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APED A lot of talk about this tax plan and that, about the big and little taxpayers and which is in most need of relief. In the discussion, every one seems to have forgotten the great majority who pay no income tax at all. There are 102 million people in America who escape the income tax, and at least 47 millions are adults. Any changes in income taxes will eventually affect all of these people who do not pay. Taxation of any sort is a brake on general prosperity, also a powerful influence in shaping the distribution of wealth. QUART Manhattan Island, heart of New York City, was bought from the Indians for a quart of whisky. A few thirsty people may figure that the Indians got the better of the bargain. 3ut Manhattan Island paid over 66 million dollars national income taxes in the quarterly - payment period that ended March 15. Three more payent dates this year. That is a tax on earnings. The value of Manhattan property runs into the billions. Contrast with the original quart of whisky, and you realize the tremendous changes wrought by time in America. Land now purchasable “for a song” may eventuallly be th> ore of a city larger than New York is now. YCHOLOGY best of weapons.are not much good to an army with low norale. It’s the spirit of determination and fearlessness amon:, ‘ie soldiers that wins most battles. So with business—prosperity or hard time: Both of these conditions depend mainly on the mass psychology of the public. People create what they fear. If they fear de- ssion, they are sure to get it, for their fear makes them stop spending—thus shutting down factories and stagnating distribution of commodities. “Panic” is a good name for a business depression. j SPEED Delicate machinery reveals that radio impulses traveled from New Jersey to Poland at a speed of about 150,000 miles in a second. Such speed is beyond human imagination. _And yet it is slow compared with the fatest thing in the universe—human thought, which can travel from your brain to the farthest star in the twinkling of an eye. A bit slower is the speed when an old man’s brain flashes back to his boyhood. FOUR-FLUSHERS Most crimes are staged at night; evil loves darkness, Where there’s secrecy, something’s usually being hidden. The purpose, in opening income tax returns to public in- ‘spection, would be mainly to expose people and corporations with large incomes who manage to conceal part of their earnings and get off with low taxes. More entertaining to the public would be the exposure of four-flushers who make less than they claim. Many a $10,- 000-2-year front masks a $3000-a-year income. GAIN America’s foreign trade is considerably bigger than a year ago. In the 10 months ended May 1, merchandise ex- ports exceeded imports by nearly 700 million dollars. Fine—provided we ever get paid the difference. Half of this excess was shipped to us in the form of gold. How about the other half? Was it paid for in securites or just charged on the books? A nation, like a storekeeper, can sell unlimited amounts of goods if it isn’t particular about date of payment or certainty. BACKWARD ; Schools for feeble minded and sub-normal children are steadily increasing their activities. In 1900 there were only 29 such schools in America, with 10,217 pupils. Now there are at least 220 schools with over 65,000 pupils. Backward children in former generations were given up as hopeless, often even ridiculed. Now we know that in many tases they require only special training to bring them to ing — though slowly — about that most mysterous thing in ergatiqn, the human brain. if PENALTY "Convicted of stealing $23 and a watch from a sailor named ma, a man in Brooklyn, N. Y., is sentenced to 25 years in the penitentiary. War profiteers, reading this, will realize “how. fortunate they are. 4 The fellow who robbed the sailor was handed about a year If the same system were applied . . - Boy, fetch an adding machine. ‘Vacation days are coming. Better start, resting up for them. A vacation would be a bad vocation. ; or of a Texas town got fired. If you need some tly ‘used oaths he may sell cheap. Konus bills, farm aid bills, tarifi hills, legislation designed to bene- fit this or that class; what does it all come to? The old delusion re- gerding the function and the pow- ers of government st continues, Does the passing of the bonus than it is tod There is a grim retribution wbout all these efforts to divert the normal currents of economic laws. The men who re- ceives a bonus payment may his job because industry pled ‘by the tax burden; the who enjoyed a high guaranteed price wheat in 1919 saw the value of wheat rel: below that of other dities in 1921 Laws will not make people rich- lose aple commo- people good. To some extent they can protect and prevent; te. They ca ion for the unfortunate, but annot do more than give the normal citizenship a fair chance to jtake care of itself. Russia tried to confiscate wealth, and the poor siarved to death; the attempt to | redistribute property by law re- sulted simply in the destruction of the very foundation of life. Congress has ‘been a prey to the terrors that inevitably grow out of | this belief. People naturally want to be prosperous, and if they think laws can make them so, they wiil insist that such laws must be pass- ed. Presumably most of the mem- bers of Congress know better; they have seen all the old, tawdry tricks exposed, and they are sadly aware of the utter futility of the legisla- tion for which they so fervently wplead. But, they argue, they repre- sent the people, and the people want laws to make them rich. What can Congressmen do? Nothing, unless they have courage to tell the truth, unplea ing as It is; to say to their const tuents that their prosperity is an economic, not a legislative matter, to be measured solely by the quan- tity and quality of the work they do, and the world’s demand for that work, stood, economic legi: a series of shattered hoy man whose sickness pocketbook, the la q ik doctor, promising much but. totally unable to effect a cure. — Minneapolis Journal. OPEN THE SEAWAY year Until that fact is under- ation will be for the in his In_ the American canal, pe any other canal. se for that year was 2 i tons. The Suez canal handled 22,- 720,000 tons. This was the first year in which the Panama canal assumed world leadership. It is of est to note that ‘the tonnage handled at the Duluth-Superior harbor is far in excess of the gre: e through the Panama, In was 32,202,074 tons. Panama canal route thas great advantage to Amer- ie with all the nations of fic, It is not too much to say that it tends to make this country the central trading nation of the world. It ships by short sea routes and West with easy facility. In 1923 American trade with fifteen Pacific powers was worth $1,532,000,000 as against , an in per cent, while the increase of our trade on the side of Europe during that period was but 70 per cent. This great gain on the Pa- 192: enterprise, the ed more tonnage tha that great Panama The Panama ton- 000 14 The been of ican_tri ing ditance between our port: through the Panama canal and the countries of the Pacific on the American as well as on the Asiatic coasts. Similar results would follow if the Duluth-St. Lawrence deep waterway were provided, so that the trade of the interior of North America, now hampered by re- movable obstructions and by blind greed, were freed. The ‘benefits flowing from a great seaway in the St. Lawrence, so large that great ocean freighters could pass, would g to the people in general. Such an exit would add to the value of salable product of interior North America. Its effect would ‘be like striking chaing from a slave. In- terior cities would feel the stimu- lus and every farmer who raises crops west of the Thousand Islands would know, forthwith that he was |livine in a ‘better land. It is time for the people on both sides of the jnternational border to take steps to impress on their re- pective governments that the reat canal must be opened and that the conventional delays of di- plomicy are without popular ap- proval in either country. Those who oppose this great im- provement would do well to study the record of the Panama and to note what benefits have flowed from the installation. It is reason- ably manifest that a great seaw: from the interior would be a great- er boon to mankind. Open the waterway! Give freedom to trade. —Duluth Herald, [PEOPLES FORUM| Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain: mercy.—Matt.'5:3-12, Let us by mereiful as well as just. Longfellow. the example of unhappy , People persist. in believ- laws can make them pros- They imagine that govern- ments can redistribute — existing | wh, taking it away from che ing it to the poor with- ssening its total amount They forget that. although a gov. ernment may destroy wealth, it camot create wealth, Vill e the people of the United States any richer? Would the tment of the McNary-Haugen | bill make a single bushel of waeut actually more valuable to the world ively sink far | er, any more tian they can make | the cific was due to the lessened ao | both Gosa! pow I'L miss IT | After the Big Five-Year Bonus Battle | | { | You DonT KNOW WHAT i FIGHTIN’ 1S- | HAD TO | FIGHT EVERY SIep OF \ ie WAY To GET HERE a a What TH Dickens AM | GONNA WRie SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1924 YOU NEED MORE PLAYGROUNDS By Albert Apple | It’s pathetic, how city people struggle to beautify their yards with grass, shrubbery and trees even where the soii is hopeless. All this expresses their inner revolt against the hideous combinations of brick, asphalt, concrete and lumber which are used in various forms and combinations in the ibuilding of the penitentiaries known as cities, and in express- ing that savage system known as “property rights.” | We were born into this system. Many hate it. Some ‘tolerate it resignedly. A few like it. | But there’s a definite reaction these recent years. The | growing craze for backyard ‘gardens, for instance. Also the 'tree-planting campaigns. And now the tremendous national linterest in extending the parks that serve as public play- j grounds. Twenty-six states have their own state park systems, and others are falling in line. “A state park every 100 \miles” is the slogan. of the organizations backing the move- iment. We haven’t a hundredth a jand recreational camping sites as we should have. They’re {needed by grown-ups as well as children, to help us relax from the nerve-strain of médern speed in industry and living. | Give us more parks—national, state and local. And get \tltem fast, before the land hogs and corporate exploiters lfinish gobbling and defacing of nature that already have pro- gressed dangerously far. The country is building up fast.» If we don’t stake out our public playgrounds fast, and fight doggedly. against in- vasion by private profit, we'll waken to find the jail-like sys- tem of the city in effect in the country, with admission many outdoor playgrounds Fr BY Go! Tie Bos DeseRve IT ALL RiGHT, ALL RIGHT. ae charged to see the sights. WHAT EFFECT TLL BAVE ON axes 2 recruits. take us farther from nature. ural laws. Even if Congress does extend its ession all will not be lost. The weather will be too warm for them to work much. The best thing about giving the r vets life insurance is they won't e to spend so much time arguing with insurance agents. w: They operated on a movie come- dian in Hollywood, so we hope they didn't cut out any of his foolishness. A small town is a place where they always will remember the week they had, two fires. Nothing is more amusing than an old fellow trying to choke down one of these modern olive and nut sand- wiches. Political pow-wows are being held to keep the country from going to the bow-wows. Perhaps the worst job on earth is being a diplomat and having to smile when you feel, like cussing. Had another voleano eruption near Hilo, in Haw and it doesn’t mat- ter, but the town sounds like a Swi, vodel, Naturalists who tell us wild life is disappearing don't stay down town very late at night. The United States may be awful,} but it is about the only place where the people don't want to move to «another country. { Farmers sell for low prices and consumers buy for high prices chief- ly because a lot of people have to live without working. wy Russia has a poet union with 7680 members, and we say a drunken barber could enjoy a wild time in that bunch. The sad thing about having a wife | is she knows when you are lying. | slight drop in the hieh | cost of living, but no drop in the high cost of high living. | No small boy would want to be president if he knew how much wor« | it takes to hold the job, There is a Political platforms | built of slippery elm. seem to be world moves, according to sts, at the rate of 66,600 miles | an hour, and you must go some to! | keep up with it. | believes in trial by; is summoned for jury Every man jury until he duty. The wild oat crop never fails to aise & little cain. | WHERE WILL YOU | BEIN 10 YEARS? Young men, ambitious to become \bankers, attend Dakota Business ‘College, Fargo, N. D., knowing } jthat 226 graduates rose to bank j Officers. Young ladies, eager to be- | come court reporters, enroll at D. B. C. knowing that leading courts employ “‘Dakotans.’’ W. A. Schulz, was recently advanced to asst. cash- ier of the ZeelandState Bank. This bank’s president and cashier were Backyard Playgrounds pa 2 top Bette | ol (etent By W. C. Batchelor The construction of a basketball court will be found of great value in keeping a boy or girl of 12 to 15 years at home. An a least 2 essential for a bo and girls’ court, but where this amount of space is not available either in the back yard or an adjoining vacant lot, a single goal may be erected. One goul allows all the possibili- ties of practice, and a game may even be played with both teams “shooting” for the same basket. The goal insists of an iron ring 18 inches in diameter, supported by brackets, so that the inner edge is $ inches from the back-board, which may be any flat surface——the side of the garage or house. A regula- tion goal may be purchased from any sporting goods dealer for thee dollars or more. by “50 feet is and clearly. The national swing back to nature began with the inven- tion of the auto, which brings the open country to our doors. This return to nature is steadily attracting more and more | _ It’s high time. Industry and city congestion increasingly Living in a labyrinth of steel and brick and lumber and conérete, we lose contact with nat- The obvious result is that we .are bewildered about the complicated problems of civilization—all of which ‘result from violations of natural laws. i ; sas Get the people back to nature and they’ll think straight sAhicTangle | LESLIE PRESCOTT TO RUTH EL- LINGTON, CONTINUED “You look quite unhappy, Karl— much more so than a young ran who is going to marry a delightful girl in the near future should look,” Karl made no comment on my speech, Instead, he drew from his vest pocket’ a small package en- closed in white tissue paper, “From something you skid the other day, Leslie, I concluded that you went to your father's attorney, Mr. Corcoran, for advice on sell your pearls, and I decided th ie could find them again, your string should be complete. “The old gentleman was greatly loath to tell me anytaing aboat them. In fact, he dicelaimed know- ing anything about them, until I explained that it was a matter of great importance to me that the string of pearls which I had given to you as 2 momento of uur chiid- ish companionship, on your wed- ding day, should be complete. “After a great deal of persuading, he told me that he had given you a letter to a Mr. Anstay, a friend af his who was a jewel broker, and he knew that you had sold them to him because his friend had told ‘him that he brought three very fine pearls from the young lady that he had sent him, “You don’t know whether he has sold them yet-’ I asked. S(T haven't the slightest idea, but you might go and find out, and he gave sme his card with: an inquiry about the pearls written on it. So al If no flat surface is available, a ack-board, 4 feet high and 6 feet wide, may be attached to a post or tree, Material for back-board: Four pieces, 2 inches by 4 inches by 4 feet. pieces of pine flooring, 1 4 inches by 6 feet. pounds No. 8 casing nails. approximately, $2.70.) Goal post: 1 piece, 4 inches by 6 inches by 16 feet. Additional cost, $1.75.) The lower edge of the back-board should be. 9 feet from the ground wnd the edge of goal or basket, 10} feet from the ground. A_ space with a radius of at least 15 feet from the goal should be free from obstructions. A basketball may be bought for $4,00 to $15.00. Copyright, 1924, by W. C. Batchelor ADVENTURE OF THE TWINS LoLLx- Poe OH, LOLLY-POP, + Yov HAD tHe FIP Raw THAT OLD FELLOW MAP WHEN vou NGCL Ttwaq D. B. C. men. “Follow the Succe$$ful.””_ Un- like all others, D. B..C. school year begins in June. You finish in busiest season. WriteF. 1, Watkins, Pres., 306 Front St., Fargo, N. D, Nay BAW! KAWe moe iss Te oS BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON “Pickles and porcupines!” exclaim- ed Mister Bags to the Twins one day. “Here comes old Mister Bunny in his bare feet. ‘What do: you suppose has happened to him!” Pretty soon the door “of the little |store opened and in hopped Mister |Bunny with a hearty, “Good mcrn- ing everybody! Got any shoes?” “Lots of ; them,’ laughed Mister Bags. “But it seems ‘to be more than you have.” : ‘ “Right you, ar said Mizter Bunny with a grin. “And I'll tell | you~howit happened! “T've been.wanting a new pair of shoes: for ages aiid ages—a nice new shiny pair ‘with~ lots of squcaky leather in’ them. “But every time I'd say ‘sho | Blossom, that’s: my wife, Blossom is, Well, she’d say: ‘Why, your old ones are good enough, Ben, ‘plenty good enough!” ‘And then she’ tell me. how long, it w: had-a new hat:dr-how we needed a parlor rug, or how we'd have to save up for our summer's: vacation. or something, lik@: that.’ -" ) : “At last I decided that I’d hay fool her some way; dx I never, would be havirig a new’ pair gf shoes. So I though. and thought.of a rl to get rid of them,” “Oh, what wes. it?” cried ‘Nancy. “How ‘did youSgetynidjgt your old shoes, Mister, Bunny?" >" “Why, just as easy!. Just as easy as rolling off @ 1” Jaughed the bunny gentleman. “You see the tree- toads out our: way are gomething ter- rible! . They go sarrf sqrr! sqrr! all ini; long: just: lite, that, and you can hardly sleep a wink. And as though that wasn’t. bad enough the crickets chirp all night, too, like seratchy.old slate pencils. And then there. are the squeedillums. They're simply awful!: Why, you'd just think—” BY CONDO Aw wAws b Have | got to do with shoes, Mister Bunny? you forget: what you started to talk “Fortunately luck’ was with me. 1 found the man still ‘hud them. He told me he had been on the point of selling them three or-four times, and at the last moment something had happened which broke off nego- tiations, “Now,” Karl said, unfolding the paper,, “here they. are, and ° your string is intact. It almost seems as though it were something that fate had decided upon,” he concluded. “It almost ‘ seems,” I repeated, “that you are perhups the’ nicest man in all the world, I oughtn't to take them, Karl,” 1 said. balancing the little white gems in my hand. “Don't deprive me’ of that. great pleasure. Every one of those. gems has a distinct’ association for me, and although I cannot connect each one with its proper association, yet when I knew the other day there were still three absent from your string I felt as though I had been deprived of three very happy mem- ories.” “It is very sweet, of you, Karl dear, to do all this for me. I want to tell you again that under no con- sideration without your full consent and knowledge, will I ever dispose of another one of these beautiful jewels." Silently -Karl’y hand. reached across the table and clasped mine. Looking ‘into his eyes the compact was made. I'm wondering now, Ruth, what I will do if Jack insists upon me serd- ing them back, Pickles and Porcupine! I do. believe’ (Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc.) about, Losing so much sleep must have kind of upset your mind.” “Ha, ha, ha!” laughed Mister Bunny. “You're all wrong, Mister Bags. You see ¥ thought of a plan. Last night when the racket began, I sez to Blossom, sez I, I'm going to throw something at them. Mebbe that will keep them quiet,” “ Do,’ sez she, 30 I reached out. of bed, and grabbing one of my old shoes, I threw it out of the window so far I just knew I'd never find it.” “Did it do any good ed Nick. “Well, not so much!". said Mister Bunny. “No so much as it, might have. So I sez to Blossom’ aguin, sez I, ‘I’m going to throw some- thing else.I didn’t. get a good aim,’ “ ‘Do,',sez she, So F let fly the . It didn’t stop the noise but I was so happy about; losing those old shoes, I went right to sleep. And now I want a new pair. [ll have bright yellow ones that, squeak, please. Number nines.” again and in busted Mrs. Bunn: with her husband's old shoes in her hand, “Look here, Ben,” she ¢ried, “I found your shoes over behind the bushes. You won't need new cnes after all. That money will buy me @ new washtub.” _ (To be Continued) (Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc.) Eyelasses with platinum rims are growing in popularity among wo- men. SSS Go To The Bismarck Shoe Hospitas for’ First Class Sh Repairing; ~ H BURMAN, Prop. ~_ i} ( 4 4 l i) ! { ' ~N t At that minute the door opened*t v