The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 23, 1932, Page 4

THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1932 The Bismarck Tribune| BUDGETS SHOULD BE SLASHED MORE An Independent Newspaper ‘ THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) Published by The Bismarck Tribune Com pany, N. D., and en- tered at the postoffice at Bismarck as second class mail matter. GEORGE D. MANN President and Publisher. 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All rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. ~(Official City, State and County Newspaper) ee ~ Foreign Representatives SMALL, SPENCER, BREWER (Incorporated) CHICAGO NEW YORK BOSTON oe Gratifying Figures Apprehension that funds provided for the building of North Dakota's new state capitol, would be inade- quate was dispelled when the bids were opened recently. Experts who have examined the figures believe the state has received some very good estimates upon which to base final contracts and that the cost of the building based on these bids will be well within the appropriation pro- * vided. ‘This is good news for the people of the state. Probably there is no bet- ter time than now for the erection of such a building from a cost stand- point. Materials and labor are low- est in many years and facilities are at hand for pushing the project through promptly. It is to be hoped that nothing will delay the struc- ture and that a few weeks will wit- ness operations on capitol hill. Exceptional was the interest shown by bidders and material men the na- tion over, This is probably the larg- est single construction job outside of Rockefeller’'s radio city in prospect at this writing. It is without ques- tion the biggest job in sight over the entire middle west. A practical shut- cown in the building trades focused unusual attention upon the North| Dakota job and this situation hasj resulted in some highly competitive | bidding. Wage scales disclosed in each bid indicate that contractors expect to! pay a fair, living wage on the job. For the most part, wages set forth are in line with the market and no attempt, in the bids at least, were disclosed to “sweat” the job at the expense of labor. A great responsibility rests with the members of the Capitol Commis- sion and their technical experts. The law has imposed upon them the du- ties incident to wise management and economical administration of the state capitol funds. Their decisions | will not probably please everyone, but there seems to be every promise that the commission has only one) purpose to serve and that is to give North Dakota the very best building} that the means provided will pro- cure. To such an end, the commis-! sion should have the support and/ cooperation of the people. It is necessary that the edifice get under way. Governmental business} 4s working under a handicap now. | Let’s get going soon. Rail Dictator There is some agitation among railroad heads for the appointment of a dictator to crack the whip over rail management, such as is done in the movies and among baseball mag- nates. It has been suggested that a Landis or a Hays scheme of rail overlordship would bring about econo- mies and unity of action so as to in- sure resumption of stock dividend (An Editorial) Even those afflicted with political myopia must see in the budget figures presented by the Tribune today, a situation which calls for desperate remedies. Bismarck faces a crucial hour in its fiscal affairs and those in authority must protect the people of this city or they will take steps to protect themselves. It is no time to point the finger of scorn at anyone or contend over who is to blame. When a structure is on fire, it is folly to argue whether to call the fire department or to use a hand extinguisher. Neither is this the time to play parish politics, The situation calls for drastic action. School and city budgets should be cut to the bone. Only a meager start has been made. If this is not done, Bismarck will witness probably a taxpayers’ strike for if an attempt is made to levy any such taxes as these budgets propose, the people of this city cannot pay the ticket; the money will not be forthcoming to support. high salaries, governmental frills and educational follies any longer. There is only one way to trim expenses and that is TO TRIM ‘THEM. Business houses of this city have enforced economies. Their employes have taken severe cuts in salaries in a realization that such an economic adjustment was necessary and urgent. Why not the same adjustments in our tax bill? If these budgets are allowed to stand as they are, it merely proves that there is a callous disregard of the will of the people; an ignorance of the financial resources of Bismarck upon which a levy is made to extract these ruinous taxes, What then is the picture that confronts the people of this community, for they all pay taxes. Some of the taxes, in fact an appreciable amount, are passed on to the so-called non-taxpayer in the way of increased cost of living. No one escapes the tax collector unless, politically fortified or favored, he gets a protection denied others. There is no intention of discussing the case of the privileged taxpayer in this editorial. Here then is the tax picture confronting Bismarck. The proposed city budget for running expenses is $105,000. The proposed school budget is in round figures $183,000. The proposed county budget is, in round figures, $200,000 and of this citizens of Bismarck will pay about one-third, or $67,214, For state purposes Bismarck will pay approximately $25,146. Add to this, then, the park budget and special assessments and the city is confronted with the staggering tax bill of $463,863. But wait, the picture is not complete. In the background are some unpaid taxes of more than $250,000. Probably more than half this amount comprises defaults in special assessments, What greater urgency for tax slashing could there be than this. Is now the time to continue costly recreational activities; sal- aries out of line with services performed? Is it necessary to carry s0 many on the payroll when the city business does not justify it? Not a pleasant task to disturb associations of years and disrupt political alignments of a decade, but such steps are being demanded almost unanimously by the people of this city. To place a huge assessment on the backs of the people for school purposes is sheer folly. Better do as Fargo has done, elim- inate some school features, shorten the school year and cut salaries in line with Bismarck’s ability to pay. That School authorities have to anticipate revenue through borrowing should be warning enough of what is in the offing unless the budget is slashed far below what is now proposed, These two boards contain businessmen of more than ordinary ability, but like many public officials they have been heeding the tax-eater too much and the taxpayer too little. Now is the time for the taxpayers to have an inning or two. If these men will tackle the problem as they know they should, this city will be in a better position to face the future than if these budgets are allowed to go into effect as they now stand. There is one place and only one place to make the protest effective and that is at the city hall July 27. It won't do to talk among yourselves. Go before your school board and city commis- sion and tell them what you want done, for after all it is your government. Your public servants need your assistance and support in this matter, despite the fact that their duty in this instance is as plain as a pikestatf. A joint session of the school and city authorities with represen- tation from the county board would be a most excellent arranze- ment. Through such cooperation, dealing directly with the tax- payers, the proper ends can be served and in no other way, The fact that the situation here is typical, rather than isolated, makes no difference. Bismarck may be and probably is in as good financial shape as most cities and in better position than some, but this does not lighten the load on the local taxpayer. It is no consolation to him to know that millions elsewhere are in the same unenviable position which he now fills, | | addressed envelope is enclosed. Lett Address Dr. William Brady, DOCTORS AND PEOPLE, LISTEN. | I was much interested in an article of yours headed “No Sympathy” (writes an eastern reader). Having had some experience I heartily agree with you and I cannot understand why physicians will not Reo | | this treatment for hemorrhoids and allied troubles. i (The reader refers, I suppose, to| the injection or ambulant treatment | which I recommended, provided the | patient can find a physician of good; professional standing who is skilled in the technic). Some time ago, the reader contin- ues, I talked with our family physi- sian and asked him why physicians; do not approve of such treatment.) He said it is principally because it} was not used or recommended in the! large clinics. He said that if you} have the standard treatment or op-; eration and anything untoward hap- Se ee in some of the trade journals of late. { Those who propose a Mussolini to handle the situation declare that economies and other reforms can best be worked out in such a manner, Anyway they declare something of this kind should be tried. Students of railway economics declare condi- tions could hardly be worse. 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. The Example of Tolna (Minneapolis Tribune) The ridiculously low price of wheat has stirred the farmers at Tolna, N. D., to organize to hold their crop until the price shall have reached $1 a bushel. While we must admire the courage of the Tolna wheat grow- ers in their attempt to rectify an economic wrong of world wide rami- fication we can only see an appre- ciable success if the Farm Board should be encouraged by their ex- ample. The Tolna growers have the right idea, to keep their wheat off the payments or at least income enough to meet bond and sinking fund re- quirements. Why not a Mussolini of the rail- Toads? Ever since the government handed the roads back to private manage- ment after the war it has been one market until the market pays a sat- istactory price, and it is conceiv- able that if a sufficient number of North Dakota growers should enter into a like agreement, some price betterment might be hoped for. Of, course, the Tolna growers do not pro- duce enough wheat to make any im- pression on the market, one way or interested in the relative merits of Farm board and private grain trade policies. All he wants is a price for his wheat. The Farm board may well take the hint from the Tolna wheat growers and impound the mil- lions of bushels it now has on hand until such time as the market price makes some approach to decency, In public wealth among nations America ranks tenth. 7 ] HORIZONTAL 16 Chief city of " Turkey g tite ‘ae 18 Little devil 6 Spectral 19 Unit of cur- images. rency in 11 Star-shaped Turkey flower 24 Because 12 Type of palm. 25 Drone bee 13 Story. the other, and herein lies the chief long battle for the carriers. They have been fighting corporation bait- ing politicians, demands for rate Slashes, truck and automobile com- petition, tax increases and what not. Many of them have their backs to difference between them and the board. Farm board wheat running into of bushels does have an ef- The wheat cit- fect on the market. uation in the world today is such that it is a buyer’s market. The buy- er fixes the price in the belief that a3 Bs i pened, you just died from it. But | if you had this newfangled or unusual | treatment and anything untoward | happened, it would be ascribed to the “quackery” of the method. In any, event, I have great sympathy for any | one who is so troubled, and if you” will give me the name and address; of the person signing himself M. E./ I will be happy to tell him where he | can go and be cured by a physician | who knows his business along this | line ... I realize it would be unethi- | cal for you to recommend a particu- lar doctor, but I would be at liberty to give the information ... (End of letter). Unethical? Not at all. I do recom- mend individual physicians to my correspondents, scores of them every day. While I cannot give the identity of any correspondents without his or her consent I am glad to recommend physicians or specialists to corres- 27 Old Irish A Li RI fe! IS| il is] clan redip 28 Caterpillar 20 True olive. (2 air 21 Valuable IAI 31 Shaded walk. property. ICIUIS 32 Taro paste. 22 Half. AIDRIE! 33 Pertaining to 23 Evil. - « forearm 24 Chafed. 41 Death notices. 2 Toward sea. bone 26 Mineral 43 Convent 3 Street 34 Metric tvot spring. worker 4Sulphur mix. 36 To ventilate 27Call for help, 44 Peeler tures in medi- 37 Hints tos solu 28 Dower 45 Opalescent. cine. tion of a property. 4%—— skate? 5 Ascended. mystery 30 Prank. 51 Redbud tree. 6 Inlay 42 Pertaining to 23 Once (prefix). 54 Back. 7 Ate sparingly. the sun 35 To respond to 55God of the S All right. 44 Lost to view a stimulus. wind. 9 Girl. 46 Fairy 388 The craw. 56 Chief industry 10 Old French 41 Tidy 89 Joint of the of the Turks. measures. 49 Coin. arm. VERTICAL 13 An important 60 Limb. 40 Glazed clay crop in Turkey 62 Vehicle. 14 Wing 58 Fish PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE By William Brady, M. D. Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not to discase diagnosis, or treatment, will be answered by Dr. Brady if a stamped, self- ink. No reply can be made to queries not conforming to instructions. Will 0’ the Wisp THE GOVERNMENT TAKES ST EPS TO GET OUT OF BUSINESS = Pra ters should be brief and written in in care of this newspaper. pondents who ask for them, when I happen to know of competent ones and can conscientiously recommend them. course, Here is one good reason why the layman should always make sure the physician or specialist he purposes to. consult is of good professional stand- ing. In the event that a claim for malpractice should occur, the patient is out of luck if the doctor is with- out standing, for generally such per- sons are not responsible. On the All by private letter, of lother hand, if the doctor is one of good standing he is responsible or at least he has sufficient insurance to cover any such claims, There is much truth in what the correspondent’s family physician told him about the intolerant attitude of the regular profession toward these innovations in practice. It is due to lack of leadership; the medical or- ganization is at present controlled by narrow self-seeking men, whose con- duct of affairs brings emoluments for themselves but little benefit to the profession at large or to the public. In view of the sorry record of the profession in the diagnosis and treat- ment of rectal troubles, it comes with ill grace for any physician to criticize unfavorably the injection or ambu- lant treatment of these common and painful conditions, especially when he obviously knows nothing about the technic or its results. I offer this as notice to the public that the injection treatment, in the hands of a qualified physician, is superior to the old surgical methods; and as warning to the profession that half-baked criticisms that come to! my notice will be summarily con- > telling my mother about Dr. and diathermy. I am 7 years old and it is just three years ago to- day I had my tonsils cut out. A few weeks ago Dr. ed my tonsils. But I like to have it done by diathermy much better than sur- gically. you Sincerely yours, R— S— A—. Answer—Thank you, Roderick. Your letter tells the whole story. But I know there are few physicians who have the skill, patience and tact your doctor has. Most doctors who use diathermy for the removal of tonsils will not attempt it Yor a pa- tient so young as you. Smart Young Mother. Four years ago when I was expect- ing my first baby I wrote for your advice, and followed it, including the daily walk of a mile and monthly visit to my physician. My baby was born bread they put in the mouths of thousands of families who otherwise would be in the bread line.—Mrs, Helen Z. M. Rodgers, Buffalo, N. Y., attorney. What gold hoarding that there was in the United States was practically all done by foreigners and people influenced by foreigners. The native _ American population, especially i> the interior, has done almost none of it—Dr. Benjamin M. Anderson, New York economist. I don’t think lon’t @ man has a chance to build up a defense and present that defense before a Senate com- mittee—W. R. Daley, attorney for Cyrus 8. Eaton, Cleveland financier. I am glad the government has put its foot down. De Valera is a tyrant. He will never change—Lloyd George, with practically no suffering. All the‘ British statesman. old fogies had predicted dire things because I was so young and 80 fool- ish about walking so much every day —but I fooled ‘em. My second bal was delivered with even less trouble than the first. Now I believe our two bimbos are perfectly well and happy. I have to laugh when I see some of the old fogies with their babies bundled up on even these hot days, and see them walking the floor nights while my babies are sound asleep .. . They expressed horror when they saw my babies eating banana... (Mrs. D. L.) Answer—At that, it’s a lot of fun observing the quaint practices of the ignorant wiseacres, isn’t it? TODAY aneiieeeaky ALLIES ADVANCE On July 23, 1918, victorious Ameri- can and French troops crossed the Marne along a front of several miles and seized the towns of Jaulgonne, Buzancy, Marfaux and Mailly-Rain- eval, French forces also pushed the Ger- mans back more than two miles near Montdidier, and made important gains near Rhiems. German losses since July 15 were estimated at more than 180,000, of which 40,000 were prisoners, by al- lied experts. The British armored cruiser Mar- mora was sunk, either by a mine or @ submarine. Ten members of the crew were reported missing. Reparations are now revealed as {unrealizable and useless—Franz von sidered, +Papen, German chancellor. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. Children Like It. about married women workers taking the bread out of unemployed men’s Dear Dr. Brady: I want to thank mouths, nothing is said about the x4 Although we hear a great deal| BARS U. S. PILOTS Rio de Janeiro—Americi an airplane pilots had better stay away from Brazil if they intend coming here for jobs, This country has decided to Tule out U. S. pilots to cope with the Problem of unemployment in the ranks of pilots here. It is said this situation will affect several American air lines. STICKERS RMNNPOIET Fresh people sometimes crack stale jokes. BEGIN HERE TODAY CHERRY DIX year-old daughter Ta ¢ and Dan move into a chei Qpartment and Cherry's fi cournging. DIXIE movie critic of the friendly. Cherry mee! MAX PEARSON, who tries to After seve mother bee. gitl goen Dan meets collaborate it Cherry ke Cherry al NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER XL CrBEer slipped the pie into the oven, straightened with a sigh. favorite dessert too. She looked at the clock and saw Time to set that it was almost 6, the table. Cherry was wearing her oldest It was torn and smeared with dust but she did not think of that. Her hair was hid- den beneath a towel pinned on for @ dust cap and there were black smudges on her cheeks. From floor to ceiling the apartment was in spic and span order but Cherry herself had never been less presentable. She had given the apartment a thor- ough cleaning, shaken the rugs, swept and dusted and washed the windows. It had all taken longer house dress. than she had expected. silver went on carelessly. but called, “That you, Dan?” you been doing to yourself?” table?” The young man frowned. it wait until tomorrow?” iP t struggles with housework are dis- Ni mot en. bout a short closed the door and Her shoulders and arms ached. She knew she should not have tried to bake on cleaning day but the ap- ples would have spoiled if she had not used them. Apple pie was Dan's Cherry opened the gateleg table and spread out the cloth. Usually she took pains to make the table tractive but tonight dishes and She was back in the kitchen stir- ring the stew made from last night's beef roast when Dan’s key sounded in the lock. Cherry did not turn She heard him toss down his coat and newspapers. A minute more and he stood in the doorway. “Great Scott!” Dan exclaimed, “what have Cherry looked up in surprise. “Why—I—oh, I guess I forgot to take the towel off my head. I've been cleaning house, Everything's done except the bathroom window. ‘Will you wash it for me, Dan, while I finish getting dinner on the “Can't “I promised myself I'd have this work done tonight. If you don’t want to do {it say so and I'll finish it after awhile. I didn’t think you'd mind doing that little bit. I've scrubbed and slaved until I can hardly stand—!” It was unusual for Cherry to com- plain but tonight she was really tired. She had tried to crowd too much work into a single day and every musclo in her body seemed to protest, “Oh—all right!” Dan grumbled. “I'll do it.” He rolled up his sleeves and Cherry pinned an apron about him. She gave him the cleaning powder, @ basin of water and clean dusters. Dan disappeared and Cherry went on with preparations for the meal, ee gt mixed the salad and poured the stew into a serving bowl. Dan didn’t like stew but tonight he would have to eat it. Everything was ready except the pie.. Cherry glanced into the oven, turned the flame higher. “Haven't you finished yet, Dan?” she asked. He was rubbing the window pane laboriously. Cherry stepped for- ward. “Up there,” she pointed. “There's a streak that isn’t clean.” Dan's‘ exclamation was smooth- ered. “Why don’t you hire some one to come in and do this for you?” he demanded. “Don't you think I’ve done a day’s work at the office?” “I guess you know why I don't hire anyone to help me! It’s be cause I haven't money to pay them.” “And that’s because I don’t make enough! Is that it? You might as well say it. That’s what you're thinking, isn’t it?” “Oh, Dan, how can you accuse me of such things? Do I ever complain about money? Don't I do everything in the world to save? I've worked all day—" “Worked? What do you think I've been doing? If you really had to do @ day's work once in ® while maybe you'd know how it feels to be tired!” ‘Tears smarted in Cherry’s eyes but she was determined Dan should not see them. She could not trust herselt'to They bad never quarreled 80 be- fore. There was nothing over which they were disagreeing now. Both wero tired and both were suffering from “nerves.” One word from either of them just then could have set everything right but neither of them spoke that word. Dan finished polishing the win- dow pane and stepped back. “There,” he said grudgingly. “Does that suit you?” The girl did not reply, The odor of something burning had reached her nostrils, The pie in the oven! Cherry ran to tho kitchen and pulled the oven door open. Thick smoke rolled out. Cherry reached for a holder but found none, She grabbed the nearest object—a tea towel—and lifted out the pie. Tho hot, sugary liquid bubbled over the edge of the crust and burned her hand. Cherry cried out in pain. She dropped the ple on the shelf and held her hand under running water from the tap. The ple was ruined. The blaze beneath the oven must have been higher than she had thought. The top crust, instead of being a gold- en flakey yellow, was charred and black, The odor of burning apple juice was offensive, Dan stood in the doorway, sur- veying the scene. “Well,” he said, “I guess we don't have pie for din- ner." He moved to the windows and raised them. Cold air swept into the room. It chilled the food that had been Placed in the serving dishes. Cherry and Dan shivered but there could be no thought of going ahead with the meal until the smoke was gone. In five minutes the atmos- phere cleared. Cherry disappeared into the dress- ing room and returned with tell-tale red lines about her eyes. She and Dan sat down at the table and the meal began. Cherry, if she had been her own vivacious self, would have looked attractive in spite of her soiled, torn frock. She could have laughed and Dan would not have noticed the grimy costume, She did not look attractive now. Tears had smudged the black marks on her face, Her lips pressed in a hard, tight line to keep from trem- bling. cee AN spoke once or twice as though trying to make over- tures at friendliness but they were not accepted. Cherry’s answers were polite, Too polite. There was @ long interval of silence in which the girl was aware that the meal was hopeless, The stew was cold and the salad contained too much salt. She had counted on the Die to retrieve a meal of left-overs. Cherry was so miserable she would not have noticed what she was eat- ing if it had not been for Dan. Why didn’t he tell her he was sorry for those hateful things he had said? Why didn’t he cover her hand with his own and say, “Cherry, I was a beast but it was because I've had a hard day. For- give me, darling!” Why didn't he take her in his arms and ask her to forget those cruel words? Dan Phillips did none of these things, He ate little of the food. The meal was over almost as soon as it had begun, While Cherry gathered up the dishes Dan sat barricaded behind his newspaper. The girl had almost decided she could stand the silence no longer, that she must speak, when Dan got to his feet, “Tm going out for a while,” he said shortly, Cherry forgot her pose. “But, Dan,” she said, “I thought we might go somewhere together this eve- ning. See a movie maybe. I thought—” % “I'm sorry,” Dan interrupted. “I've made other plans.” flashed in the girl’s voice. strange,” she said, “but whenever there's anything I want to do you Anger she could not control “It's always have other plans! We never go out together any more. You haven't taken me anywhere for a week! All I do is stay home and—” “I know!” Dan assured her bit- terly. “All you do is stay home and slave. I can recite the rest of it for you backwards. It comes from having a worthless, good-for- nothing husband. I’m very sorry for you, but in keeping with my role as the worthless husband I'll have to remind you that I've made other plans for the evening.” He picked up his hat and coat. “Where are you going, Dan?” He stood with one hand on the doorknob. Dan paused long enough to say the one word, “Out!” then disappeared. Cherry sank into the big chair. The tears she had fought back for so long came unchecked. “He's— gone!” she sobbed. “He's gone without me! Oh, what will I do? What—will—I do?” There was only Pinky the kitten to console her and Pinky was en- gaged in tearing up a paper sack. DAN PHILLIPS strode to the win- dow. He stood looking out at the darkness, hands clasped behind his back, There was a single light in the large room. It came from a lamp near the davenport and it glowed softly beneath the parchment tinted shade. From the shadows across the room a low voice came, “But you're restless!” Brenda Vail said. “Is anything wrong, Dan?” Phillips turned. “There's noth- ing wrong,” he said. “Nothing at all, But, Brenda, I can’t come here any more. I’ve got to stop seeing you.” “You silly boy! What on earth are you talking about?” The young man moved forward so that his face was illuminated by the circle of light. The lines of his cheeks were drawn tightly. He went on stubbornly, “You know what I mean, Brenda! You know things can’t go on as they have been—!” “But, Dan, you don’t mean this!” Brenda Vail had risen. She was dressed in black velvet and out of the shadows her face looked very white, The outline of her rouged ps was like a double heart. “You don’t mean you're going t6 forget about me? You don’t mean you're not coming to see me?” “I haven't the right!” Phillips Protested huskily, “I have to think of—someone else, Brenda, ‘Things can’t go on this way. I tell you, I can’t stand it!” Tho woman's volce dropped to lower pitch. “I know,” she whis- Dered. “It's been hard for me, too. Oh, Dan—” She was in his arms then and Phillips was kissing her. (To Be Continued)