The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 3, 1921, Page 4

sae 3 Class Matter. THE BISMARCK TRIB! ‘THE BISMARCK TRIBUN! “Entered at the Postoffice, Bismarck, aN. D., as Secon i application. - Editor ;GEQRGE D.MANN - - Foreign Representatives G. LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY. i : CHICAGO DETROIT | again. Marquette Bldg. Kresge Bldg.! ; PAYNE, BURNS AND SMITH | NEW YORK - - 5 . Fifth Ave. Bldg. 3 The Associated Press ja exclusively entitled to the use| MYTHOMANIA eroaited in this paper and also the local news buble own invention as if it were fact. : All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are| also reserved. MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADYANGE las the raconteurs gro wolder. It is a sort of intel- 5 T of the mentality. He says it is a disease, this J Oaily by carrier, per year ......5-.+6+ Daily by mail, per year (in Bismarck) 3 Daily by mail, per year (in state outside Bismarck. Daily by mail. outside of North Dakota .......+ THE STATE’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) invent myths to be told as fact. | Frofessor Dupre calls it mythomania. Others have given it an uglier word. ‘attention of a physician. It was not long ago that ‘all insane persons were treated as criminal. Mythomania in its morbid form is characteriz- CIVIC PRIDE Civie pride can be developed only as the citi- zens know their city. With an appreciation of | : ” the growth and the commercial importance of ed by a lack of finality in the thing told, the undue Bismarck to this territory, it is only natural that |ETolongation of the narrative itself, and its inad- there should ke civic pride. ‘equacy to convey an idea from the mind of the But the main object } ‘ ; i >in knowing your city is not fot mere enjoyment ™Mythomaniac to the mind of the listener. in its growth and general progress. The intent! of the "Town Criers is to point the way to more:S ‘ . : growth and greater progress. ‘a mythomaniac, had better make his story point- Bismarck owes a debt to the men who are pro-/¢d and cut it short. claiming the features in our civic life which dif-! ferentiate this city from the othefs in the state. | Their efforts will stimulate and encourage those | up * interested in city building. | 10 gallons. It is only in. friendly co-operation that eis | problems can be: worked out. The pressure of a} CP MAY Sane} CLE | It is interesting to note that of all the railway week of enlightenment upon the development of; : : j Bismarck cannot but enlarge civic vision and spur |S tems m the United States and Canada, 4 he individuals to greater effort. iCanadian Pacific emerges from the wartime lemergency in the best physical and financial con- There must come sooner or later a definite city bebe bia : i “IY | dition. . : ae eae city nes amounts . anything which,| The Canadian Pacific, under private manage- praia Gi ip lai eee cal saan oes vit, ment isin. the healthiest condition in conlrasy the demands and needs of adjacent territory. pp egal nan deen repre or Out of the “Do You Know” week should come the railways of Canada, with the exception of the a mighty movement for a well developed city plan'Canadian Pacific, grouped as one system, both _ for future growth. This can be worked out grad-j owned and operated by:the Canadian government. t ually and each project listed in the order of its| “The net operating revenues of United States importance and tackled. when the time is.-ripe.| railways in 1920 ‘were, $11,000,000,. less ‘than half But let us get a city plan as soon as possible and that produced by the*Cunadian Pacific during the there’ is no hetier organization of “live wires” to} same period. This in the face of the fact that the tackle the job than the Town Criers. If the im-| United States system is much faster, although petus of their enthusiasm is behind a city plan it/the Canadian Pacific is the largest single trans- ; Will go over Step by step as fast as sound business |portation unit in the world. » judgment dictates. The operating deficit of the Canadian National The Tribune hopes some day to see a municipal ; Survey made of Bismarck and a well defined pro-|include a further loss of $70,000,00 covering fixed gram worked out for the various civic bodies to|and interest charges. This $140,000,000 deficit . undertake. It is impossible in the scope of one|must be met'by Canadian taxpayers, just as the , editorial to name the various projects that must /$700,000,000 deficit of railways:on this side of the be tackled and put over. border must be met by ‘United States taxpayers. : But before too many ventures are initiated by| While the United States and the Canadian Na- _ the various enterprising societies let us have the|tional railways were incurring during 1920 a debt ? coherency of a city plan so that edch effort will| Which amounts, in this country to $7 and in Can- : count to that end that there may be no lost mo-|ada to about $16 for every man, woman and child, tion or duplication of effort. the Canadian Pacific paid its dividend of 10 per Congratulations to the Town Criers for “let-;cent and showed a surplus of $3,500,000. ting us in’.on what our town rea'ly is. | It might not be a bad idea for the Washington The next logical step is a City Plan. 4 “best minds’ who are trying to unravel our rail- : Let’s get busy on one! way tangle, to begin by studying the methed of ———— ‘ |Canadian Pacific management. Since the hat with the bow in the back has re-| It may not be at all applicable to our situation turned man wonders'how soon feathers will be the but whatever it is it seems to avork. _ vogue for him. ke — C. P. R. MAY FURNISH A CLEW NOT PERFECTION, BUT STEP FORWARD It is interesting to note that of all the railway The Senate has passed Senator McCormick’s Systems -in the United States. and Canada, the _ bill establishing a national budget system. The'Canadian Pacific emerges from the wartime| House is expected to follow suit quickly and Pres- emergency in the best physical and financial ‘con-' : ident Harding’s interest in the budget policy is dition. ~such that his signature making the bill a law is| The Canadian Pacific, under private manage- assured. ment, is in the healthiest condition in contrast Although the McCormick bill is not so drastic’ With all the U. S. railways grouped as one sys-) as the extreme proponents of the budget idea; tem, althoguh not under government control, and would have liked, even they admit that it is a/4ll the railways of Canada, with the exception of step in the right direction. 'the Canadian Pacific, grouped as one system, both It represents an evolutionary rather than a rev-.oWned and operated by the Canadian govern- olutionary movement toward better control of the ment. ., expenditure of the taxpayers’ money. i The net operating revenues of United States ‘8 Its chief provisions are for a budget bureau to|Tailways in 1920 were $11,000,000, less than half { Prepare estimates of departmental expenditures, that produced by ‘he Canadian Pacific during the ;, and the creation of the office of controller to audit, S¢me period. This in the face of the fact that the # and account for all governmental expenditures, © United States system is much faster, although g This official is subject to executive and not fhe Canadian Pacific is the largest single trans- * congressional removal. In this respect the bill Portation unit in the world. gdiffers from the one passed by the last Congress The operating deficit of ths Canadian National _ and vetoed by President Wilson on the ground Railways in 1920 was $70,000,000. which does not % that it gave Congress undue authority over an = executive official. _The administration has accepted the Wilson & View as to this aspect of the law. a There was some criticism of the McCormick + bill by Democratic senators, notably Senator King, : # i such criticism smacks of narrow partisan- ship. For years without number, agitation for bud- . get reform failed of accomplishment because the’ ® friends of the idea refused to accept anything FE: short of what they conceived to be a hundred per cent. perfect law. If they had been willing to attain their goal Fi a step at atime they would have been much bet- 7 ter advised and the taxpaying public’ would be much better off. é Imperfect as the new budget law is, we are + disposed to give the administration credit for é making good its pre-election pledge. *,...Jt will.be time.enough to criticise when the ad! it’s always over in thesnext.towm.:: <<< and interest charges. This $140,000,000 deficit must be met by Canadian taxpayers, just as the $700,000,000 deficit of :ailweys on this side of the border must be met by United States tax- payers. While the United States and the Canadian Na- ‘tional railways were incurring during 1920 a debt which amounts, in this country to $7 and in Can- ada to about $16 for every man, wonian and child, cent. and showed a surplus of $3,500,000. Canadian Pacific management. It may not be at all applicable to our situation but whatever it is it seems to work. ministration refuses to strengthen the law as its ~~ weaknesses and inadequacies develop during its) It would take a lot of band-playing in various ‘countries to get the world into a general war “Most persons are familiar with the habit some for publication of all news credited to it or not otherwise children have of telling an imaginary tale ot fheir; Professor Dupre says this sometimes persists' ‘ ‘lectual immaturity, often in contrast to the rest | ‘more o rless voluntary and conscious tendency to! { iis | But that does not change the fact, or deny that ja person who tells such myths may require the: That being so, the prudent person who has a| tory to tell, and who doesn’t wish to be thought; Cincinnati bottlegger is said to have cleaned | $60,000,000. He must have sold as much as) k ‘although not under government control ,and all} Railways in 1920 was $70,000,000, which .does' not | include a further loss of $70,000,000 covering fixed: the Canadian Pacific paid its dividend of 10 per; It might not be a badidea for the Washtington| “best minds” who are trying to unravel our rail-| way tangle, to begin by studying the method of! We read a lot about skirts getting longer—but et -__—— i He: wile a‘ ee 10RD wi mi be t “These are al nice. prizes,” said Caliph Camel, look'ng down at the three sacks. .that Flippety-Flap had | laid on the:sand. isi t |. “Yes,” said the:fairyman, expectant- ly, “they: are.” 4 Caliph’s mouth was watering by this time, for he smelled the dried beans, and dried corn; and dried peas, and he -couldn’t help,it—I mean his mouth couldn’t help: watering. _ But as far as that went, his.nose couldn't help smelling, either, No matter how strong-minded one he can’t stop his mouth from watering or his nose from smelling if they once take a no- tion. He may just as well try to stop his eyes from seeing or his ears from hearing. “Who's going to race?” next asked Caliph Camel. “Oh. just anybody,” answered Flip- pety-Flap, carelessly. “I thought I'd go hunt up some more camels, but it they are like you they won't care to Sloe fueté ‘streak -of dust ANEW BABY ARRIVED AT LEONARD TOWNSENDS HOME YESTERDAY — BOTH PARENTS DOING WELL i et ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS By Olive Barton ‘Roberts [ didn’ way. off: m-the desert. +“: fo, but ‘you Sere ey are say that I wouldn't race,” that’s where the race is to be.” “D) id’ I camel, turning to the twins. Nancy and Nick nodded. “Yes, you dia.” rema: -—wh, race?” “Well, well, well! That's peculiar rked Caliph Camel. “Why, I he could bear, “The minute you arrive.” “Look here, Mr. Fairyman. one else races but me, may I have all the prizes?” last words. Flippety-Flap winked at his helpers, but pretended to look thoughtful. “Why, yes, 1 suppose 80,” he nodded ae finally, be tov comfortable if you go back?” But Caliph Camel hadn't heard: the He was a mere streak of “But aren't you afraid you way off in the desert, did say. that. you wouldn’t go back to the circus, ami say that?" inquired the Say, Mr. Fairyman, how soon may I have a prize if I win that The smells were more thap Tf no aye, | integitimate children has increased 50 Per cent. Davis has ordered a special inves- tigation of conditions in some of the worst centers. Federal investigators have been sent to Chicago and more} will go to Cleveland, i “What we need in dealing with the} situation,” Davis says, “is not only| borse sense but heart sense. It ig not merely a matter of houses and rents, of dollars and cents. “Just what could be accomplished | by the way of rent regulation, and bow, far that would meet the prob- lem except in removing one of the barriers to a wage readjustment, 1 am unable to say. “The real. solution, of course, lies in more houses as well as in more reasonable’ rents. “Some agreement must be reached by the trading trades and the build- ing industries that will make possi ble'a resumption of home buildin, “The building industry is the. ke; stone of our entire industrial struc- ture, and once construction work can be set under way again the whole em- ployment and {ndustrial s:tuation will relfeved. ® “Today, however, we have the para- doxical situation where it is cheaper to travel than to pay rent,. “There are 250,000 people. it ig esti- mated, living in Ford cars.” Ls Hooyer’s Views. Herbert Hoover, secretary of com- merce, finds high rents, as reflected in a delayed ‘readjustment of wages, facturing and commerce. at a blockade on the housing and rent question until we can get more build- ings. And.we can’t get the buildings until prices—both of labor and mate- rials—come down.” |” CUT THIS OUT_IT 1S WORTH MONEY Cut out this slip, enclose with 5c¢ and mail it to Foley & Co., 2885 Shef- field Ave., Chicago, IIL, writing your | anthropologist. * hampering the stimulation of manu- * “As I see it,” Hoover says, “we are TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1921 ' FEELS FINE IN MORNINGS NOW Heath Says He Gets Up Ready For A Big Day’s Work Since Taking Tanlac—Is Like New Man. ‘ “My friends all.call me the Tanlac man now because I’m always praising the medicine for what it has done for me” said O. B. C: Heath, whose ad- cress js Room 9, Fair Building, Minot, ND, ‘ “For three years. my. stomach was ;80 badly out ‘of order that it was hard for me to retain my food. ! had heartburn frequently, and there was a preasure or gas on my cheat that almost cut off my breath, My appetite was very poor, and | also had }a-bad cough that became so violent I could hardly keep my balance. ‘My head ached so bad I felt like | it would burst, and at times I became go dizzy I had to sit down or hold to something to keep from falling. ! was extremely nervous and restless and scarcely ever got any sound sleep. Finally I became so weak and run down I was not able to do my work, I had spent hundreds of dollars try- ing to get relief and was very de- 8pendent over my condition. “Well, it’s no wonder I'm all tho time bragging on Tanlac, for-it has just the same as made me over again. I can’t remember when I ever felt better than I do now. My digestion and appetite are perfect, and it just looks like I can’t get enough to eat. J sleep like a child and wake up feel- ing thoroughly rested and ‘ready for the day's work. Tanlac has put me on my feet dnd I can’t help talking about it. “My wife also has been greatly bene- fitted by taking Tanlac and it is now our family medicine.” Tanlac is sold in Bismarck by Jos. Breslow, in Driscoll by N. D. and J. H, Barétte, in Wing by 'H. P..Homan, in Strasburg by Strasburg Drug Co. t Stratton & Earp, Regah, ———SSS==__—_ —_—_—_—_—_—_+ |[ Remarkable Remarks | Europe and not Asia was the cradle of the human race.—Ales Hrdlicka, es * , In the year 1920 there were 1,000,- 000 marriages and at the same time | only 7,000 houses were built.—Repre- i sentative Cable, Ohio. * Prohibition is an invasion of per- sonal liberty and a breeder of crime.— Stephen Leacock, writer, eee World prohibition has been made a certainty,—Dr, Caleb W. Saleeby, London. eee ‘Only Christ's plan of universal bro- therhood can réconcile all class dif- ferences.— William Jennings, Bryan. . If grandpa is up to date today, he must emoke cigarets and like jazz. It's not comic; it’s tragic—The Rev. F, R. Weber; Cleveland clergymah. ‘China wants America to take a much more prominent part in far eastern | affaire.—Alfred S. Sze, Chinese minis- ter to United Btates. ; (Many a man in the A, ©, F. had it. on me when it came to cussing.— Charles G, Dawes. I believe in prayer.—President Hard- ing. i FILMOSOPHY. Betty Compson enjoyed (?) a brief vacation. Measles! Gaston Glass supports Mary Miles Minter in her next. Antonio Moreno has started work on “The Secret of the Hills.” Wheeler: Oakman refused to let a ' double do stampede scenes for him in, “The Half-Breed,” W. 8. Van Dyke shot 1,500 feet of film in one day for Ruth Roland's cur- rent serial. ” dust if Cae F “ ‘opyright, 1921, N. &. A.) name and address clearly. You will| Bebe Daniels stars in, “One Wild Like me!” cried Caliph Camel. “I (Conyile! * | receive tn return a-trial package con-| Week.” No, we don't mean the onv | - A taining Foley's Honey and Tar Com-| she spent in jail. ‘i | pound for coughs, colds and croup; Scenes of “My Lady of the Island,” | RENT SITUATION Is HELD NATION L ‘Foley Kidney Pills for pains in sides| starring Edith Roberts, were filmed ‘By H. B. Hunt, Washington, May 3.—The housing situation with high rents is today |the most serious, problem confront- {ing the government, in the opinioh of Secretary of Labor Davis. It is in just such a situation as Da- | vis describes that Congress-and the | state legislatures. under the supreme court ruling, have the power to en- {act emergency legislation curbing | rents, | Davis holds high rents the great- | single barrier toa readjustment su as is essential t) permanent prosper- ity. % “Because of high rents and inade quate housing,” he says, “families double up, sometimes two or three to ‘a home, It.is not too much to say ‘that the loss in morale and morals i due to the housing condtions in many | cities today is one’ of the greates® ‘dangers to our whole social struc- | ture.” f ‘ Disease and Death. | The report of the-revent state in | vestigation into housing conditions in | Chicago showed that 500,000 people ir ‘that clty were living in the most un- | wholesome conditions, sleeping some {times three and four in a bed, five jand six to a room. | Reports from other cities hard hit by the housing shortage and high | KI-moIDS (Tablets or Granules) For INDIGESTION ‘Take dry on tongue or with hot or cold water. QUICK .RELIEF! a Price, 25-50-75 ¢ ADE BY SCOTT & BOWNE | F MAKERS OF _ SCOTT'S EMULSION 13 EMERGENCY rents show an alarming incre sickness and disease. In some cities the birth rate of EVERETT TRUE (init menneee How ARE Kou, GvVEReETtT } | se in and back; rheumatism, backache, kid- ney and bladder ailments; and Foley thcroughly cleansing cathartic for constipation, billiousness, headaches, and sluggish bowels. BY CONDO You KNOW I'M UP For YOu HAVE MADE Te SPCEDERS A_RECORD TOR YOURSSLE § INSTEAD Bu SENDING THEM TO JAlL WHERE THEY BELONG, $0) (= Gxe (IT To ME, JUDGES, ree VOCS TRICHT we Cathartic Tablets, a wholesome and) on Catalina Island. é Marcella Pershing plays opposite Hoot Gibson in “Bandits Beware,” a new two-reel comedy. Madge Bellamy, star of the stage, makes her film debut in “Hail the Wo- man!” i a William Davidsotiis Elaine Ham- merstein’s leading man in “The Girl | From Nowhere.” | Rosemary Theby ‘and Harry Myers | are planning a series of domestic com- | edies like those made by the late Sid | Drew and his wife. i; “The Hell Diggers” is the title of | Wally Reid’s next. A hell digger is | the name. given to big gold dredgers. ; Many New York society women are | renting homes to Paramount for movie |settings. They give the rents, —]l SSS THE “DICER” + Remember when we called | derby hats “dice boxes?” | Dickens wrote about the “pot hat” and his country- men still call em “Bowlers.” | The graceful soft hat of today is an aftermath of the Civils War dnd finds its | greatest perfection in the Gordon Hat. i ithe Gordon models this ason are sightly—the colors mighty’ ‘attractive, 4 )