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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-08-30
BY RODNEY BUTCHER
(NEA Service Writer>

Washington, Aug. 3O.-Mrs. En-
gene .: Sykes, wife of the vice chair.
man OF the Federal Radio Commits.
sion, has become an inventor.
Recently she was granted a naten1
on device which may become =,
common in American homes as radio
sets. She calls it q ''handy pic.
ture hanger" and expects to market
With this contraption. picture,
may be taken off or placed on the
wall without the necessity of stand
ing on q stepladder, chair or piano
and without hammer. Also. savs
Mrs. Sykes, it can be used to sus-
pend or remove bird cages. curtains.
mirrors and other articles.
1t appears that in Mrs. Skves'
mississippi home there are MANY nic.
lures which have to be taken down
ana cleaned twice year. A friend.
helping her clean the pictures, fell
and was injured. An idea subse-
quently came to Mrs. Sykes in the
middle OF the night and she arose and
sketched it. Next day she made \
cardboard model which q blacksmith
used to make the first "handv
hanger"
Senator Robert Beecher Howell.
now running for reelection in Ne.
braska, is incorrigible in his con.
slant study of the possibility Of using
various plants for food which are not
now SO used. For some years he
has been investigating the possibili-
ties OF artichokes for producing SUI
gar and for use as substitutes for
potatoes and other vegetables. Elk
tenslve experiments are being made
at the Bureau of Standards to de-
termine their sugar value. More re-
Gently the senator began to figure
how the United States could raise
field. - ''s"
just now he is interested in dahl;a
tubers as a possible source Of sugar
and is closely following experiments
along that line by DR.. B. S. Norton
at the Maryland State Agricultural
College. It is known that dahliss
have considerable sugar content and
both Norton and Howell are confi-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-08-30
THE LUCKY SOUTHERN ROUTE

The southern air route the Atlantic seems to
be lucker than the northern.
Plane after plane has tried the northern route on],
to disappear forever The months have brought no trace
Of Nungesser and Coli Of the avators who followed
them Undoubtedly all were forced down on the water:
and when they came down there was no steamship at
hand to pick them up.
But now consider the southern route.
De Plnedo came down and was rescued George Halde-
man and Ruth Elder came down right beside steamer
Courtney was picked up after he hit the water
The two Polish flyers have added their names to
the list by similar bit of good fortune
There must be something lucky about that southern
route.
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FIGHTING DISEASE

If we get disease" says London physician, 1--WE
ought not to be pitied as victims but condemned as
fools" This is rather hard on the mutitudinous dead
that have been cut down before their time by tuber.
culosis fever, plague and pestence.
Look humans blighed by dread diseases and
to them the Londoner's dctum-if you are heartless
Loose that epigram before the diseased in poverty
and be condemned as fool for calling them such.
theoretically disease may be avoidabe or curable-but
As things are, with limitations on purse and on re-
sources for fighting it, disease takes its toll from VIC
Tins who are by no means ignorant or foolish
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APPETITE AND DIRT EATING

! A new food flavor is not usual,
relished 1T first, but one acquires ,
taste for it. Most of US can remem
Der when we disliked the flavor o.
carrots when we were children, Of
perhaps turnips, cabbage or squash.
Foods that seem repugnant to on,
individual may be relished by an.
other. Some find calves brains de.
licious and others find them repug.
nant. Some enjoy the raw oysters
and others would not swallow it on
. bet. Those who do like oysters
usually flavor the oyster with some
strong condiment such as horserad-
ish or catsup. The oyster eater
would be made sick if he put sugar
or honey on as . flavoring.
Some nations have foods which
seem odd to others, as the Chinese
preserved eggs which may be kept
many years, and their birds nest
soups, made Of nests which are
formed Of the saliva Of certain type
OF bird Of the swift family.
In some parts of the world, notably
in some of the Russian Siberian viii
lagos, there is a type of individual
with large belly. Because of their
fondness for dirt, which they eat as
a regular addition to their meals,
these people are called "dirt eaters"
For long time science ridiculed the
idea that there was any nourishing
quality in the diet, but after care
full investigation, it was found that
the soil in these particular localities
was rich in small dried and living an
imal structures and these were act
ually digested by these individuals
and used as nourishment. The strain
OF handling such a large amount of
inorganic mineral matter, however,
produced pendulous abdomens.
Mothers are often driven to the
verge of despair by seeing their chill
dren gnawing at pieces of wood, or
abiding the paint off Of their toys
and scooping up the soil into their
mouths. Dirt eating children and
babies are very numerous. Children
may taste small quantities of these
things when they are babies and la
ter actually acquire a taste for them
so that they enjoy their flavor.
While lack Of mineral elements
in the food undoubtedly contributes
to the craving for these substances,
the officiating habit is actually
habit, and must usually be broken
even after the diet is corrected. The
officiating tendency in adults seems
to be associated usually with feeble
mindedness.
Babies undoubtedly need some
hard substance to bite on when they
are developing their teeth. Pieces
Of hard rubber and celluloid are good
for them to chew on. They may also
be allowed to bite on washed raw
carrots. It is unlikely that babies
will be able to chew off enough of
the carrot to cause any disturbance.
Celery stalks may also be employed.
If the baby shows the tendency to
chew at it's crib. it may be necessary
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-08-30

They took a pig to middle west.
ern fair in an airplane the other day,
but it takes the Board Of Trade to
give pork q real sky ride.
Next years beach costumes will
be "almost backless," according to
style note. Anyone who saw any
of this years beach suits will won.
der if the word meant for next years
wasn't "almoster."
Federal dry agents are CHARGED
with shooting an insurance agent in
Chicago. Maybe we need more of
them after alive mean federal dry
agents.
America is a country where lit
tie children are in great danger of
growing up in the belief that Justice
has that bandage around her eyes
because she's about to choose her
favorite brand Of cigarets.
80 T.
Mosquitoes used to be able to bite
only the ankles, and hands and face.
No wonder they've been getting 50
husky this year.
Copyright, 1928. NEA Service, Inc.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-08-30
THE SILENT McCORMICKs

Vance McCormicks detection from the Smith ticket
is symptomatic Of the feeling through the Woodrow
Milson-McAdoo group Of democrats who for the last
teen years have been the controlling force within the
former chairman Of the democratic national committee
Il was under Mr.. McCormick's craftsmanship that Mr.
tor Is representative Of brand Of democracy which
more essential to the Of the party than are the
Tammanyites, as many elections have proved. The
question which must be bothering Chairman Raskob r.
whether al the Wlsonitcs will declare themselves in the
OPEN as Mr. Mccormick has, will be content to wait
until election day to get in their work.
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4 WASHINGTON
~ LETTER $50
w. aa@ 1ds@4J

dent that . type may be bred with
much more, easily collectible.
Howelps secretary, Wilson C.,
Hefner, planted a bunch of dahlias
IN his home garden so that he and his
boss might study the plants Pc
culiarities.
Mrs. Gertrude Bowler of Sheboy-
gan. until recently Democratic ma
tional committeewoman from Wis
consin, has been out soliciting funds
Tor the Democratic state central COM
mittee, with conspicuous success. Not
long ago she drove into Wausau, look
ing for money, at speed of about 40
miles an hour. A motorcycle cop
picked her up.
She paid herr fine without arru-
ment. Then she asked the Judge If
he was for Al Smith. He was.
With her eye on the fine just paid
MRS. Bowler demanded contribution
Tor the cause which had brought her
to town. For political reasons" the
judge couldn't see it.
Mrs. Bowler had the last word.
y don't think" she said as she left
the court, chat you're . good sport
Dr.. Ernest Cherrington, general
secretary Of the World Leapue
Against Alcoholism and director Of
the Anti-Saloon Leagues Denart-
ment Of Education, threatens to re-
place Wayne B. Wheeler as Ameri-
cars indisputably most widely
known dry leader. One never hears
anything Of his old rival, General
Superintendent Scott Mcbride. tit
ular boss Of the league. But Cher
rington's public statements, pener-
ally damning AL Smith and ali loyal
Democrats. pour from the mimeo-
graphs Of his office here day after
day.
Where Wheeler used to coin mites.
Chsrrington almost invariably rings
in . line or two Of poetry to embel-
lish his argument. Among his fay-
orites is Omar Khayyam, whom he
calls poet laureate Of wine."
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AT THE CAPITOL

A4ue 0Iey KNOWS the We4C.
Often in the past he has proved
himself . lnaster Of the yarns Of the
vast opon spaces g written for mo-
ton pictures.
Once again this prolific author re-
veals hls talents. this time IN : new
typ q story which has been made
into . film production, "Under &c
Tohto RIM" which comes "a the
Capitol theatre Tor Friday and SGT
urday, and presGut9 many fine char
actsrtetice, occor1ink 70 III reports.
. Ftr1t o1 a, N able cast WAS se-
lectsd = peSscnate ~ various char
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-08-30

ment worker turns his inventions and discoveries
to the public, and devotes his life to his task on
meager and inadequate salary.
Better than medal would be award carrying with
~ an annuity Practical expression of appreciation gets
the best results Doubtless there are too many federal
jobholders and some who do not earn their salaries.
small as they but that should not deny the valuable
employe his deserved reward and recognition.
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A New York newspaper prints the
headline, divorce Suit Shapes Gilda
Gray's Past" Gilda has q shaky
past, ct that.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

| QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Question: Mrs. C. writes: II
would like to know the cause Of 4
pain in the left shoulder, wrist and
arm. What would you advise to re-
lieve it? Can one take . fruit fast.
changing fruits each day!"
Answer: Your trouble might be
neuritis or it might be . reflex from
angina pectoris, a form Of heart de-
rangement. You should have . thor
ough examination by q local doctor
to determine the cause Of your
trouble. If you will send me q re-
port Of his findings ! will be glad
to give you my ideas as to the best
method Of overcoming your trouble.
Question: Mrs. K. o. writes: ''In
your health column you advise that it
is safe to eat canned spinach. From
laboratory report I have heard that
a certain mineral element contained
in spinach attacks the can and draws
off Objectionable matter which makes
it difficult for the kidneys to elimi.
nate. Please explain, If this is So"
Answer: do not know Of any in.
furious element which is developed in
canned spinach. Of course, there have
been many beliefs and rumors about
all canned goods, but my investiga-
tions have shown that these reports
have very little foundation in fact.
Question: Mother writes: "For
the last four or five weeks my baby
five months old has been breaking
out in a rash. It seems to come on
during the night. The doctor does
not seem to know what it is. His diet
is one pint Of milk to one pint Of
water each day, with . little sugar
in it."
Answer: I don't blame your baby
for having a rash if you dilute his
milk so much, and put sugar into it
also. Give him four ounces Of pure
Holstein cows milk every four hours,
and do not dilute the milk or put
anything into it. Just before each
feedi~- rive him q teaspoonful or
two Of pure orange juice.
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Vocabuares are acquired slowly, and you must Civ
an author time to learn that realism" and "rotten
ness" aren't synonyms
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-08-30

"Everythlngs got moral. if you only find it,
sad the duchess in "Alce in Wonderland" but story
recently out of Moscow goes one better by having two
morals
The story is that mailing clerk of the supreme
economic council which supervses state industries un
der the soviet government, has passion for vodka His
small salary not permitting the satisfying of his cray
ing by honest means, he used the councils postage
stamps buy booze and concealed the mail in his desk
So little the mail missed that the clerks malfea
sancc was not discovered until his desk was opened
after his disappearance.
Temperance folk will draw one moral from this story
and students of political science will take another The
latter moral seems to be the newer and more intriguing
of the two
That irresponsible clerk proved that Russa's COM
munzed industries can get along without the assistance
OF meddlesome government officials In fact it is sus
pected the clerks desk the best place for the Of
tlcal correspondence of the supreme economic council
Russia is slowly discovering for herself that that
government governs best which governs least It is
lesson the American people learned some years ago
and are practicng more and more.
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DR.. Mccoy viii gladly answer
personal questions on health
and diet, addressed to him,
care Of tho Tribune.
Enclose . stamped addrosoed
envelope for reply.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-08-30

Let's hope the powers don't try to partition Turkey
they haven't yet used their other reasons for hatn
one another.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-08-30

go-getter is man who walks seven blocks to the
place where he parked the car
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habit should be to change and inn
prove the diet. Usually the addition
of some raw food is necessary. Or
ange juice and raw carrot Juice may
be given to babies. and some Of the
raw vegetables to children. The
taste for raw vegetables is instinc-
tive, and most children prefer raw
carrots and turnips to cooked ones.
They should be encouraged In this by
their mothers, since some Of the un-
cooked foods are necessary to our
good health.
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to wrap the exposed areas in fuzzy
cotton material.
The first efforts to correct this
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-31
$42,269,630 RADIO
SALES TOTAL 1928
Business Employs $500 Per-
sons in Northwest; Better
Sets Are Demanded

Minneapolis. Dec. 31.-(R)-value
of radio equipment sold in the North
west during 1928 exceeded the 1927
figure by 20 per cent, tho Northwest
Radio Trade association announced.
today. after making its annual survey.
The retail value Of equipment and
service sold this year In North and
South Dakota. Minnesota, Montana,
and parts Of Wyoming, Iowa, Wiscon-
sin. and Michigan Is placed BY II. II.
Cory. secretary Of the association, at
81. 260, $50. OF this amount, 437 .o32.-
$50 went for equipment.
Sets sold during the year numbered
$780, 55, which had m average retail
value Of 4l21.D7. Information on
which compilations are based Was
obtained from jobbers. manufacturers,
retailers, ana others connected With
the industry.
Demand for better sets, more tubea
and better tone quality and volume IA
resulting In an Increase IN the aver
age value Of sets disposed of, the asso-
citation reports. Jobbers reported that
ct least IS per cant Of shipments dur.
Ing the year were electric sets.
Secretary Cory said jobhers and
dealers Expect m increase Of q pel
cent In 1870 blsiness over 1o2a. Ap-
proximately 1900 persons aro eugaeed
in selling and Distributing eouipment
In tho Northwest.
The radio industry In the North.
west has grown to present proportions
from one which had . business Of
$4,000 IN 1921. Cory said.
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is AT UNIVERSITY
RDECREE STAGE
Students Will Complete Work
With Semester, Get Diplo-
mas at Commencement

Grand Forks, N. D., Dec. 31.-six-
teen students at the University Of
North Dakota will complete work
necessary to obtain degrees at the end
Of this semester, January q, It is an
nounced by r. o. Wilson, school reg
istrar. However, the students COM
pleting the work will not receive their
degrees until June, when q COM
n1encement exercise will be held.
Those listed include four students
who will receive masters degrees. and
they are Euricho Cherlworn Chung
and Ethyl Mautz, Grand Forks, who
will receive the degree Of master Of
arts, and william Rudolph Lueck,
Gardena, and Troy jefferson Wilson,
Valley City, who get master Of science
degrees.
The school Of education will grant
bachelor Of science degrees to Alice
Close, Langdon: Mabel Groom, Be-
midi, Mimi: Magda Tagstad. Nj
agara; Florence Mae Holcomb, Valley
City: Roscoe Leonard Lokken, Het-
finger: and Manda Swingen, Botti.
neau.
Getting degrees Of bachelor Of SCI
ence In commerce are Raymond v,
Jeffrey, Grand Forks: Edwin G. Lee
rum, Buxton: Howard 8. Myster, Ele.
land; and Lloyd A. Nelson. Finley.
The college Of liberal arts will grant
degrees to two: Robert Clifford Brown,
Fargo. and Julia A. johnson, Deering.
The formal presentation of the de-
grees will take place at tho June COM
mence. the administration council
ruled, because the class was not
deemed large enough to warrant a
special program.
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]pORE,(LANT5
Bv ALAN !. GOULD

New York. Dec. 31.-(P)-No pros
pective feature Of the sports campaign
for 1929 Is any more significant than
events aimed at breaking down the
old sectional barriers or removing q
number of time onored traditions
Where 1928 has been a season OF
remarkable activity, 1929 win find
most Of the American athletic activity
concentrated at home, with fresh op-
portunities to, develop intersectional
interest on wider scale than ever
before
One Of the most ancient Of all ira
ditions will be removed when the ma
tional amateur golf championship Is
staged for the first time on the Pa
cific coast at Del Monte. And to make
1t the biggest campaign ever held on
far western links the Professional
Golfers association tournament also
has been booked for Santa Barbara
as the forerunner Of q round Of open
competition for the country's leading
pros.
Following the path blazed by STAN
ford, CALIFORNIA; football team will
journey east to meet Pennsylvania
while the Army will send its eleven ia
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-31
Intrigued by Law
Until She Simply
Had to Be Lawyer

1.-THE atmosphere surrounding the
law profession is both uplifting and
broadening" says Miss Catherine E.
Morris, Bismarck's native woman
lawyer.
Miss Morris's entire business exper-
fence has been In county. state and
law offices.
THE legal principles which I heard
stated day after day intrigued me, and
l became more anxious to learn about
them. I began to apply them in my
own way to facts involved In con-
troversies which came to my atten-
tion.'
While other girls were spending So
cial evenings, dancing and enjoying
the theatre, Catherine Morris was
studying for the American Extension
university law course. In January,
1928, she was admitted to the bar.
1T was a glorious feeling" accord
ing to Miss Norris" to become 4
member of that great body Of lawyers,
statesmen and judges"
The branches Of the law pertaining
to mortgages, insurance and probate
arc particularly interesting to Bis
marck's woman lawyer.
DO you believe that your profess
sion Is q popular one with women2"
Miss Morris was asked.
Il feel that there is hardly q pro-
feSsion which is not open to women.
II they are interested In 1t, they can
do It," she answered.
Catherine Morris was born in Bis
marck and has received her educa-
ton here.
1T Is my city," she told q Tribune
reporter, land plan to spend my life
here"
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HUNTING
Of COYOTES BREAKS
LAW ASIT'S W0RDED
Two Mclean Countians Cues.
ton Whether Killing Pests
That Way Il Legal

Two Mclean county men have been
enjoying themselves hunting coyotes
from an airplane. The folks In the
countryside are applauding their e.
forts. At last reports they had cap
ture 20 Of the prairie ghosts" ana
Melted more than $40 each for the
hide and bounty Of each animal, 80
they plan to continue.
But their sport has precipitated
something OF legal controversy. It
seems that they are violating the law
which prevents hunting any animal
from an airplane. On the other
hand they are we'll within the spirit,
II not the letter. Of the law, which
makes the coyote m outcast and puts
q price on hts head.
1t isn't matter which greatly in
terests the attorney generals office
here. Unless some official complains
and asks for ruling on the matter
there will no effort on the part Of
the attorney generals office to stop
the sport. and the attendant deple-
ton Of the coyote population.
That hunting any animal from an
airplane Is against the law Is conced-
ed BY the attorney generals office
but who" they ask. us going to COM
plain about 1t when these men are do
ing the farmers Z favor by killing
coyotes?" And there the matter ends
until someone else raises the legal
question.
The men whose activities developed
the question are George Abrecht and
William Fisher, Of Garrison. Albrecht
owns IN airplAne and does. commercia
flying In summer. Business q duh 4
winter. however. 70 he and yisher 10.
cided to use the plane to hunt coy.
otes.
| Albrecht pilots the plane and Fish.
er handles an automatic shotg,lY
loaded with BIB shot. When they 10,
cate . coyote, Albrecht brings th,
plane close to the ground and rishe,
goes into action With the s6oteun
The system works % well that ttes
have killed - Of the last n coyote
sighted. Occasionally they come up
on the coyotes In pairs and get both 8
them.
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TAKE INFORMATION
BUREAU SERIOUSLY
University Gets Many Odd
Questions to Answer, but
It Is Polite About It

Grand Forks, N. D., Dec. 31.-People
Of the state Of North Dakota are tax
ing literally the meaning Of the "bu-
reau Of information" according to
Ebert H. Yoder, director.
Questions Of every sort are hurled
at the directors, Mr.. Yoder declares,
from determining the value Of old
coins to identifying certain animal
pelts which defy the knowledge OF
people without specific training.
The latest "'queer query" was from
q Fargo woman. She sent in an old
coin which she believed to be- very
valuable. The university directors
looked over the bit Of money and
were puzzled. They appealed for help
from the Washington bureau, and dis
covered the bit Of metal to be about
50 years Of age, to have been cast
rather than uinted, and quite value
less. It called for tact on the part Of
the director to inform the lady Of his
discovery.
But the bureau answers daily many
questions which call for research. and
which are not readily answerable
without some investigation.
It Is for this reason the bureau Il
maintained, according to Mr.. Yoder
who declares It Is just another link
between the university and the tax
payers Of the state who are supporting
the institution.