The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 10, 1930, Page 4

THE STATE'S OLDESI NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) by the Bismarck Tribune Compeny. Bis- and entered at the postoffice at Bismarcs President and Publishe: Subscription Kates Payable tp Advance { i iti gee Mail. tn state. per year ......... mail. in state, three years for . mai) outs'* of North Dako.a, ear sesseccceces 150 Member Audit Bure: Member of The Associated Press The Associated Press ts exclusively enti*led to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or Not otherwise credited in this newspaper and ‘isc the news of spontaneous origin pub'tshed herein All rights of republication of all other matter heretr are ‘also reserved. (Official City, State and County Newspaper) 3 Forcign Representatives SMALL. SPENCER & LEVINGS (Incorporated) Formerly G. Logan Payne Co. CHICAGO NEW YORK BOSTON The Petulance of Europe Again Settlement of the difficulties of Europe is a problem | in petulance. The old hatreds and old suspicions linger | ‘and they linger hardest among the nations which have imposed their will the most on their neighbors. France in its relations with Germany, for instance. France is pledged to get out of Germany's Rhineland | this year—by midsummer in fact—if Germany ratifies | the Young plan and starts on the long years of repara- tions payments. Germany has turned down a proposal to repudiate the Young plan. In fact, it seems on the point of accepting all the conditions written into this plan and those implied outside of it, in order to free itself of the occupational forces and begin life all over again, unrestricted by any former enemy on its soil. France, on the other hand, through the regime at present in authority, shows an inclination to regret the Pledge to retire. The reactionaries and the chauvinists | are pussyfooting in a way to cause the suspicion that they, like the German Nationalists just repudiated in the Young plan referendum, would like to entangle the entire situation and perhaps under cover of the confusion extract an excuse for continuing troops across the Rhine. In fact, under the calm of it all, there are indications st the Hague conference'on reparations that there are| storms ahead. Premier Tardieu, of France. belongs tc the old Poincare element and he is not of that peace- inclined type of Prench statesmen at the head of whom| looms Aristide Briand. He is distinctly a reactionary when it comes to promoting the peace of Europe, for he is a pronounced French imperialist. Already he has been exasperating the German representatives who have come to accept reparations, bitter as they may be to the new republic. According to word from the Hague, Tardieu refused to credit the Germans with good faith, basing his challeng: on the possibility of the reichstag overthrowing the | present cabinet on a vote of confidence. He is said to have deeply angered Foreign Minister Curtius of Ger- many by his critical attitude. Curtius, on the other hand, assured Tardicu that Dr. Halmar Schacht, president of the reichsbank, was ready to come to the Hague, it / required, and committ that financial institution to anv - decisions to which the German government agrees. The reported reluctance of France to allow matters to come to a head is disquieting. Europe is in an ominous state with unrest in Hungary and Rumania and po- litjcal irritability beginning to show itself in England toward the proposed naval limitations project. France builds stecl forts against Germany and Italy and then ‘with Italy joins in an unfriendly attitude on naval limita- tions which may bring that well-meant proposal of Pres- ident Hoover to grief. The portents to peace prospects are not very encouraging on the eve of conferring on © the main projects to that policy. Lindbergh Glorifies Airmail The city of St. Louis began a campaign the other day to erect a monument to Colonel Lindbergh, but when Lindbergh was consulted on the matter he said that instead of being honored for his flight across the At- Jantic, he would much rather be remembered 2s “a boy ‘who flew the airmail.” , Lindbergh's lone flight across the ocean was one of the supremely spectacular feats in all history. It was the perfect actuality of the wild dream of the small boy. ‘This generation, at least, never saw anything remotely like it. Yet he looks on his service as an airmail pilot as a thing much more worth commemoration in marble. The airmail pilots don't get a great deal of public at-; tention. Once in a great while one of them gets tangled in a fog and slaps head-on into a mountain, and in his death makes the front pages; but for the most part the airmail planes go back and forth on their routes without any trumpets to announce them. But aviators generally seem to recognize the service as the aristocracy of flying. Lindbergh himself, who ough: to know what constitutes real achievement in the air seems to be prouder of his airmail record than of his flight across the occan. When you think it over, perhaps you'll agree with him. There is nothing of the “stunt” about the airmail. It is a sober, unspectacular business, and the men who pilo: its planes are unemotional professionals pursuing their chosen calling without any fuss or excitement. To be an sirmail pilot is to be accepted as an exceptionally able and courageous flyer—but it seldom carries any fame with it. | There are other compensations, however. There are | few things more satisfying to the human spirit than the | Knowledge that one belongs to a group in which the tt- most of devotion, ability and bravery are demanded. The airmail is young, but it has traditions. One of them is | that the job is always more important than the man; | and, say what you will about human selfishness, that _ | Sort of tradition is and always will be an appealing one. Then, too, the airmail flyer is pre-eminently an in- a the airplane. Aerial travel will m- lcent over last year, while operating expenses amounted . Just the same, it is interesting to think that oui | imposing skyscrapers may be fer less permancnt than we usually suppose. : Railroads Prosper American railroads are doing quite well in comparisot: with the revenues of former years. The net operating income of the year, according to preliminary reports by the American Railway association, reached the total of $1.282,000,000. This is an average for all roads of 4.°9! per cent. Under the transportation act-they have becr Umited to 5 per cent, beyond which the surplus income has gone to the government to be used in bringing up! the 5 per cent guaranteed income of the less prosperous | roads. The showing of the roads is a favoring augury tor their function in upholding the prosperity of the coun- try in the present year. , With a continuance of bissiness such as has marked 1929, the roads will be able to ente: on many improvements. In fact, it is indicated that they intend to do so. Preliminary study of the railroads’ financial programms for 1930 shows that their budgets call for the expendi- ture of $1,050,000,000, of which $680,000,000 will be for; roadway and structures, and $370,000,000 for equipment | It is estimated that the first six months of 1930 wil! absorb $490,000,000, or an increase of $140,000,000 over the first half of 1928. R. H. Aishton, president of the association. in a formal | statement, said the net high income was the result of} one of the greatest freight traffic volume years in his- tory and the “highest operating efficiency and economy ever attained.” Aishton said the gross operating revenues amounted to approximately $6,357,000,000, an increase of 29 per! to $4.535,000.000, only 1.4 per cent greater than in 1926. Total loading of revenue freight is expected to reach 52,798,000 cars for the year, a reduction of 300,819 cars or six-tenths of 1 per cent under the record of 1926. Measured in net ton miles, the volume of freight handied in 1929 will be, complete reports are expected to 490,000,000,000 net ton miles, an increase of 1 per cent, over 1926. The fact that the total net ton miles was greater in 1929 than in 1926, while loadings were slightly less, is due to the increase that has taken place during the past year in the average of haul, resulting from the fact that railway freight traffic consists to a larger ex- tent of goods in bulk moving longer distances. There will be no revolution in this country until law- makers are required to obey their own laws. However, a healthy glow in the old days never came in Tusset and terra cotta shades. Once 9 o'clock found the ruralites turning in; now it finds them tuning in. Editoria} Comment | | Edible Tractors (Time) ‘Though the numbers of tractors and automobiles in { Prance has increased more than 7C) per cent since 1913, figures published by the French ministry of agriculture } last week showed no decrease in horseflesh in the same period. Over 3,000,000 horses worked French farms, al- most the same number as in 1913. Mm. Ford and Citroen have made marvelous ma- chines at very reasonable prices, said a ministry of agriculture statistician, “but until they invent a traction {engine that can be eaten when it is past its usefulmess. | our good peasants will stick to their horses.” Lights for Pedestrians (New York World) RAG | This scheme of Miss Ida Lathers, who carries a lit- | the red electric light when she fares forth on the street, |does seem rather odd, that must be granted. Byt who can say it is not sensible? When you go walking atound New York, particularly at night, one of the fears you cannot shake off is that the driver of an approaching car will not see you, and will mash you to pulp simply because he did not know you were there. As things stand at present you are quite helpless to attract his attention. The idea that you can yell at him agsumes that you realize he he does not see you, which vou do not until he is almost,on top of you; when it is time to yell it is all over but the verdict of the coroner. And you cannot very well wave at every car that Approaches; you would probably get arrested if you tried it for annoying a policewoman. But a little light might afford real protection. Possibly some manufacturer might offer light sets in the head of a walking stick, ‘men, or gleaming in the side of a handbag. for won Then they would seem a bit smart and their absurdidy would to some extent disappear. Aviation’s Progress in 1929 (Columbus Ohio State Journal) Whatever other claim it may have to distinction, the year 1929 has been noteworthy for progress in aviation, Among the more conspicuous achievements this year were 13 new world marks, accepted by the International Aeronautical Federation, four of them for major events. Chief aniong these were the eleva- tion of the speed record to 357 miles an hour and the) raising of the altitude mark to 41,794 feet. Two of the four major records set were established y Americans. Lieut. Apollo Soucek of the Navy pushed the seaplane altitude mark to 38,560 feet, besides set- ting a new American land plane altitude record of 39,- 140 feet, The other aerial blue ribbon captured by Americans was the endurance record of 429 hours made by Dale Jackson ‘and Forest O’Brine. Notable un- official feats in the United States included new trans- continental marks of 17 hours 43 minutes castbound and 19 hours 10 minutes westbound. But while these record-breaking feats are spec- tacular and have practical possibilities, they are: not the only tests of progress in aviation, Commercial flying the United States in particular has made notable advances. Flying has become safer and surer; existing air lines have been extended and new oncs established. As far as the country at large goes. per- haps the best test of progress is that the task of mak- ing the public air-minded can be written down as about completed. The East and the West (Great oe; show, the greatest for any year, amounting to more than; __ = z = = i i BARBS |} e | Man’s origin is put back 50,000,- | gi 000 years by Dr. Henry Fairficid|mas must have a lot of fun reading what the nationalist government of times when all of us feel that old.iChina has to put up with, se * ees Osborn. Jane Cowl says theatre is on its “last beloved legs. There seem to be quite a lot of them, eo A Hollywood star was marrie? in; the conventional manner the other day, probably in the effort to get a little pedal Herr Fritz von Opel has arrived in New York and says he will de- velop an airplane that will fly 2,000 er FILLED WITH CRUSHED ~~ I ADVISE You,S! “wTHEN COME BACK AND THROW “HE HUNDRED PouUsD WEIGHTS AROUND «THEN GRAPPLE WITH A BARREL GET IN “TRIM FOR QUR WRESTLING MATCH a~ As 1 WANT SOME SoRT OF PHYSICAL OPPOSITION! ~- EGAD, aT VouR Best, I WitL HAVE To 2 KEEP MY FULL 7 STRENGTH IN CHECK Ru ALONG , OL" AN” GET RID oF we WORK V'SELF Ta’ Rock | IR, To WEAVES AN” SPAVINI # BEST SHAPE POSSIBLE +~ BECAUSE WHEN we RASSLE, I'm GONNA STAND You oN YOUR HEAD AN* SPIN Nou UNTIL You WHISTLE LIKE A MUSICAL PLUG Your “SB GRusT COMING OFF? anal THINK You'Re BOTH WALTZING @/who takes his family out for a Sun- And doubtless there are she believes th is i i | 1 it miles an hour. Even then the fellow|for Protestants, while both Protes- ANNE rf m Ce New Vork June 3 foante goen to * whieh tne if. Marans’ bane NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER XLVII HE‘answer to the telegram to Chauncey Smith, Optician, Riv erside, California, came at 10 o'clock on Friday morning, bring ing a new luster to eyes heavy with doubt and eleeplessness And thereafter, for 12 hours, no one could have accused Bonnte Dundee. novice detective, of being @ lazy man, or one incapable of moving bis tong legs swiftly. Among his activities was the filing in person of tong telegrams at his own expense, so that their contents and the information they elicited would not become the prop- erty of any curious mind at Police Headquarters. Four times that busy day a tele: graph messenger rang the Rhodes House bell. and three times Dun dee was awaiting him to snatch the envelope with avid fingers. When a telerram came about three, how. ever, it was Mrs. Rhodes who ac- cepted the message, Having been warned to guard it with her life until the addressee returned from @ momentous interview. He came back accompanicd by & kecn-eyed, sharp-faced young man, who had been getting his daily dozen during a heated bour with Dundee, by alternately ood: ding and shaking bis head with great vigor. A most opinionated young man, but one who undoubt- edly knew his stuff. One, too, who asked no anuoying questions when be saw an excited detective com mitting unlawful entry by means of m most efficient skeleton key. “Look at this!” Dundee cried ex: ultantly, when the door of an other man's room bad closed upon the two. And he handed over the message which Mra. Rhodes nad signed for. “1 guess that clinches it, doesn't It? You sald if he'd had that training. he could do it!” “Hom,” sald the head-shaker. and-nodder, but nodding this time. And then he got busy, payment of the last installment ou the wedding ring. ; Quotations RAveNnGI ©1929 by NEA” lay drive won’t be satisfied. xe ® The man whose five children we ven drums and horns for Chris' The golden wedding anniversary the day set aside for celebrating i @ 'o keep young increase your ac- ”"—Dr. Harvey W. Wiley. xO OR “Protestants should demand tol- rance for Catholics and Catholics Finally be arose, hands and conce(ed: - right! But there's one thing miss- ing,” and he proceeded to describe it minutely. “I'l find tt," Dundee promised rashly, exuberantly. “Can't fall uow. Well, what do you say? If I do find it—and 1 will, somehow— what do you want to do, so that I can pull off my party? “Work here most of the day to- morrow, if the coast is clear,” the keen-eyed, sharp-faced young map answered. “The coast will he clear, right,” Dundee promised. cee Te first thing Dundee did when be was alon> again in bis own room on the third floor of the Rhodes House was to call police \headquarters. wo minutes tater Sergeant Turner's voice vibrated barshly against his eardrum. “Dundee peaking, Sergeant +.» Yeah. pretty busy. Listen, Sergeant, and this ts more import: ant than | can possibly tell yo 1 want you to detail one of your best men to shadow Miss Jewel Briggs. He's not to let her out of bie sight @ minute during the day. and tonight § want him eta tloned In the vacant room directly across from Jewel's. Furthermore. please instruct one of the men patrolling the Rhod House grounds to keep an eye on Jewel's window.” “That makes three men you've got tied up, hesides the two on the Grounds.” Turner grumbled “What—?" After skilfully evading the curt 's questions, receiver, cast a loving eye upon some apparently uninteresting items from the Rhodes House trash bags. then locked them up and went dowa ta the basement aguin to see if he could add to them. &s he borrowed the old-fashioned padlock key from Mrs. Rhodes, who was alone in her bed-sitting-room at the time, be noticed that she was studying au extremely legal-looking document. “Than! What's all Mother Rhodes. . . heavy literature?” “A deed. I'm selling the Rhodes House,” she informed him stiffly “Getting a good price, too. They're Going to use the site for an apart: ment house. In a few weeks there won't be any ‘Murder Mansion,’” ghe added bitterly. “But what am ! and the rest of us pampered boarders going to do?” “I'm thinking of buying « bouse four blocks further down Chestnut, and opening again about the of September. if you really wat to stay with me,” the landlady swered brusquely, but there were tears ip ber eyes. “Want to? Just try to. get rid of me,” Dundee retorted, and hugged her close for a moment be fore dashing down to the basement. He knew that what 8 look: tng for could not be far down in. the unfilled trash bag, if it was there at all, which he doubted, His pessimism was justified. Emyty- handed, he plodded slowly upstairs; then, selzed with a sudden inspira- tion, he halted in the second floor hall, took out his skeleton key, and Service, Inc. tants and Catholics should battle for the rights of Jews.”—Senator Hawes of Missouri. ean “Our purpose is to build in this nation.a human society, not an eco- nomic Boi oe Hoover. “Every man to his own taste, but I've never gotten around to read- ing ehekesnes eee Dempsey. “The peril of the church today is not change, but changelessness.”— Dr. Harry ars a “There are an increasing number of divorcees, women who choose a career instead of marriage. These Dr. McCoy's menus suggested for ee week beginning Sunday, January 1th: Sunday Breakfast—Eggs poached in milk, served 02 Melba toast. Baked apple. Lunch—Stewed corn (canned) us- paragus. Shredded lettuce. Dinner — Backed chicken whole- wheat dressing, buttered beets, spin- ach, celery, apricot whip. Monday Breakfast — Cottage cheese and sliced pineapple. Lunch—Corn muffins, string beans. Cauliflower salad. Dinner—Broiled steak with mush- rooms. Baked eggplant. Salad chopped raw cabbage. Pear sauce. Tuesday =~ Breakfast —Coddled eggs. Melba toast. Stewed prunes. * Lunch—Cooked cucumbers, whole- wheat bread and butter. Shredded lettuce. S Dinner—Cream cheese (4 pound to @ serving) turnips, asparagus, sliced tomatoes. Jello or Jell-well with cream. ‘Wednesday Breakfast — Small dish of whole- wheat mush, crisp bacon. Melba toast, stewed raisins. Lunch—Oranges as desired. Glass of milk. Dinner — Broiled rabbit, ‘Thursday Breakfast—French omelet on Melba toast. Stewed figs. Lunch—Baked sweet potatoes, cook- ed celery. Salad of shredded lettuce. Dinner — Vegetable souu. Roast beef, grated turnips and beets. Salad of raw cabbage. Prune whip. Friday Breakfast—Poached egg, crisp waf- fle, browned through, with small ‘amount of maple syrup and butter. Applesacue. Lunch—Buttermilk (1 pint) with 10 or 12 dates. fellied tomato consomme. j_, Dinner—J {Broiled filet of sole spinach, = aspara. gus. Sliced tomatoes on lettuce. Ne dessert. Saturday Breakfast — Toasted shredded bis- are the ‘leftover ladies’ and their {cuit with cream (no sugar). grandmothers had more actual! Lynch—Buttered brussels te freedom than they enjoy.”—Ursula ‘+ Cabbage | Dinner Parrott. (Mentor.) again effected unlawful entry. Ten minutes later te bad the keen-eyed, sharp-faced young man on the phone, was ezulting: “Found itt And you'd never guess where!) See you tm the morning about half bast nine. 0. K.2" And once more be made a de mand upon Mrs. Rhodes: “! got such a thing as a s ize Dbonograph record? The kind they make oursery rhymes on?” “1 know where 1 can get one. Dr. Weeks had a whole book of them for bis grandchild.” “Great!” Dundee hugged her again. “Send Tilda up with it as possible, and you might needle and some white “It you've got any mending to do, { guess t can do it for you,” she assured him. “Your stitches would be far too neat!” he refused gaily, “but I'l! remember your offer when | cast a button!” B . OW ELL, "6 you coming on?” tenant § Strawn Greeted his newest recruit rather sourly at 11 o'clock on Saturday. “You'd be surprised!” Dundee grinned. “le tt all Gzed up with the digtrict attorney .to keep the boarders tied up all afternoon. “He keep ‘em busy. quissing em about Sevier and the Hogarth case, all right,” Strawn promised. “But I'd like to know what the devi! you're up to anyway. Seems to me you're either lying down on the job or being damned mysteri- ous.” 5 “The latter, chief, though I'm not being mysterious just for the tuo of the thing.” Wundee assured him. “There regtiy isn't much to tell yet, hough | havent been lazy. The truth fa, I've got a pot on the fire which I'd tke you to bring to a bot! for me tonight.” “How?” 4 For 10 .xinutes Dundee explained, without, however, giving away to bis chief the contents of the pot which he hoped would boil over that evening. {t was not an easy task, but he left Police Headquar- ters with Lieutenant Strawn's un- willing and puzsied promise of as- sistance, At five minutes to’ eight that Saturday evening Bonnie Dundee was pretending as much surprise Ignation as any other hoard: er Lieutenant Strawn, assist- ed by Detectives Payne and Wil- kins, brusquely ordered all inmates or she Rhodes House to the second how “Where is be goipg to hold the meeting?” Dundes beard Norma Paige quaver, “In—in Mre. Ho Strawn himself answered the question by commanding’ curtly: “Open your door, Styles. . . . Ob, Bot locked. | Sarth’s room?” it's + + ¢ Come tn, everybody, acd make yourselves comfortable.” pews. Magnus and Dundee bad seated themselves on the bed. which was along the wall in which the door was set. The door wat Open. The others occupied chairs, Walter sitting with bis arm about Norm houlders, ‘ “1 shall not keep you long, folks,” sprouts. and pineapple salad. — Roast rot i OF mm a DRA str ASO Res ete Lieutenant Strawn began, from bis position beside the open window. “The truth is, 1 want you to help me. First; 1 must tell you about some cew evidence that has just come to light. Five years ago a Mrs, Emma Harkness and ber daughter. Mrs. Daniel Thomas Grit- Qn, fled frem their home in Belto: Missouri, a few hours before police were notified that Griffin, the son-in-law and husband, bad robbed the bank in which he worked of $10,000. Griffin was never caught, and for five years young Mra. Grif- fin lived in New York under the name of Sally Graves, and Mrs. Harkness I'ved in this house as Mrs, Emma Hogarth. On June 2 Sally Graves or Griffin was mur- dered. On June 29 Mrs. Harkness, or Hogarth, was strangled to death {o this house. In the early morn- ing of July 3 Cora Barker was also murdered by strangulation.” Lieutenant Strawo paused, nis face stoical, as. exclamations, shud- ders and - half-uttered questions filled the room. Dundee gianced at the. two men sitting beside him. Neither face betrayed anything but borrified surprise, utenant Strawn went on: “} have reasop to believe that Dan Griffin committed all three of these fiendish crimes, and that be is or has been a boarder in this bouse! + + + Walt!" be commanded sharp. ly. “Let me describe him. Five years ago Dan Griffin was 30 years old, of medium height and build, with ight brown or reddish blond ir, Nght eyes of hazel or gray; Belther handsome nor ugiy, ut of extremely ordinary appear. ance, I'm asking. you aow, and } want you to consider carefully be- fore answering: Is such a man known to any of you, either Dresent boarder, @ former boa: OF as a transient ‘meeler’ in this bouser™ The question was such a bomb. . shell that if was greeted with pro- found silence. Mr, and Mrs. Sharp, Walter Styles and Daisy Shepherd craned their beads to cast fearful, speculative glances at Henry Lowd. ba Bo one spoke. is borror-laden silence throbbed on, Dundee raised his Baceenenies - bis brow, as it to pe away ids of perspira. ton, A oarsdl sci bad taio Scross the Goor outside the open door wavered, disappeared, A few » just as there was there last Saturday aight when your mother-in-law was being murdered. No one but—‘the per. fect stenograpber'!” (To Be Concluded) mutton, mashed squash, cooked lettuce. String bean salad, Grapefruit whip. © Cabbage and pineapple salad: To two parts of finely chopped raw cab- bage add one part of shredded pine- Dr. McCoy will gladly answer questions on health and diet addressed to ‘im, care of The Tribune. Enclose a stamped addressed envelope for reply. apple. Mix together with a fork and ‘serve on lettuce topped with a spoon- ful of cottage cheese over which is generously sprinkled chopped pecans f lor almonds. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Exercise Stimulate Question: Mrs. W. D. asks: “Will you tell me the cause of nervousness directly after doing various exercises before retiring at night? This nerv- ousness lasts about ten minutes. Is it some nervous trouble?” Answer: It is best to take your ex- ericses early in the evening at least ‘an hour before going to bed, or, bet- ter yet, do them before dinner. The exercise if taken just before-going to bed will stimulate you so much that you will probably stay awake for an hour or so. Thy do not really make your nervous, but simply increase your strength and endurance to such ‘an extent you feel much stronger, and it is difficult to relax. Eczema and Carbohydrates Question: Mrs. L. W. H. writes: “My husband is troubled with eczema. He always eats oatmeal for his break- fast, and I have heard that it is bad for eczema. Should he stop cating oatmeal?” Answer: Those troubled with cc- zema should avoid all starches and sugars until the tendency to such skin eruptions is entirely overcome. Oatmeal is undoubtedly more irritat- ing to this class of disorder than are the other starches. - Noise in Ears Question: Mrs. G. writes: “I have been following your diet for three months, have lost 20 pounds, feel fine ‘and can sleep soundly. My liver was sluggish but this condition has great- ly improved. Can you tell me the cause of a roaring in the ears, like the sound of hissing steam? It does not trouble me especially, but would be glad to be rid of it.” Answer: The roaring in the ears . {comes either from catarrh of the in- ner ear, or from high blood pressure. Have your doctor take your blood Pressure and in this way establish the cause of the trouble. You can follow the proper dietetic treatment to cure either of the conditions men- tioned. (Copyright, 1930, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) ° | ¢ Farm Facts i The U. S. Department of Agricul- ture has waged a successful war against the cattle tick in the south. More than 10,000 square miles of territory in Alabama, Florida, Mis- sissippi and Texas have recently been released from the tick quaran- tine. The entire state of Alabama has been freed from the tick embar- a eee More than 12,000 acres of Nation- al Forest range land were freed from poisonous plants during the past year, according to the U. 8. De- partment of Agriculture. Poisnous larkspurs received most attention during the work of eradication, as this plant is a great danger to cat- tle. On the Gunnison National For- est in Colorado, 7165 acres of range had become iiteated with this plant. The 150 national forests of the United States contain within their borders more than 159,750,000 acres of timberland, reports the U. S. For- est Service. The two largest of these national forests are the Tongass and the Chugach in Alaska, with areas of 16,546,240 and 4,799,683 acres re- spectively, a * Chemistry has been an_ invalu- able aid in the old combat between farmers and insects. If it hadn't been for this industry, farming would be much more difficult and in @ precarious state, according to Dr. Henry G. Knight, chief of the U. S. Bureau of Chemistry and Soils. in addition to insecticides, this industry has been responsible for fertili which have done much to inci farm predaehen. * November was an active month for the tuberculosis eradication workers of th® U. S. Department of Agriculture. More than 1,207,000 cat- tle were tested throughout the coun- try. At the end of the month there were 856 modified accredited cous- ties in the United States classed as being free from this disease. The Atlantic Ocean has be - ned by air nine times. Haale FLAPPER FANNY SAYS When a girl keeps a man waitin i's Usually just @ little wile. . ra a i a le ERS eae ay ae ore