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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-10
Duty Forgotten

Accordingly / met Betty at a
Portuguese restaurant on Broad
Street and found her a very
charming luncheon companion. Of
COURSE we talked about the frag-
ments Of the note she had found,
but at first ! tried to avoid dis
cussion of the case. Instead, I
rot her to tell me about herself,
and listened with growing interest
a. she related incidents of her
childhood down in their Western
Maryland home. Her family still
lived in Wingsboro, a little noun
tain town, where they had been
nei9hbors of the Fosters. Betty
and Geraldine had come to New
York about the same time. Geral-
dine was studying night courses in
accountancy while Betty was
learning interior decoration in
which she was now highly success
ful, having q good position with
4 Arm on Madison Avenue. At
no time did Betty refer to her en-.
xagemsnt to Bruce Foster, the
brother Of the missing girl, and
did not have the efYrontsry to ask
her about II, much AZ ! wished TO
know X II still existed. Presently
she asked me TO tell her about my
work, which did, quits willingly,
and We fingered over the table
while ! talked Authoritativcly Of
the police department and my de-.
votion TO Thatcher Colt.
II think you are = good detcc.
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t1HE MYgEkY0F GERALD|MEt|
by ANTHONY ABBOT

telling, in this disarray Of bare
trees frozen sod and rutted BY
path, set down in the midst Of
q great city-this mountain wilder
ness where there were no street
signs, guide posts, nor the sight of
any living human being Of whom
we might inquire.
IT think this must be the place."
said Betty, pointing to q turn into
q wider sort Of road, but in no
better condition, . few feet be-
yond. There were few large old
trees, whose bare boughs scraped
and cried in the wind of that bleak
afternoon, and skirting these we
came suddenly upon lonely house
the only dwelling on what we
learned later was really Peddler's
Road.
What we had come upon was q
two-story wooden house, called a
portable, or assembled house, man
ufactured in sections and often
sold through the mail. This was
charming one, in good condition,
newly painted white with green
windows and door sills. It's green
pitch roof and the white scrim
curtains produced pleasing and
home-like impression.
Perhaps" I said, there is
some one home, and we can make
inquiries. But first, let's take .
look around"
Leading the way, passed to the
rear of the house, where at first
I found nothing unusual, except
one broken kitchen window. ! de-
tected no signs Of life, but instead,
in the next minute, I came upon
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-10
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Do Young and BE Y0unx

Quite while ago you had some
thing in your column about the
health value of somerSaults. I cut
it out, intending to try it out, but
somehow it was mislaid :. I have
childish enjoyment in such things.
&C. S.
Answer-A half dozen rolls before
breakfast, and roll EN- back again
before retiring at night. This Is ex-
cellent for every long distance sit
ting champion. Bylaws Of the
Somersaultauqua will be mailed on
request. Inclose a stamped envelope
bearing your address. Somersaults
are beneficial for old curmudgeona
who are suffering from dignity.
Victim Of Nervous Imposition.
Your column Is Joy and one Of
my chief reasons for taking the pa
per. am married into q family Of
neurotics and your opinion Of them
gives me utmost delight >. "a. C.
81
Answer-1t Is the victims Of nerv-
Gus imposition that deserve out
sympathy. The friends, brothers, sis
tiers, associates, children or parents
are the real sufferers.
First Five Days Are Hardest
I read several times the pamphlet
you sent me and believed what you
contend could be accomplished.
went along all right for two month,
never taking laxative. Then one
day my bowels did not seem to func-
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tive YOURSELF" smiled Betty. "But
l suppose that comes from your
newspaper training"
"How did you know I was . re-
porter?" I asked.
She laughed. :
II know more than that" she
said. "You were in the war and
served with your old friend, the
Commissioner, and you were never
afraid of anybody but him, and the
only thing you want in the world
is another war, and ! hope you
never get it, and you're proud Of
your drinking capacity. aren't
your"
I stared across at her in amaze
ment.
"You must be a detective your
SELF" l stammered. who told
you all that about met"
But she only laughed and said
she always liked, to know some
thing in advance about people with
whom she had lunch. / saw then
that she had talked with Thatcher
Colt when I was not present.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-10
The State Salary Mess

Voters of the state should be con-
WINGED now what a mess OF things
results when they attempt to alb
rogate to themselves the task of law
makers. In voting 20-per-cent re-
duction Of salaries, the voters have
precipitated a situation which only
the courts can solve.
Some boards who employ secretar-
les draw no salaries. Under a strict
Interpretation Of the law passed at
the polls in November, these men
cannot draw penny.
At Grand Forks, for instance, the
manager of the mill can receive
about $500 year. Presidents Kane
and Sheppard Of the two institutions
Of higher education would each get
$1,000 a year, less than is paid sew
eral city superintendent of schools.
The law also provides that all fees
must be turned into the genera
fund. Thousands are paid yearly te
the state highway fund from the sale
Of license tags. Was it the object Of
the loosely drawn salary slash act tx
have these fees diverted from roae
funds to general funds? Other fees
collected for specific purposes might
easily. under q broad construction of
the initiated laws, be diverted to the
general fund.
These and many other issues must
be determined through court action
Fortunately legislature will meet
in few weeks and the kinks can be
Strengthened out.
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(Official City, State and County
Newspaper
Foreign Representatives
SMALL. SPENCER, BREWER
Uncorporated)
CHICAGO NEW YORK BOSTON


Those Ministerial Showers
The depression is reviving a very
interesting custom among churches
Especially is this true in rural Gen.
ers. Congregations short on cash
ind that gifts of flour, beef. pork
aimed goods, vegetables and cloth
ng are acceptable.
Rev. Emil Benzon recently left Bis
narck to assume leadership in a
ural church. Following the recep-
ion his wife was taken to the church
,arlors where she was shown an ar
ay of food to stock the family
arder.
This generation may smile at such
| situation, but many Of us are old
'nough to remember when the show
u for the minister's family was a
lallowed institution. Often the men,
,ers Of the family were arrayed in
he splendor of clothes contributed
~ the congregation. Sartorial quail
ties of the garments were not al
Ways suited to members of the cloth.
Church clubs gathered, too, to fill
barrels and boxes for the distant
Missionaries. Clothes were dispatch
ID to the banks OF the Gauges which
ihould have been routed to those
working in Arctic regions. But what
run they had examining the cases
pound for distant lands.
J The list Rev. Benzon gave to The
Tribune in a most interesting letter
comprised articles which anyone
would be pleased to receive, such as
dressed chickens and meats canned
by the congregations crack cooks
The tables in the church parlors
,airly groaned under their load
That was a warm reception on the
threshold of a cold winter.
Well managed, the church shower
S not so bad an institution after all.
1t fell into disuse a decade or so ago
because money was an easier medium
Of payment for spiritual services, but
with hard times many ministers well
come payment in kind as we'll as In
cash.
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There are evidences that the North
Dakota Taxpayers Association will
next tackle the primary law There
have been efforts to repeal it in the
past, but they have always been
frustrated. Powers swept into office
in November are firm believers in
letting the people rule. but the vot-
ers, when the costs of the primary
system are revealed, may decree that
they can select party candidates at
no expense to themselves. Savings
effected by abolition of the primary
law are placed at sums ranging from
$250,O0o to 100000 a biennium.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-10

Geraldine Foster, pretty young
clerk ia the office of Dr.. Hum.
phrey MaskeH disappeared on
Saturday. Three days later, hel
roommate, Betty Garfield, notifies
Police Commissioner Thatcher
Colt. Harry Armstrong, the miss.
ing girPs fiance. had not heard
from her since Friday. DR.. Mas.
keH says he returned to his office
Saturday to find Geraldine gone
At the Foster apartment, Colt
learns from Betty that Geral-
dine had quarreled with the
doctor. The Commissioner finds
an old-fashioned key in the pocket
of Geraldine's coat and part of a
bIackmail note. presumably in her
handwriting. in the desk. Differ.
ent ink than that in the apartment
was used. 1t is learned that Betty
quarreled with Geraldine, and that
she was once engaged to Ger
aldine's brother, Bruce. Entering
DR.. MaskeHs home. Colt meets
MaskeHs chauffeur. muttering,
Get me to talk? Never. But
Geraldine was good to me-" The
doctor says there was 4 strange
woman waiting outside his door
when he returned Saturday. After
looking around his office she
rushed out, crying it was too late.
Colt fi66s 4 coat and purse which
the doctor readily admits Ger
aldine wore the day she disap-
peared. MaskeU claims he quar-
relied with her because she had
broken her engagement. Colt calls
on Mrs. Morgan. MaskeVs neigh
Dor. who corroborates the doctors
statement that her daughter, Doris,
had distributed gifts with him.
Two women were seen leaving the
doctors house carrying two bot
ties similar to that found in
MaskelTs office. DR.. MaskeII
leaves town. GeraIdine's note
breaking her engagement is found.
The mysterious Ephrain Foster.
Of Willoughby, Kansas, who had
written Geraldine, is a woman. A
clue ia the second half of the
blackmaiI note send the police to
. deserted house on Peddler's
Road.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-10
DO YOUR WINTER BASKING IN
THE NOSE-OPENING RAYS

Leonard Hill, the English physiolo-
gist who has done so much to clarity
our ideas about fresh air, foul air
and ventilation, has recently found
that the rays from an electric fire or
dark source of heat produce conges-
ton Of the nose and a feeling OF
stuffiness in persons who have de-
Elected septum or some other chronic
nasal obstruction.
Hill believes the prickly sort of
heat one feels on facing an electric
fire is due to these nose closing"
rays, which he says may be screened
out by sheet of glass between the
fire and the skin but not by cello
plane or gelatin.
Then the psychologist finds that
other rays, which he calls nose
opening" rays are given off by an
ordinary incandescent lamp and pass
through glass. and these nose OPEN
ing" rays counterfeit the effects of
the nose closing" rays.
He further observes that If the skin
is wet with perspiration it is pro-
tected against the nose closing"
rays. The same effect is produced
by the vapors that rise from a bowl
of water set in front of the electric
fire.
Glass absorbs most of the nose
closing rays and permits the nose
opening" rays to pass through. Hill
says the nose opening" rays belong
to group between 10000 and 10000
angstroms, in the region of the short
infra-red rays.
Sources of heat such as the open
fire or gas fire are pleasant largely
because they give off plenty Of the
nose opening rays.
The suggestion to place a bowl of
water in front of the electric heater,
in order that the water vapor may
shut off the nose closing" rays and
let the 'nose-opening" rays pass
through, is in line with the standard
practice of evaporating water In ar
officially heated atmosphere. Much
of the discomfort and i'll health
caused by overheated air, foul air,
''vitiated' air, etc., is due to the en-
cessive dryness produced by stove or
furnace heating.
In the ordinary dwelling during the
months when artificial heating is
necessary, many gallons of water
should be evaporated daily, two or
three gallons for each room, and
when this is done a household tenn
perature of GO degrees or less will be
found as comfortable as 10 degrees or
higher in the dwelling where the air
is very dry.
In order to evaporate a sufficient
| quantity of water it is necessary
either to have special humidifying
| system built into the house, or else
have open reservoirs of water on or
behind each radiator or in each air
register. These tanks must be equip
ped with many yards of absorbent
wicking in folds hanging in the wa
ter. Such an arrangement freely
evaporates water at the temperature
of the radiator or air register. Mere
open pans of water are Of little value
It is scarcely worth while to eva
porate few quarts of water in a
dwelling.
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we would have an ideal civilization.
DIR. Max Schoen, department Of
psychology, Carnegie Institute Of
Technology.
X * x
Here I am out of a job, and you
folks are all celebrating.-Walter
johnson, former star pitcher and
manager OF the Washington Sena-
tors, at testimonial dinner marking
his retirement.
= y *
I don't want to make too much
money-it might prejudice my views.
Rep. F. H. LaGuardia of New
York, defeated in the November cleo
ton.
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A Deserted Village

Then Betty begged me to tell
her more about what Thatche.
Colt was doing to find her room.
mate. So interested was she in the
search that / then and there con.
fided. to her my assignment, where.
upon she pleaded to let her accom-
pany me uptown.
In this request, I saw no real
harm. Betty's interest in the case
was SO keen, and her knowledge OF
Geraldine Foster so valuable that
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-10

OF these three things-wine, wom-
en- and song-I place first song, my
work. But women and wine-they
are the furniture Of the house.
Feodore Chaliapin. Russian basso.
The ability Of the press to inform
and educate the people is one of the
safeguards of the democratic form
Of government.-Louis Wiley, busi-
ness manager, The New York Times.
X \ X
If parents taught children nothing
worse than the story Of Santa Claus,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-10

that many pets are actually going
New York" They are developing
SYMPTOMS as definite as those pos
sessed by professional New York
erS." -
Cats, in particular, go ga-ga. Dogs
get little better break, since they
are taken for walks and exercised
several times q day. The cats rarely
leave the house. A third generation
kitten was taken to a park by ona
of the investigators recently. The
cat had never before had its paws On
earth. The poor thing went slightly
dizzy and had to be taken home.
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Ducking the Issue
IN. E. Tracy in New York World
telegram

1tlckIhIIlJ
Speaker Garner asked for a wal.
lop and got it. Outside of that
everything is all right. Nothing has
been lost, because nothing could have
been gained. Had the repeal resolu-
ton passed the house it would have
died in the senate and we should
have been obliged to wait until
March for effective action, just as
We are now.
AS matter of common sense con-
gress ought to obey instructions. AS
matter of politics it won't. That
is why this will be the last lame duck
congress.
The people are tired Of hold-ove,
senator's and representatives who
won't carry out orders. Also they
are tired of unnecessary discussion.
What roar there was when dry
members of the house discovered
that only forty minutes would be al
lowed for CAB. They demanded three
hours and offered to compromise or
two, denouncing what they called
gag rule" as unthinkable in con.
nection with such an important is
sue. To hear their protest one woulc
never guess that the country hae
been talking about prohibition fol
the last Is years.
Even the 40 minutes proved {
waste of time Not a word was sale
but had been said at least 100 times
and not a mind was changed in o!
out Of congress.
It was just a stall for time, no
with the hope of accomplishing any
thing but to postpone the agony o.
defeat.
Every one knows what the out
come will be, knows that nothing ca,
stop modification and repeal one,
the new administration takes charge
But politics is politics.
If We faced new or unexpected
problems there would be virtue il
prolonged debate. even at the risk o
prolonged distress, but that is no
the case We know what we are VI
against. although we may not agre'
as to causes or cures. We know tina
things can't remain as they are with
out inviting disaster. We know tina
the people have voted to try some
thing different.
Well. why not quit the kicking ant
try it?
1t is travesty on human intel
+, ligence to hold a nation back 70
three months simply because anti
| quated laws and customs make |
possible.
The political game ended, o
should have ended, November 8. Fou
years hence we can play another
Between times we should think o
what is best for the country. not II
our opinion but in the country
opinion. Democracy cannot function
on any other basis.
Franklin D. Roosevelt has BEEF
elected president and a Democrat
congress has been elected to BAG
him, with the distinct understand
ing that certain policies would b
changed and certain measures adopt
ed.
It Il the obvious duty Of the ad
ministration now in power and tn
members Of congress now in office t
serve and not obstruct the popula
will. Otherwise representative gov
eminent fails.
The case Is closed, the verdict ha
been rendered and it becomes tn
responsibility Of those who serv'
whether they lost or won in the re
cent election, to heed the nations
announcement. especially with re
gard to those questions which adm
of no doubt.
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The Golden Rule Diet

The Golden Rule Foundation, an
organization which seeks to stimulate
the flow Of the milk Of human kind
ness in the human breast. suggests
that those who are not themselves
in need may give q little more to
charity this year by living for q week
on economy menus and giving what
they save to the poor.
The menus themselves pay mute
tribute to the standard Of living
which prevails In this country II
good times and the foundation itsell
says that many people, both in THU
country and elsewhere, would con
slider the economy meals as the
height Of luxury.
Take Wednesday Of Golden Rule
week, December II to 10. for exam
pie. For breakfast we may have
slowed prunes, French toast witt
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CHAPTER XII.
WAS already in my overcoat
and on my way.

"0o oASo0y III my OsclCOoL
and on my way.
But here ! must confess to
an act of mine which may have
seemed like carelessness. There
was no intention of disloyalty on
my part whatever, but it did not
seem TO me then that an hours
time would make an important
difference. The fact was that in
the morning l had telephoned
Betty Garfield at the Esplanade
Apartments and invited her to
lunch with me to discuss the dis
appearance of her friend. I did
not think it necessary to break the
engagement in order to carry out
instructions-an hour or so either
way would make no difference.
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startling evidence Of death.
Seven pigeons lay dead on the
ground almost at MY feet. Such
q collection of dead birds was suf.
fciently unusual to make me stop
and look more closely and, while
Betty turned away, l picked up
one Of the pigeons, only to let it
TALL in sudden dismay; what had
seen had greatly startled me-the
breast feathers Of the dead bird
were smeared with red; . scarlet
splash against the white breast Of
the dead creature. The next mo.
ment, regretting my weakness. I
picked It up and examined it more
closely, wondering II some one had
been heartless enough to kill all
these, pigeons out Of sheer wan.
tonnes. But ! could find no
wound upon the bird, nor any evil
dence Of violence. One after an.
other, I took the remaining birds
into my hands, only to find the
same scarlet daubs upon their
feathers, and no signs Of injury.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-10

Burleigh county jury lists were so
ancient in some respects that men
were summoned for service who did
not reside in the county. 1t is to be
hoped that the facts on the present
jury procedure in Burleigh will be
productive Of speedy and oo-long-
delayed reforms.
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Few congresses have known so we'll
in advance public opinion on most of
the vital issues than the present
lame duck session. Still there is the
old chronic tendency to ignore mani
fest public demands.
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II am sorry, Betty" I said, "but
all this 10 very peculiar. What
are these red stains on the moor
birds? Have they been drinking
red paint and poisoned themselves
Or"
] stopped, struck with 4 fantas.
tic notion. Those stains on the
breast - could they be blood
stains? How had they come there ?
Was there some open stream near
by where the pigeons flew to
drink? Had they drunk from !
brook that ran red with human
blood?
Ito b Continued Tomorrov.>
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-10

Well, whatever else is said about
the forgotten man, the election re-
turns showed that he did not forget
to vote.
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Barbs

There are better ways of brighten
ing up Yuletide than by putting
open-flame candles on Christmas
trees.
y X X
Business must be on the up
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PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY William Brady, M. D.

pertaining hygiene
treatment will by Brady stamped
Letters written
in 4nk No reply be made queries not conforming nstruc
Address William Brady, this newspaper.
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Editorial Comment

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trend of thought by other editors.
They are published without regard
to whether they agree or disagree
with The Tribune's policies.
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Smyrna times., 1932-08-24
HORSE SHOW LABOR DAY
Queen Annes County Association
Completing Plans for Event

At meeting of the directors of
the Queen Anne's County Horse
Show Association, held Friday af-
ternoon at the law offices of Thorn
as j. Heating. Jr., Monday, Sep
tember 5, Labor Day, was officially
designated for the annual county
horse show. Committees were nam
ed to make extensive preparations
for the 1882 show, and it is believ-
ed that a sizeable number of at
tractive exhibits will be brought
from nearby counties and Western
Maryland points. In recent years,
the county horse show has brought
together a vast concourse of equine
fanciers, and since its inception,
the event has consistently grown
in popularity. The committee with
in the next few days viii announce
complete details Of the various
classes and every effort will be
made to have a record breaking
group of participants in all the
numerous spirited events.