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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-06-19
A Successful Fair

It would be hard to estimate exact
ly the amount of influence great
fair can have on a country. Histor-
ians generally agree that the Column
bian exposition, held in Chicago 40
years ago, was a tremendous cultural
force in the developing life of Ameri-
ca; and 1t is interesting, therefore,
to read that the attendance at Chi
cago's 1888 Century of Progress ex-
position during It's first five days sur
passed the Columbian's attendance
during the same period. by 100000 to
$4,000.
When Philadelphia's Sesqui-C Cen
tennial exposition resulted in failure
a few years ago, it was commonly said
that the day Of the great worlds fair
was over. The Century of Progress
affair seems destined to disapprove
that statement in short order. And 1t
appears quite likely that the event
will have quite as great an influence
on the cultural life of the country as
its famous predecessor of 40 years
ago had.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-06-19
The Railroads Hit Back

One of the most interesting bits Of
railroad news of recent years is the
announcement that the Burlington
road is about to put into service a
new streamlined, motor driven train
that can clip off an average speed of
100 miles an hour on long cross-coun-
try runs.
This is interesting not only because
of the new transportation convenience
it promises, but because it shows a
large American railroad preparing to
strike back at the competitors who
have been putting all railroads in the
hole lately. Instead of sitting back
and weeping about the competition of
bus, automobile and airplane, the di-
rectors Of the Burlington are getting
ready to give those agencies a little
competition on their own account.
1t is pretty safe bet that other
roads will be following suit shortly.
Then we shall Sc whether the proph-
cts of doom have not been a bit pre-
mature In chanting the swan song of
the American railroad.
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; IN HI
| NEW /
| YORK
BY JULIA BLANSHARD

New York, June 19.-Everybody who
has carfare and spare time is running
down to Washington for a day to take
in what Washingtonians call The
Greatest Show on Earth-meaning the
Senate investigation OF the House OF
Morgan.
The high spot the other day, from
a human interest viewpoint, was the
moment when j. p. Morgan discovered
that somebody had sat on his new 500
Panama hat. His smile faded. He
looked the retrieved hat over,
Strengthened out the crown and
smoothed the brim, and then handed
1t to someone who started to put it
down on another chair.
Here" Morgan said, peremtorily,
reaching for his hat, II don't want
that sat on again!" Just then young
Thomas Lamont, Morgan partner,
came in. Hello, Tommy" Morgan
greeted him. Here, hold my hat, will
you?" Lamont took the hat and pro-
ceeded to hold it, out of harms way,
during the entire session.
The talk around both Washington
and New York is that the list that
really would make sensation. If pub
lished. is that of the very prominent
men who were offered special stock
and accepted and then, when prices
slumped and they hadn't yet paid,
WEIGHED on their acceptance and let
Morgan's firm stand the loss :.
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One Of the most interesting spec
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tacles In the Morgan investigation Is
the personal clash between Senators
Fletcher and Glass. Together their
ages total almost $50 years-Fletcher
is IS, Glass, "a Tetcher,S red
nose gets almost purple whenever one
Of Senator Glass sallies Anglers him
Glass, who made himself q
master Of finance by sheer hard work
after he came to the senate, is a tiny
chunk Of dynamite, bitter and fear
less when aroused and careless
OF the future, since most Of his politi-
cal life Is behind him.
4 4 +
CARRIERS QUANDARY
Vice-President Garner has decision
to make every day Of his life. It is:
what gavel am going to use to-
day7" More than 800 have been sent
to him, from all over the U. s. and
Canada. the majority from Texas i.
In his office suite, he has several doz-
en-, though he has sent the majority to
Texas for a museum They are
all sizes, all kinds. One, two feet
long, Is made from cactus, rattlesnake
and Longhorn steers horns and wood
from trees In Gamers district I.
A sleek, small one is made from part
Of the wood from the elm tree under
which General Sam Houston con-
cluded treaty with the Indians :.
One has over so varieties of Texas
trees inlaid in it Another has
a handle of pecan woor from Gamers
own grove One handsome
ebony one was gift from colored
women's organization
The vice president, in his office off
the senate, sits at his desk under q
handsome chandelier that used to be
in the east room of the white house
the chandelier under which Grover
Cleveland was married Garner
rarely goes out evenings He
even has given up the movies. The
last time he slipped into film house
for quiet moment or two, with Mrs.
Garner, the spotlight was turned on
him and he was asked to take bow
5. He stays home now.
4 X 4
IDOLIZED IDAHOAN
Fighting Senator Borah now has
hideout, a private office, with no
name on the door, q long distance
from his office suite He's the
dean of the senate now-has been
there since 1908 Every morning
at 1890 the senator has his tall glass
of buttermilk He's still the
man in the capitol whom most tour
lists want to see :. Also the man
to whom everybody in trouble any
where abroad, particularly in Russia,
writes He has the most sur
prising hands in the world, for such a
warrior. Artistic, painter or musician
hands in direct contrast to that rough
hewn head and face.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Ay, There's the Rub

AJ3 Vic ASuD
In spite of your claim that mas
sage will not reduce superfluous
flesh I have had different experience.
In less than month of daily mas
sage by my beautician l have had a
reduction of over two inches in my
waist line. (Mrs. w. J. F.)
Answer do not doubt that re-
duction in weight and size may be
brought about by one thing or an
other while you are receiving such
massage. l merely assure you the
massage has nothing to do with it.
Usually the restriction in diet and
the increased exercise or both bring
about the reduction which the victim
ascribes to massage.
Wearing Glasses
Is there an advantage in wearing
rest glasses? I can see well and
clearly, but my eyes get very tired,
feel heavy and I have dark circles
under them. :. miss c. ]. o.
Answer-A young person should
wear glasses only when her physi-
clan advises it. The symptoms YOU
mention do not indicate any fault of
vision.
Blow. Children, Blow
In a Course of Study for the
Elementary Schools of Wisconsin"
this statement is given:
az Children should learn to
blow both nostrils at once, as
blowing one at time may force
infection into the ear passages.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-06-19
TOscanini and the Nazis

Nazi leaders in Germany are en-
ragged, according to cable dispatches,
because Arturo Toscanini, famous
New York orchestra leader, has re-
fused to conduct performances at this
summers Wagnerian festival at Bey-
reuth. Toscanini cancelled his con-
tract because he opposes the Nazi an
ti-Jew policy.
The interesting thing about it all is
that the Nazis are now explaining to
the German people that Toscanini
has not escaped the effects OF the
great and well organized anti-Ger-
man propaganda
That, Of course, is one way of look
ing at it. But why cannot these Nazi
chieftains understand, or admit, that
1t is their own actions which consti-
tute the greater part of this "anti-
German propaganda? When the
Nazis came to power, Germany had
more friends in foreign nations than
at any time since the war. If she has
lost great many of them the blame
rests on what the Nazis have done,
and not on any cooked-up wave of
propaganda.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-06-19
Our Safer Highways

For the first time there is an in
dicat!on that the American people
are beginning to learn how to handle
their automobile traffic safely.
The National Safety Council points
out that motor vehicle fatalities last
year dropped for the first time since
autos took to the highways. To be
sure, fewer autos were being driven
than in the year before: yet the re-
duction in traffic fatalities-about 10
per cent-was twice as great as the
decrease In automobile travel, as
gagged by gasoline consumption.
OF course, one swallow doesn't make
summer. The total of traffic deaths
Is still shockingly high; there is every
reason to expect that 1t will continue
to be so for many years. But it is
encouraging to notice that we are at
least making start on the Job of
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Truth Hurts

ut seems a shame to cut it
down." said Mary Lou, q little
sadly, "but, after all, it will be q
happy sort of death, with candles
burning and people singing and
somewhere star shining. to re-
mind u.s."
Lorrimer said nothing. His heart
vas sore and bruised from the i'm
pact of her hard straight-flung
words. But he looked down now
into her moved, flushed face and
saw her eyes as radiant o the
stars Of which she spoke. Oh, she
had changed! She was harder in
some way that he had to admit
was fine, a hardness as Of dia.
monds, yet she was softer, more
easily touched by the more imper-
sonal emotions. He could remem-
Der that other Delight - clinging
and passionate one moment and
glittering with bravado and gaiety
the next. This girl had gaiety.
but of a different kind; she had
4 reckless courage but no bravado.
They tramped back to the house
together, the soft, dry snow sting
ing their eyes, tangling in Mary
Louis escaping curls and thick on
her long lashes. In the woods there
was q gray gloom, soft as . doves
breast, family lit with the dream
ing green Of the living frs.
Needles lay. under foot, . fragrant
carpet. Overhead, through bare
branches and branches set with
eanes, The alv was q thick veil Of
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The Joy Of Civing
Later. alone with Mary Lou, she

Later, alone with Mary Lou, she
reminded her, enxiously:
"But ! intend to go to the Vet
erans' Hospital l didn't know
whether to tell him or not"
Don't" advised Mary Lou slow.
". until you are ready to 60. I
had forgotten that plan. I think
it might do him an enormous
amount Of good. But he'd better
not be permitted to brood over it
ahead Of time"
So, Z few days before Christ
mas Day, the three Of them set
out early from Westwood House,
the big closed car packed Wits
boxes and bundles and baskets.
and were driven into town and to
the various addresses in the most
miserable sections of the city.
Mary Lou and Mrs. Lorrimer
carried little bundles when their
destinations were reached. the
chauffeur and Lorrimer strur-
Cling under those Of bulkier size
and weight. They went into q
dozen wretched rooms, dark,
cramped and hideous with poverty
and despair. And into those
rooms they brought, not only ma
terial things, but light and hope
and the fragrance Of friendliness
without patronage.
Ts Be Continued
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|MAKE:bEU[VE" 6zt E7'1E
Copyright. 1880. BY Faith BaId.saa

Mary Lou Thurston. beautiful
orphan, seeks a position in the
home of wealthy Mrs. Margaret
Lorriner. The latter,s son, Travers.
4 shell-shocked war veteran,
enters. At sight of Mary Lou he
becomes wildly excited. takes her
in his arms and calls her "Delight"
and "wife." Later Mrs. Lorrimer
explains that Travers has mistaken
Mary Lou for DELIGHT Hartford,
whom he claims he married in
England, but of whom no record
can be found. Mrs. Lorrimer per-
suades Mary Lou to assume the
role of Delight to help Travers re.
gain his health. Travers is told
that, as Delight was 50 young At
the time of her marriage and had
since thought him dead. they must
start all over again. In her first
encounter with Travels Mary Lou
plays her part perfectly. Travers
takes new interest in life. Mrs.
Lorrimer hopes he will fall in love
with Mary Lou. Trave1s. beIiev-
ing Larry Mitchell, Mary LOUIS
friend, is in love with her, reminds
Mary Lou that she is still his wife.
At Christmas Travers' lack of the
holiday spirit causes Mary Lou
to call him ingrown and selfish.
He tells her she is 4 changed De-
light but the girl he wants.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-06-19
Don't Fret

Doctors, in stressing ways to pre-
vent bodily discomfort during hot
weather, mention such things as
wearing light, loose, clothes, not in
dulging in too many ice-cold drinks,
staying in the shade and other items,
and then, almost invariably wind up
with the injunction don't worry
about the weather"
OF all the instructions the latter,
according to psychiatrists, is the most
important and the hardest to OBJ
serve. Those who worry about the
heat insist on doing so and there
isn't much that can be done to help
them.
Persons with open minds, however,
might try it out. 1t is a queer thing
that intensely busy persons usually
find little time to fret about the
weather.
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0i,ta'jsisi b. King Features Svndeah. a.

failures openly discussed, nor can
it entirely delight her to learn that
that same son has received a Wig
orous verbal beating. But all
Mary Lou had thought-and ut
tered-was so true and might
prove 80 helpful that Margaret
conquered her feeling of slightly
indignant dismay and said in
stantly:
"You were perfectly right. Poor
Travers it must have been q
bitter mediciney'
And Mary Lou had been honest
to the very last ditch. She had
even repeated Lorrimer's reminder
Of their marriage" and his con-
fession Of love. At the one Mrs.
Lorrimer had sighed aloud; at the
other, wisely refrained from COM
ment, approaching deeply the girls
honesty and respecting the really
painful embarrassment it must
have been to her to have told the
whole truth and nothing but the
truth.
That day, the day Travers de-
parted on his mysterious errand,
passed, as days will, but it held
hours Of uneasiness for Margaret.
Shortly before dinner he returned
and his overcoat pockets bulged
with small and large packages. At
dinner he seemed tired, a little
fine drawn and nervous, but his
mood was genial and it pleased
him to be mysterious about his
sudden trip.
At dinner, too, he informed his
mother that when she went to New
York on her charitable Christmas
mission he'd like to go along,
please.
She nodded and said, simply,
"We'd love to have you," but her
eyes were misted over with sud-
den keen happiness, almost unbear-
able. She knew, Of course, what
had brought or perhaps forced him
to this decision, but the means
didn't matter, it was the end which
counted. If only he could win back
his normal interest in other people,
regain his one-time spontaneous
boyish generosity. As q boy he had
been the most generous being she
had ever known. Even as q child,
q baby almost, he had been af.
flicted, in his small way, by the
woes Of the world, by the sorrows
Of less fortunate childhoods than
his own.
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gray s. no wind stirred and their
breath smoked on the frosty air.
A sense of well-being came to
him suddenly. He made up his
mind to several things, some of
which he dislked. The mere ex-
perience Of having reached deci-
sions seemed somehow to give him
a new vibrancy and strength. He
caught Mary Louis mittened hand
in his own.
"Come and rum" he babe her,
land get up an appetite for tea RI
They reached the house, wet
and glowing and out Of breath.
Mrs. Lorrimer heard their noisy
entrance and smiled. It was 50
good to have noise in that house
again.
At the library door Lorrimer
pulled Mary Lou back . moment.
"I'll never admit" he whispered
but he was laughing 4 little
chat you were right = about q
number Of things. But, here and
there, you hit it. 1--we snapped
out Of it." he told her. land. ).
I'm grateful!
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CHILD HAS MAJOR OPERATION

A child six years OF age appeared
robust, pink-cheeked and healthy. At
five she had had whooping cough,
and since that time she had a spell
Of coughing each morning, which
kept up till she cried, and ended in
vomiting. The rest of the time she
was in good spirits. Two or three
physicians whom the parents con-
suited advised removal of the ton
sils. They urged that this be done
before she entered school.
A few days before the opening Of
school in the autumn the child's
mother took her to the best physician
in the community. He said he would
do the operation in his office; he had
a few beds there for that purpose.
He assured the mother that there
was no danger, that children do not
die from tonsillectomy, and that
there was no need Of taking the
child to a hospital. :.
The doctor lied and he knows he
lied. But it is done. No matter
where tonsillectomy may be done, it
is a major operation. Children or
adults may die from it. There is al
ways certain degree of risk in
volved in such an operation. This is
plain truth and no physician can or
will deny it.
Well, the mother sat in an outer
room while the operation was under
way. That is all right-it is bad
enough for daddy or Uncle Joe to
stand by; mother should not be
witness.
Presently the nurse ran out and
called the Public Service Corporation
and asked that the resuscitation
squad be sent Immediately. Mother
rushed to the door and saw the doc
tor working the child's arms.
The doctor betrayed his incompe-
tence there. There could be no good
reason why he should not turn the
child over to the prone position and
then apply prone-pressure resuscita-
ton. That posture would have been
better from every standpoint. Work.
ing the arms is futile gesture.
Perhaps, had the incompetent doctor
known how to resuscitate,-or rather,
had there been no "resuscitation
squad" the doctor might have known
how to resuscitate.
The doctor declared the child had
not died of hemorrhage, that he had
not administered too much ether, in
fact he had given only half of the
quantity usually used in such an OPP
Grafton, that the nurse had admin
istered it under his supervision and
she had learned anesthetization UNI
der his instruction, that the child did
not choke. He insisted she had died
from paralysis of the larynx. All
that may be 50. There is just one
fair criticism we can make, and that
is the doctors failure to provide an
inhalator for the administration of
carboxygen mixture of 80 per cent
oxygen and z per cent carbon d.
oxide Yin an office where he per-
formed major operations under gem
eral anesthesia. His impotent call to
the public service emergency crew
was q very inadequate apology for
that. !.
There is in the same family a child
three years old and some doctors
have advised that this other child's
tonsils should be removed, only they
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Vicarious Patriotism
Chicago Tibune)

A resolution passed by the senate
requests the secretary OF the treasury
to cali upon holders of the govern
ment bonds issued to finance the war
to turn in their bonds In exchange
for q new issue at lower rate OF
interest.
The resolution invites attention to
the voluntary conversion Of British
bonds paying per cent interest for
bonds bearing per cent, and SINH
lar sacrifice accepted by the French.
The assumption is that American
bondholders will not fall behind the
British and French in the spirit Of
patriotic sacrifice which the fiscal
exigencies Of our government at this
time ought to evoke.
We have as much faith in Ameri-
can patriotism as the senate, but we
would suggest that the proposal would
come with better grace from the SEN
ate and inspire more enthusiastic
response from the bondholders If sem
atorial proponents had shown more
respect for the situation they are ask
ing the bondholders to relieve at their
own particular expense. Upon the day
on which the resolution was passed
almost unanimously the senate had
revolted against every major measure
OF economy before 1t, at the presi-
dents authority to reduce unjustifi-
able expenditures In payments to vet
Grams and at the reorganization ord
ers which would save Is million dol
lars by the abolition or consolidation
OF commissions, bureaus and other
spending agencies which are cherish
ed only by Job holders and politicians.
The senate's appeal for sacrifice
from citizens has little logic and less
moral weight while the senate fights
every substantial measure to relieve
the necessity Of the government and
tho taxpayers Of the nation. Why
should government bondholder be
asked to accept less than his due in
order to allow the senate to maintain
untustifiable largess to organized ex-
ploiters and unnecessary expenditures
upon an overblown bureaucracy? Until
parasitic politics relaxes its grip up
pom expenditure it has no excuse for
asking citizens to carry a load it will
not tighten. The fixed charges of
government must be reduced, but the
first and essential step is the reduc-
ton of government spending.
Politics should diminish some of its
own demands before it asks sacrifices
from citizens.
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Anchors Aweigh

The average individual doesn't
envy the president OF the United
States. His routine is too difficult,
his tasks too arduous to warrant any
but the most ambitious and energetic
in seeking the job.
But during the next week or two a
lot of folks are going to envy Presi-
dent Roosevelt as he takes his vaca-
ton on the Amberjack, trim sailing
vessel.
The sound Of wind in the rigging,
the slap of water against the bow,
the low murmur of the waves is
something which appeals to the av-
erage man, particularly II he be an
inlander to whom this would be q
new experience.
To be sure, there are always such
things as sea-sickness and possibly
other drawbacks which do not appear
at first glance. But when one feels
the lust for adventure and new ex-
perience these things become of little
Importance.
The president selected this par
ticular type OF vacation because he
likes 1t, but it seems one peculiarly
well adapted to his needs. It will
give him the restful solitude which
he must sorely need after his recent
busy months.
No other man sees so many per-
sons, has so many words poured into
his ears as the president OF these
United States. No one else is so
sought after. No other citizen is so
continually pestered. Even during his
vacation. well-meaning admirers or
self-seekers would hardly allow him
to take his ease undisturbed if he
happened to be where he could be
reached.
Therein lies one OF the main bene-
fits Of this sea trip. Alone with a
few chosen companions, he can rest
far from the maddening throng, Sc
rene In the knowledge that no one
is liable to pop out from behind the
next wave to pour a new stream Of
words into his ear.
Probably the secret service men,
charged with the presidents safety,
will wish the chief executive had re-
manned on land where he could be
watched. The nervous may wonder
what would happen If a violent storm
suddenly were to assail the Amber
jack with the president aboard.
Others may conjure up various other
things to worry about.
But the president reckoned on all
Of those things and 1t is to be pre-
sumed that he has taken ample pre-
cautions to guard against unneces-
sary risk.
All Of us hope the chief executive
will return to his desk as lit as
fiddle" and prepared to plunge into
the gigantic tasks confronting him
with renewed energy.
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cutting it down. If we can continue
with our safety campaigns, If we find
new ways Of regulating the flow OF
traffic and if individual drivers come
to recognize more clearly their res
possibility, we should be able to re-
duce the toll little each year.