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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-04-10
Variation Is Spice

One may travel up and down a city and find no two
houses exactly alike unless they be members of a row Of
dwellings.
The different makes and models of automobiles num-
Der into the hundred.
Women insist that their dresses, coats and hats be ex-
elusive, but neither will two men be found in identical
h%abiliment.
What is true Of houses, automobiles and clothes is also
true of breakfast foods, furniture, shoes and virtually all
of mans possessions.
The reason is obvious. No two people have identical
tastes. That which one finds attractive repes another.
The person whose discernnent you criticise probably
thinks even less of yours.
Lift would be a monotonous existence but for this con-
fuct of tastes. Nothing bores like uniformity. What in
terest would the world hold for humanity II every house
was built alike, If the choice of the ten million was good
enough for the world, If the wardrobe of the modern
woman had as little variation as Ewes, if what one
wanted everybody wanted.
II all humanity was Of the same opinion on all things,
the free-for-al argument would be as extinct as the roc,
but why live If you can't argue
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Pershing's Own Story
York Times)

(NGW XOIk lIHGS)
Conclusion yesterday of the articles by General Per-
shing which have been appearing daily in The New York
Times for more than two months, ought not to be allowed
to pass without a word of comment. Their reception by
military students and authorities has been most cordial,
while the interest and appreciation. shown by the gen
eral public have been marked. More than one reader OF
the generals account OF his experience in the war at the
head of the American army han remarked in effect:
"Pershing is q greater man than I thought he was"
What he has made clearer to his ellow-countrymen is
his firm grasp, from the first, OF the essentials Of the
great conflict; his unyielding insistence upon the organ
ization OF the American troops under their own flag and
their own commander; and his ever-strengthening con-
viction that the war could be ended only by throwing the
greatest possible forces with the utmost energy and deter
mination against the Germans in open combat. Al this,
with countless details and explanations, General Per-
shing has set forth in an orderly narrative, written
with modesty, yet with a full sense OF the indispensable
role which he was called upon to undertake, and with q
manifest desire to subordinate hts personality to the great
military lessons which he feels that his experience IN
France should teach this country. 1t is certain that ms
book, soon to be published, will be reckoned one OF Inc
most valuable contributions yet made to the history
Of the great war.
He has been writing. it must be remembered, OF the
American army in France. Not for him was it to describe
the entire development Of the campaign OF 1913 under
the direction of Marshal Foch. General Pershlng hao,
Of course, many contacts with the British and French
military authorities. Some Of these led to friction ana
even sharp differences which he faithfully sets down IN
his story. But no one could be more generous tnan ne
in acknowledging the supreme ability Of Marshal Focn
in coordinating the activities OF all the armies unoer ms
command. and planning the vast manoeuvres and move.
ments which resulted in victory. The Frenchman nad
his difficulties and clashes as wen Is tne A ln., : +her, =, a1
% bear patiently with ~objectors, to compose quarrels, ana
finally to weld all his disparate forces into 2 great army
able to deliver the final hammer stroke, entitled MN 70
s. Known = the conciiatof- in-chief, - well IS tkhe.com-
naander-in-chief. ..
Nor should mention be omitted Of the warm tributes
secretarv Baker for the unwavering support which they
rave to him in the field. For the first time N Amerl-
can military history 1t may be said that politics were
almost completely eliminated from the personnel ana the
conduct Of the army. This fact, together with General
Pershing,s clear-seeing mind and indomitable determine
ton. had 1 reat deal to do with our success In the war.
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IN these minor leagues.
Perhaps I was a pitching fool"
to some of the boys at my freshman
year in college, but I was just a
greenhorn, a college kid" to these
people.
If the Mesa City pitchers were all
like Phelps it was no wonder that
the owner, Nj. Jardine. said they
needed hurlers. But, on the other
hand, the Texarkana outfit had a
strong team. Probably Phelps was
better than I at hurting. Fat chance
for me, then.s
I had famed out, and the first
inning stood two to a goose-egg
against us.
Putting me into the box in the
second inning drew attention to me,
and that added to my nervousness.
Then I remembered my old trick.
When I found myself nervous I
would imagine the man at bat to be
the stake I had practiced pitching
at. or curving around. for SO many
times. That is, I would imagine q
stake at the corner of the plate.
So when the first man came up I
let him have the ball in my trick
Way-WithOut winding up.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-04-10
A Figure Passes

Death OF Nicholas Longworth Of Ohio, speaker of the
national house Of representatives, removes from the po-
utical stage a unique and pleasant figure.
Occasionally mentioned for the presidency, Longworth
was hardly the type to take overly well with either the
masses Of the people or the political leaders who like to
be considered the advisors Of presidents. Spats, fine
clothes, jokes and all, he was just THE Gentleman from
Ohio to the scores Of congressional members who loved
him.
In q way, Longworth was a personality in that he did
not permit the cares and dignity of his office to sub
merge him. AS speaker he was little different from the
other members of congress. AS a member of congress
he was no different from the gay, fun-loving citi-
zen who once made Cincinnati, his home city, resound
with his pranks.
Politically, Longworth was a standpatter Of the stand
patters. His was a party regularity not open to question.
But withal he was a pleasant regular. Political dis
agreements never interfered with his personal friend
ships and so. despite the many contests in which he was
necessarily engaged, he always was rated by his antagon-
lists as a friendly foe.
AS the husband of Princess Alice Roosevelt" there
was danger that his own personality might be submerged
beneath the burden of a great name. This proved a
handicap to Longworth, who was too much OF an Amer
lean to wish to be known as Alice Roosevelts husband,
and he battled with 1t as best he could. The success OF
his efforts Is shown by the fact that he managed to at
tain one Of the most important political offices in the
nation.
Perhaps the greatest asset Of the late speaker was his
sense of humor.
Never a debunker and never malicious in his wit,
Longworth nevertheless managed to convey the idea that
few of the many incongruous situations existing in the
nations politics escaped his observation. To the affairs
of state and of his party he gave due Importance and
attention but they never prevented him from being
hinslf. He served his party faithfully but with recogni-
zion of its disabilities as well as It's strength.
1t takes nerve to dare to be ones self under the stress
of a high political office. Nick Longworth dared and
got avay with it. He will be long remembered and adj
mjred for that fact.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-04-10
Pooling the Batters!

About the time most pitchers
would be drawing back before 60
ling into several twists and evolu-
,tions l sent the pill down the lane.
I didn't put all OF my speed in
it and it slid down like a nice little
target.
The Tex whammed at 1t.
But the ball wasn't quite there.
II. had dropped into a boWl-like
mitt.
Mesa City fans needed every Dos
slble excuse for something to root
about. They yelled like SavageS. /
wondered how much noise they'd
make over a real big play.
The next ball I also sent without
much OF a warning gyration. The
Tex batS1nan sunk" for it. There
IS no doubt but what he believed
that 1t was exactly the same sort, al
a slow ball, with a drop.
He was mistaken. He shouldn't
have dropped his stick for it be-
cause it didn't drop at all. It shot
in somewhat and almost halved the
plate. The batsman looked sur
priSed.
The third time 1 wound up as
grotesquely as possible. The lad with
the willow couldn't guess, this time.
He thought he could. AS he gagged
the ball with his eye, he lowered his
that he wasn't going to reach for q
the plate.
He should have swung on it. be-
cause the sphere seemed to change
us mind and cut in sharply, going
across the corner Of the plate.
terrible howl Of protest went
up from the Texarkana fans when
the umpire said: eyre out!"
But he had been right. And the
batsman had thought he wa rirht.
It looked like a ball.
The second man vas a prancer,
That Is. he Smacked the plate with
MS bat. danced around. spit on his
nandS, rubbed them In dirt, waggled
his bat and did all sorts of silly
things. He had an idea that he
could rattle me.
He could. at that. If it hadn't
been for my trick OF mentally elimi-
mating him and pitching at my
imaginary mark at the plate.
While he was prancing like q
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not give much warning. He was
prancing and tapping the plate
when it started. He jumped back
and made q swing, but he was too
late. Catcher had the pill smack
in his big glove Just as this Lad
started his swing.
He stopped his monkey-anttcs
right there and got serious.
So ! wound up and sent In q
fast q bali as I knew how.
He connected.
But it was q fatal connection for
him. A sweet little pop that ues-
tied in our first bag-man's hand
without his moving from the sack.
Manager Gibson gave me a sig
nal. / knew what 1t meant, the
third man was this Poll he had
warned me about. He had said that
he was a second Harry RuShe. Well,
I had famed Harry Rushe q few
times. when he was letting me show
him.
My first one was q ball, sent pur-
posely to gauge Polls eye. It was
q close ball, but still off the plate.
Poll started to swing and then
held II.
ne sure had . good eye.
rent the next one down slow
". my old favorits with ths
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He missed it. Probably You
couldn't have put 2 match be:
tween the stick and the ball. but
swinging willow and MI. Poll,
demon batsman of the Lone .
Star League, spun around SO
sharply that he fell to one
knee.
Wild yells at this from the Mesa
City crowd.
BY this time they were calling me
Ben.
It was Good boy, Ben" or Great
work, Ben or else. Alta swell baby,
Poll gave me a dirty look and
grabbed the bat as though he want
ed to squeeze the handle off OF it.
My next ball was coming nice
and clean for the plate. It was
q new one I had been working on.
It was supposed to shoot out sud-
denly. But 1t was supposed to do
q little more at first, and that was
to seem to be bending in a trifle.
Monsieur Poll stepped back so as
It wasn't there!
The bali behaved beautifully and
the umpire had sharp eyes. He saw
that it cut on the corner of the
plate.
He made the old familiar gesture
that meant "out," a gesture many
an umpire has made to me.
What" snapped Poll.
The umpire repeated the signal
"Out?" beloved Poll.
by a million miles" yelled the
umpire.
The mob couldn't hear what was
being said, but every one could see
that Poll wanted to dispute 1t de-
spite the fact that he had swung
on It. The Texarkana lads didn't
say anything audible, but the Mesa
City boys whooped 1t up.
I wish I could always do as well
as I did in that inning. I had
simply steeled- myself. I think my
fight to get rid Of my nervousness
had helped more than all else.
At any rate I was in good With
the fans and with our OUTFIT.
Il don't always. do as well a.
that" I said when Manager Gibson
said to me, "You.didn't show any OF
that stuff in practice. Ridley"
MI. Jardine was down there.
That's right, Gibson. II he did
he'd be in a major league along With
hiS-with the big boys"
Jardine grinned at me. He, had
almost said along with his brother"
At any rate, the shut-out was not
only a surprise to. the Texarkana
UoyS, but a great help to US. II gave
us just the right courageous SPIRIT
The visitors had sent u their, beSt
batsman, next to Poll. They had
figured that one Of them at least
would get q base or two and that
Poll would send him around.
They played like fiends. am
sure that II I had known what last
ball they played out In this league
I never would have had the cour-
age to have quit college and gone
with them. I had considered It
just a little ''bush league" and to
me the very phrase meant some
thing like scrub team"
We got q run In the third inning.
In the fifth they had made four
hits from me, altogether, but hadn't
got q man beyond third bag.
In the seventh 1t was stu two
to one against us, and I WAS get
ting tired. I had seldom pitched 9
full game and had never worked
50 hard.
Poll came up again. Thus. far he
had .fouled out once and got one
hit from me. I was tired, ma q
there were no men on b1HeS,
walked him. to his utter disgust.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-04-10
-:PITCF1ING FOOL:

SYNOPSIS:-Bert Rushe is the kid brother OF the famous Home
Run King, Harry Rushe Of the Gothams In . major league. Bertas
people say he must 60 through college and become . professional or
business man. Since he was q kid of I, Bert has yeafned to be .
bal player. He develops some unusual pitching talent a. . youngster,
and in college is called a pitching Fool" He quits college just before
being graduated and accepts an offer in the Lone Star League, not
letting any of his people know where he is. In his first game he finds
faster company than he ever met. It looks as though they would
make a monkey of him.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-04-10
Might TRY Sugar

W. S. Graham, state registrar of automobiles, charges
that failure Of sheriffs throughout North Dakota have
failed to do their duty and that the state is short some
100000 in license fees as a result. 1t is an old cry and
the state and counties do need the money for road pur-
poses. However, if one could find some means of truly
enlisting the sheriffs' interest in the problem the effect
might be more profitable than a statement amounting
almost to accusation.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-04-10

Another chapter Of bang-up
good baseball will appear In to-
morrow's paper. Read how Bert
meets Dolly Dawson, tho pretty
show girl, and his experience
with the Western gunner.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-04-10
That's Ball PlayingN

Just a. I started to deliver 70
tho next man Poll beat Il toe
second.
Instead Of turning away around
to throw It I passed the ball; 20 my
left hand, made & half turn and
tossed It to second. Poll ran into
That's bali playingl" soms man
yelled with Q S~tentorian voice, and
I got q big kick out Of Il.
Tho two men following Poll were
naturally veak-mob1bly the weak
I famed the first. The secoad
deliberately leaned Ia and got his
ban On hking hit hy thu hou
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-04-10
MICHIGAN, n. D., ELECTS

Michigan, N. D, April 10.-tR1-d.
F.. Lamb was eleced mayor In Mon
days election here. Aldermen elected
are M. A. johnson, Curtis Wright,
Ernest j. Desautels and u. A. Thei-
sen. O. r. Benson was elected trea-
surer and w. s.. Fowler justice.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-04-10

sharp bowl-like drop. Poll would
have probably socked that ball
across the state and into the
Gulf II he had connected. He
seemed dead sure Of Il when no
SWunE.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-04-10

KNOW now how new actors suffer with stage fright or
4 how a bride feels when she is being inspected by her
husbands people.
was up there for my very first professional game.
came to me that recruits for the major leagues were sought
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-04-10
Editorial Comment

Editorials printed below show the trend Of thought
by other editors. They are published without regard
TO whether they agree or disagree with The Trib-
unes policies.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-04-10
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Toxins in Spinal Cord

xSo~
Question: F. H.. v. writes: u
would like some light on the ailment
of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Would
like to know If it is durable"
Answer: The fundamental cause OF
lateral s~clerosis is the presence OF
toxic materials in the spinal cord re-
sulting from a faulty diet. You will
get the quickest results by taking a
fruit fast for q week or 10 days fol-
lowed by e well balanced diet. Treat
ments such as massage, osteopathy,
chiropractic and electrotherapy will
be helpful in restoring the circulation
to the affected parts.
Baby's Diet
Question: G. r. II. asks: AT about
what age should a baby be changed
from the milk diet to solid foods?
What should one use first? During
the spring months should the baby
be given cod liver oil?"
Answer: The baby should not be
given solid foods until at least year
and a half old, and then for several
months there should be added only
minced non-starchy vegetables, or the
addition Of small quantities of fruits.
Babies given the proper foods do not
require cod liver oil.
Exercises
Question: D. G.. writes: II would
like to know how to keep. my flesh
solid without becoming muscular. For
a woman, I am too muscular now,
and have stopped playing basketball"
Answer: Do not worry about being
too muscular. It is heaitnrul to be
muscular. and as you grow older the
muscular condition will be rounded
out so that it will not be noticeable.
Keep right on with your athletics.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-04-10

The days of the old west are gone. Down in South
Dakota they are going to try a deputy sheriff on a muir
der charge, and all because he shot a cattle rustler who
was trying to escape.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-04-10

bers: apricot sauce.
Tomato and Beet Salad: Select
large firm tomatoes, scale and remove
skin. Cut across in halves and scoop
out centers, which put aside for soup.
Fill eacn half with grated cold cooked
beets, using large side Of crater, and
cover with chopped hard boiled eggs
seasoned with a little celery salt.
Chill, and serve on crisp lettuce with
q dressing Of olive oil IL desired.
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II every farm in North Dakota
would plant one acre to trees 78,050
acres would be taken from crop pro-
duction. -
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-04-10

DR.. Mccoy viii gladly answer
personal questions on health and
diet addressed to him. care of
The Tribune.
Enclose . stamped addressed
envelope for reply.
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Copyright. 1879. Graphic Syndicate. Incl
The Washington times., 1931-04-01
Grief Stricken Notre Dame Men Take
Rockne's Body Back Home to
South Bend Campus

them as they sobbed at the news
Then DR.. Nigro said:
"Take it like sports-the sons
of a great man."
The boys dried their tears,
then bore the tragedy like vet
erans of their fathers football
squads. Knute, jr., said:
I'm going to be a coach
like my father"
That Rockne feared death no
more in an airplane than on the
ground was revealed by L. W.
CChipD Robert, Georgia Tech
trustee, and a friend of long
standing. He told of a flight
with the famous football coach
when Rockne remarked.
II think each of us has a
time to go and when that time
comes, no matter where we are,
death strikes. So l figure it
might as we'll be in a plane as
anywhere elSe."
The Washington times., 1931-04-01
Only Ten Days to Contribute
To Muddy Ruel Gift

Another major sport the opportunity to do honor
Mill
The Washington times., 1931-04-01
Knute RoCkne's Body
On Way to Chicago

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 1 Il.
.N.SD A SorroWing little band of
Notre Dame men today received
in silence the remains of their
pal and their coach, Knute
Rockne and left for Chicago.
They had come here to take
Rockne back with them, back to
the campus that knew him as
schoolboy, athlete and later foot
balls most famous coach.
Famous Players There
Breathing prayers for the dead
was the Rev. Father Michael Null
raire, vice president of Notre
Dame University and chairman
of the board of athletic control.
In the party were Hartley
Hunk" Anderson and Jack Chev-
igny, two of Rockne's assistant
coaches; Howard Cap" Edwards,
a former Notre Dame football
hero; Dan Halpin, manager of the
last eleven that Rockne coached,
and Karl Kingnof, South Bend.
Plans called for the arrival of
Rockne's body in Chicago early
tomorrow morning.
The escort was then to proceed
to South Bend, Ind. Although
funeral arrangements have not
been definitely made, it is believed
that services would be held next
Monday.
Hunk" Anderson, Rockne's
chief lieutenant feigned an
attempt at humor although his
voice was down in his shoes. He
said:
Funny thing but still 1 can't
believe that Rock is gone. Even
now 1 can imagine that he's
having some kind of a wise
crack on his tongue, probably
he'd want to know where all
this happened, and if 1 told
him that it happened in
Bazaar, Kansas, he likely would
pop some kind of a comeback
like:
"WeI, that's another town
that put on the map"