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2heu Nezv York L|ns Turned Into Financial DIadhoNse

Not even his own partner, Jim Fisk, knew Of
Gould's desertion. While Fisk was strutting
noiSiy about the exchange, boosting the price
Of gold, his willy associate was back in q
brokers' Office whispering selling orders that
tended to bring that price down.
TO understand this we must leave New York
and travel hastily to Washington to attend
a conference, late Thursday night between
President Grant and Secretary of the Treasury
Boutwell,, deeply disturbed by the news from
the New York Gold Exchange.
Grant was even more deeply disturbed than
Boutwell,. Events were threatening to involve
him, as President of the United States, in a
financial scandal of gigantic proportions.
He recalled the repeated and successful
efforts made during the months proceeding by
Gould and Fisk to ingratiate themselves with
him; how he had met them socially at the
New York home of his somewhat slippery
brother-in-law, A. R. Corbin; how he had
rather conspicuously accepted their hospitality,
in their opera house and board their
palatial steamships
Especially he remembered now their persist
ent interest in converting him to the notion
that the welfare Of the country, notably the
prosperity Of the Western farmers, would be
greatly promoted by keeping up the price Of
gold, indeed. by raising it to a much higher
le el than it had recently held. This could
not be done, so they had told him, unless the
United States Treasury refrained from putting
any of its supply on the market. They had
been, of late very persistent in their arguments
At this conference, therefore, on the event.
full night of Thursday, September %, 1869, the
President and Secretary of the Treasury were
both worried. Nationwide money crisis
seemed to be developing, and widespread
suspicion existed that public officials. includ-
ing the President and the Secretary of the
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By Harold c.. Feightner

stream Of broken social outcasts, some cring-
ing, some defiant-murders, rapists, burglars,
bootleggers, arsonists, forgers-all with the
hope Of freedom burning in their eyes, Former
bank presidents stepped in behind burly safe
crackers, check artists followed bandits fallen
public officials came ON the heels Of crooked
politicians.
remarked Denton, appalled,. TITS depressing
to see these men come in here and beg us to
forgive their sins like were the Almighty sit
ting in Judgement
You'll see life turned inside out here" Nor
ton told him. Every case presents a new
angle"
Once guard came in and announced that
a boy wished to have an audience with the
board.
Let him wait" Fulton said testify. We
have no time for relatives today
Morton started to say something, but
evidently thought better of it and nodded
gravely to the guard.
FINALLY the docket with its record of dashed
hopes and newborn joys was cleared Tired
from the strain. the board members leaned
back, relaxed. AS though he had bided his
time the guard again appeared.
That boy is still here" he announced. He
says he will not go away without seeing you
gentlemen"
BRING MIN IN, ordered Morton, eylng Full
ton belligerently.
A youth, possibly of high school age, was
ushered through the door, He stood for a
moment seemingly to gain his bearings and
then, fixing his eyes on Morton advanced con-
fidently toward the table There was nothing
bold about him, yet he carried himself with
air of assurance that bespoke determination.
He was tall, obviously framed for muscular
Development, and his eyes, wide and question
ing. were deep gray
What is it. my boy?" Morton asked
. My mother-she died a week ago today
and"
What kind of business Is this?" Fulton de-
manded sharply of Morton.
Pay no attention to him. the chairman
admonished the boy. Go ahead and tell your
story in your own way"
But I insist on knowing who we are talk
ing about Fulton persisted What is your
mothers name?'
Miriam Wainwright" came in quiet voice.
Each member of the board tensed, as II he
had been touched by electric wire.
Il take it," said Morton. shooting wither-
ing glance at Fulton, that We will now hear
this lads story without further Interruptions
Proceed"
mothers words" the lad said. L didn't exactly
know what it all meant until"
I'D get on with the story" Morton inter-
rupted not unkindly. Denton looked up in
time to see the chairman shaking his head
slowly at the boy.
We'll, went into my mothers room to bid
her good night" he began. She had been i'll
but we didn't think it was serious"
He seemed to address himself entirely to
Morton. oblvious of the others. There was a
hint Of recitation in his high-pitched voice
and at times he spoke so low the board mem
bers leaned forward to catch his words.
She looked at me a long time without say
ing anything. Then she said, I am going
away, Lucien.' didn't know what she was
talking about, fo- my name is John. asked
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FCQras ofa.PriS0n

cash In his business 50 the motive seemed
plausible enough. His home was in Con-
necticut, he said, and far as we knew that
was true, too. for nobody around there had
ever seen him before.
Judge Baker let him plead guilty to first
degree murder charge and gave him life
sentence without trial Some Of the folks
thought he ought to have been sent to the
chair but that would have necessitated trial
and lot of COSTS and besides feeling wasn't
very high because Ed had been so mean and
stingy.
Miriam went living at the old home
place and, of course inherited widows share
of the estate. She was queer, though-not
exactly unbalanced, but appeared to shuh
everybody; and finally the women folk just let
her alone. I moveu away from Plainville
shortly after that.
II have tried to talk to Spannuth about the
affair, but he will not discuss it.
"I pleaded guilty and I'm here for life.
That's enough, isn't it,? is all he will say. But
he will talk about other things-the hospital,
for instance-by the hour"
\ hORTON paused and began to wipe his
wi Spectacles.
There's no doubt then, that Spannuth killed
Wainwright, take it," Fulton said
None that would satisfy you" agreed Nor
ton with provoking vein Of scarcasm.
He's in the right place." Fulton shot back.
1--WE not appellate court nor group Of
sentimentalsts Our job is to extend clemency
in cases of gross miscarriages of justice
when the ends of justice have been fittingly
observed"
Exactly. Mr. Fulton" Morton added cyni-
cally. And trust that friends here
on the board will keep that in mind"
Call the next case" Fulton growled to the
clerk. I'VE ought to get through today If we
don't have any more bedtime stories
Sinking, stopped man shuffled through
the door, nervously changing his round gray
cap from hand to hand. His eyes chung
tenaciously to Mortons face.
How long have you been here?" the chair
man asked
Two years"
sHow many chickens did you steal?" de-
manded Anderson, looking up from the record
About fifty"
DO you think you can behave and let your
neighbors' hen coops alone if parole you?"
Morton wanted to know
You bet replied the prisoner, his pale eyes
lighting up at the hint Of liberty.
We'll. we are going to give you a chance"
ing and go to work, you'll be back here for
long stay"
The mans steps were springy, his shoulders
thrown back, as he went out.
tall. rangy youth dragged in next, glanc-
ing furtively at each member as he took his
seat His tongue darted necessarily over thick,
protruding lips.
Lord! Look at that record" exclaimed
Anderson. why. you've been in every prison
from Maine to California and you're here for
burglary. II we let you out you'd go right
back to your trade. am afraid you are .
confirmed criminal"
mur1nur Of assent ran around the board
tba vofac uyoro cd Mo
shot a look of hatred at the men, gathered
himself up and sloughed out.
So it went the whole day long. q steady
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Ed ,pas lying all spra,oled out on
the sitting room floor.

Ed ,Uas lying all spra,cled out on
the sitting room floor.
lover on the sofa, across from her, sat a
young man. He pretty well dressed,
noticed. but he held his head in his hands and
I couldn't see his face at first. Jack Pickens
was standing near him holding an old cavalry
pistol that his father had carried in the Civil
War. ! remember that stepped in back OF
him, for his hands were shaking and his finger
was dangerously near the trigger. It the
I guess it was no wonder the marshal was
excited.
"As I walked in, the young fellow looked up
and then rose His face was ashen, but at that
he was the calmest person there. including me.
Evidently he thought was the sheriff, for he
came toward me with his arms stretched out
for the bracelets.
"I killed him. he said, jerking his head to-
ward where Ed lay. I explained that wasn't
the sheriff, so he sat down again. As you
probably have guessed, that was my first meet
ing with Lucien Spannuth.
when Sheriff Scott arrived, Spannuth told
him that Ed had surprised him and that he
had shot him. He had heard, he said, that
Ed carried good deal Of money and had
broken into his house for the purpose of rob-
berry We all knew that Ed used lot OF
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City Teachers Leave
For Easter Vacations

With the closing Of Bismarck
schools Friday for weeks Easter va
cation, many teachers have left for
their homes. Others will either re-
main in the city or will visit with
friends at nearby points.
r. D. Mcleod Of the high school
staff and Mrs. Mcleod and their
children have left for Darlington,
where they will be guests Of his
mother over the weekend. Others Of
the high school faculty, who will be
away are Mr.. and Mrs. George
schaumberg. who have gone to
Washburn; Miss Myrtle Sandie, who
will spend the vacation in Moorhead:
Miss Mildred Hoff, who will be at Vol
Ga, 8. D.
Miss Helen Ricketts, Of the william
Moore school, has gone to her home
at Garrison and Miss .1Avtua Register
will spend her vacation in Fargo with
Rev. and Mrs. J. s. Wilds, former
Bismarck residents.
Miss Ruby Wilmot, city music SUI
pervisor, will spend Easter at her
home at st. Charles, MIMI: Miss
Mildred Fried, physical education in
|structor. will be at her home at Fried.
N. D.: and Miss Esther, Teichnatan,
city school nurse, j left Saturday for.
her home IN Fargo ~ .-
VIII school teachers who have left
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PARAMOUNT THEATRE

Several years ago, Richard Bar
thickness, who had just completed
his memorable "Tol'able David" for
First National Pictures was selected
by the Army Authorities at Bedloe's
Island in New York Bay, site of the
Statue of Liberty, to address the
then radio audience of 100000 to
100000 in the Metropolitan area.
His message was challenge to the
censors Of the country to find any
thing offensive in any of his pictures
and accentuated a policy Of clean
stories which he has maintained
ever since. Throughout his career
as star, Barthelmess. has always
endeavored to appear in nothing but
the cleanest type Of story.
In the cast Of "Alias The Doctor"
which opens at the Paramount Thea
ire tonight are Marian Marsh, who
plays the feminine lead. Adrienne
Dore, Lucille La Verne, George
Rosener, John St. Polls, Norman
Foster and Oscar APPEL. 1t was d.
rected by Michael Curtiz.
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AT THE MOVIES
CAPITOL THEATRE

Zita Johann, who is making her
first screen appearance as leading
woman in D. w. Griffith's picture,
"The Struggle" which comes to the
Capitol theatre tonight, has several
scenes in this picture which are play
ed In utter silence. Miss Johann,
who has won high honors for her
dramatic work in notable stage sue
cesses, makes these silent scenes
eloquent.
One such scene is that in which the
actress, depicting the wife of a young
American workman who has gone
down and out, sits sewing on some
piece work" which she has brought
home to her miserable quarters, IN
an attempt to exc out an income.
She is alone. Not a sound is to be
heard but the snip-snip Of her scis-
sors as they bite into the garment.
But into this sound somehow the
clever actress has managed to put q
world Of meaning, the tragedy Of des-
pair, the dramatic intensity of her
waiting, almost without hope for the
return of the absent husband. It Is
q bit of work which makes one real
ize that there Is something In act
ing beside good looks and beautiful
costumes.
Zita Johann shares the leading
roles with Hal Sicily In 1.-The Strug-
gle," q United Artists picture.
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TENSION RULES I'M
OHIO COAL FIELDS:
FEAR new OUTBREAK
National Guard Units Poised to
Enter Area and subdue
Violence

Athens, O., March 2l.-(R-A tense
quiet pervaded the Hooking Valley BIZ
luminous coal fields Monday, where
yesterday long standing wage dis
pute between operators and almost
1000 miners flared into violence.
Ohio national guard units were
poised for immediate mobilization
following Governor George Whites
ultimatum for a cessation of claw
lessness" under penalty of martial
law.
A series Of minor outbreaks during
the last month and half was cli-
NAKED early Sunday by the dynamit-
ing Of railroad spur trestle and the
stoning Of five mine officials by about
$50 men.
The disorders resulted from rap.rts
of the reopening Monday of the No. 6
mine OF the Sunday Creek Coal COM
pany at Millfield and the Lick Run
mine Of the Hooking and Athens
Coal company. The operators were
requested by Adjutant General Frank
D. Henderson to keep the pits closed
temporarily.
Early Monday more than 1000
striking miners gathered at Millfield
for a mass meeting, but fear Of re-
current violence WAS dispelled for the
time being when speakers renewed
their cautions against extreme means.
professional agitators" were blam-
ed by Governor White for the disord-
erS.
The strike in the Hooking Valley
fields began February l. The miners,
already dissatisfied because Of the re-
fusal of the operators to recognize
the United Mine Workers Of Amer
lea, walked out when a uniform wage
scale was put into effect.
The scale, declared by miners to
represent a 25-per-cent wage cut,
gives 50 a day to laborers and IS cents
a ton to leaders.
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1910 SIXTH WARD VOTERS,
BY S. O. LeBARRON
PLAIN TALK ABOUT JAPAN
Krem, N. D.,
March 10, 1882.

MdICIl ~, X1Oz.
Editor, Tribune:
When Japanese are carrying on war
against peaceful people and also
numbering and beating up American
citizens, why does not the govern
ment expel the Japanese agents and
representatives and also order an en-
barge on their goods.
Silk imports, alone, total $500 ,000,-
600, the United States being Japan's
best customer. It would hurt Japan
seriously, with her bad economic po-
sition. A stiff boycott would prac-
tically force her out of China.
Why should the United States worry
about the small trade with Japan and
furnish her with the means to grab
the trade of China? Japan is bank
rupt. Why should we be ultimately
drawn into war with her to collect
for war supplies sold to her for use
in conquering China, and at the same
time to shut us out Of trade with
China's 450,000.000 people?
Why does not the u. s. withdraw
her warships and armed forces from
China? Because some day the peo-
pie will kick her war lords into OBJ
livion and she will then know her
true friends.
China is trying to put her house In
order. The Chinese have shown that,
though betrayed by. their leaders and
with little or no artillery or airplanes,
they can defeat the crack troops of
Japan. They did so for IS days. If
they had good leaders instead of
traitors they would have nothing to
fear from Japan.
Why does the United States back
governments that are bankrupt?
Sincerely,
E. H. GEPSON.
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WE'LL GIVE EN- 1000
Bismarck, N. D..
March 18, 1882.

Editor, Tribune:
Being of naturally modest and re-
firing dispositions, we folks of the
Sixth ward do not wish to flaunt our
patriotism in the faces of the other
wards in Bismarck However we do
feel that our record in the recent Skin
mish Of March 18th should be brought
to the attention of the other wards.
A 100 per cent perfect score of 1,O10
votes for Bismarck with only one
large, juicy goose egg for jamestown
should not pass unnoticed
No other ward in Bismarck shows
a perfect record and we feel that we
should at least receive Nobel Peace
Award" or a Carnegie Medal, since
such perfect harmony certainly should
be long step toward absolute peace.
perfect Workmanship, perfect batting
and fielding, perfect team work, per-
feet timing of thought and action.
When one thousand and ten folks
from one ward, can step to the scratch
and in the short space of six hundred
minutes. shoot perfect score CT 1000
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each, or total of 100000 points,
you may readily understand why. In
that ward should be and are located
The Burleigh County Court House.
The Bismarck City Hall and Fire
Department.
The Carnegie Library.
The Municipal Auditorium.
The World War Memorial Building
The Saint Alexius Hospital.
The Bismarck Hospital.
The Saint Mary's School.
And many of the leading business
places of Bismarck, besides hundreds
of fine homes.
Had we been other than modest, we
might have asked for and taken the
North Dakota State Capitol Building
Therefore. when the Exterminator is
sent out to locate and deal with the
"1gnoble 10" they need not look In
the Sixth ward, where dwell only the
One Hundred Per Centers.
We are only comparing wards in
Bismarck and are not unmindful OF
the numerous noble towns and pre-
cincts outside of Bismarck who made
the same perfect score and we are
willing and ready to divide with
them. the Nobel peace award or any
medals, If and when received.
In all modesty and humility, we
are,
1910 SIXTH WARD VOTERS,
BY S. O. LeBARRON
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HAS 10 PORTS

Springfield, u1.-Illinois now has
10 approved airports, the State Aero
nautics commission announces. These
are located at Joliet, Elmhurst, Lom-
bard, two at Chicago, two at East st,
Louis, Springfield Normal LaSalle.
Waukegan, West Chicago, North
brook, Kewanee, Harrisburg, Aurora,
Moline, Galesburg, and Vincennes,
Ind. Others are being considered at
Peoria, Jacksonville Decatur Kanka-
kee and Effingham.
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zen. Moreover. behind these same
locked doors, iniquity IS further en-
dorsed because such places are the
rendezvous of young people espe-
cially-both boys and girls-who, aft
err becoming unn1indful of their will,
submit themselves numerically to
other vice crimes infinitely more
great and grievous. In the speak
easies-even in the private home
where the sale of poison liquor is
adamant because certain people evince
discreet pleasure in following the line
Of least observation-disclosures of vicious
patterns are enacted which, if con-
tinued, will have but one termina-
transportation! Is 1t better to have
countless children reared from the
cradle encouraged by parents to use
home brew as they are now doing or
would it be better to have the father
Of a family purchase his glass of
beer in public bar and discourage
the former condition? Such condi-
tions did not reign when liquor was
obtainable everywhere. for barkeepers
were prohibited from selling liquor
to those under age.
1t Is not fact that the prohibition
poll being taken by the Literary Di-
gest everywhere is not to be consid-
cred as reliable. No one has adj
vanced proof that the poll is not be-
ing conducted on a fair basis. The
wet majority Is not due to the fact
that they are the most interested in
the outcome of the vote. It is more
logical to believe that there are more
people who favor the repeal of the
eighteenth amendment that are, or
have been, subscribers to the Literary
Digest, than prohibitionists. In view
of that fact. it is sad to relate that
SO few prohibitioniStS are readers Of
one of the country's foremost publ
cations!
Moorhead. Minnesota. with its 81
saloons and its winerooms filled with
young women has nothing to offer
as compared to the hundreds of boot
leggerS-both public and private
who are degradors Of youth in every
town and city. Bootleggers are
damnation, curse to civilization
public parasites! Why encourage the
progress of such human leeches?
Perhaps the brewers yearbook does
not give the figures concerning the
annual or monthly consumption of
liquor in the home, in the speakeasy,
in the bootlegger's apartment or in
a hotel room. under the banner of
prohibition. This all happens to be
carried on outside the limit of the
law where statistics do not reach.
In all events it might be better to
revert back to the old order of things
as they were once than to continue
with law which cannot fulfill Its
promises! Repeal of the eighteenth
amendment would not produce any
new hazard; it would minimize some
of the old hazards existing under its
banner today
The cure to effectively curtail the
evil Of the drunkard does not lie
vested In prohibition. Prohibition, by
its very nature. will never prove It
self Of sufficient consequence to
stamp out drunken society. The en-
tire problem is merely moral issue.
A better appreciation of our moral
obligations to our fellow man, to our
country. to our God and. finally, to
ourselves, will do more to alleviate
this problem from our midst than the
'strictest prohibition law!
A. LEO SEVERN.
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WHERE THE NILE STARTS
Egypt's great river, the Nile. has
its origin in tiny springs in the Noun
tains of the Moon. These are range
near the equator in the Belgian Con-
60 between Lake Edward and Lake
Albert.
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Chicagoans Win
Catholic Grown
St. Patrick High School Wins
Final Cage Contest
From st. Mel

Chicago, March 21.-(R)-The ma
tional Catholic prep basketball cham
pionship Monday was Chicago prop
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are Miss Adeline Ness, to Courtenay:
Miss Esther Maxwell, to Wilton; Ed
ward Heer, to Minot; and e. Haldi to
Glenburn.
Four Roosevelt teachers will vaca-
ton at their homes. They are Miss
Grace Hand, Valley City; Miss Violet
Fletcher. Enderlin; Miss Beulah
Shurr, Berthold; and Miss Katherine
Bracher, Minneapolis
Miss Bessie Wilson of the Richholt
school, and Miss Helen Munig of the
Wachter school, will be at their homes
at Regain and Grand Forks, respec-
lively.
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Associated Press Photo

erty, with st. Patrick high school as
the custodian.
st. Pat defeated another Chicago
team, st. Mel, % to 20, in the final
round Of Ioyola university's ninth an
nual tournament. The result was an
upset, st. Mel having defeated st. Pat
three times during the season.
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ITALIANS INCREASE

During the past ten year period.
Italy has shown population gain. of
more than per cent The greatest
increases are shown by Genoa, Rome,
Naples and Milan.
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PEOPLES FORUM


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PLAN CUSTER EFFORT

Washington, March 21.-(R)-A for
NAL attempt to unseat Senator Bailey
Of North Carolina, on charges OF
fraud in the 1880 North Carolina
election, will be laid before the SEN
ate election committee Tuesday.
Evening star., 1932-03-31

Hello Everybody! Father and Mother, Grandma and
Grandpa, Boys and Girls and Baby, too. All
daily invited this "Ode Tyne" Bargain Carnival.
Souvenir Boutonnere Flags Free Plenty of Free Park
ing space with danger for children. If you didn't
last nights page "ad in this paper refer it for add
tional information. Practically all items will be dis
play this evening and tomorrow.