The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-01-08
LONDON AND GOTHAM
CONTRASYEDBY new
BISMARCK RECTOR
Bennett Haines Says Better
Service Is Given BY Pri-
vate Ownership IN v. s.

London, New York and the tropics
we're strung together In q series OF
impressions derived from actual resi-.
dencc in each. when Rev. Bennett
Haines, the new Episcopal rector 1T
st. Georges church, addressed the
Rotary club luncheon at noon. today.
One fact that impressed his hear
ers was his statement that America
gets better private service than Eng
land gets public through its owner
ship Of the postoffice, the telephone
and telegraphs.
He contrastcd the dignity Of Lon
don's antiquity with the starting mo-
dcrnity of New York and said Lon
don soil did not permit the erection
OF tall buildings, while the rocky
foundation Of the American metro
polls Is soon to hold up a l00-story
skyscrapcr.
London is q cleaner city than New
York. especially IN its subways. the
latter also being nearly noiseless.
while those of New York arc a den
Of din he said. New York, as. in fact.
all America, is farther advanced In
the use of electricity. English towns
mostly clinging to the use Of gas.
London also has less crime than
New York, the curse Of the American
metropolis, in his estimation, being
due to the conglomcration OF nation
alitics with their varying tempcra-
mcnts, to gangs and to prohibition
results.
New York is more prosperous in the
matter of employment. in the amen
tiles Of life the worker may enjoy
there and in higher pay received for
service. London, in fact all England.
is suffering an acute unemployment
problem, he reminded the Rotarian.
No Color Line I'm Jamaica
Jamaica. tropical as 1t is. said Mr..
Bennett aines. is not as hot as a hot
summer day in New York is. There
is no color line there. he said. Whites
and blacks intcrmarry. Some Of the
whites really are blacks and English
men coming over and marrying girls
Of this type sometimes get a shock
when their auIlts arc presented ana
are found to be coal black.
IN Haiti, there is no chance Tor
mixed marriage. The people are all
black. The girls wear long black
dresses and at night are SO invisible
that i'm driving a q one Is apt to
run down a native damsel in the dark.
Four systems of money are used In
Haiti: The English. the French. that
of the United States and a native
system. One sometimes gets change
in all these kinds of money n It's
4. clear head that doesn't get bcfud-
died trying to make a calculation In
this mixed change.
Club Activities Reviewed
DR.. Harry Brandes, the president
reviewed the activities OF the club IN
the first six months Of the Rotary
syear-up to January l. He announced
that q pcnnant is to be bought fol-
the High school football champions
md he also reminded the club OF thu
coming achievement day to be spon'
scrcd for the All club boys and girls
of Bur!eigh county.
President Brandes announced that
the club membership stood at CO. He
reviewed the Good Fellows activities
the construction OF two ice Kinks to'
the young skaters OF the city. the DIS
tribution Of Christmas cards to thu
high school boys and those in that
Grade in st. Mary's school. A father
and son meeting is under considera'
ton, he said.
Sasscnowsky Heard From
A book containing views OF his far,
was received from A. A. SassonoWsky
Point Gambler. Australia, who visit
ed Bismarck last summer. A poSta
card view of the farm also wa re
ccived. Other greeting cards cam
from the Rotary clubs OF Budapest
Hungary, and Havana, Cuba.
Guests of the day included Ralph
Newcomer, Mandan; Len Ward, Val
ley City: j. J. ~Liebcnberg, Minneapo
lis; Axel Solder, Victor Monyier AM
William F'rickc, county commission
ers: Judge John c. Lowe. Minot: ant
Judge Fred J%ansonius, Bismarck.