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The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-30
Railroad Crossings


It is quite encouraging to learn
that railroad grade crossing accidents
in the last two years have been re-
duced by almost 20 per cent. This Is
the report made the other day to the
annual safety congress at Chicago by
its committee on prevention Of rail-
road highway crossing accidents.
So much the more gratifying does
this report appear in the light of the
further news that this accident re-
duction came about despite an in
crease in automobile registrations in
1880, an even higher increase in the
amount of gasoline used, which means
total miles travelled, and a per cent
increase in the total number of au-
tonlotive accidents in the country.
There is still much to be done to-
ward eliminating the railroad cross
ing accident, despite this reduction,
and the railways combined with the
states and municipalities are bend
Ing all their efforts toward this goal
But they will never be successful
without the cooperation Of the mo-
torists who use the highways and
who, it has been shown, flagrantly
disregard warnings Of approaching
trains.
This same committee points out
that the passenger automobile is in
volved in more than 70 per cent of
the grade crossing accidents, that
motor trucks come next with 1875 per
cent of the accidents. These figures
demonstrate more than any words
could the utter lack Of care and re-
sponsibility on the part of the aver
age owner driver.
No other arguments are needed, be-
yond these figures, to convince the
passenger car driver that he Is en-
dangering his life and those of his
passengers when he fails to stop at a
railroad crossing and make certain
the tracks are clear before going
ahead
Little time Is lost in slowing down
or even waiting for a train to pass.
But an entire lifetime may be lost
by taking a chance.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-30
BY DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN
Editor, Journal Of the American
AK>At>An

MeDlCol ASSOCIATION
The history Of the world Is replete
with records of the diseases which
have changed history. A plague.
sweeping across a nation, can devaS-
tate it worse than can any army. Ma
laria has been credited with the chief
responsibility for the fall Of the Gre
clan and Roman civilizations. No
history Of the world would be COM
plete without the history Of yellow
fever and the campaign which helped
to wipe it out Of the civilized world.
It seems likely that yellow fever
first originated In Africa. One Of the
reasons for this belief Is the fact that
the African negro when he gets yell
low fever has it more mildly than
does white man and rarely dies Of
1t. His reaction to the disease Is
what one would expect as the reac-
ton Of a race which for many gen.
eratiot1s was subject to the infection.
No other race shows similar resist
ance, and certainly not the American
Indian, so 1t seems unlikely that the
disease was known in America pre-
vious to its presence in Africa.
Yellow fever IS spread by the mos
quito, but not by all mosquitoes; IN
fact, almost wholly by q certain type,
the one. called aedes aegypti, or the
stegomyia. This type Of mosquito Is
found In West Africa and also in the
United States. However, there Is no
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Vision for Romance

The Pacific freight steamer that
got Oft its course in gale and passed
an isolated coral island where some
80 descendants of rowing beach
comber of the old days live in dreamy
peace, untouched by the worlds
alarms, gave its crew an experience
1or which the ordinary mortal, prob
ably, would give several years of his
life.
The dream of an island paradise
in the South Seas is an old one
as old, at least, as Drake ard Ma
gellan. Very few of us, any more
even dream of living in such place;
but we still feel that we would like
to visit one, some day, if the gods
could be so kind. And these sailors
had that ancient wish fulfilled.
But perhaps, when all is said and
done, it is just as well that we can't
do it. To dream about romance Is
one thing: to bump into it, in solid
reality, is quite another, and the sac
fact is that most of us wouldn't rec
ognize it if we saw it.
For romance, and adventure, and
such fanciful things as South Sea
paradises, have very little objective
reality. They exist within us, or no,
at all. If we have eyes to see them
we can find them on every side. ever
in a modern city or a drowsy little
country town. If we haven't, it woulc
90 us precious little good to SO ia,
afield in search of them
All of this is more or less familiar
to anyone who has stopped to think
about it. Yet it is easily forgotten;
and when we envy the men who wan
der the sea lanes, and touch at ex-
Otic islands and outlandish seaports
we are really longing. not for a wider
horizon but for better eyesight.
If we could see things more clearly
we would discover that the ordinary,
hum-drum routine Of daily living Il
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-30
Quotations

Pride is a weakness in the charac-
ter: it dries up laughter, wonder
chivalry and energy.-G. K. Chester
ton.
x Y X
It would be we'll to postpone the
teaching of ''economics' to children
in school until such time as expo
nents Of the science can agree.-The
Rev. H. Wilson.
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American workers abllor the irnpo-
sition Of a dole regardless Of any
guise under which 1t Is bestowed
William Green, president, A. F. L.
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Everything in life has q purpose
but no one has discovered what IL
the purpose of the 400 species Of
fleas.-Dr. E. Bardsley.
x X X
This depression flows largely from
Europe.-President Hoover.
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And just to show you that polo can't
be such q much In Chicago, only Il
people had seemed to know that
Devereaux Milburn was alive.
On the other hand, Bill Hart, al
though out Of the picture for many
day, runs even with Bobby Jones
and Mussolini and well ahead Of
Aimee McPherson Hutton, Bill Tildeu
and Benny Leonard.
= \ =
Not the least interesting aspect Of
this poll was the relatively slight ac-
quair1tance Of the voters with prorni-
nent radio folk. TO be sure, Amos
and Andy were not on the list. But
Clara, Lu and En- were, and 70 were
the sponsors Of several big programs.
And they ran well under the movie
favorites.
Almost everyone seemed acquainted
with Buddy Rogers, Marlene Dietrich,
the Ringing Brothers, Ina Claire.
Bill Powell, Lupe velez, Ann Harding
and other filmdom figures.
But Charles Schwab, whose name
was presumed to. shine 30 brightly
in the business world, has somehow
failed to reach the attention Of most
icemen, clerks, secretaries ana such.
Still, I was told by an attache Of
Variety, that many lawyers, shop
keepers, bank clerks and dentists
gave the most amazing replies. Six
people thought Brisbane was an Eng
lish statesman attached to Parlia-
ment. And EinStein was confused by
many with Thomas Edison, and
Charles Evans Hughes was dismissed
by one as . guy with q beard" BY
the way, 1t sounds like good game
why not try 1t on your own home
town?
Copyright, 1881, NEA Service, Irc)
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-30
(Official City. State and County
Newspaper)
Foreign Representatives
SMALL, SPENCER. LEVINGS
& BREWER
Uncorporated
CHICAGO NEW YORK BOSTOl
PeOn1e Want Peace

Charles M. SchWab, ADDRESSING the
Iron and Steel Institute, remarks that
most of the worlds troubles today
stem back directly to the World war;
and he adds, very sensibly, that the
only hope for recovery lies in coEtin-
ued universal peace.
Il was talking recently says Mr.
Schwab, with a shrewd observer who
has been travelling around the world
He tells me that the desire of the
masses of the people in all parts OF
the world is for peace. The talk of
another war has no place in the
hearts of people anywhere"
This is true enough; and the great
problem facing the world today is
how to find a means of translating
this worldwide desire into reality.
The ordinary. people themselves are
converted. 1t remains only to bring
their leaders in to line.
And this, in turn, brings us to the
curious fact that the ordinary man
is usually a lot farther advanced than
he gets credit for from the men who
rule him. The follies and crimes that
blacken the record of history are not
due to the stupidity and iniquity Of
The mass Of humanity; they arise be-
cause the men in the high places cam
not realize how eagerly mankind in
general wants to be led along the
right path.
1t was not the common people who
brought about the World war. 1t Is
not the common people who have
kept hatred, suspicion and bitterness
alive since the war ended. The world
is IN a mess today, and has been in
one for II years, because it's leaders
could not understand that the race
as whole will respond just as quick
ly to altruistic idealism as to selfish
ness and jealousy.
For mankind, in general, is capable
of almost infinite things. It asks
only for the right kind of leadership.
For great many years it has been
cheerfully going out to die on innu-
merahle battlefields for causes it
could not understand: it has asked
only that 1t be shown an ideal, only
that it be urged to exhibit all the
bravery and self-denial that it pos
SeSseS.
Today its face is set toward peace.
Yet the world continues to move to-
ward war. How long before the lead
ers will discover what humanity really
wants of them?
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ratified and got hit. that's all. It's
them big cars that shoot through
like that-some Wall Street guy
tryin' to make time up q side.street,
beating the lights at corner where
there was no cop. Might a. been .
Rolls or Mercedes-any Of them
big cars. It happened to be a Lori.
NOR. that was all. There was q
uniformed driver, like they all
have. Pure coincidence. Miss Hark.
ness"
TT had looked SO damningly clear
= to her before-the cars being the
same. that deadly swerve. just az
Eddie was crossing the street to
speak to her. to tell her the whole
story. Now It seemed a dim. i'm.
practical theory. And she could
never prove It. now. Eddie's lips
were sealed. Only one man knew
tho man In tho Lorimor car.
She would find that man and
make him talk. She would get
from him the true story. somehow.
II no ono else would do It. she
would do 1t herself. The absurdity
Of this fierce resolve did not occur
to her. She was too grimly seri.
GUS.
oh. IL only Eddie were here
Her eyes filled with tears.
"Oh. II only Id gotten there
sooner! It always seems to be my
fault My carelessness. I'm to
blame foy it ALL"
Kane chose her moment Of weak.
ness to grow pompous.
mot that, Miss Harkness, but
you certainly might have been
franker with Us than you were."
That was sore spot with him, ap.
parently. and would remain so.
"Oh. please! I've explained that
SO many times!"
II know. That boy friend Of
yours told you to keep still. He'll
get too big for his boots some day.
Withholding evidence. You know. I
suppose. he went to the district at
torney and asked him not to make
a special investigation. The family
was satisfied, he said. to let the
matter Drop"
Dirk did that? Why. he
wouldn't do such a thing!"
"Wouldu't he? He and his father
represent Jupiter, you know. And
Jupiter wants the whole inquiry
Quashed. Told me not to 90 any
farther with It. and refused any
further help"
Mary gasped. "Why. I heard him
say he'd never be satisfied until he
found the man who killed his wife!"
Maybe he thinks as I do." In.
spector Kane said.
(To Be Continued)
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packed with the stuff we dream
about. Any shop, any office, con-
tains enough stories to keep a Balzac
busy for a lifetime. Gallantry, strug-
gle, courage, defeat, idealism-life Is
prodigal with them, here as else
where.
And SO. instead OF yearning for dis
tant voyages, we might hope simply
for clearer vision. If we had it we
would forget TIE South Sea Islands.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-30
BARBS

Dempsey broke a sparring partners
jaw but said he hadn't any idea he
hit SO hard. Well, Dempsey Is nav-
ing his hard times.
y \ Y
Landing a disabled plane isn't what
It's cracked up to be.
4 n \
And nearly any gangster will give
you . ride for your money.
y \ X
But with the modern divorce rate,
looks like nice little girls are taught
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are crippled for life, and 1000, 900 alb
solutely invalided. That makes al
together 100000 men lost during
three years."
Fire destroyed $5,000,000 worth ot
war material on the water front at
Baltimore, Md. This material was
intended for General Pershing,s
troops in France.
The fire was declared to have been
started by German spies.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-30

Italy formed q new cabinet, with
Professor Vittorio Orlando as pre-
mier. With this, Secretary Of the
Treasury McAdoo turned over to the
Italian government an additional
credit Of $230,O00,000.
Ledebour, Independent Socialist
speaking before the Reichstag, said
I'VE have 100000 dead, 5000, 1000 o,
100000 wounded, Of whom 500,00(
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IT she cried she would make q
1 fool Of herself. and this man
and his stupidity must be fought
with other weapons than that.
While she struggled to stop the
tears that squeezed out and ran
wetly down the sides Of her nose.
Kane went on making his case"
eddie had to get his hands on
$4,000 and do It IN q hurry. We
know that much. ! had those boys
In. those roommates Of his. Ones
IN elevator boy in an ONCE build.
Ing. He was the one got your
brother in tho way Of following
the races. He used to place bets
for clients in the building. Eddie
made q little pile and was feeling
rich. 20 he went down to the tracks
and started playing the sport He
met some big Shots and the boys
didn't see quite so much of him for
awhile. But It wasn't long before
he was back. He'd got hold Of the
long end Of 15.to.1 shot. and
couldn't pay OF.
1T must have surprised him some
when the chap. whoever he was,
demanded his money. That's the
trouble with q kid like that playing
for big stakes. When he loses, he's
like q woman-he wants to wiggle
out Of It. Every man hates a
welsher. Eddie knew that. and he
knew more than that-if he didn't
como through quick. he was due
for q good beating.up. at least.
They've got funny ideas around the
race.tracks about taking bigger
odds than you can afford to lose.
evidently the chap Eddie picked
up with was hard cookie. Maybe
he needed the money in q hurry to
meet obligations OF his own. Maybe
he was just sore and wanted to give
the kid q lesson. Anyway. he put
1t up to the kid to come through,
Or
I'm desperation, Eddie went to
your employer and asked for a loan.
Jupiter don't like kids much. does
he? guess he's had his hands
full with that wild one of his own.
Anyhow he offered him q Job at $35
Z week learning the automobile
business. You can figure out your.
self how long It'd take Eddie to pay
OF 1t that rate. even providing the
guy would wait.
"Why didn't he come to you for
1T Well. he knew you didn't have
1t. And he had some idea you'd
bawl him out. ! expect. Jupiter
tells me the kid made him swear
not to tell you he'd even asked.
"There was nothing left but to
take It OF people that had It and
wouldn't miss 1.-THE guests at your
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party. He made It all right with
you to let him in, came and went
in the other fellows car. Only It
wasn't In the cards that he was to
shoot. That was pure funk.
''The old girl was no set.up. though
she yelled. And that was her big
mistake. II she'd kept still and
forked over, she'd be alive today.
He knew he had to silence her or
have It ali come out and spoil your
party. not to mention your life. 50
he shot her.
MARY listened with fascinated
ASA attention as the links fell into
place. forming a chain Of prob.
ability SO plausible that for the
moment she was benumbed into see.
ing the thing through his eyes.
"Ee may not have meant to kill
her, I don't know" Kane continued.
""The gun went of right In my
hand God. I've heard 'em say It
a thousand times! But he plugged
her Just the same, even II 1t was
just a nervous twitch Of the finger.
Instinct Of self.preservation, they
call It. I call It funk"
IT." said Mary. ''all this should
be true. why don't you arrest the
other man-this hard cookie you
speak Of? Eddie was just boy.
Nineteen. He didn't know his way
around. and that man did. He's to
blame. as much as Eddie-more 80.
Why don't you arrest him?"
I'm Wiling" Kane said. sardon.
ically. "Why don't you tell me
where he is?"
Mary perceived that this was hu.
NOR, but she was not amused.
"Surely. the car"
There's hundred Lorimors like
that in this part Of the country,
most Of 'em parked in garages you
have to have an engraved. gold.
edged invitation to get into. My
theory is the mans a society blood.
wouldn't be surprised II that
Lorimor was parked in some Park
Avenue garage right this minute,
and the man that owns it dining at
the Ritz"
1T was a Lorimor that brought
whoever came to rob the house
that Aght. too. Doesn't that look
as II the murderer wanted Eddie
killed?'
yeah. I know. We thought Of
that. But It don't tie up. Look
here. II anybody was trying to
kill your brother to keep his mouth
shut. would he take a chance on
knocking him down with a car? It
would have taken perfect timing ia
be at that particular spot at that
particular time. No, the kid waa
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FAIL TO FIND BODY

FAIL NJ E1NO 0OOx
Devils Lake, N D., Oct. 30.J-(A9-
Efforts to locate the body of Warren
Chidester, drowned In Devils Lake
October II. have been unsuccessful.
although the lake Is being dragged
daily. Blasting also was attempted,
but failed to produce any trace of
the body.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-30

Oats is one of the best grains for
dairy cattle. This grain Is medium
high In carbohydrates, medium to low
IN protein, very palatable and is
slightly laxative.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-30

to be good @ they'll grow up and
get q couple Of husbands.
\ Y y
Glancing through the magazines 1t
seems that when an actress can no
longer pass for 26 she can resort to
testimonials and coyly admit she's
10.
= y =
Now surgeons are seeking to con-
quer emotions. II they succeed a
man might as well kiss his wife as
the stenographer.
Copyright, 1891. NEA Service, Inc)
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-30
Editorial Comment

Editorials printed below show tho
trend of thought by other editors.
to whether they agree or disagree
with The Tribune's polacies.
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FISHING CONTRACT MADE

FISHING CONTRACT MADE
A contract has been let by the state
game and fish department with
firm Of Minnesota commercial fish,
ermen to seine carp and buffalo fish
from Spiritwood Lake. The depart
ment receives part Of the proceeds
from the sale Of the fish taken.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-30

A check on potato yields at the
Dickinson substation showed that cob
blers yielded better than any other
variety.
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Member Of The Associated Press
The Associated Press is exclusively
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not otherwise credited in this news
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spontaneous origin published herein.
All rights of republication of all other
matter herein are also reserved.
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LOAN TO FRANCE
On oct. 80, 1917, the United States
advanced to France . loan Of $lo,-
100000.
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WHY AND WHAT FUR
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CHILKOOT INLET Called after the tribe of Indians living there.
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NATIONAL GRINDER .
 OF COMMERCE BACKS W.
 ALASKA 5 DEMANDS

All important communication from the Chamber of Commerce of the United States has been received by the Seward chamber setting forth matters that have been adopted by the national chamber to De urged for the good of Alaska. The letter Is from Paul Clagstone, manager of the vest ern division, who says that the following resolution has been adopted and will be continuously urged by the national body
Seward daily gateway., 1931-01-12
LEGAL NOTICE:

IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALAS KA, THIRD DIVISION, SEW ARD PRECINCT, AT SEWARD. In the Matter of the Estate of MARTIN s. BANBURY, Deceased
 Notice to Creditors NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the undersigned, Executrix of the Estate of Martin :. Banbury, deceased, to the creditors of, and all persons having claims against, the said deceased, to exhibit them, with the necessary vouch- CTS, within six months after the first publication of this notice, to the said Executrix, at her residence, in the Town of Seward, Alaska, being on Adams Street. near Second Avenue, in said Town, the same being the place of business for transaction for said estate.
 Dated, Seward, Alaska, this 18th day of December, 1880.
 Emma M. Banbury,
 Executrix of the Estate of
 Martin s. Banbury, Deceas-
 cd.
 First Publication December 20, 193O, Last Publication January 17. 1881.
 Publication dates: Dec. 20, 2T. 1880; Jan. 3, 10, IT, 1891.
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LOG BUILDING LOST
 ART Al CHICAGO FAIR

Fort Dearborn. the historic log fort of early Chicago, is rising in rel plica, under the shadows of sky scrapers, for the city's centennial celebration in 1883, says Popular Mechanics Magazine.
 @Id rather build 20 stories in steel than job like this, said J. Sipchen, contractor in charge "A skyscraper is simple in compar- ison. Why log building is almost a lost art' Then he went on to explain some of the problems in- volved in faithfully reproducing the famous fort.
 Tn the first place, there was con- siderable difficulty in finding men who understood the art of work Ing with logs. Then there was l hunt for suitable timber. Norway pine was located in the desired quantity and sizes not far from Duluth, Minn., and was transport ed to Chicago.
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MINING REVIVAL

Despite high production costs, two outfits are working on Lit tie Eldorado Creek and another is mining on the Chatanika flats, reports the News Miner. J. Ward Gene Brown and Pete Black are taking out dump on the flats. Herman Bloom. Theodore PAhn Chas. Petereson and Carl Wag- her are working on the Oregon group on Little Eldorado. Ali Andresen is on the same creek working on ground owned by Luther c Hess.
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ALASKA

We recommend that the Nat ional Chamber direct the atten- tion of the appropriate depart ments Of the Federal Govern ment to early consideration of the following projects in the in- terest of Alaskan development 1. Extension of Air Mail Ser vice to cover the main mail routes.
 2. Maintenance of the Alaska Railroad on the basis of its wall ue as an instrument in the de- velopment of a vast area in the interior of the Territory \ 3. A survey of the fishery re- sources of the waters along the Alaska Peninsula, the Aleutiar Islands and of the Boring Sea with special reference to halibut and cod
 4 Extension of whatever aid is lHeCtSSaTy lO cdETy lOTWarQ tht preliminary work in connection with the construction of th, Alaska section of the so called International Highway, with res- pect to which this meeting hal expressed itself favorably-
 5. More adequate protection t shipping by placing revenut cutter in Western Alaska to serve the Prince William Sound ana Alaska Peninsula districts ana continuation of the work 0f tht Coast and Geodetic Survey tt include the areas adjacent to tht Aleutian Islands.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-01-12

TO purchase pipe and other supplies for the Alaska Chichagof gold mine, Michael McKallick re- gently left for Seattle, according tO the Juneau Empire A force of eight men will be increased early this year
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NOTICE

The Belmont Trading Company will shortly open for business as traders in all kinds of merchan- disc, new and secondhand, at the old log house on Fifth Ave
 Joe Holman
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List your labor wantc with us; we will endeavor to secure for you the help desired. Phone Adams 126 or call at the M & " Club. Seward. Alaska.
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Funds invested in changing old homes for new depends on neither weather or market tendencies for high returns. Comfort, homeiness that fits your pre- sent personality, revived zest for iy- ing; those are your dividends, paid daily We shall De glad to discuss your remod- cling plans.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-01-12

You will find many items you have long wanted on the BAR GAIN TABLE at the Alaska Shop.