The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 24, 1936, Page 14

ser oe et MMM Ce FE TEA CR =a 12 SHOWDOWN LIKELY BETWEEN LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES Administration Is Rededicated to NRA, AAA, Other Out- lawed Measures Washington, Dec. 24.—(#)—The forthcoming congress ts widely ex- pected to go down as it stands on the proposition of an amendment to en- large federal powers. In the political campaign, Presi- dent Roosevelt and his leaders re- dedicated themselves to NRA and AAA objectives and promised “action.” Barring .changes on the supreme court due to deaths, many believe some sort of showdown is inevitable between the New Deal and the con- stitutional views written in the NRA, Guffey and AAA decisions. Demands since the election by organized labor and farmers’ spokesmen who sup- ported Roosevelt recall the, powers ‘once exercised by those since-outlawed agencies. Some Questions Just where does the line of fed- eral authority stop and “state's rights” begin? Shall we define “gen- eral welfare’ for once and all? Exactly what does “due process of law” mean? So the questions run as legisla- tors intent upon regulation of wages and hours and control of crop pro- duction re-study supreme court deci- sions bearing on those problems. In one respect the atmosphere is weminiscent of March, 1933, when congress and the country looked 80) unquestionably to the president for leadership. Today again the lead is for him to take. His close advisors say they don’t know what he intends; but quickly add it will not be retreat. The situation is as new to Ameri- can history in some respects as was the abdication of a king for love in English history. Called for Amendment | Never before was there an election, in which the candidates pledged to seek a constitutional amendment “if necessary.” Unless questions of wage and hour standards and “unfair bus- iness practices” can be answered ef- fectively otherwise, the Democratic platform called for an amendment Jooking to joint federal and state jurisdiction. Mr. Roosevelt already has sought to encourage more state legislation on wages and hours, unemployment in- surance and old age protection, In the general opinion, he will recommend attempts at voluntary co- operation and further legislative ex- ploration of constitutional boundaries before broaching an amendment. He is not believed by advisors to syrh- pathize with proposals to curtail the power of the supreme court, or to en- large its membership. But if renewed effort to mect the problems at which NRA and AAA were directed should fall before constitutional barriers, then the amendment questions would be’ faced. HEAVY SCHEDULES CONFRONT JUDGES Dickinson, N. D., Dec, 24—(P)— ‘Three judges for the sixth district face heavy court schedules for 1937 it was announced here from offices of Judge Harvey J. Miller by Richard Boulger, court reporter. Besides Judge Miller, Judge H. L. Berry, Mandan, and Judge Frank T. Lembke reside in the sixth district which comprises 13 southwestern counties of the state. Schedules include: Judge Miller, Jan. 12, court, Bil- lings county; Jan. 26, court, Golden ; Feb. 16, jury, Stark + May 18, jury, Billings; May 25, jury, Sioux; June 8, jury, Slope; June 15, court. Stark; Sept. 28, court, Dunn; Oct. 12, jury, Mercer. Judge Berry: Jan. 5, court, Morton; Jan. 12, jury, Adams; Feb. 23, jury, Morton; May 25, court, Oliver; Oct. 5, jury, Oliver; Oct. 12, jury, Het- tinger; Oct. 26, jury, Grant; Nov. 16, gury, Stark. Judge Lembke: Feb. 2, jury, Het- tinger; March 9, jury, Mercer; May Qi, court, Bowman; June 8, jury, Grant and Golden Valley; Sept. 21, court, Sioux; Sept, 28, court, Adams; Oct. 5, court, Slope; Nov. 2, jury, Mor- ton; Nov. 9, jury, Bowman. In instances where schedules con- flict one of the sessions will be of- Wicially adjourned, Boulger said. —__ On Christmas Day May the Genii of good fortune cross your threshold and may he abide with you for ever May this be Christmas of all and ever. the Christmases. Quanrud, Brink & Reibold Wholesale Automotive Supplies 206 4th St. Phone_765 universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1936 There’ Is AS A Santa Claus One of the great classics of American newspaperdom 1s the answer to & little girl's letter, first printed in the New York Sun Sept. 21, 1897. It answers, in a manner which js considered conclusive, the age-old question, “Is there a Santa Claus?” The Tribune prints it again, as it frequently has done at this season of the ycar, because it fits so completely into the spirit of Christmas. “We take pleasure in answering at once and thus promi- nently the communication below, expressing at the same time our great gratification that its faithful author is numbered among the friends of THE SUN: “‘Dear Editor—I am 8 years old. “‘Bome of my little friends say there is no SANTA CLAUS. “‘Papa says ‘If you see \t in THE SUN it’s so.’ “Please tell me the truth, is there a SANTA CLAUS? “ ‘VIRGINIA O'HANLON. “115 West Ninety-fifth Street.’ “Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men’s or children’s, are little. In this great as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of tryth and knowledge, “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as cer-| tainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus! It would be as dreary as if there were no Vir- ginias. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished. “Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that’s no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world, “You tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what makes the} noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith,: fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and/| view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world theve is nothing else real and abiding. “No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives, and he lives for- ever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.” Te all our friends and Customers a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR We appreciate your patronage B. DAVIS GROCERY 321 Mandan St. DD DP: WMD I/D! HD RAM MBM MAH IM HD MPI We join in extending to you the heartiest best wishes for a HAPPY CHRISTMAS We thank you for your patron- age. We sincerely appreciate it. KUNZ GROCERY 222 Ninth Street So. Bismarck, N. D. RRRRRRARWRAR HHRMA RRRAAHAWHARPRMRARAMAM DMI Good Will Toward Men As the holiday season brings a reminder of distant friends, we again pause in our daily labors to renew our bonds with those nearby. To our friends and neighbors we wish all of the joys and comforts that are contained in the magic of the words—“Good will toward all mankind.” Convert Funeral Home F eared Lost On Plane Menry W. Edwards (above) of Min- seapolis, communications superin- tendent of Northwest Airlines, was one of seven persons aboard a CHRISTMAS TRADE FAIR CONSIDERING POOR N. D. GROPS ‘Slight Increase’ Over Year Ago Anticipated in Most Communities Business is brisk in major North Dakota cities this Yuletide season. Merchants in cities surveyed looked for a “slight increase’ in gift sales this season over last year when busi- ness was generally brisk. Crop failure, reduced cream and poultry checks and uncertainty of the federal government work program were viewed by merchants as prin- cipal business “depressants” this sea- son. However, they said trade was “fair” considering poor agricultural conditions. Forks Business Better “Holiday business this year is very greatly improved over most recent years,’ J. A. Amble, secretary of the Grand Forks Retail Credit associa- tion, asserted, while in Jamestown merchants expressed themselves as pleased with the Christmas trade this Western Air Express plan> which failed to reach Salt e City on a flight from Los Angel (Associ- ated Press PI ) year, believing business has been bet- ter on a whole than in 1935. At Fargo, department stores re- ported fall and holiday shopping gen- erally was “very good” and possibly a “slight increase” over previous years. Minot people this year are buying The coast of Maine has so many small indendations that, if all were measured, the state would have a 3000-mile coast line. As measured by the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Sur- vey, Florida, with 1197 miles, has the longest coastline of any state. Cali- fornia comes second, with 913 mile: “knicknacks, trinkets and impractical articles,” merchants said, reporting a general increase in tempo as the sea- son winds to a close. Holds Up Here men viewed the Christmas trade as OEP EEOC EELS EE “Sas 5 Merry Christmas . . . 5 ° 2 s and may we say it has been § N a genuine pleasure to serve 3 ; you during the year just closing. i anne) QUALITY MEAT MARKET 516 Broadway Bismarck, N. D. For Your Patronage and Good Will WE THANK YOU and we wish you A MERRY CHRISTMAS +..and... A HAPPY NEW YEAR BILL’S GROCERY WILLIAM BRAUN, Prop. nn jclothing as personal gifts instead of | # Bismarck and Mandan business/§ May the lights of your tree be bright with the promise of a happy year to come—and may you have all of the delightful things that go to make this holiday the most joyous of all the year. Melville Electric Shop Under Finney’s on Broadway a4 a7 oe As we pause this year i Men,” we wish you— ACO abs + ey The Entire Force of— ee Oe TEC hi Ota ek EAE OLGA RIA ORS taught us—“Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward A Most Joyous Christmas, A New Year of Peace, Prosperity and Happiness. Hoskins-Meyer in reverence to Him who ig Bismarck, N. D. The Home of KFYR A wath SMa BME Des oh HK FE generally holding up with last year, though the tendency is toward an On a balance scale, only four |number of whole pounds from one to weights are necessary to weigh any | 40. cc 1868, increase. In the capital city ee change in the state is effecting sales, W. 8. Ayers, ite. Len beaee store advertising manager, Trade is more brisk in Williston stores than merchants earlier in the season predicted. Poultry checks, soil conservation monies and even turning prairie jackrabbits into pin money has brought cash into that western North Dakota community. Shopping crowds are as great as ever in Valley City but merchants re- port they are not as much as in previous years. The apple tree grows more rarely than any other fruit tree. Season’s Greetings! May your every wish be fulfilled during this joyous Christmas Season TOTS & TEENS The Young Folk’s Shop The Capital Commercial College (Incorporated) Wishes all its students and former students a joyous § Christmas and for the com- # ing New Year, happiness and prosperity. Robert E. Jack, President SEASON'S GREETINGS! May all the joys of Yule- + tide be yours and may the New Year hold much in store for you and yours. From your friends at NATIONAL TEA CO. CHAS. ROE RAY JOOS Grocery Manager Meat Market Manager GAIN the Star of $ Bethlehem lights the world, and we take this means to wish that its beams of happiness and joy shall be with our many ‘friends and patrons this Yuletide and follow them throughout a prosper- ous new year. MODERN BARBER “Cap” SHOP “Al” Office Training and Ediphone Wm. G. Ellis, Sec.-Treas. Business Administration and Banking Allen E. Banik, Registrar Fine Penmanship Earl A. Collis “Field Representative Mrs. Eunice Masseth Advanced Commercial Subjects Mrs. Amanda Lawrence Accountancy and Comptometer Miss Julia Bengon Advanced Shorthand, Typewriting Miss Emma Bader Beginning Department and Stenotype Miss Bette Bick Assistant and Calculator Miss Ruth Anderson Principal, Typewriting Department TUE MID-WINTER TERM WILL BEGIN MONDAY, JAN, 4, 1937. Evening Classes on Busin Machines, Shorthand, Typewri ing and Bookkeeping will begin on Tuesday evening, January 5. 813 Main Ave. Holiday Seasons MISSOURI SLOPE ‘co: Distributors of SCHENLEY, HIRAM WALKER & SONS, ARROW DISTILLERIES P! WE WISH YOU ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS May the road ahead lead to prosper- ity and may happiness attend you unfailingly on the way. French &Welch Hardware 306 Main Bismarck Phone 141 of Bismarck, N. Dak. Telephone 128 RODUCTS and A SELECT LINE OF IMPORTS.