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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-27
War Business Rises !!

Strange, how the rumors Of coming
war can be felt In far-off places and
in the most peaceful Of pursuits!
Steamship traffic through the
Panama canal is heavy, these days
and the imminence OF war is largely
responsible.
During the first three weeks Of
February. for instance, IL steamers
passed through the canal bound for
Europe with Chilean nitrates-nit-
rates, from which high explosives are
made.
At the same time, many ships are
going through the canal in the other
direction, bound from the east coast
Of the United States for Japan with
scrap iron, lead, and cotton-com-
modities which also are destined to
be transformed into the munitions
OF war.
Rusty steamers, deeply laden, busy
on the most peaceful OF errands 1. +. /.
but grimly foreshadowing the fear OF
war which grips the world!
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-27
Jigsaw Puzzle
(NaW York SUM

Great Britain and the Soviets have
signed trade agreement which 1t Is
optimistically declared puts their
commercial relations again on q nor
NAL footing" A friendly atmos-
phere" enveloped the statesmen who
signed the document, just as q friend
ly atmosphere surrounded the presi-
dent and M. Litvinoff when the
United States recognized the Soviets
and normal" relations were estab-
lished between this country and the
Soviets. Exactly how normal" these
relations are may be judged from the
fact that the administration has OBJ
tanned charter for bank to finance
Soviet buying here. Perhaps in its
normality the footing of Great Bril-
tain and the Soviets will resemble
the unprecedented normality OF
United States-Soviet dealings.
The unofficial summary Of the
British-Soviet agreement says it pro-
vides that Soviet exports to Great
Britain are not entitled to empire
preferences, and that the most favor
ed nation treatment will apply to all
British colonies and inundated terri
tories, but not to British Dominions
and their inundated territories. II
Newfoundland has anything to ex-
port to Russia, this is particular
interest at st. Johns, for as the
signing Of the trade agreement was
In progress at London Newfoundland
was in process Of reduction from the
status Of q seH-governing Dominion
to one corresponding to that OF q
colony to be ruled by a commission
to be appointed by the crown. As q
colony Newfoundland Will enjoy
most favored nation treatment from
the Soviets, which 1t would not as q
Dominion.
The change in status OF Newfound.
land produces another interesting
result: The Judicial Committee 81
the Privy Council decided, In 1927
that Labrador was q dependency o.
Newfoundland. not part Of Quebec
Labrador consequently now become.
q dependency Of political estab'
lishment having the status Of Z
colony; thus the British Empire ha!
set up . new government In NORTH
America. II there Is gold IN Labra'
dor, who'll get 1t now?
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-27
Essential Practice

Again the United States fleet In
hulges in war games. Some 80 war
ships and 800 airplanes enter COM
plicated and difficult maneuvers of
the lower California coast, and stories
about the attacking force" and "de-
Tending force" get into the papers
once more.
We landsmen, who hardly sec q
marship from one years end to an.
other, seldom pay much attention to
these maneuvers-except that w
may, in our ignorance, wonder coca.
sionally II they really are necessary
And it is not a bad thing for u.
to remember that these war game,
ATE just about the most important
Of the navy's many peace time func'
tions.
They are to fighting fleet what
daily scrimmage is to . football team
A football team that never practicee
would stand little chance Of winning
its games; navy that ignored 1T
war games would not b likely Il
have much luck in actual war.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-27
BREATHE WITH YOUR BELLY
AND LIVE

Normal young adults have only a
limited chest expansion, perhaps IN
inches. Individuals who have q chest
expansion Of more than inches have
learned by practice to contract the
pectoral and shoulder girdle muscles
to achieve the freak effect. They have
no greater vital capacity. that Is, total
air capacity Of the lungs, than have
other individuals who have never
practiced this quaint stunt.
Chestiness, tradition Of old time
trainers and nineteenth century SOL
diers, has gone out Of fashion along
with the notion that athletes required
more meat than ordinary folk and the
notion that strength, agility or en-
durance can be rubbed in.
Physicians have discarded the tape
measure in the examination Of the
chest, and nowadays the doctor mea-
SureS the chest expansion only when
filling out an examination blank for
some shoddy insurance company or a
civil service rite.
The insignificant enlargement Of
the capacity Of the upper half Of the
rib cage with inspiration IS due to the
elevation Of the sides Of the cage or
flanks somewhat In the manner Of q
bird Tapping his wings. But this
aspect Of breathing, heretofore great
~ overemphasized. Is only incidental
to the main aspect OF breathing, which
is the action Of the diaphragm. The
working Of the diaphragm IS shown by
the expansion Of the belly. If you
give any attention to your breathing,
your circulation, your physical fitness,
you should watch your belly and new
er mind your chest.
1T this should come under the eye
Of Aunt Mehitabel let me assure her
there is no other word for it,
The right way to breathe, for good
health, good looks and efficiency, Is
the natural way. That Is belly breath
ing.
We are not talking about deep
breathing" People who stress that
are generally ignorant of the physi-
ology OF breathing. SO are people
who talk about "diaphragmatic
breathings."
The purpose Of conscious breathing
exercise is not to get more oxygen In
to your blood, for you can't do that
by breathing alone. The main pur-
pose Of belly breathing IS to boost
your circulation.
Some general suggestions.
Never think Of your breathing
except at the time you do your
belly breathing exercise.
Observe sleeping person
breathing. That's belly breath
ing.
Each night when you get to bed
lie supine, knees flexed. one hand
resting on belly. Thru open
mouth draw q slow. full even
breath and notice how the hand
rises as the bellows expands. No
straining. Hold the breath mo-
ment, then let the bellows debate
passively. like an inflated rubber
bag, and notice how the hand
sinks. Repeat this from six to .
dozen times at the seance. BY
that time you'll probably be doz-
Ing of to sleep. It has . re-
markable tranquilizing effect.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-27

to think Of any respectable argu-
ments against 1t.
Many members Of congress remain
active In law firms which draw rich
fees and retainers from large cor
porations. Now, while Q congress-
mans salary Of $500 a year Is not
a princely sum, 1t Is at least enough
to provide q very comfortable living,
and . man who wants to be q con-
gresham ought to be prepared to
make 1t do.
There may not, in many cases, be
anything wrong with a lawyer-con-
gresham taking fees from outside
interests; but it's a good thing for a
public servant to avoid even the ap-
pearance of evil.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-27
Barbs

Jeffrey Farnol, English blood and
thunder novelist, expressed surprise at
the culture Of the middle west, prob
ably not realizing the wild" Indians
had departed.
= = =
Advocates Of the soldiers bonus
have urged their followers not to
start another bonus march.
Washington Is cluttered up, al
ready. with Senate investigation
witnesses.
\ * X
A boy at Alton, ILL.,, has attained q
height Of nearly eight feet and, he
says, the only good thing about 1t is
that he got into the Worlds Fair
free.
Copyright. 1894, NEA Service. Incl
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-27
Crime Control Doesn't End
With Arrest

Few Americans are apt to quarrel
with Attorney General Cummings
plea that broad powers be given the
federal government to move against
gangsters, kidnapers, racketeers and
other criminals.
The offensive against organized
crime, somehow or other, has taken
on new life in recent months. A ma
ton that looked on its crime record
with more or less complacency for q
long time seems at last to be deter
mined to do something about It.
The program suggested by Mr..
Cummings probably viii meet SYM
pathetic reception.
But 1t is worth remembering that
such a program, in itself, isn't nearly
enough.
We need to broaden our powers to
catch criminals, surely: but We need
also-and we need 1t very badly-to
do something effective about the
problem Of handling them after We
have caught them.
The best crime detection service In
the world can be no stronger, in the
last analysis, than the criminal court
into which 1t feeds It's product.
And 1t would take very great
optimist to say that our criminal
courts today are anywhere nearly as
effective as they ought to be.
The American criminal court Is
cursed by many things; by archaic
rules OF procedure, which give the
criminal all the breaks: by politically
minded judges, who periodically must
run for reelection: by jury system
which too frequently keeps off the
panel any man who Is aware even
moderately of what is going on In
the world about him: by a vast horde
of INSCRIPTIONS attorneys who will
stop at nothing to get their clients
off. and whose only question. when a
case is offered them, is, How much
Is there in it?'
II we had the best federal and
municipal police systems on earth,
we still would come up against this
criminal court barrier.
We still would find smart lawyers
tnterposing delay after delay between
arrest and trial, until the case against
the criminal collapsed Of its own
weight. We still would find Judges
granting continuance after con-
tinuance to defendants who had
an in"
We still would find the machinery
OF paroles and suspended sentences
being perverted by politicians against
the public good We still would find
juries being fixed, witnesses being
tempered with, and legal technical
tiles being used to block the course
Of justice.
Before We can make real Roadway
In our war on crime, we must over
haul our criminal court system-and
the oyerhauling must be pretty dras-
tic.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-27

before the code hearing and, one BY
one, demanded reform, In the names
Of the General Federation Of Wom-
ems Clubs, National Council Of Wom-
en-, A. r. Of L., American Association
Of University Won en-, National
League Of Women Voters, Geo, CAB,
the federal Bureaus Of Home Econom-
les, Agricultural Economics and Food
and Drugs Administration, Washing
ton Consumer Council and other
groups.
The issue win be threshed out be-
hind closed doors at conferences early
In March.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-27
ERROR, BUSHES HOPKINS


The Harry Hopkins press confer
ences used to be gay, free affairs. at
which everyone spoke frankly-espe-
cially the administrator Of relief and
civil works.
That was true even after President
Roosevelt had spanked Hopkins for
his nare-ups at General johnson and
Governor Talmadge of Georgia.
Came q day when Hopkins was low
and detected. For Gods sake, don't
use this" he urged the reporters sew
eral times as he admitted discourage
ment because OF corruption among To-
cal administrators, told Of 4 few
lousy" CWA projects and other things
he felt were wrong.
He said he'd be glad IL anyone had
any advice. Yes, the correspondents
might use part Of what he had said
for background"
Nearly always, such an Official Is
safe. But there must have been some
misunderstanding. A broadcasting
chain and . single newspaper spilled
the whole thing, alleging Hopkins
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-27
BY RODNEY BUTCHER
Tribune Washington Correspondent

Washington, Feb. 27.-The admins
tration's consumer group" Is making
It's supreme battle In the effort to get
. Observation-Disclosures provision In
to the Gamers code.
Much Of the maneuvering Is going
on backstage, including an attempt to
convert the White House.
The aim Is to get cans Of food
graded A. B, and G, in accordance
with grading standards already pro-
mulgated by the Department Of Agri-
culture and In the trade.
Housewives are being deceived by
labels, conSu mer representatives
charge and should be told whether q
cans contents are superior, medium,
Or inferior. Price and quality have
little relationship now, It's contended.
+ \ +
Some Gamers now use the grading
system, but q majority opposes this
government interference with busi-
ness" and argues that 1t would cause
well-known trademarks to lose value,
that grading is an impossible science
and can't be enforced or maintained.
The fight started in the AAA Con-
sumers' Counsel Office, whose Mrs.
Margaret Thompson took home q bas-
ket Of canned stuff every night and
studied the contents.
The code was transferred to NRA
after the Wallace Tugwell-Peek fra
cas-, whereupon the eco and certain
Department Of Agriculture bureaus
banded with NRA's Consumers Adj
vtsory Board for the big push.
i i
Gamers were flabbergasted when q
score Of standards advocates paraded
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-27

to each other, and only in tho back
Of John Harmon's eyes and in the
wistful little twist to SANKEY'S
smile did the seriousness remain.
They went out soon after that
and walked through the deserted
square and two blocks n orth to
John Harmon,s house.
He had left . fire burning slowly
in the CRATE, and in its mercifully
concealing glow the old room lay
serene and touched with . sort Of
beauty; warm shadows danced
family on the shabby walls, pewter
candlesticks shone softly against
the black mantel, . gentle light
picked out the faded colors Of the
old rugs, fell tenderly on the dull
maple desk, the rubbed cherry Of
the drop-leaf table. At the high
windows the gay chintx lost some
thing Of its defiance, blended gently
into the warm shadows; before the
hearth stood their chief extrav.
asance. . wing chair. deeply invit-
ing.
Stanley stopped just inside the
door, flung out her hands In . little
embracing gesture. "lt's . lovely
room, John Harmon!"
"It's . lovely person who's come
to live in it." He stood just behind
her and now his arms went about
her, held her fast. But he did not
kiss her. Not then nor In the hours
that followed. In that moment John
Harmon denied passion 70 his mar
riage. What Il cost him even be
did not know. What he did know
WAS that the sort Of love she had
felt for that other man be felt for
her. But hs had promised himself
that she should nsvsr know it; that
b. would give her only what she
could give him In return. And just
how little that wss, compared with
what hs could give her. b knew
only too well.
So now he did not kiss her, be-
cause any kiss hs could have given
her then would have betrayed him
utterly. He only held her Tor I
brief, exquisite second n his arms
Then hs let her 60 and they moved
together toward the waiting nre.
valerie hopes ven make : q
- "a - .
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-27
ASKS FOE LESS POWER

ASKS FOR LESS POWER
The tendency Of federal officials to
grab for more power On al fronts 1s
being reversed In Just one known In
stance. Secretary Ickes and Indian
Commissioner John Collier want less
authority over the Indians.
Their bill for reforms In the system
Of handling Indians would give the
red man q large degree Of tribal gov
eminent and create q court Of Indian
affairs, with wide review powers over
the secretary and the Indian bureau.
Were virtual cars now" COM
plains Collier, for many years the
American Indians outstanding cham
pion.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-27
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Circulation
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Member Of The Associated Press
The Associated Press Is exclusively
entitled to the use for republication
OF all news dispatches credited to 1t
or not otherwise credited in this
newspaper and also the local news OF
spontaneous origin published herein.
All rights OF republication OF all other
matter herein are also reserved.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-27
Keepine Conqress clean


Senator Borah Is renewing the e.
forts which he has been making for
the last IL years to get through con-
gress law which would prohibit
any member Of congress frem &C.
eepting employment . a attorney
for anyone engaged either IN litiea-
tion against tho government Or In
Interstate commerce to which the
fegulativs powers Of congress might
EXTEND.
About the only thing that Is sur
1rising about this bill i the fact that
It wasn't passed long ago. The man
p the street VII iapd it pretty hard
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-27

Belly breathing Is helpful for poor
circulation, weak heart, asthma
chronic gall-bladder and liver trou-
bles, functional maladies Of women
varicose veins. high blood pressure
insomnia and cold feet both actual
and figurative.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-27

starving.emotional, mental starv.
ing. She's hard-boiled and suspici-
GUS. You can't blame her much.
Life doesn't hold any illusions for
Valerie, it's always been too full
OF hard, cold facts. She may not
get . lot Of romance out Of life but
neither is she going to get . lot Of
grief-not Il she can help It'll But
we won't starve, Stanley. I haven't
told you before but I have Z sur
prise for you. Wedding present,
sort of" He smiled up ut her in
the freight. "Your husband has Z
real job-some regular work with
. publishing house. Maynard ar.
ranged it for me-"
Stanley sat upright, frowned It
him. "But, John Harmon, your
hate thatl And your book what
about your book?"
Il won't hate it ct all and the
book will come on better than ever.
It's proof reading that can do
right here and It means Z certain
income small but regular. With
what stories III sell and the fifty
. month ! can depend on from tho
farm. It will carry Us along until
the book IL finished"
you're counting . lot on the
book. aren't you, John Harmon"
Il expect am" His eyes left
the fire and sought hers. smiled -
her quickly. more now than ever.
You SO ] didn't use to think Of Il
In terms Of money, II didn't use 70
matter % N q b about that. II
meant something - different - to
me. But now" his eyes went back
to the hrs. @now. there u % much
! want to do for you. Stanley.
Money has suddenly become yerv
important 10 me. DEAR"
An oddly frightened look flick.
cred Tor . moment In Stanley's
eyes, was gone almost before n
was there. She laughed softly. n
assurtnsly. mot more important
than-iove.
mo. but perhaps moro important
than-dreams."
They wers both 70 remember this
On another and less happy night.
They talked Of many things After
that, - two people viii who ~
much together and yet never VIII.
out thoughts which must be er.
changed; they talked against time
and . look in each others eyes. ma
. moment that must oventualiv 4.
faced.
(Te Dc CssHausd)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-27

Roadside Improvement does noe
consist merely In planting shrubs,
trees and grass, but to q considerable
degree 1t depends on how intelligently
and carefully the road builders pre.
serve and make use Of what Is ALREADY
growing there.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-27
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Banana


What vitamins and minerals are
contained In the banana? (Mrs. E.
p. c.
Answer-Fresh ripe banana is an
lexcellent source Of Vitamins A, B, G,
and a fair source Of Vitamin G. Ba-
mana contains little or no Vitamin
d. Some investigators have detected
traces Of Vitamin E in banana. Ba-
mana is only fair source of mineral
food-sulphates, chlorides and phos-
pilates of potassium, sodium, magne-
SUM. calcium and iron. Still. ripe
banana is q fine food, especially for
sickly, puny, coStive, undernourished
infants and for older children who
suffer from constipation, and for
adults with COLTS. Remember,
am speaking only Of raw, well ripen-
ed banana.
Design for Dwindling
When we lived in IL years
ago you gave my sister q diet that
worked wonders for her-Ilot only
reduced her but restored her pep. As
I get along toward 40 I find myself
putting on fat and falling into the
same state Of mind and spirit my sis
ter had. So naturally I turn to :. ].
(Mrs. A. ]. c.
Answer-You turn to Or Doc Brady.
One good turn deserves another. Write
again, mention your age, height and
weight, and inclose 10 cents coin and
stamped envelope bearing your adj
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-27

dress. You will receive the booklet
Design for Dwindling." It tells q lot
more about reducing than ever told
your big sister.
copyright 1894, John r. Ollie co.,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-27

Signs Of Fascis,n in this country are
by no means absent. The growing
mjlitarism, the domination Of MIRA by
big business. the potential dictatorial
powers Of the federal government
are Ill straws In the wind.-Leo Krzy-
cki, chairman Of Socialist Party Of
America.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-27
on that the entire program

admission that the entire program
was . flop.
Now, at his press conferences, Hop.
kins Is brief and to the point, rela.
lively uncommunicative.
Roosevelt continues to talk, "oSf tho
record" and otherwise, twice . week,
The White House has had little, q
any, trouble with the practice.
Copyright, 1894, NEA Service, 1nc.I
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-27
Editorial Comment

Editorials printed below show the
trend OF thought by other editors.
They are published without regard
to whether they agree or disagree
with The Tribune's policies.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-27

The-NewDea]
Washington

Gamers Discover They're IN for = Real
Rattle /. Two Officials Found Who
Want Len Power Hopkins Gets
IN Hot Water and HuShes Up.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-27

It IS the workers who have suffered
most from the present breakdown Of
the economic system.-Miss Mary Van
Kleeck, Russell Sage Foundation.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-27

How many families have We seen
ruined by money which has taken
away from the younger members the
desire to labor and to achieve and
instead Of being useful citizens they
have become wasteful and sometimes
proflieate.-Dr. william Mayo. Roch.
ester, MINI.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-27
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
By William Brady, M. d.

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diagnosis treatment will be answered BY Dr. Brady stamped
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Ink No reply made queries conforming instructions
Address DR.. William Brady, in Of this newspaper