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The Bismarck tribune., 1935-04-13
Warning to the West


No matter what one thinks of his economic
policies, everyone in the west must agree with
Secretary Wallace that the dust storms which
have beset us are clear warning.
These clouds, sweeping our productive top
soil into waves, windrows and even into other
states and out to sea, say to Us as they whistle
by that we must make radical changes in our
system of farming and our land management
policies else we shall be driven from an arid
and non-productive country.
In the aggregate these dust storms consti-
tutc not only menace to our health and ma
terial prosperity but are an indictment Of the
system of rugged individualism under which
this country was developed.
Last year it was the northwest-and it is
possible that we will have dust storms this year
in addition to the one we already have expert
enced. We learned all of the tragedies and dis
comforts which this year are being visited on
the people of Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and
some other states.
News dispatches mention disease which
they call 'dust pneumonia" We know about
that, too, for did not 10 persons die Of pneu-
monia in Bismarck within week last May dur
ing the worst of that dust-clouded period?
Our housewives know what it is to battle
dust and dirt which creeps in at every nook and
Granny. Our motorists understand how it can
be necessary to turn on headlights at noon in
order to make our presence on the highway
known
Answer to the question of what to do about
It seems simple enough. It is to restore these
western plains, as nearly as possible, to their
original condition. Fewer acres in wheat and
cultivated crops and more in grass may mean
more of everything in the long run. The rec.
ords show that we can, under proper conditions,
raise more grain on fewer acres than is the case
now In our general misconception of what
constitutes progressiveness we have over
reached ourselves. We must back-track, rs
quickly and intelligently as We can, if we are
to work out our own salvation.
It may mean regimentation and lot of
other hard-sounding things. It may mean vio-
lation of the traditional principle that man
can do what he wishes with his own property,
but the simple fact is that every land owner
should have a reasonable proportion of his
acres in grass and pasture crops. If he doesn't
do it willingly there should be way Of forcing
him to do it. It may come to that in the end.
The Bismarck tribune., 1935-04-13

I am watching events. When-and
if-the time comes that I may feel
called upon to act again, I will act
Upton Sinclair.
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Most parents don't spank right.
They let their emotions run away
with them. The parent who tells
me spanking hurts him more than
The Bismarck tribune., 1935-04-13
Dehind the Scenes
- in Washington
WITH RODNEY BUTCHER

N.Y. Profits-O -Out-of-War Bill Almost Certain to Re
Smothered. Flynn Sees Battle Lust Squelched II
Should fasA Indiana Barbara Ffistchie SPRING.
to Dear Old Flag Defense. McCari Too Hot 70
Handle.
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Your Personal Heath
By William Brady, M. D.

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The Washington times., 1935-10-05
SCHULTZ AGAIN
FACES TRIAL
IN TAXCASE

The Federal Government deter.
mined today to try once more
to convict Arthur Flegenheimer,
alias Dutch Schultz, on charges
of conspiracy to evade payment
of income taxes.
Disturbed over its failure some
months ago to obtain a convic-
ton against lie gang leader in
upstate New York, the Justice De-
partment has been engaged since
in a microscopic study Of the
case.
The study completed yesterday,
the department ordered U. s.
Attorney F. w. H. Adams Of the
Southern District Of New York to
proceed at once with prepare
tions for a new trial in New York
city.
Unable to try the former beer
baron on the identical charges Of
which he was acquitted, the Gov.
ernment has decided upon q con.
Spiracy charge into which 1t Is
expected to bring some Of the In
formation presented at the last
trial.
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What q Contrast

How long ago it all seemed!
And what a contrast now, return
ing to the penal camp, a prisoner
convicted Of violating the fifty.
ninth regulation Of the criminal
code, travelling in the company Of
a vulgar blackguard who was
gradually Sobering up and whose
long, red nose was sticking out
Of the high overcoat and emitting
a kissing noise.
I could not understand the pur.
pose Of our investigation. If it
was intended to obtain the sig.
natures Of two prisoners to a mock
report, they had made a bad
choice. It was easy to find any
number Of accommodating priS.
oners without leaving the Trans.
fer Station. The administration
was well informed through the
report Of DR.. MovSh Of the actual
state Of affairs at the Pitsky base.
So what was the need Of an "in.
vestigation"? I pondered on this
problem without finding an an
swer. At that time did not know
that DR.. Movsh's report had never
reached the administration and
that the commission was ap.
pointed in compliance with a de-
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Rebukes Doctor

Don't butt into other peoples
business, DOCTOR" cried Zakha-
riantz. "YOu were SEM here to
inspect and not to give orders.
In the name Of the commander
Of the camps, order you to go
to the office at once. Another
word and I'll arrest you"
In evaporation the doctor
pulled off his smock and quickly
walked towards the office. Sew
eral guards lifted the dead body.
The last column Of prisoners left
the yard. The women scattered
to their various jobs.
'Let us 60 in and sign the
report" Zakhariantz said to me.
We went into the office. The
doctor sat at the window, lean
ing against a desk. His face had
a petrified expression and he was
gazing into space, not noticing
anybody.
IF you please, doctor" said
ZahariantZ, pulling out sheet of
paper and starting to read it. The
drunken orgy of the night before
had left its mark. His voice was
hoarSe, his eyes dull and his skin
flabby; they all testified to the
amount Of alcohol consumed.
The report described the excellent
fulfillment Of the plan by the
Pitsky base, the satisfactory con-
dition Of the prisoners, gave
reasons for the temporary in
crease Of illness, reported a nor
NAL percentage of mortality,
praised the condition of the
horses, and gave credit for all this
excellent record to the comman-
der Of the base, Aaronovich, and
to his faithful assistant Sergeyev,
commander Of the armed guards.
"Sign this, DOCTOR" said Zak-
hariantZ.
"NO, / shall not sign this re.
port" calmly replied the doc
tor. II shall write myself to
the head Of the sanitation de-
partment Of the camp admins
tration, and describe the de-
plOrable condition of the prison
ers at the base. 1 am entrusted
with an inspection of the base
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and Of the Optposts, and 1 shall
finish my job. GOOd.by."
Not waiting for any reply the
doctor went out Of the office.
zakhariantz looked after him and
frowned, then shrugged his Shoul-
derS, smiled and, mumbling some
thing to himself, turned to me.
you will sign here" he said.
I refused. No: would not sign
this report, said. did not ex-
anime the sick, I did not take part
in the investigation Of the full
fillment Of the plan, all Of this Is
outside Of my jurisdiction, there
fore could not sign the report. I
had no right to do it. I have
made a report on the condition
Of accounts, here 1t Is, and here is
the copy Of it. It can be attached
to the general report.
My refusal was unexpected. Not
one Of the members Of our COM
mission wished to sign the report.
It was an unpleasant situation. to
say the least.
"LoOk here" said Zakharl-
anti pOintedly. 81 advise you to
sign the report. You were pres
ent last night when I talked
with the doctor. Well then,
please note that all / said then
also refers to you. You may
sign with reservations, but sign
you must"
I knew their methods Of coer-
cion and thought of all the cross
examinations had gone through
at the Shpalernaya prison. He
was not a bit different from those
other inquisitors. They had prob
ably all been taught at the same
OGPU school. 7 reiterated my re.
fusal to sign.
every well, then. We shall
leave here in Is minutes. Please
get ready" said Zakhariantz
sOurly.
In half an hour our horse was
ready for us. Aaronovich saw us
off to the sleigh and was telling
Zakhariantz a funny story and
slapping him on the back. They
both laughed and looked at each
other with cordial understanding.
They had already become bosom
friends. Sergeyev saluted us, the
sentry covered up our feet and
we started off.
Two hours passed in silence, in
terrupted only by our drivers out
crys and yapping, and now and
then by the clang Of horseshoes.
The sleigh glided along lightly
over the crunching snow. The
dark snow-covered frs and grace
full pines reminded me of our
jolly picnics in Finland, with a
gay crowd, tasty luncheon, and
lively little Swedish horses.
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snow in an unnatural position
was q man Of about 40, dressed in
a short jacket. His dirty knee
stuck out sharply through a big
hole in his trousers. The un-
healthy skin Of his worn face con-
trasted unpleasantly with the
pure, white snow. Saliva trickled
down his thin whiskers. His lips
were blue, his eyeballs were rolled
back in agony.
whats the matter here, an
other fit?" asked AarOnOvich,
stepping up closer.
The doctor got down on his
knee, lifted the mans eyelid,
quickly barred his chest and lis
tened to the heartbeat. We waited
in tense silence.
eft is all over, he is dead
said the doctor. This is the
kind Of people you send to the
fOrest!"
This is not the first time .
man died." frantically exclaimed
one Of the Kiev students, shak-
ing his fists. "ScOundrels, cadS,
bandits that they are, they will
kill us all! We are all doomed
to die here, all Of us. :"
Unto the dungeon with him."
rOared AarOnOvich, shouting him
down. "T1l show you what 1t
means to start q riot"
Several guards rushed for the
student. Zakhariantz came run
ming up to our group.
What'S going on here?" he
exclaimed.
"COmrade ZakhariantZ," the
doctor appealed, 81 insist that
all the prisoners mentioned in
this list be returned from work
at once. They are sick and were
sent into the forest in spite of
it. Here's an example for you,
. man just died here, at the
base, during the roll call. >
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DOCTOR FAILS
TO KEEP SICK
FROMJ0BS

mand from Moscow where q few
finicky communists had shown ar
undue interest in conditions pre-
vailing at the penal camps Of the
OGPU.
"YOu are sentenced to four
years, are you n0t?" suddenly
inquired ZakhariantE. I con-
firmed this.
There, you see how impru.
dent you are. You are barely
through with half your term
and already you do not hesitate
to make enemies. Your affair
with UlanOvsky, for instance
what good did It do you? You
should make every effort to
finish your term as soon rs pos
sibIe, even to have It shortened,
and get back home. Instead Of
throwing monkey wrenches into
our machinery, you ought to
cultivate friendship with US
chekists. Otherwise you will
gain nothing except . longer
term. TAX. the doctor for ex'
ample. After today's incident
we shall surely send him some
where to the fartheSt corners
Of the North, to Ukhta, or still
farther, and let him play cricket
there with the polar bears. But
why should you do such .
thing? Why play with fire?
Haven't you enough Of four
years? Why don't you wish to
sign the repOrt?"
I understood what he was driv
ing at. He continued after a short
pause:
"Isn't it immaterial to you
how many people fold up as
long as you remain well your.
self? There is no room for
sentimentality here. This Is no
democracy. It is the OGPU
penal camp. II you do not sit
on others, you will be sat on
and crushed, and will fold up
like a worm. Does 1t pay?
Consider it a bit; is it better to
work in the EXC office or In
the forest? And you are ex.
posing yourself to the risk OF
being transferred to the PitSky
base or to another camp fully
as vile as that. Will you never
understand that we are not
to be trifIed with? Use your
brains q little before it Is too
late, You seem to have . good
head on your shoulders; 1t was
surely not put there merely to
wear . hat"
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Offers a Drink

After this long Grafton, he
pulled out q bottle Of diluted
alcohol from his b-iefcase, took q
gulp and followed it up with a
handful of snow. Evidently the
hangover from last night was still
with him. Like a true drunkard,
he tried to get rid Of it in Suita-
BILE company.
Here take IT," he said, pass
ing the bottle. Gave q drink
with me-"
with pleasure I said, sur.
reptitiously rinSing the throat OF
the bottle with alcohol and taking
a couple Of swallows. The Solu'
ton was very strong and burned
the palate.
Don't be backward, We'll get
some more Of it," said Zakha-
riantz, happy to have found a
boon companion.
He was content, the ice was
broken and opened the way to
closer relationship. He lifted the
bottle to his mouth again and
again and followed it UP with
chunks of snow which he picked
up from the road. A typical
drunkard. Soon he was thor
oughly intoxicated and his man
ner became familiar.
'Tt Is too bad that you did
not have supper with us last
night" he said. "ThiS AarO-
novich is q capital fellow and
his Lizzie is q ducky. Jealousy
is a silly bourgeois fad. We
communists have no such pre-
iudices. Take AarOnOVich, for
instance. He shared with me
what he had like q good COM
rade. One Of your kind would
have made . terrible row about
q woman. And what is there
to q woman? Is she worth
fighting about?
"Say, arc you married?" he
asked the cOachman, nudging
him in the back.
eyes, citizen commander"
answered the driver.
"WelI, I suppose that your
wife has another fellow around
when you're away, hasn't she?"
The cad winked at me as he
spoke, for now he thought that
I was in full sympathy with him.
81 don't know, citizen COM
mander," said the driver with
He raised his whip and hit the
q slight tremOr in his voice.
horse with all his might. Get
up, you lazy hag!" he muttered.
''It hit the mark all right"
whispered ZakhariantZ into my
ear and rOared with laughter.
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Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1935-10-05
6. @. P. WOMEN
PLAN ACTION
INCANPAIGN

With the time for active cam
paigning for the 1885 election fast
approaching, Republican women
are springing into action through
out the country, 1t was announced
today by Mrs. Robert Lincoln
Hoyal, director Of the women's
division Of the Republican IA
tional committee.
Plans are being formulated in
all Of the States for the use Of
prominent women as spokesmen
to present the Republican side Of
the political picture to women's
clubs and political organizations,
Mrs. Hoyal said.
Organization Of Republican
women into clubs in preparation
for campaign work Is progressing
rapidly, the women'S division chief
said, with thousands Of women re-
spending for volunteer work.
Mrs. Hoyal herself Is personally
contracting the feminine groups
and will leave Washington Octo-
Der 13 for e two-weekS speaking
trip.
Although she was not prepared
today to announce her itinerary,
she said she will go into several
sections to address the Republican
women and to organize them for
the campaign.
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Falls Dead

1T cannot be done, doctor;
they are just soldering. I know
them. They will get well in the
forest. Go, hurry up, you there"
AarOnOvich bawled at the pris-
Oners, handing the list to the
foreman. Twenty men with a
foreman and two armed guards
marched out of the gate.
The call of names continued.
Before the departure of each de.
tachment the doctor vainly pro.
tested, but nobody paid any atten.
tion to him. Finally, only some 40
men and women were left.
''The rest Of yOu," commanded
AarOnOvich, ego to the third
kilOmeter. All women are to do
hOusework; you divide the jobs
yourself" he directed the time.
keeper.
There was a commotion in the
remaining group. The prisoners
were all huddled together and
were bending over someone. We
came up to them. Lying on the
The Washington times., 1935-10-05
DRUNKEN CHIEF
ORDERS FAKE
REPORT
CHAPTER XVIII


The annoying monotonous
tolling of a bell aroused me
early the next morning. The
doctor got up from the floor
with an effort. He was tired
and his eyes were swollen.
We went out into the dark
yard and rubbed our hands
and faces with snow. Even
the office staff had no place
to wash. The protracted ring.
ing Of a bell signaled the
prisoners to come out into the
yard after their tea.
The doctor put on his smock
with a resolute air. He had
evidently decided to give bat
tie to the enemy, though he
fully realized the risk.
It was just beginning to dawn.
The prisoners were already form
ing in squares. The disciplinary
squad stood in full formation,
surrounded by armed guards.
Prisoners came from all sides
and Joined the other square.
Young fellows in rags were be-
ing thrown out Of the barracks
nearest to us; they were yelling
and cursing. From the open
door Of the barracks came bawl-
ing and weeping. Somebody was
begging to be left behind just
for one single day and crying for
the doctor. Nearby was heap
of saws and axes. The women
stood in a separate group. Every
body waited for the commanders
Aaronovich appeared at his
doorsteps, buttoning his fur jack
ct. He was followed by the
chief Of the guards SergeyeV
and by the timekeeper OF the
base. Aaronovich walked to the
center of the yard and cried:
prisoners Of the PitSky Base
greetings!"
"Zdrah," came the reply.
The doctor stepped up to
Aaronovich and handed him a
list of names of the sick. He de-
manded in a firm voice that the
men included in his list should
not be sent out to work.
Aaronovich waved him aside.
''What are you talking about,
doctor? They are not sick, they
are slackers. The timekeeper in.
spected all those who reported
that they are i'll. I shall leave
behind five Of them, but all the
rest must co."
He took the lists Of prisoners
from the timekeeper and COM
manded:
prisoners Of the disciplinary
squad, march to the seventh
kilomefer. Attention. Co."
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Doctor Defiant

The head Of the column start
ed to go.
accordance with the penal
camp regulations / demand
that the following prisoners
be excused from duty" and
he started calling out the
names from his list.
Sergeyev stepped in. "Dis-
Ciplinary squad, gO!" he shout
ed. There was hesitancy in the
ranks. Squad commander,
what's the delay?" he con-
tinued.
The squad commander pulled
out his gun: Column, atten-
tiOn, gO!" he commanded.
Followed by the murmuring OF
the prisoners Of the other square
the disciplinary squad marched
past us in double file. At the
head of the column marched a
monk in his long cassock with a
rope around the waist. There
were many faces of educated
men among these unfortunates
Some of the prisoners greeted
the doctor as they passed by
and exclaimed: Bravo, doctor" ."
Others just shrugged their shoul
ders as they looked at him, as
much as to say that one good
man cannot conquer an army OF
bandits. Two priests walked at
the end Of the column.
Aaronovich began calling out
names Of the next list. Mer
stepped out of the square and
formed in double file. Among
those called was a pitiable-looking
peasant in his middle fiftieS who
could hardly stand up, and two
young, half-dressed petty gang
Sters shivering in the cold.
"COmrade AarOnOvich," said
the doctor, 81 cannot permit
that these three prisoners 90
out"
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Joan Married
Month Ago.
Say Friends
NEW YORK, soct. S GNsD.

NEW YORK, eOcC. D (I.N.S.).
Marriage? No! No Marriage!"
These were the words Of Joan
Crawford when questioned about
her rumored elopement with
Franchot Tone upon her arrival
here five days ago.
But today friends Of the couple
were whispering along Broadway
that they did get married-secret-
ly-no less than four weeks ago
and in Niagara Falls, Of all places.
The lowdown, as these Broad
way friends insist, is that the
stars hired a plane in California,
flew across the country and got
themselves married at the famous
paradise Of honeymooners. Then,
the story goes, Franchot and Joan
flew back to California and re-
mained there until they entrained
on the trip that brought them
here five days ago.
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lmpersondting u. 5.
Officer Laid 10 Man

Charged with impersonating q
Federal officer, Elias Horovitz, IL,
was returned here yesterday by
United States marshals from Ala
bama and sent to the District jail
in default of $1,000 bond. Horo-
vitz was given a preliminary hear.
ing before u. s. Commissioner
Needham c. Turnage and held
under bond pending o further
hearing on October 10.
The Washington times., 1935-10-05

Employees Of the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration, who
take pride in their skillful and
usually victorious girls basket
ball team, are enthusing over
the addition Of a new forward
for their feminine court repre-
sentatives.
The acquisition is Miss Thelma
Parrish, q gray-eyed blonde from
Alabama, who will be a real
find" II she is as good o "shot"
as she Is attractive,
The Washington times., 1935-10-05
OGPU Forces Dying Men to Work.
PRISONER OF THE oGPU

author describing what ne and suffered from 1928
penal to Whch he sentenced
trupedup charges espionage. citizen OF Finland IN bust
Russia for he sent to the OGPU
camp DiScipndridnS "truSy CONFLICTS In
sympathy with Communism fen months after the author
completed IN 1885 these descriptions of heoeart he died
from pneumonia brought the terrible pripdonS suffered
in his ConmuniStic GehennG.
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Dance at Brentwood

The Ardmore, Md, Improve
ment Association will give a dance
tonight at the firemen'S hall in
Mrs. Thomas Patter.
son is chairman Of arrangements.