The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 26, 1925, Page 2

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Daily by mail, per year in (in Bismarck) daa viedwe's a20 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) (Official City, State and County Newspaper) TINKERING WITH THE BANK LAWS There appears to be less of a disposition in the state legislature this year to attempt to decree honesty and good morals by law and to set economic laws aside by statute than in many rs. The trend in banking legislation and pro- posals now made, however, serve as a warning that this spirit still endures to a marked degree in the North Dakota legislature. Every position of trust should be surrounded by penalties of the law. The last two Attorneys-General have recom- mended some changes in banking laws to provide penalties for acts which they felt are not now adequately covered by law but virtually no attempt has been made in the legisla- ture to put these recommendations into effect. Instead, a score or more proposals, generally born of honest purpose and intended to serve the good of the people, but impractical and visionary, have been proposed. The prospensity of legislators to tear down the state pri- vate banking system is check-mated by the national banking laws, because a bank may escape some of the effect of such laws by taking national charters. The good sense of the people and the needs of the communities provide a more effective check, Committee approval has been given to a rate of intefest limitation bill which would not be a handicap to the banks in the larger cities, even might help in such cities as Fargo. Grand Forks and Bismarck, but which operate to the dis- advantage of banks in the smaller communities of the state. The effect of this measure would *be to destroy the earning power of the average small bank, and cause many farmers and others to travel long distances to find banks with which they could do business. Restrictions upon the operations of the banks in borrowing funds are placed in other measures, restrictions which cannot control because the outside bank that is loaning money either will dictate | the terms or decline to loan money. Safeguards in this re- spect may be beneficial to the state, but such stringent reg: ulations as would virtually prevent: small; banks: from bor- rowing money from large outside banks in time of crop movement or crop planting would simply mean the denial of credit necessary to the average farmer in the conduct of his business. North Dakota is of necessity a borrowing state, and the people have in the last few years witnessed the evil Editorial Review SSS SSE Comments Fepensncea) jn thie ban ee column may the opinion of The Pribune. are presented here in order our readers may have both sides eae anaes) which are the press of WHAT NEED EXISTS? It should not be an unreasonable request to ask for a showing of the need of putting into the hands* of Congress the power to limit and*con- trol the labor of children under 18 years of age in all the states. If the need be based upon the absence of state laws governing the subject, the basis is an extremely weak on». In thirty-five states, including Minnesota, North Dakota, Iowa and Wyoming, have laws which ¥entirely prohil employment of children under the age of 14 years. In six states, irieluding California, Michi- gan, South Dakota, Rhode Island, v and Utah, it is entirely pro- hibited under the age of 16. In Montana it is entirely prohibited un- der the age of 16. In six states it is with exceptions, thus: prohibited, ‘1, prohibited under 14, except a boy hetweén the ages of 10 to 14 y work outside of school hours bor not harmful to him; Colo- prohibited under 14, but a child’ or over may work during va- ; Georgia, prohibited under 14, a child of 12 or over may work on permit, if an orphan or has a widow- ed mother (but 12 such permits were issued up to September 1, 1924); Ohio, prohibited under 16, a child of 14 may work outside of school term; Washington, prohibited under 14,’ child of 12 may work in case of pove erty on permit of ‘superior coust judge; Wisconsin, prohibited under 14, a child of 12 or over may work during schoo! vacation.’ This is the roll of the 48 states. Is there a need, under these showings, for a’ Federal statute that, as with other such statutes of general application, is likely to result in dangerous) Federal interference with the rights of the states?—St. Paul Dispatch. “SAYS Ho hum. Snakeskin hose are popu- lar in Berlin. Popular with the wo- men. Not with the snakes. Does higher education pay? Per- haps not. In Galesburg, Ill, a col- lege boy of 21 married a woman of 37. Robbers raided six stores in Rock Island, Ill, and got only 64 cents, and wasn’t that a terrible way to start the new year? North Carftina professor hired a man to make love to his wife, is worthless, ; More trouble for the -McCormick’s, the harvester people. Son sued. As ye reap so shall you’ have money to be sued. Minnesota University professor results of driving outside capital from North Dakota. Some of those who now propose: strangulation laws aided in bringing on the unfortunate bank situation of the last, few years. The Depositors Guaranty Fund law caused. de- | positors to believe that any bank .was:safe, and the business acumen, mor: al standing and reputation for honesty—usually requisites for the success of a banker—were not necessary to attract deposits. Therefore, many men not fitted for the banking business opened banks. The law permitting any one to open a bank and virtually preventing state authori- | ties from denying a charter also opened the way for ineffic- ient and unscrupulous men to enter the banking business. ' These bankers and their banks have failed in the washing out process of the last few years. The banking situation in | the state now is immeasurably improved. It would be un- fortunate, indeed, if misguided legislators should disturb banking institutions by many foolish laws such as have been proposed. HARMONY STILL PREVAILS In spite of rumblings and mutterings in political circles, it must be admitted even by the most sceptical and cynical in- North Dakota polit that Governor A. G. Sorlie thus far has pretty much accomplished his acknowledged inten- tion of bringing about harmony of action in the state legis- lature. He has, by his own actions, done much to eliminate the extreme acrimony which has prevailed in the last few sessions, and which has often kept legislators, of both fac- tions alike, from expressing their own conscience in matters of legislation. Governor Sorlie, when he has spoken, has done so with good sense. His recommendation with regard to the anti- Ggarette law required some courage. The repeal of this law is not important from a practical standpoint, since the pres- ent law little affects cigarette smoking, but the Governor’s wise observation of the foolish effect of prohibitory laws attempting to control the morals and habits of a people com- pletely may have a good effect. ? ‘The chief executive has promptly set his foot down upon more bond issues for the state at this time and has insisted upon appropriation billy being -handled in the legislature without log -rolling or trading of votes. The Governor’s stand for more bond issues, if necessary, for state industries, does not coincide with his stringent demand for economy, since the two statements are incompatible. Yet there is a “a commend in his attitude toward raids on the public Ee toi ‘be hoped that :the.common sense views which the Governor ‘has expressed regarding many objects will act as an effective check upon some legislators who propose. un-/ sound and impractical schemes regarding taxation, banking and. other | businesses and industries of the state. -:. MYSTICISM There’s an end to space. The universe ‘is 228 million ‘tight years” in diameter—a “light: year” being an astron- “measurement six trillion miles ‘long. . ‘Figures fur- by Professor ‘Silberstein. paved and the “end” ot space? = a woe science,blends into mysticism.. Man‘! | (cq ion aad “aie sthat ea on. “The sgiantific an- inv) ar spherical. No one can really |x says educutors should rule the world. | Good. Then maybe we can all dress Vike college boys en ‘jurors saved Kid MeCoy’s life. Wouldn’t hang him. He’s a! prize fighter. Men jurors won't hang! shimmy dancers. Serious news from Pope Ill. Lawyer of 82 is still practicing. He had better reform before it’s too late. News from Paris, that eats germs, Sounds bad for the French. Rather eat a germ than a Frenchman. Rich New York doctor is being sued by two women,\, Both loved him. One should have ‘eaten an apple a day, Now we learn the:.Chinese had crossword puzzles 3000 years ago. So maybe that’s what makes them slant-eyed, The only reliable antidote ‘for crossword puzzles is carbolic acid. Lawyers who saved Leopold and Loeb will get $160,000. We tell it and leave the comment for you to make. Caught a little girl of 12 selling Poison booze in New York. She was mighty young to he poisoning men. If they must increase postal rates we hope they charge a dollar for sending a bill, A man shot a burglar in New Or- leans and got a big reward just as you read about in story books. Neatly all the Christmas candy has been worn off the chairs- by now. (Copyright, 1925, NEA Service, Inc.) ADVENTURE OF THE TWINS BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON and. Nick and; ig away on Two No one saw Noncy, the Fairy Queen ridi Spot, the butterfly. Cc! At least Billy and Betty didn't. |" ‘They were too busy. ‘They were try- ing to lift Mr. Snow ‘Man onto their sled and haul him up the hill into, the house, It was 2 difficult task. Even with; the aid of a shovel and some sharp sticks, the best they could do was to’ move him in pieces. ~ But by and by, there he was stand. Ang on .the sled almost as good ai "His little inaally alt alban arom ith ayes twinkled ‘they crossed a. bit Col- | lege education without common sense! county, | Found a germ! (MIE BISMARCK TRIBUNE U WONDER WHO real people and not be alone -any more with the moon and the stars. “What on earth children 2” the porch when she saw them com- ing. “We are just bringing Mr. Snow Man in,” said Billie and Betty hap- pily. “He wrote us a letter saying that he was lonely. We're bringing him into the house.” “No,” said their mother, “take him into the garage. I am afraid he is a little damp and wouldn't be good for carpets. A stone floor’s the thing. He can’t spoil that.” So into the garage they hauled their friend. “Well,” said he to, himself. “At least it’s warm! And I havesa roof over my head. And perhafs the children will stay and play with me.” no chances of breaking the oe of him. “Now Mr. Snow Man,” said ‘ay “We hope you are happy, pretend you are Old King ‘cote jl we'll have a party. They brought out Buster,,the new fuzzy Christmas puppy-dog,-wnd all the Christmas toys they could carry. “We'll show you how. everything works,” they said. ‘fun than a pipe and a bowl: \fiddlers three, Just train!” * - ‘Mr. Snow Man had.the time of his |life. “This is what I call living,” |he kept saying over and over to him- iself. “Toys and dogs and children— or I should say—children and dogs and toys are much better than the moon and stars. Tum-tum-te-tum! T'th so happy—and so warm—and so [sort of squashy inside! It must be my heart. I always knew I had a soft heart.” After while the children were called in to get dressed. | They took the toys and the fuzzy | puppy dog along. The Snow Man was left alone on the sled in the garage. “We'd better go and see how the Snow Man is getting along,” said the Fairy Queen to the Twitis. “Per- haps he's sorry by this time that he made his wish.” cb Riatiap com, fio Aes on them on the blue butterfly and soon they came to the garage where the Snow Man was. The door was open a little and they went in. There was nothing Jeft but a little pile of snow out of which two little merry eyes looked. They seemed to say, “We've been very happy.” “Well, my dears,” said the -Fairy Queen, “he was a good sport any- way. He knew what he wanted and stuck right to it.” (To Be Continned) (Copyright, 1925, NEA Service, Inc.) —_—_—-—________+ | In New York =| New York, Jin. 26.—See-sawing up and down Broadway I saw a girl in galoshes dancing a fox-trot in a chop suey cabaret and nota bit graceful was she...... Seeing more and ‘more white girls out with yellow men, dining and dancing with them in Broddway restaurants. Formerly white girls were to be seen with yel- low. men only places...... Saw Kelcey Allen who has been reviewing Broadway shows for 37 years...... Saw Vincent Lo- |pez, the orchestra leader, who al- ways reminds me of a little boy. Why I do not know...... Saw Ted 81 always makes me think of a barber. I know not why. +. Paul White- man always reminds me of Santa ‘laus... Saw Bori, the operatic r, and she seems 20 pounds heavier than when I last saw her two years ago: til, “Dorothy Francis and Evelyn Herbert, three young ladies of mu: jical’ comedy’ who sing together’ in wight good harmony + Saw a phonograph record “salesman who uJ “tae z as taken to an porjental fad; living ‘in an apartment’ jurnished throughout ‘in :thé Chines: elaborate ‘Eh vis oagialee are you doing,| cried their mother from| They left him on‘the sled,’taking | © time. “It’s much. more | Dowie and opm let's get drunk together.” SP laughed, little Marquise. For once PEN & Sanco WEALTA 0 BLINN The Tangle A New and Exclusive Waist Line Model LETTER FROM LESLIE PRESCOTT TO THE LITTLE MARQUISE,, CARE OF THE SECRET DRAWER, CONTINUED , That gray Yooked settled on Jack's face as it always does when he is very angry. He got up quickly and turned his back ag though he did not want me to see his face. “(ll tell the world,” he said, “that this, house and this family have been pretty solemn lately and if it were not for the gayety of Mrs. Atherton at the office I think I would just haye to go out and get a glorious ‘bn’ notwithstanding the _ eight- h_ amendment.” “Well, Jack,” { retorted hotly, “if that is the case with you, what about me? Don’t you think that I have ‘been pretty solemn lately and I have {t¢#live with the ‘solemnity ll the I can’t get away into a new train of thought which will absorb me to such an extent as the business does you. If it be necessary to go and get uk to bring one’s self back to Isaw humor in Jack's f He Jooked at me in utter surprise. That any woman, least of all his wife, ‘should suggest ‘getting drunk as a panacea for boredom and discontent was beyond him. That was purely a man’s prerogative. His face ex- pressed absolute uncomprehension of me and my mood. After a moment he seemed to come to some decision for he came and put his hand upon my shoulder. “Leslie,” he said, “you had better nese dressing gowns. . Saw Flora Le Breton, the s Sata “Mary "Pickford of England.” Flora is a beautiful blonde, very beautiful... Sqw Marjorie Rambenu, looking ra- diantly happy. Baby buggies are one of the big- gest problems of apartment house life in New York. Mothers, trundle in their sleeping babes and grow in out-of-the-way, , another orchestra jeader. He |. EVERETT TRUE YES, Taats ANT 4 ANTAQUS. d 1 ACKeD IT VE ART SHOP. Saw Odette Myr-'} IN 4 COTS LITTCE} sHoP! f Picked UP AGAIN: IT ’ go and lie down. You know, dear, that you are tired out.” « I don’t know, little Marquise, if you ever feltithe way I did then. But if there is éne thing that exas- perates me more than anything else it is to be told that I am all tired out and ill when what ails me is that my pride is hurt and my heart is aching. “I never felt: better fit physically in my life, Jack,” {,ppsweged, “but I am quite as bored and tired of it ABapaaa, eecer ith Hoke, clk sequently it makes me more con- scious of my disfigurement when you rave over some other woman's beautiful form. “Perhaps it is silly but I can’t help it, and I don’t believe that you circumstances.” I have written this to you, little Marquise, because I-told it to. my mother this morning. when I went to her and asked her what I should do. “Do you really wamt my advice?” my dear mother asked of me. and decisive answer. “Well, thes you tiakatrttna for Tack.” “You know, mother, that he is in the wrong. Why should, always be the first to make up?” “Simply because you are @ Wo- man,” she answered seremely. “Must women always do that?” I asked rebelliously. “At least three times a gveek and if necessary more.” (Copyright, 1925, NEA Service, Inc.) wrathy when they, must lift the babes out while an attendant takes the perambulator to the basement. A Brooklyn mother has started suit inst a landlord because he per- mits pet dogs to leave and enter: by the front door, but insists that @aby buggies use the rear entrance. On Ninth avenue is a saloon @p- erating under a 50-year lease drawn BY CONDO Ing Qvue! ROT! - Mou PICKED Ir UP CUTS CITTENS AR’ HUH, IF You “WOULD FALL Te MESES “MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 1925 Sucking The World’s Gold Dry . By'Chester H. Rowell q “Rome and Carthage were nothing compared to America, says the London Daily Chronicle, in their power of sucking in the wealth of the rest of the world. In a single aspect, this is true. And Rome fell, among other things, because it finally sucked the world dry. We are not doing that, by looting the warld of its corn, its art and its workers, as Rome did. But our: pump is automatically sucking the world’s gold dry. All our traditional habits of thought regard this as a virtue. It comes from the mistaken notion that whatever is true of ordinary individual business is therefore true at international business. More often the exact opposite is the case, if a neveHant sells more than he buys, and has the difference in money or credit, that is profit. Under pr gent conditions, the reverse jis the case with our national tra The one thing America most needs, to maintain the ate bility of the gold: standard in the world, and therefore of American values at home, is an “unfavorable” balance of trade. We need to do some upside-down thinking, rightside-up. in order to get What is the most useless form of human knowledge? Doubtless astronomy. The present search is for things too remote in space for us ever to reach and too distant in time for us to live to see.’ | What is the use? Well, there are two sorts of uses. Many of the newer discoveries in the constitution of matter, which will revolu- tionize life after steam and electricity, get too slow for us, |were detected by telespectroscope in the stars before they would try to help.it under the same! “Of course I do,” was my quick-eannot see how this can’ be wear them, or. ride on them. up 30 years,ago. The lease was re- cently sold. One of the written clauses stipulated that Charlie (last name not given) was to be allowed to room in the place for the term of the lease at the rate of six dollars a month and ‘was to be given his meals free. It was also stipulated }that he was to be given enough em- ployment to keep him content. Ten years ago Charlie, a dull-wit- ted but loyal sort, entered the saloon to earn a meal by doing odd chores and earned a sinecure for the rest of his days. ‘ < —JAMES W. DEAN. f PEOPLE’S FORUM | #1 yin tha deseomntendation of Tae Governor} that: the Bank of North Dakota may buy all assets of closed banks and advance the money there- on, say to the amount! of seventy- five percent, so the. depositors in closed banks would not lose so much money, and the State should not lose any, is rather hard to, comprehend, the’ results thereof may be worse than the six million., dollar bond issue scheme; the main issue is how to ascertain the valuation of the assets of the défunet banks, it may go so far as to raise the money under a direct tax, and this should be carefully considered by our law- makers; of course I would like to seé every depositor in élosed banks lgeb: bisianoney? aniitull however) il done ‘without imposing a ‘tax upon cit- or izes, or taxpayers; whd feel them- selves not obliged to pay another fellow’s bill, and that would not be all, this same stant may come again, to’ prevent it our present banking laws need amending; as it now ex- ists, the assets of a bank: are: supposed to offset the ‘liabilities, this of course does mvt’ soutid ‘bad, but— Why do our laws permit deposit. ing money belonging to public cor- porations ONLY in the Bank of North Dakota without a bond? What we-need is laws that make every bank (except the Bank of North Dukota) in the State of North Dakota file a Surety bond with the Secretary of State for the amount it ekpects to, receive deposits, pay- able to the State of North Dakota, such bond should protect all depos: itors, as well’ ds public corporations. Such law should also provide a penalty for felony upon the pres- of each bank in. the State of North Dakota (exeept the: Bank of North Dakota), not less than ten years im- prisonment ‘in the penitentiary of North Dakota. (no cash fine) for taking deposits in excess of the bond; provided, additional bonds may’ be filed with Secretary of State. I believe that a law of this kind would sure]y: safeguard the people's money against banks going closed. We could cut that way the appro- priation for the State Bank examin- er which was $153,030.00, S. Lb, 1923. hIt would repeal the Depository Guaranty Fund law originated «in 1917 by the N. P. L. (better known as the State’ Guaranty law) which I think is absolutely no good, it makes the honest banks pay a fine, and the operation of it costs the State of North Dakota, $18,800,000 for two. years, see S. , 1923, Respectfully, SULIUS MEYER, ’ Baldwin, N. D. learned Mrs. why a slight. hacking cough hung on with one of her youngsters. . It was just a habit. The child had hada cough, as Jones’ of Anytown Tesult_of a.cold. But all’ effects of the cold seemingly had been relieved. Still there was tHat slight cough: It just would not leaves. +A physician was galled. He ex- plained to Mrs. Jones that children often developed; the coughing habit, after-a siege of real cdughing from a cold. © x / The doctor; sso explasned to Mrs. ident, manager or person in charge | Neases.—1: Tim. yi. - could be duplicated in laboratories ‘on earth. Helium was found in the sun before it was in Texas; and the sun discovery short-cut the Texas one. are “useful” in the narrowest sense. These things We can eat them, But*in a broader sense, the most’ ‘useful thing that can happen to humanity is to enlarge .its mind and to find its place in the universe of things and ideas. Of this, astron- omy is the very foundation, Where Both Sides Agreep Wets and drys seem to be, for once, agreed to put teeth into dry enforcement—the drys in the hope of accrediting and the wets of dis- crediting it. Either way, it is a good thing. It will result in making people feel one way or the other, and both sides geel that feeling is the whole thing. But what is the matter with doing some. thinking and finding out, as well as feeling? For instance, if those who seek to change a law that they do not like would consult competent lawyers, to find out what changes can be made, it would be interesting. When they learned Eighteenth Amendment be changed so long as favor it, they might which of the 13 dryest likely to change its mind. Then, finding the amendment im- movable, and turning to the Volstead act, they might inquire why the 84 “beer and wine” bills introduced in the present. Congress had -not a. word about “and wine” in the whole 84. They provided only for beer—and. subnormal beer, at that. So, learn- ing that their own attorneys had ad- vised that any “and wine” law, and that the can hever 13. states investigate states is even any normla-strength beer law, would be unconstitutional, they might consider what there is left to agitate for. ‘A little clear thinking, on these facts, might save a lot of fuddled feeling. 3 “Lame Ducks” Not An Inconsistency We complain of the absurdity of the system by which a “lame duck” Congress continues to legislate, long after the, people have turneditt qu But we do not criticize if the pi INGNE cto ah vires GE HEY BiORG distinguished appointments men whom the people have defeated. Really, there is no inconsistency. The system is wrong, both ways. It is wrong, collectively, that 2 Con- gress which the people have Voted out should continue to make laws for them. But it is also wrong, individually; that the nation should be deprived of the services of a distinguished lead- er, merely because his own district has cea$ed' to agree with him. In Ghy? other countéy, some: ais- trict which did’agree with him would be’ prottd “to ‘reelect him. | Legally, we have the same privilege here, but our incorrigible localism has pre- vented us from exercising’ it. So we find use for such men in appoint- ive offices, instead. When this retains great leaders in the public service, it is a boon. When it “takes care of” the wrecks of. politics; it ig a makeshift-pension.- | AThought | Fight the good ‘fight of faith, lay. hold on eternal life, whereunto thoe art also called, and hast professed a goo profession before many atk % ‘Tn fight till “teom my, bones, my flesh be hacked.—Shakespeare. FABLES ON HEALTH WHEN COUGHS HANG ON Jones that * often” ‘coughing wai eaused by the pendulous soft par! of the mouth becoming felaxed and’ touching the ‘ back. part of..the- tongue. ‘This produced a tickling sensa-, tion, which required a cough to re- lieve it, the doctor said. “Whtn this condition is met,*' the, doctor’said, “take a little @ry tannic)! acid, put, it in-a quill, and blow it toward the back of the mouth, ‘This, will ‘contract: the uvala, causingit te ‘ay from the back part of* thy! partridges which were ‘released last ‘are doing well, according t6 ms" T. Judd, fish and game ee |