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some Of the costs proceed from at
tempts to placate him.
Here in Illinois, and this state Is
not unusual in this respect in the
union, the state tax rate has been 80
cents on the 500 Of assessed valua-
ton. In 1881 IA cents in the 500
of assessed valuation provided the
money for general state purposes.
The other items of the state expense
in the 80 cents on the 500 were 1874
cents for the state school funds, 3 1-3
cents for the University Of Illinois.
/ 2-3 cents for waterway bonds, 51s
cents for soldier bonds. and cent for
blind relief. That is, the Illinois
farmer burdened by taxation has paid
probably nothing to the federal treas
ury and IA cents on the 800 for the
direct upkeep Of the state govern
ment. The rest Of his taxes he must
find in services indicated in these
other state items or in the govern
ment which he maintains within
buggy ride of his farm. If his taxes
are running him he must look to his
township, school districts. and county
courthouse and to public undertake
ings in which he is supposed to be in
direct participation and control.
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I'm the oldest living active judge
and the worst.-Justice Norman S.
measurements. Standardizing plastic
bikes, 70, of the supreme court of
New York.
X Y Y
Children are being wronged by en-
forced molding to the means of mass
youth into average patterns is detri-
mental physically to growing chill
dren, troublesome psychologically to
perturbed parents and false biologi-
cally to the national ideal.-Dr. I.
Newton Kugelmass, child specialist.
X X X
Take the number 1886. How do
think Of that? Well, it's the sum of
80 squared. plus 40 squared, plus 10
squared, plus squared. Take the
number 543-I put the number in
front Of it and it becomes the date
OF the death of Copernicus. Like
that!-Dr. Salo Finkelstein, lightning
calculator, explaining his system"
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way crowd is out after sucker money
| in large way! It is organized as
seldom before in many year.
What with railroad fares at new
excursion low and tourist trade hit
ting a new high, mirth-seekers and
merrymakers are expected in droves
despite the depression. The traps
are being carefully set for the UNI
wary. Keep an eye on the old check.
book and don't buy any gold bricks!
b* X X
LISTEN, MY FRIEND
For instance-the taxicab business
has slipped SO far that scores of usu-
ally dependable drivers are loaded
with cards to gyp-spots. Take an. old
mans advice, and not the say-so OF
the most amiable looking driver.
A certain "wide-open" desperation
has overtaken some of the once rep
utable dance-halls and cabarets.
In other wordS-look before they"
reap!
JUST A STOOGE
The case of Sid Silvers is one of
the big streets most interesting
notes.
Silvers was for years an anony-
nous fellow who perched in a box
and talked back at Phil Baker. He
was, in word, a superior stooge.
AS such he achieved a sort of fame
which broke through the absence OF
big billing.
A shrewd casting crew picked him
out for new "pan faced" comic and
he was given his chance to team, on
stage, with Ted Healy. Now everyone
wonders why he spent so many years
sitting in a box. He is one of the
best comic partners in recent years.
THEN THERE WAS KAHN
Nor is there any way of figuring
the ups and downs of mercurial
Broadway. A Sid Silver steps out
of a stooge's box into fame and half
dozen famed ones slip back into
temporary obscurity.
Just few years ago-again, for
instance-the appearance of Roger
Wolfe Kahn as band master was
nothing short OF sensation. AS the
son of one of the nations famed
bankers, he became something of a
symbol of the younger generation
taking its own paths.
After his marriage, he went abroad
and lived in and around Paris for a
couple of years. Then, returning, he
got an engagement for his band in
the grill room of a big hotel.
And today, I read paragraph in
Variety-"the failure of Kahn to click
signally is an object lesson in itself
for bands and public tastes" I'd. And
there you are.
* * *
AMEN
For years I've been hearing about
the "Amen Corner" which has be-
come part of the social history of the
town and which appears indelibly as
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-13

sociated with the old Fifth Avenue
restaurant. So the other day ]
dropped around and heard about old
Amos Emo, whose Fifth Avenue FIo-
tel was once referred to as "Eno's
folly" That was about 1859, in case
you happened to be around. Located
at Fifth Avenue and 23rd Street, It
was considered too far. from no
where"
Yet it became gathering place
for the politically great. the hangout
for Senator Tom Platt, 1.-THE eAs0
boss"
The "Amen Corner" it seems, was
fraction of the lobby in which Plat
met his political lieutenants and
henchmen. Whenever he gave an Or
der, his sycophants would say Amen
instead of 20. K. boss" or something
like that.
At any rate, as commentary on
changing times, it was amusing to
note that one can lunch for NOM
inal sum and that there is mo tip
ping" rule.
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bis. They claim first that no time
was provided for debate. The nation
has been doing little else but debating
this issue for the last decade. Form
of the repeal resolution was attacked
by those who would retain in part
the farce Of federal control of the
liquor traffic. No agency is better
fit to control the sale and manufac-
turo than the states. It is purely a
local matter. States that want to
remain dry can do SO. They can even
secure federal legislation to prevent
shipments Of liquor to dry areas and
that is as near as federal supervision
or interference should come.
But another vital factor in the ac-
ton Of the lame duck session is the
unresponsiveness Of the congress to
popular opinion. This disregard of
the voters will as expressed in the
November elections was not wholly
on the side of the lame ducks. There
were 80 Democrats, most of whom
were from the solid South, who re-
fused to follow party leadership on
this issue. None of the 80 was
lame duck. Each was reelected on
platform which called for immedi-
ate and complete repeal of the Eigh-
tenth amendment.
Such betrayal of constituents cam
not be excused or condoned. This
government of ours is supposed to be
a representative one where the ma
jority rules. There is long road yet
to travel before repeal or even mod
ification is an accomplished fact.
Cumbersome methods provided for
amending the federal constitution
means months if not years before
there can be any definite action on
the Eighteenth amendment. Every
maneuver known to the obstructionist
will be tried to defeat the manifest
will of the people.
Let the people rule" is an empty
slogan and hollow mockery at least
when this issue is concerned.
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Thatcher Colt shook his head dis.
approvingly.
81 would prefer not to use that
spade just now" he said.
Saying this, Thatcher Colt took
off his topcoat and gloves. In an
other moment, the most immacu-
late dresser in the whole city adj
ministration was on the knees Of
his grey-striped trousers, his fin
gers spread out, clawing up whole
handfuls of the earth. Quickly
Neil Mcmahon and I followed suit,
the chauffeur at the head and /
at the foot, and Thatcher Colt at
one side of the grave, scooping
up with palms and fingers the clods
of earth. We were working like
evil spirits that are said to prey
on corpses. So loose lay the earth
that we could work with astonish-
ing speed-most of the dirt was
thrown up from the grave within
fifteen minutes. Suddenly I gave
a cry, for my right hand had
touched something cold and white
and stiff-the bare foot of q hu.
man body.
As in a frenzy then we clawed
at the earth that lay around that
stiff form in the ground. The air
was bitter cold, yet the perspira-
ton ran from our foreheads into
our eyes. Now that we had found
the Internal sepulchre we were
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Barbs

Scientists at the University of
Notre Dame have perfected an in
strument to pick one germ from a
field of millions. But it's just as
hard as ever to find a collar button
when it rolls under the dresser.
* X
The British Association has
been solemnly discussing why ba-
bies sleep. Weary fathers be-
lieve the only problem to worry
about is why they don't.
X * X
If reports from Washington are
correct, John Nance Garner was a
pretty smart poker PLAYER even under
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brace up, child" he said, not
unkindly. az am afraid you have
a hard job ahead Of you, and Tony
and ] count on you for the next
few hours. It looks as if your
room mate was the victim of some
insensate, british, mad and yet
clever criminal. Look around you
and you would think he was like
a fury let loose, as if rejoicing to
lave in the blood of his victim,
turning this pretty little house into
an abattoir. But that is only the
surface. The crime, I believe, was
more hideous than that. All this
violence and ferocity was premed-
itated and performed coolly, de-
liberately, and with calm intention.
That is what / believe, at least,
and that is what makes it seem so
horrible to me. Clever, indeed
yet there are clues here that
sooner or later will lead me to the
guilty one"
He turned from the girl, who
still fingered in the shadows of the
doorway, and began emptying his
pockets.
"Take these objects, Tony" he
said, land handle them gently
they may point US to the murderer.
Sixty-seven per cent Of our un-
solved murders are committed in
doors, but this one I'm going to
clear up Or"
Betty turned away as he put
into my hands the watch, wrapped
in a handkerchief, two envelopes.
on each of which the word chair"
had been scrubbed, and finally, a
white face-cloth on which / OBJ
served two horrible scarlet stains.
u found that face-cloth in the
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CHAPTER XIII.

TITS words and manner seemed
unnecessarily harsh to me,
and yet could appreciate
how he resented my lingering to
lunch with Betty when I should
have obeyed his instructions to the
letter.
"All right" said Betty. ~ shall
wait outside until you call me-"
Zone moment" said Thatcher
Colt, and striding toward her, held
out his hand. On his palm, he laid
an object wrapped in a handker-
chief, and as he drew back the
folds, l saw that it was a platinum
wrist watch.
"It's Geraldine's," calculated
Betty, with low gasp.
"Observe," said Thatcher Colt.
"that the crystal is broken, and
the hands and case denied. It was
undoubtedly struck by one of
those blows with the axe. If they
have not been tampereds with or
moved, the hands indicate the
hour of death-5:1O p. M"
"Where did you find it, Mr..
Colt?" asked Betty, with piteous
glance at me.
''In the bath-tub," answered
Thatcher Colt.
He put away the watch in his
vest pocket and laid a fatherly
hand on the girls shoulder. His
jaw was thrust out, his lips sep
arated. his fine teeth exposed.
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A MAN WHO CAN RUN A MILE

It's our New Jersey reader. He
had been going to write me a half
dozen times Che says and compli-
ment me on my wonderful column.
1t really should be on the first page
every day, sez he.
Isn't it the truth? We are all
elated when anybody writes or says
anything we think is so. Look at
this Jersey man and me, for instance.
Listen to the man go on:
1.-The writer is not doctor,
just an ordinary dumbbell, but
I am tickled to death to find
that my ideas on health SO nearly
coincide with your own.
What did tell you?
Am 43 and have all teeth ex-
cept two. I brush them once a
day with little salt :"
Which is perfectly harmless, sup
pose, but why bring up these trivial
tiles of toilet now? Does the man
wash behind his ears every Saturday
night?
Il never bother with gargles or
oAACANoS PtANo
Well, now, that seems careless of
the man. One who so religiously
cleans his teeth every day must have
a dirty feeling, I should think, if he
omits to rinse or sWab out his ton
sis regularly Think of all the food
debris. mouth, nose or throat film,
bacteria and everything that must
accumulate in the crypts or between
folds of mucous membrane there!
And when I sneeze I never
imagine it is cold but merely
natures method of freeing my
nose cr throat of germs or other
irritants, SO I just SneeZe and
enjoy +, outdoors If possible"
That's better. One should get
much the same satisfaction out of q
sneeze that one gets from a good
stretch and yawn. Don't suppress it.
Enjoy it. Only possible objection to
hearty sneezing is indulgence in open
face sneezing when other persons
are within range. Instead of SAM
tary ordinances prohibiting splitting
there should be one making it a mis-
demeanor for any person to perpe-
trate an uncovered sneeZe within IL
feet Of another person.
Have raised five healthy kids
on the theory that the more you
resort to so-called scientific aid
the more you lose that natural
protective power Of the body
only I hope you'll excuse me,
Doc, I always think of it as re-
sistance."
That may seem cryptic, but think
understand what our Jersey reader
means: Such precautions" as avoid
ing exposure to drafts, dampness, wet
feet and bad weather. The old tim
ers who still preach these 'precau-
tons constantly reiterate that their
funny notions are scientific"
II can trot mile at easy pace.
can swim two miles. can
walk twenty-five miles in a day.
I don't just think I can do these
things; I do them"
Any man of forty ought to be able
to run a mile at his own speed. Most
men of fifty can't do it, but loi
who. haven't tried imagine they
could do it If they cared to try. II
is fine test for any man Of fifty to
find a place In the sun somewhere
and measure off mile and make a
formal attempt to jog-trot the dis
lance some day. If he falls down
and goes puff-puff or wheeze-wh
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bathroom, too," explained That
cher Colt. Handle it with all
care-I have a hunch l will use
that to good purpose in court some
day. Or rather, District Attorney
Dougherty, most likely"
He dug deeper into his pockets
until satisfied that all his findings
were accounted for.
"I'll have more for you later
on" promised Thatcher Colt. "Just
now I want to"
He did not finish the sentence,
for suddenly Neil Mcmahon, the
Commissioner chauffeur, lowered
in the doorway, his moon-like face
pale and expressionless as ever.
But in his eyes I observed a CLEAN
come and go like Northern lights.
81 have found the grave, Mr..
Commissioner" he announced SIM
NV
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On Christmas Eve young and
pretty Geraldine Foster disap-
peared from the office of DR..
Humphrey MaskeU, where she was
employed. Mrs. Morgan, Mas
keWs neighbor. corroborates his
statement that he distributed gifts
with her daughter that afternoon.
Geraldine had broken her engage
ment with Harry Armstrong. 1t
is also learned that the mysterious
Ephrainn Foster, who had written
Geraldine, is a woman. A black
mail note. presumably written by
the missing girl. leads Police
Commissioner Thatcher Colt to a
deserted house on Peddler's Road.
Outside a window, he finds seven
dead. blood-stained pigeons. The
interior of the house is topsy-
turvy. Colt comes upon a bloody
axe and strand of blond hair.
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A Hideous Sioht.

What we had unearthed was the
nude form Of a girl, its head Gov.
cred with pillow case stained
with earth and blood, the whole
body hideously hacked. and nnost
awfully slain. On one slim fince,
glistened the diamond of an e en-.
gagement ring. After the first
long, appalling scrutiny, we turned
away from that eerie sieht. a. T.
by common consent. Neil clutched
OF the headlight. In the dark -
stood there, men who had fo,sen,
in the front line trenches. man
accustomed to, death, now momen.
s sslily shaken and queachy and
But our hesitancy was only 70,
q moment. Thatcher Colts or,n
fiashlight was suddenly turned On
the grave and he knelt on The r;,.
OF the shallow pit. Reaching down
into the grave, with little. ierlv
movements, he pulled away thu Mi.
low case that shrouded the heal
The cruelty battered face looEsd
up at him with it's distended sieht.
less eyes. !.
1TA b contiuued Ianarrx
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short OF the half mile post. let him
finish in walk as BELTS a broken
down old gentleman. but in the
course Of that walk let him firmly
resolve (a) to call on his family ply
sician for an overhauling, and if he
passes that 90 to enter upon an
earnest schedule of regeneration or
REGENERATION, with special emphasis
on eating habits and daily exercise
training.
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The Crave.

Without word, Thatcher Colt
followed the chauffeur out of the
house, with Betty and me close
upon his heels. But at an impa-
tient wave of his hand, Betty re-
manned behind, leaning against the
door-post and looking after us
through the deepening twilight
with frightened eyes, as we
plunged into a thicket Of trees.
The little light that still fingered
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Running True To Form

II any state legislature Is hesitant
about ratifying the Norris amend
ment to end lame duck congresses,
the recent spectacle Of representa-
tives wilfully disresardine . clear
mandate on the prohibition issue
should dispel any reluctance to ap-
prove 1t. Some seventeen states have
ratified and doubtless enough states
viii concur during the next few
months to end such travesties on rep
resentative government as character
lied the opening Of congress last
week.
OF course the lame ducks have ali
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in the foot show up in an X-ray pic
ture? Il. Ed
Answer-Yes, if the X-ray techni-
clan is looking for it. It might easily
escape notice if the technician is not
advised to look for it.
Copyright, John F.. Ollie Co..
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seeking, ages seemed to pass be.
fore all the earth was taken from
It and we could stand up, as We
old stand up, painting and gaspin1,
and sick with horror, and LOOK
down upon that illuminated trench.
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PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
By William Brady, M. D.

health
Brady a stamped
in INK No be made queries not conforming
tons Address DR.. William Brady in this
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Ihey are published without regard
to whether they agree or disagree
with The Tribune's policies.
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IN
LZl3IZIl
YORK
vii! Glib war.

SUCKER BEWARE
New York. Dec. 13.-Gentle warn
ing to New York visitors-the Broad
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is words and manner seemed
unnecessarily harsh to me,
and vet I could appreciate
The Washington times., 1932-09-09
.P|NCHOT FLAYS
; ;R,F.C. RED TAPE

HARRISBURG, Pa. Sept. 9
iUN.S0.-Gov. Clifford Pinchot
today served notice on the Re
construction Finance Corporation
that unless action on his plea
for a $45, 100000 loan to aid
Pennsylvania's needy is facili-
tated by a slashing Of red tape,
NE would take his case directly
to the President"
In a letter to Atlee Pomerene,
chairman of the board of the
corporation, Governor Pin C h o t
said delay due to queStionnaires
sent out by the organization as
a prelude to loans is "cruel and
unnecessary" He said:
"While you ask us to an.
swer elaborate questions, thou
sands of families in PennsyI-
vania are living on from So to
So a week.
"If these questions were to
be answered, l do not doubt
other questions could be found,
and so on indefinitely.
"The net result Of all these
maneuverS is to convince the
people Of Pennsylvania that the
Reconstruction Finance COrpO-
ration intends to let us have
just as little relief as possible
and that little after the long
est possible delay"
The Washington times., 1932-09-09
JAPAN ACCUSED
Of DISTORTION

TOKYO, Sept. 9 GN.SO.-A
japanese version of the League
of Nations Manchurian investi-
eating commissions report, Civ
ing Japan virtually a clean bill
of health in the dispute, was
brand ed by an authoritative
American source here today as
"a piece of aggressive diplomacy"
differing in almost every detail
from the commissions real con-
clusions.
AS exclusively forecast by In
ternational News Service on ALL
gust 9, the commissions report
actually condemns Japan's mill
tary aggression, the American OBJ
server said.
The Japanese version, as dis
seminated by semiofficial circles
here, attempted to show that the
Leagues commission had relieved
Japan of responsibility in the
Manchurian crisis and failed to
reach any conclusion regarding
specific blame for the conflict.
The Japanese version, this
authority said, was designed to
hasten ratification by the Japa-
nese Diet of a treaty with Man
chukuo and official recognition
of the so-called independent Man
churian regime before the League
of Nations meets.
The Washington times., 1932-09-09
THEATER BLAST
INJURIES FIVE

OAKLAND, Calf, Sept. 9
G.NSO An explosion in the pro-
lection room of downtown thea
ter early today started general
alarm fire and injured five per
sons. three of whom were perhaps
fatally burned.
Three operators were trapped
in the metal-lined projection
room. Two others were sitting
near the room watching the show.
The injured:
Monte Cronkhite, 81, relief
operator, believed fatally burned.
E. j. Gomez, "a, projection
operator in charge.
Royal Cooper, %, reported
dying.
Miss Irene Sobek. 10, a patron,
critically burned and not ex-
pected to live.
Dick Templeton. a musician.
The blast created a panic in
the theater as patrons fought
their way to the doors.
The Washington times., 1932-09-09
DESERT
PARIS ON ARMS

PARIS, Sept. 9 GN.S0.
Frances attempt to gain the
support of her wartime allies and
associates, including the United
States, in her disarmament con-
troversy with Germany has met
with failure.
The British government, accord
ing to word received here this
afternoon, has declined to become
a party to the Franco-German
discussions, taking the stand that
the German Aide Memoire on dis
armament was communicated to
London by Premier Herriot
merely as a matter of informa-
ton and not for consultation.
The British attitude places
France in a perplexing situation.
Lacking the backing of Great
Britain and certainly without the
support of Italy, the French
government may be forced to
adopt a more conciliatory position
in replying to Germany than
had been generally forecast.
The Washington times., 1932-09-09
PERMIT ORF|NE,
JUDGE WARNS

Judge William S. Snow, of the
Alexandria Police Court, an
nounced today that beginning to-
morrow fines will be imposed in
all cases involving nonpayment
of city automobile and business
licenses.
He stated that automobile own
ers and business and professional
men had been given nine months
in which to secure their licenses
and that defendants brought to
court by the police would not be
given suspended sentences as was
the custom during recent months.
Police estimate that there are
300 automobiles in Alexandria on
which no city licenses have been
paid and that approximately $50
business and professional people
have ben delinquent in obtaining
licenses. .