The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 14, 1937, Page 6

An Independent Newspaper ; : THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) State, City and County Official Newspaper © Published daily except Sundi The Bismarck Tribune Company, Bis- marek, ND. and entered at the postorfioe at Bismarck as second class mail - tratter. z Mrs. Stella I. Mann President and Treasurer \. Archie O, Johnson Kenneth W, Simons Vice Pres. and Goen'l. Manager Secretary and Editor t Subscription Rates Payable in Advance Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press ts exclusively éntitied to the use for repubiica- tlon of tl ws dispatches credited to it or not otherwise cre in Rewspaper and also the local news of spuntaneous origin published herein. All rights of republication of all other matter herein are siso reserve Surgery of the Soul . No frontier racing the human mind is 8o mysterious as the mind itself. That is why more than half of the hospital beds in America are today occupied by persons who are physi- cally normal but mentally ill. ‘That fact explains why the Rock- efeller Foundation and other institutions and persons inter- ested in the permanent advancement of the human race are de- voting more and more time to the study of insanity and other psychopathic ills. “Atay : Modern conditions, the pace at which men. live, the un- certainty of their economic -:prospects, the changing morality, all have something to do with the increase of such cases. And since modern conditions are creating the problem ‘it is up ‘to modern science to correct it. Because of this the country will view with interest the ex- periments now being conducted by three surgeons of the medi- - cal school at George Washington university. They have ac- + cepted and improved the technique, first made public a year ago by Dr. Egas. Moniz of Lisbon, Portugal, whereby surgery is used to literally cut out the diseases or derangement of the brain. : As is usual in such cases, the experiments began on animals and later were transferred to human beings who were beyond the reach of other known means. Each case presented a situa- tion wherein the patient would rather take whatever risks were necessary than continue to live as he was. The method of operation, as presented recently to a scien- tific exhibit under the auspices of the American Medical asso- ciation, is based on the fact that much of the brain’s reaction is due to 12 small cores in the white matter of the brain underlying utilities magnates. profession. or it's an even wilder guess as to many‘ ten millions of dollars lawyers have-collected from their portunities, i the grey matter of the two frontal lobes. These 12 cores are separated by a special instrument inserted through two holes in the skull. The theory behind it, as expressed by Dr. Moniz, is that certain forms of insanity may be due to “stereotypy in cortical association centers.” That is, a person-develops: standard re- actions to certain conditions and eventually reaches the point where he has the reaction without the cause. ‘This, in large part, is said to be the cause.of persons having hallucinations of various types. ? The idea of the operation is that, by forcibly breaking up the old brain connections, an opportunity is given for “reinte- | ¢ gration of cortical activity along different lines.” - The clinical results, obtained in experiments with +20 human beings, show 15 per cent were greatly improved with an additional 50 per cent moderately improved. : Conditions cured or ‘relieved included such mental ailments as hypertension, depression, insomnia, suicidal complex, crying spells, melancholia, nervous indigestion and hysterical paralysis. | : Other scientists, naturally, are skeptical of the new tech- nique. They should be. Unitil’it has been further tried and Proved neither the medical :profession nor the-public should |to put too much faith in it, : : But it may represent a really long step in a direction which the race must follow with all possible speed lest, at some future date, the majority of our citizens be asylum residents, with those on the outside open to serious challenge. A mathematician recently figured out that, if the number of insanity cases keeps increasing for the next 100 years at the |“! game rate as has prevailed for the last 20 years, everyone in America would be crazy by 2087. And 100 years isn’t such a long time in the history of the human race. War's Copyright A picture which hes just arrived in the United States from Spain shows graphically just how Spanish civilization is being deformed by its civil war. The picture shows the ruins of the Cancer Institute building on the outskirts: of Madrid. Caught in cross fire between rebel and government forces, the building has been shattered by countless. bombardments. Its walls and roofs lean in a crazy, tattered pattern over piles of fallen bricks, mortar and timber. No censor’s hand could strike out the tale of horror re- corded in the photo of this silent, Mangled citadel. No impas- ret es See was poignant the evidence of war's ‘ in a project originally intended to cae be a boon to suffering For the prize of a few yards of ground, perhaps no more | than a trench or hillock, Spain undid a work that might have | _ brought healthier, happier life to many unfortunates. But this shameful deed is not Spain’s alone; it is a copyrighted act of gan of what may happen even to the “innocent by- ats when man fights his brother. ‘Careers’ in WPA «Whenever the administration has made a cut in its list-of WPA relief clients, » mighty howl has gone up from families and onyere who believed they were getting a raw deal. In some this protest was justified. In others, where the WPA tries, commodity ducts—another much litigation, to keep hétel room ‘doors open on ni ; Bir OF I HUMOR 18 RELISHED BY THE BEST OF MEN Bain: . Well, at least, she's in fashion. groups which, for purpose of aimplifi- cation, might be called the goodies and the baddies. Lately it has been obvious that most nda fring tal ap nr » Just like bankers and public -No one knows how many thousands of lawsuits have been brought against New Deal laws or their enforcement, it makes a dandy door weight with which ights, (Copyright, 1937, NEA Service, Inc.) In Style Cain: My girl thinks of nothing but, ppidees and golf, I'm getting tired Cain: Yes, but she's such a feilure how the op- By William Brady, M. D. Dr. Brady ease ie. Wri i re, ot he ‘Tribune. All queries “ s Dr, must be accompanied by a stam addressed envelope, i 1 . usband is 76 years old. I am 73. age. MY five what my dootor calls heart muscle failure, ‘We have our dinner in the middle of the day, Will you kindly tell me how long we should wait after dinner before we can take a nap? The Great Game of Copyright 1937, by The Baltimore Sun In other words, the stage has the many contemplated. employes of ‘A reporter inquired of a member | reached where they think the the Labor Standards’ board, save only of the staff as to whether Mrs. Roose-|velt political judgment is no {those in minor positions, be exempt velt's protege, Miss Roberta Jonay, &|to be trusted implicitly—and from ‘civil ‘service regulations. dancer appearing at's hotel ballroom/a significant change. “As ‘a ‘matter of fact, every one of here, was staying at the mansion. The —— the administration-prepared bills set- alde. denied Knowledge. For example, what in congressional) ting up:riew agencies of government “After all, you know,” came the ex-|circles were regarded as poor speci-| which have been submitted to congress planation, “this place is very like a|mens of White House politics and|in ‘the ‘last ‘four years has con- hotel.” were so commented upon occurred in} tained similar exemptions.” It is sub- oe two relatively minor matters 1 mitted that this chiding of congress No Reom Left for Nerris week. One of these was was hardly good politics upon the part ‘The Nebraska ‘legiélature in 1933,/in the letter the president sent to/ of the t. It not only stirred during the closing days of Gov.| Vice-president members Charles W. Bryan's administration,|made the the resolved to present @ couple of statues Spas ponevens ee the capitol’s hall, com: the ane ipting charge ae BREAKS PRIMARY RULE Player, Instead of Drawing Trump, Strips Defense 'of Side Sui : Then Cross Rutts to Slam bo WM. E, MoKENNEY - ‘The -bid of aix perhaps was a little bidding American Bridge League) | venturesome, but, with East ‘Usually the first concern of the South needed ¢ 5 CONTRACT PROBLEM i y Ha : i hot the at it. In golf-ahe hits nothing and in Jobe had been turned into lifetime careers, no sympathy was| motoring she bits Mrs. Roth, when: she saw the dum- called for. Bright Bey tnd Veobrectuy ooncluded “that bet pe ahem Nork’s Works Progress administrator, Lieut, Col, B.|, Dav: 1 was bors la morta’ Da- casting three Glamond ticle and her B, Somervell, wn plans for replacing WPA “career” : BI qpades, end ruffing eae ale ea and women more eager to equip them- Datty: Met me ae ot ber a the pay pi selves for a return vate employment. As a start, Colonel ‘All Argue was tufted ~ declarer. Three ‘Somervell has ordered a thorough analysis of “the life on work| stump Pein ar my hardest [sede pe ce blag ea ld Felief” of those receiving federal aid. maak Datiee Brash ; ond round of clube was rutted by de- __ Properly handled, this is fair procedure to those WPA| sump: Gerine ‘tice and king of spades ‘workers who honestly want to make their way independent of i cee, cated acne eens was ted “end the government. And though tardy, it might do much to over-| Pather: Daughter, isn’t that young lowed ue the hand pape tae ‘opme the fear that work relief is creating a national class of un- pee ac Sg ne RE eis fe unas "ona eeetiions drones, [settee oe hs 1837, NEA Service, Inc.) a L fi ‘Son ANDREWS, WEIL MENDMY. sosialite, Soha mendry’s niece and Jone’s vival tm TRILIP HENDRY, sytire r t : i j i é i i a : Hi li u i ef : i! | i Hi TERE $ 3 # E i if H i f t ’ | A E a i fe & ; z nt He He ; “ted pase ai rt ug H ly I | i ee Free t : i a‘ i Ey i 1 i r i i if’ E ' E g r rl & hy : a i £ [ Er : fr i | i i : F i ; z 5 E fi ; i : i z : [ i e t E i E é i rt F Eg i ih [ 4 | ; P £2 ee # ith : i Z ik | z E r i Fe Baag i ; 1 it / é 4 u i ef ! i bed mn i it | ; i F i Z i Et te z i | e i E F 8 af : | >; kk | i é F i i rE i-f F E e : é : f alte ij i e| HEY i d § l i f | il i z g E 8 i B : qe f i [ | 1 I Hi iH F | iF i FE i i : i E j 4 E i i 4 jo1 ertaining to health but not dis- ri wettetfeilere bristly end invink. Address Dr. Brad weled as much while president as — Mr. Roveevelt. “Bince he entered the| Still another instance of—to ex- White House,” wrote Mr. Waltman, it ineptitude “Jr, Roosevelt up to November 15 has! is found in the participation of Mr. ag LA y