The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 15, 1937, Page 6

8 || The Bismarck Tribune 4 AB independent Newspaper r THE Eee Serer . Published daily except Sunday by The Bismarck Tribune Com fmarck, N. D.,.and entered at the postof‘ice at Bismarck as second matter. Mrs. Stella I. Mann President and Treasurer Kenneth W. Secretary and Editor pany, Bis- class mall Archie O. Johnaon Vice Pres. ané Gen'l Macager Subscription Rates Payable in Advance Dally by carrier, per year ...........005 Daily by mail per year (in Bismarck) ... Daily by mail per year (in state outside of Bismarck! Daily by mail outside of North Dakots ‘Weekly by mail in state per year ... Weekly by mail outside of North Dak Weekly by mai! in Canada, per year.. Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation Member of the Associated Press The Associated Pre: tion of the news disp: Rewapaper and also ti All rights of repu local a of spuntaneous or! lication of all other matter herein are a! Judge John Burke It is difficult to evaluate the services performed for North Dakota by Judge John Burke who died Friday in Rochester, Minn, Few'men have rendered better service or done more for their state and none will be more widely mourned. For Judge Burke had friends everywhere and all feel a deep sense of loss at his passing. Here was a man who com- bined keen intellect and broad vision with deep understand- ing and keen human sympathy. The records disclose that he was the greatest statesman North Dakota has ever produced. Three times he was called to the post of chief executive, his prestige and personality trans- forming a minority party into a majority party. Following this service he was appointed to a post of national honor and importance in the Wilson administration in which he served with distinction. Blessed with a fine judicial mind which had been ripened by the experience of the years, he was called to the North Da- kota supreme court following his service in Washington and served there with such success that his re-election by the people became a matter of course. Only last November his record of service received another rousing endorsement from the people of the state who had long since learned to call him “Honest John” Burke. His people had pride in him. They loved and respected him and throughout his entire career he strove to merit that trust and respect. It was a possession more priceless than gold or precious jewels and he cherished it above all else. No man in North Dakota can rival his record. None can replace him. herein. publis| lso reserved. The Wind on the Plains Efforts by the government to rehabilitate the high plains area, seared by drouth and torn by wind, are at last beginning to take on the appearance of cohesion. In a statement issued at Lincoln, Neb., on May 11, the Resettlement administration announced that in future all its standard grant clients and potential standard clients living in wind-eroded districts, will be required to adopt farming prac- tices which will retard the advance of destruction, This will supplement and reinforce the activities of the soil conservation service which is attempting to educate the non-relief farmer and induce him to adopt the same practices voluntarily. It is.a wise and necessary move because the pre- vention of erosion is necessary if people are to continue living in this area. It should be remembered that where the sands of the Sahara desert now roll before the wind there once was a great civilization. The interior of China, blown into hummocks in a land where people starve, was formerly one of the most fertile areas in the world. : THE SAME THING CAN HAPPEN HERE UNLESS STEPS ARE TAKEN TO PREVENT IT. Why the government should go on paying out money to farmers without teaching them how to protect their land— which means protecting themselveg—has long been a mystery. It is pleasant to note that Uncle Sam is at last beginning to wake up. Anyone driving along the roads in this area must note what is happening. Even the blind can understand it, because the sand sifts through their houses and gets into their eyes, nose, | 28 ears and teeth. In some places in Burlegih county the tops of the fence posts are covered with wind-blown earth. If this goes on only a little while longer the return of adequate rainfall will mean little. The fertile top soil will have been blown away. This situation applies particularly to the Great Plains area and, in order that one may understand the reason for differ- ences in reaction to land-saving proposals, it is well to note where the boundaries of this region are. According to the department of agriculture, the Great Plains include all of North Dakota with the exception of Traill, Cass and Richland counties. Admitting that this is an arbi- trary line, the very fact that it exists shows conditions else- where in the state are fundamentally different from what they are there. The modern North Dakotan need not assume that the con- dition which now exists in a large part of this state was wholly unforeseen. As early as 1873 the government enacted a timber culture act which granted to settlers an additional homestead entry upon condition that they plant certain acreages to trees. It was enacted because the then secretary of the interior believed, and so informed congress, that if the land were to be settled at least one-third of the area should be forested “AS A MEASURE OF PROTECTION TO THE SOIL.” Even at that early date experts recognized the possible instability of the top soil unless it were anchored by vegetable growth or cover. Crops cannot be produced anywhere without water but the FERTILITY ‘of the soil governs the amount of water necessary. In a letter to The Tribune sbout a year ago, Dr. John Worst, former president of the state agricultural college, pointed out that crops can be grown with less water on rich soil ‘han on poor soil. The comparison he offered was that between the ssp juices in plants and soup eaten by a man. There is more nourishment in thick, rich soup than in an equal quantity of thin, watery soup. ‘It ts obvious that no one method of rehabilitating the high prairies of + the: West will do all of the things that need to be done. But it also is obvious that actence offers s cure for some of the ills that beset us. The land CAN tee held in place. It CAN be made to produce more, both in good years and fed. Certain eresa CAN be irrigated and thereby be made immune to drouth. All of these things will have to be done before we again achieve a pros- 4 perous economy. ‘The work is already begun. The move toward co-ordinated | Sddress. @ftort on the part of government agencies is an encouraging sign. The move- Ment deserves—yes, demands—the support and assistance of every North Dakota citiven who recognizes the doctrine of self-preservation. Apion ccnnaimcmasensreenee Behn? Scenes Washington Adniinistration Relief Bill Cut Is Improbable Despite Furor Over the Need for Economies. By RODNEY DUTCHER (Tribune Washington ) Washington, May 15—Despite the furore over economy, odds favor pass- age of a relief appropriation of $1,- 500,000,000 as asked by the adminis- tration, rather than a greatly re- duced sum such as is demanded by m members of Congress. Re is possible but not prob- able. Unofficial poll-takers estimate that a hundred or more members of the House are willing to vote for a relief appropriation of $2,000,000,000 or $2,500,000,000. Leaders of the Mav- erick-Voorhis group, which seeks a Program based on the latter sum, claim they have nearly 140 votes lined up. Such a bloc isn't large enough to put over its own program. But its size indicates that sufficient strength will be available to block a reduction to $1,200,000,000 or a billion dollars. The best guess is that the extremists on each side will cancel each other off. In any event, relief will continue to be a major all-year-round issue. xe * Mayors Up in Arms The U. 8. Conference of Mayors, which has proved itself capable of effective pressure here, is up in arms against proposals which would fail to keep the bargain Roosevelt made with municipalities to take care of the employable relief clients through @ federal work program. This group insists there are already 600,000 em- Playables on direct local relief who are eligible for WPA, although Harry Hopkins says 350,000. The group doesn’t believe that even the billion and a half dollars asked by the Pres- ident will last after next Februavy unless current policy and the present Program are radically curtailed. In this connection, it can be said that the President's request for that jum was accompanied by the assur- ‘ance that the federal work relief policy would not be changed. This created widespread suspicion here, shared by persons ordinarily well in- formed, that Roosevelt had in the back of his mind the possible ne- cessity of a deficiency appropriation for relief by next March or April which would lift the cost well above $1,500,000,000. There are about 2,050,000 persons on WPA rolls now. Hopkins says $1,- 500,000,000, considering funds qther- wise available and deducting sums for other activities, would keep a monthly average of 1,720,000 on the rolls during the next fiscal year. It’s an “irreducible minimum,” accord Your Personal Health By William Brady, M. D. but not Dr. Brady will answer ike CET to health Write letters briefly and in ink. Address Braay in eer The Tribune, All queries must be accompanied by & stamped, self-addressed, envelope. 18 IT NERVES OR BRAIN? ‘Adrenin, secreted into the blood by the adrenal glands under the in- fluence of the fighting emotions, mobilizes or liberates sugar from the liver into the blood stream, where it is available for instant use as fuel for muscu- energy combat or in fight. a oiited war learns to ere or restrain the natural impulse to fight or run away, but only as a veneer of culture. Dissolve the veneer with alco- hol and you will find it is extremely thin. The automatic or autonomic or unconscious part of man, all of his vital organs and s preponderant part of his nervous system and his vital functions, are still primitive, apparently not changed or even slightly modified by centuries of civilization and culture. Education and training, breeding, courtesy, refinement, religion, morality, patriotism and other embellishments tend to restrain all natural or primitive impulses or rather to prevent natural expression of the emotions. The charm- ing hostess smiles at you even though she would like to bite your ear off or scratch your eyes out. The business tycoon prides himself on his abdiltly to mask his true feelings in his dealings with others, This sort of dissembling is highbrow, whereas everybody knows a is lowbrow to betray your true feel- and especially to express your emotions. oe owes ae generally shortlived. Lowbrows live long—if they escape the sudden, violent death which is the natural fate of wild animals. Culture, breeding and refinement got in some hard blows against longevity when it imposed upon society the conspiracy of silence which has recently been broken. ve eels had just retired from active business life to attempt the im- possible, that is, he hoped to catch up on play now that he had time for it, turned up his toes the other day, passed in his checks, apoplexy. For several years the poor gink, with characteristic Yankee complacency, had been fool- ing with his “high blood pressure” and complaining that this doctor hed told him so and so and that doctor had told him something else and so he doubted that doctors know much about it and anyway they didn’t seem to un- derstand his case (as well as he thought he understood it). It was his nerves, he was certain. His nerves were weak. And so he died. Apoplexy, the death (Conytignt, 1997, WEA, THE RIVER (McCall's Magazine) 1 Water—From as far West as meee aed radial orb clad . Water from the glaciers of the Rockies, and from the turkey ridges of the Alleg- ing to Hopkins, and his hopes of get- ting by on it while adhering to pres- ent policy is based on continued pick- up in private employment. A cut to $1,000,000,000, he says, would provide for an average of fewer than 1,000,- 000 WPA workers. eee Question of Who Pays The mayors are going to plug the argument that every successful. at- tempt to shift more of the re- ef burden back-to.the states and municipalities means an increase in taxes on owners of homes and other property. They take the attitude that the question is largely one of who pays for relief-—home owners or the “big boys” who pay income and cor- Poration taxes. . ¥ Managing the affairs of large ci- ties where the relief problem ts chiefly concentrated, these men insist that it is hopeless to expect states to tax or appropriate adequately for re- lief. The reason they give is that legislatures of most industrial states are disproportionately weighted or controlled by representatives of the rural “cow counties,” who refuse to spend money_on urban problems, thus making cities depend on the general property tax. Much of the cost of the Social Security Act has been pushed onto counties and towns rather than the states. Paul V. Betters, executive secretary of the mayors’ organization, says the cities and states already are paying for 100 per cent of direct relief costs, all local and state shares in the so- cial security program, about 20 per cent of the WPA program, 55 per cent of all PWA projects now operat- of the inadequacy of WPA wages.” The WPA recently presented statis- tics showing local and state funds used for relief and work programs had increased from $338,000,000 in 1933 to biekeomea in 1936, * * Want Standards Lowered But the federal budget needs bal- ancing and everybody admits it. The relief fight in large part is actually over the question whether federal taxes shall be raised to maintain present relief standards, or whether the nation shall operate with a lo- cally administered dole paid with federal assistance. Those who favor drastic relief cuts do so for various reasons, important among which are the desire to avoid higher taxes and @ belief that relief standards should be lowered in certain areas. Whether a return to the dole would actually prove less expensive to the federal government is a controversial Question. The usual proposal is for the federal government to match funds with localities 50-50. But there are about 2,500,000 direct relief cases and 2,000,000 cases now handled by WPA. They add up to 4,500,000 cases for which the federal government would be one-half responsible. His- tory of FERA showed that relief standards everywhere rose ciably when the federal government began contributing. There's nothing in any angle of the situation which offers much Promise that higher federal taxes within the next year can be avoided. henies: water. from two-thirds of all the rivulets, creeks, streams and rivers of the nation—The Mississippi. Down to St. Louis: down the Milk, the Cannonball, the Sioux and ‘Cheyenne; Down: the Chippewa, Rock, Wis- consin and St. Croix, The Republican, the Platte and the Niobrara. miles to The Monongahela, the Allegheny and the Kanawha; Down the Wabash, the Hocking and luskingum. ky, the Cumberland Down the Ohio a thousand miles to Cairo. Down the Wolf, the White and the St. Francis; A Waiter: College students seem to) think spoons at this place are like BIT OF HUMOR THE BEST OF MEN Bright Young Thing: Pa; at- tention without intention. eu Definition of a Ne burst: Ten drops of of dust. (Copyright, 1932, NEA Service, Inc.) | Mother clared she smelled 3 “Well” said John, “You ought to, I have just drawn a skunk.” Jane—Have you heard that awful pom peada going around about E | With Other Down from Pittsburgh, ® thousand The Yazoo, the Old Red and the Big Black; Down the Ouachita and the Ar- kansas, a thousand miles to New Orleans. 2 Progress—They got the blacks to plant the cotton and they gouged the top off Tennessee and Alabama and sent it down the river. ‘They got the Swedes to cut the forests and they cut the top off Wis- consin and Minnesota and sent it down the river. Then they dyked the river off its plain and moved their plows South; And they left a hollow-eyed gen- eration to peck at the worn-out cot- And left the Swedes to shiver in their naked North ‘country. ‘Then they moved their plows and their saws down the river and started over again. ‘They cut off enough timber to cover England, France and Germany. They wore out enough farm land to cover all Italy. 3 Flood Control—1913—1916—1923 DITORS Reprinted te show what they say. We or may t e with them. —1936—1937—floods . For you can't wall out and‘dam up two-thirds of the water in the country. They built dams but the dams fill- H ‘They built a thousand mile dike but it didn’t hold; So they built it higher. ‘They played with a continent for fifty years. Then we sent the Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Coast Guard, the COC, the Red Cross and the Health Service to keep the water in its banks. Yet we have neither saved the good earth nor controlled the Father of Waters. For control means: Control from Denver to Helena, From Itasca to Paducah, From Pittsburgh to Cairo— Control of the wheat, the corn and the cotton land; Control enough to put back a thou- sand forests; - Control enough to put the river to- gether again before it is too late... Before it has picked up the heart of a continent and shoved it into the Gulf of Mexico. where they hang out their wash to dry? Flatt — Take two letters from “money” and only “one” is left. Sharp—Yes, but I know a guy who once took money from two letters and now he's in the penitentiary. Pat — Has young Spendmore any- thing saved up to prepare for his marriage? Mike—Yes, he has a white necktie that goes with a dress suit, McKemney om Bridge SHOWS HIS SHORT SUIT Player Bids Weak Hearts on Knowledge He Can Retreat to Partner's Clubs, If Necessary By WM. E. McKENNEY —_—_——_—_—-_—_—_* SO THEY SAY | —_______—_—___ ‘These young senators are so mod- ernistic they just order a sandwich without even looking at the menu. It used to be they sat down and ate a full-course dinner.—Paul Johnson, waiter in the senate restaurant for 38 years. ese e Despite the new ways of amusing one’s self, I still cling to solitaire, the same recreation I enjoyed 75 years ago while waiting for my husband to North had to hold some hearts. Even (Secretary, American Bridge League) | if he did not, and the heart bid was When 8 bridge player knows that | doubled, he could return to clubs. fut, he" sometimes ‘shades the “re |: SOLUTION TO PREVIOUS quirements of either length or CONTRACT PROBLEM strength in bidding another suit. In | other words he has greater freedom @ None of action, when he has at least a eKe4s semi-fit with the suit bid by his part- @AQ2 $AQ7532 @AIT4A3F v82 i @K1087 6 ae Hearts, however, suited Williams, ‘and over West's jump to four spades, {he rightly decided that it was up to him to defend. s Had West chosen to lead a club, ‘instead of = diamond, he could have bidding. The opening lead of the diamond nine was won with the diamond ace. Ethel—Heard it? I should say I) mere: Why, I was the one who start- | ed | Visitor—You say they wash paper here? The heart king was led from dummy, forcing West’s ace. Now, it was all | over. West returned a club, but McCon- | key drew the trumps, ruffed one club | in his own hand, and the diamond | jack produced the 11th trick for a doubled game. | (Copyright, 1937, NEA Service, Inc.) certificate read. Brain weakness would be an honest diagnosis. Many men headed for the same dramatic finish right now ascribe their ‘purely functional” trouble to gas, indigestion, this or that food or some aimi- lar absurdity. It seems that individuals in the incipient stage of cardio- vascular disease (heart-artery wearing out) hate to acknowledge what really ails them. Indeed they seldom submit to a voluntary medical examination un- til some untoward complication frightens them into the doctor's office. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Diet for Broken Bone Please tell me what is the best food to eat when recovering from a broken bone after three months in hospital. I am taking calcium lactate, tomato juice and milk. (C.E.M.) Answer—At least @ quart of milk daily, and any kind of cheese you like. Plenty of plain wheat—instructions in m¢ “Wheat to Eat” if you provide stamped addressed envelope. Plenty of leafy salad vegetables or fresh greens, Plenty of sunshine on naked skin, or if no sunshine available, then ®& good daily ration of vitamin D in one form or another. "| Orange Peel ‘What benefit if any obtained from eating orange peel. Friends say it con- tains much acid. (AE.K.) except that it could serve as bulk or Answer—I know of no benefit, roughage if this is needed. Flake White Some one said flake white has lead in it. I have been using it in a face powder, (M.H.) Answer—No “flake white” is bismuth subnitrate, and is comparatively harmless in a face powder. Geriuine and Spurious Hay Fever ; I have always called this hay fever, at least it has all the earmarks, but as my attack begins usually about the first of March I suppose you would say it is not genuine (O. T. D.) i Answer—Some pollen begin to float about in Jate February or early March, even in the north Atlantic states—for instance maple, elm, poplar. As a rule: recurring trouble recembling hay fever but of irregular season, say in Decem- ber or January as well as in the season when pollens may be in the air, is spurious, Either genuine or spurious “hay fever” is based on the same con- stitutional deficiency. Good prophylaxis and good treatment in any case is ® course of six to ten weeks medication two or three times a year, with cal-- cium and vitamin D. Send stamped envelope bearing your address for de- tailed instructions. Mean Spells Husband, 33, usually kind and considerate, e gets @ fit of being mean and nasty, cranky and child his father punished him by taking him head against the wall. At 18 he had typhoid fever, fever generally leaves you with somet! » (Mrs. A. R.) Answer—Neither the typhoid fever nor the cruel ment the boy received account for his abnormal conduct or behavior. should consult @ physician. Perhaps you should go with him. Copyright 1937, John F. Dille Co. return from the Civil war—Mrs. Sarah Wormer, 102, Denver, Colo. ee * They tell me I have probably stop- off from the rest of the world and the ordinary, everyda: - a D. Roosevelt, explaining” why she travels so much. i ** * z There is @ steadily widening gap altogether.—Jocquin Vienna, 27, San- completion ta Clara, Calif. victim of a rare : ” disease. xe 8 I'm_ her ht Maybe Mae doesn’t want me, but I’m her man and I've got my rights —Frank Wal- lace, self-styled husband of Mae West, movie actress. eek We had @ feeling it was a bad thing to be shut in too much; cut | Dare-Devil Performer | 18 Northeast. 19 Father. 21Small shield. 22 House cat. Sleigh. HORIZONTAL __ Answer to Previous Pussie 1,6 Motion picture stunt ctress. a 10 Black haw. 11 To relieve. 12 Type of cravat. 13 Glazed clay ‘blocks. 15 Ham. 16 For ‘fear that. EIS iA Na Bee TE ne Ea) 23 Fi y 4 BSR 8B 3 lai CARCI 49 Danger. pate bird. palms. “S4In the style of 7 Greeting. 46 Biscuit. 56She acted in gSmall island. 47Story. motion pic- 9Golf devices. 49Chum. ture —s. 12She appeared 50 Gibbon. ‘in —— films. 52 Like.