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Daily by mail, per year (in Bismarck) : 7.20 Daily by mail per year (in state outside Bismarck) ..... 5.00 Daily by mail, outside of North Dakota.............. 6.00 THE STATE’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) FOOD FOR THOUGHT Clamor for a change in the manner of selecting the President of the United States naturally increases when situations arise as acute as those in North Dakota and Cali- fornia. Progress toward such an end must be made slowly and only after careful study. The inadequacies of the pres- ent system are apparent, it is true, but could not new com- plications arise under the direct primary system, as em- barassing and as paradoxical? The Primary System obtaining in some states is solely to blame for complications over presidential electors. Under party conventions and fixed party responsibility a situation | such as has happened in North Dakota could hardly happen. The primary system has let down the bars. Socialists, Ultra-Radicals of all types have been able to invade both the republican and democratic parties and use them regard- less of the principles or candidates such parties are in duty bound to espouse. Manipulation of the primary system has been so easy that thoughtful persons wonder whether the nomination and election of a president by direct vote would prevent some of the complications which threaten to disfranchise a large body of voters in this and other states. Common honesty and political decency should clear the atmosphere in this state. A return to conventions and party responsibility prob-: ably would cure the present ills more effectively than an extension of the direct primary which has not resulted in electing better men to public office than were attracted to the public service under the old and now almost discarded system. RED CROSS ROLL CALL ( Uurleign county has set 2,000 members as its goal in the Red Cross drive which starts October 5. “Join Now, The American Red Cross Serves Humanity,” is the slogan. The Burleigh county chapter administers to the needs of this section in a very vital way. Offices are maintained nm the City National Bank building with Miss Mary Cashel in charge. Affairs of the society are directed by a board representative of the community. While a portion of the chapter’s work is financed by the city and county, a portion of revenue must be derived from memberships. What does the Red Cross do for Burleigh county? It directs a social service bureau which acts as a clear- ing house for charitable work, thus avoiding costly duplica- | tion in time, money and effort. Its social worker Miss Cashel, investigates mother pen- sion applications. Her efforts alone in weeding out petitions for relief that had no merit have saved the tax-payers thou- sands annually. i . : This trained worker under Red Cross auspices gives aid to the worthy poor, finds places for unemployed and con- stantly is bringing hope and cheer into places where mis- fortune has come. f As juvenile officer working under the direction of the district judge, she becomes the adviser of wayward girls. Much constructive work has been done along this line. Not a small part of the work is the aid extended to ex- serv'ce men. They are assisted at Red Cross headquarters in filing claims. Aid is given their families as necessity dictates. The Red Cross feels keenly its duty toward ex- service men and Burleigh county’s record of efficiency in this line has brought praise from national officers. What drive could be more worthy? Where can money be better spent in promoting community welfare? Tt. A. Tracy has consented to act as chairman for this He is entitled to the best kind of cooperation year’s drive. and support. The Red Cross is a most effective agent for good in time of peace as well as in times of war. Get behind it. Join when asked. SKYWARD Skyscrapers 750 feet high are coming in great numbers, — it’s predicted at a meeting of National Association of Build- ing Owners and Managers. This is made possible by recent improvements in express elevator service, operators hand- ling the cars by push buttons. Stops will be made every tenth floor. There'll be local elevators for each deck of 10 floors. High land values are compelling man to resort to in- ventive ingenuity that is magical. The high building and the clevator are simply attempts to escape from land rentals. AVERAGE FINES Violators of the prohibition act, convicted in federal courts, pay an average fine of $170 apiece. This is disclosed by the government report, covering four years. Uncle Sam’s net still has many holes through which whales can swim freely. But the net is working about twice Federal convictions in 1922 totaled over 34,000, compared with a trifle over 18,000 in 1921. The trouble with the net is that it catches too many sardines. OLD-TIMES Old documents, come to light in New Hampshire, show ' that Judge Jonathan Lawrence 72 years ago paid these prices when he traded at the “general store”: Butter, 20 cents a pound; eggs, 12 cents a dozen; apples, 19 cents a peck ; flour, $5.25 a barrel; gloves, 28 cents a pair; flannel, 30 cents a yard; sheeting, 12 cents a yard. Some of these prices are not as low as you’d expect. Prices reach about the same high peaks every 50 years. Wheat sold for $3.50 a bushel at times after the Napoleonic and American Civil wars. What is worse than your wife cooking the same thing dinner you-had down town for lunch? fin THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE _Editorial Review Comments reproduced in this column may or may not express the opinion of The Tribune. ‘hey are presented here in order that our readers may have both sides |/ of important issues which are 1 being discussed in the press of | | the day. VOTERS WANT FAIR PLAY ; ae LOVE OF mike, BOTS } (Jamestown Alert) | DON SIRT Anche ONE. The refusal of the LaFollette D managers of North Dakota to re-| You DRAG ‘Em OUT To LONG move the four electors, who have announced they will vote for La-} Follette and Wheeler, if electe,| from the Republican column, looks ! like a cheap attempt to disfran- | chise the republican voters of this | state. This obdurate purpose on | the part of the LaFollette manage- | ment, to keep the four LaFollette | electors in the Republican column, | order to prevent republican voters from casting their vote, as| |republicans, for Coolidge and Dawes, will surely react againsi | LaFollette in North Dakota. | No matter to what political par- ty the voter belongs, and regard- | less of his personal choice of can- didates for the presidency, he be- lieves in fair play. It is positive that a majority of the LaFollette votes in North Dakota want the names of LaFollette and Wheeler electors removed from masquerad- ing as republicans in a republican | column on the ballot. Senator LaFollette has strength enough in North Dakota to go it alone, before-the voters of North Dakota. He does not need to \Steal, by a trick, or misleading | device, votes intended for Cool- lidge and Dawes. What the real motives of the LaFollette man- bgers are in fighting the state wide demand to remove the La- Follette electors from the republi- can column, is not yet revealed | But it is easy to surmise. The Nonpartisan League and the La- Follette support will lose prestige ‘by the dog-in-the-manger policy of LaFollette managers, in prevent- ling, if such proves to be the case, republican voters from expressing their free choice for Coolidge and Dawes in their own party column. This stubborn position of LaFol- lette managers may so far react as to create a rift in the LaFollette- Wheeler ranks and it would not be surprising or unreasonable, if le Ma Jorkins and Her Radio By AUSTIN FLEET the protest was strong enough to ibdring this about, with the disas- |trous results to LaFollette himself. The people of North Dakota, re- gardless of party, want every qual- ified voter to have a square deal, ,in expressing his choice for pres- ‘ident and vice president. ADVENTURE OF : THE TWINS | BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON | ! Back came Nancy and Nick to the |Sour Old Woman's house under the | water-fall, ! They had the sleepy sand with jthem and all they had to do was to: jget the Sand Man out of the Sour Old Woman's cellar and start him off to his home in Shut-Eye Town, | Nancy peeped in through the Sour Old Woman’s cellar window and jthere lay the Sand Man still fast / asleep. “St! St!” called Nick softly. | But it didn’t do a bit of good for the poor fellow was tired out. So Nick took some little pebbles and threw them and at that the Sand Man sat up and stretched and yawned and said sleepily, “Ho, hum! ‘Where am I?” “Hush!” whispered Nancy. “You're in the cellar of the Sour Old Wo- man’s house. See if you can get up the stairs and slip out.” So the Sand Man peeped up through the hole in the floor, and In one of Larry's worst periods, when he was disgusted with Hving in daily fear of the law, he per- suaded his friend Skinner to come on the tramp with him. That was how the pair found themselves, foot-sore and hungry, and longing desperately for the white lights, in a scattered farming community. Skinner waited while Larry !went forward to reconnoiter a lonely farmhouse. Larry returned jubilant. “Skinner,” he cried, “there's only lan old dame living there alone. I [started to make her see if she didn’t hand out all she’s got stuffed in her stocking there’d be murder done, and—she's adopted me.” “What?” yelled Skinner. “It's true. She's dippy. Thinks I'm her son Ned, what's been away seven years, and I’m to live with her and get her money when she dies, I told her I'd bring a friend, so mebbe there'll be a hand-out for you, but me—I know when I'm well off. I stay.” Cursing at Larry’s luck, Skinner ! accompanied him to the farmhouse. j The little old woman was waiting ,for them at the door, all smiles. | “Jack!” she cried, throwing her arms round Skinner's neck. “You've come back, too. Ned and his twin! My old eyes are gladdened by the sight of you. You are Jack, aren't you?” she continued wistfully. “Sure, ma,” answered Skinner, with a significant glance at his friend. | “Poor boys, away so long. Often ‘enough you must have been hungry and cold, and your old mother wait- seeing no one, slipped up the cellar ing and thinking of you. Come in steps and was tip-toeing out through to supper!” the kitchen when the Sour Old| Such a meal had not been within Woman popped out from behind the the friends’ experience for what stove and Eena Meena the Magician stepped out of the cupboard. “I see we have company,” said the Sour Old Woman as pleasantly as she could. “Why, don’t you remember!” said the Sand Man in surprise. “You told us to go to the cellar and then you forgot and shut us in.” “Why so I did!” said the Sour Old | Woman. “So I did! My memory is so short I can’t count up to a dozen any more. And your friends—where are they?” The poor Sand Man didn’t know what to say exactly. He didn’t want to say that the Twins had escaped, for then the Sour Old Woman and her friend, the Magician, would start to hunt and they would be sure to discover the Twins outside. But Nancy and Nick had heard every word and they knew there was going to be some trouble. “Quick, Nick,” said Nancy. “Dump all the magic sand out of the sack into that hollow stump, and fill the bag up with common sand.” So Nick dumped all of the Sand Man’s magic sleepy sand out of’ the sack and filled it up with-common sand that lay near the water-fall. Then they went to the Sour Old Woman's front door and knocked. And just in time. | Because the Sand Man didn’t know what to say when the Sour Old Woman asked him for tha third time where the Twins were. “We had an errand to do so we left,” said Nancy. “You see it was time for all the babies to have their naps and someone just had to take the sleepy sand around. The poor Sand Man was all worn out with his hay fever.” The Sour Old Woman made a wry face. “Sleepy sand indeed!” said she. “We'll soon fix that. Eena Meeng, say your charm. So Eena Meena said: “Slumber now you cannot make, Instead you'll keep folks wide- awake.” And he waved his right hand over the bag of sleepy sand. “My goodness! You can’t do that,” gasped the poor Sand Man. “What will the babies do?” “They will have to do without,” said Eena Meena. “All three of you may go now.” (To Be Continued) } (Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc.) seemed an eternity. they were stuffed. | “Excuse me, children; I've got to hang up your photographs again,” said the old woman in the middle of the meal. “Ever since you've been gone they've hung In my bedroom where J could see them first thing after waking, but now back they go in the kitchen where I can see them when I'm ing for you.” sald Larry. I don’t like this,” whispered Skinner. “How d'you know she won't cut our throuts while we're asleep?” “Aw, she's harmless,” sald Larry. “The fat of the land for us, Skinner, and if she don’t croak soon and leave us the farm mebhe we'll hurry her up. The country life for mine. Say, that hammer- ing sounds more like a telegraph instrument than a hammer to me!” “Aw, fergit it,” answered his friend. “Didn't see no telegraph wires along this road, did you?” The little old woman came back. still beaming. “Now, boys, I’ve hung your photos so nice in the kitchen,” she said. “And I guess you're tired, poor boys, and would like to go to bed. Come upstairs. I've always kept your beds ready in case you was to come home.” Upstairs was a large, inviting feather bed. The two, after kiss- ing their “mother,” deposited them- selves luxuriously upon it, only jtaking off their coats and boots. “Better’n the barns,” grunted Larry sleeplly. “TH say {it fs,” said Skinner drowaslly. “Say, I guess she is harmless, Anyway, I got to sleep.” “Come out of thar!” They started up, still half asleep, as a light flashed in their eyes, Be- fore them stood a stalwart officin! wearing a tin star, and covering them with an antiquated but very serviceable revolver. With him was a deputy. Behind them stood the old woman. “What's this,‘ ma?” whimpered Larry. “Mother!” begged Skinner plead- ly. “Tl take good care of these birde at the jail, Ma Jorkins,” said the sheriff, as he gathered in the vic- tims. “You shore was right, ma. when you sald thar wuzn’t no need to feel alarmed livin’ on this lone- ly farm with that thar radio outfit yeu spring.” They ate till LETTER FROM LESLIE PRESCOTT TO RUTH BURKE, CON- TINUED “All right, I'll send him a bill if you’re sure it’s a cheese,” said the accountant to the old storekeeper. The accountant sent the man a bill for the cheese. The supposed debtor wrote back very indignantly saying he was a hardware dealer, and never bought a cheese in his life. The old man scratched his head. He seemed to be all at sea; Ithen his eyes brightened. He drew the paper toward him and put a let- tle o inside the big 0. Handing it back to the accountant he said, as though everything was now ex- plained: “There it is. I forgot to put the hole in the cheese. he owes me. for.” ; Ruth, I hope I’m not trying to make Jack pay me for a cheese 4when it is a grindstone for which the is in.my debt. I am_ insisting that he apologize for what he said to me about Karl's telephone, because I think he is jealous of Karl and } thinks me disloyal. Perhaps he is neither jealous of Karl nor doubt- ‘ful of me, but knowing it would be impossible for him to give me such a wonderful present, he is hurt that I have accepted them from another man. Now here, Ruth, is my worst trou- ble. I don't think dad is getting | along as fast as we could wish. In j fact mother takes the most pessi- mistic view of his condition, True, idad himself is very optimistic, and keeps talking about when he will get up again, but I don’t like his want- ing to have John come here and take ;his place. That isn’t like dad a bit, if he thought he would ever get back into harness. Poor, poor mother! She is one of those women who is more of a wife ithan a mother. Although she loves us devotedly I do not think there EVERETT TRUE It’s a grindstone SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1924 7 i HE’S A HUMAN BEING, TOO. By Albert Apple One generation of people has about the same problems as another. As a sample: The high cost of living is an eternal problem. They had it thousands of years ago, just as much as we have it now. And they tried about the same remedies — such as laws against profiteering, fair price lists, etc. The reason our economic problems remain unsolved, cen- tury after century, is because they are considered as cold- blooded scientific problems instead of human problems. The trouble begins in our schools. We teach the rising generations all the truths, sophistries and bunk propaganda ‘of economics. But we give them very little training in human decency—kindliness, fair play, the Golden Rule. Quite naturally, men who have not been trained in Chris- tian principles do not practice these principles when they get power over the necessities of life. Take the problem of the farmer, who has been getting less than his share of prosperity. This problem has for the most part been considered as cold-bloodedly as if it were a surgical operation. Politicians and economists and writers have come forth with numerous solutions, based on statistics. Their argn- ments usually wind up with the plea that, if the farmer’s aati power isn’t restored to him, he cannot buy city-made goods, That’s true. But there’s more to it than the selfish or material side. It’s more than an economic problem. It’s a human problem. The farmer is a human being. He has a right to a fair share of general prosperity. If he doesn’t get it, he suffers—so do his wife and children. His children, in particular, suffer by not getting an even chance in education and inheritance. But most of this is ignored. The talk runs to law of supply and demand, cycles, price balances, etc. Some day this is going to be a mighty fine world to live in—but not until people realize that the only solution for most material problems is spiritual—Golden Rule, decency, tolerance, Christianity. Material suffering is the result of violating spiritual laws. New York, Sept. 27.—The Cheese Club meets every day but not a bite of mouse trap bait is eaten by its members. They live for laughs. No move- ment or enterprise is too ridiculous for them to offer a supporting hand. It was the Cheese Club that or- ganized the famous overall parade, the Fifth avenue march of 40 work- ers that attracted 2,000,000 specta- tors, Last spring the club produced a show seriously billed as “The world’s worst show”—and it was. It lasted one night. This winter “The world’s best show” will be produced for a night. Practically every star on Broadway will appear. The club composed of authors, car- toonists and press agents with some ,connection with the treatre, has headquarters in The Tavern. Guests are invited every day except Mon- day, when the club reserves the right to a closed session to laugh at the guests of the week previous. Benny Leonard, the pugilist, actor and author, was the fun maker yes- terday. Among Benny’s strongest fortes, however, is his business abil- ity. He is one of the shrewdest was ever a time in her life she would not have sacrificed both Alice and me for dad any day. They've been particularly a happy couple. Sometimes, though, I think I will ask mother if when thpy were first married it did not tale them a little while to adjust themselves. I remember her saying one time that people either grow together or grow apart. They have grown together, and now, if anything happens to dad her whole life will be wrecked and broken. I dare not think what will become of her. Well, Ruth dear, this is a terrible letter to write to any one, let alone a dearest friend. I hope you got out all right with my mother-in-law. It just seems to me as though John and I were having énough misunder- standings and troubles without her making it worse all the time. And as for that old maid, I thought I had got rid of her, and now here she bobs up again. I'll just have to set- tle with her in the near future once| for all, She almost makes me feel a Borgia when I think of her. ‘As soon as you get everything set- tled at the apartment, you would better send me a long night letter collect, for I am very anxious to know exactly what has happened. If she has found the secret drawer in my desk, I will never forgive her. There, I've told it to you, Ruth. There is a secret drawer, and I have found it. The need for disinfectants or fu- migations was sounded in one of the notices brought home from the hygiene class by little Mollie Jones. The list was compiled something like this: : 1—Standard solutions of washing, Lovingly, LESLIE. (Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc.) FABLES ON HEALTH FOR DISINFECTANTS men in the ring, on a typewriter or behind the footlights. The Cheese Club has a member- ship of only 100 with a waiting list that includes, officials say, Eddie Cantor, Will Rogers and others. Harry Hitshfield, the cartoonist, who was born in Iowa, is the club president and chief fun maker. Ber- nard Sobel, former Purdue Univer- sity professor and now a Broadway press representative is the Eng- lish referee. Sixty-five dollars an hour or $500 f& day is not considered excessive attorney’s fees according to bar- tisters pleading for their funds in a ‘case here—a case in which the or- ganization which hired them, ob- jected to the compensation. Counsel fees were $750,000. A Broadway may soon be cluttered with buses. The plan is seriously suggested to do away with street car lines on the famous street. In rush hours, Fifth Avenue, looks like the avenue of buses. But they make better time in the congested area than electric cars, —STEPHEN HANNAGAN. (Copyright, 1924, NEA Srvice, Inc.) t germs are—alcohol, iodine, carbolic acid, lysol, formalin and bichloride of mercury. 3—Standard fumigants are—sul- phur, hydrocyanic acid gas apd for- maldehyde gas. gs eee | A Thought Pm ee | Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another—Acts 7:26. Man, man is thy brother, and thy father God.—Lamartine. BY CONDO YGLLO, THERE, = Gee, MAN, BUT Ws WET ouTsipe ' 4 cleaning and disinfecting closets, cuspidors, washbowls, etc., are—boil- ing water,:soap and water, soda and water, lime, carbolic acid, cleonlinly- sol and tricresol. 2—Standard killers “Most every home finds need at one time or another for fumigants, either after illness or due to the in- roads of some sort of vermin. Sul- phur is good for pests and formalde- of hyde for disinfectant. quets after the other hardships were over, The ship of state is a hardship to steer. Also, some seem to thing the ship of state is a hot-air ship. Anyway, it’s sometimes all up in the air. (Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc.) [MANDAN NEWS | SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Savings deposits are increasing in the United’ States, perhaps because you must pay’ some down on the auto. Fourteen Indian nations held a dance in Mexic tame, no doubt, when compared with a debutante's dance. There will be a meeting of all nie : those interested in the Mandan Evolution is always mistaken for| symphony orchestra. on Tuesday Fevolution, evening Sept. 30 at 7:30 at the Com- ae mercial club and a good attendance The price of raw sugar is up, per- haneidualite semelican deat is urged. The effort made: last spring toward the organization of the or- chegtra was very satisfactory but due to the lateness of the season it was planned to start anew this fall. There were close to thirty registered at the spring meeting and several musicians have moved to Mandan to make their homes since and it is expected that the orchestra will meet with success right from the start. _Radio is becoming popular in Rus- sia, and it doesn’t matter, but many a whisker will get hung in the wires. Anyway, most of those Russians were named for a few radio stations. Everywhere you hear arguments over parking limits while you find just parking Il is the limit. The swimming pool than the Kelly pool. NO GAME TODAY Due to a wet field and more threat- ening weather predicted the football game scheduled by Mandan high Rh cae school with the Linton high school Americans are doing everything | for this afternoon has been postpon- possible to entertain the Prince of|ed to some day early next week. Wales; somebody robbed his party. FINGERS CAUGHT IN COG WHEEL And some crook stole $100,000] Robert, aged 7, son of Mr. and from a New York oil man who may! Mrs, Frank Roth of Huff, suffered have worked so hard for it. painful injuries when his hand was caught by the cogs of a separator. The boy was brought to the city and the mangled fingers dressed. The attending physician does not b lieve that it will be necessary, to am- putate, ‘ is mightier Five were shot at an election in Louisiana, instead of ‘Mexico. Lack of feed has hit the cattle business; also, the human busine For Sale—Choice Canarie dae ickin Ea) ood In a few years ‘ips, will cease to be considered hafdships. It was a mean trick making those round-the-world flyers” Rito ban- apy ch