The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 18, 1923, Page 4

PAGE _FOUR THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE THE BISMARCK Entered at the Postoffice, Bismarck, N. D., as Second Class Matter. BISMARCK TRIBUNE CO, Foreign Rupreventanives G. LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY TRIBUNE . Publishen CHICAGO DETROIT Marquette Bldg. Kresge Bldg. | PAYNE, HAULS AND SMITH NEW YORK Fifth Ave. Bldg. | MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use or republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- wise credited in this paper and also the local newa published | herein. All rights of repudiication of speciat disyaccnes nerein ace also Yeserved. MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE _ Daily by carrier, per year............... eaeeen sole”) Daily by mail, per year (in Bismarck)... COU IORE eUcal Daily by mail, per year (in state outside Bismarck).... 5.00 Daily by mail, outside of North Dakota. tatisie er. THE § STATE'S OL. DEST N EWSPAPER (Established 1873) A CITY PLAN C, L. Young recently in an addre Rotary club emphasized the need of Too often American municipalities like Topsy just grow up without any definite plan. The Tribune has repeatedly in the past urged a city plan so that future growth will be directed toward the creation here of a city beautiful, Bismarck as the Capital City owes something to the state in the matter of beautification. A great stride was made when the city streets were paved, but there ‘is much to accomplish still and while progress can be made only slowly ause of the cost involved, it is just as well now to have a vic survey by one trained in city planning so that each expenditure will be well directed. True the city owes the state something because it is the seat of government, but the state also should take steps to improve the capitol grounds and approaches. During nast administrations trees have been allowed to die on the grounds, the grass to grow long and the weeds to multiply. Some steps are being taken now for beautification for which due credit must be given. Owing to the constant opposition of the Cass county dele- gation, at cach session, Bismarck representatives have not been able to secure authority to spend money adequate to improve the grounds. Such appropriations would not have meant any incre; in taxes as funds are or can be made available without a special levy. Most state institutions in other cities have their grounds parked properly but for years the capitol site has looked like a pasture. It is to be hoped that some immediate steps will be taken to preserve the few trees remaining and that park. ing plans will not be too long delayed. Street lighting which jis a city obligation must not be too long delayed. Under present rates the kind ef a system necessary to Hght Bismarck properly is prohibitive. Now that Bismarck is to engage in pumping its own water, an experiment at least can be made in the production by the city of electricity through the use of Diesel Oil engines. If the water can be pumped economically by this method, then the service can be extended if an analysis of the cost wa rants it. The voters of Bismarck supported the city commission’s plan unanimously for the new water plant, many of them under the impression that Diesel engines were to be installed and the new city plant would be municipally controlled in every respect. While there has been no definite expression on the part of the city commission in the matter as vet, this should be done immediately to allay any suspicion that the city is still to be subjected to state regulation through any ‘contract with any private utility. Provision is being made in the buildings to accommodate these oil engines which have been run at a great saving by the local mill and by many cities in the state in the production of electri before the Bismarck city plan.in Bismarck. Bismarck citizens will not be satisfied with anything less |: than a completely city conrolled water works tem, It has had enough of the other kind and state interference in rates. The first vital step toward getting lower water rates is to have the city do the whole job itself. A SCENIC ROAD Those who have driven over the new paved highway to the Missouri river vehicle bridge must be impressed with the beauty of the view and the easy grade between the city and the Bismarck approach to the bridge. The state highway commission, the county board and | Capt. I. P. Baker who gave the easement through his land | deserve commendation for the construction of this road. It is a most beautiful approach from the west into the Capital City. 8 In time the plot in front of the swimming pool and the grade down from Main street should be parked and improv: ed. | At present the old street levels present an unsightly ap-| proach to the scenic road. As Bismarck grows there must be other approaches to; the bridge paved as is this one, but the whole city atouldl| feel pride in this new pike. To complete the project the! west approaches must be paved also so that Bismarck and! Mandan can get a maximum of service out of the big invest- ment for which both counties planned and labored. The problem of lighting the bridge and the highway as} well as policing it against speeders is now pressing for solution. Both county and city officials of Morton and Bur-| leigh should get together in an effort to prevent accident and! provide adequate ‘lighting. Autoists in the main are forgetting that there is a) stringent law against glaring lights and it may take a few | arrests to impress upon those who seek to monopolize the road and blind other motorists that their rights while equal | are not paramount to those of others using the highway. Autoists were observed yesterday speeding at an exces- | sive rate, entering the road to the bridge on an angle at; a high rate of speed and even passing cars on the wrong! side... There are a few chronic offenders in the city who, persigt in passing cars on the wrong side without a’ much ignal. This is true of specders on the Red Trail. Aj Wars invested ‘in traffic “cops” by the sheriff’s office srton and Burleighymight make it safer for the people an@gavert accidents which are sure to follow as the road surfaces between the two cities become attractive to the! speed demons. few of IMPRISONED You know how 110 volts of electricity feel when you touch a live wire or accidentally stick your. finger in the electric socket. Multiply that voltage 20,000 time’ and you have the terrific power with which they are experimenting in the General Electric laboratories at Pittsfield, Mass. We are chaining tremendous forces. But we're still a many laps behind Nature. Steinmetz says a real ‘holt tning is 25 times as powerful as the artificially-pro- force in Pittsfield. And yet people have been struck lightning hee lived afterward. In your list of wonders, human body a acai near yhe top. of du | place | had better be asking everybody. i she hadn't, enough breath Here's Licenses were terrible news from Georgia n 81 dentistry. young nen to practice War vets will rejoice to learn a lost $50,000 in « Neb. gas mask inventor suit in Omaha, getting too hot to do anything except sit aroung and wish it was cooler The weather i About — 130,000,000 Chinese hair nets were shipped us last year, none of the hair coming from bandits, Tennessee farmer shot a man be- | cause he demanded a drink of moon shine. Isn't much difference. too’ much mu- | evidently want- publican ranks, “We cannot sie,” says Hardin in R ing harmony sy on bathing suit | They slip on a Jittle, and rest remains to be seen. Mos qquitoes are taking up bareback riding | for the summer, Detroit man asks divorce because she beat him 20 times in four years. This, he says, was too often. Price of marriage licenses will be doubled in Chicago, just like other things in demand. Faint heart never won presidential | nomination, | Switzerland is discussing prohibi- tion, Then, beyond the Alps will lie bootleggers. | Ss | asy to tell how long a visitor | r If she brings six dresses, | six days, | Ninety per cent of the Vassar girls | vote they want to wed, showing Vas- | sar girls 90 per cent truthful. | If haircuts go to a dollar, as bar- bers predict, there will be lots of us | posing as musicians. Must be great to be a male locust. The male locust can sing, but the fe- male is absolutely dumb, Greatest optimist on this earth is the man who buys his next winter's coal in this weather. It doesn’t matter, but Spaniards have lost 45 men at Tizziazza, which sounds like’ a mosquito. thought he owned He has many descend- Monte Cristo the earth, ants, Too hot to worry about Europe. We haven't even learned the names of all the new soft drinks yet. ADVENTURE OF THE TWINS The next stop the Twins made in Choo-Choo Land was Mother Goose | Town. | The very minute they were off the train, up came Simple Simon. | “Hello,” he cried. “Got any pies or whales for sale?” | “Oh, no!” laughed Nancy. “We | are not selling anything. We're | looking for something.” “So am 1," said Simon. “I'm looking for plums on thistle vines. Are you looking for plums? | Nancy shook her head. “No, it's a doll we're after. My rag doll’s lost. ‘ } “Oh, my!” said Simon, “that’s too bad!” . | “Oh, we'll probably find her some | in Choo-Choo Land,” said | brightly. “Buy as long as in Mother Goose Town we On, Nancy we are who's this coming?” “It's Tom, Tom the Piper's Son,” id, Simon. “He's stolen another vig.” After Tom came, King Cole, Doc- tor Foster, Humpty Dumpty and a/ whole crowd of Mother Goose folk. | Just as Tom reached ‘the place | where the Twins were, the pig slipped out of his arms and got | away. | It ran right under Nick and then | under Nancy, and before you could | drop a pin the Twins were riding let me go to the county | pense ( LETTER FROM SAM ATHERTON TO BEATRICE GRIMSHAW. DEAR BEE: 1 am dictating this letter to one of my men friends who is staying with me for an hour or two while Sally nas been persuaded to leave me for a little while to get some needed exercise and air. Bec, won't you persuade Sally to hospital ? It really is the only sensible .thing to do, but when I suggested it to Sally she almost fainted. What is the use of her sacrificing her youth ang good looks and health to such a log as [ am? Why, if. a man becomes, through his. own) fault, unable to take care’ of even himself, it should be cause for di voree. But here I am and she insists that it is up to her to take care of me just as it would be up to me to take care of her under similar cireum- stances. - Bee, Sally is so devoted to me and makes me so comfortable at any ex- to herself financially for per- sonally that it seems to me if 1 knew how to ‘do it without hurting her more than by living, I would contrive to rid this world of one no- account man, Of course you know how this awful thing happened to me. It was. all my own fault. T cannot help thinking, however, of the great numbers of my friends who have al- Wi drunk more illicit booze than land yet they have escaped the pun- | ishment I am now undergoing. The worst part of it is that I am ruining Sally's life. She always ob- jected to me drinking, but I thought she was narrow minded and Puri- give Inot to take one glass of liquor. 8ow | VUNDER WHERE AT | COULD FIND DoT DOG in to her when she begged me How a thing like that could get into a man's head while his heart still clamoreq that nothing in the world was worth anything beside her love, I cannot yunderstand. Sally has had to give up her tion with the publishing firm as retary to the manager, but he very wonderful to ‘her, He sends her all the typewriting she in do outside of the office and she of clients who posi has been » has a number intrust her with typing the final copies of the manuseripts of their novels nd stories, ne or two of them also deliver their galley proofs to her, knowing that she will prob- ably correct and edit them better than, they could themselves, Although she does sot tell me, I know she must be warking from 12 to 15 hours a day and I am sure she cannot keep it up. And it is all for me, Ree —all for me. Try ang persuade her to let me go :to the county hospital. She could come to see me often and I know [ would be well taken eare of—better than I deserve. Iam getting into very good condi- tion with the exceptioa of my eyes and the doctor holds out great hopes. for me about their improvement. Oh Bee, if even 1 get, where'I can work again, I will try and repay this little wife of mine for all that she is doing for me now. I never knew how much I loved her until I knew how self-sacrificing she could be. If you care for her at all, as I think you qo, please get her friends together «nq ask them to write separate letters to her in- sisting that she permis me to go to tanical in her ideas. It seemed to me] @ charitable institution until at least that it wouldn't be quite manly ty | I am better or worse. EVERETT TRUE BY CONDO AW - © Awe eel Awe lickety-split down the street on Mis |, \ ter Pig's back like cowboys in a| wild-west show. | “Stop! Stop!” yelled Tom, | “We can't,” shouted Nick. | “Oh, goodness!" gasped Nancy, for | left to say anything else, All she could do | was hold on. | “Oink! Oink! ik!" went the pig, gtunting under his heavy load. It was long-legged Simple Simon’| who caught him finally and ee | the Twins. “Look!” he laughed, “I. started out to catch a whale and tanded a pig | with a curly tail!”. The Twins hurried tack to the Choo-Choo train and started for the | next town, \(To Be Continued.) (Copyright, 1923, NEA. Service, Inc.) | S4y, DUDLGY, ve NOTICED ON SEVERAC OCCASIONS THAT ‘You TAKE GREAT ,DGLIGAT IN TEASING THar IUNFORTUNATS | FELLOW. ee! Tee=tes! — THATS ALO RIGHT, HE'S ONLY HALF WITTED, . see — Two o. | ~ A Thought _ The sleep, of a lahoring man ia! sweet. whether he eat little or much:! but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to steep—Eccles. | * ape { ‘Everyone for his home, everyone! for himself. -M. Dupin. | ULC. T. Avnual picnic Sun-! day, June 24, HALF -WITS Make we Bee. He seldom comes when we call and yet most of us are not ready when he makes his demand upon us. Just now I would gladly close my eyes and never wake again. The erring husband of the most wonderful woman in all the worl SAM. | MANDAN NEWS | Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Stabler return- ed to the Friday evening after a month’s vacation in the we: spent a part of their time visiting their daughter, Mrs. E. A. Bissonette of Modesto and with their son, Fred Stabler who is now employed with the Southern Pacific at Oakland. Mrs. J. W. Hintgen entertained at a luncheon Saturday at her home on Fourth avenue complimentary to Miss Mary McGillic. Roses and peonies were used in profusion about the home for decorations. Miss Helen Stabler returned Friday j evening from La Fayette, Ind., where she had gone with Mrs. H. Jess two weeks ago to attend various social functions in connection with the commencement exercises at Purdue University. Mrs. Jess remained for a week with her son, Leslie Harri- son. Mrs. Jess, Mr. Harrison, and Frederick Tavis are expected home today. Alf. 0. Nelson and family of Dunn Center will leave soon for Portland hereabouts,” Mr. Nelson, a practicing attor-| ter @ moment he addressed the oth- Ore. ney at Dunn Center for many years, isposed of his law library and an’ I wanted his to tell it to you, I tice to Atty. W. A. Carns of Man-) dunno what you all ning and the change will be effective | story, but I know him an’ I believe July 1. Mr. Nelson is a brother of Theo. G. Nelson, secretary of the Independent Voters association. In the Mandan churches yesterday the citizens joined in prayers for rain, Miss Sylvia Engbrecht of the nurs- es staff of the Deaconess Hospital left Saturday for Dickinson to\spend a two weeks vacation. A marriage license was issued to Miss Frances Friesz and Philip Eck- roth, both of Flasher, Saturday. Miss Clara Mueller, superintend- ent of the Deaconess hospital return- ed Friday from Helena, Mont., where she attended the annual conference of superintendents of the Methodist hospitals of the Helena area. Colin Cary left Friday for Stanford university at Palo Alto, Calif, to enter for the summer term. He will teturn at the end of the summer with his brother, William who is in charge of several fraternity houses. “RED PEPPER,” M’INTYRE AND HEATH MUSICAL SHOW, ENDS SEASON HERE “Red. Pepper,” the McIntyre and Heath musical extravaganza, closed its present tour in Bismarck Satur- day night and the company went di- rect from here: to New York. The how opened in New York a year. or © ago, and was returning from a tour of the Pacific Coast. A good :rowd greeted the “oldest partner- hip” on the stage here. Though bright and enjoyable as v whole, and with ‘clever and up- roarious burlesque at times, the show did contain numerous jokes bout as cld as the McIntyre ‘and Heath partnership, much to the sur- vrise of many in the audience. While the two blackface comedians of necessity dominated, the stuge, the cast surrounding them was in many respects ‘not worthy of the name of ‘the show. The first scent was laid in Cuba, with the blackface comedians engag- ed as waiters, with rich, Americans playing the rages: and an English Lord suing fow the hand of the Hs | It is a queer thing about Death, ner. ! {couldn't believe the chargeg would! expression of almost comic {I was court-martialed. the had influence in Washington, and MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1928 covynren? e BEGIN HERE TODAY Calvin Gray hates Colonel Henry Nelson of Dallas and hires three men to watch Nelson's activities in the oil ficlds. Gray is in love with Barbara Parker, daughter of Tom Parker. Nelson tells Parker that) Gray has been dishonorably di charged from the army, Gus Bri kow becomes friendly with Gray and together they buy the control- ling interest in the Nelson bank. Gray and Briskow attend a meeting of the bank's directors. Gray tells the men assembled that he was di honorably discharged from the army because of Henry Nelson's treachery and that later Henry had been found out and himselé been dismiss- ed. NOW GO ON WITH STORY “I worked a long while and I was upon the verge of success—it would have been a real accomplishment, too—when, without apparent cause, the gang took warning, scattered, the whole thing blew up. Months of work for nothing! I had made worse than a failure this time.” “You mean to accuse Henry of— of treachery of that sort?” Swope inquired. “Ido, And that's not all, Out of a clear’sky charges were preferred against me. Outrageous charges in ‘which that woman figured.” Up to {this point Gray had spoken smooth- ly, rapidly, but now his tone chang- ‘ed, his words became hesitant, jerky. “I was amazed! Joke, I called it at first. Sort of a blanket indictment, it was, charging me with ineffi- ciency, negligence, exceeding my au- thority, dishonesty—and things even Those were some of the’ erious, the least, nasty. It was! tall too absurd! Being peculiarly vain and sensitive, my impulse was} to shoot Henry Nelson, But I “be taken seriously. “Well, there was an investigation. I disproved ie good deal; I think I'd have exone- about, She turned the trick. found guilty, disgraced, sent back. Even though you are not military men, you can appreciate the extent of my dishonor.” “Well, I'll be damned!” Murphy exclaimed. “At least Henry played fair in he didn't betray your secret, Gage said, coldly. “Oh, didn't dare betray me, too, came back in disgrace. couldn't very well talk kettle.” “What?” “Henry Nelson?” “Impossible!” “1 mean exactly what I say. man of his type could have lasted over there. Then, too, the story of our quarrel leaked out, that old re- port of mine turned up—rYes, he got the same medicine he gave me, But I was Martin I meant to tell you that he for he, The pot| about ae lrated myself on every count only for the woman—that one I spoke No he managed to delay final action al- most up to the day of the armistic Even then he succeeded in pretty well covering up the reason for his dismissal.” “Why, even Bell that!” “Henry's doesn't know been a terrible hero, said Gus Briskow. Af- er men. “Mr. Gray told me think of every word of it. believe this bank is goin’ to be run his What's more, I as well as ever it was even if. am president, A man can be president an’ stay at home, if he’s got folks under him that*know more than he does. What d’you say if we start that meetin’ we been talkin’ about? I'm willing to see Mr. Gray settin’ in yonder at Henry's desk if you I don't see that it makes much difference whether we're willing or not,” Swope confessed. “You have the votes, between you, to dé about as you choose.” “Of course we have, but, with Bell an’ Henry gone, it scems like some of their neighbors ought to stay an’ look out for what potatoes they've the ground, What d'you Swope eyed his companions brief- ly, then he nodded, “We'll stay.” “Then, Mr. Secrétary, let her go! CHAPTER XXIX Age Bows to Youth One morning, several days after! American girl. “Red Pepper" was a horse, and he won a race because he was owned by the girl while the favorite in the race was owned by the English Iprd, Aroundea slender reed of a plot, was assembled 4 — good-looking chorus, some specialities, tuneful musie,’and McIntyre and Heath. The scene‘passed on to Arizona before the finish, giving an’ opportunity for Bee Ho Gray to entertain with tricks of the lariat, and ended back in front of the home of Col.’ Bright in Georgia. The fetching Foshee sisters—Sy- bil and Gladys—furnished admirable decorations and. entertaining sing- ing and danéing. The Calhoun si: ters also Prose yd music, Miss Florence Rayfield, in the leading fe- male role, and Sidney Boyd, possess- ed fine voices and made use of them: in ¢he musical) numbers which{ included “Ginger,” “Land of Sky, Blue Waters”, “In the Starlight”; and “Games of Love.” | Jagain if I could clean up that ee a the annual meeting, Gus ° Briskow opened the door between his and Gray's office and inquired, “Busy?” The new vice president of the Se- curity National raised a preoccupied ce to the new president and sai "m never too busy to talk to’ What is it 1 “No chance of Bell Nelson throw in’ us out, is there? He tryin’ to stir up money— “Not a chance, unless you want him to do so;-unless you're afraid we'll make a failure of the business. “We?” Gus smiled quizzicalty. “You won't fall. Folks around town are talkin’ about how quick you're tukin’ hold, an’ they're beginning to think you'll make a better banker than the Nelsons. Looks like Bell an’ Henry are about the only ones that take it hard.” “The funny frowned, _perplexedly—“they take it hard. At least, Henry doesn’t appear to do so. That's what y me. No move of any sort—Thatys not like him." Gus agrecd to this. “I been ex- pectin’ him to .cut some capers. That's why [I been hangin’ around so steady The younger man rose and nerv- ously paced the floor. “Td go back und start all thing is over that army reeord. It's a pretty ‘flat tri- umph.” “Humph! Most triumphs is. Here I am, president. of a whole bank, but Ma’s sick, Allie’s miserable, an’ [1 can't sleep nights for fear I'll lose what I got!” Gray speaker. (He's reaping any judge.” ly is happy. his dividends if I'm love again.” Gray pacing and turned dread father. “With that wo- man, ch? Well, I refuse to inter- fere again. I haven't fully recover- ed from his first infatuation for her.” / “I can tell the boy's symptoms I felt the same way when I was court- in’ Ma. I acted just like him.” “He has been trying to tell me something for a weck, but I've been too busy and too worried to listen.” There came a rap at the door, and the accountant whom Gray had put to work upon the bank's books en- tered. “I'd like to talk to you about this report,” the man began. “Don't go,” Gray said, as Briskow unfolded his legs and rose, But the president of the Security National shook his head, saying: “Bookkeepin’ is all Choctaw to me I saw one statement an’ I thought ‘liquid asscts’ meant that bottle of whisky Bell left in his desk.” “Mr. Gray,” the auditor an- nounced, when they were alone, “I wish you'd ask somebody else to take this job off my hands.” “Why?” “Well, somebody else could prob- ably do it better.” There was a pause. “I've known Bell Nelson all jhis restless upon the {my life—" “That is why I engaged You've been over these books fore.” Again there was an instant of silence, then into Gray's face there flashed a curious alertnes: “Come” he cried, sharply. “What it “[’'m sorry to be the one to—'S The auditor shrugged. If you insis an explanation, I suppose I have to tell you. Perhaps it’s just as well, anyhow. They say figures don't lie, but you and I know better. I only wish they didn’t.” “Have you caught them here?” “I have, And—it has made“ me rather ill, You'd better prepare yourself for a shock.” It was nearly an hour later that Gray tclephoned to Senator Lowe, the bank's attorney, and to Bennett Swope, the latter being the only member of the board available at short notice. This done, he wrote a note to Henry Nelson. In spite (f his effort to control his hand, it shook when he signed his name, and on second thought he destro) the missive. There is something ominous about the written word. I Nelson grew suspicious, he'd never come, Gray stepped into Gus Briskow’s office and asked him to call the for- mer vice president, first, however, "explaining exactly what he wished Gus to say. The ruse succeeded; then Gray returnea to his own of- fice. He drew a deep breath. With- in him he felt a ferocious eagerness tuke fire, for it seemed to him that the day of reckoning had come. Henry’s behavior was now easily understandable; the fellow was cringing, cowering in anticipation of a second blow, Well, the whip was in Gray's hands, and he pro- posed to use it ruthlessly—to si the lash, to cut to the bone, to leave sears such as Henry had left upon him. Gray, too, kept a revolver in his. desk, He removed it and placed jt in his pocket. Buddy Briskow chose this, of all moments, to thrust his grinning visage into: the door and to inquire. “Get time for me now, Mr. Gray?” “Not now, Buddy. “When?” “Why—almost any other time.” “I. wouldn't bother you, but 4t's important and I—I promised a cer- tain’ party—” The youth's face red- dened, his smile widened vacuously. “Later, if. you don’t mind,’ It was plain that Buddy did mind; nevertheless, he withdrew. When Swope and Lowe arrived, Gray could with difficulty. restrain himself from blurting out the rea- son for his urgent summons, but he contented himself by asking them to wait in the president's office. (Continued in Our Next Ispfle) you. be- lying,