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™ pce —— ec THE is changed, the obligation will be there and will continue to exist regardless of subterfuges to avoid it. ‘There has been much discussion of the failure of the I. V. A, leadership at this session to hold fast its lines, and all of it has been justified. Analysis, however, dis- BISMARCK TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1931 : | : The Great Sword-Swallowing Act! THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE 3 An Independent Newspaper men Published by The Bismarck Tribyne Company, Bis-| closes that in cases where this leadership was properly Kx ms COY marek, N. D, and entered at the postoffice qt Bismarck | exercised it was not repudiated. On those matters which e0rg were properly before the people in the last campaign Rad St FO. and on which the people may be considered to have spoken, there was no lack of unanimity in the majority Bp Nn Lyre ay UAE a tp faction. STAMPGO (ELOPE rl a Oo ENV FOR REALY It was only when the leadership sought to direct the He gas MS COY TH SERVICE -LOS ANGELES- CAL: ber Audit Bureas of Circulation Member of The Associated Press ‘The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the for republication of all news dispatches credited to it credit in this newspaper origin published g A Real Opportunity In passing the law relegating to oblivion, the old state- owned street car, the twenty-second legislative assembly not only did Bismarck a service but it presented the city with an opportunity. With the streét car question definitely settled at long last, the city can turn its attention to further develop- ment of Bismarck as a community center. _ And that development dentands a public transportation system adequate to its size and needs; one which will serve both citizenry and state employes and which will give to Bismarck residents a service which they need and will appreciate. Not everyone has a private motor car, and not every- one who has an automobile finds it convenient to use it on all occasions. Bismarck is not @ city of rich people and for many Persons there is no alternative to walking if they desire! to visit the business section. ‘There are few places in the country where taxicab service is better or cheaper than right here in the capital city, but not everyone can afford to spend 25 cents when he wants to go somewheré and his own automobile is not available. The price of a taxi ride may be still more important to persons with no motor cars at all. It would appear, therefore, that an adequate public transportation system would be of great service to the average Bismarck citizen. That it would be a boon to the merchants of the elty is. unquestioned. It would be an important aid in solving the parking problem for many persons who now use their automobiles to take them to work, and women who drive their cars on shopping tours, would be glad ‘to use a public bus instead. The obvious answer, of course, is the establishment of @ public bus system. Its routes should be so laid out as to give proper service to every section of the city and should be especially devised with a view to serving those persons who work at the state capitol. The old street car was an advantage to them and they should have something to take its place. If possible, it should be a better service than that which the old “Toonerville Trol- ley” gave them. The details of a public bus service would have to be worked out by the persons directly interested in it as a commercial proposition. No one can be expected to make & substantial investment in an enterprise with small pros- pect of making a profit and much depends on that factor. It is encouraging to note, however, that the motor bus strikes the modern keynote in urban transportation. It is flexible, convenient and relatively cheap to operate. ‘With the trolley car gone it is to be hoped that some enterprising bus operator will see in Bismarck’s lack of! @ public transportation system an opportunity to develop &® sound business, based upon real service té the com-| munity. An Obvious Lesson If the current session of the legislature did nothing else {t should have taught the politicians of the state—and those who hope to profit through their presence at the political gravy dish—that it pays to be honest with the voters of North Dakota. Primarily, of course, the lesson was taught to the I. V. A. majority, not because that majority happened to be of the I. V. A. faction but because it happened to be in power when this manifestation of the public attitude be- tame conspicuously apparent. At this session we had the spectacle of a political group, elected on a certain platform, going far outside the; obligations of that platform and far beyond its campaign, statements to dig up ideas and make them “party” meas- ures. It is a type of dishonesty to which every group is subject and which every group should avoid if it hopes for continued success at the polls, The voters may be callous and indifferent on some matters but they are not 80 easily fooled as some persons would have us think. Legislative action on the Fowler election bill and on the congressional reapportionment measure furnish per- fect illustrations. The Fowler bill was aimed directly at the primary system, in that it would substitute for the March presi- dential primary a party convention. The changes which it would have made in party precinct representation Were incidental to the main idea. Careful scrutiny of the I. V. A. platform and the Speeches of leading I. V. A. campaigners fail to disclose @ single attack on the primary system of selecting can- didates, No mention was made of the desirability for change. Both parties, apparently, accepted it as an established fact. Cértainly there ‘yas no mandate from the people to do away with it. Nevertheless, we see the bill introduced and a deter- mined effort made to work it up into a party issue. Had * not two I. V. A’s refused to accept the judgment of the party's political leadership, we should have had in North Dakota the spectacle of a political group going far outside its platform and pledges to change an im- portant part of the state's elective system. It will be interesting to note if the effort to change this other side, as it did in the legislature. If the question eae prions tod be sane up thele Wesseay Be pts ia oonaiaer that ra course a been charted loans have thus encouraged the less competent Be for it by the people and there will be little public op- the competent against doing. Such encourage- position to action or inaction based on that verdict, ila cue Tesomspeiant is she Hitec: tat Sem reapportionment mattet presents game ques- most carefully avoided planners isha ee organized markets, whether the'plan be 2 farm tion from another angle. Here the legislature faced a board or a customs tariff. Another example is constitutional mandate fo divide the state for congres-} thus given to those who like to argue that states sional purposes. It failed to do so. always bungle plans for economic betterment. ‘The reasons why it failed are not important now, al-| whatever merit there may be in these London opin- unquestionably fasue in the next campaign. | licen t, centre or left. plied sneer Te ameter on the candidates presented at the next| magicel mother of prosperity eannot be forgiven; election, the people will have an opportunity to speak | to keep an all-wise government out of business is in ‘their views, at least in pert. But until the constitution | bed taste. if not positively immoral faction astray that it encountered difficulty. The I. V. A. leaders doubtless are pondering and will ponder this fact well. If it is not a lesson to them, it will be a lesson to no one. Others, who may some day arrive at political leader- ship in North Dakota, would do well to think about it also. Their leadership will-have a better chance of being accepted if they do. News-Vertising One of the most interesting changes that has taken Place in the modern newspaper is in the type and character of the advertising it carries. Once adver- tising merely announced a product for sale. Today ad- vertising does a great deal more than that. Advertis- ing these days is news, and it really ought to be called news-vertising. It is designed to catch the eye of every person—from congressmen to chorus girls, from pluto- crats to puddle jumpers, from doctors to debutantes. Modern advertising is really silent salesmanship, for it not only announces an article for sale; it instructs and informs regarding that article in such a way as to) create a desire for it. And even if one doesn’t buy, his Tange of knowledge is increased for the intelligent ad- vertiser, more than most other persons, adheres to the old slogan of honesty being the best policy. The story of the modern business world is told just as jeffectively, and often more forcefully— in the advertise- ments as in the news columns. Some of the best writ- ing talent in the world is employed in devising mes- sages to the consumer which catch the eye and hold the interest. Some of the best artists in the world are called upon for illustrations. . It all goes to show that the old way of advertising ts past. The modern advertising writer can’t just piece together a few words, throw in a picture or two and call his product an advertisement. That is, he can't do this if he wants his advertisement to sell his product. The big advertisers know this and that’s why the modern, advertisement is such an amazing eyeful of informa- tion. It's news-vertising—and there’s a moral in the) word for every merchant. You've got to tell ’em before you can sell ’em. Rechristening the Submarines For 20 years submarines in the United States Navy have been identified by numbers and letters which were to most of us meaningless and unintelligible. Now the navy has decided to rechristen them with deep sea titles such as Bonita, Bass, Barracuda, The wonder of it is that this happy idea had not been thought of years before. Submarines had no more personality than a telephone number or automobile license plate. And yet there was no valid reason why they could not have been as properly addressed as the battleships. If a submarine instead of the Maine had been blown up in Santiago harbor, it is unlikely an expression like “Remember the V-6706” would long have survived in) American history. Figures are so easy to forget! Editorial Comment Editorials printed below show the trend of thought by other editors. They are published without régard to whether they agree or disagree with The Trib- une’s policies. Washington is the world’s greatest storehouse of all kinds of knowledge. You can draw on it free of charge through our Bureau there. Any question of fact you may ask will be answered promptly in a persoral let- ter to you. Be careful to write clear- ly, give your full name and address, and enclose two-cent stamp for reply Postage. Send your inquiry to the Bismarck Tribune Information Bu- réau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director. Washington, D. C. @. How many words do Amos 'n’ Andy speak in each program? How fast does Floyd Gibbons talk? J. M. A. Amos 'n’ Andy range. between 1,200 and 1,600 words per twelve min- ute episode. Floyd Gibbons has been clocked talking at a speed of 217 words a minute. Q. Is a gymkhana 4 place where games are held, or does it refer to the games? 8. W. E. A. G ina is the name for an exhibition of athletic sports and games, especially of races and games on horseback, and also is applied to the place where such an exhibition is held. Q._ Does Kentucky mean dark and bloody ground? G. Y. T. A. That is a common but erron- eonus rendering of Kentucky. The The Buck to the Next Congress (Kansas City Star) Since the present congress, in its two sessions, will have cost the American people the round sum of ten billion dollars, Representative Byrns of Tennessee is confident that it will be the duty of the next congress to economize, That will be the only way, he says, to prevent higher taxes. It would never do, of course, to inquire why 8 bright idea like that has not occurred to the now expiring congress. But it has been so busy with appropriations to relieve everybody in the country except the taxpayers that it naturally can be excused. But the next congress had better look out, Its obligation will be clear. An English View of American Farm Relief (New York Times) Operations of the federal farm board, as described in its first annual report, were far from satisfactory. The, farmers seem ungrateful for a form of relief which hi not yet relieved. Remote from the heat of Chairman Legge’s temperament and growling agriculture, an ob- server in Lombard street, the Anglo-International Bank, reviews this second “American experiment.” It con- cedes that the plan of organizing the farmers was “for- mally sound,” though it points out that the unorganized farmer, by means of the radio and otherwise, may con- stantly keep in touch with the market. One duty of the board imposed by the agricultural marketing act is to aid in preventing and controlling surpluses in any agricultural commodity, through érderly produc- tion and distribution, so as to maintain advan- tageous domestic markets and prevent such sur- pluses from causing undue and excessive fluctua- tions or depressions in prices for the commodity. According to Lombard Street, the administration mis- judged prices in 1929. It took the view of the farmers. The board should lend to cooperatives and the Grain Cherokee word “kentucke” means Q.. Why is shop sometimes spelled shoppe? L. F. A. This is an old form. The word, in the process of its evolution has been ‘spelled at least eleven different ways. When spelled shoppe, it is pro- nounced exactly as if it were spelled shop. Q. What is “long sauce?” F.D.S A. Long sauce denotes beets, car- rots, parsnips, etc., as distinguished from short sauce, the shorter veg- etables. Q. Please give history of Rodin: Thinker. L. 8. M. A. The Thinker was exhibited at the Georges Petit Gallery in 1889. It was one of thirty-eight pieces of sculpture placed on view. It was de- signed to be placed over the Porte d l Enfer. The idea of fashioning was largely due to Rodin’s visit to Italy in 1875. The sculptor was commis- sioned by M. Turquet, who told Rodin that he wished to have a door for the proposed Palace of Decorative Arts. Stabilization Corporation for the purpose of holding crops off the market only when the price is “exaggeratedly” low. Such a price is sure to rise sharply and before long. Steadiness of prices is to the general advantage. ‘It is “an entirely good thing” that farmers should be enabled to withhold supplies from the market when prices are exaggeratedly low. The farm board made an incorrect Judgment to start on. With some hesitations and renun- ciations it continued to do the wrong thing. It will be remembered that it admits that its “major error” was its inability to foresee “the extraordinary contraction of import purchases” of wheat. The surest sign of the defeat of the board's policy is that at present, with its large stocks of wheat and cotton, it appears to potential buyers as a@ potential seller, whose sales may put prices fur- ther down. Farmers throughout the world might thus claim that in trying to help their own farm- ers the American administration has made the prospect more risky for everybody. With one hand the boatd gives out advice to re- strict crops. With the other it lends money, that seems an invitation to enlarge cultivation: When the competent farmers are planning to win through the difficulty of diminishing sales by improving the quality of their output, the less ed to increase €ES LAW DEES, MY SEESTER HEES GON GAT MARRY = AN, EEF EES ULL RIGHT FROM YOu, AYE LAK TAK COOPLE DANS OFF, FROM ~~ of = = = = = —} iy ‘The Thinker is part of Rodin’s “Mag- num Opus.” At the Salon of 1904, the figure was on exhibition. It was Planned to be placed on the upper cross-beam of the Gates of Hell where The Thinker could look down on the scenes of human passion and woe ex- tended below him. By public sub- scription the statue was ultimately purchased and presented to the City of Paris. Q. Where is the blind spot in the eye? R.S. H. A. It is the place of entry of the optic nerve in the retina of each eye. Q. What is dew point in tempera- ture? °M. N. K. A. Dew point is that temperature (varying) at which the air deposits its vapor. Q. When did Woodrow Wilson write his American History? C. W. | A. Woodrow Wilson's History of the American People was first copy- righted in the year 1901 and was of course written prior to that date. Q. Was the Golden Gate named before gold was discovered in Cali- fornia? B. G. A. It was named almost 300 years earlier. This narrow channel into San Francisco Bay was named by Sir Francis Drake about 1578. Q@. How long has Benito Mussolini been Premier of Italy? G. V.S. A. Premier Mussolini has held of- fice since 1922. @Q. When was the first book club formed? L. M. . A. At first these clubs had re- printings of rare books and manu- scripts made. The earliest of these clubs was the Roxburghe club, found- ed in 1813, which imposed upon eacn member the printing of one book. The Ballantyne club, founded in 1823 by Sir Watler Scott, took for its field the reprinting of really important works, j Q. How did Galli-Curci’s career start in this country? C..O. H. A.. Galli-Curci first came to the United States unheralded. Her debut with, the Chicago Opera company in November, 1916, however, was such a triumph as has rarely been experi- enced in recent times. As soon as her operatic engagements pérmitted she visited other important music centers in America, where similar fortune awaited her. Not until January, 1912, THars A ORTY did she make her formal debut in opera in New York. Her singing at once created the wildest enthusiasm, and her conquest of the United States was complete. Galli-Curci is an Italian by birth and training. Q. How many Indians are now liv- ing in the United States? J. 8. D. A. There are approximately 345~ 575 Indians now in the United States. Oklahoma has the most Indians, with approximately 121,531. Q. Can you tell'me the number of acres in a strip of land a foot wide and @ mile long? K. L. A. The area of such strip is .121 acre. Trautwine’s Civil Engineer's Pocket-Book has a table giving the acreage per mile, and per 100 feet, for different widths up to 100 feet. Q. What is the significance of the Pineapplé when used as an architec- tural ornament? C. W. H. | A. The pineapple is the symbol of hospitality. o—___—_—__—___—__—_-4 | Today Is the Anniversary of \o————— o J. HERSCHEL'S BIRTH On March 7, 1792, John Frederick William Herschel, famed English as- tronomer, and son of the eminent Sir William Herschel, was born near Windsor. In 1825, after his education at Cambridge, he began his observations of stars, to which he chiefly devoted himself. His great enterprise was his expedition to the Cape of Hope, in 1833, to take observation of the southern firmanent. Fourteen years later he published his results in a volume called one of the most valu- able of our time. His residence at the cape gave val- uable additions not only to astron- omy but also to meteorology. His ob- servations on the milky way, on the brightness and the color of stars, on the sun’s rays, on the atmospheric air, are all very important. Herschel also made valuable re- searches into light, sound and celes- tial physics. He is remembered as the first to apply the now universally known term “positive” and “negative” to photographic images. Quotations } I get more fun out of staying at home with my animals and birds than I do out of interviewing the most famous stars of the stage and screen.—Florenz Ziegfeld, in Nature Magazine. se 2 When the prohibition amendment was passed we had a child-like faith bi a a ie nea a, ae eae aU aL Sa | OUT OUR WAY t By Williams ~ YES-BUT ITS AUTTE TRICK THAT Poor | DIFFERENT, IN A SHOP, SOHN” WAS TALMIN' IN GOQETY, TH’ MORE FO HIM FIRST ANO | Money You MAKE, TH’ | OF A GUY WHO GETS MORE MONE. ON THE AMOUNT Of MONEY YOU MAHE, EVEN in A SHOP.* ISTHATILESS You'RE STANDIN' .DEMOCRACY ? Your STANOIN' 1S BASED (T CosT LESS TO | HAVE THAT “JOHN STANODIN', THAN IT DOES A MECHANIC. iF y= FWILLIAMS 34 1931 BY REA SERVICE. Wc NAGGING VERSUS PRAISING It is a curious thing that in this world where our happiness depends upon our ability to associdte. with each other in a friendly way, so few of.us have developed even the rudi- mentary techniques of being friendly and helpful. Sometimes those whom we love the most we find the most difficult to handle. Parents in training children often make @ very bad job of it, which is only corrected by the hard knocks of the world. Regardless of your station in life, whether you ate @ merchant, a bank- er, a mechanic, a farmer or a house- keepér, your happiness depends upon how you handle the human situations which you contact. It might almost be termed the art of salesmanship. ity for doing good, but we sometimes have to watch that in trying to do good we do not hei rine ie or nagging, especially those whom we are most interested. If you will consider the failures in life you will see that they are inevery i Every one of us has e certain abil~ of these books. The study will aid you to be more efficient, secure the esteem of your friends and improve Dr. McCoy will gladly answer personal questions on health and diet addressed to him, care of The Tribune. Enclose a stamped addressed envelope for reply. your contentment of mind and your feeling of self-confidence. Your. health, too, will be benefited, for nothing is as ‘necessary to health as @ mind which is free from the poisons of disappointment and frustration. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Head Shocks Question: K. L. writes: “I get 3 shock, like an electric shock, through my head very often. What could be the cause of it and what is the cure? It has me worried. Is it something serious? I have had this trouble for @ few years, and am now thirty.” Answer: Your trouble may be instance those who have been unable | caused through a@ faulty position of to effectively and favoraly hold the|the vertebrae in your neck so that attention of others. The wife who| when you turn your head in a cer- preaches to her husband while he/ tain position there is a pinching of reads the evening newspaper ac-|one of the nerves going into your complishes nothing. In order to have | head. I would advise you to consult influenced, and the attention must be attracted in an interesting and pleasing way. It is easy to attract attention by doing or saying some- thing unusual, but this is not enough; one must elicit from the other Lr son approval, interest and enthusi- asm. One should try to awaken favorable responses in other persons. With children, this is especially important. There is'‘no need to have a child fussy, jealous or subject to angry tantrums. It is largely a question of technique which anyone can learn. If mothers understood this technique, children would not be anxious to run away from home, Wives would not fear losing their husbands, nor hus- bands fear losing their wives’ affec- tions and loyalty. ‘ Every person, regardless of his field of endeavor, should make a study of the art of getting along with others. There are many books on psychology and behaviorism which you can ob- tain at your public library, and a few hours spent in reading and studying these books will bring you a wonder- ful return upon your investment, and I am sure that any library will be able to give you @ good list of these books, and I hope that if you, have not already done so, you will go down as soon a3 possible and obtain some In Maryland we believe that the people ‘who are least are best governed— Governor Albert C. Ritchie. x ee The clever wicked men are the most harmful in the world—Bisho} William T. pete . . bonuses to stockholders who already are rich, can buy the things they want and invest the money in more stocks and bonds, let all of that money be distributed in real wages to the men and women who earn these dividends for these corpor- ations.—William Green, president, American Federation of Labor. (Copyright, 1931, NEA Service, Inc.) ——— BARBS | ae A man in Pennsylvania was caught singing hymns as he robbed a store. Maybe he thought this the proper procedure while making a collection. ee Green face, powder, a news items says, is the rage in Paris, Perfectly killing, this Paris green! - ** * Twin liners have been named after Hoover and Coolidge. And we'll ae Hoover wishes he were in Cal's t —- eee A publishing house soon to open'in New York will issue books without the names of the authors. This un- doubtedly will discourage writers con- templating racy biographies of the great. * * 2 “And how’s my grub today?” as the insect affectionately addressed his larvae. ee OK "“Hush money,” points out the office ‘sage, is usually made on the quiet. (Copyright, 1931, NEA Service, Inc.) There are 16 bathrooms in the home of Georgia’s 12 master farmers of 1930, ARSENE SET RY I Stickler Solution ‘ The botiom word square shows how * i i the op gi et so that the new: read alike from top to bottom and from left to right. : * * 1 Instead of paying dividends and any influence one must first catch | an osteopath or chiropractor and get the attention of the one who is to be his opinion about your case. Pepper and Horseradish Question: R. F. B. asks: “Is pep- per harmful to the system? Is horse- radish a good vegetable relish with meats?” Answer: I do not advise the use of pepper. Horseradish may be used in limited amounts with a protein meal, but should not be used with starches because it stimulates too much hydrochloric acid in the stom- ach. Heart Burn Question: Mrs. McD. writes: “I am 58 years old and suffer almost continually from heart burn. Some- times I have very serious attacks, with smothering. Have had attacks of cramps in muscles of legs, usually at night, and it seems worse after a hard day’s work. What would you suggest?” Answer: You are probably suffer- ing from indigestion due to faulty food combinations. The symptoms you describe may come from this ex- cessive flatulence affecting your heart. Have your heart examined and if the trouble is there, write me again, giving me your full hame and address on a large, stamped envelope, and I will send you an article ex- plaining how to help the heart through curing flatulence. that this was a law-abiding nation. | @————_-_—___——————— 2 We were wrong. — Rembaugh. | { KFYR { —————— SUNDAY. MARCH 8 ‘11 3O Miloavcles—S48.1 Meters, 10:00—Sacred organ recital: Grace Duryee Morris. 10:10—Judge Rutherford lectures (Int. Bible Students association), 10:25—Weather report. 10:30—Church services: First Presby- terian. —Weather report. 3:00 nacle. 8:00—Church services: St, Mary's hurch, hurch services: Gospel taber- MONDAY, MARCH 9 00—Music. 0—Weather report; farm flashes. »—Farm reporter in Washington. \—Old-time music. \—Meditation hour. (0—Around the Town: Radio fleor- o—Weather report; opening mar- . ets. -—Aunt Sammy: Household chat. Uncle Sam at your service, '—Arlington time signals, —Grain markets. —German program. —Organ program: Grace Duryee Morris, 12:00—Bismarck Tribune news and weather; grain markets; lunch- P.M. con program, 2:00—Grain markets: High, low, and close; Bismarck Tribune news, Weather, and St. Paul livestock. 21S Weekly agricultural review: N. D. Agricultural college. 2:30—Siesta hour: Good News radic ncle Paul's kiddie time, 5—Stocks and bi Grace Duryee Morris, 0—Your Provident host. 0—Newscasting. 5—Miniature recital: Belle Mehus music studios, 7:45—Farmers Union Termnial asso- 8:00—M BoC. :00—M. B.C, players: Episode No. 7, ‘The Mystery of Harlow Manor. BAe somes BUXTON PIONEER DIES Buxton, March 7—()}—Ole B. Brei- land, Sr., 80, @ resident of this dis- trict for 51 years, died. Born in Nor- way, Mr. Brieland came to Iowa in 1872, and seven years later. removed to Buxton to take up a homestead Funeral services will be held here Tuesday. Three daughters and 10 sons are left. FLAPPER, FANNY SAYS Even the glrl who : does . torrid gets her pay in cold cash, ve br