The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 3, 1931, Page 4

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Daily by mail per year (in Bis- a jismarck) «Daily by mail outside of North Dakota . seeeeeeee 6.00 << | Weekly by mail in state, per year$1.00 Weekly by mail in state, three ‘Weekly by Dakota, per year Weekly by mail in year Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation 5-7 SEES hs cohen ee Member of The Associated I'ress ‘The Associated Press is exciusively tntitled to the use for republication of ll news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this néws- Paper and also the Jocal news of Spontaneous origin published herein. ‘All rights of republication of all other Matter herein are also reserved. ——— (Official City, State and County Newspaper) Foreign Representatives SMALL, SPENCER, LEVINGS & BREWER (Incorporated) CHICAGO -NEW YORK 3CS™ON ‘No Begging the Issue Here As time proceeds Ramsey MacDon- ald looms.up a bigger national figure among some very puny leaders who deserted him when organized labor cracked the whip. His explanation reproduced below is a fine answer to, those who cannot place national in- terests above their own selfish ends: “I have given my life to the building up of a political party. I was present at its birth. I was its nurse when it emerged from infancy and had attained adult years. “at this moment I have changed none of my beliefs and none of my ideals. I see that it ds said that I have no labor cre- dentials for what I am doing. It is true. I do not claim to have them, although I am certain that in the interests of'the working Classes, I ought to have them. “Be that as it may, I have the credentials of an even higher au- thority. My credentials are those of national duty, as I conceive it, and I obey them irrespective of the consequences. * * * ; “This threatening cloud has ‘o be dispelled, and dispelled imme~- diately. * * * When the dan- ger has been removed we can have an assize trial and a verdict, but my colleagues and myself are determined that the assize trial shall not be a coroner's inquest.” What Cities Face In framing tax budgets all cities are| thousand lives and half a billion dol- n the same boat. The way back to| seduced budgets and lower tax rates) s @ much harder trip than the plunge) forward to high taxes and excessive ax rates, New York City is now in the midst of its budget framing for 1932, Its sity fathers find that a booming real sstate market added hundreds of mil- fons to the assessment rolls. In fact the New York City budget nereased in the 10 years following the var from 270 millions to 570 millions; —four times as fast as the population. This situation is true of mos: American cities. Tax money came t0/ rasy during the boom days now gone. Chis generation may never see their -eturn to the old peaks. Despite such 1 condition, it is almost impossible to irive budgets down to meet present ‘inancial conditions. Of course the hrinkage of tax payments despite he levies will force expenditures down, n many cities, but such a situation nay produce rather chaotic condi- ions, Wise city tax financing antic- pates reduced revenues from tax- ition just as sound business meets thrinkage in their own revenues—by he simple practice of economy. An Object Lesson for All Here is something for the tax as- lessors to think about: According to the Chicago Tribune, mnly a fourth of the owners of per-| {8 the name under which the group is onal property in Cook County, Illi- 1ois, are assessed for taxes and few-| homes as individuals, and collectiveiy r than a fifth of those assessed pay anything. 99 per cent of the owners. Housewi' In Chicago only one out of fifty) of jars needed for their own families ywners of peraonal property pay. In the country town, one pays out of each|and have donated these-to the Red ive owners. Thus, of the owners ot |Cross for free distribution. Several yersonal property, ten times as many etables bi y the dozen cans, notably the yay in the country towns as within! members of the Young Women's He- Thicago. ‘These are some of the deductions|100 dozen. The superintendent of btained from a study made of the 1929|Schools has authorized the use of axes by County Treasurer Joseph B./ quantities of produce will be received. AcDonough, Rural members of the Illinois Rev-| Georgia growers. nue Committee have urged a vigor- us enforcement. of the personal roperty laws, while some Chicago|filied oyt by volunteers noting the aembers have urged that a strict en-| number of jars they will supply on an orcement would drive personal prop-| individual basis. Publication of the tty out of Chicago. i If ten times as many pay personal! some 50,000 extra” , glass fruit jars smoperty taxes in country towns 3/ would probably be needed, and asking a Chicago, @ good way for the state i sere res : possibility of obtaining © collect on Chicago personal: prop-| them igh National Headquarters, rty now escaping, ‘would be to drive lead to offers by several citizens to % out of the city into the country Provided sugar and cans were fur- ‘shere it could be checked up. ‘This tax situation undoubtedly ap- ‘Mes in other states. Before new ‘nethods of taxation and increased) vo, getables and fruits. ‘ax burdens are heaped upon already|great deal of work,” comments the wverburdened taxpayers and indus-j executive secretary, ries, a determined effort should p2| terest and more whole-hearted par- jade to round up the property now ticipation has not been evinced in any Bismarck Tribune|*® pvmert under our existing tax 2.50)pend or revoke the license of any who pay are only|Schools, clubs, laws, ‘Twisting’ Insurance Every citizen should be on his guard against “twisting’—a sales approach ‘The aim of the twister is to dis- policy in order to sell him one in an- other company. To do this he em- ploys half-truths and downright mis- leading statements, in the hope of personal gain. And in almost every instance the poilcy holder is the loser if he consents to the change. North Dakota long has regarded such misrepresentation as a felony and Texas has followed suit. Now the jinsurance superintendent of the Dis- trict of Columbia is seeking legisla- tion which will authorize him to: sus- agent found guilty of this pernicious practice. It is to be hoped that all states will follow these leads. The owner of a policy in any responsible company, cannot gain by switching to another concern. He loses the cash value of his policy and borrowing privileges, he must often pay a higher rate be- cause of advanced age, and the new company may not be so sound as the old one. To millions of workers, life insurance represents the sole savings of a life-time, and the twister should be prevented from taking advantage of those who are too ignorant or too careless to guard against him for themselves. Make Fire Prevention Permanent Fire Prevention Week is to be ob- served this year from October fourth to tenth. As in the past, a comprehensive program of education on fire preven- tion activities has been devised. Members of fire departments will con- duct inspections and make talks to school children. Public officials will take part in the program and call upon citizens to participate. News- papers will give the week publicity, iu) Theatres will make announcements| concerning the week from the stage and in printed programs. Insurance agents will make addresses, prepare window exhibits, conduct essay and| poster contests, etc. Business men, churches, civic organizations, clubs— all will strive to make the week pro- duce results. If the experience of other years is) duplicated the week will be successful, so far as lowering fire losses during that brief period goes. Citizens ab- sorb the lessons taught them during the week and then return to careless, fire-breeding habits, although each year. this educational week causes: some advance in permanent fire pre- vention activity. It should be the aim of every indi- vidual to make fire prevention an) ever-present, personal duty and thus: {help save the greater part of ten lars worth of property each year. George Bernard Shaw in a series of articles upon the Russian government goes into rhapsodies over communisin but it should not be overlooked that he lost little time in returning to good old “Lunnon” and the English system| of government which he denounces #s capitalistic. 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 Tribune's policies. City Canners Mobilize to , Store Food - (Red Cross Courier) Capitalizing on the production of bumper crops of fruit and vegetables in Alabama, and linking this bounty with the anticipated distress and des- titution next winter, the citizens of Birmingham are mobilized in a mam- moth food conservation program. It is a city-wide canning industry. The distribution will be made by the Red. Cross and other welfare agencies. Scores of men and women volun- tarily participate in the movement to forestall the probable needs of thou- sands of families in Birmingham and Jefferson County. At the organiza- tion meeting it was voted that the Jefferson County Chapter be asked) to sponsor the movement. The Red Cross Food Conservation Committee operating. The women of the city will carry on canning in their own through special arrangement with the and demonstration agents. ves have added to the quota as many more as means will permit, groups are canning Red Cross veg- brew Association, which has pledged schools as canning centers where A carload of peaches was donated by Experts are assisting in the canning and preserving. Newspapers are printing recipes, also coupons to be estimate made by Herbert Tutwiler, vice chairman of the Chapter, that can-whatever foodstuffs were donated, All over Jefferson County hundreds. of women are working with a will to! build up @ reserve of the nourishing “It means a “but keener in- project the community has entered ailing to pay taxes but which 1s Hable/into for a long time.” GERMANS TAKE RIGA On Sept. 3, 1917, the Russians aban- addressed a message to them saying, both news and editorial columns. doned Riga and Germans entered and | “You are undertaking a great duty. BEGIN HERE TODAY Pretty NORMA KENT, 20-year- old secretary in a Inw office, sees MARK TRAVERS for the frst time when together they rescue a downtown traffie 1 western metrop- olis, Norma declines to tell Trav- ers her name or where he can see BinrlBoro, ma rietor of an meets Travers on the si janeh with him, woes to It the NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY poy apartment apartment (CHRISTINE ‘SAUNDERS, She fears Chris falling in love with her married employer, BRADLEY HART, pro- vertisin; CHAPTER XI At the sound of his son's voice Travers whirled, to this!” he snorted, The man's face was livid and ter- “Gone to the gutter, have ho roared at the youth. “You'd leave a decent home and parents who've given you’ every- thing in the world for a cheap in- trigue with a common—!” With one bound Mark Travers was in the room, slammed the door “Stop it, father!” he “Have you gone crazy? rible. you?” behind him. demanded. “So it’s come “Love nest!” occupled the city without resistance. On this date also Germans con- ducted an air raid over England, kill- raid was a complete surprise. President Wilson welcomed sol- diers of the National Army into the nation’s services on this date. He fe Mark insisted. each other and nothing in the world is going to stop us! Notifing And don’t you say one word against | tn the world—do you hear that?” Norma! “Apologize!” voice fairly sparkled. Do you know what you're saying, you young fool?” Mark came nearer. eyes blazing. “I do,” he said with alarming calm. “I do know and I demand an apol- ogy to Miss Kent. Well—” he went on as the older man’s cheeks took on an apoplectic tinge, “are you go- ing to begin?” - The older nan broke in violent- ly. “Are you trying to make an idiot out of me? Trying to pre- tend something hasn't been going on that I've seen with my own eyes? The girl and I understand each other. She'll listen to reason all right, Now, Mark, you get out of here—” It was Norma who came forward. “Just a minute,” she said in a voice that struggled to steady it- “Mr. Travers, I—I'm begin- ning to see what you think of me, It’s not true though. It’s not true! Mark’s never even been in this room before. He came tonight because he was invited to dinner. self. She's the sweetest, finest girl I've ever known. You'd better. apologize for that remark!” The elder Travers’ “Apologize! here with another girl, thing wrong! true!” . ter leave! AN? now it was the younger man whose voice rose. from Mark’s cheeks. sake, Father!” he cried, “haven't you done enough here? You'd bet- I don’t know what your idea was in coming here but I wish you'd stayed away. I was going to tell you in a day or two but you might as well know now. I'm going to marry Norma! I live Oh, you mustn't believe there’s been any- I tell you it’s not Color ebbed “For God's: She and I love The girl was sobbing quietly, her face hidden in Mark's tweed shoul- der. “Marry her?” shouted F. M. Trav- ers. “Marry her! Well, we'll see about that! You'll do nothing of the sort if I have to turn you over to the police!” “I don’t know how you can inter- fere, I’m 23, you know. I’ve the right to marry whom I please and that person happens to be Norma. All I have to do is convince her I'm worth taking—” “Mark, persist in this insanity and ‘I swear to God you'll never touch another penny of my money! You can starve for all I care. You can conie whining to the door and 1 won't lift a finger to help you. Marry the girl, huh? Insolent pup- py, don’t you see it’s your money she’s after? That's all a girl like this wants, Well, she'll never get a cent of it and neither will you. Defy me and I’m through with you! Through with you—do you hear?” The choleric outburst had spent itself, Almost before the last word was out Mark was lashing back savagely: “We don’t want your damned money! Norma and I can get along without your help. We'll show you how much we want your rotten cash—" He broke off abraptly. The elder Travers whirled to see what Mark was looking at. Norma. uttered a low pitched cry. There, leaning against the door and watching them, was Chris Saunders, None of the three had heard her enter the room. None knew how long she had been there, In the sudden silence Chris’ immobile gaze mivved from one to another of the trio. Her dark eyes missed * — “Why, darling, I wouldn't give insisted. |The heart of the whole country: is with you. “For this great war draws us all together, makes us all comrades and good our national independence.” \ plane service. The cities of Sydney and Brisbane,| presence in Australia, have been linked by| His name is Ed Allen, New York, Sept. 3—Those who go in for superstitions and hoodooes have been getting out their statistics since the tragic death of Helen Walsh, beautiful Follies girl, who was fatally ee in an explosion aboard a yacht. It seems that, just two years ago, there was a “13th” tragedy among famous and beautiful chorines. The devotees of the eerie in fatalities de- cided that there would be a plague of evil endings for some time thereafter, due to the influence of,the numeral 13—but there wasn’t. In fact, considering the thousands of lovely girls who have come and gone; considering their temptations, their disappointments and their va- ried experience, surprisingly few have figured in misfortunes of any sort. The “13th,” by the way, was the lovely red-haired Peggy Davis, who rove her coupe over a cliff not far from Nice, France. She had married David Townsend, a wealthy young American. And the first was a little dancer, Lois Davidson, who died from in- fiuenza. She was in the same troupe as Bert Williams, the popular col- ored comic of Williams and Walker fame, who died not long afgerward. Johnny Dooley, a well-known clown, was rehearsing just a short time later when he, stumbled and fell into the orchestra pit, dying a few days later. ‘There did seem to be some sort of jinx about that particular time. # # H° Bince I first came to Manhattan, the fantastic sandwich men and women have been among my favorite ‘street characters. I have never tired of watching the stilt walkers and the midgets and the automatic man and the fellow whose shirt lights up and all the rest of them; and always I ing 108 persons'and injuring 92. The| brothers, as all true Americans felt) have wondered about the persons who themselves to be when we first made Played these bizarre roles. But just the other day I learned for the first. time abdut the man who. has been largely responsible for their in the thoroughfares. and for many years he was a vaudevillian. Of LAURA LOU BROOKMAN Author of “MAD MARRIAGE” eyelids that had been, striving .| bravely to blink back the tea you up for anything in the world!” not a detail of the situation. “Well,” Chris spoke slowly, calmly, “just what is this? About time to put in an ambulance call, I should think. Norma, dear, why don’t you syggest to your visitors that this house is not an institu- tion for deaf mutes?” It’s just pos- sible some of the nejghbors may not be interested in your conversa- tion.” The elder Travers moved impa- tiently. “Come,. Mark,” he said, “let's go—” “[’'m not going, Father.” eee Che strolled casually toward the davenport, took off her hat and dropped it there. “You might introduce me, Norma,” she said in the same deliberate ton ie had used before. Travers turned. “I've said my last word!” he roared. “I've told you what you can do'and I mean it, Marry this girl and I'll disown you. You won't get a cent of my money and furthermore I never want to lay eyes on you again. Remember it’s throwing away your whole life, If you'll get some sense knocked into your head and leave this crea- ture alone you can come home.’ If you're determined to act like @ head-strong fool, go ahead—and be damned to you! The door slammed sharply on Travers’ back. For an instant the three young people remained in lence, A sob from Norma bro! the tension. She had moved a little away from Mark. Now he was be- side her again, his arm arpund her shoulder, “Please—!” Mark began, “please don't cry! You mustn't feel so bad- ly, Norma. Try to forget what's happened. We don’t. care about anything Dad says, We're going to be happy together. raised her chin tenderly, kissed the “There, dear. Don't you thing’s going to be all right: She let him kiss her, rested in his arms while Mark patted her fshoulder as one might comfort a child. After a moment Norma straightened. “It means we can’t see each other any more,” the girl said miserably. “You mustn’t come here again.” “Why, Norma!” Mark looked at her in astonishment. “Nothing of the kind! We're going to be mar- ried, Right away! Why, darling, I wouldn't give you up for anything in the world. Don’t you know that?” “Oh, it’s sweet of you to talk that way but we can’t. Throwing away your whole ‘life—that’s what your father said it would mean, I—I can’t let you quarrel with your father over me. He sald you couldn’t ever come home. You'll have to go, Mark—” “But I tell you I won't! Sweet- heart, we're- going to be married right away. Tonight! Please, Nor- ma. Won’t you marry me tonight? Oh, you darling—!” eee SHE felt his kisses on her lps, her cheek, in the soft hollow of her throat. His dear head bent to hers. It was a maddening, ut- ‘ly unanswerable form of argu- ent, It,banished haunting terrors that had been like knives in Nor- ma’s heart., It opened vistas of rarest rapture. Now, if she only dared—! Chris Saunders, feeling her pres- ence neither called for nor heeded, had stolen from the room, When | | she reappeared after a discreet in- terval she found Norma and Mark still in each other’s arm, They greeted her exhuberantly. “Ch you can’t guess!” “It's going to be tonight. Con- gratujate me! Isn’t this wonder- ful? And don’t you think I’m the luckiest guy in the world?” Ripeni ow Vitamins Are gas, 50 also may such products as the lemons and . Products rip- ened with ethylene have more uni- those allowed to ripen naturally be- fore being gathered. and E. M. Nelson of the United States Department of Agriculture, have re- cently made @ comparative study of ethylene gas as compared with those collected at different stages of their development. ‘The matter is particularly important because tomatoes are used in infant feeding to provide vitamin C as a preventive of scurvy; to provide vita- min A for resistance to disease, and growth and to provide vitamin B, which is related to appetite and di- gestion. ‘Tomatoes that were mature but green, tomatoes naturally: ripened on. the vines, small immature green to- late years he has been going in for pei lor jing novelties. He turns loose fat looking gents and skinny looking ladies; fellows dressed as rubes and as slickers. Through the streets of the city run trucks that suddenly turn out to be ci ‘The toughest sandwich job, it seems, is that of the fellows who have to carry about huge heads and bodies, while perambulating along on the in- side. Some of these outfits weigh 25 pounds or more. Which means that there must be frequent rest periods. Carnival folk register at such Places and are usually willing to take @ street strolling job. Several ex- circus giants and fat ladies have standing applications on file. But for some reason the street crowds like their freaks to be under canvas, They invariably prefer some grotesque imi- tation. i Which reminds me that a new cop in the Broadway belt arrested my favorite stilt walker the other day for fear that he would fall over and hurt someone. The judge, of course, immediately dismissed the case and advised the cop not to be so scary. (Copyright, 1931, NEA Service, Inc.) ; | , Quotations | — < ‘Eugenics is supported by politically- minded scientists and scientifically- minded politicians as an antidote to democracy.—Bertrand Russell. ee * At the moment there is a sort of hiatus in American letters—H. L. Mencken. * # * Our theory is that a hoodlum in a penitentiary on one charge is there just as effectively as on any other.— U, 8. District Attorney E. Q. Johnson of Chicago. eee From the way business is picking up in most of the major industries, I am sure the slump is over and we are getting back to normal.—Julius L. Meier. *e * America unites a powerful idealism with that practical turn of mind that aids the search for solutions.—Premier Laval of France. xe & If our system can and does care for the average man, and we pray it does, this is the time to demonstrate it.— President Beaven of Colgate-Roches- ter school. f BARBS Now Rudy Vallee is mimicking other radio stars. Proving that things are never so bad but what they can get worse. * e Jack Dempsey and Estelle Taylor are hurling at each other, but there's gold in those tours. we * They're staging ‘a 200-mile wheel- barrow race up in Wisconsin. would be interesting if it had any con- “You'll have to come with us, Chris!” The older girl stopped short, sur- _ veying them. “Am I to take all this as a wedding announcement? Remember I haven’t even met the young man yet, Norma. Do you honestly mean you two are plan- ning to be married tonight?” They chorused assent. There fol- lowed half an hour of excited, in- eoherent planning. Norma and Mark were to.drive to Woodbury in the next county to be married. Chris was to come along. Mark de- parted to sive the girls time to dress, to hunt up an acquaintance to act as the second witness and to fill the car with gas. It proved an evening of surprises. ‘The friend Mark brought to make the fourth in the wedding party was Bradley Hart, Chris’ employer. Mork had run into Hart op the street. There were swift intf@duc- tions. With a minimum of flurry they were off in the roadster at last, headed for Woodbury. Mark drove with Norma beside him. Chris and. Brad Hart were in the rumble seat. By nine o'clock they were pass- ing through the outskirts of Marl- boro, Ahead lay the state highway. The roadster’s speed increased. Nine-fifteen found them plunging through darkness. At that very moment Bob Farrell, anxiously gripping the receiver ina pay sta- tion phone booth, waited for the voice to come over the wire. There was none. Five seconds. Ten sec- onds, At last he heard the operat- tor’s crisp soprano, “They don’t an- swer!” Farrell put up the receiver. and turned away. i ‘To Be Continued) citrus fruits, including oranges and bananas. form color and firmer texture than The investigators, Drs. D. B. Jones the vitamin of tomatoes treated with Daily Health Service : Tomatoes Naturally Ripened ‘Are Rich Source of Vitamins by, Ethylene Gas Also Approved but Tests Process Destroyed in content of these three vitamins. ‘The evidence indicates that natur- ally ripened tomatoes are a better source of vitamins A, B and C than any others studied. No material dif- ference was observed in the vitamin A content of any of the lots, nor of the vitamin B content. However, the vitamin C value of tomatoes seems to stir Ee ae government vine-ripened tomatoes to those for its general value in promoting}ethylene characteristic of ripe fruit. ae is nection with that stuff that made ‘Milwaukee famous. ee * It ought to be some consolation for those girls who get. their names in the paper in ae called “pretty.” ee Frankiln D. Roosevelt is taking a clout at Tammany. He doesn’t want any Tiger Rag accompaniment for his 1932 presidential song. ee # turning to this country says necking |isn't collegiate in Russia, That lets everybody in on it. xe # A zoological explorer has just re- turned from Central America with the news that you can’t catch malaria from ® monkey. Well, who wants to catch malaria from a monkey, any- way? ** # Judging from the number of wom- en you see going to work these days, things are getting back to the way they were before Columbus discovered America. ee # Maybe the current depression is due to the fact that there are too many ‘@| salesmen and not enough customers. (Copyright, 1931, NEA Service, Inc.) STICKLEBS 1 SAW AN ANIMAL TALLER THAN A TREE, In the above sentence, spelled out m * pres re lin th ae oan the Mediterranean. Can 23 People with clean records often lace targets for. aieie renee, THIS.CURIOUS WORLD ‘A Youngstown, O,, society girl re- | he 4)