The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 28, 1936, Page 4

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A Good Judicial Job It was a rare and unusual thing that Federal Judgé Andrew Miller did Saturday in ordering the state mill and elevator to apply the processing taxes returned to it under the supreme court AAA decision to the indebtedness of the property. It may have been something of an abuse of judicial dis- cretion—laymen are not qualified to know about that—but it did show a recognition of the fact that the people are, after all, entitled to consideration. The people already had paid the processing tax. It had been passed on to them by the bakers and others who had mar- keted the flour, and to give the money to the bakers or to the millers would have been a graft, pure and simple. On the other hand, the order may cause the mill manage- ment some embarrassment, although Manager A. F. Bonzer, dr., makes no mention of that in his published comment. When the attack on the wheat processing tax got well started, even those millers who regarded it as a good thing were forced to adopt the policy of paying under protest. The reason was that millers were offering flour to bakers with the agreement that, in case the tax was invalidated, the processing tax saving would be passed on to them. This was a powerful sales argument, for it would be an uncommonly dumb baker who would not prefer to take the gamble, particularly since it cost him nothing. The state mill and. elevator made the same offer and sold thousands of barrels of flour with this understanding. It had to do so to meet competition. Now, however, the court steps in and directs otherwise. The consumers, instead of the mid- dlemen, get the money. The mill cannot keep its conditional contracts because the money came back to it with express di- rections which it cannot ignore. Season of Dreams June may be the month in which the young man’s fancy lightly flits hither and yon but this is the season when the staid householder finds it easiest to close his eyes and dream day dreams. For this is the season when the seed catalogues come to hand, when the man who gets his summer exercise in the gar- den visions what he will do when spring comes again. The sun is beginning to ride higher in the sky and the human being feels its beneficent rays, even if the thermometer does show 20 below zero. No one, of course, ever raised flowérs or. vegetables like those shown in the catalogues, nor in such profusion. But that is only because nature finds it impossible to live up to the artist’s imagination. He has merely taken her for a model and gone her one better. But those pictures are the stuff that dreams are made of and, a little later, will be the wellspring of all the varied emo- tions to which the amateur gardener. is subject. Give a man a pipe and a seed catalogue while the wind howls outside and who, that is married and has a family, cares about June? Frost Smoke In view of the extended cold spell, ice on the river should be nearing record thickness, one would ordinarily suppose, yet the experts in the weather bureau assert this is not necessarily Bo. Ice can—and often does—freeze faster when the mercury hovers around zero than when it is 20 below. q The Bismarck Tribune Behind the Scenes Great Possibilities Seen in New AAA Scientific Farming Plan... Which May Be Found “Unconstitutions!” «+. How the Program Would Werk . « « Results of Long Study, and Thorough Survey. By RODNEY DUTCHER (Tribune Washington Correspondent) Washington, Jan. 28.—Enemies of the AAA, aided by the U. 8. supreme court decision, have pushed the farm administration into a program which seems to smack more of brain-trust- ing, “regimentation,” and national planning than anything else the New Deal has tried thus far. ‘The proposed combination of the domestic allotment idea with pay- ments to farmers for scientific farm- ing is also considered by many law- yers to conflict as violently with the court's majority opinion as the prec- essing tax-benefit payment system did, since production control is one of the plan’s essential features. Some advocates of the plan cyni- cally admit they consider “constitu- tislity” a nebulous term, something determined merely by the economic views of one or two justices on the highest bench, and that it probably would take a couple of years to get a aecision. Meanwhile, the elections will be over and perhaps there will be a change or two in membership of the court—or even a strong movement for constitutional amendment. To some degree the effort to cloak crop control under the guise of soil conservation may even remind you of the ‘government’s argument in the TVA case—a seemingly hypocritical pretense that TVA was primarily a “navigation” Lebel ne Great Benefit Seen Preponderance of opinion among agricultural scientists, however, seems to be that planned agriculture on the basis of what AAA has in mind will be the greatest contribution to farm- ers and to the general welfare which has ever been seriously proposed. Secretary Wallace has been beam- ing and humming merrily ever since the farm organization leaders he as- sembled here declared their support of a program which neither he nor Administrator Chester Davis had supposed would replace the old AAA system for two or three years to come. The two men most active in plan- ning for the “new AAA” have been Assistant Secretary of Agriculture M. L. Wilson and former Assistant Administrator H. A. Tolley, once head of the AAA program planning di- vision, who has been called back to help work out the program. Wilson described the scheme as “production for an economy of aboundance, with agriculture devel- opend to the best possible technique.” xe * How Plan Would Work ‘The gist of the idea is to pay farm- ers for replacing certain crops or por- tions of crops with hay and other soil-improving crops. A large surplus not only ruins prices, but also dam- ages the land, if the crop is cultivated intensively and there is no alternation. Scientific farming on a national scale would eliminate surpluses and papers the soil for future genera- tions. Flat acreage cuts of equal percen- tage for all growers are over. Plan- ning would be regional as well as national. AAA would say to a farmer that, according to principles of good farm management and soil conservatjon, he should have his soil or a stipulated part of it next year not in a cash cro} as » corn, or wheat —but in clover, grass, soya beans, or perhaps in pasture. If his land were badly gullied, perhaps even in trees. But inasmuch as the farmer couldn’t afford to forego his cash crop otherwise, he would be compensated at so much an acre for his shift. Each farmer might be asked to draw up a production schedule, with Payment conditional on that, and eventually such schedules would all be added up to fit into proposed na- tional production schedules. * * # Thorough Study Made Agricultural experts, notably Wil- son, have been working toward such @ scheme for a long time. AAA of- ficlals have been studying the idea intensively for more than a year. \ THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1936 The Headless Wonder With Other EDITORS OIL AND PRESIDENT WILSON (New York Herald-Tribune) The Nye committee has been tra- versing pretty familiar ground in the last few days, and President Wilson's famous denial of knowledge concern- ing the “secret treaties” is another old story in the literature of the sub- ject. But it has a certain contem- porary application which the commit- tee seemed not to bring out. Senator Nye was severe upon the late pregi- dent for “falsifying” when he told his senatorial inquisitors in 1919 that he had learned of the inter-Ally treaties only after he got to Paris; but others will feel that the presidential testi- mony would have been yet more damning had it not been true that if it was, let ussay, inaccurate. The pres- ident’s denial was a regrettable per- formance. But what should one think of a chief executive who carried his countrymen down into the world’s greatest war without informing him- self upon so elementary @ factor in his problem as the treaty engage- ments controlling the war aims of his prospective allies? As a matter of fact, there can be little doubt that President Wilson and his advisers knew all about the gen-. eral tenor of these treaties, if not their exact letter, even before the American declaration of war. On the other hand, they seem to have paid singularly little attention to the in- fluence they might have had over the terms of the peace for which the country was about to fight. Indeed, it is extraordinary how scant is the evi- dence of any ral study by the Wilson administration not only of the diplo- matic but of the financial and even the military situation into which they were preparing to enter. Surely, one would suppose, any ra- tional statesmanship would make & pretty careful estimate of its chances HORIZONTAL 1 An invention for victory before declaring war. But here is where the contemporary a) plication of the story appears. Th League powers are actively debating the oil embargo against Italy; they have brought pressure on the United States to cooperate upon the ground that to be effective the embargo must be complete, and at times the Roose- yelt administration has seemed ready to acquiesce, Yet the League powers themselves appear not to have made (they have certainly failed'to pub- lish) the slightest real study of the chances of halting the East African war by even & complete oil embargo. o——__—____—_.—_* | So They Say ! e No system, not even democracy, can guarantee self-government to a peo- ple too indolent, too ignorant, or too indifferent to cherish and, if neces- sary, to fight for its own freedom— James P. Warburg, New York banker. * % * So long as the English language maintains its unity over the English- speaking world, no great harm can happen to it—Dr. A. Lloyd James, London linguist. ** * Really, I don’t pay much attention to anything that “chain gang execu- tive” says. — Secretary of Interior Harold Ickes, referring to Gov. Eu- gene Talmadge. Ga. ** * ‘We thought we’d won, until the su- preme court came along and unwon ‘us.—Hassil Schenck, vice president, Indiana Farm Bureau Federation, re- ferring to AAA. ee * If you must come to Hollywood, be different. Stand out from the crowd, if yon. have to put on stilts—Janet Gaynor, advising would-be movie stars. . . Tailor’s Aid 9 Sick. 10 The reason. Our government appears to have paid but the most casual attention to the diplomatic and economic conditions which must ‘control the outcome of an American plunge into the oll em- bargo, while everybody has been con- tent to assume that a complete em- bargo must, of course, end the war, although the assumption rests on lit- tle more than a few Italian import tables and some vague information about the accumulation of stocks. Does this curious situation justify Mr. Wilson? Or does it merely prove that no statesmanship is ever a very ra-| tional activity? With BEGIN BERE TODAY yetcian. | | asked: By William Brady, M. D. disease, or dlagnéale. “Write or Brady in care of The Tribun stam self-addressed enve! q ations pertaining to health but not letters briefly and in ink, Addr All queries must be accompanied rani four hours all told. Add in another hour going to the. another hour returning to your work or home each time—less goa anesthetic and a major o; ition merely to ha fected tonsils eradicated. ie QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Keep Comfortable Your statement that from 20 to 30 gallons of water must be evaporated in a house daily to keep the humidity up to a fairly healthful and comfortable degree seems unreasonable . . . (L, A, O.) Answer—My based on my own experience in @ rather larger than ordinary house. But it is generally found necessary and desirable to evaporate from 10 to 15 gallons of water daily in the air of a five or six room house in order to maintain fair relative humidity in the season of arti- ficial heating. Makeshift “humidifiers” will not do this. But built-! conditioning equipment, or special radiator tanks with evaporation (such as I used in the house where I tested it, Up your fuel bill 8% for every degree above 68 you of your living rooms. Cheaper to evaporate water than to also save temper, furniture and your health. Temperature o! degrees F. is within good humidity. Excessive drying out of air of the heated house skin, complexion, growing plants, furniture, bindings, tempers mucous membranes, physiological regulation of body temperature, metabol- ism 'n’ everything. ast eek | off ozone, and this is supposed to purify the air of any carbon monoxide, - ‘When it is turned on there is a strong odor, which seems to make the eyes hurt and causes headaches. (B. E. J.) Answer—Ozone cannot remove carbon dioxide or its danger. (Copyright 1936, John F. Dille Co.) he resigned himself to a fivemin-|grinned at her. His face was ute interlude with Paula, She/|slightly flushed, Dana noted, and looked queer, excited. “What's on your mind?” Scott |She said, “I know! by Mery Reymond For answer, Paula caught his the |nand, an@ drew him inside the room, fer | Since he had left the apartment, NANCY, ith Ronald. loves Dasa. behind am ane five minutes earlier, all the lights except a few shaded wall lamps had been turned off. The room was bathed in a soft glow. Paula was standing close to Scott. Suddenly gies ant |she put her arms around his neck, pa xpectediy, he tye ine nee bridge. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORE CHAPTER XXIX pulled bis head down toward her face, his lips toward hers. Scott loosened her arms quickly. “Paula, you've been drinking too much, and don't know what you're doing,” be said. “I do know!” she cried wildly. “Oh, Scott, don't leave me now. Stay, stay!” Scott's voice was cold and stern. AULA'S bridge party bad te creased to three tables by the time Scott arrived. The big liv- ing room looked cheerful and invit- ing in tomparison to the lonely room he had just left. Paula’s apartment was attractive PIAIDIE TRIE Wisi} | dressmaking 2 ff a Wo IN| huge industry. Te iit [RMING [EIAIRIS| ere PIRIEIMILEIR] i Lentinwise Pen aa 16 To ogle. F 17 Splits. AIR] 19 Instrument. Flt ILIEIRML IVI! 20 Ever. UE REO IE IBIAITIE]S! 21 Hates. IRIAIT IE SMAI It) Alt IRIEIDEEDIRIO} (PIOILIAINIDT IS IOIMIPIOIsie| 36 Skillet. 23 Measure. 42 Exclamation. winding thread 38 Money. 44 Overseer. .' @0 Thread holders 41 Pedestal part. 29 Soup container 69 guy. VERTICAL 43 Arabian. 80 Snake. 45 Mystic syllable 32 Chamber. 51 Italian. coins. 4 Icy rain. 46 Beam. %3 American in- 53 Singer was 2 Always. ventor of this among the first 3 Strife. machine. ——+ of this 34 Lion. machine, > 86 House cat. 54 Fastener. 37 Credit. 55 Lock parts. 39 South America, 57 Affirmative, 40 Form of “a.” 58 To mangie. 41 Therefore, 59 Device for PTT TT RETIN SES in a gay and colorfal way. [t was like Paula herself, vivid and inste- tent. Strips‘of lavender and green . yauze hung at the windows. There were deeper purple velvet hang: Ings, pillows of green and lavender and gold. Bowls of dogwood blos- toms made one forget ‘that it was a rainy, dreary April night out- side. ‘There was @ great deal of cheer: ful chatter. And Seott, who had forgotten bis resentful, deserted husband feeling of a short while before; created a mild uproar when he ed his story—with humor ous embellishments—about bis own te of mind when he na was not sitting di at home, but having a swell without him. Drinks were. served. Scott thought that Paula was drink! too much. Perhaps that was reason her bridge game was vo badly. She appeared to be Ing mechanically, lost in a te cata ath ath her tactfully, “You calling tomotrow to prescribe for e headache, Paula.” “what do you mean tomorrow?” Sam Winchester said, smiling. “It’s 20. m. now.” / ; -_ answer, according to the experts, lies in whether the ar "i ee by ae ice is clear or covered with snow and whether the air is clear experimen Wty ag < cy wl Snow acts as a blanket and retards the escape of Tet of Agricultura Boone, HuR- heat from the under or growing surface of the ice, of Ean Woekad on Pils for six On the other hand, intense cold sometimes produces “frost caiprarary es hea a eed heed smoke,” especially over large bodies of water, which “may re-| GAY session at Mount Weather, Va., main unevaporated and spread over the ice. It also may de- Aika ieee ae administra- posit a sheet of finely powdered snow.” tion would seem to be enormous and The result, of course, is to retard the escape of heat from {the water and thus delay the freezing process, It was “frost smoke,” apparently, which was responsible for the frequent decoration of our trees earlier in the winter and which, falling recently in light and fluffy flakes, caused our own weather observer to comment that it would take 80 inches of the stuff to create one inch of moisture. Why Not Now? Politicians and others are speculating on the question of whether or not the president will ask additional taxes to pay the soldiers’ bonus. : The answer is not yet certain, but that new taxes will be necessary is as certain as death. In no other way can the mounting public debt be paid or the budget balanced. Add to this picture the fact that half a billion dollars must be raised to finance farm adjustment contracts and perhaps as much more to pay for a new farm program, and it is easy to Pes see what the government's fiscal outlook is. “Don't you like my ple, John dear?” It may be bad politics to raise taxes during a campaign he Ee ee darling, but what]: year, but in the interest of honesty the government and the| makes the crust so hard?” People should face the facts. We gain nothing by postponing | qui yeusne nace aed a fon tenes the time when we shall have to take that bitter medicine. & little starch to make up for it.” As for the farm aid appropriation, that was coming out of poser the pockets of the people as a tax anyhow. An appropriation from the general treasury would only widen the base for its eollection, for under the AAA the entire bill was paid by con- pumers, 11 To come in. 12 1t is now an —— machine. 15 Well-bred folk. 1? Musical note. 18 Street, 21To put on. 22 Mineral spring, 25 Sports. * 27Grayish white, 29 Mountain pass. IE} 31 Kettle. In} 35 Idiot. which made 47 Pieces out. 48 Network. 49 Measure of area. , 50 Spirit. 52 To recede. 54 Upright shaft. 56 Note in scale. 58 Mountain. time BIT OF HUMOR NOW AND THEN 1s RELIGHED BY THE BEST OF MEN ii, ESeSdE eT their guests stay for “Please don’t go until we Snish this rubber,” Paula put in. eee c was a long drawn-out rubber, but it ended finally. Then the living room was quickly deserted. Scott and the Winchesters were |bome, last to leave. As they were enter- ing the elevator, Paula called, “Just ® moment, Scott!” ¥ He went seek 20 ber ge “ ap impatient toward ie vator as it shot downward ‘and ‘The problem now confronting those who attended the Jackson Day din- bees fs whether or-pot that memento, the $3 grape, will keep,