The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 21, 1928, Page 4

PAGE FOUR THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE The Bismarck Tribune An Independent Newspaper THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) Published by the Bismarck Tribune Company, Bis- marck, N. D., and entered at the postoffice at Bis- marck as second class mai) matter. i George D. Mann .. «President and Publisher Subscription Rates Payable in Advance Daily by carrier, per year ; ae 4 Daily by mail, per rear, (in Bismarck) Daily by mail, per year, (in state outside Bismarck) ..... Daily by mail, outside of North Dakota Weekly by mail, in state, per year Weekly by mail, in state, three years for . Weekly by mail, outside of North Dakota, per year Member Audit Bureau of Circulation Member of The Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this newspaper, and also the local news of spontaneous origin published herein. All rights of republication of all other mat- ter herein are also reserved. ‘Foreign Representatives G. LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY NEV RK --- Fifth Ave. Bldg. CHICAGO noone DETROIT Tower Bldg. Kresge Bldg. (Official City, State and County Newspaper) A CLASSICAL BEST SELLER Among the rather dry statistics in a bookseller’s Journal of nt date are some figures which, if taken at their face value, will require us to revise views of old standing in regard to popular education. They revive the query, ¥. are Americans reading? That ques- tion, it would seem, had already been officially an- The best-sellers are listed regularly for the benefit of the reading public. The libraries, for the benefit of whoever is curious about the matter, keep ac- curate records of the circulation of each volume on their shelves. That data should be sufficient. It does not at first occur to any of us that thousands in this country have access neither to libraries nor bookstores and that a majority of those who have make no use of their ad- vantages. When the number of bookstores and libraries is com- pared with the number of people it will be evident, still more, how inadequate they are to serve the bulk of our population. Especially is this true in all districts out- side of the larger cities, More modern methods of dis- = = = = = 2 2 = = E é & E Z = E = = oat baal ee ' tribution, by which publishers have attempted to offer a: books at a low price to all within reach of the mail ser- } vice, furnish a broader basis for inquiry. In one such Pty case the result has proved contradictory to all precon- t ceived notions. t, It is unnecessary to describe this business experi- r ment further than that the publisher, beginning with ike two booklets, “The Rubaiyat,” and the “Ballad of Read- es sal ing Gaol,” issued several hundred v s, including . such diverse titles as Ibsen's “Ghosts,” Plato's “Repub- E. lie,” and Mark Twain's “Jumping Frog of Calaveras.” ob _ The books agreed in nothing except that all were of a r high literary standard, so that in this case the patrons i had no choice. They read good books or read none in that series, But by a questionnaire distributed to 15,000 persons, each was given an opportunity to indicate the class of books he preferred. Nine thousand answered. Contrary to the view generally held by publishers and magazine editors, these replies gave first place to his- tory and not to fiction, Only 12 per cent gave the novel as their first choice. Such u test as this indicates a high degree of intelli- gence among busy Americans who have little leisure ‘or mere entertaining literature. What time they have for reading they give to the best. What, then, was the best-seller among these books whose aggregate sale was 31,000,000 copies? One would hardly guess it. Plato’s account of the “Life and Death of Socrates” headed the list. WOMEN AS PILOTS The exploit of Lady Heath, British airwoman, who Piloted a commercial plane carrying 25 passengers across the English channel on one of its regular trips, suggests the possibility that aviation will become a tew field in which women can exercise their talents. There is no reason why women should not be as good pilots as men. The job calls for an excellent physique and good powers of endurance, but does not require great physical strength, No one has ever demonstrated that the qualities most needed by a competent aviator are not possessed by women as well as by men. It is entirely possible that the future will see many women piloting commercial planes about the country— indeed, “probable” is no doubt a better word than “possible.” Woman has invaded every other field; why not this one? mazes OTHERS ARE OVER-PAID, TOO It is said by sports writers that the Tunney-Heeney fight marked the end of the million dollar gates, Never again, they say, will a pugilist get half a million for an evening’s work. The boom has collapsed. That is, after all, a good thing. The tremendous purses drawn down by boxers represented a sense of values that was out of all proportion. But the situa- tion was never quite as bad as some People used to think, It’s hardly right for a fighter to earn more than the president of the United States, perhaps. But, after all, there are sleek-haired movie actors and softly-curved movie actresses who make even more money; and, in the long run, it is probably true that they contribute no more to the advancement of the nation than the prize fighters. CHICAGO: 100 PER CENTER New York is the largest and most famous American city. Broadway, Fifth avenue, Riverside drive and Har- Jem are familiar words even to people who have never been closer to Manhattan Island than Buffalo. “The town has been publicized as the most absorbing, con- fusing, interesting and spectacular city in the country. Yet, to our way of thinking, Chicago is really more worthy of notice. It, too, is vast, formless, strident, challenging. Like New York it is pulsating with quick Jife, housing a thousand tragedies and a thousand com- edies in its obscure byways. And it is even more typical of America. New York is New York, unlike any other city. Chi- cago is more than Chicago; it is every other American SPST TTT TE PTS ye TIT we. economic hypotheses who uttered these words last urday at the Stanford university stadium. nels, in the industrial and commercial structures of the ry 8, stenographers, news. papers, laborers, politicians and overlords in colorful | procession. The terrifying, overpowering life of the place becomes real; one understands how it is that Chi- cago can be the sort of place it Ithough one.wonders, now and then, how people can live there without going mad, That is the sort of book that needs to be written; not an “expose” and not a tract, but a simple, graphic de- scription of the city and the people who live in it. Chicago is the most significant of American cities, It is fairly crying for the attention of artists, novelists and poets, New York is a great city; yet for color, lusti- ness and power it cannot compare with Chicago.. You might read this book, “Diversey,” if you're cur- ious about the city. And then you might begin hoping that the publishers will issue some more books in the same veih. For Chicago, with all its appalling blindness and clamor and cruelty and lawlessness, is the heart of America. It will bear a great deal of study. &TOP THE RACKETEERS Certain middle western cities are reporting that the Chicago “racketeer” and his methods are being copied in their localities. The racketeer, in case you don’t know, is a high- binder who levies tribute on small business men— garage owners, dry cleaners and the like—under threat of putting them out of business. Men who don't pay find their places bombed, their delivery wagons wrecked, their employes attacked. It’s quite the thing in Chicago; but, until recently, it hadn't spread to other cities, y Prompt police action can check this menace wherever it appears. The situation in Chicago is hopeless, for the moment, because of the peculiar tie-ups between politics and crime. Other cities, not working under such difficulties, have only their police and prosecuting at- torneys to blame if the racketeers get a foothold. | Editorial Comment | THE HOOVER BRAND OF EFFICIENCY (Minneapolis Tribune) “The government can be of invaluable aid in the promotion of business..... by scientific re- search it can promote invention and improve- ment in methods. By economic research and statistical service it can promote the elimina- tion of waste and contribute to stability in pro- duction and distribution.” He was not a theorist, nor an expounder of vague jat- Herbert Hoover did not say so, but the truth of his statement he had proved, brilliantly and irrefutably, during his long stewardship in the department of commerce. Had he wished to do so, Mr. Hoover could have presented to his audience a formidable accumulation of evidence to show what wonders economic and scientific research have wrought, through department of commerce chan- nation. He might have said that Mr. Hoover has been, for more than seven years, the busy Aladdin who has been rubbing the magic lamp of industrial efficiency. And he might have added, too, that the same bold genius for conserving and creating industrial wealth might be eee to conspicuous advantage, in the field of agri- culture, What have Mr. Hoover’s pleasant notions about re- search and efficiency meant to business in this country? The secretary of commerce has talked much about sim- plified practices in industry since 1921. But what, pray, have simplified practices to do with national pros- perity? What is their significance to the consumer who could not differentiate, presumably, between a metal lath, a steel reinforcing bar and a range boiler. George Kimball Burgess, director of the bureau of standards, gives the answer in estimates which show that simpli- fied practices put into effect the last few years are saving industry and business approximately $300,- 000,000 annually. Instead of 66 varieties of paving brick, we now have 5; instead of 49 varieties of milk bottles, we now have four; instead of 6,280 varieties of grdcers’ paper bags, we now have 4,700, Simplification, obviously, means savings to the pro- ducer. It means a reduction of inventories, elimina- tion of waste, increased productivity of plant and per- sonnel and very often an improvement in the quality of the product. But Mr. Hoover knows, and every econo- mist knows, that the wholesaler, the retailer and the ultimate consumer likewise share in the dividends of increased productivity. And Mr. Hoover knows that this increased productivity adds to the earning power of the wage earner, enlarges his purchasing power and raises his standard of living. None of us can afford to ignore the Hoover passion for efficiency, nor to dismiss lightly the man’s abhor- rence of waste. Nor can any of us say, with reason, that this same passion of efficiency and this same ab- horrence of waste would not redound to the benefit of agriculture as it has redounded to the benefit of industry. It would be amazing if the practical mind of Hoover, tested in a score of fields, should suddenly show itself vague, irresolute and theoretical in the tasks of agriculture which lie ahead. eae ee REVOLUTION IN HARVESTING . (Kansas City Star) It was only 10 years ago that some curious appearing agricultural implements were tried out in the wheat fields of Kansas. They were known as combines. When one was hauled through a field by a tractor a miracle happened. The heads of wheat, undulating in the breeze, disappeared, and a stream of golden grain poured into @ wagon driven beside the combine. ,Gone was the crew of men needed to operate the binder and shock the wheat. Gone, too, was the crew that used to descend on the farm house to be cared for during threshing time. One man operated the tractor, one the combine itself, and two hauled the threshed cra to she savant ms was the beginni & new era in wheat growing; the era of the final ‘‘evelo ment of mi oy me possible by the internal combustion engii In the latter part of the last century, a combined harvester-thresher was used on the Pacific Coast and in Idaho. It was a huge affair drawn often by 20 to 30 horses, and was considered impracticable east of the Rocky mountains, But by 1918 the problem of the comibine had been vir- tually solved by the engineers of the big implement houses. Four years later the combine was becoming common in western Kansas and the great plains gen- erally. Then it spread eastward until this year it is es- timated that 18,000 are in use in Kansas alone. , What a revolution in the farming industry this new piece of machinery has made! A staff correspondent of the Star told in a dispatch yesterday how a wheat har- vest on 400 acres near Alva, Okla., was being handled by a farmer and his two sons, one of them only 12 years old. Only a few years ago 16 men were required to do ee. work now done by this Oklahoma farmer and his| 4 sons, In 1926 the department of agriculture made an elab- orate survey in the wheat belt. At that time it found that the average cost of harvesting and threshing 300 acres of wheat, averaging 15 bushels to the acre, was $2 an acre with the combine, $3.50 with the header and stationary thresher, and $4.50 with the binder. Com- bine costs were 18 cents a bushel, header costs 23 cents and binder costs, 80 cents. The original cost of the combine is considerably more than of the see types of pacticery, and care must be town put under the magnifying glass. It is the real ig Bill Thompson or a Scarface Al Capone, perhaps; yet every pther city has miniatures of these men. It is rather surprising that more writers have not tried to interpret Chicago. In another generation or so the city will have outgrown much of its present amazing turbulence, and it is a pity that the authors and poets (with a few exceptions) are concentrating on New One Chicagoan has tackled the job. He is Mac- Kinlay , and his new novel,‘“Diversey,” is the kind of book that ought to be coming out in floods. The 100 per cent American city. Its virtues and its faults | used, of taken to gua: it dampness in th in, But there is no question where ince ore Onan ths = the economy of the combine, a Science, invention, and efficient lone erat lati seblevements in which individual 4 ipped congress in contributing to farmer. Eo ene One bleed fe natural beauty. It blinding. fiiseeal twee a BY RODNEY DUTCHER Washington, much as the Constitution gives Con- gress alone the power to declare war, does the president have the right to send marines to Nicaragua, China, Haiti? Where is the line to be drawn be- tween the kind of war a president can legally wage and the kind which can only be declared by Congress? These questions were Congress this year and are sure to be brought up again. As a matter of fact, it is an ancient question, and our presidents have generally solved it for the time being by doing as they saw fit. heia that though the executive might tate been wrong, he ought to be up- eld. _, A study of the powers of the pres- ident in this made by the Foreign Policy Associa- tion, the president to use our armed forces abroad without a declaration of war, is limited—but that it is difficult to decide just what the limits are, * and _ Congress can exert an ultimate limit of control, though it never has. If the executive wants a declaration of war he can have it, by acting so as to make war inevitable or by ordering the armed forces to acts of war which are bound to bring on a state of war. be about the only sure means of con- trol left to Congress, and no presi- dent is likely to be so unheeding of Public sentiment as to risk that. Our history shows that presidents have led the country to war, with Congress ratifying their decisions. clared war Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton once fought out this con- troversy as force against the Barba: revivals of the question have been numerous, until the method has been alwarkea by precedent and prac- ce. The presidential vention is seated in the constitutional | designed to OUR BOARDING HOUSE [ TH" MASOR, WHERE WE WAS AT + |then, Nicaragua, but Rk} appropria- a tions for them, was the st instance of sucf an attempt. It was defeated, 52 to 22, rh THE CURE OF ASTHMA ‘The first thing for the asthma suf- ferer‘to do is to stop the use of any drug he is taking. This includes the elimination of adrenalin, serums, morphine, opium, smoking powders, coffee or caffein in any form. The next step in the cure is to completely cleanse the alimentary canal of any accumulated food or toxic fecal matter. At least, two enemas daily should be taken, and more if terete opt to assist in elim- i ing intestinal gas. No food of any kind should be used ! for at least four or five days—no milk, soup, coffee, cocoa, or any other drink, except whatever water is desired. This is a simple “water” fast, and will bring about the quic! est relief in getting rid of asthmatic heezing, and will work wonders in assisting in the elimination of ac- cumulated bronchial mucus. The water fast should be continued ! for longer than four or five days if it is necessary, extending it to ten or fifteen days if symptoms persist or the tongue remains heayily coated and the breath foul. No fear need be felt about the consequences of the longer fast, as only good results will follow. This fast has been taken by many thousands, and thousands of actual cures reported, without a single harmful experience. After all symptoms have subsided, | and it seems advisable to break the fast, the following dietary regime should be followe Upon arising in the morning take a few calisthenic exercises in a room with plenty of free circulation of air. Follow the exercises with a cold shower bath, Breakfi The whites of two eggs ed jatar in any manner except by rying; two or three pieces of Melba toast, browned all the way through. Choice of a small dish of one of the following stewed fruits: Prunes, figs, raisins or applesauce. These should chicken, fish or rabbit, No more than one quarter of a pound should be used. The vegetables should be Dr. McCoy will gladly answer personal questions on health and diet, addressed to him, jcare of the Tribune. 4 Enclose a stamped addressed envelope for reply. chosen from those listed for lunch- eon, and the combination should be kept simple. My suggestion is to use only one cooked and one raw non- starchy vegetable at the evening meal, No desserts. An enema should be taken just be- fore retiring. The daily use of the enema should be continued for at least several weeks. If there is any return of asthmatic symptoms it may be well to return to a fast for a few days and then resume the diet which I have just suggested. 5, (Continued in my next article) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Question: High School Girl asks: “What would you advise for a girl that wanted to sleep all the time?” Answer: If eight hours of slee; do not refresh you it is because you! system is burdened with poisons from bad habits of eating, and from the effects of too much study and not enough physical exercise. If a physician’s examination has failed to disclose any definite yi can rest assured that you need a thorough bodily housecleaning which will eliminate the morbid materia) in your blood stream with which you are burdened. Question: L. S. writes: “Please advise when cottage cht is used in place of meat, what is the ample portion per person?” Answer: It is all right for most people to use about one quarter of a Chairman Borah of the Senate pound of cottage cheese in place of (NEA Service Writer) chief of the army and navy. Th August 21.—Inas-|preme court has held that the stitution guarantees American zens the right of protection abi (The reader will have a hard court’s discovery has seldom questioned.) ing that all laws are hfully raised in powers as necessary. not lawfully use arm even to protect American liv: Property, but no other exec en so modest. A lower Congress has even connection has been jhas always refused to legality of decisions of the ich finds that the power of the Foreign Policy Assoc’ Points out, holding tive branch's decisions to ereignty are conclusive. preme court has pointed out, ‘we were at peace while another we were at war. se « Impeachment would | jurisprudence at Princeton, para the lack of definite cri the president’s powers in the of international Telations. how about our little unde- in ‘small countries? |tain .things—the senate last dispute. concerned the use of States; | does. Again, Congress tempts have been made to wer of inter- — — “ ON OUR VACATION, IS A IRISHMAN J uw 7MEMBER ME “TELLIN” You ABOUT His PRIVATE LAKE 2 « WELL, EVERY SPRING HE USED “fo SEND OVER “To provision making him commander-in- finding any such guarantee, but tl The president is charged with see-| cuted and the customary theory is that he is constitutionally obligated to protect citizens abroad, using his commander-in-chief if President James Buchan- an contended that the president could forces abroad ha: federal court has ‘held that it is his duty. The Judicial branch of government ass on the presi- (dent taken in his political capacity, it the execu- It is not concerned whether the executive is right or wrong; otherwise, the su. part of the government might insist Edward S. Corwin, professor of pointed out that the supreme court’s refusal to touch diplomatic decisions teria for determining the scope of Congress has the right to direct the president to do or not to do cer- voted for arbitration of our Mexican But the president may ig. nor such directions, and sometim power of sae te mae ' F appropriation to control the use of armed forces abroad, At- 0 80, thus far vainly. The Blaine amend- cigar box ment to the naval appropriation bill, Foreign Relations Committee and|b@ Prepared without adding any su- Senator Swanson, ranking minorit; were among the amend- member, ment’s strongest opponent: both admitted their belief it olicy that icaragua was a mistaken one. 18 question Cc citi-|dent’s foreign policy should be road. | held. time| The senate did not vote on question whether the president been exe- la de facto war against Sandino. that the president, in handling ahd does! and New York, Aug. e, Greenwich Village’ instance, the fast maturing wo who refers to herself as Yon | flower girl.” sov- one held | everyone to enjoy them. own stock to put a posy in the idea how many she gives away. But the other day thing else about her. I be passing when aye of struggling arti ach cai a lovely has legal field year | for their -“still lifes.” have finished their plants are returned a1 k, Of course, no charge is ese © And there’s Bobbie’ Edwards, GAD, I wilt = S Aveo MAKE DASON CURTAIL His DESCRIPTION, BEFORE HE MAKES A PREVARICATOR \RELAND FoR A LOAD oF LAKE O'BRIEN, To PUTIN HIS PRIVATE .LAKE f .\'see DAT MADE ‘TA YORBIGN LAKE! ~~ OUTSIDERS LAK You MEN WouLD HAVE a “fo GET A PASSPORT “To SWIM IA the sent the marines to tables: Celery, spinach, sm The immered down to one of whether, right or wrong, the presi up- the had violated the Constitution in landing troops in Nicaragua, in making the election agreement or in undertaking The conclusion to be drawn from the Foreign Policy Association is for- eign relations, can do as he likes— (Copyright, 1928, NEA Service, Inc.) | Minutes rest in bed. H f IN NEW YORK | _————— 21—A funny Take, tor man “the Village | gypsy loft above Christopher street. Her shop is a narrow cubbyhole|Trilby’s, Nor is it just beyond Sher- that drops down from the siaewalk. To call attention to the presence of |the Fifth Avenue busses. Kae ples a few eo plants aon at the doorway. You can see he Vili dge. I found it agai she really loves flowers ean i bet ght eet de iarikened bese. ave watched her day upon day rob her but- tonhole of @ passerby. I have no | still seemed friendly T learned some- | and dowftthe piano keys. True, the happened t w a small | aged, somehow, to look like those of sts leaving. | yesteryear. potted plant. | what is called “Villa; to “What's the big idea?” I inquired. another shaggy haired, lithe girl It seems -that the “Village flower |trying to look like a stage version of girl” loans out her plants to worthy |a ? artists that they may have subjects When they|eyes under the candle light as he intings the put back in made. who dates from the time when the “Vil- lage was the village.” And with his | angers-on. i oh huge pa his snes ot nones an is sup) conversation he has remove the marines from | followed the ‘uprooted old haunts of |°ut his old favorite: “The Sultan’s gar. used. Luncheon: Choice of one or more, as desired, of the riot | vege- all string beans, asparagus, summer squash, cucumbers, egg plant, small beets and tops, small turnips and tops, small carrots, small parsnips, let- tuce, okra, chayotes, oyster plant (salsify), mallow, kale, zucchini, parsley, nasturtium leaves and flow- ers, endive, avocado (alligator pear), | or ripe olives. These may be used either cooked or raw, or both cooked and raw, and in any reasonable quantity. Late in the afternoon some more calisthenic exercises should be taken, as well as a fairly long walk, fol- lowed by a shower bath and thirty No cream nor milk should be Choice of one of the fol- Beef, mutton, Dinner: lowing _ proteins: the Village to their newer homes. You'll find him today in Romany Marie’s just as you might have found him half a dozen years ago in Ro- many Marie’s. Marie’s is no longer a Nor is it a couple of doors up from idan Square, nor at the terminal of Bit by bit it has drifted toward the other night in a darkened base- ment in Minetta Lane. The bright gapey hangings were un- changed, paintings and cartoons itinerant spiders, the “trick” cat still ran up people had changed—but they map- Their appearance was ey.” There was aris Apache; the lean faced youth th corner table, straining his pens something or other, hoping per- haps to attract the attention of the tea sippers, and be considered liter- 3 two youths in berets; a girl with the face of an esthetic dancer; a couple of models — and the usual And, of course, Bobbie Edwards, still strumming his uke and droning wives have got the hi iful!” GILBERT SWAN. (Copyright, 1928, NEA Service, Inc.) {. At the Movies ELTINGE THEATRE lands of Chinas a thelling” elimex a climax. that saves a beautiful girl from'a barbarian’s execution block just in the nick of time,:a thrilling romance tnd you have the makings of “Tall ju have s of “Téll- ing, the re week pained = the tinge for esday and Thurs- with William Haines , ied reckless reporter is the hero; a ing, Paactifal dancer one big metropolitan daly by trick s in 5 ing the editor, but he makes. captured by Chinese bandits and about to be publicly be- headed when the boy summons ai from the Serie “a several’ coun- tries throug! wireless message: claimed’ news) man in tha world makes @ pices - that holds one-breathless through its un- in mn ate tful and unexpected answer in fare offered a the’C al theatre, where it sil, with rerulla the same amount of meat. This is approximately an ordinary saucg dish full. Question: Mrs. K writes: “I weigh 190 pounds and should weigh 130. If I take off my surplus flesh at the rate of ten pounds per month would that be too much? I wat five or six miles per day will that help me very much in taking off flesh?” Answer: It is all right for you ta ~ take off surplus flesh at the slow rate of ten pounds a month, but you jcan lose much faster than that if you will first take a short fast and then follow it with a limited diet, free from carbohydrates. There is no danger in seducing rapidly if you will follow the plan I have so ofte! suggested in this column. sential for you to walk at least fi: miles daily if you wish to reduce the petcht around your hips and but- tocks. that are highly diverting for all ex- cept friend husband. “Chicken a la King” is one picture jthat is sure to please every taste. Nancy Carroll gives a splendid per- formance as the gold-digging chorus girl, while George Meeker is in- imitable as her jealous lover. Arthur Stone, Ford Sterling, Frances Lee, roa Carol Holloway are also at their st. ——______—_ —_+ : BARBS | os A headline. says, “Radio Voice Lures Wife Away From Home.” Gentlemen, this thing is getting to be a terrible peril, : About the only thing left for the guy who used to read the movie sub- titles. aloud will be to think up snappy comebacks for the talking movies. , The color movies seem to be hav- ing quite as much a vogue as the off? color ones enjoyed. + We don’t know whether Dr. Ward’s new fifty-volume book aimed at the mistakes of our times men- tions it or not, but the book cer- tainly. has made an error of omission if the age isn’t described as that period in which a young lady may be allowed out into the August heat lah, | without stockings but never without furs. ees Nearly a billion and a half is being spent on the roads of the United States this year, but we haven’t no- ticed any fund for the prosecution of the fellows who take their high- ways at 10 miles the hour, and straight down the middle, - We're not skeptics, but we' - ginning to doubt just a little if there’s any great load of news in the usual Monday story headed, “Coole idge Spends Quiet Sunday.” (Copyright, 1928, NEA Service, Inc.) es Tiang ir, shaped Hy new pil . Taffeta and satin scraps lovely ones. Also [oe chintz in small figured pat- rns, Tt isn’ to have ic Prams a