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clay. He never presented it for pro
ductton chiefly because he felt that
he wanted q more finished work. n
the process Of composition he stud
led voodoo and native music and BE-
came fairly well acquainted With
tom-toms.
HARLEM TO THE MET
Which reminds me that this opera
Will bring Harlem to the Met for the
first time.
The Met is far better acquainted
With pompaded gentlemen Of the
Italian and French operas. But VOC
doc dances play an important part
in Emperor Jones'" And that's
where Hamsley Winfield comes in.
Winfield is not a name ordinar-
lily associated with Harlem dances
and songs. Cab Galloway ana Duke
Ellington are far better known to
the national crowds.
M. Winfield has chosen 20 repre-
sent more native dance themes-and
to head in the direction Of art. He
organised the Negro Theatrical Art
Dance Group. He spent months in
the Caribbean countries studying the
witch doctor dances and such and
became known as "the medicine man
OF the Caribbean" His appearances
have been limited to the smaller art
group theaters-such as the tiny place
IN the Chanin building.
Most OF his dancers are male. Most
OF his dances have . primitive au-
thentic touch. He also win play the
role OF the witch doctor-one which
requires solo dancing.
\ y y
DREAMS AND NUMBERS
Speaking OF Harlem voodoo and
such matters recalls that dream books
have taken sudden new significance
on the other side Of l26th street.
Eliminating Freud and his theories
and the old dream book interpreta.
lions. the number game manipula-
tors have found q new racket. They
have mystic, magic numbers which
can be tracked back to dreams.
Thus, If you dream Of pink ele-
plants crossing q bridge, you turn
to the book and find that this dream
corresponds to No. seven come eleven.
Wherewith you run for the first
salesman Of number game tickets and
bet the number. A friend Of mine.
who can afford q negroes q q cook,
dreamed recently Of crocodiles or
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of the times In this country and the
fact that competition from the is
lands is making it a little more diff
ficult for agriculture and business in
this country.
But whatever the reason, it may
easily be possible that freedom for
the Filipino will eventually cost this
country, not only untold treasure but
precious blood.
Newly formed nations are notori-
ously inclined to overdo their new
found freedom and inclined TO be
cratic. AS President Hoover said
in his veto message, 1t is almost in
evitablc that decay will set in after
the U. S. government leaves the con-
trolls, at least until the islanders find
themselves.
The threat to peace is real. What
better proof could there be than the
present situation IN Asia with Japan
running loose like mad dog
For years the peace Of the world
has been threatened by precarious
conditions IN the Balkans but the
threat which they present now is
nothing compared to the hazards
which exist in Asia.
Ten Or 20 years from now we may
look back upoh the Philippine free
dom bill as a major mistake in our
national diplomacy. We may hene-
fit now but We may pay thousand
fold.
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that Of . medium in . trance.
Sometimes, when Thatcher Colt
vas thus moody and silent. Il
seemed to me that he drew upon
some intangible power Of inspirs-
ton or illumination 70 light up the
dark corners Of vexing crimes. But
10 stoutly scouts the possibility Of
such phenomena. Logic ma IS.
servation explain Il Ill. he declares
Nevertheless, do not believe
mat logic explains oil that Thafcher
Colt discovered % be grappled M
that invisible antaeonist IN heS
apparently, sought In the murder
q Geraldine Foster 20 perrefrafe
the perfect crime-and MA ~
nearly succeeded.
was deep in my work when
suddenly Thatcher Colt retnrned
ana again touched mo on the
"Teny." he said. stop your
! looked up. and he smiled within.
:! have the honor to report. Ae
SAID, that l have finally solved
the Geraldine Foster murder case."
Vs D Continued Tsasrrsv.)
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Nothing was ever reported
missing" protested the boy, but
Thatcher Colt waved that aside.
when did she come again?"
about two o'clock in the after.
noon Of Christmas Eve. She MD
she thought she would take the
apartment, but she wanted another
chance 70 look at it,"
The apartment being vacant
WAS , stroke Of luck for the lady
We are after" muttered the Com.
missioner. "This time she broueht
back the torn piece Of the note she
had forged. You see, Tony. We
have 70 reckon with the fact that
this woman was clever enough to
Be . forgeY. Probably she Oh
tanned . sample Of Geraldine's
writing as Ceraldine's mysterious
correspondent, wanting genealoei.
cal Information. And she planted
those torn papers on the second
visit. Then she went down to Doc
tor Maskell's suite-and I wonder
what happened there?"
left Thatcher Colt at his homo
and went to my own bachelnr
quarters for some needed sleen
The next day Thatcher Colt ~.
cupicd himself with affairs thai
were an enigma to me.
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Worth Thinking About

Resolutions by the county commits
sioners of the state which protest
against tampering with diversion OF
gasoline tax money and against a
cne-man highway commission. will
be considered with considerable in
terest by the members of the legis-
lature. They present a point Of view
which may be fairly indicative of
public sentiment.
The commissioners certainly are
as familiar with conditions through
out the state as any class OF indi-
yiduals. They are more familiar with
the poor-relief question than anyone
else because 1t is they who admin
lister the poor laws. and it is only
reasonable to assume that they
thought Of this question in insisting
that gas tax money be used on high
ways. The only major suggestion to
divert money from this source has
been coupled with proposal to use
T. for poor relief.
Recommendation that the COVER
nor and the legislature give serious
consideration to the suggestions Of
the governmental survey condition al
50 is important. Whether one agrees
with all the ideas set forth or not,
the report Of this body was written
only after serious consideration and
study and contains much valuable
information.
The problems discussed are not for
the county commissioners to solve.
That burden rests upon the legisla-
ture. But the advice unquestionably
is friendly and based upon sincere
desire to improve the public welfare
For that reason the recommendations
offered are not to be tossed aside
lightly.
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YOU on the back and saying: Don't
take any wooden nickels!"
X \ =
Reprisals against France will be
easy enough If they're confined to
poetry. But suppose Paris sends over
the "F'ollies Bergere!"
X \ X
Uncle Sam should know by this
time that when he casts his dough
upon the waters it's apt to come back
just a lot Of crust.
X Y \
Kissing stimulates heart action,
says medical investigator. What
q debt we owe to science for disclos-
ureS of this sort.
y = X
England and America sometimes
are closer to each other by s. feet be-
cause Of the moons influence. And
bottle Of it sometimes will make
old enemies get down and cry to.
gether.
Copyright, 1893, NEA Service. Inc. }
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SURGICAL SCULPTURING

Many young women are made url-
happy by fat legs or thick ankles.
Where this is due to an actual ex-
cess of fatty tissue. or lipomatosis, as
doctors call it. it is possible to correct
the blemish by surgical sculpturing.
But it is essential to make certain
that the thickness is not edema or
dropsical swelling. To do this. the
young woman rests in bed AZ hours
with the legs elevated. If the SWELL
ing remains. bring on the sculptor.
An inciSio thru the skin is made
from the space behind and below the
knee straight down the midline of the
leg to the tendon of Achilles and here
it bifurcates. and the horns Of the
Y extend down three or four inches
on either side of the heel cord to
terminate perhaps two inches above
the sole.
The extent of fatty tissue and per-
haps skin to be exciSed must be
suited to the individual requirements.
Here is where the artistic talent of
the surgeon comes into play. He must
be able to project in his mind the
form the calf and ankle should have
and then plan his operation accord
ingly. He must estimate nicely how
much tissue to remove in order that
the edges of the wound may be
brought neatly together without un-
Que tension. especially tension on the
skin.
The wound is closed either with a
subcuticular suture. or with button
hole stitches. If the latter are used,
they are removed within three days
and coaptation of the skin edges
maintained by means of adhesive
plaster, to prevent undesirable stitch
marks.
The important thing is to avoid UNI
due tension, for that interferes with
the circulation and prevents good
healing. For several days after oper.
alton the leg is kept elevated to pre-
vent swelling, which has the same
effect on healing.
Most important of all, the young
woman who contemplates this or any
other plastic surgical treatment will
w We'll ADVISED W CO1lSU1t OIlly d QUA
geon of unquestionable professional
standing and repute. You can't Judge
by appearances or by the casual opin-
ion of any layman. Ask your family
doctor or any phsician in the COM
munity, any physician of good stand
ing. whether the surgeon you con-
template consulting is Ok. These
narrowing cases we hear about now
and then are generally the work OF
irresponsible quackS. and plastic sur
gerry seems to have powerful attrac-
ton for quacks.
There are plenty OF responsible, re-
liable surgeons who engage in this
speciality, but unfortunately we are
very old-fogyish and backward in our
medical organization in the United
States and SO we have not yet quite
recognized this speciality. In our Of
fetal rosters We know only surgeons
and orthopedic surgeons. Privately
one happens TO know Of a competent
surgical sculptor or master Of esthetic
surgery here and there. But if your
man is one Of good professional
standing. can generally assure you
Of that. if you give me his name and
address and inclose stamped envelope
bearing your address.
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CHAPTER xxx.
EE0AW what?"
- "The ghost"

AASV A1VOts
"What was it like?"
at didn't have any clothes on
and it was all covered with blood
Warren, was it q man or q
woman?"
ut was q lady," answered the
boy, beginning to whimper.
"A fine lady," said his mother,
"even it she was murdered"
"What did you do them"
81 ran home"
"Did you tell your mother?"
mot word" said Mrs. Planzen
bitterly. And the ill-favored look
she gave Warren BODIED i'll for the
presidential namesake's peace after
our departure.
us that all you know about the
case?" persisted Thatcher Colt.
Did you see anything else up
"No, sir. I went back the next
day, but l didn't see anything. I
was afraid to 60 in any more. But
| liked to hang around-that is
Why you found me the day you
came up there"
When We emerged from the
house, Thatcher Colt was very
thoughtful. At the corner, he
stopped and chatted with the pa
trolman stationed there-a youth
full policeman, almost inarticulate
on finding himself face to face
with the Commissioner.
us there locksmith near
here?" Thatcher Colt asked him.
"Yes-right there" the patrol
man replied, pointing to a base
ment shop across the street. A
light was still burning in its tiny
window.
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dad" Walker Returns

DAD walker OF Oliver county re-
turns to the arena of state affairs.
For some time past he has been
on the staff of the United States
nlarshal's office.
There is no denying Dads popu-
larity. He worked with A. C. Town.
ley. the Woods boys and other orig
inal leaguers.' He faced the stormy
days Of contention within the league
when Job Brinton and others started
upon their wrecklng enterprises
against a machine over which they
had lost control.
Dad" Walker, however, remained
loyal to the principles which first
actuated the Nonpartisan League. He
fought hard against the abuses which
grew up under the system such as the
easy banking ventures. the consumers
stores, chain newspapers, and q host
OF other get rich schemes" which
followed Townley's sudden rise t<
power. Dad" Walker then was will,
the more conservative wing. He tried
hard to save the pieces Of q badly
rent political organization.
When the blow fell Dad" retired
TO his Sabine farm in Oliver and
waited political developments. Re-
organization of the League under
different auspices built up public
confidence in many sections and
Dad returned to the ranks and
found favor with Senator Gerale
Nye.
There are many who will be glas
to see Dad" back in the state fam
lily circle again. He Us quite a politi
cal philosopher and always had tn,
reputation In the west of being
square shooter
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| Early in the morning, he sent
for Clesleek, his favorite among
the chemists attached 70 the de-
partment, and had Q long consul.
tation with him. But / knew
nothing Of the business Of that
interview until midnight. I did
notice, however, that when Giles.
leek left the Commissioners office,
he carried with him . sealed en-.
velope, that in his hand was a
small red object, trimmed with
gold, and that he promised to see
the perfumers.
But ! had no time to speculate.
There were stacks Of neglected de-
partment work on my desk; the
Foster case had taken much Of my
time. while ] served as aide-de-
camp to the Commissioner. Yet
now it was hard for me to con.
centrate. All my interest lay in
the new developments in the MUIR
der mystery. Nor did it lessen my
curiosity when Thatcher Colt
paused by my desk later in the
afternoon, and rested q hand con-
fidentially on my shoulder.
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| tive economic system either within
the nations or between the nations
DR.. Glenn Frank, president, Univer-
sity. OF Wisconsin.
= = \
Here's couple Of Reds. They're
cooking up meeting to talk tech.
nocracy.-John Shannon, Chicago pa
trolman, appearing at police station
with two men arrested passing hand
bills for democracy meeting.
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The Key.

The locksmith was . thin, weaz-
ened old man with dark glasses.
Ever see that before?" asked
Thatcher Colt, throwing down the
old-fashioned key with the blue
ribbon.
II made it."
''For whom"
"A lady. don't know her
name."
Describe her."
The description given by the
locksmith differed slightly from
the one furnished by the barber.
in coloring, size and general inn
preston. But the method Of OBJ
tanning the key. as the man mar
rated it, seemed greatly to inter-
! est the Commissioner. The won.
an had come to his shop and taken
the locksmith up the hill and to the
house on Peddler's Road. The door
was standing open. 1t was fitted
with an old-fashioned lock and
the woman said the key was lost.
Could he make her another? As
Colt pointed out, she must have
first bur1larized the house through
the broken kitchen window. The
mechanic removed the lock, took
it back to the shop, found an old
key which he fitted, came back
and refitted the lock into the front
door, all in the space Of q few
hours.
"Thanks," said Thatcher Colt,
making . memorandum Of the
name and address. "You will
hear from me later"
Again We drove downtown and
this time We stopped in front Of
the Esplauade apartments on
Morningside Heights. A strange
thrill stirred in my veins ~ !
mounted the stone steps. This was
once the dwelling place Of . girl
whose death We still sought to
solve, but also it was. until recent-
y, the home Of another girl who
had come to dominate my
thoughts. But Betty had moved
from here now and was living on
Promptly Thatcher Colt sought
out our old acquaintance, the
janitor. Still sagging, ~ II he were
sitting on IN invisible stool, and
still In his ragged clothing, the
janitor received Us sullenly.
"Who shows apartment I'D TO
prospective tenants?" was the
Commissioners question.
We were referred to the ele-
yator operator. He explained that
. sign had been hung out stating
that an apartment was for sub-let.
But the Christmas season was bad
for new rentals and there had been
only one person interested.
-"Do you remember who it was?"
asked Thatcher Colt
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Penny Wis.,

The attitude taken by congress in
:hs Philippine independence question
may prove to be penny-wise and
pound foolish.
The terrific pressure brought upon
.he members Of the house by agita-
lion for escape from Filipino COM
petition In this country Il demon
Bfsated BY the rush 70 override the
gradients veto. There are few who
nm contend that the attitude OF the
Nations lawmakers Is dictated By. al-
huietic sentiment for Z dovn.trod-
den people. for the Filipino Is neither
ilD-tSeated or suppressed under Ameri-
can rule IL the islands.
On the contrary, thsre Is little evil
doncs that the status Of the Filipino
v0s.A major confederation. The real
1Eoasure was exerted BY the stres,
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Member Of Audit Bureau Of
Circula ton
Foreign Representatives
SMALL. SPENCER. BREWER
UncorporateN
CHICAGO NEW YORK BOSTON
Repeal Presidential Primary

Actual saving to the tax payers
will come from repeal of the presi-
dental primary law. The cost OF
selecting delegates to national con.
ventions and choosing national COM
mitteemen should be borne by the
political organizations and not shift
ed to the taxpayers.
Senator Bonner has incorporated in
his measure outright repeal. There
Is valid criticism of mixing national
politics with the state issues which
viii happen if the presidential and
state primaries are combined.
At the 1882 elections. the Nonpar-
tisan League organization refused to
take sides OH the issues involved in
the presidential election. Logically
the men behind this political bloc
should be interested in keeping ma
tional issues as far removed from
state affairs as possible.
Generally speaking, the League
takes little hand In national affairs
and refused to get excited over the
selection OF delegates to the national
conventions. In fact, League indif-
ference last March resulted in the
Hoover Republicans capturing prac-
tically all places on the Republican
delegate list as we'll as national COM
mitteeman.
The I. v. A. faction. which sep
arates into Real Republicans and
Real Democrats for purposes Of ma
tional campaigns. should welcome
such legislation as Senator Bonner
proposes. 1t makes fusion on state
affairs less embarrassing.
Legal safeguards can be thrown
about party deliberations 50 that Sc
lections made by party conventions
will be binding on the national po-
ltical organizations.
The cost Of presidential primary
exceeds the value OF this strictly
party affair and this item alone
should be sufficient argument to
bring about an early repeal.
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More Dry Folly
New York World Telegram)

There is no excuse for the decep-
tive prohibition amendment approved
by the senate Judiciary committee.
As pointed out when this measure
was drafted by the subcommittee
last week, it does not provide for
outright repeal. but merely for a re-
vision. Unfortunately, that revision
would retain in the constitution one
OF the worst root evils of prohibition,
which is the federal police power over
local enforcement.
The effect would be to drag the
federal government into a new en-
forcement mess which in some ways
might be even worse than the present
folly.
The provision Of the proposed re-
vision amendment which would write
into the constitution the Webb Ken
yon law protection OF dry states
against liquor shipments from wet
states Is unnecessary. That law is
still valid. as affirmed by the supreme
court, and will operate for this pur-
pose automatically on outright repeal
Of the eighteenth amendment.
Perhaps the most objectionable
provision Of the revision amendment
Is that specifying ratification by state
legislatures rather than by the spe-
cial state conventions advocated BY
both Republican and Democratic
platforms.
The reason both party conventions
turned down the ratification by leg
tslature method is that q small dry
minority-for instance 1874 state sem
ators In thirteen states-can block
ratification by all the others. This
is not merely theoretical difficulty
It Is q very practical invitation tc
CRY forces to indulge in a riot OF
political trading in the legislatures
which would not only delay or pre-
vent ratification but sacrifice larger
public interests-aS always happens
when legislative log rolling operates
The legislatures subjected to this
log.rolling could not accurately ex.
press the voters mandate, because
they were not elected on this issue
or tor this purpose. Indeed, thos<
whose memories are not too siaorI
VIII recall that this same defect il
the method Of ratification OF tn,
eighteenth amendment was the frs,
factor In undermining public suppor
OF the amendment. AS stated By tn,
Wickersham commission
The ratification OF the (eigh.
teenth) amendment was given by leg.
1latures which were not In genera
elected with any reference to thi.
subject. In many instances. as {
| result Of old systems Of apportion.
ment. these legislative bodies wer.
not regarded ~ truly representative
Of al elements Of the Community. :
| Neither the Republican nor III
Democratic party can permit TIT
judiciary committee amendment &
pass without deliberately breaking
faith with the voters to whom the,
pledged the convention method O,
ratification.
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Barbs

Bad Manners to Be Shown at
Playhouse" says a New York head
line. And here We had been thinking
every theater in the country had had
its late arrivals.
n \ =
At any rate, revival Of script and
bartertng should silence those wise
acres who have q habit of slapuino
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SURE WAY TO WIN

Denver, Colo.-Two holdup men who
held up . barbecue stand belonging
to Jess Duncan have found the only
sure winning combination on . slot
machine. The only sure way to win
rs to do what they did. take the ma
chine and pry off the back. That
is what they did to two Of Duncans
machines. They completely ignored
his cash reRiSter.
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something, after = hard fight, ano
found this meant No. u. The entlre
MENACE bet about fifteen cents per
each, since two-bits Is top oet III
Harlem.
Amazingly enough, the NUMBER
won the key prize which came 70
385. After which his cook interviewed
him each morning for weeks ana
was waited by 4 superstitiouH negro
ttarong.
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Light At Last.

II am beginning to see daylight
at last, Tony" he divulged. There
is only one thing left to bother me-"
He patted his hands together and
walked out Of the room, his sombre
brown eyes fixed in . stare like
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PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
By William Brady, NJ. ID,

pertaining hygiene
diagnosis Brady II stamped
envelope written
be made queries conforming
Address Dr. william Brady. in Of this
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Trlck CO0kinR

What do you think Of this new
method of cooking meat and vege-
tables without water? The same COM
pany advises whole wheat bread
They claim It is the correct way Of
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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,
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Sea lions In the London Zoo a,e fed
forty pounds Of fish every day.