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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-12-15
ALPHABET SOUP THICKENs

ALPHABET SOUP THICKENS
The White House, let alone the rest
Of Us, can't keep track Of all these
new federal agencies Announcing
members Of the new National Emer-
gency Council 1t ended the list with
- representative Of the Consumers
Council"
There isn't any such thing here,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-12-15

An average adult has q pounds o8
blood.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-12-15

ated there because Of tho 'broed'l
influence over the Klosohees. MOI
90 good.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-12-15

IenAorrpw. senye has . very wei.
eotAo SURPRISE.
Evening star., 1933-03-27

useless bodies such - ths Beard -of
Aldermen and for inelisihility Of city
ofnciab to political party ofnes. It
proposes drastic reductions in the city
budget. resulting in . substantial les
sening in the tax burden. and for fair
value and undiscriminating assess-
men1 Of property. It declares for
the maintenance Of the five-cent fare,
unification Of the rapid transit Nnss
on safe terms, non partisan administra-
ton of relief works, improvement Of
housing conditions, minimum wage
legislation and other reforms.
Fusion movements have been sue
cessful heretofore In New York and
may succeed again. The scandals Of
the Walker administration developed
by the seabury inquiry may not have
. lasting effect upon the public mind,
but the shameless extravagances
brought to light. adding 80 grievously
to the tax burden and lessening the
efficiency OF municipal government,
are not likely to be quickly forgotten
BY the people. A reorganization Of
Tammany may occur. would seem In
deed to be indicated as . necessity for
the continued retention Of power BY
the organization that has 20 long and
% probably controlled the great
municipality. The Mckee vote may be
q portent Of q great change In one
direction or the other from which the
people Of Greater New York may
benefit.
Evening star., 1933-03-27
Back to Elemental National Life.

Prom the Pasadena Star-News.
Back to elementals in national life
Is the need Of the hour. Life has be-
come 20 complex, that the people be-
come confused and bewildered In times
Of stress. It were well If these COM
plexities were simplifled, particularly in
period like this.
There is need Of going back to ele-
mentals In national life with reference
to paternalism in government. There
Is a growing tendency on the part of
too many to look to government to bear
all the burdens, deliver out Of all trou-
bles ana be responsible for cares and
responsibilities which properly belong
with the people themselves. The peo-
pie need to hArk back to the old days
and the old ways, when the individual
American had the courage, the initia-
tive and the resourcefulness to attack
the problems Of public and private life
without leaning heavily upon the gov
ernment itself to help him In these
things
There Is need Of that old fashioned
courage which dispelled gruundless or
exaggerated fears. Californians today
would do we'll to study the history Of
California during the last century, par
6cularly during the days Of the gold
rush and subsequent thereto; study the
trials and hardships and vexing prob
lens which confronted California in
those primitive times. Much tnspira-
ton can be derived from such . study
There Is need today Of the spirit Of
the Argonauts Of that earlier day.
There is need Of . larger faith and
= stauncher hope among the people in
the security and perpetuity OF Ameri-
can Government and American institu-
tions. In . word, let Back to Ele-
mentals In National Life" be the slogan
Of this trouhlous time.
Evening star., 1933-03-27
Minister of Enlightenment.
From the Atlanta Journal.

From the Atlanta Journal.
President Won Hindenburg has proved
to Germany and the world that he is
a man Of finesse as well as power in
his appointment Of DR.. Joseph Goeb-
bels As minister of public enlighten-
ment. For q neatly turned phrase, a
subtle play on psychology, one could
search through the history of politics
without finding jewel like that What
DR.. Goebbels is to accomplish. of
course. is the selling" of the Hitler
doctrines to the people. He has been
Q leading member Of Hitler's Nazi party
for years, but in those too candid days
he was known merely as director of
propaganda.
Now the celebrated orator and pub
ncist Is to cease. we gather, the pro-
duction Of propaganda. He will not
seek anything so crude as publicity.
His whole effort, directed in spirit
OF highest altruism by Hitler himself,
is to enlighten the public upon matters
which are near to their interest. DR..
Goebbels will control all government
avenues of publicity, such as the press
department. broadcasting stations and
movies. He will have a multi-voiced
instrument In his campaign OF enlight-
eminent, and broad powers Of discre-
ton in his use Of it.
II his reputation Is deserved. Or.
Goebbels will be not only the first but
one OF the best Of all ministers of pub
lie enlightenment. We are attracted
here, however, not by his probable sue
cess, nor by speculation on the fac
tors which In the Germany Of today
are likely to influence failure, but by
the immense cleverness of the title
which Hitler and Won Hindenburg have
given him. 1t will gleam with an indi.
vtdual luster in the inside political his.
tory Of the Mad movement.
Evening star., 1933-03-27
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

ment chiefs long letters about this, that
or the other thing, the President Is &C.
customed to dash OF rapid-flre memo
randum. He says he used the chi"
system to advantage ut Albany. finds 1t
time saving and will adopt it here.
American Intervention in Germany,
In protest against maltreatment Of
Germans and Americana Of the Jewish
faith, has ample precedent in our dip
lomatic practice. On two other occa-
sions Jews were the object Of omcial
solicitude on the part Of the United
6tates-in Russia and Rumania. Presi-
dent Taft threatened a breach Of Of
fetal relations with Russia because of
the czarist governments discrimination
against admitting American citizens
who were Jews by refusing to recognize
their passports. In Rumania WASH
ingtons representations concerned def
mite outrAges against Jews, Of the sort
to which they have recently been sub
1ected In Germany. Remonstrances to
Turkey in connection with oppression
Of Christians have in the past ema-
mated from Washington, SO Secretary
Hull, in his present activities at Ber-
lin, Is on the firm ground of precedent.
Uncomfortable rllmors are in circula-
ton that the prosecution of Charles
E. Mitchell by the Federal law au-
thorities ID the forerunner of q dra&net
drive against some more highly placed
f1nanciers and others In the field of
income-tax violation. Incidentally, the
arrest and impending indictment of
Mitchell promptly exploded the myth,
which had gained currency, that the
disappearance Of that arch-foe of evil
doors, Thomas j. Walsh, from the
attorney generalship would usher in a
moratorium of prosecutions for wealthy
malefactors in general
\
Beer becomes legal under the aegis of
an administration which, at least in
two OF its important components, has
always ranked as bone dry. Secretary
Of State Cordell Hull fought the good,
but losing. fight at the Democratic
National Convention in Chicago for an
anti-wet plank. Secretary Of Com
merce Roper for years has been one
OF the pillars Of the prohibition church.
Tempora mutantur, ct nos mutamur In
ills.
(Copyright. 1933)
Evening star., 1933-03-27
Another Airplane Crash.

A report from California Saturday
Aight told the story of a particularly
tragic airpfane accident. A transport
plane, On route from Los Angeles to
. flying field at Oakland, crashed into
. residence, exploded and burned.
Thirteen persons were killed, four chill
dren among the number-innocent
victims Of that form Of mechanical
progress which is called aviation and
which, because 1t is an authentic form
Of progress, is supposed to be some
what sacrosanct. The Aeronautics
Branch Of the Department Of Com
lnercs, charged with general oversight
and regulation Of interstate flying, Is
Investigating, but, since the plane was
operating In cross-State service, 1t Is
lpowerless to do much in the circum-
stances.
The new hazard constituted by the
se Of planes over inhabited areas
theoretically Is covered BY an act Of
Congress governing air transport. Ac-
Aially, however, It Is State and mu-
nicipal problem, and nothing adequate
has yet been done to protect the popu-
lations Of neighborhoods contiguous to
Airports. The buster fields, like those
kn the vicinity Of New York, Chicago
and Cleveland, are = source Of danger
10 millions Of people. Planes fall.
houses are wrecked, men, women and
children are killed, and the legislation
lags behind the need. Unlicensed pilots
\ o6ect are tree to take any chance
Evening star., 1933-03-27

they like. and licensed pilots are not
above gambling with fate on frequent
occasion. The environment Of . popu-
lar airport IL veritabls Inferno Of
noise, confusion and impending disas-
ter. With twenty or thirty planes in
the air at . time, the law Of averages
implies that every 10 often there will
be 4 crash, and the victims are ~ apt
- not to include mere bystanders, the
helpless inhabitants OF the district into
which the port has intruded.
The accident ct oakland illustrates
the peril. The plane wAs fying low
for landing. It was raining, and the
pilots judgment was faulty. Given
these conditions, . smash occurred.
Thirteen persons paid for 1t with their
lives. 1t is all very well to say that they
have been sacrihoed TO prosress, and
that nothing can be done about II.
But that is stupid nonsense. Some
thing can be done about 1t, and some
thing should be done about 1t without
delay. not only in California, but every
where, in every state Of the Union, by
municipal, State and Federal legisla-
tion. 1t Is wrong that the Federal
authorities cannot reach cross State
flyers.
The Department Of Commerce may
be doing its best, but the States and
municipalities are remiss. An aroused
public sentiment is required to force the
necessary reforms, and such incidents
~ that Of Saturday night at Oakland
ought to be enough to stir the least
responsive individual to clamorous in
disnation.
Evening star., 1933-03-27
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

This Is q special department devoted
solely to the handling Of queries. This
paper puts at your disposal the services
of an extensive organization in WASH
ington to serve you IN any capacity
that relates to information. This serv-
ice Ii free. Failure to make use of
it deprives you Of benefits to which you
are entitled. Your obligation is only
3 cents in coin or stamps inclosed with
your inquiry for direct reply. Do not
use post cards. Address The Evening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Haskin, Director, washington, D. c.
9. Where is the largest ice skating
rink in the United States?-E. A. M.
A. 1t Is In the Chicago Stadium. The
rink Is las feet by 245 feet and the
track which can be laid out Is ten laps.
q. What is the weight Of the airship
Akron?-H. w. L.
A. Its empty or dead weight is esti-
mated at 22l 900 pounds.
@. Are all coats Of arms old or are
new ones devised?-E. c.
A. Goats Of arms have been granted
in the past and are still granted to
newly created peers In European
countries.
s,ss:,mA g; wlll Y Sltrs \ violet rays penetrate
A. They will not penetrate ordinary
window glass. A special kind OF glass
is manufactured that these rays do
penetrate.
q. How long a roll OF papyrus would
1t take to contain all the books of the
New Testament?-R S.
A. PApyrus manuscripts contained
several volumes. Had all Of the books
OF the New Testament been inscribed
on one roll. 1t would have been over
200 feet long.
O. In what kinds Of currency are
$4,000 bills made?-J Mel.
A. They are made in gold certificates
and Federal Reserve notes.
q. What can be done to walls which
are paneled in red cedar2 The color in
the wood is fading.-B E. B.
A. The Forest Service says that cedar
Is bound to dull with time. BY shaving
cedar walls with plane or even rubbing
them with sandpaper. the dull surface
will be restored in the portion of the
wood which still retains its color. Fin
ish this restored surface with a light
coat Of shellac, then rub it down: the
color will probably remain.
q. Does the Post once Department
open or censor mail In times Of peace?
r.. H. NJ
A. 1t does not do so.
@. What is the oldest newspaper still
in existence?-R. L. M.
A. The Oldest newspaper in existence
at the present time of which record is
available Is Berrows Worcester Journal
published in England, which was es-
tablished as the Worcester Postman
in 1890.
Q. When was pneumatic action first
used in pipe-organ keyboard construc-
tion?-G w. T.
A. The principle of pneumatic action
in pipe organ construction was turned
to practical account in 1857, although
such a theory had been advanced years
before. 1t was applied to an organ
that was publicly shown at the Paris
Exposition Of that year. Its Importance
was recognized by Henry Willis. who in
troduced 1t. with improvements, into
his organ at st. Paul's Cathedral, Lon
don. IN 1874 and employed it extensive
ly at Alexandra Palace
@. Is placer gold mining permitted in
the national parks?-J. H. G.
A. The Forest Service says that placer
Evening star., 1933-03-27

It Is not possible to be accurate about
tropical fishes, for instance, unless one
knows tropical fishes.
Templeton Jones was reading IN
article, written by woman. an article
intended - . popular Introduction tO
the subject OF the pleasures Of the
modern home aquarium.
1t began well, and well begun u half
done, indeed.
Jones. with his fancier's knowledge
of some Of the inS and outs Of this
with pleasure until the lady described
the so-called zebra hsh - possessing
black stripes.
Then he quit.
He knew what had happened.
The lady did not know anything
about tropical fishes herself, probably
had never seen one Of the sleek blue
and silver striped "zebras," but merely
had interviewed some professional
breeders.
He had told her about the various
types, and had described the nah In
question properly, but the lady had
gotten her notes mixed up.
Jones read the article through. Not
bad, Of course, but the writer didn't
know her fishes.
No mention made at all Of the fasci
mating angel fish, favorite alike Of the
d.timer and the newcomer.
Could one, in writing q beginners
article, with intent to lure, leave Ptero-
phyllum scalare completely out of the
picture?
Only II one wasn't personally ac-
quainted with this fascinating creature.
IA
man, or woman, either, can really Know
1t all.
Human beings, on the other hand
are easy to understand. In . way, be-
cause every one Is human.
Every one il not tropical fish.
II you want to know tropical fishes.
or law, Or medicine, you have to study
them.
You have to dig down and find out
You can tell . whole lot about man.
however. merely by looking at him.
Now some men are particularly gifted
along this line Of knowing other people
without being introduced to them.
Jones, for instance.
For all that he would have disclaimed
the gift, he really has a remarkable
faculty for getting the low down. as it
is sOm0fimes called, on another human
being.
Templeton Jones doesn't claim to be
a psychologist, but he is seldom fooled
II you pinned him down, how he
knows one man for great. and another
for q fool. before the mass of the people
do, he will tell you, very modestly that
If he does at all it is solely due to
intuition.
Intuition Is something many persons
are afraid Of Immediate insight into
q person or q thing IS not remarkable,
however 1t Is very common. Every one
utilities such q gift, at times. but some
persons more consciously than others.
A scoundrel, fourflusher. and a
bounder, rings bell every time with
T. Jones. esq He never mistakes the
type. Similarly. he picks q good man
of . scaf7old, or out of a ditch. and
years later has the pleasure Of seeing
his choice justified before men.
Jones always enjoys listening to the
. furious opinions Of his friend. j. Ba6-
bling Brook. however Old Bah Brook
| y q card, As they say.
Evening star., 1933-03-27

freak achievements Of countless other
Wtnsted fauna and flora"
HIS output was harmless" according
TO the Toledo Blade. No human be-
ing could feel injury from the anus
Ing stun he wrote. It could be ac-
cepted as the product Of . lively and
amusing imagination. Stone was
good-humored liar" The Proyidence
Journal sees "a vacant chair in Winsted
that will not be filled" and paws the
tribute: Intelligent and extremely wen
informed. he became a competent coun.
try editor who could write wisely as well
as humorously, and he served his neigh
nors well. His death at q compara-
lively early age Is to be regretted. The
country will miss the winsted citizen
VINO invented the farmer who picked
MS hens for market with q vacuum
cleaner. the three-legged bullfroe and
Its gymnastics. the deaf and dumb pir.
the bald-headed man who painted q
spider on his bald spot to scare away
the nies and the hen that laid red,
white and blue eggs on the fourth of
July"
After ALL thinks the Springfield
(MaSs) Republican. "he fitted into the
true tradition of American humor. For
the essence of his yarns was their OBJ
Vlous exaggeration. The humor of 9TH
er peoples may be more subtle, some of
them proudly admit it, but of that hu-
NOR which is most characteristicallv
American, and often incomprehensible
to others, exaggeration is the very pith
ana marrow" The Cleveland Plain
Dealer offers the estimate: Stone
visioned impossibilities beyond the
imagination Of less gifted men. gave
them plausible verbal setting. and de-
lighted the newspaper readers of a ma.
tion. He tinctured truth with an audac.
tty worthy Of Naugatuck Valley brass.
But the product was wholly delightful,
Who can forget the hen that laid an
egg on the COW catcher Of a speeding
train. the shivering COW which yielded
ice cream, its overly modest sister that
refused to be MIXED by a man. the
verdant green fish in Highland Lake.
which turned out to be bold bad bass
which had been spying upon feminine
bather and got tangled up in one of
her stockings when it dropped in the
water? Stone purveyed to a realistic
modern age fine flights Of fantastic
fancy worthy Of Bret Harte, Mark
Twain and Artemus Ward"
Evening star., 1933-03-27
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Templeton Jones met his friend, J.
Babbling Brook, in . cafeteria, one Of
these fancy places where everything
Is nickel and glass. not . nickel .
glass-yet.
Bah Brook has such furious opinions
upon every subject and theme In the
world. Jones 1lnds 1t extremely dificult
to keep up with him.
In the first place, J. Babbling has
met every one worth meeting.
Indeed. he knows EN- all Intimately.
He says 70.
Select at random any well known
man. In or out Of public life, and Mr.
Brook will tell you how the great man
calls him "Bab." just 20.
In the second place, he has been
every place.
If there Is . spot in the wide Yorld
that has not felt the impress OF his
feet. at some time or other. J. B. can
not place it.
His orbit, no less than his acquaint-
ance, Is amazing.
He has been all over the world. and
feels quite as much at home In Lon
don as In Washington.
In the third place, he finds no per-
sonal need for knowing personally
about . subject, - much az he claims
to know all men.
Men, evidently, must be known. but
the lesser fry Of this life and world
can be trusted to the brain, which
sees all, hears oil. knows al.
+
Temp Jones u q plain man. just the
opposite Of his omniscient friend.
He doesn't know everybody, thank
heaven. and he hasn't been everywhere
Nor does he have . furious opinion
on every subject and theme.
Even II he did know every one worth
knowing, and even II he had been every
where worth going. he still would not
be able to voice an opinion on anything
and everything.
Brook can do 1t, but Jones couldn't.
Especially Jones wouldn't.
Above all, he would not voice furious
opinion.
Perhaps every one does not know
what furious opinion Is.
If so, he hasn't met Babbling Brook.
To have q furious opinion about .
thing Is TO DO As Bah Brook does-not
burst into ordinations, Or get red in
the face, as common men do.
J. Babbling Brook prides himself on
keeping NlS nedO.
No matter how irate his opponent
becomes at what he, the said adversary
Is wont to brand aS the others pig
headedness," Brook calmly sets down
his arguments on paper, one after the
other.
He favors the 81, 2, 3 and 4" busi-
ness, done so that the other Is driven
to desperation.
No matter how wild the speculations
are, the jotting of them down calmly in
pencil. with numbers in front, goes .
long way to assuring Brook that he Is
right.
Since he Is always right. Of course, ne
might as well keep his bookkeeping to
himself.
Jones, who Is a right simple man, has
long harbored the naive belief that it
Is much easier to have . definite, COR
rect opinion about men. without seeing
them, than about matters at large.
He finds evidences on all sides CT
men who have opinions about things
Of which they really know little. and
which are therefore shot Though and
through with mistakes.
Evening star., 1933-03-27
Anti.Tammany Fusion Proposed.

Anti.Tammany Fusion Proposed.
The possibility Of fusion Of Repub-
licans and anti-Tammany Democrats
in the mayoralty campaign which is to
be held In the Autumn in New York
Is increased by the proposal Of ten
point platform by the chairman of the
Republican Advisory Committee Of New
York County. This comes close upon
the announcement that upon . ANAL
revision Of the votes cast in the emer-
gency mayoralty election recently
nearly a quarter Of = million ballots
were accredited to Joseph v. Mckee,
who succeeded Mayor Walker upon his
resignation and served until the new
year. In the few weekA Of his short
term Mayor Mckee made . record Of
efficiency and Independence H Tam
many dictation that won for him
large and enthusiastic support, IRE
spective Of party. and 1t Is believed
that il he had been regularly nominated
he would have been elected to finish
the term Of Walker.
The Republicans who now propose =
fusion platform to the anti-Tammany
forces have themselves to face . party
schism, . considerable fraction Of their
organization pfeferring the actual
alliance with Tammany that has pre-
vailed for some years under the cloak
Of An ostensihle maintenance Of regular
party lines. The present proponents Of
fusion are encouraged BY the fact that
Tammany will be somewhat weakened
in as much as 1t will not have the
share Of Federal patronage which It
has heretofore enjoyed when . Demo-
cratic administration 10 sstablshsd at
Washington.
The proposed fusion platform just
advanced calls for . new charter for
the City OF New York which will pro-
vide for the concentration Of executive
authority In the mayor, including
responsibility for the preparation Of
the budget. for abolition Of costly and