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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-10

propriated for the use of the higher
institutions of learning, what is to
be done about it? Sit still and keep
still, till all of the farmers are broke,
that our schools may be filled with
hlgher-Salaried teachers when the
farmers can't support the schools as
they are at present?
You say that the rural people e
able to pay for good roads. Seem is
correct!
How can they help themselves when
good roads are legislated over their
protests? Just as educational meas
ures are %legislated by those who have
that power! And the farmer is
broke because of the excessive de-
mandS for the use of the good roads"
by highway department demands
Tor Its program, and the payment of
the salaries of the many Unnecessary
employees of that department, as well
as the unnecessary demands made by
the educators for use in the schools
OF the state.
You may be a farmers wife and
live near Bismarck, but I would sure
~ consider myself rather lacking in
necessary facts, no matter how iso-
lated I might be, if I didn't know
what Is being done to the farmers by
the educational programs that are
foisted upon us, to say nothing about
the good roads programs for which
the farmers are paying so dearly.
The greatest Educator" of all time,
when on earth said. Bear We one an
others burden" but our wonderful
educators of today not only ignore
tie teaching of Him, who was not
like any other educator, but ignore
the admonitions of the wisest Man
Of all ages, when He said "Get wis
dom, get knowledge, but with all thy
getting, get understandings"
Surely, it is high time that the
clarion cali Of understanding is sound
ed throughout the length and breadth
Of this great state. When things are
IN such a condition that the producer
Is forced to the wall by the demands
made by the educators, who are igno-
rant of conditions and yet refuse to
get the wisdom and understanding
that will not only help those they
pretend they are ~endeavoring to ben
eft, but will in the end be benefited
themselves-if they do not force the
taxpayers into bankruptcy by the
senseless programs they advocate and
arbitrarily enforce. It Is time to do
5onething!
Verify, There are none so blind as
those who will not see."
Very sincerely,
An honest-to-goodneaS farmers
wife, who has fought the educational
fight all these years, much Of the time
while walking on crutches. You need
not publish my name, but I don't care
II you do.
MRS. "A. A. PECK,
Underwood, N. D..
Mclean County Secretary Of TIL
Federation Of Nonpartisan Clubs.
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Editor of The Tribune:

In reading arguments for and
against rebuilding the capitol in
Bismarck as l see it, it is all vast
ing good newspaper space and time.
So let's forget this and 60 ahead
with the plan of rebuilding, and
while the plans for what type of a
building should be built, whether to
build SO as to house all state de-
partments or not, is being decided,
l would like to make a few sugges-
tions what to build from.
I am all for North Dakota and our
resources in raw materials which
our state is blessed with, and hope
that the people of our state and out
side of the state will wake up and
see their value.
In building material we have brick
clay just a little better than in any
other state, and the brick and build
ing blocks can be made in the little
brick plant operated by state prison
labor of which we have an v
supply. If SO, We can run three eight
hour shifts. Now. as to material,
brick clay is not all we have. We
have in this state the finest pottery
clay found in the United States. We
have for years tried in vain to in
terest eastern interests in coming
into the state and establish pottery
works and make use Of this won
derful clay, but SO far the appeal
has fallen on deaf ears.
Now my suggestion is this: that
this state brick plant be remodeled
so as also to make building blocks
from brick clay and that they be
faced with pottery clay. l see no
reason why it a not be done in
one operation. ] believe they could
be made to look as good as any
marble-faced building. It would be
a wonderful opportunity to show
what can be done with this clay.
Now you, of course, may not have
any Of this pottery clay in the vicin-
ity Of Bismarck, but it can be ship
ped in. If you should want to save
the freight, you may want to build
where the raw material is. Then,
of course, you will want to build
this new state house here in Nc
Kenzie county where We have all
these different clays and the Won
derful coal beds also, so as to have
the state capitol close to the most
scenic spot in these United States,
the Roosevelt Park of the Little
Missouri River Bad Lands, where
your eyes can rest upon wonders not
made by man.
R. O. SIGNALNESS,
Schafer, N. D.
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Editor Tribune.

Editor Tribune:
The proposal to tax dog-owners for
the benefit Of sheep-owners has
bobbed up once more in the North
Dakota legislature-as was to be ex-
pected.
In common with many others, I
consider this a thoroughly dishonest,
wholly vicious attempt to benefit one
small group at the expense of a very
large portion OF u population, with
out sense, reason, or excuse.
Common sense, I believe, will dem
pnstrate that this is true. Even the
sheep men" must admit that not
one-tenth of one per cent of the dogs
In the state have raided sheep flocks;
that not % than one per cent, at
most, are yer a potential threat
against sheep. Yet the proposal is to
tax ALL dogs. Why? So the fund will
be large enough to cover losses for
sheep KILLED by dogs"-and incident
ally, the mortality among sheep from
an alarming increase If this piece
of "special-interest" legislation is
adopted.
My neighbor has a dog weighing
about six pounds, a dog never more
than a city block away from home.
Within a radius of 500 feet are half a
dozen others larger but no more dan
gerous. Notice the dogs on the streets
any day, and try to estimate how
large a percentage of them can be
even a possible threat against sheep.
You will agree, I think, that 80 per
cent are about as great a potential
danger as would be so many bullfrogs
Or canarieS. 1t may be possible by
legislation to extort money from the
owner Of these dogs to make good al
legged losses for which they are not,
and cannot possibly be, responsible.
But it would he q "holdup." pure and
simple-nO more honest (but a lot
less risky than accomplishing the
same end with the aid Of a gun or a
blackjack.
No reasonable person objects to a
city tax on dogs; perhaps no
would seriously object to a township
or county or state tax, if a need were
shown for 1t, provided the proceeds OF
such tax be paid into the public funds.
But it is, for me at least, difficult to
e any reason or excuse for the state
acting as collector Of a private slush
fund to be taken by force from large
portion OF III people-all of whom,
less an infinitesiInal fraction, are in
11ocent Of even possible damage-for
the benefit OF q comparatively small
group which happens to be well or
ganized and vo~ciferously articulate.
No. MI. Editor, I have no dog that
would be subject to tax; the proposed
tax would not cost me 10 cents in 10
years. But 1t is not the less vicious be-
cause Of that fact.
No, again. I do NOT imply that
The hackers OF this proposal are moi
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-10

Editor Of the Tribune:
Governor Shafer has ordered an
investigation into the / nching of
Bannon, but some member Of the
legislature is trying to reinstate
capital punishment and using the
glorious lynching of Bannon as an
inspiration and example for the in
PRODUCTION and passing Of such a
bill.
Yes, the Southern mob spirit has
again invaded the North-North Da-
kota, where we, since Governor
Hanna's administration, have abol-
ished capital punishment for murder.
The devils in human form, living
tributary to Schafer, took not the
law into their own hands, inasmuch
as we have no law legalizing hang
ing, but turned anarchists by defy
ing the entire will Of the state, and
they wilfully and maliciously COM
mitted murder.
Talk about disloyalty and treason!
These citizens Of the western plains,
i apprehended, should be given a
life term at the penitentiary with
no pardon. They are not fit to as
sociate with the law abiding citizens
who r willing to let our judges
and governor attend to the Grimm
ally inclined.
To m outsider, it appears as
though some Of the officials should
have aided or abetted the. lynchers
when Bannon was 50 abruptly re-
moved from the Williston jail to the
6chafer jail.
Il u argued that : murderer d
half = doGenis not 1T to live and
as such, deBsfged The execution. Blu
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A FARMER.
. Solen, N. y.
Editor of The Tribune:

Editor of The Tribune:
In a recent issue Of your paper
there appeared a communication Of
a certain well-meaning gentleman
from Steele, North Dakota. touching
upon matters relating to the game
and fish department. and particu-
larly to the appropriation being
made for that department at this
session of the legislature.
The writer, having been intensely
interested in matters pertaining to
that department for the past Is
years, has made it his business to
acquaint himself with circumstances
surrounding the activities and the
expenditures of moneys by that de-
partment. AS is nearly always the
case, the gentleman from Steele is
very much misinformed, or else not
at all %conversant with his subject.
The funds spent by the game and
fish department are those which that
department realizes from the sale
Of licenses and permits, and that
department has eve been appropri-
ated any money at any time out Of
funds derived from direct taxation.
The statement that the farmers
pay three-fourths of the moneys
used by the game and fish depart
ment is, of course, not true. The peo-
pie who support the activities Of that
department are those who hunt, fish,
and trap, and who purchase licenses
to do SO. The farmer is exempt by,
law from the necessity OF purchaS-
ing a license while hunting, fishing,
or trapping on his own land. His
contribution is that Of supplying the
lands on which the game has it's
habitation, and over which the peo-
pie, hunting, fishing, or trapping,
must travel when in pursuit of such
game. Since practically all of our
game has an economic value to agri-
culture greater than any loss it
might cause by reason Of the eating
of crops or various produce, the net
result is that the farmers contribu-
ton is not so very large, unless, of
course, he hunts, fishes, and traps
outside of his WI property and pur-
chases licenses for those purposes.
As Ger the appropriation Of
for the next biennium, this
amount is less than any spent during
any biennium for some time past.
The appropriations in the past have
been in the neighborhood of $4,000,
but since the law creating the game
and fish department provides that all
the surplus moneys may be spent for
the propagation Of game and fish,
the appropriation has really been
nothing but a gesture and the de-
partment has at all times spent
money in accordance with its income.
The largest income that the depart
ment has had was during the years
of 1928 and 1929 and the expendi-
lures during that period were the
largest the department has made,
and probably will remain the largest
for some time to come, for the rea-
son that it is not likely that the
department will again realize SO
large an income from the sale Of
licenses until the economic condition
Of the state changes. The income
Of the department has, in the past.
varied from approximately $75.000
to 100000 per year, and whether
q portion Of this amount is appro-
priated and the surplus or balance
spent, or whether it is all appro-
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honest and sincere. I say the pro-
posal is dishonest-plain racketeering.
But some of the most unjust laws
that have afflicted humanity were
enacted by honest and well-meaning
men; and no doubt the proponents of
this law are as honest in advocating
1t as we who think differently are in
opposing it. They have their say; we,
If The Tribune will permit it, should
have ours. This is part of it.
MIR. DUBB.
Editor of The Tribune:
Now for some more protest about
married women working. 1 have read
letters in the Tribune that others
have written and l certainly agree
with them.
I'm a girl seventeen years old and
haven't had work since last February.
l have tried all over and can't beg,
buy, borrow or steal a job. Some
times, maybe once a week, I have an
offer to care for somebody's baby and
earn about fifty cents, sometimes less.
Whenever I apply for a job, I meet,
Have you had experienced" How Go
you expect me to get experience
when I can't get a job? A girl used
to be able to get housework, but now
you can't even get that. The aver
age housemaid gets three dollars a
week. How can you clothe yourself
on three dollars a week?
I had considered taking a business
course, but see SO many of the girls
who have taken the course out of
work or working as maids that 1 de-
clded it would be a complete loss of
money and time.
!. Some women have a beautiful home
and every luxury they want, and
they have the jobs.
I hope other girls that are in the
same predicament I am in will tell
the public about it, so something al
be done to help a single girl.
A jobless girl,
Bismarck, N. d.
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PEOPLES. FORUM

Editors .Note-The Tribune welcomes letters N subjects of interest
Letters dealing with controversial religious subjects, which attack indi-
viduals unfairly, Q which offend good taste and fair play will be
returned to he writer's. All. letters MUST be sgned If you wish to use
n pseudonym, sign the pseudonym fhst and your w name beneath it,
We will respect such requests We reserve The right t. delete such parts
OF letters as la b Q necessary o conform to this poncy.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-10

Editors Note: Mr.. Signalness is
a former member Of the state house
of representatives.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-10

Mclean County Secretary of the
Federation Of Nonparttsan Clubs.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
EAGLE BOATS ON BLOCK

HONOLULU July Is GN.SO.
Four wartime U. S. Navy Eagle
boats will be auctioned off by
the Navy at Pearl Harbor Septem-
ber /, the Navy announced today.
The boats are tied UP at the
Navy base here:
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
CARNIVAL
ON AUG. a

WILDWOOD, N. j., July 25.
While Wildwood and Wildwood
Crest are hosts to the largest
July crowds in the history Of the
two resorts, plans are under way
today for the staging on August
II of the twenty-third Wildwood
Baby Carnivan and it is an
nounced that Miss Kathleen
Coates has been selected as
Queen of the Carnival.
Miss Coates, 10, the daughter
of Col. and Mrs. E. G. Coates, of
Cleveland, will ascend her throne
at coronation exercises on Au-
gust 13 and next day will come
the annual baby parade.
Miss Coates was picked by a
group of members of the CleVe-
land Art Alliance to represent
that city in the carnival. AS
Queen she will succeed Miss
Edythe Edna Keil, of Pittsburgh.
She is Junior at Flora Stone
Mater College at Western Re
serve University and is on the
editorial staff of the Sundial, her
college paper.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
HIGH DIVE OPENS
AIRPORT POOL

The Airport Pool, the Capitals
only salt water swimming pool,
was formally opened today.
Diving from the 18foot tower
and breaking ribbons strung
across the water. Miss Onalene
Lawrence. women's highboard div
ing champion of the District, Of
ficially christened the pool.
Miss Florence Skadding, coach
of the Washington Girls Swim
ming Club. and Miss Betty Gates
then presented number of fancy
dives. Speciality dances were done
by members of the "Sunkist
Beauty" chorus from the Fox
Theater.,
The pool measures 200 feet by
90 feet. and varies in depth from
SO feet to 18 inches. Three huge
filters will change the 100000 gal
Ions of water every six hours.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
POINT LOOKOUT
AND SCOTLAND
BEACH LURE
Nearby Watering Places Are
Favorite Chesapeake Bay
Haunts for D. C. Motorists

Scotland Beach and Point
Lookout, Md, two picturesque
watering places at the tip of
the peninsula lying between the
Potomac and Patuxent rivers, are
favorite play places on Ches-
apeake Bay, according to the
District of Columbia Division of
the American Automobile AS.
sociation. These are the objec-
tives of the suggested weekend
and Sunday tour prepared for
the Washington Times by the
A. A. A. unit.
The distance to Scotland Beach
is 76 miles and Point Lookout is
eight miles further.
Travel Not Heavy
The route, Maryland State
route No. 5, is through a beauti.
full rolling farm section and
travel is not as heavy as it is in
the direction of Annapolis and
other points east of the capital.
Waldorf and Leonardtown, the
former "a miles from Washing
ton and the latter so, are the
largest towns passed through en-
route to the Southernmost part
of Marylands peninsula.
st. Marys City. which dates
back to the earliest history of
Maryland, is one Of the historic
points along the route and the
motorist finds it hard to resist
the temptation to browse about
in the vicinity of this old setting.
Fishing is Good
Reports from the vicinity of
Scotland Beach and Point Look
out are to the effect that the
fishing is good and swimming
and boating is always popular.
Excellent hotels are available
at both objectives and feature
sea foods and other famous Mary
land dishes.
Chesapeake Bay, in the vicinity
of Scotland Beach and Point
Lookout, dashes against the shore
and often the surf parallels that
on the ocean front.
Motorists seeking something
novel in the way of a weekend
or Sunday tour will find this an
excellent trip.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
BEVERLY WINS
SUMNER|TES

Beverley Beach. on the CheSa-
peake Bay. an exclusive summer
resort that has an allurement for
many Washingtonians and Bal.
timoreans, has a larger patronage
this summer than ever before
and swimming and fishing are in
the lead among it's sports.
Operators of Beverley Beach
remind vacationiSts and week.
end seekers of pleasure that the
bathing beach is ideal, that the
water is salty, not brackish, that
there is ample anchorage space
for power and sail boats and sew
eral fishing boats cater to the
anglers. Bay fish are running
we'll nowadays. too.
Small boats for rowing and
smaller fishing parties also are
available and bait and tackle are
obtainable.
Throngs visiting Beverley Beach
each weekend demonstrate that
the offer of the Beverley Beach
Club to permit the use of its
attractive beach and picnic
grounds by residents of Washing
ington. Baltimore and other near
by vicinities has found prompt
acceptance.
The younger set is making Bev-
erley their amusement spot and
young folks divide time between
the clean. cooling waters and the
white sand beach where they
lounge and acquire a tan. New
floats have been added to various
other attractions for swimmers.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
South RiUer Beach
Ready for Season

Boosting a number of improve
ments, including enclosure of the
bathing beach with net to keep
out sea nettles. South River
Beach has been thrown open to
the public.
Deep-water swimmers will be
attracted by the diving board,
which has been REINFORCED to in.
sure complet safety and put in
shape for the hard usage to
which it is subjected annually.
Visitors will find many other
pleasing touches, such as newly
painted and spotlessly clean build.
ingS and eating booths.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
TOURISTS SEEK
SHENANDOAH
VALLEY
Historic Trails Abound With
Interest for Tourist; Only
Short Drive From Capital

The historic old Shenandoah
Valley, abounding with the won.
ders of nature ana linked with
great events of the past. is call
ing to motorists again and since
it's all in days drive from
Washington, Baltimore and even
Philadelphia, this ancient high
way is the vacation trail Of
many thousands this summer.
One can do" the valley in a
weekend trip, or can spend many
happy days there and still not
see everything.
Remembers Jackson
The main stem" is the Shen-
andoah Valley pike" This is
the old buffalo trail. the Indian
warrior path. and later the
"metaled" military road made by
Stonewall Jackson's foot cav
airy" in their swift maneuvers
that rivaled Napoleon's tactics.
There is history all along the
way.
In the valleys center is New
market, scene of thrilling Civil
War battle, where the cadets
from the Virginia Military Insti-
tute, boys of II or thereabouts.
sprang into the fray for the
Confederacy.
Old Colonial Inn
At Middletown is the WaySide
Inn, a hotel popular with Capital
residents. Once it was colonial
home of large proportions, sur
rounded by large shade trees.
Nearly 80 years ago it was made
into a tavern. and from time to
time additions have been con-
structed.
Today it is one of the largest
in the entire valley. The inn is
equipped throughout with CO.
lonial furniture and some of the
antique pieces are generations
old. It's manager is Mrs. C. Par
ker Murray, whose welcome and
hospitality is extended to valley
visitors from Washington and
elsewhere.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
YOungster, 4, CheWs
Glass Thermometer

Gladys Wheeler, 4, of $685.
Newton st. N. w., is recovering
today from effects of chewing up
a thermometer late yesterday.
At first, it was thought by
DR.. Charles Mcnamara the child
might have swallowed part of
the glass, but this was disproVed.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
Bay Beach
Bids for PODuLdritu

One of the newest summer re-
sorts to open this season is Arun-
del Bay Beach, on Chesapeake
Bay below Annapolis.
One of the features is t.4e slop-
ing sandy beach, while the
grounds are covered with shade
trees and tables for the use of
transient guests.
A large net has been erected
on the beach for protection from
sea nettleS.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
Girl of 5 SurUiUes.
10 Shots in BOdU

1celeand Proctor, fiVe-year-old
colored child, of Oxon Hill, Md,
is in a serious condition at Free
mans Hospital with 10 gun-shot
wounds in her head. The cI>ild's
mother declared Icelean had been
accidently Shot by her sister,
Helen, II.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
SusQuehGnnG Trail
Booklet GiUen Free

Showing the route from Buff
falo and Niagara Falls to Wash
ington, the 1881 edition of the
Susquehanna Trail, a booklet
published by the Chamber of
Commerce, Williamsport. Pa, is
Just off the press. A copy may
be secured free of charge by
writing to the chamber.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1931-05-22
c. Is. K. ]. oslayi
40-rocne jubileum
A jeho M. o. &. 10. 25-rocne ju-
bileum. 0slava bude s. julia spoje-
ma $ poboznost' ami a banlzetom.
HI. Iradnici budu pritomni.

Spolok Sv. Martina, Cislo 25.
7. Katolickej Slovenskej Jednoty,
druhy najstarsi slovensky pod.
porny spolok v Youngstown, chy.
sta sa XII oslaveniu 40. vyrocia
svojho zalozenia a 25. vyrotia "a.
lozenia jeho NJ. O. G. 10.
Oslava bnde v nedel'u, dHa :.
jila. Rano bude slavnostna sv.
omsa a kazen v chrame Sv. Cy-
rila a Metoda vecer jubilejny
banket v skolskej sieni.
Vybor oslavy uz pozval hlav-
nych lradnikov, ktori sa prisl Il
bill z1castnit' tejto dvojitej a
zriedkavej slavnosti spolkov, kto-
re zalozili nasi slovenski pionieri.
0 slavnost' javi sa vel'ky zaujem
a vybor ma cele predsedu spolku.
p. Jozefa Martinku, usilovne robi
* nej pripravy.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1931-05-22
MANzELKA RED. EDA
KOVACA ZOMREL.A

v stredu rano 3. hodinc 20
mrela Astorii, L. l. pani Lillian
KovaG, manzelka redaktora Den
nlxa Slovak Amerikc, p. Eda
Kovafa ml.. po dll,ej srdecnei ne
moci vo veku 33 rokov. Neboha
bola dcerou zakladatel,a Sloven-
skeho Sokola v New Yorku, D.
Jana Kralika a jeho ct. manzel-
ky. Bola vel'mi mila a obi '1benA.
od svojho detstya so sestrou
Marienkou CHINA v divadle a spe-
We. Kol. Kovacovi i celej zarml-
tenet rodine vyslovujeme hlboki
s1strast'