Golden Valley chronicle., February 11, 1916, Image 4

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(Incorporated)
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 11,1916
C. T. Bolstad, Editor.
Entered at the post-office in Beach,
Qolden Valley County, North Dakota
as second class mail matter.
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MEMBER N.D.RA.
ACCCURACY.
Nine of the passengers of
the British ship Appam were
interviewed by the representa
tive of a New York paper the
other day as they came ashore
at Newport News. All of the
•line were intelligent persons
Several of them were persons
considerable standing. None of
them had any interest in tell
ing anything but the truth
There is no reason to believe
#hait any of them did tell any
thing but what tihey believed
^to be anything but correct.
And yet, of the nine descrip
tions given of the Gorman ship
.wihich made the capture, no
"twto agreed, and the vessel was
described as everything rang
ing from a large, well-built and
-new-looking vessel, to a small
dirty and disreputable-looking
tramp.
Thea witnesses were inteli
gent aind truthful people. All
iiad ample opportunity to ob
serve, for the capture took
place in broad daylight, and
Jihe ships were brought to few
fHjpit'lengths of each other.
_There was nO confusion on
Board the Appam. nor any pe
nsion for any, for w|hen once
the vessel had been halted, a
JCfferirian officer ith his men
boarded 'her. and thsre was no
possibility of her being sunk.
Yet, from these nine witnesses
-nine varying descriptions were
secured.
The ureliaibility of the eye-"
witness h«« loftg been recog
nized by those whose business
it is to deal with evidence. The
impression vfliich an event
leaves on the mind is modified
ad it may be inverted or diis-
orted py the mind itself. INq j,
persons die samething
exactly aihke. No two ihear ex
actly alike. To t»st this get
two persons to tell you about
a fight or a speech. They will
not agree as to who sitruck first
or last, or as to the manner in
"Which the speaker stated his
most important points. Lis
ten to the testimony of wit
nesses in court. With the
sarnie opportunity to see and
hear, and wiitih full intent to
tell the truth, they will contra
dict each other squarely, and
eadh w^ll be positive that he is
right
Newspapers are held up as
horrible examples of inaccura
cy in their relation of facts.
But when it is rememibered
that most of the matter which
appears the newspaper has
been told and retold sometimes
half a dozen times, before it
gets into print and that each
person necessarily places his
owb costruction on what he
sees or wlhat is itold to 'him it
Will be apparent that the mar
vel is .not that mistakes are
made but that it is ever possi
ble to get at even the approxi
mate truth. David may have
been a little severe when he
clared all men to be liars but
ait any rate, all are humlan, with
some of the tendency to inac
curacy which is one of the pre
vaiinp characteristic of human
ity.—Grand Forks Herald...
PNEUMONIA
Tien er cent of the deaths
in the United States result
fromj pneumlonia. It is esti
mated that during the past
thirty days this rate has been
doubled in some sections. Tub
erculosis and heart diseases
wheh outrank pneumonia a
inong the. legion of the men of
death but in certain cities
pieumoaia is steadily increas
ing and even has surppased
the mortality from tuberculo
sis. Seventy per cent of all
cases osccur between Decem
ber and May. It is distinctly
seemingly brought by wintry
blasts, but especially preva
en' riuriiv:* the winter season
only because its victims are
rendered more susceptible at
that time by efposure, debili
tating influence and the pre
sence of predisposing infect
ions.
Pneumonia principally af
fects those at the extremes of
*ife, but mo age is exempt. It
invariably a germ disease.
The predisposing and excit
ing organisms are so numerous
that it would be futile to at
tempt their enumeration.Many
of them are constantly present
in the mouths and throats of
healthy persons and it is only
through the aid which we un
wittingly extend to them that
they are transformed from
harmless organisms to one of
man's most powerful enemies.
The presence of other di
seases is the greatest predis
posing cause of pneumonia.
They prepare the soil for in
vasion. Holding first rank in
this influenza, the increased
incidence of pneumonia at this
time being largely due tojhe
la grippe. Individuals suffer
ing from this infection are pec
C.yjarlv susceptible to respirat
ory comSpftea'tions and. should
properly observe every hygen-'
't rule. Inflamation of the up
per air passages, pharyngitis,
brobnehitis. and tonsoiliitist oft
en predispose to the develop
ment of the disease articular
ly among the aged and infirm.
The acute contagious diseases
of childhood, more especially
njeasles and whooping cough,
frequently prepare the way for
pneuntonia. Anyone who thru
neglect or carelessness permits
... ir mS" the spread of these infections
-therefore open to the sever
cxhau sting
disease of whatever nature, is
often sufficient to so reduce
our resistance that are unable
to cope wtith organism which
should be easily overcome, and
hence predisposes to the infec
tion.
is therefore open to the sever-
condeWna£on
Debility, either temporary
or chronic, developing from
any cause, increases suscepti
bility. Because of this the di
sease most often attacks those
at the extremes of life. Among
debilitating influences must be
mentioned cold, exposure to
penetrating winds, and the
chilling of body surface as a
result of wetting.
Always on the Ford
As the story goes goes, three
.'auto owners died and ascend
ed the pearly stairs. Good
old St. Peter questioned the
first as to What knd of a car
he owned. When told it was
a Maxwell he was enjoined to
fake his place with the Pres
byterians. The second stat
ed that he owned a Studebak
er, whereupon he was direct
ed to go and sit with the Bap
tists. The third was question
ed closely and admitted to the
old Saint that he as the owner
of a Ford. "Go in and take
your place with the Christian
Scientist's," said Peter, *y°u
just thought you had an auto."
Party Lines Oblit
erated in House
Clark and Mann Work Side by
Side—Presence of Speaker
Lined With the Prepared
ness Advocates Much inter
est.
Washington, Feb. 7—Speak
er Clarke and Republican
Leader Mann fought side by
side in the house today for ad
equate national defense. With
party lines obliterated, most of
the merWbers followed their
leaders and the two navy mea
sures passed witthout a dissen
ting vote.
One measure to provide for
adding three hundred midship
mien to the entering class at
Annapolis next July, passed.
173 to 0, and the other, to
equip the navy yards or con
duction of battleship Nos. 43
and 44, passed without a roll
call.
Mr. Mann tried to put the
antiprepairedness advocates on
record by calling for a division
on the naval academy bill, but
there was no negative respon
se.
Clarke Causes Interest
The appearance of Speaker
Clarke on the floor to champ
ion preparedness measures
arouse wide interest. Rumors
persisted that he would take
active charge of the fight to
increase the arm and navy.
Mayor Leader Kitchin having
joined the opposition.
Irrjmediate improvement of
the navy by designing new bat
tleships along the lines of the
best now in use, doubling the
memfctrthip both at Annapo
lis and West Point., creation of
irany additional regiments for
armj, and short term enlist
ments to produce
thc
reserve
were among suggestions made
by the speaker. He said he ex
pected to discuss the subject of
prepa&edness generally soon.
Reiterates Plea.
Mr Mann reiterated his pre
vious pleas for a larger" army
and navy and aided in maneu
vering the bills to passage.
"This is not the time for
criiri'nation and recrimination,
be said. "It is not the time to
find fault with that which has
been. It is the time for all to
join hands for that which has
corr-is."
The debate wfcnt far ahead
of the measures under consid
eration, extending to the gen
eral subject of military prepar
edness.
Mr. Clarke urged K&'ste in
getting new battleships into
comtmvssion. He asked Chair
man Padgett of the naval com
irfi'Jtee why it Would not be a
good plan to pattern the two
battleships, Nos 43 and 44,
after the United States ships
afloat and pet them completed.
Has Improvements.
"Simnlv because," Mr. Pad
gett said, "the chief of the bur
eau of construction told us
that he had plans already
worked out that woud make
decided improvements against
torpedo attacks."
"Why do t'heymot put those
plans into operation?" the
speaker continued.
"They will," Mr. Padgett
said, "as soon as they get au
thority provided in this resolu
tion."
Three Near Ready.
Representative Padgett told
the house that three ships—
the Oklahoma, Nevada and
Pennslyvania, regarded as the
three best in the world at the
time they wlere designed and
laid dowln. would be complet
ed and put into commission
during this year, two of them
in the early summer, one in the
autunrin.
**Evea if
any emergency
GOLDEN VALLEY CHRONICLE
should arise." he said, "a very
srrjiall resolution of congress
carrying the necessary appro
priation could provide for ex
tra ships."
Has Own Wireless
in Farm Home
Fessenden. N. D. Feb. 4—
The distinction of being the
first farmer's club in the world
to receive state, national and
world news by wfxeless prob
aly belongs to the Pioneer Far
mers' Club of Steele county
One of the active mjembers is
a radio telegraph operator,
who has erected and installed
his own wlireless equipmnt by
means of which he sends and
deceives messages to and from
all parts of the continent. This
is John G. Baldwin, a univer
sity graduate who lives with
his parents three miles south
east Sherbrocke.
Every evening, after the
chores are done, John hies him
self to an upper room of the
farm, houise. where his batter
i93, coils, dynamios, receivers,
transmitters and electrical
whatnot quiver and and
snap, and puts the receiver to
his ear for from the
World, while his jparents artfl
brothers and sisters sit in the
rooms below and read the daily
papers conta'rimg the news
which he read from ethereal
viaves 40 to 48 hours before.
They read frc the printed
page bv the electric lights
which he has installed and he
reads dots and dashes from the
air. He cain tune his instru
ments to near or far senders
and gets his messages from all
points of the continent. Last
Saturday evening he jotted
dciwfa a few items of interest,
ithen hitched up a team and
drove to the club meeting at a
neighbors'. Here he read off
msWs items which appeared in
th Monday papers of the next
week such as that of the Great
Northern train struck by an av
alanche and Chicago reports
on the great floods in Illinois.
FARGO FIRM GETS
BISMARCK HOTEL
Bismarck. Feb. 3—=Gftiieral
bids for wor'. Bkiriarck's
new $1 OO/oOQ hotel wtere op
ened last might and tihe con
tracts for tihe general construc
t'on wiork Was let to the Mien
ike Building comtpainy of Far
?o, their bid being slightly un
der $39,000. Grambs & Pe^t
of Bismarck, were awarded the
contract for the plumibing and
heating work, their bid being
$8.300. Ralph Sanders of
Bismarck, secured the contract
to install the electric wiring,
telephone system his bid be
in $ 2 1 0 0
Work on the construction of
the capital city's new hotel will
be commenced soon as tihe
snow is gone and excavation
work can be started. Work
will be rushed fromt the start
and the expectation is that the
building will be practically
completed and ready for occu
pancy about Dec. 1
W A Peck, better farming
expert in one of the western
counties, discovered a fine
looking. fat turkey on his desk
one morning, a week ago. He
took it home and had it roast
ed. and he and'his family had a
royal feed.
Two days later he received
a letter in his morning mail,
which read something like
this:
"Dear Mr Peck: We want
you settle a dispute. I left
a turkey on your desk the other
day, when you were out. Will
you please look it over and let
me know What you think it
died of
I
600,000
FENCE
Begins Monday,
To Celebrate
Opening of Bridge
One of the most pictures
que events ever held in tjit
state
will mark the dedication
the Red Trail bridge at Med
ora in May or early June. Pre
sident W Turner and Set*
retary John Orchard of the
Red Trail associations state
that plans are being formulat
ed for a rousing celebration.
Delegations afcmg the route
probably will be urged to
make the trip in automobiles,
This event doubtless will be
a most interesting and unique
affair.
Governor Hanna of North
Dakota, Governor Stewart
of Montana and Governor
Burnquist of Minnesota are
expected to be present and as
sist in the dedication. Two of
these officials have formerly
accepted the invitation.
One of the features planned
fs a good road demonstration,
inl which farmers and city
dwellers wfill take part, show
ing the practical side of the
problem and what each one
can do to assist in road main
tenance
A canvas of the situation
indicates that motor travel
over the Red Trail will be es
pecially heavy the Blue Book,
an official automobile guide, is
featuring the Red Trail and
several mountain resorts are
oing excellent work in ad
tising the scenic route.
The bridge at Medora has
given the good roads move
ment an iir,Detus along the en
tire route Burleigh county es
pecially is being urged to nut
a stretch of road east of Mc
Kenzie in shape. County
Coirjmissioner S. J. Nagel of
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Thompson Yards, Inc.
Peach, Golva, Carlyle and OUie
S&n Francisco,
Morton county has promised
to improve the road known as
Eagle Nest flats between Glen
Ullin and Hebrou.
State Engineer Bliss of Bis
marck and Engineer Veigel of
Dickinson left Wednesday to
inspect the Medora bridge and
probably will accept the work,
all cf which has been done,
with the exception of the pain
ting, which must be left for
warmJer weather.
The erection of this $18,000
bridge through popular sub
scription is unipue in the an
nals of motor routes.An ex
cellent crossing has been made
at Medora. This alone should
increase maten-iiallv the traffic
over the Red Trail this sum
mer.
A MINNEAPOLIS OPINION
OF NORTH DAKOTA
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Morning, Febr. 14th.
A GoJa Medal Winner
(Minneapolis Journal under
the head:"North Dakota Must
Straighten out."
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ELKHART 1NDIAMA
Senator Gronna presented
to the Senate on Saturday res
olutions adopted by the Bur
leisrh County's Farmer* Union
of Bismarck, North Dakota,
opposing an increase in arm-
California
aiments. The resolutions scar
cely do the farmers justice.
The people of Florida are
sending up resolutions in fav
or of armaments. The North
Dakota resolutions closed writh
a demand on Congress to re
deerri all pledges made to the:
farmers and to enact a rural
credits law. a law against gamb
ling in produce options on
boards of trade, a law provid
ing for national standards for
grain grading and inspection,
and a law creating a national
bureau of markets.
We call to the attention of
the farmers of North Dakota
that all these demands are
purely selfish to themselves.
The people have paid them
high prices for their wheat
this season, and they should
more grateful than to insist
on so narrow a view.
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