The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 27, 1936, Page 4

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No Longer a Joke It was only natural that initial reports of a lion being loose in this vicinity should be taken lightly in some quarters and that much of the discussion on the matter should be in a humor- ous vein. The idea seemed so fantastic that this was a natural ~ reaction. But the matter now has passed the joking stage. Too many _ reputable persons have said tlfey saw a strange and menacing beast for the report to be ignored longer. The folks in any one district might possibly get together and perpetrate a friendly hoax on their more remote neighbors. This has been done before—just as the tenderfoot frequently is taken on a snipe hunt and left holding the bag. But they would hardly go to the extent of taking a stranger into their little plot—even if they could find a stranger who ' would cooperate. Meanwhile it is apparent that people living in rural Bur- ‘Jeigh county are concerned about the matter. Fathers and _ mothers are reluctant to send their children to school alone for ‘ fear of what may happen. The thing is very real to them, as *.it would be to, anyone else if placed in their position. F The ‘nature of the animal remains undecided, but whether §t is an African lion, a mountain lion, a timber wolf or just a big dog gone wild is beside the point. What matters is that they feel a menace exists. i They can find some reassurance in the fact that predatory animals of either the cat or dog family almost never attack hu- man beings. Their noses are keen and the smell of man means danger to them. This holds true whether the person be an armed adult or a relatively helpless child on the way to school. In the case of an encounter the animal probably would be more frightened than the human being. On this basis there seems no necessity for closing schools or keeping children at home. Schools operate in country where mountain lions are common and no attacks upon children are reported. But the circumstances of the case unquestionably offer to someone the opportunity to do a good deed to the community. It would be a worthy achievement for any man to bring down the animal in question and thus quiet the fears which have in- vaded the breasts of some people. The best evidence is that the horse injured Sunday night on the Engdahl farm northeast of Bismarck was not attacked. Against the findings reasoning, and experience of the veterin- arian who treated the animal are only a deep-seated belief that the horse was the victim of some predator. But that circumstance does not diminish the evidence of persons who have seen the animal. In most of these cases the light was rather poor and the descriptions given have been meager, but it is significant that its appearance was such as to make them afraid. Mankind, through long association with dogs, has learned not to be afraid of them. The appearance of a wolf, admittedly dangerous, is not such as to strike terror to the average breast. But man has never learned to make friends with the big cat pnimals which exist in all parts of the world. They are tradi- tional enemies and, while man has obtained the mastery, his instinct remembers the time when the danger was constant and , very real. There are things in the world which the eye cannot see nor the mind understand and this is one of them. It is an intangible thing but it may be taken as very real evidence that some sort of big predatory cat is at large in this area, Vanishing Emblem : It may be a commentary on the trend of the times that the Bald Eagle, whose image appears on much of our money, is fast disappearing from the land. Authority for this statement is the National Association of Audubon Societies which has looked closely into the matter ‘and says the evidence is undeniable. Persecution by sportsmen and some farmers is blamed for the phenomenon, even though the association contends that the pagle does relatively little damage and deserves a better fate than extermination, if for no other reason because it is our na- Honal bird. At the same time the association strikes an entirely new in its discussion of predatory birds, such as hawks and and their relation to game. * These birds, it contends, are really nature’s governors. {They strike down the slow, the weak and the unfit, leaving ‘those which are able to escape them to carry on the propaga- tion of the species. The predators have made game birds fleet of wing and adept in the use of cover, it contends, thus im- _ proving field sport for the hunter who delights in shooting the predators which give game birds these desirable charactristics. ‘The reasoning is a little different from that ordinarily ‘applied to the problem and few sportsmen will agree with it in foto. Yet it surely is worth considering. : ' Meanwhile it is encouraging to know that some one is in- ferested in keeping our national bird free and in circulation. 5 Shortstop Rabbit Maranville has baseball, be can turn his| double-width Behind the Scenes The Campaign By RODNEY DUTCHER (Tribune Washington Correspondent) Harrisburg, Pa., Oct. 27.—Pennsyl- vania is the state where Republicans have concentrated their charges of politics in WPA and their choice ap- pears to have been well made. Anyone who supposes there isn’t Plenty of Democratic politics in the administration of WPA in Pennsyl- vania qualifies himself for the booby prize of 1936. The prize should be shared with the fellow who thinks there would be any less politics in WPA if Pennsylvania were in the hands of the Republi- cans, The Keystone state always has been notorious for its political corruption and an astonishing proportion of its more conspicuous office holders and political leaders have at one time or another been indicted, disbarred, con- victed, or otherwise involved in public scandal. As far as WPA Is concerned, a brief glance plus consultation with certain non-partisans who preserve a cold and fishy eye—as well as with poli- ticians of both parties—convinces this writer that politics has flourished far more in WPA in Pennsylvania than Harry Hopkins would have you believe and that the atrocities arising there- from have been far less numerous and flagrant than Republicans allege. * * * Hardened to Scandal It further appears that the voters of Pennsylvania aren't registering any dangerously high blood pressure over the politicians’ prostitution of WPA and that the WPA workers themselves are impressed with the iniquity of it to only a very limited degree. One hears some very violent ob- Jections to WPA, its program, and its operation on other grounds. But the atate is hardened to political scandal and its politicians aren’t acting more wickedly than, anyone would expect. Industrial corporations in Penn- sylvania for decades have had un- equaled records for political as: well as economic coercion, pressure, and exploitation of employes. No one hag had a chance to make @ survey, but the impression—even among many New Dealers—is that, all added up, a great amount of po- litical pressure is being exerted upon WPA workers. It varies with locali- ties and in many sections there isn’t any at all. Ten per cent of WPA personnel is on an appointive basis. That covers the administrative staff. Thousands of foremen, supervisors, and time- keepers, consequently, are political appointees. Usually they owe their jobs to Dem- ocratic county chairmen, who, under the present state administration, are nearly all public officials. They in- clude many small-time politicians. Even by the mere law of averages some of these men would be misfits and there is no question that some of them are spoilsmen of the meanest and worst type. Incidentally, you'll find a sprink- ling of Republicans among them, none of whom would be openly active for Landon. ** * Some Dirt Uncovered A while ago the Republican state chairman broadcast by radio an ap- peal for affidavits from WPA work- ers who found themselves coerced into campaign contributions or other po- litical activity. An undercover squad paid by the Republican national com- mittee searched Pennsylvania, as well as other states, for horrible examples. ‘The result is blurry. Some dirt has been uncovered, but this writer finds informed Roosevelt sympathizers ex- pressing astonishment that the G. O. P, hasn’t uncovered far more scandal than it has and admitting the belief that competent investigators could easily do 50. Affidavits were collected—and wide- ly broadcast—from ex-convicts, locally notorious cranks and psychopathics, and even from men who never worked on any WPA project. Repeatedly dragged out is a letter written months ago by the Demo- cratic chairman of Indiana county, in promptly posted a bulletin board no- thee advising all employes to disre- gard same. Sometimes local Democratic politic- ians raid the WPA workers with ac- tive aid from foremen, supervisors, or others and met a not. Some Cases of ‘Herding’ A man in Somerset county swore that he had been fired for wearing a Landon button. Investigation re- Just the same, there’s good rea- son to believe that in some spots WPA g ,|rumors that many of the ballots were Your Personal Health By William Brady, M. D. Bi will answer Siew oats. Wri Dr, juestions pertain etterg” priory “and, a take Adefeee ‘Dr, aa Queries must be accompanted by a SP WHAT! NO GARBAGE CAN? From the sanitary viewpoint the most satisfactory garbage disposal municipalities 1s the following: All garbage must be wrapped in paper, no in @ receptacle ha tightiy fitting cover. The receptacie is | the ideal. of garbage disposal which would be But the individual householder may use a better method. available @ practical gadget, powered with electricity, which not poses of all kitchen refuse or garbage as fast as it accumulates but also away with the garbage can, which has always been an unpleasant encum- brance upon good. housekeeping. In doing away with the garbage can the new kitchen waste unit does sway also with a real menace to health, the housefly, eRe ages ae nearly perfect conditions described, the garbage receptacle as well as contents undenial tracted - couraged the breeding of files. sade Mi ae With such a kitchen waste unit installed, all the waste or average household may be completely shreded or pulped and through the sewer outlet in s few moments daily. After all, why not we the fee abel for disposal of kitchen waste just as we do for disposal of human wast In practice is has been found that this method of garbage disposal not tend to clog the sink drain. The shredded or pulped Pescecgetied serves to keep the drain scoured out, much as does coffee grounds which ex- Perienced housekeepers empty down the sink drain for that purpose. I am not qualified to pass on the economical question but I can and do recommend the installation of such a unit for disposing of kitchen waste of an through the sewer as one more step in home sanitation, In small communities disposal of garbage by feeding to hogs 4 objectionable as burying or plowing under. id fed largely or satiet oa garbage make quite as good meat, from the sanitary viewpoint, as do hogs fed with grains. Pork, by the way, is as wholesome as any other meat, and compares favorably with any other meat in flavor, nutritive value and i iy. ie can peop! what's what when consume more pork than any other meat. eed ‘The best way to dispose of garbage in camp, or in a count small village place, is by dally burial in the garden.’ Each day's assumulstion itirnction of and breeding of fies” ‘The uted ‘garbage takes tes tess oo attraction of an The led for fertilizer for any garden. ‘ baad hae QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS So That Is Toxemia? 3 My boy thirteen years old has toxemia so that if he has a or ‘broken it does not heal and gets infected easily. Does he need doctor's or can we take care of it ourselves? . (Mrs. F. D.) Answer—The “toxemia” notion is ailly. If immediate Looking at the Campaign If one takes the Literary Digest poll of Maryland, the indicated ma- jority is about 37,000. If one applies 54 per cent as the percentage for Mr. Landon in the rural communities of Maryland, on the assumption that the rural counties here would be about the same as they are in other border states, like Missouri, it still gives Mr. Roosevelt about a 75,000 majority in Maryland. This, incidentally, is what 8 private estimate, made by disinter- ested sources, gives as the Maryland majority for President Roosevelt. But 75,000 is more like what may be expected in Maryland this year, and not 144,000, as there is no reason to, assume that the New Deal tide will run higher in the border states than in the middle western states. Marylanders are saying that, as their state goes, so goes the nation, and that at no time has an election been won for 50 years that has not followed the Maryland cue. This used to be said about New York state until 1916 shattered the myth and elected Wilson without New York or New Jer- sey or Indiana or Illinois. This year, the border states are rather solidly Democratic, but none of them shows signs of approximating the four years ago majority of Mr. Roose- velt, and, in my judgment, Maryland will diminish the Roosevelt majority of 1932. There has been some shifting of votes going on since the Sun poll was taken. Thus, for instance, workers are beginning to react unfavorably to the payroll tax. Not only are they dis- covering that the Roosevelt regime has imposed @ one per cent tax that will have to be deducted from their pay envelopes, but that employers must pay & tax of two per cent next year, three per cent the next and four per cent the next year for the social se- curity program. Strangely enough, the workers are interpreting what the em- ployer has to pay as meaning that there can be no raises in pay to the employes for the next three years. Obviously, a payroll tax that the em- ployer has to bear, which runs from $560,000,000 a year up to more than $1,140,000,000 at the end of the third year, is a tax the like of which Amer- ican industry has never known. Unless the tax can be passed on to (Copyright, 1936 by David Lawrence) Baltimore, Oct, 27—An assured state for President Roosevelt, the import- ant fact to be determined here was whether the pro-Roosevelt tide, in a “porder state” contiguous to the solid scuth, is as high as reflected in the Baltimore Sun’s extraordinary poll. If the Sun poll is taken at face value, the Roosevelt majority in Mary- land would be about 144,000, which is 10,000 more than Mr. Roosevelt had four years ago. Such a circumstance warrants investigation because it would be the second state on my jour- neys where # majority larger than 1932 came to the fore as & possibility. The other case was California, which I visited early in August and which since then has shown signs of grcatly reducing the majority originally in- dicated. But there are certain factors over which the Sun had no control and which must be taken into consider- ation in weighing the merits of the canvass. First of all, the poll was an- nounced several weeks in advance of the mailing of ballots. The New Deal machine in Baltimore urged its pre- cinct captains to make sure that all available ballots were marked. An unprecedented response, unknown in any other poll, was recorded. glt is reported that foremen on WPA units asked the men to bring their ballot cards to a central place to be sent in. Likewise, in Negro wards, it is charged that workers collected the cards for mailing to the Sun. Then there are marked in postoffices here and there by Farley employes. One mistake was made by the Sun—It sent post- cards to be returned, and that meant an open instead of a secret ballot. Per- sons on the relief rolls daw strange key numbers on the cards and felt there might be some way to identify their votes if they balloted against the New Deal. The Sun itself comments on the hesitancy of rural voters to return the ballots because they felt that postmen on their route could tell what the ballot was and perhaps make @ list of voters. Says ghe Sun in its final survey: “An explanation—other than there was no desire to participate in the| the consumers, industry not only may poll—was offered for the lower per-| be compelled by circumstances to hold centage in county returns, It was|up the most part from ussing the politics of it, leaving it to draw their own conclusions from the facts of the law. HY IF: Hy “David Lawrence The importance of the issue, even though late in making its appearance, cannot be underestimated. Hereto- fore, for example, the highest number of persons to pay an income tax in America in any year has been around 5,000,000. Next January, 25,000,000 persons will feel a direct levy on their wage income. Governor Landon has pledged him- self to obtain repeal of the law if elected. President Roosevelt, on the the other hand, is defending the act as a humanitarian measure and giv- ing the impression in his speeches that the employers will have to pay most of the bill. Either the payroll tax will have to be modified or there will be consid- erable confusion ni of wage disputes and a demand for repeal such as has not been heard in many a year with respect to any act of congress. 2 EBLE a § : i tincture of iodin to scratch or other break of skin, and then tion against contact with unclean or infected surfaces does Prompt healing, the boy needs medical attention, and there is can do yourself, Vicarious Sweat Once a week I take a steam bath, perspiring for about twenty minutes in hot room, then a shower, gradually cooler, then go home—ell in about an do much more good, odin I have tried your iodin ration and find it O. K. Have discovered a method of prepafing a water solution of 4 per cent strength which is stable hat eps aorne #26 OPN four Peart: Glad to send you a sample if you wish oo. MH ) Answer—The ordinary tincture 1s entirely satisfactory, I think. 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