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FRIDAY, SEPT. 12, 1919.” $450,000,000.00 IN SECURITIES ARE WORTHLESS History Shows That Many States | Have Reneged on Bonded Indebtedness issued by the State rters of the Independent Vot tion with reference to repu Sonds and Guarantees in the yarious states that have experimenter along those lines in the past, more than pass interest. just on the people of North Dakota are heing asked to buy Townleyised State Sonds of various kinds. The ment follows “In several dent, Oftic Voters Associ: , it was pointed out before the referendum — election — last June that many states had ¢ ged in the banki business and} heavily as a result. This date A statement Headqui mel mpiled ion of arious states: in business enter: <The data ¢ puted by the lea sof the } san 1e We have now similar aon tl honds and that have prises other is composed 0: people who are half in the notion of | buying bonds will do weil to take no- tice of if they do not want to lose money, ‘The data shows that eleven states have repudiated Bone more than $150,000,000 that re “la total Joss to the investors, enterprises in w interested, such h the states became is the construction of canals, the action of railroads, ba stock in banks, r awys, et In some es the state) underwrote life insurance bills of exchange, as was the ca the Southern Life Insurance & T Company, incorporated inthe te ry of Florida on Februar territory guaranteed cer! amount of four hundred thou: is of | now | state: | i issues of the Indepen-| n of the Independent } 1] was never dis-/ ds or high-| sce over $1 a ae | Half of the Marcus Peaches who form so important an adjunct to “Oh I substantial benefit jthe result that the state paid these jbonds at the rate of a little more than jthirty cents on the dollar, | Thus, ma- iny individuals who had bought these honds from the broker who sold them necessary to point out that the bonds repudiated by the — southern jstates were not bonds issued during the Jcivil war but were bonds issued prior thereto in support of various industr enterprises as mentioned above, inia repudiated over $18,000,000. in bond rth Carolina over G00: Louisiana over $27,000,000; {kansas oyer $12,000,000; and Tenn 10,000, Anybody = who y the above statements wants to ve us to the st ‘an consult the 1. on 1881, of Minnesota ¢: ‘ AGITATI¢ One of the wor A RESULT st features about all ind dol-j} these bonds issues was the fact that! tat city This was a total loss and the diated. i MINNESOTAS EXPERIENCE | “The history of the state of Minne sota is interesting in this connection Tt goes back to 1858 when the con-| stitution of the state was amended so us to permit Bonds of state to be issued] in a sum not exceedi 5,000,000, Tn} aid of railroad construction, bonds were | issued in the sum of $2,275,000. The} enterprises financed by the state failed The question of paying these bonds was before the leg! ure in the State of Minnesota and before the people of | the state until 1881, when the matter was finally settled. But the sate set- tled wih the bond holders by repudiat- ing 50 percent of the bonds, That is to s an individual who bought or held $1,000 of the state bonds finally received $500, The state of Michigan in 1837 au- i thorized a bond issue of $5,000,000 for public improvement. Bonds to. the amount of 000 were sold and the money was paid into the state treas- ury. By 1842 honc the amount of was expended foolis! had been sold to The money y and with no Rheumatism A home cure given by one who had it In the spring of 1 uscular nd even bedridden and it effected a from any to try po Don't nail your name end it free to Lit and it fferer sm trouble means tism, you ma one dollar ‘our Rheuma- > price of it and, I do not you are per- n't that when ou free? isfied to send it Why suffer any. long is offered Mark, Gurmey Mr. UC s Above statement true, Cor, 7th & Main St. Bismarck Missouri Valley Motor } Company R. B. LOUBEK, General Manager The House With a Variety to Satisfy Every Possible Desire _ DISTRIBUTORS FOR CHEVROLET - HUPMOBILE HUDSON — ESSEX and PAIGE Motor Cars ACCESSORIES AND SUPPLIES Distributors for SMITH FORM-A-TRUCK A 3-in-1-time-and-money Saver Expert Attention Prolongs the Life of Car Jobbers and Distributors of KELLY-SPRINGFIELD —and—— PENNSYLVANIA TIRES Our Painting Department is the best in the Northwest. Let us 4 make you an estimate. BATTERY DEPARTMENT ~ PRESTO-LIGHT | BATTERIES AND PARTS Batteries tested without charg e 1 ion of the territory was repu-jlent 4 lin the next they caused and kept the state in vio- itation for more than a quarter of a century, to the exclusion and clouding of other issued. Iinois and other states lost 1 ns of dollars cause of bond issued for various indi vidual enterprises, but they did not repudiate these obligations. They were eventually pai This confirms the contention all have nade to the effect that industrial en- wises under politic; nagement) lably ult in nd either state looses ils eredit for a period the property owners of the state aye to pay for the experimenting. | or “Kid” Miller Seeks Fight Here With Any | Matt Mill, Scrapper’s Manager in Town Trying to Arrange Bout Matt Miller. of Cleveland was in Bis marck yesterday to take part in the; state's welcome to President Wilson and his party, Miller is manager for his brother “Kid” Miller, well known welter-weight pugilist of this state. — | brother is ready boxer weighing around.150 pounds and we would like to put on a bi i i miarck if it can be arranged, terday afternoon. Cleaned up all the men in this part the country and Wants to meet some vod boxer who will give him a good Miller said his brother had met such as Bob Haines, Dennis O’Keith Morris and had no difficulty tting a decision over them, He, teh his brother for a fight s capital city when the American nm holds its state convention here, id” Miller was in the service , where he met some of the best fighters serving with the colors, He plans on zing a few bouts in this state with- two months and then go east and meet some of the better known boxers around New York, B ton, Philadelphia and other rge cities, "From Moffitt Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Kendall of ‘Mof- fitt were in the capital city to hear President Wilson and witness the air- rmer Trapper Here A. J. Nicholson, who lives near Bis- mafck, was in the city this morning isiting friends at the court house. Mr. Nicholson, who sow 75 years of hunting and trapping"in this vicinity many years axv. : BELCHING . Caused by Acid-Stomach Let EATONIC, the wonderful modern stom- ach remedy, give you quick relief from dis- gusting belching, food-repeating, .ndigestion, bloated, gassy stomach, dyspepsia, heart. burn and otherstomach miseries. They are all eaused by Acid-Stomach from which about nine people out of ten suffer im one way or another, One writes as follows: “Before I used EATONIC, I could not eat a bite with- out beiching it right up, sour and bitter, 1 have not bad a bit of tronble since the first tablet,’ z Millions are victims of Acid-Stomach with- out knowing it, They are weak and ailing, have poor digestion, bodies improperiy nour- ished although they may eat heartily. Grave disorders are likely to follow if an acid- stomach Is neglected. Cirrhosis of the liver, intestinal congestion, gastritis, catarrh of the stomach—these are only a few of the many ailments often caused by Acid-Stomach. ‘A sufferer from Catarrh of the Stomach of 11 years’ standing writes: “I had catarrh of the stomach for il long years and I never found anything to do me any good-—jurs temporary relief—until I used EATONIC. It is a wonderful remedy and I do not want to be without it.” Z ‘It you are not feeling quite right —lack to the state with Vir- | to meet any * ‘SWIMMING POOL FOR BISMARCK ‘YOUTH ;PROMISED . BY CITY COMMISSION FOR EARLY SUMMER; TO BE REAL THING Concrete Plunge 138 Feet Long and 1€0 Feet Wide Will Be Fi- nanced by Park Board—Thora Dickinson of City Engineer’s Office Has Plans Complete—Safe Wading for Youngsters, Ample Diving Facilities for the Older Boys and Girls. at swim-lever such action is necessary, it will ve simple to drain the entire hole and clean it thoroughly. By means of a Hey, Skinny, aincha gonner nin? That will be the signal cry ef Bis- jmarck’s young hopefulls next summer, | trough which Mr, Dickinson:-has pro- ‘for the city intends #hstalling a swim-|Vided aroundthe three edgeS of the j pool, scum and other di forming on the surface of the will be drained off. Thig will guaranty a clean body of water at all times. The pool. will be constructed of con- crete throughout and to avoid pressw from seepage water foycing up the bot- tom of the structure, filing, or crushed will be placed under the pool to n off water gathered there, {ern part of the city, | This will be the start of a park }83 tem which it is expected will re- jmoye the only vestige of complaint as} jfar as civic improvements in the capi-| re concerned. ‘The plans are] | practically completed and the cost will {be approximately $10,000. In the win-| jter, it is planned, the pool will be used | ‘ for skating purposes, » SPRING BOARD FOR DIVERS The plans for the pool and suround-| In the‘corner where the pool is deep- Hing park have been drawn up by Thorn |¢st 2 spring board and possibly a div- ison, of City kngincer 4, KR, Av-|ie& tower for the more adventnrous kinson's office, Mr. Dickenson has been /sWimmers will be erected. Adequate in communication with the larger cities |! ¢ Will be placed around this part throughout the coutry obtaining the ef the pool to protect the unwary or} results of their experiences in tle con-/«#teless bather from falling into deep struction and maintenance of swim- The deep part of the pook is ming pools and the plan he has pre-|ouly 20 feet @quare which has been pared for this city embody-all of the{1reven ample for all purposes points which experience has proven to| A large bath house will be built with he necessary, separate compartments for women and ; The pool will be located in a park; Men. These compartments: will be in- by itself bounded by Broadway, East |St#lled with shower baths and clothes Park street, Main street and West |lcckers and_a portion of it will be set Park street, It will be almost dia-| side for use for an attendant to give shaped, 138 fect along its longest} out bathing suits and towels if neces- nd 100 feet along the shortest. sary. SPECIFICATIONS OF PLUNGR The cost of the pool will propably be The depth of the pool will graduate | Met by declaring the entire city an im- to nine feet at the deepest portion. provement district ahd levying assess- More than 65 percent of the pool's areaj Mes for the: dumbeatsreduired... Ee ‘ill be shallow water of four feet or! reed of a swimming pool has ‘been evi- sas it has been determincd from|{*nt for some. time, €specially. during past experience in other cities that | he past hot weather and by using it more than 80 percent of the people use | £8, # Skating rink in the winter, time, that part of the pool. j this spot-promises.to be, the most pobu- Surrounding the pool on three sides | #1 place -in Bismarck, : will be a ten foot concrete walk and =a oe that side adjacent to the bathhouse New District Court will be fifteen feet wide. Around the| : i Judge in City for : J President . Wilson two deepest sides of the pool will be| strong railings to protect non-swim- nd others from falling into deep “WADING, MADE SAFE The shallow part of the pool will be} Fred Graham of Ellendale Con- nen the bath house so that people can Wade into the water without the danger of accidently stepping into deep parts. The slope of the pool is such} that bathers will rot need to step down? — > to reach the water, but will be able to! Judge Fred Graham -of Bllendale, wade into the pool much the same as|one of the three new district county along a gentle sloping beach. judges re appointed by Govern- The deepest portion of the pool is|or Frazier, w among the visitors furthest a y from the bathhouse and | in Bismarck Wilson;day to hear the also the sand beach which will, be one; president. and enjoy the _entertain- of the features of interest to the small-| ments provided for the city’s guest: er bathers. Clean, whit and, it is “It has been a great credit to Bis- plannec will be pro for the|marck,’ said Judge Graham this morn- youngsters to play in. w|ing, “and your city can be proud of Arrangements w be provided. to|the way it handled the crowds and drain the pool continuously and when- | afforded such fine eatertainment, par- gratulates Bismarck on En- tertainment' Provided ded Baby”, which is due at the Auditorium on Friday, Sept. 12. Judge Graham is one of the jurists in the newly created third distr: After visiting with Judge W. L. Nu sle this morning, Judge Graham re- turned to his home, New York: Doctor Gonnor, formerly of Johns Hopkins hospital says: Many men who'smoke, chew or snuff. incessant~ ly and who are seemingly healthy are suffering from progressive organic ail- ments. Thousands of them would never have been afflicted had it not been for the use to tobacco, and thousands would soon get well if they would only stop the use Of tobacco, The chief habit forming prin- ciple of tobacco is: nicotine, g deadly pol- son which, when absorbed by the system, slowly affects the nerves, membranes, tis- sues and vital organs of thé body. ’ The harmful effect of tobacco varies and de- pends on circumstances. One will be afflicted with general debility, others with catarrh of the throat, indigestion, con- stipation, extreme nervousness, sleepless- ness, loss of memory, lack of will power, mental confusion, ete. Others may suffer from heart disease, sbronchial trouble, hardening of the artéries, tuberculosis, blindness or even cancer of the common affliction known as tobacco heart, If you use tobacco in any form you can easily detect the harmful effects by making the following simple tests. Read aloud one full page from a book. If, in the course of reading your voice becomes muffled, hoarse and indistinct, and you must fre- quently clear your throat, the chances are that your throat is affected by catarrh and it may be the beginning of more ser- lous trouble. Next, in the morning be- fore taking your usual. smoke, walk up three: flights of stair at a regular pace, EVERETT TRUE BY CONDO WE WAVENIT ANY MORG 7 OR. THE THEN IT'S: “time TAKE THAT CARD OUT OF THE SHOw WINDoW | THAT SAYS “COU HAVE! 3, ay energy and enthusiasm and don’t know just where to locate the trouble—try EATONIC and see how much better you will fecl in every way. g "At ail drug etdres—a big box for 50c and your money back if you are not satisfied. ATONIC . $ -Extra Wo a Hiatt ‘ che FFDALLEY CORPORATIONS UTD, — Golf Championship Thru, First Round, ' Semi-Finals, Soon List of Players Narrowing Down as Real Struggle for Title Approaches | The first round of the Country club golf championship has heen played and the contest is now approaching tho semi-finals. The result of the first flight in addition to reports already published is as follows: J. W. Hintgen beat BE. Tostevin, by default, W. F. Crewe beat W. H. Bodenstaib, 1 up. W. b. Smith beat E. H. L. Vesper- man, 1 up. W. E. Parsons beat H. P. Goddard, 2 up, 2 to play. IL. L. Folsom beat E. B, Cox, 5 up, 4 to plav L E, Birdzell heat 0. N. Dunham, 4 up. C. C. McLean beat Dr. G. A. ‘Rawl- to play. ings, 4 u y chols beat S (. Haines, 2 C..V. up. C. B. Little beat Sam H. Clark. The following players who were | defeated in the first round will be matched to play for the consolation prize: FE. Tostevin, W. ‘H. Bodenstab, BE, H. L. yerman M. B. Gilman, F.C. McG _H. P. Goddard, B. B. Cox, ©. McGray, G. L. Price, O. Steele, Dr. G. A. Dunham,.H. H. ————————————————————— OOOO Doctor Tells How to Detect Harmful Effects of Tobacco Try These SIMPLE TESTS If you find that ‘you are out of breath, your heart beat is forced, trembling’ or irregular, you may be a vietim of functional or organic’ heart trouble, If you feel that you must smoke, chew or snuff to quiet your nerves, you are a slave to the tobacco habit, and are Positively poisoning yourself with the deadly drug, nicotine. “In either case you have just two alterngtives—keep on with the self-poisoning process irrespective of the dangers and suffer the consequences, or give up the habit and escape the dan- gers, You can overeome the craving and stop the habit in a very short time by using the following inexpensive forntula, Go to any drug store and ask for Nicotol tablets, take one tablet after each smeal, and-in a comparatively short time you will have no desire fod tobacco, the crav- ing will haye left you, With the nicotine poison out of your system your general health will quickly improve. Note—When asked about Nicotol tab+ lets, one of our leading druggists sald: “It is truly a wonderful rémedy fot the tobacco habit; away ahead of anything we have ever sold before. We are au- thorized by the manufacturer. to refund the money to every dissatisfied customer, and we would not permit the use of our name unless the remedy possessed un- usual merit.” Nicotol| tablets are sold in this city under an iron-clad money- back guarantee by all the up-to-date druggists, including Lenhart’s and Jos. Breslow. y {then stop. | SAVE Zhe LEATHER LIQUIDS a/¢d/ PASTES : For Black White.Tan ong Ox-Blood (dark brown) Shoes KEEP YOUR SHOES NEAT | “BUFFALO, This is part of the Standard Oil Company (Indiana) service to. the farmers of America. _ The nearest Standard Oil representative has \this chartand he will be glad to show it to you. Send for 100 page book ““Tractor Lubrica- tion.’’. It is free and the information it con- tains is invaluable. 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