The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 29, 1935, Page 6

THE The Bismarck Tribun 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 ‘as second class mail matter. George D. Mann President and Publisher Archie ©. Johnson Secretary and Treasurer Kenneth W. Simons Editor Subscription Rates Payable in Advance Daily by carrier, per year + $7.20 Daily by mail, per year (in Bismarck).. +. 7.20 Daily by mail, per year (in state outside of Bismarck) ++ 5.00 Daily by mail outside of North Dakota Weekly by mail in state, per year aa Weekly by mail outside of North Dakota, per « 1.50 year yee Weekly by mail in Canada, per year.. +. 2.00 Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation Member of The Associated Press ‘The Assoclated Press is exclusively entitled to the e Jo ll PRehind the Scenes | in Washington | | | By RODNEY DUTCHER = ae zs Next Conflict, see that there'll be no European war this fall. have lengthened a bit, years. A big war is commonly regarded as inevitable. jis settled as of the actual conflict in Africa and the related diplomatic moves in Europe. Even among some of the best-informed diplomats, as they relax and sound off over their highballs, such discussion is likely to be irresponsible and full of guess. But there are many who get the willies as they con- template the possibility that the next world war will find Germany, Italy, Japan, and one or two smaller allies lined up against England, France, Russia, and others. All rights of republication of all other matter herein are see also reserved. Inspiration for Today Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit; one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait—Jeremiah 9:8. see Deceit is the false road to happiness; and all || the joys we travel through to vice, like fairy ban- quets, vanish when we touch them.—A. Hill. That Corn-Hog Vote There is considerable enlightenment for po- litical observers in the returns from the corn- It was not a political _ hog ballot of Saturday, question but politics have a way of getting in- extricably tangled up with economics and to at- tack one is sometimes to belabor the other. In recent months we have heard much of the manner in which the farmer is turning against the agricultural adjustment program. Statements by certain farmers that they were “agin it” have been given wide prominence. It * was inferred that the farm country was “sick” of regimentation. But the returns from Saturday’s balloting indicate that they are quite content with that sort of illness. They have their own ideas about what constitutes justice for the farmer and the best way to obtain it, and they voted in accord with them. It may be that the sys- tem is all wrong, ‘as some newspapers and com- mentators claim, but there is no denying the fact that the farmers like it. It will be interesting to note the num- ber of farmers who sign corn-hog contracts} and compare it with the number of those who supported the plan. At this distance a fair guess would be that it will be much smaller than the number of “ayes” recorded Saturday. Tf so there will be a sound reason for it. Many farmers are in favor of the system who will see opportunity to make more money by raising and selling an unlimited number of hogs. They may be willing to take a gamble in that direction rather than ride along with the amount allotted them under the adjustment system. But at the same time they realize that such tactics, followed by enough farmers, would soon put the farmers back where they were in 1983 when a prime hog brought little more than the cost of getting it to market. Thus they want the allotment system to be still at hand if they desire to return to it. It is simple—and fair—enough. It puts the farmer in a good deal the same position as the manufacturer who can either confine his operations to the domestic market or try to ex- pand in foreign trade but who always has thé _ 4 bulwark of the tariff to protect him at home against foreign invasion. Belated Tribute ‘) - The people of Missouri recently dedicated a me- morial to the late Senator William Joel Stone. Some 5,000 people gathered for the ceremonies and heard Prominent public officials eulogize Stone for his valiant efforts to keep the United States out of the World War. trance into the war in 1917. A storm of criticism des- cended upon him as a result. As ex-Senator Jim Reed said at the memorial ceremonies, he became the target for charges “from press and pulpit, from street hustings to legislative halls, that in the conflict he sided with Germany, that he was pro-German.” ‘We can get a saner perspective now. We can see that a man who opposed our declaration of war might a of the few to stand out stalwartly against our en- - q@~ of the men who favored it, seare arises in the land, we might remember the case of Senator Stone—whose fellow citizens discovered 17 years too late, that his anti-war stand was a wise one. Decentralizing WPA Decentralization of the WPA by placing broader much to speed up this important work of the govern- ment. It marks an apparent increase in the ratio of ——— It might be remembered that Senator Stone was} ‘@ easily have been a more intelligent patriot than some! And when the next war| powers in the hands of state administrators should do| SEE MENACE IN JAPAN European menaces may fade or give place to new ones. Elimination of Hitler or Mussolini might change the picture a great deal. But both British and Amer- ican diplomats will continue to watch the Far East intently, believing that Japan will continue to pene- trate into Asia and eventually clash with England. It would take a lot of British navy to handle the Pacific, the Mediterranean, and the North Sea simul- taneously. Inside opinion here is that it would be extremely difficult for this nation to stay out of a war in which England faced Japan and enough other enemies to threaten destruction of the British Empire. Rumors of American commitments for co-operation with the British fleet in case of a Pacific war shouldn't be discounted too heavily. While few believe any ad- ministration has had the brass to make any such prom- ises, preservation of the British Empire is a sort of keystone in our foreign policy. And there are many in high places here who insist on believing that Japan eventually means to take over Australia and later the Philippines. At any rate, when asked “Can we keep out of war?” most insiders start peering-west rather than east, eee U. S. MIGHT HOLD BAG Some of the brain trusters have it figured out that the next European war is likely to make a King Midas and a sucker out of Uncle Sam, assuming he is lucky enough not to be dragged in. Europe will have to buy supplies and she will have to pay in gold. If the war lasted long enough, we might accumulate nearly all the gold in the world. And then what would prevent the other chief nations from just deciding that gold wasn’t any good, anyway, and aban- doning it as a medium of exchange while this country held the bag? Anyway, that’s a theory, and it’s being used in arguments for a drastic neutrality act which would bar nearly all sales to belligerent nations. eee WHY BRITAIN ‘GOT TOUGH’ ‘Washington has received varying confidential re- ports as to just what stiffened the British attitude to- ward Italy, beginning in August. One story whose source probably is as good as any other says that Benito Mussolini deliberately began hinting to England that his Ethiopian venture was only @ prelude to efforts to establish an Italian sphere of influence throughout the Mediterranean. ‘The threat to Egypt, Malta, and Cyprus was obvi- ous, though tacit. According to this yarn, Mussolini |at one time felt able to challenge British naval strength in the Mediterranean, i eee FACES UNREST AT HOME ‘The Italian dictator’s attitude toward England has become less belligerent lately. According to certain grapevine reports out of Italy, one reason for that prob- ably is a degree of unrest among the Italian people, news of which has been carefully suppressed. Although a large part of Italy is fanatically excited and in favor of the war, there have been demonstrations by farmers and workers, usually against high taxes and against low living standards, attributed to heavy war expenses, At Parma, Spezia, and other railroad stations, wom- en are reported to have thrown themselves in front of trains and delayed departure of troops. ‘These reports, if true, are significant. Every na- | ton. in Europe, as it prepares for war, is weighing the possibilities of domestic revolt—both in enemy nations and at home. (Copyright, 1935, NEA Service, Inc.) OD With Other _LDITORS Why Editors Are Suspicious (Stafford, Kansas, Courier) If the newspaper reporter isn’t too enthusiastic when you say you have some news, there’s a reason. He wants to know whether it actually is news or something else. Many organizations, both national and local, ask newspapers if some news would be acceptable, The edi- tor or reporter is always glad to get news and answers in the affirmative. Perhaps the first two or three of- ferings are real news, something of interest to readers, actual events or happenings. But it isn't long until good old propaganda rears its head. The “news” turns out to be an exposition of the | theories of the organization, a mild form of advertis- ing to promote the aims and objects, cleverly worded reasons why there should be more members. In many cases, the publicity is to help someone hold a job at a satisfactory salary. Newspapers are usually generous in giving free pub: licity to worth-while undertakings. But demands al- ways far exceed what is reasonable. Many of those responsible for supplying the news either can not or will not distinguish between events and free publicity. They think in terms of putting over an idea instead of providing interesting information. Anyone worth his salt around a newspaper office knows the readers soon tire of this stuff. A few who | are particularly interested in a certain organization or undertaking may read it, but 99 per cent of the sub- scribers hardly give it a glance. When the editor tries to do something about it, he takes a chance on incurring the ill will of a few persons. They are likely to think the newspaper unfriendly just because the paper wants more news and less publicity and propaganda material. Consequently, editors and reporters are probably overly suspicious and like to find out if what is offered comes within shooting distance of the correct definition of news before they grab it. Reprinted to rh it Mink attacks Newcastle, Me. woman. An animal, it appears, resents seeing his relatives hang on a hook. Britain offers olive branch to Italy. The latter might counter by proffering a ship or two to England. -Deportation of the “woman in red” teaches that, in America, anything of that color may be waved, but not j Diplomats View Great War Inevitable in Three Years. +++ Washington Cons Over Possible Lineups ... Clash of Japan With England Is Visioned As on the | Way ... U. S. May Be Midas—and a Sucker—in Washington, Oct. 29.—Diplomats are betting 3 to 1 The odds. But you couldn't find anyone in Washington who would risk a nickel on a wager that there will be no general continental outbreak within the next three That’s why, in a capital buzzing with war talk, one hears almost as much discussion of the conflict that is likely to come after the current Italo-Ethiopian war Your Personal Health By William Brady, M. D. = Y health but not dis- Dr. Brady will answer questio taining to he: ue not aie ease ite letters briefly and in ink. A 5 Brody’ ta cate. cot the 4 Tribune, All queries must be accompanied by 2 i & stamped, self-addressed envelope. 4 WHAT THE i G. HOW NOT TO HANDLE MINOR INFECTIONS ‘The first lesson and perhaps the most difficult for the novice in first aid to learn is Do Not Touch. 5 ue aeean 14 a tt leal with @ fresh wound, burn, cut or ‘dia icpadteace (ai ito ss that nothing shall come in contact with beriy unless it is first sterilized. Your fingers cannot be absolutely st . altho a thoro soap and hot water washing of your hands makes them sgl germfree. A dressing which has been exposed, or salve which has " uncovered to the air or to possibly contact with fingers, is never sterile GH is not safe to apply to a fresh lesion. Gauze, cheese cloth, cotton, Lee handkerchief ‘or plain washed rags which have just been ironed with a iron are practically sterile and suitable to apply to any minor wound. po instrument or object or material which has just been boiled in water for five ‘minutes is practically sterile and safe to use for necessary manipulation or treatment of a fresh wound. In using either dressing or instrument or med- icament the first ald worker must make sure that neither his own fingers nér any other surface not sterilized shall touch the portion of the dressing, implement or salve which is to touch the wound. cai Inquisitive fingers may readily transfer virulent pus-germs (si td iococé! and streptococci) from a pimple or a young boil to some other part of the skin where a trifling scratch or abrasion affords a portal of entry, and thus set up new boil, or if the conditions are suitable for it, maybe septicemia (acute blood poisoning), for these same staphylococe! and strep- tococci are likely to produce septicemia if they invade the blood. The popular practice of squeezing boils or pimples or attempting to force the “core” of a boil out before this gangrenous mass of tissue is ready to separate naturally, is responsible for not a few cases of septicemia or acute blood poisoning, due to breaking down of the natural defense wall in the tissues. around the boil or pimple and the forcing of some of the germs into the blood. Instead of squeezing, if there is pus or “matter” in the pim- ple or boil, it is better to make a wee opening at the point or head thru skin first touched with iodin with a needle or scalpel properly sterilized by steam or boiling or by flaming the needle, with the least possible disturb- ance or injury to the tissues, and then apply hot moist compresses of an- tiseptic saline solution to favor natural drainage. Such a solution consists of a rounded tablespoonful of common table salt and the same amount of sodium citrate in the quart of boiled water, and for antiseptic add to each quart of the hypertonic saline solution a heaping teaspoonful of boric acid or ordinary borax. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Eating Sand I am worried about my 17-month old baby eating sand + + . Mrs. L. O. 8.) si ‘Answer harm, a8 long as the sand is not polluted. He'll get over it soon. See that his desire for something to chew is satisfied with raw car- rot and raw cracked wheat. whenever he can Appendicitis OLITICS NATION'S CAPITOL | By BYRON PRICE (Chief of Bureau, The Associated Press, Washington) The effort to revive NRA, or at least to preserve its essentials in one form or another, quietly is assum- ing proportions which seem to in- sure widespread discussion during the coming session of congress and in the 1936 campaign. Already there have been many rumblings of speculation about the fact that NRA headquarters carries on, with hundreds of employes, months after the supreme court de clared the codes unconstitutional; but less public notice has been taken of numerous scattered hints that the venture scarcely can be regarded as a closed incident. Until recently, the official explana- tion of the continued presence of a large NRA staff in Washington was that it was compiling a “history” of the experiment, and was seeking to conserve for the future the lessons learned in the drafting and admin- istration of the codes. Just before he left for his Pacific trip, however, the President issued without comment an executive order appointing George L. Berry “coordi- nator for industrial cooperation,” and giving him powers of considerable scope with respect to the conduct of what was left of NRA. Washington took no particular note of this act, and the country appears to have been even less interested in it. “Coordinators” of one kind and another have come and gone with frequency. on the national scene, and most of them have left little trace. It now develops that Major Berry has been taking his job quite seri- ously. He has not been saying much for publication, but he has not been idle, What little he has said, and the evidences of his activity, have been exceedingly interesting. ** * Hints of Activity For instance, the “coordinator” is quoted as saying that he understands one of his duties will be to find out whether industry and labor want some sort of permanent NRA. To this he adds-his own conviction that “a permanent institution” to regulate industrial competition is “of} first importance.” Presumably he is not talking about the federal trade commission, which is a permanent institution devoted to regulation of competition, or the anti-trust laws enacted for the same purpose, since he obviously has reference to -some- thing which does not now exist. In pursuance of his investigations, Major Berry has been in touch with labor leaders. He enjoys a peculiar- ly favorable footing there, since he is one of these leaders himself, being | head of the pressmen’s union. ‘Whether it will be regarded as a part of the “history” of NRA or not, it now can be recorded in the arch- ives that the American Federation of Labor has voted at its Atlantic City convention in favor of a constitutional amendment which, among other things, would seem to make it pos- sible to revive NRA. Major Berry also has been in touch with industry. The details remain undisclosed, but it can be recorded also that the. automobile industry feels the situation has reached a stage where it is time to declare itself. Ac- cordingly it announces publicly that it does not want to see NRA revived. Simultaneously, a highly interesting article appears in.“The Consumer,” a publication put out by the consumers’ division of NRA, of which Major Berry is the swing will be to the AF of L’s con-| tion, Will taking oil of any kind give relief to or prevent appendicitis? Also | Roper that the supreme court's find-| stitutional amendment or to some less cooking in oils instead of fats? Most doctors will not prescribe anything, ings did not injure the basic objec-| drastic action—seems anybody's guess.|only operate . . . (Mrs. L. E.) tives of the recovery act. That it is heading toward renewed ‘Answer—No. There is some evidence that a diet which includes ade- Where it all will head up—whether| controversy certainly is beyond ques- | quate vitamins, praticularly A, C, B and G, tends to prevent appendicitis, (Copyright 1935, John F, Dille Co.) by Robert Bruce © 1938 NEA Sewice, fhe. BEGIN HERE TODAY JEAN DUNN, at The Golden Feather INNING, the proprietor, introduces SANDY Jean are both delighted te see NOW GO ON WITH THE sTORY CHAPTER III AT that moment, “this Harkins guy” was sitting at a table on the far side of the room talking earnestly with two men. One of them was Art Lanning; the other was a small, black-hafred man who sat slouched over his glass and kept darting quick, alert glances about the room. “T’'m telling you, that’s all,” said Lanning. “Never mind where I found out. She comes from a small town downstate, and her father ts president of the local bank.” The: black-haired man ‘looked sideways at Harkins and grinned. “Can you hear opportunity when it comes knocking?” he asked. Sandy Harkins grinned back at him. “Don't rush me,” he said. “I only Just met her. She’s kind of a neat little number, at that.” He let his gaze wander across the room to the table where Jean Dunn was sitting with Bobby Wal. lace and Larry Glenn. “Who's the guy with her?” asked the black-hatred man suddenly. wanted to see life in the raw.” amended, laughing. “I mean—well, for example; take this Harkins lad you pointed out to me a few min- utes ago. Who's he?” “He?” echoed Jean uncertainly, “Why, I—I don’t know, Mr. Lan- ning introduced him to me, that’s all. And Mr. Lanning is a friend of Mr. Montague. He must be all right, isn’t he?” “I'm not saying that he isn’t,” said Larry, “For all I know he may be the president of a Christian Endeavor Society or something. My Bobby chuckled. “Jean wanted to go slumming,” he said. “She in this mysterious conversation, |said I ought to come down some Jean Dunn rested her chin in her |time, so—” hands and looked fondly at Larry| Larry Glenn laughed. Glenn. “So that’s the way of it, eh?” “ , Not only was Larry older and he said. “Well, now you're here, stronger than either Jean or bars eoe reer caer ta og its Bobby; he was a familiar person get) 1 m elative, it seemed. He much—oh, much quieter than I'd ride Sey town, Ma: Jehurat; {thought it would be,” she con- came from their town, Map 3 | te he: knew thefr- parents; they had known him since earliest child. hood; and Bobby, as-well as Jean, had the feeling that either of them, in case of need, could appeal to ssed, “Quiet?” said Larry. “When that orchestra is playing you can’t hear yourself think.” “She means people are behaving themselves too well,” suggested i him and be sure that whatever point is just this; if you patronize “Boy friend,” said Sandy. needed flaing would be. fixed with- |BODbY. places of this kind regularly, you “No, not him—I mean the older |ou¢ delay or the asking of needless| “Oh,” said Larry. Ho gazed (meet all sorts of utter strangers in one.” Sandy. looked at Larry. Glenn. “Never saw him before,” he sald. “He wasn’t there when I went cane va ‘The other man took «longer look. “I don't like his looks,” he said unexpectedly. “What's the matter with him?” asked Sandy. F “I don’t know. He just looks kind of like trouble, that’s all. Know who he is, Art?” The proprietor of the night club shook his head. , “He's & new one on me.” The black-haired man turned away and shrugged his shoulders. “Well,” he said, “I don’t like his looks.” “Forget it,” sald Sandy. He turned to Lanning. “What's this irl doing in Dover?” he asked. “She's a stenographer, or some thing.” replied Lanning. . “Works for Donald Montague, the lawyer.” The other two men raised their eyebrows and looked at one another for s moment. © “Did you say something about: portunity?” asked Sandy, grin- ning. Lanning looked pusszied, and ‘asked, “What about it?” Zs “Well,” said the black-haired man, “we might want to do a little business with this Montague some day, that’s all. And if this dame—” He looked again at Harkins. “I guess you've got ap assign: ment, Sandy.” be concluded, thoughtfully at the little glass vase in the center of the table, in which reposed one rather discouraged: looking rose. “Now listen, you two children—you don’t mind getting a bit of advice from your elders?” They shook their heads expect- antly. “Well,” he said, speaking slowly as if he were choosing his words carefully, “maybe it’d be a good idea for the two of you to be just alittle bit careful ‘about frequent- ing places of this kind too often. Night clubs are funny places. Some of them are perfectly all right, and some of them—aren’t, You want to go a little slow.” “But this one—why, it’s as re- spectable as a hotel dining room, as far as I can see,” Jean objected. “I know, I know. I don’t mean that you're apt to get into a brawl here, or anything like that. But sometimes some rather peculiar things. go on under the surface.” ‘The eyes of thé two young people were wide with excitement, end Bobby leaned forward and asked, “How do you mean?” “Oh—" he paused, and took out @ cigaret, “You never know just who you're rubbing elbows with. The man at the next table may be la. perfectly respectable business man, or he may be a gunman who's wanted for murder in half a dozen different cities. You ha’ of knowing.” . them—and you never have a chance in the world of finding out just wha they are. They may be all right, and they may be most decidedly all wrong—and you never know until too late, Let me repeat, I didn’t mean anything personal about this Harkins chap. I never saw him before, He may be a very fine young man. My point is that the contacts which you are bound to make in a place like the Golden Feather are bound to be: rather mysterious, especially when you're practically a stranger in a big town. And because I’ve known you two youngsters ever since you used to play hopscotch on the sidewalk in front of my mother’s house, I just wanted to warn you.” The two were momentarily so bered. Conversation lagged, for a minute, as they glanced curiously about the room, trying to realise that the people at the tables and on the dance floor might be sinister creatures with lawless and violent backgrounds, At last Jean chanced to look at the tiny platinum watch on her wrist. “Heavens!” she gasped. “I didn’t know it was so late. Larry, I've got to get home and get to bed. Bobby, you're ready to go, aren't you?” Larry walked to the door with the two young people, patted them fondly on their shoulders and saw them into a taxicab, As the car > rolled away, he stood in the en- trance for a moment, looking after it with thoughtful eyes, and the firm line of his mouth was troubled. Then he shrugged his shoulders “” and walked back into the night “ club. questions. “What're you doing now?” asked Jean, nd how come you're in Dover?” “Well,” said. Larry, “I'm a law yer, you know. Right now I’m do- ing some work for Uncle Sam, and I just got transferred here.” “You're working for the govern- ment?” said. Jean.’ “What sort of work is it, Larry?” “Well,” he:said, “the last thing. I did was investigate the circum: stances of‘ bankruptcy case in which-a business man tried to con- ceal.some $50,000 worth of assets from his creditors. It was dry as dust, and I’m sure you wouldn't care to hear about it. Suppose you tell me what you're doing here.” “But we told you,” protested dear, “I’m working for Mr. Mon- tague,.and Bobby's, selling autos.” “No,..no,”. said. Larry, smiling at her. “I mean here—in the Golden Feather.” Bobby chuckled. “Jean wanted to go slumming.” he sald. “She wanted to see life in the raw. I guess she was hoping that see lots of wicked people behaving evilly in here. She wanted both a shock and a thrill.” py made @ dainty little face at her suitor, “I did not! We sust—well, I'd never been in a night club in my Mife before. And I'd heard people tell about this one, and I knew my boss, Mr, Montague, comes here pretty often, And then. one day this. Mr.. Lanning .was up in the ee Bosex and Jean glanced auto- matically at the next table, where sat a bald, well.dressed man who could not possibly, under any scheme of things, have been any- one but a tired business man out op the prowl. oa he o