The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 21, 1934, Page 4

SOPPPTATET EPR UM EOE PReErede etree sarees ies THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1934 An Independent Newspaper THE STATE'S OLDEST , NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) ? Published by The Bismarck Trib- yame Compeny, Bismarck, N. D., and fantered at the postoftice at Bismarck @s second class mail matter. GEORGE D. 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All rights of republication of all other qnatter herein are also reserved. ae | War Profits and the Bonus ‘With both President Roosevelt and he United States senate moving en- Qrgetically to put a crimp in the man- mer private citizens make money out of war, this government is at last finding an intelligent way of meet- fing the ex-service man’s demand for ® bonus. ‘The bonus has been fought over in @ongress ever since the war. Time efter time presidents and secretaries lof the treasury have mentioned all worts of good reasons why the bonus should not, could not, or would not be paid; but all this palaver has had ery little effect. Away off in the background, sel- om mentioned by anyone, but never for a moment forgotten by the ex- wervice men who wanted the bonus, foomed the vast bulk of industrial war profits. ‘Tt was all very well to tell the for- fmer soldier that by demanding « bonus he put his patriotism on a ash basis; all very well to say that 4 was unfair to the rest of the coun- try to give a man a prior claim on the federal treasury simply because fhe had been drafted into the army; the veteran had only to think of those war profits to feel completely gustified in his attitude. Meditate on some of those war Profit figures briefly. We had, for ‘to 362 per cent of their invested cap- ital. ‘We had a long list of companies making 50, 70 and 100 per cent profits Help for the Weather Man grade | cases. Belief that the federal weather bu-|crossings have much to commend| But it is an old medical is on the them as measures of unemployment i yess Uareshold of some reall voit, In contrash with OWA’ work lt igi @urrent year just made public, ‘Through a system of air mass| Would be conducted under adminis-|and after all, bnalysis, he hopes, it will be possible fo make more accurate forecasts for @hort periods. Intensive study of @vailable date may yet throw more ight on the possibilities of long- @ccurate reports for the benefit of Sivil aviation concerns. In order to obtain needed informa- ‘The result of these ‘and other ad- vances is to still further increase the accuracy—and hence the value—of the forecasting service. In the na- H R it zg a 8 = ;|Lumber Manufacturers’ only one bearing the approval of the department. A better understanding of this fact would make life a little easier for the men at Bismarck’s federal weather bureau. On a few occasions last year, when rain was predicted but did not come, they were severely censured by persons who did not. know that they already had chal- lenged the accuracy of the official forecast because they disagreed with it. All Can Enjoy a Tree ‘Those who think it a shame to cut down the small firs and spruces which serve as Christmas trees each Yuletide can save their tears. It is @ conservation move rather than an- 50| Other illustration of how our forests are being denuded. According to experts of the National association, the forests are improved if the work is done scientifically, since by thin- ning the stand the remaining trees are given room to develop more rap- idly than would be the case in un- controlled areas, Editorial Comment Editorials printed below show the trend of thought by other editors, They are published without re to whether they agree or dii 6 with The Tribune's policies. Crossing Protection (Railway Age) Out of the present total of ap- proximately 237,000 railway-highway grade crossings, about 30,400 have some form of protection in addition to the standard fixed crossing signs. Approximately 4,700 crossings are pro- tected by gates, of which 1,900 are in 24-hour-a-day, or full time, opera- tion; 1,200 are protected by watch: men, full time; 5.000 by watch- men, part time; 16,700 by visible signals—flashing or swinging lights— automatically operated by approach- ing trains; and 3,600 crossings are Protected by audible signals likewise Operated automatically. Despite the elimination of more than 10,000 grade crossings in a seven-year period, new highway construction and the opening of city streets across railway - tracks ree sulted in a net increase in this Period in the total number of grade crossings. From January 1, 1926, to the first of 1933, 10,341 rail-highway grade ci were eliminated, of which 1,938 were removed through the separation of grades by the construc- tion of or un 4 and the rest by the relocation of highways, closing of city streets and abandonment of railway mileage. ‘However, during that same period. 11,726 new grade crossings were built with the result that there was a net increase of 1,385 in the total number to $233,166,615. The cost of individual separations varies from less than $10,000, where the topography is espee cially favorable, to more than 000, with @ general average $30,000 to $40,000. What the Would be for a complete of all rail-highway grade cost of $40,000, this would involve an expenditure of less than 500 mil- lion dollars for the entire country. For @ long time elimination or protection of Grade crossings trative machinery that is already in existence, on projects that have already been studied, and in accord- ance with plans already substanti-|similarity between ally formulated. Foremost among the advantages is the wide geograph- ical distribution of such projects, which, by the way, is more nearly in in proportion to the density of popu- lation, and therefore the density of unemployment, than almost any other type of public work. They offer employment for both skilled and unskilled workmen. They af- ford opportunities for the exercise of a choice in the selection of the materials to be used, and the pur. chase of these materials introduces still hig! distribution of employ- ment. machinery will stimulate various dustry. The public demand for increased safety and reduced delays to high- way traffic at these crossings {s 50 incessant that there can be no ques tion as to the eventual expenditure of vast sums for the elimination of many crossings and the better pro- tection of a great many others. Therefore, any projects undertaken now, primarily as a means of provid- ing employment, will represent just Hl P : sEEEps s s0 much pr@gress upon an essential sity have been getiing low grades to attract the boys, says a pro- In addition, the need for|mié branches of the capital goods in- | BU! One of the removed officials was re- ceiving $25,000 a year, another $18,000, for code authority work. Eveh mogg important, the sabotaging officials ‘have lost their privilege of distributing NRA labels, NRA officers insist the cotton gar- ment industry harbored pert abo shoppers than any other industry fore NIRA and has boasted the most officials say “tragic”—and that cut- jsition of a code. board ma- throat competitive practices are |Jority decided against him, he graci- largely responsible. é ously promised to make its views ——— ‘known to the White House. VIEWED AS PERFECT CASE But the majority insisted that the structive cul NIRB lwhole board should wait upon the Price-cutting, give NRA a “perfect case” with president. They didn’t want any mis- understanding about it. to go to the courts for support of Penal, compulsory sections of NEA PROVES ITS BITE that NRA stil jacks a. wallop despite Taking : at a the mess into which it fell when most |tion temporarily, they're proud of having delivered a le All I got out of war was experience. —Vincent Astor, listed by Senate Munitions Committee as million dol- lar income ae ae war, America will demand something more than mere window dressing before she will again give her aid to An Unusually Tough Winter i Be af Figs i ia Everyone in NRA was fighting mad when such officials tried to the code by” BRE & Leaders of the industry had per- sonally promised Roosevelt to obey the findings of an impartial commit- tee, which investigated and recom- mended the “ten and ten” order. the Republican Pariy—U, 8. Senator SABOTAGE 18 HALTED Gerald P. Nye. 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