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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-31
THE JoHNsTowN FLOOD

THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD
Today IS the anniversary Of one Of
the greatest tragedies in the history
of A~merica-the Johnstown flood.
On May 81. 1889, less than q month
after the centennial anniversary of
the Inauguration of Washington and
the beginning Of our government un-
der the Constitution was celebrated
by a gala exposition in New York
City, the county was plunged into
sorrow by the sudden horror which
befell this peaceful western Pennsyl-
vania community.
A sudden break in the dam at the
outlet Of Conemaugh Lake released q
40-foot wall Of water. half q mile
across, which swept down through q
deep and narrow valley. In less than
Is minutes the flood waters had
swirled over Is miles. In that brief
length Of time. 1t swept even towns
off the map and ended by carrying
away the greater part Of Johnstown.
The flood choked the entire valley
with ruins and claimed 200 lives.
The property damage was estimated
at 0,000, 900 in official figures.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-31
scandinavian Singers
Unite in Big Festival

Copenhagen. - @ - The second
largest sougfest ever held In the Scan
dinavian countries viii be heard here
June ] and 2.
For the first time in the history Of
this occasion choristers from all the
Scandinavian nations win sing under
the direction Of . single leader. The
singers will include 30 Icclanders, 100
Firms. $50 N~orwegians. 200 swedes,
and 500 Danes.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-31
HOW L Is ANN.

Just why any commotion should be
made about the fact that most Of our
ccrgresswomen gave their ages in the
last congressional directory is beyond
me! That women are unwilling to
give their ages has been an exploded
myth for some time. At least they
have been perfectly willing to give
an age for some time; whether the
right age or not is another matter.
Most women have social and profess
sional ages these days. just as they
have social and professional names!
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-31
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Swollen Nose


Question: Mrs. A.. D. writes: MY
nose is swollen all the time. Is there
any relief in . correct diet?"
Answer: You do not say whether
| or not the swelling Is caused by pim-
plies or boils in your nose. II this Is
the cause, of curse 1t can be entire
" eliminated through q correct diet.
| A red nose usually comes from some
irritation Of the alimentary canal and
Is also durable through dieting and
promoting intestinal cleanliness.
Sudden Hungriness
Question: Reader asks: what Is
| the cause Of sudden hungriness? II
I do not eat the minute I feel hungry
I become terribly weak. I am also
underweight."
Answer: Most people will have a
feeling Of gnawtng when their ytom-
achs become empty, although this
Is not true hunger. This gnawing or
empty feeling often makes q person
nervous and he will suffer from the
| delusion that he is suddenly quite
weak. He will then believe that he
feels strength Immediately upon eat
ing. Food cannot give you any real
strength until after it has been in
the body for at least four hours. For
your underweight I would advise you
to select your food very carefully and
not try to stuff to gain. Just keep
your diet well balanced.
Arterial Tension
Question: e. /. H. asks: "What Is
arterial tension? How do VI know
when we have it?"
Answer: The amount of arterial
tension which you have Is determined
by an examination with . blood pres
sure meter which every doctor uses
in his office. Such arterial tension
may come from hardening Of the
arteries OF from nervousness which
causes the arteries to become con-
tracted most of the time.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-31

Usedom. Germany.-tP1 After
months Of idleness because Of ice in
the Baltic the fleet of this fishing
village put to sea and caught $4,000
pounds on the first haul. The men
said their nets suddenly became so
heavy they could scarcely be dragged
into the boats.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-31

Sac Paulo. Bralil.-QT-By COM
pleting 6ye67 houses In u months this
city claims . building record for
places Of less than 100000 inhabt-
tauts. The place u booming and
hopes 70 pass the population Of Rio
dc Janeiro within Z few years.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-31
PROSPERITY FROM A NEW ANGLE

The way a thing looks to you depends largely on the
angle from which you look at it.
II we could get . different viewpoint on certain
familiar things We would hardly recognize them.
For instance: the Welfare Council Of New York City.
in . report Just issued. points out that the number Of
jobless "down-nnd cutters given free shelter by the
municipal lodging house has been rising steadily during
the last few years Of our prosperity" and is now higher
than 1t any time since the hard winter Of 1ol5-l6.
In 1920. for example, the average daily registration at
the lodging house was 60. In 1921 1t rose to 25l, by 1927
it had gone up to 375, last year it stood At 44, and
during the first three months Of this year 1t has been
e72.
All Of which suggests that this present era of mass
production, stock exchange f1urries and high profits may
look somewhat different II viewed from the angle Of
New Yorks free lodging house.
The report does not try TO fix . reason for the great
increase in the number Of applicants for free lodgings.
II points out that there are . good many possible ex-
plantations. The number OF cheap commercial lodging
houses may have decreased. the increase in automobiles
may have made it easier for Job seekers to come to New
York. and social agencies may send more applicants to
the municipal institution than formerly. But 1t adds:
There remains the economic theory that fewer and
fewer mer are required In manufacturing, owing to the
great increase In industrial efficiency. and more and more
men become destitute In the process Of reimbursement
before they can BE- absorbed into other occupations"
70 thoss Of u who have Job, comfortable homes and
money In the bank the present era looks very fine. We
can buy more things than We ever before dreamed Of
possessing. and the taste Of prosperity Is 50 all-pervading
that Ne feel rich even II We are not. We tell ourselves
that this u . great age In which 70 lve-and. from our
angie. II undoubtedly Is.
But how shout the men who people New Yorks free
lodging house-s7 Of them every night this year? Mass
productt04 and prosperity have meant only misery and
hardahip . them l5um their point Of view the year
112o must look terribly out d totnt.
And, from t1eT paint u vtsw. II 4. Never think that
oar NV indnsziai es hasn't brought some unpleasant
pf0b1am1 aJ0ng With r. WhenevsS you begin to feel
too optimistic about Il, remember that It would look
considerably different II viewed with the eyes Of the
nan whose Job II has 1eosoyed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-31

ware Dr. cooking glass in moderate
oven for about twenty minutes.
Longer cooking renders the tomatoes
too mushy.) Add . generous lump Of
butter to each tomato with = sprin-
king Of chopped parsley when ready
to serve.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-31

This is truly remarkable. as the
woman had never danced a step in
her life till she entered the class at
the age of 30. It is remarkable no.
so much as a tale of physical achieve
ment. but of mental and emotional.
When q woman raised in one era
suddenly assumes the customs of a
new era, she has performed as gallant
a feat as any human being ever does
transferring oneself from the
past to the present.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-31

II is a b. hard to realize .na. a is-year-old Kentucky
boy VAS sentenced to Is years imprisonment Tor man
slaughter.
We are not used TO long sentences II this country.
They are. mos. decidedly, the exception and not the
rule in our criminal court procedure.
A Sinclair steals q naval oil reserve and gets three
months il the workhouse. A Capone. after thumbing
his nose a. Law and order for half a decade, is finally
juseed for one brief year for toting a revolver. A Remus
kills his wife and spends a few short months in a
lunatic asylum.
And then, Just as We &c. used 70 this sort Of thing,
We pick up our papers and find that a six-year-old
fodder from the Kentucky backUoods is going 70 prison
for Is years because he took his fathers shotgun and
killed a playmate during a ron over a piece Of old scrap
iron.
It happened. in case you don't recall the circumstances.
In Pain.sville, KY. Carl Mahan. aged six. found a piece
of old iron and planned TO sell it to the junkman. Cecil
Van Hoose, who was eight years old and bigger and
stronger than Carl, took it away from him.
SO Carl, having grown up in a region where passions
run near the surface. and where the shotgun is always
. good clincher for any argument, went into his house,
climbed up on a chair, got down the family shotgun
and went out and sho, Cecil dead.
Carl went before a jury OF his peers-that is, a jury
OF Paintsyille residents, composed OF middle aged noun
taineers. It took them just 80 minutes to convict him,
and the Judge promptly ordered him locked up in the
reform school until he reaches the age OF q.
To Re sure, it isn't the fault OF Paintsville that Chicago
Philadelphia and Washington are unable or unwilling
to punish their law-breakers properly. And it isn't the
fault Of these cities that Paintsyile orders a six-year -old
imprisoned for Is years.
Yet, after all. these places are all parts OF the same
country. The Jurors who acquitted Remus and Sinclair
were good sturdy Americans, and so were the Jurors who
convicted little Carl Mahan. It seems to be a law Of our
national psychology that We shall be unreasonaby SEN
timental and savage by turns.
What we need, obviously, is not so much a revision of
criminal court pr~ocedure-though that, of course. would
help-as a return Of plain, ordinary horse sense. For the
conviction Of Carl Mahan is just the other side Of the
picture that shows the Remuses. sinclairs and Capones
getting off unscathed.
AS long as we feel that any conceivable good can be
done. BY sending a kid in his rompers to the refornatory
for is years, we'll continue to make a grand hash Of the
business OF catching and imprisoning the really dangerous
crooks.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-31

During the mkt ~ seehs Thousands Of young Amert-
nns viii srsdnate hon hiGh schools. colleges and uni-
ronttie. prepared = tAke up advanced studies next
~ G - ~ > 1nal 11seWsa 70 th1lf school ana take
fkog p1ooe ho16e ~ mll6ons u producers.
Cmmmmmm t4De = ! posto6 q - little moment
~ - = evny usduate + = o0s a those eteas
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-31

An explorer brought back a couple
Of cannibals from Africa recently.
How about q test just to make sure
they're cannibals. beginning with a
COUPLE Of radio entertainers.
Copyright, 1929, NEA Service, Inc.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-31

E. B. Palmer, territorial auditor for
the past two years. left today for HE
home at Pierre. His successor is w.
w. Girton, editor Of the villas Farmer.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-31

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS. AGO
Miss Alice Haley Is In the city visit.
ing her cousin Miss Lulu Kupitx.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-31

Governor Pierce has gone to James,
town and Valley City. At the latter
place he delivered the Memorial Day
address.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-31

Mrs. G. T. LaJord arrived home to-
day from q visit with her parents In
Minnesota.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-31

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mixture, and sprinkle melba to~<s
crumbs over Ill. Bake In eartnen-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-31

e. G. Patterson left today for
Cleveland, Ohio. to visit his mother.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-31

Major Henry Leonhauser, Twenty
first infantry. Fort Smelling. has been
appointed commandant Of Fort Lin
coin, and is expected to arrive within
q few days.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-31

Mussolini has q plan to give the
fathers Of the largest families the
best jobs. Wonder what assignment
that will leave open for the couple
with the canary that seems almost
human
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-31
M%uMAN(5
",TDAY.
Al1ENE SUMNER

Miss Ellen wilkinson. red-headed
Socialist member Of parliament, has
Just published a novel. Under thin
DISCUSSES ii discusses her fellow NJ.
P..s. They are rather v-riggly about
the novel. and look forward to a Sc
ouel rather apprehens!vely. They
are saying a few things. too. about
these two-faced women and re-
membering that Margot AsQuith be-
trayed" all her friends merely to write
a smart and lucrative book.
X X X
HOW ABOUT MENc
The tempest all reminds me of GER
tain other books about the great
which were published in anonymity
and traced to male authors. Women.
when they take their pen IN hand.
Just seem to dare to be a little more
frank. Women. too. intelligent ones.
at least. have the faculty Of squee3-
ing every situation dry. They are not
only content TO be NJ. P.'s. They want
to write about it, too.
There are infinitely more women
successful in their business and pro-
LESSONS who take their pens in hand
and interpret that profession than
there are men who do the same thing.
Men seem content with che job-not
two Or more.
WHEN IT'S FASHION
Suppose that the dressmakers put
out a new dress in a certain shade Of
blue. They don't consider that dress
really a success. "a fashion," till IS
per cen of all women are wearing
that blue dress. In other words about
90 out of $50 women must sponsor q
fashion before its launchers draw q
relieved breath.
=
SHE TOOK 1T
Constance Bennett. young. pretty,
talented. accepted million dollars
in alimony from her e~x-husband,
Phillip Plant. thus s~hattering our
prevalent idea that the modern
woman capable of self-support spurns
a.imony.
Perhaps she does when its to the
tune Of $40 a week, but a cool million
is a different thing TO be spurncd.
BULLY FOR GRANDMA.
A grandmother Of 81 recently made
her debut IS premiere danseuse Of q
certain dancing class in Cleveland, O.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-31
SERVICE IN PUBLIC OFFICE

The University Of Southern California this summer
will hold a special course in public service for the benefit
of city. state and county public officials.
This course will undertake to show the duties, powers
and responsibilities of public officials, and is designed
to p. more efficiency into the work rendered BY the
holders Of public office.
It's a step in the right direction, undoubtedly. Heaven
knows there is hardly a municipal. county or state gov
eminent in the country that couldn't stand more eff
cheney and snap. But, unfortunately. the road is a long
one. So long as the majority Of politicians look on
public office as an opportunity for personal gain or
personal aggrandizement. instead of an opportunity for
public service, efficiency in government will continue to
be a rare quality.
If you think you are Napoleon you are either in an
asylum or the dictator of some large country.
You seldom find a man who is good both at making
progress and making excuses.
Bet the man who invented kissing was surprised at the
result.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-31

II you think you are Napoleon you are either in a,
asylum or the dictator of some large country.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-31

wellington, N. Z-R-BoringS for
oil II New Zealand continue, but
without striking petroleum IN COM
morc111 quantities except q Aoturoo,
where . steady flow has been found.
There = Z theory that New Zealand
Is IN m oil belt passing through Bur-
ma, the East Indies and New Guinea
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-31

d. Mccoy vim gladly anywes
personal questions on health and
diet, addressed 70 him, care q the
Tribune.
Enclose . stamped addressed
envelope for reply.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-31
Our Yesterdays
r A AGO

FORTY YEARS AGO
D. S. Tyler. Bismarck's accom-
plished gunsmith. has returned from
Iowa where he has been visiting old
time friends and relatives.
Mrs. Martin j. Kearns left yester-
day for San Diego. Calf, where she
plans to spend some time regaining
her health.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-31
Editorial Comment
AN EMBARGO ON THE SHAMROCK
1St. Paul Dispatch

NOt. PAU UlSpalcnJ
The Irish Free state government has put An an
barge on the expectation of roots Of the shamrock. The
leaves Of the plant may be mailed out. but the roots
and every bit Of soil must be removed. The government
goes upon the assumption that the shamrock is 50 deeply
significant Of Ireland that it is unwilling to permit the
trefoil to flourish away from its native sod.
Considering the sacred and patriotic nature Of the I'M
blem little criticism can be aroused over the Irish desire
to keep exclusive possession Of 1t. But the embargo
serves to reveal q bit Of poetic license on the part OF the
unknown author of 1relands national song. The Wear
ing Of the Green He was no plant pathoogist when
he wrote:
Then pull the shamrock from your hat and
throw II on the sod
And never fear. twill take root there, tho
underfoot it's trod."
The green immortal shamrock must have roots to
grow and the poet had another meaning when he said
the leaf tossed on the ground would take root. Other
wise the export embargo would be futile.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-31
BARBS

Wrong food is the chief cause Of
sin. disease and crime. says Henry
Ford. President Hoover evidently
hadn't heard of that when he APP
pointed his crime commission.
Newspaper dispatches say the Tao
na-Arica dispute has been settled.
but didn't say who was objecting to
taking it. or whether or not they
preferred sulphur and molasscs.
Add this to your list Of smiles: AS
cold as a hot-roastcd peanut in a
ball park.
It is estimated that a Gov moves
her jaws 1900 times q day. And
doesn't say a word to hurt anyone
either.
An ounce Of prevention is better
than an official probe.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-31

You seldom find a man who is good both at making
progress and making excuses.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-31

Edgar N. Throdahl. SON Of Mr.. and
Mrs. p H. Throdahl, returned from
the east where he was recently dis
charged from the Marines.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-31

Bet the man who invented kissing was surprised a. TIT
result.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-31
TEN YEARS AGO

I6N AOO
Available assets Of the Bank Of
North Dakota Is represented BY pub
lie funds. totalled $20yOol ,e6S.A0 to-
day.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-31

An ounce Of prevention is bette
than an official probe.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-31

III FUK GRANDMA.
A grandmother of 81 recently made
her debut as premiere danseuse of q
certain dancing class in Cleveland, O.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-31

Miss Clara l.. Barr. who has been
In Red Gross work In France. 70.
turned to Valley City today. I
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-31

Several hundred 6hriners from the
Pacific coast on their way 10 Fargo
for the Shrtners' CONVENTION, win st65
here today.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-08-22
MEN OUTNUMBER
WOMEN STUDENTS
STATE COLLEGE REPORT SHOWS
LARGE GAIN IN
ENROLMENT
Greatest Increase Is In Engineering
Department; Interest In Agriculture
Keeps Up at High Level, College
Head Says.

an encouraging increase in the
number of young men and women of
serious mind and purpose who go
to cOllepe because the institution has
outstanding educational opportuni-
ties to offer, is one of the notable
observations made by DR.. Alfred At
kinson, president of Montana State
college, in his annual report.
College enrolment has continued tc
increase. During the school year which
closed in June, 1,073 candidates for de-
grees were registered in the fourth ma
jor divisions of the institution--the
college of agriculture. the college OF
engineering, the college of applied SCI
ence and the college of household and
Industrial arts. The year before the
number of degree students was 1,0l1
The total registration Of all those who
came to Montana State college for
study during the year just closed
reached the record figure of 1903, as
compared with a total of 1854 the year
before.
These figures are significant, says
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-08-22
today as we'll as retaining her Interest
in events of the sixties.

today as well as retaining her interest
in events of the sixties.
Old friends meet again at the pioneer
conventions. For instance, Hank Flan-
agin of ~Stevensville and j. w. Johnson,
now at the soldiers home at Columbia
Falls. They first met So years ago on
a scene now justly famous in the mill
tary and historical annals of the United
States.
Chief Joseph, brilliant warrior of the
Nez Perez, had thrust his way from
Idaho into Montana. Uncle Sans
cavalrymen struggled to stop him; but
whether in victory or defeat, Joseph
forced his ruddy soldiers onward. Then
came the day when General Nelson A
Miles confronted him in the hills OF
the Bear Paw range south OF Chinook
A Great Drama
Hank Flanagan, who came to the
Bitter Root valley as a boy and later
lived in the gold camps, vas a scout
with Miles. That great general had
at last blocked Joseph's march into
Canada. Yellowstone Kelly, who dieC
a few months ago, was also a scout
with these troops. Flanagan was one
Of those who carried Miles message
to General Towards men. The two
scouting parties met, and with the
Howard scouts was Johnson, who hac
served in the Civil war with an Iowa
regiment.
johnson and Flanagan were nearby
when Joseph surrendered his gun to
Miles and declared he would fight nc
longer.
That Industrious warrior OF the plains
Of Montana, General Hugh l.. Scott
who became chief of the general staff
Of the army during the World war
told the Montana pioneers at their con-
vention that Joseph's march was one
of the greatest featS in military his
tory and that Miles conquest of the
gallant redman was one Of the great
est feats credited to the American
armies.
WHY'S A. Hedges of Lewistown, re-
firing president of the society, home
steaded on land now in the Great FALL
townsite. Paris Gibson and James j
Hill bought him out.
David Hilger, state historical Librarian
at Helena, left Helena in the early days
is now northern Fergus county anc
did some more pioneering.
And so the stories go. Each is ar
interesting experience Of the men anc
women of the frontier.
Warrior of Plains
No other story heard at the con-
vention had the same breadth Of ex
p~erience as that of General Scott. He
is the greatest living authority on the
Indian of the west. He has person
ally known more Indian chiefs thar
any other man now living. He was
an actor In the thrilling dramas Of
the struggle between Indian and white
in Montana. The pioneers elected him
an honorary member of their society.
The convention Of the Society Of
Montana Pioneers was of special inter