The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 10, 1922, Page 4

PAGE FOUR THE BISMARCK: TRIBUNE Entered at the Postoffice, Bismarck, N. D. as’ Second | Class Matter. | GEORGE D. MANN - - - - Editor) Foreign Representatives | G. LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY | CHICAGO | DETROIT | Marquette Bldg. Kresge Bldg. | ITH | NEW YORK Fifth Ave. Bldg. | MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use| or republication of all news dispatches credited vo it or| not otherwise ercdited in this paper and also the local} news published herein. el All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE 7. PAYNE, BURNS AND SM Daily 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. . 6.00 | | THE STATE’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER | (Established 1873) | | oie THE DUMB-BELLS A “commission of experts” investigates the in-| mates of the Ionia reformatory, Michigan. It) applies the army psychology test and placidly an- nounces that the percentage of inmates of average | mentality is greater than that of drafted men who served in the American army during the World War. This probably strikes you as ridiculous. It is. | eet Rates | It takes a report like this Ionia “finding” to! show up the bunk of the average intelligence test. | You have seen such tsts. They run like th “Tf black is white, place a cross here——but if a} cow has three horns underscore ‘horns’ and then | state ‘yes’ or ‘no’ whether a circle is square,” etc. While the above is a burlesque on the average | mentality test, it is fully as sane and sensible as; the real thing. | The trouble with the mentality tests is that they grade intellect according to mental agility | and cunning. | Outside of geniuses, the highest grade of brain | ms THE BI ISMARCK TRIBUNE THE GUMPS—OH, HAPPY DAY! *. THERE Noy ARE- “THE LITTLE OLD RED BANK Book= ¥50,00023 pEerosiTeD TO THE CREDIT OF ANDREN ZIP QUMP- Yo LOOK AT Nov AS OUST LIKE LOOKING IN A MIRROR tL SEE MYSELF A RICH GUN- WELL, BRAINS WILL TELL- | USED THE RIGHT BAIT- BIDED MY “TIME - AND WHEN THE CORK WENT DNDER \ - PULLED IN THE UNE AND THeRE WAS A FSH ON UT~ BE-cAUSE | \ CARE Noy FOR THE STARS THAT. SHINE > ne LOVE YOV~ee% \ HOW Do ov bo MINERVA? Nov DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS A LUTTLE NIGHTINGALE IN THE HOUSE DIDO? i bid Yoo HEAR ME SINGING “BECAUSE Love Mou"? Oras wy Cuengy y { 1 THOUGHT “ou WERE SINGING BECAUSE ‘YOU WATE US — MOVIES You repeatedly hear some one, who has just seen a good German-made movie, say: “They cer- tainly turn out swell films over there.” German movies, admittedly, ring the bell oc- casionally. But, of the super-productions offered by Germany, only one out of 100 is ac ted for American production. Most of us jump at conclusions, having a weak- ness for generalizing: ‘Seeing one good German movie, we reason they all must be good. Reading f a few murders, we decide it’s a bad worid, for- getting that prominence comes only to exccptions. Most conclusions are ‘based on minority evi- dence. EDITORIAL REVIEW Comments reproduced in this column may or may not express the opinion of The Tribune. They are presented bere in order that our readers may have botb sides of important ssaues which are being discussed in the press of the day. YES, WHY? is slow-thinking. If you have ever consulted al The Grand Forks Herald in opposing the con- white-bearded philosopher, you know that the tinuance of the Bank of North Dakota at Bis- oracle hears your case, ponders it with delibera-|marck and the state home builders association as tion, views it from all angles, then in a terse sen- unnecessary state enterprises, and products of tence utters the decision of wisdom. | socialism, fails to include the Grand Forks Mill The fast thinker arrives at wrong conclusions and Elevator. The Bismarck Tribune asks why oftener than the slow thinker. ithe “discrimination.”—Jamestown Alert. The fast thinker usually is a surface thinker. | A large part of humanity’s time is devoted to | correcting the errors of judgment on the part of | the “snap judgment” boys who glanced, instead |Missouri, now being fought out chiefly betw of looking thoroughly, before leaping. Senator James A. Reed and former President After all, what is intelligence? A hard ques-; tion to answer, regardless of the expert who|Whenever Mr. Reed hears that Mr. Wilson has thinks that “everybody’s out of step but me.” | said a paragraph, he says two columns, succeeded by two more on the second day and two more on each succeeding day until, as Colonel Ingersoll said, “he gets the impression that from the voice- less lips of the unreplying dead ther2 comes no cry.” him no sort of good and isn’t over a paragraph long. In this last he condenses such phrases as, church-goers of a boy rushing about announcing | “Certainly Missouri cannot afford to be represent- that there’s a moon. , ed by such a marplot.” The important thing is that Flammarion’s | twenty lines? It takes 2,000 words for Reed to UNEQUAL STRUGGLE SPIRITUALISM Flammarion, celebrated French scientist, is con- vinced that the human soul survives after the body dies—as nine out of ten people already be- lieved without any scientific investigation. Flammarion’s excitement will remind good | Woodrow Wilson, seems to be of uneven size. | next its got Then Mr. Wilson hands him one that does | @=~ ADVENTURE OF | THE TWINS _ | —+ By Olive Rarton Roberts Mr. Peerabout, the ‘Moon, was lost. Nancy and Nick hunted and hunted. And the Weatherman, Mr. Sprinkle- Blow, hunted and hunted. And the dream-fairies hunted and the Sweep hunted and all the people in the moon cities hunted. But Mr. Peerabout was as missing as Tommy Brown’s front teeth. “{ just know that wicked old Comgt-ILegs has /!{dden him some- where,” declared Nancy. Just then they came to the house where Mr. Peerabout kept his han- dles for running the moon. And there was Comet-Legs pulling out handles and putting them back and then pulling them all out at once and shoving them every way. “Ha, ha, ha!’ be was roaring. “T’ll bet the earth people think J’m a fine Man-in-the-Moon! I'll give ‘em a change. I'll give ’em 40 kinds of a moon in on? night, I will!” Of course, my dears, the moon was do'ng awful things. The Twins and Mr. Svrinkle-Vlow could hardly keep their feet with the jerking. And ev- erybody was as dizzy as if he'd beon playing whirlipeg. The moon-cities were fall'ng to nieces towers tottering and chim- neys falling down and houses crum- bling. A moon-quake is quite as ‘bad as an e*rthquake. - Even the tops of the mountains were falling off. Down on the earth everybody was looking at the, moon with ldtig glasses. a4 ‘Peerabout’s, gone’’) plumb (Mr. crazy!” they cried. “Just look at ¢ | | + (Man-in-the- The Democratic candidacy for Senator from] that! we'll have to put him! out. One een | minute he givés’ us a new moon and the next minute‘an old one?! “One time the’moon’s' dry and the its'corners ‘down, which means rain, Wé°doitt know whether to'go hunting ‘of fishingioy, (what :to do.” Yes, sir, old»Peerabout’s lost his senses.” ri a (To Be. Continued) (Copyright, :1922, NEA Service) : TODAY'SWORD | Today’s word. is PARADOX. It’s pronounced—par-a-doks, with ac- cent on the first:syllable. It means—a proposition contrary to received opinion; an assertion or sen- How does he do it in] timent seemingly contradictory or op- posed to common sense but yet, that may be true in fact; any phenomenon “sure evidence” was accumulated during 30 years |uninterest the public, and Wilson thas it standing } or action with seemingly contradictory of research in psychic phenomena. {on its toes in 150. Spiritualism is bridging the gap that has exist-! ed for centuries between science and_ religion. ! Eventually the two will be in the same camp. | mind? If he ever did, he must have been crazy 60 ee ae ee, years ago and kept at it. We have no great love MONEY for Slim Jim, but for the sake of a good fight we qualities or phases. It comes from—Latin “paradoxum,' Where and whence and whither proceeded the] which, in turn, is adapted from two idea that Wilson had something wrong with his} & reek words meaning “beside, beyond contrary to,” and “opinion, to think, suppose, imagine. It’s used like th “For the federal supreme court’s decision in the case of the United Mine Workers of Amer- Stocks of the various Standard Oil companies|do beg him to get over these two-column dith-|ica against the Coronado Coal Com- have advanced in market value more than a billion | yrambs about the intricacies of the intricate, and dollars since early in the year. Hearn Woodrow Wilson’s,.sceret... He has been in Washington long enough to have heard the story —was it the late Senator Vest’s?—about the cor- respondent who wired his paper that if it would Yet there has been practically no change in the! actual physical property back of the companies. | Same old pipe lines, same old refincries, same old | relation of assets to liabilities. | The billion-dollar advance is merely a reflection | of increased confidence in general business out-| look, especially for the oil industry. | Confidence is our greatest national wealth. For | confidence is courage, the generator of prosperity. —_—____ | THE JOBLESS | :More people went back to work during May and | general employment increased a trifle more than 3 per cent. This is the report by Uncle Sam’s statisticians. With exception of coal mining and cotton tex-! tiles, employment gradually is getting back to) normal. Normalcy seems to be the goal, yet normal'y there always are 1,000,000 men out of work in the United States. idle between jobs. Normal condition never is good condition. ‘ YOUR MEMORY Have you a good memory? It is a valuable thing. But the memory-developing craze can go to the point of blending into plain, old-fashioned bunk. The man who is “not good at remembering faces and names” is not out much, unless his job re- quires this peculiar ability, for the very simple reason that very few people you meet are worth remembering. What we need, more than memory training, i a system to enable us to forget some of the mis- information that clutters up the average mind. The brain, like a sponge, has a capacity limit. | christening it the President Harding. such as “floaters” and builders | allow him sufficient space, say 5,000 words, he could thoroughly expose’President Cleveland, and received for answer, “Givechim hell.n 300 words.” At the present moment the ‘crippled ’sage'is romp- ing away with the argument like a two-year-old.— Philadelphia Ledger: GOOD TASTE The president has done a graceful thing in re- questing the shipping board to retain the name Leviathan for the old Vaterland, instead of re- It is dif- ficult for the occupant of the White House to pro- tect himself from the acts of overzealous admir- ‘ers, who are actuated perhaps more often than into the presidential favor. As the Leviathan, the big ship performed its | great service during the war, carrying as many as 15,000 wearers of American uniforms at one time across the Atlantic. As the Leviathan, it is stamped in the country’s memory. As the Leviathan, it is intimately as- sociated with our war traditions. Hundreds of thousands who traveled on it could call it noth- ing else. And other hundreds of thousands whose happiness depended upon the safety of its pas- sengers will always remember it as the Leviathan. The president realized that to change its name now would be something like changing Buuker Hill to President John Adams Hill, iixe changing the name of Gettysburg to Lincoln Field. He is to be thanked for forestalling the labored attempt of some votary to flatter him.—Louisville Courier- ; Journal, otherwise by a desire to ingratiate themselves BY DAVID WARK GRIFFITH First I should try to be as honst with myself as it is possible for a pre- judiced person to be. So many persons are honest with the world and furiously d‘shonest with themseves. 1 should ascertain,-as sanely as pos- sible, what my qualifica ly were for the particular branch of the industry I jhtendéd ‘to’ enter. In this, the’health, appearance, cdu- cational equipment, and natural tal ents should be considered. Then I should determine where I wished to be five ycars in the future, and whether that work would satisfy me after five years of development, 1f L weshed *o make;imoney, should not. enter motion _ pictur: Money flows in channels: ); No artistic road can be a monzy channel. 1t is unfortunate that money has become so closely associated with motion pic- ture work. Young persons instictively think of vast incomes when they con- sider pictures. That illustrates the force of publicity. Money and mo- tion pictures make interesting mater- ial for.the press. But the young per- son with his or her eye on the dollar seldom follows the path to success in art. And motion pictures will be more and more a great art. Afte? a careful survey of my quali- fications I should go to a center wherc I . ||éntertainment WHAT I SHOULD DO IF I WERE ABOUT TO ENTER THE MOVIE INDUSTRY motion pictures are mad2. It would also be well to consider what organ- ization offers the greatest opportuni- ties for the particular work in mind. Crainarjly, the most desirable organiz ation would be one where progress and expansion were probable. To enter vitally into the making of pictures, one should have a desire to -! give something to the world, to do ‘something to bring laughter, and in- formation and thought to the m'llions; ‘to bring something of the quiet and serene ideals with which the great soul of humanity is so genegously sup- plied; to bring ideas that will stim- wate and jlluminate and above all entertan. For entertanment is the triumphant thing, ecucating enter- tainment if possjble, but by all means Y that will take the public for a few minutes away from the little beaten paths of life; send them on an excursion into the land of romance for which we are all search- ing, no matter how cynical or hope- less we may be. If you do not bring that wish when you enter motion pictures, you are but a day laborer, anyway, and might as well make steel, or grow cotton, or do'any of the numberless activitics that can offer the wage for the hours. When you get your job, if you are really qualified, you will be so busy, and so happy, and progress so rap‘dly, yeu will noed no further suggestions. pany of Arkansas ‘to be claimed by both sides as a victory has the ap- pearance of a paradox.” |__MANDAN NEWS | ASK FEDERAL AID TO PAVE E. MAIN __ A formal application for federal aid in the paving of six blocks on East Main street and made by the city commissioners at their regular meet- ing ‘Wednesday evening. ‘The new paving would comploée the k from the end of the present pav- ing to the dyke where the fedeyal pro- ject known as the bridge approach would end. State Highway Commis- ioner Wallace and the county com- missioners were present. All approv- ed of the measure. According to the Yederal law the government is allowed to ass in the paving within the city where a_ federal highway passes through the city and the abutting property is not of sufficient value to stand the improvement, The amount allowed by the govern- ment is $20,000 a mile. In this in- stance between $9,060 and $10,000 of the cost of paving the six blocks would be allowed by the federal government ‘The state would also stand a small por- tion of the expenst! In’ this way the abutting property would be relieved of most of the expense. COMFORT STATION FOR FAIR GROUNDS That a comfort station will be built on the fair grounds was decided by the directors of the Missouri Slope faiy. Faced tile for the structure will be furnished by tho Hebron Fire’ & Press: ed Brick company. The entire build- ing, both inside and out, will be of faced tile. The local people are ap- preciative of the generous offer of the ‘Lebron company. Mr, and Mrs, ‘Hi, B. Coleman of Chip. pewa Falls, Wis., visited at the home of Mrs. JH. H, Owen, Friday. They are on their way to Billings, Mont., where they will visit with relatives. Mrs. N. Greengard left Friday even- ing for Chicago, where she will visit relatives for several weeks, She will algo visit her son and family at Ko- komo, Ind, The Commercial club and the Town Cricrs club will have charge of the sale of Chautauqua tickets beginning next Monday, The season tickets are 2 each. James HH. Easton of Fargo, is visit- ing friends in Mandan for several } days. i y\ { Cee Ene na Ey aaa THE GREAT AMERICAN H PARK YOURE MISTAKEN! HARRY, QUIT ASKING YOUR. FATHER QUESTIONS UNTIL HE. | WANT ‘To GET A LITTLE FRESH Al BEFORE | GO To BED! DADDY, WHO prrcneD? & | To KEEP SUPPER FOR You UNTIL ALL HOURS So THATYOU CAN SIT OUT IN THAT BALL GETS THROUGH STUFFING HIMSELF, | OME <i Ty Oy pers havent outgrown it. _ Aman who doesn’t know where he is going seldom gets anywhere. Prominent clubwomen ‘wants di- vorce because she doesn't know where her husband is. He may be at home. ace % The way of the transgressor ig down. ‘Public debt was reduced 51 millions in May. So were taxpayers. The weather man is often calléd on account of rain. Ships go to dry docks to get all painted up. Men go to wet Docs. is ge ’ Our idea of fun would be watching a cynic and a growth shoot each other. The most popular summer resort is “It’s too hot to work!” The demand for Will ‘Hays in’ the movies exceeds the supply. Ohio bride who went crazy was probably trying to find out what her wedding gifts were. Mistaking the new $5 gold picce for a penny means bad luck. Since the ban on one-piece bathing suits they are having their pictures made at ‘home. Oklahoma co-eds who gay they hope to marry at 22 may mean 1922. There may be no connection, but tho hoboes’ convention meets July 4 and Congress wants to adjourn July 1. It took six, days to make the world and you can't change it in one. Farm Bureau says lambs are short. But there are plenty in town, John D. evidently wants his grand- daughter to marry a garage keeper in- sah stead of a horseman. When you sce a shirt hanging on the clothes line, it may mean that fath- er is at home. New pipe organ has 640 stops. The man who designed it was probably an auto mechanic, Some people are so absent minded they forget themselves. You can’t sit on your hands and grasp an opportunity. ‘We would hate to be a bow-lezged rir] and have to stay at home until dark because we dressed in style. —a epee : A THOUGHT | a — Therefore. my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord; ferasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.—! Corinthians 15:28, “ Did you ever hear of a man who had striven all his life faithfully and sing- ly toward an object and in no meas- ure obtained it? If a man constantly aspires, is he not elevated? Did ever man try heroism, magnanimity, truth, sincerity, and find that there was no advantage in them that it was a vain endeavor?—Henry D. Thoreau. “WHAT SCHOOL?” ASK SCHUMACHER Ask A. P. Schumacher, newly elected cashier of the Grenora State Bank, what commercial school he attended, He’ll say, “Dakota Bus- iness College, Fargo, N. D.”? He is one of 230 “‘Dakotans’” who became bank officers, AskC. E. Lillethun, recently made branch manager of the Western Oil Co., Scobey, Mont. He’ Il say, “‘Dakota’” too. Hundredsof successful business fet eS and professional men and women were trained at this famous college. 1 5chool year begins in June. Follow the SucceS$ful.’? Write F. L. Watkins, Pres., 806 Front St, Fargo, N. D.