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iO SRETIRG Waunta THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 21, 1930 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE An Independent Newspaper THE STATE’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1878) The Bismarck Tribune Company, Bis- me ND tod entered at the postoffice at Bismarck Senge D. sas mall matter. president and Publisher Subscription Rates Payable in Advance ae 7.20 Daily b il per zene {in state, outside Bismarck) Daily by mail outside of North D: Weekly by mail in state per year -......... Weekly by mail in state, three years for ———— Weekly by mail outside of North Dakota, 185 POT YORE cancrnnnoorerereorneessovnre IDA PET YEAT wcoerneernvrenreesnen 2.00 besa Fee aie Bureau of Circulation Member of The Associated Press Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use tor republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in th a news taetigest 0 “a taneous origin pu! 5 der republication of all other matter herein are also reserv (Official City, State and County Newspaper) Foreign Representatives SMALL, SPENCER & LEVINGS . (Incorporated) Formerly G. Logan Payne CHICAGO NEW YORK ‘An Important Resource However much or little may come of it, the conference on child health and protection now being held in Wash- ington at least brings forcibly to the attention of the nation its greatest single resource. ‘The children of the world are more important than all of the other things in it—not excepting the adults. Upon them, and upon the way the adults rear and protect them, depends the development of civilization. Most of us have,had sufficient experience to gauge for ourselves our own capacities. Most of us know that we never will be geniuses; that our chances for fame and fortune are slight; that the best contributions we can make to society and the advancement of the race will be puny indeed when compared with the possibilities which we once envisioned for ourselves. But our children represent a completely different class- ification. Properly trained and aided in their develop- ment, the children of today may be able to create a new world tomorrow. We recognize our own shortcomings when we hope that they will be able to do better than we have done. But even in infancy, children are an impelling force in the world because of the effect they have’upon us. The man with children dependent’ upon him feels more responsibility than one who has never been a father. ‘Women who have brought children into the world are different, in an important and vital respect, from those who have remained childless. If their children are successful in the world parents will feel repaid for the effort which they have given to achieve that end. Anything which can help them in the all-important task of being a parent is welcome. And so they look with interest upon the child health and protec- tion conference. ‘The experts who meet in Washington may rest assured that the parents of America will support them in any really worth-while projects which they may sponsor. How the Turkey Grew a Beard With the approach of Thanksgiving thoughts of the wild turkey, a stately and emblematic bird, arise and re- call a charming Indian legend of how the turkey got its beard. Old Chief Galagina, the Gobbling One, according to the Indian legend, met the victorious tortoise returning from his famous race with the rabbit. The tortoise was wear- ing his trophy of- victory, a scalp, about his short neck, ‘and the scalp was dragging in the dust. Old Chief Galagina, after expressing his doubt to the tortoise as to his winning the race, began to comment upon how awkwardly the tortoise wore the trophy. After making the humble tortoise miserable, the turkey offered to show him how to wear the scalp gracefully. Co, BOSTON feeling of individual responsibility and a wider education than the general public knows at present. It is rather a sad thing to contemplate but the condi- tion of our forests and other natural resources proves, sometimes, that man doesn’t always live up to-his title of “God's noblest creation.” A Sign of the Times In some ways this is a funny world. Al Capone, who hes horns and cloven hoofs as far as most of us are concerned, now steps forward as a great humanitarian, providing free meals for some thousands of jobless Chi- cagoans daily. The spectacle is both confusing and 00 diverting. Just what may lie back of this sudden transformation ids obscure. It is perfectly possible, of course, that even @ millionaire gangster can be bothered by the thought that his city contains a great many men who cannot get anything to eat; and probably a hungry man is just as Glad to get soup and coffee from Al Capone as from anyone else. Nevertheless, human nature is prone to dark suspicions, and one’s most lasting reaction to the whole business is to wonder just what devious and sub- terranean scheme Capone can possibly be up to now. However, let the background of this ‘affair be what it may, the fact remains—and we have been singularly slow in realizing it—that Al Capone is, quite unintentionally, @ rather valuable feature of the American landscape. He is valuable, not as a racketeer or as a business man, or as a feeder of the hungry, but as an indicator—a signpost, so to speak, or a weather gauge. For this man, by his existence, serves to call our at- tention very forcibly to the things that are wrong with our form of human society. His latest stunt merely adds emphasis to this function. Al Capone is a rich and powerful gangster. His doings are a matter of common knowledge from one end of America to the other. And the man’s career is, in itself, a warning and a sermon. It ought to jar us into realization of the fact that our whole big city sys- tem is a grotesque and tragic failure. The bare fact that such a man, with such a record, can exist and can go about his business unmolested is the most terrific indictment that anyone has yet brought against met- ropolitan life in America, It is the same way with this new venture of his. Here we have a huge city, typifying the best and the worst aspects of America; a city that is market town ‘and cross-roads, distributor and manufacturer, center of industry and home for some 3,000,000 people. This city, along with the rest of the country, falls on hard times. Somewhere something goes amiss, so that a per- centage of the 3,000,000 cannot get work and hence can- not buy food. And then what happens? It falls to the lot of the arch-villain of the age—the man who is branded as a “public enemy” by every newspaper in the city, and who is blamed for, literally, hundreds of murders—it falls to. the lot of that man to provide meals for these hungry men! Sooner or later, without at. all intending to, this man Capone will wake us up. This soup kitchen of his pretty nearly ought to do it. 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. A Chance to Help (Killdeer Herald) . While the government is taking every step possible in order to help the poor and hopeless people of the cities and to shelter them from the cold by turning over armories and equipment of the war department for their care, why not have @ thought for the farmers of this territory who made seed loans last spring? The seed loan arrangement was only a short time credit measure. But the failure of the crops, the worth- less value of wheat, and the present conditions in the farming regions all are eloquent argusecnts for an ex- tension of time on these seed loans. ‘When the value of the entire crop of hundreds of farm- ers of this section vould not cover the seed loan, the government would be in poor business to compel the Payment of such loan now. None are large loens. The entire amount of loans in the whole county would not probably exceed $10,000, But each individual loan means considerable in food and clothing to everyone. The Herald has taken the matter up with Congressman Sinclair to see what can be done in relieving us of this extra burden at this time. After much persuasion the tortoise reluctantly handed the scalp to Old Chief Galagina. He placed it around his neck and the hair hung gracefully from his breast. Old Chief Galagina strutted off a few feet to let the tortoise get a better view from various angles—and then ran. And the tortoise has never caught up to recover his trophy won in the rabbit race. Old Chief Galagina is still wearing it on his breast. ‘Whatever may have been his relations with the tor- toise, it has appeared in recent years that the wild tur- key also was nearing the end of his race. * ‘When the white man invaded America, wild turkeys were plentiful. They constitute one of the finest game birds known and, as such, were prizes for the hunter. Smaller birds were not molested if turkeys were to be had and the race for existence on the part of this species soon became @ desperate one. Today the wild turkey is found only in a few reglons— but he is making a comeback. Conservation methods are proving effective and soon it may be possible that the wild turkey will be more plentiful in some sections of the country. The Danger Increases A Douglas fir tree that was 402 years old when Colum- bus discovered America in 1492 did not tell its great secret until recently when, cut down in its 839th year, it lay upon its deathbed, preparing to give up its ghost into lumber, And then its story was not of the Christian crusades upon Jerusalem, when the tree was a mere stripling a decade old, nor was it of the defeat of the Spanish Ar- mada; the landing of the Pilgrims, Cornwallis’ surrender to Washington, Napoleon’s Waterloo, the first sawmill, _ hor the first Atlantic cable. Its great story of the past, told more vividly than mere words could express, lay in the growth rings of the tree. In this living vault were charcoal records proving that the fir survived 12 different forest fires during the first 400 years of its life. After being felled for the sawmill at Veronia, Ore., the tree, 10 feet in diameter at the base and stretching 230 feet in length, was carefully studied by an expert. According to his findings, the tree definitely estab- lished the fact that fires were a menace to forests long before white men settled in this country. Since the consistent fire hazard-then must have been lightning, the officials estimated from statistics that a tree today is in exactly 99 times more danger from fire than it would have been then. In 1929 forest fires numbered 134,895, of which light- ning started only 1 per cent. This year, one of the driest in history, might be expected to prove even more disas- BCG sentiment grows strong enough we may be able to say, some day, that the trees which God put in Amer- fca’s forests are as safe with us as they were with nature. _ But before that day comes we will have to see improve- “tmentin the apprecistion of nature's beauties, a definite We can use a little help out here, too. Land Grant to the Jobless? (Dunn County Journal) Here's an idea. Take it, or leave it. However, it would be one solution to the present problem of high sands of acres of lands that have gone back to the county of Dunn and state of North Dakota. In the county and in the state there are many thou- sands of acres of lands that have come back to the county for taxes. A great deal of this land is therefore re- moved from the tax paying column. The idea would be to again make it productive in taxes by making a kind of grant to the jobless, who would be glad for the opportunity to “dig a home for themselves,” clothe our county owned lands with farm homes, make productive what are now mere “parts and parcels of un- owned lands.” The idea is radical. We admit that. The county dads and probably many farmers who are paying taxes— might, and probably would, strenuously object to such procedure; the county officials holding that these lands are “for sale,” and that the county “must at least, get ite taxes” as a down payment. We respectfully suggest that the idea be carefully con- sidered. We also suggest that the terms be something on this order; one dollar an acre per year, payable each year on November Ist, for a period of five years, when & deed would be issued; taxes to be paid at the time of payment on the contract for the current year. Sounds funny, we admit, but these lands must be put to work, and our jobless must also be put to work at gainful, productive occupations. Automatically Autumn (Hettinger County Herald) “Is this Indian summer?” asking this question during the past few weeks. No. This is not Indian summer. This is the lovely fall weather that usually comes to the Slope country in North Dakota and on many years extends up to and beyond Christmas. Of course there are years when freak snowstorms come early, or when storms slip over the border from Canada, or the winds blow coldly from the snow-capped Rockies, but it is not “unusual weather” when day succeeds day with exceedingly fine weather during October, Novem- ber and December in western North Dakota. Frosts come, bleaching the brown of the prairies; chill winds may blow on certain days, but where under the sun can one find such delightfully bracing weather, such pure, clear, intoxicating’ ozone as in this section of North Dakota during delightful fall days. And what a sun we are under. Few spots on earth have more hours of radiant sunshine than the Slope. With an altitude of from 2,300 to 3,000 feet above sea level the air is ideal for breathing purposes, and who does not wish to continue breathing? In stuffy climes all living things will fight for breath even though little Joy is found in living. Here, breathing is not'done with @ sense of necessity or duty, but as a‘rare, exhilarating, itoxicating : “ in autumn because it’s Numerous newspapers of the Slope country have been SYNOPSIS: During agay party in his studio, Denny Dorn, Greenwich Village artist. is found mysteriously murdered. Detective Murphy ts sure that one of the Phantom screams and groans and guests has committed the crime. mysterious footsteps ring through the house. Two of the guests are struck down and seriously injured by an unknown fien who disappears into thin air. denies having visited er’s apartment. the police Whipple of having stolen the murder rope. syringe is found in Dr, Gray’s medicine kit. Although she suspect Loretta A. broken hypodermic A needle. with ‘which the police believe Denny was poisoned, was found on the studio floor and fits the doctor's syringe. At last. Greta confides in Palmer. and tells him several things she has noticed about the crime, Palmer is knocked unconscious while he is eearching for an important clue. The doc- tors decide to make one final effort to make his secret, Will Carpenter Ever Talk? By E. V. BURKHOLDER $ + (Copyright, 1930, by The New York EVENING GRAPHIC) de HE nurse followed Dr. Burrows into the room and I followed her. I hadn’t been invited, but I went, anyway. 1 wanted to be present when Henry Carpénter talked. , talks. $e Dr. Gray was standing over Car-: penter. The nurse and Dr. Burrows Went directly to the sick man's side. {I followed and took a place at the foot of the bed. Dr. Gray looked up :quickly when he saw me. but said ‘nothing. | Henry Carpenter lay inert and ‘helpless on the bed. His face seemed thinner to me and his eyes more terrified. His jaw saga ie saliva ran down over chin. Neither of the doctors nor the nurse did anything for the old man. | Dr, They stood watching him. I don’t suppose there was anything they could have done. but it seemed strange to me that doctors should watch a man who was slowly dying. The old man stared fixedly at the | beli wild ceiling with his and fear stricken eyes. At times he tried to ‘move his eyes to the side of the {bed but his face remained rigid and set in the one position. \ His body twitched. as if he were making @ supreme effort to move. There was a gurgling sound from his throat. It didn’t sound like talk- ing to me. It sounded more like a ‘ bent, over the sick man iand the saliva from his chin. ‘The nurse started to help him. but her back. eyes closed. Something like a word came from his throat, but I was unable to make out w! it was. Dr. Gray bent over him and moved the old man’s chin slightly, Then the doctor looked up at the policeman who remained a little Gistance from the bed. phy.” he said to the bluecoat. The policeman left the room and we all looked at Carpenter again. His eves remained closed. The nurse | sa: had got a towel and was wiping his iter talk and tell tl tempts died away in a gurgle. His eyes remained open and stared at the ceiling. There were fear and horror in them—fear and horror that were so closely ‘tied up to the strange mystery behind the mur- Ger ot Denny old man weakened rapidly it after the ten minutes and Dr. Gray shookhis head and motioned for us to leave the bedsidé. Murphy and I walked out. Dr. 3 . Burrows followed us out into the hall. 1 “I'm afraid he'll never talk.” Dr. | nanaxe: Gray said. “He is getting weaker. Gray and | hei of Sometimes they regain their of speech just leve Carpenter will.” “He may live for many days yet,” Dr. Burrows said. “But I doubt if he ever regains his power of speech.” Murphy didn’t say anything. He Le a his cigar and looked at the wall. Red he Rosset penn’ ps. ‘speech, le are up agal a sition,” he said fi 3 phere anything that could be done to give Hi hs speech for about two min- “Nothing whatever,” Dr. Gray said. “Medicine can do nothing in cases like this. Nature has to do her work and if she fails, there is DetWell Ret ature: busy” Murphy B nature busy,” | id. “The old man has to talk nee fore the night is over, Let me know. if he says - i “Several times he',has uttered 9 mething like that-word: before,” “Find out what. it = M means. It’s important, Murphy walked away from the two doctors I followed him up the stairs. went into the library, Tt was empty. “If we can’t ae tant old man to what's on mind.” Murphy “We're going to be in a bad power | head. fore death: I don't |”, finally. “Is there | Sout .__ “Everything depends on his talking,” Murphy continued. “If that old man talks for two, minutes, I’ll solve this mystery.” face, Dr. Sipe jooked at Dr. Bur- rows and ‘Dr, Burrows said: “12 eee lurphy entered the room about three minutes later. Carpenter stirred and opened his when be heard the door open. came over to the bed and looked at the old man. ten minutes we all stood for Henry the mystery. But he never uttered it. Time and again he tried out always bis at- fix. He's gotta talk. That's all there 4s to it—and the moment he talks ‘this little side show will be over.” Murphy a H 2-36 about this case HERES: O YOUR. HEALTH Bz DO LRAMI, WELOY AST we To HEALTIO fi (AB questions regerding Health ond Dist wll be erowered. Lange, ctumped, soll eddvomed exvelope amet be ombud. ‘Ueto on dae aide of payer caly, Letter: axet act exeed 0 wards Address De, Fanh McCoy, axe of tis paper.’ DAILY MENUS Dr. McCoy's menus suggested for the week beginning Sunday, Novem- ber 23rd: Sunday Breakfast: Toasted breakfast food with créam but no sugar. baked Lunch: sq beans. Dinner: Broiled chicken, aspara- gus, baked ground beets, stuffed cel- ery, Jello or Jell-well, with dash of whipped cream. Monday Breakfast: Coddled eggs, whole- wheat muffins, stewed Lunch: Potatoes on the half shell, cooked beet tops, shredded lettuce. Dinner: Roast mutton, turnips, small green peas, McCoy salad, no dessert, Tuesday Breakfast: Cottage cheese, Melba toast, stewed prunes. p Lunch: Steamed rice, cooked spin- ach, salad. : Broiled steak, carrots cooked with celery, head lettuce, apple whip. € - Wednesday Breakfast: French omelet, small piece of ham, stewed. apricots. Lunch: Potato soup, string beans, celery and ripe olives. Dinner: Roast veal, wholewheat dressing, asparagus, salad of vege- tables molded in gelatin (celery, cu- cumber and bt ice cream. Breakfast: Grapefruit or oranges, all desired, glass of sweet milk. Dinner: Tomato bouillon, celery, ripe olives, Roasted turkey with Mel- ba toast dressing, string beans, but- tered beets, salad, pine- apple ice. (Turkey recipes given No- Lunch: Okra and cauliflower au gtatin, salad of shredded raw spinach. Dinner: Tomato bouillon, roast pork, mashed turnips, string beans, Dr. McCoy will gladly answer Personal questions on health and diet addressed to him, care of The Tribune. 4 Enclose a stamped addressed envelope for reply. combination salad of tomatoes, cab- bage and celery, apricot whip. “Broiled Fish: Select a fish of firm flesh which does not dent upon pres- sure, and of a wholesome odor. Split, clean in cold water, and dry thor- oughly. Have the oven very hot, about 400 degrees, and place the fish on the broiler rack, skin side down. Lower heat after about five minutes to @ point where the fish will cook through without burning the outside. This will require about 20 minutes or more, according to the thickness of the fish. When done, remove to hot platter, season with a little parsley butter, and garnish with some crisp Taw vegetable. Slices of lemon may be used when the meal does not con- tain other fruit acids or starches, QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Puffs Under Eyes Question: Mrs. E.H. asks: “What would cause puffiness under the eyes?” Answer: Puffs under the eyes are usually caused from kidney or heart trouble and I believe the best plan would be for you to have a thorough examination to determine the cause. If.you will send me your doctor's re- port I will be glad to send you advice accordingly, if you will also enclose @ large self-addressed stamped en- velope. Sinusoidal Machine Question: A. M. P. asks: “Where can I purchase a sinusoidal machine?” : The sinusoidal electrical peas. machines can be purchased at almost Today Is the ‘Anniversary of MAYFLOWER COMPACT any surgical supply house. However, I do not advise them for private use, as the treatment should be admin- istered in a doctor’s office under the supervision of someone who thor- oughly understands ‘their use. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22 “ggg OP Mibnereten Seba Meters 7:00—Music. 7:10—Weather report. 7:30—Sper bulletin: U. S. depart- ment of agriculture. 7:45—Meditation period. 8:00—Shoppers’ guide program. 9:00—Sunshine hour: Myron Bennett, conductor. 10:00—Opening grain markets. * 10:30—Children’s playtime club. 10:57—Arlington time signals. 11:00—Grain markets. 11:30—Organ program: Clara Morris. 12:00—Grain markets; Bismarck Trib- une news and weather; lunch- B.M, eon program. 1:15—Classical program. 1:45—Grain markets: high, low, and close; Bismarck Tribune news, weather, and St. Paul livestock 2:00—Musical matinee melodies. 2:30—Siesta hour: Good News radio magazine. . 3:00—Music. 0—Bismarck Tribune news. 0—Music. 0—Dinner hour organ recital: Clara Morris, 6:30—Music. 6:45—Newscasting. 7:00—Studio program, 8:00—Music. 9:00—Dance program (remote). School Notes | a + their shoulders to all that = * stock exchange, at are making they call “Para- dise.” One drink gets you right into the spirit of things. It may be well to put your best foot forward, but it’s a pretty risky thing > CHAPIN The young citizens league held a 7. New officers were elected. Glen Pfieffer succeeds Mike Adamyk as During the drawing periods last week, bowls of fruit were made for window decoration. This week we held in Wilton. ‘Those on honor roll in spelling for last week are Glen Pfieffer, Pauline Krush, Richard Florin, Pearl Adamyk, Frances Krush, Jane Pal- zin and Anna Adamyk. be rey inspat and Frances Krush received gold stars in spelling, show- ing perfect: lessons for four consecu- tive weeks. The literature class has finished hi