The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 23, 1930, Page 4

THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE An Independent Newspaper __ i THE STATE’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) Published by The Bismarck Tribune Company, Bis- marck, N. D., and entered at the postoffice at Bismarck d cli ail matter. George D. Mana .. President and Publisher Subscription Rates Payable in Advance Daily by carrier per year. $7.20 oy by, alt per year ( 7.20 ai mail per year ‘Tin state, outside Bismarck) 5.00 Daily by mail outside of North Dakota 6.00 Weekly by mail in state per year .... 1.00 Weekly by mail in state, three years for .. 2.50 Weekly by mail outside of North Dakota, per year .. 1.50 Weekly by mai 2.00 per year Member 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 spontaneous origin published herein. All rights of oped of all other matter herein are also reserved, (Official City, State and County Newspaper) Foreign Representatives SMALL, SPENCER & LEVINGS Formerly G Logen Bayne Co . Logan Payne Co. CHICAGO if NEW YORK BOSTON Is It Indian Summer? North Dakota’s fall weather is unsurpassed even though the weather man places a chilly “joker” in be- tween his autumn offerings. There is always Indian summer to fall back upon. It may be only a day or so, then it may stretch into two or three weeks, such are the vagaries of a North Dakota Indian summer. Yesterday there was the tang of it in the air, The sun’s rays at times were stimulating and radiated a warmth which makes for optimism in those who felt that winter had come. Custom, legend, lore or what you will, have decreed several kinds of summer. There is “Allhallown sum- mer” and “St, Luke’s summer.” The latter is a recur- rence of mild weather lasting for about {wo weeks and setting in October 18, Then Shakespeare referred to St. Martin’s summer, which is supposed to warm the cockles of the heart on or about November 11. Here is his couplet: Ms Expect Saint Martin’s summer, haleyon days, Since I have entered into these wars. Indian summer is accepted as coming any time be- tween the middle of September and the early part of December. When this term became current, the weather was noted in the places occupied by the Indians. There is the haze that fills the air and the atmosphere is soft and calm, the absence of wind being one of the features of Indian summer. There is just frost enough to make the air crisp and as some one has written there are “warm trances of benignant sunny hours at noon.” Lowell, musing over the Eastern Indian summer, shas in his well-known “Indian-Summer Reverie” written: What visionary tints the year puts on, ‘When falling leaves falter through motionless air! And Next What? The dots and dashes of the Morse telegraph wires are fast giving way to the telephone as a means of regulating the movements of the thousands of trains that daily move over the rails of the railroads of this country. Trains on nearly two-thirds of the total rail mileage ef this country are now being handled by telephone, the telegraph and telephone section of the American Rail- way association announced recently. Reports from the railroads show that on January 1, 1980, telephones were used for the transmission of train orders over 154,277 miles of road compared with 101,548 miles which continue to use telegraph wires, The extent of the increase in the yse of the telephone for the transmission of train orders is shown by the the miles of road on which the telephone was used totaled 119,554. On the same date, the telegraph was being used on 134,667 miles of fact that on January 1, 1920, road. Prior to 1908, train orders were handled almost ex- clusively by means of telegraph, but since that time, there has been a rapid development of telephone service on the railroads so that not only are orders regulating train movements now largely handled by telephone, but also general communications. Material progress has been made in the past few years in the development and installation of centralized train control systems, the telephone playing an import- ant part in the handling of trains over these sections. It is the practice to have a telephone line from the dis- patcher’s office over the centralized control section with the telephone lines cut in, not only at stations, but at telephone booths located at points where there are switches and signals in order that train crews may, if the signal is against them or if the switches or signals for any reason fail to function, get in communi- cation with the dispatcher. 4 Through the use of portable telephone sets, bi and building gangs and others at work along the right of way also keep in constant communication with head- quarters, The use of the telephone also enables the railroads to bring about many other efficiencies and economies which otherwise would not be possible. This information is issued by the railroads in prac- tically the same spirit with which the famous Jack Horner, of fairy-tale days, pulled the plum from the Christmas pie. They speak of it a good deal as though it} were the ultimate and that, when all railroads use telephones in place of the old-style telegraph, the mil- Jennium will have been reached in railroad transporta- tion. . But we wonder a little if this attitude is justified. No other agency deserves as much credit for the de- velopment of the United States as does the railroad. The winning of the west would still be a problem were it not for this quick, cheap and efficient means of transportation, but the railroads have never been par- ticularly quick to entertain new ideas or to adopt inno- vations. The roller-bearing passenger and freight car was suggested to the railroads years ago. Only ree, cently has the idea gained favor and at this time the number of trains so equipped is small as compared with the total, been relatively slow in giving way to the telephone. i ne He J ES i g2t how about the thoughts? a g B QB all candidates for Congress be compelled by law to take intelligence tests, and pass them, before they can{ submit their names to the electorate. ingly dumb congressmen; and very likely we shall have many more of them in the future; yet this mental test for candidates hardly seems the proper solution for the matter. tinuous drive for business abroad. fact that Europe is just as anxious for an up-swing as is the United States and that the only way to bring this about is by stimulating the interchange of goods and money. “everything comes to him who waits,” rarely holds good | | in business, The American idea is “Go and get it.” That is the theory which is being applied in this case. Applied to all business the results should be worthwhile. in recalling the poll of newspaper editors on the eight- eenth amendment, thought the whole process was like carrying coals to Newcastle. only a reasonable good fortune. even a majori regret responsibility. of the Republicans, it is painful to record the conspectus mae by the Washington correspondent of The Boston “anscFi There lican party is about to take an backs against the wall.” usually carried without much effort are now “conceded” to the Democrats by hope in public, privately with gloom. It would be cruel to show the reader the melancholy map. The crats are to get the House and.“come pretty close” to getting the Senate. The dark prophecy comes from most unwilling lip: The reason that this and other ideas have been slow to take root, of course, is the difficulty of putting them into effeet over the huge areas served by our transpor- tation systems. And thus it is that the telegtaph has With the development of still newer forms of com- munication, however, it seems reasonable to assume that, along about the time the railroads are ready to report that all of their main lines are equipped with service, the more progressive lines will be ing how well their radio or other new system of working. And at the same time the who really make the advances in thi: machine be attempting to evolve a fool-proof of thought transference so that no machinery ‘would be needed to convey information and ideas. » would be fatal. The system might » the railroads are entitled to the con- public on their very excellent operat- records, though the public well may ask “and next, Mental Tests—For Whom? A candidate for Congress in Brooklyn suggests that Admittedly we have had, in the past, some surpass Rather, one would say, the proper persons to take the mental test are the voters themselves, That some con- gressmep can be re-elected year after year is a reflec- tion, not on their own brains but on the brains of the people who voted for them. Building Up to the Treaty President Hoover has removed the order which tem- porarily held up construction of the navy’s new 10,000- ton cruiser, No. 38, and the work will begin at once so that the ship can be finished in the spring of 1934; ; and it is reported in Washington that the president feels that the nation might just as well begin building up toward the limits imposed by the London treaty. It is hard to see how there can be any quarrel with this viewpoint. Few naval experts would agree that the nation’s needs could be met by any strength much below that fixed by the treaty; and the treaty itself removes from the process of building new ships any fear that foreign nations might entertain of America’s intentions. There may be valid grounds for criticism of the treaty itself, but now that it has been ratified the nation might as well build the ships that the treaty permits. F Go and Get It Business, like gold, is where one finds it. That is the theory of the Bush Terminal corporation of New York City which has just organized the largest system known to the United States for the exportation of goods to foreign lands. The new corporation has agents in every European country except Russia. By affiliation with 26 long- established European firms, the American firm will have @ network of more than 400 European offices with thou- sahds of employes. ‘The new organization will make a concerted and con- It recognizes the It also recognizes the fact that the old adage that Probably the national prohibition enforcement official, Editorial Comment Editorials printed below show the trend of thought by other editors. They are published with- out regard to whether they agree or disagree with The Tribune's policies. i ‘An Awful Walloping’ (New York Times) After a careful survey of the whole field and from the most accurate and specific information obtainable, Mr, Oulahan, an experiences observer, conspicuous for }) cool and cautious ju: the Democrats “may” gain 60 seats in the next House. He listed the districts that were likely to be won. For control, the Democrats need but 52. The chance of a “landslide” did not enter into the calculation, , it the Democrats would like to be delivered. They wish gment, came tothe conclusion that From They would regard of one as unfortunate. They would reaction so violent as to saddle them with Both on their account, then, and that is no escaping the conclusion that the Repub- wful walloping. with their they have In twenty States Republicans are “fightin; Some States whic! Republican leaders, clothed with Demo- Writers who make such statements over their own signatures as are contained in this dispatch have repu- tations to maintain- quently—certainly thi positions to hold. Not infre- an instance—it hurts to make such a forecast as this as badly as it does to have an abscessed tooth yanked by a dentist. It hurts the good old Republican Transcript, too. That newspaper deplores editorially “this period of political brainstorm,” and piously hopes against hope that M: sachusetts will escape it; but its correspondent “ not write idly.” It has been clear since last Fall that only a sudden miraculous transformation of depression into prosperity could save the Republican bacon. As the miracle did not and could not happen, there is no way of avoiding the “walloping.” From strategical reasons on behalf of the Democrats, from sympathetic motives on behalf of the Republicans, it is to be wished that the “walloping” may be sound but not “awful.” We Want a Touchdown! _(La Moure County Chronicle) What a pitiful commentary on prohibition it is that newspapers come out with such a story as the one re- cently released concerning the latest activities in the - st, Sr., head of the Milwaukee brewing concern bearing his name, that he is now installing over a million dollars wi of equipment in his plant! This in anticipation of the immediately impending repeal of the 18th amendment. Daily we see a growing trend toward the repeal of the 18th amendment. Unless an infinitely better sub- stitute is offered, such a move would be a distinctly backward slide in our development, yet come it will if popular sentiment is not re-directed into better channel it seems to us that the most direct cause for this is the apathy of the hundreds of good citizens who, while their beliefs are for a sane prohibition enforcement, sit back indifferently an rmit the shysters, bootleggers, grafters and low politicians to do as they wish. We are convinced that should Congress throw the de- cision to the public, as it would have to should it at- tempt the repeal of the 18th amendment,.there would be an overwhelming victory for prohibition, regardless ing failure these last ten years. The evi- dences of its success among. the laboring class of peo- ple whose lives have been immeasurably lightened since the removal of the corner saloon are too powerful to allow this new found freedom to be removed. . The main difficulty is that, as always, it is the evil influences which shout the loudest. ‘There are hun- dreds of thousands of good, law abiding citizens’ in our. country who are repelled by the wholesale law break- ing brought in with prohibition but they are unnoticed in the cla f bootlegging and social drinking. If citizens would assert themselves for would soon be a difference in conditions. is everlasting “let the other fellow do it” spirit; wet ranks—the announcement of Fred Pi It is this indifference to definite action that is making our country the laughing stock of the world. What earthly reason is there that America should not be able to con- trol her appetites and her activities as well as our neighbor, Canad: Prohibition, as it sta now, is pretty much of a joke. Our community is surely cleaner than many but there is obviously no particular respect for the 18th amendment Something. must be done to remedy present situation or we shall rapidly take the fretted road back to the old deplorable conditions of e saloon. A concerted movement throughout the na- tion either toward enforcing the present statute or to- ward supplying a practicable substitute, must come soon. And the first step in the direction of correcting stirring up of the popular ind a release a very great wrong is thi mind, a rousing of active enthusiasm, from: the bonds: of apathy, By E. V..BURKHOLDER ERTAIN singular happenings, which preceded the mur- der of Denny Dorn, are today as vivid in my mind as when they happened. I suppose they will always remain that _ A thousand times I have eursed myself for my stupidity Z in accepting the invitation to his death party in the amused manner I did. It was an odd looking invitation. At the top was printed a skull and crossbones and at the bottom was Dorn’s request that I attend ‘The mere fact that he had se! Gata His parties were opens affairs. The public No one had ever Denn: Dorn sending out an invitation to ity. PeThen there was the * ited. It struck me as strange at the time Cee If much bronchial mucus.is present Since asthma is such a distressing| the cure will be slower, but none th disease, its sufferer usually vainly|less sure, and it seems’ that advance ASTHMA IS CURABLE is death party. Dr. McCoy will gladly answer personal questions on health and diet addressed to him, care of Enclose a stamped addressed envelope for reply. who had a rather vague Bosnesss r] » who had come to the party her hands and didn’t pay any atten! George cases often yield as readily as those which are just beginning. It is neces sary to restrict the use of starches in the diet and also to avoid gas-formit, foods or combinations. i. I will be pleased to send anyone who is interested complete free in-, structions regarding the dietetic treaqp ment of asthma if he will write to me in care of this newspaper, enclos- ing a large self-addressed stamped Ito the right of the Brandford was a writer. He never made much of a success, puane and I knew him “Punny sal of a party for Denny replied. “I rather ex- wait for you to tock the door? “He has some secret he Greta Ellis joined “I don’ party,” he sald.” Dp ae “What's the matter ‘It isn’t the pera’ she said. “1 .” she said. “It's . He's been acting @ week.” “He always acts funny,” Brand- ford put in. “Not like he’s been the last ae following three: first, excessive Pressure against the diaphragm; stool near secondly, lack of mobility of the dia- and Brandford was sit- across the room from remember that ly Dorn was eccentric. He was subject think it a good joke to have his death party. ‘The party was for that nig! Led I pee pe cpttier e assignment ‘or my, upt Gountless times since that I have blamed m, fi remained in my ment, I would have been there en Denny Dorn came to see me. One word from ‘hay the chest, causing a feeling of fullness id shortness of breath. This is not although it greatly re- What are usually termed asthmatic causes, such as irritating dust and QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Dirt. Question—M. J. writes: “I have a child 2 years old who eats clo~ or ,| other dirt at every opportunity. What makes @ child do this, and how may Answer.—This dirt-eating practice is probably only a habit which the child gets into because he is not kept sufficiently interested in healthful playing. Some claim that it is becausq,, the child craves certain foods con- taining mineral and, enough of these foods, acquires the instinctive desires to eat dirt. My ob- servatiin is that this is not usually true, but that the dirt-eating habit or the habit of putting objects into the mouth is simply a bad habit of a poorly-trained child. which was in the southwest corner of the studio, to call Henry Car- Denny,” Greta doubtful Dorn was mortal. But I wasn’t th talk. posure to cat fur, felt, feathers, horse dander, orris root in face powder, or toi the ink in the picture section of “The play the music, can turn out the: was ene son sober. Heed @ little stagger. i party,” he announced. wes) want’ me to r Greta, and Lore! attacks once = a the real causes are cor- ‘The attack usually comes on sud- denly following certain symptoms It was around 9 o'clock when house. Dorn met me at the door. about his actions greeted He was cordial, a little drunk good on less and stupid with bleached hair an She thought the Village Question.—Reader asks: and usually passed out recommend the dry, ready-to-serve breakfast foods now on the market, ly | such as corn flakes, etc.?” Answer.— When these breakfagt foods are retoasted they form an cellent dextrinized article of food an& may be used freely with milk or cream except by those who have a tendency to catarrh, in which case it would best to use only a small amount of butter. Milk and cream are to be avoided by catarrh sufferers on ac- bgrorel of their mucus-forming ele- Left Arm Aches Question.—G. F. writes: “During the night I am awakened by my left arm aching dreadfully, and this ache re- mains until morning. Could it be caused from poor circulation or lack of exercise, or is it all in our eating?” Answer.—Yes, the aching in your left.arm may come from poor circula- tion, lack of exercise, or from over- fing. When such aches come cay |. | in the left arm, one must be suspiciotss of angipa pectoris, which is a serious functional disorder affecting the heart and its arteries. And Fredric March as| checked, would destroy the'very basis our American: life.”President well on her way to she staggered against “What kind of a party is this, jothing exciting or unusual hap- | se think back, I wonder why I mention the weird skull and cross-| Every one der. he said. “It'll be a ve got @ great sur- Went i hope ‘the Uquor’s good, i a : I replied derstanding. the District Attorney gives another | of Others * * * “The infliction of death or out- 5 lawry would, perhaps, be justified for “Manslaughter” was directed by|a man who was wholly evil; but no George Abbott, the noted New York | person was ever so.”—The Archbishop stage author, actor and director. E CAPITOL THEATRE 1 “We have renounced war; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s “The Ship|have we not also renounced arma- From Shanghai,” which opened last} ment?”—Sir Robert Borden. night at the Capitol Theatre, presents * something new in screen art in the form of an all-talking “{ have been arrested in better * picture filmed|towns than. this (Philadelphia). almost in its entirety on the Pacific] John (Legs) . THIS DIAGRAM, giving 2 s the principals in the mystery Charice ‘Brebin has directed. the production with a keen insight, show- ing by succeeding stages the slow but inevitable breakdown of each of the|Mary of England is going in strong passengers which finally is. precipi-| for antiques, one is prompted to ask tated to a hysteria as a result of the|how conspicuous a place her hats are terror inspired by a half-mad steward | given in the collection. ship. He tried to cell himself. Concerning the report that Queen “Don't worry. Greta is passing ‘em around now. You'll need come to cat up.’ Dorn lived in the two u) who has gained control of the ship’s water supply and uses his power to| ‘This is the generation which re+- coerce the others. Today Is the \ ‘Anniversary of BERNHARDT’S BIRTH gards that fellow a good mixer who best can concoct @ cocktail. * The stock market is in the dol- drums this year, someone says, be- cause the numerals in 1930 add up to 13. The only significance many will see in this explanation is the connec- tion between their resources I didn’t get along very well with * son on iittle Eitohens great French tragic actress, was born at Paris, Her parents were Jewish, but she was educated at @ converit. [america with toothpicks, Perhaps OD |they might have used them them- little ‘Three years later, bow: pede had they held on to their, ever, she became an vorite by her playing of the part of the queen in Victor Hugo’s Ruy Blas: The Franco-Prussian War interrupt- ed her career, and for a while she be- Russia is reported to be fiooding heat. (Copyright, 1930, NEA Service. Inc: ARRESTED IN JAIL New York—They didn’t even wait until John Johnson got out of Sing Sing before they arrested him again. In 1879 she had a famous season} After serving two successive terms totalling six years and two months for assault and robbery, he was ar- rested on a warrant charging grand this still that the Hquor came for Dorn’s parties. When I entered the studio with Dorn there were ‘peopie seated eround the large room. [ DENNY’S DEATH PARTY | I knew all of them except one joking eile who, sat She seemed to view the a disdainful snecr Ellis, Denny's sweetheart, kuehed up to me-carrying two high- ie: in London. By this time her reputa- tion as the greatest actress of her day was securely established. She then toured with great success~all the pal countries of Europe and North and South America. In Jan- uary, 1914, the Legion of Honor was conferred upon her. the World war she played at the front despite the fact she could no longer unaided, an accident Be B eoPhat é @ corner. whole thing with 4 FLAPPER, FANNY SAYS: ‘At-after—a _wh- sh re ! AT THE MOVIES | PARAMOUNT THEATRE “Manslaughter,” daughter of the idle rich to whom all serious pursuits in life are amusing. To oF mentor: ts thought or consideration for the feel- ings of others, she is, somehow, a delightful and charming person. And when she meets Dan (Fredric March), @ young, courage- ous, idealistic district used and agreeing on most every opinion on life and duty, they fall in love. Lydia Thorne, Claudette Colbert is all that could be desired and more. It is a role which Miss Colbert makes vitally alive by her sympathy and un-. with Claudette | players Colbert and Fredrick March in the leading roles, comes to the Para- mount Theatre on Friday. Widely heralded as the most ambitious pro- duction on the new Paramount sched- ule, this powerful and highly dramat- ic adaptation of the well known Alice Duer Miller novel of the same name boasts a story.that is particularly well- of € way it is a story to stir the imagina- of the most unusual and fascinating dramas to come to the olbert plays the role of “when a national ideal dies, a na- feo peti Se ee “There are always malevolent or} The file clerk must. have her A B selfish forces at work which, un- fingers. C's on the tips of her