The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 28, 1935, Page 4

-« when thoughts and aims are subjected to calm analysis in the The Bismarck Tribunel Am Independent Newspaper | : THE STATE’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER ¢ (Ratablished 1873) State, City and County Official Newspaper Published by Bismarck Tribun Secu custo tae os fentered'at the postorfice ar Bismarck as pecan acs omer! “ia i George D. Mann President and Publisher Archie O. Johnson Secretary and Treasurer of tas of North | Dakota, per year. Canada, per year Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation Member of The Associated Press jociated tress is exclusively entitied to the use for republica- jewe dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited in this id also the local news of spontaneo rt Tepebliication of other mai The Future of Democracy Winston Churchill, noted English statesman, has reached the conclusion that democratic government will continue to exist only in those nations where freedom of the ‘press is as- sured and, conversely, that freedom of the press can be had only in democratic nations. The answer, he observes, is not to be found in the form of government or the publications themselves so much as in the average intelligence of the people who support both press and government. He believes intelligence is higher in nations with a democratic tradition than in others and that continuation of this circumstance is a result of and depends upon a free and! unfettered press. This conclusion, curiously enough, was reached during an examination of the future of the press in competition with other media for reaching the public. These, grouping news- papers, magazines and other printed matter under one head, are the radio, moving pictures and outdoor advertising. As becomes prudent men, newspaper publishers have ana- lyzed this competition and have formed judgments as to its value and potentialities. They have long since ceased to be fearful of it. In countries where the people are less well educated and the individual mind is less well trained, radio is seen as the dominating agency for propaganda purposes. Indeed, it rapidly is finding its place in that field in this country. Bunkum and demagoguery are less easily detected when poured out in a steady stream, with a vibrant personality behind them, than uietude of the reader’s home. ‘At the same time, Mr. Churchill sees less danger in two pertinent issues now besetting the press as a whole than do some newspaper critics. These are the concentration of news- paper ownership in relatively few hands and the alleged power of advertisers to dictate newspaper policy. | The first finds an answer in the fact that no new: spaper | can afford to suppress vital and pertinent news. By so doing} it lowers its standard and fails to meet competition. Owners of valuable properties cannot afford to reduce their value. And the history of editorial prestige shows that it must express | something besides prejudice to maintain itself. | Advertising, far from being a menace to the freedom and integrity of the press, is really the best guarantee of independ- ence. First of all, the competent advertiser is spending his money for a product and he wants the best there is. That means honest news and honest opinion. In the second place, the interests of all advertisers are not the same and advertis- ing support is sufficiently diversified to guarantee newspaper independence. Only recently a leading American industrialist, a heavy national advertiser, sought to prevent publication of one news story in a leading American newspaper. His failure ‘was conspicuous, for the newspaper not only printed the story but detailed his efforts to suppress it. | Meanwhile, it is interesting to note the condition of the| press in those nations where poiltical dictatorships or the neces- sity for political financial support are dominant factors. | In France, newspapers are usually the mouthpieces of po-| litical groups. They speak only for the faction which they rep-| resent. In Germany, Russia and similar nations they say only what the government wants them to say. All of which proves the truth of Mr. Churchill’s observa- tion. The liberties of the people may depend, in large measure, upon freedom of the press but freedom of the press depends upon the INTELLIGENCE of the people. In a democracy it is. the answer to ALL problems affect- ing the general welfare. Land Prices Rising Farm prices are improving, as evidenced by market fig- ures, and increased production in 1935 over the drouth year of 1934 put still more money into the hands of agricultural producers, The outlook for 1936 certainly is the best in years. Figures sent out.by the Federal Land Bank indicate that a bubstantial number of persons feel the favorable conditions sill extend further into the future, for it sold 6,400 farms in|* the area served by it during the first 10 months of this year as compared with 4,900 in all of 1934 and 4,100 in 1983. In addition, over 1,000 odd lots of land, or parts of farms, were sold. Prices are better, too, for the land bank recovered 101.2 pef’ cent of the carrying value of the land in 1935 as compared with 100.1 per cent in 1934 and 97.5 per cent in 1933. In addition, there is a heavy demand for financing to aid in the purchase of new farms. ‘When a substantial number of persons are willing to in- vest their money and hopes for the future in an enterprise it means there is a strong undercurrent of optimism in action. jand political buddy, James Madison jis that the clause gives Congress power | Behind he Scenes Washington On Supreme Court's Interpretation of “General Welfare” Hangs Fate of Processing Tax and Other New Deal | Laws . . . Constitutional Phrase Never Passed on Finally .. . Gov- ernment Falls Back on Hamilton for AAA Vindication ... and on Chief Justice Hughes for Best Ex- ample. By RODNEY DUTCHER (Tribune Washington Correspondent) Wi , Dec. 27.—Deliberations of the U. S. supreme court on the Hoosac Mills AAA test case of course are as secret as the grave. But it’s a good bet that the nine justices have been having a hot old time with the constitution’s “general welfare clause.” “General welfare” is the biggest point in the AAA brief, which devotes Nene 100 pages to it. If the court validates the processing taxes on that point, the ruling will be much more far-reaching than the NRA Schechter case opinion and may have the effect of deciding the fate of housing, un- employment relief, social security, and other legislation. Look at Article I, Section 8, the con- stitution. Congress is empowered therein: “To lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States...” THE | PROPHETS ~ AS USUAL Lawyers have been arguing about that clause for a century and a half, but the supreme court has never di- rectly passed on its meaning. When- ever the court has had the chance to do so, it has carefully ducked. That is, it has never wanted to rule that the constitution didn’t say in this instance what it seemed to say and, on the other hand, it hasn’t wanted to give congress a blank check for legislation. * kek * Taxing Power Questioned The question is whether congress is empowered to lay taxes to promote | © what it considers the general welfare as it did in the Agricultural Adjust- ment Act. If so, it has a large field open to it in use of the taxing power. Government attorneys who wrote those 100 pages in their brief be- lieve it is extremely significant that in every case where the court has been put on the spot as to “general welfare,” it has always validated the law in question. But invariably it has found another reason for validation, ignoring “gen- eral welfare.” Although the Democrats have al- ways cast snoots at Alexander Ham- ilton and referred to him as the fore- father of present-day Republicanism while themselves clinging to Jeffer- son—not to mention the latter's friend —it is to Hamilton they go in the AAA case. * * * TWO CLASHING THEORIES The so-called Hamiltonian theory to tax and appropriate in order to pro- ‘mote the general welfare by means ;Which may not be within the scope} of the other congressional powers. The Madisonian theory is that the clause limits the taxing power, refers to and is limited by subsequently enumerated powers (borrowing money, coining, establishing postoffices, de- claring war, surpressing rebellion, and So on), and can tax only to carry out one of those powers. That is to say, that the “general welfare” clause has no meaning at all. ° AAA lawyers insist the court can’t reverse a policy existent since the be- ginning of the government: * * SEE LOOPHOLE FOR EVILS The opposition argues that any broad interpretation of the clause opens the way to all sorts of evils, especially if the court upholds the AAA contention that what’s for the general welfare is a matter for Con- gress to decide and that the courts won't substitute their judgment for that of Congress. But supreme court styles change and just because Chief Justice Mar- shall once held that “the only secur- ity against abuse of the taxing power is found in the structure of govern- ment,” and that “in imposing a tax the legislature acts on its constituents and this, in general, is sufficient pro- tection against erroneous and oppres- sive taxation”—that doesn’t mean the supreme court of today will uphold taxes on processors (which the con- sumer pays) for the benefit of farm- ers, x * * USE HUGHES’ ARGUMENT Once Charles Evans Hughes, now chief justice, produced a superb brief using “general welfare” in behalf of the right of congress to establish fed- eral land banks to provide credits for farmers, The supreme court upheld him. And he presumably has been inter- ested to observe that the New Deal lawyers have cited that case (Smith vs. Kansas City Title Co., 255 U. 8. 180) four times in their brief. But of course Hughes was an ad- vocate then, not a judge. (Copyright, 1935, NEA Service, a I Additional Churches i CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Dining room of the World War Memorial building. Sunday School 10:00 a. m, Morning worship 11 Services at Veterans GCC camp at Mandan at 2:00 p. Evening services 1:45, Rev. unde McKinney will preach once on Sunda: i V. Sorensen, Pastor. FIRST LUTHERAN ppnuRcm 616 Avenue G, Adolph Johns, Pastor Dec. 29, pungay after Christmas: 9:45 a. m.—Sunday school and Bi- ble @ classes. 8:00—Evening af rag Sermon: “The Crad w ‘War dispatches are often exaggerated, and the item that Ethiopians - Jaunched drive on Tabac probably originated when a native refused a professcr’s contention that there was “too much femininity et =o 2 eam eee ae aren Sa % fp ae . Af me Bale Fe, Geit06 Bis auto, downni with le, and the Crown.” After evening wor- ship, the nominating committee will ‘Tuesday ev New Youre Luther C 10:30 a, m.— ship a's, ‘Supper wr be oer iday, Jan. & t us 00 —Will- ing We ‘Workers raat the church. a naan. 4, at 9: 0. &. m.—Con- firmer ‘class. FIRST BAPTIST cupmon 0: m. ae, Larkin, superintendent. by Rev. WV », Petzoldt Grass, Montana.’ ‘The Tuxis class for en school ages, Mrs. Jackson, teach- *41:00—Morning worship. Pianist—Miss Ruth Rand. Choir number—Duet by Mr. and Mrs. Ira D, 8. Kelly, accompanied by the choir. Sermon by Dr. W. A. Petzoldt. Our church welcomes as our guest reacher for the morning service Dr. A, Petzoldt of Lodge Grass, Mont. Dr. Petzoldt will speak early in the| service as he leaves for Fargo on the noon train. 1:30—The evening service. Pianist—Miss Catherine Mason. Sermon: “The Twilight Hills.” Finish the year right by attending church on this last Sunday night of the church year. Our church still stresses its preaching ministry on Sunday nights. If you believe in this we ask your support. 8:30 p. m.—The Young People’s so- clety with a cordial invitation to: all young people not enrolled elsewhere. Fine fellowship, good discussion and @ worth-while program. Tuesday night, December 31st, 9:00 to 12:00—Pictures, social hour, re- freshments, worship, under the aus- pices of the young people of the church, FIRST, EVAN “The Church ¥ ACAL CHURCH ha Message for ‘oday Seventh at Rosser _ Wm. A. Lemke, Minister Teachers’ and officers’ —Sunday school. Mer- m.—Public_ worship. Bpenleinranele Message by the, minister: perous New Year.” adio “A Pros- over broadcast unior League. Miss uperintendent. p. 'm.—Intermediate (high school) league. Miss Winifred Burk- hart, superintendent. 6:45 p. m.—Senior League, present- topic: “My Hopes for the ,” by the group follow a Lloyd Graunke, chairman, Alm Blumer, Mrs. Jack Fell, ile Sehnel- Robert Gussner, Elsie Neuman, Troxel, Norma Calnan and Helen Rebsch, 7:45—Evening service. Message: “The Three Appearances of the Lord Jenus, Suniel missay aL 8:0 m.—Organiza- tion of Young Peopie” 's Missionary Circle. Tuesday at 9:00 p. m.—Beginning of Watch Night Service, to continue until midnight, jqhursday at 8:00 p. m.—Choir prac- tice. BISMARCK GOSPEL TABERNACLE Corner of Rosser and Eleventh Rev. R. E, Smith, Pastor 10:00 a. m,—Sunday ‘school. Mrs. Mandigo, superintendent. 0—Morning worship. A special message and an appeal for world mis- sions will be the theme. Rev. H. Johnson, the state superintendent, win 1 brig the message. —Radio service over U, Mandan. m.—Evangelistic _ service. The pastor will bring a message on “What have we as a nation accom- plished in 19352” Week services: Tuesday night, the 3st, the en- tire church will meet for their annual meeting. The hour before midnight will be devoted to watching and pray- er. ‘Wednesday night at 8:00 o'clock— The choir and orchestra will meet. Thursday night prayer service for a city-wide revival. Friday night at 8:00—Christ's Am- bassador service. Beginning Jan, 5th, Rev. and Mrs. Christian Hild of Fargo will begin a series of special meetings in the Ta- bernacle. Rev. Hild is well known in Bismarck, having conducted a six- week campaign here in 1933, Mrs. Hild has preached for eight years, is known as the girl evangelist. They are coming direct from Dallas, Tex. We urge all to hear them. Welcome to all. THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Thayer at Second Street . Logee, Pastor “We believe in Jesus as Chri accept Him as our Savior and Friend; we pledge Him our loyalty in every relationship of life.’ ‘We cordially invite you to our serv~ and to our tellowshi P. 56 a. m.—Bible school, departmen- tal-graded instruction, ‘Adult Bible a led by Judge Burr in the audi- torlum. 11:00—Mornin, bs ih oper p. m.—Tuxis society. " Soc vening Fellowship, “Build- ing » New Church—Is Church Unity Our Answer?” an m.—Young People’s Fellow- ‘ollege young people are par- rly i tre to this: areraniD, “Before the mi Postlude: “Marche Romaine”—Gou- Li ae Aeleyd Unto the Lord a Lansing. 288 Te Lead Me Sora” —Blum. ‘At Vespers”—Duncan, “Eventide” —Harker, ward Cole, superintendent. Classes all a ‘The Evarte clase (or adults, wha, lancet Che Guaie clas tor young people, ‘wughe eee Lads —aren) son ie I gave a mince pie to Se Sie, He's dead. KNOW-IT- ALL WILL BE WRONG of Lodge |¢. % | So They Say Carentan NR AOoaioes ewer! I believe the Townsend plan would precipitate an uncontrolled price in- flation which would turn all its promises to ashes, and require the most gigantic and intolerable policing bureaucracy in the history of govern- ment. i Seeeate Vandenberg, Mich- Te igen. ee Perhaps the Republican party, fol- lowing the first Roosevelt, will accept the challenge to save capitalism by throttling monopoly and substituting competition for bureaucratic control. —Representative Theodore Christian- | son, Minnesota. Your. Personal oe By William Brady, M. D. Dr. Brady will answer ‘ stions fy sand in bn heals h but, got ai di ls, write Tottere, bei fly and in ink. Brady tn care ofthe ‘tribune. All be aecompasio’ by 6 stainped s ddr ye. FEED THE CHILDREN MOLASSES IN JANUARY January or July, when I say molasses I mean molasses and not the sui- phurous stuff they palm off on you if you look like that kind of customer. In flavor alone, if there were not another reason, real old fashioned mo- lasses is so far from the modern imitation that it seems absurd to call the latter molasses at all. - am that old fashioned molasses is three times as rich in iron and in calcium as the finest spinach you ever pushed Molasses in January, February and March digestible and nutritious as it is in April, ‘and June, Children or adults who get lots of exercise in daily play or at work, should have a liberal ration of sugar, and there is no more desirable form of sugar for human fined white sugar indicate that the crude brown sugar contains more calcium than refined white sugar, and jumped to the unscientific con- clusion that every one should consume crude brown sugar exclusively be- cause most people do not get people do not get the amount even i i bage. Personally, I should fined brown sugar in preference to refined white sugar unless I liked the taste of it better. Of fashioned molasses is true cane syrup, made on boiling the juice of sugar cane in open kettle until the consistency is reached—precisely as maple syrup is made from the juice or sap. ‘This cane eyrup is as whole some and healthful as it is palatable and attractive, and is justly growing in popularity among discriminating housekeepers. As a table syrup it is From the nutritional ‘viewpoint this open kettle cane syrup or old fashioned molasses meets every requirement of @ sugar or sweet in the diet of infant, growing child or adult. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Lumbago Please tell me through your column what causes lumbago and how a Person can get rid of it. (J. E, M.) Answer—Send stamped envelope bearing your address, for monegraph on “Muscular Rheumatism.’ My daughter, aged 16, has had her periodic sickness only four times, at irregular intervals. I have been giving her (an absurd alcoholic concoc- von for “female weakness”) ..... (Mrs. F. J.) Answer—Why not give your daughter a break? Don’t be so dumb. Send stamped addressed envelope for monograph on menstruation, which is a function, not a (Copyright, 1935, John F. Dille Co.) ith Gull y Love wear Love BEGIN HERR TONAT DARA WRETEROOK, torn and tered by loss ghe | considers lexrace ly mame. Twenty-one. gears before, Dana's mother science —_ NA WEST yeunner aister ta anon ¢ im. NOW GO ON WITH THE sTORY CHAPTER IV ANA, figure of her hal to one of her swift, intuitive dect sions. “She's briary. you. don’t mind so much. sure {'m going to like her.” Dana went tnto the house. “That you, Nancy?” “It’s Dana.” the girl replied, her r at the sound of ber grandmother's voice. She wondered if she would ever become accustomed to the harsh, controlled tones and mirthless dark heart beating a little eyes. “1 wanted Nancy to do the mar- keting for me.” “She hasn't had time to get very far.” Dana said. “Couldn't 1 take the car and pick ber up? Then we could market together.” She spoke eagerly. be a diversion. “Humph. Urive?” “Yes, Ever since I was a little girl.” “Here's the car key. write ont a list.” A few minutes tater Dana was driving down the tong street un- der @ canopy of branching elms and oaks. The car was a dilapidated old model, but it ran. And it was olce to be rattling along on a afce, sun ny day. Occasionally 9 pedestrien turned and followed the car with curious eyes. “It's becayse I'm e@ stranger,” Dana decided. Evidently, every body in the town knew everybody else. How different from the cos mopolitan Buropean cities, Youth fully Dane decided she didn’t mind the stares; it added seat to a com- VIER the rise of th chort a time. But Nancy was not tn sight as the car dropped down on the other side, Dans atopped the car, ferent sppearance. i watching the retreating , came Every time you reach out toward her, you cet pricked. But tt tsn't the kind of sting @ sneaky person would give {t's a forthright kind you In spite of the fact that she dislikes me, I'm tt was tone ly sitting about the old house with nothing to do. Marketing would WaiteI'll pe she would probahly find Nancy, who was evidently a fast walker to have covered so much distance in so Intersect. (ng with-the street over which she had come was another of very dif- of tre Cameron home. “Smart,” was the word Dana used mentally, These homes evl- dently belonged to the wealthiest families of the town. The one op the corner, far back among its green acres, was a reproduction of an imposing English manor house. Ivy clung thickly to the brick walls-and spiralled about its chim- neys, Dana turned the nose of the car in this direction. She would drive for some distance on this attrac: tive thoroughfare and if she failed to see Nancy she would return home. She drove rapidly, the road un- winding like 2 long white ribbon, and handsome homes marching past in picturesque review. The One she was passing now was ap enormous structure, set high on hill several hundred yards away Its turreted tops gleamed brightly under the glare of the sun. A veritable woodland of trees and flowering shrubs hed been rudely parted in the center of the grounds, | my permitting those passing by to glimpse the immense white stone residence. But Dana -was destined not to pass, There was ap ominous ex: Plosion, the car swerved suddenly, and came to stop. “Darn!” Dana exclaimed. “Now, 'm tn for it.” She was thinking of her grandmother, who would be | su; waiting for her grocetics end would never undefstand why Dana which had ended tp a puncture. She looked about anziously. help in sight. From her antage position, through tall spires of fron Dana had a clear view of the house, and {t pleased her not at all. “A cost. ly imitation of an English castle,” she decided. Or was it French? But there. was sone of en old No They were chatting like old friends when they mounted the steps by Mary Raymond Copyright NEA 1933 “Gosh! That's right! What do you say 1 telephone and then drive you on to town? We can buy the groceries while the car ts being fixed and deliver them at your grandmother's door.” “A tine idea!” Dana said, with- out hesitation. She had accepted the young map who knew her ~ Sita, and her balbsister at e value, He was a nice boy, yer} besides being perfectly tal- lored, be was also handsome. During bis absence, Dana studied the house and grounds again and found more imperfections—e series of classic marble figures epringing up over the grounds and a fountain (n front of the colossal pile of stone. Ronald Moore had returned. So suddenly and noiselessly bad oii ear slipped through the gates th: he saw the slight frown on Dana's fotent young face. He helped her into bis car. “Like it? he queried, motioning toward the home on the hill, “No,” Dana said, “1 don’t. Some how the grounds and the house don’t fit. And I think it was s shame to clutter up the lawn with the fountain and all that statu: ary’ . “I told my father that when he jng the place built,” Ron- face turned crimson, “You're joking, aren’t you? You don't really live there?” “Please don't mind. It wasn't a fair question—and | feel the came there any more than I can help.” “Of course I didn’t dream—" Dana began helplessly. “Let's forget it. After all, we're agreed. Some day I will persuade my father to sell the house and build one that's more homelike.” parva sat, face inesstis aware of her unintentional rudeness, as the dark blue roadster gathered up miles and spread them behind. Te was ridiculous to allow euch castle’s charm. It was #0 obvious ly new and expensive; just @ vul- gar display of wealth. A car stopped nearby “and « young man leaped out and came forward, “Have you sent for help?” he asked, i ee Only in little places [DANA tito is atrectnens ats: |house ike Grandmothers any men woul ve way, I'm puncture?” or something like that. | jt." cf Going to forget all about And, of course, the punctured tire was perfectly obvious, he smiled. “I didn’t know ez actly how to go about it.” “That should be easily remedied,” said the stranger. “I'll drive io and telephone for you. It will take sometime to get someone out to-do the job, I'd offer to fiz the punow ture, only I'm really 8 dub at any: thing like that.” - “I wouldn't have you ruin those beautifully creased trousers for worlds,” Dana said. “I'd really enjoy the wait, if it weren't for ndmother’s groceries,” “Your grandmother?” There was “Good. Now we can think about the groceries, Here we are!” A baif hour later the two, oun- leaden and chatting Ike old friends, mounted the steps of the Cameron home. Sarah answered the doorbel! and took the packages. Her eyes were rolling with estoutshment. As the door closed behind mon- ald, Dana turned to face her arand- mother and aunt. On the first eats 9 of the stairway, Nancy w “We were frightened, Vans.” ber grandmother began. “There wasn't e Sins we could get out of th had taken the prolonged drive: & surprised inflection in bis voice, “My srandmother, Mrs. Cam eron.” “Nancy’s grandmother—why, 1 didn't know—" He broke off, em- barrassed, “You didn't know Mre, Cameron had sors her granddaughter?” Dans “Well, now, it eeempa to me Lt did. Only 1. thought she was @broad—in England of France.” “I've lived in both places, My father was an artist and we were always moving. ! came here from Paris, i'm Dana Westbrook.” “I’m Ronald Moore,” The name meant nothing to Dana. She eald. “I'm awfully glad you'came along.” ‘Then, realization dawoed op her, “We haven't called garage yeti" .