The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 7, 1936, Page 4

‘ a The Bismarck Tribune An Independent Newspaper THE STATE’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) U State, City and County Official Newspaper Published by The Bismarck Tribune Company, Bismarck, N. D., and entered at the postoffice at Bismarck as second class mall matter. George D. Mann President and Publisher Archie O, Johnson Kenneth W. Simons Secretary and Treasurer ‘Editor Subscription Rates Payable in Advance Daily by carrier, per year .. Daily by mail per year (in Bisi Daily by mail per year (in state outside Daily by mail outside of North Dakota Weekly by mail in state, per year ... ‘Weekly by mail outside of North Dakota, per year ‘Weekly by mail in Canada, per year Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation Member of The Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republica- tion of the 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. Not Sensational But Effective News that Héward Lucas, confessed slayer of L. G. Know- len, had been arrested in Missouri and had admitted the crime committed almost under the shadow of the prison walls here, brings to a climax a case which illustrates perfectly the value of cooperation by police officers in different states and localities. Lucas apparently had been gone from this community almost a month when his victim’s frozen body was discovered. No one had the slightest idea of where he might be. The earth seemed to have swallowed him up. If a poorly written letter hadn’t revealed that he had rela- tives in Moberly, Mo., the police wouldn’t have known where to look. J But the letter gave them a clue and they ascertained as much about him as they could. It was a fair conclusion that he might, some day, return to his own kin. Now it was obviously inadvisable for the state of North Dakota to keep a man in that little Missouri town indefinitely Besides, he probably wouldn’t know Lucas if he saw him on the street. There was no picture and only a poor description. Our officers had little more than a name to go on, But J. B. McAdams, police chief at Moberly, was willing fo cooperate, agreed to keep watch for the youth. In due time Lucas was arrested and the North Dakota officials were noti- fied. It was as easy as that. Our officials did their work well and are to be congratulated on the outcome of the manhunt, but the key man was Police Chief McAdams. 5 Next time it may be our own local officials who, in a spirit of cooperation, may by their watchfulness pick up a criminal who is wanted elsewhere, One doesn’t get the idea from reading detective stories, but the fact is that good police work nowadays is the result of con- stant application and unceasing patience rather than of brilliant exploit. Practical Progressivism Twenty-one states already have received grants under the social security act and others—including North Dakota—are puttting themselves in line to receive them as quickly as pos- sible. Complications in the state law and a desire on the part of attorneys for the federal government to have every detail arranged in advance are delaying participation of North Dakota in these benefits to dependent children, the blind and the aged. Not all of the 21 states have received federal aid for all these purposes. As of a recent date 18 were in line for old age pension assistance, 12 were getting aid for dependent children and 12 were receiving help for the blind. To date there has been little protest against these phases of the new social security. Job insurance and the development bf & huge old age pension fund for the future have met with strong resistance, but these purely eleemosynary phases of the enterprise seem to have general approval. It is both a sign of @eveloping public consciousness on such matters (which is a good thing) and of the break-down of family responsibility, which is a bad thing. It is noteworthy, too, that the so-called conservative states of the east have been the quickest to get in line. Normally we think of New England as the core of conservative sentiment, yet very New England state except Massachusetts is getting old @ge pension money while only six states in the progressive area ‘west of the Mississippi river are in line. Maybe conservativism teaches the value of doing the prac- fical thing, of getting in on the ground floor, The idea is worth pondering here in the west where pro- gressivism is a fetish receiving extensive lip service but uncer- tain application. A Silver Lining One of the silver linings to the current situation which still finds many persons unemployed is the program of adult educa- tion which has come into being during the last two years. North Dakota has less illiteracy than most other states but Behind the Scenes Washington New Dealers Now Wish That Judge John Parker Never Had Been Banned From High Court ... Rea- son Is Liberal Decision in Buzzard Roost Utility Case. By RODNEY DUTCHER (Tribune Washington Correspondent) Washington, March 7. — Buzzard Roost is an unusual name for a power project and even more extraordinary are a couple of other side phases to the recent circuit court of appeals decision in the Buzzard Roost case, which held that power plant financ- ing by PWA loan grants was perfectly constitutional. One refers first to one’s surprise at finding New Deal lawyers wishing that Circuit Court Judge John J. Par- ker had been confirmed to the su- preme court when Hoover nominated him, instead of being booted down the capitol steps by a senate which considered him altogether too “re- actionary.” For this very same Judge Parker has just written a sweeping liberal decision upholding the New Deal in one of its most important victories to date. Senators once attacked him for the reason, along with others, that he had been counsel for the Duke Power company, which brought the suit to keep PWA and Greenwood county, 8. C., from building the Buz- zard Roost power plant. * ee “Socialism” in Courts This case and the TVA decision, furthermore, are privately cited by lawyers in their spare moments as continuing evidence that a surprising but unbroken thread of “Socialism” runs through the decisions of high- est federal courts in such cases. ~ ‘When a municipality or county wants to build a power plant and the existing private company pro- tests, these courts invariably rule in favor of the competition. Every attempt to bar such com- petition by cities has been defeated by the supreme court, it is said. On the other hand, practically every case involving utility rates has ended in victory for the private companies and defeat for the public. ‘The natural result has been that states and municipalities often have tired of spending large sums in vain Utigation for lower rates and have tended increasingly toward public ownership. Some have even claimed that the costs of construction were lower than the costs of litigation. zee Bules for New Deal Judge Parker ruled that the PWA ‘act under which loan grants were made was constitutional, that the action of Secretary Ickes in making the loan grant was a valid exercise of power, and that no legal right of the Duke company was infringed by Greenwood county’s plans. Coples of his opinion, concurred in by Judge Elliott Northcott, have just been received in Washington and Many who recalled Parker's local reputation as a “reactionary” judge are astonished by its liberal interpre- tations. The opinion is considered espe- cially remarkable in view of the fact that Parker is a former Republican national committeeman from North Carolina and Northcott a former Re- publican state chairman in West Virginia. ee * Gives Liberal Verdict “Circumstances under which this statute was enacted were by no means ordinary,” Parker said, “and the construction contemplated was not of isolated projects, but of a vast program of public works intended to telieve @ condition of unemployment which was nation-wide in scope and had become a menace, not merely to the safety, morals, health, and gen- éral welfare of vast numbers of peo- ple, but also to the stability of the government itself. “In the light of our history, it is to say that, in the presence of a.situation as confronted con- the national government must stand by and do nothing for the re- lief of the general distress, confining its activities to matters as to which it is given legislative powers by the constitution. “It is the yr instrumentality Ban on Parker Mberal. the former percentage is being reduced by the interest of adults in night schools. Visit the public high school here almost any evening and you will find classes of older folks engaged in broadening their information on many subjects which appeal to them. Few of them are illiterate, but many have had little chance for education on subjects which command their interest. These are taking advantage of this opportunity to learn. There is little doubt that they will make better citizens and better Amer- icans as a result of this interest. Other beneficiaries, of course, are the teachers who have been employed to do this work. Recent surveys show that there are comparatively few unemployed teachers in North Dakota— certainly not as many as had been supposed—and that many not at work are no longer able to meet the scholastic qualifica- tions. These have been given work on the adult education Projects. | The main beneficiary, however, will be the state as a whole, for the success of a democracy is based upon the intelligence of its people and their understanding of the common problems which face them. ny Tf the Italian army continues that trend of capturing mountains, eiti-| Dr. Cuttem—Oh, you needn't pay} — me until after I remove your ap-/ ,, pendix. It was| McTavish—TI'm not going to pay ens back home had better begin to yodel. ee @ _. Seattle beguticians announce men will affect plucked trol agricultural production, the AAA g was unconstitutional. The Duke company is appealing Regret The line which said congress wasn’t limited to powers specifically granted it by the constitution is cited by those who say it would have been better for the New Deal had senate | 9., liberals in the Hoover administration permitted Parker to go on the bench For it was Roberts who held in the Th Doctor A Novelization of the Twentieth BEGIN HERE TODAY DR. JOHN LUKE, country doc- tor in the little north woods set- tlement of Moosetown, goes to Montreal to appeal to company officials to give Moosetown a hos- pital, His nephew, TONY, who flew to Moosetown with antitoxin during a diphtheria epidemic, remains there, must interested in MARY MacKENZIE, daughter of the lumber company manager, The two admit their love for each oth- er but MacKENZIE, determined to end the romance, forces Tony into ® fight, later obliges him to leave Moosetown. In Montreal Dr, Luke's appeal is refused. He returns to Moose- town, learns young Dr. WILSON has been sent to replace him. It is discovered that Dr. Luke has never received a license to prac- tice and he is threatened with ar- rest. There seems nothing to do but leave. Dr. Luke goes to the boat, about to depart, when ASA ‘WYATT appears, begging the doc- tor to come to his home. Dr. Luke goes. Instead of one baby, five are born. NOW GO OW WITH THE STORY CHAPTER XII Asa Wyatt stood like a man sud- denly stricken dumb. He struggled to speak, but words dropped haltingly from his frozen lips. “You — sure — there—ain’t—any— more?” j This horrified suggestion broke the tension for Dr. Luke, He chuckled as he replied, “That's all, Asa—posi- tively!” Country THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1936 Century-Fox Film, Starring the Dionne Quintuplets With Jean Hersholt, ice, ee # Jim Ogden was given the job of keeping @ fresh blanket warming in the oven all the time. Nurse Kennedy, rubbing the tiny bodies from time to time with warm olive oil, would change the top covering blanket in the basket with a warm fresh one which Jim’s trembling fingers held out. Dr. Luke and Nurse Kennedy moved in a-shuttle-like manner from the basket near the stove into the curtained alcove to attend the mother, and back to the basket. Mrs. Wyat:, while coming through the ordeal in remarkably fine condition, required constant care, and the faint cries from the basket were a reminder that the babies, too, could not be left alone for & moment. Gradually their cries grew more in- sistent. “Look here, Jim,” said Dr. Luke abruptly. “We've got to have two things—an eye-dropper and a hot-water bottle. How long would it take you to get into town, get ‘em, ana bring ‘em back? These babies’ lives ee depend on how fast you can do “Ought to do it under an hour,” said Jim, already half into his coai. In a jiffy he was out the door and the roar of a motor was heard. ‘Through the night, bouncing danger- ously over the narrow, rutted road, went Constable Ogden. The flickering kerosene Jamps cast. Dorothy Peterson, June Lang: Michacl Whalen and Slim Summerville cloth, blankets, were pressed into serv-/the house seemed strangely calm af- ter the excitement of the night. Grad- ually streaks of dawn began to ap- pear above the still-dark pine-wooded hills, Temporary headquarters were ar- ranged for Nurse Kennedy. Dr. Luke prepared to go back to town for a few hours’ sleep, needed medical supplies, and neighbors to come in and relieve the faithful Nurse Kennedy. It was just beginning to be light enough to see wtihout a lantern when Dr. Luke issued his final instructions to the nurse, carefully closed the door and climbed into his car for the trip back to town. Asa Wyatt returned with the sun. ‘He crept unobtrusively into the house, and sat quietly in the corner. “How's Mama?” he ventured, at last, to Nurse Kennedy. On her assurance, Asa cautiously drew the curtains of the little alcove and entered, to sit by the bedside where lay his wife. Soft, commiser- ating sounds came to the nurse as the couple discussed in awed tones the miracle which they had seen and of which they had been a part. * ek Then Asa emerged, and without a word put on his cap and set out from the little house. He felt that he had one more duty to perform. In Moosetown, a birth is not really official until it is duly chronicled in the columns of the Weekly Tribune at North Bay. One a year for the last weird shadows on the board walls as doctor and nurse moved swiftly about the room. Sleep tugged at the eyes of both, but vigilance could not for a single second be relaxed. Without the warmth provided by oven-heated blankets and hot bricks, they knew that the tiny babies would have little chance to survive. The screech of brakes told them AWyatt was still stunned, like a man who has just received a physical blow. “But what’ll I—do? I had six —now I got eleven! Whatt'll my friends say?” he murmured miserably. “You ought to be a proud man, Asa,” reassured Dr. Luke. “I ought to be dead!” Wyatt mum- bled, almost inaudibly. “Now, now, Asa, don’t feel that way! Go in to Mama and smile! Tell her you're happy, proud. Tell her you love ‘em all!” Asa shuffled toward the curtains of the alcove. Constable Ogden cleared his throai. He was remembering his duty, the thing he hated, but had to do. “Well, uh, Doc—if you're sure that’s eae guess we better—uh—get go- Ing’ Dr. Luke had forgotten everything but the five tiny beings who lay so helplessly in the basket at his feet. The whole matter of his unobtained license had completely slipped his mind in the fever of the last few hours, “Get going is right!” he rejoined, energetically. “This job’s just begun!* They're born, yes, and they're still alive. But don’t you realize, man, that five babies born like this have never survived in all the history of medicine? “Theres still a chance for these kids, though! They’re breathing, and as long as they're breathing there's a chance—sometimes after that! This is just the start! You get busy, Jim, ‘and lend a hand! Get some more wa- ter on the stove, right away! Then bring in some more wood! Help Asa tget together all the clean clothes in the house! Don’t stand there! moving!” ie by the doctor’s driving energy. He joins Additional Churches ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH N. E. Ellsworth, Rector. Corner Third and Thayer Service as follows: a. m.—Holy communion, 9:30 a. m.—Church School, 10:30 a, m.—Morning prayer and sermon. Text: Eph. 4-22. “The Old fan.” ‘The choir will sing as an offerto: “Ave Verum” by Gounod, si TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH Avenue A at Fourth Street, Opie 8S. Rindahl, Pastor. “There is a met welcome at rinity.” . rs | ° ° | ° Second Sunday in Lent, March & Ghureh ‘School and Bible classes— 45 a. m. Morning worship—11:00 a. m. Sermon: “A Big Dinner Party.” Anthem—Trinity church choir— director. service—7:30 p, m. Auspices—Senior Luther League. Guest speaker—the Rev. 0, Andvik, Mandan, Trustee, Mon 7:30 p. Tm, 7:30 p. m, Wednesday—7:30 ZION EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH (Synodical Conference) 419 Fourth St. J. V. Richert, Pastor. the circuit court of appeals decision to the supreme court, That means Wea changing world you will have the interesting spec-| Second Sunday in Lent, March 8th: tacle of Roberts on Parker's pote aa npn eas Behoo) vite ae opinion—and of the court deciding ¢ Mornii . a ceecthey fe is atill as “Boclallstic” as | sh). aires. beterss organiate = {t has been heretofore in municipal | ,,Sermon:,, “Spiritual Washing and jeansin, power plant cases. . 6 te . m.—Bible hour in charge of take one in your hands and use it. Candidate — Can| 9:45 a. 345. the Walther League. 1:80 p. G. Adolph Johns, Pastor March’ 8—Second m.—Sunday_ School Bible classe $:00—Evening worsh eee sponsored and H. ee Re ding: “The Gladyce Bart! Sermon: he Pastor Johns. our impression these were already in vogue, under the humorous title of| you now. I was merely counting my|™<<cting at Jamestown, Wednesday evening, March 11, at| 8:3 money before you give me the ether. 8:00—Cholr practice ‘at the Danrot| special music—good singing—whole- | sermon on O. | marck. m.—Evening services, Mrs. Sunday in Lent.| youth. and il Adult Bible class at iD, by the Luther aAgUue. Vocal duets—Miss Wanda Swenson ; jay of the Crose™| | “A Certainty Because, of March 10 and 11—Annual district that Constable Jim had returned, and a glance at the battered alarm clock that stood crookedly on a shelf above the stove told them that he had done it in 45 minutes. Nurse Kennedy seized the hot-wa- ter bottle and filled it from a kettle on the stove. At last, a heating de- vice that’ would stay hot and provide some semblance of the incubator thet they badly needed! Dr. Luke prepared to feed the ba- bies with the eye-dropper. After some hesitation he decided that nothing more substantial than warm water should be offered them, and on his knees beside the basket on the floor, he delicately administered a few drops to each. ° The frightened Wyatt was of al- most no help at all. He crouched miserably in a corner, murmuring self-reproaches, asking no one in par- ticular what in the world he was go- ing to do, now that five more mouths were to be fed. He had had a hard enough time feeding the six other children, what with the way times were, and all. When babies came one at a time, you could sort of get used to that, but five! ee * From time to time Wyatt would sneak quietly out, and for an hour or more nothing would be seen of him. But doctor, nurse and constable had Plenty to do, and missed him little, noting only with a grim smile that the chair in the corner was vacant. “Just like Napoleon running out on the battle of Waterloo,” said Nurse Kennedy to the doctor, expertly fold- ing a warm blanket. “Gosh!” replied Dr. Luke. “I don’t Get|know that I blame him. The whole thing’s kind of like a dream, any- Jim Ogden was completely over-| way.” ‘There was beginning to be a gray ‘He gulped. “All right, Doc!” he said.|suggestion of dawn over the rocky “Tl pitch in. It may be a bootleg job, | hills and dark wood behind the house ‘but I guess I'm in it right with you!”|when Dr. Luke knelt before the bas- ed Nurse Kennedy in a fran-|ket and baptized all five babies. With tic search for anything and every-|a drop of warm water moistening the thing in the house that could be used | brow of each child, he murmured the in the fight for five flickering little | words of blessing and consecration. lives. Towels, napkins, an old table-| Mrs. Wyatt was resting easily, and home, 511 7th St. Thu: ie March 12, at 3:00 p. m.— Aid in the church parlors, jes—Mesdames Cunz, G. Nel- yak, and J. Carlson. At 7:15 enten devotional hour. Read . ™m.— Revelation 4 and 5. Saturday, March 14, at 9:00 a, m.— Confirmation class. FIRST EVANGELICAL CHURCH “The Church with a Message for Today.” Seventh at Rosser. Wm. A. Lemke, Minister. 9:45 a. m.—Teachers’ and Officers’ prayer service. 10:00 "a. m.—Sunday School, Mrs. nior_ League and iiss Clara Bredy. (Base- . 11:00 a, m.—Public worship, Miss Dorothy Atwood, pianist. Anthem by the choir, he minister: fternoon Meditation: over KGCU, Mandat :80 p. m.—"Heart to Heart Talks, Radio broadcast over KFYR, 6:45—Young People’s service under young men’s leadership during month of March. Topic: “Christian Purpose Jones and John Schuler, Le m.—Evening evangelistic service. Special music. : “The Greatest Things in the World, and How to Get Them.” Monday at 9:45 and every evening except Wednesday and Sunday: “Eve- ning Meditations,” Radio broadcast over KGCU, Mandan, ‘Wednesday at » Midweek meet. ing for Bible study and prayer. Gos: ge of St. hn 4:43-54. 9 p. m— oir practice, FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Fourth St. and Ave. B, Ellis L. Jackson, Minister. M. Rusert, organist, Sunday, March’ 8, 1936, ‘Sermon: “Fhe. Passover, A Type| 108. m.—The church school, ‘There of Our Redemption.” is @ class and ® place for you in our ‘Tuesday evening, March 10, at 8| church school. Modern graded courses o'clock Walther League educational | planned to build character and face meeting. fife situations in a changing world. — ake Bvarte class for adulte—Mr. FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH a, er, mer Sle avente Ds Fhe’ Quain cinss for young. people: e ‘uxis class for high’ school m.—Morning worship. lizabeth Rasen. world ti rch, 7:30 B —The evening service. Pianist—Catherine Mi Sermon: “The Cris! Christ—How he faced life? lenten sermons. Sunda evening at the church. z: 0” p. m.—The B. v Bis-| ¢ in Life” to be presented by Gerald | 4, ‘We invite your attendance at these The young people of the church Cross—God Loves Sinnera,”—| welcome you to the evening service and invite all young people who do mot have a church home to spend .Y.P.U, hour— six years, Asa had called the Tribune office with a birth notice. So this time he knew exactly what to do. Walking to the house of a neighbor, distinguished in his possession of a telephone, Asa laboriously cranked the clumsy wall mechanism and called the number of the Tribune. The editor was already on the job, and answered the phone himself. “This is Asa Wyatt of Moosetown— remember?” Asa began doubtfully. “Why, sure I remember,” cheerfully responded the editor. “You're as reg- ular as Christmas, Mr. Wyatt. Which is it this time, a boy or a girl “Are the rates still the same for a notice?” asked Wyatt hopefully. “Still the same, Mr. W; sponded the editor’s voice. @ head, just as always.” “Well,” hesitated Asa, “I had a sort of proposition I wanted to make you this time .. “Can't shade the rate any, even for @ good customer like you, Mr. Wyati. ‘That's not very much for a notice, you know. Couldn’t do it for any less.” “But this time I got a sort of spec- ial proposition—” began Wyatt. “Not a chance, Mr. Wyatt,” came the decisive voice over the wire. “But this time,” pleaded Wyatt desperately, “‘there’s five of ‘em, all girls, and I thought...” “What!’ came back an excited shout from the editor. “Five! You mean— all at one time?” “Yes,” admitted Wyatt shamefaced- ly. “And I thought that maybe you could—” The editor's flying pencil rapidly noted the facts. “You needn’t worry about the charges, Mr. Wyatt,” he shouted into the phone. “There won't be any—and I'll be right out to see ’em my- self.” The receiver clicked in Wyatt's ear. Within a very few minutes, a bul- letin was humming over the tele- graph wires from Moogetown to the outside world: “MOOSETOWN, CANADA: Five girl babies were born last night to Mrs. Asa Wyatt .. .” Editors throughout the world hur- riedly thumbed atlases. Promoters in- quired frenziedly for plane charter rates, Long-distance telephone wires began to hum. Within a matter of hours the civ- ilized world was turning a kindly and sympathetic eye toward the north Canadian wilds. (To Be Continued) some fellowship. Leaders—the Mi Fuhrman, ‘Wednesdi and Open parsonage ings. Thursday at 3 p. m—Ladies Aid with Mrs. Blensley (food exchange). A cordial welcome to work and wor- ship. MecCABE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Walter E. Vater, Morning worship—1l Organ prelude: s Ruth Rowley. organis' “Like As Father” Vance. Organ offertory: “Meditation” “Consider The Lilies,” Top- . I, Devold and Miss Ruby “Seeing Is Walter E. Vater, (Thi of the series of sermo Eternal Quest”). Organ postlunde Kramer. Sunday School—12 noon, ). The adult cl me chil rum for their regular me: Pastor. 0 ™, Believing” » is is the ‘ou. Wh: t 88 te All young p school age and over are urged to in attendance. Evening worship—7:: 30 if m. At this service the pastor will deliver his series of-sermon lec; tures on ? His subject for this event ill be “Interfering _ Relat from both sides). der special m ri lected—Ra: y Jacobson. “Interfering Re! rater. Organ postlude: ek devotios Wednesday evening@t_7:30 p. Training classes 1 of you recall 8} tn mse after prayer—the choir. ally, invite you’ to attend in my life when foto Morning worshi cl exaRenem lected — he church ervices, frail call Wie’ t] tl ol oir. x EM aa Senus" taker Seriond of ‘sinner, Beimon: “Discipline and Happi-|- BISMARCK BAPTIST CHURCH rown, y vad " ‘ th. 1 Benjamin Schlipf, Pastor Folcec Nonsena| Sepmiggs “Why Do’ Christiane), iitng and volving we "share the| 10:00 mm—-Sunday pohool. Peter supt. hers. —German service. Topic le 3 ich vor Gott?” ewaerht wu! Sir davon genuegend Gebrauch? 2:00 p. m.—G: ren, you will en- 28. ple of ie ull ‘The choir will ren- Be “Seek Ye the Lord”— “Where Dusk Sermo lati che uit ‘from both sides) by Walter Be “March in G’— rvice every m. igious Hau- in cation for the children each Satur- Bay morning from 10:30 a. m. until Al. for all under Er gerne Audiens. Machen ert an Bible class. K. Dr. Aigeass or diagnonls, Write re of The Tribune. rT ed envelope. Smoke in the atmosphere over a Your Personal Health _ By William Brady, M. D. tion: taining to health but not er atzanone. “Write letters oriefly and in tak. Address, Dr. ‘All queries must be accompanied by & SMOKE COSTS REAL MONEY city injures the health of every man, woman and child in the city. It increases the cost of living. It imposes & tax of from four to twelve dollars a year on every resident. It diminishes materially the growth of plants and therefore makes food more expensive. Experiments carried on at Leeds, England, showed that lettuce grew four times as fast in a clear district as it did in a smoky district. Smoke in the atmosphere absorbs the ultraviolet of sunlight. Baltimore health department found there was 50% more ultraviolet light in the country than in the city. Chicago health department found there was a loss of from and to make arrangements for nurses! 48 to 51 per cent of the ultraviolet light in Chicago on smoky days. Now take Pittsburgh. Famous for smoke and soot. And grime and gra— well, famous that way. The Mellon Institute studied the pall and made some estimates of the results. For instance the proper stoking of furnaces would prevent a loss of fuel due to imperfect combustion of about $2.80 a year for cach person in the city. O’Connor, who conducted the Institute’s survey, esti- mated that the extra expense of cleaning clothes, laundry and dry-cleaning due to the pall in Pittsburgh is $4.10 a year for each person. The expense of repainting, repapering, replacing hangings, repairing residences and other buildings and washing windows soiled by smoke amounts to $2.26 per annum per person. The loss due to damage of merchandise in stores by smoke in the air is $3 a year for each person. The pall also diminishes the amount of day- light and increases lighting bills. O’Connor placed the economic loss from smoke in Pittsburgh at about $20 a year for each person. ‘The U. 8. Public Health Service found that 296 tons of smoke and dust were deposited in Washington, D. C., @ comparatively smokeless place, per square mile per year, 154 tons of which was carbon and 142 tons ash. In Pittsburgh, the Mellon Institute investigation indicated the annual deposit of dust amounts to 1,031 tons to the square mile. The outlook is even darker in Baltimore, where 1,800 tons of dust is deposited over a square mile in a year, Salt Lake City:is fairly bright, with only 250 tons of dust per square mile per annum. If you want to get out from under you should go to Colorado Springs the insignificant trace of smoke comes from the cigarette stubs the weaker sex carelessly throw away. Or sojourn in Southern California or Southern Florida where there is no smoke at all to speak of, save the seasonal smudge when they are heating the orange groves. As @ question of economy, comfort and health, would it not be wise to spend, say, ten cents a year per person, on a systematic program to eliminate at least the great excess of smoke pollution, which is quite unnecessary in any case and intolerable in a residential district? QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Flowers for the Blondes German chamomile flowers are good for rinsing blond hair. This rinse, I find, gives the hair a real tone and it is not dangerous either. (M. C. R.) Answer—Thank you. Chamomile tea is not so good for the purpose as an infusion of the dried chamomile flowers—still better a percolation. That is, boiling drives off the pleasant odor or aroma and part of the medicinal value, just as boiling ruins coffee. column such and such 4 day. . . (Mrs. is evident, how often? ... (F.D.J.) physician directs. Itchy No Sabee My husband has had the same trouble described by C. M. R. in your J.0. PF.) Answer—Well, let him itch then, if he is so blamed modest he can’t bring himself to mention it in a private letter. mentioning the nature of the trouble are welcome to the monograph “Puri- tus,” if they inclose stamped addressed envelope to carry it. medicalese for itching without visible cause. The monograph also deals with old fashioned itch, erythema, and one or two other conditions where the cause Correspondents who don’t mind Pruritus is Vitamin A pias ‘Will you kindly give a list of foods rich in Vitamin A. Also, when you speak of cod liver oil for those sroubled with what the doctors call rheu- matism, should a man 80 years old take cod liver oil? If so, what doses and Answer—Liver, kidney, raw carrots, cheese, fresh cream, butter, egg yolk, alfalfa, escarole, whole milk, condensed milk, evaporated milk, young green peas, green peppers, oysters, fresh pineapple, canned pineapple, raw spinach, orange, orange juice, raw tomato, canned tomato, tomato juice, whale oil, wheat, wheat embryo, middlings, pumpkin, squash, raw cabbage, cantaloupe, green leaves of celery, onion, lettuce, romaine, sweet potato, young clover, yellow corn. The patient should take cod liver oil as his (Copyright 1936, John F. Dille Co.) Did Christ Die?” A scriptural discussion of the human cause and the universal need, and the Divine background of the passion of Chri: ‘Wednesday at 8:00 p. m for Bible study and prayer. A Thursday at 2:30 p. m.—Ladies’ Missionary s ty at the home of Mrs. Karl F, Gutsche, 916 Eighth St. ‘Was it necessary? eeting ‘ So They Say | ¢ ° ‘The president is doing exactly what Al Smith recommended. 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