The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 30, 1931, Page 4

THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1981 bility of this prophecy. A city which has displayed tolerance in a crisis will not abandon that tolerance = f the postotfioe af Bumarck at pos! at 8 second class mail 5 Mann ......+....+.+. President and Publisher when the crisis has passed. It is not to be expected that Jamestown’s capital removal enthusiasts will relish advice from Bismarck and for that reason none has been given and none is being given now. It is their problem. Mr. Carr's statement, however, should make it clear that Jamestown’s major problem now is not how to get the capital but how to avoid the unpleasant con-| Sequences which the whole business may entail. For Mr. Carr’s statement was not issued on the spur of the moment or without careful study and much feel- ing of the public pulse. The matter has been before the state for three months and during that time has been carefully reviewed from all angles by many per- :50|Sons, both in Jamestown and Bismarck, and elsewhere per year ....... fo ‘Weekly by mail in Canada, per year . Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation Member of The Associated Press ‘The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the for republication of all news dispatches credited to it not otherwise credited in this newspaper and also t! local news of spontaneous origin published herein. rights of ‘republication of all other matter herein also reserved. (Official City, State and County Newspaper) Foreign Representatives SMALL, SPENCER & LEVINGS (Incorporated) Formerly G. Logan Payne Co. CHICAGO NEW YORK Mr. Carr’s Statement Few developments of recent weeks hold more interest for Bismarck residents thet the statement issued Sat- urday by Lieutenant Governor John W. Carr with refer- ence to the proposal of some residents of Jamestown, his home city, to take the state capital to that place. Bismarck persons who have made it their business to keep track of the capital removal movement as best they could, have known for many weeks that there was in- ternal dissension in Jamestown as the result of the capl- tal removal effort. Jamestown men who were inclined at the beginning to think the idea unwise and impractical have been con- vinced that their original reactions were sound. Because @ more or less irresponsible group had inflamed the community, however, they felt it prudent to keep their mouths shut, at least in conversation with the world} outside of the Stutsman county seat. It remained, then, for Mr. Carr to take the lid off this| situation, which many persons knew existed, and dis- close to the public gaze the internal strife which the Jamestown movement has engendered in his home com- munity. Mr. Carr's reaction to the proposal was no sccret in Bismarck. He was unfriendly to it and thought it un-| its fighting heart never faltered. It was a display of Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Wash- wise from the first, making a declaration to that effect} gameness and courage, those most essential qualities) ington, D. C. in a speech at Mandan during the recent legislative ses-/ sion. For reasons of policy, however, he, along with other Jamestown residents of similar viewpoint, maintained a discreet siJence. Because Mr. Carr is expected to run for political of- fice again, it was to be expected that he would wait until it was clear which way the cat would jump before announcing his position to the people of the state gen- erally. Viewed from that angle, Mr. Carr's statement was made in~politieal self-defense. .He could hardly..expect to get elected to any state office if he were forced to carry the burden of the obvious unfairness of the James- town proposal. While Bismarck residents will welcome the statement and give it their applause, therefore, it is hardly to be. assumed that they will see in it a wholly disinterested declaration of principle. It was too long delayed for that and must, in the light of the conditions which Mr. Carr cites in his statement, be listed as a document, dictated at least in part, by expediency. As to the accurracy of Mr. Carr's predictions of the effect of the movement upon the business people of Jamestown, there can be no question. The old principle of “who takes up the sword shall perish by the sword,” holds true when applied to communities as well as to) individuals. A city which attempts sabotage and un- fairness usually can expect like treatment from citizens elsewhere who resent such an attitude. Bismarck is grateful to Mr. Carr for taking the hd off the capital removat question as it exists in James- town and exposing it to public view, even though the motives behind his action are obvious to all except the wholly uninitiated. Politically, it should prove an advantage, rather than otherwise, to the lieutenant governor. It will lose him few friends in Jamestown and Stutsman county, even though it may fan into vigorous flame the enmity of the ardent partisans of the capital removal proposal. In Bismarck and elsewhere throughout the state it will make him friends, for, regardless of the motives which caused publication of his views at this time, it was @ sound and clear statement of the truth. The facts which he recited as dictating a change in policy on the part of the capital removal enthusiasts lose nothing of force and reasonableness because they already had been cited by Bismarck men. The truth, in cases such as this, always bears repeating. ‘The plea that an entire city be not indicted because of the actions of some of its citizens also is well taken. As this newspaper previously has pointed out, and the people of Bismarck and North Dakota have fully real- ized, a project so iniquitously conceived could hardly win major. support in any city of reasonable minds. Despite the flamboyant claims and untrue statements which have originated from the headquarters of James- town’s Logical Capital City association, it has seemed obvious all along that they could not represent the views of a majority of Jamestown’s inhabitants unless those inhabitants had gone completely insane. Bismarck’s sanity in the face of the unfair effort to! do this city harm hes been an ameliorating influence and the men representing this city’s interests are to be throughout the state. These facts, however, do not dim Bismarck’s rejoicing that the most prominent citizen of the Stutsman county seat finally has added his personal brand to that which North Dakota as a whole already had placed upon the capital removal movement, Glorious in Defeat The gallant bid of Bismarck's high school basketball team fell barely short Saturday night and the Fargo) team walked off with the state title. ‘The fact tat only two points separated the rivals at, the end of the contest indicates how closely fought it was. It was @ spectacle worth seeing and more than 3,000 were on hand when the opening whistle blew. It detracts nothing from Fargo's victory to say that the result was proof that the race is not always to the swift, for Bismarck was much swifter than Fargo. It did prove the old saying that a good big team is better | than a good little team, for the tremendous acvantage| which Fargo enjoyed by reason of superior heighth and! reach was too much to overcome. i Although the result of the contest was not unexpected) in view of the marked physical superiority of the Fargo/ aggregation, it might be noted in passing that the score) Instead of winning by a comfortable margin, Fargo bare- ly managed to win at all in the face of the determined onslaught of the Bismarck aggregation. ‘The people of Bismarck have just as much reason to be proud of this yedr’s team as of any previous team— in some respects there is more reason. Beginning the season with very little previous experience, the boys. showed constant improvement and at the close were so close to being the best team in the state that the result | was in doubt until the final second of the closing game. | The manner in which it accepted the result of the final contest marked the Bismarck team as one com- posed of the right kind of human material, regardless! of ability to play basketball. Playing against a veteran aggregation of much larger boys, its courage never flagged, its industry never tired, of sportsmanship, such as we may not see again for many @ day in high school competition. It is easy, therefore, to acclaim of this team in the glory of its defeat. Bismarck is as proud of these lads as though they had retained the state championship by ‘an overwhelming victory, for they gave the best they had without reservation and they displayed a brand of cour- age which is useful in more important spheres than the ‘oasketball floor. , Road Fundamentals In a recent 2 q ess, ‘@ well-known highway engineer brought out what he considers the fundamental prin-/ ciples that must be considered in secondary road building. Among these are: That a highway system which does not serve everyone in an area, at all times of the year, is incomplete and in- efficient. ‘That trunk highways should be surfaced to take care of present traffic with reasonable provision for increase, but that all other roads should be improved only in ac- cordance with present-day traffic. That the adoption of a single type of surfece over} an entire area is wrong. That, in the future, more and more attention must be paid to planning road developments so that they may be paid for by current funds. ‘That highway design primarily should emphasize drain- age, width, alignment, grade and surfacing, in the order named. ‘That single lane pavements are to be avoided as dangerous. ‘These fundamentals, if followed, should aid commun- ities in obtaining the greatest possible mileage of year- round, long-wearing, full-width rural roads at the least ultimate cost. It is easier, however, to outline principles than to ap- ply them. That is why we have one group of men teach- ing engineering and why another—and usually more highly paid—group, puts those principles into execution. North Dakota, like other states, has individual prob- lems to be solved. Upon the manner in which they are met will depend the future of our highway system and the popularity of the highway department with the tax-paying public. Editorial Comment rinted below show the trend of thought itors, They are published without re er they agree or disagree with The Trib- ‘une's policies. North Dakota’s New Capitol (Minneapolis Tribune) North Dakota is to build a new capitol to cost $2,000,000. That is $11,000,000 less than spent for its capitol and less than half what North Dakota spent for its state mill and elevator, but there is prospect with the appointing of a well-equipped building commission the state will get a good deal for its money. Meantime styles in this class of public building are changing. Heretofore state capitol construction has suf- fered from architectural orthodoxy. A state capitol worthy the name was supposed to have a dome. There are capitol domes in the country that in themselves cost was much closer than some of the experts had cxpected. | _ This is a special department de- voted solely to the handling of quer- ies. This paper puts at your disposal the services of an extensive organi- zation in Washington to serve you in any capacity that relates to.informa- tion. This service is free. Failure to make use of it deprives you of bene- fits to which you are entitled. Your obligation is only two cents in coin ‘or stamps enclosed with your inquiry for direct reply. Address the Bis- marck Tribune Information Bureau, Q. In using television does a per- son talk into a telephone mouthpiece | and hold a receiver to his ear? E. F. A. An ordinary telephone is not used in television because it would hide part of the speaker's face. A Person seats himself in a booth be- fore a frame in which he will see the face of the person with whom he is talking. His own face is rapidly scanned by a mild beam of blue light which reflects from his face to the Photoelectric cells and gives rise to the ‘current ‘which transmits His’ image. There is no fierce glare to the scanning beam. One is not annoyed by its presence and may even gaze directly at it without inconvenience. Special telephone transmitters and receivers are concealed in the One talks face to face to the distant Person, and a hidden receiver speaks the words, which seem to issue from his mouth. The other part appears with sufficient detail for recognition of facial expression, but the effect is like looking at an animated cabinet- size photograph, because the image ig produced in monochrome. Q. What is the tallest species of trees? A. B. A. A kind of eucalyptus or blue- gum which grows in Australia is the tallest. Individual trees have been known to attain a height of 400 feet. Q. Can gold ingots be sold to the United States mints by foreign na- tions? G .D. A. Gold bearing the mint stamp of any recognized nation with which the United States is on friendly terms is accepted by the United States mints. Q. How long has Contract Bridge been played? N.‘K. 4 A. About 17 years. Americans who went abroad found that players were experimenting with a form of Con- tract Bridge. About 1915 the Whist Club of New York considered codi- tying the game but decided that the time had not arrived to do so. Little OUT OUR WAY more was heard of Contract until the summer of 1926 when it became very popular in Newport and Southamp- ton, In.the fall its popularity spread to New York City. It is now played in all parts of the country . Q. When were cosmetics first used? 8S, M. A. The knowledge of cosmetics cates back to remote antiquity and their annals comprise the history of the folly, luxury, and extravagance of past ages. The number of simple and compound substances employed as perfumes is incalculable and al- most fabulous and the books written by Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans on the subject almost constituted a library in themselves. Q. Is the title, Duke of York, here- ditary? E. P. A. The titles of Duke of York and Prince of Wales in the dynasty of Great Britain are not strictly heredi- tary but must be conferred upon the incumbent by the sovereign, hence, snes enero succession for the ti rs @. Why do birds throw back their heads when drinking? J. G. A. The pigeon is the only bird that drinks by suction. All other birds take the water into their mouths and throw their heads back in order to swallow. 2 beria’ A. This negro republic has a popu- lation of about 2,000,000, all negroes, of whom nearly 20,000 are Afro-Amer- ieans. The civilized inhabitants num- ber about 50,000, live near the coast, and speak the English language. Q. How much did the brain of Anatole France weigh? C. H. A. The brain of Anatole France, who died in 1924, weighed only 1017 gtams, but its convolutions were deep &nd numerous. @Q. When was the Association of Junior Leagues of America formed? D. W. T. A. The nucleus of the present as- sociation was the Junior League of the New York College settlement, or- ganized by Miss Mary Harriman 1900. This was followed in 1906 by the founding of a second league in Boston. Baltimore, » and Philadelphia, having meanwhile join- ed the ranks, the first general con- ference was held in 1911. In 1920 the 39 Leagues then e: were or- ganized by Mrs. Willard Straight How many inhabitants has Li- ? L.A. EB » X, TRUING TO 00? seRMiING uve THAT t (Dorothy Whitney) into the present association, and six years later a na- tional headquarters was established in New York City, and in the follow- ing year an anthology of Junior League poetry was published. In the same year the Bulletin, since 1912 the efficial organ, was converted into the Junior League Magazine. There were 101 Leagues in the United States, representing 39 states, and thiee ad- ditional Leagues in Canada in 1928, The same year a national club with offices and exhibition rooms was €s- tablished in New York City. @. Is Columbus considered 9 very daring mariner? E.L. ~ A. Writing of Columbus’ first voy- age, one authority says: “It was per- haps the bravest exploit ever under- taken, for he was sailing, not along the coast, but straight out into the ‘Sea of Darkness’ a& the Atlantic was then called, every minute and farther from the only land he really knew.” | Today Is the - | ‘Anniversary of 5] PURCHASE OF ALASKA States purchased Alaska from Russia for some $7,000,000. : z Secretary of State Steward per- suaded Congress to make this pur- chase in order to extend our power on the Pacific Coast. Many con- gressmen thought it was a waste of money, and one called Alaska “the refrigerator of the United State: But, as everyone now knows, the purchase of Alaska has proved ex- tremely profitable to the government. Alaska’s furs, forests and fish have yielded us considerable wealth to speak nothing of the rich deposits of gold found on the Yukon and on the Klondike. The trade in sealskins alone amounts into millions of dollars @ year. Alaska embraces about 550,000 square miles and includes the islands of the Aleutian archipelago, which extend a very long way westwerd. if BARBS SE Sai The janitor is one who hopes there ‘will be no April fueling. * * ‘The man who has designs on a girl is usually architect of his own * * * With Doug Fairbanks playing a society role and Our Mary taking the Part of Kiki, times, it seems, have hanged. cl se 2 They're not going by automobile, but the Wjlkins expedition to the in | fate, \F You TAY T. PuT SUMAN IN A BAG TH'TS TOO BIG, \F You JERK TH’ BAG UP'N DOWN, ITLL GO RIGHT eating delicious food we find our ap- to the | petite aroused. It is int ze eff ge North Pole will have to get out and get under just the same. * *e ‘Then there's the facetious tonsor- ialist who refers to dandruff.as chips off the old block. ee * A birdie in hand is worth consider- able to any golfer. (Copyright, 1931, NEA Service, Inc.) Quotations j Many a man has bowed his head and left the dock just before his boat came in.—William L. Brownell. es * * Fifty fathers out of a hundred do not answer letters, from a college where their boys have gotten into trouble. go through the form of stretching and yawning whenever you feel tired. An obstruction in the bronchia! tubes produces coughing which tends to dislodge an obstruction in much the same manner that the explosion of gunpowder will dislodge and push forward a bullet. The most frequent obstructions of the breathing appara- tus are of a mucous or catarrhal na- ture. These troubles can almost al- ways be remedied by the proper di- etetic measures, QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Anemia tion: M. H. H. asks: “What are the best foods for an anemic per- son?” Answer: The first thing for the Patient to do is to eliminate the ex- cess toxins in the body which are causing anemia, then to use foods rich in iron and other blood building ele- ments. These are found mostly in the greens, such as spinach, water- cress, beet tops, etc. Whole Grains Question: A. G. Writes: “In re- gard to the whole grains, I have been making wholewheat meal. How about buckwneat used in the same way, hulls and all?” Answer: Any of the whole grains may be ground up and used in the + same way in which the wholewheat meal is used. Tablets Question: Mary K. asks: “Will you please tell me the symptoms of the lack of secretion of the tifyroid gland? I once very foolishly took reducing tablets which were supposed to work on the thyroid gland. Ever since, I have been troubled with throat disturbances.” Answer: One with lack of secre- tion of the thyroid gland is liable to get fat and feel sluggish. Supplying the thyroid extract through tablet form can at best give only temporary relief. Under this treatment the weight will be reduced, the heart made to beat faster, and extreme nervousness will develop. The symp- BY toms induced from taking overdoses of thyroid extract are much worss than for the patient to remain fat and sluggish. The only sensible way to reduce weight is through reducing your food intake and increasing your exercise. MONDAY, MARCH 30 550 Kilocycles—545.1 Meters :00—Farm flashes and weather re- or! p 5—Morning devotion 0—Cheerio % 6—Farm reporter in Washington —old-time music 10:00—Opening grain weather review 10:10—Aunt Sammy. 10:30—U. S, Department of Agricul- ture. . rlington Time Signals 0—Grain Markets ;—Grace Duryee Morris 0—National Home and Farm Hour Music : 5—Close, high and low markets— news—livestock markets 0—Siesta hour 5—Good News Radio Magazine \—Dance program 0—B. B, C. Paviowa Ballet Music ‘Thurley Snell (0—How Is Business, Merle Thorpe 5—Nord Entertainers—Betty and Jack :30—Minneapolis Chamber of Com- merce 5—Farmers’ Union Terminal as- ra No. 10—Mystery of ‘Harlow Manor PUZZLED HUBBY “Wel said the bride of three months, “how do you like my cake, dear?” “I was just wondering,” said the young husband, awkwardly, how such light, tiny hands could make such a Answers, -|great, big, heavy cake. PUSHED A-SIGHED He was very fat, and stood behind i‘ ‘an irritable old woman in a line wait- ing to get in a show. She: Stop your . ¥ sot Py Pushing, can’t He: Excuse me, madam. I did not push. I only sighed—Tit-Bits, FLAPPER, FANNY Says.