The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 12, 1921, Page 4

i "PAGE FOUR a Bee THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE sd Sa Entered at the Postoffice, Bismarck, N. D., as Second i Class Matter. ‘GEORGED. MANN. - - - . Editor LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY. -. emcaco™ ata * Marquette Bldg. , r SMITH PAYNE, BURNS AND NEWYORK - - - - - 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 aio the local news published be rein. . 3 All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION PA caste a ttt cS SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE Daily by carrier, per year .........+05 $7.20 Daily by mail, per year (in Bismarck) «720 P mail, per year (in state outside Bismarck. 5.00 Daily by mail, outside of North Dakota. pice aati Aaah THE STATE’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1878) <> THEY NEED MOTHER CARE Forty out of the 48 states have now adopted some form of Mother’s Pensions. They have recognized the principle that child- ren should not be taken from their mothers be- cause of poverty alone. The rapid extension of the Mothers’ Pension movement indicates the general belief of the country in the paramount value of home life and a mother’s care. However, although large grants have been made in many of our states, the amounts in gen-|. eral are far too small. The increased cost of liv- ing has not been met and the full purpose of the laws is not attained. Some of the states are now making careful studies of increased costs so that allowances may respond to the prices. WORLD EXPLORATION IN 1921 Harding, confronted by discouraging difficulties, | might well take the peroration of Lincoln’s sec- ond inaugural : “With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind the na- tion’s wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle; and for his widow, and. his orphans—to do all which may - achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves, and with all nations.” LITERARY BURGLARS The’ very man who said there was nothing new under the sun, is said by some scholars to have pilfered the adage from a writer dead be- fore Solomon lived. It is quite the thing for critics to wrinkle their brows to frown on a modern philosopher for alleged thefts from the songs of Omar Khayyam, Persian, who lived in the eleventh and twelfth centuries of the Christian era. But old Omar, known to every land about the time he first dons long trousers, didn’t have hands clean of literary burglary himself. He cribbed as clumsily and inexpertly as the veriest schoolboy. About half of his eat, drink and be merry epi- grams he stole from one Abuw’l-Ala, Arab, who} wrote songs hb called the “Luzumiyat,” 100 years before the Tenthmaker lay on his back in a rose garden and poked fun at the Gods. | “I give and go, Grim Destiny—I play “Upon this checker-board of Night and Day— Thus sings Abu’l and back comes Omar with— “But helpless pieces of the game He plays “Upon this checkerboard of nights and days—” They finish the thought together with some- thing to the effect that when the game’s done the player’s done, too. i About the only difference between Omar and Man is a curious animal. He wants to know. Patriotism, money or fame may be reasons back of most of the exploring expeditions in the world, but the curiosity of the human race is a com- pelling feature. I'or almost five years, due to the great war, there has been little done in the way of exploring and scientific research. The brave, hardy men were engaged in even a more important task. But now there has been a re- awakening. : _ As a result no less than 16. different. expedi- tions have been organized for work in 1921 and longer in*the meteorological, zoological, ethno- logical, geological, and biological ‘fields. Six groups will penetrate the polar regions, four will find their way into African wildernesses, and others will plod painstakingly to shrines far hid- den and long hidden away. A British Antarctic expedition hopes to cir- cumnavigate the Antarctic sea, dash to the South Pole, locate new whaling grounds, and discover gold, silver, coal and ruby fields. Captain Raold Amundsen. is already away up north of Asia, waiting for his ship to be carried through to the pole by the ice‘pack in the spring. Two men are . now on a 4,000 mile journey in a 50-foot boat on the Kolyma river, in Siberia. Knud Rasmus- sen is preparing for a five year trip to study Eskimo tribes. Donald MacMillan, one of the men with Perry when he discovered the North . Pole, plans to try to circumnavigate Baffinland . in 1921. ‘ ' . Besides, there are explorers getting ready to do scientific work in China and Tibet in the ‘Pacific Islands, in Ecuador and Peru, in Mexico, in Nova Zembla, and last but not least, a group of American scientists, commanded by Henry Russell, of Columbia University and Dr. David “Starr Jordan, of Leland Stanford University proposes to explore the Amazon. There may be some who will say,” Why be so curious?”. Well, it was just that curiosity that led Christopher Columbus onward, and, lacking that bump, the American people might have _ been a great deal longer getting here. AS TEXT AND INSPIRATION The national circumstances under which War- ren G. Harding shortly will assume the presi- dency are not unlike those in which Washington delivered his first inaugural address and Abra- ham Lincoln his second. Washington’s task was the construction of a <government for which the foundation had been laid. He was without the counsel of experience and the young genius of democracy was his only =guide. His brief inaugural address was a prayer “to the benign Parent of the human race.” ,, The Civil War was coming to a conclusion in the hour of Lincoln’s second inauguration, and the Union victory was but a few days off. Before him was the task of rebuilding a nation dent in twain. He was not permitted to live for this work. Harding’s job combines elements of the great tasks of Washington and Lincoln. There is new construction as well as reconstruction to be done. ‘The nation is on the threshold of a fresh start. -The problems of Washington and Lincoln were political and domestic; Harding’s are economic and international. The first concern of the new administration is domestic tranquility and prosperity. But, in =.view of our new relations, neither is permanently certain unless the new administration discovers a basis for world peace that shall serve as a founda” tion comprehensive enough and strong enough for the whole new economic structure that must be erected. the Arab. was that Abu’l was a woman-hater and | —well, Omar wasn’t. THE NAMELESS BABIES “The problem of illegitimacy is a much larger one than most people think,” says Dr. F. 8. Kel-|. logg, of the American Hygiene Association “Its ramifications extend far more widely into our social fabric, both in rural and city communities, than, the uninitiated imagine It demands state support for its proper settlement, as well as state legislation and. public benevolence” Each state is confronted with the necessity of seeing that both the charitable and economic sides of the problem are handled with as little in- dividual suffering as possible. There is a need for improved organization, not only among social workers and philanthropists, but among institutions. The proper solution de- mands a high degree of medical and sociological skill, as well as the necessary financial support, but it is only by this means that the state and public can fulfill its duty to the unmarried moth- er and child A quarrel is vulgar no matter how high-toned it is pitched. Much is said about “common honesty.” _ How common is honesty? “You can’t have everything,” said California to Ohio on the gridiron. Anyway, it’s fairly certain that De Valera didn’t swim to Ireland. Eggs are becoming cheaper. Perhaps the ang- el-food cake era is returning. EDITORIAL REVIEW Comments reproduced in this column ma: not express the opinion of The Tribune. ‘hey are resented here in order that our readers may have th sides of important issues which are being dis- cussed in the press of the day. or may SOMETHING TO BLUSH FOR The American people who are anything but cheap, must grow red in the face when they read certain tales of the business of bringing back the three naval Lieutenants whose balloon carried them to Canada. When the head of the adventuring party, Lieu- tenant Kloor, telegraphed to the Rockaway naval air station for $400 to pay the expenses of the return by rail, the men cf the station were com- pelled to pass the hat among themselves to get the money. The Navy Department, it was explained, can reimburse the balloonists only to the extent of eight cents a mile from the railroad point nearest which they land to their home station. The See- retary of the Navy has a contingent fund, but the men of the air staiicn evidently did not believe that this could be depended upon for quick, if any, action. ‘ The Navy had appropriations of nearly half a billion in the present fiscal year, and yet its em- ployees, on official business, must borrow from their friends or take a chance of staying in the snows of a foreign country. It was easy for the Government to get and pay out money in the recent jamboree of extra- vagance and graft. It made its financial methods flexible enough then. But they stiffen up when merely the pride and safety of loyal service men are at hazard. How the Canadians must laugh at an Admin- istration which can squander billions but cannot As the text for his ‘inaugural Address and as inspiration for the work of his administration, find $400 in its pocket to bring its aeronauts ‘home from the wilderness —New York Herald. , ‘ BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE PANAMA CANAL Lf FORTIFICATION: Chart shows net expenditure of fedefal ‘government; average yearly Aotal—$661,548670; average yeably ‘civil—$211,337,288; not including war. cost. ‘ The comparative expenditures of | the federal government for civil and military purposes, for the 10° years from 1910 to 1919, inclusive, -exclud- ing extraordinary expenses due the! war, are graphically shown in the accompanying chart prepared by Dr. E. B. Rosa of the United States Bu- reau of Standards. ij This chart shows that an average of less than one-third the net cost of government was for. civil purposes, the remaining two-thirds. being re- quired to meet the ‘expense of our} ney “ at & o’e' army and navy and the pension roll Chuagins. “I get up at 6 o'cleck to ; a .| crank the flivver, so that the wife ae oe oe incurred by Pre-| nay he first at’ the bargain coun- The average yearly net expenses of) ter.” Washington Star, the government for this period was; 387.2 To Cure a Cold in One Day $661,548,870, of which only $211,387,-/ wees H 288 was for civil administration and| Take Grove’s LAXATIVE BROMO 5 inder, $450,-; QUININE tablets. The genuine bears LSet iy ae ace a *| the signature of E. W. Grove. 0c. The phrase “A Billion Dollar Con-; ~~~~.~~~~ gress,” current during the pre-war} “ADVENTURES o>—__________.___4 | JUST JOKING | ee 9 Try This “Do you believe in the beneficial effects of laughter?” “I certainly do. If 1 can get a man laughing | can nearly always borrow $5 from him.”—Boston Transcript. Too Early to Suit Him “Are you shopping early?” “T will so assert,” replied Mr. points out, inasmuch as the largest net expenditure ever‘incurred by the ‘United States government before -1917 | was $679,712,000 in 1916. The billion dollar ‘appropriations | including the total expenses of the| postoffice and other self-supporting branches: of the government. which} covered into the treasury sums ap- proximately equalling and often ex- ceeding the amounts appropriated for) their uses. . | | i “The Carved Box” When Nancy and Nick crawled in- to the “igloo” or hut of Ishtu the Es- kimo, they could scarcely seé at first, until their eyes became accustomed ——— od Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure Itching, Blind, . Bleeding or Protruding Piles. | Instantly relieves Itching Piles, and; you can get restful sleep after first | ‘application. 60c. | QW RELIEF FROM EOASTPATON Get Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets 4 That is the joyful cry of thousands | since Dr. Edward i Tablets, the substitute for calomel. | | | ls produced Olive Dr. Ed tor h They made out the figure of a . Edwards, a practicing physician broth. for 17 years and calomel’s old-time a i iscovered the formula for Olive |to the darkness. Eskimos have no windows in their low ice-houses and very low doors and the only light they get is by burning whale-oil or seal-oil lin flat dishes, (But they soon made out the figure of a man bending over a little moss fire and stirring a broth that smelled awfully good to their little noses. It must be the good Ishtu himself, the to unnatr action. lone why had called so cheerily to 2f you have a ‘dark brown mouth”— | them to come in. , bad tth—a dull, tired feeling—sick , ‘How do you do!” he said, stopping headache—torpid liver—constipation, | his stirring and turning to welcome you'll find quick, sure and pleasant re- | his visitors. “What may your errand sults from one or two of Dr. Edwards’, | be and what do you call yourselves?” Olive Tablets at bedtime. | “We're Nancy and Nick,” answered ‘Thousands take themeverynightjust | the little boy, “We've just come from to keep right. Try them. 15cand 30c. | Santa Claus’ house in the North Pole enemy, Tablets while treating. patients for chronic constipation and torpid livers. Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets do not contain calomel, but a healing, soothing vegetable laxative. No griping is the “keynote” of these little sugar-coated, olive-colored tab- lets. They cause the bowels and liver to act normally. They never force them By Oliver Roberts Barton. | & : = —. | Legislative Notes || es =) The Blue Sky Commission urges all investors in the Collins Safety Razor eomnanv to communicate with the North Dakota Protective association organized in Grand Forks, which is looking into the interests of stockhold- ers in the company. George N. Varnum of Menoken, one} of the three first leaguers elected from; Burleigh county to the house, was up! yesterday, checking up on. the legisla- tors. Frank J. Prater of Arena, who; served two terms in the house as a representative from Burleigh and is a brother of William J. Prater, former | league county manager and secretary | of the senate, was in from his farm in the northeastern part of the county, meeting the old and the new| members oi the legislature and dis- cussing proposed bills. The state bank guaranty fund com-| mission, with two new members, .met | in the office of the state examiner late yesterday. t | The efforts of the North Dakota Chapter of the American Association of Engineers in behalf of. further. fed-| eral appropriations to aid the states in the improvement of highways have | been met with favorable assurances by | U. S. Senator-elect E. F. Ladd and| Representative-elect O. B. Burtness, ; both of whom have promised their) support to such legislation. The con- current resolution: introduced in the House Saturday by State Representa— tive J. A. Jardine of Fargo memoral- izing Congress to make further fed- eral aid appropriations was algo initi- ated by the state chapter of engineers. | The first federal aid road act signed by Pres. Wilson on July 11, 1916, with amendments in 1919 provided $275 000,000 aid for stat North Dakota's sare for the 5-year riod ending | next June 30, was approximately $4,- | 5,000. The counties of the state! ‘e made requests for federal aid in| excess of this amount. Chemicals ituted the chief ar- ticle of export from. Belgium to the} United States in the first eight! months of 1920. OF THE TWINS | and we are on our way to the South} Pole to find the bad: fairy, Snitcher) Snatch, who stole all his toys.” |_| “You don’t say so!” exxclaimed | their host. “Well, that is a big er- man standing over a fire and stirring rand for such littie people. You can’t; do all that wihout magic, can you?” “Oh, we've got the magic,” answer- ed Nick proudly, and he expiaimed all) about their Green Shoes, the charm! that the Fairy Queen had given them} and the golden key and the niap, “Oh, I see,” smiled Ishtu. “Those are very valuable things, children, but you may. lose them. ~ hava a! carved box here that you may drop| them into, if you wish; for safe keep-| I'll get it at once. And after each a bow! of this! Little did she guess who Isatu was! WEDNESDAY, JANUARY .12, 1921 | Dy JESSIE ROBERTS titra | —Whet They Mean DID YOU DREAM. ABOUT DRINK- ING? OW that booze has “gone glim- mering through the dream of things that were” it is interesting to investigate the alcoholic conditions in Dreamland, “Where there ain't no ‘Ten Commandments and a man can raise a thirst.” * It is not too much to say that the | situation there is positively shocking, and the drys ought te get busy at once in the realm of shadows. Old booze- fighters, now reduced to taking their upple and consorting with their inebri- ated associates In Dreamfind only, may gather what solace they can from the fact that oracles and soothsayers regard as of generally favorably omen dreams in which the late John Burley- corn conspicuously figures. And It may be laid down as a rule that if you take your “licker” in dreams alone it won't hurt you. In fact, it well have Just the contrary effect to taking It over g real bar. Tu go into'a Dream- land barroom—the only one now open —and there, seeing old acquaintances, say “What's your's, boys?” indicates, if everything is pleasant:and convivial, that you will soon embark in some new speculation or business which will be highly profitable. Should one of these dream-friends refuse to join you, de- claring, that, he is on “the water- wagon” you. will soon meet an old friend and have a long and’ pleasant chat with him, To dream that you are drunk and have accumulated your jag from Dreamland booze indicates that riches | and honors, new wholly) unforeseen, | ure to come to you; probably through making the acquaintance of a man now unknown to you whe will put you in the way of making your fortune. To the unmarried man {t signifies that he is beloved by « woman of whom he has, as yet, scarcely thought, and that she will make an excellent wife. But to dream that you have tasted no li- quor and yet are drunk is accounted a bad sign. You will soon commit some foolish action. If you dream that you got drunk on water you are going to boast of your rich relations, und of wealth .which Yeu do not possess. Also, to see an- other man drunk means that you will do something foolish. It is but fair to the oracle and sooth- sayers to state that these dream in- terpretations were expounded years and years before the dry amendment to the Constitution was thought of. (Copyright.) PUT) annneane: = THE GIRL ON THE JOB How to Succeed—How to Get Ahead—How to Make Good SSUUUAONUODUESENNOUENNONNAUGOGONEL THE JOB ABOVE YOU T IS perfectty legitimate for you to be keeping an eye with a view to future possession on the job ubove you. Some of us have perhaps reached the pinmacle of our ambition, but that number'Is small; ‘Phere fs something ahead‘that is better and it is right to try for it, to plan for-it, to get it. But don't make the mistake of slurring your present Job because you think you are fit for a better one. The best way in the world to get that rise is _to fill your present position as well as ft can be filled. There is very little really thorough work being done, The girl who'ls thorough In what she does, who. an be definitely: depended upon, will attract notice. Doing your work well is more lmportant than many women think, One woman whom I know was sup- posed to make clippings for her em- ployer in: regard to the business of the. firm, clippings from a large num- ber of papers, and to leave these on his desk. It occurred to her that he lost a good deal of time in running over these slips. She began arrang- Ing them according to topics, and she fastened to each bunch of clippings a resume of their .contents carefully made, It wasn't much perhaps, but it looked good to that employer. He kept his eye on that young woman. She had aroused his interest. Presently she suggested the feasi- bility of issuing a small pamphlet made up of items from these clip- Pings, a monthly record of what ap- peared in the public prints that was most to the point. The idea was adopted and worked well. A girl like that does not stay down. She is now private secretary and ad- vertising manager to that employer, at an excellent salary. And she will go farther, You don't need to be a grind and a Irudge to do your work so well that vou will be taking the Job above you 1s soon as it is vacant—or can he created, You do need to be Interested ‘n what you are doing now, -to be j ready to: develop its” possibilities, to ee the relationship between) what you are doing and the work of the or- ganization as a whole. Tt 1s work done without Interest and hope that is hard. It leads nowhere. and it is boring. Keep alive in the job you are in, For Scorched Garmessts. Hold the stain left by too het an iron under running water for a few minutes and it. will quickly disappear, ‘ Time's Whirligig. There are more people abusive to others than lie open to abuse them- hot broth and may take a nap} in my warm bed. selves; but the humor goes round, and “You're very kind,” sail Naney,! he that ldughs at me today will have slipping off one shoe. | somebody to laugh at him tomorrow.— Seneca, pet, Bh, ‘ aft rt \