The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-22
Master Minds
BY GENE FOWLER


rome Jaundiee, enjoyed a reputation
that was second only to that Of Article
X. Of the League Of Nations. In fact,
his deds could he spoken of in any
gathering where ladies were not pres
ent and where gentlemen were deaf.
No master mind ever slipped by this
expert He knew master mind the
minute he saw one Even If he hare
" heard one he would brand it i'm
media1ely as $ Master Mind. # he
neither saw nor heard Il, he would
stamp il SIS s Master Mind anyway,
When seen IN his cellar laboratory,
What an Inspiring spectacle was Je-
rome Jaundicel True. his face was
a trife lngrown, and his eyes were set
50 closely together that a monocle was
ample enough for both lamps, But yoa
forgot those details when yon eazed
ST that countanance. In fact Won Tor
sol everything under such circum-
stances. One look and the clock
cuckoos began To moult
When asked by the authorities Of
two dead cities to ferret ont the Mas
ter Mind responsible for the Demo
cratic Party. Jeroue's report was
1ersa, significant and typical Of The
great man. Ee said
Not only have we failed 70 locate
the Master Mind in this case. but We
discover that there isn't any mind 81
all"
When Cicoue Clemenceau and Gel
mlaid George were approached by The
Paris gamblers 70 fix q game. Jerome
.aundioe colnbed the city for Inc mu--
aarer. Bm ne s1aadfastly refused TO
comb his hair
II was Nj Jaundiee who took M
the trail q Pitcher Cox, hero Of the
1920 Political Series II looking
his pillow Tor campaign finds, Cox
found nothing ,but clpster Of stuffed
raspha--ioS. All the crooked boys be
zan taking their whlsaey straight
Jerome was al his has1 when talk
}ne II reporters about bomb plot
HIS famous epigra1n q What's new
today hoys has been repeated II
seven languages. nor including the
prafa17e. Clever Ole bird tha1 he
wasn't Jerome would answer cues
non by ASKING one. Tbs REPRESENT
tves Of 1hs press 1hogeht Sc muea Of
him thar 4hav never GasQuotad jerome
unlass he said something
Illustrating he high regard i. which
ne was held by the reporters II anec-
dota Is tola Of Jeromass famous inter
view given ny Gan Greene. me City
Hall Write for The Fvantne Tnaaz-
wo-la. 9id-.4nas~s. who nave beau
in the nawspapa- business for tha
Ias1 three veasz>. often raeaL tae
scane win ra-alnlsea1 eaueEse
The vnunzs- reporters drop 5hss- war5-
10 asta1 II tins tails. I nona5z Is
telling The STORY ms boys arap Their
work anyway ! lhev haven't any
WORK 10 % they fazs n lhs1r labars
where laae Ter Of
Jerome who had a his hear anG
aalv S few things the matter win his
liva-. was fan6 Of repeating ms story
himself. The on1v e-avhaaE was tbs
aa had Forgotten rha incident BIZ
rhase .-1ass never bothered III 1sIzn-
aica
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ms Jerome haE bssa a-znktaz haax-
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