The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 28, 1929, Page 4

_ PAGE FOUR Fhe. Bisma rck. Tribune Ap independent Newspaper THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) Published by the Bismarck Tribune Company Bis- Qnd entered at the postoffice at Bismarce mai) matter, scecseseeseves President and Publisher Subscription Rates Payable in Advance ber year , Der year. (in Fl $2.20 7.20 [a fi g g Pi i ggg mail, in state, per year mail, in state. three years for . mail, outside of North Dakota, z Member of The Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitied to the use tor republication of all news dispatches credited to tt Of not otherwise credited in this newspaper. and also news of spontaneous origin published herein hts of republication of al) other matter herein reserved. Foreign Representatives G. LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY NEW YORK .... Fifth Ave. Bidg. CHICAGO DETROIT Tower Bidg. Kresge Bidg (Official City, State and County Newspaper) A SIGNAL OF SYMPATHY A very little thing often means a great deal, if you look at it properly. In a little Ohio town near Toledo lives an 18-year-old boy who has been an invalid for several years. His par- ents’ house is near the New York Central railroad tracks, and one of the lad’s diversions is watching the big lim- ited passenger trains go speeding by. One day, about a year ago, an engineer saw the boy’s cot on the sun porch and inquired about him when he reached the town’s station. Learning that the boy was kept to his bed by illness, the engineer decided to do a little something to cheer him up. Go, thereafter, every night when his train passce the boy’s house, the engineer would blow his whistle four times, ‘the boy quickly discovered that t’‘s signal was a greeting to him, and he responded by blinking the light in his bedroom four times. ‘That has kept up for a year now. Every night that the engineer speeds by he sounds his signal, and the boy responds by flashing his light. If the boy is feeling worse than usual, and has to drop off to sleep earlier in the evening, he sets his alarm clock so that he will awaken in time to hear and respond to the greetinz. On Christmas the engineer sent the boy a little present. And 8 few days later, on his day off, he went to the little town and called on him, promising to h-~ all the other engineers on that section of the line toot their whistles for the sick lad wh they passed his house. Now all of this, while interesting and a little bit t-uch- ——? not seem especially ivpo.'-~-+. But it is, just the same. Study it aright and you will ~ ‘ a great deal of ~-ouragement and hope out of it. ‘There is a good deal of misery of one kind and another in this world. Sickness, poverty, failure and disapp~‘nt- ment touch every one of us at one time or another. ‘Yhey’re r-otiy hard to live ‘‘ir-ugh, sometimes; byt the worst thing of all is the feeling of loneliness that ‘so of- ten -:companies them. ‘We are so con-tituted that we can «tari almost any- thing except the feeling that the rest cf the world is shut, off. *-om us ty barriers of ‘ndifference ar ~ misur“-r- standing. There ere times when the most im-crtant thi-+ on earth is an unmista‘-able hint that kindness and thoughtfulness still exist in a world of strangers. “Phat is why the simple. !-indly act of thi- locomotive engincer is worth reading about. What he did wasn't much, perhaps—but it meant a great deal to that bed- tidden youngster, lonely and dezressed. An“ though the rest of us never he-~d of either of these two peopl> be- fore, it can man a good dc-l to_us, too. WAGES AND LIVING COSTS ‘There is a large and influential class which rejoices al- ‘vays in the reduction of wages, and this element hails any order cutting wages as a wise and patriotic move. The plea of extenuation of this act is that prices of cloth- aay 535 Ing and food and rents will voluntarily be reduced to meet this reduced income of the workers. Never within the memory of man has the thing worked ‘Dut so beautifully as that. It will be remembered with ‘what discontent the factory workers and farmers of {tally several months ago received the ukase of Mussolini teducing them to starvation wages. Food prices and tents, instead of falling, climbed still higher. If such a tondition were permitted in this country and enforced by bayonets, in the Mussolini manner, it would be the beginning of an industrial feudalism of the most intoler- @bie sort. It would create a dictatorship of the in- dustrialists that would outshine the dictatorship of the ship, has convinced the American people that the “high gost of living” cannot be abolished by cutting wages and salaries. They know that the only way in which this can be accomplished is by increasing wages and salaries pro- high living costs for low wages and low living costs. . AFEATHERED NUISANCE... ‘Tt is not news when we are informed by a report from the bureau of biological survey that the starling is all over the place. Introduced in New York in 1890, its tange ‘almost doubled since 1924. Which shows what this bird €an do when it puts its mind on the job. _-In many localities the starling is a nuisance. It is un- ow spreads from the Atlantic to the Mississippi, having with dispatch, safety and comfort. It was a cold day. and this comfort mede the biggest impression of the visit. The Dickinson hosts put everybody in a happy mood from the moment of arrival in the Stark county seat till the train pulled out. The hats of the special train dele- Gation are off to the city which seems tc be in line for an industrial development from the fact that the briquet- ting plant is, in effect, at its doors, Such a live business community as the association showed the city to be de- serves to get the development benefit of the industry. Here's hoping Dickinson will grow and grow and that it and the briquette plant will thrive together. 3 OLD RED SCHOOLHOUSE PASSES Th old one-room country cehocihouze. a feature of American life for many years, is disappearing, and there will be few to mourn its passing. ‘ report from the Bureau of Education of the Depart- siont of ths Interior sno ~: ‘*-1t consolifated rural schools have been replacir.~ one-teacher schools in the United States at a rapid re*> durir, the past decade. In 1°90 the 48 states had 189,000 one-room schoc'-: fn 1926 t"s nm ber had shrunk to 161,000, an“ f* is ~"" = Advantages of the consolidated school are numerous. | both from the standpoint of education and general health and comfort. The modern school bus, which can bring children from widely separated farms to the door of a distant schoolhouse in less time than it took their fathers to walk a mile, is a big factor in the change. The one-room school served the country well in its day; but the consolidated school can do the job better. and the sooner the replacement is complete, the better fer all concerned. A MATTER OF RED TAPE If the new government at Washington can remove a little of the stupid red tape that entangles the matter of immigraion and naturalization, it will be doing the country a real service. { > A Kansas City woman is going to England, accom- panied by her three-year-old son. She*was born abroad, and although her husband is an American, she is classi- fied as a foreigner—and consequently had to get various country when her trip to England expires. But that isn’t the funny part of it all. Her infant son, born in this country, is an American citizen, even if she isn't. So when the two board the liner for England, he must go aboard by one gangplank and she must use an- other one. BENNETT HARBOR It is good to read that Commander Byrd has named a “-3 down. | kinds of official papers to enable her to re-enter the; harbor which he discovered in the Antarctic continent after Floyd Bennett? the man who flew with him to the North Pole. But for the self-sacrifice and bravery that led him to try to fly to the relief of the Bremen flyers when he was in the first stages of pneumonia, Bennett would today be Byrd’s right-hand man in the Antarctic. Serving his fellow men at no thaught of the cost to himself, he lost his life and his place had to be filled by another. But Byrd, it seems, has not forgotten him. Bennett's name will get the kind of immortality that explorers’ names get—a space in the corner of a map. That, we belleve, is as he would have had it. { Editorial Comment SCOTCH CONSERVATISM (The Pathfinder) There is an old saying that some men stand so straight that they lean backwards, This of being over-good is recalled by the famous St. Andrews Royal and Ancient Golf Club of Scotland. It is a sort of daddy of all golf clubs, proud and jealous of its record and reputation won with age. Like many institutions in the British Isles this one holds"tightly to the past. opposes amy improvement of the game, not because it is an improvement but because it is a novelty. The reason in this case, as in most similar cases, is that if the old boys turn loose the old ways and adopt the new they are. no longer leaders but followers. It is a@ matter of pride. . The “Rcyal and Ancient” has refused to agree to any change in the size or weight of the ball, or in the num- ber of -holes tobe played. in’ qualifying rounds. aged board of governors simply refuse tp adopt any new proposals. They want to retain their lead of the old way rather than follow the new. But the attitude leads them into funny situations. They have refused to sanc- tion the steel shaft for golf clubs—an innovation good one, of America. The light hollow steel z Fg z a i i really cheaper and better; it retains its shape and lasts indefinitely. Not only that, but while the British have plenty of the best steel, they have to import all of thet hickory from America. So the ancient club's conservatism has led it to favor the foreign and expensive article over the native product, in spite its jealousy of the present American supremacy in game and of everything that comes from America. A SLANDER PROVED A FORGERY (New York Times) Hi HEE Fa It | mind being tired,” is so often our at- irst—You Must Catch Your Hare |_First—You Must Catch Your 5 No Poon , \i ~ YOUR CHILDREN 4y Olwe Roberts Barton ©1928 by NBA Service.Ine. A few days ago I saw a weary moth- er with two little boys approach the one vacant chair ina department store waiting-room. Naturally I thought she would sit down. But she didn’t. She said, Climb up, boys. You rest a little while, then I'll sif down.” The little fellows were a pretty tight fit but they managed it; they leaned their heads on the back and rocked away for dear life for about five minutes. ‘ Then the mother said, “Now it’s my turn. You stand.” ‘They were rested then—children rest more quickly than grown-ups— and down they slid. The mother dropped with a weary sigh. She sat there for ten minutes or so, then they all went away. The thing that surprised me was that this mother realized that her children were as'tired as she was, and she didn’t make them wait as many other mothers would have done. “They're just children. They don't titude toward little people, and it’s all Children get\ tired very easily. And when they get overtired their nervous become upset and that makes them sick. They should rest often, if only for very short periods at a time. Half the stomach trouble of children ree from eating when they are too I think it is an excellent plan. F af F own never stop to ry Even those who have regarded the views of Senators | or Not only is the mer2 suggestion an insult to the two gentlemen, but it credits the Soviets with stupidity such as even their fers Exve rarely believed them to possess. a The senators have done well to demand the full publi- cations of the forgeries directed home right to send her 02 an errand, but not two or three If she is very tired to begin with, don't send her on any or four errends. at all. Before You Cook Him! fc wD whe Me Fast h ss ne cconerms ENCLOSE STAMNPEO AODRESSEO ENVELOPE SURGICAL EXPLORATION Surgical technique has improved a Great deal during the past few years. During the years of the war both young and experienced surgeons gained @ great deal of valuable knowl- edge because of the stern necessity of operating as efficiently as possible with speed, and were encouraged to take chances when their wounded patients were hovering between life and death. Much good came from this, especially in a better under- standing of bone surgery and in the revised technique for handling those wounded by shot and shell. with the war surgery, there has also been an improvement ih the use of anesthetics and in major surgery to rot agg organic and functional de- ‘The clever surgeon can today take bag Me Marne ble oth @ lessened percentage fatalities. There is however, a/limit to the amount of surgery necessary, and a growing distrust in the minds of the sick and afflicted who have held high hopes for a cure through an opera- tion and yet have been disappointed. The constant criticism which I hear from patients is that they think sur- are only interested in the money hey can make from a case. While there is doubtlessly as large a per- physicians any other profession, it seems to me that the fault lies in the surgeon being too optimistic about the results he expects to achieve with his operation. Causes of disease are seldom re- moved by surgery, but usually only the results which have come from im- Proper living. It -may be necessary to remove a gall bladder so filled with stones that it resembles a bag of marbles, but many infected “sick” gall bladders have been removed here correct eating and hygenic the necessity for an operation as long as possible. You will find it interesting and Profitable to learn all you can on the subject of scientific -dietietics, the value -of exercise and the real good which comes from constructive mental therapeutics. If you continue to study and practice what you have learned, you can thank yourself for the results—your busy doctor will thank you for giving him less work to do—and you may later on thank me for calling your attention to better ‘ways of healthful living. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Kidney Diseases Question: W. E. S. asks: “Is there any disease of the kidneys that causes them to rot away? If so, is there any possible cure?” Answer: If the kidneys are forced to overwork in throwing out poisonous substances, they will sooner or later break down and degenerate as they do in such diseases as nephritis and Pyeletis. -Have a diagnosis made in your own case, and then find out how to stop injuring your kidneys. Lump on Neck Question: A. M. writes: “Several years ago I fell on my head and evi- dently dislocated something at the back of my neck. The cartilage has thickened there, causing a bump. Would friction wear this away? I have been to an osteopath with very little success. It is not painful, merely unattractive. I would appre- clate your advice.” Answer: The protusion you have felt at the base of your neck is no wi habits would have brought about a satisfactory cure. It is all too pain- fully true that an operation fre- doubt due to the-natural extension of the spinous processes of the seventh cervical vertebra, I find that many Patients have noticed this on them- AME RICAN HISTORY * January 28 | 1866—Joseph Crele, 141 years old, i “There's room there for both of you. | died at Caledonia, Wis. 1880—Edison received a patent on an incandescent lamp. }1908—U. 8. control in Cuba ended. [BARBS | C—O Dispatches report the finding of the tomb of one of Solomon's wives. Some day excavators are going to find a woman who was not Solomon's wife and that will be news. cee Shoes are being made from old tires in France. The buyers of course face the haard of skidding into telephone poles; ae. An Obio man reported his lilac bush in full bloom the other day. The desert isn’t the only place a man can. enjoy a mirage. | The average wind velocity in Phil- adelphia is said to be ten miles an hour. Not the political wind, how- ever. eee ‘Who remembers the good old- fashioned days when fur used to come from animals? eee A man in New York state volun- tarily cut his own salary twice. Evi- dently not a married man. | (Copyright, 1929, NEA Syndicate, Inc.) , INDUCEMENT Proud Parent (to suitor): Has my daughter ever offered you any en- couragement? Suitor: Oh, yes, sir! She said if {I married her she'd be able to pay jthe rent.—Answers. SHE’S YOURS If I asked you to marry me, hat would you say? He: Well—er—what would it rhyme with? She: Guess.—Answers, ‘deny it, generally, of course, but a ‘son, Irving, junior, who was said to selves and think it is something un- natural, It seems more prominent in some people whose necks are not well rounded, whether they are too bony or have a padding of fat over this Part of their spine. Nervous Breakdown Question: L. O. asks: “Is there quently stirs up more trouble. ALLENE SUMNER ‘The “exploratory” operation is often $ prey tiles Mandates diet aletied ‘Tex Rickard, when dying, is said to | Pat 's illness. Searching for causes have asked his wife about “tittle |Of ‘“isease with s knife is often as dangerous as looking for a leak Tex.” The only Rickard child is ®/ with a lighted match. ae little daughter, Maxine. The senti-| It e ‘ares a ee case ferent sae mentalist and-the short story writer | not lagnosed by our modern lab- could make much gist of 20 intense |onorltrw auery omens (0 | any cure for a nervous breakdown? 4 59, Wl known rem- paternal longing for # son, breaking article is in no sense a criti- | edy?* gia forth from the subconscious in @ mo- Answer: The first thing to do is ment. of delirium. to find the cause of what’ you call a There's no denying that a son to nervous breakdown. As soon as this both fathers and mothers is of much cause is removed your breakdown more concern than a daughter. They'll will be broken up and you will not know where it has disappeared. able to keep away from light in their eyes tells’ the story. Why is it? Just a hangover from an age-old day when men had a place in the world denied women? A matter of the family name being handed tor Guieee tae Ont SO EN gi ir husbands if domestic fell- THE BERLIN SON - Speaking of sons, Ellin Mackay fact that probably the beau- ep np ge ee women wives in a trated by the death of her 24-day-old iia’ ‘a, Chienige of opollayeamnay sake them less desirable in the eyes of their masters. Perhaps he’s heard all that, and rs not devoted to their ities. xt he marshal hasn't heard have cemented the ruptured bond which had existed between her and her father since her marriage to song writer, Irving Berlin. There is a little daughter. Again one wonders that the little daughter was powerless to do what the little son seemed to have done in the way of reuniting estrangy ed hearts, and wonders if the loss of the daughter could, cause such havoc, doesn’t believe a word of it! Our Yesterda FORTY YEARS AGO 24, TRUMPING AT THE WRONG TIME Mrs. Frank Donnelly left Friday for North (Dummy)— Telnoage should | Medford, Minn., where she will visit a863 ay continue to vehemently deny her en- foe savers weeks, a seek Tawmsend Netcher, de-) award Olson, president of Dakota #3109 he te engaged te they te Brit [university at Vermilion, is spending derstanding, unless denial obtains |*¥erl days here on business. Imation "paper space than confir-)- srs, ma, McCarty is dangerously ill ma Xt can't be that Connie is a bit selt- st fier. home on soupts iixth etree, third connubial venture! ‘They do say | avin pate trend orig oe that Hollywoodites are attempting to | Ped irom the east, aid pil recel South (Declarar)— rather than flaunt them as they once | H*Fe for @ part of the session. oaxes : case ey TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO PO ae SCHOOL FOR WIVES Declarer properly gives to the four-card major than the five-card minor or no with a worthless doubleton. rat ME "BolT SOME OUR BOARDING HOUSE \ DAT ~ BROTHER SAKE OF YOURS MISTAH MASOR IS A VER’ IWRESTIA’ MAA! oT SURE LAK Him fa.T sHtiteD uP His sHoES 4 Dis MAWAMUS’ AN’ DUSTED OFF His CloTHes, —~ AN’ HE WAS -TELLIA” DEALS! ~~ DAT ONE OF His WHERE HE'S GoNAIA ORGANIZE A WHITE COAL MINE COMPANY So “Here Won't BE No Mo’ SOOT, IS A POW FUL IDEA! oF His BiG. UME-F~~. Yous HAVE ENOUGH -@ Do-AS. MY VALET SASoA, WITHOOT EXTEADING Nour SERVICES To SAKE ¢ ~~ MIND. THAT!» § N\ + UNFORTUNATELY, MY > A BROTHER IS “THE ONLY. ONE OF OUR ILLUSTRIOUS * FAMILY WHo IS LoQuAcious, Play: West opens lubs and then plays wins the trick with . East now plays King card should South The Error: Declarer trumps with Jack of spades. to Reward Air Hero Mexico City, Jan. 28—(P)—A new ;