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The Washington times., 1922-01-08

An expert shadow or an expert roper is
valuable man. Bot II. as sometimes hap
pens, the detective is an all-round man who
can both shadow and rope. then he be-
comes positively invaluable. He can con-
duct an investigation-either open or under
coverJ-practically by himself ~ @
But no matter how skilled he may be In
the practical work. unless he knows the
rudiments of the law-whats for example,
Is evidence and what Is not--then he Is not
worth much to the Government. For the
ultimate test is his ability to secure evil
dence which will convict the criminal.
Director Burns says that while recruits
to the service come from all classes and all
walks of life. he is especially DESTROYS Of
getting young lawyers and newspaper men.
Such men have already formed the habit
Of investigating, he says, and the lawyers
are particularly desirable. because they
have the preliminary knowledge of what
the law means.
So In the five months since Mr.. Burns
turned over the business Of the detective
agency to his sons, Raymond and Sherman,
and took up the work of the Department
of Justices investigations, he has been or
ganizing. cutting pruning. reshaping. He
has established policy toward the public
that many 0ld-time agents could not grasp
and they have been eliminated. He has
been thorough in seeing to It that his bu,
reau works well internally.
For example, Mr.. Burns impresses very
strongly upon his men the fact that they
are the servants OF the people,. He ia
strongly averse to that idea OF detective
work which expresses itself largely in the
flashing of badges and the making Of spec
tacular arrests.
Secrecy is the fundamental cornerstone
of detective science. When detective
seems to be revealing secrets, then II is
safe to assume that there is q reason be-
hind his apparent willingness to talk.
II his statements are checked up and
errors are found, It Is because he has
purpose in having exactly that effect on
somebody whom he wishes to hull into
feeling Of security. II contradictory cable
grams have been allowed to come from
Poland since Lindenfeld was arrested II 70
probably because Mr.. Burns pursuit OF the
bomb-throwers II best served for the tirn%
by the apparent confusion. Gty
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trated by cases and law. He learns the
law Of arrest--when he can arrest sus-
pect and when warrant must be issued.
Then comes his practical schooling. He
is taught when to fash his badge and when
to show his commission card. He is put
with some squad that happens to be espc-
cially active at the time-the auto squad
or the white slave squad, perhaps He
learns how experts in their especial lines
conduct an investigation. He goes through
all the kinds OF work he will ever be called
upon to perform.
BY this time his superiors have had
chance to size him up. They know fairly
well Just sbout what he will be good for.
They may know as soon as they lay eyes
upon him, for, Instance, that he will never
make "shadow'-the detective who trails
his prey through the thickest crowd with
out losing sight Of him, or who can follow
him up q lonely street without being OBJ
served, who must be patient and tireless
and inconspicuous. For instance, a very
large man seldom makes q good shadow.
His size makes him conspicuous and the
criminal will soon discover he is being
tailed" Small or medium sized men, with
out particularly distinguishing character
istics, of great endurance and with good
nerves make the best shadows.
Perhaps the new agent gives promise VI
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sons. Raymond Burns, and Sherman Burns.
college graduates, lawyers, who have been
carefully trained by their father.
When Mr.. Burns was treating with Lin
denfeld as an informer he knew he was
dealing with a necessary evil, and he at
once set to work to fully inform himself
of the criminal career OF the new en-
ploye When the time came Mr.. Burns
would then be in position to deal with
Lindenfeld vigorously # the rascal under
took to trife with him.
But after the bomb outrage Eindenfeld
became more secretive. He Kept away
from the meetings Of the inner circle OF
the Russian radicals and the men whose
hands Burns suspected had actually made
that bomb and set the time fuse had dis
appeared. Lindenfeld acted as II he was
in fear OF his life.
At last Lindenfeld was called In and
told some things in vigorous language. II
Lindenfeld did his duty no harm should
come to him.
After a very serious talk Lindenfeld
agreed to go to Russia and trace out the
hiding places OF the Communists who had
fled the moment the Wall Street bomb had
been fired Lindenfeld was given three
thousand dollars for his expenses-and a
Burns Operative whom hndenfeld had
never seen and did not suspect followed
TO watch him.
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is thoroughly familiar
with 1t, and must prac-
tically memorize the re-
cital Of the duties Of a
special agent, which are
listed on his commits
sion card.
Then he Is given a
copy Of the Criminal
Code Of the United
States to study. with
the parts which concern
him marked.
Then he is told of the
various kinds OF sub
poenas and search war
rants, how and when
they must be used, illus
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The Hands Of MIR. Burns
Examining Portions Of the
Metal Slugs Which the Wall
Street Bomb Contained.
becoming a good "roper"-the de-
tective who forms the acquaintance
OF the subject" gains his conf
dence and learns all his secrets.
To be a roper detective must
be q good mixer" must be ready
to talk well about nothing in par
ticular and lead the subject on to
talk about the information that is
desired. He must be able to appear.
to workmen to be a fellow laborer.
Or he must impress blackmailers
or confidence men as pretty gay
sort of a chap who might not be
averse to breaking the law now
and then.
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operatives. By telephone. telegraph and
private wireless the Burns Agencies are
interlocked all over the world.
Sitting side by side. nth bank robbers.
counterfeiters, anarchists and political
conspirators are Burns operatives
times the detective works In the same mill
and sleeps In the same bed. month after
month, with a wild-eyed radical Some
times the sweetheart of the counterfeiter
is on the Burns payroll,
And so It happened that sitting in the
councils of the New York representative
Of Lenin and Trotsky's Third Information
ale was Burns informant. This man was
himself q radical, and 1t Is not impossible
that he had joined the Burns Agency to
spy upon the work Of the Burns Agency.
This was at once suspected by Mr.. Burns.
who turned the thing to his own advan-
tage by putting his own men to follow and
watch the new man, who was known
as Lindenfeld. Thus Lindenfeld was shad-
owed to the meetings Of his fellowTadi-
calls, and they we're listed and kept under
observation by Mr.. Burns.
In order to keep his position with the
Burns Agency, and as he thought. escape
suspicion, Unidentified turned in important
pieces of information from time to time.
Thus It was that Mr. Burns was told of
the bomb plot and was kept Informed OF
the progress Of the plotters. But just at
the moment when Mr.. Burns was anxious
" awaiting the decision as to the day and
the place where the bomb was to be ex-
ploded, Lindenfeld. dropped out Of sight,
and Mr.. Burns other operatives had not
secured this vital bit of information.
The secrets OF the Burns International
Detective Agency are never revealed. But
the personality Of Mr.. Burns. the master
mind Of the agency, is not q secret. Now
that the Administration at Washington
has taken Mr.. Burns and made him the
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Director OF Investiga-
tions OF the Department
of Justice, he has been
forced into publicity In
conn, stion with the un-I
raveling OF the Wall
Street ploi and other
governmental activities
OF which the public Is
entitled to know. At
their desks in the Burns
agency sit Mr.. Burns
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TN the very heart Of the money centre Of
the world, q spot surrounded by the
great International banking houses,
! the stock Exchange, and the United States
Sub-Treasury in Wall Street. at the noon
hour on September 16, q year and four
months ago. a giant death.desling bomb
exploded and thirty-nine dead and dozens
OF injured lay bleeding on the sidewalks.
There was one man who knew that
bombs were being built and who had sent
warning through the financial district.
B And ten minutes after the explosion-ef
that deadly machine, which reverberated
around the world. that same man stood at
the scene of the explosion and said:
mo, It was not an accidental explosion
Of the dynamite being used Tor tnat build
ing over there; II was not the work OF
bank robbers; It was not the crazy act OF
a lunatic That bomb was built and paid
for and fired by the agents OF the Tech
nical Committee of the Third Information
ale the Russian Communists"
It was william ]. Burns. the head of
the famous Burns International Detective
Agency. Mr.. Burns had heard wnat was
going on. and it. was Mr.. Burns who sent
his son. Sherman Burns. who is also an Of
ficial OF the Burns International Detective
Agency to go through the financial dis
trict and warn everyone to be on the look
out for the bomb that he knew was being
constructed.
And now. after year and four months.
the hand OF william J. Burns has reached
over into the heart Of Russia and dragged
forth man who has revealed the full his
tory OF that bomb. .4 4. 49,
As chief OF the great Burns mterna.
tional Detective Agency # was Mr.. Burns
business to know that that bomb was be.
ing constructed. He did know IT, be
warned the bankers, He was working day
New Ulm review., 1922-11-15
DON'T MISS THIS FUN.

Those who enjoy home talent pro-
ductions, land who doesn't?) will find
something unusually attractive and
pleasing in the two offerings which are
to be given at Turner Hall Friday,
November oath, under the auspices
of the Turner Ladies Society. The.
two plays will be given for the price
Of one and either is said to be worth.
the price Of two. The work is being
done under the direction Of Miss
Frances Krook. a brief synopsis Of
each play has been given us by Miss
Krook for the benefit Of Review
readers. s.7s & 81 ..5 at I
$ The Sc eret Of WeaIth.n Il
The first Of the two, The Secret Of
Wealth. is attwo act musical comedy
It is q spirited piece in which rollicking
shepherd and their frolicksome shep-
herdesses express in song and dance
their desire for great wealth. How
they gain their desires is the big
secret. There are Flower Fairies, too,
g nightingale, cobbler and . peddler
and many others. The music is ex-
quisite. The cast Of this play consists
|5of Albert Held, Hugo Schleuder, Frank
Niemann. Jr., Thomas Pfaender. Dr..
| =. Bel, Walter Engelbert, Guy Cranef
Mesdames r. Kemski, n. scheman,
New Ulm review., 1922-11-15
THE COW, THE sow AND THE
HEN
PAGE FIVE,

T. D.,
The farmer smiled as he passed them by,
The cow and the SOW and the hen;
For the price of wheat had gone sky high
And the COW and the SOW and the hen:
Ate up the grain he could sell at the mill;
They needed his care when nights were
chill.
He swore of them all he'd had his -
The COW and the SOW and the hen.
These barnyard critters had had their
day,
The cow and the sow and the hen.
He could get thirty bones for ton Of
hay .
No need for the COW or the hen.
He never would milk another COW,
He hated the sight Of grunting SOW,
And raising chickens was work for the
frau,
Goodbye to the cow and the hen.
They gave no heed to his jeer or frown,
The cow and the SOW and the hen.
Whatever goes up, they said, comes
EgE& sOOWu, Esf.t 80. 3g4H
The wise old COW and hen.
The hen laid eggs the winter through,
The cows gave milk and the piggies
grew; m
But hay dropped from thirty to two
Oh, the cow, the SOW and the hen.
Now he sits and sighs, as he counts
his cost
For the COW and the sow and the hen.
He almost cries for the milk he's lost.
Oh the cow and the sow and the hen.
He'd tend them gladly in mud and rain
And lessen his acres Of hay and grain,
II he only could buy them back again
The COW and the sow and the hen.
Courtesy 'The Earth. Topeka, Kan.
|sas, June 1922.
New Ulm review., 1922-11-15

Mrs. E. Schotzko Of Mankato visited
with relatives here the past week.
Miss Erna Huelskamp is spending
this week visiting with relatives in
Searles.
Fred Naumann, Walter Engelbert
and Thomas Pfaender attended the St.
Anthony Turpfest held in Minneapolis
recently.
Miss Josephine Trautner Of Winona
spent several days the past week as the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Schuster
on North State Street.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Luz
theran church are busy preparing for
their bazaar and supper which will be
given on Saturday, December 2.
The ladies of St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran
church will prepare a Thanksgiving
dinner for the students of the D. NIL.
C. which will be served at the college
dining hall on Thanksgiving day. !.
G. A. Haber and son Edward and
daughter, 'Verna, accompanied by
August Schulz all of Milford township
motored on Saturday to Belle Plaine
where Mr.. Haber attended to business
matters. ..,~>ss ....
Mr.. ard Mrs. Armin E. Heymann,
newlyweds, returned on Friday after
noon from Huron, S. D. and have
gone to housekeeping in the George
Gieseke, Jr. residence on South Mime
sofa street.
Mrs. Millie Schumacher and Miss
Hilda Schmidt have returned to their
home in Springfield after few days
visit here with their brother-in-law
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Carson on North Minnesota street.
Mrs. F. C. Volkert and daughter
Margaret returned to their home in
Minneapolis on Saturday. Mrs. F..
G.. Casper also returned to her home
in Loretto. They were guests ct the
Beyer-Bethke wedding on Wednesday
Mrs. J. H. Siegel was a guest at the
wedding of Miss Lillian E. Bierbauer,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Bier
bauer of Mankato, to Ralph T. Os-
man of Duluth which took place at
the home of the brides parents in
Mankato on Saturday afternoon at four
o'clock
Miss Louise Fritsche, who is teaching
at Blue Earth left there last Friday for
Madison, Wis, to attend the home
coming of the Wisconsin University.
She visited with her brother, Carl who
is student at the University over the
weekend. She returned to Blue Earth
Sunday evening.
Victor Berndt, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
August O. Berndt, residing on Center
street, has accepted a position with the
American Druggists Association of
New York. as travelling salesman. He
has been given as his territory southern
Minnesota and began his duties last
Tuesday morning.
In an item about the parcel shower
given in honor OF Miss Emily Schneider
of St. Paul at the John A. Schneider
home on North Minnesota street, the
writer made an error in names. The
name Mrs. Theresia Schneider should
have read Mrs. Theresa Scklump-
berger, sister of the honor guest.
New Ulm review., 1922-11-15
LOCAL NOTES

Attorney and Mrs. T. O. Streissguth
spent Friday as the guests Of relatives
in Arlington.
Miss Florence Tauer is spending
several days at the home of DR.. and
Mrs. Behmler in Lafayette.
Chester Rasmussen of Mankato made
a brief visit with his friend, Melvin
Zschunke, one day last week.
Mrs. Cecilia Schilling recently Sc
verely lacerated her thumb and has
been unable to use her hand for about
a week.
Harry Dirks, manual training teacher
at the local high school, spent the
weekend at the home of his parents
in Springfield.
Miss Emma Spaude returned on Sat-
urday to Arlington after days visit
with local friends. She came here to
do some shopping.
C. B. Hough and Ed. Simons were
Madelia business visitors on Thursday.
Mr.. Simons returned to his home in
Minneapolis on Sunday.
Mrs. John Schotzko and daughter
Johanna of Springfield were local
visitors with relatives and friends several
days during the past week.
Miss Leona Friedl left on Friday
afternoon for St. Paul where she is
spending several days as the guest of
her friend, Miss Elsie Knospe.
Miss Lillian Mueller left on Friday
afternoon for Fort Dodge, Iowa, where
she will visit during this week with
her sister, Elsie, who is employed there.
The members of the Ladies Aid So
ciety of the Methodist. church will
meet at regular monthly meeting this
Wednesday, afternoon ct the church
parlors.
J. A. Ocks of this city and son An
ton of Marshall motored to Faribault
on Sunday to attend to business mat
tiers. They returned home the same
evening.
Rheinold Thies, who has been en-
ployed at the Alfred Mueller law Office,
has accepted position at the Golden
Rule in St. Paul and began his duties
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Krienke of
Sleepy Eye were visitors last Thursday
at the home of the latter's brother,
Ben Rosenau and family in Milford
township.
The members of the Literary club
met yesterday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. H. l.. Beecher on South Ger
man street. The regular business ses-
sion and program was carried out.
Mrs. George Habermann returned to
her home in Minneapolis on Saturday
after spending week at home with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Prokosch in West Newton township.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Boyer left on
Saturday for Minneapolis where they
will make their home! Mr.. and Mrs.
Boyer were married at the Lutheran
parsonage in this city Wednesday after
noon.
New Ulm review., 1922-11-15

O. Pullman, and Mary Arndt, the
Misses Lilli Lamprecht, Lottie Pfaend-
er, Hertha Seifert, Edna Niemann,
Hildegard Helm, Katharine Koehler,
Irene Stamm, Katharine Pfaender,
Gretchen Steinhauser, Fanny Kr&l,
Lorna Schleuder, Julie Meyer, Laura
Oswald, Hildegard Amann, Mrs. Armin
Heymann, Winifred Hummel, Marian
Pfaender, May Jewel Arbes, Mildred
Gulden, Lucille Nagel, James Em-
merich, John Albert Pfaender, Helen
Krook, Alice Bong, Ruth Wic1 ersM,
Elizabeth Scheman, Florence Krook,
Lauretta Frenzel, Rollins Emmerich,
Robert Alvin, Florence Guth and
Robert Fenske.
Spreading the News.
Spreading the News" is a one act
comedy, written by the celebrated
Irish playwright, Lady Gregory. The
cast consists Of ten persons, as follows:
DR.. K. Bell, Frank Niemann Jr.,
Mrs. L. G. Bell, Fred Pfaender, Mrs.
L. B. Krook, Thomas Pfaender, Albert
Held, Mrs. H. Scheman, Mrs. Anna
Rinke and Guy Crane.
+ .a : q - E - 2
New Ulm review., 1922-11-15
GREATEST film
PICTURE EVER
MADE COMING
birth OF "A Nation" Will
Be Shown at Turner
Theatre Sunday
PRICE rs NO HIGHER
FOR RWONDERFULSH SHOW
Only Two Shows Sunday
None Monda Original
Music Secured.

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The Great American Photo Play,
The Birth of A Nation" has been
chosen for next Sundays entertain
ment at the Turner Theater. Altho
this great show has been seen in New
Ulm twice before, at least, it is so big
a thing that no one can begin to get
the full magnitude Of it in one evening.
In fact, it might be witnessed half a
dozen times and there would still be
marvels to note in the work of the
actors and in the construction of this
materpiece.
Arouses Public Feeling.
This picture showed six months in
Chicago, twice that long in New York
City, four months in Philadelphia and
eight months in San Francisco. Every
where it has produced storm Of
questioning and Encouragement Of
the entire ideas of the North with re-
gard to the color question. In many
places the colored race wished to have
the picture suppressed because they
feared the effect it might have in pro-
ducing race war.
Stupendous Cast.
'.The Birth of A Nation employs
$4,000 people and 5000 horses. There
are 5000 scenes and the cost of pro-
duction was half a million dollars.
Among the great scenes pictured are q
number of decisive battles of the Civil
War, Sherman's March to the Sea,
the burning of Atlanta, Lees Surren-
der at Appo1nattox, the assassination
of President Lincoln, the rise Of the
Ku Klux Klan and the battle of Pc
tersburg.
Romance and Politics. 4.
Thru all these awe inspiring scenes
runs the threads of romance and every
scene is colored by the effect of the
freeing of the slaves upon the negro
character. The scenes of terror in
which the might riders" appear hold
the spectator tense with nameless
dread and the picture Of the martyr
dom Of the President outlines plainly
to American citizens the hatreds Of the
days Of 1876 and teaches them more
vivid history than they ever could learn
from books.
Music from Original.
In order that the great pictures may
be produced as they were originally
planned, accompanied by music written
especially to fit the scenes, Mr.. Gould
has secured the original score Of the
music ana his orchestra will play it
as written for the first great perfor-
nance Of this magnificent picture.
'.The Birth Of a Nation" is and al
ways has been one Of the highest priced
pictures ever shown. Mr.. Gould, how
ever, mean: to give New Ulm people
a chance to see it at this time at popu-
lar prices. There will be- absolutely
no additional charges for this wonder
full picture.
Only z Shows.
Because. Of the great length Of the
picture, it has been decided not to
show it more than two times on Sunday
and anyone who wants to see it must
be sure to attend either the matinee
at 8 O'clock or the one evening show
at Z. Parents are urged to take their
children to the afternoon showing be-
cause the picture runs 50 much longer
than the average that the little folks
will be too much tired out at. the eve
ming performance to get the full bene-
fit of the wonderful pictures.
Yours for wholesome entertainment
Adv. JAY GOULD,
New Ulm review., 1922-11-15

julius Strohschein left on Monday
afternoon for Shakopee to enter the
mud-baths at Mudbaden where he will
receive treatments for week or SO
Mr.. and Mrs. Forest Schmitz and
family Of Mankato motored here on
Sunday to spend the day visiting with
Mr.. and Mrs. C. N. Robertson.
Miss Ottilia Berg, who has been
visiting with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hubert Berg, on South Broadway,
returned to Minneapolis on Sunday
afternoon. Miss Berg is employed as
stenographer with a Minneapolis con-
tcern.
While visiting here with his daughter
Mrs. c. N. Robertson, Daniel Moll Of
Sleepy Eye suffered a parlytic stroke
about two weeks ago. He was i'm
mediately removed to his home in
Sleepy Eye. The stroke has affected
his left side, and there is not much inn
-provement in his condition.
Mrs. Alma Isaacs accompanied her
mother-in-law, Mrs. Harris Isaacs to
Chicago, ILL.,, on Monday afternoon
where the latter will enter hospital
for medical attention. Mrs. Isaacs will
visit with relatives for several weeks
and will then return to her home in
this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Steinmetz of
Minneapolis left on Monday for their
home after spending Sunday at the
home Of the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Steinmetz on South
Washington street. They made the
trip in their car. Mr.. Steinmetz is
manager of the Congress garage in
the cities.
On Tuesday, November Z, occurred
the marriage OF Fred w. Kraus. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Kraus, re ldfH
near ST. George to Miss Lavina Nary
Breyan, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thdodore Breyan of Minneapolis, at
the St. Joseph Catholic church in
Minneapolis. The newlyweds will re-
side in Minneapolis, where the groom
is employed.
Mrs. Henry Laudenschlager of this
city received word from Havana, III
feom her sister, Mrs. H. D. Beussmann
on Monday morning that the latter's
mother lad passed away that morning
at 4 o'clock. It will be remembered
Mrs. Beussmann and daughter Loida
left New Ulm last spring for Havana
where Mrs. Beu,smann went to help
her mother take care of the father who
was quite i'll at that time. Mrs. C. A
Zelle, formerly Of this city, now re.
siding in Minneapolis is g. daughter Of
the deceased and the late Mrs. Adolpl
Rein of this city was also daughter
A surprise awaited the Onkels M IN.
day evening when they gathered fol
their weekly skat-abend at Turner Hall
A. H. w. Eckstein of Melville, Sask.
Canada, looked like an inn ,cent vic.
tim to the old war horses but he
cleaned 'em up in 1-2-3 order by tax
ing not only first prize for the greatest
number of net games won, but also
got the highest score and very nearly
qualified for single high play. Mr.
Eckstein won 18 net games, his high
score was 628. The second prize went
to Joe Chaser with q score Of $50
net points and third to Waldema.
Jahnke, with club solo against six
The special prize for high play went
to George Liesch with 120. Mr.. Eek.
STEMS high play was 100.