The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 19, 1931, Page 3

[serena of ne Nee SOLDIERS CONTIN ftrs sivPie ‘ 200 Jamaica | | Titfany Daticatessep 4 (Lareanatte ige Ss FToral Tiger Fannie 333 Ocn/A\ 20 | Tiger § 442 Dahil y ‘eg sat 9: ONCE HIS VOTE WAS CHALLENGED. * 2 NO FIRST NAME—JUST TIFFT; BROOKLYN MAN HAS TROUBLES; Schools, Libraries, Business Men, and Telephone Com- pany Are Puzzled Brooklyn, Aug. 19.—He has never been called by his first name. No- body has ever Said: ‘Hello, Bill!” or “Good morning, Charlie!” Even his wife hasn't familiarly used anything but his family name. His most inti- mate friends are bound by the same restrictions. And there is a reason. The rea- son is this: he has only one name—, Tifft! Just . . . Tifft. Not George nor Jim Tifft. Just —Tifft. For during his lifetime he has never had another name. Because he is Tifft he has all kinds of unexpected experiences. Compli- cations have developed, arguments have started, legal tangles have re- sulted. He has been explaining all his life, but he has steadfastly re- fused’ to take a given name. And here's his story: Dad Didn't Like It His father's name was Alanson Hu- bert Tifft. When Tifft, senior, grew to manhood he was known as A. Hu- bert Tifft. This irked him. He didn’t want to be known as A. Hubert Tifft; he desired to be called Alanson H. Tifft. But the force of habit is strong. He couldn’t change his name. Do what he would he was constantly re- ceiving letters addressed to A. Hubert Tifft. Men referred to him as A. Hubert Tfift. And when a son was born he declared: “All my life I have been forced to have a name I didn’t want. My son shall not be made unhappy by such an experience. Let him choose his own name!” So it was. Mrs. Tifft objected at first, but he over-ruled her objec- tions. Didn’t Choose to Choose Years passed. The son grew up He was called Tifft. Schoolmates said, “Hello, Tifft.” And when he was urged to choose his given name —he did not choose to choose. One name was enough. He entered the box-making busi- ness. The firm was known as “Tifft Brothers—” although there was no brother. The Tifft alone didn't look well, id besides his father and uncle had been in the business be- fore him. Tifft bought a home at 679 East 18th street. Affidavits, testimony of friends and members of his family were necessary before he could make officials believe that the “Tifft” signed to the deed was his real and only name. Complications Naturally he wanted a telephone.| It took a long time to convince tele- phone company officials that his real name was merely Tifft, but at last it was entered in the book—Tifft, 679 East 18th, Mansfield 6-5646. ‘When he entered a hotel and reg- istered, there was invariably a ques- + “Why don’t you sign your first And of course he had to! explain. Sometimes he wasn't be- leved. The hotel manager was called and a detailed explanation was re- peated. The matter was usually ad- justed. Voting has brought difficulties. Once, although he had registered as “Tifft,” he was challenged when he went to vote. An argument devel- oped and before he could get the mat- BY xe # ter straightened out it was too late to cast a ballot. He lost his vote. An Advantage—Maybe? In buying a car and obtaining li- censes he confronted more trouble Patiently he went through the same experience again: signing affidavits, |bringing in friends to testify and so on, In business the name has probably been an advantage. Those who have , known him have. eventually heard jthe story and consequently he has often been discussed. He has be- come well-known among those inter- ested in buying or selling to his firm. “Tifft” means something. During his lifetime—and he is now past middle age—he has explained so often he is no longer at all irritated. If he finds, for example, that a cer-. {tain person has known him for years merely as “Mr. Tifft” and that closer acquaintance brings a desire to know his first name, it is Simply a surprise when he says: “That's all there is. There isn't any more.” x Not long ago Tifft sold his house in Brooklyn—after the usual legal difficulties—and left with his wife somewhere in the far west now, meet- ing ‘continual new experiences be- cause he is just “Tifft.” WYOMING MAN GIVES jin the field had been turned off in for a trip to the Pacific coast. He ‘s/ THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1931 TO RULE OWL FIELD Seek Out Last of Texas Wells Which Are Operating De- spite Executive Order Kilgore, Tex., Aug. 19.—()—Texas National Guardsmen continued their patrol of the East-Texas old ficld Wednesday, intent on closing down the last handful of wells still flowing in lonely sections in violation of mar- tial law orders. General Jacob F. Wolters, comman-| der of the troops, who announced} Tuesday ‘the shut-down was prac- tically 100 per cent effective, hoped to be able to report that the valve on every one of the 1,600 producing wells compliance with the orders of Gover- nor Ross 8. Sterling who acted to curb the prolific field until Texas’ new oil conservation laws could be put into action. Guardsmen had evolved a new} method to prevent operations from reopening wells without their knowl- edge. Seals were being placed on each valve as the well was closed} down. Troops patrolled in zig-zag: fashion so operators would not fee) safe in re-opening. The shutdown in the East-Texas field together with the complete stop- page of crude oil production in Okla- homa by Governor William H. Mur- ray's martial law order, had resulted in cutting off two-fifths of the na- ton’s output. Mid-continent operators watched closely the effects of the sharp cut in production to see if it would relieve; the depressed petroleum industry. ny leaders of the industry ex- pressed the opinion it would bring! higher prices. The first move along) this line came Tuesday when the) Norman Petroleum company in Okla- homa increased its price for Okla- homa oil to 77 cents a barrel, a boost of 25 cents from the previous maxi- mum, Young Chemist Wins | Achievement Award New York, Aug. 19.—(#)—Award of | the A. C. Langmuir prize of the American Chemical society to Linus| stitute of Technology, Pasadena, was; announced Wednesday. i Pauling has published nearly 50 pa-} pers in original research and the an- nouncement calls him a “prodigy of American science.” His papers deal with the structure of crystals, how electrical energy is distributed in gases, how atorhs and molecules are put together, and the nature of chem- | ical bonds, the invisible forces which bind elements together. This is the first award of the Lang- jMuir prize. It is established for rec- jognition of accomplishment by young: {men or women in chemistry. | See Gussner’s Ad.’on page 3. TALK BEFORE CLUB Bismarck Rotarians Hear Talk On ‘Pioneer’ Given by Judge V. H. Stone Members of the Bismarck Rotary club Wednesday noon heard a talk on “The Pioneer” by Judge V. H. Stone, Lender, Wyo., member of the educational department of the Mid- west Utilities company with head- quarters in Chicago. Judge Stone told of the great un- dertakings of the pioneers in build- ing up the frontiers to what they are today and described how ‘the cities, institutions and businesses founded by them have developed. They had a spirit of progressive- ness, Judge Stone sald, and refused to leave a task until it was complet- ed. Guests at the luncheon Included Otto Bauer, Mandan; R. R. Nelson and) Walter Renden, Bismarck; Archie Nelson, Washburn; L. R. Baird, Dick- inson; and Charles R. Robertson, Valley City. Jason Waite was program chair- man. Ray Bergeson, president, and Kelly Simonson, secretary, will leave today for Detroit Lakes, Minn., where ‘Thursday and Friday they will rep- resent the Bismarck club at the an- nual executive conference of the ninth district of Rotary, which in- jeuees North Dakota, Minnesota, and ‘part of Wisconsin. A German inventor has construct- ed a small pump, built into a bicycle wheel, which automatically keeps the]. tires at proper inflation. See Gussner’s Ad. on page 5. 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Stanley, in the heart of the dry zone, reports that recent rains will result in some little harvesting of corn for fodder and millet. “While crops in the Dakotas and Montana are the poorest in years, the recent rains have helped the live- stock feed situation and permitted a delay in rushing cattle to market be- cause of the shortage of feed.” Barrow on Rations As Ice Holds Boats Point Barrow, Alaska, Aug. 19.—() —With supply boats held away by the arctic ice pack and winter rapidly approaching, residents of this north- ernmost settlement of Alaska, Wed- nesday were on daily rations to con- Serve meagre food supplies. Five boats were ice-locked along the coast 50 miles south of here. Residents were preparing to send dog teams to the boats. The natives have been the hardest hit by the cold summer and the close- ness of the ice. 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