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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-05
DIPHTHERIA PERILS TOWN

Point Barrow, Alaska, Calls Tor
Anti-Toxin as Disease Spreads.
POINT BARROW, Alaska, March s
R).-A serious outbreak of diphtheria
was feared in this little Northernmost
white settlement today, with DR.. Henry
w. Crest reporting two virulent cases
and others of a milder nature.
DR.. Crest, in charge of the Presby-
terrain Hospital, said more than 200 per-
sons had been exposed before the nature
of the disease became known, and that
antitoXin available would treat only 10
patients.
An appeal was made to the Public
Health Service at Juneau, Alaska, for
fresh supply of antitoxin and other
aid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-05

June is expected to be greater than any
of its annual predecessors. The race
will be over 10 laps of four and one-half
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-05

miles, with separate awards for each
day and the Grand Prix award for the
best time of the two days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-05

Irish Grand Prix in June.
With the promise of many entries, the
Irish Grand Prix auto race in Dublin in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-05

Is Serve Firm 500 Years.
Eighteen employees who had worked
for a tobacco company in England for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-05

total OF 500 years were recently pre-
sented an Illuminated address together
with a personal gift from Sir Louis
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-27
Bill Should Be ACCEPTABLE

Those charged with framing legislation for a new
capitol building have done a good job. The bill provid-
ing for the appointment Of three commissioners with
out pay frees Gov. Skaters hands and permits him to
appoint men of outstanding calibre and ability. Had
there been salary attachments, the rush for the pie
counter would have embarrassed the governor. The
purely honorary nature of the office to be created means
that the place will seek the man.
In other respects the bill has been carefully written.
Financing of the project is sound and there is adequate
protection against any forces seeking to exploit the state.
North Dakota labor and material are to be used when
feasible and provision is made to bring in North Dakota
architects, either as designers of the main project or in
an advisory capacity. These features should make the
bill very acceptable. Contractors and supply men OF
the state are to be recognized and given a slight prefer
ence over outsiders. This is proper and fair.
There is no valid reason why the bill should not be
passed without friction. Not one sound argument has
been advanced why the legislation should be delayed
and there is a multitude of reasons why the work on a
new capitol should be expedited. If the state ever faced
an emergency OF first magnitude it is now and doubtless
the members of the legislature approach their task with
this well in mind.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-27
Living in the Suburbs

The American conamuter, says Hubert Bassett Of the
New York Central railroad, is a peculiar animal, and his
habits and customs are sometimes hard to account for.
MI. Bassett got this off his chest at a public service
and transit commission hearing in New York recently;
and to prove that the commuter Is a peculiar animal he
rointed out that commuters rush through the terminals,
seldom carry baggage. go to the ticket windows seldom,
catch all trains at the last possible moment and dis
embark at the end of q trip with all the precision OF q
group OF Well-trained marines.
Taking the term "conmuter" to include all Americans
who 1--we in the suburbs and work In the city. one must
admit that Mr.. Bassett is right. The commuter is q
peculiar animal; but his pecnparity, 1t seems to US, IS
evident not so much in the fact that he has odd man.
nerisms as in the fact that he conmutes at all.
BY the mere fact Of choosing to live on the outskirts
of his city. the comuuter writes himself down as peculiar.
ne scorns the easy. comfortable ways OF the 100 per cent
,rbanite. The petty convenderces Of the apartment
house dwener are not for him. He refuses, wnlfully. 70
taie advantage Of the labor saving and time-saving
devices which the city offers.
Ii fact. the average commuter Is out OF place IN the
CITY. He IS there under protest. although he may not
know it. The true city man glories In congestion, ~
having . thousand neighbors within five minutes walk
Ii hearing the din Of traffic as he lies abed at night, IN
having the swirling tide Of urban life where nc can dIp
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-27
An Unusual Winter

farmers are dragging their fields. Nothing like 1t for
% years.
North Dakota is having the same experience ano
while the bees may not be flying here or the farmers
dragging any fields, there is plenty of urge for the bees
to buzz and the farmers to drag if they were so inclined
Old timers cannot remember anything like it but in
1908 the Minneapolis weather bureau reports a day II
January when the mercury stood at So above.
Buds are reported as swelling and the birds are
carouing in Nebraska, but in the east winter maintains
its usual chilly grip and not many days ago the schools
in Miami closed because of the low temperatures.
California cannot offer such delightful weather as has
been North Dakota's lot. 1t is as balmy as spring at ls
best. Farmers are relieved of many burdens and those
caught in the misfortunes of the present business slump
find the battle of life easier under present conditions.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-27
The Vestal Copyright Bill
(WashingtOn Star,

wv dSlAllS GO o1N)
The Vestal copyright bill, which comes up in the house
next week, deserves early and favorable action. Our
American law OF copyright is half a century behind the
times. Passed in 1891 and only slightly amended in 1909,
it is modelled on the old English right to print which
the British themselves abandoned before 1910. BY its
terms a book, short story, drawing or musical compost
ton is protected by the common law of property only
so long as it remains unpublished. AS soon as it reaches
print and becomes Of use, it enters a strange status. Inc
person who puts it forth-virtualy never the author
may send a copy to Washington to have it copyrighted"
BY this action he secures to himself its exclusive use foi
a limited term OF years .nu,i Copyright rig =, now e Is Is not
at all. The magazine which buys and copyrights a serial
holds in trust for the author the foreign rights tne
dramatic rights, the moving picture rights.
Long ago the Authors League arranged with the
reputable publishers a modus vivendi by which the
original proprietor, after making his own use OF the
manuscript, hands back to the author all other rights.
This works like any other ~gentlemans agreement-t Is
good only between gentlemen: An unethical fringe con-
stantly ignores it The fundamental titles upon which
the publishing business rests are growing even more
confused and hazy.
A sense of impending peril is the essential reason why
through five years Of congressional hearings all elements
in the publishing business have joined in demanding
copyright revision and indorsing the Vestal bill. This
includes book. periodical and newspaper publishers,
theatrical managers. motion picture companies, the
trades unions. Only one or two small interests on the
edge of the trade stand now in opposition. 1t IS as good
The Vestal bill puts artistic property-as far as pos
sible-on the same basis as any other property. II u Is
enacted, copyright will become with us-as with all otner
civilized nations-"autonatic, divisible, international"
When the author finishes his work, it IS by that ACT
copyrighted. We shall retain registration OF copyright,
but only as a matter of proof. The author may sell OF
lease his product to one man for one purpose. to an
other for another. Finally. 1t puts us into the Inter
national Copyright Union, a thing impossible SO long as
we retain our archaic law of 1891. When that happens
the American author who copyrights at home will by
that act copyright in forty other publishing countries.
At present the American who wants. protection IN Con-
tinental E,rone must copyright in England and get the
privileges Of the union on the fiction that he is q British
subject! But even that loophole is about to be closed.
which Is one Of the many reasons why congress should
act promptly.
The present law Is as outdated as the traffic laws OF
1891. and the Vestal bill Is common sense.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-27
Wanted-An Auditorium
Bowman County Pioneer

IBOWNan county PlJNHCTJ
The Pioneer is Informed that in the near future the
stage is to be removed from the Johnson theatre, leav-
ing Bowman with no place for entertainment other than
pictures. Bowman has the reputation of being a good
show town." This is proved to be a fact by the large
audiences which greet visiting or local opponents OF the
spoken drama. When the talkies were first introduced
they, for a time, took the place of stage performances
They are no longer a novelty and the theatre going public
demands a variation from all-picture programs. The
canned entertainment no longer entirely fills the place
of the spoken drama. For better results with the talkies
it may be necessary to replace the stage with a sound
proof box-that is a matter for the owner of the pic
ture house to decide, but Bowman is large enough and
progressive enough that it should not be necessary to
depend on a picture house for stage entertainments.
This city needs some kind of an auditorium, either
publicly or privately owned, and it is hoped that this
much needed place of amusement will soon be a reality.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-27
Taste Does Not Change in Music

Walter Damrosch gave an interesting sidelight over
the radio recently upon musical tastes.
He was conducting a request program. Thousands of
listeners sent in their favorite numbers and those receiv-
ing the most imposing endorsements were put on the air.
Thirty years ago, while conducting a series of popular
concerts in a great public park, this noted leader had
asked his audience to send in request numbers just as
he solicited his great invisible audience a few weeks ago.
The request numbers of thirty years ago were almost
identical with what he received from his radio audiend.
This is food fer thought. Many cynics think that the
taste for good music is going. debased by the great
p,oularity of Jazz. Damroschs experience hardly in
dicatcs such a trend.
People still like the old favorites and the radio has
developed a great love for hymns and heart songs OF
generations ago.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-27
Answers : =, &||||,0lass s|tatsi'eSe.
k2:..::;!!s s;sl $500

leans limited. On this run at mid
night March 18, 1900, he was killed in
a rcs lend collision with a freight
train at Vaughans, Mississippi. There
are legends of similar occurrences on
various other railroads.
@. What is the longest dive in
time that a submarine has made?
B. H. G.
A. The longest dive, of which the
Department of the navy has record,
Is n~inety-six hours by q vessel of the
20" class in 1918. The dive was per-
formed for the purpose of testing the
efficacy of ventilating and air con-
ditioning apparatus.
@. How much milk does it take to
make pound of condensed milk?
E. H.
A. Two pounds of milk will make
one pound of condensed milk, and
two pounds will make n pound Of
evaporated milk.
@. Do Eskimos have marriage Ger
emonies performed? B. N.
A. Eskimos APPARENTLY do not OBJ
serve marriage rites in their native
state, although their moral standards
are very high.
@. How much smaller than the old
money are the new bills? c.. w.
A. The old size currency was
7 7-16 by 3 II inches. The new notes
are 6b by Us inches. That is, the
new notes are ! 5-16 inches shorter
and u inch narrower.
@. Why does our western coast
have the wettest weather in the Win
ter season? A. B.
A. The winter rainfall on the Pa
cific coast is associated with the mi
grafton towards the equator OF the
cyclonic storm belt of the prevailing
westerlies, with the advance of u
tumn and winter, and the poleWard
migration of the same belt in spring
and summer. During summer the
coast is dominated by the high pres
sure belt of the north Pacific With
generally clear skies and conditions
unfavorable to rainfall.
@. Do scientists find that the
young boys of today are shorter than
their grandparents were when they
were boys? B. K.
A. DR.. Horace Gray of the Insti-
tute for Juvenile Research in Chi
cago says, 1.-The American boys OF
today are at. least two inches taller
than their grandpas were when they
were boys" Measurements of the
heights of over 1000 boys of Ameri-
can-born parents were compared with
the heights Of boys measured over
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-27

into it at any moment. But none Of this really appeals
to the commuter. He sticks to the city because he has
his job there, but in his heart of hearts he would rather
be out in the open country.
So he does his poor best to eat his cake and have 1t,
too. Compelled by circumstances to work in the city, he
yet tries to live in the country. He wants fresh air. trees,
open lawns and a measure of peace and quiet to sur
round his home; and SO he migrates to the suburbs and
makes the best of the inadequate supplies of these
things which the average suburb provides, and gives ex-
preston to his inborn dislike of the city by moving his
own lawn and shoveling the snow off Of his own side
walks.
Unfortunately, he doesn't get much of a break. He
usually lands in a jerry-built home which is rather more
ugly than beautiful. His lawn, ordinarily, is microscopic.
He is jammed in among his %neighbors nearly as closely
as he would be in a city apartment. He has to spend
wearisome hours each week getting to and from his job.
But it is all worth it; for the co,nmuter. in large cities
and in small ones, is a peculiar animal. He dares to
doubt that a big city is a good place to live, and he does
what he can to shape his life accordingly. And OCCASION
ally, coming to his lighted home in the evening, or lying
awake at night to hear the leaves of his stunted maple
rustling outside of his window, he gets the thrill that
is his compensation.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-27
Redistricting the State
(Bottineau Courant)

(BOttineau Courant)
Various conclusions are arrived at by the Ward County
Independent as to redistricting the state-that the Lea
guers will favor east and west districts. the only logical
districting; that Congressman Burtness and his sup
porters desire this form of distributing; the two factions
each will hold a congressman in that event. In which
conclusion we deem the Independent correct.
An east and west division Or the two congressman at
large are the two possibilities when we become reduced
to one congressman, Leaguers preferring the former but
not seriously opposed to a single district.
The Independent intimates Congressman Hall would
prefer the gerrymander CT north and south districts, but
we doubt his ability to pull a monstrosity of that sort,
particularly if there is any truth to the late rumor Gov
ernor Shafer is inclined to run for congress rather than
the senate. His chance of preferment would be mate
rally enhanced by a constituency state wide.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-27
The Old and the New

The effects of the crop failure OF last summer IN many
parts of the United States is painfully apparent. 1t Is
extremely interesting to notice what happens when a
similar crop failure hits a land that has no relief organ
izations, no modern transportation systems and no meth
DDS whatever Of providing help for the sufferers.
Thus a government commission in China has recently
reported that more than 1000 900 people have died of
famine, caused by drought, in Shensi province during
the last two years. In addition, 100000 have been sold
into slavery.
TIL American famine is a major problem, but it is not
even remotely like that horror. The demonstration OF
the value of modern forms of transportation, communica-
ton and organization is obvious.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-27
Today Is the
Anniversary Of
LEWIS BIRTH

LEWIS CARROLL'S BIRTH
On Jan. q Lewis Carroll, pseudo
nym of Charles Dodgson. an English
author famed for his "Alice's Adven-
lures in Wonderland" was born near
Chester, England.
Educated at Oxford, he later be-
came a mathematical lecturer at
Christ Church. He was an acute math-
ematician and fond of devising in
tricate and ingenious problems. What
is considered an important contribu-
ton to mathematical literature is his
Euclid and His Modern Rivals" a
work interspersed with jokes and bur-
lesque.
He is best noted, however, as the
author of Alice" and the subsequent
book of her adventures, Through the
Looking Glass and What Alice Found
There" These books" says a critic,
display a delightful combination OF
mad absurdity and subtle fancy. Their
grotesque situations compose a Pc
culiar literary tradition"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-27
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WEDNESDAY. JAN UARY IS
$50 kilOcycleH-545.1 Meters

WEDNESDAY,, JANUARY IS
$50 kilOcycles-545.1 Meters
7:oO-Farm flashes.
7:10-Weather report.
7:15-Farm reporter in Washington.
7:30-Old-time music.
Rehabilitation period.
S:O0-Around the Town: Radio floor
walker.
9:00-Sunshine hour.
10:00-Opening grain markets; wealth
1o:1o-Aunt Sammy: daily household
chats.
1o:3o-Primer for town farmers.
11:OO-Grain
l1:15-German program.
1f:30-Organ program: Clara Morris.
12:00-Grain markets.; Bismarck Trib-
une news and weather; lunch
PM. con program.
close; Bismarck Tribune news,
weather, and st. Paul livestock.
2:15-Musical matinee melodies.
2:30-Siesta. hour Good News radio
magazine.
3:OO-Music.
5:OO-Music.
5:10-World Bookman.
5:15-Uncle Paufs kiddie time.
5:35-StOckS and bonds.
5:40-Bismarck Tribune sports items.
5:45-Bislnarck Tribune news.
5:5O-MuSic.
6:00-Dinner hour organ recital:
Clara Norris.
G:30-kFYR Lone Scout program.
6:45-Newscasting.
7:0O-Mrs. v. J.. LaRose, contralto:
Belle Menus, accompanist.
7:l5-Legislative tidbits.
1:jO-PIantation melodies: Helen
S:O0-MuSic.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-27
BARBS

Motto of the conservative investor:
Gentlemen prefer bonds"
X X X
Women, says a beauty expert, will
become bald il they continue to bob
their hair. Is the permanent wave
temporary, after all?
* X X
Now that Clara Bow has been dis
missed from the movies, is it wrong
to refer to her now as a canned
peach?
X X X
Clara Bow, wisecracks the office
sage, seems to have tied herself into
a knot.
X X 4
In a football match in England
recently nine players were named
Jones. It is said spectators had a
hard time keeping up with them.
Copyright, 1881, NEA Service, Inc.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-27
THE REAL CAUSES OF RHEUMA-
TISM

The rheumatic patients who have
come to my office for treatment have
invariably had their tonsils removed,
| teeth extracted, SinuseS and antrumS
drained, and many have had their
gall bladders or appendices removed
as a result of the search by different
physicians to catch the elusive germ
believed to have caused their trouble.
The few who have been even tenn
uorartly helped have been SO few as
to make It plain that rheumatism
cannot be cut out with q knife, neith-
el can they poison it away nor drug
nor dope It out of the system. The
removal Of the diseased tonsik, the
extraction Of the abscessed teeth, or
the cure Of genito-urinary infections
have not been found sufficient to
cure a real case Of rheumatoid arth-
ritiS or arthritiS deformanS.
BY working on the theory that q
rheumatic toxemia is responsible. I
have seen thousands Of cases cured.
Some had had their tonsils and all of
their teeth removed without results,
and others have been cured with no
attempts made to remove such local
infections. OF course, in my practice,
l do not fail to treat local conditions,
and always attempt to remove local
infections. Assessed teeth should
always be removed, and suitable treat
ment given the tonsils or other known
local points Of infection. But there
are no more of these sources Of in
lection apparent in rheumatism than
with many other common disorders
which the physician meets with in
his daily practice.
In looking back over the many
thousands of cases Of rheumatic dis
orders which I have examined, it
seems strange to me how few physi-
clans have ever got down to recognize
Ing the primary source Of the rheu-
matte tendency. Here is 2 real cause
which is simple enough, but it may
be new to many Of my readers, in
GLIDING both doctors and laymen.
One OF the great causes Of all rheu-
matte cases will be found in intes-
final poisoning. This is the primary
cause and must be considered first
before the secondary, irritating
cause. such as infection of the nose,
tonsils or other regions, and also be-
fore such contributing causes as damp
climates or exposure to bad weather.
In all rheumatic disorders the pri-
mary cause lies in the poisoning
which comes from intestinal reab-
sorption Of toxins. In the slower de-
veloping forms of rheumatism, such
as articular rheumatism, the body
gradually becomes filled with those
certain poisonS peculiar to rheuma-
tism. The irritating effect Of these
poisons upon the bones at their joints
constitutes the principal painful
symptoms. The body is literally
flooded with morbid material, and 1t
seems as though some Of these pois-
ons are deposited in the joints as the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-27

Washington is the worlds greatest
storehouse of all kinds of knowledge.
III can draw on it free Of charge
through our Bureau there. Any
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ter to you. Be careful to write
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Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director,
washington, D. G.
@. Who was the star in Kiki? F.
G. r.
A. The play has been produced
both on the stage and screen. Le-
nor Ulrich popularized this play on
the stage. Norma Talmadge played
the motion picture version Of it.
Q. Do birds ever fly across the At
lantic ocean? w. A.
A. There are definite records of
birds which have flown across the
Atlantic. The longest flight known
for a banded bird was an Atlantic
tern which flew from Labrador to
Natal. South Africa. It was banded
on July %, 1928. and found dead on
the beach in Natal, November IA,
1928.
@. Where is Daniel Boone buried?
r. H.
A. Daniel Boone died in Missouri
on September Is, 1922, and was there
buried, but on August 20, 1845. his
remains were removed to the ceme-
terry at Frankfort, KY.
@. What state had the first pure
food law? S. T.
A. The first law of this kind, along
practically the line of the Federal
law enacted later, was passed by the
state of Michigan in 1895. wisconsin
passed a similar statute three years
later.
@. Please give the history of the
song, Casey Jones. j. M. r.
A. Casey Jones was the subject
of a we'll known song copyrighted by
Eddie Newton and T. Lawrence Sic
bert in 1909. There has been con
siderable debate as to whether or not
there was a real Casey Jones. The
authors said they wrote the song from
scattered verses which had long been
in existence and were popular among
the negroes. The Casey Jones be-
lieved to be referred to was John
Luther Jones. an old engineer, born
at Cayce. Kentucky, in 1863. At 10 he
went firing on the Mobile and Ohio
railroad and later on the I. G.. He
was promoted to engineer in 1890 and
went on the Chicago and New Or