The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 3, 1931, Page 4

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Logan CHICAGO NEW YORK BOSTON / The Red Cross Policy Recent observance of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the American Red Cross and of the four- teenth anniversary of the Burleigh county chapter, served to focus attention on this far-reaching organiza‘ion ‘which serves at home and abroad with equal readiness. Probably the biggest and most important job ever pre- sented to the Red Cross in this country was that of re- Meving suffering from drouth last fallin a number of our middle-western states. The manner in which that job was handled is typical of all work done by the Red Cross in cases of major disaster. The policy followed ‘was outlined by James L. Fieser, an exooutive of the Red ‘Cross, as follows: “1, Neither the national organizations nor the chapters engaged in drought relief work are making bulk purchases of foodstuffs. Instead, the usual disaster practice of giving beneficiaries orders on local merchants is being followed. The soundness of this practice has been demonstrated many times and the reasons for it are fairly ob- vious. It is not only desirable in times of disaster but practically essential that the normal chan- nels of trade be supported. In general no ad- vantage has been taken of the Red Cross but on the contrary dealers in the drought affected ter- ritory are billing the chapters at very reasonable prices. To undertake to build up our own chan- nels of distribution would not only be resented by local people but would actually have a bad effect upon the economic conditions in the drought ter- ritory. Furthermore, it would be expensive to provide our own channels for the distribution of supplies and it is doubtful whether local chapter personnel in the territory affected would conduct the work for us on the scale now being urged which would completely paralyze local business. “2. Chapters outside of the drought area have not been permitted to use drought relief contri- butions for the purchase of food supplies to be shipped into the drought area. A desire to do this is expressed by some chapters in all disas- ters. Business groups in all parts of the country see an opportunity to stimulate trade in their own community and especially at present to dis- Pose of large surplus stocks, “3. Large quantities of donated foodstuffs have been accepted and shipped into counties where the largest number of persons were af- fected and where it was possible for local chap- ters to distribute the supplies to supplement foods being purchased locally on orders from the Red Cross. Such donated supplies have not been accepted in lieu of cash and applied on the cam- paign quotas of the communities making the do- nations. These donations have been accepted, of course, subject to our ability to make satisfac- tory transportation and distribution arrange- { Published by The Bismarck Tribune Company, Bis- Marck, N. D., and entered at the postoffice at Bismarck sesvcccccscceee President and Publisher The first rails were built of wood and capped by strips of sheet iron. These rails were not strong enough to Support the locomotives, and several years elapsed be- fore they could be rebuilt and strengthened to bear their weigh?, America—World Banker In the short space of time since the World war, the United States has risen to the position of the world’s leading banker, and it does not seem at all likely that it will vacate that important position in the near future. Foreign lending on a large scale began in 1915, when over $80,000,000 of new capital loans were offered in this market. In 1916, foreign loans totaled $1,156,000,000. During the war and for some time after the armistice our government made loans to the associated nations to a total of $10,000,000,000. Figures compiled by the investment division of the Department of Commerce show that in the years 1914 to 1930, loans made to foreign governments totaled nearly $12,750,000,000. By adding this stupendous sum to the loans previously made, it will be seen that a total of $23,000,000,000 was advanced to foreign nations during and after the war. As a result of sinking fund payments and debt retire- ment in other forms, only $9,000,000,000 of the $12,750,- 000,000 above referred to was outstanding at the end| - of 1930. Speaking on this subject May 2ist, at Washington, Grosvenor M. Jones, head of the finance division of the Department of Commerce, declared that this nation, in its new role of world banker, has played its part like a veteran, “It is my belief,” he said, “that we shall con- tinue to play the part worthily, despite the discourage- ment of recent defaults in the obligations of a few for- eign governments, and in the face of a very serivus eco- nomic depression.” The Cost of Medical Care A committee formed at Washington, D. C., for the Purpose of studying the cost of medical care is now in its fourth year of operation and expects to conclude its: labors in 1932. Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, secretary of the interior, is its chairman. This body recently finished at Philadelphia the first. complete survey of the medical facilities of a large city. It was found that the people of that city spend every year $103,743,939 for medical care, or more than 50 for each inhabitant. The amount was divided 26 per cent to physicians, 27 per cent to hospitals, 13 per cent to dentists, 20 per cent for drugs and medicines, and the balance for public health services. The expenditure of $50 per capita for medical care may be taken as a pretty fair average for the country. The western states, however, have a much better health rec- ord than the east, and it is to be expected that the per capita cost will be found to be much lower in this area. Look before you leap. In fact, if you'll look it won't be necessary to leap, “When a woman finds time for reflection,” remarks the Office Cynic, “she looks into the mirror.” “Cabbages on the Isle of Jersey grow as tall as a man's head.” This would no doubt result in a great deal of confusion were it not for the fact that the cabbage heads are stationary. Editorial Comment Editorials printed below show the trend of thought by other editors. They are published without rej to whether they ag or negree with The be policies, Snowden Among His Foes (Cleveland Plain Dealer) ‘The fate of politics may thrust frail Philip Snowden into the House of Lords. The noble peers have received so many unexpected accessions in recent years that they Probably won't gasp at the suggestion so much as they would have a few years ago. ‘The political trend that puts grocers’ clerks and former miners into the cabinet will be no more than logical if it sends to the Lords one who has been their most im- Placable and eloquent enemy. For many years Snowden dragged his feeble body up and down England as he used his vigorous brain to de- nounce the institution of nobility as practiced in Britain. His attack was not upon the political power of the Lords. That does not amount to much and has not as long as| cl Snowden has been in politics. But year in and year out he flailed at the land system which gave the peers their hunting lands tax free while it pressed heavily upon the ments, We have from the beginning declined to accept perishable foodstuffs which could not be handled without refrigeration costs which would have made the project unprofitable. With the dis- continuance of the free transportation privilege it is apparent that in most instances at least it will not be economical hereafter to accept dona- tions of foodstuffs. To date 520 carloads of food- stuffs have been accepted. Assuming an average of 40,000 pounds to the car, this would represent 20,800,000 pounds of foodstuffs. It will readily be seen that the quantities already accepted rep- resent @ large operation, curtailing materially the quantities of foodstuffs which would otherwise have been purchased within the affected terri- tory. Detailed reports will, of course, ultimately be available showing the points of origin and destination of all of these supplies, together with complete details as to the quantity of each com- modity.” ‘The matter under discussion when the statement was issued was a charge that the Red Cross had refused to accept aid from some western communities in the form ‘of food products rather than money. These folk con- tended they were long on produce and short on cash ‘and that they could best help the Red Cross by giving of their surpluses. In view of the fact that 20,800,000 pounds of foodstuffs, were accepted, however, it would seem that these rejec- tions of offers were purely local and determined by un- usual conditions, Hi ‘The statement of Red Cross policy is of interest in view of the fact that it is supported by millions of Americans “qwho regard it as one of the best possible agencies for quick and effective sction when disaster, disease, famine or other calamity stalks the land or any section of it, America’s First Railroad ‘The Delaware and Hudson recently discontinued op- States. It was built to transport “stone coal,” as an- IN Federal come tax, tobacco excise and customs duties, Of these thirds of all Federal receipts. Out of the population of quarter of @ million And in the individual income tax, about 97 per cent of the total collected. 4s @ pyramid resting on « very narrow base. This for greater instability. over. We have gone from deficit will be something lion dollars. Any syst Al from 1828 and was the first to be projected in the United worker. In grubby halls and from soap box rostrums he preached the doctrines of single tax and of socialism. Now as chancellor of the exchequer he is carrying out, his vehemence softened a bit by the responsibilities of Office, the tax system which may destroy these “land sutocrats” at whom he railed from the hedgerow. And tomorrow he may sit down with them as brother peer.| of British politics is as interesting as ever. The Unsteady Tax Pyramid (St. Paul Dispatch) Secretary Mellon has chosen an opportune time to re- as call attention to deficiencies in the existing system of Federal taxation which have been responsible for the enormous deficit which the Government faces this year. The three main sources of revenues are the in- the income tax is the greatest, contributing about two- 120 million persons, only 2,500,000 individuals and a P320,000 persons pay It 4s thus apparent that the Federal revenue system retary Mellon says, the only sound principle is to close each fiscal year with a a a8 peda eeetts Uk i é Bu E from the British inventor. | Those European Balloonists Not the Only Ones Up in the Air! | Ce ERE ADE RCEP trate te heaton dr ra Seed all the rest. Reri was surrounded ing crowd of New York girls in eve- ning dresses and young men in tuxe- does. Waiters made a precarious way through the groups carrying trays loaded with punch. Reri, speaking in perfect French ——for hers was a French father—sat -}on a lounge of some soft silken ma- terial, decorated with gilded trim- mings of the Louis XIV period. She New York, June 3.—The first time I saw Rerl, she was sliding down a glass-smooth rock, over a waterfall and into a sparkling pool, framed by exotic South Sea vegetation, With her were a dozen lovely Poly- nesian girls, whose skins seemed of suntan hue and whose eyes reflected the merry glisten of a tropical sun upon the waters. There were, in pur- suit, a dozen native boys, who seemed as young gods of the far-away islands. There was an infectious glamour about them; a poetic simplicity and Aaivete completely unspoiled by any contact with the peoples of an out- side world. It was, to be sure, all revealed in a motion picture, the name of which was “Tabu,” for which I predicted a healthy tate—and it’s running for its 14th week or so in New York at the moment. Sitting back in a thea- ter seat, it allowed a moment's escape into the idyllic. But, as the story unfolded, it ap- Peared that Reri, most beautiful of her tribeswomen, had been promised as a gift to the gods. She had been Pronounced “tabu,” insofar as men were concerned. Only the old gods of her primitive people were to Possess her. So the Eden was soon resounding with overtones of tragedy. She de- fied the gods and ran off to other islands with the lad she loved, only to be haunted by the sinister shadow of an inevitable doom. The agents of the temples did not intend that she escape them. It was their mis- sion in life to keep the island deities ited. Placat So the trail led to places where vilization had brought bars and @ New York theater. in possible to glimpse the illusion; up- ible pse the lon; up- stairs was the reality. And it seemed to me just a bit too bad that one could not end it, even the lover, in illusion. THIS CURI dance halls and trading posts and Barter and money and worldly lessons came to these charm- ing children. The man she had loved died trying to recapture her. * * OK The second. time I saw Reri was just the other evening, It was on the elaborate balcony She was by a murmur- By DR.- MORRIS FISHBEIN fal’ Association, nd aye Associ of the Health Diphtheria is one of the diseases about which scientific medicine has most information, yet the condition is taf from being under complete con- Every year the American Medical Association checks the records of 93 cities, with « view to finding out the extent to which the disease is gain- ing headway or being subdued in each one of them. Duluth and Salt Lake City had only one death each from diphtheria in 1930 and in both cases the victim ‘was a non-resident, San Diego, Calif., had three ceaths from diphtheria, all of which were non-residents. All of the New England cities, except Wa- terbury and Summerville, had lower rates for 1930 than for the preceding five-year average. The rates for New York City, 2.9, and for Philadelphia, 2.5, are astound- ing when it is considered that the rate for New York City between 1890 and 1894, before the discovery of antitcxin, ‘Was 134.4; from 1900 to 1904, 58; from 1915 to 1919, 21.8, and from 1925 to 1929, 10.7. The rates for Philadelphia are approximately the same. These are excellent examples of the way in which modern scientific preventive medicine can control a disease of this character, if given the opportunity. Wilmington, Dela. and Norfolk, Va., in their particular section, have the highest rates, and Wilmington would seem to be in particular need of a campaign on the subject, since its rate has never gone below 10. In Detroit a special immunization cam- Paign has been carried on in recent. Daily Health Service Diphtheria Is Still Far from Being Under Control Despite Progress Made by Scientists yeats. The figures promptly. reflect Detrolt in i890 belng the lowest Is toe @ lor e history of the community and one- half the average for the previous five- The rates for Chicago, Evansville and Peoria in 1930 were somewhat above the previous five-year averages. Nashville was much worse, but Chat- tanooga and Louisville showed im- provement, and San Diego had approximately the same eer for re dhe for. previous years; Angeles showed extremely slight improvement, re * ke Ten cities with the highest diph- theria mortality for 1930 include Elizabeth, Chicago, Detroit, Newark and Lynn, Mass. They were also on the high list in 1929. Grand Rapids, New Haven, Cambridge and Duluth are on the list of cities with the 10 lowest rates for both 1929 and 1930. Flint, Mich., is the only city without a single diphtheria death in 1930. Des Moines was the only city with a simi- Jar enviable record in 1929. Experts in epidemiology are not certain whether the recent sweeping reductions in diphtheria mortality have been caused by a natural change in the disease itself or in a decrease of susceptibility to the disease. Neith- er can it be estimated exactly what Part has been played by the gradual- ly extending use of toxin-antitoxin and other methods of increasing re- sistance to the disease. However, the steady improvement in records js certainly a warrant for continuing the preventive measures that have been used so sui and with so few harmful results in Tecent years. wore a sort cf loose mother-hubbard, some distant relation of a kimono. the boat to come to the fold of Zieg- feld’s glorified hula gals, she wore the latest French creations as though accustomed to them. And that when she arrived by train in New York she donned a grass skirt for the photo- graphers, but that she appeared quite as much at home—if not more so—in the attire one meets on Fifth Avenue. After all, Tahiti, from whence she came, gets its full share of tourists And on this evening, a press agent fitted about and whispered of the island of Bora Bora; and told how that very day she had been late for rehearsals becduse she was OUS WORLD whispere: in a grand suite at a swanky hotel. Meanwhile, Reri—whom claimed—tapped cigarets tered away in French. And, old sentimentalist that I am, I wish they would leave the Reris in Son ea ae carry qu” ent the film. ee GILBERT SWAN. (Copyright, 1931, NEA Service, Inc.) TODAY Is THE VERSA golfer said. (Copyright, 1931, fer NEA Service, Inc.) SYNOPSIS B ete eerie ae run king, HACry Sil & if he fails, apd Bia not detested finish, * Only one new Before Sears could end the frame another man got a hit that ict in ae good work,” I admitted to “That's work,” I a eC Kirby. “Not bad, the darn sap,” Kirby bled. He had no more use for ars than myself but, also like ais self, he was willing to give credit where it was due. In the other half of the frame Sears went to bat when we had two down and bases full. It was a tough place. . Sears let two good ones go an then. ung “ abl that aot a couple eet_from the tiRid thass" Minoy sald,es that” ‘Well, it spoiled a swell chance, with Bases full. Sears came in and when ai LA the ni bo —" # good, Kid,” he snarled at him. “Aw, I'm a hurler, what do they it?” he yelped. 3 hey know what to expect now,” was the answer Sears got. Two more frames to go. Sears pitched pretty good the next time and allowed but two hits and no runs. But with the stick he was a mess in the last irame and the Tigers took the game. My first major league game found me occupying the bench through- Not 80 good! ‘The next day, in the sixth frame, Buckbee came over and said, “Try it, Rushe.” As I got up to go into the box I heard Sears say, “Now, we'll see fe, mooty guy who invented pitch- I don't know what answer was made to him. I determined to for- get it and to forget everything else except the game. Perhaps my luck was the title of “Pitching Fool.” pendent and sore, but ‘now that 1 spondent sore, but now thai got the chance it all seemed to pass, I was so pleased that I for- got to be nervous. I concentrated on the old trick of pitching to a irget. And the same old first fay- orite, the very quick and deep drop that I continued to improve, was ee ‘one I sent down first. line times out of ten a sizes it up as @ fairly fast ball. This lad did, to delight, and the ball passed under swing- ing stick @ sufficiently wide space. By this time I had received signals and I gave Noyes the sign that it would fast and straight. When the ball came back to me I let it loose without half winding up, and T put all I had into it with a snap that made the old shoulder twitch, ‘This time the batter reached down. for it a little, and because I had sent ae 80 quickly he wasn't half ready. Eka ‘was two, jumber three was m z ting ike batsman straight “It went down sometl knuckle ball, but it it it spitball and darted ‘up. #0. sweetly that the man sebbed 8 hole in the and For the first time in my life I Tengue plver: Sod etatded tet > 80 sweet tome. It wasn't auch bet I the showed tha’ of them at liked to shiny a an Ti man ‘The second man reached my out | rahi but es didn’t get beyond the lield and he was out befo: fairly started for the first mee +4 One more to down, If I could prevent any runs I'd | be happy. An Pro dowe withers angie ia An in curve succeeded. id refused to reach for it ‘ind bed jump back when it cut in across the corner of the plate. He made @ slight protest. when the umpire told him it was a strike and, like a good veteran, grinned and faced me again, I wound up slowly, paused to rub Way. belies probably have connected 1f he hadn’t been slight! fooled and failed to get his a in in time. Shouts from the f If I coulda drop tas lad it ‘would ves clean shut-out. I let the old “jug-handle” dro} ide down this iy and my tend with the willow completed a circle Boni Ee tet eotess ‘have walked around ack But it was a nice shut-out and 1 was mighty proud, é 5 Be i al gage pele Ege i. eee E i i Bi Ez g = g Fy Fiellt ie ze f, HE EE j : 5 3 i S56 a bbe HE af ie H Hy af Ey i ve ue 10 { ! our men, Then Yates was he smacked good’ and pion. After quitting college and playi Ridge gorge? + = Rushe, ee his chance to try out ith the Chicago Loopers in the big I je, but bn eA tha Co gine P dion he is Tie ‘on the bench while ival gets @ chance at pitc! . Sears fanned aman | girst inning—both one, two, three, and stopped itrignt | vs | | | ask : THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 198f Ne eT ¢ THE BISMARCK TRIBU road followed and several locomotives were purchased R r" | :-: PITCHING FOOL: —— ing in bush and other yet he can play hing. It looks like Bert's OT a pleasant situation—on the bench watching a rival N rookie hurler pitching good ball. _ hurler would be signed up. seemed to me, had been called ca because Manager Buckbee i the better pitcher. : Oe Beats fanned the third man neatly and it made me writhe. I was sufficiently human to be jealous. ta But the next man got a two-bagger which gave t Tigers one on third and one on second, two men down. + ideas Svat Sears, it ‘all of my ides Rs! the , I didn’t make any phenome: pa Sireeemen-ine row-fanned-out stunt, but I was quite satisfied, and I smacked the second pill tossed to me. ckbee let me pitch the seventh and elgnth, The gamé was then a tie, He put McPherson back in the box, and no one could blame him for that. McPherson was rested, 1¢ ‘was a critical inning, and who would ‘I remember” every | trust a rookie who had pitched three frames? It was all O. K. with me. had to be, anyway. We took that game by two runs and J got a two-bagger, but was left_there when the game ende McPherson had shut them out, Sears had never been off the bench in this second game, just as I had been glued there throughout the first. He looked worried, and despite my dislike for the poor boob I began to feel sorry for him, “Too bad you couan't ’a’ socked & coupla homers and made your brother jeaious,” Sears said at the end of the game, ts! wear I have luck enough?” 3 “Till say so,” he agreed. A little later when Manager Buck bee was passing mc he stopped @ moment and grinned. “Were you rattled?” he asked. “A little nervous at first,” I ad- mitted. “You surprised quite a number, Including myself. was it you never sprung that southpaw stunt in training?” “No emergency.” “Were you naturally left handed, once?” “No, 1 learned it by accident, hen I was an ambitious kid and tossed at a stick target, my arm would get so tired I would practice with my left. I'm gooa for a few fast ones that way, but can’t stand up under it.” “It’s a eee stunt, and don’t use of it too n. That's all he said. But it meant a lot to me. “Don't use it too often.” Didn't, that mean that he expected me to on playing? “You sure er fast bali, Bert,” Kirby Yates said, “and your stick work made Sears look like a sap.” I was going to answer, but saw Buckbee talking with Sears. ae letting 80,” Kirby whis- re Pett looked lke it, from Poor Sears’ —- a le disappeared soon after this. And Pollock, the fourth rookie, also disappeared, Lon Hale was at the same table eas at dinner that night in the “Two down,” he said, “Sears and Pollock.” “I heard they were let out,” Noyes remarked. “He didn’t want to turn all four of, aoe at oe Liv said. “Fat chance of turni kids loose,” Lon declared.” ee — you're fixed,” Noyes assured T hoped so, I thought of - cess and of the fast ball iby Played. I remembered that I got pany of fan epplaiise, during the But Taso. ena ut al remembered | wi Kiy had sald ® few days etare. Mos Rett te Sees ant as Hi grinned and chat~ ted, and all the time we = ing up a lot of thinking." ee re we to be major league players this season? Will the crazy st; pelle work for him pgp The decision on t! i to be handed down in tazers, ff fastallment of this exciting basex Bie bares Don't ‘miss ith "hing Fool ———— | Te obtain today's pattern, write to Ruth ——_— | Quotations | ——_—_—_—_—_________, The Siamese adapt—we do not adopt. —King Prajadhipok. * oe & The great majority of those doing useful work are morons, —Dr. Hastings H. Hart. * ee I have no intention at present of becoming a (tennis) professional, ay ee ils Moody, * Unemployed money represents greater problem than Maetsplovea men, Adolph Ochs. * % An aspect of our revolution wi 4s unique is that we have made without money. We have no mort- gages. —President Zamora of Spain. ———_—_1—____ FLAPPER, FANNY SAYs; a a © a ry