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The Sauk Centre herald., 1932-06-02
Capitol Chatter
(By Congressman Selvig)

Washington, June 1.-The battle
on the tax bill is still on in the
Senate-at this writing -and will go
down in history as one Of the great
contests in our legislative halls.
The Senators have the privilege of
unrestricted debate, and there is so
much to be said on this tax ques-
ton they are likely to continue for
some time yet. There is some talk
Of continuous sessions, day and
night, until a decision is reached.
The contest is between those
who want to put the tax burden on
the rich, by means of very high
income and inheritance taxes, and
those who would put the burden on
the general public by means Of ex-
else taxes and sales taxes. These
are the two extremes. The de-
tenders of the big incomes plead
that these incomes have shrunk
away to such an extent the last two
years that there is not enough in
come left to raise the necessary
amount of taxes needed, and that
q very high rate would take away
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Oh. to Be Younxl

Herbert had just come In before
school time with a rip in his over
coat, but mamma kept him home
long enough to mend 1t. At noon
he went back to school, but re-
turned quickly with a note from his
teacher which read: "I've sent Her
bert home because Of his throat" I"
"Why, Herbie. nothing was wrong
with your throat, I hope" his moth
er exclaimed. 'Tell mamma what
you said to your teacher" To which
Herbert replied. IT told her my
tote was re."-Brooklyn Eagle.
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Banned Book in Thatch

In one of the old houses in
course of reconstruction at Cum
bernauld, Dumbartonshire, Scot
land, an old copy Of Thomas Paine's
"Rights Of Man. was found hidden
in the thatch. The date on the
volume is 1892, and it is probable
that it was in the possession Of one
Of the ''rebel" weavers Of that day.
1t gives a glimpse of the time when
anyone found in possession of
Paine's book was liable to trans
portation to plantations. Hardie,
the Chartist weaver, may have been
a tenant Of the house at one time.
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level between 1921 and 1929.

level between 1921 and 1929.
Purchasing power begins down
on the farm, and before the
country generally can make much
progress toward recovery there
must be an influx of money into
the rural districts. This fact is be-
ginning to sink into the minds Of
some of the industrial groups and
their Representatives.
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for "the brightest smile in America" Send snap
shot, and If yours is the brightest smile, bright
enough, you get a prize.
To be cheerful while conditions pleasant is
easy It takes real character to smile through 1892
Russia, not willing to be found unprepared if war
comes is training not only men, but also women and
children in the use of firearms In addition, millions
of young Russians study aeronautics in preparation
for flying and thousands trained actual flyers.
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coureur. De. Boi.

The coureurs des bois, later
called voyageurs, were, literally,
forest rovers. During the French
regime immense forests covered
Canada, which teemed with fur
bearing animals. Hunting, there
fore, and the consequent trade with
the Indians appealed to some adven-
turous spirits more than farming,
and as a result, a large number
took to the former life and be-
came an important factor In the
pioneer development Of new Can
ada. They figured picturesquely
in early Canadian history and In
subsequent fiction.
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Swimming Power of Fishe.

For the medium-sized fresh-water
fishes the maximum swimming
speed appears to be about seven
miles an hour, with the possibility
of a bound at nearly three times
this rate. More detailed observa-
tions will be needed to show varia-
tions with species, sex. water tenn
perature, physiological conditions,
and so on. Among salt water
fishes the sword fish Is known to
attain a speed Of approximately 60
miles per hour. The bureau Of fish,
cries says that the dolphin and
carp are said to outswim the fast
est vessel.
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He Wa. Rixh.. Blu. Wrong

A prominent Episcopalian tells
this one: Little James had only
been coming to Sunday school q
few months and heard the teacher
ask many times, What Sunday Is
thisY (The first Sunday in Lent |;
the first Sunday after Epiphany,
etc.) Finally. he was absent for
few weeks, and on his return the
teacher asked as usual, What Sum
day is this?'
.'He replied before anyone else,
The Arst Sunday after the Fourth
of July"
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three days the "cure' will be under way. In
conclusion, the doctor says:
''The relief afforded sorely tried parents
by this course of action is so genuine that
parents usually wonder why they waited so
long before adopting it."
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that the national income dropped
from ninety to sixty billion dollars
from 1929 to 1881, without cor
responding reductions in the taxes,
the interest rates, railroad rates,
and a number of other items. In
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washington News


Washington, D. c., May 23-The
Congress for weeks and may con-
tinue for some time yet centers on
the question of what rates of in
come and inheritance taxes are to
be levied on the large accumula-
tionsof wealth. The very rich are
in that position because they, or
their ancestors, possessed shrewd-
ness and fighting ability than the
average citizen, and they are not
letting go Of anything for taxes
without a terrific struggle. With
control of many of the avenues of
information they are hitting back
hard at the proponents Of higher
taxes on the rich.
Strangely enough, the leader of
the fight for higher taxes on
wealth is a multi-millionaire, Sen
ator Couzens, of Michigan, who no
doubt knows how much can be
safely asked from that source with
out doing injustice.
Early in the year wrote in one
of these letters that there were two
trends in opinion as to what could
be done by the government to-
wards ending the depression, and
that one was to put on large pro-
grams of public construction, fin
anced by bond issues, --and the
other was to reduce all expenses to
the minimum and wait for the de-
preston to blow over. The second
course seemed to have found the
most favor, but there is a revival
of the made work idea and this
time it comes from the responsible
leaders in both parties and it
would not be surprising if some
thing of the kind will result.
The attempt to pass the grass
hopper control appropriation in the
House, last week, failed because of
opposition from the Democratic
leaders. OF the members present
and voting, two-thirds of the DEM
ocrates and one third of the Re
publicans voted against it. The
matter will have to rest until the
agricultural appropriation bill in
which the item is contained, and
which has long since passed Dotn
the House and Senate, but Is tied
up in a conference committee, Is
finally agreed on. That may be too
late for some of the infested areas
farthest south.
Whatever economy has been at
tanned during the present session
of Congress has come through the
appropriation bills, these have been
cut about 600 million dollars below
the allowance for the same items
last year, with a probability of fur
| ther reductions. The so-called
economy bin was mostly politics
and contained very little economy
that can not be better taken care
of in the appropriation bills.
The basic reason for the tax re-
volt that we hear so much Of is
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get the birth control information from frst-class
doctors, and will continue NOT to have many children
The poor, that cannot afford many children, in
Guiding poor women married to drunkards and NOR
ons will be told that it is wrong to interfere with
the plans of providence. If they ask why providence
doesn't interfere with the special information for the
prosperous class they will be tod "That is not your
business"
An intelligent advertiser offers substantial prizes
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The house of representatives ways and means
committee votes 20 to against legalizing informa-
ton concerning birth control. Therefore the old
system will continue.
The rich that could afford to have children, can
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1t is reported seriously that England France AM
Italy have united to "bar the payments of debts t.
u.s. They are said to have arranged what might b.
called "welching bloc" as though three bookmaker.
should agree not to pay what they owe, hoping t,
make the welching less unpleasant by making it co
operative.
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tons and individuals for the purpose
of increasing employment.
3. A bond issue of $1,000,000,0 900 for
construction Of federal public works
In the interest of revival Of industry
and increase of employment, this ex-
pense to be met by tax of one-third
of one cent a gallon on gasoline.
OUR senators are not yet willing
- to give us real beer, even as part
Of plan to bring relief to the unem-
ployed. By vote of "a TO 81 they re-
jeeted Senator Tyding's amendment to
the tax bill. This amendment would
have legalized 2.75 per cent beer with
a tax of "a cents gallon upon 1t
which was calculated to yield 5000, 000,-
600 annually for amortization Of a
construction bond issue and an addi-
tional $2O0OO0,000 to $300,OOO,OO0 that
would have allowed that amount to be
stricken from the tax bill.
MYTH the near approach of the
w Democratic national convention
speculation as to the chances of Gov
Franklin D. Roosevelt for the nomina-
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affairs. Inukai's cabinet resigned and
plans were made to install Kisaburo
Suzuki, new president of the Seiyu-
kai party, as premier. But the rep
resentatives Of the army served mo-
tice that a national cabinet must be
formed not based on political par
ties. The vice chief of staff declared
the army would refuse to approve any
nomination for war minister In a
party cabinet. The constitution pro-
vides that the war minister must be
a general of the army, so the army
can prevent the formation Of any
ministry that 1t disapproves. Late
dispatches from Tokyo indicated that
the army would have its way. and
all over the world there was speeula-
ton as to what night be the effect
on Japan's relations with China and
especially with Russia.
Prince Saionji. last of the elder
statesmen, was called to Tokyo to try
to effect a compromise.
LARRY J. LEX, superintendent Of
L Mount Mckinley National park in
Alaska, and three companions climbed
both peaks of the mountain, the first
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oBsERvANT

Uncle was testing his small nephew's
knowledge.
Jack" he asked. what does A b
O spell?"
Nothing" was the reply.
what does l. NJ N spellf" was
uncle's next question.
"Nothing," was Jacks answer.
Jacks smaller sister, who had been
an interested listener, then spoke.
ut seems to me that there are lots
of ways Of spelling nothing" she said.
-Children's Newspaper.
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A Long Wait

The foreman gardener was inspect
ing the work of his newly engaged as
sistant,
"Did you water the century plants?"
he asked.
"Yes," said the assistant, Il did
that"
every good" said the foreman. In
future 1t will be your job to look after
them. And don't forget this, IL those
plants don't bloom in 1867 it will be
your fault."--Answers.
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glacier, and 1t was certain that Carpe
had fallen into a crevasse. The lost
leader was regarded as the ,ablest
mountaineer in America. He was
working under the direction Of Prof.
Arthur Fl. Compton of the University
Of Chicago. who had expected to join
him in Alaska to continue the cosmic
ray study.
Two other members of Carpe's
party, e. P. Beckwith and Percy T.
Olton, Jr., both of New York. were
safe, encamped on the glacier, Leik
reported. Beckwith was seriously Ill
with fever and was rescued by air
plane. N. D. Spadeycockia. also of
the party, had left the camp to seek
aid and was missing.
TTINDUS and Moslems In Bombay
i fought each other for days and
about a hundred were killed and many
injured before the British troops could
quell the riots with rifle fire and tanks.
The strife between the two races
spread to Calcutta and there, also, 1t
was necessary for the police to fire on
the mobs.
DOPE Plus XI issued an encyclical
1 entitled "Charitas Christi" in which
he called the world to prayer, penance
and modification to save itself from
"the peril Of terrorism and anarchy"
and 1.-THE still gApver evils that are
threatening For this purpose he set
aside period Of eight days for "repar-
alton" on the octave of the feast Of the
Sacred Heart, beginning June 3.
&C. 1889. Western Newspaper unionl
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ton grows intense.
His pre-convention
manager, James A.
Farley still believes
he will be nominated
on the first roll call.
He asserts that Roose-
Welt will be sure of Sol
votes to 463 for ali
other aspirants, and
that before the tally
clerk gets down as far
as Wyoming and the
territories, e n o u G q
states will change
their votes from IA
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time this ever had
b e e n accomplished,
and discovered that
tragic disaster had
befallen a group of
scientists headed by
Allen Carpe who had
attempted to scale the
mountain for the pur-
pos e of measuring
cosmic rays. Carpe
himself and Theodore
Koyen lost their lives.
X ov e MS body was
N1l - MI 4 - y xxv
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7 on T. REICHERs, daring Amer
~ lean aviator, was the first of this
years crop Of would-be Transatlantic
flyers, and he failed. Hopping off from
Harbor Grace. he sought to fly TO Paris
with landing at Dublin. But he got
lost In the clouds when nearly across
the ocean. came down not far from
the south end OF Ireland and was
picked up by the steamship President
Roosevelt, whose commander, Captain
Fried, and chief officer, Harry Man.
ming, have rescued many persons from
death at sea.
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sinated by a group OF
young army men and
at the same time mil
itary terrorists raid
ed and bombed vari-
GUS buildings and did
other damage in To-
kyo. These events
signalled tn e gu t.
break Of an actual mil
itary revolt against
the existing govern
ment and its course
in national and espe-
- ~ .. ~ -w.r.N
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As Usual

One of the spectators at football
match had had his pocket picked. As
the thief was boiling he collared him
and escorted him to policeman.
"You say this man stole your
WATCH" said the policeman. what
distinguishing feature was there about
the watchT'
at contained my sweetheart's photo
graph" replied the man.
"Ah, seei A woman in the case.
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ouchl Pass the Lard

Bill--Dld your wife have you on the
carpet for getting in so late last night
Jack-Well, It may have been the
crapet she had me on, but 1t seemed
more like a red-hot stove to mel
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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the Llnd0ergn DaDy
case, confessed to In
spector Harry Walsh
of the Jersey City po-
lice that his story
was a hoax and his
negotiations" wit Ii
the kidnapers were en-
tirely a fake. He said
he never knew such
persons as those he
named to Colon ell
Lin d b erg h and to
meet whom the dis
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many trips to sea on yacht in COM
pany with Curtis In his brief written
confession Of his cruel swindle Curtis
said he became insane on the subject
for the time being, which caused me
to create the story in its entirety" and
that he was brought back to his
senses" by a telephone conversation
with his wife.
Curtis activities the night of the
kidnapping were being investigated. He
was locked up and later arraigned on
charges Of giving false reports that
hindered the apprehension Of the per
sons guilty Of the crime. If convicted
he may be imprisoned for three years
or fined $1,000. or both. He waived
preliminary hearing.
Arrested in Brooklyn for abandoning
his family, Frank Parzych, q thirty
year-old narcotic addict. told detec-
tives-and chung to the story after
more than twelve hours of questioning
that he was one of band of seven
men who kidnapped the child and that
the baby died after the man carrying
him down the ladder from the nursery
window accidentally dropped him to
the ground. The police were inclined to
believe this story was false.
Though the authorities of the entire
country are of course hunting for the
kidnapers and murderers Of the baby,
New Jersey is still the center of the
operations, and the investigation there
is in the charge of William 81. Stevens,
attorney general of the state. and of
Prosecutor Erwin Marshall Of Mercer
county. Neither of these men is opti-
mistic, fearing the case will be added
to the list Of unsolved crimes because,
as Mr.. Marshall said. whatever trail
there was is now virtually dead. The
necessary excessive caution Of the po-
lice while the child was still thought
to be alive lessened the chances for
solving the mystery. However. Attor-
ney General Stevens by no means gave
up. At a conference Of state. federal
and county police and investigators in
Trenton, a plan was established for
co-ordinating all activities In the hunt
for the murderers.
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Unless separations payments are
~ maintained, Rumania, Jugoslavia
and Czechoslovakia will refuse to pay
their international debts. This was de-
cided upon at conference of these ma
lions. which form the little entente, at
Belgrade, and 1t will be their attitude at
the coming Lausanne parley. 1t is
not new position for them, and is the
same as that maintained consistently
by France, their great friend.
Jugoslavla is especially concerned
about reparations. since the amounts
due 1t were estimated on the basis of
damage done. The Jugoslavs fear Ger
many cannot be persuaded to resume
payments, in which case they will lose
annually an increasing amount begin
ming with $4,000 900 and reaching
eventually S26OO0.00O, or a total in
all Of sS75,OO0.00O. Jugoslavia's war
debts to the allies total about $780,
100000. so that full cancellation of
reparations and debts would cause q
loss Of s575,0O0,000.
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News Review of Current
Events the World Over
Norfolk Boat Builder Confesses Cruel Hoax in Lndbergh
Case Terrible Tragedy at Sea-Cossp
of National Politics.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD

breaking down under long contin-
~ ued examination, John Fl. Curtis,
the Norfolk boat builder who had put
himself forward as an intermediary in
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Bish--How does your next door
neighbor manage to have such a nice
garden?
Tish--He buys my chickens from me
as fast as get them.-Answers.
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Praise7

Mudd-Dauber does very realistic
work, doesn't hei
Muck-Yes; those apples he paint
ed two months ago are now said by
critics to be rotten Pathfinder Mag
azine.
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Pa Describes Him

"Pa," said Johnny, what is prac
teal joker?"
He's a sap, SON" replied his dad,
"who has bum sense Of humor and
no sense at ALL"
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CPEAKER GARNER put forth his
- own plan for depression relief, and
it was Endorsed by Representative
Ralney. leader Of the house. It's main
features are:
/. Appropriation Of S110,0o0,000 to
be expended by the President in his
discretion for the relief of restitution.
2. Increase OF $1.O00,0O0.0OO in the
borrowing power Of the Reconstruct
tIon Finance corporation for loans to
state and local governments, corpora
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CAPT. ROBERT DOLLAR, the aged
~ and spectacular dean Of the ship
ping and lumber industries Of the Pa
cific coast, died at his home in San
Rafael, Calf, after an illness of sew
eral weeks. Born In Scotland In 1874,
he began work as lad in Quebec and
rose steadily TO the dominant position
he held at his death.
The coast guard lost its able COM
mandant when Rear Admiral f. G.
Billiard passed away in Washington.
where he resided. He was fifty-eight
years old and had been Ill two weeks.
DR.. B. ]. Cigrand, founder and pres
ident of the American Flag Day asso-
citation, died at his home in Batavia,
Ill.
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a L SMITH has by no means sur
rendered. In radio address he
set forth his personal platform con-
'taining planks designed to cure the
ills from which the country is suffer-
ing. The main features were:
Balance the national budget.
A manufacturers sales tax to meet
the $1.5O0,000,000 deficit.
Reduction of national expenditures
TO an .'irreducible minimum"
Opposition to veterans cash bonus.
Repeal Of the Eighteenth amend
ment.
Immediate modification of the Vol
stead act. to permit wines and beer.
His previously proposed bond issue
for public works to relieve unemploy-
ment, the bonds to be amortized by
proceeds from wine and beer tax.
Defeat of President Hoover's pro-
posal to relieve unemployment through
funds of the reconstruction finance
board.
Clothe the President with power to
EXTEND If need be, the moratorium
on international debts until a real
solution can be reached"
Suppress "all blocs which bedeyil
legislation"
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Taking No Chances
Mr.. Swiggs-Er-ah. that is, Gamer
Twill you"
"Why. yes. my boy; you can have
her."
"How's that? Have whomT
"My daughter, of course. You want
to marry her, don't you?"
"No. sir; just wanted you to en-.
dorse my note for $1,000"
certainly not. Why, hardly know
you"
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NOT CONFINED TO INDIA

"There are men in India who hold
their hands over their heads all the
time"
'That's nothing do that In Chi
cago all the time, too"
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ENATOR WATSON of Indiana,
- majority leader Of the senate, does
not think congress can possible get
through its necessary business with
out summer session before June IA.
when the Republican national conven-
ton opens. so he proposed to other
leaders of both parties that recess
be taken from June to July IL
Speaker Garner demurred, believing
all legislation can be disposed Of be-
fore June II. SO decision was post
poned until June A. If II appears then
that congress can end its work by
June II, the recess plan will not be
pressed.
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So She Kept Still

vera-Did he threaten you when he
kissed you?
Winifred Yes; he said IL ]
screamed, he wouldn't kiss me again.
London Answers.
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HENRY L. STIMSoN, secretary of
Al state. returned from Geneva, says
his conversations there convinced him
that Europe agrees with the United
States on what can and must be done
in regard to the far eastern situation
and will cooperate with Uncle Sam.
He is certain neither Japan nor Rus
STA wants war, and he indicates that
the great powers will strive to keep
the Manchurian trouble localized, at
least for the present. However, the
authorities in Washington are rather
alarmed by the military situation in
Manchuria because of the continued
concentration of troops along the
frontier.
Japan is in state of ferment and
- the occidental mind can scarcely
figure out what the results may be.
Premier Tsuyoshi Inukai was assas-