The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 7, 1925, Page 4

~DA OT. ITATImM PAGE FOUR THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Entered at the Postoffice, . Bismarck, N. D., as Second Class Matter. GEORGE D. MANN - Publisher Foreign Representatives G. LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY CHICAGO Marquette Bldg. PAYNE, BURNS AND SMITH NEW YORK - . Fifth Ave. Bldg. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRE The American Press is exclusively entitled to the use or republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not DETROIT Kresge Bldg. 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 a bidiater oars alain GPE Daily by mail, per year in (in Bismarck)............. 7.20 Daily by mail, per year (in state outside Bismarck)... 5.00 * Daily by mail, outside of North Dakota 6.00 eer teres es lene ae ee Toren NLL SNATCH THE UTTLE SNIP BALD \F HE DOESNT LET hey THINGS AvonNe.. DROP IT BEFORE 1 SmMaAcK Nov! ANO “TO YOUR OWN BROTHER. \ THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Official City, State and County Newspaper) A. G. SORLIE’S MESSAGE Emphasis placed upon the necessity for is the outstanding feature of Governor Sorlie’s message. is easier to urge tax reduction than to secure tax reduction under the rather complex system of government in which responsibility is distributed over so many elective offices and appointive boards. With the veto power as a club, Gov- ernor Sorlie can do much upon his own initiative to bring about lower taxes, but the responsibility in the main should | tax reduction rest upon the members of the legislature who absolutely | control the purse strings of the stat A budget of more than seven million dollars in a state with a population of 750,000 is excessive. From a budget ten or twelve years ago of slightly more than $2,000,000 the figures have been mounting by leaps and bounds, while taxable wealth and population have failed to increase in ratio to the tax load. This situation is doing more to retard the growth of the state than anything else. The iniquitous income tax with its increased rates is driving capital away from our state and now it is proposed to give the tax com- mission another field deputy to devise new ways of squeez- i ing the dollars out of the taxpayer: The state could well take a forward step by repealing the income tax. Florida and California have found that the absence of this tax and other unnec ry taxes has brought new wealth to the state which yielded increased normal taxes to meet the cost of the legitimate funetions of govern- q ment. North Dakota has great areas of unproductive but q tertile land. Settlers will never come to this state in as large numbers as is necessary for its development until the tax load has been decreased. | Instead of casting about for new ways to confiscate pro- perty by taxation, the legislature can well direct its study toward a repeal of some of the existing laws and a reduction ; in the cost of tax administration in this state. Gov. Sorlie fearlessly recommends the repeal of the anti- cigarette and snuff law and substituting therefor a tax. Revenue from such an act, he estimates at $500,000. He points to the well known fact that the present law does not prevent the sale of cigarettes or snuff and anyone can get these articles without difficulty and under the very nose of law enforcement officers. Such laws, he well states, breed contempt for law generally and invite lawlessness. This recommendation doubtless will bring down upon his head the wrath of the self appointed reformers and “uplifters.” He anticipates such action by paying special attention to them. He refers to them as organized minor-; ities forcing their will upon the majority by pernicious , -activity. E In urging that the appropriation bills be passed during . the first twenty days Gov. Sorlie seeks to eliminate trading and log-rolling. Appropriation measures form the basis usually of trades and deals. They are often held as clubs over this or that recalcitrant legislator. If appropriations can be regarded strictly upon their merits rather than upon the basis of “you scratch my back and I will scratch yours,” a great step will be taken forward and real economy should p . result. # Recommendations relative to four year terms and a ses- sion of the legislature once in four years have been made from time to time. Governor Hanna prepared measures rovering four year terms, but that session became involved n a bitter controversy over the issue of terminal elevators ; and nothing was done. Less frequent elections would save *the taxpayers large sums and the longer term should make sfor greater efficiency. There is a brdad field for eliminating duplication and coordinating the various departments and the proper expert ; “as suggested in this message might evolve a plan that will | <make for greater efficiency and economy. ais In regard to the operation of the mill or state bank, The :. =Tribune is not in accord with Governor Sorlie. Their exist- ; —ence is one of the direct reasons of high taxation and the manner in which they have been operated to date, sets a very poor example of economy to the other political subdivisions | Sof the state. Regardless of the fact that these institutions _make or lose money, they are wrong in principle and not = properly a function of government. Of course, if they can- _not be closed and salvaged, taxpayers want to see them run * at a minimum of expense against that day when the whole «sorry mess will be scrapped. : If such industries make money they do so at the expense of tax paying private ventures. Many independent mills have been forced to close their doors unable to compete with ‘the tax exempt state mill. The quicker the state gets out “of a highly competitive business and, in fact, any business ythat competes with private initiative and concentrates upon =the legitimate functions of government, the better. é Should tax money be used to broaden the functions and field of operation of the Bank of North Dakota, disaster is sonly around the corner. If it is necessary for the state to have a rural credits institution the work can be carried on more: economically through the state treasurer’s office and ‘that of the board of university and school lands. This:serv- ice can be given even better through the many banks, and “their credit affiliations. The Bank of North Dakota can- Enot operate as the federal reserve system does to assist the “banks of the state in time of stress. It has only tax money #to operate upon and bonds must be sold if the farm loan “business is to be carried on in a safe and sane manner. Dakota cannot be self serving in the matter of credit. “This state needs vast sums of money to move its crops, to Thandle its paper and to develop its latent resources. A state med bank 4s a menace rather than an aid in such opera- ions as time has demonstrated. As managed now, the bank 3g so controlled as to place a Peogeiee™ caves Segeh Die tate ers of the . 8 wor 1) ou’ e -m ee tak and the functions ‘arising from money credits could be better, handled by our state and national It} jconditions and reduced state budgets, but not until then. | sang Snitcher Snatch as he ran out WHY MOTHERS GET Gray - THE MAIL ROBBERY Capital will not come into the state as freely if \ levied for a spec purpose is diverted into the banking and | {milling business. During the Frazier administration, when millions of tax money were tied up in frozen assets some of which turned out to be liabilities, many recall the acute situ- ation. Sorlie’s good business judgment should be a bar against a recurrence of such a situation. When North Dakota learns its lesson that there is noth- ing to be gained.through+state owned industries because | they are wrong in principle regardless of actual or paper profits, the foundation will be laid for a return to normal It would be much better to let the Bank of North Dakota plod along under the present conservative management until all factions finally agree that the experiment is not worth the cost and that no actual good can some to the people through the continued operation of state owned industries. However, The Tribune commends Governor Sorlie as he takes up the reins of office for most of his message. It re- flects an earnest and honest endeavor to get the factions together upon a policy that will make a greater and better state. Much more can be secured through a friendly dig- cussion of state problems than through acrimonious debate and personal vituperation. Governor Sorlie wants to bring the best there is in the state to the attention of investors and prospective settlers. As he indicates in his message, he must. view conditions ate government as one just entering upon great respon- | sibilities. He urges slow action and notifies the people that he is against enlarging the scope of state owned industries. For that much, all should be thankful and, pull forward in a spirit of cooperation for the development of this great state. “Ibberish, gibberish, flipsy flop, ADVENTURE OF |) ‘ibteris: And ins tly all the little black THE TWINS BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON squares did a dunce and settled down where they didn’t belong, “That will do, thank you,” itcher Snateh. “Send the said bill to “Hi-hum, hi-ho, ho-ling, hi-lo!” ma.” And out he hopped. into the street. Then he skipped back to town to “There he goes,” cried Nancy,!» professor's house. . sticking her head out of the window.| No one saw him slip.in and lay the “Yes, sir,” said Nick, sticking his! head out, tbo! “Yes, sir!” said Johnny Sweep sticking his head out also. “Are you ufter that bad little boy?” asked the beauty-shop girl. “Ayen’t we just!” said Johnny | Sweep. “But he’s not a boy, he’s a goblin and a bad one.” “Then all the more reason for catching him,” said the beauty-shop rl. “You'd better hurry.” ‘Down they all went pell-mell to mixed-up cross-word puzzle on the table, Snitcher Snatch hid under the lounge and watched, and by and by the professor came in. “Now for a cross-word puzzle he fore dinner time,” said he. | “Tee hee,” snickered the, goblin.| EVERETT TRUE the street, not even waiti: to use uv TRIP. ihe cleqnters but anine Ge fanita| ueeen aan marble stairs. I don't. know what the janitor] AT 812%, Rit. WE Pct thought that evening when he came to clean up. and found Johnny Sweep's sfootprints as black as coal on every step. CeT’s Ste — lincto, WeoDLAanD HE HELD HER IN WIS ARMS EE HEE and frcaed OW. AN \HER _—— — SS eo Mi} BY THE WAY, EVERETT, XL DIDN'T -Tece sou i We LSFET HERE CN THE) 15 TH, AT 33/07 PM, AND ARRIVED IN CHICAGO F P/M, AND GOT INTO WCODLAND AT— eee x WHAT TIME DID WS GET “| 2—--- HE YE WISSED Eee. Yj YY TRrullams ©1825 GY NEA SERVICE. we i) m going to have a lot of fun if alone.”, ‘ontinued ) MANDAN NEWS NAMED CHAIRMAN Theodore O. Feland of Sims was clected chairman of the Morton coun- ty board of commissioners for the third consecutive year when the new d met for organization purpos Mr. Feland is the ranking member of the board in point of service and established a reputation for careful and painstaking work that fully justifies the members of the bourd in again selecting him as chair- man. J, I. Rovig, Mandan and Wm. H. Mormann, Glen Ullin, took their seuts today, The following were chosen by the cians for the 1 of em; Dr. O, T. Benson, G Dr. DeMoully of Flasher, en Ullin and Dr. B.S. Nickerson of n was selected as county surgeon; Dr. L. G. Smith of Mandan, county i charge of special work, and Dr. F. F, Bunting as county superintendent of health. MOTHER OF ZAP MINE HEAD DIES Funeral services were held yester- day afternoon at Hunter, N Mr8. Anna McCloud Anders, mother of Frank Anders, receiver-manager of the Lucky Strike mine at Zap, N. D. Mrs. Anders died Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Melvin Os- trander, with whom she had been making her home for a number of, years. Frank Anders was in the city Monday enroute to Hunter. * BURKE IS SPEAKER John Burke, three times governor} of North Dakota, for eight years United States treasurer, and elevated this week to the supreme court bench of this state, delivered a vividly in- teresting word picture of the activi- ties and operation of the United States treasury in an address to the members of the Mandan Kiwanis club yesterday. BY CONDO ED CVT OF CHICAGO AT Well, anyway, when they all} reached the street, there was no gob-| lin anywhere to be found, But they might have known. ‘There was a toy store close by, and the Toy Maker had sold all the left- over toys that Santa Clause didn’t need, to the toy-store man. And what did the goblin do but pull his hair over his pointed ears as well as he could—deciding to take a chance on his long nose——and walk right up to -the toy-store man and say, “Have you any cross-word puz- ales?” “Yes, sir!” said the toy-store man, *Here they are. A red one and a blue one and a white one and a mixed one. They're all different in- Wee, ITS side.” m “Would you mind if I took | AE ar over to the door and looked at it7”} | RIGHT NOW —— said Sniteher Snatch. Ye “THat/ceU “No, indeed!” said the toy-atore| man, “Take it right along!” But when he dooked around there was no boy and no book. The store was empty. \ The ‘goblin had stolen it! ‘ When he got outside he stuffed it| | under his jacket, and hoppthg on the step of an automobile, he was soon out of town. . He hopped off at: the cross-roads and ran as fast/as he could to Doc- | tor Hokus Pokus, why not gnly doc- tored ‘goblins but knew conjurors’ 8 well. @ cross-werd puzzl Snitcher Snatch by ating “Sure!” said Hokus Pokus. “That's the’ easiest dr Tt said | because they i kick Comments reproduced in this column may or may not express the opinion of 4 ‘ribune, Th.» nted we ides ve in order both which are the press of ‘SE THE CAR IN WINTER (Popular Science) | Strange as it may seem, it is u j ually better for an automobile, a1 it may be cheaper, to keep it in | operation ull winter than to lay it jp. Outside of a slightly larger {consumption of gasoline and the | cost of alcohol or other anti-free: | compound, it is scarcely more & [pensive to run a car during ¢ ;winter than during the summer, | {while it may ‘he most expensive to {iy uy acar and have it meet with r 1 cold, moisture and attention i you. intend to run your car ‘through the winter, you must do imple things. You must put Vin reeze compound, and re- ‘new the latter as it evaporates or lis lost through leakage. | ‘Tue first of these prec ‘amounts to little more t jing your water circulation system is tight. A smjl drip dur- ing the summer is inconsequen- |tial; it means merely adding water \from time to time. The same drip in the winter, though, is likely lo trun into mong is carry- jing ’ al mixture j that you ibetween 50 cents and a doliar a gallon. Rubber, hose connections a most frequent cause of leaks, tit usually well to renew these ibefore filling with anti-freeze if {they are old or-their condition is i doubtful. Renewal of the pump packing ig ancther job that should be done before the anti-freeze is placed in the radiator. It is also well to tighten the hose clamps jand pump gland every two weeks or so during the winter, since these parts may become loosened jin d los n H all Jevks in the radiator can |be repaired with a radiator leak- sealing compound. This should ‘be done a couple of weeks before the anti-freeze is put im, to give the [cement a chance to set and harden. | In addition to the various commer. cial anti-freezing solutions, natured alcohol, a mixture of ‘half denatured! alcohol and half gly- cerine, and calcium chloride, mix- led with the water in the cooling | system in correct proportions, sup- plies effective means of preventing “Ja car from freezing. A million dollars worth of matches is a nice gift for a man who tries to smoke a pipe. Your luck may not be bad, but in Georgia a policeman has been shot in the neck, again. Chicago medium got a spirit mes- sage for a rich’ man, Must have come a long distance, the charges being’ $3000, The Turk’s Sunday comes on Fri- day, so by the time we are having nday he knows who was killed on his. There are only 15 million phone numbers in the United States, so we can’t understand how they get the wrong one so often, About 10 millions are spent yearly to keep us dry and as much spent daily to keep us wet. Talk about hard luck; in Akron, O., a man lost his false teeth the day before Christmas, Alabama farmer went to jail for bringing home the bacon, Got into a market and stole a whole side of it. Twelve people were killed in Mexi- co. Being in a hurry, we didn’t read to see what the election was about. Man got arrested in Chicago for teaching how to make booze, so must hold his graduation \exercises at the jail. The sidewalk jumped up and hit quite a few folks during the holidays thought bootleggers were honest, So many people are sounding alarms about one thing or another we never know which way to jump. H pay The fastest race on record was the} Christmas run on the bank. Haste doesn’t make half as much waste as waste makes haste. Sometimes a man thinks he has no coming, especially when. it comes his time to kick in. Pue to Christmas airguns, women are continuing their window shop- ping, buying new, windows. What is worse than getting two ties just exaetly alike for Christmas? It is estimated the average man could learn to beat a drum with the energy he uses scratching his head, Better make a resolution to keep your resolutions, That’s why pipes are better than cigarets, They. go’ out so,often you don’t get much smoke, The telephone girl gave wrong number for Christmas. , Many a man keeps his rose to the grindstone so he can turn it up at the bill collectors, every day in the year, de-| 1 Well, she} . acute at seven or eight. years. opinion that our bodies begin So authorities disagree. deteriorates. of youth is on the wane. tent, the number of years of he-cannot stand exposure and and. twenties. account of physical defects. into them. velopment. earliest. to a certain point. down to business.” the hill of success. The years that are wasted WHEN DOES OLD AGE BEGIN By Albert Apple © A man reaches the prime of life at 27 years. then his hearing is on the down-grade, as that sense is more sor Karl Pearson, distinguished scientist. . A few years ago Dr. Eugene Lyman Fiske expressed h But. the average man undoubtedly reaches the pinnacle of his physical powers before he is 30. Old age really begins in the cradle. and environment in infancy determine, to‘ considerable e: be available to us before we begin to go downhill physically. § Yet, despite all we can do, the summer of life is brief. In his early thirties a man begins to realize instinctively that Of men between ages 21 and 31 who were called up under the Selective Service Act, 38 in every 100° were rejected on is the forerunner of physical dissolution—had ‘sunk its talons However, man is in the late autumn or winter of physical condition before he reaches the summertime of mental de- In this way nature compensates us. ers weaken, our intellectual powers strengthen. But even Such is the belief of Profes- wearing out at the age of 12! But the endurancef strength and health that wil strain as he could in his teens Old age—deterioration, which It is a rare man whose brain has any pronounced degree of wisdom and good judgment before he is 35 or 40, at the As our physical pow- But only up Ultimately comes senility, when mental faculties lose their powers and brilliance. 8 Light-heartedly man squanders the best part’ of life. Old age begins to overtake him usually before he really “gets Small wonder, so few reach the top of For youth, while it may work hard,. rarely exerts itself to the limits of its. powers. are the most important of all. DISTANCE TELEPHONE - MESSAGE TO LESLIE PRESCOTT “Is this Mrs. John Alden Pres- cott?” a rather thick voice asked. “Yes, Who ts it? Who wants to speak to me?” “Jus’ one of Jack’s pals. I called you up—(hic)—jus’ to tell you what a good fellow your husban’ is. Yes, sir—(hic)—1 mean it. He’s the bes’ fellow in the world an’ you mus’ not scold if he makes a fool of him- self ’casionally.” “Here, who is this talking? You must have the wrong number, This is Mrs. John Alden Prescott.” “Yes, I know it—(hie)—. I jus’ called you up to tell you that Jack is the bes’ pal in ‘the bunch.” “This may all be very true, I fail to see, however, why this in- formation should be conveyed to me at this time of night. Has anything happened to Jack? Have you called me up to say that he has had accident or anything?” “Nothin’ 'smatter with Jack—(hic) —nothin’ ’tall,” the voice hastened to assure Leslie. “He's jus’ started home an’ I thought Y°d jus’ call you up and tell you he was out with the crowd havin’ a good time. “I tol’ him I was goin’ to tell you tomorrow and he said ‘Tell her to night. Tell her tonight.’ “I tol’ him you would probably be in bed, that you might think I was : The. Tangle an|” drunk, and Jack said ‘Go on and tell her—(hic)—my wife jus’ dotes on drunkards’.” “Is Jack at the other end of the line?” “He’s jus’ gone out. try to catch him?” “Either get him to the phone or ring off yourself.” “Don’ be peevish. I'll get him, Tl] get him. Hope there’s no ‘hard feelings, for Jack’s best pal ever.” “Is my husband coming?” “Yes. Here he is.” “What do you mean, John Pres- cott, by allowing one of your drunk- en friends to call me up this time of night?” ’ “I didn’t think that Dan Mack was drunk enough to take me in earnest when I told him to call my wife and tell her what’a good fellow 1 was. I told him you probably didn’t feel the way he felt about me.” ‘Well, he’s told me.” “Goodness, Leslie, haven’t you got a sense of humor? \This is the rich- est joke of the season. What has he been saying to you?” “He said you told him ‘Mv wife just dotes on drunkards’.” “Well, don’t you?” “No, I don’t. I hate you and all your tribe, and I think I have reason to do so.” Wan’ me to é The telephone was hung up with a bang. (Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc. Blisters, caused by the shoe rub- bing the foot, develop into a real painful ulcer if they are not proper- ly treated, Mr. Jones of Anytown learned. If pricked, some disinfectant should be applied . immediately. The best way to let the water out is to pass 4 .bit of vaseline thread through the blister. When the blister is on the sole of the foot where the skin is thick, take a fine white thread and gréase | A Thought \ o—_— - ———_* Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correc: tion shall drive it far from him— Prov. 22:15. The bearing and training of a child is woman’s wisdom.—Tennysoa. INCORPORATIONS Articles of incorporation filed with the Secretary of State include: Bottineau County Abstract Co., Bottineau; capital stock $10,000; in- son, Nellie Larson, all of Bottineau. Petersburg Land Go., Petersburgh; capital stock $25,000; incorporators, A, R. Swendseid, Clarence Swendseid, P. E. Joh ‘ Junin out? What do you catch what is the Father will sit g|jcan be glad 1925 has only. 365 days. FABLES ON HEALTH: CURE FOR BLISTERS corporators, G. H. Dale, Elmer Lar- |: Wr 208 ick from the open ar, when genres ’ tryin it well with borated or pure vaseline. Threat a course needle and pass it through the blister from one end to the other. Cut the thread on each side and cover'the spot with a bit of vaseline. Néxt day draw the thread out.” The blister wilf be gone.’ . Blisters on the hand may be prick- ed with a needle and then covered with a layer of,collodion one ounce, castor oil eight grains, soft turpen- tine eight grains, Two ér three coats are required, Pate te NOTIC ‘To all members’ of thé Association of Depositors: Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the Association of Depositors of Closed Banks of the State of North Dakota, a corpor- ation, will be held at their office in the First National Bank Building, at Bismarck, North Dakota, at ten o'clock a.m. on the 18th day of); January, 1925, for the purpose of electing a director’and transacting such. other business as may come before the meeting. SOCIATION OF DEPOSITORS OF CLOSED BANKS OF THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, By W. P. STEINMETZ. Secretary. 12-31—1-7 NEWEST SKIRTS The newést skirts use pleats very effectively so as to secure the utmost comfort without sacrificing. the nar- row look. . Thereafter he slowly i His health may be good. That is, our care } ic 4 ;