The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 10, 1935, Page 4

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All rights of republication of all other matter herein are glso reserved, Inspiration for Today Tt is easier for a camel to go through the eye of @ needle, than for s rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.—St. Mark 10:25. see Prefer loss to the wealth of dishonest gain; the former vexes you for a time; the latter will bring you lasting remorse —Chilo, (reece THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1935 B a= es Oil Exhaustion Bogey Bobs Up Again, With Startling Figures Behind It... Why the Firemen Hurry Back Is Revealed ... We Owe More, but Pay Less Interest . . . Japan’s a Customer Worth Placating. Ww , May 10.—Between attacks on the ad- ministration, members of the Chamber, of Commerce of the United States had much else to say. Some of it was worth hearing, For instance, there was new light on what's happen- ing to the nation’s oil supply. A-few years ago the depletion of oil reserves was almost a national bogey. Many scientists were warning that before many years there’d be no more oil or gasoline and it would just be too bad. Then some big new fields were dis- covered and nearly everyone forgot about the fears. Wallace E, Pratt of Houston brought us up to date on the situation. Pratt is vice president of the Humble Oil company and has been a geologist all his life, It seems there are between 10 and 12 billion barrels of proved oil reserves in the United States, which com- pares with neerly 17 billion barrels already taken from American wells, which is about equal to proved re- serves elsewhere in the world, eee DISCOVERIES FALL BEHIND Those reserves, if not augmented, would last about 12 years at the present consumption rate. To maintain them in face of anticipated future demand, Pratt said, would require discovery of about one billion barrels of new oil each year for the next decade. But Pratt showed that annual discoveries had at last dropped well below the amount of annual production. In the four years 1931-34 annual discoveries were less than the average in any five-year period since 1911-15. This discovery amount dropped to 580 millions from in Washington WITH RODNEY DUTCHER Should Support the Farmer In the welter of proposals now before con- Bress it seems entirely possible that North Da- kotans are getting excited about the wrong things. The social security plan, for example, com- mands the interest of a great many persons who are enthused enough to write their con- pressmen about it. The utility holding company bill has en- fisted the attention of many persons, as has the bonus, which is, of course, a matter of special importance to war veterans. Banking legislation has its followers and so on down the line with a score of other meas- lures. Our people are interested in these, of course, but if they wish to attend to the one item of major interest to them they will urge their congressmen and senators to see that the agri- cultural allotment plan, the farmers’ tariff, is continued with such revisions as are justified by changing conditions and the light of past experience. The west has been subjected to a terrific barrage of propaganda, both for and against the allotment plan and, as is true of nearly:all arguments, there is right and wrong on both sides, Heading the attack on the plan are the food processors and dealers and other business- men who, though it may be contrary to their own interests, are allied with them. The American Liberty League, for example, which is described by the Chicago Journal of Commerce as representing corporations and in- dividuals with a capital totalling 87 BILLION dollars, is active in the fight against allotment plan extension. Right now, the major argument is over amendments to the agricultural adjustment tact, approved by a house committee and await- ting a vote in congress, On one side are lobby- 1990 million barrels a year for 1926-30 and 820 millions for 1921-25. u If both present production rate and rate were maintained, ofl would give out in about 25 ye Consumption may increase and discovery decline. vice versa. Pratt didn't say that. ote WHY FIREMEN HURRY BACK The only joke one picked up was from Henry H. Heimann, executive manager of the National Associa- tion of Credit Men, who hag the theory of “Jess government in business” to the point of suggest- ing that hundreds of millions of dollars could be saved if the fire insurance companies overnight took over all fire departments in the United States and concentrated on fire protection. Heimann is on the city fire commission at Niles, Mich., and he told this one: “‘Henry,’ this friend o: mine said. ‘I can understand why your trucks speed to a fire, but for the life of me I can’t understand why they go at such a rapid pace back to the station.’ “About that time the village half-wit butted into the conversation. “‘Humph,’ he said, ‘that’s easy. If they didn’t hustle back they would forget what was trumps.’” oce OWE MORE; INTEREST LESS It was Sidney J. Weinberg of Goldman, Sachs & Co. New York, who pointed out that annual interest requirements on the big federal debt are even less today than 10 years ago, when the debt was eight billion dollars smaller. eee JAPAN'S WORTH CODDLING The key to the administration's frigid attitude to- ward proposed action against imports from Japan was supplied by Assistant Secretary of State Francis B. Sayre. The administration figures third best customer, behind only that she buys goods worth nearly she sells us; and that if we start good customers like that, we'll be cutting our own necks. Sayre said that even in 1933, with this country was exporting 66 per cent of per cent of all industrial machinery, aircraft engines, 28 per cent of its canned 80 on. He had figures which added up to elimination of foreign markets would toss 000 persons on relief rolls. | | oe MORE REGULATION SEEN Among all the round table speakers, apparently the business in fc W. F. Gephart of the First National Bank of St. Louis. “Business men must submit increasingly .to reason- able regulation,” he said, “but in arriving at what is reasonable regulation they must take a more active part in government and the proposed legislation.” (Copyright, 1935, NEA Service, Inc.) OLITICS | - at the - NATION'S CAPITOL is By BYRON PRICE Washington is learning that the privilege of spending four billion dollars will not be, politically, an un- mixed blessing after all. The very bitter disputes which have broken out between federal relief of- ficials and a half dozen ‘state ad- ministrations tell only a part of the story. From the political viewpoint, Mr, Roosevelt and his helpers in spending must reckon with such other factors as the disappointment of local offi- cials and private citizens who ask for money and receive none; the opposi- tion charges of graft and political manipulation, whether it exists or not; the dangers which lurk in per- sonal rivalries in the works relief set-up; and the complications which appear unavoidable in the handling of relief funds down in local communities, ** © Appointments Confusing A large part of the trouble begins right at home in Washington. Most of the key figures in the spending organization—particularly Mr. Ickes and Mr. Hopkins—have made numerous enemies on Capitol Hill. To get the relief bill through ‘at all, the administration leaders had to give certain assurances that the authority of these men would be lim- ited. In announcing his selections for the important relief posts, the Pres- {dent adopted, manifestly for the the §|same reason, a strangely confusing Reprinted to With Other method of publicity, He announced on one day that Mr. ‘Walker would head the “applications division.” Almost everyone jumped ps that helps explain the caution .|with which he is proceeding. of the set-up, and on the f about the same thing happened to Mr. confusing, as many people supposed it was intended to be; but it salved some worried spir- its, and for the time being seems to have left everyone concerned feeling pretty good. x see ‘Enemies Being Made’ The new halo of friendly cooperation and good fellowship about its head to help withstand the shock which descended upon it almost immediately, State and municipal officials con- gregated in Wi in almost unbelievable numbers. They found the work relief situation so involved, and so hedged about with technical- ity, that many of them went away very much discouraged. Eventually many must be ited and probably alienated, for even four bil- lions will go only so far. These local officials also brought} to Washington stories of disappoint- ments down at the other end of the lMne—among the recipients of relief ves. One mid-western mayor told the Even those on relief, he said, were growing embitted because Mr. Hopr Kins’ social workers were prescrib: ing diets nobody likely and insisting on regulations for which nobody could figure out the reason. ‘The remedy proposed by this par- ticular city official was to place the administra- cratic party organization—which was pictured as also about to join the ranks of the disgruntled because it Too much stress is laid on punish- ment, too little upon understanding the criminal. Swift and certain pun- ishment is needed, but not brutality. And mere punishment without pre- vention is futile —August Vollmer, ex- _ crime detection and preven- The fact is that our constitutional tanic was when it was struck by & submerged floe—James M. Beck. ehind the Scenes [Te Tetewrt One Sen Monster, 1s Another! | shinee insti | Your Personal Health By William Brady, M. D. ‘aining to health but not 4i ik. Address \ Brady will answer question: ease or diagnosis, Write lette: briefly and in ink. Brady in cy ‘of The Tribune. All queries must be accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope. GET YOUR VITAMINS BUT DON'T LET VITAMINS GET YOU through cycle by the more liberal use of “the protective foods,” contain the vitamins in greater amount. And Sherman probable that (with humans) liberality of intake of calclum and mins A, C and G are all factors in the attainment and maintenance superior condition of nutrition and positive health. From has reached « similar conclusion in respect to and C, that is to say a more liberal supply of these vitamins than is sery merely to prevent xero| ‘optimal i get from their food, especially and take no thought to include the “protective” foods in tl Nelson (Agriculture Dept. Bureau of Chemistry of Soils) @ person who eats an egg @ day gets all the vitamin D he needs ‘ Pub. D content of egg-yolk on hens to sunlight or ultraviolet ort a ge Fy cae QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS T have been living in steam heated: English a basement fc Many fiends tll me basements are alas damp and unbeal @ daug! & baby 11 months old. Do out of the basement? (Mrs. H. K.) Aoelicaiey Answer—Not if you are comfortable there. The notion that ments are damp and unhealthful” is just a notion. Just see dren get their share of sunshine, My dentist never sterilizes his instruments and often goes patient to another without doing more than wipe off his instruments. there danger of infection? (J. G. G.) Answer—Danger? It is practically certain that the filthy man patronize quack dentists? (Copyright 1935, John F. Dille Co.) ‘% DARK BLOND BEGIN HERB TODAY MILLICENT GRAVES, overetary te GEORGE DRIMGOLD, fade employer im JARVIS te nelp i if it 1 8 Hi olrel bi ie i [ il 3% He soe Wes pene, H i . i Fd Hd i bs H q id | i gv E i i z E I i i rigs z Eye i 8 i s F e i f F ; é i i He at 8 5 FR HL i 4 tee s tion needed a|form of gavernment is as the Ti-| infection from one victim to the next. But what do you expect when you ry i to the conclusion that Mr. Walker would be the really big figure in work gp |Teliet. day, the Whtie House an- t another tremendously dite E ; DITORS The King’s Jubilee Ists who would make the AAA an agency rep- resenting the food processors and dealers, de-| g: pigned to protect their interests. (New York Herald-Tribune) On the other side are the Farmers Union, the Grange and the Farm Bureau, speaking] in showering hele sonata rete a, Tal fein todey. for the organized farmers of, America. has for twenty-five years worn the British crown and Representing the northwestern section of pupils . oe Poy leroy Ary Pia aces the Farmers Union is a committee which hag|!mmense jubilee observances, which open today in Lon- mong its members several North Dakota eg te alee nny s eieed, quite farmers. a properly, ase “familly enareaten wt they have not In commenting on the Washington situa-|the British “family” in other lands, and the official tion this committee comes out strongly for the|Presslons of good will trom Pel yl oiodlersicd pmendments, Its analysis shows ro correc- fndividuals i whose name ie eae + tion in the method of figuring wheat parity |Datched. will ad $47,000.00 to the pocketbook of the has oocufled the rita ihone bes, brought merican wheat farmer, Britain, as elena ore It also is strongly in favor of licensing ele Pay tiss: iae But it has only Healers in agricultural products where a maj-|enigmatic strength of the monarchy 9s an prity of the producers feel it necessary, Re- tesa Of ihe cittide Oman) clothed hy tailers would be exempt from such licenses and & two-thirds vote of the farmers would be nec- i E Ht 22 But next nounced thai Hy gs uy 343 g iz il H 1 Hi it i | American Explorer HORIZONTAL A Noted explorer [Ay] THe was — of IN] Answer to Previous Pussie 10 Night before. ( ee 11To withdraw. The apartment was in the great- est disorder, Chairs were over turned. The table had been tipped on {ts side, a leg smashed, and aftl- licent was horrified to discover several ugly dark splotches on the carpet, on the furniture, and even on the wall itself, Evidently there had been @ terrific strugsia, She flung open the door of the closest and looked inside, hoping yet dread- ing to discover some trace of the polar expedi- tion. 12 Uncommon, 18 To rub out, 16 To wander. 17Gem. 18014 French measures, 19To encounter. scholars. are 21 To originate, #3 To find fault. [AIT MT OJOIN|S} NIAIDIE TSEC IUIT] ATSISIE (TS MS) Wie MEM ATUIL Hams AINIA| 4d HARES ¢ EEL + A = heel +TOP = rat # AESOP, 36 Radio antenna. 40 Fuel, 41 Melody. if i essary before they could be imposed. A second amendment which is being bitter- Sy contested, would grant the adjustment ad- ministration the right to look at the books of food processors operating under marketing agreements and licenses. There are some logical objections to this, such as the conten- tion that it would create an army of govern- ment snoopers. Yet it would seem the right of so-important an industry as agriculture to know whether it ip getting a fair deal from the industries allied with it. The third amendment under fire is that for an “ever-normal granary” plan, designed to facilitate the use of government loans to pro- tect farmers against ruinous prices in case of pver-production and to protect consumers agsinst high prices by the storage of food Living only by the force of an it yet shows a surprising flexibility of adjust- ment to present needs and conditions, Bereft of near! all political power, {t remains a power of the first im- Patter twenty-five. years, which ordinary ir twenty-five years, by all tests should have destroyed it, it is still there, commanding & Greater popular interest, a more romantic loyalty than ever. The vast and cheering throngs today jamming London's streets attest the soundness of the witticism igoanead that hat Red revolution should ever arrive would undoubtedly appear under the guise of “His Majesty's Communist Government.” The tribute mark, and the truth which it reflects, is a the moderation, common sense and stability of ish peoples. But it is also a tribute to ties in the man whom the millions of the British Com- mMonwealth of Nations have for twenty-five years known as His Majesty. lowing the lead of one or the other groups en- products for use in times of low production feaused by drouth or other natural factors, The first historic record of this plan is that devised by Joseph in Egypt but Biblical preee- Went is not enough to win the support of Ameri- fan food processors, . In view of the fact that few persons have ~-$he time or inclination to give this matter per- gaged in the argument. For North Dakota this choice should be an easy one. More than is true in any other state, our prosperity and business development is de- pendent on farming. North Dakota should stand as a unit for what the farmer wants. Her business people should help him to get it. To do otherwise would-be contrary to their own 50 Fairy. 82 Long live, 53 Stem joint. $8 Egyptian river 54 Ventilated, 34To broaden. 55 Dolphine-like 85 Oat grass. creature, 56 He reached 37 Nimble. He received 38 Concise. ‘89 To shape stone 57 45 Heathen god. the congres- VERTICAL 1 Partridge. 2 Knock. 42 Cow's home. 43 Shed blood. 44 Guided, 3 Age. 46 Drone bee. 4Snaky fish. 47 Poem. § Twelve months. 48 Sheltered 6 Com; piace. 60 Pastry. 81 Finish, 52 Inlet. 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