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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05

ity. Relief is not only fast-relief is
longer That's because of a special
added ingredient in "JEsTs' which,
in effect, 'sponges up the excess acid
as it forms in the STOMACH, thus max
ing the benefits last longer.
'JEsTs" are mint.ilavored to sweeten
your mouth - and your stomach.
They contain no soda or other free
alkalis. They are not a laxative - not
constipating. And they hoiH not form
a habit! Carry "JEsTs" with YOU
always Jest" in case, In handy
rolls for pocket OF purse. JEsTs, Inc,
BROOKLYN, n. Y.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05

Wheems, muttered, and then
looked from one face to another
about the table. His hands toyed
with the box. Unconsciously. he
opened it and placed the tablets
on the palm of his hand He lifted
them toward his mouth.
That's far enough" cried
Wheems, and grabbed his wrist.
He picked the tablets from
Preeble's hand and motioned TO
DR.. Garland Have a look at
these, Doc" he said. Are they
both aspirin ,"
The doctor opened his case and
placed a small vial Of red liquid
on a nearby table. He poured a
little off into a glass and dropped
one of the tablets into IL
This is ferric chloride the
reagent for potassium cyanide, "
he said, and pointed TO the red
liquid. The first tablet shows
negative = probably aspirin. as
it's supposed 10 be"
Try the other" suggested
Wheems.
The doctor poured some of the
fluid into a second glass. He lifted
the remaining tablet and held it
above the rim.
IF this is potassium cyanide"
he said quietly. "the reagent will
turn to a Prussian blue"
He dropped the tablet into the
glass Instantly the red liquid
lost its color and in a moment
became deep, rich blue
And what a blue" said
Wheems
Now. now what" erie d
Preeble. weakly is this another
link In your damnable-
Got him" interrupted Cow.
You've got him! You called the
turn. Abel9 when you said he'd
try to kill himself. And he very
nearly succeeded Now let's get
out of here ! want a warm bath
and a change of clothes"
UONE minute" snapped
~ Wheems You'll get out
of here to the chair You killed
Tess and nearly killed Preeble -
What" cried Cow. Il killed
Tess ,"
Sure. and it was a swell job.
Neat and fast"
You'll have to explain that, 3"
said Halliday. You claim that
Cow did it >"
Yeah. he did said Wheems.
Il told you that bird was too
good to be true. ! let him prove
was right. Remember. l said
whoever killed Tess had been
planning it for a long time ? Well
Martin was very fond of Tess
For years he showered her with
diamonds. cars and all that sort
of thing. He claims those stones
are paste? Look 'em over. they're
genuine, every one.
He spent his last dime on her
and all he got was a run-around.
Then she started TO make de
mands. You heard him agree 10
fire .Preeble Why? Because Tess
had him by the throat. He's
dipped his. fingers into Rocks
money to such an extent that one
moro. success would have ruined
him"
Wait a minute" said Halliday.
How could a success ruin Cow -
Easy. He told Rock the the
atre and scenery had been paid
for in cash" He turned to the
playwright. That's right
Rock >"
Yes. that's So" said Rock
wood. Il thought everything had
been paid for"
80 did |" said Wheems. until
I checked up and found he'd been
working on credit If this show
went across big. he'd have 10 pay
off. If it closed he'd have a
chance to cover up. Tess knew
he was a crook knew she had
him by the nose She rubbed it in
until he had to get rid of her
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05
THE Poison CRYSTAL

And by killing the leading lady.
he'd close the show and have the
opportunity TO write off his loss
Cow slapped his hands against
the table and laughed. so that's
the way you figure it," he cried.
"All right I'm a crook. Certainly
! stole from Rock and I'm not
the first producer TO make a fool
of his hacker. But that proves
nothing. Even if the stones l gave
Tess are genuine, what of it?
How did | kill her ,"
I'm coming TO that" said
Wheems.
NO doubt" sneered Cow. But
first, tell us why Preeble couldn't
have done it."
"Okay. pal. Would he try to
kin himself? ?"
Maybe. It's easier than dying
in the chair"
Sure, but figure II out, Martin
Preeble dropped his aspirin tablet
into the VINE. We all saw him do
that You and Rock didn't use
yours"
But all Of these tablets belong
to Preeble" insisted Cow. Il saw
him give them to you" He waved
his hand to the group at the
door. Everyone in the room saw
that"
yeah" said Wheems. "But
Halliday knows those tablets
were aspirin because he bought
them And in a minute he's going
TO know how you pulled the
switch. MARITIME Gowdoni."
fMartino Gowdoni?' said
Halliday
1T used to be MARITIME
Gowdoni when he was in vaude-
vile. " said Wheems. Those
hands and that face; l knew they
belonged in evening clothes. And
/ was right / saw Cow. or
Gowdoni put on his act in
Omaha. Gowdoni. The Magician
Worlds Greatest Sleight-of-
Hand Artist. Wow Was he
terrible, | PANIED his act then.
and I'm doing it again. But at
that, he's clever enough to palm
an aspirin tablet and substitute
poison. He got away with
il Saturday when he put his hand
over Tess glass Just before she
drank. But tonight his act went
sour
COW was sllentnoW-- Preeble
~ had dropped Imply into his
chair and was sobbing quietly.
His nerves were at the break
point. and Wheems patted his
head as though he were a child.
Donovan and the detective had
stepped behind Cow, and Dono-
vans grin threatened to extend
TO his ears. He saw that Inspec-
torship as something already at
tanned
One thing more" said Halli-
g day. Il happen to know there
was poison only in one glass.
Why did DR. Garland make a
deliberate misstatement ?"
Because 1 tipped him a wink,
and he was clever enough to fol-
low through. Martin knew l was
Rocks friend he knew I'd do
anything 70 get Rock out of this
mess When Martin saw me
deliberately frame Preeble he
decided to pull another little
ight-of-hand trick and make
the setup perfect"
Martin did -" cried Cow
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05

The events and characters
depicted in this serial are
fictitious and any apparent
similarity 10 actual persons
living or dead is merely \
coincidence.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05

Continued from Page 49,


a few drops of wine into Cows
glass. then turned to Halliday.
Always your servant, Tess"
He said the line with just the
proper touch of sarcasm to lend
reality. Instantly. the scene of
the previous Saturday started TO
unroll before an interested audi
ence. Donovan stepped forward,
and his eyes moved from one
face to another. DIR. Garland
and the detectives watched the
glasses and the hands of the per-
formers. There was a stir as
Louis filled Halliday's glass. The
District Attorneys lower lip was
held firmly between his teeth and
he stared at Preeble.
The actor paused. He was wait
ing for Halliday to supply the
lines that should have come from
Therese Blandon. There was a
moment of silence. and then the
actor stepped into the missing
role. He lifted the pitch of his
voice. So
you do that very we'll"
Preebles imitation of Therese was
perfect-the intonation, the hid
den sneer. everything Therese
had put into the words was re-
produced. AS a waiter, you're
perfect" He rested the tip of his
little finger on Cows hand.
Speak to Louis about that.
Martin" he continued 1T might
be Just tho spot for Preeble a
waiter in the Thirty-Three.
There was a silence when he
had finished Even Wheems,
hardened as he was 70 most
things. was visibly moved when
Therese Blandon's lines once
more came across the table. He
nudged lockwood.
Pick it up. Rock" he said.
That was your cue 10 jump to
your feet and protest.
lockwood got to his feet. Louis
stepped around the table and
filled the playwrights glass
lockwood waved him aside.
stop this COMPOUNDED wran-
Cling -" He looked at Wheems
doubtfully. I'm not sure of the
line, Abel"
Never mind the. line" said
Wheems sharply He pointed to
Ravigni Shake the table with
your knee. Louis that's it. And
noM"=he turned to Preehle=
you put your hand over Rocks
glass and also over that one in
front of Tess
Why cried Preeble why
do you ask me to do that ?"
Because you did it Saturday.
The glasses shoak,r and you
steadied those with Wine in them
Tess and Rocks.
"Yes--maybe l did" said
Preeble slowly--fid forgotten"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05

LIE reached forward and
" gripped the stems Of the
glasses. as though to- steady
them
oh. no" cried Wheems over
the top-put your hands on the
rims. Cover two glasses with
your hands"
Preebles face was white as he
followed Wheems instructions.
His hands shook slightly
Now" snapped Wheems.
Now. Preeble, Spread your
fingers a little and let that as
pirin drop into the wine
Slowly Preebfe's fingers opened
and the tablet dropped into the
glass before lockwood There
was a moment of silence Sud
denly Cow laughed He set the
tablet that had been held be-
tween his fingers on the table
anu dpplduueu.
Good work. Abel" he said. A
very satisfactory rehearsal.
Wondered how Preeble had done
it thanks for the explanation"
Explanation" cried Preeble.
You may consider it an explana-
ton. but | call it a deliberate
frame-up It's Just the sort, of
rotten trick l should expect from
critic. But don't think you've
outwitted me-" He thrust out his
arm and pointed to Dreena Rock
wood What about her? Let
20 on with this farce. She drinks
from the glass she drinks l tell
YOU And yet she's not harmed
She's alive"
Why all the excitement said
Wheems calmly Were not fin
ished." He motioned to Louis
Fill all the glasses and put down
the bottle" He turned back to
the group at the table There
was a lot of talk after Rock made
his protest. You Offered TO leave,
Preeble. don't forget trat."
Yes. l did offer to Leave" said
Preeble, and now he was smiling
But let's continue Martin Cow
suggested a toast. We lifted our
glasses and then. then that
woman came to the table"
Right" said Wheems, and
motioned to Dreena lockwood.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-06
Capitals Rule

l have been reading "Jeffer-
son, the Forgotten Man." by
Samuel B. Pettengill. He pre-
sents astounding facts concern
ing how Washington itself is
ruled. misruled. Take health
statistics.
"For the year 1885. per 100.-
900 population. the vital statis-
tics show that the death rate
i'm the District of Columbia was
26 per cent higher from cancer
than the same death rate in the
whole United States; 81 per
cent higher from heart disease !;
40 per cent higher and going up
from pneumonia: 92 per cent
higher from tuberculosis; 106
per cent higher from alcoholism;
119 per cent higher from
syphilis :.
For every 1000 live births In
the District of Columbia, the In
FAINT mortality rate IL a6 per cent
higher than that Of the whole
United States, and the maternal
death rate Is 81 per cent higher.
Perhaps l should remind you
that l am giving figures about
Washington, ID. c., not one Of
q the abandoned coal towns of
West Virginia or a mill town In
the South"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-06
Useful TO RFC

II Incidents such as this pile
up into a broad trend, and the
federal government becomes the
totalitarian moneylender of the
nation, what becomes of states
rights? How sovereign and in
dependent can a state be II it is
beholden to an agency of the
federal government for its
financing? Borrowers are short
sighted indeed who stand by and
willingly see the free open and
c o m petitive money market
thrOttled by unwarranted gov
crnmcntal competition.
Furthermore. with the federal
government adding a gigantic
defense and aid-to- Britain pro-
gram after more than a decade
of colossal deficits the central
government should forthwith
cease and deSist from any spend
ing or Investment" which is not
essential. 1t is doubtless desira-
bile and socially useful for the
RFC 10 make a capital loan 10 a
manufacturer putting up Specu-
lative and short lived war
plants" especially when con-
sentative finance is doubtful
about the security: furthermore
il would be perfectly in order
for the RFC TO help Arkansas,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-06
Livestock Markets

+ CATTLE Receipts 500; market steady
choice 10 prime yearlings, dry fed. Sli.75 y
1890; good Ia choice yearlings. dry fed
$40 so q II so; choice TO prime heavy steers,
dry fed $40. 500 ! SO: choice TO prime
heavy steers. dry fed. Sll 25G 1925; good
to choice heavy steers. dry fed. $40 % y
II; fair TO good heavy steers. dry fed,
50 10. good butcher steers and heifers.
IS 50n9 so. fair to good steers and heif-
ers. 81 30 u 3 50; common butcher cattle.
IS best cows. So so a. I. good butcher
cows S6 ID 8 50. cutter cows, IS. 25fi6 can
ner cows, xia3 old rims. $3.50 down
best light butcher bulls S7.50uS best
heavy weight bologna S725ls. medium
weight bologna bulls. S6.500725; light
common bulls. $50 s. 50; stock bulls IS 80
fi $50 good to choice stoekers and feed
ers. SIS V l9. so. common to fair stockers
and feeders. So q $50: mixers and spring
ers S6OH90
VEAL CALvEs-R Receipts 800: marke,
soc lower; best calves, $3.50; far TO
good sl0ll2: seconds, ss.5Oae so; culls
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Receipts ? 500:
market zoe lower best lambs. $40 Is:
tair to good. 50 81 1880: seconds SIS p
~ .25. skIps. 50 80 best light sheep
So 70 80. heavy fat sheep S4u5: culls and
common 50 5O83. so
HOGS Receipts. 900. market steady to
70 25c lower good and choice, 200 10 $50
lbs. $3.50; $50 TO ESQ lbs. $40; $50 Ia
200 lbs., $50; $50 10 270 lbs. 81 so; 2T0
10 300 lbs, $40, heavies. 300 to 325 his
S7-20 325 to $50 lbs, 81 $50 20 400 lbs
SIS co. 400 10 $50 lbs SIS so roushs So IS
~ 80 lights S6.S0g IS; pigs. S696.50:
stays. IS asa $50.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-06

Washington
Proves Unfit
To Run Itself "
BY b. C. FORBES

For eight years Washington
has persistently reached out and
arrogated to itself more and
more power. more power over
states. more power over indus
try. more power over finance.
more power over almost every
phase of our daily lives.
This writer has frequently
emphasized that If any large
corporation were run as loosely.
as haphazardly. as inconsist-
emily, it would inevitably 60
bankrupt.
There is no let-up in Wash
ington's contriving to spread its
octopus tentacles over private
enterprise. Indeed. this mania
lately has become acutely viru-
lent.
The itchers for greater DOM
nation are turning their atten-
ton towards very big game. none
less than our insurance industry.
in which no fewer than 65.00O.-
600 men. women and children
have a direct financial interest.
Dictatorial power over the
$50, IT'S. 100000 resources OF our
life insurance companies would
multiply enormously the strange
hold of bureaucrats upon the
functioning of our economy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-06
Turns TO Evidence

Is il the proposal that the
government should give us all
stock? II so, suppose II would
pay the dividends, But then.
why bother with stock? Doctor
Townsend doesn't propose 10 do
that for his venerables.
After recovering from the first
shock of the headline. / turned
TO the evidence submitted to
support the assertion" There
I read the statements that more
than half the dividends paid by
American corporations 60 TO
100000 individuals. To this.
was added the statement that
35 per cent OF net dividends are
received by only $4,000 individ-
uals.
But what about the assertion
that dividends are paid TO too
few ," What about stockholders
who are not individuals ?"
What about other kinds Of in
come?
The fact is that there are
around 100000 stockholders
in the country. The dividends
of American corporations ac-
tuaffy go 10 about II ,O00l 0OO
men and women.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-06
DETROIT EVENING TIMES fpHoNE CHERRY 5000
Jones, RFC Head, Worlds
Outstanding Money Lender

or any other state, with a loan
if il were unable to finance itself
in the open market. But that
contingency is quite different
from the one in which the State
of Arkansas recently found it.
self. The RFC interviewed I'M
necessarily apparently for the
purpose of debating or fixing
the price Of money-the interest
rate.
But il we are to drift into war
the logical expectancy is further
imitation of the power of govern
ment al the expense of the lib
critics of citizens.
In Great Britain, censorship
has recently stopped publication
of many economic induces. If
the censors knew how faulty.
tricky and misleading index
numbers are. they would worry
less about them. If machine
guns were aimed with corre-
spending precision. human life
would be scarcely endangered.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-06
Double Entry Form

For purposes Of defense mobi-
lization or normal peace-time
economy. there is a great need
for national bookkeeping in dou-
bic entry form, which synthe-
sizes the significant localities of
the economic life of the people
and relates specific transactions
to the totally. When fact-flnd-
ing is better organized and more
simply summarized, democracy
will have a new intellectual tool
with which to grasp the COM
pleXitieS of the modern world
Then with adequate tools with
which TO work. men will have
the courage to remain free and
will be less inclined 10 seek sal
walton through slavishly lining
up behind totalitarian pho
MES" who promise deliverance
from their grievances and their
troubles.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-06
Farm Dividends7

But much more important
than his data. is the fact that
nearly 90 per cent Of all the
income from private enterprise
goes to wage Gamers. salaried
workers, and small businessmen
who work for themselves. such
as farmers and StorekeepeTs. In
1888. for example. 60 per cent
went 10 wages and salaries. and
% per cent to Self-employed
businessmen and farmers.
Why should farmers get divi-
dends? There are 100000 Of
them who own and operate their
own farms. and in addition own
IS 600 600 600 worth Of farm
capital The only kind Of stock
they shettia eFpif Il IL livestock -
As 10 the senator's assertion"
that dividend concentration pre-
vents recovery. the truth is that
the same New Deal attacks on
business that have been rcSpon-
s.ble for unemployment OF men
and capital have tended 20 keep
people out of stocks thus pre-
venting an even wider diffusion
Of dividends.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-06
Predicts New Bombers

Long range bombers operat-
ing with little fear OF attack
7 miles in the air may be
expected before the war Is over.
according to D. w. Tomlinson.
famed high-altitude flier in q
paper read before the Southern
California section of the Society
OF Automot Engineers
recently. 4
Tomlinson predicted thes
bombers will easily outstrip purA
suit planes in the rarified air
of 10000 10 10000 foot levels
and will be virtually free 10 de-
liver sledge hammer blows In
daylight raids.
I'VE will probably hear In the
near future Of four-engine, long.
range day bombers with super.
charged cabins" he said. The
adaptation of pressure cabins to
such aircraft IL not too difficult"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-06
Crime Above AVERAGE

How about crime? Homer S.
Cummings. when attorney gen.
-efal- of the United States, is
quoted as having said:
THE crime situation In the
District Of Columbia amounts to
a national disgrace. Washington
should be model city. Anthem
tic statistics covering the period
from July to September, 1887,
inclusive. indicate that out of 93
cities with n population Of more
than 100000, Washington ranks
in the 10 per cent of cities with
the most crime and that WASH
ington is the tenth from the top
of the list In the number of
murders and non-negligent man.
sfaughters."
Is it any wonder thoughtful
citizens question the wisdom of
permitting Washington limit
lessly TO expand and tighten its
deadening grip on the American
way?
Copyright. feff by D. C. Forbes
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-06
Says tx Needs
Another Drastic
Reorganization
International News service Wire


NEW YORK. March 6.-The
New York Stock Exchange needs
another drastic reorganization,
President William Nice. Martin
told the exchange membership at
a general meeting-the first OF its
kind in many years.
The reorganization he suggested
revolved around the following
points:
Eliminate all the present
committees which play such an
important part in the operations
Of the exchange. except those af-
fecting the membership itself. as
the one on admissions.
2-Reduce the present board of
governors from 80 to 10 members.
3-Hire a full paid staff TO run
the exchange and substitute for
the present committee system.
The exchange must return TO a
Capitalization of authority he said,
in a reversal of the trend which
has been underway for years.
1.-THE pendulum is now swing
Ing the other way, to centraliza-
tiOn," Martin stated.
IF we do not initiate some
such system, we will always be
charged with q return to the old
law committee. Under the new
system we will never return to
the system OF special privilege
which permitted the Whitney
scandal"
The exchange last was reorgan-
lied in 1888 following the report
OF a committee authorized to make
a study and recommend changes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-06
Food Control

Certain bureaucrats advocate
fashioning and fastening strait
jacket on our most important
food distributing enterprises.
Very simple. Compel all COM
panies to obtain a federal char
ter. Then, if any or all Of them
baked al obeying bureaucracy,
knock them out Of business by
canceling their license.
Only this week President Ed
ward A O'Neal Of the American
Farm Bureau Federation pre-
sented comprehensive state
ment disclosing disgraceful du-
plication of Washington efforts
and expenditures to handle agri-
culture. farmers.
The net result of such med
ding and muddling is. he points
out. that more than S99. DOC, 900
is gobbled up by taX-eaters at
the expense of the supposed
beneficiaries, depriving them of
millions which would be avail
able for them under a business
like administration.
The department of agriculture
wants Congress to appropriate
for its use during the coming
fiscal year the staggering sum
of S1.420.979.559.
Yet we all know that our
agricultural problem is no nearer
solution than il was before the
spending OF billions upon billions
during the last eight years sup
posedly for its solution.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-06
Refutes Claim
Dividends Paid
To Too Few
BY LEWIS HANEY

Professor of Economics. y. Y. Uniyersitl
A current headline runs as
follows: asserts dividends are
paid TO too few"
My first reaction was 70 eN-
claim what a cute idea. II
seems as II all we need to round
out the political nonsense OF
recent years is the adoption Of
some such slogans as bigger
and better dividends, or
every one should have a little
dividend in his home" This
would supplement splendidly the
IDEA Of every man a king, and
the Townsend proposal 10 make
life begin al so.
But then II occurred 70 me
that in order 10 get dividends,
have always had TO earn and
save money. More than that, l
have had TO invest II IN the
stocks of companies which are
going TO pay dividends. ! wonder
Just how Senator O'Mahoney--
for il was he who made the AS
sertion' referred to-propoSeS 10
arrange this detail