The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 14, 1936, Page 4

i extent that it is difficult to support any family on $48 a month in the city 4 The Bismarck Tribune t THE STAT BS OLDEST NEWSPAPER State, City and County Official Newspaper Published daily except Sunday by The Bismarck Tribune Company, Bis- bacyboed N. D., and entered at the postoffice at Bismarck as second class mi matter. Mrs. Stella 1. Mann President and Publisher Archie O. Johnson Kenneth W Simons Vice Pres. ard Gen'l. Manager Sec'y-Treas and Editor Subscription Rates Payable Daily by carrier, per year Daily by mail per year (in Bismarck) . S08 Daily by mail per year (in state cutside of Bismarck). Datiy by mai) outside of North Dakota Weekly by mai) in state, per year .. Weekly by mail outside of North Dak Weekly by mail in Canada, per year in Advance Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation Member of The Associated Press The Associated Press 1s exclusively entitled to the use for republica: tion of the news dispatches credited to st or not otherwise credited in this Newspaper and also the loca! news of spontaneous origin published herein. All rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. Our Own WPA Strike When prejudice and ignorance on one side are combatted by prejudice and ignorance on the other, prejudice and ignor- ance are sure to win. Bismarck might well keep that fact in mind as it contem- plates the current WPA strike with all of its complications and ramifications. Those in better circumstances than are these WPA workers would do well to remember that snap judgment and judgments formed without knowledge of the facts rarely help to solve any problem. : This newspaper does not pretend to have a deep under- standing of all the factors involved, but it does know that the community faces a problem of importance and that a heated mental attitude will contribute only further trouble. Meanwhile, some facts are self-evident. The first is that this strike is not a strike in the accepted sense of the word, since, if it is permitted to continue and the strikers persist in it, it can injure no one but the strikers. The various WPA projects on which they have been work- ing are desirable but not vital. No one would be injured directly if no further work were done on most of them. No individual, other than the strikers who would lose their pay, would be directly harmed by its continuance. Were it not for the hu- manities involved, no one would care whether they struck or how long they remained on strike. The second self-evident fact is that this strike will be ridic- ulously easy to break if the authorities care to break it. Two weapons clash in an industrial strike. The first is loss of profit to the industrial enterprise whose workmen strike. The second is the privation and hardship which comes to men who lose their income. In this WPA strike only the second weapon operates. The result is a foregone conclusion. The only weapon which the strikers have at their command is that of enlisting public opin- ion on their side. From the manner of their approach to the problem they seem to have overlooked the important fact that the general public has an interest in such disputes and that public opinion, in the end, usually has an important bearing on which side wins. For this reason the strike is doomed to failure from the beginning unless the general public takes a much cooler and more benevolent attitude than the strikers them- selves have adopted. ‘The strikers openly admit that they expect aid from the county welfare | board while they absent themselves from WPA work, thus using public funds from one source in an effort to force greater distribution of public funds from another source. On general principles this seems ridiculous, but the history of the last few years shows that logic has not always prevailed in such matters and that many such moves have been successful. On the face of things, however, the current effort will fail. The wel- fare board just hasn't got the money to finance all of the WPA workers while they are attempting to force the government to pay them higher wages. The strikers will find their ability to get blood from a turnip as limited as does the average individual. This, then, puts it up to the government. Uncle Sam also faces a dilemma. On one hand is the criticism of un- paralleled spending for relief. On the other is this demand for still more spending. The first criticism is likely to come from more people than the last. Hence it seems doubtful that the government will soon commit itself to increased expenditures. This situation also handicaps the strikers. Most potent of the factors operating against them, however, is the fact that they probably represent only a minority of the people employed on WPA projects in Burleigh county—and WPA workers in the county as a whole will not long submit to minority rule. The strike originated in Bismarck because conditions here are different from those which prevail in the rural areas and smaller towns of the county. Since there is no community of interest between the two groups it is only reasonable to expect conflicting action. IF AND WHEN THE WPA WORKERS IN RURAL BURLEIGH COUNTY FIND THEMSELVES DEPRIVED OF INCOME BY REASON OF ‘THE STRIKE AND THE DETERMINATION OF THE WPA OFFICIALS TO SHUT DOWN ALL PROJECTS RATHER THAN RISK VIOLENCE, THE SITUATION WILL COME SPEEDILY TO A HEAD. SUCH A CRISIS CAN ONLY RESULT IN BREAKING THE STRIKE. On all of these counts, then, the strikers seem destined to lose and and would seem to deserve to lose. but it should not be overlooked that they have one big argument in their favor. ‘That is the simple and indisputable fact that many of them—and their families—are suffering actual hardship. Living costs have risen to such an of Bismarck and with a big family it is impossible. ‘That reason—and that alone—demands that the general public and the authorities involved view the situation without the heat and passion which the arbitrary action of the strikers has tended to generate. The reason for the attitude of the strikers, however, is rather obvious. It lies in the character of the leadership which they have accepted. It was evident, from The Tribune's conversation with a strike committee on Satur- day, that they had been goaded into a mental frenzy by two things. One ‘was the hardships which they are called upon to bear, the other was the continued goading of self-seeking agitators who are attempting to win their political support by whipping their minds to fury. The strikers, themselves, do not see this. They feel that certain men have allied themselves with their cause merely for humanitarian reasons, forgetting that this rarely is an impelling motive in human affairs. One of the strike agitators, none of whom is now or has been on relief, might have enlisted for that reason, but surely not all of them. On this basis the non-WPA agitators are the ones who deserve censure, if not for the strike itself, then for the manner in which it was brought to @ head. The names of these men are well known since they already have appeared in print in connection with the strike. Two of them are candi- dates for public office at the next election. 4 Because of the connection of these men with the strike it is difficult for » good many persons to view the matter dispassionately. It gives them reason to feel that the strikers should be definitely whipped into submission /} many have been frank to voice this opinion. The strikers may not be determine the sufficiency of WPA wages. Behind a. Scenes The Campaign Weather Hazards in First January |. Inauguration . . . Funds Already Appropriated . .. Republicans Win- ning Trial Heats . . . Ballantine- Roosevelt Feud Up Again... New Deal Sccrets Leaking Out... His- tery of Four Years Ago Repeated. \ By RODNEY DUTCHER (Tribune Washington Correspondent) Washington, Sept. 14.—The pneu- monia rate from presidential inaug- urals is going to take a jump and weather hazards for these spectacles will be materially increased. That's one of the thoughts occur- ring to officials who already are mak- ing plans for the first January inaug- uration. Thanks to the Norris “lame duck” constitutional amendment, the winner of the November election will be inaugurated January 20. Washington frequently has sub- stantial blizzards in January, and the chances of bad weather then are much better than for March 4, the old inauguration date. A design for the platform, which as usual will be built out from the port- ico on the east front of the Capitol, already has been drawn by David Lynn, architect of the Capitol. Congress will meet January 5. Be- cause 15 days wouldn't have been enough to organize inaugural prepar- ations and get the platform up, con- gressional leaders thoughtfully legis- lated authorization and $35,000 for ex- penses before they adjourned in June. It also appropriated $25,000 for Dis- trict of Columbia officials to provide for safety and convenience of visiting crowds and authorized erection of grandstands on federal land down- town. : As far as can be learned, neither the New Dealers nor the Landonites are making any elaborate preparation for a big celebration pending election. But, blizzard or no blizzard, you can be sure of big doings in Washington on and about January 20. Psychology Aids G. O. P. Republicans are cleaning up in the “psychological trial heats” and Demo- © 1000, vars crats do not underestimate the im- portance of that. Ordinarily the successive occur- rence of the 2 to 1 Landon victory in the first few thousand votes of the Literary Digest’s national poll and the big Republican victory which nearly everyone has anticipated in Maine would be enough to imbue the G. O. P. leaders with complete con- fidence and fill New Dealers with dis- may. That isn’t really the case, but Democrats are likely to have night- mares if the Digest poll figures don’t quickly come down to a point where Landon and Roosevelt will be run- ning somewhere near even. Meanwhile, however, Roosevelt leaders are admitting that “we've got to get over those two psychological humps.” An Old Foe Fights F. R. Looking at the Campaign (Copyright, 1936, by David Lawrence) Chicago, Sept. 14.—Analysing the trends in the 13 states I have visited, I would say that the campaigning done by President Roosevelt from the day he was inaugurated, his constant use cf the radio and newspaper publicity, has left an impression of @ man who “does things,” whether those things are wise or mistaken. The tendency to appraise carefully the record of the Roosevelt adminis tration has appeared among only & few groups. The vast number of voters with Arthur Ballantine, former assistant secretary of the treasury, has been placed in charge of research at Re- publican campaign headquarters in Chicago and is now in a position to resume fighting out an old grudge with Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was one of his classmates at Harvard. ‘The two men were political enemies in university politics, and Ballantine is bitterly opposed to Roosevelt today. Roosevelt led a faction of ‘‘aristo- crats.” Ballantine a group known as the “alley cats.” In the last year the two men fought it out for the editorship of the Har- vard Crimson and the permanent presidency of the class. Roosevelt won both times. Spies on the Job Various New Deal agencies have been discovering for weeks that they were harboring spies for the Republi- cans, Some employes have resigned and accepted jobs with the Republi- can National Committee, there to un- burden themselves of what might or might not be called official secrets. Others have stayed on, supposedly to supply the opposition with infor- mation covertly. Confidential docu- ments, or copies of them, keep turn- ing up in the hands of Republican publicists. The same sort of thing happened four years ago, but not on such a large scale. Republicans had been in power 12 years and had few enem- jes in administration ranks. Nor were there so many new agen- cies, with a certain proportion of fum- bles, offering such a fertile field for espionage. (Copyright, 1936, NEA Service, Inc.) A BIT OF HUMOR NOW AND THEN 18 RELISHED BY THE BEST OF MEN Doctor's Wite — Yes, my husband has been so busy for the last couple of weeks he has hardly had time to snatch a nap. Mrs, Guppy—Why? Hes an epidemic broken out? Doctor’s Wife—Oh no. People are just beginning to return from their ‘| Vacations at the fashionable beaches and summer resorts. “I won't write any more, dear. my roomeaaie is reading over my shoul- ler.” “You're a liar!” “I bet a marine like you has kissed girls all over the map.” “Yes, and I've kissed their hands, too!” She—I'm so mad at you that I al- most feel like biting your ear off! ) | Now, are you going to behave your- self? He—No, I'm going to try to make you @ bit madder! “The idea! should be chasing girls at your age?” “Heavens, no! The ones I chase aren't half my age yet.” Chuzz— What are you raising in your garden this year? B johnson's Plymouth Rocks, 's Leghorns and Smith's Wyan- dottes. splawoine-— Have sou raver hadsany Co-ed'— Well, I had my leg in a cast once. ye Do you think you|ang still have lingering impressions of Mr. Roosevelt gained in the last three years or,more and they have only the vaguest impressions as yet about Gov. Landon, what he stands for and what kind of a president he would make. The opportunity for Mr. Roosevelt to carry these western states is re- lated closely to the amount of federal money spent in stimulating prosperity oy artificial means. The average man has as yet learned little about the false bottom of an inflationary boom, but looks retrospectively rather than prospectively. The business man who is accustomed to looking ahead ex- presses alarm because he does not see how constantly mounting debts can end in anything but trouble in the end unless expenses of government are cut. ‘As yet, the figures about the gov- ernment finances and debts and budgets are a maze of numbers, diffi- cult to understand and much more complicated than any other issue be- fore the average man, even though the most important. Local issues are causing a split in party lines and the third party move- ments are beginning to make some inroads, but the Roosevelt vote of 1932, with the exception of the de- fection of old-line Republicans who left Hoover on prohibition for example, cr the desertion by Jeffersonian Demo- crats who don’t like the New Deal, is a sizable block with which the admin- istration starts out. The Landon fight is plainly an up- hill fight. The Kansas governor will have to take chances, fight desperate- ly for this western country to wake it up even to listen to his point of view. Mr. Landon can win without most of these western states, but the same tactics that make it necessary for him to show more and more of his pro- gressive side and more and more of his definitive policies would seem to be essential in the middle west and east. Looking at each of the 13 states that I have visited and with due regard for the fact that I surveyed the situation during the summer months and not the autumn, the line-up would seem to be as follows: Minnesota—A close state. The death of Gov, Olson has broken up some- what the Farmer-Labor party oppor- tunity to swing Minnesota into the Roosevelt column by means of the personality of the governor. The Farmer-Laborites are strong. Rep. edge. North Dakota—Factionalism in the Republican party and the three-cor- nered fight for the governorship gives Governor Landon whatever chance he other state. As Lemke's strength grows, ‘80 does Landon’s. If the election were held today, Gov. Landon would have en even chance to get the electoral many votes of the state have been | federal moneys spent. But, as between gw and order and federal money, the former has the prior claim. It is the more emotional and thought-provok- ing. The state of Washington went by 150,000 for Roosevelt four years ago, If it goes by 50,000 this time, Mr. Roosevelt will be lucky. It is a Roose- velt state but fast receding. Oregon—Here, too, the Roosevelt ex- penditures have made a deep and favorable impression, but there are no local issues such as in Washington. The west coast’s industrial troubles, of course, are more or less spread throughout the whole region and there is a growing resentment against the New, Deal because so. many lawless elements are coming to the front and taking as their shield the “collective bargaining” expounded by the New Deal. But, while Governor Landon is gaining in Oregon, it still must be regarded as a Roosevelt state. ~ California—Here the Roosevelt strength is so preponderant that only miracle can change the result. That miracle might be an Town- send drive. At present, however, it has not materialized. California will be Democratic by at least 300,000, and I would not be surprised to see the figure as high as 600,000. Arizona—A close state, but with the advantage to Mr. Roosevelt due to the enormous sums spent by the New Deal in this state. A third party may yet carry the state into the Landon column, but the chances, so far as can be seen now, are against such a de- velopment. It also can be put down for Mr. Roosevelt. New Mexico—A Roosevelt state for much the same reasons as Arizona. ‘The federal and state political ma- chines have been effective for the New Deal here. It’s another Roosevelt state. Colorado—Very friendly to Governor Landon, If the election were held to- day, he would carry it. Disaffection among the farmers and the split in- iside the Democratic party between radicals and conservatives is aiding the Republican cause. It might be put down for Gov. Landon now. Utah—A Roosevelt state. It is pre- 1936.” on the RE ° i 5 Begs pegs 5 P| Lawrence avid : Gominantly New Deal because it has been well organised and plenty of federal money has been spent here. Put down for Mr. Roosevelt. Nevada—A close state, with Landon’s chances rather better than they were a few weeks ago, but not yet good enough to warrant a belief thet it will go Republican. The president will carry it by about 5,000, which is a greatly reduced majority from 1932. Idaho—Senator Borah won easily his primary battle and secured more votes than all his Democratic oppo- nents, The Republicans are hopeful. If Mr. Borah came out for Gov. Lan- ‘don, or rather if he could find a basis for a.convincing campaign that was affirmatively pro-Landon as much es it might be negatively anti-Roosevelt, the Republican party would win the electoral vote. As matters stand now, the president has the edge here. —] improvement in Landon’s chances has been apparent “TODAY IS OURS BEGIN HERE TODAY HOWARI been JUDITH to Dp has STEPHEN FOWLER rs. Shi ite meets Steve for lunch er the familiar hydrant. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER VI SCREAMING, Judith watched the heavy car plow into the curb, shearing off the fire plug as though it had been lead. For what seemed minutes she stood rooted |: to the spot, terrified with the realization that she had caused the accident—that the driver had swerved to avoid running her down. z She ran toward the car, one hand clutching at her fear- tightened throat. Even as she ran, the severed pipe of the degapi- tated hydrant shot a stream of water high into the air. It cas- caded down over the damaged car, drenching everything near. Heed- less of the geyser, Judith fought her way to the car and looked inside. A man was slumped over the wheel, his hands hanging limp! “I saw him hit the fire plug,” she heard someone say, “so the first thing I did was call the city ~ hospital.” It was the man who had tried to help her, the man who owned the little fruit store. the way.’ “I want to go to with him,” Judith py ma) LT Si Qomeccooeoroce. Your Personal Health By William Brady, M. D. pertaining te health but set din ink. Adérese De. ries st be accompanied by © will answer Write ee All a envelope. disenee or “ai ots. Brad: ct) eare of woos SINUSITIS SEEMS MORE PREVALENT Casual observers are likely to imagine that appendicitis is more com- mon today than it was fifty or a hundred years ago. Actually it is probably not so common. Fifty or more years ago it was not , not diag: nosed as appendicitis; victims succumbed to “inflammation of the bowels.” Not until Reginald Fitz, M. D., elucidated the problem in 1886 did physicians learn that this “inflammation of the bowels” or peritonitis has its source and beginning in the appendix. Thére is still a mortality rate from “in- flammation of the bowels,” or peritonitis as people now call it, but most of the fatalities ate due to (1) unwise resort to cathartics or enemas whe: the patient complains of abdominal pain, and (2) procrastination in calling the physician and delay in submitting to operation if operation is advised. So far as the prevalence of appendicitis in America can be surveyed in re- lation to the general disease rate, appendicitis is becoming less common, I believe, and if more people would take thought to get more vitamins, espe- cially vitamins A, B and C, the appendicitis rate would decline still further, in my opinion. Haven't time to explain this here. Sinusitis, too, may seem to be on the increase. If you judge by the talk you hear from day to day, sinusitis must be progressing by leaps and bounds, or else the “resistance” of the general population is sinking lower and lower. There was a time in the long, long ago when people had neu- ralgia pains on slight provocation; saved a good deal of diagnostic bother for the doctors and expense for the patients. Latterly neuralgia became somewhat passe, and every ache or pain not clearly due to a definite cause Masqueraded somewhat snobbishly as neuritis. For a decade or so nearly every housewife who could sport a hired girl—excuse me, a maid—also hada touch of neuritis for social purposes; it made a suitable subject for a chat any time, and an effective alibi when a lady wished to sidestep anything or anybody. So much more impressive than the stereotyped “headache.” Nine cases out of ten labeled “neuritis” are nothing of the sort in fact; and probably. two-thirds of actual neuritis cases are not correctly diag- nosed until the malady has progressed for several months. Acute neuritis is 60 rare that we may question whether it happens at all; nearly if not quite always actual neuritis is chronic, that is, long-enduring, months or years, not just “spells” or “attacks” which bother you when you have nothing else to divert your Oh, genuine neuritis may be painful enough, heaven knows; and its ‘effects are quite as cruel as those of any other serious ill- ness; but please do not confuse it with passing aches, pains or lamenesses from trivial causes. The talk about sinusitis had a depressing effect on me a few years ago, though I've never suffered any form of sinus trouble, so far as I know. But on more critical study of the situation I found little to warrant any pes- simism in regard to our sinusal future. After all, not every machine gun arfeese spells sinusitis. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Babies Are Better Four young mothers hereby certify that the new Baby Book is not a better baby book but the best baby book so far as practical advice and in- formation go, All of us have followed your column for years, two of us were actually raised on Dr. Brady's teachings... . (Mrs. Sumsey, Mrs. Ben Told, Mrs. Wiseacre, Mrs. Ninnyhammer.) Answer—That’s all right with me. I call the new booklet “The Brady Better Baby Book” because it is better than the old baby booklet. Today all babies are or should be better than were the babies of a generation ago. Every tive mother should have a copy of booklet No. 4, “Preparing for Maternity,” and every young mother should have booklet No. 7, “The Brady Better Baby Book.” For either send 10 cents and stamped envelope bearing your address. Thirty Days Movie gossip item tells how singing star took a week off to undergo surgical tonsillectomy, and had to give a month to recuperating from the eee ee bad they haven’t learned about diathermy in Hollywood! .. . “Answer—They'll learn. Give ‘em time. Uleer Some time ago you offered menus for tic_ulcer menus for those who have to live with them, ..- Mrs. 5. BMD ee Answer—Send stamped envelope bearing your address and repeat your request. (Copyright, 1936, John F. Dille Co.) lately. Mr. Roosevelt has been slip- ping. Senator Carey's victory in the Primary showed that the Republican for any better result for the Repub- lican nominee. voters are in the majority. It may be Mr. Landon could be elected if he carried the east and middle west and only 20 or 25 votes in the far west and ‘Rocky Mountain regions. Hence, it is important to turn one’s investigation toward the middie west and east, iwbere T plan to spend the next few put down as a Landon state. Out of this group of states, which have 79 electoral votes, the lineup would appear to bé 50 for Roosevelt and 20 for Landon. Giving the “breaks,” so to speak, to Gov. Landon and a whirlwind finish to his cam- paign, there is a possibility of 16 more, making 2 total of 36 for Landon and 48 for Roosevelt. But I do not look Nutmeg and mace, the spices, both come from the same plant, a small tree of eastern Asia, of the crowd. With the help of|little—” He turned to the nurse the officer, Judith fought her way |who came in response to his sig- to the big white vehicle. nal, “Nurse, can you scare up a “Better sit up front,” the officer |change of clothing for Miss How- advised. ee @ WORDLESS, Judith climbed to the high cushioned seat. It seemed to her a wild, reck- less ride, and the high steady whine of the siren did to soothe her already overwrough' nerves. Until she reached the hospital she did not realize that her clothing was soaked through from the broken hydrant. There a night nurse peeled off her drip- ping coat, and insisted she wrap herself in a blanket. How long Judith sat there, hug- ging the radiator and wrapped in the hospital blanket, she didn’t know. But at length she turned, trembling and miserable, to find a tall young man standing behind r. “Good Lord!” he exclaimed at sight of her face, “you're chilled through. I’d better seé you have a change of clothing before you leave here.” “Are—are you the doctor?” He nodded. “Yes. I—” “How is he?” “Getting along fine. Just a bump. Not serious at all—but he'd better stay the night here.” He took Judith by one elbow. “The main thing now is to get you fixed up.” “I—I'm all right,” Judith fal- tered. But now that she knew the man would recover, now that re- lief had come, she felt very weak indeed. She swayed uncertainly, and the doctor caught her firmly by the shoulders. “Look here, young lady, I'm to.” “No, thanks, I'd better go home.” He looked at her curiously. “I understand that you weren't in the car at all.” “No...” ard? And a cup of tea or choco- late?” “Yes, Dr. Harris.” He turned again to Judith. “I'll see you home, if I may. Some- times taxis are a bit chilly, and my car has a heater.” “Thank you.” In another room of the hospital the pleasant young nurse agreed with Judith that Dr. Harris was a very nice person indeed. “The whole staff adores him,” she told Judith. “And they respect him, too, He's really going places in his profession.” She surveyed Judith dubjously. “Those aren’t the clothes you’d choose, but at least they're dry. I've wrapped yours in this bundle.” “Thanks 80 much. You've been “But the doctor ordered a cu of tea. It'll be here in a minut > _, It was. And Dr. Harris brought it himself, much to Judith’s em- barrassment. “I feel as if I'm causing an awful lot of trouble.” “You mustn’t feel that way,” laughed young Harris. “After all, abs Lap enty ee belongs to e cif ’s paid for by the citi- zens and is theirs to use!” _ “But I’m afraid I don't con- tribute very much toward it.” Harris did not answer, but handed her the cup of tea. As Judith raised it to her lips, he rea pee walt for you in the joyer. hurry. My car's ri; outside.” Bee eee WHEN she met him in the foyer he greeted her only with that pleasant smile. Not until they bait in reas did he speak aga’ an remark startled Judith. “You said you'd never contrib- uted very much to the hospital,” he said, “but the fact is that, just in the space of a few minutes, you contributed a great deal. “That you just came along be- seoes ou Selb yeu were reece, le? “I was,” Judith said. “I was and | myself, ‘I must know this ‘girl! ” oo and beauty—and those are a lot. Judith laughed uncomfortabl; “You looked wonderful. ‘The moment I saw you I th it to At sight of Judith’s profile, so ob- vi revealing her astonish- ment, he laughed.