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•am-.:it cKEI I *rW' m, f.t h'A I 'inn •4! /hi i' I TOflAY Measure Without Amendment Becommended to Pass by Senate Bill 81, the famous Sunday lid measure, was passed by the house committee on state affairs without amendment this morning, and it will be reported for favorable action in the house this afternoon. Unless an effort is made to amend the bill on the floor, it Is xepected that 81 will pass the house with practically no op position. This bill takes the lid from Sunday newspaper publishing, bakeries, boot-1 black stands, confectionery, cigar and! .tobacco stores and drug stores. It practically restores as legal features of the Sabbath conditions which ob tained by common consent under the present laws before William Langer' became attorney general and insisted upon the enforcement of the "Blue La ws." Bank Deposits Bill. After amendinguj provide that thie state bank exan^ner shall be a member of the bftard and reducing the tax for the guaranty fund from .1.4 of one per cent of the deposits to 1-20 of one per cent, the senate state affairs committee this morning pass ed Senator Drown's bank deposits guaranty bill this morning. The bill, as amended, provides that a special assessment may be levied at any time to make up any deficit in the guar anty fund, and it is believed to fully meet North Dakota conditions. It is predicted that the passage of this bill will bring into the state millions of dollars of foreign capital. Automatic Marriage, Games Lose Interest. Shuffleboard and I i-e ':V 1 State Affairs Committee DROWNS' BANK DEPOSITS GUARANTEE ACT AMENDED Amount of Levy for Guaranty Fund Cut 14 to 1-20 of One Percent The house judiciary committee this morning had under consideration the automatic marriage bill for the legit-j imlzation of children born out of wed- ie house tax committee passed without amendment a lot of tax eom (jhlssion measures relating to taxation and also set aside a large number of for indefinite postponement, rhe senate committee on state at lirs will report, out a number of '^Jolnt house and senate state affairs bills providing further relief( for in mates ofj tbfc &ate. penitentiary ah'd those dependent on them. Thfe arch! tects' bill, providing for licensing and registration, also was under consid-' Jtion. N ME HIE MS DON (Continued from page one) sliipless to its dimmest horizon. The ocean, green and sullen, is a vast loneliness. "This charting evades the lurking German raider," comments a New York banker. "Where escape is al most easy, threats of attack prove the folly of frightfulness." "And the futility" add the dozen disciples of destruction, American en gineers returning from exploding Ru manian oil wells for the British gov ernment. rguoits have lost their interest. Theft lat#t pastime is searching for undersea cruisers. The nfewest pastime is finding, those signi ficant holes in dedt planking which mark the position of a scout ship's quick firers. "The old warship is racing home to 'cast off civilian gear" comments a bearded boatswain. "Eighteen years ago this month somebody mined our battleship Maine. Before you could lay a cowS« the Narrows to Nan '-ftreyliound* New York .wm'* ', scout? cruiser. "Thjit's what frightfulness does, quick as a flash and meant to spread panic. We may be 'too proud to fight' until some furriners offers us Insult." The children aboard have a new romp, a splendid exciting game which only good children may play, with certain funmaking sailors. Three toots of a boatswain's whis tle shrill screams. "To the boats, to the boats," and all dash off shouting HICK RELIEF FROM CONSTIPATION Get Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets is the joyful cry of thousands r. Edwards prodticrd Olive Tab- That sitoce Dr. Jets, the substitute for calomel. Dr. Edwards, a practicing physician for 17 years and calomel's old-time en emy, discovered the formula for Olive am Tablets while treating patients for chronic constipation and torpid livers. Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets do not contain calomel* but a healing, sooth ing vegetable laxative. No griping is the "keynote" of these IftMe Sugar-coated, olivc-colored tablets. They cause the bowels and liver to act normally. Tlicy never force them to unnatural action. If you have a "dark brown month iKftt and then—a bad breath—a dull. |}red feeling—sick headache torpfd -nd c.V-r CMintipated, you'll find sure and «nlv pleasant re stilts .from one or two little Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets at bedtime. Thousands take one or two every Might jus* 'eBeP "*!?*. Try them, ffc and 25c per tat AH drugget*. r.l &•? 'sMS .\<p></p>T4i w/ V-^ :i!' |f ,i.l and scrambling, dragging cork floats and blankets. Expert Inspection. Next minute the fearless l^iddies line up solemnly for expert inspec tion. Woe betide that child who A Copyright Hart Scliaffner & Marx,, W^ft.you are ready to about •ilN- And the patient, sad-eyed mothers who sit watching, whisper to each other. "Should the youngsters here BISMARCK PAIL? TRIBUNE ss ydftit W- fumbles when adjusting its life belt. That "survivor" is "dead." The "sav ed" continue the game. "WWtW'W-U wit •ffcty/v 9 7 YV And so it went for seven days. And on the eighth Fire Island. It Members of Company A Who Returned Home From Border This group picture of Company A was taken shortly before the boys lect in Jtoly to ^o jfrqlace duU-. along the international line. THey wofa^iflgii Praise fb^ mo tnanndrr1 In iFrttTfhT" they attended to duty. Bismarck subscribed nearly $2,000 to a company fund to |«it:h»e wra supplies for the boys. The health of the boys is exce41ent. While some of them tired of the tedious sarrlce, tfaey enjoyed the training and are in better physical condition than when they left Din «rw« t* i' Sr 0 BO YS live to be very old these things will be remembered. So the threat of a sea tiger's spring will poison men's minds for a generation." The whole town and community welcome you and personally we welcome you all back to the good old town. Everybody is proud you went and glad you are back. "ATTENTION"—Since you have been gone we have added a first class custom tailoring department to our store, and whatever your taste may be—whether you want the Military which at this time will be very appropriate, or an English cut or more conservative styles. Our Mr. Dahlin came here from the Twin Cities. He has charge of our tailoring department/ and has had long experience in cutting and designing in large cities. No garment passes his or our inspection that is not perfect in every way. We employ from five to seven high grade tailors—are able to give quick and satisfactory service. Suits and Overcoats made in our own shop at $40,00 to $75.00. Spring stock of woolens now in. jj winter or sprihg""Citizen clothes" do not forget that we are still here doing business on the "square." BERGESON & SON Sundays. Closed Evenings Except Saturday. rises out of the sea bank gilded by run rays. As one person, the passen gers swarm to the plunging rail. The man in the checkered cap starts to whistle and fails. The old lady whose ancestor poured m&'i. iMRSli j.-.%1%' fly -9* ii "ft' 'if ,-4 JL' 'tf^r at the Boston Tea Party dries her tears quite unashamed. The average American speaks clit frankly despite a catch in his throat: "Back there," his lean arm sema phores toward Europe, "Back there, tit *4 THUBSDAY, FEB. 15, 1917. while the people pray for peace, the rulers decree war at any price, God knows why." rut (Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 15.—State depart ment. advices today reported officially that Brand Whitlock, American min ister to Belgium, had been requested, but not ordered, by the German mili tary authorities, to lower the Ameri can flag^vfrom legation in Brus- The Qutnlne That Oeet Net Aff«et« Head. Because of its tonic and laxative ef fect Laxative Bromo Quinine can be taken by anyone without causing ner vousness or ringing in the bead. There is only one "Bromo Quinine." E. W. GHOVE'S signature «n box, 25c. LETIHI CMHHERS !-r5 -I :i iirf other workers wlio mmt htm enduring strength, take to build up and kecp np tWr bMlth. Surely it will do audi far you, but insiat on 9COTT& •COU Bowm. MomftcM, M. I. |HJ "BINQO" Absolutely Removes Corns and Calluses Completely »«««. All Snc Ron*, b- Mta^ Oma't Jtn, a.' '-"H w. 1_J5