Subscribers enjoy higher page view limit, downloads, and exclusive features.
{The Bismarck | Sige stares ceokee NEWSPAPER ‘@etablished 1873) Tribune) o*e4 with filling all posts with per Tepresentatives of “big” business or what the elder La FPollette used to term “malefactors of great wealth.” a MMRDA ‘ip he taasaarce Totes. Be S It I (_mubtsied by The Bummarck Tebane | giruggung” with serie ca Bismarck ag| Problem the state senate Thursday Passed and sent to the house a sales tax bill and a gross income tax mea- sure, Tt was recognized that the legisla- tion was imperfect but members of ++-#7.20| the state's upper legislative body voted 120 for it in the hope that the house can whip it into shape in the remaining $00 | days of the session and make of it something worth while. Tt may be that the two ideas can be worked into one, for to adopt both - 2.50 | would seem to be going a little strong- ly in the direction of taxing every- day transactions after so long a hesi- . 2.00] tancy on the part of the legislature. Ever since the opening of the ses- Member ou aa of sion one or more sales tax plans have been knocking around the legislative Member of The Associated Press Fg fica : ieaveay halls, looked upon with mingled hope Assoc! Press is exc! entitled to the use for republication and fear. They have not been press- ed until now because it seemed to of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this;many lawmakers a rather desperate newspaper and also the local news of | thing to do. spontaneous origin published herein. All rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. Foreign Representatives SMALL, SPENCER, (Incorporated) If the emergency demands it, and indications are that it does, the legis- lature should not be afraid to take this step. But in doing so it should make sure of certain safeguards for CHICAGO NEW YORK BOSTON | its record in what may prove an un- Popular move. It should be mighty Roosevelt’s Cabinet careful that no appropriations are Appointments made ‘to the Roose-/made for luxuries or for enterprises velt cabinet and names suggested give | for which there has been no real pub- promise of a progressive type Of|lic demand. And it should make sure advisers. Senator Cordell Hull of Ten-| that these taxes are really replace- nessee, while not known as an out-/ ment taxes if they are so advertised. standing student of international af-| or the legislature to tell the peo- fairs, has a wide experience in state / pie that these levies are replacements, craft. Probably the fact that he has/only to have the citizens awake to not been identified closely with all/the fact that they are merely addi- the perplexing problems of post bel-| tional burdens, would be fatal to more Jum diplomacy is an asset. Too many | than one political ambition. premiers approach their task with preconceived ideas and deep-seated! Safeguarding the Taxpayer theories. Senator Hull is enough Of] In revising the measure to build a the politician to keep his policies in| power plant at the state penitentiary line with public sentiment unless the/the senate acted wisely. The proviso Portfolio of the most important post/that no Plant should be built if the in the cabinet turns his head. local utility will supply power at 2 His is a hard task. With trouble} cents per kwh is a good one. in the Orient and the distressing 1s-/ ‘The legislators doubtless smelt the sue of war debts, few secretaries Of! pork in S. B. 245 and also realized state have faced more difficult tasks./that in these times of economic stress, Senator Hull, who visited Bismarck |the state has no business expanding on one or two occasions during the/the so-called industrial program. ‘Wilson campaigns, is a suave, cour-| The Nonpartisan League platform, teous southern gentleman. His con-/ adopted when the state ticket was tacts have been largely political. It/named, promised the electors there will be interesting to watch whether | would be no extension of state-owned that back ground will aid or militate} industries. If all pending legislation against a successful career in the cab-| goes through, there will be established inet. at the penitentiary an auto tag ll- Roosevelt's choice for the treasury |cense factory, a blanket mill, a tan- head was Senator Glass, the best/nery and an electric supply plant posted man on fedéral finance in competing with private industry. Congress. The Virginian prefers to) private business is having a hard fill out his brilliant career in the|time to keep its head above water senate, realizing that he can be Of/ these days. It must pay taxes, find more service to the administration jobs for its employes and strive day there than in a cabinet post which| anq night to maintain equilibrium. he once filled with great distinction. | 7¢ should not be subjected to competi- Falling to get Senator Glass.to serve, | tion from tax-exempt, tax-financed Mr, Roosevelt has selected William H.| state industries. No better way can ‘Woodin, one of the nation’s captains] pe devised by the legislature to in- of industry and well known advocate | crease unemployment and reduce tax of sound money. This appointment revenues than to set up an elaborate serves notice on the inflationists of] scheme of prison industries. both parties that as far as lies in| ‘There is no need to waste some Roosevelt's power, sound currency Will | ¢490,000 in equipping the prison with be a fixed policy. Some concessions! 4 great power plant at a time when doubtless will be made to the infla-| the practice of rigid economy is im- tionists, but the prediction is that! perative. Unless the legislature wants these will be few. The struggle to|to let down the bars for waste, ex- maintain the gold standard when travagance and plunder, some of most of the world is departing from] these bills should be carefully inves- it will doubtless go on with undimin- tigated and decisively defeated. They ished vigor. are vicious pork barrel measures and ‘With these important key positions} if persisted in will embarass the po- filled, the rest of the slate is a mat-| jitical party now in power. ter of political and geographical bal- ance, Progressives will be pleased with the proposal to name George H. Dern, former governor of Utah. He is an advocate of reclamation and is re- Ported to have liberal views on gov-|!___ ernment ownership as it affects nat- ural resources and monopolies. James A. Parley, as postmaster gen- (Duluth Herald) eral, was ® foregone conclusion. He ‘There will be a meeting of the executive committee of the Republi- Jed the page ae grr a can national committee in Washing- stormy days of contention. Now ton at the beginning of the inaugura- duty will be to see that the federal] tion week, and it is said that plans office holders are welded into an ef-| for Se Dex campaign will be dis- fective organization, loyal and at all | “Used ‘ The Republicans are right to plan times politically conscious rather than | well ahead, and to organize their next Narrow partisans. Mr, Farley has | campaign early. genius for securing political loyalty.| But just at that particular time, ‘i with a Democratic president and an in the postoffice department custom overwhelming Democratic congress decrees that politics can and must be| going into office, about the best po- litical tactics the Republicans could ‘The west is interested in the report | #dopt would be to announce that they « were for any good idea that Mr. that Henry A. Wallace of Iows, “dirt”! Poosavelt puts forth, and that until farmer and well known editor of| the exigency is over Americans should farm publications and books, is to be | forget Set es are partisans and secretary agrici _ remember o1 that they are Ameri- ee ee te cans with a common trouble and a _ Sdent Harding in the same capactty. sii 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. Citizens, Not Partisans | Hr at, UE ah | afi tls A vl 11 to attend the Salvation Army. you do not (4 church come and make the Arm: home. You will be ma home. FineT LUTSERAN CHURCH J. Moody; Pastor yb. 26: school at 10: “ a. m. tion wl have a ctal day at 8 p. m. for the calling & pastor. bers are urged to be present. Seventh & Rosser Ira E. Herzbe: 10:00 a. m.—Sundi for all departments. our place Sunday sible bring another il Larkin, supt. ducing is serious business with many women. Pola Negri, according to the rg, Minister ay church school . Let's all be in orning. If pos- with you. Mer- 1:00—Morning worship service. Response by the choir. ‘The Lord Is My Shep- herd” (Shawker), Choir. Rev. k. E. Strutz. Belect! Sermo: 7:00 service, m.—Christian Endeavor Intermediate Society—Topic: “Lov- ers of Trust in Other Lands.” Leader, Brand Drew. Young People’s “How Can We fractive to Xi = 8 ai Song service. ii oR, E af o> z EY “4 st i Sermo! I Be Sst REE ‘Wednesday, 7:45 prayer service. Thursday, 7:30 p. tice, Friday, 4:00 p. classes, z a By i i Hi its 3 [ie au tH g £ F FIRST CHURC! [ Sunday service at Subject: “Christ J Sunday school at Wednesday event 5p. elcome church services and the reading room. PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE By William Brady, M. D. Adjt. H. Smith, Lie Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not to disease eas took Oy " 4 Officers in diagnosis, or treatment, will be answered by Dr. Brady if a stamped, = ae self-addressed envelope is enclosed. Letters should be brief and written e ung peo, in ink. No reply can be made to queries not conforming to instruc invited to attend. tions, Address Dr. William Brady, in care of this newspaper. day, Feb. THE SALVATION ARMY Stebb! MEDICAL ASEPSIS PROTECTS , germs than laymen are. DOCTORS AND NURSES A reader asks that we discuss here just why it is that doctors and! only where it 2 x. nurses, year in and year out, CaM/can't get there haresspied ered caempienstiee etki weuaectes te ae come in contact with contagious dis-/ We try not to last Ne actress, gi thai! co ieligeallre everyone is eases in their daily .work and yet)/to permit any ital happiness Labi 1 keep immune from them, while the| mouth, nose, hands. * * * you must both say: “I'm sorry dear.”|jutant HL ing. speakini yman is ordinarily such an easy — All this propaganda (for prohibi-| 2 victim when he ts exposed. If toc?| QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS tion repeal) which hes poisoned the| “2! tors and nurses secret Tonle immunity, why don’t they reveal it for the Dublic welfare? If wine is given as a tonic it must Doctors and nurses ro not dl be beneficial. Please explain the ef- mune, but they escape infection be- cause they know how to practice fect on the system of a asepsis in their dealings with con- tagious or infectious diseases. There, now, I'll have to explain the difference between contagious and infectious diseases. Any disease caused by the invasion of the tis- sues of the body by germs is infec- tious. Some infectious diseases are contagious, that is, they may be communicated through direct con- | nj) tact, such as erysipelas, scabies, ring- worm; but other infectious diseases CHAPTER XXIX. ECILE flung off Ken’s hand, “Don’t you quote the doctor at me! I don’t give a single logged arientaepoteps ries or-| ,pin for you or the doctor, no, nor scarlet fever, whooping cough, pneu- mane Py come, Paenie wane tie : jonia. Don’t argue; I'm telling ” ie m known for her fair—unfair——' you. Trade Union ‘The main reason why the layman is not protected by asepsis is be- cause he doesn’t know how to prac- tice asepsis. The main reason why he doesn’t know how is because he is so wise we can’t tell him any- thing about such matters. I know, for I have tried hard, for years and years, and the lay reader just does- n't get it. I think he assumes a doctor is nutty if the doctor attempts to teach him the simple principles of asepsis, Pupil nurses learn the technic of asepsis in the operating room. Some- thing about the operating room that makes everybody germ-conscious, I suppose. Anyway, that’s where im- Portance of asepsis is impressed on the mind of the pupil nurse or the medical student. (A pupil is not a student.) So far as asepsis in the operatin; room goes it is principally a ques: tion of learning to keep “Hands off. But in the routine sickroom work of nurse or physiican it is in addition @ question of “Beware the cough, sneeze or conversational spray.” Such diseases as measles, scarlet fever, diphtheria, whooping cough, Pneumonia, tuberculosis, influenza, meningitis, are spread via infection almost exclusively. They are through mere touch nor direct means, that is, on vE fits edy for lice. It is not advisable for | since gone, when I first interviewed ordinary hair or scalp troubles. Send | Fred and Adele Astaire, opening in Rabbits HORIZONTAL Answer to. Previous 1 Who starved 5 a. himself for the Fy tonten 4 ca the B - untous les? a 7To what genus JONUIS) do the rabbits LIE IMOIN belong? {ae)iax 12 Stratum, P 13 Type of trapper. 15 Incongruous 16 Cavity. 18 Torture. 21 Makers of hats, | 24 To squander. 26 Clan symbol, 29 Blackbird of the cuckoo family. 30 Embryo bird. 1 31 Mountain made T of room. 27 Frozen water. 47 Hazes. 28 Public store 49 Entwined as house. cloth. 31 Cameras. 80 Enlightened, 33To deal with 52 Dresses. ' energy. - as desired. 54 Ascended. , 9 Wooden pins. ,10The muse of 34 Shoestring. 55 Slack. 37Barrier sur- 56 Weight allow- Po gag a ances for . waste. 40.Night before. 67 Barked long ago or far away by a patient ill of the disease are merely legends and there is no scientific ground for them to Falsifier, 8 Unit of iT; in d in E : a | i F : i : fE: 5 f : i i ii # “Does 3 God?" by the pastor. 1 SCIENTIST Corner Fourth St. and Avenue C jusband stays home| meeting at 8 o'clock. s ig ters |_, A reading room maintained at 200% Fourth St. is open 4 7, % to 5 p.m, Sunda; 10:00 a. m.—Sunday school. George ins, rintendent. Clas: for all = including a Bible lor adul 11:00—Holines: ting, oF Every night before going to sleeP,| in2" worship. “Bveryone invited. Ad- ith ‘will 3 th Then you'll both sleep well, and there subject, “The God ‘of Wonders" ‘Loa people, but bia-time gospel singing and tant Smith will speak in ine. ubject, “Herod or John— A cordial invitation fs extended to Bociety — Topic: Make Christ At- ew Americans?” eader, Ruby Guthrie. 7:46—Evening worship service. Response by the choir. “God ove” (Harris), choir. My Life Please p. m.—Mid-week m.—Cholr prac- m.—Catechism iF CHRIST, 11 a, m, lexus.” a.m. testimonial jaily from 12 to to attend the to make use of cl meeting conduct- ple, Everyone is People's Legion. Salvation meet- slilttr pet iat $s A pli i Hee [ i i ; El i F af F §s' nm ve at lost Ken, § tr ass bry F 4 i i f Ly H Hue hie fr tl itil 58 uF zs 5 H i # as i Erarsldtly ah seri! FE: 8 | We eB i ? H i i! < . . i f F [ elsewhe: Come and bring your friends. ing in the church Wedn' urpose of All voting mem- > .