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The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-30
Daily Health Service
EPIDEMIC SORE THROAT
OFTEN SPREAD BY MILK
Proper Examination Is Only Way to Avoid Infection

throat will reveal to the trained oh
server the redneSs and swelling typi-
cal Of inflammation. At the same
time II specimens are taken from the
throat, the causative germs will be
found. They can be raised on bac-
tertologic culture mediums.
This disease is usually spread from
one person to another, except so far
as concerns the epidemic form. L.
the epidemic form It is usually found
that the germs are being transferred
through milk, that the milk CONS
from certain dairies, that the dairy is
obtaining the milk from herd in
which there are cows with infected
udders, and that these cows are be-
ing milked by mixer with strep-
tococci Of the same type in this throat.
The disease begins promptly and
usually follows rapid course. Most
Of the epidemtcs Of septic sore throat
have occurred in the spring or in the
early summer, although Of course they
may occur at any time. Obviously the
control Of epidemic septic sore throat
involves the tracing of the source of
infection and the elimination Of the
source.
4
In general, the only advice that can
be given relative to the avoiding Of
septic sore throat is proper examina-
ton Of the throat by q competent
physician who will recommend remov-
al Of the tonsils or of lymphoid mass
eS in case there is frequent infection.
The routine gargling of antiseptics is
not apparently particularly helpful ~
preventing infection. It may he of aid
in eliminating infection once such q
condition exists. No doubt, il an an
tiseptic could be kept constantly on
the tonsils, germs would find it diff
cut to lodge there and to remain. The
gargle merely cleans the throat tenn
porarily and the person may take In
full dose Of live streptococci just as
soon as he gets into contact with 9TH
er people.
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lin
NEW
YORK
!!'!!| Gill! van

New York, Dec. 30.-Quite as loud
as the crashing of orchestral tympani
have become the whisperings con-
corning that conflict" among Metro
politan Opera House sponsors.
For two seasons the whispers re-
mained muted, although one heard
much Of brooding storms ahead
Then. overnight, Otto Kahn put on
his silk hat and announced his resig-
nation as chairman of the opera
board. Oh. yes, he would keep his
box and all that-but business mat
ters were so pressing he thought 1t
best to retire from the Nets board.
This had been threatened before.
Kahn, after years and years OF gen.
erous contribution and active par
ticipation in the Nets affairs, had
become known as "the daddy of the
Met" In fact, there were those who
said that his word carried far too
much power. There were rebels who
insisted that the large donations were
giving certain people far too much
SAY so;" that the actual selection Of
operas and artists was at the mercy
of the "big boys" And Kahn's name
came close to the head Of the list.
X X X
Then it was whispered about that
Clarence Mackey had withdrawn his
contributions. It was limited that
since the ulti-millionaire's marriage
he. had shown a kindlier interest in
his son-in-law, Irving Berlin. There
have even been rumors to the fact
that he might back Berlin In forth
coming music show projects.
On the heels Of Kahn. three other
directors put on their silk hats and
walked out.
Hardly had their shadows rounded
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Saddling POsterity

The exceptionally knotty nature oi
the whole war debts-reparations
problem was never better illustrated
than by Banker Charles F.. Mitchells
testimony before the senate commit
tee the other day.
Mr.. Mitchell pointed out that no
one can expect coming generations of
Germans to pay staggering war debt
that they never contracted for. In
stead, he said, they would probably
indulge in a revolution.
Senator David A. Reed then pointed
to an equally obvious truth-that NJ
one can expect coming generations
of Americans to pay those debts
either, which is about what they will
have to do If the debts and repara
tions are Cancelled.
It would be hard to imagine q
tougher problem. Neither side Is apt
to give in, because neither side car
give in. The solution of the puzzle i.
going to take a lot of finding.
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WashingtOn's Example
(New York World telegram


In these days of dictators, of black
shirts, brown shirts and hair shirts
the example of a simple American
who believed in the rule of the peo.
pie through their elected representa-
tives should be an inspiration.
At noon just 148 years ago this
week, General George Washington
entered Maryland State House at An
napolis to surrender his commission
as commander in -chief of the VIC
torious Revolutionary Army to the
Continental Congress.
He might, with the lifting of a fin.
ger. have announced himself his coun.
try's dictator as some Of his officer!
suggested. The impoverished natior
would have followed him probably
He indignantly refused and rebukee
the suggestion as traitorous.
The great events on which my
resignation depended having at length
taken place, I now have the honor o.
Offering my sincere congratulation!
to congress. and Of presenting nnysel
before them to surrender into theil
hands the trust committed to me
and to claim the indulgence of retir
ing from the service Of my country,
he said instead.
Next morning he set out from An
napolis for his farm on the Potomac
He arrived on Christmas eve as plail
Mr. Washington, there to spend tn
happiest Christmas of his life.
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(Official City, State and County
Newspaper)
Foreign Representatives
SMALL. SPENCER. LEVINGS
g. BREWER
UncorporateD
CHICAGO NEW YORK BOsTO
Responsibility of a Juror

Finding of a Minneapolis juror
guilty of contempt for failing to dis
close information which would have
disqualified her for service in the
Foshay trial will meet with general
approval. Too many men and wom-
en- take the oath Of a Juror lightly
and many others allow prejudice anc
personal spleen to warp their deci-
SionS.
The federal courts rules in pro-
curing a jury expedite matters con-
siderably and generally meet with the
approval of litigants. Notice is now
served upon potential jurors that
they cannot practice deceit with I'M
punity at least in the federal courts
of the land. It Is time, too, that q
few states tighten up their systems
of examining jurors and prescribing
their qualifications. In some local
tiles the criticism is heard that
Slovenly tactics are used in selecting
talesmen.
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comes to trial. And sometimes Il i

comes to trial. And sometimes It is
very culpable.
The other day l7-year-old New
York boy was arrested for taking
$4,000 worth of jewels from the
apartment of Park Avenue NIL
lionaire.
This youth worked for a firm Of
interior decorators as a sort Of cr-
rand boy. In that capacity-he had
held the job three years-he entered
the homes of the wealthy nearly
every week. His salary was sl3 a
week, and he gave $40 of it to his
mother to help support the family
The remaining So were all his own.
His theft seems to have been inl-
pulsive and stupid. More out of curl
osity than anything else, he opened
wall safe in this apartment. saw
a glittering pile of jewels and pocket
ed them. Frightened and perplexed,
he had made no attempt to turn them
into cash when arrested.
A New York newspaper, describing
the case, remarked:
"He lives on rundown street be-
tween warehouses, cheap shops, gar.
ages, tenements and old dwellings
from which the paint is peeling. The
street meets Park Avenue beside a
railroad yard ;. 49,. In his squalid
home a reporter found his mother
weeping. She did not know what she
was going to do now, she said, as he
had been her chief support ever since
he left school,"
There is no use, of course, in get
ting sentimental and soft-hea5ted
about youthful jewel thieves. But
when you think of this youngsters
life, and remember how, at II. he
was the chief support Of a family,
living in miserable neighborhood
and being obliged, almost daily, to
look on the ostentatious wealth OF
Park avenue, it makes you wonder.
Ought not our society, which puts
its Park avenues so maddeningly
close to its sitting tenements and
turns boys of II into el3-a-week
breadwinners, to admit at least a
part of the responsibility in this case?
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BARBS

Colleges have decided to de-empha-
size football. Probably want to take
the kick out of it.
Some colleges have started to de-
emphasize by hiring coach who can
win few games.
\ \ +
So football coaches are rolling all
over the country, and there's likely to
be as many coaches out of work as
l-AmertcanS.
But you can't tell, those unemploy-
ed coaches might buy all their stars
back again.
X X X
If football is de-emphasized, in the
years to come students will be grad
uating thinking q locomotive" is a
steam engine.
X X
And II that happens, co-eds and
students are likely to go back to af-
ternoon tease.
Copyright, 1881, NEA Service, 1nc)
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signed to overcome $50, ,ooo. 900 annual
deficit. POSTMASTER General Brown
recently recommended three-cent let
ter postage and higher rates on other
mail.)
Volume Below Normal
Most of the estimates were made on
business here in the last year or in
1890, which were below normal in
volume because Of the economic Sit
uation.
If Secretary Melons suggestions
were made law, it is probable that the
volume of sales in some OF the lines
affected might be reduced slightly.
Some citizens believe the use OF
checks would be reduced greatly II
the proposed tax on them were put in
to effect. On the other hand, other
citizens declare that business has
grown "check-minded." They declare
that the amount which would be
saved by dropping the use OF checks
would not be sufficient to warrant the
trouble and expense Of securing money
from banks, counting money out TOR
payments, and delivering the money
in payment of regular and miscel-
laneous bills. They also say that
checks are of considerable value In
that they are receipts for payments In
themselves.
The proposed tax on checks and
drafts is not new. A similar tax was
in effect several years ago. Neither
are increased postal rates and the
amusement tax proposal new. They
were in effect during the World war.
Taxes on real estate paper also were
in effect in previous periods.
No effort was made to determine
the extent Of capital stock transfers
and the Northwestern Bell Telephone
company here was unable to furnish
an estimate on what the proposed
telephone call tax would cost city
residents.
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THREE ! lZy KIYRA8 Yy[}AS;{1 8EA0NE :4z(z{E 3
= Dnad

There was q touch of adventure
In chasing around the block with
Lefty Kings smallish pump and
its high heel In his pocket. Lefty
was q filing clerk in the Office
across the hall from Philips ofllce.
She was q slight, semi-sensible
little thing. with reddish gold hair.
baby.blue eyes. and q frankly sol.
uble complexion. She carried her
shoulders too high; but she dressed
smartly and seemed always to be
high-spirited. good.humored. and
happy. Philips and her acquaint-
anceship had begun with remarks.
made in the hall or in the elevator.
concerning the weather: and
through more than q year It had
progressed only to the point Of an
occasional formal familiarity
pretty new dress someone has to-
day-tacked on to the weather
opinions.
Three quick taps welded heel to
slipper again. Letty's gratitude was
lavish. and Philip put gratitude
along with understanding and in.
vulnerable feelings in his roster Of
favorite virtues for women.
In the restaurant Philip ordered
box lunches for two.
| All afternoon M. Sacht had been
handing cardboard boxes. across his
counter to customers In haste to
respond to the wooing Of hills and
woods and streams. M. Sacht had
met their pother and stew with
tolerance and sympathy. But SUI.
ferance was difficult fsr this tall,
turbulent man with his white face
and tidgety eyes, who said not once
but thrice. make 1t snappy!"
HE acts" mused M. Sackt, as
his customer went rushing away.
like the cops was after him. II SO.
hope they get him-him and his
hy.stair-icks."
RAND. his head bowed so that
his top scalp shone pearly pink
through the white silky fringes Of
his hair, went sonorously on and
on asking the blessing in long,
carefully arranged clauses. while
Ann worried about the macaroni
and cheese cooling In the dish. and
wished that Mary Frances would
stop squirming. and was slightly
sorry. at last. that Phil had been
disappointed about the picnic sup.
per in the woods.
He was. she supposed. eating his
dinner alone as usual in the dining
room OF his boarding house. Philip
lived at the Dammeron Apartment
Hotel; but It was his mood, always,
to call It a boarding house, as Il
was his fancy never to mention the
dining room without prefixing the
word basement. Ann thought the
Dammeron Hotel. with its deer
carpets and big chairs and mirrors
and its orderly air of quiet com.
fort. q wholly desirable place in
which to live. This opinion. Philip
told her. was possible because she
was not forced to live there year
In and year out Long ago she had
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&s5}D
G. 1891, BY
Doubleday,
Ooran and Co.

She may-I say only 'may'-gain
his disrespect. It IL not wise. It
Is not-and this may appeal more
strongly to youth than the issues
Of convention and wisdom-it IL not
expedient. It is not"
.Mary.Frances asked, what isn't
what" and took another bite OF
bread and butter.
GRAND frowned. Interruptions"
- he said, "are not, my darling.
In the best Of taste. However. since
you have interrupted. you may now
make your question more clear"
what question:" said Mary.
Frances.
Grand brought his white eye
brows closer together and turned
the wrathful expression 80 attained
not on Mary-Frances but hard on
Ann.
"Courtship." Rosalie's sweet
voice arrived IN the nick Of time,
'is not the same today as It was IN
our day. Jonathan dear"
1T is not" said Grand. 1T is
not indeed. Nor does It," he pro-
ceeded, still frowning straight at
Ann. apparently eliminate a. It
was wont to culminate In our day"
"How?" said Mary.Frances.
I'm marriage. my darling" said
Grand. choosing to understand the
question so. "In marriage"
"All Of them?" questioned Mary.
Frances intensely.
Grand. who prided himself upon
having q sense Of humor. though
for long stretches Of time he forgot
all about having 1t. remembered II
now and laughed heartily. (Grand
always laughed Heartily" II he
laughed at all, except the times
when he "chuckled.")
Rosalie laughed with him. She
had found one Of the successes of
married life In always laughing
with her husband. Mary.Frances,
at an age when laughter at her ex.
pense was the iron. squirmed and
sulked. and Ann could smile but
family. It was sort Of mean to
laugh at the precious baby. and
besides. Ann was still disturbed BY
the notion that Grand was blaming
her for something, and she had no
way Of discovering what It could
be.
The telephone bell rang. The
; Fenwick family declared, along
with several million other families
In the United States. that their
telephone never rang except at meal
times. Mary-Frances jumped to an.
swer It. Maybe It's Ermintrude."
she said.
1T it is," Ann warned. don't
make any plans for this evening.
Phil has an engagement. and
want you to help mo clean the front
hall"
"Oh. Ermintrude!" said Mary.
Frances. who was not one to hold
. grudge against her best friend
and sole confldant. "Yes. I have
my algebra"
(To Be Continued)
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Quotations

It Is now possible to measure energy
put into noise. II 100000 people
talked IL months the energy Of the
sound would be equal to that required
to boil water for cup Of tea.-Sir
William Bragg, English physicist.
Il i y
Business, and big business particu-
larly, should work to leave to the
states what the states can do better
or as we'll as the central government.
Albert c. Ritchie, governor Of Mary
land.
I've reformed.-Lilyan Tashman,
movie actress.
Artificial initiation of stocks must
be considered a crime as serious as
counterfeiting, which it closely resem-
bles.-Andre Maurois, French writer.
i: X X
The profit of life is life, not money.
Henry Ford.
X x X
A man who has been judge for
years must have learned something,
no matter how stupid he was in the
beginning.-General Sessions Judge
Joseph E. Corrigan Of New York.
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M TO-DAY 50
WORLD WAR \.
ANNIVER RSARY
&x& ofE&E
SUBMARINE LOSSES

On Dec. 80, 1917, the British admir-
atty announced that in the week clos
ing on this day submarines had sunk
81 British ships and nine French
ships.
Eighteen of the British ships were
over 1000 tons, and three were less.
The none French ships were all over
1900 tons.
Padua, Italy, which was raided by
enemy airplanes on Dec. %, was again
raided on this day. Three persons
were killed. Three were injured. Two
churches and many other buildings
were damaged.
In Russia provisional agreement
was reached at Brest-Litovsk with the
central powers on liberation of war
prisoners, and resumption Of COM
mercial and treaty relations.
The German naval delegation at
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BEGIN HERE TODAY

ANNE. CECILY and MARY.
FRANCES FENWICK live with
their grandparents. once wealthy,
now 80 Impoverished TINT Anne's
and Cccily's earnings support the
household. '.s The sister: have been
grandparents are known respec-
:GRAND" ana they insist on
keepins un pretenses OF their
Anne. -. and Cecily. -. do sec.
rctariai work and Mnry-Francea.
Is, II still In school. When the
story opens Anne has been en-.
gagged 10 PHILIP ECROYD. Young
lawyer. for eight years.
CcciIy brings BARRY McKEEL
home to dinner. She has known
him only short time hut is fall
Ing in love with him. Mary-Eran.
ces and her friend, ERMINTRUDE,
are excited about the arrival Of .
.tock company nctor known ~
htm on the street next day and he
speaks to them. Mary-Frnnces 10
thrilled. agrees to meet him that
night after the performance.
Phil telephones Anne. asking
ss... ssr to ,s:,.en =" on I: picnic: 't nc she re-.
cook mt home. Phil 10 angry.
NOW OO ON WITH THE STORY
Chapter XII
DILL loved her. She knew It.
Their structure had been built.
swiftly and beautifully. years ago
had been built and completed. Ard
yet Ann wished to keep him In.
cessantly laboring at It: pounding
away at old promises and making
new. unnecessary ones: creating
sentimental situations: tinkering
with fattery: piling proof upon
proof. until he was tired-tired to
death. He pulled himself up
sharply. He had been right: be
needed thu woods. and the rest and
sanity-needed them at once.
proof upon proof" 1t carried
over in his mind as he rode down
In the elevator. Proof. Had he
not been true to her. with never q
thought of another woman (the
persons OF staunch. tnvulnerable
feelings and fathomless understand
ing had been women. not a woman)
for eight years? Knowing this she
could still demand-did still de
mand-proof OF his love for her.
Ho had reached to push open the
door in the foyer when Lefty Kine
hailed him in her shallow. childish
voice. She was standing by the
counter where magazines and to
bacco were sold. holding a small
brown object in her hand and laugh
ing and frowning at the same time
The heel Of her shoe. the fou
thing, had come of Just here. She
did not know what on earth to do
She had been trying to charm
Emery-the clerk grinning behind
the. counter-into skipping around
the block to the shoemaker's, bu,
Emery dared not leave his place
The boss had bawled him out 70,
stepping over next door to oblige 8
customer last Tuesday. Lefty In
qutred again. including the love o.
Mike. as to what she was going t
10. She couldn't 60 limping like Z
wooden leg all over town.
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BY DIR. MORRIS F1SHBEIN
Editor, Journal of the American Med
ical Association


Editor, Journal of the American Med
ical Association
Epidemic sore throat usually occurs
in explosive outbreaks and is spread
chiefly by milk.
It must be differentiated from Ger
tain other types Of infection Of the
throat by streptococci, which may oc-
cur almost any time because Of the
widespread distribution Of the various
forms Of streptococci among people
generally. There is, for instance, In
scarlatina a sore throat which Is due
to invasion of the throat by the
streptococci associated with scarlet
fever in cases in which the rash Of
scarlet fever does not develop. There
is also a type Of sore throat and ton
sillitis which can be shown to be due
to the streptococci but which is not
epidemic in form. Any time that the
throat is invaded by these virulent
germs and the body is unable to throw
them off, there occurs Inflammation
of the throat, the tonsils and the neck
with fever, prostration, and all Of the
other symptoms that usually accom-
pany infection.
X \ X
At such times an examination. Of the
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Petrograd reached an agreement with
the Bolshevist government for raising
the blockade on the White Sea.
Bessarabia declared its independ-
ence as the Moldavian republic to
form part Of the Russian Federated
Republic.
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Taking the Blame

Anyone who has occasion to drop
Into criminal court very often must
get the depressing thought, now and
then, that one Of the chief offenders
against our laws never gets into the
0ock as defendant.
All manner Of people come before
the judge for sentence in the course
3of = year. But Society itself--tke
framework that all Of US have built
W TO work by and live by-rever
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stopped urging him to look for q
place he liked better. because to
that there was but one answer. For
the money he was paying he could
not do better.
Always. when the subject Of
Philips living arrangements was
introduced. Ann felt feloniously
guilty because she could not feel
guilty at all. Granted that q man
did need a zeal home. So did a
woman. She desired that real home
more strongly than Phil possibly
could desire It, and It was not her
fault that she couldn't make It for
him. Nor was 1t her faylt that
Phil had to economize because he
sent $50 each month to his mother.
who lived with his rich sister Elise
and Elise's husband IN Oakland.
The fact that Mr.. Ainslie (Phil al.
ways called Elise's husband "Mr.
Ainslie"-odd. Ann thought) was
very wealthy was all the more rea-
son that Phil should contribute to
Mrs. Ecroyd's support That part
never made sense to Ann. though
Phil explained 1t with almost
pompous references to pride.
GRAND said. "Amen." and raised
blinking blue eyes and a benign
expression to his family. The be-
nignancy faded to sorrow when he
noticed Cecily's empty chair.
"Ann. my dear. was It necessary
to sit down TO our evening meal
before Cecily arrived to take her
place with us?"
"Cecily isn't coming, Grand. The
spoon for the maearoni is right be.
side ito Mary.Frances. don't eat
your salad like that"
Il can't help it II 1t strings, can
II"
"of course you can. Cut It with
yOuT lUTk.
"'Stoo tough. It won't"
"Darlings, darlings." Rosalie in.
serted. birds in their little nests
love one another" (Cissy. tho mean
thing. said that Rosalie was bird
minded.)
"And WHERE" Grand demanded,
not even looking for the spoon. sis
our Cecily. may / ask?'
Ann said. "She has gone out with
Mr.. McKeel. Grand You liked him.
didn't you?"
II do not know that did. I do
not form my opinions of any per.
son from one short interview. The
fact that Cecily grants to a com.
parative stranger all Of her spare
time. disregarding her home ties,
disregarding. almost, / might say
the conventions Of polite society,
do not like. No" Grand shook
his head and began to serve the
macaroni as IL he had no idea 40 to
what he was doing-"that do not
like. Merely because q young
gentleman is attracted to . young
lady IS insufficient reason fo7 the
lady to grant him the pleasure oi
her company whenever and wher
ever he may choose to seek It. She
does not gain his respect thereby
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WHITE ELEPHANTS LUCK

Belief that white elephants are
lucky spread from the cult of the
white elephant. q religious order. In
Siam, it is believed that white ele-
plant contains the soul Of a dead
person. When one is captured it is
baptized, feted and worshipped.