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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-10-06
The Tragedy of Delay

Ohios special commission appointed to study its prison
situation following the terrible fire Of last spring recon-
mends the construction Of two new prisons-and Illus
trates, thereby, the way In which governments tend ia
be just one step too late in most Of their processes.
Ohio has needed those two new prisons for q long time,
but nothing whatever was done about 1t until the fire
that killed 800 convicts who were jammed into q dismaIy
antiquated, inefficient old penitentiary. Then. Of course.
the state got busy. The special commission was put to
work. and the legislature will undoubtedly appropriate
the necessary money this winter.
All very fine-but why the delay2 Why could not this
need for decent, modern, comnodious prisons have been
recognized years ago? II it had been, the state might
have been able to avoid burning 800 men to death.
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AS the expert writing his views on
the world series told his Scrivening
aid, "Wither thou ghost I will CO."
X X
When President Hoover gave his
address before bankers in Cleveland
recently. it is understood he got lots
Of credit.
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The Beebe expedition In Bermuda
has discovered an elastic fish. It Is
not a new discovery II it refers to the
kind which snap at bait.
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New York is reported projecting
the search for its missing judge to
the moon in hopes of identifying a
certain Crater.
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The least you car say for that
woman who offered to buy the Eiffel
Tower from the French government
is that her hopes were high.
\
What's become of the old : timer
who used to refer to the cigaret as a
"coffin-nail?"
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lquiry he confessed that he had
been waiting to hear that very
thing said. II had Moore in mind
when I wrote that treatment. I
was hoping you'd see It,"
There was q mdted sound on
Phillips desk, and he picked up
the receiver and spoke with his Sec
rotary. He rose then. Hes in,
Rorimer; let's co."
Mr.. johnson was very agreeable.
He said, after shaking hands warm.
ly and Offering Rorimer q chair:
1--WE been inquiring about you.
There's some great stun In that
play Of yours: I like It very much.
! understand you were over at Con.
tinental for q while. You were un.
der contract there, weren't your"
"Yes, I was"
why did you leave? Mind my
asking? Did they fail to exercise
their option?" He added, smiling:
you see, I want to find out all
about you"
Dan hesitated. TT wasn't exact.
ly that" he said. "Since you ask
me, I'll have to confess that
didn't get along very we'll with
Adamson over there. I thought he
was intolerable. I tore up my con.
tract quite a while ago. and when
they recognized. Adamson fired
me-"
He grinned then. recalling his
last interview with Adamson. "He
said I was dead timber" he told
Mr.. Johnson.
The Grand United executive
thought that was very funny. II
see. Well, we might be willing
sometime to take q chance on some
dead timber. That's great dialogue
in that play Of yours: good. anthem
tic stun. You were q newspaper
man. weren't you?"
Eyes, sir"
II don't think you'd ind W very
unreasonable 9round here" John
son said. "Do you. Phillips?"
And Phillips smiled. 'Thsr,
aren't any Adamsons over here
he said. II know him. Rorimer.'
I'VE thought Il would be Z GOOD
idea" Mr.. johnson resumed. n,
you did tho scenario for u: and
we'd like to have you around K
help out ON It when production
starts. ThereIl be- changes, o.
course, here and there. You know
Eall about that. though"
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Quotations

"Gone. far gone, are the days when
easy conquest awaited the casual ex-
ercise Of natural talents and capa-
bilities ."-Dr. Max Joseph Exner.
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"Time is no good solvent for in
justice ."-Heywood Broun.
i X X
Women have ruined the theater."
st. John IRVINE.
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1.-THE one thing that hurts more
than paying an income tax Is not
having to pay an income tax."-Lord
Thomas Robert Dewar.
Nothing transfigures the face
more than resentment. - William
Lyon Phelps.
variability attests the presence Of
vitality."-James Branch Cabell.
Canning old birds and cockerels is
a good way to make use Of them, now
that market prices are 50 low.
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Divide County Must Pay

,CD1vlQe County Farmers pTeaS) e4
Governor Shafer has decided the latest move in Divide
countys political maneuvering by dismissing. the pro-
ceedings against the commissioners because Of lack of
proof Of gross lncompetency. malfeasance, or misconduct
in office. The, men who started this thing signed . bond
to pay the costs, but Governor Shafer said that the costs
should not be taxed against either party. Divide county
must pay!
Once again the smart politicians of Divide county have
made their play to the people and have lost. This Is
they have made a bid for votes by making false charges
they could not prove and appealing to the courts. only
TO end In their own complete defeat and the complete
victory Of those against whom these charges were made.
The only bad feature about these things is the false
publicity which Divide county gets. and the cost to
The first was the arrest Of r. w. Frazier in which the
county paid over eleven hundred dollars for . Minot at
torney to try the criminal action. although Divide coun-
people and paid for that purpose, and who kept right on
drawing his salary each month. Frazier was arrested
for embezzins something like $lAoo.
The second was the election contest brought succeed
Ing the last election and in which many charges were
made. but which wholly failed because the charges
were false and were so known at the time they were
made and could not be proven.
The third move, and undoubtedly the last, has been
attempted removal proceedings brought against the coun-
ty commissioners.
Outstanding in each one Of these proceedings is that
Divide county and the taxpayers OF this county have
taxpayers association should be formed to keep watch
Of and protect the county from the politicians who now
have control OF the one organised last spring. This
association was organized to cut down county expenses,
but the only good done 80 far Is to cast q shadow upon
the regulations Of our commissioners, and to put the
county to q lot Of expense.
When the proceedings for the removal Of the county
commissioners were brought. q bond was signed by the
petitioners that they would reimburse the county for all
costs in connection Herewith, II their charges should be
unsuccessful. However, when Governor shafer decided
this case. he said, without costs to either party"
AS has happened so often In the past, the greater
portion Of the burden Is to be borne ty Divide county,
and the taxpayers must keep on paying, just because
q few smart politicians want something out Of office.
It has cost q pretty penny.
The petitioners pay nothing Is the attorney general
did the fighting for them. Surely a great injustice has
been done to these commissioners and others attacked
md II y we'll that the public should keep in mind who
the ~instigators Of these various lawsuits are. Every
step has been . failure. But Divide county pays and pays
and pays.
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traction of the diaphragm may be 50
violent as to pull out Of POSITION
some other organ or the body. Ihave
seen many cases where a vertebra
has been jerked out of position.
When the whoop has already
started, it cannot be stopped in a day
or two, but the patient should con-
tinue to fast on orange juice about a
week before returning to a well bal
anced diet. At the same time. daily
treatments should be taken over the
chest with a high powered therapeutic
light. If this is done, the usual seri-
GUS consequences can be prevented.
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A New Source of Danger

It Is not especially r~eaasuring to learn that Adolf Hitler
promises. II he ever comes to power in Germany. that
AZ Win do everything he can to evade fulnllment By
Germany Of international treaties.
Since Hitler's Fascist party made such a spectacular
gain IN the last election. and since there are so many
arong r1lmors Of an impending "putsch." Of toecihle SELF
nre Of power. BY this party, the chances of. Hitler.
coming to power are not quite is remote q one might
Wish; and Il he ever does come 70 power resolved to carry
out the program he has outlined, you may rest assured
that Europe viii have plenty OF trouble.
e y quite possible. Of course. to argue plausibly that
many o. the international treaties under which Ger.
Many nov lebors are unjust and shculds BE fevised; but
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-10-06
Today Is the
Anniversary of
BIRTH OF

On October 8. 1Sl6, George West
inghouse. American inventor and en-
gineer, famous for his invention Of
tho air brake, was born at Central
Bridge, N. Y.
His father was = large manufac-
turer Of agricultural machinery and,
brought up in this environment,
George showed inventive ana me-
chanical genius at an early age.
In the Civil War. young Westing-
house Joined the Union army. Later
he became assistant engineer In the
United States navy. On his return
to Schenectady. where he went to re-
ceive his elementary education. young
Westinghouse entered Union college
and attended to the end Of his sopho-
more year.
At the age Of a he introduced the
Westinghouse air brake, now In uni
versal use. He subsequently center
ed his attention on railroad improve
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d. Mccoy will gladly answer
personal question: on health ara
diet addressed to him. care Of
The Tribune
Enclose . stamped addressed
envelope for reply.
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Otter Tail Company
Is Granted Changes

A certificate has been issued by the
state board of railroad commissioners
to the Otter Tail Power company. au-
thorizing the construction and opera
ton Of q transmission line from Bor-
dulac to . point approximately one
and one-half miles north. The COM
pany was also given permission to
construct q transmission line between
Rock Lake, and q point approximate
ly IL miles south
The Otter Tail company was grant,
ed permission to change the electric
system ct Rock Lake from direct to
alternating current. and wasgranted q
certificate giving the company per-
mission to furnish electric service in
Rock Lake.
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Phillips nodded. and he suddenly
thought Of something. by the.
way Rorimer, you told me II. we
took your play you'd tell me why
you were so keen to sell It to
Grand United" He laughed. II
told you I had a terrible curios.
ity. What was the reason?"
Rorimer smiled. and hesitated
awkwardly. He said. That's so!
did say that, didn't II" and turned
red.
MI. johnson looked inquiringly
from one to the other. whats all
this?" he asked.
INOW or never, Dan thought. "I'l
tell you," he said. Remember,
Mr.. Phillips. that I told you I had
Lester Moore in mind for the part
OF Michael? Well, I had someone
in mind for the part of Jenny, too.
Maybe II I was right once" he
Esuggested with a weak grin, II
might be right again. You never
can tell"
Stranger things have happened,
Il guess" Phillips admitted cheer.
fully. "Who was It? It wasn't
hard to spot Moore, because that's
the kind Of stun he eats up; but"
Il doubt il you could guess"
Dan looked alphabetically at Mr..
johnson. "She's pretty new" he
explained, but she's under contract
here. She's Anne Winter"
And Johnson frowned. .Anne
Winter? But she's IN ingenus tyne.
This 10 pretty heavy stun for her,
isn't It'll" He turned to Phillips
for confederation. and Phillips nod.
ded his head in agreement.
Her spot IL musical comedy or
revues. She's got . peach Of Z
voice."
II think" Dan said. 'you'll mud
that Anne Winter can do Just about
anything you ask her to do"
Johnson's eyes twtnkled. sYou
do! That's . pretty large order.
isn't IT."
II know It. but she played drar
matte roles in the stage. you know.
and that's her real ambition. But
she's never had = chance to show
what she could do. She never had
any idea Of singing or dancing In
pictures when she came to Holly.
wood. but that's what they spotted
her for.
II guess" he continued earnest
ly. that's one Of the funny things
about the motion picture business,
Mr.. johnson: little accidental
things get people started OF on an
entirely different track sometimes.
Anne Winter never had a vocal
lesson in her life. and yet it was
her voice. more than anything else.
that caused you to give her a con.
tract. She can sing. all right. but
she can act. too"
The twinkle had not left Mr..
Johnson's eyes. us. she q friend
Of yours?" he asked. "You seem to
be pleading her cause rather well.
In fact. I'd SAP you were pretty
enthusiastic.s
"She is, yes" DAN smiled. He
said boldly. "And ] am" He had
been prepared to encounter some
annoyance on the part OF the stydio
Executive: Johnson's pleasant skep-
ticism troubled him not 1t all.
y ITO he Continued)
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The why Of Brutality

The committee of the American Bar association. ap-
pointed to study lawless methods Of law enforcement
recently made this report concerning police brutality:
I'VE can only say that the third degree in the sense
Of rieid and severe examination Of men under arrest by
police officers or prosecuting attorneys or both Is In use
almost everywhere, If not everywhere, In the unNeo
States"
There is nothing in that remark that has not been
suspected by most people who devote any thought to such
things: But the statement is disturbing enough. IN I'll
conscience, and it probably will be the jumping-off place
for a new campaign against third degree methods every
where.
Now the third degree is q disgrace to civilization, and
deserves no defense. But while we are campaigning
against 1t, we might as well look a little farther and
figure Out, Just what 1t is that causes the third degree
to be so generally used.
Policemen and prosecutors, to begin with, are no more
brutal than the rest Of US. Some Of them are hard-boileo
and a very few are downright cruel, but in the main they
are pretty representative citizens, as decent and kind
hearted as their jobs will let them be. Why, then. does
the ordinary man who IL arrested as a suspect in a crime
take it for granted that he will be kicked and cuffed ana
bruised and whipped when he reaches the station house?
The real reason probably lies, not in the police station.
but in the courts of justice.
The average policeman is pretty cynical about the
courts. He sees notorious rogues 60 into court and come
off scot free because Of the Vaccinations Of clever lAwy-
ers, the interminable delays Of legal procedure, the fav-
oritisrn Of Judges. the intimidation Of juries or tho con-
nivance Of INSCRIPTIONS court attaches. He knows that
arresting a criminal Is much easier than ~convicttng him.
He knows that there are often wheels within wheels in
his city's legal machinery.
So it has become a police axiom that the case against
! suspect u hardly complete without . signed. sworn
confession; and 1t Is the eagerness to get this confession
born of the sad knowledge that without 1t the best case
in the world may fall through-that causes the third
degree.
All Of this, Of course. does not form an excuse. No
language is strong enough to condemn the practice Of
torturing prisoners into making confessions. But un-
derstandins this background may help us In the task
Of eliminating the third degree. Concentrating our ener-
sies on the courts might do moro good than simply CALI
ing policemen names. .
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Keep an Eye on Detroit

Any industrial experiment Is interesting: and the one
new being conducted In Detroit may eventually stand out
as the most interesting one Of the year.
Detroits new mayor was elected on q program calling
for the relief Of unemployment. He has sought to meet
this pledge by inducing the city's leading automobile
makers to rejigger their program so as to provide some
5000 extra jobs, and it viii be worth while watching to
see how the project makes out.
The auto plants were working part time, and fully
$4,000 men were out Of work. What the manufacturers
did. apparently, was divide the same amount of work
among a greater number Of men. so that there would be
part-ttme Jobs for many instead Of fun-tine jobs for 4
few. As an experiment this may prove very significant.
As a matter Of fact, anything that happens in the De-
troit factory district is important. Detroit. during the
last is years. seems to have become a sort Of laboratory
wherein new industrial methods can be tested for the
nation as 2 whole. Mass production got its start there
High wages and small profits were first applied on q
big scale there. The whole mechanical era takes ita
tone from Detroit.
This proposition Of dividing up jobs to make them GO
farther has far-reaching implications. When you stop
TO look at it, it is kin to the Utopian dream Of q six-hour
day and q five-day week. 1t seeks to meet the specter OF
unemployment, not by creating more work, but by max
ing more jobs out of the work that already exists.
TO be sure. the trade unionist's vision calls for higher
wages and steady employment. and this, in the nature OF
things, cannot be had In the present situation at De-
troit. Yet the manufacturers are taking q step in the
right direction. Just the same. and their action may have
extensive consequence.
For II q sputting-up Of jobs can be had to meet I'M
employment caused by industrial depression, cannot the
same thing be done to meet Unemployment caused BY
mechanical improvements? May not this temporary
emergency measure prove something that is worth hang.
ing on to and developing when normal conditions returnl
May it not lead to q solution Of one Of the most per-
picking problems Of the day? .
All Of this. 70 far. is only conjecture. Of course. But
the thing Is worth watching. just the same. What hap
pens in Detroit during the next few months may prove
enormously important in the years that follow.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Admissions and CONSTIPATION

Question: J.. H. @. writes: Il
would like to know the symptoms Of
adhesions. I was operated on for
ruptured appendix about a year ago
and suffered no i'll effects until a
couple of weeks ago. Have had con-
tinual headache, as If from stomach,
am usually constipated, and have
pains in my back that lead up to the
back Of my head"
Answer: Admissions binding the
intestines together are a common
cause Of constipation. The only way
you can be sure whether OF not you
have adhesions is to have ar x-ray
examination made. Admissions may
produce symptoms in almost any part
Of the body If they are of sufficient
strength to interfere with the func-
tiopal activity Of the stomach, in
testines, or other abdominal organs.
No Starch for Diabetes
Question: H. G. asks: will you
please tell me If the entire wheat
bread is starchy, and if it is good for
the diabetic instead Of gluten bread?"
Answer: Entire wheat bread or
plain white bread has a preponder-
ance Of starch over all other food
elements. Gluten bread has slightly
less starch, but the diabetic should
not use bread of any kind, as he can
get along very nicely if no starches
are used, but may be forced to take
insulin if he insists on using any form
Of carbohydrates.
Corners of Mouth Sore
Question: g. H. asks: will you
kindly tell me what causes the cor
ners Of the mouth to get sore? Also,
the remedy for this disagreeable
trouble?"
Answer: Soreness in the corners
Of the mouth may be cause from an
irritated stomach or from abscessed
teeth. The saliva becomes poisonous
or irritating and during sleep runs
out Of the corners of the mouth and
causes q burning. Keep your teeth
clean and avoid stomach irritation by
regulating your diet SO as not to have
stomach hyperacidity.
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it?"
Dan gazed at him rather blankly.
and Phillips laughed and told him
not to look so labbergasted. "Sit
down. I Just asked you how much
you wanted for 1t, that's ALL"
~ haven't thought about that at
ALL" Dan replied uncertainty. "All
I could think about was whether
1t would suit you. How much is
It worth to your"
Phillips named a figure. "Is that
satisfactory? I think it's very fair
-more than you'd get anywhere
else; probably. It's pretty high con.
sidering what we pay for most
original stories, but I like your
play and I think it's worth It."
"That's perfectly satisfactory
Dan said.
0CoOD. I've been wanting to
- talk to you about it ever
since I read it. but I've been 50
busy these last two weeks that I've
been dizzy. Your plays got q wal
lop. all right. You know. the night
I took it home to read It we had
company. Unexpected. They
didn't leave until midnight, and at
ter they'd gone I picked 1t up and
sort Of glanced at it, expecting t.
finish It the. next day. Know what
happened? I read it right through
It's got q great kick! I guess my
secretary told you I was enthusi
astic about 1t. Where'd you Gel
the idea?"
Dan told him. Phillips smiled
well. now that we've agreed or
price, ! think we ought to have Z
little libation." he said, and HI
opened q little cabinet beside his
desk and brought out q bottle and
two glasses.
He poured one glass full. handed
It to Rorimer. filled his own. lifted
It to his lips. and there he paused
Happy days." he said.
And when he had set his glass
down he spoke through the inter
ONCE phone to his secretary and
asked her to ind out II Mr.. John
SON was busy.
"The boss wants to see you." h(
told Rorimer. "Now that he's sold
he's sold hard. He's been asking
lot Of questions about you and some
Of them I couldn't answer. You'll
have to talk to him. Just between
the two Of Us. he's pretty much
interested In you. II he makes
you any kind Of proposition ! hop,
you'll think It over. Rorimer."
Dan nodded and murmured some
thing. Everything, he reflected
came In punches. Not only hal
Grand United bought his play, blu
now Phillips talked a. IL the!
meant to offer him a job. And h,
thought Of Paul Collier up In Seat
tile. That would be something I,
wire Paul, all right, II Johnson wa
going to make him an offer.
While they waited for his. secfe
Itary to report. Phillips conflde,
that Traitor would make Is grea
story for Lester Moore.
"We've been looking for1a stor,
for Moore. and this is D,ade L
order"
Dan could not repress = smile q
this. and at the others lobk Of II
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ments and made inventions In rail
way signals, steam and gas engines,
steam turbines and electrical ma
cllnery. He was the pioneer in in
PRODUCING into America alternating
current machinery, which rendered
possible the great development Of
water power. for long distance elec-
trical Transmission.
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First Regain Bank Is
Paying 10 p. c. More

A 10 per cent dividend is being
paid ~depositors Of the First State
Bank of Regain, through the office Of
p. A. O'Keefe, Bimarck, according to
announcement by l.. r. Baird, state
bank receiver. This will raise the to-
tai Of payments by this bank to 80
per cent.
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Most domestic poultry and wild
game birds and animals will be
frightened from the road If the auto
mobile horn Is sounded 200 to 300
feet away. Lack of reasonable care
Is to blame for most casualties among
farm flocks and wild creatures.
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sudden, forcible revision such as Hitler advocates could
only mean war. This Austrian politician seems to rank
now as the leading source Of danger in all Europe.
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not taken, the disease may progress
to such an extent that the conse-
quences may be fatal; or, the con-