The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 31, 1930, Page 6

" y ~-and of faith and hope in the future. : kota’s citizens have done and are doing their respective . Who had personal belongings in their offices at the capi- 4 Portunity to demonstrate the spirit of service and co- * ‘has ‘held that he was not tried according to law, the | @purts are without power to save him and only executive THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1930. BISMARCK TRIBUN An Independent Newspaper THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) ‘The Bismarck Tribune Company, Bis- and entered at the postoffice at Bismarck iter. + President and Publisher 50! rested for a series of petty thefts. Member Audit Bureau of Circulation Member of The Associated Press ‘The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use focal 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 (ncorporated) Formerly G. Logan Payne Co. CHICAGO NEW YORK BOSTON The Old Year Passes Bismarck 'and:,Western North Dakota tonight mark the passing of the old year and the coming of the new. Fun and frolic are the order of the hour but, withal, there is a serious note. It is a time for taking stock of the year that is ending and of peering into the future to see what the new holds forth for us. Individual answers depend on individual situations, but Bismarck and Western North Dakota, in saying fare- well to the old and hail to the new, do so with a con- sciousness of work well done, of problems honestly met, ‘The year has seen the most pronounced unsettlement of business conditions in many years. Directly or in- directly, this has affected each group and each in- dividual. For, along with its joys and satisfactions, 1930 brought trials and tribulations. ‘The year 1931 sees North Dakota, in common with the rest of the nation, in the throes of readjustment. It is facing a situation which, while no longer new, is nevertheless somewhat trying. The fact that the people of this state are facing this situation, honestly and squarely is the’ best possible sign for 1931. For, when all is said and done, the progress and pros- Perity of this state and nation rest in the hands of the individual citizen. If he bemoans his fortune, shirks, his responsibilities and evades his duties, the nation suf- ters. If he faces his problems squarely with the God-given intelligence, industry and honesty which have made America great, the future is assured. That North Da- parts well is this state's best single claim to greatness. In the trying times which 1930 brought the citizenship of North Dakota has proved itself cast in the same heroic mold which the pioneers knew. In view of this fact and of the great resources and vast possibilities of this state, we look forward to 1931 with hope and confidence. The horizon brightens as a new order of things comes into being. We are proud of our achievements as a people in 1930. We expect to better our last year’s record during the year just ahead. ‘ Bismarck Proves Itself Again yer failed at the time to ask for a change of venue or to object to the judge's charge, the courts can do nothing to rectify matters. All of this, it seems to us, makes very poor sense, even though it makes good law. This ruling says, in effect; yes, this man may have been sentenced to death im- properly, but it is more important to preserve the rules of the game than it is to see that an individual gets Justice, It is precisely that sort of ruling that makes the law so incomprehensible to most laymen. A Good Old Remedy ‘There is @ good deal of meat in that little story from Lapeer, Mich., about the five youngsters who were ar- ‘These lads, as you probably remember, were ordered into court to answer for their crimes. But just before they were to appear their parents asked the judge if they might “talk to the boys” first. The judge agreed; ‘and the parents thereupon repaired to their respective woodsheds and gave each young delinquent a good, old- on probation. the child” maxim as much as you like; in this case, it seems to us, everything was handled perfectly. Under ordinary circumstances these chaps would probably have gone to the reform school—and reform schools, un- fortunately, are notorious for their failure to accom- plish any reformation. As it is, they got just what they needed, and the state of Michigan does not need to: worry about them. All of which, of course, simply indicates once more/ that an energetic and intelligent parent can do a lot! fashioned licking. Then the judge put all of the boys! Now you may deplore the old “spare the rod and spoil) more for a delinquent boy than a court can. Saving the Children Although the ‘traffic fatality figures are almost in- variably extremely discouraging. there is one single ray of light to be derived from them. It develops that the various safety campaigns put on in schools throughout the country are beginning to have effect. Fewer children are being killed by automobiles now than were killed 10) years ago, ' This represents a real achievement, when you con-j sider that the population has grown considerably in that time, that there are many more autos on the streets and that the total casualty list has considerably in- creased. The child today is safer from the traffic menace than he was a decade ago, and the people who have given their time to these safety campaigns can be very proud. The Place to Advertise A bulletin from L. Ames Brown, president of the well- known advertising firm of Lord & Thomas and Logan, contains this interesting information: j “American and foreign clients of Lord & Thomas and Logan have placed through us this year a total of $50,000,000 for newspaper, magazine, outdoor and radio advertising. This is the largest volume of business ever placed by our company ... . More than half of the total has been expended in daily newspapers, which are acknowledged today more than ever before as the found- ation for all successful sales promotion.” It would be hard to find a better testimonial to the “pulling power” of the average daily newspaper in this ccuntry. The Age of a Worker ‘That Muskogee, Okle., contractor who advertised for @ number of bricklayers and specified that they must be more than 50 years old seems to have good’ sense, even if he is running counter to the general tren@ in in- dustry. “Old men are the best,” he says. “They know more; do better work, and do it more easily. This stuff of turn- Every Bismarck resident can be proud of the man- ner in which this city rallied to meet the emergency created by the destruction of the state capitol building. In common with the rest of the state, it mourns the passing of the historic old structure which has been a center of interest in North Dakota since territorial days. ‘The loss to the state and to some citizens of the city tol was considerable. But there was no hesitancy, no indecision on the part, of Bismarck and its people. Here was -another op- operation which has distinguished Bismarck. Every agency which could possibly be of assistance of- fered its aid. A ‘comimittee from the Association of Commerce gave time and thought to the situation. ‘The State officials, of whatever political-affiliation, accepted this help in the spirit in which it was tendered. At the same time they gave their own best thought to the situa- tion. ‘The, result has been truly startling; a miracle of com- munity effort and cooperation. Saturday night it.seemed as though the capitol build- ing was in no immediate danger. By Sunday noon it was a mass of smoking ashes and debris; stark, bare walls, windows without glass, equip- ment’ burned or ruined. By Wednesday every office was back in operation again, crippled and handicapped but struggling for- ward. The state's business was again being transacted. It will be weeks and months before things are re- Stored'to 8 normal basis. Accumulation of some records and data destroyed by the fire is impossible. Replace- ment of others may take years. That is the price of calamity. But through it all Bismarck sees with eyes filled with & new pride in her own citizens and in the manner in which state officials met the emergency, Putting Capone on Trial It is inteesting to learn that the Chicago authorities are collecting evidence in the hope of being able to put Al Capone on trial for murder. ‘The strangest thing about this man’s career is the fact that although hundreds of murders are ascribed to his} fang, no murder charge has ever yet been pinned upon! him. Chicago: now seems to believe that the thing can! be done, if it is properly attempted; so the sleuths are out looking for evidence. It would be extremely salutary to see this man Capone; brought into court to stand trial for his life. But such| @ step, by itself—even if it resulted in his being executed | —would not do much good so long as the conditions| which have enabled Capone to get and keep his enor- mous power remain unchanged. Capone is simply aj logical outgrowth on the Chicago body politic. A sweep- | ing program of fundamental reforms is the only thing that can give any lasting help, Justice and the Law In Texas a farmer has been condemned to death fot Murdering @ neighbor during a quarrel over some ,live- ‘stock; and although the state court of criminal appeals ‘@lemency can prevent him from being electrocuted. |. The case provides an interesting commentary on the ‘ways of the law. The appellate court has agreed that in the place where the trial was held were 60 dist ys @ fair trial was impossible. It has also Mateed that part of the trial judge's charge to the jury ing men off at 45, as many do, is piffle.” It would be hard to pick any flaw in that argument. Indeed, it is rather likely that industrialists generally will return to that point of view in the next few years. The craze for youthful workers has gone beyond all rea- sonable bounds and a reaction is certain to come. Editorial Comment Editorials printed below show the trend of thought by other editors, They are published without regard to whether they ag: or disagree with The Trib- ‘une’s policies. A Reformer in a Hurry (St. Paul Dispatch) Senator Norris declines. with thanks the suggestion of, Professor John Dewey that he join a third party move- ment, using the occasion to say a few clarifying things pier within the Republican ranks than a good many| Republicans are to have him there. Only practical considerations keep the Nebraskan in the party. It takes too long and costs too much money to organize a new party to make such movements feas- ible. To this frank statement might perhaps be added the consideration that third parties have never done well America. This country generally is wedded to the two- idea and will have no other. Senator Norris stays in the Republican picture; the program ef his own party, but technically he remains far as independence of ideas is concerned, the insurgent group are in the same boat with Norris. reluctance to interfere unduly with these irregu- to be detected among party leaders. For them arrangement has. certain elements of conveni- Thorns in the flesh they may be, but the irregu- group are less dangerous inside than out of the tion. Though third party movements, as Sena- jorris says, may be impractical, yet they do some- occur and can do great damage as witness the of the Roosevelt schism in 1912 and the gold cratic split in 1896. jut there is a distinction that can be drawn between and the rest of the insurgents. Following Borah they stood by the choice of the Kansas City convention and supported President Hoover.’ Only Norris and Blaine of Wisconsin of the whole group bolted to Smith. Short of themselves filing as Democrats, the two senators could not have made a more clear announcement of their Political status in 1928, Senators Borah, Nye, Brookhart and their colleagues are on different ground. It is true that they vote against so-called regular Republicans in the senate as often as Senator Norris. But it is singularly hard to say where the right to differ begins to infringe on the right to re- main within a party. Senator Shipstead of Minnesota, the one genuine independent who stands for himself and is answerable to no one for the brand of his politics, is possibly in a more dignified and self-respecting position. Nevertheless, it is always open to a minority to at- tempt if it can to become the majority. Professor Dewey in his letter put the matter aptly when he said that the Republicans stand for “rugged” in- dividualism, while Senator Norris believes in “social plan- ning and social control.” He overlooks, however, the| fact that the insurgent group has a perfect privilege if it can of converting the Republican party-to the principles pone to Norris He attempts to draw too sharp a dis- inction. Senator Norris is a reformer in a hurry. He is against a third party because it is too slow a way to success. At the same time he sees little hope for the two old parties, or for progress through them. Senator Norris likewise. despairs too easily. He should reflect that a great popu- lar movement may be put down, but not forever. Rome was not built in a day. Neither can the “rugged” in- dividualism of Republicanism be torn down so quickly. He should prepare himself for an exceedingly long and ei aii MORE IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED NEXT YEAR’ BY PHONE COMPANY 1931 to See New Plant to Pro- : vide Power and Additions of Switchboards Purther improvement of Bismarck’s telephone facilities are planned for 1931, F. H. Waldo, local manager for the Northwestern Bell Telephone company, said today. Major construction projects for the coming year include a new plant to provide electric power for tele- phone equipment and the addition of two positions to the local telephone switchboard. Mr. Waldo’s statement on the growth of the telephone business in Bismarck during the last year fol- lows: Telephone development in Bis- marck during the year 1930 showed a substantial increase. ‘The increase in 1930 over 1929 is not, however, as great as for 1929 over 1928 due largely to the fact that the level of general business was high- The Big Push! Pany for the year 1931 is a new plant for furnishing electrical power to operate the telephone equipment and two additional positions which will be pe to the present large switch- NEW COURTHOUSE I BLT DURING YEAR Approval of Bond Issue March Is Followed By Con- struction of New Building In Construction of a new county court- house and jail was one of the. major building projects undertaken in Bis- marck during 1930. At an election March 18 voters of the county approved construction of the courthouse, 2,756 to 1,029, and of the jail 2,419 to 1,189. The proposal was to issued $250,000 in bonds to cov- er the cost of the work. ‘Work on the exteriors of both struc- tures has been completed and the business of finishing the interiors is now in progress. It is expected that both buildings will be ready for occupancy some time in May. The courthouse is a three story huilding built of Indiana limestone er in 1929 and that the telephone) and has ornamental metal business is affected by the level of general business much in the same way as other businesses. ‘There now are 3210 telephones in the Bismarck exchange including 144 Tural telephones, which is a gain of more than 130 telephones during the year. Telephone development in Bis- marck per 100 population compared very favorably with cities of similar size and ranks higher than Minne- apolis, Des Moines, Duluth, Grand Forks, and many other cities in the aes States much larger than Bis- marck, During 1930 considerable construc- | tion work was carried on in Bismarck and vicinity and construction volume in 1931, undoubtedly, will be as great or greater than in 1930. Completion of these substantial ad- ditions to the telephone building in Bismarck early this year provided Much needed space to extend tele- Phone facilities to care for expected growth during the next few years. During the year, Bismarck was made one of the most important re- peater points in North Dakota: and one of the key towns in the national Jong distance telephone switching plan of the Bell system in the United States. : Among the main construction pro- Jects planned by the telephone com- Limestone and a fine quality of brick were used in the construction of ‘the jail. ee ee ee | AT THE MOVIES | PARAMOUNT THEATRE For eighteen years Naomi has been the wife of Caleb Evans. ‘She has never loved him. Tragedy (the sud- den death of her sweetheart years before) had forced her into this marriage. Now Naomi lives only for her daughter, the lovely, youthful Brook. Brook idolizes her mother; l respects her stern, righteous father. {But when Brook falls in love Caleb objects to the boy, forbids Brook ever to’ see her sweetheart again. Caleb wants Brook to go to China as a missionary. ‘When Naomi discovers that Caleb objects to Brook’s romance she de- jcides that, whatever the cost, Brook must not suffer as she (Naomi) did. So, throwing all caution aside, Naomi tells Brook the truth about Caleb, revealing the stunning and shocking information that Caleb is not her father. This is the decisive turning point of |the new Paramount drama, ‘ Right To Love,” starring Miss Ruth “The | engagement at the Paramount Thea- tre tomorrow, and will also be pre- sented tonight as the feature attrac- tion of the special mid-night show which starts at 11:15.. It is a situa- tion hapdled with great delicacy and careful thought and turned into first rate, stirring drama. It reveals the desperate attempts of'a disillusioned mother to save her daughter from the commonplace, deadening influences that made her own life bitter and empty. It reveals three generations of women in the desperate, blind and hopeful fight to attain the heritage of every woman—love. Rarely has @ picture of such emotional and dra- matic intensity been seen on the talk- ing screen. CAPITOL THEATRE One of the most gripping pictures ever brought to the screen is “The Storm,” stirring romantic drama of the Canadian wilds, which will be shown at the Capitol Theatre today and tomorrow, Jan. 1st. “The Storm” is a tremendous ‘drama both from its human and natural angles. Added to the fierce conflict of human hearts is the rage of the elements in a most primitive setting. The scenic effects of the Picture are as beautiful and awe-in- spiring as the human situation is compelling. “The Storm” deals with the enter- nal triangle in a most unique setting. Two men and a girl are imprisoned by winter in a snowbound cabin in the wilderness. of western Canada. The girl is a naive, impulsive French- Canadian, her: natural un- tempered by contact wtih civilization. The men are of widely different types. One is a city man, suave and polished, the other a stalwart frontiersman. Both love the girl—each in his own Lupe Velez has never been seen to better advantage than as the little French - Canadian girl. Her natural vivacity makes her role an ideal one. | joi: POPE'S PHONE NUMBER Rome, Dec. 31.—Since the pope has recently had a gold telephone, the first ever installed for a pope, put NEWSPAPER MUSEUM Aix-la-Chapelle, , Dec. 31.—What. is said to be the largest collection. of newspapers in the world made, has been opened to the public in a newspaper museum here in 1886. Among its collection of 150,000 newspapers are curiosities from all over the world, including an Eskimo paper from the middle of last cen- | Chatterton, which opens a two day | tury. GOOD NIGHT ! HAVE I GOTTA TE UP FEET , THER -Too, T' BREA ‘EM ‘iay have been in error. But because the prisoner's law- | hard pull. 028... PAT.OFF. O° SUCHIN THER THOMBS 1 ARE MADE-NoT BORN MmASscecign A AAA SRNL MS ©1930 By nea 31 geezeggebeges ite ui 5 g which is not indirectly and generally directly caused by faulty elimination and this means principally poor bowel elimination. disorder it is well to remember that the body will recover more quickly to normal if the treatments or aids used are those which will induce complete elimina- tion through the bowels, lungs and skin. The bowels may be stimulated through laxative or ene- mas, the skin through frequent sponge or shower baths, the kidneys alded by the use of large quantities Poisonous gases of of water, and the the body more freely j *, Today Is the Anniversary of ° FAILURE AT QUEBEC On Dec. 31, 1775, the American through additional deep breathing exercises. i i 3 : i z EF 5. a I re i Be 4 a i-] 4 A a 5 B ap I uf ne Hu af a8 F : rH : i : elas i i Be best treatment to take Benedict Arnold had-been sent with |he is one who does 60 an hour. @ small force from Massachusetts to com: nold more than a third of his sickness, exhaustion and H a FF fae ogee Bbsces ‘When _ the ser wounded. summer, the Americans driven out of Canada and forced to retreat to Crown Point on Lake Champlain. Quotations J slone.—Dr. Allen Hoben. (Copyright, 1930, NEA Service, Inc.) [icicviindonaeiaeamamaimanceiniianiicls | KFYR ’ —_— ‘Thursday. January 1 Farm Flashes ‘Weather report. ‘arm reporter in Washington Special bulletins, U. S. Depart- ment of Agriculture Meditation period Around the Town-Radio Floor Walker Sunshine Hour; Myron J. Ben- nett, conductor Weather report oY Sammy: Daily Householé Sa Snos 8 8 om SEES 5 Hosi program thee pelgee! time si nog : ie rgan program, Clara Morris 13.00 Weather Luncheon pro} 115 Old Masters 2.00 Musical mat elodies 2.30 Federation of Women's Clubs rogram £38 pig x fusic 15 World Bookman 50 Music 00 Dinner h “burepdacan ania 15 Newscas' ‘3 Chats Baga reg wom 0 rtsmel 0 Silent. Jujiro Wada, Alaska’s only Nip- Pponese » has searched for mineral wealth for more than 4¢ —_ winning and losing two for-, es. FLAPPER FANNY SAYS: S Some secretaries think that saving Lexertion is being economical. v4 er Fx,