The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 23, 1934, Page 4

The Bismarck Tribune An Independent Newspaper THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) __ enna Published by The Bismarck Trib- ‘une Company, Bismarck, N. D., and entered at the postoffice at Bismarck & second class mail matter. GEORGE D. MANN President and Publisher ee ane Subscription Rates Payable in Advance Daily by carrier, per year.......$7.20 Daily by mail, per year (in Bis- Daily by mail, per year (in state outside of Bismarck) ........ Daily by mail outside of North Dakota ......csceseseeeseeee 6 ‘Weekly by mail in state, per year 1.00 Weekly by mail in state, three NEOUS Civctess seeeeeeeee, 250 ‘Weekly by mail outside of North Dakota, per year ...... 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 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. e Like Our Weather ‘While the east is snow and storm bound again, North Dakota continues to have a relatively mild winter. When folks in New York or the lower middle west think of us at all during this season they give an involuntary shud- | der. “It must be terrible to live ina place like North Dakota,” they say to themselves, and hug their firesides all the closer. Ignorance often leads to strange conceptions, improper conclusions and unsound actions. This is true with regard to the weather as well as to other things. As usually is the case, erroneous ideas about our weather conditions are based on misinforma- tion. In the early days too many per- sons, returning east from the Dakota's, drew the long bow in telling of their} experiences. Stories about the weath-/ er were common and thus we acquired, | ‘among the other states, a sort of arct- ic reputation. With the advent of better weather reporting systems, however, the tend- ency has diminished somewhat and thoughtful persons in other parts of the nation have come to the conclus- ion that it couldn’t be so bad here or #0 many persons would not like it. ‘Thus we have Mr. William B. Lip- phard of New York City, in a letter to The Times, commenting on what the editor labels “capricious nature.” Says Mr. Lipphard: “I wonder how many of your readers noticed a curious anom- aly in the American climate, as revealed by temperature records during the cold wave of this week. According to the Weather Bureau reports, Jan. 30 was actually warmer in North Dakota than in Florida or Louisiana. Thus Bis- marck reported a maximum of 50 and a minimum of 36 degrees, whereas Jacksonville had temper- atures of only 40 and 28. In New Orleans the maximum and mini- mum were 42 and 34. Even Win- nipeg, far beyond Minneapolis, was decidedly warmer than At- lanta for Winnipeg had a maxi- mum of 36 degrees and Atlanta only 24 degrees. Thus, for a few hours at least, Winter had invad- ed the extreme South, while Spring had visited the extreme North. Occasionally nature, like humanity, presents her incon- gtuities and abnormalities.” ‘That, it ts to be noted, was on Jan. 30. Since then New York has had two cold waves, the second one, early in February sending the mercury to 13 degrees below zero, the lowest point on xecord, It has been years since Bismarck has had weather of relative severity. Thir- teen degrees below zero at sea level is fully as severe as 40 degrees here. Our climate is dry in winter and theirs is moist. The summer bromide “it isn’t the heat, it’s the humidity” applies in winter as well as summer. North Dakotans who have visited the east in winter can testify to the fact. Many is the man who has re- turned to North Dakota in the dead of winter glad to escape the biting qual- ities of the cold as some of our fellow countrymen know it. Some ‘World Leaders’ Need Sterilizing Probably it was only natural that the sterilization of mental defectives should be forced on public attention these days by Germany, a nation which has turned its back formally n democracy. That is to say, that there is more or less of a parallel between the theory that the ordinary man has not the intelligence to govern himself properly and the theory that society must, in self-protection, deny to those at the very bottom of the heap the right to reproduce their kind. Both rest on a basic distrust of the mass of mankind, in that both as- sume that society as @ whole will be Political and racial persecution, stock wmanipulation, bank delinquencies, Jgraft at the expense of the country, intrigues of high-grade murder, ‘war and its horrors, are not caused by the morons, but by the intelligent,” he) asserts, “In my opinion, the greatest men- ace to civilization really is the man who is just a little bit smarter than the rest.” Now here is a thought worth pon- dering. Whatever one may say about the weaknesses which democracy has displayed in these troublous post-war | years, the outstanding fact is simply that it is leadership itself which has failed. The ills from which the world suf- fers today didn't arise because the great mass of people had been blind and stupid. They grew because the leaders muffed their opportunities, failed in vision, and listened too at-' 50/tentively to the claims of self-inter-| 0 | est. | Protecting ourselves against the} mentally sub-normal is relatively a simple proposition. The big job is to find some way of keeping tab onj| what the smart boys are doing. Europe Must Realize Its Present Peril A thoughful man, who surveyed the} state of Europe today, almost might) be pardoned if he began to believe; that the end of all things was at) hand. It is a long time since the sky has} jbeen as dark as it is today, and it is| hard to see how it could be very much darker. Remembering what the last war did to civilization, it is not easy, |to contemplate the approach of a new one without the most profound mis- | givings. And yet—although this is the most hackneyed remark in the world—it! is just possible that things are not quite as bad as they seem; possible, me Zan: that is, that what we are looking at now is not the eve of general disso- lution, but that very dark hour which, | according to tradition, comes just be-j| fore the dawn. For if there is left in mankind any sanity at all, the present troubles in| Europe ought to be convincing evi- dence that the policies of the post- war era have been disastrously im- practical, diagnosis self-add in ink. ssed envelope is enclosed. Address Dr. William Brady, PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE By William Brady, M. D. Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not to disease is, or treatment, will be answered by Dr. Brady if a stamped, io reply can be made to queries not conforming to instructions. | Letters should be brief and written in care of this newspaper. ‘The frenzied tangle of repression, competitive armament, blind nation- alism, disregard of economic law and exaltation of strong-armed dictator- ship is giving all the world a com- plete demonstration of its ruinous fu- tility. to admit to a schoolroom without ex- It is enough to show the blindest,| Posing oneself to the grave hazard in other words, that the nations Rhee at | Siac e health authorities of the coun- Tene ee eae sarther try are still singing that old refrain: lesa Toad they have been fol- |Get plenty of fresh air—but beware lowing without tumbling, all together,/of drafts or sudden changes!” The into the pit. average dumb egg turns the problem | And there ought to be enough com- over in his alleged mind for a few mon sense in European capitals to|¥e#"s and finally decides to heed the pave the way for some sort of new |¢,, cond clause in the injunction and ‘ust to luck or the concern of other deal. {persons for his pure fresh air. So Today's situation is not like that what chance has the child in school? of 1914. In that day the world had | There ne a s ae ion ou teacher, . Superintendent, janitor or e mem- not yet had its frightful demonstra ber of the board who is told off to tion of the catastrophe which war'| sx the rules and regulations. And brings to victor and vanquished in thousands of schools all these of- alike; nor was the imminence of war jficials in turn are at the mercy of @ matter of general knowledge, ex-|the firm that manufactured and in- ive stalled the ventilating system. ee SrouP| “Yankees are all pretiy much alike 3 in their credulity. The young ones Now everyone, down to the most nowadays, they say, drop the Santa ignorant peasant, knows that war is/Claus, fairy tale, stork business at a near, knows that if it comes it will /Shockingly early age nee te 2 higher learning. But the delusion o! evel Pete Gisaster for everyone | aking cold, while it does not cramp ‘ |the enjoyment of the young ones so Is one being a blind optimist in much, certainly keeps old fogies in supposing that this general aware-/thcir place. The young of our day ness may create a pressure on the | have less reverence for authority than rulers of Europe that will lead to the|the young of past generations nae adoption of more sane policies? | 2nd this Is an encouraging sign. Pe In 1914 the world did not realize!trom sheer incapacity for construc- its own peril. Today it cannot help/tive thinking, are more inclined to realizing it, accept notions or theories as facts or And the disorder, the bloodshed, | tuths if these notions, PE ] |wi sufficient veheme! the menaces which recent weeks have party who holds himself or his col- brought may, just possibly, bring the|league out as an authority. ‘That is statesmen of Europe to their senses. | the reason why the cold delusion still | prevails among the old people. Lincoln also was apparently the; I am not excepting old doctors and greatest politician in history. At least old Sese tu preaeeeay ue me snrewe z el every Rerecn Who, was, three, years of | ghost writers they employ to sup- Sge or more when the Civil war pres- port, and defend the notion that cold ident was assassinated 69 years ago or damp is a cause of disease. I knew him, merely suggest to all who are still young enough to take a new impres- sion that there is no authority in |science, but only learning, and so no |man can pronounce a theory or belief “an established fact” or “generally accepted unless he cites the evidence on which the establishment of the fact is based. I call attention to. the negative or disappointing results of all scientific experiments and all ac- tual human tests of the cold theory, It is not only fair but indeed it is the only attitude for a young person of studious mind to ask, how these putative authorities about catching cold get that way. Compromise between those who are cranks about fresh air and those who wish to exclude it from the school- room, is @ practicable solution of the problem. I mean that a compromise has been adopted in many schools, village and city, with satisfaction to all concerned. Dr. John B. Todd of Syracuse, N. Y., introduced this prac- tice. Equip all the windows of the FRESH AIR IN SCHOOL Now is the time when school chil- | dren, studying physiology, hygiene and | all about health, suffer the vitiating effects of bad air. | It takes a lifetime and more to learn how much fresh air it is safe Editorial Comment Editorials printed below show the trend of thought by other editcrs, They are published without regard to whether they agree or disagree with The Tribune's policies. Our Liberties (New York World-Telegram) America is losing too many civil liberties—and not knowing it. “At no time,” says the annual re- port of the American Liberties Union, “has there been such widespread vio- lation of the workers’ rights by in- junctions, troops, private police, depu- ty sheriffs, labor spies and vigilantes.” More than fifteen strikers have been killed, 200 injured and hundreds arrested since last July. Some forty injunctions have been issued against labor leaders. The National Labor Board has “lacked the will or the Power to overcome the defiance of copes” Only where labor has n well organized have its legal rights been respected. Lest year twenty-four Negroes and four whites were killed ome Cali- Laissez-Faire is dead in this coun- try.—Senator Robert F. Wagner of New York, i aS LET schoolroom with screens of unbleach- | ed muslin, This excludes wind, draft, rain, dust, snow, but admits, air, moisture vapor, light. Saves | heat. Gives fresh air, at a healthful | temperature and humidity, at trifling | expense, | There is no patent on the idea. Try it in your sleeping room or your liv- ing room or your work room or your office. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | So Big Below | I am 22, 68 inches tall, and weigh | 167 in the nude. I am almost thin! in the face, but very large around the hips, the thighs and in the legs, | I mean heavier than the ordinary girl. I walk 20 blocks a day, and several evenings take the dog for a walk. (I. G.) Answer—Sounds like hypopituitary obesity. Send 10 cents and stamped | envelope bearing your address, for booklet “Design for Dwindling,” and follow the regimen laid down for that | form of obesity. | Epilation 1 Ben Told pulling hairs from the nose causes cancer. (V. L.) i Answer—Not so, but it is better to, clip the bristles or hairs that grow inside the nostrils. Pulling them in-| vites painful inflammation of the fol- licles or sometimes boils. i Barber Tools \ How can I cheaply sterilize my bar- ber tools? Brushes? (K, K.B.) —~ Answer—Bolling is best. Some) brushes are made to stand boiling. If boiling is impossible, I think plain soap and hot water washing and then soaking in a formaldehyde solution is HORIZONTAL 1 Who was the women’s F suffrage leader in the picture? 11 Wan. 12 Emanation. 14.No good. 16 Used up. 18 On the lee. 19 Southeast. P| IME {TT DIO! IN p (il Al oe OIA T Answer to Previous Puzzle 1 LW) tT [3 fe) a good way to disinfect implements or brushes. (Copyright, 1934, John F. Dille Co.) ¢>——————_——_ | Barbs ¢ That 14-year-old boy hero who threw a lighted bomb out of a Chicago store, but who says he's afraid of girls, knows where heroism stops and discretion be * Vienna rebels conducted their guerilla warfare from sewers, thus proving that a man can be ‘way down, but not out. * ee An Illinois University student was dismissed for giving false entrance information. He might at least have waited until examination time to do his cheating. (Copyright, 193: ‘Votes for Women’ the first Women's —— Society (pl.) 15 Departed. 17 Chaos. 18 Paid publicity 19 Hard fat. 21 Hops kiln. 23 Ocean, 25 Relieves. 27 Figure of ) NIE. 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They remind me of the handles on a coffin.” BERGER’S WIDOW FIGHTS ON ‘Mrs. Victor Berger of Milwaukee, whose late husband was for years the Jone Socialist congressman, again is trying to get action on her bill for tholated cigarets. She spreads men- thol crystals on the bottom of a small ‘box, puts in cigarets, and lets them soak up the flavor. Mme. Troyanovsky, the Russian ‘ambassador’s wife, is interested in anti-Soviet organizations here. She says she’s never met @ D, A. R., but ger Fights on . Capper Has Double .. Steve Outlasts Blixsard BY RODNEY DUTCHER (Tribune Washington Correspondent) Washington, Feb 23.—Even sena- tors are finding it isn’t as easy to see the president as it used to be. Subdued squawks Senators have much better luck get- ting to Roosevelt than they do. In previous years a senator could make a date at the executive office almost any time he liked. But the demand seldom has been so great. Few care to admit they haven't ready access to the White House. (it does no good to let constituents know that.) But Senator “Cotton Ed” Smith of South Carolina was an exception. Smith blurted to the Senate that he had been trying to get an audience with Roosevelt for a week, to discuss his own crop-production and har- vesting loan bill—‘“a crying need for more than 50 per cent of those who payment of Besger's salary during the ‘House resolution because Judge K. M. Landis had sentenced him to 20 for his anti-war activities. kept getting re-elected, in reg- and special elections; the House ting his seat. In 1921 the ‘Supreme Court reversed his convic- tion. Later, Congress let Berger in. Mrs. Berger, a handsome, white- they're much the same. McIntyre always wears a derby; Capper doesn’t. STEVE OUTLASTS BLIZZARD Steve Vasilikos, White House pea- nut and popcorn man, just had been jsaved by the Roosevelts from eviction from his corner when the recent big blizzard tried to drive him off. Al- most up to his knees in snow, Steve stuck on, warming his hands on the corn-popper.... The last unmelted sliding place for Washington kids seemed to be the Capitol grounds slope. But the cops quickly drove; them off, | PLUGS FOR NRA | Miss Frances M. Robinson, secre-| tary-assistant to General Johnson at | the much-discussed salary of nearly! $6,000, is doing some of the NRA speaking. In her last speech, “Rob- bie” denied NRA had raised living costs. Produce the crops in this country.” | After his public complaint, Smith was given an appointment right away. | “COFFIN HANDLES” IRK JACK Vice President Jack Garner, ar- riving for a cabinet meeting, turned to the police officer at the door and demanded: “Why the hell don’t you change the silver knobs on this door? ‘would like to. Gene Buck, Broadway composer- ‘Producer, entered a Woman’s Nation- ‘al Press Club luncheon aa Secretary Wallace was speaking. “It was lousy of me to ini the secretary,” he announced, as began his own speech. (Copyright, 1934, NEA Service, Inc.) It costs $45 for a three-minute con- versation between the United States and any city in India which has tele- phone service. FLAPPER FANNY (R80. U. &. PAT. OFF. SAYS Mrs, Henry T. Rainey smokes men- By Allene Corl iss COPYRIGHT BY ALLENE CORLISS ¢ DISTRIBUTED BY KING FEATURES SYNDICATE INC. money and loses. Stanley, however, cares little for the money, feeling circle te try and make her ewn way. Her friends agree that a bet-| ter way weuld have been te marry| handsome Perry Deverest, but Stanley cannot forget Drew. One day, she meets John Ha a Northrap, struggling young auther.| A streng friendship ensues and they become very necessary te one another. John Harmon is in love with Stanley bat refrains from tel as she is about te fall. Her near- ness intexicates him. He tells him- self he must never let it happen again bat, try as he might, he can- net forget the ecstasy of that moment, CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE He passed Stanley and reached! the beach first. She came out of the ocean, shaking the water from her eyes, pulling off her tight scarlet “Let's build us a fire, John Har mon. I’m simply freezing cold!” iE is 8 & gi f ily “ i ' HE iE A i ' it H if i e Me 3 2 i f | i F i ] F i Z Ei Hl ii } a if i F 3 i F | § 2 Ey F uy yi v al E d fay His lip Ha [ F BF q's #3 z & rif Es iif