The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 21, 1936, Page 6

MUR Deim asetineame ee The Bismarck Tribune| An independent Newspaper if THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) State, City and County Official Newspaner Published daily except Sunday by The Bismrack Tribune Company Bis- | Repurt garck, N. D. and entered at the postoffice at Bismarck as second class mal! Baatter, Mrs. Stella 1. Mann President and Publisher O. Johnson Kenneth W Simons Pres, an@ Gen’ Manager Sec'y-Treas and Editor Subscription Rates Payable in Advance per year (in Bismarck) . per year (in state outside of Bismarck) outside of North. Dakota im state per year... ) outside of North Dakota, per year . Member of Audit Bureau of Cireulation Member of the Associated Press exclusively entitied to the redited to it or not other: fews of epontaneo i all other matter hi ‘The Associated Press for republics f the news dispatch: dited in this yr publli herein in are also reserved. iso the loc of republication ef Highway Safety Drive Not very many months ago three men were entrapped in a Nova Scotia gold mine. For days thereafter, while draeger- men labored heroically to save them, their plight gripped the attention of a continent, and millions of people eagerly scanned headlines, hoping fervently that the victims»would be rescued. And yet, if anything comparable to this amount of interest tad been focused on another problem during the last 10 years, it is more than probable that 24,000 men and women, now in their graves, would be enjoying life in the bosoms of their families. According to the national safety council, this many lives svould have been saved, and nearly a million injuries prevented, had the national trend in motor vehicle accidents kept pace dur- ing the last decade with the reductions achieved in states hav- ing standard drivers’ license laws. Bhat the lives of citizens will not continue to be sacrificed needlessly on the altar of public apathy, definite campaigns are now, or soon will be, waged in at least 18 states for passage of standard drivers’ license laws, or bringing of existing laws up to standard. In 1937 legislatures will meet in 43 states, at least 23 of which have no drivers’ license laws or, at best, sub-standard measures. It is believed that some type of drivers’ license leg- islation will be introduced in every state not already having a first-class law. While some of these may fail to go through, the council expects that the net progress will be greater than in any pre- vious year, Drivers’ license laws will be of little benefit if they are ad ones, points out Sidney J. Williams, director of the coun-, cil’s public safety division. ‘A good law, he explains, has three essentials: examination of new drivers; suspension or revocation for bad driving, and centralization of authority in a state department. “History shows that laws without these three ‘teeth,’ ” he contends, “are hardly worth the paper on which they’re written.” Under an effective law, drivers would be tested as to vision, reflexes, knowledge of traffic laws, and other essentials; their automobiles would be examined periodically as to condition of brakes, tires, steering apparatus, and other such safety factors. And defective drivers and cars would be kept off the streets, to the vast benefit of pedestrians and responsible drivers. Cupid’s Recovery THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1936 Behind the Scenes Washington By RODNEY DUTCHER (Tribune Washington Correspondent) Washington, Dec, 21.—Harry Hop- kins has not decided to resign as boss of WPA, despite various reports. His only present plans are to stay in Washington and fight against the campaign for liquidation of his huge work-relief organization. Part of that campaign, according to the ad- ministrator’s friends, calls for liqui- dation of Hopkins himself, which may explain inspired reports that he had accepted a big job with a Chi- cago mail order house. General confusion following large cuts in WPA rolls and subsequent re- treat from the reduction pi call for a resurvey of the WPA situ- ation in Washington. Hopkins and Assistant Administrator Aubrey Wil- liams have taken the rap for both those steps and the confusion as well, but here's what has happened: Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau and Budget Director Daniel Bell sold Roosevelt on the icea that industrial recovery war- ranted a gradual decrease in relief expenses, They convinced Hopkins that they hadn’t enough ‘money for WPA to last even to Jan, 20 if the payroll wasn’t cut. Roosevelt confided he'd like to have WPA costs cut to between a hillion and a billion and a half for the next fiscal year—as against a WPA estimate of two billions—and suggested. WPA expenditures might gradually be brought down to $100,- 000,000 a month. ee * Set Back; Fights On Hopkins, who has never known for more than a month ahead how much money he would have, gave in. He knew he could hardly get a deficiency appropriation from congress before Jan, 20, Orders went out which meant drop- ping 150,000 from WPA’s administra- tive, non-relief, and relief personnel, as well as 250,000 who all along had been slated for transfer to the Reset- tlement Administration (which will pay them less money, in dole form). Expenses were to be cut from. $168, 000,000 in November to $152,000,000 in December. At the same time Hopkins girded himself for a bitter-end fight with Morgenthau, Bell, Chamber of Com- merce and Against-Roosevelt-Before- Election elements and a reported “Liberty League Lobby” over pro- posals to gradually strangle WPA and toss the able-bodied unemployed back to local politicians. * * * Money Suddenly Found But soon LaGuardia of New York and other members of the U. 8. Con- ference of Mayors were radioing the president, then in southern waters, that if WPA workers were to be dis- missed on the theory that, private in- dustry would absorb them, it would be much better if someone would point out the jobs they were to take. WPA workers staged demonstra. tions. Pro-New Deal and anti-New Deal newspapers cast scorn at an ad- ministration which would keep WPA inkact to help it win an election and then start firing WPA workers in- discriminately as soon as the elec- ‘tion was won. Radiograms crackled back from the cruiser Indianapolis to Morgen- thau, Bell and Hopkins. Suddenly, by what legerdermain is not yet We have heard a great deal about the various deficits which have been piled up during the depression years. Probably the oddest of all is the one discovered by the University of Chicago sociologists, who report that since 1930 we have run up a deficit of marriages and divorces. The sociologists are Professors Samuel Stouffer and Lyle M. Spencer, and they explain that, because of the hard times, 748,000 couples who ordinarily would have married remained single, while 171,000 married couples who ordinarily would have been divorced stayed married. The divorce deficit is one that we can afford to leave as is, or even to increase; but the marriage deficit needs settling, and it is comforting to learn that even now it is going down. The professors find that 1935 was the “marryingest’” year in our history, with 1,327,000 weddings, and they believe that known, Morgenthau and Bell found there really was enough money to take WPA through January at the November rate, ie Hopkins called a special press con- ference to declare over and over that “No one in need will be dropped.” Even though it tended to make WPA look foolish in the light of con- flicting official statements based on the previous policy, Hopkins loyally covered up for Roosevelt and the ‘Treagury Bude, pinean crowd. Cut Radically Modified About 250,000 WPA workers in rural areas will be transferred to Resettle- ment, as planned. But the cut of 150,000 others will turn out to be one of nearer 10,000—administrative work- ers, non-relief workers on cultural the 1936 record will be even better. Let’s hope that it continues, and that our current over- production of bachelors and maiden ladies is speedily reduced. He Found Out By now, the barbaric details of the Ethiopian and Spanish effairs must pretty well have disillusioned young Americans who had believed that war was crammed with romance and glamour. A 24-year-old Bronx barber, Vincent Patriarca, how- ever, got his lesson the hard way. Spurred by patriotism and his enthusiasm for aviation, young Patriarca deserted his comb and shears, went overseas, enlisted and flew with the Spanish rebels. For a time, thrilling, exciting war met his every expectation. But his plane was downed over Madrid, and he was taken prisoner. Then it was ae that certainty of death before a firing squad brought him face to face with grim reality. Luckily, the state department effected his release, and he sped back to his Bronx barber shop. But any young man whose pulse stirs at the mention of war would do well to write Mr. Patriarca and get the real low-down. Reich Is Right “American industry and trade are recovering with unex- pected speed, and are now being swept along on a pronounced prosperity wave. “The n foreign trade outlook is reassuring . . . the home industrial outlook is favorable . . . U.S. agriculture has _ toa great extent recovered ... Unemployment may be expected _ now to sink rapidly to a normal level.” _. These pleasing comments are the gist of a study of Amer- ‘ conditions issued in Berlin by the government- : Reich Credit association, which has a reputa' je for its statistical surveys. : ‘Liberty-loving Americans these days may not agree with an exception. For its truth seems borne out by the rising Projects, and “‘chiselets” discovered in PI Urges. Boards of appeal are being set up to gee that no needy WPA worker is un- justly fired. One of the first little jobs Roose- velt had to figure on when he re- turned was a session with Morgen- thau, Bell, and i. Later, the battle of relief will be fought out in congress and there will be an effort to “get” Hopkins. , He has enemies in the administration, partly because he has been so close to Roosevelt and usually able to get what he wanted at the White House, and also on Capitol Hill. Among the latter group is Chair- man John J. O'Connor of the House Rules Committee, who may be so bit- ter because administration forces have balked his ambition to be floor leader that he will make an especial ek on Hopkins. (Copyright, 1936, NEA Service ,Inc.) BIf OF HUMOR NOW AND THEN 18 RELISHED BY THE BEST OF MEN I print a kiss on Nyout “Upst™ he asked. She nodded her sweet So they went to large edition. Domaskin, correct ter-looking than. boys.” Dasave: ter-looking than As one oll man said to another, “I don’t think your gasoline is all it’s cracked up to be.” “Brye isn't any more?” “New, They fired tillery.” : “What for?” “Maying late to take stock.” That Hopkins Is Ready te (welded etrdstick loth ey Thad : Christmas Cheer NTINUE ‘The Holiday Mystery, into the depths that yawned beyond the road’s edge, but was reassured when he saw that Ramon Vasquez was a master driver, He wondered just where they were going, and why the others had taken his presence on the road so much for granted. Well, ‘@ stalled car all night. He could prob- ably get back’ again in the morning. A dumb way to spend Christmas— herding « car through snowdrifts so he could get that order Robbins had been so keen about! A salesman’s life was no picnic. ee 8 The sudden stopping of the car interrupted his thoughts. A flurry of snow swept through the window as Ramon lowered it to speak to someone outside, “You say the hacienda is that way?” Ramon asked. “Si, Senor.” Bob caught sight of an Indian's face, framed in the window, and a hand pointing the direction they were to take. Hacienda... Indians ... what the heck was he getting into? A queer sense of foreboding seized him, and he looked inquiring- ly at his two companions. They did not appear to be aston- ished and showed no sign that there was anything out of the way in the Indian’s announcement. Certainly the young people were both very at- tractive looking and well dressed. So) why should he worry? Now they were on what appeared to be a large, flat area and Ramon Vasques relaxed in his seat, turning to Bob with a smile. ‘ “You are a house guest of the de Forests’ on Thunder Mesa, too, I suppose?” he asked. “No,” Bob told him, and hurried to explain how he happened to be on the road. “We're glad we found you, anyhow,” Angelique told him. “I'm sure an extra man will not be amiss at the party. They never are enough men know.” you i Ramon laughed. “You see—? The more men, the better, where Angel- ique is concerned. But you'll find Pearl John de Forest a hospitable sort of chap, and I'm sure he'll be delighted to put you up until you can get your car fixed. No use doing the freezing act when you can be in ‘® comfortable house, you know.” ee % moment, lights and warmth opened before them, and # young man and Mexican servant were helping them out of the car. “Merry Christmas! Hi Ramon— Angelique!” the young man cried. “Bo you've brought s friend. Good! Right this way now. Youll be all cosy in just a minute. Bearcat of a put in our rari {HEAL il § ag ciate 4 Hie @ 1906, NEA his host more closely. Why the out- landish name Vasquez had called him? Pearl John de Forest was a clean- cut young man with a pleasant, jfriendly manner and an engaging road put an end to further conversa-| smile. He seemed anxious to make tion. Bob glanced more than once| his guests feel at home, and hustled There was a reason for this, as Bob was soon to discover. the slow-footed Mexican servants. He himself breezed about the room and shook up cocktails, talking gaily all the while, as though he felt the weight of his responsibility as. host. (Chapter Two Below) | Your Personal Health} By William Brady, M. D. : ‘. estions pertaining to health but not Gine A win fits “Write “etters briefly and in ink. Address Dr. Brady tn ca: The Tribune. All queries must be accompanied by & stamped, self-addressed envelope. ‘ WINTER AND VITALITY One health commissioner explains to the uncritical public that sudden chilling of the body is dangerous if your resistance happens to be low, for in that case the chilling lowers resistance, so that pneumonia germs, which you just imagine lurk constantly in the environment, hop right out and: tackle you. That, I think, is as nearly as we are likely to approach to the determin- ation of what resistance is.. A high school science teacher asks for some thing definite on the subject to pass along to her classes in Biology and Gene eral Science, K If it were true that exposure to cold and/or wet predisposes to illness it should be easy to prove by experiment that men or animals are more readily inoculable with some disease or other when they have been subjected to such exposure to a degree comparable with the everyday experience of most peo- ple who live in the temperate climate. Strangely enough, the results of such experiments are uniformly negative. I have never found a medical or health authority who pretends to know what “resistance” is, Mind, we are not speaking of immunity now. That later. To the best of my knowledge “resistance” is a speculative hypathesis without existence in fact. The idea was invented to break the jump from the former attitude of the medical profession, that exposure to cold or wet ” caused illness, to the present view, that the illness is due to infection. When a physician of immunity he has a definite state in mind. He knows that immunity to diphtheria, for example, has nothing to do with immunity to typhoid fever or infantile paralysis or tuberculosis, He would scarcely be so quackish as to jumble these different specific states together in one vague class. Furthermore, he knows that it takes considerable time to develop or acquire enough immunity to be reasonably well protected against. the given disease—perhaps 3 months in the process of immunization against diphtheria; two weeks for immunization against smallpox by vaccination; a week or ten days for immunization against pneumonia in illness from that disease—the patient has to develop immunity in order to recover from the illness, Likewise it takes time to lose immunity, once you have acquired it. It is never lost abruptly, as the old timers would have you believe “resist- ance” is lost when you become chilled by exposure to cold, wet, draft or sud- den change. In fact, it takes a good deal longer to lose immunity than it does to acquire it. This should be a comforting or reassuring thought when you are exposed to the discomfort of cold and wet. At any rate, I have found it so, But then, I’m a queer gink about this. I don’t believe anybody ever suffers any illness from exposure to cold, save possible frostbite. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS . Suspicion Confirmed Interested in the complaint of your correspondent who said he had paid $180 for injection treatment of hemorrhoids . . . Of course the doctor who charged $180 was either treating a millionaire or else he was a blood sucker. My own fee for such treatment rarely is as high as $75, usually about $35, and even where I have to operate the total cost to the patient rarely runs over a wE must not let people think that all doctors are extortionists Answer—Thank you, Doctor. I suspected the correspondent had been taxed excessively, but his ungrateful crediting of the cure to some funny diet idea he had taken up shortly after the treatment irked me and I felt it must have been worth $180 to treat a patient like that. itis \ T have chronic inflammation of gall bladder. Doctors all urge me to have gall bladder removed. Friends say the scar of such operation after- ward causes cirrhosis of liver. (Mrs. P. H.)” Answer.—Nonsense. Why, seek advice from doctors anyway? “Friends” | are eager to give it free. (Copyright, 1996, John F, Dille Co.) = BEGIN HERE TODAY BOB GRAHAM, tire salesman, t road in New w storm, fi ‘They reach are welcomed by Ly Bob NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER II ALTHOUGH the house was in gala attire and was very large, nobody else appeared to help Pearl John welcome the guests. This struck Bob as odd, since Ramon and Angelique had said a party was about to take place. As quickly as he could, he explained to young de Forest how he hap- pened to be with the others, and asked if he could telephone to Santa Fe for help with his car. “We haven't any telephone here on Thunder Mesa,” Pearl John re- plied, “but don’t let the matter worry you. We'll send someone down for it in the morning, In the meantime, we'll be only too happy to have you accept-our hos- pitality. An extra man is always a welcome addition, you know. Besides, I'd like to talk to you when I have time. We're 80 blamed quiet and isolated up here on the mesa, we don’t have a chance to meet many outsiders. Please give me that pleasure.” His manner .was so sincere, almost Arey that Bob held out ‘his “Thanks a lot. You put it very nicely,” he answered. “Especially tingly crashed this party.” As his watch pointed to half- past 7, Bob was summoned to ner. Walking down a long he found himself in a huge a E Hire i E ig MyS Bob found it hard to keep his mind on the cards. He was watching for Belly’s return. Tante Josephine. She fixed him with - bright, black eyes that seemed to see through him, and her thin, claw-like hands clutched a gold-headed cane as thought it were a weapon. “Ha, a stranger, eh! What brings you to Thunder Mesa? Generally folks pass us by—if they can.” Her ‘voice was cracked and shrill, and she seemed to be amused, for she went off into little shrieks of laughter. “This is Betty Welch, Bob,” ex- plained Pearl John. “Tante leads her a dog’s life, but can’t get full attention to the really excel- lent dinner, which was served at once. In spite of Pearl John’s efforts to promote general conversation, the meal passed- in comparative silence. Ramon and Angelique, Bob and Betty, did what they could to be gay’and inject a little holiday spirit into things, but, be- tween the cold glances of the older brothers and the senile cacklings of Tante Josephine, all jollity soon languished, and it was a relief when the dinner was over. As they moved out of the din- ing room Bob stepped back to hold the door open for Betty Welch. “Will I be seeing you again this evening?” he asked. “I didn’t suppose the mesa held any- one like you.” “I have to help Tante Josephine to bed now,” she replied. “But if she settles down quickly, maybe I can find time to come back to the living room. ‘You see, I’m com- panion for Tante, so she has to| "2 come first.” eee SHE walked rapidly down the corridor, and Bob stood look- 'you?” “I think you must have got chilblains out there in the snow, Bob,” she told him as she said good night. “You have not even smiled at me all evening. Men usually do smile at Angelique, you know.” i “I'm sure they do!” he agreed, with a laugh. Later, in his bedroom with its massive old world furniture, Bok wondered about Angelique and about Betty, and this strange household on the mesa. Queer. creaking sounds made him start in spite of himself, and twice he had the sensation that stealthy footsteps passed in the ‘corridor outside his door. He jerked up- right and listened. Thcre was a soft knock on the window. He waited a minute, then rose and walked to it. With a sudden movement of his arm, he flung it open. Betty’s startled face ap- red. “Come outside a moment. 2 must speak to you,” she whis- He snatched up a coat and joined her on the veranda. \ “Can you take me away with! she asked breathlessly, “I'm afraid. All my mail is inter- cepted, and they won’t let me leave. I've written the employ- ie thisob, but {havent hd e )» but ven't reply. I'm afraid of i eich go don’t know what.” course I'll take you me tomorrow,” he peliies of assuringly. “Don’t worry about it any more.” Suddenly came the disguicting thought—but would he? “Wasn't, it possible that he himself might ~ be'a prisoner here on the mesat (To Be Continued)