The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 11, 1935, Page 4

THE BISMARCK ‘TRIBUNN, MUNUAY, MAKCH 11, 1985 , An Independent Newspaper t ‘THE STATES OLDEST NEWSPAPER Established 1873) Btate, City and County Official News- paper. ‘Tx and Daily year outside of sad ) - 5.00 Weekly by mail in state, year 100 ‘Weekly by mail outside of North Year ....ceeeee wee 150 ‘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. Four Major Items In any review of the legislative session just ended four major items will stand out. They are the enact- ment legalizing the sale of liquor, that providing for = sales tax, one transferring a million dollars from the hail insurance to the school equal- igation fund and the laws venturing into the field of social security. Of all these, only the third will receive universal favor. There was disagreement as to some details but the major policy involved was not seriously challenged in the legisla- ture and will not be opposed by the People. In view cf the condition con- fronting our schools it was the proper thing to do. Supplementary laws placing the school system on a better financial footing also will win popu- Jar acclaim. ‘The liquor law comes in a different classification, for it marks a depar- ture from a traditional state policy which has held for the 46 years since we were admitted to the Union in 1889, Under its terms the sale of in- toxicating beverages will be legal in North Dakota for the first time in our history. Regardless of the condi- tions which have prevailed at various times during our long technical ad- herence to prohibition, the legislative action marked our first departure from the policy first established by the separate vote on the prohibition issue when our constitution was adopted, How it will work out, in the event it is permitted to become effective, remains to be seen and is no cause for immediate concern for it seems improbable that it will become effec- tive on the date fixed in the law it- self. A referendum seems inevitable. AS one commentator remarked, enough signatures to hold up its ap- plication and refer the matter to the people for another vote can be ob- tained in one Sunday by those who may be expected to oppose it. ‘When that referendum comes, the people should take the trouble to study this proposal carefully, esti- mate it in the light of conditions and vote accordingly. It is different in its terms from any of the numerous other “wet” proposals which have been considered by the legislature or ‘voted upon by the people in these last few years. When and if it is pre- sented for final determination by the people it will lack support from the sources which have promoted other liquor proposals. They may oppose it with fully as much enthusiasm as the forces which are opposed to it in principle, purely because it contains no opportunity for private participa- tion in the profits of the liquor busi- ness. If enforced it would put the boot- the Present situation in which they pay no substitute for present levies but there is no disguising the fact that it is in- tended to wrest more from the tax- Payer for governmental purposes than. he now is paying. The one excuse made for it is that it is enacted only for a limited time and that ‘maintenance of the state's credit manded it—or something like Unless the temper of the people Changed between the fall of s tt w BB itt HURBE gies gz E 4 Ai HW ie Peliediee He hil j « - | i i 8 The Bismarck Tribune |*??*2 © the social security prob- | Jem from an entirely different angle. Assemblymen who voted for the various features of the plan must have had their tongues in their cheeks as they sponsored the dawn of this new day but they could hardly have done anything else. All the lb- | people can do now is to keep close Watch on these experiments and see how they work out. As with other messes concocted by the legislature, they will find the proof of the pudding in the eating and, since they must pay the bill, will have to determine whether the bd cook was worthy of his hire. Sauce for the Goose Acting on the principle that what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander, the national association of manufacturers has offered a bill in congress which should command uni- Ler versal support. ‘It requires the government to adopt &@ system of cost accounting similar to those in use in private business. ‘The movement was started in a spirit of pique because a good many of the laws affecting business con- tain clauses which require that the books of corporations shall be open to government inspection. This has proved distasteful to the manufactur- ers’ group and the way chosen to “get back” at their tormentors has been to subject them to the same sort of publicity. From this disagreement should come benefit to the public. It is dis- tinctly possible that investigation into the affairs of some corporations is in the public’s interest. They are not without blame and some of their ac- tions have merited investigation. On the other hand, the business of government is of vital interest to the average citizen, since he pays the bills. He cannot know too much about it and the only way for him to get the information is to set up a system which bureaucrats and other public officials cannot evade. All too often politicians are prone to ignore the facts and tell the people fairy stories about their accomplish- ments. Things are made to look bright which, under any fair account- ng system, would be shown up for what they are. It would be a stroke in the public interest if this situation were corrected. The falling out of the industrialists and the government may result in real benefit to the av- erage citizen. Best Cooperators Despite the political implications which are being attached to the ad- ministration’s farm program, it is worth noting that North Dakota, normally Republican, holds the rec- ord for cooperation with this effort. ‘The number of wheat contracts signed in this state was 102,000 or ap- proximately 95 per cent of the eligible | him. Ust. This is higher than the figure recorded for any other state. Perhaps because of this fact, North Dakota will have a large part in de- ciding the plan to be followed in 1936 ‘with relation to wheat, corn and hogs. In addition to the Farmers Union committee which already is on the Job at Washington, the AAA has called in Dr. J. T. E. Dinwoodie of the state agricultural college to ob- tain his advice. As state compliance director for both these major pro- grams his experience was considered valuable and his suggestions may be given considerable weight in deter- mining what to do during the next year or two. 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, No One-Chamber Legislature re re eee “ tati group. representation is not too large to be wieldly enough for our needs, nor too small to be actually s democratic representation. A larger one would be more desirable, but would, even for our small state, be too unwieldy. : We probably waste a lot of time on | i 2 He seeghens jalan Pye Seyer des ae| TH | | F 1 i i it THE NEW DEAL JASHINGTO! BY RODNEY DUTCHE (Tribune Washington Correspondent) New Deal Ax Whetted for McCari ... ‘Trammell Mixes His Morale and Morals... American Spurs Move for Great New Highway. ‘Washington, March 11.—The ad- ministration has been trying to get up enough nerve to fire Comptroller General John R. McCarl. Some weeks ago, while a barrage of anonymous propaganda was being spread against McCarl by certain angry New Dealers, word went around among insiders that the White House was all set to remove McCarl’s enemies are still waiting expectantly, convinced the adminis- tration will find drastic action neces- sary before it starts spending the four-billion dollar relief fund it ex- pects to get from congress. Defiance of McCarl rulings by Sec- retary of the Navy Swanson, with support from Attorney General Cum- mings, is indicative of the attitude of an administration which considers }lisher McCarl an obstructionalist. ‘The New Dealers may finally de- cide to continue ignoring McCarl in- stead of trying to get rid of him. McCarl’s job is to see that appro- Priations are spent as congress in- tended, that executives don’t exceed their spending powers, and that fed- eral employes don’t get away with anything on their expense accounts. Appointed by President Harding for a 15-year term which expires next year, he is a Republican who in Republican years was principally famous for his pruning of individual expense accounts. In the last two years he has inter- fered with such New Deal plans as the $100,000,000 federal slum clear- ance corporation, the Virgin Islands rehabilitation scheme, the shelter belt program and others. New Deal lawyers, including Cum- mings, recently concluded that Mc- Carl was legally removable and s0 advised the president. Secretary Ickes, Administrator Hopkins and Undersecretary Tugwell are said to have been delighted with the idea, MIXES HIS “MORALS” Senator Park Trammell of Florida, chairman of the naval affairs com: mittee, was trying to defend Com:- GTAMP collectors of the world are eagerly awaiting the forthcoming sale of the world’s costliest stamp—British Guiana’s one cent black on magenta of 1886. Dull, smudgy, ragged, what makes this piece of paper valu- able is the fact that it is the only one of its kind known to exist. ‘The late Arthur Hind, Utica, N. Y., textile manufacturer, paid $38,025 for it in 1917, and now his widow will sell it at auction Bd t-te 4p C.— GREECE — O35. AD ono GREAT HIGHWAY BOOMED AinsHonte’ cemin! (dives Representatives of seven Latin-|Texas border to the Canal American governments are gathering |rate of $32.46. in South America for one of the most Canal. ‘The idea has been kicking around in Washington for. 10 years or more proposal concrete highway costing about $100,000,000 and 3246 miles long. The HORIZONTAL 2.Who wrote “Peter Pan"? 12 Mining huts, 44 To work for. 15 Uncommon, 17 Kinds of metal-[t] Ue rock.- 18 Icy rain. 19 Melody.” 20 Sailor. 21 Fever. 23 Drunkard. 24 Inlet of the sea. Answer, to Previous Puzsie 25 Ozone. 27 Blood of the gods. NET NS TET \a@ Nai velope in ink. No reply can be made to queries not to instructions, ‘Address De. Wiliam Brady, in care of this newepapet- if EH PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE By William Brady, M. D. re i REG i) j & a F ig F gre Hi =§ i ly 5 i j ' i I ta ru it i i F if t HE gE Gz. Hi i i i i pte Hil 1" i iE un LA ite i I iste d & “a 9 i Nil sf iO HE fe Hite : nd Egtas i i Ht i rH eae i HE ef i fie if ay fehaldt fl a TE J iy i id i i re s f t I 3 i f : ite Fed ie Ht z i Hy cereal Ik iH at ge ed ScErER a} aa i i warding off the angina pectoris. ant. The v 8; i « impending attack of It is not a stimul+ characteristic. etree throbbing or slight headache, ‘ face—should be evident a See after the tablet has i i Bi} # i lead i: is if !