The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 30, 1937, Page 4

‘ THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 80, 1937 The Bismarck Tribune| _ AD Independent Newspaper THE STATE’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) State, City and County Official Newspaper Publizhed daily except Sunday by The Bismarck Tribune Company, Bis- mere eS Sant ene at the postoffice at Bismarck as etcond class tall Mrs. Stella 1. Mann President and Treasurer Kenneth W. Simons Secretary and Editor A Archie O. Johnson Vied Pres end Gen'l Manager Subscription Rates Payable in Advance Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation Member of the Associated Press ‘ er ated Press i» exclusively entitled to the use for republica- tion of the news dispatches credited to it or aot 10 credited in thie ie per and also the loca! news of spont: I Harel: ts of republication of ali other matter ra Investment Fears Proof that investor confidence would do much to place business on a better level is contained in a current report from the National Industrial Conference board which has neither » political nor economic axes to grind. ~ “‘Du.'ng the month ending in mid-October production fell off in the building, petroleum, steel and electric power industries, but retail sales drove ahead to new peaks for the recovery in both volume and dollar value. Accelerated business in the small towns was the chief factor in this advance. This, in turn, was a reflection of better conditions in the farming areas. Machine tool orders were up as the result of foreign buying but the domestic demand was 8 per cent below August and only 51 per cent of the volume recorded as the peak for this trade last ‘April. -It may easily be, as some contend, that greater activity in the machine tool and construction industries would lead only to new technological advances, and hence, eventually, to greater unemployment, but that is not the reason for current inactivity in some lines. The building industry suffers from high prices. Even in the face of rising rents there ts no building boom. Too’many people cannot raise the down payment to meet even the gener- ous terms provided under the Federal Housing Act, and there is little incentive for speculatve builders willing to accept a small down payment and larger installments with a higher in- terest rate. What building goes forward is on a sound basis but there isn’t enough of it. Steel, upheld in recent years by the automobile industry and government building contracts, feels the decline in government enterprise and railroad purchasing. Electric power represents a decline in manufacturing activity which is hard to explain in the face of heavy retail sales. One answer may be that heavy inventories were built up by both manufacturers and whole- salers last spring because of the fear of labor troubles. These now are being reduced and will go lower before the full effect of the increased farm demand is felt. However, the improved conditions in agricultural America are a pretty firm rock on which to build confidence for the im- mediate future and thosé who scent any material let-down in the business situation had better estimate conditions carefully. Much of the investment fear is due to worry over prospec- tive government policies and a taxation system which would take most of whatever profits were made. Of this there can be ne doubt. On the other hand some is doubtless due to the feeling that America is so well developed already that opportunities for sound investment are few. The latter class are, of course, wrong. No one knows what the future holds, but it is a pretty safe bet that there are just as many good opportunities for investment now as there ever were tor,those who have the wit to see and the courage to back their judgment. Competition Between States Gasoline taxes lower than neighboring states have much to do with the current increase in North Dakota gasoline tax col-|p lections, in the opinion of the North Dakota Petroleum Indus- ai tries committee, with headquarters here. This organization, analyzing gasoline tax receipts in this and neighboring states for the first seven months of 1937, says| North Dakota collected $2,245,000 in 1986 and $2,480,000 in 1937. Increases in other states were: South Dakota, $22,000|3¢ or .85 per cent; Nebraska, $102,000, or .90 per cent; Minnesota and Montana “increases much smaller in proportion than that of North Dakota.” Irvin W. Huss (left), 307 Tenth 8t., Bismarck, picked 17 winners of & possible 20 in last Saturday's football gal by The Bismarck Tribune. On Saturday, Oct. Bismarck hotel, took second prise for having chosen more winners than all but one of the contestants. Can they repeat? Can They Repeat? y contest conducted William M. Cohen, NBs = NEWS HOTEL REGISTRATIONS Grand Pacific Hotel R. D, Gwyther, Fort Rice; E. Halvorson, Aberdeen, 8. D.; Mrs. Rob: ert Webster, Webster; A. C. Mets, Underwood; Mr. and Mrs, W. F, Howe, St. Paul, Minn.; Bernice Kleinschmidt, Raleigh; Al Appert, Duluth, Minn; Walter Schempp, Underwood; and Mr. and Mrs, J, J. Nygaard, Jamestown. ee Daughter, Mrs, Victor ent Witton at re 26 p. m., Fri- day, Bismarck hospital. eee M: d Mrs. Henry Brown, 930 7:30 p, m., Friday, St. ‘our: Ateeiae howpital. The Pan-Attic club will meet Mon- day for @ 1:15 luncheon in the private dining room of the Capitol, R. H. (Dad) Walker, North Dakota workmen's compensation bureau com- missioner and long prominent in the state, is underdoing treatment in 8t. Alexius hospital for rheumatism. While suffering pain, his condition was pronounced good. No one was injured when a truck driven by Urbane Dohn and a car Griven by J. W. Knecht collided at the intersection of Seventh St., and Ave. A at about 11:05 a. m, Saturday, ac- cording to Patrolmen Don Schoene- man and Nick Klee, who investigated the accident. Dohn was driving east on Ave, A and Knecht south on Sev- enth 8t. o—_—____——_——_* | Additional Markets | STOCK TURNOVER HIGH New York, Oct. 30.- ing a month which included ay the heaviest day’s trading in ex- change history, turnover in the stoc! exchange in October totaled 61, 81 shares, best month's business ce this year. REVI Wo wtne. stock w— market thrashed around a wit this and finally pushed to higher the whole, it was argued, the reflected short covering as well a trom. traders Who elt prices had been shaken down too hard and too far in the irregular de- cline which started in mid-Augu: The federal re: board an: nounced a lowering margins nnd Wall Street responded by stepping briskly over to the buying sid At the close of the week, however, fresh doubts over the administ rd taxes ing followet entries on, the in most indlonted a. fa the tlowing down of trade and ine dustry. tthe same time legislation on by id throw were washed back and forth. The average of commodity picer drifted lower. All groups skcep Uv: stock dropped to new lows for the year or lon, face of the wid Ante orang bi ber pric in closed at 1.05%, eo im wheat the "Dee, spon ay Duluth closing af vhre Bhored inde cy ne The reason is North Dakota’s three-cent tax as compared with four cents in Minnesota and South Dakota and five cents in| °%, a Montana and Nebraska. Because of this, tourists and truckers wait until they have crossed the line into North Dakota before they fill their tanks, and some residents of border areas in neighboring states regularly buy their motor fuel here. Forecast is made that paving of Routes 10 and 2, scheduled for completion next year, will still further increase North Da- kota’s highway revenue from out-of-state sources. This is encouraging. Everyone knows we need the money. Pungent Comment Appearing before a legislative committee last winter, Mr. Louis Garske, local dairyman, made pointed comment that the state and government were “spending millions of dollars for good roads but the farmers had nothing to haul over them.” His plea, then as now, was for an intelligent and constructive water program which would stabilize agriculture in Western North : Dakota. Supporting this stand, apparently, is Mr. E. Gipson of Cole- harbor. In a recent letter to the editor of the McLean County Tadependent, Mr. Gipson said: “I wish you'd write an editorial on irrigation again and show the folly at the present time of building roads when we |Poas need water so desperately. As things are, it looks as if good fitting, ta roads were an invitation to get the h— out.” Men who work on the soi] frequently have the gift of put-|the ting their thoughts into few and pungent words. ined %, closing at prices showed indepen firmness with both cash and fute quotations up about 1c for th Nod matting was quoted at 8% to Flax market showed considera weakness. Dec. do for THER: ciosing riday at 1.99. ——_—______“—_——_* | Today’s Recipe ————————____———_# (Serves 4 to 6) bday @ pound The answer of Mr. Bigelow Neal, noted North Dakota|These flank author who now writes the editorials for the Garrison newspaper as a part-time chore, was that Mr. Gipson’s letter was about as good as he could do on the subject. connectiv fibres in them serving, carve ithe bias. Police Release Boy Held for Over Week Howard Bowman, youthful knight of the road picked-up in Bismarck last week when # restaurant proprie- tor thought he looked like a aus picious character,” was on the go again Saturday. Bowman was released by police here | when word was received from Atlanta, | Ga., the youth’s home, that police there had nothing against him. Presumably he was headed back for Georgia, but he told policemen at the station here, some day he would like to come back. “If I ever get enough money, I’m sho gonna come back up this way.” he said. “I like it up here, even if I do reckon it gets kinder cold, come winter.” | Man Held for Probing Of Bum Check Charge, Harry N. Peterson, Bismarck, was sentenced to 30 days in jail when brought before Police Magistrate E. 8. Allen Saturday morning to answer to charges of being drunk and disorderly. Peterson, Allen said, is being held pending investigation of a charge that he passed a bad check in Bismarck some time ago. He was arrested Fri- day when Albert Papacek complained that he had given him @ no good $10 | B. E. Groom, state secre fIBS, fACTS and fANCIES Some Corn History Viewing the 14th North Dakota State Corn Show here Wednesday, tary of the Greater North Dakota association, harked back 32 years to 1906, and the days when he, as superintendent of schools for Cavalier county, promoted a corn-raising project among rural school boys Whether or not the show that was held in Langdon, the county seat, that fall was the first corn show in the state, Groom is not certain. Dr. John H. Shepard, former president of the North Dakota drier college, has assured him that it was the : first time any organized agric He: ultural work was done in rural schools of the state, One hundred thirty-eight boys were in at the start of the contest, Groom recalled, and about 117 of these carried their projects to completion, A Seed Ried per by Oscar H. Will of Bism: each participant was required to plant four square rods of corn. It was @ good year, Groom said, and when the displays were arranged in the county courtroom “there were some fine samp! Groom remembered that most of the people in that area at that time |] thought it was @ “crazy” idea, but others saw its worth and pitched in to help make the project a success. Gordon W. Randlett, Fargo, in charge of farm institute work in North Dakota at that time, helped plan the Project and sured the entries in the show, Groom said, But soybeans are the crop that Groom is most interested in promoting now. Corn has proved a profitable B. E. Groom crop for the North Dakota farmers, and the Greater North Dakota associa- tion is now attempting to see whether or not soy beans are not just as po- tential as money-makers, “Personally, I think soybeans are at the same stage in this state now as Your Personal Health By William Brady, M. D. rady will answer to health but a ease Fer diognod Write lett ere tirietiy s ane etnsiake Address Dr. aay ‘he Tribune, All queries must be panied tye etem self-addressed envelope. INHERITANCE OF ACQUIRED CHARACTERS Pertaining to the question of the relative influence of heredity and en- vironment upon the individual's character, an Castle is interesting, (Genetics and Eugenics, by Prof. W. E. Oastle, Harvard, Harvard University Press.) Prof. Castle and Dr. John C, Phillips removed the ovaries from an albino guinea-pig just attaining maturity, and grafted into ovaries obtained guinea-pig the guinea-pig’s body other aged three weeks, not yet sexually mature, The grafted animal was then mated with a male albino, Now i invariable rule that albino guinea-pigs produce only albino young. #!bino produced by the albino male three litters of young, six individuals all, and all of her young were black. from a young black who gave birth to the three Utters of black guinea-pigs was not her own, but that of the ovary that had been grafted into her body from the young black guinea-pig. So we must conclude that the blackness of those six little guinea-pigs born to the albino parents was inherited from the black mother- by-proxy, the pig whose ovaries were grafted into the albino that bore the black offspring. Offspring? Well, they were not really her off-spring at all, just because she bore them. Biologically speaking, those six little black pigs were no more the children, offspring, heirs or descendents of the albino that gave birth to them than a white infant is of the negress who serves as wet nurse and mammy for the child. Indeed, Prof. Castle has introduced a vexatious problem into the whole science of ‘genetics. Transplantation of an ovary or a portion of an ovary from one woman to another is not only possible but has been done many times. Who shall say how long such transplanted ovarian tissue survives or whether it may continue to function for a considerable period after transplantation? Assuming a portion of ovary continues to fuction after transplantation, who shall judge the maternity of a child subsequently born to the host of the ener atten ovary? The germ-cells (ovum or egg-cell and spermatasoon or fertilizing ele- cee 32 years ago, with a lot better chance of making good,” Groom jeclared. Last spring 752 small packages of seed were given to as many farmers in the state and 168 others received half-bushel lots of soybeans to seed as part of the G.N.D.A. program to determine just how well adapted to North Dakota the crop is. Thus far results have been generally favorable and have shown that soybeans can be grown in any part of the state, Groom said. Next year 100 bushels of soybeans will be distributed to farmers Sons out the state for more test planting. First big return the farmer receives from soybeans planting, Groom pointed out, is as a supplementary feed crop. Poultry. raisers find it one of the best feeds to use in fattening their birds, he said. Commenting on the current corn show here, Groom declared it was one of the best he has ever seen as far as all-around showing was concerned. Quality of the ears is high, he said, adding that he was somewhat disap- pointed in the size of ears from good corn-growing districts. Will He? ‘When unruly boys and girls are hailed before Principal C. W. Leifur of Lelfur requires them to write a statement hat they intend to do. boy the office” apparently was not born with a gift for writing. After a number of fruitless efforts to put his misdeed on paper, Principal Liefur came to his help and dictated the following: “I brought a snake to achool to scare the kids. I'll try to do better the next time.” Bismarck Expensive? One of our renters coesn’ ee ene check and has signed the name of a brother, Henry, to it. 133 Fans Board Train Here for Forks Trip One hundred “thirty-three football | fans boarded a special train here at k 16 @, m. Saturday bound for the foot- ball battle between North Dakota’s two largest institutions at Grand ‘Forks this afternoon. Northern Pacific railway officials reported there probably were more fans aboard by the time the special pulled away for Fargo. Four fans got aboard at Steele, 10 at Jamestown and five at Valley City. A large dele- gation was expected to join the spe- cial at Fargo. Two Killed as Truck ’t think that Bismarck is such an expensive Piace to live in. He says a Eecening for verte ile Sie: as cheap fo live an\ Blactarce es/any place else in the country. I have often compared the ads of a local chain store with prices quoted by the same chain for one of its Chicago stores. Grocery prices run almost exactly the same here as they do in Chicago, but meat Peo su tun from one oie two cents higher.” Then he proceeds to take Thomas H. Moodie, Works Progress adminis- to task for a statement we are unfamiliar with. The reader says, s Moodie was almost completely wrong when he said that Bismarck was the second most expensive city in which to live, Actual living expenses are about the same as they are in Chicago or Minneapolis, but rents are too high, and they are being reduced. When they come down to normal Bismarck will be as cheap a city to live in as there is any place.” Just to check up on our reader we compared grocery and meat prices of tral last Friday in Bismarck, Minneapolis and Chicago. Here’s what we found: The same chain store in Bismarck and Chicago advertised: Bismarck Chicago Quantity 85, 24% pound bag 12 ounce can Flour . Basse Fails to Make Turn Park Rapids, Minn., Oct. 30.—(#)— 'Two brothers were killed here Satur- Autumn Days Return On North Wind’s Back Days of bright sunshine and sum- mer tem} ures ended in Bismarck n | Friday night as @ north wind brought in low-hanging clouds and the chill of autumn. A minimum temperature of 39 was recorded during the night. The U. 8. bureau's forecast was for generally fair weather Saturday and Sunday, colder tonight, rising tem- perature Sunday. BOWESMONT MAN WEDS Chickens Bacon .. The above quotations are a small sample of the variation of prices. Grocery prices in Chicago are on the whole considerably less than in Bis- marck, but meat is higher there than here. Bismarck and Minnea| polis prices are about the same, some items being higher here, other items being higher there. ‘We offer these statistics as basis for fireside arguments. cee ase Cough ‘Eo 65-year-old daughter of a Bismarck resident was talking to her father over the telephone, “Pardon me @ minute, papa,” she said in the Gand Je! the conversation. Over the receiver came the echo of coughing. Then- “I don’t want to cough in your face.” Ashley Native Covered Air Disaster When 2 giant airliner carried 19 persons to their deaths against a Utah aise 10,000 feet above sea level recently, one of the first of the searching parties to reach the scene was led by Clair Johnson, reporter for the Salt Lake Tribune. Johnson is a native of North Dakota. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Johnson of Ashley, where he was born. He left there only seven years ago. Here is the story Johnson wrote: “In this gale-whipped region of the jagged Uinta mountains, Kirk Bond of The Salt Lake Tribune and I took on death in its most hor- rible form. ‘4We see the twisted, shattered wreckage of what once was a giant eset pes, soe sere ns Sagi CoBRY Gully, PeLaRER Ove 100s An A aN O abe he be iste ABA ato bodies Of ts Daveeneets, mutilated the pilot's compartment Wa bea ai Saat nad ht eee sat Foe tel Ere +m moe moses although partially ca “We are able to find only two bodies in the plane, and only one vod 7 ek ie epase 19 bins $8 snetrel) eee It, however, is so severely that identification will be difficult. “The crash site is in the most inaccessible part of a primitive area. For hours our little searching y, headed by Blake Powell, rancher, struggled grimly through , and later snow. We fought jagged Tocks, dense underbrush and bitter cold. secon eritts baren ab /mna}etude ot 6) about 7500 feet, and became Geeper as we ascended the region at a rate never exceeding two miles an hour.” oeeee Jots and Dots ‘Yes, there ment), from whose union or fusion the embryo grows, are only guests in the kody, 80 to speak, and not members of the household. They fulfill only one function—they carry un the race. Since they are not produced by the body cells but only by the fertilized egg-celi, they cannot transmit body-modifica- tions, acquired characters. That's our story concerning the six little black guinea-pigs and until some geneticist or eugenist devises a more plausible pe: we're going to stick to it. Later we shall revert to the Six Black Pigs and ‘heir Pure White Parents, but meanwhile don’t deduce that acquired char- ater are not inherited. We believe they are inherited more or less—more from the grandparents and great grandparents than from the parents. Then, of course, the legend of the throwback—black infant born to apparently white parents—bears closer scrutiny. | Clawed Shellfish HORIZONTAL Answer te Previous Soute TIt belongs to the genus 13 Opera air. 14 Unusually large quality. 16 Pigmentary ‘spot. 17 Social insect. 18 Sawlike organ. 19 Female sheep. 21 Pieced out. 23 Stiff collar. 26 To scold. 48 29 Opera, or opus 51 Nothing. §2.Garden tool. 54 Pedal digit. 85 Plece of 26 Mason's patterns. 37 To gaze fixedly. orga? barium. 58 Sea eagles. eee a— 10 30 Like. elifish. 11 Rubber tree. 40Ratite bird, - 62 Ithastwo 12 South pairs of ——. Apetes: oa " "Ne ee yi a ~ _—— i & i mA