The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 10, 1929, Page 12

‘THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE e FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1929 TRIBUNE'S PAGE OF COMIC STRIPS AND FEATURES . THE GUMPS.— THE SNOOPER i ] WHEN THE MEAL 'S READY - WE'LL CALL YOU — WE NEED NO ASSISTANCE FROM OU WHAT SOEVER - SAX ~ 1 MAY HAVE MV WEAKNESSES - BUY I WANT YOU AND QUIT SNOOPING AROUND SNE KITCHEN ITS NOT Your WEAKNESS = ITS YOOR STRONG POINT— “Legislation would be greatly cx- e tem By (NEA Service Writer) pedited,” hi “The iy Washington, Mi 10.—Looking for- | would quicken interest and et TO UNDERSTAND ~ crease the knowledge of the Ameri- THAT SNOOPING ward optimistically to a day when cabinet officers will all be more or less efficient, Congressman Andrew ; stance of legislation. Knowledge Jackson Montague of Virginia ts pre- | would be stimulated because the peo- paring to push his bill providing for | ple would read the interpellations the frequent presence of heads of the | and the speeches of cabinet members, executive departments on the floor | whereas they now pay little attention of the senate and the house. i he daily proceedings of congress. Montague's bill proposes that the ‘he intellectual qualities of cal cabinet. members occupy ts on the ; inet. members would increase almos floor at the opening of the s nate’s } automatically. The — departmentar sessions on Tusdays and Frida nd | heads would have to have both the at the opening of the house proceed= knowledge and the ability to expound. ings on Monda; nd Thursdays, with “Relations between the executive the right to participate in debate and and legislative branches would be under compulsion to answer such brought out in the open and we questions as members might put to} wouldn't have to depend on back- them. The cabinet men would be | stairs conferences and private ses- permitted to send their ons between individuals. We could however, except in cases wh make certain exceptions regarding in- presence was | terpellations on delicate subjects such as foreign relations and wars as might Would Have Bothered Fall seem necessary. If such a bill had become law at! “If an honest cabinet member faced almost any time in the past, there | an unjust accusation he would be able probably would have been me | to come here and defend himself. If prompt cabinet resignations. Even such a cabinet member were guilty of now, it might have some such effect. | improper conduct, we would rapidly At any rate, if Mr. and Mr.|find it out. And if cabinet members Daugherty had been up against such | were shown to be incompetent and a system their lot would have been unfit for office no president would far more embarrassing. And one | dare keep them on the job. can people in the process and sub- | ‘ = is Nor ONE OF THEM ly requested. GEE-HED BETTER WURRY-LIS TRAIN WILL BE HERE GO ON, TAG NE WANENT 60 MUCH TINE BEFORE THE FORGET To GING THAT NOTE To might rake up more than one instance | where cabinet members have been shown to be ignorant about some of the most important problems in their departments. Might Be Heckled “The great objection is that the de- partment heads would be heckled, but I believe common decency and general resentment would prevent ARY AINOTE!! TRAIN WILL BE Such a em has been working for | any unfair treatment. a long time in European parliaments, and democracies which have it appear to be quite satisfied. Montague says | the principle of his bill has had the support of Elihu Reot. William How- ard Taft and Woodrow Wilson. A joint committce of house and | senate recommended it 30 or 40 years ago. Montague first introduced the bill 12 or 13 years ago and everyone has always said it was a nice bill, but now he thinks it's time something ‘was done about it. “Right now we have what Wood- row Wilson once called a leaderless government, with three separate branches and no actual coordination, which is what we necd.” Montague has been a distinguished lawyer. He has been governor of Vir- ginia, dean of Richmond College law school, president of the American Peace Society and a biographer of John Marshall. He was elected to the Sixty-third congress from the Richmond district. pleasant sort of nightmare to Crys- tal. The shrill clamor of voices, all trying to make their words heard above the others, lacerated her still- jumpy nerves, but there remained the deep feeling of joy that she was accepted as a member of this big family. Crystal was more than content to look on and listen, rather than to take part in the conversation which crashed and roared and shrilled about the long table, expanded by four seldom-used leaves. Undertones and overtones came to her, whispered bits and shouted ones—confidences, compiaints, boastings, family jokes, family gossip. There were so many cross currents that frequently she could not identify the speaker. It ‘was a weird medley, typical of a mil- lion family dinners that da Some more of the t y, Grand- ma? I'll cut it fine— her it was my baby and fast—” “How's business, Long? Been elected to the millionaire club yet?” to wear fuchsia all the time. “No,} “Then let the phonograph I'm not dieting, Aunt Hattie, I'm just | let Rhoda tend. to ees es j poe Cherry both away from us. A real sweet voice. You couldn't tell eieced to the milionare club set?” which one was singing—Rhods or the SALESMAN SAM My, How Time Passes By Small excited. ‘Nils, if you don’ alpen of the aan ree belligerently ust look at her! 1 ’ lor a weel “Rhoda made | bet that’s what she says, too. \ it, of course, Oh, no, it was ‘Tony | Rhod: genre ‘Tarver—" “Whose baby is that cry-| “I don't see why you have to inter- ing? Don't go, Faith. Lena will—"! fere in what doesn't concern you in “—so I tried adding more limé her formula and she's gained | angry tears glistening in her I'm simply bursting, but I've| “Shut up, and let Rhoda ped for tiny bit more of the | herself!” Aunt Hattie commanded. course, but what can you expect of — ° I IN NEW YORK New York, May 10.—Each sailing | Push cart were push cart wares and of an Atlantic liner, at this season of year, represents a small fortune spent. in flowers and sweets. The stateroom of a celebrity or a That Thanksgiving dinner was aj Grandpa: “Bave some room for the r-:ince pie. | Side make gallant efforts to keep in | In days agone, the wares of the WELL,OOGLE SNOPS, “* MOM WAS RIGHT. 17 LOOKS LIKE . WE'VE BEEN TRIMMED OUT OF © EVERY CENT WE'VE GOT IN THE WORLD. 1 GUESS THE ONLY THING. WO DO 1S TO GO BACK \ HOME AND FACE THE MUSIC WELL.IT LOOKS LIKE OLD | ME EITHER. SHE WAS JUNTA IS JUST ABOUT L JA GOOD OLE MINE BUT i WORKED OUT. I NEVER sip oogooagtN esta CPN ee SAN CLAIM-DIRT GWE NEXT THING WE. || JUNTA COPPER TiINE) BE IF THERE / SHE'S A HAS= - “Going where, Cherry, I'd like to KNOW BRAGG ANDTHE |] 1s UNCOVERING A / WAS ANY WASER OF A know?” Aunt Hattie Lane demanded. COPPER ORE “Too much salt in this dressing. Ain't nobody can make chestnut dressing to touch Faith Going where did you say, Cherry?” “To New York, for Rhoda to have an audition before the impresario of the Metropolitan Grand Opera.” Cherry answered exultantly. “Hunh! Any girl that can cook like Rhoda Jonson ain't got no business wasting her time caterwaulin’ op'r: {No sense to grand op'ry anyway Aunt Hattie snorted. “Oughta get married and take her squawkin’ out on her kids.” he’s got a real sweet voice, Hat- tie,” Jim Lane put in mildly. “I used to take a lot of pleasure listenin’ to her when she was workin’ for Faith, before Nils turned up and took her “going on Monday. We're thrilled to tears—" It was at that point that a sud- OVER WITH A FINE-TOOTH COMB AND YOU COULD CART ALL THE COPPER OFF THE PLACE IN YOUR HAT HERE'S TH’ TELEGRAM, \ WELL, | OUNNO, Kio! AN (WANT IT Tar] misTer-Weer REACH MY OLD Boss’ Time (S(T STORE BY SIX TONIGHT! Now? CAN Ya Make (T. Ace - q RIGHT? WHAT THA—?t SWALLOWED wet WATCH, HUH? WHY, ‘You Bic THEE! business,” Aunt Hattie contended GUZ7 TELLIN’ HI OSTRICH FARM —TH’ BOY BE HERE ANY MINUTE — Ma bd SoM the least, Aunt Hattie.” Cherry cried, <j ood So vos 44 OCS OS x Sos NEXT: Rhoda speaks for herself. (Copyright, 1929, NEA Service, Inc.) iz <> AL. {| step with the tastes of the times. So >4 eS they were nothing more. But what with radios, phonographs and player pianos in every tenement, the stocks have undergone a complete turnover. popular Broadway beauty is likely to contain of dollars’ worth of orchids and baskets of posies. They arrive, not by messenger or delivery man, but are dumped upon the docks the truckload. The morning of an important sailing sees the piers abloom and a few hours before the final gong rings sees a score of flunk- Displays of records and radio tubes are as common now as carts loaded with dried herring and questionable neckties. The largest buyers of piano roll records, I was informed the other day, are Italians, see There's a saying along Broadway mg |r eam TTT des carrying festooned boxes and di-|that whenever you see a theatrical up the gangplank. PRET sqe LE od their blond girl friends. s* * RL ‘ push carts of the fameus : flop you'll “find an angel in the caterers make “ship pack- | Wings.” specialty, and what they; Surely theatrical “angels” are a at least none of my busi- | Strange tribe. In the event that you been told that the gal- Presents on an average | “angel” is the fellow who puts up the not be purchased for | money for certain stage ventures. course, does not in-| Quite frequently some stage-minded bracelets and neck- | Cutie talks him into putting up his by the butter-and-| cash so that she can appear in the e innocent in such matters, an bright lights, if only for a few nights. ‘The bills faced by an thal run well 4 ND W averaged 19 pounds of butterfat a VALUABLE VEGETABLES © month. He sold ten “boarder” cows| The total value of vegetables grown and the production of butterfat in- | in California during 1928 is placed at $75,000,000. ‘The sale of lettuce se-./”