The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 26, 1936, Page 6

' siete” : 6 The Bismarck Tribune An Independent Newspaper 1 I THE STATE’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER ' (Established 1873) J State, City and County Official Newspaper by The Bismarck Tribune Company, Bismarck, N. D., and (@ntered at the postoffice at Bismarck as second class mai] matter. George D. Mann President and Publisher Kenneth W. Simons Archie O, Johnson Ske Secretary and Treasurer 7 00 1.00 Weekly by mail in state, per year ..... . Weeely by mail outside of North Dakota. per year . ed Weekly by mail in Canada, per year Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation Member of The Associated Press 4 Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republica- tion oft Hetneve dispatches credited to !t of not otherwise credited in wi we and also the local news of spontaneous origin published herein. All hts of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. Poor Old Uncle Sam Poor old Uncle Sam has come home from another naval con- ference with still more of his whiskers pulled out and more patches on the seat of his defensive pants. Proof is found in the announcement that the London parley has agreed to limit the size of cruisers to 8,000 tons with a maximum gun size of 6.1 inches. At past conferences Uncle Sam has held tenaciously to the 10,000 ton cruiser. The reason is that he needs ships of that type. Other nations do not. England, for example, has many naval bases and her vessels need not have a wide cruising radius. The United States, with fewer bases and a long coast line, must have ships which can travel far without refueling. The remark by Norman Davis that the new agreement may become the foundation for a new limitation agreement is, of course, the purest eye wash. The reason the old 5-5-3 treaty ‘was scrapped was that Japan wanted to raise her fleet to equality with those of Britain and the United States. when the reason for scrapping the old treaty was a desire for increased armament on the part of a world power, can it be expected that the action of throwing off old restrictions will gesult in the imposition of new ones? The plain truth is that we are in for an intensified naval building contest and that Uncle Sam is in it up to his eye- brows. The probability is that we shall go in more strongly for big battleships than for 8,000 ton cruisers. They are better suited to our purpose and there is no limitation on them. And those battleships will carry guns of whatever size is most practicable. The limit of 14 inches now proposed will mean nothing unless the sea powers suddenly realize that the whole naval building contest constitutes a tragedy for the human race. When and if they do, the size of navies and the size of guns will be reduced sinlultaneously—and_prob- ably not until then. Two of the Answers It doesn’t take as much wind to create a dust storm how as used to be the case and experts for the agricultural depart- ment have found the reason. It lies in the fact that land from which the humus has been femoved by long-continued cropping lacks the binding ele- ments of roots, bits of fiber and decayed matter and hence whips into the air on slightest provocation. It is just an- pther penalty for “mining” our agricultural resources, the Prophets of “what always has been will be” to the contrary. In North Dakota the most likely looking crop under the few conservation measure and one which bids fair to bring us untold benefits is crested: wheat grass. It not only holds the soil; it offers good pasture for all animals. The buffalo grass may come back, too. { The main difficulty in spreading it, after the great “turn- over” of the last generation when millions of acres were put to the plow, was the difficulty of getting seed. This has been plmost impossible to harvest and low in. germination. Heretofore the only practical way of propagating this grass {was to plant small sods and let them spread, but now Kansas State college has rigged up a machine which picks up the tiny seeds by suction, just like a vacuum cleaner. We may get a great deal of this country back into the right And when we do, we will get more and better crops from the land we do farm and will achieve a Kind of grass yet. higher standard of living. Two Points of View At Vandergrift, Pa., news dispatches tell us, national guards- fmen were called out to protect a citizens committee which was fnspecting and condemning as unsanitary household furnish- fing of residents which had been damaged by the flood. Thereupon the health committeemen turned in their badges bnd city officials sent for a representative of the state depart- ment of health to decide the matter. The whole thing is ridiculous. pf it will be that the state health department will do—nothing. That will be entirely proper. residents of that community but no one else will mind. Society already is too highly organized; has too many people doing something for somebody else. Their instinct for uplift continually gets the better of some persons and they have to do something about it. - If a question of public health were involved it would be| different. No one hag the right to make his home a place from| which pestilence can be spread. But apparently the situation at Vandergrift affects public health only by implication. : Any citizen should have the right to expose himself to danger if he wants to. It is one of his constitutional rights which should not be taken away from him. ‘doe E. Brown. G2 3 * Joe Louis has been elected director of an insurance coi . Just be fore their bout, he should have ttle trouble selling a polly to Braddock. } Mae West is Qor.the aspiring young: wolild-be rae Pi Mae West, young woman.” Buck has adopted two small boys. After scrubbing their Authoress Pearl ecks 9 tow 'times, tt ts wondered if she will still think it the good earth, already ‘have ceptured 2 couple of mountains. The strategy un- povbiodiy'is to keep th up Uuatil they have Selassie’s range, How, Pays Tribute to Mann Fellow Publishers Note Worth to Profession in Editorials, ROTARY ANNS ARE | __Parsonat comment 1 RETED WEDNESDAY Expressions of sorrow at the death of George D. Mann, Tribune publish- er, were accompanied Thursday by expressions of the high regard in which he was held by his fellows in the newspaper profession. r Some publishers made public ap- praisal of his merit in editorials to be published Thursday. Others gave voice to their personal sentiments in telegrams received here. Among personal and editorial com- ments from men in the profession were the following: Norman D. Black, publisher of the \ Fargo Forum—“In the passing of George D. Mann, publisher of the Bismarck Tribune, the newspaper fraternity in North Dakota has lost one of its outstanding members, Those of us who have known him intimately for a number of years shall greatly Program Built Around Dramatic Interests Entertains 95 Guests at Ladies’ Night Present day interest in playmaking ‘and dramatic art and the coming celebration of North Dakota’s 75th anniversary prompted the program room. talk on dramatic art, recalling “the with ance. To Mrs. Mann and the mem- bers of the Tribuye organization, per- sympathy.” e Cipiedte “gunlanee paring the entertainment. M. M. Oppegard, publisher of the a Grand Forks Herald and president of Cast of Drama the North Dakota Associated Press, said: “The death of Mr. George Mann is a distinct loss to North Dakota jour- nalism, to his home city and to the state as a whole. Exceptional ability in his profession and a full under- standing of public problems enabled him to perform a service that will leave its mark in many spheres. To the newspaper profession of the state and northwest, and particularly his i associates in the Associated Press, his passing is a personal loss. His family and business associates have their sincere sympathy.” Community Players cast. ter, Miss Marian Lichstentein as Marie, a maid, Harrison Monk as a poral. rector. impersonations of Sacajawea, The Bird Woman, and Mrs. George A. Custer, wife of the late General Cus- ter of Old Fort Lincoln, by Mrs. A, M. Christianson and Mrs. Joseph 8. Competitors Respected Him Leonard of Fort Lincoln, respectively ‘The Mandan Pioneer—“In the pass-; Both women were gowned approp- ing of George D. Mann, publisher of/riately for their parts, Mrs. Christian- the Bismarck Tribune, the North Da-|son wearing Indian garb and Mrs. kota newspaper fraternity loses one|reonard a beautiful black velvet of its outstanding members. His suc-|gown with jet bead trimming worn cess in building up one of the state’s | originally by the late Mrs. Oscar Will most prosperous institutions was due/and now the property of her daugh- to his high standard of business|ter, Mrs. R. W. Lumry, antique jew- ethics. He had applied himself/eiry and a colorful Paisley shawl. through the years to making of The|They told their stories in the first Tribune a strong, ean newspaper!person and each presented a wealth and to the printing business connect-|of material of the early history of ed with The Tribune, an enterprise of |this section. which both he and the city of Bis- Tells Mrs. Custer’s Story marck had reason to be proud. Mrs. Leonard based her story on “Coming to Bismarck and taking|Mrs. Custer’s “Boots and Saddles” over The Tribune, which had been/and had for the time setting Mrs. passing through critical times for|Custer’s return to visit her relatives many years, Mr. Mann proved his|at Monroe, Mich., in 1875 after her business acumen by turning a money-|first winter on the frontier post losing property into @ prosperous one.| across the Missouri and south of “His whole career demonstrated that | Mandan. devotion to one’s work and the main-| George F. Dullam, president, open- tenance of a high business standard|ed the meeting. He introduced the Pay. guests, Dr. A. D. McCannell of Minot, “The editor of the Mandan Pioneer |C. L. Kjerstad of Dickinson and L. R. can think of no higher tribute to pay |Baird, and a new club member, Harry to a competitor in the same field than|A. Thompson, Jr., to whom Carl Nel- square game. mitted us both to prosper in our re- spective areas and that made for a closer personal friendship. servance of business ethics we both maintained our self respect and the respect of the people of Western North Dakota.” ‘Long and Honorable Career’ Mrs. Alberta Trubshaw, publisher of the Valley City Times-Record: “News of the death of Mr. George D. Mann, publisher of the Bismarck Tribune, well known North Dakota Journalist, is received with sincere re- Scout Cabin Gives Safety From River Boy Scout cabins at Birlea Hollow were put to a real humanitarian pur- pose last week when there was dan- ger of flood waters overflowing the bottoms along the Missouri river north of town. Threatened with the flood, James DIES IN HOSPITAL Mother of Mrs. R. M. Bergeson Succumbs to Cancer After Long Illness THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1936 OS: [Press of North Dakota {MRS. WM. SIMPSON and Ann Bergeson atid Evelyn Ann! (= and Thomas Stephen Lough. Mrs. Lough: will’ arrive’ here tonight to attend the funeral. Nees = NES Births Son, Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Mushik, 1900 East Thayer Ave. 5 p.m. Wed- Mrs, William Simpson, 70, resident | nesday, St. Alexius hospital. of Mandan for the past 46 years and | mother of Mrs. R..M. Bergeson, 219 Thayer Ave. W., died at 1 a. m., Thurs- day, at i Deaths Mrs. William Simpson, 70, 205 Third a local hospital after long} ave, N. E., Mandan, at 1 a.m., Thurs- iliness. The cause of death was C@N-} day, in local hospital. cer. Mrs, Simpson, who was prominent in civic, social and music circles at Mandan for many years, @ major operation here over @ year ago and never recovered. She has A $1,576. judgment granted the Far- underwent | 80 Glass and Paint company against Mrs.’ J, W. Smith, in connection with construction of a store front was af- mn at the hospital continuously | firmed Thursday by the state supreme reunion. ©. L. Young, chairman, gave a brief To Hold Funeral Saturday beer for the Rotary club’s Ladies’ Night that time with the exception of |court.. The defendant claimed work dinner Wednesday evening in the |Gromtmas day when she pxception Or of installation was not done correct~ Grand Pacific hotel private dining}/ner home to take part in a family|ly. Walter R. Johnson, attache of the Puneral services have been set for|U. 8. veterans administration at Far- last days” in the old country school|2 p. m., Saturday at the family home| go, was a Bismarck business visitor their programs emphasizing|/at 205 Third Ave. NE., Mandan, | Thursday. dialogues “gateways to a world of|where Mrs. Simpson has resided since make-believe” and our introductions|she came here as a bride 46 years} Milton Dunning, connected with the to playmaking. He listed the high|/ago. Rev. G. W. Stewart, pastor of/gas utilities at Austin, Minn., Thurs- miss our long and intimate acquaint-|school Playmakers and various ama-|the Presbyterian church, will of-|day continued a trip to Billings, teur theatrical groups in the city be-|ficiate and interment will be made in/Mont., where he is to attend a con- fore’ introducing the first feature, ajthe Union cemetery. The body will|vention, after visiting his uncle, sonally, and on behalf of our entire|/one-act play, “The Bishop’s Candle-|lie in state until time for the fu-|H. Ebeling, 723 Fifth St. and his organization, to many of whom he was |sticks,” based on Victor Hugo’s “Les|neral. well known, we extend our sincere |Miserables,” presented by a Bismarck] Mrs. Simpson at one time was a /8t. Mrs, Fred|member of the Mandan board of 3 L. Conklin assisted Mr. Young in pre-| park commissioners. She also belong-| Fred C. R. Schultze was re-elected cousin, W. R. Ebeling, Anderson ed to the Order of the Eastern Star | president of the Mandan Bowling as- and was active in the work of the|sociation Wednesday. Other officers ‘Was Born in Michigan Appearing in the play were Ches-| Presbyterian church. She was also a)are Phil Hertz, vice president; George ter Perry in the role of a bishop, Ted | member of the Reading club and took | Lehman, secretary; Nick Paul, treas+ Campagna as a convict, Miss Dorothy | Part in other civic and social enter-|urer. 'Tekippe as Persome, the bishop's sis- | prises. on the application of the Hearing Mrs. Simpson, nee Anna Elizabeth|Montana-Dakota Utilities company ant and Arthur Cram as a cor-| Stephens, was born April 23, 1865, at|for permission to issue stock in con- poral Mr, Campagna was the di-, Clifton, Mich., the daughter of Mr.|nection with a compromise between end Mrs. Joseph Stephens. One of a|the company and its preferred stock- odist church bishop at. Wayne, Mich. Growing to womanhood, she open- ‘Miss Florence Fritch played piano | ‘family of 12, she was left an orphan|holders‘has been set by the state tis as a aneeital see the the|at an early age and was reared by|board of railroad commissioners for play and the two remaining numbers, |®M uncle, Rev. William Noble, Meth-| April 1, Judge Fred: Jansonius and Clifford ed a millinery shop at Wayne, where} Jansonius, court reporter, left here she was married to William Simpson | Thursday for Washburn where they on Feb. 12, 1800. That same year the| will attend’ to several court matiers couple came to Mandan. Mr. Simp-| before coming ‘back to Bismarck son died Feb. 23, 1929, Besides her daughter here, Mrs. Simpson. leaves two other daughters, Mrs. Thomas J. Lough and Miss Wil-|with the.North Dakota Agricultural lifred Simpson, both of Detroit; one| college extension division, stopped off sister, Mrs. William Jenkins of Oak-| briefly at the county agent’s office land, Calif., four grandchildren, Peggy! here Thursday on his way to Linton. to- night, 3 R. L. Olson, state 4-H club agent Your Personal Health By William Brady, M. D. Dr. Brady will answer stions pertaining to health but not disease or diagnosis, Write letters briefly and in ink, Address Dr. Brady in care of The Tribune. Al queries must be accompanied by & stamped. self-addressed envelope. ; A INHUMANITY IN THE NAME OF AMERICA 4 A press dispatch recently described an atrocity perpetrated upon striking relief workers by “county officers.” Fifty strikers were encamped in the county courthouse. A 17-year-old girl among them “was discovered to have diphtheria.” So “fumigation had been ordered,” and while deputy sheriffs stuod guard with tear guns to prevent removal of the fumigation candles the strikers who refused to leave the building (about one-third of the number) coughed and choked in the acrid fumes, their heads bound with damp clothes and the men, women and children flattened on the floor. Cries of the children were audible to the ring of officers and spectators outside. Must have been as amusing to the spectators as a lynching or a train wreck or other casualty where the alert and eager Yankee bystander has a chance to see torture inflicted. The newspaper story does not say who ordered the fumigation. Presum- ably the local health authorities. If so, it would be poetic justice to treat those health authorities to a good dose of their own medicine. I'd like to touch off a candle or two for them to cough and choke on, just as an object lesson for the “public. There is no justification for such fumigation of a room or building wherein a case of diphtheria or any other contagious or infectious disease has been found. Only where the health authorities are ignorant, super- stitious or crooked is the rite of fumigation of premises after contagious or infectious disease still practiced. As a sanitary or public health measure fumigation has been proved useless and abandoned by all competent health authorities, It is now employed only for the destruction of rats and other vermin, A bootlicking little country village politician who manages to get ap- ‘W.| pointed health officer likes the sense of importance it gives him to go around and raise horrendous stinks on the premises after illnesses which still frighten the peasants. People who have advanced beyond the third grade at school ought to be able to comprehend the simple facts, first, that disease germs do not survive many minutes in the air or light, and must be quickly transferred from per- son to person in one way or another in order to produce the disease in the second person. No amount of sterilizing or disinfecting of the walls, floors or furniture or articles in the sickroom or the house where a person has been ill of infectious disease can prevent spread of the disease. Of course no antiseptic, disinfectant or germicide which is not dangerously poisonous or’ fatal to human beings will destroy disease germs in the body of a living per- son. Therefore the crime of these “officers” is a revolting one and if there is still a sense of decency in that corner of the country the Nazis involved in it will be punished for their offense. QUESTOINS AND ANSWERS Healthful Beverage Please state which is the most healthful beverage, pure orange juice, ‘) pure tomato juice or pure milk.... (G. A. J.) Answer—In particular circumstances one might be more essential than the others, They are all healthful, wholesome. Lead Poisoning My sons have a lead soldier molding set which they use a great deal. Is there any danger of lead poisoning from the fumes of the melting lead? +e. (Mrs, R, V.) Answer—Yes. Better give them instead a plastic or clay molding outfit and some instruction by a good kindergarten teacher. This will both amuse and develop artistic talent. Parents of pré-school children would do well to visit kindergartens in progressive schools and get ideas on entertainment and education of the children between two and six years of age. (Copyright, 1936, John F. Dille Co.) | E f i i # i i J E il 5 i H Hi ree ii 1 The committee never had Bny business to go to work in the first place and the upshot It may pain some nosey authority says age makes the nose longer, the mouth life is short, there may never be a rival for Durante or reported to have a new $300,000-a-picture contract. Advice gret by the Valley City Times Record. The long and honorable career of Mr. Mann in journalism in the north- west has given opportunity for crea- tion of many personal ties which make his passing a matter of personal grief to those who have been favored with his friendship. “The.publisher of the Times Record wishes to express her sense of the value of Mr. Mann’s work as a fine influence on journalism, and her keen regret at his death and the personal loss thus incurred.” ‘ { ‘Friend of Fourth Estate’ Devils Lake Journal. “Death has taken from this world one of North Dakota’s outstanding citizens, “His passing is felt keenly by those who knew him in business and social life. The Fourth Estate has lost a dy- namic personality, a capable leader and a man of high character. His Perseverance, indomitable will and courage of convictions brought suc- cess to him in the newspaper field Gespite the many hardships and ad- versities encountered by those pioneers who played such an important part in the development of North Da- kota’s institutions and government. “His passing is a shock to all who knew him. North Dakota has lost a valuable citizen and the Fourth Estate a treasured and loyal friend.” La Crosse Expecting "| Flood of Mississippi St. Paul, March 26.—(?)—Major Dwight F. Johns, United States en- gineer in charge of nine foot channel construction work in the La Crosse, Wis., district forecast the Mississippi would leave its banks there as the | green approached flood stage Thurs- ay. The stage at La Crosse, Major Johns said, was 11.7 feet at 9 a. m., “and the river is rising gradually.” Flood stage, he said, is 12 feet. Meanwhile the Minnesota river Shakopee, with several thousand more acres of bottom lands flooded. The towns thernselves were not threatened. CASTIGATES HEARST of the senate lobby committee, Thurs- day accused William Randolph . | Hearst, the publisher, of “prostituting” es Devenneee for his own private in- rests, OFFERS FLOOD AID ACT Washington, March 26—(/)—A bill to establish a flood rehabilitation ad- ministration to make up to $50,000,- 000 in loans to corporations and in- dividuals was introduced Thursday by Senator Davis (Rep. Pa.). y reached flood stage at Chaska and | 22: Schipp, who farms seven miles north of here, asked permission to use the cabins during the high-water period. It was immediately granted and he and Lester Bunker, a brother-in-law, moved in, sending Mrs. Bunker and the two children to stey in Bismarck. The flood threat passed and Thursday Schipp was preparing to move back into his home, but not be- fore he had thanked the Scouts for the use of the cabins at an investi- ture’ceremony held by the Knights of Columbus Troop 8, Wednesday night. BORAH OUT OF PRIMARY Washington, March 26.—(?)—Sen- ator Borah decided Thursday not to enter the California Republican presi- dential preference primary because it would be impossble for him to cam- paign in that state. i | Additional Markets DULUTH CASH GRAIN smiling. You've done. opposite. It’s been a beaut 5 3 Duluth, March 26.— (>) — Closing bat oh—I. cash prices: Wheat, No. 1 heavy dark Bill’s moment northern spring, 60 Ibs., 1.14%-1.27%; gone, No. 1 dark northern, 59 lbs. 1.12%- days, 1.26%; 58 lbs., 1.10%-1.25%; No. 2 dark’ northern, 57 Ibs., 1.08%-1.23%; No. 3 dark northern, 56 Ibs., 1.065%-1.20%; 55 Ibs., 1.04% -1.17%; No. 4 dark north- ern, 54 Ibs., 1.015%-1.14%; 53 lbs., 98%- 1.10%; No. 5 dark northern, 52 Ibs., 94% -1.06%; 51 Ibs, 925-1.02%; 50 Ibs., 9156-985. No. 1 northern, 1.06%- 1,165; No. 1 dark hard Montana, 1,105 -1.18%. Hard amber durum: No. 1, 60 Ibs, 95%-1.10%; No. 2, 59 lbs., 94% -1.09%; 58 Ibs., 93%-1.08%; No. 3, 57 Ibs. 91%4-1.07%; 56 lbs. 88%- 1.08%; No. 4, 55 lbs., 84%-103%; 54 Ibs., 825-1.0135; No. 5, 53 lbs., 80%- 99%; 52 lbs., 78%-97%; No. 1 red du- rum, 75% -76%. Flax: No. 1, 1.72. Rye: No. 1, 48%-48%. | Oats: No. 3 white, 24%-25%. Barley: Malting, 45-65; feed barley, WINNIPEG CASH GRAIN Winnipeg, March 26.—(#)—Cash wheat: No. 1 northern, 81; No. 2 northern, 78%; No. 3 northern, 74%; oats, No. 2 white, 35%; No. 3 white, 20%. MINNEAPOLIS FLOUR Minneapolis, March 26.—(?)}—Fiour, unchanged. Shipments, 20,806 bar- rels. Pure bran 15.25-15.50. Stan- dard middlings, 15.25-15.50. INVESTMENT TRUSTS (By the Associated Press) (Over the counter in New York) Maryland Fund 19.47, 21.05, Quart Inc 8h 1.58, 1.74, Sel. 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It was) singing for which Clarion Larson she ‘mast have photoseaphe and a see earennds always clean competition that per-| played piano accompaniments. = with “oxigen trudged blocks toot, Covers were laid for ef Rotarians pice ‘telle BILL Smanpr au come ee “4 nem and Rotary Anns. The latter were about this. Later, om presented with roses as favors, Sens Oe mare, Stee ee J, was the same on Teesday. “And most of all, through the ob- { 7o— . More offices, more interviews— t NOW Ge ON WITH THE STORY » @ job. It was the | i side. Almost instantly the far end of the dim hall opened and a head appeared. “That you, Miss Ryan?” “Yes.” the week to look for employment, | ler, owner of the rooming house, and Toby returned to her thirdoor | omers ape ppg room with nothing to show for her telephone een ago.” “Whe was it?” Toby asked eag- i F A AE & FE ade st A “