The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 21, 1936, Page 4

‘The Bismarck Tribune An Independent Newspaper THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) State, City and County Official Newspaper Published by The Bismarck Tribune Company, Bismarck, N. D., and ‘ntered at the postoffice at Bismarck as second class mail matter. Mrs. Stella I. Mann President and Publisher ‘ Archie ©. 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) . Daily by mail per year (in state outside of Bismarc! Daily by mail outside of North Dakota mail in state, per year ... mail outside of North Dak Weekly by mail in Canada, per year . Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation . Member of The Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republica- tion of the news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this newspaper and also the local news of spontaneous origin published herein. All rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved, A Welcome for Two Decision by President Roosevelt to visit Bismarck and western North Dakota is received with satisfaction here. He will find a warm welcome, not only because of his high position but because it is desirable from the standpoint of resi- dents of this area that he familiarize himself with conditions here. It is sincerely to be hoped, too, that Governor Landon will find opportunity to visit this section in the near future. We will welcome him with the same hospitality. For the important thing to the people of this territory is not so much WHO is elected as WHAT SHALL BE DONE FOR THE REHABILITATION OF THE DROUTH STATES. Either Mr. Roosevelt or Mr. Landon must give major as- sistance in this effort. It is desirable that the work go forward regardless of the outcome of the election. For the considerations which we face outweigh those of politics. From the standpoint of the people living here, recon- struction is essential. We cannot go on indefinitely as charity wards of the government. From the standpoint of the nation as a whole it is highly desirable that action be taken now. Properly handled, this is a Behind Scenes Washington Mails Bear Pitiful Appeals from Drouth Districts to Washington « » . Hearts Bleed for Suffering Animals .. . Specter of Starvation Is Before Victims . . . Continue to Hope Against Hope. By RODNEY DUTCHER (Tribune Washington Correspondent) Washington, Aug. 21—This busi-.| ness of appealing to Washington when you are in trouble is doubt- less very bad, calculated to sap the mora! fiber and bankrupt the gov- ernment. Even if that’s so, it doesn’t make the letters received here from drouth victims any less pathetic or revealing. Here are a few excerpts: A South Dakota school teacher: “The heat outside is 116. The ther- mometer on this table where I write registers 110. There is no hot wind today. “As I look out of these windows, T see nothing but an unending ex- panse of baking, dusty earth and parched, ruined crops. For me, this week, it might not be so bad, aside from our money loss, if our 11 cows and heifers did not moo so, sometimes en hour at a time, for water. “Each day they grow weaker and thinner. The tongues of the oldest have begun to swell. Their eyes are bloodshot. “Both our wells have been dry for almost three weeks. The bran we have won't last long. I have much pride in our cows. Did you ever own gentle, blooded cattle? . . . The nearest spring is several miles down the road. Fourteen families use it. Each owns stock. We are rationing its water. The flow decreases daily. There's a water hole about 10 miles away. I heard yesterday 25 families were using it. If the WPA men could only deepen and enlarge it.... Won't you see what can be done about the water hole? I shall close. My cows are mooing again.” ee * Cactus and Despair An “old homesteader” in Montana: “This country is slowly turning Drouth Strategy i | (Roosevelt to Confer With Drouth State Governors) Dr. etam| oad i Bees 33 Hane By William Brady, M. D. fertile and highly productive area. The population of the} into a desert. Each year the cactus nation is growing and soon the question of how to feed our people will be an urgent one. America had better be ready for that moment when it arrives by improving the productivity of this great central basin in time. Either Mr. Roosevelt or Mr. Landon must take a forward- looking attitude on this question if it is to be solved. Which does it is not so important to us as that it be done. Parents and Child Crime When you think of juvenile delinquency, you almost inevit- ably think of slums and poverty. The child from a poor family doesn’t have the chances that the child from a more solvent family has; he has to play in the streets, economic pressure warps his budding personality, and a drift toward crime is more or less natural for him. This is the accepted theory. It is surprising to learn from a competent authority that it just isn’t so. Dr. Sophia M. Robison recently made a study of juvenile delinquency for the Research Bureau of the Welfare Counq! of New York city. Amazingly enough, she discovered that in one year as many children from families with incomes of $50 a week or more as from families with incomes of $25 a week or less were on probation as delinquents. In a sample year, 1930, the New York children’s court put on probation 1,260 children from families with incomes of $50 a week or more—and 1,258 children from families with incomes of $25 a week or less. Between the $25 and $50 levels a similar proportion held good. Now this, as Dr. Robison points out, does not mean that poverty is a healthy social condition. But it does seem to mean, indisputably, that poverty is not the decisive factor in causing delinquent behavior. It often enough may give a child the final push; but it cannot, by itself, be blamed as a primary cause. Dr. Robison’s disclosure may compel us to revise our think- ing about the whole problem of delinquency, and it probably will be a very good thing for us. For—like all other mortals—we are lazy, we hate to make any involved mental effort if we can avoid it, and above all things we do not like to find ourselves guilty of anything. When the juvenile delinquency figures go on mounting, year after year, the easiest way out is to blame them on pov- erty—and then forget them. We might have known that it wasn’t as simple as that. If a nation’s children “go wrong” in ever-increasing numbers, it means that there is something wrong with the nation’s parents. They are failing to do their jobs properly, somehow. If the poverty excuse is taken away from us, we may take the trouble to find out just how and where we are failing. When you stop to think about it, we always have hunted for excuses. Long ago we were blaming dime novels. At one time good people blamed the theater. More recently we have been blaming the movies. It’s about time that we began blam- ing ourselves. For this world, now and always, is precisely what we our- selves make it. We can remold it in any shape we desire—if we will just begin with ourselves. The road to a better social order is very much like charity. It begins at home. Far Above Politics Now that the politicians have muffed attempts to capital- ize on the presidnt’s invitation of Gov. Landon to his western states’ drouth conference, it might be well to consider the inci- dent for what it really is worth. ; Here is merely a meeting of the governors of several states with the president of the United States in an effort to halt the scourge of drouth in the future. The invitation of President Roosevelt, and the acceptance of Mr, Landon, should be construed as no more nor less than mutual recognition of a real public need. Attempts to read anything more into it are extremely petty. // Alleviation of human misery transcends anything political. Following the Rightists and Leftists in Spain merely adds confusion hh” advocates should remember, if they that their rill Rave to ride some pretty owells. a ree af ak Ae ee * nee «a vs growth increases, Its growth has been remarkable since 1934. Cactus follows every drouth. The severer the drouth the finer the cactus. I haven’t raised @ forkful of cattle feed in three years. I have not had @ crop in eight years. And, once, this was the ee grazing land of the North- west.” A farm mother in North Dakota “The poor here is living on braid. It’s just braid we poor is getting from town relief folks. There is plenty and——. How can any weened one grow up on braid? Some of us poor has cows. Milk is good for weened ones. But dust and dirt in pastures don’t make no milk. Our men is hopeing for road work. They been Promised. But it's bad waiting.” * # & No Cattle, No Crops A rancher in Wyoming: “I make a living from land and stock. My stock and the stock of hundreds of others was sold at a Sreat loss two years ago. The herds was nearly depleted. This year there is another drouth and a scourge of grasshoppers and Mormon crickets. We are forced to sell all remaining stock. We people try to provide food end clothing for our families from land and stock. We have reached a point where we need relief as bad as those on the relief.” A Missouri farmer's wife: “My man borrowed $50 from the gov to get a mule. The gov lent him money to get seed. Him and me worked hard to make a crop. My man wanted to get our bills paid out. This long dry spell came. Crop and truck and potato patch is all burned up—Jest burned up. Our bills is still owing. Me and my man don’t want no relief. We want work. Me and him must get work to live.” ee 8 And from the South A Kentucky tenant farmer, to Pres- | ident Roosevelt: “Dear frend and leader. 1 haft to rite, they has been a drout hear. now 1 am need for work to keep my kids. { can't feed them lessen i get work. They is 4 & six and almost on suf- ferinse. i sole my cow & spent it for eating. 1 cant get grocy without in- serence of pay for it. we got some eggs and meal. pleas get me work. i appresate owful well.” Georgia: “I have pelegra. The doctor says 1 got to eat fresh vegitables. There ain’t no fresh vegitables. We plant- ed garden three times. Nothing growed up. It aint rained since ninth of April. I need fresh vegitables. Why has God done this? I and fam- ily dont know what to do. We plant- ed cotton three times. Several acres is up. It’s wilt down. Our corn is gone... . This drouth and pelegra make me write.” (Copyright, 1936, NEA Service, Inc.) A BIT OF HUMOR NOW AND THEN 18 RELISHED BY - THE BEST OF MEN ~~ “I do my ice-skat- ing in the winter on the same spot I do my horseback riding in the summer.” “Do people laugh when you fall down?” “No, but the ice makes some funny cracks.” “There's one sure thing Adam and Eve never lived here.” “Yes, it’s @ cinch the place is not Paradise.” “What is the best method to pre- vent the diseases caused by biting in- sects?” “Don’t bite the insects,” Crabshaw—If I find I have to way more than one night I gend you « telegram. Mrs, Crabshaw—Never mind. I've read it already—I found in in your coat pocket. stay will “Z think I've seen this play ‘Asbes- ? before.” tos,’ tans come’.” Looking at the Campaign “David Lawrence soda (saleratus, bicarbonate of soda, sodium bicarbon- taken alone, (Copyright, 1936, John F. Dille Co.) An invalid wife and mother in} don't show ignorance, Latin word’ meaning "Wel, (Copyright, 1936, by David Lawrence) Spokane, Wash., Aug. 21.—I have now had an opportunity in five states —Minnesota, Montana, North Da- kota, Idaho and Washington—to learn something of the effectiveness of John D. M. Hamilton, chairman of of babys among us poor here at——|the Republican national committee, who is touring the west. Uniformly there is the same story— he has pepped up the Republican or. ganizations everywhere and done in a short time a job which could never have been done over the telephone, by mail or through lieutenants. I have talked with several county chairmen and they all say the same thing—that they have been given an inspiring lesson in party organiza- tion work. When I was in Chicago, the story was that the headquarters was not getting organized because the head of the committee was away. A na- tional chairman, of course, cannot a ia preliminaries that have to be ar- ranged at a new headquarters. On the other hand, it develops that Gov- ernor Landon himself made the de- cision and felt that Mr. Hamilton should follow the plan of personal contact with county chairmen in the west until about this time and then concentrate at headquarters. As a matter of fact, Mr. Hamilton has gotten a background on his pres- ent trip which will be invaluable to him when he gets back to headquar- ters. For one thing, he has sat down wise decision when he sent his Kan- sas warrior into these western states to get the local org up in August. And with county chairmen of all kinds |™uch and he nows the kind of follow-up have an effective organization. What Chairman Hamilton does on his arrival in a state is to have a heart-to-heart talk with as many county chairmen as can get to a cen- tral meeting place. They come from far and. wide and out in this country the distances are something. But these county chairmen have made an idl Prt = wk out to be about the best mani that will become necessary if he is to ren national as late as eight years ago. He els in a big 10-passenger plane with an office in it. Teporters travel The 3 a ge wt LN with him and so do his research as- 1 i Bide deli AB g i i Z 8 i : rele at betel ht ‘women’s leagues, etc., and to ws possibly be in two places at once, so he usually stays at headquarters and | amazing record in the percentage of 2 uses the long distance phone to reach | those who have attended. Mr. Ham- his local chieftains. But it develops |ilton’s talks to them do not get into : or : that Mr. Hamilton has been reversing ere Lescchacorcia sas hee re ae 4 the process—keeping in touch with is al em. e his office in Chicago by phone twice | details of party organization, precinct HELENA DERBI, vearntar | pUsiness district” altogether. How. trot. 2 day and keeping the battle going | canvass, and the like are all too color- head of the women’s r | like a walk in the country it was,| He withdrew a ring of keys himself on the real firing line. less to be news. artment of Helvig's store, gees Helena thought. from his pocket, “The larger stuff There can be no doubt that the Re-| The speeches which Mr.- Hamilton Mountain eke meets |, Most of the houses were set|from the hardware department— publican organizations in various|makes, of Course, get the headlines (DERSON. | back from the walk, fronting on| washing machines and electric re- states in the west have been weak.|and local publicity. He made himself wee a aeane et Love nt fret sight ‘lawns that were dark and cool in-frigerators and goods like that— The same is true, of course, of sev-|such a@ prominent national figure at to marry him, and the ceremony |the evening. “I could be happy sare stored here. So I know what eral eastern states. If Mr. Hamilton|the Cleveland convention that he en cnaain, here,” Helena thought, “if only—" {I’m talking about.” could visit every state, he would be| would offend the local committees} © ming. ‘Feter makes « svaive |Well, if only what?’ She could| With an effort he slid back doing something that no other Re-|and communities he visits if he didn’t HB deriouely, injure, Liner. | operate the store successfully, and |heavy metal door. “Come an publican chairman in # campaign has|make an address, And, besides, he is seks Mitlona to semmoe'ti lane [it was doubtful if even the Fra-|he said shortly. From inside; seemingly dared to do. For it is alan excellent stump speaker, genial, yer, JOHN COURTNEY, zlers could do sufficient damage to |the wall he took down aug risk to be away because of the many | good-voiced, and logical in the pres- Peay ined dice, “uetens |harm her or the business, “I may|“I don’t want to attract ettention learns she is sole heir to a large |as well face it," she ” np. Sn goto, bay oe 8S it, told herself. |by turning on the Jame- department stots. Ske meets |“What John Lassiter did hurt me.|son told her. “The this . deautiful LEAH FRASIER whe (But it really wasn't his fault, |way. 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HARVEY JAMESON. to chares of |s0n I wanted to go to the movie|these lights on, All the windows 13 Upright shaft. the hardware department, asks | with you,” Jameson said, “I—1|° this floor are boarded up.” He 14 Southeast. her to see a movie. ‘the chance to tell you that |turned @ switch. What met Hel- 15 To piece out. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY yes ena's eyes meant little at first. 30 Alleged I'm for you. I know what's 16 Maintains. leged force. happening, ‘That's one trouble|Zhen she made out. hundreds of 18 Plateau. 33.Paid publicity gimme Js about this town. Everybody knows |t#ll cases of farm machinery, ae Tg a pf lS SO 22 Within. not ‘s hes ” He ‘at her. s0peelers io Uecie was from that of the Fre-| Seca dhe Beard his’ quice intake that we oell about a year” eyeglasses. name quick yo . 48 Ugly old regions. ziers and their friends. of breath, She knew then what] “Then why all these?” | Soares woman. VERTICAL “He's honest . . . and real,” she| she would have known sooner had| He nodded. “Yeah. That's a ‘ 49 Mountain pass 1Sun god. thought, wholly unconcerned with|her mind and senses been clear; jhard question to answer. But it Me 31 Nose noise. 50 Race track the story unfolding on the screen.|she knew what every sroenen | SAUL oe Darel as is ene, Why Poe tert circuit. Ho igg She was startled from her |knows the moment it happens in|did Barnes buy this kind when S2Liquid. 4 Opposite of thoughts as Harvey Jameson said,|% man. Harvey Jameson hed) iso’ the ype of binder that's used 36 Driving 54 Old French homonym. “Well, how'd like it?” he ae command. coin. Pl! A ze Det. Serie, ICKL’ dhe ‘went on, “Eetlieente ee ee fhe pertine wae oten. Q that your feeling reflects} “Not in m hundred years” Velvet curtain had ewung|that of everyone who works in| Helena looked beck at tie got Be » screen ae hee brieg| the store.” crowded warehouse room, her ! i intermission belore the nest show|,_‘T™, sure, tt does,” Jameson eyes pBut i it was a cele ‘of the film, .|said. “That is . . . almost every~ ‘why doesn't Barnes send : ye mit hima, . “Why, it was aw- |i ogy." “He walked in silence be-|them back? Even if we hed to S570 Beak See SLs Aas Me they emerged from the| side her. ‘Then: “Will you be an-|lose the freight it would—" mation picture theater the princt= a 2 tee eae gM ot APL | Pal street of the town was almott| st ink ‘youtre, trusting Roger|jost what i was, You may ‘get a * Harvey Jameson snes goesetit for your tnterest|tall pou" He drew & lane teats, : your a Pintare Os, ot Zeating | iber|relena told him rBut| “Lach Wranar got Ms. Hiendeoan ti I'm sure you're ‘unjust to/to okay this order because Mark: ioem Deeter ae Mr. Barnes.” Sandison represented the com- “That's to its sdvantage, ia't “Unjust?” He stopped 7) ‘ Mn Jameson confessed; “1/S0tY, angered by Era | "eWaote Mark ° “ 421 “You've never been to the store's} “Leah Frazier could you," sort of like it, I've been in the! warehouse, have you?” Jameson said. “But—well, Mr. ° bigger cities, and some of ty) “The warehouse? Why, no, Mr.| Henderson didn’t know about that. Pepe re ane there to live./ Barnes told me he'd take me ttiere| Anyhow, Sandison: wanted to sell But I think we have just as much /soon. ‘But I understand there's not|this kind of @ machine. becaus ni Hes arses maybe on/ much there now. ‘The store’s in-|his commission would be bigger. a money.’ He looked| ventory has been kept down dur-|And Roger Barnes passed the te do bave taxis, 1 mangine youre) aaa Teen ans A og yd aed a long day at the " Jernee0n commtiadon.” gtd : ibis iE i 4 5 Hi