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The Washington times., 1931-08-22

ecua young college about stupid and brutal as
the other The savage tribes least the that they
never went to college.
The young lady with the rings around her legs hoping that
of those queer youths just admitted to manhood will come
along and want to marry her.
Nature works wondrousy and somehow other makes some
body find the girl with the legrngs lovely Everything is
comparative
The picture this girl waiting for husband reminds
Of Of civilized young ladies that do not egrngs
noserngs but almost everything ee or take of
almost everything else in the pursuit Of husband.
They from four costumes in day. expose their
backs fronts legs ALMOST everything leaving to the magina
tiOn much less than is left by this leg-ring girl
Very pathetic Is that job of waiting for a husband
You join "JuniOr League and plunge into pseudOworks
Of charity. That gets your NAME in the papers
You walk slow pace the fashionable street. talking to
friend with much pretended animation you appear at the
race track pressing forward the winner is fed home That
gets your PICTURE in the papers.
And the art Of getting young girls picture and name IN
the papers frequently regret to large part OF the
art of getting her married.
The kind of thing that this little Angola girl with the leg
rings will get for husband is something tna Woon enP
you.
And the kind cocktail drinking cigarette smoking per-
sonaity the self advertising American debutante gets 1or
husband wouldn't impress you much, either ,.-.,
But girls must marry the continuation OF the race oen
it. and nature winds them up marry although they don't
know it, . g, w
In the long run natures plan out all rgnt 4neIe
are enough babies of earthly consequence to keep the
going enough exceptional ability to direct and gradually
improve the millions Of no consequence.
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
Struggle of Statesmen to
Solve COuntry'S Ills

The mighty struggle Of statesmen to hit the imeight
fvoaby with proposed solutions Of the nation economic and
other ills will reach climax in the coming session Of Congress
be the most bitter and stirring in history
Because Of the panaces process Of preparation
and the fear that their consideration will dssatis
faction than they will bring remedy President Hoover con,
tnues decline call session Of Congress- though
he not be done in countries dissolve Con-
gress when it does meet
With figures confronting him that migration from
the country cities continues in the United States Governor
Roosevelt of New York is launching "backtothe-land
movement hoping stimulate city workers and residents
rural regions not to FARMS which are being aDan'
doned rapidly than before.
may require unusual Of appeal to make this move
nent successful if back the land back to the
farms suburban residence amount to some
thing due the tendency Of many city people to move to
communities where they have large lots raise
flowers, vegetables, fruits, and poultry.
It is going to be virtually impossible in the face Of
national movement to cut days labor to six hours and
possibly reduce work five days week. to get many men
back the farms where IL hours day are not SUI
ficient during many months Of the year.
Twelve hours work might not be objected
by could get profitable prices for their crops
The independence of farm life has its appeals there are at
least fair returns for hard labor.
Quitting the cities in these days however
Jumping from the pot into the fire, with the advantage
favorng the pot at least Of food on
the farms farmers will diversity their paintings and have
the other things that with farms There not much as"
steady food for unemployed in cities and towns
Governor Roosevelt is just Of the statesmen try
ing solve national problems that apparent engmas
but they will be solved.
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
No Law as to Qualities of
Gasoline Sold Here

There is no law in the District of Columbia governing the
qualities gasoline sold in this city although there 20
States in the country that do have laws specifying the quail
ties of gasoline sold within their borders.
The department Of weights and Of the District
Government authorized test gasoline pumps and to pre-
short but that its limit Of control In gasoline
sales
Thirteen the States follow Federal specifications in their
laws qualities The other IL have their specifications
In Illinois gasoline not meeting Federal qualifications must be
labeled 'substandard."
Some Of the States also have laws to the cOorng and
doping Of gasoline In Colorado gasoline can not be cOore
colorng of exceptional qualities The State guards
against dope gasoline that may be detrimental to public
health or to motors.
Purchasers of gasoline in the District Of Columbia not
familiar enough with gasoline qualities to know exactly what
they do get here but presumably DISTRICT gasoines
par those sold in other States and Of standardized
nature Gasoline qualities be determined only by chemi
cal processes
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
Shrieking Sirens

Though police fire and ambulance vehicles have the right
Of way all other vehicles in the streets Of this city Judge
Mcmahon of the Police Court decides that existing regulations
do require drivers of automobiles pull cubs and
stop approach Of the other machines emergency calls
except as to fire apparatus
The decision may compel the Traffic Bureau at the request Of
The Police Department amend present regulations that
will be compulsory for vehicles to draw to and parallel with
and stop upon the approach Of police fire ambulance
vehicles responding to emergency calls and sounding their
sirens.
That public requirements in emergencies ahead Of all
other things will be conceded by automobile and drivers
but there complaint that sirens frequently sounded by
ambulance police and fire machines NOT emergency bus
ness and not entitled advantage Of their privileges
It was somewhat Of this kind that caused Judge NC
ahon to find ambulance driver guilty Of three charges al
though suspended Shreng sirens speeding
machines are not desirable except in emergencies and then all
drivers should promptly give clear right of way.
The Washington times., 1931-08-22

Most upheavals, political or
social, come from short-sight-
edneSs and greed. Twenty years
ago the miners and operators
had their contests, but the
miners were well organized in
most communities producing
the most coal, and the fights
were staged in joint conven-
tions of the two forces and
compromises always resulted.
Today the mining industry
is in a bad way; and the
miners generally. in the soft
coal regions; are in a desperate
plight
The United Mine Workers
are not what they once were.
This has been due in part to
the inability of the Mine
Workers to organize the miners
in the coal fields Of West Vir.
ginia and Kentucky.
Public Buys At
Lowest Rate
Because the non-union miners
received less for their work,
the operators of. those mines
could afford to sell their coal
cheaper than those operating
union mines. The public gen.
orally bought where it could
buy cheapest. The result was
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
TIMES TEST

Fill each blank:
1. The coin or currency
which a government has de-
clared shall be received in pay
ment of debts is called --.
2. Linen is thread or cloth
made from fiberS Of the
plant,
8. Pompilia is a character In
by Browning.
4. Large landholders under
the Dutch west Indies grants
of 1929 and 1910 were known
S. The island Of Corsica is
famous as the. birthplace OF
Roderick Dhu Is a Highland
chieftain and outlaw in Scott's
Z. The originator Of the first
Sunday school was -
8. The female worshippers OF
the wine god, Bacchus, were
known as
9. The oral law Of the Jew
handed down from father to
son by word of mouth is called
the
10. The word Adam means
Mark each statement true"
or false:
IL. Spectators who are try.
ing to drive the market prices
down are called Bulls"
IL. The vacuum bottle was
invented by Sir James Dewar.
l3. The Corcoran Art Gal
lery is in Washington, Ore.
II. I'm Memoriam," by Tenny-
son, was written in memory Of
his friend. Arthur Hallam.
Is. Sir Rowland Hill was the
originator Of penny postage.
ANSWERS ON Magazine Pagel
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
"Radicalism" as Conservatism :: By Claude G. Bowers

cerned with the economic situ-
alton of the men who go down
into the earth to get the coal.
But there is one phase "hey
overlook. When men feel the
pressure of economic neces-
Sity and sense of injustice
and find that, because Of
these, their families are Suf-
fering and the prospects Of
their children darkening, they
become revolutionary in spirit.
Communism Finds
Sympathetic Ear
It is possible to paint a
glowing picture of the advan-
tages of our social and econo-
mic system and of our politi-
cal institutions, but the man
without hope under these
wants none Of them. He is
fertile soil for all subversive
doctrines. The result is that
there is more sympathy with
Communism in the mining
regions, where the miners have
no chance, than is comfortable.
The labor union is the best
safeguard against real radi-
calism. And yet there, are
men in the business world who
imagine that they would be
better off If there were no
Unions to tell them what they
cannot pay as wages and what
working conditions they must
provide.
A Long Story Of Injustice,
Murder and Other Crime
A real, authentic history Of
the long fight to unionize the
mines Of West Virginia would
make fascinating, reading. 1t
would be a story of cruel injuS-
tice, of murder and other
crimes. Many years ago when
union organizers were sent into
that mining field they were al
most invariably beaten up. One
Of them spent a long while in a
hospital when he got out and
never afterward recovered his
health. Nothing was ever done
by government about these
things.
To protect themselves against
uni l organizers and union SEN
timent the operators organized
private armies which they
called "mine guards" These
were recruited for the most
part from among the most des-
perate elements in the cities.
They were armed and given all
the authority Of an officer of
the law-and more. For where
an officer of the law resorts to
brutality it usually follows that
he loses his job, because public
opinion demands it; but the
brutal mine guard is considered
all the more valuable.
These mine guards, or private
armies, are the most reaction
ary and feudal inStrumentalitieS
we have in America today and
are responsible for much Of
the reStleSSneSS and crime in
the mining regions. The United
States sSenate investigating
committee reported this true
once years ago and urged that
they be abandoned.
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
LISTEN, WORLD!
By Elsie Robinson

Stronger Sex if females
wouldn't play pretty and act
the Weaker? Where was JUS
tice If any little 9O-pound slip
of a woman could make a big
2OO-pound gent look and act
like a trained flea? Oh, for
the Sweet Old-Fashioned Girl!
But the Big Boys might have
saved their tears. For the Sweet
Old-Fashioned Girl was right
there, all the time, and as
ready as ever to Swoon her
stuff.
Much Too Smart
Equal rights, economic inde-
pendence, sensible dressing-sne
had wanted these things only
as long as they seemed denied
her. But she was much, MUCH
too smart to want them 1or
keeps. For well did the Little
Woman know that the role OF
Clinging Vine is the Sottest
racket on earth.
Is there anything that makes
q man feel so grand or act as
generous as being q Sturdy
oak to some Broken Blossom?
No, there isn't.
Then why should girl hustle
for her own three squares
when, by looking helpless and
acting feeble-minded, she can
make some moron male hustle
for her? Why, indeed!
But, on the other hand, how
can a girl look, helpless when
she's dressed like a prize-fighter,
tanned like o stevedore, and
swings a line like city edi-
tor? She can't. y
Back. Come the PetticOats
But Just wait a minute!
Presto - almost overnight-the
Rambunctious Mode went out
and the Romantic. Mode came
in. Back behind the ears went
the hair, underneath the ruffles
went the ankles, cheeks paled,
spines dropped. eyes assumed
the pristine innocent stare Of
the well-known china egg. Be
Ifore the boys had come out Of
their hiccoughS, the girls had
gone Carlo and ga-ga. With
what result? With the result
that any femme with a languid
look and a baby bleat can have
her pick Of all the males in
sight.
Petticoats back2 I'll say
they're back! And once more,
girls, we're getting by with
murder.
Copyright. 1881. King Features
Syndicate. Inc.A
The Washington times., 1931-08-22

Petticoats are back.
So are pinched-in corsetS,
spike-heeled sandals, trailing
chiffons, sashes, ringlets,
bushes, 1iSps, and all the other
high-powered accessories Of the
Clinging Vine.
And the Big Boys are giving
complacent grunts. The Dear
Little Woman has come to her
senses again. Stopped aping
men, thank God! Decided to
be her own sweet, modest, help
less self. How delightful! Also,
how surprising!
But it really isn't surprising
at all. For petticoats are
racket-the most profitable
racket in the feminine bag of
tricks. And the Dear Little
Woman never had the slight
est notion of relinquishing them
permanently.
What Could Be SiIlier?
Practically, Of course, nothing
could be Sillier than a trailing,
swishing petticoat in 1881. Nor,
to a sociologist, more madden
ing and disgusting. For the last
so years, women have been rails
ing no end Of a fuss about their
Rights. Insisting they were as
Good AS Men. Whinpering
around because men kept them
Shackled. Going into Pouts,
TantrumS, and Good Hard
Cries because men thought their
place was in the home. Until
at last they wore everyone out
and got their own way. Got
suffrage. Got jobs. Got CO.
education. Got one-piece bath
ing suits, heelless shoes, sport
clothes, bobbed hair, athletic
medals, professional degrees.
Didn't we tell your" crOwed
the ladies. Didn't we tell you
we could be regular IL you men
would let us? LOOlkit MS nOw!"
The men looked. They did
not like what they saw but
they had to admit that the
ladies had proved their point.
They were regular. They were
horrible thought!-perhapS q
share more regular than menl
With those shaved necks and
fighting jaws they could and,
unless forcibly prevented, did
outsmart papa in anything they
tackled. Gone, alas, were the
good old days when q man was
a man and q woman was a
whatnot. How, I ask you,. could
Males prove they were the
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
Food and Automobiles

Federal statsicans delvng into census figures find that
automobiles the people of the United States about much
money their food supplies In fact "a States spent did
spend few years back for automobiles than for food
whole though the country devoted 26 cents out Of each
dollar spent food 1908 cents to automobiles and 1928 cents
TO ''other scores"
You will almost surely guess wrong you try to give the
Of the State that did spend most for automobiles
not New York. far behind Of the other States Okla
hoa the State of oil monares spent greater percentage
for automobiles than for other things
In spite of depression the people Of the country insist
buying automobiles It is habit and pleasure to have
machines.
The Washington times., 1931-08-22

Today there are great num-
bers of miners out of work,
and in some sections their
families are in need of the
necessities of life. There are
short-sighted operators who are
not bothered about the suffer
ing. The mines are their
mines; they want to make all
the money out Of them they
can; and they are not con-
The Washington times., 1931-08-22

that the operators Cf union
mines were threatened: some.
or many, closed down their
mines; men were thrown out Of
work.
And the conclusion was
reached by many of the opera
tors that they would have to
get rid of the unions if they
were to compete with the non
union mines. It is just human
nature all around.
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
Enough to Make It Wild

That 10 Ranch Wild West show certainly had enough
make wild during its stay here and the District line
Back in Oklahoma will doubtless become less Wild unless
Gov Alfalfa Bill Murray should stir up the animals
boys and horses by going on the war path.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-25

A dumb waiter has been installed to
carry food from the kitchen on the
main floor to the third floor, where
meals are to be served in the dormi-
tory room.
Laundry in Basement
In the basement of the Jail build
ing there Is a laundry and storage
space for both courthouse and Jail
uses.
The building is fireproof and fire
prevention apparatus has been in
stalled at strategic points.
A root cellar Is to be built off the
tunnel connecting the Jail building
with the courthouse. A storage room
also will be built off the tunnel, which
will take care of any overflow storage
that might occur, according to the
architects, who said that no basement
was built in the courthouse because
provision al made to take ARE of
storage elsewhere.
The grounds surrounding the build
ings have been sloped off so as to
leave the building on a slight eleya-
ton and sidewalks leading from the
main entrances have been built lead
ing in several directions.
Care has been used to preserve
trees already growing on the prop
erty and several new varieties have
been planted near the Jail.
Builders said that while there are
a few courthouses in the state slightly
larger. there is none more completely
equipped and none that is more ar
tiStically built.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-25
OF LABOR
IN STATE GENERAL,
FEDERAL MAN SAYS
individual Reports Made for
Bismarck, Mandan and Dick
inson in Survey

A general surplus Of labor in North
Dakota the last month was reported
from all sections despite the fact a
large number of highway projects
gave employment to many, according
to r. A. Rottweiler. Grand Forks. fed
eral director Of employment for the
state.
Thinning and blocking operations
IN the sugar beet fields is absorbing
hundreds Of additional workers, but
this work will be completed early in
August, Rottweiler said.
Miscellaneous capitalization and
haying activities have been started,
Offering temporary employment to a
number OF farm workers. Increased
activity was noted in building, with
the resident supply Of carpenters.
painters. bricklayers and other crafts
sufficient to meet requirements.
Employment in the railroad indus
try continued dull in all departments.
Ignite mining operations remained
seasonally dull, with most of the
smaller mines closed for the summer
months.
Normal forces for this time of the
year were reported at work in the
meat-packing plants; elevators and
flour mills; creameries; candy, ice
cream, and biscuit factories; metal
culvert, brick, and tile plants: baker,
les; and oil, automobile. and farm i'm
plement distributing agencies. Whole
sale and retail establishments report
ed usual forces employed for this pc
Rod of the year. Little improvement
was noted in the demand for office
help.
The report by cities included:
Bismarck-A surplus of labor was
reported in all industries. No large
building projects were under way. but
small jobs and repair work provided
part-time employment for many
skilled workers, with a sufficient sup
ply Of building trades men available
to meet all requirements. Average
seasonal employment continued in the
creameries. but was below normal in
the wholesale and retail establish
ments. There was a sufficient supply
of farm help available to meet re-
quirementS.
Mandan A surplus Of railroad
workers and farm help vas reported
Road crawling in this vicinity has
provided work for several men. Az
erage employment for this time of the
year was reported in the creamerie:
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-25

and the states attorney offices are
IN the east end of the third floor.
Two jury rooms take up the balance
Of the floor space.
From the basement, where there is
a tunnel connecting the courthouse
with the Jail building. there is an
automatic electric elevator to the
third floor. This will permit prison.
ers to be taken from the jail to the
courtroom without passing through
any other part Of the yard or
building.
Ornamental electric light fixtures
have been installed to give maximum
effective light throughout the build
ing.
Fan System Set Up
Lavatories and the courtroom are
ventilated by means OF electric fans
located in a machine room above the
third floor. The fans exhaust foul
air and supply a constant supply Of
washed, tempered air to the building.
Although the building has no base
ment other than q meter and pump
room, the floor space provided is suf-
ficient for all needs of the county
for many years to come, according
to the architects, who say there Is
much storage space in the vaults as
well as some space in the basement
of the Jail.
Ample provision has been made for
lavatory facilities with two OF them
located on each floor as we'll as a
number of wash rooms off the vari-
Gus offices.
Both Jail and the courthouse will
be heated with steam supplied by the
local power company.
The exterior of the combined Jail
and sheriff's residence is similar In
design to the courthouse except that
brick has been used together with
stone to face the building.
In the front half of the building on
the first and second floors is a. mod
ern apartment designed as living
quarters for the sheriff and his fam
lily. On the ear of the ground floor
Is q garage capable of housing three
automobiles. It is heated and will be
used for cars used by the sheriff and
his deputies.
On the second floor rear is the DOR
mitory for women prisoners. There
also are quarters for a matron as well
as a hospital room for the use of
prisoners. The third floor contains
the Jail proper, where male prisoners
are ~incarcerated. The cell block is in
a large room on the east side Of the
building. There r four cells in the
block, each capable Of housing two
prisoners. In the center is a large
space enclosed in heavy steel lattice,
known familiarly as the bull pen"
Each cell is provided with hot and
cold running water and a toilet. A
shower bath has been provided within
the enclosure.
A second room in the rear of the
third floor also will be used to house
men prisoners. Triple deck beds have
been installed and it is expected that
prisoners deemed trustworthy will be
confined there.
All jail space is well lighted and Is
ventilated by exhaust fans operating
through a series of ventilator shafts.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-25
BA|L|FF IS
BURLEICH PIONEER
D. ]. McCilis, Former Sheriff,
Came to Bismarck Over
so Years Ago

D. J.. McGilliS, a resident of Bur-
leigh county for more than SO years
and a former sheriff, has been bailiff
of the district court since 1923.
A man of genial personality, McGil-
lis Is known to almost everyone in
the county through his long residence
in Bismarck. He came here in 1880
from Glengarry county, Ontario. when
the city was a crude frontier town.
During his long residence in Bis
marck, he has held a number OF
public offices. He Is a former city
councilman, and served IS sheriff of
Burleigh county from 1907 to 1911.
He was made the first state trans
portation officer when that office was
created in 1917.
For q number Of years he was
proprietor and manager of the Van
Horn hotel, now known as the Prince.
and has been associated with various
business enterprises in Bismarck.
In addition to being bailiff, Me-
ellis holds an appointment as deputy
sheriff as custodian of prisoners In
court.