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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-26
An Excuse for Crime

There seems to be some queer quirk in many
men that make them offer silly excuses when
caught in crime.
The man who killed little Dorothy Schneider
in Michigan told police that the influence of the
Hickman crime must have made him do tit
preyed on his mind.
Hickman gave as his reason for Staying a
little girl In California the desire to attend
0chool 81 Kansas City, it being his intention
- ~ the ransom money that way.
Three men arrested for robbery of Kansas
~ toA police they needed the money"
Thy Wsgo out of work or their incomes were
neuf{lcient or something like that.
1BW killed his wife in Cincinnati and said
= a. : because she had conspired with an
O(hee - ruin him.
Some day man is going to come forward and
ten jury that he killed or stole because his
own selfish self told him to do it-that he
Sinned because the evil in him for the moment
conquered the good-that he was weak and the
temptation found him unable to resist-that it
was all his own fault and nothing that anybody
else ever did had any bearing on it.
If the jury lives through such a shock as
that, it probably will acquit the man who has
that much manhood left that he is too brave
to hide behind flimsy excuse.
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There are about fifty joint stock land banks
in the United States. They have loaned out,
chiefly for long terms, more than $500, 900, 900
during the last ten years. Recently one of the
most important ones. the New York Joint Stock
Land bank, became more important by pur-
chasing another important one, the New Jersey
Joint Stock Land bank Of Newark. The New
York bank in its turn is controlled by bankers
from Cleveland, who also control the Ohio
Pennsylvania Joint Stock Land bank. Notable
among the Cleveland men are Parmely w. Her
rick, son Of Ambassador Myron 7. Herrick and
president Of the Hsrrick company, investment
bankers; Samuel L. McCune, Investment bank
er; James Arthur House, president Guardian
Trust company; Arthur H. Seibig, president
United Banking and Trust company; Thomas
H. Hogsett, attorney. On the directorate Of
the merged New York and New Jersey banks
viii b one-time l19162I Senator James VOL
colt Wadsworth, Jr., Of New York, and one-time
senator (1ol7-28) Joseph Frelinghuysen Of
New Jersey. The Federal farm lean board.
GuCone Meyer, chairman, coopeeateB with the
joint stock land banks in extending credit on
long and relatively easy terms to farmers.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-26

Florenz Ziegfeld, producer of girl-shows
extraordinary, recently advertised for forty
'pleasingly plump" misses for his pageants Of
pulchritude.
The secretary Of agriculture for Maine, who
is behind . campaign to prove to the women of
New England that potatoes are not fattening,
should read this and change his ballyhoo.
We offer him the slogan, free: Put On
Pleasing Pounds With Potatoes" and suggest
that he print it in large type alongside Mr..
Ziegfeld's advertisement. That's one way to
sell all the potatoes Maine can produce, and
Iowa farms which have been put to growing
wheat soon would be fine potato fields.
The fad Of thin, shadowy ladies has been
traced by some historian back to the movie edict
of few years ago, threatening defamation from
the payroll of chocolate-fed queens whose
dresses puckered up bit about the buttons.
Flesh at once became abhorrent to the feminine
young folk from Maine to California.
Now, perhaps the flappers who have been
boiling down a pickle and leaf of lettuce and
calling it lunch will start eating their meals
again.
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WASHINGTON a.
LETTER M

ably one Of the biggest, if not one
Of the very best, liars in Washing
ton. If were not a big liar and a
good liar, l could not keep my job.
My boss is always after me, de-
manding that l tell bigger and bet.
ter lies.
"My boss delights to remain in
the solitude of his inner office with
out ever seeing anyone, with rare
exceptions. He has his machine
sewed up at home and so isn't wor.
rying about reelection. Sometimes
! simply can't lie big enough and
good enough to keep a man from
getting in to him and after such oc-
casions, almost invariably my boss
cusses me out"
CONGRESSMAN took bunch
of US girls into his office for drink
the other day." said another, land
just about made US all lick. We
thought it was corn, but he said it
was Scotch. Some Of these southern
NVJlt CSSu1Cu WAA4 OIuIh 01tJtO0t 0Iye
thing and like it. Northern con-
gressmcn are almost as bad but
their taste seems to be little bit
more cultivated. Anyway that
stuff gave me sore tummy and /
don't want any more
"The nation" said another secre-
tary, ''may we'll be thankful that we
are all comparatively honest. The
two congressional office buildings
are the worlds greatest forgery
schools, for virtually every member
has his own private forger, which is
his secretary. don't know any of
them who signs his own mail.
my boss often shudders and says
he can't tell my imitation of his
signature from his own original.
Lots of the girls are as good as that.
It's good thing we're honest"
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Bob, aiting with drawn face and
fear darkened blue eyes outside the
operating room, fell upon the white
coated, rubber-glovcd doctor as soon
as the door opened.
"Tell me, doctor! Don't waste
words trying to break it gently!
For Gods sakt, what's the matter
with my wife? Will there have to
be an operation ?"
Operation" DR.. King raised
astonished white eyebrows, then
burst into a fear-dispelling chuckle
of genuine M III. 'Who said any,
thing about an operation, young
man? The only thing that ais
your wife l.; that she's going to
have a BABY"
Bob grinned foolishly, then
passed q hand over his dazed eyes.
"But, doctor, are you sure? /
don't see how it could be-" We've
been hoping and praying for .
baby, but"
II know, I know!" DR.. King
interrupted jovially. "Nature plays
tricks on women sometimes, for
Nature, being a female goddess,
likes surprises. No doubt about it,
Hathaway. You're going to be q
father. if you take good care of
your wife. Her condition explains
: lot that's been puzzling me about
her case. Women are apt to cut up
funny didoes when baby's on the
way. You never can tell how a
highstrnng woman will react"
"Highstrung :" Bob repeated,
still dazed. "But Faiths not q
higistrung woman, doctor. She's
the most serene, well-balanced girl
! ever knew. II it were Cherry I'd
agree with you, but Faith"
"Your sister-in-law isn't half as
hiehstrung and nervous as your
wife," DR.. King said with sudden
seriousness. "You drop into my
office some time when you're in
barrow and let me tell you 4 few
things for your own good and for
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-26
TOXEMIA AND INFECTIONS IN
RHEIIn .wISN

i 1NAt 0O N1I - = 10Y
The medical profession is almos
united in the view that rheumati,
diseases are caused by some lind Of
infection. Various forms and va
reties Of streptococci hav. beer
thought responsible, but so far M
specific organism has been founC
which is always present with rheu.
matism.
It is thought that possible sources
OF infection may originate in the
teeth, mouth, :. loaf, tonsils sinus.
es, inner ear, chronic bronchitis
infection of the gall-bladder or the
urinary tract, pelvic diseases in
women, and infection of the prostate
and seminal vesicles in m n. It has
even been claimed that streptococci
infection from the intestinal tract
is responsible.
My point of view is that such in
fictitious causes must be regarded as
secondary to that which / consider
the primary cause, found in a spe-
cific kind Of naturalization which
may be known as the rheumatic
toxemia." The rheumatic toxemia
resembles in some manner that
which we know as common autoin-
toxication, but there are many out
standing points of differe. .oe. The
elimination is always retarded, the
bodily 0dors are pronounced and
distinctive, while the urine is heavy
and full Of urates and rhosphates.
Skin elimination being sluggish,
sweating is brought on with treat
difficulty, even by Turkish baths
and cabinet sweats.
The specific toxemia .esponsiblc
Tor rheumatism is just as different
from that producing other diseases
as tuberculosis is entirely different
from diabetes. l am not disparag-
ing the infection theory, however,
as am certain that various forms
OF infection are often sufficiently
irritating causes whel We there is
the necessary rheumatic toxicosis.
For instance, q tonsillar infection
may be like match, setting off the
blaze of rheumatism: but the fuel
must have been ready, and that fuel
IS always toxic, poisoned state of
the body.
The removal of diseased tonsils,
the extraction of abscessed teeth, or
the cure of a genito-urinary infec-
ton has not been found sufficient
to Danish q real case of rheumatoid
arthritis, or arthritis deformans.
Working from the theory that a
rheumatic toxemia is responsible, /
have seen thousands of cases cured.
Some have had their tonsils and all
their teeth removed without results,
and others have been cured with no
attempt made to remove such local
infections.
The amazing thing is that these
local infections usually disappear
when the patient gets id Of the
primary causative toxemia! OF
course, in practise l do not fail to
treat local conditions, and always
attempt to remove local infections.
Assessed teeth should always be
removed. and suitable treatment
given the tonsils or other focal
points of infection. But there are
not more of these sources Of infec-
ton apparent with rheumatism than
with the other common disorders
which the physician meets with in
his daily practise.
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rooms are at premium and, in the
more central places, reservations
have to be made many days ahead.
Broadway is jammed at night as l
have never seen it.
While, along 26th street, where
the fur trade has its heart. there
are long faces at the window. For
nobody seems to be buying furs. /
heard Of an exclusive place in the
expensive shopping belt where q
stock Of 100000 worth Of new
styled furs was lying untouched.
Next year the particular furs will
be out Of style and since this place
does not dare be day behind the
fashions, spirit Of desperation is
in the air.
GILBERT SWAN.
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-26
IN NEW YORK

New York, Jan. 26.-In a Bowcry
barber shop there is q testimonial
from none other than James J. JEFF
fries, conceding that as q fixer Of
black eyes one Louis Alterisi has
few. il any, equals.
Today Louis asks you to read It
and weep. For, though you comb
the lower Bowery and though you
wander the Brooklyn water front.
You will no longer find those grand
old specialists in black eyes. Old
fashioned brawls, it seems, are old.
fashioned. Time was, you will
learn, when no city election was
complete without Z young army of
them. And then it was that they
appeared 1T these barber shops to
have their black eyes painted so
that their friends would not sus-
pect any more than was necessary.
At the last New York election,
one gathers, not . blow was struck.
And. II it was, the case is unknown.
Now and then, in an obscure bar
Der window, one may still come
upon signs reading, "Black Eyes
Painted" But they are rare in
deed.
A never-ending source of wonder
in Manhattan is "where do people
get the money!"
Recently, l made q tour of ex-
pensive cafes and near-expensive
cafes in the Times Square belt.
Each one was jammed to the doors.
The average check to an average
person, minus cocktails, was about
$3.50 to 81. Practically every young
man was accompanied by the "girl
friend" and practically every table
had q cup-hidden cocktail at 81 per
cup. Which means that q bill OF
from S. to s. was waiting at the
end Of the lunch. From outward
appearances, the average luncher
was = clerk or q hanger-on in one
Of the many branches Of the the
atrical business. Just how they can
afford to spend IS or 81 per day on
lunches is far beyond my compre-
hension. Yet Thousands Of them
are doing it, and hundreds Of re-
sorts are flourishing.
.
This season, they tell me, New
York is a bigger winter resort
than ever. The word has gone
forth that Manhattan is enjoying q
mild winter and folk are flocking in
from every part Of the world look
ing upon their visit here-ironical-
" enough-as Z vacation. Hotel
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may understand how Frank L.
Smith was elected.
Bolivia reports . rain Of stones.
But maybe it's just one Of our ayi-
ators dropping some Of that good
will cement.
We haven't read the statement
put will bet some strong language
was used in Governor Dern's report
to Congress on the Boulder Dam
Probably there are several per.
sons willing to manage al Smiths
campaign, but We suggest he could
choose no one better than Tom Hef-
lin.-
A flight from Detroit to Havana
is announced. But Why should any
one want to fly from Detroit to
A newspaper n Uruguay, com.
menting on Coolides's Havana
speech, likened our president g The
ex.kaiser. But then the ex.laiiel
did choose to run.
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-26

your wife's protection, Hathaway.
But l might as we'll tell you rieht
now that Mrs. Hathaway is a bun
ole OF nerves, under that calm ex-
terror of hers. OF course She has
not been so calm since I knew her
put ! can guess. ! know her type.
Your sister-in-law blows up every
time she gets up pound Of steam,
ana you deduce from her many ex.
plosions that she's hiehstrunr.
Your wife bottles It up. and
seethes and boils inside. Some-
times the lid blows off, and she
goes to pieces. This time she had
amnesia, but you can take NV
word for it that her collapse was
largely due to her condition, which
she didn't suspect. She's as much
surprised as you are"
Bob paused only to wiring the
doctors hand, then sprinted for
the elevator, his handsome young
lace 50 glorified with joy that two
nurses nudged each other and gig
In her bed again, Faith lay with
her hands clasped over her heart.
which was racing with Joy. "The
perfect, solution" she told herself
with prayerful gratitude. "Since
I'm going to have = baby Of my
own. ] can convince Cherry that /
can live without her baby, and she
will be free to marry Nils"
Inc door opened and Faith. ex-
pectlng Bob. was extending her
arms in welcome when she saw
that her visitor was Cherry. Z pale
merry with circles under her lus-
treless golden eyes.
"I've written Nils his answer
darling. I've told him that I can't
marry him because / don't love
him. It was the truth, too" Cherry
lied valiantly. "I'm always getting
excited over some man or other and
then losing interest"
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The masses of the race, the John Smiths of
Europe, whether they be known as Johanns,
Jeans, Juans or some other variation of the
name, don't want war. They don't want it now
nor eight years hence nor eighty years nor
ever.
And why should they? It is they who pay
the price, Their bones are left to rot upon the
battlefield, their noses, winner or loser, are the
noses that are held to the grindstoneS to liqui-
date the debts. Is the French peasant of the
present generation in any better state than the
French peasant of the seventies. after France
lost war? Hardly. -
But the John Smiths must trust to the poll
ticians, the foreign ministers, the diplomat the
Mussolinis. An these are the men who go
about their daily tasks of government with
their gaze riveted on the next war. It is as
though the thing charmed them as q serpent
is said to charm its victim.
Thirteen years ago there was but one obstacle
to the perpetual peace of Europe or SO men said.
German militarism was the bugbear of q pa
cific-minded world. But the war to end war
made an end of German militarism and de-
stroyed German Imperialism which fostered
it. The old excuse for fearing next war is
gone, but the fear remains.
But the will Of John Smith is potent. It finds
expression more and more through statesmen
who are not willing to concede that the case of
the world is hopeless, who think it worth while
at least to grope their way through national
differences toward the goal of peace.
AS man makes war so he can end it. And
so he will, when his determination to do so
becomes strong enough. Whether he must pass
through another Armagedon before doing SO
depends upon himself.
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A Thought

For = living dog is better than
a lead lion.-Eccl. 81.
Coleridge cried, 20, God, how
glorious it is to live!" Renan asks,
20, God, when will it be worth
while to live ?" In Nature we echo
the poet; in the world we echo the
thinker.-Ouida.
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BY RODNEY BUTCHER
NEA Service wrifAp

Washington, Jan. 26.-Here are q
few little true stories Of the life in
Washington:
THAT man." said an elevator
operator in the House office build
ing as one Of our 435 congressman
left the car, "had perfume on him. -
"Yeah?"
"Yeah," reiterated the elevator
operator, II just sSid that so you
wouldn't think it was me-"
1.-THE congressman" said one Of
the girls in one of tie offices, "is
sick. He has been sick since be-
ginning of the session and couldn't
show up. We decided that we would
have to have him sworn in ut his
home 50 that he could be paired,
which would make him feel a lot
better.
"He thought he was paired at the
beginning Of the session and it made
him feel good, because he takes his
job very seriously, when he -elt his
absentee vote helped organize the
House. But it didn't count because
he hadn't been sworn in. But we
didn't ever tell him his vote didn't
count because it would have made
him feel bad"
my boss" said another of the
girls, doesn't pay any attention to
his business any more. H, pays too
much attention to me. He ought to
pay more attention to his wife and
have her in Washington more, in
stead Of paying so much attention
to me. l can't get any work done
because he stays off the floor and
keeps looking at me and talking to
me. He is too old, anyway. You
don't know Of q good job anywhere,
do you?"
II once had q boss" reminisced
another, "who was a congressman
from New York. His district was
half Jewish. and half gentle. He
was q Presbyterian and a Jew OPP
posed him for reelection. When the
votes were counted he found that he
had carried all the Jewish precincts
and the Jew candidate had carried
all the other precincts. The only
way he could explain it was that
each race knew its own man BEST"
=
a. said another, this one secre-
tary to . senator. lam unquestion-
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will agree with the Louisiana courts against
the poet who wrote, but the jingle Of the
guinea helps the hurt that Honour feels" But
this age prides itself on being practical and if
the numerous suits for alienation of affections
furnish any proof, public opinion is at least
tolerant Of such actions.
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There are 100000, 100000 worms
in Illinois, according to testimony !
offered the congressional flood con-
troll committee. Now the Senate
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-26

Dr.. Mccoy win gladly answer
personal questions on health and
diet, addressed to him. care Of
the Tribune.
Enclose . stamped addrosso0
envelope for reply.
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will be glad to mail Il to you. Be
sure to send . large, stamped, ad-
dressed envelope for this article. and
ayk for my article entitled Auto
Toxemia."
All diseases are built upon bad
habits Of living. The one with
rheumatism simply has Z tendency
to this type Of trouble, whereas the
/ tubercular, from almost the same
causes, develops an entirely differ
ent disease. Errors, like eating the
wrong food, too much food. improper
combinations, lack Of exercise, waste
of energy and SO on, cause rheuma-
tism with one who has that tend
ency, and after q cure, bad habits
must be replaced with good ones or
the same disorder will again de.
velop.
In tomorrow's article will ex-
plain just how to effect cure Of q
chronic case of rheumatism.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Question:: Anxious writes: "A
little while ago ] was examined by
doctor who said ! had mitYal
reorganization Of the heart Is we'll
as an exaggerated dorsal curvature
of the spine. He ..dvised me to quit
all exercise whatsoever. ] am six
teen years old and feel that / should
forget everything that he told me,
but what woul.. you advise 2"
Answer: You can at least par.
TALLY correct the spinal curvature
by taking the proper kind Of correc-
tive exercises. Get the advice of
some gymnasium instructor regard
ing both the exercise for yoLi spine
and other exercises which will help
in curing your heart trouble. =
Question: NJ. X. L asks: "ls
there an oil m: de from popp7 seeds
that may be used as q salad oil, and
is it good food Z"
Answer: Poppy oil extracted from
the poppy seed, is popular in parts
OF Europe as table oil. i is Of q
pale yellow color, practically odor-
less, and has q very pleasing flavor.
The inferior grades are used in soap
making and like products. As far
as its food value is concerned it has
no especial merit.
Question: Miss B. F. asks: evil
you please tell me what causes my
hands to be exceedingly dry-so dry
they often wrinkle in the palms 2
This is mostly at night. Also, I
have a craving for fresh fruit and
cool, tart drinks-anything <yld and
juicy. have been this way for sew
eral years."
Answer: Satisfy your craving for
fresh fruit by eating nothing else
for a few days. This treatment will
help to correct the dryness Of your
skin. For temporary relief rub
cocoa butter on the skin. Use a
small amount all over the body each
night before you retire.
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