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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-08

fist said. often ii is his hired
man or stable hand, who keeps
a box of arsenic in some secret
corner. The chief sources Of the
arsenic are the many large and
small iron smeiters in the noun
tains where 1t can be gotten
Or Pregi admits that the
usual dose amounts 10 AT least
two or three grams or nearly 10
times the amount necessary to
kill a novice He told Of tests
with horses. on a steady diet
of arsenic. he said. these animals
acquire a sleek, glossy, well
nouushed appearance. but If the
doses are stopped suddenly the
appearance falls off and the hair
becomes shaggy.
Thus it happens that. if dis
changed from his place. a stable
hand can have a neat revenge on
his employer and his successor.
No matter how attentive and in
dustrious he may be. If the next
groom does not know that the
animals have been accustomed
20 a regular diet OF arsenic. he
will arouse the ire Of the owner
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-08

those ten litFes-Uas eGIlal--atthat
time, 70 about a, thousand of
your American dollars
However, this little episode Of
mine was Just a little episode,
compared TO the scandal and the
comedy of the border, about
which everybody in smart society
in Petersburg knew, and smiled
the knowing smile
Massaiedorf l soon learned,
found life lonely at his wind
swept station, deprived as he was
of what DR.. Johnson used to call
"the endearing elegance of fe-
male companionship' And so, as
l learned, Massaiedorf did what
he could to provide himself with
this elegance
Whenever a theatrical troupe
passed through, then there used
to be a grave scrutiny Of their
passports And, by a strange CO.
incidence. it seemed, there was
almost always something wrong
with the passports of the young
est and the prettiest actresses
Then Massaiedorf, with official
gravity and with almost persua-
sive tenderness would inform the
lady;
Il am very sorry, madame,
your passport seems to be out Of
order. Unjust ask you TO remain
here till we can check on the
error"
The charming lady would bow,
smile. Perhaps she would even
blush. for the "formalities" at the
border were well known.
Vladimir, my husband, told me
that Massaiedorf always sent a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-08

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-08

\NEEIRD. stories have re-
Y" Gently come from the
w old Austrian province
Of Syria Of dead men who walk
at night, Of aged persons who
are still blooming with youth, of
men and women who eat daily
amounts of that deadly poison.
arsenic, enough TO put 20 ordi-
nary mortals under the sod.
But science frowns on these
stories because arsenic is one of
the deadliost of poisons And the
dead really do not rise from their
graves as everyone should know.
Yet. every now and then there
have been supposedly authentic
stories Of men who eat arsenic.
who stay young and for whom
even death seems 20 make no APP
parent difference in appearance.
Vampire stories are common
throughout eastern Europe and
the Balkans and they are thought
90 arise from the fact that IN
these regions. when graves are
opened. the dead sometimes seem
10 be in the bloom OF youth
These we'll preserved bodies
are supposed to belong 10 indi-
uduals who followed the super
stitious habit Of eating arsenic.
In nearly every farmhouse
one finds an arsenic cater. or "A
box of some arsenic mixture for
human consumption reported
Or Fritz Prcgi. professor of
chemistry al the University Of
Graz Austria
Sometimes the arsenic eater
is a farmer" the Austrian scien-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-08

saving middle class that l could
sec.
From Court where life was
none too happy I often fled to
Paris. All. gay Paris city Of light
city Of fancy and beauty and
freedom. or TO Cannes, that
fashionable resort on the Riviera.
In its gaicty and sunshine, l tried
TO forget my unhappy expert
cnces in Russia.
Many things learned in those
trips between Russia and Paris.
For instance. | discovered that
Russian trains require one kind
of railroad track, and all the
trains in the rest Of Europe, an
other You may travel from Nor
way to Athens in one train. But,
when you cross from Germany
into Russia, you must change.
The first Russian town across the
border. after the Paris train
pushes through the cannon-de-
Tended tunnel, is Virbalien
And then the drama, the COM
edy of the border began when a
handsome, six foot giant named
Massaiedorf. presided over the
searching Of my baggage. My
husband. of course. had wired l
-,vt,tt++-44-ta- passing through. The
Russian customs required the
Traveller to offer all his bags,
from which one was chosen at
random for examination.
Chief MassaiedoIf would indi-
cate 10 his chief searcher a very
malicious little dwarf which
piece Of my luggage to search.
But before that, / always indi-
Gated TO Director Massaiedorf
which one that was. Against his
wicked Will, very often, the little
dwarf would open the bag indi-
Gated. There he would find 10
liters about two and a half gal
Ions of costly Houbigant's per-
fume fashionable Frenchwomen
used enormous quantities Of per-
fume. And then Chief Massaie-
dorf, standing by, would say;
But. Madame La Princesse,
this is contraband. only one liter
Of perfume is permitted
At that | would shrug my
shoulders
What is one liter" I would
ask. If | cannot bring in the ten
litres, please then accept all ten
for your charming wife.
Massaiedorf would smile and
protest and finally be per
suaded" TO accept it All how
he loved perfume, that great
giant Of "A man But then how
all Russian men loved perfume
SO | would be passed into Rus
sra. with all my other bags and
trunks damned with contraband
including many more gallons Of
precious French perfume But as
we figured in our realistic world.
l did pay duties at the border 10
Massaiedorf, For the value of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-08

Pattern 1891 The perfect
Summer-day costume. The sim
pie sunfrock has a square-cut
front and back neckline. The
Jacket is tailored with trim
notched collar Smart in shan
tung, linen or cotton. Designed
for misses sizes -, IA. 10, IS
and 20 Size 16. dress, requires
3'a yards 35-inch fabric; bolero,
Ia yards.
Pattern S278-Designed for a
mature lady--but 80 young and
pretty-this Summer frock! The
scalloped Jokes and short sleeves
look gay with lace edging; the
skirt has front and back panels
Designed for womens sizes "a.
80. So. 40, AZ. ~, 40 and as. Size
So requires 3 yards 39-inch ia
brio.
Pattern 1888 Here's versa
tile. two-timing mode for young
sters Alone, this back buttoned
style makes a fine out-in. the-sun
playfrock Worn with dainty
blouse. it becomes a gay jumper
outfit. Designed for children's
sizes 2, 4, g.. S and 10 Size 8.
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CONTINUED from Page ID

from Vladimir 10 me. wondering
what was up, and If my husband
suspected I jumped into the
breach
Vladimir" ! said, lis teasing
me because. this afternoon. /
went 10 a tea party and came
home late"
Prince Wittgenstein smiled.
Was il a nice tea party ?" he
asked. did you have a good
time ~
40" SAID. 1t was a honid
party I'll never 60 there again"
Dear lady, I am sorry" Prince
Wittgonstein sympathized.
And vladimir stood by, smiling
upon MS.
But that was only the begin
ring. that day when l flung de-
farce az the man who loved me
contrary 10 att the rules And if,
with violence and uneNpeCtedness,
he first laid siege 90 me, he soon
learned that French women are
only won by tender lovers
For in the months that fol-
lowed. he used 10 tease me He
said ! had taught him 10 make
love like a Frcnchman
Al. then, soon / surprised my
self as ! almost factually &C
copied the arrangements made
custom by generations of French
wives, unhappy al home. l
loved Prince Wittgensteln was
only highly hapPy-when l was
with him. Yet ! never seriously
considered getting a divorce.
And somehow l had grown into
grand'mere' unspoken attitude
It was not refined to be di-
vorCed. But il was refined 10
Find Consolation.
Yet always, always, l told
myself. one must console oneself
discreetly in elegant seclusion.
Yes, before ! had turned twenty
in that wicked old world Of mine,
that cynical, greedy sordid old
world. | had formulated my phil
osophy Or. rather, had accepted
that philosophy of cynicism
handed down TO me- But if l
had reached this pass. my lover
never came to it. He would
plead with me:
Get a divorce. Please, darling.
Please, Babushka And marry me.
Vladimir does not love you. But /
i will love you as long as the
Volga flows 10 the sea; I VIII love
you so long as Holy Russia lives,
and my heart keeps beating"
Then | used to KISS his hand-
some forehead and hide my head
against his heart and love him
ardently.
And yet, in the midst Of our
tenderness, l also feared him For
ah he was a mystical Russian. A
moody, black-brooding, frighten-
ing Russian. He was not like our
tender, civilized Frenchmen. And
/ didn't want very much TO
marry him, though l loved him
with all my heart.
And l realized it was his love
which gave purpose to my life.
Still never, never, strange as it
may seem, did / really want a
divorce. I've often wondered
about this. Perhaps. young as l
was, l had suffered too much
in marriage,
SO, from loving the handsome
Prince / went on TO discover
Russia. with his help and inter-
probation Then Russian life was
amazing. dramatic, full of in
terest Soon l learned about our
poor people, and compared them
with animals it was the only
comparison possible.
Truly Russia was then a coun-
try of cruel contrasts, country
dire and doomed. In my own
dear France we had our aristoc-
racy, our sturdy, self-supporting
peasants. And we had our rug
ged. prosperous middle classes,
the backbone Of the land the
balance wheel for the other two
classes.
But in Russia there WAS no
a0Taas4a aI,.llsasa.F -...- m
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Memoirs of French Noblewoman Sold
in Marriage to Russian Prince

dumped onto a snow bank by
little dancer.
All this enraged the Empress.
Then she put her foot down. She
said she didn't care how divinely.
La Belle danced; art was one
thing, but death by freezing was
another Maria La Belle must go!
Go she did. But she had hardly
gone before l came across an
item which interested me very
much indeed. 1t was a jewelers.
bill rendered TO my noble husband
for a ruby bracelet sent 10 Mad
emoiselle Maria La Belle. | noted
the huge sum my husband had
paid for a jewel for lady of only
casual interest.
And / was not pleased the
Czarina and l agreed as 10
Maria La Belle.
The next evening Vladimir and
] shared one Of our rare family
dinners. at home. And he told
me, in a confidential moment at
the end of the meal:
Maria La Belle has wired ask
ing me to send her a permit for
re-entry into Russia"
He was smiling, amused, at the
lady's hardihood II was rather
loke-esPeeially as was sup
posed 10 know nothing about the
bracelet.
What" l asked, ARE you 60
ing TO do?'
oh" he said, send her the
permit, l suppose. The poor old
girl"
Surprising myself, l arose
stood on tiptoe, to the fHil
height Of my five feet. Ny eyes
were shining with anger, my
voice rang with determination:
Don't DO it! Don't you send
her the re-entry permit. Vladimir
| insist"
Vladimir looked at me. He
seemed amused, surprised that l
was capable of such fire. He
asked, curiously:
Why not ?"
Because. I said, Il am your
wife and I don't want you to-"
, His eyes opened wide. He
spoke as though wondering how
f-FFeJfiisi-arceFttit1 next
Wei" he said. suppose l
send IT. nevertheless What ttettlld
you do then
/ answered.
II will 90 straight % the Jew
elers and order myself a bracelet
just like the one you gave La
Belle"
Vladimir laughed out loud a
great big shout Of laughter But
he was not ashamed He VAS a
Russian aristocrat. And above
shame. He came towards me,
raised his finger, teasing me.
Take care, madame. ne said.
II warn you You are becoming
actually beautiful. SO take care.
l might fall in love with you o..
I might have the very bad taste
20 fall in love with my wife
Blazing with anger. as the
procession Of his hurts came
marching down my memory, 1
told him back
You better not fall in love
with me You haven't a chance
For "A long moment he looked
at me amusement. determination,
leaping desire in his glance.
Then he came TO me. He
grabbed me in his arms He
crushed me 20 him
He kissed me wildly, violently.
frighteningly, while l screamed
so loud the servants heard
1t won't do you any good II
won't do you any good | don't
love you. viii never yield 10
you! Leave me alone, I tell you.
Leave me alone. You and are
strangers
ITO BE Continued Next Week.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-08

In the
Sunshine and
Gaiety of
Cannes, the
Fashionable
Watering
Place on the
Riviera,
Princess
KarapOw
Sought TO
Forget Her
Unhappy
Experiences
i'm Russia.
photo by
Philip Gendreau,
New York;
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-08

jumper, requires IL yards 35-
inch fabric; blouse Is yard.
Pattern -32a3 Think hnwL Love
ly your china will look set off
by this beautiful heirloom cloth!
It's 1894 inches and quickly
done in popular jiffy crochet.
Smaller sizes are included. Pat
tern 1888 contains charts and di-
rections for filet cloth in various
sizes illustrations of it and
stitches; material requirements.
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Every pattern contains a large,
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FOR THE PANTRY SHELF.

oi9n BY American Weekly Inc Great Britain Rights Reserved
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19

JOHN S. BUGAS the seyearh special agent in charge Of the
Detroit office Of the Federal Bureau Of fnUesti0ao became
Oman March, 1885, He graduated from Wyoming University
schools championship basketball
team.
His the federal rapid aud in 1888 he
to Detroit take charge OF the Office He's wGrd and has
child Helen Patricia who W be old in Juy pat"
1 her dads only hobby.
Gam Bugas looks like a college professor than police
Wedressed athteticoking he's much loUe uh
job n boy With has FIRST bike
In his office he about hts chair all during
telephone consersaOns and the point He
bubbles lctA
Special Agent Buoas e1citinQ He's scared
Of pGsting time and his york far into the night H
booked solid With speaking
engagements until the middle Of Mdreh.
In the accompanying BUgas tells hoo the FBf s
seeking hamper this nations
defense program
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19

II were not for the serious side
Of the story.
In one particular plant manu-
featuring a secret type of war
material there was a standing
order that those in charge OF
engineering were to guard blue
prints and other important data
with the greatest of care. The
order was followed to the letter
and each night the confidential
plans were locked in a burglar
proof concrete vault.
When the FBI agent looked
over the vault he found that IL
was impregnable. except for the
fact, that a window of ordinary
glass had been built into the
rear of the vault.
This window overlooked a
small landing leading to the
yard Of the plant and II would
have been a simple matter for
an espionage agent to enter the
vault and remove the whole col
lection of confidential plans.
Needless TO add, this was
quickly remedied and there's no
window there now.
Unknown in Charge
At another plant elaborate
precautions had been taken to
check out blueprints. The FBI
agent conducting the survey
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19

nearest FBI office any informA-
ton indicating q possible viola.
ton of our national defense
statutes.
The FBI Is today guarding
against sabotage. The stage has
not been reached where the
bureau has been forced to fight
it, but should q concerted at
tempt be made to demoralize
industry. the FBI knows where
to look and whom TO arrest.
The real danger today IL In
public hysteria. There 10 q hue
and a cry about sabotage every
time there Is a serious industrial
accident and this is bound to
have damaging effects on cur
national morale. Let Americans
be at ease.
The United States Is In q posi-
ton TO check sabotage a. effec-
lively as q doctor would prevent
the spread of a disease.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19

asked the name Of the man In
charge of the checking system.
None knew his name and a
check of the pay roll revealed
the man had been hired only a
few days before without any
check into his background. For
tunately the man was a loyal
American citizen, but a foreign
agent could have had the job as
easily.
In an airplane plant in this
section an FPI agent removed
all Identification and walked
through the entire plant with
out being challenged. He walked
behind machines, work benches,
into experimental and drafting
rooms without being questioned
by any one. 1t is evident that
an espionage agent could have
done the same thing.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19

tinue an investigation or
whether a federal agent is sent
to aid him. a full report on the
case is filed not only here but
in Washington.
Under such procedure a COM
plete file Is always at hand.
making il simple to detect SINH
larity OF cases.
The second point in our pro-
gram is the survey Of industries
engaged in defense work. We
have found that plant officials
are extremely willing to CO.
operate and in every case have
followed the recommendation of
the department.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19
Always on Guard

Always on Guard
We do not think that sabotage
can be completely eliminated
any more than we could elimi-
nate burglary. But we do plan TO
take every precaution. to build
every defense and to do all in
our power to protect our indus
tries and workmen.
Already in Detroit we have
found minor cases OF sabotage.
They were not important In the
national scheme Of things but
they were definitely sabotage.
Such cases were thoroughly
investigated and cases prepared
on each suspect.
The FBl's plan 10 protect ma
tional defense program Is three
fold.
determination OF police
l. agencies.
O-Surveys Of Industries en-
81 gagged In defense work.
C-Education of the public.
Eomon Cooperative
AS to the first step. Months
ago we met with State Police
Commissioner Oscar G. Olander
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19
Staff Increased

To carry out this part Of the
program II was necessary 10 in
crease the staff and at the
present time the Detroit office
has more agents than ever
before.
Surveys Of plants were under
taken at the request of the d.
rector of naval intelligence and
the assistant chief of staff in
charge Of the military intelli-
gence division of the war de-
partment. They were authorized
by the attorney general.
It was distinctly understood
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19

at the time of the initiation Of
this project that the function of
FBI agents would be limited TO
a physical survey of the plant,
its facilities and sources of sup
ply in order to insure the safe
and continuous output of the
plant for as long as the war and
navy departments were inter-
ested.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19
Index All Suspects

Other aspects of the FBI's
program TO checkmate the army
of spies anC saboteurs concern
the indexing of all leaders of
subversive groups together with
their associates.
The third step in our program
Is the educating of the public to
aid US in the trapping of spies
and saboteurs.
1t is necessary that we take
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19
Bar Infringements

II was further agreed that no
survey would touch in any man.
ner upon the employer-employe
relationship within a plant and
that all matters relating TO
strikes, labor disputes and labor
conditions would not be touched
by this department.
In connection with its plant
surveys. the FBI has issued a
confidential booklet entitled
Suggestions for Protection Of
Industrial Facilities" which is
beng distributed free of charge
TO industrial plants and law en-
forcement agencies.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19

common sense attitude toward
the problem and avoid all I'M
warranted excitement. Wild
scares will hamper industry and
law enforcement in numerous
ways. A fear psychology will
hamstring the work of national
security.
While the FBI desires the CO.
operation OF all patriotic citi-
zens. it does not want vigilantes.
Every Tom, Dick and Harry
should not be branded a spy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19
Police Contact FBI

II any policeman in the state
discovers anything that he be-
lieves to be aimed against the
nations defense. he Immediately
contacts the Detroit office OF the
FBI.
He makes no investigation un-
ill we ask him to 60 ahead.
Whether he's instructed to con-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19

and City Police Commissioner
Frank canon TO plan our de-
Tense against spies and sabo-
teurs. At this conference these
officials promised complete CO.
operation with the federal de-
partment In our war against
traitors. Already their sincerity
in this respect has been proven
and the practicability of our
plan demonstrated. Similar con-
ferences were held with heads
OF every police agency. large
and small. in the state.
The initial move in our CO.
originating program was TO edu-
cate city and state police in the
technique OF handling such
cases. This was done by means
OF classes taught by experienced
men in the field.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19
BY JOHN S. BUGAS
As Told TO Waldo Mcknight

Y ORDER of the President of the United States the Fed
Nj NJ Investigation has protective
TX sabotage BY co-ordinatng
III d the various police agencies into group
there single
TO handle such and result
should have been. We
hat sabotage flourish rampantly
important in the country to
program such Detroit vulnerable spot
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19
Cautious Oversight

The survey of some OF the
Detroit plants revealed condi-
tons that would be laughable il
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19
Report to FBI

Individual citizens should not
try to become amateur sleuths
If they are interested in making
America secure against the so
called Fifth Column.
Every citizen can do his part
if he will leave the work of
protecting the country in the
hands of organized law enforce
ment and will report to the