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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-30

"You know, Doctor, when we
found the body, it had a pillow
case over the head, as if the MUIR
derer could not bear to look upon
the dead face. after what he had
DONE"
eyes, certainly" said Doctor
Maskell, in tone of inquiry.
ut was a pillow case with silken
rosebuds embroidered on it. I
could not find its mate in your
bungalow. Do you happen to know
what happened to the other one?"
81 know nothing of that" re-
piled Doctor Maskell disdainfully.
"Ah, WE'LL" said Thatcher Colt,
Eventually we will find out about
that pillow case. Come I'M"
The doctor removed his hat as
he entered the door of his own
little house. One glance at his
face showed me that he was pro-
foundry moved. He looked at the
disorder, and a. the detectives still
searching in the house-they had
been there all night and they were
still there, ferreting everywhere,
the same area gone over three
times by three different men
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-30

Vocal lessons and training are excel
lent. No piano or violin. No carry
ing Of books or other burdens under
arm. Carrying burdens on the head
or on the back Is beneficial.
Young Mans Certificate
What did you say about the ques-
ton of the bridegrooms health GER
tificate? Did you say the bride should
be excused from furnishing certifi-
cate? (Mrs. H. E. JD
Answer-I said the young man
should bring with him the certificate
of a reputable physician who has ex-
amined him and found no reason why
he should not marry. If the young
man believes he Is able to pass mus
ter he will bring this certificate when
he asks the parents or guardians
consent or approval. I. say the bride
should be excused from furnishing any
such evidence Of fitness for marriage
Copyright, John F. Ollie Co..
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Damaging Evidence

"That's right" said Doris in
nocently. "He wasn't there when
we were finished eating-we had
to wait for him a long time"
Again Thatcher Colt closed his
eyes and considered the Importance
Of this anachronism. eve had to
wait for him a long time,"-I could
almost see the lightning of calcula-
ton, suspicion, leaping and flash
ing across the stormy sky OF the
Commissioners thoughts.
For what reason we did not as
vet know, Geraldine had gone to
the house on Peddler's Road. From
there she might have telephoned
Mrs. Westock. This seemed all the
more credible because only Ger
aldine would know all the places
the doctor was planning to visit,
and how to reach him. In answer
to her summons, he might have left
Checkles and Doris in the confec-
toners and rushed off to kill her
and get back. It was close figur-
ing-but it could have been done.
Such at least was the theory, in
evitably suggested by this startling
gap Just disclosed in the doctors
itinerary.
And still the doctor smiled, as if,
GEOGRAPHICALLY, he knew what was
passing in the Commissioners mind,
and mine, smiling as If he exulted
and rejoiced because he knew
there was still something missing,
before they could bind him to the
crime.
"There are only seven more adj
dresses on your list" remarked
Thatcher Colt. "Werc the seven
presents you told US. about the
last"
"Yes," said Doctor Maskell.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-30

commentary on the ability of the
nations highest tribunal and it shows
little appreciation Of the legal prin-
ciples laid down in the opinion in
question.
The case may be simply stated. A
prohibition officer, with two COM
panions, called on a resident Of a
Carolina mill town. The host found
that he and the dry agent had been
members of the same division of the
A. E. F., in France. The dry agent
asked to buy gallon of liquor and
was told the host had none. On the
third solicitation, however, and in
order to provide the wherewithal to
stage reunion celebration, the host
went away and after time return
ed with Jug Of liquor.
Thereupon the dry agent buddy"
disclosed his true identity and ar
rested the culprit.
The federal district court and the
court of appeals diSregarded the VIC
TINS plea that he was an innocent
man who was lured by a federal
agent to commit a crime in order
that the agent might add another to
his list Of arrests.
The supreme court, however, re-
versed the decision in a majority
opinion written by Chief Justice
Hughes. The chief justice de-
nounced the whole business as wrong
and contrary to public policy, phras-
ing his views in stirring language,
and remanded the case for new
trial with orders to the lower court
that the "entrapment' plea of the
accused was to be submitted to the |
jury. A majoriy of the court agreed !
with him. The reasons assigned were
technical in their nature.
Justices McRoberts and Brandeis
disagreed with the majority on the
ground that the decision did not 20
far enough and was not based on
the proper grounds.
The McRoberts view was that it is
a primary duty of the courts to pro-
tect their own integrity; that the
processes OF justice had been mis-
used in the case and that the defend
ant should be exonerated without
any thought Of retrial on the grounds
Of simple justice and sound public
policy.
Whichever view one cares to take
the result is the same, for it is i'm
possible to imagine a jury which
would convict a man under such cir
The encouraging thing about it is
the fact that the highest court in
the land has not become so technical
that it fails to recognize the simple
elements Of justice or, if it must stick
10 technicalities, it can find ways to
make them work in the interests of
Justice rather than against them.
To say that the decision in ques-
ton hints at the reactions of the
judicial minds to the beer bill is
stretching a point, however, although
he majority will hope that such
if enacted, will be sustain
ed by the court.
A better way to find out what the
court will do in such an event might
De to ferret out the personal history
If the judges. Perhaps they have
aot been above hoisting a few them
selves. at some time or other. Even
judge has human experiences and
many men can give personal testi-
nony whether or not 80 per cent
Deer is, in fact, Intoxicating.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-30

1 have seen suspected man look
down upon the scene of q crime,
and remain quite unmoved; not by
the culver of a muscle or the
flicker of a lash did he betray emo
ton. Yet that man was guilty.
But I have also seen a suspected,
really innocent man go into
Mysteries at the sight of a BUTCH
cred body. The hysterical man
was innocent, although he actually
confessed to the crime.
This may make the whole proc
ess of CONFORMATION and return"
seem a waste of time, but in a
sufficient number Of instances, a
criminal cannot endure to look
again upon his work. Often enough
to make it worth while, he shrieks
out his guilt at the top Of his voice
and gives all the needed confirm
ing details.
1t was not, as Thatcher Colt ex-
planned to me later, with any hope
of unnerving the doctor by horror,
that we were taking him back to
Peddler's Road. Instead, my chief
had the idea that some sentimental
remembrance might Unexpectedly
upset the poise Of Markell
another onslaught on human ma
ture, through emotion.
All the paths approaching
Peddler's Road had been roped off
and put under guard, and crowds
of baffled and morbidly curious
persons strained against the ropes
around the base Of the hill. In
side, reporters were buzzing and
shopping for clues, and it seemed
to me as if there were plainclothes
men and patrolmen behind every
tree. The search for clues was still
going forward relentlessly.
Avoiding the crowds by APP
preaching from the rear, we
climbed the hill and as we APP
preached the house, Thatcher Colt
s>;A - naGLAllA nw-1
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-30
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Banana

Wife peels banana then scrapes all
the outside of the pulp off, discards
it. and feeds the children only the
inside. I say the whole pulp is good
food for children. &c. c.
Answer-If the banana Is quite ripe
enough to feed the baby the surface
of the peel is golden yellow, flecked
with brown spots (not black bruise
marks. The pulp is soft and sweet.
but not mushy. The entire pulp Is
suitable for feeding babies four
months old or over. 1.-THE Brady
Baby Book" gives instructions about
this and other things. Send dime
and stamped envelope bearing your
address and ask for a copy.
Spinal Curvature
Daughter, Is, has developed within
past two years slight curvature Of
spine. One shoulder and one hip y
noticeably lower than the other !.
(Mrs. B. w. L.
Answer-Appeal to the girls pride
TO assume proper posture. See that
her school desk fits her. Swimming
(breast stroke), riding (astride), run
ming, climbing are good exercises to
encourage symmetrical development
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70 TX

viii Glib Swan.

BLIND PLAYERS
New York, Dec. 30.-One of the the
atrical miracles of any season, insofar
as I am concerned, will always be the
annual production of the Lighthouse
players, all of them blind.
After watching the fumbling. clumsy
movements of many actors whose eyes
are able to direct them, the easy, pre-
else stage work Of the blind PLAYERS
becomes somewhat uncanny. Never
have I seen them tumble; never have
l noted the slightest hesitancy or in
dication that they were sightless.
And am told by Phyllis Marschall,
their director, that they are as easy
to train as any group of amateurs.
Developing a sense of distance is the
most important factor. Each per-
former is trained differently. Some
judge by the sound of voices. Others
count their steps and figure out each
stage property, such as chairs, tables
and couches. They learn the exact
distance of the various objects and
thus sit down with an ease that
might we'll be copied by other per-
formers.
Rugs, seemingly used as properties.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-30

The American president acts like
an illiterate peasant in the fields
waiting for heaven to send him rain
Hoover waits for prosperity while the
present regime only increases the
starvation of millions Of people
Josef Stain, Soviet dictator.
X x X
I am better as 40 adding machines.
I make 1t faster than any adding
machines. Also without mistakes
DR.. Salo Finkelstein, Polish-Jewish
mathematical wizard.
y y X
Women shut up in houses and re-
moved from all responsibilities of in
diHdual life are not conceivable in
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-30
so THIS is THE SCHAEFER
METHOD?

An insurance company which has
gone into the practice Of medicine and
general public health on an extensive
scale distributes a booklet on first
aid. There are some quaint notions
maintained by the tyros who got up
the booklet.
Thus any wound by a rusty" nail
is dangerous. To be sure the booklet
says it Is dangerous ION account of
the possibility of tetanus uockjaw)"
but why drag in the rust? That has
nothing whatever to do with the pos
sibility of tetanuS. Any wound by any
nail, be it ever so bright and new, is
as dangerous as Is wound by the
ruStiest nail.
The simple customer is advised to
rub a froStbite vigorously with cold
water, snow or ice. That's funny.
Kind of an allopathic dose of home
opathy. On the same principle If one
sustained burn from hot flatiron
these comic opera doctors would treat
it with vigorous steaming with the
teakettle. Any one who has ever had
frostbite, much less observed the
course of the condition. knows that
the correct treatment is gentle not
vigorous) massage or kneading with
the warm fingers or hand. Somehow
when these big corporations go into
the doctoring business they feel they
must employ only orthodox gentlemen
to hand out the Authoritative" adj
vice, and naturally the orthodox med
ical men cherish all these curious old
notions.
Every day thank heaven we have
in the medical profession the docs
and the orthodox. We must thank
the docs for such progress as we have
made in medicine. The orthodox, in
any field of life, are the standpat-
tiers. the holders back, the dumb johns
who. never learn to think for them
selves.
After rescue of drowning victim,
says this amazing booklet. clock your
hands underneath his stomach and
lift several times, in order to force
the water out of his air passage and
stomach" Page the American Red
Cross-the venerable medical advis-
ers Of that organization will be graft
fled to find that somebody stu rec
ommends the notorious jackknife
atrocity, which was quietly. oh, quite
quietly deleted from the Red Cross
manual of first aid about three years
ago, after lot of unpleasant criti-
cism had been leveled at the trick by
some cynical doc. The tyros who got
up this insurance company's first aid
booklet evidently felt little uneasy
about the stunt, for they Immediately
add: do not lose much time in doing
this"
I might add: Don't stop to shave
or NOW the lawn, either, but begin
artificial respiration at once" In fact
there are lot of little things one
should not wait to do in such an
emergency, and no doubt these big
insurance corporations and the Amer
lean Red Cross will learn what they
are in time.
Of course, the orthodox little boys
who got out the first aid booklet for
the insurance people place the VIC
Tins arm under his head. They have
the audacity to call that the Schaefer
method. Schaefer, however, has never
approved the innovation of the Red
Cross or allied organizations. He adj
vised that BOTH arms be extended
above the head.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-30

"Can any one identify you as
having having delivered these seven pres
mo. By that time I was late.
l hurried. merely dropped them
on hall tables. I saw no one."
yet you took an hour to deliver
them?"
II do not know how much time
I took"
swell, you must know this blows
your alibi to smithereens."
Without another word, Thatcher
Colt then sent Mrs. Morgan and
Doris home in a taxicab. Burke
went with them, agreeing to meet
the Commissioner at Police Head
quarters later in the afternoon.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-30
Scene of the Crime

"No, Checkles," said the Com
missioner, "drive us up to the
house on Peddler's Road"
Checkles laughed, a low-pitched
chortle of laughter, as he punched
the auto siren with his nose and
pulled the lever into gear.
"Peddler's Roadw he chuckled.
"Wheww
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-30

in our time.-Signor Leonardo Ar
pinati, italian undersecretary Of the
interior.
Y X X
How did the game come out?-
John Koprowski, Cleveland high
school boy, upon regaining conscious
ness in hospital from football in
juries.
For me the symbol of war is not a
lightly-clothed maiden presenting the
palm of victory, but one big turnip.-
Professor Gumbel of England.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-30
Barbs

President Hoover intends to take
a vacation after March 4. He just
wants to keep silent and fish. The
two will 60 together nicely until hi!
hook gets snagged in his pants.
X X X
And now, before we've figured
out how the pyramids were built,
along comes an auto club exc
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-30

sObservers who are interested in
tie beer bill find hope that the SUI
uteme court will rule It constitu-
tional in = recent decision on .en-
ttRpment" Of . prohibition law vio-
htor in North Carolina. They may
r. right but It seems hardly a fair
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-30

Theater Topped.
But that isn't the story. When
Carroll was starting his career. he
had show which threatened to 60
broke. But Carroll had faith. He
put an ad in the papers announcing
that $1,000 would save the piece. Over
night Burlington put up the money
and more. And became CAROLS
hacker thereafter.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-30
Editorial Comment

Editorials printed below show tho
trend OF thought by other editors.
They are published without regard
10 whether they agree or disagree
with The Tribune's policies.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-30

Colt was resolved that nothing
should be lost. Maskell held his
hat before his heart and looked
miserably upon the wreckage, the
carnage, the red stains.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-30
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining health hygiene
diagnosis treatment will by stamped
envelope enclosed Letters should brief
No reply be made queries conforming
TONS Address Dr. William Brady this
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-30
CHAPTER XVII.

"HATCHER Colt closed his
eyes. l could almost follow
the rapid calculations he
was making in the isolation of
blindness that he loved to i'm
pose upon his vision when he
was thinking quickly. Perhaps
Checkles and the child had been
left in the place long enough
could see the dangerous implica-
lions of this disclosure. When
Thatcher Colt opened his eyes, l
could also see that he had his
finger on the first weak link in the
chain of Doctor Maskells perfect
alibi.
"What were you doing Doctor,
when they were in the confec-
tioner's?" he asked point-blank.
81 distributed seven presents in
the neighborhood," replied the
doctor PROMPTLY.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-30
T HE MYSTERY GERALDINE
y by ANTHONY ABBOT

Geraldine Foster was hacked to
death in house on PeddIer's
Road. leased by her employer, DR..
Humphrey MaskeY. and her nude
body buried in a grave filed with
fannie acid. Two women were seen
leaving the doctors office carry
ing bottles similar to those found
near the grave. Mrs. Morgan. a
neighbor, substantiates the doc
tors statement that he was with
her daughter, Doris, the day of the
disappearance. MaskeH claims
there was strange woman outside
his office when he returned. Other
suspects are Harry Armstrong,
GeraIdine's former Gance, and her
brother. Bruce, who will receive
her inheritance. Bruce is an
adopted son whose father was a
murderer. DR.. MaskeH reports to
Police Commissioner Thatcher
Colt that Geraldine phoned him on
January S, ten days after her dis
appearance, requesting that he
meet her, but failed to appear.
The autopsy shows she was killed
on December 20. and her body pre-
served by the acid to make it ap-
pear that death occurred within 48
hours. MaskeH, accused, sticks to
his story. His brother and sister,
in-law, George and Natalie Mas
keH, call to see him, but are
turned away. One of the women
whom MaskeU visited on Christ
mas Eve informs Colt that q
woman phoned that day leaving
the following message for the doc
tor: please come at once to
Peddlers Road. Something terrible
has happened" Doris Morgan re-
vealS that MaSkeH left her and his
chauffeur at confectioner,S
while he delivered gifts.
The Washington times., 1932-07-08
WHATS DOING

Lecture-"Echoes Of the Re
publican National Convention, =
by Perry W. Howard, 8 p. m.
Mu-So-Lit Club.
Festival-Benefit of the Public
Library Of Bowie district, even
ing, on the lawn Of Mrs. White
near the library in Bowie, Md.
Lawn Party-The Woman's
Auxiliary Of st. Timothy's Epis
copal Church, 5 p. m, on the
lawn Of the home of the Misses
Castlemen, Herndon, Va.
Cafnival-The Marlboro Volun.
teer Fire Department, evening, on
the amusement grounds next to
the courthouse.
outdoor Entertainment - Eek
ington Recreation Center, p
m, on the plaza Of Mckinley
High School.
Conference-Effective Measures
Of Emergency Unemployment
Relief, ali day. meetings in Cor
coran Hall, George Washington
University.
Carnival-Fifth Annual Pur
dunn Carnival. evening. Johnson's
Grove. Purdum, Md.
Meeting-National Retail Credit
Association, 8 p. m. Mayflower
Hotel.
CONGRATULATED States Marine
The Washington times., 1932-07-08
TOURIST CAMP
FEES SLASHED

A reduction in the rental fees
at the Municipal Tourist Camp
v::-e announced today by Capt,
F. w. Hoover, manager Of the
Welfare and Recreational Asso-
citation, following a meeting Of
the association trustees at the
Navy Depc Ttment.
Unser the new schedule the
maximum fee per person will be
so C .nts q night and the maxi
mum fee per cabin SITS. Al
though it was not so stated, it is
understood the reduced fee SyS-
tenn was adopted to meet falling
off Of patronage this year, only
6,c-~ pers MS having registered at
the camp in June, as compared
with 8,025 in June, 1881.
The Washington times., 1932-07-08
co n SENTATIVE
HEADS RADICAL
FRENCHNEN
by ARNO DOsCH.FLEUROT


PARIS UN.SO.-Albert Le.
Nrun. the new President Of
France, elected for seven years.
can only live out his term in the
French White House. the Elysee
Palace. by keeping his opinions
in his pocket. But he knew 1t
when he ran for the office and
everybody expects him to live up
to the rules Of the game.
The President Of France has
much less power than the King
Of England. King George can let
his personal fondneSs for Ram
say MacDonad affect his choice
Of prime minister. President Le-
brun does not dare have any
feelings at all. The only time he
has q semblance of power is
when he picks out the chief Of
the government, the premier, and
then he has no choice.
Staunch Conservative.
LeBrun is a conservative. Most
Of the Lorrainers are hard-headed
conservatives. He would, no
doubt, like to see the conserva-
tive leader, Andre Tardieu, in
power again. But the elections
have just shown that the coun-
try is radical and Socialist.
Chamber Of deputies Is headed by
Edouard Herriot. chief Of the
Radicals. II Herriot chooses to be
next premier, Lebrun will have
TO cali him. # Herriot prefers for
political reasons to have someone
else as premier, Lebrun will have
I to call Herriot'S choice.
The last time the Radicals and
the Socialists had q victory IN
France, in 1924, the President
was Alexander Millerand who
openly opposed the new Radicals,
Herriot, then as now, at the head
Of them.
Lebrun is called the most reac-
tionary president since Felix
Faure.
Is Silk Hat
In selecting the premier the
leader who can maintain a ma
jority in parliament has to be
taken. There is no question Of
what is good for the country or
OF party policies. The chamber
keeps all that jealousy for itself.
The President of France spends
his time laying corner-stones and
receiving important foreigners in
the ElySee. He is not figure
head. He is q silk hat.
The Washington times., 1932-07-08
Joint Board Asked
To Cut u. S. Costs

Appointment Of a joint commit
tee Of three Senators and three
Representatives to evolve methods
to slash Federal expenditures Is
per cent is provided in a rSolu-
ton introduced yesterday by Sena-
tor McKellar OO, Of Tennessee.
The Democratic platform called
for such q reduction.
The Washington times., 1932-07-08

Band, 1880 p. M, Mt. Alto Hos
pital.
Card Party-Benefit st. Francis
de Sales Church, 8 p. m, Twen-
tieth Street and Rhode Island
Avenue Northeast.
Concert - United States Army
Band, 1880 p. M, east Capitol
stems.
The Washington times., 1932-07-08
DRINK VICTIM ADVERTIsES

BUTLER, Ga.-The butler Her.
aid publishes what is probably
the most unusual advertisement
that ever appeared in a weekly
paper in this part of the State.
It is a plea on the part of a
victim of drink for his friends
to save him from further hui
initiation.
The Washington times., 1932-07-08
Opening Scheduled
At Y.W.C.A C1nap

Plans are being completed for
the opening Of Camp Clarissa
Scott, summer camp Of the Phyllis
Wheatley Y. w. C. A., at Highland
Beach. July IS,
The Washington times., 1932-07-08
4-H Club Cattle Due
For ShOLD Circuit

Three carloads of All Club cat
tie will be sent on the show cir
cult this fall.
This decision was reached by
the Montgomery County Fedora
ton Of All Clubs at a meeting
held in Rockville at which plans
for exhibiting the cattle in six or
eight Of the fall fairs were out
lined.
John Stiles has been selected
as delegate to attend the meet
ing of the All Club Short Course
at the University of Maryland,
August 40, along with the dele.
gates from the other % counties.
LIEUT.. HAFFEY SHIFTED
Lieut.. Thomas j. Haffey, U. s.
N, now attached to the U. S. S.
Oglala, has been ordered to re.
port to the Navy Department
and await further orders.