The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 10, 1926, Page 10

PAGE EIGHT The Bismarck Tribune An Independent Newspaper THE STATE’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) Published by the Bismarck Tribune Company, Bismarck, N. D., rant vated at ted postoffice at jismarck as second class mail matter, Ceres D Manus ccs+sPresident and Publisher Subscription Rates Payable in Advance Daily by carrier, per year . geeeneees Daily by mail, per yeat, (in Bismarck). ri / Daily by mail, per year, in’ state outside Bismarck) .. ae. 6.00 Daily by mail, outside of North Dakota 5. ‘Member Audit Bureau of Circulat Member of The Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches eredited to it or not otherwise credited in this pa- per, and also the local news of spontaneous origin published hercin. All rights of republication of al! viner matter herein are also reserved. Foreign Representati: es G. LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY, CHICAGO PEROT Yower Bldg. Kresge Bldg. PAYNE, BU RNS AND SMITH NF'Y VORK Soe ope : Fifth Ave. Bldg. 1 City, State and County Newspaper) The Mexican Situatic Mexies and the United States indecd seem at the parting of the ways. The hitherto friendly, al- though many t mes strained, feeling that has char- lations with our neighbor on the state of ized our ath, seems destined to be superseded by a “watchful waiting” on our part, at least. The Janguage in which the United States notes | lo Mexico have been couched by Seeretary Kellogg | leaves but little doubt that this nation, through its fodammk government, is determined to take a firm and unequivocal stand for the cause of Justice against the allegedly confiseatory Mexico oil and | land laws. | The repudiation by Mexico of the agreement on | which this government in 1923 extended recognition to the Obregon government bulks large and ominous Mexico, in one of her replies to the »mmunications, says that that agree- dl to the promises of Mexico not r enforce confiscatory or retroactive laws, was no cement, merely an understanding, and | therefore not binding. We are led to wonder if an reement would have been any more binding. It is freely admitted that the agreement in ques- to enact Von was never embodied in a formal treaty but for | ion is to re- to deny its foree and appl Mexico tion adhere to her word, given at a time when fuse American recognition meant a great deal to Mexico. In fact it provided Mexico with the first opportun- ity since 1913 to restore anything like law and or- der in the troublous confines of that country. Mexi.c is exhibiting today a species of ingrati- tud> that is particularly offensive to the Amcrican pe ple. The administration at Washington. will find the country a unit behind it in calling Mexico to strict account for her actions and attitude. Prosperity and Weather Business and industrial prosperity depend on the weather. * Barring bis localized catastrophes like carth- quakes or hurricanes, this might seem far-fetched. But Dr. Ellsworth Huntington of Yale University deesn’t think so. He says that one of the things | nemists must do before they can arrive at an vnderstanding of why business progresses in cycles is study very carefully the effect of the weather on presperit; Variations in the strength of the sun's radiation, such as are caused by sun s . have a very in- timate connection with the weather. An extended period of bad weather bring: ‘d times for farm- ers. Hard times for farmers means that fewer stoods like automobiles, radios, furniture and so on can be sold. Thus sun spots have a very direct ef- fect on prosperity Dr. Huntingte oes farther. He shows that each ef the four “pani States during the nineteenth century was immedi- ately preceded by long drought. He goes en to show that a sudden hot spell in vune, 19: ‘d the number of deaths tu be be tween 15,000 and 16,000 larger than usual. Figur- irg each life at a value of $7,000, he points out that that hot spell cost the United States around $100,- 900,000. Figuring in the same way, the cold spell in March and early April of this year, which bo ed the death rate by 75,000, cost the nation about 500,000,000. Dr. Huntington is careful not to jump at conelu- sions, But it’s hard not to agree with him that a study of the connection between weather conditions and prosperity is worth while. The Zoning Victory The United States supreme court, in it: cision sustaining a typical zoning ordinance cf a subyrban community sets at rest the essential question of the alidity under the United States constitution of rea- pplication of the principle of zoning. not the result of a case in which there was litting of hairs. An Ohio realty company, owning property in a Cleveland suburb, wished to enjoin the enforcement of an ordinance restricting Property w.th reference to commercial, industrial and residential uses on the zoning plan. The chal- lenge cn the ordinance was in regard to all its pro- visions, on the ground that it deprived the company of liberty and property without due Process of law and denied it the equal protection of the law. The district court for the northern district of Ohio | held that the iordinance was unconstitutional and void, but the supreme court, in reversing this decisicn, held that the particular zoning law under observa. znd similar laws and regulations are justifiable ef the police power asserted for the public welfare, z - This opinion of and constructive, thet until recent years urban life was but that new problems have now developed which | if not, indeed, uniquely, honorable in the records ty supreme court is both liberal It takes cognizance cf the fact require additional restrictions, State laws in most instances are at variance on although a majority of them view taken by the supreme court, It is hard to see how they can do otherwise Personal liberties for of le people. the subject of zoning, ‘ree with the broad v n is a sacrifice of the ‘benefit .jmarks that reports of our unpopularity are “un- very simple, | and as such they should have the full support of the | law. The Pan-American Flight etary of State Kellogg states that the Pan- | American flight being sponscred by the govern- ment will be in the nature of a goodwill mission to | the people of Latin America. He forecasts the de- | velopment of commercial air lines between the con- ltinents which may result from the flight and the | social relations which will be bettered through its | agency. | | In the commereial fictd, however, the result will | be the most important. Central and South America are lands rich in undeveloped natural resources, giv- | ing promise of the greatest development in any | part of the world. In this development and in the | profits therefrom we may well participate by the | air route. | Editorial Comment | “Dead Cases” | (New York Times) : After the conference Which Chief Justice Taft has been helding at Washington with the senior | judges of the nine federal judicial circuits, some in- | teresting information was given out regarding- the | business on the dockets in the. federal courts. The | statisties were made comparative from the year 1923 | to date. During that period ciyil cases to which the | United States is a party have increased from 13,000 t» 19,000. At the same time jt is to be noted that bankruptcy cases are larger in number by more than 1,000. But in criminal there has been a | marked reduction, from 67,000 1923 to 38,000 in | | 1926. ‘This latter gratifying result is not wholly duc to an enlargement of the judicial force, or-to the heightened activity cf the judges. What has been going on, as the chief justice observes, is the cutting from the docket of many thousand “dead | cases”—meuning cases that have long been lumber- | ing up the calendar, and which can never be suc- | | cessfully prosecuted, owing to the lapse of .time | since indictment, the disappearance of witnesses, &c. It is well known that a very considerable percent- age of these criminal cases has been due to suits brought, so largely in vain, to enforce the Volstead act. The more of these corpses that are got off the docket the better. In congressional debates on bills to increase the number of federal judges the congestion duc to these | dead liquor cases has often been urged as an argu- ment fer passing those measures. Its force is surc- ly diminished by the discovery that’ at least half of the congestion is artificial. It can be climinated by a stroke of the pen. Yet it must be admitted that in the normal growth of civil cases reascn can be found in some federal districts for asking for addi- tional judges. Chief Justice Taft specified Brook- lyn, where the remarkable growth cf population and of legal business seems to require the strengthening of the judicial machinery. But it is gratifying to note that the Washingtcn conference of the judges did nt omit to note the improvement already brought about by the clearing away of dead wood frem the criminal docket. If they had added a rec- ommendation that the federal. judges take shorter | Vacations, work harder, and more severely repress | long-winded lawyers arguing technical points aside | from the substantial merits of their cases, they case: | would have met a common idea of what ought to be done, —______ 5 The President to Europe (Chicago Tribune) . The president’s speech at the dedication of + the | magnificent memorial at Kansas City was obviously intended, in significant passages, for other ears than | his countryme Most concrete and important ..of | these passages is that which informs the league powers that the president does not purpose to trade or make concessions on the senate, reservations to | the league ceurt protocol, ; t 3 This undoubtedly is a position the nation will ap- | prove. We do not think a plebiscite of the Ameri- ” which occurred in the United | 8% people would have supported oyr entrance into] rather‘ not show it to you. It's—i | the league court, even with reservations, but public opinion was not aggressively cpposed at the time | of the senate’s action, But since then the American | people have had a remarkable disillusionment, so|- |far as they were assuming that our late associates jan the battle field cherished a warm sense of grati- tude for our intervention, admiration for our accom- plishment, or disinterested regard, Mr.. Coolidge re- |doubtedly exaggerated and.can be given altogether | too much importance,” which may be accepted as a Proper official comment, but cannot .induge the American publi¢ to overlook the fact: that men cf conspicuous place in the. world of politics and let- jters have candidly described us in terms of con- tempt and bitterness. We ought not to ascribe, too much importance tu this open criticism, but it is | important also that we should not ascribe too little | invportance to it, and the public will not. There- fore, the, president, spégks for. the nation when he makes it,,clear, that; po,easier terms than we have offered will be made, and he would have been safe in intimating that the majority cf our people would rather have the terms refused than accepted. The president's. sensible remarks on European aceusations of selfish; materialism and his discus- sion of our alleged profits from the war also will assist the Eurspean peoples to understand our view- point, if they are disposed to make the effort, and we hope it will convince: Epropean. politicians that, whatever the value of the tacties of abuse and mis- representation may be at home, they are not creat- ing an. inclination toward further sacrifice ,in America. There is a highly concentrated and ex- pressive minority in this country upon whcse special interests or peculiar sympathies Europe would-be well advised not to rely. The great majority of Americans are not suffering from an inferiority. | complex and are not troubled in conscience over the | Part the United States has played and is.playing in | world affairs. They are conscious that our course is one which, though costly from the standpoint: |Mmaterial self-interest, has been and is .onm highly, & civilization, and the ingratitude and injustice fdas criticism of bur course will not deflect | from it. of of us -As‘ Faith shrank helplessly against the wall, sick with the thought of facing the bridal party with her astounding news of ‘Cherty’s dieap- pearance, a door to_a tiny room ad- joining the large vestry room opened and the rector, the Rev. Mr. Ash- burn, appeared, vast and dignified in his rich vestments. “I am Faith Lane, the sister of the —the bride,” she came ciose and spoke in a voice so low that “he stooped to listen. “There—there won't be any wedding Mr. Ashburn. My — sister—Cherry—-Cherry has She could not go on in face of' hi blank astonishment. “My dear young lady!” the rector refused to believe his ears. “You can’t ‘possibly realize what you are saying! If you knew of any, reason why this marriage should not be per- formed. why did you not speak out sooner?” 2 “You misunderstood me,” Faith whimpered, her lips quivering againsi her clenched right fist. “My sister has run away—just half an hour ago. She ran away to keep from marrying Mr. Cluny. Will you tell him?” she begged, laying a trembling hand on his sleeve. “This is outragequs! Incredible!” The rectot’s round face flushed scar- let. ““What in the world shall I say to my old friend, Ralph Cluny? would rather. fare a cannon—” he seemed to forget Faith, to be talking to, himself. “Heaven knows I tried to dissuade him from the first. Mad- ness, sinful madness, for age to seck to mate with youth—” “Don’t blame me,” Faith was ashamed ‘to feel tears gathering in her eyes. “She left a note, but—I'd so personal. She did not say where she was going. Please don’t hope to try to find her or that she will come back,” she pleaded. “1 don’t know what to do,” the reetor looked about him helplessly, “It will cause a terrible NG aoe nothing like this ever happened in !my church before. How shall T tell {Mr. Cluny? He is late—I wonder if she got word to ‘him. But’ in thet event he/should have telephoned—"” The door was torn open and Bob Hathaway, his blue eyes fixed wide in'a stare of horror, staggered into the room. He was bareheadad and without an ‘overeoat, the gicaming black of his evening clothes powd- ered about ‘the shouldets with big flakes of fast-melting snow. “Mr. Ashburn—oh, Faith, Thank God you're here!” “Bob, darling!” Faith’s strength and calmness came back in the mo- ment of his need for‘aer. ‘Don's mind too much, darling. It's really not so dreadful,’ unless Mother --oh, Bob! “Not so dreadful?” There was horror and amazement in Bob Hath way’s voice. ‘Do you realize w will mean?» Poor Uncle Ralph, groaned the last words. -“Wher. i Cherry—now?” “Now?” Faith questions datedly. “I don't know, Bob. All I know is that she ran away while I was dress- ing to come to the church. I don't know where she went.” “Then—” Bob dropped his arms fand' stood back to stare at ner. “You don’t know—what she did?’ His ii He jane eyes weer dark with horror and pity. “What, Bob? Tell me! Don't look like that! Tell me She dropped her handbag and flung — hersel. against his breast, her hands gri, ping his shoulders. “Uncle Ralph was been—murdee- he said slowly, ‘almost-dully, herry was there—just before—oh, Faith, darling! Don’t faint!” (To Be Continued) TOMORROW: Bob Hathaway tel Faith of finding his uncle, Ht Cluny,. murdered after Cherry had Mere. 2 gi ta neresan <p> QINNER ;| granted that he does rot know that “ Old Masters: ‘| Yeliow, and black, and pale, and hec- by en | PEOPLE'S FORUM | _———— SHEEP LAW NOW ON BOOKS Baldwin, N. D. Dec. 6, 1926. Editor Tritfine: In your issue of Dec. 4 appears an article.in the “Peoples Forum” col- umn, in which the writer of that ar- ticle says “There are quite a lar-e number of sheep killed annua:ly by dogs, and we neéd protection from them.” He goes ‘on: and says, “in several states of the union a dog tax law has been enacted, taxing each dog one or two dollars per year. The proceeds from this tax are set aside as a fund to be paid to’ sheep grow- ers for any sheep killed by dogs.” He Proposes that in communities where the sheep industry is ‘extensive the business men urge the sheep growers to sign petitions asking the coming legislature to pass this’ dog tax law for us. ‘ ; Now, I do not mean to criticize the writer of the arti¢le, but take it for we have a much better law now on the law books in:North: Dakota pro- tecting sheep growers‘agathst dogs kilfing sheep, and providing damages for the killing of sheep by dogs; than he proposes for the coming legisla- ture to enact. A dog tax law as reférred to above would make the owner of an inno- cent dog pay the damages of the guil- ty dog’s act. Yours truly, ° JULIUS MEYER. O Wil@ West Wind, thou breath of Autumn’s being, Thou, from whose unseen presence the leaves deb - Are’ driven, like ghosts’ from an en- chanter fleeing, tie red, Pestilence-stricken thou Who chariotest to’ theif durk wintry multitudes! 0 beds The wisged secds, where they lic co!}-and low, ‘Each like a corpse within its grave, i until é Thine azure sister of the Spring shall blow Her clarion o'er the dreaming earth, 4 cotidensation when temperature low- Bees that expend a great deal of energy to maintain their hive temper- ature during the winter will be in a weakened condition when spring time comes, according to J.°A. Munro, state ‘entomologist, North Dakota Agritul: tural college. For this reason, it is mecessary to provide the hives with ing cold weather, so that théey will mot have adds. Due to severity of winter in, this latitdde, winteting in’ cellars is ‘con- sidered fiecessary. Not all cellars ‘because they do not maintain the pro- per temperature and humi . The temperature giving best results ranges between 42 degrees and 46 de-. grees Fahrenheit, which is the aver- age temperature of the earth below the frost line. The knowledge of this fact is a clue that cellats constructed in the earth below the frost line are | the most favorable in this state. Humidity Important Investigation shows that the pro- blem of humidity is an important one, but it can well be taken care of if proper temperatures are maintain- ed and adequate ventilation. provided. It is a well Known fact that moisture is absorbed ‘by the air and that the amount absotbed will depend upon the temperature of the dit, which at a high teniperatire ‘will hold more moisture tan aif ata low tempera- ture. This fact shows that if the cellar temperature fluctutites over a wide range there is very likely to be ers. When low temperatures are en- countered the moisture capacity of the air is decreased and the excess moisture condenses on the ceiling, walls, hives and other objects in cellar producing a condition unfavot. able for bees. Bee cellars which con- ‘tain 50 of 100 colonies should have at check dampers, and there should be one air intake provided. Absence of light in the cellar is also an import- ant factor in successful ‘wintering, as light disturbs the bees, consequently the cellar should be kept dark, Honey Their Only Fooi While bees are indoors their food consists of honey only. The honey should be of the best quality such as that gathered from sweet clover. At least 35 to 45 pounds of honey should be left with the colony when it is placed in wifter quarters. During thé” five or six months period that the ‘bees are in the cellar they will consume about an average of ‘ten unds per colony. The reason for leaving a surplus over this amount is to provide them with stores for brood- rearing and other hive requirements during spring when nectar is not available. Anyone desiring further informa- tion regarding the wintering of bees will find it well worth while to get in touch with Professor J. A. Munro of the North Dakota Agricultural college. Chevrolet Car Is Mounted on Skiis For Heavy Snows The novel combination of a cover- ed wagon and a Chevrolet roadster mounted in front on skiia aid in the rear on snowmobile caterpillar trac- tors, is the strange-appearing vehicle ‘used by the Black’ River Telephone company of Lowville, N. Y., for winter “trouble-shooting on dines in the heavy snow belt of New York state. The difficult winter territory for the company’s linemen extends from Lake Ontario to Raquette Lake in the Adirondack mountains and in- volves the maintépance of’ service throughout # chain of 20 exchanges. This type.of vehicle, which ,will travel over the most formidable snow drifts, was assembled by H. O. Peebles, a mechanic in the employ of the telephone company. f —_BARBs Tf By Tom Sims A Detroit woman said her husband was worth $40,000 but bought her adequate protection and sheltér dur- |’ te waste their energy, he) § ‘are suitablé for this purpose, mainly |4 least one eight-inch ventilator with | ° When a suit is price. junning o's the —— SSS Oe | IN NEW YORK , ¢—___-— © New York, Dec. 10.—-A volume could be: prepared on the subject of thea- trical superstition. There are theaters which Brond- way looks upon as completely “jinx- ed” and performers who are consider- ed _a jinx to productions. There are “lucky, houses” and “lucky” opening nights; thete ate “lucky” omens and “lucky” pro- ducers. And there are innumerable formulas for keeping away ill fur- tine. vt) ‘Thus, with no intention of face- tiotisness in duplicating #/ dolenin church rite, dozens of performers solemnly cross themselves before going on stage for an important ap- pearance. There is an aged woman beggar who for years has haunted certain stage doors because she knows that certain performers are always good for a liberal contribution, holding the superstitution that if they fail to help a necdy one they will be in the lowly position themselves some day. This, however, is based on some- thing more than superstition since the rise and fall of theater folk is a daily story. The “luck” of the old Casino Theater is dated from the appearance’ + of “Floradora.” Although one of the most vencrable of the playhouses it is associated with successes and a tradition has sprung about the en- terprises shown there. The movies disproved many of the jinx theories by taking over houses that for years had been cursed by failures and, redecorating them, turned them into young gold ‘mines. There is a “hoofer” who has the “wax box” made in the shape of ‘a horseshoe and attributes a great deal of his success to this fact. The “wax box,” by the way, is slang for the resin container whereat dancers fix their shoes before going on’ stage. The story of Chauncey Olcott's “lucky hous Ww tere oF less famous. When O-cott fell ill and lay unto death he ;kiu.ed to be-taken to his “lucky house” where he felt he would be certain of recovery. Sure enough, within a few weeks he was able to leave his bed, The doorman of a prominent theater has ever been without a black cat as companion, his partic- ular theory being that this is a good rather than an evil omen. one The ‘cold matter of fact is that more performers are jinxed by bad habits and ill health and invading years than by any other causes. And more theaters are. jinxed by bad plays and dull surroundings than by any overhanging evil. —GILBERT SWAN. | Justajingle } There was a man in our town, And he used alibis, He found that it was foulish, ‘cause His wife was twice his size, - semper seectirateeemeainie. The earliest existing issue of the oldest known house organ in tlie only one coat. Well? and fill | (Drlying sweet buds. like flocks to feed in air)* | With living hues und ‘odors plain and hil pitit, which"ure moving every- where; hear! Make me thy lyre, ev’n as the forest is: | What if my leaves are falling’ Tike itsown! The tumult of thy mighty harmonies Will take from both a deep aytumnal tone, a Sweet. though in sadness. Be thou, Spirit fierce, : My suit be thou me, impetuous poss ve fa the And, by-the incantati jis verse, Scatter, as from aa ee ngéished heatth ~ _ | nd sparks, my words among | kind! rough my lips to unawaken’d. ‘The ta impet of.a prophecy! O Wind, If Winter ‘cofiies, cA Spring be far behind? ° * Shelley: From Ode to the Asi m Be’ thi wlvtuaadl 4 bayosos ght toner 88 rete anew x . Damsiter | sanmANey cand hee wanto , The lailies are invading the siwok- ing coachés, says a Chicago dispatch. | You wouldn’t ask: them to- stand in the vestibule, would you? A woman was arrested in New York as a “thrill driver.” We won- [Destroyer and Preserver; Hear, Oh | der what kind of taxicab. she drove. Chicago is experimenting with rubber tires to silence loop ‘trains. Trying to sneak the gunmen? Since the campaign began to have Pullman. employes called by their right names, we have beth astonished to learn how many of them were christened “Porter.” It’s time to ask her\what to sur- prise her with ab Christmas time. Consider the corner cop, a most arresting individual! (Copyright, 1926, ay Seryice, Inc.) 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