The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 4, 1929, Page 4

PAGE FOUR The Bismarck Tribune An independent Newspiper THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1973) * Published by the Bismarck Tribune Company, Bis- . entered at the postoffice at Bismarck ‘Weekly by mail, in state, per year .. 1.00 ‘Weekly by mail, in state, three years for 2.50 ‘Weekly by mail, outside of North Dakota, ie per year Mel Men.ber of The Associated Press The Associated Press ts exclusively entitied to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this newspaper and also the local news o1 spontaneous origin publ'shec herein. All rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. Forcign Representatives NEWYORK © Fifth & Blak. zs DETROIT Kresge Bldg. (Official City, State and Coun’y Newspaper) ee THE GARDEN CONTESTS The annual yard and garden contest has a definite and important place in the activities to which Bismarck has committed its energies and interest as means of making the city a better community in which to live. With music, floriculture here shares the field of esthetic emulation in those forms of culture which in cities of the size of Bismarck necessarily must be limited. The application of attention and energies which in a greater variety of esthetic activities might result in a wider but shallower depth of culture, thus can be concentrated into & specialization on rhythmic tone and colorful beauty. Both enter into the creation of practical attractiveness. ‘The latter gives charm to the home and elevates the community prestige among lovers of natural beauty, while contributing values for enjoyment to the spirit and senses of those whose hands work their miracles. Bismarck being thus limited in the cultural arts in which it may indulge its esthetic impulses, it should not stint its concentration on such a practical form of beauti- fication and refinement as this yard and garden contest implies. Rather there should be a common and general participation in this virtual striving to achieve the city beautiful. Every lawn should be a carpet of velvety green, every garden a revel of floral gorgeousness. Every ugly spot should be splashed out with nature's color brush in some type of flower or grass or shrubbery. Bismarck has been committed to this annual pro- gram for five years and it is one of those forms of com- munal activity that never should be allowed to languish. Rather, each year should witness an advance, progress over what has been accomplished the year before, a striv- ing for still greater permanent attractiveness in the cap- ital city of the state. It has been splendid in its re- sults for the city and its homes, but it is of greater conse- quence in the development of the cultural character of the community. It has a power akin to religion and morals for betterment of the city through spiritual eleva- tion. It intrigues the imagination to contemplate the trans- formation that civilization has brought to this prairie country since some generations ago, where now comfort- tble modern homes nestle amid the beauty of trees and grass and flowers, the vast expanse of rolling plain stretched to the horizon with only that primitive cover- ing of buffalo grass and sage brush to clothe its bare- ness. The hand of man has wrought wonders with this barbaric picture and in its place the dazzling touch of floral color is spreading ever-increasing tapestries of nature's weaving under the guiding human hand. The Bismarck yard and garden contest is one of the forms which this task of beautification assumes. It has done wonders but it still has goals to attain, in the annual summons of the recurring seasons. This summer is an- other opportunity. May it be greeted with welcome and untiring hands, It closes its entries May 15. IS FREEDOM OF PRESS A MYTH? Four years ago the Minnesota legislature enacted a law which permits a judge to suspend publication, with- out jury trial, of any newspaper that in his opinion regu- larly prints malicious, scandalous and defamatory mat- ter. The excuse for it was what seemed at the time a need for a curb on “scandal sheets.” But, though there were “scandal sheets” in Minnesota which seemed to Justify. statutory curbing, it is doubtful if the measure would have become law had the legislature, governor and “public realized its full import. Two years after its enactment the law was invoked to “kill” the Minneapolis Saturday Press, and since then it has been under fire. Thus far efforts to obtain its repeal have been unsuccessful, with the result that the Ameri- can Newspaper Publishers association, representing 493 newspapers, has dedicated its resources to destroying this Particularly vicious and destructive bit of legislation. The association is not defending the right of a news- Paper to publish malicious, scandalous and defamatory matter. Before the enactment of Minnesota's “gag” law there were legal channels for attacking such evils. ‘The association has entered the fight against the law @s the champion of the freedom of the press and prop- erty rights. ‘The constitution of the United States, as well as those TRAVELING IN ONE SPOT Captain William Frost, who has traveled by water about as many miles as any man alive, has retired and will end his days on a ferry boat a genuine experience; and if he hasn't, he can travel all the way to Singapore or Capetown and remain totally uninstructed. People are much alike, wherever you find them. So 1s scenery. The ocean, after all, is only a great deal of water, sloshing around in a sometimes disconcerting way. A mountain is only a mountain, and a city—be it Pitts- burgh or Samarang—is only a collection of houses. If, in other words, travel means nothing to you but a lot of strange sights, you might as well stay at home—or travel on a ferry boat. For you won't really see anything so terribly startling. But if you can travel with your mind as well as your body—if you have eyes that can see beneath the surface of things—then travel can enrich you, even if, like Cap- tain Frost, your traveling is all done in one spot. A strec: car trip from your home to your place of work can be highly significant, if you can see through the externals. There is a whole unexplored world right at your feet; a world that has marvels in it, dragons and demons and magnificent vistas and breath-taking spec- tacles, waiting your inspection. It is a world of every-day human beings, each one of whom has an epic concealed about him. If you can see that world—and you can, by developing sympathy and understanding—your travel will be fruitful, even if it is confined to ferry boats. THE PRESIDENT’S WIFE In the whispering gallery that is Washington, the chief targets of gossip and dislike are the occupants of the White House, and the favorite—as well as the most vulnerable—victim is the president's wife. She is the most vulnerable because her field is not po- litical, but social and personal. A political mistake does not arouse half the resentment and talk caused by a social slight. Extremely sensitive electrical transmitting devices can make a flea’s footsteps sound like the crashes of thunder, but a single tactless remark made at the White house to a talkative visitor can achieve greater magnification. Two characteristics of life in Washington are a willing- ness to believe the worst and an inability to arrive at reasonably unanimous opinions—the “ins” are always un- der the fire of the “outs.” Because some people in Washington liked a president's wife was sufficient reason for others to dislike her. If she played the social game according to accepted rules, she was putting on airs. If she didn't, she was just @ little bit common and a mis- fit. If she helped her husband, she was not minding her own business. If she kept aloof, she was a millstone around her hard-working husband's neck. All of the foregoing makes extraordinary what other- wise would be an extremely simple statement. Washing- ton liked Mrs. Hoover when she was the wife of the secretary of commerce, and Washington likes her now that she is the first lady in the land. She is well schooled in the follies and foibles of society in the national cap- ital, which, coupled with her own personality, is making her a most successful president's wife. And that matters in a larger way than the general public may imagine. SLIPPING FOR A LIVING There are, in this modern world, many odd ways of earning a living. One of the oddest yet uncovered is that of a Chicago negro, who slipped on a banana peel the other day and landed in jail. This man, the police learned, had supported himself quite neatly for a number of years by slipping on banana Peels. He always had one or more in his pockets; and, dropping one on the sidewalk in front of some store or other business piace, he would slip on it and then ask damages from the owner of the place for negligence in leaving the peeling on the sidewalk. He nad collected, he admitted, scores of times—sums ranging from $10 to $250. This last time, however, some- one saw him put the peeling there—and he drew a jail term. The effort to live without working does lead men into queer pursuits, sometimes, ‘The pistol, however, isn’t a cause. It is a symptom. | Editorial Comment | MR. ROOT’S ACHIEVEMENT (New York World) Elihu Root, returning at 84 from Geneva with the draft of the revised World Court protocol, was not met by pro- cessions or welcoming committees. But he has performed a useful service for his country, and a great company of Americans will hope to see this service rewarded by the senate. There is a special fitness in the fact that it was left for Mr. Root to reach an agreement at Geneva which now stands an excellent chance of being ratified in Wasi . His zeal for world peace has been. untiring since the first Hague conference thirty years ago. AS secretary of state he prepared the ground for the sec- ond Hague conference in 1907. With Mr. Hay he led the way in making the Hague court effective, bringing about the submission of the first two controversies to it. Years ago he foresaw the need for a permanent court of inter- national justice. He was one of the chief members of the committee of 1920 which framed the World Court statute; and he has watched its work with interest. Doubtless he counts himself fortunate in having helped revise its constitution and in helping to clear the way for American membership. His country is fortunate in hav- ing him at its service. HANDLING TRAFFIC (Des Moines Tribune-Capital) ‘The American Engineering council is urging the adop- tion everywhere in the country of a uniform system of traffic signals, street traffic signs and marking: ganization has been &@ survey covering 100 cities making in thirty-five states, and claims to have worked out the ling the experiences of all the survey. Uniformity in handling traffic in all the cities of this country is probably a long way off because each city’s government has authority to determine its own rules. However, that is no reason for holding back the effort to attain uniformity. A good Taany snillion Americans take to the roads each sag the rules for handling traffic in Chicago, St. Louis or Minneapolis were sure to be the same as " Engineering council is making s be a be- toward the solution of a problem that is not only Geretanding of trattic signals by evecy driver pave every every driver puts every other driver and every pedestrian in danger. ENGLAND DROPPING JURIES (Century y hin In England, during 1926, the last year for which sta- tistics are available, no less than 69,695 defendants charged with indictable offenses—roughly 90 per cent of with in courts of summary for jury the total number—were dealt leaving only 7,924 to be fh criminal # E Hl THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE AEE IE TITTLE Le ET TSE TS TN ITN TATE TT | Are We Seeing Things? | @ feeling that they could never, never understand, and that the more she said the more criticism and disdain and sarcasm she would receive, ex- plains Miss Marian's apathy in tell- ing reporters, and, through them, the s. ‘The or- world, just why she was making her choice. eek * I'M FOR HER! Somehow a girl who says that she isn't particularly interested in “more | money,” Paris clothes, and all the j other baubles which money can buy, who can savor the sweetness of quiet and peace and time for real living, seems good stuff, rather than worthy of all the ribaldry she is receiving. She is shattering our American tra- dition of working hard till we are too old to enjoy leisure; that’s why we don’t like her. gf ALLENE SUMNER, Though round-faced Marian Talley ‘announced several days ago that she was “through forever” with her prima donna career, would never sing again, and was all set to enjoy a life of hard work on the farm, the subject just will not.die, and speculation as to why and how she could renounce more fame and fortune, continues. Marian told reporters in her lifeless way that she didn’t care if her voice rusted; that she felt no obligation to the public nor those who financed her singing career and that she would never sing again, even for amuse- ment. A LITTLE TACT (By Alice Judson Peale) ‘With children as with adults, a lit- tle tact goes a long way in smoothing the rough places. With some parents, orders are orders and the child is ex- pected to go all the way to meet them. He must drop whatever he is doing whenever and because they command. Some children adjust themselves to this arbitrary interruption of their occupations more readily than oth- ers, The child who gives the greater concentration to his play, who has the power to become wholly absorbed in what he is doing, is the one who puts up a strenuous fight. Perhaps one-half the battle in the attainment of obedience is in making it easy and attractive. When, for in- stance, it is time to wash his hands for lunch, instead of prying the child away from his play by pitting our own will against his, we can adopt jless high handed methods. Instead of saying, “Put away your toys, it’s time for lunch,” we can say, “Let’s run your train into the station now so that it can take on passen- gers until you come back from lunch;” or, “Let's save your house over here where no one will step on it while you are having your lunch.” The child recognizes the temper of these remarks as an accession to his wishes and an appreciation of his poate of view. He responds accord- ingly. Another type of justifiable diplo- macy is to say, “It’s time to wash your hands for lunch. Do you want to take dolly along or shall we leave her here?” or “Shall we walk to the BARE TOOR OE ABH WO NAAN Ne way?” The child feels that he is asked to choose what he prefers to do, and eaCOSSS Ss A $24 PURCHASE Today is the anniversary of the most historic real estate transaction in history—the purchase of Manhat- tan Island from the Indians for the | equivalent of about $24. This purchase made on May 4, 1626, was the crowning event in the otherwise inconspicuous administra- tion of Peter Minuit, director general of the New Amsterdam colony. The island, now the skyscraper dis- trict of New York, is 13 miles long, has a maximum width of two and a quarter miles, and an area of 22 miles. Its population is now more than 2,500,000, and its assessed valuation is fabulous. Its name is supposed to have orig- inated with Henry Hudson, who re- ferred to the hostile Indians he found Later they lanhattan Indians,” as if they were a distinct tribe, but his- | there gestion. possi- torians say that they were a branch er stot of the Delawares, sides “ Since they were unfriendly to the | 9. Dutch settlers, the Indians probably ) BARBS drove as hard a bargain as possible and felt that the 60 guilders worth of | merchandise they received was a good xe * LAUGHED AT HER How they went away laughing, as they mimicked Marian’s one close ap- Proach to enthusiasm as her eyes lit at the anticipation of “chasing cows.” It was city-bred reporters who used that expression “chasing cows.” If they had really reported Marian’s ex- pression of “going after the cows,” it | ‘would indicate that they knew some- thing about that whereof they tried to write. It would mean that they themselves in a fragrant past had taken the old sheep dog down the lane at sunset to the far pasture where the cows were waiting to be taken home. * * * YOU'D KNOW If you made this trip in childhood days, you would not, and could not, be one of those who would laugh at @ girl’s eyes shining in anticipation of again “bringing home the cows.” You would remember the tinkle of bells hung to soft velvety throats; you would remember the smell of the wild roses along the old rail fence that bordered the lane; you would re- member the antics of Shep, the dog; you would remember the cool of the evening after the hot dusty day; you would again see the mackerel clouds in a rose-tinted sky, and you, too, would dream of a day when life could Pe aa chop and good to the taste as at. o4 | ry x *k * MAMA KNEW There is little doubt that a knowl- edge of no understanding in the hearts of those who tried to find out why she ‘was “giving up all this,” and cars, the disarmament question hasn't Fonehas ss 65 ss the pubs nares, * * The police of Paris have the largest collection of criminal fingerprints in the world; it contains more than A Kansas City court tried to give 1,727,000 specimens. 263 pints of confiscated toa hospital but it was refused. Probably SMI YoU Bic “SEA-HoG fe GIVE THAT SoAP A WORLD TOUR oN YOURSELF, AN’ HURRY T oF many BRA-HAVE 3 Hearts ARE ya-sLeeP “ile DA-HEEP GoING To ASK Some BROADCASTING STATION ‘To INSTALL A MICROPHONE IN MY BATH- ROOM So THAT THE RADIO WORLD MAY ENSoY MY DEEP RICH BASS / ‘as a business man audits his books. Ii one department of the body or minc lacking, # can then be given the attention it deserves. A well- SLUGGISHNESS Next to ignorance, sluggishness is Probably the most important cause of our troubles and diseases. Nothing tiring as laziness. If you wish to have something done, have a busy man do it; a lazy person won't be able to find the time. The publjc has become educated to the evils of a sluggish colon. There is doubt that the toxins resulting from constipation may seriously affect the | health. But it is also true that other organs and tissues of the body may. be subject to a kind of constipation. For instance, the kidneys may be sluggish and not eliminate properly. Or the liver may be sluggish and pro- duce headaches and biliousnéss. The Gallbladder may be sluggish, and re- sult in the formation of gall-stones. A sluggish blood and lymphatic cir- culation will not wash away the waste products of the cells, and this is un- doubtedly responsible for many dis- eases. A sluggish body usually causes a sluggish mind. The next time you feel mentally inert, just take a few deep breaths and a few vigorous ex- ercises and see how wide awake you Sluggishness is either a result of underwork or exhaustion. A slug- gishness of the bowels usually oc- curs because the bowels have not had sufficient roughage or cellulose to ex- itrengthen the intestinal muscles, A sluggishness of the blood and lymphatic circulation is prac- tically always caused by a lack of regular vigorous exercise. A slug- gishness of the internal organs, such as the liver, kidneys and brain is in turn usually caused by a sluggish cir- culation of the blood. To correct these Conditions, it is of the utmost import- ance that we exercise. means life. We can exercise the bow- els by giving them plenty of fruit pulp and fibrous green non-starchy vege- We can exercise the body and increase the circulation by games and gymnastics. And we can exercise the brain by giving it mental prob- One should not allow the brain to stagnate any more than any other Part of the body. If you find that your mind is running along in a rut, it is a good plan to seek out new lines of thought, either in literature, his- tory, the arts or politics. Whenever the brain is active in a new thought, it uses an extra supply of blood. This Prevents mental stagnation. To prevent stagnation in any part of the body, it is important to seek all-around developing exercises. An office worker usually develops only a few fingers. He should take special exercises and long walks to develop the rest of his muscles. Even a wood- chopper may be over-developed on one side and under-developed on the other unless he learns to alternate we. one hand and then the It is @ good plan for each of us to examine ourselves occasionally just mind and body will indicate that you are successful in your business o. — i QUESTIONS AND ANSWEISY ff... Gi land Deficiency Question: A Reader asks: “Whatf] ‘would cause lead-colored marks undet the eyes, falling hair, beardless face and poor memory concentration? J am 22 years old and weigh 145 pounds. A number of examinations closed nothing wrong with me.” Answer: The beardless face, fall- ing hair and lack of concentration would be more apt to indicate som jf. deficiency of the thryoid or sexua }! glands, but only a thorough examina. tion could determine this. The darb| coloring under the éyes may be pro: duced by autointoxication or enerva- Question: Anxious asks: “Will you kindly advise me through your col- umns as to how to take a lemon fast” Since you say that lemons do not dry) up the blood, I want to use them foi weight reduction, but as you do state how often and how much eee Fasting on water an lemon juice is a very simple procea ure. All you need to do is to whatever water you want, flavoring i‘) with a small amount of lemon juice It is all right to occasionally add th: juice of oranges, limes or grapefrui | which sometimes make the wate] more palatable. weight you can secure good through this kind of a fast, and it i usually all right to continue for ter or fifteen days. I have some ‘simpl. printed instructions for weight re duction which 1 will be glad to senq you if you will write me again, givi: your full name and address, you neglected to do this time. Wash for Eyes Question: H. 8. G. writes: some time I have been bothered with | ® whitish pus-like substance formi: in the corners of my eyes and evenings. What should I use as Answer: A boric acid solution is | the least harmful antiseptic to usc for the eyes. Any drugg! Pare it in the proper solutim for you. I would suggest that you use cold wet compresses over tiring. anes by The Bell Syndi: If you ard over their influence to discourage tional schemes which, in many sec; tions, have resulted in large ne’ the hospital had a sufficient supply of anesthetic on hand. sek Do not be alarmed at the increase in the number of holdups. Probably the burglar interests have merely gone in for meee ‘Week. * * President Hoover addressed the Associated Press the other day on the importance of law obedience. What has the A. P. been up to now? * * The increased num! divorces in Hollywood lately seems to suggest that separation is a good way to pick up @ few good friends, se Workmen are tearing down the first steel skyscraper erected in Chicago. ra have been a pretty tough build- ing. 6 (Copyright, 1929, NEA Service, Inc.) ——— _, | Our Yesterdays | FORTY YEARS AGO Judging by the. number of parked | jac ™ NEW™ED: where he intends to locat plantings of fruits and crops and long periods of iow seioes xe k ‘The crop of ton litters of pigs dur: ing 1928 was considerably than for the preceding three Swine growers in 30 states, ture, produced 492 litters that weigh a ton or more at six months of Pennsylvania, One Indiana Ten| ber of amicable Dr. A. G. McCall, chief of soil in estigations of the U. 8. = Agriculture, has announced that wide plan for combating the erosion problem is under way. plan calls for organization of seven erosion stations in different parts of the country, cooperation of three bu: reaus of the department and stat experiment stations. For carrying on | experiments in this work congress cently appropriated $160,000. "William Ly-|* on Phelps, professor at Yale. see