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would suffer and he did, until
up from the South came the
break in the boycott.
"The signing away of citizen
Ship" he felt, twas no part of
American law"
This is an extract from an ad-
dress by w. J. Cameron, gener-
ally regarded as Henry Ford's
spokesman.
1--WE thought we had a great
future under the NRA. 1t had
many splendid ideas which
promised to improve the future
of the working people. We are
more disappointed than you are
about the change. But / want to
say to you that NRA principles
are going to be carried out in
this industry 100 per cent as far
as is humanity possible" This is
an extract from an address by
George F. johnson to 1880
employees.
GEORGE E. JOHNSON
AS far apart as they are on
the New Deal, Henry Ford and
George F. Johnson have a whole
lot in common. They are, in the
best sense of the term, two of
Americas great rugged indi-
vidualists. Ford is 72 years old;
johnson is 78.
At 40, johnson was shoe
factory foreman, practically out
of a job. At 40, Henry Ford
was a mechanic tinkering with
the new-fangled horSeless car
riages. Everyone knows Ford's
position today. A few may not
know Johnson's.
Well, he is chairman of the
board of the Endicott-J Johnson
Company which manufacturers
60 million dollars worth of shoes
a year and employs 10000 peo-
pie, which by the way is 5000
more than we're on pay roll in
the boom year of 1928. He
built up an industrial democracy
in the towns of johnson City
and Endicott which has at
tracted worldwide attention.
No strike or labor trouble has
occurred in 40 years, layoffs
have been unknown and a COM
plete social welfare program has
been put into effect and has
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has made us respected abroad
and happy at home"
John BaSsett Moore tells in
his famous valedictory which
was published under the title
IAN Appeal to Reason" of "a
callow STRIPPING" who, when the
name of George washington
was mentioned, curtly replied
that WaShington's ideas were
"out of date and unsuited to the
modern world"
This is an essential postulate
of the shallow dupes," declares
DIR. Moore, "who, prating Of
our having lately become a
world power urge that we
bIindIy don an imported livery
of world service to be paid for,
on demand, in unestimated in.
staIlments of blood and treas.
ure.
RIGHTS OF NEUTRALS
"But it is a sad day when
the children of a nation are
taught to prattIe ignorant and
perverted sights of the men
who, with steady and skillful
hands, laid the foundations Of
its greatness and prosperity;
men to whom, by reason Of
their exemplary valOr, integrity
and wisdom, an understanding
world has awarded the highest
place among immOrtalS."
Before the American people
yield to any demand from the
League of Nations or the mem
Der states which dominate it's
affairs that the United States
abandon or drastically revise
the American system of neu-
trality inherited by them from
the founders of the Union they
will not forget that it is indis-
solubly linked with the name
and fame not only of George
washington DuC also OF John
Adams, Thomas Jefferson and
James Madison.
Only a few years ago the
fantastic theory was advanced
that in future war no nation
would be neutral. But today
with another war in progress
nation after nation is declaring
its neutrality, with the United
States in the lead, and the
maintenance of the rights of
neutrals is still a problem for
all nations that uphold the doc
trine of "the freedom of the
seas"
Copyright. 1885, The Washington Timesl
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Americas Heritage
RH James T. Williams, E.

When John Adams, the sec
ond President of the United
States, was accused by Euro
pean diplomatistS, during the
years he spent abroad of SEEM
ing ito be afraid of being made
the tool Of the powers Of
Europe" he said:
Indeed, / am"
To the further question
afraid of what powers?"
Adams answered "All of them"
and then he added these
prophetic words:
ut is obvious that all the
Powers of Europe will be con-
tinually maneuvering with us to
work us into their real or ina
ginary balances Of power.
"They will all wish to make
Of us a make-weight candle,
when they are weighing out
their pounds.
Indeed, it is not surprising;
for we shall very often, If not
always, be able to turn the
scale.
But 1 think it ought to be
our rule not to meddle; and
that of all the Powers Of Europe
not to desire us, or, perhaps,
even to permit us, to interfere,
if they could help it."
STILL A MENACE
OF this historic utterance, our
own John Bassett Moore, fore
most leading authority on the
law of nations and the history
of American diplomacy, said
soon after President Roosevelt
entered the White House:
Nothing more profoundly
true was ever said; and this was
fully recognized by all our ma
tiOnaI administrations and by
our greatest statesmen down to
20 years ago, when, to the dis
turbance of our interests and
our happiness, we began to
swing on the trapez at interna-
tiOnal performances and even
to pay for the privilege Of so
doing"
The danger to the United
States from what may be called
"the diplomacy of trapez swing
erS" still menaces American in
dependence and national secur-
ity.
Succeeding Secretaries of State
in the last is or 20 years have
appeared to be more interested
in linking their names with
some new-fangled doctrine or
policy, the application of which
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Prohibition Again

Although Washngtonians somewhat accustomed
to being laboratory specimens for experimental legisla
ton thew can still be amazed at the idea recently pro-
pounded by Senator Arthur Capper Of Kansas.
The Senator who has done lot of good for the
National Capital chairman of the Senate District Com
mittee now proposes to INFLICT PROHIBITION ON
THE CITY AGAIN.
From his home State comes word that the Senator
believes the prohibition tide has more turned and
that now is the time reenact drastic prohbtory law
for the voteless folks of Washington
This of course is in line with the policy In which
Senator Capper sincerely believes and which is accepted
generally by his constituents.
But it demonstrates the peculiar political sltua
Mon of the people of Washington.
so FAR AS ANYONE CAN ASCERTAIN THERE
HAS BEEN NO OVERWHELMING CHANGE IN THE
SENTIMENT OF THE PEOPLE OF THIS CITY
TOWARD TEMPERATE DRINKING.
While Conclusive UOte has been could be t0Ren'
there is every believe that WashngtOnians WGnt
be aoWed to drink their alcoholic beverages Ieg0Hv
and Vh that they WH be 0IIOe the next
morning.
The Beverage Control Act in effect here is work
ing out well and has produced any of the dire re-
suits which the prohbitioniss predicted would follow
repeal.
The Beverage Control Board established under the
new law has found that since repeal conditions In regard
to drinking are at least as good they were under
prohibition.
DURING THE LAST SESSION ARDENT PRoH1-
BITIONISTS INTRODUCED A NEW DRY LAW FOR
THE DISTRICT.
THE BILL GOT NOWHERE.
And it is to be hoped that the statement OF Senator
Capper will get less far in Washington than it probably
did in the hearts of his dry constituents in Kansas
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Listen World!
By Elsie Robinson

himself against the chill-de-
veloping new habits.
So when the test came, the
Theriomorph survived. And
from him there came in time,
mammals-and Man. But OF
the mighty swamp lords, only
a few bones remain.
Which, believe it or not.
should be Front Page News for
YOU. For there's a story that
packs as big q wallop in 1885
A. D. as in 1,935,000 B. c.
Once more-aS so often and
often in the past-the ice-pack
is one the move and the test by
cold has come. These last few
years-do not fool yourself into
thinking they are merely an
economic accident.
They mark a life change-as
tremendous as the change from
the Mesozoic Age to the Caino-
zoic. The world Of your father,
and of your own youth-that
world has passed as surely as
the steaming swamps Of the
great reptiles. And it will never
come again.
Get that fact straight in your
head and heart-and rivet it to
your backbone, if you've got one
to rivet it to. The good old days
will never come back. They
can't. We wouldn't know what
to do with them if they did. The
machine has wiped them out as
surely and irrevocably as the
ice-pack wiped out those steamy
forests with their flabby citizens.
THE ANSWER
And something entirely differ
ent has come in their places-a
swifter, sterner existence, so
alien to all life hitherto that we
cannot as yet tabulate it. And
with it there has come the same
old question:
WHO WILL SURVIVE?"
The bones of those old rep
tiles hold the answer. Only
those will survive who have the
sense to see what is happening,
the imagination to devise a new
scheme of living, the gumption
to grasp it. The rest will perish
in their mud wallows.
AL around you can see them
at it. The SentimentaliSts, the
Softies, the Smarties, the Peev-
ish and intolerantr--the same
old flabby Mesozoic gang who
won't admit or adapt, but just
dig deeper in the mud and wal"
lows, and yawp at everyone who
won't.
Where does that leave YOU?
Are you going to cast in YOUR
lot with the mud wallowerS? Or
take a chance with the tough
little Theriomorphs?
Copyright. 1898. by King Features
Syndicate, Ine.)
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will make vital changes in his
Cabinet before ionI, the OBJ
servers are wondering what he
will do with the outSpoken In"
terror Secretary who has
stepped on the toes of so many
of the voting public.
Many persons believe that
Ickes will be let out entirely
or relegated to some post
abroad.
Others are of the opinion
that he UiH be assigned to an
other Cabinet post or merely be
GlloUed to direct the adn11ntS-
tration of Public Works.
When Postmaster General
James A. Farley steps out of
his office to direct the Demo
cratic campaign, it is conSid-
cred likely that Secretary of
Commerce Daniel C. Roper may
be given the patronage post.
Ickes in Commerce, however,
would have the opportunity to
offend business even more than
he has done in his presc1 ut jobs.
These is talk that CLAUDE
Bowers, Ambassador to Spain.
may be recalled in order to
accept an assignment to one
of the places in the official
family and that Secretary
Henry T. Morgenthau, jr., may
go out of the post of tax col
lector and money-changer for
Uncle Sam.
Regardless of the final posi-
tionS assigned to the men, it IS
expected that the ShGEe-up IN
the Cabinet tDiH come before
the lapse OF many months so
that lOhen RooSeUelt makes his
bid for reelection he lDiU haze
a new lineup. And one of the
most tDidely discussed questions
concerns the future of IcEeS,
the non-politic ladler of PWA
pork.
Out of the Virgin Islands as
governor and into key position
with the housing division of
PWA, Paul M. Pearson is said
to be attempting to indulge his
theories with little practical
benefit.
Although Pearson retired from
the Virgin Islands only after a
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Never before had the earth
known frost. Everywhere there
rose a mighty believing, as the
great beasts sought refuge from
this strange, new agony. Deep
and deeper into their warm wal
lows they plunged - monStrous
diplodocus, camptosauruS, bron"
tosaurus, trachodons, tricera-
tops, gigantosaurus over 100 feet
long-and the earth shuddered
beneath their struggles. But
for all their size and ferociouS
strength, they were helpless.
Yet they need not have died.
Life was still possible in some
places on the globe. If they
could have given up their old
comfort, left their old haunts,
devised new habits and pro-
tections for themselves, they
might have been saved. But
they couldn't think. In all
their vast bodies there was
hardly a spoonful of brain
stuff.
UNABLE TO CHANGE
Hunger and anger they
knew, fear and lust, but never
a flicker of imagination. So
they died, floundering in the
swamps where they had been
born, unable to make a place
for themselves in the chang
ing world.
Of them all, only one re.
mained-a tiny beast, hardly
larger than a mouse, the little
Theriomorph. Hardship was no
novelty to this small creature.
Life had always been one long
search for food and safety
from more powerful brutes.
Forced to flee the warm
swamps, he had taken to the
high barrens and, even before
the ice-pack came, had begun
to adapt himself to a harder
life, growing hair to protect
The Washington times., 1935-10-08
By Edwin C.. Hill

and the living conditions OF MS
people in the Susquehanna Val
ley of New York State.
Money" says Ford, "Of itself
means nothing. Real wealth is
work, productivity"
He and Johnson have been
share-the-wealthers for a long
time. Ford's original $5-a-day
minimum wage was a revolu-
tionary step, the primary factor
in the Inauguration of the era
of high wages in the United
States. They have plowed back
the profits into their business
of making automobiles and max
ing shoes.
The Ford Company in 80
years has received $12,500,000,-
900 from the public. OF that
enormous sum, $12,3s5, 900, 900
was paid out in wages, mate
rials, taxes and plant. That
left $105, 100000 surplus, and.
as the Ford spokesman pointed
out, when you spend $6S,000,'
900 of that in one year just to
keep the wheels of industry
turning, such a surplus proves a
blessing to the country.
HENRY FORD
Henry Ford and George john
son do not agree on the tax-the-
rich program. johnson says:
"The purpose of money Is
usefulness to the many, not the
cOddling of the few. Most own.
ers of wealth don't know what
to do with their money outside
of spending it on themselves.
That's why / think it's a good
idea for the Government to take
it away from them in the form
of taxes"
Mr., Cameron says:
1--WE think the tax-the.rich
program is simply a breakup
Ford campaign. Every form Of
attack has been made to gain
control of the Ford Company.
Now comes this idea of breaking
up great fortunes"
Against George F. Johnson's
altruism, would take Henry
Ford'S hard-headedneSs. Let the
Government confiscate indus
try by taxation and we will
have no more Henry Fords or
George Johnsons, men whose
genius and capacity enriches
their fellows infinitely more
than it enriches themselves or
their heirs.
It is true that many owners
of wealth misuse their riches,
as Mr.. johnson points out. But
why should the FordS and the
Johnsons be penalized for
errors of others?
Politicians and viSionaries
don't build Ford Motor Com.
panies or Endicott-Johnson fac.
tories They don't plow profits
back into the business. The
record of the past three years,
with billions spent and nothing
to show for it, tells only too
plainly what happens to tax
money.
Copyright. 1898, by King Features
('ouI 's4BoIpuGs
The Washington times., 1935-10-08
Fire Prevention

Apparently Fire Prevention Week. which started Sunday
needs be called ntensivey to the attention OF wash
ington. . ,
on the day the wcek started tOenty-tUO fire alarms
uUere turned in here
That is too many fires to inaugurate week which
the President has proclaimed to cut the fire loss.
Especially is it too many when it realized that most Of
these baze could have been prevented reasonable pre-
cautions had been taken.
Most of the due to the fact that with the first
cold snap people wanted to get their furnaces and stoves
going.
Not having been used for time the heating equipment
caused trouble.
Washington has capable and efficiently manned fire
department.
has done wonders in holding the cts fire loss to an
envable minimum.
But the fire department cant do it all.
IF THE PUBLIC WILL. COOPERATE IN FIRE PRE-
VENTION WEEK LIVES WILL BE SAVED, BUILDINGS
AND PROPERTY WILL BE PROTECTED, AND EVERY
BODY IN THE CITY WILL SAVE MONEY.
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More Money Than Time

From the Midwest recently 419 farmers and wives
visiting New York under auspices of farm newspaper.
They tell with ncsveness the real story Of the Raw Deal
munificent AAA spending. Among them many who
killed hogs destroyed crops and got paid for it. To quote
few:
Mrs Scott Henry, of Marion, Indiana:
"The RdU Deal can't be beaten-yOu can't kill Santa
Claus all of a sudden"
B. A. Madil Munce Ind
"AAA has been help; conditions better But the
Government is throWing aGUay too much money"
Mrs L. w. Pauus, Lincoln, ILL.,:
"WeH Uote for RooseUelt-so haUc another
tripv'
The farmers themselves paid the trip Chicago
ton, New York, etc.
Mrs Paulus had only one complaint
"They don't giUe enough time to spend our
nOneyv
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The Greatest Show On Earth
By John Snure, Jr.

bitter feud in which the natives
attacked his policies, he was
given the better job in PWA.
Reports are that in his new
post he is attempting to use
theories he developed instead of
the proven plans with the result
that the red tape in that organi-
zation is impeding development
of that division.
Not so long ago this column
suggested that Gouernor Harry
w. Nice of Maryland, GSpirGnt
for one of the t1Do seats on the
Republican ticket of 1896, UdS
not enjoying the best of health.
In response, Robert Irwin,
executive secretary for the port.
ly gentleman at Annapolis, for
wards the statement of the
Governor.
Nice announced:
"I'm in the pink of condi.
tiOn and in view of my present
physical standing from the
viewpoint of avoirdupois, 1 con-
slider it the tragedy of the sit
uatiOn. 1 not only have not
lost, but I've gained weight
on hard work.
Il work up to IA hours a
day now and during the past
legislature I worked between
1S and 20 hours a day. 1
haven't had a days sickness in
Is years. In 1919 1 underwent
an operation and have never
had a moments pain since
from that cause"
Governor Harold G. Hoffman,
young Republican executive of
New Jersey, takes the lead in a
movement in which many of the
older members of the G. o. P.
enlisted but refused to com.
mand.
Hoffman is the first Repubn-
can, outside OF the ProgreSSiveS
like Senator William E. Borah,
Dho has come into the open
NTH condemnation of former
Chief ErecutiUe Herbert HooUer.
Although the ante-room criti-
ciSm of the former President
has been plentiful and cauStic,
the wheel-horses of the Repub-
lican party have refrained from
denouncing their former chief
in public. When Hoover has
talked, the cry at Republican
headquarters was:
won't someone persuade him
to keen uuiet?"
The Washington times., 1935-10-08

n SIS filmed
the sky'S hot
blue...a sharp
n e S S nipped
the Steaming
fragrance of
the air. and
in the SwampS
the lush green
palms and tree
fernS shri-
yelled to life
less slime. For
the MeSoZoie
Aua Was mass
ing and the
test by cold
had come.
The Washington times., 1935-10-08

Alth o u G h
t h er re has
been specula-
tion ro m
time to time
as to what
even t u ally
would happen
to Honest"
Harold" in
recent weeks
the gossip has
reached it S
maximum.
Ac II ic
considered as
S ure d that
the President
The Washington times., 1935-10-08

The some
one, p" h o W.
e v e r, failed
to step for
ward un t il
young Harold
G. H o ffman
spoke up. His
criticism may
have a def
mite bearing
on his politi-
cal future as
he has been
mentioned as
o ne of the
p o. S S Utilities
of the Repub-
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h is business.
It showed him
nothing n e W
except the re-
straint it put
on bus iness.
w h en- tn e
N r A came,
Ford went off
in the woods
by h i m S elf
a n d thought
it out. Then
he took his
stand as a
plain Ameri-
C a n citizen.
The Washington times., 1935-10-08
The Human Side of the News

operated without infringing on
the independence Of the work%.
1T is a disgrace to die rich,"
says George F. Johnson.
Sixteen years ago, he dis
The Washington times., 1935-10-08

lican 1886 ticket.
ObServerS are wondering
whether the men in his party
who quietly agree With him will
follow his OutSpOken leadership
or whether they will Hesitate to
incur the wrath of the former
Chief Executive who remains
the idol of a few COP. camps.
Copyright, 1885, The Washington Timss)F
The Washington times., 1935-10-08

covered that he was worth seven
million dollars. Today he is
worth two million dollars, the
other five million having gone
to improve the social conditions
The Washington times., 1935-10-08

Political winds, breeZing
through the !ation's Capital,
touch upon the future of PWA
Administrator and Secretary of
Interior Harold L. IckeS,
The Washington times., 1935-10-08
Wise Words

Whom they fear they hate
QuintuS Ennius.
Our high respect for a we'll
read man is praise enough OF
literature. Emerson.
Who hath time hath life
John Florio.
The Washington times., 1935-10-08
Individualists

The entire spirit Of the NRA
had been adopted and demon
Strated by Ford for 80 years in
The Washington times., 1935-10-08
Will You Survive the Ice
Pack?

Cold and colder it grew. Inch
by inch, the great icepack moved
down. And now a frosty gray
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-23
Richmond


Mr.. and Mrs. Yankee from Arena
visited Wednesday at the Adolph
Degner home.
Henry Steve called at the Bossert
home Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Jessie Braden was an over
night guest at the Adolph Degner
home Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Weber and
Theodore Weber visited Wednesday
ct the Alfred Larson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob BoSsert and
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Fisher and daugh-
ter from Mercer visited Thursday at
the Philip Weber home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Degner, son
John, Mr.. and Mrs. John Helm and
daughter Bernice, Theodore Weber
and the Berg young folks helped
Henry Helm celebrate his birthday
Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Weber visited
Monday and Tuesday with friends
near Goodrich.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. J. Rhodes, son
Donald visited Sunday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Engel.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Bossert left
Thursday to Mercer and Turtle Lake
to visit with friends and relatives a
few days.
A number Of friends helped Chris
tina Bossert celebrate her birthday
Saturday evening.
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Taft
By MRS. Z. M. GASKILL

The school carnival given at Ster-
ling school Friday evening was we'll
attended. The Indian collection was
especially interesting and also the
mock, "Clara. Lu' and En-" feature,
presented as part of the program.
Mrs. z. M. Gaskill attended the
bridge party given by Mrs. Arthur
Hayes at Moffit Wednesday after
noon. Prizes were awarded to Mrs.
Burt johnson and Mrs. E. A. Carroll.
Miss Marian Lewis spent the week.
end at her home here.
Miss Betty Ward, who is attending
high school in Jamestown, had the
misfortune to break bone in her
ankle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Gaskill visited
with Mrs. H. E. Wildfang Sunday.
Meeting Of Sterling Farmers Edu-
cational and Cooperative Union Of
America was held Monday evening.
Cards were enjoyed after the business
meeting. High prizes went to Mrs.
Mary Kusch, Mrs. H. M. lessen, Oest
Prince and Tom Stewart.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Smith and
daughter Arlene spent the past week
at Linton and Hazelton. They went
there to attend the wedding Of Miss
Martha Walker and Arthur Wenzel.
Miss Walker is 4 cousin Of Mrs;
Smiths.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. lessen visited
with their children at Bismarck Sun
day. They attended church there
Sunday evening.
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Burnt Creek
BY MISS JANICE M. CoDDINGToN

Val Steiner went to get his moth
err. Mrs. Heck of near Menoken, to
visit for a couple weeks at their
home in Burnt Creek.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Kensler spent
the weekend with Mrs. Kensler's
mother, Mrs. Julius Andahl.
Cards have been received from San
ia Monica that Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
Leo Paris are the parents Of a baby
girl weighing CO pounds born Feb
ruary 2. The name chosen is Donna
Dianne.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Blattner were
guests at the H. f. Coddinyton home
Wednesday evening.
A party was given for Valentine
Steiner, Sr.. Saturday evening. Mary
friends and relatives were present.
Dancing and playing cards were the
main efatures. Walter Bertsch and
Matt Heck played for the dance. Mr..
Steiner received many gifts.
Capital City shoppers were Mrs
John Habeck and son Alfred, Mr.
and Mrs. Blattner and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Andrew Bertsch and son
Walter. Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Codding-
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Small and
Mrs. Carl Sholtz.
Janice NJ. Coddingtcn was a Sun
day visitor at the Andrew Bertsctl
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Andahl were
Weekend guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. H
E. Coddington and family.