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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-16

Washington, Dec. 16.-(R-A
resolution may be presented to the
senate refusing confirmation OF
President Coolidge's recess appoint
ments to the federal farm loan
board if discussion of the nomina-
tions on the floor Of the upper
house leaves mistaken the convic-
ton Of some senator's that the ap-
pointees are unfriendly to agricul-
ture.
Senators Duncan u. Fletcher,
democrat, Florida, >and Gerald p.
Nye, progressive publican, North
Dakota, have launched deter
mined fight against Eugene Meyer
as chairman Of the board and de-
clare that the two men appointed
with him, George r. Cooksey and
Floyd r. Harrison, must give salts
factory assurances of their inten-
tions before consent may be had to
their confirmation.
All three men are former men,
bers of the war finance corpora
tion, subsidiary Of the treasury
department, and the resolution is
expected to be introduced if debate
on the appointments reveals "un-
friendliness to agriculture"
Not a Farmer
Meyer is opposed as a man who
has had no connection with agri-
culture and is declared by his foes
in the senate to be 100 friendly
with the so-called treasury crowd
accused by farm interests with
subverting the real purpose of the
farm loan board.
1.-THE farm loan SYSTEM" Senator
Fletcher declares, 'is system of
cooperative borrowing for the ben
eft of the borrower and is not a
banking system. 1t is designed to
give farmers direct access to the
great sources of lonable funds,
while still keeping the borrowers
free from subsection to the money
lenders. The bureau has done more
for the farmer than any instrument,
except the department of agricul-
ture itself. The law makes it a
selfg0verning body and lot a vas
sal Of the treasury"
He declares the treasury influ-
enced arbitrary removal of Robert
A. Cooper of South Carolina, Ell
mer j. Landes Of Ohio and Edward
E. Jones of Pennsylvania, farm
minded" members of the board, and
prevailed upon President Coolidge
to appoint Meyer, Cooksey and Har-
rison in deliberate plan to usurp
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-16

SPORTS CARNIVAL PLANNED
Madison, Wis, Dec. 16.-George
r. Little, director of athletics at
University of Wisconsin, announced
a four-day winter sports carnival
Jan. 5, 6, Z, and 8. Contests in all
winter sports will be included, he
said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-16

The A. w. Lucas Co. Beauty
Shop will be open evenings all
next week except Christmas
Eve.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-16

Special clearance on all chill
drcn's coats, ages 2 to ii, at
half price.-Sarah Gold Shop,
312 Main Ave.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-16

Hello, Bill:-The EIks club
is open for you every evening
after 6 o'clock. Come up and
make it your headquarters.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-16

Will MAJ FUN MAIN
Jerusalem. Dec. 16.-(Jewish Tel.
egraphic Agency)-Prayers for
rain to relieve the drought will be
recited in synagogues, mosques and
churches in Palestine, under q per-
mission issued by the high commits
sioner.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-16

FAMOUS HORSE SOLD
Chicago, Dec. 16.-Jauntiast, who
q dozen years ago set worlds trot-
ting record for one mile by stepping
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-16
HE SEES THEM ALL

Topeka, Kan, Dec. 16.-R)-
Every home game played by the
Washburn College football team for
81 years has been witnessed by w.
A! Harshbarger, professor Of math-
ematics.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-16

CORBETT, ATTELL SET FOR
BOUT
San Francisco, Dec. 16.-Young
Corbett, Fresno welterweight, and
Gilbert Attell. San Francisco, fin
ished training today for their TO-
round 60 here tonight.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-16

Dance, Saturday, Elks Hall,
Mandan.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-16

DULUTH WANTS BRIDGE
Washington, Dec. 16.-R)-The
consent of congress for the city of
Duluth to construct a bridge across
the Duluth ship canal in that city
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-16

| was sought in Z bill introduced yes-.
terday by Senator Henrik Ship
stead, Farmer-La Minnesota. u
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-16

Gigli, famous tenor, admits that
he is very fond of all athletic
sports.
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Sport Briefs

Chicago.-Guy Bush, star pitcher
OF the Chicago Cubs, was married
last night to Miss Frances Richard
son Of Boston, Mass, in the cham
bers Of Judge Francis Borrelli.
Chicago.-Dates for outdoor and
indoor Championships of the Interna-
tioral Skating association will be set
Sunday when that organization
meets at Cleveland, President Frank
M. kalteuX announced today.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-16

the distance N 2:07 "a, was sold on
the auction block here yesterday for
$500.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-16
DISEASE MAY
BE TULAREMIA
Victims Of Suspected Cases Of
Spinal Meningitis May Have
Had Rabbit Fever

Mandan, N. D., Dec. 16.-(AP)-
suggestion that the dead members
OF the Boettcher family at New Eng
land, the Schroeder family at Cava-
Her. Miss Olive MacCadams, Man
dan, and other susp- cted cases OF
spinal meningitis which developed
here yesterday, may have been vic
Tins Of the disease tularemfa or
rabbit fever, has aroused a discus.
sion among local practitioners.
The microbe of tularemia has been
isolated by DR.. Edward Francis or
the United States bureau of public
health, who issued a warning to
the public concerning the danger of
handling rabbits, the jackrabbits es-
pecially, in the September issue Of
e leading national magazine.
Cases Much Discussed
Thousands Of rabbits are killed
each winter In western North Da-
kota and thousands OF hides shipped
east to furriers. Since the appear
ance of the magazine article, there
has been widespread discussion of
rabbit fever"
Tying up the tularemia SUCCESS
ton, Miss MacCadams, local victim
OF what was diagnosed as acute
cerebraspinal meningitis, was en-
ployed in a hardware store which
last year purchased hundreds Of
rabbit hides.
The suggestion is taken so seri-
ously locally that Secretary A. w.
Furness of the Mandan Chamber nf
Commerce today had broadcast over
radio station KGCU and carried in
the local press a suggestion that
hunters follow the advice OF DIR.
Francis and wear rubber gloves in
ekinning rabbits.
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WHITTEMORE DOUBTS THAT
TULAREMIA CAUSED DEATHS

LILA nEMlA VAUSEO UEAlnS
Doubt that tularemia, q disease
transmitted to humans by rabbits
has caused any deaths In North Da
kota this year was expressed her:
today by DR.. A. A. Whittemore, state
health director.
DR.. Whittemore's attention wa.
called to the matter by the theory
advanced at Mandan, that tularemia
may be responsible for severa
deaths in western North Dakota.
DR.. George Sarchert, New Eng.
land, who is attending members Of
the Boettcher family, sick with q
malady which has kept one eight.
year-old boy unconscious for Il
days, told Whittemore over the tele.
phone today that there was nothing
strange about the disease, in his
opinion.
Epidemic freaks Out
A severe epidemic Of influenza
has occurred in the New England
area, Sarchert said, and has caused
three deaths. To date he has had
about rs cases, but most Of his pa.
tients recovered quickly.
It is the same kind of Influenza
which swept the country in 1918
Sarchert told Whittemore, and oc.
Casionally occurs with encephalitis
just as 1t did then. To this fact is
attributed the death Of the two men,
bers Of the Boettcher family who
Euccumbed several weeks ago.
DR.. Sarchert is at loss to ac-
count for the spreading of what he
termed wild rumors" regarding
conditions in his territory, DR.. Whit
temore said.
Not Hard to Diagnose
"Tularemia In humans is not diff
ficult to diagnose il the physician
thinks Of It," DR.. Whittemore said.
White spots on the liver of a rab-
bit indicate that the animal Is in
fected with the disease, DR.. White
more stated. In the skinning proc
ess It may also be detected by the
small n0dules that appear through
out the. inner layers of the skin.
Only q few isolated cases Of tu-
aaremia among rabbits have been
reported to the state public health
laboratory. These all came from
the western part Of the state and
are thought to have been carried
here by diseased rabbits from Mon
tana and Wyoming, where the dis
ease has been prevalent at various
times.
Tick Carries Disease
The disease is carried from one
rabbit to another by tick.
DR.. Whittemore doubts If tular-
emia is prevalent in the state. Nine
cases were reported last year, all
from Bowman county, but none have
been reported this year.
The onset OF the disease in hui
mans is rapid and is characterized
by enlarged glands, local assesses
and an acute high fever. The NOR
tally Is high.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-16

to Eugene Meyer upper lef and
dn Coodge Tor the federal farm loan
OF Florida upper right dover right
resolution
Mellon
tends the
Evening star., 1927-12-13
LONE OLYMPIC RACE
FOR YANk OARSMEN
By the Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA, December 13-
American oarsmen will be permitted
to row in only one event at the Olym-
pic races in Holland next year ?
The committee in charge of rowing,
of which George G. Melloy of this city
is member, has so decided. The
purpose Of the rule is to make each
oarsman and crew concentrate on one
race. Melloy said the races in Hol-
land would be so close together that
1T would be next to impossible for
oarsmen to make a good showing if
they were entered in more than one
contest.
In 1920 Jack Kelly of this city dis
tinguished himself by winning the
Olympic singles title and also rowing
to victory in the doubles with his
cousin, Paul Costello, but it was
pointed out that the sculling field now
was quite different. There appears to
be no outstanding American who domi-
mates in single souls as did Kelly
when he wore the national champion
ship crown.
The tryouts will be held on the
Schuylkill River here next Spring.
There will be no restrictions on the
entries in the trials. If an oarsman
OF crew Wits Two races, tHe second
man or crew will be added to the
Olympic squad.
Whoever wins the right to repre-
sent the United States in the singles
sculls will have to show speed in Hol-
land to beat Joe Wright, jr., Of To-
ronto. who will represent Canada.
The son of the former rowing coach at
the University of Pennsylvania is re-
garded by many as the best amateur
singles sculler in the world.
Evening star., 1927-12-13
TILDEN AND HUNTER
LOST TO U. S. TEAM
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated PreSe.
BOSTON, December 13.-America
will have to worry through the 1928
challenge round of Davis Cup play IN
the American zone as best it may with.
out the services of either William T.
Tilden, End. ranking United States
player. or his doubles teammate, Fran
els T. Hunter.
Tilden made that plain here in an
nouncing that he and Hunter planned
to sail for France early in May, and
did not expect to get back before late
in August.
big Bill" has consistently opposed
challenge In the American zone next
year, and just as strenuosly has advo-
Gated European zone play. Announce
ment of the course of action he and
Hunter intended to follow came quick
ly on the heels of news from New York
that the executive committee of the
United States Lawn Tennis Associa-
tion had accepted the recommendation
of the Davis Cup committee.
Neither Hunter nor myself" said
Tilden, believes it would be possible
in the event that we won here to go
abroad and get into condition for win.
ming play in Europe by as late a date
as the American Lawn Tennis Asso-
citation plans to send the team over.
Whether or not, if America wins
in the American zone, our services
would be sought in inter-zone play
abroad is entirely up to the u. s. l.. T.
A. We will be available to them over
there, but not in the American zone."
Evening star., 1927-12-13

Pinch me-" said to Fitz, "How do
these English figure these odds? Has
Burge got a horseshoe in his glove?''
The bets were offered and accepted
merely by the motion of hand. And
the funny thing about it was that
while the Englishmen naturally were
wagering in pounds, the Americans
who were backing me thought they
were betting in dollars.
When a hacker of Burge offered to
bet 25 to 3, he meant pounds. After
the battle, when time came to pay off,
the Americans thought the British
losers had gone balmy.
Holy Moses" / heard a man from
Kansas City YELL ''are these English
all bughouse?' 1t took both his mitts
to hold his winnings.
The bell. rang and we got going.
Burge was a tough fellow and no mis-
take. He was so good that for long
time he had been compelled to fight
out of his class, against such big fell
lows as Ted Pritchard. The gong
started battle such as London had
not seen for years.
(Next-The Great Burge Tastes
Defeat.)
Evening star., 1927-12-13

There is feeling current among
the members of many golf clubs
that the worst thing that can hap.
pen to their fairways is for them
to stage tournament for the pro.
fessionals. "They cut them all to
pieces with their irons" one said to
me who had voted against making
a bid for the United States Open.
Some pros do; others do not. If
you follow Mac Smith. deadly on
his pitch shots, you'll find few div
OTIS. Smith merely takes the top off
the grass. There is no big slice of
sod excavated when he plays his
mashie. Most pros are like him,
as are many leading amateurs.
Smith plays his mashie clean.
Goes back slow with little bend to
his wrists. and never overswings.
Starts the club down slowly, too,
adding the necessary zip to get the
requisite distance with his wrists,
the right predominating. How his
clubhead meets the ball is sketched
above. AS you can see from these
sketches the ball is hit on the
downstroke. but there is no exag-
gerated effort to drive it on down
and through the sod His pickup
of the ball is clean and crisp. And
by picking it up just before the
club head reaches the lowest arc of
his downswing he imparts the back
spin that aids in stopping it. A
mashie face opened in this manner
gives great loft to the ball, the
other factor contributing to its
stoD,
Evening star., 1927-12-13
STOVE LEAGUE STUFF
World Series Developed New
Pitching Ace for Yankees-Pip.
gras' Fine Work i'm Second Game
His Assignment Big Surprise.

average outsider who is obliged to form
his conclusions from a distance.
After Pipgras had turned back the
Pirates, John McGraw made this
prophecy: ''The series is over" He
doubtless figured that victory by
heretofore erratic youngster would
effect the complete breakdown of the
Pirates morale. That is just what
happened.
Only seven hits were made off Pip
gras' delivery When the big test
came. he tackled the job like veteran.
His poise was close to perfection. Per
haps it was his thought that his mates
would pound out enough runs to cover
up any possible pitching mistakes. At
any rate, he gave only one base on
balls and that gift didn't come till the
eighth inning.
The most noteworthy feature was
his almost curveless pitching. He
threw only six curves. While he is
primarily what the profession calls a
fast ball pitcher" he has an effective
curve. The average pitcher uses be-
tween twenty and forty curves in a
game.
If the Pirates had known Pipgras
intended to confine his efforts to fast
ball pitching they might have knocked
him out early in the contest. Undoubt.
edly his flood of fast balls crossed them
up completely. Pennock's game was
superbly pitched, but to Pipgras be-
longs the credit Of having pitched the
most daring game of the series.
Weighing his pitching staff as vet
Grams who have long ago touched their
peaks. Higgins is probably in a re-
ceptive mood for new material in the
box, and it looks as though Pipgras
would have plenty of work in 1928
Evening star., 1927-12-13
MARKINGS In RIVER
ARE TO BE CHANGED

These changes will be made in
Smith Greek light markings about
January /: Fe
Kits Point Light. L, to be. changed
to flashing white every three seconds,
flash 0.3 second duration of 40 candle
power, and Smith Creek Light, 2, to
be changed to flashing red every
three seconds, flash 0.3 second dura-
ton of IL eandlepower.
HI. w. w. Holmes has bought
through the Ragan Boat Yard 40
foot cabin cruiser, which was recently
brought from Annapolis by j. Ed
wards.
Social events scheduled by the Old
Dominion Boat Club the remainder
of the year are the annual Christmas
dance December 26. special Christ
mas dance December 2S and the an
nual New Year dance, December 80,
The clubs next regular meeting takes
place January 4. I
Capital Yacht Club holds its annual
meeting January 10. Regular meet
ings of the Eastern Power Boat Club
are scheduled December &c and jan
uary 9, respectively.
Evening star., 1927-12-13
Tunney to Get ''Long Count"
In Talk at Chicago Banquet

Tunney is speaking at much less
per head than he fought. Banquet
tickets have sold for $40 a plate,
whereas ringside seats for the Tunney-
Dempsey fight brought $40 each.
About 100000 will be realized for
charity through tonight's affair.
Probate Judge Henru Horner, Mrs.
Ruth Hanna Mccormick, Howard p.
Savage, former commander of the
American Legion: Mrs. Kellogg Fair
banks, society leader; Billy Gibson.
Tunney's manager: Attorney General
Carlstrom, Mrs. Mabel Reinecke, in
ternal revenue collector; e. ]. Kelly.
president of the Park Board, which
controls Soldier Field, and Mayor VIII
liam Hale Thompson are on the list
of speakers.
While Tunney's appearance is pri-
marilv to help swell the Christmas
fund, it Is probable he will talk over
plans for another heavyweight cham
pionship match in Chicago. promoted
by Jim Mullen, who already has
launched a heavyweight elimination
program calculated to build up Jack
Delaney as Tunney's probable oppo.
nent.
Evening star., 1927-12-13
Fights Last Night

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK.-Tommy Loughran
won light-heavyweight championship
from Jimmy Slattery. Buffalo (15)
Clyde Hull, Dallas. won over Farmer
Joe Cooper, Terra Haute 00). Arturo
Spreckles, Belgium, defeated Billy
Leonard, Syracuse (10).
PHILADELPHIA. - Lew Tender
Philadelphia, defeated Hilaric Martinez
Spain G0). Bene De Vos, Belgium
won from Eddie Dempsey, Phladel
phia 00). Tommy Gleason, Philadel
phia. won from Bob Shilling. Phila
delphia co. Buddy Burke, Chester,
Pa, defeated Red Delp, Reading
Pa. (6).
CHICAGO.-Babe Ruth. Louisville
defeated Eddie Shea, Chicago 1O).
BOSTON.-Al Mello, Lowell, Mass
outpointed Jock Malone, st. Paul (10)
PITTSBURGH.-Willie Haromn de
feated Jack Zivic, Pittsburgh G0).
PROVIDENCE, r. Benny Bass,
Philadelphia, defeated Joining Shep-
pard, Woburn, Mass (10).
JOHNSTOWN. Pa.--Danny Cooney.
Trenton, N. j., and Dory Shimar, VIII
Transport, Pa, drew (10).
CUMBERLAND, Md.--Willey Pto-
mey, allservice middleweight cham
pion, Washington, d. c., knocked out
frankie Theodore, Philadelphia (3).
Bobby Grafton. Camp Meade. won
from Young Terry McGovern, Pitts
burgh (6).
MOBILE, Ala.-Buddy Seaborn, Mo-
bile, defeated Henry Jungle, New Or
leans Q0). Sailor Black. Mobile, won
from Battling Mckee, Davenport,
Iowa (S).
Evening star., 1927-12-13

II
farmer, has an idea where the future
public golf course of Washington is
concerned.
In the absence of a bridge or boat
line across the Washington Channel
to convey golfers from the eastern
part of the city to East Potomac Park,
Shannon holds that a public course
constructed in the virtually open area
paralleling South Capitol street, be-
tween that street and the water front
of the Washington Channel, would
meet a great public need and prove
immensely popular. Such a piece of
land, he believes, could be bought for
something less than a million dollars,
and over a stretch of years would not
only bring cheap and handy golf ia.
cilities to the many thousands of
golfers in the eastern part Of the city,
but would prove worthwhile invest
ment.
Even if the purchaser was obliged
to buy much property now used for
homes in South Washington. Shan
non believes the project would be
thoroughly worth while from the
financial standpoint. Needless to say,
Shannon is a good deal of bull
on Washington real estate, and can
not see a loss in such a transaction,
even though the golf course took sew
eral years to be put on a paying
basis.
Appreciation of the land values
alone would prove worth while in the
long run, in his opinion.
Washington's two big golf schools,
situated about three miles apart, are
doing a rushing business these days.
The Miller Walker School, at 1919
Pennsylvania avenue, is crowded
from early afternoon until well after
dinner time with golfers banging balls
away into the net, while up at John
Evening star., 1927-12-13

Blick's Arcadia School similar condi-
tions prevail. In addition to Lionel
q. Walker and Henry d. Miller, r.
Cliff Mckimmie is on the teaching
staff of the Pennsylvania avenue es-
tablishment, while Al Price of Indian
Spring and George Diffenbaugh, for
merly of Rock Greek Park and Sara.
nae Lake, preside over the Blick
School.
Much complaint is heard these days
when putting greens are usually fast
and hard to pitch to, of failure to get
under mashie niblick shots. The chief
reason to the uninitiated probably is
that the duffer thinks the club needs
some artificial aid and attempts to
help the club by twisting the wrists
up as the clubhead meets the ball.
Nothing to it. The niblick is like any
other club, and any attempt to help
the club by scooping up the ball is
usually fatal.
The clubhead itself is built for loft
and will take care of the angle of
flight of the ball if. struck properly.
So paradox presents itself again in
this game. To lift the ball up the
club should be struck down, permit
ting the angle of the club face to loft
the ball. And the club should be kent
down and not f1ipped up with the
wrists as the ball is met.
Evening star., 1927-12-13
MAJORS READY TO FIGHT
MINORS OVER DRAFT LAW

modified allows the minors to demand
big prices for their players.
Herman J. Weisman, president Of
the Eastern League. and w. G. Bran.
ham, president of the South Atlantic,
Virginia and Piedmont League, ar.
ranged to meet Commissioner Lands
today
Final disposition of the matter prob
ably will come before the joint meet
ing of the National and American
Leagues tomorrow, provided Commits
sioner Lands has not cleared up the
situation meantime.
Routine business was before the Ma
tional League at its fifty-third annual
session today. The American League,
with President Z. s. Barnard in the
chair for the first time, assemblies to-
morrow.
Trade gossip was rife today, with
interest centering in which club would
land George Sisler from the Browns
Phil Ball Of st. Louis is ready to bar.
ter, while the Nationals, Tigers and
Indians are angling for the Browns
star. Detroit has Manush and Blue
to trade, according to renorts