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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-05-07
A Real

With workmen busy tearing out the street car tracks
in Fourth ST., and plans under way for paving between
the vacant strip, Bismarck is watching a very real i'm
provement in both its civic and commercial life.
The once-proud street car was referred to with more Of
Jest than of admiration during the final years of its serv-
ice. 1t had outlived its day and its passing was without
general regret, even though the city has, at the moment
nothing to take its place.
Michael J.. Mickey O'Connor. directing the work Of
removing the rails, is in somewhat the same situation
as a pall-bearer at the funeral Of an old friend. It was
he who operated and directed the destinies of the only
public transportation system Bismarck ever has had. He
did a good job Of it for many years and may be de-
pended upon to perform the last sad Offices for the
track he knew so we'll In creditable fashion.
With the rails out Of the way and the space once &C.
cupied by them paved, business on Fourth st. will be ex-
pedited and merchants no longer will have the annoy
ance of seeing traffic blocks near their stores because Of
the presence of the street car on a relatively narrow
street with motor cars parked on either side.
But at the same time that we recognize the value Of
this change, there is no reason why we should be content
to let matters end there. Bismarck is big enough to sup
port a more modern transportation system and should
have one.
Some day an enterprising expert in this line is going to
establish such a system to give service to residents of the
city and, at the same time, make 1t pay. When this IS
done every merchant in Bismarck will find it to his ad-
vantage.
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money, for he has handled or controlled millions It car
honestly be said that he has never demonstrated any
knowledge Of Its proper use.
To side with a so-called Wall Street baron against the
satiric If inept Townley may not be the most popular
thing, but every person who uses common sense will do So
There Is no question about the abusive practices OF
which interest on money have been the cause. That
such abuses either exist, have existed. or are believed to
exist. is demonstrated by the persistency with which bills
to regulate, reduce and control interest notes pop up in
the North Dakota and other legislatures.
On the other hand, there is even less question about its
value to business and commerce. Many North Dakotans
who now are comfortably fixed could not ha~s attained
their present position without borrowing ~money-and
any commercial loan means interest. Many a farmer has
reaped a profit from the improvements which he has
made with borrowed money.
1t would seem that Townley is attacking this problem
from the wrong side. He forgets that the man obtaining
q loan agrees to pay interest and that, if he does not so
agree, he has to do without the money. Just how the
nation would do business during the period Of his pro-
posed three-year moratorium on interest payments
doesn't interest Mr.. Townley.
He has other fish to fry.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-05-07
Welcome to Visitors to City

VALLEY City TimeS-Rec0rd)
Chief Of Police Kelly is preparing to give visitors 70
Valley City the glad hand. He has a card printed which
he hands out to these outsiders telling them they can
park within the city as long as they feel like it without
any chance Of being molested by the police. The only
restrictions that the chief has Is that visitors obey tne
ordinance in regard to parking in restricted zones ike
fire hydrants, In front Of public buildings and places
where there must be space left to operate by the IRE oe-
partment in case Of fire. -.
This is the proper spirit for Valley City to show, and 1t
is being adopted in many cities Of the state. Instead OF
driving people away from our city by stringent rules ano
regulations that are irksome and arbitrary, we want the
hand Of friendliness thrown out with the welcome sign so
big it can be felt In the air the minute people get into the
city limits. At Fargo the police department Is putting
on the same system and II any Of our people visit that
city and want to enjoy the friendly privileges all they
have to do Is to stop at the police station, get . card
from the chief and desk sergeant, and they are free TO &C
Is they will within the limits set forth regarding re-
stricted areas. -.
It Is ~courtesies Of this kind being put out by our cn1el
and authorities in this and other cities Of the state thai
send tourists out along the highways advertising the
friendliness Of North Dakota, thus recommending 1t u
others, and before long this friendliness In North Dakota
cities will be known from coast to coast and Will brlne
good returns by more vititors here and elsewhere. CHIEF
Kelly has the right idea. More power to his friendliness
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-05-07
GOMPERS' APPEAL

On May Z, 1917, Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation
of Labor, sent an appeal by cable to
the executive committee of the Coun-
Gil of W0rkmen's and Soldiers Dele
gates at Petrograd after the car. had
been overthrown.
The appeal said in part:
1.-THE gravest crisis in the worlds
history is now hanging in the balance
and the course which Russia will pur-
sue may have a determining influence
whether democracy or ~autocracy shall
prevail. . Now that Russian autoc-
racy is overthrown, neither the Amer
lean government nor the American
people apprehend that the wisdom
and experience of Russia in the COM
ing constitutional assembly will adopt
any form Of government other than
the one best suited to your needs.
1.-THE American government, the
American people, the American labor
movement, are Fundamentally with
the Russian workers, the Russian
masses, in the great effort to main
tain the freedom you have already
achieved, and to solve the grave prob
lens yet before you.
I'VE earnestly appeal to you to
make common cause with us to abol-
ish all forms Of autocracy and despot-
ism and to establish and maintain for
generations yet unborn the priceless
treasures Of justice, freedom, democ-
racy and humanity"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-05-07
Not h II Seems

The recent census disclosed, according to some folks
who have taken the trouble to look into the matter,
that the ratio Of children of Is years and less to the
total population has dropped from 80 to 81 per cent
since 1880.
From this fact the deduction is made that the size
of the average family is growing smaller and that the
nation is in danger Of seeing the number of children
reduced until, at long last. there will be nothing left
except finicky old bachelors and pernickety old maids.
All Of which is bosh and a serious misinterpretation Of
the facts. 1t should not be forgotten that the chief rea-
son for the decreased percentage of children is the in
creased percentage of adults. People live longer now thar
they used to, the average span of life having gone UP
something like 20 years in the last half century. We
wonder what the figures would have shown for 1880 if the
same rule OF longevity had prevailed then.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-05-07
OTHER AIDS TO ELIMINATION

Today is the first day of the non
starchy vegetable diet for those who
are using the Spring eliminative diet
course. The restricted diet alone is
going to produce a natural elimina-
ton of toxins from the body. but in
order to get the greatest good. and
increase the elimination as rapidly as
possible, there are several other things
which I want you to do in addition to
adhering strictly to the diet.
We know that waste products are
constantly being thrown off by var
iolS channels, some through the skin,
through the lungs, through the kid
neys and a large portion is being
converted into bile and eliminated
from the liver into the intestines. In
the sick person, the elimination from
some of these channels is imperfect,
and Is the clogging occurs the sys-
temic poisoning grows: greater.
There is no doubt that me OF the
most frequent causes of disease is an
impure blood stream. The blood
must be kept pure, as 1t carries the
food which supplies the life of all the
organs and tissues of the body, and
whenever this partial stoppage occurs
there is a dangerous poisoning of the
entire system. The only way we have
of getting rid of the accumulated
toxins Is to speed up the channels Of
elimination.
Very few people keep their skin in
such a healthy condition that their
pores can function with their full eff
ficiency. Consequently, some waste
may be retained in the tissues which
must be thrown out through other
eliminative organs, throwing an extra
burden on them.
While you are taking this elimina-
tive diet I have already advised you
to use at least two sponge OR shower
baths daily, and you should follow
this with a vigorous skin friction to
assure an active blood circulation UNI
der the skin. It would also be a good
plan for you to take sweat baths,
blanket sweats or Turkish baths while
following this eliminative course. You
could take them as often IS once a
day, Of FOR those who are weak, once
every other day. The sweat baths
should then be followed with a cool
shower to tone up the skin and bring
about a reaction after the heat treat
ment.
In taking a sweat bath n always
has the best results by taking a light
exercise first. A hot foot bath may
be used. Sit in a chair next to the
oathtub with your feet in hot water
and the rest of the body entirely
wrapped closely with a wooden blan-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-05-07
Dr.. Mccoy will gladly answer
personal question: on health and
diet addressed to him, care Of
The Tribune.
Enclose q stamped addressed
envelope for reply.

is slightly moistened with cold water
and then wrapped around the patient,
completely covering the body. The
patient is placed between wooden
blankets and covered with plenty of
other wooden blankets. The heat OF
the body should be retained in this
manner and thus produce a copious
perspiration which should continue
for about an hour, when a warm
sponge or shower bath should be tax
en- and patient placed between clean
sneets and blankets. If the sweat
Goes not start up within a very short
time after a cold sheet pack, a hot
water bottle should be placed near
the feet and back, under the outer
blankets. a.
Continue with the vegetable diet and
general instructions which were out
lined in yesterdays article and watch
for the last of. the articles on the
spring eliminative diet in Saturdays
paper. ...-
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Difficult, But Necessary
Duluth Herald)

A large bank, through it's house organ, says that the
collapse in silver prices is due to progressive demonetiza-
ton of silver and the debasement Of silver coinage. 1t
adds that an international conference to stabilize silver
will be very difficult"
Difficult, no doubt. but far more necessary than most
bankers, who are welded to the gold standard doctrine,
are willing to admit.
Doctrinaire gold standard advocates have carried their
purpose altogether too far. They did q monStrous Jolly
when they wrecked the buying power Of the Orient by
cutting in two the purchasing value Of the only money
that most Orientals know anything about. They not only
spread ruin in the Orient, but they have greatly harmed
the Occident also by damaging its market in the East.
Moreover, by trying to stretch the limited amount OF
gold far beyond its capacity to serve, they have hurt the
Occident directly as well as indirectly.
OF course 1t will be hard. with many bankers doggeoly
standing up for the gold standard, to do what needs to De
done. But what needs to be done is so obvious, and the
penalty for not doing it so plain, that no IMAGINABLE OIL
ficulty can be great enough to warrant a failure to go
about 1t.
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Two Views on Interest

Two radically different views on the subject OF inter
est paid for the use of money have been given proml-
nence in the press during the last few days.
The first was that Of the late George F. Baker, New
York capitalist, who was rated as among the richest men
in the country. The second was that Of A. G. Townley.
one-time political agitator in this state.
Bakers attitude toward interest was typified BY q story
told Of him in his youth. It seems that he observed. dur
ine a visit to his grandfathers farm, that his Uncle John
lived well but did not work. Inquiry developed the fact
that Uncle John had an income from interest money and
Young Baker decided that he. some day. would do so also
He did In . manner rivalled by few men in the history OF
the world.
Bakers view was that interest is merely a rental
charge for the use Of money. Persons desiring to use 1t
for their own benefit could obtain it on condition that
they return it intact at the end Of q given period, to-
rethsr With m additional sum as rental for Its use.
rovnIey,s idea Is that interest Is an imposition upon
the consuming world, that 1t represents money paid fos
"a value siyen or service rendered. He would suspend
ravment Of it and eventually eliminate It altogether. Be-
~ TovnIey. he talks blatantly Of unearned increment,
hloateA boudholders and similar balderdash. He pre-
..nts hie idees in such . way that. to some minimizing
re,.ons. they sound logical and attractive.
WIN the utter ignorance Of business, commerce or
~d,r.rv ura,dence which has marked all OF his financial
activities IN the past. he points to an alleged abuse and
80 offers : cure which + much worse than the dis
- 4 cannot b said that Tcwnley Is unfamiliar with
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have simply got to win!"

T didn't say anything then, put
thought that II only I could win
favor with his daughter I'd give
him the team or buy him q lew
One thing that upset me was .
hTsse Sca up Quickly SIiy' enough, Or per:
haps not quite quickly enough, but
from what I could gather he had
been sued BY some girl and settled.
I wouldn't write and ask him, and
in his infrequent letters he made no
mention Of it. If it were true I be.
lieye that his wife would take ad.
vantage of it and nick him for big
alimony, but that was only because
I didn't know the true situation
there.
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Then It was our turn to warm up.
I didn't need much OF II, pecauSG
I'd been practicing more than U
for weeks before the opening: Inat
very forenoon I had studied those
slow motion films OF my curves ano
gone away alone to practice some
more.
I had q surprise coming.
What I had learned about tne
way, or the different ways, the ball
comes down for certain curves
helped me with my stick work. In
the opening I clouted a two-bagger.
And also, in the opening. Red
Flanagan connected with my pet
Keep that up" I told him
between innings. land Merrill Will
boost your salary"
sYesh? You're tellin' my boss
And Red couldn't understand
what made me laugh.
It was q close game. Through my
own fault, a wild throw to first, we
lost that opening game BY one run.
But 1t was snappy ball for the first
OF the season. :.
II see where I win a handshake,"
Mavis said, after the game.
"Ill double the bet," I offered.
She laughed at me and shook her
head.
The next day, in Avalda, we had
better luck. Twice I famed Flanni-
gan, also Griggs, another demon hit
ter that the manager had picked
up. More than that, I got four hits
during the game.
Five to two is good playing, re-
CARELESS of the importance of the
league. Our local papers had long
articles about us, and declared that
the fans throughout the league ter
ritory would see better baseball than
ever.
On invitation, I dined with Mavis
and her father that evening at an
Avalda hotel.
Mavis was not to be out there
throughout the season, but was go
ing to Cape Cod for the summer
with an aunt. much to my diSrnay.-
"IIl be back in time for the finish
Of the season and to collect that
handshake," she told me.
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Automobile OUTPUT Increasing

Figures tabulated by the U. S. Department OF Com
nerce show that automobile production during March
was greater than in any month since last June and ex-
ceeded the preceding month by $4,000 units. Factory
sales for March totaled 276,3 units. including passenger
cars, taxicabs and trucks. The first quarter this year
showed an output SO per cent below that of the CORE
spending period of 1880, and 81 per cent under the same
quarter OF 1929. This shows to what extent the depres-
sion hit the automobile industry. A continued steady IN
crease in production is expected during the spring and
summer months.
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Would MGvis Come Back!

And as the end of the season ap.
preached another thing worried me.
would Mavis Merrill be back Tor the
final games? How about our bet?
If we won there was a kiss to COL
lect from her. I sure wanted that
kiss. J had plans about what I
would do If / won my wager and
those plans included a nice solitaire
and another proposal.
Red Flanagan was still trying to
rifle me, to start somethir when
ever possible. But I knew Red
pretty we'll by this time. For one
thing he was sore because I sported
around pretty much with quite q
swell bunch in San Guardo. and
lived at the swell hotel all the time
and had a car. Then again, there
was a sort Of rivalry dating from
the time we were school kids In
Worcester.
"say, Red" I said to him one
day, I'll stake you to a trip to
Harry's place near Washington this
winter for a few weeks and he will
coach you with the stick"
He thought I was trying to ritz
him and got sore.
II don't need any coaching-I can
hit. anything you toss," he said,
surlily.
20. K, Red" was all I could say
to that. I was sorry he still felt
that way, because I had hazy plans
ahead.
Strange how everything seemed
to hinge on whether I could con-
vince Mavis Merrill that she ought
to become Mavis Rushe.
Less than a week before the final
game, with the outcome still In
doubt, I learned that Mavis had re-
turned. We were down at Queen
Valley next day and I wouldn't get
a chance to see her much before
whichever Of us, the Avaldas or
San Guardos, that won the two out
of three, would get the sufficient
margin on percentage to win the
seasons series. It would be even
closer than in the previous season.
I had been working hard, morn
ings, all by myself at a place on
the shore, trying out some new
holds, hoping to be able to toss in a
few with a brand new twist on
them.
1t was on the morning of the day
Of u opening with The Avaldas
that I had been working out alone.
I got in my car to drive back. I
was a little late end I wanted q
shower and rundown, with a brief
rest before starting the game, I
stepped on it and made the old bus
scoot toward home. I was careless.
I admit. in my driving, and round-
ing q sharp curve I cut away over
on the wrong side Of the highway.
I was SO far over and in the mid.
die OF the curve and more than in
the middle Of the highway. that
I couldn't possibly save myself. at
my speed, when another car snot
around the curve and seemed to
leap straight for me
1t meant a big Smash-and on
Inc day OF the big game!
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injurious. Practically all fruits may
be used by the diabetic, as the fruit
sugar alone Is not sufficient to pro-
duce trouble as long as other sugar
is not used. There are very few vege-
tables which r Starchy. Potatoes
contain from IA per cent to 20 per
cent, and Hubbard squash as high as
Is per cent. The rest of the vege-
tables are only medium starchy or
non-starchy. Most of the starch
which we use comes from the cereal
foods and everything made from flour.
Baby's Diet
Question: Mrs. r. asks: How old
must a baby be before he may be Civ
en- strained vegetables"
Answer: After changing from
breast feeding the baby should be CIV
en- nothing but Holstein milk and
orange juice up to about the age of
two years, after which he should take
a little less milk and begin using the
minced, non-starchy vegetables.
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Scientific HOkum

Occasionally there is born into the world a child VINO
must run on all fours for a considerable period OF time
before he learns to walk.
The reason for this, of course, is obScured by the MS
tory of the human race. II reason there be, but sclentHe'
seem unable to take a natural phenomena at Its face
value and are constantly striving to connect a remote
cause with an immediate effect.
It is so in this case, for men connected with the Smith
sonian Institute at Washington. after studying some 400
OF these children, have announced it is a clear Indication
that man once was a four-footed animal at some time IN
the prehistoric past. They regard it as a complete refu-
tation of the claim of some other scientists that man al
ways was different from other creatures in the world IN
that he walked in an upright position from the beginning
Whether the ancestors from whom these quadrupedaI
children are said to have descended also had hoofS and
horns the men of learning and careful observation have
rot worked out or if they have they do not say SO
Eventually, however, they may get around to the point
of. telling us, quite solemnly, what was the standard
breakfast Of those times.
There is a great deal to be learned from sclence-ano
a vast amount of bunk in it also. Without attempting 10
brand the gentlemen Of the Smithsonian institute as suSh'
VIC feel it a fair assertion that a good many crimes are
committed and much hokunl spread in the name OF SCI
ence, The benefits Of scientific study and observation
are beyond question, but this cannot hide the fact that
there is a great deal of scientific charlatanism.
It seems a little far-fetched to observe that the pre-
simply because Willie chooses to gallop for a time on
hands and feet rather than in the normal manner.
It may be merely an indication that Willie VIII grow
up to be a scientist with queer ideas Of his own to foast
upon a gulnble and unsuspecting public.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Blood Test

Question: w. A. writes: 81 was
orphaned twenty-five years ago. I
believe that I have found a sister.
Could a blood. test positively confirm
the relationships"
Answer: There is no blood compar-
lson test which is absolutely accurate
for determining blood relationship,
especially after such a long period of
time. Different habits of living with
your sister and yourself may, vel a
period of years, change the character
of your blood cells.
Saccharin
Question: H. G. asks: will you
please tell me something about sac
charm as I have been advised to use
it in place Of sugar. I have also been
told to abstain from fruits, and those
vegetables which have sugar OF
starch in them. I have had diabetes
for several years."
Answer: Saccharin is often recon-
nnended to be used as a substitute for
sugar, although it has no food value
It is one of the coal tar products and
its continued use is unquestionably
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Quotations

The world has never yet failed to
return to religion after q period of
skepticism and agnosticism.-Gibert
K. Chesterton.
X 4 *
We are all combative animals, but
We must learn to use our combatiye-
ness against the things of the world
that are worth fighting against with
out fighting against each other.-The
Bishop Of Liverpool.
X X
The situation of children made un-
happy by the divorce of their parents
Is becoming aggravated through the
increasing popularity of divorce
Dean Christian Gauss of Princeton.