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2 r THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1933 The Bismarck Tribune An Ind lependent Newspaper F THE STATES OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) Published by The Bismarck Trib- une Company, Bismarck, N. D., and entered at the postoffice at Bismarck @8 second class mail matter. GEORGE D. MANN \ President and Publisher Subscription Rates Payable in Advance Daily by carrier, per year .......87.20 Daily by mail per year, (in Bis- Daily by mail per year (in state outside Bismarck) ............ 5.00 Daily by mail outside of North Dakota .......00. eeeeeee 6,00 ‘Weekly by mail in state, per year $1.00 Weekly by mail in state, t! OBES oo ccc cc csssscccnssseose &. ‘Weekly by mail outside of North Dakota, per year ool ‘Weekly by mai] in year Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation Member of The Associated Press The Associated Press 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 rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. Lifting the Lower Crust The slowly developing picture pro- duced in this country by operation of the National Industrial Recovery law makes it increasingly plain that all precedents are being violated. The ancient saw of “To them that hath shall be given” is being ignored with a vengeance. In its place we have a new motto which puts the power of the government behind the effort to help those who have not. Put in a little different way, it is an attempt to lift society’s present lower crust, In so doing certain problems have been presented to industry but no one with social consciousness will contend that they are insuperable. In the end the effect should be good. To be sure, not all businesses can “make the grade” at once. The ad- justments which some managements face are so difficult and so far- reaching that the problem requires study. This is particularly true of small concerns with only a few em- ployes where the addition of one worker would add materially to the payroll, firms where a few workmen of spe- cial skill are hired for particular op- erations. The wage scale proposition does not offer so many difficulties. Few or- ganizations in North Dakota are pay- ing less than the minimum provided in the blanket code for adult work- ers. Those who are should not hesi- tate to come up to the scale. It is low enough. One effect of the new agreement, not immediately apparent, may be to reduce temporarily the weekly or monthly paychecks of highly-paid workers. A statement by General Hugh Johnson in which this was made clear recently served notice on that point. In the more affluent oc- cupations a reduction in working time may be accompanied by a cor- responding curtailment in total wages paid, provided the entire payroll for an establishment is larger and more men are put to work. The so-called “princes of labor” as well as those charged with the man- agement of industry will have to bend their backs beneath the burden until things can be set on an even keel again. They must do this in order to help the man who has no job at all, who cannot earn enough to supply his family with the bare necessities, It is to lifting this “lower crust” off the relief rolls that the govern- ment clearly has addressed itself. The effort is a laudable one. In the end the sacrifices made by men in better positions, employer and skilled em- Ploye alike, will be justified. In this connection it should be re- membered that the term “lower crust” applies only to an individual's economic status. Some persons with fine intellectual and social qualities are included in this number. Almost any relief list contains the names of persons who were well provided for only a few years ago. It is this fact which the govern- ment recognizes in its effort to pro- vide them with opportunity to earn a living by use of their own brains and hands, Good Business—But That loan of $3,498,000 to the Bank of North Dakota to finance interest payments on its real estate bonds and retire certain of these securities when they come due is a good deal for the state of North Dakota. But it also is another danger signal on the fi- nancial path which this state is treading. It means that the state of North Dakota cannot pay these charges from its ordinary source of revenue, but this cannot alter the fact that it some day will have to do so, It must not only repay this loan; it must raise the money to pay interest on and eventually retire some $40,000,000 in bonds still outstanding. If all had gone as planned with this land loan business, payments by xarmers and others who received the money would have provided an ample fund to care for interest and retire- ment. No one blames the farmers for their inability to pay, but the fact that they cannot and have not is in- escapable, This places the burden on the general taxpayer, largely upon those who have received no benefit It also is true of larger|country. and sinking fund, taxes shall be le ied to meet this condition. This prob- ably will be done by the state board of equalization which will meet this month to begin the job of fixing the state tax levy. There appears no honest way of escaping this charge. How serious that burden will be is indicated by the volume of interest payments for which loans have been obtained from the government. Roughly, it amounts to $2,000,000 a year. . This is a pretty penny for the tax- payers of North Dakota to take upon their over-burdened backs. When it comes they should take careful note of how it got there; remember that the system which produced it still is in operation, and that the future probably will increase the load rather 50| than ease it. Where Necessity Drives An old problem in a new dress comes to the government with the protest by the National Association of Motor Bus Operators against pro- posed reductions in passenger fare rates by the railroads. Their conten- tion is that such practices should be prohibited under the “fair competi- tion” clause of the recovery act which presumably is intended to place all industries on a profitable basis by barring the price-cutter. The funny part of the whole busi- ness, of course, is that this complaint is one which has been the exclusive property of the railroads for a long time. They have long insisted that “unfair competitive practices” by the bus industry have cut into their re- ceipts. There is every reason to believe that this controversy between these transportation media is approaching its last stages as a result of increased initiative on the part of the rail- Toads, Development by various lines of light, high-speed trains will have the effect, sooner or later, of putting par- allel bus lines out of business. The railroads long have been in position to give improved service if they only would. When this time arrives, the bus lines and railroads will complement each other as they should, not fight each other. It seems apparent that the era of railroad expansion is over in this The mileage of line oper- ated has decreased in recent years and the iron horse no longer is nec- essary to open up new territory. But in the fields which they cover the railroads still are in position to give the best and fastest service and ne- cessity apparently is driving them to it. 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. Why Kidnaping Prospers (New York Times) Why is kidnaping apparently on the way to become a_ thriving “racket”? Why, to its practitioners, professional or amateur, does it look like a profitable speculative business? A writer in The Law Journal gives the answer, obvious enough but nat- urally unregarded by the distressed relatives of the kidnaped: It is because not only the vic- tim but the friends and family of the person kidnaped eagerly com- municates with the kidnapers to the end that the object of the crime may be accomplished, which is, of course, the obtaining of the money paid as ransom. There is no other crime of which it is true that dozens of innocent Persons cooperate with the crim- inals in securing the object of the crime, Thus kidnaping becomes “a legal- ized orime.” Yet to compound a felony, to pay a ransom and agree not to prosecute, is as distinctly an offense against the law as to seize a Person and hold him for ransom; and in many states failure to inform the proper officials of the commission of & crime is penalized. Only at second hand, late, after every obstacle has been thrown in its way, does justice assert itself. The law steps in after the criminals have made their haul; brought their crime to a successful consummation by composition with the family. Missouri has a statute by which kidnaping may be punished by death. A kidnaper who took part in a case where the swag or ransom wes $30,000 has just been sentenced to death under that act. He deserves his punishment. So do his accom- Plices. Yet we,don’t know how far chance or their own clumsiness brought them to this pass. Doesn't it seem clear that if the law against compounding felonies were enforced, if it were known to practicers of this abhorrent trade that ransom would always be refused and never paid, they would have no motive to ply their trade? So long as ransom money is re- garded as “easy money,” ruffiandom will try to collect it. Hear this hard- headed law writer: No man, woman or child today, the fortunes of whose family can afford a liberal ransom, is safe from kidnaping as long as the crime is encouraged and con- doned to the extent with which we have lately become familiar. Over 300 years ago a crude sub- marine, to be propelled by oars, was constructed in England under the reign of James I; it proved of no value except as a curiosity. Fleece-bearing dogs were once do- mesticated by the Indian tribes along the North Pacific coast; a few dog- hair blankets are still in existence. Trees do not grow by stretching and lengthening their limbs; fence wires stapled to growing trees remain the same distance from the ground. In spite of the wide spread of his front legs, the English bulldog passes his hind legs outside of them when running. bs whatever from this land loaning sys- tem. The law also contemplates that, in the event of @ deficit in the interest Smoking pipes are made of special kinds of very tough and close grained wood, which do not crack or burn jeasily. On the Firing Line |. showboat. red trim with white skull and cross- bones. Some four hundred other New Yorkers paid a fee of $300 to join, and had lunch aboard the craft a few times while they planned to “initiate, foster, and participate in a renais- sance of the arts of the building and sailing of square-rigged ships.” But the Buccaneers never put out to sea. Instead, the enterprise went bankrupt and the barkentine just lay there at her moorings, riding the easy swells and wondering what next. Nothing happened, so she broke loose one night and started down the riv Playing hob with ferry traffic an finally being captured by the Coast Guard. A lot of offers came after that, The Sea ‘Scouts wanted her for a training ship and a liquor syndicate wanted to anchor her outside the twelve-mile limit as a gambling casino and night club. But nobody was able to pay the accumulated docking charges un- til the Hudson River Day Line took hold, together with Bobby Sanford, revue producer, and made her into They towed her up to Yonkers, chopped out the three center masts, The Buccaneer will never sail again. x & WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE A belated note on the Italian fly- ers: It seems that one of the high- J ren nene Al ly = self-addressed envelope is enclosed. Address Dr, William Brady, PHYSICAL CONTEST IS FINE FOR| NERVOUSNESS | As explained in the monograph| “Chronic Nervous Imposition,” fear is | the essential source of all nervous-) ness, We can’t enlarge on this here; | it is explained only conscisely in the/ booklet—what would you expect for a dime and a stamped envelope bear- ing your address? Fear is the primary emotion which gives rise to anger, rage, worry, anx- iety, irritability, sorrow, melancholia and all the other secondary emotional states that harass the “nervous.” Before you can go further in this course, children, you must have a fair conception of evolution, and you can’t get that from any critic. The instinctive or natural reaction to fear is fight or flight. It is only when or because either or both of these natural reactions are restrained or repressed that “nervousness” oc- curs. Actual combat or running away is always the best preventive of “nerv- cusness” of any kind. Fortunately there are various good substitutes for fight or flight, all physical, none mental. Dismiss all thought of “self- control” or “power to mask emotions” or “the ability to preserve nonchal- ance or to keep his temper under ex- treme annoyance.” Far better for your own health and welfare NOT to strive for such unnatural effects. Athletics is the great succedaneum for combat or escape. Althletics is the «xt of training by exercise for excel- jence in contests or games of skill, strength, agility or endurance. It is necessary to distinguish clearly ethletics from sport. Athletics is in- divigual. Sport is social or commer- cial. American college football is sport; so is the imitation staged by precocious high school children. Every school boy or school girl, even the cripple, has some game or some stunt or physical act in which he excels or at least finds enjoyment. Every boy or girl should have the chance to cul- tivate the accomplishment in which he or she finds pleasure or shows special aptitude, whether it be gym- nastic dancing, sprinting, boxing, target shooting or riding. Enthusiasm for playing checkers is far better for any one than is love of football or other commercialized sport. Interscholastic or intersectional or international sport meets are an ad- mirable outlet for emotions that might otherwise lead towards war. The world needs more such contests as the Olympics provide. It is strange that with all the bla-bla over sport in this country there are so few national contests that offer opportunities for individuals to test their abilities. PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE By William Brady, M. D. Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not to disease diagnosis, or treatment, will be answered by Dr. Brady if a stamped, in ink. No reply can be made to queries not conforming to instructions. Letters should be brief and written in care of this newspaper. ferably something which offers a chance to excel. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Dew of Sahara At this season of year I always suf- fer more than ever from pruritus and dry skin. I go as long as I dare with- out a bath... (W.O. F). Answer—Anoint the skin with a lit- Ue “Dew of Sahara”: Powdered tragacanth.......One dram Phenol, Glycerin, Oil of bergamot.......of each 5 drops Olive oil........... ..Four ounces Distilled water, enough to make ONE Pl INT. This mixture is to be shaken into an emulsion, Thick and Thin Is there anything in the theory that tke power of the intestinal villi to ab- sorb fats has everything to do with a person being fat or thin? (L. A. T). Answer—Well, we know that fats ‘are absorbed thru the villi, but that’s all we know about it. I think rather the individual’s capacity to manufac- ture insulin has everything to do with his being well nourished or thin. Any- how, in most cases where patients are much underweight a course of insulin treatment administered by the physi- cian enables them to accumulate needed flesh and more strength. Banana For Peevish Baby Our baby is 8'months old and ter- ‘tibly constipated and poorly nourished . a. (Mrs. 8. G). Answer—Send a dime and a stamp- ed envelope bearing your address and ask for “‘The Brady Baby Book.” (Copyright 1933, John F, Dill Co.) IN NEW | YORK | By Paul Harrison New York, Aug. 2.—It’s a-pretty gay datage that the five-masted barken- tine Buccaneer has embarked upon. The ship is a showboat now, the only one in these waters, and she’s full to the scuppers with pulchritude, her staunch decks echoing with the pre- cision of the chorus. Tunes have changed. It was not long ago that songs like this drifted through her shrouds and spars: “Oh, the anchor is weighed and the sails they are set. “Away, Rio!” “The maids that we're leaving we'll never forget . . . “And away, Rio—aye, Rio!” Now, though, the maids are right on board, a siren crew. The chanties they sing are those of Broadway... and muted trumpet and mellow sax now “blow the man down.” * *e A SHOWBOAT’S EVOLUTION The Buccaneer has seen excitement in her time. For a long while she carried heavy cargoes of cypress from Gulf ports, and braved the squalls and drudgery until a beer-running syndi- cate down around Philadelphia ac- quired her services. After that, pass- ing through devious ownerships, the Buccaneer one day sailed into the Hudson river, which she seems des- tined never to leave. The lines of her and her comfort- able size, together with the aura of glamor that hovers over every real sailing ship these days, soon caught the interest of a group of wealthy sportsmen. Among them were Wil- liam H. Vanderbilt, George Palmer Putnam and John McEntee Bowman. They organized The Buccaneers’ Club, bought the ship, and gave her a HORIZONTAL 1Man in the picture. 9 What is he by profession? 11 Wing part of a seed, 12 Long meter (abbr.). a) 14wild spotted [EIDIDIAI cat. = yt 15The picturea [ASIPINTIOM man rates in the top —— in his field. 16 Pastry. 26 Bone. 17 Metal plate. 27 Bill of fare. 19Some say his 28 Mother. recent work 29 What type of The most confirmed neurasthenics I have ever known were individuals without any kind of avocation, hobby or other alternative interest in life. It iz hardly possible for a man or woman to lead the highly artificial life mod- ern civilization imposes on us and pre- serve compiete sanity unless he or she has some siiccedaneum for fight or flight. Not just diversion nor amusement, but ACTION. One must DO SOMETHING aside from the daily job or the regular calling, pre- ASSOCIATE THIS NAME WITH ITS PROPER SPORT. was a —— artist is he? on his cap- €30To peruse. italistic em- 31 To cram. ployers. 33 Gaelic. 20To soak. flax. 36 Papa. 21 Postmeridian 37 Sod. (abbr.). 38 Rain in winter. 22 Pertaining to 39 Injured. alr. 41 Measure of 28 Tobacco quid. —_ cloth. 24 Dry. 42 Network, 25 Neuter pro- noun, An Artist Answer to Previous Puzzle e EO} IOIRI 1 KISIOIN] @ IN} fo ISILICIEMECIAIRISIE} ISIE[L |. MME IRIAISIE| WIOMIAINICIHIAMIPT: ISIN) 43 Woman's short ' 5 Either 7 Deer. 8 Sun god. 9 Beverage. 10 Small mite. 12 Falsifier. 13 Nationality of pictured man. 16 Bard. 18 Eatable. 19 To greet. 21 Rock, 23 Sled. 24 Slave. 27 To bungle. 28 The pictured man paints — life? 29To crumble. 30 Cheese-lil 32 Bulrush. 34 Fishes’. eggs. ——f 35 Southwest vertican *6 Cantal © 1 Ate sparingly 38 Suture. in order to re-39 Opposite of duce weight. won. 2 Ria. 40 Setter. 3 Type of collar. 42 Gypsy. 4To secure, 43 Public auto. 45 Italian river. 6 Mover's truck. 46 3.1416, 1 Wi ITIOIRIE | AID IT] 44 Second note, 45 Blue grass, 46 Energetic. 47 The man in the picture's ideology is est officers, while drawing his bath, twisted off a faucet handle while tHe hot water was running full blast, then discovered he couldn’t get the plug out . . . Knowing, he thought, a little English, he leaped to the tele- phone and called the hotel manage- ment . . . “What was that, sir? Hotter? Oh, to be sure—water! Yes, sir; immedi- ately, sir . . . Lots of water? All right sir!” . . . The officer dashed back and watched apprehensively as the tub overflowed and a steaming stream started into his bedroom ... About that time two bellboys arrived. Each bore two pitchers of ice-water. Falling in love is by no means the most foolish thing mankind does— day. * but gravitation cannot be held re- sponsible for that.—Prof. Albert Ein- stein, German scientist. * Churches that live in the past, die. —Dr. Paul trttateh St. Paul. * * Market quotations show that the * * patient must not get up too soon and must beware of drinks of high specu- lative content.—Dean Spencer of tad of Chicago, The rats are shooting from corners xk * now. In other days, when prohibition had dulled the public's sense of re- sponsibility and officials were not as stern as they should have been, the criminal had an easier time keeping out of prison—Mayor Kelly of Chi- cago. More than 82,000 state and federal convicts, working for = few cents a day, were in competition with free laboring men and women last year.— Frances ake oar of Lal * 1635-Ekcna Gray. *Elis| I, American snes, 4889-United States ts art-Consciou s American Ar' ssociation I love Dave astill—Aimee Semple McPherson, evangelist. and installed a good-sized theater. i ’ Barbs * * % France increases tariff as much as 1000 per cent on some articles, Sam Insull went to Greece. Don't tell us Joe Grundy has gone to Pranice! xk x Many a fellow who started up with @ shoestring winds-up with a tincup. * *e * Italy now has nearly a million unemployed. But there still seem to be plenty ig sae ue ‘Mussolini. The horse is coming back to the farm, reports indicate. Maybe that’s | the source of all that talk about stabilization. (Copyright, 1933, NEA Service, Inc.) About 2,000 persons could be ac- commodated in the Baths of Diocle- tian in ancient Rome; six of these establishments were constructed dur- ing the days of the Empire. CHAPTER ONE “Marriage is like reading a novel without suspense. No matter how charmeg you may be at first with the words, a sustained effort de- mands little surprises, little mo- ments of not knowing what’s going to happen,” Pamela said abruptly. Her brooding dark eyes rested on her husband taking head dives into the breakers. The beach glittered in the morn- ing light. Noisy throngs overran it. Gregarious women “taking the sun” in the shade of hooded chairs. Girls and men sprawling on the sand or playing under enormous many hued umbrellas in amazing array. Over- head a violent blue sky. Clouds like lamb’s fleece. And sun, White hot sun. Palm Beach in late February. “The difference is that you can put a book down, but even in this age it isn’t so simple to put down a husband,” the woman continued in her slow drawl. Patricia, sitting on the sand be- side Pamela’s chair, lifted amazed blue eyes to the beautiful dark pro- file. ‘Why, Aunt Pam!” she cried. “Have I shocked you?” Pamela's remote gaze turned to the bright young face. “If any other woman had said to me what you have just id,” re- terted Patricia, “and if her husband were Mr. Warren, or as attractive and—eligible as Mr. rren is, I'd vamp him away from her.” Pamela Warren laughed negli- gently. “It would no doubt amuse me to see how Jimmie would react to a vamp.” “But suppose his reaction was to love her, what would you do?” “Don’t be absurd, darling.” “Why is it so absurd? Even Palm Beach gets an attack of cold some- times. What would you do?” “One never knows positively what one would do; but I think if Jimmie wanted another woman I'd atep out. Why not? However,” she said lightly, “I can’t be a party, angel child, to your designs on the handsome person and eligible bank account of my husband. Chiefly be- cause these matters require time, and you haven’t any time to waste.” “What do you mean by that?” at your father has exhausted himself on your education. Jimmie and I would gladly‘help him if he’d accept ‘it, But any help we might give him would be — well, ‘just a gift. We would know he could never pay. And so would he. That would make it an insult to his pride to offer. I’d gladly take care of you next winter; but I doubt if he'll let me do it this summer. And besides there he is—an old man, homeless, \ ” “We have the ptantation.” “It’s gone. The caving has been very rapid these past four years that you’ve been in school. I've an idea the reason Cousin John never took you home during vacation, but always met you somewhere, was because he didn’t want you to see the havoc. Even the house is gone. Your father lives in a little shack on the back of the land. You've been living, are living now, on the price of your beautiful furniture.” “Oh, Aunt Pam!” Patricia cov- ered her face with her hands. “] didn’t tell you to hurt you, dear. You had to know.” “Of course. Oh, my darling Dad- ums, why have you done this?” “It wasn’t his fault, dear.’ “Oh, I mean all the money he’s Spt “Well, there are two ways of looking at it. He might have saved it and the two of you eked out a miserable living on it for several years longer, and you would have had no opportunities, no future. In- stead, he has used it to give you a zeason } chance, And the ASSN | Oo s, Boston has an information booth clerk who answers 5000 questions a Huh! Priend of ours who has a young son says he often answers that many just in an evening. A tryst at a fountain gets many a girl's atraw vote. Brushinz off her hat with an impatient gesture, sh you as 1 did about marriage was because I felt if you knew the truth, as I know it, you would know there’s no use in being sentimental. It wears off. The thing to do is to select a man whe can fill your life with material beauty and make your father’s last days comfortable s he has made yours in the past. Harvey Biaine is sgeh a man.” “He has a face like an old horse,” stormed Patricia. “He's enormously wealthy, and the shape of his face is a minor thing. You’d get used to that as one has to get used to many things in married life. He’s a gen- tleman, and would take good care of you. He has asked me to put in a good word for him. The word I’m putting in is for you and——” “Don’t talk any more, Aunt Pam.” Patricia’s hands dropped into her lap. Her eyes were dry, burning. She threw back her head, lifting her small white face to the sky in a gesture of supplication. Then, slowly pulling on her hat, she rése. “Aunt Pam, may I take your car? I saw Ben this morning, he told me he’d brought it down. I want to get away for a while— by myself.” “Of course, child. But hadn’t you better let Ben drive you?” “No. I want to be alone.” “Well, don’t drive recklessly. You are in a reckless mood——” “You needn't worry. I’m all Daddy has, I shan’t forget tha Pamela sighed. Her sports cos- tume of rough oyster-white brought out the rich olive tints of her skin, the satiny sheen of her black hair and deepened the velvet dusk of her large bored eyes, Eight years ago Pamela St. John, the most beautiful debutante of the season, having an enormous for- tune in her own right, had convert- ed society into a collection of ex- clamation points by rejecting a title to marry Jimmie Warren, a gay youngster who had nothing to offer her but himself and a little matter of a fortune no greater than her own. Tumultuously in love, she had married him against beleaguering opposition. overwhelming love on her side and Jimmie’s, had gone the way of most marriages, she accepted as she accepted the fortunate condi- tions of her life. She had given up trying to understand—given up the hot white rebellion that had torp her in earlier years, retreating be- hind indifference and hopeless ‘weariness, It had never occurred to her that she could love any other man. Com- paring his fine form, his rugged blondness and engaging mann with the men of their set, she w: wont to acknowledge with a faint glow of pride that there was not jone among them who was his equal. Demanding the eternal lover, she resented the routine of married lov. and grew bored. And even while she resented Jimmie’s taking her for granted, she had, unawarely, so taken him. She had not ceased to love him; she had simply ceased to find adventure in his love as he grew more and more the friend; less the lover. Her boredom had in- creased proportionately. had nd|grown more and more flat and stale. ... es Parking the car, Patricia turned into a deep new path cut through the tangle of mangrove and sea grapes which separated the road from the beach. A small, very new tent buckled in the breeze on the sea side of the jungle. Near it was es Sasa. ie a Bile of newly opened elow it, a new dory was beached. i ee She paused, minded to seek soli- tude further on. The emptiness of ‘a newborn world spread itself be: fore her defiant search. Intermin- able miles of sea and sand. Beyond the jungle hedge, life roared in end- less procession, With a shrug she continued down to the sea, and brushing off her hat with an impatient gesture, dropped on the sand. Her hair, worn in tumbled curls, was so pale that it held a silver sheen, welding with- out joint to the enormous light.’ Her sports jacket formed the one splash of red on a vastness of stir- ring gteen and gold and blue. talked tol That her in spite of nus eH Bs Continued) : 1 c : r 1 { i ik ie ah a a ei i ee ae te