The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 21, 1931, Page 4

4 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1931 They will see ample cause to congratulate the present management on the progress made this year. A New Wizard THE BISMARCK TRIBUN Published by The Bismarck Tribune Company, Bis- marck, N. D., and entered at the pastoffice at Bismarck as second clas mat) matter. George D. Mann .............. President and Publisher Ce Tlectleesriea irl eich be ches oat Subscription Rates Payable in Advance Daily by carrier, per year ....... Daily by mai) per year (in Bismarck) . Daily by mail per year Qn state, outside Bismarck) .... Dally by mail outside of North Dakota Weekly by mail in state, per year . Weekly by mail ip state, three year: Weekly by mail outside of North Dak how one Albert W. Benham is about to be investigated by the grand jury. It seems that he has becn paying from 20 to 50 per cent interest for short-time loans or investments but that he now is going out of business because becoming a na- tional figure makes him nervous. All of which is very similar to the Ponzi case of a number of years ago. It will be remembered that Ponzi, a Boston broker, claimed to have found a system oi dealing in’ foreign exchange which enabled him to make huge profits. As long as the number of investors kept increasing at a very rapid rate he managed to stay in | business, It was a simple process of taking the money of new investors to make payments to a smaller number of old investors. Then came the crash and Ponzi eventually went to the federal penitentiary. He belonged there, not only be- Der year .....seeeee Weekl7 by mail in Canada. per year Member Audit Bureas of Circula’ Member of The Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use News stories from Belvidere, Ill, carry an account of | | tor republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this newspaper and also the loral news of spontaneous origin published herein All tights ot republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. cause he violated the law but because\he left a trail/ of wrecked homes and broken hearts behind him. { The Ponzi case is not, of course, a yardstick with which |to measure Mr. Benham’s enterprise. Mr. Benham may| lreally have found a way to multiply money honestly| and safely and if so, the people of North Dakota and; the world will rejoice with those of Belvidere, Ill, at} {the arrival of a new genius. Even though we are not} (Official City, State and County Newspaper) Foreign Representatives SMALL, SPENCER & LEVINGS : Rained ck |confident we are hopeful. What a fine thing it would ormerly G, Logan Payne Co. is a | CHICAGO NEW YORK BOSTON |be for the world to produce such a man. Therefore, we reserve our judgment. But most of us or. " | will watch the work of that Illinois grand jury with New Cause for Argument ;interest. To those who are not wholly credulous, some After laboring long and mightily the Wickersham com- | things still are too good to be true. mittee at last brings forth its report. As was to be expected, both the ardent Drys and the| active Weis draw comfort from it, each group keeping | most prominently in mind those features of the report) which agree with its pet ideas. ' For the average individual, however, the document} presents something of an indigestible mass uf contrary opinion. Six of the 11 members of the commission appear to { An Unsavory Mess This court battle between Clara Bow, described by the publicity men as the “It” girl of the films, and her former | secretary, appears to be an unsavory mess, to say the} least. i ‘The old rule “Judge not lest ye be judged” still holds true and no one will desire to be unfair to the flaming have moist if not wet convictions, Yet the report of /Maired actress. Still, one wonders whether her ability the board as a whole favors no major changes in the | tO pack honest, right-thinking men and women into the| prohibition law. Both wets and drys favor more string- | theatres will not be impaired and if, before very long,| |Mr. Will Hays and others who have the well-being of] ent attempts to enforce the law as it stands, even) Loe - thongh some of them believe it is doomed to failure, |t2e movies in mind will not desire Miss Bow to find| The report of the commission as a whole is labelled | #nother occupation. it they have that feeling, and it a compromise. That it is properly designated is apparent | Would be rather surprising if they did not, it seems a safe to anyone reading it. To say that it gets nowhere is bet that she will cccupy\the same relative position as hardly accurate, since it shows that the members of! the once-famous Fatty Arbuckle, who, at least after a) the commission, taken as a mass, are in favor of con-| fashion, once was the “It” man of the films. i tinuing with prohibition, even though they may, as in-| q 1 a a oe ae x dividuals, feel that it has not been as successful as it) Pride of Free Clothing should be to warrant the nation in continuing with it.) Human pride has queer forms, and sometimes mani- If it does nothing else, the report presents plenty of/ fests itself where you would hardly expect it. room for argument and we shall hear a good deal | The New York police commissioner reports that pride that in the next few months. It may confidently be as-|is actually a barrier to the administration of poor relief sumed that it will serve as a text book for partisans|there. Relief depots have been established in police on both the Dry and Wet sides of the fence. | stations, and people in need can come there and get free Meanwhile, the Drys will continue to poise the prohibi-| clothing; but the commissioner says that the women tion question as “To drink or not to drink.” The Wets | usually “turn up their noses if the garments are not will declare it to be “To drink legally or illegally.” And stylish,” and even when in dire need examine clothing | the battle which has raged around prohibition for the | as critically as if they were buying it in a store. | last few years will continue with even greater intensity.; This sounds odd, but is perfectly natural. To receive The Wickersham report only adds fuel to the flames. j ity is one thing; to wear clothing which makes it The individual comments of the commission members| perfectly evident that one has been receiving charity 1s; are enlighteninz in that they display the prohibition| different. The attitude may be deplorable, but it isn’t! question in all its aspects. The good which prohibition | hard to understand. is claimed to have brought to this country is ably em-| phasized. The ills with which jt is blamed also are delineated. One gets the impression that those members of the/ prisoners in strip commission who were dry when they were appointed still | a \ are dry and that the wet members still are wet. This! A college in the midwest is up for sale. Perhaps it) is no thrust at the honesty of either group. All are able|might have been flourishing still had Rudy Vallee got} and honest and each is certainly patriotic enough to give| hold of its drinking song in due time. Hl his best thought to the subject. | —- The trouble is that the Drys found enough of merit; in prohibition to justify them in remaining dry, while | the Weis found enough of evil to justify them in main-| taining their wet stand. To the public as a whole the report is somewhat dis- appointing in that it settles nothing. This will be a disappointment to many. The great majority of honest citizens had hoped that the Wicker- sham commission would point the way toward something! definite and final. Instead they probably will find it only a new source of discussion and dissension. Delaware prison officials who ordered five convicts | flogged apparently had their own ideas as to how to put; i i Editorial Comment ea je trend of thought d without regard with The Trib- |] Editorials prt |] by other editors. They are pu |] to whether they agree or di: H une's pol | | ed below show Wheat Speculation (St. Paul Dispatch) Since populist days in the last centry speculation | | in agricultural commodities has been the object of farm ‘criticism. Violent fluctuations in prices of all varieties Se eS of produce have been credited to menipulations on the ars ns r exchanges. Many leaders in rural politics and in farm Feathers Mean Money | organizations have been frank in denouncing these trans- Even the casual observer at the Missouri Slope Poultry | actions as outright gambling. show, now in progress in the World War Memorial build- * ing, cannot fail to be impressed with the growing im-; portance of poultry in North Dakota's economic scheme. | The high-quality fowl on display are, in reality, meat and egg-producing machines which already have done| much to increase farm incomes. In addition too, they have added to the enjoyment of living on the farm. { While she has eggs in her larder and young roosters! which may be killed for the pan, the farm mother is4 never really at a loss when the question arises “what to; serve for dinner.” Even in the hardest times, the farmer who has cows, pigs and chickens knows where his next; meal is coming from. In, addition, the cash income from poultry has grown to a considerabie amount in North Dakota in recent) years. In the bonanza wheat days domestic chickens were hardly considered and all who wanted meat could, get it if they possessed guns and were accurate enough to drop a few prairie chickens. Traps also were used to advantage and the tales which, old-timers tell in- dicate that many a family would have fared ill, indeed, were it not for these additions to the family larder. But the frontier has long since passed. Instead of a plentitude of native prairie chickens, the state is faced! with the problem of preserving those which remain from extinction. Instead of the farmer having wild chickens! at his doorstep, he must raise his own. | Modern times and improved poultry strains also have) enabled him to revise his ideas of the number of chickens! needed for a meal. Even the largest prairie chicken 1s | a midget compared with the beautiful, heavily-meated ; fowl which are on display at the poultry show. Take @ fat hen, add some egg-noddles and—well, if it isn't” ambrosia for the gods we humans don’t need to care about the difference. Corn. cows and poultry have opened vistas of a new agricultural era for North Dakota and particularly for | western North Dakota where nature and the climate have conspired to make their production profitable and | relatively easy. j And poultry is not an inconsiderable item in this! movement toward agricultural diversification. One| glance at the exhibits now on display proves that. Even @ cursory investigation of the farm income from poul- ‘try, generally regarded ag a sideline, serves to strengthen | | , the conviction. There are farm families in the Bismarck | \ area which pay their grocery and clothing bills by in- cgme received from cream, eggs and poultry. All theorists to the contrary, farm folks know more ‘about their own business than anyone else. If you ask ‘the farm women who have been successful with their -raising ventures they will tell-you that “feathers money.” 2 tes spent at the poultry show will give Dekotans a new conception of this infant in- ‘It will be time well spent. ‘ i | Their attempts to put an end to this speculation never have progressed very far in congress, however. When the federal farm marketing act was passed with con- servative inspiration and support neither its advocates nor opponents remotely suspected it would put into’ partial effect doctrines of many a radical farm move- ment. But whatever they thought the federal farm marketing act would do it has now effected, so far as wheat is concerned, in a degree, suspension of speculation which farm groups once sought to bring about, Because the farm board has entered the market, to stabilize farm prices with its great resources, trading in the wheat | pit at Chicago has declined from over 250 to 68 million bushels a week, and the once reigning commodity on the trading floor has been given smaller quarters. Corn, in which the farm board has not dealt, has succeeded to wheat's former greatness. It js a strange coincidence which has brought about virtually by accident, so far as premeditated design is concerned, a curb on speculation in wheat which a gen- eration of agitation failed to secure through legislation framed with that intent. North Dakota Loses Its Camel (Minneapclis Tribune) The only camel in North Dakota, “Old Charlie,” owned at Dickinson, is no more. Enjoying the privileges of a mild winter on the open range he wandered into the pathway of a speeding train the other day. His last appearance in public was in the parade of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine at Mandan. His passing recalls the fact that several attempts have been made to introduce the camel in the northwest and other sections of the country; without success. In days when the army was campaigning against the Indians in the northwest an officer who had observed the practical uses to which the camel was put in Egypt conceived the idea of introducing them in the north- west. A number were imported upon the theory that their speed and endurance would make them more ef- fective than the horse in pursuing savage Indians. It did not work out. The highly-domesticated camels brought to the country were not adapted to climatic conditions. The most efficient mule skinners of the army! were impatient with camels. They did not understand their care. The camels did not understand the colorful vocabulary of their American drivers. The experiment was dismissed with impatience as a complete failure. In early days of California when the gold rush was on, an effort was made to use camel caravans from points in New Mexico to the country in southern California in the service of supply. It resulted in confirmation of the fact that for traversing mountain trails, which sometimes led to the snowline and beyond, there were at that time nothing more efficient than the sure-footed pack mule. , In North Dakota several experiments have been made with camels. They were found fairly adaptable in farm work, but the problem of housing and caring for them did not appeal to the average farmer. Strangely enough the camels imported seemed to develop a malady akin to homesickness which ended in death. Meantime it seems certain that no more camels or other beasts of burden strange to this latitude will ever be introducéd in the northwest. Farm machines and motorized tr: tion are rapidly replacing the horse and there seems slight probability it will ever agaifi be found desirable to conduct experiments designed to who do so will applaud the foresight and. vision/ determine the utility of the camel here. Quite probably the founders of the show displayed years ago.| “Old Charlie” was the last of the camels in the northwest, — \ NS —~ » S. SSE S This newspaper puts at your dis-{ lowing makes were popular at that in Washington who will answer ques- tions for you. They have access to the government departments, the li- braries, museums, galleries, and pub- lic buildings, and to the numerous as- sociations which maintain headquar- ters in the nation’s capital. If they can be of assistance to you, write your question plainly, and send with two cents in coin or stamps to the Bismarck Tribune. Information Bu- vreau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Washington, D. C. Q. How much candy does a person eat in a year? C.S. A. Since some people eat none, some eat a great deal, and owing to the fact that candy made in the home can not be included,’a per capita average of candy which has been pur- chased is the best figure which can be given. In 1929, candy consumption smounted to 1,574,293 pounds, or 12.98 pounds per capita. Q. When did the chestnut blight first attack the trees in this country? D. B. A. It appeared in 1904 and has spread rapidly to all sections to which the tree is native. Experimentation is going forward, hoping to develop @ tree which is blight resistant. Q. Are diseases often brought to ‘his country from abroad? W. E. 8. A.. The Public Health Service says | | posal a corps of trained researchers | time: The Springfield, Sharps, Halls, Snyders, Josslyn, and Scotts. The British furnished many other types to the Confederate States. . Q. What is China? J. 8. W. A. It is five cents for the first ounce and three cents for each addi- tional ounce. Q. What was the fire loss in 1930 in the United States? B. F. 5: A. It is estimated at $465,000,000. a ‘What did Epictetus write? A. letter postage to A. Epictetus left no written works but his essential doctrines are em- bodied in some of the writings of Flavius Arrianus. The best known are Discourses of Epictetus and the Encheiridion (handbook). His ideas approached more nearly the kindli- ness of Christian doctrine, than did those of any of the other Stoics. Q. Please give the different char- acters outlined by the stars. L. M. - A me of the better known con- Stellations are: Andromeda—The chained lady; Cassiopeia—Lady seat- ed in chair holding up arms in sup- Plication; Aquila—Eagle; Auriga— Waggoner; . Cygnus—Swan; Lyra— Lyre; Pegasus—Winged horse; Sagit- la—Arrow; Ursa major—Great bear; Aquarius—Water bearer; Canis ma- jor—Great dog; Crux—Cross; Orion that the system of control of domes-|—Great hunter; Pisces—The fishes. lic ports and of medical inspection at foreign ports was so good last year Q. Where was Woodrow Wilson’s that no instance of the importation | first law office? A. B. of a quarantinable disease occurred. A. It was in Atlanta, Georgia, in A few cases of contagious diseases | the building at the southeast corner occurred upon shipboard, but were | of Marietta and Forsyth Streets. isolated at quarantine hospitals. . What does the Colonial Na- tional Monument include? J. R. A. Included in this new national monument are Jamestown, Williams- burg, and Yorktown, Virginia. These places hold high rank in the develop- ment of our colonial life. How do you pronounce San / drowned and in 1927 there were 7991. | the Q. Michele, the title of the book by Axel Munthe? A. It is pronounced san (a as in art) mi-ke le (i as in police, e as in prey). Q. What kinds of rifles were used during the Civil war? M. W. A. During the Civil war there were approximately 100 different makes of muzzle-loading army rifles. The percussion type was used. The fol- Q. Will the ‘Washington Cathedral have a chime or carillon of bells? C. Ww A. When completed, the Cathedral will have a carillon. Q. How many people drown in a year in this country? »A. E. H. A. In 1928 there were 8474 people One-third of the deaths occurred in the age group, 10 to 24, and 56.3 per cent were of persons under 25 years of age. July was the peak month. Later statistics than these have not yet been compiled. Q. Was it Orville or Wilbur Wright who died? L. T. i A. These brothers are so closely associated in the popular mind that the.names are often confused. Wil-| the bur Wright died in 1912. Since then Orville Wright has carried on the work in aviation which he and his brother began. : Q. What American novel won the 1830 Pulitzer Prize? A. K. 8. A. The prize went to Oliver La Farge’s “Laughing Boy.” La Farge is only 28 years old, and by training and profession is an anthropologist. He is the son of Grant La Farge, the architect, and grandson of John La Farge, the painter. rrr Today Isthe | Anniversary of FREMONT’S BIRTH . On Jan. 21, 1813, John Fremont, | “the pathfinder,” distingiushed ex- | Plorer of the Rocky Mountains, was ; born at Savannah, Ga. Following his education at Charles- ton college, 8. C., he taught mathe- matics on a warship for two years. A few years later he served as a topo- graphical engineer to the French explorer, Jean Nicollet. His experi- ences with Nicollet furnished him in- valuable training for use in his later career and gave him a desire for further western adventure. In 1842 Fremont crossed the Rocky Mountains and demonstrated the feasibility of an overland route | across the continent. A year later he explored Great Salt Lake and in 1845 he examined the watershed be- tween the Mississippi and the Pacific. During the Mexican war Fremont cleared northern California of Mex- ican troops, but, quarreling with his superior officers, resigned. his cap- taincy. In 1849, after an expedition up the. Rio Grande, Fremont crossed over to California, where he scttled. The following year he became United States senator from the new state. In 1856 he was the Repub- lican and Anti-slavery candidate for the presidency. In 1861-2 he served in the regular army as major gen- eral, but resigned rather than serve under General Pope. He later be- came governor of Arizona. vd e | Quotations USUI) sung aee Few things are more tragic than deterioration of character that sets in at about 50.—Dean Inge. ze * seems to have had a very time in history.—Isabel Pater- * * * world had more tolerance, I it would have fewer wars.— as. Our public schools teach the cult of mediocre, the doctrine of the . | OUT OUR WAY By Williams AROUND THIS 4 CORNER, Quichw’! WE GOT A SMASHED FENDER AN' T CANT PROVE WHERE WE RMAs ez (@ 1001 Br MEA sERMICE, Wee. pads E. A PICTURE OF HEALTH Many attempts have been made to define perfect health. Today I will endeavor to describe those normal conditions which should be present with one who claims to be in perfect health. Starting with the head, there should be a full head of lustrous, strong sight should perfect. faulty development of the eyeball it may be necessary to wear glasses, but the eyes should be clear and spark- ling. There should be enough perfect teeth for purposes of thorough mas- | tication. One should be able to breathe free- ly through the nose both while awake and . The respiration and breathing rate for adults should be 18 per minute, with a steady pulse of 72 per minute. Respiration in a young child should be 30, with a pulse of 120, gradually ‘until the adult stage is reached at about twen- ty years of age. The pulse should alwdys be approximately four times | the breathing rate. The skin should be pink, soft and warm in all parts of the body, with no blemishes. The body should have ? beautiful contour, such as seen in the great masterpieces of painting and sculpture. The body should be free from pain, and one should be unconscious of the action of any of the internal organs. There should be three bowel move- ments daily, the stool round, smooth and well formed. The urine should be clear and straw colored. A good appetite should be always experienced in the morning and once or twice more. daily. There should be a feeling of contentment after eating, but not drowsiness. The sleep should be restful, with no dreams. One should awaken re-" ieee in the morning and eager for wor! ‘Those who are, well have a kindly feeling toward all of their associates, with a real interest in their friends’ problems but complete tolerance to the views of everyone. F There should be no pain or dis- comfortein any part of the body and the mind should not be easily irri- tated. ~ If the above description fits any of you who are reading this article, you may be quite certain you are in SY ORE K mc COY - HEALTH SENIICE “LOS Wad 10 Malte’ THC DIET WL PE MED ENVELOPE itd oe LY perfect physical health. However, % is not a bad plan to have a complste physical examination made once or peteceal ois ea health and is on diet addressed to him, care of The Tribune. Enclose a stamped addressed envelope for reply. M twice yearly, as your doctor may be able to discover deviations from the normal which have not shown as symptoms. Tomorrow I will attempt to des- cribe some of the symptoms of ill health, QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Shingles Question: Mrs. O. H. asks: What is the cause of shingles and_are they curable? When shingles run around the body until both ends meet, does it cause death?” Answer: Herpes Zoster, known by the common name of “shingles” is caused by an acidosis which affects only one side of the nervous system so that the irritated patches on the skin appear over the nerves of the trunk on one side, usually on the up- Per back. This disorder will not cause death but, of course, may be associated with some other trouble, either functional or organic, from which death may ensue. Stimulation Question: H. L. N. asks: “Why is it that I do not feel strengthened or energized after a meal which does not certain starchy food? I am much underweight.” Answer: All highly starchy or sug- ar foods tend to produce a quite rapid stimulation within a short time after they are eaten. We are uncertain as to whether this comes entirely from the food value contained in these foods or from some influence made upon the digestive organs—possibly the effect upon the secretion of di- gestive fluids. It is quite certain in any case that the stimulation does not indicate real strength and that there is no food which actually pro- duces @ better muscular tone in a short time after it is eaten. Real strength must come from muscular training and the use of foods con- taining the proteins and the organic minerals. rightness of the majority, the sacred- ness of the average.—Robert Rogers. att * The master of science never oper- ates an expedition from what he knows, but always goes exploring for what he can learn.—Daniel C. Burk- holder. zee I do not know how wicked Amer- ican millionaires are, but as I travel about and see the results of their generosity in the forms of hospitals, churches, public libraries, universities, | parks, recreation grounds, art mu- seums and theaters, I wonder what on earth we would do without them. —wWilliam Lyon Phelps. il BARBS i One commission President Hoover | is probably glad he didn’t appoint is | Commissi | the New York Boxing ion. * ek | The fact that wheat’ consumption has greatly declined in America; leads Cynical Sadie to observe that, conditions have gone against the | grain. i * eK i ‘The fellow who leads the college; yells, says the office sage, would do; well to observe the Christmas “Good * eK A woman in Illinois is reported to have cut up $2,000 and sewed the pieces on a crazy quilt. There's one woman, at least, who had no diffi- culty making both ends meet. * As the word corpulent was heard used in a sentence at the police sta- tion the other day: “Who is that corpulent five bucks to the other day?” (Copyright, 1931, NEA Service, Inc.) ¢+—________________-« | Today in Congress | ° —_-———_+ ‘WEDNESDAY Senate Continues debate on interior de- partment appropriation bill, Elihu Root appears before foreign relations committee on world court. House Acts on public soma Ic commit witnesses on $10,000,000 addition to government's program. Judiciary committee studies» pro- posals to eliminate aliens from con- gressionally represented population. Ross 4-H Clubs Hold First Annual Dinner Ross, N. D., Jan. 21.—Members of the Ross Dairy club and Manitou Beef club held their first annual father and son banquet in the Ross hall last week. 7 <7 BRAVE The cringed ia the 10 tage as showd in the hath above. In ori opening any of the bags, . ° THURSDAY, JANUARY 22 ‘ag1380 Kilocyelée—545.1 Meters 7:00—Farm flashes. 10—Weather report. 3—Farm reporter in Washington. 30—Old-time music wens —Meditation period. 8:00—Around the Town: Radio fluor- walker, 9:00—Sunshine hour, 10:00—Weather report; opening grain market: 10:10—Aunt chat. 25 Hosi program, '—Arlington tine signals, —Grain markets. jammy: daily household m: Clara Morris. Bismarck Trib- une news and weather; lunch- eon program. P.M. 2:00—Grain markets: high, low, and close; Bismarck Tribune news, Weather, and St, Paul livestock. :15—Musical matinee melodies, 2:30—Federation Women's Music 2 oe anh Rromram. 5—Good News radio magazine. 00—Music, nee 0—Music, World Bookman. 15—Uncle Paul's kiddie time, Stocks and bonds. 0—Bismarck Tribune sports items. ‘Bismarck Tribune news, ‘Music, :00—Dinner hour organ recital: Clara Morris, 6:45—Newscasting, —Sportsmen's chats. 5—Legislative tidbits. 0+-Hit of the week program. 5—Hazel Johnson, pianologue. —Music. : Sheriffs to Meet in Bismarck Jan. 21-23 Members of the Sheriff's associa- tion of North Dakota, including new- ly-elected sheriffs, will meet in Bis- marek Jan. 21 to 23, an official no- tice stated Monday. Police chiefs from the larger cities aiso will attend, Chris Martineson, chief of the Bismarck police, said ‘Tuesday. Cards inviting members to attend have been sent out by L. V. Duncan- ea Mott, secretary of the organiza- fon. Mountrail Farmers Form Dairy Program Stanley, N. "D., Jan. 21.—Forty-five Mountrail county dairymen met at Van Hook last week to discuss pres- ent North Dakota dairy problems. The conference opposed butter sub- stitutes and endorsed levying a heavy tax on butter itutes, and stressed bea marketing of better quality but- ‘at. A. T. Reynolds presided. FLAPPER, FANNY SAYS: