The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 25, 1931, Page 4

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(Official City, State and County Newspaper) Foreign Representatives SMALL, SPENCER & LEVINGS oe 150 oe 7.00 (Incorporated) Formerly G. Logan Payne Co. CHICAGO NEW YORK BOSTON The Case of the Railroads In a speech last week before the Northwest Shippers Advisory board, William H. Bremner of Minneapolis out- lined the attitude of the railroads in relation to bus and pipeline competition, taxation and government regula- tion. Mr. Bremner may be said to be a “prejudiced wit- ness,” but his testimony is so important that it merits the attention of'every citizen who is interested in the rapidly changing conditions of the transportation prob- Jem. Since the coming of the automobile this country has been bisected by excellent arterial highways, and it was only natural, says Mr. Bremner, that American genius should have turned’ these roads to a commercial use. Beginning in a small way, the busses and truck have Yapidly multiplied until today whole fleets of them are in operation from one end of the country to the other. ‘These vehicles, Bremner stated, have become a menace to the financial stability of the railroads. He voiced his special grievance in these words: “These busses and trucks are operating over highways constructed at public expense. The railroads must fur- nish their own highways. The busses and trucks are operated over roadways that are maintained at public expense. The railroads must maintain their own road- ways, In the majority of states there is no regulation of either bus or truck transportation; in others there is mild regulation, and there is no regulation of interstate traf- fic. In no state, so far as I know, are the bus and truck companies called upon to contribute any substantial: amount towards the cost of these highways which they use, or to contribute any substantial amount towards the expense of maintenance; while, on the other hand,! iaw off its statute books. It is a pity that the legislative the railroads, through taxation, contribute to both pur- poses, thus being compelled to aid in subsidizing their competitors.” | Mr. Bremner pointed out that pipelines now under con- struction would also take away from the rail carriers a great deal of gasoline tonnage; but he expressed the feeling that this was legitimate competition, inasmuch) as the pipelines were built by private capital. While Mr. Bremner made a good showing in his de- mand for equality in law and regulation, he made his argument less effective by making an attack on the gov- ernment’s policy of improving inland waterways. That is something quite different from truck and bus com- petition as it exists under present conditions of unequal regulation. The rivers of the country are a great natural) resource which must and will be improved, as the country grows in population and wealth; and it is only just that) the government should aid in this development, as it did in the development of railways in their pioneer stages of construction. Small Town Women Happiest When you read the humorous gibes in newspapers about college professors who have expressed themselves publicly on the woman question, you are likely to get the impression that all educators are impractical in such matters; that they live in a world of theories and books and have little contact with actual life. This is a mis- conception, and there is probably no more truth in it than in the popular fable that all preachers’ sons are bad. Prof. Walter R. Pitkin of Columbia university has recently issued a statement in which he advances the general proposition that if women feel secure, if their siderable follow up work and very frequent contact with social life is satisfactory, if their bodies are healthy and if they spend their leisure time to their satisfaction, they rarely fail to be contented and happy. “Of course,” we hear you say, “that’s just another Of| should it be taken in the light of discouragement. Boys’ those professorial platitudes—any woman who has all those things must be happy.” But wait, we are not quite through with Prof. Pitkin yet. He says that the small town woman may achieve hap-) must be shown @ Willingness to do real work and also piness and contentment easily, while the city woman almost never can. When Pitkin refers to city women, it may be assumed that he means those who reside in the great metropolitan centers. ‘The small town woman, according to Pitkin, has her home, her own husband, and friends; business does not poison her life and she is secure in the best sense. Friends in the small town, he says, are more than pleas- ant acquaintances; small town people are resourceful; they entertain themselves. Evenings at home are looked forward to. The Columbia professor comes to the interesting con- clusion that as Americans grow more and more civilized they will forsake the big cities as men of old fled the plague. that they have a far worse effect upon women than upon men. . Our Exports and Prosperity An excellent, common-sense view of the relationship of export trade to the current business depression is to be found in remarks made recently to the Cleveland’ chamber of commerce by John McHugh, chairman of the executive committee of the Chase National bank of New York, the world’s largest bank. After remarking that the foreign customer cannot pos- sibly buy from us unless he can somehow get the neces- sary dollars, Mr. McHugh pointed out: We intensified his difficulty in this matter by raising ‘tarif{in 1930. The time has surely come to forget He believes that big cities tend to disintegrate | the person who tries to dwell in them permanently, and | A ‘Scientific’ Religion For Dr. Charles Francis Potter, the prominent New York “humanist” minister, one is bound to feel a good deal of respect; but when he says—as he did, recently— that religion cannot really develop until it becomes scientific, one is entitled to wonder just what the gentle- man thinks religion is, ‘The miracles of science draw our admiration, and by and large the earthly future of the race is pretty well dependent on the achievements of the scientists. Yet while our lives will more and more be conditioned by; science as the years go by, religion remains in a field apart, and it always will. To speak of a “scientific| religion” is to speak of something that is quite incom- prehensible. | Science rests on proofs, experiments, painstaking win-; nowings of truth from the material gathered by in-) | numerable researches, Religion is different. It does not! depend on proofs; it never can, in the very nature of! things, It grows out of faith, which can never be reduced | to a simple equation. | The scientist believes what he believes because the! facts have convinced his intellect; the man who nourishes a religious belief believes in it hecause he has to—be- | cause there is an imperative need within him that will| not be satisfied with anything else. | What is religious faith, anyway? It is what a mother} believes when she looks down at a child that she has) just tucked away in its bed. It is what makes some yery old people serene and unafraid as they slowly go down the last hill and watch their shadows lengthen in| jfront of them. It is what the music and the colored {lights of a great cathedral can persuade one of, some-' {times. It is the sudden, unreasonable belief in man-, | kind’s divinity that comes to a man, now and then, when he sees the beauty that his fellows can create, or marvels | capable. i Now all of that does not, depend on science. It can-| not. Study the sciences until you are gray-haired,) land co-ordinate all that you have learned into a unified, and comprehensive set of probabilities; you may create @ very fine philosophy, but you will not create a religion.’ religious man as the man who feels constantly “the need of God, a longing for God, and the sense of another world than this.” That sums it up very well. Can you improve such a faith by an injection of, say, the Ein- stein theory? : Lost in the Shuffle The greatest defect of the short session of congress is | the fact that many meritorious bills fail of passage simply because the shortage of time prevents them from getting a hearing. 5 A case in point is the bill now pendihg to repeal the war-time espionage act. This act—an emergency war measure—is still a law, although inoperative except for a section which gives the postoffice department the power to exclude from the mails any matter it considers sedi- tious. Senator Walsh of Montana has introduced # re- {pealer, which the senate has passed; but the extreme congestion of the house calendar makes it probable that the repealer will simply die of neglect. It would be a good thing for the country to get this jam which is an inevitable accompaniment of the out- moded short session is apt to prevent its passage. The Least That Could Be Done It is hard to quarrel very much with the University of] Michigan's decision to “padlock,” temporarily at least, the five fraternity houses in which considerable quan- tities of liquor were seized by police in;reoent reids. { | Students who go to colleges and universities are more or less entrusted by their parents to the care of the school authorities. It is up to these authorities to see to it that the young people are given wholesome surroundings | jand @ proper environment during their leisure hours, | Parents could hardly be blamed for feeling that the | authorities were falling down on their jobs if student fraternity houses were permitted to keep large stores of! Hquor on hand. We do not see how the University of| Michigan officials could have done other than they did. Editorial Comment Editorials printed below show the trend of thought by other editors, They are published without regard ‘rib- to whether they agree or disagree with The une’s policies. Not So Encouraging (McClusky Gazette) In answer to an inquiry about organizing 4-H clubs. in Sheridan county, C. F. Monroe, director of exten- sion at the Agricultural college, says: “Our experience has been that it is very difficult to carry on club work where there is no county agent due to necessity of con- club members and the local leaders. However, I am asking Mr. Rilling who is in charge of club work here, to answer you more in detail.” i Mr. Monroe's answer is not very encouraging, nor an@i girls’ clubs are not being organized everywhere, chiefly because many consider that too much time and work are necessary. We may draw the conclusion from Mr. Monroe's reply, that to organize a 4-H club there the assurance that the work will be done. Also, those who sponsor the organization must show a willingness to give as much of their time as is needed. This 4-H club proposition will be further discussed after we hear from Mr. Rilling. Not All ‘Flappers’ (Christian Science Monitor) It has become customary these days to criticize not ‘only the masouline contingent of the younger generation but the young women as well, on the ground that these/ citizens of tomorrow are preoccupied with the things of passing interest to the neglect of those weightier mat- ters upon which the civilization of each successive age must rest. Another side of the picture is presented by the many thousands of young women who make up the rank and file of the Young Women’s Christian associa- tion. In this organization groups of feminine youth in forty- {nine nations are welded together for the purpose of achieving a social order emancipated from every traffic that would degrade humanity. The 600,000 young women who express themselves through its World's Council are | building up a working program of international educa- | tion. Their objective is a “kingdom of friendly citizens.’ For one thing, these young women are trying te de- | velop attitudes designed to challenge continuance of war, ‘and to substitute for this competitive military | the institutions of peace. They go about this task in & | very practical way. They organize discussion groups all lover the world to study the economic in of nations, the outlawry of war, the World Court and the League of Nations, the suppression of the opium traffie, tariffs and the exploitation of natural resources, debts and reparations, and war guilt. They petition in their respective countries to at the unselfishness and heroism of which they are! A distinguished American writer recently defined the | © ‘THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1931 Popular Indoor Sport! Any reader can get the answer to any question by writing to our Infor- mation Bureau in Washington, D. C. This offer applies strictly to informa- tion, The Bureau can not give ad- vice on Jegal, medical, and financial matters. It does not attempt to settle domestic‘ troubles, or undertake exhaustive research on any subject. Write your question plainly and briefly.- Give full name and address and enclose two cents in coin or stamps for return postage. The re- ply is sent direct to the inquirer. Address the Bismarck Tribune Infor- mation Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, director, Washington, D. C. Q. How can I learn to play golf when I have no friends who play? L.M.E. A. You should go to'a golf course and engage the services of the pro- fessional for preliminary instructions. Q. What is bran? C. B. A. Bran is made from the broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting. Q. What poem contains the lines, “I left them sweating and steaming @ year and a half behind?” C. B. B. A. The quotation is from The Bal- lad of the Merry Gloster, by Kipling “They copied all they could follow, but they could not copy my mind, and I left them sweating and steam- ing a year and a half behind.” Q. How long a period does medi- eval history cover? F. J. A. Usually it is considered to cover the time from the year 375 to 1492, modern history dating from the dis- covery of America. Q. How much does it cost to learn to be an airplane pilot? N. M. A. The cost of training courses in aviation is a matter of primary im- portance to the student. Arecent survey of the approved schools con- ducted by the Aeronautics Branch, Department of Commerce, showed that the average costs of the differ- ent courses are as follows: Private pilots, $550; limited commercial pilot, $1207; transport pilot, $4255. The prices of the training courses range from $345 to $650 for private pilots, $1050 to $1500 for limited commercial pilot, and $3075 to $4620 for transport pilot. These prices do not include room and board, the average cost of which is reported to be approximately $12 per week. While all the approved schools adhere to the standard of minimum requirements established by pnated for the purpose of erecting the ; of Science and Industry, Chicago, al- the cepsrtment of commerce, there are many that go above and beyond these requirements, which explains in many instances the greater tuition charges of some schools. Q. Please give some information about the school built by the presi- dent near his summer camping place. V. M. A. A. The President Herbert Hoover Community school was built upon privately owned land, which was do- school. The money was given by President Hoover and his friends. It was equipped by Mr. and Mrs. Hoover with the money donated by them and their friends. Twenty-five students are now enrolled in the school. "Miss Vest is the teacher in charge. It is located at Criglersville, Virginia. Q. What is sage brush? T. D. H. A. The term is loosely applied to several kinds of closely related plants. The west has the largest variety. It ranges trom 3 to 5 feet high and in stream channels will grow as hign as from 5 to 8 feet. The diameter of the shrub next to the ground is sometimes from 5 to 6 inches, but this is not like a tree trunk, but is made of several branches clustered together. Q. Where is the largest industrial museum in the world? H. E. A. The American Association of Museums says that the Deutsches Museum in Munich is the largest in- dustrial museum in the world, and the second museum in this class is probably the Science Museum in London. There are many .industrial museums in Europe, but few in this country. Our largest is the Museum though we have a large commercial museum at Philadelphia. Q. When was lustrous pottery first made? E. R. 8. A. Varnished or lustrous pottery was produced in Greece from about the fifth to the third century B. C. Instead of being covered with a true glaze it possessed a lustrous surface, the exact nature of which is not def- initely known. Glazed pottery was produced in Egypt, Babylonia, Persia, and the countries bordering the Med- iterranean sea. Various methods were employed in producing the sur- face. In Spain the art of glazing with glass was practiced to some extent as early as the 15th century, having probably been introduced from Persia. Lead-glazed pottery is pro- duced in practically every country CHEESE , WRAPPED YOu THING THATS THOosE BuNndLES ! WHATS THAT 2 ~ PECES OF NEWSPAPERS So fT TAKES THE DOG A LONG “Time To GET THE CHEESE OUT. CRUEL—~TORMENTING A DOG UKE THAT, JusT FOR LITTLE PIECES OF CHEESE ? uP IN OPENIN' ONE Of OonT HIND OF ALL A BIG HOG. Busy PEOPLE NO-1T AINT CRUEL ~1TS Just SELF-DEFENSE . Got Time T'GET A FEW BiTes MYSELF , WITHOUT HIM SITTIN THERE] GAZIN' UP AT ME WITH A HUNGRY LOOH IN HIS EYES, Lives IF T WAS HIM A BITE AN ONE GULP HES SITTN.. WarTin' FER MORE. of the civilized world. It has been used in the orient, the Near East, and throughout Europe-and the United States. Green pottery was made in China during the Han dynasty, 202 . C.-220 A. D., which was the earli- est lead-glazed ware of which we have knowledge. Q. If paper money is kept in an air-tight container, will it disinteg- rate when exposed to the air? G. A. A. I; would not unless some de- teriorative agent has been included within the container. Q. Is the process of naturalization the same in all the states? R. W. A. Naturalization procedure is the same in all states. Each state, how- ever, has its own laws in regard to the requirements for voting. —— | Today Is the -_—?° '| Anniversary of | “ CAPTURE OF VINCENNES On Feb. 25, 1779, George Clark, with a band of 200 men, cap- tured Fort Vincennes, in Indiana, from the British. Clark had undertaken to conquer the territory northwest of Ohio for Virginia, which was then held by the British foxts at Detroit, Vincennes, Kaskaskia and Cahokia. The whole region was claimed by Virginia as part of its original charter domain. Aided by Fatrick Henry, then gov- ernor of that state, Clark collected a small body of frontiersmen who. pro- posed to fight on their own responsi- bility quite independent of either Washington or Congress. In Kaskaskia, Ill, Clark won the goodwill of a French priest through whose influence the French garrison at Vincennes took the oath of al- legiance to the republic and hoisted the American flag. Meanwhile the British recaptured Vincennes. Clark at once set out to get it back again. Marching 200 miles in the dead of winter across “drowned lands,” his brave band-reached the fort nearly dead from hunger. After a sharp fight Clark took the fort. ‘This marked the end of British au- thority in that section. {BARBS | o—_—_—_——_—__—___—_———_——_—_e Silver is said to be at its lowest value in years. "This seems to be the right time to eee Hose clouds. * 4 A professor in an Ohio university says potatoes may yet provide rub- ber. When the time arrives they'll probably be called inner tubers. * * Edna Best, English actress, left Hollywood flat to join her husband WHILE HES THEM BUNDLES, f° “TRY: AT ONCE — GAVE, AN’ DONT HAVE TIME ee BY BR. IK ac COY : Mag to Malle’ TH La A hapten pn CARE OF PAPER ENCLOSE STAMPED ADDRESSED ENV FOR REPLY ME COY HEALTH Sties are really small boils which form on the edge of the eyelids. They are due to the infection by pus-form- ing organisms of the small oil glands which secrete oil for the eyelashes. These pus-forming organisms are present on the fingers and probably the eyelids of everyone, and yet they cause an infection in only a small number of cases. The reason for this is that they will not cause an infec- tion unless the body's resistance is broken down. The skin really acts asa germ- proof covering which keeps these in- fective bacteria out, but if the resist- ence of the skin is lessened by rub- bing the eyelids, as children frequent- ly do, or by congestion of the eyelids | from eyestrain, the germs may enter and bring about a sty. It is notice- sble also that blonds and red-heads are much more often affected by sties than brunettes. This is because | She skin of brunettes is usually thick- er and more resistant. | It is also found that children who {study too much, or who strain the eyes by poor light, or who need glasses, wil! often form the habit of jTubbing the eyes frequently. While jTubbing, the child will carry ‘to the (lids the germs which are to cause the infection, providing the resistance is below par. Thus, the bacteria locates and sets up a local infection which becomes the sty. First, you will find acidosis and enervation, then local irritation through rubbing, and final- ly, the sty. ; When there is only a single sty, it is probable that the infection was more or less accidental, but where there are flocks of sties occurring from time to time, it is an indication that the body's resistance has been greatly reduced by eyestrain, enerva- ticn or acidosis. Once the sty has started, the best treatment is to use hot packs over the eyes several times daily. Hold a cloth wrung out of hot water over the eyes and for several inches around the eyes. In a day or two the sty will ripen and discharge. If there is a hair growing out of the middle of the sty, it is a good plan to pull the hair out to start the drainage. After the sty comes to a head it is all right to Press the pus out gently but do not squeeze too hard or you may spread glands in the eyelids. have the eyes examined to see if there is any eyestrain and to increase the the infection to the other small| The permanent cure for sties is to; EYESTRAIN OFTEN CAUSES STIES | alkalinity of the body by using plenty of the alkaline forming fruits and vegetables, and less of the sweets and envelope for reply. wrong food combinations which might result in acidosis. Both the acidosis and inflammation should be overcome by better health habits, and no more sties will appear. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS To Eat or Not to Eat Question: Mrs. H. L. writes: “I have a leakage of the heart, and en- largement. When my doctor ex- amined me he said, ‘I want you to eat. (I had been trying to eat less ‘and combine my foods more care- fully.) Another doctor advised me to avoid full meals and eat five times a day instead of three. All this being so contrary to your teachirigs, what advice would you give?” Answer: The second doctor's ad- vice seems more sensible, but I do not believe it is necessary to eat five meals a day, as three small meals are usually enough, providing the foods are properiy combined, and you elim- inate all those with a tendency to Produce excessive gas. Rheumatism Question: Mrs. L. D. asks: “What would cause all my joints to swell until I cannot get around? Have been this way for three weeks. Am 50 years old, and weigh 185 pounds.” Answer: If all of your joints are affected you are doubtless suffering from some form of rheumatism. You weigh too much for your age. If you will take a diet to reduce your weight ta normal it will no doubt have a good bio in getting rid of the rheuma- ‘ism, Cancer Question: J.B. asks: “May can- cer of the stomach be inherited? If two generations, grandfather and father die of the disease and the son is bothered with a strange empty feeling in his stomach at times, is it not cause to worry?” Answer: There is no evidence that cancer is hereditary. The empty feeling in the stomach should not be allowed to continue, as it may be a cause to worry. To banish the worry, have a good diagnosis made and do not be afraid to find out the truth. in New York. But perhaps that’s the Best way. ee A group of physicians gave an an- nual art exhibition in New York re- cently. Did the admiring spectators open their mouths instinctively and say “Ah?” ‘ee Ok A physicians’ art exhibit is not to be taken too lightly. Some of the medicos are probably famed for their iodine paintings. (Copyright, 1931, NEA Service, Inc.) —————— | Quotations | ie College does to girls what brandy does to hard sauce; it spoils the taste without adding a kick—Nina Wilcox Putnam. xe * ‘The successful man is often a piti- able object who has got his desire but has loneliness sown in his soul.—Dean Inge. * * * ! We sometimes think our tastes are good because they are our own.—Dr. C. A. Arlington. “4 xk * ~ The husband of today who finds his wife unfaithful usually offers her. @ divorce with large alimony, and generally pretends to be the guilty one.—Rupert Fiuetes: * * I do not write for my readers. In fact, I do not like thinking about my readers.—Aldous Huxley. (Copyright, 1931, NEA Service, Inc.) QUICKLY STOPS DREADED COUGHING Coughing won’t bother you this winter 1f you take genuine Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound. Whether your cough results from a cold, irri- tated bronchial tubes, tickling throat, @ constant nervous hacking, each cose carries its curative balsamic virtues into direct contact with the irritated throat and air passages, giv- ing instant relief. Sedative, without opiates or harmful chloroform, mild- iy laxative, acceptable to a sensitive stomach. Dependable and effective olike for children and grown persons. Over 100,000,000 bottles sold. Ask for Foley’s, family size, a real thrift buy. Sold everywhere.—Advertisement. WANT TO USE BATS San Aptonio, Tex., Feb. 25.—(P)— Chicago White Sox batterymen were hop! Manager Donie Bush would let them use bats Wednesday, instead of restricting their activities to toss- ing the ball around and chasing flies, Bush has decreed that the only bat shall be a fungo club, to be used by himself, Coach Barney Kelly or Pat » former Indiana university foot! coach, who is visiting the training camp. © HAFEY IS HOLDOUT Brandenton, Fla, Feb. 25.—¢P)— Rumors afloat in the Cardinals’ train- ing camp here have it that Charles (Chick) Hafey, slugging outfielder from California, is the only holdout |. member of the 1930 National league champions. { Stickler Solution ~ } —-- OF GOLD * bys Melt UP OPEn 10 nis SHEPHERD Cor oF ue. THE on DAgTING RAYS ( | KFYR { fp KFYR DAILY SCHEDULE Thursday, Feb. 26 550 Kilocycles—545.1 Meters M. 00—Farm Flashes. 0—Weather Report, rm Reporter in Washington. id Time Music. Meditation Period. 00—Around the Town; Radio Floor “um. —Organ Program: Grace Duryee Morr 2:00—Grain Kets; Bismarck Trib- une News ‘and Weather; Luncheon Program, larkets: High, Low and se: Bismarck’ Tribune Weather, St. Paul Live- ‘Hour: Good News Radio lagazine, \—Federation of Women’s Clubs. ‘Music, Uncle Paul’s Kiddie Time, ocks and Bonds. 40—Bismarck Tribune Sports Items, —Rismarck Tribune News, -—Music, :00—Dinner Hour Organ Recital: 6:30 TRE Durveo Morris, 3:30—1 Travelogue: “, «We WiGose aunnS F wecasting, ‘Studio Program. 15—Legislative Tidbits. 35—Hazel Johnson: Musical Memo- . ries. 7:45—Evening Stars. :00—Music, a | ‘Today in Co ‘ lay in Congress | __————__1. WEDNESDAY ‘ Senate Votes on confirmation of Eugene Meyer as governor of federal reserve eet i bby committee opens investiga- tion of reports a senator rocalted money from a sugar company. Bauking committee continues quiry into credit facilities. Acts on bill to tax all yellow oleo- $30,000,000 battleship in- Considers modernization program . Paige and meant Sonnnlttes republi- consider decision t oil tariff legislation, e Peemene ‘ommerce committee works = rome bewain| pomipanies: bill. ais nigration committee considers bill designed to k cach saa eep out 50,000 aliens North Dakota dairymer of the state’s nine cow leauge FLAPPER FARINY SAYS: “7a. U. 5. PAT. OFF am he - ale Sepy oba. 4 “ ab