The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 12, 1924, Page 4

EN Peete nearer ree awa! Segoe e th el di on ti su ae he fe a . ing ae ER Se eran naire eral Saree sommes were St ere nee + eS PAGE FOUR : THE .BISMARCK TRIBUNE EDITORIAL REVIEW Entered at the Postoffice, Bismarck, N. D., as Second Class Matter. BISMARCK TRIBUNE CO. Foreign Representatives G. LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY Publishers CHICAGO Marquette Bldg. PAYNE, BURNS AND SMITH NEW YORK - - Fifth Ave. Bldg. MEMBER OF THE AS: DETROIT Kresge Bldg. SOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use or republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news pub- lished herein. All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE Daily by carrier, per year..... see sie vee ohne” Daily by mail, per year (in Bismarck) 7.20 Daily by mail, per year (in state outside Bismarck).... 5.09 Daily by mail, outside of North Dakota.............. 6.00 THE STATE’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) RED CROSS ACTIVITIES Since the war interest naturally has lapsed somewhat in the various activities of the Red Cross. But it is also a peace time organization responding to the call of .the needy wherever or whenever it is uttered. Its responsibility is world wide, reaching out into the remotest parts of the globe when pestilance afflicts or the grim spectre of famine stalks the land. i ‘ Still on the other hand, the Red Cross more constantly and in a much less spectacular manner touches the routine of village, county and city life. Here in Burleigh county, it is a great clearing house for practically every phase of welfare work. There can be no beating of the tom toms nor brass band methods in advertising or popularizing this work which of necessity must be done without ostentation, free from publicity and in a guarded privacy of records. Since the war the Burleigh County Red Cross chapter Has been doing necessary and constructive work in the county and in Bismarck. In cooperation with civic and fra- ternal organizations, the chapter has organized a social reg- istration bureau which functions along the lines of an asso- ciated charities preventing waste through ill advised and unworthy charity and duplication of effort by directing all relief measures along business-like lines. Under the direction of Miss Mary Cashel, the general social welfare work has been most efficiently and most economically handled. Aid to this work is given by Burleigh county as Miss Cashel acts as juvenile officer and works with the district judge in his capacity as juvenile judge and with the county board of commissioners in the matter cf mother’s pensions and general relief work. A great saving to the taxpayers has been made in her effective rk in weeding out chronic cases and preventing the foisting of paupers upon Burleigh whose residences are elsewher i There is contact with the city commission as the social welfare work for Bismarck is conducted through the Red Cross office and assistance has been given city officials in y relief cases which they have no time nor the oppor- tunity to investigate. There is the best kind of cooperation between the city commissioners, the district judge and the county ecmmissioners this Red Cross work and all a deep realization of m es of government have shown the responsibility entailed. Another phase of the work which shadowed all other departments is the a service men, widows of late service men or their families. Daily there are calls to straighten out some phase of the red in the past has over- ance given ex- tape involved in getting pension claims through and in giving immediate relief until the slow machinery of the veterans’ bureau is put into motion. There is much to do in the future to keep these important agenciés of community effort functioning properly. This work is only semi-official, however. The success of the work rests upon the interest shown and the responsibility should- ered by each member of the Red Cross in Burleigh county. An annual meeting has been called, March 20, in the Associ- ation of Commerce rooms. In the past only a perfunctory interest has been shown in these meetings, although the Red Cross chapter has always been well supported in Burleigh county when the call for financial aid was issued. What makes the Red Cross a living, vital thing is for its members to attend the annual meeting with a spirited offering of sug- gestions or criticisms so that the officials charged with the direction of the affairs of the chapter can feel this necessary and most essential contact with the membership body. Ever since the Red Cross became active in Burleigh county a few. have shouldered the responsibility of manage- ment. They have expected no honor nor glory out of the task and are satisfied with the results gained through a period dating back to those eventful days in August, 1914 when the Red Cross became the hope of millions for the mitigation of the terrors and rigors of war. Local problems are still vital and affect the community life in a thousand ways. Show your appreciation of what the chapter has done by attending the annual meeting. Mem. bers who reside outside of Bismarck are urgently invited to attend and hear the various reports for the activities of the Red Cross embrace every portion of the county. Let there be a representative gathering of the several hundred members enrolled in Burleigh county. ARTIFICIAL GASOLINE Artificial gasoline is perfected by the French chemist, Damiens, he claims. The process mixes sulphuric acid, cop- , per oxide and ethelyne, then heating and distilling. tt t & x F & The big oil companies are not worried, for Damiens adds that the price of making his artificial gasoline is prohib- | s itively high. That’s usually the case with substitutes for basic commodities. Artificial rubber has been perfected, but can’t be made as cheaply as the real thing. Damiens hopes to get his production cost down to 15 cents a gallon. RUSSIA Russia claims that its railroads in the last two years have hauled 29 tons of freight for every 100 tons moved before the war. The figure is expected to move up to 36 this year. Passenger traffic is about half of normal. This information is important, because Russia’s economic collapse has been most acute in her transportation. The Red Bear is getting around better, though still limping badly. a Maughan will try to fly across the continent this June. This is the first case of spring fever. Two Los Angeles men ask divorce because they do the washing. This came out in the wash. “Many are being boiled in gil in ‘the political teapot. . The political platform is still slippery with oil. As tm og nee Comments reproduced in this column may or may, note: prone the opjnion of The Tribune. They are pmsented here in order that our readers may have both sides of important issues which are being discussed in the press of the day. HARMONICAS IN CONGRESS While real political harmony may never be realized in govern- mental circles until the millenn- ium, a certain form of harmony is rapidly making itself felt among the nation’s leaders. The natio wide harmonica movement arous largely t read harmon- jea publi M. Hoh- ner has resulted in the “taking up” of the harmonica by official We ington. A harmonica octet made up of members of the house of represen- tatives has been formed. now be supplemented by two prom- inent senators and a member of the president's cabinet who have become enthusiastic harmonica fans. About a month ago three icas were sent to James J. De cretary of labor, for the use of the all his life and who has been actively interested in the promotion of good music in h official capa » goon found him- self a devot of the instrument, playing it whenever he found the opportunity. Senator Duncan P. Fletcher of Florida indorses harmonica play- ing as an aid to building up the na- fon’s interest. in music. He said was becoming a real mus rument and’was no longer exclusive a toy of childhood days. Seldon P. Spence enator from Missouri, feels just as enthusiastic bout the harmoni s his col gue from Florida.—Musical Trade Review. GRE One of the fa is to select the four greatest men of the present céntury. {thinkers and performers have Leen quoted as to their lists, and naturally most of them differ. Each one is governed by his own political tenets, policies, prejudi- ces and ideas. Consequently no complete neutral selection can be made, Greatness not me is largely relative, only to others but to the time: alter personalitie: and create greatness. Great prin- ciples tend to create great men. In the st, greatness was based upon war and government services, The biggest destroyer was the greatest man. The leaders who brought the most misery and hardships and blood wpon the world was considered the greatest. ation as is shown by the lists. But in the present age. so far as the United Stat cerned, the greatness which influ: ences more people and touche: them personally {s found in other fields than that of politics. It is industry, business, science, inven- tion and education, even amuse- ment, which reaches into all the homes and governs our thoughts and actions, makes or unmakes morality. One may find the greatest prize | fighter by letting him lick all con- tenders, or the fastest horse, or the chafapfon golf player. But we | cannot satisfactorily determine who is the greatest to say that any one person has contribut: ed the most to modern civilization is but to express the personal opinion of the speaker. — Lansing State Journal, MANDAN NEWS ELECTED ELKS HEAD Nels H. Romer, city commissioner, and proprictor of the Mandan Hotel, was elected exalted ruler of Mandan Lodge No. 1256, B. P. O. Elks at the annual meeting . Mr. Romer will be installed at the next meeting. The other officers elected are H. H, Wil- liams, E, Leading Knight; Leo J. Mc- Donald, E. Loyal Knight; Wm. C. Cummings, E. Lecturing Knight; A. . Weinhandle, re-elected secretary; J. H. Noakes, treasurer; Charles Mc- Donald, trustee; H. J. Schafer, dele- gate to national convention at Bo: ton this ¢éoming summer, and I. L. Henke, alternate. | _N.H. Romer, A. R. Weinhandle and H. H. Williams were elected as dele- gates to the North Dakota Elks a: sociation convention with M. J. Tobin named as an alternate. —- i WILTON TO PLAY | Wilton high school basketball team having lost out in the third district tournament is not through with bas- ketball es yet and neither is Mandan high school for they have scheduled 4 post-season game to be played here ‘iday evening, March 14th. The game has been arranged as a| consolation contest as Wilton never! had a chance to meet the champions | in the tournament and-would like to see how they stand. It is under- ‘cod that practically their same |team will be in the running next| winter. MANY PAY RESPECTS Funeral services for the late Jacob | |Ferderer were held yesterday morn- | ing at 9 o'clock at the St, Joseph's | church. A very large number of friends were present to pay respects jto the deceased. Mr. Ferderer was a | member of the German society of the church and the members attended the services and escorted the remains to the Catholic cemetery. The pall bearers were Matt Zander, Adam Wetzstein, Matt Moser, Matt Rambur, Frank Hecker and Adam Rambur, + SEEKS COUNTY PLACE While it is not expected that coun- ty politics will show signs of warm- ing up until) after the presidential primary, March 18, H. F. Miller of Glen Ullin started the ball rolling by shying his hat into the ring with an announcement ‘of his candidacy for treasurer, SPEAKER OBTAINED Judge Frank T. Wilson, manage: re 1 nions of the day |‘ Prominent, - ome still labor under that hallu- | ‘THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ' This Would Expedite Matters Considerably | WHaT Do You SAY, LET'S BOTA RoW IN The SANE DIRECTION FoR AWHILE , HUH 2 | | | | ,of the extension division university of Minnesota and an expert on com mercial organization work has been invited by the boarg of directors of the Mandan Commercial club to give the principal address at the annual meeting of the club scheduled for Thursday evening of this week. Judge | Wilson is a father of Robert Wilson at the Northern Great Plains Experi- mental station. During the past year he addr d the members of the lo- cal Kiwanis and Rotary clubs at their meetings. | | ADVENTURE OF | THE TWINS BY OLIVE ROBER' BARTON The Twins told the king of Bean- talk Land that they had found a box buried in the cornfield, which must {be his lost treasure, But the queen whispered, “Have a jcare, husband! These are the same | creatures that jumped out of the |seven-league boots and stole our throne from us. Perhaps this is an- other trick to get us away so they can set themselves up as rulers in jour place?’ “Tush!” said the king. silly!” “Not so fast,” said the court cat. ‘The queen may be right. And you ‘ean thank me for putting the thieves out. I took them for a ride and lost them in a drain,” “And you can thank us,” added thg lords and ladies, “for not stay- ing one minute where such dreadful things were going on. We hurried away as fast as we could-go.” “Thank you for nothing, all of you!” declared the king. “I know what I know. The two children were right, and both the queen and I have slept much hetter since we have un- done our wrong, and helped the peo- pleswe were unkind to.” »"” cried Nancy, “please don’t talk so much, The treasure is all uncovered and someone may take it before we get there.” “Of course!” exclaimed the king. “Come, everybody!” And then he said to the Twins, “Do you care if I borrow your magic in that big chest.” The Twins had forgotten all about | the seven-league boots that they had taken from one of the Beanstalk giants. 2 “Dont be “No, sir!” said Nick politely, “only, | when you are through with them, please send them back to the giant to whom they belong. I don’t know. his name, but his wife wears a check- Jed sunbonnet and his daughter had} a rose bush, and they keep a cow.” “I know the very one!” declared | the Beanstalk king, and I—” “Oh, do stop talking!” begged ; Naney. “The scarecrow will think we are not coming, and he’ll be so nervous he'll lose all hik straw.” So the king got the boots and-put them on, then he took the Twins on his shoulders and strode away to the cornfield, leaving the queen and the cat and the lords and ladies and the twenty stiff servants to follow if they wished, ‘Dear, dear!” sighed the scarecrow with relief when they arrived. “I thought you never, never were com- ing, I've shivered so mach that my broomstick back will never be Straight again.” : “Never mind,” said the king. “If this box is my lost treasure, you shall have new stuffing and a rew coat and one of. my old crowns as a mark of honor, and a new backbone also,” boots? They are | | Published by arrangement Pictures, Inc. Watch for the sc! Copyright 1923 by XXXVI (continued) Clavering, expecting to find her dissolved in tears, and, violent as ‘fg sympathy for her was, rejoicing that his was the part to comfort her, followed her precipitately. But she was standing by the table with scornful lips and eyes. “I thought you'd be all broken ap,” he stammered, Tears, of dis- \ppointment almost rose to;his own j tyes. She laughed shortly. Do rou suppose I would pay them so ‘ great @ compliment? But what a “1 |Adiculous exhibition they made of j‘hemselves, It seems incredible.” “But surely you must have been qurt—and stabbed.: It isn’t possi- ale that you weren't!” “Oh, yes, I was stabbed, but I chink I was even more amused. I ‘elt sorry for the poor things. I tertainly never saw a more comi- tally naked exhibition of human na- ture. It was worth coming to America for. Nor do I blame them. No doubt I should have fey the ‘ame at their age—althdugh I hope should even then have expressed {nyself in a fashion a trifle more | ubtle, a little less primeval.” “Good God! Are you always so so rational?” i She smiled slightly. “If I delib- rately unlearned the more valua- | i | le things a long lfe taught me NEWS | here would be no object beyond ‘anity in being young again. And {on’t you suppose I was grateful SIMS UP AP ER, |; SMOKE CLouDs LOOM AS WAR CLOUDS Awful foreign news today. sanne pact. |the subject, but from aroma also violated the cigaret pack. EDITORIAL The best term for a prohibition law advocate is ‘‘spigot-bigot,” finds the | Harvard Advocate. | “scofflaw,” is rather mild. deciding the best term for their oppo- jnents was “twenty yeans.”” | TUT NEWS While they argued over Tut's |mummy someone found an older tomb which may contain Tut's daddy. BEAUTY SECRETS Your number of chins may be re- duced by looking at airplanes. HEALTH HINTS Not looking where you are going may cause that run-down feeling. HOME HELPS The fewer your husband's clothes the less they are in the way. GARDEN HELPS Plant a garden. You may get some chickens out of it. SPRING NEWS Fashion decrees the “boyish form” for this spring. Many will have a time getting in good shape. FASHIONS Women are nice, but funny. A woman will worry about having a hole in her transparent stockiygs. ETIQUETTE Goog manners are very intficate. Asking for a kiss is as impolite as snatching things at the table.’ *" MUSIC NOTES Playing too many records with the same needle ruins the disposition. _ BOOK NOTES The seed catalogs ‘are more optimistic than ever, out and TERRIBLE TURKISH TALK France is claiming Turkey violated the Lau- We are a little hazy on | surd ‘rounding many smokers Turkey has This term, like | Both sides .overlooked a good bet by not | SOCIETY Mrs, Soandso gave a delightful tea to the charming members of the young married set theother day. The latest bride was worried. “What do you and- your husband find to talk about?” she asked a friend. “Why,” replied the surprised friend, ‘“mar- |ried women ‘don't have to talk. All they do is sit and look at the back of a newspaper.” POLITICS In San Antonio, Tex. a parachute Jumper leaped 21,500 feet, landing in an alley. The feat reminds us of several oil men who recently top- pled from lofty reputations, landing in the gutter, apparently uninjured. SHOE NEWS Cops.think a prominent business man burned a shoe store at Sharp- ville, Ind., to get the insurance. We think it may have been, a customer whose shoes hurt his ‘feet, CONGRESS NEWS Every morning the speakers get up and call Congress to disorder. FINANCES A dollar in the bank may last long- er than two in the pocket. TAX NOTICE Trouble with paying taxes is they ema ne “ ‘Can't you imagine asked softly.” ‘onight for my years—those yo=:=} to crowded with training and expe- nlence? Who better prepared than { to hold my own against a lot of taw Americans?” “That is the first human thing you've said. Raw? Wasn't it Dar- win who said that we are all such a short distance, in time, removed trom our\common savage ancestors that it is a wonder we don't revert oftener than we do? nner were y pai ,plain unadulterated females. e- sabes OR a llieve men are more civilized than Where are you going on your va- womel.” cation besides broke? Write us a! “Oh, no, but they revert on the letter in your own words asking for 'srand scale. I cafnot say I the special Tom Sims routing. It will 4 show you how to route a picnic amt,i¥2® totally unprepared—not for mosquito, or any vacation insect. |such a concerted and shocking ex- RTS Keeble, U; ane ry hibition, of course; ‘but T’ve felt | Keeble, University of Missouri, hag / | broken the world’s record for 50-yard, their antagonism and expected to jhurdles. This is no sign that Keeble be, dropped gradually from their would- do well in a presidential race. jget. Of course, this Is the end, yb ote seaeemantal race the hee jletinitely. However,” she shrugged ‘often lasting many years, and re- {her shoulders again, “I have en- {quiring good wind. joyed the New York which seems to have changed in so many ways i i should have a proper ‘curtain,’ should they not? Is your own play finished, by the way?” “Oh!" He turned his back on her and leaned on the mantelpiece, | since my day, and all dramas LETTER FROM JOHN ALDEN PRESCOTT TO SYDNEY Well, it’s all over, old man. Paula has been here and gone. She has come into my house and held her own child in her arms while I walked up ‘and down on the other side of the street and cursed myself as I have never cursed in all my life any- one or anything. One moment I was afraid I would see Paula come out the door walk- ing away with little John, the next moment I almost wished she would, anything so she would get out of my house. Pretty soon, however, she came out and got into her car, with an in- scrutable look on her face. I could not tell whether she was going to make tréuble or let things lie. It seemed hours before I could get up courage enough to go into the house, but when I did Leslie met me quite as cofdial as ever, telling mé Paula had been there and that she would like to have had me come home,before she left. ° For 2 moment my knees trembled; then I sat down on a chair and man- aged. to find the voice to ask what “Oh, thank you, sir!” éxeiaimed the scarecrow. “And if you please, sir, would you mind giving a few truffles to the ‘pig. who'did the dig- ging. He's an old friend of mine, and so kind-hearted!” | “Certainly!” promised the king. “From my own table. And now for the treasure!” He set the Twins on the ground and took hold of the big iron ring in the lid of the box: Then he gave a great jerk, f Up flew the lid, and there lay the -lost treasure of the king. of Landt) oi.» Paula said, “She talked mostly about little Jack,” she answered frankly, “and I was glad to be able to let her hold ‘her child in her arms,” ) “Her child, Leslie!” 1.was stupid enough to inquire. “Oh, of course, I know we have adopted it, but it is preposterous ‘to try to make me think the, child does not belong to Paula Perier.” “She did not say so?” I asked tremblingly. “Certainly she did not. Women don't do those things “I thought, they” "aii. U always dropping his head on his arms. He had never felt as far away from her when he had been unable to ‘jearn even her name. What need had she of him or any man? Mary gave him a qnick compre- thought women told. more of their | attairs than men.” | “Certainly they do not. Why yes- | terday afternoon, Jack, at the mat- inee \Dick Summers told me - all ubout’ his broken engagement, and pending glance, and came out of if I would have let him he would | por isolation. She went over to‘him, have told me how much he lovedj+orned bim around, and took his Paula Perier.” é her hands. “Then he's ih love with Paula eeu teaamistne what it meant Perier!” H here?” shi “Yes, I think he's more in love|t® me to have you there?” she with her than Sydney Carten.” asked softly. “It seemed to me “Good heavens, Leslie, Sydney|that nothing else mattered, We Carton was never in love with}two are fn a world of our own, Paula.” How could they seem more to me “That's right; keep it up, Jack.|than the buzzing of so many bral You're as loyal to your friend as you insects? Forget it, and I shal ever were.” | Tea es But although.he was consoled, he ie Aaa feem to dislike! him wondered, as he left.the house, if PED REs eeUes: |, would ever feel more depressed “Neither do I dislike Miss Perier, |be would ever fee! more denrested Jacky an eltpnah 1 liked ‘her. very what else could he eyer be to her you honestly Tthin 1 like Sydney [but a lover? His manhood rebelled. If she had only flung herself weep- ing into bis arms. If for once he Cayton more. I never could conceive of him having a grand passion for ‘ could have felt himself stronger than she—indispensable, 1 Paula Perier.” “Let's not talk about either of them any more, Leslie. 1 hope this whole Perier storm. is blowing over. “Was there a storm? I didn't XXXIX know it.” And* then Syd, that ‘The dinner was on Monday. On Wednesday morning she met him at the Fort Lee Ferry at seven blessed ‘woman linked her arm mine and sai “Come on, Jack; let's go into the nursery and (see our boy.” I felt my dyes grow moist and my conscience kept saying: “You don't deserve it, you don't deserve it.” Goodby, old ,man, until the, next time. JACK. (Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc.- Tooth brushes’end mirrors are ‘said to bemitnown on Porto Santa Island, off Madeira, : in Rev. 22:1 V doubt if hard’ work, steadily and what It meant to me to have you there: Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give overy man according au his work shall ‘he, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1924 with Associated First National reen version produced by Frank Lloyd with Corinne Griffith as Countess Zattiany. Gertrude Atherton o’clock for one of their rare tramps. She wore high-laced boots of soft leather, a short skirt and jersey and a soft hat; and if she had met any of her guests of that memora- ble dinner they would have looked profoundly tyoughtful, and re nounced whatever hope of having seared her to the bone they may have cherished, She strode through the woods above the Pali- sades beside Clavering with high head and sparkling eyes, her arms swinging like a schoolboy’s. It was evident even to him, who had wait ed for her so anxiously, that she had rubbed a sponge over her mem- ory. She was In high spirits and looked as if she had not a care in the world. There was a soft mist of green on the trees of the wood, a few birds had already migrated north- ward, their own world-old wireless having warned them of the early awakening pf spring after an un- usually mild winter, and they were singing their matins. She did not seem Inclined for more than desultory conversation, but she had the gift of making s!- lence eloquent, and Clavering, his fears banished, although by no means at peace, gave himself up to the pleasure of the moment. They walked briskly for several miles, then had their breakfast at a road- eide inn; and both were so hungry that they talked even less than be- fore, But there was little need for words .between them; the current Wwas,too strong, and both were merely vital beings to whom conr panionship and healthy exercise were the highest good at the mo- ment. promo SSVW\h v « y | During the long walk back to the ferry she talked with a certain ex- citement. But it was all of the woods of Austria, the carefully tended (woods with their leaping stags, their winding paths where no trolley-cars overladen with com- muters rushed shrieking by, their enchanting vistas with a green la! at the end, or a monastery,.or a castle on a lofty rock. She told him of the river Inn roaring through ite gorgas, with its solitary mills, pits clustered old villages huddled at the foot of the heavy silent woods and forgotten by the world. The millers were all old men now, no doubt, and the. poor villages in- habited only: by women’ and chil- dren. Or Bifided and broken men whovhad dragged themselves back fromthe war to exist where they once had given iffe and energy to that quiet valley of the Inn, If this made her sad for a moment it was Purely an impersonal sadness, and when they parted on the New York side of the ferry Clavering had for- gotten his doubts and went back to his work with a light heart and an untroubled mind. , The play was almost finished, and its chances for swift produc- tion were far greater than {s usual- ly the case with the new adven- turer into the most inhospitable of all flelds of arfistic endeavor, Ad- tlan Hogarth, who had a play on Broadway every year; and Edwin Scores, who had recently exchanged the esteem of the few. for the en- thusiasm of The Public, had read it act by act and given him the prac- tical advice he needed. A dramatic critic always believes he knows more about plays than any one else until he attempts to write one, but Clavering, at Jeast, if not unduly modest, was too anxious to succeed not to welcome all the help he could get, They even “satin” with him dur. ing the final revision, and the dis- Dute was hot over’the last act, an act so daring in technique they were loath to ‘telleve that even Clavering, whose striking gifts they had always recognized, could “Dut it over. Moreover, there was only one woman on the American stage who copld act it and that was Margaret Anglin. If it didn’t “ppeal to her he might as well dock {t. The younger actresses, clever 48 some of them were, had so far given no evidence of sustained emo tional power, (To Be Continued) ~ ‘ regularly carried on, ever yet hurt anybody.-Lord Stanley, = ie ee Only ono child out of every three in London: obtatifs. any - education othor than’ that’ given in the ele- mentary schools, rec i ett ent statistics ‘ ae