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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14

the members of the bureau for their late SUI
perintendent and declaring their intention TO
attend his funeral in a body. The resolutions
unanimously adopted. committee OF
five was appointed to convey a copy of the
above resolutions to the family of the deceased
a committee of twenty to accompany the re-
mains of the deceased to Philadelphia and .
committee of three to complete the arrange
ments for the funeral upon the part of the
clerks of the bureau"
In the same issue The Star edtorially said:
Death of Hon. Isaac Newton.-The Hon.
Isaac Newton commissioner of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, died in this city, at
the residence of his son, at o'clock last
evening Mr.. Newton has been sick for some
time of chronic disease of the bladder.
He born in Burlington County, N. j., on
the 31st of March, 1900. He was engaged in
agricultural pursuits all his life, and at the
time of his death was the owner of a fine farm
in Delaware County, Pa. In August, 1851, Mr..
Newton was appointed chief clerk in the
Bureau of Agriculture. then under the protec~
ton of the Patent once. In 1862 he was APP
pointed by President Lincoln to the position
of commissioner of agriculture, which he held
at the time of his death His remains will
be conveyed to Pennsylvania for interment and
will be taken from the residence of his son,
Isaac Newton, jr., South Washington, to the
Baltimore Depot at 2 pm. tomorrow"
OF interest, no doubt to the reader are some
of the early employees of this department as
disclosed by the city directories. The one for
1868, mentions Isaac Newton Commissioner;
r. C. Mccormick, chief clerk; Royston Belts,
statistical clerk, and c. M. Witherell, M. D.,
chemist.
more complete list is given in the directory
for 1864 which includes: Commissioner, Isaac
Newton; chief clerk, James S. Grinnen, and
disbursing clerk Royston Belts
Clerks-Lewis Bollman, T. Glover, j. r..
Dodge, A. B. Grosh, L. L. Tilden George Hell
mick r. A. McLain, William Fletcher, G. H.
Folwen w. E. Gardiner, Joseph Kilian, William
A.. Malone, N. McCrea, Joseph G. Wiswell, w.
T. Thompson, o. A. Stafford w. c. Choate.
A. C. Wiley, James H. Knapp. F. c. Murray,
F. o. Freeman; botanist w. F. Saunders.
Seed room-F North between Sixth and Sew
enth West-E H. Wood, superintendent; A. j.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14
BY JOHN CLAGETT PROCTOR.

MOTHER public landmark has re-
m Gently been RACED, in accordance with
III the Federal plan for improving its
housing conditions in the Capital
II II City, and upon this occasion the
wrecker has invaded the Mall and removed
the old red brick building of the Department
of Agriculture which has stood between Twelfth
and Thirteenth streets for a long while.
Many still living no doubt who will
recall when this building was erected back in
1893 but in order to do so they must reveal
the fact that they are somewhere around three
score and ten years of age. However, this old
building has held its age we'll, and, If desirable,
could have rendered good service for at least
a hundred years more.
That it obscured to an extent the beautiful
marble building close by, just completed for
that department, there is no question, and
naturally there was nothing else to do but to
remove it. yet it does seem that it might have
been removed to some other site, or rebuilt
elsewhere if necessary, for, after all, it is the
first separate home the Department of Agri-
culture ever had and in sentiment no other
building can ever take its place.
1t might be interesting to note that the
Department of Agriculture obtained its real
first start during the time that Henry L.
Ellsworth was commissioner of patents, back In
1896, and undoubtedly to him, more than to
any one else is due the credit for its later
formation into separate branch of the Gov
eminent and for its ultimately becoming a
department with a cabinet officer at its head.
COMMISSIONERS ELLSWORTH was from
Connecticut, his term of Office as Com
missioner of Patents extending from 1886 to
I845, under Presidents Jackson, Van Buren,,
william Henry Harrison, John Tyler and James
X Polk He had distinguished ancestry.
When he took Office the Patent Office had
just been reorganized, having been made
separate bureau of the Government on July 4,
1885, and by the same law the Office of Com
missioner Of Patents was created. At this time
the Patent ONCE was housed in the old Blod-
gett Hotel Building, street between Seventh
and Eighth streets, where later was erected
the Post ONCE Department Building, subse-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14

TN looking over the files of The Star for a
reference to Mr. Newton's DEATH the writer
came across this item in the issue of June
20, 1867:
Death of Isaac Newton.-A meeting of
the clerks of the Agricultural Bureau was held
in the commissioners room at 10 O'Clock this
morning. Mr. j. W. Stokes, acting commits
sioner was called to the chair MIR. c. H.
Fowell acted as secretary Messrs. Grosh,
Dodge and Saunders appointed COM
mittee to draft and present resolutions of con-
dolence. Mr.. Grosh, in a few eulogistic re-
marks, read the resolution drawn up by the
committee, expressing the sympathy felt by
New Britain herald., 1930-03-28

EUROPA TO SEEK EASTWARD RECORD NOW-Gcrmany's est transatlantic giant the Europa having under adverse weather conditions taken the blue ribbon of the Atlantic from her sister ship the Bremen her maiden westward expected capture record held by the Left above Europa seen harbor lower left glimpse of the
 library of public the huge liner; whe 'S right is Captain Nicholas Johnsen.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-04-29
The Very Sad Case of Mr.. Helm

(V0IC410 Vt1oQUSD
Senator Helm OF Alabama not infrequently takes his
fellow Conscrfpt Fathers into the confidence a his s0-
rows and the tragedies Of his soul, but he never was
before such q complete waterspout Of grief - when
he explained how It came about that he went out Of the
Democratic party on his ear. Nj. Helm bolted Al Smith
a. he would sathanas himself. but he thought that when
the Hoover minded Jefersonians returned 70 thetr senses
he would be measured for q new halo. Instead q that
he was dumped out on his ear and refused . place On
the Democratic ticket for denomination to tho senate.
MI. Helm gave the secret Of this outrage 70 the sen
ate. When the brethren Of the Alabama commtttee
gathered to consider NJ. Helms case they came heavily
hipped. Word Of this spread around and The federal
authorities tried to help NJ. Helm BY rad.
ing the committeemens rooas and headquaEteEs. but
before they could Get the proper papers In Shape ths
avid dry Alabamans were souGed to the Gtlls and nothing
could be done with them They had passed out q III
control. They went back upon the leader q their ptn-
ctples and the champion Of their hopes. NJ. Helm eAys
they were 50 drunk they did not recognise virtue when
they saw It and they took the great and good man b.
the seat Of his pants and threw him out IN thu alley.
II they could only have remained sober long enough e
have done justice to their great prohibitionist there would
have been no great scandal IN setting drunk aftetUards
but M. Helm rightfully thinks that even an Alabama
prohibitionist ought to stay sober long enough to inooroe
m outstanding dry caroer.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-04-29
Coming Home to RoOst

Some congressman who vote dry and drink very wet
don't want the prohibition issue made personal.
They resent any tabulations upon the fellows who re-
fuse to vote Is they drink.
Confidential reports on members Of congress collected
for the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
have been suppressed by the senate lobby committee. Here
Is the reason why these reports were not puhlishd:
I'VE have agreed" Senator Walsh told the newspaper
men, that while these reports would be very Interesting
to the newspapers, they are so remotely connected with
purposes Of this committee that they should not be made
public. as they would only cause embarrassment to . lot
Of people"
Probably neither the cause of the vets nor Of the drys
would be served by publishing shopping reports into
the habits Of the various congressman. but the nation
Is getting . lot Of amusement Ut the embarrassment OF
some who like to be known Is extra dry for political pur-
poses but who. socially speaking. are excessively wet.
It is the hypocrisy that hedges In . lot Of the popa-
ganda waged in the interests Of the voastesd act that IS
weakening the cause Of the drys.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-04-29
Paving Is Cheaper
Duluth Herald

Minnesota Is experiencing now. and viii b expssi.
encing Tor some weeks to come, natures annual demon.
~stration Of the folly Of trying to maintain unpaved high-
ways where traffic u heavy.
Until the roadbeds are settled for the summer, the peo-
pie q Ainnesota win set relatively little uss q their
Highways. no matter how well sraveled and maintained
they may be In summer.
All routes are passable, but the department cannot
guarantees that they VIII remain passable. Load regtrtc-
tlons have been placed, - they should be, On many q
the mare heavily Travelled highway. and Of ccur.e that
means that The state WIN not ct the value out q thsss
roo1e thak + should until thu spring process = COM
plet9d and the roads are settled again.
what = true "a virtually III q The uaveled highways
Va true. Ss Instance. On State Hghvay No ! beeusen
Dulnth and H. Twin Cities evay svring untt 4 w.
DaSolL Nor. betng paved, II = ava1able tog IN klnds
= tEaf1io and svay kind q load, TsUafd1e0 q vsathE
tt 6nl4 = IL sats deprived q tAs fun uss q many
q ~ nooA4 10 = month q mars "a the spetng, hut tn
01uEt - haop ~ heavily traveIod highways that aso nm
poEe6 !. 61ttavaGantly expensive. II = not only v4y
suedy 1T = = $500. Mpanabls. Maintenance ssvs
can PIT . GOD rsvsled highway II perfect condition n
~ m1gnin6. md tsaffie can ter 4 down before sundown.
Glnnoecta o1g1t. ~ lasgs bond t0ae, - 4sed ~
- Doytne pepuagL The sgytne = cot q maintouonGo
~ ~ ~ Mvino. NJ bGh60 ~ stoto IN hoSe
- - q - soads Al q ~ No. md not ~ pMe =
1#ME~#NM%%M#@ #MN~E# MAAEZ@
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-04-29
ARB

The o6-year-old Ohio man who de.
cided to knox off work probably has
saved enough for . rain day.
Now that science has devised q
camera to photograph the inside Of
q stomach. We may be able to find
out what this Digest poll Is all about.
=
Eleven big companies have dis.
carded the IL : month calendar and
adopted the -. OF course they won't
add the extra month to their dull!
season.
A noted poet claims that people
have learned from the movies how &c
dress, how to beautify their homes.
Everything. In fact. except how to
talk correctly,
AL Smith. We hear. Win take the
stub tn the war against theater
ticket spectators.
Copyright. 1880, NEA Service, Inc.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-04-29
Editorial Comment
April and Wars
Toledo Blade)

Anril Is called the war month In the United States.
This Is q month with grim pages marking the Begin
ming Of the conflicts Of the Revolution, the Rebel1on,
and the entrance into the World Wal.
One Of the American boasts - that We are . peace
loving nation. Contrasted with many other countries. We
are entitled to this claim. 1t least In some measure. But
there are not many Of the citizens who know that the
war department has on It's list more than 100 wars.
This record for Mars. made since IT'S. has DISTURBED
the peace Of the nation more frequently than most Amer
leans imagine. Few there are who could name even half
Of these conflicts. It Il true many Of them were hriet
sorties against Indian tribes. Many others were linked
with the frontier disturbances - the nation grew 20
the West. More were added g American troops were
sent to ,Nlice disorders Of the smaller nations Of the
islands and Of the South.
Perhaps 1t Il well that the long HIST Of conflicts y SEN
orally forgotten. It i more consistent To foster peace
by FORGETTING war.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-04-29
Today Is the
Anniversary Of
sEl0E or ne

On April -, 1eo0. william III OF
England was obliged to end his. long
seige Of Limerick. IN important river
port near Dublin. ireland.
The following year. however. an
other Englishman. oinkel, conducted
a more vigorous campaign against the
Irish stronghold. After . brilliant de-
Tense Of several weeks an armistice
was proposed which led to the well
known Treaty Of Limerick. The
terms Of the treaty granted amnesty,
liberty and other privileges to the
Irish Catholics and permission to VOL
unteer in the French service.
The Irish Parliament later insisted
that the English ignored the terms
Of the treaty. The alleged violation
Of the treaty has been the subject Of
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-04-29

STRAINS AND INJURED lGUSCI1s
Strains and spraius are terms olten
used for the Same condition but
strictly speaking : spfain reSers. = .
wenching Of . Joint, and .. strain 70
over-exercising q straining . muscle.
Symptoms differ slightly In that the
pain Of Q strain II usually far ~
moved from the Joint and y Ia the
muscular tissues, while With q sprain
the pain Is In q around the joint.
While . strain greatly resembles .
sprain and the parts may become
swollen and painful, Il u the muscle
itself which Is injured. Some Of the
muscular fibres may even have been
torn apart. The large muscles Of the
shoulders and lower hack are most
often injured By lifting heavy weights
or from . sudden twist. The leg
muscles may b strained In athletics.
A strained back win greatly resem-
BILE lumbago and sometime rheuma-
tic toxins steal into the injured mus
Giles and cause true lumbago. In
these cases & special treatment Is re-
quired similar to that outlined In n,y
article on l,mhaso. II q have not
saved this Article which Appeared =
short time aeo. 4 WIN be sIad to send
IL to Won.
A frequent place for . strain Is the
region Of the saer,,m ana the ili,,,n.
It Is usually accomuenied hv 4 slieht
misnlacement AZ the one a. that
reeion. M this can 80 - c-orrecfad
bv osteonathic ana chironrsctic trest.
ment.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-04-29
Trying to End Indian Claims

II ~legtSlation before congress from the hands Of Con-
gresham Tom Hall Is enacted. the longstanding con-
troversy Of the wahpeton and sisseton Indians with the
government over land sales back in the COS win be
brought to IN end at . cost Of $4,000. II the claims on
which the controversy Is based are corroborated. this
would b dirt cheap. II they be just. the virtue Of the
legislation would be stul greater. That fact should be
andubitably established first. however.
For more than 50 years the Wahpeton and Sisseton
bands Of Indians who live on the Fort Totem reservation
IN North Dakota and the 6isseton reservation In South
Dakota have felt that they are entitled to substantial
ceedings which antedated the making Of . treaty be-
tween these bands Of Indians and the government back
IA the COS.
In 1915 . bill was passed In congress giving these tribes
he right to prosecute IN action against the government
n the court Of claims. but such right was limited to
those arising specifically out Of the treaty. The action
Vas decided adversely to the Indians. on the theory that
re terms Of the treaty had been compiled with.
When the treaty was affected however. 1t was assumed
that they coded only 100000 acres Of land to the gov
oznnent q . price Of 10 cents per acre, they being paid
at that time 100000. It has now been definitely ascer-
tained that the amount Of land ceded to the government
Was 100000 acres, which would make the purchase
rice at 10 cents IN acre. el,looy0oo.
In the Last session. Congressman Hall introduced iegis-
Atton on the subject. one proposal Of which. among other
Things, M to pay the sisseton and Wahpeton Indians
~ this excess Of land. AT this session such proposed
t~gislatton has been modified and simply provides that
~ government pay the Indians 10 cents per acre Tor
Ne additional 100000 acres. or the sum Of $4,000.
y ~. Hall appeared on behalf Of this bin before the
Rouse committee On Indian affairs on April , and the
4earinos were concluded at the last session Of the COM
ntttee On April ..
1he proponents d ths bill STRONGLY contend that the
Indians - entttisd = = lsast $4,000 Ard that the pro-
tpsed eompEomtse = lbsfaj - ths government.
&%ThA AAa&aaaman - f1o noanrk - eleams = yu.shtr~%nn
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-04-29
Taft and Hadley

J. T. OCouno. = former North Dakotan and prom.
inent in the civic and political life Of this state for years
recently paid Z fine tribute to the memories q william
Howard Taft and Arthur Twining Hadley 1t the annua,
dinner Of the Yale club Of southern California. Mr.
OConnor Is . distinguished member Of the Los Angeles
bar, IN associate In the practice Of Law Of william oibhs
AcAdoo and Is . member Of several civic and social
clubs and much in demand Is . public speaker.
lefty" Is he was popularly known in this state. j. .
law alumnus Of Yale. graduating in the class Of 1909
and he was selected to eulogise two Of Els most famous
sons-Taft and Hadley. His address touching the careers
Weekly and 1t is . most excellent resume Of the contrf-
button Of one to public life and Jurisprudence and Of the
other to education generally and. more especially. 70 the
upbuildins Of Yale.
In the climax Of his address, Nj. oConnor makes THU
fine suggestion:
Taft and Hadley-Hadley and Taft. loyal cons Of
Eli, worthy citizens Of . great republic. teachers and
philosophers, we honor your memory. You were
faithful to the ideals Of your alma mater. We shall
think Of you when We say Mother Of Men" Let two
statues rise upon the campu one It either end. fac
ing each other. one figure clad In judicial robes. the
other In college gown and cap. I can rec the com-
pleted work on q winters day. with the wind blow
ing snowflakes upon the figures. and the chapel clock
Ginning the passing hours. I can zee the statues on
2 June morning. catching the lights Of the rising sun.
and rejecting them in resplendent glory upon the
wsole campus. I dream Of them. after We have al
passed into the eternal silence, stul preaching to other
generations. In the words Of one o. them go. that
the most important thing In life. and the only thing
worth working for. is character"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-04-29
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
epso kNEA SERVICE: INC 883&b&R HANNE AUSTIN ~%s ss Z ssa%s Ss sar
eiQ3o ~ .NEA SERVICE lNc

meek out OF this moose. my mani"
And I've got It." Conway A.
sured him coolly. "Don't you
think l know from the papers when
she was last seen alive? Listen: I
finished my job at the Berkeley
house before 10 o'clock. could
have slowed the junk in my pockets.
but I took that black pigskin bag
of Crosby's just to throw dust in
your eyes"
what did you do with it,"
"Chucked It on my way to the
interurban STOP" Conway grinned.
IF you can find out who owns q
big coupe parked at the curb in
front Of No. 1918 Fairview Road
Friday night and will tell him to
lift up the back seat. he'll ind the
bag. unless he's found It already
and has been afraid to turn It in.
It's got Crosby's tennis shoes in 1t.
- well - the velvet boxes that
all the loot was kept in"
s. HECK ON It. Sergeant Tufher!.
~ Strawn flung 1t his subor-
dinate and Turner left the once on
The run.
That was about l0:15.s Conway
continued coolly. by that time I'd
put on my own shoes. which I'd
carried out in the has. buttoned
up my topcoat to the collar. put
ON my glasses and parted my hair
In the middle. like I always wear
It. strolled on to the shed where
passengers wait for the interurban
and in about six minutes . car
came along. just ~ I knew It would.
because I've been catching the in
terurban at that stop OF and on
for sig months and ! know the
schedule"
$50 you've been planning the haul
that long. eh?" Strawn growled.
mo. This Was . jumpsd-up AZ
fair. But I've got . girl friend
that lfves not . million miles from
the Berkeley house. I take her
home n . taxi. but I hop the inter.
urban hack to town.
whats her manner"
I'm not telling that" Conway
retorted. and meant It. "But the
conductor and motorman who were
on last night have been me often
enough the last six months to feel
pretty wen acquainted. Friday
night. On the 1o:S2, there wal only
. handful Of passengers and ! stood
up front. talking to the old boy
who rams the car. Motorman No.
g." he supplied obligingly.
~Got II al down pat. haven't
your Strawn commented sourly.
YES" Conway agreed. "He told
me Friday night he had . fallen
arch that vas hurting like the
devil and he'd b glad to pull into
Hamilton and turn the car over to
the motorman that was to relieve
him q 1O:le. The old boy usual.
" goes ~ duty ct 1855. but he'd
arranged for relief an hour ahead
Of schedule Friday night because
o. his swollen foot"
~Check Il, Payne!s Strawn flung
over his shoulder IT. the detective |
lolliAg II tho window. well.
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-04-29

owner Of the coups Joined with the
night clerk and with the interur.
ban motormxn In clinching the
thing. for he promptly volunteered
the Information that he had left
No. 431S Fairview Road 1t I'VE min.
utes to II. And Doris Matthews
was alive at that time.
While Brede. the stenoNapher.
was preparing . statement for Con.
ways signature. Dundee drew Can.
tain Strawn aside and asked in .
low voice:
well. what next. chief?"
Right back where We started
from" Strawn admitted bitterly.
District Attorney Sherwood blew
In here this morning and told me
he'd take . hand himself Il John.
son proved . washout On the muir.
der business. IN have to call him
now and tell him the bad nsws."
He put in tho call. with such ~
luctance that Dundee felt sorry for
him. When he hung up. 10 re-
Joined his young subordinate and
told him gloomily:
..a ~sn.s % ~ g notos
so o seseesess' 1os en- Witn
"v...
Daus. .om.stsu. oFswlnS
sss s" I % 'oaoeo sesses trom
n.s pocHet. no removed the maj
pss sno returned N 70
us 49,: 49, Notn.nS-Jnse some
s. !. 'o..eu oown: ne hast'iy an-
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ss.
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-04-29

Clearly everyone has q weakness
for something."-Rudy vallee, croo-
ner.
"A preacher In this day needs the
skin Of . hippopotamus, the endur-
ance Of q camel. the agility Of q grey
hound, the heart Of q lion and the