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Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-12

Central hospital, at El Centre, the
first hospital to be established in
Imperial Valley, and the largest IN
stitution of its kind in southeastern
California, has been purchased by
the Sisters of Mercy. The Central
Hospital association receives $4,000
for the property.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-12
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
information Department
BUY IT IN Ell CENTRO
Army & Navy Variety Store

New and Used Furniture, Stoves, Lnoleums, Hard
ware We buy and sell everything for less M. Marcot
prop, $50 Main st.
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Green Pastures

Rain marks the advent Of spring and gives promise
of green pastures in the immediate future.
Warm sunshine, added to moisture falling upon the
fecund earth, means that grasses, trees and flowers soon
will gladden. the hearts of North Dakotans.
Here and there, in recent weeks, there have been faint
hints of green in fields and lawns but one of the driest
winters on record prevented full realization Of the
promise which the open winter gave. The rain which
fell Sunday is the immediate augur of green pastures
and for that reason it is welcome.
There are other reasons. The agricultural prospect
is UNNECESSARILY improved by it. Spring blowing will be
made easier and the moisture in the soil will start
a CROP"
The psychological reaction is still more important
There Is something about the greening earth which lends
confidence to every one. It is the first fulfillnent Of the
promise which spring brings. Men whose natural buoy
ancy of the spirit has been checked by the drab dress
which winter wears, will be optimistic and hopeful again.
There was a reason why the ancients wrote in glowing
terms of green pastures and that reason exists with
us today.
When the pastures turn green no one needs to be
told that better times are at hand. Everyone knows it
by instinct.
And we can have no green pastures without rain.
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Manners Versus Mannerisms
(The Spectrum, N. D.. Agricultural College News

(The Spectrum, N. D. Agricultural College Newspaper
At present there is much discussion concerning the
bad manners of youth. So far we can see it is the one
pertinent criticism that we find ~justifiable in our life
today.
On the closing page of "Cakes and Ale" recent book
of Somerset Vaughan, Rosie, the heroine, pays her dead
husband, what we consider the greatest of compliments
by calling him "a perfect gentleman"
There are manners and mannerisms. People are con-
tinually confusing them. For example one OF our
friends once characterized a man by calling him the best
hammered man he had ever met. Anxious to meet such
an individual we lost no time in analyzing his perfect
manners and we found them mere surface mannerisms.
the result Of much diligent instruction on the part OF
a conscientious mother, but not inspired by any sincere
and honest feeling on the part of the man himself.
We all know college men who are careful to rise when
women enter the room, and college women who are most
careful to perform gracious introductions. But these
same people are rude to their elders and sneer at their
views whether they be expressed or not.
Respect for anyone, anything, or any opinion whether
it agree with yours or not is the essence OF good man
ners. Mere courtesy is not enough. It Is surprising how
much we may learn from an elder person by drawing
him out" and making him appear to an advantage IN
conversation.
A little more sincerity and less hypocrisy in paying
compliments, a little more respect or tolerance Tor others
in other words a little more concentration on man
ners and less on mannerisms might perhaps do much
toward making young moderns more pleasant people to
know,
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cool the fevered brow in tropical cli-
mates. We. know that in Egypt. 1000
years ago, fashionable hosts had spe-
cial servants to stand behind dinner
guests and fan them with huge
papyrus fans. In France the fan
reached the height of its development
under Louis XIV. We read that Fans
r invariable accompaniment Of
feminine costume and that they are
of raj beauty, exquisitely painted
and mounted on sticks Of carved or
painted wood, mother-of-pearl,
carved ivory, or gold. There are over
500 makers of fans in Paris and they
enjoy special privileges accorded to
them by the King"
@. In what manner may orange
blossoms be arranged as a decoration
for the bridal veil? G. K.
A. The simplest arrangement is a
wreath of orange blossoms which is
placed over the tulle or lace veil. II
a complete wreath is unbecoming q
partial one may be worn When the
veil Is arranged in cap effect, the
orange blossoms may be placed on
either side of the face rs two rosettes.
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Today Is the
Anniversary Of
JOHN BIRTH

~e>eS 0.>o-~
On March "a, 1884, John w. Powell
an American soldier, explorer, geolo-
gist and anthropologist, was born al
Mount Morris, N. Y.
At Oberlin college. Oberlin. Ohio
which he attended for but a year, he
first discovered his bent towards
natural science. When the Civil War
broke out, he enlisted at once as a
private. He rose to the rank of ma
jor. He lost his right arm in the bat
tie of Shiloh.
At the close of the war he became
professor of geology at Illinois Wesle-
yam university and two years later, in
1867, made his first journey of ex-
ploration to the Colorado Rockies. In
1869, he made a voyage Of great dam
ger and hardship through the grand
canyon of the Colorado river, the val
liable results of which brought him
into scientific prominence. Congress
voted him funds to continue explora-
tions. A few years later he made q
second voyage down the Colorado
river. surveying an area Of 100000
square miles.
Largely upon his recommendation,
congress established, in 1879, the
United States Geological Survey, of
which he was director from 1881 until
1894. He died In 1902.
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If he would return to his native land. The offer never
reached the inventor, but fell into the hands of the Ger
man secret service.
After a year Of fighting, turmoil and intrigue. Fokker
tired OF the game in which he was playing a more or
less unwilling part. He tried to leave Germany, but was
kindly and firmly requested to remain, and was made
a German subject by military edict. Not until after
the war did he learn of the $~l0.000,00O offer or the
worldwide fame he had won by his invention.
OF such stuff is produced the romance of life, un-
matched in fiction
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-24
The Unsociable Pocket Gopher

The pocket gopher, who likes to build some OF his
subterranean tunnels in the fields of North Dakota. has
been found to be a very unsociable fellow. This rodent,
according to the u. S. biological survey, is 50 snobbish
that when the tunnel accidentally intersects another
burrow, he plugs it up to keep his %neighbor out.
This does not improve the social status OF the pocket
gopher, which has already been branded as one OF the
most destructive mammal pests In the country by the
American game association, which recommends its
destruction by every means at hand.
Before the last pocket gopher is gassed in his burrow,
it might be suggested that his social habits be studied by
certain householders, who might %profitably learn from
hin how to sidestep the expensive pleasure OF enter
tanning visiting relatives.
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BARBS

Everything is subject to change, ex-
cept, of course, the taxi driver.
= y y
Then there's the bootlegger who
has been in business so long he calls
himself a bottle-scarred veteran.
X \ i
The speed of a new submarine is II
knots an hour. Tie that.
4 4 X
BY going on a vacation while his
city is making important investiga-
tons, New York's mayor Is said to
have made q risky step. A. j. Walk
er, at it were.
A man was found in Pennsylvania
who sang while he robbed q store.
Just q snatch of song, as 1t were.
u y u
Some hotels rate high, says the Of
flee sage, and others have high rates.
Copyright. 1881, NEA Service. 1nc.)
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TO the Bismarck Tribune:

TO the Bismarck Tribune:
Laying to unemployment all the
pains of the country at present is
gross exageration. When times are
good and everybody can have en-
ployment people have three-fourth as
many pains as they have now, from
one source or another, imagined or
actual. Only about one-fourth of the
people enjoy comfort, three-fourths
enjoy feeling or imagining discomfort,
in n way o. another. And falsity,
the fostering sore that causes the most
Of discomfort lever ceases. The White
House is correct that it is time now
to stop councils regarding unemploy-
ment, and let the springtime OF
natural betterment take care Of it.
self.
A. MEG. Beede,
Fort Yates, N. D.
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Peoples Forum

Editors Note.-The Tribune well
comes letters on subjects Of In
terest. Letters dealing with con.
t~roversial religious subjects, which
attack individuals unfairly, or
which offend good taste and fair
play will be returned to the
writer's. All letters MUST be signed.
II you wish to use a pseudonym.
sign the pseudonym first and your
own name beneath 1t. We will re.
spect such requests. We serve
the right to delete such parts of
letters as may be necessary to
conform to this policy.
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TRAINING THE MEMORY

Possibly everyone has heard Of some
memory expert who claims to re-
member the name, address, telephone
number and occupation Of everyone
to whom he has ever been introduced.
It Is true that some people are un-
doubtedly endowed by nature with
phenomenal memories, although the
claims made are usually exaggerated
and are often the result Of learning
little tricks for refreshing the MEM
DRY.
1t is estimated that there are at
least 600,000,00o nerve cells in the
brain. Each Of these nerve cells may
have hundreds Of small branches
which form numberless combinations
with other cells. Sensations entering
the brain through the eyes, ears, or
other senses are selected and carried
in some way to special groups Of these
cells. Through repetition, these i'm
pressions may make special groups OF
cells function more easily.
Memory Is undoubtedly a compli-
Gated process, for II consists in the
ability to recall and visualize that
which has occurred before. We prob
ably think by having the thought
force travel over the group Of cells
which were affected by previous ex-
periences.
It is true that no amount Of train
ing will create q good memory II the
brain cells are defective, but it is
often possible for one with a weak
natural memory to surpass one of ex-
ceptional ability through learning to
train the mind more intensely.
A good memory depends upon the
power Of grouping ideas so that they
are in a rational order. The one who
thinks most strongly upon the things
he desires to menorize will have the
best memory, II other conditions are
equal.
Many persons have remarkable
memories Of all the facts concerning
their particular ~spectalties, and yet
may have poor memories In other
fields.
Your memory is created mainly by
impressions coming to the brain
through the eyes, ears and muscle
sense. Most people do not realize how
important the muscle sense is in
memorizing. Whenever you speak
you are forcing the muscles Of your
lips, tongue and vocal cords to act,
and the brain also receives the i'm
preston CT their movements, so that
one of thu easiest ways to mer1orize
is to speak out loud whatever you are
trying to memorize.
The loss of memory which comes on
in old age is usually due to destruc-
tive effects of toxins in the system.
The nerve cells Of the brain . are
especially easily damaged. Apoplexy
or conclusion Of the brain may cause
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-24
Population Trends in North Dakota

The upper Missouri river may not at present be good
for much except to furnish cities and towns along its
banks a supply of the purest water to be found any
where in the world. This item Is in itself considerable,
but the river doubtless has many other qualities that
tend to attract the homeseeker.
A look at the 1890 census for North Dakota shows that
aggregate gain in population than any other area of like
size In the state.
The greatest increase was in Sioux county. which is
credited with a gain of AIS per cent, and Burleigh
county with 1858 per cent. These two counties have an
easy lead over all the other counties in the state.
The population gains in other counties bordering the
river were as follows: Morton, 81 per cent; Emmcns, 1O1
per cent; Mclean, 1876 per cent; Mountrail. ia per cent;
Mercer, 1863 per cent; Dunn, 81 per cent; Mckenzie,
IL per cent, and Williams, 81 per cent. The little county
of Oliver was the only one along the river that regis
tered a loss. the figure there being -3.7.
The city of Bismarck had the distinction Of leading all
other important cities in the state with a population
gain of 55.6 per cent. Minot was a close second with a
gain of 518 per cent. Fargo came in third with 303
DER cent, and Grand Forks fourth with a 226 per cent
gain.
A loss in population since the 1920 census was regis
tered by II North Dakota counties. IL Of which are in
the eastern half of the state. The other five, located
in the western portion. showed only slight losses, and only
one Of these-Oliver county-abuts on the Missouri river.
The census thus bears out a prediction often made by
The Bismarck Tribune, that the western part Of the
state has before it a glorious future. Its agricultural
and mineral wealth, scenic beauty and climatic attrac-
tiveness point unerringly toward industrial expansion
and future greatness.
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How Germany Almost Won the War


In 1915 Germany almost won the World war by gaining
u~ndisputed control of the air along the ~far-f1ung battle
lines. That period of Germanys supremacy in the air
Is inseparably linked with the name Of Anthony H. q.
Fokker, a young Hollander, whose name will shine even
brighter in the limeight Of fame when the story of his
life Is given to the public.
In 1915 French and British airmen, who up to that
point in the war had been used mainly for observation,
began to disappear as they crossed the German lines.
The air had suddenly become very deadly for the allied
air forces, and the allied commanders tried to probe
the mystery by offering rich rewards for its solution.
The secret was well guarded by the Germans, and
was not revealed until one foggy day when a bewildered
German airman landed by mistake behind the French
lines. The German tried to destroy his plane. but was
captured before he could accomplish that object. 1he
secret thus revealed was the synchronized machine gun
which shoots q stream Of bullets between the whrling
propellers. This was Anthony Tokkers great invention,
which had given the Germans such q tremendous i'd
vantage.
The discovery proved an especially bitter pin for the
British and Italian war ministries. Bath had bsen Of
fered Fokkers epoch-makd1s invention and had turned
it dowrl The 26-year-old Dutchman had then taken
his invention to the German high command, where It
was eagerly accepted.
After the startling discovery Of the synchronized gun
which the allies recognized Is q military gem, they had
thrown away, m effort was made to reach Fokker be-
hind The osrman lines with . British offer q $l00oo00o
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-24
Something Wrong With the Right People

It takes an ex-criminal to point out some Of the hid
den seams on the wrong side of the fabric Of life. Such
a man Is Jack Black, who gave up a professional crime
career IS years ago and has since earned an honest liv-
ing.
Blacks indictment OF the right people is that they go
at the correction of crime in the wrong way. He con-
tends that the men who prey on society are paid back
with interest by being wronged in turn.
The police forces in the big cities, he points out. are
made up of underpaid men who must do their work in
an atmosphere Of graft and corruption. The kind
of training they get, such as 1t is, does not supply them
with social vision, and their only code is one Of violence.
The result is a vicious circle which %engenders among
the hunted a hatred Of the police and a mistrust of the
whole legal-poitical machine. Black declares that it
took him the best part Of his life to learn that the cop
is a victim Of the same machine that breeds the criminal.
This man claims to have learned. in his unique ex-
perience, that wrong ones and right ones are pretty
much alike, and that they all grow panicky when their
backs are to the wall. Thus the right people, in their
nervous haste, expect the crime engineers to build ef-
fective dykes against the crime wave overnight. They
commend more laws and more severe punlshments
when the experience of past ages proves the futiity OF
such reprisals.
IT contend" says Black, that more laws and more
punishment will mean nothing but more crime. The
right people are all for bigger police forces. I will &c
them one better-I am for bigger and better police forces
Our police force needs men with a less punitive and
more scientific attitude toward crime and criminals
Such men are not to be had for the wages paid by most
municipalities. The right people are working on the
wrong end of the problem. If they would give more at
tention to the high chair. they could soon put cobwebs
on the electric chair. They lay too much stress on what
the wrong people do, not why they do it; on what they
are, instead of how they got that way. Danny Ryans
mother said it all when she held out her arms to her son
in the cell next to mine and cried, Danny, boy, how
come you SOP"
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nels of elimination, overcoming ane
mia. dyspepsia and constipation. Thu
toxins from intestinal poisoning are
undoubtedly one of the greatest fac
tors In producing a bad memory.
The one who would memorize must
learn to think properly, clearly CLASH
flying :ents in his hind and associ-
ating ne'' ideas with previously
learned facts.
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Casey Jones, who has been flying
planes since 1911.
i i *
A man is known by his Utopias; tell
me what sort of q home he goes with
out and I will tell you what he is
Gerald Gould.
* * \
The undiSciplined life is the insane
life.-Rev. Harry Emerson Foscick.'
\ 4 4
Independence of purse strings has
brought independence from apron
strings.-David D.. Vaughan.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-24
OFFICIAL IN JAIL

Fergus Falls, Mimi, March 24.-F
&c. G.. Watnaas, treasurer of Polden
township, was in Jail on a charge of
falsifying public accounts. He was
accused Of a shortage of s., 1000 in his
accounts. following an examination OF
his books. Arraigned late Saturday
he was bound over to the district
court on bonds of $4,000.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-24
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Holes In Lungs

Holes In Lungs
Question: r. H.. D. asks: "Where
there are holes in the lungs can new
tissue be grown by the right diet and
living?"
Answer: Lessons or pockets which
have formed in the lungs will in many
cases heal through proper treatment
The new tissue will be mostly seal
tissue and tubercle which are partly
formed from the calcium which the
blood deposits around the inflamec
areas. The formation of such tissues
Is probably only of value in that it is
used In healing the affected part. It
is doubtful If any scar tissue formed
Is ever the same as natural lung tissue
through which oxygen may be alb
sorbed and poisonous gases elimi-
mated.
Milk Diet
Question: r. F. asks: us mill
good for anemia?"
Answer: In some cases of bOtk.
primary and secondary anemia pa
tient receives good results from TAX
Ing a milk diet, providing this is sup.
plemented with the use of non
starchy vegetables several times day.
Rheumatism at 10
Question: v. B. M. asks: "Will q
man of 70 years of age get over the
rheumatism or not by fasting, and If
a person IS underweight is fasting
good for him?"
Answer: It is always possible to
eliminate Rheumatic poisons and get
over the soreness which goes with
any kind of rheumatism, but is is not
always possible to remove the bony
growths which have formed in long
continued cases of arthritis. Those
who are underweight get quicker re-
suits from fasting and therefore dc
not have to fast as long to get the
same results as one who is overweight.
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U. s. WEALTH $50 BILLIONS
New York, March 24.-(P)-The ma.
tional wealth of the United States is
figured at 1920, SOC, 00O. 900 by the ma
tiOnal industrial conference board.
the per capita being $2,977.
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Answer. $Qnee!.athiesSs:
~a;":: 1922

used as a stable during the Civil
war but Is now well restored. It con
tains the original baptismal font
which was lost for many years but
finally reclaimed from a farmyard
The pew of washington is reserved.
@. Was Mahomet married? H. F..
B.
A. Mahomet had numerous wives,
the first being q widow, fifteen years
his senior, whom he married when he
was twenty-five. Her name was
Khadija. Mahomet did not become a
polygamist until after her death.
@. What became Of the flag which
draped the casket of the Unknown
Soldier or its journey from France to
the United States? r. M. F.
A. It hangs in the amphitheatre at
Arlington.
@. How old was Edward Box when
he came to this country? p. w. G.
A. He was born In the Netherlands
and was brought to the United States
when he was six years old.
@. Where is Buffalo Bills ranch?
E. G. p.
A. It is located in Cody, Wyoming.
It can be visited and is open for gen.
era1 inspection by tourists. It Is at
the eastern entrance to Yellowstone
Park.
q. What percentage of the pa
tients at st. Elizabeth's Hospital are
service men? M. B. w.
A. Out of $500 patients approx
mately 400 are patients who have
served in the World war. If n takes
into consideration veterans of 9TH
er vars, approximately SO per cent Of
the $500 are service men.
Q. Was Paul Bunyan a real per-
son? w. G. F.
A. Paul Bunyan Is a mythical hero
Of the lumber camps of the North
west. The legend is said to have be-
gun in the Papineau Rebellion in
Canada in 1887 and it then spread
throughout the Northwest, being COL
ored by Scandinavian myth in Min
nesota and by Indian legends further
west. It was the American loggers,
just below the border, who embellish-
ed the myth and gave it most of its
color.