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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-03-05
CHAPTER WI
SYNOPSIS

Harley Longstreet, broker, dies
on a trolley from poison scratch
ed into his hand by a needle
pierced cork in his pocket. He and
his guests were ON their way to
celebrate his engagement to Cher
ry Browne, am actress. The others
were his partner Dewitt, DeWitts
superstitious wife Fern - with
whom LOngStreet had had an at
fair-Jeanne, DeWitt's daughter
and her fiance Christopher Lord,
Cherry's vaudeville friend Poll
ux, Ahearn, friend of Dewitt,
Imperiale, middle-aged Latin. and
Michael Collins, brawny Irish
man. Questioned, each member OF
the party seems unfriendly to-
ward the dead man. Bruno and
Thumm, Investigators, think De-
Witt guilty - Longstreet had a
sinister hold ON him. Drury Lane,
retired ShakeSpearean actor, says
he knows who the murderer IS,
but will identify him only as MIR.
x. One night the Investigators and
Lane go the Weehawken Ferry
house i'm answer to an anonymous
note, A. man is murdered on an
incoming boat. He is identified as
Charles Wood, conductor Of the
murder ear-writer of the anOny-
nous letter. Dewitt denies talk
ing to Wood, but in Woods pock-
ct is a cigar bearing DeWitfs pri-
vate mark. Guinness, mOtOrman OF
the murder car, Identifies Wood
by an ugly scar on the leg. Hicks,
a ferryman, says Wood always
smoked CremOs-and that he and
Wood had seen Dewitt on the
boat an hour before Dewitt adj
mits being there. Confronted,
Dewitt offers no explanation.
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and did not, frater1ize, so to
speak. Some nights he did not re-
turn until four or five in the
morning; others he did not come
in at all"
ITO BE CONTTNUED)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-03-05

Small expeditions of U. S.
Marines sought hide-outs of pir-
ates along the coast Of China in
1855.
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Look here, Mr.. Lane" said
Thumm, 'I think it only fair to
tell you that Bruno and I both
have our minds set on Dewitt"
Indeed? Let me earnestly adj
wise you, however, to take no spe-
cific action against Dewitt at this
time"
Drury Lane sat before a triple
mirror. A brilliant bluish-white
lamp shone directly on his face.
Quacey knelt on a bench facing
his master, leather apron smear
ed with rouge and speckled with
powder. On a table to his right
were scores of pigment jars, pow
ders, putties, rouge pots, mixing
pans, delicate brushes, bundles OF
vari-colored human hair. Lying
on the table was the photograph
of a man,s-la head. Along one wall
was strunk a thick wire, from
which depended fifty wigs of diff
ferent sizes, shapes and colors.
cts done, Mr.. Drury.". Quacey
prodded the actors shins. Lane
opened his eyes.
Five minutes later Mr.. Drury
arose, another individual al
together. He stamped across the
room and switched on the main
light. He was wearing light
overcoat and had damned a gray
fedora hat on his differently ar
ranged gray hair. His lower lip
thrust forward.
Quacey howled.
sTell Dromio I'm ready. Get
ready yourself"
Even the tone of his voice had
changed.
That afternoon Inspector
Thumm stepped off the ferry in
Weehawken, looked about, nod
ded CURLY to a New Jersey police
man on guard near the entrance
way to the deserted Mohawk and
strobe through the ferry waiting
room out into the open.
He began to climb the steep hill
which led from the wharves and
piers. He finally found the crum-
bling house which was his des-
tination - No. 2075 - squeez-
ed between dairy and an auto
mobile accessories store. A vel
lowed sign on one of the porch
posts announced: Rooms for
Gentlemen.
He pressed bell marked
Housekeeper. There was shuttle
of carpetslippers; the door stirred
inward and carbuncular nose
protruded from the crack. "What
dye want?" demanded peevish
females voice. Then a litter and
the door swung open, revealing
a stoutish middle-aged woman, as
ramshackle as her establishment
"Come int Inspector Thumm! Tn
so sorry-I didn't know ). We've
had the awfulest time! Reporters
and men with big cameras all
over the place all morning! We
Anybody upstairs?" demanded
Thumm.
'sHe sure is, c1utterin' up my
carpets with his characteristics
the woman shrilled. ''Were you
wantin' to see that poor mans
room again, sir?"
"Take me upstairs" Thumm
growled.
The woman waddled up a flight
of thinly carpeted stairs. Thumm
grunted and followed. A bulldog
gish sort of man confronted them
on the top step.
'sWho's that, Mrs. Murphy?" he
asked.
Keep your shirt on. It's me-
snapped Thumm. The man grin.
ned. Didn't see you good as first
Glad you're here, Inspector. Dull
work."
UApv%1,ino cfiry.iuo since last
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throat. 'He was Spanish-looking.
Tall and very dark, with little
black military mustache. He did
not stay at the house much during
the month he was here. He took
very few meals with the family,
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Witt, Mr.. Longstreet and he were
closeted in the library until well
after midnight"
"Can you describe Senior
Maquinchao, Jorgens?"
The butler cleared his old
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-02-26
MAINTAIN YOUR UNION
THE CHANGE-OVER from peacetim

THE CIIANGE-OVER from peacetme to war
time production creates serious problems for
many wage-earners. Individual workers may be
dropped from the payroll and temporarily forgot
ten Such workers. like all other citizens, eager
to do their share. In order to get consideration and
to have q part in the great effort that is stranng
all our resources, workers must belong to a union
that can speak for them and take care Of their wei
fare In war as in peace your union can provide you
with opportunities to take an effective part in
shaping developments.
For the duration of the war no union should
strike because no group of workers should for a
moment delay production of munitions needed by
our soldiers on active duty or take the response
bility OF creating discord in national ranks. Be
cause production must be carried on by human
beings who cannot free themselves from human
shortcomings, disputes and new problems are sure
to arise. You will have to look to your union eX-
ecutives to adjust all such situations. Their re
sourcelulness and fair dealing will be your hope Of
protection.
| urge you to preserve your union membership
and to keep your union active during this emer-
gency, for you will need solid organization even
more desperately when peace comes This is war
to preserve free institutions. You can help accom-
plish that purpose by doing your full duty by your
unon.-Wm. Green.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-02-26
1NTEMpERArE CRITICISM 1s5''1NroL ABLE

THE RIGHT to criticizdsthe Government or any
one else is constitutional right which should
not be gainsaid either ff4sWar or in peace. How
ever, in troublesome ti1nes like these, when the
very safety of our country is in imminent peril
criticism should not only be restrained, but if you
must criticize let it be constructive criticism. r.,
Stupidities and abuses by those in charge Of
the conduct of the war invariably will occur, since
human nature is prone to fallibility and weakness.
When they crop up, those errors or deinquencies
will be properly dealt with by the press or by the
informed public.
However unrestraned, uniformed, intemper-
ate blanket criticism of the have elected or
appointed to do the tremendous task Of winning
this war, is license which true American is en-
titled to exercise promiscuousy. We have too many
armchair strategists who speak in the past tense
instead of the present and future tense and base
their carping criticism upon recognized and admit
ted mistakes in our official foreign and military
policies and strategies which have been or are be-
ing rectifed.
Moreover everyone, no matter how normally
sane he may be, has certain pet allergies He may
dislike President Roosevelt, the big industrasts,
organized labor the churches, races and natlonal-
ties. On thu other hand he may be so preJudced IN
favor of Re English, the Communists, or the
Fascists, tat even the paramount interests of his
own country become secondary IN Importance.
While the news from the Far East at the mo-
ment is disheartening, indicating that we were too
late or have too few of everything needed, we lay
men know so little ABOUT the acJua mllCafy ald
naval strategy Of war council that we should
keep quiet and not say anything which might harm
the morale of those unthinking people who possess
very little of this essential spirit.
In these dangerous times, definite indication
of patriotism is to be sparng and crcumspect in
our criticisms of those entrusted with authority
and responsibility for winning the To this eX-
tent if We can't say anything constructive silence
lis cardinal virtue Of good citizenship Or in the
parlance of the streets: keep your damned mouth
shut if you don't know what you are talking
|about" =
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-02-26
INQUIRY IN ORDER

{ CHARGES MADE by Nathan StraIs, former
- head of the United States Housing AdmnStra-
ton, that interests profting by the ownership and
operation Of SlumS are seeking to wreck the Gov
public housing program, call for more
than Il furry of newspaper headlines and comment.
"A searching Congressional investigation would
seem to be very much in order.
Mr.. Straus told President Roosevelt he was re-
signing as USllA head because the enemies Of
SUM clearance were using his continuance in office
as a preteXt for the enactment Of legislation that
will jeop3dize our effort and blight the face
of AmeritH with scourge of new slums.' The
President0t 0talmly praised Mr.. Straus work as ad-
mnlStratof but gave no indication ne contemplate
led any action on the Straus charges
1t has been known in Washington for many
months that certain people out to prevent the
USllA from taking a major part in defense hOus-
ing, in which the evidence seems to show that il
has done good work. The nation is entitled to know
the truth or lack Of truth, Of the StrauS charges.
Labor is particularly interested in knowing the
facts as it has worked in close and friendly coop
eration with the USIIA and it is deeply interested
in the agency's continued activity
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-02-26
GOOD LABOR LAW ADMINISTER ALTON

WEN AND women who know labor problems and
=" the labor movement are essential to good adj
ministration Of labor legislation. Mere theorists
will not do, the American Federation Of Labor
emphasizes.
Administration Of labor laws, the federation
makes plain, has suffered severely because in
many cases persons appointed as administrators
have had no practical experience in labor problems
or the conduct of unions. In other cases they have
been Communists or other radicals "for whom
their Jobs are only opportunities to serve their
revolutionary causes"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-02-26
HAMS" MADE EMERGENCY COPS

Providence, r. 1.-The city govern
mCnt of Providence has made its ham"
radio operators fuIl-fledgcd but unpaid
members of the police department in
setting UP an emergency conn Oa-
tionS system for air raid work ihe
amateur operators have been sworn
into the Providence Police Mobile
Radio Patrol, making them eligible to
operate the police radio equipment as
well as their own during an air raid,
should telephone communications be
bombed out or otherwise damaged.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-02-26
w H A T NE T?

4 soil sterilizer is now ti&
used in the Imperial Vale.
California ito fight bugs, mOies,
weeds and fungus diseases i'm the
soil, Business Week reports. Flee
triCal apparatus mounted Oh Il
tractor electrOcutes insects and
"steriiizes" weed seeds. The elec-
trical equipment has an output up
TO 5000 volts; 2l electrodes
spaced every 81 inches make elec-
trical contact with the soil.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-02-26
UNION PROTECTION HELD VITAL

Washington, ID. C.-Union standards
and union protection will be essential
for women war workers, says the
American Federation of Labor monthly
survey. The rate of pay for the job"
says the survey, should be maintained
whether held by Il man or Il women
This will protect the woman holding
the job and the man who wants to
return TO it after the war"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-02-26
The Cherry Tree
Where We Hdtched O.
The Truth
. KILLS 116 JAPS
. KEEP OUR HEADS
o SERVICE AND SACRIFICE
ET CAN HAPPEN
Yes, Singapore went.

Yes, Singapore went
Yes, the German ships got from
Brest to Helgoland.
Yes, the news has been mostly bad.
One American soldier in the Bataan
fighting kills 116 Japs and captures a
lot more. Part of the time he was
disobeying orders, but getting Japs.
Yes, the news has been mostly bad.
Maybe a lot more of it will be bad.
On the home front as well as at the
fighting front.
And it's true that men like Capt.
Colin Kelly and like this fabulous Capt.
Arthur w. Wermuth can't win a war,
all by themselves, but it remains true
that the armies that have such men
are the best bet to win, in the long
run. The Jap armies will not produce
stories like those of Capt. Kelly and
Capt Wermuth!
We have lost lot of tankers off
our coast. Too many. We shall prob
ably lose more.
We may get hit some awful and
leIilllc Ndlicl'S.
And the alien agents among uSN!i
try to get us to howl at our IL IS
and raise hell with our commanders.
They will try to make us fight among
ourselves.
We will wish we didn't have to have
we have ever had or that ever was
in the history of the world.
So we must expect to be hurt and
hurt badly before the tide swings fin
ally toward victory for freedom and
deccncy.
What we have to do is to keep our
heads and work like baZeS, so that
the mountains of war machinery may
pile up to the point of overwhelming
superiority. We have to forget a lot
of the little chickering's in which we
could indulge in normal times.
x x X
The months ahead will require that
we keep our sense of values straight.
We have got to keep our minds on
the main thing. The main thing is
winning the war.
One ounce of sugar, more or less,
isn't very important. Nor is the mat
ter of who has jurisdiction over what.
The wrath of the people will fall
upon those who put trifling things in
the way of the war effort.
DO not forget the whitening fire 4 I
sarCasam and contempt in the move
ment for Bundles for Congressman"
Do not forget the raking over u ,
Goals given to the Office of Ci ~!
DefCnSe-not that it deserved il
GOT, but it gave the color of confusion
and ineptitude, SO that the people
| thought it was failing to do it's job.
SO they sailed in and gave it plenty.
x X X
Through too many months many
people thought the war was play job.
1t Just couldn't be serious.
Now everyone must know how dead
| y serious il is. 1t is the most serious
thing that ever came to America. 1t
calls for service and sacrifice from
every person.
1t calls for the very tops in organ
| iZcd national effort.
The old chant, lit can't happen to
us" seems very hollow and silly now.
! Plenty has happened already, and
| plenty more can happen.
| The government calls for tanks and
planes and ships and gunS-and those
who don't work on these things per-
hapS think that lets them out.
But it doesn't. Nobody is let out.
| YOU have Il iob-do it and do it the
| best way you know.
Finally, keep your shirt on and keep
your nose clean.
y
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AIR RAIDS ARE EXPECTED

GERMAN SUBMARINES have been doing more
" damage to American ships in the Atlantic than
most people realize. Japanese bombers are expect
ed to visit the Pacific Coast Submarines and
planes are not likely to do great damage along our
Atlantic and Pacific borders but the Axis forces
take great delight in terrifying their enemies.
We have two oceans, but have we a two-ocean
Navy?
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-02-26
WAR DOESN'T STOP SWISS FAIR

Bernc Switzerland. - Despite the
war, tie 1912 Swiss Industries Fair
will be held as usual, it is announced.
The fair, in BaSle from April IS To 2S,
will feature Il general groups of eX-
hibitS.
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Truths Pondered While
Riding ~ Anchor
MIR. MODESTUS

o LILLIPUTIANS
BIG BOYS SMILED
Q NOW LIE AND DECEIVE
o DAY OF RECKONING
LilliputianS-
Tied Gulliver up
SO tight he could hardly wiggle-
With Il lot of little strings, at which
he laughed
Until he tried to get up, and found
himself helpless
The Little People found him sound
asleep
Big and good-natured, he never
thought those little folks
Could tie him fast, and have him
at their mercy.
SO, The Little Brown Men
Have tied up John Bull and Uncle
Sam
Two most powerful nations on the
whole earth
With many little air planes, and
little islands of sea power
Getting ready for their. act, while
the Big Boys smiled
Not believing it possible that those
Little People
Would ever dare to try anything so
ambitious
AS enchanting the Giant Democra-
cies--
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EcanotssG .
eAhAhA
National and International Problems
Inseparable from Local Welfare

Few men have any precise know
ledge of the extent of American arms
production today. And none can or will
describe it except in general terms.
Facts and figures which could be Of
any service Whatsoever to. the eneniy
are not released or published. 1t is to
the credit of the Amercal press tlnt
| it has accepted and made workable Il
'yolumtary censorship" system which
keeps the American people the best
informed in the world, and still makes
public nothing which could be used to
advantage by the intelligence and
espionage services of the Axis powers.
But non-statistical reports are being
printed, written by men who have been
permitted to see what industry is doing
for the war effort. At long last, those
reports are becoming encourag ging.
This country is u course. still far
away from the goal of maximum war
production. But il is approaching that
goal, and in some instances schedules
Iare being exceeded. Industry, big and
little, is making the complex change
from peaceproduction to war-produc-
ton with far greater celebrity and
ECONOMY of motion than many expected.
And in Washington. Defense Head Don
laid Nelson is making use of the I'M
Iprecedentcd powers recently given him
Ito weed out bureau heads and en-
|ployeS who threatened to smother the
lJnfapen Iri,-n IN rod tn,n
The main emphasis is on airpanes.
AS Time writes, The world has not
yet seen, felt nor imagined the full
land awful might of air power" What
1.-The Germans did with planes in con
,Iquering Europe is regarded as merely
the beginning Ships of almost incred-
4 lille, range, fire-poWcr and load capac-
fifty are planned. Today the largest air
'Iplane engine in actual production has
ION output Of 22OO horsepower. Design
erS say that such engines will seem
almost tiny by comparison With gi-
Igantic ones of the future. Writing some
months ago in the Atlantic Monthly,
: Major de SeverslIy said: Research is
,prOceeding successfully on aiIplanc en-
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-02-26

NaZi Press Director Dietrich says
that Hitler is tireless. So are many
Americans.
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. EASTERN GENERAL WARE sTANDING CoHfMITTEE ~
DALE, SUTTERTN. JAMES TURNE
T. l. MHEATLEY WIN e. YOuNG iDWARD SEYEIE
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-03-12
ASKOV


At a recent meeting of the board
of education for Grand View Col
lege, Dies Moines, Iowa, held at Des
Moines, the president Of the school,
Alfred Nielsen, rendered his resigna-
ton as president but at the same time
indicated that he would be willing
to remain as an instructor at the col
lege. Mr.. Nielsen will be retained
as such.
The board took immediate action
and their official report states that
Rev. Johannes Knudsen, present pas
tor at Hartford, Conn.,, has accepted
the position as president, effective
September /, 1912, at which time
Mr.. Nielsen's resignation becomes eff
fective.
Rev. Knudsen was formerly on the
faculty at Grand View college, COM
ing from there to Askov and served
here for about three years as min
lister of the Askov congregation after
which he went to Hartford where he
has been the past two years. Since
moving to the East, Rev. Knudsen
has been taking up studies which
together with previous degrees and
wide experience will make him well
suited for the responsible position
of managing the synodical school.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-03-12
PROCEEDINGS OF
ASKOV COUNCIL

The village council met in regular
session March S, 1912, in the town
hall. All members present. Minutes
of previous meeting was read and
approved.
B. Hedlund of the Minnesota Power
& Light Company appeared before
the council regarding changing of
one pole and lights on Main street
and increasing lights to $50 candle
power on three lights at an addi-
tional cost of SIPS per light per
month; setting of this post and other
work to be done at their own expense.
Motion made and carried to approve
this change.
Anker Simonsen and Conrad Chris
Jensen appeared before the council
as representatives of the American
Legion asking village to purchase the
land now used as ball park, claim
ing that yearly lease was not salts
factory and that local ball team have
permanent ball park. Motion made
and carried to have clerk get price
and terms on this land from owner.
Motion made and carried to have
MILFORD Olesen and Ray c. Jensen
draw up an amendment to present
building ordinance to cover build
ings which are being moved into viii
lage, and also for deposit of sum
of money by movers to cover any
village expense in this connection.
The mayor read a letter received
from State Weed Inspection Division
requesting careful check on all nox-
ious weeds during the duration, and
also letter from A. E. Gustafson
in regard to collection and salvage of
waste paper, old rags, scrap metal
and old rubber for defense. The
mayors reply stated that paper COL
lection was being made by Boy Scouts
and until some definite program could
be established, scrap metal should
be picked up by highway trucks and
salvage credited to county taxes in
stead of private individuals.
A letter was also read by the
mayor received from the Victory
Book Campaign. His reply stated