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they want to tell him where to get
off. The fact is that the southern
leaders themselves have been unable
to produce anything in the way Of
national leadership and are not ex-
actly in a position to crab.
OF course, If little Raskob had
been arbitrary and hard boiled since
the campaign they might have been
in a position to eat him up, but he
isn't like that. He has transferred
national headquarters from New
York to their " stamping grounds
in Washington, promised them plen-
ty of help in the next congressional
campaign and stepped politely into
the background with pleasant words
to the eeeect that they would really
be the most important factor in
welding party policies for the next
few years.
1t may even be that little Ras-
kob ought to get some credit for the
recent surprising %stiffening of the
Democratic backbone in congress. 1t
is since his recent visit to Washing
ton, with words Of kindly cheer and
inspiration-and promises of funds
that Democratic senators have
been herded together behind the ex-
port debenture proposal for farm re-
lief. Support Of that measure is not
storing up an immense number Of
votes for the party now, but it Of
fers some hope to Democrats who
would like to see their party present
a more or less solid front in the ma
tional legislature.
Will Have Stronger Position
And if the administrations farm
relief measure, which presumably
will be enacted, fails to help the
farmer materially, as it is likely to
fail, the position of the Democrats
will be much stronger than If they
had taken no position at all. The
same will go for other legislation in
the Seventy-first congress.
One does not say that the wise
and conciliatory tactics of little Ras-
kob have warmed the hearts Of many
southern leaders. They arc too well
aware that his appointment as ma
tional chairman by Candidate AL
Smith made a poor impression in
their territory and they are anxious
to spread the impression back home
that they are not in league with the
wet Tammany crowd" Neverthe-
less, there is a growing admiration
here for little Raskob, who has
handled himself we'll in a difficult
situation, with q seeming deep 10y
atty to the party.
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buildings. The mysteries Of voo-
doc have not been cleared by contact
with this sophisticated capital Of
modern industry.
Their meeting place is an ordi-
nary cellar. and cellars have never
been romantic spots so far as | am
concerned-and so given glamour
only because of the peculiar fetish
isms which n may find therein.
But to "cut back" for a moment,
as they say in the films -. There is
a Belgian colony on the Kasai river,
which is an offshoot Of the Congo.
Here you will find the tribe of Ba-
kuba, living in q village named af-
ter them. They are Africans Of
Bantu origin. Their religious prac-
tices are as primitive as the jungles
nearby and there they propitiate
wooden idols after the fashion Of
aboriginal people since the world be-
gan.
In the course Of time some Of them
have left, and come to New York
as all the people Of the world have
left their homeland and come to
this conglomerate island. Here they
have gathered, rediscovered one an
other and set up . native temple in
2 cellar, which might just Is easily
have become q speakeasy or Z
cabaret wherein the whites would
exchange their particular secrets.
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Such Is the fascination and ad-
venture that lies within Manhattan
that dropping down . couple OF cold.
stone stairs, It is possible to find
: metropolitan approximation Of the
jungle.
The gathering place Of the b.
kuba is dank and musty. Is III
cellars are dank and musty. Il is]
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IN NEW YORK

New York, May 16.-Harlem has
corners which are within committing
distance Of the jungle.
Manhattan's amazing negro cap
ital, the largest black settlement in
the world, possesses at least one
small colony which is as far from
the metropolitanism of the city
and Of Harlem, for that matter-as
the hex doctors Of Pennsylvania are
from the scientific laboratories.
In this colony the beat Of the
toun-tom still rings in the ears Of
black rnen who have become JAM
tors and elevator men in modern
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By RODNEY
(NEA Service Writer)

= Washington. May Is. When last
your correspondent visited the Dem
ocratic headquarters here there was
so much ~plastering, painting. ham
mering and saving going on that no
one seemed to know Just what was
being done. But it was perfectly ap-
parent that the offices were being
considerably expanded and that the
new space would be given over to &C
tive occupancy.
1t may Ill be very futile and moth
ing good may ever come OF 1t, but
the fact that the Democrats plan
to keep their business alive between
campaigns ought to be convincing
proof that some persons having to
do with the leadership Of the party
still have enough sense to realize
what ought to be done in the party's
interest, whether it can be actually
achieved or not.
Raskcb Is IN the Job
There will always be Democrats
who will dislike little John J. Ras-
kob. the national chairman. because
he is q Catholic and because he is
wet, but unless you count those
items in there are very few harsh
things that can properly be said
about him. In fact, little Raskob,
since the campaign, has been doing
all sorts of things which ought to
entitle him to rounds Of loud cheers
from any stray Democrats who arc
still interested in some day electing
Democratic president.
It is little Raskob, Of course, who
is putting in the main ticks in the
attempt to put the party back on
its feet. In the face of all the abuse
he has had, publicly and privately,
from Democrats of the south, he has
been patiently and quietly picking
up the pieces and proceeding to raise
money to pay the bills.
Many men in his position might
have given the party up as a bad
job and plunged right back into bus
mess to make a few more millions.
But Raskob played the game like a
good sport, and Democrats in con-
1ress were astounded when they
learned of the extent of his sue
cess In reducing the party debt left
over from the campaign.
Little Raskob is a modest person,
almost shy. The southern Democrats
here have never liked him very much,
but he has treated them SO well
that they are left high and dry when
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to be beaten only with the fingers.
The rhythmic dance Is on-janitors,
elevator operators, wagon drivers
suddenly return to the jungle with
out leaving the neighborhood Of
l36th street. It Is Ill incredible and
eeric.
One by one, each idol Is propiti-
ated and 30 the jinns, evil spirits Or
Whatever you care to call them, are
propitiated. Signs Of belief in which,
craft begin to appear-even Is the
simple white folk Of Pennsylvania.
tn. Africans believe in the efficacy
Of charms when - enemy Is feared.
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gathered around in the Jungle. About
his neck hangs . string Of mystical
beads. Upon his head is q feathered
adornment. Each man who comes
brings = charm bag In his American
tailored pockets. Each bears upon
his body the tattoo marks that were
placed there rs aschild. Each strips
himself 70 reveal the cryptic brands.
a wooden image Is taken from the
table and placed beside the priest.
Then begins : chant, accompanied
BY the sinuous weaving Of bodies.
It is : chant, one is told, TO the moon.
Suddenly, from under aGrand Rap-
ids table, j. produced . jungle drum,
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Tony's face fell. She had rom
Used to marry Dick Talbot one week
from the coming Saturday. /. Three
or four weeks, DR.. Williams" she
repeated slowly.
The doctors eyes narrowed at her.
and his lips smiled a little cynically.
i thought perhaps your heart had
run away with your head, child. Mrs.
Ross will have to be in bed for at
least a week, and she mustn't try to
use that foot for three or four weeks,
at the least. Fortunately no bones
are broken. but it's q nasty sp~rain."
Iony's blue eyes flashed appeal
ingly from the doctor to the woman
on the bed. d have just remem-
bered that | have made plans that
can't be changed, for an-an en-
gagement that will begin December
8. But-until then-Oh, please let
me stay till then, Mont" she pleaded,
with a desperation that must have
seemed odd to her small audience.
1--WE been thinkin', girl darling"
Dennis Ross said to his wife, "that
could write your sister, Belle, in
Muncie, to come and stay with YOU"
Nom Ross nodded happily. "Ye've
got q grand head on We, Dennis
darlin'." she said. aye write to
Belle and tell her to come along
next week. Bellies a piddlin' sort Of
creature, ever if she is my sister,
God bless her, and it'll take her a
week to get ready, long as We don't
tell her I'm sick-which l amt"
Obeying a secret compelling
glance from the doctors eye, Tony
followed him to the front porch.
Take good care of her. Miss
Iarver. Don't let her exert herself.
The truth is, l don't like the sound
OF her heart. No, nothing to be
alarmed about. l hope Hello!
More visitors ?"
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So through the evening 70 the
ceremonies. A few doors away q
jazz band strums and whites and
blacks mingle in abandoned rhythm.
Here the gin, rather than the Jim,
is p~ropitiated. And all about the
city moves restlessly toward sleep.
GILBERT SWAN.
Copyright. 1929, NEA Service, Incl
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NEXT: A quarrel.
Copyright. 1929. NEA Service. Ine.)
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North Dakota
To Change Taxation
For State Growth

Continued from page one)
mean q greater market at home for
their farm produce ana the saving of
the ong-distance freight rates to just
that extent.
For the greater cooperation Of Bis
marck and s1andan. Mr.. Sullivan
suggested q joint committee from the
two associations Of commerce, work
Ing together on matters where the
concern was mutual. Such for in
stance as the recent ironing out Of
the dates for the Mandan fair and
the Bismarck Fourth Of July.
Proposes Joint Slogan
Then. too, he said. there should be
9 joint slogan to the general effect
that III you can't buy It in Bismarck
Tor Mandan) try Mandan. Cor Bis
nlarck) before you send away for It."
This could be used in joint advertis.
ing or flashed on the movie theatre
screens and it would become Q great
power for cooperation and good feel
Ing between the two towns.
The effect, said Mr.. Sullivan. would
not be alone for the advantage Of the
two cities. It would be noticed out
side. It IS conceivable, he said, that
capital. looking for . place to invest,
would say here were two commune
ties working for each other, hence
they must be . good place to get CO.
operation for investment in industrial
enterprises.
However. said Mr.. Sullivan, Il was
discovered that North Dakota sweet
corn can not Be excelled anywhere In
the United States. The federal de.
partment Of agriculture has written
9 bulletin about It and tho Great
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FLOR|DAPATRONACE
BATTLE IS LOOMING

Washington, May 7.-(P-A pa
tronage controversy of proportions
approaching that in Georgia appears
to be developing among Republican
party leaders in Florida.
It has its roots in the committee
plan Of handling patronage In ONE
of the southern states and for the
moment the principal contestants are
Glenn Skipper, Republican National
committeeman. and A. F. Knots.
chairman Of the party's state COM
mittee.
Since Florida is one of the four
southern states which gave President
Hoover a majority last November,
some party leaders are concerned
about the present situation.
The difficulty in Florida arose out
OF the selection by Committeeman
Skipper of a patronage committee for
that state from which Knots, ". j.
HOWE, Republican candidate for gov.
ernor last November, and j. Leonard
Replogle, of New York. and Palm
Beach, were omitted.
The administration committee de-
clined to approve the Skipper setup.
holding that 1t was not representative
OF the party leadership in the state.
Knots. HOWE and Replogle came to
washington to confer with Brown
and his associates. and Skipper was
asked to join In the conferences here.
Knots has been recognized in the
case OF n recommendation from
Florida. but members Of the admin.
istration committee here insist that
the mere setting up of committees in
the states to make recommendations
on patronage does not bind the adj
ministratton to accept all recommen.
dationS.
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MOTHER IRRATIONAL
AFTER SONS Death

Amarillo. Texas. May 7.-tP-
Broken by grief and unconscious,
Mrs. Grace Walton today was on q
train accompanying the body Of her
son, Tom, Jr.. killed by his father-in-
law. to McAlestcr, Okla, where burial
will be made.
Mrs. Walton IA unconscious when
She was placed on the train last night.
A nurse was with her.
Friends said the mother had had
but a few rational moments since
her son was shot to death last Sat-
urday by r. L. Hamilton, formerly
judge of the Texas supreme court
appeals commission. when she sent
him to the lawyer to tell Of a secret
marriage last February with his
daughter, Theresa. 10.
Business mel here have raised
about $500 to retain special prosecu-
tors in the case.
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GIVES HOOVER
CONTROL OF TARIFF

Washington, May 7.-(R)-President
Hoover would be given blanket auth
GRITTY to reorganize the present tariff
commission by replacing all of its
members at his pleasure under the
new tariff bill reported to the house
today by the ways and means COM
mittee.
The new commission would be COM
posed of seven members instead Of
SIX with appointments subject to the
approval Of the senate. The salaries
would be increased from $500 to
$12.O 900.
No commissioner could actively
engage in any other business vocation
or employment that that of serving
As a commissioner" The committee
also proposed to change the flexible
tariff provisions SO that changes in
rates would be based upon COMPETE
tive prices Of comparable American
and foreign goods in the principal
American markets.
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KlWAMAN SPECIAL
FROM JERSEY TO Be
in BISMARCK May q
Club Preparing to Greet Park
Train on Way Back for In.
ternationaI Convention

The Kiwanis club luncheon was
principally occupied with the talk by
Ionn r. Sullivan on cooperation be-
tween Bismarck and Mandan, but it
q some interesting matters before
It, IN addition. being announce
ment that the club was to pay New
rockford. a visit before the i~nterna-
tlonal convention is held.
Another was announcement that
the New Jersey special Of KiWanians
on the way to the convention from a
tour OF the western national parks
would stop off here several hours on
arriving at 4:3O on the evening of
May %. The visitors will serve
their own meals in their diners, but
otherwise there is opportunity for en-
PERTAINING in showing them the city
The local club, therefore, will turn
out to greet the visitors.
AS to the trip to New Rockford.
the club there wrote. asking which
organization should put on the pro-
gram. This will be decided at a
coming meeting. said President
Worth Lumry, but the trip will have
TO be made this month. New Rock
ford suggested 4 Tuesday.
Music was woven into the program
by a piano solo by Miss Belle Menus
and two vocal solos by Mrs. Frank
Barnes. In view Of Mothers day
she sang Jefferson's Mother Dear
song and followed it up with a hu-
morouS song about Grandma"
john p. Wagner was chairman Of
The day and guests were Walter
Wright. a lumbernlan ard amateur
vaudeville artist from Moorhcad,
Mimi; Perry G. VAIL. of Harvey;
Oscar Benson. Bottincau: William A.
ODonncll, Napoleon: DR.. Charles w.
Schcreggc and William Barneck. Bis
marck: and George TAFT. of Glenns
Falls. N. Y, a paper company repre-
sentative.
President Lumry announced that
no word had yet been received OH the
attendance contest.
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d. Auxiliary in
, Second Place in
/. Sweepstakes Race

The North Dakota American Legion
Auxiliary has advanced to second
place in the national Auxiliary
Sweepstakes membership drive, ac-
cording to word received this morn
Ing by Mrs. F. H. Waldo. from Mrs.
10. F. Phillips, Fargo, state member
ship chairman.
I Mrs. Phillips stated that Michigan
IS now In first place. and Panama
IS in third.
"Only 800 more members are
needed" said Mrs. Phillips, land we
will have completed our quota" With
dust one week remaining before the
close of the contest, Auxiliary officers
believe that more than the necessary
500 members will be secured. thus
,hbling North Dakota to finish first
lt the national race.
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l|ILS0N SAYS TARIFF
BILL IS COMPROMISE

Washington, May 7.-(R9-Hardly
had the new tariff bill been introduced
in the house before comment on its
provisions was forthcoming from a
number Of members, among them
being Representative Tilson of Con-
necticut, the Republican house leader.
who declared the bill was the result
Of compromise.
"The new tariff bill is the deliber-
BITE and composite best judgment Of
as able and experienced members of
the committee on ways and means,
based upon complete public hearings
lasting for two MONTHS" TilsOn's
Statement said.
Like all legislation, it is the result
pf compromise, for where there is
honest difference Of opinion there
must be compromise in order to get
results. The bill as prepared by the
committee is on the whole an excel
lent bill. It conforms to the party
platform upon which congress was
elected. It is based upon the propo-
sition that present tariff law is
basically sound and that it has pro-
kiuced results generally satisfactory"
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De king KILLING HAS
LEGISLATIVE SEQUEL

Springfield. I'll. May 7.-iHo-The
Killing Of Mrs. Lillian DeKing in a
raid at Aurora last March had a
sequel today in the Illinois house OF
representatives which voted Ito to II
to restore a law requiring the attor-
fcy general to take over any state
investigation where the states attor-
ncy was incapacitatcd.
Attorney General Carlstrom failed
to take over the Decking killing in
quiry. somc Of the legislators charg-
ing Carlstrom failed TO act because
the Anti-saloon league opposed prose-
cution of the DeKing investigation,
although he did act in another court
against bootleggers because they said
the league had backed his investiga-
ton Of the liquor conspiracy.
Minority Leader Michael Igoe de-
clared Carlstrom did not take oyer
the Decking investigation because
the Anti-saloon league is not inter-
eStcd in the prosecution of murder"
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Wachter p. T. A. to
NJ eet Wednesday

Boy Scouts of Troop 9 will demon
strate first aid treatments at the
meeting Of the Wachter Parent
Teacher association Wednesday eve
ming at the school.
Several musical numbers are
planned for the evenings program,
including a solo by Mrs. Harry Kuntz,
and a group Of piano selections.
A social hour, and refreshments.
will conclude the entertainment.
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Plains experiment station at Mandan
has confirmed this opinion at WASH
ington, In addition never having a
failure in its sweet % experiment
crops. As a result, some capitalists
On this cor condition to
him. said Mr.. Sullivan, and he
thought he scented a willingness to
como in and establish a cannery.
Capital Will Not Come
But the capitalist said when that
was suggested:
THE people Of your state are not
yet ready for manufacturing indus
tries"
He meant. said the speaker, that
North Dakota was not willing to
make taxing concessions to industry
TO abandon its income tax.
This attitude, he said. began before
the day Of the Nonpartisan League.
It was discovered that the East,
notably Worcester, Massachusetts,
was depositing its money heavily in
North Dakota banks where it was
loaned out to the farmers. 1mmed-
lately, q movement to tax it WAS
started. when, like the Arab folding
his tent and silently stealing away,
the bank deposits from the East
packed off back there. Farm loan
corporations were treated in a way
to drive them out. Then having
fixed these, said Mr.. Sullivan. the
state set about taxing itself by the
income tax. OH the expectation that
taxes OH property would decrease.
Have they?" he asked. Look up
your tax bills
The result has been like wild duck
migration. When these fowl are shot
at they move on. So has capital.
When That Day Comes
What should be done about this OBJ
struction of capital? asked Mr.. Sui
Ivan. The simplest remedy in the
world is available, he said. Other
states have tried. Florida abolished
inheritance and income taxes and
capital flowed there. notable from
Wisconsin. California uses the sys-
tenn and capital flocks there. New
York and Pennsylvania have built up
their big manufacturing enterprises
by keeping capital unhampered by
taxation. Eliminate entirely taxation
OF capital. said Mr.. Sullivan. and it
will come into North Dakota end turn
the raw supplies here into a
featured products. Better yet. SO fix
1t in the law that this freedom from
taxation will be written into the
charters Of the industries. SO that
after they are induced to come into
the state they will feel that there is
no chance for double crossing.
At this stage Mr. Sullivan spoke of
sugar bects and sugar corn as Of
fering two raw products for finishing
into manufactured products. He said
bcets had been tried out on the Mis-
souri, bottoms with fine results.
Suppose" he said, I'VE did get cap
ital to come into North Dakota?
What them"
Then will be the time for the two
cities of Bismarck and Mandan to
cooperate, he said. Here is the Mis-
souri,, flowing south. The load of
native manufacturers would be south
along with the current. The empty
carriers would come back against the
current. Even the river is with the
prospect invoked. Then is needed
cooperation hcre-the utmost cooper
alton. AS to the old trouble, said
Mr.. Sullivan. the best course with
them is to pack them up neatly and
take them east, out Oh the broad At
lantic. and sink them forever in mid
ocean.
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Well Drilling
Resumed at Steele

Drilling operations for gas or oil
npere resumed yesterday by the
prairie Oil and aGs company 10
l1iples northeast Of Steele, Kidder
bounty.
This was announced in Minot today
81 E. E. Fredeen. Ryder, president Of
tie e. E. Fredeen Oil and Develop
Ment association.
Drilling was suspended during the
I1nter months after engineers had
reached q depth Of 2,545 feet. last fall,
6Sedeer said.
The 2. E. Fredeen Oil and Develop
INT association has q number Of
uses on lands in the vicinity where
e Prairie Oil and Gas company Is
nluctlpg It's drilling operationas