The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 1, 1929, Page 4

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All tights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. Forcign Representatives SMALL, SPENCER & LEVINGS (Incorporated) Formerly G. Logan Payne Co. CHICAGO NEW YORK BOSTON State and County Newspaper) The New Banking The phenomenon of bank consolidation by vast mergers of a holding or branch character has ed to bo a novelty and has become the prevailing policy in the fi- nancial world. tt yesterday reflected the prestige alone of a New York or Chicago or Twin Cities accom- Plishment in super-finance has spread out of such local uniquencss into a nation-wide practice which it scems now must sooner or later result in regionalizing the en- tire agarcgat‘on of banks into groups of gigantic resources and colossal capital. Unit banking, it would seem, is going to the wall, A few years ago all this would have been viewed with correspondingly immense alarm, but since the days of Bryan many bogeys sedulously inflated by that leader of the nation’s radicalism have somehow or other lost their potency to frighten the public and have degencrated into shabby scarecrows which everybody recognizes as such ‘and ignores accordingly. This new attitude of the people thus affords bank consolidation of the merger type in holding corporations an open field. Moreover, the belief has gained ground that there is something salutory in the policy of the banks joining hands. For the holding mergers conform to an economic Principle that now is in prevalent practice throughout business and it is that of cooperation. The principle of diversification also has been harnessed to that of co- operation—that is, the banks will widen the scope of their operations with a view to the more diversified develop- ment of their communitics and regions. New York continues to evolve the vaster mergers. The fifth big transaction of this nature has just formed the largest barking organiaztion in the world by joining the | Corn Exchange Bank and Trust company and the Na- tional City bank, with total resources of $2,450,000,000. The first ~>jor bank merger in New York occurred in May between the Guaranty Trust and the National Bank of Commerce combining resources of $1.800,000,000. ‘The Hanover National bank and the Central Union "Trust were next, merging resources of $722,000,000, while the Chase National bank, which already had consolidated with the Mechanics and Metals National bank in 1926, took over the National Park bank to combine resources of about $1,400,000,000. "The fourth was the Bank of America and Blair & Co., combining resources of about $500,000,000. While the latest merger was being effected in New | York City, another formidable consolidation was going ‘on in the state outside. This resulted in the creation of the Midland Marine corporation, a billion dollar invest- ment trust which took over control of 15 New York banks, including the Marine Trust, of Buffalo, with assets of about $270,000,000. Other cities in which this corporation will have banks are Rochester, where the Union Trust Co., an $80,000,000 institution, is affiliated, Lackawanna, Cortland, James- town, Johnson City, East Aurora, Tonawanda, Bingham- ton, Albion, Snyder, Niagara Falls and Lockport. "This is only the beginning. Banks will be added. The financial strength of the groups back of this develop- ment is ver” strong—Stone, Webster & Blodgett, Inc., | White Weld & Co., and Schoellkopf. Hutton and Pomeroy, ‘all of New York, and the Marine Union Investors, Inc., ‘of Buffalo, among them. Tt is true that this form of banking has grown up ‘without authority of law, but then there is no law against | it either. It is merely a natural evolution of the effort to} " bolster the lesser banks of the country in their inability to share fully in the nation’s prosperity under individual | operation. Some banking authorities would substitute straight-out branch banking for the holding mergers and would re- ; vamp the banking laws to that effect and increase gov- ‘ernmental supervision. The bankers of the nation will Consider this new phase of organization at their San Francisco convention and many informative views should come out of that gathering. Clinging to the Debenture Bunk | There is a hint that the backers of the debenture plan of farm relief may try shortly to attach it to the tariff "bill in the form of a rider. | President Hoover was cupposed to have devastated that idea in his ten points against it at the time farm relief Yegislation was in the making. He summed the scheme | Up as an idea that merely would result in overstimula- B of production of surplus crops, depreciate world es and thus plunge agriculture into a catastrophe of on. isi | It was not necessary to theorize about the plan. It been attempted in various forms before it was pro- 8 @ political wedge in the farm relief legislation southern Democrats bent on embarrassing the presi- t, and then there is the Brazilian scheme of valoriza- “tion applied to coffee. This is about the same thing as ‘the debenture picn. _ ‘What has been the rerult of Brazil's communistic sub- zing of the coffee crop? Well, @ correspondent writing from Rio de Janeiro | all Brazil is praying that a frost may come and kill . $7.20 | | pillot ~~ | seme croaker remark gloomily, “It sounds very pretty, nterference with natural conditions and influences and {s bound to fril every time it is tried. If any lawmaker in congress has any intention to try to inflict not studied the history of such bunk or he is more in- | tent on making political trouble than trying to legislate | for the boneri: --d prosperity of the people. ! The Pessimists’ Slogan | ‘rhe great rallying cry of the pessimists and the die- j bards. has always been the flat statement, “You can’t |change human nature.” | Usually nobody bothers to take issue with it. But young Oliver Baldwin. the socialist son of England’s former conservative prime minister, got vexed the other day when a heckler flung the remark at him in the course of a peech. He answered it with this question: man still support bear baiting, cock fighting, the public exccutions, drawing and quartering and | press gangs?” | What he meant was obvious, The things he mentioned | Were established institutions only a few years ago. No- |b hought of objecting to them. It was human nature. jin other words, to accept them. ; Not one of them survives today. Why? Because hu- {man nature has changed to such an extent that these | things whic. formerly pleased it now revolt it. he matter is rather important. You will never hear | any reform proposed, you will never hear any change for | the better in human society discussed, without hearing , but after all you can’t change human nature.” If that verdict were true, of course, it would be neces- | sary for us to give up all of our hopes of advancement. tw | that we should always have in the world just as much | meanness, dishonesty, selfishness, greed, jealousy, hatred | and cruelty as we have right now. Having done that. | We might as weil go and blow our brains out; for no man | is very happy unless he has some sort of faith that some- | how, some day, things are going to be a Little bit casier | for his ehildren’s children, But we don't need to do those things. The whole story of the rise of civilization, beginning with the mud-and-stone huts of the carliest savages, and continuing down to the present day, is nothing more or less than the story of the way human nature has changed. Human nature, in the beginning, was not very different from the nature of the wild beasts. The relics of the Swiss lake dwellers give no hint that the skin-clad men and women of that prehistoric day were to be the ulti- mate forefathers of such men as Beethoven, Michel- angelo, Shelley and Lincoln. Between the cave man and, say, the medern scientist, there seems little connection. But the connection, the ancestry, is there, nevertheless, Human nature, in other words, has changed. It began in darkness, and now it is streaked with light; some day, | we may hope, it will be bright enough for men to sce theit Way without stumbling at all. The Coolidge Marriage Example ‘There was a wholesomeness aboui the marriage of John | | Coolidge and Florence Trumbull, in the absence of all | pomp and fussy publicity, that must mect approval of those who cherish decorousness in weddings, They showed themselves to be a well-balanced, sensible | young American couple. In this respect they shared with | Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh in the public esteem for their | dignified conduct. Both simply asked to be considered | on their personal merits, the one not as the son of a uld be necessary for us to make up our minds to it | | Cf family friends could prevent it. Recently a woman wrote a lurid | book disclosing the shortcomings and infidelities of her divorced husband. The book has become a best seller, ha: brought in $20,000 for movie rights and has secured the writer a position on a New York newspaper. All of which shows the hich price first-person gossip pays today. In Grandmothcr’s day, no breath of scandal about a family was allowed 0 leak out, if tight locks on family ‘keletons and integrity on the part The old art of blackmail paid well. But the blackmailer himself was a social outcast. For society held some | former president, the other not as the daughter of a} governor of one of the leading states of the union. They saw no occasion for unusual attention in those two re- lationships to the public. To a still deeper degree they won the quict approval of the public by their housekeeping plans. They are going about this just like ordinary young people on the basis of the beginner's salary which John earns, and which is supposed to be $30.75 a week. There is to be no help from the old folks. Florence is going to keep house and cook John's meals, and she is sure it will be a great adventure. Their only extravagance, in the light of Coolidge tra- dition, is in the rent. Their apartment is supposed to cost them more than the weck's pay which ts the limit Calvin Coolidge considers proper. Even more than his $40 a month rent for the twin house at Northampton. However, there is nothing ~f flaming youth about that. Home is after ail the main item in housekeeping. And then John will from time to time probably rise in his work and is sure to get advances in salary. The unobtrusiveness and common sense of the young Coolidges is something worthy of other young American couples emulating. There is modesty, sincerity, honor and industry in their homely domestic creed, and these are fine virtues with which to shape a matrimonial career into a life of happiness, The older a person gets the quicker the future becomes the past. Look Ahead in Wheat (New Orleans Times Picayune) An editorial recently published by the Topeka, Kas. Capital sounds a warning to American wheat that probably is resented by some of their leaders. The Capital cites statistics placing the average annual world- Production of wheat, during the five-year period 1923-1927 at four billion bushels. The United States led all other countries in production. But the Capital points out that “there is hardly a country in the world in which some variety of wheat cannot be successfully grown. If Russia, just emerging from the darkness of political chaos, rroduces nearly three-fourths as much as the entire United States, what may be expected of that country,” it asks, “when modern machincry, and modern methods of cultivation spread all over its vast fertile plains? So far South America is only fairly started in wheat production. That Producing half as much wheat as the en- tire world produces now. Instead of four billion bushels, the world is easily capable of Coming ren &@ newspaper publisher in ing state—and conducted by a United States senator. this country’s wheat surplus. scheme proposed an export bounty in the of wheat to 21 cents a bushel. The effect of bounties stimulate production: bounty case is to the present coffee crop. The valorization scheme has sailed ly as President Hoover pointed out to con- iat the debenture bounty plan applied to wheat fl applied valorization to coffee it worked } first Just about as <alorisation did for rubber when tried it. Both have come to the same fate and ited in failure, hings sacred in those days. Mar- riage was one of them. Husbands and wives might not have told each other everything, but they certainly ; told the world nothing. i ss * REVELATIONS PAY Today there ere no reticences what soever. Grandmother's granddaugh- ter not only beats gossip to it, but \@ outdoes it at its own dirty game. Men and women have discovered that inti- e mate revelations, told in heart-break- ing first person, pay prices that would have made even the most boastful | blackmailer of yesteryear look like a | piker. Perhaps it might not seem so un- cthical if these confession writers con- fined their stories to their own heart throbs. They invariably bring in others, sometimes a whole string of other men and women. There seems | to be no feeling on the part of -writ- | ers of the pain such sensational reve- lations might bring these others. see DECADENT DAY: Frankness, it seems to me, has be- come confused with license in this matter. That a man or woman could | write this type of book and keep! his self-respect is incredible. But even more incredible does the great | national thirst for such lurid tales seem to me. I fecl that this is one of the greatest signs of decadence in the nation. It throws every note of good taste towards greater reticence | An editorial in the Woman’s Home Companion DIS HiLL¢we I'D A COME OVAH IT LAK SUNRISE , ONLY AH To'6oT % LIMINATE KNlocK Il 7 reports a study of the | THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1929 | Let the Chips Fall Where They May! ] 2 Cebenture plan on the nation, he either has | tion of heredity versus environ- | ment that strikes a severe blow at the theory of heredity. Two twin girls were adopted while babies by two different families in} London. They never saw each other again until they were 19. After liv- | ing together for a year, they offered themselves for scientific study. They looked alike, their emotional reac- tions and temperaments were very similar, Yet the girl. brought up as an only child in a good home, rated an intelligence quotient of 96.9 and the other, brought up as the youngest of five girls in a poor family, rated only 84.9. The editorial's conclusions states s should be an incentive to ‘to go enthusiastically with the modern trend and give their chil- dren all possible advantages, and at- tention, in the faith that inherited weakness can be overcome.” Certainly it should be encouraging to parents whose children are not at the head of their classes. But it should be a reminder to all of the need of intelligent parental aid chil- @ren need, whether bright or dull. The theory of heredity was an alibi | for neglect. With that chailenged, Parents should shoulder their re- sponsibility with even more serious- ness than they have had. o BARBS Ten boatmen on the Volga river were killed the other day. We knew that song eventually would get some- body into trouble. a s If you save five cents a day from now until Christmas you still will be broke Jan. 1, aoe An Austrian woman played the vio- lin continuously for 24 hours recently. What a wonderful rest for the chin! ; xe he A British poct always tries out his verses on his dog before sending them to the publisher. Have they no 8. C. A. over there? * * In Longview, Wash., a man’s car collided with another driven by his wife. Of course, you know whose fault that me * If you didn’t send your children through coliege, you wouldn't have anybody around to correct your gram- mer. (Copyright, 1929, NEA Service, Inc.) Vinegar will remove most stains from the hands. mom, Jimmy looks up from the electric buzzer he is fixing. “Oh, Jimmy, dear, I_ want you to do something for me. Go upstairs to aunty’s room to the chest of drawers that stands by the window. In the third drawer on the left hand side, under a shawl, you will find a little blue box. Bring it down to me. That's @ good boy—thank you.” Reluctantly Jimmy starts upstairs. At the first landing he stops. did you say your room or aunty's room?” “Oh, “Aunty's room, dear.” A few minutes later he calls again, “What was it you told me to get “A little blue box; it has some lace in it that I want. Jimmy goes on. |later a vague, annoyed voice floats down to the living room: “It’s not {here. I can't find it. Where did you A minute or two say it was?” Mother repeats the instructions in !@ voice that carries up three flights | Of stairs. “Really, ; fetched it myself,” she grumbles. might better have Eventually Jimmy brings down to ‘his now thoroughly irritated mother the littie blue box. Jimmy is in the process of develop- | ing what we may call a “forgettory”— | Something which in Jimmy's circum- stances is ever so much more con- venient than a memory. Any number of times a day his moth- ex sends him on little errands which | 33 interrupt his most serious pursuits at the most inconvenient moments, Be- ing inherently a docile child, he does not protest; he merely forgets what he was sent for. A child who frequently forgets is P.| one who is either evading an unpleas- ant situation or who is indulging in this mild form of retaliation against demands which are too many and too insistent. A CONDENSED FOOD LIST So many correspondents ask which foods are proteins, starches, non- starches, fats, and sugars that I am Boing to give you a condensed food list in this one article. Of course, if you wish to have a correctly balanced diet, it is necessary to understand the dif- ferent food classifications and the effect of each food in the body. In tomorrow's article I will give you some rules about combinations, and in Thursday's article I will explain more about the quantities of these different foods to be used each day, so I would suggest that you save these articles and keep them for future ref- erences, Lean beef, mutton, chicken, turkey, rabbit. fresh fish such as sole, halibut, black bass, cod, perch and tuna, eggs. ae Gelatin, frog legs, turtle and mi Good Starches Potatoes, corn, macaroni, spaghetti, vermicelli, noodles, Hubbard squash, rice, corn bread, corn meal, whole- wheat biscuits, wholewhcat flour, Shredded wheat and barley. Non-starchy Vegetables Celery, spinach, string beans, aspar- agus, summer squash, cucumbers, egg- plant, bect tops, turnip tops, beets, carrots, parsnips, turnips, pumpkin, lettuce, okra, chayotes, oyster plant, mallow, kale zucchini, vegetable mar. row. Good Sugars Sweet fruits, maple syrup, honey, and unrefined cane sugars. Fats-and Oils Cream, butter, avocados, olives, pea- nut oil, and all vegetable oil. id Fruits Aci Apples, apricots, peaches, nectarines, pears, grapes, oranges, grapefruit, lemons, plums, loquats, cherries, ber- Ties, pineapple, tomatoes, melons. Pruness, figs, pears, raisins, apples, apricots, berries. Others Not So Good In the above list I have given you the different kinds of foods which I consider the best for patients to use. Of coursse, there are many other kinds which could be listed under each heading, and you will notice in my weekly menus that I do name a good many others for the sake of variety. Many of these other foods which could be listed under the above classifications are more difficult to digest or too complicated in their structure, containing too many var- ieties of food elements in themselves which makes it more difficult to com- bine them with other foods. In tomorrow's article I will give you some rules about combining the foods RcceRST TET ae FRANCE GETS LOUISIANA 1 have listed above, and in the next day’s article I will explain more about Personal questions on health and Giet addressed to him, care of The Enclose @ stamped addressed envelope for reply. the quantities and proporti used in each day's menus. oe QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Pain Under Shoulder Question: Mrs, Mc. asks: “What would cause my husband to have a pain under the left shoulder blade? Several years ago that lung closed for some time when he suddenly stepped under a very cold shower. Could it result from that?” Answer: Pains under the left shoulder usually come from either heart trouble or from some lung dis- order such as you mention. If the lung has remained collapsed it may still be possible to open it up by hav- ing your husband take deep breath- ing exercises. Buttermilk Question: J. K.G. asks: “Will you kindly tell me the difference between buttermilk and acidolphilus milk, and what would you advise taking for an acid stomach or intestinal indiges- tion?” Answer: There is some difference between buttermilk and acidolphilus milk, but not much difference in that which is commercially sold. Either of these milks make an excellent dict to take for a short time, excluding all other foods; or, a pint of either milk may be used in place of a meal. Fainting Spetis Question: F.A.N. asks: “Will you please tell me how I can overcome fainting spells, and what causes them? I cannot have a slight pain without turning very weak and sick and unless I lie down under a fan or apply wet cloths to my head I will faint. I cannot even listen to peo- ple telling of operations without hav- ing a fainting spell which leaves me weak for a half day. Severe pain will not make me sick or faint, but slight uncomfortable pains always make me sick to the extent that I almost faint.” Answer: You may have some kind of heart trouble, or you may be over- Nervous, due to wrong mental and Physical training. Of course, I can- not tell you specifically what is caus- ing your trouble without a personal consultation and examination. (Copyrieht, 1929, by The Bell Syndi- cate, Inc.) “Art can never be born out of a machine, no matter how ingenious the mechanism; and that of the theater then | requires the living personal equations kansas, west of the Mississippi, the Nebraska, most of Kansas and Territory, and all of Wyoming, Mon- tana and Colorado east of the Rocky Mountains. Three yeers later, the United States French. jana in 1805 and the Territory of Mis- souri in 1812, When the state of Louisiana was osm into the Union in 1812, its Is your child developing a forget- | tions, tory? If he is, try to discover what purpose it serves and relieve the sit- | uation before forgetting becomes a | fixed habit. There is on Fifth avenue, Now York, | » partment in which every doorknob is gold-plated. doorhandle building In one flat every hinge, and key is of gold. MY WorD ~ IT sav JASON THIS IS ODD INDEED, THAT You Are HAVING DIFFICULTY MAKING “WIS SLIGHT GRADE ~~ EGAD ~ LOOK AAS SEE \F You HAVE He EMERGENCY BRAKE an / ~~ WHY. We HAD No “TROUBLE AT ALL ABROAD LAST ZULY, “RURING THE ALPS / By 5 ! Pa > St < E- Fea « E ie ; i t i i ! 3 ij i i | i | ! i i to carry its illusions home to the spec- tators.”—Otis Skinner. (World's Work.) eee “It is becoming increasingly diffi- e