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Barbs

Now the fish are learning that all
is not gold that glitters. For an Ar
kansas doctor who painted his min
nows with mercurochrome to make
them look like gold fish scored rec
ord catch. Base deceiver!
X X X
Labor-saving devices, says Presi-
dent Hoover, have brought q large
increase "in what we popularity call
chronological unemployment" And
all the time, depression sufferers
thought they were just tout Of q
job"
Y X y
Italian airmen's mock lombard
ment of Rome was no sword-rattling
gesture to stir patriotism. Perish the
thought. It was just 'pacifist propa-
ganda," said Mussolini's aides, to i'm
press citizens with the horrors of
war!
A Milwaukee couple recently mar
ried, using license dated 1925. She
must have been making up her mind
all this time.
x X x
Alabama has law which prollib-
its the sale of near beer. Now, there's
a just law!
X X y
Editor AL Smith says the election
is all over and the question is:
What will the Democratic party do
with its victory?" Now you ask ono!
Copyright, 1882, NEA Service, Inc.)
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CHAPTER LII

CEAPIEk LII
THE majors out after FL Coyote
again" they would say, and laugh.
1t was a stock joke. Everyone knew
it. The major knew it. During
March he had redoubled his efforts.
The war department had given him
the use of a band of scouts from
Fort Leslie Ulrich and raised the
number of his calvary to two hum
dred. And now tonight scouts had
brought him news of large band,
numbering between forty and fifty
riders, who had passed along the
foothills earlier in the day. They
were making toward Ice-Box Canon.
Blount too knew the Canon. He
had camped there the fall before. He
knew that FIVE miles beyond the
mouth it widened into a grassy
meadow, watered by a spring, sur
rounded by high, rocky cliffs. At
the upper end narrow trail made by
game and cattle emerged, and led
through precipitous pass to the
summit of the foothills. Beyond lay
the land of the Yaqui.
Only a chance, but the major took
it. If the band intended camping
all night, he might be able to block
up both entrances, provided he could
get men to the upper end in time.
If he could, he would have them be-
tween two fires. 1t meant a long,
forced march through the night on
the single chance that the bandits
might remain by the spring until
dawn.
Calling his chief scout, the major
sketched the situation. Its a gam
bic" he concluded, "but good or bad
we've got to follow it. I want you
to pick twenty men, take two ma
chine guns and get to the pass by
sun-up. Place your guns there and
hold it. You may find yourselves
outnumbered two or three to one.
But they can't come through that
neck of bottle fast enough to give
you any trouble. Half dozen men
could hold that pass against an
army. Two could hold it with ma
chine guns. At dawn I'll push ahead
with the rest of the men. If we're
lucky Ell Coyote will find himself
between US and granite walls on
each side"
Half an hour later the pick of
Blounts men, twenty in all, had
silently saddled and slipped out into
the night. At midnight the major
ordered the remaining forces to
break camp, and led them for two
hours at quick walk. Once horse
man rode out into the darkness and,
returning an hour later. reported to
the major. The band had turned up
the caiion.
"The chances are they're going
through, and the boys ought to beat
them to the pass. How far are we
now from the mouth of the cafion!"
LESS than half an hour"
"Goodl Lead on. Wen camp at
the mouth until dawn. That will
give the men chance for little
sleep. But no fires. It's cold coffee
and sandwiches for breakfast, and a
damned early breakfast, too."
The way grew rocker. BIount
doubled the number Of advance
scouts and threw out men on either
flank. Slowly the dim figures made
AhAi9 2A1 AlAAA. tia Aaxxans fsai
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ARGONNE is CLEARED

O-AS@AASA&
On Oct. II, 1918, American troops
completely cleared the Argonne For
est Of the enemy.
The British advanced northeast of
Cambria, taking 1wuy and Fressies.
Germans abandoned their line along
the Sensee river and the British
closed in on Douai.
The French forced an evacuation
of 81 miles in a six-mile thrust on
the Suippe front and Germans evac-
uated the Chemin des Danes.
Teutons were reinforced in Serbia
while the Serbs advanced toward
NiSh.
Emperor Charles of Austria-Hun-
gary announced his decision to unite
Croatia, Slavonia, Bosnia and Herze-
govina in one state. On the same
day, DR.. Alexander Wekerle, Hun
garian premier, resigned.
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N1he GAY BANDIT
" g~-se Of tie :. B 30 %
BY TOM GILL


Again came burst of machine
gun fire, and the quick, sharp crack
of rife. Then silence. Impatien!ly
the major forced his painting horse
up the trail.
why the devil-no messenger"
pulled the major.
An orderly clattered around the
turn. We've got 'cm. sir. They
tried to get through the pass, but
Sergeant Muir's men were waitin'.
Gave 'em a couple bursts and they
turned back. Then our boys ahead
opened up, and now they're punched
in kind of cut in the cliff. Hard
place to pry 'em loose from. Rocks
all around the entrance. The SER
geant says if you hold 'em there he
thinks few men can climb around
and get 'em from above. It'll take,
some hours"
Tell the sergeant to deploy each
man and hold the bandits where they
are. The main body of troops will,
be up in half an hour. Don't let the !
boys show themselves. Keep the de-
tail at the pass in case of emergency
and, orderly" he called, as the SOL
der turned, "send half a dozen men
to scale the cliffs. No. send dozen.
and we'll have that band at our
mercy by noon. When the pack
train catches up we can cook break
fast here. The smell of frying bacon
may make those devils listen to
reason"
Gingerly the old major dis
mounted. He Strengthened and, look
ing quickly about him. covertly
kneaded his thighs. This damned
bandit hunting had its drawbacks
after one touched sixty.
He had stood there a full minute
when the click of a horses hoof
made him turn to see familiar fie.
ure coming leisurely up the rocky
path. A smile of delighted surprise
spread over the majors face. "Gad,"
he called. II might have known Don
Bob would be in at the DEATH"
The straight, spare figure swayinR
to the motion of the horse rode 10
to the majors side. Bob's gray eyes
looked quietly about him, and the
same quiet smile touched his lips,
but his face was haggard.
Your orderly tells me that victory
has perched at last" he said, and
again his eyes passed to the canon
walls. as if seeking some sign.
Victory. has certainly perched."
Rapidly and with relish the major
outlined the situation to his old
friend. Were waiting for the main
body of troops now. think before
the hours out you will be owing me
that dinner" he concluded.
Il wonder. You know, I strongly
doubt that you will find FL Coyote
IN your granite trap up there"
Perhaps not, but forty or fifty Of
his band are there, and that's prob.
ably all his outfit. And it's almost
certain that out of one of them we'll
learn something about Ell Coyote
it we use the proper persuasion"
Bob nodded. II think you're right.
With most of his band captured, FL
Coyotes identity can't long remain
a secret" In the midst of rolling a
cigarette he asked. "What will YOU
do with these men when you get
them!"
l -. ITO n contiaaaed .Toeaoe1ov1
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that now led into the mouth OF the
caiion. Even here the major did not
halt. To him at last had come the
hope of success, and the scent OF
battle was strong after those weary
months of failure. He looked up a,
the steep caiion walls on either side
Would Ell Coyote again elude him
He wondered. Was there way oil
escape up there. a hidden way out
that only the bandits knew? Eagerly
the major rode on, and not until the
cafion had narrowed to the width
of the trail did he give the order to
rest until dawn.
A sigh of relief passed among the
troops. Men loosened the cinches
of their horses, rubbed numbed
hands back to life, and at last, squat
ting in little groups, talked in low
tones or, leaning back, gained what
sleep they might in that cold un-
friendly place.
The awaited dawn came quickly.
A jutting pinnacle of granite high
above caught the first red glow OF
sunrise and flung it down into the
canon. The gray dim outlines OF
men and horses became touched will,
faint color. The trail detached itself
from out the gloom and now showed
itself, winding steeply up the rocky
gorge. Dew lay on the horses sad
dies and on the broad brims of the
soldiers hats. t
A quiet word passed down the COL
umn, and almost without a sound
cinches were frightened, spurs
buckled, and Blount's little body OF
cavalry was on the move again. The
light grew stronger. At times when
the cafion Strengthened Blount could
make out his advance scouts riding
ahead.
For an hour they pushed on, then
a rider came Gathering down the
trail. His voice was tense with ex-
element.
"Sir, just ahead is the camping
place. There are embers of fire still
burning. Fresh horse-tracks. They
can't have been gone over an hour.
Looks like there must be at least
forty of them"
Blount felt his pulse leap. THAT
means the boys above will have
time to get in position. Sergeant,
push ahead with 4 dozen men. When
they make contact call on them to
surrender. If they won't. fall back.
Don't try to attack, but hold them
until we overtake you. Just let them
knew they're between two fires"
But the major was already farther
up the cafion than he knew. In a
little while the gorge widened and
the men now were able to advance
at brisk trot. Pack animals and
the two remaining machine guns
were left behind. Again the trail
grew rocky, and for an hour the only
sound was the ring of steel-shod
horses on the flihty trail and the
creak of saddle.leather.
Suddenly from somewhere ahead
came the spiteful crack of machine
gun and a far-off shout. Blount
looked back down the cation where
his men were strung in a long, thin
line. There was good shelter every.
where among the boulders. He
smiled. The bandits would not have
the slightest hope this time Of break
ling through.
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In q booklet entitled Campaign
Ammunition" and labeled as desir-
able reading for young Republicans,
occurs this quaint statement:
Facts show that the three great
figures of American political history
Washington, the Founder; Lin
coin, the Preserver; and Hoover, the
Builder-all have been opponents of
Republican political principles.
As to Washington and Lincoln
there is no question, but how general
this classification of Hoover is will
be shown by the vote on Nov. 8.
And we wonder If they forgot
Theodore Roosevelt because the pres
ent Democratic candidate has the
same family name.
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President HOOver's Reply
New York Northumberland

President Hoover replied to his
critics last night. It was his first
campaign effort. It was a fighting
speech. AS such, it stimulated hope
in the breasts Of his followers.
But his defense aroused more SYM
pathy than conviction. He was try
ing the difficult task of defending
a record of failure. He and his
party took credit for prosperity. Now
they are given credit for the crash.
1t may be just or unjust-and we be-
lieve Mr.. Hoover, with all his faults,
Is blamed for too much-but there is
an element Of retribution about the
public's attitude toward the admin
istration.
Some Of his defense rang true. His
leadership did help to keep us on the
gold standard. He did fight the
bonus. He did assist in Tending off
fiat money. He did help to stop the
financial panic, check bank failures
and open frozen credit channels. He
deserves praise for that.
But that is not enough. And it is
the tragedy Of Mr. Hoover that he
cannot see it is not enough. He still
wants to pour In relief from the top,
expecting 1t all to trickle down to the
bottom-from the banker down to
the breadline. Three years Of that
method have failed to bring indus
trial or agricultural revival. Mr..
Hoover has exhausted his resources,
All he can do now is to ask people to
hope and pray.
He talks Of more tariffs for the
farmers. but he should know as they
know from terrible experience with
the present Hoover rates that the
nigh tariff Is not cure but curse
He talks of more credit. but he should
know as they know that what the
farmer and home -owner and business
man and worker need is not help to
get further into debt but help to get
out of debt.
He talks Of opposing cancellation
OF foreign debts, but he should know
as they know that these debts are
not being paid now and will not be
paid in the near future-if ever
ABOUT the only new thing he Offered
last night was to destroy the Hoove,
farm sterilization machinery which
has failed.
When the president attacked tn.
Democratic party on the basis of It.
weak record in the last congress h.
was much more effective. On tina,
record there Is basis for the presi.
dents hot rebuke of the Democratic
party's legislative leadership. Tn,
country might well hear more Of tn.
| same.
The Des MONIES speech will hav,
served a useful purpose if 1t puts tn.
Democratic campaigners on the de.
fensive long enough to make then
take stock Of their own party's mani.
fest shortcomings as demonstrated ii
the last session Of congress.
| The Democratic spokesman have
the feeling Of victory now; it is tim,
they were brought to consider tn,
gravity Of the responsibility they ar
seeking to take upon themselves.
The plight Of the president, VIII.
Travelled into the Midwest last nigh
to defend his record and defy hi
critics. shou1d furnish them with SUI
ficient warning that it is a hollow
prize for which they are reaching i
they are not prepared to meet thu
problems under which the country j.
so nearly Frustrated.
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When Figures Are Wrong

It would be easy to infer from the
vital statistics for the last year that
life proceeds at swifter pace in Bis
marck than in any other city in the
state, for both our birth rate and our
death rate are the highest In North
Dakota.
Unquestionably the figures are cor
rect but they might give the unin.
formed an erroneous idea. A full
share Of babies are born to Bismarck
parents, but it isn't - large - the
margin Of SIS per 100000 Of popula-
ton over Dickinson, It, nearest com.
petitor, would seem to indicate.
Neither II this city an unhealthy
place to live, even though its death
rate is three per 100000 higher than
that Of any other North Dakota city.
The answer. Of course, is to be
3elind In the tremendous business
4kne BY Bisrnarcks splendid hospi-
III and the known proficiency OF its
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I'm supposed to be a great pub
licity hound, but as a matter of fact
I don't like it.-Rudy Vallee, crooner.
X X X
In India. man is not regarded as
a practical politician until he has
been thrown in jail.-V. j. Patel, for
mer lord mayor of Bombay.
* * X
It is commonly stated that Pc
riod of depression like the present
one in the worlds life is beneficial
to the church and that a spiritual
awakening is inevitable. Evidence,
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Americanism is q funny thing.
Some persons seem to think it con-
sists Of feeling sorry for Samuel In
sull because he has to live on $4,000
a year while he fights extradition to
the United States, and OF ignoring
the losses of widows and aged per-
sons who were mulcted of some
$3.50, 900 by the insult debacle.
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however, seems not procurable.-The
Rev. DR.. Frederick H. Knubel, presi-
dent, United Lutheran Church in
America.
s * X
The most serious danger threaten
ing civilization today is the rapid de-
velopment of q perverted sense of
democracy which encourages public
opinion not only to accept but to
idolize NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ernest
Martin Hopkins Of Dartmouth COL
lege.
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the strange tale of a play which vir-
tually was launched through kitty

the strange tale of a play which vir-
tually was launched through kitty
money.
The play is titled: II Loved You
Wednesday, and is the combined
work of William Dubois and Mollie
Ricardell. 1t comes into New York
within a couple of weeks.
X X X
But, so goes the yarn, a certain
theatrical figure often sat at a poker
table with number of big business
men who play for large stakes. There
were bankers and brokers and indus
trial figures. And according to an
old poker custom, they would kitty
out" certain amount each game.
Within a short time the kitty fund
had reached almost $4,000.
The theatrical friend told Gaige
about it-and the pot" was the first
down payment on the Forthcoming
show. At any rate. that's the story,
and they stick to it!
X X X
WELCOME TO OUR CITY
Visitors, somehow, always get the
breaks when it comes to overnight
adventure in New York. The rest of
us Seem to go around our routine
lives, always hearing of some strange
experience that befell gent who ar
rived on the morning train.
Thus, Louis Cook, former Des
Moines newspaper man and tax COM
missioner at the moment, arrived the
other evening with a brief case filled
with manuscripts for the New York
market. In the assortment were sew
eral thrillers and a couple of articles
turned out by his wife.
So Cook hoped a taxicab and
started for publishing office in the
lower section of New York. He had
ridden but few blocks when po-
liceman ran out from the curbing
and Communicated the cab.
Follow those fellows running
down the street." the cop ordered as
he drew his gun and began to get
the range.
Cook ducked low in the cab and
just as he popped up his head to
see what it was all about, the copper
opened fire. The two fugitives turned
around and blazed away at the taxi
and the officer. Bullets shattered
the window. Bits of glass fell about
the visiting Des Moines politician
writer.
At the end of half a dozen blocks
the two men gave up and surrend-
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Alc0hnl In I0flin

Is there any danger in the use of
tincture Of iodin that there would be
enough wood alcohol to do real
harm?-(S. P)
Answer-There is no wood alcoho,
In tincture Of iodin. Only grain al
cohol is used. Not enough of that in
any dose Of iodin to have any appre-
ciable alcoholic effect. The same
holds true for the use OF aromatic
spirits Of ammonia as an emergency
stimu!ant.
One Lung
What is pleurisy? Is it serious
when it affects person for several
years? have been told that have
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NICE KITTY!
New York, Oct. 11.-Poker game
"kittys" have been put to many uses.
Sometimes they have been used to
pay for the cards; or to buy beer for
the crowd: or to cover the cigars and
chips used in the course of an all
night session.
But from the offices of Crosby
Gaige, Broadway producer, comes
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A giant tree in Yosemite National
Park, California, is $500 years old
and estimated to contain enough
lumber to build hangar for the air.
ship Akron.
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Member Of Audit Bureau Of
Circulation
(Official City, State and County
Newspaper
Why the Tax .Squawk'?

One Of the questions occasionally
asked, usually by the so-called tax
eaters, is just why all the furore
about getting taxes down?
Accompanying this question one
finds the argument that this or that
phase Of township, city, county. state
or national government costs only a
ridiculously small amount per capita
and should, therefore, be continued
or expanded.
The citizen who knows what
hard time he has getting money to
pay his taxes, feels little bit silly
when someone graciously points out
that this or that thing costs him
only three cents a year or some such
Insignificant sum.
II, however, We take battery OF
adding machines and add all those
three-cent and five-cent items to-
gether we find what is worrying Mr..
Citizen. We find that the tax bill
is large enough to take very SUBJ
stantial share of what he earns.
That, after all, Is the question.
In 1918 the man who earned a dol
lar could figure on paying out six
and one-half cents in taxes. The
rest was his to buy shoes, bacon,
bread, beans, ice cream cones for
the children or cigars for himself.
Occasionally he could surprise 1.-THE
Mrs" by presenting her with new
dress.
But in 1882 the first thing which
Genes from every dollar earned Is
% cents for taxes. Instead Of hav-
ing 4. cents left for his own needs,
Mr.. Citizen has IS cents. That diff
ference is why industry finds it diff
ficult to shake off stagnation, why
foreclosure and want overshadow the
farm, why jobless men go home at
night to hungry families. There are
other reasons, of course, but this is
unquestionably the biggest one.
There can be no discussing the tax
problem as a general issue without
reducing 1t to a personal basis. Self
interest always is strong enough for
that. And when the businessman,
The workman and the farmer realize
that large part of his opportunity
to success is barred by high taxes,
he will insist that the barriers come
down. Many are in that mood al
ready and others are falling into
line.
The figures given here were COM
piled by a committee, appointed by
the American Association of Engi-
neers, a group interested in promot-
ing construction work. But this COM
mittee arrived at the conclusion that
public construction has outrun the
ability of the people to pay. It finds
that "the ratio of such expenditures
per capita to the growth of popula-
ton is increasing so fast that If this
trend is not arrested the day Of
reckoning will come. if it is not al
ready here"
The major remedy advocated is
that of timed" public improvements
based on long time program, con-
struction being SO adjusted as to
meet the greatest need for employ.
ment.
But paste those figures OF 6h pei
cent and as per cent paid out TO,
taxes in your hat. They will enable
you to produce some figures of your
own the next time a tax promoter
tells you that this or that will cost
only little money.
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PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY William Brady, NJ. D.

Signed letters
diagnosis treatment will
addressed envelope enclosed Letters should
ink No reply made queries not conforming instructions
Address DR.. William Brady, in of this
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Wonder where the fellow is who
used to claim there should be an
open season on Democrats.
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Editorial Comment

Editorials printed below show the
trend OF thought by other editors.
They are published without regard
to whether they agree or disagree
with The Tribune's policies.
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The loneliest policeman in the world
is the Royal Canadian Mounted con-
stable who is posted 1000 miles north
of Hudson Bay and only 700 miles
from the North Pole.
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PetrOlatum, enough to make l ounce
Dispense in collapsible tube. Apply
to palms and palmar surfaces of
fingers a pea-size portion each night
for a week, from time to time as
needed.
Evening star., 1932-04-07
Frames and Smoking
Accessories Reduced

ImDOrted Leather Picture Frames
/, 8El0 green. Was S8. Now .... "a
/: 7X9: red Was $40. Now ...-.............S5 IS
Imitation Leather Cigarette Cases in rose
color. Were 81 .95. Now .-.....,.. S5c
Imitation Leather Cigarette Lighters; assorted
| Imported Leather Cigarette Box. Was s25
Imported Cigarette Lighters, in leather cases"
5; were S.. Now w......................... So
Leather Cigarette Gases, with mirror and
matches; greer. Were S4.5 so. Now ..,.., 81 so
FRAMES AND SMOKING Accessories
AISLE g. FIRST FLOOR.