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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-24
Man a Machine Of Mystery

Professor C. Judson Herrick Of the University OF Chi
cago believes that man is simply a machine that thinks.
After spending years in the study OF neurology, DR..
Herrick has concluded that all Metaphysical, mental and
spiritual-is simply a mechanical process. He has just
written a book setting forth his views. and in It he says:
Mental processes are biological functions Of the body
IN general and Of the brain in particular. IN Just the same
sense that circulation of the blood is a function OF the
heart, or breathing is a function Of the lungs. A thought
Is . manufactured product as truly as a pair Of shoes"
The present age is d distinguished from all former ages
BY . number of things: but chiefly, it would seem, it is
set apart by the fact that never until nov have men
been able to conceive Of themselves as soulcss bits Of ma
chinery.
Probably this is only natural. We live i'll an era that
moves by machinery. We are as far removed from the
social and economic conditions of a century ago as We are
from the builders Of the pyramids. 1t is not surprising
that some men should come to look upon human beings
themselves as mere glorified bits of mechanism.
1t is a mistake, however. to think that one solves any
problems by adopting such a theory.
IN the old days the contcmplativc man felt that he had
m immortal soul, that he was kin to the majestic spirit Of
the universe itself, that he was superior to time and
change and death: and he knew, therefore. that he was a
partaker in a tremendous mystery, and this knowledge
gave him a sense Of dignity, a feeling Of cxaltation. a
consciousness of nobility.
Today he simply says. Il am a machine. l breathe in
clear air and eat certain meats and fruits and vegetables
and undergo certain experiences, and out of them 1
create the finished products Of thought and action
Thus he has an entirely new slant on the universe and
his place in it.
But--and this is what is worth Noticing the mystery
remains as great as before.
A machineo Very possibly. But what a marvellous one!
A machine that can lift itself BY It's own bootstraps: a
machine that can create beauty so compelling and haunt
Ing that the bcholdcr. involuntarily. is persuaded OF his
own Immortality; a machine that can be heroic. Gan
suffer %hardships for a cause, cen sacrifice itself for the
cake OF other machines-what Kind Of machine is this.
anyway?
The mechanistic explanation may be a very good one.
The facts OF physiology may support Professor Hcrricks
theory right up to the hilt. But the mystery Is still there.
Is tremendous as ever. No theory can dispcl it. And you
may make Of 1t what you please.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-24
Opportunity for New Farm Board

If there are to be any farm loans to tide over the sit
uation created by the damned condition OF terminal clc-
vators In the lake markets. the time is here to make them.
John Sherman once said Of a critical money situation
that the way to resume specie payments was to resume.
His cogent comment might be parapnrased to fit the
present grain situation in the Northwest. especially III
North Dakota-the way to make farm loans is to make
them. II they are needed they should be made, con-
ditioned, of course, on the suificiency of the grain col
lateral In storage.
Today the senate agricultural committee is sitting as
. quiz to find out why North Dakota farmers arc COM
planning that they cannot get such loans on the eve of
pressing October obligations and whether such COM
plants are justified. Through Senator Nye the COM
plaint-sanctioned by the Farmers Union and signed by
G. w. Fine. q North Dakota Farmers Union director. and
Is others-was put before the senate last Tuesday. The
charge is that red tape at Washington is holding up the
making Of loans.
It Is easy to see the dilemma In which farmers of the
states Of North Dakota and Montana may find them
selves. With elevators in the terminal markets cloggcd
BY earlier shipments, especially from the Southwest with
It's earlier harvest-thesc being added to surplus stor-
age from last year-the farmers Of these two states arc
in . situation as though tied hand and foot. They are
the victims Of an emergency.
T1e intermediate credit facilities were provided to keep
farmers out Of this prcdicamcnt and the state farm grain
storage acts enacted In the two states last winter were
what was supposed to be q perfection OF the credit sys-
tenn In the direction of a more orderly grain market
Ing system. AS the Farmers Union officials and Senator
Nye represent the situation to be now. the farmers arc
stopped both from obtaining credit and from putting in
to practice the orderly marketing plan by storage Of their
grain crops on their farms.
what the senate quiz should do is to get to the meat
Of the matter at once and obtain action to tide the farm
ers over. A lcng-drawn-out Investigation will increase
the wheat growers financial distress and will interfere
With the test Of the rev storage policy. If the Inter
mediate Credit corporation can not afford relief, there
= N opportunity for the new Farm board to ju1tify its
~existence BY finding a remedy for the emergency. The
hoard Wa the outcome Of efforts at farm relief and here
} "a secession that provides conspicuous opportunity for
exercising the power TO relieve the farmer.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-24

A.paf'ents
IDEALS
Inv Alice ,JudSOn pc1lel

Whether a child chose as his hero
Lincoln or Napoleon is significant
both as an indication of his state of
mind and rs a point Of departure in
his education.
The growing child has always a
succession of ideals. First and -1st
important to the very young child is
the ideal of father and mother. Then
such glalnOrous people as the police
a the fireman and the man who
keeps the corner candy store tenn
porarily embody for him what he
himself would some day like to be.
But at no time is hero worship
more active than in the years be-
tween IL and l6. At this time an ideal
seems actually to influence the child's
Imagination and through it his con-
duct.
His choice is in the first place an
indication of his values. The lad who
selects Napoleon shows, thereby, that
good regardless of the means en-
ployed. The lad whose hero is Lin
coin IS n who. you may be sure,
rates moral and spiritual values high
err than material ones.
II your child seems to be enamored
of a worthy ideal. help him to culti-
vate 1t. Give him books in which he
may learn more about his hero. Put
in his path every experience which
will enrich his knowledge of the man
and his work. These things max,prove
a very genuine influence in his spir-
itual and intellectual growth.
When It seems to you that the
hero Of these adolescent years Is un-
worthy. try to develop such values and
mental attitudes as will lead your
child gradually to appraise him at his
true worth and to reject him finally
as something which he has left behind
him In one Of the stages Of his
growth.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-24
The Glamour of Rain

junt . nobody, for Sofne t~nscrutable reason. loves a fat
man, no one ever speaks up to express a downright fond
no0 ~ rainy day. The April shower. to be cure. gets
uurd now and then: but the cold. drizzly rain Of
sonf1v autnsan goes unnonored and unsung.
1hnt = rather unfortunate. When we accept the au-
nn ntp = dou and cherries Ne are shutting our eyes
~ - r1nin truth q tn matter. IN reality. It Is quite as
Sn<hg = 1870 = IT. harvest moon Or the Indian SUM
]1Gl7 - q ~ octo1es.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-24

Monday was wash day once. Now it Is t,e day on
gether.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-24

Some men arc born leaders and others never can guess
which way the crowd is going.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-24

fact was discovered long ago by chorus
girls, who ven can get both sugar
end diamonds out of butter and egg
men.
Copyright, 1929, NEA Service, Inc.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-24

White gold jewelry contains the
same percentage Of fine or pure gold
ard base metals a any other 10, u,
ID to 20 carat gold article.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-24

Few failures arc 50 complete as that of a bald man with
a pug nose In his effort to be a shcik.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-24

A boom district has settled back to normal when every
one buys his own luncheon.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-24
GIVING in TO LUXURY
BARBS

Maybe the meek will inherit the
earth. but there still are quite a few
people who are not SO meek and they
seem fairly healthy. too.
=
The Hawley- Smoot tariff bill places
chestnuts on the free list. There are
too many old chestnuts in this coun-
try for the foreign market to COM
pete with.
A former treasury official says the
e currency Is dangerous. Several
people we know r craving adven-
turc.
=
Topeka has been investigating the
liquor-i the -houne situation after q
newspaper columnist wrote Of having
drinks In several houses. Maybe Of
ficials discovered the walls were plas-
tered.
We're making quite q lot Of prog
ress. but there r still people who
think well have a lot Of hot weather
yet"
4 4
"A professor announces that dia-
monds can be made out of sugar. The
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-24

Surely this is a devastating age! Re-
ports come from the far west that
even lumberjacks have gone soft. A
forester makes the report. He knew
the tall timber along the west coast
when men were men and meals were
chow. Recently he made o round Of
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-24

visits to logging camps. His lament
run as follows, according to the New
York World:
Instead OF the usual stock of
WOODEN socks and chewing tobacco, I
found the colnmissary shelves adorned
with fancy soap. face lotion. lip salve
and other cosmetics. The table in the
dining room was waited on by beau
tiful women, dressed In the latest
style.
AT one camp the cook got us a
special lunch whose piece de resist
ance was California head lettuce and
shrimp salad, with Thousand Island
dressing. While we toyed with our
forks, no knives being furnished, the
cook sat with us and the conversa-
ton was confined to golf."
GIVING in TO LUXURY
I suppose there r some who will
say the women started all this weak
ening Of he-men when they left home
for equal rights. Rather, it seems to
me IN indication of an ubiquitous
yielding to easier life and luxury all
along the line. It is funny. anyway
you analyze it. For. no matter how
soft VIC may become individually,
there is no one who does not enjoy
picturing the hardy. rough. unplcas-
ant life of the tall timbers. ii not for
romantic reasons, then for contrast to
prove how nice ones own life Is.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-24

Grating changes the character Of plants. It reveals
that of man.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-24

A professor announces that dia-
monds al be made out of sugar. The
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-24
All to Rescue Of Farmer

Saving the farmer has become a Strikingiy complex
activity at Washington.
In addition to the original farm board creation with its
half billion-dollar revolving fund credit for the cooper
atiyc groups, trying to lead the tillers out of the wilder
ness by some form of orderly marketing still waiting to
be formulated. there is the tariff bill based on the aim Of
protecting home farm products from the competition of
those produced outside Of the country.
Then there is the project of banding the representa-
tivcs OF 81 farm and industrial organizations together in
behalf Of more adequate funds for research in the De-
partncnt of Agriculture. When this group started two
years ago to increase the research fund of the depart
ment. a goal OF 10000 eco was set. To date about half
Of this has been obtained. This week, Col. j. c. Roop,
the new director Of the budget, was formally requested to
o. X. the balance OF $5,O0G.CCo.
Then there is the relief CT the Florida fruit growers in
the crisis caused b. the Mediterranean fruit fly pest.
That leaves the corn borer and the Japanese beetle which
arc making inroads in Pennsylvania remaining ills Of
which the farmer still Is to be relieved. Washington
possibly will in due time come around to extensive drives
on these pests.
The farmer should eventually be sitting on the top of
the world, but eventually may be a considerable distance
around the corner.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-24

"IGP3AzAY:!:, ,,n
AllENE SUMMED

Chicago gives us an illustration Of
the poorest craftsmanship in the
world. it seems to me. III the case Of
Caryl Frink Macarthur. divorced wife
Of Charles G.. Macarthur. successful
playwright husband of the famous
Helen Hayes.
Caryl divorced Macarthur in 1926
when he was poor and unknown. He
did not contest the suit and. because
it was obvious to one who had lived
with him that he vas not earning
enough for alimony. she accepted $3.50
settlement.
So far, so good, for an ambitious
Young ma The only trouble was
that she was much too hasty. The
scry next year Charles MacArthur's
play Lulu Belle" brought him fame
and money. Immediately. instead of
standing by her financial mistake,
Caryl rushed into court to try to have
the divorce decree set aside. She made
no pretense about loving Macarthur.
She announced she didn't want him
back. She merely wanted her
rights" meaning some Of his money.
Is Is
WORSE THAN ALlMONY
The courts refused to set aside her
divorce decree. Macarthur remarked.
Then she sued for separate mainte-
nance. This is still pending. The
current comment. isn't that just like
a woman?' makes me wrathy. Yet
it is just, in that the whole problem
Of alimony leave womankind open to
criticism. Personally, l have never
been able to see why an able bodied.
self supporting woman should take
money from an ex-husband just for
herself. If there are children. that Is
another thing. But for an ex-wife to
enjoy a divorce until her e~x-husoand
gets the rewards for years of work
and then come forward and try to
claim some of the money he made
after she had divorced him seems
even less sporting than the usual ALI
mony case. II will be interesting to
see what the court decides.
\ X \
New Britain herald., 1929-05-16
INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE TO
 GET UNDER WAY TUESDAY
Teams to Open 1929 Season Next Week-Double Um- pire System to Be Used This Year-League to Fur. nish Three Balls for Each Game -Sxty-day Rule on Players Will Be Enforced = Harry Linnehan Named Chief of Arbiters- Seven Clubs to Compete.

Following a meeting of the athle- tic committee of the Industrial council held at the Y. II. Q. A. last evening, it was voted to start the Industrial baseball league season next Tuesday evening at s:30 o'clock at Walnut Hill park. The opening games will be as follows: Diamond No. 1. Stanley Rule vs. Landers and Diamond No. 2 Fafnir Bearing ,s. New Britain Machine. Thursdays game will be played on Diamond No. 1 between Stanley Works and the American Paper Goods.
 The league schedule was adopt.d with minor changes and will be made public tomorrow. Two games will probably be played on Tuesday and one game on Thursday.
 Tho committee voted to use the double umpire system this season. Harry Linnehan of the New Britain Machine Co. was named as chief-of- umpires aud the following six ar- biters were named as regulars to work the league games this season: Lawrence w. Mangan, Mike Lynch, Bill Clancy, John J. (Mickey) Noo-
New Britain herald., 1929-05-16
SCHEDULED TO
 BATTLE HlCHWOOD CUBS
Semi -Finasts in National Baseball Tournament at Cin- cinnati Last Year to Appear Against Locals Next Sunday Lineup to Be Practically the Same Visiting Aggregation Considered Strongest Semi. pro Club in State-Locals Getting Ready.

Facing one of the toughest base ball combinations in the state at St. Mary's held Sunday afternoon in the Highwood Cubs of New Haven, the Falcon baseball team will be put through . strenuous workout Satur- day afternoon in an effort to correct all the weaknesses shown by the team in its opening games.
 The Highwood Cubs, rated as the leading semi-pro team in Connecti- cut last year. has practically the same lineup in action again this year. Last season, the team was chosen to represent Connecticut at the National baseball tournament played in Cincinnati. Meeting teams from all sections of the country, the Highwood Cubs were defeated only in the final game.
 Every player, with one exception, is back in harness this season and the team is ready to take the scalp
New Britain herald., 1929-05-16

of the Falcons back to New Haven Sunday afternoon. The one excep- ton who h not with the team, is Wilson, . versatile inhelder or out fielder. who is playing in the putheld for New Haven in the Eastern league. o
 Considered the best attraction in some seasons, tho visitors will line- up as follows: Corrigan. 3b: Davis. Of; D. Lynch, sb: Doherty. If: Finn. 1b: Won Hausen. ss: Gillespie, If: Crowley. and Keeley. Femmiak or Perlowski, p.
 The Falcons will lineup as fol. lows: Bucheri or Walicki, ss; Star head Budnick, 2b: ''Chucky" Wo- jack, Sb: Klatka, 1b; Mike Haber, Of: Pat Ross, If: Willie Wopjack, If: Noonan. and Lefty Haber or Long, more, p.
 The game will start promptly at , o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-16

tween these boys: Ebbets was the winner on foul in the drst bout while O'Brien took the deciaion on the second meeting, though many Of the fans thought Ebbets the victor and shouted their disapproval of the decision. Both these battles were staged at Holyoke and were among the best scraps ever staged in the Paper City.
 O'Brien. who has been improving at great rate the past six months, has been anxious for another "shot" at Ebbets, a chance, as Frankie puts it. to prove for all time that he is the better man. Ebbets has not been SO willing. but two weeks ago his manager. Ike Dorgan. brother of the late Tad. affixed his name to a contract and these old rivals now meet again and in the great out doors.
 Ebbets will have slight weight advantage but O'Brien Is sure he
New Britain herald., 1929-05-16

nan, Jimmy Maher and William Fitzpatrick. .s,
 The 60-day clause for playerF re- quiring that prospective members "f teams be employed in . factory for 60 days prior to the opening Of the league to make them eligible for the team. will be enforced this year. Last season, this rule was adopted but abrogated through an agree ment with the Stanley Rule & Level team, This will prevent several we'll known players from becoming mem- bers of the various teams.
 There will be seven teams in the league. all members of last years circuit. as follows: P. < F. Corbin. Fafnir Bearing, Stanley Works, Stanley Rule & Level. New Britain Machine, American Paper Goods and Landers, Frary < Clark. The Russell X Erwin team will not be in the running this year.
 It was voted to have the league furnish three bascballs for each game and if more are needed. these will be furnished ny the home club All balls remaining in play in the
New Britain herald., 1929-05-16
/OIF<& | (1QATN
 METERS
BY VERNE WICKHAM
CopNalo0T bo1o W "A sGoocf ef

BY VERNE WICKHAM
 There is one queer idea firmly es- tabltshed in many golfers minds they do not like to putt when their partners ball is still in the cup.
 Just where the idea came from, no one seems to know. It has very little reason for existing and yet it Is 2 recognized mental hazard 10 have . ball or two in the bottom of the cup when you're putting
 After you hold out a putt, walk up and pick out your ball before your partner butts. He will appre- eiate it.
 On one or two rare occasions . ball has been known to drop into the cup. hit . ball already at the bottom of the cup. and then bounce out. It has been known to happen once and possibly twice-but you could putt bells into a cup lined with balls at the bottom. by the thou sands. and not one of them would hit just right to pop out again. 50 really there is little reason for the Idea and yet 1t exists.
 YouM find all professionals doing It and in tournament play they never putt into . cup when there is . ball in it--so get in the habit of picking out the ball after you hole out. Be careful. of course. not to step on the line of putt.
 And another thing. when you leave your ball in the cup you are depriving your partner of the sweet est sound to a golfers ear-the "clank" of the ball in the bottom of the cup. Think that over!
New Britain herald., 1929-05-16

can overcome that with tAs tesV1ne punchtng ability that he lAA dow. in his recent trips out.
 This show win b. the Arst ee sG series of outdoor cards to be staeek at the ball park this summer b1 Matchmaker Ed Hurley. .
 Hurley has arranged . strong suDy porting card. including . dovblf semi-hnal. In one Of these se1t- finals Tony Lucci Of Clinton msste Mickey Flahive of Hartford. wANN in theother. Jimmy Picardi of Bes- ton lights sundclho Diax of New York.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-16
OUTDOOR BOXING
 STARTS TUESDAY
Frankie 0'Brien Slated to Meet
 Harry Ebbets at Ball Park

Hartford, May 16.-Hartford has it's first boxing show of the outdoor season at the Bulkeley Stadium, local Eastern league ball park. next Tuesday night. when Frankie O'Brien, Hartford middleweight, meets his old rival, Harry Ebbets in the star, bout of ten rounds at 1S2 pounds.
 This will be the third meeting be-
New Britain herald., 1929-05-16
WATCHING THE SC0REB0ARD

By the United Prem.
 Yesterdays Hero-Harry Heil- mann, Detroit outfielder. who SCOT ed from first base on Alexander's double in the ninth with the run which enabled the Tigers to beat the Philadelphia Athletics. 6 to 5. Heil- mann was knocked unconscious when Gordon Cochrane, Athletics catcher. tagged him on the head. but the latter dropped the ball.
 Two sensational catches by Earl Averill featured Ceveland's 2 to 1 victory over the New York Yankees. Lou Gehrig's eighth home run of the season was the only run made off Joe Shaute. It was the Tanks fourth straight loss.
 Scoring three runs and driving in two more Willie Kamm starred in the Chicago White Box to 1 win over the Boston Red Box. kamm hit two doubles and . single. Teddy Lyons was the winning pitcher.
 Manush's double, schulte's triple and Kress' single drove in two runs in the eighth inning and the St. Louis Brows beat the Washington Senators. 5 to ,. Ossie Bluege hit q homer.
 Mike Cvengros stopped the Braves after they had batted Guy Bush out of the box in the fourth inning and the Chicago Cubs beat Boston, to 1. Kiki Cuyler returned to the Cubs lineup and hit a homer with a man on base.
 Rallying in the late innings the St. Louis Cardinals continued their neck and neck race with the Cubs for first place in the National League by winning from the Phillies, to 1. Barney Friberg, Phillies' short stop, starred with . homer. double and single. giving him seven hits in the last official seven times at bat.
 Two rookies-Joe Stripp and Evar Swanson-played hero roles as Cin- cinnati swept the series with the Giants, IF 10 3. Stripp hit two homers and drove in four runs Swanson hit a homer and made clean steal Of third. running his stolen bases for the aeason 10 eight.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-16

possession of the umpire after each game, will go to the home club. The entrance fee was raised $l0 at tn. meeting. This with the saving on baseballs. will take care of the twa- umpire system.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-16

Games Today New York at Boston. St. Louis at Pittsburgh. Brooklyn at Philadelphia. (Other clubs not scheduled).
New Britain herald., 1929-05-16

x-Batted for Benge in Sth.
 zz-Ran for Davis in Sth. St. Louis GOO 001 le0-i Philadelphia 0l0 900 00O-1 :. Two base hits: Thompson, High, Friscl Friberg. Hafey. Southworth. Home run: Friberg. Struck out: By Bense 1. Los ing pitcher: Benge.