The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 24, 1928, Page 4

PAGE FOUR ‘The Bismarck Tribune/ Editorial Comment | THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER ‘ (Established 1873) A Chance to Swat the Lame Duck ' = (Minneapolis Journal) \piublished by, the , Bismarck Tribune Compeny:| For the fourth time, the United States Sen- \Bismarck as second class mail matter. ate has adopted the Norris Resolution, designed George D. Mann...................President and Publisher | to pert Neg mouey iy a epost to get rid of the “lame duck” session of Congress, Daily Catt hoe In Advance 40 | to put an end to Senate filibustering, and to do Daily by mail, per year, (in Bismarck) .... 20| away with the remote possibility that a repu- Datty by oy Ca lt 5 is iit hand Ag the bh of an Cae Col- state outside Bismarck) ....- ¢ lege deadlock, may foist upon the Country a eer ee eee of North Dako 6.00 | President that the Country obviously does not ‘Weekly by mail, in state, per year ..... 1.00 | want. . ‘Weokly by mati, in state, three years for......... 260] And, likewise for the fourth time, the Con- _ Weekly by mail, outside of North Dakota, per aso | Stitutional Amendment proposed by Senator FOOT... .ceeesees ae Ben Norris faces hard sfedding in the House of { Member Audit Burean of Circulation __| Representatives. Despite the fact that it has ‘ Member of The Associated Press been approved by the House Committee on + he Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the | Elections each time it has come out of the ‘ase for republication of all news dispatches credited to | Senate, the Resolution has invariably died on it or not otherwise credited in this and also ; ‘focal news of ‘emtanecon orlgin od hed herein. All the floor. By an almost unanimous vote— «4 ey republication of all other matter herein are |8ixty-seven to six—the Senators have again - alii expressed a willingness to forego their “lame iain Roveuantnes waa WP But NO ede so far ave been unwilling to make the same sacri- G LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY fice—if sacrifice it be. NEW YORK + + + Fifth Ave. Bldg. The provisions of the Norris Amendment are i CHICAGO Pies simple. Each new Congress would assemble ta = on the second day, of the a following its : COttici Count: election, ins waiting for thirteen months, ‘ yi eee emer” Seen a is normally done now. The short session : A Terrible Punishment continuing from December until March at the ; When Judge Fred Brennan of Flint sentenced end of each Congressional term would be done + Adolph, Hotelling to life imprisonment for the | ®W4y. with. The President and Vice President ‘ : ; nx. | Would take office in January. In the event of ‘ teescd tele phy iiitees aa nt la a deadlock throwing the election of a President teapital punishment for such cases. into the House of Representatives, the choosing ! The judge’s remark probably coincides with would be done by the newly elected House, and the viewpoint of a large number of citizens. |"0t by the House elected more than two years ‘Phere is a feeling, in many minds, that Hotel. |Previously, as provided for at present. - F ‘Jing is getting off rather easy; that he is|_, Ordinarily we do not favor tinkering the escaping with a comparatively light punish-| United States Constitution. | Ordinarily we are ‘ment. inclined to scrutinize suspiciously any proposal Z| This may be the case. Certainly the elec- for such tinkering that comes from Uncle tric chair is no sugar-coated pill for any culprit. ey Norris of Nebraska, or from the group ‘And yet, as we consider the life that faces|f Senators which he leads. : ‘Adolph Hotelling, we are inclined to wonder| But here is a reform so obviously desirable, whether. in reality, he is escaping anything. |50 Plainly needed, so simple and sensible, that Hotelling is still a middle-aged man. He can|We Would favor it emphatically, even though expect to live for a number of years yet. It is its author were Tom Heflin or Smith Brookhart. = certain that no governor or parole board will At present, an Administration and a Congress ‘ him. The years that remain to him overwhelmingly repudiated at the polls, can go will assuredly be spent in confinement. right on functioning in a manner contrary to = ” Furthermore, he is a man of some intelligence|the popular will for four long months. The = <a religious man, a man who, since he was a|Norris Amendment would end that. ; church leader, must have been given more or], At present a handful of Senators in a dying = Yess to contemplation and introspection. Think | Congress can prevent the passage of legislation = of the long hours that await that man, alone| Which the Country is overwhelmingly desitous in his cell with his thoughts. of having passed. The Norris Amendment Would you enjoy the thoughts that are|Would end that. : ing to be his daily companions during the At present, the end of each short session t of his life? The crime that he committed | Sees @ hopeless legislative jam which seriously ed the nation, inexpressibly ; be sure that, |#ffects the quality of the work done by Con- ing the next few months, it will come home gress. The Norris Amendment would end that. im in all its hideous reality. There will be| At present, an Electoral College deadlock nights, when the prison is silent and the| Could leave the selection of a President of the is dark, when sleep will not come—when all United States to a Congress that had just been a lonely convict can do will be to lie on overwhelmingly repudiated at the polls. The cot and think of what he has done. Norris Amendment would end that. Remorse can be a torturer more cruel than], Should the House now give them the chance, machine man has ever invented. It thrives | the Legislatures of three-fourths of the States in lonely cells, and it grows, steadily and would speedily ratify this admirable measure. %& inexorably, year after year. Assuredly, Adolph But will the House give them the chance? = Hotelling has no enviable life ahead of him. Just 2 Dog a This is’no brief against capital punishment. . kes J 1 We are not trying to say that life imprisonment ; (Milwaukee Journal) is a more satisfactory penalty than electro-|_ A film of ice on the asphalt pavement of = cution. Lake Drive, and a fog of gray mist that hung 4 The point we are trying to make is that this like a curtain above it. A beautiful big black 3 Michigan murderer will be terribly punished.|4°s, out for his morning constitutional, pick- i heetel amen ing eee way can iae _across the ore A t Dan; Preced careless automobile driver weaving his way Only a with cee through the sleet at a speed which showed lit- ative Republicans to seat Frank L. Smith, tle regard for his own safety or that of others. senator elect of Illinois. Thirty-nine ardent A thud which sent the car skidding toward the 4 “states’ rights” Democrats joined the insur-| Curb. at : aed “holier than thou” Republicans to deny| _ “Just a dog,” said the motorist, and he 4 Smith a seat to which he had been elected by the | drove on. ate “sovereign” state of Illinois. ‘And the dog, with his chest crushed, lay Regardless of whether Smith accepted cam-| broken on the icy street. Blood as red as that funds from public utilities or not, the|°f any human’s gushed from his throat in a States senate set a very dangerous prec- little pool about his paws. Brown eyes as pain q t in his case which it probably will repeat| stricken as any -human’s looked about for aid 4 the Vare case is up for consideration. |that was not forthcoming. Shudders wracked he voters of Illinois at a primary election and | the frame that a moment before had been lithe a regular election named Smith. They endorsed | With life. '4 him with full knowledge of the source of his| Across the street, in a house whose warmth campaign funds. <A majority of the “sovereign contrasted with the cold without, a little boy ‘4 voters” of the “sovereign state” of Illinois de-|and girl pressed their faces against the win- be #35 Fee VELOPED CRUREDE Fea § anneiertee if 1iseeed DAY, JANUARY 24, 1928 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE SR a : Doc Disagrees |. Za NOW, LADY ~> THIS. ‘ISNT GOING TO HURT YOU AT light, or with the sunlight shining Tr. med light bulbs are EYE FATIGUE AND DISEASE One is indeed fortunate who en- joys perfect vision, but even where there is no definite eye defect it is possible to produee headaches, lower luce efficiency, and even Dr. McCoy will gladly answer personal questions diet, addressed to bim. ease by abusing the eyes. An almost unbelievable amount of Enclose a stamped addressed envelope for reply. energy is used by the body in th process of seeing. As the light from objects strikes the eyes it makes an impression upon Limit your time for reading s0 that you do not tire the eyes. Learn to stop before your eyes el tired. ‘Avoid doing fine needle work or any other work which requires close Ming trains may not injure your eyesight, ine enervating to the eyes and Do not wear improperly fitted poor economy to in the five and ten treet A scientific examination of absolutely necessary, and at injury may result from wrong es, even though they seem to fit. QUESTIONS ne. ANSWERS am bothered with constant nose bleeds. Will you tell me the cause?” ‘You may be suffering from high blood pressure which would bring on the frequent nose Otherwise they are caused by a chronic irritation of the branes inside the nose. These mu- cous membranes become inflated and the blood vessels mere e: that bleeding comes on more readily. the sensitive retina,, and through some mysterious conversion the optic nerve carries the impulse of vision The eye is unquestionably a mar- velous organ, but i: sensitive and delicate, and easily in- jured or strained. I do not believe there is any way one can produce bodily enervation as much as he can through eye fatigue. are strained the vital force is wasted, and the heart, stomach, intestines, and all of the other organs must suffer because of this. total of bodily energy is reduced, and every functional activity impaired. I consider eyestrain ‘to be such an important factor in causing disease that this subject is discussed by me with every patient who comes to me in my private practice. No diagnosis of disease can be accurate if the physician does not examine the pa- tient’s eyes and inquire into his habits to ascertain the amount of energy which the patient is wasting through eye fatigue. : The average physician, chiropractor or naturopath, does not have the proper training to be quali- fied to make a good examination of the eyes. The only eyesight special- ist of yy who has the proper training and knowledge for such an examination is the optometrist, who spends at least two thousand hours of defects of vision, while only a few hours are required in the ordinary medical course. The diagnostician who tries to analyze the cause and cure of any disease without a diagnosis of- the made by an optometrist liable to blunder into making many mistakes, and will often err in not understanding causes of disease which come from eye fatigue. such an examination, vision can be corrected through prop- erly fitted glasses, treatments, or eye exercises. patient must then be instructed to stop abusing his eyes. can profit by some of these sug- gestions which I give to my pa- Be careful that the light you read by is neither too bright nor too dim. Read, as much a: possible, from dull paper, and avoid fine print and iny paper. See that the light is not shining in the eyes, but comes from over Do not try to read in unsteady | © Saft“ Simer DAN acti osnrmmam. ; Faith wondered as she lay in her expression, ‘bird’s nest soup’ merely colloquial, or is there sucl and of what is it made?” It is a fact there is soup which is litefally made from the nests of a species of swift called the Collocalia, found chiefly along the islands of the Indian Ocean and rts of the Chinese irds construct little cup-like nests almost entirely of _their salivary glands, the results resembling isin- glass in appearance. tive lands these nests bring as much r pound for the selected ‘he Chinese believe they are exceptionally nutritious, but in fact their food value is no greater WASLINGTON LETTER BY RODNEY DUTCHER NEA Service Writer Washington, Jan. 24.—Ain’t gov- ernment wonderful? This story is about government, spur, a mule and an estimable lady doctor, one Frances Rothert. € Rothert is one of the physi- of the Children’s Bureau of TIN NEW YORK | OP New York, Jan. 24.—Of all the strange and assorted industries to be found in New York, the prize- winner seems to me to be a little establishment down on the Bowery where beggars are kept supplied | eyes with their varied wares. . tion of selling some- i gears seems sufficient (07 iyone. iat what does one sell to a beg- » you may ask. To which Sam whose business is to know il of ke senator tse he of the mn in mine, or was shot off in the Civil a horse ran away and dumped you out, or how an eye was lost = great disaster, or how you fires built now and then underneath the animal have done the bu: Finally, on the theory that it is always safe to disallow such an item, the bureau disallowed it. Now all this may be considered pretty small potatoes but only a part of the governmental red which tape which is imposed on all bu- works for better health among ba- Teaus from higher up, authority on expenses restin; comptroller General J. R. + the 50-cent Wit a been allowed 0 remain on Dr. Rothert’s account, ed the bureau :the whole thing might. have \been held up and all the other expense ad taken from her own pocket, which she might need bad- ly, might have been held up for Hothert enters the spur again as a separate item and gets her 50 cents, she will have to send the spur into the bureau, wi become government property all of us owning a part in- had to hire| terest. It must be accounted for from year to year and anyone else who rides into the mountains on mule-back may write for it, ir, , May not buy a spur at government The spur will remain ious | overnment property forever un- less the bureau can get it con- demned or will swear to its loss. (Copyright, 1928, NEA Service, Inc.) | o¢ °. SS | BARBS f iit a ae | The man who gave the University here was surely an exigency, for if|of Chicago a million to seek means | ing. the gov-| of lengthening human life knows his M. your answer to “H. E. that the little sacks of clear mucus brought up in clearing the throat are exudations of catarrhal phlegm, and that catarrh can be gotten rid of by living on a mucusless diet. Please tell me what che mucusless diet consists of in the way of foods.” The mucusless diet is composed of plenty of green vege- tables with small amounts 6f meats, No starches, sugars or fatty foods should be used. ~ mothers and for fewer deaths among C mothers and infants. to study maternal mortality rates, the most important studies had to be made away up in the mountains Dr. Rothert had and out of such places as Wooten, Hayden, Obed, Red Bi Bear Branch, and the time came when she could no longer travel climb up into months. wagon didn't go an! Anyway, Dr. Rothert But the mule wouldn't go without artificial stimulation. Rothert bought a spur, just one spur, mind you, not other wares to be found Rothert | expense. Ie s », must have given the matter seri hagdtrg) y sarin consideration. When government workers go out traveling the auditing department takes them off to one side for a heart heart talk and lists the many things the government won't for on expense accounts. able, could be relied upon to make a@ supreme sacrifice, however self- ish she might be in small matters. Undoubtedly the already written between them would be impossible, because of Faith’s sionate devotion to the baby. not done so she would now, for she had given her promise to Faith that her sister ae baby should never be sep- ling down her cheeks from be- tween her closed eyelids, if any sin- ner had ever been more terribly pun- ished than she was. Cherry, Bob,| had Fay, Rhoda and George, all of whom had clustered about her bed to cele- “amnesia,” had gone off jubilantly And so Faith'was alone with the terrible realization of the conse- quences of her sins of suspici and jealously. Cherry’s self-sacri- the mule wouldn’t p: ernment would be out so much mule | cit hire and the state of Kentucky out so many mortality statistics. We cg siietaped an our eNatl whether to buy one of the new sn: Recently in came Dr. Rothert’s| cars pow or wait until late summer expense account to the bureau. “One bi Never before had any one charged up one was an item that must with the statutes~ at vised statutes, the /controller’s deci- sion and the organic act of 1924, with especial reference to the con- But there her’ scurrying, esca) seeking thoughts hit vapor a unders| at Faith was on his , that she desired the nk God, Nils had taken wuld scoff, to himself at ager gon the idea it—could he con- vince Cherry without casting sus- ficing promise rang in ‘er ears: and get two for 8 quarter. The man starting the chain of 5-cent-to-a-dollar stores probably checked | later: on will handle the new auto- | there is spur—50 cents.” That meant, of course, that Cherry which Faith had pray: schemed for had been on the verge of accomplishment. Bob uaded Cherry to have the which had come into her You can blame the bootlegger for clared for Smith, but the United States senate | dow pane and cried to their young mother, who }{ annuls a legal and constitutional election of a|ielephoned for a dog ambulance. On the street senator from Illinois upon grounds of political | @ brusque business man, leaving his mansicn ‘the modern rye face. Have you heard t :t sober ballad about the flapper: Bef troller’s decisions on traveling ex- use way to s ile, Mother” ? Wouldn’t a penknife, oF, (onptight, 1928, NEA picion upon Faith herself?’ Maybe—Faith seized at a straw be ery ae be willing . If she, Faith, had not stum- into the situation, blinded by lousy’ would have written Nils by this mo! Service, Inc.) | the retin . Probably many of those who|because of some twinge of sympathy that| mule? to deny Smith a seat had used or accepted harked back to his boyhood when dogs were + cam funds from as questionable sources|more important than banks, announced to a as Smith. little group that was gathering about the dy- “The United States senate has affirmed the|ing dog that he had summoned a policeman. doctrine that a majority of the senate can shut|“Just a dog; he must be shot to put him out out a senator for any reason. In the case of|of his misery,” the watchers agreed. Smith it was the issue of campaign funds; in] The pool of crimson slowly spreading; the some future instance it may be an arrogant] pleading eyes slowly growing dimmer ; the silky 4 majority seeking to deny a seat to a senator-|black coat covering a body slowly growing elect whom it may not like. The vote on the|rigid. And other motorists, perhaps some of Smith case deals a blow at representative gov-|them of the hit-and-run type to whom a dog ernment. Doubtless many senators who voted |and a child are all the same, passing with bare- against Smith did so-to-save their own pol: ly a glance, because it was just a dog. faces in the coming election because of a fancied SSS |} public opinion against seating Smith, Livelier Lectures |i. Smith’s credentials were valid and his title (San Francisco Bulletin) office sound regardless of what the pub-| Undergraduates at the historic Cambridge ic thinks of the constituents who sent Smith | University of England have started a campaign Washington. : against what they describe as the “insipidity and utter uselessness” of the ordinary lectures Crowded Colleges to which they have to listen. They complain “The enrollment figures for American colleges |of being “bored stiff.” she knew even as it that it was a straw. had not been a model adored Hope. She would ive up Nils rather than abandon baby. Faith was weeping ly, his lit black e; her triumphantly, i ; 1” she cried broken- ly. “You've got to help me again. And now—now! All was rotect Cherry and the truth about her, she hat-seized upon their own explanation of her amazing olla retended, with the skill of a supe: it had been her desperate OUR BOARDING HOUSE I UNDERSTAND “THAT THE SURAAICE COMPANY WILL PAY You $15. A WEEK FRACTURED ANKLE tis MENDED! av since I PAY THE PREMIUMS ON YOUR POLICY, «+ AND You HAVE ME WEARN WAITING OM Vols NIGHT AND DAV, ~ T ‘SAY “THAT WE DIVIDE “HE $15, BETWEEN US E6AD WOMAN,» FiE on N Nout «. MY WORD, OF ALL F WINGS, Nov ASK A PROFIT. ON MN PAIN 2<-HM- PUFF ~SPUPEET~ You WOULD |i SHARE “THE PENSION OF A BOTTLE, wT MEAN : BATILE WEARY SOLDIER2= awe FORSOO THC THAT IS PREPOSTEROUS Hac ,~e T WILL GWE You JS $5. oF MY SUFFER wuld possibly con- her —— would } x giving 0} up. can scurried Prrantical- There must be some way out!” NEXT: George foils Faith vince Cherry that ng the last five years show that the desire| It will be noted that they speak of the “ordi- higher education, so strikingly manifest at|nary” lectures, thereby excluding from the in- close of the world war, has not diminished.|dictment such discourses as those of Quiller- rty-two of the larger universities, those with|Couch and other professors that furnish live- re than 3,000 students each, report an in- lier if not also more informative material. se of 28 per cent. It is significant that}. Thus qualified the charge is probably fair wer institutions recorded the greatest |and one that could be made against universities smallest increase, 15|allover the globe. . Many educators are of the opinion that the ad-|lecture system is an anomalous relic of the days MONEY, < AND NARY A FARTHING MORE !s i : ef £ ry i i! i f i ts fer ° ey Feges 4 bf i i i i cy 2 EB