The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 8, 1931, Page 4

‘The Bismarck Tribune Company, Bis- vero Hal dl tt gl eds matter. Member \Andit Bureas of Circula' lication of al) news dis] ited to it or rwise credited in this newspaper and also the spontaneous origin published herein. All other matter herein are aS A cissinsad Press ts exclusively entitled to the use cos republ patches cred! net othe loral news of tights of republication of all ‘aleo reserved. (Official City, State and County Newspaper) The Governor Speaks aThe._message which Governor George .F. Shafer » the state legislature today will go down in ‘@ history as one of the most peculiar stat and politicf’ .1 documents of recent years. ‘ railg. who te it. More than anything else, perhaps, it once the harrassments which beset the governor's chair tran ‘tn afotate such as this. of th some spots it is definite and clear. In others it sion * ms @ bit placating and somewhat vague as to the hund | detailed manner in which some of the suggestions are {rat Vto be carried out. This defect may, of course, be oul‘ Temedied in conferences between the governor and his gent} * legislative leaders. No one can doubt the political prob- of t’! ity of failing to give opponents very much at which they ane can take offense, the theory being that it is difficult to shoot at intangibles. visio. ‘There is much in the message with which most stu- railr, | “@elye of the state .government will agree; much on Rg which theré will be honest differences of opinion as to pee? Policy and procedure; other things on which the gen- cage eral attitude is best represented by a large question able mark, . Her ‘There can be no doubt, as one reviews the document, Tent that the governor made a deliberate although not too obvious an effort to win what support he can from his kK _, Political opponents. The old spirit of fighting “I.V.A.ism” fi \4s gone and in its place is one which doubtless is dictated by his own feeling of the public pulse and the effect of Pd two years in the gubernatorial chair upon a naturally son. cautious nature. Just how that tendency develops prob- & ably will be seen with the events of the next few months. eee aner There is a modicum of praise for the state officials erm of Nonpartisan persuasion when the governor speaks, big early in his message, of the excellent cooperation of all state departments, more when he endorses some of the recommendations of the insurance commissioner for changes in the state hail insurance law and still more when he supports the state railroad board in its stand against the proposed merger of the Northern Pacific and Great Northern railroads. ‘There is some political boldness in his suggestion that motor _busses and trucks operated for hire might be . opppsition@xed more heavily but this is onc of the few places Loree haswhere this quality appears. structing. Onc phrase, which occurs early in the message, is [prin road In | significant. ‘When the governor says “We have-striven other, unceasingly to administer the government not only in . per with sound business principles but in harmony of ith sound political principles as well,” he illustrates 1 the frame of mind which he experienced while writing in this document. “ ex | To most of us, sound business: And sound politics ¥e are identical. The governor makes a clear differentia- bid tion between them. ‘The entire message must be con- c. sidered in the light which this insight into the guber- th natorial mind gives us. a Although politic in its tone, it is conspicuous that the al - message fails to mention many strictly political ques- na tions. Foremost of these, of course, is that pertaining to of the redistricting of the state for congressional and leg- m, islative purposes. The message fails to mention them, gE even indirectly, unless the general reference to the duty 4 of the government to provide for the welfare of the peo- oc Ple may be s0 construed. w Another conspicuous feature of the message is the Po to recommend appropriations, at times transportastvost to subterfuge. This demonstrates the short cut would alonrkings of a legal mind. pay. They profess hmends a small state police force but wants about financing, *hppropriation, only the transfer to the state of of this economical roveyS now going to the municipalities. He terminals ae grow. a state waterway commission, an industrial , that the viaducts WC g governmental survey commission, but phoue 00 Pus. taaveettic recommendations for appropriations to motor traffic. ‘h work. He comes no closer to such sug- The Cigeogg om an appeal to provide “ways and means.” operating the line ‘rnor's recommendations for governmental $17,000,000. The . bought charters on ynd for a governmental survey are sound, Jand through whicithat here, again, sound business and sound would run. Easy gm not divorced as hinted at in his opening it is pointed out, WCertainly all: branches of government could ation at the loWesbusiness organization, although there probably ailroad *© spare now. ; rox ele doubtful if the legislature should wield too heavy one to L.) fist in controlling the expenditures of local govern- been puncienta. After all, no governments are closer to the peo- ‘Ty much a product of its time and of the man/ of the highway department with regard to future con- struction is convincing evidence of the need for a change in policy. Many will disagree with the remedy which he suggests and nearly everyone who has studied the prob- lem will disagree with his statement that “owing to conditions which have recently arisen” the highway con- struction program is in difficulty. The press and high- way officials have made frequent reference to the fact that the situation which now exists was impending. There have been plenty of symptoms to show the existence of the disease for several years. Because the governor makes it, the gasoline tax in- crease plan may go through, although its wisdom 1s doubtful. At best it is only a subterfuge to stave off @ present evil. It invites another day of reckoning in the not far distant future for the governor's reference to a “completed” highway system is a fallacy. The wear of traffic and the changes of time makes a highway which is “completed” today obsolete tomorrow. eee It is a fair question as to whether the governor inight not have done better to cast aside his prejudice against bond issues and make inquiry as to whether paved highways, where needed, would not prove better and more economical in the long run than a make-shift ef- fort to keep intact roads which should have been paved long ago. Such highways probably would have to be financed by bond issues, it is true, but the question arises if North Dakota alone is right among all the states which have road problems. Nearly everywhere states have made use of bond issues as a sort of installment buying method to acquire hard-surfaced roads with low upkeep costs. An ingrained prejudice against state bond issues is not a sound reason for failure to recommend a truly con- structive highway development program. H Had the governor recommended that proceeds from an increased gas tax be used to retire highway bonds, it would have meant an innovation in the mental processes of himself and his advisers. It might have been dif- ficult to make some members of the legislature see the soundness of the proposal. Hence the recommendation may mark another divorcement of sound business from sound politics, The views of the insurance commissioner as well as those of the governor should be consideret in connec- tion with his proposal to pay hail insurance incemnity claims as soon as they are allowed. The insurance com- missioner has had long experience in the work. It is doubiful if the governor knows more than he about the insurance business. The difficulty, in this case seems to be that the insurance commissioner 16 too conservative to suit the governor in the handling of hail insurance affairs. . The suggestion that banks be permitted to hold stock in and to control agricultural credit corporations seems sound. Certainly the farmer needs cheap credit in large amounts if he is to go into the livestock business on a profitable scale, as the governor suggests. Care should be taken, however, to protect those local credit corpora- tions which have pioneered the business and proved the soundness of the present federal loan policy. The last agency in the field should not be given a preference. Substantial agreement with the governor’s recom- mendation for a modest but well-appointed capito! build- ing, flanked by a modern office building to house the state's business departments, should meet little opposi- tion. The plan is sound from a business standpoint. In either accepting or rejecting the governor's sug- gestions and in reviewing his message from the etand- point of public policy, it should be borne in mind that} Political messages, like political characters, are very much a product of their times. i ‘Only the unfolding of the months and years will show} whether the pronouncements of Governor Shafer today; were adequate or inadequate to the occasion upon which | they were delivered. Norman B. Black In the death of Norman B. Black, North Dakota loses an able journalist and a most constructive force in the public Ife of the state. His friends were legion. He had an unlimited capacity for making and holding them with “hoops of steel.” “Norm,” as he was known to,his intimates, radiated geniality and his smile won might- ily for him in his various endeavors. Before entering the field of journalism, he was a prominent paper mill representative in the northwest, where he had come from Wisconsin. ‘ When Jerry Bacon organized the Grand Forks ‘Times to oppose some of the principles of George Winship and his band of “insurgents,” Mr. Black was selected to manage and direct the new venture. It was a man-sized job and probably-not always to the liking of the genial ! publisher, who disliked newspaper crusading and most of all the rancor of partisanship. Forced into it at times, Mr. Black, as his intimates well know, disliked the kind of slap-stick journalism that the many political broils of this state called forth from time to time. ‘The urge to fight Winship and his circle died down gradually. Two active daily papers were. more than Grand Forks could maintain and in time became even more than the contention of the politicians cared to carty. Business sense and political sagacity finally triumphed and Mr. Black and Mr. Bacon effected a con- solidation. The interests of Winship were purchased and the political waters in that section of the state stilled. Mr. Black continued to direct the affairs of the merged Journals under the name of the Grand Forks Herald, until opportunity came for him to acquire the Fargo Forum at a time when the state seethed and bubbled with political strife aroused by the revait of the farmers under the leadership of Townley and his cohorts. Convinced that the best interests of the state demanded @ vigorous stand against what Townley and his follow- ers stood for, Mr. Black, in common. with most of the daily newspaper publishers at that time, joined in a concerted effort to stem the theories of state socialism 98 then promulgated. In the long struggle that followed, Mr. Black built up a very valuable property in the Fargo Forum. Later, when evil days fell upon the Nonpartisan League pub- Ushing ventures, he acquired control of the Courier- News, thep known as the Fargo Tribune, and merged those newspapers. He also acquired ownership of the Minot Daily News and became the outstanding néws- paper publisher of the state. He gave to both cities excellent service and under his guiding hand all his properties have flourished. : Mr. Black was most prominent in Masonic circles. Early in the history of the Rotary movement, he be- came active and was many times honored both in his district and in the national organization. His ability to mingle with his fellowmen was unique and though dif- fering bitterly on political issues at times, Mr. Black had many friends in all political camps. In the development of the state he was always active. There were few organizations directed toward a greater North Dakota which did not have Mr. Black's name on their roster. His constructive advice and genial leader- ship will be greatly missed. The newspaper fraternity loses a dear friend and a fine Black was active. Several times he headed the State Editorial association and many ‘national j and publishing honored him. His loas will be felt keenly. North Dakote can ill af- ford to lose men who were so active in her behalf. To the family which has lost him, goes the sympathy of . Expert ‘researchers, who can get you any information on any subject, are at your command, without charge to yon. A two-cent stamp will bring you a personal answer to any in- quiry of fact you may make. Thou- sands of newspaper readers use this great service, Try it today, Make your inquiry easily read and easily understood, and address the Bismarck Information Bureau, Frederic J. Has- kin, Director, Washington, D. C. Q. What is Indian golf? T. W. A. It is a combination of golf and archery, contrived for a winter pas- time. The players wear snowshoes or skiis. Q. Was the Christmas mail going abroad especially heavy in 1930? P. C. A. Beginning December 1 and ending December 16, there were 111,- 133 sacks of mail dispatched from New York City. This was 5535 sacks more than the number for the same period of 1929. The foreign money order business out of New York City j from November 17 to December 16 mounted to $8,248,592.66, while in 929 it amounted to $9,640,934.32. Q. What is a lachnite diamond? L. G. 8. A. Lachnite is a trade name for an imitation diamond. Q. How much is spent/in a year for fuel for locomotives? A. E. G. A. The cost.of locomotive fuel used during 1929 in the United States was $345,198,897. Q. What causes dogs to become bow-legged? D. K. : . A. Dr. Stephenson of Cornell Uni- versity says that rickets is the usual cause. Cod-liver oil, butter-fat, and sunshine are both prevention and cure for this condition. Q. Where is the biggest coral reef in the world? C. B. A. Probably the largest coral reef in the world is the Great Barrier Reef of Australia lying off the coast of Queensland. It is 1000 miles long. Q. What degree of cold is required to freeze ice for skating? A. J. T. A. No definite statement can be made as to the degree of cold re- quired to freeze {ce of certain di- mensions, Many surrounding fac- tors must be taken into consider- ation. The formation of ice of con- siderable thickness requires continu- ous low temperature for a sufficient time. rarely former unless the temperature goes to about 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Q. Why are apples called the Fruit of Eden? A. V. 8. A. For many centuries it was sup- posed that the apple was the fruit which Eve under the direction of the serpent ate and gave to Adam to eat in the Garden of Eden. This view is no longer held, many more tronjcal fruits being as the probable fruit of the garden, among them the pomegranate. So: What is a farthingale bench? A. It is a broad-seated chair with- out arms, made in the time of James I and Elizabeth to accommodate the large-hooped dresses or farthingales worn by the women of that period. @. Has the tractor displaced: the horse rapidly in Canada? E. 8. A. In 1920, there were 3,400,532 farm horses in Canada, and in 1930, there were 3,295,028, a ecrease of only 105,504, Q. Are “luck” chain letters mail- able? L. M.S. A. When sent sealed and with proper postage, they aze mailable. Thousands of dollars are wasted yearly in this manner, but the post e ~depaytment appeals to the common sense of people not to clut- ter up the mails with such matter. Q. How many ships are there in our Merchant Marine? C. E. F. A. In 1929 there were 7007 sail vessels and 18,319 steam vessels in She Merehant Marine of the United Q Which are considered the arts and which the sciences? W. M. A. According to Jevons, a science teaches us to know and an art to do. Astronomy, for instance, is the foun- dation of the art of navigation— chemistry is the basis of many useful arts, The arts are distinguished as fine arts and useful arts, the former including painting, ‘sculpturing, music, poetry, architecture; the latter (useful arts) including the The sciences have been variously classified. The principal ones are physics, chemistry, astronomy, me- teorology, > mathematies, geography, geology, ethnology, arithropology, biology, and medicine. Q. What proportion of the poten- tial water power at Niagara Falls is used? G. E. F, Sufficient ice for skating is| A. A recent estimate states that Ma-MaMe A FEATHER BEO, WHERE you SINK DOWN IN IT RIGHT wey S08 ooh! only 30 per cent of the potential water power resources of Niagara Falls have been developed. Samuel S. Wyer is of the opinion rat tiege a by could be developed. By treaty the amount of water that may be di- verted from Niagara has been limited to 36,000 cubic feet per second on the Canadian side, and 20,000 cubic feet per second on the United States side. @. Has any woman flown across the Atlantic ocean alone? F. P. A. No woman has accomplished such a feat. Today Is the Anniversary of BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS On Jan. 8, 1815, the last battle of! should avoid meat, because of purins the War of 1812 between the United/ and uric acid substances which it States and Great Britain was fought| contains, required serious investiga- at Chalmette, near New Orleans. After failing to batter down the/| that there are just as many of these American lines by a cannonade, the| end products in such foods as oat- British, under Maj. Gen. Sir Edward| meal, beans, lentils, asparagu:, etc. Pakenham, decided to try an assault,| It has also been stated that the use which was made the morning ef! of meat lowers one’s sensitiveness Jan. 8. The British attacked with spirit but] ferocious and more easily angered. were met with such a heavy ade,and with such a storm of see and Kentucky, that in less than half an hour 2,000 men, including Pakenham, were shot down, ‘and the assault failed. , The American loss was but eight killed and 13 wounded. 1 BARBS —_—_—______—_-¢ Knox college students raised a fund ag of $400 to tain th baseball genius me even with life—Hendrik team. -Is this the stitch in time that saved nine? se 8 Then there was the Scotch visitor | next 10 years—Captain Frank Hawks. in. Paris who carefully examined all his colns when he was warned to be- ware the Latin quarter. +e ® A New Jersey man has invented an electrical device to shock mosquitoes to degth., And many of them, no trades. | doubt, will bite for this. * * * Tt. has just oceurred to the office sage that the back who ran toward the opposite goal took too much to heart the saying, “Turn about is fair/in the play.” Siding “T’'ts the same old stories,” said the architect as he laid out plans for an- other apartment house. (Copyright, 1931, NEA Service, Inc.) | ‘OUT OUR WAY By Williams —JIsT unre JUMPIN’ INTO TH’ CRC’, ABovT FeBRuWwARY AN’ TH COLD WATER I -MEAN~TH COLD SHEETS CLOSE In AGINST PART O' YOU ts | proven, but if it were true, how is from the rifles of American troops,} it that such domesticated animals mainly: backwoodsmen from Tennes-| as the bull and the billy goat are so wo enc ions MOCOY HEALTH SERVICE -LOS MEATLESS DIETS — ‘The fact that there is an impor- tant relation of diet to health is not & new idea. It probably after dining too heartily on green crabapples. It is only natural that observing physicians should notice that certain ; foods are better to use than others in certain diseases. Even two thousand years ago Hippocrates said that food is the vest medicine, but the curious fact exists that i; was only in the ‘last few years that there was any- thing like a scientific method of ob- serving the results. The meatless diets have had a great, deal of popularity and many followers. These diets are divided into three types. First, the fruit and nut diet, indulged in prin- cipally by those of aesthetic tastes who believe that the highér a food is grown above the ground the less material and the more spiritual will be the eaters thereof. Second, those who have an abhorrence of taking animal life elther directly or indi- rectly for their own sustenance. This group does not use either milk or eggs because to do so would mean the raising of cattle and chickens some of which would be non-produc- tive and would be Slaughtered. Third, the vegetarians who will eat milk and eggs and who have not ethical scruples against eating meat but be- eve it is unwholesome. < The first effort to study diet scien- tifically probably began with this last group, but since they started with @ definite belief, they were apt to search for facts to prove their con- tention, and to avoid investigating other theories which might disprove their conclusion, The evolutionary theory is fre- quently quoted with the additional statement that, the apes live on fruits, nuts and cereals alone. This state- ment is obviously erroneous to any- one who investigates the dietary habits of apes, for in addition to these foods, they also consume in- sects, worms, eggs, small birds, roots, bark and leaves. It also does not sound logical to believe that man’s diet should be patterned after a diet of apes inasmuch as man’s greatest advances have been made on a mixed diet, including cooked food. The statement that human beings tion. However, it has been found and makes onc less gentle and more This is only theory and has not been REGARD TO pom ee ot NER PER re OF BE He non Reece STAMPED AOORESSED ENVELOPE FOR REP Dr. McCoy will gladly answer personal questions on health and diet addressed to him, ..care of The Tribune. + F Enclose a stamped addressed envelope for reply. easily aroused and made angry when they both are grass-eating animals? And why is it that there is so much fighting and banditry in India and China where a. large proportion of é the peuple have very little or n» meat in their diets, while the Eskimos who - live almost exclusively on meat are noted for their gentleness and un- usually happy dispositions? It is not my intention in this ar- ticle to prove that vegetarianism is good or Lad for one, but it is well to point out that we should not depend too much upon theories, but depend more upon practical observation, not upon individuals, but upon a large scale. Dangers of Chloroform Question: T. L. writes: | “I was recently operated on ind have not been well since. Could it be possible that I have swallowed some of the chicroform given me as an anes- thetic? Would that be poisonous?” Answer: Although extremely pol- sonous in vapor form, comparatively large quantities of chloroform can be taken into the stomach without pro- ducing death. The smallest dose which has proved fatal to gn adult is fifteen grams, but with a child an amount as small as three and a half grams has resulted in death. The symptoms are burning sensation, fol- lowed by numbness, sometimes: tem- porary excitability and delirium fol- lowed by narcosis, pale face, livid lips, convulsions followed by pioody stools, general pain and sensations of anx- jety. People poisoned by chloroform internally sometimes live for several days before death occurs. Too Much Acidity Question: W. R. asks: “What is the cause of extreme acidity, which will be relieved for a time and always return. Most evident at night sev- eral hours after eating. Always feel as if I had been eating lemons or something acid, The taste of acid is pronounced even in my mouth. Answer: I consider the most pro-' nounced cause of extreme stomach acidity is through the use of im- proper food combinations. Follow my weekly menus and I am sure you will be able to avoid your trouble. Bright’s Disease Question: Mrs. O. D, H. writes: “I have been suffering from Bright’s » Disease for a good many years. Will you please tell me your treatment?” Answer: Bright's Disease is caused by faulty metabolism. No particu- lar food is responsible. Send a large self-addressed stamped envelope, and more complete directions will be for- warded. » en Quotations | ——— Health in industry means good earnings, good output and content- ment.—Prince of Wales. x eR Art in the medium—no, not the medium, but one medium—by which se 8 ‘We will easily be traveling 500 miles an hour in small aircraft within the * ek * The critics have read these words of modern fiction, I suppose, but I have same doubts about it, because they almost always praise them.— ee * The further we proceed the more formidable are the riddles facing us. —Professor aes evan. are politicians who persist illusion that they are alive. — The Day in Congress | [The Day in Congress | SENATE ‘Thursday Continues debate on reconsider- ation of nominations of three power Naval: affairs committee takes Maval construction bill. ga commerce committee re- sumes consideration of bill to regu- late busses. Commerce Weather report. 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Weather, and St. Panl livestock. 2:15—Musical ‘matinee melodies. 2:30—Siesta hour: Good News radio magazine, rlington tim rain market 30—Stocks and. bonds, —Bismarek ‘Tribune 40—Bismarck ‘Tribune newest : nner hour organ 3 Clara Morris: So" Fecltal: ‘clarinet and saxo- Phone soloist; . , Plone soloist; Helen House, ac- §:45—Newscasting. udio program, | :00—chevroler ciorg ¢Par F fe 8:30—Musle, | hronicles 33 3 Women Held After Raids on Speakeasies Milwaukee, Jan. 8. —()—Three women, including Belle McGoorty, Widow of the late Eddie McGoorty, middleweight boxer, were among 32 | Persons under arerst We as | ‘thes result of rai +4 speakeasies, ids on downtown ‘Stickler Solution In day