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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-21
Just Another Sign

Babe Ruth cracked out . home run Friday and the
hearts of a million baseball fans were g~laddened. 1t was
nroof' that a great national hero still lives and. even
more than that, it was proof that the baseball sea-
son again is at hand.
Newspapers have been telling about the activities IN
the training camps for several weeks and those who love
the sound Of bat walloping hossehide have read these
items with interest. But the true baseball atmosphere
was missing. To read about this or that rookie proWoes
food for speculation but offers no thrill.
With the mighty Ruth getting his name on the front
pages again, the scene b~rightens. For many, those
Jovian wallops are almost as important IS the shot
heard round the world"
They are not quite that to most Of us. but the soul
Is drab indeed to which they do not mean something
for, If they indicate nothing else, they are clear PROOF
that summer is only q short time away.
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Hail the Springtime

Although it means less to us here In North Dakota than
It has in some past years. all of us Will take tim to pay
tribute to Miss Spring who came into being anew at s:o'
i. m. today according to the local weather bureau.
There are some seasons of the year which are more
preferred, but none which are more welcome. Autumn
with its brilliant sunshine, its haze on distant hills ana
the feeling that nature has reached her fuuness, may
be more beautiful, but spring Is more longed for.
North Dakota has been favored this year with the
warmest winter weather It has known since memory run
meth not to the contrary, but spring is welcome just the
same. for it brings new hope to the heart, q new quick
ness to the step and new ambition to the soul.
Spring brings with it opportunity to put into execu-
ton the plans and to realize the dreams which developed
during the winter. For many, more than ever this year,
It brings hope Of increased employment and greater IN
dustrial activity. For everyone II brings realization that
summer, with its opportunities for business and pleas
ure, is Just around the corner.
Our enjoyment Of autumn Is dimmed q little by knowl-
edge of the winter season just in the offing. Spring SUI
fers no such handicap. It Is not 50 much q realization
rs a promise. ind 1t still Is true that hope springs
eternal"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-21
Today Is the
Anniversary Of
BATTLE OF ST. E N

On March II, 1918, the Germans
launched q great offensive by which
they hoped to gain q military deci-
sion before the influx of American re-
Inducements. It was called the Bat
tie for st. Quentin or the Second
Battle OF the Marine.
The attack, said to have surpassed
in grandeur Of scale and destruction
any other in the World war, was be-
gun at 4:30 in the morning. The
sudden crash Of 5000 German guns
heralded the breaking Of the storm.
BY nightfall the German flood had
inundated 40 miles Of British front.
A week later At had penetrated q
depth of 40 miles. In the weeks to
follow the Allies were nearly sub
merged.
These weeks. rank with that of the
Marine in 1914 as the two gravest
crises in the World war. This is
where the Germans came closest to a
World war victory. In spite Of the
fact the Germans decisively defeated
the British armies and drew 20
French divisions into action at st.
Quentin, they were unable to separ-
ate the British and French forces.
That was an objective.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-21
Resident of McClusky
Since 1902 Succumbs

McClusky, N. D.. March 21.-Fun-
cral services for Frederick Herr, 81,
resident Of this community since 1902,
were held in the Reformed church
north OF McClusky. with the Rev.
Frederick Frederichmeier, Bismarck,
officiating.
The pioneer died at the local hos
pital on Thursday. Death was due
to old age. MI. Herr had been SUI
fcring from stomach trouble and
other ailments for some time, his
condition becoming serious six days
before his death.
Frederick Herr was born in Rus
STA, July II, 1849. He was married to
| Caroline Krein in 1870. Mrs. Herr
died Aug. II, 1929. The Hers came
to America in 1879, settling at Trip,
S. Oak. They moved to North Dako-
ta in 1899, and in 1902 settled near
McClusky.
Left are 10 children: Mrs. Lydia
Heb, Mrs. Helena Krein, Mrs. Emma
| Nett and J. A. Herr, all Of McClusky;
Fred and August Herr. Denhoff:
George Herr, Hanna, Alberta: Christ
Herr, Sherwood, Sask.: Henry Herr,
velva; and Mrs. Christina L4hr, Re-
gan; and one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth
Riech Of South Dakota.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-21
He Gets No Sympathy

This man, who signs his name as George Q. Strand
gives his residence as Las Cruces, New Mexico, and writes
to mayors and governors asking their assistance IN find
ing a suitable wife, gets no sympathy from US when these
timid efforts fail to acquire q spouse.
He may come from way out west where men are men
but he displays none Of the true western spirit as We
know it here in North Dakota. In fact. he displays none
of the attributes which we like to term American or, II
he has them, they do not show in his method OF at
tempting to get a wife.
OF course, the letter which the gentleman wrote ia
Mayor Ienhart had the merit of ~frankness. He is seek
ing, so he said. q wife who can support him. To make
the picture really good he should have added that time
frayed phrase lin the style to which I have been &C.
customed."
Somehow. we suspect that the gentleman IS testing
He cannot so far have forgotten the history Of the great
lovers Of the race as to have been in earnest.
Shades of Mark Antony-and Of Young Lochinvar who
rode out Of the west to snatch himself . bride on the
benny braes of scotlandl A wooer who wooes by official
proxy!
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-21
Quotations

Porto Rico has q role to play in the
future of an Importance out Of all
proportion to its size and population.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt Jr.,
governor Of Porto Rico.
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The condition Of unemployment is
going to be worse before it is over
Rev. DIR. John A. Ryan.
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The mind is like the stomach. It
is not how much you put into 1t that
counts, but how much you digest
Albert Joy Nocks.
i y y
Even in q time Of nation wide pes
simism it is entirely possible to turn
out a product that people will read
lily buy.-Lawrence p. Fisher, motor
magnate.
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CHEW YOUR sTARCHEs WELL

CHEW YOUR STARCHES WELL
One Of the common dietetic evils
8 eating too hastily. Among doctors
this Is called taohyphagia Or hasty
eating. One swallowing food two
quickly cannot thoroughly chew It,
and carbohydrate foods especially
will enter the stomach with only q
slight alteration, 50 that fermentation
and autointoxication may result.
Everyone should know that one Of
the principal digestive fluids for
starch Is ptyalin, formed In the SAIL
vary glands. This secretion has the
power Of changing starch into q form
" sugar. Only about S per cent of
the entire starch digestion takes place
In the mouth, but this Is the most
important part Of the digestion, which
Is equal IN some ways to the other
IS per cent which takes place In the
small intcstines. II the starch is
properly mixed with the saliva It Is
changed Just enough 50 that when
the starch passes through the stom-
ach 1t Is not harmed by the acid gas
trio Juice.
A few years ago health teachers
from all over the world started teach
Ing people to masticate food more
thoroughly. Horace Fletcher taught
the necessity for masticating food
well and his name has gone down in
history az the foremost exponent Of
the art Of chewing. The word "Net-
cherise" Is now found In all standard
dictionaries.
There Is no doubt that some people
carry this food mastication to ex-
tremes as much as chewing every
thing. for thirty or more times before
swallowing 1t. Doctors call this slow
eating bradyphagia. Prolonged mas
tication may be overdone and create
In a persons mind the fear that
something dreadful will happen un-
less the food Is nasticated very
thoroughly. Once the enchantment
and pleasure of eating has been lost,
as sometimes happens in these cases,
the whole digestion Is interfered
with.
Experiments have proven that It is
not necessary to chew meats and pro-
tein foods as thoroughly as is requir-
ed for the starches. In fact It seems
beneficial for some people to swal-
low meat in very large particles. This
is especially true in those who tend
to be hypochrondiac as they tend to
watch their eating and symptoms too
closely. There is not much danger
Of chewing raw foods or meats too
little as one cannot swallow them II
the particles are too large. However,
there Is q danger Of not chewing the
cooked starches enough. They are
soft and readily swallowed. You will
note that when you chew a piece Of
bread or potato for q long time it de-
velops q finer flavor due to changing
the starch into q form Of sugar.
No digestion of meat or nom
starchy vegetable takes place in the
mouth, however, and the gastric juice
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-21
Bad Business

If reports that an alleged communist damaged air.
planes in an Ohio factory in such q manner that the
lives of aviators were endangered Is true, It represents
a piece Of very bad business.
News dispatches tell us that the same man plotted to
damage the navys giant dirigible, the Akron. so that
the machine never would be able to take the air safely.
The manner in which this was to be done Is not made
clear, although we are informed that he intended to
omit q number Of rivets, which should have been placed
in the metal framework and to do some mysterious bits
Of skulduggery in the control room.
The fact that the culprit is alleged to be a communist
may or may not indicate that he is an employee Of the
Russian government but we doubtless will have another
Red" scare based on the Akron disclosures.
No good American condones sabotage Of this or any
other kind. 1t represents the human mind and heart at
its lowest. for it is, in a very real sense. treachery. It
is treachery to the ideals Of American labor. which be-
leves in giving a dollars worth Of honest work for q
dollar In pay: treachery to those human relationships
which civilized people have built up among each other
heart Of which everyone, polished or savage, has some
share.
If the charges made against this man IN Ohio are
proved 1t is to be hoped that no leniency will be shown
to him by the courts. If others are involved they should
be tracked down and punished severely.
But this case should not be made the basis of an
unwarranted "Red' scare. If the facts lead to Mos
COW, let the public know it. If they lead elsewhere. fol-
low the same policy. In facing a bad piece Of business
as well as in dealing with a favorable development, the
only sound policy Is to get the facts and act in accord
ance with them.
America wants no one shielded and it wants no
propaganda, either Red" or "anti-Red."
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Phooey!

Although it is difficult to know all the facts at this
distance and the biblical rule Of Judge not" still Is q
good one, the passage of q law by the Nevada legs-
lature to permit "wide-open" gambling in that state will
not raise the standing Of that western commonwealth
in the eyes of the nation.
There may have been as many reasons for supporting
this bill as there were legislators who voted for it in
the Nevada assembly, but it looks suspiciously like a
plain case of avarce. When the passage of this bill is
coupled with another enactment to make the business
Of obtaining a divorce still easier in Nevada. the case
seems clear enough.
If one prefers to be soft spoken, he could term that
legislature a "commercial minded one. If he prefers
to call a spade a spade, he might honestly say that both
morality and decency have been dealt q severe blow by
these enactments.
Not even the gambler fully approves Of gambling.
There are hundreds and thousands Of coed men WHO like
q 'little game Of. draw" Hundreds and thousands Of
others get a thrill out Of watching the animated cubes
gallop across the green. Still others find no "kick" in
certain contests without they have - little something
on the outcome. For most Of these people gambling 4
not q vice, unless by gambling they happen to scan
dalize less sophisticated persons.
But gambling may be q vice as well as q weakness
When it becomes IN end in itself o. . means Of earning
: livelihood. it sinks beyond the pale Of honest folk and
becomes . thing apart. It i one thing to have "a few
az the boys' In for an evening around the green baize
cloth where everyone Is on an equal basis and no one
win "get hurt" financially.
Il Is another thing to throw open the doors Of 9
9ambling hell and invite everyone, msn and women, Old
end young, to enter ana take their chances in games rlr
~ urofeesionals who follow no other method Of earning
: livelihood.
Theo,ogisns may differ, but to the average man gam.
bung becomes really wrongful only when It passes tn
t1ow nun" staep and reacha the pcant WHARF = man
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MARCH 3

AM. -
7:oo-Farm flashes and weather re-
ports. e..
7:15-Morning devotion.
7:30-Cheerio.
7:45-Farm reporter in Washington;
Old-time music. 4
SCHOLARLY Birds.
8:15-Radio ~Floorwalker.
9:00-Sunshine hour.
] 9:30-World Bookman.
v0:00-Opening grain. markets;
weather review.
1O:10-Aunt Sammy.
10:20-U. S. department Of agriculture
1O:57-Arlington time signals.
IL :00-Grain markets.
IL :O5-Grace Duryee Morris.
11:30-Nattonal home and farm hour.
Pm.
12:30-Music.
2:00-Music.
2:15-Markets: close. high and low;
news; livestock markets.
2:S0-Siesta hour.
2:45-Good News radio magazine
3:O0-Dance program.
4:00-Tea-timers.
4:3o-The Lady Next Door.
6:O0-Studio.
5:15-Mormon tabernacle.
.5:45-Stocks and bonds; Jews.
6:00-Music.
6:30-Feature program.
6:45-Dance program.
7:15-Miniature recital: Belle Menus
studios.
7:45-Farmers Union Terminal asso-
citation.
S:00-Orchestra.
8:30-Episode No. 8, Mystery Of Har-
low Manor.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-21

Agricultural and Mechanical college,
totaling 900 acres, and next largest
Is that Of the University Of Florida
with 673 acres. Others vary from $50
acres 1T the University Of New Hamp-
shire to as little as Is acres at the
University O. Idaho.
@. What was the epitaph on the
stone marking the grave Of the war
horse Of the Duke Of Wellington? D.
E. N.
A. "TIere lies Copenhagen, born
1908. dieG 1886. Gods humble in
strument, though meaner clay, should
share the glory Of that famous day"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-21

Speaking Of mel Of vision in this
day and generation, don't forget the
optometrists.
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Advertising loses its effectiveness
only when it comes to the billboard.
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The best Of motorists, unfortunate
". often take turns for the worse.
4
Men who think, says q noted ply
stefan, are more likely to get sick than
those who don't. We've noticed that
motorists have been looking rather
hearty Of late.
\ 4 \
DR.. Einstein, who carried back to
Germany five violins presented him
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-21

happiness and future and the happiness and future Of
those dependent on him are at stake. Then 1t becomes
. crime which everyone, whether or not he cares to take
an occasional "flier," condemns.
And as for Nevadas new divorce law. Phooey!
When q state ~capitaizes on marital unhappineSs and
discomfort it gets blood money.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-21

It has been estimated that q So
bushel oat crop removes 48.5 pounds
Of nitrogen, "a pounds of potassium
and 8 pounds Of PHOSPHORUS from the
soil. A 30-bushel wheat crop removes.
57.6 pounds Of nitrogen, 34.8 pounds
Of potassium and 9.6 pounds Of phos-
phorous.
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KFYR
SUNDAY, MARCH y
$50 k1lOcycles-546.1 Meters

8:30-Popular program.
9:OO-Lew White, organ.
1O:OO-Weather report.
10:lO-Judge Rutherford.
10:30-Popular symphony program.
11:45-Weather report.
International Oratorio society.
Pm.
1:OO-Studio.
2:O0-Gospel tabernacle.
3:O0-Dr. Cadman.
4:OO-National DR.. Fosdick.
5:00-Strausburg firemen's band.
6:O0-Mennonite Brethren singers.
7:OO-Features.
7:15-Studio program.
S:0O-St. Mary's cathedral.
9:0O-Adolph Engelhardt.
9:45-Seth Parker.
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as gifts, probably regrets that he
didn't study the flute instead.
X X r.
II beg your pardon" as the liter
wrote the governor.
Copyright, 1881, NEA Service, 1nc.)
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This newspaper puts at your dis
posal a corps Of trained researchers
In washington who will answer ques-
tions for you.-~They have access to
the government departments, the
libraries, museums. galleries, and
public buildings, and to the numerous
associations which maintain head
| quarters in the nations capital. If
they can be Of assistance to you,
write your question plainly, and send
| with two cents in coin Of stamps to
the Bismarck Tribune Information
Bureau, Frederic j. Haskin, Director,
| Washington. D. G.
Q. What is the theme song in East
Lynne? G.. D.
A. It is "Then You'll Remember
Me" from The Bohemian Girl.
Q. Can photograph records pre-
pared for electrical transcription be
played on a home monograph? r. s.
A. Photograph records made for
radio broadc3sting-known as cleo
trical transcription-can not be played
on home monographs. Although
these appear to be similar they are
made for radio purposes only, and
they differ from the standard phono-
graph record.
@. How many times was Henry
Clay a candidate for President? G. W.
A. Clay was a presidential candl-
date In 1924, 1882, 1874, and 1848.
@. Was George Bernard Shaw ever
accused of plagiarism, and did he adj
nit it? j. E. G.
A. On one occasion when accused
Of plagiarism Shaw is said to have
| replied: If I find in a book any
think I can make use Of, I take it
| gratefully. My plays are full Of pill
lage of this kind. Shakespeare,
| Dickens, Conan Doyle, Oscar Wilde,
all is fish that comes to my net"
q. Isn't it true that Marie Louise,
| Of Austria, had q lover with whom
| she carried On an affair that was
| generally known? F. G. A.
A. Marie Louise deserted Napo-
| leon when he was on his way to Elba
| and returned to Vienna with Count
Neipperg. While Napoleon was at st.
| Helena Marie Louise lived openly with
| Neipperg at Parma and she bore the
| count a ION shortly after the death
| of her exiled husband.
q. Will you be kind enough to give
me a very rough estimate on the num-
| Der Of books of one title sold yearly,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-21

DR.. Mccoy viii gladly answer
personal questions on health and
diet addressed 70 him. care oS
The Tribune.
Enclose q stamped addressed
envelope for reply.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-21

Plump alfalfa seeds Of q bright Oh
ive-green color nearly always germi-
nate well. shriveled seeds or those
of q brownish color usually germinate
poorly.
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@. How large are college cam
puses? G. F.
A. They vary in size. Some ur-
ban colleges have practically no cam
puses. Campuses maintained by land
grant colleges differ considerably,
The largest Is that of Mississippi
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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-
une's policies.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-21

Evergreen shrubs which do well UNI
der North Dakota conditions and
make attractive paintings are the Bad
Lands cedar, Pfitser juniper. and sa-
vim juniper.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-21

spend hours complaining about the
indigestion thus produced. On the
ether hand, there is no necessity of
carrying "Fecherizing" to the ex-
treme Of taking an hour or more at q
meal. II you make it a point to chew
the starches well and avoid the
starchy gruels and soups, which are
so readily swallowed without chew
ing, YOU instinct will then be q safe
guide.
One should always make it a prac-
tice Of using some foods which give
the teeth exercise at each meal, such
as Melba toast at breakfast and the
raw green vegetables at other meals.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Question: j. H. asks: do spinal
LESSONS have to be corrected before
the body can heal itself, or will cor-
rect diet cure them?"
Answer: It Is sometimes necessary
to mechanically adjust the body by
the s Of the hands. Spinal treat
ments given in connection with spe-
cial exercises for the spine are often
essential in correcting q faulty shaped
spine where the vertebrae are out of
proper alignment. A correct diet will
help only by giving the body the right
kind OF food out of which the patient
can build strong bones and muscles.
Milk
Question: r. D. S. asks: Does
everyone need q quart or pint Of milk
per day, especially tuberculars?"
Answer: I do not recommend a
quart Of milk q day for everyone, and
usually not at all in tuberculosis. In
tubercular cases I believe it is better
for the patient to get calcium and
other minerals from the non -starchy
vegetables in place Of from milk,
which also contains a large quantity
OF butter fat and milk sugar.
Sleepy Fingers
Question: b. M. asks: "What
makes fingers feel numb or in other
words. go to sleep'?"
Answer: If the fingers of both
hands become numb frequently it is
due to faulty circulation which is Of
ten the result Of some heart derange-
ment. II only the fingers Of one
hand r affected 1t may be due to
an interference with the nerve supply
going to that arm. This could be
caused by q pinching of the nerves
issuing from certain upper spinal
vertebrate.
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it, in order to know what a certain
per cent would amount to. E. 8. K.
A. A publisher whom we have
consulted says: I'VE sell an average
Of approximately 5000 Of each book Of
fiction which we publish. that is by
an author with q little known name.
In some Isl the sales run slightly
under this number. in other cases
they run higher"
Q. Was the composer Puccini a
rich man? S. G. L.
A. Puccini left q fortune Of twenty
million lire, or 81, 000,0 00.
Q. Who said that as soon as laws
are necessary for men they are no
longer fit for freedom? e. r. s.
A. Pythagoras.
@. II a girl comes from Ireland
with intention Of marrying an Amer
lean citizen. can the ceremony be per-
formed in New York within q weeks
time? A. F..
A. It is possible for a citizen of the
United States whose fiancee is COM
ing to this country to arrange with
the immigration officials at the port
Of entry about the marriage. There
is no provision in the laws Of New
York for advance notice Of the mar
riage and arrangements al be made
so that the ceremony may take place
soon after the girl lands.
@. Where was there q law against
taking baths in bathtubs? F. w. P.
A. In the early history OF the
bathtub, various measures were taken
for the restriction of its $ The
Common Council Of Philadelphia con-
sidered an ordinance to prevent any
such bathing between the months Of
November. and March. Virginia laid
q tax of $50 per year on all bathtubs
and extra heavy water rates. In Boston
there was an ordinance forbidding
their use except on medical advice.
@. Who participated in the an
Gent Olympic games? J.. !.
A. In ancient Greece the entire
populace participated in Olympic
games.
r1or, noru e1o,a. did Ganrca
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of the stomach can penetrate through
small particles Of meat without diff
ficulty.
One should not try to hurry through
a meal in five minutes and then