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IN WASHINGTON
A ALTER SHFAO, \^Nl) Cone^pondent
iMA Technique Risky
A ccording to the best opinion
in Washington there is little
likelihood of the enactment of a
compulsory health insurance pro
gram based on a payroll tax at
this session of the 81st congress.
It could be that some part of the
administration health program may
see action such as increased aid
tor hospital construction, or ap
propriations for scholarships for
the training of doctors, dentists,
etc.
A bill containing these provisions
passed the senate in the first ses
sion. But insofar as can be deter
mined, the American people are
not aroused over any form of health
insurance. And all polls indicate
that those who have expressed any
opinion do not favor the compul
sory insurance plan such as is
proposed by the President and the
federal security administration.
This being true, these same ex
perts see in the frenzied efforts
fof the American Medical associa-
tion to conduct a nation-wide grass
Toots campaign, a form of shadow-
boxing which may have just the
AMA.
The reasoning behind this
conclusion is that since the peo-
t? pie are more or less apathetic,
any such campaign as pro
posed by AMA is most likely to
arouse interest with a possible
boomerang insofar as AMA is
concerned.
At their recent Washington con
vention, AMA levied a $25 assess
ment on their membership, under
pain of expulsion if not paid, to
raise three million dollars more to
defeat a program which Washing
ton observers say has not much
more chance of enactment in this
session of the congress.
The people will ask “Why all
the shooting” and will certainly
look into the payroll tax plan as
compared to the voluntary health
insurance plan as now fostered by
the medical association.
Odious Comparison
And there is a chance that this
comparison by the people may be
an odious one insofar as AMA'is
concerned. For only one 4las to
examine the record, the observers
aay, to learn that AMA is only a
recent convert to gven the volun-
pTah such as Blue Crosfr or
Blue Shield or any other of the
voluntary private medical insur
ance plans.
For, back in 1932, President
Hoover named a committee headed
by Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, presi
dent of Stanford university, and a
former AMA president to study
costs of medical care. This com
mittee recommended voluntary
medical Insurance. And the Amer
ican Medical Journal, official or
gan of AMA, turned the voluntary
plan down and designated it as
“socialistic” and as “communis
tic.”
Now however, AMA is calling the
administration national medical
insurance plan “socialistic” and
“communistic” and has given
least grudging approval to the pri,
vate voluntary plan.
BROADWAY AND MAIN STREET
Pierre, Great Hunter, Found
Something He Could Not Kill
Zhe Presence
By BILLY ROSE
From the province of Manitoba in Canada comes the strange
tale of Pierre Montevilain, the hunter. Your acceptance or rejec
tion of it will depend on the kind of pixies under your hat. . . .
For many years, Pierre, a man with the strength of a caribou, lived
In almost medieval splendor in a chateau overlooking Lake Winnepeg.
Only two things interested him—hunting and drinking, and the measure of
the man was that he was more concerned with the potency than the
taste of his liquor, and cared little what it was he shot as long as he
made the kilL
W HERE nvo or three are gathered co-|
gether," Lord,
We have your promise that you will
be there,
We cling to it your dear unbroken word.
We bring the burdens that we cannot bear.
We bring our heart’s deep gratitude and praise
And all the supplications of our days.
When he was forty, he married
Emilie d’Arbesine, a girl of good
family from the Winnipegosis dis
trict, and when she presented him
with a son a year later he toasted
his heir in Hudson
Bay nun and pre
dicted that he, too,
would some day
be a great hunter.
His wife, how
ever, hated the
continual killing,
and as the child
grew older she
was happy that he
showed no inclina- Billy Bose
tion for the hunt. To encourage
his love of wild life, she gave
him a silver medallion of St.
Francis of Assisi, patron saint of
birds and beasts, and hung it
around his neck on a thin gold
chain. “I’ve heard it said that
when people die their souls
enter other living things, some
times an animal,” she told him.
A FEW MONTHS before the boy’s
ninth birthday, his father found a
new-born fawn in. the forest and
presented it to his son. The lad
named it Francois, bottle-fed it
until the shakiness went out of its
legs, and trained it until it fol
lowed him around like a puppy.
On his birthday a few weeks
later, Pierre gave his son another
present, a specially - constructed
rifle, small enough for a hoy to
carry but in all other respects an
efficient instrument of destruc
tion.
“Tomorrow,” he said, “we will
go hunting.”
The youngster said nothing, but
later asked his mother what he
should do.
“You must go with your father,’
said Emilie.
“You told me that when people
die their souls go into animals,”
said the boy. “Wouldn’t it be like
killing a person?”
“Your father thinks differently.”
*T won’t shoot to hit anything,”
said the lad.
Pierre, who had been drinking on
the porch, overheard the conversa-
tion. Addressing himself to his son,
he said, “There will be no more
women’s talk. You will become a
man and a hunter like your father.
Tomorrow we go to the woods, but
your first lesson will be tonight.
Take your rifle and shoot the
fawn.”
Terrified, the boy nodded and
went to the bam. He prodded the
fawn with a stick and tried to
frighten it into the forest, but the
pet, thinking it was a new game,
took a few playful leaps and then
frisked back for more sport.
Finally, the boy placed the medal
lion of St. Francis around the
fawn’s neck. It needed divine pro
tection more than he.
• • •
HALF AN HOUR later, Pierre
back on the porch, was roused from
And you are here among us as we plead;
We reach our hands to touch your garment’s hem
Your treasure house is opened for our need
As much for us today. Lord, as for them
Who walked beside you on the earthly roads.
And found your hand beneath their heavy loads.
So Lord, within our mid£t, and by our side.
Continue Still to be our Strength and guides.
\ GRACE NOLL CROWELL
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his rum by a shot and walked out
to the bam, certain 'that the boy,
like a true Montevilain, had obeyed
his order. Instead, on the earth floor
he found his son’s body, blood ooz
ing through the shirt, while the
fawn, the medalliop dangling from
its neck, stood near by.
Crazed, Pierre picked up the
rifle and pumped the remaining
bullets into the animal's heart Then
The
Fiction
Corner
CASE OF FORGERY
By
Richard H. Wilkinson
Truman on Taxes
President Truman is on record
as favoring increased taxes to bal
ance the budget in time of high
income. This is sound economical
ly. But after placing himself on
record, the President is not likely
to press for increased taxes .at this
session, since 1950 is an election
year.
Likely some excise taxes
may be cut. It is pointed out
that all American families,
whether they are in the pov
erty fringe group with less
than $2,000 a year income, or
in the lush group with $50,000
or over income, pay about the
same amounts in excise taxes.
For instance the average family
’pays annually $32.90 in manufac
turers excise; $43.10 in other ex
cises such as transportation, jewel
ry, and other luxuries; $44.63 in
tobacco taxes; $48.63 in retail sales
tax and $49.02 in gasoline tax, that
totals $216.28
Brannan Plan Row
Congress refused last October
to include the Brannan long range
farm program in its agricultural
legislation. Since that time the two
top farm organizations, National
Grange and the Farm Bureau fed
eration have adopted further reso
lutions against the Brannan plan.
But at bitter cost to the organiza
tions.
For instance, the California
state grange, one of thei larg
est in that organisation broke
away from the parent body on
tiie same issue. The Ohio farm
bureau and some others are at
odds with the national body on
tiie same issue.
The National Farmers union not
only favored the Brannan plan, but
Is circulating a booklet attacking
the Farm Bureau stand. This con
gress may, despite farm group op
position, give a trial run to the
Brannan plan on some farm pro
duce.
#/»pHERE’S A CURIOUS TWIST
* to this case, inspector,”
George Jackson, president of the
Medville National Bank was saying.
“Anthony Page, who deposited
$25,000 with us on Monday, de
cided to use his right name at the
last moment.”
“His right name? What do you
mean?”
“Anthony Page is a fiction writer.
His real name is Edward Thurston.
Recently a distant uncle died and
left him a small
" fortune — $25,000
3 -Minufe to be exact. Page
consulted me
riefion about investments.
i advised him not
to invest in anything while the
market was in its present unstable
condition. He agreed, and decided
to deposit the money in our bank
until things looked better.
“He came in early Monday morn
ing and made the deposit, decided
to use his real name of Edward
Thurston at the last moment. On
Wednesday, a check for $5,000,
signed by Edward Thurston, was
presented and cashed by one of
our tellers.
“I have questioned Thurston.
He says he left for Chicago
directly after depositing the
money, and swears he told no
one about his decision to use
his real name. He had signed
no checks against his account!
Inspector Kent Clifford reflec
tively lighted a cigar.
“You say that Thurston made his
deposit early on Monday morning?”
“As far as I can find out,” the
president offered, “there were
only two men in the bank while
Thurston was here.” He handed
the officer a slip of paper. “Here
are their names and addresses.
Both are well known to all of us,
men of high repute.”
Simon's eyes grew wide . . .
for a moment he stared as
though struck, then impul
sively turned and bolted.
Inspector Clifford studied the
names. “Now tell me what your
clerks were up to.”
“Nothing unusual. Getting things
ready to start the day. Making sure
deposit blanks, pens, blotters, ink,
etc. were on the lobby counters.
Arranging their cash ...”
Inspector Clifford snapped his
fingers. “That’s it. Come on, we’re
going to call on these two men.”
T HE FIRST CALL was on a man
named Simons in the suburban
town of Sharonfield. Mrs. Simons
answered their knock.
“Harry is away. Is
thing I can do?”
Following previous instruc
tions from Clifford, Jackson
said: “We made a mistake in
his monthly statement last
week. Do you happen to know
whether he has it handy?”
“It may be on his desk. Will you
come inside?”
They followed her into the house.
There was a small den off the liv
ing room containing a desk. Mrs.
Simons began opening drawers
and peering into them. For a mo
ment Inspector Clifford stood idly
by. Then suddenly he stepped for
ward and snatched something from
one of the drawers.
Before the startled eyes of Mrs.
Simons and the astonished gaze of
President Jackson, he strode over
to a window, studied the thing.
“Simon’s our man,” he said.
“This proves it. Now—” He broke
off as the front door opened and
closed.
As Clifford finished
Simons, a tall spare man,
in the doorway, stopped
about in bewilderment.
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“I’m Inspector Clifford
headquarters,” the officer
stepping forward. “Simons, I ai
>ou for forging Edward Thurston's
name to a check for $5,000.”
Simons' eyes grew wide. The
color drained from his cheeks. For
a moment he stared as though
struck, then impulsively turned
and bolted.
Anticipating the move. In
spector Clifford leaped for
ward. His fingers caught hold
of the tall man’s collar, and
yanked him backward. ^
“Quite simple when explained,”
Clifford was saying later. “Simons
probably needed money. He was in
the bank when Page was making
his deposit and picked up the plot
ter Page had used when signing
his name. It was a new blotter,
and the imprint therefore was defi
nitely easy to copy for forgery
purposes.”
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12. Honorary
title (Turk.)
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fabric
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18. Fortify
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of shape
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26. Weep con
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28. Mountain
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32. Concludes
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37. Soak
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dessert
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he tore the talisman from the car
cass.
Next day the boy was buried
with the medallion of St. Francis
again around his neck, and after
the funeral Emilie went back to her
own village.
From then on, the great hunt
er became the greaf butcher. Day
after day, be killed as if bent on
exterminating every animal in the
forest, and at night be drank and
cursed his wife for her ideas
about souls and animals.
One evening the following sum
mer he saw a giant stag at the
far end of the garden. He reached
for his gun and followed it down
to the lake. At the water’s edge
the animal paused and Pierre
lifted the gun to his shoulder, but
instead of a giant stag he saw a
frightened fawn. Its «yes re
minded him. of two other sets of
eyes, but he fired, and the animal
gave a little jump and fell dead.
Attracted by something on its neck,
he walked over to see what it
was ....
The villagers were not surprised
a few days later when they learned
that Pierre Montevilain had died of
a stroke. But there was much talk
about the object found in the dead
man’s hand—a silver medallion of
St. Francis of Assisi suspended
on a thin gold chain.
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BY INEZ GERHARD
r HN BARRYMORE, JR., mak
ing his screen debut in Eagle
Lion's “The Sundowners,” Is
afraid of just one thing—that he
will unconsciously copy his famous
father. Playing a quick-triggered
cowboy, he had two elderly ac
tresses who had flayed with John,
Sr., to check on his work; after
seeing “The Great Profile” and
part of “Richard HI,” he was UP
JOHN BARRYMORE, JR.
set at finding that many of his
own mannerisms were like his
father’s. He is 17 now, and says
that maybe when he is 21, with his
own acting style set, he will see
some of his father’s old pictures.
Robert Sterling, Robert Preston,
Chill Wills and Cathy Downs are
also in “The Sundowners.”
Two clothing manufacturers have
offered Merlin Brando a $10,000
wardrobe if he’ll abandon his blue
jeans. Teresa Wright, on “The
Men” set, said “You look as if
you had just returned from a long
week-end inside a washing ma
chine.”
Red • haired Susan Hayward
makes her strongest bid for Acad
emy honors in Samuel Goldwyn’s
“My Foolish Heart” — worked
every day from morning to night
to get done in time to be shown
before the year’s end, and so be
eligible.
Take Some, Leave Some
“If every hunter who goes afield
this year will give some serious
thought to next season’s game sup-'
ply and then take some action in
an effort to enhance it, the prob
lem of future hunting would be well
on its way to solution.”
This statement by Kelly DeBusk,
Oklahoma state game and fish di
rector, contains a lot of verbal meat
and his advice to “take some ac
tion is particularly timely. Many
sportsmen would sincerely like to
follow through in doing something
about the future game supply, but
all too few know just what steps
they can, as individuals, take in
approaching this goal Here are
DeBusk’s suggestions:
“Don't shoot a covey down to
the last bird.
“Don't set the limit as a MUST
every time yon go hunting.
“Stop when you've had a fair
amount of sport.
“Don’t return time and again
to the same area just be
cause you had good shooting
there yesterday.
“Wild game,” the game director
pojnts out, “is a natural renewable
crop. All crops, whether they come
from the soil or are hatched from
eggs, have to be planted and culti
vated if the harvest is to be suc
cessful. Leaving sonfe game birds
as next season’s seed is one way to
insure good sport for the future.
This is one way of planting next
year’s^ crop. Protecting it from
both human and other predators and
seeing that pleny of natural food is
provided are two important forms
of cultivating the' game crop you
have planted.
“Game ^ management,” DeBusk
continues, “is not such a compli
cated science that it cannot be prac
ticed by individual sportsmen. In
terpreted in simple terms it is
merely the provision of ideal habi
tat and adequate protection.’*-
AAA
Happy Combination
Of coarse the dnek season
hasn’t long to run, but the little
portable heater shown here
should be a natural for thou
sands of fishing shacks that
will dot our northern lakes and
rivers this winter. It is a
chimney crown—the manufac
turer’s name for a sheet metal
flue cap—and a Speedmaster
stove which fit together perfect
ly to form a fast-action, radiant
circulator for every winter
sports enthnsiast.
AAA
At birth a black bear cub weighs
from 9 to 12 ounces which is about
1/200 to 1/250 of its mother's weight.
It is about eight inches long, blind,
and covered with dark hair so thin
that it is practically naked.
AAA
Birds Have Mishaps
Partridges are adept at thunder
ing from the ground and escaping
through, what looks like impene
trable brush and trees, but the
Wisconsin conservation reports
that the “thunderers” are not al
ways as accurate in their aim as
it may seem—that many of these
birds do have “accidents.”
In examining 100 partridges, de
partment research men found
seven .birds with injuries that came
apparently from colliding, with
trees and brush in escape flights.
The seven birds were found to
have chest injuries, seemingly
from flying into tree branches, and
one bird was found with a small
twig embedded in its flesh. One
immature female had a severe
head-scalping.
One bird was found with an acorn
impaled on its bill and a “wear”
mark showed that the nut had
been there a long time. The, bird
managed to eat in spite of the im
pediment, as its crop contained
other acorns.
Weight of Fish
Many are the times when an
angler who has made a particular
ly good catch would like to know
what his fish weighed stream-side,
but has no scales.
Here’s a way that the weight of
the fish can be closely approximat
ed: Just measuring the length and
by the square of the girth and di
vide the result by 800. For example,
a fish 18 inches long and 10 inches
in girth would, under the formula,
weighs 2.25 pounds.
The Home Workshop
Gay Play Pieces Easy to Make
CHEST MAY BE MADE WITH OB WITHOUT
ELS AND ROBE HANDLES
STCItCN. THE
DECORATIONS
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TOY CHEST
BECOMES A
PLAY TABLE
Toy Chest And Play Table
T HESE two gay pieces of play
equipment are easy to make.
Hand saw, coping saw to cut out
wheels and screw driver, are all
Beware Coughs
From Common Colds
That HANG ON
Creomulsion relieves promptly beams*
it goes right to die seat of the trouble
to help loosen and expel germ laden
phlegm and aid nature to soothe and
heal raw, tender, inflamed bronchial
mucous membranes. Tell your druggist
to sell you a bottle of Creomulsion
with the understanding you must like
the way it quickly allays the cough
or you are to have your money back.
CREOMULSION
for Coaghs,ChestColds,Bronchitis
the tools needed.
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Pattern 152 gives directions for both
S leces, and actual-size stencil designs
>r decorating. Price of oattern la 25c,
a a a.
Address:
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