The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 9, 1925, Page 4

s « r v = -had killed a man. - wife is the best housekeeper in town. $= mates. That means only 88 bushels of wheat for every 100 TAA TWYATIm PAGE FOUR THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Entered at the Postoffice, Bismarck, N. D., as Second Class Matter. GEORGE D. MANN Foreign Representatives G. LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY Publisher CHICAGO Marquette Bldg. TH PAYNE, BURNS AND SMI NEW YORK - - - Fifth Ave. Bldg. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DETROIT Kresge Bldg. The American 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......... $7.20 Daily by mail, per year in (in Bisma 7.20 Daily by mail, per year (in state out: 5.00 ) ide Daily by mail, outside of North Dakota.............. 6.00 Bismarck) THE STATE’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) ial City, State and County Newspaper) (Offic TAX RESPONSIBILITY It is often urged in defense of state taxes that compared to taxes of cities, counties and other political sub-divisions, the assessment for state purposes is small. But these de- fenders of state levies overlook the fact that much of the local taxation directly arises from the operation of state laws. Salaries of local officials are increased which means that political sub-divisions of the state charged with paying these salaries have to increase their levies. State or federal aid of one kind or another is sometimes held out as a bait to get counties deeper into debt. Failure of the legislature to hold down debt limits of political sub- divisions invites extravagance. The legislature has the power and can force counties and cities to economize. The legislature can force cities to put their finances upon a more solid basis by forcing the fixipg of salaries in pro- portion to the service rendered, eliminating the fee system in the handling of public work. There are many ways in which the legislature can apply the brakes if it cares to and the fact that the levy for state purposes is below that for other purposes is a poor alibi for an analysis of the situation often discloses the fact that the legislature is responsible for increased levies. LACK OF INTEREST With four and a half million service men entitled to ad- justed compensation referred to as “bonus” only about a million have applied. Publicity efforts of the government |e: have been most complete to get the information to the eligi- bles. The government is pointing out that married men who ‘fail to make application will deprive their families of a sub- stantial sum in case of their death. If an eligible makes ap- plication himself his widow will get a lump sum of $1,580, hut if it is left to the widow she gets but $625 divided into ten quarterly payments. Those who feel that they do not need the money and refuse to take the bonus are to be congratulated upon their patrictiem, but a service man who is in need or who is poorly prov:ded against future contingences should protect his fam- ily and make the application himself. But after all the lack of interest is a fine commentary upon the spirit of the veterans of the World War. The ad- vocates of the bonus evidently did not speak for the entire personnel of the splendid army which risked all in defense of the Republic. DESERVES UNITED SUPPORT If an Association of Commerce can keep the citizenry alive to the needs of the city or even force the residents to thinking in terms of a better civic center, it has gone a long ways toward fulfilling its function. Those who join an organization expecting greater busin volume as a direct result usually are disappointed. Results generally sre indirect and intangible in character but every effort put forth through a public organization if carried out in the} right civic spirit brings some returns. Next week a drive will be made to secure new members for the Association and to “pep” up the organization gen- erally for the program that lies before its membership. Those who have allowed their dues to become in arrears should snap into the spirit of the drive and get back on the active list again. The Association of Commerce is the one common’ ground upon which every business man and business woman can meet to put forth constructive effort for the upbuilding of Bismarck. Officials of the Association who have just taken office are entitled to the wholehearted support of the citizens and 1925 should be one of the best in the annals of the Capital City. FUGITIVE Alabama man fled his home 22 years ago, thinking he All these years he has kept under cover, Recently he learned that suffering the tortures of remorse. 1 His soul paid a price the man he shot recovered and lived. for something he didn’t do. This victim of fate’s irony involves interesting problems in philosophy. For instance, if a man tries to murder an == enemy and his crime is frustrated by his cartridges being | blanks, is his intent as evil as the actual deed? The law says not, even though the man did everything in his power to accomplish the killing. u EXTREMES Suing for a divorce, a Wisconsin man admits that his But he says “this passion for cleanliness has so obsessed her that it has be- come paramount in her mind, causing her to forget and neg- “ject everything else in life, even the plaintiff.” Evil frequently is good carried to extremes. Another example is stinginess, the extreme of thrift. Happiness and § good citizenship are in a happy medium. HUNGER Starvation still menaces many parts of the world. The world wheat, crop in 1924 was 440 million bushels less _ than it was the year before, Department of Agriculture esti- " Nearly half of the loss was in Canada. Higher price partly compensates the grower. But to the consumer the loss y definite. It brings hunger to a world which, still _ weakened by the great war, needs an excess of nourishment to régain its strength. Hunger, too, is a breeder of war. : singing Pullman porters are with us. Travelers can cWhere are my Wi shoes tonight.” on, | ;often knew too little of other na- | struction” loan of 150 millions Comments reproduced column may or ma: in this not express ribune. They in order that y, ve both sides issues which are in the press of our readers mi of important being discussed EDUCATION THROUGH FORRIGN | LOANS | (Minneapolis Journal) One of the most valid objections | ito American interference in Old | World affairs is rapidly, if quietly j disappearing. It was rightly said | that the people of this Country tions to be able to translate their | own good intentions into truly helpful action. For the last two or three years, however, the United States has been subjected to a re: markable campaign of education This has not been fostered by the I ue of Nations or by any of the | regular international agencies, but has been the inévitable result of the general opening of the Amer- ican money market to foreign bor- rowers. 4 alone our banking inter- | ssisted foreign govern- ments and corporations to ‘borrow more t billion doll in the United ‘These trans have varied from the great “ to Japan to s i the 7 millio Private enterprises have also in for their si When it realized that prior to 1924 Amer- ican corporations were regular Dorrowers in London, Paris, Ber- lin and Amsterdam, and that be- tween 1914 anc! 1916 Britain paid | for her great war purchases America largely by shipping ba to us our own securities, the re versal of the situation becomes startling. We have perforce become credi- tors, both because the rest of the world needed our capital re- cover from its general or! and Decause our home territories did not present sufficient fields for our surplug investments. Having be- come creditors, Americans are now to become intelligent | The great banking | houses that handled these loans; have first of all, for their own) sakes, to satisfy themselves as to } the soundness of foreign conci-) tio Next they have to convince their clients that their money will be safe, if they purchase the bon One of the most significant thing: about these loans is said to ibe the way in which they have been ab- sorbed not by a few huge inter- s, but by a multitude of private investors buying in small units. Today there are Belgian, or French, or Argentina or Norweg- ian bonds in thousands of snug little safe-deposit boxes all up and down the id. : Most of these investments are safe and conservative, but it may be taken for granted that every holder, for example, of an “Aus- trian seven” is going to scan ever. bit of news about the former do- main of the Hapsburgs, and learn matters about Vienna and Salz burg in which a few years ago he took not the slightest interest. He is going to follow every ripple in general European politics that may | affect ‘his ‘bonds. ‘There is usually no greater stimulus to informed curiosity about a business than to make an investment in it. Today every American holder of foreign | ‘bonds is studying Old World poli- tical and economic conditions, and he is learning much more than simply about the market value of his securiti Loncon hi clearing hous information lar enormous inves to long been a great for international ely ‘because of the ent of English-| men in every country on the planet. The like is rapidly becom- ing true of certain centers in America, and knowledge must al- ways be the father of true help- fulness. ‘Thanks to the great for- eign loans, we shall hear less and less about “national isolation.” How can you have for gray hairs when they are dyed black? any respect Two heads being better than one may explain why they dance us they do. Many a clothing store doesn't sleep in pajamas. owner About the most expensive gift we} can think of is the gift of gab, A fool and his money soon pay a dime for a nickel cigar. Sleep is a great thing. It keeps some people from worrying about their troubles 24 hours a day. So many holiday cigars were scld the price of cabbage may go up. Money isn’t very important until you haven’t any. The only nation in the world that ever dodges war is explanation, We saw a man slip up on a slip- pery sidewalk and break one of his New Year resolutions. Thinking you know is never as im- portant as knowing you think. A Thought { o——______. - —_—___e Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his | the day. | { THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE | It’s a Tough Neighborhood We Live In = x You've BEEN A PRETTY, Gooo Life FELLOW — HERE'S SOME GOODIES FOR You. KD iy if LETTER FROM LESLIE PRESCOTT TO BEATRICE SUMMERS, CONTINUED In answer to mother’s questioning look, I hastened to explain that to find understanding and considera- tion between the sexes and to be able to bring others to the plice where they might also discover these two great outstanding signposts to” happiness, was a (much greater| achievement than to ~ discover the north pole on earth or a new star in the heavens We had quite a conversation on this subject, my dear, but I have written you enough for you to ap* preciate my mother and for, you to understand how much your letter meant to me. It 1s wonderful here at Atlantic City this time of year, ‘The air is brisk enough to be bracing, and yet one does not feel the cold as one does in the city. I am probably go- ing to stay here until my baby is born. Ruth Burke came down with me after Alice's funeral and she has promised that when she leaves aud goes buck to Albany that she witr pack up the furniture in my apart ment and ship it over to Pittsburg for me. Isn't that lovely of her? 1 would be very ungrateful if I did not thank Fate every day for my good friends like you and Ruth. I shall not try to move into the old home until the alterations are made, At first mother and I thought we would go out to California but we concluded that it would not be the best thing to do. I felt it would be too far away from Jack, and I knew that until the had gotten dad’s busi- ness well in hand that it would be impossible for him to think of leay- ing Pittsburg for more than a day or two at a time. . I wish you would tell Paula Perier for me that it is very sweet indeed of her to think of my coming baby and I will accept with pleasure any, memento of my visit with her when EVERETT TRUE EVERSTT, THERE'S A HooD THAT OUGHT IPL KNEW_JUST How , To So = AGOUT IT. (eae) Toh ex appearing. —2 Tim. 4:8. eee Within the hollow crown, That rounds the mortal temples of a king, Keeps death his - court.—Shake- VD Do iT MYSSCE: she was in Albany that she may send me, Tell her that contrary to everyone else I am hoping that my baby will be a boy, if only to confute those people who are always afraid that I will grow to, hate little Jack when my own son makes his ap- Nothing, nor no one but ake one jot of my love for little Jack away from him. My friends do, not seem to under- stand that the baby that will soon be born will be in a way thrust upon me, While of my own free will I made a pice in my arms and in my heart for my oldest child. In some unuecountable way little Jack seems to sense this, for his love and iration is apparently boundless. If he is not the child of my body omething infinitely nearer and dearer, the child of my soul. I have not heard from Sally since I have been down here. She is pro- bably very busy and will write me us soon xs she is able. Write me often, Bee. letters. 1 love your LESLIE. (Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc.) ADVENTURE OF THE TWINS BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON “A frog he would a-wooing go, Whether his mammy would let him or no,” sang Snitcher Snatch, the goblin, as he popped out of the chimney in the professor's house and looked around to see what he dould see. He had ‘had some fun with the pro- fessor and now he was looking for something else. He sprang down off the toof and took the road to town again, singing, “A frog he would a-wooing go,” with all his might. BY CONDO DoG IN MY NEIGH BOR- To Be TO:\SONED. JX CAN TELL You. SST SOMG CYANIDE SSILM AT THE DRUG. STORE. CHew UP DBD ANO AROUN sce Me } On his way he passed the pond. It was frozen over and all the boys and girls were skating and having a fine time. Sniteher Snatch stopped and watch- ed them. “Dd he said. He looked around, and there, al- most beside him, was a pair of bright new skates that some child had fér- gotten. “A frog he would a-wooing go, And a goblin can skate if he knows how—or no,” sang Snitcher Snatch sitting down and clamping the skates to his heels. Then he struck :right out and mingled with the crowd. At first he fell a good bit, but by and by he got the hang of it and he sailed around the ice pond as well as the best of them, “Look at that funny little boy!” said some of the skaters, “My ears! My ears!” thought Snitcher Snatch. “They'll give me away, as they are all sharp-pointed ut the top. What can I do?” But he soon saw. A boy had gotten too warm and had taken -hig ear-muffs off and stuff- ed them into his pocket. But one ear-muff ‘hung out and it didn’t take Snitcher Snatch long to spy it. ‘ So he skated beside the boy till he got 2 good chance. Then he pulled the ear-muffs out very softly and put them on his own ears. “Now no one. will know that I’m a goblin,” he chuckled. “My long nose won’t matter. Lots of people have long noses. Lopk at the presi- dent.” So he skated around and no one noticed him much, At last he had a good chance to do what he had really come to do. To do some mischief. There was a sign on a thin place in the ice which said “Danger.” The goblin skated close to it, being so light 'n everything, and yanked up the “Danger” sign and skated away, Then he stuck the sign in another place altogether, propping it up with some snow and ice till it stuck, Then he sat down on the bank and watched. But he took his skates off so he could run, — = All the skaters commenced to skate where the thin ice was, be- cause the sign wag gone and they were having such a good time they e to have u good time, too,” ‘never stopped to think, “Besides,” thought they, “it's get- ting colder and the ice is thicker and the constable has taken the sign down.” But pop! crack! Six fell in! No- body was drowned but they got @ chill and a soaking. “I guess [lly be Snitcher Snatch. . “Did anybody see a Jittle goblin around here?” asked Nancy's voice as the Twins arrived. But nobody had. (To Be Continued) (Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc.) going,” said DECISION OF SUPREME COURT From Foster County State of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellant, vs- W. C. Strong, De- fendant and Respondent. Syllabus: 1. .For reasons: stated in the opinion, it is held, that the _ {trial court did not abuse its discre- tion in ordering a new trial upon the ground that the ‘evidence showing defendant’s guilt was vague and un- certain, 2. The holder of a second and subsequent lien upon personal prop- erty takes the same subject to all the rights of prior mortgagees, and with all the incidents ofa lien prior in law. The mortgagor ‘and the first mortgagee may fairly and in good faith agree that the property be sold on the regular market with- out foreclosure and the proceeds ap- plied on the indebtedness; and sub- sequent lien holders hi no ground for complaint, in the absence of fraud, or misconduct smounting to legal fraud, which results in ‘prej- udice to their rights. If, in order to accomplish such lawful purpose, it become necessary ta remove the property, in good faith, from the county, failure to wait upon mort- gagees or lien holders, subsequent to FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1925 “THE LOAD STILL STAYS ” By Albert Apple: So the tax burden is getting lighter, is it? Well, not that we want to make any disparaging comparisens, but the American taxpayer reminds us of an over-burdéned mule. | Uncle Sam stands on one side, removing. part of the mule’s load. This pleases the mule, but— “ While Uncle Sam takes off part of the burden from his | Side, state and local governments keep adding more from the ‘lother side. A survey by National Industrial Conference Board shows that national taxes decreased more than 27 per cent in the three years previous to 1924. _* In the same time, state and local taxes increased 15 per cent. Y Figures for 1924 have not yet been rounded up. But they’ll show the same tendency. The total of all taxes has decreased, for national reduc- tions haye exceeded state and local increases. f But there’s a very serious situation in the fact that state and local’ taxes continue mounting steadily. In the great and well justified campaign ‘for economy in jnational government, taxpayers have not been’ sufficiently vigilant in watching the tax spenders closer at home. So we have the farcical situation of tax burden being piled on our backs from one side about as fast as it is re- moved from the other. In 1912 the combined debts of all American states and municipalities totaled less than four billion.dollars. Today the figure is not far below 11 billions. Roughly, it is half as big as the national debt, which is so stupendous that it is beyond the imagination of all except professional mathe- maticians. Final corrected figures apparently will show that more state and local government long-term bonds were issued in 1924 than in any year of the past. + . Increased debt means increased‘ interest to pay—and the only way to get it is by higher taxes. ms We must have such improvements as are necessary. But it is perilous to mortgage the future more and.more. The day of reckoning cannot be indefinitely put.off., And we will lose all the advantages of: national government economy unless similar caution and thrift are exercised in state and local expenditures. 4 i | IN NEW YORK | | New York, Jan. 9.—The homeless and moneyless woman finds a rough road in New York. A woman without luggage may not register at a New York hotel af- ter 10:30 p. m. There are few places for a woman without money to stay at any time. ‘ Thus you may see many women in the waiting rooms of.the railroad stations almost any time. Delayed luggage, loss of purse or failure of friends to meet a train are all causes of great discomfort to women and children. Recently one girl lived 48 hours in a railroad station before the Travel- ers’ Aid found her and took her to St. Barnabas’ House. She occasion- ally left the depot in search of em- ployment, but not knowing the town and having no. funds she was afraid to stray far from the depot for fear she could not find its shelter again. And the problem of young moth- ers suddenly dinpdssessed.is another problem for civic workers here. Pro- bably in no other city in the world are landlords as relentless as here. If the rent isn’t-paid by the fifth gf the manth: eviction, proceedings get- erally are pretty. sure to follow. All rents here are paid in advance. Men may find any number of hotels along the ‘Bowery where a night’s lodging maybe. had for 10 or 26 cents. There are only a few hotels where a woman may obtain cheap lodging. The chief refuge for home- less women in St. Barnabas’ House at 304-306 Mulberry street. For 60 years its doors have. been open night and day for women and children of every race and creed, with no restric- tions. During October this ‘institu- tion provided for 68 women. and chil- dren each day. With the advent of cold weather the number has increas- ed. eee Dance music was being broadcast FABLES ON HEALTH. ‘REMEDY FOR CHOKING from one of Bro#dway’s cabarets the other night.’ Listen-in heard a voice break into the music—“Pick him up, boys. - Don’t let him lie there!” : —JAMES W. DEAN. \ annem ene a One of Mrs. Jones youngsters chok- ed one day while eating. So Mrs. Jones, though the choking was not very serious, felt that she should know what to do in such a case. Here are some remedies she found: In bad choking, where the patient turns dark in the face, no time should ‘be lost. Send for the doctor at once: Meanwhile slap the sufferer on the back between the shoulders, Open the first mortgage, order to ob. tain their consent thereto, ‘would not render the mortgagor guilty of a crime within the letter or the spirit of the statute, An appeal from an order of Hon, J. A. Coffey, Presiding Judge of the District Court of Foster County, North Dakota, granting-to the de- fendant a new trial. Affirmed. Opinion of the Court by Johnson, J. Prom Renville County Burnett Wolfson, et al, as Trustees of the Gordon Cloth- ing Company of Minot, North Dakota, a dissolved corpora- tion, Plaintiffs and Respondents. va, 0. A. Sehieber and O, A. Scie. ber, Trustee in Bankruptcy of Abe Gordon, et al, Defendants and Appellants, SYLLABUS: 1, On motion for a change (of place of trial gn the ground of con- venience of witnesses, the moving S the mouth and‘insert the finger as far déwn ag, possible to try to grasp the pbstruction and remove it. Another good plan, with children, is to press the back oF chest against @ table or chair, and:slap or thump the back between the shoulder blades. Fish bones can sometimes be got- ten rid of by swallowing a mouth- ful of bread. By pressing the hinder portion of the tongue vomiting, may be caused, id the obtacli ed, party has the burden of ~establish- ing such facta ag will watrant the trial court in ordering the change. fi 2. A motion for a charge of trial on the ground that it ia required for the convenience of witn and to Promote the ends of ju: is ad- dressed to the sound judicial dis- ‘eretion of. the trial court. “8. Rulings of the trial court in matters that are addressed to the sdund judicial discretion will not be i disturbed on appeal, except in cases of manifest ‘abuse, * ) Appeal’ from’ ay order of the Dis- trict Court 6f Renville County, Hon. A. G, Burt, Judge.” AFFIRMED: * 5 Opinion of the Court. by Nuessle, G. W. Twiford, of Minot, Attorney for Appellants; Todd & Fosness, «of St. Paul, Minnesota; Fowler, Carl son, Furber & Johnson, of Minnea- polis, Minnesota; i1B,'R. Sinkler, of Minot, and S..W. Thompson, of Devils Lake, of Counsel, fot Appellants, Francis: Murphy, of~Fargo, Attor- ney for Respondents. if I've had my little session and I've ddne my worldly part So.; once again, I'm down\and packed away And I used my best dis-} cretion. Ah, ‘tis well I have no heart, for] kaw Shey would have! broken # today. 1 was bung up near the ceiling and I stayed there. just as pur al Gozen people passed me every trom the furnace often.gave me watts of soot, but stayed—I bad my little part.to play. eax The wacm air “While joy was running wildly and the laughter filled the. air, 1 simply dangled highly over head, And; say, to put it mildly, few folk knew that 1 was there And yet 1 played my part, as I have said Just let me tell a story that I witnessed plain it happened just beneath me, so 1 know: aay, youth, in all his glory, grabbed ‘a and he Kisted' the lass a dozen course, she and, mld, [Tha rather’ scolded, but be pointed up ai cap to kies. you is r peg tye, 3 i *