The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 30, 1932, Page 4

i SI THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1932 The Bismarck Tribune 4n Independent Newspaper THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) EC Published by The Bismarck Tribune Company, Bismarck, N. D., and en- tered at the postoffice at Bismarck as second class mail matter. GEORGE D. 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(Official City, State and County Newspaper) Foreign Representatives SMALL, SPENCER, BREWER (Incorporated) CHICAGO NEW YORK BOSTON The Legion Jeers Few incidents deserve more atten- tion from those who would analyze the national political situation than the reception accorded F. Trubee Da- vison, assistant secretary of war, when he spoke to the New York con- vention of the American Legion Sat- urday. Davison is not only a distinguished war veteran, he is @ high officer in the government and a potential Re- publican candidate for the governor- Ship of New York. It was to be as- sumed that he would be accorded a respectful hearing. He got it until he attempted to tell | his fellow veterans that the trouble in Washington between the “Bonus Expeditionary Force” and the Police ; was caused by Communists. He at- tempted to recite the “inside story” of that episode, as conceived by gov- ernment authorities, and was roundly | hissed and jeered. Whether what he said was true or} false is beside the point. The indi- | cative thing is that his hearers re- | garded it as “applesauce” and were frank to express their opinion in the {holders and the general public but, | most obvious method open to them. One gets the impression that the) New York Legionnaires felt they were | being subjected to the time-honored | trick of having a red herring drawn |7H only exceptions to this rule are across the trail. At any rate they certainly were} critical. | The political significance comes | from the fact that the Davison story, as presented to the New York veter- ans, is the official story as related by his superior, Secretary Hurley, one of the high priests of the adminis- tration. If it gets the same reception | everywhere as it did in New York,; the handling of the “Bonus Expedi- j tionary Force” by the administration may turn out to have been a serious | Political blunder. Offsetting the New York incident, however, was the appearance on the streets of Bismarck of an automo- | bile, driven by a member of the late | “B. E. F.” and containing many! signs, practically all of them derid-! ing President Hoover and the admin- | istration. In a cage at the side of the machine was a monkey and on the cage was the sign, “My first name | is Herbert. Guess my last name but don’t insult me.” | Other signs and poems painted on| or affixed to the machine lampooned the president quite as bitterly. The car contained three men and @ woman, who were fed and cared for by local veterans’ organizations. Tt is significant, however, that no Jocal organization sponsored a public Meeting which the leader of the quar- tet, one Wilmer Goodwin who said he hails from Los Angeles, proposed t hold. The purpose of the expedition, as related by Goodwin, was to tell the People the facts about the “evacua- | tion of Washington” which he said the newspapers have suppressed, and to rouse the spirit of the country in preparation for another march on the nation’s capital which he said was Scheduled for six weeks hence. The doubtful must assume that another object, and one fully as im- Portant, was to cadge a living from the stay-at-home veterans who find it difficult to turn down a “buddy.” The present feeling among the lat- ter, who constitute the vast bulk of the voting veterans, seems to be that the B. E. F. was not properly treated th Washington but that another such expedition would be unjustified. The men who were “evacuated” sense a certain public reaction in their favor. Even those persons, vet- erans and non-veterans, who opposed payment of the bonus, feel that they _ Were mistreated. If, however, they return to Wash- now, this sentiment is likely te vanish. Certainly it is doing the ‘cause of the B, E. F. no good to have such as the quartet which Bismarck, going about the _ fm print or by voice. Low epithets ‘and monkey cages won't win a cam- there of the trouble at Washing- ‘Mf the B. E. F. returns, © marked 2 jit so, the figures should favor insured ; ; death from cancer. What This change in the popular attitude may occur, The best thing those boys can do is to go home and, if they don’t like the way the administration treated them, cast their votes in the manner which they feel will be most effective to serve their ends, The Cancer Death Rate The recent death of Mrs. Edith Rockefeller McCormick from cancer, dread malady which numbers its vic- tims in increasing numbers each year, emphasizes that the rich as well as the poor are subject to its rav- {ages. Once known as the richest woman in the world and possessed of a con- siderable fortune at her death, Mrs. McCormick was able to command the best medical and surgical talent. But this fact availed her nothing. For many days toward the last she was kept alive only by the force of an iron will. Peculiarly enough, the death rate from most diseases has shown a marked drop since the beginning of the current economic cycle. Pneu- monia deaths have taken an unprece- dented decline. Tuberculosis and diphtheria are claiming fewer vic- tims now than formerly and statistics show that the general health of peo- ple in the United States and Canada reached record high levels during the first half of 1932. Several of the principal diseases seem likely to reach the end of the year with the lowest mortality rate recorded since statis- tics have been kept. But running counter to the general trend are cancer, heart disease, cer- ebral hemorrhage, chronic nephritis and diabetes, all of which show in- creases, Just why this should be so BABE RUTH WOULD COME IN HANDY} FOR A UTTLE FALL HOUSE CLEANI “GHOSTING”! “AND WHY NOT SHELLEY TO HELP OUT IN, * (POPPING THE QUESTION ? A THE GHOST’OF A Country Needs Is Bigger and Better ‘Ghosts’! the physicians are uncertain. If they {knew they might be a good deal closer to finding cures than seems the case at present. Of the increases, the rise in the cancer death rate is the most alarm- ing. Statisticians for a great life in- surance company, who keep on track of health trends by examination of death claims filed, estimate that the diagnosi addressed envelope is enclosed. Let ink. No reply can be made to que: Address Dr. William Brady, PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE By William Brady, M. D. Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not to discase . or treatment, will be answered by Dr. Brady if a stamped, self- ters should be brief and written in ries not conforming to instructions. in care of this newspaper. SOME THINGS WE NEED NOT GET HOT ABOUT The good old summer time would be a great deal better, in fond recol- lection, if it were not for mad dogs, sunstroke, snakebite, poison ‘cramps, typhoid fever, stone bruises, lockjaw, flies, summer complaint, hay fever, chiggers, drowning and the re- opening of school, shortly after Labor day. Then nowadays there is polio- myelitis, by which there are many more parents scared than children hurt. Mix and sift, add a good ' sprinkling of mosquitoes, wa: fleas, mites, cootics and other gu that drop in casually, and you have a typ- ical old-fashioned summer complete with drought and chickenpox here and there making a noise like small- increase in the cancer death rate for 1932 and 1932 will be about three- fourths as great as the increase for the entire 12-year period from 1919 to 1930. Cancer deaths to date in 1932 ex- ceed those of 1931 by 9.5 per cent. This increase is more than six times as great as the average increase for > years from 1919 to 1930. The statisticians point out that there may be a difference between mortality causes among their policy Persons since most of them were ex- | amined at the time they took out the | insurance and found to be healthy. those persons who, for one reason or ! another, were insured without physi- cal examination. Disconcerting as the data seem to be, the figure experts offer a ray of hope to those who are fearful of They say: “The weight of the evidence is that the cancer death toll is now increasing at a very rapid rate. “We can only conclude that some forces have been at work since the beginning of 1931 to cause a marked acceleration in the number of deaths reported from cancer. It is by no means assured, as yet, that the actual increase in 1931 and 1932 has been as sharp as our figures indi- cate. There is always the possi- bility that part of the rise re- sulted from more accurate diag- noses. An eminent authority on cancer believes this to be true. Many more cases are undoubtedly being discovered through labora- tory findings, operative proce- dures and autopsies, which are being made more often now than ever before. But there is, of course, the possibility that over and above these factors, we are confronted with some influence that is increasing the true inci- dence of cancer. Time will be quired to answer this question.” x. To you all this no doubt seems pretty serious. Not so to me. I think it is mostly humorous, Oh, no, not} poison ivy—that’s no joke, I'll tell the world. Serious? Sarcastic? Sar- donic? I was never more so in my life than when I had ivy poisoning. What maddened me at the time was the itching, but what still maddens me is the keen recollection that the modern one-two-shot cure (hypoder- mic injection of ivy toxin) was in- troduced when I was about over my bout. Honestly, I still believe, a ma- licious fate withheld the announce- | ment of the new cure until I had endured the very last month of tor- ture and my nerves, if I may indulge in that conceit, were all frazzled to tatters. (At that, sometimes I wish I could mention my nerves by way ef apology for a nasty disposition.) After all there is satisfaction in the knowledge that most of our sum- mer troubles can't happen. Cramps, for instance, never happen at all, save in the fertile imagination of the descriptive artist who was not there to see what happened. If you attempt to swim in extremely cold water, or a too prolonged effort even in warmer water, fatigue will soon rob you of your muscular power and | less and seem to succumb to “cramps.” | less and seem to sucumb to “cramps.” } Prevent such a tragedy by using com- | mon sense about the duration of your | stay in cold water or the length of | the swim you attempt. | It is common sense to avoid vigorous | exercise of any kind immediately | after a hearty meal, but it is not good; sense to postpone a swim or other| pleasure just because you have just had your breakfast or lunch. On the! other hand, it is a good plan to take @ little candy or other food immedi- ately before you entcr the water at jany time, as it helps to sustain your | strength and endurance and prevents | quick exhaustion. An old legend which spoils a lot of fun for the kids is that one should not go in swimming when all heated up from a long walk, run or game of some kind. This is not so. On the contrary, it is better to be well warmed up when you enter the water for a swim. Republican campaign orators are beginning to speak of the depression as a thing of the past. Everyone, re- gardless of how he intends to vote, will hope they are right. Editorial Comment Editorials printed below show the trend of thought by other editors. They are published without reg: to whether they agree or dis with The Tribune's polici Relief Efficiency (New York World-Telegram) Relief agencies have another task this fall, one at least secondary to their primary function of raising ivy, |: ° Of course you should} and making lurid statements, |™0re competent management. funds to meet the winter's needs. This is the job of determining that funds raised are competently and ef- ficiently spent, thus spreading relief among the largest number. This duty is seen by J. Herbert Case, president of the National Asso- ciation of Community Chests and Councils, who, with Newton D. Baker, is planning the campaign to furnish Stimulation and leadership for the country-wide welfare and relief mo- bilization. Writing in the Survey, Mr. Case urges adjustment of welfare budgets, reduction of administration expenses and, most important, discontinuance or rearrangement of overlapping and duplicating organizations, with con- solidation wherever practicable. Force of circumstances has un- doubtedly caused welfare and relief agencies, both public and private, to readjust themselves to carry the new and heavy burden of mounting mul- titudes of unemployed during these last three years. But evidently there is still room for POSTOFFICE GROWTH In 1780 there were only 75 post- Offices in the United States. In 1929 were more than 49,400, The fice revenue in 1789 was about . In 1929 it exceeded $700,000,- not go in when you are all tired out. But so far as being overheated is con- cerned, don't let that spoil your fun. Along with this old legend goes an- other which carries the threat that you will get “rheumatism” if you swim in cold water. No matter how cold the water may be, if you enjoy a swim don’t let this old fogy notion spoil your fun. QUEEZIONS AND ANSWERS Alligator Hide I have what doctors call fishskin. I have to rub glycerin on my skin every day to keep it looking half-way de- cont. If I omit it, my skin looks rough, scaly and dirty . . .—(Miss B. M.) Answer—Send a stamped envelope bearing your address and ask for in- structions for relief of ichthyosis. Oil is preferable to glycerin for the skin, The Nurse As @ reader of your column I ac- quired confidence in the diathermy method of removing tonsils. My father has recently has his removed that way, and we are all so happy with the fine effects .. . But a nurse says that in some cases where the patient has his tonsils taken out that way there is a bad effect years later mand Theumatic condition .. — . FF.) Answer—Nurse employed by one of worry over the sad outlook painted by Mrs. Saireygamp. Calcium Lactate Wonderful effect calcium lactate had on my wife. Years ago she start- ed getting seasonal hay fever in May . inoculations gave no relief—trip to England brought relief only while she was at sea... she began taking calcium lactate as you suggested in 1931 and had a fairly comfortable summer, but this season she has been wonderfully free and can even go about in the country where before she was certain to suffer severely... —(F. K, K.) Answer—Well, in any case, it is harmless. Ten grains of calcium lac- tate may be taken after food thrice daily for six or eight weeks. Send stamped envelope bearing your ad- dress if you wish detailed instruc- tions. (Copyright, John F. Dille Co.) MARRIAGE CONQUERS ROMANCE New York, Aug. 30.—Even though this information may cause some crooner to get laryngitis—still, in the interest of research, New York radio fan mail swings to a matrimonial chatterer and not a soft-voiced mega- | phone wiclder. A modest fellow, who bears the anonymous title of “The Voice of Ex- perience,” runs up the record of nearly three million letters. Perhaps many of the romantic maidens, under the spell of a crooner’s tunes, have rushed into marriage, and now ask questions. At any rate, the chap who refers to himself as “the love scientist” and who broadcasts on matrimonial bliss, the emotions and all that sort of fol- de-rol, now rises as challenger to all | comers. ek ® ROUGH ON GIGOLOS Nina Wilcox Putnam, in the cur- rent issue of Cosmopolitan, discourses at length on the gigolo and asserts “that in America the gigolo gets by on looks alone.” Having no information on where Miss Putnam has been since the widely advertised depression, I might add that the gigolo industry has fall- en off so greatly in Manhattan that he's likely to starve on a diet of good looks. The two hotel lobbies where most of the silly, elderly granddames made their rendezvous with gigolos are safely back in the possession of buy- ers, traveling salesmen and tourists. A gigolo, like a large yacht, always was a luxury. White-haired old girl- j ies, wishing to go-gay and dance and { tipple, no longer can afford the slick- haired, lounge lizard brigade. To begin with, the giddy dowagers wanted to go places and see things. There are so few places left to go. Outside the rooftops of the hotels and the frosted basements, night life has been well refrigerated this sum- mer. Nor are there many theaters to attend. Even if there were, the coupon incomes of the gigolo-retain- ers have fallen off alarmingly. Just where the dapper dance com- panions have disappeared is a mat- ter for the investigators. Some say j they have chiseled their way back to the Latin countries or the French Riviera for the summer. Mayhap, they will return with the first snow- fall. If so, don’t be surprised if you no- tice a few of them in the bread line. ** * |HE DOESN’T KNOW Dogs may be smart—but there is no way of communicating to them news of a relative's death. 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Buddy is owned by Jack Denny, the orchestra leader, and has been content during recent years to reserve his tricks for guests and members of the family. * % # CHINATOWN FADES Chinatown, its tong enmities tem- porarily adjusted by nationalistic re- action to the Sino-Japanese troubles, gets little patronage these days from the bus-riding tourist crowd. On a recent evening, no Chinatown bus could be located in the Longacre Square belt. Coney Island, the Wash- ington Bridge and such spots get the greatest attention. Nor can the most melodramatic barker drum up much interest in al- lJeged “dark and devious” back al- leys these days. Most of the passen- gers know better. * oe * They tell me that a national vogue for chow mein and such dishes has taken a few of the old chills from the transient spine. Having met Lum and Lee at first hand in Peoria, it’s hard to sell him as a hatchet man in New York. Still, I'd advise a visit to the Chi- nese theater in the Bowery. While dramas, centuries old, go on end- to watch tong leaders sipping tea in dusty, paint-faded boxes. FLTORAY SWEEPING GAINS CONTINUE On Aug. 30, 1918, allied troops con- front of nearly 60 miles in northern France. lessly night after night, it’s charming tinued their sweeping advance on a The French took Mt. St. Simeon and crossed the Canal du Nord at ° several places. British forces continued their wide gains except at Bellecourt where the Germans made a determined stand WThe SYNOPSIS Young and handsome Ted Rad- cliffe arrives at Verdi, a Mexican border town, as the search for “El Coyote,” the notorious masked ban- dit, is at its height. “El Coyote” avenges the outrages perpetrated by the wealthy and powerful Paco Mo- tales against the peons. Ted learns from Bob Harkness, his late father’s friend, that Morales was responsible for Radcliffe Senior’s failure, but Bob urges him not to make an en- emy of Morales as he has other plans. Ted is attracted to Morales’ beautiful niece, Adela. “E] Coyote” sends his lieutenant to urge the ranchers to join him in overthrow- ing Morales. Jito, Morales’ ward, warns him he will lose power unless “El Coyote” is killed. At Morales’ fiesta, Ted bluntly asks his host if he benefitted by his father’s ruin. Morales replies that Ted’s father was his friend. Jito and an Indian finish a horse race together, but Mo- rales awards the decision to his ward. CHAPTER XVII Jito had reined in his horse before the judges’ stand, his black eyes burning with the exultation of the race. His lips were still parted with the snarl of contest, and his great chest rose and fell. Jito, it was evi- dent, was very happy. It was as if “Look, 1 am Jito. I con- quer in all things.” And knotted in his wet scarf was the rose of Adela. Silently Radcliffe watched him. The young Mexican seemed a very gallant figure there in the evening sunlight, his thick hair tossed, shirt open, sitting his horse as if a very part of the animal. And, catching Ted’s glance, Don Bob whispered: “An untamed centaur of the desert. But see his eyes as he looks up at he sai Adela.” They were the eyes of a loyal dog, a lover's eyes, too, but in their glance was something of the wildness of an untamed and untamable thing. Leaning over the railing, Adela extended her hand, and Jito raised it to his lips. “A los pies de tu.” He murmured the old courtly Spanish phrase, and his voice was the voice of one speaking to some holy being. A little throb of pain caught Rad- cliffe as he watched. Children of the desert, those two, sharing a world where he yet walked an alien. Then he smiled and, reaching down, gtasped Jito’s hand. ‘“Well done,” he said. “You are a true brother of the North Wind.” Jito’s delighted smile grew broad- er. “A thousand thanks to the big Americano, He felt the strength of Radcliffe’s grasp and nodded in approval as he sat his horse carelessly, while about him clustered his vaqueros. Slowly Jito’s own huge fingers tightened and Radcliffe tried to straighten, but the Mexican’s hand held his own now with a steel clasp. Again Jito’s eyes were gleaming. “Men say,” he smiled lazily up, “that the big Americano is a great wrestler, that he has a hug like the mountain grizzly. It would be good sometime to see which of us should first taste the desert’s dust in such a contest.” Ted felt the girl’s eyes upon him, He forced his lip: smile, “When- ever you like, Jito mio,” he replied easily. “Bueno. Let it be now, then, Let us see if there is one on the border stronger than Jito.” Morales interposed with a frown. “Silence. This gentleman is our guest.” He turned to Ted, “Jito has the manners of a goat. Success to him is like strong drink. You will forgive him?” Again Jito smiled. “But surely so strong a man must be glad to test his strength.” Ted was neither looking at Mor- ales nor listening to the other's words, That iron grip from below pulling him still lower over the Some answering spark kindled _of th and halted the British effort to turn the flank of the retreating forces in that vicinity. Combtes and Clesy fell during the day, however, and in some sections British infantry, advanced so rapidly that their artillery was left far behind. American and French troops took Chavigny and Cuffies north of Sois- sons and Americans stormed Juvigny. ey The government has been more in- terested in stocks and bonds and the ticker tape than it has been in hu- man beings—James Joseph Tunney, ex-pugilist, now Democratic campaign worker, xe % In these days it is necessary to con- serve every minute of time and ounce of energy for something more impor- tant than talking—Owen D. Young, utility executive. * * The toughest part of my flight came that night in the thick fog, when I saw nothing until daybreak. Shortly after daybreak, I saw land, and I hardly need to say I was ter- ribly glad to see it—Captain J. A. Mollison, transatlantic flier. ee % I pledge myself that England will not get her money (for land annui- ties) until she proves her right to it. —Eamon de Valera, president, Irish Free State. se * The Ottawa conference has shown that the nations of the commonwealth (of British empire) are a solid en- tity. We have proved the solidarity in trade as well as sentiment—Pre- mier R. B. Bennet of Canada. ———$<$<$<$$€ _____. | Barbs | + Men usually do things in a bigger way than women, a psychologist tells us. That's right. Who ever heard of @ gold-digger hitting the R. F. C. for @ few millions? ee ‘The depression has had many com- pensations, a writer says. Well, for our part, we are perfectly willing to make a few sacrifices to bring pros- perity back. (Copyright, 1932, NEA Service, Inc.) Beeston irbviniacr bear corn STICKERS 1 lonta GCADYSTARKE RL Love letters speed up the males. GAY BANDIT e BORDER by TOM — ry a ee COPYRIGHT 1931, BY INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE CO, INC. —~ DISTRIBUTED BY KINS FEATURES ‘SYNDICATE, INt.4 Radcliffe, darting in, caught within him. It was as if two naked souls had recognized beyond all un- certainty the presence of an enemy. Suddenly hot blood surged to his head as he stood there looking down at the Mexican’s challenging eyes. Placing his free hand on the rail, he vaulted quickly over and stood be- side Jito’s horse. Then without ef- fort, he reached up, wound his arm about the Mexican’s waist and pulled him slowly from the saddle. They stood face to face now, in the center of that crowded, hushed circle, directly beneath the little group in the stand. Alert, poised, holding each other's eyes, still smil- ing warily. As the Mexican stepped back, Ted threw his coat aside. “Ready?” he asked, Jito raised his black eyes. “Si, al- ways ready.” They swung together with a thud of straining flesh, bent heads pressed down against each other's shoulder, sinewy arms moving slowly up and down, seeking some point of weak- ness. Like great statues they bulked against the sunset, tense, waiting, almost motionless. Without warning Jito lunged, throwing the weight of his body against Radcliffe, and circling his waist with both arms, lifted his ad- versary bodily into the air. Ted's own arms locked about the Mexi- can’s neck, and his muscles grew into steel bands as he forced all his strength into that punishing, killing neck-hold. The cords on Jito’s throat stood out, his breath whistled. Mercilessly the hold tightened as Ted slipped his right hand forward, locking his arms together. Like a cat Jito jerked backward, turning as he fell, striving to end that killing hold, hoping to drive Ted’s body into the earth beneath him. As they swayed backward Rad- cliffe, releasing the Mexican, leaped aside, then, darting in. caught Jito, already off balance, and with a quick thrust and a jerk, threw him sprawl- ing on his back A clean fall. From Morales’s herdsmen came « hiss of dismayed surprise as they saw their chieftain in the dust. Ted stepped forwara anu, grasp- ing Jito's hand, raised him to his feet. * For a moment the young Mexican looked uncertainly at his antagonist. Then he laughed and felt tenderly, { Jito, already it and jerk, threw him sprawling. 4 GILL off alan, and with a quick his twisted neck. “By the cross, you are a strong man, sefior. No one else in all Mexico could do that. And yet even that—it was a trick, it was not strength.” His dark eyes again appraised him. “Yes, sometime it would be interesting to lock us both in the same room and see which of us would unlock the door, That would be worth while, eh, amigo mio?” Radcliffe turned away. “It might have possibilities, Jito. Sometime when we're not too busy. But not tonight.” Like truant schoolboys, both men watched Adela and Don Bob ap- proach. Something sparkled in the girl’s eyes that might have been anger or amusement. Don Bob was trying not to smile. “I am sure my uncle’s peons thank you for a pleasant afternoon,” came the quiet voice of Adela. “Are there any other little games you and Jito would like to play before we go?” Jito looked once into the girl's eyes, then turned like a beaten dog. Bob's smile broadened. Ted gazed down at his rumpled, desert-stained clothes, and suddenly it came over him that he had played the part of a fool before this calm-eyed girl. His face flushed and he looked for his fellow culprit, but Jito had disap- peared. Ruefully Ted picked up his coat. “I’m sorry. I’m whatever kind of imbecile you want to call me, but please don’t slay me outright.” In silence they walked toward the roadster and once, looking quickly up, Ted surprised the faintest smile on the girl's face. “Thank God for that,” he said. “I’ve been afraid you were thinking of cutting me to five dances tonight.” She shook her head, “I shouldn't dare, Instead I'll probably have to dance all evening with you rather than trust you for a minute out of my sight. You might be overcome with desire to pitch quoits with the stable boy or——” “Or challenge the tenor drummer to six fast-rounds,” suggested Ted. Then he added: “Really, I’m sorry. It all came so suddenty. He was so confident and so sure And the next minute we were at it. and now I'm all sackeloth and ashes,” — ATe Be VontinueD