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The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-08
yLAURA LOU
I BROOKMAN
Author Of
"MAD MARRIAGE"

attend q musical comedy-a very
good ono just on from New York.
Chris and Norma accepted but on
the evening OF the performance
Norma developed a headache. She
refused to let the others change
their tickets for another night. AS
a result Chris and Bob attended the
play and Norma remained at home.
There could be no doubt about
Norma's pleasure In Bob's com.
pany. She always welcomed him.
More often than Chris she urged
him to drop IN again soon and 1t
was Norma who suggested inviting
him to dinner. However. she and
Bob were never alone. When Chris
tried tactfully TO engineer such
tete-a-tetes somehow the plans went ;
amiss. Chris could not be sure
whether Norma managed this in.
tentionally or not.
THERE were times when she was
1 sure Norma's old fondness for
Bob was developing into deeper
affection. A safer. surer affection
than the mad-cap plunge into 70.
nance that Norma's marriage to
Mark Travers had been. That.
Chris felt. was the solution of Nor.
mas problems.
But did Norma really care for
Bob? One day Chris believed she
did. The next she was uncertain.
III she's foolish enough to turn
down fine boy like Bob" Chris
told herself. ito keep faith with a
good.for.nothing like Mark Travers
she doesn't deserve sympathy!
Bob's worth ten Marks! Probably
she's in love with Bob and doesn't
realize it yet. Well. they'll have to
settle affairs for themselves but l
know what Id dol"
March made its entry lamh.like.
The sun melted and bright winter
sunshine made heavy winter wraps
actually uncomfortable. Norma
scrimped on lunches and made the
first payment on a cheap carriage
for the baby. Before that taking
Mark out for daily airing had
been out Of the question. All OF
the sunlight possible to absorb
through third floor window he
had absorbed. That was not
enough. the doctor said.
After the carriage arrived Mrs.
Carey spent two hours daily wheel.
ing him up and down the block.
Saturday and Sunday Norma al.
ways took him out. She felt i'm.
mensely proud when passersby
glanced into the carriage and said.
What pretty baby!" or stopped
to ask how old he was.
! Above his blue blankets the in.
fant's hooded head was just visible.
1t was not easy to keep him Gov.
cred. Mark. that child Of perfect
disposition and department. was
showing an increasing tendency to
wriggle upright when he was sup.
posed to be asleep. He wanted to
use his arms and legs. He wanted
to be independent.
On a Sunday morning in mid.
March Norma was wheeling the
baby down the street. She crossed
the first block and the second.
Rosyln avenue. just ahead. was .
thoroughfare for cross-town traffic.
Norma approached the curb. wait.
, Ing cautiously for the signal light
to change from green to red.
, Intent on the problem of getting
across the street. she did not notice
the limousine that approached and
slowed abruptly.
81 Ito Be Continued)
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Borah and Silver

Senator BOrah has asked PRESIDENT
Hoover to call an international con-
ference to consider the feasibility of
adopting bimetallism as a media Of
exchange. The President is reluc-
tant to commit himself on the sug-
gestion and administration leaders do
not hesitate to declare for gold as
the best monetary standard as far
as this nation is concerned.
Idahos political sage is a firm be-
lever that there is tide in the af-
fairs of men which, properly seized,
leads on to victory. In times of de-
preston a manipulation of the cur
rency system may lead to initiation
and from such a narcotic admins
tered to sluggish business there might
result furry or even a business
boom. Borah is always chasing after
legislative paliatives and panaceas.
It was he who unfortunately suggest
ed Hoover's special session of con-
gress, the action of which has done
more to plague the administration
than anything else. The White
House probably scrutinizes Borah's
suggestions as the ancient Trojans
did the gift-bearing Greeks.
Senator Borah, like Jim Watson Of
Indiana, has 1882 in sight. Watson
wants to prevent a tax increase and
suggests the federal treasury continue
to borrow until good times are re-
stored and taxes from increased busi-
ness volume sends the deficits scamp
cring. Suggestions Of Watson and
Borah are e-sounding poli.ica!
sophistry. History records no in
stance where lowering monetary
standards served anything but i'm
mediate ills and the limit of federal
borrowings probably will be reached
long before the Watson good times
arrive.
President Hoover is not being
rushed off his feet by either sugges-
ticn. It may be that political ex-
pediency will prevent any tax revi-
sion upward at the next session, but
there must be the most rigid kind o1
economy in all forms of appropria.
tions if the budget is to be balanced
Such action would be much more ef.
ficacious than adopting the ,Borah Of
the Watson way out. Unless the fed.
eral government ceases to spend mon.
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THANK you. Mrs. Carey" Norma
said, rising to her feet. IL
couldn't help but feel worried. It's
the first day I've ever left him. you
know! You've taken beautiful care
Of him and I'm not going to let
myself worry any more. Ill see II
I can't be home little earlier to.
morrow night"
"Well. III just run along since
you're here. I'll have to be get
ting the supper" Mrs. Carey dis.
appeared without finishing the SEN
tence.
Chris arrived few moments
later and the two girls were soon
busy preparing their own evening
meal.
Schooling herself not to worry
over the baby's welfare was the
hardest part Of Norma's new
schedule. She liked working with
Stuart. 1t was true Jennie Clark
had been slack about keeping the
flies in order. Other tasks that
should have been attended had been
neglected. The accumulated work
made Norma's first days in the
office unusually busy ones. Still
there we're agonizing moments
when she pictured Mark tossing
and feverish from some sudden.
mysterious illness or his little body
shaking with sobs. unable to tell
what allied him.
ON Saturday afternoon at the end
~ of her first weeks work Norma
took the baby to the hospital clinic
She learned with a mingling of
shock and thankfulness that Mark
still kept his rating of perfect
health. During the first six months
Of his life he had not been i'll once.
It astounded Norma to realize
that another person could care for
her son exactly as we'll as she could.
Almost she felt dismayed. The
shock of this discovery passed i'm.
mediately. She told Chris that
baby Mark. by keeping up such a
splendid health record. was doing
his part to improve the family for.
tunes.
Chris liked the baby. played with
him and worried over him almos,
as much as Norma. Hes going tc
be spoiled-and spoiled badly
Chris predicted. but honestly. who
could help it? He's getting cute,
every day."
Bob Farrell continued to pay ar
occasional visit and gifts for MARI
often served as the excuse for these
: calls.
Here's something l though
, might amuse young Skeezix." b.
: would say, handing over a package
which might contain anything from
a toy pop gun to rubber blocks
Practically every plaything h.
brought was for much older child
{ When Mark regarded them will
, wide-eyed unconcern they wer
, placed away for future use.
I The girls accused Bob of buyin
( the contraptlons because he him
! self found them entertaining. Fal
rell always grinned and pleade
guilty to these accusations.
e Twice he was invited to Dime
]. at the apartment-both times o
Sunday when Chris and Norma ha
!. the entire day at home. Wheneve
;. there was any task around th
' apartment requiring a mans skill
i. when the electric iron refused I
;. operate or piece Of furniture b.
s came unsteady Bob put 1t in ordel
q Shortly after the second Dime
Invitation he asked both girls I
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Belle Isle-off Labrador.

Belle Isle-off Labrador.
It was call for help. An operator
stationed in this far away spot had
been taken seriously Ill. He had no
way of getting relief, and he sent his
call for assistance into the ether.
Saranoff rushed to the ships doc
tor. Back and forth through the air
went diagnostlc interview. The
doctor gave instructions to the sick
man what he must do until help
came. Several days later, the ship
put in at Belle Isle and the doctor
was able to give treatment.
Copyright, 1881, NEA Service, Inc)
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following week.
The problem of caring for Mark
had been easily arranged. For Sc
each week Mrs. Carey, who lived
across the hall. agreed to keep the
baby during the hours Norma would
be away. Mrs. Carey had no chill.
dren. She was fond of them and
before her marriage had worked as
practical nurse. A pleasant, con.
scientious woman. she could be
trusted to carry out Norma's in.
structions exactly and she well
coined the chance to earn even SO
small an amount.
When Norma told Frederick Stu.
art she could come back to work as
his secretary, she added. I'm 60
ing to have to ask for more money.
Mr.. Stuart. I want $35 a week.
think I'm worth it and il any man.
uscripts come in to be typed l can
do them in addition to the other
work. l had lots of time before
that I might just as we'll have been
typing. You see haven't just my.
self to think about now. have to
make more money"
For a moment Stuart frowned.
This is poor time to be increas-
ing salaries" he said. "but-well.
I'll pay you S35! Yes. and think
you'll earn it! Be here at nine on
Monday"
Norma told him she would be
there. During the ride home on the
street car she tried to compute men,
tally how long. at S35 a week. it
would take to pay the money she
owed Chris. For one thing that
debt would not be growing larger
now. She could pay her way and
little Marks. Whatever it was pos.
sible to save would be paid to Chris.
TT was hard Monday morning to
= leave the baby. Sharp doubts
plagued Norma all through the day.
Suppose Mrs. Carey didn't get his
formula just right! Suppose she
should leave Mark alone. Even in
five minutes he might wriggle from
the bed and hurt himself. Norma
remembered how Junior Baker had
been scalded. She suffered harrow
ing moments Of despair.
When the lunch hsur arrived she
telephoned to ask the landfady's
daughter to go upstairs and ASK
Mrs. Carey how Mark was getting
along.
Norma was informed that the
baby was sleeping. Nothing at al
eventful he'd happened. Mrs. Care.
reported Mark was. getting aloni
fine."
/ At 5:45 Norma reached the tol
Of the stairs and burst breathlessl!
into the apartment.
"The baby-is everything al
right"
"Bless his little heart!" said Mrs
Carey. "He hasn't been a bit o
trouble. Good as a regular littl
angel all day! l did everything
the way you said. Mrs. Travers.
gave him his bottle at three o'clocI
and he went to sleep when he'
finished It. Look at him!"
Marks wide blue eyes considere
his mother with interest. H
. wiggled a foot and gurgled cor
tentedly.
Norma. down on her knees bt
. side the bed, felt a wave Of ovel
whelming relief. There was tin
, Mark exactly as she had left hin
! No frightful accident. No unfol
, seen tragedy. The baby was a
! happy and safe as II she had bee
, with him all day.
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ner Of existing committees. This az
rangement abolishes the technical
dual function so far exercised by sew
eral members of the Council of Ma
ticnal Defense.
On this date also President Wilson
signed commissions as generals for
Maj. Gen. Tasker H. Bliss and for
MAJ. Gen. John j. Perslling, COM
manding the American forces in
France.
Though both officers had equal
rank. General Bliss took precedence
by virture of his position as the di-
recting head OF the entire army or
ganization. Pay of the two officers
was set at $4,000 a year, a $4,000
increase over the pay of major gen.
eral.
Nearly every jewel known has been
found II, tIo T1njtnd States
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BEGIN HERE TODAY

AOOH4
Pretty NORMA KENT: :O-Zear-
Travers. millfOnairc's son, In spite
OF the opposition Of Marks Ia
ther. F. NJ. TRAVERS.
The story opens In Marlboro.
middlc-Wcstcrn metropolis. After
nm extrav"snnt honeymoon ~
couple return to Marlboro. 1t Is
weeks before the young man can
find work. He loses his first jOlD.
then becomes a hoOrwnlker In
department store. In spite Of
poverty he and Norma are happy
The elder Travers offers to take
Mark into his business Organizn-
tiOn II the SON will prove he cnn
make good. Marks first assfgn-
mcnt involved n business trip 10
France. Norma must remain Mt
home. She tries tO pcrsuade Mark
mot to go hut he departs.
Norma. rudely treated nj her
fnthcr-fn-lnw's home. slips nway.
leaving no trace of her where
abouts. CHRIS SAUNDERS, Nor
mas former roommate. helps her
lind n Job.
Marks father employees detec-
tivcs to trail the girl. They pro-
ducc records to show Norma three
years earlier Ind been convicted
ON u vice charge. In spite Of evil
dence that she was Innocent and
his lawyer to Paris. Weeks later
Norma receives n letter telling
her Mark has divorced her. Chris
helps her to find work and loans
her money when she becomes III.
l In August ;,s, Morn Norma. son. SON :. .n: born:
old Norma begins work again
tyl,,nE manuscripts at home.
BOD FARRELL sends her flowers
mt ChrIstm0s ind calls fre.
Qucntly.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XII
NORMA earned sos during the
six weeks she typed manuscripts
for Frederick Stuart. The sum
went to Chris as a first payment
on the amount she had borrowed.
The original loan of $3.50 was
mounting astonishingly.
Lots of time to pay it," Chris
always said carelessly when Norma
spoke about the debt. Chris would
never present a detailed statement
Of the money she had spent though
she was always promising to do so.
Norma's own accounting told her
the sum was close to $1,000.
The sos was the barest beginning
little more than enough to pay
Norma's share OF the rent and food
bill for the six weeks. That was
the hopeless part Of being in debt
Most of what Norma could earn
would be gobbled up by immediate
expenses.
1t was because this problem was
never far from her mind that Nor
ma welcomed the opportunity that
came the second week in February
even though it involved separation
from baby Mark.
Jennie Clark. the girl who had
taken Norma's place as Stuart.
secretary. resigned on short notice
Jennie explained she could return
to the Office where she had beer
let out when the staff was reduced
She said she liked the first jol
better and that this time 1t woult
be permanent. Chris Saunders
whose knowledge was amazing con
sidering the fact she never asked
personal questions. told Norma th'
reason Jennie wanted to go bacl
to the other Office was because .
young man in whom she was inter
ested worked there.
When Jennie announced she wa
leaving Stuart telephoned Norm:
and offered her the job. That SAM
afternoon she went down town an.
told him she could start work th,
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TO-DAY IS THEA
ANNIVERSARY
S4gNZA
WAR BOARDS ORGANIZED

On Oct. 8, 1917, it was announced
that war service committees repre-
senting the several industries fur
nishing war supplies to the govern.
ment were to be organized to take
the place of the subordinate advisory
committees of the Council of Ma
tional Defense.
The new committees will have EC
official connection with the Council
OF Defense, but serve the government
as consulting agents after the man
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Editorial Comment

Editorials printed below show the
trend OF thought by other editors.
They are published without regard
to whether they agree or disagree
with The Tribune's policies.
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Nearly every jewel known has been
found in the United States.
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@lo3l BY NEA%SFSERVlCE INC.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-24
Wage Rates Set By
 Law In 12 States
Legislation Brings Public Construction Delays in Cali
 fOrnia and Illinois

New York-Twelve states now have laws requiring the payment of prevailing or minimum wages in public construction work, ac- cording to a telegraphic survey of the United States just completed by Engineering News Record. In two of these states, Ohio and Calt- fornia, the laws are not yet in operation, taking effect August 1 and August 14, respectively.
 Seven other states control wages by various regulations, without specific authorization by laws, the survey reveals. The remaining c3 states report no regulation or wage laws prevailing. though in several cases wage bills were de- feated in the last sessions of the legislature. The survey was made through all the state highway de- partments.
 Provisions and scope of the var ious laws in effect vary widely. Work is reported held up because of the laws in Illinois and Cali- fornia. In, California. all lettings been postponed until the law goes into effect. thus holding up work badly needed in the fact of unem- ployment. Wages to be paid will be stated in the call for bids. Municipal and county work come under the terms of the law. The Illinois law provides that no la borer or mechanic be permitted to work more than eight hours and that prevailing rates of wages must be specified in advertisement for bids in connection with all public work contracts. Similar provisions are contained in the Kansas law.
 The New York labor law pro- vides that prevailing wages must be paid on all public construction,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-24

post office service, until President Washington decided that this be- longed to. the treasury department. Nevertheless the secretary of state continued to manage the united States mint.
 He had control of copyrights and patents. He took the census and is- sued all maps and charts. Many of the acts of pardon passed through his hands. He conducted all our territorial affairs, collected the GUS toms, issued consular reports. and exercised authority over the sale of public lands. And all this domestic business, together with our foreign affairs, Jefferson managed with the assistance of two under secretar- ies, four clerks, two messengers, and a French interpreter. One item in his budget calculated to raise q smile in these great days was an annual outlay of $50.00 for fire- wood. And all this at an annual cost of $8,000.
 Yet even now, when our country has become the greatest of world powers, and when many of these original duties of the state depart ment have been taken over by other great departments, like those of the post office, the interior. and commerce, the United States still requires perhaps the most highly organized of all foreign offices for the conduct of It's steadily enlarg- ing relations with the world.
 It Is one of the startling con- trasts sure to arise in every Amer ican mind in 1882 when the nation celebrates the Two Hundr1dth An niversary of the Birth of George Washington. the man who. moro than any other. set going this vast political dsvelo pment
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-24
Kiddie Duplicates September Morn;
 Quintet Bathes Ln City Hall Fountain
SPEEDWAY ON
 WASHINGTON ST
Drivers Should Be Care Careful Lest They Land
 in the Cemetery
PAVEMENT FINISHED

Washington street, from Sylvan avenue to Hamilton avenue. Is now paved and drivers of cars are using 1t as a speedway. Tho grade Is steep and unless motorists keep a sharp lookout some of them will find themselves in St Joseph's cem- etery, the entrance to which is di- rectly opposite the new roadway.
 There is lot of foot travel on that street and in order to give pedestrians chance to get over it, suitable walking places should be made on either side, not necessarily regular sidewarks, but few feet of cinder paths. People take that route to the cemeteries and 1t is also used by employees of Rogers and Brothers who live in Brooklyn and Washington Hill. There is a sidewalk on the south side from Sylvan avenue as far as Dixie ave- nue. but from that point to Hamil- ton avenut, there is much yet to be done in the interest of safety to people on foot. Of course this will be attended to in due season. All told, 1t is a great improvement and the residents cannot but feel that they are being remembered by Mayor Hayes and those who are as- sociated with him in the city gov ernment.
 The next move in that neighbor- hood will be demand for the open- ing of street to Washington park. A large number of those who fre- quent the park enter and leave at that point and at present they do so as trespassers, and even at that one would have to be as sure-foot- ed as q goat to get over the ground and not take q tumble.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-24
AMERICAN LEGION
 STATE CONVENTION
Will Close on August P With Competition of Drum Corps
PRIZES TO BE AWARDED

| New Britain, Conn, July 25 --
 On Saturday, August 22nd the clos
 ing day of the Thirteenth Annual
 state convention of The American
 Legion of the various Legion Drum | Corps throughout the state will
 compete for the title of State cham
 pions.
 Immediately after the parade on Saturday afternoon all corps will assemble on the drill field at the top of Walnut Hill Park, this field | Is a natural mphi-theater, with
 shade trees to provide colorful background to the vivid coIored | uniforms of the corps com mpeting and at the same time shade for the
 spectators.
 It is planned to first have the
 contests for the sponsored Legion Corps. These corps such as corps whoe members are not all Legion naires and corps of the juvenile | corps, which are sponsored by Le- zion posts throughout the state. ! Rules governing the competitions will be the same as that of the State Pliers and Drummers Asso- | citation. Entries have been received | from the Plymouth Post, No 20 of | Terryville, Ezra Woods Post No 31 | of New Milford, Hamden Post No 88 of New Haven and Emil Senger l Post No 10 of Seymour. More en-
 tries are expected by convention l time. There will be handsome cups
 awarded to the corps finishing first
 and second.
 Then enter the Legion Corps, whose personnels are entirely con- | posed of ex-service men of the World War. These corps with their
 varied colored uniforms make a
 very striking picture. The conpcti-
 tion between these corps will be
 governed by the same rules that
 govern the contests at the Legion
 National Conventions. The winner
 of the contest shall be known as 1 the state championship legion
 corps, title that is worth winning,
 as 1t means many hours of hard
 work and sacrifice to perfect a
 corps good enough to win this title.
 Legion Posts from the following
 cities have already sent in their en-
 tries, DilWorth- Cornell Post No 102
 Manchester; Danbury Post No 60
 of Danbury; James J. Shea Post,
 No 10 of Willimantic: Stanley-Do-
 bosz Post, No IA of Rockville; '; Hugson Post. No q of West Haven
 and Rau-Locke Post, No s of Hart | ford. Cash prizes for first and sec
 ond places.
 Judges of these contests will not
 be members of the Legion, and the committee in charge of this work,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-24

unexpected effect of checking the progress of important work-at the worst possible time. when we most urgently need construction activity. Because of the import ance of the situation we report the results of nationwide survey of the status of prevailing -rate-of- wages legislation in our news pages this week."
 "Although a few states have had wage laws in effect for years. most of these legislative acts represent the action against persistent ef- forts of some interests, including many contractors, to depress wages It is. a deplorable fact that a cer- tain class of contractors has taken advantage of the stress of unem- ployment to force wages down to a starvation point. But as In all warfare the fighting often does as much damage as 1t cures, 50 here the cure by wage legislation may hurt more than 1t helps"