The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 3, 1937, Page 4

|| cost. —— Th & an independent Newspaper THE STATE’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Batablished 1873) Grate, City and County Official Newspaper ‘ Published daily except Sunday by The Bismarck Tribune Company, Bis- ‘marck, N. D., and entered at the postoffice at Bismarck as second class mail “g President and Treasurer Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation Member of the Associated Press {a exclusively entitled to the use for repubiica- s credited to it or not otherwise credited in this cal news of spuntaneous blished herein. ot all other matter her leo reserved. re Taking the Hard Way As the first six months of a new year pass into history, it is customary to take a general look around to see how far the nation has gone forward—or slid back—during the period. In line with this custom, statisticians are emerging with their late June reports. And for once, dry figures are serving as a medium for a highly dramatic contrast. On the bright side of the picture, the department of agri- culture presents proof of a “traditional sign of prosperity”—a decline in farm population. This decrease, the first since 1930, shows that during 1936 the number of persons living on farms dropped 80,000. The assumption, of course, is that factory jobs lured them to the cities. In another government statement, it is estimated that the cotton carry-over on July 81 will be a million bales less than the carry-over for that date last year. The assumption here is that that many more bales will have been sold. Other figures from the department of commerce show that in the first six months of 1937 industrial production rose 20 per cent over the 1936 period; factory employment was up 18 per cent; factory payrolls, 29 per cent; machine tool orders we booked, 90 per cent; construction contracts ahead, 17 per cent; dividend payments, 40 per cent. se ¢@ #8 @ By themselves, these figures indicate that our under-nour- ished economic problem-child is putting on weight. But to understand the real portent of the gains, it is necessary to con- sider the difficulties under which they were accomplished. During the first four months of the year there were 2,058 strikes, involving more than a million workers. The number of man-days lost for the period reached nearly 11 million. Wages lost by striking employes and production lost to factories during involuntary shut-downs are inestimable. And when the figures for production and wages lost in the} $Y seven-state steel strike and the innumerable side-strikes are added, the total economic loss for the first six months will be no less than staggering. e Bismarck Tribune E as Fi i i 35 a He a3F i eides abs body happy except the present program is a wealth program. But the rich told that it means more than ever before—right up to moment the tax collector comes. * s * The Money Merry-Go-Round It’s all based on the velocity theory of money, which was a feature of the Townsend plan. You put the Hg gece Roosevelt said at his press confer- nbs (ths ipihet say) pee one it ment must redistribute incomes so that high incomes will not drain off an undue share of buying power into over-investment for a ‘consuming market which does not exist. Fy 3 g B In the face of terrific and widespread industrial disturb- ances, it is remarkable that business indexes show any improve- ment at all. But the fact remains that they do, and for this, the United States has every right to pat itself on the back and strut its prowess before less successful nations. But then, as far as the strikes have gone, the nation hasn’t done itself so proud. In the light of our other improvement, they pose this sobering thought: How much farther around the depression corner would ' we have been if industry and labor could have resolved their “differences before the strikes instead of after them? Silver Lining Perhaps the greatest difficulty faced by Western North Dakota is the sharp decrease in its cattle population, but even this cloud has a silver lining. : That is found in the opportunity now presented to North Dakota to increase the average quality of its livestock. As long as we have to begin close to the bottom we may as well arrange to do the best job possible. A good foundation already has been laid by the fact that farmers kept only their best stock when they were forced to reduce their herds during the drouth. There are few dogies left in the country because there was no point in keeping them. In order to increase the “she stock” and at the same time improve the average quality, the Greater North Dakota Asso- ciation is arranging to buy high quality calves and sell them to farmers. Banks will co-operate in many cases, presumably tak- ing mortgages on the cattle for their security. A still further stimulus is the allocation by the Rehabili- tation corporation of $150,000 to livestock improvement work. Of this amount $25,000 already.has been made available to the State Livestock association for the purchase and distribution of pure-bred sires. The money will be loaned to farmers to buy the animals and the association will assist in their selection. The work in each county will be handled through a committee, ap- pointed in co-operation with the county agent and rural reset- _ tlement supervisor. ‘ The point is that, for breeding purposes, a good sire is half the herd. Mated with high quality cows the result will be greater production at less cost. - Poor animals eat almost as much as others which produce twice as much milk or which add twice as many pounds to their weight. Thus pure-bred sires can be directly translated into more and cheaper milk production and more beefsteaks at less That, clearly, is one of the best means of solving the farm problem. - ‘Roamin’ Holiday’ i England’s practice of observing all legal holidays on Mon- day may be adopted in the United States, under a bill submitted _ by Senator Edwin C. Johnson (Dem., Colo.) Memorial Day and the Fourth of July, observed on Monday this year, provide a Hittle sample of what to expect. The obvious advantages include a two-day week-end, extra sleeping time, bigger and better picnics, more visitors and more visiting, longer strings of fish and double the rounds of golf. But, lurking in the background are some disadvantages, The extra sleep won't quite offset the later hours; the visitors may be the last you hoped to see; dish breaking, flat tires and mosquito bites will be multiplied by two on outings, and wash- day and the time clock will still be on hand when Tuesday rolls | around. All in all, when the marathon is over, the old job may look| dent like a long-lost friend. But if the two-day holiday is made per- manent by law, there will be little to do but take it and like it. e wy Ee : di | Hi i 5 g ib a5 : rg FR § H 2 i a ee ) He Hill Hel ft E iE “OUT THE WINDOW” AGAIN A Democratic senator who until re- cently has been a staunch supporter of the president—sometimes ageinst his judgment—but who now feels that unless control over federal finances is regained a crash is inevitable, said of Mr, Roosevelt the other day—“He not only won't economize himself, but he won't let congress economize.” ‘The truth of this was established the president, using full White House weight, succeeded in defeating | New "york, the amendment offered by his own Py eral board, upon urgent necessity of regaining our fi- nancial equilibrium, we will enter the fiscal year now about to begin with federal finances more completely out of control than before. ie i | i ; g é ill . | E | Eg i i if il i r Ht E A fh efi tt £ E F if Hy j Esg 82 | i i i ft _THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1987 } Let Us Consider, for a Moment, the U. S. Public Debt (F ALL THE TAKe PAVERS IN THE COUNTRY WERE STOOD ON END, ENOUGH LOOSE CHANGE WOULD ROLL OUT TO te Brain Trust; ra rots nt 4 2 sa NEw hes = Px $36,000, TOGETHER, PUT INTO ONE BIG BAG, AND PLACED TREASURY BUILDING, MR. MORGENTHAU WOULD GE OVERJOVED. The Great Game of POLITICS Copyright 1037, by The Baltimore Sun ATOP THE needle and can give such treatment tracling otk By FRANK R, KENT} |(recling \t, despite the affront to reason, there still are intelligent people who have faith in him. the budget; great appropriations not mentioned in the message are asked, and the figures submitted by the president last January are now 80 far out of whack as to be completely absurd. The killing of the Robinson twenty-five per cent amendment, to which there was no reasonable objec- tion, seems about the limit. It was beaten by a combination of the presi- dent, Mr. Harry Hopkins and his lobby of big-city mayors, largely manipulated by Mr. confers protection BIT OF HUMOR trip)—'Deed he's Foy a @ little boy-man, 5 Boog santa endlallh Mrs. Wimpus—I will wire. Conductor (consulting rule book)— ‘The spenders are in the saddle again. At the moment, Mr. Hopkins, who in 1984 enthusiastically acclaim- mist. He it was who originated latest and most cockeyed wealth distributing schemes which gave the eat so pleasing a topic noble president for one fous 4 me S ences. Thrilled ioe ney idea; eh- went “ thusiastic about great program ony pan for readjusting the American system evolved by the Corcoran-Cohen-Lubin sore about his court bill By Oren Arnold Is it surprising that ators arise in that holly hollow.!the administration for wild and ir- CAST OF CHARACTERS CAROLED COLTER, heroine, of|ruptcy and calamity? The PAUL AND sicad COLTER, [ To] rile Yesterday: The Colters ang Stu- art in the mountains, return him STORIES IN. STAMPS + BY I. S. KLEIN i a 5¢ 5 8 e cit Ey na Ht 5 8 l i Hi peue iE eg FE Be Hy 'e ; ie al Bete ; | F hi fl 2 i rr eo rs 5 § 5 i il FH t i (Copyright. 1937. NEA Bersive, Ji 2 « Dr. Brady wil: answer self-addressed envelope. i I juesti« case fers b in ‘care ot og varibuve. “AI queries must be accompanied by a stam} Ith but not dis- "and inet at. eedarese Dr, Brad; ' QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Garlic The Is it true that garlic purifies the Answer—We Legend blood? (J. H.) fell, it does as well as beans or cabbage. Do you know of any treatment of telangiectases except skin grafting? (Miss M. M. A.) Answer—the minute dilated venules may be obliterated by treatment similar to the chemical obliteration of varicose veins by injection. Finest tly scarified. Any good doctor who cares to take the trouble eh satisfactorily. In some instances of te! in a limited area, electro-desiccation of the venules may be preferable. in spending vacation in Yellowstone Park, that is risk of con- y Mountain spotted fever? (N.L. W.) ° ‘Not enough to worry about. Rocky Mountain spotted fever occurs more in the Bitter Root valley, northeast of Yellowstone Park. Wood ticks, feeding on large animals and on some rodents, convey infection by their bite. Wear tick proof clothing, inspect body dally for ticks. A vaccine against milder types of the disease. (Copyright, 1937, John F. Dille Co. It says here “long pants full care; short pants half-fare.” Mandy (laughing and laughing) — Well, I guess I gets a ride for noth- ‘Wimpus—Let me know a8 s00n as you arrive, Mrs. Goolsby—I believe the world would have perpetual peace if women Tan the various governments and had charge of all the peace conferences, Mr. Goolsby — No, that would be worse than it is with men running things, Think how many “cat fights” there would be to stir up international Mrs. Wimpus (leaving for vacation) hatred. —I will write. Wimpus—aAnd if you have forgotten anything? Wimpus—If you need money? Mrs. Wimpus— I will telephone. Noowedd—My father married my mother for the bread she made. ‘Mrs, Noowedd—That may be s0, but you know I never married you for the dough you make. SUPERSTITION MOUNTAIN Copyright 1937 NEA SERVICE Inc nice, though; I don’t ever hold a “It’s a fur piece across there, as + grudge, and I'll admit again that| the cowboys say, im't it? I won- we were very rude in the saddle| der how the Tribune Tower would look sitting out there. Or the “Oh, forget that. That’s history,| Merchandise Mart?” than anything. and more funny Look, milady, I've brought you a gift. It’s little enough for the favor you did me yesterday.” poets She looked up at “Ha ha! That's Chicago, Caro- lee. Two of our big refreshingly 5 often, but it was superfluous. And| ugly. Not always, though. I’ve had her curls were natural. She was|swell times there. You'd love it slightly short, weighed, perhaps,|for a while. But any city is a little 115. There was ever-so-delicate a/ synthetic, I think.” . snub to her nose. Stuart studied] “you mean you think it isn’t a wiggly snake, Indian signs all. “Old Hosteen made it for me,” said Stuart. “Or rather for you. He comes to the Lodge sometimes. He's not Apache, like the squaws you saw. He’s Navajo.” HE slipped it on her lovely arm. Ss She held it out, up. y much.” Chicago. She asked many ques- tions. Dallas was the biggest city she had ever seen, and that only to pass through. She had gone to school at a junior college in Jack- sonville, Texas. Acquaintance with a man from the bustling, ener- getic, urban north was stimulating to her. She liked Stuart Blake. She told herself she could love him even, if things ever went that way. He seemed—well, clean. He had never tried to kiss her. (Sometimes, she confessed to her- FESER Ear E HY 4 pier It was a part of Arizona, admiration. ‘ate beautiful, 3 utiful, | meet him often jo s Th . on signal. She dis: “Then you're happy, very|and talk,” she told him. “I have happy.” “I hoped it would please you. I have never seen you wear a bracelet before.” She looked wistfully at him and smiled more sweetly than he had ever before seen her, he ought. thi “I don't have one. Boys in school gave me candy, and some- times flowers. Nobody ever gave me jewelry before. Not even my gently. It was obvious that he had tou her; a hint of tears even glistened, and to save her Pos- sible embarrassment he tyrned to the scenery again.