The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 30, 1936, Page 6

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The trouble, from the standpoint of the average man, is that both Borah and Smith may be right, that the only alter- natives offered may be to turn the country over to the experi- mentalists or to the plunderers. If that proves to be the case, where does the average hard-headed and right-minded citizen get off? It is something both parties ought to think about. And neither needs to “kid” itself that it can do a satisfactory job of fooling the electorate. Meanwhile, political prognosticators are attempting to estimate the importance of Mr. Smith’s proposed “walk” from the ranks of his party. That it will be a factor goes without saying. Whether it will be more potent that Senator Borah’s condemnation of the powers within the Republican ranks which cheered most loudly for Smith remains to be seen, but it is doubtful that this will be the case. The one EVIDENT FACT is that the policies of the Roose- velt administration, coupled with the attitude of the powers dominant in the Republican party, are rapidly reducing the old party labels to a state of innocuous deseutude wherein they mean even less today that they did before. Which is to say that they mean Intelligence Is the Answer Challenge to the constitutionality of North Dakota’s new income tax law will doubtless be welcomed by the vast number of persons who will be mulcted of a considerable portion of their Others, of course, will oppose the ac- tion, even though it is a sad and discouraging thing to see the manner in which the government presses the activity of filch- ing hard-earned dollars from the pockets of its citizens. That the court action constitutes a real answer to the is- If all income taxes are held invalid, as the petition asks, it would be only a short time before the state constitution would be amended, for few doubt that the PRINCIPLE of the income tax would be upheld by the people, even though the new rates are so steep as to make income under its terms. sue thus raised, practically nothing. , however, is doubtful. North Dakota taxes the highest in the union. income taxes. ‘ _ The real remedy for this and other ill advised laws lies in } ‘the intelligence of the people. If they do not know what is hap- pening to them—or if they don’t care—then all the courts and THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1936 Behind Scenes | e Washington “Coincidences” Are Numerous in’ Bit- ter Fight to Squelch Munitions Probe . . . Nye Blast at Wilson Con- ceded to Be Blunder ... Taffy Fail in House ... Rush Hoit is Out After Collector's Scalp. By RODNEY DUTCHER (Tribune Washington Correspond Washington, Jan. 30.—Washington is a city of coincidences, and the so- called long arm of coincidence has seldom been busier here than in the recent series of explosions around, about, and under Senator Gerald Nye and the munitions committee. Coincidence No. 1: The Democratic attempt to suppress the munitions in- vestigation came a week or 10 days before the committee was scheduled to reveal certain negotiations as to proposed sale of airplanes to Russia in which a son of @ leading member of the administration was to figure prominently. Coincidence No, 2: The movement to strangle the investigation almost immediately preceded a turn of the spotlight to alleged methods by which the Treasury was said to have been of assistance to the Morgans after America entered the war—at a time when W. G. McAdoo, now a senator, was secretary of the treasury. Coincidence No. 3: The onslaught began shortly before the committee expected to reveal names of certain American companies—especially oil concerns—and the value of their ship- ments of war materials to Italy. Congressional Taffy Congressman Eaton of New Jer- sey: “Mr. Chairman, will the gen- tleman yield?” Congressman O'Connor of New York: “No, I do not want to yield.” Congressman Eaton: “Oh, could you not yleld just once, John?” Congressman O'Connor: “Oh, yes; if you put in that way, I can- not resist.” Coincidence No. 4: Senator Tom Connally of Texas, who started the attack on Nye in ostensible defense of Woodrow Wilson’s memory, hap- pens to be an outstanding champion of oil interests here. + * % A Serious Blunder That’s the way things happen here. Perhaps you remember the recent coincidence wherein Mr. du Pont and Mr. Raskob, who were pounced on by the Treasury as a result of ancient income tax operations, turned out to be American Liberty Leaguers and very bitter enemies of the Roosevelt administration. But even those who stress these va- Reprinted to show what they say. We may or may. not agree with them. PARTY LABELS (Arthur Krock in New York Times) | Socialist party. Al Smith knows the ways of po- litics completely and he is an honest man. Therefore his public prediction/ last night that “millions of Jeffer- son and Cleveland Democrats,” among whom he enumerated himself, will “take a walk” if the Philadelphia’ convention heartily endorses the rec-| ord of President Roosevelt must be taken as advance notice of the most Not only that, the exemptions are so low that they reach into the pockets of people so poor they ought not to be asked to make a substan- tial contribution to the cost of government. on the books we might easily have the spectacle of men unable to support their families being prosecuted for non-payment of If the bill is left : legislatures it is possible to devise will turn out to be useless. Mine Workers. * rious coincidences are willing to ad- mit that Nye, despite his accumula- tion of supporting evidence, made a tactless blunder when he said that | Wilson had “falsified” in denying knowledge of the secret Allied treaties prior to the Paris peace conference. It’s a matter for interesting spec- ulation whether conservative Demo- crats would have come crashing down on Nye so enthusiastically if certain forces hadn't already been crouched to pounce as soon as they were given an opening—in other words, if it hadn't been for the “coincidences.” * ek * Holt Is Scalp Hunting Rush Holt, 30-year-old senator from | West Virginia, and Matthew Neely, senior senator from the same state, are not the least bit chummy any more. The chief political job in West Vir- ginia is that of collector of internal revenue and it is held by Walter R. Neely’s spokesman and patronage boss. Holt has declared that Thurmond must go. Among the bases of his at- tack is the fact that Thurmond was head of coal operators’ associations in West Virginia in a period when scores of miners were killed in labor clashes. Holt has a pile of books which con- tain references to Thurmond and a sheaf of resolutions against Thur- mond passed by lodges of the United * * Pals No More Another once beautiful friendship important party bolt since 1896. large minority. time in his long political career. American life. anything any as little. Realignment Long Urged Mr. Smith knows perfectly well that the Philadelphia convention will endorse the Roosevelt record heartily, or at least a majority of the delegates will so vote. He is a firm believer in majority rule—so firm that he stead- ily referred in his Liberty League speech to the Hoosac Mills decision by six of nine supreme court judges as the “court’s decision.” never even! suggesting that there had been a/ Anticipating, then, the majority en-| dorsement at Philadelphia to which Mr. Smith has candidly and cour-) ageously announced he cannot sub- scribe, or seem by inaction to accept,| he presumably is ready to reject the} party label for the first important! \ That is a major development in| His decision, based) on @ cause which he well knows will! be furnished in due course, gives Mr. Smith an opportunity to add once) more to the shining record of public service with which his life has been filled. He can make his bolt perma- nent from a label which doesn’t mean more as a descriptive of a fixed code of political philosophy. The Republican label means precisely | tenets from each other and from the social philosophers have called for the end of subservi- ence to the labels. They have urged realignment of the American people, not as Democrats and Republicans, with ancestor worship governing eligibility to public office, but as groups to fit into the issues of the campaigns as they arise. More gen- eric party names, and names without} past significance, have been sug- gested: The probability is that when Ai Smith takes his “walk,” he will intend it to be a temporary stroll, as was when he led the Bull Moose away from the Republicans. By 1900 most. disaffected Democrats, who, like Mr. Smith, had long office-holding rec- ords, were formally supporting Mr. Bryan as the party nominee and once | again in 1908. And it is well known that Theodore Roosevelt would prob- | ably have been the Republican nom- inee again in 1920 if he had lived. These famous “walks” have always led the protesting political pedestrain & So They Say i I can see a.day approaching whe! we shall find street performers bear- ing placards inscribed, “Deaf, Dumb, and Blind Through Contemporary Music.”"—E. W. Hinchcliff,* British musician, who claims jazz music harms performers. xe * The question is not whether Italy can beat Ethiopia or Ethiopia beat Italy;. it is whether the league can be trusted to put an end to an ag- For years, since the leaders of both) gressive war—Prof. Gilbert Murray, parties began borrowing traditional) England. If there is any doubt as to the situation which exists in Europe the fact that Britain is talking about a billion dollar defense loan should serve to clarify the atmosphere. a The naval limitation conference failed dismally. It may be _ | just as well that the break was clear and definite for the out- Britain’s Defense Loan now busted is that of Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia of New York and his suc- cessor in congress and former cam- paign manager, Vito Marcantonio, The break came through differences over the handling of New York's re- lief problem and it’s so bad that when one day a friend, using the .. nickname, asked, “How's the ‘Little HORIZONTAL 1 American set- tlement worker. 10 Trees. 11 Imbecile 13 Spirit 14 Sour Answer to Previous Puzzle | A Great Woman 16 Fence rails. 17 Viewed. 19 To grow weak. 20 Armadillo. 21Golf cry 22 Earth. ‘back under the old lintel, with the old label. Usually he has sworn that the faith of the fathers had been and | the case with many Democrats in 1896; point than and with Theodore Roosevelt in / restored before he returned, usually this has not been true. There are many, many he takes his walk, will be other Demo- crats of his present sympathies who will find themselves more at home with the prevailing Republican view- any other. Your . Personal Health By William Brady, M. D. Dr. Brady will answer questions pertaining to health but not disease or diagnosis. Write letters briefly and in tnk, Address Dr, Brady tn care of The Tribune. All queries must be accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope. VITALITY AND IMMUNITY Nobody knows what “resistance” is, in reference to the question of sus- ceptibility to or freedom from disease. ‘Well, for that matter, we know very little, as yet, about immunity, though we at least know there is such a state or condition and in certain instances we can determine specifically whether individuals &re immune or not, say to diphtheria or tuberculosis. , Here is a distinction I, being a peculiar duck, not to say a queer quack, have noticed for years. When a physician or health authority is merely sounding off to fill space or to impress the dumb laity he is quite likely to talk learnedly of “resistance,” for he is safe enough there, since nobody knows a thing about it. The “resistance” bunk is therefore the main sup- port of the old guard who wish to keép people believing in “exposure to cold” as a factor of illness. It affords plenty of material for a circumstan- tial prevarication. A lot of laymen are incapable of distinguishing what an eminent doctor says from what the doctor knows. Immunity is neither gained nor lost suddenly or in a day. Like obesity, it grows on you insidiously over a period of months or years, and it sticks to you for quite a while, once you have acquired it, no matter what you do about it. To imagine a wetting or a chilling or a change of weather or a spell of dampness magically dispels any immunity you may have acquired against respiratory infection is as absurd as it is to believe you can dissolve some magic salts in a tub of water, wallow in the bath a while and step forth minus your adipose—but some dumb clucks believe these things, else how could the old guard anc the charlatans get away with their chatter? Somebody has to pay for it. Health commissioners must eat. Many wiseacre young women who have “dieted” not wisely but too well in the attempt to become abnormally slim have persisted in defiance of warnings from physicians, until at last they have developed active pul- monary tuberculosis. It seems obvious that nutritional deficiency impairs immunity to tuberculosis. Empirically we have long cherished some such concept—witness the universal forced feeding with eggs and milk, cod liver oil and the like. Only recently have we discovered that the essential fac- tor of immunity is an adequate supply of vitamins, which egg yolk, milk, cod liver oil happen to contain. The progress of research in this field, to- gether with clinical experience, warrants the conclusion that it is not the diminished intake of fats, proteins and carbohydrates that accounts for the lighting up of latent or dormant tuberculosis, but rather the diminished intake of vitamins, Just which vitamins, it is not yet possible to say—it seems most probable that several vitamins are concerned. Further we find in treating overweight or frank obesity that the patient’s vigor and vitality, the sense of well being and the joy of being alive, actually increases as the superfluous flesh diminishes, if the regimen is physiologically well balanced petit an optimal ration of vitamins despite the Kewered intake of cal es. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS What, No Vaccine? Clippings comment on case of unnamed man in South Carolina who refused to permit his wife and three children to take Pasteur treatment after they had been bitten by a dog suspected of having rabies. A health department “inspector” was unable to ascribe a reason for the man’s re- fusal other than ignorance . . . (Newspaper clippings). Answer—Whose ignorance? Who knows what Pasteur virus or vaccine is? Noone. It is a shot in the dark. If I were bitten by a dog presumably rabid I'd want immediate ordinary surgical disinfection and care of the ‘wound and an immediate injection of antitetanus serum—but no Pasteur hocus-pocus, thank you. * a Tin Doctoring ‘ Six weeks ago consulted local doctor about removal of hair between my eyebrows. He asured me it was simple to do, and that his office nurse was quite expert ... the nurse went to work ...1I now have a number of pitted scars ... Miss M. H.) Answer—I do not think office girls or nurses are qualified to attempt The Bread and Milk Club Redivivus Having been a devotee of yours for 20 years I was delighted when you announced the re-opening of your famous Bread and Milk club, From our experience of the benefits of membership in that club we can testify that it get Hiss health to many thousands of new readers of “Ol’ Doc supporters | of the president who previously aa treatment. gathered under the Republican label. There are many more who still view the Democratic label with reverence and ‘follow any one who commands in its name. With Mr. Smith, when Answer—Full particulars in monograph, “By-Laws of the B & M Club,” will be mailed on request if you inclose a stamped envelope bearing address. Take Notice: The milk used by B & M club members should be Certified Milk, or Grade A Raw Milk, NOT pasteurized milk, (Copyright, 1936, John F. Dille Co.) With ) BEGIN HERE TODAY Against the of her Grandmother, aristocratic MES. WILLIARD CAMERON, DANA WESTBR marries marriage, she had broken with wealthy RONALD MOORE, Dana’s NANCY, to tm & hides tt behing NA stood at the window look- ing out at the rain-washed street. Night was descending rap idly. “When 1 was a child,” she eaid, ll Dana told herself, “I'm letting my imagination run away with me. I’m developing into a horrid, susp!- cious wife. Not the kind of wife for a doctor to have. Every physician in the world goes out in all kinds of weather, at all hours, to see pa- tients. Perhaps it never occurred to Scott that I’d be interested.” But the unhappiness remained. There had been something fust faintly familiar in the voice over the telephone. Some foreign qual- ity. voice before. Where? Surely, Dana had heard that Suddenly the answer cama Pt was Charlotte—Paula’s house keeper. Dana went to the telephone and dialed Paula’s number with fingers that shook slightly, A woman’s voice, the same woman's voice, an- swered. Dana, controlling her voice with an effort, asked, “Are you expect- “we used to say on nights like this, ‘aA night for witches and dark deeds.’ ” “It probably fs a night for dark ing Dr. Stanley?” There was a slight pause, as deeds,” Scott told her, smiling, “even with the witches and goblins missing.” “Nothing can scare me now with your handsome self to protect me,” Dana said. And, in the next breath, “We have broiled steak and cauliflower with cheese—the way y Love paccppell she ‘said, was fecling a Mttie bet ter. Paula came into the room al- most immediately. She sat down in a chair across from Scott. Her melancholy eyes, lighted by some strange “re, were fixed on him. Any cuspicions Seott might have had that Paula had staged illness to bring him here, were gone. Paula’s face was entirely without color. New lines, from suffering, were etched sharply about her mouth and eyes, ees gcorr said in a low voice, his eyes on the queer pricks of light im the somber pools that were Paula’s eyes: “Paula, 1 know. It’s ghastly, the trap you've gotten yourself into. Who- ever started you on this road should be hung, but that doesn’t help you any. You've a fight on your hands, but you'll get through it. You'll have to go away at once and be treated intelligently.” Paula said im a mechanical voice, forming the words as though she were talking in a dream, “By helping me, Scott, you mean getting rid of—” She didn’t finish the sentence, eontinuing stare at him vacantly. : “Yea, that's what I meant,” Seott replied. your ;come at least made it certain that attempts to maintain agree-| Flower?” Marcantonio replied: Same you like it. Aad sf you don't say ments of this nature are doomed for an indefinite period, per- haps until a new resurgence of the desire for peace follows the NEXT WAR. The question now before all the major governments is what to do about it. Wise old England knows what that answer must ve and is taking steps to make it effective. So, while Uncle Sam orders 114 new bombing planes to man his two new airplane carriers, and Japan tightens her belt to go on with the naval building race, Britannia prepares to push ahead with the policy which has made her the traditional mistress of the sea. If the mothers of Europe think of it they have reason to view the future with fear and trembling. And unless America is prepared to show more intelligence than it did in 1917 the mothers of this nation also may have cause for real alarm. ,_ Power on the Farm ‘ Despite the pressure placed upon electric holding com- panies in 1935 by enactment of the bitterly-contested federal law, more farm power lines were constructed by private firms during the year than ever before in the history of the nation. As a result, 827,000 American farms now have central-station power service. The fact that only the surface of this tremendous power market has been scratched, however, is proved by the 6,000,000 cg which still lack this modern aid to comfort and produc- ion. Greater interest in the subject, together with lower inter- est rates are credited by the REA (Rural Electrification Ad- ministration) for the new surge of initiative, for practically - all of the extensions were made by operating companies which - expect to obtain a profit on their investment, ‘ Holding companies, which are interested only in the high- er financial reaches of the electric power business, had very dittle to do with this development, “ a weed’!”” ; The way prices are they have to be |if they want any meat to ‘eat. “Huh! You mean ‘old Stink- (Copyright, 1936, NEA Service, Inc.) BIT OF HUMOR NOW AND THEN Is RELISHED BY THE BEST OF MEN “Pardon me, sir,” said the hotel clerk. “Would you mind telling me your name?” “My name?” snort- ed the new guest. “Can't you see where I signed the regis- ter?” “Yes, sir,” was the reply, “that’s what aroused my curiosity.” Dubb—Why did you keep applaud- ing that soprano? Her voice was ter- rible, Mrs, Dubb—I know it was, but her gown was so beautiful I wanted to get another look at it. Ruth—I wonder when Arthur is go- ing to propose? He’s been going with me for nearly six months. Elsie — You'll have to wait six months more. He didn’t propose to me for nearly a year. Pete—I see where a scientist has discovered that meat-eaters are twice as active as vegetarians. Heinie—I could have told him that. Hubby — Why do you feed every ‘ramp that comes along? They won't do a lick of work for you, Wife—I know they won't. But it 15 Wine cask. 16 Decay in fruit. 17 Half an em + p VIAITIE INiO[R| 22She was a alviaikieR public —— (pl). 27 Mortar trays. 28 Spur 29 Melody 30 Withered. 31 Scalp covering. 32 Small herring. 33 Native metal. 34The head 35 Series of epical events. 36 Company 87 Her settlement ‘“—— _House.” spot. 39 Measure of area. 40 Robin. 41 Careful. 42 Wine vessel. 43 Wrongly. 45 Skillet 46 To slash. 47 Decreasing. 48 She was an untiring wor er for —— certainly is a relief to watch a man — | DIOIR E [RIAISIE | 38 Public garden 24 Sins. 25 Inlet. 26 To soak. 27 Valiant man. 28 Bile. 30 She was world famous as a lo] IBIAIRIE IF [OlO/T) VERTICAL 1 Court fool. 2 Around. 3 Name of anything. 4Snaky fish 5 Like. 6 Cuts into cubes. 7 Entrance. 8 Middle. 9 Therefore. 12 Ringworm. 14 Singing voice. hearing.” 37 Sound of contempt. 38 Throe. 29 Amidi 40 Twice. 41 Pale. 42 Wing. 44 Myself. 45 3.1416. 46 Southeast. the biscuits are the best you ever ate in your life, I'll never forgive you. There's @ prune pudding, gtd ht Hike thisT™ When dinner was over Dana get ree out her sewing basket and sat, ®/the cover closer around her, bet Picture of housewifely devotion, | tne shaking continued. not far trom Scott, reading one of | was burning and her his “everlasting” medical journals. | rect felt like ice. ee At 10:30 scott votea « was bed- ( BARLOTTS had told “Miss Paula’s going erazy time, and Dana agreed. For 3s while after Scott was. asleep she pain. She has taken that pre- scription you gave her, bat & vemained awake. In the darkness the lightning was revealed more terrifyingly, and Dana bad a chilé-|hasn’t helped. You must come. fike fear of storms. Finally her|she said you would.” long lashes swept her cheeks and/ when Scott hesitated, Charfotte she dropped into a sound slumber.|nad continued, “It’s awful the It couldn’t have been long before | way she’s suffering. I think you the telephone jangled. Almost im | should see her, Doctor.” stantly, it seemed, Dana was an-| Yes, Scott thought, be showld swering the summons, stumbling |see Paula im one of these seis- sleepily from bed. ures, He'd know better, then, A woman's voice, voice with &| what was causing them. As it foreign inflection, asked: “Is Dr.|was he had his suspicions, but he was only guessing. He stood for » moment, trying Stanley in?” “Yes,” Dana replied. She called, “It’s for you, Scott.” and got back|to decide what to tell Dana. into bed. Months before he wouldn't have hesitated to tell her where he was going, but that seene the ‘Then Scott's voice, disturbed, uncertain, was saying hesitantly, night he had played bridge at Paula’s stayed in his memory. “Well, of course, if it is necessary.” If he told Dana where he was After a moment he added, “All right. Tell her I'll be right over.” gh going, she would worry about i. It would be best to wait until he D4N4 waited. Scott was stand- came back and then make a clean ing in the hall as though he was considering something, trying |breast of the whole story. Dana to make up his mind. could be trusted to keep Paula’s “Dana.” Scott said secret, if it developed that Paula “I've got to go out.” really was taking @ narcotic. “In all this storm?” He found he had accepted the “Yes. Try not to worry. I'll be| theory that Paula was doing that hellish thing. If this was true back as soon as I can.” He was dressing quickly. Still|he’d have to persuade ber-to go away some where and fight the he had volunteered no further in- formation about the call. “If he'd | furies intelligently in some sana- only say something,” Dana thought |tarium. i miserably. “I can't bear for Scott} Charlotte met him at the door to be secretive.” A minute more and be bad gone. suddenly, out of the- room. of the apartment and then went ula, “You didn't mean anything else, Scott? Yet you know how I feel toward you—” Her voice broke and she shuddered violent- ly. Then she went on, “That’s been a fight, too, Scott. It's been torture, feeling your indifference, enerdng you had nothing in your eart for me. . you away—utterly.” “ “Paula, you maste’t let your self go like thie! You're ill al this will pass when you are woll tomorrow.. I want to think about it and decide om the best piace aula rose a! to feet also. iabus Paula said, “Walt a moment, Scott. Let me fix you a high- ball. We'll drink to victory—my victory!” Without waiting for a reply, she walked swiftly toward the dining room. In a moment she returned with a tray on which two small. glasses sparkled in-