The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 4, 1934, Page 4

Sn ee i THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, MONDAY, JUNE 4, 1934 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.......$7.20 Daily by mail, per year (in Bis- TRICK)... ce eeeeeseseceeesees 1.20, Daily by mail, per year (in state outside of Bismarck) ........ Daily by mail outside of North Dakota .........0005 seeesenes 6.00 Weekly by mail in state, per year 1, ‘Weekly by mail in state, three YORTS .....ccecssecsssessceeees 2 ‘Weekly by mail outside of North Dakota, per year ............. 150 ‘Weekly by mail in Canada, per year ... 2. Member of Audit Bureat Circulation Member of The Associated Préss 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, Impatience Is Natural While not as substantial as we ‘would like to see it, the rain of Sun- day promises to be of real benefit to this area. If we get enough more to soak the ground we shall not need to call into play all of the forces which the federal government is mus- tering to throw into the battle in our behalf. Meanwhile, it is just as well to con- sider the criticism which has been heaped upon the government for its alleged lack of speed in setting up machinery to purchase cattle and furnish feed in the drouth areas. On the whole it does not seem to be fully justified. The key to the whole situation is the fact that the government is like the rest of us. It was hoping for and expecting rain. There seemed no point to setting up an expensive drouth-relief machine until the need} for it became obvious. ‘When it became apparent that ac-| tion would have to be taken, the situ- ation already was very bad and dur-| ing the next few days it became steadily worse, the terrific heat wave of last week intensifying the condi- tion very rapidly. ‘We needed help then and. there and the tendency to complain because it was not “Johnny-on-the-spot” is perfectly natural. Farmers who saw their cattle dying for lack of feed| and water could be forgiven for their impatience, for if help was to be ef-— fective it was needed at once. Nevertheless, it should be remem- bered that the government is not a} magician. It cannot pull rabbits from the hat on order. As everyone knows, it first must arrange to put the rabbit in the hat. With government help in the form of a cattle-buying program and feed| relief on the way, we may yet pre- vent this from being a disastrous sea- son if we get more rain, An Important Development One of the important recent agri- cultural discoveries, we are informed from Washington, is the successful crossing of sugar cane with sorghum by the bureau of plant industry of the department of agriculture. What it will amount to no one yet knows, for the new plants are merely seedlings and it may be sev- eral years before the development is completed. When the job is finished, however, it will be of importance for many sections of the country, per- haps even for North Dakota, for it is expected that eventually a hybrid high in sugar content and with a short growing season will be pro- duced. The result would be new competi- tion for the cane mills of Louisiana and Florida, now the only states where cane is grown extensively, and the creation of new industries for other regions. In addition, it could easily mean the death knell of the sugar beet as a major article of com- merce. The great hazard in raising cane 4s an early frost. Present strains need nine months from the last frost in the spring to the first frost of winter. As this time is shortened, the area in which sugar cane can be grown will be increased. At present there seems little possibility of developing a strain which will mature in the northern part of the temperate zone— but stranger things have happened, Perished by the Sword Gangsters put Clarence (Red) Hag- zerty on the spot the other day, thereby ending a career which rivals that of John Dillinger in some re- > 3 & year-old child which had by visitors. L i to the Douglas county jail, he shot his way out and vanished. Since then the police, presumably, have been looking for him unsuc- cessfully, When they finally found him it made no difference. Someone had riddled his body with bullets and left it beside a road in Cook county, Dlinois, ‘Whatever paths “Red” Haggerty trod, they led very speedily to the grave. So it is with most modern criminals. At the very best they are poor insurance risks, There Seems No Other Way Nearing the close of a long and bitter tariff battle, congress soon will complete action on the bill giv- ing the president power to make re- ciprocal trade treaties without the consent of the senate. Sections which long have received special favors from tariff enactments are most bitter in their opposition. The lusty cries of their representa- tives have resounded through the na- tion’s legislative halls. Yet one wonders if they are not attempting that ancient impossibility of trying to eat their cake and have it, too. Restoration of our foreign trade will do quite as much for in- dustry as for agriculture and it will do a great deal for both. In 1929 our exports were valued at $9,640,000,000 whereas in 1933 the fig- ure was $3,124,000,000. Only a small part of either figure, it is obvious, was made up of agricultural prod- ucts, Granted that the power to nego- tiate such treaties is a broad one, there seems little else to do. No other way of obtaining constructive action seems to offer. The Fight for Water Incidents of the open range were recalled the other day at Belle Fourche, S. D., when cattlemen and sheepmen engaged in a battle over a waterhole. And, contrary to the tra- dition, it was the sheepmen who were the aggressors, Six sheep herders, according to a press dispatch, were jailed for tying @ cowboy to the tail of a horse which dragged him through the cactus. It is reminiscent of the “good old days”, or would be were it not for the speedy appearance of law and order and the arrest of the culprits. That introduces a new note. When the six-gun and the Winchester com- prised the chief instruments of law in the west, such matters would have been cared for locally and without “outside interference.” Tribute to America It was a fine tribute to the skill of American airplane designers and builders that Col. James Fitmaurice, famous Irish pilot, recently voiced. Colonel Fitmaurice plans to enter the London-Melbourne race, which! will be held under British auspices—| and he’s going to fly an American) Plane. I've had a look at everything the Germans have to offer, and also the Dutch, French, British, and Italians,” he says, “and I must say that the Progress the United States has made in motors and in aircraft far sur- passes anything else I have seen. “Unquestionably, your long dis- tance speed planes are the finest in the world.” Coming from a man who has done his full share of long-distance fly- ing, and is in a position to know what he is talking about, this is a notable tribute. 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. Dollar Wheat (New York Times) Wheat passed the dollar mark at Chicago yesterday. for the first time since last summer. It then reached the dolar price at the end of June and rose by July 18 to $1.17% for that month's delivery and $1.281s for May contracts. The price had fallen back to 6744 cents by Oct. 17, and recovery to 935% last January was followed by renewed relapse to 727 on April 19. Yesterday's high price for the May delivery was $1.03%. In older-time markets, especially during recovery from a long depres- sion, “dollar wheat” was news to conjure with. In such celebrated “wheat years” as 1897 and 1879, it meant that foreign shortage was opening up the markets of Europe to unprecedented shipments from America. But that situation today is reversed. While the prospect for har- vest abroad is always more or less uncertain at this season, estimates have indicated that Europe's unsold “carry-over” from previous seasons is perhaps three times the normal. Everyone knows that the rise of 25 cents a bushel since the beginning of May has resulted from the destruc- tive drouth and unseasonable heat that have prevailed throughout our own most productive area. Speculative markets are mostly guessing at the actual damage; the last monthly government crop esti- mate was compiled before conditions became disturbing, and the next will not be published until more than a week from now. Whatever its reduc- tion from the May forecast of yield, its significance will necessarily be affected by the presence of a carry- over from other harvests which, though doubtless reduced by the rela- tively small wheat crop of 1933, is still far in excess of normal. But the moral of the situation is the same as has repeatedly been presented here- later he walked out of| tofore when attempts were made at Douglas county, Wis., jail carry-| arbitrary curtailment of agricultural production. Nature has a way of tak- ing a hand.’ There may have been a Plausible argument in favor of paying was arrested in| wheat farmers to curtail their acre- recaptured him| age of wheat; but if the crop damage | Another Indus’ trial Menace ot | self-addressed envelope is enclosed. 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, Letters should be brief and written in ink. No reply can be made to queries not conforming to instructions. Address Dr. William Brady, in care of this newspaper. ATHLETIC ADVISERS AND THEIR CRYOPHOBIA Cryophobia or fear of cold is ramp- ant among athletic trainers, coaches, directors, managers and promoters, who place much emphasis on the al- leged danger of sudden cooling or chilling after a workout or a warm- ing up. No, no, Mr. Wiseacre, I am not go- ing to say that it is all right to ex- pose yourself to sudden chilling after a hot game or a race or any form of vigorous exercise or muscular work. I'm not so goofy as you may think. The well trained athlete need not be so careful, for his metabolism responds to strains that are too great tor the untrained athlete. The man or woman who is unaccustomed to hard muscular work or play must be exceedingly careful, for his or her metabolism is incapable of meeting even slight strains. It is advisable, then, that any one take precautions to avoid too quick cooling or chilling immediately after a hard muscular effort of any kind. It is wise to seek a comfortable place to rest, at least a place sheltered from cold wind. It is well to put on some extra clothing for a while, no matter whether there is much sweating or not. As for bathing, that is an in- dividual question. The well trained athlete will enjoy and should have a cool shower as soon as he likes; the poorly trained athlete should have only a tepid or warm bath immedi- ately after the race or contest. The amateur unaccustomed to athletic ac- tivity or hard work had better take only a short warm bath, the shorter the better. Following the bath all alike should put on enough clothing or covers to insure against any chill- ing, but not enough to produce or keep up sweating. It should be clearly understood that the sweating in any case has no par- ticular bearing on the question. Sweat- ing is the physiological cooling pro- cess. It is insignificant so far as elim- inating any waste matter or “toxic” substance is concerned. Practically all that is excreted in sweat is salt and water, The reason for these precautions against too sudden chilling or cooling after exercise is of course to prevent stiffness or soreness in and about the muscles that have been working so hard. Products of combustion of muscle tissue or sugar or fat are car- ried off through the circulation, not through the sweat, and the precau- tions are to prevent too sudden con- striction of the circulation in the muscles. That would tend to keep the products of metabolism too long in and around the muscles, and that means soreness, lameness or stiff- ness, Above all, do not confuse the effects of too quick cooling upon the mus- cles with the imagined effects of ex- posure to cold when one is “over- heated” or sweating from some pas- sive cause, Such sudden cold is not only not dangerous or harmful but is often an excellent thing for the health, QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Chalk This Down Uncle declares ordinary French chalk (magnesium carbonate) will neutralize acidity in the stomach as well as chalk you buy at the drug store. (C. E. P.) s. Answer—French chalk is not suit- able for medicinal use. Magnesium carbonate, which comes in two forms, called heavy and light magnesia, is used as an ant-acid. But magnesia on combining with the acid in the stomach becomes cathartic, and that renders it less desirable than prepared chalk (calcium carbonate) as an ant- acid for ordinary use. Send a dime and a stamped envelope bearing your address, for booklet “Guide to Right Eating” which gives particulars about the use of chalk and diet for excessive acidity. Oleomargarine Recently in answer to a query you stated that butter contains Vitamin A and Vitamin D and perhaps other vitamins which are not present in cleo.” According to the committee on Foods of your American Medical asso- ciation one meat fat brand of oleo- margarine is “equivalent to butter in Vitamin A content and somewhat su- Perior in Vitamin D; these vitamins are natural to the whole milk and oleo oil ingredients.” (A. H. A.) garine, which necessarily contains chemical preservative, is poor in vita- mins. But the high grade oleomarga- |rine to which you refer is made from full cream whole milk, prime oleo and jneutral leaf lard. The oleo oil is pre- pared from fats of prime beef, con- \taining vitamins. So this high grade joleomargarine is nutritionally equi- |valent to butter. (Copyright, 1934, John F. Dille Co.) The NewDeal Washington Women Will Put Punch in 1934 Cam- paigns Miss Roche and Mrs. A Bowler Step into Spotlight . Satyr Leers at the New Deal . . . Budget Boss Goes Biking Minus Garters By RODNEY DUTCHER (Tribune Washington Correspondent) Washington, June 4.—Some of the most vigorous and colorful of this year’s campaigns will be made by women. Miss Josephine Roche's bid for the governorship of Colorado is to be tak- en seriously. She is forceful and able, popular in her state, and has strong Political backing. The political backing, which is per- haps the most important factor to consider, will come primarily from Senator Edward P. Costigan, Assistant Secretary of the Interior Oscar L. Chapman, organized labor, and Color- ado’s Young Democrats. Ex-Governor Billy Adams, who has Answer—Thank you for the correc- tion, However, low grade oleomar- served more than 50 years as a state legislator or governor, hasn't decided A Famous Sister poneeae Answer to Previous Puzzle in Congress. 4, 10 17 Doctor. ‘the American fe ULILT AND ITTETITrI Zen 18 Spain. woman in the DIL Te) IAISIETAMEO!ICIAMMS! VEIVIE! 20 She was a Re picture? IDIEICIONISMEE OIE NI INEM) (Ole SIO} 5] —idpublican —— iret IMBC SIMO LLLANE] eter 110 5 IeAnnounces’ -ASIOMIE MAINS] LNTZELF® 26 Sack 17 Packs of cards, INBBAILIE} ports, 19 Narrative poem, 21 Type standard. te 22 Gibbon. ita tt 24 Hotel. ch eicis 25 Evil. A 26 Dense tissue witherwork. around teeth, 46 Eucalypt trees, 28To counter- 47 Manner. sink. 49 Male a Bo Billiard shot. 50 Sesame $2 Ovum. 51 Detests. B3 Picture taking 53 Ever (con- machine, traction). $4 Towar 85 Rites for the dead. $6 Minute skin 54 She was —— stor her brother 55 Her brother is il former Vice enings. President ——, 87 Minor note. siti 88 Bellow VERTICAL 41 Palm stems used for 2To wander. 3 Sneaky. ‘ah am rT NN S\N ia CELT FEY LW" TNS IW di ND Ni Ww \aann 27 Ethical, 29 Self. 30 Beaten. 31 Pertaining to the cheek, 33 Remedies, 35 Parchments Ba preainelsh: tor book covers ssiageciag 36 Inner court in 6 One who in- a house. structs by dis- 39 Curse. course, _ 40 Butter, lard, 7 Wild ox. ete. 8 To depart. 42 Like. 9 Beers. 43 One row of a series. 10 Genus of 44 Welght allow. : ance for waste 11 Annelid. 45 Pertaining to 13 Mohammed- air. anism. 47 Subsisted, 16 She was her 48 You. brother's —— 51 Pronoun. while he was 52 South Carolina Nil * Niall PN PNT oll CE a Hw whether he will also enter the race against Ed Johnson, the present gov- ernor. That means that his nephew Sen- ator Alva Adams, hasn't decided yet whether he can support Miss Roche. This country hasn’t had a woman governor for some time except Miriam Ferguson, in Texas, whose husband Jim is supposed to be the real gover- nor there. Costigan’s political power in Color- ado resembles that of Senator George W. Norris in Nebraska—a personal strength. Chapman managed his last successful campaign as well as that of Adams, and probably could have had the gubernatorial nomination if he had wanted it. Miss Roche will run on a New Deal platform and her own record. She is Perhaps the best-known woman in- dustrialist in America, as president of the Rocky Mountain Fuel Company. She has always been a fighter for social justice and made cooperation with union labor the keystone of oper- ation in her mines. THEN THERE'S MRS. BOWLER Then there's energetic Mrs. Ger- trude Bowler, Democratic national committeewoman in Wisconsin, who may be her party’s candidate to op- pose Senator Bob LaFollette on the Progressive ticket and the regular Re- publican candidate next November. Active in politics long before the Democrats amounted to anything in Wisconsin and a leader in the wom- en’s wing of the repeal movement, Mrs. Bowler has campaigned vigor- ously for nomination. Many saloons, barber shops, beauty Parlors, stores and cafes are plaster- ed with Bowler posters. She tells la- bor of its advantages under the recov- ery program and urges it to hold up strikes until industry gets back on its feet. She tells the farmers how she sawed as a girl. Thus far no very strong male competition has appeared against her. An ve, earnest, amiable, and extremely active woman, she has & good chance of nomination unless the men drag out a dark horse against her—which is likely. AHA, DR. WIRT, LOOKIT! The thing Secretary Wallace and Assistant Secretary Tugwell didn’t ‘mention in their public comments on the Agriculture Department’s new classical mural by Gilbert White is something no one can quite expiain. Sprawled up over a mound, cast- ing eyes across a couple of pumpkins at @ nude lady in the foreground, is & brown satyr—horned, hooved and Playing pipes. This satyr at first glance usually is for a calf. The beholder is 80 astonished by the languid, elysian, white-robed, loafing or playing char- acters in the pastoral scene—repre- senting agriculture—that one may miss him altogether. The way to spot him is to observe the girl leaning against a tree and some sheaves. She holds a sickle in her hand and looks quizzically down should have been allowed in the De- | partment of Agriculture, \ | JUST SOME OBSERVATIONS | Budget Director Lew Douglas, who | has resumed riding his bicycle to work | and doesn’t wear garters . . . Vice President Jack Garner, who says, “Sit in the vice president's chair there and see how it feels!” meanwhile settling himself into @ big, comfortable morris chair. (The vice president’s chair, a| wood and leather swiveler, isn’t so uncomfortable, either.) . . .Corne- lius Vanderbilt, Jr., cocktailing at the Shoreham and telling interested gals about his new novel, “Washington,” wood, milked cows, and planted corn SYNOPSIS Ann Haskel, taciturn, independ- ent mountaineer, rules the little vill of Pine Knob, in the with an iron hand. Though erally considered hard and un- ending, Ann could also be ex- tremely generous. A |-worki: farmer herself, Ann disapproves o! the useless life led by th vacationists at the Lodge. th beh is “rg except ‘ arrol, lovely young artist, whose work means more to her than her wealth; yet Ann consid- ers Diane’s painting a waste of time. The latter, however, greatly admires the mountain woman, who sacrificed her own happiness for her son’s future. Years before, death of her first husband, Ann had placed her = Herbert, in the care of an pope oy it lucate ir rly. ie has not seen es Een 5 In his place, she raised a ne’er-do- well stepson, Jeff T one day, John unexpec: edly returns. Diane happens to be at the station when he arrives and offers the stranger a lift. Th trapped in the woods by he: rains and forced to spend the there. John Herbert confides in Diane that, although he law, his heart is in writing and he hopes his mother will not be di: appointed. Thrown together as re, a comradeship is formed sucl Diane had never before ex- perienced. Next morning, Ann to the rescue. John Her bert is stunned when Diane intr: duces the crude mountaineer as his mo! ng her emotions, coldly : “I ‘lowed you war Herb when I first ketched sight of you.” lonths later, Hite poor) boresknster, 8 ly arranging John Herbert desk when she catches Jeff, sneak- ing into room with a jug of liquor. She reminds him of Ann’s warning that her son must not Tearn of the still. Just then, John Herbert a; laring at him hatred and envy, sinuates that it isn’t eggs that Ann supplies | neg oe Lodge. Nance or- CHAPTER XVII. i aim to hi "f Jordan,” Jef retorted, » jug in hand, he ap- Pheorne The man looked hello, Jeff!” he said, pleasantly. Ri were narrow slits of glanced ut his pencil down, and sat his chair. Looking up with smil- re native but you what’ air zon. a-meanin’ by *mRcin Ganilings ohn “Eretbert, , John Hert ° ained, "I don't esre for « drink jothing--so far as I know.” “You're durned tootin’ thar ain't ’ the matter with hit, Thar ain't no bee er nowhar in theso Tithe evidence appears to sub- stantiate the truth of your asser- — the young man agreed, ie. , eP illin to accept your am judgment as to quality of your ohn miis zoe hit’s . it certain! Potent “I know what's the matter with you; in’t drinkin’ ‘cause hit’s me askin’ “Oh, come now, Sen, don’t be like \t. “Wal, that thar’s the way I be. I know what you're a-thinkin’, We- uns ain’t good 'nough fer you an’ your kind over to the Lod We- for elci's youall to drtak with ner fer sich as you: ner live with ner work with ner nothin’ wealthy ion— which Neil describes as “glamorous” |droy his head in me silence, ound ain't so ey much,” challenged the other. “i’m plum’ sick of you an’ your, book l’arnin’ an’ your high an’ mighty ways. I’m better man than you any way you want to take me.” at the Sofia kwoodsman, He seemed, indeed, to have forgot ten that he was not alone. Je id was puzzled. There was something here which was to all his experience. In the sax sosteaners set, when a gentleman assumed the tone and manner which he was exhibiting Ann Haskel’s son it wa: customary for the one s0 roached to pay strict attent lance Jordan un the eth- ics of the occasion ey and moved to a position of safety. B John Herbert seemed to h: Jeff’s eyes were narrow slits of evil said, venom. the least idea of what it was all about. Apparently he was brood- ing over something entirely ap Pointaliy. dostiwh hint te eonsider) in 01 ir. Porthe baffled Jeff consulted "Nance with a look of bewildered inquiry. terrupting Jaki Herbert's thoughts le s and fake himselt elsewhere. se ae cai . is mou the betk of Bis‘band, be bent an. other ferocious look upon the indif- ferent poet. Moving as if to extend the ft jug toward the other, he hesi- and withdrew the half-offered courtesy. Dellbacaiay, be Cie cay es in a fierce phisper, dast pick a it you do you'll die, sure as ever you war borned.” “Shucks!” retorted the other in the same guarded tone. “I've ipped better men than he'll ever be an’ didn’t even know I'd been a-fightin’, Look at him! He's skeered stiff right now.” “He ain't, neither, skeered. He jest ain’t a-mindin’ you, that’s all— no more'n if 7 war a skeeter a-buzzin’ ‘round.” “T'll Varn him to mind ‘bout me,” returned Jeff, seranaiy. “T’ve done Cael now I'm a-going to He started purposefully toward the unmingtal Sola Herbert, when a cay Isugh from outside the house in ited. TU} ‘The laugh was followed by had sent another telegram butler, telling him that she had de- cided te seceain some time longer ing. The effect ‘the mood) of Ann Haske! wes gical, leaitter- 8 at this strange being, who never! ; “Lord! but it’s good to see you.” a the | about it—the cat and which will portray various capital ters. “(coperight 1934, NEA Service, Ine.) i r f they will receive as part 0! nett hog income during 1034 ae early 1935 three substantial redu i payments from the AAA, cle sre contract signers should regi at open market prices as only @ pal their total income from hogs. ——— entina has about 186,000 acres of forest, land, aan one-fourth of a of the country. Neneh fs the greatest single world cause of vision impairment and blindness, — FLAPPER, FANNY SAYS: "REG. U. S. PAT. OFF. i l { Girls interested in heavy weights often have their eye on the ring. “Diane!” He sprang to his feet. One would we thought he had not seen her for ages. Certain- ly no one would have guessed they had spent the evening before to- ike mi gether in @ canoe on the moonlit John Herbert did pene even look] ri \7 iver, “What's the trouble?” she smiled. “Won't your sonnet jell? Has your muse given you the gate? Take m: advice and ignore the wench. She'll come back if you treat her with proper indifference.” Jeff and Nance, at the other end of the room, listened open-mouthed with wonder to this strange talk. John Herbert smiled ruefully. “I have about concluded that Jeff is n.| right. I should be one corn, making hay, killing hogs, or cho} ping mods I can’t write. I’m ee one of your despised ‘dabblers,’ Diane.” light. His voi Mees is voice was charged with “Nonsense!” she retorted poner. “Xen've Ve the molly- grubs, "t I know? I get so dis- couraged sometimes when my stuff won't come right that I swear I'll always dor Buck upt" Wei oo a anay P| come “You discouraged! You know what discouraged me ee could you? You're so competent— 80 sure of yourself, look what you've accomplished! You have arrived. 1 haven't even started.” “Aren't you forgetting that I had to start, too? Haven't I had to live through the dreadfully le: of beginning? As for m: cess, what does it really amount re in a place of} to?’ He reto: bitterly: “It a: to your Dread and butter. yon ae li by your work. You're not dependent upon anyone.” ‘That’s not like you, John Her. bert. Do you think my art means to me nothing more than brea and Don’t you know that I am rd to the really big thing that is still so far beyond my reach?” She con: thought. fully, and her Ci as she looked at him were serious. “I’m not so darned eure that I even know what the really big thing is. I thought I did. But lately I’m not so certain.” hoe an se move toward she drew Hedy: “Even when we me @ want we can’t alwa: plish it. ‘That picture T started ns on the of Shady Creek is a case in point. Remember T told you effect I tried for and failed to come mile of? I'm going to cay try this afternoon. I have a Rotion the afternoon light will be better, Want to come along? We could console each other with our fail. ures—be miserable together.” He looked at her ancbifully, "pq are laughing at me!” John Herbert was never quite sure wi eh at him or not, J ;