The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 25, 1934, Page 4

x THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, MONDAY, JUNE 25, 1934 The Bismarck Tribune Cause for Speculation One of the favorite causes of spec- - Lageoprene herp ning ulation these days is the sentence NEWSPAPER which may be meted out to William Langer and his co-conspirators by Se ea ne Federal Judge Andrew Miller in tune Company, Bismarck, N. D., and| "wo next Pritey. entered at the postoffice at Bismarck lost of the observations are based as second class mail matter. on the beliefs of the individual, par- GEORGE D. MANN tisans of the convicted men spread- President and Publisher ing the idea that they will be dis- “Subscription Rates Payable in | missed with nominal «fines, others Advance contending that justice can be served only by the assessment of the maxi- Daily ‘f mail, per year (in Bis- 7.29|™mum penalty permitted by law. Daily by mail, per year (in state Which stand Judge Miller will take outside of Bismarck) 5.00| —if either—will be learned only when bed mail outside of North ib the five conspirators against the gov- 2 ‘00|¢™Mment stand before him for sen- Weekly Wy mall to oeaie, ree Li tence. The decision is his and his years .00/alone. Until then, speculation will Temain just that and nothing more. eekly te tial in Some persons profess to see an in- year .00| dication of the judge’s attitude in his charge to the jury at the time of the trial. Those who expect a sen- = tence near the maximum point out ian etiten pris ie exchineely the manner in which he stressed to entitled to the use for republication the Jury that the case was important of all news dispatches credited to it|to the defendants because it involved = not eene anes Se iat are their very liberty. Others lay em- lewspaper ani phasis upon the fact that he also aT rights of sepublichtion cfrail otnes| mentioned the possibility of a “sub- matter herein are also . stantial fine.” Judge Miller has had wide expe- tience in criminal matters, even Rie nsc tase cea 5 though this case is far and away tlie a: Heart A pees ’| more important than any other over nea ea tn a primery| mich he has presided. In making bea nesday in ® primary) nis decision, he has a right to take election as important as any in the into consideration many things, in- history of the state. Although the Yoel Sistine te clouds edb a 1 cluding some facts which may neither ites edithhie ee goles viata. patil have been mentioned nor stressed at the time of the trial. a forth clear and well-de-| ce attitude of the defendants after thelr conviction, for example, By their ballots the citizens of this} is important. If they are unregener- etate will blazon forth to the nation) ated and unrepentant, the judge may 4 i Hi i i jee ai Leal uF tee Daily by carrier, per year Sey HW § RT Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation id ;- i HE rs i “Tt rid I ii Hh efi che hs 3 : i H i i 3 34 FE 5 i i i E Fe k i a f i : ii if si it i l : i | i RE i i i i ltt ih oP 43 [ i Ht Ht sf their stand on public corruption and graft in office. Within the state it will decide the question whether the electorate prefers truth and honor to deceit and political chicanery. ‘The campaign, as such, has been short and sharp. It did not really get under way until the close of the federal court trial in which William Langer and his associates were con- vieted of conspiracy against the gov- ernment. Despite that conviction, Langer has continued to appeal for votes, his friends stating that he is taking his case to the “court of pub- lie opinion.” This is being done in the hope that it will be swayed by false statements to accord him an ac- quittal where the men selected to try the evidence voted him guilty. His is the ancient appeal of the demagogue and this fact puts the in- telligence of the voters to the test. The chief argument of Langer in this campaign is that he has “saved” the homes of many farmers and busi- ness men. The claim is not borne out by the facts. To be sure, his moratorium on foreclosures has help- ed to keep some people in homes who otherwise might have been dispos- sessed. But the number has been few and the state government has taken no constructive steps to re- lieve the situation which precipi- tated the crisis. In this field the federal govern-! ment has been active—and has lacked | the cooperation of the state admin-| {stration in many important ways.| With the informed public, Langer’s protestations about the moratorium Bre patently hollow. He vetoed the moratorium bill passed by the legis- lature although its operation doubt- Jess would have been fairer than the situation created by proclamation, where discretion was assumed solely by the state's chief executive. As a result, we have had secret liftings of the moratorium on numerous occa- sions and no cessation of foreclosures by the Bank of North Dakota and the state school land board, of which Langer controls the policies in large measure. As @ practical matter, the moratorium has no place in this elec- tion, all of the candidates for office having declared themselves in favor of protecting every citizen in the right to enjoyment of his home, be it in the city or on the farm, until such time as these extraordinary measures may be abandoned by reason of im- proved conditions, There are any number of corollary Issues in the campaign, in addition to that of simple honesty, but the latter is the one on which we will be judged by the outside world and by future generations. Twelve North Dakotans were put to the test in the federal court trial, Their stand, after re- viewing all of the evidence, was clear, ‘Now the rest of us have opportunity to likewise go on record. Although chief interest centers in the Republican gubernatorial nomi- nation, it should not be overlooked that there are other important of- fices to be filled. For most of them the ballot lists persons of wide experi- ence and unquestioned integrity, offic- ials whom the state has tested and found capable. Opposed to them are A EEE SEB conclude that they have not well learned the lesson against corruption in public office, adjust the sentence 50 as to bring it home to them force- fully. Watchfulness in Summer Anyone who reads the newspapers must have discovered by this time the arrival of the inevitable, tragic, summer feature—the news story tell- ing how this or that person was drowned while bathing or boating at some summer resort. These stories are especially tragic because almost every accident of this kind is preventable. There are a few simple rules which. will keep any swimmer safe. Every one who goes into the water knows about them; every one who sends his child into the water knows about them; in almost every case, accidents come because one or another of these rules has been forgotten. The same is true of the use of boats. Accidents need not happen to Persons in small boats; when they do, it is usually because someone has, for the moment, forgotten to use the care and foresight which operation of a small boat requires, These summer accidents are a startling memorial to our careless- ness. 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. Conviction of Gov. Langer (The Milwaukee Journal) Secretary Ickes of the interior de- Partment and the attorney general's Office strike a whacking blow for clean administration in the handling of federal relief money through the conviction of Gov. Langer of North Dakota and his aides. It is fair retribution for a betrayal not only of public trust but of human needs. Here was money being sent into a state to be spent for the relief of suffering—specifically to meet the wants of those out of employment; more generally, by starting up trade, to benefit the whole commonwealth. But the governor and his cohorts saw in it @ chance to get a slice for poli- tical promotien. They levied 5 per cent, to be spent mainly for propa- ganda. ‘When it is remembered that the government was spending approxi- mately $3,600,000 in Gov. Langer’s state it can readily be seen that he had tapped a bonanza. Five per cent would be $180,000, which, in North Dakota, is no small campaign fund— to be levied on the people of this country in order to keep the gover= nor’s valuable services fastened on North Dakota. Worse than that, the scheme, of necessity, contempla’ $180,000 leas for the children and mothers in needy homes. Such a thing is not new in this country. It is the kind of thing that ‘appears whenever public money is to be spent. Somebody wants to get his hand into the feed bag. The new thing i that there is open, public Procedure against it and men, when caught, are made to pay the penalty. That is a wholesome change from the “hush, hush” days of the oll scandals. ficials like Secretary Ickes, who has consistently fought graft. may de- pend on for support. For a jury can be found to cast politics aside and sey that wrong doing shall be . It is a hopeful sign. There are plenty of chiselers and PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE By William Brady, M. D. Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not to disease diagnosis, or treatment, will be answered by Dr. Brady if a stamped, self-addressed envelope is enclosed. Letters should be brief and written in ink. No reply can be made to queries not conforming to instructions. Address Dr. William Brady, in care of this newspaper. A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE OF BAC- TERIOLOGY IS DANGEROUS By a little knowledge I mean what. the wiseacre layman knows. If you stop to think where the wiseacre lay- man gets his knowledge you will un- derstand what I mean, all right. Two items, the petrolatum and the 01 doc salve, in the Medicine Cup- board (the gist of it will be given in} @ booklet under the title “The Medi- cine Cupboard” when the present se- ries is completed) are in collapsible; tubes. Not because collapsible tubes tion of antiseptics to wounds, burns and other lesions only retards the nat- ural healing process. Once the wound has been disinfected or rendered clean the best treatment is a careful let- alone policy. That is’by no means a simple matter, but often taxes the ingenuity of the best physician and surgeon. But the sensible layman can best follow this policy by avoiding un- necessary re-dressings and avoiding the use of “antiseptic and healing” nostrums. A protective dressing of Ppetrolatum from collapsible tube, or perhaps ol’ doc salve if the wound are more expensive or finer than jars{j, painful or irritated, or flexible col- or boxes, but because colapsible tubes preserve their contents from contam- ination. Jars or boxes of salve are hard to keep uncontaminated after they are once opened and some of the salve taken out. ‘The popular custom of keeping & box or jar of petrolatum (usually un- der some proprietary trade name) in the house and dipping into it when- ever any of the unguent is needed, is altogether bad. This salve, like many others that may have remedial vir- tues, permits bacterial growth if the bacteria are planted in it, even if it does not serve as an actual culture medium. And only a physician or a nurse trained in surgical asepsis or the principles of surgical or sanitary cleanliness, knows how to remove oint- ment from an open box or jar without contaminating the ointment left in the container. The wiseacre layman has a half- baked idea that a dash or a whiff or @ mere mention of some “powerful” antiseptic or germicide constitutes the lodion, or dry gauze and bandage,-or achesive plaster, is much more con- ducive to prompt healing. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Pimples Are Good for a Boy I have a son 15 years old who is a perfect boy in every respect but has a face so full of ugly pimples that I am heartbroken about it. There are many blackheads. .. (C. L. G.) Answer—Biackheads and pimples (acne, as doctors call it) are almost normal in youth. A reasonable amount of pimples are rather good for a boy, and sometimes for a girl too. Keeps 'em from getting too vain. Send a stamped envelope bearing your address and I'll send you or the boy jaactlons for treatment of the trou- le. Senegambian in Woodpile My wife has a blind brother whose mind is not normal. His mother thinks she marked him, and that is essential part of what he calls “anti- septic precautions.” His shallow mind is easily impressed by white enamel, nickel plate and strange odors. In modern surgery some antiseptic may be used in pfeparing the field of operation, or for the first aid disinfec- tion of an accidental wound, but after that the skilled surgeon or physician rarely uses any other antiseptic than plain soap and water. Likewise in modern medical practice the physician ard nurse trained in caring for pa- tients ill of communicable germ dis- ease rely wholly upon piain soap and wster cleanliness plus special knowl- edge of the technic of 5 The repeated application of antisep- tic Uquids to the mucous lining of throat, nose or mouth is of doubtful advantage in any case and is certainly a detriment in many cases. Of course no such antiseptic can have any in- fIvenee on the germs which are ac- tually established in the tissues and doing the harm, and if the antiseptic rerhoves or dishoses of any germs that may be free in the secretions of nose, mouth or throat, what of it? The germs there are not harming the pa-' tient anyway. The antiseptic may rarely the cause of such blindness. Your wife should consult a who knows the family, for advice about heredity. (Copyright 1934, John F. Dille Co.) A hopeless, despairing generation of youth is a threat to sound national development.—George F. Zook, U. 8. Commissioner of Education. If it is doubtful, it is sin. Boys and girls should not swim together. 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