The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 16, 1921, Page 4

i PAGE For THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Entered at the Postotfice, Bismarck, wt. D,, aa Second Class Matter. GEORGE D. MANS - : - : Editor 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 Oaily by carrier, per year $7.20 Daily by mail, per year (in Bismarck) ~ 7.20 Daily by mail, per year (in state outside Bismarck... 5.00 Daily by mail. outside of North Dakota ..... seceeee 6.00 THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) i> WOMEN GETTING TALLER American young women average mcre than an inch taller than women of the same age 30 years ago. This is discovered by Dr. Cecil Duel Mo: medical adviser at Leland Stanford University, who has checked up the measurements of: girl students for three decades back. Women aré also getting heavier, says Dr. Mosh- er. She attxibutes the change in feminine phy- s:que to more sensible clothing and exercise, par- ticularly participation in sports. London scientists say that English women in, the last half century increased their height an average of three inches, and that their shoulders have begun to broaden. | On the other hand, say the scientists, English) men of the next few generations will decline in’ stature as a result of heavy war losses among the; best physical types. | The world has gone on wheels. This, in the long) run, is bound to weaken and probably shorten the! human legs. Our whole mode of life is changing. ; so radically that the human being of 100 years hence may be startlingly different. For nature changes all living things as chang-| ing environments require it. The giraffe got its long neck by constantly stretching up to munch; tender tree-top leaves. The rhinoceros was given a tough hide when it became necssary to protect: him against a sudden period of poisonous insect; life. The fish in Mammoth Cave, no longer need- | ing sight, have lost their power to see. \ Nature is economical.’ She never carries spare | tires. She gives us what we need—and, when it! is no longer needed, takes it away. ' Dean Mary Potter of Northwestern has Isarned! what most men long knew—“U. S. A. girls are! O. K.” { ry DIPLOMACY AND 26. BROADWAY The British and. American governments are arguing rather violently about whether or not! Americans will be allowed to share in exploiting | the oil fields of Mesopotamia, which Britain rules by mandate. This row is just a preliminary skirmish in a} great trade war that will decide this question: “Is the United States going to lose its leadership, in the world’s o:] industry ?” | Last year 64 per cent of the world’s oil came from American wells. But the Geological Survey) warns that our oil resources are 40 per cent ex-| hausted and that it may be only a few decades} until we shall be largely dependent on other coun-| tries. British oil men are ‘boasting that within 10 years England will control the world’s oil supply: oil to the tune of $1,000,000,000 a year. | First battle in the oil war centers in Mesopo-, tamia. i Oil concessions there were granted to a Turkish syndicate before the war. These concessions were transferred to.the British Petroleum Co.—wheth-' er during or since the war, is a disputed question. Britain’s mandate specifies that there shall be no discriminat‘on in Mesopotamia against indi- viduals or corporations of any country which is a member of the league of nations. This, Britain contends, does not apply to the United States, which is not a league member. She also contends that the league has no juris-, diction over the concessions which she claims she acquired before the peace conference. Britain says anyone can prospect for oil in Mesopotam‘a+— if he respects present British holdings there. But the United States. demands that every country have equal commercial rights in Meso- potamia. Meantime, American oil interests de- mand that Britain respect oil concessions in Pal- estine granted to Americans before the war. By the San Remo agreement of 1920, England and France banded together to exploit Mesopo- tamian oil, France to get 25 per cent, the natives 20 per cent, England the rest. -The British government’s policy is to prohibit aliens from owning oil lands; refineries or oil se- curities in her empire. She points out that all but Americans are excluded from drilling for o!] in the Philippines. She is very quiet about the great oil holdings owned by British interests in the United States. In addition to Mesopotamia, Britain is reaching’ out for control of the rich oil lands of Persia, Asia’ Minor, South America, Ukrainia, ect. Thus, with customary British foresight, she . lays her traps for the day when American oil fields may be exhausted and Mexico’s oil wells 1 ., s. . fine times discussing styles in revolutions. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ruined by the flood of salt water already showing up in the Tampico district. In transportation, oi] is becoming increasingly vital. Automobiles must have it. Railroads ‘may | shortly burn o!] instead of coal. Sixteen out of, every 100 of the world’s ‘ships are fueled by oil, | ‘and the percentage is constantly increasing. | The country that controls the world’s oil supply. may soon control the world’s merchant marine.| Therein is England’s special interest, in add‘tion) to wanting to free herself of Standard Oil, 26 Broadway, New. York. ae ONE BENEFIT, ANYHOW It appears, from various authoritative sources, | that the English caste system received its death! blow during the war. The aristocracy, the mid-! dle-class and the servant class no longer exist as; arbitrary distinctions. i In the chaos of war, they were all drawn in to-: gether and when it was over they had become s0; mixed up, so used to rubbing elbows, that the old! artificial barriers between man and man crumbled | away. H Curiously enough, no one seems to give a! whoop. They are quite happy over it. | And in England—a country where centuries of! tradition had developed a rather rigid social | system! | We remember Sir James Barrie’s delicate satire) upon the class consciousness of English servants. Shipwrecked with his master and his master’s, friends on an island, the butler, being the only! one of the party ingenious enough to provide shel-! ter, clothing and food, became a virtual dictator, , commanding obedience and respect from all. But} when they were rescued, he reverted at once to his) habitual deference and servility to his “superiors” | and, indeed, could not be argued out of it. \ We wonder how this news from England is go- ing to be taken by certain people in this country. | People who have aped English social customs and manners and have parroted the English accent. | It has always been a little absurd and ridicu-| lous, this sedulous imitation of the English aristo-| cratic attitude, gestures, and drawl, this attiring| of servants in uniforms from! English models, this| eager attempt to forget the by no means disgrace- | ful truth that one’s father measured out groceries | from behind a counter or that one’s grandfather! plowed his own land, or that one’s husband began life as an office boy. It has ruined whatever we: might have had of riginality in our social life. | And it justly merited the English sneers at our, “aristocrats” as “boors” and “vulgarians.” i Perhaps this copying will go a little further. | Perhaps our very exclusive sets, seeing the col-| lapse of the English absurdity, will suddenly set} about the voluntary collapse of their weak imita- | tion. Just to be in the swim. Mexico appoints envoy to Russia. They’ll have! a | Hat checker says he wouldn’t mind prohibition if it hadn’t taken all the quarters out of circula-) tion. | i EDITORIAL REVIEW | Comments reproduced in this column may or may not express the opinion of The Trib The presented here in order tl our read mey both sides of important !ssues which are being cussed in the press of the day. SIGNS OF PROMISE IN MEXICO .« D. J. Haff, a leading citizen of Kansas City, who; has spent years in Mexico and is a recognized | authority on Mexican affairs, reports that condi-' dis- of entering on a period of prosperity increase ‘with! President Obregon’s growing strength. ea evidence of statesmantike qualities, Mr. Haff tells| us. He is undertaking what promises to be con-| structive and permanent reforms. . In the pro-| cess he is showing a creditable regard for public’ opinion, an unusual attitude on the part of a Mex-) ican leader in recent years. | Laws have been passed with a view to encour-| aging modern methods in agriculture. The great) estates are being divided up, but such division is: not confiscatory. It provides for compensation through installment methods of payment. The; new colonization laws aim to attract the best type, cf self-supporting colonists. In this agrarian pro-: gram consideration is given to the interest of the, middle and working classes as never before in Mexico. Mexico has turned to a geld and silver currency basis, and the old paper money is being retired as” rapidly as possib!x. The government has recently made settlement with the big banks retired under the Carranza regime. Larger banks are now open- ing, while for the first time in vears the treasury shows larger receipts .han disbursements. Altogether thi seem ‘o be looking up in Mex-, ico. Our southern neighbor needs schools, rail- roads, a better land syztem and above all econom- ic stability through law and order. i is, of course, too early to tell just how effective will.be the re- forms initiated under Obregon, but they give gocd promise, and the future seems to rest with him. Few doubt that Mexico can be made a great and, contented country under a wise political and econ- omic regime. If Obregon can put her in a way to develop herself through ordered government and | wise economy, he will render an inestimable ser- vice not only to his own people, but to the United States and the world at large. —Minneapolis sour] nal. ate | | pet | | THE OLD HOMETOWN - - Riis We al Me AUNT SARAH PEABODY PUT THE SPRING CHECKER LATE. TODAY =) Mr. and Mrs, Monkey were singfng a loud duet. Mr.’and Mrs. Monkey, were singing a‘loud duet, not a bit musical or pretty the twins thought, and Flip- Flap, too, made awry face. It w barking, cow-mooing, And the squeal- ing of 40 pigs, perhaps 41, also the chattering of parrots, And the words! Here they are: “We're the smartest things that live above the ground, On the top of all the world so big and round. We can jump from tree to, tree Just as ei as can be, It’s the fin way of traveling, we've found. ‘ “We use our tails, a most convenient thing, Without them we could never, never climb nor cling, In this (jungle-aceous) langle We can safely hang and. dangle, Tails are far ahead of rape to make a swing. : . Jaw ., ing : ing far | tions there were never brighter. Mexico’s chances! “Some night we're going to swing far out and jump, “All over theworld men consciously of unconsciously, are fighting to oust women from the positions they hold, not because they are incompetent, but because th are wome.”—Edgar Wallace, British publicist, 1 ’ . * “American mothers and faghers are too busy with their work or pleasures even to supervise tlye educ: tion of their children.” Channngi Cox, Massachusetts. * & “The perk of the houring elortace has passed.”—John FE. Lloyd, ' presi- dent. Notional Retailer Lumver, veai- ers’ Association, * * 8 “Man is no longer woman's whole ©: She mon sens ¥ men Voter: ee oe “Public school teachers should go to baseball games, oxcited, their heads off, enje themsel learn to sweat, and keep human.”-—Dr, i BANK EXAMINER GETS ASSISTANT Announcement is made of the appointment of H. .L. Levitt as Asst. Bank Examiner for South Dakota. Mr. Levittis a graduate of Dakota Business College, Fargo, students of this com- ' mercial school in his work, as about many other ey 220 of them have become bank officers. Many began as steno-~ | graphers and bookkeepers. Every Fargo bank and 685 others employ D. B. C. graduates. “Follow the SucceS$ful.’”’ Spring term is best time to start. Write for particulars to F. L. Watkins, Pres., 806 Front St., Fargo, N. D.. a mmxture of .frog-croaking, dog- } their | Governor | ADVENTURES: OF THE TWIN By Olive Barton Roberts ai ‘and you'll find out everything. We've | RR eee BK. C. Groome, Philadelphia school su- and that Americans will have to import British) 4 jyaro Obregon, soldier and politician, is giving,| Remarkable Remarks || | p——_ | TOURNAMENT TO FLIGHT Ahd land ‘upon the moon kerflop ker- flump, i And, we'll fetch it down much nearer, And we'll use it for a mirror, And we'll keep hid within a-hollow stump. “And we'll ask it all its secrets to disclose, Whére that stuff that folks call rice} so thick] Once a circ Fed us on this food delicious, And we hope the moon will tell us “Land save “exclaimed Flip- pety-Flap. “They don’t like them- selves a bit, do they? Not a bit bet- ter tian I do my—my no: If the rice doesn't do the business, the look- ing-gli ill!” zled and the “Just be patient ymin laughed. got to get these two monkeys back to the circus some way and [’m.count- ing on two things, their appetites and their conceit.” (Copyright, 1921, N. FE. Aa) perintendent. * oe 8 “It may be doubted whether, gince the days of savagery, there was ever EVERETT TRUE ~ + + + + BYSTANLEY| ! ment."——T | sult is such aforlorn degradation of the es- thetic natu as at the present mo- les Warsworth, Jr. Philadelphia clergyman. eon 4a “The bottom of the busiacss depres- sion has been reached and passed.”— Henry Ford. id pass when women can show a trim ankle to and smile their way to free- Arthur Burrage Farwell, Chi- cago Purity League head. “Prohibition is a contributory cause of the crime wave.’—The Roy. Dr. Kilmer IT. Goshen, Sat lake City. “E don't want love-proof teachers, Ability to fall in love occasionally makes them better fitted to teacp the young.”-—Edward J, Todin, Chi- cago school boar . and transforming hould be the work “Making mone it into charact of every Chr W. J. ‘Parker, business secretary, cago'Y. M.C. A. * “May, 1922, will bolshevist reign in Ilya Tolstoy, “When I have decided that a re- worth gettii I go ahead and make trial after tr until it comes. I never did anything by accident.”— Thomas A, Edison. “I think the modern woman's dress is charming and more mo than it has been for generation Lady | Alexander, “London's best dressed woman.’ ‘The young woman equipped with! good teeth, either by nature or man’s | handiwork, is best fitted to retain the’ C. . Hollis- * Dr. department of affectons of a man.” ter, ‘Pennsylvania health, Guilty. A youth once loved a modern miss; well versed in law was she; She charged him when he stole a kiss with petit ceny ; i A moment he was quite abashed and then he squeezed her hand, “You're: wrong, quite wrong, dear,” he replied, “Not petit. That was grand.” : -—Americun Legion Weekly. | BY CONDO” : z [i REMEMBER You WORKED very HARD: To GEST THIS Q@oveERnNmMENT JOB. ! XES, IR, MISTER TRUG,]| | | THATS WHAT L DID. | ENGR SINCE THEN, HOWEVGR, You HAVE: Done ABSOLUTELY NOTHING !! LATE TO MGEND !! LET THS SwivGe CHAIR SE THE TURNING TOINe OF YouR earnecer 3! Bur It'S NOT TOO | : years ago Dr. | Pierce of /Bulfalo, | to the world , temperance , medic ‘early practice of medi , eal D {JUST JOKING 1 OO \ SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1921 51 YEARS AGO Fifty-one N. Y.,° gave his famous Favorite Prescription, an herbal. § ne for —~ y the distress- “& ing ailments of women, and at that time he also Z ith 3 a tonic and altera- h he had succes prescribed for many y ine, for tthe stomach, liver and. blood. This he called his Golden Medi- | scovery. Both these medi- cines of Dr. Pierce's manufacture | met with instant success, and | during the past half century have | =. i sold in greater quantities than any other proprietary medicines. , Neither of these compounds con- : tains alcohol and both are herbal extracts of native medicinal plants. For the past fifty years forty-eight million bottles have been used by the American public, and they are today the standard : tonics for men and women, They are now put up in tablet as well as liquid form, and sold by every | druggist. in the land —* To revive a drowning person give (him a sip of brandy and call out the militia to keep the crowd back.—Se- ,attle Star. His Wish W. Ekks—Did I hear you say you wanted a divorce? Y. Zee—Oh, no. All I want is a divorcee.—Detroit Times. An Ann Arbor, Mich., professor de- fends short skirts. - But in giving his opinion he felt called upon to go to some length.—Detroit News. What Was Wrong “I would propose to Miss Richley if :t’ were not for her past.” “What's the matter with her past?” “Nothing; only there's too much of '—Boston Post. You might s@y that a dry agent who goes sniffing about is the scentor of population.—Detroit Free Press. Before They Go Back, seem to be spending at home of late.” 1 pid a dollar down on a books and, I want to finish “You evenings 2Y your set of _ them before the’ month’ is up.”--New York Sun. Busy as wonien are reforming the men, they're not neglecting their own forms.—Washington Post. hikes and Dislikes, A inanI like {s Jimmy Glen; He pours the Scotch And says, “Say when!” A man I hate ‘ is Johnny Struther; He thanks me with “I'll have another.” Seattle Star. People who want to stare at the top will have to confine themselves to the business of digging wells.—Burlington (Vt) News. A Where Are They? A man who had made a fortune was speaking to a body of students. “All my success,” he said, “all my tremendous finan prestige I’owe to one thing alone—pluck, pluck, pluck.” He made an impressive pause, which gave one student a chance to ask: “Yes, sir; but how are we to find the right kind of pluck?”—-Dinuba (Cal.) Sentinel. Maybe it will be possible to return avation this year without find- ing the stitution amended in a new spot.—Pittsburg Post. Three hundred breweries are clam- oring for the privilege of beer for medicinal purposes, but millions are clamoring for the privilege of drink- ing it—San Diego (Col.) Sun. ONE NEIGHBOR TELLS ANOTHER Points the Way to Comfort and Health. Other Women Please Read Moundsville, W. Va.—‘‘I had taken doctor’s mediejne for near!y two years i Guaenitin because my periods were irregular, came levery two weeks, id I would suffer with bearing-down pains. A lady told ime of Lydia E. Pink- Hham’s Vegetable Compound and how much good it had done her daughter, so I took it and now RI am regular every S&3 month and have no pain at all. I recommend your medi- cine to everyone and you may publish my testimonial, hoping that the Vege- table Compound does some other girl the good it has done m {rs.GEORGE TEGARDEN, 915 Third Street, Mounds- ville, W. Va. How many young girls suffer as Mrs. Tegarden ow where to turn for advice or help. They often are obliged to earn their living by toiling day in and day out no matter how hard the pain they have to bear. Every girl who suffers in this way should try Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and if she does not get prompt relief write to the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Massachusetts, about her health. | Such letters are held in strict con gence,