The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 25, 1924, Page 4

gr PAGE FOUR Matter. ISMARCK TRIBUNE CO. Foreign Representatives G. LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY Publishers CHICAGO DETROIT Marquette Bldg. Kresge Bldg. PAYNE, BURNS AND SMITH 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 to it or not otherwise entitled in this paper and also the local news pub- lished herein. All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE Daily by carrier, per year............. $7.29 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) THE VARIABLE MR. MEANS Gaston B. Means, who gave startling evidence against former Attorney-General Harry M. Daugherty in the Wash- ington investigation, now repudiates his confession, holds Mr. Daugherty blameless and says Senator Wheeler “framed” the case and, it is reported, repudiates his repudi- ation, has at last done one thing. He has made unanimous the position that he is worse than any of the men he has ~ accused. —.- At the time of the Senate investigation there were many complaints against the committee’s action in placing so much credence in the testimony of witnesses of known bad character. Means was the chief one. Means’ repudiation statement does not clear Mr. Daugherty, but it is conclusive that the testimony given before the Senate committee was not all that it should be, and that it is possible a grave injustice may have been done against many officials in per- mitting such a fellow as Means to give testimony which was readily accepted as the truth in various parts of the country. The public is not greatly interested in what Means has to say about the innocence of Harry M. Daugherty. He was asked to resign his office by President Coolidge and the action was generally approved. The public would be interested in knowing if Senator Wheeler, who aspires to the second highest office in the gift of the nation, is the sort of a public official who would “frame” another. It won't learn from Means, but it is possible it may learn from other sources. FARMER Uncle Sam estimates that, in the last five years, the average farmer made a net profit, on his investment of cap- ital, of a bit less than 3 per cent a year. “Even this meager showing was only made by valuing the labor of farm oper- ators and their families at no more than the current rate for common labor.” This low profit rate was the result of several things, principal being over-production of food. For years this country harped: “Back to the farm!” Scientific agricul- ture, by increasing crops, has more than made up the short- age of rural man-power. . MILLIONAIRE How many millionaires have we in America? One esti- mate was that the war created over 27,000 new millionaires and _ multis. People you never heard of die worth fabulous sums—one woman 12 millions, a man 40 millions. How many will we have eventually? The entire national wealth of America is enough to make only about 300,000 millionaires. That isn’t many, in a population of 114 million people or more. SONG Just 100 years since “Annie Laurie”’was published. She was a real person, 18, when the song was written by her soldier-of-fortune lover, Captain William Douglas. It was his only song. Or, at least, if he did write others, they failed to survive the acid test of time. But in his one song he embalmed sweet Annie Laurie more enduringly than the ancient Egyptian embalmers were able to preserve their ings. Music is enduring because it is man’s nearest approach to the spiritual. WEALTHY . Ever hear of Emily A. Watson? She died at White Plains, N. Y., some months ago. Appraisal of her estate reveals that she left a fortune of more than 12 million dollars. It’s an interesting sidelight on our “times,” that persons ean be worth 12 millions without the public at large ever hearing of them. Yet such cases are becoming quite com- mon. The millionaire used to be spectacular in his rarity, ot now. HOSS Here’s a horse that has carried a boy 22,000 miles since 1911, to and from school. That wouldn’t be a bad mileage for a car. No gasoline. No tires. No parts to be replaced. The horse, of course, has to eat. He has to be garaged and curried. But, all in all, he’s the most perfect transpor- tation device to date. And the safest. The boy who rode the faithful steed—Reuben Wilhelm of Bazine, Kansas. COST * monkey wrench, 75 miles for a crosstie, 3350 miles to pay a : freight train crew for a day’s work. So claims Dr. David ’Frid:y, statistics sharp of National Transportation Institute. , The cost, of course, frequently depends on whether or t the road is being milked by a supply company. . BETTER England, at least, is getting back to normal employment. Ve,,,,celer, organized workers are 92 per cent employed, trades Hiéns report. Unorganized workers still form a huge army. Unemployment figures will tell you more about European conditions than all the experts and investigators combined. Europe working is Europe rebuilding. “GAS” The country at large has been working part-time for months, but it certainly must have had a fat roll hidden be- hind the clock. There has been plenty of money to spend on motoring. - ‘fn the first seven months this year the public used 116 gallons of gasoline for'every 100 used in the corresponding THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Entered at the Postoffice, Bismarck, N. D., as Second Class A railroad has to haul a ton of freight 48 miles to get | enough money to buy a pint of ink, 115 miles to buy a, Editorial Review Comments reproduced column may or ma: ae this not express the opinion of The Tribune. They are presented here in order that our readers may have both sides of important issues which are pene discussed in the press of the day. LET'S GET BACK TO EARTH (Duluth Herald) ‘The issue in this presidential and regular work, growing an ing? Or shall it go on a political and economic rampage, imitating, in a milder degree, what has happened in Russia? Shall America get down to brass tacks with Coolidge? Or shall it jazz around with La- Follette and his following? The war broguht about a uni- versal upheaval. There was no| nation so isolated, no settlement | so remote, that it wholly escaped the contagion of disorder. What translated itself into chaos in Russia and disorder in the rest of Europe, translated itself in America into the various grades of desperation and radicalism that have centered, in this campaign, upon the candidacy of Mr. LaFoll- ette. There was a world-wide break- ing away from old moorings. There Was unrest, unsettlement and upheaval. There was dis- turbance that ranged all the way from revolution, as in Rus: mere vague irritation and dissatis- faction in America. This country, perhaps, was af- fected least of all, but still it was affected by the same war-produced nervous disorder that gave most of Europe a sort of political St. Vitus dance. This disorder is passing. Europe is well on the way toward recov- ery. The extremists there have shown thinking men and women everywhere the danger of extrem- ism. In that, at least, they have done humanity a real service. | America, too, is getting back to earth. The day for following after strange political gods is, for most Americans, about over. The day of jazz economics is near an end. It is time for America to get down out of the air upon the solid ground and to clear a straight road for progress. Can any reasoning American doubt that the way to do that is to get behind the cool, clear, calm and poised leadership of that most sane and sensible American, Cal- vin Coolidge? H Can any reasoning American doubt that following Mr. LaFoll- ette is to continue in the hazard- ous path that leads to heaven knows what lengths of upheaval and disorder? Senator LaFollette may not be a Socialist; but every Socialist in the country, every follower of the Marx doctrine of the proletariat revolution, is with him. Senator LaFollette may not de- liberately intend to scrap the ex- isting American system of govern- ment and industry, but every ad- vocate of drastic and revolution- ary change except a handful of wild-eyed Communists is back of him. Americans have no _ business with these imported doctrines of upheaval and revolution, with fantastic schemes of ‘burning down the barn to get rid of the rats. The American system, born on American soil and devised and carried on by patriotic American minds and hearts, is capable of any sound improvement, and it is good enough for Americans. Shall Minnesota, with its rich stake in stable prosperity, with its thousands of comfortable homes in city and country, with its pros- perous business enterprises, smali and great, with its people depend- ing for peace and prosperity upon steady profits and regular employ- ment and good wages, run the risk of trying the hazardous enter- prises of the miscellaneous cults that surround Mr. LaFollette? ‘Or shall Minnesota, confident in his loyalty to the country and to the best interests of every man, of his devotion to steady and or- dered and sound progress, follow President Coolidge, the sound, the calm, the righteous, the fair- minded, the just leader whose suc- American progress? Shall Minnesota get down brass tacks with Coolidge? Or shall Minnesota jazz around with LaFollette? ——— eee ADVENTURE OF THE TWINS BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON to Nancy and Nick and the Sand Man Heft the house of the kind Green | Wizard in the treetops and went toward the house of the Sour Old Women Who Lived Under the Water-Fall. Tap, tap, tap! they went on her {front door. The Sour Old Woman herself opened it. “How do you do!” she said sourly. “What do you want?” “We came to get my bag of sleepy sund,” said the Sand Man. “Some- one stole it.” “Well, I can’t help that, can 12” said the Sour Old Woma: “Maybe not,” said Nick, “But you can help us. It’s time fo~ all the babies to go to sleep and they can’t unless the Sand Man finds his bag or sleepy sand. We just came from the Green Wizard’s house and we Icoked into his magic gazing ball.” “What's that?” shouted the Sour Old Woman. “What's all this about a magic gazing ball? What did you see?” “We saw Tweekanose come to your house and put the’ magic sand under the floor,” said Nick, . At that the Sour Old Woman smiled a sour smile and opened her door wide. ~ campaign is very simple. It is this: Shall America settle down to steady going and regular meals | building, prospering and progress- | THE BISMARCK i TRIBUNE “Come’ right in, all of you,” said she, “I just wanted to see how smart you were. Of course Tweeka- nose stole the sleepy sand. He loves to tease the babies, the rascal, an¢ he has always been jealous of the Sand Man, You'll find the bag of sand right here.” She lifted a loose board in the floor and pointed down to the cel- lar “Jump down and get it,” she suid. Down jumped Nancy and down jumped Nick and down jumped the Sand Man. But no sooner had they all jumped down into the Sour Old Woman's cellar then she let the board fall down into its place again, and there they were! “Goodness!” said the Sand Man. “Here’s the sleepy sand all right. But much good it does me when 1 can't get out.” have our magic shoes.” } “That's right!” the Sand} Man in a relieved voice. can get out in fine shape. can’t.” “Why?” asked Nick. you any magic along.” “Lots,” said the Sand Man. somebody will have to stay here and imake a noise to fool the Sour Old \Woman, or she'll know we gone. for afternoon naps.” “I have a plan,” said Nancy all sleepy sand and sprinkle it around while you stay here. Then we'll come back and get yo “That's a fine idea, Man. So ‘the Twins took the sleepy sand and away right through walls and everything in their magic shoes, And it wasn’t long until all the babies were asleep The world was very, very quiet. said the Sand He had had a hard day the way from Shut-Eye Town where he lived, and with his hay-fever and everything, he was worn out. And instead of stamping around to fool the Sour Old Woman, he fell asleep. (To Be Continued) “Don't worry,” said Naney. “We “You and#Nick But I: “Haven’t “But have It’s two o’clock now and time at once. “Nick and I can take the bag of they went But the poor Sand Man was tired. traveling all; | e LETTER FROM LESLIE PRESCOTT TO RUTH BURKE, CO UED My whole life, Ruth, is bound up in John and my adopted son, Perhaps if I were of a lighter type of woman, I would make John happier. I re- member his telling me once that there were women in this world who have loved men devotedly and yet made them unhappy every day in the week. I don’t want to be one of that kind of women. I know it would break my heart to have John go out of my life, yet I cannot bear this constant quarreling we have seemed to have lately. It may seem to you, my dear, strange that a woman in my condi- tion should morbidly think of leaving her husband. Of course, with me, neither myself nor my children would *be dependent upon John for support. The other day at a luncheon a {number of newly wedded women were discussing another one who was just getting a divorce. Said one of them; “I think I would have tried to stick it out a little Jonger had I been Lucille. A man usually comes back repentant and contrite.” “But it takes so much out of you!” I said impulsir “There are other things beside 'a tear too much or a kiss too long’ that change life so ‘it is never the same again.’” “I think,” id another woman about the table, “that it is because we are less patient than our mothers and grondmothers were that the pro- portion of divorces to marriages has reached such an alarming figure.” “No,” answered another woman, “I believe there were just as many un- happy women and just as many im- patient women belonging to the mid- Victorian era as there are today, But divorce is now more prevalent be- cause there are more women who are economically: independent.” The Tangle THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1924 IT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE ; By Albert Apple You frequently hear a man say in lemonade tones: “Aw, tit don’t make much difference who’s elected. The people are the goat, no matter who wins.” ‘ This indifferent attitude, toward politics is as contagious as smallpox. And it is spreading. More than any oth factor, it is responsible for the increasing tendency of ci' zens to fail to cast their ballots—nearly half staying away |from the polls in the 1920 presidential election. Shout it from the house-tops: It DOES make a differ- ence who is elected. American municipalities long since learned that it does make a difference whether a commun- ‘ity’s chief of police is a strict law enforcer or in league with |the underworld. a They long since learned that plunging a nation into war and sending the voters out to be shot at, depends princi-, pally on the makeup of Congress. They long since learned that it does make a difference ‘whether their boss in business is kindly and fair or heart- ‘less and slave-driving. And it does make a difference, who’s elected to any poli- {tical job—to all political jobs—from president down to dog catcher. The cynical grow! that it “Don’t make no difference who’s elected,” is BIG TALK. It is preposterously false, obviously false. obs wy In electing the president and other political office holders this fall ‘you are to large extent determining what will hap- pen to your pocketbook’s contents in the next four years. The choice of president and other national employes will unquestionably have an important effect in shaping the cost of living and the conditions under which the rising genera- tion will live. Any man with common sense will see this. And he will not fail to vote. Before voting, he will listen to both sides—rather, to all sides—in an attempt to arrive at the truth before selecting his favorite. Political speeches are not as interesting as Thrill Murders and baseball and movies, but they occasion- ally have horse sense and, if backed by popular support, can lead to solutions of many of our greatest problems. Increasingly, as the American people have taken politics less seriously, economic problems have become more serious. Accept the politician’s Bunk with a grin, in one ear and out the other. But watch for Common Sense, then back it—for your own and your family’s prosperity, welfare and happi- ness. “What a horrid idea,” spoke up & bride.” * “Not at all,” answered the speaker. “I believe many of our mothers and grandmothers stuck it out because they just didn’t know what else to do. Now almost all women know that somewhere, if they will honest- ly work, they will find a husband’s support is not necessary. Conse- quently they do not submit as: often to anything that is not a fifty-fifty proposition.” “But the children,” spoke up an- other. “Yes, what of the children?” in- terrupted an older woman who had the reputation of being a very un- happy wife. “I wish some one would decide for me whether it would be! better for children to grow up in a home with constantly bickering par- ents, a home filled with unhappiness or unrest, or whether they would be better off if the parents separated and they went with either one or the other of them. “I sometime think,” she added al- most to herself, “that ‘home’ is an- other one of those words that we worship blindly without stopping to think of what it might be composed.” Ruth, this conversation was ex- tremely illuminating to me. I found out that other women were not only thinking but discussing the very question that seemed in my case un- ique. (Copyright, 1924, NEA Serviee, Inc.) . AThought | | spon | Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying—Prov, 19: New York, Sept. 25.—Broadway on matinee day. Rain pelting down. The bargain day theatre prices at- tract largest crowds. New York is thrifty. Umbrellas look like gigantic mush- rooms, sprouting in a cold rain. Taxicabs crowding for an inch of advantage. It took 40 minutes to ride nine blocks in a street car. Bubbling girls and matronly wo- men dashing to the theatre. Gra- cious, how the mud puddles splash those fashionable white stockings. A sprinkling of men sneaking into the theatre. Wonder why they aren’t working? Oh well, it’s none of my business. I am. Pallid faced sylphs, with lips of vivid red. Seldom are they seen on the street before the lights are turned on for an evening of frivolity. But the afternoon theatre lures them from their apartment dens. A night watehman with sand in his eyes. Tonight on duty he’ll make up for the sleep he lost today. There goes the head waiter of an exclusive supper ciub. He is so auto- cratic he snubs people willing to pay couvert charges. But he’s all wet. Rain is a great equalizer. He argues with the »man in the theatre ticket window—and gets put in his place. No wonder they cage ticket sellers, That’s the first time 1 ever saw any- body best a head waiter in a word encounter. The college boys and matinee woman and child in America, sure; cess in November means the con-” tinuance of the best traditions of | (Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc.) EVERETT TRUE — AND ANOTHER THI MR. WHOOPERION, HG WENT INTO OFFICE PLEDSED TO YUPPORT CERTAIN THINGS, AND HE NEVER FOUR MEN ARRESTED BY FEDERAL MEN Fargo, N. D., Sept. 25.—Four North Dakota men have been arrested in the past few days for violations of the liquor laws, according to re- ports to the state prohibition head- quarters in Fargo. Lars Steinwell of Velva was ar- rested and charged with possession. A 10-gallon still and a quantity of mash and liquor were seized on his place, according to reports. He was released on his own recognizance. Chas. Shodin of Balta, Pierce county, was arrested and charged with possession. Authorities seized a six gallon still, 31 quarts and 56 | pints of beer. He was arraigned be- fore a justice of the peace and re- leased under bond. Dominick Miller of Towner was charged with possession and released on his own recognizance. Thirty- | five gallons of wine were seized. Nick Sitter of Granville was ar- rested, charged with possession and was released on his own recognize ance. A quantity of beer and wine was seized on his place. BUSINESS DISTRICT OF DICKEY HIT BY BIG FIRE Dickey, N. D., Sept. 25.—Fire caus- ed the destruction of several build- ings in. the Dickey business district Sunday, with a heavy loss. The S, B. Hagstad store, housing the town’s telephone exchange, was the first to go, and other buildings burned were the Larson drug store, the Christian pool hall, the Adam Ebert home and a shed. The upper, floor of the drug store was used as a’ lodge room, while several families lived-in the upper floor of the Christian building. { ti AFTERNOON GOWNS. { For afternoon. gowns one may se- leet from velvets, corded silks, heavy satins and crepes and not go wrong’|, CRAZY, EN ¢ AND WHAT'S YOUR DEFENCE “Seut Personacity” Punishment, that is the justice for the unjust—St. Augustine. BY CONDO Aw, ‘You'Re CRAZY! With fall days approaching, the Jones family gave a thought to “put- ting up fruit for the winter” and get- ting the cellar in shape. It was surprising how much junk had gathered during the summer; boxes in which vegetables had been placed; odds and ends left by the youngsters, all sorts of things. Everybody should give a thought to the cellar at least twice a ye: Boxes that may have contained de- cayed \vegetables should be cleaned ts ne: Just being married seems to be be- coming sufficient grounds for di- vorce, They say bobbed hair isn’t as much trouble as long hair, and if you have your teeth pulled you won’t have to brush them. Days are getting shorter right along now, but the distance from payday. to payday remains the same. k = ne d + Even though you hear a lot about ow ies self-made'men:we can’t. think of any men who are not that. ita |A [lt takes two to ‘start a fight or a mily, and.too often there. isn’t. any difference. ite to mention "unpleasant income taxes yare due s before Cliristmas. again Nice thing about the. coming .cold. spell is. you can keep‘ your hands in your pockets so you won't lose your money. i Friday is considered unlucky be- cause it usually comes the day be- FABLES ON HEALTH. CELLAR CLEANING TIME .| that the furnace is not in use, oilskin It shieks wear bright yellow coats in the seasonable showers. reminds one of Tulsa, Okla., with an oil well about to be shot. .A man selling umbrellas for $1. And doing a thriving business. Some- day a fight over an umbrella will start another world war. If you don't believe it, have one jabbed in your eye. ‘A blind beggar, wanting to cross Broadway in the maelstrom of traf- fic, bangs his cane on the curb for attention, Scores pass him by, un- noticed. A lanky newsboy, grasps him by the arm and pilots him through the maze of automobiles. The sun is peeking through the clouds. “It ain't gonna rain no more. Lost children usually are returned to their parents within a few hours. And scores of them are picked up by police every day. But the identity of John Doe, No. 118, an attractive boy of three, who was found three months ago wander- ing along Third avenue has never been determined. For weeks he would not talk. But now he laughs and plays. When Robert Plaut Levy, 23, went before a Supreme Court Justice to change his name, because he claimed it was distasteful to him, he discov- ered that the judge’s name was Levy. But the justice merely laughed and permitted him to change his monick- er to Lane. Everybody is happy now, —Stephen Hannagan. out. Air the place as thoroughly as possible and then sweep the walls, ceiling and floor. Then air again. Remember air from the cellar per- meates the house and be careful that no refuse gathers to poison this Give the cellar a weekly inspection to‘ make certain no decayed matter or dirty refuse has gathered. Get the coal bins cleaned out now Be certain that the furnace pipes are cleaned out before winter sets in. fore payday, and that’s when you are broke. Bad luck is usually cussed for bad luck, while good luck is usually taken for granted. Did. you know a rope was 10 per cent stronger when wet? This even includes the campaign cigars. The dead-letter office is being swamped with political circulars and that’s their right address. Sometimes talk is cheap. - Some- times it isn’t. Often a little of it costs a man a lot of money. Every man is entitled to a living wage, but this doesn’t seem to apply ta the women, Faint heart or complexion ne'er won a husband, Football's here. We heard a quarterback telephoning and he seared central calling the signals. (Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc.) DR.M.E. BOLTON Qeteapnthie Physician | {- }