The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 2, 1936, Page 4

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All rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. Constructive Move Whatever it turns out to be, all of us will be wise in pre- paring for a long, cold winter. It is improbable that we will have such bitter cold as pre- vailed last winter again in the near future, but it has been cold every winter in North Dakota and we might as well prepare for it now. This is particularly true of those who have every reason to believe that the winter is going to be a tough one for them. People on relief will find themselves in much better position if they can get their coal supply in before the really severe weather comes. The decision by the state board of university and school lands permitting relief clients to take coal from state-owned * land, is thus a step in the right direction. To what extent the privilege will be used is a question, since there are some obvi- / ous handicaps to its universal success, but in many localities « it will prove an unmixed blessing. The proposal is to have WPA labor strip the ground off @ coal lying near the surface and let the relief clients take out their own supplies on their own time. Since WPA hours are not long they have plenty of time to help provide for their own needs in this respect. Although the land board acted only Wednesday, the mat- ter has been under consideration for some time and has had ’ the attention of both the WPA officials and the governor's + office. The common aim is to help hard-pressed people get * through the winter with a minimum of suffering—and lack of fuel certainly is real cause for distress in any home. 7 Good Object Lesson Advocates of inflation should watch with interest what * happens in France as a result of its devaluation of the franc. Tinkering with the money system is a common device ad- vacated by the “have nots” of a nation and opposed by the “haves.” But the “have nots” always experience difficulty in getting away from the handicaps which they impose upon themselves. Hence, in the current French difficulty, we find a devalued franc and a proposal to increase governmental wages and pen- sions in an amount commensurate with the devaluation. The majority bloc in the French chamber wants the entire wage structure readjusted in proportion. The reason for this lies in recognition of the fact that devalued francs will buy less and the protest from wage earners will be immediate and severe. Hence the politicians want to eat their cake and keep it, too. The French suggestion about control of wages is a rather unique approach to*this old issue. The trouble with it is that the French government will have difficulty in controlling the wages of private employes just as the government of the Unit- ed States would have difficulty under similar circumstances. But it was either devalue the franc or go off the gold stan- dard—and to France that was unthinkable. Her people are wedded to the yellow metal. Centuries of experience, during which France has been the greatest battleground in the world, have taught them to put their faith in it. They like the feel of gold in their fingers. That. Minot Lion It is getting colder these nights and, ere long, that African tion which has been spreading terror and newspaper headlines in the Minot community may be trekking south. In which case he should pass through Burleigh county, causing our farm‘children to lie shivering with fear in their beds at night and our doughty nimrods to stand guard with grim faces and loaded guns. Judging from the reports from Ward county no one is safe with this terrorsome brute ready to leap from behind almost any bush. The peace-loving citizen in those parts never knows when he is going to be clawed ‘up a bit, as one farm hand claims .he was mauled only Wednesday evening. This lion scare has been going on for some time now and ‘always it is described as an AFRICAN lion, although Ward county is about as far from Africa as it is possible to get. Luckily it started late in the summer rather than early in _the spring, else we might have had a succession of these hair- ‘raising tales over a period of months. As it is, cold weather ought to put a quietus on them, Or does an African lion grow fur like a polar bear and claw his WER ES winter? ‘ : Good Americanism Both Governor Landon and President Roosevelt have done the nation a service within the last few days. ~The Kansan’s statement that he wants no support from groups which seek to stir up prejudice and strife is in line with the best traditions of American statesmanship. No man should want to be president so badly that he is willing to pro- mote this kind of trouble and Governor Landon does himself and the nation a favor by making it clear that he is not that kind of a man. , ; President Roosevelt, on the other hand, serves both his cause-and the eae hd eg vf Pa that -he wants none of Communism nd does not desite Conimuhistic support. His pe unequivocal should set at rest any doubts ‘on these | ‘and put the campaign on a is’ thing much to be desired. in a closed garage. overcome off the politician. < 3 The Bismarck Tribune way right through temperatures of 50 below like we had last driving. Washington One Bocndoggling Project Is Net~ ting Neat Profit to Government; bl dee eed Find Many Aveld Pay- ment By RODNEY DUTCHER (Teibane Washington Correspendent) Washington, Oct. 2.—WPA officials in Washington are chuckling over one little “boondoggle” which has already netted the government a profit of $2,000,000 above its cost, and may. yield a great deal moe. When the profit mounts a few more millions, they're going to do a little public chortling. ‘ This “boondoggling” includes three projects for “white-collar” WPA workers, set up by the Bureau of Internal Revenue. One is for review ing income tax returns, one for re- viewing miscellaneous tax returns, and one for investigating liquor dealers. Together, they've cost a little nrore than $3,000,000. And they've alreaay collected more than $5,000,000 in taxes and made possible the assess- ment of $8,627,000 more, which the regular bureau administrators are moving to collect. All WPA workers on the project were taken from relief rolls, but of course they were pretty carefully selected and 3185 of them were given a three-week training course, with a little more than 200 non-relief ac- countants and investigators to furnish guidance. The point is, that the regular staff of the Bureau of Internal Revenue never has been big enough to comb through all the income tax reports. Usually the members check only the big ones, This WPA project made it possible to comb through a great many more, and the added tax revenue 1s the result. Incidentally, they found something more than 2000 who had overpaid their taxes and had re- funds coming. ** * Chiselers Are Trapped The liquor tax investigators worked by dropping in on saloons and tav- erns and suddenly testing the liquor on the spot. They made it tough for ® lot of chiseling proprietors who were palming off bootleg stuff on un- suspecting customers who were satis- fied with a legal-looking label. These tax investigations were made not only in Washington, but in other places, The Texas tax board, for in- stance, set up a project to ferret out untaxed land, It seems that lots of land in Texas was surveyed in the early days only by the rudest means, like counting the revolutions of a wagon wheel as it traversed the land. Tax officials there believe thet, as a result, per- haps 10 or 12 per cent of all Texas; land is untaxed. { WPA project people were put to work on that, some 3600 of them,} and already they've put on the tax) duplicate land never listed there be- fore. It is expected to bring Texas} more than $300,000 annual revenue. Virginia is sponsoring a similar project for digging.aip untaxed jand, and in Pittsturgh, similarly employed WPA tax project workers actually; found a $6000 residence that nad been | overlooked by the assessors for 15 years, They found at least !00 unas- sessed buildings. Some 800 former relief workers are Looking at the Campaign (Copyright, 1936, by David Lawrence) i Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 2—The in-/ dependence of America's press was never better illustrated than by an incident which occurred here in the last few days and which will, I be- Neve, be of nation-wide interest. Everybody throughout the country who follows politics intimately knows what a vital part the men on the “Kansas City Star” played in develop- ing the candidacy of Governor Lan- don of Kansas for the Republican nomination and how ardently the Star is supporting him and opposing the re-election of President Roosevelt. But, nevertheless, the Star has just come out with an editorial, consistent with its position in the past. approv- ing the reciprocity agreements nego- tiated by Mr. Roosevelt's secretary of state, Cordell Hull, and declaring that Governor Landon is right only in part in his criticism of the Hull treaties. The editorial was in comment on Mr. Landon’s speech at Minneapolis, and reads in part as follows: doing this WPA job in Allegheny; county. ee R Find “Hidden” Assets A number of local communities! have set up similar projects to em- ploy people who had been on reiief or WPA jobs. A Houston, Tex., survey of municipal water bills, run in the same manner, showed why the city was carrying $300,000 of unpaid water bills on its books. i The WPA-ers dug up 40,000 errors ir: names, addresses, initials, in 55,000 water accounts. This showed how many people had been ducking their water bills and brought cash clinking into the city hall. Most of the criticism of WPA “boondoggling” has been aimed at “white-collar” projects, and thus WPA officials in Washington are watching these “profitable” white- collar operations under WPA with considerable satisfaction, and count- ing on them as a potential source of defense ammunition when they have mounted to an even more impressive total. (Copyright, 1936, NEA Service, Inc.) . NOW AND THEN 18 RELISHED BY A SHEE Dr. Lancett — How are you feeling this morning? Mr. Sneeberg—Bet- ter; the only thing troubling me this morning is my heart. — Dr. Lancett— Well, well. We must put a stop to that right away. Henry Peck—I wish, my dear, that you wouldn't talk to me while I am Mrs, Peck—You just keep driving, Tent 11d Weil Clapone Ay As 7002 jong. : ‘right in saying that the reduction of “The Star believes the governor is farm production in this country to the needs of the domestic market is a Policy of despair. It is in hearty agreement with his fundamental pur- poses in stimulating foreign trade. But because it is in agreement with these purposes, it supports the Hull agreements as the most effective tariff measure to realize them under; existing conditions. “Of course, the agreements are not perfect. Legitimate criticism may be urged against certain details of the’ methods employed. But, by and large,’ the adoption of the Hull policy seems constructive achievements of the New| Deal. 24 Mitigating. - 28 Heathen gods. 53 Driving command. ; 54 To hanker’ after. 56To murmur as a cat. 57To run away. obstruction. 58 Music drama. 61 It is one of the —. 621t has an’ elongated — (pl.). Frances—You say you love me, but I just know you tell that to all the girls. Jimmy—What of it? You wouldn't want to marry a freak, would you? “Miss Lingring seems to hold her age remarkably well, doesn’t she?” . ~ ‘Oh, yes,” replied Aunt Fretty. She's been holding it at 25 for a good many years. Her Father—My daughter tells me What you are @ church member. church do you attend? =” Munhall—Why—er—name some of Earl—Gurely, Ruth, you-must real- ime that there are two sides to every question. Ruth-—-Of course, dear, but that is no reason why you should always pick, the wrong side. ; Teer er er = 22 Wee root i ld Bai “David Lawrence every reason to believe that specific is important. many fronts. are concerned, the Hull procedure,’ not say until after he read Mr. Lan- in the Star's opinion, is the one ef-|don’s then forthcoming Minneapolis; aid given France in fective method so far proposed to; get the desired results.” in the heart of the agricultural area,’ where the reciprocity treaties have) been under attack, the Kansas City Star's editorial is a strong defense} for a policy which many Republicans; regretted was 80 specifically condem- ned in the Republican platform in| Cleveland, under the domination, in; committee at least, of high protec- tionists in the east. | the Hull agreements and the reci- procity idea; believing that, there are some inequities in the Can- adian treaty, the general purpose is sound and that the matter ought to be continued no matter which party is to this nwspaper one of the really! elected this November. | ident Roosevelt was not very strong [is Limbless Creature HORIZONTAL “~ Answer to Previous Puzzlé CeCe AS Je “Governor Landon urged some valid| for the reciprocity program and is objections against the present method | believed to be still lukewarm about it, of negotiating the agreements and/ Secretary Hull having had a hard putting them into effect. But im-| time getting the Democratic national perfect as these methods are, they! convention in Philadelphia to cham- are infinitely better than the scan-/ pion the reciprocity cause. dalous log-rolling of a general tariff| revision by congress—and there 1s) Roosevelt khows the political attack which has been made in the north- west and particularly against Demo- cratic senators and candidates where would be murdered by highly-organ-| specific commodities. are involved. zied pressure groups. George Peek, who was a part of the “Other factors, as well as tariffs.| New Deal administration, broke with affect foreign trade, as Governor | it on this issue, for, while he believes n pointed out—exchange re- in foreign trade enlargement, he is ions, quotas, the ending of po-| against the unconditional favored-! reciprocal treaties or agreements sub- mitted to the senate or to congress rosperity. 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It is just another Ol’ Doc Rrady’s. Heaven knows . . - thousand units of vitamin’ D. feet. I declined to recognize But remember, now I recommend an optimal ration of vitamin of a help in correcting & bad habit, not as a cure for D by way and flat QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS "s : be-justifiable? If this is recommended or her husband undergo the necessary operation? . . . (8. M. Answer—Sterlization of # woman is 4a man is a minor operation. If elther be the man. I believe I have the early stage of prostatic prove injurious if I eat eggs, cooked or raw? . . . (A; W. R.) Answer—No. by her ® major Sterlization of is to be sterilized, therefore, it should Is it likety to (Oopyright 1936, John F. Dille Co.) ‘ a speech whether he would: support the nominee. The Minn ored-nation clause is for America to crusade for its honest application by. other nations instead of conceding at the outset that, because it is being frustrated, it is beyond repair. This correspond lent has received let- readers occasionally who in- sist he has not commended things the New Dea} has done. ite. the contrary. ‘The policy’ of trade. agreements has always received my approval, just as I believe the recent currency stabil- Rich and Feeckless ducked when the firing began I wouldn’t be telling this tale.” _ Dorven live, an ts ere ree vacant a year, but you wouldn't want it. It's not fit for rats to 1Crawling animal. grape juice. Me catuatt, eakviaebd. that 6 Some types 21 It eats —— monly te still alive, sets out to 2 oar me Stir, NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY 13 Nope. nolee CHAPTER X {4 Pitcher. RENT sat in the office of the | 16Hint ina JERITICIA : city’s chief of detectives. "= mystery. Got OMEPIE IR] 27 Soi ‘what do you know,” he asked wNortheast. [CAMECIEINICT HIEINISMES IE! 19 Silkworm. (9 OMA (y Mla S 21Decorative [B/EIAICIT MND! IE MMSIE Ie Dio meshes. [Alt [RIEMOIPIEISMME [KIC before RIE SITS! IANIDILING ‘ 8To stir up. 51 By. tective sat alone for a while, a|Sumy it, 9Sun. 54 Mountain past frown between his keen, dark] coq pes a Native metal. iJ Slight flap. ~ eyes... > place. It's a in ee : ee. hedge rei notoriety that fad ‘were you, I'd 18 Monastic term. capacity crowd Mer the evening ape 2 ‘One garrulous the grounds had won “of be be & "Than : " happened?” the | a, an ana Jee tie| Ve saw, as : a agreements, and the Mbation move last week.” Tn (THE baldheaded man thought a about moment, “There's one, Been| license num! rity Fe ares li ability to win approval for such co- operationist as the reciprocity the latest move, Mr. Hull played no doubt a stimulating part alongside Morgenthau. “Not so do you say E : i a be r E Th I : i i i rf "I ‘ i u i ? ile 4 es i fF { +) i -E lik } i H 8 F 3 I f