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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-11-06
The Community Chest

Public-spirited citizens Of Bismarck
tomorrow will begin the annual cam
paign to fill up the city's Community
Chest.
Other public spirited citizens viii
receive them pleasantly, pledge with
out delay as much as they can at
ford to give This is as 1t should be.
Others. perhaps, will have an inner
battle with the forces Of selfishness
when they are asked for a donation.
Some persons must make real sacri-
fees if they are to contribute at I'll.
Still others will find it impossible to
give anything, will look instead to
what is given as source Of cheer
and comfort during the next year.
In this respect, Bismarck is just
like any other American community.
Within the confines Of one city we
have rich and poor. the generous and
the stingy, the patriot and the slack
er, the decent man and the chiseler.
But the records prove that We are
luckier, in this respect, than many
other communities. Compared to
some oenters we have fewer poor
folks, even though we also have fewer
rich ones. The generous far outnum-
Der the mean. Slackers and chisel-
ers are few and far between. Our
average OF citizenship Is unusually
high and the results Of past Com
munity Chest campaigns prove that
the heart Of Bismarck beats warm
and true.
In this town we have come to look
upon the poor and unfortunate with
the friendly compassion which may
be distinguished from cold charity.
We recognize that every man is, after
q sense, his brothers keeper, that
sentimentality need not rule but that
it has Z proper and important place
IN the eternal scheme OF things.
The people Of Bismarck have
learned not to pass by on the other
side." Instead they have helped
themselves and each other in way
which would rebound to the credit OF
any city.
These are the bases upon which,
one can safely predict that the Com
munity Chest drive will succeed. The
history Of this endeavor shows That
all who have anything at all to give
will give something, and that is what
guarantees success.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-11-06
A Tax Exempt Home Possible
(MinneapoliS ,lournaD

Among the statesmen Of today we
have many venturesome ones. They
are willing to try thing once. The
Farm Board debacle Is q case In point,
but not all the experiments have come
from Washington. The states as well
have tried their prentice hands in
various ventures.
just now Florida statesmen have q
brightly colored dream, a dream long
cherished by Florida real estate men
ard other boosters. They propose
offering the tax eaten world tax
exempt haven. At its last session, the
legislature Of that state actually put
forward constitutional amendment
proposing something Of the kind and
offered 1t to the people to be voted on
in November. 1885. So there Is time
enough to talk it up or down before
voting.
This amendment proposes tn t
there shall be exemption from taxa
ton, for every head OF family who
Is z citizen and who resides in Flor
ida, on the home property up to the
valuation Of 5000: providing that the
title to the homestead be vested in
the head Of the family or his wife,
and that the owner reside upon the
tax exempt property.
Careful estimates made by Florida
economists indicate that the annual
saving to the home owner would be
about $3.50. But the appeal of the
system Is much greater than the saw
ing Of the actual money involved. 1t
Is the attraction Of q tax free home.
Even though the sum In each case
Is small, the total would be large and
Florida needs revenue. It has been
suggested that It must be raised some
low, perhaps by some sort Of sales
tax that would mot be felt" Other
states, notably Mississippi, have done
well with Z sales tax and no great
complaint has arisen.
II = q pleasant Floeidiau Fountain
Of Youth dream. Other states viii be
satisfied 70 see someone else make the
experiment Of getting foundations un-
der II. Then We can tell better.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-11-06

The great aim Of government Is to
do justice. This Is the pulsating
heart Of the new deal.-Assistant Sec
Rotary Of State Harry r. Payer.
= i =
I felt like saying ! wasn't married,
and now feel like saying I am mar
ried.-Lupe Velex Weismuller.
= i \
Social systems, like living organ
isms, arc born, develop. attain major
ity and then die.-Mayor Daniel H.
Hoan Of Milwaukee.
i = i
Silly females come here to Join 4
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-11-06
War Credit Prospects Are
Different Now

When the chances for q new war
in Europe are discussed, the Ameri-
can is apt to have in the back of his
head . notion not unlike that which
possesses the mind Of the village UNI
dertaker who watches by the door Of
MORALLY sick friend.
He hopes nothing tragic happens,
but he can't help knowing that If 1t
does it at least will put some extra
cash in his own pocket.
II Europe, that IS to say, goes to
war again, Europe will need an in
finite variety Of the commodities
America produces-everything from
wheat to poiton gas. from auto
trucks to shells. An America which
has sold steadily diminishing amounts
OF these and other commodities for
years hardly can be blamed for
thinking about this.
But it might just as well be pointed
out that this time those expectations
might be disappointed very sharply.
Europe would want to buy those
things Just as much as in the last
war: but Europe might have a very
hard time figuring out what to use
for money.
In 1914 Europe held vast quantities
Of American securities. American
railroads had used enormous amounta
Of foreign capital In their construc-
ton; 50 had American mines, Ameri-
can factories, American street rail.
way systems, and 70 On.
When tho war broke out. Europe
hurried to turn these securities into
cash: with tho cash, huge purchases
Of munitions and other commodities
were financed. And when that money
was used up. TIE Allisd nations Dor
fuwsd heavily n the American mar
kst to buy mare.
Hut things are different to-day.
The amount Of sound American -.
e,6itiss hsld today y Europe could
alnost, = they say. b put II your
90. The sl1ells that could 10 bought
With tts money these securities wos,lt
ring wouldn't last . week. After
tlaak, Rnope would have - borrow.
And aHyoub who looks at the pres
- stats 6 forsion loans IN Thu
oountEy knows without being told
tlaat there would BE- = different stor,
this time. European bonds would no,
~ Ike hot calces now; Is . msttel
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-11-06

the transient unemployed y becom-
ing = reality under the Federal Emer-
gency Relief Administration.
Each state win have such . camp.
New York Is inaugurating two or
three and another already Is operat-
Ing In Pennsylvania. Transients win
be taken in and made to work for
meals and lodging II work = available
-otherWiss not.
Medical examination and treatment
win be provided, along with effort to-
ward rehabilitation. The plan re-
sembles closely that for which CUT
ting fought vainly during severed
months.
Gold Mines Eyed
The Federal Trade Commission,
operating under the securities oct.
has It's eagle eye on gold mining COM
pAnies, now that the administratipn's
new gold policy Is certain TO stimulate
production.
Mines containing little or no gold
are expected to be opened and the
FTC carefully win scrutini1e Ill stock
sales.
Its Embasrasing
The Oh Administration IS eEnbar-
raised to find that Is recently ap-
pointed q man to It's narheting divi-
sion In q western state who twice has
been indicted and once convicted. The
most recent Indictment chnreea fraud
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-11-06

sorority % they can marry something
In Q fraternity.-Dr. Margery Bailey
Stanford University.
= i i
We have tried to overcome the eco
nomic crisis step by step without de-
magogy and today we can say tho
danger Il past.-Chancellor Ensel"
bert Dollfuss Of Austria.
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Barbs

DePauw University scientist reports
tWo-thirds Of the men he questioned
believed they actually thought while
dreaming. And about as many &C"
tuaIly dream while they think They're
thinking.
Dividends Of q large razor manu-
facturer have been reduced more than
half from last years. There's cut
tho stockholders have received right
on the chin.
copyright, 1888, NEA Service, Incl
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II don't agree with you."
The newspaper came up again, I
wall between them.

i don't agree with You"
The Newspaper came up again, =
wall between them.
"Of course. It 10 absurd" she
went on with forced cheerfulness,
''but Ill the more reason for speak
ing Of It 70 Joan. At least tell her
about it, and very likely she will
know who sent il, and dispel oil our
doubts"
"Doxbts!" He sprang up angrily,
glaring at her with hostile, flashing
eyes. The eyes Of = stranger, not
her son. II have no doubts! Joanl
I'd as soon listen to gossip Of you"
She caught her breath sharply.
Eyes, but if it were so-wouldn't
you want to know it-now?"
He smiled at her pityingly.
"Mother-I ask you-stop. II such
rot were true / shouldn't be in love
with her for the simple reason that
it wouldn't Be Joan. Now let's for
get it. I have no intention Of men
tioning it to her-and neither have
you"
"I'm sorry you choose to misun-
derstand," she said coldly.
He did not answer.
Mrs. Barstow felt guilty, going
back to tho Van Fleets again. She
dreaded to think Of Curtis anger il
he ever found out, but there was lit
tie likelihood Of that.
Her gloved hand touched the bell
firmly.
When Heeley, still wrapped in
the red checked shawl, peered at
her through the crack Of the door
she handed her Z letter, "For the
Misses Van Fleet" she said, land
will you tell them I'll wait for the
answer7"
Heeley showed her into the draw
ing room, grudgingly.
Evvie Van Fleet read the letter
through twice, folded it with stub
by, gnarled fingers, and put it in
TIE pocket Of her black sateen pet
ticoat.
Heeley jerked thumb in the d.
rection Of the drawing room. "She's
waiting-in there"
"Do her good to cool her heels. I"
Evvie rumbled, with . sly look at
Babe, huddled over the alright
stove, with her crochet The more
feminine and squeamish Babe BE-
came with advancing years. the
coarser and more manly Evvie. She
took : perverse delight in shocking
and offending everybody.
"Who?" Babe quavered. :sWho's
in the parlor?"
Evvie rocked majestically, hands
placidly crossed on her militant
bosom. "Joan's mother-in-law," she
gui5awed.
81 "Evvie, please don't b funny. /
think you ought to let mo see that
letter you put in your pocket. I saw
you. Il was meant for me, too, l
know il was!" Her sharp little nose
was pink - the shawl she was Gro
chetin&. Ts-is she Worried
mot yet" Evvis returned ami
ably, enjoying tho sensation she
was creating, 'but soon"
"Not-noE that boy" Babe fal-
tered.
EWES black brows darkened.
"Shh-no. Somehody else. b.
stow. His mothers here, and l b.
ieve I'll 80 her. Social climber Of
course. Gene and watch No settle
her. Hselsyi Hselsy, ven have
tea In the drawing room. Come.
Babe, don't primp-it;s vulgar at
your age."
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Of fact, they probably wouldn't 60 at
| all.
There are various ways in which
American prosperity might be re-
stored. A new European war. how
ever, Is not one Of them.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-11-06
BY RODNEY BUTCHER
Tribune's Washington Correspondent

Washington, Nov. 4.-General john
sons western transforming tour to
sell MIRA is more than mere effort
to appease dissatisfied farmers. NRA
is under fire on other fronts and the
administration, disturbed, decided on
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-11-06
The NewDeal
Washington

Johnson Faces Tough Job In Resell
ing NRA Camps to Help
Transicnts in Effort to "Comc
Back" Close Watch Kept on
Gold Mines.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-11-06

A new aviation device transmits the
sound of the propeller through
nnicrophones to the airport, causing a
light to flash on ground map and
revealing the exact location of the
plane.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-11-06
CHAPTER xxXYI

"Think Of getting . girl like
Joan these days, mother! Mother,
do you realize what that means?
Now aren't you glad / didn't fall in
with your ideas about Eugenia?
She's q peach and all that-but
Joan-I-I can't tell you. She's like
some mountain flower that grew up
in the clean air away from the SCOT
and dirt Of the cities all the
bloom left on -"
II know, Curtis. But isn't she
just a little fortunate in finding
you, tool"
He laughed. "Going to stand up
for your son, aren't your" He was
always laughing now. Lyla Barstow
almost loved Joan for making him
SO happy and yet she had
made him happy once, he had been
happy before he knew Joan, with
out any other woman in his life.
Now she was just someone to talk
to, someone to talk to about Joan.
II want the wedding to be soon,
but she's such q funny, shy little
thing don't want to rush her too
much. Do you suppose I could get
her to consent to May?"
"May!"
/. @Or April"
"Curtis-so soons" Her heart
sank.
"Soon? Cali that soon? I'd be
married now If she'd agree. Why
don't you help me out . littlel Tell
her long engagements are unlucky.
Go on-help me out"
She touched his cheek with her
delicate, blue-veined hand Dear
Curtis how could she let him
60?
"I'll help you, dear. But there
will be much to do. must do some
entertaining for her. And you must
speak to her about her aunts, the
Misses Van Fleet, Curtis. We must
have them here at least once before
So much to do. Shed babied him
90. She had taken care Of his
clothes al his life, bought shirts
and sox and ties would Joan
take all that from her too?
She remembered she hadn't sent
that brown suit to the cleaner. She
loved going into his room, the room
he had had ever since he was Z
little boy, and Strengthening his
things. II made her feel necessary,
beloved.
She sang, softly, . little OF the
key, rs she gathered up plus tours,
golf sweater, and the brown suit,
to be left in the hall closet for An.
ME to give to the cleaner tomorrow.
Automatically her fingers searched
the pockets for the memoranduma
and loose change he never remem-
bered to take out.
A pink letter! She laid it on the
bureau with sniff. Anyone who
would use pink paper; and purple
ink :. There was no envelope, the
large loosely formed words spelled
themselves under her eyes "Joau
Hastings disgrace =. sailor -,
fifteen
The little song died on her lips.
"Curtisl" His mother came into
the library with tho pink letter il
her hand.
He saw It, even before she spoke
Darn it-he,d left tho thing where
she could find i'll Why didn't b
destroy It ct once, % he should have
done? And he sti6ened, with un.
reasonable, shamed anger.
"Curtis, ] found this
II didn't intend that you should
It Vas II . pocket, wasn't 1T"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-11-06

Our Christmas tree. - We know It
today, came from Germany. being
mentioned by German writer's as early
8 1905, but the actual origin IS un-
known.
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PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
By William Brady, M. d.

Signed pertaining hygiene
diagnosis treatment will answered Brady stamped
should
queries conforming instructions
Address d.. william Brady, Of this newspaper
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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.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-11-06

Most pictures show three wise men
listing the infant Jesus. but there is
no mention made Of the number in
che Biblical accounts.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-11-06

The Netherlands have a population
Of 100000.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-11-06

Camps for Transients
Without much publicity, the old
proposal of New Mexico's Senator
Cutting for state camps to care for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-22

The text of the letter of o. M. w
Sprague, dated November is, submitting
to President Roosevelt his resignation
follows:
NV Dear Mr.. President:
Some six months ago, at your urgent
request, left London and accepted the
post of financial and executive assistant
to the Secretary of the Treasury. l &C
copied this position because believed
at that time that I was sufhc1ently IN
agreement with you on monetary mat
tiers to be able to render some service
in the working out of policies designed
to bring about trade recovery.
Unhappily, I now find that I am IN
such fundamental disagreement with
the monetary policies which have re-
Gently been adopted that have de-
1t is possible that there might still be
a meeting of minds had been afforded
any opportunity to discuss s., policies with
have been afforded me since my return
from London in July, after your reJec'
ton of the arrangements to steady the
foreign exchanges during the period OF
am opposed to the present policy OF
depreciating the dollar through gold
purchases in foreign markets for two
reasons. I am convinced that this
policy will prove ineffective in securing
q speedy rise in prices. This is not
because of any inability to depreciate
the dollar.
Says Imitation Easy.
When a government announces its
determination to depreciate its owr
currency it can certainly accomplish
that result, and without the necessity
of acquiring any considerable amounts
of gold in other countries, since no SEN
sible person will desire in such circum-
stances to acquire more of the currency
But mere depreciation of the cur,
rency in relation to the currencies Of
other countries will not bring about
a general rise in prices, in the absence
| of widespread distrust of the currency
at a time when there Is a large exces!
plant capacity and millions Of unem
ployed wage earners.
An advance in prices that has any
promise of being maintained requires
| the development of conditions that viii
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-22
SPRAGUE DENOUNCED
AS LACKING LOYALTY
Committee for Nation Says It Is
Fortunate Professor Is Out
of Treasury.

NEW YORK, November 2z-Com-
menting upon the resignation as Treas
ury adviser of Dr. O. M. w. Sprague,
the Committee for the Nation said in a
statement tonight that Sprague's OPP
position to President Roosevelt's policy
of establishing an all-American dollar
makes it fortunate that he is out of
the Treasury"
The committee. of which j. H. Rand.
jr., New York industrialist, is chair
man, and which includes outstanding
figures in the business life of the coun-
try. voiced its support of the Roose-
veltian monetary policies.
Prof. Sprague's disloyal statement"
said the committee, confirms misgiv-
ings long held by American industrial
lists and leaders of agriculture regard
ing him. Neither seeks an unfair adj
vantage They ask only that We COLI
troll our own money and our own price
level according to our domestic
needs.
Prof. Sprague's opposition to this
policy of establishing an all-American
dollar makes 1t fortunate that he Is out
of the Treasury. 1t is humiliating that
a servant of the Government whose per-
sonal opinion would carry comparatively
little weight should disregard the obi
cations of his position and use its pres
tige as Prof. Sprague has done during
the past month. While in the service
of the Government, behind closed doors
talking to bankers in New England. he
criticized the President and attacked
his policy.
sc Such statements as Prof
Spragues may serve momemtarily as
a signal for a manufactured deflation
drive on markets. They cannot arrest
the favorable effects of the President s
program"
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Text of Sprague Letter
Declares He and President Roosevelt Are IN 'Fnnda-
mental Disagreement" Monetary Matters.
Says ri Am Opposed to Present Policy"

permit q sustained demand for more
labor and more materials, with result
ant increases in the production of
goods and services and higher stand
ard of living. There is nothing in the
depreciation of the dollar to induce
this increased demand for materials
and labor A few prices will rise, par
ticularly those of commodities such as
cotton, that are exported in large
amounts.
Similarly, prices of such imports. as
rubber and coffee will rise A few other
commodities that are not exported, but
are subject to speculative transactions
in organized markets, may advance in
price somewhat, but the advance will
rest on an unstable foundation, since
there is nothing in the depreciation of
the dollar to increase domestic con-
sumption.
Doubtless, given time, deprecated
dollar or a devalued dollar will yield a
! higher price level. But this will only
has been realized. Our immediate con-
Germ Is to eXtrlcate ourselves from the
depression, rather than with the course
of prices after that happy event.
Fears for Credit.
Finally, and of overshadowing i'm
portance, the present policy threatens
a complete breakdown of the credit of
the Government. The recovery pro-
gram involves expenditures far in ex-
cess of current revenues. Certainly as
much as two billions of dollars must be
borrowed during the remainder of the
fiscal year.
Bonds, including Governments bonds
are an unsatisfactory investment at a
time when a Government is deter
mined to depreciate its currency
Already many issues of Government
securities have dropped below par, in
Guiding the issue that was brought out
in October.
I believe you are faced with the
alternative either of giving up the
present policy or of the meeting OF
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Government expenditures with add

Government expenditures with addi-
tional paper money.
You will then, no doubt secure a rise
in prices, for you will be faced with
distrust of the currency. already mani
fest in growing flight from the dollar,
but extending into a frantic desire to
hold anything other than currency or
securities yielding a fixed interest re-
turn.
We are a mercurial people. The
memory of postwar depreciation of cur
rencies in Europe is still fresh. We
have recently experienced distrust of
banks spreading like wildflre throughout
the country. A similar wave Of cur
rency, distrust threatens.
I have retained my present position
for many weeks, hoping against hope
that wiser counsels might prevail.
have now reached the conclusion that
there is no defense from a drift into
unrestrained imitation other than an
aroused and organized public opinion
1t is for the purpose Of contributing as
I may to such a movement that, with
feelings of profound disappointment, !
sever my connections with your admin
istration.
Very truly yours,
O. NJ w. SPRAGUE