The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 27, 1928, Page 4

‘ qi 4 —— ov ca pace eer ae enews nes 468 second class mau matter. » Daily by mail, per year, (in Bismarck) .. + Daily by mail, per year, e Bist.arck Tribune An Independent Newspaper ‘THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) the uses of the automobile that the average owner is quickly convinced of their indispensability. But the open road {s not a path of roses. The way of the motorist is hard—abounding in motor cops, beset with detours and speed traps, obstructed by accidents and damage suits, TREE Eibiicecitianincclhiser are Published by the Bismarck Tribune Company, wis-|/nfested with punctures and empty gas tanks, and ap- Marck, N. D., and entered at the postoffice at Bismarcs | proached by twelve monthly payments and usury. leorge D. Mann . Subscription Rates Payable in Advance Daily by carrier, per year a $7.20 1.20 (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, Der year Member Audit Bureau of Circulation 6.00 6.00 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 matter herein are also reserved. Foreign Representatives G. LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY NEW YORK .... Fifth Ave, Bldg. CHICAGO DETROIT Tower Bldg. Kresge Bldg. —$$<$< $< (Official City, State and County Newspaper) EEE SEE aes OUR MURDER OUTPUT ‘However much the United States may fall behind other nations in some branches of endeavor, it is to be doubted if any other land can produce murders the way we do. Consider some of the cases that have figured in the mews during the last few days. A California boy of 21 awaits trial for the murder of five boys. A Michigan lad of 15 admits that he clubbed ® school-teacher to death because she scolded him for misbehaving in one of her classes. A middle-aged man 4s being held in New Jersey for killing a small boy “on impulse.” A “flapper murderess” is being hunted for killing an Ohio man. ‘Those are just a few. You could extend the list almost Mndefinitely. It is a dull day that does not find some new record of cruelty, anger and unbalanced revenge. What does it all mean, anyhow? Is lawlessness an {infection that is going to sweep our country despite all of our efforts to stop it? Probably not. It is easy to be too pessimistic about the Matter; easy to rush to the conclusion that we are all going to the bowwows as fast as we can. But the whole business is worth careful thought, never- theless, It is an invaluable object lesson in mankind's Yohg study of his own soul. Our hope of progress rests Jargely on our ability to understand ourselves and know our possibilities for good and for evil. These dreary, tragic stories of rage and death are worth our thoughtful consideration. ‘We are fond of saying that the human soul has bound- Tess possibilities for heroism, sacrifice and achievement, ‘and that is quite true. But it also has almost boundless Possibilities in the other direction. If man is capable of |scending to the heights, he is also capable of going down. to the lowest depths, ‘The end of this age-old series of crimes won't come tomorrow, or the day after. It will not come until the very nature of the race has changed. We can devise new laws, build up stronger police systems and rearrange our criminal procedure all we please; the brutal, unre- strained cave man will still linger near the surface, ready to break out now and again, for a long, long time. This doesn't mean that we need to despair. The race can make absolutely anything out of itself that it desires, But the solution is still distant. Any element in our daily life that helps to give us self-control, independence and a wider horizon will help it along; and conversely, every plea for the removal of individual restraints and the destruction of hard-won moral standards will delay it. DIFFICULT FOR THE PEDDLER ‘The peddler is a likable fellow. He has to be, because And yet, though there be evil seconds in every minute, + President and Publisher j optimists predominate in this ife and pessimism is for- |bidden by popular edict. Life will be “fair to middlin’” or “tol’able” as long as its advantages counteract the dis- advantages and there remains some semblance of equality between the agreeable and disagreeable phases of human existence. DYING PREJUDICE The late and lamented Donn Byrne used to record of himself that when once, in the course of a varied career, hg found employment in a garage. the posseasion of a master’s degree was not counted against him. This fact showed great breadth of mind on the part of the garage proprietor, for there was, and still is, a certain amount of prejudice against employing college graduates in cases in which ability to do rough manual lebor, and to keep on doing it, is a sine qua non. Similarly, except perhaps in the teaching and journal- istic professions, there has existed, not exactly a preju- dice, but rather a certain distaste, directed against the woman doctor of philosophy. In thinking of her as very learned and somewhat blue-stockingish, possible employ- ers forgot that she probably possessed a woman's tact and certainly a woman's heart, and that the very qual- ittes which enabled her to attain the coveted doctorate were those which might fit her admirably for success in many fields of endeavor. It is pleasant to find that this old unwarranted preju- dice or distaste or feeling, or whatever it was, is fast dis- appearing. Its disappearance is partly due to the trend of an age in which women are increasingly engaged in gainful occupations, and partly to the sheer force of the numbers of women who have received the degree of doc- tor of philosophy, Moreover, business has discovered that these doctors are not necessarily bookish persons more qualified to sit in a library than in an office. A PROMISE IN CHINA Chiang Kai-Shek, president of China, tells his country- men that he will see to it that the unequal treaties be- tween China and the foreign powers are abrogated in the near.future. If this has not been done within three years, he says, he will allow his fellow citizens te cut off his head. Very likely this is just an eloquent gesture. Yét it is fascinating to speculate on the possibilities if other presi- dents should adopt the idea. Can't you just picture a president of the United States vowing that he would sub- mit to decapitation if he had not succeeded in making the country prosperous during his four years in office? Editorial Comment | 592,000,000,000,000,000,000 TONS (Christian Science Monitor) Surely Dr. Paul R. Heyl of the United States bureau of standards would not have us believe that the world is putting on too much avoirdupois. A portly old Mother Earth in these athletic days is inconceivable. And yet, Dr. Heyl asserts that she is no less than 592,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons heavier than when they put her on the scales some years ago. What is going to be done about it? Does she need to work harder? For millions of years she has been doing a yearly marathon around the sun. And if that is not enough to keep her fit, what about the Virginia reel by which she marks her daily progress through space? There appears to be no especial need, then, of providing her with any new form of calisthenics. It cannot be possible that she has been accumulating too many shooting stars. They never would have added to her weight anything like the quintillions of tons which she apparently has accumulated. One will have to be- leve either that it is simply “natural growth” or the “scales were not right.” What are a few quintillion tons, anyway, to an uncomplaining planet which has been lug- ging around several sextillion tons without any apparent discomfort for a number of centuries? WHY PEOPLE LIVE NEAR VOLCANOES (New York World) Volcanic ash enriches the soil. That is why, about hhis personality is half of the battle in house-to-house Selling. He is sincere in his belief that he gives unusual values and “merchandise that your local stores cannot handle.” If he weren't sincere, he couldn't sell. But he is usually ignorant, also, in merchandising. He does not know that business methods have changed radically 4m the last generation. He does not know that margins Of profit have decreased, that buying systems have been Fevolutionized. He does not know—because he has seldom had retail ownership experience—that the retail store is , the most economical method of merchandising in exist- ence, | The peddler doesn’t realize that his operations tend to tear down @ community rather than build it up—or he ,@oesn’t care. He thinks that he is entitled to the privi- ‘$ege of doing business from house-to-house as much as the merchant is entitled to do business in his store or ‘ghop. The peddler doesn't stop to think that the reason , great many of those houses exist is due to the merchant being in-business in the community, due to his spending money in the community, due to his paying taxes for @chools and city government and improvements and Duilding, due to his contributions to church and charity @nd civic welfare, The peddler doesn't realize that the only reason a community becomes available for his house- to-house celling is because money is constantly passing | industry. from one hand to another in the continuous round of «business life. ‘The peddler’s way is becoming more and more difficult fm spite of his pleasing manner and his high-pressure @elling talk. While the peddler may remain ignorant of the inefficiency of his merchandising method, his pros- ective customer—the housewife—is becoming rapidly educated. She knows that all is not gold that glitters. @he is skeptical of samples after having paid C. O. D. for something inferior, She knows that the peddler has buy where she can return for an adjust- goes wrong. She is becoming 9 canny .. So the way of the peddler is increasingly hard. INDISPENSABLE ‘The greatest conveniences in life often prove of ex- things considered indis- cause of numberiess trials and tribu- than women it is said, “you and you can't get along man wants to own his own home and real estate for reasons known to all, good reasons some, who may, do not. unencumbered real estate invites damize hunting ball and ‘rend: Etna as about Vesuviys, a railway line describes an al- most exact circle, on which market and farming towns are strung like beads, towns in some cases of 30,000 and 40,000 people. That is why hundreds of thousands of people live near such mountains in spite of all the warn- ings of the ages. The Circumetna railway is ninety miles in length, so vast are the lower cultivable slopes of this two-mile high chimney of smoke and fire. In such an immense area the villager can always hope that the next outbreak of the mountain will hit the people on the other THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE hampion of the World! Champion of the World! | Our Yesterdays FORTY YEARS AGO Railroad Commiseioner A. Boynton land Mrs, Boynton have arrived in Bis- marck to spend the winter. = | Bismarck friends of Rev. T. R.| Deckard will be pleased to learn that | he is now pastor of the Baptist church | at Mandan. Mrs. D. F. Barry has returned from Quincy, Ill, where she attended the funeral of her sister, Thermometer dropped several de- grees Christmas eve and Bismarck hed a bit of Christmas weather for the first time this year. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Miss Bessie Wi r has gone to Chicago to continue her art studies | after spending the holidays here. Miss McKenzie has returned to her home in Walsh county after a holiday et here with Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Walsh, | | | Mrs. A. L. Woods has as her guest | Miss Kendrick of Grafton. | | Judge Young has returned from | Fargo where he spent Christmas with | relatives. TEN YEARS AGO | Miss Charlotte Matson, legislative | Ubrasian, is spending her Christmas | vacation with relatives in Minneap- olts. Between 300 and 400 people of Bur- leigh county have been innoculated j with the anti-flu serum. The Red Cross is directing the inoculation work, — Private F. C. Schneider has arrived in Bismarck for a visit with his fam- ily. Word has been received in Bis- | side. No lava stream covers many degrees of this mighty circle. Where ash invigorates the soil, lava destroys it. No walls can withstand it, no effort of man can divert a really important flow. On the other hand, an ash erup- tion may destroy human life, as it did in Pompeii, while the onset of 1 is so slow as to give plenty of time for People to get away, saving many of their effects. Then in the deserted towns the snout of the di mass, tumbling half hot rocks about as it advances, slowly pushes down everything that stands in its way, and covers the soil with rock that as it hardens defies cultivation for generations. AIR SHOW REVELATION next year. This is one of the outstanding announce- ments of the current international aeronautical show in Chicago, and goes far as an indication of the trend of the . The era of the airplane as 2 common carrier in General transportation is advancing steadily and surely. The giant cruiser will be a product of Anthony Fokker, native of Holland, who gave to Germany its most ef- ficient war planes and who is now manufacturing aircraft in this country. Luxury, speed and power will be the keynotes of the type. There will be four engines, any two of which will be sufficient for full flight. All the luxuries of the Pullman car, with running water, kitchen convenience and sleeping berths are planned. Speed up to 145 miles per hour can be developed, the maker claimed. The wing spread will be 100 feet; the Jength will be 85 feet. ‘ This is but one announcement from the show, but it I ? marek of the death of John Leasure, | former Bismarck resident, and man- | ager of the Sheridan House. HISTORY December 27 1760—News of the death of King George II reached Boston. 1776—Congress gave Washington dice “ALLENE SUMNER Divorce on the ground of “malicious tatorial powers in military mat- | desertion” and “for scriptural cause” ters, 1863—General exchange of Civil War | prisoners; Federals gave up 121,000 prisoners for 110,800. pinning r BARBS ° we The talking moving pictures are re- vealing quite a few of the Hollywood | players as dumb in more ways than one. eee ‘When President Coolidge was tal!:- ing about that summer White House, | was considered by the United Luth- eran Church of America in biennial convention. Heretofore, divorce for adultery only has been recognized, and ministers would remarry only the innocent party to the divorce. Even consideration of the loosen- ing iron-clad convictions on the sub- Ject of divorce by one of our great church bodies is more than signifi- cant. It indicates a growing belief that marriage with dissatisfaction and unhappiness is infinitely more poison- ous than the dissolution of such mar- he didn’t, by any chance, happen to! ziages, mention Mississippi, did he? . 4% e If you think that gold isn’t very | commonly used as a welding material, see BABY SHORTAGE London has averaged about 4,000 fewer babies every year since 1921 and you ought to visit the divorce courts | the experts on vital statistics say that and observe the way it mends broken | by the next census children under 15 hearts. eee A scientist says fish are color blind. | He must have formed this judgment | after studying the careful regard of a@ crowd of pedestrians for a traffic light. eee A professor gives the age of the earth as 13 to 80 billion years. You know differently, however, if you ever have sat up all night playing cards and gone to work the next day. “ “* 8 A prehistoric skeleton has been found, its legs wrapped around its neck. Proving that the rumble seat is older than hitherto supposed. s+ 8 Here is the headline, word for word, just as it appeared in a New York newspaper the other day: COOL ROBBERS GET $30,000 LOOT IN FUR SHOP. (Copyright, 1928, NEA Service, Inc.) will compose only about 20 per cent of the population, instead of the 30 per cent which has been normal for previous censuses. But what of it? All this alarm about fewer babies is balanced by the thankfulness of those who know that this modern world simply could not, continue to feed the baby crop as it was coming along before various post- war conditions halted it. eee POOR HUMANS We did not need to wait for Henry Judd Gray's autobiography which was published just a few days ago to know what he reveals in the book— that in spite of everything he still “loved” and was fascinated by Ruth Snyder to the very last. Many might |deny that the word “love” is the ac- curate one. But by whatever name | the emotion between the guilty two should be called, few could doubt that, strong enough to perform the crime it (WAT HOLIDAY GORFCENER YOUN to TIE ihe Pte DISEASES OF THE LIVER The liver sometimes becomes badly diseased before one becomes conscious that his skin has become a sallow yel- low color, his tongue badly coated, and that he has persistent and other literally poisoned by bile which, in right quantities and properly dis- charged, is necessary and helpful to digestion. One of the most frequent causes of retention of bile is the stopping of the bile duct by a catarrhal inflammation or by the lodgment of gallstones. As Constipation usually also exists where the bile duct is obstructed, one has in addition the absorption of putre- fying poisons from the intestines. If there is simply a congestion of the liver, a cure usually takes place rapidly by giving the liver a rest from handling rich foods, but there are other diseases of the liver which are not so easily handled., In many cases, only @ careful diagnosis can deter- mine the distinction between these diseases. A severe inflammation of the liver sometimes occurs to white people liv- ing in tropical climates. This is caused by their continuing to eat the quantities and kinds of foods used in cooler countries. An abscess of the liver is often as- sociated with dysentery. The symp- toms are sometimes very pronounced and may cause an enlargement of the liver and the usual symptoms of abscesses. To establish diagnosis a physician usually examines the blood, and may make a puncture of the liver with a hollow needle to discover the pus pocket. In this disease an operation his usually necessary to drain away the pus. A passive congestion of the liver sometimes exists without inflamma- tion as a result of a valvular disease of the heart or of some obstruction to the circulation, either in the liver or lungs. A fatty degeneration of the liver becomes enlarged and usually inter- feres with diaphramatic breathing. This frequently occurs in cases of obesity. The fatty degeneration of the liver greatly lowers one's resist- ance to disease. Acute yellow atrophy of the liver, although rare, is usually fatal. The symptoms are so similar to phosphor- ous poisoning that some toxic sub- stance has been suggested as the cause. This disease comes on with a simple jaundice, suddenly becoming darker after a few days, and there is @ severe pain in the liver, convulsions and finally delirium. Women, dur- ing pregnancy ,are affected in a larger Proportion than the average populace. Cancer of the liver is not an un- common disease. It usually appears in old people suffering for a long time from a gall bladder irritation. The liver may become greatly Dr. McCoy will gladly answer Personal questions on health and diet, addressed to him, care of the Tribune. Enclose a stamped cddressed envelope for reply. and the cancerous masses can usually be felt through the abdominal wall. ‘There may be various symptoms, such as vomiting, constipation and di- arrhea, brown jaundice, and dropsy of the abdomen, depending largely upon the point of pressure of the cancer- ous masses. Cancer of the liver is, unfortunately, incurable. I have prepared special articles on the dietetic treatment for biliousness and gall bladder disorders which I will be glad to send to anyone who will write to me in care of The Trib- une and enclose a large, self addressed stamped envelope. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Horseradish Question: K. K. asks: “Do you think horseradish is harmful to the system and how do you class radishes? Are their tops good as greens?” Answer: Condiments should be avoided as much as possible, but a small amount of horseradish is al- lowable with a meat meal. I do not recommend radishes except in very limited quantities. The tops should be used only in small amounts with mixtures of spinach or chard. Bright’s Disease Question: Mrs. O. D, H. writes: “I have been reading your article with a great deal of interest, and now will you please tell me what I could do for Bright’s Disease? I have been suffering with it for a good many years. Answer: Bright's Disease is caused by faulty metabolism. No particular food is responsible. Send a large self- addressed, stamped envelope, and more complete directions will be for- warded. Potatoes With Meals Question: Mrs. J. H. asks: “Is it all right to serve potatoes with every meal like so many people do?” Answer: Potatoes are the least starchy of all the so-called starchy vegetables, and may be used with a protein meal with less harm than that caused by the indiscriminate use of the other starches. Still, an ideal pro- tein meal would exclude potatoes. The best way to use potatoes is to bake or boil them with the skins on and use them as the principal part of a meal, combining with them some of the cooked and raw ns. (Copyright, 1928, BytThe Bell Syn- dicate, Inc.) did, it would be strong enough to re- main even through death, Neurologists are saying that their big job is to free men and women from just such emotions against which they are powerless to cope without solentifio aid! es SON SLIGHTED Even queens can’t get away with slighting. That is revealed in the much-discussed new book, “Meet Gen- eral Grant,” by W. E. Woodward. The author relages the time Queen Vic- toria invited the General and Mrs. Grant to dinner at Windsor Castle. Jesse, their son, was not invited. Grant's aide finally tactfully procured an invitation for Jesse, but, when the guests sat down to table, Jesse found his place in a room with the Queen's household and not at the Queen's table. Jesse was very angry and pre- pared to leave. Word of the young man's dudgeon, to say nothing of his mamma's, reached the Queen, and she commanded another plate to be put upon her own table. YOUR CHILDREN by Olive Roberts Barton ©1928 by NEA Service,Inc. tooth-brush and gargle. They should never put horns or things handled by other children into their mouths. And they should be taught to clean their hands thoroughly, before meals, and after trips to the toilet. pee 1 At the Movies . Oo ELTINGE THEATRE ‘ ‘The very few famous playwrights and authors who have claimed they were afraid to trust their writings to the mercies of the screen, will find something to think amout after see- ing Marion Davies in “Quality Street,” coming to the Eltinge for Fri- day and Saturday. There is probably no ofher famous Play in existence demanding so much whimsical action in the delicate sit- uations, yet Sir James Barrie, who saw his “Kiss for Cinderella” and “Peter Pan” produced so successfully as motion pictures, did not hesitate to entrust his favorite work to Miss Davies. ‘The screen version of the stage play has lost none of its delicacy and whimsy through masterful handling. The character of Phoebe Throssel, so beloved to American theatregoers who saw the role played by Maude Adams, is still the quaint and whim- sical Phoebe through Miss Davies wonderful portrayal. Conrad Nagel is seen as Doctor Valentine Brown, You don’t want your children to be sick during the holidays, The best way to prevent sickness of an infectious nature such as colds, grip, or influenza, is to keep them away from other children who are in- fected. . If Johnny Smith comes to your house with a runny nose, watering CAPITOL THEATRE “The Locust,” the mysterious masked bandit, will thunder through the screen tomorrow, Friday and Sat- urday ¥ the Capitol Theatre in Fox Films latest roaring drama of the west, “Taking a Chance,” featuring their youthful cowboy, Rex Bell. Who is this lone bandit that de- fies, single-handed, the bad men of the west? Rex Bell, as Joe Courtney, the looks tired, and doesn’t take much interest in anything, I'd say “Here's your hat, happy-go-lucky cowboy, who joins the preacher to establish a mission in Calamity Gulch, @ tough border my dear. I really think you're need- ed at home.” Guard Against ‘Flu’ ‘Then when there is so much in- fluenza I'd keep the children home town, swears that he will capture “The Locust,” dead or alive and re- move suspicion fro mthe head of his ‘aged partner, A thrilling ride through the night, @ vow of vengeance on the part of Joe from the movies and stores and 3 | amity Gulch,” by Richard and the of the famous bandit only to discover it is the girl he loves, are high points of the story. It is based on “The Saint of Cal- Playing opposite Bell in the lending Op} e leading feminine role is lovely Lola Todd, and , | others included in the cast are Rich- ard Carlyle, Jack Henderson, Jack re. Martin Cichy and little Billy fatson. i LITTLE JOE | OME PEOPLE CAN PICK UP EVERYTHING BUT THEIR PAUMENTS PERE WE He > eg ee ee oo