The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 29, 1925, Page 4

teri e eee 4isHG4 Ss 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 : : : : - DETROIT Marquette Bldg. PAYNE, BURNS AND SMITH NEW YORK - - - - Fifth Ave. Bldg. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 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....... 02... 0cc cece cnet ee BT20 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 THE STATE’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) (Official City, State and County Newspaper) ACTION GENERALLY APPROVED FS Action of the state senate in refusing to ratify the child ~ labor amendment will be approved generally by the people - of this state. There is a growing distaste for federal * bureaus for the enforcement of internal affairs of the vari- = ous states. Loading down the federal government with a multipiicity of functions slows up the machinery and is > against wise public policy. North Dakota is in the front ranks as far as legislation = goes to prevent the exploitation of child labor. In some section of the nation, child labor is exploited but the proper place to regulate such matters is within the confines of the . various states. = The various states joined in a union for specific pur- 2 poses; one great war was fought to preserve that union ~ largely because the southern states sought to impose slavery = upon other states as a national policy, and failing, attempted ~ to set up a new confederation hostile to the federal govern- = ment. It is not the function of one state to seek to dictate to another state the administration of its strictly domestic = affairs. There are now on the statute books of every state sufficient regulatory laws to prevent the exploitation of child = labor if the state officials through pressure of public opinion are forced to assume responsibility. No federal amendment * will correct this indifference. The passage would merely _ add another bureau and a horde of agents more offensive = than the machinery set up by the Volstead act. Kresge Bldg. FEARLESS ACTION : The senate refused to be diverted by the moral goads as far as the cigaret bill was concerned. 'Most of the mem- . bers of that body realize that morals or proper conduct can- not be legislated into people. No universal moral standard ~ can-be set up by fiat of law that will fit all sorts and con- ditions of men and women. The strong arm of the law has no business with such matters except for the protection of society. Sale of cigarets to minors is properly made an offense. The youth should be safeguarded but the adult who wishes to smoke should have the privilege—there is no issue of morality involved at all. Doubtless the house will sanction the senate action and the present law will be repealed. Even the lobby, represent- ing a small majority of the people, admit that the present law fails to restrict or prohibit the sale, but they want it left there regardless of its effect. Such inconsistency has been properly rebuked by the senate. If the bill becomes a law, dealers should see to it that it is so rigidly enforced as regards minors that there can be no criticism. The future of this legislation lies with the people. If there is laxity and open violation then a more stringent law will take its place. RECKLESS Tied together with ropes, three Italian mountain climbers slip-and fall. Going over a precipice, the rope catches on a rock. They hang suspended above a deep chasm five hours before rescued. The curious part of it is that they will continue their mountain climbing, which is about the last word in useless occupations. Man risks unlimited danger when the goal is futile. In practical pursuits he is cautious. Many a fellow who wouldn’t gamble $10, for fear of losing it, tries to beat the train to the crossing with his auto, COPIED A prowler in origins announces that the crowbar gets its name from the beak of the crow which it resembles and from which the invention of this prying steel bar originated. Nearly all inventions are just copies of things that exist in nature, either singly or by combinations of copied parts. The airplane’s shape is the bird’s. There is nothing new tinder the sun — but there are new applications in infinite number. THIEVES BUSIER Thieves are busier. Prosperity means more to be stolen. Jewelers, the country over; have been losing over $300,- 000 a month lately—safe-blowings, holdups, sneak thefts and window smashings. Losses are at a rate of almost four million dollars a year. Which is quite small, when you consider that the total loot of all American thieves, including cash and property, amounts to 3000 million dollars a year. SUCCESS . Eighteen years ago a Denver man rented the smallest office in a 26-story building in New York City. Recently he bought the building for about $2,600,000. , This man, Henry L. Doherty, is head of 200 corporations. i One cannot attribute such success mainly to opportunity. | Rather, it is due to ability—born in or developed. | | A few men find opportunity. The majority create it. ° é . BITTER | «+A New York convict escapes from an “honor” road gang. His father, an Italian, delivers him back to the prison war- ; den:: The convict apparently returned voluntarily after talk- > ing with his father, Bitter for both of them, but both act wisely. There may be escape from prison. But there’s no escape from con- .gelence and the fear of recapture. RUSSIAN : Congressman La Guardia of New York believes America Editorial Review _ Sem ments Nuc wi jumn or may 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 bene discussed in the press of the day. - WHERE IT HURTS M (Milwaukee Journal) | “I don’t mind failure—I can face | the worid on that—ibut I hate to give up the things I’m used to,” said an Ohio man who found this | fortune swept away. This is not; the usual way of stating the case, but we do not doubt that the. Col-! umbus ‘business man is nearer the! truth thap those who content themselves with the stock phrase, “I don't mind giving up the things I've ‘had, but I hate to be a fail- ure.” This matter of mode of living reaches (own into our lives more than we realize. We get accus- tomed to certain things and we look forward to them from day to day. The standards we maintain for a year become a part of us. If, suddenly, we have to break these molds it is like giving up life it- self. All of which suggests that we might with profit look more closely into the way of our daily living. A little indulgence today is just for the day, we think. ‘Repeated to- morrow, it ‘becomes a part of us. Standards set too high for our bank account much be maintained; because we have come to demand those standards. Maybe it could be put more graphically ‘this way? A man ‘has two accounts to watch; one con- ‘cerns his financial balance, the other his mode of living. ot | People’s Forum ! TOO MUCH CENTRALIZING Editor Bismarck Tribune: The centralization of power is be- ing very much overdone, and great value history affords us; is,in judging the future from past events; and this CENTRALIZED POWER is what brought Germany to her knees; And it might be said that we are aping her in many respects, for in- stance our public school system was taken from none other than Ger- many’s plan of education only modi- fied: We don’t want to forget, that our school system is a very recent institution, in fact only since 1839 —so we better go slow. The falacy of federal and state aid and the con- stantly mounting tax bills of ing wrong in principle and that the ment the better we will all become. Every taxpayer in the state ought to give thought to these matters. Our, mounting tax problems are fast climbing to those of some communi- ties, as for instance Iowa, where all but two counties are now reported bonded to the limit. Such conditions become unbearable and the people must revolt or move out. Let us not get into such a condition here. The gravest danger is in centrali- zing power, that is in giving to the federal and state government, powers that should be lodged solely in the In 1900 there were 3 “bur- eaus” with an annual cost of $80,- 000,00. In 1923 this had increased to 33 bureausi at a cost of $550,000,000.- 00, The creation of this centralized power has hurt every community and is a gradual passing of communism. Every amendment to the constitution has been a means of increasing bur- eaus, and countless jobs and if the ratio of increase the next 23 years is the same as the last 23, there will be but few who do not work for the government; and the tax-payers will have a burden which they will re- fuse to bear. Just now another amendment is being proposed to the constitution; the child labor amend- ment, which will require as many bureaus as the prohibition amend- ment which costs us $8,000,000 per year and a consequent increase in the cost of living. Right now is a good time to take stock of the trend of the country and commence concerted, action to check the further increase of centralized power. Just as an’ example, this county in connection with the state’ and feferal govei{ ment has a coun- ty agent, but the county has -bu€, little to say about the appointing. of; the agent, or what he shall do., In fact the county has nothing to say, but pay the money ‘required. We have a highway system under the control of state and federal govern- ment and the same conditions ex- ist. The overhead expense is out of all proportion to county or locally managed business. We have a fed- eral reserve system in charge of na- tional banks. I know of a bank that failed with some sixty thousand dol- sin cash on hand. This money does not remain in the community but is immediately transferred to a federal reserve bank hundreds of miles away; taking our depositors money out of the country probably for years. We have a federal post- office handling postal savings and our people flock to buy them but the money is all sent out of the country to the large CENTRALIZED banks. Such instances could be mentioned which goes to show ized power hurts the smaller communities. It is due time for us to think about these matters and take some action; and make it snappy; before we go headlong into the Sea of CENTRAL- IZED despondency. Signed, 2 John E, Sullivan, Garrison, N. D. —_—_._______——__ | InNew York | PMS atl og New. York, Jan, 29.—The differ- ence between New York and all other American cities is definitely illus- trated at a vaugeville house where Houdini is appearin; He asks for is being propagand by Russian “White” royalists visit- ing, and contemplating visiting, our shores. “Russia presents a liar problem: to our American . Between objections to her soviets and objections s Foyalists, she has little chance of pleasing all. of them. four or five to come out of the audience to see that his tricks are legitimately don Here in New ‘York so many respond to the call that the stage-is almost filled with them. In other cities public per- formers. must. plant -. mep— in ed the, every community as proof of its be-| sooner we get back to local govern-; "THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Busy Man’s Newspaper audience in order to get a “commit- tee” to come on the stage. Hardly anyone in New York minds being made to appear foolish before others. Most of them don’t know that they do appear foolish. girls here are divided into es by their sheik friends. Those who go out for skating, hiking, and other outdoor sports are called “airdales.” They stay-at-homes are “setters.” In turn, the girls call jone group of finale hoppers ‘“Dear- hounds” and the other group “Scotch terriers,” depending on their respec- tive predilections in amusements. |. Inconsequential statistics: Most of the ice men in Brooklyn are Italian, most of them in Manhatta nare Irish, most of them in the Bronx are Jew- ish...... The largest chop suey. pal- ace in New York is on Fulton street in Brooklyn. It seats 1100 and very often is filled minutes in the subway during rush hours will stall 14 trains and make 17,500 people late at office or home . There are 17,500 taxicabs in New York City There are four’ meter rates, in d by red, white blue and green flags. The green flag is the cheapest rate, the red the highest. Always take a green- meter taxi when in New York. One of the biggest Broadway chop suey and chow mein dance halls is patronized almost entirely by white men and white women until the! early morning hours. Then it ap- parently closes, but later reopens and from 2 to 8 a. m. is patronized A tie-up of five-and you did not feel that way.” i The Tangle LETTER FROM LESLIE PRESCOTT, TO THE LITTLE MARQUISE, CONTINVED “Have you got your hair fixed dif- ferently?” Jack asked me. You're such a golden, almost uncanny sprite, with it flittering and flaming about your face.” | I felt uncomfortable, for I knew! that not withstanding my delicate white chiffon negligee, I could not help looking unzraceful. I began to} apologize for my appearance. “I see you do not understand how much I wanted you,” he said. “The| whole town is a hell when you are) gone.” | “I have been gone before, Jack, “No, of course not. Then I knew, you were away, but I was sure you loved me. ‘Honestly, Leslie, I have} suffered more these last few days! than I did when you were so_ ill after your accident. Even when they told me that perhaps you would be lama, for life it did not matter so/ much to me becauseI had you. | “But lately I have suffered the tor-/ ments of the damned because I felt | that I had been so mean to you that you could not love me any more. “I missed your great interest in me and my work. I am a silly, vain creature, Leslie, and I must have! someone to tell me I am doing right. | “I even tried to get Mrs. Ather- entirely by yellow men and white women, the men outnumbering the women about two to one. Headlining the list of entertainers at a midnight supper club is a wo- man who once involved a young mil- lionaire in court proceedings. It was generally thought that the court action would .be good publicity for her. ‘The reverse is true. Whereas men formerly sought her favor she is now almost entirely shunned by them. “They are afraid that they might besome involved in legal tan- ““*_JAMES W. DEAN, ~ ADVENTURE OF THE TWINS BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON THE PURPLE BEECH TREE “Do you know any more wishes?” asked the Fairy Queen. “Yes,” said Nick. “I heard a pur- ple beech tree say that it was tired of being just a tree. It saw a picture in a book oned and ever since it has been wanting tobe a dragon.” “A dragon!” exclaimed the Fairy Queen. “Of all things—for a tree to wish to be a dragon!” “It did though,” said Nancy, “It told the dickey bird and the dickey bird told us.” “All right,” said the Fairy Queen. “Come on, Two Spot, take us to the purple beech.” “I would: far rather that the wiz-| ard attended to this,” said the Fairy Queen. “I don’t like dragons. But anyway, we'll see how it goes.” Soon they, came to the purple beech. ‘A beauty it was, all spread out: like a gay bouquet—its leaves a dark purple—its trunk and branches a. lovely mouse-gray. “Is it true that you wish to be a ” asked the Fairy Queen. . said the tre “But why a dragon?” asked the Fairy Queen. “Why not a nice bossy cow or a cute little pig or something like that.” “Humph! What I want is adven- ture,” said the tree. “And whoever heard of a bossy cow and a little pig having adventares?” “I did,” said Nick, “Pigs ~ have more adventures than billy goats, Didn’t you ever hear of —” “Will you please to be quiet!” said the tree, “Look at that!” - And it waved its arms toward a picture book, Sure. enough—there ton to compliment me.” Jack stopped and gave a low whistle. “She certainly told me where I got off, She said that any man—with the load that I had on my shoulders—that: would do the things that I hed been doing since you went away, deserved to be kick- ed out of the steel plant. “I am not going to tell you all the things I have Gone, but there has been a plenty, but when she said this to me, it made me very angry and ugly and I answered her— “I expect you think that that cub of a cousin of yours could do these Ahings better?’ “Unexpectedly she turned to I don’t think anything about it. I know he could not. use around this. place, if that could be, than you are yourself. But he has one excuse whic you have not. He is completely in ‘the hands of a bad woman and when a man _ puts himself there, he is best described by thatbitter poem of Rudyard Kip- ling's. for he certainly and always will be a fool until he ¢omes to gim- self. ¢ F “If you must know, I saved both your necks today and go’ out of the loss of a hundred th ind dol- lars.’ wey “Leslie, that woman had done just that thing. She had found a joker in a contract whereby we stood to lose just that money besides getting ourselves in wrong with the govern- ment. “You'll come back’ with me, Les- lie, won’t you, I don’t want our daughter to be born ever here where IT can not be with you at the time.” “You mean our con, Jack,” 1 said with a smile. (Copyright, 1925, NEA Service, Inc.) was a dragon with three heads, each one breathing fire. “You won't have any friends,” warned the Fairy Queen. : “Won't need any. Would rather have a long scaly green tail any time,” said the tree. The Fairy’ Queen sighed. “All right, my dear. A dragon you shall be. Watch ott, Two Spot, be ready to fly away quickly.” Then she waved her wand. There stood @ horsible green drag- on with three ‘heads’ énd a long tail and awful looking eyes like—like jam pots. Log “Oh!” cried the Twins. “I quite agree with you,” said the THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1925 U.S. Not The World’s Grandmother By Chester H. Rowell It is debated whether America wins or loses in the ar- rangement to pay our claims out of the Dawes plan repara- tions. i | We get our money, if the Dawes plan works; but we also |become parties of interest in making it work. — ee | ‘That is exactly what we do not want. It is our official | policy to demand all the rights, and accept none of the duties, under the treaty of Versailles. : Now, by insisting on a right, we fear we may have got a responsibility. . ‘ P But, after all, there is only one relation of life which offers benefits exempt from responsibilities. ‘ That is the position of doting: grandparent. Awd America is not yet grandmother to the world. Alanson B. Houghton, the new ambassador to the Court of St. James, has been so isolated in his delicate position, as ambassador to Germany, that he is little known to the di- | plomatic world. ye : But he will emerge a very presentable figure in the more visible post. He has, in the first place, the primary qualifi- cation which aur alleged democracy imposes on its foreign representatives. He has the price. As the only ambassador in London whose government does not furnish him a house, he can pay twice his salary for rent, as his predecessors have done, and keep up the place at his ‘own cost. ¢ ° . a ; So long as we imagine that is democratic, this is the first consideration. But Houghton has also shown great tact at Berlin in maintaining the absolute confidence of the German leaders without abating any of his Americanism. - Germans of all factions have realized that they could deal with him in good faith and have dared tell him the truth. He may not prove one of the spectacular historic figures in London, but he will be a butterfly, “Here’s where I leave.” |trustworthy listening: post and a And away he flew with his pas-|loyal representative. sengers. $ ‘As much could not be said of all Six cows in a field jumped the his recent» predecessors. fence and ran into the woods, r And the horses ran and the pigs Why Such # Blind Trust? ran and the ducks and geese and{ The known fact that Secretary chickens ran, and the farmet and Hughes and Senator Borah do -not his wife ran and every living thing agree, and the rumors that this is in the whole country ‘ran except the one of the mgtives behind Hughes’ fishes and one frog. resignation, raises another question, “Oh, ho, ho!’ laughed the dragon in which Secretary Hughes is also that had been a tree. “Now I am much interested. feats mighty, Its great. thing to be! Why should an administration pol- feared. I ‘suppose the prince will icy have to trust to luck and senior- come soon like he did in the picture ity for its spokesman in Congress? book and T’ll bite his head off.” ;And why should there be no mechan- To think that a lovely kind tree ism of cooperation between the exe- with purple leaves where the blue ‘utive and legislative branches of birds nested-should have such blood- °vernment, for the conduct of their thirsty thoughts. joint business? : i , It all shows what a~picture book! The movement to give cabinet min- can do sometimes, if you don’t look ‘sters the. right to. speak for them- at it the right way, selves in Congress has Mr. Hughes’ hearty support. (To Be Continued.) Perhaps, if the. system were al- (Copyright, 1925, NEA Service, Inc.) ready in operation, he might have |been less tempted to leave the public service. (@\2OM Dionne | ! 5 ‘ SAYS ;"-. KOCH Is SHOWING IMPROVEMENT The man who is yoing to do things Rosie, eight year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Mike Koch, who was is too busy to talk about what he has already done. found Tuesd » noon by a searching party, partially frozen and uncon- scious on the ice of the Heart River, ‘after wandering about during the night in the sub-zero temperature, was today showing some improve- “ment. .Attending physicians today stated. however, that it will be sev- eral days before it can be definitely ae that rio complications will rd- sult. A man usually doubts others be- cause he doubts himself. If you had nothing to worry about you would worry about that, Very few people are as good or as bad as you think they are. DISTRICT COURT. The case of Joyce vs. Chaffee, in- volving a matter of bonds, which came, to Morton county on a chang: Tl * <. _1of venue from Mercer county, ha’ iar ena eee eae, Bi been occupying the attention of the you want others to think you want, 1)" If you investigate you will find) that rich people often are just as honest and sincere as pogr people. disposed of late Many a man who doesn’t kiss his wife because she, looks sour will find looks sour because he doesn’t kiss her. Trying to enjoy money you haven't earned is about like sitting down to a big meal with no appetite. A man who works to for ter off than ene who forg A bachelor *whé says he couldn't stand married lite is like a man cuss- ing a show he has never seen. var is almost as bad As a man thinks so is he, if it is thinking of othe: you understand how little you ily know. The nice thing about everything is ” fit is just sort of temporary. Time. cures all: things, even youth, | A cynie is =. man who bla: dead tree becatse ‘it: fails to green in the sptin, é There.are worlds’ of thoughts, De- cide if you\.would ‘like to be where one is going before you follow it, of Keep your eyes directly on your goal and you miss a lot of scenery. A social success is one who can listen, to a joke he has heard before and pretend to enjoy it. 7 (Copyright, 1925, NEA Service, Inci), yetterday afternoon. MRS. CATHERINE BOEHM AGED 86, 13 DEAD Mrs. Catherine Boehm, aged 86, one of the oldest residents of Mor- ton county, died in the city yesterday following illness of over a year with heart trouble. Deceased had been making her home with a son nine miles north- west OF the city for a number of years. daughters and another son sul her. Funeral services and burial.’will take place at St. Vincent on Saturday morning. —_-________._.___¢ | AThought | This corruptible must put on in- corruption, and thie mortal must put on immortality—1 Cor. 15:53. Dead! God, how much there iglih that little .word.—Byron. kg AGES OF MEXICAN CENTENARIAN AND BRIDE CLOSE TO 200 YEARS Aguascalientes; Mexico, Jan. 29— Martinez, whois almost-a ie ‘Mexican republic, has ts en unto himself -a third wife, Fran- cisea Quintero. .Their combined ages total almost -200 years; for he is 105 ‘and his bride confesses to 80. , Except. for'a slight difficulty in Gearing, Martinez appears almost as yaghe as his new consort and attri- butes his longevity to the fresh air of the country and to the that Erersbsoes Sadeabiedly has guide iB the fi it: tal horses almost -to pull them. out of bed. in ing. jns.time for if” Anytown, learned. But, there somnia, Mrs, ‘ though ‘she did not. call namé. “soak a sponge in mint per. dplace it under. your. pil-” , advined. : jashess is caused by nien- il overwork sleep can _— eee ee te ry