The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 17, 1920, Page 4

PACE Four THE BISMARCK: TRIBUNE Entered at the Postoffice, Bismarck, N. D., as Second Class Matter. GEORGE D. MANN. - - - Foreign Representatives G. LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY CHICAGO DETROIT Marquette Bldg. Kresge Bldg. PAYNE, BURNS AND SMITH NEW YORK - - Fifth Ave, Bldg. | The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all news credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE Daily by carrier, per year Vevervoccvecwregee Daily by mail, per year (in Bismarck) . 7.20 Daily by mail, per year (in state outside Bismarck. 6.1 a Daily by mail, outside of North Dakota. THE STATE’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) DEAR SANTA CLAUS Please bring back to us for Christmas a little bit of the spirit of unselfishness that we lost after we won the war. Restore to us something of the love that, in that wartime, made folks think of themselves as their brothers’ keeper. Give back to us just a small measure of the sac- rificial spirit that made people so anxious “to do their all.” ia Give us a littl Sf the perfect understanding that most folks had then of their social obliga- tions and responsibilities. Give us moral power and courage to win the victories of peace as easily as we won the victor- jes in war. We will keep out hearts wide open to receive these gifts, Santa Claus. e guess that’s about all we have to say. , Editor WATCH GOSSIP FLY Jokesmiths have had their day poking fun at women’s clubs. They have insisted that women’s clubs existed only for the transmission of intelli- gence, more plainly, for dissemination of neighbor- hood gossip. Now let us go on with another old- time theory. y Wall-st, everybody used to say, had no idea on tap other than the watering of stock (not live- stock.) Another old-time theory. The Wall-st Women’s Club recently held its| initial meeting. And what do you suppose they did? They didn’t water stock, paper or live, ior did they discuss the latest method of shearing the lamb. But they did spend all their time talking about talk...They decided that there must be greater speed in hte transmission of intelligence by use of the radio. For an hour the yworked on the subject, finally arriving at the conclusion that intelligence may be passed around farther and more quickly by the aid of radium. Neighborhood gossip flid travel quite rapidly, even in the old, pre-telephone days. But good- ness sakes, you ought to see how fast it can travel via radio. , ope -FACED. MEN Newspaper paragraphers like to poke fun at ad- vertisements announcing the loss of an “open-| faced man’s Watch.” Who and where is this open- faced man? they inquire. But, truly, he is no joke, the open-faced man. May his tribe increase. . The countenance of the open faced man ig no mask, concealing guile. His character is written on it, so that all can read, for he has nothing wher-of to be ashamed. The open face is an op- en book. ‘ Scrambling metaphors, ote may say the open face is also a mirror, receiving and reflecting light. The countenance of the open-faced man is a cheer- ing illuminant {when other men’s faces are shad- owed by gloom and despair. ‘But he is no professional sunny Jim; The light in his countenance is the faith that is in his heart and. other gtnen find gt th and courage in his presence,* , ad Despite the paragraphers, there are indeed such persons as openfaced men. There are many of them, but still not enough. Scripture gives hon- orable mention to the men of open face, for in Cor- inthians, it is written! “We are all with open face} beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory.” SHOWING UP DAD Up to a certain point in the education of a boy every man is an intellectual giant to his son. There’s nothing that dad doesn’t know. He solves with ease every difficult problem the boy brings him from school. He tells him how to bound his native state- and can call off the Great Lakes by heart; and he knows the multiplication table backwards. Dad’s las in those early years of. his boy’s school life, His intellecual reputation is secure until the boy reaches the seventh grade, and then one day the boy brings home a problem like this: “M rick of stove wood 8 feet long and 4 feet high is called a cord of stove wood: Hiw many cords of stove wood can be cut from a cord of 4- foot wood?” Then is the hour of judgment come for dad, and he knows it. “What,” he asks, “is stove wood?” “Stove wood is wood in 16-inch lengths,” ans-' wers the child. |the commission has received 1990. complaints of ‘BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1920 “And how much is a cord of wood,” dad fur! ther! inquires, , “There are 128 cubic feet in a cord,” replies the boy, while in his voice there is that which says, | “I’m surprised you don’t know that little thing, dad.” ! Then dad sits down to work the problem, but ‘an hour later when the’oy. asks for the answer, he says, “William, I think it’s time for you to go to bed.” He has flunked at last! He is a defeated man. His career as intellectual hero is at an end, but it is with no feeling of humiliation that he rea- | lizes Wis child is already reaching out beynod his own educational limits. It’s a wise father who can kéep unimpaired his reputation for knowing ev- erything. fy And, by the way, what’s the answer to the prob- lem about the cord of wood? — | PIN A NICE MEDAL ON BUSINESS, PLEASE | The latest report of the Federal Trade Commis-} sion pins a’ nice medal on American ‘business. | The report shows how well business practices bus- iness honesty and plays iair in the field. Among other things, the report proves that the commis- | sion doesn’t seek to disturb business—big or little | —not in need of such attention; that it does seek | to elimiriate business practices unfair to other business or the public. Since its organization, almost. five years ago,| alleged unfair competition. \That’s less than 400 a year, an insignificant percentage in a country where business plays such a large and active role in life. Of these complaints 992 were’ dismissed, | 587 were in process of examination at the time the report was prepared, leaving 461 applications deemed worthy of formal complaint by the com- mission. - That is truly a fine business record: Here’s a} commission charged with the duty of combing the country for-acts of unfair competition in business, and since March 16, 1915, it has been able to nail | | down the charge in only 461 instances. When one compares that figure with the total of individuals and corporations doing business in the United | States one is impressed with the conviction that business has learned that while competition is the life of trade, unfair competition is its death. Bus- | ness, evidently had come to know as much even before Congress said: “Unfair methods of compe- ! tition in commerce are hereby declared unlawful.” ; | Mr, ' shouldbe gone when earthworm hunt {until other witnesses arrive from En- ity ‘A NEW SONG It was a good thing for Nick that! the ‘twins got back tne charm that Wasp Weasel had stolen for never had it been more net for him ‘ y: Seribble PSemlell gave M to hunt. then up. to talk to the little people of Meadow Grove than now. | This was w ‘ick had tostalk: So many seats “were empty in Meadow Grove school under the old oak that Scribble Scratch could scarcely have lessons. The Spider Girl and the Blue, Bottle Boy had not been there for weeks. And now Fred Frog and Sammy Snake, Jv, were gone, ‘afd Muff Mole too. It was puzzling to think why Muft ing was‘a thing of the, past. Eddie | Earthworm and all his kind were | five fect underground, and that was too far for Muff to go after them. But gone Muff w: uny y. So Mr.! e Nick a lot of Scribble Scratch g: COMMITTEE ON IRISH PROBLEM IN ADJOURNMENT Washington, De ~—The commis-' | sion of the committee of 100 investi- | gating conditions in Ireland heard! two witnesses’ today and adjourned | gland and Ireland next week. Miss | Nellie Craven, of Washington, describ- | ed the killing of her cousin, Michae! Walsh, which she gaid was done by the “black and tans” while she was visiting at Galway, {reland, last Oc- tober; 1919. She said hey 19-year-old | brother had been stripped and beaten | British soldiers on Sept: 20. Paul J. Furnas, of New York, a member of the Society of Friends, pre- | The Federal Trade Commission found a pretty | well ordered house of business when the commis- sion began its investigation n 1915; the house has been kept fairly so ever since. The commission has found some rats in the business structure; these are being exterminated as rapidly as pos- sible. Their extermination is in the interest of business and the public. But, on the whole, business as it is transacted in| Amerca, may well be proud of its record. ' | The fact that automobiles killed 3808 persons; last year might be classified'as motorary sta- tistics. i If part of that $125,870 item for damages to a Paris hotel is for a broken mirror, we’re in for five more years of bad luck. " EDITORIAL REVIEW Comments reproduced in this column may or may not express the opinion of The Tribune. They are presented here in order that our readers may have both gides of important issues which are being dis- cussed in the press of the day. FARMS AND FUR . Senator Kellogg insists that something must be done for the farmers who are suffering from the decline of wheat and corn prices: The department of agriculture responds immediately with the ad- vice to the farmers to raise skunks. “They are death on ‘mice, grasshoppers, crickets and white grubs, and will yield the farmer from $50 to $100 a year.” They are easy to raise; the farmer must | refrain from raiding their homes, keep'his poul- try in skunk-proof yards, and kill an old horse for, them every fall, “and be tactful when he meets | them in the evening.” , . ' That is the important thing—to be tactful in dealing with the skunks. But something more is necessary; the tact must be of a sort that the skunk can appreciate; he is liable to make a mis- take about the tact. The person thought he hal tact of whom the poet wrote: . There was a young man from the city , Whosaid, “What a sweet, pretty kitty.” It wasn’t a cat,., But he didn’t know that; Hl So they bwried his clothes; what a pity! ‘rience with it mat Tanlac is a good | == He intended to treat the animal as he would a cat without a pole, but the skunk did not under-| stand the effort to stroke his beautiful fur, and the ycung man lost a suit of clothes The skunk is not unknown to literature. Pro- fessor Dallas Lor: Sharp introduced him into the select pages of the Atlantic Monthly. The pro- fessor farms when he does: not profess, and he read something issued by the department of agri-, culture about the need of more skunks on.the farm! end he undertook to apply the instruction. Possi- | bly he lacked tact; at any rate, he had his experi- | ence ,and the conclusion he arrived at was that there were already too many skunks. He believes its a great mistake to “respect the animal’s dens. He does not care particularly about invading them, himself; he is constious of lacking-tact. But he would like to have someone else evict the skunks | on his farm. He refuses o give the man annual banquet of an old horse, or manifest hospitality | to them in any form. He does not wish skunks.— ; ee A Philadelphia Record. regain my health, but I didn't get j would never be any better. r | Drug Co. sented a report of the British branch ! of the society on conditions in Ire-j ks.) i of Los Angele Tanlac completely health aiter voverything else, even oa change of @limate, failed, to help her in the least. .3 “I came to Los Angeles trying to} any better, even in this wonderful climate until I began taking Tanlac,” said Mrs. M. C. Crowley who lives at 104i South Hill St., Los Angeles, the other day. “[ was so weak and broken down that I suffered terribly after my meals on account of my food souring | and gas forming on my, stomach, and4 : I would feel so- tight ‘that could hardly get a good breath. My appe- tite left me and I was so nervous that I couldn't stand the least noise and I | never knew what-it was to get a good | night’s sleep. “I tried dieting for more than two years, but that didfi’t help me any, for | Y was continually getting worse all the time and actually lost twenty: | five pounds in weight. “All the different treatments anc ' medicines I took failed to do me th: least bit of good, and <I finally came to the conclusion that my condition “U know from my personal expe- medicine. for as soon as I began tak- = ing it, I began to improve. Why. it is perfectly wondrful the’ way I havee gained in strength, weight and every other way and | now feel like a dit- ferent Woman entirely. “I have a fine appetite and my nerves-are in such perfect condition | that T sleep soundly very night. ¥ “never suffer 1 tomach and gas forming after me and, in fact. all my troubles have just gradually disappeared since taking, Tanlac. “T feel so thankful over my im-} provement that | am glad to have the opportunity to recommend Tanlac to everybod: Tanli Breslow, H. Barrette, man, sold in Bismarck by Jos. Driscoll by N.'D. and J. in Wing by H. P, Ho- and in Strasburg by Strasburg A —Adv. WHEN YOU2ASK’ “ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS By Oliver Roberts Barton. EA FS F rice | names and off he trotted to hunt them ‘ Ey up: Ei Nancy had decided that as every = thing w: covéred with snow, anl b) j ‘ 5 they had to scrape off all the seats / 5 4 3 f ; $ 5 + FAs At 1-2 Price 5 A Fy $10 Suits and Overcoats $5.00 EH e : Ey ‘ $15 Suits and Overcoats $7.50, 2 a $18 Suits and Overcoats $9.00 = if $20 Suits and Overcoats $10.00 $25 Suits and Overcoats $12.50 i ck a lot of names and off he trotted $20 Suits adn Overcoats $15.00 ! each morning before they could sit : SWEATERS down, she would teach them a new bout it. It was time. that + , t wer certali for singing. about Vi 1-2 Price aa olets and buttercups brimming with i dew!” So she tattght them this on: ; ad \ called “King Winter.” | , TERMS CASH “The cold winds rage across the plain, ' . ( Tra: la-la-la-la! Tra la-la la-la! ens Winter roars with might and main, Tra la-la la-la la-la la-la! He nips our toes and he bites our ears And he freezes our fingers till we 5. E- BEREESON E 4 3DN P cry, my dears. 7 ry ‘ Ad we shivver and shake till we cry k, N.D ‘ hig t 5 ismarc! . “Oh, ROM King Win-ter Open Evenings : Bis | Wu MM TT But it was a cold song at best and j didn’t cheer them up much. i ’ f : over at least 80 per cent of Ireland. | order and safety are only found in land. The report said: “The English The Sinn, Fein. government could and | districts from which the British mil- government has ceased to function would run the country, and at present | itary and, police have been withdrawn. ooo e 3 Goma ik Fl i il 2 a. y a > # é ’ ’ : ‘ ds ae 4 The Store of the Christmas Spirit . 4 ie fe : Gift Suggestions ae. Handkerchiefs ‘ fF Silk Hose . . | f : Silk. Lingerie % Boudoi* Caps Fa a ' » Visit Our Philippine Lingeri¢ : Kenilworth . Madeira Doily Sets \ * x i Gift Shop * Gloves Ney Comfort Slippers . Hundreds .of Practical Gifts Wardrebe Trunks in Our Kenilworth Indian Blankets Gift Shop Bath Robes a ~Table Gifts for The Home “Chairs ‘ Tables” Blankets ie raveling Bags Ramners — \ Cidssware { China i Lamp Shades { Lamps g Book Lnds 2 Vases Davenporis Linens Writing Desks. f ‘ ? a # “J a he \ olates—They're delicious. o 0% A e Visit Toyland isi wo Tyme mii aye Seri =e || Tha —_ eee ALAN re = = \ d i = = Jaclude it in your Gift List = = 6 We have a large shipment of fresh candies in attractive gift boxes for = |= our Christmas trade and we are packing our own freshly made pure = = candies ‘in attractive and appropriate boxes and baskets—always the = = acceptable gift. E = = = The Chocolate Shop =z |= We are making our own Choc- SAmling & Regiter = ees Av Tc nn Mh