The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 19, 1929, Page 4

4 The Bismarck Tribune An Independent Newspaper THE STATE'S OLDtST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) Published by the Bismarck Tribune Company, Bis- marck, N. D., and entercd at the postoffice at Bismarck 8 second class mail matter. George D. Mann. ++ President and Publisher Daily by carrier per year. bihieacns Daily by mail, per year (in Bismarck) Daily by , per year, eee 7.29 (in state, outside Bismarck)... : ay Weekly by mail, in state, per year..... . } 00 Weekly by mail, in state, three years for.. eee 2.50 Weekly by mail, outside of North Dakota, Ne jember 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 spontancous origin published herein. All rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. Foreign Representatives SMALL, SPENCER & LEVINGS (Incorporated) Formerly G. Logan Payne Co. sw YORK FE " BOSTON (Official City, State and County Newspaper) fom BISMARCK M Benjamin Franklin's idea that a penny saved is @ penny earned will have to be applicd in paraphrase by Bismarck if the efforts of its community and business leaders to add to its industrial and cominercial status are not to be hamstrung from time to time by the loss of existing businesses or industries. ‘The case of the Lahr Motor Sales company, which ts. closing out here, and of the North Dakota Power and Light company are examples in point, as of the frog which fell into a well and crawled out at the rate of three feet a day only to fall back two feet at night. An example of wasted effort and of prolonged recovery, which is threatening Bismarck’s prosperity and ¢x- pansion if the Lahr and power instances are going to be repeated. As when a horse was stolen tt the stable door thereafter, so in this case it may be that this is all that is possible to do about this loss of industrial assets, if unable to recover the losses already as good as final. Just what to do about it does not readily occur to the mind, but, at any rate, it, at least, calls for taking counsel against repetition, and out of counsel some course of fixed policy may arise that will in the future avert such checks as the community has suffered in the prospective loss of two $4000 monthly pay rolls. ‘The Association of Commerce took a natural and a praisworthy step in sending Martin Insull, the dominat- ing personality back of the Northwestern Public Service company, new owners of the local power company, the telegram of protest against the removal to Huron of the Clerical headquarters from here, if not other branches of the corporation. ‘The company of course has its reasons for such transfer, but perhaps it can be shown Mr. Insull and his associates that Bismarck also has convincing considerations for retaining the present of- fices here. In fact, the most important course that could be taken in the matter would be for the new management of the local utility to come here and confer with the business community through the Association of Commerce. To do business here, which is the object of the purchasing company, will require cooperation as between producer and consumer, and such a relation could be established at no more fitting time than in the beginning and in no better way than by coming together in counsel with Bismarck on the situation that has been creatcd. ‘The day when Commodore Vanderbilt could snap his fingers and utter his sneering “The public be damned” is gone. Business is done on a different basis and by ‘amicable methods now. The power companies especially realize that and have been putting out propaganda to court or cajole or seduce public goodwill, and it is not conceivable that the new owners of the clectric system here are animated by any other than the friendliest motives toward Bismarck, modified, however, by poli- cies that govern income goals. It is this modifying con- sideration in the operating policy of the Northwestern company which has created the present prospect ofa large loss of community income, but there may be other ways than taking out such a considerable carning por- tion of the community as 25 well-salaried persons by which the same ends can be attained by the utility, while the city could at the samo time be spared the setback that its expansion and prosperity is facing. For the present there can be no more constructive pro- posal than that the business community and the cor- poration get together on this matter and confer to sce in what way they can best serve cach other with mutual advantage. Let the Association of Commerce follow up its tele- gram of protest and of suggested amity by steps to in- sure such conference. Also, let there be some conferring ‘among ourselves with a vicw to ways and means to avert the kidnapping of other business and industrial as- sets which are the life-blood of the community. Bis- marck is not in the business of industrial blood trans- fusion for other communities. The real salvaging in this case is to preserve what still remains, while adding new business assets to the community. THE EARTH IS WOBBLY ‘The non-magnetic sailing ship in which Carnegie In- Btitute scientists are cruising around {he world puts in at San Francisco for supplies and unloads some strange scientific reports about this supposedly stable earth of ours. ‘To begin with, the scientists report that the North pole {s wobbling, The magnetic pole is shifting all over the map, although it was formerly supposed to be one of the few settled and unchangeable things in existence. Secondly, the marine enigma of Easter island has come to the surface again. This speck of land in the South Seas disappeared some time ago; but now it has its head above water once more, and the Carnegie Institute's ship an- its shores to perform a number of experi- was practice to lock THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, MONDAY, AU! cient symbols of fixily appear to be ready for the dis- card. | It is hard to get used to the idea that the earth is un- | stable, still evolving and remaking Itself. To most of us, even such ephemeral things as a national capitol or a 25-story bank building look like everlasting monuments. By an effort of the imagination, we can conceive of a dis- tant future in which there may be no national capitol and no towering bank building; but can we look ahcad to alterations in the carth itself? Can we picture a new glacial age, for instance, covering all of America north of the Ohfo river with a bed of thick ice? Can we vis- ualize the Rocky mountains sliding down to sca level? These things are too much for us. And, after all, it is just as well. Mountains may be leveled, the sea may change {ts outline, the kingdoms of men may vanish away—but we shall not be here to see any of it. We are poised between two immensities, with darkness before us and behind, but our business is with the present. Sup- pose that the earth does, some day, cool to a bleak cin- der; in the laughter of a happy child in a suburban yard there is a whole eternity of the things that triumph over death and change. SERVANTS OF THE PUBLIC The great army of federal employes rarely gets public attention. It has no bands, no parades. Its members wear no uniforms to distinguish them from other men end women on the street. Yet it is a real army, several hundred thcusend strong. Its members are faithful public sorvants, reasonably hard wersing and for the most pert unaffected by passing scanc Conultions In the federal civil the ideal. Veteran preference cs: difficult problem. ‘Tie present retirement act more generous in the case of some grours cf werkers, and federal salerics, while they have been increased in recent / years, are fer from excecsive, No taxpayer resents FAying @ necessary government employe a fair wage ahd @ just pension upon retirement. When John Smith, taxpayer, kicks, it is becnuse he has reason to believe that the government is over-manned at his expense but for the benefit of the politicians. THE MILITARY AUTOCRAT ‘The pompous, brass-bound military autocrat is the same, apparently, in all countries. Every army has him, in greater or lesser numbers; and he can do a tre- mendous amount of mischief. In Spain, for instance, he has just cost his country the services of Major Ramon Franco, Spain's aviator, and onc of the best flyers in the world. Spain's air minister sought to impose a long list of special rules on Major Franco when he was preparing for his recent attempt at a transatlantic flight. Major Franco, having flown the seas before, felt that he knew more about it than the air minister, so he disobeyed. Then, when he returned to Spain, and the whole coun- tryside was rejoicing over his rescue, the busybody air minister put him under arrest for disobedience. So now Major Franco has left the Spanish service, and will go to Germany. The air minister's pomposity has proved rather costly. A born buck-passer is one who calls the result of his own folly “an act of Providence.” Pay day ts father's day. That step to success isn’t a sidestep. Editorial Comment THRESHING BY ELECTRIC POWER «Minneapolis Journal) Threshing by electricity has been done experimentally ucar Menno, 8. D., and it appears to have been a success, A high voltage power line was tapped and by the use of a thirty horse-power motor a threshing machine was run for ten hours. The cost for power was $4.20. Farm plants are being electrified in many places where power costs are low, to turn pumps and barn machinery, to say nothing of the housewife’s washing machine and other appliances, Where costs are low enough, it is easy to see how the electric motor may displace the gas enzine in threshing. The gasoline engine has ousted electricity almost en- tirely in the running of motor vehicles, and farms have been largely motorized. The day is coming. however, when higher prices of gasoline will be an important facter. Electrification of the farm has been an import- ani development of the last few years. It will be up to the power interests to develop more efficient use for electricity in operating machinery. If this can be done, and if costs of current can be held to low figures, electric Power may yet dominate the farm. The farm gasoline engine then will be scrapped and the horse will be avenged. THIS CAN'T BE TRUE «Duluth Herald) “liga have been noted before this is a changing world. One by one the old landmarks are vanishing. Scionce, waxing fat and sassy in a gencration that worships it. has now reached a point where it won't stop hing. Even the world of boyhood is being in- erte attached to the Field Muscum of Natural His- tory heve just come out with the announcement that | toads do not cause warts. They say that they have given the :matter close and exhaustive study over a long period and have reached the conclusion that anybody who says toads ere even remotely responsible for warts is super- stisious. Any bay and a lot of men, too, for that matter, know better. Can't they remember distinctly of having had a toed jxnp on their hands or of picking one up, and a little later—a week, or maybe even a year or so—the time is unimportant anyway—suddenly notice a wart or per- haps helf a dozen of them? These Tield Museum authorities are going too far. Pretty soen they will ke ennouncing that horse hairs won't turn into snakes if left in a bucket of water, or that a potato in the pocket has no effect on rheumatism. AMERICA’S CREDIT BALANCE (Minneapolis Journel) The United States is not so much a creditor nation as foreign alarmisis assume, and its prosperity is really help- ful to other ecuntrics, instead of detrimental. These two theses are supported ia recent statements by Dr. Julius Klein, assistant secretary of commerce. Dy. Klein cites the fact that the relative procperity of two countries is not determined by their trade balance. For instence, our exports to /rgentira are 69 pcr cent or more in excess of our imports from that country, but the southern republic also sells vect quani:ties of raw materials to Europe. Our purchases of tiress in manu- factured fcrm from Europe ate heavy, and aid in Ar- gentine prosperity. The trade balance ¢ith Great B: favor, but America ts tine beat custonre: and tin products of British Malaysia from these sales go meinly to power : sg¥E8 A 3 a dy sai in this from abroad is moving here quizily for attracts Little attention, because there is tion in new American Hy REE & iy re Why Does a Chicken Cross the Street? — = see ee GUST 19, 1929 soars et CORT MN AR Ra eNRE TAN | It's just as sure that no | any decade evi ‘eally knew their off- it’ “ALLENE SUMNER, * 8 NO STYLIST The one woman who was even scat- | ed in the Dr. Snook murder trial at | Columbus, Ohio, was dismissed after | lunch the first day. She was found chatting yith one of the defense at- | torneys. A newspaper (died deals snapped the picture of the social lit- tle chin-chin, and the court removed the lady when the afternoon session began. oor. “HOW'RE CROPS?” The judge said that he was con- vinced that there was no illegal con- niving twixt the jury lady and the at- torney. He quite accepted her -ex- planation that she and the attorney had come from the same parts, andj} were merely exchanging pleasant in- quiries and answers as to how the crops looked down state, whether the same girl was still teaching school, and how the uncles and aunts were. But business was business and there | was nothing to it but that the lady | must leave. { HOW ABOUT HIM? One can just imagine some of the male chortling at this, just as they chortle, some of ‘em, whenever woman outside the home makes a faux pas. But here's arising to remark } that if no man, utterly devoid of any knowledge of jury law, ever made the mistake of talking to an attorney in| his spare minutes as a juror it is sim- | ply because no male ‘attorney ever | permitted him to. | The joker in this case is not that} Miss Dysinger chatted with the de. fense attorney, but that the attorney stopped to chat with her. know the law. And yet nobody seems to be laugh- ing at him at all, and he seems to be drawing no cditorial comments of scorn and derision, NOBODY KNOWS | Speaking of the same trial, the | father and mother of the coed, Theora | Hix, for whose murder a member of | the Ohio State faculty is on trial, re- | mained in the courtroom constantly | throughout the first few days, forced | to hear damaging testimony to the character of the girl, revelations of which they had never dreamed. There is plenty of editorial com- ment to the effect that no parents nowadays really know their own chil- dren, especially the modern girl. arents of spring, just as it’s sure no human be- ing ever really knows another. a Mrs. Hoover, First Lady of the Land, never has and never will, they say, set a style. She wears no special color, unless, perhaps, the blue which brings out the blue of her eyes and is; flattering to her soft white hair. She favors no one shop, is not all ex- treme in dress. Curious thing, this. Notables have a little habit of setting style, no mat- ter what they wear. The fact that they are notable makes what they wear a style. ome high story has it, got caught in the rain in his best pants and dried them over some implement with a sharp edge so that the crease resulted. Because he was a Mogul, creases have been “good” ever since. Quecrly enough, that is more true | ¥' in the ease of men's styles than wom- en’s. Women have a more instinctive sense of the smart, and are not casily led astray by those who aren't so smart. t BARBS i e Chorus girls have become one of the talkies’ are necessities. * * * Henry Ford says the home of the future will be kitchenless. Where in the world will be keep the can-opener? * oe OK Several of C. C. Pyle’s derby run- | ¥ ners have returned home with 90-day | notes promising to pay. The Americau people have a mania for scuvenirs. * * Why don’t the supporters of the home on all holidays? * oe Once upon a time there was a girl who never caught a summer cold, Sho didn’t have to wear furs all summzr, either. * * * An editorial writer says anybody can play good golf for a little while. That's encouraging to the 101.000 golf- ers in the United States who have been trying for twenty years or more to shoot under 100. mogul, | VISITORS (By Alice Judson Peale) | “Here, Cecily, come in and say ‘how | |do you do’ to Mr. Easton.” Cecily | | wriggled, buttered a “how do you do” and immediately picked up a book in | which she became deeply interested. Mr. Easton was an old friend of the {family, but never did Cecily show him |more than a scantest courtesy. After ;he had gone her father spoke to her. “Why can’t you be more cordial to Mr. Easton? He's so fond of you and {he’s always bringing you candy. You hardly even say ‘thank you’ when you caer? it. Don’t you like him?” “Why don't you like him? He likes | you.” “I don't know why. I just don't.” “But, Cecily, he’s a very good friend of ours, and he's a very interesting |man, He's, been all over the world and he can tell wonderful stories.” “He never tells me anything inter- esting. Just talks silly. I don’t like jhim. He thinks he has to talk to me as if I was a baby. He makes me ® | tired.” | Don't try to make your child do more than go through the ordinary forms of courtesy with those people {who have not won his confidence. | Your visitors must stand on their own ;merits. They must win your child’s friendship just as they have won Ss. | if they offer nothing but candy and {the sugary teasing type of conversa- ition which apparently constitute a | popular idea of approach to children, jit is no wonder they find their over- He should ;|tures rejected. sane Fourth idea go a little farther a She had no reason to. | and suggest that everybody stay at | ‘The most popular visitors are those |who treat children on a basis of equality, who give their real selves in conversation. Well meaning people who try to bribe their way into chil- | dren's hearts never get far. LOOK TO THE LADIES | London, Aug. 19.—The girls, gen- 'tlemen, are more cultured nowadays than members of your sex. Should you doubt this ask Dr. Josiah Old- field, eminent physician of London. “Boys are too often satisfied to be louts,” he says. “Girls are always (Copyright, 1929, NEA Service, Inc.) | anxious to be ladies.” D RAYNAUD'S DISEASE So many correspondents have writ- ten to me recently about Raynaud’s disease, principally to help in the recognition of this disorder so that the more severe cases can be pre- vented. When one discovers a coldness and whiteness of the toes, fingers, tip of the nose or ear lobes, it is a sign of poor blood circulation to these parts. ‘These symptoms may be the forerun- ner of what is known as Raynaud’s disease, but, of course, thousands of people have such symptoms in a mild- er form which never develop into a definite disease. If the circulation to the extre remains poor over a long period of time, there will gradually develop more numbness and stiffness in these parts. When Rayngud’s disease fin- ally develops, it will be possible to prick the toes or fingers which are af- fected and have no blood flow. The disease has quite fully developed in such cases, Raynaud’s disease usually comes on before thirty, ‘and children or even infants may have it. The most usual exciting causes are exposure to cold and sudden nervous depression with those of a neurotic temperament. Whatever will produce a poor circu- lation in the extremities may be the forerunner of this disease. Lack of vigorous exercise must be stated as the principal cause of poor circulation of blood. Next in import- ance to this is a general ie tos] of the blood circulation in the tissues due to morbid material in the blood stream, After Raynaud’s disease has fully developed, it is sometimes possible to bring about a cure, but the results ; from treatments are often discour- aging. Massage will be found very good for helping to restore the cir- culation. Sometimes cold wet sheet packs may be used with advantage. The diet must always be corrected and special attention paid to promoting good bowel elimination. There are special electrical treat- ments, such as with diathermy, which will temporarily restore a good circu- lation to the affected parts. For home treatments, it is sometimes advisable to give the patient several hot and cold baths daily, using a hot tub bath for about five minutes and then a cold one for two ore three minutes, com- pletely immersing the body cach time. Raynaud’s disease is a very scrious disorder, and after it is fully de- veloped the services of an experienced physician should be employed in order to decide upon the best treatment. The best I can hope for in this arti- cle is to warn all of my readers to see SACK OF LOUVAIN On Aug. 19, 1914, the German army entered Louvain. Belgium and began their campaign of pillaging and sack- ing the city which culminated in the burning of the university and its fa- | mous library. | The Belgian troops did not attempt to hold the town, and the civil au- thorities had prepared for the Ger- mans’ arrival. They had called in all arms and deposited them in the Hotel-de-Ville. German troops were billeted on the inhabitants, who were required to be within doors between 8 p. m. and 7a. m. One night a shot rang out followed rapidly by two more and then by a terrible fusillade. The windows of the houses splint- ered with a hail of bullets. The uni- versity and its library was set afire with faggots and chemicals. The German soldiers smashed in the doors of the houses, dragging in- mates from their hiding places, cry- ing “There has been firing. Civil- jans have fired. Hand grenades were hurled into the rooms. Several inmates were called out and instantly shot. , On Aug. 27, the soldiers announced Louvain was to be bombarded and everyone must, leave. Then started a flood of fugitives out of the city, and | the actual sack began. Houses were OUR BOARDING HOUSE By Ahern | Ll aT WHAT Do You SAV, “STILL ABLE “fo PASS YTEST, IF WE PACK UP OUR “TUXEDOS AN’ CHEWING GUM, AN” GIVE THIS FARM LIFE -TH’ WAVE 2 awe IT'S NOTHING BUT EARLY To * BED, GROUCHY To RISE ,~ AN” MAKE HAY WHILE “TH’ Bo ORR Sica WHILE WE'RE A SANITY SUN BURNS 1 . = ALL RIGHT, ~~ WE FLAG —1H’ FIRST FREIGHT oUT TOMORROW ¢ SINCE WE CAME HERE oN OUR VACATION, BUSTER'S UNK FIRED THREE AN’ PUT HIS BIGGEST HoRSES OUT To GRAZE/~ ILL BE : GLAD TO GET BACK “fo S WoRK AN’ - RECUPERATE aN HIRED MEN, TAN ae eer -pelty. stripped and the entire city was burned. f” Our Yesterdays — o—o FORTY YEARS AGO James P. Pinkham, Minneapolis, lectured last evening at the Methoidst church, Editor Kellogg of the Jamestown Alert arrived today to attend the con- vention in the interests of his news- paper. The reception and supper given last evening by Landlord Bly of the Sheridan to members of the conven- tion was one of the pleasant events of the season. G. W. Newton spoke at a meeting in Slaughter township last evening. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Miss Mamie McHugh is visiting in Washington, D. C., with Mrs. A. W. Miller and family, formerly of this R. J. Turner left today for Dickin- son and Gladstone, where he will se- ee tesa specimens for the Minne- a General A. Hughes has purchased Lal ee light plant at Glendive, Myron W. Hutchinson returned to- day from his trip to Denver. TEN YEARS AGO ‘Miss Ines Hobart, Fargo, child wel- fare expert, lectured yesterday at the library on the care and feeding of in- fants and young children, HEALTH “DIET ‘ADVICE hts ye Sast hhay to Seaslhe Coy. that they do not allow themselves to develop a poor circulation. If the toes and fingers are pink and full of blood, Dr. McCoy will gladly answer Personal questions on health and diet addressed to him, care of The Tribune. Enclose a stamped addressed envelope for reply. the circulation to all other parts of the body will be equally as good. If good diet rules are followed and vigorous exercise taken cach day, one never need fear the development of Rey- naud’s disease or any .other discase s | caused by a faulty circulation of slug- gish blood. es QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Abscessed Kidneys Question: Mrs. K. L. “What is the cause of abscessed kid- neys? What are the symptoms? How can the trouble be remedied?” Answer: Such kidney trouble some- times develops simply because the kidneys are overworked and are forced to eliminate poison which should be thrown out through the in- testines. Another cause is from the irritation of kidney stones. An ab- scessed kidney is always a serious trouble, and each case must be prop- erly diagnosed and treated according- ly. Don’t expect the trouble to cure itself until you remove the cause and take the proper diet or use what other remedial treatment is necessary. Chewing Gum Question: N. E. W. asks: chewing gum ever beneficial?” Answer: Chewing gum is bene- ficial to the gums, increasing the cir- culation of blood through these parts. Those who are troubled with exces- sive gas will sometimes notice that they have more gas when chewing gum. This is due to the swallowing of the saliva which contains an alk: line called ptyalin. This makes ca: bon dioxid gas as it comes in cont with the stomach acid. is diffi culty can be avoided if the saliva is not swallowed. How to Take Enema Question: J. K. L. writes: “Kindly give explanation regarding enemas. How to be taken, with hot or cold wa- ter, and how much water?” Answer: If a quart of tepid wa- ter is used there is no danger of your ever producing any intestinal injury through the taking of enemas; but too much water may be harmful, and also if it is too hot or too cold. It is best not to use soap, salt or anything else which may be irritating. (Copyright, 1929, by The Bell Syndi- cate, Inc.) “Is the Red Cross to act as state super- visor for North and South Dakota. Miss Ruth Talcott, Fargo, and Miss Elizabeth Louise Johnson, Washburn, who have been guests of Miss Alice ‘Webb, have returned to their respec- tive homes. UOTATION “I believe the inventions of the future—no matter how marvelous they may be—will avail us nothing unless human happiness is also in- creased.”—Roger W. Babson, (For- um.) eke “Whatever enemies Gene Tunney had in the ranks of the newspaper men and the general public he made because he forgot that, primarily, he was a pugilist.”—Jim Corbett, for- mer heavyweight champion. * “One who wants nothing, hopes for nothing and fears nothing, can- not be an artist.”—Anton Chekhov. ee & “You will never find half the thrill and joy driving a Rolls-Royce tha you will get from guiding a baby carriage down the street.—Wiil Uu.- ant. * * Ke “It is certain that the prohibition laws will go the way of all bad laws, but the process will be more painful than usual.”—Frederic R. Couderi, Jr. (Forum.) MINUTES OF RADIO Radio station 3LO at Melbourne, Australia, figures that during 1928 it sent out over the air 18.416 songs, which took up 55,248 minutes of its time. Classical, orchestral and in- strumental numbers occupied 36,000 minutes, and dance music took up 31,515 minutes. WELL ENGINEERED The average coast-to-coast chain broadcast requires the services of about 200 engineers, About half these are employed in studios and the bat distribute it by telephone wires, FLAPPER, FANYY ‘SAYS: Miss Florence Goldberg, Minot, ar- rived today for # visit with Mrs, L. A, Hoff and Mrs, Arthur Hoff. : — in murat Partmen} of the northern division “