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~ LONDON PRESS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 192 "PRAISES U.S. ~ BEFIGIENCY American Tells of Benefits To Be Gained From English atte ia TRAFFIC EXAMPLE London, Aug. 21.—London news- papers have contained many ar- ticles of late about things that are better done in America, and espe- | cially in New York, than they are here. Englishmen have been told in effect by articles that they should not con- sider themselves properly educat- ed until they have been to Amer- ica and found out how much they don’t know. And now by way of contrast, it would seem, an American business man, W. S. Ashby, tells in the Daily Chronicle of various things he has seen here which are much better done than in New York. Especially does he commend the handling of the street traffic in London as compared with New York’s way of doing it. “The first thing to impress one on ving from New York,” he| said, “is the quiet and absence of hurry. At first thought one might surmise that the English are slow, and we have had enough reports to that effect to warrant our thinking so. “But first . impressions, ‘while v , are wrong. “There ig an absence of bustle and noise, but no appreciable sac- rifice of speed. At the crossing where is no shrilling of traffic officers’ whis- tles, no banking of pedestrians on the curb, no stopping of vehicular traffic for blocks. “The traffic officer is in the midst of it.all and is busy every moment. He stands there, calm, deliberate, almost in a detached sort of way, but there ig precious little that misses his eye. “Instead of holding up traffic at long intervals, the officer seems to keep it moving along in all direc- tions at once, and at many of Lon- don’s corners tite ‘all directions’ is well used, for streets radiate in several directions. He directs traffice, rather than stops it and starts it. “And here ig another thing about the English—their courtesy. They are anxious to help, and ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ are frequently used words in the language. \ “The bus conductor thanks you for your fare, the waiter thanks you for you rtip, the Lift man thanks you when you give him the number of your floor. “The London policeman knows his London and directs you promptly, politely, and accurately, without waste of words. “The:Londonerdoes'“not= push, crowd or hustle, but he knows where he is going, and will gladly help you get where you are going in an orderly, comfortable and quick way. “So if one were to check up on the question I would say that for all the Londoner’s apparent de- liberation, he is moving towards his destination as quickly far less New Yorker, and making far less hubbub about it. “It is this quiet efficiency that is misleading, and is so often mis- taken for slowness.” P.0; PROTECTS PUBLIC FROM SWINDLERS Eliminates “Get Rich Quick” Circulars From Mails GATHER EVIDENCE Fake Stock’ Is Principal Commodity Dealt in by Swindlers Washington, Aug. 21.—The Unit- ed States government takes con- siderable~care in protecting the bank fccounts of its citizens, and many and varied are the schemes it is called upon to use in order that ithe gullible will not loge their savings of years., But perhaps the most interesting of all is the ‘Method of the Post Office Depart- ment, which issues “fraud orders” to eliminate from the mails the circulars and advertisements of the get-rich-quick swindlers. How much this system actually saves investors during a year it is almost impossible to estimate. In one recent Ynstance, ag the result of a single fraud order, 21,000 let- ters, each belfeved.to contain a dol- jar bill, were intercepted Te- turned to the senders. ‘ When investigators of the Post Office suspect. an individual or ny of sending through the mails letters or advertising matter of*a fraudulent nature, inspectors are given the case to gather evi- dence. * Should suspicions be back- ed iby fact$, the persons are cited to give Seen why a fraud order should not be issued inst them: A hearing is conducted and, if the charges are gustained, all post- masters are ordered to return to the senderp all mail addressed to the person or company in ques- tion. Those not bearing return addresses find their way to the Dead Lefter Office; and the money enclosed is, turned into the nation- al treasury. Very often the fraud order is followed by court action ‘against the offenders. @ In recent months Postmaster General New bas instituted a: de-| ee writers of these | h frauds. Especially have his efforts been directed against purveyors of worthless of] stock and lands {nj the Southwest. As a result many operators have been tripped up in their promises. of thousands of percent of profit to their dupe in- | vestors. | Fake etocks are the principal commodity dealt in by those who milk gullible readers of circulars and advertisements, but many | unique and intereesting schemes to market other commodities have been uncovered by ‘the depart- ment’s activities. One of the most recent was the case of a man who | advertized hooded hunting dogs at very low prices and delivere@ mongrels picked up at random, with faked pedigrees. Another advertiser boasted 94f having found a sure cure for tu- derculosis, but when government chemists discovered the ‘brown, irupy liquid was mainly creosote and. maltose, a fraud order speed- ily put him out of business. Schemes to beat the prohibtition laws often come to the attention of | {the postal authorities. Several | consisted of powders to which wa- ‘ter was to be added to produce wines, beers or other alcoholic drinks. Officials held that if the materials actually contained alco- hol they violated the dry laws, whereas if the did not they vio- lated the postal fraud regulations. PHEASANT IS INDICATOR OF EARTHQUAKE No Seismograph Necessary When Birds About, Says Scientist SENSATIVE TO EARTH Animals Sensative to Trem- mors Before Hu- mans Washington, Aug. 22—Have you a little earthquaké-predictor in your home? If not you should get a pheasant, says Prof. F. Omori, a Japanese seismologist writing in a recent bulletin of the Imperial Earth- {quake Investigation Committee, for jthis bird is excecdingly sensitive to earth tremors even when so slight as to be unobservable by humans, Observation of a pheasant in Japan during a period of about three years, in which 23 earthquakes were record- ed on delicate instruments, showed that it crowed either before, or dur- ing, every slight shock, In 34 per- cent of the cases the bird crowed be- fore the scientist's machine recorded the quavers, beating the instrument by-as much as.eight seconds. In 20 percent of the oogurrences the bird crowed simultaneously with sensible earthquake motion; and in another [20 percent of cases the bird crowed when the motion was too slight to be sensible to the observer. In only, five cases did the pheasant crow af- ter the motion was recorded, and on- ly once did he fail to crow at all. The keen perception of earthquake occurrence by the bird is no doubt due to its acute sense, by which it is enabled mechanically to feel the small vibrations in the preliminary stage of the seismic motion, Prof. } { join the Socialist bon-bon makers’ perio: ? a ‘ The démand that ‘they take out grimage to oro, a street pageant, a “march of allegiance to our flag and country,” in which 5,008 women are expected to par- ticipate, England Spent £29,000,000 In Occupation of Turkey London, Aug. 22.—It has cost Eng- land 29,115,000 Ibs. sterling for the oc- cupation of Constantinople and the adjacent area since the Armistice in 1918, Premier Baldwin told the House of Commons recently. These figures, he added, did not represent the extra cost to the tax- payer of the occupation, since the greater part of the occypying forces would otherwise have been employed elsewhere, The extra cost was esti- mated at 16,000,000 Ibs. sterling. The Premier further stated that the Al- lied governments have decided to forego. any claim against Turkey for the cost of occupation of Turkish territory. Says American Movies ~ | | Corrupt Foreign Morals, | / Philippopolis, Bulgaria, Aug. 2 “American film presentations which, would not be tolerated in America! are doing their conspicuous share in ruining the morals of the Near East,” said Dr. T. T. Holloway, American missionary and educator in Bulgaria, in speaking recently with a répresen- tative of The Associated Press. “In three recent crimes which have stirred the public, police investiga- tion has disclosed that the inspiration of the crime, and the suggestion of) the method by which it was attempt- ed, came from an American film re- cently shown in the community. “In one criminal attempt a promin- ent citizen was instructed by the ‘Black Hand’ to deposit a kafge sum of money in the corridor of a railroad car. The agent of the ‘Black Hand’ appeared to collect, and the investi- gation that followed his arrest prov- ed conclusively that his inspiration! came from an American film called ‘The Secrets of New York.’ “In a case of boy banditry it was! proved that the suggestion of the crime came from another American film. In still another case, where a| robbery by adult bandits was com- mitted, it was also discovered that the suggestion as to both crime and method came from an American film then running locally. “A doubly regrettable feature of| such presentations is that they ut- terly misrepresent America and show it to the credulous in the light of a country where the criminal is king.” TITLED CANDY MAKERS REFUSE TO JOIN UNION Saalfeld, Saxe-Meiningen, Aug. 22, —Needy countesses and baronesses who work in a large chocolate fac- tory here caused a brief outlaw strike the other day by refusing to membership cards had been made to the women out of working hours sev- eral times previously, but always re- jected. Finally a walking delegate sought out one of the titled ladies at her work-bench. Her indignant re- fusal to join the union catised such a commotion in the plant that the delegate was thrown out, a workers’, mass meeting was held, and a strike proclaimed, Later the laborers tried to return to work, but found them-| selves locked out. A settlement was! reached, however, after a few hours. Most of the titled employees, and Omori says. It is kno that earth shocks are preceded by preliminary | tremors that are so slight as to be! hardly recordable. That the phea-! sant should be very sensitive and take algrm at the slightest disturb- ance, either natural og artificial, i probably a condition necessary to its existence, the scientist declares, as and comparatively small wings, has no high flying capacity and iestles on the ground among the thick under- growth. . It was observed, however, that the pheasant did not take alarm and! crow when the ground was shaken by’ the. passing of cars, heavily loaded trucks or wagons, or other artificial ; means. In Japan, Prof. Omori writes, there is a general belief that pheasants! perceive earthquakes much ‘earlier than humans. Certain other animals show symptoms of terror at the time of, or previgus to, an earthquake, he adds, and cites “several occasions when the musical croaking of frogs in @ pond ceased just before or at the moment of a sensible tremor. If the shock be strong there ie caused a general noisiness, cocks crowing and dogs barking. \ “ A certain abbot was riding a horse near a town that was visited by a strong quake, when suddenly the an- imal dropped flat on the ground. The: rider, who had not yet perceived the shock, attempted to urge the horse to his feet, but all his whipping was in vain until the shaking was over, W.C.T. U. Celebrates 0th Anniversary Columbus, Aug, 22—The Women’s Christian Temperance Union will celebrate the fiftieth year ‘of its ex- istence by coming back to the state that gave it birth—Ohio—for its an- ention. just about a half century “Mother” Thompson at ago that | Hillsboro, Ohio, surrounded herself with a band of militant women in- tent upon one thing, the putting out of business of liquor selling estab- lishments. From ‘that informal. or- ganization grew-the Women’s Chris- tian Temperance Union whith now has: organizations in every state of the United States and reaches into 87 foreign countries, The~ “Jubilee” convention will be held herg September 4 to 14. Pwelve hundred delegates will attend. Important aspects of the meeting, which will have law enforcement as its theme, will include a possible pil- mail| €Fimage to Hillsboro, 9 street pag- the bird with its long pointed eee a number of ladies of the former royal court who also work for the firm, come from the neighboritg town of Rudolstadt, capital of what was > once the _ principality of chwartzburg-Rudolstadt. The fac- tory’s distinguished payroll includes also the widow of a former cabinet FREIGHT TRAFFIC RESUMED. Moline, Ill, Aug, 22—With four new motor barges, freight traffic on the Mississippi between St. Paul ang St. Louis will begin soon after a lapse of more than four years, the River Transit Company of St, Paut THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ~ has announced, Freight hauling will begin not. lat- er than September 1, The motor barges on their route between St. Louis and St. Paul will cover 689 miles. Ninety landing places are tabulated on a list. The boats will have a 100-ton cargo capa. city, y | MARKET NEWS | MILL CITY GRAIN Mingeapolis, Aug. 22.—Wheat re- ceipts 246 cars compared with 252 cars a year ago. Cash No. 1 northern $1.14 to $1.18; No. 1 dark northern spring choice to fancy $1.24 to $1.28; good to choice $1.19to $1.23; ordinar to good $1.15 to $1.18; September $1.14; December $1.16; May $1.18 corn No, 3 yellow 84¢ to 85c; oa! No. 3 white 36%c to 37%4c; barley 42c to 56c; No. 1, $2.34 to $2.35. BISMARCK GRAIN (Furnished by Russel-Mili Bismarek, Aug. 22, 19 No. 1 dark northern No, 1 northern spring No. 1 amber durum No. 1 mixed durum . No. 1 red durum . No. 1 flax .. No, 2 flax . No. 1 rye Co.) $1.08 CHICAGO WHEAT Falling off of demand and the eas Nness in thecorn market helped to euse off wheat. At the finish values were Yac to “ec higher with December $1.05 to $1.05% to and May $1.10': to $1,105, o, CHICAGO LIVESTOCK, Chicago, Aug. 22.—Hog receipts, 22,000. Desirable lights strong to 10 cents higher. . Others slow, mostly steady to strong. Practical top, $9. Cattle receipts, 13,000. Beef stéers and yearlings@round steady, Top ma- tured steers Held above $13. Vealers 25 cents higher, Sheep receipts, 12,000, Daily ac tive. Desirablé lambs around steady. Western fat lambs $13.50 to $13.85. Early top $1926. Feeding Jambs around $14, / MINNBAPOLIS FLOUR. Minneapolis, Aug, 22.—Flour un- changed. Shipments, 51,107 barrels. Bran, $25 to $26, / (Hee ee TENe Bite ST. PAUL LIVESTOCK, So. St. Paul, Aug. 22,—Cattle re- ceipts, 3, Beef steers and she- stock fully steady. Warmed up steers, $8 to $9.50., Cows, $2.25 to $4.50. Canners ang cutters, $2.25 to 3. Bulls strong. Bolognas, $8.50 to $4.25. Stockers dull, weak, feeders about steady, $3.50 to $4.50, Calves receipts, 2,200, Strong to 25 cents higher. Top, $10.50, Hog receipts, 7,700.- Mostly steady to strong. Best light sorts, $8.50. good lights and butchers, $8>to $8.50. Packing sows, $6.50 to $7. Pigs 25 cents higher. Bulk pigs, $7. Sheep receipts, 1,000. » Steady. Good native lambs, $12, Native ewes $7 to $7.50. NOTICE! Continue boiling’ city - water. . City Health Officer. Game Birds Face Extinction Vineayrd Haven, Mass., Aug. 22.— The North American heathen which, so far as is known, is today makin, its last fight against extinction o the protected public reservation of Martha’s Vineyard, is- now near the vanishing point, according to the reservation superintendent, Now more than 50 of the birds are left on the island—and in the world—and most of them are males, the report sent to the State Department of Con- servation sets forth. A census ‘was taken by Commis- sioner William C, Adams with the assistance of Professor Albert O. Gross of Bowdoin College, who, at the close of this season, will s a report.for the use of the d of fisheries and game which is en- deavoring to perpetuate the species. The flock under the state’s care A Sarer Income from Your Land All over the United States the dairy cow, backed by intelligent diversified farming, is giving farmers more pay_days a year, a more dependable income, and a better credit rating. Don’t overlook promising sources of pro- ‘at! Good cows and chickens will give you a monthly income, and varied crops will help ta overcome the‘ uncertainties of weather and prices, We'll be glad to plan with you about mak- ing your land yield a _P. C, Remington, President surer income. it, tye No. 2, 68%c; flax | fluctuates in numbers considerably from year to year. It has numbered thousands, and ct other times has been almost a; smatt as it is at present, but no earlier record has {discloseq any such decrease in the female birds ‘MUDDY WATER . _ HALTSOMAHA BUSINESS Many Industries Close Down As Result of Bad Water | Omaha, Aug. 22.— Laundries, |bakeries, barber shops, some. res aurants, and several other local jindustries were forced to close down here yesterday when the en- ‘tire city water supply became muddy as a result of a cave in of | a Missouri river bank just above {the intake at the Florence pump- !ing station, Water board officials {declared that the condition may not be remedied for a week and possibly longer. This announce- ;ment caused hundreds of confer- jences among buinessmen who are contemplating closing their busi- nesses until relief is afforded. ‘TWO KILLED IN PLUNGE (By the Associateg Press.) Berne, Switzerland, Aug. 22.—A sight-seeing automobile containing six tourists fell in a ravine along St. Gothard mountain road yesterday, causing the death of one and serious injury to two persons, says a mes- | sage received here today. The dead jtourist was of Dutch nationality. TURKS HONOR ARMY WOMAN Widow of Major Resigns at) Public Audience With Caliph Constantinople, Aug. 22.—Turkey’s only woman officer has resigned her commission in the arm and was re- ceived on retirement at a public au- dience by'the Caliph. The woman is Lieutenant Kara-Fatma Hanem, about 45 years old and the widow of a Tur- kish Major. Together with 15 female | relatives, she joined the army at the beginning of the Great War. This small band of women was as- signed to the Caucasian front-but it was not until after the armistice that they saw much action. Then they! took part in the fighting against the | Armenians, and after that were sent to Anatolia against the Greeks. There | they joined a body of 700 men and were present at the battle of In-| | Eunu, in which a number of them lost their lives. . Lieutenant Kara-Fatma Hanem was wounded and taken to a hospital. Af-! ter her recovery she returned to ac- tive service and was taken prisoner | by the Greeks, She escaped to take, part in the battle: of Broussa, when she was accompanied by her 13 year old daughter. This female warrior now declares | | that her task is over and her request for discharge was allowed by the authorities who, however have grant-} jed her an honorary commission as | | captain. 4 Publisher Dies Of Pneumonia St. Paul, Aug. 22.—Ralph L. Polk, 72, of Detroit, Mich., publisher of city directories, died at a hospital here last night after a week's illness with pneumonia. Mr. Polk became ill while on the way to the Pacific coast last week with his grand daughter, Miss Doro- thy Kemp. Hé was taken to a hos- pital. Mrs. Polk was summoned fron: Detroit at the time. Late last night, she and Miss Kemp left for Detroit with-the body. Mr. Polk was head of the largest city directory publishing firm in the country, NOTICE TO WATER CONSUMERS_ The. Board of City Com- missioners has instructed me to have the reservoirs of the Bismarck Water Supply Com- pany cleaned at once. This work will start Thursday morning the 23rd. inst. and will probably take the great- er part of the week and we ask the water consumers to have patience during this time. .The water. will not be shut off but we must ask you, that from Thursday morning | until further notice you do not use the lary and garden sprinklers. e hope to be Griutee After. ssiwreny after lay morning the 25th. inst. ’ 'T. R. Atkinson, . CITY ‘SHOPPERS Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Keys: and daughter, Laura of Livona were city shoppers today. -ARRIVE FROM PANAMA Miss Agnes O’Connor,, teacher in ier government schools at Balboa ei ights, Panama Canal Zone, arrived | today to spend the week with her, sister,.Mrs. Sadie O’Connor /Dodd. RETURN TO CITY Miss Veronica Dodd who has been visiting in Aberdeen, S. D. for some-j || time past: returned: today, i City Engineer. BLUE-BLOODS CHOOSE WILLYS The Willys-Knight is accustomed to Blue Blooded passengers, The King of Spain and the Prince of Wales, among others have felt the supreme satisfaction of riding be- hind the World’s quietest motor. Now it has on its long list of hon- orable friends, Queen Lucy Lee of the Portland, Oregon, Rose Festival, and Prime Minister Bortzmeyer, who manage that wonderful Pacific Coast celebration, During the entire festival the Queen did not ride in any. other car and the Ladies of Honor likewise en- joyed the specially decorated car, The Queen’s ear was painted wh with a s: nish, ang gold stripe nickel plated dise wheels with ‘gold center; radiator combing of bronze tire cover and top boot of white leather and nickeled windshield There were no further ions except two bunches of es on the windshield and the effect so amazing that there was a regular stampede of buyers for the car when the Rose Festival was over. Following the festival the Elks held their state convention and the car was again in evidence with the newly elected Exalted Ruler as the distin guished passenger, Later on Pre dent Harding. was in Portland and overnor Pierce of Oregen, who hap- Dens to be the recently chosen Ex alted Ruler, was driven to Gresham, Oregon, along with other notables to be present-when President Harding made his address. At the present time the Queen's car in reposing grandly in.the show window of the Willys-Overland Port- land Branch and is the most talked of automobile on the Western Slope, Dancing! McKenzie Roof Garden — Tuesdays, Thurs- days’ and Saturdays. 10c dances. Coolest spot in Bis- marck, Piles Can Be Cured Without Surgery An instructive book has been, pub- lished by Dr. A. S. McCleary, the noted rectal specialist of Kansas City. This book tells how sufferers from Piles can be quickly and easily cured without the use of knife, scis- sors, “hot” iron, electricity or any COMM Dr. M. E. 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Brass base of highes| use Winchester Shells New Winchester primer with the fish- tail flash—the most gsuecessful primer made. Concentrates the flash and in- tensifies its power. quality metal insures strength and dafety. - Powder of standard brands tested for uniformity and performance. . Improved Winchester Prestic wadding provides efficient control of the gas blast. . Every shot pellet perfect in size and degree of hardness, . Crimp of the right hardness. ia Waterproofed paper tube retains uni- form shooting qualities, For hard-hitting, evenly distributed shot patterns always get Winchester Leader or Repeater ghells, We have the right loads. FRENCH & WELCH The WINCHESTER Store CAPITOL TONIGHT ONLY COLLEEN MOORE —and— ANTONIO MORENO in Rupert Hughes’ “Look Your Best” and two reel comedy. Coming - - Coming Henry Longfellows’ “THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH” free catalog. ELTINGE| MAHLON HAMILTON RTE EEE TET WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY “PENROD AND SAM” From Booth Tarkington’s story. If you are in- send for our TONIGHT—Tuesday AGNES AYRES and lies “THE HEART RAIDER” PATHE NEWS AESOP FABLE CHRISTIE COMEDY “Tl say the fellow who invented Coca-Cola surely knew what it_ takes to quench thirst”