The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 4, 1925, Page 4

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O THE STATE’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) (Official City, State and County Newspaper) CUTTING THE COSTS If all highway projects could be handled in the state on ithe same business basis which Gov. Sorlie proposes to dis-) pose of the paving of the highway to the penitentiary and eastward to connect up with the National Parks Highway a saving could be made to the taxpayers. | Probably $75,000 to $80,000, or even more, will be saved over what was first proposed. Of course proximity to the ‘offices of the highway commission and to convict labor de- ‘creases the cost in this instance, but if care and investiga- ition are taken in regard to each project under consideration such as was manifested upon the penitentiary road by Gov. Sorlie and his associates, much of the criticism hurled at the commission will subside. The first plan of paving the penitentiary road met with opposition from many quarters and rightfully so. Gov. Sorlie has pointed out the proper solution and deserves credit for applying a few simple business rules instead of letting ithe contract go to fatten engineers and others at the tax payer’s expense. This incident indicates that a change doubtless will be made in handling of federal aid projects in North Dakota. In Burleigh county there is no necessity for special fees to engineers in private practice with office engineers of the highway commission available to draw the plans and to supervise the work. The improvement will be a welcome one and afford a fine stretch of pavement along the National Parks Highway | that should be an inducement to a through paved highway ,Someday to Fargo., As soon as feasible, steps should be ‘taken to gravel the rest of the National Parks Highway to the Kidder county line. Gov. Sorlie is entitled to the hearty cooperation of the : people of the state in seeking to put the Highway Commis- sion upon a business basis. Personalities are not so im- portant as a system that will give the state a dollar value for every dollar expended on the roads of the state. If this ican-be accomplished the good roads movement will win a| sweeping victory in this state. The Governor seems to have ‘made a good Start in that direction and in this strictly non- _ Political endeavor, he deserves the hearty commendation of : the people of the state. CITY MANAGER PLAN : Cleveland, one of the largest cities in America to operate : under the city manager plan, has finished one year’s experi- ; ment and likes it. William R. Hopkins is the city manager and controls the spending of $40,000,000 a year and directs : the activities of 7,500 city employes. At the end of the first year under this plan the city had a balance of $870,000 in : its treasury. More paving and at a lower cost than ever be- fore has been laid. H Vast improvement has been made in every department “ of the city government through the installation of efficient :methods. The New York Times in a recent editorial sets . forth this definition of a city manager. FH “The City Manager must be an executive and A administrator, a financier, an engineer in various i specialties, a sanitarian, an organizer and discipli- narian. He must be versed in fire protection and police matters and other subjects pertaining to the public welfare. He must be a humanitarian, a student of human nature and a diplomat, but not a 3 politician. Also, he must have the hide of a rhino- cerus.” ; There are more than 234 cities operating under this plan. ‘In some cities the plan is not a success, but that is not the { fault of the plan or the general principles upon which such * a system of municipal government is based. Success of fail- i; ure of the city manager depends upon the degree to which , Politics is laid aside. The city manager functions just as ;, the manager of a large corporation does and if given a free : hand can effect the same economies and demand the same -efficiency as any well managed corporation with a compe- tent board of directors who under this city manager plan # are the elected members of the city council. Cleveland’s government became so inefficient, wasteful and dominated by petty politics and rank nepotism that the people were willing to try any kind of an experiment. The City Manager proved the way out. Some North Dakota cities might well try the plan. WILL GO OVER THE TOP Bismarck always goes over the top in every worthy drive. This reputation was established firmly during the war. Every Red Cross drive and Liberty Loan campaign found Bigmarck and Burleigh over-subscribed. -* The same kind of cooperation should meet the drive for -to meet this city’s quota of the American Legion En- tt Fund for the support of disabled soldiers and the care’6f war orphans. g j There is much to be done to alleviate conditions among war sufferers. No organization is as keenly alert to the g demands as the American.Legion. Everyone should share in the noble work. It will not mean a large donation from anyone, but something from everyone. | “It is estimated that 5,000 war orphans are in need. In- surance company actuaries predict that in 1932, there will be 35,000 dependent children of war veterans. Looking ahead is the profitable method. Help now, here see ATRYN OHNE otek Editorial Review « Comments reproduced in this column may 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 being discussed in the press of the day. WHO GETS THE EXERCISE? (Yonkers Herald) One of the annual lamentations of the physical culturist has its an- niversary on the opening of the baseball season. Seeing thousands seated in the stands while eigh- teen players run around the field | the exponents of daily-dozens| grieve that the thousands are not on the field and the c‘ghteen in the stands. ‘laose who believe tuat the play- THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE The Soft Spot er gcts all the health and exercise out of the ball game prove their is- | norance of the national pastime. | There is just as good cause to say | that the player should be sent up| into the stands for his exercise. ; While the eighteen players are; loafing around in their dugouts or on the fleld, stopping a ball that oc casionally comes their way, strik- ing at the ball oneeighteenth of the time, running ‘bases once in a while and hurling the sphere d4mong themselves; while the eigh- | teen men on the field are going through this feeble exertion 10,- 000 fans up in the stands are yell- ing themselves hoarse, madly wa ing their arms and as vigorously jumping up and down. An incurable baseball fan can} put more physical effort in a ball game than the physical culturist can put in his clubs, rings and hobby horses. And then, people who are healthy enough to enjoy a baseball game are not usually in any immediate need of extra ex- ercise. TOM. SIMS oSAYS The straw lid is budding forth. It blossoms out . Then goes to seed. New York minister wants boys to stop playing marbles and we'll bet boys want him to stop talking. It's a foolish woman who hits her husband with a rolling pin when she can hurt him more by crying. ws, if Somebody's always kicking the! seat of our government. In Mississippi one family has 15 children, all boys, and we call that raising a rough house. The wise parent promises William | a box of cigars if he won't work crossword puzzles before he is 21. With malaria starting, this is the! time for all good lemons to come to the ade of their country. A fool and his straw hat are soon! sat upon. June brides are quitting their of- fice jobs because they are otherwise engaged. St. Louis man wants his rent cut because a neighbor's baby cries at night. Atta baby! Sometimes there isn’t more mony because everybody in crowd is trying to do a solv. har- the The reason some merchants have to charge so much is because they have to charge everything. The poor are with us always, but the rich go to summer resorts. It takes all kinds of ruin a world. people to ADVENTURE OF THE TWINS BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON THE SNUFF BOX IS RETURNED “Aha!” said Mister Whizz as he looked at the cuckoo clock in the Clock Maker's shop. “I think I know something. That was no cuckoo that chirped just now, Mister Clock Maker, have you a step- ladder? I think I know where all those sneezes came from that spoiled your clocks, Or rather, where the snuff came from that caused the sneezes.” “Yes, here is a stepledder,” said the Clock Maker obligingly. “I al- ways keep one handy so I can fix grandfather clocks when they get out of order.” Mister Whizz put the stepladder against the wall where the cuckoo clock hung, and then went carefully up step by step. When he got to the top, he reached up and took the clock off the nail by which it was hanging, keeping his hand over the door so it couldn’t be opened. “Now I've got him!” hg cried. “I've got the bad little goblin whom we CEE, Ce EE EE | LITTLEJOE |! i gic s SHORT CUT TO PASHION and there, will mean less suffering and poverty later on. .Whe American Legion drive'is worthy of the heartiest Fe WwooD --- Lieutenant Osborn Wood arrived in the United States is ‘brave man. Upon his arrival here he, is quoted as saying: ! “| have made a fool of myself.” - usFew kings and presidents have courage enough tos that, even when they. know it ig true; e bee =e] one else does...... THE TANGLE have been chasing for days and the fellows used to sing in camp | days.” |) otivietn Elsie does not sing. “Who?” cried the Clock Maker in’ ......Saw Mr. John Persh surprise. y known as “Black J “Snitcher Snatch,” answered Mi ing. I believe the chief reas ter Whizz. “He ‘stole the magic him being a great soldier is that he] LETTER FROM SYDNEY CARTON snuff box that belongs to the Fairy looks like a great soldier...... TO JOHN ALDEN PRESCOTT Queen’s uncle, and he’s done more Benedict MacQuarrie, one of ener ; harm with it than a box of matehes' brothers of San Mranciseo who all} een EAE bene Seed in a gun-powder factory. We've went on the & stage. Benedict's) voy are happy, you consummate ass. chased him over half the earth.” { brother, George, is playing in . the] ¥° wouldaie be 40ocaure. Chewevat, “Let me out! Let me out!” squeak- same piece with him and they bothl ie 7 wore con Ue GRU "happiness ed the goblin's voice inside the clock. make love torthe same, fair lady “extended tortie Jentiralfamity: eithel “If you don't, I'll take a pinch of .... Saw Gareth Hughes, who is 801 Dreccotts, I wonder if you, for one snuff myself and blow the clock all he is almost girlish, paradoxi-} j\oment, "have dropped enough of to pieces.” eaking. Of the younger £en-+ 54, egotism to realize that your “My! My! [hope he won't do that,” ne of the best! Vite it literally fulfilling the serip- exclaimed the Clock Maker. “It be- .............. H. Sothern and| tural injunetion to. forgive seven longs to one of my best customers.” Julia Marlowe, whose private T0-{ si meg: sy calgacvcntymunicsaxeyend al “Tl let you out,” said Mister mance is as sweet as anything they | youig, just like to remind you that Whizz, “if you give me the snuff have played on the stage and whose) i" you" don't look out the seventy box.” lives disprove the common belicf-that| 11,,¥0 seven ‘will all be. ured ann and “All right,” said the’ goblin. “I all stage people are maritally un-| one dav promise. I'm tired of it anyway. happy ‘ou have fallen in love with all over I've had all the fun I want out of it.j soe Hee ainlithe bawaetestawaranjicnieacth! Besides I want to go tothe moon and Summer visitors will find here! will take her two babies and leave this old snuff box is too heavy t© such sightseeing buses as they have!you high and dry upon the pinnacle carry so far.” .,inever before tidden in. They are! of your colossal self-love. “Hand out the box first, then I'll great de luxe affairs with thick! [f Leslie has forgiven you, and I let you out,” said Mister Whizz, tak- upholstery. They are enclosed injam not sure yet that she has, it is ing his hand off the clock door so it ‘glass for foul weather and the most! not because she sees anything good could be opened. {unusual feature is a glass top/in you—I being your closest and Snitcher Snatch kept his word. He ¢hroagh which one may rubberneck} most intimate friend do not see how handed out the snuff box and Mister at the skyscrapers without getting! she could—but because she is trying Whizz stuck it in his coat pocket. dirt in the eye. tin every way to make your marriage “Is the coast clear?” asked the, G a suce Jack, no Other | woman goblin next, sticking out his head. | [t has, been set down here beforelon earth would forgive you as Les- Without waiting for an answer, ne} that many of New York's hotels| lie has forgiven you. No other wo- sprang to the counter, then to the are cities complete within them-j man would put up with your assinine floor, and before you could say “Jack selves. They are equipped to meet; idiosyncracies. No other woman Robinson” he was gone. _,{any emergency of the guest. An in-|would forgive you your thoughtless- “Thank you for helping us,” said stance of that occurred during the; ness—a thoughtlessness so great Mister Whizz to the Clock Maker. publishers’ convention. A Cleveland|that it becomes a heinous crime “I hope you will get your clocks to-' man suffered with a cinder in his|against your wife's devotion. gether again in less than seventy eye. A clerk inquired as to what} [I remember you said\to me that years. I'll tell the Fairy Queen when troubled him and called an attendant} there was nothing in the world so I go back and perhaps she can send, who escorted the guest to the hotel] implacably unforgiving as a good you some help. Come, children. We hospital. There the eye was treated} woman, and now from your tele- must hunt up our aeroplane and be without charge to the guest. It was|gram I take it that the best woman off.” explained that guests receive free|jn all the world has forgiven you So the Twins and the little aviator | treatment at the hotel for any injury | and is trying once more to patch up got into the aeroplane and flew back/ sustained within the building even;her life and love. to the very spot from which they had though the management is not at] I don't believe, Jack Prescott, that started. { taut. you have any appreciation of the There was the big stone in the} woman you have married, a woman meadow with their own shoes hidden altogether too good for you, a wom- behind it, just as they had left them. “4'll let you out here and then I'll go on to the Fairy Queen's Palace, said Mister Whizz. “Why, hello! Here’s a note on the big stone. It’s for you. Read it.” Nancy opened it and read: “Dear Twins: Come to my palace! at once, as soon as you return, 1) have another adventure for you. My; uncle says to tell you he's much obliged for getting the snuff box back. You have worked very hard. “Yours lovingly, “The Fairy Queen.” (To Be Continued) (Copyright, 1925, NEA Service, Inc.) | some day the woman that you say ‘ —JAMES W. DEAN. (Copyright, 1925, NEA Service, Inc.) ' / | EVERETT TRU: BY CONDO f YoU MEAN WHOM ARES You COOKING. AT F — ARG You New York, May 4<See-sawing up| [LOOKING AT and down Broadway I ‘saw Liilian| Gish, pensive and wistful and charm- ing in a plaid tan coat and a small tan hat pushed well down on her. head. Oh, yes, George Jean Nathan, the critic, was along Seeing many young ladies their pokes pushed far back on their heads and deem it a very ugly mode, inagmuch as those who wear their bonnets that y have the look of morons., Saw Alfred Kreymborg, poet and critic, and he impressed me with his austerity..........., Saw many edi- here in conVention and I would Ne Week u 01 ould like all repotters to know what good STARIAN sports their editors are when away s 4 tS teel oe from home. But all men are like, 3 thet ../........ Saw Princess Maria Matchabelli, a woman ‘of vivid per- building a sunken garden for faten women Saw Weber and Fields and find little to laugh at in their antics, albeit almost every- a wee, Sow Elsie Janis and heard her sing the old “hinky dinky, parlez-vous” song 1d thought of many of the verses MONDAY, MAY 4, 1925 CONGRESS COULD SAVE AND PAY FOR NEW OFFICES — By Chester H. Rowell They are proposing to spend $3,000,000 for an additional office building Tee the House of Representatives in Wash- ington, in: order that representatives, like senators, may lineee at least two office rooms apiece. As‘it is, House mem- ‘bers “have but. one room each, in which to receive visitors, : sywar ‘Saturday: »mording, |hold conferences, and house th man’s reception room was his his boarding houge. : His office was his desk, on ; hand, with a pen: His busin feet. And yet, there was more a more reputation, to be made The new offices are, of cours But if half as much attenti the methods of Congress itself and assistance of congressmen for their personal work, it might save the people the price of a. dozen of- fice buildings in a single week. We Are Making Prime Minister of President “Ineffective” and “futile.” This is the newest form: of propaganda against President Coolidge. It is acknowledged that the people are with him, and that he is generally right and Congress usually wrong on the things on which they differ. But it is claimed that he lacks the power to “make” Congress do things, and that the failures of Con- gress must therefore be laid to his account. Results will have to show whether there is foundation of facet for this complaint. But the interesting thing is the revelation of our changed attitude toward executive and legis- lative responsibility. Definitely, we demand of the pres- ident legislative leadership, and we judge him, not merely by the right- ness of his policies, but by his suc- ! cess in getting Congress to adopt them. We have made a prime min- ister of the president. Bad Newspaper; Better Than a Bad Rumor A North Carolina paper which tried the experiment for a week of | leaving out all news of crimes re- ports it a failure. Part of the sub- scribers stopped the paper and the rest voted, 60 to 1, to have the crime news back. So, since the people want it, it is demonstrated that the newspaper, as a business proposition, should ‘print j Mothers who permit their children to crawl over the floor, and fill their mouths with everything they can find ‘loose, should have at their finger tips some good remedies for choking. In bad choking, where the patient turns dark in the face, no time is to be lost. Send for the doctor at once. He may have to open the windpipe to save the victim's life. Meanwhile slap the patient on the back, right between the shoulders. Open the mouth insert a jfinger as far down as id possible to an that any man except yourself! would go down upon his knees be- fore and worship, as the holiest and most beautiful thing that had come within his ken. Now let me give you ‘a word of advice. Forget all that has gone before. Begin your life anew with Leslie, Treat her as she deserves to be treated. Certainly she has enough variety with her splendid mind, her exquisitely beautiful face, and her wonderful soul, not onl: 1 but to keep you in love's vassi forever. ‘ SYDNEY. Telegram From John Alden Prescott To Sydney. Carton Your letter received. Would just like to ask if you are in love with my wife? I would not: blame you, but it would be slightly awkward, for I still want to retain: you as my best friend. JACK. (Copyright, 1925, NEA. Service, Inc.) THREE ARRESTED IN LIQUOR RAID - Warrents were served by Chief of Police Barnes, shortly after noon Sat- urday issued by States Attorney C. F. Kelsch charging Honus Wetzstein’ rleau- with engaging in the liquor business, .and F. W. Sommerfeldt with transporting _in- toxicating liquor and engaging in the liquor) traffic: The “common carrier,” and is no more to be held for. violation .of the liquor law than the railroads. Bonds were, furnished by all three.. The time of the hearing has not been set. Thirty-six gallons of aleohol were seized by city: police, county and state officers in a raid Friday after- labeled:- “tools' tion company” were received at the N. P. freight depot, prepaid, and in- structions were furnished by mail to a local dray line to haul the “equip- ment” to a storage place. The dray man loaded up the “tools” and proceeded to # place about. 200 yards from the Fort;.Lincoln road supplies. So. far ai he knew, tools, were -in the boxes, While working in a garden ‘jus east of the city along. the.N. P. right. Mrs, Guy’ jout dozen jewelry boxes -which were taken FABLES ON HEALTH i | TO RELIEVE CHOKING \ ree or four clerks.” There was a time, not so many years ago, when congress- men had no offices at all, and no clerks. Each congress- own parlor, or the parlor of the floor of the House of Rep- resentatives chamber, where he wrote his own letters, by ess with the departments he conducting by tramping around to them himself, on his own ttention to public affairs, and in Congress then than now. e, needed. Modern business methods make modern equipment necessary. ion were paid to modernizing as to the physical equipment the news of crimes. And it could also be demonstrated that, since the People ought to have it, the news-® paper, as an altruistic proposition, ought to print it. Whatever class of news is system- atically left out of the papers, ru- mor will immediately take its place. . And the worst newspaper ig better than the best rumor. Prohibition Law Is Here to Stay “What is to be done? That is for the lawmakers to say.” So argues the most widely read of the cynics on prohibition. The trouble is that it is not true. It is not for the “lawmakers,” but for the law enforcers and the people. There is nothing the lawmakers can do. They might theoretically make minor changes in the Volstead Act, but any change that would interest the “wets” would be unconstitutional and would be thrown out by the su- preme court. The law is there to stay, and could not be changed, substantially, even if there were any possibility of get- ting lawmakers who wished to do so. And that is impossible, too. Most of the “wet” vote is concentrated, to make a huge majority in a few districts, all of which already have wet representatives. So electing a wet Congress is an impossibility, and it could not con- stitutionally pass any wet law, even if it were elected. Is there, then, “nothing to do?” Yes; two things. The enforce- ment officers can enforce the law well or ill. The people can obey or disobey it. That is all. try to grasp the obstruction, and remove it. Turn the person head down, and slap the back forcibly. If this does not succeed, press the hinder por- tion of the tongue. This may bring on vomiting and relief. A mouthful of bread will dislodge a fish bone in throat. If the child swallows a coin, take him by the heels, with head dow and shake, or slap the back. Sometimes with children a good method is to press the chest against something hard, like a table. sometimes the robbers who about a year ago looted the Alfred Johnson store in this city. A pair of gold Shrine cuff links was found in one box, apparently overlooked by the robbers, while.the other boxes were empty, several of them with the covers containing the Johnson trade mark torn off. Whether this find may lead to new clues on the trail of the robbers is hardly possible. A further but hur- ried search in the same spot revealed no other traces. | A THOUGHT i} 1 _——— The tongue is a little member and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a tter a little fire kindleth! Many a man's his master’s undoing.—Shakespeare. FIND 8500 ROMAN COINS Deal, Eng., May 4.—Workmen dig- ging in the ruins of Richborough Castle, near here, have found 8500 Roman coins only three feet below the surface of the ground. Some of them appear as new as if they had just comie from a mint. ——L___. ¢ About 25,000,000 pupils are enroll- ed in American schools with an aver- age daily attendance of 20,700,000. gitls won't lend a hand with- -geouritye +; 1 > - <eee- ini se EE