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‘WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1928 PRODUCER OF ‘HIT THE DECK’ BOASTS MANY GOOD SONGS Victor Youmans, Young Com- poser, Wrote Songs for ‘No, No, Nanette’ With a long list of musical triumphs fto his credit, such as “Bambalina,” “No, No, Nanette,” “I Want to be Happy,” and “Tea for Two,” Vincent, ‘Youmans, America’s youngest com- poser will offer his latest international \Success, “Hit the Deck,” which comes be the Auditorium Wednesday, Dec. “Hit the Deck” for over a year the freigning sensation of New York, Chi- ‘cago, San Francisco, London, and ‘Melbourne companies and now in preparation for Sidney, Australia, ‘Paris, Rome and Budapest, will come to this city with its well-known tunes, “Hallelujah” and “Sometimes I'm jHappy.” Mr. Youmans has assumed ‘the role of producer as well as com- Doser, How well he has carried off those honors that come to ventures in the ‘theatre is seen in the public interest (that has been shown wherever “Hit ‘The Deck” has had a booking. Collaborators with Mr. Youmans, fare Herbert Ficlds, who wrote the ‘book, and Leo Robin and Clifford ‘Grey who contributed the lyrics. A cast of unusual excellence aead- ‘ed by that favorite of musical com- ledy, Grace Smith, includes Edward (Carr, Sunny Dale, Katherine Bing- ham, Ernie Mack, Betty Benton, Rita (Carita, John Robb, George Scully, {The Mannequin Four, Lois Landis, Dan De Leo, Butler Middleton, not forgetting a veritable beauty chorus up to New York standards, a male double octette and an augmented or- bhestra, Mail orders are now being received bnd filled in the order received. KING GEORGE FIGHTS _ BATTLE WITH DEATH | London, Dec. 19—(AP)—The des- 'perate battle which King George has been waging for his life continued somewhat in his favor today. This morning’s medical bulletin, fike the two of yesterday, recorded dmprovement, even though slight. Despite the fact that his majesty’s gain has been slight, it has been (definite and a more hopeful atmos- phere prevailed among palace offi- tials. This morning's bulletin which was Signed by Sir Stanley Hewett, Sir ‘Hugh Rigby and Lord Dawson of Penn was as follows: “The king has had a restful night. {The slight improvement noted yes- terday continues.” On the whole the situation was fregarded as favorable and satisfac- ry although it was emphasized at anxiety continues and must con- inue for some time. Uninterrupted for several days, it was said, would be necessary before real con- idence in the outcome can be felt. The developments of the immediate luture are awaited anxiously, the pos- bility always being present of his ajesty suffering a setback and los- ing some of the ground so painfully on during the past two or three There was no disposition to inimize the fact that the royal pa- tient’s condition still was critical, [Extra League Session Agreed Unnecessary Paris, Dec. 19.—()—Foreign Minis- iter Briand of France, who is president ‘of the League of Nations council, and ‘pir Eric secretary general ‘of the league, reached an agreement ‘today that peace measures in the iwestern hemisphere had removed the necessity for calling a special session (of the league council. As soon as he 'receives official word that Bolivia, Paraguay, has accepted the med- jation of the Pan-American confer- jence M. Briand will telegraph all members of the conference that no jextraordinary session will be held. ‘He will probably cable the govern- ‘ments of Paraguay and Bolivia con- gratulating them on their decision jand emphasizing that it gives impetus \to the international movement con- \polidating world peace. i ONE WAY TO LIVE New York, Dec. 19.—(AP)—R. too Douglas. at. times has. kept If supplied with money by sell- ang letters and postcards of his father, Norman Douglas, British nov- elist. There is a market for them (among collectors. As described by ‘Mrs. Scholtoo, who is here with her husband for Christmas: “Postcards used to pay for lunches while the detters netted enough for night clubs ‘and the opera.” ¥ THOSE COLLEGE BOYS! Williamstown, Mass. Dec. 5 f Fe og 4 7 4 F Hi E ate BEs “8 i London, Dec. 19.—(NEA)—Anxious, sympathetic crowds surge up to the iron fence surrounding Buckingham Palace. Strangely silent, they stand patiently for hours, eagerly watching every movement within the grounds, hoping that fresh word will come from within the sick room concerning the condition of their king. To the remote ends of the largest empire in the world, subjects of the British crown listen for radio bulle- tins or gather to await telegraphic dispatches. As the Prince of Wales dashed over land and sea to reach the bed- side of his father, frequent messages, some of reassurance, some of alarm- ing doubt, were sent to him from the palace. All of these bulletins, so eagerly awaited by millions of persons, are signed: “Stanley Hewett.” “Dawson of Penn.” The official title of “Surgeon Apothecary to the King” belongs to Sir Stanley Hewett. He is the King’s family physician and filled a similar position with the late queen Alexandra, the King's mother. He was educated at Cam- bridge University and is on the staff of the St. Thomas and of the West The world waits breathlessly for the grief bulletins issued by these two men, Physicians to King George of England. physician in modern times to be raised to the peerage. Sir Stanley Hewett, right, is Surgeon Apothecary to the King. Left is Bertrand Dawson, first London Hospital. He is 48 years old and was knighted by the king in 1921, Bertrand Dawson, first Lord Daw- son of Penn, has the title of Physician in Ordinary to the King. This title, Hewett, dates back several centuries. ‘The Surgeon Apéthecary is supposed to be in constant attendance on the king, whereas the Physician in Ordi- nary is sent for only in cases which require consultation. Prior to his present post, Lord Dawson was physician to King Ed- ward Seventh. He is Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and a member of the Senate of the University of Lon- don. He was cducated at University College and served at the front dur- ing the war. He is a specialist on diabetes and gastric troubles and has published several books on these sub- jects. He was created first Lord Dawson in 1920 and is the first physician in modern times to have been raised to the peerage. Lord Dawson is noted for his outspoken pronouncements on Many controversial topics. After a visit to the United States, he said he was still against prohibition and still believed that a moderate drink now and then was good for mtn. He also caused wide comment by speaking in favor of birth control. Relentless Paper Reporters Bother Yank Play Writer Manila, Dec. 19.—(4)—Trailed by newspaper men seeking to establish his identity, Eugene O'Neill, American playwright, today found in Manila but little of the rest and seclusion he has been seeking since his arrival in the orient. . O'Neill, who came here from Shanghai yesterday under an as- sumed name, was positively identified today through his passport and cor- respondence and notebooks bearing his name. Choosing to remain aboard the steamer Coblenz which brought him here, O'Neill spent a sleepless night due to the heat and the noise inci- dental to the loading of cargo. He looked haggard this morning. Former Minneapolis Manufacturer Dies Springfield, Mass., Dec. 19.—(P)}— Frank G. Page, 64, president of the National Equipment company, manu- facturers of candy machinery, died today. He formerly was connected with the Northwestern Knitting com- pany and other concerns in Minne- apolis. He came to this city in 1891. Cafe Proprietress Is Victim of ‘Plant’ ‘Wahpeton, N. D., Dec. 19.—(P)—| Miss Emma Nelson, Wahpeton res- taurant proprietress arrested recently following a raid on her establishment when officers found a gallon of alco- hol locked in a linen closet, was re leased by magistrate J. E. Powrie after an all day preliminary hearing, yesterda; ye A large number of defense witnesses life sentence mandatory for ‘ I the tent for selling liquor. offered testimony to indicate that some enemy had planted the alcohol in order to make trouble for Miss Nelson. Baptist Tabernacle Secretary Shortage Said Near $150,000 Louisville, Ky., Dec. 19.—(P)—Pri- vate detectives, employed to investi- gate’ the financial affairs of Albert Nisbet, blind treasurer of the build- ing fund of the Baptist tabernacle, one of the largest churches in Louis- ville, who yesterday was reported short nearly $40,000 in his manage- ment of the building fund, resumed the investigation today after an- nouncing that Nisbet's alleged pecu- lations now may total $150,000. In addition to the alleged shortage |of church funds, Nisbet is now alleged to have defrauded close friends of thousands of dollars. Nisbet gained prominence here sev- eral years ago when serving as district magistrate by heavy fines and sen- tences handed down to persons con- victed of viclations of the prohibition law. SWEDEN LIKES MOVIES Stockholm—()}—Of $9,211,500 spent in 101 Swedish cities on admission fees to theaters, moving picture houses, sporting and similar amuse- ments last year, the greater part was spent on cinemas. BEARS STILL THRIVE Harrisonburg, Va. —()— Daniel Boone did not get all the bears as he crossed the mountains to Kentucky. ‘Two big fellows have been bagged by hunters, and tracks indicate the bears still inhabit the mountains in great number. ‘Triplets were born to Mrs. Ada Far- well, aged 52, of London, her first children. Mother of Ten Gets Life for Violating Liquor Law and act in | ‘Millions Await Their Words - l AST GOLF MEETS together with that of Sir Stanley) State Senator Seymour Person,| the body, and START AT CATALINA | Tommy Armour Among Stars in Tourney Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, Cal., Dec. 19.—(7)—A tiny golf course, but. nine holes in length and set in the midst of this island's mesquite-cov- ered hills, today challenged the skill jof @ half hundred golfers, vanguard jof a nationally known field entered in the $2,500 Santa Catalina Island open. The Catalina tournament is the forerunner of a colorful program of |midwinter open events over southern California courses. As the approxi- mately 3,500-yard layout can accom- |modate but two-thirds of the entire |list numbering 150 players, another ;36-hole test is on tap for tomorrow. Those who qualify in the two rounds will tee off Friday in the tournament proper, together with some 50 players who were exempt from qualifying. Such outstanding figures as Walter Hagen, British open champion; Lee Diegel, national professional title- holder; Tommy Armour of Washing- ton, D. C., and former national open king; “Wild Bill” Melhorn, and Mac- Donald Smith, of New York, were en- tered in the island tourney, but were exempt, with many others, from qual- lifying because they had qualified in the national open or professional ;championships or hold some sectional title. The Santa Catalina event will be followed by tournaments in Long Beach, La Jolla, San Diego and Pasa- dena, with the $10,000 open at Los Angeles the feature of the big trek over the section's courses. Grandson of Thomas Ryan to Marry Soon Washington, Dec. 19.—(?)—Miss Janet Newbold, Washington society York, grandson of the late Thomas Ryan, multi-millionaire, are to be married here Feb. 5, formal an- nouncement having been made. Miss Newbold is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Fleming Newbold. Mr. Newbold is business manager of the Washington Star. who was left only a pair of shirt studs in his father's will. BARREL ROLL CHAMP St. Louis, Dec. 19—(AP)—Red Jackson, test pilot, is the barrel roll champion. He did 417 of them. The best previous was 283. HOOVER DAY IN CUBA Havana.—(?)—The day of Herbert Hoover's visit to Cuba is to be a na- tional holiday. An elaborate program is to mark the visit. WIVES’ WORD IS LAW the side of their overturned skiff, nearly exhausted from exposure, four Florida hunters begged that their they be forbidden to hunt again. GOLF CHAMPIONS SING Kovno.—(?)—The golf champions of Lithuania, Kipras Petranskas and Marion Rakanskaik, are both grand opera stars in the same company. JUDGE IS GASSED Bridgeport, Conn.—(?)—No slang was intended when Judge Arthur F. Ells, arriving late in superior court, explained that he had been taking gas. “Blame it on the dentist if I am cross with the lawyers,” he said. MRS. COOLIDGE LEAVES Washington, Dec. 19.—(4)—Mrs. Coolidge left here today to visit her mother Mrs. Lemira Goodhue, who is il at Northampton, Mass. She in- tends to return for the week-end. Robert Berkey of Wichita, Kan., after pleading guilty to stealing a car was freed because he had a perfect Sunday school attendance for 10 years. A granite marker to the 20 persons who died in a dance hall explosion at West Plains, Mo. will mark their graves. ‘THE BISMARCK TRIBUN Walter Hagen, Leo Diegel,/| girl, and Allan A. Ryan, Jr., of New | Ryan is the son of Allan A. Ryan, | Miami, Fla —(?)—Found clinging to | ¥®" wives not be told of their mishap lest Colesarber Boy Receives Honor Arthur Nelson, son of Mr. and Mrs. | C. J. Nelson, pioneer residents of Coleharbor, recently was honored by students at the North Dakota State/ School of Scierice, at Wahpeton, in; being named business manager of | ;the Agawasie, student year book of | that institution. Previous to enroll- | ing at the sclence school Mr. Neison | ‘was a member of the graduating | jelass of 1925 at Coleharbor high) |school. During his stay at Science he {has won letters for athletic activities in football and basketball. as) | North Dakota Farmer Santa Claus Cheers 1,500 Needy Families Minneapolis, Dec. 19.—(@)—A North Dakota Farmer-Santa Claus sent an 18-ton Christmas present to 1,500 poor families in Minneapolis today. |One Christmas day, many years ago, | ‘william Slater, a now prosperous | farmer of Hesper, N. D., was hungry. | The Salvation Army gave him food. | ‘Today Mr, Slater sent a freight car | {loaded with 18 tons of potatoes to the | Salvation Army in Minneapolis. FOR QUICK RELIEF TRY THIS A. H. McDaniel, Box 51, Lindside, W. Va., writes: “I am glad to tell you that Foley's Honey and Tar Com- |Pound is the best cough and cold | remedy that can be bought. I had a severe and racking cough that was not helped by other medicines, and before I used half a bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound my cough | was gone.” Quickly effective for coughs, colds, croup, bronchial and | “flu” coughs, and troublesome night coughs. Sold everywhere.—Adv. The Dill brothers of Raynham, Mass., and Boston became fathers the {same day. One child was a girl, the ditor, Bismarck, . S$. Hackney, St. T sota Unlon Investment Minn. ul, Minne= taxati Sth di Pi t ‘or the linguent om said from the | Ke Number of acres Amount sold fo Sub: er, $60.51, ‘Amount required to redeem at tits date, $163.47. In addition to the above amount you will b eqnired to pay the costs | of the ser nf this notice and in- terest as provided by law and unless | | you redeem said land from sald sale | before the expiration of the time for redemption as xbove stated, a deed | thereof will issue to the holder of the tax sale certificate as provided by SAL) Witness my hand and offic this 17th day of December, 192 a: mini Auditor Burleigh County, Dakota. (First vr, North | 1928 | blication Dee. 19-26, ) To Check Flu-Grip Fight the Germs With Vapors Before They Can Get a Start ‘reat All Colds Promptly But Be Careful Not to Disturb the Digestion With Too -Much Dosing While Flu is so prevalent everyone should take precau- tions to prevent its further spread. Flu is generally ac- companied by a headache, burning eyeballs, and aching joints. But it begins so many times with just an ordinary cold. Too often, the colds are neg- lé¢ted-until they have lowered the vitality Ane permitted the lurking germs of influenza, or pneumonia to “get a foothold.” The only safe plan is to at- tack a cold at the very’ start. A hot bath, a laxative, and a vigorous applicattsn of Vicks VapoRub on the throat and chest at bedtime, will usually break up a cold overnight. External Treatment Best For hours after Vicks is ap- > its ents, time remedies, such as cam- i. soe eucalyptus, e turpentine, are vaporized by the warmth inhaled right of the inflamed air passages, At the same time, the oint- like an old-fashioned poultice, “drawing out” tightness and pain, and helping the vapors to break up the congestion. Avoid Upsetting Stomach This simple external treat- ment cannot disturb your di- gestion as too much “dosing” is so apt todo. This is doubly important when “flu” is around, for your stomach, as well as your respiratory or- gans, must be kept in good condition in order to keep your hoe resistance at its highest evel, For this reason, too, mothers prefer Vicks for children. It can be used freely and often, even. on the youngest child, with no fear of upsetting a delicate stomach. -To Help Ward Off the Flu When | ufloenes sce are prevalent, you can often pre- vent infection by snuffing a little Vicks well up the nostrils every night and morning, or before exposure to crowds. .. — arrayed against PAGE SEVEI lUnpaid Soldiers in | Afghanistan Become Rabels, Paper Says | | London, Dec 18.—a—The trouble | \that King Amanuliah of Afganistan jis having in suppressing revolts was Said in newspaper dispatches today {to be due to his failure to pay ‘his j army. A dispatch from Lahore, India, said WHOLE CHOCOLATED GREASELESS The best balanced and most nourishing food ever put on the market. 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