The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 27, 1928, Page 4

PAGE FOUR k Tribune! The Bismarc 2 THB STATE'S OLD lief work, he directed that to the satisfaction of county and city officials. In_ his profession, he won the respect of EST NEWSPAPER his fellow physicians, They honored him re- (Established 1878) Published by the Bismarck Tribune C.mpany, Bis- marck, N. D., and entered at the postoffice at Bis- maatck as second clas Ceorge D. Mann .............President and Publisher nl Seen ba hichtahdnidinc tech Subscription Rates Payable in Ad Daily by carrier, per yaar ..... - Daily by mail, per year, (in Bismarck) . Daily by mail, per year, (ip state outside Bismarck) ....... peatedly by election to various offices. He fought for the honor and integrity of his pro- fession and during the early days did much to direct organization work in the medical field. His interest in public affairs was responsible for his election as mayor of Bismarck in a most spiritetd election. Previous to that he served as alderman. The excellent health record of Bismarck is a result of Dr. Smyth’s efforts. 6.00| Public health questions interested him. He did Daily by mail, vutside of North Dakota 6.90| much study and research work along this line. TS totaal Ti etal llactaestinca hca enti Weekly by mail, in state, per year . Weekly by mail, :1 state, three years outside of North Dako'a, pe: Being intensely practical, he punctured many 250 |f00lish fads. His characterizations of the mountebank in his profession were scathing eveseseseesee see. 1.60] and he never compromised with an issue simply Member Audit Bureaa of Circulation to be on the popular side. Dr. Smyth pre- ferred to go down to defeat if necessary in { Member of The Associated Press fighting for what he believed to be right. : -The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the For years he enjoyed a large practice. His use for republication of all news uispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this newspaper, and €OD also the local news of spontaneous origin published advice was kindly and practical. His contribu- tion to the profession and to public service All rights of republication of all other mat-|/was no mean one. He will be missed in public "i ter herein are also reserved. Foreign Representatives G. LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY YORK - ~~ Fifth Ave. Bidg. affairs as he is today by a host of friends and associates. Grant’s Birthday DETPOIT The anniversary of the birth of Ulysses S. Kresge Bidg.| Grant brings to mind that failures in youth do not always presage a life that may not be ————— (Official City. State and County Newspaper) crowned with success. Grant was never con- —— Dr. F. R. Smyth Few North Dakota pioneers led a more active insuffic or more useful life than the late Dr. F. R. Smyth of Bismarck, whose death is being mourned by wheat ‘Many today. As a young physician he settled fact th at Steele, N. D., and during the entire period of sidered a brilliant man. After graduating at West Point twenty-first in a class of 39, he served in the Mexican war, rising to the rank of captain, and a few years later resigned his commission in the army and settled on a farm near St. Louis. Failing to succeed as a farmer, he moved to Illinois and became a clerk in his were d his career, he was identified with the Slope] father’s store. territory. Dr. Smyth took a deep and earnest Livery interest in public affairs far beyond what mem- With the outbreak of the Civil war, the mili- tary training asserted itself and he volunteered o spet bers of his busy profession often do. He was|and went to the front as a colonel. His rise his si tireless in his work and always willing to assist in.any worthy public work. Approaching all public questions honestly and ly, one never had to guess where Dr. thereafter was rapid, and after the first nota- ble victory of his, that of the capture of Fort Donelson, he was commissioned a major gen- eral, finally being made a lieutenant general by stood. He was open and above board in}a special act of congress in 1864. fea; SI activities and often told some wholesome ¢ truths right from the shoulder and without if wht seeking to evade or dodge an issue. “Ltd Bismarck ‘se well Heit ete oe years he had charge of the Ith work of the ‘i Later he directed the state hat tl work of the United States Bureau of Public * Health and at the time of his death was at the °" ‘head of that important phase of public health Awork. During the war and years afterwards, pf a di county and city. MI he served as a member of the Burleigh County Mint Red Cross chapter and did excellent work.|troops to take advantage of the people or de- v Until plans changed in the handling of poor re-|stroy their property needlessly. The love for humanity, the faculty of lead- ing his men by personal magnetism made him beloved by every member of the army who served under him. He conducted the famous campaign in Virginia during the last days of the war, and though that state lay’ verily bleed- ing and torn by the wounds of war, his conduct was such that, though hated as an enemy by people of the country through which his army passed, he was not then and has never since been subjected to the criticism of allowing the Presidential Campaign Portraits—No. 17. Frank 0. Lowden Lowden Had to Fight Poverty as a Boy Editor’s Note: This, the sev- enteenth in the series of Pres- id Campaign__ Portraits written for the Tribune by Robert Talley, is the second of three articles dealing with the ‘career of ex-Governor Frank O. Lowden, The final article will appear tomorrow. . BY ROBERT TALLEY ASHINGTON, There cally American color” that a nov- elist_ might desire} ! for the presidency. Back ii his father, Lorenzo tant as ped @ monogrammed car or a liverj French fashions in dog Ey run in- to considerable money. And there are special styles for each sort of dog. Thus the well-dressed bull would not be caught dead in the out- three daughters, Florence, Harriett fit of a Pekinese, for instance. and eee stlig Ment vata The land-locked New Yorker in- About the time of his mar: variably turns his footsteps toward Lowden began to acquire the first] the park lakes with the first breath parts of his now famous Sinissippi|°f coming summer. The initial farm, his 5,000-acre tract near Ore-| Warm breeze invariably finds the mn, Il. on which he resides. The| Park boat houses stormed by eager farm is famous as a model of ef-| Ctowds, while the canals are blocked ficient» agricultural and livestock| With rowers. | | | methods. f In 1896, the law partnership of|, Not the least fantastic Lowden, Eastabrook & Davis was| be seen in Gotham formed and rapidly became one of] Preening its feathers in the heart the best known firms in the middle] °f the ghetto. Or any sunny day, west. It specialized on business|the heart of Second Avenue, with law. its faint flavor of the European, is In 1900, Lowden tried his hand at pee by ibe atest Ged of ae jitics but was defeated for gov-| bird as it struts up and down in the ves by the Yates-Deneen forces, courtyard of the Church of St. Mark Deneen being nominated. In 190G|0n the Bowerie. It is sole occupant he was elected to Congress to fill|°f the yard and from all over the the unexpired term of a member| East Side come the children of ted| who had died. He continued there| Italy, Hungary and Palestine to from Pennsylvania to Minnesota, fol- papeeegee ii i I $ 3 i z ri Fe ales iE Hy i it ° 3 e 7H z the eyed him how much Lowden named the it until 1918, when he voluntarily re-| Press their noses to the fence and tired. look upon te only Renee their In 1916 he was elected governor} Young eyes have ever eld. of Illinois and served four years. GILBERT SWAN. During his early years of resi- i. dence in Chicago, Lowden met an- | At the Movies, ° other young lawyer who had come At the Movies \ to Chicago to seel me forsun. Both ros , both gai lame and a Fast friendship that endures until CAP, ITOL THEATRE this day grew up between them. Tom Mix, starring in the Fox That man was Charles G. Dawes,| Films Groduction, “dorseman_ of now vice president of the United| the Plains,” which opens at the Cap- States and also being mentioned for | itol Theatre commencing tonight, is the presidency. seen ix. a ripping story. Action THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE hite House Draft FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1928 She Sast Hay to Meola cues upon the abdominal muscles. il of your exercises whil ? That W KEEP ABDOMINAL MUSCLES DEVELOPED on your back on the floor. tice the exercises slowly at first, If man walked on all fours, the abdominal organs would hang in their natural position from the Just because he has learned to walk erect, these sag down and lie on each other in the lower abdominal cavity. stomach and intestines lie upon the lower organs of the pelvis, pushing them RH of position down to the Dr. McCoy will gladly answer nal th care of the Tribune. Enclose a stamped addressed envelope for reply. and gradually increase until you can do them vigorously for at least fif- The flatter your abdomen be- comes, the greater your degree of strength and health, with a decrease in weight, and an added buoyancy Uk. (I will be glad to send you a spe- cial article describing these exer- which will make them plain to you, Just send a large, self-addressed stamped envelope.) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Ethel D. asks: “Could you tell me a remedy for my fin- gers? They get extremely cold, the they start swelling first in the joints and then work up to the fin- The soreness starts by ips forming under the skin, then becoming rea) red. By touch- ing anything cold my fingers get blue and numb. Would like to find i. cure, as T have to work for a liv- B ‘Answer: Probably you are having sequence is that meny faulty posi- tions of these organs devel One of the com from prolapsus of the abdominal organs is that caveed by kinks in the colon. These may occur in the large colon or in the small intcs- a jither to a pro- ll some part of the its normal position. Adhesions are composed tive tissue which grows from the irritated covering of one organ to another irritation on an adjacent or- gan. Obstipation is often the cause of constipation, and means obstruction of the intestines. Without piolap- sus or inflammation of these orga: such obstipation could not exist, but the fact that it does exist shows jus is very common. Weakening of the abdominal mus- cles can be cited as the principal ly gastro-enteroptosis. (That sounds terrible large word simp; Your physician should te able to tell you whether my cuess is correct. Send for special articles on heart derangements and poor Mrs. R. W. writes: ioe tell me thuarb a good food. If rhubarb could be made palatable without the addition of so much sugar in its preparaticn, my answer wonld be “yes,” but as Few people keep their abdominal muscles well enough deveioped so hat their abdomens are flat, but f ay window to develop, with a sagging belly which distorts their whole anatomical structure. protrusion of the abdomen is un- lovely to the sight, but more than that, it is positively dangerous to health, as it indicates an unhealthy condition of all of the organs of the abdomen. As this bay window pro- trudes and sags down, it is evi- dence of the gradual weakening of the muscular tone of the entire alimentary canal. costiveness must result from this third in the rating of eligibles a: WASHINGTON LETTER BY RODNEY DUTCHER Washington, April 27.—At least a third of the administrative ex- ecutives in the prohibition enforce- ment system have by civil service examinations. By July, 50 or more of the 150 prohibition administrators, assistant administrators, deputy administra- tors and other hi servant. The very] 2 About 50 of the admini posts open to com! certified and fille some 50 more certified but not filled and the other 50 figure in the incomplete reexaminations. Ths commission hopes to have them all under civil service by July But no one seems to have any idea when the 2,500 rark and file jobs will come under the law. There be many reexaminations for those, too. The Prohibition Bureau, wroth at the decimation of its existing agent atisfied with the by appointment, appointment, victims of civil serv- ice include those who resigned prior to the examinations when they realized they couldn’t fulfitl the requirements, Congress passed the law to plac: prohibition enforcers service with the admitted intent of making an honest, going hus:ness had become a national The law was scheduled to take effect last October. except that those not certified the commission and still on the are only temporary appointees, for| 1 Primary reason that Congress rovide enough money for all the exdminations. eg of sugar, I never recom- Question: J. K. H. writes: “Four years ago I was operated on for frontal sinus trouble. All went well till this past montk:, since when the incision in my nose and part of my eyebrow has bee: Constipation and There is no way you can restore these organs to their normal tone and bring them back to their proper position except by taking vigorous ise for the abdominal muscles. Those exercises taken while lying on the back called the “setting up” exereses are the best for this pur- Pose, and you can develo muscles equally aa well as the prize fighter or wrestler, Do not make the mistake of think- ing that athletes are born with any] blo better opportunity for developing their muscles than you have. If you will develop the washboard muscles of the abdomen of the prize fighter, you can rest assured that not suffer from any kind of prolap- n breaking open every week with a discharge is and Lloofy serum. What forcement districts his, and how can it be will have been replaced b; personnel, seem: ful competitors for their jobs. gssurance that a majorit: istrators will be cble to hang The Civil Service Commission feels that enough will have just out rove that politics cut no figure Operations for sinus and antzum trouble are ueually dis- appointing, as one operation follows the other in an attempt to get rid of the pus condition which can be cured only through cleaning up the Nevertheless, the performance of the men who held these administra-| the tive posts by political ap revere! necessity of Proving their qualifica- should clear up your trouble, and if you will then live on a suitable diet it should not return. written a special article called “A Good Cleansing Diet,” which tells you exac'ly how to take a short fast followed by a cleansing diet. Send a large, self-addressed en-- velope with your request for this hibition agents, investigators spectors. Prohibition Commissioner James N. Doran complained several months ago that %5 per cent of those rank and filers had failed to pass the written more to be weeded out by oral is and characters investiga- ministrative posts first of all. eral thousand applied for the high posts, which pay from §3, All but about 500 | out because most o! lacked the required experience. No favors were shown incumbent officials, though their enforcenent i was taken into account. experience and training was made the first. consideration. In several districts, the commis- sion was unable to find three men sufficiently qualified for the job to certified as eligible ‘for sppoint- ment. In such cases, whe! Prohibition Bureau observed that the incumbent wasn’t among those qualified and where walified and where it y one of those who were, it had the right to request @ reexamination. were held and the com- mission will soon certif: | of eligibles. The only difference be- inal examination and the reexamination, contained written tests, was that the second time the decided not to demand the four! to six-year executive experience re- quirement orignally announced. «_— A spider was found in a concrete block in a culvert that had been in use 14 years, neat Hampton, Ia. Texas, with a frog, and Iowa have done their parts. Come on, you Do not waste your time taking exercises while standing, as these exercises have no appreciable effect Co, Ga ee —< to improve friend George’s {A THOUGHT ? Resist the devil from you.—James, 37. Unless there be some unan- nounced instance where an admin- istrator on the job was refused re- it, after being certified by the Cvil Service Commission, the civil service test appears to have been! be poison for administrators of those enforcement districts with head- lumbus, St. Louis, Fort Worth, apr St. Paul, San Francisco and A woman in New York posted a $10,000 forfeit to charity she fails to climb the steps of the Wool: Tower in 90 minu Probably she got her training li ing in apartments. and he will flee an Parisians are objecting because taxicab drivers carry guns. French don’t like to have their fightin~ interrupted. Keep away from the fire!-- FAMILY STATIC Mt. Healthy, O.—The remote con- trol of her husband, by his former wife, caused Mrs. Nora Dill to file suit for divorce. charged that the “information and advice given him BY RUTH DEWEY GROVES] | wife” was res; she was forced to sup) “ No doubt you intended your ex-|he “took things easy. planation of Florence's experience at the tea party to stop my worry- Scientists at Carnegie Institution have tamed the enormous electric Pressure of 5,000,100 volts. Now maybe we'll know how to handle insurance agents. Why Poets’ Licenses Are Kevoked! Fame now has lit; all he Did once was dumb, but he Now seems like somebody When the hot weather really Georgia, part of Florida, Ohi diana, iMlssouri, Arkansas, Minne. sota, the Dakotas, part of Wiscon- _ $e Al msible for consider- Dill home, andethat pars Marye, my dear: leted affect the administrator it. Leuis, Colum! and incum! that stirs the blocd—love scenes that | Sa’ TOMORROW: The Businesg Can-| touch the heart—together with awe- didate in 1920, the Farm Candidate) inspiring scenery go far toward in 1928, making “Horseman of the Plains” the ‘ . pki me rears aetiog., Mix is cast as Tom Swift, a champion f IN NEW RK rider of the West. He is ably su ry YO | ported by a strong cast including ally Blane, a charming newcomer. ELTINGE THEATRE Laughter on horseback, romance on the polo field, with a hero of the “400” who rated 100 per cent in the night clubs, That in brief is Willem Haines’ new staring picture now playing at the Eltinge for today and Saturday, a comedy that positively scintillates with laughs, that chrils with love interne and vibrates with excite- ment Haines has established for him- covestonty good picture’ it. wok consistently » but. witl ptr Smart Set” he outdoes him- self. Bis own coking Set x a place on the squad then loses both his father’s respect, his posi- tion and the girl he loves, only to win it all back and more at the cru- cial last instant of one of the great- est dramatic polo st les ever filmed, makes an enthralling story which would win and hold interest for its dramatic story alone. How- ever, that isn’t the half of it, for e Smart Set” is a picture of ber| deck Holt: Allee Day and Hobart ol fol Bosworth head the setient sup- porting cast. most delightful dwelling places are not discernible to tho man on the street, To view them and admire them he must climb upon a high building and look down. For Man- hattan’s really charming homes are on _the city’s rooftops. Roofto; the most valu- ring the high. al re mast carefully Mounting a tall building jid-Fifties and looking down, light- resence. They are like the quaint ta colorful little homes ictared about the Mediterranean. expanses are gardens and trees and and even fountains. blossom and the New York, April 27.—New York's Flowers ae A ae gives forth : flip il art “3 i if H : f i Ey i zt ii POSITIONS BEFORE GRADUATION Untrained workers hunt jobs comes we'll bet an old pair of pants ing over your acquaintance with that inane ane some led to qualify in these men from South America but the first examinations were eligible In ition to the nine adminis- trators who were unable to win re- fied in the exams, the incumbent was almost certain to retain his job if he were one of them, for the ureau had its choice. administrators ranked second or OUR BOARDING HOUSE By Ahern HooPLE!u.MASoR HooPLe!. q# YES, ~~ BY JOVE WENDELL,~HAW. 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