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The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-21
Changing Attitudes

II one thing, more than another,
is significant in America today, it is
the change in the attitude of many
persons toward the fundamental ques-
tions which are important in our eco
nomic scheme.
We have the spectacle Of nation
Of working people meeting hard times
with fewer demonstrations of radi-
calism and with greater fortitude than
was to be expected Of q people whose
common heritage was the melting pot
Of the nations.
On the other hand, we see men in
high industrial, commercial and fl
nancial positions earnestly striving for
q solution which will benefit the mass
OF the citizenry and bring about an
equitable adjustment of our problems.
Gerard swope. head Of the General
Electric company, cannot be classed
II . radical Yet his declarations re-
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Gently on the proper relationship of
capital and labor and his promulga-
ton of the Swope plan would have
seemed little short of Communistic
propaganda a generation ago.
An editorial in the recent edition
of the Grand Lodge Bulletin, issued
by the Masonic order of North Da-
kota, illustrates the same point.
The Masonic Lodge has never been
and probably will never be classed as
a radical organization. Citizens such
as it lists in its membership would
hardly fall easy prey to radical doc
trines. 1t is significant, then, when
the official publication of this order
says:
There will not be any restoration
of normal life until there is a full
realization on the part of capital and
industrialism of their increased obli-
cations to see that the recurrence of
the past two years is made impossible.
It is all very we'll to exhort men to be
loyal and faithful to the present or
der, but if the present economic system
is to survive, it must provide security
in employment. We don't want the
dole. We must not permit Commun-
ism to gain foothold. We cannot
tolerate revolution. But men must
have work"
The statement is significant be-
cause it reflects so clearly the fact
that large portion of our responsible
citizenry recognizes the defects Of the
present system. The smugness and
dissatisfaction of other days have
vanished. The efforts to substitute
propaganda for facts are becoming
less enthusiastic as the people seem
less inclined to accept words as SUBJ
stitutes for achievements.
The lack of radical tendencies
proves the basic soundness of our
people. The dissatisfaction and recog-
milton of responsibility among those
who have not yet felt the severest
pinch of poverty, gives promise of
constructive action.
The real American, no matter how
hard the going, feels that he still
should be bullish about his native
country. It has too much brains; too
much of real manhood and woman
hood; too much Of patriotic citizen
ship to be defeated by the problems
of plenty" which confront it.
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BARBS

Stage comedians have been warned
to soft-pedal depression humor. The
ater operators probably can't stand
1t.
Having served several months in
New Mexico state prison, Albert B
Fall says, Pardon me-" Which seems
. little oily.
Holding up IA women In . bridge
party IS q precarious business. In
fact, supporting IA women Is job
any time.
And any husband IS likely to get
cooked up over q raw deal.
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While Aimee and Davie are reviv-
ing everything else in erudite Bos-
ton, there's grave danger Of reviving
q new flock Of ahsent-rninded pro-
lessor gags.
The new head Of Scotland Yard is
q hard-boiled Wotld war airman.
Henceforth lawbreakers will do less
tale spinning.
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A headline says America leads the
world in dam projects. Certainly
does.
Copyright, 1891, NEA Service. 1nc.)
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6 N. ID. Men Work At
Gopher Homecoming

Minneapolis, Oct. 81. @- Six
North Dakotans will take an active
part in the University Of Minnesota
Homecoming Roundup Oct. 81.
Thousands Of alumni, students and
friends Of the University are expected
to gather on the campus for the fes-
tivities which will include the home
coming game with the Wisconsin foot
ball team.
Committees appointed to complete
details for the celebration include the
following North Dakotans:
Ralph Golseth. Valley City. fratern-
ity decoration: William Fowler, Fargo,
Kenneth McLaren, Covington, and
Eugene Burdick, Williston, homesom-
ing program: Clifford Donehower,
Lidgerwood. mailing; James Myers,
Grafton, chairman, Twin Cities decor
atlons.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-21
Daily Health Service
UNDULANT FEVER MORE PREVALENT
THAN HAS BEEN SUPPOSED
Patient Must Have Complete Rest in Bed and
Medication for Symptoms

Previous to 1927, undulant fever in
man was regarded in the United
States much as one would have re-
garded other disease curioMties. Dur
ing 1929, cases Of the disease were
recorded in every state. Unquestion-
ably this signifies far greater num-
Der Of cases than were actually rec
orded, because confirmation Of the
presence Of this disease depends on
an examination Of the blood that can
be made only by competent labor
atory.
Thus, Walter Simpson announces
that he has investigated 128 cases OF
this disease around Dayton, Ohio,
during the last two and q half years.
The disease is probably much more
prevalent than is generally believed.
and a large number Of cases can be
found whenever special search Is
made for them.
In the great majority Of cases seen
by DR.. Simpson, the taking Of raw
milk containing the organism of con-
tagious abortion Of cattle was demon-
strated to be the source Of the infec-
ton. Undulant fever Is not suffici-
emily fatal to arouse great fear, but 1t
can produce long enduring illness ana
great distress. It resembles such dis
eases as typhoid fever, malaria, tuber-
culosis and influenza. From five days
to three weeks after the organisms
have gotten into the body, the person
who is infected develops chill and q
rapid elevation Of temperature. He
perspires greatly at night and Is ex-
tremely weak. Usually. he feels we'll
in the morning, but every afternoon
and evening he gets fever and the
other symptoms that have been merl-
toned.
Associated with this condition there
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Cheap goods mean cheap men,
Stanley Baldwin.

Gilbert

New York, Oct. 21.-Few persons
outside the elmer social circle" ap-
preciate years Of preparation and
grooming that 60 into the creation of
ia New York debutante.
Here she Is once more in the bright
and glan1orous center Of the society
spotlight: q radiant young person,
whose parents names appear in the
Blue Book and whose fortune is pre-
sumed to continue on the gold stan
dard.
In fiction and films concerning the
deb ana her socially prominent
mother, I have found most Of the
characterizations either unfair or
somewhat untrue.
Far from being neglected by her
family. the more important debs are
watched by the society matrons with
the greatest care.
The preparation Of an important
deb begins when she is about nine or
ten. Then her education in grace
and department starts. First she
learns to dance, and the selection Of
q tutor Is no small problem. At Is
she must be readied for school-and
again there Is worry over proper
selection. BY 18 or 10 she Is ready
for presentation to society.
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Meanwhile, all that her mother has
learned in years of social contact is
poured into her ears.
Once the deb comes out" the
mother begins to watch like a hawk.
Much Is heard Of the pitfalls faced by
the poor working girls in q big city,
and most people have a notion that
the rich debbies are sheltered from
all peril& Actually, their dangers
bring gray hairs to their wise man,
mas particularly in this generation
when handsome and slick young men
are to be found in the gate crashing
lines and at the very smart speak
easieS and functions.
There are hundreds OF young male
hangers-on, who somehow manage to
chisel their way into the "best
places" and who are waiting for an
opportunity to win the heart of some
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State Medicine
New York World Telegram,

New York World Telegram)
The rapid changes of the time seem
to be causing growing fear of State
medicine among leaders Of the med
ical profession.
Both the outgoing and incoming
presidents Of the American College of
Surgeons, now holding its twenty-first
annual clinical conference here, dis
cussed or referred to the threat of
State medicine.
DR.. G. jeff Miller, Of New Orleans,
retiring president, chsstising George
Bernard Shaw and others on the sub
ject, said:-
The profession, Shaw assures the
world, will remain a gigantic conspir-
acy to exploit human credulity and
suffering until it becomes q body OF
men trained and paid by the country
to keep it in health. Even Glenn
Frank seems to have childlike faith
that when medicine is under State
control disease will be conquered and
death will be no more.
Perhaps so, but doubt It. What
has happened in Russia does not fill
with enthusiasm those who have seen
conditions at first hand.
The group clinic, however," DR..
Miller said, with specialists at the
head of every department., with ade-
quate laboratory facilities, and with
reduced overhead because OF q busi-
nesslike administration, has much to
commend It,"
But he feared that under this plan
"the personal relation between physi-
clan and patient, which has been and
still Is the bulwark of medical prac-
tice, would receive its death blow"
DR.. Allen B. Kanavel, Of Chicago.
incoming president, exhibited q re-
markably liberal viewpoint toward the
matter Of self-criticism on the part
of his profession. Between the de-
mands for socialization Of medicine
and the danger of benumbing initia-
tive and injuring the personal rela-
tionship between physician ana pa
tient, he thought, some compromise
arrangement might be brought about.
In fact, he declared, II the profess
sion does not itself 'solve the question
Of competent, reasonably priced serv-
ice, ill-advised and unfortunate execu-
tive methods of service will be forced
upon us, with disastrous results to the
public and the profession"
He seemed to hold views similar to
DR.. Miller's regarding the desirability
Of associations Of trained specialists
for the better and more reasonable
service of patients. He warned against
the ultra conservatism" with which,
he said, the history Of the profession
is replete.
He saw value in lay criticism, and
thought the profession could no long
er be surprised that IAN enlightened
public dares to question our methods
Of practice"
The College of Surgeons has done
great things for the improvement Of
surgical methods, hospital technique
and professional standards generally.
It has in its power to do equally great
things along the lines discussed by its
incoming and outgoing presidents.
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watching the matter-of-fact back
moving upward so serenely. almost
decided she must be mistaken.
Murders and such don't happen
where I am, that respectable back
seemed to say.
WHAT she wanted now was to
w find Bessie, but Bessie proved
hard to find. Tracked to earth in
the buffers pantry. munching mar.
rons glace and stuffed olives with
blithe impartiality. Bessie slipped
quickly down OF the high stool she
was perched on and confronted
Mary sullenly.
Mary's white face and burning
eyes. and the quiet, precise manner
Of her question. puzzled her. Scent
ing reproof. she took quick aifront,
after the manner Of her kind.
"And how would know who
came int" she retorted. pertly. II
suppose I've had nothing to do but
SA0tS0 Ava tO0 OOVA OC4A1 VAIL 044 tuAo
racket going on?"
Bessie obviously was cut out for
the life Of the party. and her sulk.
Ing was not unnatural. Relief
surged up in Mary's heart.
"Then you didn't let anybody in?"
"They let themselves in. II they
came." the maid snapped. "Td no
time to be bouncing in and out OF
there. just went and unlocked
the side door when you told me.
Miss. and left It open. II they
came, they got in all right"
Mary drew long breath.
THANK you. Bessie"
It was not Bessie's fault: It was
her own. II 1t was anybody's. The
side door was standing open as she
passed. Nearly half an hour. Any.
body might have come in, and gone
out.
Mary closed the door and locked
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rich. fashionable and romantically

rich, fashionable and romantcally
impressionable youngster.
SO mamma must keep q keen eye
on the young men encountered In the
course Of various parties. No private
debutante party is without its quota
of fortune hunters these days, and
the heiress hunt Is never relinQuiShed
by them.
AS for the young men Of the social
world, their future is being planned
almost from the day Of their birth.
There are scores Of lads, no more
than three years Of age, whose names
are already registered on the Union
League and Knickerbocker rolls. BY
the time they have reached the
necessary age, they viii automatically
be eligible for membership.
And you'd be surprised II you were
to look over the future" list Of such
fashionable schools - 0roton. st.
George at Newport or st. Marks In
Massachusetts, or half q dozen 9TH
ers. A check would show the names
of hundreds Of youngsters who are
between the ages Of three and seven.
shrewd parents Of the social worlds
have taken no chances they have
enrolled their children many years
before the school age has arrived.
In half q dozen schools ana clubs,
the waiting lists run well into the fu-
ture.
It's all far more carefully plann>d
than the average person realizes.
This is all yndemocratic, exclusive
and all that, you may suggest.
Quite so! But it's preparatory. for
that "inner circle" that makes up
Manhattan's swankiest social sets.
Copyright, 1881, NEA Service. 1nc)
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simply fantastic. Eddie had had
nothing to do with this.
At the foot Of the stairs she col.
lided with Spence, who was just
coming up. She grabbed him by
the shoulders and held on while
she tried to get control Of her voice.
''0h. Spence! Spence! Go up to
Mrs. Jupiter's room, quickly. Some
things happened. She's hurt. I
think she's-dead!"
The old servitor held her Of
sternly. inspecting her reproach.
fully.
"You're excited ana overwrought,
Miss Mary. And no wonder, with
Ill that's goin' on hereabouts to.
night. A man can't hear his own
thoughts" he added tartly, as an
extemporaneovs tap-dancing con.
test broke out behind them In the
ballroom. ''let alone knowing what
he'll ind when he turns . corner
unexpected"
His thin nostrils quivered with
disdain ~ his upturned gaze picked
out the white blur Of 4 girls frock
encilcled by the black.clad arms Of
her escort, half hidden in q turn
Of the stair.
II tell you it's true." Mary in
sisted. II heard them, and I've
seen her. Her rings are gone, and
tho tiara, and her forehead-oh,
you'll see. II you'll Just 60 on up!"
well. we'll. we'll see," he replied,
testify. starting forward with oh.
vious reluctance. Indeed. I was
just going up anyhow to answer
Mrs. Jupiter's bell" -s
.Bell?" -!
"Mrs. Jupiter rang for me, Miss
Mary. not two minutes ago. And
would she be doing that II she were
killed?"
With . reproachful lift Of the
eyebrows. he ascended. Mary,
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TODAN IS THEA
ANNIVERSARY
sIeAZA
SEA BATTLE AT RIGA

SEA BATTLE AT RIGA
On Oct. 81, 1917, the Germans suf-
fered heavy losses in fighting in and
near the Gulf Of Riga.
Six German torpedo boats were
sunk, and two dreadnaughts, one
cruiser, six torpedo boats, and one
transport were put out of action.
The Russian fleet was driven into
the inner waters Of Moon Sound be-
hind barrier of mines planted by
German submarines. German sub
marines appeared in the Gulf Of
Finland.
Later the German fleet boinbarded
positions on the western coast Of the
Gulf of Riga.
British troops attacked the Turks
northwest of Bagdad, and the Turks
retreated. The British captured
number Of prisoners and much am
munition.
And while the German fleet was
bombarding the Gulf of Riga, Allied
warships were bombarding Ostend.
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may be insomnia and even mental
confusion and delirium. The very
name of the disease indicates the ma
ture Of the attacks Of fever, because
they come and go, intermittently and
undulating, lasting from weeks to
months. There may be pain in the
abdomen and enlargement Of the
spleen, tenderness in the bones and
joints. and similar conditions, indi-
eating the extent to which the body
has been affected by the infection.
Most Of the laboratories Of the state
Departments of health are now able
to make the examination Of the blood
necessary to confirm the diagnosis
and the presence Of this disease. This
laboratory test makes almost certain
the diagnosis in any suspected case.
The treatment Of undulent fever in.
wolves all of the methods usual in
other conditions Of similar character:
complete rest in bed, careful control
of the symptoms by the use Of proper
medication, and the occasional use OF
specific vaccines which seem In some
cases to have results. However, the
disease is characterized by periods
when the patients get better ana it Is
therefore extremely difficult to evalu-
ate the use Of any certain measure
in its control.
Contagious abortion is widespread
among cattle. Hence, one safe way
to avoid undulant fever is to use milk
that has been carefully and certainly
pasteurized. II contagious abortion
can be wiped out and II the spread Of
the condition can be prevented by
pasteurization strictly supervised, the
disease may be put back into the
limbo Of rare disorders from which 1t
must have emerged because Of some
break in the preventive technic, or
some lessening Of human resistance.
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@N1 BY Ma S9uyce Incl

ut again. ~
It seemed hours before Spence
came down, and when he did he
seemed to have fogotten that she
lived. He seemed surprised that
she was still standing in the Same
spot where he had left her.
swell! What are you standing
there for?" he barked as II she
had been one Of the servants.
Find the Master! Quick! And
Barclay!" He snapped his aagers,
and the second man came trotting
post-haste.
"Go right across the street and
fetch DR.. Jordan. and take him up
to the mistress room as fast as
you can"
It was impossible not to obey
the old man as he cracked out com.
mands like q drill-sergeant. Mary
moved Of, but stopped to. telephone
Eddie. He shared nat with two
or three other young men. and be-
cause OF them she had never visited
him. His telephone number was
the only definite link she had with
him. ,,ssr sssssa
CoMEoNE answered, but 1t was
- not Eddie. Eddie was not
there. Had not been there for three
or four days.
II know something is the mat
ter" Mary told him-she was sure
he was lying-''but I'm his sister.
He called me about half an hour
ago. It's very important. Don't
you know where he is?'
It was quite hopeless. The boys
were as worried as she was. Eddie
seemed to have disappeared.
The figure Of Teddy Doulton
lurched into the hallway. Teddy
always pretended to be drunker
than he was.
Eve thought you'd eloped!" he
chortled gaily. 'Where's Dirk"
Hts puzzled gaze searched the dark
corner in vain. Anything to get
rid Of him, Mary thought desper.
ately.
Listen. Ted" she said quickly,
"will you do something for met"
He was compliant. but suspicious.
'Then go and ind your host for me.
He may be out In the drive talking
to tho chauneurs. Find him and
bring him here. Quick!"
Teddy Saluted elaborately. .:.>
II hear and obey" He turned
himself around and started off, but
suddenly stopped and clapped .
hand to his head. by the way.
who is my host1" Then he snapped
his fingers. "Ah, remember. Now
don't 60 way, sweetheart-1'll be
right back"
He moved OF, making exaggerat.
ed motiona Of. search. lifting cush.
ions. spanking dfaperies. and in-
specting woodwork through non.
existent magnifying glass. She had
not really expected any help from
the fool but his Stiffness seemed
more than she could bear.
i Suddenly she wanted Dirk ter.
ElDIye no WOUlQ Know WnaC 10 90.
The ballroom was deserted as she
crossed It and q babble Of voices
from the dining room told that sup
per was being served. Dirk and
Cornelia were not there.
| She went out on the terrace.
Some dark corner would yield
them. she felt sure. As she came
out on the walk that led to the
lower garden. the sound Of voices
below her arrested her attention.
Two figures were swaying to.
gether on the very lip Of the lily.
pool, the woman's white dress
brightly silhouetted against the
dark.
II II will! will. tool" she was
sobbing. LET 30 Of me, you brute!"
II It was Cornelia. and the man
whose bosom she was pounding
with her fists as he held her firmly
By the shoulders. was Dirk D.
|. ITO BE C0ntlnued)
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Spiritual Renaissance

Presbyterians of North Dakota met
last week at Devils Lake to take stock
of the situation of the church and
transact other business.
During the course of the convention
an eastern cleric sounded a keynote
regarding spiritual conditions thru
out America which may have an ap-
plication in other fields.
In effect he said: "The period
through which we now are passing is
not all loss. The tendency toward
religion among the people is greater
now than it has been for many years.
For them and for the church this
represents gain which cannot be
measured in dollars"
Doubtless other churches have felt
the same condition and many an in
dividual, who has been brought up
with q sharp turn because of condi-
tions, may give personal testimony to
the truth of it.
In flush times there is always the
tendency to become self-satisfied and
f-sufficient. Things of the spirit
are weighed down by things of the
flesh. Cultivation of bodily ease and
comfort seem more important and
infinitely more desirable than culti-
vation of the soul. And so the whole
moral fiber Of the nation says.
But times like these make one won-
der if self-sufficiency was justified;
if complete complacency was bene-
ficial; If the things Of the flesh are,
after all, of supreme Importance.
TO others, these are times of bitter
ness. Memories of other and easier
days flood back with poignancy
which makes the past seem more rose
ate than it ever was.
This is not new to human nature,
either. Some four thousand years
ago Moses encountered the same diff
ficulty while he was leading the
chosen people" from Egypt toward
the promised land, which he never was
to enjoy. They longed for the flesh
pots OF Egypt, just as many of us to-
day long for the fleshpots of happier
times.
But, just as that sojourn in the
desert prepared the Israelites for their
entrance into the promised land, so
may these times be preparing America
for better conditions to come.
It may be necessary, in the eternal
scheme of things, that the average
man do q little soul-searching; that
he make self-analysis and good
resolutions now in order that he may
be prepared to worthily do his share
In the better days to come.
Unless the world is to change the
trend of thousands of years and begin
now to go backward, the present
younger generation will live to see q
higher social order, a more equitable
adjustment Of the good things of life.
But unless the lessons of self-re-
straint, Of the brotherhood Of man,
and Of the golden rule are learned
now, it will do little good. The COM
ing Of better times will mean only a
return to the fleshpots instead of
opportunities for higher development,
for better service and for more COM
plete happiness.
The remark that these times are
not all loss may prove to be more
than justified.
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find that the depression has quietly
come to an end and business Is pretty
good again.-Loring A. Shuler.
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It's easier to keep slender than to !
take off fat.-Billy Burke.
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It takes strenuous course OIL
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Quotations

This Is not the greatest depression
In history.-Lord Beaverbrook.
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I believe that we shall wake up
some bright Thursday morning and
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training to attain a mental state of
Observation-Disclosures Gandhi.
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What we needed Gn the economic
tempesD was not an umbrella, but a
cyclone cellar.-Roland Haynes.
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What a fetish the word cheap IS!
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