The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 29, 1927, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT INDIANS T E LL Bu — meré His Sword into a Mirsgce Ring| ABOUT COMING ¢ OF EXPLORERS Few Survivors of Mandan Tribe Have Legend About Lewi: Grand Forks, N. D That the coming of the Clark expedition to the Uppe souri river was an event to be membered no but by the Indians fact th beean fume dan tribe plorers found in 1804, a Dr, 0. G. Libby, head of department at the Univers North Dakota. The Indi, reaction to the visit of the explorers is told I y in the following artic teenth of a series which he has writ ten for the Associated Press proved by the legend of the ty There are very few survivors of the ous Mandan tribe that Lewis and Clark found living at the F Villages in 1804, Nevertheless the story, of this dition is still pre served in oral legend among them. runs like this: “One an came up the river in which were many al day a w part pulled the boat by a rope were very tired when they principal village of ‘the J many of them had sore At first no one welcomed them until Sheheke, Coyote, invited them to fed them well and cured th hi wife and litt | Journal Confirms Legend | The original journal of Lewis and/| Clark confirms this old legend in} every particular, There are, to be| sure, a considerable number of gaps in the Mandan story but it is correct in every detail, The sequel is equally interesting. After visiting at Wash- ington for a year, the Mandan chief asked to be.taken back to his village. m the return voyage up the river the party were fired upon by the Arikura at Grand River and the boats returned to St. Louis. Not un-| til September 24, 1809, did the much troubled chief find his way back to his home people. . So wonderful and improbable were the stories told by the chief that, in| the ubsence of any witnesses to the | marvels he related of his three years visit among the whites, the tradi tional courtesy and forbearance of the Indian broke down. Sheheke was declared to be an unmitigated liar and cheat. The family never r covered from the stigma and the la est descendant who rel: was looked upon by his fellows a a voor sort of an Indian, Sheheke was killed long after this in a battle with the Sioux and his son, White Painted House, succeed- ed him. flying that his father had brought back from Washington, He could speak English very well and often served as inter- reter for the traders that visited at fis village. His son, Tobacco, died ut an early age in the Mandans fled when the scoul struck them in 18: son of Tobacco, Gun-that-Guard the-House, told the story of family and it has been preserved in the records of the State Historical Society. Long Mandan, a well known Man- dan at’ Fort Berthold, was fond of relating to the white traders there how Capt. Clark looked to him, when as a boy of nine, he went with hi: father to the white man's camp. the winter of 1804. He described the zt at mallpox He kept an American flag] 4 in front of his tepee, a flag| » village to which | 1 scorer anna Major General Robert Lee Bullard “irst Division in France, and Mrs. riage in New Yo “Ol' Alabam, him, e his age as Is Cooperative, Non-Profit- Making Organization, voting Itself Exclusively to Repecrting Truth, Members of W. C. T. U. Are Told at Convention ntral division of ed Press, at the fifty ion. of the National Woman's Christian Union. information of the real he| mission of The Associated Press and the more than 1, ily member newspapers that it serves , said Mr, Cutter, led in some quarters to a feeling that their particular doings were not’ adequately covered to the public. Does Not Takes “Ifyou will realize at the. start that The Associated Press’ mission is to report impartially all happenings of general interest and_ th gleaming er buckles on his shoes and at his knees, the blue uniform and glittering brass buttons and his) politics of republicans or democrats, than long cue hanging down his back. But mostly he was impressed, b by the size of the white man. me,” he said, feet high and so broad shouldered that he could hardly enter the door of our tepee.” Leif Erickson Drive Will Be Dedicated Chicago, Ill, Aug. 29.—4?)— ing the Chicago shore of Lak gan eleven and a half Grant Park in the heart of the city to Jackson Park on the south side the “outer drive’ i dedicated to the memory Erickson, discoverer of Americ September 11. Soldiers’ Field will be the scene of the pageant and i and will divide interes! ing of the Viking Ship and ' Erickson” in the person of Gerhard Furgero, of Duluth, who with a cre' of four men piloted the tiny 42 sail boat across the Atlantic, per- forming a feat without precedent in modern times. The boat is a half sized replica of Erickson’s boat, and Folgero and hi: crew will be accountered just as they ‘were on the memorable missionary voyage to the small Catholic com- munity in Greenland, 500 years be- fore Columbus, that resulted in their discovery of this continent, which they named “Vineland”. They stayed here four years from 996 to the year 1000, during which time the first white baby was born on this contin- ent. This fact has been proved histori- eal by research in the archives of the papal library at Rome. Replicas of these papers are in the hands of the committee of the Norwegian Na- sonal Menges, sed will play a part thi ‘ ‘Naming. of th ‘Leif Erickson drive”, and the further honor planned in memory of his achievement, call rt- have no interest in taking sid any question, whether it be peac religi wom: on or | suffrage, the Jor the question of ‘dry’ or ‘wet’ it oy like,| will bring us quickly to an under. q standing of this world-wide news or- “he seemed to be eight} ganization, which has been spoken of | pape jas one of the est forces for good | of our times,” he declared. “Perhaps an state | quoting the recent remarks | Ovid Bell, of Fulton, Missouri, a man ‘respected’ by his fellow newspaper | workers for his impartial handling of | public questions and who has ja place high in his state. said this: ‘In a free country it is essential that the people know the truth con- cerning not only their government but also of those thing: which affect them as individuals. In a free country intelligence must not be bound or subsidized or corrupted. It must be free; it must be honest. Because it collects and disseminate: THE TRUTH in this free country, The Associated Press is a great na- tional bulwark. Reports Only Truth | intelligent newspaper reader in America knows The Asso- ciated Press is a cooperative, non- profit-making organization which de- votes jtself exclusively to just one task—reporting the truth. He knows The Associated Press has no editorial policies to conform to and no self- seeking masters to serve. Hence he trusts The Associated Pri even though he mistrusts some of its mem- ber newspapers. “If The Associated Press were a privately owned institution, selling its services to whomsoever would buy, it could not serve the nation as it does, for though it might be ever so honest and ever so capable, it could not be free itself entirely from suspicion and doubt. Because it is what it is, The Associated Pressvhas the confidence of the public. And be- ing incorruptible and unafraid, well always intelligent and ev lert, it is a national asset of incal- le worth.’ ‘word, what Mr. Bell tells you Because The Associated up of newspapers of Every is controlled by them, these paper publishers would not tol- res A ‘ eit oF; ‘ i Fo unfairly: any ic question. ey inaist, that ‘world events be covered upon a strict news basis, and I ask that the missi it yet is live, you do your part in co- rating in the recording of that history. rs Must See Both Sides “Too often, however, ask’ that thi at that is TRUTH DISSEMINATION, IMPARTIALITY — IN ITS PRESENTATION IS SAID MISSION OF ASSOCIATED PRESS IN MODERN LIFE De- ‘ it can, it best by) h f Mr. ¢ mat liefs, politically and religiously, ization in treating inventions and discovel f liquor licensing is W. c.T, U. regarding @ repeti-) | | i 1 retired former commander of th2 lla Leiff Wall, just after their mar- | as his men still affectionately call | 66; his bride, as 52. | ] | thousands on either side who have! : own following and who have r right to be heard. “One of the most satisfying things an Associated Press official or edi- counters at the end of some) al or partisan campaign, is to| the leaders of both sides say: | "You have been fair.’ And that is! our great desire, to be fair, Gener- ally speaking, we are succeeding in our purpose notwithstanding the fact ‘that there are advocates of both sides ; problem who consider that un- are biased in their favor we to the other side. se it is impartial, The sociated ‘Press serves its country best. Can you think of anything more harmful to the people at large | than for a ne source to be in the | hands of designing men who place a {taint upon the news, or color it to }meet their own ends? On the other hand, will you agree with me that in}. placing before the sixty or seventy millions of peope who daily read our | dispatches, the truth, cleanly stated,’ is one of the most potent influences in our country in safeguarding it | destructive element? I think you will, for some of the great- est publishers and public women and men e suid as mue “But while The Associated Press may ngt be partisan in its handling of public events, it can exercise a healthy supervision over the charac- ter of news it shall handle. More 25 years ago Mr. Melville E.! tone, its former general manager, leclared it to be an indefensible act to print news simply to sell news- Succeeding administrations have followed Mr. Stone’s lead and all down the line managers and editors worked to keep filth from Asso- ted Press dispatches. As Mr. Kent Cooper, the present general man- jager, has said, we will handle any news that is decent. “The Lansing (Mich.) State Jour- al, in an editorial on the Browning i it this way: ‘The point we ize just here is the ied decency of The Associated s. No member of the great As- ated Press organization has to apologize fer what it sends. It gets the news but it treats it decently. Works For Clean News he Associated Press has consist- ently, worked ¢or clean and construc- is stud tl be |-62 Bear: + 1h ON MOTOR ROW Dodge Brothers, Inc., Increases Production Production of Dodge Brothers new four cylinder line has been increased 25 per cent, according to informa- tion received from the factory by M. B. Gilman, local _ Dodge Brothers dealer. Shipments of these cars, which have been widely advertised as the Fastest Four in America,” have been running behind retail sales ever since July 17 when the new line was — formally announced, it is stated, and South Afric the latest country denlers have been delivering cars as,to send its tribute of gr se for re- fast as received. markable Chrysler exhibitions. One The present. jump in production of these, about which newspaper ac- the third which Dodge Brothers counts have just reached the Chrys! ave made within three weel n- offices in Detroit, revealed a hill der the new schedule approximately climbing ability that made a power- 1,000 fours are coming off the line ful impression on the sport loving each day compared with about 800 British people in the southern com- usly. “The substantial in- monwealth, rease,” Mr. Gilman—etates, “in “Every motorist who has ventured ates clearly the approval with which north of Piquetberg into Namaqua- Tithe new and finer Dodge Brothers land knows Gray's Pass,” says the \four is being received everywhere. Dispatch of East London, Cape prov- It is particularly significant that ince, in its account of the feat. “A such sales volume has been reached week ago, so far as is known, it had so soon after tlfe introduction of the never been climbes by any motor car new line, as to date only the sedan on top gear. Then came the attempt has been displayed. A new coupe of the famous record-breaking Chrys- jand a new violet roadster were ler ‘70’, the actual car that set up put in production a few days ago und ‘the wonderful record runs from Cape- | with: these body types also on the'to-Rand , and Durban-to-Rand—both |market a still further incrgase in records ‘still standing to its credit | production in the near future is in- to ' dicated.’ | ~ THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE __. will come by a fair understanding of euch side and the newspaper will spread it.to both sides. “Your Mrs. Dunkin, because she is! |a practical newspaper woman, has done much to turn » the interesting| news of the W. C. 7, U. and have it| | placed in usable form for the news-| |,papers. You may well support her \hands in such work, but you should | not expect that all the news prepared | by your publicity department will be beloved former president,| | printed. “Your Miss Frances Willard, created- news.| (One outstanding statement was when | she made the famous initials ‘of your organization stand for the phrase! ‘We Come to Unite’ Your other } leaders have produced top head news) | that has been given fair play by the | editors. ;and general construction. Sales for the first 14 months in which it has been on the market have been heavy and its steadily increasing popularity is indicated in the advances shown by Willys-Overland in practically all parts of the psc: § in face of of pu the part the industry South Africa Sends Praise for Chrysler Carrie Nation Kaew News “When Mrs. Carrie Nation changed |her name to ‘Carry A. Nation’ which if picturesque was also commanding, she knew the value of advertising. “Make use of the newspaper. stands ready. But do not expect! more than your shure. “A master worker has given these; thoughts to a practical newspaper man et us from this day work to- | gether, with deep purpose, unshake | purpose, that good may m at. | “"Work not for today, tomorrow, | but for eternity, for the evolution of | |the Divine man; not for the mere present comfort of the personality.” “[ happen to know newspaper men who attempt daily to live up to that | schedule, and I have reason to know | that most editors are working for the | work's sake and to help humapity {Newspaper editors are not, prej- |udiced against the better things. prejudiced The; nevertheless filo yo oy :/ No Changes Planne in Whippet Design A statement just issued by Will; sharp “cunyés. | 4° Overland, Ine., makers of the Whip- ‘And foritbe ff pet and Willys-Knight, says that no a motor cat toyeds changes are being anticipated in -—with the climb an Whippet design or construction and lessly at 35 miles an hou that the success achieved by this car car was a Chrysler “70° has been such as to indicate the done over 27,000 grueling mi adoption of Whippet features by Thus are Chiysler cars proved best other cars in the near future. | by test,” ? ; New design introduced into the The Natal Motorist, which printed light car market by the Whippet, so a similar account ofthe climb, closes the statement says, include four- its story with even stronger praise wheel brakes, swung ies, by sayin, higher compression ratio in the mo-; “This proves that the Chrysler has tor, higher rate of piston travel and an abundanct of both'speed and pow- greater power development from the er to spare, as it can take extraor- dimensions of the motor than have dinary hills on top gear which ca hithergo been obtained in the power not be taken by any other car.” lants used in light cars built a: Se teandard production. SOCCER STAR A SOCKER It is cited by Willys-Overland that! Waghington—()—One of the the most recent announcement in the young stars of the fast Washington four cylinder field dwells upon in- Soceer League, Earl Clark, nineteen, r lopment, lower is busy: socking baseballs for the f weight and greater Richmond, Virginii League team this compactness in body dimensions year. He soc! uch a rate that without decrease in the amount of his no doubt of the usable room in the bodies. : truth tory that five major} Rumors regarding forthcoming de- league outfits are watching him. velopments in light car manufacture Clark was a sandlot phenom in il He went to Richmond eel brake: venteen for a tryout. He is over .400 and lead- | |e {ci ‘Gray's Pass, from the Rest Hotel to the mountain crest, is about a {mile and a half, in length and the jgradient average3 at 10 per cent ‘two-thirds of the way up the ro: sheers to a climb of lin 5. The re ssurface JenTooua.end- there are five . jnews, but the product is small. | ““Let me quote from an address by | Richard V. Oulahan, Washington cor- \respondent of The New York Times) }and chairman of the reception com ; mittee of The National Press C| tw hat Minnesota Amba: Colonel Chas. A. h, upon his victorious return country from his flight to Pari ‘The Press,’ said Mr. Oulahan, ‘should be proud of in telling the story of this later phase in the ca- reer of an American boy it brought to the peoples of the world a new realization that clean living, clean thinking, fair play and sportsman- ship, modesty of speech and manner, faith in a mother’s prayers: hpve a front page news value intriguign the agination and inviting emulation, and are still potent as fundamentals ‘of success. Cleaner News Printed “There is unfortunately more de- structive news than constructive news ailable, but as cleaner news is de- veloped and revealed by those who make it you may safely count upon its being printed. { “A great spiritual leader has said h ‘The people seemingly want etter things and doubtless as a fur- ther stand is taken for constructive news the people will cheerfully fol- low. The character of news shall gradually rise higher and higher un- til finally Truth in its purity, shall go forth. = hid “The newspapers are, therefore, doing an invaluable work in estab- lishing avenues through which people are being educated and brought to- gether. wi tor car authorities that the.next light “It is said that those who look at/car production will show power de- only one side of a:question grow lop- | vetopments similiar to those which sided. The drys know that in order] were: established iff the Whippet mo- to outwit the wets they must he;tor: which today develops greater posted on the other’s methods @f} horsepower per cubic inch of pis- work and manner of approach... The} ton displacement than any other light same applies to the wests. And the car power plant. ‘AP knows that in order to be straight) ‘The apparent trent must see both sides of all. ques-| given by Willys-Overland as the rea- ions, with no personal bias or pre-} son why no changes are being eon- vious conviction templated in the Whippet. They Sg SAGAN Se +|state that when this car was intro- Legion Journey Is duced it was accepted as being rad Sacred Pilgrimage | berg! th e its this-typ of braking equipment be in general use among all within the next several months. The having been caught, Whippet is the only light car at the the 100. xorg dash, present time on which: four-wheel of consi jerable> renown . when the! brakes are standard national equip- 4 ment. It is generally anticipated by mo- din design is 4 ittention en to mail - ordera { “Wh: MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 1927 Monroe Soccer team goes into action with him as center forward. Spanish Film Stars. Get Meagér Salaries Madrid, Aug. 29.—()—Even an ordinary movie actor from eg wood would go At a working in Spanish films. Five hundred pesetas, equal to $100, is the highest sum @ver yet paid to the leading artist for his or her part ‘in a film, “auxiliaries,’ or extras, receive the equivalent of one to two dollars for a full day’s work, ranging from eight to twelve hours. There are no real producers of sin Spain. Several firms with higl unding titles have studios for hire to anybody who wit to reel off a film. se stud! re just “gh roofed js erected on vacant lots. The pigsest of them is 65 feet long, with fifteen arc lamp and a big reflector. The directors usually are the owners of the studios, most of whom have a very limited acquaintance with acting or sereen work, and the capitalist who back: picture thinks from the beginning about his profits eand continually suggests economies in production. ‘ The Spanish film which has pro- duced most profits. inthis country is “Nobleza Baturr ‘whi cor about $8,500 to shoot and advertis Other films have cost more, but probably the sum of $14,000 has never been passed. The maximum salary ever received |by a film ir”? 5,000 pesetas for a month's contract, about $1,000, and the artist was called on to per- form in a dozen One picture in a ‘ice Glory. she ! ‘etime—' 103 1-2 Fourth Street Remington of Bismarck locality. a draft on us. with retail his credit approval. developed for our:mutual pay »s Jeally: ahead of the market. in d SSeS | Special Fargo, Aug. 29.—Although there will be plenty of fun for all, the pri- McCoy’s:Puts Weight mary perpore of The American Le ON Weak Skinny Men} gion journey to France for the con- Wention Sept. 19 to 23, is a sacred| Hollows in cheeks—hollows in the Pilgrimage to the graves of thei sides of neck—flatness in chest— soldiers who lie buried in the great ae ReAricte amatacien abpeed nab OFl Tey ene eerie ent aaa ee visit the birthplace of the organiza- your Soy’s Tablets puts on weight tion in Paris, Howard P. Savage, na-| McCoys pose eee oot only tional commander, said today ji but they build up your general: communication received by Jack Wil-| teat yg ou grow stronger, more ms of Fargo, department France} energetic and get plenty of ambition. vention officer of this state. Erbe green’ clad, slopes! where, 20-|ciseeaneeen eee: Meee On 000 of our comrades rest forever i thell soe a. host of broken: vetoraue | caittney teem got Take ane | come to these resting places and take! ing 4 sixty cent boxes of McCoy’s new inspirations,” said National] Tbiots or 2 One Dojlar boxes any| Commander Savage. The Legion hat included all of the, tits underweight > eng as it le: great American cemeteries in its offi ; Sia battleficll cours, in France ana | Sofecompletely sabiation Sit Se Appropriate exercises will J be held in all of the cemeteries where | oUF druggist a, anthorised;to ZeXarn the American troops lie buried. The " ‘ * Legionnaires. upon arriving st ‘the| rabeta has. been thostoned.o~ Just cemeterie: ask for McCoy's Tablets at Cowan's s0 that each person is facing an i ° Givsasal craves All aCheding: st bas OMe e ey seen Ria ee aE ANY STOR re fi news and hundreds of individual newspapers have Inbored along the same line. “Newspaper publishers — and they ‘e among the greatest thinkers of our times, and the most responsible men of our times—feel they must place before these people worth- while news. They do eliminate a great deal that is harmfal, More and more they are eliminating news that heretofore has been considered legiti- mate. “Within the last 10 years the new: papers have printed 25 per cent more igious i | for more, and | torials favoring that elas “But rememb reaches all cla people and to be # successful medium it must carry something of interest to gach class. Yet at very fact lies its great value as @ channel for reaching all the varied race condi- tions that go to make up our wonder- ful country. et ave of genet aepetinn: ett ition long with the news happenings, The Associated Pr has Tempted to supply accurately, the conatructive attivities as developed ‘in thurch con- ventions, women’s clubs, farm organ- igations, civic socteties, ete, and the ries that made for progress and betterment. ‘ “As news, gatherers re hot ‘ask- ing whether or not hibition or We bad. That are ly history, not to make the chroniclers of daily history. My s1 It is you: who make the news, ; ge! -you help us uncover it while stion of either side is: pos history, so. when it | hundred years hence it may be viewed with satisfaction as a thing that helped in progres: know it wil Corded ‘by’ an Smspartial corded by an ji ‘preas red in a King ly conce: iF tim: comes on an; be re- that ve jicture of your “When agreement ted statements ‘be | subject,.the newspaper Will be one of 1} realize that Pre: estion as im. ides “tt ged on either side, f jes. Q news, | understai on its considers’ the most factors in. bringing about. This. will ty. mo. decau newspaj will ‘Rave provided which millions medium through tf th lute, an appropriate bugle call will ————oo be sounded. A _ ritual prepared by Capital Funerel the Rev. Joseph L. N. Wolfe, national chaplain, will be read. The veterans Parlors 216 Main Ave. will then kneel in unison upon the graves. All will remain kneeling with bowed head while the; bugler sounds taps. Each of the great cemeteries abroad is. in charge of a caretaker who is an exeservice man. Te Lay Wreath on Tomb _ National Commander Savage will signalize the department of the Le- gion’s pilgrimage to France in Wash- ington by laying a wreath on the tomb of America’s Unknown Soldier at 10 o’clock Friday, Sept. 9. Among those who will be present at this ceremony General John J. Persh- ing and a representative. of the French embassy. The wreath will be fashioned to divide into two parts. The one part will rest on the Un- known American Soldier's Tomb and the other will be carried into France. The first official act of Commander Savage and General Pershing upon arriving in Paris will be to lay the other half of the wreath on the grave of the Unknown Soldier ‘of France under the Are De Triomphe. This ceremony will take place Sunday, Sept, 18, the day before the opening of the Paris convention. Suitable exercises will be held at |” the Cirque “De Paris in the French capital where on St. Patrick's 1919 the Legion had’ its birth ton J. Foreman, past national com- mander of the Legion. will. preside thi jon, he.di be guests of honor at the serial services to_be Second ABP viates Tne Me ir cause of he. believ. 4 se Sasa suggest! while the| m |Weed Meetings Held in. McEean: County Benedict, ‘Kongs- tte, Mercer and Turtle Lake. e meetines County Agent ing exhibited actual speci of quack Canadi le, and perenn' thi less harmless weeds were displayed, especially those which are perennial sow very much like the Methods of killing the bad thistle: weeds were discussed and digging up cin small Tass, the weeds or covering when patches was recommended, ry Where the patch is too large, clean cultivation for a year or more was recommendéd. The agricultural cot- lege in printing a new bulletin on perennial sow thistle and those wip are interested may secure a copy at the county agent’s office. | o “WIFE WAITED 38 YEARS Arkansas City, Kan.—Thirty-eight years ia long enough to‘wait for one's | hasband to come home. So said Mrs. Etta Warner when she appeared in court to ask for a divorce. She said John A, Warner left her and their ten children in 1889 and now she has decided he never intends to return. TAKE STUDY TRIP Dickinson—A party of Dickinson Normal students under the supervi- ion of Prof. R. R. Harding and Prof. A. Bowers recently visited the Kill- deer mountains and the Bad Lands @n an educational trip to study early history an geologic formations. Attention Automobile Dealers THE COMMERCIAL CREDIT TRUST OF CHICAGO have opened offices in Bismarck with P. C. 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