The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 25, 1936, Page 4

4 The Bismarck Tribune Ap independent Newspaper THE STATE’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) State, City and County Officiai Newspaper Published by The Bismarck Tribune Company, Bismarck, N. D., and) @ntered at the postoffice at Bismarck as second class mail matter. | Mrs. Stella 1. Mann President and Publisher | Archie O. Johnson Kenneth W Simons Vice Pres. and Gen'l. Manager Sec'y-Treas. and Editor Subscription Rates Payable in Advance Daily by carrier, per year Daily by mail per year (in Bismarck) Datly by mail per year ‘in state outside of Bismarck) Daily by mai) outside of North Dakota o Weekly by mai) in state, per year « Weekly by mai) 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 ie exclusively entitled to the use for republica- tion of the news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this Rayapapar and sino the local gews of spontaneous origin publia! rights of republication of all other matter herein are also ri Spring Housecleaning Michigan presents the rare spectacle these days of a state government discarding political appointments for civil service employment. That was the goal of Gov. Frank D. Fitzgerald when he took office, and now the first fruits of his efforts are beginning to appear. On the basis of an impartially conducted survey, he found the state prisons needed first attention. Under the patronage system, reveals Governor Fitzgerald, jobs went to men who were too old to work, to men who were lame and crippled—and even to men who were subnormal mentally. Accordingly, Governor Fitzgerald has ordered a sweeping reorganization of the prison system on a merit basis, and warns that the “whole patronage machine must be uprooted at once in all institutions in Michigan.” Here is a challenge to the best efforts of every state and municipality. And what a commentary on our habits of gov- ernment—that a common sense move like this should seem sen- sationally new and daring! Popular Opera New York’s Metropolitan Opera company puts on a popu- lar-priced season and enjoys a sell-out. Presenting opera with- out benefit of top hats, tail coats, or ermine cloaks, at prices which the ordinary mortal can afford, is something new for the august Metropolitan; but apparently it pays. And it occurs to us that the salvation of grand opera in America might be founded along just such lines. Opera has been almost wholly an artificial growth in this country. The ordinary mortal passes it by with serene uncon- cern. And why? Chiefly, we suspect, because “society” has made opera a three-ring circus of its own. It has stamped it as a boiled-shirt affair which one attends, not so much for the sake of listening to good music and enjoying a good dramatic spectacle, as to display one’s fine clothes and one’s lofty social standing. The ordinary American is not tone-deaf. Give him opera without the hifalutin’ trimmings and he might support it very enthusiastically. Still Going Strong It appears now that the American public has weathered the depression pretty well, after all. At least, says Dr. James S. McLester, president of the American Medical association, a nation-wide survey shows that no widespread under-nutrition likely to affect the general health has developed from the hard times. On the contrary, he tells us, the American people seem to have learned a very good lesson from the whole affair. Eco- nomic misfortune became the mother of a more enlightened and practical viewpoint on diet and survival. “Here we have, on one hand,” says Dr. McLester, “the fact that we have suffered great material losses during the last five years, while, on the other, there is no clear evidence that the nutritive state of any appreciable number of people is inferior to that of pre-depression days. Cumulative enlightment is responsible for this.” Life Begins—at 70! A growing philosophy of American living today seems to be that a man no longer is fit for active work after 60 or 65. It is, therefore, refreshing to consider exceptions to the rule—notably Chief Justice Hughes of the U. S. supreme court. Mr. Hughes recently celebrated his 74th birthday at his desk, and friends recalled the lecture he delivered at Columbia uni- versity 10 years ago. Said Mr. Hughes: “Under present conditions of living, and in view of the increased facility of maintaining health and vigor, the age of 70 may well be thought too early for compulsory retirement.” Justice Hughes and most of his colleagues on the supreme court bench certainly have proved this contention. America could produce thousands in the same category—too young at 70 to retire. Whatever is done about mass pensioning, these men will stand out as classic examples of useful, vigorous old age. : It’s Simpler Here a If you are one of those who think that our American party system is too old-fashioned and ought to be reduced to a mere designation of liberals as opposed to conservatives, consider for a moment the situation in France. There, in the recent elections, the people were faced with a lineup that would baffle the most astute political student. They were required to choose, somehow, from Communists, Dis- sident Communists, Radical Socialists, Independent Socialists, Dissident Socialists, and just plain Socialists: Left Republicans, Right Republicans, Popular Democrats, and Conservatives. Fortunately, our system is not yet as involved as that of Frasice. But the increasing number of “isms” we have faced in the last 10 years is a warning. We might in time become as hopelessly tangled up in our voting as the French. That would mean to us just what it has meant to France—ever-changing government. Instead of divorcing the wife of 60 or so, whom he wed under the belief use his head and market her | Ply. es Behind Scenes the Washington woccecocccocsooros) WPA to Be Keynote Target of Steiwer . . . He’s Working Along Landon Lines . .. Tugwell Is “Toughened In’ by Attacks ... New ‘Raid’ for Bounties on Exports Forecast. By RODNEY DUTCHER | (Tribune Washington Correspondent) Washington, May 25.—Senator Fred Steiwer of Oregon is working on his keynote speech for the Republican national convention and that’s the reason Harry Hopkins’ ears are burn- ing. The speech will hit at the admin- istration of WPA, with reference to political scandal and ‘especial em- phasis on boondoggling—some of which will be designed to get the delegates to laughing. There seems to be good reason to believe that Steiwer and Governor Landon of Kansas have a fairly close understanding as to what's to go into the document. The senator has been | more friendly with the Landon crowd than is commonly supposed. His relations are especially close with John Hamilton, general coun- sel for the Republican national com- mittee and chief organizer in Lan- don’s campaign for the G. O. P. nom- ination. And the keynote speech is being so prepared as to hew to the line of at- tack thus far developed by Landon. —_—————— TUGWELL ‘TOUGHENED IN’ Congressman Maury Maverick of Texas gives the house the low- down on his friend, Rex Tugwell: “Tugwell has been in for three years now and he has gotten a good deal of the doctorate worn off him, he has been kicked around s0 much, he has now become a pretty good administrator. He has traded his cap and gown for a steel helmet and a rhinoceros hide.” New ‘Farm Raid’ Forecast Lobbyists for certain farm com- modities and the congressmen they influence are lining up for a “raid” during the next fiscal year on about $100,000,000 which will be theoretical- ly available for subsidizing foreign consumers at the expense of Ameri- can taxpayers—all in the name of helping the farmer. The approach has been cleared by abolition of the export-import sec- tion of AAA, which opposed the pol- icy of export subsidies, and its sub- | sequent revival with a new and more amendable personnel. Elimination of three of the sec- tion’s top men was comparable to the celebrated “purge” in which Jer- ome Frank, Fred Howe, Victor Christ- gau, and other officials lost their jobs and their fight for consumer protection at the behest of “middle- men,” Administrator Chester Davis, and lobbyists for big producer co- operatives. se © Plan Held Unworkable The farm act authorizes the sec- retary to use one-third of the na- tion’s customs revenues for diver- sion of surplus crops into relief chan- nels or for subsidy of exports. Wal- lace was reluctant to go in for ex- port bounties, agreeing with the economists of the export-import sec- tion and others that: Export boynties would lead to end- less_ dissipation of public funds, dumping of farm products in nations which don’t want them, retaliation against the United States by counter- vailing duties, and gumming up of commercial relations. The idea doesn’t work, because you can’t dump on a country which won't take it. It’s a flank attack upon the state department's trade agreement program, chief aim of which is to stimulate export of American farm products. But special groups of producers liked the idea of exporting while the government made up the loss and they were backed by men like George Peek, Administrator Davis, Chair- man Marvin Jones of the house agri- culture committee and Congressman Harry Coffee of Nebraska. * # # ‘Special Interests’ Win Practically the whole AAA lent its usual co-operation to these groups when they came forward with plans for using a balance of $35,000,000 which was available up to July 1. Generally, the onslaught was held in check and the notable victories, as is usually true at AAA, went to Cali- fornia groups. Walnut growers, representing a highly protected industry which for years has sold nuts at one price in the United States and at a lower Price abroad, organized sufficient pressure to win. Prune growers ar- ranged for subsidies on export of “substandard” prunes to keep up the Frice of “standard” prunes at home. Citrus fruit interests didn’t have so much luck, thanks to opposition from the inter-departmental execu- tive commercial policy committee. But word went down the line that the import-export section must be abolished. And soon certain lobby- ists for producing co-operative groups were boasting that they had succeeded in forcing its head out. That leaves practically no opposi- tion in AAA to export subsidies and, if forthcoming “raids” are to be stopped, the job will be largely up to Secretary of State Cordell Hull. . (Copyright, 1936, NEA Service, Inc.) A BIT OF HUMOR NOW AND THEN is RELISHED BY THE BEST OF MEN ey A man who had dropped off to sleep in a cross-country bus was rudely awa- kened by the driver who said: “Sorry, sir, but your snoring is annoying — everyone he was asked. “Why, we hear you,” ame. the re- abe was 24, the Cambridge, Mass., man might makeup. s* * old days, when the daughter's young man ques- popped the question? *_* & ‘ way to the Enemy Onéship. “You mustn't believe all you hear,” said the man, and went to sleep again. one prendWere the critics good you' Young Movie Actress—I should say 20! Why, they even compared my arms to those of Venus de Milo. ‘THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, MONDAY, MAY 25, 1986 nooo: Mine Disaster (ee cc cen oes errr co occccoococoocooooosrrrrrre= Your Personal Health By William Brady, M. D. th but not Dr. Brady will answer 4 pertaining to healt! a net is. Write letters briefly and in ink. Address Dr. Sreay ‘n rare: or The tribune. ‘All queries must be accompanied by & stamped. self-addresned envelope. WE NEED A PLAIN WORD FOR IT Preservation of the characteristics of youth, better-than-average nutri- tional condition as manifested in lower death-rates, better growth and de- velopment, extension of the prime of life in both directions, material im- provement of the life expectation of adults, higher average level of positive health thruout the life cycle, greater pep, more vitality, the highest degree of natural immunity, an adequate fund of reserve power to tide over emer- gencies and strains, the resiliency of the untamed animal or the uncivilized savage. Has any geek a word for it? A plain word which will convey that general idea? I understand the geeks always have & word for it. Well, this particular word would be worth twenty-five dollars to me, but before sub- mitting samples please understand I shall neither acknowledge nor return unaccepted words and I shall pay only for the word I accept and use in this column or elsewhere with due credit to the author or inventor. For years we have cognized some such superior state of health and we have encountered occasionally individuals who seemed to be blessed with it for a while, by chance as we supposed. But with the accumulation of knowledge of physiology, nutrition, hygiene, biological chemistry, the con- cept of optimal health has developed and today commands recognition, as the terms or phrases in the first paragraph—terms quoted from various authors—indicate. ik Health plus, robust health, buoyant health and the like have lost thel force thru misuse. In a curious book on “Optimistic Medicine” by an anonymous author, I find this illustrative case: A man of magnificent physique took great pride in the fact that he had practically never known what it was to be ill. Methodical, calm, sys- tematic, his life went on without a ripple until he was seventy years old. About this time he thought it wise to take life easier. In apparently good health his appetite for good food showed no abatement. He ate heartily, ‘and, yielding to the drowsiness following hearty meals, took frequent naps. A year or two later the natural result followed. His arteries degenerated and he died a few hours after an apoplectic stroke. Placed on a suitable diet and the physiology of his situation carefully explained to him by a competent physician, this man should have easily lived to be ninety. ‘This book was published by F. A. Davis Co., Philadelphia, 1921, and my preceptor, Dr. D. A. Biseline, Shortsville, loaned me his copy. The book, T think, is out of print now. § Had a physician “explained the physiology of the situation” to that remarkably healthy man when the man was, say thirty or forty years old, the man might conceivably have enjoyed ten more years of life. But there is just the difficulty, and that accounts for my quest for a word I can use in the title of a book or a series of articles which will perhaps give thousands of such men and women some idea of the “physiology of the situation.” Under the present practice or custom, the competent physician never gets a chance to explain anything to such people. They laugh at . | doctors, and often they die laughing. I believe we can reach these complacent wiseacres if we set up a new standard of health based on new knowledge. Looking at Washington (Copyright, 1936, by David Lawrence) ‘Washington, May 25—Because most members of congress do not like the Townsend plan or its political im- plications there is a disposition to} justice has the power to prosecute. make the champion of old age pen- sions the victim of the usual con- gressional inquisition. Dr. Townsend has balked at this procedure and evidently will invoke! stitution to call such possible law, judicial protection. His refusal to violations to the attention of the de- testify further because he considers the line of questioning to be irrelev- ant brings up the problem of just how congress can punish a recalcitr- ant witness. ‘This has been up many times in the past and it is not generally realized ‘that, in one famous case, the serge- ant-at-arms of the house of repres- entatives was ruled by the supreme court of the United States to have acted improperly in arresting a wit- ness who was being interrogated on matters that in no way concerned the rights of congress. The matter under discussion related to a bankruptcy proceeding in which the United States government had a direct interest because it was a cre- ditor. The witness was asked to dis- close his associates in a financial transaction which the federai govern- ment claimed was a giving of prefer- ence to one creditor over another— clearly on the surface a relevant piece of information. When the witness refused to dis- close his associates, the order for ar- rest came upon the direction of the house of representatives itself, but the supreme court held that enforcement of the laws of the United States— that is whether, as in this instance, the witness had violated the bank- ruptcy statutes—was a matter for the department of justice and not the congress. “" David Lawrence | Somewhat parallel is the situation'his own activities. It has not tn-| jof Dr. Townsend. If he has violated | quired into the merits of his plan. It any law, if, as alleged, he has used the; has really pursued a line of question- ing designed to bring out that he or his associates personally benefited by the operations of the campaign to bring about old age pension legisia- tion. But if congressional were uniformly inquisitive, they would find that many a movement which is considered proper because the legis- lation is in line with some group de- sire has paid executives and even money-raising staffs that benefit by the movements in question. There is no violation of law unless in soliciting funds through the mails a misrep- The eh is made and unless it can mails to defraud in any way, this is a | subject over which the department of ‘There is no right inherent in any con- gressional committee to seek evidence of law violation, though it has the same right as any other citizen or in- partment of justice. The theory back of the supreme court’s ruling is that only one branch of the federal government possesses the judicial power. It cannot be pos- sessed and exercised by the legisla- tive as well as the judicial. founding fathers were careful in the constitution to say the judicial power was vested in the courts and while vides for their maintenance, it can- not usurp their functions. As pointed put in these dispatches when the Townsend investigation was started, the question of constitutional rights is just as precious whether they are violated in the case of Dr. ‘Townsend, whose pension plan is con- sidered unworkable by this corre- spondent, or whether they are vio- lated in respect to anybody holding any other views with respect to pend- ing legislation. Were the congres- sional committees to take a high- handed attitude toward a labor lead- er, for example, or someone else in much higher favor nowadays with public opinion than is Dr. Townsend, there would be considerable protest. Yet what is not always realized is that @ precedent, once established, rises to plague every other citizen when he comes before a congressional com- mittee. The house committee has under- taken to discredit Dr. Townsend and S. HORIZONTAL 1 Ball used in a [AILIF IRIE |D} popular game. 8 Club used in this game. 11 Was indebted. 12 Meadow. 13 Cuckoo. 14To eject. 16 Either. 17 Court. 19 Paragraph. 22 Barley spikelet. INIOTR] ODM WiAlO} MRR IAID) ClolT MEPIAIT A IAINIATT IE) 24 Short letter. 39 Hogs. 26 Self. 44 Benevolent. and the batter 41 Mohammedan 46 Chaos. is, out. nymph. 46 Fish eggs. VERTICAL 43 Fillet. 48 Teams’ turns at bat. 30 Its infleld statior 32 Squalid street. 33 Goddess. 35 Distinctive theory. 36 Gleamed. 37 Coin slit. 39 Breakwater. 55 Constellation. Ht 60 The infield. 61 Three —— Popular Sport Answer to Previous Puzzle a SIO|AIRMMAlWIAIBle MW1! 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SDye. _ 6 Lion. 7 Liberal giving. 8 Unmarried man. be proved that the statements were made with an intent to defraud. ‘These are questions for a jury to In pursuance of the plan to dis- credit Dr. Townsend if possible by} ‘The conclusion is inescapable that, QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Clotting of Blood ‘Will you please help my physiology work by telling me why the clotting of blood is of value? (Miss C. W.) Answer—It stops bleeding and later the clot (coagulated blood) becomes the material with which repair ~ healing is effected. How can we tell real molasses from ordinary molasses? (Mrs. F. D.) ‘Answer—Old-fashioned molasses contains no sulphur dioxide. All s0- called molasses obtained as byproduct of the manufacture of sugar contains sulphur dioxide. The old-fashioned kind is still made here and there, by boiling down the sugar cane in open kettles. (Copyright 1936, John F. Dille Co.) ——————————— publicity, the congressional committee | if Dr. Townsend or his associates have committees | obtained through President Roosevelt |violated the laws of the United & copy of the income tax returns of | States either in using the mails im- some of the leaders in the Townsend | properly or in failing to make proper movement. Now, heretofore, it has|return of their income taxes, the exe- been assumed that these incomes tax | cutive agencies of the government are returns were made available to con-| the ones to make inquiry and indict- 1 committees only to learn|ment and not the congressional com- whether the taxes were properly com-/| mittees. But so great is the feeling puted or whether, in a general sense,|in congress against the political tac- they had a bearing on revenue legis- | tics of the Townsendites that it would lation. In this instance the informa-|not be surprising if the persecution tion was made available for only one| tactics were condoned. In the end, purpose—to aid the effort to discredit | Dr. Townsend will take his case to the leader of a movement which has|the courts no doubt and maybe a been rapidly developing into a po-|couple of years from now his rights litical instrumentality. will be defined. Meanwhile the ad- verse publicity will damage his cause. congress creates the courts and . in duly conducted trial. FOLLY ond FAREWELL: Thorne, but did she really believe; was getting off at Chicago. Get- it? Honey wasn’t sure, but re-|ting off to go back to the coast, mombering it, her,smouldering dis-|leaving her heart at the end of like of Linda broke into little|the journey she had set out upon flames or anger. 80 confidently. “I think, you're simply wonder-| She couldn't bear a mom ful,” she said to Linde. “Just think, | thinking. There were lipertneies if it hadn’t been for Pete Gardiner |the train westward-bound would rewriting that script that I first/carry her back. She walked until When she had said good night | bought, you never would have come | she was exhausted and the rain had sweetly to the other girl and was |to Hollywood and beer! #0 success-|arenched her once chic suit. It was at last in the privacy of her own |ful.” warm and noisy and hurried in the company with the miles toward| Pete had rewritten that first/railroad station; she preferred it Pete growing shorter, Linda went |script! So, she actually owed her|there until bored by her study of back, step by step, over the way|whole career to him! Swift color|people who meant nothing to her she had travelled since Honey rose in Linda’s cheek and hurried-jand afraid of her own bleak Harmon had come to Newtown and |ly she spoke of something else. thoughts, she went to the news- changed the design of her life. re bess stand. At the booth where out-of- Tronically enough, Honey would town newspapers were sold, she have been on the train that was to bought a copy of the Newtown bring her back to a final readjust- Blade. ment. 7. Linda was almost a fatalist. She did not think for one moment dur- ing that searching review that had she stayed in Newtown, she would have found the key to happiness, She knew that she had had to have the lesson in disillusionment to find her real love. Perhaps it had been painful for Pete but now that she knew for all time that she loved him, that he was the only man she had ever known a real man, she would Nfetime to make up to him pain she might have cost Remembering the lean line IRTUNATELY Linda was able to get a drawing room. She didn't know how she could have escaped accepting Honey Harmon's invitation to share hers’. And the last person in the world that Linda wanted to share any intimacies with was Honey. And over a warming cup of cof- fee in the station restaurant she perused its oncefamiliar columns until coming on a headline, she sat bolt upright, pushing check and change over the counter. BLADE SOLD TO NEW PUB- LISHER. The words danced before her eyes. In her pocket was her return ticket to Hollywood. It remained there, forgotten, as she slept wear- fly for the six hours that the bus to Newtown sbed over the roads out of Chicago. It was scarcely 9 in the morn- “Will you tell us why you are going east?” Honey, radiant in mink and or- chids, was gracious, flashing her famous smile and elongated eye- lashes. “I expect to desert pictures for a little while,” she admitted, smiling apologetically. “And what for?” her interviewer asked. eee Hoey pondered thoughtfully for @ moment. Should she or shouldn't she tell him? At last: SFgié z ged faw, the easy grace of his walk,|" “1 am going to do a play. 1/i0s when She opened the door to 2 bad think every actress should try the! Runding, She didn't know the girl at the desk. “Can you tell me whom I should give et time away see about getting a job here?” she etn ee I ee Pe =zohrlt have to see the. publish to do mi! put ° ed fos er,” the girl said, noting the incon- gruity of Linda’s smart suit and her face, without make-up, weary trom lack of sleep but alight with an inner glow. “That's what I really came for,” Linda said, gravely. “I guess you can go right in,” the other girl said, opening the swing- ing gate. Linda walked through and opened the door without knocking. She walked softly and softly closed the door in back of her. She scarcely breathed the words, “Excuse me, please. I used to work on this paper. Linda did only one thing when she heard that. She held her pock- etbook with fingers that bit into it and somehow steadied the rocking eee 2 'ONBY proved it to be so. About 1:30, Honey's maid invited Linda to lunch with Honey. Linds Honey actually giggled, but just for a moment. Then she looked ‘There was a pause and then: “It you're interested only in a tempo- Taty job, I can’t help you, but it with a marriage license in his Not one thing outwardly about Linda was changed. They left Kan- sas City sitting together in Lin-| heart, da’s drawing room. They dined Rx, “y