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Evening star., 1912-07-21
Fly's Air Line.

The fly's air line is from the garbage
pail to the dining table. and the fact
that greater efforts are being made to
keep the insects barred from the
homes Of residents is believed to be
another explanation of the reduction
in typhoid fever cases
With beneficial results as regards the
city's health beginning to be noticed.
the health department is convinced
that there are now fewer flies in
Washington than there have been at
this time in any previous year. All
of the contestants have brought in re-
ports to this effect. claiming that it
daily Is becoming more difficult for
them to kill the number OF flies that
they managed to exterminate earlier
in the month.
For example: During the first two
weeks of July the daily average
slaughter approximately was half a
million. Now 1t has been reduced to
about 200. 900. The contestants say that
flies almost have become extinct in
some of the localities in which they
have waged the war. This Is true
with respect to some of the markets
and provisioning centerS.
Evening star., 1912-07-21
Breeding Places DESTROYED.

10 begin with, the two weeks cleanup
campaign of April destroyed many ny
breeding places and made conditions for
the development of the insect extremely
unfavorable in addition to raising the
city's general sanitary standard.
In May active "swatting Of flies be-
gan with the result that ten or twelve
millions OF the pests already have been
eStermlnated py contestants In the cam
palgn. While the educational influences OF
the undertaking doubtless have brought
about the slaughter of other millions
one TACT looms large out OF these actiy-
tiles. 1t is that the majority of flies
killed were making their headquarters in
the principal markets and grocery stores
of the city. Their determination means
that they were prevented from coming
into prolonged contact with food intended
for consumption by residents Of Wash
incton.
This alone may account for a reduction
in the number of typhoid fever cases.
The contestants were not long in discov-
erfng that the markets afforded the best
been accorded every cooperation by the
dealers. who are anxious to have the
sWatting in their places of business
continue throughout the summer
The educational factor has been an i'm
portant one. Householders. impressed
with the fact that the fly is mans dead
Hest enemy in the summer. have pro-
vided better screening for their homes
and adopted other means for eliminating
the fly. Reports to this effect have been
made by the inspectors of the health de-
partment, who say that the fly war is
having an educational influence that is
noticeable in every section of the city.
Evening star., 1912-07-21
few TYPHOID CASES
Officials Say Decrease Is Due
to War on Flies.
PREDICTIONS COMING TRUE
Improvement Also Due to City
Cleaning Campaign.
INSECTS ARE GETTING SCARCE
Daily Average Slaughter Has Been
Reduced From 10000 to
About 100000.

Announcing tLat fewer ca ses of typhoid
fever have developed in the District of
Columbia this summer than in any previ-
Gus year. officials Of the health depart
ment of the District yesterday gave as
their belief that this improved condition
in the citys health is due largely to The
Stars fly war and the cleanup campaign
Of the early spring.
That both crGsades would be mea sured
by tangible results with respect to a re-
ductfon in those diseases which prima-
rily spring from filth and the activities
of the house fly. which is a distributor of
filth. was the prediction Of the health au-
thorities last April. Now the results an
ticipated are beginning to be realized
they say, and in a reduction of the most
dread Of all diseases caused by germ in
fection-typhod fever.
DR.. Arthur l.. Murray of the health de-
partment. who is supervisor OF the fly
war, has been engaged during the last
few days preparing q comparative chart
OF typhoid fever cases in the District.
The record Of this disease last summer
when The Star conducted its first cam
paign against the fly. showed vast i'm
provement over previous years. So far
this summer there have been fewer
typhoid cases than have been recorded
during the corresponding period in any
year since the health. department was
orgoniZed.
The assumption that this improvement
is due 10 the city cleaning campaign and
the destruction OF millions of germ dis
trlouting flies Is a reasonable one, as
sert the officials of the department.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-04-17
Milwaukee RUMOR
HEARD At LENNON

LENNON, April lit is rumored
here that the Milwaukee will make
this point a freight division point for
tkeline between Mobridge, S. D., and
Marmarth. The division point is now
at Mcintosh, freight crews tying up
there, on the run from Mobridge to
Mcintosh, or from Marmarth to Nc
Intosh, but Lennon people believe
the runs will soon be from Mobridge
to Lennon, and from Marmarth to
Lennon. 1t is also reported the Mil
vau!:ee will build large roundhouse
at Lennon.
Another railroad rumor at Lennon
is to the effect that the Milwaukee
land officials have secured large
tract of land, comprising several
quarter sections lying in a body,
about eighteen miles southwest of
Lennon A surveying crew has been
working in that vicinity, also, and it
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-04-17
narrow ESCAPE FOR
CITY JAIL FROM FIRE
Burning Of Aberdeen Jail
Made q Close Call for
Prisoners

ABERDEEN, April 17.-Had it not
been for the presence of mind OF
Sergeant Rice, the city jail and police
station would have gone up in smoke
before any Of the fourteen homeless
wanderers who were at the time
asleep in cells and one prisoner who
was serving out sentence for intoxi.
cation, could have been gotten out OF
the old frame structure.
1t was about o'clock in the morn
ing when Sergeant Rice, who was
doing night duty, smell.d something
burning in the building and the odor
of smouldering wood was becoming
stronger every minute. The first
thing he did was to Unlock every cell
door.
There is fire in the building some
where" said the sergeant; you: don't
have to get out yet, bat, if you have
to. your cell doors are open and there
is nothing in our way, men,"
Then he proceeded to investigate.
He went to the basement, but could
find no blaze there. AS he stepped
from the cell room to the police sta
ton, he found that the boards near
the steps were hot. Then he notified
the fire department. Three firemen
hurried over from the adjoining sra-
ton. 1t did not take the firemen
long to locate the blaze. They chop
ped a hole through the floor in the
rear of the police station. adjoining
the wall that separates the station
from the cell ~oom and then blaze
had room to flare up.
At Base Chimney
The fire had started at the base of
the chimney and from there had crept
on to a two by eight foot joist. AS
soon as the firemen had given the fire
leeway to flare up, all danger was
past. "a small chemical charge put
the flames out. The damage amount
ed to not over S. which will amply
suffice to replace the boards where
the firemen had chopped the hole.
Chief of Police Jumpewat at once
notified Of the fire by telephone. The
chief, when he arrived at the station,
said, This does not come as a sur
prise to me- had feared it for
long time In fact l am surprised
that there is anything left standing
here Anticipating just such an oc-
currence as this, have given strict
orders that the desk sergeant is to
have the cell keys handy at all times
and at the first sign of danger, to
turn the prisoners loose.
This building is over twenty years
old. The lumber in 1t is rotten. Five
more and the building would
have been seething mass of flames.
so that no one could have reached
the cells"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-04-17

The low average termination for
many of the larger corn states shows
how serious the ondition is, many
of the samples being practically
worthless for seed purposes.
''Single ear termination tests should
be made in all cases where ear corn
is to be used for seed. When it is
necessary to use shelled corn, Of
which single ear tests have not pre-
viously been made, the corn should be
carefully mixed and tested for germi-
nation. Not less than two times 100
kernels should be used for the test
to insurne having representative
sample. The rate of planting should
then be regulated on the basis of the
termination test. so there will be a
sufficient number of live kernls
planted to give full stand.
''Plant the best seeds you can get.
selected corn on the cob, each ear
of which has been tested for germi-
nation and all of the poor ears dis
carded, is the best.
IF you have to use shelled corn: test
it for termination and plant enough
depending on the percentage of ger.
to ensure good stand"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-04-17
WILL ESTABLISH
GUARD BUREAU.
Constellation Of Gutter and
Life Saving Service Causes
Concern
Robert M. McWade.
T,.s haano Wa ahiA0 f0n Rll

Bismarck Tribune washington Bureau.
WASHINGTON, April 17.-There
are few sections of the country that
are not concerned over the proposed
consolidation OF the revenue cutter
service, life saving service, coast and
geodetic survey and lighthouse estab'
lishment. AS result of the welding
together, Congressman Foss has pre-
pared a bill providing for the perma.
nent establishment in the navy depart
ment Of coast guard bureau, and
Secretary Won Meyer has made a
memorandum about the employment
therein on active duty of retired Off
GERS of the navy, which, by the way,
must be discontinued, according to ex'
listing law. by June 6. In it he says:
"Should it be decided and become
legalized to continue the employment
of retired officers after June Z, next,
it is recommended that a limitation
be made so that none Except flag Of
ficers ordered on court martial and
court inquiry duty) employed under
the navy department, shall receive
higher compensation than that Of
lieutenant commander, and that none
be ordered on duty later than one
year after retirement, or continued
On duty longer than four years after
transfer from the active list. These
limitations will minimize the undesir-
able effect of officers being placed on
duty after they have lost touch with
active conditions.
"The character of duty to be per-
formed by retired officers also should,
be restricted to those positions in,
which the qualifications should be
general service, experience, not &C
lively administrative. Employment OF
the following kind would be suitable
for the employment of retired officers
to advantage: Inspection OF certain
in charge of magazines or
coal depots; custodian of inactive ma
val property; general court-martial,
as member. not as president; certain
duties at training stations for en-
listed men.
Should any measure resembling the
bill be enacted into law, officers Of the
retired list of suitable rank could with
efficiency and with economy to the
government fulfill many of the i'm
portant positions in the lighthouse es-
life saving service, and |
the coast and geodetic survey.
ut is desirable to have retired Of !
Ulcers of flag rank eligible to duty on
and courts of inquiry for !
The reason that it will be difficult to |
get together court of suitable rank
10 try senior flag officers On the &C.
live list. The difficulty could be
by giving the president au
:hority to order retired officers for
his special duty as occasion may |
arise.'
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-04-17
HOW WELL CORN
terminates
Robert N. McWade.
Bismarck Tribune Washington Bureau.

bismarck tribune washington bureau.
WASHINGTON. April ia young
Scotch lassie once defined an inter-
rogation point as "a wee cruked thing
that's aye AKIN questions" That's
just the way in which Uncle Tama
Jim Wilson, our cannie Scotch secre-
tary of agriculture, likes now and then
to open the road for one of his exceed
ingly useful treatises on matters help
full to agriculturists the country over.
Does your seed corn terminate
well?" he asks farmers generally, and
then he proceeds to tell them few
valuable pointers Zone of the most
important questions to be answered
by every one who is going to plant
corn this spring u.s." he says. whether
or not his seed corn terminates we'll.
GAS a result of dry summer and
a wet fall, corn did not mature norm
ally over large part of the corn belt
and much of the seed does not germi.
nate we'll. In reply to a request sent
to representative farmers. 1,7O8 sam.
pies Of corn intended for seed this
spring have been tested by the seed
laboratory of the department, and
they show an average termination of
81 per cent.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-04-17
ceived great applause. Those play

ceived great applause. Those play
ing prominent parts were Miss WEIGH,
Tandberg King and Knudson, and Mr..
Edison, King, Nichols, Chase, Johnson
Morse and Burnes Bailey. Miss Tan
ner gave recitation which was great
ly appreciated. lone Taylor, Lottie
Motif and Opal Hoffman also recited
and all did nicely. Miss Tandberg's
and George Chase's solos were both
we'll rendered. A number of tableaux
were given and very appropriate.
Henry and IHilda Eggen and the Sterl-
ing orchestra gave a number of fine
selections which were greatly appreci-
ated by all. The hall Was decorated
with artificial Easter eggs and a large
white Easter dove. A large number
of handsome baskets We're sold with
the able assistance of Auctioner Ar
CAST. The proceeds will 60 to help
purchase library. Hot coffee was
served with the baskets. Then every.
body went home, feeling they had had
the plasure of attending one Of the
social events of the season.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-04-17
MEXICAN FIGHTER
IS A CHARACTER
Has Faculty Of Evading Re.
portefS and Newspaper
Publicity
BY Associated Press.

MEXICO CITY, April l7-While
most of the other military personages
of the two revolutions have permitted
their personalities, views and daily
movements to become subject matter
for the pencils and typewriters IF the
correspondents with considerable
freedom, the most interesting figure
of them at the present moment is at
the same time one of the least known
either in Mexico or out. That is
Pascual Orozco, the fighting head of
the present revolution as well as of
that of year ago.
Orozco is lien angular man
whose personality is redolent of the
camp and the hills and not at all of
the council chamber of state nor of
the drawing room. Outside his own
particular circle there are not many
who know even how old he is. 1t is
a moral certainty that he can "hog-
tie steer quickly and artistically,
and he can throw a diamond-hitch on
pack animal and that when he
speaks he is the habit of receiving re-
spectful attention.
IOI 4HCAlCdl uC 10 d large uldu
A life in the deserts and mountains
of the north has tanned him with a
parchment finish and has bequeathed
him the loose figure which looks a
good deal better on horseback than
on the ground His hair and NOUS
tache are black and the latter droops
from unrestrained habit. His pho
tographs show him slightly STOPPED
and looking straight at the camera as
if more interested in it than in the
results of the snapshots.
What he thinks, what he intends to
do, become apparent chiefly in his &C.
tons. Not that he has the reputation
of being morose or silent, for his men
seem to think him an ideal leader;
but he has never courted publicity In
any of his campaigns. He had been
fighting in the Madero revolution last
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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-04-17
PRESBYTERIAN BROTHERHOOD

Thursday evening Chief Justice
Spalding and Z. L. Young will address
the Presbyterian Brotherhood. The
subject will be "The church; where
in it succeeds and wherein it fails"
An invitation is extended to all men
young men to be present: At the
close there will be an open discussion
Refreshments will be served. There
is no admission. Presbyterian chapel
at 8 o'clock sharp.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-04-17
POLITICAL CANDIDATES

. Before the approaching June prima.
ries, DESTROYS of reaching the German
voters Of North Dakota, can effective
ly do so by placing their announce.
ments with DER Staats4Anzeiger," a
German paper of statewide circulation
the largest in the northwest. Read
extensively in every settlemnt of Ger
mans in North Dakota. It will do the
business. Address DER Staats-Anzeig-
err" Bismarck, N. D.
SELL HARNESS
A. Logan & Son sell harness cheap.
er than anyone in town.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-04-17

CONTINUED on Poge ID
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-04-17
JUNIOR BROTHERHOOD

The Junior Brotherhood, an organ
ization concerning which very title
has been said save most creditable
program at their open meeting Mon
day evening at the Presbyterian
chapel. The program gave evidence
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-04-17

is believed the Milwaukee officials
plan to tap the northern Black Hills
country by line running from Lem
mon southwark, probably to Belle
Fourche. and then southeast till it
connects with the line to Rapid city.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-04-17
Household Remed y
Taken in the Spring for Years.

Ralph Rust. Willis. Mich, writes:
Hoods Sarsaparlla has been house,
hold remedy in our home as long as
can remember. l have taken it in the
spring for several years. 1t has no
equal for cleansing the blood and ex-
pelling the humors that accumulate
during the winter. Being farmer
and exposed to bad weather, my sys-
tenn is often affected, and l often take
Hoods Sarsaparilla with good results"
Hoods Sarsa parilla is Peculiar to
Itself, There is no Just as good"
Get it today in usual liquid form or
tablets called Sarsatabs.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-04-17
of splendid training and considerable

of splendid training and considerable
talent. While there were Rotations,
high school notes and excellent music
by the brotherhood orchestra, the
main feature was debate Resolved,
That a Republican President Should
Be Elected This Fall" The democrats
won. 1t was keen debate and en-
joyed by the audience.
The Junior Brotherhood will be the
gusts of the seniors at the Thursday
night meeting this week.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-04-17
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The entertainment and box social
given in the Benz hall Monday even
ing, April 8, under the direction of
Mrs. Asseltine, was a decided success.
The hall was crowded to Overlooking.
Scenic readings, tableaux, dramtic
charades, songs, recitations and mu-
sic went to make up the program,
which was greatly appreciated by ALL
The dramtic charage entitled Mrs
Grant Before and After Marriage" al
most took the house down. The lead
ing parts were played by Miss WEIGH,
Tandberg. King, Mrs. Asselstine and
King. The scenic reading also re-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-07

No pitcher in any league during the
1911 season succeeded in establishing
a new strikeour record for a single
game.
But two college pitchers during the
season succeeded in eQualing Mike
Lynch's record of q sCrIKeOuts. Pitch
er Gentleman, of Brown, on May 20.
struck out q Columbia batsmen, and
pitcher GiIlens, Of Sewanee, at Clarks-
VILE. Tenn. on May ., turned the trick
against the s. P. L. Jean.
The best professional performances
OF 1911 were made by pitcher Brown,
OF Burlington, in the Central associs-
ton who on July % struck out 10
Keokuk batsmen, and pitcher Buck
O'Brien Of Denver, who on June
struck out is st. Joseph batsmen- The
latter feat eQualled Pitcher ORIOLES
feat for Sioux City against Lincoln in
1910.
The best major league feats Of 1911
were not Onspicuo1S. Wood, Of Bos-
ton. struck out / 5 st. Louis batsmen on
July Il, and Rucker, OF Brooklyn.
struck out u st. Louis batsmen on
July Is Pitcher O'ToOle, of St Paul
established an American association
record by striking out II Milwaukee
batsmen on July g. The. best individ-
uaI strikeout records up to 1912 are
as follows
Best National league record-Pitch-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-07
MCFARLAND VICTOR
OVER NEW YORKER

View York. y " Feb. 7-Packey
l1cFa-Iard. the Chicago lightweight.
had The better of every round except
rbe ninth which was even. OF q ten
1-ourd bout with Kid Burns of New
York. al the Fai-moy.nt Athletic club
last night The stoclzyards champion
v9as never forced to extend himself and
at Inc end had BUris very weak and
tired and bleeding from nose and
month There were no lsnCckdOWns
Burns appeared afraid Of Mcfarland.
frhtiue cautiously. while -Packey coOlly
measured his man tented MIN into
Loo aid then drove in lefts and rights
r. the face and body In the seventh
rorDd Burns landed a long wild swing
to Mcfarland jaw and the ninth held
the Eesterncr even
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-07

he probably will do just as he chooses
in regard TO training. The fleet young
DetrOiter takes pretty good care OF
himself during the winter months. too
Joe Rivers, the Mexican lightweight.
whom many predict Will be the next
champion, or the logical man to wrest
the crown from WOlgast, invested $500
of his ring earnings in a bed The
salesman who sold that priced bed to
Z. prize fighter ought to be mentioned
10 Carnegie and get into the nero
medal troop.
Ed Cocbems. the famous Wisconsin
football PLAYER introduced a sugges-
mittee meeting which entirely meets
with our fancy. Cochem argued to DO
away with the distance limitations that
a team must make to retain the ball
entirely. Rnd in its stead to give each
eleven five downs without regard to
the distance made. This sounds mighty
plausible TO US in the way Of testing
the comparative ground gaining abll-
tiles Of teams ana certainly that is all
football is.
We certainly do admire Jack Ches-
bro for his confidence in himself. He
believes that lie can come back"
thing which a good many eminent
spOrusmen have tried and failed. no
table among them being one Jimmy da
Jeff Chesbro was the originator Of the
saliva shoot or the spit ball. and five
years ago they always reserved his
name in placard type in all the New
VI Ork newspaper shops But CheSbrO
went bad one year and he was general
" banged all around the circuit
His arm patched Up the next season,
but the psychological advantage which
he had held over the players was lost
When he was good they knew they
could not hit him. but on one off year
they found that the hero was made Of
clay and ChesbrO never was impressive
as a bOxman thereafter
Now he wants Wolverton the new
manager Of the Hanks to give him an
other chance and WolvertOn has &C
ceeded TO the eXstar's request Vol
vertOn is from the Pacific Coast league
where he managed Oakland very credit
ably.
Hans Wagner says baseball takes
Wrong again, Honus. Played hard each
takes 81 the nerve a fellow has. There
isn't any more" about it.
When a single automobile company
can do a business with gross earnings
of cool half billion dollars it would
hardly seem as though business cOndi-
tons were at all static,
Both Clark Griffith and the Wash
ingLon baseball club have been very
unfortunate for some years. on know
the saying in the national capital city
is-.-N ash5ngtOn, first in war. first In !
DeRee and sixth ip the American I
league.
Well Griffith is to manage the Sen