The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 26, 1934, Page 4

Bismarck Tribune An Independent Newspaper recent Lenten conference in New York, “It is time,” says Father Cox, “to evelop an irresistible will for peace and to make this will evident now “. Published by The Bismarck Trib-|that our statesmen and diplomats N.D, and at ——$—$ — —$ re Rates le in Subscription Payab! will unmistakably understand that the American people demand a solu- tion of international misunderstand- ings not by the barbaric weapons of war, but by measures dictated by right reasons, by natural and inter- 87.0 tional law and arbitration.” ‘There is a good deal of sound sense year 1.00/ cussing our opposition to it. < by Weekly by mail in state, three Weekly by mail outside of North Dakota, per year’.......0+.... 1.50 ‘Weekly by mail in Canada, per Clear of Spoils The United States senate acted 00 sensibly in decreeing that the Home Owners Loan Corporation—the prin- cipal of whose loans will be guaran- teed by the government, under legis- lation about to be passed—be di- vorced from politics. ‘This corporation has a big job to do, and the one important thing about it is that it do the job well—that it .|help to safeguard the homes of peo- They Worry About Us Americans will be interested in the reaction of Premier Mussolini's news- paper, The Popolo d'Ttalia, published Milan, to the declining birth rate United States. It sees, as a of it and the contrasting fe- ity of the American Negro, & civilization in America within ext century or 80, Hear its cry of alarm: “The diminution of births in the United States is assuming alarming Proportions. If it continues at this wate the number of biers will surpass the number of cradles... “When we reflect there are in the ‘United States 11,500,000 Negroes, peo- ple of extraordinary fecundity, it is mecessary to conclude with « real cry of alarm... “We will encounter an Africanized {ng important developments in Amer- ican life now—and we are—but none pf them is quite so important as the changing trend in vital statistics which eventually will turn many of our schools into homes for old people if it continues. Age Might Help Save Youth From Despair You would think that suicide would de the refuge of old and beaten men —people tired by life, discouraged, brought to the end of the tether by disappointment and hard luck, fac- ing a future that could not possibly hold for them anything to compare with their dreams. But somehow it doesn't always work out that way. Youth can grow as despondent as age, sometimes. Only the other day a young student in a middle western university gave way to worries about his studies and took his life. And it makes one wish that it were easier for an older person to go to one of these worried and discouraged youngsters and explain that the dif- ficulties of youth are never quite as big and overpowering as they seem. A ilad’s career isn’t hopelessly fuined because he fails to master the intricacies, say, of analytical geometry; failure in a college course usually becomes one of those things @t which a mature man looks back ‘with nothing more than a rueful amile. Yet there is a barrier between youth and maturity which the best Ple who have lost their savings and their jobs. In simple decency, an organization of this kind must not be a happy hunting ground for spollsmen. More important things than a congress- man’s ability to hand out jobs to his constituents are at stake. And it is rather astounding, inci- dentally, to note that the senate ruled out politics by the margin of just one vote. The narrowness of that margin reflects no particular credit on the senate. Penalty and Poverty One reads with a certain sardonic interest that Martin Insull, one-time Chicago utilities magnate, went on a hunger strike shortly after he had been locked in jail at Toronto, where he was being held for extradition to the United States. The food, it seems, wasn’t quite up to a utilities magnate’s standards. For breakfast there was porridge, butterless bread and sugarless tea; for dinner there was stew and cold water; for supper, rice, bread and tea, All this is rather plain fare, espe- cially for a man used to the best food that money can buy. It is hard to blame a man for refusing to eat it; ‘and doubtless it is only human per- versity that reminds one that it might seem like a feast to some luck- less old person who invested, and lost, all his life's savings in Insull se- curities. 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, Politics Must Reform for New Economics (Bruce Catton in N. E. A. Service) If present tendencies continue, the whole face of American politics is Ukely to be changed almost beyond recognition. This change is not simply a matter of a new alignment of the two na- tional parties. It will be concerned, rather, with the mechanics of gov- ernment, especially of local govern- ment, Our conception of the duty which an Officeholder owes to the public, as contrasted with his duty to his party, may at last be brought up to ite. ‘You can get an understanding of what the change may be like by con- sidering a proposal recently advanced for a series of state factories in North Dakota. ‘This scheme has been propounded by Senator Lynn Frazier, Republican, and A. C, Townley, organizer of the Nonpartisan League. Under it, the North Dakota Industrial Commission factories—75 of them, in all—to make woolen cloth, clothing, shoes, linseed ol, flour and so on. ‘The idea is that these factories would provide work for the state’s unemployed, help supplement the in- asked the PW. | eS Le en ee He Dot | doctor expresses his belief that some Yygyyyys YY fi, WA ddd self-addressed envelope is enclosed. THE OLD HOKUM BUNKEM IS STILL TAUGHT IN SCHOOL From a village comes the naive query: ‘We have had an argument in our High School physiology class as to whether or not we breathe through our skin. Our instructor says we do. Will you please set- tle this question for us. No, child, you don’t. It would be a great thing for the welfare of the race if human phy- siology were introduced into the schools. be admitted into the grammar school or high school curriculum. The instructor of the physiology class in this instance must have found the idea in an almanac. Sure- ly it was never taught in an educa- tional institution, nor published in a textbook of physiology. funds and the time of school children with such instruction or study. Peo- ple pick up enough misinformation from the quack doctor literature and nostrum promotion stuff, without having an official instructor appointed by the school board to clinch it in their minds. The question of the ability of the skin to absorb things is still contro- versial—at least there are still a few medical men who seem to believe it can happen. But there is no qu tion whatever concerning the fu tion of the skin as a respiratory or- gan; it has none. Even the absorption of poison or food or chemical or medicine through the skin has not been proved scien- tifically. Most physicians have long since ceased to imagine that any medicament applied to the unbroken skin is absorbed through the skin. Most physicians know that any such medicament that is absorbed is ab- sorbed through inhalation of the va- Por or the volatilized substance. Now and then some muddleheaded such poison has been absorbed through the skin—especially in case of shoe dye poisoning. I should like nothing better than to submit my jown skin to any scientifically con- | trolled test of this question, with shoe of advice all too often is quite unable|come of farmers, and turn the state's | “ve Or any other poison or substance, © span. We who are older have had our defeats, and we have accepted them. We have gone with our feet shod in light, only to discover that kind of footgear isn’t suitable for tramping through mire and bram- Taw materials into manufactured articles. Leave aside, for the moment, the question of whether such an experi- ment in Socialism is wise, and con- sider what pressure the scheme would put on the traditional, polities-ridden government of the average American ur a Hy tH fe iy ij i i uy i 2 : and abide by the results of the test. But no fear that any one of standing on the other side will agree to such @ test. No, daughter, the skin does not breathe. Nor does it ever absorb anything, unless it is scratched or punctured or abraded so that raw flesh is exposed. Nor is anything of @ poisonous nature excreted through the skin ordinarily. The skin excretes Practically nothing but water and salt. Don't let the physiology instructor fool you about that. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Mice and Rats Could you not tell us how. to rid our apartment of mice, as we find it inconvenient to keep a cat. (J. L.) Answer—' booklet “Unbidden Guests” and you will find instructions. pe hesitate i a But I doubt if it will ever’ PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE By William Brady, M. D. Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not to disease diagnosis, or treatment, will be answered by Dr. Brady if a stamped, Letters should be brief and written in ink. No reply can be made to queries not conforming to instructions. Address Dr. William Brady, in care of this newspaper. | stamped envelope bearing your ad- dress. Supporters Your opinion about the use of ath- letic supporters when doing gymnasi- um work, (R. H. L.) Answer—Not advisable, as a rule, unless there is some abnormality. noring : 5 Can you tell me @ way to keep my husband from snoring so at all times? No sooner does he get into bed, or even if he dozes in a chair, he begins snoring loudly ... (Mrs. M. R.) Answer—General flabbiness from neglect of physical training or daily exercise is one factor. Flabbiness of the nasal mucous membrane is an- other. The latter may be corrected by a few office trestments by a phy- sician equipped to treat nose and throat diseases. But the general hygiene must be improved. Perhaps an jodin ration would help. ‘ Barbs | It cost $70 each for the CWA to get | rid of some rats in Brooklyn, N. Y. They must have used a rare imported | cheese. * * * “Never again!” says Aimee Semple McPherson-Hutton, about marrying. She'd better guard against Ridnapios, too. * * Baseball is becoming popular in Russia and golf has been made the national sport of Germany. countries might adopt our sports, but not our politics. Our peaceful country needs a Peaceful national anthem, like “Amer- ica the Beautiful."—Prof. David Muz- zey, Columbia University. xk * We do not need investigators Right now I’m just the mama of a jbaby that I hope will be a swell brat. —Elsie Janis. x * * Radio is the universal sewer of all the arts.—Gilbert Seldes, journalist and playwright. | It is a crime to waste the public] (Copyright, 1934, John F. Dille Co.) , (Copyright, 1934, NEA Service, Inc.) 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HE PLANNED TO oe t jewels _ BUT SHE STOLE ao om What happened to the cleverest young cracksman in France when he fell in love with an American heiress? ... Wo/f’s SON Here is one of thie most thrilling, romantic detective stories you will ever read, fresh from the pen of that master writer who created fiction’s most glamorous Robin Hood, “The Lone Wolf.” This time, Louis Joseph Vance's genius for intriguing narration introduces you to the Lone Wolf's clever son. Thrills piled on thrills—and gay young romance—make this begins Tuesday, March 27th in The Bismarck Tribune