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BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE * Y, SEPT. 14, 1920. PAGE FOUR’ — Entered at the Postoffice, Bismarck, N. D. as Becond | Class Matter. GEORGE D. MANN - = * _° Editor tatives COMPANY Di : Kreage Bldg. - ath Ave. Bldg. hd ta ‘The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all news credited to it or not otherwise Fe ndited in this paper and also the local news pablaiee ‘All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are reserved, a re MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE Fore __ G LOGAN PA GO CHICA' Be BURNS Dail: carrier, per year.......+++ $7.20 Daily ty mail, pals year (in Bismarck) 1.20 Daily by mail, per year (in state outside Bismarck) 5 Daily by mail, outside of North Dakota........+-+- 6.00 THE STATE’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER if i (Established 1873) . <> MUST SNAKES LIVE? Humane officer in Winnipeg, Canada, com- plained because the owner of a boa constrictor was feeding live chickens to the snake. Reptile’s owner gaid boa constrictor wouldn’t eat dead chicken, sd must have living dinners. Judge dismissed the complaint. Boa gets live chickens. It seems very important, in Winnipeg, that snakes be coddled and catered to. Wherein Winnipeg is all wrong. If boa con- strictors won’t eat dead chicken, why not cut up the snake and let live chickens eat it? Why worry about what a gnake likes or dis- likes? One live chicken (or fried, for that matter) is worth a million snakes. eas a a ; THE FOOL’S CLASSIC For over 400 years men have been saying: “A pird in the hand is worth two in the bush.” They mean that it is better to keep that which one has than to take a chance at securing twice as much, which is uncertain. It must have been a wise saying. For it has lived so long. But a fool, a court jester, is credited with originating that sentence classic. But court fools were wise men. They had, to be. Lacking wis- dom they might have, if the boss proved in a temper, lost their heads to say nothing of their jobs. Will Somers was one of these fellows. ‘He was court jester to Henry VIII. Somers once, called on Dord Surrey. Surrey gave Wjll a dandy kingfisher, some sort of a bird that flies up the creek with a racket like a rattle. But kingfishers were rare. And Lord Hamton, running over to Lord Surrey’s house after Will had gone with the bird, was disappointed because he wanted the kingfisher, too. Somers will give it up, Lord Surrey told Ham- ton, if I promise him another some other day. And Lord Surrey sent a messenger to Will the joker, a prince of wits. “Sirrah,” said Will Somers, the jokist, back there in the fifteenth century, “tell your master that I am much obliged for his liberal offer of two for one, but that I prefer one bird in hand to two in bush.” And Will’s little remark has lived through the centuries and has been applied to hundreds of thousands of similar situations. As the actor would say: “It’s a mighty good line.” BUMPS ON THE ROAD ' Always there are humans who cannot believe @ new’ way is better than’an old, who are con- vinced that any change is a turn to the worse, and progress is never made by going forward. They are the barnacles on the ship; the bumps in the roadway. Three hundred years ago the barber and the surgeon were one and the same. Surgery was not a profession. Indeed, it was one of the low- est of trades. Then came William Cheselden, than whom the world never produced a more fam- ous surgeon. It was he who gave surgery the dignity of a learned profression, and claimed for it the highest social respect. Claimed and’ ob- tained! i In 1719 Cheselden was appointed surgeon to St. Thomas hospital in London. At that time only two patients out of a hundred survived a major surgical operation. .Cheselden wrote his “Treatise on the High Operation for the Stone.” At that time stone in the bladder was one of the commonest and least-understood of maladies. Few afflicted recovered, and quacks fattened up- on the fears and credulity of the ill. Surgeons, including all the quacks, of course, denounced Cheselden’s discovery. Nevertheless, he performed the “High Operation” on a desper- ately bad case, with satisfactory results; and lit- erally, at one stroke, reduced the percentage of deaths from 98 to six. He reduced the time of operation from two hours to 54 -seconds. ~ «It was then surgeons and all admitted Chesel- den was right. Did the world learn anything? | No, the bumps in the road were there again when Cheselden came along with his “Psychology of Vision,” roundly and soundly denounced by a doubtful world, He removed those bumps by giv- a. Pa to a boy of 16 who had been blind from irth. iti {EOE BISMARCK TRIBUNE zeae a deaf ear was the act of) God, and was nothing for a surgeon to bother himself about. tal service, but prejudice was so fierce and un- reasoning that his attendance upon the queen was dispensed with in ‘response to popular clamor: There'll always be bumps in your road. Be a Cheselden; ride over then, and once behind you those bumps will never again halt your prog- ress. \ blood to conquest of continents. Dollars wrung from hard pressed pockets have piled up wealth for millionaires. ; Kings of nations and captains of industry have held the lives of multitudes within the hollow of their hands. And when they died their epitaphs told how far higher than other men they had climbed. ' It wasn’t the ambition of John Lawrence Toole to command armies, nor dollars, to rule on throne or at the head of a board of directors. His goal was to make the people of England laugh. Well and often that he did. And when he died they wrote of him: He kept at true good humors mark’ The social flow of pleasure’s tide; He never. made a brow look dark, Or caused a tear, but when he died! Of what a pitiful few of all the ages of time can it be said, “He never made a brow look dark, or caused a tear”? EDITORIAL REVIEW Comments reproduced in this column may or may not express the opinions of The Tribune. They are q sented here in order \hat our readers may have born sides of important issues which are being discussed in the prees of the day. i TOWARD CHAOS.IN IRELAND If the reports are not exaggerated, Ireland fast drifts toward chaos. Dark and bloody acts are of daily occurrence. Arson has become a regular occupation and murder a fine art: ‘ According to Sinn Feiners, ambushing is a vir- ‘tue if done by ‘them, while for the ambushed to strike back is an unspeakable crime. The doctrine, if applied in acts, of course means, but one thing. It means such scenes as Ireland now witnesses. Conditions may be expected to grow progressively worse until such time as there is general Irish condemnation of organized assassination. It is not the business of America to intrude in a bitter domestic quarrel afflicting a foreign coun- try. But as friends of both the Irish and the English we may be permitted to deplore and to recognize the obvious facts of a distressing situa- tion. If there is not soon a definite change of direction the future is dark. It is not conceivable that those in Ireland who do not accept Sinn Fein- ism will long be willing to be shot sitting —New York Tribune. , TURNING TO MINNESOTA North Dakota farmers are turning to Minne- sota for help to market their potato crop, the state department of agriculture announced today. Development of an economic machine in Minne- sota, under Minnesota laws, built and run by prac- tical farmers, has proved so successful that po- tato growers in eastern North Dakota have asked to use the machine until they can build one of- their’ own on the Minnesota model. The machine is the Minnesota Potato exchange, organized with the assistance of the Minnesota Farm Bureau federation under the 1919 co-operative law, passed by the Minnesota legislature especially to encourage and protect co-operation among farm- ers, Farmers in North Dakota, watching the successful marketing of hundreds of carloads of Minnesota potatoes at the highest prices obtain- able anywhere in the country, through the newly organized state exchange, have formed 20 county potato exchanges, and appealed for permission to ship through the Minnesota central exchange. This permission has‘been granted. The Dakota exchanges have been organized exactly on the principle of the Minnesota locals, with the Min- nesota law as their model. They hope to use the Minnesota central marketing agency until they can organize local exchanges throughout North Dakota and create their own central exchange, according to reports gathered by the state de- partment of agriculture in St. Paul. The Min- nesota Farm Bureau federation played an impor- tant part in the building of the machine which now is attracting the attention of other states less fortunate, J. M. Hay, deputy commissioner of agriculture, said. “In many counties,” he said, “the county agents or other farm bureau officers took hold of the movement and practically com- pleted the local organization. The machinery of the farm bureau offers the readiest means for such enterprises, and the possibilities it opens to the farmers of the state are practically limitless. The principle of the potato exchange is spreading. Many of the local exchanges which are members of the state exchange already have included doz- ens of other products in their shipments. They handle hay, fruit, lettuce and vegetables of every sort, besides acting as buying agencies which} give the farmers of a whole neighborhood the supplies they-must have, and obtain them at rock- bottom cost. They buy in quantity at wholesale prices, and the price the farmer then pays is vir- tually the wholesale cost, plus a minimum fee to __ What hé had done for the blind he did for the} cover the actual expense of purchasing and ship-| deaf. But there were those bumps—they who! ping.”—Valley City Times-Record. Cheselden rendered opthalmic surgery an immor-' WHEN THE END COMES Napoleons have waded through oceans the farmers around here would h i “TWO OF SENATOR HARDING'S SISTERS BRD EDMONSTON (Left)—Miss Abigail Victoria Harding, sister of the Republican Presidential nomince, who “keeps house” for her father, Dr. George ‘I. Harding. (Right)--Mrs. Huber Votau, Senator Harding's sister, who lives in Washington. D.,C The Nonpartisan League As Seen by the Wife of CHAPTER 11. (Hate and bitterness follow in its si wake.) As Seen by a Farmer's Wife. The Nonpartisans t Instead of growing less, the rift between the farmers and business men continued growing wider and wider. Could they have once gotten together to talk things over peace- ably no doubt their differences could have been satisfactorily adjusted, hut this seemed, impossible. a ‘chiA's. Peacemaker A few well-meaning persons tried to act as peacemakers but these the farmers viewed with distrust and suspicion. Hadn’t they read in their papers that the business men were their natural enemies and merely trying to pull the wool over the farmers’ eyes? This breach goon grew so wide that it flamed into open warfare and, as I write this, North Dakota has been a continual battleground for the past four years. Px Friendships Shattered + Friendships, many, of them jiife- long, have been turned into hatred, families have been broken_up ant whole communities destroyed by th intense fire of wrath that is consum- ing our state. Not only is the war between farmers and business men never allowed to abate, but even neighbor is turned against neighbor in this awful conflagration. Any farmer who holds ou ainst the flattering promises of the league is made to suffer, and his family witn him. Help is;refused at threshin time, he is made the butt of all kinds of jokes and made to feel like a so-~ cial outcast. Lots of these men have sold out at no small personal sacrifice and sought a more congenial atmosphere. As one prominent farmer said: “We make it hot for the I. V. A.’s and they are glad to pack up and get out, or else join the league.” > But joining the league under such conditions certainly does not make tdf social progress and the spirit of friendliness that should prevail ia country ¢dommunities. : The Shame, of It And ‘this: is the ‘shame of it: Long after Townley is forgotten, ‘this feel- ing of injustice will prevail and con- tinue to foster discontent and a spirit of unneighborliness . which should be foreign to us. A friend who lives in another state said to me one day: “You have more politics to the square mile than there are people in one of your square miles. s “You eat, sleep, breathe and live with politics.” Polities Live Issue And she was right. Politics have taken up all of our time to the ex- clusion of everything else. The time that was formerly devoted to art, lit- erature and music is given over to discussing politics. It has gotten so you cannot buy a pound of coffee or 1 sack of salt unless some exchange is made on politics and if the mer- chant happens to differ with the farmer then look out for the fire- works. For Mr. Leaguer, although he has many virtues, is as stubborn as a mule and is bound to have the last word. So he decides the local busi- ness man is against him And sends his order to another state, thereby depriving his home town business man of a living and playing right into the hands of the big interests. Someone has said that Townley has sold more Fords than any other agent, and I might add that he has causéd more money being sent out of the community than, any one else. I might also add he has caused more neighborhood rows, backbiting and trouble in general than the Old Nick himself, and not be far wrong at that. Too Much Is Too Much Now politics are‘ all right for the politicians who make them their business, but they are certainly not all right for any one who has his liv- ing to make; that is, they should not be indulged in to the exclusion of | everything else. I am sure our coun-{ try’s crop would have been increased | at least several thousand bushels if! instead of arguing politics some ot: shave otg | | a North Dakota Farmer = | put in their time doing useful work. And no doubt this could have been ‘duplicated . in almost every com- j munity in the state. I am sure the farmers are not Bolshevists and free lovers, neither do I believe that be- | culas, a person differs from me po- litically he is necessarily a grafter and crook. There has been entirely too much mud slinging in all election cam- paigns; too. much vituperation and personal abuse on both sides. While complaining of the epithets hurled by the opposition the! league papers were slinging mud with bottr hands and scratching it up with their feet, while at the same ‘time they would ‘have had us believe them/spot- less. No. one can indulge inf mud- slinging \und~ emerge with’? clean hands. Undoubtedly much was said ‘during the heat of the campaign that should have remained unsaid: Fistic Encounter One of our neighbor boys had a fistic encounter with our home town banker with dire results to both sides and there were other mixups. Feel- jing ran high and it was jnot like pouring oil on troubled waters, when Townley made our town a visit in his famous aeroplane and told the farm- ers to boycott every business man who did not think as he (Townley) did. In a number of cases this was tried out and is still happening. A boycott is a,bad thing. It engenders hatred and omplishes nothing. Th sooner farmers realize that the in- terests of the whole community, city and country lie together the better it-will be for them. ‘Th prejudice and suspicion against each lightened Christian age. to the Da dom. When women were burned as witches and everyone believed in the/ power’ of the -evil eye. EVERETT TRUE fostering of! other should have no place in our en- | It belongs rk Ages when ignorance and ; superstition held the wor!d in thrall-; Compound to restore her to a healthy nan eee _ m this modern age of science and invention we should foster the spirit of brotherly love and affection so aplly illus ted by the life and deeds: of our Elder Brother, the Christ. (To Be Continued.) “With the Movies > a E FERGUSO . IS FAMOUS Star of “His House in Qrder” is Best Dressed Screen Actress vesses in the world who has won international fame on the creen as well as on the stage. Since she appeared in her first photoplay, “Barbary Sheep,” two years ago, she ema celebrity. Pre- vious to her screen success her his- powers won her a definite in the spoken drama. both in and Europe. 4 ve successful photoplays, each an opportunity to add to tion as a versatile artist, endeared this beautiful/star to arts of many thousands of per- ‘at of the screen and not only 's she ster beauty, poise and gesture and move- rare quality— The leading connoisseurs nized Miss Fer- ment breeding. of fashions have re actress. In Bias latest Par- amount Arteraft picture, which will be shown at the Eltinge theatre. to- she wears many splendid ull of which will be admired TSE WOMAN in the tell-tale symp- ckache, headaches, nsations, nervousness and the true cause and relies BQ, Pinkham’s Vegetable on a } normal condition. For forty years this root and herb remedy has been pre-eminently successful in control- By Condo Propuce GNOVGH $ | | | WELL, THE WHOLS TROURL ls THAT LABOR. DOESIV’T BuckKLE Down AND S, Mister TRY&, Ferguson is one of the few) line the dtgesses of women, Merit alone could: have stoog such a test of time.—Advt. «— The —* Scrap Book SEEMED LIKE ENDLESS JOB Absent-Minded Professor Naturally Astonished at Number of His Pedal Extremities. Genius {s Invariably absent-minded, { A famous Scottish professor was no exception to the rule. turned from a long walk, and his feet were very sore and tired... He was told the best thing to do was to bathe them in hot wa- ter. This he promptly did, dinary course of events he proceeded to dry his feet. He dried one foot, and then, without the slightest regard as to what he was back In the basin, “Then he dried the other foot, which he also redipped in the basin. This went on for some time, Then he began to get puzzled. “Good gracious,” he murmured at ‘I never knew I had so many Odd Place for a Cow. A bull in a china shop Is, of course, disastrous; but Cashier Edwarg Crow In the or- of the Commercial National bank of Raleigh, N. C., has proved that a cow in a bank can be made a highly profit- able investment both for the bank and for the bank’s patrons. “How much cheaper. It would -be,”, Mr. Crow fig- sured, “if the folks hereabouts who have barns and. back lots would just buy a good family cow, and not have to depend on the markets for their milk,’ butter ‘and. cheese.” The more he thought about tt, the more he liked the idea; and finally he bought Lady Ursine and her baby, and installed them near the cashier's cage in the lobby. ‘Then the event was vigorously advertised. What a good average dairy cow will produce in the way of dairy stuff, figures on cost and main- tenance, and an offer to lend 75 per cent-of the purchase price to any man, woman or child who wanted to invest, in a cow, were published broadcast inj the county. The net result was that 3,500 interested persons attended} hossy’s reception, and orders*for 40, family cows on the bank’s loan plan were taken. * Slightly Excited. It'was the first time I had been out’ alone with the car. I was going to the drug store, but couldn't seem to get near enough to the curbing. How- ever, as I was only going to be gone a short .time I left. the car nearer the street car tra¢k than the curbing. Soon I heard a great clanging, and, looking out, I discovered my car di- rectly In front of the street car. I was excited, jumped in, threw it out of gear, and let out my clutch—but the car didn’t start. Finally several men came to my res- cue and pushed me off the track. You can imagine how I felt when one of them looked inside and said, “If you'd turn your key and step on the starter you might be able to start.”— Chicago Tribune. Left at Home. One day I, with a party of friends started through the state to advertise a chautauqua/ that was to be present- ed in our town the coming week. We had a printed canvas ad tacked on the back of our automobile and as we drove through each town we called at- tention to the back of the ear. After our, day’s trip we reached home tired, but satisfied that we had done our bit. We drove into the garage and there was our. ad. We had forgotten to put it on the car, or else had lost It be- fore we sturted.—LExchange. Reclaiming Swamp Land. One of the greatest reclamation projects in the United States is to be seen in process.at Kankakee, Ill., says the Automobile Blue Book. Few are familiar with. the Kankakeé marshes, which until recent years constituted more than 1,000,000 acres of flood land. The introduction ofa drainage system has added most of the swamp land to the fine farming acreage of Illinois and Indiana, Agricultural ex- perts estimate the reclaimed land to be worth more than $100,000,000, Marvelous Metal Alloy. The magnesium alloy discovered by the chemists of a Montreal metal com- pany is said to be only two-thirds the Weight of aluminum and Is “as strong as steel.” It is said to be especially suitable for pistons and connecting rods of aero and motor car engines. It is to be hoped that some of the qualities attributed to the new alloy may, on closer examination be sub- stantiated. Preparation Required, “Do you think those bootleggers will actually charge at the rate of $60 a art for whisky?” “Not if they've got any business intelligence,” answered Uncle Bill Bot- tletop. “They'll have to make the first few drinks cheaper. Nobody in his sober senses is going to pay that much.” ; The Beautiful Rich, “What a homely girl!” “Think so? Her uncle left her a million dollars. just a few months ago.” hat so? Say, she isn’t so bad ftom ol For every man, woman and child fu country there was consumed last year 9.17 gallons of liquor. {} He had re- * ing, he put it. oe