The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 16, 1937, Page 4

he Bismarck Tribune independent Newspeper ‘ THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) | cree en RR 4 | ghareh, Hr De And eaterea! at the posfoffice at Blamarcs as second class Mrs. Stella I. Mann President and Publisher Kenneth W. Simons Sec'y-Treas, and Editor Archie O. Johnson Vice Pres. ané Gen'l Manager Subscription Rates Payable in Advance Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation Member of the Associated Preas The Associated Press ts exclusively entitled to the use for repubiica- ‘Of the news dispatches credited to tt or not otherwine credited in thie epaper and also the local news of spontaneous origin pu! herein Ali rights of republication of all other matter herein are also ‘ved. What of the Others? Few things are popular everywhere. If proof of this fact is necessary one need only look at the editorial column of the Napoleon Homestead, one of the state’s oldest weekly. newspapers, in which sharp condemnation is ‘voiced of the proposal to loan money from the Bank of North Dakota to farmers for irrigation purposes. s 4 The newspaper goes back into the political history of those now on the state industrial:-commission in none too complimen- tary a fashion and then says: “Lending the public money to build dams or dig ditches for a few favored farmers is just as bad in principle as building a few man- sions for those on the top perch ... the late scheme to engage in the ‘water’ racket will ly prove as profitable to a few chaps ‘as did the home-builders, but how about the fifty thousand other worthy farmers in the state?” How about them, indeed? It is a fair question and deserves be a fair statement of the premises. The proposal of the Bank of North Dakota is not to lend money to farmers merely to “build dams or dig ditches.” If used as intended—and the bank can surely see that it is so used—it will finance the job of putting water on the land. If the experiment is successful— and the trials of individual farmers indicate that it will be—it will mean greater production in normal years and salvation for the dry-land farmer and the state generally in drouth years. There are some 200,000 irrigable acres in the Missouri river valley. Assume, for the sake of argument, that half those acres were in alfalfa and the yield was five tons per acre, not unusual in irrigated agriculture. With that kind of agriculture a special economy would have grown up. The valley would be filled with dairy farmers and stockmen. The alfalfa would all be used in normal years. But when dry years come the irrigating farmers would find it more profitable to sell some of their hay to farmers on the uplands. First-class hay at prices much lower than many of our farmers have been paying this year. Thus the dry-land farmer would be enabled to carry over his foundation stock at less expense than has been the case. The cattle would not go out of the country. ie & Supplement production from irrigation in the Missouri val- ley with thousands of small projects, scattered along North Da- kota’s streams and coulees, and the true picture unfolds. EVERY farmer would benefit, either directly or indirectly. The state is spending millions for relief, but doing nothing to eliminate the NEED for relief. This is a step in that direc- tion. It certainly is a laudable one and political prejudice should cause no one to oppose it. Many persons who did not suport the incumbent state offi- cials at the election are grateful to them for their support of irrigation. They will not relish attempts to throw political brickbats at a proposal which may ‘definitely point the way _to a better economic condition and happier lives for all the people of the state. See Ae Nreane ee ts COMMESBOMUB MMM teow an Hae An Economic Fact From time to time economists and others have pointed out the fact that return to 1929 figures for business and industry will not mean a return of 1929 prosperity. It may be less and it may be more, depending upon the prices of items making up the totals. But, because of the increased population, it probably will be less. This is clearly brought out in a book recently issued by the Brookings Institution, whose work in objective economic re- search has won the respect of the country. z At the end of 1936, according to this authority, there had been substantial recovery but the accumulated deficiency in durable goods was somewhere between 25 and 80 BILLION dollars. It figures that, to make up this shortage and provide the American people with goods equal, on a per capita basis, ‘to the late twenties, would require an average annual output ‘of $38,000,000,000 annually in durable goods over the next five : This is 57 per cent more than the 1936 production of “F21000 000,000. B22 COMee.... The significant thing here, of course, is that the country |) needs greatly expanded production for some years to come if it to reach the economic level which everyone envisions. Granted ). that there are distribution problems, tlie primary need still is ‘more things to distribute. ' That fact should be considered by those who are hammer- | ing for a shorter work week and other restrictions on produc- tion for the facts, as the Brookings Institution finds them, are ‘that “the backlog of requirements in the field of durable goods 4s 80 great that we do not need to wait upon the development of any new industries to lead the way forward. The mere process ‘of making good deferred maintenance and expanding production sufficiently to provide an increased population with the usual types of consumption goods would tax the nation’s productive energies for some years.” That is worth thinking about. Everyone wants more of everything. The way to get it is not by reducing the volume of goods available for distribution to an expanding population but the Tg MOrid also beats s path to the door of rural police chiefs who have coe Federal comptroller’s report reveals cont safe, but try to tell that to an Ohio valley resident, > _.. Alarmists would have you believe that we soon won't be able to move ‘mithout bumping into a Kentucky colonel or supreme court justice. a fair answer, but before that answer can be given there must | > whose support Behind Scenes Washington wee Roosevelt's “Fight of Life” Against High Court Cuts Sharp Lines in Congress. BY RODNEY DUTCHER (Tribune Washington Correspondent) Washington, Feb. 16—If Roosevelt wins what he calls “the fight of my Ufe,” to revamp the supreme court, he will win with the ald of the liberal members of Congress and with the aid of many other members who are not progressive but are Democrats ‘and for one reason or another will @ecide to stand behind the president. being drawn. There would not be the slightest doubt as to the outcome if & bloc of conservative Democratic sevelt would have to resign himself to defeat if he had to depend solely of patronage or other attractions at- taching to party loyalty. conservatives and liberals in the that Washington knows those 5 always remembering that Roosevek commands a certan percentage of he can swing in with the liberals, ze e High Goes te Doghouse. It will be instructive at this point to bring up the incident of Dr. Stanley High, who was publicly and obvious- ly—although not by name— by Roosevelt because in an article of a weekly magazine whose editors pro- claimed him as a “close” presidential as Vice President Jack Gamer, Sen- ate Majority Leader Joe Senator Pat Harrison and other southern and northern conservative 4 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1987. . The Seven Ages of Man | : As They May Appear in Fed eral Law tagged the bulk of the southern Dem- ocrats as conservatives who look ask- velt since the election. They had every right to demand of Roosevelt whether or not he agreed with High. And the president found High's ar- ticle published the very day before he secretly planned to send to con- gress his historic proposal for su- Preme court re! mh sucoess: from tion leaders who anger by High's ever come ‘true, it is possible to roughly bel tive Democrat senat ing to follow the whatever progress! may lead them instinctively turn other way. There is a which stands irresolutely at roads and has been ex; non-commitally as to Roosevelt’ court plan. This middle will decide the issue. ** * Point te Rester It is difficult for an onlooker to draw any hard and fest lines as be- tween chronic administration loyal- because the lines frequently change. But before the president sent up his supreme court meassage, the adminis: trationists ‘were that a Mst of Democrat senators who voted to cut $15,000,000 off the deficiency appropriation—in order to prevent the resettlement administration from completing half-finished projects — might fairly be taken as a repre- sentative roster of those who could be depended on to oppose the adminis-| ” tration in any battle between con- servatives and progressives, Without accepting this as a yard- stick, one may nevertheless present & list of Democratic senators who both voted against the resettlement projects and who have already de- clared against the Roosevelt recom- mendaiioas as to the supreme court, Bailey of North Carolina, Burke of Nebraska, Byrd and Glass of Vir- ginia, Gerry of Rhode Island, Holt of West Virginia, and King of Utah George of Georgia, Smith of South Carolina and Brown of New Hamp- shire have also registered themselves against the supreme court proposal. In the final test they are likely to be joined by Chavez of New Mexico, Clark and Truman of rich of Tilinols, Walsh of Massachu- setts and perhaps a few other Demo- crate as well as the regular Republi- can members, (Copyright, 1937, NEA Service, Inc.) _———— Bit OF HUMOR OW AND THEN rado, that banks nowadays are 100 per taker. ‘Mrs. eye Fie’ ( Gj E i z 1 ed il (McClusky Gazette) At the somewhat mature age of 62 Robert | pictures show eight wrinkles on the for renting two rooms . His picture shows a miserable, forlorn and man. Grandpa Brugh, 68 forsaken, poverty-stricken old man, news value—because ids of old people in who live on much Hi F F il lue because he. is the of Robert Taylor, moving if there is anything AH don’t come right gay that Sweetheart Taylor grandpa with sow- shoes—but they infer it which are just as humili- picture shows Grandpa and tearful, wiping his ® bandanna and another ws hig grandson immacu- groomed, smiling that in- rege 3° dollars a month, but | ity. EDITORS dulgent smile, while Senator Rey- nolds welcomes Jean Harlow to Wash- ington with a barrage of benign sen- atorial osculations—that is the first two views seem rather fatherly kisses, but from the third snapshot one is Jed to believe the aged senator is running a temperature. All three senatorial neck and Jean has her eyes shut tight in two of them. Senator Reynolds and Miss Harlow kissed {or the amusement of the public and their pictures were printed for that purpose, but the pictures of Taylor and his grandfather were printed to publicize Taylor’s seemingly almost inhuman treatment of his aged grandfather, and that brings up the | age-old question as to just who should care for old folks—their rich rela- res) the Rocernavens, or public char- - How to dispose of poverty-stricken old folks is as much of a problem as how to get rid of used cars, old safety cause he is promised support his grandson—but it’s not 80 hot for the grandson, Robert Taylor, for he's got to furnish the money. razor blades, the oat louse and bots. Some advocate passing them to the rext world by the painless gas me- thod, others hold that they should be given fifteen dollars a month and a hut to live in, while those who have no, poor relatives say that old paupers should be cared for by their rich relatives. Not so long ago it was proclaimed that all the old people could be made youthful with monkey glands, and the cog-wheels of bears, bull dogs and goats. The treatments were advertised to bring the blush of youth to the cheek of | Blond Singer | (ilel-} 4 seni HORIZONTAL 2, 6 Pictured SIS! 34 Last word of 58 Meadow. @ prayer. 59 Exposes. 35 Roll of film. 60She has a 36 Twisted about —— voice. 37 Migrations. 61 She is a huge rere pr in motion And. ict . 41 Grain. ates 44To have no VERTICAL 1 Indelible 50 By. mark on the ~ 52 Monster. skin. 54 Dirties. 2 Yellow metal. $5 Final cause. 3 Scarlet. 22 Marked with “aod! ._@ hot iron, Nj] 23 Starting | _ device, 25 Oaks, 27 Sluggish, r} 29 Chum. 30 Mooley apple. 32 Driving * command, 33 Deer. 36 Fires a gun. 38 To accent. 42 Money changing. 43 Snare. 45 Electrical 5To preparefor term. : publication. 46 Composition 6 To apportion. ea i080 voice. y. 7Preposition. 48 exclamation 8 Gipsy. of sorrow. God of love. 49 Exists. 10Hoyse for 50 To peel. dogs. © . 51 Pieces out. 12Card game. 53 To sin. 14 Hops kiln. 16 Dove's cry. ag. 18 Myself. 57 Lava. 19 Senior. 59 Before Christ 55 pisntranous ‘ Reprinted to show what they say. We ay OF may not agree with them. the aged, to lubricate the creaking Joints of those who have passed the age of three score years and ten and to make grandpa throw out his chest and crow like a rooster in the morn- ing. But the treatments were ex- pensive and the rejuvenation didn’t last long—at best the gland treat- Ment wasn’t popular and most peo- ple were afraid to experiment—so the | shuster, gland treatment didn’t solve the old ‘age problem. Grandpa Brugh’s wide advertising brought results—either good or. bad depending on how you look at it. It was fine for Grandpa Brugh be- from , Brady will answer Biri See in stamped, wolf-adé: EE Hi i ‘ Hl i 4 An ue ue g 5 ae ‘All queries must be accompanied ty & Your Personal Health |- ‘By William Brady, M.D. - - th ais. Have you a diet list for a person with gastric ulcer? (T. P. M.) Answer—Send stamped enve! Intelligence begins to decline at 35. —Dr. Thomas Wright, British edu- cator. ** ® ulences are unintelligent—Pearl Buck, * The de has brought out the Dr. Albert R. ——— J SO THEY SAY pegs ating floods great capability of men and women to adjust themselves to lower BEGIN TODAY MARCIA CANFIELD, daughter PHILIP CANFL ICE MeDOUGALL, e . em shortages found in_Kondrick’s business, counts, “mara” ie than eartbroken. she ia Cal e bandits, th Marein and her are injured. jeDougall, driving with Der- Osbor te follow wreeked and bot father NOW Go ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER XXI HEN Marcia awakened later she was in another room, in a white bed, and'a woman in white and a man in white were looking at her. “Father?” said Marcia. “He has a total of three broken ribs, It’s a miracle, but the two seats must have kept you penned in so you wefen’t bounced around. The chauffeur held on to the wheel, apparently, and kept his neck from being broken. He some fracieres, but he'll get them. abe police can’t Rea plain of anything bruises sprains... But don’t bother about it. Everything’s fine. Get some sleep.” On the second day she was well enough to receive callers, so that her to the hospital. From McDougall himself came a very simple box of flowers, with a polite card expressing a hofe for lier ick acowery, Butibe Get not appear among oe i either on that day or on following. Marcia did that he telephoned the frequently and anonymously H chauffeur’s condition. Miss tasks with a has over | YOu, hospital Holmes, discharging her) on ‘the scheduled date, mechanical precision| of (which left her mind free for the of conversation, gave Marcia the were hurt.” “I didn’t know he had a tragic “You'd have called it tragic if you'd seen it then,” said Holmes. : BF : ; F E 3 i i Hnestext i | : Gee tl bearing your address, for Menus fc patient and for those who have to live with the patient. ae (Copyright 1937, John F. Dille Co) Van Dusen, former University professor of s0- xe Most people travel so they can talk phar ee talk About UE sort oan vel. — Burton, - Ninety-five per cent of theater au- | turer. ues Harel ee *s* * We ought to learn from the devast- rant for a meal, pay for it.—Elliot Ness, Cleveland, O., rookie safety director, cops. BY ROBERT DICKSON © 1936 NEA Service, Inc. Mrs. Hend rh lo more entertaining hospital routine igustitel was carried 1 greta carried to her, agreed reluctance. E i pies ak F ‘woman-like; her intuition reached| She refused all entreaties to say out and brought back the knowl-| More. edge that, after all, in some pecu- Sues liar. way, he. cared. RUCE McDOUGALL was inke Somewhere there was an absurd ing in a sketch. The pencil job eEees fal iat tis Lu himself tied for life to the thought a girl he couldn’t have! (Te Be Continued) att ~ oo S < ee eae