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The Dial
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Congress started something in refusing to use the dial
phone. However, 1t was mostly talk, as usual; for they
are being installed daily. Already more than 5,000,O 0O
of them are operated out of 100000 phones in use
It is p~rophesied that in fifteen years the little finger
twisters will be universal. In 1929 alone there were
367.l27 substitutions. The idea was conceived back
in 1892.
The lawmakers objected to doing the work of tele-
phone girls" Some Of the congressional constituency
feel that these wise men may have had difficulty man.
ipulating the little contraptions. Others think that by
doing so, they are the NEST usefully employed.
Life is becoming one dial after another. Once We were
slaves of the button. Whatever we wanted. we punched
a button. We punched a button for light. for heat, for
entrance, for the elevator, for the office boy and fol
chewing gum.
Now we do it by dial. We twist the wrist for jazz, fol
opera, for travel, for prize fights, for baseball, for news
for the time, for setting-u exercises. for sermons, for
education, for Amos m Andy and for the president. And
now we have stuck the thing onto the telephone.
We may appraise our time as too valuable to do the
work Of the telephone girl: but 500 900 shareholders IN
the stock are ardent propagandists. The telephone ex-
change is rapidly becoming q vast robot. The human
element Is van,sh,ng and mechanical accuracy Is taking
its place.
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Our Invisible Ruler

Lest we become too proud of ourselves, let us reflec
just a moment and consider how puny we really are.
Man has made many advances. He has flown the
oceans. built instruments that will carry the human voice
around the world, probed the mysteries of the stars, made
machines that will do the work of a million slaves ad
accomplished many other things.
But we are still powerless in the face of a far greater
power.
1taly's great earthquake, dealing widespread death ad
destruction, demonstrates that in the hands of the forces
of nature we are as helpless as children, despite all the
glorious advances that science and education have made
Something utterly beyond our control may rule our fate
and our destinies, and possibly our lives.
In the pattern Of the universe, our world is a mere
speck. When the forces that lie behind it all express
themselves we realize then how weak and helpless we
really are.
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Fine Spectacles, Anyway

Whether these giant new ~dirigibles will eventually
prove commercially practical as transatlantic passenger
carriers or not, it must be admitted that they provide
an enormous thrill for the spectator.
Merely to see such an enormous bulk float lightly off
into the air is in itself something of a miracle. Add to
that the fact that these newest ships have promenade
decks, staterooms, dining rooms, bars and other luxurious
appointments and you have something irresistible in its
appeal. .
1t may be that their cost will prevent them from be-
coming money makers in commercial service. But at any
rate they are just about the gaudiest things men have yet
constructed.
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Today Is the
Anniversary of


On August. S, 1864, Admiral David
G.. Farragut began M of the most
significant battles of the Civil Wer
when he entered the Bay Of Mobile,
then the most important port held BY
the Confederates on the Gulf
The entrance to the bay was de-
Tended by forts on opposite sides, hy
a thickly rammed line Of piles and by
a triple line of torpedoes which left
only a narrow opening into the har-
Dor. Besides, the Tennessee, q for
midable ironclad ram, stood in the
way ready to receive the attaching
party.
Undaunted by the OPPOSITE IN, Far
ragut, with a fleet Of four ironclads
and IS wooden vessels, fought his way
foot by FOOT into the harbor. After
the battle began. Farragut climbed
the rigging in order to get above the
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Sees War of Italy and France

War between France and Italy can now come at any
moment, with little or no warning, as suddenly as the on
set of the world conflict l6 years ago, in the opinion of
Frank H. Simonds, widely known war correspondent and
authority on international relations.
Mr.. Simonds, the most widely quoted observer attend
ing the recent London naval conference, believes that
the London meeting proved a climactic point in the rela-
tons of Italy with France and revealed their differences
to be irreconcilable.
Writing in the Review of Reviews for August, he yir-
tually predicts a war begun by Italian aggression against
France, which will involve most of the nations of con-
tinental Europe, unless Great Britain acts to forestall
such a conflict.
The single real guarantee against Italian attack upon
France, not perhaps today or tomorrow, but eventually,
as the result of some incident which is inevitable In the
circumstances, would seem to be a clear declaration of
British policy" he declares. Even fascist Italy would
hesitate to risk a war If it were clear that Great Britain
would act against an aggrassor."
The British Labor government, he points out, is COM
United not to risk another position such as that it took
at Locarno. when it declared itself ready to act against
any aggressor in 2e Rhineland. But he predicts an early
return of British Tories to power, in which event some
clear and definite British policy is not unlikely, for in
the main British and French interests coincide. France
like Britain, has no other desire than to maintain things
as they are; and Britain, equally with France, desires
peace ana cannot look with e~quanimity upon a possible
Italian victory which would insure Italian possession Of
Tunis and mastery Of the passage between Sicily and
Tvnis which would permit Italy to dominate the main
line Of British imperial communications"
There is little likelihood of action by the League OF
Nations to forestall Franco Italian conflict, Mr.. simond
believes. Issues are too vague to permit OF judicial ad.
justment.
The most disheartening aspect of the trouble is the
fact that no important definite question divides Rome
and Paris" says his Review Of Reviews article. III Ger.
tain perfervd Italians talk Of recovering the lost prov.
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inces of Savoy, Corsica and Nice, all objective thinkers
know That in none of these French territories is there
the slightest desire for change. Even the question of
the forcible naturalization of the children of Italian par
ents in Tunis-precisely the same thing that happens in
the United States-is trivial. What is at odds is some
thing too vague and too indefinite to admit Of simple adj
justment. Italy rising to equality with France in popula'
ton, and now under the impulse of a super-nationaisti,
system and a Nap~oleon-minded dictator, sees in Franc
the barrier to a realization of her dreams, which til
Fascist easily translate into rights. What German.
thought OF Britain in 1914, Italy now thinks of France.
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SELECT HEALTHFUL


Many people who are trying to build
up their health make the mistake Of
having no recreation, yet it is pos
slble to use healthful amusements
which have a great power for doing
good.
In choosing your amusements, try
to find those which will act as q cor
receive to your work. Our modern
living has q tendency to permit us
to use a few muscles but neglect the
others. Try to select amusements
which will balance your day. II you
work in an office, then be sure, some
time in the week, to hike. golf, swim
or dance. Those who are indoors a
great deal will find that a drive
proves restful If one avoids speed and
traffic congestion; and when you get
out into the country, 1t Is q good
plan to get out Of the car and stretch
your legs by taking q short walk.
Such q drive will clear your mind and
give you a pleasant sense Of release.
The mind exercises q greater IN
fluence on the body than many people
realize. When the mind is engaged
In looking forward to q pleasurable
event the body responds with better
health.
In choosing your amusements. try
to vary them. We should 9 those
which we find most beneficial. Avoid
the extreme of restlessly seeking en-
tertainment every moment.
It Is a good plan to select a hobby
which will give you activity at the
same time. There are many amuse-
ments to select from. You might
follow Helen Wills (now Mrs. Moody
and take up tennis, or you might fol-
low Gertrude Ederle's lead and find
enjoyment in swimming. The Prince
Of Wales, as well as thousands Of
happy vacationists, on dude" ranches,
will tell you that "there Is nothing as
good for the inside of man as the out
side Of q horse"
Golfing, dancing and walking all
have their strong adherents. Many
people find the movies are q restful
recreation and one which gives the
bunions and arches time to recuper-
ate. It is said that one person out Of
every four Is civilized countries takes
In a movie a day. President Hoover
and Ex-President Coolidge find that
fishing Is a good investment Of spare
time, while Zane Grey, the novelist,
goes in for deep sea, fishing. Lind
bergh enjoys gliding, one of the newer
sports. Flying, like polo, Is a good
/: musement, but expensive. Canoeing,
rowing and aquaplaning r popular
and healthful summer amusements.
Whenever the weather permits 1t Is
q good plan to camp out owe the
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Real Menace of Russia

Real Menace of Russia
A congressional committee has been spending several
weeks investigating the activities In this country OF rus
sian Communist ~plotters; and since some OF the COM
mitteemen seem to be badly alarmed about Things, IL
might be just as we'll to look into this Russian question
and see just what the outlook may be.
There is little question but that the Russian form OF
society is basically antagonistic to our own. Further
more. it is quite possible, even probable, that during the
next few wears this antagonism will bear more fruit than
it has done in the past.
But it is worth noting that whatever danger this SIT
uation may mean for us will probably come, not from
Russian ~agitators in this country, but from the things
that happen in Russia itself.
The Russians are just beginning to get started on a
vast cooperative farming movement. Enormous Wneat
farms are being put into operation on a cooperative basis.
These farms are owned by the government. They are
designed to produce bumper crops; and the great point
To be remembered is that the government has no desire
to make a profit on these crops.
Now it happens that American experts are helping the
Russians start this big experiment.. Thomas D. Campbell,
the famous Montana wheat grower, has been supervls-
ing the operation of the farms. Americans have financed
and built a huge factory at Stalingrad to build 5O'OOo
tractors a year. The result is that Russian wheat pro-
duction can be expected to soar nightly in the next few
years.
Bear in mind, now, what this implies. Russia will
have a huge export surplus in wheat. She will be able
to dump it on world markets at a price far below the
price that other growers can afford to take. She can
undersell every wheat grower on earth.
Our tariff can protect our home market. But what
will become of the market for American export wheat?
Campbell predicts flatly that American growers will have
to produce only enough grain for American n~eeds-which
would mean a tremendous decrease in American wheat
production.
It is going to be the same with other commodities.
Russian coal is beginning to undersell American and Eng
lisl coal in world markets-and the Russians have hard
ly begun to develop their big coal deposits. Russia is
now beginning to raise an Asiatic cotton substitute, and
some trade experts believe that this eventually will drive
American cotton off the world market.
That sort of thing represents a genuine danger. 1t will
have to be met by all the ingenuity and efficiency Of
which American producers and exporters are capable.
And, by the same token, this impending trade conflict
makes the work of red agitators in this country look
unimportant. They do not represent the real red peril"
What happens in Russia during the next five or ten
years is the thing to watch.
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seemed too good. too wonderful, too
blessed. even to imagine. II ought
to have told you this BEFORE" she
added.
"Clarissa, I don't understand. Is
it anything lacking in me? Have I
done anything to hurt you?"
CHE smiled again, with all that
~ wonderful fidelity Of devotion
in her eyes.
mo, Alan, no. I am as fond Of
you as ever-in a way. You have
been everything that is dear and
good-simply everything; and I
should hate to think that I was
hurting YOU"
"But, Of course, you are hurting
mel" he Interrupted.
The words were purely mechan.
ical. He was playing . part, just
as she was; only he did not know
that she knew the truth.
"Please. Alan. don't be angry
with me-" she went on gently. I'm
awfully sick with myself, but !
really want to settle down to work
more than I want everything else
in the world"
"You care for your career more
than you do for me?"
Her lips trembled . little. He
believed that she had changed her
mind. He was glad. oh. but she
knew how glad he was! He loved
Judy. He must have learned ia
love Judy while she was out Of
her senses; and when she recov'
cred. he felt himself In honor
bound to her.
It was such q simple story. They
] were both loyal to her-he and
Judy. They would have remained
loyal to the end.
She read Steyne Alright He
thought she was speaking the
simple truth. He was too much
overjoyed to question what she said
He was free-that was his para
mount thought. He was not to b
asked to enter into IN unnatural
union that would have destroyed
his soul. He would not have to per
jure himself every day to = woman
who loved him.
II suppose I do put my career
first" Clarissa said.
Then Alan Steyne made . very
masculine remark.
"You're making me look very
foolish, Clarissa!"
At that she laughed. She won
dered that her laughter did moi
sound wild to him.
"I'm sorry, Alan; but I hope W
shall still stay friends"
Something in her voice ani
glance seemed to pierce his dense
ness.
"Are you perfectly sure?" h,
asked with a feverish ~earnestness
TT can't help thinking that w
done something"
you've done nothing, Alan
nothing-believe me-"
He looked into her clear eyes
. which were smiling in order to hid
her broken heart; and he believed
her because he wanted to belisve.
: 1.-TWO days later was to have beef
Chummy's Wedding day.
It On the afternoon Of the day b
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
/. DRAINAGE after nnerafion

OISluaSe aItcr operation
Question: Mrs. H. r. r. writes: 81
have had an open sore on my back
Tor many years. Having been per.
ated on my back three times and this
has been draining ever since. Have
lung trouble, and the lung is gone on
the side where I have t. . sore. Also
have three or four ribs out and have
a big cavity which is packed every
Gay by a nurse. Could you tell me
low this draining could be stopped?"
Answer: In some cases the con-
tinued draining from an operation
al be stopped by using the fasting
and dieting regime. It may be nee
essary to repeat the East at frequent
intervals Of about nj month apart
until Improvement Is noticed. OF
course, 1t may be that some local irri-
tation or foreign substance is prevent
ing the healing and this would have
to be removed. The actinic light
treatments might also be helpful for
this trouble.
Milk
Question: Mrs. U. w. writes: II
have been told that milk hardens the
bones, and that If adults take it at all
1t should be curdled. I also would
like to know your opinion of junket."
Answer: Milk does not harden the
bones and may be used to good ad-
vantage ir. the diet at any age if used
in the proper combinations. Junket
Is quite wholesome and should be used
IN the same combinations as milk. I
am sending you an article called
Food Combination and hope you
will find it interesting and helpful.
Pressure Cooker
Question: w. g.. asks: "Will you
please advise through the columns il
food is harmful when prepared in a
pressure cooker?"
Answer: Cooking with a pressure
cooker is an excellent way of prepar-
ing food and superior to most of the
CIDER methods where the steam and
flavors are allowed to escape.
Copyright, 1880. by The Bell
Syndicate, Inc.)
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pected to laugh it off with the re-
mark There's something rotten In
Denmark"
Sir Oliver Lodge, British, scientist,
said in . broadcast the other day
that the police force Of the world
will ultimately be in the hands Of the
United States. Well, we could stand
developing a bulls market right now.
Since the government has an
nounced 1t will not pay for liquor dis
pensed in United States embassies,
American diplomats al no longer be
expected to begin their toasts: "It's
on the House."
+ \ 4
Now that whiskey and brandy have
been approved as necessary medi-
cinal agents In the practice Of dem
tistry, 1t won't merely be . figure Of
speech hereafter to refer to q person
suffering with toothache as having a
swell time.
Copyright, 1880, NEA Service. 1nc.)
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fore, she met Judy as she was 90.
ing out Of her door, on her way to
seek another lodging. The time
had come when she must get some
kind Of . studio, where she could
work.
When she had found it, she was
going to move her few belongings
into It and then 60 away for two or
three weeks. She had written to q
tiny fishing hamlet on the seacoast.
She wanted to be near the ocean.
Then she was coming back to work
TO work harder than any woman
had ever worked before.
Her work must justify what she
had said to Alan. Her work was
her sheet anchor now. 1t was all
she had.
Judy held out Z great bunch of
flowers wrapped In tissue paper.
II was just bringing these to
you" she said. II want to kiss you
and say goodby! Tomorrow's the
great day-and you're OF into the
big world! And little Judy will be
all alone"
mo. Judy-it's all off," said
Chummy cheerfully.
She felt uneasy. This was not
like talking to Z man.
"O6!" gasped Judy. "You mean
you've been 80 silly-you've put II
Of again because Of me? Chummy
you make me angry. Didn't I tell
you I was perfectly well able t.
look after myself"
"No-of for good, Judy dear.
! found that I didn't want to marry
Alan after ALL"
"Rubbish!" cried Judy teppestu'
ously. "Where il he?"
ALLAN has gone away. You see
I left It 80 late. He said he couldn't
help feeling q little foolish. Mer
arc like that. I think. I expect hi
thought he'd get laughed It."
Judy suddenly laughed uproari
ously.
"Oh. Chummy, how ridiculou.
you are! suppose It means thai
you and Alan have had q tih?"
mo. Judy-no." Chummy wa,
desperate. II don't care for Alar
enough TO marry him. I ind
care more for my work. We're 90
ing to be great friends. Of course
all the same. He quite understands
He doesn't want IA wife VIII,
puts her painting first. He's gon,
to Paris, and I'm going to the sea
and when We como back we'll al
be jolly again together, just 10 ",
used to be-"
Judy stared at Clarissa yer,
hard.
well, I'm blowed!" she said.
Chummy must have been q won
4 derful actress. For the momen
she quite deceived her friend. Jud.
was thunderstruck. She lost tn
power Of speech. She left he
flowers in Chummy's hands an
went away.
But Judy was not really cor
vinced.
There's something in this!" sh
said to herself an hour or so later
what can It be? II Chummy didn'
worship the ground he tired OF
then ought to b in bedlam!"
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KFYR
TUESDAY,, AUGUST
$50 KilOcycles-54S.1 Meters

AM -
7:0O-Farm flashes.
7:10-Weather report.
7:15-Farm reporter in Washington.
7:30-Special bulletins: U. S. depart.
ment Of agriculture.
Rehabilitation period.
S:0O-Shoppers' guide program.
9:00-Opening grain markets.
Sunshine hour.
10:00-Weather report; grain markets.
10:1O-Aunt Sammy.
10:57-Arlington time signals.
:00-Grain markets.
IL :O5-Organ pregnant: Clara Morris.
12:00-Bismarck Tribune news and
PM. weather.: luncheon program.
12:25-Voice Of the Wheat Pool.
1:15-Grain markets: high, low. and
close.
1:1S-Farm notes.
1:45-Bismarck Tribune ews,
weather, and st. Paul livestock.
2:00-Musical matinee.
2:30-Siesta hour: Good News radon
magazine.
3:00-Music.
5:OO-Stocks and bonds.
5:15-Bismarck Tribune sports items.
5:25-Bismarck Tribune news.
5:45-World Bookman.
6:OO-Time signal.
6:45-Baseball scores.
6:50-Newscasting.
7:00-Music.
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thickest Of the smoke. He was dashed
there so that, II wounded, he might
not fall to the deck.
After q terrific bombardment, the
forts were obliged to surrender to the
attack Of q land force, and the last
important port on the gulf was occu-
pied ~ Union forces. The victory,
which Farragut said was lone Of the
hardest earned" Of his life, cost the
Union fleet 325 men. The losses In
the Confederate fleet were 10 killed
and 16 wounded. and 28o prisoners
taken.
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! But for the time being. she could
do nothing but wonder.
A few days later she received .
note from Chummy, saying that she
had found a convenient studio and
another room near. Bastien's. She
had moved her things, and she was
of to the seacoast the next day.
From Steyne Judy heard nothing
at all.
A week later she received a let.
ter that excited her very much, al.
though she little guessed what bear.
ing 1t was destined to have on the
next few months Of her life.
THE letter was from a stranger
to Judy. 1t was typewriter on
plain, thick note paper. with the
address III Linden Lane" stamped
on 1t. She could not make out the
signature. She could read Richard
s." but Of the last name she could
only decipher the first letter. q W.
The letter read thus:
Dear Madam: Having known
the late Vladimir Guarvenius,
and being aware Of his interest
in your career, I venture to ask
whether you would be good
enough to call on me here any
afternoon between four and six
o'clock, as I have q proposition to
place before you.
Yours respectfully.
Then came the signature that
Judy could not read.
She determined to go to Linden
Lane on the very same day. The
name Of her dead master was an
immediate passport to her implicit
confidence. It entirely overcame
the instructive suspicion that town.
bred people harbor Of all strangers.
She dressed herself in deep
black. the outward sign Of her
loyalty to the man who had failed
her only in his death. and who had
taught her everything she knew.
She made the journey in q taxi.
and found Linden Lane . broad
and busy thoroughfare which en-.
tirely belied its name. The mum.
Der she sought proved to be in q
handsome arcade.
In the hall she met a liveried
attendant. and showed him the let.
ter. He informed her that the
writer's name was Wyon. He took
her up to the third floor. and she
saw all around her evidences Of
wealth and prosperity, such 40 deep
pile carpets. much polished wood.
work and plate glass, and gtlded
bronze fittings.
On a mahogany door she saw a
small brass plate bearing the name
Richard S. Wyon." Going In. she
found a large ONCE tenanted by four
clerks-two men and two very
smart young women.
Her inquiry produced an older
man from an inner room, who dis.
appeared for q moment. and then
ushered her through two smaller
Offices into a large. handsomely fur.
nished apartment that might have
been . library but for maps OF
South Africa and the United States
that hung on one of the walls, and
some lstter.hling cabinets and q
f, Stock Exchange ticker.
ITO Be Continued)