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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09
MORE CITY MANAGERS
Nebraska State JournaD

Nebraska State Journal)
To the surprise of the outside
world, Kansas City goes to the
city manager form Of government
by an overwhe ming majority. The
drift Of the large cities TO this sys-
TEN is becomign notable CleVe-
land, with nearly million people,
has now been under city manager
government for year. Cincinnati,
with over third Of million, vot-
"a last Move mber to live under the
same system. Now comes Kansas
City, only a little smaller than Gin
cinnati, adopting a city manager
charter Dayton, with about 49,
600 people, has been on the city
manager basis since the flood. V
Ten years ago there were Ii city
manager cities in the United States.
The first one appeared only IL years
ago. Now there are BAT, Of which
81 have come into the. list In the
past year. Such changes In city
government as is made at all now
takes this form. Only rarely has
the system been abandoned, once
il is adopted.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09
Man May Soon Be Only Cook
By Chester H. ROwell

Schools to teach cooking to bachelors opened in Lon
don Why conne it to bachelors In these days of fem
nism married men likely to need it even One
is tempted sometimes to fear that there will be
cooking done unless do it. They do the wholesale
cooking now-and the housewives buy it retail in and
cartons.
IF wishes horses, then beggars might ride"
Modern Aladdin magic has almost made the wishes into
than horses One automobile to each family already
in sight, reached in many American states. In Cali
fornia, with to three persons it has been
passed Engineers, plotting prophetic of motor
abscissae and population ordinate already fixing the
point of intersection, only few years ahead when the
American people will have one automobile apeceone for
each person. including the proverba "beggars" we'll
the decept DID, infants cpps and the inmates of prisons
and asylums That much than one apiece for
those able to them 1t is unbelievable with the
mathematical to prove it. But if arrive only
approximately at that pont-where find the roads,
to run all those cars on?
A conspiracy to "bootleg" Armenian immigrants across
the American border has been unearhed in Canada The
business of smuggling has been established industry for
many years. With the new quota law, the temptation to
extend operations to other nationates will be increased
And there is no hope of completely stopping it.
Shall therefore start agitation against the mmi-
grafton law the ground that encourages awessness
Or shall enforce it as best can? And whichever
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09
THE COUNTY MANAGER
COMING.
lCapper's Weekly

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Taxpayers Wno realize that
about 50 per cent OF their tax
money is spent within their county,
should watch the experiment. of
Westminster county, New YORK.
Its people are soon to vote on 4
charter creating the office Of "cOun
~ president" whose duty it Will
he TO appoint the county attorney,
she lift, engineer and all other OF
ficials. All will be ansWerable to
the "president" and will be expect
ed to work together for the goou
OF the county instead Of for their
political friends or their own for
tunes.
This would put an end to elect
ing politicians to county offices
who Aire deputies to do the work,
not to mention tlat more compe-
tent men would be selected. The
county president" being directly
answerable TO the people, Woult
have to produce results. 1t is the
city manager plan under another
name.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09
WAR NEEDS CANNON FODDER
FRANCE NOT RAISING 1T

The excess of births over deaths
in France last year was only some
$4,000, as against $4,000 the year
before. The rate in Germany is de-
clining. too, but the excess is still
over 100000 a year. Whereat the
French are, as usual, greatly con-
cerned.
If the world were civilized, they
would not need to worry at all. They
do not, in fact, worry in regard to
the nations with which their rela-
tons are on a civilized basis. The
tremendous preponderance Of Ameri
ca they do not regard as menace. If
we get two hundred millions and
they have only forty, we may have
five-to-one advantage commercially,
but we viii also have five times as
many people to support with our
greater wealth. and the French will
be quite content to support we'll
whatever population they have.
The fear is not the legitimate rival
ries of commerce but the illegitimate
one Of war. If that were removed,
France would no more fear the
greater German population than Ne
vada fears the population OF Cali
fornia, or Canada that of the United
States. But now, the danger is that
these 100000 extra German babies,
20 years from now, may have to be
stopped at some new Verdun by a
fourth as many French babies. War
demands cannon fodder, and France
is not raising it. What the alarm
lists do not realize is that long be-
fore these babies grow up. either Eu-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09
BY NEA Service.

Ky NEA SerVlce.
Akron, O., April 9.-Three great
American minds are about to engage
Great Britain in a trade war in an
effort to save millions of dollars
yearly to those affected by the high
prices of rubber.
They are Henry Ford, Harvey s.
Firestone and Thomas A. Edison.
Two years ago Firestone, prom-
nent tire manufacturer, suggested
that America should produce its own
rubber in retaliation for the British
crude rubber restriction act, which
curtailed production and expectation
of raw product.
This suggestion now has become
a warning, because of the furthering
of the restriction act by Great Brit
ain.
And to this end Ford, Firestone
and Edison are bending their efforts
to produce rubber in this country on
large land holdings in Florida.
Rubber restrictions this year will
cost American car owners at least
500, 100000 and it very likely will
be nearer 100000, 900" Firestone
says. every l0-cent advance in the
cost of crude rubber means an add
! tional burden of about $4,000, 900
loaded upon the American people.
80 Per Cent i'm Tires
about 80 per cent of the world S
supply of rubber is grown in the
British possessions of the Far East,
America consumes rs per cent of. the
worlds supply. Eighty per cent Of
. the rubber consumed in America
! goes into automobile and truck tires.
Rubber was around IA cents u
pound when the restriction act be-
| came operative. Today it is 200 per
cent higher and indications point TO
! further advances"
! Ford, Firestone and Edison have
been carrying on extensive investi-
cations in Florida. On the Ford and
Edison estates in Fort Myers, Fla,
some very promising rubber trees
are growing. On the Ford farm near
Labelle and on the government ex-
perimental farm near Cocoanut Grove
some varieties of rubber trees,
plants and shrubs are growing in a
very encouraging manner.
During a recent conference of the
three men in Florida, Edison made
several important suggestions regard
something different from the methods
now in vogue in the Far East.
Plantation in Liberia
1t is believed by Edison that a
greatly improved method of eXtrac-
tion is possible and that it may be
advantageous in fastening yields of
latex and greatly reduce cost of pro-
duction.
Firestone is determined that Amer
leans shall produce their own rub
Der. He was instrumental in having
Congress vote an appropriation two
years ago, giving 100000 to the De-
partment Of Commerce for inveSti.
cation of new sources Of rubber sup
ply and 100000 to the Department
of Agriculture for experimental pur-
poses.
He now has a complete organiza-
ton in Liberia, on the west coast of
Africa, operating a rubber planta-
ton and preparing to plant rubber
on an extensive scale.
"The British restriction act lin
its production and expectation Ia
just one-half the normal CROP" Fire
stone says.
"Americans must awaken to the ne
cessity Of doing something 70 Iell,,.
the grip now held by foreign inter.
ests on commodity SO important te
our welfare and prosperity"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09
DEMOCRACY IN JAPAN

The Japanese revolution Which began than half
century ago completion Autocracy steps down. De-
mocracy wins After bitter struggle in Parliament, in
which liberal cabinet deadocked with the reactionary
House of Peers, the manhood suffrage" bill was passed
Women still political cphers but otherwise the
chise in Japan will be almost free America
All over Is can vote without property qualification
This change is momentous for Japan and may be
America spreads the vote from less than
to than 100000 The ruling class in Japan
has BEEN the whole friendly to America There
telling what the attitude may be when the government
subject directly to the will Of populace which, while
kindly and intelligent is intensely patriotic and
highly emotional.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09
Evening Pick


Choices for all tastes are in the
air tonight. Among them are:
KSD C545 Metz Z c. T.-Holy
Thursday Service.
KGOi 1851 Metz 8 P. T.--Comedy.
"Civilian Clothes"
WIP (5O9 Metz s:t5 E. T-Police
WIZ ass Metz 's:2s E. r.-G. A.
R. program, anniversary Of Battle Of
Appomattox, Civil War Songs, etc.
WEAF (492 Metz 6 E. T.-yaried
program rebroadcast by:
WEEP (476 Metz, WGR (S19 Met }.
WIFI (395 Metz. VOC l4S4 Met. },
WCCO (417 Metz, WWJ 1927 Metz,
WSAI (305.9 Metz, 8 to II E. T.
WAR (3O5.9 Metz WCAE (462 Met
8 to IL E. T. WEAR 1884 Net },
8 to 10 +. r. WCTS l263 Metz 10 to
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09
ON HEALTH--
MANUFACTURED ILLNESS

There was but one way out, 60
home and complain sick like she d..
the first time.
The plan worked. and all during
her school days she side-stepped diff
ficult propositions, until she actu-
ally came to the point where she be-
lieved she was i'll.
After she was grown she called
herself nervous invalid. Herr
friends called here a procrastinator,l
and her doctor, who never could
find any physical basis for her COM
plants, called. her neurasthenic.
The ability. or willingness to face
reality squarely without compromise
is of supreme Importance in main
tanning mental health.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09

In addition to the Economically ill"
class of people, another group, com.
monty known as 'procrastinatOrs"
have their place in society.
Mrs. Jones learned something
about these, and then she read a
story which enlightened her very
much.
A little girl, years old. on her
way to school, was taken i'll. 1t so
happened that that morning she was
to take an arithmetic examination
But she was really i'll and had to re-
turn home.
Several months later, while on her
way to school, she again was seized
with the dread of an arithmetic
exam.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09
Editorial Review

Comments reproduced In this
column may or may not s1prsss
the opinion Ut The Tribune. Th.y
are presented here IN order that
our readers may have both aides
Of important iSsues which are
being discussed " the press Of
the day.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09
EMPLOYE REPRESENTATION

Surveying the operation during past years of its
plan of empoye representation the Pennsy Railroad
System reports that successful method Of establishing
and maintaining cooperation between and men
the plan has passed beyond the experimental stage and
accomplished fact Based the fundamental idea
that every important question affecting employees and
working conditions must be settled by joint action of
poyers and employed the plan has probably much fur
Their than most other industrial relations plans that final
decisions are largely joint decisions.
UnquestiOnaby program for achieving industrial
for national and public welfare
Cooperation be substituted for conflict Labor unions
today properly considered essential the struggle OF
workers for fair wages and working conditions but they
essentially militant organizations. Supplemented by
Citations conferences composed jointly of employers and
employees with emphasis placed interests rather
than divergent aims increased of personal dignity
and responsibility and greater pride and interest the day
work should result.
And it is this personal dignity and interest in his work
that the employee must regain During the process of de-
veopmen of large scale industry the pendulum has swung
from the day by day contact Of the boss and his
assistants, working side by sde to the mpersona mach
elaborate supervisory organizations
visors the lowly empoye from the distant chief
who he and speaks if he does Being
cog in the wheel is business One
connection with the motvatng springs to
sonal dignity
By giving the employee voice in affairs of mutual
terest to management and through regularly elected
representatives thousand in the United
States attempting to find substitute for that former
personal contact when grievances could be aired directly
with the boss
Whether the attempt is always successful is question.
Certainly there instances where employee organizations
have been fosered by the management chiefly prevent
unoniZaton in industry and the subsidized company
sOclatOns resulting travesty the Haunted in
dusral democracy they herald Hoodwnkng the working
with the sop company benefits entertainment
the representatives frequently become acqescent
pawns.
where the plan is an honest effort at cooperation
based square dealing and mutual confidence of both
agement and the first step approach to
democratic industrial order has been taken.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09
A Thought

He. that being often reproved
hardeneth his neck, shalt suddenly
be destroyed and that without rem.
edy.-Prov. 2s-i.
A stubborn mind conduces as little
70 wisdom or even to- knowledge as
e stubborn temper TO happiness.-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09
THE FLY

Don't swat the fly. It's almost waste of time.
But clean up rubbish around your premises Don't allow
your negbor suffer his to remain dirty Get your neigh
borhood club to dirt.
Induce your city to keep streets and places Of business
clean.
One garbage pile will breed flies in season, than
swat IN life time.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09
USING FOREST INTEREST"

trees planted per nursery only about 500
would survive and only $50 per would eventually attain
diameter of foot 1t would therefore be necessary
plant eight seedlings produce the average
log and probable that tree $50 old had originally
1000 companions that persisted The average age
of trees cut for pulpwood 80 years. and pine log 100
years
These facts show rather forcby why is necessary
develop farsighted forestry policy for this country. Sim
ply planting tree for every tree cut down destroyed
not meet the need of reforestation.
In addition to artificial planting therefore, this forester
suggests that existing forests should be treated capital
stock and that in numbering operations only the annual Gin
terest" should be used This would be wood
from the whole equal to the years total growth in all
the forests.
That is slightly different method from the which
forests crops to be continuously harvested
newed 1t may be harder method to make effective But
it is important to have all these possibilities pointed
the public again and again.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09

Above: Thomas A. Edison and H.
S. Firestone inspecting Florida
rubber tree. Upper Right: Harvey
S. Firestone as he looks with a
mustache. Lower right: Edison and
Firestone in conference under palm
trees. Center: Henry FORD.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09

answer you give to this question
would you make the same one, if it
were the prohibition law?
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-14
u. S. PROBES ALLEGED
CRUELTY TO NEGROES
IN MISSOURI COUNTY
By the Associated Press.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 14.-Probability
of federal inquiry into alleged per
secution of negroes in the vicinity of
Bragg City, Pcmiscot county, Mis-
souri,, was growing at headquarters
here today. Severe punishment for
conspiracy to injure or Cypress eiti-
zens, is provided in the federal penal
code, Assistant District Attorney
Stattler said.
As result Of reports that negroes
homes were being dynamited and ne
gro children hurt, United States Mar
shall Hukricde indicated Department
of Justice agents would begin &C.
ton.
Stattler expressed the opinion that
the approach of the cotton picking,
season precipitated efforts to drive
cheap negro labor from the country.
He received urgent Geographic appeals
from various citizens.
ave have n serious negro situation
here" said Mayor George Browning,
of Bragg City. +. L. johnson, bank
president, declared he feared more Sc
rious trouble.
Fl. X. Rice, of a concern bearing
his name. stated: at is very neces-
sary for immediate action and feel
the guilty parties can be brought to
Justice"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-14
AUSTRALIANS WIN;
SPAIN, JAPAN SPLIT

NEW YORK, Aug. 14.-Australia
has the big edge on Canada, while ia
pan and Spain stand even in the Davis
Cup elimination matches which began
yesterday at Montreal and Baltimore.
Australians defeated Canadians in
two singles matches and are expected
to take today's doubles event and thus
eliminate the Canadians. Gerald Pat
tcrson received an unexpectedly hard
match from Jack Wright yesterday,
winning, 81, SO, 6-3,, Ell, 6-3. while
James o. Anderson beat Willard
Crockcr, Canadian champion, 81,
G-3, 6-3.
At Baltimore, Takeichi Harada of
Japan beat Eduardo Flaquer of Spain
in straight sets. Manual Alfonso of
Spain dropped one set to Zenzo Shi-
mizu but won out handily. The Alfonso
brothers will take on Shimizu and Ha-
rada in doubles this afternoon.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-14
Pastor Addresses
Kiwanis Meeting

THE Spirit of Kiwanis" was the
subject Of DIR. A. Frank Smith Of
Houston, who was the speaker at the
luncheon of the Kiwanis Club in the
Gunter hotel, Friday.
DIR. Smith formerly was pastor of
Laurel Heights Methodist church here
and a member Of local Kiwanis.
Four things which a man must do
if he would live a useful life were
outlined By DIR. Smith as follows:
Think without confusion, love his
fellowman sincerely, act purely from
honest motives, and trust securely in
God and Heaven.
Dick Ansley was chairman and gave
an attendance prize of a so savings
account at the Central Trust Company.
Howell James, baritone, accompanied
by Miss Mary James, sang several Sc.
lcctions.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-14
HOOD SEES BETTER
PRICES FOR CATTLE

Excellent grazing grounds afforded
by good rains recently all the way
from Kerrville to Phoenix, Ariz., with
few cattle on the land will be one of
the best things TO boost the price of
cattle that has happened to the indus
try for several years, according to an
opinion expressed by Walton ID. Hood.
president of the Texas State Bank and
Trust company, who returned this
week from an S000-mile trip through
the West.
The benefit to the price of cattle
will come, Mr.. Hood believes, when
cattlemen over this entire section start
buying to re-stock their ranges, which
have been virtually bare for three or
four years.
This will be necessary, he said, be-
cause during the past few years there
has been little rain and the producers
have been shipping out all their cattle,
while now. with good grass, they can
not afford to let the ranges remain
idle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hood, their daughter.
Miss Gladys, and sons, W. d. Jr.. and
Kcnnie, and Mr.. Hoods father. r. p.
Hood, with their cook left San Antonio
on June Z in a large sedan and a
smaller provision truck, carrying COM
plete equipment.
During their trip they passed
through Colorado, New Mexico. Ari-
IONA. Wyoming, Montana. Idaho,
Washington, Oregon and California.
The party travelled leisurely, stop
ping at tourist camps more often than
at hotels.
Frequent stops were made along the
roadside and Mr.. Hood would question
the residents about conditions in that
territory.
When asked where he was from. the
answer invariably was. "San Antonio,
the greatest place in the world" and
only once was this challenged on the
trip.
Buildings being erected in Cali
fornia are larger and more numerous
than the condition of the country away
from the cities seemed to indicate"
Mr.. Hood said.
"If this condition is true. bust.
ness reaction. the extent of which can
not be predicted, is bound to come.
"If we can prevail upon the highway
department to fix about $50 miles of
road in the northwest part of Texas,
instead Of tourists through FL PaSo
being routed by northern course,
they will be directed to San Antonio.
Tourist travel is a very profitable
source Of income to every city in which
the traveller stops, and ! think we
should cater more to the automobile
tourist by placing signs at great dis
tanees from the city, inviting him
here"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-14
GIRLS MAY TRY
CHANNEL ON
SAME DAY ].
Miss Ederle and Miss Har-
rison Training-Some
Difficulties.
By the Associated Press.

BOLOGNE, France, Aug. H.
Both girls who aspire to the honor
Of swimming across the English
channel are again engaged in training
for the feat, and swimming fans may
have the satisfaction Of seeing them
attempting to make their crossing at
the same time-Ausust IL, or there
abouts.
Miss Gertrude Ederle Of New York,
who was to have started last week.
end, has completely recovered from
the slight indisposition which pre-
vented her sttempt.
Miss Lillian Harrison, Of Buenos
Aires, who announced, while in
state of collapse after her unsuccess-
full fourth try at swimming the water
way on Monday that she would not
make another attempt, now says she
hopes to try again.
While Miss Harrison is easy to
train, preparing Miss Ederle for the
long grind Is presenting certain diff
culties TO her trainer, Jabez Wolfe.
To begin with. be has a difference of
opinion with her chaperon, Miss Elsie
WIN nus uluut 10 at
tempts to cross the channel, contends
that Miss Ederle ought to do more
work in the water. Miss Vieta holds
for road work with about two hours
in the water daily.
Wolfe advises heavy massage by
strong man to harden the muscles, to
immunize them against the fatigue
and cold brought on by II hours i'm
mersion in the water, but Miss vieta
insists on massage by female experts,
whose methods Wolfe claims are in
sufficiently severe. i,
Miss Yieta says the trainer NAV
know all about the swimming condi-l
tons in the channels, but that IN
knows very little about the tempers-
ment and feelings of an 1S-year-ol3
girl swimmer. 60.
Meanwhile, those outside the train
ing camp who have watched Miss
Ederle's activities are certain that she
has splendid chance of performing
the feat. i.