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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-11-05
Editorial Comment
Hoovcr's Postoffice Reform
Baltimore Sum

Iluui Aulp
President Hoovers proposal to put the postal service on
interpretations. Some view 1t primarily as a plan to
clearly what services arc provided at a profit or loss. and
why. Others see 1t as a design to convert the postal scrv-
ice into a forgetting business organization. operated
on the profit making principle.
II accounting reform Is the main feature of the plan.
1t is a good one. When the ~poStofficc department ad-
ministers subsidies to the merchant marine. commercial
aviation and certain types Of publications there is nc
justification for tossing them loscly into a postal deficit
which obscureS the true nature Of the transactions. They
should be clearly labeled, no matter how much the sub
sidy recipients resent 1t.
II. however. tho president has in mind for the post
office to adopt tho cardinal principle of businesS-rnakc
a profit or don't produce-he is moving on to extremely
doubtful ground. He Is proposing a revolutionary change
in government which would shift its major objective
from service to money maktng-a change which. logically
extended, would require the state department or the
Navy to show q profit or close up shop.
In view Of his necessary familiarity with traditional
policy Of operating the powstoffice for public service and
not profit. it seems altogether unlikely that President
Hoover entertains the idea. attributed to him by some.
ing institution. And It is even more unlikely that he
could succeed even II he harbored such q notion.
In dealing with q postal deficit OF $l35.O00 600 the major
consideration is not its size but what the public is getting
for its money. At present that is not clear because Of
loose methods OF presenting federal accounts. When
the accounts are ironed out. all subsidies labeled and the
operating efficiency of the ~postoffice clearly pictured.
it will be time to decide on postal rate changes. And
it may be good public policy to ignore what is conven-
tionally regarded as sound business in adjusting these
rates.
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When Cheapness Is Expensive

Careless and cheap construction Is a pretty costly
proposition. An article in the current issue OF The Amer
lean Architect points Out that fire losses due to that
lind of sEodGy work in American buildings run around
s6 100000 a year.
Defective chimncys and flues. stoves. furnaces, boil
crs and pipes cause about 10 per cent OF the total yearly
.ic loss, says the magazine. .Carelessncss in handling
electricity caused a loss Of abon. ; per cent OF the total.
Mucl, Of this was due to improper wiring and overload
ing of circuits"
Tho jerry builder is a nuisance in more ways than
enc. The houses he puts up arc usually eyc-sores, and
are invariably less comfortable and snug than the home
owner hes a right to expect. Now comes this evidence
that this type Of constructor is directly responsible for
an enormous yearly fire loss.
Cheap construction is the most expensive kind. Ii
You arr buying or building a horne, you'll find that real
economy will consist in demanding, and paying FOR
the best kind OF construction wo-k.
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Taking the Right Course

Serving OF warrants preparatory to prosecution OF
reckless or drunken Morton county motorists is a move
which tho law officers there and the county will find
a wholesome factor in creating faith in their officia!
conduct.
1t also will restore the countys good reputc. There Is
nothing like honest. intelligent and fair law enforce
mcnt to elevate the standing and character Of a city. a
county or a state. 1t means proper liberty. assurance
OF safety If life and limb and implies protection OF
property.
A series Of accidents due to rccklcssncsS IN auto driv-
ing madc appalling by a double tragedy, had led to some
doubt as to what stand Morton county would take
toward the suppression Of this criminal disregard Tor
safety. The decision, as attested in the service Of sew
cral warrants on intoxicated drivers who caused fresh
crashes in spite Of two lives lost in a prior wreck. is to
prosecute the offenders. The practice OF running amuck
on the memorial highway is no longer to be overlooked.
violators of tn, public safety must pay the penalty.
especially when they Go damage and place lives IN
jeopardy.
States Attorney Connolly has taken a course that
merits approval. All good citizens will acclaim his CT
forts to restore proper traffic conditions nc. only on the
paved highway but on all roads and then TO keep these
conditions operative without relaxing a bit in their en-
forcemcnt. The Tribune thinks he has started cut 10 do
a good job May he succeed.
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Not So Many, After All

Every literary magazine and every newspaper column
OF literary criticism and gossip remarks quite frequently
that the country is fairly being deluged with a flood
Of new books. One gathers that more books are being
printed in America than ever before.
Statistics, however, prove the contrary to be true. AS
long ago as 1910 there were 1910 different books pub
lisfed in this country. III 1929. when We were supposed
to have many more authors and publishing houses. tho
total had fallen to 1895.
Furthermore. fiction itself shows a falling off. Away
back IN 1901 there were 2.234 different novels published
III America. Last year there we're only 1909.
Apparently we're not being flooded with literature
as much as we have supposed.
The palmy days arc the ones when the people around
you have their palms out.
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THE ROMANCE or WHEAT

The hard wheat flourS are prtn-
cipally used in bread-making. except
the durums, which are used In the
manufacturing of Semolina flour.
which goes into macaroni, spaghetti,
noodles and shells, etc. It Is estimated
that we use nearly twenty million
bushels of this flour a year in the
macaroni production. The Kubanka
or durum wheat was brought to this
country by Mark Carlton, working for
the department of agriculture, in an
! effort to find q wheat which would
Withstand the rust. Cartons solitary
exploration into the wind-swept,
lonely regions of Russia Is a romance
in itself which is very well related in
a remarkable book entitled The
| Hunger Fighters by De Kriuf.
In 1926 the Canadian crop was over
/ A05 1913 900 bushels. The United States
crop for the In period was $50 $685.
600 bushels. At the present time 1t is
said that wheat furnishes us with one
| third of cur total food, but our per
capita consumption Is lightly de-
ciining.
Europe uses. more wheat than
! America per person. and it has been
estimated that One-half of the aver
age European meals come from wheat
The reason for the per capita decline
! in the consumption of wheat is prob
ably because our work has changed
| from the hard. strenuous physical
labor, calling for a large amount OF
fuel foods. to the white collar jobs in
which o~vereating of the highly starchy
foods is apt to lead to digestive dis
turbanceS. The public has also been
educated to use more freely Of the
fruits and vegetables, and because OF
better clothing and better houses the
warmth-giving foods are not as neceS-
sary as they once were. The increased
earning capacity has also given people
a chance to buy higher priced food
resulting in a decrease per person in
the wheat consumption as high as 70
per cent in 20 years.
In analyzing the flourS It is found
| that the amount of mineral matter
and protein Is somewhat higher In
the whole wheat flour than in white
flour. There are some people, how
ever, who find that whole-wheat flour
is more difficult to digest. What Is
commonly sold in many stores a.
whole-wheat flour is not really whole
wheat. but a mixture Of 60 to 40 OF
the dark and white flours. Whenever
white flour is used it should be in ad-
Gition to non-starchy vegetables. q.
spinach, to provide r0ughage.
To obtain the pure Whole-Wheat Il
| is usually necessary to 60 to a health
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The Buffalo Bill Of the Sea

a. The Business and Professional women cluo ~
nsGusc for feeling that Il provided q real entertainments
tto- the audience that sat III the auditorium last liieh'
nlnd heard Count Felix yon Iackncr spin his yarn OF the
inseadlcrs rowing war adventures in the South seas
His story is a thrilling bit Of war ronantcisna-th"
asrcatcs. story that the World war probably has produced,
1t had the material OFT ei which Robert Louis oteVeaao''.
The narrator OF pirate tales and ril!sl:ci OF inc southern
Pacific would hase. constructed another masterpiece o.
Edvcnturous fiction TO matc, his Treasure Island. The
touckncr cruise docs net seem to be a part Of the
World war at all. for there arc 10 modern battlesill's
!nnsa ii after the blockade IS passed. no poison gas- ~
nsrmorcd tanks. no 72-mile artillery, 10 trenches ana ~
edlat inferno OF war that marked the dcadlocked s.aaeh-
seer and horror on the western front. no flaming towns.
ela1lo starving populations, no dcsolation OF Destroyer
'~Silagcs. net even a man on the taken SHIPS loses His
aSfc. All are punctilliously spared. l. Is rather IKE
be comic opera with a Spanish Main setting. as the raider
tnOvcs tho southern seas. sinking supply ships. treating
lis prisoners as guess, serving champagne ana When 'he
,alip Is wrecked. is tossed up on a balmy trcp:c isle With
4, having palms. gorgeous flowers, serene skies and sweet
aucc:lts. just as though OIL location for q ~Poiyilesian
lin for the movies. Material there rather for q SON
.,rct, than for all epic Of the worlds greatest coniict.
Ill Under all this flguratiy, velvet, however, there arc the
LIVER present pcrls Of war. In running the British
a.lockadc there was suspense on the spot. III the Pacific,
-I chance collision with disaster. So the story runs
Either tense with srimacss CT mellow with adventure
kin to burlesquc.
~ Count Won Luckner came to America a runaway boy
,N1 his teens to seek out Buffalo Bill. the hero Of the Neo
iuntline tales he had read in Germany. Colonel Cody
Mad become his idol. his ideal Ct A sc.i-mado, resoaseefu
nan. a pioneer OF the glamcroas west Of the red mar
innd the buffalo and adventure. Wonder whether u cVc'
,wccurrs to lin that he himself has become a figure jas
!cs elanorous as Buffalo ELL was to him? Fc has nc
lore need he seek the buffalo slayer. In the miro
lc can behold a greater hero.
His story is worth the telling. He cssaycd a brave aG
nrs.cnture for his country and he played it with an amazing
nsash expressed III actual deeds. not in the fiction q
Western novel writer's who created their heroes out o
nsure mclodrama. The ~strivings of Felix Won Lucknc
20 become a self-madc man and his resourcefulness II
yclc emergencies OF a fighting mans life form a whole
alomc thriller for the young and an entertaining tai
r0r the mature.
SO the Business and Professional Womcns club mad
7 crcditablc selection in bringin. him here to entertain
heismarck IN general and tho indian school and the Lion
auub in special appearances.
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What a Goaded Man Said

"a q With a wallop that apparently was intended to hold
,a.enator Walsh, OF Montana, in leash during some sharp
questioning in the lobby probe. Joseph R. Grundy. tho
lark Hanna Of Pennsylvania, Republican and national
protective politics. launched tho conment that the
cstcrn and southwestern sections Of the country were
imposed OF states that do not deserve equal senatorial
,prcscntation with the more pcpulous and more develop
ia states Of the union. They were, he said, backward
oates.
lis The senator's at whom the fling was directed did not
5op to argue the matter with Grundy. They kept on
oring into his activities as a tariff lobbyist at Wash
Sigton and into his fat frying OF manufacturers for CAM
isaign funds. for the probe has been turned into a
mn;rive to discrcdit the present tariff revision. particularly
aiae upward revision introduced by the eastern senator's
;errke Reed and Bingham.
es Perhaps they took the wise course. It may be that
odrundy does not deserve to be criticized too sharply for
ais gibe at the less developed states Of the west, for he
uimply said what other critics have been thinking with
AXE splenetic temper and even sometimes saying with
san@ft pedal vocality. Grundy trumpetcd his theory pub
ilxly and loudly, instead Of conceanng it and operating
odnder false pretenses. And utter frankness. in Wash
ccfieton, Is not too common a virtue.
lei Nevertheless. this proposition Of Grundy's deserves
nna1mc discussion. It represents the elimination of a
Growing American theory; the theory that nothing
ounts except industry, that all values can be measured
sl0 terms Of q manufacturers ledgers. that the supreme
Ia5nnacle Of human endeavor Is represented In such 2
iehenomenon as the Pittsburgh steel district Or the De
sofcit automobile region.
M ~ Now. II this theory be correct, Grundy's view about oir
llbackward states is correct also. In TINT case q Penn
iiI1lvania mining town. with its implanted novels that
D for homes. It's dreary streets and its company police
Filth their long record Of brutality and repression. Is 9
asa5twel in our crown, and q peaceful Dakota farming com.
.F3unity Is . villainous disgrace.
srslt might be. however, that Grundy is mistaken.
Perhaps, IN other words. we do not live for our In
AngtxtesI Perhaps there are In this world things that ARK
cGcre important than dividends. Perhaps Grundy and
ga.sssase ~ not the immeasurahle superiors Of Borah an1
SsxSorrt.
MGrundyS argument, after al. bols down to this: thu
5Arr 3anufacturers have ! right to fix the laws to suit them
KN)1yek II there are In the country people who do no.
#ap0en to be manufacturers. and who do not like Il
4n1sr laws that were devised By and for the manu-
{ xctsrers, they are Just out Of luck. Their only saliva.
~ = TO become manufacturers themselves.
3S|1hsre aren't many Who will 90 that far with this SAINT,
HprM 81 ~ pennsylvania industrialists. Yet that I
2Gnt IN vhoIe theory leads ~. AZ the industrialist I
&&0SGiy - y . considered when : matter like tn
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Capitalism Is 4 relic Of barbarism
We haven't the courage to abolish"
&C. j. Miller Kenyon.
MANY a young mai who talked
bass to his father talks tenor to his
wife," Eddie Cantor.
There seems to be no time at all
over here lAnerica) for self-culture.
You do not seem to realize at all the
value of your imaginations or your
senses or what it means to be alive"
John Cowper Powys, British author.
Lawyers. you know, are supposed
to spend all their time settling the
troubles Of other people. I spend
most Of my. time trying to settle with
my lawyers"
John D. Rockefeller. Jr.
\ 4 4
mo boy ever became q leader with.
out making himself q nuisance to
some one-at some time"
Henry Ford.
mot the game itself. but the fact
that it reaches and teaches the sport.
ing idealism Of the American people.
Is what has made football our great
national pastimc." John r. Tunis.
| (Harper'S.D
my order is that an Italian citizen
must remain an Italian citizen. no
matter In what land he lives. v to
the seventh generation" - Benito
Nussolini.
Fifty miles Of wire are used in the
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lief, as the removal of the bran and
heart from the wheat helps in stor-
age because it prevents the invasion
by worms.
The fact that for thousands of years
the flour which was sifted looked
dirty has taught the population that
it was a good idea to buy flour that is
white so that n can tell at a glance
whether it is clean or not. Within the
last few years this belief has changed,
however, and it is estimated that
most bakers manufacture an equal
amount of whole wheat bread or per-
haps more loaves than made from
white flour.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Childhood Visions

QueStion.-Mrs. r. Y. writes: Il
have a little nephew about 3 years
old. and in the daytime he seems to
see visions. and laughs and acts like
ne is asleep. At night he is disturbed
can't sleep like children should. I
would appreciate your opinion on
this"
Answer.-Of course it would be i'm.
possible for me to determine whether
or not your little nephew is normal
mentally without having the oppor-
tunity to examine him. However. there
are many children who are quite nor
NAL, apparently, and have visions or
fancieS during the day in which they
appear to see visions or play with
Imaginary friends. If the diet is cor
rect he should be able to sleep we'll at
night. Digestive disturbances are the
principal cause of troubled sleep. II
these dreams or Authorizations con-
tinue it would be well for you to con-
suit a psychoan&lyst or psychologist
when your nephew is about two or
three years older.
BUcrger's Disease
QueSttOn.-H. G.. II. writes: MY
husband has Buerger's disease. Al
ready he has lost the two great toes.
He has been to various hospitals and
they al do nothing for him except
amputate as the toes turn black. I
am very anxious for your opinion"
Answer. - Burgers disease, also
known as thrombo-angitis o~bliterans,
is a form of gangrene of the extrem-
tiles. usually affecting the toes and
fingers, caused by an Inflammation
and obstruction Of the veins and ar
teries to the limbs. This disease is
very difficult to cure, but some bene-
fit may be derived from following my
cleansing diet course, which would
help to reduce the inflammation Of
the arteries. It would probably be
necessary to repeat the fast about
once a month for q while until there
is an improvement. It would also be
a good plan to use baths, massage
and exercises outlined in the article
on Raynaud's disease, which viii be
sent upon request.
Copyright, 1929. by the Bell Syndi.
cate. Inc.)
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tariff comes up for discussion, then the backward
states do no, deserve TO have senator's and representa-
tives in Washington.
VIZ owe Grundy a debt, i'll a way. He has brought
this attitude out into tho open. 1t is an attitude that Is
pretty well represented at the capital just now. and
1t exercises a lot Of power. Gr,:ndy has helped us 10 see
hat 1t is there.
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self In his satisfaction.

self in his satisfaction.
Helen was his. He could take
her when he Si!lcd. She was utter.
~ helpless.
Finally he glanced at a small
clock on his desk. arose. stretched
himself a:rccahly and went to
change his dressing gown for his
street coat.
Ills Japanese. ever watchful.
came in to help him. Brent told him
to telephone for his car.
The garage was Just around the
corner. q convenience for which
those who hired space In It we're
required to pay heavily. The car
was brought to the door OF Brent's
apartment house within ~ minutes
and lie went down to take the wheel.
thoroughly convinced that the ulti.
mate success Of his schemins was
at hand.
Fears he had entertained former.
ly that Helen would refuse the new
role be would offer her had sub.
sided. No one could be SIS mad. be
believed.
Give up millions? Face poverty
a girl who had been carefully pro
tected all her life? Yes. perhaps.
he admitted. hut the publicity
Could she stand up to all that ex.
posure would mean to herr lie
thought not.
MOT caring for slow driving. be
- made good time TO Yonkers.
Helen was watching for him. She
ran to open the door herself. having
lost much Of her self control while
waiting for him in nervous anxiety
He attempted to take hei hand
for q kiss In greeting but she drew
it angrily away from him and
turned to lead the way TO the Twins
room.
Brent followed without Z word
She must be the first to speak-t,
suited his purpose to have Il 10.
In the privacy OF the vast room
she whirled upon him and bel
words came like the lash OF q whip
i've heard about you and Eva,
she said.
Brent sti6ened slightly. the onl,
outward sign that she had disturbed
his poise. One eyebrow went up n
quiringly. but he remained silent
well what DO you mean to d
!, about IL" Helen pursued.
"Uo:" Brent repeated blankly.
Are you thinking Of marTyinl
herr" Helen asked tensely.
MY dear girl"
Brent was amused.
II II see." Helen said icily. Il %
. glad to know that you have no sue
impossible intention" she vent OF
her eyes fairly burning with soor'
3 for him.
.You need not have worried.
! Brent said hastily. Il shall MARI
no one but you. Helen.
For : moment Helen was %
furious 20 speak. Then: "You Il
{ mistaken. she said. usins I'll ID
d will to say It calmly. ~ you expcl
to marry me-"
Because or Eva?" Brent taunte
9 her. MY word. you ale 1ealou
9 aren't your"
: thought You At least too Il
!. telligent to be facetious ct . tin
:. like this" Helen promptly returue'
why 1t r time like thar I
6 inquired blandiy.
. Helen came close % losing hs
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HELEN glanced At her wrist.
- watch. II am taxing Miss Nor.
ris to the station In a few minutes"
she told him. "Plcase say what sou
have to say as quickly :s possible
I'D advise you to make other
arrangements for getting her
there" Brent remarked. "You do
not take me seriously. I see. but
you will shortly. and | predict that
you will not be in q mood to drive
out when this interview Is over.
Helen ref. sed to be frightened.
"very WE'LL" Brent began as she
stood waiting. His practice Of po-
likeness compelled him to rise and
stand also. .You may as well have
it straight from the shoulder. Here
it is: You will never marry Ennis!"
Helen smiled d~isdainfully.
"You won't have the nerve to tell
him that you're . criminal Brent
went on: land II you marry him
without telling him III expose
YOU"
Helen's eyes were wide with
mixed emotions. chiefly asionish.
ment and disbelief. but there was
fear lurking In them q well. Fear
that Brent was evil enough 10 have
found some way 70 wreck her hap
piress. however innocent Of any
wrong she herself might BE-.
She made . wordless sound Of
protest and shrank back from his
closer. threatening approach.
"What have you to say 70 that?'
he demanded.
Helen rallied her courage. "only
that you are . contemplate COW.
ard" she cried. land utterly In
sane"
Am II" Brent Knocked her. .Pos
sibly. but not too insane 70 have
put you in the Nellin girls place
to have won Al immense fortune
for you-and to have you just where
! want you"
Helen was now completely con.
fused. quite unable to follow him.
He saw that she would not know
where to begin to ask the questions
that were seethins In her mind and
decided to tell her everything ei
her story from the start
Helen listened h~elplessly. Il VA
50 appalling. % shocking. 70 heaI
the dead parents she had r~eyerenced
revealed - crooks. 70 learn thai
Brent himself was even worse thar
she had thought him-she could a
nothing but stare classify q him
while her world fell about bel
head.
He told her the whole truth-hoW
no had stumbled upon tho facts oi
the Cunningham case-how DO had
conceived the idea Of imposing bel
!. upon the aged man a. bis grand
daughter-and what Il meant 4
him.
.And now you know why yov
!. can't refuse to marry me- b,
ended.
J. Helenis lips opened sti6ly-hel
: words came with great dif1culty
But you .'. you are tho Grim
inal." she cried hoarsely.
{ Brent's tenseness slackened. 81
~tigerishness left him. and be b
came on the instant his old suavl
9 unperturbed self. He had beel
J. ferocious 10 his attack. brutal. dl
lighting In It. But he knew tina
& bis moves must now be cautious
more carefully planned.
II Unfortunately. for YOU he sal
L quietly. you cannot prove your ID
nocence.',
II Ito he Continuedl