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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-30
Editorial Comment
Seats in the Senate
Duluth Herald)

There is a difference of opinion as to the
Justice Of the senate's refusal to seat Ware OF
Pennsylvania and Smith of Illinois pending III
quiry. The vote on the question Of admission,
does not clarity matters, as organization Re.
publicans voted as body for at least temper
airy admission, and the Progressives and the
Democrats for exclusion. These were excep-
lions, but on the whole the groups kept to-
gether
But If this vote does not clarity the law. it
does make it clear that strong argument can
be made on any side of the question and that
the decision excluding does not shatter the con-
stitution, In fact, very able group of sena-
tors, capable students of the basic law, fully
as able as those who voted otherwise, voted
for exclusion.
The fact is that the senate is the sole judge
of the qualifications of its own members. So
far it has not abused that power. After all,
what does it matter if Ware and Smith were
stopped at the door instead of being formally
seated and expelled afterwards on showing
before committee?
There is much loose thinking about senator.
ial rights. This is because senatorial powers
are regarded as judicial and not, as they really
are, legislative. Even judges may take judi
cal notice of some things. A senator has q
right and, indeed, it is his duty, to take judicial
notice of many things. His responsibility is
to his own constituents and his conscience.
No one has right to "a day in court" before
senate equipped with absolute power over its
own membership. This seems repulsive to the
American idea of right, but it is true. Sena-
tors and representatives habitually vote on con-
ditions about which they take judicial notice. /"
One thing appears. 1t will be hard hereafter
for senator's with any serious faint upon them
to pass the sacred portals. Self-intcrest, allied
with justice, bars the way.
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PEOPLES FORUM
BEER NOT ENOUGH !.

Charbonneau, N. D.,
Dec. ~, 1927.
Editor Tribune:
An Associated Press dispatch
dated December z indicates that the
legislature Of Manitoba is running
nights to rush through some liberal
ixations Of the present liquor laws.
When the vets were fighting for
the present law. they assured the
voters that il they could have "nice,
innocent, wholesome beer, under
strict governmental control" they
would be contented, law-abiding and
happy.
It seems that they are not. There
Is . group who are continually telling
what cannot be done by law-for in
stance. that you can't make man
sober by law" It would seem that
you cannot make man law abiding
by law, for the same crowd who
violated the prohibition law are now
violating the liquor law which they
said they would respect and obey.
The same thing has been proven
innumerable times in the United
States. Before we had prohibition
the liquor traffic held every regu.
latory law and ordinance in con-
tempt-it ran open on Sunday-after
closing hours-sold to minors and
drunkards-harbored lswd women
maintained gambling facilities-dis-
played nasty Observation-Disclosures
drinks-ran illicit stills-kept blind
pigs-and peddled from the bootleg
corrupted politicians-bribed police
and economic springs Of decency and
progress. In spite Of the fact that
there were tens Of thousands Of
licensed places, the illicit traffic
flourlshed in every part of the
nation. i Manitoba had used her
powers Of observation she might
have saved herself the cost of her
present expensive experimentation.
r. M. CALDERWOOD.
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WASHINGTON a.
LETTER SKI

| ical groups? The underground bally.
hoo for them is reminiscent of the
tactics Of international gangs of
forgers out to sell their fake wares.
On the other hand, politicians often
do things and write things which
they would like to keep buried later
on.
The other day someone introduced
a bill in congress under Congressman
McClintic's name, providing for a
Packard or Rolls-Roycc autor .obile
for every naval officer. McClintic
felt called upon to arise on the floor
and deny its authenticity. More
forgery!
Strange things even happen to
messages from the president him.
self. In last years message trans.
hitting the budget to congress, the
advance copies sent out from the
White House included this
Whatever is necessary to put in.
to effect the expressed will of the
people as written into the eighteenth
amendment of the constitution and
the will Of the congress as expressed
in the Volstead Act will be done.
Whatever funds may be necessary to
vindicate the law and secure COM
pliance with its wise and righteous
provisions should be provided"
'Wise and righteous provisions
Of the prohibition law! It was a
pretty bad break for a Republican
politician in President Coolidge's DO.
sition. Nothing of the sort ever ap.
peared in either national party plat
form.
Thus, it wasn't surprising when
the White House sent a note order
ing that the words "wise and right
eous" be stricken out before the
message was read or published. Pre-
sumably, whoever writes the presi.
dents budget message was casti.
gated severely. Let's assume that
no one slipped those three words in.
to the message surreptitiously!
Some bills appear in the hopper
just as queer as the fake cClintic
bill, but quite legitimate and anthem
tic.
Congressman Tom Blanton would
call out the army and navy to en-
force the Volstead act, cut off al
diplomats from liquor and dishon-
orably discharge any government Of
ficial or employe who bought himself
q drink.
Congressman T. Weber Wilson of
Mississippi, who would set up I fed
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0AlNE Anne ASS,t5IIN N ~
~ AE ~8w

Because her horror-numbed brain
had not yet been able to formulate
any plans, Faith mechanically
parked the sedan before the Myrtle
Street house which had once been
her home, sat for a long minute
or it might have been several min
utes.-with her hands OIL the wheel,
staring dazedly at nothing. Then,
automatically, she carefully pow
dered her face without realizing
what she was doing, and walked up
the path to the house, stiffly but
steadily.
"We're waiting dinner, honey"
Fay sang out, as she came forward
to get the box containing the carv-
ing set which Faith still held in
her hands, though she had forgot
ten it completely. "Oh, did you for
get the dessert spoons? But it
doesn't matter. was hoping that
you'd bring Bob back with you. but
/ suppose he was too busy"
EYES," Faith laughed queerly, che
was too busy! Too awfully busy!'
Anu uAO NueIIy 8VHo wv "sSss
her date 7" Fay asked cheerfully. :.
Eyes, she was with her date"
Faith nodded violently and laughed
again. She must stop laughing like
this, or she would be screaming
Was this what they called Mysteries ?
II tell you, Fay" she choked on that
crazy, tearing laughter, ut looks
serious this time. One Of her old
flames, probably the only man she
ever really loved. But ! mustn't tell
secrets-Isn't there something ! can
do to help?"
DINNERS dished up" Fay as
sured her. AL but the roast leg
Of lamb, and Juniors going to carve
it in the kitchen. He says he simply
won't make a spectacle Of himself
before everyone else"
Faith tried to listen, as she fol-
lowed Fay into the dining room, but
other words were shrieking in her
ears "Only a coward refuses to
face life. I'm not going to let you
be a coward, Cherry. Face this
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Consider the Fox

Some professor up in Massachusetts, unbur-
dened himself the other day of the statement
that the larger animals seem to have devel.
oped their brains as we'll as their bodies: tho
chimpanzee he pointed out, is more intelligent
than the chicken.
Look to the fox, doctor. Not rs large ~ a
bear is he, but smart? Well, with the wind
at your back just go out and try to get near
q fox.
Maybe the bigger animals really are wiser,
but they are like some of those strong, silent
men, who keep it to themselves.
Wonder why chicken crosses the road?
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A Bargain

qua The house of representatives will again pass
Rn to the senate an alien property bill provid-
x:lh6ng for settlement of German-American war
FFaims and for the return of enemy private
demropcrty seized during the war. It is consid-
red probable that the senate will this time
cake final action on the matter.
s. War claims are proverbially hard nuts to
all rack. Those which have been under consid-
steeraton for the last nine years have been COM
] s sns Heated by consideration of international
fat thics. 1t involved the return of private en-.
95cny property. The traditional attitude Of the
nmeeGnited States is to regard such property as
s.tooaviolatc But international law and practice
vano not require it. A matter of principle was
ca the balance.
h h5 It will be regarded by some as regrettable
Soohat the present bill does not completely es.
hblish this principle. Only eighty per cent Of
to (, he German property is to be returned immc-
Dig dfately the rest to be held as security for the
s2eyment Of American claims against Germany.
p.Sut the bill is admittedly the only possible
1.!s5mpromise, and has been accepted by all par
Ses concerned. Rather than permit the prac-
undcal issue to hang longer on the snag Of an
asknestablished principle, the senate will prob
billy be glad to get it out Of the way
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Crop Values Related to Population
MINNEAPOLIS Tribune)

1t is interesting to know the ranking of the
states in the matter of value Of farm crops,
and it is also interesting to know about farm
crops of state in relation to population Of
that state. The federal department Of agri-
culture. in its report just issued. provides in
formation about the former, but not about the
latter.
We are told that Minnesota in 1927 ranks
seventh among the states in respect of aggre-
gate production of % principal crops with a
value of $324.449,000. North Dakota falls ap.
proximately $50,000,000 below Minnesota in
this regard. but there is different face on
the story when these figures are taken in COLI
nection with population.
The federal census of 1920 showed that the
population Of Minnesota was 1887, 1926, AMI
that the population Of North Dakota was 646,-
872. Minnesota ranked seventeenth among
the states in population, and North Dakota
ranked thirty-sixth
The population of Minnesota was more than
three and half times that of North Dakota.
The discrepancy probably is even larger today,
but using the basis of 1920, we must multiply
North Dakota's total crop value of $274,699,-
600 by three and half to find the relationship
OF population to farm production in the two
states. The result is 1861, 446, 900, to be com.
pared with the $324,449,OOO Of Minnesota
The larger figure is almost three times as great
as the smaller.
This comparison is Of interest in showing
that the farm industry of North Dakota is
relatively OF much more Importance than the
farm industry Of Minnesota. The disparity
Will be reduced somewhat if dairy products are
taken into account. but it stands essentially Is
the measure Of the place the farm industry
holds in the two states with reference to their
general economic structures.
Minnesota Is, of course, far ahead Of North
Dakota in its industrial and commercial &C.
tivities. That is the chief explanation Of the
difference in the population Of the two states.
The day will come when North Dakota will
produce less on its farms in proportion to the
state population than Is now the case. The
different ratio will be brought about a. North
Dakota increases its manufacturing and gen.
eral commercial activities. For the present,
however. We can understand what an impor-
tant thing It il for North Dakota TO have farm
and what the bruise means when
agricultural conditions are adverse,
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Why Not BE Ready?

g, When the Ssh was sunk off Block Island,
11aaSew York, naval men said that the only ship
hiT the world specially constructed to lift sub
shaarine was the property Of the German gov
sSsnmeut
scr Now another disaster has been added to the
pojevy's roll Of terrible accidents When the
70 a went down off Cape Cod, there not only
ssU1As not such q ship within reasonable reach,
to 1T there wasn't even pontoon derrick shin
s.1uthin miles. The pontoons, the same six
s:5bntoons that were used in 1925 in salyaeinr
sl1Ae Ssh, were stored in the Brooklyn navy
ard and were towed to Provincetown by slow
wolgS.
ces The German rescue ship is combination of
rh9parate hulls surmounted by a steel structure
lovrrying great travelling cranes. It is efficient
to al swift and travels rapidly from place to
meace.
n The Ssh lesson was bitter, but apparently
suas been forgotten.
81 Now another sunken sub has brought the
lime old lesson with the navy not one bit bet.
81 prepared to meet the emergency. Why not
- ready?
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By RODNEY BUTCHER
NEA Service Writer

Washington. Dec. 30.-Forgery is
more than likely to complicate the
political campaigns Of 1928. Forg-
cry, that is. Of the same kind used
In manufacturing fake diplomatic
documents for sale.
The Reed committee is Investigate
ing only the Hearst Mexican plot
documents, but already there have
been indications that forgers have
been at work in the domestic polit-
ical situation.
Three leading presidential candi-
dates would by now have been boot
ed out of the race if documents
whose existence has been reported
here in recent months had actually
been produced. Some of these, in
fact, may yet be produceds In that
case it will be necessary to decide
whether they are genuine or
forged.
Last summer there came a report
from Worcester of the existence of
a memorial to which President Cool
idge, while = member Of the Massa-
chusetts legislature, had attached his
name. 1t was protest against the
idea Of any man serving more than
eight years in the White House. If
the president had become a candi-
date this document might have
wrecked his chances. Was there any
such document? Was it genuine?
Who knows?
Months ago your correspondent
heard about q letter, allegedly writ
ten by one Of the two or three lead
ing candidates for the Republican
nomination. The writer, supposed to
be explaining why he had withdrawn
from certain clubs in this country,
was reported to have declared that
he had made all his money abroad
and that he didn't think he ever
would return to the United States.
Does the letter exist? il it genuine
or forged? Who knows!
More lately comes report about
certain documents which will blast
the hopes of a leading candidate in
the Democratic party. The papers,
which were for sale little while
ago, purported to prove this gentle.
man q complete CRATER. If their
charges were proved he would be
eliminated from the political scene.
Will these papers or any others
actually be revealed publicly or, per.
haps, privately to influential polit-
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thing, Cherry. II it's the real thing
49, 49, Then Cherry's passionate vail.
"Oh, it isl"
Somehow she found herself seated
at the table, on Grandpa Lanes
right. Grandpa was cupping his ear
with his hand and bending close to
her to hear what she was saying, but
she had forgotten-At the foot Of
the table: which Fay had heightened
with all its extension leaves, Grand
ma Lane was q huddled, stoop.
shouldered little bundle Of too many
clothes, dim, smiling eyes, thin gray
hair. withered cheeks sucked close
to toothless gums. Faith striving to
clear the mists Of horror in which
her mind was befogged, looked from
Grandpa to Grandma Lane. They
were horribly old now aud eager
only for food and warmth, but had
Grandpa when he was young, broken
Grandma's heart by loving another
woman! Her great, stricken brown
eyes fitted to Junior. her brother,
who had been "wild." Did Junior
really love Fay as much - he seemed
III SI10 Cat oIlV 1ISekNS &Ov0 " tlStu
Or was there q Girl whom Junior
had not been willing to give up
when he married, into whose house
he crept now and then. guilty.?
"You aren't eating . thing, Faith"
Fay worried. II dcpf believe you've
tasted the lamb"
! II feel = little sick" Faith said
suddenly in q loud. queer voice and
rose from the table.
There's some aromatic spirits Of
ammonia in the bathroom medicine
closet. honey" Fay called anxiously,
as Faith ran waveringly from the
room.
Because she was afraid she would
be followed, Faith locked the door
of the bathroom, then crept stealth.
lily to the medicine closet, her mad
eyes scanning labels for the welcome
sight Of skull and crossbones.
NEXT: Escape.
! Copyright 1927, NEA Service, Inc.)
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fore serving scoop out about 4
tablespoonful Of fruit from the stem
end and fill the hollow With . small
amount Of ice cream.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Question: f. p. writes. my
wife, IS years Of age, has been under
the care Of . heart specialist for
nearly two years. She has high
blood pressure, pains in the hack Of
the neck, continuous ringing IN the
ears, with severe headache at inter-
walls; gnawing feeling in the small
Of the back, eyes ache and seem too
large for sockets. Has = general
feeling Of weakness and insecurity
and is very nervous. She has had
her eyes tested but glasses do not
seem to help. Had bad illness
last winter, and the doctor said it
was Bright's Disease. She eats very
little. Please advise what to do in
this case"
Answer: It is unwise for me to
attempt to advise you through the
column in such Z serious case, but
I will be glad to send you some
articles that ! have written on high
blood pressure and Bright's Disease.
! regret that you have had to wait
50 long to see this unsatisfactory
answer, but you did not give mo
your name and address or I would
have written to you at once.
Question: w. H. L. asks: "Please
tell me how many calories q day
should one get in his food. I am
underweight and am trying to inn
prove by eating. Is it Injurious to
take salts every night! What
causes fever blisters whom one does
not seem to have fever. or cause
for it,"
Answer: Dietitians who try to
balance patients diets through the
calorie theory might say that you
require some place between $500
and $500 calories q day, but the
truth is, you may be able to get
more nourishment and live better
on 1000 calories daily. providing it
is Of the right quality. It il q bad
habit to take salts every night. The
so-called fever blisters are really
caused by hyperacidity Of the stoni-
ach which is usually present when
one has . fever; but Of course, these
blisters may occur at any time from
the over acidity when fevers are not
present.
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Der Of years treasury surplus estimates have
been as much as several hundred million dbl.
lars below actual SURPRISES. It is doubtless
knowledge of this fact that has prompted the
house of representatives to shove up the fig
ures and leave Mr.. Mellon in position of en,
barraSSment
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Surplus Estimates

- President Coolidge has let it be known that
- disapproves the tax bill Of the house which
xoases the reductions by $65, 600, 900 over
2rretary Melons bill. A veto is even threat.
I'D Il the measure reaches the white house
It's present shape.
emo taxpayer wants the revenue to be made.
i snte for an efficient and economic admins
Ssption Of the government. But in fixing the
lstcunt Of tax reductions, the question Of .
es>naury surplus Is = vital consideration. On
froaSury's estimate the country can stand
onU : $226. 100000 reduction and not for
honse figure Of 1000, 900.
d ut lQually vital Is the fact that for num-
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When Mrs. Lindbergh was asked whether
she was going to take any Christmas presents
to her son, to visit whom she flew to Mexico,
she said: "These flyers care for nothing but
their machines, and whatever is bought for
them they prefer to buy for themselves"
The explanation for the brilliant achieve
ments of Colonel Lindbergh has never been put
more compactly. The young man has devoted
his whole attention for years to the problems
of flying 1t is as though he said, This one
thing do" and gave no heed to anything else.
There is moral here for ambitious youth
when tempted to dissiIate its energies.
Something else that doesn't improve to any
notable extent with use is a calendar.
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Feasting

OIL As some of the details are given OF the
Tworld.wide observance Of the Christmas tes-
1owtival, the great aggregate cost indicated may
n1ifsuggest that feasting is now more elaborate
Latham in the olden days. Opponents OF prohb-
BOTTOM however, may say that the modern celc-
loobration in the main lacks the festival tang OK
Arbld. This, of course will give the prohibitions
boujsts an opportunity to reply that the more mere
totrevelry is taken out of the observance the bet
weter. We need not enter into that argument.
u What seems most interesting and impressive
hiSsiis that the modern festival, while it's cost in
crothe aggregate is unprecedented, is character
shiized by more general distribution Of the good
trainings rather than by the elaborate features
,WT"oof old. Even the pre-prohibition manner OF
bee.cebratng New Years eve in some OF the
ChiAmerican cities seldom brought the descrip-
melon of a Belshazzar's feast. Americans, with
their dinner clubs and banqucts of their many
approximations, eat in the company of one an
ONlther more today than ever. Yet, even in the
Nperiod Of high prices the dollar dinner "
wasuncheon is largely maintained.
o., Recalling the feasting OF Old England as de-
powcribed by Dickens and Sir Walter Scott, one
fesgets the further notion that modern feasting
tie : more simple than that of old. The Thanks
froT athers, one gathers from their description.
turDccupied no little thought and provision in
their preparation. In olden times some great
TPzifts also were given. Here again comes the
nes.hought that while there are instances today
andf the exchange of very valuable gifts, the
Colossal sum that goes into Christmas presents
Wits due to the fact that gift-giving has become
weEo general.
qua The cost of the modern festival is so grea.
was because of the effort to get as many as pos
mecibe to the table.
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eral magazine censorship board, also
has = bill barring all but natural born
American citizens from membership
in congress-which. If law, would un-
seat two or three senators and a
number Of representatives.
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n SCOLCuW6u mas OTIVeu Tic Sd1uC
automobile since 1908. Just wait
until he has to buy new tires,
though.
President Coolidge, at a recent
press conference, said he had sone-
thing important to announce but
had forgotten what it was. We hope
it wasn't freedom for the Filipinos,
q declaration Of war or something
like that. ~ :
Your state Of life isn't SO bad
after all. Think Of the man who
was TALKED into sending his wife
wooden underwear - q Christmas
rift by q salesman who said it GER.
tainly would tickle her.
Christmas Is . time when the
young swain's future depends great
" upon the present.
Santa Claus has been very busy
this year, judging from some Of
the well-filled stockings we've seen
lately.
After attending several hundred
banquets in his tour Of the United
States, is it any wonder that Lind
bergh flew to Mexico?
Lively music makes people feel
more active because the heart tends
to keep pace with any strong
rhythm and . rapid circulation
stimulates activity.
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He touched Z live wire when he
fixed
The lamp upon the bed.
The shock was not Is shocking %
The things he loudly said.