The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 28, 1931, Page 4

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(Official City, State and County Newspaper) Foreign Representatives SMALL, SPENCER & LEVINGS (Incorporated) Formerly G. Logan Payne Co. CHICAGO NEW YORK ee navi A Sweeping the Doorstep quently encounter the question of what is done with money contributed for the support of home missions. ‘The answer, as given by a committee of the North American Home Missions Congress, follows: “There are still 10,000 villages in the rural life of America today without a church of any kind— Jewish, Roman Catholic or Protestant; 30,000 villages in the rural life of America do not have a resident pastor; 13,400,000 children under 12 years of age are receiving no religious instruc- tion; more than one-half of the nation today is not connected with any institution representing organized religion.” Those 13,400,000 children constitute a problem which is important to the future of America. Under the con- stitution one may embrace or reject religlous princi- ples as he pleases, but the great bulk of the population tian influence. Outside of the purely moral issues involved, a knowl- edge of religion and of religious principles is essential! to sound education. The secular teachings fail to an- normal person. Anyone who can watch the stars in their course through the heavens and see the recurrent miracle of new life every spring without speculating on the origin of it all would be poor soil in which to sow the Seed of theological teaching. But most of us cannot do that. And so we find the maintenance of home mis- sions justified. Another phase of the situation was presented recently by a visitor to Bismarck who commented on work being done in settlement houses and other centers in our cities. ‘The need for missionary work in such places is probably even greater than in the rural districts, for in cities the temptations are greater and the opportunities to stray from the straight and narrow path more numerous. Home missions—or something like them—may be one answer to the problem of young men joining criminal gangs, The whole question is of interest to North Dakota be- cause nearly every church represented in this state is on a mission basis; that is the churches in North Dakota, taken as a whole, receive more from the various church mission funds than they contribute. Some of the larger churches, of course, give vastly more than they receive, but when-the funds are apportioned by the various boards or officials, we find more money coming into the state for religious purposes than goes out of it. wEE° SSE if the findings of the committee are accurate, but it would be infinitely worse were there no home mission enter- prises. Se ahus eeea! A Musketeer of the Ball Diamond “ The long-continued success of Babe Ruth on the base-| ‘ation is concerned. He is now 37 years of age, and his) admirers are beginning to wonder how much longer he ‘will keep on pounding out home runs. ! Ruth is a large man, weighing 225 pounds in his best! playing trim; but he has a tendency to corpulence and| would soon grow to be a mastodon if he did not train; hard and constantly to keep in conidtion. On a hot @fternoon in the outfield he has been known to drop eight pounds in weight, and once, while pitching, he lost ua pounds in one day. i Ruth has been a great all-around baseball player, and as a pitcher he still holds the record for consecutive! scoreless innings in a world series. He shows up well in ‘boxing and wrestling, is an expert handball player, and 4s almost as good a performer on the golf links as on the all field. On the links his homerun slugging is in evi- dence, and he seldom drives the ball less than 300 yards from the tee. Ruth was once a careless liver, drinker and eater. He has reformed. He is still the most colorful figure in our great American sport. Heywood Broun, one of his ad- ‘mirers, has aptly described him in these words: “In spite of the increase in wealth, health and wisdom, there stil lurks in the giant frame of Babe Ruth some- thing of the half-mad, half-inspired energy of athletic genius. If he is not very accurately described as the D’Artagnan of the diamond, he can at least qualify as another of the famous musketeers. He is the Porthos of A Bar to Realism Major General Smedley D. Butler Saturday night had! the experience of talking to himself. He was making @ speech to @ veteran organization and the program was being broadcast, When the general, however, used the word “Hell” in describing a scene in Haiti, the station operator turned a switch and thereafter the noted marine was cut off from his radio audience. The explanation was that the owner of the station, which is privately owned, considered the word profane. Naturally, newspapers make every effort to keep pro- fanity, obscenity and other objectionable material out of their columns. Every publisher realizes that his news- Paper goes into homes and is read by children as well as adults. The standing and invariable rule requires clean- liness in the self-respecting public prints. _ We doubt, however, that many of them would quail. at the word “Hell.” If they did they would have spoken | only in vague and hushed tones of the Butler incident § and the forbidden word would not have been published. As a matter of fact, most of us learned the word “Hell” fin Sunday school. It occurs many times in the Bible and 4s spoken freely in religious circles without any thought of profanity. It is the name of e definite place, so we were taught in our youth, and as such may be uttered j yrithout fear of moral hazard. ‘Few newspapers would care to print a serialized version ‘of “What Price Glory” or dramas of that ilk which have 0) pression, especially when under fire such as General Leaders of practically every church denomination fre-| concedes the desirability of maintaining an active Chris-/ swer all of the mental and spiritual cravings of the/ States which are listed as overwhelmingly wet. ‘The showing of the Christian churches is none too g004,|trolman and was sentenced to life imprisonment, i ball diamond has marked him as one of the American’ detective became suspicious and Burke was arrested. His supermen of sport, at least as far as the present gener-/ identification followed and now comes the penitentiary. Suppose, said to himself; ‘O hell, I might as well go in first,’” it strikes us as nothing to get excited about, If the aforesaid sergeant had indulged himself in some such word as “gracious” or “goodness” it would hardly have seemed appropriate for a marine. Just imagine one of that breed saying, and under such circumstances, “O, dear me,” etc, corps. There is no possible justification for profanity, for it is just as offensive to good taste as to good morals. Most indulgences in it indicate @ sad lack of ability to ex- Press one’s thought, for most of the current profanity we hear represents an effort to obtain forcefulness in speech. . If they can obtain power in words in no other way some persons resort to profanity, picturesque or other- wise, in an attempt to obtain it. The effort usually is futile, But a marine should be permitted some latitude of ex- Butler was describing. We wonder if that radio station owner weren't carrying his squeamishneas to an extreme. We'll Wait and See Persons interested in repealing the national prohibi- tion laws are growing more optimistic as to their chances of success. Better organized now than ever before, the wet forces sce success just around the corner. Their spokesmen are careful to assert that the views of persons opposed to prohibition are not necessarily “wet,” but point out that any change will necessarily be away from the “bone dry” statutes of the present. This is true, for all but a few states are bone dry now, at least technically, and the prohibition forces had the country so solidly in their grip that any changes must, ‘of necessity, be in the opposite direction, | Walter Lippman, well-known writer, asserts in a pop- ular magazine that the drys may hold the Republican jof a first-rate prophet. Anyone who remembers how) | the W. C. T. U, and other prohibition advocates fought | to outlaw the liquor traffic should not discount their ; power and enthusiasm. They will lose ground as this; controversial question comes more and more into the! political limelight, to be sure, but that is inevitable where they control so much and where the attack is on| so many fronts. That they will lose the prohibition! fortress in the near future—at least to the extent of see- ing the eighteenth amendment and the Volstead law repealed—is hardly probable. Whatever one's sympa- thies on this much argued question, there is no use being foolish. ‘What seems more probable than repeal of the prohi- bition Jaw is its nullification by common consent in those Visitors to the East report that in some states, such as New York and New Jersey, it is not difficult for a stranger to pur- chase liquor. Either there are no state laws or they are inoperative and the federal agents, where they make ar- |rests, find difficulty in obtaining convictions. A recent news release by the American Game Protec- tion Society, an organization of sportsmen, is interesting. | It quotes Game Warden James Peck of Massachusetts as saying that a wild duck, found dead near Lunenberg, Mass., was killed by drinking nearly a pint of liquor which was found in its body when a post-mortem was | conducted. Massachusetts has long been known to be “wet” and it so voted at a recent election, but when a wild duck can/ | become a toper it must be wet indeed That the prohibition law is not being adequately en- forced or properly obeyed in some states is unquestion-| | ably true—and there is better evidence on the point than| |that provided by the alcoholic duck—but to assume that| this means repeal of the prohibition law in the near fu-| ture hardly follows. Another Chapter Another chapter in the age-long serial, “Crime doesn't | |pay,” was written Monday when Jack Burke, notorious) killer, pleaded guilty to the murder of a Michigan pa- if Burke was a figure almost legendary in American crim-| inal annals. For several years he had laughed at the | police and seemingly was immune. His criminal opera-| | tions apparently had netted him a snug fortune and he jhad retired to the country. Then his crimes caught up with him. An amateur Burke “got away with it” for a few years but he will have many more in which to think it over. It seems log-| ical that anyone who interviews Burke in the penitentiary, say 10 years from now, will hear from his lips the same advice which captured criminals have given through the ages: “Tell the boys and girls that crime doesn't pay.” Editorial Comment Editorials printed below show the trend of thought by other editors. They are published without regard to whether they agree or disagree with The Trib- une’s policies. Highway Sidewalks (St. Paul Dispatch) Perhaps it has begun to dawn upon the public mind! that highway systems ignore too much the needs of people who travel by “shank’s mare” under their own power. A rural community in Louisiana is building a mile of sidewalk along the highways leading to the schoolhouse. It will serve as a sort of continuous safety isle to the children going to and from school along roads where traffic is heavy. New Jersey, Michigan and Pennsyl- vania have also made beginnings in laying walks by the sides of state roads for the convenience and security of pedestrians. The idea is still new enough to seem novel, but it nevertheless appears intensely practical in view of the fact that accidents to pedestrians account for over half of the total automobile casualties, Divvy Up! (Cass Lake, Minn., Times) One of the most ridiculous things that is happening in the American Commonwealth today is the prosecution of racketeers for failure to pay their income tax. Here are men wanted’ for robbery, assault, murder, mayhem, violation of the liquor laws, extortion, and all crimes in the calendar, asked by the federal government to “divvy up” with them on the loot taken from citizens of a sov- ereign govérnment which is supposed to exist “for the security, benefit and protection of the people, in whom all political power is inherent.” To say that such a con- He would be laughed out of the marine} party through 1932 and may hold congress until 1936 but} does not see: “when all the tides are running against | | | | them how they can hold on much longer than that.” | Mr. Lippman should be classed as a wet optimist. The history of American politics in general and of the pro- hibition forces in particular does not give him the blush | THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1931 | Our ‘Balkans’! : ) QUESTIONS BY OR.MCCOY WHO CAN BE MILK FOR MOTHERS AND INFANTS There is ample proof that milk should furnish almost all of the food used by infants up to about the age of two years, Milk is also an ideal food for the growing child, and it would be possible for the baby to grow into an adult without the addi- tion of any other food except orange or tomato juice and the non-starchy vegetables. As a rule, the longer the baby is kept on a milk diet the better its digestion when other foods are added. Mothers who wish to continue their babies on breast fee: to select their own dict very carefully. | Here is a good diet for nursing | mothers: i Breakfast—One or two egg: pared in any manner ex iy ing; three or four pieces of Me Gal toast; dish of stewed fruit, prepared | without sugar, but cream may be | used. | Lunch—Starting at 11:30, take an | eight-ounce glass of sweet milk on a } 20-minute schedule until a quart taken, preceding each glass of milk with the juice of half a Dinner—A dinner consis! or more cooked non-starchy vi tables and one or more salad vege- | tables with a quarter cf a pound of meat, chicken or fish, and a dessert | of either Jello or stewed fruit. As | much water as red during the | day. | In case the baby docs not gain| steadily in weight, or is cross and has | digestive difficulties while on the mother’s milk, it is better to we: ny the baby, placing it on pure cow's milk. If the mother does not -have any milk at fi the baby should bx given only plain water for the fi two or three days, n started o1 three-hour schedule, or three ounces of preceded by one teaspoonful of pure orange juice. The valuable and such salts as calcium are pl fully supplied by the or and the combination of orange juice or milk and tomat makes a perfect substitute for er’'s milk. The amount of milk at each feeding should be reased gradually to keep up a steady gain the baby. If the increase in quantity is too rapid the baby refuse to take the excess, or else vomit up the amount which it cannot digest. No modification of the milk is neces- sary, even when the baby is only a few days old. The three hour sched- a 3 2 = o 8 EJ | ne | p/ BY DR. FRANK MC COY iy De Kast Wag lo Mall’ IN REGARD TO HEALTH € DIET WILL BE ANSWERED ADDRESSED IN CARE OF THIS PAPER ENCLOSE STAMPED AOORESSED ENVELOPE FOR REPLY © 1926 M¢COY HEALTH SERVICE -LOS ANGELES- CAL: six months, then change to four feed- ings daily of about four hours apart. The. baby should be trained from Dr. McCoy will gladly answer Personal questions on health and diet addressed to him, care of The Tribune. Enclose a stamped addressea envelope for reply. the first not to feed at night. Mothers should not be misled into believing that it is necesary to add milk sugar or barley water to pure milk feedings. I have never found this advisable. Experience with thou- sands of bottle fed babies has taught me that milk should never be diluted. Pure Holstein cow's milk is the best for the average baby. Jersey and Guernsey milk may be too rich. If the Holstein milk cannot be obtained, perhaps a small amount of cream from the Jersey or Guernsey milk can be removed so as to avoid digestive disturbances in the baby. If consti- pation exists, it can be overcome by doubling the amount of orange juice before each feeding. The orange juice and milk combination: may be continued until the baby is about two years old, when small amounts of finely ground vegetables, both cooked and raw, may be added. The best vegetables for this purpose are spin- ach, string beans, asparagus, summer squash, and mashed small carrots, okra, oyster plant, kale and zucchini, (Continuetl tomorrow) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Migraine Headache Question: Mrs, K. J. writes: “My trouble 1s migraine headache since the age of 15. Have tried many methods for overcoming this trouble. Can you suggest something?” Answer: Migraine is the name given to periodic headaches which occur only on one side of the head at a time. It is due to various disturb- ances of the nervous ysstem and from the common cause of toxemia which is usually present with all headaches except those resulting from an accl- dent. Colitis, constipation and ex- treme prolapsus of the abdominal or- ; Sans are also contributing causes. if you will adhere strictly to a fast- ing and dict regimen I feel sure you will soon notice an improvement in your condition. I will be glad to send instructions upon receipt of a large self-addressed stamped envelope. Fattening Foods ule should be maintained for about Question: H. M. writes: “Please dition is ridiculous is to say the least. Young Billy (Houston Post-Dispatch) Young Billy Sunday and his third wife have adopted the plan of living apart to try if they can not in that way remain happily married. From the evidence al- ready placed before the world it would appear that that is the only way in which enyone can live happily with young Sunday. Billy evidently was too busy saving the souls of strangers while the boy was being raised. One hundred and forty tons of German marks cir- culated in Belgium have just been reduced to paper pulp. Nominally they were worth one billion, three hun- dred million dollars, but practically they were worth about $150 for pulp. War is unkind—Minneapolis Journal. Fish, we glean from a wild life note, have ears or something very like them, and, good grief, what a ‘attempted to capitalise on a so-called daring, but when General Butlet sey: “The sergeant saw that look and, I! vocabulary the ones who got away would have if they could only repeat what they heard!—Boston Herald. Sic ‘GLUTTON' SNIT THE- VORACIOUS EATER 115 NAME (INDICATES, THE NAME, APPLIED TO AWE AMERICAN WOLVERINE, WAS DERIVED FROM EXAG~ GERATED ACCOUNTS OF ITS EXCESSIVE EATING. ©1991 BY NEA SERVICE, INC. ° / / Sip-an Danie sone was Nor SUCH A REMARKABLE SHOT, BALLISTIC EXPERTS (OW SAY THE SMOOTA-BORE RIFLE OF HIS DAY PREVENTED UNUSUAL MARKSMANSHIP. tell me if any of the following are fattening: Oatmeal porridge, raw Prunes, bran, canned fruits, canned vegetables, soups, preserved ginger, tea, skimmed milk. Also, what may I substitute for bread? I am always hungry after dinner if I do not eat bread. Is ordinary brown bread fat- tening?” Answer; Anything that is of high caloric food value, such as oatmeal porridge, bread, creem and butter may be considered fattening. The other foods you inquire about are not especially fattening except when a large amount of sugar is used as might be the case with canned fruits or preserved ginger. Spot on Eyelid Question: O. B. writes: “I have @ red spot on my eyelid caused from a sty. Please tell me how to get rid of it.” Answer: The use of cold com- presses for about half an hour at night will be of assistance in causing the red spot to disappear if it is due to inflammation as a result of a sty. Today Is the Anniversary of VIVIAN'S WELCOME On April 28, 1917, Premier Viviani, French minister of justice, gave his first official statement to the press; after he had paid his formal visit to/| President Wilson. Viviani had come to this country as head of a French commission to tender his govern- ment’s appreciation of our entry into} the war. Viviani said in part: “We have come to this land to salute the Amer- ican people and its government, to call to fresh vigor our lifelong friend- ship, sweet and cordial in the ordi- nary course of our lives, and which these tragic hours have raised to all the ardor of brotherly love—a broth- erly love which in these last years of} suffering has multiplied its most touching expressions. “You have given help, not only in treasure, but also in every act of kindness and good-will. For us your children have shed their blood, and the names of your sacred dead are in- scribed forever in our hearts. And it was with a full knowledge of the meaning of what you did that you acted. Your inexhaustible generos- ity was not the charity of the fort kid brother of the home-ron famous it have become a big business or profes- third season, d fight. tes him, Bert puts up a goo ig) man who star batsman all is well, but there under an assumed name, disap- t first he seems hopeless aud seme, eed Copii am owne: ee rea rien "it he can fan tae seem much of a chance. LANNIGAN swung low on my drop. Pretty wise! nate to the distressed—it was an af- firmation of your conscience, a rea> soned approval of your judgment.” ee ————— | KFYR i ee? WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 4.4, 580 Kilocy cles —o45.1 Meters 6:16—Morning Devotions. :80—Cheerlo. s. 1d Time Music. 0—Farm Reporter in Washington, 5—Misic, 0—Radio Floor Walker. 5—Aunt Sammy. 0—Opening Markets. 5—Sunshine Hour. y, rmy Band. 0— ts and Weather Report, 0—U, 8, Dept. of Agriculture, 8—Arlington Time Signals, 0—Markets. 5—Organist, 0—National Farm and Home Hour. 0—Music, 0—Siesta Hour. 0—Good News Magazine. 5—Claasic Program, }0—Tea Dance. Kiddies’ Time. 5—News, Stocks and Bonds, Scores, —Varieties. 0—Cone: }0—Louie’s Hungry Five. 5—Dance Orchestra, 45—Studlo, :00—Sam Kontos, Clarinet and Sax- ophone Virtuoso, 5—Studio. C—Sweethearts of America. yi Poa as ee Of 315—Pleasure Hour. Quotations | ‘You may be an artist, a lawyer or a coal heaver; if you are efficient, whether as artist or coal heaver, it 1s 10 to 1 you will also be happy.—Sir F. Goodenough. | Stickler Solution j But not wise enough, fo: I deliberately sent him r he fouled it. another drop. I am sure he hever for a moment suspected that I would do that, for he edged back a little and let drive. I honestly think he missed it by a foot and a big yell went up from our fans. Flannigan’s manager was making a signal to him. was my chance to prepare a well-behaved balls should be, ca darted Das it reached the , More yells from the fans, The nexs time I was slow. 2 Wound up, then rub up, half axon and oe I shifted to my south paw. 1 rove it down that way, when it looked to Flannigan as if I were only half wound up for the delivery. He raised the stick and made id swing, for the pill was ‘actually on its way before he realized it. He had no other chance than sheer luck this time, no chance to Sauge it, and luck wasn’t with him. ve we Fosdick’s swell Avalda players 7 Mavis Merrill’s father shouted aa set warn my way past the I went over. He handed me back m: bucks and Fosdick’s checi “Good boy,” he said. was sporting.” Mavis ex- T smiled at her and sh head. teas “Not exactly, You see, Miss Mer- rill, that almost any one ought to be sport enough to take such odds is this. aoe Nay ae same, Is ere any pet char! which you @re interested?” ig IT held out the check toward her She seemed embarrassed and shook her head. Foedion ‘was juee passing al ck was just pass! lont the aisle back of them with some of his Avalda crowd. hundred “Hey, k, ‘get your band to lay something,” I yelled, adding. iitny thanks” and waved the cl 3 Some of the men with him laughed. _ He turned and looked at me ana ‘apparently changed his mind about answering, for he waved his hand rather anna aren hurried on. It wasn’t that the Avaldas always won that made this such an event- ful game, but because they won the eae of their games. Then, in, the story of my wi hed spread, The fans thought it was ® great joke. ie had quite a celebration that I was disappointed that Mavis Merrill and her father had home, although I would have rattled with her. Usually I along beautifully with girls, this was different, jot. is ut was 50 eager to get better acquainted: with her, so eager to try and make her take an interest in me that I was decidedly awkward. Sam Merrill was like a kid. He promptly told Pudge Waters eat he as Boing to ce a nig xtra on his salary. lor me, he shook hands and ‘said that he had a hunch about me when he saw me playing last fall in Mesa City. = had unusual luck,” I assured “It was hard work,” he declared “Too hard,” I agreed, “and they have got a stronger outfit. If you could dig up one more good hurler, 60 that we could divide the work. we'd have a chance this season,” He agreed to do it, a couple of pitchers, Without having any swelled head about it, despite how it seems, they weren't very good. They weren't quite up to me, I mean. And I wasn’t anywhere near what I hoped a few more sea- sons would make me, ‘The next day we played in lace. Mr. Merrill, as well as some the players who San Guardo outfit several seasons, assured me that never before had such @ mob of our own fans gone over for the game. | wlannigan Is Peeve Red Flannigan stopped to with me when we got to rounds. : “No wonder they call you a itchin’ fool, you have more luck han any ten men, Rushe,” was his greet 4 “I'll say it was luck,” I agreed, “all Iuck. ‘The biggest piece of le ie luck was getting up against such @ boob bat tsman as ig said it, but he got dead sore at me, dt | talk the ou are. I was pg) when I ren need scene a et Ps al unded out of 5 wied. Porright after the that’s @ promise,” I told . Some of the ‘oys laughed, others took 1t seriously. - Whi came out,to warm u} ooked tor Mavis Merrit But abe been. there “She ‘would have been Fosdick’s guest, I suppose, However, I was feeling decidedly cocky, . when I got a chance I breezed over to Fosdick. ae “How are betting vs - dick?” I asked. ‘He lodked at me sourly. thie be als ald one ie neve ers, but on’ fer associade “with them,” he sald, shatbat’s our luck, but some day I’m going ‘ive you & spank~- right in public to get square for calling ing swine jou made. a gesture. later, when the Avalda players were cot out to warm id them up, I began to laugh and I had ‘good rom their ‘oa pees dake red them that Fos- aie ea ald tie hired ball but didn’t have to associnte ith them. and when T made P94 Flan- id been there, aimit that he said it, most of them sere sore. I treated it as a joke, ‘The boys on our team began to make Seorke shane it on every op- “Be careful who you associate it out more as a joke than anything else, but it faites some of those players badly, os teat by a Sst wert al idded them. ee mM. When the game svarted and the first man went to bat, I looked at him and turned to our third bag man and laughed, He was wise to the ragging. ear, I ‘ted to wind - again, and for the first time in this a had been on the It spit ball. see it a Ragging the Enemy | It was a loosely played game all the way through. Whenever our | men would be on bases and an | Avalda man got there, they'd say, | “Should I associate with Lae | . It got so.that it wasn’t funny to ' them, We had a lot of fun all through the game. It wasn’t such g baseball, but, still, the sort of a game many fans like, because of the many runs and the excitement attending. Luck was with us again. The score was nine for us and eight for the Avaldas, and know well enough we got three rotten deci- sions from the umpire. After the game I saw Mavis’ father talking with his brother. I went over, “What the devil was all that rag- ging about, Bert?” John Merrill asked me, So I went into it and told him all that Fosdick had said and how I hed taken pains to let the members of his outfit know it. “We started ragging them just in kidding,” I explained, “but they got so “You shouldn’t do that,” Merril) warned, “They weren't sore at your play- Jack,” Merrill's brother de- clared, “They were sore over what Fosdick said about ball ae. and whenever they heard a funny crack Sey oe still ‘more sore.” “That's right; Idon’t think there's any hard feelings between the teams. Flannigan is a little sore at me, at least he was when I got here, and he feels worse now since T fanned him twice.” I didn’t mention to them that 1 had agreed to let Red Flannigan wy to “pound some of my luck out of me.” I didn’t think he meant it, in the first place. T finally got up sufficient courage to ask after Mavis. “She ran into Los Angeles tor some shopping. She told me to wish you luck,” he answered. That pleased me. came up. He was the newspaper boy who was with Merrill. ick has been giving his crowd an awful bawling out,” he said to Mr, Merrill, “and they didn’t take it very well. One of. them felled. out to him that he shouldn't e associating with ball players. eae began whispering with Merrill. told him how Fosdick happened to say that to me, and explained that I had been careful to tell his own players. King thought it would make a swell story. Evidently Fosdick ana his wealth had little influence with this chaj We gor cleaned up and were going to take the train back to our town. The Avaldas had to play the third game with us in our burg. Our next games would the Queen Valley outfit. When we got to the station, 1 recognized half a dozen or more of the Avalda players there. Red Flannigan was with them. I was talking with one of the players, trying to pump him about what Fosdick was scolding them for, when Flannigan came up and, without a word, he took a swift punch at me. Some one began yelling, “Fight.” Another peppy installment of “The Pitching. Fool” will appear in tomorrow's paper, (Copyright, 1929, Graphte Syndicate, Inc.) {BARBS | ° | The woman who uses an iron in the ikitchen every week now has a daugh- iter who swings one on the lnks each \day. ** * A student league in Mexico has de- cided to boycott American jazz, Ina Getermined effort, perhaps, to shake off the “blues.” ek OF The U. S. Department of Azricul- ture has made a movie of the life his- ; tory of the prune. But you can hard- ly expect a government film to depict the leading character in a perpetual stew. * oe OK A society of waiters is being formed. It should be called some sort of order. ** * Most orators, observes the office sage, run true to forum. (Copyright, 1931, NEA Servicz. Inc.) Stockholders of 12 farm credit com- panies in seven states have been ad- vanced loans by the U. S, Depart- ment of Agriculture, under its recent arrangement, for the purchase of stock in agricultural credit corpora- tions. The total amount loaned is more than $237,000. FLAPPER FANNY SAYS: ‘Most people turn first to the “Help | Wanted” columns because any job is | news these days.