The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 1, 1929, Page 12

4 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1929 oa ; By RODNEY DUTCHER ] when the drys, when introducing new (NEA Service Writer) measures to tighten enforcement, will Washington, Aug. 1.—There were two significant things which have been rather overlooked in Bishop James Cannon's recent pronounce- ment upon the “modification” letter written by Chairman George W. Wickersham of the National Law Enforcement commission to Governor Roosevelt of New York. First, there is the fact that the bishop is continuing to function as | the acknowledged mouthpicce of the drys. His standing as an oracle has | $10,000. yet to be damaged by revelation of | his stock market speculations or the Tecent charges. that he lent church money to Virginia Republicans in the Presidential campaign. ‘A few months ago, when Senator Harris of Georgia tried to gct an ad- ditional $25,000,000 appropriated for prohibition enforcement, it was the bishop who decided the official dry attitude. Other dry leaders had muffed the ball. General Superin- tendent F. Scott McBride of the Anti- Saloon League and others had de- clared against the Harris amendment along with Secretary Me! Bu Bishop Cannon came right out demanded the $25,000,000. McB promptly changed his mind a did the rest. That became the official dry attitude as soon as Cannon s ‘The same thing happened with he Wickersham letter. Cannon, after all the other drys had had their oppor- tunity to disagree over the merits and to great pains to explain which parts were “defeatist” and which were all right. And what he said has now become the official dry attitude. ee * ‘The other significant thing Cannon's use of the word “modif tion,” which may forecast the day! TRIBUNE’S PAGE OF COMIC STRIPS AND FEATURES [____________THE GUMPS—POOR TOM CARR of : to thém as proposed “modifica- ze of the Jones-Stalker 1 the bishop. “indicated the for amendment of the Vol- her modification of n laws doubtless will and nuld be made.” of course, the Jones-Stalker ified the law so that prohi- bition violators can be consigned to the hoosegow for five years and fined And if that’s modification, tion Against the Prohibi- tion Amendment had better start for something else. But it look as if Bishop Cannon were to become a modificationist, he word in his new and bizarre And the whole dry movement y adopt the word as its own. * x The pi ow that Wick- evelt was writ- id and meant entirely onsumption. The white id to have been astounded elt read it out loud at 's conference in Connecti- and Roosevelt had 30 y which is hint of information from the crime or any of its members. be related that one or embers, at least, showed signs ment when the letter be- carve news. Vacationists returning to Wash- n from widely separated points that there are two main news ington of interest to ry at large: 1, The case of Mrs. Gann. 2. The DePriest incident. SEEING San Francisco—The Barbary Coast | stands today tottering as ubsteadily ‘as the blowsiest bum that ever reeled down its once evil trail. Where once the midnight was hec- tie with brawls, oaths, sudden shots and‘ ribald songs, now only the night wind off the bay sings ecrily through gaping holes and creaking boards. Walking through the other night, whistling to myself as though passing a dark country graveyard, I met only @ slinking gray cat th tried by like a storm-swept wraith at the sound of my footfall. There was an uncanny feeling of being with the! dead. Surely no slatternly harlot of its heyday ever came to a sorrier end. xe x They have not seen fit, for one rea- ' son or another, to bury the scrawny bones of this hag—and have it over with. The have left her skeleton ha ing at the roadside, as men once left eriminals—by way of driving fear into other hearts. Perhaps the “Coast” is Jess tawdry in her rags than in her cheap tinseled finery of yesteryear. “ was a bit young when the “Coas was quite old. xe * Near the Kearney Street corn there is—of all things—a malted m’ stand. There's a combination ham- burger rack and hot dog counter and then, at least at night. darkness and abandonment. Only the archway of the old Thalia dance hall, its gilt paint worn to a dirty purple, seemed familiar. Its swinging doors are time battered and boarded-together. A few families of spiders have set up hous keeping in the broken places. Press ing an ear against the darkness, it seemed possible to hear the scamper- ing of rats somewhere within. Across the street three dives have GOING PLACESF AND THINGS§ Nor could I find any trace of Portuguese John,” or “Buchu John,” as he was also called. “Buchu” was a form of gin which, T believe, was hard to find outside of San Francisco. Ti had an attractive weed growing in the bottle which gave it its name. The weed came from South America or the South Seas—I forget which, now. any rate, the drink was a sailor's After some encounters with ent law home-made gin, it t seem so bad as it did at the It as I remember, more n slightly potent. ‘ate, it used to be “Buchu her than his gin, that at- e to the place. John was a and colorful character—a fel- with well-plastered hair, an in- table white vest with a huge nug- at the watch charm and other . in this belt, he ae tir th 07 ov ance. rror over his bar was a mas- arroom painting—what of seaweed. a couple of and some odd splashes of and sea. The usual ships in bot- 5 were also there. But just above them, hung gracefully in a rope ham- jock, Was a huge walrus tusk. This was the piece de resistance. For. as John once related to me, this had been his “belaying pin.” John made no pretense at disguis- ing his calling. He had, he would tell you, been a “crimp"—that is, one who shanghaied sailors when crews were wanted in a hurry. At this point in his story he would point variously to the walrus tusk and to a hole bored under the bar. A rope once ran through this hole and connected with an adjoining card room. When the men he wanted were sufficiently full of buchu, he would pull the rope and WE'RE UUST IN SHOPPING BEEN IN YHE COUNTRY WHY DON'T YOU COME AND SEE US ? Freckles and His Friends YOU OVGHT TO APPRECIATE THAT BIRCH BARK CANOE TAT TAG SENT To You, 2 OSCARm: GEE! MEBBE HE WA NARROW ESCAPES FROM BEARS AN INDIANS AN’ AOORTAIN LIONS TO SALESMAN SAM been combined into a garage and re- release a trap door. Down they would aed shop. Toward the end of the go into a dank cellarway below, to kk there are a few scattered busi- awaken at sea the next day. If trouble mess concerns. None of them has arose, out came the walrus tusk and made much effort toward rehabilitat- they were tapped over the head. Oh, ing the old buildings. * * Somehow, I expected to meet at Yeast one sailor retracing old steps. And was 8 bit disappointed when I didn't. yes, John always got his crew! But crimps, harlots, brothels, sail- ors—all gone now, and only the sea wind in the cracks to sing their dirge. GILBERT SWAN. (Copyright, 1929, NEA Service, Inc.) “YOUR. - — Summer is one of the best times to give children concrete lessons in citi- consists of more For patriotism than saluting flags and shooting off | It means more than amps and the dedication of It has its foundation in | Popular as sure-as the sun rises. And to house, leaving their trails behind them? | Early Training Best There is something about early training that sticks. If children are not taught to be careful of other peo- | them learning later. There are some inhibitions that are good and this is one of them—absolute respect for the lawns and shrubbery and flowers of | other people. It should become an in- hibition as fixed as that against steal- | ing other people’s money. It is a sort jof honesty. Some day, if he don't make it a part of our curriculum to cooperate with people who are al | tempting to beautify their streets, we | are going to see the street wall become when the street wall becomes popu- lar we can watch out—they won't all be beautiful! If the shut-in, walled- in, gated street becomes a fixture, we'll have only ourselves to thank. Last spring the lady on the corn ple’s property there's small chance of | had her lawn made over. The grass was up but the ercund was still soft underneath. The children rode ti bicycles down the sidewalk to the corner, then turned. They couldn't turn og the walks, so come jumped off but others just rode over the lawn. Bicycle tracks all over it—ruined! One boy's mother to ‘spoil marked the street. said WELL, TOM CARR = © WERE AT LAKE GENEVA~ \} [alll ~ POOR “TOM - . You'RE Goob FOR’ 3, 400 COME OUT, TOM = | pai \ WHAT A LESSON NE TEACHES Us: opti Wn TT QUST GOES TO SHOW THAT - IT WILL DO You You CAN'T HAVE ‘EVERYTHING WORLD'S OF GOOD — SHE OLD CUP OF HAPPINESS ! ONLY HOLDS $O MUCH = Tom's CUP WAS TOO FULL — WHAT A BLOW WHEN ILLES MA RIES ROLLING IN TNS : a i WEALTH NOW = NI ’ FOR THE DAY - ALL SUMMER — WELL, I 1D == THEY WERE LIONS ‘Sspeciatiy!! Lions AN OSCAR DANDELIONS ! NENER SCARED WME AONE! OM ‘EM ENEN SLEPT | How CAN You FIB Line Mar? AMY COME AND GET DRESSED. IT'S TIME TO GO TO THE TRAIN TO MEET PHYLLIS On DAUGHTER OF AN OLD FRIEND 1S COMING JO STAY AT THE GUNNS FOR A FEW WEEKS. 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