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THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1930 The Bismarck Tribune Ap Indepe Ne ndent Newspaper THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) Published by the Bismarck Tribune Company, Bis- Marck, N. D..and entered at the postoffice at Bismarcs ‘a8 second class mail matter. .»-President and Publisher Subscription Rates Payable in Advance ‘Daily by-carrier, per year ............ and by mail, per year (in Bismarck) by in Dally by mail, outside of North ‘Weekly by mail, in state, per year .. 1.00 ‘Weekly by mail, in state, three years 2.50 Weekly by mail, outside of North Dakot: \Weekly by mail per yt . x a "Yaember Awdit Buren of Cire | Member of The Associated Press lated Press ts exclusively entitled to the use local news of spontaneous origin published herein All rights of republication of al) other matter herein are Laiso reserved. (Official City, State and County Newspaper) Foreign Representatives SMALL, SPENCER & LEVINGS (Incorporated) Formerly G, Logan Payne Co. CHICAGO YORK BOSTON ! Naval Parley Down to Deal With Japan ! But for the agreement reputed to have been reached { ‘between the United States and Japan on the cruiser ratio, | the London naval limitations conference would be asj| ‘ good as dead. As far as France and Italy are concerned, Aristide | Briand, the great man of peace of France, dealt the parley its apparent death blow in a private conference with Premier MacDonald and Secretary Stimson, head of the American delegation, when his demand for a security pact was denied. * The utmost that can now be hoped for at London is believed to be a three-power pact, in which the under- standing will be between Great Britain, Japan and the United States. = | ‘The reputed agreement is appraised in conference cir- cles as an outstanding event of the parley and by reason ‘ of the only naval deal now regarded as possible, of para-| mount importance at this juncture. All that is required to make it an accomplished fact, it is said, is approval from the home authorities. | French imperialism seemingly has proved too strong to induce France to come into the limitations scheme. Germany used to be the bogey on which the French’ _ dementias were based, but now it is Italy which is the! excuse for militarism that exceeds anything else in| Europe in that line and goes far beyond French arma-/ ments of pre-war days. France has shown, and does not deny, that it wants to be the dominant military power of Europe. It has the man power in the cannon fodder of colonial Algeria and seems to have a hysteric feeling that it is essential to use this. To preserve its contacts with Africa it contends it requires a larger navy than Italy, which also} is an African colonial power, in its possession of Tunis. Foreign Minister Briand put the argument to Premier MacDonald and Secretary Stimson when they conferred | in their hopeless attempt to reach some accord. | ‘The aged French statesman demanded point blank of 1 the British prime minister and the American secretary of state why they are suspicious of France's naval re- quirements and why they refuse to permit her to main- tain adequate sea power for self-defense, but accept Italy's demand for parity in silence. “I don't think that it is fair to ask France to produce; all of her figures and make out her case,” he said. “We are willing to discuss every point without being asked. But there is another country occupying the same status as France, but she is left alone and says nothing beyond | demanding parity with us—making no justification of | her claims. | “That is impossible. Parity cannot exist between, @ nation which can concentrate her sea power on one| sea—and a small one, compared with the ocean—and a nation which must disperse her naval forces all over the world.” | M. Briand intimated that the sole outcome he foresees now for the naval conference is a naval holiday of four or five years, during which the negotiations of the chief sea powers will continue. | However, France has ceased to be an influence in the} conference, it would seem. The possibility of the threc-| Power agreement, therefore, looms as the only big out- | come, and should that fail, the total collapse of the parley ‘would be no surprise. Outside of nice words by Premier ‘Tardieu at the opening, the French attitude has been ‘an obstacle from the beginning. Shadowy Heroes of Hardship It is characteristic of Americans to look ahead. Some- times the past seems too uneventful and dull to look back on, and sometimes it seems too harsh and brutal; either way, what lies ahead is generally more attractive. But the past can hardly be ignored. It hangs over us, ‘with its phantoms and its shadows. To turn back and Jook at it is to understand ourselves better. It is our heritage. It deserves. not monuments, but much study. The March Journal of the National Education associa- tion quotes an extract from the diary of a woman who made the fabulous old trip to Oregon by covered wagon, away back in 1847. It is worth looking at. Read the fol- lowing paragraphs, taken from the woman's entry of Nov. 18, 1847, and see what you think: “My husband is sick. It rains and snows. We stari this morning around the falls with our wagon. We have | five miles to go. I carry my babe and lead, or rather | carry, another through the snow, mud and water almosi| to my knees. “It is the worst road that a team could possibly travel. | I went ahead with my children and I was afraid to look | behind me for fear of seeing the wagons turn over into the mud and water with everything in them. My chil- dren gave out with cold and fatigue and could not travei and the boys had to unhitch the oxen and bring them and carry the children on to camp. “I was so cold and numb that I could not tell by the feeling that I had any feet at all. We started this morn- iag at sunrise and did not get to camp until afte: dark, ‘and there was not one dry thread on one of us—not even may babe. “I had carried my babe and I was so fatigued I could hardly speak or step. When I got here I found my hus- band lying in Welch's wagon, very sick. He had brought ‘Mra. Polk down the day before and was taken sick here. ‘We had to stay up all night tonight for our wagons are Jett half way back. I have not told half we suffered. | Specialize in this sort of thing. They prove that modern prehend that fact. Back of everything that is thought and done today there stand those shadowy figures ci the pioneers, straining forward through incredible hard- ships in the dim hope that somehow the future could be niade better than the past. They have gone, now, and the responsibility is ours. Who can read that Oregon's woman's diary without vowing to do what he can, be it little or great, to bring that old dream a bit nearcr to realization? India Suggests China Mahatma Ghandi and his 79 devotees are marching on ia their policy to snake the yoke of Britain off of India by civil disobedience in which violence is to be avoided. There is nothing -of the spirit of Sherman on his march to the sea about India’s fanatic demonstration, but there is something of the spirit of John Brown marching with the Indian nationalists who have launched this fartastic demonstration in behalf of a free India. One thinks of Aguinaldo’s rebellion in the Philippines, also. Ghandi hopes to accomplish his purpose by non- participation and by disobeying all British regulations in the gavernment of India. His immediate challenge of British rule is to proceed to the salt ficlds of Lalapur, on the Gulf of Cambay, there to manufacture salt in defiance of the government monopoly. This is to be the first blow in a war of civil hostility alone. India has its grievances against British rule, but, think-; ing in terms of India’s welfare, it is difficult to grow excited over them. In view of the revolt in China, when | restraints were removed, one is unable to develop en-j thusiastic expectations for the people of the old Mogul empire. Left to themselves, they might very easily duplicate the experience of their neighbors. There are such varid races and religions in the far-flung land, all hating each other with the intensities of racial jealousies and religious fanatacism that little else than ultimate chaos, as in China, suggests itself to the mind trying to weigh the possible result of such altruism as freedom of the heterogeneous conglomeration of tribes and creeds. Frequently in the last few years this has proved more than assumption. Hindoo and Mussulman have indulged in numerous violent and deadly riots in the big cities. They mix like oil and water. Ghandi has not shown himself to be above the stage of fanatic and politician. He seeks leadership to effect | a great purpose, but is hardly the man to be entrusted | with power. Nor do the people of India suggest a work- able democracy. Let alone want of intelligence, they lack the binding element, except as it is supplied by/| British rule, holding the motley swarms in subjection. It may be that Ghandi is influenced by the promise of dominion rule from London, which Premier MacDonald: has been unable to deliver because of political influences | in parliament. If Ghandi can hurry his civil revolt to some dramatic climax, he may be able to forestall the conciliating influence of such concession. Otherwise his grasp at power flops. However, any way the situation is viewed, it is what President Hoover would term a hair shirt to be worn for the torture of the flesh. It is a critical state of affairs. di Movies for Morons In order tfiat the screen may be made safe for morons, it has been proposed that profanity, nudity and the drug traffic be absolutely barred; that ridicule of the clergy, offense to any nation, race or creed be sourly frowned upon and that there be nothing in any film to show the use of firearms, the technique of murder, smuggling, sedition and arson; and finally that special.care be used in the portrayal of theft, robbery, safecracking and | dynamiting of trains, mines, buildings, etc. It appears, in short that henceforth the movies are to be devoted entirely to peace and loveliness. i Perhaps it may be better so: No one has ever been! eble to think up a convincing reply to the philosophy of | Pollyanna. But there are more interesting and instruc- tive philosophies, | The movies have made great pretensions as an art. Perhaps they have proved their merit, But it is interest- ing to note, in passing, that had he worked under the limitations proposed for the films William Shakespeare; could not. have produced Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, Richard III or any other of his immortal tragedies. And what would have been the niaterial of Charles Dickens, to mention another writer not entirely unknown to fame, | if the ridicule of the clergy and offense to nations, races end creeds had been strictly forbidden in his time? Of course, these are mere questions, and tentative ones at that. Film producers probably know their business better than mere outsiders do, but neither the stage nor literature has yet felt called upon to purge itself of everything which might make the world unsafe for morons. Chief Officer Manning Again Our old friend Harry Manning, chief officer of the liner America, seems to be at it once more. The heroism displayed by this young seaman and his commander, Captain George 8. Fried, in connection with the relief of the steamer Antinoe is still bright in the public memory. Now Manning has distinguished him- self again—this time by taking a lifeboat across stormy waves to take from a freight steamer an officer whose presence in America was made necessary by the critical illness of his daughter, \€ Captain Fried and Officer Manning almost scem to seamen are quite as capable and brave as the seamen of the old sailing-ship days. Fiat American merchant marine is the richer for the presence of their names on its roster. . “Length of skirt is to some extent left to the discretion of the wearer.’ So this is discretion! Editorial Comment The Lure of the Far North (Minneapolis Tribuns) Arctic exploration must be a fascinating diversion. It attracts strong types of resourceful men. Once they come under its spell they develop an enthusiasm that is most contagious. | They have a faculty of paraphrasing Horace Greeley’s famous counsel to the youth of his generation, “Go west, young man, go west,” until it becomes, “Go north, young man, go north.” Proof of this is found in the current visit to Min- neapolis of Captain Donald B. MacMillan, who still finds a thrill in a search for evidence that will postively establish the fate of the lost Norse colony in Greenland and whose activities as an explorer have been of the Greatest value to science and natural ‘history, to say nothing of more important aspects of his work. As a matter of fact the Arctic is becoming a familiar land, not a forbidden land. the travel and study of such men as Stefansson and MacMillan it is the ‘old a oye Eo, init in: e old grade geogra] was in- definitely marked “Polar Region.” It is now br 9 sane sis 1a soinecel woatih, in (esr nemmeeaelniitaly| Today Isthe' | Anniversary of | bacecigcamadnetoanas € Recauwe he SEYMOUR CROs! sinister reasons DE jt a 5 EY, wh i ft Z i | Come, Come! Gentlemen! We Thought This Was Courtesy Week! | NERVE CONTROL from one thing to another like among a bed of blossoms, but one purpose. anything, are indications of ergy for definite energy by: numerous follows: lips or hands; flying off chewing of gum, candy, toothpic! and jealousy to gain power. MAINE'S STAEHOOD On March 15, 1820, Main became a| ifficult to tolerate the rule of a BEGIN HERE TODAY Wants to observe of New ORINDA rity ch 101 the 13-year-old daust criticizes her ‘family to of perfume, whic! from her m who in forced him Inter, At 10:45 Clort upstairs, and the party bi Mr. Berkeley, howeve! Mra. Berkeley for a in the Mbrary. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER’ V HE room to which Dundee had been assigned was on the third floor of the Berkeley mansion. Dick Berkeley, ushering him into it upon his arrival that Friday evening, had explained: “Nobody but the servants and me up here, I chose my quarters for Privacy. Sorry, but you'll have to use my bath, old man. Your room is really what Mother calls my ‘den,’ but the couch is comfortable. Mother wanted you to have one of the lordly guest chambers on the second floor, but I thought you might enjoy a little bachelor peace and quiet. The ballsoom’s on the east, extending the length of the house; otherwice there's nothing clear across the front but my rooms. I don’t think you'll mind the serv- ants. They turn’ in fairly early, all except old Wickett, the butler, and use the backstairs.” Now, as Dundee plodded rather wearily up the winding marble staircase, his mind was a jumble of half-formed foreboding of he knew not what, snatches of strange conversation, distorted pictures. A * queer, mad evening. A nightmare reaching its crescendo in that terri- ble moment when Mrs. Berkeley's broad palm had left its mark upon Gigi's cheek. Funny, brazen, impu- dent little Gigi! But she had not deserved that! His hand, slipping along the cold marble balustrade, suddenly en- countered something soft and liv- ing and warm. Startled, he looked down as little brown fingers curled he whispered, and bent over to stare at the forlorn little figure in incongruously gay pa- sree, crouching against the stair- ead. “I've been waiting for you to come up,” she whispered, her voice catching on a sob. “Dick's not in hia room, and I wanted somebody to pet me and tell me what an awful Uttle beast I'am. I couldn't sleep,” she confessed le Dundee rounded the stairhead snd, protected from the sight of anyone below by the, high marble balustrade, crouched beside her, cuddling the twisting little brown hands against his dinner coat. cee SCY OU do smell sicky-sweet!" she giggled faintly.» “Did you think I was terrible, wasting Ab- bie's perfume like that? Well, I Wasn't! I was just—” She broke off the confidence abruptly how- eralist War of |Shortly after the admission of Mis-|goes the nation,” indicates its import- sourl, Congress was confronted with | ance poltically. The desire of Maine to separate |the problem of preserving the palance from the mother state was indicated |of power in the Union. It was found as early as 1783 when the Democratic inhabitants of that territory found it Murder ©1930 by NEA SERVICE INC, necessary, for that reason, to admit /been the ebbs and flows of armed Maint The only important subject of ley N hall bracket. Abbie—slapped me— Oh, something perfectly dreadful! sleep!” “Poor little, dear little Gigi!” 9 said tenderly, and lifted the small hands to his lips, “MY!” she breathed softly, sol- “You kissed my hands, Just as if I were @ grown-up young lady like Clo- pleatied wistfully, “if you'll kiss my eye- emnly. Bonnie Dundee! rinda! I—Jisten!” si lids I bet I twill go to sleep!” He kissed the ecstatically flutter- ing lids very gently, but he did not kiss the soft, childish little mouth that quivered expectantly. After all, she was only 15, She waited there, the bedside table. in the room whisky and perfume. thoughtfully, Suddenly his mind was made up. Regardless of the fact that Dick was his host, and that his host’ love affairs were none of his con: cern, Dundee knew that if he could prevent it Dick Berkeley should not further annoy Doris Matthews that ever; began on a new tack, her|night. The girl feared him, de 7 Massachusetts. During the /islation in the state thus far 1812 a ruction seemed inevit-|that of prohibition. As early as 1858 able, for Maine, angered by the seiz-/@ strict prohibitory law ure of its land by the British, blamed |and later incorporated into the the Bay State for failing to provide|stitution. It has remained in for adequate defense. But it remained for the Federal|a “barometer” di state. Up to that time it was a pos-|government to make the separation. /tions. The session of Massachusetts and under its jurisdiction. —it was Clorinda Berkeley. “And she was going out, stealing out. topaz eyes Slowing like # cat's in the dim light from the third-floor “I wasn’t just being mean then, but afterwards—after I did And now I'm so frightened I can't crouched against the stairs, until he had gone into his room and closed the door. Switching on the lights he found that a chambermaid had converted the couch into a beautifully made- up bed, and had left a thermos bot- tle of ice water and a napkin-cov- ered plate of tiny sandwiches on Munching one of the dainty triangles, he went into the bathroom, tried the door lead- ing into Dick's bedroom, and found it unlocked. He knocked, hid answer, then entered. The lights were on, but Gigi had been right. Dick Berkeley was not in his room, but he had been there very recent- ly, for a thin blue. layer of smoke still hung over an armchair, and an ash tray beside it held half a dozen cigaret stubs, deposited there since the chambermaid had turned down the rs of the bed, And @ heavy odor of “He can’t have got far,” Dundee said to himself, and frowned this is wasted force ever since. Maine also is considered national elec- “As Main goes, so really important things of life. habit of dispersing the nervous “The ebbs and flows of history have soon as it forms. men against other armed men.”—Be-| 11 AUTHOR OF “THE AVENGING PARROT? ax" THE BLACK “PIGEON; ETC. wheeled at some faint sound the detective had made, and peered frowningly. “I was looking for Mr. Berkeley, Wickett,” clared himself. “He is not here, sir. The wine was returned to the cellar some time ago, sir.” “Right, Wickett!” Dundee grinned, then protested as the but- ler was advancing dutifully to turn on the drawing room lights. “Don't bother! I can see well enough. But if you do see Mr. Dick, I wish you would tell him I very much want to see him before I turn in.” The butler, with a “Very well, sfr,” returned to his work, and Dun- dee threaded his way through the over-furnished, dimly lt drawing room. He was just about to step out into the hall when a faint, muffled cough warned him that someone was descending the stairs, Not relishing the idea of again ex- plaining his presence on the dark- ened lower floor, he shrank back against the heavy silk brocade hangings, then, because he was @ detective, and because that active sixth sense of his warned him that the person sfealing down the stairs was as anxious to be unobserved as he was himself, he quite shame- lessly peeped. see T was Clorinda Berkeley. Even in the dim light her tall slender body was unmistakable. And she was going out, stealing out, for she was wearing, over the wine-red velvet evening dress, a cape of gold metal cloth, trimmed with dark fur, His eyes quite accustomed by now to the dim light, Dundee could even distinguish the modernistic pattern of the batik silk scarf she was ner- vously pulling through her fingers as she tiptoed down the last steps of the stairs. He waited, scarcely breathing, for he thought she must pass very close to him on her way to the front door. But she did not leave by that door. She rounded the stairs, listened for a moment to the subdued clash of voices trom within the library, then tiptoed down the hall toward the backstairs regions, Dundee heard the door\open very softly, did not hear it close. Ap- parently Clorinda was guarding her return, that it might be as noise- less as possible. After a minute of hesitation, Dundee followed her to that door, and listened, Very faint- ly came the sound of a chain being rattled, then still more faintly the sound of a bolt being shot back. Clorinda had left the house by the back door, which Wickett had al- ready made fast for the night. So Dick Berkeley was not the only member of that family who stole out to keep secret appoint- ments!-’ Whom was Clorinda meet- ing? Seymour Crosby? Half ‘an hour later—a quarter to 12—when Dundee had had a tepid bath to induce sleep, young Dick, at least, bad not returned from his rendezvous. Dundee shrugged wearily as he got into bed. Ap- parently the lovely little Doris had been quite willing to meet her mis. tress’ son clandestinely, in spite of her seeming reluctance. Still—she certainly hadn't looked like “that kind of girl” And hadn't Mrs, Lambert told Crosby that Doris was very happy in her engagement to Arnold, the chauffeur? ‘The next questions Dundee asked were aD aloud: “Who's there? 8 it?” It was broad daylight and some- one was pounding on his door and calling his name, (To Be Continued) Dick Dundee de- splsed him, and he was more than half drunk. There was his empty Docket flash... . Without forming any definite plan, Dundee hurried out into the hall. Yes, thank heaven, Gigi had gone to bed! He plunged down the stairs, his steps jnaudible on the thick velvet runner. In the 10 miautes or 0 since he had gone up, the house had appar- ently settled down for the night. In all the big front hall there was only one dim light burning, but as ‘Dundee was crossing noiseleasly to the drawing room there came the faint sound of a door opening, im- mediately followed by av angry, im- placable voice: “And that's my.last word on the subject, Abbie! There'll be no en- gagement announced here tomor- Tow night! I'll not have my daugh- ter marrying @ wite-murderer!” “Shut that door, George Berke- ley!” Dundee heard Mrs. Berkeley's voice shrilling in the library. “Do you want Wickett to hear you? Now you listen to my last word—” library door closed, and Dun- dee was temporarily saved from the charge of eavesdropping. He hesitated, his plan to interfere with Dick Berkeley's amorous pursuits forgotten for the moment. So George Berkeley suspected, too! / Or did he more than suspect? Had he ferreted out, with the aid of private detectives, something that had not appeared at that strangely perfunctory inquest 18 months ago in London? But watt! Perhaps be had had no need of private detectives! ‘Then he shrugged. Tomorrow he would have the resume of the case which Strawn had promised to mail that night. The Dick matter was the more pressing now. And he stepped softly into the dark draw. {ng room. His goal was the buffet in the dining room. If Dick wasn’t there, he probably wasn’t in the house at all. no ‘Wickett, the butler, stood at the big sideboard, counting silver baked into a velvet-lincd chest. He HEALTH’DIET & Dr Frank nthe De Fast Way.70 IN REGARD TO HEALTH ¢ DIET WILL BE ANSWERED ORMECOY IN CARE OF THIS PAPER ENCLOSE pdr) Stonesseo ENVELOPE ps? REPLY} © 86 ME. COY HRALIN SERWCE £05 ANCELES: CAL. Many people fly higher and Lrgiead with | and starches, at least for a this difference—that the bee has a definite purpose and gathers honey, but ‘these people do not accomplish anything because they do not stick to Aimless drifting of restlessness, or interminably talking without saying nerve training and control. Very few People have developed the ability to sit still and relax or to conserve en- accomplishment, Almost everyone wastes vitality oa movements caused by nervous habits. Some of these habits may be listed as Restless movements of the hands and feet or head; inability to sit still; shrugging of the shoulders; swinging the legs; tapping with the toes or fingers; inability to concen- trate; worrying ebout making a costly error or irretrievable mistake; light- engage ing a cigarette only to throw it away |thletics at least once or twice each and light another; trembling of the the handle and indulging in tantrums; oe or matches, etc.; inability so sleep to sucl Setract re seattions bey way, fear |and the feeling of power is certainly Nervous people usually have a com- bination of several of these methods boa only Scncnapuarers rata a , and when|® habitual smoker for eight years, Lhd Bled 24) oe nervous (using cigarettes and inhaling them, through habits there is not euough left for the| It has never done me much harm ap- attempting to overcome nervous- ness, it is highly important to pay ackstairs 4y ANNE AUSTIN Ace strict attention to the diet. All druzs. stimulants and irritants must be riz- orously excluded as should the oe time, as envelope for reply. carbohydrates tend to stimulate the nervous system. A special effort should be made to use a diet rich in fresh vegetables; also proteins, such as meat and fish; or a diet of fruits and raw milk. It is also a good plan to try to rest and relax for about twenty-five minutes in the middle of the day away from phones and call- ers. Keep the eyes closed and breathe deeply during this time and try to retire early. It is @ good plan to go to a gymna- ‘sium, or to in some outdoor week. When you desire entertain- ment, seek the more wholesome kind, such as a show, a good book, or games. It may take some time before you are able to control your nervous hab- its, but the reward of a calm mind worth the efforts which is required. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Nicotine Question: G. L. writes: “I have been parently. But now that I have quit I Sometimes these habits are very| Wish to know how long it should take difficult to correct because the nerves | for the nicotine to disappear from my may be irritated by toxic substances |System. I have heard many conflict- in the blood stream, or the nerves actually seem to develop the routine ing estimates—from ten days to a year. What is the correct answer?” Answer: It is still a debatable ques- through these watseful channels 4 tion whether or not nicotine actually enters the system from smoking. We do know, however, that the body though the lungs accumlates large amounts of certain tars which come from the smoke. This will tone the body yellow, and even the perspiration will be tinged with yellow. All of this can be eliminated in a short time through fasting and diet combined with baths, Buttermilk Question: M. K. writes: “Does but- termilk to produce acidosis on account of the lactic acid it cotains?” Answer: The lactic of buttermilk is distinctly beneficial to the colon, and helps to reduce any general con- dition of acidosis, providng it is used Properly. Buttermilk should be used by itself or in combination with some af the sugary fruits, such as dates or raisins. It should not be used with a regular meal. Swollen Veins Question: J. 8. asks: “Do swollen veins about the temples indicate any improper condition in the system? If s0, what remedy should be ap- plied?” Answer: in any part of the body indicate a lack of alkalinity in the system and show the necessity for the patient living on a carefully regulated diet. In addition to this, one so should take plenty of exercise to help him increase the general circulation of blood throughout the body. (Copyright, 1930, a ‘The Bell » Inc.) ° e | BARBS | | o a It's possible that the Fulies girl who quit Broadway to entei a Cali- fornia college will be in a class by herself. me A New York sees Representative Underhill of Massa chusetts wants to take the bunk out lof the Congressional things down to essentials, In that | nothing, jease they would simmer down to | : |