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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-05-10
Strike Table on Display

A restaurant in London has put
on display the table about which the
strike leaders gathered In 1926 to dis
cuss the peace terms In the general
strike that tied up England. Socialists
have taken a great interest in it. The
restaurant at one time was the gath
ering place of politicians, among them
being Lloyd George, Herbert AsQuith
and Winston Churchill.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-05-10
Saved Trouble

"Sir. want to marry your daugh.
ter said the young man.
swell, you are lucky. young man,
made up her mind some time ago you
were going to. whether you wanted to
or not"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-05-10

Thou shalt learn the wisdom early
to discern true beauty in utility
Longfellow.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-05-10

A girl In love is often unable te
express her thoughts. but it's different
after marriage.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-05-10

Confusion of tongues stopped Babel,
but it doesn't seem to affect New
York.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-05-10

Many a well-informed woman ha
her servant girl to thank for it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-05-10

If fortunes wheel doesn't revolve
TO suit you. pump up the tire.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-05-10

The history of mankind is an i'm
mense volume of errors.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-05-10

Fools die for want of wisdom.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-16
PRODUCES

Though only just past the halfway mark, the year
1929 has produced more than Its share Of infant prodi-
gies. Refuting the pro old-age arguments and claims of
Henry Ford. youth has been accomplishing things. re-
markable things.
For example, there is Jack Berry, nine year-old Los
Angeles wonder, who convinced a judge and jury that he
knew more than they did Of what they were talking
about.
On the other side of the continent is an infant who
is an expert swimmer and diver at an age when most
youngsters are crawling on all tours.
Probably the most notable of the years crop Of prodi-
ges is Betty Ford, who at the age of II graduated from
Stanford university. At the age of eight she was the
author OF 100 poems and IS stories. had read nearly 1000
books and had q vocabulary of $4,000 words.
Old heads shake with cause. They foresee the time
when adult authority must shift from superior knowl-
edge to such difficult achievements as wisdom and judy
ment. for the infant prodigy has not yet been found who
can put to rout the wisdom and judgment Of gray heads.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-16
THE NUMEROUS SUBMARINE

The tragic loss of the British submarine HAT with %
Of its crew has revived in Europe and here agitation for
the abolition of undersea craft. This disaster and those
that have preceded 1t create a strong doubt that the
wartime usefulness of submersibles compensates for their
vutnerability in times Of peace or ~justifies the costly and
exacting burden of their maintenance.
America and England would have abandoned use of
the submarine some years ago had not the lesser naval
powers refused to 60 along. The latter argue that the
relatively inexpensive submersibles enable them to main
tain an approximate parity Of naval strength with ma
tions with longer pocketbooks. Perhaps they can be ex-
cused for their suspicion that it is because of this that
the great powers favor junking all submarines.
These undersea tragedies will serve a good purpose il
they intensity the intentions of the world to be done with
such purely murderous devices. No nation remembering
the horrors and brutality Of submarine warfare as it was
prosecuted in the World war advances reasons ~justifyins
opposition to the arti-submarine program.
And, after all, the submarine ceased to be an effective
war machine during the last years of the World war.
0unfire. depth bombs and accident made the life of the
German submarine crews as hazardous as they had made
NE aboard surface vessels during the early years of the
sinking without trace" submarine program.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-16
Editorial Comment
COMPULSORY WHEAT POOLING
(St. Paul Dispatch


DELEGATES to the semi-annual meeting of the Saskatche-
wan wheat pool 1T Regina debated with some heat on a
resolution that called upon the provincial government
TO give the pool sole control Of the marketing of wheat
within the province. The debate indicated that discus
SION OF the issue mad been widespread among the men,
bers of the pool. There was agreement over the desire to
have a 100 per cent pool Of wheat growers and that it is
unfair that the non-pool farmer should profit from the
BENEFITS created by the pool. But many Of the delegates
opposed the idea of legislative compulsion. expressing
q preference for moral suasion and voluntary ~co-opera-
ton.
A definite campaign is now being conducted in sas-
katchewan to gain support for legislation that will cause
all grain produced to be marketed through the wheat
producers organization. Thus the issue Of the eQualiza-
ton Zee proposed In the McNary -Haugen bill comes in
another form IN Canada. There each farmer would be
members and In addition his grain could be marketed
only by the pool. In the United States the fee alone was
70 De levied on each hushel and the marketing of the
product rested With the farmer. Canada has gone so far
IN government Aid and direction Of handling and market
Ing OF farm products that 1t may yet adopt In the 100
per cent wheat pool the principle Of the -Haugen
equalization fee.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-16

Looking ahead but a few years,
n may reasonably visualize airplane
postoffices, the mail being picked up,
sorted and discharged in much the
same fashion as is now done by rail-
roads."-Robert r. Lamont, Secretary
Of Commerce.
Don't reserve your manners for
your friends. Give them an airing In
the office and half the bugabooS of
drab routine will vanish like thin
smoke in the air."-Helen Hathaway.
uiberty.)
+ ~
IF President Hoover's National
Commission on Law Observance and
Law Enforcement were to turn the
whole problem Of dealing with con-
victed criminals over to the psychia-
trists. the psychiatrists would find
themselves unable to offer an immed-
late solution to the problem, and I
for n would not wish to attempt It."
DIR. Elwood r. Kirby, Philadelphia
physician and psychiatrist.
AFTER we get plenty Of business ef-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-16

the chief executive is not the arbiter Of the morals of the
nation nor any part Of II. There is no constitutional
power for hin, to dictate Sunday observance.
Neither Is the manner in which Washington observes
the Sabbath a matter for presidential concern or con-
sressional action. Are the president and members OF
congress, who to the national capital are outlanders. to
step in and tell the people Of the District Of Columbia
what they may and may not do with their one day a week
OF surcease from labors? It seems to those possessed Of
the real Christian spirit that here Is one Of those times
when the decision should be left to those directly affected.
and Washington has shown no hankering for a "Blue
Sunday"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-16
THE FAST WAY TO HEALTH"
TRY ALFALFA

To many people the idea of a human
eating alfalfa will seem ridiculous, as
we are so accustomed to considering
1t as being food for horses, cattle and
rabbits. However, experiments have
proved that all alfalfa is also good for
human beings, a. it contains all the
known vitamins and is alkaline form
ing enough to make 1t a protective
food against acidosis.
For years chemists have been work.
ing to prepare a food Of alfalfa which
would be suitable for human use. The
fault lies that alfalfa in its dried state
does not have a very agreeable taste
and so the foods placed on the market
containing this leafy vegetable have
been made with too much sugar or
molasses which is usually incompat-
IDLE with the ordinary foods used at
q meal.
Some candy factories have made al
falfa into candy for children be-
cause of the richness of vitamins in
the alfalfa. Finely pulverized al
falfa flour mixed with white flour
has been used in the form of cakes,
mullins and cookies. In these forms,
the flavor is quite palatable, although
some people object to the slight green
iSh color.
For several years I have been ad-
vising my patients to eat alfalfa If
they could get it fresh, as both the
leaves and blossom make a delicious
addition to a combination salad. A
dental authority has stated, Alfalfa
is especially rich in vitamins and iron
which r important in keeping the
teeth firm and strong. The American
people should eat Is per cent more
vegetables for lunch and dinner and
more dairy products. The introduce
ton of alfalfa as food for humans
may be q great boon. This may be
developed in q very short time, and
the scientist who produces food from
alfalfa will be doing the world a vast
service"
The tender leaves and blossoms,
Picked in the sur and dried in the
shade. make an excellent tea COM
parable with the most aromatic of
Oriental teas and without containing
the injurious tannin and them of
common tea.
The acreage devoted to alfalfa is
steadily increasing year after year. It
is used extensively for feeding cattle.
The milk from alfalfa-fe cows is
b.und to be more than usually rich in
vitaminskand since milk is ordinarily
deficientS lin iron, this is important,
since the amount of iron in milk is
increased by using alfalfa for feeding.
Alfalfa contains a fair amount OF
protein. carbohydrate and fat, and
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-16
TILDEN FADING FROM TENNIS PICTURE

The matches 1t Wimbledon definitely confirm the sus-
picion. which has been rather generally entertained for
months. that Big Bill Tildens days as a tennis star Of
the first magnitude are nearing the end. The Ameri-
can player. who was unbeatable in his prime and whose
name mas been synonymous for years with the most bril-
liant and scintillattng court play, was defeated in straight
se3 81 the Frenchman Cochet. and by such a formidable
margin OF games Is to leave little doubt that he was COM
pl1tey outclassed.
The passing Of Tilden will be a matter Of keen public
seeret. for the lanky tennis ace. despite his eccentricities,
was . colorful and popular figure. The termination Of
the prolonged period Of Tlden dominancy. however, has
s~oanethtng more than . sentimental Significance. It's
practical significance, as far as the United States Is con-
cefned. lies IA the fact that this country apparently has
not produced his successor. At present we can probably
boast q more tennis players per 100000 capita Of popu-
lation than ct any previous time. but among them there is
not to Be found one whose tennis genius even approaches
that q Tuden In his palmiest days.
There Is every reason to believe that France as a re-
suit, with . galaxy Of stars which includes Cochet
B0rotra and LaCoste. will rule supreme in the field Of in
ternational composition for some time to come. barring
the unexpected flashing across the American tennis hor-
ZION q some phenomenal player. Meanwhile, however,
the total los Of our tennis prestige Is not even q remote
possibility % long IS Miss Wills upholds the traditions OF
America abroad. II she can carry on, in her usual bril-
liant manner, until another Tflden appears. she will be
doing much toward relieving the acute melancholia
which dispatches from Wimbledon. relating the disastrous
rout q the once Incompatible Big Bin. must inevitably
o4e161oo.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-16

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

On July Is, 1890. congress passed an
act which provided for the location of
the federal capital in "a district or
territory, not exceeding 10 miles
square, on the River Potomac be-
tween the mouth of the Eastern
Branch and the Conogocheague."
The site today is known familiarly
as the District of Columbia. Incl
dentally, it is believed to be the same
site where stood the famous Indian
village of Powhatan which Captain
John Smith visited in 1908.
Location Of a permanent capital led
to many furious debates Immediately
after the conclusion of the Revolu-
tionary war and final choice of the
banks Of the Potomac was in the ma
ture Of a compromise and also In
Difference to the wishes Of George
Washington.
The first session of congress was
held there in March, 1900. Thomas
Jefferson was then president.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-16
BARBS

Professional parachute Jumpers
make good incomes, but not all peo-
pie should lower themselves to do it.
Boys will be boys and old women
will be girls.
= i \
. A wealthy New Yorker left his for
tune to a woman who had rejected
him. Who said there Is nc gratitude?
\
A Denver man told the police he
had lost his canary the other day, so
they sent out the flying squad.
y \
A new radium -tipped pencil enables
q maj to write down his thoughts in
four colors. A big demand is reported
from golfers.
Now that we have talking sign
boards tourists soon will have to start
wearing earmuffs.
Copyright, 1929, NEA Service, Inc.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-16
ALWAYS

While crossing a railway bridge a
small boy was astonished to see two
trains running on the same line and
about to crash head-on. He stood and
witnessed the smash.
Later, some officials, l.arning that
there had been an eyewitness. found
the lad and asked: What we're your
thoughts at the time of the crash?"
Well" the boy answered slowly, Il
thought 1t YVES a rotten way to run a
railway."-Tit-Bits
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-16

ficiency in America, I hope there will
be a crusade to 60 back to the doc
trines of our fathers on the right Of
every human to regulate his own life
as he sees fl. "-Clarence barrow.
=
"A little alteration in the United
States system Of administering GRIM
inal justice, such as limiting technical
pleas and narrowing down jury chal-
lenges, would result in the system
working more efficiently."-C. F.
Jameson. (Plain Talk
4
we have no statistics of unem.
ployment that are worth shucks. With
regard to the hazard of industrial
employment, which ravels life and
livelihood as devastatingly, we have
left things at loose ends."-Paul v.
Kellogg, editor. The Survey.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-16
FIST FIGHTS AND BASEBALL

Rowdyism on any athletic field is. Of course. a thing to
deplore. It is distressing, u~nsporstmanlike. and al that
soft Of thing. And yet-well. no dyed in the wool base
ball fan will be sorry to read that Hack Wilson Of the
Chicago Cubs and Ray Kolp and Pete Donohue Of the
Cincinnati Reds felt impeled to use their fists on one an
other after . recent game in Chicago.
The only serious complaint against baseball in late
years has been that the players had lost the old -time
enthusiasm that made the game interesting. In the days
when ~ Cobb. Kid Elberfed. Frank Chance and Dll
Carrisan were in their prime BIC league baseball was for
ever skirting the edges II i~isttcuffs. Nowadays II Is more
refined AM sentlennanly-aad soastimes. much les ex-
citing.
fighting. BaIl players Do MT fight unlees. they ere ter.
ribly II earnest abeut thu game itself. And when they
5sel that way. they are pretty sure 70 play interesting
baseball.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-16
DEADLINESS OF LAUGHTER

Fear OF physical danger is not such a terribly hard
thing to overcome. The human race is fairly sturdy, and
brave men are not uncommon. But the man who is not
afraid or ridicule is a rare person; and when he appears
on the scene he is almost certain to make a stir.
Unluckily. we don't usually recognize that kind OF
bravery. The word crank slips off our tongues too
easily: once we apply it to a man he is blasted and his
steadfast bravery can never hope for a nod Of recog-
milton.
In the city Of Massillon, o., there lives q man whose
very name has been q folklore comic picture for more
than 80 years. His name is Jacob s. Coxey-and the
famous Coxey's army Of IS years ago has been looked
upon for a generation as one Of the low comedy incl
dents in our national drama.
Yet this man Coxey, who is now getting ready to 90 on
. tour of the country to speak for . new paper money
proposal he has devised. is . man OF rare courage. He
is not in the least afraid Of being laughed at.
And we, who enjoy laughing at him-wen. how many Of
us can say that about ourselves?
The ability to withstand ridicule gives a man an al
most dangerous power. For laughter is our deadliest
weapon. When everything else in our arsenal fails,
laughter usually succeeds. The man whom it can't hurt
is apt to 60 a long way.
It doesn't matter in the least whether you agree with
Coxey's ideas or not. His money scheme may be a
stroke Of genius or it may be a brainstorm. That. for
the purposes Of this discussion. is irrelevant. The point
is that Coxey. who has been laughed at for IS years and
who is ready to go out and be laughed at again. Is a men,
Der of q great brotherhood; the brotherhood Of cranks,
fanatics. clowns-and world-changers.
Stonewall Jackson was the laughing stock Of the Con-
federate armies for months; but before he died any
southerner would cheerfully have shot the man who dared
so much as smile at his gaunt. angular personality.
Lincoln excited the filters OF all OF Washington's better
people when he first entered the white house; but now his
craven image looks out of a classic temple toward the
washington monument, and people enter with barred
heads.
Roosevelt. the dude cowboy drew a perfect salvo Of
ridicule when he entered politics, and today the children
of the men who laughed at him speak his nam with a
reverent. wistful admiration.
So it goes. Laughter has killed off many a cause. good
and bad, and has sent many a leader to the scrap-heap.
But when you find . man whom laughter doesn't hurt
watch out for him.
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for renting out his 7-year-old son Sol
ONION as a beggar.
It seems that every morning dear
papa would strap little Solly into a
wheel chair in such a way that he
seemed paralyzcd. He would rent out
the boy and chair for So a day to such
beggars as could S him.
X :: X
TWO COMMENTS
To say that only a father could do
this and a mother, never, is as OBJ
viOuS a comment as it is untrue,
though, of course, the child exploiting
mother would always be rarcr than
a father.
But one wonders at that if little
Solly endured any more than some of
these child p~rodigies who are forced
to practice the violin or piano ten
hours a day so that papa can have a
nice income. or are forced into be-
ing child stage stars.
WHY?
"Woman's placer" Women are re-
placing men as stewards on many of
the ocean liners. Officials say they
are not only cheaper to hire, but
more courteous. efficient, reliable, and
generally satisfactory.
But what a yowl the not-so-good
depoSed stewards will make about
women taking mems jobs at lower
salaries and all that. It will never
occur to them that they themselves
and not economic change had some
thing to do with the innovation.
SAME WAY
Miss Anne Marie Proessl, "a, of
Munich, Germany. and Gottfried
Ruppe, 80 of Canton, O., were mar
ricd a few hours after meeting for
the first time. Their marriage fol-
lowed a five-month correspondence.
There were photographs, of course.
Mail order romances are really II
usual only when the participants send
photographs not their own. Or no
photographs at all.
A mail courtship is as dependent
on personal appearance for arousing
emotions rather than on disposition
and character as exhibited through
actions or letters. as is any romance.
Looks count most.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-16
Our Yesterdays

FORTY YEARS AGO
Martin Hector. Fargo business man,
is spending a few days in the city.
Superintendent McCabe and Attor-
ney Bullitt of the Northern Pacific
are here on business.
MIR. and Mrs. r. w. Cowen. who
have been in the city for the past two
weeks. left for st. Paul. Mr.. Cowen
Is agent for the Associated Press.
A resolution has been introduced in
the constitutional convention by Mr..
Stevens. providing for only one house
Of legislature.
TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO
A. r. Lenhart. Washburn, was in
Bismarck today on his way to FARGO
for . few days visit.
O. P. IN. Jauison, Portland. ore.
who lived In Bismarck several wears
ato. Is spending : few days here with
old friends.
] w. A. Dillon, A. L. Woods. J. n.
Marshall, and Murdock Mckenzie are
attending the Masonic ceremonies in
Mandan.
Mr.. Kupitz visited her daughter.
Mrs. Anderson. at Fort Yates this
week.
TEN YEARS AGO
Major Frayne Baker. who recently
returned from France, has been ap-
pointed Q member Of the highway
commission by Governor Lynn j.
Frazier.
Miss Cora Simpson has gone to
Dickinson to spend some time visit
Ing relatives.
Miss Katherine Mcoarvey leaves
today lcs DetSeit Lakes, MINI, where
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-16
UNLUCKY HOUSE

London.-There Is house In Gov.
entry that is stunned by all couples
contemplating marriage. The first
man who bought It was engaged to be
married. After he bought the house
the girl broke the engagement. The
second buyer, likewise, was engaged
to be married. His intended bride
broke the engagement. The house
is at present empty.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-16

diet entirely deficient In cellulose.
containing foods.
Alfalfa Is also wholesome when
stewed as greens, but most people oh.
ject to its strong taste.
The fact that chemists are work.
ing en- alfalfa flour and various al.
falfa products may bring about It's
development as a recognized human
food within the next few years.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-16
PLAYS NO FAyORITEs

PLAYS NO FAvORITES
Observation-Disclosures justice plays
no iavorites. and that is why one Of
England's bluebloods. the Countess Of
Harrington. had to pay q fine for q
q motoring record. Dangerous
driving. obstruction and driving With.
out license brought her before masis.
trateS who fined her about 325.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-16
INDEBTED TO E

INDEBTED TO HER
Grand Rapids. Mich.-A nice fat
hen. which Mrs. Theodore Greiner re-
Gently killed for the family dinner.
brought more than q satisfied feeling
to the stomachs Of the family. On
killing the hen she found in its gig
zard the diamond she had lost from
her engagement ring six years before.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-16
THE DANGERS IN SPEED

Major George A. Parker, state registrar of motor We
hicles for Massachusetts,. points out that the average
speed Of automobiles on Massachusetts, highways has in.
creased 10 miles an hour in the last two years, and be-
lieves this is an important factor in the steady increase
in traffic accidents.
Probably the vast majority Of motorists have not the
slightest idea of the potential striking force of their
cars. and they go ~blissfully on their way until they bring
up against a bridge-head, q tree or a telegraph pole" he
says.
Major Parker remarks that most drivers who come to
grief while travelling fast try to alibi themselves. They
will blame a bump in the pavement. a slippery road or
a %too-sharp ~curve-never realizing that their own speed
was the primary factor in the accident.
Fast driving is all right, provided that you remember
that high speed calls for increased care and forethought.
Mishaps that are unimportant at 20 miles an hour become
extremely dangerous when the speed rises to 40.