The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 29, 1926, Page 4

Salman PAGE FOUR The Bismarck Tribune! An Independent Newspaper THE STATE’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) Published by the Bismarck Tribune Company, Bismarck, N. b., and entered at the postoffice at Bismarck as second ¢lass mail matter. George D. Mann.. .President and Publisher 8 Rates Payable in Advance Daily by carrier, per year . Daily by mail, per year, (in Daily by mail, per year, (in state outside Bismarck)...... Daily by mail, outside of North Dakota M ber Audit Bureau of Circulation Member of The Associated Press the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this pa-! per, and also the local news of spontaneous origi published herein. All rights of other matter herein are also reserved. Foreign Representatives G. LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY CHICAGO DETROIT. Tower Bldg. Kresge Bldg. | Fave, BURNS AND SMITH (Official City, State and County Newspaper) ae Primary Hodge-Podge | provisions of the act. ment house before that of Markoe. Perhaps the’) court will prescribe “silent nights” for each of the parties to the suit and thus dodge the rather diffi- cult decision that confronts him. Habitual Criminals A very large percentage of the depredations! | against society by bandits and burglars are com- ! mitted by habitual criminals—that is, men whe have {served several terms in prison. Arrested, for each, , offense they are sentenced to two, three or five “<"| years, serve about half of the sentence under the . 6.00/ parol system fcr good behavior and then are re- . 6.00! ILased to steal and murder some more. For some time past, now, New York state has been trying a*very severe measure which seems, how- The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to{ever, already to be having a salutary effect. In brief, it acknowledges that there is such a thing as Pin 22 habitual criminal and it provides that where a icati | person has served several terms in prison and is sok saa | arrested and convicted of a further offense that he ; May be sentenced to a life term in the penitentiary, even though the final offense was for stealing goods worth only a dollar or so. When the Baumes law, as it is called, went into y | effect, not much apprehension was felt by the un- NEW YORK - - -__Fifth Ave. BldS:| derworld, for it was thought that no magistrate ae would dare to impose the life sentence under the The criminals were laboring . ,,.;under a misapprehension, however, as they soon Aesininity of political maneuvering permissible | fond out when several habitua! criminals received under the present primary laws is forcibly brought | the ¢ull effect of the law. to mind by situations in the varicus sections of the; nution. North Dakota is no exception. There is 4 conditionsin this state possible under loose-jointed election ¥iws that serves no purpose except to pile up the cost of electi to the taxpayers. Men, defeated at the first primary run-off, bob ghost, refuse to be downed. Despite the Tunney dune they insist on taking a second count in N vember, despite the utter hopelessness of their cause. It is a condition that should disgust the | electorate with the primary law as it operates in this and several state: It should be impos to enter in the fall by petition, sticker or in any other manner except he is chosen by a legally constituted political committee to fill a vacancy. | Our primary laws should be made more definite and binding upon candidates and parties. There are many complications and inconsistencies in the elec- tion machinery. The approaching session of the legislature could bring about more orderly elections by a complete revision of the laws governing elec- ticns. The primary law has been regarded as a more} or less sacred palladium of the people's liberties | and even to criticize it hay been regarded in some | quarters as strictly de trop. But results of the pri- mary after a decade or more of operation have brought the system as it now operates into dis-| repute. Elections are no cleaner than under thej conventicn system. The political machine with its bdsses has not been eliminated and there have yrawn up many sharp practices that subvert popu- jar rute and majority selections. The politicians have learned how to defeat those ends the primary law was supposed to serve, Ié may not be possible to wipe out the primary method of selecting candidates, but the process can be gafeguarded and party acticn so regulated that a situation such as faces the North Dakota voters this fall could not exist. Surely there could be no question as to the in- tent. of the electorate as reflected in the June p maries. The pre-November manipulation of de- feated and disappointed candidates to get on the ballot after one defeat is hardly what the American | people term good sportsmanship, despite the fact that these candidates doubtless will not make as 60d a showing in November as they did in June. In the Massachusetts primaries recently a candi- date for lieutenant governor formally withdrew ax a. candidate, but too late to prevent his name from ging on the ballot. He campaigned for avother candidate and issued frequent statements regard- ing his retirement. What happened? He was elected by a large majority, showing that when a large field of candidates present their names to the electorate there is confusion and little or no discrimination shown. The candidate nom- inated against his will in this instance resigned and the vacancy was filled by the party committee. There are many like instances illustrative of the peculiar workings of the primary Jaw. In few fields of politics ix there any greater demand for form than. in the legal phases of the election ma chinery,, ties in North Dakota tw their own van Mt give thoughtful consideration to aznew. m elections. The prevent law is wholly inadequate and needs a thorough revamping. The harvest is on and there are farmers who were perfectly right when they raised a howl. Rights of the Air 3A mest interesting lawsuit is being tried at Chi- cago this particular court, just who owns the air and how nfuch right he has to it, from a radio standpoint. 1€ seems a man by, the name of Bremner enjoyed afi the privileges of a radio:fan until Markoe, a ra- aa engineer, moved into the same apartment house ith @ transmitting set. Then Bremner ld get ngth while Markoe was transmitting. © the landlord, as far as that apartment house @eecerned, and tore down Bremner’s antenna. Bremner, aided by the Broadcast Listeners’ As- » is suing for damages and for an inter- pretation of.the old adage that the “air is free.” git is, of course, only one of the new situations the developing of radio has brought to us and ie hae le for a defeated candidate | wherein it will be determined, in the view of _Matters stood this way until Bremner complained 4 the-landicrd. Then Markoe “bought” the air some interesting ramifications. For instance, 8 assume that radio could not have developed if » fi had not been for the experimenter, typified by Let us assume, then, that in the beginning least,:he was entitled to the “air,” because of his The result is bound to be excellent, in the long; run. It will certainly have a very discouraging in-| fluence upon those who have served several terms,! for the least offense may mean the sacrifice of their freedom for the rest of their natural ves, 2 ; One bad result of the law is to drive the habitual up aguin by the petition route and, like Banquo’s criminals to other states where there is no Baumes ! the ‘Y \taw and where the old system still obtains. blows to their political aspirations administered in| cure for this condition is for all the states to pass | measures similar to the Baumes act and thus unite , to discourage the habitual crimina) and safeguard | society. Police Marksmanship Every policeman carries a gum Yet, that gun, in the hands of the average policeman, is more dan- gerous than the guns of all the hold-up men to- gether, for no man knows where a cop's bullets will fly. This is no reflection on the average policeman, | but on a system that does not include systematic | pistol pratice so that when an officer shoots at a! fleeing criminal he does not spray lead over an area jas big as a barn door, crippling all the innocent by- | stamders in sight. It is undoubtedly true that seventy-five per cent! of the policemen who carry weapons couldn't hit a target, never mind a bull’s-eye. Consequently, they are at an immediate disadvantage in any contest ,{ with a criminal. This is a percentage of inefficiency | | that should not be tolerated. It used to be that policemen wore their revolvers carefully tucked under their blouses and shirts so that it was a good two minutes’ job to free them for action. By that time the criminal had de- parted for places unknown and: there was no necd for a weapon anyway. Then the varicus state con- stabularies appeared, wearing their side arms in | plain sight on a Sam Browne belt, nicely decorated with large calibre cartridges. The moral effect was splendid, and that, coupled with the truly excel- ‘lent marksmanship of the troopers, soon gave them a prestige that may well be envied by all city police forces, Now many municipal organizations of police are {wearing the guns on the outside of the uniform and it is an excellent idea, since an officer may grasp his weapon more quickly in an emergency. But why have a gun if you can’t use it? is the question that has not been answered. Rookie policemen are given a gun und sent on the streets to endanger everyone with poorly aimed bullets. Why wouldn't it be wise for every police depart- ment to have a pistol range and regular hours when |- all members of the force shall be required to prac- tice with their weapons? Certainly time spent in that way would be well spent. . . Most cf us think we could do much better if we only had the opportunities which we don't realize we have. what’s the matter. | Editorial Comment Dawes Plan and Debts (Chicago Tribune) Reports from London and Paris say that British ard French financiers think the Dawes plan will not week much longer. The Dawes plan provided ma- chinery for stabilizing German currency and collect- ag ing reparations. The plan was accepted nat because the financiers thought well of it, but because some- thing had to be done to avert economic collapse Europe. Germany's power to buy from her neigh- bors had to be restored and reparations had to be paid, Ax soon as the plan was put forward the economists found plenty of arguments to prove that } it could not possibly work. Now they are complaining that it is working too well. Germany is paying all she agreed to Pay and the German market for foreign goods is restored, but Germany is paying her reparations by means|°! ¢ of heavy exports, and these exports, it is contended, ae are proving a ruinous competition for industry in| not going to use the car, are the allied countries. This may be true, and if it is, it constitutes an argument in favor of canceling the reparations clause in the Versailles treaty. Britain|"P,te? Y: and France believe it is an argument in favor of | w,.% canceling the debt they owe us. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE io Wonder We Don’t Get Very Hungry. Any More | ward tension and then I said, “ on, I’m hungry. I just remember that when we arrived at the e cochere, “ a left his sister and hiv friend to take the other se: |_ If he heard her he made né SFR. I could not help looking at Bim.’ It seemed to me when 1 thought after- ward about it and him tt John Meredith had some queer oe 2 that} only that night was his and he tended to let no one spoil it, not even | himself. me he threw his arm about my shoulder in a perfectly matter of fact way and drew me up to him. I; nestled down beside his heavy bal lish coat and f seemed* to myself} quite happy. Arts Restaurant I found much to my ee that Mamie was waiting’ with Jerry. | going to teke out if I didn’t go with anywhere dith called me up late this neon and asked me if I would let Jerry i call for me and pons Bh ‘down here {to dinner. She exp! brother seemed to have taken a great fancy to you and for the first time in his life he had arranged @ public} | Party at which was maki! | appearance among a number i WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1926 JOHN'S NIGHT | ple. She said bpd was afraid a most too intimate; so she ‘had per- ery to attend and sugeested it 3 tgs “and nme. Ate you ja y sled,” T answered, for I saw iately that the more love-making, For a moment there was an awk- ven’t had any luncheon today Ww er I am more like’ an angel | g! or a ehicken may be discussed and disputed, but there can ‘be. only one| imi thing about my healt ppetite, ans it’s, making a noise just. now like a tiger which must be. appeased. T heard Joan say to her brother am afraid you are learning very | t, Buddy,” for he had calmly taken | eat beside me in the town car and Consequently, when he «sat besid When we arrived at the Beaux! “Were you girl that Jerry was; T asked. | ined that her his peo: | He knew so definitely what he | wanted, bat there was no ostentation He spent mone: + like a man who has al- it, whose family had al- it. in his manner. e drew a thin, leather-bound book of Shaw's epigrams from h | pocket and read aloud to her, his ps tasting the salt of had never met Bob Hathaway!” she! vith relish, his small told herself with such fierceness that, een eyes boring into hers occasion-; she was~ afraid for a moent that, lly, as if anxious to see if she she had spoken out loud. | wage, WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE Chetry Lane is utterly differ- ent from her sister, Faith, who ftays at home and does ail the the family of six, in- 1 I was twenty-two, just out of co! lege; then I fretted away York, trying to paint g inding out 1 couldn't. d his free hand across his eyes, then looked at the girl beside ith a sudden vivid smile that/ strong face w ‘You know—" he threw the book' taid down his fork and leaned acros: a'lthe table to’ gate compellingly int: ¢ I her eyes. : : re wanted to read poetry ‘to you today,| - ‘And so I came! but I didn't dare. These au gratin’ look good, don’t they? Di {you know, I love to see you eat! make coy remarks calories and starches. and carbehy-)e sensible, drates and all th ketch fish for compliments, do ae ay each remai 2 that she oughtn’t to touch potatoes! mii that’s my cue to! pie ne ry down as the waiter came up wit! ler semi-inval covered plate of fried chicken. father, who in a carpenter and contractor in a small way; her brother, Junior, or j made his homely most handsome, And;then I found what I rushing all over the world fo ing for like a crazy perso: _).“¥éa found yourself,” Faith suid gently. “That is the only real peace, You ‘took the true measure of you: and have come home to liv ive really, deepl; i Fry's present emp! Wiley, over whom a gi mitted suicide, George Pruitt, rich man’s son and amateur artist, falls in love with Faith, but she cares only for Bob Hatha who ts infatua- ted with Cheer: Pruitt showers Faith with at- tentions and the family badgers or radio receiving y one of a hun: ‘ou hold fast to} cues when I’m {alking ‘with Lemon for your tea to have some deep di cheese for dessert, suits you. I know their cook here— che ace we work a wecand unti you've eaten some jsle’s green' side, was etehed sha against the pie you haven't really eaten intense blue of the ey fhe shook How comfortable it would be to live with this man who had made at living, who had money, had would undoubtedly How kind and Ps wae @ charm- | Sorry’ je treated her as a mental equal, despite the ‘fact that had gone thro hands gripping the wheel hard. wonder if you know something that I found myself by losing my- and will not marry him if he Ife - ane Pred lieorge, uatin, i Unerty’s. closet, “tinds sae ge packed with nei “Hasn't that been the way, from the beginning of ¢ime?” she asked gravely, though she knew very well e meant, what his eager eyes and his trembling hands and husky voice were trying to tell Es mind if we don’t talk for a always. have it! thoughtful he wa: memory of a mysterious tele- ram received by Cherr: bert Ettleson filly moe have to work out, if I thinking of Cherry, of mysterious packed and locked suitease, but George Pruitt thought she Was searching her own heart ‘or the exact truth about her feeling’ When they arrived at Sulphur resort in the George ordered ved at a secluded little table on e ‘veranda of the rambling, rustic She found herself studying him intently as he gave the order to the waiter, in his friendly, courteous DEP inmate Ric coll had Potare in a Bi in- city with only a few Fr school crip a Pere that she had lo one else had ever read Shaw reamed or had di interested in itn, No else knew that she had less books in the public library, she was starved for someone to has no time to talk with Cherry. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY Snatehing up the white felt hat that had been crushed under a corner of the heavy suitca: it at Cherry’s m i m rand hastened Contentment is merely the victory of mind over fe the living room to rescue George rom the embarrassing questions of rf mountains of adventures—in which she “You look as if you're She gave him a iy, problem in comradely handshake. “Where's Jun- int to speak to him ack yard, tinkering her father told her, to ‘tome with me end sec store oR fhe i she ee “He's awfully proud, of being an automobile accentor ies GACK FROM MY VACATION, SVERETT. 3 WANT To SHdW You A y found dunior in khaki ove assorting his itoek,. which he carried in e@ big ‘and-red striped box set on the assis of an old Ford tour- r George Pruitt had} Faith drew Junior aside, with a smile of apology to George. * “Sunior, promise me you'll not say; herry or to anyone elxe je began in a. low voice, then told him of the $ locked suitcase in Che “I want you to get without anyone seeing! p ih your car until home this evening. & out with Fay fay got be a Wes, * se = — THat 1$ ov SUNCH, ‘Just do that forme, "2" she sensed, call She wi lent and thougstfal 'as very silent and thoughtfu as Pruitt drove out the atate highway. F once or twice, his small, it brown ‘eyes a little uneasy at 3 of her calmness and seemed to enter ‘his and smiled slowly, We do not reach the same conclusion Germany is said to be prospering because of the load she has he said slow! Bertin} L have to H. ano! in tracti “EL hope your heavy mental labor isn’t’ going to keep you from "el fried chicken and asparagus.” He kept his voice gay but his eyes were startled, apprehensive. | “He is all that—s companion, aj. irl wants, and—I. don't love him. fT don't love hin. Oh, 1 wish 1 Was the jswer—wrong Vm i Her You' we're playing a: foolish bout questions and ‘c “There' prettily| and ‘a the right. “Good etching. But what I'd like, to ly the right ry pait. —sittin; T don't have to listen for! ‘% e Sart, ® port roth. patches pea Bein YOU, mountainside—can you’ see it over going there?” git She strained her eyes, shaded them’ to it with her .hand.:: A ‘boulder. that again, looked as if it had merely hesitated nits plunge down in th¢ mountain- her head slightly. ‘Cherry needn't know," ‘he urged. 1 even paint her, to keep her, from being {etiovs. Oh, $ ‘onthe back of an envelope. She leaned ferward to watch him, so far that her sleek brown head almost hed the’ reet-red shock) As seen he head} Went ¥ was. He something like’ “bet more leasant g! has happy, carefree. She the Jeimping off place, iRerallg— riage, you know. % there, on the rock her last’ feotho! she Breet, vanes fanart. weak F _ below and beyo: Child ing to death, aver ment of her ure, the lush b: Meadows of matherhood and. wife: the’ custo: hood and complete womanhood, And as’ sl "t break ‘her fine, eit see er, done, there's on}; jowever suyrrepti oned; however, without that feeling that seemed to be He had evidently his affairs on the knees of the god: and determined to be own way for that one eveni His hermit-like-Hfe rfectl him there was no one else in that room but myself. @ very conspicuous tab! s atranged in such a fo one was vei had possessed himself his hand upon me without any of the unconventionality of it to the usly flower-decked table, and others re John placed me Mamie was. gowned:.in.ian orehi chiffon, which with Joan's. green made my white costume a id_not be oblivious to all the attention we were exciting, ly les said “There is Mrs. Buddy. Tremaine, and ahe is talking about TOMORROW=An Angry Woman. “1 was—a problem in addition,”, and dares to° forgive ‘an injury —E. ——_—_—____.___¢ We -all an be ides bi mental stimulus, @ charming, culti-; most of us teat have a beeer ler vated man, able.to-give me all the | things I've’ never had and that every| Even though you hear a lot about ." | self-made men, you can’t think of ny men who are not that. read before payday when Every man is entitled to a living but this doesn’t seem to apply cussed for bad ick is “usually Bad luck is usual! tnken for granted. We anh a quar- central, calling the signals, There are times when sts a man a lot of It takes: two to start a fight or a mily and too. often there isn’t so ‘ery much difference, Only.» fow. more week nly @ few.-more weeks until time start wishing it was summer in, t takes all kinds of people to y'this one certataly is rints on the sands (Copyright, 1926,*NEA Service, Inc.) eter aie ee a New York.—Bootle . 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