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Evening star., 1932-01-26
CANNON ASSAILED .
BY BOYLAN ON RUM
Representative Terms Him
"PoIltiCaI Bishop" Then
Tells of "White Mule"

Bishop James Cannon, jr, figured in
a House debate yesterday when Repre-
sentative Boylan, Democrat, Of New
York, charged that although the bishop
opposed the use of alcoholic beverages,
he has said it is all right if you take
1t as sauce or tonic"
Boylan said:
we don't think those opposed to al
cohol should favor drinking tonics,
hair oil. shoe polish. bay rum. clean
ing fluids and extracts Of ginger"
Calls Cannon Political Bishop"
When Boylan referred to political
bishop" Representative La Guardia,
Republican New York, asked whom
was meant.
James Cannon, jr.," Boylan replied
When Boylan first mentioned Bishop
Cannon's name, Representative Buch-
anan, Democrat, Texas, who had charge
Of the agriculture appropriation bill
then under consideration, objected he
was out Of order for not discussing the
bill.
Boylar then intermingled national
forests and prohibition in his remarks.
He said:
Tells of Mountain white Mule"
Some of the most delightful days of
my life were spent following trails in
the Adirondacks. Up there they had
what they called white mule. The
guides used 1t for emergencies. 1t was
SO per cent alcohol and so per cent
boiled water. If you fell on the trail
a little white mule quickly reSuscttated
you" .,
Did the bishop ever hit tie trail?'
interrupted La Guardia.
"I believe he hit the ecclesiastical
trail"
Has he followed that trail?'
"I believe he is on and off,
Representative William E. Hull, Re
publican, Illinois, asked what the
bishops politics were.
He's kind of middle Of the road
man" Boylan replied.
Evening star., 1932-01-26
DRY LAW QUIBBLING
ASSAILED BY RITCHIE
Repeats Demand for Repeal in Ad-
dress to Women in
Philadelphia.
Rr the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, January 26.-Gov
Albert C.. Ritchie of Marylsnd, candi-
date for the Democratic presidential
nomination, reiterated his advocacy OF
prohibition repeal and lower tariff in
an address yesterday and warned
against unduly criticizing the Republi-
can party.
Making it plain that he was express
ing only his personal views, the Gov
ernor told the Womens Democratic
Luncheon Club that national progress
toward temperance stopped with the
enactment OF the eighteenth amend
ment."
For so years before the eighteenth
amendment" he said, 'the States were
handling the question and making Won
derful, Stirring and magnificent strides
toward temperance"
Ritchie called upon both his own and
the Republican party to meet the prohi-
bition issue when they frame their
platforms at the June conventions.
we do not sidestep the responsible
ties of our private lives" he declared.
''Why should we quibble, straddle and
sidestep our political convictions?"
Evening star., 1932-01-26
MEXICO UNABLE TO HOLD
EDUCATION CONFERENCE
Economic Stress Given as Reason.
Plans Session in Some Other
Latin American Country.

Economic stress In Mexico has made
It impossible for Mexico to hold the
second Inter American Federation Of
Education next Summer, it was an
rounced here today following receipt OF
a communication from Mexico.
Steps already have been taken, how
ever, to hold the projected conference
in some other Latin American country
in December.
Headquarters Of the Inter-American
Federation of Education are located
here in the National Education AsSo-
citation of the United States Building
Its advisory council is composed of the
ministers Of education of all constituent
countries. It's membership includes
also National Cooperating Committees
from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile,
Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Repub-
lie, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti Hon
duras, Mexico, Panama, United States,
Uruguay and Venezuela.
Evening star., 1932-01-26
STUDENT SHOT TO DEATH
Police in Philadelphia Express Be-
lief He Committed Suicide.

PHILADELPHIA. January 26 (P).-
Vernon Mowbrey, %, of Spokane, Wash,
a sophomore at jefferson Medical
College, was found shot to death in his
room late yesterday. A pistol, from
which one shot had been fired. lay near
the body, and police expressed the be-
lief he had committed suicide.
A letter the student received last Fri
day and the fact he was behind in his
studies were advanced by authorities as
probable reasons for his act.
Evening star., 1932-01-26

Switzerland, located as she is, sur
rounded by three great nations, has
been compelled to adopt three official
language Italian and Ger
man To this list has now been added
a fourth, known as "Retoromachen."
which is regarded as the only native
lanplIRpe of the country
Evening star., 1932-01-26

Blankets nice enough to cuddle the
sristocracy of the world-but priced
even.as.you.and.I like them! So
soft and finely textured, bound with
wide sateen; block plaids in lovely
rose, blue, gold, hello, Green, red and
black.
BEDWEAH--rHIRD FLOOR.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-15
SOCIETY NEWS
Plan Christmas Party
For Small Children

Plans were completed for q Christ
mas party for children Of the kinder
garten and nursery department of the
Presbyterian church school and their
mothers at meeting Of the Presby-
terrain Mothers club Wednesday eve
ming at the home Of Mrs. F. ]. Baven-
dick, 100 Third st. Mrs. Bavendick
and Mrs. Frank p. Aughnay were hos
tesseS.
The party will be held at 3 o'clock
Thursday afternoon, Dec. "a, in the
kindergarten room at the church.
Teachers Of this department viii d.
rect a Christmas program, while the
mothers will be in charge Of the So
cial hour following and will serve re-
freshments.
At the meeting Wednesday evening
Mrs. S. r. Mote read q paper on
Teaching Our Children Proper Social
Attitudes" Mrs. Roy d. Mcleod
played two piano numbers, "shep-
herds Hey" Granger, and Twilight, y
Friml. Sunday school songs were sung
by Mary Jean and Dolores Bavendick,
with Mrs. Bavendick at the piano.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-15

Credenza Orthophone Vic
tr0la with records, cheap
Service Drug.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-15
WOmen's Club News

The Current Events club tcld its
annual Christmas party Wednesday
afternoon following q business meet
ing and program at the home of Mrs.
George F. shafer, 800 Avenue b, with
Mrs. Shafer and Mrs. Nellie Evarts
as hostesses. Gifts and toys suitable
for youngsters were exchanged, each
article being accompanied by an
original and humorous verse. The
toys will be donated to the "Open
Your Heart" campaign. Mrs. F. M.
Davis read a paper on Chinese
Schools and Education" and Mrs. F..
H. Waldo spoke on THE Literature
of China" illustrating her talk with
many Chinese poems.
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Biographies Of three men in power
during the Russian revolution were
read at q meeting Of the Wednes-
day Study club at the home of Mrs.
N. o. Churchill, GLIB Mandan st.,
Wednesday afternoon. Topics were
Lenin, Trotzky and Stain, given by
Mrs. ]. K. Blunt, Mrs. Kelley Simon
son and MRS. Burt Finney. respec-
lively.
Miss Laura B. Sanderson spoke on
Chicago. the Worlds Greatest City,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-15
Junior Auxiliary
To Give Program

The Junior American Legion Aux
liary will be in charge Of q Christmas
entertainment for members Of the
Auxiliary unit at 8 o'clock Friday eve
ming in the Auxiliary room at the
World War Memorial building.
A Christmas play, directed by Miss
Ruth Cordner, Junior Auxiliary spon-
sor, in which all Of the Junior men,
bers will take part, will feature the
program. Christmas carols will be
sung by members of the Auxiliary
Choral society and there will be piano
solos by Kathleen Spohn and Ruth
Bowers and colin numbers by Shir-
ley Skunk.
Each auxiliary member is asked to
bring to the meeting q Christmas
greeting card, ready for mailing and
bearing the inscription. "From Your
American Legion Auxiliary" accord
ing to Mrs. G. w. Leifur, chairman Of
the rehabilitation committee, which
Is in charge of the meeting.
+ y y
Miss Elsie Nelson, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Nelson, 922 Eighth st.,
has returned to Bismarck from Cali
fornia, where she has spent the last
two months with friends. She visited
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-15
Walton League Will
Offer Essay Prizes

Members of the Burleigh county
chapter of the Izaak Walton League
decided at a meeting Wednesday
night in the Grand Pacific Hotel to
sponsor an essay contest for Burleigh
county school children. Prizes of $40
and IS will be offered for the best
essays on Water Conservation" De-
tails will be announced later.
Members Of a legislative committee
to suggest changes in the game laws
were E. E. La France, chairman; Fred
Peterson, S. w. Corwin, Phil Meyer,
]. w. Guthrie, George Hektner and
F. w. Murphy.
The group went on record as op-
posing any suggestion for the diver
sion of money obtained from the sale
of game. fish and trapping licenses
to the state general fund.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-15

st. Louis, Dec. l5.-(R>-While
beer proponents are testifying at
hearings In washington on the
beer bill, Col" Abe Slupsky, 10
year-old philosopher, signs.
why don't they ask somebody
who knows his beer, to testify?"
the colonel" asks. II could tell
'em about it,
And he opened q frayed scrap
book to show some newspaper
clippings describing his demon
stration Of qualities Of the robust
st. Louis beer Of 1899. Early in
that year Slupsky drank 20 pints
of beer a day for 80 consecutive
days. The feat was attested by
downtown barkeepers, who
watched him drink, and was
checked daily by newspaper re-
porters.
In those days the percentage Of
alcohol in beer was not much
discussed, but Slupsky is sure it
was more than four per cent.
Anything less than four per
cent isn't beer" asserts Col"
Slupsky. Il could drink those 20
pints day because knew how
to drink beer. I didn't gulp it
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-15

at Los Angeles. Hollywood and Pasa-
dena.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Broecker, Mason
apartments, plan to leave Sunday for
Grand Forks and Fergus Falls, Mimi,
where they will spend the holiday
season with relatives.
= = =
Mrs. Obert Olson, 5l4 West Thay-
er avenue, left Thursday noon for
Grand Forks to be with her daugh-
tor, Miss Auverne, who underwent
an operation for appendicitis at q
Grand Forks hospital Thur S d ~
morning. Miss Olson is a student
at the University of North Dakota.
Mrs. J. w. McGuiness, 1907 Fifth
st., was hostess at a Christmas party
for members of her bridge club Tues
day evening. Bridge was played at
two tables, with Mrs. Frank J. Smith
receiving the score prize. Later gifts
were exchanged about a lighted
Christmas tree. Tall red candles and
holiday appointments were used for
the table when a supper was served
after the games. Mrs. A. G. Brainerd
assisted the hostess.
X X Y
Gifts were exchanged at Christ
mas party given Wednesday after
noon by Mrs. o. F. Bleckert, 8o2 Sec
ond st., for members of her bridge
club. Holly wreaths, greenery and
red candles were used In decorating
the rooms, and table appointments
were In red and green. Bridge was
played at two tables, with the score
prizes going to Mrs. H. F. Tledman,
Mrs. George Munger and Mrs. F.. A.
Doll.
Twelve friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. C..
G. Larsen, 500 West Thayer avenue,
assembled at their home Wednesday
evening for a novel depression" par
ty ON the occasion of Mr.. Larsen's
birthday anniversary. The party was
planned as a surprise and guests
came In costumes suited to the de-
preston theme. Following an hour
spent with contests and games,
bridge was played. Score prizes were
awarded to Mrs. G. H. Mergens, Mrs.
]. G. Spare, DR.. r. w. Henderson and
M. T. Ulteig. A large birthday cake
centered the table when supper
was served. Mr.. Larsen was present.
ed with a gift.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-15
Christmas Musical
Planned at School

Mrs. Hermann scheffer. voice
teacher at the U. 8. Indian school,
will direct Christmas musical pro-
gram to be presented at Z o'clock
Sunday evening, Dec. l8, at the In
dian school. Similar assembly pro-
grams are arranged by Mrs. Scheffer
for the third Sunday Of each month.
: Singing Of Christmas carols by the
glee club will open the program. Num-
bers to be. given are silent Night"
Noel" 1T Came Upon. a Midnight
Clear" and Infant Jesus" by Yon,
with Eleanor Partain and Marian
Whitman as soloists.
Miss Florence Fritch. pianist, will
play, "Etude in E flat" Chopin, and
,"Troika." Tschaikowsky. Following
will be an ensemble song, Jolly San
to Claus" by the little girls glee club
Miss Marian sandin will sing Maids
of Cadiz.' Delibes, and La Colon
drina," Serradell, with Joy to the
World" by the glee club, as the con-
GLIDING number.
Accompaniment for the ensemble
singing will be played by Mrs. s. r.
Mote.
\ \ \
Mrs. B. G. Cross, 600a Avenue D,
will leave this evening for Seattle,
WASH, to spend the holiday season
with relatives.
Miss Lydia Bertsch, 602 Sixth St.,
entertained members of her bridge
club Wednesday evening. Contract
was played at two tables and Miss
Audrey Flow held high score. A red
and green motif was carried out in
the table appointments.
\ \ i
Miss Maret Agre, who will be a
bride next month, has been compli-
mented at two social affairs given
recently by friends in Mandan. Tues
day evening Miss Agre shared hon
ors with Mrs. Albert Larson at a
dinner party given by Mrs. Charles
Rowe and Mrs. Ed McCadams at the
Rowe home for 20 guests. Miss Agre
also was guest of honor at a social
meeting Of the Olive Branch society
of the Mandan First Lutheran
church Monday evening at the home
of Mrs. McCadams. Games were the
pastime. Miss Agre was showered
with gifts at both parties.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-15
SINGERS
TO GIVE CONCERT
Will Present Annual Rendition
Of HandeI's messiah"
Sunday Evening

Christmas festivities at Trinity
Lutheran church will begin Sunday
night when the church choir will sing
Handels oratorio, 1.-THE Messiah"
Five soloists will sing the arias and
recitatives, supported by choir of
80 voices and two accompanies.
Seven choruses, including the ia
miliar "Hallelujah Chorus" will be
rendered, while the air for soprano,
Rejoice Greatly, o Daughter of
Zion," will be sung for the first time
at the annual performance of the
oratorio here.
Mrs. liver Acker will sing the So
prano and Miss Grace Livdahl the
alto arias and recitatives while John
Julian Of Valley City state teachers
college will sing two tenor solos,
Comfort We" and Every Valley"
Myron Anderson and Lorenzo Belk
will carry the baritone and bass
solos. The organ and piano accom-
paniments will be played by Mrs
Opie S. Rindahl and Miss Helen
House, with Mrs. Rindahl directing
the choir from the piano.
ThlS years interpretations OF The
Messiah" will mark the third annual
rendition of the oratorio by the Trim
ity Lutheran choir.
Besides the soloists, members OF
the choir who will sing in the con-
cert are: Sopranos-Mrs. T. G.. Pho.
masen, Mrs. o. C. Ellingson, Mrs. O
E. Johnson, Mrs. A. B. Lueck, Mrs
j. A. Hyland, Mrs. Oscar Oleson, Miss
Hilda Doe, Miss Ruby Gilbertson
Miss Harriet Lane and Miss Rita
Murphy; altos-Mrs. F.. S. Lunde
Miss Clara from, Miss Mildred Hoff
Miss Dagny Aslakson and Miss Ma.
thilda Welo; tenors-O. E. johnson
o. G. Ellingson, Arnold Amundson
Carol Olson and Rev. Opie S. Rim
dahl: basses-A. N. Ellingson, E. N
Hedahl, A. B. Lueck, Russell A
Young and F. S. Lunde.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-15

at meeting Of the Fortnightly club
wednesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. G. F. Mudgett, SIS Mandan st.
She reviewed its history and men,
toned its school and park system
and the Exposition Of Progress which
will open there next year. Her talk
was followed by discussion of edu-
cational institutions in the United
States, in which the entire club join
ed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-15
Meetings of Clubs,
Fraternal Groups

All members of the Bismarck Com
munity Council are requested to be
present for q meeting Of the organi-
zation at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon
in the Auxiliary room OF the World
War Memorial building. D. E. Ship
ley, Of the Good Fellows" commit
tee, will be the speaker.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-15
DICTIONARIES

Come to district dinner at
G.. P. Hotel Friday night, $3.50
o'clock sharp. Dine with state
Legion officials. Dinner pre-
cedes district meeting. IS cents
per plate.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-15

You haven't seen anything
until you've seen the worlds
most compact Power Radio,
''The Cadet" Service Drug.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-15
Recalls Month 3 Years Ago When
He Drank 70 Pints Of Beer Daily

from small glasses; I sat down
and slipped it from big lemonade
glasses, eating a few salt pretzels.
I was overweight at the end Of
80 days, but felt fine"
Evening star., 1932-01-17

his fists upon the ground in imitation
of that sound.
Later, when the sun had set and the
camera had left it's commanding position,
Mountain Chief continued his story
telling He drew a sign-picture of his
participation in a battle against 161
Crees of whom he killed. He downed
his enemies, he told the council, by at
taching his spear to long stick.
Several other stories were recorded by
the camera and will be recreated when
the film is exhibited. But narratives did
not monopolize the time of the council.
Conversations were conducted to prove
the complete ability with which repre-
sentatives of each of the IA tribes un-
derstood the common language.
Gen. Scott took leading part in these
informal conversations and gave general
direction to the manual gyrations which
formed them.
Evening star., 1932-01-17

tain Chief was able to tell his story. And
he did tell it.
His topic was the hunting of the buff
falo as it was practiced in those far dis
tant days of his youth, when the shouts
of the chase were among the happiest
sounds made by men.
Mountain Chief became almost as in
tenSive in the telling of his story as he
was in the Cos and 70s, when he went
great distances in pursuit of big game.
The limits of his intensity were chal-
lenged when he reached the point in his
narrative requiring description of the
sounds made by the buffalo in flight.
There was fine frenzy in the old chief
as he stopped his aged body and beat
Evening star., 1932-01-17

After the council disbanded the gen.
eral came to Washington to speak into
the sound-recording apparatus in the
Department of Agriculture studio, so the
film showing the meeting might be pro-
vided with his audible explanations of
the proceedings While at the National
Capital he also began compilations of
the film dictionary" which he now Is
going to advance toward completion.
The section of the dictionary sched-
uled for early completion and exhibition
will present approximately $50 signs and
their meanings. When the task is fin
ished more than 1900 signs will be in
cluded.
Evening star., 1932-01-17

that the Indian sign language offers all
the equipment necessary for expression
of any human emotion. To that need
only be added the declaration, coming
from the same source, that the language
has been expanded during recent years
to provide signs for most of the gearings
and contrivances of white men.
The very lengths to which Is mep of
wide experience went in their discussions
during the council stand as evidence that
gives rout to any impression of made
quacy.
COME of the more protracted stories
were photographed outside the tepee.
Among these was the tale told by Noun
tain Chief, an imposing character more
than 30 years old. Though almost blind
and thus unable to know at first hand
what his fellows said in silence, Noun
The Washington times., 1932-01-11
TOP WRESTLERS
STUD CARD

Though Leo Pinetzki. the levia-
than of wrestlers, will be the
magnet for local fans at the
Washington Auditorium Thurs
day night. others on the card will
also receive notice. It's difficult
to assemble a more varied collec-
ton than Ray Steele, Herby Free
man, Sander Szabo. Rudy DuSek,
Cy Williams. Don De Laun, Jim
Corrigan and Bennie GinSberg.
There is every assurance that a
near-capacity throng will be on
hand for most every wrestling fan
here wants to 'fasten his or her
eyes on the big fellow, Pinetzki,
who will grapple Don De Laun,
the Canadian. The latter will
look like Singer midget in COM
parison to the. gigantic Polish
mailman.
Ray Steele, whom some say is
the uncrowned wrestling cham
pion, is returning to the Audi
torium after many weeks of alb
sence. He will battle Herby Free
man in the co-feature. The other
headline attraction involves San
dor Szabo and Jim Corrigan, who
showed class though losing to
Rudy DuSek last Thursday. Dusek
is also on the program, billed
with Cy Williams. DOC" Wilson
scuffles with Bennie Ginsberg,
the tough Chicagoan, in the open
ing number at $3.50 p. m.
The Washington times., 1932-01-11

The place Of Virginia in the
center of these historical athletic
friendships and natural riv-
alries has ever remained unques-
toned by those who have relied
on history.
The institutions of Virginia
which were more or less involved
in the creation and competitions
of historical rivalries, or which
in one manner or another az
fected those rivalrieS, included
William and Mary, Hampden-
Sydney, Washington and Lee,
Virginia, Randolph-Macon, Rich
mOnd College, Emory and Henry,
Virginia Military Institute. Vir.
ginia Polytech and Roanoke.
The history of william and
Mary is too generally known to
require retelling here.
OLDEST Methodist School
Hampden-Sydney grew out Of
Prince Edward Academy. which
WAS UpC4lCu W OGuNCAACo AAA O1AAN-
ary Of 1776. The name was
changed to Hampden-Sydney in
l777. James Madison and Pat
rick Henry were among the
trustees.
Randolph-Macon is the oldest
Methodist college in the United
States. The idea Of Randolph
Macon originated in 1928. A
charter was granted by the Vir.
ginia Legislature during the seS-
sion of 1829-3O. It was opened
to students in October of 1882.
Emory ond Henry was named
after Bishop Henry representing
the church, and Patrick Henry
representing the State). The
idea of this school was first
known in 1888. 1t was a school
with a manual-labor idea behind
it. 1t was opened to students
in April of 1898.
Historical OutgrOth
Roanoke College was the his
torical outgrowth Of a private
The Washington times., 1932-01-11
SACKS REPLIES
To JOHNSTON

CHICAGO. Jan. 11-Leonard
Sachs, manager of Jack Demp-
sey, retorted to the statement of
Jimmy Johnston, Madison Square
Garden matchmaker, informing
the former champion what he
must do to get fight with Max
Schmeling in June. Says Sachs:
II will sign Dempsey to
fight where, when and with
whom 1 want. l have offers
tucked away from reliable peO-
pie who are prepared to lay
it on the line, and Jacks end
alone would be in excess of
the entire gate Of the Schme.
ling -Stribling contest in Cleve-
land"
Johnston a SSert d Dempsey
must meet Johnny Risko or Tom
Heeney in the Garden in April
to show he has sufficient power
to meet Schmeling.
Dempsey isn't interested in
what some promoter wants or
thinks" continued Sachs, ''but
what the public wants. They
are the ones he has endeavOred
to satisfy"
The Washington times., 1932-01-11
Equally Binding,

Then as now, we could not
understand how magnateS can
expect players to do their best
under uncertain salary arrange.
ments. 1t seems to us a con.
tract, to be equally binding
should specify exactly what a
player must do in order to get
an additional amount of money
as well as state what that addl'
tional amouFI- shall be.
Neither Of these elements
characterize, the ST., Louis Of.
fer to Wilson, nor did they the
Washington proffer to GoSlfn-
A player has just as much
moral right to demand a big
salary and tell the clubs to
leave it to him to attend to
the fielding and batting or
pitching. as a club has to ask
o player to accept a minimum
contract and leave it to the
club to pay hina more than
stipulated if results warrant it.
That's haphazard business,
or rather no business at all.
and it wouldn't go in any other
industry in the woEld except
baseball.