The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 14, 1932, Page 4

THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1932 1e Bismarck Tribune An dent Indepen Ne THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) Published by The Bismarck Tribune , Bismarck, N. D., and en- ‘at the postoffice at Bismarck as @econd class mail matter. GEORGE D. MANN President and Publisher. Subscription Rates Payable in Advance by carrier, per year .......$7.20 ‘Daily by mail per year (in Bis- +— Marck) ‘Daily by m: outside Bismarck) 5.00 ‘Weekly by mail in state, per year $1.00 ‘Weekly by mafl in state, three ‘Weekly by mail outside of North Dakota, per year ........--+-++ 1.50 ‘Weekly by mail in Canada, per | Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation 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 here- in. All rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. (Official City, State and County Newspaper) Foreign Representatives S2ALL, SPENCER, LEVINGS & BREWER (Incorporated) CHICAGO NEW YORK BOSTON And Congressmen Tremble Many a political die will be =| when the roll is called in the na- tional congress today on the Beck- with-Linthicum resolution = which would toss the question of prohibi- tion back to the states. ‘That the measure will be defeated is a foregone conclusion and its sponsors are fully aware of the fact. Nevertheless, this vote will do many things and first among them will be to force every congressman to stand up and be counted. It will be the first clear-cut issue on prohibition im congress since the Volstead act ‘was enacted. To be sure, every congressman will have the opportunity of dodging the issue and failing to vote, but those who do so will no longer be able to conceal their timidity on the ques- tion, and this fact alone may cause many a head, either wet or dry, to fall in subsequent elections. On the whole the nation probably will welcome presentation of the matter as a clean-cut issue. Many Americans have definite and differ-/ ing views on prohibition but, as Americans, they will generally agree that it is best to have the fight in the open if there must be one. And it has been increasingly evident for several years that the issue could not be evaded indefinitely. In considering the news on the vote, when it comes, it should be kept in mind that the vote will be taken, - not on the resolution itself but on a motion to discharge the judiciary committee from the bill and bring it to the floor. From a parliamentary} standpoint this is equivalent to vot- ing on the bill. : The resolution proposes to amend ; the constitution and hence requires ® two-thirds vote, whereas the wets do not even hope for a majority. If! it passed house and senate it would require ratification by conventions of delegates especially elected for the purpose in three-fourths of the states before the 18th amendment could be changed so as to permit each state to regulate the liquor problem in its own way. ‘The resolution would amend the amendment to ¢mpower congress to regulate or prohibit by federal law ‘as it liked but would allow each state to authorize and regulate manufac- ture and sale within its own borders. ‘Through electing delegates to the special convention, the people them- selves would in effect have a wet- dry referendum. Need for Citizenship In the midst of new stresses and strains to which the nation is being * subjected, it is refreshing to note a new surge of patriotism which is evi- dent in many localities and under many circumstances. It is not too much to hope that America is being reborn by reason of the adjustments which it is having | to make and that the result may be! beneficial to us in the not’far dis- tant future as well as to posterity. Certainly there must be enough heart and brains in this nation to solve our present difficulties. When they have been solved a new jewel , ‘will have been added to America’s crown and we will have passed a new 00 ;deeply interested citizenship. we are beginning to build a new and homogeneous nation. The day is not far distant in America when certain inequalities, which were taken for {granted in the past, will have disap- |peared. They will no longer be tole- rated. There will be new opportun- ity and new freedom, more education and better, happier homes. Some of the nation’s leaders had ithis in mind when they organized re- cently the United States Society, |which has as its sole object the task jof teaching every American more about his government. It is non- {political and non-sectarian. The jboard of directors consists of such men as Calvin Coolidge, Newton D. Baker, Owen D. Young and President | John Grier Hibben of Princeton uni- versity, to name only a few. They see, from a wealth of observation and experience, that one of Amer- ica's real needs is a better and more | An Appalling Toll j Nearly all industrial eye accidents are preventable. Yet more than 2,000 American workmen lose the sight of one or both eyes each year through accidents, and more than 300,000 suf- ! fer less serious injuries to their eyes. In fact, more people are permanently robbed of their sight by occupational hazards than through any other single cause. These facts were brought out the other day by speakers at a safety con- ference held in New York under the auspices of the National Sociéty for the Prevention of Blindness; and they deserve the earnest attention of em- Ployers and employes everywhere. Safety education campaigns among workers can do much to cut down this ‘The Hindenbu: toll. In some plants, too, it has been found advantageous to order all work- ers to wear goggles. But whatever needs to be done, it is obvious that both labor and management must tackle the problem together. The Present toll is an appelling one. The Naval Construction Bill The Senate Naval Committee has approved the $980,000,000 construction | , bill brought in by Chairman Frederic litical leaders in Washington. Passing it does not mean that Uncle expenditure of all that money. fact—judging by the comments some one might wonder whether the bill were not a bluff. If we actually go ahead and appro- Priate money for that amount of con- struction, it will mean that we have lost all faith in armament reduction Plans, Spending just under a billion dollars on new fighting ships is not exactly a pacific gesture. Editorial Comment Editorials printed below show the trend of thought by other editors. They are published without regard to whether they agree or disagree with The Tribune's policies. Presidential Primaries (New York Times) The ‘beginning of the presidential primary season in New Hampshire tomorrow may recall to the minds of elderly politicians and reformers the rapid growth and decline of this off- spring of the direct primary move- ment or mania. The first presiden- tial preference law was passed in 1910 by Oregon, the home of all radical political thought that isn't sheltered by Wsconsin. Half a dozen states followed the next year; three more in 1913. In Georgia and Flor- ida optional Democratic preferential Primaries were provided for. Be- tween 1912 and 1916 nine states treated themselves to this modern luxury. The Taft-Roosevelt row and its afterclaps had a great deal to do with its adoption. In some cases the statutes, framed for a particular state of affairs and slyly amended by the machine, proved to be more or less equivocal and ill-suited to later situations. The variations from state to state make a general view of the system difficult. Many anomalies and ab- surdities were inevitable. These are most apt to be found in states where conventions choose the delegates and the popular preference as indicated by the primary may be scoffed at by the gods of the machine. Thus, in 1920, the much-enduring Hiram Johnson was the darling of the North Carolina Republican primary. The state convention cynically “endorsed” a favorite son. In the national con- vention Hiram got one vote on the first ballot. For whatever reason, a Process which at one time seemed likely to spread over the country has been stagnant since 1916. Iowa and Minnesota repealed their presidential primary laws after the election of that year. Since then five other states have withdrawn from the oracle of the people's will. Presidential primaries in one form or another survive in 17 states. ‘What would candidates do without them? itt zge EVE A & & ipek iy an opponent, great is the rejoicing of his friends. These les are paddocks, el Lee ; oe titude is said to have been first 3 i Sam is immediately committed to the|pond between master and valet. In| Arliss’ own life there is Arliss and there is the ever-faithful Jenner. The Admirable Jenner New York, March 14.—When| Hale of Maine, and early passage by|George Arliss’ newest picture, “The the Senate has been forecast by po-|Man Who Played God,” was flashed upon the nation’s screens recently It is worth remembering, however, |there were those who noticed an in- that this is not an appropriation bill. {teresting parallel between scenario and reality. In the film story is a fine and sel For 20 years, the valet had served senators made about passing the billlthe actor and from the Hollywood. in order to strengthen the hands of/lots have come many tales of the the American delegation at Geneva—| Watchful care exerted by the servant, He is a veritable nursemaid, admon- ishing the veteran player when he works too hard; getting him to work cn time; telling him when it's quit- ting time and insisting that work shall be stopped for the old English custom of afternoon tea. xk ® A Matter of Note But one of the most unusual bits of chatter going about New York concerns Toscanini, the great Italian symphonic director — perhaps the greatest in the world. It is generally known in musical circles that Toscanini conducts with- out music. Each program is a pride- ful matter of memory with this genius, After the unpleasant ex- perience with Mussolini while in his homeland last summer, Toscanini re- turned and took up the baton in Carnegie Hall. He had many wor- ries and some slight attacks of illness. In the course of one of his last New York concerts, so goes the tale, the director forgot a note—one note cut of a half hour score. Yet so up- STICKERS TIL [K|TIATE| starting at the nght letter and pit ok ae set was he that he determined upon the rest that he is now taking. ** * Versatilities They say that Mme. Jeritza will be induced to sing in light opera when Lubitsch gets around to playing the role of director ... And Flo Zieg- feld has sold himself to radio time, arranging the program and insuring the appearance of various Ziegfeld stars ... Elissa Landi, who has be- come known to movie going audi- ences as a charming film actress, had two novels to her credit before leav- ing London and will soon become known to readers for her first work printed in America, “A House For Sale” .... eee “We Won’t Go Home ... «+ “All-night-life” is returning to Broadway ... The new place, which will stay open until the sun comes over the skyline, is the El Garron and will have both South American tango and American jazz bands ... Billy Bryant, who came to town as a legendary show-boat figure of the Ohio and Mississippi, winds up in.a night club—and in the same show, at the Club Richman, is that wise cracking effeminate master-of-cere- monies, Jean Malin ... Yes, Broad- way makes strange floor-show fel- lows ... ee * Interesting Folks «++ Not so long ago, we reported that George M. Cohan was rarely to be seen about the Broadway with which his name is associated ... And now I hear that Cohan will pass up the Great White Way when he brings out his next show, “Confiden- tial Service” .. . Instead of the usual big street display, he'll take it on the road and if it survives, Cohan will FLAPPER FANNY SAYS: each 5 out Sanne rg Line, 1932 J... aS ’ IPs appear in the New York produc- tion ... Or so it is said... The latest concert-dance sensa- tion, Harry Losee, comes from Day- ton, O., and was never viewed on Broadway until a recent Sunday eve That Algonquin “round-table” bevy of celebs, having swung back into life, are going to combine on a music- revue ...I hear that Deems Taylor is getting up some of the music and that Robert Benchley and Dorothy ie are among the sketch contri- utors ... TODAY : WOR! ANNIVERS v wee Of eee AMERICANS TAKE TRENCHES On March 14, 1918, American troops in the Luneville sector of the west- ern front occupied German trenches (northeast of Badenvillers. ‘This action was the most general American troops had yet participated in. ‘Norway announced that two of its steamers, the Skrymer and the ec had been sunk by submar- British troops in Palestine con- tinued their long advance, capturing many new villages and extending their lines more than three miles. The British authorities announced BEGIN HERE TODAY Beautiful ELLEN ROSSITER, employed at Barclay’s Depa ment Store, works night dance hall hostess. 81 ef, MOLLY, ROSSI- er elder » MYRA, and her baby Brother, Bit Be owner of Barclay’s, is with Ellen. Twice she refuses to ye eee ake I to WES, a debutante, has anced. Larry — NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER XXVII M Weiseg doctor’s distressed eyes peered uncertainly at the tense, trembling girl, He had known Ellen for years. “My dear child, a private room isn’t necessary,” he said. “I know you well enough to tell you you can’t afford it, Mike might be a little more comfortable if things were otherwise, but he's getting the best of care, You understand, El- len, private nurses, private rooms— wl things have to be paid for vance.” He hed put it all. as gently as possible but the girl burned with agonizing shame. Sho wanted to ery out to him that it wasn’t neces- in Prohibition has made us a hard Uquor nation, In Washington, for instance, juvenile arrests for liquor violations nave increased 500 per cent—Mrs. Carroll Miller of the|!8h. ‘Women’s Organization for National I certainly won't make a flight in that airship. .(The Akron.)—Con- McClintic of Social entertainers today who serve liquor transform their own residences into hell holes.—Senator Sheppard of Texas, author of the 18th Amendment. (Copyright, 1932, NEA Service, Inc.) | Barbs oe Fighting around Shanghai might lead one to believe that all these Chinese civil wars have been re- arsals. se * A Cleveland judge gave a man his choice between marriage and jail. Leas him between the devil and the deep blue sea? *_e * ‘Those who said the disarmament conference would be unable to agree on anything were dead wrong. The legates already agreed on a two- ee * I¢ the Chinese hold out much longer, the League of Nations will get its investigation under way before the = . over! One -good thing the depression has done is to abolish the fashionable 18- day diet. There are too many on it for it to be fashionable. (Copyright, 1932, NEA Service, Inc.) GUESS WAS RIGHT Memphis, Tenn.—A woman walked into the mayor’s employment com- mittee relief depot and approached the registration desk. “What is your name?” asked the clerk. “Guess,” she replied, “I'm in a hurry, lady, and have no time for guessing,” the clerk answered. “But that is my name,” spoke the woman. “It’s Annie Belle Guess.” SHOT WRONG MAN Houston, Tex.—Police rushed to the home of a citizen on Wichita avenue. He had reported he shot a prowler. ‘When officers arrived they found a man staggering around in the yard next door. He was identified as the brother of a neighbor of the man who shot him. He had taken some friends .home after a party and at- tempted to break into the wrong house. His wounds were not serious. A postoffice worker in the south- eastern section of London must be fa- that five persons had been killed by|miliar with more than 6,700 streets. thing. Steven arranged it all. He telephoned the hospital and or- dered « private room for Mike. He arranged for special nurses. He made an appointment for hii personal physician to call at the hospital to see the child. He re- served a room at the hospital for Molly so she might stay there if she wished. ‘They saw Mike that night. He was conscious but tired and wan, too sick from ether and exhaustion to smile at those who loved him. He only turned his rumpled, boy- ish head and looked at them. The girls left then but. Molly stayed on, Queer, topsy-turvy days followed. Molly spent day and night alike at the hospital, The two girls went on working but with Molly and Mike away everything at home seemed different. eee i hnsvas sisters spent so much time at the hospital that there was no time to keep the apartment going smoothly, Still Ellen re- fused Steven’s offer to provide a maid, refused also to take a vaca- tion from the store. With debts pil- ing up so rapidly she dared not. She knew Steven did not consider the money he had spent for Mike as @ debt but she was determined the sum should be repaid. One thing Mike's illness had ac- complished. The immediate exi- gencies had thrust into the back- ground of Ellen's mind all thought of Larry Harrowgate. When she remembered him it was with pain routine now. Larry with @ part of her own sities she wanted for Mike but all| he the luxuries, all the comforts that only money would buy. Instead she turned abruptly away. “Come on, mother,” she said quietly. “We must go.” When they reached home Molly was still crying bitterly, softly, hopelessly. Steven's car stood in front of the apartment house. Lo- rene must have told him what hed happened. Ellen saw him the others did and though! never had she been so glad anyone, She ran from the cab to him. break into tears of thanksgiving. From then on everything went, as she had known it would. There Was no need for her to ask any- ee Daily Health News That Tired Feeling! Capacity of BY DR. MORRIS FISHBEIN (Editor, Journal of the American Medical Association) A man running a mile race cannot continue at top speed for the entire distance. Neither can a man doing manual labor work at the absolute maximum of his energies for a long period. The reasons for this are Caen The body wears down much more rapidly at maximum effort than it can be repaired. Thus, we “run in debt” until the unusual exertion is over, In the case of the longer runs in ®, track meet, runners recognize this and develop their timing to the point that they know just how long to sprint, how long to run easily and how long to sprint again at the fin- When the runner misjudges these distances, we usually have the spec- tacle of a man ending his sprint be- fore he crosses the finish line and coming in at little more than » walk, All races for more than 440 yards lare done with a quick start, a slower “middle run” aon ‘ sprint at the end. * Physiologists have measured the maximum capacity of the body ‘by testing the runner. A trained run- ner does not exhaust himself com- pletely in any race up to 200 yards. He begins to be exhausted at 300 yards and the 440-yard run, or a quarter-mile run, is enough to com- pletely exhaust even a first-class sprinter. Obviously the amount of Body Limits Length of “S; so Athletes Must Judge rints” in Long Races jistance work and the speed of the perfor- mance depend on the training and on the ability of the tissues to utilize oxygen and to get rid of waste mrod~ ucts. eat Furthermore, the fatigue in some ‘one part of the body may be reflected in other portidns. Continued use of the legs to the point of exhaustion in any type of work or play will interfere with ac- curate and speedy work by the arms and hands. If muscles are used to the point of fatigue, stiffness and soreness will develop and then fol- lows swelling of the muscles and even breaking of the individual fibers with the appearance of what athletes call “charley horse.” * The person who is trained in phy- sical efforts knows how to use his tissues to the best advantage. He does this by keeping his oxygen “debt” as low as possible. The maxi- mum of oxygen taken in is reached usually from two to three minutes after, the beginning of work. Once this point is reached, it is possible to work harder and faster, hence anyone about to engage in a severe muscular performance may breathe rapidly and deeply five or six times before starting, and warm up by proper exercises. The warm- ing up process is regularly indulged in by prizefighters, baseball players, chorus girls, and others about to sub- . mit their muscular systems to severe strain. * % SIDE GLANCES - - - By George Clark | “I wouldn't think of giving him a date, but it gives me a chence to ‘wear my new black taffeta.” To be sure he was cross and ir- ritable but those healthy signs were outweighed ‘by epelis of lan- gour when nothing interested or amused him, . greven could always be counted on in these queer, strange days. It was almost as if he had always been the friend and confidante of the Rossiters. They depended on him and he never failed them. One of his cars was constantly at the door to carry the girls where ever they wished to go, He re membered to keep flowers at the hospital, remembered a daily sur- prise for Mike. Myra and Molly admired him, looked up to him, adored him. Even Bert one morn- ing shyly confessed to Hillen that her beau was practically perfect, Her beau? Ellen flushed and then let Bert’s statement go un- corrected. Her beau? Was Steven her beau? She realized that she was think- ing more and more of him. So often she had said to Myra, “How would we have managed if it hadn't been for Steven?” She knew the ntighborhood was wondering about the car that was always at the door, Her beau? Where could one find a beau more kind, more considerate? Late one August afternoon Steven came to the apartment a Uttle in advance of Bert. They had fallen into the habit, the four of them, of having an early supper together and then driving to the hospital. It was a comfortable, {i formal arrangement that was al- ways subject to unannounced ro- Ellen and Myra were in the kitchen when Steven He brought with him his usual offer ing, @ large box of flowers. They were old-fashioned garden flowers this time. After being assured Salomon | that there was nothing he could do hours of weakness and despair. Mike did not rally from the opera tion as they had hoped he would. to ald the supper preparations Steven ignored orders to wait in the living room and seated bimself on one of the kitchen chairs, For some time he watched the sisters at their housewitely tasks and then he spoke suddenly: “are you two satisfied with Mike's progress?” “Batisfied?” Ellen echoed, a faint frowg on her forehead. vette a ceo GRE had been pulling threads of silk from golden ears of corn but she stopped now and turned to face him, “Well, I’m not," nounced definitely. “I'm not either,” Ellen confessed in a low, reluctant tone. “But there’s nothing we can do, is there?” “I'd never have brought it up it there hadn’t been,” he replied, his eyes grave and unsmiling, “But there is and I've done it.” “What have you done?” “Last, week I cabled Vienna and asked Dr. Stengel to come have a look at Mike. He'll arrive this evening. Wait a minute before you say anything. I didn’t do this on @ hunch or without advice. I did it because Dr, Ellis assured me, as did the other doctors at the hos- pital, that it was the thing to do. 1 had your mother’s permission, 1 couldn't ask for yours.” Myra was silent, but Ellen gave & vexed cry, “You shouldn't have. You shouldn’t have.” “Why not?” he asked her levely, She found herself confused and trembling before the question, What he had done was so sensible, 80 logical, so altogether wise, “It's only,” Ellen said thickly as her arguments seemed to melt away, “it’s only that it'll be years and years before Myra and I can hope to pay you back.” She glanced at Myra and saw that her sister was in silent agree ment, Strangely she could find no pleasure in that knowledge. All at once she knew that she had been Steven an- mall a thing as pride stand {; way of Mike's welfare, 4 was being silly. “Ellen,” Steven asked in the st- lence, “are you being fair to want to shut me out now? Who would T help if I couldn't help yout” “No, Steven,” she “I wasn't being fair.” Throughout the dinner s| oddly subdued. Ae ae Myra and Bert mentioned the dish- es she insisted that the Washing up be left for her and Steven, Myra hesitated, then saw something in Bllen’s face that made her hurry Bert into the living room, Ellen closed the door that shut her and bined ae the little world of the D. urned to hi expectant e: ree “If you would still like to me, Steven,” she said softly,“ Would like to marry you.” ’ #5" (To Be Continued) said slowly,