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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-12
Editorial Comment
The Practical from the Spectacular
minneapolis JOurnal

The worth of the transoceanic flights is coming
out AS the flights started and their dramatic con-
sequences rushed upon the world, they appealed
chiefly as spectacular adventures in realm strange
to most folk. Relatively aviation is new to most
people that their minds do not easily to the
practical side But the Lndbcrgh and other flights
are changing all that as figures from the Depart
mcnt of Commerce show.
So rapidly is the arplanc coming along that the
federal system of plane regulation, effective last
February is swamped with its duties. There are
almost five thousand commercial planes in opera
tion today according to the Director Of the Aeron-
autics Section of the Commerce Department.
Twelve anyways are under systematic schedule serv-
ice, with ten transport companies participating.
The air mail carried 1114,595 pounds Of mail in the
fiscal year just ended, against half as much the
year before The value of aircraft production in that
period was more than twenty -four millions of dol
lars and it looks if this years would double that
The last two months have seen enormous quickening
ct activities in the air.
So the spanning of the Atlantic was more than
an adventure, more than scientific study. Under
the impetus of thought thercfrom aviation bids fail
to make as great progress for its period of com
mercial development as did the motor vehicle. Moro
laures. STILL for the airmen who have registered
first on our consciousness as heroes. And more too
for the men who financed and engineered thei,
flights.
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America at Geneva

Now that the Geneva conference has broken up
there are gloomy predictions to what will hap
pen in the future. Some apoogists arc blaming the
United States for the disntegration of the meet
ing. They claim that "stubbornness' was the real
cause of the breakup. Militaristic motives are
ascribed.
But the facts. reported in press dispatches,
seem t. be far different from this. 1t will be
granted that the United States firm. But that
militarism was back of that firmness is absurd.
What this country wanted was assurance that
Great Britain would build navy which would BE-
no larger than ours. There desire the
part CT the American delegates to the militaristic
or to ask too much for this country. All they
wanted was assurance that any extensive building
program would not disturb the principle of naval
parity which had previously been adhered to-
AS far as American firmness and its display al
the conference goes, Hugh Gibson and his COM
patriots need not worry. The country has not for
gotten what happened at the Washington confer
when the United States played the role of 8
door-mat. Our delegates were willing to agree t.
reasonable compromises, but they refused to let this
country be walked In that decision they will
have the support of the whole country and the!
can be that blame will be attached to then
because the conference failed.
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Edison Becomes a Burbank

Word that Thomas A. Edison is to take up the
quest of rubber plant which can be grown In the
United States and so give this country rubber
supply to make it independent of foreign rubber
growing monopolies may strike many people as
strange For Edison is primarily physicist
experimenter with material forces rather than VITA
plant life
Edison as Burbank creating new plant is not,
however, such farfetched conception as it might
seem at first glance. Edisons success has been pri-
cipally due to his painstaking laboratory work. In
development his lamp filaments, he tried every sort
Of metal and fiber that could be found or manu-
featured In perfecting his storage battery he used
the same mcthod-constant painstaking trial after
trial-and by the process of elimination achieved
his desired results
1t is just such method that will bring success
in the search for temperate zone rubber plant.
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Paging Genius

News that the Winifred Sackville Stoners. mother
and daughter of prodgious intcllects. are to head
for the highways and byways Of the land on still
hunt CT other genuses presents an interesting pos
sibility.
The greatest criticism of the public school system
and all mass education is that the instruction offer
cd has to be aimed at the lowest inteiects OF the
class while the bright boys and girls who get their
lessons in hurry have to spend too much time Loaf
ing and waiting for the ounces to see the point Inc
Stcncrs propose to find these bright youngsters ard
then encourage the well-odo that they can help the
world as a whole in no better way than by backing
the hopcfuls and seeing that they are trained for
bigger and better things
It is beautiful idea, and it brushes away all the
cobwebs which clutter up the door OF opportunity
for aspiring youth The trouble is that genius mas
queer way of hiding itself. and failing to answer
"Here!" when PACED. Real genius in past history,
has preferred finding ITSELF and the dollhouse var-
city of genius usually flops sadly.
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sisters, neither of whom have ever
married. -
No telephone or electric light has
ever been allowed to desccrate the
old fashioned flavor Of the place. In
fact nothing "new-fangled"' has been
tolerated. The sisters have belonged
to Victorian generation and have
never allowed an automobile to en-
ter the old barn that once held a
coach and four. Indeed, the story
goes that neither has ever ridden in
an auto and that the elder has never
been in an elevator, or allowed her.
self to enter one Of the modern of
flee buildings. y.
Many legends attach themselves to
this old place which has become to
Fifth avenue what the old haunted
house" was to the small towns.
Yet, like all Of those things SO in
cnngruous in. this funny town, il
stands on street marked by all that
is ultra in modern. architecture. Out
side its doors rush the fashionable
shopping crowds and the greatest
number CT fancy motors to be found
upon the avenues Of the world honl
their horns at its gate.
1t is like coming upon red flan
mel petticoat in this lane of fads ant
fashions.
GILBERT SWAN.
Copyright. 1927, NEA Service, Inc,
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-HILLS OF KENTUCKY" Az

Rin-Tin-Tin has become such an in-
stitution. among screen stars that, the
announcement Of another Rim Tin-Tin
picture is always enough to bring out
his faithful followers. But the Rim
Tin-Tin picture new showing at the
Capitol Theatre is not just another
Rin-Tin-Tin picture, but pictpye
that stands in it's own four. feet,. with.
gripping story, exeellenntt asShion
and a splendid cast. an,,.
The picture. is Hills. of Kentucky"
adapted from Dorothy Yost4 story.
"The Unframed Heart" Rim Tin Tin
appears as "The Grey Ghost" dog
who leads hungry pa. k upon denre-
dation through the mountain hamlets:
His story, which includes q wonderful
dog romance, is cntwined with the his
tory Of young mountain schdM
teacher dorothy Dwan). and 'two
brothers of the Cain and Abel variety
(Jason Robards and Tom Santschil.
There are beautiful backgrounds. bril-.
liant photography and q series OF
tense episodes. Howard Bretherton
directed.
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Hindenburq For England?

An important London weekly. which is not given
to journalistic stunting has just seriously proposed
that it would be graceful and gracious thing to
invite President Hindenburg to make formal visit
to the British capital. Afterwards, King George
could pay return visit to Berlin
It's significant sign of the times. The English
have always been poor haters. In that regard they
are like ourselves They fight like tiger cats when
they are in war, just do. And just as we
are ready to extend a hand to the fallen and van
pushed enemy, so are they.
If the suggestion ever reaches fruitior, it will
be signal honor to one Of the few genuinely great
men now living in Europe. Old Hindy was what
the British call "dug-out." He had practically
been retired from the army because he was thought
both too old and too stubborn to be Of much service
When they dug him from his obscurty he proved
himself to be the greatest German Of them all
Alone he won astounding victories. He repealed
from German soil the only invader who trampiet
upon it. And he is proving himself great il
peace in war. The monarchist crowd locked fo
easy times when he was elected president. Instead
he has stuck 70 his cath.
London would probably give Hindy rip-roarin,
welcome. A d. s ess 5f.
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oAllN 81 Anne le A2SstdlnN N l..!.l

II am terribly sorry about last
night" Faith flushed. II suppose
Selma and your mother will never
forgive US. Tell me, George, what
do you really think Of Cherry? Does
she seem-bad-:o you? love her
so much Her voice faltercd and
tears gathered in her eyes.
what do think Of Cherry?"
George echoed. II think she needs
tanning! l suppose you mean-am
/ attached to her? That's what keeps
Mother awake nights. ] might as
we'll admit that l am-whcn I'm with
her. That's why don't see her
often. I'm not in love with her, in
the best sense of the expression, but
l find myself wanting to grab her
and kiss her till her Inns bleed. The
trouble is know she'd let any
man she liked at all kiss he, just to
see if she'd get kick out Of it. So
Il don't grab he concluded, shrug-
cling his big shoulders.
II wish Cherry had married YOU
Faith cried, clasping Cherry's baby
high in her arms. "She would have
been safe then. Geo~ge! And I want
Cherry to be safe!"
"You know why didn't" George
luiu VIII DAAoNAS
ooh, she'd have taken me. Let's not
kid ourselves! Butt happened to
be you that | loved, and guess
that's the reason Mother needn't
waste any sleep now. worrying over
Cherry and me-
"George!" Faith did not spring to
her feet and point dramatically to
! the door, but in the one word was
so much reproach and genuine dig
F., nifty that the man dropped his head
[! in shame.
"You're not staying for luncheon,
are you, George?' Faith asked at
last, gently.
yes 4 ami" He flung up his head
and squared his shoulders. Were
not characters in problem play
Faith. I'm mot going to poster you
with villainous attention.. but ! AM
going to paint you and the baby, as
Modern Madonna and Child prov.
ing to the world, if the picture. is
worth the canvas it's painted on, that
there 10 at least one woman in thi:
mad age that looks like a rea
womafi. You don't need any pro
lection from me, my dear. low
you too. much to worry you by men
tioning the fact again. 4a
NEXT: Bob - jealous of Ge6rge.
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Educational BugabOOs

John D. Rockefeller, Jr, speaking at commence
mcnt exercises Of Brown University few weeks
ago. made most significant statement. he declared
that-the time is close when wealthy men will find
themselves unable to keep up with the demands OF
educational institutions for gifts.
His suggestion is that in view Of the steadily in
crcasng cost of operating colleges and universities,
a higher tuition should be charged. Pointing out
that the majority Of students today go to college
for Social consideration, he suggested that these
students should be required to bear a larger burden
of the cost For these earnest ones who really 60 to
college for an education he thinks some sort OF
scholarship loan system could be established that
they could 20 through school without enduring
hardships.
Il is puzzling problem for which Mr.. Rockefeller
suggests a solution. Some argue that there should
be no restriction entry of students into the col
leges They say such system Mr.. Rockefeller
proposes is undemocratic.
The English schools appear to have come tho
noSrcst to solving the problem The majority OF
them d, rot limit their enrolment but they d.
charge higher tuition fees, much Mr. Rockefeller
suggests Their method of taking care of thu
casual student is this he may enter and e
through school, getting his degree without any spo
caI honors attached to it. The earnest youth how
ever, do extra work and may receive his degrees
with honors." In this way. the demands of boil
classes satisfied.
It would seem that the time is close when tn
American colleges will have to face their problem
honestly and make attempt to dispose of them
Evasion of these important issues cannot continu
much longer. and an end to that sort of thing ha
been brought nearer by Mr.. Rockefeller's talk
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Uniform Traffic Laws
Fargo FORUM

The Importance of Secretary Hoovers campaign
for country wide uniformity in traffic rules and
regulations becomes more apparent every day. Alb
solute uniformity is impossible, of course, for there
always are local conditions which require special
adaptation of the regulations. But this is no reason
for not adopting uniform law - Hea -
North Dakota now has a law that approximates
the Secretarys proposals. It is one OF the first
States to fall in line with the new movement but
there still is much to do before the traffic problems
arc effectively solved. -,.Ds ea. 1a
A conference Of representatives from many of
the large cities met in Detroit to consider plans for
bringing about solution for this troublesome and
increasingly difficult problem. They were confront
ed with innumerable variations in light regulations
and rules CT traffic, variations that are almost as
numerous as the communities making use Of them.
Local regulations are .hard.to enforce. simply be-
cause the tourist travel during the summer and fall
months is SO great. Tourists know the regulations
in their own towns and States but they cannot be
expected to know those of the towns and States into
which. their travels take them This results in COM
gcstion, escapes from accidents and often in
accidents. .4s a4s*s ,ex 1a
i Uniformity in regulations wouldado AWAY with
this But it is not easy to secure uniformity, for
conditions in the larger cities Ike New York. IN.
cago Detroit Boston, Philadelphia and others. differ
50 much from those in other states that different
regulations seem necessary. #9
| North Dakota's new law lays down many definit.
rules and regulations Is to speed on highways, q
efossings = passing other ears and in the business
md res6ential districts o. towns AMI cities, and il
the equipmemnt Of eArs Bnt thse regulations, n
necessary and important % they are WIN be Of litt
avtl II they are nct obeyed Itreqnifes the earnzs
cooperation Of drivers and ausS owners II they n
! 70 succeed
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George Pruitt, leaving wholesale
groceries flat, as he announced, called
at the Hathaway home on Serenity
Boulevard the next morniny-Thurs.
day-at eleven.
And l could be inveiglcd into hav-
ing luncheon with yOu." ne grlnned
at Faith, his manner SO disarmingly
boyish that she did not have the
heart to show him she was worried
over what Bob would think of this
unceremonious visit.
After giving hasty orders relating
to luncheon to the somewhat scam
dalizcd Mrs. Lundy, Faith returend
to the living room to find George
holding Chcrry's baby gingerlyt IN
the cups of his two pig hands, his
homcly. good naturcd face tucked
sideways, as he regarded the tiny,
lovely little creature with quizzicai
eyes.
"Whocvcr said all babies look
alike hadn't seen this onc," George
chuckled. "Look at those red-gold
curls believe Cherry's shipped off
some Of her own and glued them to
this mites head. But you've given
her the eyes, Faith. And she'll thank
you for the gift to the last day Of
her life. Prcttiest kid l ever saw.
And what contrast her col0ring is
goin to be to yours! Lord, what a
picture l ought to be able to paint,
if my fingers haven't become thumbs
Going to be ready to sit for me i'm
,mediately after lunch?'
you're very impetuous young
man, George Faith laughed ner-
v0usly. as she STONED to take tn
baby from him. II haven't had 8
chance to talk it over with Bob ana
Cherry yet. Why don't you paint
Cherry with the baby, George? Afte,
all. she is the mother, you know
George rumpled his rust-red, curl,
hair as he shook his head vigorously
NO." he grunted, his little blacl
eyes shifting from her candid gaze
"I-well, the truth is, Faith,
don't dare! In the first place it woult
take a Titan to do justice to Cher
RVS hair and eyes, and in the sec
ond-well, I've made it life prin
iciple not to expose myself to con
tagious diseases. And Cherry is
disease! Look at. poor Andy las
nightsl Smittcn down in the prim
Of life-doubt if he'll ever recover
or if he does, he'll not be the same
; Cherry's too much of handful TO
me. EGith.''
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IN NEW YORK

New York, Aug. IA Restaurant
keepers Of this metropolis, taking Il
poll Of customers recently, learned
that corned beef and cabbage re-
mains the favorite dish. =. With
ham and eggs running q close sec
ond. Even as in Podunk and
Sank Center.
The latest "gold brick" merchant
of broadway is the fellow who comes
up to you and says he'll sell you his
pawn-ticket for a couple of dollars.
..e tells you how hard luck forced
him to put valuable watch in hook,
how he can't hope to get it back and
wants'to realize something on it. Or,
if you are certain sort of person,
he may hint that the watch was Sc
cured in some shady manner and he
darcs not 60 after it for fear of the
police. The pawn-ticket may show
the value Of an article to be as high
as $50. And, of course, it's bogus
Or the article redeemed is worth
about 81 and the pawnbrOker gives
a commission, to the vendor.
There are some things, even III
New York, that are not for sale.
+ On Fifth avenue there have lived
for year on year two nice old ladies
Their red brick house, just stone.
toss from the public library and 42nS
street, is one Of the sights the blu.
driver will point out to you. It,.
| the last stand of an old aristocrac.
upon that section Of the avenue dedi
Gated to smart shops.
Just behind the old house, will
it's large yard and mysterious barbes
fence is a b.rn-not a garage
barn of brick, with q quaint oil,
weather-cock atop it.
! The yard, which would hold goo
sized store, could bring fabulou
sum, but the two old ladies will no
sell. just the other day they mad
that final when something like tw
millions were offered them. The
don't need it, since their forum
runs somewhere around hundre
million.
This million dollar yard, one hear,
is the playground Of q couple of cat
and a dog. Just over the fenc
peeps branch Of a scraggly tree ant
now and then, bits of laundry can b
seen flying in the wind. Imagine. :.
; a wash-line next door to one Of tn
most exclusive and fashionabl
: shops. f&s
@.fg &,
The place is owned by the Wende
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Daily IfsalMs.a:...'
: Service =.
By DR.. Morris Fishbein
Editor Journal of the American
Medical Association and of Hy-
nnia tho Health MagaZine

By DR.. Morris Fishbein
Editor Journal of, the American
Medical Association and of Hy-
geia, the Health Magazine
The annual report of the deaths
of infants in. the cities Of the
United States during 1926 has
lust been made available by the
American Child Health associa-
ton.
The investigation includes Glib
cities in the United States in which
accurate records are kept OF both
births and deaths, and 81 in
which there are records of deaths
only.
The rate shows somewhat of an
increase for 1926 over that of 1925.
In the latter year there were. 72.G
deaths per thousand babies born,
whereas in 1926 the rate was 73.7i
Among the largest cities, namely,
those over 100000 population, Port
land, Orc, had the lowest rate,
namely, 80; Seattle, WASH, was
second with AZ, and San Francisco
was third in the list with SO. The
states represented, Oregon, Wash
ington and California, range in the
same order when the rates Of all
their cities are considered. Evil
IDENTIFY the Pacific coast is health
full place for baby to be born.
The three lowest cities in the
population group from 100000 to
25O, 900 were New Haven, Conn.,,
with "a; St. Paul, MIMI, and
Cambridge, Mass, each with S..
! Among the smaller cities reports
ing, Oak Park, ILL.,, with IS, Pasa-
dena and Berkeley, Cal, with 36
! and 81, and Everett, Mass, with
80 had the most enviable records.
1t is interesting to know also
that the states. of the Pacific
group declined eight points from
1922 to 1926, the west north
central cities, three points, and
1 the middle Atlantic cities, eight
1 points. There are still, many cit
1 les in the United States in which
the birth rates are badly recorded
and in which little accurate in
formation is obtainable relative to
! the incidence and causes OF death.
Obviously it. is impossible to plan
Improvement, leading to preven-
ton of infant deaths, without ac-
curate knowledge Of the conditions
existing.
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MIIBuck PRIVATE dok
81 bFRANCE ~.

gathered after years of effort.
And to sec the young Americans
thouphtlesly piling the sticks on
The roaring blaze in this most
profligate and unheard-of man.
ner, caused him deep concern. He
protested. The soldiers laughed
him away.
"We1l pay for your wood,
Granpa," they told him.
Eugene Clerc saw an officer.
That officer, who had slept rather
cold himself the night before, told
him to put in claim for damages
and it would be honored.
But Eugene Clcrc didn't want
money. His store of firewood was
his treasure. 1t was laid up
against his declining years. He
argued further. But the pile
dwindled, day by day. In a few
weeks the store was half gone.
Worried, Eugene became sick. A
fever developed. He raved of his
wood. Within week he was dead.
Along in March the outfits
moved out. A bill for firewood
was OKd by the commanding Off
Ger.
Not long ago an American went
back to Marac-the first Amer
lean to visit the. place since 1919.
He met Claude Charpentier, "a
years old, who had once been a
buddy of Eugene Clerc. And
Claude Charrentier told the story
of Eugene Clerc, the peasant of
Marac who died Of a broken heart
when the American soldiers burned
his life's store of fireWood.
TOMORROW: .DcsOlatiOn
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doesn't pass the salt soon as we ask for It, Ana
we always say please" in the asking.
But there's no "plcase" in motordom. There's
loud honkng and cuss word or two. il the driver
ahead doesn't start up soon enough for US.
We squirt around and ahead. regardless OF others.
We slam on our brakes. We cut across wrong
corners. ~.
And instead of talking over an accident sancly,
we yell at one another.
Perhaps etiquette, after ALL is meant only for the
home.
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SEER FORECASTS DECISION

SEER FORECASTS DECISION
New York. - tNEA) ~, Somebody
stole the automobile belonging to
Joseph Dunninger,. He sauntered in
to 4 police station and told officers
where they could find the car and
the thief. He said he vas seer and
could "feel' where his car WAS,
Detectives found the car wrapped
around 4 lamp post Ynsse lie said II
would be. In tho wrcckdgs was the
thief Before the court, Dunninger
forecast the plea that the aliicf woul.l
make. THE thief made ita THE mag,
istrAte was amazed, but q few days
latef was further SURPRISED Wien
|Dunninger himhelf Was brought Be-
fore him, rharItd with violating q
parking ordihh1cG. s3sf q;
"My sentence" Dunningor predict
ed, will be = .fiA4 '0f''S2 or two days
I'm Jail" The magistrate grinned
The seer paid the Sc.
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Old Masters

Thou art to all lost love the best,
The only tfus plant found.
Whcrcwith young mon and maids
distressed,
And left Of love, are crowned.
And underneath thy cooling shade,
When weary .of the light,
The love-spent youth and love-sick
maid Il. a. isS'M --ss. n4
Come to weep out the night.
Robert Herrick; Totthe Willow
Tree. aa.s