The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 24, 1936, Page 6

_ The Bismarck Tribune An independent Newspaper y THE STATE’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER ea (Estgblished 1873) State, City and County Official Newspaper ix Published by The Bismarck Tribune Company, Bismarck, N. D., and entered at the postoffice at Bismarck as second class mai] matter. Mrs. Stella I. Mann President and Publisher 4 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) . 720 | Daily by mail per year (in state cutside of Bismarck’ 5.00 -| Daily by mail outside of North Dakota sees 600 | ‘Weekly by mail in state, per year ... 1.00 Weekly by mail outside of North Dakota, per yet ‘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, No Cause for Excitement One of the most encouraging signs of changing thought is the comparative calm which greeted announcement that “American” factories: in Spain were being seized by the left wing government, now fighting for its life. It is safe to say that 20 years ago any such announcement would have been greeted by a national wave of indignation and a stiff-backed diplomatic note insisting that “American rights” be respected—or else. What happened this time was a formal note of protest from Secretary of State Cordell Hull, cautioning Spanish authorities that they would be expected to account for the situation after the fighting is over. That was more a matter of form “to keep the record straight” than any sort of threat to do anything about it im- mediately. And the public indignation, if any, was practically inaudible. The reason is not only a change in thinking, however, but a change in the international setup under which great busi- nesses operate. The average man is apt to think today, “Well, whose busi- ness is it? Is it ‘American’ in any real sense of being the prop- erty of, or in the real interest of, the American people? Or is it just something that happens to be owned by a couple of fel- lows who happen to be Americans?” In the case of Spain, there is a double reason to ask ques- tions. For 10 years there has been going on in Spain a sort of game of hide-and-seek between the government and a dozen large American corporations with interests or factories there. It began under the Rivera dictatorship, when a scheme for taxing outside firms was tried. Rivera ordered that foreign firms with Spanish subsidiaries should pay a tax based on the corporation’s total earnings, regardless of what part of those earnings were made in Spain. é To duck that tax, many corporations simply incorporated their Spanish branches in Spain, with Spanish directors and stockholders through whom they could continue control. But, legally, ownership is Spanish. So when the fighting and terror is over, and the state department tries to get an adjustment for destruction or seizure of American property, it may find polite Spanish officials lifting polite Iberian eyebrows and asking “What American property?” All of. which means that American interests abroad are not scanned with the same glasses which they were 20 years ago. Even if they are so scanned, they may prove to be different today. Time for Change of Values No man has been closer to the public pulse in the last 40 vears than has William Allen White. So when the Kansas edi- tor took occasion the other day to evaluate events since the *90’s, his many observations were highly interesting. One of them stood out above the rest. Said Mr. White, commenting on the smugly bitter criticism the “privileged classes” leveled at Reformer William Jennings Bryan in the 1896 campaign: “And so said we, all of us, who had been trained to believe that God was in an 8 per cent heaven and all was right with a laissez-faire world!” Here in a few words the “Sage of Emporia” has punctured the notion that a nation’s real progress can be measured in dol- lars and cents. And now that we're recovering from 1929 and beginning to think of that “8 per cent heaven” again, Mr. White’s hint of other values is pretty timely. The Modern Housekeeper Mrs. Mae Scharlin, New York household economist, has spent a great many years investigating the problems of house- keeping. She has gone down the line from the swankiest city apartments to the smallest cottages in the land. And out of her wide observations she draws the conclusion that house- keeping is first and last “an art and exact science.” _ Efficient homemaking, she says, encompasses adequate knowledge of dietetics, social science, and interior decorating. And if a wife will pursue the many ramifications of these three fields, she will find housekeeping to be a mighty big and im- portant job. The view contrasts radically with the old worn-out conten- tion that housework is thankless drudgery. Weak Driving Permits An increasing number of states and cities are requiring driving permits of motorists, but the permits generally are mere scraps of paper as far as safeguarding motoring is concerned. The usual form of these permits simply requires that the driver be of age and own his vehicle. Some go a step further and require that the driver have one year of driving experience. Others prohibit driving if the individual displays physical de- fects. Practically none, however, sets up any rigid driving stand- ards. Nor is there a tendency to restrict the recurrent traffic violator—the fellow who invariably is hitting someone or some- thing through sheer carelessness or incapability. These driving permits must be made much stricter if we fare to forestall death on the highways. of amateurs all ready for the season, It ree hoping that nation’s strong Mr. fo up to ite sate ayliate ot biter | THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1936 Behind the Scenes Washington Government Faces Major Battle in Anti-Trust Action Against Oil Mag- nates in Wisconsin . . . G-Men’s Search Brings Charges of Exten- sive Violations. ,. Industry’s Chiefs Defend Their Business Practices. By RODNEY DUTCHER (Tribune Washington Correspondent) Washington, Aug. 24.—Indictments returned in Wisconsin against most of the major American oil companies and 58 of their officials aud other oil men open a new chapter in the history of the anti-trust laws. The Department of Justice will soon be prosecuting important individuals and corporations in other industries on charges of violating the Sherman act. Meanwhile, the nature of the oil cases and the background of the new trust-busting campaign have been somewhat obscured. If the govern- ment proves its charges and wins a verdict, the oil industry will be con- victed of flagrant violations and its contention that it is being prosecuted for price-fixing practices previously approved by the government will be exploded. Assistant Attorney General John Dickinson will try to show that major oil companies attempted to starve out independent jobbers and retailers by secretly buying up the gasoline of in- dependent refiners, both raising the price to the jobbers and making it difficult for them to get supplies. * It is alleged by the government that a buying pool was formed, operated by stooges, and that independent re- finers didn't know to whom they were really selling. The government will also contend that the great secrecy with which it charges operations were conducted indicated that the defend- ants were pated of their illegality. * % G-Men Conduct Probe It is contended that an artificial price was created and published, which about 4,000 middle western jobbers, under the terms of their contracts, were compelled to meet The indictments came after inves- ligation by federal lawyers and “G- Men.” Wire-tapping was proposed at one point, but Dickinson refused to countenance it. It required months to get behind the alleged stooges and trace the “higher-up” connections they are charged with having. Agents had to trace back through a series of meet- ings in hotel rooms, check telephone call records, and find out who met whom and where before they could present their findings to the grand jury; which“in turn made further accusations. ** * Oil Men Defend System Oil men say thev're being prose- cuted for practices which the govern- ment encouraged, but vigorously de- nied in Washington. There was & buying pool, ostensibly for preven- tion of dumping, for a short period in 1934, Oil! Administrator Ickes is said to have put a stop to it. No offi- cial is known to have condoned such practices as the government now charges. Three years ago business men urged and were granted a suspension of anti-trust laws to stabilize competi- tion, in return for promises of shorter hours and higher wages. There was inevitable confusion after the supreme court killed NRA in June 1935, but Attorney General Cummings in the following July took Dickinson from his post as assistant secretary of commerce to head up the Department of Justice anti-trust division. Work on the oil and other cases began at once. * * * Charge “Slick” Evasions Officials insist that “big bdusiness” has become so acutely aware of the anti-trust laws that most violations are well planned and very surreptitious thus requiring many months of work by those who seek evidence. The in- dependent jobbers have been shout- ing for action through the last year, but their complaints were vague and the evidence scarce. The U. S. Supreme Court, by out- lawing open price agreements, has driven price-fixing business men “underground.” It has held in effect that practically any price agreement between competitors is illegal. But a single corporation can mon- opolize 99 or 100 per cent of the business in a single commodity with- out violating the law—unless the court says this was done with wicked intent. The court already has held that when a corporation runs com- petitors out of business, it does so not with the purpose of putting them out of business, but to build up its own business. * (Copyright, 1936, NEA Service, Inc.) CONTINUED from page one RESORT HOTEL trip for her. He always greeted her with that faint look of recognition that automobile salesmen have for their infrequent clients. He never seemed to recall her name, but he talked in a pleasant way when he fig- ured out the details of her summer trip. * * % Ann. didn’t remember his name, though it was: neatly inscribed on a little bronze plaque. She eyed it closely now while she waited, and then glanced at the plain dark suit and : After Hearing All Those Pep Talks 1 THINK MAYBE NLL OPEN A sHoP Looking at the Campaign (Copyright, 1936, by David Lawrence) | Seattle, Aug. 24.—Since two-thirds of the population of this state is in! the western section, with Seattle and| Tacoma as the focal points, an under- | Standing of the drift here will in-j dicate whether President Rooseveli os Governor Landon will win the eight electoral votes. At the moment, there is cropping out here a radicalism, possidly uot as acute as yet as that of Upton & clair's movement in California, but potentially as far-reaching in a leg- islative sense if it gains popular sup- Port. The radical groups have all cadors- ed President Roosevelt's candidacy and there is no likelihood of any Lemke-Coughlin strength in this state, though the Townsend taove- ment does have an appreciable mo- mentum. Still, out here the Town- sendites are splitting in party lines ‘with respect to the presidency about as they always did and concentrat- ing more on congressional candidates. Control of the state legislature has stimulated more campaign interest than the Landon-Roosevelt contest. In fact, the only chance Governor Landon has of carrying this stace is to benefit by the sharp lines of divi- sion that may come out of the state fight. If Governor Martin, the pres- ent incumbent, is renominated by the Democratic primary, and the com- monwealth federation, which is a radical Socialistic movement, dec! to put an independent ticket in the field, it may mix up the situation with | majority. Republicans are depending somewhat, but will probably nos hurt the Roosevelt chances. If, however, John C. Stevenson, a radical Demo- crat, wins out, the chances are that many thousands of Democratic vutes will shift to the Republican nominee, whoever he is, and tien, in the chang- ing process, there will be many who will vote the straight Republican ticket. Also, President Roosevelt's managers will then have to do some quick maneuvering to keep their na- tional ticket from being hurt by asso- ciation with the extreme radicals. There are two points of view about this. There are some th the Roose- velt camp who think that the radical movement is so big that it is more worth-while to play along with it than to worry about Democratic de- fections. There are others who think Governor Landon will surely carry the state if the fight on state issues be- comes intense. My own impression is that, while some of the elements of conservatism are stirred up about the situation, there is no sign of a crusade or a coalition of conservatives such as California developed ‘when beating Sinclair. The ingredients are here, of course, for the same kind of cam- paign, but, as it looks in mid-August, the electorate is not yet aroused to what lies ahead. President Roosevelt carried Wash- ington by about 150,000 in 1932. Those of his supporters here who are well- Posted about conditions throughout the state say they will be disappoint- ed if they do not get a 100,000 maj- BIT OF HUMOR NOW AND THEN 18 RELISHED BY THE BEST OF MEN ~— Candidate—I stand for congress on the principles of the platform adopted at the convention;, on it I expect to be car- ried into office. ority. Disaffected Democrats, who do) not like the state situation, say Mr. Roosevelt will carry the state, but that he will be lucky to get 50,000 on a ground-swell for Landon which has put in its appearance already. There's a “pro-America” movement among women’s organizations that looks as if it might develop to be of benefit to Landon. Altogether, as matters stand today, Washington is in the Roosevelt column and it means an up-hill fight for the Republicans/ to win it for Landon, which, unless| the September primary stirs things up materially, means only an outside chance. So far as issues are concerned, the mounting public debt is mentionet more often than anything else. Sec-| ond in importance is a recurring dis- | cussing of centralization of power,| which in the far west means a grow-/| Javid Lawrence ing apprehension that, if all author- ity is centered in the national capi- tal, the states which are farthest away will be neglected. On the New Deal side, the ergu- ment stressed most is the radicalism of Mr. Roosevelt. Labor groups are! united behind him, while the business ‘and professional classes are for the most part just as strongly opposed. Governor Landon has not made a deep impression as yet on the north- west, though it must be noted that Chairman Hamilton had a rousing meeting here—one of the largest po- litical gatherings in many years, and the applause for the Landon sales talk that he gave was sharply punc- tuated and frequent. That the Repub- licans are to some exient regaining their lost strength is apparent on every side, but they have a long dis- tance to go to get control of the State again. | Pour Personal Health By William Brady, M. D. jue! pertaining to health but not Yetters briefly and in ink. Ad@rese Dr. . All queries must be accompanied by @ lope, Dr. Brady will auswer tons i Wri Soy stamped. Sciteadérensed on ‘WHO NEEDS VITAMIN D? ‘The pall of soot that obscures the sun in large industrial cities consti- tutes ‘a heavy tax on every one living in the city—the extra labor and ex- pense of more laundering, more frequent painting of buildings, more fre- quent redecorating—in addition to the injury to health from robbing every resident of a large part of the sunshine, the ultraviolet rays particularly. Probably little progress will be made toward remedying the smoke nuisance until some one finds a practical and profitable way to recover the valuable materials now going to waste in smoke. Analysis of smoke in the atmosphere of a large city showed it consists of about 40 parts carbon, 40 parts mineral matter (chiefly silica and iron oxid), 8 parts hydrocarbons, 3 to 4 parts sulphuric acid, one part hydrochloric acid, one part of ammonia and one part of organic:bases such as pyridin, the composition varying con- siderably with the character of the fuel. ‘Smoke also contains both carbon dioxide (comparatively harmless) and the deadly carbon monoxide which. has quickly disabled large numbers of workers when it blew into a work- room from a nearby smoke stack. The of smoke damages vegetation and retards growth of plants, so that the lener or farmer suffers from lowered’ production—in order that big business may succeed. Soot is notoriously, injurious to the complexion. Soap makers, beauty parlor operators and cosmetic vendors have no serious objection to the pall spread over the city by the privileged industrial class, but women and chil- dren whose comfort and beauty are injured should protest. These are the more obvious effects of smoke pollution of the air. Prob- ably the most injurious effect is the robbing of children, particularly, of their Place in the sun. Infants and children first, of course, for sunshine, ultra- violet on naked skin, is most essentfal for them; but every man, woman and child suffers some injury to health by reason of the smoke pall. For every one of us must have a certain amount of vitamin D, not only for normal growth but for the maintenance of normal health. One whose naked skin is bathed with direct sunlight, at least in some degree each day, is sure to get at least part of his or her vitamin D requirement for the ultraviolet rays of direct sunshine convert sterols in the skin into viosterol, which is vitamin D, and the vitamin D is then carried in the blood to all parts of the body. Smoke or soot or fog or dust screens out most of the ultraviolet rays, even if the sun shines through. Unfortunately, the only natural food source of vitamin D in quantity sufficient for the requirements of infant, child or adult, is butter, cream and egg yolk—but few persons can take enough of these to get an adequate ration of vitamin D. Fish liver oils are rich in vitamin D, but who wants to take fish liver oil constantly or at all if he can avotd it? The simplest plan is to take a few drops of any of the various viosterols daily—there are eight or ten different brands, all equal in quality, unit for unit, but some being much less expensive than others. Vitamin D is commonly called the “sunshine vitamin.” QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS B ran I take daily three tablespoonfuls of bran and it is very satisfactory. Friends say the roughage will in time injure the intestines . . . . (V.C. Ro) Answer—Your friends take the vagaries of brass specialists too serious- ly. What most people need is more roughage. Still more they need vitamin B. Send ten cents coin and stamped envelope bearing your address for booklet “The Constipation Habit.” Blue Lips What is the cause of blue lips? I am 48, and although I feel very well my lips look blue around the edges ... (Mrs. E. M. B.) Answer—Among possible causes are the habit of taking aspirin, phen- acetin, antipyrin or acetanilid, or various nostrums vontaining these coal- tar derivatives; polycythemia, a. blood condition in which there are too many red corpuscles; high blood pressure from any cause; myxedema (hypo- thyroidism); the effects of hypnotics such as trional, veronal, sulphonal. * Scar Tissue Neighbor has scar tissues she worries a lot about. write and ask you whether there is any cure for them . . . . (Mrs. B. J.) Answer—I do not understand what the condition is. If you will give me some idea of the nature of the trouble I shall be happy to give my best opin- ion. 7 Calories How many calories in 8 ounce glass of B milk? Are three glasses of water too much moisture in the body when one is dieting to reduce? I am 65 inches tall and weigh 205 pounds. I should weigh 143 pounds. ... (Mrs. LM) Answer—Milk of any grade (A, B or’ C) yields approximately 20 calories to the ounce. One attempting to reduce should drink plenty of water.” Water has nothing to do with the overweight. You should plan to devote two years, no less, to reduction, not more than two or three pounds & month, following a moderate, physiologically sound regimen, which in itself makes you feel better and so readily becomes habitual. Send ten cents in conan @ three-cent-stamped envelope bearing your address, for booklet “Design for ‘a : CHAPTER I-A fact that this young man recalled her name, after seven years of planning her summer va- cations, intrigued Ann_ instant neously. flattered! “Last summer you went to Maine woods,” he went on glibly. “Let’s see—you stayed at one the Rangeley Lakes. A dude ranch affair.” Ann’s face was positively radi- “I enjoyed ant. “Yes!” she said. it very much. And thanks for special attention you gave me. was very nice of you to have them meet my train at that hour of morning! But I didn’t think you’d All these office remember me. girls—” The young man flushed, and then he seemed to single her out from all the other vacationers he had whose summer trips planned. “I’ve been selling you vacations for a long time, haven’t 1?” said. He looked at her. It was a long, searching look, in the course which their eyes met and held. Suddenly both looked away and blushed. = ees S he talked he couldn’t keep eyes from her. His glib travel confused, talk became hesitant and i of Ei gBEdHLT iF eel a F Bet i z RESORT She felt enormously ta the of the It the he of her to other vacationers. his The girls in the office thought it (Copyright 1936, John F. Dille Co) _ HOTE Deck Morgan © 1996 NEA Service, tne F “T've been selling you vacations fora long time, haven't 1?” he said. She liked those hotels where the painted a word picture of the cool) America, with all my ex easy camaraderie of games pre- vailed—swimming, tennis, and ing boating. The amiable hostess at} sort, the little hotels always introduced penses: mountain lake, his voice mount-|paid, and what do you think I’ve to a crescendo until it seemed | picked—Lake Racine!” ", i z EG [ : i 5 7 [ = i Fi li ? i : [ l E I q dal ae Hy H af She wanted me to