The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 10, 1929, Page 2

ser eeanaen a ll AS DOSER Shes Prison Goods Investig MANUFACTURES 1S ADVISED ESSENTIAL Low Cost of Production and Ab- sence of Compensation Affecting Industry QUESTION OF SURVIVAL UP} Commiitee of Penologists Sees Menace to Continuing Pe- nal Labor System Tage! distinct products: of eliminate o1 n in connection with the market- ing of prison goods, in the opinion of A committee of p' . manufac- turers and labor has been actins re of prison industries. the committee, the on ebvious to the buyer would make it possible to sell s goods even in the same retail with different pr f Products and the ‘free’ products. only other alter ¢ to this tagging method, the committce believes, would be the removal of prison made prod- ucts entirely from the open market The report has been accepted by the entire committee except by two. "The nation-wide survey of prison industries was undertaken by the de- partinent as a result of urgent ple by various groups of manufacturers ‘who claimed that their respective in- terests were being seriously affected | ‘by the competition of prison good: In offering the resulis of its study. | the department makes it plain that | it 1s presenting the facts only as de- veloped. i Discussing proposed remedies for | the present situation in connection with marketing prison-made prod- uets, the report reveals that while the ratio of prison goods to the total | manufacturing output of the country | appears negligible, in the case of cer- | tain commodities it reaches an ap- preciable figure. Binder twine is in- | ‘stanced as an example of a commed- ity where the proportion of prison yutput is substantially hisher than dhe general averaze, To a lesser de- gree, this situation prevails in the | case of shoes, brooms, furniture, and | certain types of men’s shir’ } Different states have iferent methods of marketing their prison- made goods. Eleven states sell their | prison preducts for government use | enty (this includes federal, states, municipal and $ 13 states sell to | retailers and consumers in addition | to manufacturing for government use; ‘and 24 states sell prison-made goods to private distributors of labor to con- | ractors who scck private profit in| reselling these products to wholesale Gealers. Some of the prisons make regular | cost analyses of their products, the { investigatic showed. It was found} *hat in two institutions making th? | same class of shoes, pzison labor costs ‘were estimated in one at 15 cents | while in the other no charge was made for this item. In “free” factor- jes labor costs for the same shoe are around 45 cents per pair. For binder | twine labor costs are one cent per) facture of products competing w: the prison output will become impos: sible.” THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1929 i ! it declares, prison industries must cease and pris- oners kept in idleness or the manu- found. “Otherwi Shipments of Lignite Jump 12,674 Tons Over Same Period Year Ago A heavy increase in lignite ship- ments was recorded during the period from August 31 to September 14 as compared with a year ago. according to records of the state railroad board. During the two-week period this year, lignite shipments totaled 67.937, tons. of which 5.520 tons were in in- terstate traffic and 62.417 tons in in- trastate traffic. For the first two weeks in Septem- ber, 1928, shipments totaled 55.263 tons of which 5,777 tons were in in- terstate traffic and 49,4386 tons in in- trastate traffic. Way to Use Concrete Culverts on Highways :;Found by Department Conerete culverts may be used on some main roads in the western part of the state, after all. Ordinarily the state highway de- partment uses galvanized iron cul- verts, except on roads where the traf- fic is heaviest. Most of the heavy traffic roads have been built. how- ever, and concrete culvert manufac turers complained that they will get little business if the prohibition of heavy culverts is continued. The highway department has de- claved that where heavy culverts are needed, hereafter. it will ask for bids on concrete and wrought iron culverts | y, the evening dresses will be real long.” eau ©1929, ay wen seMviCE, Ne, U. $. PAT. OFF. verformer that he appeared to be in his earlier work in the noiseless mum- mery of the silent screen, he is by ; contrast, a veritable demigod of dra- matics in the newly vocalized screen world, Powell will be seen and heard at the Paramount theatre Friday and Saturday in “The Greene Murder Case.” Ii is a great play, thrilling, tense; Packed with action and amazing plot Canary Murder Case,” because the crimes seem more baffling of solution, because the story carries a greater humber of amazing surprises. It deals with the misfortunes of the strange Greene family, a bedridden pi lytic mother and her four chil- deen. With a fortune at stake should she dic, the household is suddenly gripped by a series of tragic killings. It is top-notch entertainment. Well it should be. It has great plot ma- terial; a supporting cast which in- cludes Florence Eldridge, Morgan Far- ley, Jean Arthur, E. H. Calvert, Eu- gene Pallette and many other stage- trained actors. Farmers Around Glen Ullin Sell $30,000 In Produce in Month livestock, poultry and eggs brought farmers of the Glen Ullin community something over $30,000 during the month of September, according to figures which have been compiled by the Farmers and Mercants State bank here. zream brought nearly half of the total. approximately $14,000; livestock | Nearly as much and eggs trailed with nearly $3,000, Based on the amount of checks which have been cashed with them, the bank estimates that pound in “free” factories. Labor costs | only. Since the wrought iron is ordi- | te additional produce was sold, but ‘on work shirts in prison factories op- | narily more expensive, the conerete the payments were not run through erating under contract are figured at |men will get the business. At the) the institution. 75, 90 and 91.5 cents per dozen work | shirts, as compared with an average of $2 per dozen for six free factories. No prison industry was found pay- . ing workmen's compensation insur- ance. In only one prison studies was it found that the contractor paid rent, although in most cases he did pay for light, heat and power. Referring to this matter of production costs, the committee declared peels SOoTDE a ing normal efficiencies of op- Boecie can be attained with the use of prison facilities and labor, the total costs of production are obviously below those of the manufacturer who must meet large overinead expenses as ‘well as employ free labor.” Pointing out that the problem con- mected with prison industry are es- sentially state rather than federal) matters, the committee in concluding -> its letter emphasizes the fact that a solution ef these problems must be Ly Weather Report 1 ‘Temperature at 7 a.m. .. . Highest yesterday ...1 WEATHER FORECAST | For Bismarck and vicinity: Mostly ~ cloudy tonight and Friday; probably local rain. Not much change in tem- perature. For North Dakota: -Mostly cloudy » tonight and Friday; probably local - ain. Glightly warmer tonight ex- “treme west portion. ‘WEATHER CONDITIONS same time the department will com- ply with requirements of the federal bureau of public roads which requires that no contracts be let except upon | » competitive bids. i AT THE MOVIES ‘ e THE PARAMOUNT THEATRE If only one reason were needed for the continued success of talking mov- ing pictures that reason could well be William Powell. Here is an actor who was seem- en @ Bec || Today’s Congress | THURSDAY Senate continues tariff debate. Senate agricultural committec considers action on nominations cf farm board members. Caraway committee discusses ig for senate lobby investiga- tion. The annual damage done by coal smoke in the United States is esti- ingly born for the “talkies.” Brilliant jmated at two billion dollars. situations. It is better than “The; Glen Ullin, N. D.. Oct. 10.—Cream, | AND BOARD T0 TAKE UP TAX CONDITIONS Will Meet City Officials on De- linquents; N. P. Man Pro- tests Surplus H. S. Fund One resignation was received by the city school board at the meeting | Tuesday evening. Miss Hulda Salem, teacher of arithmetic in the junior sed from her contract was chosen, to be named if she will accept the offer of the board. The board held a number of dis- cussions of a committee of the whole character, involving no action or de- cisions. It was decided to hold a joint meeting with the city commis- sion, next Tuesday evening, to go over the delinquent tax situation. The county board of commissioners and the city commission already have gone over the figures on the delin- quent list. The schools also have an interest in the problem of delin- quencies, hence next week's confer- ence. A statement of financial conditions in the schoo! district is to be drawn up and submitted to the tax depart- ment of the Northern Pacific railroad, as one of its staff members, F. W. Push, when here recently, questioned the existeuse of a building fund sur- plus of $75,000 looking to the finan- cing of a new high school building in a few years. Under the budget law imposed on school districts, he held, this surplus should be put into im- mediate use in the routine upkeep of the schools. It was explained to him that the $75,000 is on interest and producing an income and that when the new school is to be built it will obviate the issue of that amount of bonds. Bonds at 5 per cent for 20 years would mean that the board, instead of expending $75,000 represented by this surplus, would expend twice that amount in- stead. The surplus was established before the budget law went into effect. The N. P. tax staff man feels that the N. P., being the big taxpayer of the state, is entitled to ask that the school dis- tricts levy no more tax than actually required at the moment, but he a mitted that the financial arrange- ment under which the old surplus is held has its adavniages. For fear the N. P. may start some- thing to the detriment of the high school plans of the city, the state- ment on the surplus is to be sent to the St. Paul offices, in the hope that the point will be seen there as it is here. DICKINSON MASONS SPONSOR FESTIVAL General Committee Arranges for Large Gathering Oct. 31, Nov. 1 and 2 (Tribune Speciai Service) Dickinson, N. D., Oct. 10—Dates for ithe second York Rite festival to be sponsored by Dickinson Masonic bodies have been set and the gencral jcommittee in charge of the arrange- iments are active. Those dates are Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Oct. i31, Nov 1, and 2, and preliminary plans provide for degree work in the Commandery, the Chapter, and the Council. The general committee is made up of the heads. of these lodges in | Dickinson, C. H. Starke of the Chap- ter, H. P. Johnson of the Council, and H. O. Pippin of the Commandery. The first festival of this kind for Dickinson was a success last year with 15 candidates exalted to the de- grec of Royal Arch Mason, 13 over the “claygrounds” in the Council ceremonial, and five knighted by the Temple Commandery. This year still larger classes and greater attendance by members of the ofder from over the Slope coun- OUT OUR WAY By Williams DONT COUNT ME IN ON EATING ANY OF THAT STUFF OvT OF THAT Dinky OLD PAN AND EATING OUT OF OLO QiRTY LARD S™u-mM-AAH ! SoM-mM-mMPH, AAAAH! TSS THINK OF v IT—WITH A SMELL) OU, LES, Luke ‘AT HE AINT GONNA EAT NONE. CAN LIDS AND] Watt A SMELL THINGS, NO THANKS LIKE AT vO MAKE A CANARY EAT SO REFINED. PEEPUL GOES AN! MORE THINGS TSU THINK A | THEY GiT, SO HOG GITS AS MUCH SOY OUTA UFE AS A TRAINED SEAL when ot being tn nome guardl Nut he represe knows of heme No offers an taining he eat time and telte that he loves her. NOW GO ON WITH THE sTORY CHAPTER XX ELEN was superintending the serving of her grandfather's dinner in his room when he spoke to her about his plans for her Lirthday celebration. “I'd like you to have @ party, my dear,” he said to her suddenly when she unfolded his napkin and laid it across his lap. Helen's surprise was her only an- swer, “On your birthday—your nine- teenth birthday,” Mr. Cunningham continued. “Oh,” Helen exclaimed, “I...” she stopped. An expression of dis- Appointment was coming over the aged man’s features, It touched her, After all, she reflected quick- ly, she could go out with Leonard another timo, And he could come to the party. “I've never had a real birthday party,” she said enthusiastically, “I should love it.” If Mr, Cunningham detected a traco of regret in her voice he did ot reveal it, “I wonder.” he said, “if you Would like to have it as I would.” ited inquiringty, party of yesteryear,” he said softly, “But of course vou don’t know what that would be like.” “Tell me about one of mother's Helen said impulsively. ‘unningham patted the hand reached out to him. “I'd He went on then to tell her of his plans. 1t was his wish, he said, to recall the spirit of his daughter's youth—to sce young people about | it for you with their dancing,’ Jielen interjected. “Jaze wouldn't Fs ith a minuet setti just they have jazz 'm afraid ‘they don't know how to dance to other music, except waltzes.” “Well,” Mr. Cunningham sighed, “we will make it fifty-fifty, as you . A waltz fora... “though I notice you are beginning to be popular with our local so- “Perhaps you can get Joyce Sel- wynd to help you with your invita- tions,” her grandfather remarked. “It's probably the only way I can get enough people for @ party,” Helen admitted. Mr. Cunningham looked at her with grave concern. tion here isa... a bit trying, my dear, isn't it?” Helen glanced away. She did not like to tell him that she had found lit necessary to evade certain po- litely veiled inquiries put to her by Mrs, Sclwynd and a few other socially important people whom “We'll remedy that—in time,” said hastily. |“Don’t bo discouraged, dear. Greaves’ reports ere favorable to you." He smiled to himeelf, think- | ing of the surprise he was planning His words pleased Helen. had not ceased to hope that if he was not going to accept her as his granddaughter he would soon let her go back to Brent. The uncer- tainty of her position irked her, But the grounds of Bramblewood had afforded one delightful surprise. i 1 him in the costume of older days, | | “But I'm eure they would spoil what are they calted?” eee ELEN laughed. “Oh, anything,” the said; “Raccoon, Mess Around, Lowdown, Drag... any- thing.” try with many prominent from outside this district also attend- ing. Among those already promising at- tendance are Governor George F. Shafer, Judge A. G. Burr, Walter L. Stockwell, and the head of the Com- mandery in North Dakota, H. W. Wil- $= as HAA See from the highway the estate had @ neglected, forsaken look. But Helen kad quickly discovered the western veranda with its climbing rosce and the well-kept garden that led down to the lake, This A few minutes later, in @ secluded corner of the library, he tore ‘ the locket from his pocket and opened it, Mr. Cunningham smiled. “You will have to ask some of your garden, she learned one day, was visible from the room that had been her mother's, Her grandfather had given her the key to the room without com- ment other than, “you are the first to enter it.” Helen understood that he meant since her mother’s departure, HERE was much that she was grateful for. Many things to be fondied and wept over, And at last she came upon a photograph. of Charles Nellin—of tho man she be- lieved to be her father. She studicd his handsome fea- tures intently and reverently and wondered why there was a slight chill at her heart. The picture of her mother, in the locket, she loved. There was a sad fatality in it that touched a responsive cord in her own heart, but Charles Nellin’s countenance lacked the powcr to move her. As the days passed and the Preparations for her birthday party went smoothly ahead, che paused often to look at that pictured face and wonder if her mother had been happily married. A happy marriage, Helen was be- ginning to believe, might conceiv- ably be a very rare thing. For, old- fashioned as she was in certain matters, she was modern cnough in others, In regard to Brent, for instance, sho was frank with her- self, She knew she would marry him if he asked her to, but she knew also that their life would be shadowed by his past. ad E ir ation Urges Distinction on Commerce Dept. fledgling philosophy of life, to tell herself that she was not jealous of him. “It's only that my ideals are toppled a bit,” she put it. She thought she preferred a pristine love, unguessing of the passion that accepts the past dead, and forgets it where that the only way to happiness, ‘This thought was in her mind on the night of her party when she witnessed Brent's triumph with the other girls, Helen smiled over it, but a hint of worry crept into her eyes as she saw him lift Eva Ennis’ lovely hands to his lips, Had she known with what de tachment the act was committed she might have been at peace. Dut had she known that it was a duty kiss—one that Eva would accept— she might well have been dis- turbed, The girls had not exchanged con- fidences. Brent's training of Helen had cultivated a natural reticence |told himself, find out at on She tried, struggling with her almost to the point of making re crecy a habit with her. And Eva was too shy to talk. Brent was too wise. Eva did not know that Helen was more than a ward to him and Helen did not know that Brent was amusing him- self with Eva. eee IN the occasions when the two ~~ met at Bramblewood it seemed quite natural to Helen that they should sometimes be alone to- gether. Brent had been surprised to find that Eva interested him at a second meeting. He had flirted a trifile and then tried to drop it, but E' ity interested him. Hi bit wiser than he was he would have knows that it was the sim- plicity of genius—of greatness, that needed no camouflage of com- plexity to express itself. But tonight, as he kissed her hand, he was not thinking of Eva. As quickly as he could he left her, to seek seclusion and examine object that seemed fairly to be burning a hole in his pocket. It was @ locket. Identical with the one he had taken from Charles Nellin’s possession. He had found it on the floor of the main building. Just inside the door. As he picked it up he thousht that Helen had dropped it there. He had put it in his pocket with the intention of returning it and cautioning her against such care lessness. Before he could locate her he had seen Eva. And just as she came up to him, smiling a welcome, Helen had appeared bebind he: Brent's quick saw in a clan that Helen was wearing her locket. For an instant his mind was in a whirl, Then he bent over Eva's hand and bestowed the customary kiss upon it, When he looked up Helen was turning away. A few minutes later, in a se cluded corner of the library, he took the locket from his pocket and opened it, It must be, he knew, the locket that Mr. Ci Ingham had spoken of—the one he believed his daughter Evangeline had tal:en away with her, He had expected to see Cyril Cunningham's picture in it. An exclamation of surprise escaped him when he saw that it contained ane of Charles Nellin instead. ‘Whom could it belong to? Where had it come from? He mu: Helen had discovered it hers at Bramblewood or if... ‘The thought that someone here, among the guests, might be the owner of the locket brought a colt Derspiration to Brent's usually cool brow, lord, = Property manager. The band will present a concert ut ee, Caan ge ge time duv- iat i g i Ey z il} if i tf l He fi fl