The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 28, 1931, Page 4

BISMARCK TRIBUNE An Independent Newspaper THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) The Bismarck Tribune Company, Bis- D., and entered at the postoffice af Bismarck mail matter. class Mann .. + President and Publisher Subscription Rates Payable in Advance itside of North Dakota, in Canada, per year lember of Audit Bureau of Member of The Associated Press ‘The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this newspaper and also the local news of spontaneous origin published herein. All rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. ‘Circulation (Official City, State and County Newspaper) Foreign Representatives SMALL, SPENCER & LEVINGS agrcg = Formerly G. Logan me Co. CHICAGO NEW YORK BOSTON Functions of a Newspaper | In another column of this newspaper is published a: Jetter from an I. V. A. state official relating to the} ‘Tribune's editorial attitude toward construction of a new capitol building. Since The Tribune invites free and fair discussion of all vital public issues, the letter is printed | insofar as it conforms to the rules of the People's Forum, | which is a regular feature of this newspaper. | "The letter invites editorial rejoinder, Evidently it was} written under stress of a misapprehension of the editor- jal’s intent, which is the text of the letter. “Forward March” was the caption of the editorial and without being fulsome, it was commendatory of Gov. Shafer's} reply to the Jamestown capitol removal enthusiasts:” In- cidentally, the editorial made a few suggestions and ‘com-) mented favorably upon the selection of one member of the capitol commission. As to the ability of the others for such a job, this newspaper frankly said it was not qualified to judge at this time. | ‘There was no insinuation nor was any intended that, the other two men were not equally as qualified. Time} will: prove that—we hope most gloriously. ‘This all-teads to the functions of a newspaper, under- + stood for the most part by the rank and file of readers| but seldom appreciated by politicians, either in or out of office. If a newspaper is not blatantly for or against) an administration it falls short, in the estimation of some persons, of the high calling of journalism. To some, such: failure to endorse with fulsome praise or condemn and castigate, is treachery of the worst sort. If a news- paper does not faithfully follow the signs and signals of the political cheer leaders, it may expect to be censored by those persons who regard political exhortation as law and politicians as sacred. ‘The honest newspaper, however, recognizes that its debt is to its readers and the public generally. There are some newspapers which are primarily political organs, but the number is growing smaller and smaller each ycar —and happily so, for the most serious fetter which can be imposed on a newspaper, and the one most. inimical to the public interest, is that which a newspaper fastens ‘upon: itself. a ‘The Tribune does not choose to qualify in the class of ‘political newspapers. . It is the mouthpiece of neither of the political factions in North Dakota. It is not particularly interested in the political fortunes of any candidate or group of can- didates. It is neither Republican nor Democrat. Neither is it committed to any political party or group. It is an. independent newspaper and hopes to be in a position} always to. support and encourage honest and efficient public servants, whatsoever their labels. It is more in-/ terested in honest government than in the success of political parties and their henchmen. Free then, as it is, of all party or clique domination, it is not writing fulsome eulogies for any political faction, Neither is it “ballyhooing” for, nor riding on any party band wagon. By honest and fearless presentation of the news, by fait and temperate discussion and analysis of all ques- tions of public interest, The Tribune has attempted to demonstrate this in the past. It will continue to do so in the future, acting on the theory that its readers are entitled. to unimpeachable news and well-considered views ‘without taint of bias or part! ip. ‘The Tribune can categorically deny making “vitriolic attacks” on Governor Shafer. This newspaper has, from. time to time, disagreed with many of the governor's po- Ucies, but always honestly and always courteously. It is not pleasant to criticize. It is much easier for ® newspaper to take a pollyanna attitude toward political ‘and economic issues than to adopt a straight-forward policy in the public interest. Bucking political currents is much harder than cheerfully floating along with them. A newspaper which strives to be honest with its readers’ cannot always takes the easiest way. Most vocations are more or less private, but newspaper publishing is charged with a public interest. That inter- est should always be paramount. It is paramount with Most publishers enjoy getting the reactions of their readers and that is why publishing the letter of “An In- terested Bystander” is a most pleasant task. If we have ‘unwittingly done anyone an injury, such communicattons help.to clear the atmosphere and set the record right. , On the other hand, however, a newspaper must always ‘be in @ position to condemn what is wrong by constructive criticism. Readers look to their newspaper for informia~ tion on public issues and condemn them when they. fail to Feveal the truth. The Tribune is striving as best it can to render such a service, “A Life of Service Occasionally there appears in the news of the day- a story which convinces us that, after all, man’s inhuman- ity to man is not always true.- ae In Thursday's Tribune, along with a story of the.arrest of a notorious gangster and murderer and the trial of an- Other''denizen of the underworld, there was printed a story's telling of the death of Ira Dutton, better known ‘The reasons why this man joined a monastery after rising to s captaincy in the Union army during the Civil war end later making a success in business, are not clear, THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, MARCH 28, when we peer beyond the clouds of materialism and glimpse, if only for @ moment, the grandeur which lies in the realm of the spirit. Few of us would care to follow in his footsteps or to make the sacrifices which he made, yet all of us are capable of rising to sublime heights if we only give our-j Selves the chance. Everywhere about us is the opportun- | All we need to do is embrace} ity for unselfish service, it. But it is a hard and difficult thing to do and the bulk of us take it out in feeling sympathetic rather than in performing sympathetic deeds. ‘Usually we are so interested in ourselves that we for-| get the admonition, “Even as ye do unto the least of these my: brethren, ye-do-also unto Me.” ae Brother Joseph did not forget, and it made him famous, even though fame was the last thing he craved or expected. ’ The Real Detectives The real detectives of the nation are the folks living, on the farm, in the next door flat—or the kids playing | on the corner. It is they who see things, tell the police | and reveal the whereabouts of a hunted killer or point | out the thread which leads to the unraveling of a} mystery. p A case in point is that of Fred Burke, branded by so conservative an agency as the Associated Press as a “notorious killer and robber.” When last heard from he apparently had been living in luxurious ease in Michigan. | Then he killed a policeman and fled from the scene. In his palatial home police found machine guns and other paraphernalia of banditry.: Ballistics experts said the; machine guns were those used in Chicago's famous st. Valentine's day massacre. | ‘Thereafter the earth opened and swallowed Fred Burke:, He was not heard of again until a posse of police officers) raided a Missouri farm home and arrested him before he} could seize the pistol hanging on a chair by his bedside. | ~ At some time “in the: future we doubtless shall hear of | some detective reciting how he trailed Fred Burke to his) lair and captured’him. No one will deny it because no one will be sufficiently interested to do so. | But the real facts ofthe case were revealed Thursday with the simple announcement that a farmer, living near | the place where Burke was hiding out, became suspicious and notified-the United-States department of justice. He was the real detective in the case, even though his} occupation-was that of farming. It was Ire who caused the capture of the nation’s most notorious bad man, even though he was not even near the place when Burkc/ was arrested. It was just another proof that an interested citizenry is the best protection against any public calamity, be it! the looting of a treasury or the checking of a crime wave. | Incidentally, it sometimes pays, for that Missouri, farmer probably will get the lion's share of the $90,900 ih rewards offered for the capture of Burke. ‘We in North Dakota hope that he will, for we know the average farmer could use the money and that the interested neighbor, no Jess than the laborer in other fields, is worthy of his hire. | | | | We Must Eat More Greens Last Friday evening two little Bismarck girls were walking in the downtown district. One of them said to) the other: “My mamma told me I mustn't eat so much cake before going. to bed—said I couldn't sleep on a full stomach—but I told her I could sleep on my back—!” ‘Those who overheard the naive remark enjoyed a hearty laugh; but there may be something more than @ chuckle in this incident, which normally belongs in the comic strip section. Only a few days ago an eminent physician said that the,American people, particularly those who. reside in the’ cities, are beeoming anemic. The reason given is| that they eat too much fine, prepared food, and not enough fruits and green vegetables. u City children are almost universally anemic, he said, because their diet is lacking in vitamins and minerals. Their daily fare consists of fine flour bread, cane sugar, coffee, candy and other foods deficient in iron, and @ condition, of anemia is the inevitable result. It is apparent that the public must be instructed with regard to this grave dietetic error if we, as a nation, are to maintain our proud record as red-blooded Americans. Editorial Comment Fdltorlals printed below show the trend of thought by other editors. They are published withont regard to whether they agree or disagree with The Trib- une's policies. Paving Economy (St. Paul Dispatch) Approval of the 15 million dollar highway bond issue by the Minnesota senate should be followed by similar action in the house, when the measure comes up for & vote in that chamber Friday. The high cost of mainten- ance on trunk routes bearing heavy traffic has made a bond issue a plain case of economy. Commissioner Bab- cock has pointed out that there are 899 miles in the high- ‘way system on which maintenance expenditures in 1930 exeeeded a thousand dollars a mile. The average cost on ‘these gravel roads was $1,458 per mile compared with an average expense of $279 for maintaifing payed roads. No private business with such credit as the state has at its command would continue to spend for the annual maintenance of a part of its plant $1,310,742 when, by issuing bonds, it might cut that figure to $250,821. The highway bond issue will permit Minnesota to save over a million dollars a year in maintenance costs on these 899 miles of highway. Furthermore, paving economy does not end with sav- \ings to the state government. Paved roads mean lower operating costs for car-owners who use them, reducing the vosts of running a car a cent a mile at the very least. In the face of economies that will be made through paving, it would be wasteful and extravagant if the state failed to use its credit for this purpose. Minnesota, no more than a private business establishment, can afford to neglect improvements through which it can reduce its annual expense. They Have Learned Nothing (New York Times) No sooner has one magnificently expensive form of federal farm relief confessed itself a failure than the Political doctors begin to proclaim other methods, pre~ viously discussed in detail and rejected, for the artificial increase of agricultural prices, for the restoration of agri- cultural health. Senator Watson returns to his old love, the equalization fee. He-has “always-been for it,” though he isn’t sure it will “work in the present situation.” But ‘something must “work.” There must’ be some magical way of bringing about the impossible. Senator Jones thinks that congress may be compelled to pick up| the export debenture remedy again. Mr. Borah other Progressives may be depended upon to do their best for that. So the old row will be begun again. There will be attempts, either by the equalization fee or the debenture, to insure against losses on exports of farm products. This is to be undertaken under conditions which, as Senator McNary, an old advocate of the equal- Expert researchers, who can get you any information on any subject, are at your command, without charge to you A two-cent stamp will bring you a personal answer to any inquiry of fact you may make. Thousands of newspaper readers use this great service. Try it today. Make your in- quiry easily read and easily under- stood, and address the Bismarck Tribune Information Bureau, Fred- eric J. Haskin, Director, Washington, D.C. Q. What prize fighter received the largest purse for a single fight? N. G. A. Gene Tunney holds the record for earnings in a single fight. He re- ceived $990,445.54 for a 10-rotnd bat- tle with Jack Dempsey in 1927. Q. When was the.New. York World first published? R. H. W. A. The New York World first ap- peared in June, 1860, as a one-cent religious daily paper published. by Alexander Cummings and others, chiefly Philadelphians. Later it was merged with the Courier and In- Guirer, August Belmont bought it in 1862 and in 1876 sold it to a group of men headed by Thomas A. Scott when it became known simply as The World. After Scott's death, it was acquired by Jay Gould. Joseph Pulit- zer purchased it from Jay Gould on May 10, 1883. Q. What is the altitude record for airplanes? L. B. A, The world’s altitude record of 43,166 feet is held by Navy Lieut. Apollo Soucek. Q. What is the American Legion membership? E. F. A. A. It is about 858,000. Q. Is butter different made from Gifferent breeds of cows? F. H. C. A. There is no difference in the quality of butter manufactured from the milk of two different breeds of cows, when the diet and process of manufacture have been the same. Q. When paper money has been burned, how should it be handled when sending it in for redemption? T. KS. . The Department of the Treasury’! says: Do not disturb the burned money or fragments there of any more than is absolutely essential. If the money was flat when burned, do not roll or fold it. . If in.a roll, do not attempt to unroll or straighten it out. If in-a purse, box, or other container when burned, it should be left intact in order to prevent the charred parts OUT OUR WAY. HAAH? CERTAINLY MAKES from being lost or reduced to mere ashes. When money is so badly burned as to be more or less brittle or inclined to fall apart, it should be carefully packed in cotton and boxed as found, without, if possible, disturbing it in any manner, Q. In what. direc! does the Leaning Tower of Pisa lean? L. C. A. The incline is toward the south. Q. Can insects communicate with each other? W. L. A. It is believed that many of them can, especially bees and ants, | | @Q What state ranks second to New York in the payment of internal revenue taxes to the. Federal Govern- ment? F. C,..- A. North Carolina. While her in- come taxes amount to only about $20,000,000 a year, her tobacco taxes {of approximately $235,000,000 a year bring the total up sufficiently to give the state second place. Q. What is meant by put and call? 1C. B.C. . sd A. It is the double option of being able to buy'or sell accotding to which transaction will yield a profit, Q. Where was Lincoln's sweet- heart, Anne Rutledge, buried? P. R. A. She was buried in Petersburg, Mlinois. Q. Who is it that has made a life work of photographing: snowflakes? ELA. A: ie i A. Photographs of snow crystals are made by W. A. Bentley, Jericho, Vermont. ‘Q. Who was the model for The Age of Brass by Rodin? C. W. A. The modeling was so. perfect that the jury of the 1877 Salon ac- cused Rodin of having taken a cast from life. A Belgian soldier was, howeyer, the model. Q. What is a fourchette? C.T. | A. This is a card’ term and refers to the cards above and below the one led. When a Queen is led, the King and Jack in a player's hand form a fourchette. Q. Does the female reindeer have horns? R. D. Ente ts A. Reindeer and caribou are the only members of thé deer family in which both sexes. have horns, y @. When was labor first organized in the United States? H.R. ‘A. Trade unionism in the’ United T GET CLEANED | BuT Tt WON'y, UP - A OFFICE Guy. wo NEVER GETS States began in 1792 in Philadelphia with the organization of a union of Shoemaker3. The National Labor Union was organized in 1866, Q. How much money is spent by people in the United States yearly for medical care? C. M. C. A. Medical services cost an esti- mated total of $2,500,000,000 annual- fly. Of this about $700,000,000 is spent for drugs. _ Today Is the Anniversary of BIRTH OF COMENIUS On March 28, 1592, Johann Amos Comenius, a leading figure in the history of education, was born in Mo- ravia. Though he did important work in the Moravian church, and was a prominent figure in the Baconian at- tempt to organize all human knowl- édge in the encyclopaedic movement, Comenius. exerted his most perma- hent influence in practical education- al work. Comenius‘ was the first organizer and teacher of schools, not only among his own people, but later in Sweden.and Holland. In his “Great Didactic” he ‘outlines a system of schools that is the exact counterpart of the existing American sysiem of education, from kindergarten to uni-| versity. , Comenius also was the first to formulate the idea of “education ac- cording to nature,” a theory so influ- ential in later generations. Another aspect of his educational influence was that on the subject matter and method of education, exerted through a series of textbooks of an entirely new nature. ‘He composed the first Picture book ‘successfully adapted to the teaching of: children. [BARBS | ee Joliet rioters are said to have used band instruments for weapons. “Let's blow!” is probably what they said as they dashed for the door. * * * As for that North Pole trip, leavo it to the Wilkins submarine expedi-|bi tion 'to.get to the bottom of things. RO Any firm’ which employs an or- chestra for radio broadcasting be- eves, apparently, that it plays to advertise. * ek * A professor at a western university BECAUSE “MINE” AINT TH DusT advises co-eds to take up pipe smok- ing for’ relaxation.. The question is, ‘will they puff up with pride? : . ee Broadway:.stars are working their ‘way across the country to Hollywood. ‘By easy ‘stages, as it were. By Williams HE WAS AS CLEAN BEFORE HE WASHED A> Z Witt BE AFTER IM WASHED. so’, TO FEEL AS GooD AS HIM, L@uess 1D NEED ANGIHER WASH. io ENV: FOR REPLY © 1926 MecoY HEALIN SEMICE “08 LES- CAL: DIRECTING NERVE ENERGY One often hears of miraculous cures ot paralysis, blindness, deafness, stammering, etc. “The victims, al- though sometimes. suffering _ from their afflistions for years, become quite normal through some strong emotional condition or through the Power of suggestion. “Anyone who studies these cases from a ‘scientific standpoint understand that cause is not due. to organic .destruction of nerve tissue as much as to some cur- fous blocking of the nerve impulses which is often difficult to explain. Once. the nerve force can be trans- mitted past the nerve block, the indi- vidual becomes instantly rid of his affliction. ‘There are undoubtedly many func- tidhal diseases it ‘on by some such blocking of the nerve force, which: may sometimes affect the in- noticeable as where a paralysis of the external muscles occurs. For ex- ample, it may be that the nerve im- pulses supplying an important duct- Jess gland, such as the adrenals, thyroid or pituitary become blocked. The person may then therefore de- velop a deficiency of these glandular substances without having an appre- clable disease of the affected gland. Constipation and bladder weakness may in soine cases be brought-on by this nerve blocking, as well as many other troubles which are too numer- ous to mention. Through some meth- od, whether it is a pill, or a sugges- tion from a divine healer, or a mani- Dulative treatment, the nerve im- pulses are started over. the right channel and the person becomes well very quickly, Such methods of course could not be very effective where there is a definite destruction of vital tissues in the body, but are undoubt- edly effective in many cases of func- tional disorders. is to picture in the mind the con- The patient should be taught to expect. health, and he should also have a picture in his mind of how the recovery may occur. Various little tricks may be employed in directing the nerve energy, but & good method structive forces at work in the part affected. Suppose your heart is irre- gular. Try to eliminate all thoughts of fear from your mind and picture your heart beating strongly and regu- larly. I do not believe it is well to pay too much attention for too long a time to any particular part of the body, but @ sick person can use the mental exercise of imagining the nerve force going to various parts of the body; as the right foot first, then the left foot, then the right hand, then the left hand, the back, the ab- domen, the chest, the neck and the head, concentrating perhaps five minutes on each part. It is often Possible for a person with a poor cir- culation to feel an immediate im- provement. es ‘These mental exercises can be tak- n PEOPLE'S FORUM | PEOPLE'S FORUM | Bismarck, N. D. March 25th, 1931. Editor Tribune: ternal organs and therefore is not as’ ing. en while you are Physical em- erelses, ssWnenever soa ace ® mus- cle, think of the healthy energy which cCoy will gladly answer Dersonal questions on health and diet addressed to The Tribune. craps aang Enclose a stam \ddressed envelope ‘or. ae m is going to that: muscle cat foot think of cat foo! of the good which will obtain from it, of the minerals and chemicals in it which will build healthy tissues in your: body. When you drink water, think: how it will flush out poisons. When you breathe fresh air, think how you are supply- ing oxygen to the cells of your body and preventing them from suffocat-~ and causing relax. When you These mental exercises may seem simple and foolish to many, but there is no doubt that there have been mental cures ever since the first medicine man; and there probably will be such miraculous cures until People learn to think constructively all'of the time, so that the nerve blocking, which occurs from destruc- tive thinking and shocks, will no longer occur, i QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS in Bed i Question: Mrs. D. asks: “Is it best to go to bed while fasting?” Answer: It is rarely advisable to go to bed while fasting except during & few acute diseases where there is a high fever. The patient becomes very weak while fasting in bed but this is curiously not true if he goes about his regular duties and takes a fair amount of exercise while undergoing a fast. Quest Milk For Adults juestion: S. W. asks: “Wi the value of’ milk for adults?” 4 Answer: - Milk is a very valuable food at all ages if used properly, but because it-contains about 88 per cent of water it.is necessary to use a large amount each day inorder to live on it exclusively, Those who are fond of milk can often make a satisfactory Meal of about one pint with some ons kind of fruit, or with some of the non-starchy vegetables. Shortened Legs Question: M. H. B. asks: “Why does arthritis or rheumatism draw the legs out of place and shorten pie in many cases?” le iswer: Arthritis does not actual- ly shorten the length of the bones, but the entire height of the patient as well as the length of the legs has the appearance of being shortened because of: the bending of the joints which often cannot be perfectly straightened when there is a great deal ad pepe Present, or when large amounts of bony nodules for theneinte iy ‘m around but are able to place their burdens, temporarily, upon other shoulders, In any event, if “political issues should be kept far distant from the capitol commission,” here was a time and an occasion to do that very thing by extending to Governor Shafer the I do not presume to analyze, nor to understand, some of the rather vitriolic attacks upon Governor Sha- fer during the ‘past few months, andj} am willing to pass by these on the theory that there may be some rea- sonable political basis for them. On the particular subject covered by this evening's editorial, however, absolute frankness and fair dealing are essen- tial. You, yourself, acknowledge it when you say: “Political issues should be, kept far distant from the capitol plan.” Nothwithstanding that, -you make|® two statements that do not make for frankness or fair dealing. The first statement relates to the personnel of |De the commission, and you say, “it is tion? too early for commendation;” adding to that a somewhat left-handed com- pliment to Mr. Conklin, and a further acknowledgment of the real proprie- ties by saying of the whole cominis- sion, “it would be captious (meaning crabby, shocking) to find fault at this time, Surely you must have found at this date that the members appointed to in strictly private, friendship, in ad- F eelingieta n accept the’ appointment’ on ‘this. conimission, \without fee. Rather than 4 commendation to which he was justly entitled. The second statement reads. “The best qualified architect of national reputation should be secured.” ‘This statement may or may not have been intended to form the basis for finding fault at some other time, and made it “too early for commendation” now. It isn’t difficult to underestand, 1° one stops to consider, that the “best qualified architect of national repu- tation” could not possibly be secured, at least not at a price justified under $2,000,000 appropriation. Then why should the only daily newspaper of the city in which the capitol is to built sound this as a warning for future fault finding or commenda- Really, this attitude of The Tribune's editorial page is just un- understandable to me—and to many, many others, I think. AN INTERESTED BYSTANDER °o SUNDAY, MARCH 29 380 Kilocycles—S45.1 Meters 8:30—Popular progra ‘0—Popular program w White, organ 0—Troika Bells” 6 f '80—Cleveland Symphony Orchestra j—Weather report and news in \—National Vespers, Dr. Fosdick lamestown band 6:00—Studio String r. Francis Coe j—Seth Parker Effective control.of the liquor traf- fic can never be obtained. save by rote action.—Nicholas Murray But- FLAPPER, FANNY SAYS: