The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 28, 1936, Page 6

6 The Bismarck Tribune An Independent Newspaper THE STATE’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) Dr. Brady will State, City and County Official Newspaper (Copyright, 1936) erally believed in the weeks preceding | tice McReynolds, “is with the exist-'{ aisea eof dingnosia, Write letters Orierly ead in ink. Address Bn Washington, May 28.—Wednesday | May 27 that NRA was on the way out|ence of the power claimed—not mere- | REkEAy oe Cs bb ee oad queries must be accompanied by & 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 Behind Scenes Washington Tax Bill Is Due for Vast Rejiggering, So Don't Let It Get You Down... Lesson of Great War Rated Total Loss .. . Moffett Boomed for Navy Looking at Washington By DAVID LAWRENCE was a historic anniversary—maybe hereafter it will be called Recovery For just a year ago the supreme court of the United States by unani- decision was handed down, it was gen- and it needed only the impetus of a strongly worded opinion on constitu- tionality to seal the fate of the code plan. The impact of the unanimous decision went further, however, than ‘THE BISMAKUK TRIBUNE, ‘THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1986 “ David Lawrence “Our special concern,” wrote Jus- ly the immediate outcome of what has already been attempted. And it is often of first importance that due at- tention be given to the results which might be brought about by the ex- wee eeecccocccccoccsococs. our Personal Health By William Brady, M. D. juestions pertaining to health but sot NIGHT BLINDNESS AND THE NEW HEALTH CONCEPT By now, I hope, thousands of readers are trying to find what word ¥ President and Publisher Berth Miners Play Safe to » |want to buy, a word which will express th tial ‘ sitettian mous opinion invalidated the NRA|to stimulate businesses that were|ercise of the power in the future.’ uy, expre: e essential idea of the new t O. Johnson Kenneth W Simons Avert Strike. and clearly reaffirmed that the con-|merely at a disadvantage under the} Thus, if municipalities can go into ieee of Health. a average level of positive health throughout the Vice Pres. and Gen'l. Manager Sec'y-Treas. and Editor gress could not usurp the rights of! code system—it told all business and|a federal court and with court permis- | life cycle, extension of prime of life in both directions, better than average Subscription Rates Payable in Advance Daily by carrier, per year . Datly by mail per year (in ic) Daily by mail per year (in state outside of Bismarck). Daily by mai) 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 .. Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation EE ree eae ame One N er ee eee eee ee Member of The Associated Press ee The Associated Press ie exclusively entitled to the use for republica- tion of th 3 dl credited to it or not otherwise credited in this news| and also the local news of spontaneous orlgin published herein. All rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. 1S a I nnn nn SES Oil Reports that the discovery well in the now proved Montana- Dakota oil field yielded at the rate of 7,660 barrels a day is the biggest single piece of industrial news ever recorded in the his- tory of the state. It bids fair to prove of far more importance than the much- discussed state mill and elevator or of any of the larger coal mines in North Dakota, for oil means money. This discovery may mean untold wealth for the men who have leases or land holdings in that area. It may mean an in- crease in both state and governmental revenue. The western part of the state, long poorer than the agriculturally rich Red River valley, may prove to be an economic Cinderella with oil rather than glass for slippers. The industrial and commercial opportunities which may result also are interesting. No other type of town grows quite 0 fast as one located in the heart of a booming oil district. Peo- ple flock in and values rise by leaps and bounds. Money rolls out of the ground and into the coffers of those with attractive articles to sell. Anyone who has ever visited such an area knows of the fantastic things that are done and the fortunes which are made. If this hectic condition develops in the Marmarth field— and if oil is there in sufficient quantity nothing can stop it— there will be sharp repercussions in the rest of the state. Mar- marth, for example, could easily become one of the leading cities of the state almost over night. Forty years ago the site where the towers of Tulsa, Okla., now rise was vacant prairie land. Oklahoma City is located in land which is little, if any, better for agricultural purposes than that near Marmarth. Under the federal laws controlling the development of this field the state will share in any revenue it produces. Texas has 8: By RODNEY DUTCHER (Tribune Washington C Washington, May 28.—Don’t strain any brain muscles trying to under- stand the tax bill in its present form. The measure is virtually certain to be revamped extensively, Meanwhile, it appears that the ad- ministration has reached a new low in its occasional fumbles with legislation —not, however, without active co-op- eration from some members of con- gress. A slightly ironical note in the pro- ceedings is the emergence of Senator Harry Flood Byrd of Virginia as the pal of the “small” business man, in that he attacks the tax bill passed by the house as one which would let a long list of the biggest corporations off with no taxation or very little. Byrd has been an anti-New Dealer and the Roosevelt forces always have considered him the reactionary type of politician who would almost auto- matically associate himself with the big corporation point of view. Now, however, he takes the same position privately held by most New Dealers who pretend to understand the bill—that it discriminates dan- gerously against small corporations. Any layman can see that the meas- ure creates a new paradise for law- yers, even if he can't tell whether the bill is better or worse since the house ways and means committee operated on the original proposals of Secre- tary Morgenthau and Treasury Coun- sel Herman Oliphant, the bill's best —and almost only—friends. The number of loopholes in it is anybody's guess, And don’t blame it on Felix Frank- furter, Rexford Tugwell, or David Cushman Coyle. Each of those three brain-trusters favors a tax on un- divided corporation surpluses, but the the people either by assuming to it- self powers over the states or by dele- gating to the executive the law-mak- ing privilege. The NRA decision will rank with the famous opinions of American his- tory, but it will have an importance entirely apart from thte reestablish- ment of legal principles. For it marked the beginning of such a re- surgence of faith and confidence in the future of the American constitu- tional system as‘ to warrant business men, large and small, in going ahead with commitments and plans for res- toration of their industries, which had, for the time being, come under a gov- ernment dictatorship through the code system. ; While many industries had shown an upward curve before the NRA A | BIT OF HUMOR NOW AND THEN 1S RELISHED BY THE BUST OF MEN For nearly an hour | the actors went) through their per- formance without stirring the faintest bit of applause. Sud- denly the stage went dark. “Keep your; seats, ladies and_ gentlemen,”. shouted the manager. | “The lights have merely gone out for the present.” : “I don't blame ‘em,” came a voice from the front row. “I'd go too if I hadn’t paid good money to get in.” Little Mary Ellen was suffering way the bil] stands now each would hate to be found dead with it. * * * A ‘Boom’ for Moffett Jimmy Moffett, the oil millionaire, who created much comment of one kind or another during his career as head of the federal housing admin- istration, is a candidate for the “lit- tle cabinet.” His friends seek to obtain for him the assistant secretaryship of the navy left vacant by the death of Henry Roosevelt. Most active among those friends is White House Secre- tary Marvin H. McIntyre, whom Mof- fett entertains frequently. Current betting is against the ap- pointment. The navy is Roosevelt's pet and since the assistant secretary from toothache and her father, hop- ing to cheer her up, asked: “What would you like me to give you for your birthday next week.” “You might give me some teeth like mamma's so I can take them out when they ache,” answered the child Mrs. Goolsby—I am glad to see that the Gadsby’s gave you our lawn- mower to bring home. Gooslby—What's that? Why, I just bought it at an auction they're hav- ing at their place. 1 | “Well, mother.” said the smart young fish, “I have been following your advice since I was a minnow and have been letting those plump, juicy worms strictly alone. I think I am now old enough to go on my own| 100k.” all individuals dependent on private industry for employment that the su- preme court was ready to function aggressively to prevent amendment of the constitution in any way except that which was provided in the great charter itself. Such assurance was @ forerunner of a pick-up in the total volume of trade and employment. There have been differences of opin- ion in the court but thte differences have by no means altered any funda- mental, such as the preservation of the rights of the states or the peo- ple. The differences rather have turned on whether a given statute did or did not, in a given case, oper- ate in such a way as to appear to vio- late a constitutional precept as hand- ed down in previous cases. Some justices have thought the facts did not justify a belief that the constitutional principle was being vio- lated, other justices have thought the facts did justify such a belief—but in all instances the fidelity toward the maintenance of the constitutional bal- lance of powers has been uniform and unimous. Perhaps the best illustration of this point is to be found in a case handed down this very week on the subject of municipal debt. It was a 5 to 4 decision. On its face it looks as if five justices thought this federal law violated the rights of the states and the other justices did not object to a violation of states’ rights. Actually, Justice Cardozo, who wrote the minority opinion, expressed him- self just as zealously about protecting the rights of the states as did Jus- tice McReynolds who wrote the ma- jority opinion. The difference was in the judgment given to the facts and the way in which the statute had op- erated or would operate. Not only are differences of opinion inevitable but there must be a de- cision to establish what is or is not the supreme law. A 5 to 4 decision makes the majority opinion just as binding as when an act of congress is passed by a margin of one vote or when a bill that has been vetoed by ohe man—the president—fails to be- come a law because one member of the senate or the house less than the requisite two-thirds of both houses sion virtually repudiate their debts, confidence among future investors in the borrowing power of states as well as cities will break down. The su- preme court ruled in the gold-clause cases that a government could not in conscience impair its own contract. Neither can a city or state do so with the connivance of the federal au- thority. But how can cities revise their debt structure, then? Justice Cardozo speaks of reasons of “practical con- venience” and cites the vise in which municipalities that cannot increase their taxing area have gotten them- selves. He refers also to the minority; of creditors who block a settlement and of the relief intended to be given against such abuse by the new federal statute governing municipal bank- ruptcies. In a nutshell, Mr. McReynolds in- sits that the supreme law must be maintained and if necessary the con- stitution changed in the proper way to prevent hardship in the future. But Mr. Cardozo is tempted, as appar- ently are his associates, by the rule of expediency. Since the question turns on whether the states’ rights are really violated, the minority of the supreme court felt safe in recommending that the law be held valid. They felt states’ rights were amply safeguarded. The layman will then ask if the re- sult could have been achieved in a constitutional way. Certainly, a gov- ernment that can prevent two or more citizens from conspiring to restrain trade can enact laws to punish those engaging in a conspiracy to block a reasonable settlement of claims of- fered to a court of some other arbitral body by a municipality, Likewise, states themselves have the remedy to make voluntary debt agreements with creditors that could not be success- fully attacked as inequitable. Where there is a remedy—and in the last resort there is the method of constitutional amendment—a major- ity of the justices feel disinclined to take away the people's rights by ju- dicial decision. They prefer to err on the liberal side, which is really the side that preserves the constitutional rights against abritrary assumption of power by legislatures, national or state. fails to vote to override thte veto. nutritional tondition as manifested in lower death rates, material improve- ment in the life expectation of adults, better growth and development, more pep, vitality, joy of living, highest degree of natural immunity, adequate reserve power to tide over strains and emergencies, more of the resiliency of the savage or the wild animal. Hackneyed terms such as health-plus and buoyant health barred. Night blindness (properly called myctalopia but often incorrectly called hemeralopia which is really day blindness or difficulty in seeing clearly in bright light) is a peculiar dimness of vision which certain persons have when they step into a dimly lighted room from bright sunlight, or when the day becomes very cloudy and dark, or after dusk. One man with this condition complained a great deal about the amber color and dullness of the electric lights in his community and charged the lighting company with inefficiency. One evening driving into his own drive he suddenly found himself bumping his neighbor’s porch, and another evening he stepped out of a brightly illuminated church and bumped into several people outside the door— they suspected he must have been drinking. Night blindness is probably a great deal more frequent in this country than we have thought. It has not been sought for, and hence it has not been recognized by physicians. . Of course it is normal for one to be momentarily blinded on suddenly passing from bright light to comparative darkness, but if one is in—well, you know the word I want—this difficulty does not greatly embarrass. ‘When one's family or friends comment on one’s inability to see things in the dark, things others can see well enough, then it might be well to be tested for myctalopia. _Oculists or physicians can now test any one for this deficiency by methods of precision. The trouble is due to a shortage of the visual purple in the retina or sensitive film in the back of the eye. This substance seems to become ex- hausted or bleached in full daylight, and before the eye can adapt itself to tim illumination or partial darkness the visual purple must be formed again in the retina. For this an adequate intake or assimilation of vitamin A is essential. Even though plenty of vitamin A is furnished in the diet or other- wise, in certain digestive diseases there may be a deficient absorption or assimilation of the vitamin, and only by correction of the digestive trouble can the night blindness be cured. Among the good sources of vitamin A are raw carrot, escarole (chicory greens, endives), liver, spinach raw or canned, butter, cheese, eggs, dried whole milk, tomato raw or canned, and medicinally fish liver oils. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Infantile Paralysis Could a girl who has been paralyzed from the knee down (infantile paralysis 17 years ago) get married and become a mother? ... (F. 8.) A man now 23 years old had infantile paralysis when he was six which left one leg very thin and a trifle shorter than the other. Otherwise he enjoys good health. Can he marry and have chiltren? Would his chil- dren inherit his paralysis? ... (H. L.) Answer—No reason why F. 8. and H. L. should not marry—each other or some one else. Nothing about infantile paralysis or its effects that can be transmitted to a child. x Mantoux or Pirquet “Please tell me the difference between the Mantoux and the von Pirquet tests for tuberculosis. The Mantoux test is used exclusively in our schools. I had not heard of the von Pirquet test until I saw it in your column . . . «.c.) Answer—Different names for same test—the reaction of the skin to tuberculin, (Copyright 1936, John F. Dille Co.) BEGIN HERD TODAY GAIL EVERETT, winner of the qu GiaAMoRnous ADVENT |; had made all her arrangements built one of the finest universities in the nation from a mere part aeceen erie ronsty a re eee che to New York vase forgnat aloe ee her old of its oil royalties. Thus, if oil is found in the commercial quan-|| Minnesota: “Evidently the world || @—— {—,_ Ligeia geet teacher seemed to know! Impor- tities indicated by the discovery well, taxes might even go down. The possibilities are endless, yet not all the effects will be good, for it is a question if the people of America have not put as much money into the ground as they ever took out of it. Under such circumstances false values are created and in- vestors frequently are bilked. In an effort to get in on a good thing many innocent people have lost their shirts. Just as all is not gold that glitters, all is not oil that a slick-tongued stock salesman or speculator may talk about. The situation is, at the very least, an interesting one. It offers vast possibilities. Further than that no one can be sure as the southwestern part of the state stages its spontaneous celebration at the prospect of riches from black gold. Nipped in Time If, as some of its leaders allege, the Black Legion recently exposed in Michigan had 6,000,000 members, all of them pledged to carry arms and to participate in an effort to establish domina- tion of this country, it is a great blessing that its existence was uncovered in time. Under different circumstances and on a somewhat different has learned nothing from the tragedy of the last war. As a mat- ter of fact, the only tragedy many persons saw in that war was the fact that a few laboring men were able to buy some silk shirts.” will do most of the work, because of Secretary Swanson’s illness, the presi- dent is expected to choose carefully. * * * Miners Play Safe Threatened strike in the anthracite coal fields was averted by an agree- ment less favorable to miners than ordinarily would have been expected. There was no immediate wage in- crease in the agreement, although heretofore the United Mine Workers always insisted on a boost for the anthracite men when they had ob- tained one for bituminous miners— and earlier the bituminous operators had signed a new agreement for in- creases averaging 10 per cent. The miners won a seven-hour day and five-day week for the second of the two years covered by the agree- ment, with subsequent adjustments in pay. But there's no change in hours 2 | So They Say | o A persistent traffic discourtesy is simply an accident looking for a good place to happen.—Judge Joseph F. Dickmann, St. Louis. * * * Make no mistake .. . it still means something to be a gentleman.—Wil- liam Mather, president, Lafayette College, Easton, Pa. x * * There may be a perfect feminine face somewhere, but it has not shown up in Hollywood yet.—Max Factor, film make-up expert. ek ik I am convinced that world traffic by airplane can only be accompanied by international friendly coopera- tion—or not at all.—Dr. Hugo Ecke- ner. * * * Allergy is a swell word. You try it or: your friends and then before they've recovered you ring in “aller- gic,” another grand word.—Glenda Farrell, movie actress. se * Be a Veteran of Future Wars if you to M. t ly for a job. ne artiven ‘there just after ramental dam Lisette learned her des! lollywood, Gall is shown inte the office whe: as! ‘AROLIE, Madame Lizette’s ass! at, is at work. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER III ie | "VE no time to talk to anyone just now,” declared Miss Carolie. “If you want to see me about a position you'll have to come in the morning.” “Oh,” exclaimed Gail. “I'm sorry if I’ve interrupted you. It was Madame Lizette I really wished to see.” “Madame Lizette? You're a friend of hers?” Miss Carolie rose quickly. “No, I'm a designer. T'm look- tant people, too! How strange it seemed to be walking down the Avenue and never seeing a person she knew. Stranger still not to talk to any one! Gail smiled as she thought of her roommate. How Rosemary Searles and she used to chatter, especially during the last term when Lucille Travers and her set She'd be homesick for Merry- wood Hall and her old friends if she didn’t stop thinking about them. Passing an attractive look- ing tearoom, she suddenly de- have some ice £ Ae basis, the Black Shirts of Mussolini and the Brown Shirts of srepesiesa eae paenbe een can't do anything else to stem mass Angifote nob ane eee She pions 3 Hitler were able to establish domination in Italy and Germany. | to hold out for better terms: Presi- | #sitation. Tet aie a you, but I didn’t know you saw alee Jonatiness c It is true that these were not secret organizations. They feat enae et aries paseeedi Rev. Robert R. Wicks, dean of Prince- peonle coly, dn the mornings She Maran. existed openly and their armaments were a matter of common | operators. ton University Seminary. ee: Ee ee od at last she found | krowledge. They were private armies of the same sort which | wand fee en eet, Galled, Lewis | sit down? You've come in at the fortwo A women | seems to have failed to establish Prince Starhemberg as the|tention—and probably funds—from psychological moment, for I'm Gait settled herself and leading force in Austria. But in America such an organization, fantastic though it may be, could create a great deal of difficulty and perhaps actual bicodshed. the effort of his committee for indus- trial organization to line up workers in steel, automobile, and other mass production industries on an indus- trial union basis. (Copyright, 1936, NEA Service, Inc.) STORIES IN STAMPS By 1. S. Klein just preparing an advertisement for a designer. Before I send it down, perhaps you'll show me some of your work.” “Of course I will.” Gail untied the portfolio she was carrying and drew out her i ¢ i é i : E i ty i Fa : i i i F gee i 2 By seizing the local national guard armory a band of 50 » é . India love: . India trust 5 : sketches. jot at all,” said Gail, while armed and well-organized men could terrorize the city of Bis-|tndia gre ni ee CAPTURE of Mt 140 “Oh, that's beautifull” the older she turned to the waitress and ‘ f ‘ sti at my life mission is not. led. ee te woman exclaimed, picking up a if: ve order. Suddenly she marck and hold possession until such time as other citizens could I still hope to see Indie aig 9 : ak f ‘ 4 watercolor drawing of a youthful Gail untied the portfolio and drew out her sketches, been organize to drive them out or federal troops could come to the rescue. Eventually, of course, they would be crushed but the interim would constitute a period wherein the city would face a stark reality. Duplicated throughout the nation such a thing could mean urtold disaster. Six million men are more than we had under arms during the World war. The figure is probably a great exaggeration of the Black Legion membership. It is improbable that so many Americans would be so unpatriotic or silly. But the very existence of the idea is a menace which can be met only by the strict enforcement of the laws as they exist and a campaign of education to restore the fighting fell upon a volunteer “I don't believe I Alagtag i of Lig to such benighted persons the light of American Idealism. legion of Bohemman patriots, called name.” ak Clever piece ot nevkwear ti tad the Nazdar “Gail Everett!” the girl replied. just observed. : A fae be Neca eee ee one |” Gail smiled her assent. She dla jing. e Nazdar legit st ii Why the Primary? REDHAE: She: Nazoar tepion tort its ye cxverl;| not feel particularly attracted to Once more a national presidential convention approaches, and once more, it appears, the public is going to surrender its nominating power to the party bosses. That will be the case next month in the Republican national convention because the majority of delegates will be unin- the domination of the foreigner.— Mahatma Gandhi. schools should train boys to be effici- missioner. There is just as much reason why ent plumbers or bricklayers as to of- fer them courses in medicine, law, or the other professions.—John W. Stu- debaker, United States education com- '1HE Germans were approaching Arras, when the French coms T FLAPPER, FANNY SAYS: mand decided to break the enemy lines and force a retreat. On May 9, 1915, the counterattack began, the objective being “Hill 140,” five kilometers away. and the brunt of bearer then some of the best of its men. But in 90 minutes, Hill 140 was captured, and the first great step toward Czechoslovakian independence was taken. On this battlefield today stands @ majestic monument dedicated to evening frock. “What a clever idea that is.” She pointed to the unusual line of the decolletage. “Are these all your own designs?” “Why, yes! “They're very attractive,” Miss Carolie declared as she laid them on her crowded desk. “And you! say you won the Larne prize?” “Yes. I guess I was rather lucky, for Miss Cranston has some “She's ji and Cranston’s school. know i her plump white hands. have that ad.” “Yes,” declared Miss Carolie.| and the way Madame repeated just won the Larne prize fhe she’s a graduate of Miss “But, Madame, why advertise 2 F 3 name made her feel that it) brought to mind some distasteful eel fr g igtdistadsl i 8 | i i i i i ; i i ay [ A 2 f ge 3 i F : E E i rT H if i e 4 structed. You can’t blame that on the Republicans, however. the memory of the Czechoslova- ot as 4 her| an to whom you bean ee , The fault lies in the traditional primary system. kian patriots who died there. This staff she might ‘more| mally introduced.” She rose = The theory of the primary is that both the national con- memument senate on the san confidences in her nd real-| quickly, and stalked from the tea- é ventions would be composed of delegates definitely instructed 1935, on the 20th anniversary of it Bye gee ttl ‘the roti Matsa tee an & l if i this great battle. fag to vote for candidates desired by the voters. But what happens? Hi.ndreds of delegates, instead, are pledged to vote for “favor- ite sons” or are entirely uninstructed, with the result that a candidate is selected as usual, in the smoke-filled- room at 2 o'clock in the morning. 5 That is not to say that the candidate might not be a worthy choice. But the procedure invalidates the primary system. It warps it into » political subterfuge. i i nae a il BE ale Z i & i i : i i i ‘Rill early. was Fi yet z i i if 5 L k £ i HA [aaa | (Copyright, 1938. NEA Service, Inc.) | 3 ’