The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 28, 1923, Page 4

PAGE FOUR FRE BISMARCK ASSOCIATED PRE \ E is exclus. t tion of all news dispatch wise credited in this paper and lished herein. All rights of republicauiun . 5, reserved. edited + local news pub Mm or not al SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLi: IN ADVANCE Daily by carrier, per year......... fa 04 case seus OND Daily by mail, per year (in Bismarck)... . as +. 7.20 Daily by mail, per year (in state outside Bismarck).... 5.00 Daily by mail, outside of North Dakota a ee 6. THE STATE’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER __ (Established 1873) STRAINING FOR ISSUES Henry Ford’s endorsement of Coolidge was bound to bring in its train the usual after clap. Hiram Johnson openly charges that it was corruptly secured through some promise of concessions or favors relative to the Muscle Shoals controversy. That charge can be dismissed almost without discussion. The integrity of Coolidge dispenses with such a vicious accusation and places more firmly than ever the accuser in the class of demagogues to which he issues his appeal. kind of recrimination, a favorite line of attack and prac- tically the only weapon Johnson ever used to demolish opposition. . Bryan’s naive statement that Ford, “the millionaire who might have championed the common people” has gone over to the side of the reactionaries because the Mellon tax plan will add more units to the automobile magnate’s bank bal- ance is in the same class with Hiram’s ravings. Mere straining for an issue. Bryan and in fact all democrats from Crown Prince McAdoo down hoped for some split in the republican party that would carry them into power. Republicans who are frittering away the opportunity of their lives at Washington must realize that unless all precedents are upset that it is Coolidge in 1924 or a democrat. The sooner they get behind the administra- tion and show some inclination to relieve the people of burdensome taxes, the better. ocrats to embarass the administration is not strengthening the little clique who prate about progressive victories. They are digging their own political grave The democrats, be it said to their credit, in large numbers refuse to join in the silly fight against Senator Cummins. The radicals by his appointment as head | the Interstate Com- mittee cannot change any poi of this admin- railroads and moc! this instar incomprehen are showing signs { wrest leluys of putting into effect vo get |ack to « solid bi so called “big” buisnes or. whether of factory or of 1) Dakota’s delegation at 1 1 th’s crisis than to uph } e ‘ry constituents of som: ip development in this st S us to every man, wor »: he Unit Nort} D-kota do wh r Ci he us that ¢ Folle'‘e’s will as far as a majorit, delovation goes is stronrer thar ~ state It would be a good move for \ a) Dakota delegation that they are ‘ more in state- manship action than in cheap political filibuster. LIMITED INQUIRY Legislative haste to do something designated an Educa- tional Commission, then tied its hands by failing to provide an appropriation and limited its scope of inquiry to the common and high schools. As far as tax spending goes +} the higher institutions of learning are the major offenders everywhere, but Daddy Gander, kind Ruth, that you wish you could solve “and. there should have been no limitations set, no bars put °!4 fellow that he was, kept lanterns the whys and wherefores of marri- corners In age. Daddy Gander Land, and one teeny yourself, I knew that you did not across Bo Peep’s mean why the church and state say front yard and in at one of the side| marriage is not only a windows of the Christmas-tree hcuse.| respectable state. WI up around any educational activity. In effect the legislature should have said, make a complete survey and study of the ; educational situation from a practical standpoint and report ways and means of securing greater efficiency and if pos- sible reduced expenditures. Just how the commission can operate without funds re- inains to be seen. Probably some data can be gained by summoning heads of various activities to Bismarck. But the problem is of such magnitude that no great headway can be made under the restrictions imposed by the legislature. There would be great merit now in a general survey oi all state expenditures with a view to reducing tax budgets. There is an imperfect budget system in the state functio: ing through a legislative committee, but time allowed is short and the field most complicated. E. J. Taylor, a member of the Educational Commission and for many years identified with the educational system of the state, points out in a recent letter just how limited the inquiry can be. But it is best stated in his own words in a letter to the Fargo Forum: “In last Saturday’s Forum appeared a very excellent editorial on the Educational Commission which Governor Nestos recently appointed. In order that the people of this state may not expect too much of this commission I should like very much to have you give this letter to the public. In your editorial you stated “that the task of the commis- sion is one of some magnitude.” I certainly agree with this statement. When the legislature enacted the resolution authorizing the Governor to appoint this commission no appropriation was made. are expected to donate their time and to pay all their own expenses. The Jepislature did not provide so much as a postage stamp for earrying on the work of this commission. which you very properly say is a task of “some magnitude.” The members of the commission are all busy people and have their own affairs to look after and duties to perform. In view of the fact that the services are to be performed gratuitously and the commission pay its expenses, I would ask the people not to expect too much of the commission. Just what will be accomplished will be determined later. z “Unfortunately the legislature I'mited the scope of '. inquiry to be made by the commission to the common and | | high schools. It would have been possible to have secured i w much better report had the inquiry extended to the higher educational institutions. : “I also am a little surprised that the legislature would create'a commission to study the wavs and means of reduc- i. ing the expenses in one of the great departments of our state . government and not include all others. A general survey of the receipts and expenditures of the state including not only result in great good to North Dakota. The people should be thoroughly informed as to the amount of money collected ' in taxes by the state and its different subdivisions and also ; «as to the disbursements of the same and the things that thes ‘are gttting in return for their money.” * ‘ 4 he use or | svatcnes herein are _ The American people are tired of this} Voting with dem-| at should + The members of the commission’ Vribune. They | in order tha day CORN AND THE HORN OF PLENTY H Corn occupies a very Important | PD in the Northwest's horn of | plenty. In fact, the name corn de- rives trom the Latin word for horn, jand when it is well cultivated it | spells plenty and prosperity. Min- {neapolis has, it appears, stepped into second place among the cash {corn markets of the Country and \at times crowds Chicago for first | place. | The extended and successful raising of corn in the Northwest is a notable triumph for science applied to agriculture. Over @ century of experimentation and study have developed the old In- dian maize into one of the Nation's great crops. The climatic adapta-) bility of corn has been greatly ex- tended, so that it is now possible to grow it much farther north than | could be done twenty-five years} ago. Corn-raising, im fact, has become | a science. It has been amply dem- | onstrated that the planting of im-| proved seed corn pays in produc- tivity. Larger returns are secured from ‘high quality seed corn with} the same effort and expense than are yielded by ordinary and in- ferior grades. In the past ten years the study of samples, the selection of seed and the keeping of records have) improved greatly not only the size/ of the corn kernels but their hardi-! ness and adaptability as well. The elimination of barren stall and! suckers, the well filled butts and} tips come from pedigreed strains, | much as improved livestock comes | from pedigreed animals. Great ad-| vance has been made in the stor-/ ing of corn, conservation of ae moisture and methods of cultiva-} tion. Corn-raising has thus be-! come a specialized science within the general science of agriculture. Its new place in the horn of plenty is also a promising step toward | diversified agriculture. Corn and) stock go tozether. | The extended acreage of corn-| owine and perfected methods of | cultivation assure it a perma-j{ nent and very important place rmonge the staple crops of tie réty Tt lends itse’f to many € it may he denended on to sin the front rank 3 Olive Roberts Barton It was the middle of the night in D.ddy Gander Land, and everybody s asleep, or should have been. vs perfectly evident that some- one was asleep however, for such s‘orings you never heard. Bat the Twins were so tired ofter their long journey in the magic dust- wn, and after the excitement of ister und Missez Sprats’ visit, they «u.dn't hear a thing. Each one slept on his funny little bed in the funny little Christmas-tree house, as though his life depended on it. But it is queer how great big sounds won't waken us sometimes, and very little sounds do. Something was squeaking! | ‘in bed, and then Nick eyes and sat up. It was very dark hung at all the street weeny ray came Neither of the Twins but just listened and looked. By and by th eard a rustle and another squeal the waste-basket move. thing they fell over with a plop! And out fell a little gray mouse. He began to pull and tug at something, and by the dim light of the lantern, the Twins made out the lumpy form of a ginger-bread-man. Somebody had taken ‘a bite out of the gingerbread-man. A whole foot was missing. Also one raisin eye! But the rest of him was all there and he was twice as big a8 the mouse. Mister Mouse was having a time of it. Daddy Gander had stuck his head in after he had said good-night. “You don’t mind if I leave my magic dust- pan here till morning, do you, my dears?” he said. And he laid it care- |fully on the hearth right beside the waste-basket. The mouse gave an extra hard tug, and the gingerbread-man gave a flop jand landed right in the middle of the | dust-pan. Instantly a wonderful thing hap- ‘pened. The gingerbread-man began to come alive. Then he stepped off the magic dust-pan. Or rather he The hopped off, for one foot was gone.) But then, his legs were baked to- gether go one foot was as good as two, anyway. And the little mouse got scared and ran away. “Now if I only had my other eye,” he said merrily. “I'd be as good as ‘new, “Oh, I'll fix that!” cried Nancy. And she jumped out of bed and ran to the cupboard and got another raisin. “I'll stick it in with a little sirup”, she said. “Thank you!” bread man. “And now do you and your brother want to help me to do something?” “We sure do!” cried Nick, jump- ing out of bed and reaching for his clothes. (To Be Continued) . Closer Home lorn-looking boy. \ i; “I dunno, mem.” ;_.“Dont you know where your sugar comes from? & “Yes, mam, we borrow it from next door."—Exchange. . ry LETTER FROM LESLIE PRESCOTT) be the very thing which makes for little Marquise, when I told her of my suspicions about Sydney Carton, | I understood she was too dazed’'te peak, never knew I was @ pessimistic phil- osopher before, did you? You are ne'ther in the habit of hearing.me voice pessimistic phil lov friends. that every woman is more or less of THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE The Flivver That Flivvered 4 ! | | | \ \ - TO LESLIE PRESCOTT, | discord and death of it. { ‘ CONTINUED | “The whole truth of the matter is} Dear Santa: Wait until I grow up ‘that we expect too much of mar-|and I'll get you. Where's the shot- riage: marriage, which is usually! gun you-promised? Jimmie. built upon a tissue of | We are! H not truthful with ourselves nor with| Christmas story: When I got the those we love and we expect from children’s candy ous from.under the all the foolishly acted and sense-|404 pele of it was gone. iessly spoken untruth to bring forth; Dear Santa: You big bum, you truth. bs “We might as well expect to bring come.get, your book. - Who wants s histogy book for Christmss? Willie From the look Ruth gave me, “Yes, I know, dear,” I began, “you forth a healthy child from parents; with diseased bodies. “From marriage we expect a suc- cession of thrills that will turn the monotony of life into something of | which wé vaguely dream but never! phy avout; spicion of my: ell as I, know and life, or Yet yor Christmas story: One time a man sent his girl cigars and his brother candp by. mistake. moralist. She not only analyzes Hi her own actions and reactions, but grt = i Ri hi 1 Dear Santa: If you think those she tries, usually mistakenly, 06 scat hin atk have an a1; [stockings are big sosagh eed me analyze her husband's actions snd/ be myself with Jack, for once to tall Td ae gal ?: no matter how closely they are bound {together, ever live under the same | conditions. Nancy opened her eyes and sat up ards which I know are very different opened his from Jack’s. a word,|trying to get at was just why two people who are perfectly mad—as we say—about each other before mar- and then they saw riage cannot live happily first afterward, and what seems the very knew the waste-basket climax and fruition of love seems to ! aaid the ginger-' the educational system, but all departments, I believe, would Peat wT ha | pre of Cute nie i nd gone since Adam and Eve made their exodus from the garden there has never been anything in common in the actions and reactions of men and women. EVERETT TRUE BY CON. the truth as I am telling it now.'I ff Meares Ua teas rinderie at notwoclaldentil shoaid| teevettincee cn ase parecer go to him this minute and explain! them roller skates. the whole thing; tell him about the pearls; ask him about the baby; tell him just what I have done and ask him to tefl me just what he has done—I mean all those things which neither of us have told each other.” “I don’t think he would under; stand, Leslje,” said Ruth slowly, “and, dear, I don’t think you would understand’ either. That is the only thing that married people know about married life. Each knows that the other is full of misunderstand- ing.” : (Copyright, 1928, NEA Service, Inc.) This Team Unlucky : Football’ was abandoned for the year at the University of Omaha when the squad dwindled to eight; over the chair at our house. men. DBligibiliy rules and gradue- tion robbed the team of all but “In all the years that have’come Dear Santa: I had « pair of socks already.- Will you come,back and “No two persons of different sex, swap for underwear? Paps. Christmas fable: One time s man forgot to buy his children something to play with himself. I have my own stand- Dear Santa: Go chase yourself. 1 know a diamond from a beer bottle chip, I do. Ethel. Christmas. story: Bill gave his girl a lipstick and is getting it back for thanks. “Ihave heard you say many times, Of course being a woman like wiul but « you were Dear Santa: Shame on you! 1 heard what you said when you fell Bobby. Christmas story: 1 got Christmas together jwred in the first game. | those I sent cards. Dear Santa: I asked for books and you brought that’ horrid bicycle, I just hate you. Percival. — Christmas’ story: We got the glasses and ‘pulled out the cork and it hed turned to vinegar. UM GLAD To FIND You IN, MR. TRUE. i OUR COMPANY WOULD UKE T6 Cer |A BRIGE STATEMENT RROM YOU IF ----- Dear: te: You tracked up our porch aid mother licked me for it. Tl get you. Jacki : | Christmas story: He said it was good stuff and the sidewalk jumped up and hit me. Will you please send your mechanic out to our house? We have a big job for him. - William. over‘can J start boy again?’ Bill. Chigistmas'story= We gave the boss back being a bad we aye late. . oe Ph Dear“ pena ah wheres to exchange your washing ething else? Mama. —=| THAT DOESN'T VS’ j PERFUMERY t!! (3 THAT BRIE ENOUGH € Christmas story: We had egenog until the eggs ran out, then we had fust, plain nogg. Dear Santa: Come beck again next year, please. \y. FOLEY PILLS BRING RELIEF “FO! PILLS are the best I have stried. My kidneys wagk a lot better G since I received writes; John W. Brogan, Mass. FOLEY PILLS are 9 diuretic stimulant. for the KIDNEYS and! i sealing “I new enterprise is that, it engend three veterans. .These were &ll in-; cards: from all my friends except Dear Santa: Now. that Chritmas |, a watch‘and he will uso it to see if}. C an: you tell me |; ‘yout generous offer,” “ pee eying wits ( i : BY JAMES. .W. DEAN. to be trade-eatchers lot booksellers. | New York, Dee.’ 28.%-One of the | wonders of the’ ‘presedt ‘age is the complete harmony, of at least: the [outward semblance of it, with which be pons, opinionated minds of Mencken and George -Jeat | oped Nathan work, iA The newest collaboration is “The American Mercury,” .@, monthly re: view which is now making ite first bow to the public. In this you are likely to find digeussion of poetry and politics, socialism arid: sociology esthetics and anesthetics, ships and wax. But now new mark is left where the. pens ‘of Mencken anu Nathan scratch. ‘They are simply working in.a larger pasture. The editorial setting forth the pur- pose and policy of the new magazine covers three-and-a-half pages ‘of closely set type. - All ‘of it is clever and mhost-of it means nothing. In effect they: say: that their purpose is to. isolate individual’ prophets from tle herd, and ‘to follow the ponder- ous Lathe er itn masa heres $4 attempt a “realistic entation of the whole gaudy, taipeler Amerticen scene.” , Mencken and Nathan are at once high prophete of tolerante and an- tagonists of the views of any one ‘group of persons, Their tolerance is only for ihdividuals, it seems. However, the high ‘virtue of this free-thinking. It is not for persons of settled habit of thought. It wil! prove of great value to” those who feel that their minds are etill in e formative state. eo eis Intolerance © springs from , igfor- ance. We condemn only what we half. understand, -believing that wé have a complete anderstahding. Thus you have heard {t said that there’s a broken heart forevery light on Broadway. ‘The Greet-White Way where fly too ‘elete to the Candle, where for Himseff. : However, “you havewttfistened to Nellie Revell. who: knewalmost every- one in the “Roaring Forties” before she went to the hospitel for four years; atid; who. knew them better girs she went fee the Lee en quote from her new : Off the Chest”; It.is-the White Way: because it puldates with the milk of human kindness. eo} asap io a ly of that, néctar, and I have never beens roud es,t-am today that I ean eal! mysklga member of the. glorious worlds of ink and of paint that meet and mingle op’ that strett. It is w double citizenship worth stey- ing alive to enjoy.” . 4 jendi bromides, hive always seemed to TO NEW HOTEL PLACE 3. A. Harding, manager of the :Lewis & Clatk hotel ‘of’ Mandan, will lei about January 15 for Hoquiam, Wash., he ‘announced ‘today, where he will Le management of & hew pee nya 1 dibén which he vhas:taken # 15 year lease. ‘Stanley Prideaux, who haa been auditor and assigtant mantger of ‘the Lewis & .Glark will, suceeed + Harding in ‘ebntrol af ‘the loch] Rostelry. Hoquiam is & city- $f 14,00 popu- jon located on ory's Harbor ad- $eining Aberdeen, W: & ne : . b ‘ : ‘ RECEIVER NAMED :' ‘Charles C. Storing, who for several years has made hie headquarte: Aberdeen, S. D., has been ‘named as receiver of the closed: Merchanta Na- fet Bank of Mandan-by U. 8. mptroiler ef .Chrrency Dawes: and {ia expected to arrive in ay to assume: charge, of the institu- tion and to relieve Irwin D. Wright, Minneapolis, the national ban} exe: inet, under ‘whose order the instit FeRor and Mill visit ‘bere ohtil spring with their son-i ind’ daughter Mr. and Mrs: M4. mes; iqnt., he ia: employed in ices of the Roswell Miller Mill. He béen here 0 Christmas witht his ting Tueeday-evenin, Fred Michel, noble grand; Mrs.- ‘J. Truex, vice. grand;. ‘rs. Son. Maison, ‘Mrs, Ole Ugion, treasurer; Mrs: Jos Guthtie is the retiring noble, grand. ok fit it | itarit | Dtwls, B. Nagént and family have i Grsiohen ‘Thelan acrid home -last However, as I stop to select the books of 1923 which I like best I find that I select them pretty much as 1 select my friends. < Some, of my friends have little: or no “elass.” Some have over-devel- minds and ~ under-developed bodies.” Others have over-developed bodies and under-developed minds. Indeed, 1 doubt if.among my friends there is one perfect man, or one per- fect. woman, or one perfect dog, or ene perfect book. During 1923 I read 128 books through and lightly touched as many more. ‘ For, sheer beauty.I like best Willa Cather’s “A Lost Lady.” For. its high optimism I like Nellie Revell’s “Right Of the Chest.” As.a novel of generous proportions I like Philip Gibbs’ “The Middle of. bd the Road.” 5 For short stories, Sherwood Ander- son's #Horses and Men.” To. the weight of years off my heart :Elizabeth Madox Roberts’ lit- tle book of verse, “Under the Tree.” Hendrik Van Loon’s “The Story of the. Bible”: because it re-created in terest,in @ more beautif¢l book, the Bible. =” Seas. For, biography, M. . Werner’ “Batnum.” - “To keep in mind the YMor and the hardilidod of the Amefican gencra- tions that have gone before, Herbert Quitk’s. “The Hawkeye.” — 5 Fot good old-fashioned melodrama, jodies for Old,” -by Maurice ate.” For*detective thriller, E. Phillips Oppertheim’s “Michael’s Evil Deeds.” «For a better understanding of the parade that passes me- daily, “The Datice of Life,” by Havelock Ellis. For: high adventure, “The Last 01 the Vikings,” by Jehan Bojer. To soothe my nerves and quict my mind Elizabeth . Robins’ “Time In addition to these I/ain glad to have made the acquaintance of “Lummox,” “West of the Water Tower,” “A- Son. at “the Front,” “Weeds,” “Fortyne’s Fool,” “Faint Perfume,” “The Able MicLaughlins, Cast! Conqu ‘Janet March.” “Ste; Crane,’ he Doctor Looks at Litératute,” “Bunk,” “Mr. Podd,” ir John Dering,’ “The Woman of ockhloe,” “Bread” and “The < House, of the Beautiful Hope.” -So far, you find few “best sellers” in: my(list. To be frank about the Matter I care very little or nothing » for “The-Mine With the Iron Door,” “Blaek Oxen,” “The White Flag,’ “Butterfly,” and some others to be rece: fa ‘the monthly lists of best sellers. sized ttrowdwas present at the audi- torium,’ ey! the logic’ and force rh! jisplayed by the speakers showed that they had their subject hand. Music and a Christ- let: helped enliven the pro- The Ladies Ald society met at the fhome'at Mrs. C. A. Holmgren Wed- nesday afternoon. George Benedict ne badly injured in a gun accid@it last Sun- day is recovering nicely under the care of Dr. Thomps: ‘The--Wilton - schools’ have closed for the holiday recess ’nd will wot open-uatil Jan. 7. nd Mre.. J. S. MeGogy Bas revirbed from, Rochester, .Minn.,.wherd she actom@anied. her.brother to thé san- Ste reports -hér brofper'15 getting. along very nicely singe his operation, ? 6 tity to-| Wil uring the holiday Armstrong, principal a in. jas “Wheeler has gone: home at Hope, and later will je her vacation at Minnc- apolit. Miss Fox is visiting rela- tives et Fairmount, Minn.” _ E. Briggs who acts as conductor on the switch train’ of the Washburn Lignite Coal company has gone to Miringepolis; whére ‘he .will remain until.after the holiday season visit- ifig with ‘his family. During his ab- sence Charles Buck is in charge of the train. Christmas day was generally ob- servéd by the lock! churches. Many fine; programs were given and all ‘Were erijoyed by those who attended. A special was held ‘on Christmas eve i Father Dougherty at’ midnight. ‘Miss ‘Viola Hagen is (dpending the week at the home’of her parents. in "Mise: Hi ‘employed in ‘Migs Edna May -Meeden and. broth- ’ \and:-Harveyyswho. attend at Jamestown, spending the holidays st the home of-their parente, Rev. and Mra.-E, V. Head- e ree ests this week Mr. and Mrs. M, F. Nugent of Grand Forks, the parents of Dr: Nugent. —— the after- Catherin e from 2 aboppt hom i raf