The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 18, 1936, Page 6

An Independent Newspaper THE STATE’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) The Bismarck Tribute State, City and County Official Newspaper The Bismarck Tribune Company, Bismarck, N. D., and Published (Gilneas ac Cin Geeiotrice at Bismarck us s6docd clas tuail matte. George D. Mann President and Publisher Archie O. Johnson Kenneth W. Simons Secretary and Treasurer Editor Subscription Rates Payable in Advance by carrier, per year ..... ence by mail per year (in Bismarck) by mail per year (in state outside of Bismarck) Daily Daily Daily by mail outside of North Dakota ‘Weekly by mail in state, per year ... Weekly by mail outside of North Dakota, per year . ‘Weekly by mail in Canada, per year Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation Member of The Associated Press The Associated Press ts exclusively entitled to the use for republica- to it or not otherwise credited in this Mewspaper and also the local news of spontaneous origin published herein. tion of the news dispatches credited All rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. After PWA What? Throughout the country hundreds of projects, financed by local governments with loans and grants from the government, are being completed. Workmen who found employment on such construction are being laid off. The accelerated spending of public funds appears to be nearing an end. This situation is both cause for concern and cause for hope. That the jobs have been a Godsend to thousands is undeniable, but there is a question as to whether America would WANT to keep men employed by this method indefinitely, even if it could afford it. ; i That it would be much better to fit them back into private Industry goes without saying. such a shift exists if we are to have governmental economy. Fortunately, the prospect is bright for such a development. The paralyzing fear which gripped America for several years has vanished. In its place there is at least a reasonable amount of optimism. Income is higher and more men are at work in {ndustry. The assurance of green grass will send many back to em- ployment on the farms in this area, where it has been at a very Jow ebb since the drouth of 1934 and the rust epidemic of 1935. On this basis, answer to the question of what will come efter PWA may well be “nothing of a governmental nature.” If it can be made honestly it will be a happy one indeed, for §t will mean that gains in private enterprise have eliminated the necessity for such forced-draft expenditures. A Good Repair Job In fact, the NECESSITY for Takes Sad Tumble . . . Roosevelt Seems to Be “On the Up” Once More ... Politics in Puerte Rico Outdoes the Funny Page. By RODNEY DUTCHER (Tribune Washington Correspondent) Washington, March 18.—Our brain trusters, who have been banged around from pillar to post—and, some think, all too often have missed the post—are again beginning to find a certain satisfaction in life which in- cites them to more than a sickly grin. They see their natfral enemies, as they consider the wealthiest anti-New Dealers, drapped very neatly by the administration’s new tax program. And although there is no known desensitizer for thrusts at the pocket- book nerve, the “foe” are not in any Position to yell as loudly as the occa- sion seems to them to call for. As the tittering brain trusters see it, the poor little anti-New Deal rich man. is going to have to contribute more than ever to financing a govern- ment he doesn’t like and will be torn between two alternatives. The tax on undivided corporation profits will drive huge sums into di idend payments and the big stock- holders will find themselves paying big surtaxes on dividends which will now become subject to income tax. The only practical alternative would seem to be investment in government obligations, which have a low yield, but are tax-exempt. Brain trusters have tittered be- fore—and ended up weeping—but the more they study the new tax idea, the better they like it. 5 to 4 He Blushed! A favored few diners at the home of Miss~Mabel Boardman, secretary of the Red Cross, had the privilege of seeing Chief Jus- tice Charles Evans Hughes in a new role on a recent evening. After dinner Mr. Hughes parted his coat tails and sank into an antique y chair. The chair sank also, with a loud crackle of splitting. wood. In trying to save himself, ac- cording to some who were there and may be exaggerated a bit, the chief justice practically turn- ed a complete somersault. Roosevelt on “Up” Again Confidence in Roosevelt's re-elec- tion comes in waves here and then subsides. At the moment there's a wave, BISMARCK TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1936 Your Personal Health i By William Brady, M. D. Man Bites Bloodhound! Dr. Brady will answer questions pertaining te health but not dleeuss or diagnosis, Write Fetters bi ly and ink, Adéress Dr. Brady in of The Tribu: All queries must be accompanied by a ed, addressed envelope. CARROTS FOR CATARACT Every little while some one asks bluntly whether I don’t make up the questions and answers printed in this column, This question applies par- ticularly to the odd queries I sometimes select to answer here. To tell the truth— a novel experience for a doctor—I do edit most of the questions, and I take pains to alter minor points so that no one can possibly guess the source of the inquiry. Still in truth I dare not print the strangest queries — these I answer only by private letter. I do select for printing certain questions which seem instructive even if only to show the multiformity of popular ideas about health and disease; and letters which I believe may do good but will not do harm, such as this: Dear Dr. Brady: Some one inquired about a cure for cataract. I was a victim of the ailment and didn’t see a thing for four years. I was treated by specialists in Germany, France and different cities abroad, without benefit. My grandmother cured me at home just poulticing my eyes with fresh raw grated carrot, Also a wash solution made of German Chamomile flowers. I was also kept on the strict diet. When I was six years old I could see again and never had any more trouble. I can see well, sew a great deal and am very fond of read- ing and do plenty of it. I am 33 years old. I also drive the car for my husband a lot. I have never worn glasses. (J. R. N.) The letter is written in peculiar script with many idioms difficult te interpret accurately, and unfortunately the correspondent did not give her address, so I am unable to obtain further information about the matter. Sometimes I think there should be a law—well, too many people naively omit to give their name or address or omit equally important things when writing a letter to which they expect a reply! Too many, use such mean- ingless terms as “Local or City” in lieu of the proper name of the place. Too many write anonymously, whether by intent or oversight. And eke ‘and ouch, many, many too many tax a fellow beyond endurance with in- apposite apologies or remarks, such as a long quotation or something a fellow has written himself, or a patronizing explanation of how the corres- pondent happened to take his pen in hand, or an apology for haste or pencil. Raw carrots is one of the best natural sources of vitamin A. Lack of vitamin A causes xerophthalmia (dry eyes) and night blindness (nyctalopia). Ackroyd, in his work on “Vitamins and Other Dietary Essentials” (Heine- roann, London, 1933) says: “The writer has sometimes given Newfoundland fishermen, victims of night-blindness, a single tablespoonful of cod-liver oil, with th gratifying result that they were able to see on the subsequent |night.” Such fish liver oil is the richest known vitamin A substance in na- !ture. Raw carrots is an excellent source of vitamins B, C and G, too. In snimals cataract develops within a few weeks if the feed is entirely deprived of vitamin G. Restoration of G to the diet, however, does not clear up sucb cataract in the animal. With Other ————____ SAINTS AND SINNERS (New York Times) Senator Black, long famous for his impartiality as an inguisitor and an investigator, is naturally vexed by|surprised to hear from Washington| melted lead. the criticism, or rather the ferocious persecution, to which his committee is being subjected. It is insulting to quote the constitution in regard to the pious and necessary processes which he follows in the search for papers. In his radio EDITORS If I knew any more about this I'd tell it here. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Todin Ration I have been taking your iodin ration for months, and find the veins in my hands are quite normal. Since I reached the age of forty I have always been. concealing my hands because the prominent veins annoyed me. Now I can scarcely see the veins. All our friends read your column and we enjoy it very much. (Mrs. M. J.) Answer—Instruciions for the Iodin Ration will be mailed to any reader who asks for it and incloses a three-cent stamped envelope bearing his ad- cress. If you want also the advice about corrective protective diet inclose ten cents coin for booklet, “The Regeneration Regimen.” i (Copyright, 1936, John F. Dille Co.) them but, as Mr. Sumner said so|that as Mr. Black’s virtue gets Pleasantly when casting his vote|austerer, the atmosphere of the sen- ied Andrew Johnson,| ate chamber has a smell, lingering “of infinitely more.” We are not|and humorous, of boiling oil and night he made plain to the lowest The expected popularity of the tax|comprehension the issue between Progress came to Wisconsin some 50 years ago in the form of the lumberman who chopped down the great pine forests of that state. Westward the path of empire trod into Minnesota and now the great saws whine in the timber of the Pacific Northwest. 5 But Wisconsin is picking up courage. It looks forward to another day when giant trees again will rear their heads into the blue, shading the cathedral aisles of the forest below. State and national forests are being created and now a move- ment has been launched to induce school children to contribute their pennies to the cause. For every $2.50 received the gov- ernment will plant 1,000 pine seedlings in the great Nicollet National Forest. Thus for one cent a child may have four trees planted as his contribution to the restoration of a-great natural resource of his native state. There is something tragic about the history of Wisconsin’s timberlands, but there also is distinct hope for the future. The Mine pace Cnt tepstaiy ibaa sins of the fathers may be visited upon the children but the|?**he4- coun latter sometimes do an excellent job of repairing, too. Comic Opera Politics Every four years the Republican and Democratic organizations in this ; Back to Democracy nation’s insular possessions and ter- The diminutive state of Esthonia stands out sharply on the Titont tonineeee eerie European map these days, because it tried dictatorship and|They are often the subject of levity found . sadly wanting. To that end the electorate recently is dont if in our rset le \voted three to one to return to democracy. lons and thel an and Dem- Perhaps Esthonia became sorely tried at repeated Nazi- nee cuties ean tee os oe fnspired moves to gain control of the government during its Lata only. nm s ee dictatorship or perhaps Esthonians found there is nothing like| ponder cheat the soeeny omens democratic rule to allay unrest in a country. In any event the|convention in Puerto Rico are true, little country symbolizes the handwriting on the wall for| merous can be even much fun- Naziism within its borders. The island’s Democratic party, Fortunately for Esthonia, President Konstantin Paets was | SOW", tom. ® few score members to mot the conventional “strong-arm” type. He not only under- stood the mass mandate, but he paved the way for it. It would be interesting to note how long dictatorships might survive in other European states were the people given & free hand to direct the course of their government without propaganda or persecution. several hundred since velt and Farley captured Washington, works closely with the Republican party of Puerto Rico, which is anti-New Deal and affiliated with the G. O. P. in this country, Holding its convention recently, it found two or three hundred members of the pro-New Deal Puerto Rican Liberal party had joined up and its pe Rg hE ae Truck Load Limits Republican ‘party cueria 9 Rica 5 lers by the state way department limiting the|™ Me ol native weight of vehicles on certain state highways annually cause Hacky a ess ae Soune protest from both truckers and merchants for whom they |neWspapers have been pointing out heul goods, but it is improbable that any group would protest fif it took a long-range view of the situation. Just now, according to surveys by highway engineers, many roads are merely ditched masses, of mud and water. The result: is heavy damage to the roadbed and increased cost of repair’when the weather improves. Add to this situation, already bad, the impact of a heavily-loaded truck, cutting deep ruts into the road, and it becomes apparent that failure to pro- tect the highways would be the extreme of bad management, North Dakota has millions of dollars invested in its road system, contributed by the taxpayer and the average automo- bile driver. Failure to protect the highways for Which they have paid would be unjust to them. program—or, at least, its lack of un- popularity- one contributory fac- tor. Another is the belief that Sen- ator Borah, denied the chance of run- ning against Governor Landon in any of the G. O. P. primaries, is getting So sore about it that he is likely to make plenty of trouble within party r Some Republican leaders are will- ing to admit that Roosevelt is a bit stronger with the country than he was a few months ago. But they think the margin is so narrow that they could have beaten him last De- cember and they further point out that they hardly have begun their attack. Net significance of the current dope: The-dive Roosevelt took from his pedestal of popular prestige has been checked and hopes of his ene- that the Republicans won the Demo- cratic convention. * Everybody endorsed Roosevelt. But the vention requested that Puerto allowed to elect its own governor in 1938—not 1936, ap- parently because the Republicans (P. R.) felt they could more easily elect ‘one of their own if the Republicans (U. &., affiliated) controlled the ad- ministration at Washington. Dr. Martha (vw. 8) been @ prominent figure in this Dem- ocratic convention. (Copyright, 1936, NEA Service, Inc.) it So They Say i We don’t need any money—Post- master General James J. Farley, speaking paign fund. Soil Conservation Needed As if to defy the congress of the United States, with its new eoil conservation program, withering dust storms already are sweeping the southwest, threatening new devastation unless spring rains halt their progress. ‘ Millions of acres and billions of dollars of farm income hang {nthe balance. The “dust bowl” area of the southwest presents ‘frrefutable argument for soil conservation, regardless of whether it carries benefits or rewards to farmers for paticipa- Hon. Conservation is a national necessity, _ . The department of agriculture cannot attack this vital problem too quickly. It is to be hoped that the vast size of the fask will not slow up too greatly its administration. ‘The dust bowl area needs a start on soil conservation NOW.| of the 1936 Democratic cam- berton, night club dancer. It’s no good legislating for 20 or 30 people. What you it to do is legislate for 20 or 30 ions.—J. P. himself and his adversaries: The real opposition to this committee’s action, just as in all others, comes from a desire of those who want to work in dark- ness and who dread the con- demnation of the honest, patri- otic people of this nation for their pernicious practices and their secret and conniving ef- forts to conceal their sinister ac- tivities behind lofty names and sonorous phrases. It is the old war between light and darkness, The libertines of the Lib- erty League, for instance, are work- ers of iniquity. Whatever they write or telegraph is inspired by base mo- tives, incriminating, intolerable and not to be borne. They are entitled to no constitutional or ‘legal protec- tion. They are known to be hostile to the administration. They have censured the incomparable wisdom of this congress. For such caitiffs there is no respite and no forgive- ness. The congregation of the hypo- crites shall be desolate and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery. There can -be no innocents in that gang. To its members the privileges of mail, telephone, telegraph should be denied. In the rhadamanthine eyes of Hugo Black they are not only guilty of all charges made against BIT OF HUMOR NOW AND THEN 1S RELISHED BY THE BEST OF MEN Mr. Dibbs (after a Political rally)—Now that you have seen and heard Congress- man Dooles are you going to vote for his } re-election? never saw a plainer looking or a more bow-legged man in my life. Tuffold Nutt was on the witness stand and was proving hard to handle. “Are you a drinker of hard liquor?” asked the cross-exarhining lawyer. fold, defiantly. “I know,” soothed the lawyer, “but do you have any other business? He—I wish I had some old-fash- foned biscuits like mother used to make for me. She—And I wish I had some new- fashioned clothes like father used to buy for me. Foreman—What was all that argu- ment about? WPA Worker—That dad-blamed boondoggler on that there steam shovel says we have to call him a chauffeur. Rubble—Does your wife ever claim to have made a man of you? Shiffer—She doesn’t go that far but I have heard her say that she has tried her level best. “The motorist that hits me will cer- tainly be sorry,” said the dusty pedes- “Why?” asked his companion. “Because,” said the other, “I'm car- sia |S stick of dynamite in my pocke Gabriel — What was that fellow kicking about? Peter—He was mad because he had to take a harp instead of a radio. Knokkem — I'll have you know I'm not as big a fool as I look. “That's my business,” growled Tuf- BEGIN HERE TODAY ‘TORY RYAN, 19, works bebind the jewelry counter of a large Manhattan department ctere, On collides with a geed-leo young man. She murmurs apeie- gies ané berries on. Later that merning she poses for come photographs te be uscd im a store advertisement, MARTY HIATT, the photographer, tells ‘Toby she has a “camera face.” He selected her tastend of MAURINE BALL to pose for the pietures and Maurine, alse employed at the Jewelry counter, ts fealous, TIM JAMIESON, the young man with whem Toby collided on the street, tells a friend about the encounter. Tim dees net know ‘Teby’s same, but he makes a bet with a friend that within 26 hours he will have a date with her. NOW GO ON WITH THE sTORY CHAPTER It was a side street down which Toby Ryan made her way—a street brightly enough lighted, but away from the noise and glare of the avenue. She walked quickly. Halfway down the block there was ‘a drug store; Toby turned and went inside. The boy behind the soda counter looked up at her, but Toby passed him without a glance. She went to the rear of the store and entered @ telephone booth. ‘There was a thick directory, with battered pages, open on the shelf. Toby turned the pages until she found the one she was looking for. At the top, in small black letters, And then one day as she was there was something else on that |" this page, It will be casy to ‘Bergman's for a breath of page—a half sheet of paper on air at her lunch hour, she sud- which, scrawled with = heavy pen- meee dently saw a familier pair of broad cil, were these words: (TS Fisn bed worked weil, ‘The next moment she Both Toby and Bill passed recognised them. It was the young “Same time and same place. And/arug store on their way to man from Jackson Heights! please wear s pink geranium pinned |from work each day. Wednesday| Bill saw Toby, too, and hesitated. to your left shoulder. My memory | evenings Toby always stopped to|She had smiled and he fs tailing—BIll.” see if there was a message, because they were talking. Wednesday was the night she and /|It was almost like a meeting of old ‘There was nothing cryptic about | pin) ate dinner together. friends, Toby told him where she the message to Toby Ryan. “Same| They had been doing this for was living and a few nights later time” meant 6 o'clock. “Samejor seven weeks now. Toby Diace” was a cafeteria a few blocks distant. And “Bill” could be no body else in the world but William R. Brandt. ‘That nonsense about wearing a pink geranium! Toby grinned, reading the message once more ‘There was always some foolishness in notes from Bill, It was one of the reasons she liked him. He was different from anyone she had ever known. ‘Their system of exchanging mes sages, for instance, was one of Bill's ideas. It had come about because Toby wasn't allowed to re ceive telephone calis at the store. She-and Bill bad been walking past the little drug store one night, talk- ing over this problem, whea sud- denly Bill halted. “Look!” be said, “in there. Here's how we'll do t— “He bed drawn her inside the Grag store, pointing to the tele phone booths. Then and there the Scheme was bora. There were two nt’s death. She had booths and they picked the one at celey eas rooming places the Fight. 1: wan agreed that when Ibefare sho v ‘Toby enjoyed that evening. They went to a movie and she learned e short stories—which nobody bought. ‘Toby thought it was fascinating, hearing about the things Bill had done. Some day, he told her, he was going to have an advertising, BEES8 ogres might have play .you'se 8 photographic model now. ‘That's swelll Some of those giris make a lot of dough, you know.” “But I told you,” Toby objected, “tt was only because the other girl sprained her ankle. I’m not at all sure they'll use the picture.” “Why not? Sure they will!” The young man paused, studying her. Then he sald, “You're a cute little trick, Toby. Did you know that?” “Thank you, kind sir.” “But I mean ft, you are! It’s & good thing I’m not in love with you.” “You—in love with me?” Bill Brandt grinned, shook his head. “Didn't 1 just say it’s a good thing that I'm not?” “Oh—” There was'silence for a moment. Then the girl asked, “Why did you say that?” “That I’m not in love with you?” Bill helped himself to the corned beef before continuing. “Lots of reasons,” he said. “For one thing, it I were in love with you we wouldn't be here. Instead, l’d be taking you some place I can't af- ford, trying to make an impres- ston. Or else I'd be trying to figure out a way to take you such places. And we wouldn't be having fun, either. People who are in love never do. They're always‘mooning around or else having fights.” “You seem to know a lot about it, Mister.” “Sure, I do.” He paused, then went on, grinning, “From observa tion—and maybe, well, maybe s little from experience. But none of that stuff for me! I'm no sap, swallowing the old hokum about how ‘two can live as cheaply as ‘jone.” Not on your life. A guy who gets married these days is Ncked before he starts.” eee OBY grinned. “So saying, the man spurned the poor girl's affections.” . Bill nodded. “Right are, Toby Always, Always prow “What a girl! You know, there aren't many like you—girls a fellow can have a swell time with, Just talking things over, the way we do, They're darned few—" “Ob, Mr. Brandt,” Toby mared. “This is so sudden—” F file apne’ § i TE E i, B E | | i F k ? HG i * ef i é; 7 i t i i i i