The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 1, 1929, Page 12

By RODNEY DUTCHER (NEA Service Writer) RE Washington, June 1.—President Hoover appears to be the only man in the United States who can explain a black eye an‘ get away with it. The presidential eye has now vir- tually regained its normal shade and no one at all has been heard to sug- gest that the bruise was incurred in any way ¢ than the official ex- planation. Cartoonists and editorial paragraphers have been conspicuous- ly silent. The first explanation was that a branch had swung back and hit the president in the eye while he was tramping around during an outing. Then it was reported that the pres- ident had stumbled and bumped into the branch. Latest of all, one was advised that! the president had stumbled on a rock and crashed into the branch. q The Washington correspondents have been unable to make a mystery of it. ve Barring press association corre- spondents from the senate floor is q rather a botl.er for the three or four newspapermen affected, but it has no serious effect as far as getting the news is concerned. All newspaper correspondents have the privilege of sending in messen- gers to any senator on the floor, ask- ing him to step outside into a near- by room. There are special messen- gers for the purpose as well as a special room. But sometimes the senator doesn't come. He may be speaking or await- ing a chance to speak. Or he may be especially interested in the speaker spouting at the time. he may even be too lazy. A representative of cach press as- sociation, under the custom prevail- ing hitherto, was given the privilege of going on the floor so that the ‘arge news 2-encies could obtain fast- Or, possibly, | TRIBUNE’S PAGE OF COMIC STRIPS AND er action in interviewing senators. They were able to talk to their man at any time when he wasn't making @ speech, though they spent most of their time in the bress gallery. | oe American wage earners are pro- ducing 53.5 per cent more per man than they did nine years ago, accord- ing to the National Catholic Welfare Association. The greater part of this gain has come in the last 10 years, for production per man is a little less than 60 per cent of what it was 40 years ago. Hourly earnings of union workers, according to other figures, have in- creased only about 11 per cent in the same period, ‘The Welfare Council cites assertions by Assistant Secretary of Commerce Julius Klein that the American work- ers’ yearly output is $5200, as com- pared with the European worker's output of $1500, and declares that under such conditions there is no excuse for poverty in the United States “except in rare instances.” Nevertheless, the council says, large numbezs of American workers are not making a living wage, are being thrown out of work constantly when orders slacken and are being | considered too early to work at an early age. The U. S. employment service of the department of labor reports that its latest survey shows a “fairly sat- isfactory” industrial employment sit- uation throughout the United States }and that the general volume of em- ployment ha3z increased as a whole despite considerable idleness in cer- tain sections. Automobile, iron and steel, airplane, radio and electric plants, along with shipyards, cre busy, it is reported, while the textile, boot and shoe build- ing industr: s continue to have sur- pluses of labor. The coming of spring, of course, resulted in the employment again of a large amount of unskilled outdoor labor. | | | “Not until he kisses me can I know whether I want to be his wife or not,” Crystal had told herself at dawn that Sunday morning, and then had gone to sleep, relieved. But now that the test had come, and George Pruitt's hungry lips were fastened hard upon hers in the hon- orable kiss that comes after an hon- orable young man has made a straightforward, honorable proposal of marriage, Crystal found herself utterly confounded. At first she had quivered away from that test kiss, but after a moment, when she had yielded to that hot, eager pressure, she felt his passion kindling a re- sponse in her own too-quiet blood. The kiss she had not wanted suddenly became precious to her, and she in- voluntarily prolonged it. “Happy, darling?” George asked, and his voice sang. ‘Wasn't Dad the sly old rascal, though? I believe he knew I was in love with you before I knew it myself. You sce, beloved, he’s been pretty badly worried about me. My being so—so devoted to Faith, you know. He knew I wanted to marry her before she married Bob Hathaway, and while we haven't talked about it, he knew I didn’t get over it, and I could see it bothered him a lot. He's relieved— Crystal stirred in his arms, and mistook her restlessness for the agitation of jealousy. How could he know that she was snatching at ‘a straw to save herself and him? “Forgive me for mentioning my could scarcely breathe. “But--I can't love for Faith, if it hurts you. sweet,” he begged, holding her so tightly she lie about Faith. I loved her for three {years. I'll always love her, I hope, but it’s you I want now as my wife. I don't love you less because I've loved Faith. I think she taught me how to love, though she never loved me. Don't you see, dear? You shan’t be jealous of Faith, ever?” “Never!” Crystal answered sadly, for she suspected that if she really loved George Pruitt her heart would [be swollen and hot with pain. He kissed her again, and she suf- fered him to do so, but this time there were no dizzying waves of emotion. There was nothing, nothing but a dreary hope that the kiss would be quickly over. “If I were worthy of his love.” Crystal thought wearily, “I'd be big enough to tell him now, no matter how much it might hurt him, that I don't love him. But—oh, I can't bear to hurt him yet! First Faith, then meee But George was talking again, his lips close to her face. “As I said, Dad’s immensely relieved that I've fallen in love again. I think he's been afraid he'd have no grandson to carry on the name. Selma bids fair to be a spinster for the rest of her days, and he'd given up hope for me. I could hardly believe my ears when he came right out and told me I'd better marry my model—my darling model,” and he kissed her again, but lightly, for he had great things to | tell her. “You know, sweet, Dad's | Worth a scandalous number of mil- lions. Want to hear what he's ready and eager to do for us?” NEXT: Temptation. (Copyright, 1929, NEA Service, Inc.) THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE FEATURES | THE GUMPS-—AND ANOTHER THING 1GnT Tt wy, THINGS = {, ’, EEP YOUR MANDS OFF OF THEM == IN YOUR OWN HOME — HAVE TO PUT A LOCK ANS KEY ON EVERY THING= USING A RAZOR To SCRAPE PAINT WITH! THAT'S ALL +. THOSE ARE AND} WANT You To ‘TU’ COWARD == WHY DONT 7LeyY COME OUT IN TW OPEN Live A r¢ WHAT KIND OF DIRTY WwoR 1S THIS ? 1D JES GET TUS TIED UP TUL WANOLE Tis Rubber MY POP HAS MORE THAN A HUNDRED DOLLARS WW AIS POCKETS. TCAN HEAR IT SINGLE POP KEEDS BIG ROLLS OF BILLS WALL HIS POCKETS MY POP KEEPS ALL HIS MONEY th HS POCKETS-MORE THAN A THOUSAND DOLLARS SOMETIMES PoP JUST MADE A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND HE KEEPS IT IN THAT BANK OVER THERE V -wer wave $0! secauss uv POP SENT A CHECK “HERE AND UE GOT (T BACK MARKED, “NO FUNDS”! MY POP USED TO USE UAT BANK BUT THEY'VE RUN OUT OF THs Ce LOT. MONEY TOO K UF ts G'NiGHT, Bass! HOLD ON, Sam! Hi GUESS I'LL Take ) @ CouPLa TickETS @LOERT.AN' HEAD / FER A FREE AIR— FER my ROOM! / PLANE RiDEe- WHY DON'T ‘You Two Take & SPIN TONIGHT? NOW, DON'T BE SCARED, ALBERT- SEE HAT BIG STAR ov JUST HANG ON Ta SAMMY- sis soa arg AL? WELL, THAT'S SuprTeR ER Mars, ER VENUS ER MESSE. TH’ DOG STAR— 1 USED “TA STUDY ASTRONOMY IN NIGHT SCHOOL! ? | ° BARB If you go into the stock market oe ment. ee * of them ever reach the required age. ** * Cinderella’ glass, says an author. wi BLS aE MANMe ow wR 1 i Fie a ADR 2 |} Someone were to declare brazenly that ° always remember that a loss is a speculation and a gain is an invest- Maybe one reason why we don't have women presidents is that few slippers were really not With George ’s cherry tree declared us, it wouldn't be surprising now if there is no such thing as farm relief. * * * Maybe we wouldn't have to ha crime commission if the still voice hadn't become confused the term speakeasy. * * * .Veterans of the World war should- n't throw away their trench hats. There gent will be friendly little games of e in which tl mi be wotn to advantage. santa An articl % he ‘ page n cle on the woman's of @ British newspaper is headed, “How to Exercise the Chin.” iia there exert a lot of wasted ef- (Copyright, 1929, NEA Service) DATES ALWAYS FILLED Newspapers Jamestown Independents vs. Bismarck Grays} Jamestown’s all-salaried club is confident of victory over the local club, which won three out of five from the Sataman conly ror t year. Sims, negro, who won $2 of 36 for Gilkerson’s Union Giants last will hurl for-the Jimmies, Chappie Gray, caught for the All-Nations last season and kept the spectators in a humorous frame of mind, will catch for the invaders. / Doc Love and Duckie’ Guidas will make up the Bismarck battery. *