The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 27, 1929, Page 4

wep ipes THE STAYE'S ULDESI NEWSPAPER (Established 1073) Published by the Bismarck Tribune Company Bis- marck, N. D., and entered at the pustoffice st Blamarcs ‘gs second class mail matt George D. Mann . Suoceription Kates Payable in Advance Daily by carrier. per year .. Daily by mail, pee year, (in Bismarck) Daily by mail. dex year, (in state, outside Bisinarck) ... “Daily by mail. outside of North Dakot! +» Presideat and tubitsher Weekly by mail. tn state, per year .... ‘Weekly by mail, tn state. three years for . ‘Weekly by mail. outside of North Dakota, ber year Member Adit Baresu of 1.su Circulation Men.ber of The Assuctated Press The Associated Press ts exciusively entitied tc the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it Or not otherwise credited in this newspaper and also the local news o! spontaneous origin publ'sier herein All rights .f republication of all other matter herein ere also reserved. Forcign Representatives G. LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY NEW YORK .... Fifth Ave. Bidg. CHICAGO Tower Bidg. DETROIT Kresge Bidg (Official City, State and Coun’y Newspaper) THE COMMUNITY MEMORIAL ‘Three hundred years ago New York city represented | $24. The Indians sold it to the Dutch for that price. Now it represents billions and billions in monetary values, is the focal point of millions of population and is a complex material, commercial and civic organiza- tion that is a small universe in itself. New York is the great American example of community growth and development. It represents creative vision, energy and accomplishment that made out of a $24 island the present world metropolis. Its lesson is for all other American communities to read if they wish to be guided in prosperity and expansion. Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, Detroit, Philadelphia, San Francisco—all these also offer their lessons of how from small beginnings great communities of population, industry and commerce have been buiit up. Partly on their resources, partly on their advantageous location in relation to other factors and partly by chance oppor- tunities, but mainly on the foresight and resourcefulness ‘and ambitions of the generations of people who have called them their homes. i It is not on record that any of these cities grew great through the repressions of pullbacks. Progress can not be achieved except through progressiveness. eeeee Bismarck has come to another point in its develop- ment where its future growth has injected a problem of action. The community is called upon now to deter- mine the course it will take on the proposal to estab- lish a community building in the form of a memorial to the veterans of American wars who have gone out | from here to defend their country's cause in times of conflict. Were the decision to be made by the magic of a waved ‘wand, there is no question what it would be. Both the. honor to be done deserving defenders and the community activities to be fostered and brought together at a com- mon point appeal to the general sentiment of the citizens ’s worthy, desirous and wise objects of attainment. As far as sentiment has revealed itself on the project in public expression of opinion, there has been little opposition manifested. The business community seems solidly behind the proposal; the body of home owners has contented itself with reserving for the most part its views to itself; the civic and veteran organizations are Joined in a drive in favor of the building that is enthu- siastic and aggressive. Mayor Lenhart leads off for the city administration in support of the project on grounds hibition. The city has to pass that by for the present. There is no place where it could be housed. Nor for the state teachers convention. Bismarck athletes have been able to win outstanding | supremacy in state contests, but as far as bringing any of the big contests here, that is impossible under present conditions; and one of the arguments for the memorial community building with its proposed big auditorium 1s based on the possibility of holding some of the state- wide competitions here. The more people that can be brought into Bismarck in the course of a year, the more the business and prestige of the city will thrive and it is on such advan- tages that cities grow and expand and increase their im- portance. Indirectly, the money gains made by bring- ing in conventions and state gatherings percolates out into the entire community. Those who gain it may extend this indirect benefit to others by assuming a greater portion of taxation, relieving the smaller tax- payers to that extent. And by spending their increas- ing incomes on improvements, as they do, they create new jobs along with communitly prowth and provide greater opportunities for labor in general. ereee The big argument on the building for those who are afflicted with timidity lest it hit their pocketbooks too hard, is the matter of increased taxes if the city bond issue be put over. The campaign committee has gone into that phase of the proposal and has calculated the amounts that will fall on properties. The analysis of the city debt and tax situation made by the campaign com- mittee arrives at several statements. One emphasizes the claim that on the major portion of the city's debt no taxes are paid. This refers to the waterworks, which are represented in the city indebtedness total by $430,000. These waterworks are self-supporting from their revenues in water service charges on consumers. Deducting the waterworks portion of the total debt of $552,969.35, there remains $122,969.35 requiring taxation for retirement and for interest, meanwhile. For retirement purposes the waterworks has built up a sinking fund of $51,919.84, and the city’s general sinking fund totals $30,157.46, these combined making an off- set of $52,077.30. This reduces the net bonded indebted- ness of the city to $470,892.05. Other public debts for the taxpayer to consider are that of the city schools, total, $165,000, sinking fund $35,- 864.16, leaving a net debt of $129,165.84; of Burleigh coun- ty, total $10,000, less sinking fund of $1,925.59, a net debt of $8,074.41; all of which, grouped, shows a net bond- ed indebtedness of $224,669.20 for the Bismarck taxpayer to support and retire. The Legion contrasts this with a total taxable property valuation in the city of $18,500,- 000, which, it contends, reduces the debt to the propor- tions of “not a great deal.” eevee The campaign committee has made a careful estimate of tax increase which the proposed building would entail. It would be 60 cents per $1,000 of value. A building worth $10,000 thus would pay $6 additional annually. A $5,000 home would pay $3; a $2,000 home, $1.20; a $7,000 prop- erty, $4.20. The little home owner with a house valued at $1,500 would pay 90 cents only. If it were worth $3,000, he would pay $1.80; if $3,500, the increase would be $2.10. Every property owner can figure out what the increase would be on his property by multiplying 60 cents by the number of thousands of valuation, with 30 cents for each additional $500. eesce Friday the taxpayers of Bismarck will have to decide what they are going to do about this project. If they reject it now, the veterans can go ahead and build their building on the fund to be derived by the annual tax levy that brings in $21,000. The community gains no advantage from such a building. Any subsequent com- munity building undertaken will be short just $84,000 to assist in its construction. Instead of combination, the community will decide for piecemeal construction, probably greater expenditure and there will be absence of concentration of the activities to be hous@i. The ob- ject of those backing the memorial, as now planned, is that, not only does the city need the proposed building, but also that its establishment is linked to the needs and destinies of the entire Slope section of which Bis- marck is the rallying community point. What opposition has come to the surface has been on the means undertaken for making the proposed building an actuality in brick and timber and stone. The criti- cism has turned on the proposed bond issue of $125,000 and the taxation consequent thereto if the issue is ap- Proved at the polls, next Friday, along with the neces- sary increase in the debt limit of the city. There also has been a slight tendency to project other public build- ings into the discussion, on the ground that such new ones are more needed than the proposed community memorial. This opposition also has availed itself of the contention that the erection of a veterans building on the $84,000 to be raised in four annual county tax levies, one of which already has been collected, ought to suffice and that the structure planned goes outside bounds of neces- sity at this time. As far as the early need of a new high school building is related to the proposed memorial community building, Hi. O. Saxvik, superintendent of city schools, has dealt with that argument by declaring the proposed community structure would be a boon to the high school, inasmuch as it would provide a needed athletic exhibition gymnas- jum at once, while, when the time comes for considering a new high school, the possible $25,000 expense of a gym seating 2,000 will have been rendered unnecessary there- by, and none need be built into the school. eeeee ‘The matter of a new court house has been dealt with ‘by the American Legion, which is conducting the me- ‘morial building campaign. It admits that the need of a mew court house is unquestioned. But that is a county to reduce overhead by concentration of uses. In this way the city and county will get more for their money and a more effective building will be possible. It is hardly debatable that those who can see their way clear | to assuming the slight additional obligation in tax and voting for the bond issue will be providing the city and county a new means of growth and development which, as Mayor Lenhart says, will be a benefit to the whole southwestern Slope country and mutually so to this strung a@eross our countryside wher- ever the crow flies and the bus runs is being launched by an enterprising realty concern. roofed sprawling inns with cobble- stone courtyards and pigeons wheel- ing above the gabled roofs are ap- penne: in dozens of papers and mag- azines. bi old ‘enough in our civilization to be Teady for “the quaint”; worldly.” travel representatives, on the trail of “quaint old inns,” than for any other rumored lodestar. “The Whitehart Horn” or “The Pig- eon Pot” or “The Lucky Horseshoe” | and can show pictures of maids in Peg Woffington costumes, warming Pans in hand,.canopied beds, Pudding, is very sure of a successful summer. Owed its popularity, venture some, to the charms of the therein. modern quaint old inns will have about the same relationship to the Mermaid Tavern and The White Hart of Queen Bess’s day as a manufac- tured antique highboy has to one found in some ante Bellum Colonial / t WHAT CAUSES CONSTIPATION | and which are relieved within a few A railroad train is supposed to be | minutes after a thorough with the enema, Rellef within run on schedule. The same 1s true |. short time proves that some of tha’ roughage or cellulose in the diet. 3. Disregarding the impulse to de- faecate. 4. The habitual use of cathartics. The “quaint old inns” of the old world are about as gone as here at home. But over there tales of the Menieatt fon ag ete oa which ae otels, rooms, »” make portion teen days, followed is more of a hit than any rumors of 4 aeree _ + may be one advantage of = Cleansing Diet being a very new and young country. : kd : ‘We are romance hungry, even if we don’t quite know how to achieve sat- isfaction of this hunger. eek A LITTLE GIRL A skinny little girl of 14 brought by an American Federation ALLENE SUMNER, A chain of “real English Taverns” Pictures of these “quaint” thatch- ‘We are just young enough and just i i fi the old More travelers go abroad, estimate 5 H right idea with terial to tions. If the J than their $4.95, it of the appeal of flesh and blood those who can 5 —— o BARBS and! al Capone lodged vertise a bill of fare typically | common cell ina ‘Phladelghia jail, quaintish,” from lark’s pie to blood) and is treated just like the rest of the convicts. He should have taken up some sideline in his youth, such as pharmacy. The lady next door has taken up Politics seriously and intends to join one of the major parties before the next election. She hasn’t made up her ary about meee one mH but says name “ lo-Repul ” has a nice sound. B it if * * * YE OLDEN NAMES railroad which i Any i E Sec RET ICT Ie ° Commissioner McCue is di- sidewalks Street Trecting the construction of street crossings in several parts of the city—a much needed improvement. Rev. Father Wolfgang left ‘last 28 more misused by adults children. Adults are always asking, “What are you drawing?” or offering Suggestions such as: “If that is a dog, he ought to have a tail.” “Why don't Go you use blue? Blue would look nice . Ae » with the green.” - We should suggest to little children neither subject matter nor technique, nor should we ask them for explana- tions of their scribbles. When we That best seller, “Sorrell and Son,” inn pictured The fact that this new chain of community itself. ‘Who remembers when it was considered virtually im-| gates can have his or her quaintness Possible for an eligible girl to attract a real catch unless | Plus @ modern bath tub and an elec- tric reading lamp over the pillows, so much the better. * she could paint a lot of yellow roses on a china pin tray? One objection to the present deluge of “hero” songs is that so many seem to have been written with a fountain Pen. It’s a queer quirk of the world that the quitter gets laughed at by the guy who hasn't the nerve to begin. NEGLECTING A HERO (Duluth Herald) The Kirkwood hotel fire in Des Moifies early one morning a few weeks ago brought death to a half dozen people and injuries to thirty or forty others, but bad as it was, the casualty list would have been greater if Tom Mayberry, a negro porter, had not been there. Tom was one of the first to discover the fire, and after turning. in an alarm kept his head and proceeded to arouse the guests. Despite warnings of danger, he carried or.led @ score. of dazed and frightened men and pena down ladders or through smoke-filled halls to safety. Des Moines papers printed columns about him and his heroic conduct, and a short time later a dinner was given him by appreciative citizens who, at the conclusion |" of many verbal tributes, gave him a medal. That was fine, but it now appears that Tom needed something more than fine words and a medal to support himself and his family. A Des Moines paper reported this week that since the fire tle hero has been unable to find af anaes ne oe his family have been on the verge ol ut 4 @ campaign is now on to find Tom a job. 56 Pl ied Aieayece it would bach that a man with se -possession and courage of this negro porter woul be nlighty useful for any firm. MOVIE PREFERENCES (Des Moines tal) mansion will make them none the less Popular. country yearning to “go quaint,’ there is something pathetically ap- Pealing about it, also. adventure, a vague linking of quaint | oan old inns with all the songs and stories we have heard. We think of ———ee_e | Scott | Editorial Comment | pecs An Illinois woman is mayor at A woman who will admit she’s 35 The chief of police in a Kansas town was let out the other day on a charge of discourtesy. te that. on your windshield. up A bachelor in Ontario had $450 3. wi Proves the rule, perhaps. The come 35. de- In fact, if the stranger within the . * THERE’S PATHOS And yet, far from laughing at Ais & groping. Out. for. romanee, Dy Woodward, ‘left On last, night's train for Jamestown. Prince of Wales says no good of patting ourselves on the The reflections of a seasoned golfer. (Copyright, 1929, NEA Service, Inc.) tt and Tennyson and Noyes and Hood and Lorna Doone. 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