The Bismarck tribune., 1929-01-02
WORLD BROUGHT Up
TO DATE IN REVIEW
OF YEARLY ROTARY
Economic Side, international
Relations, Laboratory Prog
ress, Play Are Topics

The Rotary luncheon took up a re-
view of world affairs at the noon
luncheon. G. L. Young. who was
chairman of the day. called on J. p.
Jackson. who spoke OH The World
in Commerce and Industry; e. j.
Taylor, who discussed Government
and International Relations; Leon
ard Larson, who review The World
in the Laboratory: and Dale Simon.
who told Of the status of play under
the topic of "Thc World at Play"
Three guests were noted at the
luncheon, F.. F. McGinniS, Bay City,
Michigan, Roy Baird and William
Fricke. Greetings were reported re-
ceivcd from the Bismarck Lions and
Kiwanis clubs; from the Rotary clubs
of Mandan, Minot and Fargo; and
from Phil Sheridan, district gover-
nor.
J. P. Jackson, in his review Of the
world in commerce and industry, told
Of all important part played by Jim
my Yen, q Chinese Yale graduate. in
starting education among the coolies
employed In the labor camps of the
World war front, as result of which
literacy was quite widely disseminated
in China and must have an import
ant bearing OH the future CONNER
cial relations from that vast country.
E. j. Taylor discussed the big in
fluences that the goodwill tours of
Colonel Lindbcrgll and of President
Elect Hoover have had OH Americas
relations with Latin America. Inter-
national relations, he said. are SUI
stained by 80 governments among
the nations of the earth.
Laboratory Makes Progress
DR.. LorSon said 1923 had not
brought forth any great outstanding
discoveries, but it had developed 9TH
ers considerably Considerable light
had been obtained on the disease
caused by wild rabbits and on malta
fever. The year probably would show
new progress gained in reducing
death from tuberculosis. he said.
These were 374 per 1000 in 1868: 327
in 1888: and in 1928 only "A. as re-
suit of the propaganda to prevent the
disease.
Progress has been made in dealing
with hardening Of the arteries and
the anti-toXin campaign Of the pub
lie health service promises to win
out for the slogan. mo diphtheria in
the United States in $780," he pre-
dicted.
Another evidence of progress he
noted in the bottling OF sunshine-in
the form of uniting the violet rays
and cod liver oil for the cure Of GER
tain diseases. Little prograss has
been made in clearing the mysteries
Of cancer: some advance has been
gained in the liver treatment Of per-
nicious anemia.
From a laboratory viewpoint. he
thought that the Ignite briquetting
experiment at Lehigh might result in
opening UP new fields in by-products.
Billions Spent on Play
Dale Simon drew most Of his ma
terial from book. in which the whole
subject of sports was dealt with in
special chapter He read statictics
showing that about $4,000. .000,O 900 an
nually is spent in amusement and
sport, this including the money ex-
pended on automobiles, chewing gum
and telephones, for. he said. in some
Of the rural localities the telephone
has become for the farmers wives an
indoor sport.
In 1872. he said, sport did not have
the hold it now has. Play was
frowned on even. He read from the
discipline OF Methodist school,
wherein studentst were forbidden tot
play at all. Those who will play
when young" the order read. will
likewise play when they're old" That,
he said, was in the day when unremit-
ttitntgt ttoil was considered the por-
ton OF all mankind.
Last weeks Christmas talk was,
due to a confusion Of names. ascribed
to another local minister. The
speaker than was the Rev. Paul
Wright, OF the Presbyterian church.
THEW NFuYCT Rc VOnDnvrn