The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 25, 1924, Page 2

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Fonopo: hs) Daily by mail, per year (in Bismarck). a 5 . 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) THE RAILROADS AND TAXES The political trick still is used, though not so effectively as formerly. The diffidence of the public toward railroad se- curities, refusal of investors to provide funds for extension of lines, the binding of the roads with government regulations, the difficulty of many to meet interest charges — all these factors have combined to force the conviction generally that good and efficient service by the railroads -is not gained through constant efforts to destroy them. The representatives of railroads have made a convinc- ing case before the state board of equalization in demand- ing reductions in their valuation. The railroads probably will not, and doubtless do not expect, to get all of the reduc- tions they desire. There is still enough for misunderstand- ing of the true situation to causexpublic indignation to rise in all quarters were the roads given the reductions they appear to be entitled to, as compared to taxes in other states. Railroads which open up a new territory, such as the railroads opened North Dakota to settlement, must be pre- pared to carry more than an ordinary share of the burden of maintaining the public improvements necessary to per- mit the development of such areas, for a reasonable period of time. It is to the advantage of railroads to do so, in order to foster that growth of population which results in an increase in business for them. But it is not expected that the railroads should continue the practice indefinitely. There is no citizen who desires to see the railroads escape taxation. In years gone by it is quite possible that the public bore a portion of the railroads’ fair share of the tax burden, just as the railroads appear to be doing now for the public. North Dakota has the right, and should, demand efficient service and equitable rates from the railroads. The state has done much for them and can expect much in return. Every citizen, however, ought in common fairness be willing to see the railroads get a decision solely on the merits of their Kresge Bldg. CHINESE Lee Yuk-Tin, rich Chinese banker, visits New York and brings for exhibition relics buried 1000 years before King Tut was born. These relics were dug up 18 feet under- ground near Canton, China, from the grave of an ancient king. They are marvelous artistic creations of carved jade, bronze and delicate porcelain. China in the next few years will be the center of the world’s attention in excavations into the forgotten past. The Chinese claim their authentic history dates back to a high degree of civilization 22,000 years ago. We have much to learn from them—including their system of inheriting, debts as well as legacies. GONE Farewell to the good old days when an American tourist could go to Germany and live for next to nothing. German prices are skyrocketing as a result of the attempts at cur- rency stabilization, returning tourists report. In Hamburg a room with bath in a second-rate hotel now costs $5 a day, American money. Lunch for two, with beer, is $5—though the amount of beer consumed. isn’t stated. It must be a lot, for the government recently repealed its reg- ulations that restricted beer to less than 6 per cent alcohol. BANDING The leading iron and steel makers of all the important European countries are banding together, including Ger- many. The purpose is to protect their business against invasion of Europe by American steel at lower prices. An industrial United States of Europe will probably be formed during the coming 20 years. Eventually there will! be a- political United States of Europe. The various races couldn’t live together peacefully? They do it in America. WANTED Australia wants 20 million new settlers. Her department of labor and industry is advertising for them. Shouldn’t be any difficulty getting them if the word reaches impover- ished Europe, facing generations of frightful war burden. Australia’s population now is only five and a half million people. But she has almost as much land as continental United States. Destined to be one of the five leading world powers. Others—America, Brazil, China and Russia. NAMES John and Mary are losing out as the most popular names for babies, birth registration officials report from various parts of the country. Fancy names are in demand, reflecting the widespread desire for individuality and distinctiveness, which is a nat- uraF reaction from generations in which people were con- tent to be as alike as cookies. A tendency also manifested in unwillingness to adopt anything and everything heralded as “what’s correct” by style-makers. DANGER August is the most dangerous month of the year for railroad: grade crossing accidents. The chance of beating the train to the crossing is never as good as it.looks from the driver’s wheel. Remember, the train doesn’t leave the track to hit the auto. The danger zone is only a few feet wide, between the tracks.. Play safe unless you crave to explore the Hereafter. BETTING The people are betting on good times ahead. During July more'than 24 million shares of stocks were bought and sold-on the N. Y. Exchange. This was nearly twice ag much ff it is true —and ft Is—that the Republican party has suffered from | divided leadership, and that its ditorial Review Comments reproduced in this column may or may not express the opinion of The Tribune. They are presented here in order that || our Teaders may have both sides. || of important {ssuee which are being discuzsed in the press of || the day. | CONSTRUCTIVE WORK (Grand Forks Herald) eifectiveness has been impaired by | clash between the leadership / represented by the chief executive and that represented by the old guard in the senate, there is no novelty in the situation, and the Republican party is not alone in having suffered in this manner. We need go no further back than | the days of President Wilson to find a parallel. One must have an exceedingly short memory to for- | get the days when enough Demo- crats in congress rebelled against thelr chief to have rendered him helpless had it not been for the support given him by Republicans. | There were instances in which Mr. | Wilson had to rely wholly on the | support of members of the Repub- | lican minority for the carrying out | of policies which he considered of ; the highest importance. enactment of the federal rese Is s an instance in point, | it is a fact that this law, for which Democratic speakers have fre-| quently claimed credit for Tj party, could not have been when it was passed a been for the support given it by | Republicans. i These instances will be con-/ veniently forgotten by Democ speakers during this campaign, | but they are matters of Disorganization has not been con- } fined to one party. On the other | hand, it is a fact that the Repub- lican party, during the administra- tion that began on March 4, 1921,! has made a record for constructive | legislation which merits confi-| dence and approval. Very effec-| tive reference to that record was | made by President Coolidge in his acceptance speech. ‘The list in- cludes tariff legislation which has recent days when goods produced abroad ynder abnormal conditions were seeking markets almost re- gardless of price and certainly without reference to the mainten- ance of reasonable standards of living among the producers. It includes well considered legisla- tion for the care of those injured and incapacitated during the war. It includes the wise handling of national finances on a scale unpre- cedented; the maintenance of American credit while foreign credits were tumbling like houses of cards; the adoption of a beiget system which has saved the coun- try hundreds of millions; the lowering of taxes and the material reduction of the national debt. These things have been accom- plished by means of Republican leadership, and under parliamen- tary conditions the most difficult and discouraging. And it may he said that where the party has fail- ed of achievement in a construc- tive way, that failure is to be charged in most cases not to the men who are properly to be classi- fied as Republicans, but to those who, masquerading under the name and in the garb of Republi- canism, were playing the part of spies and traitors within the camp. ADVENTURE. OF THE TWINS BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON “There’s another. person I'd like to visit,” said Weeny, the circus elephant, to the Twins, “and that is Gipsy the Mule. He was in the cir- cus, too.” “I didn’t know mules tricks,” said Nick. could do “Why, they're as full of tricks as a magician,” said Weeny in sur- prise. “Only Gipsy wasn't a trick mule. He was just a hard worker in the circus, I don’t know what they would have done without him, for he was strong and willing to work and—” “That’s funny!” laughed Nick. “I never knew that mules were willing | to work. Daddy says they are balky and won’t do a thing unless they | have to.” i Weeny scratched his head his trunk.” “It is kind of queer!” he said. “All the other mules were balky except Gipsy. But Gipsy wasn’t balky a! bit. He used to help me move things around where they belonged when the circus came tofa new town and all the tents had to be set up again.” “Let’s .ask him why ha ‘wasn't | balky,” said Nancy. “A very good idea, indeed,” said Weeny. “We'll go at once. Have you got my satchel ready?” “Yes, here it is,” said Nick. with So away went Weeny loppity, lippity, lippity, Toppity, until he came to the place where Gipsy lived. But no one was. at home. “Look! There’s a sign,” said Nick. “It’s over the door bell.” The sign said, “The key is under the mat! Walk in and help your- | self.” “I'll walk in and help myself to some hay,” said Weeny. But just then they heard a voice in the distance going, “Hee haw! Hee haw! Hee haw! | “There's Gipsy now,” said Weeny. | “I do hope I left him enough hay for his supper.” “Well, well, well!”. -cried- Gipsy when he saw them. “This is a pleas- ant surprise. I’m certainly glad to see you! I've been out with my mas- ter working in the field.” “Don’t you ever balk?” asked Nick curiously. Gipsy laughed till he showed his teeth, “Not any more!” he said. “I used to when I was young but I learned a lesson. Would you like to as in July-a year ago. a nae market boom runs three to six months ahead of business booms, and by the depression. « é : i opi I ane same length of time it anticipates’ .ay_-ween: hear my story?” “Oh, yes, yes, yes!” cried every- ny, too, ‘ “Well,” said Gipsy, “when I was served the country well during the | young I thought that I came first jand the world came second—and ybody in it. | “The master I had then could do |nothing with me. He'd twist my tail @ and even build fires under me to make me move. But it only made me worse. Once I moved away from the fire a few feet and it burned up {his wagon. I wanted to show him {that when I wished to do anything, jI did it. And the other way round, too! “One day we were near the sea 1 took a balky spell. Vait!’ called a fisherman, ‘I'll fix him. So he took a sail off his boat and fixed it on my collar. The wind caught it and pulled me along. For the first time I learned that there was something “stronger than my will, I’ve never balked or been lazy since.” “Thats a fine story!” the Twi said (To Be Continued) (Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc.) Jon Sims i Says Golf is very ‘useful, While the boss“is out working at it the hired hands get a bit of rest. | The average who man, wouldn't do a thing for a dollars, would do anything. says he million | The fish that the average fisher lie about. In clothes buying some women seem sutisfiet with the least they can get for their mon In detouring one serves another. poor turn de- The way of the expresser is hard when vacation trunks are being shipped. That pole, up north, must be a barber's judging from’ the number of close shaves explorers have had. Often when two young folks get their heads together, it’s merely in a modern dance. One of the homes at which charity should begin is the orphan’s. Always be careful about’ calling a man a liar, because you are liable to find you missed your calling. What sounds worse than a phono- graph .almost run down—unless it’s a violin being tuned up. Onions are vegetables people try to eat without breathing it to a soul —but never succeed. “So long, ol’ top,” will be the pro- per way to address your straw hat very shortly. A Thought ( —_—__—_-—_—____+ Bear ye one another's burdens, and so ‘fulfill the law of Christ.— Gal, 6:2, Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together.— Goethe. Lutherans Erect New Church Dickinson, Aug. 25.—Lutherans. of Rainy Butte township in Slope coun- ity, are erecting. a new. church 30 by 44 feet’ in size with a full base- ment. The edifice will be complet- jedand ready for occupancy’ before jeold weather sets in, the board of trustees announced. Rev. L. 0. Hel- Jekleve of New England. in: the pas- OF. \ man loses gives him something to| Comes Now the Threshing = LETTER FROM JOHN ALDEN PRESCOTT TO SYDNEY CARTON -if there ever was a lost man, Sid, it is your whilom but evidently for- gotten chum, John Alden Prescott. With my wife and my only man i gone completely out of my 1 am wandering about a howl- ing wilderness that mistaken people have named the world. Although outwardly calm, inside of m ical body there seems to D whirling dervish that up to this time I had erroneously called my mind. I can’t eat, I can’t sleep, can't think. I'm in a worse condition than when I was so desperately in love with Leslie that I could only think of her, This is the state at present. 1 looking at me time to tyne. Y that I’m in just ch Mrs. Atherton very queerly fi terday she “What a strange noise—did you speak?” I answered’ gruffly, “No, 1 hic- | cuped.” “I thought it was a groan,” she remarked. hat woman is positively uncan- ny, She seems to read my very houghts, I have only had a somewhat pe- remptory command to send or bring her little Jack from Leslie since she left, Can you beat that? I gave her jubout 48 hours after she reached ‘her father’s house to either returr to me or ask me to come to her, und here she has been gone nearly a week. I didn’t think it possible for her to be so stubborn. I never knew, either, that she was such a mercenary creature. I just can’t make it out. You know how much Leslie forgave and for- xot, and how sweet she was when she adopted the boy. In that she fulfilled my highest idea of woman- hood. Since then I have always felt she would stand by me if I were ac- | TERIA Gr G RCA j cused of murder, and now she balks lat sending back to the man who |gave them to her, a string of pearls, | lalthough I, her husband, have re- quested, Ido this. - | I expect every Adam down has had the same feel- ing that I had when Leslie politely told me that under no sideration would she give up her necklace. | Outside of feeling there was some- |thing my wife cared for more than she did for me, there was also a |complete shattering of my trust in her understanding. She doesn’t seem to realize that no red-blooded man could possibly allow his wife to wear jewels that represeated more t four times his entire cap- ital; besides, it wouldn’t look v well for the story to get around that other man from of steck offered me by the firme 1 think she’s wrong, and I was sure when she thought it over she would come to the same conclusion. But Leslie is clever, —cleverer than I dreamed, Although she has not sent me a word, she has man- uged to get her mother to wi re- questing me to visit Mr. Hamilton, who you know has been very ill. Of course I wired saying that business would keep me at the office for the sounded very churtish, I and probably they will man- to get me ov as I can’t keep refusing to vi sick man, when that man father-in-law, for very long. I don’t like your tone, Sid, when you speak of my attention to Paula Perrier. I think she is right about the money and the kid. I wanted to age s it a is my talk it over with Leslie before I ac- cepted it, but I can’t do that now. | MIRROR NEVER LIES ! By Albert Apple Conditions are never any better nor any worse than the average of the public. Economic, moral, ethical, religious and political institutions and conditions are mirrors reflect- ling the majority of the public. The poor, for instance, Mate the rich and condemn the , system that permits a few to have the lion’s share of the | world’s wealth. This is true in our generation. It has al- i ways been true—since the most physically powerful pre- { historic-man made the weak pay tribute to him. i The poor tolerate the existence of gigantic fortunes be- | cause deep in their hearts they nurse the hope that some | day they, too, will be in the rich class. They don’t want to ‘destroy the goal they ‘aspire to. As long as there’s a chance ifor the poverty-stricken man to become wealthy, the rich “ineed have no fear of being seriously disturbed. | People do not burn down a house they hope to inherit. A newspaper is a mirror of its readers. The man who reads a conservative paper is a conservative at heart. The jman who devours radical publications is a dyed-in-the-wool i radical — whether he has the courage of his convictions | or not. You can discover the character, emotional balance and mental state of a man.or woman by observing what they read. You will also discover their suppressed functions—as when a weakling reads a physical culture magazine or a timid man submerges himself in virile stories of the great open spaces. Suppressed function is the thing we yearn for | without power to obtain it. Graft on a big scale is a mirror reflecting petty dishon- | esty among the public. Dishonesty is not just a matter of theft; it exists wherever a man fails to give a fair return for what he gets, either in commodities or service. The merchant reading his scales a bit in his favor is the genesis of graft by some large corporations. The consumer who snatches a ripe plum when the grocer isn’t watching, | or who fails to pay his fare when the conductor overlooks | him, is a contributor to the system of big plunder. In politics, too. Government is just as good or just as bad as the average ofthe people governed. When public ethics are lax, watch for graft in high places. When—as in | the last presidential election—nearly half the eligible voters | fail to go to the polls, it reveals an indifference as to whether in fact, commanded, her to| my wi ring a hundred thou- sand do worth of jewels while I couldn't scare up money enough | to make the first payment on a block ;| Baptist government is honest or crooked. The people are the tree; conspicuous conditions, the fruit. “smart -cracks” aren't uttered by humans. Parrots have gohe in for the -rew and lighter lingo. A friend relates many:.of the in- teresting quips of his bird. When the bird is covered’for the night, he invariably bawls but, “Good night, boys!” “Do you like it?” is the question he asks as the family sits for meals especially when there is company. Two children weer playing on a fire escape, overlooked , from the j parrot’s cage. “Watch your step,” was the admonition .he shouted. If the door’ bell rings the bird cries, “Come in, Who is it?” He refuses to leave his,cage on any pretext. The last time he was taken from the cage he was. moved \to Chicago. He didn’t like:the west- Jern®¢ity und fears a repetition of ‘the journey. But every time his jeage is placed under a shower bath, he flaps his wings and squawks “Atta b i * When the bird’s master leaves: for the office each day, the bird waxes sentimental—then humorous and de- fying, with “Good-bye—hate to see you leave+ood-bye—haw-haw-haw.” A patriarchal bird and- dog dealer in Brooklyn has a parrot:that has ae 9 > rae New York, Aug: 25.—All the eerie oe act been his sole companion for many years. The bird, a rare species, ix worth a fortune. But the man of dwindling wealth probably would st before parting with “Bobby.” h night as the dealer w: about his shop, petting his dogs fond good night, the parrot, mourn- fully and jealously 3, “You love Bobby?” Indeed, the aged dealer does. Alexander Dolowitz, nattily dress- ed but-homeless, tried to break into jail but failed, He took a long taxicab ride and then refused to pay on the grounds he had no money. The magistrate was powerless to sentence Dolowitz because the taxi fused to appear as a prose- cuting witness: when he found Dolo- witz was anxious to be jailed. Spite work. A warrant for the rearrest of Rob- ert Allen, a prisoner in Sing Sing, hd been filed. Allen asked officials who filed it. He found it was Justice Lewis Rais- ig in prison himself for embezzling fines, They will talk it over behind Sing Sing’s wall this week. —Stephen Hannagan: “Gosh the: sunburn hurts!” This plaint might be heard about the Jones home almost any day as the kids came in from the “‘ol’ swim- ming hole,” and even after Mr. Jones, himself, returned from the Anytown lake. How to fix it up, had been done? There was a number of :remedies to be had upon the market, but for simple home-brewed lotians these might be jotted down. in the! family notebook: once the damage larly bad it can be lessened by dip- ping medicated gauze ip a solution FABLES ON HEALTH TREATING SUNBURN +, of equal parts of witch-hazel If the pain of burning is particu-| and hydrate of chloral and applying them as often as possible. They should be kept constantly moisten- Where there are abrasions of the skin, spirits of arnica can be used. Look out for the use of strong soaps and hard water on the tender skin! Put a little borax in luke- warm water as an aid in. preventing irritation. An easily made lotion is: grains of borax, 320 grains oxide, 3 1-2 ounces of glycerin, 2 1 ounces bay rum and 10 ounces di tilled water. Mix together and apply freely. 320 zine MANDAN NEWS TO HAVE EXHIBIT A.C. Dillman of the Northern Great Plains Experimental Station announced Saturday -that the -station will have a booth .fr the exhibition of flax and wheat grown in. this part of the country at the Slope Fair. FAREWELL SERVICES The local Salvation Army corps ‘| yesterday observed farewell services for Capt. Mary Craig and her moth- er who will leave soon to take a new charge. The captain has been in charge of the Army work here since j last October. i FAIR TO:HAVE FOID DAY The last day of the Slope Faid will be Ford day, according tp an an- nouncement made Saturday by the Western Motor company who will re- peat the demonstrations made last year on Ford’day with many new. at- tractions. Other Mandan motér com- panies will assist in the program for the day. FUNERAL TODAY Funeral, services,-for, Mrs. James Melarvie, who died here Friday after- noon, were held here this: morning at 10 o'clock from the Methodist church with Rev. L. Johnson: of the church: officiating. - Mrs. Melarvie was a_pioneey- of Mandan coming to the city in 1883. from salem, Ind, Mrs, Melarvie is sur- vived by her husband, five children, her mother, three. sisters. and a broth- er, ® PAGEANT. REHEARSALS Rehearsals for the historical pag- eant to be given at the Slope Fair will be held'today for Episodes 2 and 3 in the high school gymnasium, Marie Corelli Will To Bar Actors From Gift House Stratford-On-Avon, England, Aug. 25.—The late Miss Marie Corelli left an estate valued at about $120,- 000, and bequeathed all of her prop- erty to Miss Bertha Vyver, her life- long companion, Mason Court, Miss Corelli's Strat- ford residence, is to be preserved in- tact with its garden and paddock, and after Miss Vyver’s death, it is to be preserved for the benefit and service of distinguished persons vis- + iting Stratford-onAvon from far countries. These visitors are to be elected and recommended to Miss Corelli's trustees by the council of the Society of Authors. Miss Corelli, however, “absolutely exeludes actors, actresses, and all Persons connected with the stage,” and “most strictly enjoins that no Persons connected with Stratford- on-Avon,, officially. or. otherwise, shall be, permitted, to copperate or be concerned in the carrying out of the trust.”