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The Bismarck tribune., 1937-12-08
Hothouse Opera

few ago. the depths Of the depression there
big campaign to save grand opera in New York. One and
all invited to contribute to fund keep this
sve Of musical ventures from coapse and all did
tribute, and the Metropolitan was saved.
Comes account Of the opening Of the
Net It has practically nothing say about the excel
!ence of the musical fare presented instead it
most exclusively with the gaudy society crowd that there
with Mrs. Vanderbilt and her grand entrance with what
called "a gering assemblage of international society" which
used the occasion a chance for sef-advertsement.
And this clearly is the sort Of thing that keeps grand
from paying it's way in America Until it utterly divorced
from its hghsocety atmosphere and for what
worthwhile entertainment it will continue to be hothouse
growth which the man in the street will in favor Of
the movies
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-12-08
Wasted Life Worse Than Wasted Money


Every while the errac progress Of city life turns
up like that aged reuse who died in New York the
other day. his apparent poverty contrdcted by bank accounts
totaing $4,000.
This 80 years old and for 16 years he had lived
alone in $lO-aweek hall bedroom. He had friends
and evident peasures all appearances he
simply old der who had just enough money to cling to
his obscure little niche and browse away his remaining
But when he died people began to find things about him
They found out that he rich-rch at rate, by
comparison with his pinched surroundings He had
past of kind his contained the sort Of books that
read only by of culture and education and
emily he had time been active business whose
recreation big hunting in the faro parts of the
world.
There have been good many people like that aging msers
who lived tmorousy and doed out their pennies fearfu
denying themselves the comforts their money could buy them
and carefully boarding useless dollars in bank and strong box
They always leave perpexed and vaguely rrtaed Their
lives poness their desperate rugalty wasted
Yet the real puzzle in this particular deeper
This old chap wasted that hoard of his just truly
if he had played ducks and brakes with like the youth in
the fairy tale Yet waste of money not after ALL Of
the principal crmes if happens to have ascec tastes
and wants nothing that his buy him. living like
miser is only minor eccentrcty.
His real riddle lies in the old gentlemans retirement from
life is what he did with his last 16 years. rather than what
he did with his concealed wealth. that constitutes the mystery
Some Of may be little confused about what happens
after quit this world but all oeraby certain that
have but life live here and that it behooves
invest in the best possible There any richer
than the return year Of wenvested life give It's
valves cannot expressed terms Of cash. for they beyond
money and beyond price.
They come like insignificant things friendships loves
the little unrecorded human contacts that drive away fes
unbearabe loneliness the chances do things Others the
comradeshp that gives feeling being part infinite
and splendid progression We pay for them by taking
chances the hurybur and though the cost is often
bitter, they well worth the price,
The who turns his back all Of this presents the
deepest Of all mysteries.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-12-08

service system and . spolis system.
II the former be q real one, Is that un.
der the civil service system the em-
p.oyee proves his or her ability to fill
the position properly and has to
measure UP to . certain standard Of
efficiency. That ought to sound good
to Jack Taxpayer. Under the spoils
system he Is accountable to the "bird"
that gets him the job and he seldom
knows or cares who said Jack Tax
payer Is.
Listen. buddy. The bird you are
working for k getting Ill he can out
Of your hide for every dollar he slips
you. Now, on the other hand, you as
= taxpayer are paying the guy who
ooes the work for the city and you've
got Z right to demand the same quail
fication, effort and efficiency from the
city employee as you give to your em-
pioyer. Take II from me, the civil
service system-again II 1t Is = real
one-is the best way to get 1t.
JAY BM0H.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-12-08
McMemney ON Bridge
GIVES UP LEAD TO WIN
Opening Lead Is Indication That Defender Lacks Cards
in Suit Bid by His Partner


ace Of trumps, and found that he must
loee . trick to Vests queen.
The contract looked impossible, but
South did mot give up. He led the
king Of hearts and then played the
queen Of clubs, which West covered,
dummy winning With the ace. Dunn
my's last club WAS ruffed.
Declarer now reaSoned that West
could not have opened . small club
from the king, II he could have led
Q diamond, the suit bid by his part
|ner.
Therefore. II he now werS put in
the lead, he would have to return
either . spade or . club, and either
would give declarer his contract. So
South now led . heart which West
won. He returned spade and the con-
tract was made.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-12-08
Women Glory in War

enlist II women took q different At
titude toward the men who "join up"7
II instead Of making heroes Of them,
women said: "Al right, be . moron
and enlist. But don't think you IRE
anything but . weakling In my eyes.
I'm going 70 find q, man with the
courage to stay at home where he
belongs"
Old women crying for peace will
never got 1t. But young women look
ing with scorn on men In uniform
could do something.
But we are foolish and romantic,
easily stirred by patriotic talk, march,
ing music, and men In uniforms, and
we'll never do anything but weep and
cheer.
Women Of yesterday, today and to-
morrow glory in war.
Copyright, 1857. NEA Service, 1nc)
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-12-08
ORDER GROCERIES EARLY
Bismarck, N. d.
Dec, /. 1887.

ACVs - 40Ots
Editor. Tribune:
In view Of the tragedy which occur
red Tuesday night In Bismarck, TIN
following letter which recently ap
peared In the Des Moines Tribune ap
pears to me to be appropriate:
"A few days ago the delivery
boy ct the store where I buy my
groceries killed q girl at q street
car crossing. Now that boy will,
without doubt, be indicted and
convicted Of manslaughter. Yet
that boy Is no more to blame than
my family and yours who leave the
ordering Of the groceries for the
evening meal until afternoon 30
that the boy must rush madly
from one residence to another to
get tho supplies delivered Ia time
tor dinner. We could Just q well
order what we need Immediately
after breakfast and 50 give the
delivery boy twice as much time
70 get his deliveries made.
This boy A fine hard-working
young boy and Is careful . driver
Is We viii let him be. We all COM
plain Of the hard driving Of gro
ceFy delivery boys. but when ne
put In our orders We almost In.
variabay tell the grocery man to be
sure and get them out In q hurry.
This boy will suffer for this in
cident and we will 60 on doing
just as We have done but We are
just q guilty 6 he Is and We pay
the price Of our thoughtlessness
with the life Of someone else's boy
and girl. Next time It may be my
boy or your GIRL"
What do other residents Of Bismarc
think7
p. M. HANCHER.
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a BIT OF HUMOR
~ NOW AND THEN
~ - R4LlSHED 0Y
L ~ THE BEST OF MEN

0ermany's hoof and mouth disease
epidemic has spread to Westphalia.
Could this be natures response to the
gooSe-step and war speeches7
Tenant = It's pretty cold tonight.
Don't you think you should put some
alcohol In the radiators in my apart
ment?
Janitor-Why do you want me to
put alcohol In your radiators7
Tenant-To keep them from 1rees-
ing.
Pilcher-All men are born equal
PEBBLES = Yes, It's what they are
born equal to that makes the differ.
ence.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-12-08

This Is more apt to be the case when
the final contract is at . suit rather
than no trump. In any event, On to-
days hand, West had Q sorry choice
Of opening leads, and could not have
made . good one even on the basis q
seeing Ill the hands.
When the dummy was spread, South
saw that IN order to make his con-
tract, he could not afford 70 lose Q
trick In clubs, q he seemed sure 70
lose one trick In spades and two IN
diamonds.
The trump suit seemed solid. % h.
let the club come around - his hand.
East played . small club and 0outh
won the trick. He now laid down The
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-12-08
ave, THE woa1EN'-

They act the way they have always
wanted to act, and call the war re-
sponstble..
The truth is-WoaxEN GLORY IN
WAR!
4 i +
It pleases . woman's craving for
devotion to think that SOME brave
soldier far away In trench Is carry
ing her picture next to his heart.
Something savage In . woman's
heart gets thrill out Of war stories.
There are mothers. even. who are
proud to send their sons to war and
(horrifying thoughtD to death. Glad
Of . chance to be the mother Of
hero.
Yes, women are greatly to blame for
war. How eager would men 10 to
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-12-08
so THEY SAY


Some day schools will have rest
rooms and rest periods will appear on
the schedules. - A. q. Ireland, New
Jsrssy department of public insttuc-
ton.
i + \
OF the 5000 900 miles Of streets and
highways In tho United States, We
have today approximately 1000 miles
Of advanced hishway.-Psul Hoffman,
Automotive Safety Foundation presi-
dent.
\ + +
Every father curves his back % that
his child may use Il for . ramp to
climb to position, honor, fame and
fortune.-Judge Michael Angelo Mus
manno, Pittsburgh, In child custody
case.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-12-08
Peoples Forum

Editors Nots-The Tribune vol.
comes letters on subjects OF inter.
est. Letters dsaiinS with eontro.
verslei religious subjscts which
which offend good taste and eals
play Will bs returned to the writ.
ers. All letters MUST bs signed
Il you wish to use . pseudonym.
sign the pseudonym first and your
own name beneath It. We reserve
the right to delete such parts Of
letters - may be necessary TO
conform to this policy and TO 70.
qulrs publication Of writer's
nams whore Justice ana fair play
BE- limited to 600 words.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-12-08
WANTS REAL CIVIL SERVICE
Bismarck, N. D.
Dec. I, 1887.

Editor, Tribune:
1T stood in the paper" that some Of
the members Of the city commission
had not heard Of any demand for civil
seSvice regulations for city employees.
That seems rather strange, inasmuch
AZ the proposition has not. g far as I
know. been placed before the people
Vt the city for discussion.
The civil service system-a real one
lis not soup and nuts for practical
politicians who want to build . ma
chine nor for such as expect to profit
by . change In administration. No one
Knows It better than they do. therefor
they are on their toes In pursuit Of
their own particular gander. A. We
are usually governed and "milked" by
. loud-voiced minority that knows
what they want they frequently catch
said gander.
The main difference between . civil
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-12-08

When . defending player bids one
suit, his partner bids another, and the
opening lead Is made in IN unbiddable
suit, the inference y usually sound
that the leader was void Of his part
ner'S suit.
SOLUTION TO PREVIOUS
CONTRACT PROBLEM
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-12-08
Crusade Against Death

conference highly important to the webeing of the
nation is the which Katharine Lenroo chief Chill
drens Bureau of the Department Labor has summoned to
meet in Washington Jan. II and 49,
This conference called discuss ways and means of re-
ducng Americas dsressngy high maternal death rate De-
spite high level Of civilization have maternal death
rate which shockngy high in comparison with rates for
European countries Last year 677 lives lost from
this and medical estimate that from half
urhs of these deaths could and should been prevented
1t perfectly possible to reduce this deracefu and tragic
TOLL Miss Lenroos conference should help to focus our atten
tion on the ways in which it can be done
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-12-08
Your Personal Health
By william Brady, NJ. D.

questions pertaining
accompanied stamped
Q ress
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-12-08
Receding Traffic Toll

Records Of the National Safety Council indicate that auto
mobile drivers at last beginning get little bit more care
fubu the Improvement is slight that it is hard to get
very enthusiastic about it.
In the first 10 months of this year, for instance 1880
people killed in traffic accidents The record for the first
10 months of 1886 showed loss Of life of 2560 There was
accordingly increase Of cent in the number of fatalities
This however offset by the fact that there was an in
crease Of per cent in auto traffic proportion to the num-
Der Of the road then killed fewer people this wear
than last
But the gain is pathetcaly small Unless we can speed
improvement will be the year 1000 A. D. before the
aan is visible to the naked eye.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-12-08

Copyright, 1857. John =. Ollie CO..
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-12-08

Yes, women are greatly to blame 70
war. How eager would men 10 b
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-20
STATE

Following up their sensational
success in Mr.. Deeds Goes to
Town." voted by New York critics
the best picture OF 1885, Gary Coop
or and Jean Arthur have achieved
another startling triumph In The
Plainsmen" which begins a four
day engagement at Warner BROTH
ers' State today.
Conceived and produced on the
broad and lavish scale which has
set Cecil B. DeMille apart from all
other directors. THE Plainsman"
deals with the ten years which fol-
lowed the Civil War and tells OF the
epic struggle and heroiSm OF the
frontier people. A tender love story
built around the famous frontier
characters, wild BIZ Hickok and
Calamity Jane" played by Gary
Cooper and beautiful Jean Arthur,
furnishes the romance.
THE Plainsman" begins with
President Lincoln's decision TO open
the West 10 the overcrowded cities
OF the East, and, mainly. TO give
employment 10 the thousands OF SOL
diers. Union and Confederate,
thrown into idleness by the end Of
the war. The constant depreda-
tion8 OF the Indians makes this dif-
fcult, a situation aggrieyed by arms
manufacturers who, contrary TO law,
dispose Of surplus army rifles 10 the
Indians.
Into the West. with the first squirt
OF immigrants. goes Cooper. He
meets Mics Arthur, a ard-boiled
child Of the West employed as a
Stage-driver, and he falls In love
with her. Cooper IL commissioned
TO discover who the gun runners arc
and In 80 doing runs up against
John Lattimer and Jack Mccall,
two notorious frontier characters,
portrayed by Charles BIckford and
Porter Hall.
After the massacre of General
Custer and his entire Fifth Cavalry,
Cooper goes 10 Deadwood City,
where Miss Arthur has opened q sa-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-20
WEIGH Circle Seats
Officers For 1887
WATERVILLE

Waterville, Jan. 20--InSt llation
Of officers Of the Pride Of WEIGH
circle took place last evening at
Toresters hall on Boyden street.
AIRS. David Grenier, circle deputy.
Installed the incoming officers, who
were: Chief companion, Mrs. John
Byrncs; sub-chief companion, Mrs.
Joseph McArdle; chaplain, Mrs Ed
ward Barlow: recording secretary,
Mrs. Thomas Buckley: financial
secretary, Mrs. William Rooney;
treasurer, Mrs. Francis Whalen;
right guide, Mrs. James Duncan;
left guide, Mrs. Ackland Wright;
Inner guard, Mrs. Anthony DiBlas-
sio: outer guard, Mrs. Martin Nc
Donough; chairman Of trustees. Mrs.
Louis Dadario; second year trustee,
Mrs. william Dunlavey; third year
trustee, Mrs. Peter Corrigan; past
chief companion, MRS. Katherine
Malta.
The installation was well attended
and an evening Of business was
Terminated by social hour.
A three.act dramatic play Snow
bound" will be presented tomorrow
and Friday evenings at 81. Michael's
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-20
POLLS

Tonight Is basketball night. Polls
presents, on the stage, the mimi
table Knights OF Lithuania VS.
alabama" Pitts' All Stars In a
spectacular contest OF flashing ac-
ton that will keep you on the
seats edge throughout the game.
Alabama Pitts team, composed ot
former college players from the
Metropolitan district. has been win
ming nearly every game played 30
far and the conflict viii be I'M
usually exciting.
Bringing TO the screen gripping
story that has few precedentg In
surging drama, thrill packed action
and passion swept romance, Winter
set furnished last nights pre-
miere audience at Polls a delight
full engrossing period of magnificent
entertainment.
"Winterset's" compelling per-
1Ormance8 contributed by Burgers
Meredith, noted star and Margo,
emotional actress Of stage and
screen fame rc-enact the screen
version In sincere breath taking
Characterization.
Adopted TO the screen with great
vigor the story concerns o home
less youth. who, as a child, suffered
the loss OF his father through an
iinwarranted execution; and nov
seeks TO uncover the two heartless
thugs and an unwilling accom-
plice. Responsible for the crime for
which his father died. His
trail brings him TO the home OF tire
third accessory where he meets and
becomes desperately enamored Of q
lonely young girl. His romance
sails into temporary snag when
the girl Is revealed as the sister
Of the man he seeks.
Complications tempered with FREE
Quent hilarious paGsages comprise
the basis Of Polls second great at
fraction that's a detective thriller.
And Thursday night there1l be
another Treasure Jack Pot that's
simply flowing over. For fun,
thrills, excitement and profit ar
sange a party now 10 come TO play.
Friday Polls provides entertain
enent tenougn for q million hits,
With something exhilaratingly new.
Domeonc excitingly different. In
DhCgt it's "One In q Million" star
ING Sonia Henie. Queen Of tic
bflyery skates and a brilliant sup
porting cast including Ned Sparks
eud the RITZ brothers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-20
JACQUES

The extra feature In addition to
the very beautiful Ann Corio OF the
burlesque show presented at the
Jacques theater all this week by the
Girls In Blue" Is Tamara. an exotic
beauty OF fame Of the New York
largest night clubs. Her "Leda and
the Swan" dance Is decidedly out
OF tie conventional and It's perform
ance created something OF a sensa-
ton at every performance. 1.-THE
Girls In Blue" we're themselves
worthy OF closest attention and their
singing and dancing failed not to
win an abundance OF applause.
Boots Burns and Loretta Martin
were the outstanding favorites with
the audiences outside of the clever
Ann Corio who leads them all In
popularity and applause. Hilarious
laughter was won by funny Lew DE
Vine, and Fields, Smith and Fields.
Billy Pitzer contributed materially
TO the prevailing gayety. Others on
the long and varied bill were the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-20
HOLLYWOOD
BY Paul Harrison

Hollywood.--For week now Cat
this writing) Hollywood has been
colder than a casting directors
heart.
It has been so cold that George
Raft had TO change TO a winter
grade OF oil for his hair.
It's so cold that chills actually
have been running up and down
the spine Of Boris Karloff. He
fled, quaking, TO a hospital, and
the studio had TO suspend shooting
ON his picture.
OF course, It's an Ill blizzard
that blows nobody good. Fourteen
chorus girls have acquired mink
coats.
Mickey Mouse Is Just about the
only actor that hasn't got the
sniffles.
The Warner Brothers, who are
opportunBts from away back,
hastily assigned II writer's to bat
ting out comedy script In which
all the characters will have colds.
Thus they can utilize the players
who would be unfit for normal,
healthy roles.
Greta Carlo, who Is used to all
kinds of atmospheric frigidity,
including the Scandinavian, looks
fine and even has faint blush on
her cheeks.
Most Of Hollywood's he-men,
though, are sitting around on ra-
diators and arguing whether aspirin
LIS better than hot toddy.
Robert Wildhack, the snore ex-
pert, has just been signed for 1.-THE
Broadway Melody OF 1887" and Is
planning q monolog on the differ
ent kinds OF sneezeS.
Stepin Steps Out
Actresses OF the "Maytime" COM
pany at M-G-M are wearing flan-
mel Stacks under their flowing. floor
length dresses.
Steaming breaths Of the players
were clearly visible TO the cam
eraS and baked an attempt to
film q summer garden party scene
out OF doors.
On the set OF THE Last OF Mrs.
Cheney" real flowers were FROST
bitten inside the sound stage.
Stepin Fetchit has gone into hi
bernation and can't be found any
where.
Columbia is shooting a picture
called Weather or Mo-. Smoke
from the smudgc pots OF distraught
fruit-growers has obscured the
sun for days and IL thwarting the
plans OF several movie companies
TO work on location.
Universal had an appropriate
bit OF shooting the other day--a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-20

bucolic. frost s-on- tho pumpkin
scene which will be part OF when
Love Is Young"
But property men took blow
torches and melted all the real
frost off the pumkins. Then they
were able to spray them with
artificial frost, which photographed
more realistically.
Bett Davis finally crept back to
her studio after siege Of the flu
to report for work in Marked Wo-
man." But, Just as she arrived,
Isabelle Jewel was driven from the
cast by the same ailment.
Carole Lombard Is still incapaci-
tated and Clark Gable is run
ing for her.
In all, there are eight companies
idle In Hollywood because OF ILL
ness OF stars or directors.
Metro has spent three months
on production Of Captains Coura-
geo,ls," but still lacks some vital
scenes. What they need are some
SOIuI CCvuCilCCb.
They had camera crew and
chartered ship waiting around for
weeks for a good storm TO brew
on the Pacific. Finally 1t was de-
cided that the ship would have to
go through the canal and out into
the Atlantic II II were 10 encoun-
ter any kind OF storm worth pho
tographing.
On the day the sailing order
was Issued, however. bigger and
betetr storm materialized right
here on the western coast, and the
vessel was 80 badly battered that
it's laid up at Long Beach for re-
pairs. Didn't get any pictures,
either.
81, Imagine!
In Culver City, 81 snowflakes fell
before the astonished eyes Of Will
liam Powell and Jean Harlow, who
counted them.
In Beverly Hills. at the end OF
the Sunset strip, detected little
man and large, shivering mule
are blowing under the vast field
OF poinsettias, now frozen, which
used to gladden. the hearts of all
winter tourists.
Myrna 10y Is wearing galoshes
rushed from the east by airmail.
This LIS VERY unusual weather.
Florida papers please copy) ),
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-20

supporting cast that 1t Is dificult to
single any one artist Tor special
praise. Mention must be made,
however, OF the excellent perform
ances OF James Stewart as the hero.
Virginia Bruce as the temperament
al stage star, Una Merkel and Sid
Silvers furnishing the laughs, Fran
ces Langiord Of the lovely voice.
Raymond Walburn, Alan Dinehart
and Buddy Ebsen, eccentric hoofer.
Americas annual football classic
and the stadium from which 1t takes
Its name supplies the title and
much OF the action-packed romance
with brilliant cast Of young play
ers, which makes Rose Bowl" COM
panion feature on this program ace
entertainment. It's the story Of big
time football, generously sprinkled
with romance and comedy. Eleanore
Whitney, william Frawley. Tom
Brown and Larry Crabbe head the
giant cast.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-20
DRIVER IN FATAL
ACCIDENT FREED
Deputy Coroner Finds No
Negligence in Wom-
ans Death

No trace Of criminal negligence
Us found by Deputy Coroner Walter
W. Smyth In a finding released to-
day on the accident In Cheshire,
December "a. in which Mrs. Ida
Pulford, 81. Of Cheshire was struck
and fatally injured by truck driy-
en- by Joseph Choti. of Durham
road, Wallingford. The finding ex-
onerates Chou Of all blame.
Mrs. Pulford was apparently
crossing the main highway in Che
shire. 200 feet north OF Hines Hard
ward store when struck by the truck.
Choti was travelling very slowly &C.
cording TO the finding and stopped
within a few feet OF the accident,
Lights OF automobiles coming In the
opposite direction interferred with
the drivers vision comments Deputy
Coroner Smyth.
Witnesses questioned by Atty.
Smyth included Charles r. Fossett.
constable, Of Cheshire: Clayton
Russell, Ives road. Cheshire; Tony
Valentine. Reeds Gap, Wallingford,
and Mrs. Chot. :
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-20

han on Thomaston avenue by the
Ladies Aid society Of that parish.
MrJ. George Goggins, recently re-
elected president Of the group, will
direet the cast.