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The Washington times., 1933-06-23

On Cne day Chat Johnny mar
ried Joan, both kids should
have been the happiest mortals
in the world. They were daffy
about each other, and all that
sort of thing. The skies were
blue, the brides were singing
and-well, everything should
have been hotsy-totsy. But it
wasn't.
1t was Joan's mother who
caused the unhappinesS on their
wedding day. Not that she
meant to, you understand. No,
indeed. The old girls inten.
tionS were of the best. That
was the whole trouble.
Mamma in Charge
Joan, you see, was an only
child: And while Mamma
wasn't particularly anxious to
have her daughter married
even to so nice a boy as Johnny
she still fell she should have
charge of the wedding plans.
The girl and the boy had hit
the sensible plan of running
off and getting married very
quietly. They didn't want any
phoney friends and still phonier
relatives sitting around while
the knot was tied. But Mamma
threw I'D her hands in holv
horror.
"What?" she cried. my
daughter wants to run away to
get married? I won't permit
it. You'll have a regular
ceremony and everyone will be
invited. If you must get mar.
ried and leave me Oarge tears
here) yo'' might at least do it
right"
And so two kids, half scared
to death, marched up the center
aisle while the preacher waited,
and hundreds of relatives and
friends craned their necks and
Simpered at the redness of
Johnny's lace and the white
ness of Joan's.
Id Mamma was very proud.
Because she meant so we'll. ..
For two years after that
Johnny and Goan lived happily
in a littl flat. BY day Joan
argued with the furniture in
stalment collector. BY night
Johnny argued with the land
lord. In between times, to keep
IN practice, they argued be-
tween themselves.
Their arguments were always
on the same subject. Mamma.
Mamma. Mamma. Johnny
would come home, radiant with
happiness.
Darling" he would say.
"Guess what? I go a two-buck
raise today. You know what
that means, don't you? It
means that we're going to the
movies tonight. It means that
we're gonna celebrate"
Has Another Date
Joan's face would light up
for a moment. Then it would
fade.
Johnny" she would say,
"I'm tickled to death about that
raise. I knew that the boss
would appreciate your talent
sooner or later. But listen,
honey, I can't go with you to-
night. Well have to make it
some other night. Mamma's
gonna buy hat tonight. And
well, she asked me to go with
her. I can't turn her down
now."
That would start it. In a few
moments, Johnny would be say
ing things he later regretted.
Joan would be crying. And
Mamma would be sitting in the
parlor of her home, waiting
and meaning so well.
AS I said before, they were
happy for two years. And they
were, when they weren't fight
ing about Mamma. But after
two years, the depression
sneaked up behind our hero
when he wasn't looking, and
stuck blue slip in his pay en-
velope.
Johnny tried hard to get a
job. He did everything possible.
But there just weren't any jobs
to be had. And in the end,
Johnny and Joan put their fur
The Washington times., 1933-06-23

along recently.
T h e recog.
niZed stars are
generally CO m.
p e t e n t. The
seconds trim g
actors as a rule
do the b e S t
that is possible
with the mate
rial. The di.
rection is com.
petent enough.
But the screen
Fiction in these
f ailur e S has
b e e n, frankly,
forrihlo
The Washington times., 1933-06-23

to the Northwest to film grain
fields and another to Chicago to
photograph scenes in the wheat
pit.
In addition to Arlen, the picture
will have Chester Morris and Mar,
guerite Churchill. It will be Mar.
guerite's first film role, I believe,
since her hit in Dinner at Eight"
on Broadway.
The Washington times., 1933-06-23
Acted at College

Hardy Albright, in Marlene
Dietrich's THE Song of Songs, -
studied acting while learning to
be an engineer at Carnegie Tech
in Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Washington times., 1933-06-23
Is Tri-Linguist

Elizabeth Young, former society
debutante who makes her screen
debut in big Executive" speaks
French and Italian fluently as
we'll as English
The Washington times., 1933-06-23

Hymer, Ivan Simpson, Harold
Huber, Sandy Roth, Martha
Sleeper, Charles Grapewin, Halli-
well Hobbies and Robert Emmett
O'Connor.
The Washington times., 1933-06-23
Did You Know

That Mary Boland, now playing
comedy parts for Paramount, was
Leo Dietrichstein's leading woman
in THE Great Lover?
The Washington times., 1933-06-23
Ten Authors Fail

The Woman Accused" showed
conclusively that 10-name au-
thors couldn't do as good a job
at writing as one who knew his
business.
Wheeler and Woolsey's au-
The Washington times., 1933-06-23
POOR STORIES ARE BLAMED
Gilbert Passins
fastened by
Poor Tales
BY ANDREW r. KELLEY

blame the stories more than
anything else for the mess of
bad movies which have come
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-04
CONTRACT
EXPERTS PLAY II

This overcalling Of Z pre-emptive bid
with no trump Is q natural bidding
convention that was introduced last
year and Is now generally used In al
systems.
Mr.. M. Porter VALLEY, sitting in
the West, after his partner overcalled
with four no trump. bid five dia-
mondA North passed.
Mrs. Neil now knew that her part
ner held at least four diamonds. She
holds six, and even though he holds
only four diamonds to the eight spot
1T would be necessary to find three
diamonds to the queen In the South
hand In order for her to lose . dia-
mond trick.
It looked a. though tho only trick
that Mr& Neil had to lose was a
heart. II her partner holds three
clubs, the fourth club can be ruffed
In dummy, while II her partner holds
four clubs It Is only natural to ex-
pect the club suit to break. There
fore. Mrs. Neil now bid six diamonds.
The hand Is . spread, as only one
heart trick must be lost.
After the pre-emptive bid Of four
spades BY South It Il indeed rather
difficult for East and West to get
into six diamond contract with any
other bid than the overcall Of four
no trump. However. while this over
call Of no trump worked very well,
be sure that you hold the proper type
Of hand before making that declara-
ton.
Copyright. 1888. NEA Service, Incl
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-04
Homesick Boy from
Bismarck Is Puzzle

Bismarck high school English
students for several days have
tried vainly to identity the
'homesick boy from Bismarck"
who was mentioned in an article
in the Jan. q issue OF 1.-THE
Scholastic"
In this issue Of the national
magazine Of contemporary life
and letters for supplementary
study In English and history, Mary
Ellen Chase, professor of English
Literature at Smith College, writes
of q visit paid her last Thanks.
giving Day by q North Dakota
youth. The title Of her article
Is Mans Gift to America" and
deals with the life Of Sarah Orne
Jewett. In the essay she discusses
loyalty and love for ones own
state.
"The Dakotas to me suggest hot,
dry winds, Bad Lands, and inter.
minable stretches Of wheat: and
yet I shall never forget q home.
sick boy from Bismarck who din.
ed with me last THANKSGIVING
Day and looked with alien. dis
appointed eyes on the tumblinR
Berkshire Hills" she writes. "T11ey
We're not his meat and drink"
So far, Sleuths In the local high
school have been unable to iden.
tify the youth mentioned, even,
after inquiry among parents Of q
number OF Bismarck boys at
tending school in the East.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-04
ROADS IN WESTERN
n. D. SNOW-BLOCKED
Traffic in Dickinson and Willis
ton Areas Hampersd, Of.
ficials Say

Voy Au0 1A0OOCG0USO
Rising temperatures were In pros
pect for North Dakota following a
snowstorm in western North Dakota
early Saturday and Friday night
which caused blocked traffic In that
region.
Roads in the Dickinson and willis
ton areas wee reported blocked.
Snow stopped traffic around Dickin-
son and on U. 8. Highway No. 2 be-
tween Williston and Stanley, highway
department officials said.
The highway between Bismarck
and Minot was open, according to the
Interstate Transportation company
here. The Interstate bus Travelled
from here to Minot Saturday FORE
noon without serious trouble.
The mercury dropped to ~ below
zero at Fargo, jamestown and Devils
Lake Friday night while other Sec
lions experienced temperatures from
1 to is below. From one to two inches
Of snow fell at Wtlliston. Bismarck,
Devils Lake and jamestown reported
snowfall early Saturday.
Highway officials said tho storm
started eastward and that II accom-
panied by high winds would cause
loose snow. piled along highways, to
drift and make driving dangerous"
Weather bureau officials reported,
however. that low pressure area is
conferred over western North Dakota,
indicating rising temperatures and
warmer weather over the state.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-04
FORMER DEMOCRATIC
OFFICIAL SUPPORTS
ALLOTMENT MEASURE
Carl vrooman, Once In Agrlcul.
tural Department, Sees
Merit In Proposal

Warrington, Feb. 4.-(ReA former
Democratic assistant secretary Of
agriculture told senate COMMITTEES
Saturday that the domestic allotment
farm bill passed BY the house Is sound
and seems to have enough political
backing to become . law.
Carl vrooman, OF Bloomington, II
linois, who served In the agricultural
department under President Wilson
testified In support Of the bill after
Thomas 7. Wickham, chairman Of
the grain committee on national af-
fairs, had opposed It. Wickham as
serted It would fail to raise farm
prices.
vrooman observed that the biz
seems to have the approval Of the
incoming administration and Of q
majority Of the farm organizations.
"As . temporary emergency meas
ure, the basic principle Of the bill u
sound economically" he said.
Wickham said his own committee
represented grain and produce ex-
changes and boards Of trade In Buff
falo, Chicago, Duluth. Kansas City,
Milwaukee, Minneapolis, New York
Omaha, and st. Louis.
ANY opposition to legislation We
have made In the past was due to our
belief that the legislation proposed
would bring lower prices. That Il
our objection now" he said.
Farmers Are Suspicious
Wickham said farmers ARE show
ing little suspicion Of hastily con-
structed farm relief measures that In
actual working have been more effec-
tive In relieving them Of their farms
than In raising their prices"
lone thing will put up the price OF
grain" said Wickham. Increase the
demand for 1t. II there Is no demand
for an article, all the legislation in
the world cannot put . price tag on
It and make It sell"
He urged repeal Of the grain fu-
lures act and tho agricultural mar.
keting act.
Before another senate committee,
John Fields, president Of the wichita,
Kansas. federal land bank, gave his
farm mortgage relief views.
Referring to the emergency farm
credit" bill introduced by Senator
Robinson Of Arkansas and backed by
organized agriculture, he said q pro-
vision which would set up . billion
dollar corporation to lend money ia
farmers on first or second mortgages
appears workable"
II feel It would be helpful but per-
haps not to the degree that some
hope" he said, indicating that many
farmers already have borrowed to the
limit.
Under the bill the total Of obliga-
tions against . piece Of property
could not exceed Is per cent Of it,
value.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-04
Favor Transfer of
Bridge Fund Money

Overriding opposition to acceptance
Of the majority committees report for
passage Of the Flanagan bin to trans
fer the special bridge fund to the gen.
eral fund, the North Dakota house
Friday approved the recommendation
and placed the bill on the calendar.
The other Flanagan bill for divert
ing one-third Of the gas tax to the
Bank Of North Dakota by decreasing
the proportions for the state highway
commission and county highway aid
fund will 60 to the committee Of the
whole for consideration Of an amend.
ment. The amendment would permit
county commissioners to use the high
way aid fund for poor relief II neces-
sary.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-04
Activities of the Week in
Bismarck Public Schools

Junior high school for the last six
week period, according to 9. w. Lei
fur. principal.
The eighth grade had 10 members
on the roll, compared to II from the
seventh. For the previous six weeks,
the seventh grade had won honors.
The honor roll follows:
Eighth Grade
John Kramer, Henry Koch, Gayle
Kelly, Ben Jones, Olive johnson, Beu-
lah HedahA Cynthia Dursema, James
Burckhardt, Buddy Beall, Herbert As.
selstine, Henrietta Ode, John Peter
son, Awyu Potter, Elizabeth Raaen,
Ralph Rhoades, Harriet Rosen, Doro.
thy Sigurdson, Elizabeth Tolchinsky
and Clifton White.
Seventh Grade
John Abbot, Jean Baker, Phyllis
Brainard, Eva Goats, Charles Corwin.
Adeline Dale, Doris Fevold, Lynn
Franzen, Marjorie Heidinger, Annie
Homer, Robert Humphreys, Ethelind
Joerz, Rufus Lumry, Catherine May.
or, Sidney Sloven and Roland Wright.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-04
Grade Pupils Present
EskimO-Land Exhibit

An Eskimo project toward which
first. second and third grade pupils
IN the public school system have con-
tributed will be on display from Mon.
day evening to Friday evening, next
week IN show window Of the A. w.
Lucas company.
The project depicts an eskimo scene.
In the center OF which Is q miniature
eskimo home, with q dog team I'm the
door yard"
Eskimo posters viii form q back.
ground. All have been made By first
grade pupils. The animals and dog
teams were made by second grade pu-
Pills while the sled drawn by the
dogs, and eskimo dolls dressed In
furs riding on the sled, were prepared
by third grade children.
Exhibits made by older children will
be on display later on in the year, It
was announced by faculty members.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-04
Music Appreciation
Stressed by Larson,

stressing music appreciation, Clar-
ion Larson, musical director in the
public school system. has organized
Walter Damrosch classes and has
made plans for Junior high school
operetta early in March.
Paints and Patches" Is the oper.
eta. two-act comedy written BY
Sarah Cranes Clerk and Arthur A.
Penn.
The newly organized Junior hish
school orchestra will make its first
public appearance when It combines
with the high school orchestra 70
accompany the presentation.
Every other Friday morning, at
1880 o'clock. the students assemble
for their Walter Damroscn lesson,
which is broadcast over the National
Broadcasting company network. Two
receiving sets are used In the course
and students have regular notebooks
which they use In the class.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-04
PLAYMAKERS PLAN
PARENT PROGRAM
Local High School Dramatic Or.
Ranization Will Entertain
Next Month

Members Of the Bismarck higl,
school chapter Of the Junior Play
,ua'ers are laying plans for q parents
Axhst program during the first week
Starch.
The program, which will be given In
the city auditorium, will include ex-
temporaneous and after-dinner
speeches, short stories, orations, plays,
declarations and character makeup,
presented by members Of the dram
attic organization.
The local unit Is affiliated with q
national organization, eligibility rules
of which demand members must have
scholastic averages of 50 per cent or
better and the president must have
an IS average.
The group can have no more than
Is active and Is reserve members.
Members pay dues Of so cents per Sc
mester. Both may take part in pro-
auctions but the reserves cannot vote.
The Playmakers unit was organized
In 1922 under the direction of Miss
Dorothy Dakin. Miss Pearl Bryant
has charge Of dramatic activities at
present.
Outstanding productions presented
by this group during the last few years
include "Will O. the Wisp" and
"Highness," one-act plays.
Peggy Bergeson is president, Walter
Ulmer, secretary-treasurer, Mary
Cowan, mistress of the wardrobe, and
Harrison Monk, master Of properties.
Members Of the chapter are Julia
Ann Allen, Emily Belk, Peggy Berge-
son, Junior Birdzell, Gladys Garland
or, Virginia Cayou, Bernadine Ger
vinski, Betty Ann Coil, Frances Cox,
Donna Jean Davis, Claire deRochford,
Frances Dunn, Evelyn Ellingson,
Elizabeth Enright, Edith Guthrie, AL
thea Hollensworth, Mary Jean john
son, Ruth Jordan, Harrison Monk,
Mary Louise Nuessle, Phyllis Olson,
Marian Peterson, Gladys Risen, Ruth
saxvik, Jane Smith, Dorothy Te-
Kippe, Ellen Tillotson, Walter Ulmer,
Elanor Weber, Elaine Wentland, Will
ma Wenzel. Luella Atringer, jeanette
Asbridge, Ruth Christianson, Helen
Humphreys, Alice Knowles, Emma
LANCER, Mona Meyer, Mavis Mitchell,
Edith Monk, Beth Wheeler, Donald
Bowman, George Brittin, Wilson Da-
Wis, Eugene Fevold, Phil German,
Lloyd Ode, Charles Schoregge, Vern-
on Schroeder. James Taylor, Richard
Tiedman and Paul Wachter.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-04

The Bidding
Both sides were Vulnerable and
South. the dealer. who held eight
spades, started the contracting with
q bid Of four spades.
This Is . pre-emptive bid and does
not invite . response from partner
on the contrary, It + . definite at
tempt to shut out not only tho OPP
ponents. but your partner g well.
Personally, I seldom use the pre-
emptive bid as I hesitate to make
any bid that will definitely shut out
my partner. However, the bid Of four
spades was made and that Is the
situation which confronted Mrs. NELL
who at In the East, when It was her
turn to bid.
Il che doubled four spades, hen
partner would naturally take It to
mean . business double, therefore .
double was out Of the question.
Mrs. Nell well realised that South
had made the bid Of four spades be-
cause he held one extremely weak suit
and WAS endeavoring to keep his OPP
ponent from bidding that suit.
Generally . pre-emptive bid In ono
major = made to shut out the other
major. therefore Mr.. Nell felt that
perhaps she and her partner had .
heart bid. However Mrs. Nell could
not b expected 70 bid i've hearts
with only three-car6 heart suit over
. four-spade bid.
She held two strong minor suits.
A natural overcall would b 70 bid
five diamouds-but remember, with
her hand sl1s could support hearts, q
play the hand at clubs a. diamonds.
Nh. Neil now made use Of 3 very fine
bid-sle ovsycalled With four no
trump.
eupposing that you hsld tn West
cards and this declaration came 70
you-would you not reason Il out h
the following mannerf
Certainly partner cannot play .
hand at four no trump when tho
South player has stated that III his
strength nes b one aait-And that
suit = extremely long. Isn't Il natural
70 assume that Ghe q aslEing you 20
name your boot antf
In other words H. was AFRAID -
double. fearing that 1neteo0 6 taking
II - IN ineosmatoey douh1o you would
intogngst = - . buslneB deuble.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-04
Heaton
BY SARAH HEIlaLE

Mrs. Jake Schlickenmeyer Of wash
burn Is patient at the hospital ct
Bismarck.
Lester and Kenneth Keck called ct
the Bernard Hall home Thursday.
Dave Keck and Bernard Hall mo-
tored to Wilton Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Heinle and sons,
Edwin, Richard and Andrew, and
daughter Rachel and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Berg and son Albert and daugh-
ter Aletha visited at the william Wag-
ner home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Brezden and Don
Green and Pete 6eibel visited 1t the
william Brezden home Sunday.
Lester Keck visited wfch Ernest
Heinle Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christ schell and son
visited ct tho william Wagner home
Friday evening.
Miss Palma Heintz Of Martin visit
ed ct the william Wagner home the
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Keck and son
Kenneth visited ct the Bob Laughliu
home Sunday.
A. II. Heinle called Of the Fred
Wagner home Monday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-04
Allotment Bill Explained
By Representative Jones

hands In North Central states are
getting only board and lodging for
their labor.
Taxes paid BY farmers on their real
estate II 1881, though below the 1920
peak, were approximately double the
1918 tax Per acre.
Income Falls, Debts Increase
Gross income from farm production
in 1882 q tentatively estimated by the
Department Of Agriculture ct $500.
100000 - against $685., O00,0 in
1881, -. 403 .00o, 900 In 1880, AID 81,
100000 900 In 1870.
Farm mortgage indebtedness In
creased about $3.50. 900 900 In 1910 to
an estimated total Of - 900, 00o, 900 to-
day. Meanwhile, farm values have de-
creased from 20 to 20 per cent Of their
former value.
This picture Of the nations agricul-
tural situation may be q dark one, but
It threatens 70 become darker still
unless something Is done to rescue
the farmer from the economic morass
Of debt and low prices which now
binds him and, ct the same time, pro-
longs the industrial stagnation.
We have now the greatest supply Of
food and raw products that this coun-
try has ever known, and yet millions
Of hungry people are walking the
streets In idleness and misery.
Must Restore Balance
Every thinking man must know that
there can be no national recovery
with 10-cent corn, scent cotton and
30-cent wheat. Such conditions lie at
the very rvot Of our economic stagna-
ton and until the farmer Is restored
to the position where he can buy the
products Of our mills and our factories
this business depression will continue.
Economically We are out Of balance.
The price Of what the farmer sells Is
down: the price Of what he must buy
has not come down proportionately.
For the same amount Of labor today
he can get only half Is much In shoes
or other purchased articles Is he got
before the world war. Bear In mind
that am speaking Of pre-war values
not boom time values.
We must restore the price parity
that formerly existed between agri-
culture and industry. Only by restor-
Ing agriculture can the rest Of the
country be restored.
The farmers buying power should
be restored ct least to the point Of
enabling him to get for his products
the same relative price Is existed In
the pre-war period. In other words,
We want cotton, wheat, hogs and GER
tain other basic farm products to
bear the same relation to the general
commodity price level today that they
bore In the 1o0o-l4 period. Can any
one deny the Justice Of such price
relationship
The House has sought to meet this
immediate emergency with the farm
allotment BILL" The bill has been
passed by that body and now awaits
action In the Senate.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-04
Stagg Will Coach at
Pacific Coast School

Chicago, Feb. 4.-(ReA. A. Stage,
ST., retired University of Chicago
football coach, announced Saturday
he has accepted q position as head
football coach at the college Of the
Pacific, Stockton, California.
Stagg, who was retired as athletic
director and coach under an auto
matte retirement rule at the age Of
70, told Of his decision to 60 to the
Pacific coast after q long conference
with DR.. Tully G. Knoles, president
Of the college Of the Pacific.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-04
New NepotisIn Bill
Presented to House

A rewritten bill on nepotism cane
out Of the North Dakota house ways
ana means committee Friday to be
considered - an amendment to H.
p. Piper,S original measure aimed ut
prohibiting employment Of relatives
IN governmental offices.
Under provisions Of the amended
bill. any executive. state or minis
terial Officer would be prohibited
from employing persons related "by
affinity or consanguinity within the
second degree" In any clerkship, Of
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-04
Transportation Body
To Meet Here Tuesday

Members Of the Citizens Transport
tation League will hold q special
meeting In the dining room Of the
World War Memorial building here
Tuesday night. 1t is announced by B.
q. Cross.
J. Q. OConnell, Minneapolis, In the
principal talk, will outline the objects
Of the league and the campaign 1t
Is waging, Cross said.
All persons interested In the or
ganization, as well as members, are
urged to attend, Cross said. The ses-
sion will begin at 3 O'Clock.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-04

flee position, or duty In state, dis
tr1ct or county offices.
Violation Of the law would be pun
ishable BY q fine Of at least 800 and
not more than $500 for the first Of
tense and ct least $500 and not more
than $1,000 for the second offense.
The measure has been recommend.
ed for passage.