The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 2, 1931, Page 4

THE BISMARCK TRIBUN “que STATES OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) * year Member Audit Bureau of Circulation Member of The Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of al] news dispatches credited to it or, not otherwise credited in this newspaper and also the local news of spontaneous origin published herein Ail tights of republication of all other matter herein ere also reserved. (Official City, State and County Newspaper) Foreign Representatives SMALL, SPENCER & LEVINGS (Incorporated) Formerly G. Logan Payne Co. CHICAGO NEW YORK BOSTO! The First Hurdle Passed \ Approval by the house state affairs committee of the capitol building bill brought joy to the hearts of all Bis- marck residents—and is significant in more ways than| one. Most noteworthy, of course, is the manner in which the Great majority of committee members favored passage | of the bill without essential revision. Leaders of both} Political factions are represented on the committee and | they showed, by their votes, that they are in favor of | retaining the capital in Bismarck. Each of ‘the two/ men who opposed the bill in its present form are really Bismarck partisans, their objection being to certain feat- ures of the bill as written. | Of only slightly secondary importance is the proof, of- fered by the committee's action, that neither of the; major political groups regard the matter as one into! which politics should enter. Their action in putting the | amounts could be fed. question on the high plane of real statesmanship is ample indication that other members of the legislature | ing and there is no denying that these Washington} |farmers are operating on @ sound basic principle. | also will do 50. All of’ which, of course, warms the hearts of Bis- marck residents who have assiduously refrained from' really to be effective. subjecting the members of the legislature to appeals and propaganda. Throughout the consideration of this whole unnatural question which has been raised by James- town's effort to obtain the capital, the people of Bis- marck and the Bismarck committee have been content to leave the decision to the integrity and fair-minded- | ness of the members of the house and senate. The vote in the house state affairs committee proves that their confidence was justified and serves as @ favorable augur for the future. ‘These men voted to keep the capital at Bismarck be- cause they felt it was the right thing to do and because they felt their constituents back home would wish them/ to do so, and, since members of the legislature have an! uncanny way of sensing the desires of the people in their home communities, their votes were doubly significant. : A Tragic Figure Out of the welter of tragedy which developed in Mc- Kenzie county as the result of the murder by Charles Bannon of the A. E. Haven family and the recent lynch- ing of Bannon by a grim and determined mob, one figure stands out, perhaps, as more tragic than all the rest. No one would extend sympathy to Bannon, perpetrator of one of the most heinous crimes in the history of the state, even though we may disagree with the summary manner in which his ill-used life was brought to an end. But nearly everyone—and certainly every mother— will look upon Mrs. Bannon, mother of Charles. with pitying eyes and sincere sympathy. For here the tragedy reached epic proportions. It was she who induced her son to make a clean breast of the Haven murders. Had it not been for her in- fluence and her appeals to her son to tell the truth, the mystery of the disappearance of the Haven family might mever have been solved. McKenzie county authorities suspected young Bannon of murder but they had proved nothing when he confessed in compliance with his mother’s entreaties. It may be seriously doubted that Mrs. Bannon believed that her son had murdered the Havens. If she suspected that he did, her action is all the more remarkable. A school teacher at East Fairview, N. D., she was dis- charged from her position because the enraged people of the community did not want the mother of a murderer teaching their children. Even she could not condone the crime which her son confessed and yet the mother love which she bore for the man was great enough to keep her active in his defense. At a time when every man’s hand was against him, her love persisted. To her, no matter what the record showed, he still was the same infant who nursed at her breast, the same little lad who prattled at her knee, the same youth whose wounds she healed during the turbulent period of his boyhood. For murderers, before the blood lust comes, lead much the same lives as other persons, and their mothers, like as not, are just normal mothers. Even though they condemned her son to sudden and ignominious death, the people of McKenzie county have reason to be grateful to Mrs. Bannon for her part in ‘uncovering the truth of the Haven family’s diasppear- ance, but this evidently was forgotten in the heat of passion which the Haven murders engendered. Mrs. Bannon stands, then, as an innocent person upon whose head the fates have visited a tragedy which will last, for her, until the sun sets upon her life. And, perhaps, before she sinks into the merciful obliv- jon which time will offer, she will think often of her “Charley” and of how she might have saved him had she given more attention to his early training. It seems " inevitable that Mrs. Bannon, in her own mind, will feel herself @ failure as a mother. ‘What greater tragedy could life hold than this? ‘The hand which rocks the cradle rules-the world, it 1s true, but the hand which rocks the cradle also may, through carelessness, indifference, neglect, or wrong- minded affection, fermit tiny feet to take the path which leads to the penitentiary or the gallows. ‘What responsibility in all the world is so great as that Of just being a mother? A Drama from Life ‘dividual growers, With a substantial sign-up now ready | |to offer as a demonstration that the plan represents a/ {penalty of 42 cents per bushel would be imposed for the| ' people. He had to go. Millions of his fellowmen were waiting for him to lead them in the pilgrimage which he has started. . There is nothing of the theatrical about the man who is recognized as the Outstanding crusader of the age.) But there is everything of the dramatic. It Begins at Home Farmers in Columbia county Washington are beginning to take the matter of curtailing wheat production and wheat acreage seriously. With wheat selling at about 50 cents a bushel and other nations increasing their acre- age, they know wheat farming isn’t likely to pay as long as the United States has to export part of its crop. And so they have entered into a contract to withhold from the market 25 per cent of their average bushelage for the last five years, or cut down their production to this extent, the agreement to last for three years. The plan is being tried out in Whitman county, Wash-! ington, which raises 12,000,000 bushels of wheat annual-} ly and claims to be the banner wheat producing county of the United States. | Growers in these two counties have arbitrarily set} the amount of their restriction at 25 per cent, which; is approximately the percentage of the nation’s surplus which bears the domestic price down to export levels. By wiping out this surplus, either through feeding or a 25 per cent shut down on production, it is hoped to bring domestic prices up to a profitable level. If the plan makes widespread appeal the ultimate intention is to request the secretary of agriculture to set; quotas for all wheat producing states and county associa~ tions would then make proportionate allotments for in- practical way to reduce production, it is being brought! to the attention of the farm board. \ “Rights” would be issued for the number of bushels) each grower is entitled to market. In case of a short/ crop these unused rights could be sold to a neighbor. A} sale of any grain not covered by rights. Strong local sentiment would be exercised to prevent misuse of the! plan, its sponsors believe, ! Any wheat left over on the farm at the end of the; season would have to be sold to the association for] 10 cents per bushel, the plan provides, as a means of dis-| couraging production beyond the number of bushels for which rights have been issued, except that unlimited Whether or not it is feasible, the plan is worth study-; Farm relief, like charity, must begin at home ‘if it ts 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 ‘rib- une’s policies. The Yorktown Stamp &t. Paul Dispatch) On the Yorktown stamp which the postoffice depart- ment will issue on October 18 to commemorate the vic- tory which closed the Revolutionary war will appear portraits of Washington, De Grasse and Rochambeau. Lafayette, whose part in that brilliant action might have been expected to win undying recognition in America, seems to have been forgotten by the postoffice depart- ment 150 years after his important part in that glorious exploit. A Yorktown stamp without portraying Lafayette will be an incomplete commemoration, The dashing Frenchman was in command in Virginia, at the time. In a long preliminary campaign lasting from May to August, 1781, he harried Cornwallis abou Virginia and finally bottled him up at Yorktown. After the British dug in, Lafayette was reinforced by arrival of the French fleet under De Grasse. With the ships cutting Cornwallis off from the sea and a force of over ten thousand men barring escape by land, Lafayette held the British in their trenches. He was urged to attack at once and possibly might have succeeded in taking Corn- wallis. But his loyalty to Washington induced him to wait for the general to arrive from New York with Roch- ambeau and 7,000 men. De Grasse wished to go to the West Indies leaving the naval blockade to an inferior force. Largely through Lafayette’s petitions he was dis- suaded. Without detracting from the glory earned by Rocham- beau and De Grasse, or by Washington for the ingenuity with which he planned the Virginia campaign and the siege, much of the honor for the ultimate victory at Yorktown belongs to Lafayette. Any commemoration of this military triumph that does not conspicuously cele- brate his participation is a travesty upon history ard a reflection upon American gratitude. When the State Goes Into Business (Minneapolis Tribune) Some years ago the state of Minnesota went into the real estate business. It had no intention of doing 80, of course, but in the last analysis that is the result of its venture in the field of rural credits. ‘The state's purpose was thoroughly good. It hoped by a system of extending loans at a low rate of interest to farmers to improve the condition of many worthy people, Many of these people were farming land not suited for that purpose. The credit extended them only delayed the inevitable mortgage foreclosure sale. It resulted in the transfer of title in marginal lands to the state when owners who had ‘borrowed money could] not meet their obligations because of decreaséd produc- tion revenue. Some of these disillusioned people fortunately left the land and tried elsewhere, with better prospect of suc- cess, to meet the problems of making a living. Others remained upon the land as tenant farmers and the state took over the business of directing their efforts. The end of all this is not yet. There will be further dispossessions, more tenant farmers created, an accumulating burden of responsibil- ity for the state and, under present conditions, little hope of accomplishing much for many unfortunate ‘The rural credits bureau has loans booked running well over $50,000,000. The money involved represents bond issues outstanding. Much of the interest is de- linquent. The state holds the bag. Meantime it finds its problems multiplying. It is asked to pay taxes on lands to which it has acquired title. The issue goes to the courts and a su- preme court decision now holds the state-owned lands are not subject to taxation. One result is to increase the tax burden of farm owners already hard pressed in many communities, where state-owned lands acquired through mortgage foreclosure sale are withdrawn from the tax rolls. 2 Minnesota is not alone in this experience. It is prac- ically identical with the experience of the rural credits bureaus in both North and South Dakota, although in both those states there is probably more hope of salvage in the rural credits situation than in Minnesota, especial- ly in those areas of this state where marginal agricul- tural lands have been acquired. ‘The question of administration of the rural credits bu- reau {s still to be gon@into in Minnesota. That phase of the state entering the real estate business has been in poth the Dakotas. The record is so unpleasant ful investigation of the whole It may develop that the best course to adopt that has had thrust upon it while working ittedly already vexatious “It carries a challenge is wo of land utilization dictated by its] - vastus sia Qame —--Where Do We Go Fro: Vs “t, yy L ‘rom Here? . | WAL, LEMME. SEE! YOU MIGHT KEEP GOIN’ STRAIGHT AHEAD, AND DETOURING WHERE NECESSARY >-AND"TO0, SOME FOLKS MIGHT ‘ UGVOR COMTOL STILL, ey JFOLKS SAY ARE 5; WHILE OTHERS CONGRESSIONAL. OTHERS SAX THE REPEAL WAY IS THE OHORTEST. THERE ARE OTHER ROUTES GOOD.SOME LIKE iS ROAD, AND SOME THAT--Ercerct! Yy)') 1! TK ey cen Sa TH Kae rap py) oe —IN OTHER WORDS --- y - YOU CAN Take advantage of this free service. | punched at the top like pages for a If you are one of the thousands wno have patronized the Bureau, write us again. If you have never used the service, begin now. It is maintained for your benefit. Be sure to send your name and address with your question, and enclose two cents in coin or stamps for return postage. Address the Bismarck Tribune Infor- mation Bureau, Frederic .J. Haskin, Director, Washington, D. C. Q. Please give some information about the Hoover medal. J. R. D. A. The Hoover Medal was awarded by the American Association of Me- chanical Engineers. The society de- cided to award a medal to a promi- nent engineer that had made a not- able contribution to public life. Pres- ident Hoover was the first to receive this medal. This medal will be awarded from time to time by this association. At the request of the or- ganization President Hoover con- sented to have the medal named the Hoover Medal. From now on, the medal will be known by this name. ‘The society selects the recipient of the medal. Q. “Is' it possible to trace a tele-’ phone call which has been made over a dial telephone? F. J. A. It is not. Q. Has congress made appropria- tions for sufferers from disasters in foreign countries? G. F. A. A. Appropriations and relief legis- lation have been provided by congress for the relief of sufferers caused by earthquakes, floods, fires, and other disasters from 1803 to 1929. Some help has been given to the following governments: Venezuela, Ireland, Scotland, France, Germany, India, French West Indies, Bulgaria, Italy, China, Austria, Hungary, Turkey, Russia, Smyrna, and Japan. Q. Did Mona Lisa originally have eyebrows? E.S. A. She has none now. It is prob- able that she had before time and the restorer harmed the portrait. Q. How are animated cartoons made? B. T. A. Writing in Photoplay, Frances Kish describes the method whereby animated cartoons are produced. “First the complete story“is worked out. The music and the ‘gags’ are determined upon. In the case of ‘Krazy Kat’ the following process is followed: The major animator be- gins work. The thin white paper he uses for his drawings has holes Say - How iS Ae DONT sEE YOu DOING SOME ABooT 'N DATES Alt DAY ni SCHOOL. Law stu , ON) NOBODY , T KEEP ME WORRUIN: AN’ BE SIDES, NOT BEI’ DUMB loose-leaf note book. These holes fit over pegs holding the paper firmly in Position. Drawing is done on slanted glass boards, under which is an electric light bulb that shines through glass and paper and makes tracing easy. The figures are about three inches high; progressive drawings, each on a separate sheet, move the. action slightly forward, backward, up, down, or around. Each drawing is traced with India ink on a piece of celluloid punched like the paper. Celluloid is used for the final drawings because of its lustre and transpareney. The drawings are photographed one at a time, with a regular motion picture camera equipped with ‘stop motion.’ The camera is suspended over a table with special lamps to center the light on the celluloids. Sixteen ‘frames’ — sixteen separate exposures—make one foot of film. Thousands of drawings are made for one film—generally from four to seven or eight thousand separate drawings, and that means the same number of tracings, and the same number of photographic expos- ures, to say nothing of the intricate musical and sound scores.” @. How: old was Nathan Straus] when he came to this country? W. B. A. He was born in Rhenish, Ba- varia, on January 31, 1848, and came to this country with his parents when he was six years old. Q. At what age do most young folks finish high school and go to college? Ww. W. A. The latest survey made by the Office of Education showed that the average age of a student completing high school was 18 years. From this information, it concludes that the average age for entering college is 19, and the age of graduation from col- lege is 22 years. Changes are being made at the present time in the length of the school term and so these ages may not apply in all cases. ‘Q. Could a boundary between two states be changed? L. C. A. A boundary between two states of the United States may be changed by agreement of the states’ legisla- tures, but the agreement must be ap- proved by congress. Q. How was the date of Easter an- nounced in early times? A. G. E. A. A provision of the Council of Nicaea was that the date of Easter should be solemnly announced at the coz TAmtT VYEA DvuMs, T DONT THIN celebration of the 12th night which is represented by the Feast of Epi- phany to commemorate the manifes- tation of the Son of God. To the Wise Men at Bethlehem; at his bap- tism by John at the Jordan; at the marriage feast at Cana of Galilee. ‘ Q. Is the wild white strawberry extinct? V. L. K. A. There is a cultivated white strawberry which grows in France, but it rarely grows in the United States. Wild white strawberries are sports of the strawberries. The Bureau of Plant Industry does not know of any wild strawberries that are naturally white. Q. What is included in “good will” when a business is sold? B. E. F. A. Crowell’s dictionary of Business and Finance defines it as the evalu- ation placed upon the reputation, pa- tronage, drawing power, and other intangible advantages possesed by a business concern in operation, includ- ing name and good disposition of its customers. The purchase value of good will is based on the average an- nual net profits for a period of years. Today Is the Anniversary of 3° CANDLEMAS DAY “On Feb, 2 Candlemas day is ob- served. In its ecclesiastical meaning, it is the feast of the purification of the Virgin Mary.> This festival is very strictly kept by the Roman Catholic church, there being a pro- cession with many lighted candles, hence the name “Candlemas.” The candles symbolize’ the words spoken by Simeon of .the Infant Christ, “a light to lighten the Gen- tiles.” Popular observance of this date prevailed in pre-Christian times. The Romans burned candles on Feb. 2 to the goddess Februa. In modern times many traditions have attached themselves to the day. Among these is the belief that a fair Candlemas day indicates a long win- ter. This is expressed in the Scotch lines: “If Candlemas is fair and clear, There'll be twa winters in the year.” if BARBS j Germans in Berlin recently hon- ored the memory of the founder of the postcard. The guess is they wished he were ee ** Many a bootlegger thinks his cred- it good because is ica assets. * * It didn’t take long before that} Woman was born to ‘i broken portion of Niagara Falls was | job. Soot othit bee mist. MOLES AND BIRTHMARKS Very few people worry about birth- marks unless they appear on exposed Parts of the body, such as the face, neck and hands, Even when dis- figuring moles or birthmarks appear ‘on the face, they are often neglected because of the belief that there is no way to get rid of them. Science does not know just what causes moles, birthmarks and simi- lar blemishes, since they are usually present at birth, but it is now possible to safely remove all blemishes of this type except the most severe. Usually these blemishes are produced by en- jargements of one or more small blood vessels just under the skin. For this reason the color varies with Stains of red or purple except when a true pigment is present, giving a black or brown color. The big ma- jority of these blemishes are not ser- jous and may not increase much in size during one’s life. However, a small percentage have a tendency to enlarge, pulsate, or become sore and may eventually turn into cancer un- less they are removed in time. All birthmarks which are so situat- ed as to be easily scratched or irritat- €d by the clothing should be removed. Fortunately, most of these birth-! marks are easily treated because they are found on or just underneath the skin, Electricity may be used to great advantage in treating these blemishes. The electric needle is Probably the most commonly used of all methods. In this treatment a small needle is pushed through or underneath the blemish and the cur- rent turned on so as to cause a cut- ting off of the blood in the tiny enlarged blood vessels. The blemish then shrivels up and-eventually falls off. In large blemishes, covering an area of several inches, the treatment is more difficult, and usually consists in carefully searching out the blood vessels supplying the area and in cut- ting off the circulation to the blem- | ish so that it gradually becomes re- duced in size. Care must be taken not to cut off too much of the circu- lation at once or the blemish instead of merely shrinking would become gangrenous. Carbon dioxide snow is @ very satisfactory treatment which is preferred by many doctors to ra- dium or electrical treatments. It con- sists of applying a pencil of carbon dioxide snow, which being very cold, ireezes the growth, causing it to atrophy. Even comparatively large areas may be treated in this way a little at a time. Electric cautery may also be used in some cases, although it has a tendency to leave a scar un- less very skilfully performed, and, r have eedless to say, one should nevel these blemishes removed by @ person Dr. McCoy will gladly answer personal questions on health _ diet addressed to him, care 0! The Tribune. Enclose a stamped addressed envelope for reply. ed in this particular who is not s kind of work. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Weak Voice i Question: A. G. asks: “will you please tell me how to ‘cure’ my voice? I talk like a girl of six years, and when I go to look for a job they will not take me because of my voice. At home I talk good, but when I go out- side I talk kinda funny. If anybody asks me something I_ can’s make them understand me. I would like to talk like anybody else.” : Answer: Start taking hard physi- cal culture exercises where you will be forced to do deep breathing. At the same time, go to a competent vo- cal teacher who will teach you how to control your voice through proper diaphragmatic training. Egg Massage Question: J. E. J. asks: “Is an egg massage helpful to the skin on the face? If so, how is it done? Also, would a lemon a day help thin the blood?” Answer: Any kind of massage is good for the circulation of blood to the skin, If much massage is taken it is a good plan to use oil or some other lubricating agent. There is no value in using food material such as eggs on the skin, for the skin cannot. be fed except the blood. There is no thinn ing lemons unless you stop all other food, or use water and lemons once or twice a day in place of a meal. Bad Teeth and Neuralgia Question: B. M. asks: “Is there anything besides bad teeth that would cause neuralgia?” Answer: While abscessed teeth may cause neuralgia, they cannot be considered as a most important cause. I have seen too many patients with neuralgia who have had all their teeth removed without relief from their pains. Neuralgia is no doubt caused by a systemic toxemic which very much resembles the toxemia producing rheumatism, and the treat- ment used is very much the same, and that is to get rid of all the ex- cess poisons by increasing eliminatign through the bowels, kidneys, skin and lungs. sible that there could ever be a break- ing off at Niagara Falls. zee A resident of an Ohio town says radio programs are coming in from his stove. It is true some lately sound like blazes. * * * | The fact automobiles are barred | in Bermuda leads us to suspect that oe where they “know their on- lions.” (Copyright, 1931, NEA Service, Inc.) ° | __ Guetations |): & With every labor-saving machine : there should be devised a way of us- ing the workers whose labor is saved. | —Senator James J. Davis. ** & A man would rather have a wife | who can cook a kipper than one who! knows something about calisthenics and nothing about cooking. I —Dr. J. A. Fairer. * oe * Man’s capacity for recreation is enormous. —William F. Fairburn. : xe eS am rarely enthusiastic about what the League of Nations has done or has not done, but I am always thankful that it exists. sae emer Albert Einstein, * Auguste Escoffier, dean emeritus programs | Washington. ic Around the Tow walker, inshine ho} vor] Radio floor- Morris. k Trib- lunch- a. an program: Clara in markets; Bismar nd weather; mn, in markets: high, low, and marek ‘Tribune news, uetion bridge game No. 11, Lusic, i nele Paul's kiddie time, ‘tocks and bonds, Tribune sports items, Tribune news, ur organ recital: rae 2 Smith, violinist, 0 SQUAWS ARE BOSSES New York, Feb. 2—(P)\—When the UKE PEOPLE SHEIKS BRIGHT, AREN'T nN SCHOOL , ALONG ATES IT WHY, WP we — THEY HAD TO THRow Mov out OF THE VINDER GARTEN BECAUSE] NEWS PAPER, YOU WOULONT WEEP SHAVED —You' RE WHY YOU LITTLE PIMPLE, OF SCHEMING \F You DID HOME To CE WH A-G-C * *e * To those who have spent honey- of world cooks, moons there it will hardly seem pos-/Qrder Milk Vendors | OUT OUR WAY By Williams Wz On , Good HE TAKE 1T FROM consumer and sale of ? MOO | RE CHILD, INSTEAD Neither dairyman » 67, eral manager of TR WULLIANS 2-2 ©1901 BY REA SERVICE inc. To Secure Licenses|" Dickinson, Feb, 2—All di sub-vendors of milk in Dickinson must take out licenses before 5 Pm Tuesday if they wish to operate in bulk sub-vendor is forbidden." * YY nor sub-vend will be permitted to sell milk or cream! ee SOO OFFICIAL DIES St. Paul, Feb. 2—(—Thomas Ww. eee to the gen- ie Li resident, here for 39 years, die. r Stickler Solution 4 peo o Squaws squawk the braves behave, and so, concludes Clarance Schultz, it looks as if the last citadel of mas- culinity has fallen. Mr, Schultz is manager of a band of 21 Sioux who ave returned from Germany, where they played in a circus, He has learned a secret. When the heap big Indians misbehave j ae ehave just tell their the city, according to a i AT aaa ’ new ruling of Meee TAP the city commission, adopted for the Ree FOLEY-GRAM protection of both producer and con- anal mae Conta fT ae ee . ind. ational; WHY IND WHE, All individual bottles must be used Known Cough Syrup. 55 years 4 Kom ocean in the sale of all milk to a private| pousehold remedy. Over 100,000,000 bottles sold. Quick and dey for Coughs, croup (spasmodion doy tickling throat, nervous hacking, troublesome night coughs. Sedative TOGETIT AND that has not first passed and comfortin WORK, IT WOULD HAVE ] STARTING A land butterfat tests of ine nae Mildly “Iexative, children pears ment purchased by the city for that |C4teful Mothers everywhere endorse aoe purpose, of such products it. Exactly suits Elderly Persons. Ask’ can be made only from licensed |! Foley’s—Advertisement, dairymen whose herds have been in- - FLAPPER, FANNY SAYS: A visitor short of long. Veh ‘ove de