The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 5, 1920, Page 8

if t ~ “was on his way to Dickinson. PAGE EIGHT BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE ARMY TREATMENT “OF TUBERCULOSIS Some 5,000 Soldiers Admitted to Hospital at Oteen, N. C., in 22 Months. DISEASE ARRESTED: IN 3,000 Quiescent in 1,000 Cases, 600 Under Treatment, While 300 Have Died —Most Efficient Modern Meth. ods Employed. | Washington.—Among the vast enter- prises which have engaged the atten- tion of our government during the last few years the physical reconstruction of our soldiers who saw service abroad ranks among the first. And among those who needed the closest care and attention were service meh who fell a prey to tuberculosis. ~ These victims of the dreaded white Plague have been treated by the most efficient modern methods If the great army hospitals which arose as if by magic in different parts of the country. The work has been carried on unosten- tatiously, and but little knowledge of it has come to the attention of the public, The physical health of the men taken into the service had to be gen- erally excellent, as is’ quite well un- derstood, otherwise the medical ‘ex- miners would be obliged , to reject volunteer or draftee. Notwithstanding ajl the care taken to select none but sound men, the in- fluenza epidemic resulted in the de- velopment of tuberculosis in a great many of our soldiers, as the secondary result of this acute infection. In addition, many soldiers who had been gassed readily became yictims of, the disease. Moreover, the constant damp and rainy weather in France would often result in the development of pneumonia, another ready factor in activating tuberculosis, ; While a few men got into the army who ‘already had sinall_ tubercular lesions, these were so slight as to be passed or overlooked ‘by the examin- ers. However, when such men were unduly exposed and subjected to the} ‘severe physical work incident to army ‘service, a break in the normal state of health resulted. It was from these sources, there- fore, that the great majority .of the tubercular patients in the; army were ‘recruited. Indeed, many thousands of soldiers required treatment. :.( Provision for theif care was made at Otisville, N, Y.; Denvér, Colo. ; Fort ‘Bayard, N. M., and, Oteen, N. C., be- sides several smaller posts that have ‘since’ been abandoned entirely or turned over to the department of pub- ‘Mec health. Two Main Hogpitals, The main army hospitals for the trentment of tuberculosis at present are at Denver and Oteen, United States General Hospital No. 19 ts the one at Oteen, whiclt js near Asheville. It has established a splendid. record and will serve best as an example in giving a brief outline of the treatment of tuberculosis as it {s carried out In the army. } No, 19 is a hospital conducted on a truly gigantic scale. Jt is a town tn itself, consisting of more than one hun- ‘dred buildings which cover 340 acres of land. The money outlay was. $3,- ‘500,000. No. 19 has its own water sup- ply and sewerage system. The grounds at night are lighted by electricity, and ‘are Intersected hv cement and macad- amized roads. There aré two central ‘henting plants for the hospital. The buildings are of wood and painted. The unit ward system, was used in construction, which permits the very sick to be quartered away from those only‘\slightly afflicted, and also permits of more individual care where there are only a few patients In ench building. | More than 1,400 beds were avail- able in this institution for the treat- ment of tuberculosis. The ‘Surgeon general's office has taken great pride in this hospital and has been most energetic in the en- deavor to have everything at the top notch of efficiency. The success achieved has amply demonstrated what can be/done by skill and devo- tlon. When the hospital was bullt in the fall of 1917 a Western specialist in tu- berculosis was installed. He re- tired and returned to private work, and was succeeded by Col. William C. Lyster, a regular army man of more than twenty years’ service. He-had held very responsible posts in England and France and had been decorated by King George withthe Order of St. Mi- chael and St. George. Prior to the war he was known to army, men as the inventor of the Lyster water brey for the use of troops in the field, which is always used when fresh wa- ter'is unobtainable. ; Many difficulties in the way of pro- viding an ideal treatment for the tu- berculous were encountered at first. One of the most apparent was the amount of money allowed for the daily ration. The war department allowed but 64 cents, an amount experts say is totally inadequate to provide the proper kind and quality of food re- quired by tuberculous patients. It is to be remembered, of course, that ‘ proper feeding is one of the mainstays of treatment in this disease, Not Enough Money for Food. Colonel Lyster’s representations: to the war department resulted in. tem- THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1920 — j porarily ralsing the ration money from 64 cents to $1, but this was reduced later to 88 cents. The method of treatment followed at Oteen is that advocated by Colonel Bushnell, a contemporary. of the late Dr..Edward Trudeau of Saranac Lake, N.Y. The course is subdivided thus: Complete rest in bed, partial rest In bed, and rest by every patient from 1 to 3 in the afterrocn. In addition, the patients get good wholesome food and plenty of fresh air. Serums and yaccines are not em- ployed. Artificial pneumothorax (that is, cutting into the pleural cavity so that air can enter and exert pressure on the lung) is only resorted to in cases of severe, continued hem- orrhage. i The bed linen is changed dally to prevent reinfection; the sputum cups are changed twice daily, and everyone must have lights out by 10 p. m. The X-ray diagnostic laboratory is one of the best in the country. Maj. John McRae, who has a fine reputa- tion in \this field, is radiologist.. Each patient is radiographed upon admis- sion and again every month or two, to note improvement or retrogression. There ts also an excellent chemical laboratory. . Four dental surgeons are constantly busy’ seeing to it that the teeth of the pailents are kept in good condition. The hospital buildings and grounds are kept spotlessly clean, and the evi- dences of perfect sanitation are ob- servable everywhere, Colonel Lyster had the officers’ ward turned over to the very sick en- listed men, all bed patients, There were about seventy of these. Such pa- tients are provided with everything the market affords, and they ean or- der anything they wish. There are two dietitians constantly in attend- ance to provide food for them, There are also four ward surgecns to attend to them; In fact, nothing is overlooked that could add to fheir comfort. In the officers’ infirmary! ward about thirty officers who are gravely ill are quartered, most of whom are bed cases. Contrary to what one would naturally expect, these men, seriously ill, Joke with each other all day long. A most remarkable fact is; the spirit of cheerfulness that pervades the hos- pital, especla}ly in’ the wards men- tioned. How Officers Paes the Time. Some of these officers are incased In plaster casts on account of spinal trou- ble. All are engaged in something to help pass the time; they make baskets, By MILTON BRONNER, European Manager N. E. A. STATELAW 10 BE TESTED OUT INRATE CASE Railroad Commission Must De- cide Whether Legislative Act is Confiscatory RATES TO BE ADJUSTED Harsh Effect of Marked Increase knit. scarves, paint pictures, carve wood or make dolls. © *. | The cheerfulness of one officer, a maryof Irish birth, was noticeable. ,He was near death. for many months, but he never gave up hope. although ‘he would become delirious every night. Finally, he took a turn for the better, and now he is np and out of bed and has gained tn welght from-92 pounds to 121 pounds... He is so overjoyed ‘at “coming back’: that he keeps the whole ward in-an uproar of-mirth-by his wit- ty sallfes. Many others have regained their health or are on the road to ft. Another factor that has much to do with keeping up the spirits and high morale jof the patients is the genuing Interest ‘in them manifested by. the nurses, They never, grumble, are al- ways: at the call‘of the patients, and always appear ta. be happy. The spirit of good cheer. manifested by Miss Sheehan,, the chief nurse, seems to be contagious and to have tmbued itself! into those who work under her. Miss Sheehan had the same reputation of being able to get work done cheerfully in the largest base center at Vichy, France. Again, many pleasant ways of keep- Ing occupied are provided by the gov- ernment. About, one hundred recon- struction aids help the soldiers in all kinds of instruction, such as basket- weaving, languages, typesetting, print- ing, chemistry, ete. } The Red Cross has a large building where moving pictures are given daily, and where a social meeting place Is provided for those on the road to re- covery. ‘The hostess house, run by the gov- ernment, provides rooms at nominal cost for the women relatives of the’ patients, and furthermore is active in a social way. { Will be Lessened by Equalization = Whether of not the ‘North Dakata act of 1919 prescribing rates for! in: terstate freight is confiscatory is a Vquestion which the North Dakota rail- road commission must decide, after the petition of the railroads for au increase in state freigit ‘rates com- mensurate with the increase in in- terstate rates is held hereon August 12, This ‘is the -view taken’ in officia: circles here. The Hsch-Cumm transportation requires that inte: state rates shally be commensurate with, interstate freight rates to gua- rantee the railroads the return pre; vided in the act, according to Char- les F. Dupuis, member 6f the commis- sion. If the, state rate-fixing act rates are rot. commensurate with the inter- state rates under the increases grant-! ed by the commission, therefore, the state act must be held confiscatory. | Test Case Planned ‘ ‘Whether or not the Esch-Cummins act supersedes all state regulatory laws, however, is to be tested in the. courts in two or three states, fo es- tablish the question for all. The Min- nesota railroad commission announces that it will, not, interfere with’ inter- state passenger rates becausé of the state’s two-cent fare law. Although; it appears’ that. the rait- roads will make a horizontal increase on all classes of, interstate freight of 35 percent, as granted by the in- |FAMOUS DANISH ARTIST PORTRAYS “ ANGUISH’ OF RUSSIA IN PRESENT TRIAL London, Aug. 5.—Anxious to see what’ Bolshevik Russia is really like,!a_ 2 London has been flocking to the ex-/ of sorrow and of anguisn.,That is the hibition of paintings by the famous ! Danish artist,.-Edward Saltoft, who| under the ezars; it was so under Ker- T = in’ Petrograd from 1916 to 1919. Saltoft told-me: “The Russia you see in my paintings and drawings is ‘a Russia of tears, of pain} of hunger, kind -of land Russia is. /It was’ so ee of Mr. Dupuis that thé burden on various classes of freight will be equalized. Several months may ve consumed in the adjustment of the rates on various classes i freight. The same applies to North Dakotz, according to the commissioner. If a commensurate increase is granted by the state commission, there will be a period of adjustment of states on various Classes of freight in the state. May Lessen Effect F “The equalization process will ro move to ‘ome extent the harsh ef- fect of the big increase in freighi rates,’ said Mr. Dupuis “and will per- mit the absorptjon of the amount by the classes. which are best’ able to stand the increase.” : The state commissions will exet cise their authority in the equalizas udén process, according to Mr. Dupuis. To refuse to obey the mandate of the Esch-Ciimming “transportation act | would amount to a surrender of tho aufhority of the commissions, he added. In Senate Chamber The hearing to be heid before the state commission’ on August 12 will be conducted in the state senate chamber at, the’capitol. Notices have been maileg to many shippers so that they may be represented at the hear- ing. i “The commission will,sit in a judi- cial capacity,”. said, Mr. Dupuis, “and the shippers, the’ public and the rail- roads all should ;-he present to ex- piain their. contentions. \SMITH IS SEN _, UP FOR 4 YEARS James R, Smith was arrestetl some’ time ago: charged with criminay’ as- sault and theft of an automobile, lead ‘to the arrest of the young man. The case came before Judge W. L. 'Nuessleviin district court yesterday afternoon! ‘Smith plead guilty and the judge sentenced him to four years of hard labor in the state peniten- tiary. 4 Smith claims to be an automobile mechanic and had taken a car’ from this city and “eloped” .with a young woman, who was only 1% years of age. The cay was apprehended near Dickinson and. Smith arrested. ° In making’ the sentence, Judge ‘Nuessle stated that’ it appeared as | though \the prisoner was below thei! ! average mentally, which might ac- {count for his criminal acts, Rats in the United, States destroy $200,000,000 worth of property an- terstate commission, it Is thg opinion! nually. | pe: rf aon PRADIRP LAL PPA Then the residents of Asheville have been enthusiastically hospitable, con- stantly entertaining the patients who are able to be about and carrying can- dy and all sorts of good things to the Hospital every day. | Such is the manner of life at gen- eral hospital 19. Now that the war risk insurance bureau and the public health service are gradually taking over the patients needing further treatment, ample pro- vision is made for their care. Those requiring such treatment ‘will receive $80 2 month instead of $30. Some hardship is caused-in the case of reserve or temporary officers requir- ing further treatment. } They are obliged to submit to a curtailment in ay, While the regular army officer is ither kept on in the hospital or re- tired on three-quarters pay. The enlisted man, howéver, is great- ly: benefited by the provisions~of the war risk bureau. Those totally and permanently disabled receive $157.50 a month. 4 As an instance of: the real results obtained at Oteen it may be said that 5,000 soldiers have been admitted to ‘the hospital. All of these did not have tuberculosis and a few were trans- ferred to other hospitals. Yet during the year and ten months of its useful- ness more than 3,000 cases of tubercu- losis have been treated and nearly 000 have been returned to gainful oc- cupations, In about 1,000 cases the disease has been arrested; in 1,000 it is quiescent; about 300 have died and 600 are still undergoing treatment. ; Back From Lakes F. L. Roquette, of Dickinson, was in the city yesterday. He had just re- turned from the lakes by motor and Mr. Roquette was formerly representative from Stark county. in hitting a home run is said to equal 1.44 horsepower. | pice Noe eS | The cost of collecting the internal for each $100. The energy exerted by Babe Ruth] DRY CANDIDATE AT TUB! / Germantown, O0.—The Rev. Dr, Aaron- Watkins, prohibition party's can- revenue taxes approximate 55 cents didate for president, does the family washing. The picture shows the candi- | date at the tub in the yard of his home here. was Chief of the Danigh Red Cross’ ensky,tand it is ‘so under the Bolshe- vik regime.” i leries, London, portray Left—. Prison Scene. Right—The Cry Revolution. Inset is Saltoft. BRITISHBAR ARCHBISHOP London, | Aug. 5.—Prefier Lloyd George answering a question in the House of Commons,, today.as to how ‘the goverriment. 'proposed to deal with Bishop Mannix the Aus- tralian prelate on his arrival said the government’s decision was that the archbishop should not be allowed to Jand in, Ireland, x ‘Such steps would be taken’as were deemed necessary to make the deci- sion effective, added the premier. ON COAST ROUTE Tourists to the Pacific coast can obtain plenty of gasoline, according .o,-information received today froin the: Pacific Northwest Tourist bureau Seattle, ‘Wash., in answér to reports . that, gasoline was scarce in moun- tain towns," The ;gasoline supply. in towns all along the trails to the coast has ‘been replenishd, later, it’is announc- ed. All resorts are open’ this year. Traffic on thé Red Trail is said to be greater this y@ar than’ ever be- fore. YOUTH HE WAS LOOKING FOR Usually’ Rocky Road of Love Unex- pectedly Smoothed Out by Irate Old Banker, N gaa Sometimes the course. of true love does upset .all accepted theories by running smoothly, and when. the‘ voy- agers on that uncertain stream are most fearful of rocks ahead, At least it was like this in the case of the only daughter ‘of a New York banker, of whom most of the young lady’s guitors were in deadly terror. Ordinarily the proverbial sorehead bear would have been a mild and inadequate compari- son to this old gentleman. \ The father had.on a number of oc: | casions observed his daughter. in. in- timate discourse with one of the young | men from his own bank and, watching his opportunity, cornered.ithem ‘to- gether. { “Well,, young man,” the banker thundered threateningly, “what are your intentions, hey? Just. what do you mean, hanging about iy. daughter, hey? Answer me,sir!"%.' t ' The. young, man, spake up frankly. “To tell. thé, truth, sir, I hgven't any intentlons,’ and don’t ‘mean anything. Of course, Hazel and I love’ each other, but my salary is too small to get married on, and I' can't ask her to wait until she’s an 6ld_woman— she'd probably have to. No, I don’ see any hope for me at/all.” Mes “That's' all right, my, boy,” the banker told him, his face suddenly beaming’ with kindness. “Go-ahead and marry her. Why, it’s the plain duty of a chap who shows that much sense to get marrivd right away.” STATION AGENT WAS: RIGHT Negro) Messenger at Least Learned Something of More or Less (m- portance to Senator. A southérn senator, whose home is in the country some .two miles. from the railway, received a telegram.which , indicated the need for tis-immediate presence ina’ nearby city. ~ The train schedule had been recently changed, and the telephone, was not working, so a negro was sent to find out, when a train would pass the station, It wiis three hours later when the negro shambled into the yard? *) “Where have you been, you black riiscal? Does it take three hoprs to ask when a train will be dué?” the fuming senator demanded. “Now. Marse Henry," the negro protested, “yo’ know hit don’ take no three “hours ter ax’. When<er train gwine pass by. But, Marse Henry, Ah done hear yo’ say ‘yo'se'f dat dat station agent am a Har an’ yo’ can't take his. word for nuffin’, so|when he tol’ me, AN didn't pay no ‘tention, but des’ stayed to see fer myse'f. AD’ for once in his life dat man tol’ de truf—dat ole train sho did come rollin’ by des when he said she would!” BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE Photos of two Saltoft paintings, printed by courtesy of Ernest Brown and Phillips of the Leicester Art Gal- r Aled, by mors than $680,000.000 ‘over of-the Main Floor Sale, The Home Hosiery NO, APPROVALS FOOD IMPORTS SHOW INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR Washington, Aug. 5.—Ilmports of foodstuffs into the United States‘dur- ing the fiscal year just ended increas- 1919, while exports of foodstuffs -in 1920 show a decrease of more than $360,000,000, according to foreign trade figures issued today by the Department of Commerce. ~ Foodstuffs imported’. during 1920 totaled $1,513,776.309, compared with $832,422,991 in 1919. Exports of the same commodities in 1920 amounted to $2,141,193,130 as against $2,502,- $52;400 during 1919: ‘Crude materials for use in manu- facturing imported in 1920 totalled $2,141,644,621,. compared with $1,250,- 674,773. in 1919 and exports amounted. to $1,968,118,412 in 1920 against $1,- 226,890,137 in 1919. ‘Exports of manufacturers ready for consumption during.1920 amounted to $2,839,999,005 and imports totalled $745,125,689. r Exports of manufacturers, for furth- er use in manufacturing amounted to $991,920,623 during 1920 and imports totalled $800,713,283. & 43 i MARKETS | CHICAGO LIVESTOCK Chicago, Aug. 5.— Cattle receipts, 10,000. “Market slow. Early sales barely steady,.except for best yearlings and choice handyweight steers. Heavy beeves and grassy steers very draggy. Calves. slow. ‘ . Hog receipts, 23,000. 10 to 25 cents higher, Sheep 16,000. steady. SOUTH ST. PAUL LIVESTOCK Hog’ receipts, 230. Steady. Range, $13.75. Bulk, $14.00 to $14.2 Cattle receipts, 340. ‘Killers steady, Cows, and heifers, 5.25 to $12.50. Calves steady. $4.25. : Stockers and feeders steady, $9.00. to $11.50. t ‘Sheep steady. \ Lambs, $5.00 ta $13.00. Wethers, $4.00 to $8.00. ‘Ewes, $2.50 to $7. : | CHICAGO GRAIN ‘Chicago, Aug. 5. ~ Wheat, No. 2 Red $2.50 to $2.59. Wheat, No. 2 Hard $2.46 to $2.58. Corn, No. 2 mixed $1.55 to $1.55 1 Corn, No. 2 yellow $1.55 to $1.5 1-2. Oats, No. 2 white $.83 tb $.88 1-2. Oats, 3 white $.77 to 84 1-2. Barley, $.95 to $1.09. Timothy seed, $8.00 to $11.00. Rye, ‘No. 2°$1.91 to $1.95. receipts,. Mostly Science how puts forth the theory that the sense of sight is an elec- trical pheromenon. \ Roadster . Johnson’s POPULAR PRICED STORE $1.00 — SALE — $1.00. |, ONE of Phoenix ; HO U SALE Friday Only Waist Sale Special Notice Please This\means Friday Only; hours from 12:30 to 1:30. We are going to offer every Voile'and Organdie Waist. in’ the store for $1.00. .This Way, vou pay for the first waist, get the-second one for words ‘you are getting two waists at the price of: one. ; ALL SALES MUST BE CASH Main Floor » Sale + Mail Orders . Given Our Prompt Attention ——_—_———— the regular price $1.60. In other \ NO REFUNDS HOWATT BALKS AT LEWIS ORDER Pittsburg, Kan, Aug. .—Alexander W. Howatt, president of the Kansas Mine Workers union, tonight sent a telegram to John L, Lewis, president of the international union, refusing to abide by instructidns: received from Lewis today that striking coal miners in.Kansas be ordered |to re- turn to: work immediately. ‘Nine thimblefuls, of Gila - monster venom; would ' kill a medium-sized cat. 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