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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-25
DISCOVERY GIVES
So NOTES TO OCTAVE
German Music World Excited
Over the keyboard Designed
by American Resident

BERLIN. Nov. 26.--The German
music world is exciteo over the dis
oovery by an American residing In
Berlin. who claims 10 have solved the
problem OF tuning musical instru.
ments by a keyboard which gives 53
notes TO the octave.
Arthur Fckinscher, of San Fran
cisco, composer and teacher OF musi-
cal acoustics, has constructed a key
board which. according TO foremos.
authorities in music, will revolutionize
The whole system and understanding
Of music.
The keyboard Is for instruments
with pure instead OF the customary
tempered system OF tuning which has
been In use since Bach's time. In
stead OF II notes TO the octave there
are SO, which. theoretically, has al
ways been the ideal number. Fifty
three. however, has been thought lin
practicable for any one playa 10
manipulate, and there have been many
suggestions for a lesser number OF
notes. but something more nearly
meeting modern requirements than
the i2.note system.
ihdb n ltooCi
number OF notes would be but small
Improvement on the present system.
Ills keyboard simplifies II because the
technique Is Identical In every key.
The reaches and lingering for all
diatonic intervals throughout the
tonalities are about the same as upon
the present keyboard. In key A fat
therefore. the pianist would almost
Immediately play simple diatonic
compositions written In A fiat or any
other key by retaining the lingering
hand-setting, etc. OF key A Hat
Playing fast passages can be adjusted
more simply than upon the customaS,
keyboard, as II Is then not a question
OF absolute acoustical purity, but OF
convenience The great advantage to
musical art will be. as the discoverer
points out. that all beautiful over
tones and relationships now impos-
sible can be used in their purity, and
harmonic as well as melodic freedom
VIII have been achieved, instead OF
being crippled and having TO submit
10 the conventional system OF Il
tones.
Mr.. Fickinscher rejects the idea
that an orchestra or an individual
string player Is able TO play more in
tune than pianist, but claims that 1t
Is usually quite the contrary because
OF our extraordinary musical ortho-
graphy and falsely trained ears, botl
OF which must be revised TO meet
future acoustical requirements.
The FIRST instruments 10 be con
structed with the new keyboard will
be echo organs, which, in conjunction
with and contrast to the usual instru.
ment viii give wonderful effects. For
the orchestra celestes, keyed in
strument recently introduced into or.
chestras. the new tuning system will
not only impart heretofore unknown
beauty to orchestral effects but the
ultimate result will be to reform the
customary tuning system and under.
standing OF an individual performer
Ftckinscher's keyboard consists OF
an inclined bank OF keys vertically ar
ranged about 10 deep. The keys are
the width of the ordinary black keys
OF pianos and organs now used.
Strauss, Busoni, Debussy and many
others are greatly interested In 1t.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-25
STANDARD OIL TO
GET WALKING PAPERS
Germany Will Create a Govern.
ment- Controlled Oil
Monopoly

BERLIN, Nov. 26.-The nrst thing
the Reichstag will be asked to do
when II meets after a six months re.
cess at noon. Tuesday, will be 10 pass
the governments bill. putting the
Standard Oil company out OF business
a. Germany, by creating a government.
controlled oil monopoly. The Bunders-
rat or federal council has already ap-
proved the bill. Tho Standard. which
owns 5000, 900 worth OF property in
Germany. has not given up the fight
yet. The newspapers II controls have
limited that there might be "reprisals"
by the United States. The German
government thinks not. Its view is
that the Standard Oil company Is too
unpopular at home to get the backing
OF any American administration
In view OF the threatening Balkan
outlook. the ReichBtag also probably
will be asked TO vote more money for
military and naval uses.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-25
GIVES AWAY BRIDE WHO
WAS HIS FORMER WIFE

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 25-In the Of
Zee OF the marriage license clerk
Charles Reece. 22 and Lola Weston
%. were married by a justice OF the
peace. young man who accompan-
ed the couple said:
You don't often see anything like
his. judge. Lola In my divorced wife
and l am here to give her away TO
Charlie. We are the best OF friends
all OF us / came down from ST Jo-
seph to visit Lola's mother. my former
|mother-in-law. 1 was told that Lola
was 10 be married to Charlie, so i just
decided to come along and give Lola
|away"
The bride became a bit confused
She dropped her handkerchief Turn
ing to her former husband. she re-
quested that he pick II up.
Tut, tut" spoke UP the mother.
That Is not his job now. Charlie. IL Is
Your place TO pick up the handker-
chief" and Charlie performed with en-
|barrassment.
After the ceremony they left the
court house, laughing
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-25
YOUNG GIRLS AND MEN
DRAGGED FROM HOTEL

William F. Beckley. ~ years old. OF
No. 1922 Townsend-ave., and William
lie Valley, also %. OF No. 800 Pennsyl-
vania-aye., are held In the central
station as suspicious persons, while
two girls. aged 10 and Is years. re-
spectively. and members OF prominent
families In the North Woodward dis
trict, are held In the matron's room.
following a raid by Truant Officers
Plies and Grossman on q cheap hotel.
Sunday night.
The mother of one OF the girls was
notified OF her daughters plight, and
tainted when she learned that the girl
was In the hands OF the police.
The police allege that the two men
bought a bottle OF wine in q drug
store, and piled the girls with the
liquor.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-25
watch fourself.

When you sit do you lean forward as
though your waist were joint?
DO you "nop down" In q soft sort or
meaningless cramped heap when you
stop TO speak TO a person on the street
or when you alp into a, chair to rest
DO YOU walk with your shoulders
back and your head in It's proper place
or DO they droop miserably as IL you
had lost every Yestige Of energy and
your last friend, too7
The muscles OF the body are wonder
fully pliahle and seem almost anx-
ious to follow your bidding.
Give them n chance to make you
proud OF yourself
A little practice will do II. Watch
yourself!
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-25
EUROPEAN CYCLISTS
ON WAY TO AMERICA

NEW YORK. Nov. 25.-The Eu-
ropean cyclists who will compete in
the six-day race In Madison Square
Garden, beginning Dec. g. are now on
their way 10 this country. In the
party are Oscar Egg, the long dis
lance champion OF Europe; Walter
Rutt OF Germany, winner OF the race
In 1907 and 1909; the Suter Brothers.
of Switzerland. Maurice Brocco, the
italian; and Mareeii berthet, OF
France The party will arrive on
Saturday.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-25
A Bright Polish.

When an extra bright polish Is re-
qulred the backing should be mixed
with cold tea instead OF water. Apply
in the usual manner and when dry
polish the leather with a stlfY, hard
brush
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-25
SYMPTOMS OF PELLAGRA.
pA~sN.l.a

There are usually three sets OF
symptoms I'm this strange disease-the
digestive. skin and mental.
The first includes a fiery. red tongue.
d burning pain extending from the
mouth TO the stomach. diarrhea and Of
fensive breath
The skin symptoms are very pecu-
Iiar and consist OF a sunburn on the
hands and arms and on the chest. IL
Usually looks like an ordinary sun
Burn, but may come without any ex-
|posure TO the sun.
Tho effect on the patient mentally
usually includes melancholia, mental
weakness and sometimes decisions.
| The symptoms come I'm the order or
skin and mental Each case
has some of these symptoms. Few
nave all OF them, however. -
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-25

Busines--lIke Printisa. NO fuss and
no feathers The plain. neat kind that
looks right. Times Pvfntt.g c.. rs
John r.. st Pm. Main 1875 OF City steG
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-25
WARSHIPS CAN NOW TELEPHONE WITH SEARCHLIGHTS


One OF the most remarkable things
done In the telephoning world was
the harnessing OF light rays to trans
NIT telephone messages by the United
States naval department.
II enables the officer OF one warship
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-25

Perhaps the camel can go tive
weeks without taking a drink. but h'
|s an ungainly beast at that
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-25

Job Printing Done Right Times
Printing Co, rs John R.-st.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-25
AWAY ITHCATARRH
A FILTHY DISEASE
A SAFE oLD-FAsHioNED REM
EDY QUICKLY RELIEVES ALL
DISTRESSING SYMPTOMS.

Is you are subject to frequent colds,
or il you have any Of the distressing
symptoms of catarrh, such as stuffed
up feeling in the head. profuse dis
charge from the nose, sores In the
nose, phlegm In the throat causing
hawking and splitting, dull pain in the
head or ringing in the ears, just
anoint the n~ostrils or rub the throat
or chest with q little Ely,s Cream
Balm. and see how quickly you will
get relief.
In a few minutes you will feel your
head clearing, and after using the
Balm for a day or so the nasty dis
charge will be checked, the pain,
soreness and fever gone, and you viii
no longer be offensive to yourself and
your friends by constantly hawking,
splitting and blowing.
Shake off the grip OF catarrh before
it impairs your sense of taste, smell
and hearing and poisens your whole
system. In a short time you can be
completely cured of this distressing
disease by using Ely's Cream Balm.
This healing, antiseptic Balm does
not fool you by short, deceptive relief
but completely overcomes the disease.
It clears the nose, head and throat
Of all the rank poison, soothes, heals
and strengthens the raw, sore MEM
branes, making you proof against
colds and catarrh.
One application will convince you,
and a SO cent bottle will generally cure
the worst case of catarrh. 1t is guar
anteed. Get it from your druggist to-
day.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-25

The following address before the
Polytechnic society was delivered by
Prof. Herbert A. Hard Of the A. c.;
Modern sanitation calls for its aids
de-camps each of the sciences. Ex-
perts in physiology, bacteriology,
chemistry and physical geography and
physics should devote much time to
that most vital subject, conditions for
health and best living.
II the computators of vital statistics
have placed a fair estimate of the
value to the commonwealth of the life
of each citizen. to say nothing of the
prize of health and happiness, there
truly is a herculanean task cut out
for us. But the life, health and hap
piness Of the future are a goal well
worth striving for, great though the
handicap set before it is; n which
those of us with academic capacity,
handling n Of the above named
sciences, may well put our best ener-
gies upon; a subject which should
be introduced into every possible
our Of instruction, at every pos
EibIe opening and excuse for 1t, so
great is it's vitality.
President Macdonald has with too
much truth recently called attention
to the vast numbers of country youths
who are stunted in bodily growth and
mental development owing to the
strenuous side of the life OF the coun-
try's poor. I do not think he said it
was all due to hard work. / know it
was in part due to yitiated air in
unventilated rooms; air too hot; air
too dry; air sometimes rendered both
foul and too hot by that diabolically
unsanitary instrument of modern in
vention, the oil stove. The stove
that doesn't smell is dangerous, also
gas or any stove without adequate
fue escape for it's own deadly fumes.
Would that we had a law requiring
manufacturers to make oil stoves
either smell and smell badly when
lighted, or else rivet IN a large nickel
label to the effect that this stove
gives out death dealing gases
Depleted vitality is a daily occur
renee and consumption a common
n resulting from lack Of ventila-
ton.
The common custom Of leaving the
window open a small space is per-
haps the only solution for the bed
room in a rigorous climate, however
Inadequate it is. But stop to think
how inadequate this Is unless strong
wind action plays on that side Of the
house.
Remedial measures may be gener-
atoms ahead but 1t requires no prophet
to say that our descendants viii scout
our puny efforts to capture oxygen
and scorn to deyitalize their bodies
with vitiated air.
How revolutionary it sounds! But
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-25

en- a dry air, and evaporation is pro-
portionate to its dryness. Evapora-
tion on the body surface is large, and
the cooling effect also great. Higher
temperature is needed to counteract
this, which in turn induces increased
evaporation and cooling, and SO on
in endless circle. The dry air in the
ordinary living room Is thus heated
to rs or 80 degrees and in the home
Of the aged or irfirm, K SIS degrees.
The individual Is irritated and OPP
pressed. Mental and physical aetivi-
ties are at low ebb. Suddenly the in
dividual steps out into the low tenn
parature of the last anti-cyclone
where the temperature is 10 degrees
to 100 degrees lower and the humidity
SO to so per cent higher-the collapse
is logical, We blame the weather
man. our frail constitutions or infec4
ton IN the milk.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-25

F. d. Lyons, travelling passenger for
the Rock Island railroad, was in the
city today on railroad business.
Andy Thompson, travelling passenger
agent for the Erie railroad, spent the
day in local railroad circles.
j e. Centwell, travelling passenger
agent for the Illinois Central railroad,
was a caller at Fargo railroad offices
today.
Theodore Kaites, soliciting freight
agent of the Northern Pacific, spent
the day nj the city.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-25

trend as there is no opportunity to
expose water surface at a temperature
sufficient to cause sufficient evapora-
ton.
by means of an apparatus Of his
own devising, DR.. Barnes was able to
maintain a mean relative humidity Of
So per cent in his own office. This
device, placed over the delivering reg
lister of the hot-air furnace, evapor-
ated on the average four and one half
quarts Of water daily, and the result
ing increased relative humidity kept
the office comfortable at a tempera-
ture of SIS, while under the usual drier
conditions the room must have a tenn
perature Of 20 or II degrees
If Ihave awakened your interest In
this question enough to set you think
ing about it, you are trying to figure
out just what effect the proyerbial
dryness of the Dakota climate has upon
the h~ealthfulness of our out-of-door
air. Right here I find the weather sta
ton records, as compiled by Section
Director Roberts of Bismarck, lend an
interesting light.
Many of us had come to feel that we
understood the object Of ventilation
quite perfectly. Indeed, it has been
taught us for decades that a slight in
crease in coz content in the air or
a small decrease in o, or again the
presence of a small amount of com
pick gaseous eminations from the
lungs would be fatal.
In an address before the geograph-
ers' section of the meeting of the So
ciety for the Advancement oil Science
at Washington, last week, Professor
Brown quite agreed with me and my
experimenters here, In that tempera-
lures between 81 degrees to SIS degrees
were preferable for study and living
rooms, when hunidities were right.
His observations were taken at the
Massachusetts State Normal.
The question is confessedly a COM
pick one and the speaker does not
presume to explain the whole matter.
yet certain factors are understood.
First, as to the damp climate OF the
lakes region, where many OF us have
lived for a whiie-it Ii the outside air
which we refer to as .'cold and damp
AT certain periods in the spring and
winter. These are times when the
temperature Ii relatively low anyway.
much lower than the body. Heat con-
ductiyity OF air increases with moist
ure content, therefore, the damp air
which is markedly cooler than our
bodies rapidly extracts the heat from
the surface m we feel the penetrat-
ing chill.
At the same time we refer to q moist
indoor air az feeling warmer" than
q dry air Of the same temperature.
There is no contradiction. The point
is, we are now referring to a much
warmer atmosphere. one nearer body
heat. Given a moiSt air the oonduc-
tien from the body fs mol large as the
temperatures are nearer equal. Civ
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-25
Railroad News
PROMINENT R. R. man

S. s. Kelly OF Washington, D. G.,
chief ticket seller a the Washington
union station. was a visitor in the
city yesterday and was the guest of
Ray 4. Tschemperlin, head ticket
seller at the Northern Paci1c station
In Fargo. This is Mr.. Kelly's visit in
Fargo and he was quite impressed
with the appearance OF the city and it's
general metropolitan air.
He confessed his surprise when he
saw the city as he had imagined it
was entirely in keeping In general APP
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-25

II your children are subject to at
tacks of Group, watch for the first
symptom, h~oarseness. Give Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy as soon as the
child becomes hoarse and the attack
may be warded off. For sale by all
dealers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-25
Builds 200 Houses.

AT Gary, Ind, a large corporation is
now engaged in building zoo concrete
houses for its factory operatives.
These houses are being constructed of
poured concrete, and the houses are OF
several types. There are single de-
tached dwellings of FIVE and six rooms.
which cost $500 each. There are ten
terrace houses with six rooms each.
costing about SIG, 600. There are four
apartment buildings; two of the apart
ments have four rooms and two have
six rooms. These apartments cost
$4,000. A three-story, ten-terrace
building, nine rooms in each house.
cost $4,000. In most of these houses
concrete floors have been built, and
in part of them there are wood floors.
The interior walls are OF concrete,
as well al the exterior walls. the in
side walls being four inches thick and
the outside walls eight inches thick.
The detached houses, which are very
similar In plan, have been varied in
the exterior treatment. The exterior
walls are given a coat of stucco.
Houses of poured concrete, with re-
ception room 13 feet by lie feet, dining
rooms Is feet by 16 feet, and kitchen
10 feet by IL feet, on the lower floor.
and three bedrooms, two Is feet by is
feet, n 10 feet by 10 feet, and bath
rooms on the second floor, have been
constructed near Washington, d. G. at
a cost of about 81 00.'
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-25

Howard Moody Isl certainty making
prices IN all winter goods Trenen-
dous cuts On coats, furss dresses and
waists. Read the ad and 60 to the
sale tomorrow.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-25
Shop All Howard Mccdyss

IN Moorhead. Tremendous reductions.
at his January sale. The bargains are
great. We call your especial atten-
ton to the specials for Friday ana
Saturday. Read ad.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-25
Stop That Itch

Wo will guarantee you 10 stop thst
itch in two seconds. A "a cent Bottle
will prove II.
NO remedy that we have ever sold
for Eczema, Psoriasis, and ali other
diseases of the skin has given more
thorough satisfaction than the
D. D. ID. Prescription for Eczema
We guarantee this remedy.
Fargo Drug Co. waldorf Pharmacy,
Economy Drug Co.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-25


point Of being a menace to health.
1t has long been recognized by prac-
tical s~anitarians that the great curse
of our overheated living room is large
ly due to the shock experienced on
going from this condition out into
open air where the temperature may
be SO to 125 degrees colder. Further,
the above experiments show that there
is a variation of 20 to 100 per cent in
the relative humidity in making this
change, which as Professor Ward has
stated is "a greater one than we ought
to repeat day after day and many
times a day"
Doubtless many Of the periodic
waves Of epidemic grip and other dis
orders are directly traceable TO the
devitalizing effects of passing from an
equilibrium gained, or approximated,
in an atmosphere OF one temperature
and humidity to another of vastly
different value. AS the learned doc
tors quoted have observed, "the strain
which is put upon the body in the
rapid reimbursement when we go
from the high temperatures and des-
ert aridity Of our homes In winter is
greater than we can bear" / would
add that If for any Isl the vitality
is already lowered the balance is turn
ed and the body becomes a ready prey
to the often or yer present germ Of
the specific disease.
Not only in health and general conn
fort is there a final score, but in terms
Of pure economy OF fuel the cam
paign for greater humidity finds an
argument. Actual tests by fairly nor
NAL individuals show that a room
temperature in properly humid air is
equally comfortable to dry air that is
s per cent to 10 per cent higher in
temperature.
AS Professor Ward states, ct is
generally acknowledged that the win-
ter temperatures OF our houses are too
high, but the excessive dryness Of the
indoors air and consequent rapid
evaporation from the skin. combined,
make most OF us uncomfortable unless
the temperature Is kept up to 70 or
higher. Were the relative humidity
Of the house air higher, as 1t always
is In the kitchen where steam is con-
~tinually being sent into the air. then
a temperature Of SIS would be very
comfortable
Should Evaperate Water.
The remedy is simple; ~evaporate
water into the air. Sprays are now
being successfully used. Most hot air
furnaces have evaporating pans an
tirely too small and these with sur
face area too small. This you will
recall, III you have one, il not religious
" ~replenished. There Is little Or no
provision in other heating systems al
though d few stoves in Fargo spas
medically support a OF hot water
and a few steam valves are left to
sizzIe OUT a little Of health giving
moisture. Hot water systems are
harder to conform to this modern
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-25

pearance with the population the CEN
sus credits it with having. Mr.. Kelly
went on west this morning.