The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 19, 1935, Page 4

4 The Bismarck Tribunet An Independent Newspaper THE STATE’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) State, City and County Official Newspaper Published by The Bismarck Tribune Company, Bis- marck, N. D., and entered at the postoffice at Bismarck 8 second class mai) matier. George D. Mann President and Publisher Archie O, Johnson Kenneth W. Simons Secretary and Treasurer Editor Subscription Rates Payable in hn) Daily by mail outside of ‘Weekly by mail in state, per year Weekly by mail outside of North 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 the local news of spontaneous origin published h All rights of republication of all other matter herel: also reserved. ehind the Scenes | in Washington WITH RODNEY DUTCHER @: eo Rumblings of Byrd Rebellion Against F. R. Come Out “Leat of Virginia ... Raking” is Boon to Wiseacres «+» House Seesaw Course Not So Hard to Understand. Washington, July 19.—The administration is re- ceiving confidential reports that Senator Harry Byrd of Virginia is organizing his state for a Byrd delegation to the next Democratic national convention. Although Byrd has persistently attacked the New Deal, this is the first news that any conservative Demo- crat is planning actively to oppose Roosevelt’s renomi- nation. And it’s causing plenty of commotion back stage. , Pro-Roosevelt forces in Virginia say Byrd will have the support of the veteran Senator Carter Glass, an- other outspoken administration critic. Certain federal employes who owe their appoint- ments to Byrd are doing the spadework. The fact that they continue to do so leads to the assumption that their work is not without the senator's knowledge. Recently @ minor federal official visited his home in Virginia and talked up with local people the idea of starting work for a Roosevelt-instructed delegation. Soon afterward, Byrd had written the official's lor officer complaining of this employe’s “political activity.” Having received most of the federal patronage in Vir- oy ginia and indirectly controlling state patronage, Byrd's tightly knit political machine now dominates that state. A substantial anti-machine, pro-Roosevelt faction, however, is organized there for the first time in many Mlyears. It includes some congressmen and two former Inspiration for Today I have shewed you all things, how that so la- bouring ye ought to support the weak, and to re- member the words of the Lord Jesus, how He said, it is more blessed to give than to receive —Acts 20:35. eee A rich man without charity is a rogue; and perhaps it would be no difficult matter to prove that he is also a fool—Fielding. Share the Wealth One of the common claims of those who would perform major surgical operations on the Ameri- can business and social systems is that a very few people own arid control all but a little of the wealth. One advocate of “share the wealth” action by the government recently asserted that “one per cent of the people own 59 per cent of the wealth, the next three per cent own 26 per cent of the remaining wealth and the next 96 per cent own only 15 per cent of our national resources.” The difficulty in combatting such an argu- ment is that no one really knows. Economists who want facts and not fancies have struggled with the problem and given it up. The dema- gogues cannot prove it and their opponents can- not disprove it, so write your own ticket. It is a good deal like estimating the cost of collecting North Dakota’s real estate tax. In the sales tax campaign Governor Welford tried to find out and the best estimate he could get was between 10 and 15 per cent. One advisor told him to use whatever figure he liked, that no one could disprove it because no one knew and no one could find out. But when it comes to the distribution of wealth some things we do know. Here are a few of them. The nation’s 151 leading corporations have 9,406,945 stockholders. There are more than 500,000 corporations not listed on any exchange. If they had 10 stockholders each this would mean 5,000,000 persons. Unincorporated busi- nesses and partnerships total 2,000,000. Rough- ly 14,000,000 families live in their own homes. There may be (probably is) a mortgage but they hold substantial equities. This item alone rep- resents close to 50 per cent of the nation’s wealth. Other items of mass ownership are: $24,- 900,000,000 owed by banks on 44,000,000 sav- ings bank accounts; $1,185,000,000 owed by the government to 1,545,000 postal savings de- positors and 34,000,000 life insurance policies in force with a face value of $90,000,000,000. All of these things represent wealth, usable or potential. A good many persons will be included in several or all of the classifications named, but even so the total number of persons listed is 109,951,945. Deduct from our population total wives and children in whose names a small proportion of the nation’s wealth is held, and the figure be- comes even more impressive. When we say “share the wealth” whose wealth do we mean? The figures show that property ownership and income is more widely distributed in America than in any other coun- s g same experience. He quickly came it he had settled in a great city. this report with the fact that Bi growing city in North Dakota; that hun- persons have come here to live and no as lifted an eyebrow; that no effort put them at their ease or to aid them in and getting settled, and the 4s obvious. fERe CREEL yale rr governors and has gained strength as Byrd’s attacks | jon the New Deal have continued. Its members are sore because Byrd-Glass men have | |been getting the federal jobs and are using their in- fluence against Roosevelt. Appointments which must be confirmed by the Senate, however, are virtually at the mercy of the two conservative senators. eee RAKING UP A WISE ONE Latest wisecrack about the work-relief program comes from an official of PWA, where there's much unjust professional scorn for Harry Hop- kins’ so-called “leaf-raking” projects. Says he: “They're not going to give ’em any rakes this year because it’s all got to be direct labor.” eee HOUSE PROVIDES PUZZLE Recent congressional developments raise two ques- tions, the answers to which will help you understand Congress now and later. Why did the House, after whacking the adminis- tration and the bowing to the holding companies by emasculating the Wheeler-Rayburn bill, almost imme- diately turn around and wallop the “power trust” by adopting the administration's TVA program? Why is the House more apt to rebel against Roosevelt than the traditionally more independent Senate, as on the bonus and holding company legislation? eee SWAYED BY WIRES The TVA vote demonstrated the big House Demo- cratic majority still prefers, other things being equal, to vote with the administration than with the power companies. Roosevelt hasn’t lost control. ‘The House voted against the “death sentence,” not very enthusiastically, because it had received tens of thousands of letters and telegrams from home. These protests may have been fomented by power company canvassers in many cases, but they were impressive. The holding companies were spending hundreds of thousands of dollars and nothing like their pressure had been felt here before within memory. The local manager of a telegraph company tells me that within two or three days of the respective votes this year, he delivered 75,000 telegrams on the World Court, 85,000 on the soldier bonus, and about 105,000 on the holding company bill, i PEEVED ON PATRONAGE Admitting that pressure on the House was greater than it had been on the Senate, there still remains to be explained the fact that the administration won in the Senate and lost the House by a large margin while some Democratic congressmen made a virtue of neces- sity by announcing themselves in revolt against a dic- tatorial president. Most Democratic members nurse a constant peeve about patronage. Senators have been getting all the pie. ‘When urged to vote with the administration for the “death sentence,” representatives gave that situation as grounds for refusal, Many, if they had received more administration favors, would have stayed regular even in face of certain power company opposition in their next campaigns. (Copyright, 1985, NEA Service, Inc.) E With Other DITORS The Parking Problem (Minot News) Minoters are not all agreed, it appears, on the ques- tion of how best to solve the automobile parking prob- lem downtown. ‘The zone for restricted parking, where one hour was made the rule, was extended this year beyond the boundaries heretofore observed. The theory was that it is better for all business and fairer to the largest number of shoppers if uniform regulations are enforced over a relatively wide district, preventing a few cars from hold- ing advantageous spots all day and requiring cars to move about now and then. Now a movement has been started to liberalize the regulations by greatly contracting the limits of the re- stricted zone, and it is asserted by its supporters that extension of the one-hour rule has been detrimental to business and inconvenient to customers. It is said that strict parking regulations are discouraging to out-of- town shoppers particularly. Reprinted to show what they Hide and Seek rosy picture of the period which lies immediately ahead of us—James Bryant Conant, president of Harvard. ee Kids can’t come back from a lick- ing. They lose their confidence. And we've got a kid club.—Walter Johnson, Cleveland Indians’ manager. ‘Those who produce more than they ilo Mh consume should be encouraged to breed, while those who do not should be taught not to breed. — Roger W. Babson, economist. Division of wealth is decreasing wealth; production is increase. Not less for anyone, but more for every- one.—Henry Ford. eee eek A man would have to be in a most| In the 34 years I have covered na- unrealistic mood indeed to paint ajtional conventions, I have always There is this to be remembered. Any kind of re- strictive system will cause inconveniences. The ques- tion to be weighed is whether by imposing some dis- comforts worthwhile advantages to many persons can be gained. Perhaps it is better that John Smith, when he comes to town, should be able to find a parking place even for one hour, handy to his trading place, than that it should be necessary for him to leave his car several blocks away because somebody else had beat him to the all-day rights on a better location. Usually, you know, it is when a system of regulation pinches a little, that one hears of it, though this same system may serve to benefit a great many who do not become vociferous. ‘Perhaps one should call for a raising of hands by those who like the present parking system in Minot before insisting that it be changed. It might be that one would find, after some study of the situation that the average shopper needs 90 min- utes instead of 60 minutes in which to finish his trad- ing. Perhaps a little change like that would make the Parking system satisfactory. Or, maybe it will be found that the present system is the best obtainable. Obviously, preference is to be given to whatever sys- tem, liberal or strict, is most helpful to business, particu- larly retail trade, and most ial to shoppers, In the long run there should be little conflict, as far as park: ing of automobiles is concerned, between the interests of businessmen and their customers. Probably the con- venience of the out-of-town shopper should be consid- ered first. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1935 noticed that the men who should have been chosen are generally given about 20 ballots and then dropped.— Henry L, Mencken, writer and critic. Date of the invention of the sand glass, or hour glass, is unknown, but the device was used in ancient Athens. The Athenians carried these instru- ments about with them the same as| watches now are carried. New York’s Washington Square re- tains for the twentieth century a col- onial flavor with its neat rows of early | American houses. If YOU Were This Girl - and a famous motion nanan actor had marry me,” would YO Your Personal Health | By William Brady, M. D. Dr. Bi will answer questions pertaining to health but not dis- cane or dnonie, "Write letters briefly and in ink, address, Dr. Brady tn care of The Tribune. All queries must be accompanied by & stamped, self-addressed envelope. NEW DATUM FOR DIABETICS According to the currént news bureau report a physician has de- veloped an extract of the duodenum (the few inches of alimentary tract beyond the stomach) which promises to serve the purpose of insulin at ‘io cost than the diabetes victim has to pay for the patented medi- cine. In the old days when the medical profession accepted the spirit of medical ethics a doctor who sought to monopolize a new remedy was 0s- tracized. Today it is the regular game to get a patent on anything if you can, and by setting aside a fair percentage of the take for medical re- search you can still keep the good will of the profession. Many laymen have no clear conception of the meaning of “patent medicine.” I regret to find that Noah Webster shares the popular mis- understanding in his 1934 dictionary. What people commonly cal) “patent medicine” is not. patented, of course, but only a proprietary pro- duct for which the owner has a name or trademark “registered U. S patent office” so that no one else may appropriate the name or trademark; « but the formula of the medicine is not patented or protected in any way- ‘any one may prepare or sell the same formula provided he does not use t! trade name for it. A patent cannot be obtained for a medicine unless t applicant can show that the medicine is an actual improvement or covery of value. Few medicines the layman can buy or use on his responsibility are patented, for that very reason. Practically all “patent medicines” are merely proprietary products, more or less old concoctions sold under a trade mark. I am curfous to learn whether the new duodenum extract to patented and hence very expensive insulin will be patented by its d and the customary split in the profits given to medical research or 501 noble cause to take the curse off. Meanwhile, here is a practical suggestion for everyone who betes or who wishes to avoid developing diabetes. Be sure yor optimal ration of vitamin B every day. By optimal ration I m¢ siderably more than may be essential to prevent definite deficiency Just how much vitamin B constitutes an optimal ration, I don’ Nor does anybody know just how much vitamin B you or I must ha: to prevent beriberi or polyneuritis or any of the functional imp beg Loire a tract which may occur when the intake of vitan It has been well established by laboratory and clinical studies optimal ration of vitamin B has an effect on carbohydrate met; equivalent to a daily dose of from ten to forty units of you missed it and wish to know, send ten cents in coin and a envelope bearing your address, for a copy of the booklet “Building QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Hemorrhoids ‘What diet will cure hemorrhoids, if any? (C. L.) Answer—I know of no such diet. The most satisfactory treat hemorrhoids (piles) is injection treatment, which is practically painle does not detain the patient from ordinary work. The better phy every community now employ this method. Send stamped envolope ing your address, for monograph on the cause, prevention and of hemorrhoids. Hay Fever Resorts Kindly tell me where to go for hay fever? (Mrs. 8.) Answer—Duluth, Banff, Kineo, Rangely Lakes, Santa Barbara, onado, Albuquerque, Eaglesmere, Ponoco Mountains, Adriondack Mo Roan Mountain, Hot Springs (S. D.) New London, Muskoka, Nova Black Mountains, Abita Springs, Silver Plume, Salt Lake City. The re! of the particular pollen responsible for your trouble. Many find grea comfort in a voyage on the Great Lakes, or still better a sea voyage south®) I have a general letter of advice, if you will provide a stamped envelope” hesitate? Would you believe his bearing your address. Copyright 1935, John F. Dille Co.) just said, “You're going to promises, in spite of warnings that he was fickle, that he had not even the right to offer his love? Jo Darien, heroine of the new serial, “Sun-Tan,” faces this problem. Jo, young, intensely alive, sets out to find a job, eventually reaches Hollywood and an exclusive society summer colony. She learns in dramatic manner the cruelty of false friends, jealousy, scandal. But Jo’s spirit is unconquerable. ‘She will win you, just as she does the hearts of the three men who offer her marriage. Read Jo’s story beginning July 22 in The Bismarck Tribune ©