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Evening star., 1934-01-10

It Is, one may think, bad case Of
ingrown ego superimposed on an out
cropping inferiority complex.
| Really big men never have 1t.
Littler men who take these good big
men as their models never show an iota
of it.
The great majority of men, no matter
how much they think of themselves,
never show it.
1t seldom pays, in the first place, and,
in the second, it is silly.
Hold the shoulders naturally, keep the
head high, but don't get the swell head.
There are only about 100 men in the
United States who have any right to
have swell head, and they do not
indulge in that doubtful privilege.
1t is here as with the really big
man" in the inner office.
Once you get in to him, it is all plain
sailing, but out in the ante-chamber-
Whew
After the lackies and the secretaries
and the rest of them have kept you
| cooling your heels for half an hour you
are ready to believe that the big fellow
is a monster of ingratitude, or some
thing.
Once inside, the big man proves to be
as common as an old shoe, as people
used to say He walks clear across his
monstrous Office. clasps your hand with
genuine good fellowship, talks easily,
good naturedly, sensibly, as one had
hoped he would.
| No swelled head about himl
He knows better
One goes away wondering, II one Is
| rVtfy 10 Ia.~ IT,
one isl. why the little men of the
world do not initiate him more
The real offensiveness about the
swell head" whoever he is, lies not
so much in any physical changes which
may occur in him as in the thoroughly
indeflnable and completely indefensible
air which he gives himself, as if he had
done something which no other man in
the world had ever done.
| What fool he is, as the ad says!
He Is merely unique in his own conceit.
Business has seen the like of him come
and go, 10, These many years. Often
he comes to himself. in Senecas and
Woodrow Wilson's good phrase, before
1t is to late. 1t occurs to him, at last.
to look at himself effectively And
then he sees himself as others see him.
With his own eyes he Stabs the balloon
of his conceit. of his monstrous self
| satisfaction There is a big noise and
some one asks, What was that?"
| y
The young man who comes to him
self doesn't answer. He is too busy
now finding out what it is all about.
He realizes at last that there is nothing
like humor TO take the starch out Of
an overinfiated head. He sees that
others were mingling laughter and
curses behind his back, but now he is
inclined to curse little himself, and.
strangely enough. at himself-that pre-
clouS self at which no man ever laughs
unless he has to.
This swell head" is a funny thing
A little Of it. If well concealed, is good
for one. This much may be said, in Ali
fairness to this thoroughly human in
stitution. 1t is, at least, human. The
animals meyer display it.
| A tiny amount of swell head" will
go long way, however 1t appears
perhaps in a disposition to think rather
well OF ones self, as every one Should.
II possible. Farther than that it does
not 60 Farther, it becomes the true
malady. the real swell head. at once
SO disgusting and yet so laughable. so
annoying and yet SO intriguing. so
irritating and yet so intensely pathetic
Evening star., 1934-01-10

Of which the Supreme Court Is ex-
pected to pass upon also at an early
date. But these State laws, like the
New York rent laws enacted some years
ago, which were upheld by the Supreme
Court, are based upon the existence of
an emergency and are temporary In
character
The seriousness of the conflict be-
tween those who hold that an emer-
gency, threatening the public welfare,
warrants the exercise Of power by gov
ernment and the state, and those
who would hew to the narrow line con-
stitutional Interpretation, is recognized.
1t is particularly recognized in the dis
senting opinion of the court, written by
Associate Justice Sutherland and con-
CURED in by three Of his colleagues.
opinion of the majority of the court Is
succinctly expressed in the declaration
that 'if the provisions of the Constitu-
tion be not upheld when they pinch as
well as when they comfort. they may as
well be abandoned"
The prohibition against the impair
ment of contracts in the Constitution
is contained in Section 10 Of Article
One, which says: mo State shall enter
into any treaty, alliance or confedera-
tion; grant letters of marque and re-
prisal; coin money; emit bills Of credit;
make anything but gold and silver coin
tender in payment of debts; pass any
bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or
law impairing the obligation of con-
tracts, or grant any title of nobility"
The court held that an emergency ex-
listed in Minnesota which furnished a
proper occasion for the exercise of the
reserved power of the State to pro-
tect the vital interests of the COM
munity." That reserve power of the
State is safeguarded In the tenth
amendment to the Constitution, which
declares: "The powers not delegated to
the United States by the Constitution,
nor prohibited by it to the States, are
reserved to the States respectively, or to
the people The court further held
that the Minnesota law did not con-
travene the Constitution since it was
of character appropriate to an
emergency and was granted upon rea-
sonable conditions. The period of re-
demption for the mortgages laid down,
the court held, seemed to be not unrea-
sonable, and the legislation, which is
temporary in character, is limited to
the exigency which called it forth.
Evening star., 1934-01-10
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Why should young man in business
get the swell head for doing what he
is supposed to do?
This Is the perennial question which
| oldsters ask themselves, especially If
, they happen to have a sense of huulor
Here Is young man Of average
| capabilities who comes into an estab-
lishment to do the best he can for
himself and the world.
At first butter wouldn't melt in his
mouth, as the old saying had it.
He Is. more than anxious to greet
| every one deferentially, to know every
one, to be on good terms with each
and sundry.
His greeting to all is suave.
He is taking no chances.
A few promotions and a change
comes over the young man-if he hap
pens to be of that type.
Many of those he formerly greeted
effusively he now fails to see, except
when forced to the disagreeable neces-
sity.
His shoulders take on an uncon-
scious set, his head is held remarkably
high.
Now. there are some good and some
bad results here
Squaring the shoulders. holding the
crown of the head high, as Ebert
Hubbard advised, each is a mighty good
thing, with or without reason.
4 4 **
There is even one school of everyday
philosophy which advocates the taking
| on by the individual of all the so-called
earmarkS Of success, whether one is
successful or not, in the worldly sense.
Thus one is supposed to dress the
people will think that one is Cuntii they
learn differently. This is called put
ting on a 'front.'" and undoubtedly il
| often works" especially with those
who themselves put great deal OF
store by it.
This school advises the young man
in search of a job to put on the best
| clothes he possesses, etc. The man
who has been out of work for two years
is told to go and do likewise. One
may think that perhaps, when he ap-
pears at the place of application, look
ing extremely successful, he might do
| better. for himself if he looked a bit
| ragged.
The other school of everyday phil
oSophy firmly believes that merit will
tell, that one has no need to boast or
blow his own horn who can deliver the
goods.
E** **
But above all, in the youngster who
begins to think mighty well of himself
and who shows it-there is an in
definite air which no one has ever found
a better name tor than swell head.
Hes got the swell head"
That is remark which has been
made in every establishment, large or
small the world around, no doubt since
time began, or at least since organiza-
tionS of one sort or another began.
The old swell head" is something to
conjure with.
Each person who notices it rather Is
inclined to doubt his own powers of
observation at first.
If he mentions it to another it is
with hesitation, as one shrinks from
personalities.
THE young man seems to think
pretty well of himself
You noticed it, too, eh?"
y II
No one could help noticing 1t, of
course.
A real good case of the "swelled
head" Is a comjcal sort of lighthouse
In the wild sea of men.
Evening star., 1934-01-10
The Merry Game
Of Claiming Will
From the Des Moines Resister.

From the Des Moines Resister.
The startling assertion Of French
scholars that William Shakespeare was
really a Frenchman may be expected
to put Adolf Hitler on his mettle.
The story from Paris appears to be
based largely on the fact that Jacques
Pierre" is conveniently Anglicized into
Shakespeare. The Nazis will surely
proceed to build up an equally plausi-
BILE claim that the supposed bard of
Avon was in fact a German (of purely
Aryan lineage) by the name of Schachts
P. Jahr.
And what an addition the works Of
this prolific writer would make to the
next Nazi bonfire of "verboten" natiy
authors!
Evening star., 1934-01-10
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
displacement.

displacement.
There surely is proper place
For every man alive
Which he may fill with fitting grace
And all serenely thrive.
Why does a man so often fret
And battle with the throng
Because Of a desire to get
Where he does not belong?
Why does loutish lad desire
To play romantic scenes
And freckled country girls aspire
To pose as beauty queens2
Why must dull oratory set
A cruel pace SO strong
It's just because folks wish to get
Where they do not belong.
Evening star., 1934-01-10
Humor and Nerves.

From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram
The idea is advanced by psychologists
that nerves" generate in proportion to
a lack of sense of hurnor. It might
well be that too much humor without
much sense is the number one aggra-
vation.
Evening star., 1934-01-10
Prefer Nothing.
n the Rock Island Argus.

From the Rock Island Argus.
One of the principal reasons why
the Illinois Assembly has not succeeded
in regulating liquor is because SO many
Chicago members Of that body do not
want any regulation whatever.
Evening star., 1934-01-10

Reports that riots are impending be-
calse of the StavinSky murder are the
more disquieting because of the historic
examples of how far Paris riot may
60, once it gets started.
Evening star., 1934-01-10
A Tip to France.

From the Kansas City Star.
A recurrent news item about the
man who paid his alimony In pennies
reminds US that If France wants to
pc real mean when she pays her war
oeot, she'll pay it in silver dollars.
Evening star., 1934-01-10

Opinion In the United States Supreme
Court on the constitutionality of power
assigned to the President was divided
in such manner as to give assurance
of cautious deliberation. There was
no hint of a landslide.
Evening star., 1934-01-10

As income tax blanks are circulated,
the citizen finds that most of the alpha
betical symbols resolve themselves
finally into the same old formula,
L o, U.
Evening star., 1934-01-10
A Scientific Beautician.

From the San Antonio Express.
Dr.. L. B. Slichter used an electric
dimple" to map the earth's crust to
a five-mile depth. He is not the first
who thought that Motf,"r r. -
a beauty treatme-
Evening star., 1934-01-10

Forest conservation takes on increas-
ing importance when it is recalled that
more wood pulp may be needed for the
purposes of paper money.
Evening star., 1934-01-10

Government workers are wishing that
the old reducing fad abandoned by
beauticians would not continue as to
pay envelopes.
Evening star., 1934-01-10
Milk War.

MILK war.
The situation brings alarm
As milk supplies grow worse
And frightened COWS out on the farm
Have thrown into reverse.
As they evolve thrill.
A bullfght's something rather bad,
But a cowfight's meaner still.
"Tain' much advantage in bein' a
prophet" said Uncle Eben. "De weather
man needs an umbrella de same as any
body else."
Evening star., 1934-01-10
Nocturnal Half Hours.

from the Bates County (Mo.) Republican.
we cannot understand that when Won
wake up IN the night and listen for the
CLOCK to strike, It always strikes on the
nan nour. Why doesn't o person SONS
TINE wake up around the hour strike2
Evening star., 1934-01-10
In Allowance.

From the Omaha World-Herald.
In this new era Of initials, like
N. r. A., A. A. A., H. o. L. c., and so
on, not much is heard CT e former
favorite-G. o. p.
Evening star., 1934-01-10

A startled world cherishes the hope
that Germany may prove that she has
had of finance.
Evening star., 1934-01-10
Musical Statesmanship.

MUSICAL SCdItSIudnSNIp.
"Are you safe on the band wagon?"
asked the friend.
Who cares about a band wagon?"
rejoined Senator Sorghum. What I
want is fifteen minutes in the middle
OF a radio musical program"
Evening star., 1934-01-10
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Evening star., 1934-01-10

Jud Tunkins says there ought to be
enough of a war on crime at least to
make grafters and racketeers pay a
little extra income tax.
Evening star., 1934-01-10
Not So Pleased.

Not So Pleased.
"Is Crimson Gulch pleased with its
new dispensary?" asked the travelling
salesman.
mot very" answered Cactus Joe. ':It
a bootlegger sold bad liquor you could
shoot at him without much interfer-
ence. But dispensary barkeeper oper-
ates with the protection of Government
authority
There must be repressions," said HI
Ho, the sage Of Chinatown, "Yet emo
tional nature is like q flrecracker. The
tighter you wrap it the louder 1t ex-
plodes."
Evening star., 1934-01-10
Big Resolutions.

Big Resolutions.
Our prisoners political
Have been restored to freedom;
We're glad that we no longer shall
Be called upon to feed 'em.
We wonder what result we'll find
From this benign endeavor.
Will they be generous, good and kind,
Or raise more Cain than ever?
Evening star., 1934-01-10
THEODORE w. MOVES. .. Editor
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Evening star., 1934-01-10
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Evening star., 1934-01-10

The limited leans leftwards
And curves its departing way
Into the sunset,
Leaving a heavy heart In
A stuffy suburban smoker.
And here Is another which reveals
the keen appreciation of the author OF
the contrasts which breed in the human
breast the impulse to show contempt:
A freckled urchin. in passing excursion
Unloads his mouth Of big crimson
lolly-pop,
And sticks out his sugary tongue
At pink-gilled broker,
Lolling, bored to death, in an easy
chair
In doggy club car.
Not all of the poems relate to trains
and those who ride them. The ma
jority OF them are not on homely SUBJ
jects, but on the glories and the moods
OF nature. The following one, on 1.-THE
First Frost" is especially beautiful:
The music of the night Is stilled-
The pleasing chatter of the katydids,
The tree-frog's prophecies are mute
And towering trees are tenantless.
Crickets have scuttled to their caves
And leave us desolate Of cheer,
Regretting the inevitable
The night is quiet as the stars.
But dawn will tint the purple fields
And brilliant shafts of sun will paint
The tree tops yellowest gold, and drape
An aged wall with crimson cloak.
Mr.. Sisson is gifted with q nature
which responds spontaneously to the
world about him. His verses are those
Of born poet, inspired by the things
Which all may see, but which only few
= ;'oility to put into lyrical lines
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-19

Other officers elected were ]. N.
Roherty, Bismarck: DR.. o. T. Benson,
Glen Ullin, and A. N. Finstad, Nc
Clusky, as vice presidents, and L. K.
Thompson, Bismarck, as treasurer.
The latter succeeds George Bird, also
of Bismarck.
Roherty and Benson were awarded
Silver Beaver medals in recognition
Of their work as ScouterS.
Paul Netland, area scout executive,
was re-employed for the coming year
and given q rising vote Of thanks for
his accomplishments.
A high spot in the program was
the presentation by Governor Q. H.
Olson to l4-year-old Roy Greisen Of
Dickinson. of a life-saving medal in
recognition of his act in preventing
an enraged bull from goring small
girl to death.
Major objectives for 1885, presented
by q committee composed Of Roherty,
Byrne and Netland, included: assign
ment Of all territory in the area to
definite districts: survey to deter
mine the number Of boys eligible for
scouting; stressing regional and troop
camping activities: more intensive
work In each district and by each
troop: the holding of an area jam
boree and camping exposition: adop-
ton by each district Of definite
advancement program; establishment
Of the clubbing program In the Bis
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-19
M urdy Loses Suit
Against Mann, Hughes

+. E. McCurdy, Bismarck lawyer,
Wednesday lost his suit in Burleigh
county district court to collect dam
ages from =. A. Hughes and George
D. Mann, Tribune publisher, for al
legged libel In connection with pub
lication on an affidavit made by
Hughes in support Of . disberment
action.
In his affidavit, filed in the supreme
court, Hughes asserted that McCurdy,
while states attorney, abandoned the
interests Of Burleigh county taxpayers
In connection with m action then
pending in the courts.
The trial decided Wednesday mark
ed the fourth court presentation OF
the subject. Originally filed in the
federal district court, the. suit was
Withdrawn by McCurdy before It
came to trial. Later another action
was instituted but this Vas thrown out
Of court on the ground that there was
not cause Of action under the federal
law.
The first trial in Burleigh county
district court resulted In verdict tor
the plaintiff. but this was reversed on
appeal to the supreme court ana q
new trial ordered. Decision tor the
defeudantse In the trial just ended
closes the matter.
Judge Daniel B. Holt. Fargo. pre-
sided during the hearing.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-19
Boys Face Shines
As Governor Talks

His face shining like new money
and q little self conscious IN q
new suit, l4-year-old Roy Gretsen
stood on q chair at Glen Ullin
Tuesday night while Governor ..
H. Olson pinned q life-saver's
medal, awarded by the Boy Scouts
Of America. on his breast.
The lad, who looks like his
mother, Mrs. Michael Greisen,
blushed q little as Governor Olson
said I'VE can learn q lot from
this little boy, we men. II we
lived up to our responsibilities as
he lived up to his we could make
this q better world"
The lad, small for his years, was
obviously pleased as the governor
placed q huge, Thoroughbred
hand upon his head and said May
you grow up to be as brave and
as good as you started out to be"
Roy won the award by risking
his life to distract the attention
Of an enraged bull which had
thrown q small girl on the
ground and was attempting to
gore and trample her. The citation
and medal award were made by
the national scout organization.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-19
ENGLAND EXECUTES
WOMAN MURDERER
Mother Of Two Goes 70 callows
After Appeal to King and
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-19
Drys Map Plans for
Legislative Action

Plans to station . representative
1T Bismarck during the session Of the
state legislature, were approved Tues
day ct = meeting here OF the legisla.
tive committee Of the Consolidated
Drys Of North Dakota.
The committee. appointed BY 3 state
committee Of the Consolidated Drys
ct . meeting November 30 in James
town. Is charged with mapping pro-
gram Of legislative action. The legis-
lative representative will look after
the interests OF drys during the legis-
Iative session and furnish informa-
ton Is to what Is being done along
that line.
Represented In the organization OF
consolidated drys are the North Da-
kota Federation Of Womens Clubs,
w. g. T. o.. North Dakota Council
Of Religious Education. 0ideons. and
the Presbyterian, Congregational
Methodist, Lutheran. Baptist, Evan
gelical ana Christian churches.
Members Of the legislative commit
tee present 1t tho meeting were Rev.
=. L. Watkins, Ashley: Rev. =. T.
Stockton. Fargo: Mrs. Fred Wanner'
jamestown; Rev. O. q. Rindahl. Bis
marck. and Rev. Thomas z Nugent'
Valley City.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-19

Arrangements had been made
through Miss Mary Huber, county SUI
perintendent Of schools, for quick
check Of children attending the coun-
try schools that they, too, may be sup
piled with warm shoes, stockings, UNI
derwear and; where possible, with
outer clothing.
A group Of members Of the Amer
lean Legion Auxiliary was assisting By
repairing garments, sewing on buttons
and otherwise actively expressing the
open Your Heart" spirit.
I'VE are grateful for the assistance
already. given us but the need stu i
tremendous and we can make use Of
every bit Of help Offered" summed up
i. e. Nelson. open Your Heart
chairman.
"A good many Of US have assumed
that everything was al right and that
the government was caring for every
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