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New Britain herald., 1927-10-03
EE-=====Jh Jhe ===-=-- ] MURDER CASE
 Oy s. S. VD VAN DINE @ CHARLES sogls,za5 SONS
@ CHARLES SCHEMES SONS

tone was unrutfled. The needle would bob up and down just the same - but not because he was guilty.
 If he was stupid, for instance the needle would jump as d result Of his resentment at a seemingly rewfanglel third -degrea torture And if he was intelligent the needle would 5uup because of his suppressed mirth a- the puerility of the legal mind for indulging in such nousanse."
 You moer me deeply" said Markhan My head is spinning Ike d turbine, But there are those If us poor worldlings who believe that criminalty is a defect of the Lrain."
 So it i-," Vance readily agreed. "Tu. unfortunately the entire human race possesses the defect The \iItuCus ones haven't, so to speak, the courage or their defects. . However. if you were refer rng 10 a criminal type. then. alas. We must part company.
 "It Was T.ombroso, that darling Of the yellow journals, who in vented the idea of the congenital criminal. Real scientists like DuRois, Karl Pearson and Gort'y; have shot his idiotic theories full ot holcs."5
 "I am floorcd hy your orudition.' ' declared Markham. as he signalled 10 a passing attendant and ordered another cigar. T console myself. however. with the fact that, as a 1ulc, murder will leak out"
 Vance smoked his ciearet in silence, looking though'fully out through the window mp at the lazy June sky.
 "N,arhham." he said at length, the number of fantastic ideas ex- tan; about criminals is positively amazing.
 How a sane person can sub scribe 10 that ancient Authorization that murder will out is beyond me. + rarely 'outs,' old dear. And, if fl li1 out why a homicide bu reau? Why all this whirlin d4rvish activity by the police whenever a body is found? The poets arc to blame for this bit of lunacy. Chaucer probably started it with lis 'Mordre vol out and Shake speare helped it along by attrihuting 10 murder a miraculous organ that speaks in lieu of tongue.
 Tt was some poet. too, no doubt. vho conceived the fancy that car cassos bleed at the sight of the mur- dorer. Would you. as the great protector of the faithful, dare tell the police to wait calmly in their offices, or clubs, or favorite beauty parIors-or wherever policemen do -heir waiting until a murder outs" Poor dcar.-ift you did, they'd ask the governor for your de tention as participant in the crime, or apply for a sanity hear ing.s
 .I3ThllAnl EFulltI SOOI-NAiHftulE. H. Was busy cutting and lighting his cigar.
 1t was Pearson and Goring who. about 20 years ago, made an cXtcn- ei,c investigation ana tabulation of professional criminals in England. the results of which ShowI CD that criminal careers began mostly be- tween the ages of 1G and 21: (2) that over 90 per cent of criminals were mentally normal; and (3) that
New Britain herald., 1927-10-03

"It wonder to me- said Markham. in view of your the orics. that you don't advocate dis missing nine-tenths of the police force and installing a gross or two of those psychological machines so popular with the sunday Supple ment editor.'
 Vance smoked a minute medi- tatively.
 "I've read about 'em. 1nt'rcstin' toys. They can no doubt indicat" certain augmented emotional stress when the patient transfers his attention from pious plati- ,udcs 10 a problem in spherical trigonometry. But if an innocent person were harncss"d mp 10 the various tubes, galvanom cleo tro-magncts, glass plates, and brass knobs of one of these apparatuses, and then quizSed about some recent crime, your iudicat'ry needle would ctVOrt about like q Russian dancer as I result of sheer nervous panic on the patients part
 Markham smiled patronizinEly.
 And I suppose the needle would remain static with d guilty per son in contact? 2"
 "Oh, on the contr'ry." Nance's
New Britain herald., 1927-10-03
Your Health How to Keep It.
 Causes of Illness
BY Dk. MORRIS IiNiIBEIN Iditor Journal of the American Medical Association and of lily
 gcia, the Health Magazine

An investigation made by the 1 United States Public Health Serv- ] ice revealed the fact that lead dust is to be found regularly in the air of many industrial establishments. In cracker factories, underwea ] factories, machine shops. groceries, cigar factories, tailoring and press ing shops and even in an ice cream i plant some lead Was found in the dust in the air Lead pipe still is ! in use in most of the larger cities. particularly for connections. When lead Is absorbed into tho . human holy changes take place in .he tissues Of the nervous system ;.ni also in the blood, Iuvcstica- tiAns were mare to find out to what ,>h hnt the absorption Of lead would afftt the human hoiy when it eN- isteh in amounts hardly sufficient 10 It,1duca poisoning but still suffi- cicnt 10 produce changes m the blood.
 Preventing Absorption
 Small de grens of lead absorption are nof important but when inc blood cens are affected in c)nsidcr- able numbers some means must be taken 10 prevent further ahaorp- 1ion of this poison.
 Two prominent physicians in yostigatcI the amount of lead poi soning in v southern onameling plant in Nashville. Tenn. Thirty nina men were examined and high degree of lead poisoning was found
New Britain herald., 1927-10-03

pound, WhlCn she
 said helped her
 so much So l
 bought q few bot ties and tried it
 ut, It s ure helped me won
 derfully. l felt much b c { { r. NJ y " or k i s no l O Il ger 2 dread to me If l hear of any ono who is troubled
New Britain herald., 1927-10-03
VAN DINE

10 be impregnable And yet. many persons would be benefited by al most anyone's death. Kill Sumner, and. on that theory. you could ar r' St the entire membership Of the authors Ltague.'
 Opportunity at any rate" per sisted Markham is an insurerabl factor in crime, and by oppor- tl,nity. l mean that affinity Of cir Cumstances and conditions which make a particular crime possible, feasible and convenient for a par t!oular person."
 "Another irrelevant factor" as serted Vance. "Think of the oppor- runitics We have every day to mur- der people We dislike,
 "Only the other night I lad 10 unsuitable hores 10 dinner in my apartment-a social de,oir, But I rrfraincd-With consid'rable effort, I admir-from putting arsenic in the rOntet Canct.
 "Tho Borgias and I. V sec, Dloroly lclong in different psychological categ'ries. On the other hand, had l been resolved n do murder, ] would - like those resourceful ratricians -- have created my own opportunity. And there's the ru0:-one can either make an op- nOrtunify or disguise the fact that lo had fl, with false alibis anl vari- ous other tricks.
 You remember the case of the murderer who called the police 10 break into his victims house be tore the latter had been Killed, say ing he suspected foul play and who then preceded the policemen indoor; and stabbed the man as they were trailing up the stairs."*
 "Weu, what of actual proximity, or prcsenco,--the proof of q person Icing on the scene of the crime at the time it was committcd?"
 Again misleading" Vance de clarel. An innocent persons presence is too often used as a shield by the real murderer who Is actu'i'y absent. A clever criminal can commit a crime from a dis tance through an agency that is present
 Also, a clever criminal can ar range an alibt and then go to the scene Of the crime disguised and unrccognized. There are far too many convincing ways of being present when one is believed 10 be absent-and vice versa. But we can never part from our in Givilualitics and our natures. And that is why all crime inevitably comes back 10 human psychology the one fixed, undisguisable basis of deduction."
 T don't know what case Vance was referring to; but there are Sc'- cral intnnccS of this device on rs cord and writers Of detective flc- tjCn have often used it. The latest instance is to be found in G. IA. CheStcrtOn'S "Thc innocence or Father Brown.' ill the story entitled "The Wrong Shape.'
New Britain herald., 1927-10-03
THIS HAS HAPPENED

4 womans gloves and handbag are found at the scene of Banson's murder and Markham. tracing them to Miss St. Clair, has her brought 10 his office. She makes flippant answers to his questions but betrays concern when Mark ham asks if Leacock had not owned a Colt .45, the same type of gun that killed Bcnson. Vance tells Markham he is certain of the
New Britain herald., 1927-10-03
Farmer Browns Boy Sees Happy
 Reunion
By Thornton W. Burgess

In all the world there is no other Whoe'er can fill the place of mother.
 -Old Mother Nature
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-10-27

thumb torn and knocked out of
joint, and the flesh on his wrist
charred and lacerated into the
cors. He had heavy charge in
his gun which he fired at a deer.
Mr.. j. B. Frazer, the mail car
rier between Sank Centre and
Grove Lake, had the misfortune to
lose one of his horses on Thursday
evening of last week. He had driv-
en- him short distance to the
house of a neighbor and put him
in the stable about six o'clock.
When he went to the stable about
three hours afterwards to hitch up
to return home, he found him dead.
When put in the stable the horse
was apparently perfectly well.
Melrose-Last Saturday we Wis
tied the village of Melrose, the
present terminus of the St. Vim
cent branch of the st. Paul and
Pacific railroad. Numerous new
buildings in course of erection give
evidence of thrift and prosperity !.
The place is well supplied with
stores, shops, hotels and saloons.
A snowstorm accompanied by
thunder and lightning was one of
the remarkable occurrences OF
Thanksgiving day.
A Thanksgiving dance on Thurs.
day evening at Lancaster anC
Fry's hall was we'll attended ana
passed off very pleasantly.
Ira Johnson shot large grey
squirrel last week while hunting
for deer in the woods. 1t is the
first animal of the kind seen il
this section.
Two large elk which were killed
north of Osakis were takeI
through town Tuesday on the wa!
to the Melrose depot for shipment
The near approach of the expir
alton of the time allowed for kill
ing and disposing of deer is bring
ing venison into market quite plen
tiful. Every day this week slet
loads of deer have been through
in and sold to merchants and ship
pers.
A moose, which weighed clever
hundred pounds, on a teamster'
sled which was left standing a
the Eastern short time on Tues
day, was examined with a goo'
deal of interest by our citizens. /
was killed near Wadena and wa
shipped to St. Paul.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-10-27
WHY REPORTERS GO CRAZY

'Hello, is this the reporter"
"This is one of the reporters"
'Well, l want the reporter who writes the ar
tices for the paper"
care you the reporter who writes those ar
ticles?"
"Pm one of them. What can do for your"
'Wen, 1 want to put article in the paper.
Have you got your pencil ready?"
eyes, Pm all ready"
'sWell, here it is. Take it down just as give
it to you. Mrs. J. j. Whuzzis, w H U Il IS
and her charming talented daughter, Euphrasia,
will leave their palatial home 1899 West Thirty
eighth St., today for motor trip through the east,
where they will visit her aunt Lucy in the metrop-
oils of New York City. She has fine home there
and is very rich. These two prominent Wichita
ladies will return in three months to their mansion
Now read that back to me-"
81 just took down the notes. didn't take it YER
batim.
81 didn't want it verbatim. I wanted you to
take it the way read it. That's the way want
it in the paper"
"I'n put it in with all the facts correct"
"That amt the idea. want it put in the way
gave it to you, if have to pay for it. How much
will have to pay to get it in the way gave it to
your
you'll have to talk to the advertising depart
ment about that.
"Well, I'll take it to the other paper. never
was insuted in my life.'-Exchange.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-10-27

Walter Hill, of the Empire Builder, is
said to be pretty fair judge of live stock, but
picker of wives he is not good. He embarked
upon his third matrimonial venture last May when
he took Ziegfield Foes beauty to his heart and
gave here his 10 minutes after he had been
divorced from No. 2. Mildred, the latest has tired
of the novelty of being a Montana ranchman's wife
At the time of the marriage she said: "From on
we going to be real Montana ranchers and take
care of his blooded stock. l am going to help him
in the things in which he is interested" Loves
young dream has gone booie, and Mildred is ask
ing for divorce. Walter is comparatively young
man and likely he will not become discouraged,
but will try again.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-10-27
FZashbacks
20 Years Ago
Excerpts from the Herald of
20 YEARS AGO

Agent Parker, of the Northern
Pacific, has been busy the past week
or more receiving the congratula-
lions of his many friends and ac-
quaintances upon the greatly inn
proved appearance of the local sta
ton on Main street. The entire
interior has been finished up in
fine style, the woodwork having
been given a coat of new paint and
the walls shining bright with new
kalsomine, while the floor has been
oiled. Mr.. Parker's expansive
smile is broader than ever as a
result.
John Kinsella shot bob cat il.
a bunch Of willows on an old farm
eight miles southwest of Sank Cen
tire, in the town Of Raymond last
Sunday. Mr.. Kinsella brought
his trophy to town on Monday and
exhibited it to a bunch of inter
ested men.
Next Saturday the Minnesota
and Chicago university football
teams clash on the gridiron at Min
neapolis. Several OF the local
rooters expect to see the game
which is expected to be one of the
greatest ever played on Northrop
Field.
Wintry weather has arrived.
Saturday night was the coolest of
the season thus far. Sunday morn
ing the water tank at the Northern
Pacific station was covered with
ice. While the sun shone bright
iy all day Sunday, yet there was q
cold north wind and winter over
coats were much in evidence.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-10-27

need Of new team for this
Christmas he can be assured of
a spirited set if he goes to the
Northland ranch for them.
"A scientist who has taken the
time to figure it out tells us that
our finger nails grow at the rate
of one thirty-second of an inch a
week. At this rate a person 20
years old has entirely renewed
his nails 1876 times or in other
words, he has grown seven feet
and nine inches of nail on each
finger and thumb. The total for
all fingers and thumbs would be
II feet and six inches. It's a good
thing we are able to cut 'em.
To term the American hen the
Billion-Dollar hen is most proper
and correct for statistics show
that she, collectively, lays at the
rate of about 760 eggs a second
or 2,000,00O,000 dozen eggs a
year. The business the American
hen creates brings more than a
billion dollars a year thus rank
ing that business third in the
branches Of the livestock industry.
Car trouble extraordinary was
experienced the other morning by
B. F. Dubois when he attempt
ed to drive his car down town to
its usual all day parking place be
side the First State Bank. He sue
ceeded in getting the engine start
ed and also to keep it running SO
that the vehicle conveyed him to
his destination in due time but in
a very uncertain manner. 1t ran
on the installment plan so to
speak. It's indisposition COMPEL.
ed Mr.. Dubois to drive it into a
garage for am examination when he
reached town. The outcome dis.
closed the peculiar fact that q
mouse had lodged itself in the ex
haust manifold and was the roo
of the trouble. Evidently the lit
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-10-27

The potato crop this fall is one
of the best for years, as witness
the fine specimens of the "Irish
lemons" offered for sale at the
different groceries. Reports from
Anoka, Cambridge, Princeton and
other large potato markets say the
crop there is the best ever. Not
withstanding the large supply
prices have thus far kept up pref
ty well.
Will Double His Store-Under
the above heading the St. Cloud
Journal-Press Of Nov. 80 prints
the following article on it's front
page "W. o. p. Hilsdale, of
Sank Centre, yesterday purchased
"a lot with a rs foot frontage on
Third street, Sank Centre, on
which he win build an addition to
his store. The property was pur-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-10-27

A. C. Townley, founder of the Nonpartisan
League, and whose visionary business schemes
iy wrecked North Dakota, has apparently awaken
ed to the fact that it is difficult for farmers to
successfully embark in business the cooperative
plan, Judging by the following excerpt of an adj
dress he delivered recently at Sioux Falls, S. D.:
Experience has shown that farmers stores
and other organizations have failed to reduce
the price of commodities or conduct business
on better basis You cannot farm and run
business too and make it success in compe-
tition with men especially trained in that work,
and highly developed organizations already
functioning."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-10-27

chased from the heirs of the late
Joseph Molitor through Hubert
Hansen Of this city. Mr.. Hilsdale
announces that he will practically
double the capacity of. his already
large store. The addition, how
ever, will face on Third street and
the building will have two front
entrances. The contract for the
Improvement will be let in the
near future and work will be be-
gun next spring"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-10-27

tie animal tucked away in his Sc
cret abode in the garage became
cold during the night and set
forth in search of a warmer cli-
mate. He apparently came upon a
warmer nest by crawling into the
exhaust pipe of the auto.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-10-27

News stories emanating from Berlin indicate
the German male of the specie are becoming rather
particular. 1t seems that thousands of them have
signed petition to the authorities protesting
against the practice of the fapper powdering her
nose and combing her hair while at table in res
taurants. They have set up the unique claim that
the stunt is not only disgusting, but unsanitary.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-10-27

Raymond McCracken, who was
taken suddenly i'll Sunday, was tax
en- to the Sank Centre hospital
Monday where in the afternoon he
submitted to an appendicitis oper-
alton. At the present time ne is
conyalescing nicely.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-10-27
NORTHWEST SENATORS CANNOT AGREE

A few weeks ago United States Senators Borah
of Idaho; Norris, of Nebraska; Nye, of North Da-
kota and Brookhart, of Iowa; the moving spir-
its in the organization of Farm Bloc to dictate
the nominee for President at the Republican Ma
tional convention next year. It has been said that
the socalled LaFollette Bloc not Gin" on the
plan.
The main idea back of the Northwest Bloc
was to be assured that the candidate would stand
for and endeavor to force through legislation for
farm relief. Senator Norris, very able man, was
to be the choice for President, according to Press
dispatches.
Reports from Washington indicate that even
at this early date there is dscord within the group
One or two of them stand for the McNary- Haugen
bill as passed last year. Others will not tolerate the
equalization fee clause which President Coolidge
called attention to in his veto. Senator Nye has
plan; Brookhart has another Borah, the outstand-
ing mind of the group, does not like the McNary-
Haugen bill from any angle It's said, and the result
is pretty kettle of dscord which bids fair to dis
rupt the Bloc months before the convention con-
feature of this movement is the practical
elimination of Ex-Governor Frank Lowden, of Hi
nois as Presidential possibility. 1t appears that
the members of the Bloc not firmly convinced
of the sincerity of Mr.. Lewden's Farm Relief pro-
gram.
Meanwhile the stock of Secretary of Commerce
Herbert Hoover and Vice President Charles
Dawes is in the ascendancy.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-10-27
Excerpts from the Herald
of so Years Aro

Accident - Mr.. Byron Trip,
son of Geo. Trip, Of West IN
ion, was severely injured last week
by the bursting Of a gun in his
hands. The flesh on the palm of
his hand was badly mutilated, the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-10-27

Defeat seems to hurt the pugilist's manager
than it hurts the puglist. All the pugst gets
is black eye; the manager gets sore head-To-
ledo Blade.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-10-27

A British statesman wants to cut League of
Nations employees salaries. It might be good
idea to put them on peace-work bass.-New York
Evening Post.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-10-27
THE NAMING OF INDIAN SUMMER
MINNEAPOLIS journal

This region having tasted of late generous
sample of the gorgeous and glorious season in ques-
ton, a discussion of how Indian Summer came by
its name becomes particularly appropriate.
The Leavenworth Times offers an explanation
that goes all the way around Robin Hoods barn,
and then fails to satisfy. Says the Kansas news
paper: n II
Before the time Of the white it was
called by the Indians "squaw summer" The
reason for the name that during this time
the squaws could get out and finish up their
corn huskng, and whatever other outdoor
without doubt that this most pleasant part Of
the year took it's name of "Indian summer.
without doubt" huh Pooh! pooh! and a
bosh or two. Even though the editor of the Times
is Congressman, we here and now challenge the
accuracy of his explanation, and if this be treason,
he can make the most of it.
We do not like his explanation, and we do not
believe his explanation We much prefer the one
taught thirty forty years ago by patient and for
bearing school ma'ams. Which was to the effect
that the first September cold snap set the May
flower Pilgrims Cor was it the jamestown set
tiers? y to cussng themselves voubly for ever hav
ing come to any dodgasted region where the winter
started in September.
Whereupon an Indian who had been listening
in, assured them that summer not gone-that
another summer would come along in few weeks.
glorious October thereafter bore out the Indians
prophecy.
Wherefore the name that has been attached to
this delectabe since.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-10-27

When julius A. Schmahl made his remarkable
comeback last year by winning the nomination
for State Treasurer field of strong candi-
dates it was quite generally accepted that he might
aspire for the Governorship when the opportunity
offered. When the question was put to Mr.. Schmahl
last week he said that he did not have any aspira-
tions to become chief executive. Julius says he
will be a candidate for reelection State Treas
urer Incidentally, as a friend of the Governor,
he hopes that he will make the race for the United
State Senator The State of Minnesota could travel
a long ways before candidate could be found that
would make a more efficient Chief Executive than
Mr.. Schmahl.