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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-11-01
Foreign Representatives
SMALL, SPENCER, BREWER
uncorporated)
CHICAGO NEW YORK BOSTON
New Battle BreWs

Add to your list of national fight!
worth watching one that Is develop.
ing between the American Legion
and the Chamber of Commerce Of
the United States.
The line Of battle is drawn acros!
the field represented by the veteran
demand for payment Of the fedora
adjusted service certificates anc
money spent on the care of disabled
veterans.
Representing the veterans is the
American Legion with more than 6
million members. The spear-heae
OF the enemy thrust is the Nationa
Economy League of which Archie
Roosevelt, son of the late president
is an active leader and lists some ex.
servicemen in its membership.
In recent news release, under the
heading Clever Opponents Closet,
Allied with G. of c. of =. S. to incite
class struggle" the national legisla.
tive committee of the American lie.
gion says:
-Four days after the senate
economy bill was reported by the
senate appropriations committee,
an organization calling itself THE
National Economy League" on
May 31st presented to the presi-
dent and the members of con-
gress a petition calling for the
elimination of expenditures OF
$45O,OOO, 900 for veterans of the
Spanish-American and World
wars. The information contain
ed in this brief parallels report
on Military Pensions and Vet
Grams Benefits" issued at the
same time by the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States.
The National Economy League
sets their figure at $452,154,544.
The Chamber of Comm cree
changes this to $413,9l9,O43. But
the items set forth, where it is
alleged the savings can be made,
are identical. These two briefs
show the perfect cooperation be-
tween the two organizations"
The battle, begun at the last SEES.
sion of congress, will be renewed ir
December and may continue to bt
bitterly argued for the next few
years or even longer.
A par. of the show has been thu
letters of resignation from the lie.
gio,l by some men in high positions
The fact that all of these have beer
made public bears some hint Of DO.
litical maneuvering.
On the opposite side is the fac
that 10000 torn-up membership card
were received by the Legion's ma
tional headquarters after the Detroi
convention of the veterans opposed
the bonus payment in 1891 follow.
ing President Hoover's plea. Twt
hundred thousand new members wer,
enrolled by the veterans after tn,
half-cash law went through and new
names this year have far exceeded
the much-publicized withdraw a S
The theory of the Legion appears t
be that it will trade one colonel To-
100 privates anytime.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-11-01

California wet Republicans will
elect dry Democrat senator or dry
Democrats will elect a wet Repub-
lican, according to the dope. Won
derful, that California climate.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-11-01
I.ONC-LTFE FAMILY

LONG-L1FE FAMILY
London--When Josiash Medcalf, OF
Enfield, reached his Tooth birthday
recently, it wasn't anything unusual
for him. He has one brother who Is
near 101 years old, and two sisters
who lived to be 81 and SO respec-
lively.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-11-01
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-11-01

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
They're in the Breakers Now
Myself and another member Of the
family have joined the Breakers
through giving heed to your advice.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-11-01
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY William Brady, M. ID.

Signed letters pertaining health
diagnosis will answered Brady stamped
envelope should brief
made queries not conforming instructions
William Brady, in Of this newspaper.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-11-01

LITERARY ITEM
For fellow who packs SO much
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-22
Motor Age Towns

The usual method of constructing houses according to an American architect, has been to make a row of dwellings provide d theatrical set for the street, based on the old idea of the street as social center But modern traffic has tended to reduce the street to service alley and has transformed the interior of the block into the logical center of social and landscape interest. This change is best shown in Radburn, N. J.. the model town for the motor age. where no child has to cross public thoroughfare on his way to school.
 When such grouping becomes general, American residential streets may look less like public parks with trees and lawns and flower beds, but American homes may have gardens on the other side of the house. shel- tered from public gaze and street noises. l, would be fine development if beauty could be maintained on both the street and the garden sides.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-22
Expensive Water Fails

Here is another striking little detail of the fix Chicago has got herself into. There has been in progress lately court trial on charges of graft conspiracy in the Chicago sanitary district. The prosecution has pre- sented evidence of overcharges on hardware bills in one store to the extent of S60,000 on Sl04000 worth of goods Water pails were sold at $l00 dozen, rakes at S90 dozen. File-holders usually priced at 2 2 cents piece brought $50. The crowning achievement in lacking up public prices for private benefit is said to have been the sale of brushes at Sl,075 apiece Even if this is misprint for $l.75 the case is fragrant enough.
 The effects of such d revelation are many and varied. In so far as x arouses lndigna- ton among the taxpayers. the result is en- tirely good. But it will hardly make othet Great Lakes cities any more enent to Chi cago as regards the construction of an ade- quate sewage disposal system, instead of us- ing lake water to flush sewage down her drainage canal. thereby lowering lake levels. Such sewage works have been ordered by the government, and Chicago has been pleading inability to pay for them. Her rivals naturally say now that if the sanitary district can pay $l00 dozen for pails, it can afford to build sewage plants.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-22

turned. but some other indueement than bet ter rural roads will have to be made before this occurs Unprofitable rural lands are taxed at the same figure as those from which the farmer derives income. What can be done about this? True. better roads will bring more crops to market but burden some taxes don't give much leeway for crop expansion.
 If, as the governor proposes he can get small industries trekking to the less oongested areas he may accomplish something. How ever, it always has seemed that where indus tries go there will be found the centers of population. And the country village that lures an industry or two soon becomes the mill town. Like East and West there IS a dividing line between country and city. It can be crossed, but once crossed it becomes either city or country not both. However. on the whole the governor IS planning wise ly It is high time that our baok-woods roads were given the attention they so sadly need The more states that realize that the better off the nation will be.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-22

fact that gasoline taxes were successfully evaded in many of the states where taxes of four, five. and six cents are levied per gall lon. There isn't state in the Union now that doesn't impose a gasoline tax, all hav- ing found this profitable means of raising revenue for improved highways. etc. It is an odd fact. though. that every state adja- cent to Connecticut has the same tax as we have two cents. They are New York. Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The re-. maining New England states. Vermont. New Hampshire and Maine levy four cent tax. It would be interesting for the ordinary lay man to learn just how the gas tax is evaded in Connecticut. other than by downright falsification of records returned to the state secretary's office. However, the evasion must be in other forms than this to provoke such action from prominent and large deal- CTS in oils. We confess we don't know how it is done. We welcome the information.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-22

It wasn't so many days ago that we commented upon the damage that this freak weather we have been enjoying may pro- duce. We mentioned trees and shrubs in particular We now hear from Connecti- cut Agricultural College that dairymen and fruit growers are worrying greatly. Of course there has been no ice cut in the state yet and chances of any crop are slim now That will work harship on daires where milk must be kept cool in the hot summer months. Domestic consumers of ice may also be affected if there is a serious shortage of natural ice. In fruit districts it is re- ported that buds on trees have swelled to abnormal size, especially on peach trees. Severe cold now will kill these buds and in- jure the trees. So it's even an i'll wind that blows warm in wintertime.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-22

James R. Beverly, 37 years old. will sue ceed Colonel Theodore Roosevelt as gover- nor general of Porto Rico, providing the Senate gives its approval. Just at present this young man is Attorney General of Porto Rico and has been in the island in one ca- paeity or another for the past seven years. He has been given the personal reeommen- dation of Colonel Roosevelt whom he suc- ceeds. He is native of Texas and re- publican. He was appointed attorney gen. eral of Porto Rico in 1928. He is well known and popular among the natives on the island and his appointment has been rec commended by their leaders ever since Colonel Roosevelt resigned to go to the Philippines. He has never been active politically and ob- servers at the Capitol did not consider his appointment anything more than one of merit, although they did not fail to point out that being promoted to such responsi- be post at this early stage of his career might we'll augur bright future in either diplomatic or political circles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-22
In To-day's Mail What do think all opinions 0 he Waterbury Democrat.
THE WET SNOWFALL

Editor of The Democrat:
 With the complete breakdown of prohibition enforcement increas- ingly evident, the anti-prohibi- tionists are rolling up member ship in their organization of pro- test, which even congress has been forced to recognize.
 We hear that republican floor leader Bertram Shell has given his word that at least one anti-prohi- bition bill will come out of com mittee to be debated by the house. Previously the dry majority ill congress caused all bills pertaining to any change in the prohibition laws to die in committee. The re- cent action of the house of repre- sentatives to liberalizc the rules, paves the way for a vote on the floor on the question of prohibition. This action so modified the rules that upon petition of 145 members after a committee has had thirty days to reconsider q bill and does nothing. q motion may be made to discharge the committee from fur ther consideration of the bill and bring it to a vote on the floor. With 166 known vets in the house there is sufficient strength to demand a motion to bring the prohibition bills out of committe and on to the floor and there is little doubt that such motion would be carried and as result for the first time since the passage of the 18th amendment there would be an outright vote on the question of prohibition and the members would be compelled to place themselves on record.
 Speaking of this action of the house to liberalize the rules, Rep- resentative Linthincum of Mary land, leader of the wet block said recently, This day marks one of the greatest victories in the move to get rid of prohibition and return to sobriety."
 Connecticut can be justly proud of her senators and representatives whose efforts to correct the evil conditions existing as result of national prohibition have been outstanding.
 In response to the questionnaire
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-22
DEPRESSION? WHEAT'S ONLY A DOLLAR A POUND.

A year ago several correspondents wrote in from various parts of the country telling of the benefits they had experienced observed from the use of the germ of wheat in the daily diet. Most of them referred to chronic arthrits, but a few mentioned general popping up" as one of the effects noted.
 When printed one two of these items here 1t did not occur to us that wheat germ not familiar commodity. lot of readers wrote in to inquire what wheat germ is and where they could get 1t. Then we recalled that one or two of our correspondents had men toned small old dfashioned grist mills in out of the way places where they purchased wheat germ. But we keep no files or memoranda of these letters the addresses had slipped our mind. We fell back on the practical expedieni of suggesting that persons desiring to try the effect of wheat germ in their diet take a run out in the country and buy peck or a bushel of wheat from some farmer. If that seemed just too a bsurd, then they might sneak into the local feed store seed store right in the city and casually ask the clerk for couple ot pounds of wheat, pretending 1t was to feed some pigeons or something. You know it is not yet safe to let an ordinary wheat farmer, q seed or feed store keeper, or a miller know you're going to eat the wheat yourself He is
 likely to regard you as nut, if he doesn't tell you you're crazy right off the bat. These gen try, all of 'em, believe what they read in the claptrap magazines and they learn that wheat must go through some mysterious manufactur- ing process. at least have few magic pass es made over it before it becomes quite fit for human consumption.
 Tn every kernel of wheat, as It comes from the thresher it seems there's a germ. Not d mcrobe, you understand, but rudmentary wheat plant. including the embryo roots, stems, leaves and scutellum the organ or gland which secretes the enZyme or ferment-like sybstance essential in the sprouting or germnation of the wheat. This germ part is rich in oil or fat, also in protein or nitrogenous material. And only recently we have learned that the germ of wheat is an excellent source of Vitamin B and Vitanlin E. good source of Vitamin G, and a fair source of Vitamin A. Chemically the germ part of wheat contains about II per cent of fat. 25 to 30 per cent of protein and 50 per cent of carbohydrate.
 fairly pure wheat germ product is ob tained by crushing clean wheat between rugated steel rollers. then taking the coarsest granular "middngs" and separating from them the bran and endosperm granues. That leaves the germ in It's natural form. practically free from bran and endosperm. If this sounds difficult or complicated to the layman. it will seem simple enough to the miller.
 Well. such n wheat germ product is now marketed through the drug trade. if you please and it has the blessing of the committee on foods of our American Medical AsoHeiaton yon ean buy it from the druggist for dollar n pound
 Plain wheat K stIii selling tat ths writngi for considerably less than n dollar q bushei You pays your money and takes your choice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-22
Unfamiliar Animals

A crying need of the time is better in- struction in natural history in the public schools of our large cities. It would be as beneficial to animals as to the human pub lie. The other day bewidered racoon found itself in tree in the heart of a resi- dent section in busy city. No one knows except the raccoon, how he got there. small boy was the first to see the creature and his instant feeling was that it must be killed. As he began throwing stones the attention of other passersby was attracted. Autoists stopped their cars. A traffic jam resulted Police came. Guns were got out. All this for the purpose of harrasslng one of the friendliest most harmless, most eomcal little wild creatures.
 In another place plain ordinary tomcat went adventuring to the girder of a railroad signal tower. It didn't know how to get out of its precarous position. so it just lay there philosophically. But some one saw it, and rumor flew thick about the neighborhood That humble cat was vari- ously reported as wildcat. a tiger escaped from the zoo and other impossible critters It was luckier than the racoon, however, for its presence was reported to the humane society and it was rescued by agents of that organization instead of being pelted with stones and clubs. But how stupid it is for children and adults in an enlightened com munity not to know a few common animals by sight. And how sad for these citizens to be so lacking in understanding of true ad- venture that they must go wild over rae coon and a tomeat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-22
Back to the Farm

According to reliable reports from New York if Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt IS nominated for the presidency at the national democratic convention in Chicago this June he will insist on inclusion in the party plat form of personal plank endorsing a back to the farm movement. This much is seen as the result of various remarks that the governor made at dinner in Albany this week at which Secretary of Agriculture Arthur M. Hyde was also speaker. Incl dentally the governor backed d movement that has already been given impetus in Con neetieut, namely getting the farmer out of the mud
 Governor Roosevelt's specific recommen- datons in the course of his remarks were similar to what he had asked the Legislature to do earlier in the day in special message In that he urged backto the farm move ment by diversion of sufficient funds to per init construction of model hard surface roads in every county of New York. An improved type of road which only costs $500 a mile as compared to the present outlay oi $l5.000 to $l8,000 per mile was suggested as the peg on which the Legislature hang Iio ouSSSSpOh'
 The governor further proposed that trial stretches of these roads be laid immediately in every county to prove their worth Once this was established, he favored an approprl ation of S3,50O,000 from the State High way Departments funds. Whether this would be an annual appropriation was not made clear in the information this writer received. In Connecticut there is an annual appropriation now available for improve ment of dirt roads that will never be in cluded in our state highway system. This money is distributed equally among the l69 towns of the state and must be applied for.
 There IS much to support any move to get the farmers out of the mud. It was a popu lar measure here in Connecticut although il did take its packers quite some time to secure legislative action on the matter in substan .isl form. On the other hand we wonder if Governor Roosevelt can ever succeed in hIs move to get people back on the farm. Fig pfss today snow that the migration from inc country to the city is at d tremendous rate. It would be better if the tide could be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-22
UNUSUAL FOR CANDIDATES
(New York Herald-Tribune)

NANCW ol
 The frequency with which New ton D. Baker is taking occasion publicly to reaffirm his allegiance to the League of Nations is becom- ing matter of comment. In ev- cry speech he seems to put some reference to it-directly or indi- rectly. On Wilson's birthday, less than week ago, the former sec- that the United States would join the league eventually, if not now.
 His latest utterance is in the form of an article in "The League ot Nations News" expressing the idea that when the people of the United States learn the background upon which the new world rests and the achievements and prom ises of the new rule of interna- t;onal life they will cooperate with al, of these great agencies and our statesmen will execute their will.
 This frankness seems amazing on the part of one seriously talked of as a presidential candidate. es- pecially in view of the much less brilliant performance to date Of the league in the Manchurian sit- uation and the recurrence In con- gross and elswhere of cries against internationalism. Any politician will tell you 1t Is much safer for n candidate to refrain from stress ing any convictions on controver- sail matters.
 It seems inconcelvnble that Mir Baker has deliberately adopted n course of action calculated to place him in the light of an un- available eandldata in the 0pInson of many. More likely Is the ex. pIanation that he would rather be right. according 10 his own lights. than be president There is q cer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-22
TRAVEL OR TRADE? (Hartford Times)

When State Forester Hawes ad- vocates the development of natural beauties along the highways to ad- vertise the states recreational fa- cilities as against the development of the roadside for ordinary com- mercial purposes he has not stated half of his case. His belief that the return in dollars and cents from the development of natural beauty would be just as great as from commercial development may be perfectly valid. but the real is- sue in this matter is the ultimate purpose of state highways. Are they traffic arteries or business sites?
 The modern trend in building highways is to avoid congested areas, to carry traffic around cities and towns in order to give the travelling public clear way for uninterrupted passage and avoid the slowing down which safety de- mands where cars arc parked and pedestrians moving about, and the numerous distractions which fre- quently cause accidents In such places.
 If we encourage commercial de- velopment of the main artery road aides. shall we not defeat the very purpose of our highway engin- ocrs' efforts and of our expenditure of vast sums for ncw road iayoutsf Should we not rather make some effort to regulate how near those arteries commercial ventures shall be allowed7