The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 14, 1931, Page 4

Am Independent Newspaper THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) Published by The Bismarck Tribune Company, Bis- marck, N. D., and entered at the postoffice at Bismarck 98 second clas mail matter. George D. Mann ............,. President and Publisher Subscription Rates Payable in Advance | Daily by carrier, per year ......... $2 Daily by mai) per year (in Bismarck) . Daily 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 Weekly by mail outside of North Dakota, Weekly by mail in Canada. per year . ‘ Member Audit Bureau of Circulation | Member of The Associated Press The Associated Press 1s exclusively entitled to the use| tor 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 ll 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 BOSTON From the Death House Charles Fithian wrote a letter home the other day. | Sitting in the death house at Trenton, New Jersey,| realizing that he is condemned to die although he has only lived 22 years, he decided that he would warn his nine brothers, back home, to walk in straighter, bet-/ ter ways than he had chosen. Charles Fithian hadn't written any letters back home| before. Somehow he had been pretty much ashamed. He didn’t want to write. But with the shadows of the death house deepening, he realized that he remains his brothers’ keeper. 60 he wrote his letter. 2 It came through the mail, packed into a bag with other} envelopes which contained insurance policies and con- tracts and letters in which people talked about their parties and illnesses and jobs and all the rest. But it was different. It kept to itself in its corner of ba bag. but those who have been in rate cases know how slowly the mills grind. It is asserted, too, that a minority of the Interstate; Commerce commission opposes the combination of} Parallel and competing roads. : ! The refusal of the federal authorities to include the| Burlington in the deal and their insistence tpat the Northern Pacifie and Great Northern divest themselves of that control, ended the urge on the part of these car- riers to merge. With the withdrawal of the proposal by the two rail- roads, probably the last has been heard of the merger for some time to come. New York City Judges Conditions existing in the municipal courts of New York City have astounded the nation. The barter of seats on the high courts of that city has been open and arrogant. Investigation of the last few weeks has been relentless and those most concerned with keeping the courts clean and above suspicion have been deeply concerned over the disclosures. H ‘The taint of Tammany politics has reached to the high- est state courts. Judges have been suspended, others have resigned under fire and there are several who cling to their jobs in desperate hope of vindication where, in most instances, there can be no vindication. | Investigators have shown that no special immunity; hedges in a judge. When the first whisper of implica- tion has been uttered, those charged with this im-! portant job have left nothing undone to turn the ras-/ cals out. It was Thomas Jefferson who once said that only two} vital questions need be asked touching the qualifications| of applicants for offices of public trust and they were: | “Is he honest? Is he capable?” These inquiries have loomed large in the investigation of the New York judiciary situation and the Jefferson- jan tests are being applied with a vengenace. Spotted Pony and Auto De Luxe Osage Indians the other day presented J. George Wright, their revered agent, a spotted pony and a $5,000) automobile. But the Indians, huddled about in their blankets and surrounded by high powered automobiles and such wealth as oil royalties make possible for the Osage, felt the spotted pony took precedence over the white man’s de. luxe gasoline buggy. ‘Tears came to the eyes of stolid Indians as the pony, the highest token of their friendship, was presented. What do you need to know? Is there some point about your business og personal life that puzzles you? Is there something you want to know E i | It was going to nine boys who would pass it around! he roaring monarch of the highway, resplendent in| Without delay? Submit your question from hand to hand, clear their throats, maybe wipe} their eyes when no one was looking, or walk down to the corner store for a paper just to have something to do. They would keep thinking that this was their/ brother who must die. The tousled-haired youngster with whom they used to play marbles and leap-frog and lie-low-sheepie. P Brothers never grow up to each other. They think’ of themselves always as belonging to an enchanted world known as boyhood with the things that they are going! to do “when they grow up” lurking some place down the trail. No boy ever believes that his brother will sit alone in a death house somewhere, some day. He can’t realize that such tragedy may enter his own life. There is something exceedingly pathetic about the boy who has written to the other nine; something reminiscent | of the parable of the ninety-and-nine who lay safe in tho sheepfold while the Master searched for the one that was. lost. The mother of the boys will probably put that letter away with her sons’ first shoes and a lock of hair. It is doubtful, though, if she or her other boys will look at it very often. They will try to let the wound close quietly. Life is so full of tragedies. It isn’t the one who sins | ! | shining nickel and superstuffed cushions, meant less than the little pony frisking near the white man’s in- vention. Indian agents are not usually thus honored. Archives of the government reveal sordid situations in administra- tion of Indian affairs, but this agent honored by wealthy Osages had administered some $250,000,000 to the com- plete satisfaction of the redmen. The spotted pony, not the automobile, showed most the Indians’ appreciation. | What Airplanes Can Do | Spectacular aviation stunts are relatively common; but few have been more spectacular and at the same. time more useful than the recent flight of 10 Italian seaplanes across the Squth Atlantic. The mere thought of these 10 planes soaring over the ocean together is enough to make one's heart beat a little faster. That take-off, in the dark, must have | @ thing to remember forever; and the landing on the! other side of the ocean, must have been even more splen- did to see. But the implications of the flight are more important; than its spectacular side. Here we have a solid demon- to Frederic J, Haskin, director of our Washington Information Bureau. He is employed to help you. Address your inquiry to the Tribune Informa- tion Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, di- rector, Washington, D. C., and enclose two cents in coin or stamps for re- turn postage. Q. How tall are Joan Crawford and Norma Shearer and what do they weigh? J.C. A. Joan Crawford is 5 feet 4 inches in height and weighs 110 pounds. Norma Shearer is 5 feet 5 inches and weighs 110 pounds. Q. What does mean? C. G. A. Ammer is the name of a river. Ober means “upper”; gau means “district.” “Upper district of the Am- mer River” is a translation of the name. Q. Which is correst—You can buy it cheaper or You can buy it more cheaply? F. C; i A. The construction requires the use of the adverb, therefore it should be “more cheaply.” Oberammergau ; who bears all the burden. There will be a tenderer spot! tration of the airplane's reliability. Twelve planes set) @. Who made the first steel plows Tuning Up! YORE FINDING | TAAT “LOST CHORD AGAIN! ‘ed legal distinctions. . The bondhold- er lends his money to the company and is promised interest at a stated amount as well as repayment of the principal sum at a future date. The stockholder on the other hand, has a erty of the company, the right to Participate in profits, and generally, voting privileges. 3 Q. How far from the North Pole is Polaris, the North Star? F. G. | A. Polaris is but little more than one degree from the north celestial Fole, around which it appears to re- volve once in 24 hours, Q. Did the United States redeem Continental currency ? E. R. B. A. The various issues of Contin- ental currency were never redeem- able by the United States as reor- ganized under ¢he Constitution. By the act of August 4, 1790, it was re- deemable by the treasury in sub- scription to a loan at the rate of $100 in Continental money for $1 in specie. By the Act of March 3, 1797, it was receivable as above until December 31, 1797, and no longer. ——— Q. Where are the offices of the U. S. Commission for the celebration of ; George Washington located? P. N. certain undivided share in the prop- | ®. | declared that said money should be | should be bathed at intervals with creolin. Insect powders are found to be effective. The following is pre- scribed as a diet: Vegetables—raw or cooked. Boiled rice. Ripe fruit— bananas, oranges, sweet apples. Stale bread. Occasionally a bit of well- cooked chicken. Fresh milk to which @ raw egg has been added. Water should be provided at all times. Q. Why was Shakespeare's play given the name, As You Like It? D. A. Various commentators have ad- vanced different theories as to the name. Braithwait, however, in his Barnaby’s Journal speaks of As You Like It as a proverbial motto, and this seems more likely to imply the true explanation of the title of Shakespeare's play. The title of the comedy may, on this supposition, be exactly parallel with that of Much Ado About Nothing. The proverbial title of the play implies the freedom of thought and indifference to cen- sure which characterizes the sayings and doings of most of the actors in me human nature in a forest. Today Is the Anniversary of MAURY’S BIRTH On Jan. 14, 1806, Mathew Maury, an American naval ofiicer who was fhe first po gire @ complete descrip- ion of the Gulf Stream and to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of ,out specific routes to be followed in jcrossing the Atlantic,” was born in A. | The commission occupies a suite | Spotsylvania county, Virginia. in nine hearts because the brother who had erred looked | out of his suftering and sent them a warning. { Tragedy comes often. It drops its buskin on the stage. Or puts a letter in a mail box. | | with engine trouble stopping the other two.” It will be out to cross the sea together; 10 of them make the trip, a long time before aviation furnishes a more impressive indication of its potentialities. ! | Cities and Gasoline Tax Opposition to increased gasoline taxes unless cities} receive a greater share in the proceeds to maintain their! highways is agitating Minnesota where a proposition to! boost the tax from 3 to 4 cents a gallon is under con- sideration. It is estimated that the large cities pay about 40 per cent of the gasoline tax but receive back for the main- tenance of trunk highways through their corporate limits @ mere bagatelle. | On the face of it, the distribution of the gasoline tax) Seems inequitable. City dwellers pay for paving through special assessments which, added to the tax they pay on| gasoline, makes their road costs quite excessive. But, on the other hand, is the larger view of the, situation, The development of the great highways/| through gasoline taxes has increased the wealth and added to the population of the cities. Many rural com- munities have been virtually wiped out as the automobile and the hard surface road have annihilated distances. The rural population spins by the corner store at the cross roads and heads for the big city to trade. The equalization of taxation is a most vexatious prob- Jem and hard to work out justly. In the matter of dis- tribution of the gasoline tax, North Dakota has not the problem that faces Minnesota. The present plan of distribution here seems to be working out fairly well and the only feature of the law that needs correction is the matter of refunds. It is generally known that the Operation of that feature of the North Dakota law de- prives the state of much revenue it is justly entitled to. ‘The World Shrinks ‘The world is growing smaller minute by minute. After @ while it won't even be necessary to wait for a tele- Phone operator to make the connection when you are placing @ long distance call. You will merely take down | the receiver, dial your number, and hear a voice one hundred or one thousand miles away, answering. An executive of the Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., placed such a call in Chicago at a recent meeting of the Tilinois Manufacturers’ association. In less than a min- ute his party in New York City answered him. : After a while it won't matter where we live. We will be able to see one another, and hear one another at any } time. And when we tire of one person it will be much casier to get away with so much distance between. If ‘he contact proves interesting, aerial transportation will | prove that there is still another way of eliminating miles. | Life is being planned very efficiently for the people who will use tomorrow's calendars. Editorial Comment Fditorials printed below show the trend of thought by other editors. They are published without regard to whether they agree or disagree with The Trib- une's policies. 1 A Field for State Cooperation (Minneapolis Tribune) Forty-four state legislatures will convene this year; and will grind out hundreds of new statutes, many of them of a definitely conflicting nature. _ For example, it is quite possible that when the legis- latures of Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho and Washington adjourn they will have passed laws governing the operation of automobiles which are radi- cally different if not openly contradictory in many rés- pects. The motor car driver starting a trip from Min- neapolis to Seattle, which can be made easily in 10 days, will be required to operate his car under the provisions| of five different codes, with a great deal of resulting confusion. It was inevitable that there should be a wide diversity of legislation under a federal system conferring on 48 different states the right to make their own laws. The wisdom of bringing about some greater degree of statute uniformity, however, is becoming increasingly apparent. Experience is showing that uniform laws in certain fields are the only alternative to federal laws taking the place | of those in the states and having the effect of further, burdening the federal government with bureaus dis- charging business that might as efficiently be taken care of by the states. There is now a very loose liaison existing between state legislatures for the exchange of ideas and the gom- parison of regulations contemplated in proposec new laws. \This relationship can be profitably strengthened. ‘There are very great possibilities for good in such uni- form law conferences as are beginning to receive at-' tention in the legislatures of several western states. What Is Republican? (Williams County Farmers Press) Chairman Lucas of the Republican national commit- tee insists that Senator Norris of Nebraska is not a Re- publican. That raises the question of what is a Repub- lican? | back a few years, President Hoover hadn't much idea whether he was Republican or Democrat un- til the presidential nomination hove into sight. The party record of the so-called regulars in the party haa the following credits to its account: the Stephenson Klan scandle, the Teapot Dome oil scandal, the scandal in the veterans’ bureau, the Miller alien property custodian scaridal, the Shearer incident of promoting war to help the shipping business and the most recent postal scandal which has cost and will cost taxpayers on million. Now one can agree with Lucas that Norris is not of that breed of cats. If the men who constitute the Repub- can party. thoce leaders whe have remained complacent while such things were going on in under their noses, For the time being at least, the merger of the Great | Ommtute ‘he real party, then Norris in all truth ts not ‘Republican” leaders ,are gomg Northern and Northern Pacific is a dead issue. The| to beck « chairman of their executive commitiee,that 15 Northwest is just as well pleased, as the move was never lity ‘of as rotten political tactics as any low, ward- very popular with the districts servéd by these two roads. re politician could conceive, then indeed Norris is | Many chanabers of commerce opposed the merger Republican, -_ cause the members felt that Pc gad vals end ig Pe eller peg mgireipie et ee ive tal ie ives abolition of contpetition would ‘hit the communities in- out of the Repuolican part# and it would have little to volved very hard and that savings effected might or| offer the nation. might not be reflected in lower rates. Marks 228. patty repiieaty. shoes national good ‘The bird in the hand seemed to appeal more than| }S 7 nid ‘speeds "a his type ot corruptionists on their way. When the party in the bush. If greet economies could have} i,"1id'or its Lucas and the men he represents, the Aes ind the public} tion one {been demonstrated shortly before in | |Bteatly advanced the process for | in this country? C. M. B. A. About 1797 John Newbold dem- onstrated a cast-iron plow. It was similar to cast-iron plows which had about <@:ty. indicate that effects England. Records farmers feared detrimental of about twenty rooms on the fifth floor of the Washington building, 15th and New York Avenue, N. W., Wash- | ington, D. C. The personnel numbers Q, Was Robert Dollar of the steam- from so much iron in contact with | ship company born in this country? the soil, and evidently this first American cast-iron plow was never Cc. A.M. A. Robert Dollar was born at repaired after its moldboard became Falkirk, Scotland,’on March 20, 1844. broken. The obstinate quality af the on the moldboards of plows. Deere, 1837, and William Parlin, 1842, | boyhood. were pioneers in the steel plow busi- ness of the middle’ west. Much cred-| Q. it is due also to James Oliver who, beginning’ hts experiments in 1853, He became a naturalized citizen of [soil in the Mississippi Valley led to|the United States in 1888, having | the use of steel instead of iron strips | come to this country in 1856 from John | Canada, where he spent most of his Please give directions for the care of a monkey. W. G. A. Monkeys are natives of warm climates and cannot endure low tem- chilling cast-iron plow points. Q. What is the difference between @ bondholder and a stockholder? D. K. A. The primary distinction be- tween a bondholder and # stockhold- er is that the former is a creditor and the latter a part owner. This is a general distinction only, and does not take into account the various fin- peratures, therefore, they should be provided with heated quarters, at least during cold weather. If the animal is to be confined continually, the cage should not be less than four feet in each dimension. ‘The cage should be entirely tight with only the front wired—thus preventing draughts which are fatal to these animals. Oftentimes they are troubled with external parasites and therefore Quotations j | When 19 he was appointed a mid- |shipman in the navy and a year later | was made an officer on the Vincennes |@uring her voyage around the world. Crippled for life by fracturing his leg ‘in 1839, Maury was appointed to the Naval Observatory and Hydrographic office in Washington. There he pre- {pared works “that proved of great benefit to navigators. At the outbreak of the Civil war he offered his services to the Confed- eracy, and was sent on a mission to Europe, where he remained until the conclusion of peace. He then went to Mexico and was appointed emigration commissioner by Emperor Maximilian. Upon the overthrow of the imperial regime Maury returned to the United States and became professor of phy- sics at Virginia Military Institute. o The American people never do any- thing by halves—Thomas W. Lamont.|cent tournament. So that they could * ee ‘The movement to change the cal- endar has now reached the point where we can look forward to the] When a gang leader has an erratic OUT OUR WAY By Williams | LooKrT THAT! ONE SIDE SNOW BALLS BLACKS Bracw — WHoT ~— ARE TH WHITES ARE FROM “TH’ HIGHBROW SECTION, WHERE TH’ HAS wWHTe SNOW AN KIOS STAY WHITE AN! TH’ AN TY OTHERS | NEIGHBOR HOOD, WHERE “TH' SNOW AN! KIDS GET BLACK — BUT; AFTER TH GATILE, TH WHITES ARE BLACK au TH’ TH BLACKEST,OR TH’ i WHITEST, Wins! ARE FROM TH SHOP BLACKS, AND WHITE HEALTH ENCLOSE STAMPEO © 1926 MeCOY SOME Ri IN THE CURE OF TUBERCULOSIS In the treatment of tuberculosis it is well to remember that the lungs act as eliminative organs to throw out poisonous gases. The other three channels of elimination for bodily toxins are the ‘skin, kidneys and els. In order to rest the lungs || from their burden of acting as an eliminative organ it is well to in- crease the throwing out of toxins through all of the other excretory channels. Sunbathing and sponge baths help in aiding skin elimination. A patient should drink plenty of water to sup- ply the kidneys with plenty of fluid for their work. The bowels must be kept open with enemas if the patient does not have at least two bowel movements daily. Energy should not be wasted spending too many hours at brainwork or study and thus using up too much energy through the mental processes, which energy is needed in the physical body to digest and assimilate food or to be used in taking the necessary physical exer- cise. Vital energy should not be wasted through outbursts of temper or through any of the other destruc- tive emotions. I have found it advisable to exclude milk, starches and sugars from the diet of the tubercular. Daily sun- baths are especially beneficial when the bones are affected by tubercu- losis, Every avenue for the waste of Nervous energy must be conserved and the patient must practice various means for increasing his strength. A certain amount of rest, especially during the afternoon or when there is any rise of temperature is essen- | tial at the beginning of the cure. | The sleeping quarters should be) where the air is fresh but not cold enough to be irritating to the delicate Jung tissue, for the virtue of the fresh air lies in its abundance of oxygen and not in its temperature. The pa- tient should not become over-heated. And it is not good to lie in the sun for too long so that the body becomes unduly warm. The patient should not be dis- couraged because of the loss of weight necessary at the beginning of the treatment, as a vigorous elimina- tion of toxins is essential at the start and the weight will come only when the disease is overcome and the building up process begins. The calisthenic exercises should consist mostly of the “setting up” exercises. All exercises of the arms and chest should be avoided. When fication. * *e ‘The past is a bucket of ashes.—Carl Sandburg. * ek * T believe most positively in my own ideas, right or wrong.—George Jean Nathan. * eR * The main trouble with a large sec- youth.—Boyd Cable. * * * Marriage in America is a lottery. It should be a science—Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld. xk Ox Unemployment and the effects of right now they are being helped to| some extent—Thomas A. Edison. | * ke * ‘The agricultural laborer cannot save for a rainy day because it is rain- ing all the time—Lady Noel-Buxton. Miser BARBS | ° One must have grace and dignity, says a fashion expert, to wear the inew frocks effectively. Well, poise [wn be poise. * * A C&lifornia golf club gave its members turkeys for prizes in a re- truthfully say, perhaps, that they got birdies. i: * *k employe on-the payroll it is custom- ary to lay him out rather than off. eke A man touring the world to prove the earth is flat has been sued for back taxes. At least he now knows how it feels to be flat. eek “There's a catch here somewhere,” as the wrestler confidently said. (Copyright, 1931, NEA Service, Inc.) ee | The Day in Congress | ee eee. WEDNESDAY Senate Takes up consideration of $30,000,- 000 battleship modernization bill, and prepares to consider drought relief bill conference report, Naval affairs committee continues hearings on naval construction bill. House Continues deliberation of war de- partment supply bill. Acts on bills affecting public lands and national parks. Judiciary committee hears witnesses on bill to exclude aliens in census count for reapportionment. tion of youth today is that is isn’t} ,, unemployment can be helped, and! 2:0 JOORESSED ENVELOPE FOR REPLY LES- CAL: the fever is not high @ short walk should be taken and this should be increased gradually each day as the Dr. McCoy will fir health and diet addressed to him, care of The Tribune. Enclose a stamped addressed envelope for reply. strength permits, No other exercise is as fruitful of good results as walk- ing for for gaining the stamina which ing for gaining the stamina which culosis. Complete daily regimen tomorrow. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Mental Poisoning Question: W. L. J. asks; “Is there such a thing as ‘mental poison’? If so, will you explain the process from the brain to the nervous system?” Answer: There is no doubt that destructive emotions, such as worry, anger, fear and anxiety will produce poisonous substances within the blood. I have written numerous articles dealing with the value of a mental calmness for maintaining health. It is believed that the ductless glands are active in the formation of some of these toxic substances. There is yet room for much scientific investiga- tion about “mental poisons.” Eggs Question: B. M. writes: “I wish you would write something about eggs—whether they should be used only when strictly fresh, or not at all. This subject is a continued bone of contention in our home. Dad seems to think that store eggs are all right, while I emphatically do not.” Answer: Eggs should be as fresh as possible, although in cold storage eggs may be preserved in good con- dition for a long time. During the cold weather store eggs may remain in a wholesome condition much long- er than in summer. Any bad odor or unusual appearance of the egg shoul cause it to be discarded. Plants in Sick Room” Question: Reader asks: “Will you Please tell me if house plants are in any way injurious to a sick person?” Answer: Most green leaf plants are not injurious to a sick person; in fact, during the day they throw off oxygen and are really beneficial. However, the odor from some flower- ing plants may be oppressive to the patient. At night a small amount of carbon dioxide is thrown from the leaves of plants, but not enough to be injurious. |near future for definite action —|@———————-—-——-o George Eastman, chairman of the KFYR t tional committee on calendar simpli. ————_______—__6 THURSDAY, JANUARY 15 ‘Ao? Milocyelen—545.1 Metern v Farm reporter in«Washington. d-time musi ‘Meditation period. 0—Around the Town! Radio floor- walker. :00—Sunshine hour. 10:00—Weather report markets. —Aunt Sammy: daily household chats. lost program. rlington time signals. \—Grain markets 5—German progr: 0—Organ prograr 0—Gr: } opening grain m. 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NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice Is Hereby Given that the Board of County Commissioners of Burleigh County, North Dakota, will recelve bids for culverts, both metal and concrete, to be Selivered to any station in Burleigh County when or- dered. Bids to be opened at three o'clock P.M., February 4th, 1931, 'y order of the Board of County Bi COmmataR ORSTE . . C. ISAMINGER, 1/14-21-28 County Auditor. If you drop a chip on the floor at Monte Carlo you are not allowed ‘to Pick it up. FLAPPER, FANNY SAYS: U.5. PAT. OFF. ava yet «4 5 s 2.» of. ' | ‘. e argh a »