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

| Mf THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE An Inéependent Newspaper " terigation projects condemned ss: useless by engineers. THE STATES OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) by The Bismarck Tribune Company, Bis- D., and entered at the postoffice at Bismarck clas mail matter. ceccccesesseee President and Publisher ‘The Associated Press is exclusively entjtled to the fly. amraregaa of all news dispatches credited to it ise credited in this and also Oleo Faces Showdown Advocates of a state tax on the sale of oleomargarine | are putting in their final licks in the battle to get the bill through the legislature, Although there has been little or no open opposition to the bill, they fear that it may encounter technical difficulties similar to those | which caused its death in the closing days of the last} session. { Farmers interested in the price of butterfat and| creamery operators are anxious to get the measure out | of the way and on the statute books. That the bill will meet defeat in view of the almost universal demand for enactment of an oleomargarine tax is very improbable. If it should meet defeat it ts not inconceivable that many political heads will fall in sub- sequent elections, for the lawmaker who votes against the “oleo” bill will have a lot of explaining to do when he gets back home. The yearbook gf agriculture, issued by the federal government, gives some interesting data on oleomargar- ine. This authority says 410,937,000 pounds of materials went into the manufacture of oleomargarine in 1928 and Usts the ingredients by quantity. As might be expected, in view of the fact that oleo- margarine has been called “The Cocoanut Cow,” the largest single item was cocoanut oil; 171,412,000 pounds, to be exact. Analysis by the state regulatory department isbora- tory giving the composition of leading brands of oleo- margarine sold in this state, shows that the proportion of milk solids is between one and two per cent of the total weight of the product. Five brands contain be- tween 76 and 77 per cent of cocoanut oil while one brand | lists oleo oil or beef fat as its principal ingredient. Only a very little butter is used in manufacturing this Product, the total for 1928 being 2,611,000 pounds. The table of ingredients, issued by the department, follows: Oleo Oil, (beef fat), 47,185,000; Cocoanut Oil, 171,412,000; Cottonseed Oil, (cotton plant), 28,- 173,000; Milk, 94,752,000; Peanut Oil, (peanut Plant), 6,617,000; Salt, 27,311,000; Oleo Stearine, (beef fat), 5,834,000; Neutral Lard, (pork fat), 24,189,000; Oleo Stock, (beef fat), 1,294,000; Butter, 2,611,000; Edible Tallow, (beef fat), 26,000; Mustard Seed Oil, 12,000; Coloring, 47,000; Mis- cellaneous 1,474,000— Total, 410,937,000. During the current year it is probable that consump- tion of ocleomargarine increased rather than decreased, and thus the product became an even more formidable competitor of our native butter. It is the contention of advocates of the bill that a tax on oleomargarine will enable the homemade product, which is conceded to be much healthier and more palatable, to compete with this invader. If there were any oleomargarine plants in North Da- Kota there might be reason for the legislature to “go easy.” but.since the pressure is all in one direction and the proposed tax would benefit the North Dakota dairy industry by protecting the home market, it seems cer- tain that the legislature will favor the tax proposal. If it doesn’t, those men back on the farms who “keep cows”—and that is nearly every farmer these days—are going to demand an accounting. The Indian Has a New Defender Robert Gessner of New York university started out to study Indian folklore and culture, and ended up by taking three years off to live among the tribes, collect data and write-down what he terms “the tragic story” of their present conditions of living. His book bears the suggestive title “Massacre,” and is dedicated to “the first. congress that will eradicate what Lincoln, 70 years ago, called ‘an accursed system.’” “The author found Indians in the northwest eating norsemeat as their dally fare, with an occasional stewed og thrown in for luxury, while the Indien buresu, in control of tribal funds, was spending their money on Montana Indians, Gessner stated, were dying 15 times faster than their pale-faced neighbors. These Indians, he asserted, were living in dirt-roofed, dirt-floored shacks, and tepees, drinking water out of the creeks for want of wells, and eating dead horses found on city dumps, while their guardians were spending a million dollars of their money for irrigation projects. That the Indians were living on @ per capita income of $15.94, while the Indian bureau kept $1,244,856.05 to their credit, are among the figures printed in Mr. Gessner’s book. One of the alarming facts brought out in “Massacre” is that the Indian death rate is nearly three times as large as among white people and that the Indian death rate from tuberculosis is seven and a half times what it is among the whites. The author quotes ethnological strength of the well-intrenched Indian bureau. Not a few unsavory chapters of this kind have been glossed over in times past. One Idea of Happiness It is a little bit hard to tell whether young Charles Pierce of New York deserves sympathy or a throaty horse laugh. Pierce was a bank clerk. He had a wife, a chiid, and & small salary. Doctors told him he had tuberculosis and gave him.only a year to live. So Pierce decided to make his last year a good one, He started by stealing $200,000 worth of his employers’ bonds. Then, leaving his wife and child, he sailed to Havana, where he ran through his money in short order in the usual defaulting-bank-clerk manner—horses, booze and fair-haired playmates. Returning to New York to cash some more of the bonds he was arrested, and a prison term now awaits him. That is bad enough. But a new examination shows that his health isn’t as bad as he had been told. In- stead of dying within a year, he is likely to live for a long time. Probably every man, at one time or another, has turned over in his mind that puzzling question, “What would you do if you only had a year to live?” And it is equally probable that a good many have reached Pierce's conclusion; to go in for a last gay spree regardless of the consequences, But life could not put a more ironic footnote on such a stunt than it provided in Pierce’s case. A good many different morals could be, and probably ‘will be, drawn from all of this. Leaving aside the more obvious ones, it occurs to us that the young man’s trouble came chiefly because he had such a hazy and mistaken notion of the way in which happiness can really be attained. Naturally, if one only’ has a year to live, one wants to make it as enjoyable a year as possible; and this chap deserves a small bit of pity, not because he cut loose and broke various laws, but because the only way he |could think of to gain his end involved nothing but the bar room, the race track and the night club. No one whose life is even occasionally satisfactory could harbor such a notion in the first place. The tragedy of this young bank clerk, then, arises not so much from the idiotic escapade on which he finally embarked, but from the miserable, cramped and cheer- less existence that he led before it happened. His catastrophe mirrors what he was, and what thou- sands of other small-salaried, hard-working people are. In a world filled with infinite potentialities and marvels, the brightest goal these people can see is the role of coal- oil Johnny. What a commentary on the conditions un- der which life occasionally has to exist! Better Farm Prices for 1931 A government agricultural survey, issued a few days ago, reports 20 per cent less beef cattle on the hoof than in 1918, and 19 per cent less beef in storage than last year. In view of these facts the bureau of agricultural economics says that “prospects favor a material ad- vance in cattle prices during 1931.” As to dairy products, butter receipts were shown to have been below normal during the fall months, and that cold storage holdings are at present 21 per cent less than normal. The report in relation to hogs is even more encourag- ing to western farmers, It shows a present hog shortage of 28 per cent in’ the south central states, 21 per cent in the north Atlantic states and 17 per cent in the far western states. The supplies of cured hams and bacon in storage were represented as 22 per cent less, and lard 51 per cent less than last year. Poultry on farms, the report informs us, is back to normal, but poultry in storage is 32 per cent less than last year. Well, these shortages must be supplied somehow. The people haven't quit eating, and let us hope that the gov- ernment fact-finders are right in declaring that “prices must strengthen with the turn of the year.” Eggs and Big Bill ‘There is something slightly encouraging in the news that Chicago citizens tossed eggs at Big Bill Thompson during a recent mayoralty campaign meeting. To be sure, the tossing of eggs in public places is al- ways to be deplored; and a pclitical speaker has the right to demand an uninterrupted hearing from his audience, whether the audience be hostile or not. But there is, just the same, something enccuraging about it. It suggests, you see, that Chicago, at last, may be get- ting on to Big Bill. From the tossing of eggs to open ridicule is only a short distance; and ridicule is the one really effective weapon against politicians of the Thomp- son variety. If Chicago is preparing to sit back and give Big Bill the horsé laugh, the political sky must be bright- ening. Editorial Comment Editorials printed below show the trend of thought by other editors. They are published without regaré to whether they agree or disagree with The Trib- une's policies. An Ancient Forecast (Grand Forks Herald) An old chart, prepared by some unknown individual a hundred years ago, was found in an old top desk of the Overholt Distillery, Bradford, Pa., thirty years ago by the late H. W. Kennedy, a director of the United States Steel corporation. A copy of this chart, which purports to forecast correctly the business “cycles,” booms and depressions between the years 1819 and 1999, is re- produced in the current issue of The Financial World. It is interesting to note, that while the chart shows an approximation of the trend of prices, it missed the 1929-1930 depression period by several years. But, “the in commodities, securities, lands, etc., and that the next real selling period will not be reached until 1935. So far as 1931 being a period favorable to the purchase of ‘stocks, values, goods, etc,’ this prediction will probably prove to have been correct.” According to The Financial World one prominent coal corporation in Pennsylvania followed with profit the chart’s prophecies for many years, Figures With a Moral (New York Sun) Senator Vandenberg’s calculation of how representa- tion in the house would be distributed among the several states if it were based on voting lation rather than on the “whole number of persons” 4s of chief value as " offive listed: only 162,602 full bloods in 1924, out of a total - * capital dissipated under the bureau's management, and|' that this tribe, with others of the “five civilized tribes,” are practically destitute, He also alleges that the In- @igns, who were awarded citizenship in 1924, are denied 3 that they cannot hire their counter-irritant. Tt rests on as unrealistic and unconstitutional a basis as the proposal to exclude aliens from the count, but it light on the folly of this of actual voters,” then the very states which have pro- portionally the largest number of aliens have also the larg easure of citizenship. Reapportionment on the chart indicates that 1931 should be a year for investment | Take advantage of this free service. If you are one of the thousands who 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. 4 Q. What does the make-up man on a newspaper do? D. H. A. The make-up man is the editor who supervises the preparation of forms or pages for the press room. The name is also applied to the print- er who under the editor's direction actually places the type, cuts, ete., in the forms. Q. Is it true that Lady Asquith was the heroine of Benson’s novel “Do- do"? H,O. 8S. A. It 4s said that the heroine in Dodo was drawn from Margot As- quith, then Alice or Margot Tennant. Q@. Which one of the English yore was called Farmer George? ‘A. King George III. | @ Can you give me the dates, or approximate dates, on which some of the well known manor houses of Vir- ginia were built? B. B. A. . Stratford dates from about 1729; Rosewell, 1725; Westover, 1730; | Chatham, 1740; Carter's Grove, 1751; |cunston Hall, 1755; and Mount Airy, 1758, Q. Why is leaving secretly or with- | out permission called taking French |Ieave? A. 8. B, |, A. The phrase French leave came into use 2ecause of a French custom of leaving a social gathering without adieux to the host and hostess. Q. What is a dew-drink? F. J. A. A drink taken before breakfast; a bracer. Q. Why are there eight stars in Alaska’s flag? B. R. F. A. The eight stars in the Alaskan flag are arranged as follows: “Seven of them form the constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear, the most con- spicuous constellation in the north- ern sky, containing the stars which form the ‘Dipper,’ including the ‘Pointers’ which point toward the eighth star in the flag, Polaris, the North Star, the ever constant star for the mariner, the explorer, hunter, OUT OUR WAY | The Surveyor Charts e Surveyor Charts the Map! trapper, the surveyor. noxthernmost star in the galaxy of | 5. stars, and at some future time will take its place as the forty-ninth star Woodsman, and For Alaska is the in our National Emblem.” This description is taken from an act of the legislature of the territory of er) establishing the official flag ity 5 Q. Why are oysters not eaten in months that do not contain the letter [“R°? HT. A. Oysters should not be eaten during their spawning months, but should be protected in this period. It is merely @ coincidence that these months in the year do not contain the letter “R.” Oysters, however, are not unwholesome during these months, if eaten fresh from unpollut- ed waters, @. How long has the human race cultivated crops? D. M. A. Agriculture is believed to be the earliest occupation of man. It can be traced back to prehistoric times waen primitive man began to select Particular plants as preferable to others for his use as food. Records on ancient monuments have enabled us to trace the history of agriculture in Egypt back to at least 3000 B. C. Q. Who originated the saying “All 00d Americans when they die go to Paris’? C. T. A. Ernest Longfellow in “Random Memories” attributes it to his uncle, Mr. Appleton, famous in Boston for his bons mots. Q. What color is a dishonorable a aE from the National Guard? A. The various discharges from the National Guard are the same color as the Regular Service: Honorable dis- charge, discharge without honor, blue; dishonorable discharge, yellow. : Q. Who was the first emperor of Brazil? B.O. J. A. Pedro, son of King Joao VI of Portugal, who was left in Brazil as regent when his father returned to Lisbon in 1821, was proclaimed first emperor of Brazil on October. 12 of the following year. King Joao VI recognized the independence of Brazil in 1825. @. How much money is invested in Canada by outsiders? C. L. A. The amount of capital from other countries invested in Canada as at the end of 1930 was $6,375,533,- AMAN SHOULD Heep = \j uP wit word con’ | ON IND TH WORLD. TH BuLt o' TH WooDs TARINKS THATS Just ANOTHER MESS= AN' 17S A TINY 000,.an increase of $229,000,000 over the previous year, acco! to the latest estimates which show that of the total outside investment in Can- ada, §1 per cent is now American, 35 per cent British, and 4 per cent from other countries. In 1913 the per- centages were: United States, 22, Great Britain 73; and other countries, Q. Who composed the tune of Adeste Fideles? W. T. A. The composition is ascribed to John Reading, organist of Winches- ter Cathedral, 1675-1681; and of the College to 1692. The air at once be- came popular, _ Today Is the Anniversary of A CARDINAL NEWMAN'S BIRTH On Feb, 21, 1801, Cardinal John Henry Newman, an English religious leader, first in the Church of Eng- land and later in the Roman Catholic Church, was born in London, the son of a banker. He graduated with honors from Trinity college, Oxford, in 1820, Four years later he was ordained to the ministry of the Anglican church. For writing a tract concerning Catholic doctrines in the Church of England he was severely condemned by offi- cials of the Anglican Church. After three years of retirement, Newman hecame a convert to the Roman Catholic Church. As he had exerted great influence among the Anglicans, the effect of this step was great. He went to Rome and was ordained. priest. In 1877 Newman was elected an honorary fellow of Trinity college, Oxford, and revisited his Alma Ma- ter for the, first time in 22 years. Leo XIII created him cardinal in 1879, allowing him still to reside in Eng- land. He died at Birmingham, Eng- land, in 1890. ° | BARBS i “Prohibition,” says Al Capone, “has made nothing but trouble.” Prob- ably that is merely some of his dry humor, i * *® “King Alfonso’s Rule in Balance,” says a headline. A rule which is doubtless sam bi 4 martisl feet. Strangely enough, the wet bloc in congress has nothing to do with the drought relief am * * Volcanoes are said to be showing increased activity. Recovering from the period of fetes. Probably. Charlie Chaplin recently refused an. offer of $650,000 to broadcast over By Williams ®| mental, emotional, spiritual ) 7 BR. ot ‘Pench erent TRUE AND lane are irritating the delicate walls of the arteries and causing calcium de- posits be eliminated. In false angina there must also be a predisposing toxic condition, but it need not be as severe as in true angina. It should be remembered that un- til the basic toxemia is eliminated the patient should avoid anything which will bring on an attack, such as a heavy meal or bad combinations which might produce flatulence. Pa- tient must also be warned to avoid | the radio. One case where silence is not golden. ~ * * * United States farmers are charged with smuggling green vegetables into Canada. With the intent, perhaps, ot making some fair exchanges. «Copyright, 1931, NEA Service, Inc.) | Quotations i With machines ever enlarging man’s power and capacity, with elec- tricity extending over the world its magic, with the air giving us a wholly pew realm, our children must be pre- pared to meet entirely new contacts and new forces. They must be phy- sically strong and mentally placed to stand up under the increasing pres- sure of life. Their problem is not alone one of physical health, but of health, —President Hoover. ** & You never can acquire anything in this world without purchasing it—|; DArOARINS) ABER SOME OND SAME AOS, effort, Ramsey MacDonald of “England, ** * A married woman teacher is re- | p fused employment in many localities, but no one. tries to drive the char- woman back to her home. 1 G. J. Cottrell. * * * I find an overdraft at the bank iK ac COY To halle TH © DIET Witt OF | ENCLOSE pnt aN Veltog oP REPET ‘ © 1926 MECOY MALIN SERA LOS ANGELES- CAL? Ge TN emotions. especially fits of Enclose addressed envelope toe m— disease used to say that his life was’ ally | in the hands of any rascal who chose to worry him. In fact, his death oc- curred during a fit of anger. The toxins can be eliminated most rapidly with an acid fruit juice fast, using et. the same time large quan- tities of distilled water to flush out the system. The patient must be taught at the same time to control his emotional life so as to avoid all emotions. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS * Baby's Head Uneven Question: Mrs. E. G. asks: “Could you tell me what would cause a child’s face and head to grow faster on one side than the other? My baby is six months old and the right ‘side of his face and head is develop- ing much faster than the cther half, giving him an odd appearance. He weighs 17 pounds and his formula is as follows: 34 ounces of. milk, 14 ounces of water, and one level table- spoonful. of sugar—granulated.” Answer: Your baby’s diet is not properly balanced. He should not be given sugar, and he should have some orange juice in addition to the milk. Possibly he is developing a form of rickets. Pancakes and Fruit Question: R. C. H. asks: “Are pancakes made with baking powder or eggs, and eaten with fruit, a wholesome food?” Answer: Make your pancakeseof genuine wholewheat flour, and. you may then use such stewed fruits as prunes, raisins and figs. Benzine Question: Mrs, D. R. F. writes: “My boy has a position, washing, metal in benzine. His hands are in the benzine all day. Will this im- pair his health, or will he get any ‘poison on his hands. Will apreciate your advice.” Answer: The benzine will prodably have no effect upon your son’s health as far as absorption through the hands is concerned, but he probably has to breathe the fumes and this would be harmful to the lungs if he is forced to do the same kind of work all day. —— eg \ KFYR t — > KFYR DAILY SCHEDULE Sunday, Feb. 22 “i 550 Kllocycles—545.1 Meters , M. 10:00—Sacred Organ Recital: Gracé Duryee Morris, 10:10—Judge Rutherford (international Bible Association). 10:25—Weather Report. A. Lectures Students" 10:30—Church Services: First Presby+ terian Church. | 12:00—Weather Report, P.M. 3:00—Church Services: Gospel Taber nacle, 4:00—Driscoll Band. §:00—Lenten Services; ‘Church, Monday, Feb. 23 A. M, M. 7:00—Farm Flashes. 7:10—Weather Report. 16—Farm Reporter in Washihgton, 30—Old Time Music. 1:45—Meditation Period, 8:00—Around the Town: Radio Floor alker. 9:00—Sunshine Hour. St, Mary's H t 10:57—Arlington Timo Signals, 11:00—Studio, 11:15—German Program. 11:30—Organ Program: Grace Duryee. forris, 12:00—Bismarck Tribune News and Weather; Luncheon Program. 2:00—Bismarck Tribune News, ‘eather, 215—Weekly, Agricultural Review: -D. Agricultural College. 2:80—Slesta Hour: Good News fisdio very stimulating. ¥ —Mary Borden. \ ‘Today in Congress ] SATURDAY © Receives Muscle Shoals conference report approved by House. : Sontinues consideration of naval ap- Propriation bill. sites Takes up miscellaneous bills under unanimous consent. Ways and means committee contin- ues embargo bill hearings. One Cent a Day , Brings $100 a Month, sting. islative Tidbits, it of Fun. M. B,C. Players; Episode No; 6 the Mystery of dering Manor.” After lying on the bottom of Lake Nemi in Italy for nearly 2000 Posies one of the barges of the Roman em. pel