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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-27
HEALTH DIVIDENDS

II You were condemned TO Ole TO.
morrow, how much would you give
for one more year Of health and hap
piness? You would no doubt give
every dollar and every piece Of prop
srty If, when sick, you could once
again regain your health and all Of
its possibilities Of happiness and en-
joyment.
Have you, who are concerned
about your investments in real es-
state and bonds, ever considered
what Z valuable piece Of property
you possess in that body of yours,
and have you cultivated and i'm
proved i to the greatsst extent that
is possible!
It you had money in the bank and
It was only bringing 2 1-2 per cent,
and 1t was possible Tor you to obtain
per cent, you would consider your
self foolish il you did not make =
change. Therefore, why be satisfied
with obtaining insufficient dividends
from your wonderful body, the most
complicated mechanism that has ever
been created! Our capabilities for
accomplishing, and for enjoying our
selves during our lives, depends not
only upon the wonderful vision and
imagination Of the mind, but upon
the health Of our physical bodies.
Tho poorest 4rvant who IS healthy
is much richer than the feeble mil
lionaire with dyspepsia, who cannot
enjoy his wealth without health. No
wealth we can obtain, or honor we
may receive. can make US happy un-
less we have the health with which
to enjoy them. and the value of all
we possess diminishes in value to US
directly in proportion as we become
sick.
The efficiency we develop and our
ability to commune with our fellows
depend upon tho way we can express
ourselves through our physical bod
les. All OF our ability to learn from
the world and all Of our power to
give in return, depend upon our
physical mechanism. We speak with
our mouths. we see with our eyes, we
near with our ears, and we move
with our muscles. It is only through
these definite physical mediums that
we are able to make our contact with
the world and its people.
Would you take million dollars
TOR the loss Of your eyesight! Prob.
ably not. And yet, It is true that
every day most Of 10 do things
which hurt our eyes. Through bad
habits and practices we impair our
sight. and in this way limit and cut
down our enjoyment Of the beautiful
things Of life which we might see
and understand.
When our ears become stuffed
from catarrhal diseases, from eating
acid forming foods, we cannot hear
and enjoy the delicate tones of
music. or learn the things which
would come to US through the use Of
our ears.
Health is the capital which bears
the greatest interest. It furnishes
an income which, when economically
used, will support you in comfort. He
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-27
THERE IS CHARITY

There is pretty deep streak of kindness and gener-
oslty in most people if you care to look for it.
Not long ago gang Of bandits staged holdup in
Kansas City. policeman, James Smith, interfered
Ihsy shot him dead and escaped. He was survived by
widow and several small children and the future
looked pretty black for them
Then his fellow townspeople got busy Smith had
died in the line Of duty defending Kansas City against
mugs; would Kansas City his family suffer pow
erty? Kansas City would not collection was taken
70 establish trust fund for them then another coec
ton was taken to build them house. Now the house
Is under construction, and nearly $4,000 has been
placed in the bank for the widow and children
People are. after ALL pretty generous and kind if
you appeal to them properly.
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PUT GOOD MEALS FIRST

What makes q summer resort attractive? When
you 60 over the vacation folders trying to pick one out
what are the deciding factors?
Tho American Summer Resort magazine recently de-
cded to find out It QUESTIONABLE to hundreds Of
resort owners and operators asking them to say what
their experience had shown them to be the most i'm
portant features Of their establishments.
Inc answers are interesting. The item Of good meals
lea oil the rest Next in order natural surround
'ngs' followed by cleanliness Trailing mscean-
eous amusements golf courses fishing and
tion facilities Last of all luxurious furnishings
That's nterestig, especially the part about meals A
vacation isn't vacation if the vacatonst doesn't feel
tnat MS stomach is being treated in the style to which it
is accustomed.
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THE INDIANS PLIGHT
(St. Paul News


Rep. James A. Frear of Hudson, Wis. in an address
Saturday charged that the United States bureau of
indian affairs is guilty Of criminal maadmnistration
ana grave mafeasance in the supervision of Indians
IN Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Indians on the reservations in this section face star
o V almost every winter The money that is doled
chants. dealers in secondhand automobiles and boot.
!eggers attach themselves to the redskins until the
allowance is all gone. The Indians are subject to tuber-
eulosis and trachoa and their condition generally is
pathetic.
Mr. Frear suggests that management Of Indian af.
iar: be taken from the federal and placed
charge OF the states in which the reservations are
located
whether or not this Is the proper solution we do
concerned ineffcency often results and the appoint
ent OF supervisors Of Indian reservations has always
been political
Mr.. Frears charge deserves serious consideration
Not only humanity but fairness demands that these
simple, sa:y-going original Americans, deprived by
clvxatlons advances Of their every heritage be given
. square deal.
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cause they are allowed an elector
for each senator Is we'll ~ for each
congressman. Whereas Nevada has
one electoral vote for each $4,000 in
habitants. New York has one for
each 100000 inhabitants. Further.
more, the electoral college is not cor
rectly distributed.
It is conceivable that if the cleo.
toyal college were to be allocated
among the states today in accord
ance with the constitution it might
make Z change in the election re.
suit. But not much more than con-
ceivable.
Electors are apportioned, man for
man, in accordance with the congress
sional representations. It is MOTOR
ious that seats in the House are not
today apportioned on the basis Of
the 1920 census and that % states
would lose or gain one or more repre-
sentatives.
It follows, Of course, that they
would lose or gain electoral votes in
the same proportion. Alabama,
Kansas, Louisiana. Maine, Massa-
chusetts, Nebraska. New York,
North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Ten
nessee, Vermont and Virginia would
each lose one. Iowa, Indiana, Ken
lucky and Mississippi would lose
two each. Missouri would lose three.
California would gain six, Michigan
four. Ohio three, New Jersey and
Texas two. and Arizona. Connecticut,
Florida. North Carolina and Wash
ington one each.
Congress has refused to do any
thing about reapportionment, ow-
ing TO the opposition Of members
whose states would lose one or more
seats.
Thus some states which haven't
had their share Of congressional rep
resentation will also be gyped this
year in the electoral college.
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AL Smith declined to pose laying
bricks but Herbert Hoover caught up
. day or two later by refusing to
kiss Z baby.
A woman was hit by lightning on
the golf links the other day. It
seems there is justice, after all.
Eureka! Just the job for Senator
Heflin-president Of Mexieol
An aviator, to revenge himself
upon truck drivers who splashod him
with mud at the airport, flew down
at the drivers on the road, 4righten.
INK them into ditching their trucks.
Too bad he wasn't . tank driver.
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WAR IN DIXIE
New York Timesl


Those Dry Southern Enthusiastically clersymen
Of workers in tho evangelical churches-who met at
Ashevls and decided to support Mr.. Hoover against
Governor Smith for President acting within their
logic however, is another matter. For in the same
breath with which they Democrats pledge an organxa-
ton to help elect Republican as President, they a.
sign as one OF their reasons that the Democratic nom
Mr. R.skob: Why he "faithless! Because forsooth,
reversing the process Of the Ashevile revolters he
changed from the support Of Republicans to the support
Chairman Raskob has gone the whole length and is
pledged TO- help elect Democratic Congress along with
Governor Smith and Senator Robinson But the Ashe.
VILE pry, step with boiling the national ticket. They
insen, to elect Dry Democrat. to Congress- Tia tsst
with them Of party athlessness seems to be whether
one opposes the heads Of the ticket only throws
late, to- They would find difficulty in
be that - It may this revolt is significant. and no
one can yet say how important il will prove. Like the
dssatlsfaction in the Food Belt with the Republican
lines in many places and adds uncertain elements to The
November prospects The Southerners. however, have
ono complication before them which the disaffected
WesteIn Republicans DO not face. That is the race
There are many negroes in the States represented
q the Ashevls conference and pledged to Hoover by
the snthusiaatic speakers who pass the literacy
ss; svsn tar chance and who are steads: Re-
from the Republican National Committee to help out
~ cause, What larger contribution could come to
ga: ss p S q Rs Of
ss over s South Sic n: But q f. rss
sign 81 such colustvo movement the intense passions
Of the racial question will arise in the South and Demo-
since post days to avert the menace Of
"negro rule" The revolt cuts both ways ma cuts
desplx 81 pestleus asxva sentre.
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losing race In most states Of the
north.
The Cleveland. Blaine result Of
1854 gave Cleveland . $4,000 plural
ity over Blaine. while his electoral
victory was 2lo to l92. He won New
York by 100 votes only. but that
made the all.impoYtant difference Of
Is votes in the electoral college,
where an electing majority 10 only
266. Minority parties prevented him
from obtaining . majority Of the to-
tai vote.
This year, if one Of the candidates
should carry New York by 1000, 900
plurality, the extra 999, 1893 would
do him no good except for the fact
that it's pretty hard to steal . plur-
atty like that away from anyone.
In 1880 Garfield beat Hancock by
10000 ordinary votes and ~ elec-
toral votes. Owing to Viewers
300, 900 he was also minority pres.
ident.
Tilden had at least ESQ, 900 more
popular votes than Hayes in 1876,
even by the Republican count. He
lost because what appeared to b his
electoral votes were stolen and the
final electoral vote majority O.
awarded to Hayes was just one Iona
vote. All Of which shows that the
choice Of . majority Of the people
doesn't necessarily win an election.
In case that's an objection to the
system, it may be explained that the
Fathers had something of the sort in
mind when they drew up the consti.
tuition. One group was dead set
against allowing the larger states to
dominate. It is true that no candi-
date ever won an election without
the vote Of either New York or
Pennsylvania except Wilson in 1916
and that victories without both states
have been rare.
Nevertheless. q half do3on Dense
" populated states cannot dominate
elections simply by returning huge
majorities for . given candidate.
They can cast their electoral votes
and no more.
On the other hand. the more
sparsely populated states are able TO
cast IN electoral vote far out q pyo.
portion to their voting strength b.
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MASTERS OF FREEDOM

A weekly magazine the other day was discussing the
new talkng-move scheme In the course of its dis.
cussion there highly significant remark.
"Of course, the article said, "snce it is echanica,
process, it will be brought to perfection in the near
future"
That represents = new viewpoints viewpoint that,
and more, is becoming characteristic Of this age
"Snce it is mechanical process, it will be brought
to perfection in the near future"
Mankind, in other words has reached the point where
it does not believe that anything in the material phys
cal world is impossible. All Of the bonds of time and
space that hampered forefathers are to fall away
The world is to contract to walnut SHE'LL The poorest
shall be lord of the universe. Lightning shall be
chained. shall be dried up, the desert shall blossom
like the roses music shall be seized from the empty
air. mans vision shall pierce clouds and dissolve noun
tans silent machines shall do all the drudgery and we
will inherit freedom, great and everlasting.
It must be that we are getting pretty close to the
millennium.
Possibly. Yet there are one or two other fields in
which there il still room for improvement.
We have demonstrated that we can make many in.
ventions. There Is not much left for US to know in the
realm Of physics. Now It is time for Us to start max
Ing progress IN other spheres: spheres in which me.
chanical ingenuity will do u no good.
Make practice Of studying your daily paper. Read,
carefully. al the accounts Of humantys atupdities.
villanies weaknesses. hatreds and prsjudces Digest
them. though they are not pleasant reading Then
you VIII understand some Of the things that are yet to
be dons.
Il il ne to b tree fro the old matsria bond, that
3ettered al former generations. But it will be better
yet to be free from spiritual bondage Ignorance 81.
perstioa and hatred masters than the ones
our new Inventions have overcome. The man whose
mind u not free Is eternally slave even though he
can master the earth and the CTR.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-27
BY RODNEY BUTCHER
(NEA Service Writer)

Washington, July 27.-Under the
electoral college system, . presiden-
tial candidate can run hundreds Of
thousands Of votes behind his oppo-
nent and still win. Sometimes it has
been done. though not in these recent
years of Republican landslides.
A number of our presidents in the
last so or 60 years have been elected
by less than majority of the total
vote cast.
Wilson was a minority president
both times. In 1912, when Roose-
welt and Taft split the Republican
vote, he had about 40 per cent Of the
popular vote and 81 per cent of the
electoral vote. In 1916, his popular
vote exceeded that Of Hughes plus
the Socialist and Prohibition vote.
Instances Of the proportional var
lance between popular and electoral
votes are not confined to third party
years. In the Civil War election,
Abraham Lincoln was reelected
over Mcclellan by only IS per cent
Of the popular vote, but with 30 per
cent Of the electoral vote. That is,
1A1lSVAu > pOpOl0A 0IO C1GCCOI01 VOVS
were 100000 and 212, while Nc.
Clellan's were 100000 and Fl.
Grant beat Seymour by but 900, 900
votes out Of 100000 cast, but he
beat him 2l4 to Is in the electoral
college.
Taft, Roosevelt and Mckinley
were oil majority presidents. Cleve.
land never was. Although he ran
nearly 100000 ahead Of President
Benjamin Harrison in 1892. James.
B. Weaver. the Populist. had mil
lion votes.
In 1883 Cleveland had PEELED 100,.
900 more votes than Harrison and
yet lost the presidency BY 233 cleo.
toral votes for Harrison and 1853 for
himself. The reason was that he had
large majorities in south~vn states
while running Harrison , close but
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-27
GOVERNOR SORLIE

host Of friends in every part Of North Dakota and
the northwest will learn with regret Of the illness OF
Governor A. G. Sorle.
The is paying the price for devotion to the
biggest and most exactng job in North Dakota. He
is confined to his home for much-needed period Of
rest.
During the four years he has served North Dakota
its chief executive, Governor Sorles first interest
has been the welfare of this state. He brought
to the discharge of his duties breadth, personality
sympathetic consideration for every viewpoint close
study of state problems and tireless energy.
He has made it rule always to be available to the
people. He had office hours. He had no throne
room His greeting and his reception uniformly
cordial for all comers He always available. He
worked hard.
He genial, kindly and dgnified represen-
tative Of the state. He q prince of hosts. The
circle Of his friends knew distinctions of political
caste social standing for he is by nature true
democrat.
private life. But there was slowing down of the
pace for work he set when he came into office. He
has recently given more than ordinarily Of his time
and effort to the duties of his position His present
indspositon is the result All his friends and they
legion will be deeply concerned until he il quite
himself again. There is every evidence they may be
treasured. The governors condition requires rest
He is having rest he should have taken long ago. but
under conditions that all his friends will regret.
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MEMS COATS AND wOMEN's DRESSES

We hear great deal these days Of woman's fight
for sex equality but there is point in which woman
gets all OF the breaks That is in the matter of hot
weather clothes. Custom demands that man must
keep his coat on matter how hot the day O. how
clean his shirt.
There Is hope, however. In Berlin recently 4 bust
ness man, sitting in his office removed his coat Then
ne called his stenographer to take dictaon She took
one look 1t him and fled Then she filed suit to re-
cover her wages charging that her employers removal
OF his coat constituted immoral conduct which COM
PEELED her to give up her job.
The court we glad to hear, decided against her.
ruling that mans right to escape the heat by sitting
around in his shirtsleeves is inalienabe
That's fine. Some day hope that coats will BE-
laid away when July comes to be donned only on the
approach of autumn
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ing to night are in their way symbols. There is
nothing in the universe cut-and-dred. The mere fact
that YOU can 1t all is profounder miracle than
the star in the east in old Judea. The commonest
summer sunrise is an of ncalcuabe significance.
Marcella Calkins is to be envied. Seeing for the
first time, she is better fitted to realize that human
life IS surrounded by glowing mysteries. She may
escape our matter.of factness. Seeing too much and
too easily. we have grown purbnd. We seldom rec.
ognise our own divinity.
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the sooner it will be exhausted. and
al over-eating, over-working, loss Of
sleep, improper habits and all the
things which injure health will cause
one to rapidly expend his fund Of
health, his reserve of life, and the
bankruptcy Of death will sun,r.on
him to , reckoning.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Question:: j. H. writes: "Please
explain the proper method Of taking
an enema, whether hot or cold, and
how much water should be used"
Answer: If . quart Of tepid wa
ter is used there il no danger Of
your ever producing any intestinal!
injury through the taking Of enc
mas, but too much water may be
harmful, and also il it is too hot
or too cold. It is best not to use
soap. salt, or anything else Which
may be irritating.
Question: Mrs. J. K. asks: us a
yam the same as q sweet potato, and
if 50 is it Is wholesome
Answer: Most vans sold in the
United States are really sweet po-
tatoes. The true yam resembles a
sweet potato and il grown largely in
the West Indies and to . small ex-
tent in Florida and Louisiana. Speci-
mems may weigh from ten pounds
upward, and have been known to
weigh as much q = hundred pounds.
Both vans and sweet potatoes are
starchy foods and are best thor
oughly baked in order to bring out
the full sweetness. They should be
combined with other foods the same
as any other starches.
Question: Mrs. w. writes: II
have a place 1T the top of my stom-
ach on the right side that gives me
some trouble, something like the
collie, every month. Can you tell me
what It is and the remedy? am
very stout, weighing about 242
pounds. Can you tell me something
to reduce my weight"
Answer: The distress you have in
your right side may be due to gall
bladder trouble. to stomach irrita-
ton, or to colitis, in the hepatic flex-
ure Of the colon. A you are over
weight, the sensible thing to do is
to diet and reduce, and then your
symptom will doubt disappear while
on the diet which is necessary for
you to take to bring about a salts
factory weight reduction. Space in
this column is limited, but will be
glad to send you complete instruc-
tions on how to reduce upon receipt
Of self-addressed, stamped, large
envelope.
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THE CLEARER VISION

i isn't hard to feel little bit euvous Of Mareela
Calins. the Wisconsin girl who il enjoying the rift
at sight for the first time In her 80 years Of life
The GIRL had been blind aimee birth. The other day
Milwaukee doctors performed delicate operation on
her eyes; now shs can go. and in short time her
sight viii b wholly normal.
There must Be great thrill IN seeins thinss for the
first Tina After living in darkness Tor 30 years. one
must find the rewly-vsibs world marvellous rally.
colored place indeed The eommonsst objects
trees, clouds. lawns-nust have touch at divinity
about them. Marcela Calkns who for % long was a
object OF pity il more fortunate now than the most
Of us.
For We who always have had good eyes do not, Gus.
tomariy. see very much after al. We take in the
outer aspect q thinss-ws know that John Jones i
dark haired and SLENDER for instance and that Tom
Brown is blond and stout but that 10 about tie extent
Of it. We take familiar sights for granted and are
profoundly incurious
Yet Tor Al that every object that meets our eyss
+ something of : marvel Thu house Ia which you
live. T. whose sight you 70 Will used-it l. bit
miraculous. In order that that house could b built
aavaeee had 70 emerge from caves, invent toos and
weapons, leeSn = shape tgses into plaahs aad mud
into mortar; sppreas tho asaets a ssvassy % that
they could have tims for heme huiydAs. The news
paper IN which yeu Rad this .epseeenta seethas las
which . great many MN have died a The seeffeld.
Ths street car that takes you downtown i ! daily
testimonial to the fact that mans mind ha& progressed
from bsastliks darkness to comparative Nsit,
Al e the things mans eyes rest upon from morn
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hotels. or they can do without sleep
and there's not an old-timer but
fails to feel trifle older and trifle
sadder when he sees the Amazonian
figures and the robust chest lines
or hears the harsh, unmusical voices.
But they're grand old gals-and
don't let anyone tell you they're not.
GILBERT SWAN.
Copyright, 1928, NEA Service, Inc.)