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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-27
The Rockefeller Straw

r 1t begins to appear as though the
recent declaration Of John D. Rookie
= teller, Jr., against the prohibition
: amendment may have been the straw
cI which broke the dry camel's back.
II Judging from the actions of poll
~ ticians and Of other individuals i'm
Ii lnediately following Rockefellers let
le ter to President Butler of Columbia
university, it loosed flood of anti
ie prohibition statements from persons
1t who heretofore have been regarded as
se friendly to the dry cause. One result
II y. has been to emphasize the peculiar
Il, moral leadership which the Rockefel-
1t lars exercise in certain phases of the
a American scene.
=. 1t was John D. Rockefeller, Jr., it
, will be remembered, who first made
Il morals a private issue in American
e. big business. 1t was he who unseated
=, Col. Jim Stewart as head of the
TX STANDARD Oil company of Indiana
after the Continental Trading COM
pany expose, after battle of proxies
, which will long be remembered. His
reason for doing so, it will be remem-
bered, was Col. Stewards connection
with that unsavory mess as disclosed
by senate committee.
The leadership of the Rockefellers
;. in the dry cause has long been BY
word. So much so that, at various
times, the family has been charged
with contributing millions to the ex-
chequer of the Anti-Saloon League.
AS SO often is the case the charges
were false, but the fact that they were
{ made is significant.
II The reason for the Rockefeller lead
y ership among sincere drys, and par
Il ticularly among dry businessmen, may
!. be found in the following paragraph
of his letter to President Butler: Il
a was born a teetotaler; all my life I
have been a teetotaler on principle
= Neither my father nor his father have
S ever tasted drop of Intoxicating Ii
u quor, nor have I. My mother and her
mother were among the dauntless
) women of their day who, hating the
horrors of drunkenness, were often
found with bands of women of like
mind praying on their knees in the
: saloons in their ardent desire to save
men from the evils that so commonly
.sprang from those sources of iniquity."
The reference to his own habits
{ cannot be successfully challenged, for
the Rockefellers have long been known
las folk who practice what they
preach. The really significant refer
tence, however, is that regarding his
another and grandmother. When a
man with a heritage like that comes
to the conclusion that prohibition has
been failure and should be abol-
tshed, he is likely to speak up and say
so. That is what Rockefeller did.
: Is it any wonder that his example
inspired other men of like mind but
Ipf less moral courage and with less
rigid personal code, to follow his lead?
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-27
Speed and Tires

In these days of economy many mo-
florists will be interested in the OBJ
servations Of leading scientist re-
garding the effect of speed on their
pccketbooks. Nearly any car now on the
market is capable OF doing 70 or more
miles an hour and so miles an hour
now is common touring speed, re-
gardless Of what the state laws say
about speed limits.
The average horsepower Of - popu-
lar automobiles has increased 80 per
cent in the last five years. The aver
age weight has increased Is per cent
and the size Of the wheels has de-
creased 20 per cent. The result is
more wear on tires by reason of more
weight and faster wheel revolutions.
Add to this the burden imposed by
higher speed and we have some con-
Ccption Of the problem which the tire
makers have solved in keeping abreast
of the times. The fact that the mod
ern tire is rated by experts as 70 per
Icent better In performance than the
|kire Of five years ago gives cause for
zeal wonder.
Good roads and their inducement
ITO speed have the effect Of reducing
1.-THE life Of q tire, contrary to the gem
Eeral impression. The answer to this
etceming paradox lies In the higher
INelocity Of the average automobile. A
Ipire which delivers 100 per cent per-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-27
A SPUR to the Home Folks

The management Of the state fair
at Fargo has arrived at method of
stimulating interest in the livestock
exhibits at the annual exposition In
the Gate City. 1t consists of an offer
to pay Is per cent additional prize
to winners of horse, cattle, swine and
sheep prizes, If they come from North
Dakota, the northern tier of counties
in South Dakota or the western tier
Of counties in Minnesota.
The object is to bring in more ex-
hibits from these districts and to en-
courage stockgrowers to improve the
quality of their product so they may
share in the additional prize money.
1t will be interesting to watch how
the proposition works out. The fair
directors deserve credit for attempt
ing to give the local men the best Of
the deal.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-27
The Call of the Wild

The call of the wild is supposed to
be an ever-potent thing as far as
forest animals are conquered; but
apparently wild creatures can become
so fond of captivity that they don't
like freedom when they get it.
New York's state conservation de-
partment year ago brought q herd
of elk to a corral in the De Bar
mountain game refuge, planning to
feed and develop the herd, turn it
loose and thus restore the wild herds
that once roamed over the state.
The other day the animals, having
waxed robust in the corral, were
given their freedom. A few wan
Gered off into the woods-but most
Of them. after sauntering about aim
lessly for an hour or SO, came back to
the corral! The call of the wild,
evidently, is not as alluring as the
prospect of good bedding and three
square meals a day in a man-made
habitat.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-27
SAVED WHO?

Columbus, O.-Thomas Mathews
was walking along the banks Of the
Scioto river when he heard cries. He
looked and saw small girl founder
ing in water over her head. Mathews
dived into the water and rescued her.
Looking out again, he found a small
boy submerged about Is inches below
the water. Again he dived in and
rescued the child. After it was all
over he found that he hadn't even
stopped to find out the names Of the
children.
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dinner was far from ready. Cherry,
flushed and nervous, hustled about.
She put the peas on to cook, in a
pan almost filled with water, dump.
ing in cup of salt. The steak went
on next. She did not know that
the skillet should be smoking hot
and creased with fat before the
meat went in.
In a furry Of anxiety she left
the kitchen and began to set the
table. There was no table cloth.
The dishes had to 60 on the bare
table top and this was a disappoint-
ment to Cherry who had visioned a
table with flawless linen, simmer.
ing crystal and silver-the sort Of
dinner table to which she had al.
ways sat down in her own home.
There should have been candles
glowing softly and bowl of
flowers.
The odor of burning beef steak
suddenly recalled her to the kitchen.
Oh. dear, something was wrong!
SHE caught the iron skillet han.
die to take it from the fame,
then cried out in agony. Her whole
hand was scorched. The pain was
terrific and tears filled her eyes so
that she could scarcely see. Some
thing must be done about the meat!
| 1t was burning and the smoke and
fumes became worse every moment.
Cherry did the only thing she could
think Of. Cropping, half-blinded.
she drew a cup of water from the
tap and poured 1t into the skillet.
There was an enormous suffering
sound and clouds of steam.
The girl turned on the water tap
and held her injured hand under It.
How good the cold water felt! The
minute she took her hand away the
singing began again.
An unfamiliar sizzling sound
caused her to turn back to the
stove. The water covering tho peas
had boiled up and was dripping
over one side of the pan.
Cherry choked back an exclama.
ton and pushed the pan from the
blaze. That would not do, though.
The peas would never cook unless
they were over the fire. Perhaps
they were done. She fished out one
and tasted 1t. Horrible!
Cautiously Cherry dipped of
some of the liquid, placed the dish
over the blaze and turned it lower.
Her burned hand was still painful
but she could not spend more time
holding it under the water.
Who would have imagined that
cooking could be so difficult! Every.
thing was wrong and everything
was to be done at once. She had
not even started with the celery.
There We're the Strawberries to be
washed and hulled. The rolls-hor-
rors. what had she done with them?
Moaning involuntarily because
her hand was so painful, Cherry be.
gan searching for the rolls. It was
no use.. She must have forgotten
to buy them.
Forgetful Of steam and smoke
and the mingled doors Of burned
beefsteak and vegetables, Cherry
sank into . chair. The rolls-the
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i. WQ!R:!LLlo WARN
ANNIVERSARY
&X&'ofG2E,
LENERT'S CAPTURE

On June q, 1918, the story of the
heroism of Private Frank P. Lenert,
German-American soldier from Chi
cago, was made public.
Lenert had been surrounded by 80
Germans while a small American
force was staging an attack. His cap
tors showed interest in knowing how
many Americans were in the attack
ing party. They knew that an Amer
lean barrage behind them had cut off
their retreat
Lenert informed them that eight
regiments were in the attack and that
they were following him. The Ger
mans, seeing huge force in front
of them, and the American barrage
behind, decided to surrender without
fighting. They agreed that Lenert
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-27

pockets, and looked about. Its
homelike," he said. II believe
you've actually begun to make this
room look like yourself. Yes. it's
very attractive"
He swung about. facing the girl.
"You have personality" Pearson
said. did you know that? OF
course you're beautiful but it's per.
sonality that makes you different
from everyone else. That's why /
like you. Few people have it, you
know. They're like SO many dry
sticks or stones. You're real-your-
self. And you're lovely and excit.
ing and-well, I hope we're going
to be friends"
Cherry said, "Why, of course.
Dan thinks so much Of you. He'll
want you to come to see US often"
"And you and I will be friends?"
The girls cheeks were tinged
with pink. II hope So" she said.
A LMOST Immediately, rather abb
ruptly Pearson departed. Cherry
was a little puzzled by his manner.
He really did seem rather unusual.
But he had been friendly and she
never could have managed all
those packages alone.
There was no time to think more
about Max Pearson. Cherry put
away her coat and hat and set to
work preparing dinner. She got
out the cook book and hunted for
instructions for cooking beefsteak.
When she had found the place she
propped the book open. then de.
cided it was a little early to put the
steak on the fire. She unwrapped
the other packages. They seemed
to fill every available bit Of space
in tho kitchen.
She had bought fresh peas be-
cause the grocer had suggested
!, them. They were in huge sack
two pounds. Cherry dumped the
peas on a newspaper because there
was no pan large enough to hold
them. Armed with a pairing knife
she sat down to remove the pods.
She did this laboriously, cutting of
the ends Of each pod and removing
the peas one by one.
The sunlight had disappeared by
the time she had finished and long
shadows darkened the room. Cherry
Strengthened her shoulders. Oh.
how they ached! Her feet were
smarting. All day she had been
wearing the only sort Of shoes she
owned-tiny. thin soled kid pumps
with Louis XVI heels. They were
not the sort Of shoes to wear tramp
Ing up and down stairs and work.
ing about q kitchen.
She turned back to the cook book
to find out how to prepare the 20.
tates. There were a dozen recipes
potatoes julienne. potatoes au
gratin. potato souffle. Cherry read
them all and decided the easiest
way would be to bake them. She
tried to light the oven and wasted
half a dozen matches before she
succeeded. The potatoes looked
rather grimy. Cherry scrubbed
them, thrust them into the oven
and shut tho door.
It was almost s o'clock and Oar
would be there any time now. Thu
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loae thing they might have eaten
without cooking-were not there.
InAN was comforting when he ar
- rived and viewed the ruined
supper. He made Cherry sit in a
big chair with her hand wrapped
in an oiled bandage. Then he made
a trip to the neighborhood delica.
lessen and returned with rolls and
some packages Of breakfast food.
Dan was persistantly cheerful and
finally won Cherry from her dark
mood.
"Of course you can't learn it all
in one night" he told her. "No.
body could. You're going to be ono
of the best cooks in Wellington one
OF these days. And right now you're
the prettiest!"
"But I'm no cook at all. spoiled
everything bought and it cost such
a lot! Oh. Dan, I'm not the right
wife for you at all. I don't know
how to do anything"
He answered convincingly and
shortly. They finally ate a meal
consisting Of bowls Of breakfast
food heaped with strawberries and
covered with cream, celery, cups of
steaming strong coffee and cheese.
Afterward they washed the dishes
and put them away. It was too late
and they were too tired to plan
anything else for the evening.
Cherry did not even remember to
tell Dan about her meeting with
Max Pearson.
The week that followed was the
busiest, the most exhausting and
the most disappointing Cherry
Phillips had ever known. She had
much to learn and to unlearn. She
found that trying to prepare the
sort of meals she would have or.
dered in a hotel dining room was q
mistake. Simple food and simple
recipes were best with the limited
: facilities Of the tiny kitchen.
There were mornings when the
milk was sour for breakfast be.
cause Cherry had forgotten to order
ice. There were evenings when the
chops were like rubber. the pota.
toes underdone and the dessert
hopeless.
A bright spot in the week was
the visit Sarah O'Fallon paid the
apartment. For one thing, Sarah
insisted on taking of her coat and
stirring up batch Of mullins. She.
showed Cherry exactly how to do
It. Sarah had practical suggestions
galore and all Of them proved help.
full.
Cherry's housekeeping improved.
They had been in the apartment 10
days when Dan suggested casually.
Mind II ask Max to come out to-
morrow EVENING""
Cherry said, "Of course not. Ask
him for dinner"
It was Max who. called next day
to say the invitation had been
eagerly accepted. It was q rainy,
dismal morning. Cherry, looking
out the window, was pleased at the
prospect Of spending tho evening
at home. She was pleased at the
thought OF seeing Pearson again.
She did not dream that 50 long
as she lived she was never to for.
get that night.
| Ito Be Continued)
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What, Actually Tongue.Tietl?

About a week after my 5-months-
old baby was born my mother said
he was tongue-tied. I did not worry
much, as I thought the doctor would
have told me and fixed it when the
baby was a wee baby. But recently
the doctor told me 1t was true but
would probably correct itself as he
grew .-(MrS. M. A. j.
Answer-In q fairly large expert
ence both in private practice and in
maternity hospitals I have never seen
an actual instance Of tongue-tie. Per-
haps that is because I never hit it off
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-27

Torrance at 80 miles an hour is re-
duced to IS per cent at so miles. to
So per cent at IS miles and to IS per
cent at 70 miles. The calculations are
based on a normal temperature of 70
degrees.
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should have the honor Of accepting
the surrender.
The American lined them all up,
made them throw away their rifles,
and marched them back to the Amer
lean lines.
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Editorial Comment

Editorials printed below show the
trend of thought by other editors.
they are published without regard
10 whether they agree or disagree
with The Tribune's policies.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-27

The Great Pyramid Of Cheops is
built Of about 100000 stone blocks
Of which each Is about three feet
high with IN average weight Of two
and one-haH tonss
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-27
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY William Brady, M. ..

Signed letters health
diagnosis treatment will be answered a
addressed envelope enclosed Letters
ink No reply be made
Address DR.. William Brady, in this newspaper.
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all babies it.has nothing whatever to
do with lisping, or with any other
speech defect.
Copyright, John F. Ollie Co..
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-27
BEGIN HERE TODAY

CHERRY DIXON. 10 aud pretty,
falls In love with DAN PHILLIPS,
newspaper reporter whom her
wealthy, aristOcratfc parents have
forbidden her to see. When Cherry
learns Dams telephone messages
have been kept from her she steals
out Of the house to meet him. Her
father discovers this and threat.
ems to send her to California.
Cherry defles him and he orders
her to leave.
She goes to Dan. tells him what
has happened md asks him to
marry her. The ceremony In per-
formed that night By u Justice Of
peace.
Cherry looks for nm apartment
hut IL discouraged to flnd them 10
expensive. Dan works late one
night ON a tip that TONY TOS-
CALI. ganglnnd chief, In com.
ing to wellington. Cherry uncon-
sci0us1y gives this news tin to 4
reporter ON tho rival newspaper.
The other paper gets the story
apA Dams boss threatens. zone
more slip and you're fred"
DIXIE SHANNON, movie critic,
helps Cherry ind nm inexpensive
apartment. Dan and Cherry move
from the hotel. Cherry, loaded
with groceries on her flrst mar
keting expedition. meets MAX
PEARSON. handsome friend Of
Dams.
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NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XVIII

AACAsASA ACs col oOA AclItV0 ucI
of the heavy packages. She
stepped into the roadster, settling
herself with a sigh. "This is awfully
kind Of you," she said.
Her shoulders ached painfully
and she was beginning to realize
how tired she was.
mot at all! Not at all. What in
the world have you been doing?
Buying out grocery store?"
She told him about the apart.
ment. ''We're going to have our
first dinner there tonight. It will
be the first meal I've ever cooked.
I'm only beginning to learn about
housework-"
Pearson said he was sure the din.
ner would be q success. Suddenly
with . rush Of confidence Cherry
found herself telling him all about
her trials Of the morning. Max
Pearson wasn't hard to talk to or
frightening though he had read
all those books and knew 80 much.
He seemed really interested In the
things she was saying.
That's where we're living" She
pointed out the building few doors
ahead. There ON the right. You
must come to see us soon. II I
weren't such an amateur at cooking
I'd ask you to dinner"
That's a promise I'm going to
hold you to. I'd like very much
to come"
Pearson's dark eyes flashed in a
smile. Cherry thought he seemed
utterly sincere and was touched.
She was grateful a moment later
when he insisted on carrying the
packages up the stairs for her.
The second floor hallway was
dark. Cherry found the latch,
turned her key In it and the door
opened.
'The place is a sight," she apollo.
gized. II haven't had time to half
finish and things are thrown every
way"
Pearson slowed the sacks Of gro.
ceries on chair. He stood In the
middle Of the room. hands In hil
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4 STOOGE'S STORY
One early morning at the premiere
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-20
Many Hawks Beneficial

The saying, the only good hawk
is dead hawk" has been proven
false by modern biological studies
Some hawks, of course, prey at
times on poultry and valuable game
birds. Many, however, live mainly on
rodents, insects and other destruc-
tive forms of wild life.
1t is not easy to distinguish be-
tween the harmful and harmless
species of hawks, that in itself be-
ing good reason for erring, if at all,
on the side of protection. In general,
say biologists of the United States
Department of Agriculture, harmless
hawks have broad wings and wide,
fan-shaped tails. and the harmful
ones have relatively long tails and
rounded wings. Study of the appear
ance and habits of the hawks in any
section should enable farmers and
sportsmen to tell which are likely to
visit the chicken yard and which
will confine themselves largely to
feeding on injurious animals.
WantOn destruction of all hawks
because a few members of the fam
lily have earned a bad reputation re-
moves a valuable natural check on
injurious pests.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-20
SLIPPING BILLBOARD

Motor from Baltimore to Wash
ington, or vice versa, and the chan
ces are you follow Federal Highway
No. l. Tourists along this popular
route in 1892 will encounter about
twenty per cent fewer signbOard
eyesores than were visible year
ago. If this improvement may be
overlooked by the casual driver, it
is progress, none the less. The Am
erican Civic Association and its aids
get the credit for another notable
advance on the billboard front.
1t is slow work, not without re-
verses. A bill to tax this form of
outdoor advertising in Virginia was
recently defeated; yet legislation
has been effected in New Jersey,
Maryland and Massachusetts with
encouraging results. Signs of any
description whatever are banned on
the Mount Vernon Memorial High
way, leaving at least one approach
to the Nations Capital where natur-
al beauty has not been defaced.
That is cue for the rest of the
county.
So infested with unsightly sign
boards are the highways environs
almost everywhere that these few
clean ups are a mere drop in the
bucket. Nevertheless, start has
been made.-Dayton News.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-20
ASK HIGHER DUTY
ON FISH PRODUCTS
[COntinued from Frst Page]

lCOHfiHHed from FVd Pd9eI
oils and fish meals recommended a
duty of not less than two cents per
pound, and on fish meal not less
than One-half cent a pound of fish
meals and scrap will be necessary
to fill the gaps and to keep this i'm
portant industry alive and encour-
age resumption of operations which
will Immediately employ directly,
thousands now unemployed and di-
rectly start up shipyards, cOrdage,
hardware, grocery. fuel, and other
industries which supply the fisher
men, and result in increased reve-
nues to the railroads and the gov
ernment.
ut is difficult to explain to these
many thousands of men, now out of
work. why they cannot be employed
in their regular occupation that our
government has failed to provide
ample protective duties, and there
by increase its revenues, instead of
forcing the industry into bankrupt
cy after 300 years of continuous OPP
eratiOn," they declared.
Plants in Delaware affected by
existing conditions are located at
Lewes, and St. Jones Creek. Bow
ers Beach and Dover, New Jersey.
Others include the Crisfeld Fer
tilizer Company, w. c. Quinn Com
pany, at Crisfield, and the W. II.
Valiant Company. of Bellevue, Md,
and also plants at Reedyidde, Va.