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rest while bibulous customers tossed
bits of broken rolls and such.
One night he confided to me: Il
will get to Broadway yet-never you
mind!"
AND THEN BROADWAY
Well, the Nut Club, which Is where
he was appearing, attracts many OF
the big theater people on certain
nights. And one night q couple OF
casting directors and players from a
show that was in preparation hap
pened in. They jotted down Ploskis
name. They needed the character of
an eccentric stage-door keeper; q
deaf and dumb character who would
go through certain gyrations.
At the opening night of the play,
I was suddenly startled by some fam
iliar antics. Bits of the floor show
stooging came to mind and I hastily
consulted my program. Yes, there it
was, in black type: Joe Ploski!
He had made the "big street" But
he has another step to travel. They
haven't given me any lines yet-just
pantomime and listening in. I'll get
some lines next-and then watch me
CO." comments Ploski.
I, for one, will watch his career
with amusement.
X X X
ALL IN FUN
And a newspaper paragraph ad-
vises me that one of the pioneer
rough-and- tumble stooges has been
deported to his native Hungary.
Again, I cannot tell you his family
He was known as La Belle
Rose" and a more hysterical, kicked
about, walloped and mayhemed per-
former has never been seen in these
parts.
La Belle Rose was a dishwasher in
a night spot. One night, during a
kitchen fight, he was ousted bodily
out of the kitchen door and came
tumbling into the very laps of the
customers. The incident occasioned
such delight that it was encored. And
thereafter, La Belle had only to ap-
pear nightly and get kicked out in
order to earn his bread. It was noted
that he protested in high falsetto
voice. So a wig and dress were pro-
cured and La Belle was featured in
the most insane imitation of a grand
opera singer ever attempted. The
song efforts would be greeted by hiss
es and hoots and whistling. Bouncers
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Starts Air.Mail Survey

Senator Nye has introduced a re-
solution in the senate which will re-
veal ownership Of corporations which
participate in air mail contracts. It
is pointed out that appropriations
for air mail contracts for the present
fiscal year total $19,46o,O0o. OF this
amount some 100000 is recovered
In air mail revenues. The rest rep
Tesents q government subsidy of the
cir transport companies.
A thorough inquiry into the fed
eral air mail structure is expected to
reveal virtual monopoly Of the bus
iness through interlocking boards OF
directors Of various corporations d.
recting the several air mail lines.
The resolution calls for detailed in
formation which will reflect owner
ship, salaries, personnel and the con-
nection between the holding COM
panies and the manufacturers Of air.
planes, .airplane parts, instruments,
ct cetera.
It is contended by Senator Nye
that Of the nearly 20 millions paid
as mail subsidies, q great proportion
eoes to very few stockholders In the
mir mail companies. Recent statis-
tics indicated that only II companies
p
share In the air mail subsidies.
w. Irving Glover, an assistant
postmaster general, contends that in
hts belief there are no interlocking
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t1HE MYSTERY GHRALD|MEe|
j by ANTHONY ABBOT
air. After this undignified act, h
exclaimed:

air. After this undignified act, he
exclaimed:
"What a trial this will bel
Brother fighting for brother-but
I will beat him, Colt-this is one
time that all the genius of George
Maskell, and all the prettiness Of
his wife looking tragically toward
the jury box, shall not avail to
cheat justice"
"Oh, stop making speeches, for
the love of heaven" said
Thatcher Colt.
At that moment, Hogan threw
open the door and led Doctor
Maskell into the office. The
prisoner was haggard, dishevelled,
his clothing disarrayed, but his
eyes still indomitable.
"Did l see my brother down the
hall?" he demanded, looking al
Colt.
The Commissioner told him
frankly what had happened, great
ly to Dougherty's disgust, I am
afraid. More, the Commissioner
added that from the far window
of the office Maskell could see hi,
callers in their cars, still standing
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Geraldine Foster was hacked to
death ia a house on Peddler's
Road, leased by her employer, DR..
Humphrey MaskeY, and her nude
body buried in grave filled with
tannic acid. Two women were
seen leaving the doctors office
carrying bottles similar to those
found near the grave. Mrs. Nor
gan, a neighbor, substantiates the
doctors statement that he was
with her daughter, Doris. the day
of the disappearance. MaskeU
claims there was strange woman
outside his office when he re-
turned. Other suspects are Harry
Armstrong, GeraIdine's former
fiance, and her brother. Bruce,
who will receive her inheritance.
Bruce is an adopted SON whose
father was murderer. DR.. Mas
keH reports to Police Commits
sioner Thatcher Colt that Ger
aldine phoned him on January S.
ten days after her disappearance.
requesting that he meet her. but
failed to appear. The autopsy
shows she was killed on December
-, and her body preserved by the
acid to make it appear that death
occurred within 48 hours. MaskeH.
accused. sticks to his story. His
brother and sister-in-law, George
and Natalie MaskeH. call to see
him.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The Gland Treatment Game

Has gland treatment the property
Of giving long life and greater vital
ity or vigor -? M. L.
Answer-No. That's Just a racket
OF quacks and nostrum mongers.
Resorcin stains Gray Hair Reddish
Brown
No doubt you know your dandruff
remedy leaves a brown stain and
therefore is boon to those who have
some gray or white hairs mixed with
the black or brown =. Mrs. C..
H. -
Answer-Yes, but light blond hair
does not look much better when so
stained That Is the one drawback
about applying the dandruff remedy
"a solution Of 10 grains Of resorcin
in the ounce Of alcohol, witch hazel
extract, toilet water or bay rum.
How to Think,
Suggestions on rules on training
the brain to think quickly and clear
ly? My game requires that think
with speed. I am an athlete. Il. W.
Answer-Take good care OF your
general health and hygiene and your
brain will be at its best. Too freq
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Strangely Moved

For q long, thoughtful moment.
Doctor Humphrey Maskell stared
down at his sister-in-law. Some
powerful emotion, more moving
and more troubling than ali the
dark questions hurled at him dur.
ing the night, possessed his sinr.
ular glances through that windox.
! found myself wondering. Did the
doctor love the beautiful Nataiie
Maskell? Was it because Of her
that the brothers had quarrelled? ?
And then came the incredible sns.
picion-could . woman have dnne
this awful crime? Was there AN an
Illicit love affair between thss.
two? Was Natalie Maskell iesIons
OF Geraldine Foster? / admit thsss
speculations were untrue. mn.
founded and fantastic. but +hav
show the uncertain state Of MIND
the unfixed nature Of nv ~.
piclons. at this stage Of the sayne
(Ie Be Continusd Tonsrrev.l
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Irresistible
One could not resist the gentle

One could not resist the gentle
and earnest manner of Natalie
Maskell. I do not regard myself
as an impressionable person, but
it did seem to me that it would
be no more than my duty to let
Thatcher Colt know they were in
his office. ! was just about to
buzz for Captain Henry when the
door opened and my chief came
in. followed by Dougherty.
Briskly enough, Thatcher Colt
walked in, with Dougherty, blotch-
eyed and weary, trudging behind
him. I could tell from the slump
Of the District Attorneys shoulders
that Maskell had not confessed.
But At the sight Of the other at
torney and his beautiful COM
panion, Dougherty Strengthened up
and fumbied at MS tie.
There was q moments exchange
Of greetings and then George
Maskell demanded to see his
brother.
"Now, George, you know we
can't do that just now" protested
Dougherty. ! have noticed that all
lawyers like to call each other by
their first names, especially
climbers like Dougherty when they
meet famous men ike George
Maskell.
"Why not! Is he arrested?"
doctor Maskell is not under ar.
rest" explained Thatcher Colt
lifting q rose-gay from a glass OF
water and shifting it. "He is
merely being questioned"
"But, Mr.. Commissioner, why
do you try to put this crime on
him?"
Thatcher Colt replied that some
Of the circumstance had not been
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seemed very nervous. He walked
up and down the room, like q man
possessed with impatience. resent
ing an intrusion. Suddenly he
reached on high shelf and pulled
down two file boxes Of old CORES
pondence, raising q cloud Of filthy
dust at which Dougherty. shouted
Indignantly. ] must confess that
I had never seen my chief perform
so awkwardly. He was iuii OF
apologies, but Dougherty's face
was discolored with dust. and Mrs.
Maskell needed all the resources Of
her feminine arsenal to repair the
ravages.
II found itw exclaimed Thatcher
Colt, after opening the first file
box. "Here Is the letter Of con-
graduation wrote you, Mr..
Maskell, on the Scopes trial. You
never replied to it.
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CHAPTER XIV.
<<nID Doctor Maskell send
for you?" l inquired.

for you?" inquired.
At this piece of imper-
tinence, as they might have
chosen to regard it, George Mas
kell looked at his wife with
eyes that seemed to hold a con-
versation in secret language.
It was only my imagination, over
wrought. I suppose, after the long
and weary night. but George
Maskell always impressed me as a
superior and mysterious being, this
George who in his legal work went
from one courtroom to another,
from cell to death house and back
again to the pure air of sidewalks,
invariably accompanied by this
beautiful woman, this lovely ad-
wiser at his side.
More, it seemed to me that
George had conveyed to his wife,
without speech, the suggestion that
she, better than he, could prevail
over an impressionable young man
like myself.
"No, my brother-in-law did not
send for u.s." she explained, with a
friendly smile. "Mr. Maskell and
l were starting off very early this
morning on an auto tour to
Florida. We bought the papers on
the ferry, read about Doctor
Maskell, and came right back"
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Barbs

Not all the Santa Claus letters ap-
pearing in the papers ask for dolls
and red wagons. A good many OF
them bear broad hints for war debt
cancellation.
X X X
Times like these have one
cheering aspect. The wife who
finds a strange pair Of gloves in
her husbands pocket is apt to
put them on and be silently
thankful IL they fit.
X * X
The Committee on the Costs of
Medical Care suggests that medical
service be furnished by organized
physicians at standardized costs
We'd better look out or operations
will lose their individuality.
Copyright, 1882. NEA Service, Inc.)
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explained to the satisfaction of
the police.
Humphrey is quite innocent Of
any crime" declared George
Maskell, "and l would appreciate
it if you would let him know that
we are here"
Thatcher Colt leaned across the
desk and looked the lawyer square,
ly in the eye.
81 have always understood" he
said, "that you did not approve Of
your brother!"
"In a time like this, blood Is
thicker than water" replied George
Maskell, with bleam in his eyes.
Natalie Maskell took an impul-
sive step forward.
"Mayn't we leave him a note,
at least?" she entreated, and
Dougherty made her a gallant bow.
Her husband sat in Colts chair
and scribbled hastily on q scratch
pad:
"We are standing behind you.
Send for us when you want us.
GEORGE AND NATALIE
AND DAD"
No one spoke while the lawyer
was writing, but Thatcher Colt
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NEW

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JOE PLOSKI MAKES GOOD
New York, Dec. 28-1t's Joe Ploski's
turn to laugh. Others have been
laughing at him for long time;
laughing and jibing and even throw
ing things.
But Joe has reached Broadway
His name is In programs cast OF
characters and he has small but
active role in an uptown show.
Y X X
ON TO BROADWAY!
Well, to begin with his name isn't
Joe P1oski. I forget what it is now;
he told it to me one night and I
jotted it down somewhere. Joe was
a stooge for Joe Lewis, the comic, in
Greenwich Village cafe floor show.
He's a hulking, blond young man,
with a strange pan face'-a perfect
capacity for expressionlessness! He
had studied for the stage in some
school or other and learned to recite
sections of Henry VIII" and other
Shakespearean bits. He learned to
register love, anger, hate, in a ludi-
crous imitation from Hollywood.
When he went through his routine,
observers howled and rolled on the
floor.
For, at a glance, Ploski seemed
somewhere between sailor on shore
leave and a wrestler. Like the old
time "ham" actors, he seemed to be
so bad that he was positively excel
lent. It seemed to me. watching
Ploski time after time, that he could
not be so bad without an effort that
concealed quite a bit of talent. It
had consciously bad quality to it
If you know what I mean-with a
sense Of the ludicrous which made
him a grand foil for a clowning
master of ceremonies of the Lewis
type.
Nor did he ever seem to mind the
batting and jesting that his appear
ance occasioned. He went right on
being King Lear, Hamlet and all the
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outside Of Police Headquarters.
Il would like to get at least q
glimpse of Natalie" said the
doctor. with a strange glance at
the Commissioner.
.Come to this window" said
Colt. ignoring Dougherty's glare.
There she is in the seat behind
the wheel"
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tOfficial City, State and County
Newspaper
COOperatiOn ONLY

Publication of the Hoover -Roose-
welt correspondence relative to wal
debt policies clearly indicates that
the way is still clear for some kind
of cooperation between the two
statesmen in the consideration of the
problems incident to these obliga-
tiOns.
Governor Roosevelt offers coopera-
ton but not active participation in
negotiations until after March 4
No one can criticize this position. It
is natural that the president-elect
wants to enter his term free from
any entanglements imposed by a de-
feated administration which from the
first has not performed very bril-
liant job of diplomacy.
If the present agencies of diplo-
macy are not strong enough to carry
on negotiations through the office OF
secretary Of state, then President
Hoover has weak instrumentality
Just why special commissions are
necessary when department of state
with its hundreds of experts is al
ways available is not generally un-
derstood by the man in the street.
Little headway can be made in
negotiations with foreign nations by
an administration which is about to
retire. European nations know that
any commitments made by President
Hoover might be scraps of paper
after March 4. Throughout all the
negotiations between Hoover and
Roosevelt there seems to be a subtle
maneuver to draw Roosevelt into
commitments before he has any
authority in law to make such dis
closures. Fact-finding agencies are
available now through the regular
channels OF government and Roose-
welt, of course, will make such use of
any data the Hoover lieutenants may
submit as seem pertinent. There is
no need for any deadlock on the is
sue Of war debts. Mr.. Hoover will be
president until March and in the
meantime retains plenary powers to
negotiate along the lines which he
knows will meet with Roosevelts ap-
proval. The two men are in accord
on most vital principles involved in
the settlement of the foreign debts.
The tendency in some quarters to
place Roosevelt in the light Of one
refusing to cooperate iS hardly borne
out when the correspondence is ana
lyzed. There is promise of coopera-
ton in plenty on Roosevelt's part
but he naturally refuses to gum up
the cards" by participating in nam
ing commission. Commissions and
special representatives have been at
work on these debts since the Wilson
administration. Their activities have
produced the present impasse.
President Hoover, if he so desires
can name some outstanding Demo-
Gratis to explore the debt situation
and draw up a plan of action to be
initiated as soon as the new admin
1stration takes office. That would
seem to be as far as any one can 20
now on the eve of change in ma
tional administration.
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would arrive and shrieks would echo
over the place as La Belle resisted.
The act actually reached Broadway
and La Belle once played the Palace.
But immigration troubles arose and
La Belle wound up in Ellis Island,
waiting for a steamer.
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A GOOD CURE FOR NERVES

Our nervous readers-may their
number decrease-will find this re-
port interesting or irritating, accord
ing to the character of their nerv-
BUSINESS.
Lest some nervous reader misun-
derstand perhaps we had better
briefly classify all cases Of nerves."
weak nerves" "neurasthenia," "nerv-
Gus exhaustion" or nervous break
down.; First are the neuracketeers,
that is, persons who plead weak
nerves" as the excuse or alibi for
their selfish, sinful or criminal con-
duct. Second are the misguided vic
tins of all sorts of functional and
organic maladies who drift along on
their own or maybe some quackiSh
doctors diagnosis of "just nerves" I"
In both classes one finds many in
dividuals who take advantage of the
ignorance of their friends and espe-
cially their relatives who put up with
a lot of ill-behavior on the part of
the nervous wreck" out of a false
sentiment of sympathy.
That's my attitude on the nerve"
obsession or racket, and those who
are practicing nervous imposition on
the world or their intimate friends
or relatives need not waste any sar-
casm on me in reference to my cold
blooded view, for I think I've heard
about all the changes the neurack-
eteers can whine in justification of
their little scheme for easing through
life at the expense of the gullible
folk around them.
Every little while some victim Of
quackish diagnosis of nerves" or
nerve exhaustion" writes in to thank
me for having jolted him out of it
and given him healthy desire to
find out what really allied him. This
leads to a change of doctors and q
thoroughly physical examinat o n,
just as though no one ever imagined
the patient was nervous" Thus the
actual trouble may be discovered and
proper treatment instituted and
health restored.
Here's a former victim Of NERVES"
who suggests cure which I believe
would clear up thousands of such
cases if we could only persuade the
nervous" ones to take it:
You surely hit the nail on the
head when you say nerves are
an alibi
Two years ago I had such
shaky NERVES" that I thought I
was going insane. But here
am, still sound in body and mind.
I was always looking for SYM
pathy and finding fault with
every little thing >. But I had
two children to take care of and
I knew just what would happen
to them if I went away on rest
cure or entered a hospital.
The first time I read your view
of nerves I was hurt and
angry. -.
So now whenever feel I am
getting nervous I open up the
wash tub and start rubbing away
my nerves. That's a good cure.
You forget your nerves when you
have to wash some pretty dirty
suits and dresses for your chill
dren. Saves doctor bills, too.
say "Hurrah for DR.. Brady"
The main drawback about this
cure, in the eyes of the worst suf-
ferers, is that you have to have some
children to work for. When children
come nervous imposition is not 50
easy as it is in the childless house.
hold.
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between the various

connections between the various
transport companies carrying mail.
This investigation will result in a
thorough analysis of the air mail
business. The federal government re-
ceives little revenue in return for the
millions spent under the present sys-
tenn. OF course the theory is that un-
less the air transport has a federal
subsidy, the business will wane and
the government be compelled to en-
ter the field to greater degree than
is now the case.
Just how the present expenditures
can be defended will probably de-
velop under the Nye resolution.
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Beauty Of No Avail

Damned careless Of me-" said
George Maskell, with q bleak
glance. Indeed, the curious be-
havior Of the Police Commissioner
had perplexed US all. But there
was no further apology from Colt,
as with great dignity, the Maskells
took their departure. The minute
the door closed, Dougherty picked
up his hat and threw It ~ into the
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Editorial Comment

Editorials printed below show the
trend OF thought by other editors.
They are published without regard
to whether they agree or disagree
with The Tribune's policies.
The Bismarck tribune., 1932-12-28
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
By William Brady, M. D.


diagnosis treatment will be answered by stamped
envelope enclosed Letters
INK No reply be made to queries conforming
tons Address Dr. William Brady in this newspaper
The Washington times., 1932-03-11
DOUBTS LADDER
WAS PLANT

HOPEWELL, N. j., March II q
N.S0 There is no doubt in the
mind of Charles Williamson, fire
chief and police officer of this
little town, that the kidnapers Of
the Lindbergh baby used the lad
der found by police in carrying
the child from the house. He sai1
today:
"Thc house contains no Sc
cret stairway. The interior is so
arranged that the kidnapers
could never have left by the
regular stairway without being
seen. The baby's crib was at one
side of the building and mem
bers of the household were at
the other"
A Clever Job
Williamson said he thought the
kidnapping was a clever job By
amateurs.
He was the first called to the
house when the kidnapping was
discovered, he declared, adding
that Lindbergh did not leave the
house until after he arrived.
On the way to the estate, viii
hanson said, he met the butler
driving toward town.
81 stopped him along the
road. q! had my gum out ready to
pop somebody off"
Indy Came Home Late
According to the police chief
Colonel Lindbergh, "a grand fel
low" seldom came to Hopewell ex
cept to go to the local garage.
On the night Of the kidnapping
the colonel had been busy in nj
New York office. He had arrived
home late-at $500 p. m.-ant
had dinner 10 minutes later.
The Washington times., 1932-03-11
OFFICIALS COOL
To CAPONEP PLEA

Washington officialdom did
not display much enthusiasm to.
day over AL Capone's offer to
put up a large bond and take
q vacation" from jail in order
to prosecute a search for the
Lindbergh baby. Capone's offer
was made through the medium
of an interview with Arthur Bris-
bane, noted Hearst editor.
Attorney General Mitchell said
eff such a proposal is ad-
vanced, we would have to refer
Il to the Circuit Court of Ap-
peaIs, before which CapOne's
case is now pending. CapOne
and his affairs are at present
outside our jurisdiction. The
court would have to decide
upon it"
The Washington times., 1932-03-11
D. c, BABY CLUE
BLOWS Up

Another of the hundreds of
"Lindbergh tips" went awry here
today with Identification of a
man, woman, and 19-month-old
baby boy as Joseph Williamson
and family, of Cincinnati.
The boy was said to resemble
the child stolen from Hopewell,
N. j., and was being treated for
a cold with viosterol. The pa
rents were travelling in a green
automobile.
The family resided at the Wash
ington tourist camp until the re-
cent cold spell forced them to
seek warmer quarters. They then
sought rooms, householders be-
came suspicious and advised
police.
Williamson explained he was
en- route to New Jersey by auto
from California.