The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 21, 1936, Page 6

THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, § SATURDAY, MARCH 2h, 1936 ‘The Bismarck Tribune}, An Independent Newspaper THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) Your Personal Health By William Brady, M. D. Write Tottars erigfiy and in inks Address Dry i is, rite letters briefly and in ink, Ty Oreay in care of Ths Tribtne. All queries must be accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope, Behind Sc cenes Washington Dr. Brady will answer State, City and County Official Newspaper ; Published by The Bismarck Tribune Company, Bismarck, N. D., and|If There’s a Federal Housing Policy, 'enteted at the postoffice at Bismarck as second class mai] matter. No One Can Tell What It Is... Rent Subsidies Might Be the George D. Mann . . Big Interests Naturally SOME OLD FOGY NOTIONS ABOUT LIFE Answer . A while ago there passed a man who had had a successful career in * Bismarck’s business and community enterprise in North Dakota. ‘ was constructed some persons thought it was too big. Now it ’ of steel and lacquer which offer modern transportation at such moderate cost. Holding interest for a large number of persons | $950. ia President and Publisher Archie O. Johnson Kenneth W. Simons Secretary and Treasurer Editor Subscription Rates Payable in Advance Daily by carrier, per year . Daily by mail per year (in Bismarck) Daily by mail per year (in state outside of Daily by mail outside of North Dakota ‘Weekly by mail in state, per year . Weekly by mail outside of North Dak Weekly by mail in Canada, per year . 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The star performers are, of course, the gleaming creations are those exhibits of an automobile’s “innards” which are so absorbing to the mechanically minded. Oppose Program ... Study Ends in One Grand Mixup. By RODNEY DUTCHER (Tribune Washington Correspondent) Washington, March 21.—The best thing you can say about the New! ‘Deal housing policy—or the lack of tt} —is that the situation hardly can get messier than it is. stall the poor in pretty will, ture of Abyssinia. ee # Just What the Jam Is current jam: A growing housing shortage finds the building industry constructing homes which only 15 per cent of fam- ilies can afford. About 70 per cent of city wage earners have annual in- comes below $1500, with a median of Practically everyone agrees that/» dwellings should be provided for the $800 to $1500 income group. The only attempt at that now being made is |* Lending gaiety are the style show, the parade of bathing beauties, the flowers, the music and the general atmosphere of » good will. People have appreciated this in the past and that is why the auto show always draws such big crowds. It offers a ; chance for Bismarck to display its metropolitan spirit and the city goes for that in a big way. For all of these reasons and because the event has acquired ‘ a glamour peculiarly its own, the success of the auto show is © assured before it starts. The public, knowing that our up-and- coming automobile dealers take pride in it and give it much } thought, respond without urging. It is a case of enthusiasm © begetting enthusiasm. Figures in Good Faith How a point of view often is reflected in figures is indi- “ cated by a disagreement between the American Federation of Labor and the National Industrial Conference Board as to the } effect on hours and wages of the supreme court decision invali- | dating the NRA. 2 | the same period. Thus it demonstrated that these employes had / money. : stead of 9.2 per cent as shown by the board. , usual public opinion, the bigger corporations frequently pay ; i ; facts and neither worth a whoop in a rain barrel when it comes to disclosing what the situation actually is. charge, it is the theory of this bill that every avenue of con-|* ciliation shall be exhausted before separation can finally bel ia . ets e board, after a survey of corporations in 25 industries erhy ‘ing several million workers, found that the work period had increased 2.1 hours a week and wages had risen $1.31 in worked longer hours but had earned proportionately more The weekly wage in May, 1935, the last month of the NRA was $21.76 as compared with $23.07 for January of this On that basis the picture certainly is a cheerful one. The labor group’s survey, however, is not so encouraging. It shows that the hours of labor have been raised by 3 instead of by 2.1 and that the increase in wages is only 4 per cent in- The board’s analysis shows that the wage rate has been maintained with longer working hours, whereas the federation’s contends that eight per cent more work has resulted in only four per cent more pay. Now the peculiar thing about it is that both of these sur- veys are factual in their nature and there is no reason to assume that they are anything but honest. Incidentally, both may be correct as far as they go. In analyzing them it is only fair to note that the board’s survey covered only the big corporations and, contrary to the better wages and give their men better treatment than smaller _ ones or private employers. Furthermore, corporations which ‘are not proud of the manner in which they treat employes, are ‘not likely to answer questionnaires sent out by the board. On the other hand, the labor federation obtains its informa- tion from different sources. It may, unconsciously, have given more weight to corporations and others with bad employment records than to those with good ones. Thus we have two reports, each based on demonstrable People might bear this peculiar situation in mind the next time some glib individual quotes apparent facts, for the situa- tion thus disclosed is not at all unusual. It may be that figures don’t lie and that liars never figure but there is no denying that it makes a difference whose ox is being gored. Marital Five-Year Plan The British have contributed the newest approach to the ‘marriage and divorce problem. It is a bill, already passed by the house of commons, prohibiting divorce until a marriage has » been in existence at least five years, The grounds for divorce may range from desertion to insanity and habitual drunkenness; but, regardless of the Proposed. In a word, the law would force couples to make an honest effort to “live out” their differences. Were this law in effect in America, the trade at Reno con- ceivably might drop. Moreover, the definite prospect of a five- year contract might tend to slow up the marriage mill at the beginning. So it is an interesting experiment the British are proposing. When they have tried it for a time, perhaps we might try it ourselves, encouraged when the girl] who had been laughing for began to giggle. A high school lad can tell you she’s through a few subsidized and experi-| ,, mental demonstration projects of the Resettlement Administration and the PWA Housing division, which hope to show what can be done to reach groups between $900 and $1500. Recognized housing experts agree 12 that adequate housing for the lower oyet Retr e with De. income groups requires subsidies of | Chi from 40 to 50 per cent, depending on | 4,°'4tt location. A 50 per cent capital grant Senator Bob Wagner of New York, who realizes that New York has bad slums and that it would be nice to ine partments, has been “leading the fight” for pub- lic housing for a year. Fortnightly he has made vigorous speeches and since January he has been on the .|jverge of introducing a bill for a great housing program. No one has seen the Wagner bill yet, however, and perhaps no one The senator wants administra- tion support and the administration is divided, vague, and cloudy-minded. Roosevelt recently complained that his advisers couldn’t agree and those who know the inside of the housing issue insist that’s just like bemoan- ing the lack of agreement between Italians and Ethiopians as to the fu- A background sketch of the prob- lem may help you understand the if Additional Churches I ZION EV. LUTHERAN oma “We preach and teach a chanj Christ for a changing work aoe Sunday in Lent, March 22. a. m.—Sunday School with all Miss Rosella Brelje, Su: ening worship (Rag- | 1c Barrabas?” Lutheran hour Mater, bringing ist to the nation. = Bible hour in charge of for housing is equivalent to about a| ™. 25 per cent subsidy on rent. Any kind of public housing wee ie means redistribution of income— through diversion of tax funds to rent subsidies. Public housing advocates assert it’s a much better means of redistribution than the dole and usu- ally advance these reasons why the federal government should go in for sare in a big way: the most economical, effi- Be oe range method of reducing unemployment and stimulating the building and other heavy industries. investment of private funds in pro- ductive enterprise. . It can effect large savings for communities through reduction in crime and disease. 4. It would avert the continuing and increasing housing shortage us all miserable by causing increases in rents to the peouring: point, My bar tdocsats financial real estate interests, cluding banks and insurance com- panies, have good reason to oppose are made to pay 30 per cent of their fits to such groups are obvious. The more acute a‘ housing short- age, the more rent you can get from an old shack or a slum tenement. of housing advisers. Important among Grimm—the New York real estate man—Allie Freed of New York’s Par- amount Taxi firm, and Chairman Jesse Jones of RFC. These and others paraded to Wag- ner and seem to have got the worthy well, all mixed up. ee * Ends in a Mixup A central housing committee was appointed and it labored for months to agree on a plan for recommenda- tion to Roosevelt. Its members rep- tration, HOLC, RFC, Treasury, Re- settlement, PWA, and the National Resources Board. extent of subsidies and of tederel sentatives of PWA, Resettl HOLC favored a strong federal pro- gram creating permanent U. 8. housing authority with power to is- sue guaranteed bonds, make capital and annual grants, and permit fed- eral construction where localities were not set to handle the building themselves. The net result to date is that every- one concerned agrees he or she is “for housing,” but that we just aren’t having any. And Mr. Roosevelt, who is watching his budget, apparently won’t be happy until he can have a housing program which won't involve subsidies. (Copyright, 1936, NEA Service, Inc.) So They Say becoming a colonial mander of the American Legion. Ball, Payee, e Y, eee ocle Gam is arming his infantrymen with a new rifle that does not kick, ‘to @ self-silencing inajor general. 2. It opens a huge new field for Aeon Creed.” Mandigo, which affects everybody and makes missionary ana’! h ) Suene P. public housing programs. If renters pouaic service. —Mon: incomes for rent instead of an aver- Mucller will cremenianeee age 20 per cent, the pleasant bene-| tlycs in charge of Rev. Smith, prayer 8 F have been | peep Meal aia gash anne irs ubeturday at 2:30—Children's church, senator, not to say the president as Baska, heagher, ge Quain, resented Federal Housing Adminis- | Ki participation in a program. Repre- +4 ent, and | fo: I am not one of those who sees a Red behind every bush or who be-; lieves we are just one jump ahead of possession of Moscow.—Ray Murphy, national com- T cannot understand how so many of the men of this nation, who are responsible for economic oppression, war, ete,, can ait in their church pews ; where he pitched ‘his camp across the 80 complacently—Rev, Arehey D.| Delaware when the British were after * We rah, tne ultimate question of life in the spirit of a man who has/ing in for strange diets overslept and is trying to catch a TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH (Missour! Synod) 419 Fourth St. J. V. Richert, Pastor. 8. Rindahl, or. “There 1s @ cordial, welcome at in Fourth Sunday in Lent, March 22. pees School and Bible classes— oe eis Sermon: them — Trinity church choir, worship—11:00 a. m, “When do we Eat.” Ant Ralph Soule, director. Evening service—7:30 p, Catechization of Confirmands, “The Midweek Lenten serv- ael Lo Looks Up." ednesday, | ices—' een “Ts BISMARCK GOSPEL TABERNACLE Corner Rosser and 5 Rev, Reg Smith, Pastors. 10:00 a, 'm.—Sunday school, Mra. G. superintendent. 0—Morning worship. A special y message will be delivered by Rev. Jacob Mueller who has spent ‘3 as a mission: dita some remark: sure to come 41: 15 m.—Radio servic Opposed The last point is significant. The Kecu, Hangen. in-|the Sunday School of the presented every Friday afternoon al 30 over the me station. Missionary and evan- ey Services— 8:0 lay night, Rev. ff the na- and the life of India. sday night—Mid-we aria and e. jay, 8 p. m.—Christ Ambassa- rvice, conducted by the young 8: Thursday nlght—Choir aan irs, Smith in charge. You are always welcome to the the advisers are treasury heads, Peter | Gospel Tabernacle. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Fourth St. and Ave. B. Ea- class for adults, Mr. 8 for young people, teach her. ‘he Tuxis class for high school. each Mrs Jacksoi Classes for all ‘ages. lla. Morning worship, Pianis asthe Anthem selected. Sermo: Rilsabeth Raaen, prayer, ea the, évening service, Pianist_Gatherine Maso Bi ‘Asleep in the Dee} 101 The young Peop! f the church’ invite share the church service and Heer a them, ase. ning is Merle Enjoy t the fellowship of young people Wedn 4 young men; t 7:30—Open forum for Worla Wide Guild for young women. Thursday —The ladies’ at ald of the vat wit Theet with Mrs. Worner, 311 Griffith St. BISMARCK BAPTIST CHURCH Eighth and R prpiamip Sch! 10:00 a. A BIT OF HUMOR NOW AND THEN IS RELISHED BY THE BEST OF MEN mG = Lees easily believe that. They showed me him and it was a lot wider than this. Rufus—I see that faddists are go- again. Goofus—Yes, # lot of political can- train.— Professor William Adems|didates will soon be eating cold crow : Brown, Union Theological Seminary. again. joe vierfache Anweisung , die Gottes Willen tun UE Stivtce of woranip. lass for German Bible Gutsche is the leader. D meeting. (This is to be ir meeting. |The, experiences” Slessor ‘will "be presented by Miss Kathryn Rott. . English preaching ser Glorious Gospel. his ts the evangelistic service of the Baptist yore, Peppls & this ol ‘Mary Di ante Why is the gospel so glorious? it aoe it_do for one? ‘ednesday, meeting for Rudy and prayer, Prayer and are. the principal elements of ice, ‘Deuteche Baptisten merkt auf! ist eure Gemeinde und sie will in jeder moeglichen braucht sie und sie Lasst uns in Treue susammenarbeiten zur Ehre Gottes und zum Heil der Welt. business, entirely through his own determination, self-denial and ability, and no thanks to fancy education or assistance from any one else. Being so engrossed in his business this man naturally lagged a bit in keeping informed of the progress of the world. He retained some quaint notions up to the day of his passing. One notion was that respectable women do not crop their hair. Another was that no nice girl ever smokes. So his adult daughters never dared to have their hair bobbed, and they did all their smoking on the sly. That was deplorable. After all, if a lady so desires, there is no reason why she shouldn’t have her hair clipped or take up smoking or drinking or chewing—no more reason, that is, than there is why a man should not do these things. This business man smoked, and enjoyed a drink occasionally. I don’t know how he would have taken it if his wife had ever evinced a desire to join him in a smoke or a drink. But he didn’t show his daughters the respect a father owes his children. When those girls reached the age of 21 they were entitled to be treated as women grown, and not as irrespon- sible children. If then, they elected to take up smoking, chewing, drinking, nudism, radicalism or whatnot, it was father’s duty to express his wishes, whatever, they were, and then leave it to the girls to choose their own course. At least that is the way it seems to me. I may be all wrong. A mother writes that her son, aged 18, will leave for college presently, and she asks me to give her a list of books that I think of most interest for a boy of that age to read. The boy smokes some, which she supposes is no special sin. I’m stumped. I don’t know of a book to suggest. Do you? If you know of any books to suit the purpose, I’ll be grateful for the information. I ad- vised the mother that if the boy is in earnest he will defer his smoking and drinking and other unnecessary indulgences or doubtful luxuries until he is fully grown and able to take care of himself. How can any one dependent on another for support or education have the cheek to burn money like that? Unless the beneficiary is just using the benefactor. A youth not yet through college and dependent on his parents or others to support him until he is through school and able to support himself shows a yellow streak when he cultivates luxurious or extravagant habits. Such a playboy would be better off if put out at whatever work he can get now, and his college loafing indefinitely postponed. Mind, I’m writing this with my pipe going— no, no this IS my recreation hour. Further, I promised this mother that if the boy himself will write me Tl. be happy to send him a little monograph about sex physiology and hygiene that I have for boys who ask for such advice. Also if the boy has any problem and cares to confide in me I'll advise him as I'd want my son advised’in similar circumstances. That, I think, will be more satis- factory for the boy than any book I have seen, though I may have some old fogy notions about this myself, for I haven’t seen any books along that line for several years now. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Laundry Work is Healthful Is there great danger of catching cri or any disease by washing soiled handkerchiefs? -What disinfectant could one use to prevent the danger? » (M. M. G.) Answer—Practically no danger, for soap and hot water, not to mention the chlorine bleaching fluids used in laundering white clothes, are the best of disinfectants. Laundry work is always healthful work. Even if the laundress has to go out in the cold to hang clothes. (Copyright, 1936, John F. Dille Co.) Ts tousled mop of light brown stirred restlessly and, from beneath the covera, one eye appeared. The eye opened, closed tightly, and then, after a moment, epened again. Toby sat up in bed and stared at the clock. Six forty-five. That was all right. She sank back among the covers once more, draw- ing them closely about her chin. It was deliciously warm among the covers. In a minute more she'd have to get up and close the window, but just for a moments— Suddenly Toby. frowned. today. All at once Toby knew. she had a feeling, vaguely, that some- thing wnpleasant was to happen It was her job at Bergman's. She was through there—fired, discharged. And for the worst of reasons, theft, The whole miserable scene the afternoon before came back to her—the private office with Miss Burrows and Mr. Henderson demanding, “What did you do “Say!” Hiatt exclaimed, “ for the four days she had worked that week. “But it won't last long,” Toby told herself, and “knew altogether too well how true it She began, mechanically, to dress. Job hunting, Toby knew, was harder than any work, She shoes, that they had become wet quite dry. Well, she couldn’t buy a new pair now. with the watch?”; the man in the) blue suit saying, “We found it in her locker”; all of them refusing to listen to her, ber a thief. With a sob Toby pulled the But that fatled to shut out the insistent covers over her head. the wrist watch had got into her She had worked hard at locker. gone without lunches, had -smiled id been cheerfully obliging to the most unreasonable customers, And this was her rewsrd! Anger fiared in Toby's heart. “Somebody,” she told erselt, “took that watch and put it in rpose, They must have known I'd lose my job, but Maybe that's what they wanted. Ob, who could have done such a thing? Who my locker on pw they didn’t care. would want te do it?” Toby didn’t know. She hadn't the ghost of an idea who could want to harm her. She wasn’t| lars aware thet she had any enemies, Certainty there was no cae at) she had ever Bergman's who! barmed. she asked herself again, “Who,' “could have done it?” eee = got out of bed, pulled ‘her bathrobe about her, and picked ‘ap her purse from the table. There was exactly $13.84 in the purse. ‘They bad paid staring at her with condemning eyes, believing gloves and purse and went down to the street. A subway train was pulling in- to the station as Toby pushed through the gate. She ran for it, to squeeze inside and managing find a strap to cling to. at the woman's neck. her, as Uhood that for rhinestone clips! Toby began to figure how many meals she could buy with $59 money, to Bergman's. the dey before. 1 know @ guy you ought to see—! noticed, as she slipped on her the night before and were not was ready and picked up her A large woman, wearing = hat trimmed with artificial cherries, stood in front of Toby. The wom- an’s coat was wnfastened and Toby noticed the rhinestone clip It made Toby think of the young man in the store the day before— the ridiculous one who had bought worth of rhinestone clips insisted he wanted to take Had he waited for he had said he would? Toby didn’t think so. She didn’t think there was the slightest like- a. But—$59.60 bad fold up soon. Fifty-nine dol- end sixty cents was a lot of She went directly to the em- faalgay agency that had sent There she told te woman who delevierod ap- licants exactly what hap- pened ‘The woman pursed her lips and murmered, “Mmm, It's too bad.” Toby couldn't tell whether the woman believed her or not. She her at Bergman’s|said insistently, “I don’t know donee ee rs BY LAURA LOU © 106 NEA Servo, tea, She gave the eard back to the man, turned and went down the stairs and out to the street. Sud- enly it occurred to her that she was hungry. She had eaten noth- ing the night before, had had only coffee that morning. She walked along for several blocks looking for a place where the food would be cheap and fair- ly clean. Then, on a corner across the street, she saw a counter lunch, Toby crossed the street ai went inside. “A glass of milk ata iam sandwich,” she told the youth behind the counter. It was warm in the lunch room and there was a pleasant aroma of food. Toby looked down at her shoes, She couldn't go around much longer in them, as they were. eee iE waiter set the glass of milk and sandwich before her. Toby picked up the glass and drank deeply. How good it was. She took a bite of the sandwich. That was good, too. She wondered whether she should go back to the agency or telephone. It would cost a nickel to telephone, but it would save time. She had lost one job today by being late— “He-LO!” The voice came from behind her shoulder. Toby whirled, star- ing up at a man in a gray suit and brown hat. He was carrying a trench coat over his arm. “Thought I recognized you,” the man said. “How are you and what are you doing in this neigh- ood 2” Toby studied him biankly. Sud- denly she said, “Oh, Mr. Hiatt—!" The photographer grinned back at her. “Didn’t know me for a minute, did you?” he id. “Thought I was a fresh guy’ “Well,” Toby admitted, “just for a minute.” “That's all right.” Marty Hiatt tomsed his oat aside, leaned against the counter. “Say,” he said, “those pictures you posed for the other day were great. Berg- man’s ought to give you a raise for that job, or anyhow a bonus.” Toby smiled bitterly. “It isn’t likely they will,” she said. not working there any more.” “You're not? Why? Got some thing better?” Briefly she told him the story. “Gee,” Hiatt said, “that’s a sh break.” There was genuine sympathy in his voice. “What're you going to do?” he asked. “Look for gnother job. I came down here to see about one this morning, but I was too late.” “What kind of a job?” “The same thing—working in store. Only it wasn’t as nice @ store as Bergman's.” Hiatt was listening interestedly. “What do they pay you for jobs like that?” he asked. “This one was only $12.50. got $15 at Bergman’s.” The man whistled softly. “It’s not much,” Toby agreed, “but it’s better than nothing.” “Sure. There’s no doubt about that.” Hiatt was silent for a mo ment. He said, frowning slightiy, “I wish I knew of something for you. You ought to be able to find soniething better than that—” Suddenly his face lighted. “Say!” he said, “why didn’t I think of it before? I know a guy zee ouant to see. It’s the very tl “What?” Toby demanded. “1 mean who—" “Ben Blake,” Hiatt said eager- ly. “D'you ever hear of him?” Toby shook her head. “No,” she said, “I never did. Who is Ben Blake?” @To Be Continued) hy didn't I think of it before? any way I ean prove it, but I didn’t take the watch. I was wait- ing on a customer— ‘The woman said, “Mmm,” again ‘and went on, as though Toby had not spoken. “I hope we can place you, but it may be a little difficult just now. She fingered a file of cards before her. “Here's some- thing,” she said, drawing out one of the cards. “You might try this one—” It was a store farther down town, one Toby had never heard of before, The store wanted ex- perienced sales women. “It's six days s week,” the woman went on,” and they only pay $12.50, but it’s the best there is fs today. You might try it and later if there's something else I'll keep you in mind.” | ee bi bette’ got to her feet. “I've got to have a job,” she said. “IH try it She was not sure how to reach the address and asked a guard in the subway station. Either he misdirected her or she did not understand the for when she left the subway she was blocks from the address, She took a surface car, walking several blocks farther after she left the car. Finally she reached the address, found the right door and walked up a flight of stairs. A man at a desk behind a rail- ing glanced up. “You looking for @ job?” he asked. “Yes,” Toby said. “I’ve come from—* Before she could finish the man said crisply, “Too late. You should 1 girls and they’ve hired ’em all. You can leave your name if you want to, Fill out this card—” He handed her the usual cation for employment and took it. She wrote in her name end under “previous where she had worked except Bergman's.