davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-09-12
The Virtue of Pride


In the debate in the house Of COM
mons recently, Prime Minister Ram
say Macdonald clashed with "Uncle
Arthur" Henderson, his erstwhile
lieutenant in Britain's labor party.
The question was not one OF how
Britain should balance her budget
but Of whether drastic action Is nee
essary at all. Macdonald said Eyes
and Henderson said mo-" The rea-
sons advanced show us two different
types Of men.
Macdonald, knowing that the coun-
try Is headed for financial ruin un-
less it puts its affairs in shape, con-
tended that adjustment OF its budget
Is imperative. Regardless Of the sac
rifices entailed, he said, Britain must
preserve her credit. He admitted that
It would be a heart-breaking, soul
soaring job but what else, he asked
in effect, is England to do?
Henderson, admitting the plight Of
the government, answered that It IS
unnecessary for England to do any
thing. His idea is that the United
States and France, to whom the COL
lapse Of England would admittedly be
a calamity. would not let Britain fail:
that they would come to her rescue.
In a way, Henderson probably is
correct. The results Of q complete
collapse in England would have re-
percussions everywhere and particu-
larly in this country and France. the
great creditor nations, although
France probably would be less con-
cerned than we.
But the Henderson idea, the same
which has fixed the dole system up
on once-merry England, typifies q
new kind Of Englishman, the craven
who would gamble the nations well
fare on the hope that other nations
would extend aims. :
Macdonald typifies the best in
English tradition. His kind Of Eng
lishmen were those who held on at
Ladysmith; who kept fighting with
Napoleon until the Little Corporal
met Waterloo: who have earned re-
spect for British pluck throughout
the world and who have created an
empire upon which the sun never
sets. His kind OF Englishman has
pride and courage.
One gets the idea, in comparing the
attitudes Of Macdonald and Hender-
son, that here is very good defini-
tion of the difference between o.
statesman and q politician.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-09-12

money. And the sinister" figures,
II you can believe the current ru-
mors, continue to mingle among
better people,"
y y \
The most interesting ransom idea
recently exploited was that Of having
money transported by carrier pigeon.
Following one Of several mysterious
vanishings," relatives Of the missing
man received word that they would
find carrier pigeon in a box at. q
certain corner. The money would be
attached to the bird which, of course,
would fly home. And there was no
way Of tracing the flight. While
messages were phoned to terrified
relatives, al answers were carried by
the birds which were placed at diff
ferent points each day. thus avoiding
detection.
Copyright, 1881. NEA Service. Inc.)
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-09-12

as well as the quality Of the enforce
ment.
DIR. F. Scott Mcbride.
X \ y
Tunney, Of course. Is impossible:
not only can he lick the average fight
fan. he can probably out-talk and
out-think him.
Deems Taylor.
x * y ~
Home owners are more satisfied
with life in general than renters.
George D. Cav, official Chicago
greeter.
\ \ Y
There Is not room for fame and
happiness in the same home.
Mrs. Lawrence Tibbett.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-09-12

ls|II1
|12ll!ll
w.,

New York, Sept. 12.-Wise tow
-. yes, very wise towni In mid
Broadway during the noon hour rusl
time, q stout, fast-talking gent wa,
engaged In his rapid-fire salesman
ship act.
BUY 'em fast. boys !. look out
here comes q cop! Quick, only tws
bits"
AS he dishes out his shiny lookinl
wrist watches, his spiel fairly gallops
He pitches his voice almost to . whis.
per. The words flow in torrents.
Another customer here and
here's another buy 'em fast, boys
A wrist watch for two bits"
The suckers walk away, half-hidine
their baubel.
When they do look, they discover
the watch has no works! Oh, yes
lots Of smart people here!
y \ y
So many "giddy New Yorkers" turn
out to be small town folk grown wise
and cagey in the big city.
Recently when q wealthy Japanese
came up missing on liner, q lovely
blond girl appeared as his "compan-
ion" She admitted TO tnquisitors
that she had accepted expensive pres
ents. Inquiry showed that she had
come from q town in Alabama. And
hadn't been In Manhattan so very
many years.
4 y =
Disappearances, followed by de-
mands for ransom, are becoming
fairly prevalent. And one Of these
days the floodlights will beam SEN
sationally on a polite blackmall''
racket rather new even to the hard
boiled city. For the figures will not
be the old 'blackhand" banditti nor
the sinister gangsters, but people who
have long been living in glass houses.
They have lived thus 80 long that
they have learned q great deal about
each other.
You see, speakeasy nights lead to
easy condolences. A few highballs In
some dim-lit hide-away and some
ones "middle-name" slips out.
Swanky people come and go. And
there are certain folk who mix in
the better crowds and who live by
their wits. And times are hard.
Perhaps q particularly pretty girl
Is produced. And there is q gay par
ty. And, instead Of the old badger
game wherein an alleged husband
would crash irately In, the victim is
given an "out." He merely needs to
keep quiet, remain kidnapped" for q
few days and send out an appeal for
ransom. Maybe he pays off himself
and lets the ''kidnap'' story get by.
Maybe friends or kin put up the
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-09-12
Thinking Our Way Out
(Now Vnrlr World .Yso1oUro ny

Labor day proved one thing-the
country is thinking about unemploy-
ment. We may be at the bottom Of
our worst national depression, but
we have at least progressed to the
point where We face facts. That is a
big gain. II we had faced facts some
time ago we could have prevented
much Of the present havoc.
That is what most of the business
men, labor leaders and politicians
who made speeches Monday were do
ing-trying to understand this de-
preston so that the suffering may be
shortened and may be avoided next
time"
In general the discussions centered
around the need for advance plan
ming in future industrial production
and In public works projects. Fortu-
nately that has become q trlism.
Others pointed to the high tariff and
prohibition as contributing causes Of
depression and federal deficits
causes which, unfortunately, are not
as generally understood as they
should be.
Partial remedies proposed by the
Labor Day orators included:
The five-day week, maintenance of
standard wages, abolition of child la
Dor. unemployment insurance, gov
ernnent economies and a fairer dis
tribution Of wealth through increased
taxes on the rich.
The problem of emergency u:..cm-
ployment relief for this winter was
uppermost. william Green, president
Of the American Federation of La
Dor, and United States Senator Pat
Harrison, ranking Democrat of the
Finance Committee. agreed that re-
lief must be adequate, even If the
federal government has to help the
communities.
We believe that Senator William S.
Borah (R., IdahO was voicing public
opinion when he said Of the esti-
mated six to seven million unem-
pldyed:-
IF the wealth Of the country does
not voluntarily contribute, to the end
that we may take care Of them, there
is only one thing to do, and that IS
to feed these people from the treas
ury Of the United Stats and increase
the income tax. particularly in the
higher brackets, to enable us to do it.
IT the public dole system Is estab-
lished IN this country It will be forced
by those who. having the means. re-
fuse to do their part In feeding the
hungry"
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-09-12
Daily Health Services
WOMEN LIVE LONGER THAN
MEN, SCIENTISTS DECLARE
Heredity Big Factor in Determining Span Of Life

death IN the first few years Of life.
In contrast with these figures there
has been little II any advance after
q person has passed the first 20 years
OF his life. The expectation at the
age OF 80 Is today only 21.6 years as
compared with 2l.2 years In 1895.
1t Is interesting to know that wo-
men are more likely to reach 100
years Of age than are men. Out Of
6o1 reputed deaths Of centenarians
504, or 73 per cent, were women and
only 1877, or ~ per cent, were men.
In 1923, Of the centenarians who died
in England "a were women and q
were men.
Professor Raymond Pearl of the
Johns Hopkins university studied
carefully the records Of so persons
living beyond 80 years Of age. He
reports that less than five women out
Of every 10000 born. alive ever get
to be 100 years old. His figures in
dicate that persons who live long
come Of long-lived families. The
brothers Of the people who lived long
lived on an average Of II 1-3 years
longer than the general male popula-
ton and the sisters of the long-lived
persons lived at least 9.28 years on
an vaerage longer than the average
woman In the population.
The common assumption is that
the person who lives long Is one OF
exemplary habits, particularly 80 as
far as relates to the use Of tobacco,
alcohol and similar substances. Pro-
lessor Pearl found that 81 per cent
OF the men had used alcohol as q
beverage during their lives and 46
per cent had been total abstainers.
OF the 26 men over the age Of 30 who
were studied, six smoked, five chewed
and two both smoked and chewed
tobacco. The remaining 13. or 50 per
cent. had never used tobacco in any
form.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-09-12
i@lo3I BY MEAN ~ SERvlcE INC.

him. "Of course We can't stay
here any longer. Well have to
move"
Travers was not listening. He
had stripped OF his coat and taken
up the pajamas laid out for him.
A moment later the bath room door
closed behind him and Norma heard
the rush Of water in the tub. With
q sigh she turned her head on the
pillow and closed her eyes.
TT was noon next day before Mark
= was awake. He sat on the edge
Of the bed, frowned at tho bright
sunlight that strsamed over him.
Norma, IN trim blue sport dress,
was busy at the desk across the
room.
'Pull that shade down. will your
Mark complained. damn near
blinds fellow! OUGHT"
He had sst his bare foot on .
sharp object and quickly withdrawn
II Norma hurried to lower the
window shade.
Here are your slippers" she
said. handing them to him. n
didn't know you were awake"
"Well-maybe I'm not! Certainly
don't feel much like It" He
blinked his eyes, started to shake
his head and then grimaced pain
fully. "Oh. what q sweet, sweet
headache!"
"Ill get you some coffee =
Norma suggested. "Or would you
rather have aspirin?"
"Nmind. u there any bicarbon.
ate around here?' Mark was on his
feet now-e rumplsd, frowning. a.
together unengaging figure.
Norma volunteered to 20 down
stairs for the soda. She had not
yet reached the stage where Z word
over The telephone was the auto.
matte answer to every problom.
When she returned Marx. vastly
improved By . cold shower and
shave. had nearly completed dress-
Ing. She opened the box Of soda,
measured out tho dose for him and
brought . glass Of watsr. He
gulped it down.
Frowning family. Mark said, Il
seem to remember from last night
that the Trsvers finances are rather
less than low. Wiped out, @ It
were. Right?"
Lets not bother about that,
Mark. until you feel more like
yourself. You'll have some break.
fast. won't you7"
what time Is it?''
She told him It was q quarter Of
II. Maybe we'd better have some
thing sent up" the girl suggested.
Mark shook his head. Il think I'd
like to get out Of this place" he
said. Little air psreolating
through this numb skull Of mins
might do It some good. Suppose
we walk over to the coffee shop1''
The coffee shop was IN inexpen.
sive restaurant . block and Z halt
down tho street. It was open day
and night and tho food was excel
lent Norma agreed to the sugges-
tion and pulled on her hat
THEY entered the coffee shop and
= found q table Withdrawn from
its neighbors. Mark ordered 10.
mato Juice. black coffee, eggs and
toast Norma chose an omelet. rolls
and fruit. When the waiter disap.
peared Mark looked across the t.
ble ct the girl.
"Well." he began. why don't
you say what you think Of met Tell
me I'm nine kinds Of IN 1diet and
. good-for-nothing to boot!s
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-09-12
(Official City, State and County
Newspaper)
Foreign Representatives
SMALL. SPENCER, LEV1NGS
& BREWER
(Incorporated)
CHICAGO NEW YORK BCo~ON
Utah's Prison Ri0f.

OCdn FTlSOn NlOt
Utah's prison riot proves one thing
il nothing more, and that Is the ne
cessity. Of building prisons so that
the men in them cam be kept in
them.
No matter how the Wickersham or
other committees may condemn pris-
on methods and prison conditions,
the fact remains that prisons are de-
vised and operated for one main pur-
pose and that is to keep the man
convicted Of felony in the place
where society has placed him until
society says he may return to it.
Ordinarily we do not think of the
men in prisons as really bad" Many
OF them are not criminals at heart,
but are weak. Others are the VIC
tins Of causes beyond their control.
Some men have gone to prison for
doing things which other men have
done and remained free.
But these difficulties In the ad-
ministration Of justice have no bear
ing on the operation Of q prison.
Once a man is behind the bars it Is
his bad luck, and the justice or in
justice Of his being there is not the
business Of his keeper.
Away from the gangster centers. as
the Utah prison Is and as we are
here In North Dakota, one would not
expect to find many hardened GRIM
inals. But this thought vanishes
when one examines the records of
some of the men now being enter
tanned at the local bastile.
1t is true that many of the more
hardened offenders are not natives
but have come into the state, COM
mitted q crime, been detected, con-
vtcted, and sent to prison. Frequent
" they have been in other prisons.
And they are just as anxious to es-
cape from penitentiary In an agri-
cultural state as they would be to
get away from New York's Sing Sing.
Wardens and jailers have to keep
these things In mind when they plan
to keep their charges where they be-
long. The fact that eternal vigilance
: necessary IS demonstrated by the
Utah incident.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-09-12
Escaping Devils Island

GSC0plluX OeVu , 1Sl8uQ
Evidence that hope springs eternal
is seen in the escape of the six con-
viots from Devils Island, the French
penal colony off the South American
coast, recently.
Twelve attempted to escape. But
six were drowned. Making the at
tempt to escape has been considered
almost tantamount to suicide.
Yet these men. convicted as felons,
staked everything they had for an
other chance at freedom. Whether
they hoped to return to society IS
respectable citizens is a question, but
it is totally evident that they had de-
termined that death was just as good
as remaining on that isle. Liberty,
after all, is mighty precious. =
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-09-12
Heredity Big Factor in
BY DIR. MORRIS FISHBEIN
Editor, Journal Of the American
AR~Ae>~V Aa~nnS q tfnsA

Editor, Journal OF the American
Medical Association
Since the earliest times men have
searched for the fountain OF youth
some magical elixir by which their
years Of life might be prolonged far
beyond the three score and 10 as
signed by Biblical legend as the due
Of al.
Modern authorities are. inclined to
view askance the numerous years as
dgned to such patriarchs as Adam.
Abraham and Methuselah, believing
that the Biblical accounts refer eth
70 to lunar months or represent
merely the desire Of the descendants
to brag about their forefathers. The
Middle Ages also gave rise to nu-
merous stories Of remarkable longevt-
ty, but few critically minded investi-
gators give much credence to the
tales Of these centenarians.
OF all Of those to whom reference
u made, the most romantic was Old
Parr, an Englishman Of Shropshire
who was first married at the age Of
%, asserted his fatherhood Of an
illegitimate child and had to sit In
the stocks in white sheet at the
age Of los. married widow when
he was l22, and overdrank himself
when being presented to the king
Of England In 1855, dying at the age
Of 152 years. Rumor credits him with
five children born after he was 100
years old, but his career seems to
have been, more q legend than q real
ity.
Since the middle Of the last CEN
tury reforms In hygiene and SANTA
ton coupled with the advances In
general medical knowledge, have in
creased the expectancy Of life Of a
child born In the United States from
20 years to IS years. Most Of this
increase IS due to the prevention Of
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-09-12

Wnen LuJO Brentan0, famed Ger
man economist, died Wednesday in
Munich at the age Of 81. the world
lost man who had spent lifetime
In pricking the bubbles of "isns" and
~ologies" presented by many who
would advance the progress of the
world.
Himself progressive thinker
Btentano lived to see many of the
reforms and suggestions which he
urged while young become common.
place things.
On the other hand, Brentano
knew that evil can spring from un-
sound practices no matter how we'll
intentioned. and, at the same time he
was opposing the capitalistic impe-
rialism Of Germany's Iron Chancel-
lor," for whom our own city IS named
he was. fully as vigorous In exploding
the .truislns of Karl Marx, father ol
socialism.
Agrarian schemes in plenty were
suggested in Germany, just as pro-
posals for the relief Of agriculture
are found on every hand in Americs
today. Brentano opposed those which
he considered unsound and contrary
to the principles Of economies. Fo1
this and for his other services to hu.
manity, the world owes him q deb,
of gratitude.
The changes which occurred in the
world during that one lifetime. how.
ever, are significant Of the progress
made.
At Brentano's birth. few mer
could obtain an education. Now edu.
cation is available to all in every civ
ilized land. The best standard Of
living in those times was hardly bet.
ter than the lowest Of today.
Real famine still WAS known in the
world and people died because tn,
land could not produce enough food
Pestilences were their companion
and many felt the clammy hand Of
death because the knowledge Of thu
world was not sufficient to grant
them life.
Compared With the problems which
faced the world q years ago. thoGe ol
today. difficult as they may seem
appear puny. The modern worlds
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-09-12

spring Of 1882 by the MontanasDa-
kota Power company. viii go through
according to present plans, 1t was
announced Friday in Minot by o. j.
Jawort. manager Of the Minot
branch.
Most Of the right-of-way has been
purchased" said Jawort. "and prep
arations are being made for exca-
waiting as early as possible in the
coming spring. The date Of compile
ton Of the project cannot be esti-
mated accurately Is the date Of be-
ginning work depends largely on
weather conditions"
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-09-12

generals, and It was clear th9t the
Korniloff revolt had failed to receive
the support 1t expected.
Nevertheless. Korniloff with sev-
eral battalions advanced toward Pet
'rograd, and on this date occupied
Gotchina, 30 miles southwest OF the
capital, but there was no bloodshed.
On this date also, Secretary Of War
Baker issued a statement in. wash
ington that the Liberty Motor, -
Americas new standardized airplane
motor, had been perfected.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-09-12

job IS not to grow enough TO eat but
to distribute the largess which nature
has given US.
The past generations, lacking edu-
cation and the means of distributing
knowledge, worked out their own
salvation. The sons and daughters Of
those generations who think Of doing
less now are faint-hearted indeed.
The record which time has COM
piled within the span Of one lifetime
should give us courage.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-09-12
Quotations

As for the girls wearing pajamas
I refer you to Deuteronomy 1876
which says: 'The woman shall not
wear that which pertaineth to the
Rev. +. E. Coryton, Weymouth
England.
\ y =
The impatience Of the wet group
to secure modification or repeal OF
national prohibition seems to be
based upon growing recognition Of
the fact that the longer prohibition
remains on the statute books the
better the quality Of its observance
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-09-12

meant" she begged. ''What do you
mean about the money being gons1
You haren't-oh. Mark. you DOM
mean"
The youth whirled. '.surs I dos
he interrupted. That's what I'v(
been celebrating. I tell you we're
fiat broke! Not q penny In the
world left. Not a penny and q cou
pie Of !. o. us Why. Norma!
Oh, gee. Norma. don't take It that
way!"
She could not keep tho tears
back. They had started suddenly
without her meaning In the least
to give way. The hot tears stunl
her cheeks. They would not stop
She hid her face in her hands.
"Aw, sweetheart-please! You
mustn't feel badly, Normal" Sight
Of the girl looking 20 miserable
seemed to clear Marks brain
why. it's going to be all right
We aren't going to 90 hungry oI
anything like that. I'll get some
money tomorrow" he stumbled
on. trying to comfort her, usini
awkward endearments and pattina
her shoulder.
Her need Of him acted like Z
plunge into cold, clear water. with
| SURPRISING 0uicknesS fhe befudfl1A
ment vanished.
"But. Mark-1-I'm not cryinl
about the-the money-!"'>
CHE tried to tell him that it had
= been the hours OF waiting and
anxiety. seeing him suddenly trans
formed into q stranger that had
worn her nerves beyond endurance
Mark was overwhelmed with regret
He scarcely gave her q chance Il
explain. he was so penitent, "a
humble in his self-abasement MARI
called himself Z heartlsss, selfish
brute; She was an Angel and fal
too good for him. He swore events
OF this night would never be 70
peated.
They were sitting In the huge
chair that was q favorite place fo1
condolences. Her head rested com
fortably against his shoulder
Norma's temple touched Marks
cheek. She was such . little thingl
You know. pet" he condded
softly. Il didn't throw that money
away because I wanted to. I'd lota
rather have been with you than ID
that card game. Well--it's loe
smackers shot!"
He spread his two hands to indi
cate aight Of the $500.
"And that's really ali that wal
lett Of all that money you had tw1
weeks ago3" .
Mark nodded glpomily. mot q
count the hotel bill which isn't
paid" hs told her. sOh. there'rl
lots Of ways to spend money! DonT
ever be surprised when it's gona
When Halloran spoke Of this came
tonight ! thought I'd have . ehanca
to run the 500 up. ! generally VIII
at bridge but this was poker. Add1d
to what I've lost on golf-oh. Lord
am sleepy-!"
His wrist watch indicated that Il
Was after $3.50.
We'll ind . way out oe thia
tomorrow" Norma predicted cheer
fully. "And We do have Z littll
lett. Mark" She arose and got hsG
purse from . drawer Of tho dress
Ing table. There were llve crisp
S1o bills and several SIS inside.
"Lots Of people have built for
tunes on less than that" she told