The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 17, 1934, Page 4

THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1984 The Bismarck Tribune An Iné:pendent Newspaper THE STATES OLDEST NEWSPAPER by (Established 1873) ae Company” Biamarek, ND. and une Company, . entered at the postottice at Blamarck @s second class mail matter. GEORGE D. MANN President and Publisher Subscription Rates Payable in Advance Daily by carrier, per year.......97.20 Daily by mail, per year (in Bis- by mail, per year (in state tA of Bismarck) . ~. $.00 ma ee! ‘Weekly by mail outside 5 1.00 of North ‘ Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation Member of The Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this newspaper and also the local news of spontaneous origin published herein. All rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. Dropping Death Rate Since Bismarck now is having a mild epidemic of measles and many Persons regard this disease as one of those necessary evils which are not serious in their nature, it may be just as well to note that 2,813 persons died of it in 1933, an increase over the 1,941 deaths in 1932 but less than the 3,576 recorded in 1931. The figures are from the provi-/ sional summary of mortality statis- tics just issued by the United States public health service and containing data from every state in the Union. These data, by the way, show that we are getting healthier as a nation. Of 18 groupings as to the causes of death, 11 show decreases and five are practically unchanged from the pre- vious year. Only one cause shows & significant increase. This classifica- tion is “diseases the circulatory system” which claimed 314,000 victims in 1933, 295,509 in 1932 and 281,255 in 1931. The way in which the fight against infectious diseases has been progress- ing is indicated by the fact that this classification claimed only 185,813 victims during 1933. Among the lead- ing causes were influenza with 33,193, all forms of tuberculosis with 74,086, and syphilis with 11,039. ‘That latter figure is a tribute to the sham modesty of America, for treated in time this disease is cur- able. It is one of the few maladies for which a specific cure exists, but individuals afflicted with it are slow to seek medical attention because of % sense of shame. In a recent com- mentary on health conditions in North Dakota, Dr. Maysil Williams, state health director, said that an increase in the number of syphilis cases is one of the alarming phases|in of our own health situation. Cancer took 134,555 lives in the pe- riod, continuing the slow but steady increase apparent in recent years, and nearly half of these were cancers of |/ween the digestive tract and peritoneum. Rheumatic and nutritional diseases accounted for only 41,614 but under this classification came the relatively rare diseases of scurvy, pellagra, beri beri and rickets. There were only a few of these, however, a tribute to the manner in which American die- tary standards have been maintained. Disease of the blood and blood- making organs took 10,186 lives; chronic poisonings and intoxications took 3,561, of which 3,297 were due to alcoholism, either acute or chronic. Diseases of the nervous system and + Of the organé of special sense claimed 130,957, of which cerebral hemorrhage accounted for 94,572, Of the 314,000 deaths due to dis- eases of the circulatory system, 130,- 484 were due to various forms of my- Ocarditis, more than double any other cause within this group. Diseases of the respiratory system other than tu- berculosis accounted for 100,546, of which 45,738 were due to lobar pneu- monia and 36,827 to broncho-pneu- monia, Other classifications and the total ‘number of deaths were: digestive sys- tem 92,570; genitourinary system 121,- 571; pregnancy, childbirth and the Duerperat state 12,884; skin diseases 2,133; bones and organs of locomo- tion 1,596; congenital malformations 12,112; diseases of early infancy 51,- 450; senility 11,318; violent and ac- cidental deaths 123,201, and suicide 19,993. In addition, there were 22,026 deaths in which the causes were ill- defined or unknown, The Railroads’ Awakening Railroads experienced good business during the summer of 1934 as a re- sult of the low rates established for trips to the nation’s leading vacation spots. They were so encouraged, in Tact, that the same rates have been re-established for the 1935 season, thereby offering the individual with- out @ motor car or one who wishes to travel by rail a real inducement to ‘When there was no other means of travel anc the railroads had a virtual monopoly, the extent of their cooper- ation with the traveling public was to offer Sunday excursions to special places for special occasions, ‘With the coming of the automobile the demand for this of accom- modations the sort Gecreased and for years the railroads stewed in their own juice, fuming and fretting at the loss of business but doing nothing to Prevent it. The pressure of circumstances, however, forced them to the conclu- sion that full trains at low fares were more profitable than empty trains at high fares, hence recent experiments. What the private automobile could not do the busses and airlines have accomplished in a hurry. It also has forced the railroads in- to closer cooperation with each other, to the advantage of the public. One can now buy reduced fare vacation tickets good on all lines in the west- ern part of the country and liberal stopover privileges are offered. ‘The result is to make the traveler take closer account of costs. When everything is taken into considerg- ——j tion, one person may travel more cheaply by train than by automobile at any time. With two persons it is jabout @ tle on a normal basis, but with reduced fares three or four pez- sons may travel as cheaply by rail as they could in an auto. If the rail- roads would hammer this home to the traveling public, which they still are making no effort to do, they would get still more business than they did during the last summer. For Promoters Only The senate banking committee cer- tainly indulged in plain speaking when it issued its report on invest- ment and holding companies, —— “Little justification, economic or social, exists for the holding com- pany as presently constituted and conducted,” says the committee's re- Port. “Holding companies, whether employed in the banking, public util- ity, or railroad field, have been ca- tastrophic to the American public.” All too often, the holding company | is nothing more than a device by which a clever promoter can gain control of widespread properties through use of other people's money. It may be very nice for the promoter, but it has very little social usefulness, Majority sentiment in the United States is likely to agree with the sen- ate committee in its demand for strict federal regulation of holding com- Editorial Comment Editorials printed below show the tre thought by other editors. hed hhout rd Death Duties (New York Times) It is exactly forty years, The Lon- don Observer now reminds us, since Great Britain first imposed death duties on all property, whether real Or personal, settled or unsettled— “the greatest financial revolution since Walpole,” as it was once called. ‘This was not the first British “death duty” ever enacted. A probate duty was first imposed in 1604; @ legacy duty in 1780, and a succession duty 1853, but it was not until 1894 that i tax was imposed on the we the original act the gradu a é = gave 000 of e § i g 5 i i i BE iH i 8 g 2 ? | FF iit ggSB8 ie iil Hi He f | if F Be ¥ H I eet # nae i | iil He ir E i E E "E ag Fy & q a v8 E E ee g & Fe CTE ni ag iit unt 8 5 288 i i 3 [ a4 5 i ® i g : i [ ! st I g 4 H i nef E | i H des “ : au ie | a | 5 i [ i ' Hi ui ir ll i i EF i E a 3 I : = # ff E i E f =e i AG a consider | U<ly, By RODNEY DUTCHER Washington Correspondent) Washington, Oct. 17.—Like certain other things, if one is to believe whis- ties, but hardly anything the elec- tricity companies had been anxious to get. There seems to be seme fear on the trust” propagandists and other enemies to support the charge that the White House is inim- or the courts, neither of which have been very help- ful in that regard lately. When the found that the private companies didn’t win their fight to have’ mu- nicipal power plants under it, al- though Roosevelt will invite all pub- owned plants to subscribe to the wage and hour provisions, BEATS DOWN RATES ‘The shouldn't expect to raise rates as long as they're paying large sums on wa- tered stock and holding company charges, é: Meanwhile, the administration goes merrily ahead with an unprecedented Program of busting down electricity Tates—its one successful effort to re- duce an item of living costs. No one announces that private com- panies are being bi into re- ticle in his system. (It seems Wash- interesting place and at- tion around the Port’at 1 p. m. and plowed through until the last proof was read at 11 ACopyright, 1934, NEA Service, Inc. pronoun. 43 Tubular plant sheath. 17 List. 18 Stitched. Ironing Out the Wrinkles PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE : By William Brady, M. D. Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not to disease diagnosis, or treatment, will be self-addressed envelope is enclosed. in ink. No reply can be made to Address answered by Dr. Brady if a ‘stamped, . Letters should be brief and written querves not conforming to instructions. Dr. William Brady, it, care of this newspaper. DIET AND RENAL CALCULI Western reader says he saw an ar- ticle recently giving a diet to dissolve kidney stones. Unfortunately he failed to cut it out, and now he finds that he has urinary calculi. Stone in kid- ney, stone in bladder, renal calcul Gravel, these are all the same thing. Eastern reader says he noticed blood in the urine six months ago and re- Ported to his physician, who didn't pay! much attention until two weeks ago when he sent the patient to hospital for observation. There a cystoscopic examination showed no bladder! trouble, but that the blood was com- ing from left kidney. They made three X-ray pictures and “called it a day— charged me $50—said I would hear from them. I have not heard any- thing.” So far it would seem that the hos-| pital people, having collected the fifty bucks, had lost interest. But, renem- this is a patient's story. Frequent- ly I find the hospital or doctor is not nearly'so bad as painted. Meantime a friend... Here the eastern reader's story reads like a million testimonials. It is almost stereotyped. When the doctors, specialists and all have “given up” this ubiquitous friend never fails to come ci This friend loaned the man a book compiled from the writings of Drs. Mayo, Crane, Copeland, Bernarr Mc- Fadden and “other renowrled physi- clans.” I take it the phrase refers to the late minister, Dr. Frank Crane, the magazine publisher Mr. McFadden, Senator Copeland and the w. k. master'| of publicity, Dr. Mayo. To say that T am irked at the absence of my own jy. That might have sayed the com- Pilation from the oblivion it has ach- Jeved. This authoritative volume ad- vised against operation and instruct- ed the purchaser to discontinue ‘heavy” foods, whatever they may be. iG tie, gun of fruits and green vege! 8, lous drinking with lemon juice. The lemon juice, it Seemed, would dissolve the stone or sediment, and the water would wash it away. How simple, How— : But wait a minute. Perhaps we had better stay until the denouement. “In less than three days the blood dis- appeared and ever since everything has been normal.” Lucky we hesitated. Many a time the well-meaning but honest conduct- or of this column has got into em- barrassing situations by speaking out of ie that way. low, no more fooling. In experi- mental animals kidney or bladder stones or gravel are commonly found when the feed is deprived of Vitamin A. Quite recently a physician has re- Ported some interesting results in the apparent cure of kidney or bladder stone by giving the patient plenty of lone A. That's all we know about now. Cod liver oil is perhaps the richest source of Vitamin A. But, excellent natural sources are butter, cheese, car- rots, liver, escarole, spinach, eggs, greens, oranges, bananas, pineapple, tomato, yellow corn meal, wheat germ. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Blood Is Blood How does a negro’s blood differ from white? (L. K.) Answer—It doesn't. There is no way’ to distinguish white blood from negro blood. Solved -|name from the list is putting it mild- the result of sitting silently by letting peace talking. And further to prove that talk isn’t cheap, President Roosevelt gets into @ casual conversation ‘with Professor Warren and up go Prices on be ee * Three-fourths of the medical stu- Ri to A girl often will stoop to con- Quer a man she can't stand. 37 Folding bed., | VERTICAL 38 Afternoon, 39To drink =| Jovially, st sense. 43 2000 pounds, ie 44 To deposit, , 48 He is chiet d¢° the — of U. 8. army. 49He has re 1 Puppets. 2 Sea. 3 Nettle rash: 4To secure. ceived many painfully. — for brav- 12 Before. ery in action. 16 Barley AN Nail nl 46 Musical note. 473.1416. CoP Bae Mystery Ben Told has been whispering in of water; YOUR ear, I think. regulation insisting on a vent pipe thru the roof when a bath is installed is not to carry off sewer gas or odors, but to preserve the water seal in the trap. ‘Without such a vent there would be a dry connection at every such fixture, and such a situation ‘would be objectionable not only on ac- count of disagreeable odors but also as affording entrance to vermin from the sewers. (A. 8.) Answer—So that’s the line now. I still say it is graft. Plumbers nd plumbing supply interests alone are esponsible for this trick ‘sanitary’ regulation, Gives them a good deal of. Profitable work and moves a lot of superfluous equipment. And the dumb | public doesn’t know any better. i No Market Do any of the medical colleges con tract for bodies to be delivered at death? (A. T. P.) Answer—No. Medical colleges every where has a surplus of material, made available by law. Une atae — of persons dying in institutions. (Copyright 1934, John F. Dille Co.) When you get to be \ny ti to celebrate. days shouldn’t be a tim biehaays as you grow older, the yot stay.—Mrs. bi . Roo: cause of Roosevelt and recovery.— Edward F. Pritchard, Jr., Princeton senior suspended for beer drinking. * e * The only honest way to criticize administration policies is not by & blanket complaint, but by specific Proposals.—Donald Richberg. * OK We Americans are inclined to judge Balkan kings by comic opera stan- dards. King Alexander of Yugo-Sla- via was not that: kind—William R. Castle, Jr., former under-secretary of state. IRL IN THE FAMILY” $ BY BEATRICE. BURTON *# thas |she said. “I've “You want me to, don’t ms? You really do care for me a little, don't you, Susan? You're eure of yoursel ‘ Susan laughed at the sudden anxiety in his voice. “Why, Wallace, you know that I even see any man but you,” never cared the least bit for anyone else.” She might have added thet he ‘tne Sal "sso PE u re i = cy i i i E Filet nH Ba ii , i get <A B _ r i ne i! sag £ E i i T’d like to buy for us. It’s out in the veal Club subdivision. A lot of peopl are moving out there lately.’ Susan oa he had de coon allotment on Satur- afternoons. It consisted of a dozen wide streets that wound through the fields near the links. there were not large, bat Shey were yy were ieturesque and gay-looking, An : id Mediter- E cult After six of seven Sundays, Wallace Steffen had been introduced to Susan at a church supper. , re “Men who are in your own walk to marry|of life,” Aunt Edna had Susan | « The yes af one Seats. The right on spending them all he would ‘was/ the rest of his life in all probability. [ 36 SE Hat never did unt an amazing things, There was noth- ing about him to startle and way- lay. Eve: about his life seemed to Susan to be as well- ordered as the three eveni: a week that he gave to her.... But wasn’t there something comforting, somehow, about that sort of person’ ‘he sort of person whom you could always lay your 2 Whom you could always rely on? “T heard about the house through the bank,” Wallace went on. “A young couple bought it a year or so but they can’t go on paying for it, 20 they’re mae it up. fel. low lost his job, and he snd his site Rotten break for isn’t it?” “It's dreadful for them!” Susan lifted her head from Wallace's shoulder, “I'd hate to live in i wouldn’t you? I’d feel as if we' pemiies by Fra Sistorhins when eEtuat‘e foolish sweethen A 1 ’ s broke in crisply. You can't to think about things like that let top plans eo aed we game ees ya all there is to it. ‘The the ‘on it, and it for a sone, Welt find look at tt Sunfay afteteone The sanitary# \ 4 x