The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 12, 1929, Page 12

BY RODNEY DUTCHER (NEA Service Writer Washington, April 12.—Despite all the whoop-te-doo over the fact that a dry congressman found himself in trouble with the prohibition laws, there is probably less liquor at the capitol today than there ever v The Michaelson incident has un- coubtedly scared some members, but the tendency toward caution began some time ago. Congressmen have learned to use discretion. They have learned. in most cases, that it doesn't do to vote for a law designed to send people to prison for five years and then openly flout that law. Too many persons are apt to be sore about it. Thus the members of the senate people contend that he is no states- man, but he has practiced law for 40 years, knows human nature, says what he likes and isn’t letting an one put anything over on South Car- olina. He says South Carolina produces the best corn liquor in the world, just as Congressman Charles M. | Stedman of North Carolina says the best corn liquor in the world comes from North Carolina. Spokesmen for other southern states deny both | claims. “L myself wouldn't keep liquor in y office or in my house.” Blease your correspondent, “though I'm ing what pther people ought to and the house who keep liquor in} “I haven't y liquor in my office their offices have become fewer and | now or in my hotel r T couldn't fewer. among the dry contingent es-} get any into my house ar y - pecially. And there is not so much public drinking, either by legislators or government officials here. No new teetotallers are reported, but conditions aren't as smelly as they were. Several Kinds of Them of course, | a prohibitionist. | ut if you me if I will have !a drink that’s something else. “There isn't any law against taking ja drink. | “If I buy it I'm conniving at a | Violation of the law. And if I carry it I'm transporting it, in violation of cause Mrs. Ble: 1. The man who votes dry, pro- = eos . j “gs the law. I don’t believe any public coon) Shade Bball {servant ought to take any part in 2. The man who votes dry, pro- | jaw violation.” fesses to be dry and is wet. ‘ | They Don't Offer It 3. The man who votes dry, pro-| 1¢ might be observed here in all fesses to be wet and is wet. | seriousness that it is: far casier to 4. The man who votes wet, pro- | pour a member of congress a drink fesses to be wet and is wet. lin Washington than it is to have 5. The man who votes wet, pro-jone return the favor. Extended in- fesses to be dry and is wet The third group is the smallest One of them is a western congress- | man who was quoted as saying last fall to his constituents that he voted dry but when offered a drink “acted just like everybody else.” Another is Senator Cole Blease of South Carolina, who say “Everybody in Sot Carolina knows I take a drink. I get up on the stump and tell ‘em I do. But Im representing my constituents when I vote dry.” Senator Blease is a bluff, florid- faced, frank. plain-talking gent of 60, who wears suspenders, colored shirts, butterfly neckties and no vest. Some quiry probably would reveal that quite a few others have the same at- titude as Blease. Blease voted for the Jones law and thinks it will “hasten the end of pro- hibition.” While he was mayor of New Bern, S. C., no drunks were arrested except those who created annoying disturbances and the New Bern cops had instructions to help home those who couldn't pilot them- selves. As governor of South Caro- lina he ordered enforcers of the state dispensary law to get their evidence by entirely honorable methods or hand in their shields. He believes the law was better enforced then in his State than it is today. “This Callie was ill,” Tony went on. “A frail sort of girl, Callic. Pretty pathetic, I gather. Rather decent of Dick to bother about her, I thought Anyway, when she told him that the manager was getting more than a little nasty over her having to miss day or two a week from work, Dick Promised to speak to his father, and get him to use his influence to keep the manager from giving poor Callie the sack. Dick forgot all about it, and is afraid the poor kid is out of a job and scared to death.” “She must have been pretty sure of getting fired if she gave Dick the grocery store telephone number,” rot. No, Crys, I'm afraid Tony won't get let off so easily . . . In fact, honey. I've got to confess that Dick’s stock has jumped several points. Maybe it won't be so bad—” They found the other members of the house party assembled in the liv- jing room, with Cherry as an excited. Ileader of the conversation. At sight of the two girls, lovely and fresh in their evening dresses, she called out in her shrill but musical voice: “What do you think, Tony—Cry- stal? George Pruitt has just been insulting my daughter!” “Liar!” George accused her, little black eyes twinkling under his Crystal said casually. | always unruly thatch of rust-red Tony paused in the bathroom door. | hair. “You know you think it’s the “Thinking things, » Crys?” she chal- lenged. “Can't say I blame you, knowing Dick as I do, but we might remember that the poor boy has been tagging me pretty faithfully for the | last five months. And I imagine Dick has some humane instincts.” Almost for the first time since the two girls had become chums, three years ago at Bradley College, there was constraint between them. “Sorry, Crys!” she said suddenly, as they were about to descend to din- ner. “I was talking high and mighty, more to convince myself than to con- vince you. I know what you are thinking—that if Dick had been play- ing around, in a ‘Way Down East’! little | sort of way, with this poor Callie girl, it would let me out. Right?” “Something like acknowledged. “I had the same flash,” Tony went on. “And I'm ashamed to say 1 thought a lot more about myself than about poor little Callie. But if you'd heard Dick, you'd realize it was all ° that,” Crystal ose New. York, April 12.—The vogue for the sophisticated and ironic in poetry and verse has bred a new group of poets who have substituted pleasant Connecticut. country homes for can- die-lit garrets. I know one or two who. actually own town cars. to poetic affec- find them eat- darkened cor- them engag- Algonquin round there are ads show- dressed man i & gf E ut z iE i f li Fe I Fg i ai i a few ks ago Dorothy had most of Hollywood bid- + Miss Parker, way, is quite representative of group is aiming to- @ poet of merit, Manhattan's outstanding wise- She is, perhaps, one city's:most quoted gagste: aed 3 IN NEW YORK ‘| | biggest compliment I could pay Hope, j and you're just sore because I didn't ; apply it to you.” | “What's all the shooting for?” ‘Tony demanded. “Crys was telling) me | that George is going to paint Hope's | picture. If that’s an insult—” “He's going to paint her, but how!” Cherry cried. “Says he's going call it “Saint and Sinner,” because—” “Hold on, Cherry!” George inter- rupted. “Since it’s my idea, let me explain. You see, girls—” he addres: sed Tony and Crystal—“that baby is the most fascinating combination of Faith and Cherry. Poor kid! Heaven only knows what she'll do with a com- bination like that! Faith's pure, Serene brown eyes—the eyes of a saint—and Chet devilish red-gold curls and Cherry's adorable, wicked little mouth—” “Telephone for Miss Tarver,” Lena, the maid, announced impassively. { — | NEXT: The truth—or an elabor- ate lie? (Copyright, 1929, NEA Service, Inc.) man who may be found in his ample apartment reclining on a chaise longue. He wears spats, trick ties and 4 48 somewhat of a beau brummel. His Verse is biting and trenchant—and he is among the best sellers. Edna St. Vincent Millay, who pio- neered, now lives in an elaborate country estate. Her first editions bring fat prices and her collections of poems continue year in and year out to.have a great demand. * * * Even among the more “serious” Poets, a change can be found. James Roarty, for instance, is a successful advertising man on the side and lives upon a rolling Connecticut farm. Genevieve Taggart, who is a model craftsman, finds it possible to spend @ year abroad gathering material for a biography. Helene Mullins can afford very cunning bouffant dresses and trips gaily at literary fetes, Norma Millay, who happens to be Edna's sister, is far too smartly feet to suggest the garret variety of Jumping the continent to the Pa- cific coast, one could find Robinson Jeffers living what might be consid- ered the “poetic life.” In Carme! TRIBUNE’S PAGE ; THE GUMPS— HO RET SEE 2 1 CAN NEVER REPAY You FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR ME~ 4 1F \T HADN'T BEEN FOR You, THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE OF COMIC STRIPS AND FEATURES _ TYOM= (VE NEVER TOLD YOU TwIS— BUT THERE GIRL = WE'WERE SWEETHEARTS = OUT ON THE WIND SWEPT PRAIRIES OF WYOMING= WELL- ! 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