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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-21
Considered Great Matrimonial
Catch

Twenty-one years before, she had
been born in humble circumstances
in Brixton and had attended school
until she was IS. when she got a
minor job on the stage. She was
quick. she was intelligent. She rap
idly forged to the front. When she
had almost star part, one Of her
most ardent admirers was Lord
Fitzgerald, then in an Irish Guards
regiment. He was considered a great
matrimonial catch, being a younger
son Of the Duke OF Leinster. the
Premier Duke Marques and Earl
of Ireland.
The shy and impressionable, but
very good-looking, dark-haired
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-21
BY MILTON BRONNER
NEA Service Writer

-
One of the greatest modern rom
ances OF the peerage Of Great Brit
ain and Ireland went to its final
chapter and ultimate smash the
other day when a Scotch court gave
a divorce TO the Duke Of Leinster
from his Duchess on the grounds
Of her misconduct.
Starting in beauty, the story end
ed in bleak s~ordidness. IL began
amid all the glamor OF the London
stage. 1t ended in the gloomy court
room Of the Edinburgh Court OF
Session. The woman IN the case had
boxed the compass from the dreary
London suburb OF Brixton 70 wear
ing the golden strawberry leaves OF
a great peeress, and then back TO
Brixtno, become more dreary than
ever.
Back In 1918. In the happy-go-
lucky days before the war, one OF
the reigning buds of the London
stage was May Etheridge. She had
q big part in Princess Caprice" AT
the Shaftesbury Theatre and was
the toast Of the town for her charm
ing youth. her dewy loneliness, her
unimpatired innocence. All the GID
ed young men Of her time were
head over heels in love with her.
They bombarded her with flowers.
They filled the front rows of the
theater night after night. They
languished for a nod OF recognition
from her shapely head. They were
overjoyed when she deigned TO sup
with them
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-27
Montana Looks OrWa
(Minneapolis Tribune)

NN4lAlACdpOlS 1TlDuOe)
In current news reports of the drouth, the state of
Montana is shown to be one spot in the northwest which
mas suffered much. Yet there Is evidence that it is
standing on its feet and looking forward. It is COM
planning little and preparing to do something about it.
The Great Falls Tribune points to the fact that Mon
tana is relatively much better off than the middle west
en and eastern states and is still a land Of plenty as
compared with the Ohio or lower Mississippi valleys.
IL points out that, situated as 1t is in the Great Plains
seml-arld region, a low rainfall during the growing sea-
son Is now and probably always will be Montana's portion.
1t sees the future agricultural development of the state
as dependent upon accepting the condition and adapting
agricultural practices to it.
1t insists that the handicap of light rainfall is more
than offset by other advantages. Its grain, grasses and
vegetables are of uniformly better quality than those
grown in lower attitudes.
An intelligent plan for the conservation of moisture
Is advocated. Farmers are urged to practice proven
image methods 4. non-irrigated regions under which lard
is cropped not more than twice in three years. Where the
topography of land will permit it is pointed out that
coulee dams may be constructed to retain spring run-off
surface water. Wells may be drilled for watering stock
ana operating small irrigation plants watering forage
crops. IN the foothills country small streams can be
utilized for irrigation.
1t Is The Great Falls Tribune's contention that when
the history OF the present period of Montana develop
ment Is written 1t will be referred to not as the drouth
period, but as the era before Montanans learned to meet
and overcome the agricultural problems caused by low
rainfall.
In all this is indicated the spirit that has made and
kept Montana a great state. There Is nothing quite like
i in the west. There are no obstacles such a spirit
cannot overcome. ,t
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-27
DemagOgy Beaten

Occasionally the much debated primary scores a VIC
tory in the interests of better government. In the good
old days of the convention and the ward or precinct
caucus, a Ma or a Pa Ferguson would never have
gotten to first base.
They were both the products of the primary system.
The other day they were beaten by the same system.
Which of course does not prove anything for or against
the primary. Other issues were involved.
There is no doubt but that the primary system has
helped foster demagogy and that is why the victory of
Ross S. Sterling in Texas is outstanding.
There was a real danger that manipulation of the pri-
mary would place Ma" Ferguson, a figurehead for PA"
Ferguson, in the gubernatorial chair.
The whole election merely proves the truth of Lin
coins famous adage about foonng all the people all Of the
time.
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panies are coping with the new problems presented by
the rapid development of aviation. That is why the un-
actuaries have been enlisted for the purpose
of figuring out the hazards of the air.
Data, for a long time lacking to furnish what in lnsur-
ance parlance is called risk experience, have been sup
piled through federal sources, What have the experts
found?
snce January 1927 fatalities have amounted to one for
every 300, 100000 passenger miles OH the railroads. In
commenting on the figures, the New York Herald -Trib-
une has this to say:
One in every 5000 of the airline passengers curing
this period has been killed. 1t is evident that with a
death rate 24O times as great as that of the railroads
the claim, sometimes made. that air travel is as safe
as any other form cannot be maintained. No COM
par.~n with automobile fatalities is made, as to do
so would be statistically impossible. One may cite
the fact that the annual death rate from automobile
accidents in American cities is between 20 and 80 in
100000 of populatiol-not by way of comparison but
merely to suggest the order of the automobile hazard.
Most people will be surprised to find the death
rate among commercial transport pilots very much
higher than among army and navy pilots. Licensed
transport pilots as a group have a mortality rate of
"a in 1000. Those flying regularly scheduled air.
lines have a mortality somewhat higher; while the
fact that those with less than 400 hours have a NOR
tally of 70 in 1000, as against a mortality Of only
% in 1000 for those with greater flying experience,
seems to speak eloquently of the Importance of the
human factor in the safety of flight. From all this
one may deduce that an element of hazard still
remains even in regularly scheduled airway trans
port
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-27

Rates Help Hettinger
adams County Record1

adams County Record)
The recent freight rate reduction as shown in another
part of this paper is destined to work an inestimable
good for Hettinger. Not only will it help the merchants
and the shippers by saving them actual cash through
lower freight rates but it will help the growth Of Het-
finger by permitting all business destined for the city to
be transacted in the city.
No longer should 1t be necessary for the merchants of
the city to labor under a handicap because nearby South
Dakota towns are able to ship goods into their town
much cheaper than the Hettinger merchants; that they
are able to realize a nice profit by unloading theif goods
south OF the line and trucking them into Hettinger.
NOR should it be necessary for any Hettinger merchant
TO nave his merchandise shipped to nearby towns and
truck 1t into Hettinger to save money. If the equaliza-
ton plan works out as ordered by the Interstate Com
nerce commission all North Dakota. and particularly the
border towns, will profit through the elimination of the
discriminatory rates hitherto melted out to North Da-
kota shippers and merchants.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-27
BARBS

Once there was a newspaper par
agrapher who read about Einstein's
theory Of space and never once
thought about making a crack about
our parking problem.
\
A Miami judge has ruled that
liquor may be manufactured within
the home. Probably in the hope it
would make some families keep
still.
Then there was the. shipping room
clerk who thought he would be a sue
cess in the ring because he was 80
efficient at boxing.
As much as the flapper has been
criticized, 1t must be admitted she
has been the only one able to walk
home after being taken for a ride.
Gene Tunney has been dropped
from the Social Register. The guess
Is he would rather mix 1t In the ring
than In more select circles.
\ 4 +
II you would avoid being soaked,
advises the office philosopher, keep
away from watered stock.
Copyright. 1880, NEA Service, Iuc.)
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Tubercular Gland

Question T.. u. asks: What
treatment do you recommend for
bovine tubercular gland of the
neck?"
Answer: The treatment consists,
first, in creating a healthier con-
dition of all glands of the body
through a proper dietetic treatment;
then, along with this, certain local
treatments can be used over the
affected gland. These are given
with hot congresses and the appli-
cation of certain electrical treat
ments.
Removing a Verruca
Question: F. S. writes: II have
what the doctor calls a verruca on
my hand. Would a lack of salt in
my diet this. and how can l
remove it,"
Answer: A verruca is a wart
and there are many different types.
It is possible that a fasting and
dieting regimen followed by a local
cautery treatment on the verruca
would overcome it. A lack of salt
in the diet would not cause this, but
general acidosis might be response
Bile.
Thick Ankles
Question: D. asks: "Will you
please advise me Of something to do
for ankles which are slowly but
surely getting thick-not swollen.
but just large and unshapely. Sure
ly there must be some proper exer-
cises or treatments which would
remedy this"
Answer: If thickening of your
ankles is caused by fleshy deposits
you could reduce them somewhat by
following a correct diet and taking
exercises by raising and lowering
your weight alternately on the heels
and toes. Massage would also be
beneficial. However. if the enlarge
ment is of the bone you are prob.
ably suffering from some constitu.
tional disease which would require
a careful diagnosis.
Ptomaine Poisoning.
Question: x. Y. z. asks: "Will
you please tell me the principal
source of ptomaine poisoning"
Answer: Ptomaine poisoning is
caused principally from using pro-
tein foods which have undergone a
certain degree of putrefaction. This
would include all Of the meats, also
the dairy products and fish.
Copyright, 1880, by The Bell
Syndicate, Inc.)
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Not Safer as Yet

Those air minded citizens who constantly admonish
that the air lanes are safer than the kings highway have
allowed their enthusiasm to obscure the facts. They
bark back also to the old argument of you remember
when the automobile first 'blazed its benzine trail and
caused the citizens to run to cover and the lowly kline
to ruffle the pastures in bovine fright.
But wait a moment. There is always someone taxing
the JOY out of life-even out of the lives of the JOY riders
of the air.
A very scientific and somewhat cold organization known
as the Actuarial Society of America" has reduced the
chances of life and of death through air travel 20 a mat
ter of percentages. They have figured how the law Of
gravitation works when something snaps in the steeds Of
the air-when a wing buckles or a squirt of gasoline over q
hot motor puts a buddy" down the long. long trail.
There is no romance in their report. Just the dull
thud of some very enightening statistics which should
urge those who love to fly in the air and see places con-
suit their insurance agents and see to it that the policies
are all up to date. with special ~air-riders and everything.
Neither do the data tcians" philosophize. They can
not qualify as aeroists, but they pack away some ugly
figures for voyageurs to con over.
No one needs to accept the figures as the final word.
Those volunteer Statisticians of travel by air can still put
theiE observations against the figures of the actuary. but
1t is like taking the word of an Indian medicine man
against the diagnosis of a skilled member of the American
College of Surgeons.
The figures under discussion have been prepared to
guide insurance companies in the matter of coyerage
for public air travel. Not long ago. If you took to the
air for business or for pleasure. your sturdy old insur-
Junk "a case things went wrong. Today insurance com
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-27
Whv We Like DiripibleS

One of the British newspapermen who made the round
trip across the Atlantic on the dirigible R-100 writes
that the whole trip was reminiscent Of Rudyard Kip
lngs fanciful tale-written a couple of decades or more
aeo-about transatlantic ~airships. There was the same
sense of drama, of romance, the same feeling that the
old science and tradition of the sea had been TRANSPORTED
by being put into an entirely different setting.
1t is that fact. probably, that makes most of us rather
hope that commercial transatlantic airship services will
eventually be established. We don't care much whether
they would be time-savers; they would be very thrilling,
and that is enough for us. Whenever the imaginative
fiction of one age can be translated into the reality of
the next We are all the gamers. That probably goes
far to explain the general public enthusiasm for ~dirigibles.
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mother" he read, "'that Anne left
for Hollywood about two weeks ago.
all fired up with ambition to break
into the movies. Her folks don't
think much Of the idea. but Anne's
. trifle bull.headed.'"
"Most Of them are" Collier OBJ.
served.
Listen" Rorimer said and con.
tinued reading. AZ haven't seen
Anne for about I'VE years. She was
nothing but q kid then-a tribe
leggy and with lots Of freckles. Il
she isn't soodlooking by this time
she never will be. and II you don't
look her up and buy her a dinner
whenever she's hungry I'll be OF
you for life. Maybe you can get
her q break In the movies. You've
got some kind Of q pull or you
wouldn't be out there yourself. And
those big stars like Clara Bow and
Dolores Del Whoozis can't last for.
ever. so why not give Anne .
chance"
THAT" Rorimer announced, fling.
ing the letter down on the bed. "is
what I call a lot Of crust. / should
spend my time and money being
nice to a friend of Ziggy Young's
family down in Tulsa"
Collier was laughing heartlessly.
"You haven't got a chance in the
world to duck It," he said. I'll bet
Ziggy's already written to dear lit
tie Anne and she'll be expecting to
hear from YOU" He added that
the next time he saw Dolores Del
Rio he would tell her something to
give her a laugh.
COLLIER saw them all. He wrote
~ = daily column on Hollywood
for an impressiysly long list OF "a.
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EnvOyS of Good Will

Members of the famous st. Olaf's choir are return
ing home with fresh laurels. They have been ENJOYS
of good will to some IS European cities.
They must have given the impression also to the land
Of their %forebears, that here in America choral perform
ance has reached a high plane ovation followed ova-
ton from Oslo to Berlin and tributes of the highest
order have been paid F. Melius Christensen and his
60 singers.
The Northwest is g~ratified at the reception OF this
wonderful organization. /.
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a little harder to digest, but there
is nothing really poisonous about
the cucumber.
Cucumbers may be obtained
throughout the year in some mar
kets, but the most plentiful season
is from June to November. The
summer varieties are usually of a
%juicier taste than the dollhouse va.
rieties grown in winter. They are
also less expensive because of the
abundance Of the crop and should
be used freely because of their cool
ing, healthful properties.
The cucumber is especially rich
in the organized salts Of calcium,
potassium, magnesium and iron
which are SO needed in the daily
diet to supply the body with the
valuable minerals which are the
building stones of the cell structure.
Now that the season is here
when cucumbers are reasonable in
price, you should remember to use
this tasty s%ucculent vegetable as
often as possible for variety.
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pers. and spent most Of his working
hours around the studios or inter.
viewing stars In their homes. Like
Rorimer. hs had known Ziggy
Young In newspaper work in New
York. but be and Rorimer had be-
come acquainted only on the lat
tors arrival In Hollywood. It had
been . telegram from Young that
had sent him down to meet Rori.
mer's train. and then. at Ziggy's
request, TO attempt . practical joke.
Dan Rorimer got his clubs from
the closet and announced he was
ready to play golf but Collier said.
mot 90 fast. You can't throw
Zigsy down. The old boy would
do 40 much for you. He's got .
heart 40 big as"
"As big as q bird seed" said
Rorimer.
Anyway. Danny my boy. you
can't throw Ziggy down. What's
Miss Winters address,"
"Some place on Romano street"
"Let me see that letter. I'm 60.
ing to call up Information and see
II she has a phone listed"
He busted himself at the tele.
phone and. after getting informa.
ton, announced that there was no
number.
Got a privately listed tele.
phone. l suppose" said Rorimer a
little bitterly. big stuff! Every
extra girl in Hollywood has one."
Send a telegram" said Collier,
Tell her to call you up and leave
her phone number"
"All right. And I'll send Ziggy
Young = telegram. too"
They went downstairs. At the
telegraph desk Rorimer wrote q
! message for Anne Winter. explain
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-27
CUCUMBERS ARE NOT INDl.
CESTIBLE

1AA
There are a number Of common
superstitions about the cucumber,
such as believing that this veg
etable is indigestible, or that it is
poisonous unless soaked in salt
water or that the skin is injurious.
The false belief that cucumbers
are i~ndigestible probably originates
from the fact that they have q very
pronounced odor and flavor. Most
people belch gas after they eat a
very large meal. Those who have
this tendency will notice the flavor
Of cucumbers predominating over
other, blander flavors, such as po-
tatoes or meat, and consequently
the cucumber is blamed for causing
indigestion when the real cause Of
the 'trouble is ~overeating. Cucum-
bers receive the blame for the dis
comfort which may be caused by
other foods simply because of their
persistent flavor. This delicious,
succulent vegetable is certainly no
more indigestible than any of the
other non-starchy vegetables.
Of course, if cucumbers are
soaked in vinegar or mixed with
onion, they may cause disturbance
in one with a sensitive digestive
apparatus, but this is solely because
of tbeuestructive influence of the vim
egar, and because some people find
onions gas-forming, and not because
Of the cucumber. This is another
instance where a vicious reputation
may be gained from the association
with bad companions.
The belief that the cucumber is
poisonous originated because of a
bitter taste which is sometimes found
close under the skin at the stem end.
This flavor, although bitter, is not
poisonous, and can be avoided by
peeling the cucumber more thickly
at the stem end. This vegetable does
not need to be soaked in salt water
which would only have a tendency
to tougher it. There is nothing in
furious in eating the skin, especially
n{N1o &c ehouyn "a ,,nIor1ia AVIAN thu
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influence on him. When he finished
college Hegel became a tutor in
Switzerland and then an instructor
Of philosophy at the University Of
Jena.
In 1911, after he had published his
Encyclopedia of Philosophical Sci
ences, he accepted the chair Of
philosophy at the University Of Ber-
lin where his lectures attracted
hearers from all ranks and profess
sions. Because he ardently defended
existing political institutions, he rose
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to great political influence. The noted
aphorism in which he summed up his
teaching, 1.-The rational is the actual,
and the actual is the RATIONAL" was
taken to imply that the Prussian or
ganization was the perfection of rea-
son and freedom.
Hegel'S system, which is usually
termed the philosophy Of the abso-
lute," falls into three departments:
logic, Or the science of thought in its
pure unity with itself; the philosophy
of nature, in which the ideal prin-
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ing that he was a friend OF Ziggy
Young's and would like her to get
in touch with him at the Roosevelt.
To Ziggy Young he wrote: Am
looking up Miss Winter stop I hope
you get murdered in a speakeasy."
Then he and Collier, two slim,
well-molded young men in golf
toys. proceeded to their game.
1t was half-past six or later when
Rorimer got back to the hotel.
There was a message for him at
the desk when he asked for his key.
Miss Winter had called in and had
left her telephone number. Glad.
stone 1856.
Upstairs, changing clothes again..
Dan gave the matter some thought
He was still indignant at Ziggy
Young's habit Of taking everything
for granted and he didn't relish the
idea Of chaperoning some movie.
struck girl around Hollywood. Why
in thunder did people come to
Hollywood, anyway. II they didn't
have a Job lined up? They only
added to an already aggravated
unemployment problem.
LIE certainly wouldn't have come
a. out here, he told himself as he
kicked OF his shoes. II he hadn't
been given a contract. And he
hadn't asked for his Job. either. II
he had. he probably wouldn't have
got 1t. 1t had been a ase Of Cont.
mental Pictures liking a couple Of his
published stories and buying. one
and taking IN option on the other.
And then the executives at their
New York Office had talked about
the opportunities for good dialogue
writer's. And then the contract
Ziggy Young had called him .
lucky dog and Rorimer supposed
he was. He grinned in recollection
Of the party he had thrown for
some Of his newspaper friends. His
farewell party. To q man they
wished him well. but not one would
admit it. They made dire prophe.
cies: they predicted he would be
back in New York before summer,
with q pair Of smoked glasses and
. tin cup. And they had sort Of
poured him onto tho train. oh.
well. It was q good party.
His mind went back to Anne
Winter. The slip Of paper bearing
her message lay on the little stand
beside his bed. Paul Collier had
said in parting. Don't forget to
call on Miss Winter. And II she
has a girl friend I'm out Of town."
Collier had said he was going to
Long Beach. Rorimer picked up
the slip Of paper and read 1t again.
He thought: II don't have to call
her up-not tonight. anyway"
Still. he had committed himself to
Ziggy Young, and he had nothing
to do tonight.
He rang for some ginger ale and
finished dressing. It was warm.
February 18th and just like summer.
Probably showing in New York. he
thought. He hoped Ziggy Young
was knee deep in slush. covering .
fire Dr. something.
When the bellboy came Rorimer
filled a glass, drank it and picked
up the telephone. Gladstone
$685." he said.
Waiting for the connection, he
reminded himself that he never did
have any luck on blind dates. Just
a big sap, he thought. and fervently
cursed Ziggy Young again.
Hello" he said. lis this Miss
Anne Winter?"
1t was.
This is Dan Rorimer--Ziggy
Young's friend. You got my tele.
gram. I see."
Miss Winter said she had and
that 1t was kind Of him to take the
trouble. She added that it was nice
to hear from one OF zisgy Youns's
friends.
! (To Be Continued