cry. Lets
find out which cigarette really
tastes the best"
From Back-Bay to the Fish
inR Docks, It was another Bos.
ton rebellion. Throwing brand
prejudice overheard more
than q thousand Boston smok.
ers compared the four leading
cigarettes, with the brand
nance hidden.
They didn't know which WAS
which. All they wanted WAS to
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-04

Editors Note:
The following letter evidently Is in
tended Is Q reply to N attack on
Senator Gerald p. Nye's investigating
activities, made recently In the La
Moure Chronicle, which Is edited
by Miss Miriam Taylor, daughter Of
the late w. G. Taylor.
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Principal. WIN Junior High School

The citisenship article. which also
Is treated Is . letter to the editor,
follows:
In connection with the ,Civics
classes pupils In the Junior high
school are given much valuable train
ing In citiSenship.
They are taught that In order to be
q good citizen, . person must know
how his government works. be able
TO understand ever everyday hap
penings, realise his duties and oppor-
tunities, show . high type Of conduct
and good habits, be cognizant Of the
needs Of those around him, and IL
nally, he must work 1t . useful occu-
patton.
Each Of the above factors are
stressed In Miss Evart's civics classes.
Various interesting devices are used.
FOR example, ut the present time the
following highly Appropriate proce-
dure Il being taken. Each class =
organised into : senate and . house
Of representatives These "senetes''
and 'houses' 30 through al the for
malities that the real Legislature
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Of The Tribune:

Editor Of The Tribune:
The people that resorted to lynch
ing Chas. Bannon, as reported, did
SO because they feared the moral laws
as well as the statutory, would again
fall.
Mohs and mob rule are q bad thing.
But II nc action satisfactory and con-
elusive car be gotten otherwise, the
mob will finally break the line.
The murder Of Matt Kalinochenko
in Mckenzie county, in March 1927,
Is still fresh In the minds Of some.
So Is the poison case In Dunn county,
Of late In 1929. The people and tax
payers out there want more than q
few legal formalities. They want
action and honest prosecutions.
Signed: MARTIN G. SCHEUFTELE,
Grassy Butte, N. Oak,
Jan. 20, 1891.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-16
|. Y. Hardware
Holds Meeting

With 100 per cent attendance or
the part of both officers and en-
ployees, the falls first Imperial Val
ley Hardware store meeting was
held in BraWley last night.
Favorable reports concerning I'M
perial Valleys financial condition
were heard from Representatives OF
all stores.
II. p. Meyer. president and gen.
eral manager, outlined a business
trip made to the east this summer.
He told how successful stores in the
east are meeting conditions and why
some will not survive the new busi-
ness order.
Other department managers spoke
briefly concerning trends of custom
er requirements. Warren Currier
general sales manager and secre-
tary, presided.
Summer sales contest prize WIN
ners were announced as follows
First prize divided between w. H.
Meyer of the Holtville store and
Adolph Yeturraldi of the Calexico
store; Vic Duprey of Brawley won
second prize, Ed Rademacher of
Calipatria, third, and fourth by
Frank Ayerill of Imperial store.
Refreshments were served by the
BraWley store staff.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-16
By HENRY WOOD
nited Press Staff Correspondent

GENEVA, Oct. 16. U.P)-Aristide
BRAND ruled as president of the
| League of Nations council today to
invite United States participation in
the councils Manchurian discussion
despite Japan's objections, and dis
patched an invitation to Washing
| ton.
League circles hoped that Prentiss
Gilbert, United States consul gen.
eral at Geneva, would be able to
take part in the council session be-
ginning at 6 p. m. today.
Brands invitation to the United
States expressed the opinion that
the question involved both the Kel-
logg pact and the League of Ma
tions conVenant.
THE opinion is well founded,
since article two of the pact pro-
yides for only peaceful settlement of
disputes" he said.
THE United States is one of the
proponents and also one of the fore
most signatories of the pact. There
fore, the United States may be re-
garded as especially interested in
insuring Pacific settlement of dis
putes.
THE moment has arrived when
the goodwill and the intentions of
conciliation of all councillors must
be demonstrated. We are deter
mined to preserve peace, which is
the basis of the League.
I'VE welcome the words of Ger
hard Won Mutius German dele
gate: IF such an institution had
existed before the war where parties
were able to come to a table and
discuss their cases, what miseries
would have been saved"
With such an institution existing
now, we must succeed. Tomorrow
and the days following we must
show real action"
Yoshizawa told the council: my
government considers that the pro-
position to invite a non-member tc
participate in the council in a con-
sulative capacity raises constitu-
tional questions of extreme import
ance to the League which cannot be
settled for reasons of opportunity
however high, without previous
serious consideration"
The council adjourned until
p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-16

TOUTS HISTORY OF VALLEY
PROVES SPLENDID VOLUME

After more than 10 months oi
preparation Otis B. Tout's history
of Imperial Valley, THE First Thir-
ty Years, is off the press and 200
copies are being distributed today
to those who made advance orders.
Publication of the volume in
which all Imperial Valley residents
and especially pioneers have taken
such a deep interest, fills a long
felt and frequently expressed need
for a collection and compilation of
the history of this section.
Perhaps no two persons are more
qualified to write the history of the
valley than Mr.. and Mrs. Tout.
They came to the valley years ago
and were engaged in newspaper
work throughout the early devel-
opment of this section. Their in
terest is genuine and their faithful
efforts to present a true and accur-
ate picture have been unfailing.
In the 432 pages more than 1000
subjects are discussed and 5000 per-
sons mentioned. The 240 illustra-
tions are among the most interest
ing features of the volume. The
IA page index has many unique
phases and any subject in the book
can be found with ease.
Two hundred "firsts" are record
ed. This includes everything from
the valleys first cat to the first
canal.
Autobiographical sketches of pio-
neers provide a valuable collection
of date concerning the various
periods development. Imperial VAL
ley is fortunate in having its early
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-16
TENNESSEE HAS
DIFFICULTY in
COLLECTING TAX

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. 16. UP)-
Methods of collecting two state tax
eS-that levied against gasoline and
cigarets-have become an issue il
Tennessee, and settlement of the
dispute may set precedent for
other states.
Objections to paying six cent
gasoline tax were raised first by
airlines, who said in their COM
plant their planes were not users
of the highways, that they were
being unfairly assessed. The dispute
later was joined in by the railroads,
who asserted they, too, were not
being taxed properly.
Recently the tax commissioner
ruled retail dealers of cigaretS had
to place the tax stamp on the origi-
nal container, not on the cello
phane wrapper. This was strongly
objected to by retail dealers, who
pointed out sale of cigarets netted
them but a small margin of profit
They said this extra work would re-
suit in loss in handling the Gig
aretS.
Manufacturers of cigarets object
ed to the order. The tax commits
sioner said he asked the manufac-
turers to treat the wrapper so the
stamp, once placed on the package
could not be removed. He said the
reason for placing the stamp on
the inside of the wrapper was to
enforce this law, which, he assert
ed, had been violated by retailers,
who took the stamp off after sale
of the package.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-16
PAGE THREE

a heavy cargo. It was believed
there were no passengers aboard.
The President jefferson was en-
route from Yokohama to Seattle on
its regular trans-Pacific run. try
ing to make up for a days delay in
Japan while she waited for the
Lindberghs to arrive from Shang-
hal.
The errand of mercy was the Sec
ond in which the Lindberghs took
part in almost as many weeks. They
were engaged in aerial surveys of
the Chinese flood areas when news
of the death of Mrs. Lindberghs'
father, Senator Dwight w. Morrow,
reached them. Their work on be-
half of flood relief agencies in Chi
ma was concluded, and they left
hurriedly on their return trip to
the United States.
Their black monoplane, wrecked
in an accident at Hankow, was
shipped to Los Angeles.