The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 20, 1930, Page 4

z THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20. 1980. THE BISMARCK TRI BUN An Independent Ni THE STATE'S OLDEST WEPAPER (Established 1873) Published by The Bismarck Tribune Company, Bis- marck, N. D., and entered at the postoffice at Bismarck as second clas mai) matter. George D. Mann seooeess President and Publisher Subscription Rates Payable in Advance Daily by carrier, per year . Daily by mail per year (in Datly by mail per year (in state, outside Bismarck) .. Daily by mail outside of North Dakota Weekly by mail in state, per year . ‘Weekly by mail in state, three years .... haa ey a outside of North Dakota, Weekl7 by ‘mall in Canada, 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 republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. (Official City, State and County Newspaper) Foreign Representatives SMALL, SPENCER: & LEVINGS (Incorporated) Formerly G. Logan Payne Co. CHICAGO NEW YORK Good Ideas Wanted Business everywhere is looking for the man with good, workable ideas whose brains and ingenuity contribute to The same thing is true of the Bismarck Association. of Commerce, which by its program recently outlined, is taking steps to bring the ideas of its members into the open that the best selection may be made. From the standpoint of the chamber as well as from that of other residents of Bismarck and the surround- ing territory, it is important that the Association of Commerce be a wide-awake, aggressive organization, truly representative of the temper and attitude of this community. Bismarck is a progressive city and in # great many ways the association of commerce is its representative and the organization by which it will be judged. It is essential that the city and its greatest business organization keep its best foot forward. The plan of calling sectional conferences of associa- tion members in order that each member may present’ his ideas is eminently sound and should result in heriefit | to the association and the community. It is not always the man most willing to talk: who, thinks most clearly. There are men in subordinate posi- tions today who, if they had only mustered the initia-~ tive to present their ideas at the proper place and time and had developed the courage to fight for them, would have been outstanding successes. The ideas were there but bashfulness or diffidence kept them quie}, .A8 a -result they and the world were denied opportunities for New progress. A good association of commerce is, in reality, a busi- ness democracy where projects designed to do the great- est good for the greatest number are discussed and launched. The best ideas and suggestions may come from the humblest members or from those with the Jeast, pride_of place. ‘Who knows what genius may be eetss now. in a relatively minor capacity? It is to be hoped that these sectional conferences will provoke free and frank discussions of the community's position, interests and prospects. Such interchanges of opinion have the effect of creating interest in the organ- ization and, when a program finally is adopted, the membérs will have full knowledge of how it was arrived at and will have a stronger tendency to give it en- thusiastic support. It is to be hoped that these conferences will be well attended and that they will accomplish tise end for which officials of the association have designed them. : Christmas Fire Hazards —, A modern philosopher, in reviewing the Christmas holiday fire situation, said: “Fire hazards seem always to be the ‘stowaways’ of the Christmas surprise pack. They remain unwelcome guests until some chance sets the frenzy of fire into motion and destruction ensues.” Every. year when Christmas comes around unsus- pected fire dangers threaten to become a greater menace| -| the Policyhe'siiggests would go far to create a bond of tothe public than any other time during the year. Pete ite erence taxed) tobe -vicilant a saan against these dangers. The following fire prevention rules will nerve asa ‘8 guide during the holiday season: In setting up the Christmas tree keep it away from; ‘stoves, gas heaters or electric heating apparatus’ and) make sure it is securely fastened not only to a -sub-: stantial base but near the top. Trees should be taken down before they become. 80 dry they are a fire menace. If set in water they will remain green longer and be less combustible. 5 Do not use decorations on the tree that burn read- ily, or hang them on lighting fixtures or electric ‘wires. Do not illuminate the tree with candles. If electric lights are used and the fuse blows out it means trouble and a@ qualified electrician should be called. He should also attend to any special wiring. Discourage the custom of displaying-a lighted: candle in the window. Draperies may catch fire. , Sentiment is worth while but not at the expense of aif, and “property. Experience in previous years indicates there is danger . 4m amateur motion picture machines. Cheap, flimsily constructed machines are an extreme hazard, especially “df nitrocellulose film is used. Insist upon the best built machine; one that has been tested and approved by the “Underwriters’ Laboratories, and use only acetate film, known as “safety” film, which burns slowly. . Extinguish all hearth fires and electric lights when: leaving the premises. ~Promptly dispose of all wrappings when packages have been opened. When burning paper and rubbish care should be observed to prevent the scattering of lighted. Pieces which might endanger property. . Following the Star ‘The best thing about Christmas is not the day tteelf: It is the period immediately preceding it. If, as we fondly believe, the heavens parted and a shin- ing miracle broke through on the Judea hills 20 cen- turies ago, the day of miracles is not over. There will not be any miracles on Christmas day, of course—unless you count that shy, breath-taking look that comes into a child's eyes when he gets his first glimpse of the Presents that are awaiting him; but during the last fort- night or s0 before Dec. 25 there is an authentic miracle! in which the whole nation shares. Look at it this way. During all of the rest of the year most of us human beings, sadly imperfect as we are, are moved by one chief motive—selfishness. Each of us is wut for the main chance. It is every man for himself, ‘witnout qualitications. But when December begins to slide past us a change schools has not-kept ‘pace with that in the city schools. own efforts, and we colleet money so that these people can be helped. We ¢2ve, according to our ability, moved by the sincerest and finest motive that comes to us in the entire year. A Rockefeller gives a million dollars; we less gifted ones give our dollars and cur half dol- lars; and the result is a solidarity and a unity which the; whole nation feels. And the funny part about it is that it is not the recipient of this charity who is the chief gainer by it. It is the giver. The man who parts with money that he! himself really needs, and gives it to those who have nothing at all, is doing a great deal more for himself than he ever imagines. He is putting himself in tune with something that is much bigger and profounder than he can guess. He is enabling himself to partake, in the best possible way, of the Spirit of Christmas. And that Spirit, in turn—what is it? Isn't it, after all, the deep and imperishable conviction that all men are, or ought to be, brothers; the feeling that the fate of one is the concern of all; the belief that thete is a God in the universe, and a soul, and a compassionate! heart? It is easy to envy the wise men their privilege of fol- lowing the star and finding the ultimate meaning of creation in a Judean village. But that privilege is open) to us, in a different way. We have our star, and we can follow it if we know what brotherhood and kindness mean—and if we do follow it we may rest assured that at least one gleam of light from beyond the borders of ordinary iiving will come to us and transfigure us. A Tip for Investors A valuable tip for potential purchasers of eddies is contained in a little article in the current Magazine of Wall Street. This article points out that the investor has learned some good lessons during the last 14 months. | ‘Tt lists a few thus: H .“He knows. that. even the greatest bulk market can; terminate; he knows that bonds, staid and lacking in the spectacular, are in the main reliable, and he has dis-! covered that the most highly-touted common stocks suf-{ fer along with those which are frankly speculative when earnings disappear. All of these things he knows now —the advantage lies in remembering them. For the in- vestor with a good memory and the courage to act, the possibilities, for fruitful reward aré practically limitless.” In that last sentence the words “with a good memory” need _to be underlined. If we remember some of the les- sons the last ‘stock crash taught, our next rising mar-} ket may not terminate quite so disastrously. Dr. Barton’s Fine Record The late Dr. William E. Barton was a citizen whom the; nhiche “bsen cpa eahtly <eplne®. Tis teath dekves al distinct gap in the ‘ministry, in literature and in the nation’s list of useful and admirable men. In the Congregational ministry Dr. Barton had long been a leader. His 25-year service in the Oak Park (Ill.) | church gained for him wide recognition as one of the f denomination’s finest ministers, and his service as an ‘Aimefitah delégate to the world conference on faith and order, -in- Switzerland, three years ago added to his fame. His reputation stood most securely, however, for his studies in the life of Lincoln, He devoted an immense| amount of time to research on Lincoln's life, and wrote| some scholarly and charming books on the subject. Th his death the countiy has suffered a real Joss. Porto Ritan Diplomats Theodore Roosevelt, governor of Porto Rico, urges that the U. 8. government train young Porto Ricans for diplomatic and consular service in South America. Governor Roosevelt points out that Porto Rico is a place where North and South American cultures meet; and blend. The Porto Rican is of Spanish culture, blood and tradition; but he 4s, also, proud of his American citizenship. He should make an ideal Tepresentative for us below the equator. Most Of our troubles in South America have been duc to lack. of understanding. As Governor Roosevelt says, sympathy and comprehension. Editorial Comment Peltoriate printed below show, the trend of thought hey are published without regard to whether thoy care or disagree with The Trib- unge polices. | “urs School-Improvement ie - (Grand Forks Herald) “There is much subject for thought in the remarks made by Dean Kennedy in his address at the meeting of school directors in Grand Forks. No man in the state is more familiar than he‘with the problems of rural education, and no who is familiar with the subject can fail to agree with his.statement that improvement in the rural One vondition to which this relative lack of progress is attributed is the system under which the rural schools are organized. The district system has served a good purpose. It is adaptable to the conditions for which it ‘was first.organized, and it is undeniable that even un- der. the handicaps which it has encountered it does still in individual instances produce excellent results. But the ‘syatem as 8. whole fails to meet conditions such as often exist,‘ in. which lack of revenue, and perhaps lack of vision ‘on the pait of individual schgol officers results in rural schools as primitive in method and as scant in achieverhent as the worst that could be found in in much more primitive conditions than now prevails generally. One step in the direction of improvement which is sug- gested is the organization of the rural schools on & county rather than’on a local district.basis. Under such ‘a system adequate funds would be provided. for all schools without undue burden on any taxpayer, and through a central organization each school would be under the di- rect Supervision of an authority competent to deal with its problems and able to insure to the ‘child in even the most remote district as good opportunities as now en- Joyed by his more favored neighbors. The Cause of Business Depression (Jamestown Sun) The present business depression is generally looked upon as @ catastrophe that struck entirely without warn- ing, a hurricane that swept down on a smiling sea where all had been calm and peaceful up to the very moment of the disaster.: Naturally, looking at it in that way, we have expected its end to be almost equally sudden and unexpected, and the fact that recovery is going to _| be a long-drawn-out process is proving more painful than. we had su However, the years immediately preceding the stock Henrik Shipstead of Minnesota, in an article in the cur- rent Magazine of Wall Street, takes occasion to point out -that the prosperity of the days just before the crash was not nearly as substantial or widespread as we ordinarily suppose. “You will remember,” writes the senator, “that in those years there was @ good deal of talk about “profitless pros- rity” I think that it was justified. The way I look t it, our prosperity has been more or less artificial and of the paper-profits variety for some years. Artificial prosperity feels about as good as real prosperity while it lasts, for many elements of the community, but this aftermath is not so pleasant.” Senator Shipstead then points out thdt government figures show that the value of the U. S. manufactures inereased less than three billions in the period from 1925 to 1929—an increase far below what would be expected which can be accounted for by price variations alone. Furthermore, during all of those years there was a good comes over us. We begin to discover that there are others in the world besides ourselves. The thought of a dhungry man or a disappointed child is too hard to bear. ‘We actually find ourselves thinking about the sorrows and disappointments of our fellow men. So, in every city and town in the land, we put on these “Give-a-Christmas” campaigns, We form committees to get the names of those unfortunates who are not going to be able to make much of a Christmas by their deal of unemployment, especially in the winter of 1928. Nor is that all. Between 1923 and 1929 employment in the manufacturing industries fell off 10 per Ca = the total yearly wages in those industries dropped 4 cent in those alk ear. ‘Yet 1929 was considered the peal year of prosperity! From all of this it is clear that something was radi- cally wrong before the stock market blew up. Our ied bles may be due not so much to too much feagqyane ‘as to unsound industrial practices preced- ing the speculative disaster. o market crash of 1929 are worth examining; and Senator]. Looking for a. Landing Place! OO ———— — SS oS By S. GYLDEN Mrs. E. M. Arch and_ daughter Myrtle were shoppers in Wing Sat- urday. Sulo and Sadie Gylden, Eino Eck- holm and Arne Antilla picked turkeys | for:Mrs, Ida Thorson Thursday. Gust br eae 3on Sulo_ and | daughter sy! via and ‘eed Gylden were Capital City shoppers Wi day.. Miss Stella Maki returned to her home Wednesday from Fargo where she has been working for the pad)'G: Henry Kuisti and Adolph dehnah, visited at John Gyi- | Malla Geis Wednesday. : le social whi The dance and fall Friday ening held at the Finn Sulo, Sadie and Sallie Gylden and Eino Eckholm spent eaeenas | eve- ning at the Gust Eckholm hom Miss Myrtle Arch called at ‘Mrs. Ida Thorson’s Saturday. Rudolph Harju “was a . business ae my the John Gylden ‘home ori) Gyiden and Eino Eekholm sited at “Louis Olson's Wedtiesday evening. Mrs. John Gylden, Mrs. Gust Eek- holm, sons Eino and Sulo and dai | was well attended. i ee eae ‘were shoppers in Wing oF liam Pests visited at Gust Eek- |® pee Frida: Juhala/ returned to his home sunday from Bismarck. Mrs. John Riikola is at oe having some dental work done. Emil Lehto and Walter Giarien were Capital City callers Saf William Harju_and Gust called at Henry Ingets Friday. _’* ‘Walter, Wayne, and Venla Inget Severie Eckhol julo and Sadie. Gylden spent: ‘Sunday afternoon at | Pree! hoim. Gust Eck! Choir practice was held at Gust Lehto's Ded cee roe at Wil- liam Josephson’s Saturda: Sulo Eckholm, Severt Gylden and Edwin Olson spent ‘Saturday evening at_Dane Josephson's. ‘Hilma Olson spent the week-end at her parental home. John Gylden called gt,.Henry In- | gets, and Victor Makis' Priday. Miss Sylvia Eckholm was ove pent guest. of Sadie Gylden’s Satur- Miss Josephine Olson called at William Wanttajas one day last week. | &——_- -- _S. W. Burleigh i. By KATIE D. STEWART The Glencoe Sunday school wilt an Soir’ ere program at the lencoe church Tuesday evening, De- penne a and the oe wareaanle churel rednesda} ening. par ieinas, ree wil The decorated at each churcl Several nom Sis vie attended the funeral pert pute tbo Wednesday. at “nee Glenode vchapen. Interment was mide in the Glencoe Mrs. ttle Cox returned from Bis- marck where she ec ngnaes the past two weeks in a Bismar pee ital. She is a improved in healt J. 8. Colher was a business caller ah ihe Agnes Stewart home Thurs- larence “Farrell, who has been husking corn at the O. G. Davenport: home Thursday and left for ars home tn Bismarck. ‘Those ftom this nietnity who went, to Bismarck Monday to sea: Santa and his reindeer were Mr. and Mrs. cause Hicuser and sons, Mr. ‘and Mrs: Knute fee ng Mthildren and several others. Chi services will be held at the *: mcoe and Stewartsdale churches after which the servi at these churches will’ be pies inued for the winter months. and Mrs. Gulson will move to sirecter for ne mak Gi is sti t the C. L. Frank Glum is staying at the C. Houser home iping. ing with chores. Mrs. John Welch and Mrs. Gulson ‘have making candy for the nescs program. G. Davenport was a business caller in Bismarck ‘Thursday morn- me and Mrs. John Stewart were snoppine in the Capital City Wed- ne’ Pie ger Knudson returned home “week, a Bismarck hospital Shere she underwent an op- plone for no err She is much 2 egies! jealth. Ladies Sg society met Davenport thursday. This: was £0 ven} ul was have been an all day meeting. but on acpount of Such a tew me mronibgss faue M saver veatetnoe, ot had ‘th rs. Iver wi e misfortune to have part of her -hand taken off in a saw last: fall and ip has been suffering from blood poi- son, returned to her home last week. She was in a Bismarck hospital nine weeks. (eager espa of this piptaly met at the home Mrs. Andrew Irv: Thureda ls iaicio by nd <3 eNom ek Stewart and Prank Glum were callers in Bismarck Saturday. if Src AT THE MOVIES i! PARAMOUNT THEATRE One’ of the phases, of _ gangland’s SS “} illicit activities ‘that puzzles! police whenever investigating crime in the underworld is revealed’an the screen in “The Doorway to Hell,” the Warn- ‘er, Bros. and ‘Vitaphone melodrama coming Monday -to the _Paramoynt ing opera~ tions, the law. must discgver where the mob hangs out. This, central point of activity is concealed: with om iis a florist shop, a the utmost care and is known to the underworld, and police as well, as a “cover-up. joint.” Sometimes it cigar store, taxi office or even a quiet little millinery store. Wherever it is, the gang uses. it as a point to transfer information and their headquarters is in the rear or upstairs. It is the doings in a “cover-up joint” that provide many of the tense moments in “The Door- wey to Hell.” This melodramatic story of mod- . | ern’ crime that has grown to such gigantic proportions since the advent of prohibition paints a realistic pic- ture of the lives of those who live outside the law. An all-star cast enacts the leading roles in “The Doorway to Hell,” written by Row- land. Brown. CAPITOL THEATRE With an all-star cast of seven well- known screen and stage players, Uni- versal has made what is claimed to be the outstanding drama of the year, “A Lady Surrenders,” which will open next Monday at the Capitol theatre. Adapted from the popular novel “Sincerity,” by John Erskine, “A Lady Surrenders” is a blending of ul- tra-sophistication and astute sub- tlety. It was directed by John M. Stahl, one of the best known direc- tors and producers. ° The story concerns the marital dif- ficulties of a\young and well-to-do bed*mantfacturer and his novelist wife who is bored by the confinement of married life. Conrad Nagel, one of the screen's best known and most popular stars, hhas the masculine lead as the young husband. Rose Hobart, who, until her recent removal to Hollywood, where she sought a career in talking pictures, was one of Broadway's leading fem- inine dramatic artists, plays the smart, sophisticated, novelist-wife. An intriguing love story, involving the husband and the wife's best friend, played by Genevieve Tobin, | late star of the stage version of “Fifty Million Frenchmen,” forms the basis forthe action of the play. Both Miss Hobart and Miss Tobin present a veritable fashion revue in the smart Paris creations which they wear in this story of married life in the upper social strata. Others in the balers, cast are Vivian Oakland, Carmel Myers and Franklin ‘born. WOULD REDUCE MEALS Washington, Dec. 20.—(?)}—Senator Smoot has an idea; those who have meals to eat should eat one meal less a week and give the cost of the meal to the poor. When he made the sug- gestion in debate Senator Conally of Texas tdok a look and opined that one of Senator Smoot’s meals would do the poor very very little good. | ouTOURWAY | By Williams _| DONT TELL ME Cost MORE -T HIGH THAN LOW, THERS PROOF FER YOu, RiGWr THER. © A OINNER Box FULL OisHnes AN’ TH OTHERN FOUL o 1T LIVE We-17S TH SERMCE THT Costs, ONE, GUY HAS T'SuPPoRT AIWIFE, WHO! HIRES A Maid T'was, TH’ DISHES ANTH OTHER GUYS WIFE IS TH MAID — T' SUPPORT A WIFE, WHO SUPPORTS, A MAID, WHo HELOS SUPPORT’ ~HER HUSBAND , WHO GOES WITHOUT DISHES BECAUSE, HIS WIFE'S so SO TH’ FIRST Guy HAS BUSY WASHIN’ OSHES, FER TH OTHER GUY , NWO GOES WITHOUT Food BecAyet IT Costs so MUCH To HAVE LUNCHEON. AND LUNCH ~ OFRWiLLiAMs, 42-26 ©1030 BY NEA SERVICE. INC wt Me Fast May i ADDRESSED IN BY ORICCOY WHO CAN BE EATING FOR YOUR HEALTH’S SAKE Mos: mousewives consider three viewpoints in. selecting food for the family. First of all, they usually eon- sider, the necessity for choosing food which the different members of the {family will like, buying and prepar- ing those foods which have an aggre- able taste. I can see no objéction to this unless one makes the mistake of making this selection such an import- ant factor that many unwholesome |foods are constantly used because of their agreeable flavor. The housewife always desires to give the family a large enough quan- tity of food to fill them up so that they will feel comfortably stuffed and even sleepy arid lazy after a meal. Many cooks consider, that this is very important and many cooks become Proud of the fact that everyone eat- ing at their table remarks about the food being so good that they have eaten until ready to burst I am sure that anyone who gets up from the table and feels that he has’ been well stuffed has definitely injured his health and digestion everytime he does 80. ‘The -average- housewife also. selects food with on idea of getting it at as low a price as possible. To summar- ize these points the housewife picks out reasonably priced food which will fill up well and taste good at the same time. A New Viewpoint I believe it is well for those of my readers who afe seriously. studying their food problems to add or substi- tute some of the following points in selecting their food: First of all, food should be chosen because it is of the right quality to build bone, blood, nerve and other tissues. To do this, one must study food chemistry and understand the relative value in the body of proteins, organic salts and vitamins, starches, sugars, etc. One must understand that proteins and the organic salts found in the leafy green ~vegetables are the most important foods which can be used in the body in building cell structure. They must understand, that the carbohydrates are of the least importance, and that their use should always be reduced to the very mini- mum of necessity. In considering the problem of the amount of food to be used it is well to know that most dieticians are agreed that everyone eats too much of all foods, It has been variously estimated that we need only a third to a half of the amount of food most People are accustomed to using. Each ENCLOSE STAMPED NOORESSED ENVELOPE. aty) =< © 1926 MECOY HEALTH SERVICE -LOS ANGE! eg one must study his own requirements very carefully in this regard. Foods should always be selected Dr. McCoy ‘will gladly answer Personal questions on health and diet addressed to him, care of The Tribune. Enclose a stamped addressed envelope for reply. which combiiy harmoniously together and bad mixtures should be avoided. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Prairie Itch Question: P. A. asks: “Can you give me a diet and treatment for children suffering from prairie itch? I have tried Lysol baths and soda baths and various other remedies, but it doesn’t seem to yield to treatment. The itching is worse at night. A rash all over the body, and a slight rash on the head.” Answer: Prairie itch is a name for various itching eruptions fre- quently seen among farmers and lumbermen. It is probably due to an effort of the skin to: éliminate toxic substances as a result of wrong food combinations, and the itching is made more severe by the presence of dust or coarse underclothing. The reason you have not had success with the Lysol baths, etc., is because you have not corrected the internal condition responsible for the trou- ble. You must be especially careful to avoid the use of an acid fruit with starch, such as strawberry jam and bread or potatoes, oranges and oat- meal, etc. If the children are placed on an exclusive acid fruit diet for a few days, using nothing but oranges or apples, and using a large enema at night followed by a diet such as is outlined in my newspaper articles, I feel sure they will be benefited. You should also see that they have a cold shower or sponge bath morning and evening. After drying the skin, a Uttle olive oil may be rubbed in. One Side Larger Than Other Question: P. J. K. writes: “One side of my body seems larger than the other. What could cause this, ‘nd what can I do about it?” Answer:, Exact measurements will usually show-that one side of the body is larger than the other. This may be caused by some nerve affec- tion. There is another theory believed in by some that sleeping on one side makes the body larger on the side nearest the bed. In any case, the cure would be through taking well balanced exercises and doing every- thing to help the circulation. _.Today Is the Anniversary of TAKING OF LOUISIANA On Dec: 20, 1803, the United States took possession of the Louisiana ter- ritory after purchasing it from France for the price of $15,000,000. This was the most remarkable event in the administration of President Jefferson. The territory comprised the entire region between the Mississippi -river and the Rocky Mountains, and ex- tended ‘tom the north of Texas to the southern boundary of British America. Napoleon willingly sold it at such a cheap price because he saw that he was likely to have war with Great Britain and knew that the British fleet could easily keep French forces away from the Mississippi river. ‘The Louisiana purchase had these important results: . - It secured the entire control of the Mississippi and more than doubled the area of the United States, it strengthened the bond of union in the southwest and it gave new force to arguments for “internal improve- canals to connect the east and west. ; Quotations 1 ———— > The present status of the Philip- pines is both anomalous and humili- ating.— Pedro Guevara, senior resi- dent commissioner. * * * ‘The principal hardship that the Trish undergo now is that they can no longer blame their troubles on the English.—Liam O'Flaherty. ** * The questionngire craze is merely an aspect of the tendency to glorify research at the expense of teaching — Dr. Hamilton Holt, president of Roll- ins College. ee * In more than one country impor- tant leaders of opinion seem to be harking back to the old policies and preaching that if you want peace you must prepare for war. — Viscount Cecil. is * Advertising is one of the vital or- gans of our entire economic and so- cial system.—President Hoover. VANDERBILT IS AUTHOR New York, Dec. 20—(#)}—William K. Vanderbilt is an author now. It has been possible for a limited num- ber to purchase some of the 500 copies of “Taking One's Own Ship Around the World” for $100 each. In 264 pages and 29 color plates he tells of the realization of an ambition. “Four years,” the book begins, “I had waited and toiled for the mo- mént when as captain of my own ship I would be able to undertake a Sit Ts a ing ew ments”—the building of roads and | ence.’ voyage rarely accomplished—the cir-+ cumnavigation of the globe.” It was @ honeymoon trip on the 213-foot yacht Ara. BARBS Congress must be taking the un- employment situation seriously, con- sidering the idle chatter going on there now. * Oe OK A beauty queen was recently chosen in @ contest among Eskimo girls in the Arctic Circle. As far as the other contestants were concerned, the whole affair was on the ice. # * Oe OK Then there is the Scotchman whc declined to weigh himself on hearing @ remark about tipping the scales. * * * High school girls.in Maine are play- ing footbal. And according to the fashion experts, they've got pretty good lines. * ROK “The wets,”. says a paragrapher. “are bent on making prohibition an ex-act science.” Judging from some of the stuff around lately, it would be nearer correct to say “extract sci- (Copyright, 1930, NEA Service, Inc.) ene ee eee [Today in Congress SATURDAY SENATE conference emergency public works b: Takes up confirmation. et noraina= tions to power commission. Considers report on Campaign expenditures’ committee continues’ investigation of ‘Nebraska primary, HOUSE Prepares to recess for holidays. Receives conference report on treas- ury-postoffice. supply bill. GENEROSITY HURTS HORSES New York, Dec. 20.—(?)—Some of the natty horses of New York’s mounted policemen have been sick from generosity. So many folks have been buying apples from unemployed and feeding the animals that Police Commissioner Mulrooney has put a ‘ stop to such gifts. A memorial to Orren Randolph Smith, designer of- the Confederate flag, has been unveiled at Calvary Episcopal church, Fletcher, N. C. FLAPPER, FANNY SAYS: