The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 25, 1931, Page 4

THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1981 ° THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE 1 An Independent Newspaper ‘THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) ) | Published by ‘The Bismarck Tribune Company, Bl N. D., and entered at the postoffice at Bismarck second class mail matter. D. Mann ...,........... President and Publisher Subscription Rates Payable in Advance i i a eed re iif E per year . Member of Avdit Bureau of Circulation Member of The Associated Press The Associated Preas is exclusively entitled to the use % for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this newspaper and also the local news of spontaneous origin published herein. All ‘ights of republication of all other matter herein are \aiso reserved. P tt Da niece X | (Official City, State and County Newspaper) 3) ba Foreign Representatives " SMALL, SPENCER & LEVINGS (Incorporated) é Formerly G. Logan Payne Co. CHICAGO NEW YORK BOSTON Growth of Farm Cooperatives ‘The speech by James C. Stone, chairman of the farm hoard, at Manhattan, Kansas, a few days ago, information that should be brought to the attention of ene thing is certain, resent a tax of only 15.5 per cent on all imports ai July 1, 1930, to March 31, 1931. The duty rate, he says, compares with 13.95 per cent under the previous bill,) 89 per cent under the Underwood measure, 19.4 under | the Payne-Aldrich law, 25.7 in the Dingley law, 22.2 inj the Wilson act and 26.6 under the McKinley measure. | An average ad valorem rate of 50.4 per cent, he said,} is applied on all dutiable items as against 384 per cent, under the 1922 act, 25.7 under the Underwood, 40.5 in the Payne-Aldrich, 45.4 in the Dingley, 43.3 in the: Wilson and 48.2 in the McKinley tariff. Morrison weakened his argument by declaring that} the talk of tariff retaliation by foreign countries was) “entirely unfounded.” It is a fact of common knowledge; that high tariff walls have been erected on ali frontiers! and that retaliation is being practiced, not only against) the United States but against all other exporting nations. | The fact is that the high protective tariff principle, | 00; which for over a hundred years was peculiarly an Amer-/ ican institution, has been adopted by all the leading’ governments and is now on trial throughout the world. Even the British empire, the world’s greatest exponent; of free trade, has found it necessary to erect tariff bar- riers. What the outcome will be nobody can foretell, but) The nations will soon tire of the demoralizing practice of enacting constantly cient tariff duties and will mutually agree to throw down the bars to expedite business and safeguard the peace of the| world. | Stock Prices Rise If the upturn of the stock market is any indication of! the feeling throughout the country, financial America is! beginning to develop an optimistic mood. | The reason for the improvement in quotations was) contained! President Hoover's proposal for a moratorium on the) war debts. In other words, a suggestion that a nation) every person in this country engaged in or interested in! be excused from paying something is made the cause of| agriculture. Stone was addressing the American Insti-| a more cheerful attitude in this country. This is all the! tute of Cooperation. He dealt with two separate phases! more surprising in view of the fact that the United States| of farm board activity, (1) the long-time program for! is the principal creditor involved and the moratorium| permanent betterment of agriculture and (2) the tem-j proposal will materially reduce the government's in- porary measures for wheat and cotton stabilization, un-| come. Gertaken to deal with an emergency created by the busi- ness depression. Stone stated that he regarded the development of co-/ the reversal of form in financial circles which is not at} operative organizations among farmers as a far more} once apparent to observers in this section. j important part of the farm board’s undertaking than its emergency stabilization operations; but the public, he business nations of the world and renewed confidence in said, appears to have lost sight of the progress made in centers where this commodity has been at low ebb. cooperation, due perhaps to the more spectacular aspects of the effort to stabilize prices. A survey of the larger cooperatives shows that they have gained about 30 per cent in members ‘* the same percentage in volume of products handled since » the farm board was established two years ago. In view < of the depression and the widespread lack of confidence in this new government medium, it must be conceded that the two-year record of the board is a remarkable _ achievement—perhaps the greatest in the history of ~ American agriculture. Yoaned to farm cooperatives up to May 23 this year ‘and that nearly half of that amount had been repaid. Chairman Stone urged cooperative leaders to help)» chance, takes the Wall Street bears for a ride. clear up the wrong notions that continue to prevail) Maybe it is about time to revive one of the slogans Tegarding the relations of cooperative associations to the! which added so much to the great bull market of 192: farm board. “There is no such thing as a farm board) «pon't sell America short.” * cooperative,” he said. “No cooperative is an agent of the farm board. Every cooperative being assisted by the « board is farmer-owned and controlled in accordance with ‘the provisions of the agricultural marketing act and the _ Capper-Volstead act. The board's duty and purpose is “to help develop cooperatives on a sound financial basis with sound operating policies. So long as cooperatives borrow money from the revolving fund a condition 1s made which any other banker would make. This is that the association’s operating policies and management < shall be satisfactory to the board.” The latest records show that there are now approxi- mately 500 large-scale cooperatives and 11,500 local as- sociations that may receive help from the farm board. How some of these groups have prospered is indicated by the fact that last year six times more wool was handled cooperatively than in any previous year. The cotton marketed cooperatively was doubled, and four times as much grain was marketed that way. This growth in membership and volume is, of course, important than another gain cooperative marketing has made in the last two years. He referred to the support > that has come as a result of the government committing itself to the principle of marketing farm products co- operatively, thus making it a national policy. ‘The same opinion was expressed by C. C. Teague before leaving the farm board three weeks ago, when he said ; that “any appraisal of the gains in the cooperative move- - ‘ment the past two years should take into consideration the great advance that has been made in the support of & ‘educational institutions, national farm membership or- % ganizations and by broad gauge business men and the| % public generally.” High Protective Tariff on Trial The high protective tariff idea is on trial throughout the world as it has never been before. In this country the Smoot-Hawley act, after only one year of 2peration has become the target for several organized efforts to compel reduction of rates, which are declared to be 26 per cent highér than the duties imposed by the tariff act of 1922. The three principal groups advocating reduc- tions are composed respectively of educators, farmers and importers. ‘Those asking for a general downward revision assert that the present tariff duties are prohibitive and ag- gravate the business depression by obstructing the nor-| mal movement of goods in international trade. They point to the fact that imports and exports have steadily; declined since the law went into effect. H. E. Miles, head of the Fair Tariff League, scored ‘an important point when he declared that the average specific rate of duty today is one-third to one-half greater from an ad valorem standpoint than it was when the bill was passed last June. “Duties levied on the number or weight of items,” he said, “have been enormously increased through the slump in world prices. A tax of 10 cents per item on articles valued at $I each amounted to only 10 cents of the value when the tariff jaw was passed. With the adjustment in prices which since that time, however, the same have « value of only 60 or 70 cents, but the still applies. Duties levied against 51.1 per cent ad valorem, according to quarter of this year. This is 26 average for the corresponding period far the greatest average rate in our $be- ome: other side of the controversy, H. L. National Association of Manufacturers de- misunderstands the actual worth “Those who advocate a {with its money, there probably is some justification for! hip and almost Should receive a stimulus. This, at least, is the hopeful] viewpoint. |fully as reasonable as any estimates of immediate com- mercial benefits, is that America and the world were tired of being pessimistic. they had come to the conclusion that it is foolish not | to expect things to get better. They had a stomach full {of letting the “bears” dominate the business and finan- Stone stated that a total of $240,510,638 had been) 114 situation, They welcomed an excuse to demonstrate | | | | {many the major beneficiary, and with the great Teu-} | optimism. |Great Britain paid us $160,360,000 of which $132,360,000 was interest; Belgium pays about $7,000,000; Italy $14,- 000,000; Czechoslovakia $3,000,000 and Poland $7,000,000. Under President Hoover's plan, payment of $234,000,000 |is deferred and of tnis amount $184,000,000 is interest. tain, France, Italy and other countries a sum in excess! of $385,000,000 during the year 1931-1932. Germany also would be relieved during that period of paying $15,745,- 020 on the costs of American army occupation on the | Rhine. . {mportant, but the chairman declared it was no more! year the payment in round figures of some $327,000,000. | | resented chiefly by England, Belgium, France and Italy, | will have to adjust their budgets. It is urged, however, \that if no payments on the war debt are made by these powers to the United States during that pericd that! their budgetary problems are not insuperable. citizen hopes that, in the not too distant future, he will stakes his reputation on this prediction. .The myeraee! have occasion to honor Mr. Babson as a prophet. | show that men do also, that will be news, farmer's produce goes is well organized. The only way the farmer can hope for a better return is to meet these preanizations with organizations equally well managed, | ‘and equally strong. the Canadian wheat crop may fall approximately 150,- 000,000 bushels below the figure for last year, but the grain markets have not responded to this invitation to rally. The explanation given in Chicago is the suspicion that the farm board may take advantage of any upturn in price to dispose of some of the 200,000,000 bushels of surplus wheat which it is said to hold. board to pledge itself to withhold its wheat entirely from competition with the new crop now moving to market: Mr. Capper asks the board not to sell until prices reach 90 cents a bushel, which would represent a long climb upward from the 38 cents now paid to the Kansas farmer at the elevator. below $1.00. Mr. Watson of Indiana suggested recently that the government lock the doors of its granaries for three years, irrespective of price changes. cannot commit itself to wait either for a definite price or for a definite period of time. The storage of 200,000,- 000 bushels of wheat is an expensive business; carrying charges amount to approximately $4,000,000 a month. To hold its wheat three years would cost the government almost as much as the farm board paid for it. board feels that it must have a free hand in selling if this circumstances.’ »»|2 good market should present itself. The most that it market goods abroad,”! wil) say is that it still hopes to handle its wheat “in is the only self-|such a way as to impose the minimum burden upon consuming 85 per cent snes aed and world prices. government first part of 1921 have been defended on the ground thal they saved the grain markets from panic. On this point cent of our output! cpinions ” concerning Since Wall Street seems disposed to back its sentiment] They probably see a renewed friendliness among the The moratorium is admittedly designed to make Ger- How justified it is remains to be seen. | TODAY 1S THE On June 25, 1917, Charles Edward Russell, a member of the American commission to Russia, tonic nation in better position to progress, world trade! fy) diers’ aims of the United States and ths | council of Workmen's and Soldiers’ U MEANT T’GET SOME. CIGARETTES TO-DAY FFICE BORROWER! 7 ne) @re SOON HAVE ENOUGH. MONEY SAVED BY BORROWING HIS SMOKES TO MAKE FINAL PAYMENT OW HIS NEW CAR!) ('M BALD HEADED MYSELF» BUT ILL ENDORSE YOUR HAIRTONIC! A Few ‘Racketeers’ WeMight Start on Next! WHOLL ENDORSE ANYTHING FROM NUTMEGS TO BABY CARRIAGES--FOR A CONSIDERATION! WANNA BUY ANICE BALL \s \ JUST FOUND, _ MISTER? MERCHANTS IN AMERICA. HAVE ED SUPPORT IN EXTERMINATING HIM!) 7 WHO ADVERT! rei ex, VERSA RUSSELL’S SPEECH cause the democracies of the addressed a] ty) council of Workmen's and So!-|to delegates. He outlined the| into the war. on the part of the extremists among his auditors, Russell received instead loud applause. United States was fighting only be- |} world were in danger, and that after democracy was safe the people would asons which brought the country] delegates, Warned in advance that he might pect an unfriendly demonstratiou The declaration of Russell that the; om lice rn to social reform, was cheered honest. the echo. M. Tcheidze, President of the A solution of the stock market's progress, which secms With millions of idle dollars, And so America, always optimistic if it has only half What Nations Pay Developments since the announcement of President Hoover's proposal for a year's moratorium on war debts indicate that the success of the plan hinges on Fraace. This makes a restatement of what the various nations pay an issue of interest. France this year paid the United States $40,000,000 and of this amount $38,650,000 represented interest; | Germany would be relieved from paying to Great Bri-| \ Thus Germany, under the plan, postpones for} If such an arrangement is adopted, the Allies, rep- i Roger Babson says business recovery has begun andj Scientists claim that apes reason. When experiments 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 Trib- une's policies. “ Farm Organizations Bayfield (Minn.) Press: The market into which the Surplus Wheat (New York Times) Drought in the northwest led to a prediction that In these circumstances, western senators are urging the), Mr. Borah urges the board not to seli To such advice the farm board has replied that it The t. purchases of wheat in 1930 ang the differ. But there is no difference of opinion the fundamentals of the situation in which the American Tariff] the farm board finds itself today. Either it must sell its wheat to the disadvantage of the farmer or hold it defense of the present measure. the items covered in) ‘et the expense of the taxpayer. surplus until Present rates rep-/ foreign or domestic A surplus remains a it is burned, given away or sold in a market. ‘ (THE spark died in Cass Barrett's! heart. She sat down, tired, like an old, old woman. Liane out with Molly and her crowd! She didn’t like it. Molly did well enough as a neighbor, but for Liane to accept her as an intimate hurt Cass cruel-| ly, Molly with her hennaed hair and scarlet fingertips, her laissez- faire. “Some friends.” Cass shud- dered at this phrase, remembering | the men who usually psssed her on the stairs looking for Molly's flat. Bookmakers in checked suits with huge, synthetic stones in their neckties. Hard looking individuals | wearing green hats, “How could Liane!” Cass mur- mured to herself. Poor child, it was easy to'see why she had gone. Liane had no friends in New York. Molly had probably offered a good time as bait, dancing, delicious food. | i | sale. ie (CASS set drearily about the busi- ness of cooking her chop. She put the other two in the icebox for the next day. All tho spice had gone out of her own good news now. She ate, washed up, and be- gan to get ready to return to the theater. How strange and silent the flat seemed without the child! She was putting on her hat when the doorbell rang. Three long peals. Cass answered and stood there shaken as a boy in uniform handed her a note. It read: “Dear Mother: Please come at once to —— 24th street. I need you, Liane.” Cass thought her heart would burst before she reached the sub- way station. Five steps down, turn, Seven steps more, Ah, there was @ train just pounding in! Somehow she got the nickel into the slot, somehow she crowded through the turnstile. And now she was pray- ing—ah, God, help me to get there! Help me to get there in time! All! the dreadful things she had ever heard of, all the tragic newspaper stories of tragic happenings involy- ing young girls, came into her poor, tortured mind. The other passen- gers saw only a young-old woman in a plain blue dress, a woman who } twisted her handkerchief until it tore. Now Cass was in the street, run- ning, running. “Oh, God, why does my heart pound so! My little girl!” It was a shabby brownstone house in front of which she pres- ently stood, a house as like as pos- sible to others in that row. There had been, she could see, some con- fusion, now being cleared away. A small knot of loiterers. In a boy’s mouth, the word “ambulance.” Her knees sagged. She said, timorously, to the officer at the door: “I—I'm Mrs, Barrett. I had @ message from my daughter to come to this address.” A worn face studied her keenly, somehow kindly, “Ye'll find her back there,” said this officer, point- ing his big thumb toward the inte- rior of the house. Cass went in. She had never been in such a place. Cass thought it drab and horrible, with its smell of cooking and dusty carpet, its dingy walls and dejected Nottingham curtains. No thrills here, surely! But Liane—where was Liane? r a thing?” law, a new thought terrifying her. stolidly. Then, more mercifully, he the streets at night.” panted. “Liane is never allowed to go out without me and she’s a good girl, She really is! + lonly out of St. Ann’s, up at Peeks- eeu Wu a ac CLIVE CLEESPAUGH Te ‘woman caught a glimpse of a familiar red hat in the gloom of the back room. She staggered forward. “Liane, child!” she cried. She had the girl in her arms, sob- bing. Cass straightened up. She said to the young policeman standing so sternly ne@r by: “I am her mother, ‘What has happened?” Molly Cronin she ignored. Shane McDermid eyed her stern- ly. “Plenty's happened! These two were -in here tonight with a coupla tough boys from dawntown. One of the guys pulled a rod an’ his partner’s in Bellevue with a slug in his chest. Whether he'll live or not I don’t know but, alive or dead, it’s bad business.” Cass’ hand went to her breast automatically in the gesture of ter- ror she had so often used on the stage. “What's a kid like this,” the po- liceman continued, belligerently, “doin’ out with these gorilla: “I’m sure I never dreamed!” Cass’ voice was angry, too, now. “Ljane, how could you ever do such Kill, these two weeks!” Dermid, softening. Liane again. getting into! baugh’s, you know. it’s hot.” ing now. “She has in the city and I grimly. into this.” a baleful stare. head sorrowfully. | pleaded, and address, you need us, name to the papers! baby. She whirled on the man of the “She’s not—she’s not under arrest? ‘What are you going to do with her?” “Hold her,” said the young man geant,” Shane took Molly’s arm. added, “Hold her for a witness. I can and will unless you explain to my satisfaction, ma’am, why a slip of a child like this one is let run door. store “Oh, I can, officer, I can!” Cass Why, she's ly, “I'll be seein’ you!” Cas¢ ‘tried to thank him. couldn't, somehow, He waved them off, To Molly he said meaningtul- a : KE TOPUT. = AevusEn, SED THE RESORT WE STOPPED Pho AT LAST SUMMER,AS AFFORDING GOOD FISHING! in replying to Russell's speech, said that the democracy of Russia was built on the same foun- dation as that of the United States, and that Russia would carry on the war until mutual aims were achieved. .@| you will disfranchise the stupid part Spire germane MeN Quotations “St. Ann’s, eh?” mused Shane Me- He looked at Cass continued, “I know she didn’t know what she was It's only that she's been working so hard—at Willa- On her feet all day, poor child, and no fun after- ward, And then it's been so hot. Everybody does foolish things when She was frankly plead- few friends suppose she Wanted a bit of excitement for once. You know how young girls are—" “Well, she got excitement, all right,” said the policeman, nodding “And though I’m ashamed to say it, it's.my own cousin here that’s responsible’ for dragging her He favored Molly with “My own flesh and blood,” he admitted, nodding his “Can't you let her go now?” Cass “Tl give you my name You can. call on us if Only don’t give her She's just a It would be too horrible!” McDérmid looked around reflec- tively. One of his men came to the door, looked in, said “Oke, ser- to something McDermid muttered, and went away again. “Look ye here,” he said, flercely. “Take this child and her mother out that back. It leads into a court—some Se a mie you can get through to 234 street: And all of dg say @ prayer that boy gets bet- rr.” tie aevents of this dramatic evening. It seen him before in her life! ‘Workmen i. Pneumatic By DR. MORRIS FISHBEIN (Editor, Journal of the American Medical Association) ‘The riveting gang in the modern steel skyscraper has rnd bing tion. A ri gang in- ous occupa: to a recent report, in- companies charge these surance Daily Health Service Riveters Have Health as Well as Accident Hazards ‘ingers,” Arm and Ear Concussion Hammer Suffer from “Dead surance. Specialists in industrial diseases have recently given partic- ular consideration to the conditions of health associated with the use of compressed air hammers. Stone cut- ters who use pneumatic chisels some- times have what are called “dead fingers,” which means 8 loss of sen- heater|sation in the fingers of the hands which hold the tools. Trouble is caused, according to Dr. Alice Hamilton, by the long contin- ued muscular contraction of the fing- ers that hold the tool, the vibration of the tool and cold. In the condi- tion called “dead fingers” the hands become cold, pale and numb. At- tempts have constantly been made to improve these conditions by modify. ing the form of the hammer and thefe.is reason to believe that ever: tual improvements will largely over- come the difficulties. Practically all Physicians are agreed that the con- ditions :nentioned are not serions from the point of view of developing workers $459 for each $1,000 of in-| permanent disability. Barrett Chamberlain, operating di- rector, Chicago Crime ission. xe % sun has passed through one- of its life, Its death may be expected 150,000 million years hence. —Sir James Jeans. ee * Next to women and automobiles, research is the most expensive luxury in American life—Dr. Charles P. Grayson, * ek ® ‘The motor car has brought into ex- istence a new race of human beings, who go into the country not because they love the country but because they love their cars.—Robert Lynd. * * * ‘The correct thing to do is to have that kind of ballot which stupid peo- Ple will spoil, because in that way | of the population.—Sir Martin Con- way. ad ee * Experience has taught that the po- department is fundamentally It is a fair cross section of society and is composed largely of honest, intelligent men.—Col. Henry Whatever the losses sustained dur- ing the past two years, the world has gained materially by the chastening discipline of hard times—James A. Farrell. iMABEL (of f ths wees Molly, shame-faced, had taken leave of them Cass, very tired now, turned toward the thea- ter with her daughter. Liane lagged along, casting occasional friggtened glances at her mother’s white, set face. “Mother, I'm terribly sorry—!”" she began. Cass turned to her. “Don’t say another word,” she com- manded, in a breaking voice. “It's my fault, utterly mine. A child like you, in this town! It’s un- thinkable. You ought to be petted and coddled and protected, instead of being thrown to the wolves this way. My baby.” It was better than any sermon, Liane’s back straightened. She said, “You're not to say such things, mother. I’m old enough to stand on my own feet. It’s not your fault, I feel a beast to have let you in for this.” Cass looked at a clock in a shop they were passing. “Heavens!” she said, in a spent voice. “It's only half-past seven. I feel as if I had been through hours of worry and even now I shall be in time to play. Thank goodness, I’m not on in the first scene.” And that was all. Liane squeezed her arm. “Mother, you're sweet!” she said in a very small voice, “I'll sit out on the fire escape,” she said to Cass, when the latter rushed in to change after the first act. “It's terribly hot out front and I’ve seen this at least 10 times this season.” She wanted to'be alone in the dark and the coolness to review the didn’t seem possible that she, Liane Barrett, could have been involved in such a horrible adventure. Her heart trembled to think of it. She Perched on the iron balcony outside the dressing room her mother shared with Elsie. The noises of the street in front came to her with & muted quality. A fire siren screamed and tore through the night. Somewhere in the flats across the way a baby howled. Taxis rushed through the darkness, their brakes screaming as they drew up at the cross streets. Trol- ley cars clanged and elevated trains rattled cheerfully along. It was not exactly sylvan quiet but it seemed Peace incarnate to the troubled , young girl. She thought: “I wonder why they call it the bright face of dan- ger? To me danger is anything but bright.” And she shivered, remem- bering. ‘When the performance was over Liane blundered down the stairs looking for Mr. Wells. There was a message for him, the call-boy said. He couldn't be found, At the door of his office she stood, slim and defenseless in the halt- light, A tall man unwound himself from Vernon’s chair. “Are you looking for someone?” he asked. pleasantly, “For Mr. Wells.” Their glances met, locked. For a split second, Liane knew a moment of pure panic, a dizziness. There was something impelling in those dark, deep-set eyes, something al- most hypnotic, “He's not about. 1’ll have to look further,” faltered the girl. ‘The stranger took a step forward. “Wait here and I'll find him,” he said, in that strangely compelling voice. And there was laughter in it. “Do wait, Liane,” he said, She fled, murmuring excuses. If this curious fluttering she felt were love, Liane roflected, then it w strange Because this knew her name, and she had never (To Be Continued) New York, June 25—The novelty ef society women engaging in busi- hess, which started such a flutter and chatter a couple of years ago, has completely worn off. It's almost as commonplace in New York today as women smoking cigarets or letting their bobbed hair grow back. In the interim, however, those so- clety girls who have cared to take Jobs have established a business-like system as efficient as any employ- ment bureau for those in immediate need of employment. But don’t think for a moment that, in these times, there are not plenty of debs and sub- debs who can use the money they make—if and when they get employ- ment, To be sure, many of them laugh and gurgle and recite, in their best finishing school accent, something about this being great fun—but, Scores of them are hard pressed and need the money. The Junior League has, for some time now, maintained an employment bureau and it’s a bus- der place than you might imagine. Most of the places secured are special- ized; certain types of modeling, cer- tain branches of salesmanship and buying and comparative shopping. It is interesting, incidentally, that {| Most of the society folk who tackled business were more than _ passin; successful. vad One of the outstanding instances has been that of Grand Duchess Marie of Russia, once a leading fig- ure in the czar’s court who came to America with the definite necessity of making good. Her autobiography has not only been among the best sellers but is a fascinating human document likely to attract readers for years to come. Meanwhile, she has achieved success with one of Fifth Avenue’s sfflartest stores, And there was Mrs. Charles L. Payson, the former Joan Whitney, who started an antique shop in Madi- Son avenue; Miss Suzanne Iselin, who entered a travel bureau; Marjorie Oelrich, who established a gift shop; Miss Nathalie Slocum, the Princess Alexander Obolensky and her daugh- Ba iit pean sore for Paris fin- ery; Mrs. land Moss and a = ber of others, pi * ek * By the way, I learn that chaperones are still “being done,” even in New York. In this day and age, when the younger generation is supposed to be emancipated—or. whatever it is—this information came as a considerable surprise. There is, I am told, an agency where chaperones may be engaged and that it is operated by a Miss Em- maline Dignum, who does very well in the ‘chaperone business. Many of the customers, my inform- er goes on, are debutantes who wish to go to the snappier places. during their “first year out.” This, it seems, just isn’t done, That is, unless the tyro is chaperoned.' By the “snappier places,” I refer to night resorts or the smarter speakeasies where one may find entertainment and dancing. The chaperongg, after accompany- ing their charges, retire to an ante- room for the evening, there to sit and miss all the fun until called for later. Whereupon they escort the young lady to her home. But after the “deb” has “been out @ year”—as they say—she then may go upon her own sweet way. In her Second season, she may attend the night clubs with her favorite young man; that is, if she has time and op- rear lad: @ young ly being rushed through the debutante stages in New York is a busier person than most folk realize. Not only does she fre- quently have an entire winter's cal- endar filled three months in advance, but I was once told that such swanky gathering places as Pierre's often has engagements made for a year or two ahead. So make your reservations early! GILBERT SWAN. (Copyright, 1931, NEA Service, Inc.) [Bares] —_________¢ War in brief: Hf e pgeth lef: Preparations; * ek Sing prisoners were found re- Sing cently with a wine vat. Perhaps they ~| considered this'a new way to place the prison in ferment. se * Dr. Harlow Shapley, ase » is now ant life, Coming down to earth, as it were. (Copyright, 1931, NEA Service, Inc.) { Stickler Solution | > RoE, 20 Oe RISE TO,voTE*siR: lower line shows the sentence Ne