The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 31, 1936, Page 4

The Bismarck Tribune An Independent Newspaper THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) State, City and County Official Newspaper Phir tt Bonin ce ce a a A Published Bntered at the postoffice at Bismarck as second class mai] matter. Mrs. Stella I. Mann President and Publisher Archie O. Johnson Vice Pres. and Gen'l. Manager Kenneth W. Simons Sec'y-Treas. and Editor Subscription Rates Payable in Advance Datly by carrier, per year .......... ss Daily by mail per year (in Bismarck) .. Daily by mail per year (in state cutside of Bismarck) Daily by mai) outside of North Dakota . ‘Weekly by mail in state, per year .. Weekly by mail outside of North Dak Weekly by mail in Canada, per year Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation Member of The Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republica- tion of the news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in newspaper and also the local news of spontaneous origin published hei All rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. The Extra Ingredient Little Adam Hellman, tow-headed Morton county lad, soon will be the most famous boy in North Dakota. His pictures sped forth by airmail and telephoto Thursday night to all corners of the country, not because Adam was any different Thursday than he had been on Wednesday but because the pictures showed the president of the United States patting him on the head. The press photographers, cynical souls, grinned wryly as their cameras clicked. They weren’t fooled much, if any, by the show which went on. They merely remembered the old newspaper axiom that the best stories are those about kids, dogs and diamonds because these things have universal interest. Hence, Adam’s pat on the head was “hot stuff” and the newspaper readers of the nation could be expected to eat it up. "| their predictions by intimate knowl- Behind Scenes The Campaign Off the Record Talk of Politicians Means More Than What They Say Publicly; How Their Private Fore- casts Shape Up. By RODNEY DUTCHER (Tribune Washington Correspondent) New York, Aug. 31.—Poilticians say one thing when they make public forecasts about the election and an- other thing when they speak private- ly among themselves. The latter expressions are the more important, because they are much more likely to be accurate. Party leaders at national headquarters have the benefit of polls, public and pri- vate. They also receive full and de- tailed reports from their state lead- ers, who are usually wise and experi- enced in the politics of their area. Finally—and this should not be for- gotten—these leaders are fortified in edge as to the relative efficiency of their state machines and knowledge of the amount of money and effort they are willing to pour into this and that state in the final stages. It's that last factor—the final im- petus of money and frenzied effort— which makes the sizeups and polls as of this date impossible to depend up- on as indicative of the result. * % % Machines and Money You have two immeasurable fac- tors insofar as their influence on that result is concerned: 1, The Democratic political machin- ery. This means the normal federal patronage machine everywhere plus definite political activity by ntuch of the network of New Deal agencies ‘THE BISMARCK fe created since 1932. It also means the patronage machines of practically all the big states and most of the others Bismarck is glad to have had President Roosevelt with us for a day but very few persons were deceived as to the real ) intent of the trip. It was not political in its manifestations, but that it was intended to have a political effect cannot be doubted. What does any presidential candidate do which does , not have some political implications? } At the same time, there is no denying the fact that it was excellent showmanship and that the whole affair was well -- handled. It was politics, of course, but a different kind of poli- | tics than that to which the nation has been accustomed. Missing were the trappings of a political show. There weren’t even the customary claquers to whoop up the applause. Republicans as well as Democrats got into the picture—and liked it. But it is safe to say that the president learned nothing *. which he did not already know. The plight of Adam Hellman - and his parents is no different from that of thousands of other children and parents. The president has been told of such con- ditions time and time again and in much more detail than he could see for himself in any brief visit. But the drouth situation needed dramatization. The people of this area must be convinced of the interest of a paternalistic yovernment. ~-“They probably were, for no one can doubt the sincerity of { i: the president in his desire to restore this vast area to economic t stability. S But little Adam Hellman provided the extra ingredient Fe needed. A picture of the president in North Dakota looks just the same as a photograph taken in Washington, but there are ne drouth-stricken Adam Hellman’s in Washington. It took the face of a boy to provide the dramatic punch. “What a man,” remarked one photographer. said Barnum knew the show business.” If Roosevelt carries the drouth states by comfortable ma- jorities—and many political observers seem to think he will— he ought to send Adam Hellman a present next Christmas. Adam will have done more for his re-election than most of the political manipulators. “And they Take Back Those Blessings America would not for a moment think of abandoning its automobiles and its other conveniences, yet it apparently fears new developments which, if their benefits were universally dis- tributed, would save mankind much labor, free him for the cul- tivation of his higher capabilities. From time immemorial the business of getting the bare necessities of living has occupied much of the interest of the human race. The fight for food, clothing and shelter has left little time for the finer things of life. There is no indication that the intensity of this battle will be diminished materially in the near future, yet it has been growing steadily less for many years and the possibility is that science may soon find ways to make it a comparatively easy matter. But if, by some series of inventions, that time were to arrive tomorrow, America would not know what to do with its blessings. Its social.and economic organization is not now suf- ficiently flexible to make the blessings of science the boons they a should be to all mankind. But we may have to deal with these problems much sooner than we think. Take, for example, the possibilities of dirtless farming as r developed by a California scientist. He has been growing all sorts of things in tanks of water into which fertilizing chem- * icals have been infused. It is all on an experimental scale but the results are such that it may soon become a commercial method. Tobacco plants 22 feet high, 306 pounds of tomatoes from a tank 2 by 10 feet in dimension and 75 tons of potatoes to the . acre are not to be sneezed at. Yet yields have been obtained at this rate by the new system. If it were possible to put it into universal use most of the problem of supplying food to the nation would quickly be solved . | but the amount of necessary work would be so sharply reduced that we should have to set up a cry for science to take back the blessing it had conferred upon us. s pee arene ype ore b), Maver. Letiuerdia. co. s peapoeel foe eae ee te ee Beet one oe t have se 4s getting Uberal—none of the American boys was arrested for _amuugyling the tosrks they set at the Olymple game, =n ses 6 Jebel ay mods te ood ran ead” ™*" 10 miles trom New York City, 4 in the corral. —just remember the overwhelming number of Democratic governors and members of congress elected in 1932 and 1934, For the sake of conveni- ence you can add here the weight of beneficiaries of WPA, AAA, HOLC, CCC and various other New Deal agencies, a majority of whom are counted on to vote for Roosevelt. 2. The Republican war chest, which will be twice the size of the Demo- cratic campaign fund and perhaps much more, Those are the material factors. One must now consider two intangible fac- tors, the relative effect of which is even more speculative and even more @ matter of argument. First, there is the popular reaction against Roosevelt since the 1934 elec- tion. Everybody admits that reac- tion has been a huge one. If Lari- con is to win, however, there must be no backswing of the pendulum. Second, any reaction which may have resulted against Landon since his acceptance speech. Many Repub- licans insist this is a purely imagin- ary factor. But some of Landon’s closest friends and some of the best strategists in the Republican party think it is something to worry about —aenyway, they’re worrying. In all probability the election of 1936 will be recorded historically as having been decided by one of those two trends. ee % New England for G. 0. P. This writer has been talking in- timately with some of the biggest and smartest leaders of the two parties and presents the following for what it may be worth. Republicans are confident they will take New England. Some Democrats say they have a “chance” in Massa- chusetts, but all hands concede a big G. O. P. victory in Maine in the Sep- tember elections as well as in the presidential election. Republicans claim New Jersey and I’ve heard no Democrat dispute that. Republicans are much more confid- ent of New York's 47 electoral votes than Democrats are. (Landon can’t win without those; Roosevelt might.) Optimistic G. O. P. leaders sincerely believe they may get an 800,000 plu- rality upstate which will overturn a New’ York City plurality of 300,000 to 400,000 votes. Jim Farley, how- ever, daily assures his intimates that “New York is all right, no matter what you hear.” es % Worry Over Pennsylvania Republicans are definitely worried about Pennsylvania’s 36. Democrats in a position to judge either say “we've got a good chance there” or “we're going to win it.” Republicans say it’s likely to be tough because of John Lewis and the miners—plus other labor leaders, the colored vote, and the Guffey-Earle machine, G. O. P. leaders are hoping that miners will resent Lewis’ “dictation” as to how they should vote and that it will turn out that both the miners and the colored people all voted for Roosevelt four years ago on the “wet” issue, only to return to the G. O. P. fold in large numbers in 1936. q Looking at the Campaign — (Copyright, 1936, By David Lawrence) Reno, Nev., Aug. 31.—Although President Roosevelt carried Nevada in 1932 by the unprecedented ma- Jority of 16,000 votes, he will not fare so well this time. If the election were held tomorrow he would carry it, but by about 5,000. The meaning of this change is that many conservative Democratic voters are leaving the party on the theory that it no longer represents Jeffer- sonian principles. Also the funda- mental characteristic of this state is conservatism and this implies a grow- ing recognition of the radical impli- cations of various New Deal policies. Perhaps the secret was to be found in the state finances. I inquired about them and learned that the people of Nevada have been voting down bond issues involving expenses for im- provements out of their state tax moneys but seem quite ready to ace cept as much federal bounty as they can get. Indeed, it is a matter of boast on the stump in Nevada as to: what was obtained from Washington. The First National bank here got out @ booklet entitled “‘one sound state” and Gov. Richard Kirman contributes an article in which he says in part: “The State of Nevada has a treas- ury surplus of more than $3,000,000, has no bonded debt outside the state, has never defaulted a bond issue, . . Broadly speaking, the mining vote— the labor of the state—is pro-Roose- velt. The business and professional men are for the most part going to) vote for Landon, together with a host of property owners who are often heard to inquire what heavy taxes are forthcoming to pay for the huge expenditures. Nevada has the doubtful distinction of being the state in which the Roose- velt administration has spent more money for each individual of popula- tion than for any other state in the entire union. I tried to find out here why this has been so. Were the dis- tances greater? Did Nevada have a particularly unfortunate time? Was there any unusual influx of popula- tion? Was the divorce whirl hurt by the depression, or what? I found business as usual—even the divorces running along about the same as always. Also, I found that Reno has been growing as a health resort entirely apart from its attrac- tions as a simplified answer to per- sonal incapabilities. | A Good Soldier HORIZONTAL Answer to Previous Puzzle 20 Flowering come tax or gift taxes. The Nevada inheritance tax law was repealed. . . “Nevada received $3,719,540 from the federal government for highway construction and improvement for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. The state did not levy any direct tax for ighway purposes for the biennium from July 1, 1935 to June 30, 1937 nor is any such levy anticipated there- after... “The state of Nevada spent a total of $56,744 for unemployment relief during the 30 months ended Aug. 31, 1935, . . The federal government, dur- ing the 30 month period ended Aug. 31, 1935, disbursed $4,367,681 in Ne- vada for all types of unemployment relief.” Latest figures show that in the eight months ending June 30th of; this year about $1,205,440 had been spent for the WPA by the federal government. Well-informed persons here say 1,6 Well-known [FIO] (SIKITINL [VIUICIPIETS) ... tree: American O|P [A IRIE} ISIE IRI VIE! oa esaning to olde DENT 25 Genus of U1 Conscious. {2 Moon valley 13 Cavern. 14 Pole. 15 Before. 18 Fish. 19 Road. 20 Musical note. 21 Preposition. 23 Myself. EIN} te P| Al 26 ee 4 drivels. ¢IE] 28 Three-pronged Democrats insist Indiana is “safe” and’ Republicans dispute, but none too vigorously. Both sides come near- er agreement that Mlinois is fighting ground, with Republicans seeming & bit_ more confident. Democrats admit that Ohio looks bad for them at this time, thanks to irritation over their Governor Davey and strong d Republicans Up little argument ‘about it except as to West Virginia and Maryland. The Michigan, Everybody admits the South will stay Democratic and few Republicans doubt that Roosevelt has the Pacific coast states sewed up. That ‘leaves the farm states, which are doubtful. E jt pitt i ges ae Ft 24 Parts of a minute. 27 Straddles. 30 Dating machine. 32 Drives. projection. auc ran $1 Provided. ing » 52 Rhythm. 40 Made a ballot 54 To wander. 36 Modern. 37 He is chief of —_ e U. S. Army. 39 Constellation. 42 Roof point covering. 44 To value. 5 Northeast. 6 Credit. 7To tear stitches. choice. 56 His military 41 List. title. 43 God of war $7 To scatter. 44 Renovated. 46 Mineral spring. Among the Great | Destroyers “Nevada has no sales tax, state in-| tricts. 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