The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 3, 1936, Page 4

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All rights of republication of all other matter he Liquor Law Enforcement Orders by Governor Welford to local officials to see that Jaws pertaining to dance halls and the sale of beer are obeyed 4n their localities should meet with the approval of all forward- looking men in that business. It is no secret that competition in this business has made profits difficult. Upon the legalization of beer a large number of dispensaries were opened and many vendors have found cus- tomers too few for profit. Neither is it a secret that some places took to the serving of stronger drinks, both because of public demand and the profits involved. Complaint to the city commission recently that the law has been winked at hereabouts is not entirely with- out basis. But in such matters, as in others involving commercial competition, the less respectable elements in the trade set the gtandard. Some men who have no desire to violate the law have been forced into it. Scenes Washington the Consumer Again Out in the Cold in New AAA Program ... Administra- tion Fears to Fight for Him... Attempt to ‘Disguise’ New Taxes Won't Fool Anyone ... Big Proc- essor Seems to Be Favored by Plan of Treasury. (By RODNEY DUTCHER (Tribune Washington Correspondent) Washington, Feb, 3—The farm or- ganization lobbyists and the adminis- tration have produced a substitute program for the AAA—which already is undergoing repair. Once again the consumer is a conspicuous absentee. Secretary Wallace wanted some pro- vision for consumer protection in the new soil conservation-domestic allot- jment act through which it is hoped to control production and pay benefits to farmers. The administration, from both standpoints of good politics and public policy, wanted it. But the farmer lobbyists turned them down, apparently unwilling to Place any potential brake on farm prices or on processors and distril tors of food. Little fight was made within the ‘ation, because it is feared that dissension might destroy the new program in congress. The ad- ministration expects a hard, danger- ous fight in any event, with a storm already stirred. Many farm leaders really want ex- port subsidies for surplus crops, which the administration thinks are deadly poison—an unworkable scheme for subsidizing foreign consumers at the expense of American consumers. Republicans and General Johnson are clamoring in ostensible sympathy. Hence the tossing overboard of the consumer, lest a fight for him spoil everything. ° se % Scarcity Idea, Resented At the same time, there's keen ap- preciation within administration tanks of the fact that city consumers There is no ignoring, either, the competition for dollars which exists between towns. It is small satisfaction to a man who obeys the law to see a potential customer pop into an auto- mobile and return in a few minutes with what he wants, pur- chased in a near-by city. E The only answer to that situation was and is honest ob- wervance of the law generally, and the only way to bring that about was through state-wide action. Recognition of this fact seems to have been behind the governor’s warning to local au- thorities that they must enforce the law or face the possibility pf removal. The public is aware, too, that the state has a weapon which certainly would prove effective in any campaign to clean up the situation. That is the revocation of the beer licenses of persistent offenders. Recommendations by state’s attorneys for such action should not be ignored. Back of and underlying the whole situation is public reac- tion to the entire problem of the sale of intoxicating liquors, * The question of the legal sale of strong spirits will be decided this year by referendum, but the pfoposed law, which provides for sale of liquor by public-owned stores, has not met with the approval of private vendors. Some of them doubtless would be delighted to see the law rejected, particularly if it appears that continued illegal sale will meet with no substan- tial interference. North Dakota needs to do some serious thinking on this issue and the men engaged in the legal sale of beer should take the lead. That there may be a reaction from the liberal wave which wiped out the old laws on this subject seems apparent. They should be careful lest it be developed to a point wherein beer will again be banned, thus putting them out of business. Greetings Bismarck’s advantages as a convention city are again em- phasized by men in such widely diversified lines as the sale of general hardware and allied merchandise, grain dealers and Jumber dealers. Beginning today the Capital welcomes the heads of the various Gamble stores in this district. Then, in quick succes- Bion, come the Farmers’ Grain Dealers’ association and the lum- ber dealers, ‘ All told, the number of guests will run into several thou- and and history shows that each will leave a substantial amount of money in this city, % Without attempting to discount the economic benefits {which we receive from these conventions, it should be under- stood that Bismarck would welcome them just as warmly if they didn’t leave a nickel in local coffers. We are proud of our sity and we feel that the stranger who comes here will, even in a brief period, arrive at an appreciation of its manifest advan- tages which may redound to our credit or benefit at a later date, For any city to measure its friendliness in dollars is a fatal resent the 25 per cent increase in re- tail food prices since 1933 and blame it on & program which they believe has created a scarcity of food. Wallace and Roosevelt both have publicly repudiated the aim of scar- city. But it has done little good, The AAA was & political Hability in other than farm states and failure to take that fact into account in the new legislation may prove costly in the election campaign. What Wallace wanted in the bill and what the farmer lobbyists re- fused to accept was @ guarantee to consumers that the program would not reduce food supplies below nor- mal domestic requirements. “We want to be sure,” Wallace re- cently said, “that there will be the same quantity of food per capita avail- able to the American people that there was in the twenties.” The bill as introduced leaves the extent of crop reduction and amount of food supplies to executive discre- tion, Such discretion is notoriously susceptible to the influence of pres- sure groups—and farm lobbyists have shown themselves as predatory as any other group when their chance came to force up prices. «ke “Fooling” Supreme Court Officially, no one is supposed to mention the soil conservation-domes- tic allotment bill and the excise law which will be proposed to finance it in the same breath. Just as an at- tempt will be made to “fool the su- preme court” into thinking that the prime purpose of the former is soil conservation instead of federal regu- lation of agriculture, which the court majority has held unconstitutional, a clumsy effort will be made to dis- guise the excise law as a general rev- enue bill—even though most of the money is ‘to be collected in the same old way and from the same folks. Everybody will be in on these sec- rets—except the supreme court! Treasury lawyers, behind closed doors, have conceived the brilliant idea of levying a tax on yachts in the same measure which will lay “occupa- tional” taxes on processors of wheat, cotton, oats, and so on. By taxing yachts at $2 a gross ton and also assessing commercial vessels —even down to a minimum of $5 for fishing ..smacks—it is hoped to con- pies ee seo h int he manor tail raised for gent Purposes rather than for iia” vas to farmers. Taxes on processors probably wil) be higher than the AAA taxes, “Soil conservation” is expected to be more expensive than “agricultural adjust- ment.” Some complaint is anticipated the effect that the treasury ee would favor the big processors. mistake. The least significant visitor today may be the most important tomorrow. In passing, it might be noted that this is the first time the : Jumbermen’s convention has ever been held outside of Fargo. For reasons with which Capital City folk would not wholly agree, this group has always gone to the Gate City for its annual meeting. But the pressure of western men brings it here in 1986 and if the convention is successful the prospect is that it will alternate between Fargo and Bismarck. On this basis wel should spare no effort to see that it becomes a biennial fixture. The grain dealers we have entertained before. Bismarck likes them and their return indicates that they like Bismarck. - We greet them as old friends. The Gamble store organization long ago recognized the merits of Bismarck as a place in which to do business and now . is following the lead of other commercial organizations in call- ing a district meeting here. That it will be successful goes with- out saying, for it is EASIER TO COME TO BISMARCK than to any other place in the state and people like to come here, To these groups, as well as to the casual stranger, Bis- marck’s latchstring is out. There is welcome in our hearts as well as on the doormat, ‘Texas solon says cowboys don’t yell in each other's faces over a guitar. Now, he'll probably try to tell us hillbilly singers don’t wear clothespins on their noses, xe Composers of “Music Goes ‘Round . . .” failed to show up, as scheduled, Wichita and Kansas City. The question is, who warned them? ** # : Under the principle in which Wiilie got 100 in school. 20 on each sub- » fect, that getress,who lists 10 traits she wants in a husband may get her wish. * fo BIT OF HUMOR NOW AND THEN 18 RELISHED AE ‘When Betty's boy- |, triend calls he a BY MEN “I tell you you're so terribly in love with that sappy-looking clerk you're neglecting your work.” “Oh, I am not.” “Yes, you are—you sit there all day and watch the cluck!” “So your father {s «@ southern planter?” “Yes, he is an undertaker in Mem- {phis.” * Coming Out Again iF HE SEES HIS SHADOW, (IT MEANS A ONLY PART BANKER (Baltimore Evening Sun) The Great Northern, one of the best-run railroads in the country, has ‘an issue of $115,000,000 in seven per cent bonds which matures in July. The road has been seeking to refi- nance this loan at a lower rate of in- terest. The bankers offered to take care of it for five per cent. plus an underwriting charge of @ million dol- lars and an additional one per cent. on such bonds as they might buy. Jesse Jones, chairman of the RFC, who has been conducting a campaign to get bankers to provide a flow of credit at reasonable interest rates, felt and said that this was excessive. Then the bankers lowered their of- fer to 4% per cent. But they would go no lower, SS i So They Say ! The only way to handle alcohol is to destroy it.—Senator Morris Shep- pard, Texas. moe Other nations tried most of the New Deal measures before the New Deal was born.—Herbért Hoover. * * * You have to be a gentleman to suc- ceed, even if you're a hobo. Tough guys never get in the big time. The big fellows;.even the crooks, are gen- tlemen.—Ben melupan., hobo king. * A man who is good enough to shed his blood for his country is good enough to be given @ square deal af- terward. More than that no man is entitled to, and less than that no man But Mr. Jones had something to say|price holds when the bonds are form- about this, namely; If a bond is good enough for a banking house to recommend to its investors at five per cent., I fail to understand why it is not @ better investment at four per cent. Certainly the borrower has @ better chance of meeting his payments... So he freed the Great Northern from dependence on the bankers by offering’ to underwrite the loan for four per cent., instead of the bankers’ five, thus saving the road more than $11,000,000, Was Mr. Jones’ judgment sound? Well, these bonds are now being of- fered by some dealers on a “when-is- sued” basis at 104%. The bid price yesterday was 10314. That means that the Great Northern, if the present should _have.—President Roosevelt, quoting Theodore Roosevelt. * *# # If I had my life to live over again, I would not spend one hour in poli- tics—James H. Moran, 92, White Plains, N. Y., in politics since Grant was president. * % % The coroner informs me there are four mangled bodies just brought in, ;So there's a real treat for you—Judge Harry S. McDevitt, Philadelphia, to arrested auto speeders. ee * Our great guns, fine tall ships, fast, sturdy airplanes and enormous in- dustrial plants would be no more than so. much scrap metal if the men be- hind them lacked the moral factor.— Henry L, Roosevelt, assistant secre- tary of the navy. A Bible Story | HORIZONTAL 1An Old Testa: pergrerers ment character{§ HEIOIRIGIEL ts 6He was a Hebrew —— pl). 12 Fabulous bird. 13 Visionary. 15 Hal 16 Row. \7 Temporarily. 18 Fodder vat, 20 Fish. 21 Wrong distribution, £3 Gibbon, 84 Iniquity. Preposition. 27 Smelled. £0To arrange cloth, 33 Glided. 85 Armadillo. 86 Angry. 88 War flyers. 99 Atcoiisement, the wall, 40 Neither, 418econd note, _ VERTICAL 42 South America 2 Dry. 45 Far. 3 Not any. Ge od be Pt iN ATRIA REMIA! 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IF} L IMMECIAIMIE TU IBIRIAIV IAD IO} ERIE eS) Mt (SIE MEGIAIS) PiFpmotsiSal EIOMEO AIUITIBIOIR] $9 pecatetuiee, » 44Speech defect 46 Withered. 47 Fish. : 48 To admit. . 49 Northeast. 8Olive shrub. 50 Sanskrit © Possesses. 10 Bad, facts. 53 Tennis fence. 55 Child. 56 Hied. 58 Seventh musical note. 60 Tone B, 14 Dower Property. 16He was saved from the —— Gen, 4 19 He disobeyed LN | NN Sa id Nid iid \N ally offered, not only saves $11,000,000 because of the lower interest rate which Mr. Jones made possible but makes that extra 3% points. In brief, Mr, Jones’ judgment was too sound. Mr. Jones, after all, has some reputation as a banker. If he had acted like a banker, he would have bought that issue at par for the RFC, sold it to the public at 3% per cent. above par, and pocketed a neat profit for John Smith, taxpayer. And John Smith could do with a few profitable deals just now. Your Personal ‘Health | By bdapeor Brady, M.D. health but and Address Dr. must be accompanied by a ‘ Dr. Brady will answer qu diseaas or Glagacets. e Brady in care of The Tribune. All quer! stamped, self-addressed envelope. ay know that is as far as it is safe to go. But from I know that we evaporated twenty to twenty-five gallons of during the winter season in a 12-room ts perature temperature was kept at 60 at night, at 68.in I know from experience i f : g 3 8 : Sig ity 3 5 E g 3 | z Plants do not thrive in the arid atmosphere of the heated house, even ° Conercen tiara mrprcinl i Pitti homed You will find the plants ive wi you see to it that a fair degree of humidit; = tained thru the winter, f \ ae Incidentally, plants growing in porous pots help to maintain better hu- midity in the air and are therefore healthful in li room, dining room, bedroom or aickroom, edie 4 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Why Nerves? In your column a month ago you implied that nervous exhaustion is & lot of baloney. Saget deel ae explain why the nerves in my limbs mean to imply, however, that I can al ils folk who imagine their nerves are econ ne id them that “nerves” or “nervous exhaustion” or “nervous weakness” or the like is a diagnostic delusion. If you prefer to dawdle along as you are, bad cess to you. If you would rather snap out of it, send ten cents coin and three-cent-stamped envelope bearing your address, for booklet “Chronic Nervous Imposition.” Rolls Kindly send information on somersaults ... (W. R. C.) Answer—Send three-cent-stamped envelope bearing your address, and ask for “Somersaultauqua” program. Heart Muscle FR shred heart muscle disease? “What causes high blood pressure? , . . Answer—It is explained in booklet “Building Vitality.” High blood pressure is considered in another booklet “The Regeneration Regimen.” Pee ten cents coin and stamped envelope bearing your’ address, for either rt. * : Coat on Tongue Why do I have a coated tongue most of the time? .... (Miss A. B.) Answer—The back of the tongue is normally covered with a slight coat. Perhaps your tongue is too smooth, If so, it is likely that your vitamin intake is below normal. In any case you will find good advice about diet in booklet, “Building Vitality”"—send 10 cents and stamped addressed envelope for copy. (Copyright 1936, John F. Dille Co.) ‘ith All AH Love iN HERE TODAY the wishes aristocratic D CAMBRON, DR. ing ta perform a returns realising re in hie ANA was, sure her heart bad dted thy night Scott had gone to: Paula's Gome and stayed there e counted minutes by fts heavy beating. Counted minutes that lengthened to hours. At four she had got up end dressed. Then she called = taxi and gave the driver ber srand- mother’s address. Yes, her heart had died when Scott had flaunted his infatuation tor Paula, leaving ber alone that stormy olgbt. Her heart had not come alive since: month bed passed and Scott bad neither called her or tried to ete ber. Lawyers might term what she pad done “desertion.” but Dena never doubted that Scott knew ehe bad left him because he had stayed et Paule’s all night Any woman who had any self-respect would have done the same thing. And tf Scott had had any explanation to offer..be would have pleaded with her to come back to him. He hadn't—which was proof that he didn’t want ber. Aunt Bilen entered her niece’s room. She eaid, “My dear, you aren't bappy. {sn’t there some thing that can be done about it?” “No, Aunt Biller.” There was @ sob in Danae’s voice. “Let me write to Scott.” her aunt pleaded. "No, so!” Dana’s voice rose ve cemently. Then she was sobbing {o Aunt Blleb’s arms. When che was quieter, she poured her trou- bles (nto the sympathetic ear. She told things she bad vowed she would never tell anyone. but tell- {ng them to one end 4 like. whispering them to ber Dana knew without binding ber to secrecy that Aunt Silien would never break the confidence. “It wasn't anything | did.” Dana insisted “I loved Seott so much, and he knew that. | didn’t mind doing without ell the silly things a lot of girle want 1 didn’t mind cooking and doing dishes. it was fun Because. oo matter what went wrong. Scott ever com piainea He didn't expect th eB ot me He oelped a lot—oot put-| Dana said, “lve s alee day. tering around but really helping. And he worked so hard at the of- fice—" Dana’s voice broke. oce SopPaRN why,” Aunt Ellen asked bewildered, “why did you leave bim?” “It was eomething outside all that, Something 1! suppose he couldnt help.” Oane’s miserable eyes met her aunt's. ; 2 Bed oEe Ti i: ; ! gag3 32 a gF2Re855 i a 8 “i lectis Probably will say those thidgs. But you must be brave and fece the muste. You can’t become a fecluse because you end Scott couldn't live together. After \s short memories" by Mary Reymond Coprighe WEA 1938 Freab and sunshiny, though @ lit tle windy. Tb enjoy getting out.” She said it for her aunt's benefit and saw Aunt Fy" Hil I i bas Er reali »f i & I iy Bllen's face bright Eeisfs"tee%e., ltt Lf g = iff