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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-20
A Hero Goes West

Another good soldier has gone west. He had found his
regiment ard sits cCntentedly in some far land where
barbed wire, gas, and bursting shells are no longer a
tortured memory.
Old Cap or Captain, as he was called, was a wire
haired Griffon. who served with the French Red Cross,
with distinction, during the World war. 1t was his task
to find the wounded men who lay in the tangled barbed
wire and shell holes. Old Cap never faltered. Through
the flames, on where the gas clouds rolled, a mask over
his nose and eyes, he ran.
Somehow he knew that it was duty. There were men,
his comrades in the army, who needed help. And al
ways he came.
murmur to another. Don't worry. He'll be along most
any minute"
All through the weary years Cap performed his duty.
II he was scared, nobody ever knew it. His bright eyes
would listen carefully to orders and he would obey them
faithfully.
Then the war ended. An American soldier brought
the dog home. Something must have told his heart that
war was over. That his services were no longer required
along the barbed wire.
When he had been needed he had never hesitated to
go. Now that he wasn't. he stayed away from all wire
fences. Nothing could coax him near. He member
the sharp, sudden hail the blood the means
black nights with mad red fire. The other day he died
at Ware, Mass, at the ripe age of Is years.
There is a lesson in the life of the soldier-dog who
has passed through the western gates. He was never
afraid to risk his life as long as he could be of service.
But when he knew that he couldn't he calmly refused to
take an unnecessary risk.
Some OF the gay firtations with death today might
END more happily if we used the same dog sense.
You can't blame the fellow who lives next door to one
tor calling it the Sore Thumb golf course.
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The DrOuth Ends

Rain, falling gently but persistently, gave Bismarck
and the Missouri Slope country more than an inch OF
moisture Monday night and Tuesday.
Too late to be of benefit to small grains, 1t improved
the outlook for corn, late potatoes, pastures and some
other crops and was of undoubted benefit.
OF more value than the improved crop prospect, now
ever, is the effect it is bound to have on the minds OF
farmers and others who live in this territory.
To suffer from the heat and to hope, day by day. that
rain will come. only to have your hopes withered by a
blazing sun, is discouraging. 1t Is no pleasant thing Tor
the farmer to watch his crop prospects shrivel beneath
the hot blast. 1t is equally as trying to the businessman
whose hopes of prosperity in this section rest almost SOLE
ly on the foundation which agriculture provides.
But when rain falls the outlook, somehow, changes.
The ground is wet again and things are encouraged to
grow. Optimism grows also. The parched, sun-burned
landscape of a few days ago is changed back to a YER
dant green as the plants revive. The bleak outlook for
the individual shares the rejuvenation. Things generally
look better. Men look upward instead OF downward.
Forward instead of backward. They have been encour-
aged to hope for more favors from the an-wise Provl-
dence which guides the world.
The gentle precipitation of Monday and Tuesday has
caused many a North Dekotan to heave a sigh OF salts
faction and to again say in his heart. consciously or un-
consciously, Gods in his heaven. Ais right with the
world"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-20
On the Job
washington Starr

PRESIDENT Hoover has Cancelled his projected trips to
Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks because of pre-
occupation with drought relief activities at Washing
ION. He Will remain on the job in the white house
piuS refreshing week-ends at the camp on the Rapidan.
The country, which would not begrudge Mr.. Hoover a
real vacation after seventeen tempestuous months in the
PRESIDENCY. WI! not fail to recognize at it's full worth
the unselfishness of his decision. He gives fresh evil
dence' II any were needed, of the high sense OF public duty
whlch characterizes his conduct of the executive office
at every stage.
Inc American people. regardless of political ~prejudices,
very H.uch trust mat President Hoover may be persuaded,
sooner or later. to knock off" and indulge in a vaca-
ZION. for a man OF his intensive energy, a vacation is
q nYceSSity, not a luxury, even though he finds it diff
ficult to look upon it as a pleasure, for occupation notori-
oasiy Is Herbert Hoover's pastime. Cuba and Mexico are
eagerly awaiting visits from the president of the United
States, who found it impracticable to include those coun-
tries IN ms good will tour of Latin America in the
capacity OF president ELECT. Perhaps Mr.. Hoover will tear
himself away from the exactions of Washington and
even the lures OF the Virginia hills long enough to
take IN Havana and Mexico City. Whether he deter
mines to wander so far sfield or not. it is earnestly to be
hoped that he will map out some kind of a respite for
himself, Tor all work and no play is as bad for a presi-
dent as for q boy.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-20
Ten Years of Suffrage

It seems like yesteday to some, like so years ago to
others. but the records show that woman suffrage will
celebrate its tenth anniversary on August Is.
The National League of Women Voters, always active
in the effort to induce women to fully discharge the
duties of citizenship, gets out a book giving the opinions
of distinguished persons as, to the success or failure of
woman suffrage in improving the welfare of the nation
as a whole.
Opinions doutless will differ. They always do and, as
long as people form independent ideas, they always will.
The average individual thinks nothing whatever of the
subject. Occasionally he may be led to express himself
but he doesn't regard it as a matter of vital importance
and certainly not one worth arguing about. 1t is gener-
ally accepted as a fact that woman suffrage has come
to stay.
AS to whether the constitutional amendment granting
the suffrage to women has improved the state OF the
nation, no one can say. There is no denying that condi-
tons generally have materially improved in the last dec
ade. None of us would want to go back to 1920. Even
the most %pessimistic will regard the last 10 years as
years of progress. particularly from a material stand
point.
1t is true that advocates of woman suffrage passionate
ly predicted that politics would be cleaner and government
would be better if the fair sex were granted the use of
the all-powerful ballot. The argument was made that
women would have an improved status and more free
dom of action: that the selfish domination of the female
by the male would be ended.
Ten years have proved some of these statements to
hare been far-fetched If not oyer-enthusiastic. Politics
appear to be no cleaner now than of yore. Government
appears to be no better and no more efficient.
The status OF woman probably has improved but
whether the ballot had anything to do with that re-
mains to be seen. Probably the mental attitude created
10y suffrage was a factor but it certainly was not a dom
mating cause.
AS to domination Of the female by the male, that hasn't
existed during our present civilization except by the con-
sent Of the woman dominated. And when a woman ac-
cepts the domination of a male there is nothing the male
dominator can do about 1t. He has to dominate (appar-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-20
Color in the News

There's a nerye-tingling thrill in the news that has
been fltering out of northern India recently. like that in
one of Kipling's master romances of adventure.
For the wild Pathan hillmen of the Afghan frontier
country. those historic free-booters who have piled their
.rade around Khyber Pass for centuries. are on the war
oath again. The current unrest in India and the pros
.ects of loot have encouraged them to attack the city Of
,eshawar, the last British outpost in northwestern India.
Several times they have been beaten off by British troops
and several times they have returned, Recently, British
airplanes have followed them into their native hills and
bombed them from the skies.
The semi-savage Pathans are undoubtedly the most
ferocious and blood thirsty fighters on the globe. They
battle with a fanatical fury, bred of their Moslem belief
that the warrior who dies by the sword is assured of a
place in Allah's %voluptuous paradise.
Their life and mode of living has been little changed
since the legions of Alexander the Great poured through
the Khyber into India $500 years ago. Civilization has
not touched these wild children of the hills except to
provide them with guns instead of spears or swords, as
more efficient means of committing murder.
In this age, most of the news that comes across the
telegraph wires is drab with the worlds modern, even
tempered life and its progress in that direction. But
occasionally from some far-off corner of the globe there
comes a flashing bit Of color, full of the thrills of
romance and buried deep in the background of the
worlds remote and interesting past.
Such is the news from the British outposts in the
Khyber hill country today. 1t is equally as colorful and
as interesting as a Kipling novel and 1t gives us added
thrill when we realize that we are reading fact instead
of fiction.
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Quotations

II have been tod that I was born
IN 1850, but that has nothing to do
with my age."-Cyrus H. K. Curtis,
publisher.
\ X X
II believe the basis of any true
friendship is respect."-M. H. Roberts,
chemist and engineer.
X X X
"The unemployment problem in my
mind is three-fold-first, seasonal un-
employment; second, so-called tech
biological unemployment: and third,
unemployment due to business de-
pression."-Walter S. Clifford, presi-
dent Of the American Telephone and
Telegraph company.
X * X
Nothing Is so plentiful in America
as opportunity. There n more pobs
flor forceful men than there are force
full men to fill them."-Charles
Schwab.
Sand bagging commercial haulage
by over-taxation, though q favorite
pastime Of many legislative bodies, is
q menace to industry and to civiliza-
ton, for the motor truck Is completely
interlocked with the general welfare"
IN. L. Pulcher, president Of the
Federal Truck company.
+ \
1T Is my opinion that I shall win
the heavyweight championship Of the
world as soon as I can get Max
Schmeling into the ring again"-Jack
Sharkey.
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THE FRAMEWORK OF THE BODY

THE FRAMEWORK OF THE BODY
The main difference In the appear
ance of people Is produced by the
shape Of their bodily framework. II
the bones were removed from q per-
sons body, the flesh would iall into
q shapeless mass very much as q ten.
falls down when the poles which sup
port 1t are removed.
During infancy and childhood the
bones are flexible and easily bent.
AS a child becomes older. the carti-
lage out Of which the bones are first
formed becomes filled with q lime
substance ard thereby becomes hard
and brittle. After this hardening has
occurred, 1t is exceedingly difficult
to change the shape Of the bones
without breaking them. For this rea-
son babies and children often sustain
falls without serious injury which
would completely disable an adult.
The positions OF the body r con-
trolled by the muscles which move
the bones. It has been found that
many children develop slight curva-
ture Of the spine from carrying their
books habitually with the same arm,
OF from sitting at desks that r
either too high or too low. The
clothing Of children may likewise in
terfere with the proper development
Of the bones. This is sometimes
caused by tight belts, tight hats. and
tight shoes. We all remember seeing
pictures of Chinese women who had
their feet bound as babies.
Special care should be taken that
children form the habit Of carrying
their bodies erect while the bones are
hardening. The shape Of these bones
may be altered to some extent until
about the age Of IS.
When q bone is broken, the broken
ends r o covered with q jelly
like cement. In a few days this be-
gins to harden. and it is very impor-
tant that the broken bone be held in
its correct position until this harden
ing process has been completed. A
physician should be called to set the
broken bone. II 1t is necessary to
move the individual before the physi-
clan arrives, a pillow or blanket
should be tied around the limb, and
then boards or canes tied around the
outside to keep it straight. II this is
not done there is danger of the power
full muscles pulling the two ends of
the bone past each other, ripping
through the muscles, blood vessels and
nerves which surround 1t, and making
very serious complicated fracture
which is difficult to heal.
When the bones slip out of their
sockets we have q d~islocation. In
some people, these joint sockets are
very shallow. and the bones may be
dislocated without breaking the liga-
With most people, some of
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-20
Today Is the
Anniversary of
HARRISON'S BIRTH

On Aug. 20, 1883, Benjamin Har-
rison. soldier, orator, lawyer, author
and twenty-third president of the
United States, was born at North
Bend, O. He was a great-grandson
Of Benjamin Harrison, signer of the
Declaration of independence, and
grandson of William Henry Harrison,
ninth president of the United States.
After graduating from Miami uni
versity in 1852, Harrison studied law
at Cincinnati. He practiced in In
d~ianapolis. Ind. Entering the Union
army in 1862, he served with con-
spicuous gallantry in the Atlanta
campaign, finally returning to civil
life at the close of the war with the
rank of brigadier general.
In 1881 he entered the United States
senate and seven years later was
nominated for the presidency ~ the
Republican convention and subse-
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DANCING! H. e.; : !, ,J,[!UglDE[(ITH
-. CQgYRLGAI- 1850 N CHELSEA HOUSE.

hasn't been near me since she first
came-that was four days ago.
What has become of her? Do you
think they've been married."
"Oh, Judy, we should have
heard" he replied.
"Oh. I wish they would" she
cried. II do wish they would"
Her eagerness seemed natural to
him, so he missed the feverish note
in her voice. AS he said goodby,
she took n of his hands and laid
her cheek against it for a second,
just like a child. Before he could
stop himself he Ind bent and kissed
her hair.
Dear old Bastien!" Judy muir.
INJURED. You're such a pail"
Dumont thought it strange that
he had not seen either Chummy or
Steyne at the Cafe Turc for several
nights. Perhaps they had gone off
and been married without saying
anything. They couldn't have made
much of a festiyity Of it, anyhow,
with Judy laid up.
He thought he would look in at
Chummy's studio on his way back.
1t was then about half past six.
The day had been one of melting
heat. and the atmosphere was dark
and threatening. 1t felt like a
storm. A few heavy raindrops fell
as Bastien reached Chummy's build.
ing. He hoped 1t was not the break.
up OF those wonderful. golden days.
Not a sound was to be heard in
the building. Dumont reached her
floor and knocked at her door.
There was no response. He knocked
again with the same result.
He tried the door. then. and
found that it was not locked; so
he went in.
Chummy's place was rather dark
at all times. There was a little
dark lobby that led into the studio,
where, Of course. 1t VAS light, but
a curtain shut OF the entrance.
Leading out Of the lobby on the
right was a dark passage that led
into the tiny gallery where
Chummy's cooking was done. Her
bedroom was on the other side of
the studio.
The storm made It even darker
this evening. Dumont stumbled
against a tall oil jar that was
meant to hold umbrellas. He called
out Chummy's name. but there was
no reply.
Just as he vas going out, he
smelled gas. The odor was strong.
He thought Chummy must have
gone out and left a burner on. He
had better look into her galley; SO
he went along the little passage
and opened the door Of the tiny
kitchen.
Here the fumes of gas were al
most overpowering. He dared not
light a match, 81 he CROPPED his way
forward. as the little place was al.
most dark.
He gave r. cry as he nearly fell
over something soft. Bending,
he found that 1t was Chummy,
quite unconscious, her fair head ~.
ing almost in the gas oven, the
door of which was open. He began
to choke and splutter. as he felt for
the gas burners and found them all
turned full on. When he had turned
them of. he picked up Chummy and
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knew what she was talking about
She gave chapter and verse.
While the fioodgates were open. the
flood flowed through.
Judy and Alan loved each other.
They had loved even more strongly
since Alan came back. Alan had
quite forgotten her, she said. Prob.
ably he had never loved her. He
had been very. fond Of her as a
friend-that was all; but he loved
Judy. How could any man help
loving Judy?
The last sentence was so true
that Dumont laughed. and Chummy
did not know that 1t was the
laughter of despair.
"But why did one never guess?"
he asked.
Because they didn't want any
one to guess. B~astien." she said.
still unable to keep anything back.
They wanted to keep it from me.
1t was Judy at first-you know
Judy; but afterward it was Alan.
too. She made him e 1t that way"
How do you know"
Because I do know-I can't help
it. It was just before We were 90.
ing to be married the nrst time
last year, can't tell you. but !
saw them together. and / knew.
They were saying goodby. Judy
knew I loved Alan. She wouldn't
take him from me. You know Judy.
They didn't know Id heard and
SEEM"
"And then" said the young man.
growing enlightened, "you suddenly
decided that you must put your
work before Steyne?"
Chummy nodded.
Judy always thought you'd had
a quarrel. you know"
Eyes, I know. I don't think she
guessed at the time: but afterward
She knew that I knew"
Aren't you imagining things!'
mo. Bastien, I'm sure Of Il.
Then, you know. she made her
great success and went away. and I
believe she took up with Mr.. Gid.
con so that Alan shouldn't think
about her any more. You know
judy" It was pathetic how she 70
, peated those three words. "She
would never marry him while I was
there-I know that"
"But then" put in Dumont, in.
tensely puzzled, you were going
to be married-now?"
II know. Alan drifted back
somehow. I expect 1t was because
Judy had gone and there was all
that talk about Mr.. Gideon. I don't
know, but there it was; and I was
persuaded against myself, Bastien.
I ought to have known that he
hadn't forgotten her. I thought
perhaps he had; but on the night
when we heard about the fire at the
theater-the night when We were
all at the cafe-then I knew once
and for all. None of you noticed
him, I think; but I did. I just saw
him die, Bastien!"
Dumont looked at her and was
moved to action. Telling her to sit
still, he went out, brewed coffee,
and forced her to drink a cup. She
had recovered somewhat. but she
looked as II she had shaken hands
with death.
ITO Be Conttnued)
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carried her into the studio.
He opened all the windows, top
and bottom. and felt the fresh air
rush in and purify the place.
He felt very queer and cold.
What had happened to Chummy?
Had she gone mad? Or had she
been cleaning her gas stove and
succumbed to the fumes? But one
didn't clean a gas stove with the
burners turned on.
Curiously enough. Bastien had
once before been present when a
friend had been resuscitated after
having nearly killed himself in this
self-same way. He knew what to
do, and he did it without going for
a doctor. Chummy was very far
gone; but he satisfied himself that
she could be revived; and he knew
she would not wish him to call a
doctor.
For by this time he realized that
Chummy had intended to commit
suicide. He was still numbed. 1t
was so sordid-Chummy lying
there. with her head in the gas
oven. Chummy so badly hit by life
that she had sought this way out!
He could imagine other girls do.
ing it-even Judy. under certain
circumstances: but not Chummy-
Chummy. who had made up her
mind that love came before work.
and who was going to be married
and live happily eve after!
Her eyelids stirred, and she
moaned family. Dumont held cold
water to her lips. She drank a
little. Then he hurried out to the
galley. and. knowing it was now
safe to strike a light. put some
water on to boil.
When he came back she was sit.
ting up, greenish white about the
face. but breathing more or less
normally.
"Bastien!" she gasped.
"~Chummy!" he replied. with as
much reproach as relief. What a
dreadful thing to do! 1t was luck
that I came in time!"
And then the proud. reserved
Chummy came to the end Of her
self-control.
II wish you hadn't comet" she
cried. II wish you hadn't comet"
She broke down completely. and
1t was terrible to watch.
Little by little, Dumont managed
to soothe her and to bring her back
to normal behavior; but she was
completely demoralized mentally,
and could no more control her
words than a person out Of her
mind.
She did what she would never
have done, what she would rather
have died than done, il she had
been herself-she told him the
truth.
"Bastien, you should have let me
be. It's the only way out Of it.
Judy and Alan love each other,
but they won't take their happiness
because of mel"
\ T first Dumont thought Chummy
"a must be mad. He had not had
the faintest inkling Of such a situa'
ton. He put 1t down to the gas.
It had poisoned her mind. But,
little by little. through her disor.
ganised volition and her eloquent
words. he came to see that she
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was NATURAL to protest that he'd been
given the wrong number.
X X y
The fact gambling has been stopped
at Saratoga shouldn't disturb women
bettors. They never had much on
anyway.
X X X
There are about 2l3,200 bachelors
in London, latest statistics reveal.
Placed end to end, of course, they still
would be in single file.
X X X
This is the time of year vacation
lists begin to think about squaring &C
counts after that round trip.
Copyright. 1880, NEA Service. 1nc.)
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The president writes it drought"
and the farm board "drouth." Talk
about your dry spells!
X X X
Wall Street is not complaining of
the drought. 1t seems to be getting
we'll enough along without watered
stock.
X * X
When w. s. Clifford, American
telephone company head, was in
formed that his pet dog had killed rs
of a neighbours chickens, perhaps 1t