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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-11-30
BY RODNEY BUTCHER
NEA Service Writer.

Washington, Nov. 80. NV Some
persons are incurable optimists and
among them, it would appear, are
the proponents Of the metric sys.
tenn Of weights and measures who
confidently predict that the next
Congress, with little but politics on
its mind, will pass q law eliminating
the foot, the inch and the pound ia
favor Of the European standards.
Aubrey Drury, director of All
America Standards Council, says
that the ''metric issue has won
overwhelming victories in more
than 40 Of the great parliaments Of
the world" and that 1T can and
will win in the vote before the next
Congress-"
Senator Gillett and Congressman
Britten will introduce the Metric
Standards Bill, it is promised. Sew
en- congressional committees have
endorsed the decimal weights and
meiAures system and once it passed
two out Of three readings in the
House. A gradual transition from
pints and quarts, yards and feet
and so on to the metric units in
merchandising, requiring ten years,
is proposed. Quarts would become
liters, measuring 10 per mt more !;
yards would stretch 10 per cent in
to meters, and so on.
The plan, first urged 14O years
ago by Thomas Jefferson, has &C.
quired plenty of distinguished sup
port, but it probably won't mean
much to the average politician un-
less business interests unite in de-
manding it.
Quite recently this writer pro-
duced q story showing that 1927
had been Americas biggest disas-
ter year. By New Years it may
be necessary to report q year equal
ing any other two years for such
events, for hardly had the story
been printed before the Re Cross
was called upon to help nearly 1000
persons affected by the Pittsburgh
gas tank explosion and lesser num-
Der when q torn lido 8. ept through
its own back yard in Washington.
Proceeds of the current Red Cross
drive here were turned over to tor
nado relief.
The Red Cross, it may he said
to help it's efficient publici: staff,
is q national disaster insurance sys-
tenn, its principal beneficiaries
those who can't afford to pay for
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-11-30
The Land Movement in North Dakota
Minneapolis Tribune)


The sturdy demand for farm lands reported
from North Dakota offers one more convincing
proof of the progress that state is making along
the road of economic stability. An extreme
ly vigorous movement in these lands is revealed
by a survey just completed by the Greater
North Dakota association. Nearly 10000 acres
have been purchased during the past three
mating $5,000,000 has been involved in the
many transactions.
This land movement has number of pleas
ing aspects. It is significant that many of the
purchases have been made by tenant farmers
in North Dakota who have prospered to an ex-
tent which warrants substantial property in
vestment. Many Of the purchases, too, have
been made by present farm owners who, having
found their existing farm plants profitable,
have not hesitated to extend their activities.
The North Dakota farmer, apparently, is in q
position to buy land because he has profited
tidily by good crops, by the prudent diversified
ton of his resources, and by an increasing
reliance on the dairy cow.
It is interesting to note, too, that keen in
terest in North Dakota farm lands has been
evinced by settlers from other states. These
lands have always been potential sources Of
great natural wealth: in recent years, however,
2 sane and balanced program Of agriculture
has stressed, as never before, the tremendous
possibilities inherent in the North Dakota farm.
It is not to be wondered at, then, that capital
from without the state has attracted steadily
to its thousands Of fertile weakh-producing
acres.
The land movement in North DalIota is not
confined to few localities; instead the demand
for good farm acreages is being felt in every
county in the state. Because the volume Of
sales has been large, the banking situation is
reported considerably improved; farm after
farm which has been cate0oried as sfrozen ~
sets" has been stricken from the lists in recent
months. The trend in North Dakota is unmis-
takably toward nornialcy, and the progress, a.
indicated by present real estate activity Is sure
and sound. When farm land moves q II has
lately been moving in North Dakotas one need
not seek far for causes which suggest Z epndi-
ton Of Wldes6read economic health
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Aide to Santa Claus

Newspaper advertising is the first lieutenant
Of Santa Claus. Moreover, it is the genial old
fellows sales manager and distributor of his
vast storehouse Of gifts,
The observing have noted that every year
about month or six weeks before Christmas
newspapers suddenly add more pages, which
are not dropped again until after the holidays,
This sudden growth isn't due to . temporary
Iush Of news. Additional pages are neces-
siteted BY additional advertising.
business has learned from experience that
tbe best show window and show case for the
display o. Christmas goods is newspaper adver-
tising. Merchants know that It Is not enonch
z order complete stocks and display them in
their stores. '--
me real early shopper Is he Or she who shops
41t ~ TIE newspaper ads. Every edition of
I'D 1eN1poper from now until Christmas viii
eGtalog from which one can select his
and comfortably. "a mi lit
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Cherry, huddled small and speech
less in q corner Of the couch near
the big chair which Bob had drawn
up for Nils Jonson, stared at the
amazing young man like person
entranced. She had not uttered a
word since he had entered the room.
II was certainly surprised to get
Miss Lanes letter." Nils was saying
in the big, cello-likc voice of his
that made his most trivial words
seem important. II thought Rhoda
was with my aunt here. / hadn't
heard that my aunt was dead:
Rhoda didn't write and somehow !
missed seeing anything about it in
the papers. Did she tell you why
she ran away. Mr.. Hathaway?"
Bob shook his head.
"She was making fool Of her
self over a no-count young whip
persnapper from Chicago" Nils ex-
blamed ruthlessly. "A tractor dem
onstrator he was, who came out
to the farm to see what allied one
Of the machines / bought in the
spring. He was a married mar
and gave him a thrashing when ]
found out he'd been putting lot
Of fool ideas into my sisters head
Rhoda didn't like my interfering
he added simply. II guess I've
kept pretty tight rein on her, but
q man has to protect his sister
Our train leaves at 11:1O, honey
he said gently, turning TOWARD
Rhoda.
"Please, Nils!" Rhoda pleaded.
Nils was shaking his head again
in ruthless negation, when FAITH
took courage to plead for the girl
sMr. Jonson, we sent for you be.
cause we are all 80 positive thai
Rhoda has a great future as sing
er. My husband arranged for al
addition for her before San Reno
head Of the opera company, YOU
know, and San Reno was amazed q
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-11-30
sued by the Ass ,ciation Against

sued by the Ass ,ciation Against
the Prohibition Amendment. At
lacking the superintendent of
Washington schools to allow w. C.
7. U. speakers to lecture pupils on
the evils of strong drink it cites
complaints hat the superint ndent's
theories on sc..ool supervision "are
at times ridiculous and communis-
tic" Liberals accustomed to hav-
ing the loosely used term "commu-
nistic" applied to them by conser-
vatives and reactionaries probably
will I'D scant sym athy with the
associate, i when it raises that old
and rather outworn DOGGY for its
own purposes.
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A Thought

We ire the light Of the world.
A city set upon : hill cannot b bid.
Mat. STA
Be not liquorish after fame found
by experience to carry q trumpet,
that doth for the most part congre-
gate more enemies than friends
Osborn.
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When have fears that ! may cease
to be
Before my pan has Cleaned my
teeming brain.
Beforei high-piled books. in charac-
try
Hold like rich gamers the full
ripen Irain;
When I behold, upon . nights
starred face,
Hug, cloudy symbols Of . high
romance,
And think that ] may never live to
trace
/ Their shadow with the magic
hand Of char q;
And when I feel, -air creature Of
an not :,
That ! shall never look upon thee
more,
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DR.. Mccoy will gladly answer
personal questions on health and
diet, addressed to him. care Of
the Tribune.
Enclose q stamped addressed
envelope for reply.

to use only one cooked and one raw
non-starchy vegetable at this even.
ing meal. No desserts.
An enema should be taken just
before retiring. The daily use OF
the enema should be continued for
at least several weeks.
If there is any return Of asthmat.
ic symptoms it may be well to re-
turn to a fast for . few days and
then resume diet whic:::. ] have
suggested.
In addition to the calisthenics
which I have advised, it is s.lso i'm.
portant to take certain breathing
exercises which will explain In to.
morrow's paper.
QUESTIONS ANT ANSWERS
Question:: Mrs. l.. w. X.
writes: "Am very much interested
in your daily health talks. Can you
tell me what causes = pain in the
back under the left shoulder? It
is worse in the morning before
arising. Have suffered with it for
some time. Am forty yearr Of age"
Answer: The pain in your back
may b. due to some faulty position
of the spinal vertebrae, or to q re-
flex from some kind Of heart disor-
der. A complete diagnosis would
be necessary to find the real cause.
correct to use fruits with protein.
Question: Ida asks: lis It
correct to use fruits with protein
foods ?"
Answer: Any kind Of fruit may
be used with any kind Of protein
food.
Question: Mrs. A. ]. asks: care
sunbaths rs good as the violet ray
lamps? How can really cure
pleurisy?"
Answer: I consider sunbathing
to be superior to treatments with
the ultraviolet lamps. % the suns
rays doubtless contain other benefit
cial rays besides the ultraviolet.
To cure pleurisy, you must first
find the cause, which may be due
to tuberculosis, tight diaphragm,
or the irritation from excessive gas
pressure.
Question: r. J. T. writes: "I
am troubled with catarrh Of the
nose, also have acne. Is there any
connection between the two diseases i?
Am also underweight."
Answer: Catarrh Of the nose
and also acne may We caused by i'm
festival poisoning. A short fruit
fast would be helpful at the begin
ming Of the treatment Of either Of
these disorders. Then use a diet
free from fats. sugars, and starches.
Do not "stuff" to gain weight, but
use q proper amount Of the right
kinds Of food, and avoid constipa-
ticn.
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Those Feed Sales

Feed sales of the State Mill have focused
considerable criticism upon the management OF
the industry under Governor Sorlies admin
istration. These are discussed today in the
second article covering the Poole-Schantz re-
port. Today's article has been prepared by the
Associated Press and appears in all member
papers today.
The feed sales are explained very clearly in
two sections of the report which read as fol-
lows:
"The mill manufactured sufficient feed
to fill all it's feed contracts. Default, where
made was not due to not having available
the feed necessary to fill the contracts but
was due to the selling of feed to other con-
sumers at higher price and deliberately
failing to fill the contracts.
"The mill by defaulting in the delivery
of 1922 tons of feed realized a clear profit
of $3,285.92 in excess of the penalty of
$10,654 paid to the !. S. Joseph company
"A statement made in the Lund report that
the mill agreed to deliver it's mill feed products
for period of six months at $21 ton ap-
parently is without foundation. Either Mr..
Lund failed to check actual conditions or his
ignorance of the milling business was respon-
sible for this error in his report.
The Sorlie examination of the books of the
Joseph company shows that other mills pri-
vately owned defaulted on their feed contracts
on the open market as did the State Mill. This
action was only good business judgment and
should have been commended rather than con-
demned through inuendo and insinuation.
For political reasons only half truth was
told, the politicians hoping that the people of
the state would promptly make the deduction
that the administration of the mill in the hand
ling of these feed items was either stupid or
deliberately dishonest. Examination of the
Joseph company books show that the State Mill
management handled this business as all other
mills do and received prevailing prices for feed
except where, by defaulting from contract, a
better profit was made for the State Mill.
These figures should dispose of Mr.. Lunds
flimsy criticisms of the handling of the feed
sales. An effort to set forth all the facts in
connection with these transactions would have
been much fairer policy. But of course a
political campaign was in the offing and Mr..
Lund has an old grievance against Mr.. Burch-
ard, who has been engaged in several audits
by the State Mill and who happens to be a
member of the Accountancy Board with which
Mr.. Lund has had some dealings.
If Mr.. Lund could have removed all animus
in his audits, probably he would have come
nearer to actual facts and conditions.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-11-30

Never have relish in the fairy
power
OF unreflectsd love - then on
the shore
Of the wide world ! stand alone,
and think
Till Love and Fame to uothfngness
do sink
John Keats: When ! Have Fears.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-11-30

And just think! Some scientist may discover
synthetic rubber, and thus find independence
for the Philippines in a test tube.
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Justajingle

They went into q movie house.
The picture made MON weep.
But father never shed . tear,
Cause he was fast asleep.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-11-30

Each section is individual, and about all that
Americans have in common is the aspirin
habit.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-11-30

Still, it's just as good manners to pick up the
last bit of lettuce with your fingers as to
chase it with fork and cuss it.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-11-30

! How time does fly. Baseball teams arr
claiming next years pennant.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-11-30
HEA diet ApvlC
81 DR. Fr0nlx Nc ey
As!> Ne 2aaE M5HNMakek

chosen from those listed for lunch.
con. and the combinations should
be kept simple. My suggestion is
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-11-30

NEXT: A change IN Cherry.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-08
CC'ORNS
-. .
Lift Off-No Pain!

Doesn't hurt one bit; Drop a little
"Freezone" on an aching corn, in.
stantly that corn stops hurting.
then shortly you lift it right off
with fingers.
Your druggist sells a tiny bottle
OF "Freezone" for few cents, sui.
ficient to remove every hard corn,
soft corn, or corn between the toes,
and the foot calluses. without sure
ness or irritation.
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AND JUDD
. GIVEN TESTS

NEW YORK. June s.-Mrs. Ruth
Snyder and her lover. Judd Gray,
under sentence Of death at Sing
Sing, for the murder Of her hug-
band, Albert w. Snyder. were sub
Jected yesterday to two informal
examinations in the death.house by
four alienists. Neither defendant
showed any traces Of insanity.
Within three weeks the future
guardianship of Lorraine Snyder
viii be decided by Queens County
Surrogate Daniel Noble, Of Jamaica.
Mrs. Josephine Brown, mother of
Mrs. Ruth Snyder, condemned to
die and the girls grandmother,
seeks to retain custody Of the child.
Warren Schneider, brother Of AL.
bert Snyder, for whose murder his
widow and lover have been SEN
fenced to death, wishes to have
custody Of the little girl.
Surrogate Noble declared It was
possible he would decide the case
on the briefs submitted by the law
yers.
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CRUISING CABS
BAN ASKED

A list Of 200 hack stands, capable
Of accommodating 500 public We
hicleS, has been recommended to the
District Commissioners by Major
Edwin B. Hesse, superintendent of
police, with the recommendation
that cabs be prohibited from "cruis-
ing the streets.
Major Hesse has been studying
the problem Of cruising cabs" for
many months and announced some
time ago that he was planning to
put a stop to the cruising which he
declared was adding to the conges.
ton of the streets.
During the winter he drew up a
tentative list OF new cab stands, be-
lieving that the cause Of the cruising
was lack Of parking space for the
vehicles.
This list was submitted to the
hackers and cab owners for sugges.
tons and criticisms and some aItera-
tions were made. The list submitted
to the Commissioners yesterday is
the result Of many conferences with
cab owners.
Major Hesse recommended that
taxis be forbidden to park in public
parking places and that privately
owned cars be forbidden to park in
cab stands. He also recommended
that sightseeing buses be forbidden
to solicit passengers.
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Ruth Snyder's Final
Appeal for Public's
Sympathy and Mercy
Condemned Slayer Relates In
Detail Her Side of Tfggic Story
CHAPTER ID
CHAPTER Id
By RUTH BROWN SNYDER

Condemned death 1Uh Henry Judd Gray for numbering
her husband.
Copyright
OSSINING N Y june 8-There has been wide inquiry,
Elected in hundreds OF letters me- whether not
I have "turned" Catholic
My answer is / do not know, yet.
When asked as registered for entrance to Sing Sing
what nv denomination was answered Catholic Though
was raised Methodist Episcopal, feel I much
Roman Catholic "A ANYTHING.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-08

American University Campus; w. C,
Cronenberg. 4GsO Georgia Ave. N
W.; Mrs. George F. Hunter, 2s4S
Thayer st. N. E.; Mary Louise Cruit
1909 First st. N. W.; Irving S.
Fusfeld, Kendall Green; Mrs. w. b
Owen. 1921 Thirty-eighth st. N. W.
H. B. Henrickson, 3945 Connecticut
Ave. N. W.; Mrs. M. A. Harmon,
S71S Georgia Ave-, Silver Springs,
Md; Joseph e. Biberstein, 81 Seaton
Pl. N. E.; Estelle Pittman, 1863 P
st. N. W.. and Alice Kennedy, 53S
Kenyon st. N. w.
Honorable Mention
76-100-Elizabeth B. Dayton. 400s
Illinois Ave. N. W.; Dell Floyd
S246 Thirty-eighth st. N. W.; ]. c.
Bryan, ATT Georgia Ave. N. W.
Minna G: Kennedy, 500 Kenyon st,
n. W.; II. @. Kennedy, $50 Kenyon
st. N. W.; e. G. Babinger, SIT Nun.
sey Bldg; Irving s. Fusfeld, Kendall
Green; Joseph e. Biberstein; J. c.
Bryan, 4717 Ga. Ave. N. W.; J. c.
Bryan, 4717 Georgia Avenue N. W.
Warner Kennedy, $50 Kenyon St
n. w; H. G. Kennedy, 539 Kenyon
st. N. W.; ]. C. Bryan, 4717 Georgia
Ave. N. W.; Lucille Everette, 1896
Spring Rd. N. W.; Joseph e. Biber.
stein: Edward Everett, 161 Adams
st. N. W.; George N. Schmit, 10 AL
legheny Ave. Takoma PIX, Nd; L.
McGlynn, 6232 Georgia Ave. N. w.
j. c. Bryan, 4717 Georgia Ave. N. w.
w. H. Becker, 200 D st. N. W.,
Mrs. ]. H. Mcclellan, 201 Dulany
Ave-, Virginia Highlands, Va: e. w
Coughlin, 927 Transportation Bldg.
G. l. Mallard, 1922 New York Ave
Miss M. O. Hare, 1881 Monroe st,
N. W.; Salvatore A. Falorico, Hotel
Annapolis, apartment 1898, and
Charles H. Wagner. sol McLachlen
Bldg.
Best Baby Picture
1. $25 in gold. Cornelia r. Mud.
diman, 1906 Lamont st. N. w.
c'See My New Wagon'O; 2, No. j
Ansco Jr. De. Luxe ($15.0O), Irving
s. Fusfeld, Kendall Green; 3, one
Vest Pocket Kodak (6.5O). Mrs
Ruth Visbal. 1914 S st. s. E., Apt,
104, and 4. One Kiddiegraph Pack.
age $3.50, M. o. Price. 621 Marion
Ave., Clarendon, Va.
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Bishop Advises Girls
To Confront Problems

"The world will never be better
transform conditions instead Of
merely conforming to Them" the Rt.
Rev. Thomas C. Darst, Bishop OF
Eastern Carolina, told 43 graduates
OF the National Cathedral School
for Girls yesterday.
The worlds drifters were de.
nounced by Bishop Darst who
urged the graduating class to seize
upon a real objective in life.
The commencement exercises were
held in the Bethlehem Chapel
Washington Cathedral.
A machine has been perfected
which takes mill ends and odd
pieces of wood and converts them
into box boards and even portable
houses.
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Gods Opportunity

II no voice Of church. no word
OF religion, no evidence OF that
God could furnish hitherto was
able 10 make an impression. might
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RECITAL AT HOWARD

Phyllis TerriIl Goines,. graduate
Ot Howard University. gave a re-
ottal at Rankin Chapel last night.
The program Of II numbers in
cluded French. German, italian and
English compositions.
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machine capable Of receiving
radiophonic communications at
great distances has been invented
in Italy. The apparatus Is said to
function automatically, typing on
ordinary paper, guided by radio
waves.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-08

Another intensely interest
ing installment Of Ruth Sny-
der's own story tomorrow!
Watch for it!
New Britain herald., 1927-05-10
Eclipse of Sun Will
 Alter Graduation Plans

Oxford, England. May 10 P,- Ancient Oxford University is proud of it's age-old traditions, precedents and habits, and it has taken a solar eclipse to change one of them.
 For centuries OXford's commence ment day has been unalterably scheduled for the last Wednesday in June. This year. however, the Wednesday falls on June 20, on which day there is to be total eclipse Of the sun. Consequently, the governing body Of the university at a solemn session today. decided to postpone the commencement ex- ercises until the next day, Thurs day.
 Conservative Oxonians are alarm cd at the change, but console them selves with the knowledge that nothing less than a solar eclipse could change the university's rou- tine.