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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-28
MIRA and MONOPOLY

The report Of the federal trade
commission on the trend of the steel
industry under MIRA contains moth
ing that will astonish readers of The
Tribune. It was obvious from the
first that the so-called codes Of fair
competition were destined to be used
to destroy competition for the bene-
ut Of the larger units of industry.
The industrial giants had been Sc
verely buffeted not only by the de-
preston but also by smaller and more
agile organizations and proposed to
use NRA as a means to render the
little fellows impotent. How far the
process has advanced in one basic
industry IS clearly indicated in the
trade commissions report.
While there Is nothing In the re-
port which can be regarded as In any
way unexpected, the report never
theless Is not valueless. It serves the
purpose Of calling attention forcibly
to the contradictory nature of the
recovery act itself. The act at one
point authorizes trade associations to
organize In violation Of the antitrust
statutes and at another specifically
states that monopolistic practices are
not to be permitted. The two provi-
sions together make no sense. They
destroy each other. The essence Of
monopoly Is price fixing and the es-
sence Of the antitrust statutes Is the
prohibition Of price fixing. Once the
larger units Of an industry are per-
mitted to impose schedule Of prices
upon all units in that industry, the
antitrust laws are dead. They have
no further value either as protec-
ton to the small merchant and man
ufacturer or as protection to the
public against extortton and discrim-
tnation. To hold that there Is any
life In the antitrust laws under NRA
as It has been applied In the steel
business Is to talk nonsense.
The report reveals the contradic-
tory nature Of the recovery act, and
in doing so offers q clew to congress
and perhaps to the supreme court as
well, which. II followed, may remedy
some Of the most serious abuses Of
the Blue Eagle. II the present law is
amended by congress or interpreted
by the court to mean that trade as
sociations cannot engage In price fix
ing. whatever else they may be per-
mitted to do. none Of the much adj
vertised accomplishments Of the law
would Be lost. Il 1t has served to de-
stroy sweat shop conditions and to
increase employment by sharing the
work Il could continue to perform
these estimahle services but It could
no longer b used . protection for
the inefficient against the efficient.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-28
A COmplicating Factor

Not the least interesting item in
the current news is the protest by
Ambrose merchants against the busi-
ness debt moratorium recently prom
ulgated by Governor LANCER.
They see 1t as q handicap, rather
than a benefit, and In this they
doubtless will be joined by other
merchant groups. ."-.*. .--=
At best 1t Is an unsettling factor
and one which complexities rather
than clarifies the problems Of the av-
erage businessman.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-28
Member Of Audit Bureau q
Circulation

Member OF The Associated Press
The Associated Press Is exclusively
entitled to the use for republication
Of all news dispatches credited to 1t
or not otherwise credited In this
newspaper and also the local news Of
spontaneous origin published herein.
All rights of republication OF all other
matter herein are also reserved.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-28
The Six-Hour Day

One Of the most interesting indus
trial experiments now going forward
In America i that adopted by W. K.
Kellogg. manufacturer Of ready-to-
eat cereals. 1T his plant In Battle
Creek, Michigan.
Mr.. Kellogg has adopted the idea
Of six-hour day. raising wages SUI
ficiently 90 that his employees receive
Is much Or more than they did UNI
der the former eight-hour system. He
believes the step Is one In tune With
the times and asserts he expects to
continue It . the normal basis Of
operation II his industry.
The result y 10 give his people
more leisure tins and . resent sur
vey was uaade % - how they IN
tended 70 use It. The answers fell
into many different classiftcations.
Some intended . devote thsir tinne
TO self-improvemenk others % recre-
alton o. hobbies such . gardening
and motoring. Many. particularly
the older people, aid thsy sxpeet q
Use ! part q thsir nsw leisure =
resting.
Whabever tn usee o which this
nsw ti1ne = put, tn result = bound
- - bonefielal 1or mot q thoGe uho
have 1eeodyed this boen.
Meanwhile, tn ret q - A1o IN
tsreate6 spsctatoe1 md neee. II pasb-
ins. tl,at NJ. xsllogg ssenae 70 have
edeed Hen1y 1urd out = the llne4
light Nth respoet 70 : nsw high paint
tetwoon sanployef and eznplogss.
r lnl't = long 40 siaase tl1e stand
ard vaEking ~ = inAn1txy - Y
holrs. vI1s aeea a,eG = - sight-
jouS ~ = : relstlysly ned11n thing.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-28
SYNOPSIS

Michael Lanyard - formerly
known - the 'Lons Wolf" IN nm
derworld celebrity, but now Z 70.
spscted antique dealsr-sails for
America on the SIS. "Navarrs.1
Aboard ship, he meets Detective
Crane, Of New York, who hunted
the Lone Wolf" years ago. They
talk Of 1anyard's reformation pre-
ceding his marriage, and the tragic
death Of his wife and children
while he was at war.
CHAPTER II
"But about yourself, pleased !
have often thought Of you, who have
30 much in the way Of kindness to
remember you by"
'sWhat do you mean, kind
ness'3" Crane snorted. GOOD will,
If you like always did have = soft
side for q sportsman. But I'll be
fingered il / can lay my mind 70
any time when the Lone Wolf asked
odds Of man or devil"
"For Ill that, there were occa-
sions when I would have been put
10 it to remain ct large, Il you
hadn't seen to it-how do you say
it?-that got the breaks"
mo more than l'd've done Tor
any man-have, like sap. too often
with others"
zone has more than once thought
you were too just . genius, and too
Good-hearted, to round out your
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-28
Fl||] JOY 10y &|||;3|1

AnR-
4aaame 2 gracious @ think z
4ample traoesman PETER company.
Lanyard responded with . bow.
Hawk e the man! Simple
9adesman' indeed! Mrs: Crozier
oimpled On him and wagged her fine
Mnlte head over the hypocrite. AZ
z you hadn't, simply BY putting the
Meigns o1 your expert knowledge
BAN behind Il. pushed Delibes into the
nrst place IN the last few years
=: and ,werent vain ss Lucifer .bous
Ing forward to look part Lanyard.
This il the same Monsieur Lanyard
whom you have heard me abuse be-
hind his back 20 often. Don't b
taken IN BY his decei6ulne.s. He
Knows more about jewels and paint
ings than any man living, and has
the nerve e call himself = simple
thank you, Mother. for the time
u warning Fenno Crozier replied
with disarlning simplicity, and gave
Lanyard Ill the attention Of grave,
sweet eyes. esI'm very fortunate.
don't ay,!yr you think, monsisur1.
need looking after and my ears no
Iee9:
,,;, mnts : nee = Wy g surn 2 com;
. rI. E-a u meMuon my ne:as
. III .an esn r. = a.s.nf = i mosner %
sdavs w Tho~ an ~ th;rt 100 :.h "v
haye been an NV ~aard fhis f;me
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-28
By RODNEY BUTCHER

BY RODNEY BUTCHER
Tribune Washington Correspondent
Washington, March 28.-General
Billy Mitchell and the navy's admirals
still love each other-like hyenas. It
was hushed up, but the House SUBJ
committees inquiry into naval air.
craft purchases was marked by q hot
skirmish between the rambunctious
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-28

Coins are made with rough, saw
tooth edges to deter persons from
collecting the precious metals by FL
ing or scraping the edges, and then
passing the coins at full value.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-28

Tests for food aduleration have re-
vealed cases Of paraffin wax in lard,
sulphur In barley, maize starch in
mustard, sand In mixed spice and
cinnamon, zinc In cider and ice cream,
rice In flour, and starch In suet.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-28

Baltimore specialists have N anse.
thetio that works n 70 seconds and
produces no II after-effect& Con.
gre1s would like b know about Il, b.
fore passing the next tax law.
: =
A scientist . being sought IN
New York as the leader q Z gang
~ international spies. He mlght
b located with = spy glass.
i :
Tammany Leader Curry refuses %
quit. He shouldn't. He helped elect
= reform administration In New York,
and heu DO II again 20 long o he's
leader.
+ = i
s A man n Michigan, who kept
! tiger In his homo for two years.
= going 70 get married. Trained
Tor the worst.
= = =
New York debs and their mothers
played polo On Riddle cars and the
mamas won. Sure, the older women
are approaching their second child
hood.
Copyright, 1884. NEA Service, Inc.)
The unemployed Of 0ardena, Calf,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-28
The NewDeal
Washington

Mitchell. Admiral Feud sim Flames
-. Doorkeeper Loyal Battler It 70
=. II You Want Better Cheese,
FSRC Has Il y No Limit on SEN
ate's Joke Resolutions.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-28
OLD FOGIES MODERNIZED
WHILE You WAIT

Some time ago, writes subscriber,
read an article Of yours pertaining
to diathermy for the removal Of ton
sils. I went to our family physician
end inquired about the method. He
told me he didn't use 1t and didn't
know where I could find = doctor who
old.
cat any rate the family doctor
didn't get off any cheap cracks about
newspaper medicine. Too many Of
the old fogies do. when their patients
come looking for newfangled treat
ment the scoundrel in charge OF this
contemplate column recommends.)
I went to six other doctors before
I found one who used the method for
removing tonsils. Now am not q
stranger to doctors and hospitals. for
I have had duodenal ulcer for fifteen
years When I think Of how little
pain or distress there is In this diath-
ermy method I wonder how the old
fashioned doctors can persuade pa
tients to submit to the guillotine and
snare method.
It may sound funny to you, but I
asked my doctor how he came to use
the new method. He told me It was
al. article Of yours about old fogies
and mossbacks. The article peeved
him lot. for he isn't SO young any
more. But it made him look up the
facts about the new method. The
doctors name Is -. Here's hoping
you will succeed In getting other old
fogies lnodernized and also more lay
men educated to demand modern
treatment.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-28
That Farmers League

This newspaper never has been and
IS not now q sympathizer with Com
1nunisn. It believes that the expert
ment now going forward In Russia is
incompatible with the traditional
American principle Of freedom and
individual liberty and that espousal
of Communism would mean aban-
donment Of much which al OF Us
hold dear.
Nevertheless, 1t has . certain adj
miration for the Communists who will
meet here next month at the call Of
the United Farmers League with .
view to taking such action In the cur
rent political situation as they see tit.
They may be wrong In principle, but
they are perfectly frank as to what
they stand for. And their opinions
Of present conditions, while preju-
diced by peculiar twist Of thinking,
are nevertheless their own. Reading
the propaganda which they sent out
with their announcement, 1t Is diff
cult for fair-minded man to chal-
lenge the honesty Of either their opin-
ions or their purpose.
incidentally. this propaganda de-
liberately rubs salt into one Of our
sorest wounds. It points out anew
the fact that what we call SURPRISES
IN goods are, when viewed from the
standpoint Of human need. wholly
artificial. It demands to know how
anyone can say there Is over-produc-
ton Of clothing when many have not
enough clothes: how we can honestly
be said to have shortage Of food
stuffs when SO many persons are
finding it difficult to get either the
quantity or variety Of food they need
or would like to have.
II the Communists were the first
to raise this question we should be
grateful to them. Capitalism long
has recognized proper distribution Of
goods as one Of its essential needs
The goal is one toward which capital
ism as well as Communism has strug-
gled and the results achieved have
been better In America under the
former than they have been under
the latter In Russia.
For The Tribune to wish this or
ganization well would be intrtnsically
dishonest. This newspaper may stu
be listed among the unconverted. It
is well. however. for persons who
honestly believe IN capitalism, to note
its weaknesses and inequities. strive
to correct them. To do SO Is the best
antidote to Communism. The Red
doctrine thrives only in soil which
has been mistreated by the excuses
Of capitalism. just Is current trends
toward capitalism In Russia are fos-
tered by the excuses Of Communism.
It = the abuses Of q system, rather
than its virtues, which produce the
desire for change.
II the meeting here can point to
weaknesses In our present structure
which are not already known, 1t will
do service for the economic theory
Il SO bitterly opposes.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-28
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining
diagnosis treatment will answered by Dr. Brady stamped
Letters should written
ink No reply made queries to instructions
Address william Brady, Of this newspaper
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-28
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Salts Before Breakfast

Any harm In taking tablespoonful
Of sodium phosphate every morning
before breakfast? just what effect
has 1t? Mrs. ~
Answer-1t has the same effect as q
dose Of EPSON salts or other saline
purge. Not advisable to take such
medicine, unless under direction Of
your physician.
Disguised Thyroid
Is It safe to take - tablets to
reduce? Il not, what ID the best way
to reduce3 Miss g. H.
.Answer-The nostrum Is q concoc-
ton Of various inert drugs with
thyroid extract. II Is not safe to take
thyroid except under your physicians
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-28
Editorial Comment

Editorials printed below show the
trend OF thought by other editors,
Ihey are published without regard
to whether. they agree or disagree
with The Tribune's policies.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-28
(Sirned)

When I'm wrong l respect and adj
mire the doctor who makes no bones
about telling me or the world am
wrong. But l believe ! get even q
greater Joy out Of it when some doc
tor or medical editor rashly jumps in
to print with yowl about my griev-
Gus error or the utter absurdity Of
my teachings when in fact it turns
out that was right about 1t. That
has happened repeatedly-not that !
wish to boast, but just to remind the
medical brethren that, for their own
peace and dignity, they had better
dlfferentiate this column from news
PAPER science" They should begin to
comprehend, by this time, that do
not get behind an idea and push 1t in
the public prints until I have first
investigated it fairly and weighed its
worth In the hands Of good physi-
clans.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-28

The unemployed Of 0ardena, Calf,
were treated to . baby lobster dinner
when . Judge ordered $50 pounds Of
them, confiscated by game wardens,
distributed to the jobless.
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Evening star., 1934-11-07
BONDS ARE MIXED
IN NARROW RANGE
Treasury Issues Subjected
to Some SeIIing-Rail
Loans Steady.
BY BERNARD S. OHARA,

NEW YORK, November Bond
prices moved unevenly today, al
though changes in the corporate list
were hardly wide enough to establish
q particularly erratic tone.
United States Treasury issues were
subiected to some selling and fell of
from 1872 to 1892 of a point. The
easier trend in the Treasury list was
attributed in conservative financial
circles to implications, read into
Democratic election victories, regard
ing Government expenditures and the
Federal budgetary outlook.
Rail obligations were exceptionally
steady, although Southern Pacific 412s
lost a point on small turnover.
Baltimore e. Ohio 4i2s and Southern
Railway As lost fractions, while Erie
SIS, Northern Pacific Is and PennSyl-
vania 4i2s showed similar unim-
portant gains.
In the utility and industrial list,
changes we're of an indecisive nature
Armour & Co. 4l2s. Chile Copper IS,
Pacific Gas SIS and United Drug SIS
improved, but Bethlehem Steel IS,
Goodyear IS, International Telephone
SIS. Texas Corp. SIS and National Dairy
5f2s eaSed.
Foreign government obligations were
featured by strength in Australian and
Colombian issues French, German
and Polish liens worked a little lower
Evening star., 1934-11-07
IiyerpOol Grain pr;c..
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO, November Up, UNITED States
300. ineludinE 900 direct: slow. 10-I 5
ass; top, 5.s5; l7O-@I0 pounds 5-35a7
lisht lights. 4.50a5l5: good slaughter pigs,
3Ooa4 90: packing sows. mainly 5.4Oafj5
SOUNDS eh Go9g fnf a6t 9Roics asissi t"-lSo "So
pounds. 5.00a10; medium weight. 3OO-350
pounds 5.3oaS5; heavy weight 25O-35O
eodnds eod sooS Ss7eaS5 packing sows medium
giSSas, sood and choice noo-1ao po1nds, ara2,
Cattle. I3, 600 commercial; 500 Govern
ment: calves 800 commercial. 300 Gov
esrnment sIYn abo, strictIy choice steers and YEAR
weak 10 % lower; common kinds steady
to weak: better grades predominate in run.
not much she stock here Beef cows
sfans sb, al hsfsTs seer steady i set early
Bulls and vealers steady. Slaughter cattle
and vealers. steers. good ana choice $50
sc9 poInds too 1iGo9s5o: s5o 900cl 100 pounds
.3O0-I 500 pounds. 6.95a1O 90; common
snd medium; 550-l 300 pounds: .9.75a6.25
s;SSSSasoo9;. 100. common conn ANS anG medium: .-75a
medium, :,4Oa35o; low cutter and cutter,
1.15a2.40; bulls lyearlingS excluded. good
'beeD. 25a4.00' cutter. common and
medium: .2.0Oa35o; ,vealers. good and
and common. 3.50a4 80; Stocker and feeder
cattle steers, good and choice. 500-l $50
pounds. 4.Ooa5.25: common and medium.
.5Oa4 90.
Sheep, 1o,o 900; fat lambs fairly active;
bids and early sales fully steady. asking
higher. Early bulk $50 downward, best
held around .615 Sheep steady Lambs.
20 pounds down. good and choice. 6.00a
6.15' common and medium. 5:25a6. 10;
ewes. a0-l50 pounds. good and choice.
:65a2.50; all weights, common and me-
pounds. good and choice. 5.5Oa6.1O.
Official estimated receipts tor'"-
Cattle. 1000 commercial. 500 Govern
ment; hoss. 1000; sneep. 10000.
Evening star., 1934-11-07
DIVIDEND IS OMITTED
BY CUSHMAN'S SONS
3y the Associated Press

NEW YORK, November 7.-Di-
rectors of CuShman's Sons, Inc, have
omitted the quarterly dividend of IS
cents on the common stock due at
this time More than 80 per cent of
the common stock is owned by Purity
Bakeries Corp. The regular quarterly
dividends Of SITS on the 81 preferred
and 50 on the So preferred stock were
declared, payable December l to stock
Of record November Is.
Evening star., 1934-11-07
U. S. TREASURY POSITION

The position of the Treasury November
5 was: Receipts. $50, ,759 663. At: expendi-
lures. S64, ,1S4. 1871; balance. ST. 724.
737. SOL .O2: customs receipts for the
month. S4,S34, ,042. 50.
Receipts for the fiscaI year tsince July
u, S1,299, l35, ,65S.OS: expenditures, 81.
43I. .72S329.sS uncluding 81 1.231.507,.
710.13 Of emergency expendituresl; excess
of expenditures. S1.I32 592, ,671 80: gold
assets. SS O06. / 1ea. .34I. .33.
Receipts for November 4. 1888 tcom-
parable date last year., $1s:341;93 SO;
$3.50 2s6. SOD A: customs receipts for
the month. S5,452. 02S.S9
o48 .96S expenditures, $l,502. 786. .22S. 76
1ncludShg S457 .2OO.423IS Of emergency
sE fss ss So sois ..ss,s Of
731.36.
Evening star., 1934-11-07
REPUBLIC STEEL LOSES
S2,998,6OO IN QUARTER

BY The ASsociated Press.
NEW YORK, November 7.-Repub-
lie Steel Corp. and subsidiaries report
for the quarter ended September 80
net loss of s29986O0 against net
profit of s864,l25 in the previous
quarter and net profit of $l48,239 in
the same quarter last year. For the
nine months ended September 80, in
dicated net loss was 81, 2,193.l57 against
S2,780, 780 for the like 1888 period.
Evening star., 1934-11-07
OIL DIVIDEND VOTED.

NEW YORK, November 7 (P).-
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. declared a
dividend of Is cents on the capital
stock, payable December Is to stock Of
record November Is. Similar distribu-
tions were made in previous quarters.
Evening star., 1934-11-07
q. s. TREASURY NOTES.
OIL PRICE IS REDUCED.
Reported By chas. D. Barney & Co.,

NEW YORK. November 7 H1.-The
price of Pennsylvania crude oil has
been reduced IS cents . barrel fol
all grades by the South Penn Oil Go.
1t was announced today. The Tide
Water Pipe Line Co. made like re-
duction in Bradford and Allegheny
grades of Pennsylvania crude.
Evening star., 1934-11-07
BEST YULE TRADE
IN |NyEARSFORECAST
Retail Store Sales Show
Consistent Increases
Over 1888 Levels.
BY w. r. HUFF,
Associated Press Financial Writer.

NEW YORK, November THE
buoyancy of retail trade in recent
months has been persistently cheer.
full feature of the business picture.
Observers are predicting the best
Christmas trade In several years.
Employment for more than half
million additional workers in the
countrys retail stores during the
Christmas season is forecast by the
National Retail Dry Goods Associa.
ton.
Retail stores have shown consistent
gains over 1888 in recent months.
In the first half Of october SUBJ
stantial upturn occurred. with dollars
sales Of department stores in rs lead
ing cities per cent ahead of last
year, according to Fitch reviSions.
Prices Gain Slightly.
Prices of retail goods on the whole
are now only a minor fraction above
those prevailing at this time last
year, indicating that most of the i'm
provement in sales has been in actual
volume of transactions.
Buyer resistance to current prices
has been so lacking that price cuts
have been found unnecessary to clear
out stocks.
Grocery chain stores alone Of groups
which report regularly have failed to
hold gains over last year. This ap-
pears due in part to a larger volume
of business by independent distribu-
| tors whose inventory profits on rising
| food prices made it possible for them
to meet chain store competition more
| successfully.
/ Many commentators attribute this
| rather remarkable retail trade activity
! to Government expenditures. Retail
stores naturally would tend to benefit
from this source more quickly than
other trade fields.
Reflect U. S. Expenditures.
Mail order sales seem to reflect Gov
ernment expenditures for farm re-
lief, for their September volume was
the best in several years.
Department store sales in Septem-
| Der, according to the Federal Reserve
Board, were equivalent to an index Of
| rs adjusted for seasonal variation),
compared with 70 in September, 1888.
and SO in the 1892 month. The low
was touched in March, 1888, at 81.
Evening star., 1934-11-07
Large Sales Cain
Scored in Month
By Peoples Drug

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. November October
sales of Peoples Drug Stores, Inc,
amounted 10 s1,500,6o4, against ST.
2S7,637 in october, 1893, an increase
| of l6.5 per cent.
Evening star., 1934-11-07
Reflect U. S. Expenditures.
MONTREAL SILVER.

MONTREAL. November z tPte-Silver
futures opened strong December. 5@.45b;
March, 53.45b; May. "a Dob; July, 81 sob;
September, 55.l0b. Bid.
Evening star., 1934-11-07
Chicago Grain
Sy the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, November For the
first time since the middle of Octo-
Der, wheat scared late today to above
$l.00 a bushel
Good buying for houses with East
ern connections disclosed that the
wheat market had become virtually
bare of offers to sell. Helping -ae
late advance of wheat was the fact
that cash corn in carload lots had
risen today to the highest premium
paid for a number of years as COM
pared with December delivery.
Evening star., 1934-11-07
RuRRER FUTURES.

NEW YORK November dP.-Cruce
rubber futures opened firm, 92a25 higher.
December l3.20al3.2l, January un-
quoted; March. l3 352al353i May, 1875
o1