The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 3, 1934, Page 4

THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1934 Bismarck Tribune An Independent Newspaper THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) 1S Nant tetany Published by The Bismarck Trib- Une Company, Bismarck, N. D., and entered at the postoffice at Bismarck ‘@8 second class mail matter. GEORGE D. MANN President and Publisher Subscription Rates Payable in Advance Daily by carrier, per year Daily by mail, i -2) ih Dakota, per year . ‘Weekly by mail in r year . - 2.00 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. We Must Not Forget Teachers of Genius The news that the man who taught Colonel Lindbergh how to fly was dying, penniless, in the Cook county hospital at Chicago, emphasizes the odd way life has of submerging the instructors of the great, This man, Ira Biffle, was for years one of the army's greatest teachers. He showed scores of youths how to manipulate the “Jennies” of war days. He gave Lindbergh his lessons, as Lindbergh himself says in his book, “We.” At one time he had a fortune estimated at $100,000. And finally he landed in a county hospital, broke, nearly blind, dying in obscurity, his identity discovered only by chance, The only relieving circumstance is that Lindbergh and others of his former pupis have con- tributed to brighten his last days somewhat. Tt makes one wonder, somehow, dust what happens to all the other teachers who have taken young genius in hand and showed it how to operate the tools of genius’ chosen profession. Back of every great man, if you Jook far enough, there is a teacher— Somewhere. Genius makes its own rules and finds its own way, but be- fore it starts it must find someone who can touch off the spark, some- one who enables it to use the capabil- ities with which God has gifted it. These teachers don’t become fa- mous. Most of the time we never even hear of them—except when, like Ira Biffle, they call our attention to fate's irony by dying in poverty. But we should like to know more about them. What unknown and long-forgotten British army officer, for instance, first showed that young stripling, George Washington, the intricacies of military life, taught him how to han- dle men, and thus started him on the pathway that brought him to leader- ship of the Revolutionary armies? ‘What instructor in English first showed ardent young Edgar Allan Poe that words, properly chosen and properly fitted together, can make poetry of rare beauty? ‘What teacher fired the minds of Minnesota's Mayo brothers so that they got a glimpse of the kingdom that awaited conquering in the field of medicine? What high school mathematician helped steer Albert Einstein into his destined career? ‘Who first showed Henry Ford that fiddling around with machines can be an absorbing and fruitful calling? We lack the answers, of course, in most cases. But these teachers, un- bung and forgotten, deserve a bigger hare of the world’s applause than they ever get. A Fundamental Issue Tf various phases of the new deal hhave provided arguments in economic (policy, they are merely child's play fompared with the contest which al- ready hes begun over the Wagner- Lewis unemployment insurance Measure. For here is something fundamental. It not only establishes ® new regimentation for business and industry which make the codes seem simple, it takes a long stride toward the goal of governmental domination bf all business activity. In brief, the bill provides for an excise tax of five per cent upon the est capitalist. He will continue to be until corporate farming gains more of a foothold than it has or we go in for collectivized farming such as they have in Russia. And this thing is directed against the capitalistic idea in a way that few other meas- ures have been. It might easily prove to be a pretty bitter pill for all concerned, The need for unemployment insur- ance of some sort is well recognized, particularly in industry where men lack the latent resources which exist on the farm, but whether we can stomach such @ proposal or whether it would be good for the country as a whole is doubtful. People who go broke usually try to make a comeback but Sam Insull did all he could to prevent one, Editorial Comment | to whether they agree or disi with The Tribu Vision for the Future (Devils Lake Journal) The pioneer era has passed in the Dakotas and western Minnesota. It was @ great, romantic development story. In its human aspect it is the story of true Giants in the Earth. Today all the northwest faces a new agricultural economy. It must both be planned and developed. In that economy the most important factor is water. When the covered wagons of the Giants in the Earth trekked across the great prairie reaches of North and South Dakota they camped at night beside strong rivers, by beauti- ful prairie lakes in a great prairie game pasture, which was the finest thing of its kind in the world. Wild game and waterfowl was everywhere. Often under the old covered wagon ‘was swung the broad beam breaking plow. It was the instrument with which restless civilization attacked and conquered a beautiful prairie wilderness—at & price. A grass cover that was a great na- tural sponge. for retaining moisture was destroyed. Rich land was plowed and made subject to the processes of erosion by sunshine and rain. Na- tural balance was disturbed, There ‘was @ definite penalty for this. To- day we are paying the price. In the two Dakotas thousands of prairie lakes have disappeared. The rivers beside which the prairie Giants in the Earth kindled their camp fires at night are intermittent. A great, rich, thirsty land cries for water. To- day in the northwest water is white gold; it is the most precious mineral that comes from the earth, not ex- cepting the gold production of the Black Hills. Pioneer vision had its limitations. The pioneer was more resourceful than far seeing. He toiled tremend- ously. He knew no obstacles that sheer might and brawn would not con- quer. Indians, grasshoppers, bitter winters—these he faced confidently, joyously. ‘Today we must be as resourceful as were those splendid pioneers—those Giants in the Earth. Today science comes to us to help us solve our prob- lems. It has defined the greatest of them as conservation of natural water supplies. ‘The medium for this was an inciden- tal development. It is the great Mis- souri river diversion project. The first study of practical methods to re- store the most beautiful lake in the Dakotas had startling consequences. It defined a water conservation pro- blem extending over a considerable area in three states. It produced and emphasized the facts concerning it. Thus Missouri river diversion was born. Today it is not the dream of ‘an isolated localized region. It is the outstanding need of a great area which contributes a great portion of the nation’s food supply processed from grains. It will maintain and restore ground water levels. It will safeguard navi- gation. It will produce hydro-electric development making life better in a wide area with billions in property in- vestments. It will increase land val- ues and aid production in an area where low cost production has always been a distinct advantage. ‘While it will affect a rural populs- tion of 600,000 in the area directly af- fected and an urban population of 150,000, it will likewise affect indus- tries in great cities, dependent upon them. For these it is equally life in- surance as it is for the cultivated ‘Two-thi is desert because the Arabs were in- dolent fatalists. The same is true of many other of the world’s desert areas, ‘We must not in the northwest be- come indolent, fatalistic Arabs. We must take inspiration in this economic crisis from those Giants in the Earth you MEAN I've GOT TO GO ALL AROUND And There Isn’t Any Short Cut! self-addressed envelope is enclosed. SUPPLY OF FOOL PROOF COUGH MEDICINE It is with considerable reluctance that I offer this advice at this time. I know a lot of casual readers will take it as acquiescence on my part to the false and unhealthful assumption that cold weather or dampness or sudden change has something to do with “coughs and colds.” Let every reader ‘understand clearly that I do not abate ‘one jot or tittle from the teaching that, such natural atmospheric conditions have nothing to do with respiratory disease. It should be easy to prove scientifically or experimentally that cold causes or predisposes to some such illness, if there is any founda- tion for the quaint belief. But some- how the scientific investigators who try to prove it invariably fail to get the evidence they seek. What I call “cri” is by no means what people commonly call “colds.” “Cri” is simply a tentative name for any acute illness or indisposition which has the ordinary characteristics of one of the common respiratory in- fections; an honest name to give your ailment until a definite diagnosis can be made, and the trouble duly tick- eted diphtheria, scarlet fever, measles, coryza, tonsillitis, septic sore throat, or what have you. By calling it “cri” Pending the development of the illness or the making of a diagnosis, we give fair warning to everybody that the trouble is probably communicable. On. the other hand, if you insist on calling it a “cold” you merely reserve the right to pepper every ignorant or trusting soul who happens to come within your conversational spray range in the early stage of the illness. Re- member, it is in the early stage, the stage of onset, before the victim is ill enough to give up and take to bed, that such diseases as measles, infan- tile paralysis, scarlet fever, epidemic meningitis are most communicable. Any one who has a cough of long standing and fools with cough medi- cine instead of procuring proper medi- cal treatment for the condition re- sponsible for the cough, is likely to have the cough a long time, probably would not be happy without it any- way. Ignorant and ill-advised persons often resort to cough medicine contain- ing one or another narcotic or “seda- tive” ingredient, when they have a cough from some acute illness or in- disposition. I believe this foolish prac- tice is accountable for not a few cases of pneumonia or serious bronchitis where, had the misguided victim not taken to benumbing the impulse to cough, the illness would have been only @ mild one. a Here is a fool-proof cough medicine which any adult, child or infant may take without harm and often with benefit, in any illness in which there is cough: Steep for an hour or less # table- spoonful of whole flaxseeds in a pint of water. Then strain, and add one ounce of citrate of soda (sodium citrate), the juice of a lemon, a drop or two of peppermint for flavor, and one ounce of glycerine. If desired the ‘medicine may be further sweetened with sugar. Dose, for adults a table- Spoonful, for infants a every two hours. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Homely Cure For over 20 years I suffered from NOW IS THE TIME TO LAY IN al 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. 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, . stubborn constipation. Read one of your articles on the use of flaxseed. I, take a spoonful a day washed down with hot water. Presto, the old afflic- tion has disappeared. (W. J. P.) Answer—Constipation is almost in- variably a bad habit. If you have the habit, send a dime and a stamped en- velope bearing your address, for the booklet “The Constipation Habit.” All that is needed to break the habit is a little knowledge of physiology and the better psychology that knowledge brings. Cod Liver Oil ‘We get cod liver oil, that comes in barrels, at $1 a gallon from our drug- gist—for chickens and stock. Is this fit for children to take? (Mrs. A. D.) Answer—Yes. But don’t suggest to the child that it is bad medicine. Keep it out of sight, and when you give it, give it from a wee little vial, have the oil cold, and give it from a glass spoon, along with some fruit juice or honey, in a pleasant, matter-of-fact way. Sugar How much sugar should a man aged 21 eat daily with meals, without over- indulgence? (H. M.) Answer—Depends on his physical activity. The more athletic he is, the more he plays or the harder he works, the more sugar he can take profitably. (Copyright 1934, John F. Dille Co.) Mussolini is the one genius among dictators whom the post-war period | has thrown up.— James Truslow Adams. Cichlid fish carry their eggs in their mouths until they hatch, going without food for the three weeks’ in-| cubation period. After that the ‘mouths are available to the young as & place of refuge. HORIZONTAL 2 Writer of the “Bird s’ Christ- mas Carol.” 12 Winged state of an insect. 14 Hastened. 15 Full of roots. 17 Back of th 4 neck. 18 Civil wrongs. 20 Close by. 21 Instrumental duet, 22.Crayon drawings. 24 Falsehood. 44 But gained lasting fame as an — OL). 49 Frosted cake. 51 Sand ‘and pebbles, 52 Requirements. 53 Card game. 55 Apart.. 56 Letters unin- tentionally B9 Te 1 ne - 'o equip. copy! 40 Those whi 42 She was a——— 1 She organized by profession. the first free 38 Measure of cloth. 303.1416. ‘Garnished. $4 Eucharist vessel. The NewDeal Washington Worst Snag of All Hit by AAA on Dairy Control By RODNEY DUTCHER Tribune Washington ‘Washington, April 3.—Brain trust- ers finally have met a problem which Proved too tough for them. They think the new dairy control Plan is the most vulnerable of the 16 Japanese: fish. 18 End of a dress coat. 19 To slide. 22 Sanskrit E| 23 oye 23To rf ANITIS! © boats INIAINTTIETS} CAT MRE eat | sumptuously, 34 Pertaining to 35 On the sea. —onthe 37Ale. Pacific coast 38 Kind of coarse (oh), basket. 2 Mattress 40 Game on which bridge is based. 41 Leather strip. 43 Mohammedan Judge. 45 Incongruous jumble.‘ 46 Genus of sheep 47 Carmine. 48 Winter 6 Skin tumor, 2To bury 8Grain (abbr.). 9 Electrified particle. 10 Christmas carol, 21 Funeral pile. 50 Hase. 13To handle - 53 Behold. roughly. 54 Bither. a 5 ah a i att ak te Pt NS TR couldn't conjure up @ better ane. submit half a cent a quart on milk and five cents a pound on butter. It would distribute some milk to un- derfed city children, kill diseased cows, and redistribute healthy cows to needy farmers. Without the plan, AAA says, dairy farmers face new and more serious distress. But difficulties involving administration, farmer co-operation, and consumer reaction lie ahead. About six billion pounds of milk are sold by farmers marketing their own. Farmers probably won't drink sur- plus milk and cow-killing adds to the meat control problem. Average milk consumption is well below adequate diet standards; if everybody had enough milk, we'd need 18 million more cows. Increased prices invariably reduce consumption. BOOST FOR BRAIN TRUST Imagine what Cal Coolidge would be thinking and saying about the ‘brain trust were he alive! But one of they |lawyers heretofore have been those| philosopher, are too busy to be bests ‘That's an alibi for some, @ four-hour day. @ six-day week, so they can rest) on Sunday. he calls attacked| “Germany, had} some benefit, perhay Senator Nye's resolution for a mun- itions investigation is likely to come to a vote in the Senate, though mem- bers from munitions-manufacturing states are fighting it hard. Records of the last Congress show that group voted 100 per cent for building the navy to treaty limits and 100 per cent both against reduction of 2000 arrhy officers and abolition of the Cc. M. T. Cc. It’s the most “patriotic” Capitol Hill. / (Copyright, 1934, NEA Service, Inc.) bloc on in Shang: opened with prayer, but it isn’t known whether the prayer came from the bank officials or the de- ‘the best, soundest defenses of it comes | positors, from a Coolidge friend and appointee out of conservative Vermont, Chief ‘Counsel Robert E. Healy of the Fed- eral Trade Commission. Healy says the only brain trust | ee k Isn't it about time the movie Producers got after Insull? ** & American women, says a Persian “ig entering Utopia.” Utopia, care to look it up, is Greek for where. (Copyright, 1934, NEA Service Incdl plineigleaaey 1 Ne ‘The rest of the world would derive while our two. and America, therefore, should see to it that this war talk gets nowhere.— © Foreign Minister Koki Hirota of Japan, * ke * Motion pictures are getting better all the time —Will Hays, movie czar. FLAPPER, FANNY SAYS: (RED. U. 8. PAT. OFF. The more beaux a girl has the better her chance of tying up. ~ "THE LONE. WOLES SON" oy LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE ok, iwealtay master crook, meets ay Crozier, one of his See shop pinged and her lovely iter enno. Mrs. Crozier shows yard the famous Habsburg emer- alds which she bought secretly to avoid payment of duty. Lanyard’s experienced eye disco counterfeits have been si for the He promi: and tettleve theo the eme: yard suspects Maurice’ Parry, youthful fellow-pass [~sae doaoly dates resemblance and Maurice causes th wonder if are rela game with two card Penta | joins the pla; ine” and ha to expose them ie Qe ge if a = tive Maurice that he can pers him by returning Mrs. Crosier’s jewels. CHAPTER VII “It is true: what are tonight, Ein my time was—e cor al. lg i g rebate Rita to | bonestl: voice was 3 Crozier—that girl's mother!” ‘I agree, peoeees itt ao Lanyard b; lamentable that you Fenno before you robbed her er.” “And now they know—" “Calm yoursel ment that you came by iy— ea sdidn’t tell Mme, Crozier it ‘was I— “No, monsieur. I told her noth-| der. ing.” te & th ff FE: ey met] wildered moth-|the speechless | in the countenance that covered hi self-styled son, other than a deepen- 0 , monsieur. They | ing shade of pain in its compassion, try|Know nothing more than that the business has been corrected —the srry errtte emeralds and the zircons restored| At length, with asl OE Gat ee ee ing for the sake argu-|as sui @ simple declara- sircons|tion as to an incredulous question, ‘and none in the you think I'm ashamed of be- ‘match for my own father—” silence of a minute long was the wind that swept the the clash of riven water down the drone of engines drudg- eir crypt, but even more to rumor of his be- wait during which se saw no chan; LA heart; brashness of the challenge, either. “You bee in a tone “I su pt pose that means you don’t!” m’t know. ... It had ale itred to me to won- “Had it?” The young man made ie Hi i ; I i its z fi i i i other. Japan |) lt aaa eee Pt Pt USS EL