The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 29, 1932, Page 4

BU RESAGRER SBRERO SIE TSOSsEsaser om ¢— 3! Bosvarssiag aI The Bismarck Tribune An Independent Newspaper THE STATE'S OLDEST i NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) ——<$$ $$ Published by The Bismarck Tribune Company, Bismarck, N. D., and en- tered at the postoffice at Bismarck as second class mail matter. GEORGE D, MANN President and Publisher. i \ | Subscription Rates Payable in Advance Daily by carrier, per year........87.20 Daily by mail per year (in Bis- marck) . os Daily by mail pe outside Bismarck) ............ 5. Daily by mail outside of North Dakota ... 7.20 ‘Weekly by mail in state, three YEATS 2. ..eceeee eee Weekly by mail outside 2.50 of North Dakota, per year ...... eeeccees 1.50} ‘Weekly by mail in Canada, per YOAT ecccsvecscccccecccsenes ++ 2.00 Member of Audit Bureau of | Circulation Member of The Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively | entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this newspaper and also the local news of | spontaneous origin published herein. All rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. | (Official City, State and County Newspaper) Foreign Representatives SMALL, SPENCER, BREWER i (Incorporated) CHICAGO NEW YORK BOSTON} Lowest on the List After three years of research and study, a professor at Columbia uni-/ versity lifts his head from a maze of figures and announces the aver- ‘age incomes of persons engaged in} 15 professions or classifications of work. Doctors and lawyers lead the list| with averages of $5,250 a year cach, while engineering and architecture are in second place with $5,000 each. Then, in order, come dentistry, col- lege teaching, library work, journal- ism, the ministry, skilled trades, so- cial work, nursing, public school teaching, unskilled labor and pee ing. The man on the bottom of the list,| the farmer, is credited with an aver-| age income of $650 a year as com-| pared with $945 a year for unskilled laborer, next to last on the list. This looks, and is, bad enough, but it does not tell the whole dismal} story of what has happened to agri-| cultural America. The figures are! for a three-year period and are anj average. They are not the extreme} low figures provided by last year and! this. The average farm income in 1931, according to figures compiled by fed- eral statisticians, was $351. From| that figure, received in cash, the farmer is expected to pay taxes, in-| terest on mortgages, clothe and feed his family and purchase such other} essentials as he needs. ‘There cer- tainly is no room left for luxuries and with those who fall below this Weekly by mail in state, per year $1.00/ | Alberta Wheat Pool | in the mass of the American people in recent years, o—- ——__—__ _—__- - —-- —— | Claim White Wife | i Los Angeles, Nov. 29.—(?)— {| Still possessing the beauty that | made her known on Broadway j as “the gloriously golden girl,” Helen Lee Worthing, 24, former Follies girl who sacrificed a the- atrical career tor the love of a negro physician whom she mar- ried, Tuesday faced an insanity hearing. |. The former actress was taken to the psychopathic ward of the general hospital on an insanity complaint signed by Horace An- derson, a friend, who stated Miss Worthing had threatened suicide ; and suffered hallucinations. A hearing of the insanity com- plaint against Miss Worthing will be held in conjunction with a hearing on the application of her former husband, Dr. Eugene C. Nelson, negro physician, that she be paroled to him that he might place her in a private sanitarium. When she sued Dr. Nelson for divorce, Miss Worthing had charged her husband with keep- ing her in “a comatose condition by drugs.” She was granted the divoree and given $300 monthly alimony. G. N. Counsel Scores Transportation Ills Fargo, N. D., Nov. 29.—()—“Boot- ” transportation by trucks is rais- {ing havoc with railroad earnings,| for iself a considerable repute as a causing considerable loss to small} merchants, reduc ig buyer power re- flected in lower prices for farm com- moditi Edward F. Flynn, St. Paul, assistant general counsel of the Great Northern, declared betore the Fargo-! Moorhead Credit Men's association here Monday night. Declaring the peopl: of the United | States are paying approximately 49 cents out of every dollar of income as{ taxes, Flynn blamed the “heavy bur- den of taxes as undoubtedly the chief cause of the present financial and economic situation.” He maintained much governmer money being poured into waterways particularly for development of the Mississippi, is being wasted because, he said, the small amount of tonnage moving on these waters does not be-| gin to repay the cost of deepening and | maintaining the river channel. Closes Its Meeting} | Of Negro Insane || (aa THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE. ''UESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1982 }| self-addressed envelope is enclosed. in ink. tions. PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE By William Brady, M. D. Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not to disease || diagnosis, or treatment, will be answered by Dr. Brady if a stamped, Letters should be brief and written No reply can be made to queries not conforming to instruc- Address Dr. William Brady, in care of this newspaper. STILL ANOTHER USE FOR CASTOR OIL The lubrication of airplane engines is only one of the several uses of cas- tor oil. Fresh castor oil is also one | of the best oils for the scalp and hair. Fresh castor oil is an excellent scothing application for chafing, ap- plied on folds of linen or muslin, In certain cases of acute diarrhea a full dose of castor oil is the best remedy, for it quickly sweeps out the irritat- ing substances and its after-effect is binding. | The two common conditions | in which castor oil is too often given | in spite of the fact that it does only harm. First, costiveness in infancy jor childhood; every dose of castor }oil in such a condition produces | greater costiveness the next day. Sec- |ond, acute inflammation in the ab- domen, whether it be appendicitis or any other inflammatory condition; here a dose of castor oil, or any other cathartic, places the victim in {greater peril of peritonitis; the ex- citation of peristalsis or movement of Calgary. Alta. Nov. 29.—(4)—The jAlberta wheat pool closed its annual! “mes a d meeting Monday night after urging | the federal government to grant aj bonus on wheat production and es tablish the Canadian dollar on a par- ity with the British pound sterling. j The 70 delegates, representing 42. 300 members, decided to continue fe basis of the last season, supported a world wheat conference proposal and urged the federal government to es- tablish a national wheat board. The resolution on the dollar and pound sterling asked the wheat pool | directors to work with the Alberta | government and the United Farmers | of Alberta “in pressing upon the fed- | eral government the need for in- flating the Canadian dollar to a parit with the British pound,” or “at a fig ure below the pound. average there is not enough to mect} fixed charges and buy essentials, | The significant thing about the! whole business is that the farmer is, essentially, a capitalist. If he owns] his farm outright or has an equity | was seized and its driver arrested | in it, he is entitled to a return on his| investment as well as upon his labor.| Yet this man, comprising at least a third of the population of these Uni- ted States, finds himself well below} the unskilled laborer with no capital invested, in point of income. | The figures show, among other} things, the compelling urge to tax reduction as reflected by North Da-/| kota voters at the last election. Men whose average incomes are $351 a| year cannot be expected to pay heavy} taxes cheerfully, if, indeed, they can pay them at all. We have all heard in general terms of the problem presented by reduced purchasing power on the farms and everyone, no matter where he lives, has felt the result of this situation. The actual figures present the matter as a stark reality and show how serious the question of the shrinking farm income really is. The R. F. C. and High Finance It is not improbable that congress will indulge in some more investiga- | tions this winter and that at least | one probe will be directed toward the | operations of the Reconstruction Fi-| nance Corporation. | During the national campaign the/ operations of this organization were placed before the public largely on} an “it did—it didn’t” basis without! regard to facts. As a result, very few really know anything about how this governmental corporation has operated. | The reason it may be examined and i’; affairs made public is the rather ugly rumors which are being reported from Washington. All of them indicate that some of the R. F. C. loans have turned sour and not always because of bad conditions. Heavily Laden Liquor Truck Is Confiscated Fargo, N. D., Nov. 29.—()—Laden with 1,000 gallons of alcohol, a truck Monday about two miles west of Fra- zee, Minn., by John H. Hagan, North Dakota deputy prohibition adminis- trator, and Osmund Gundvaldsen, U. S. marshal, both of Fargo. The driver said his name was May- nard A. Johnson and gave his address as a Fargo hotel. He was arraigned before U. S. Com- missioner D. C. Carmen at Detroit Lakes, Minn., on charges of trans- Portation and possession of intoxi- cating liquor. Johnson waived a hear- ing and bond was set at $2,000. He was remanded to the Becker county jail at Detroit Lakes. Minot Jury to Get Arson Case Today Minot, N. D., Nov. 29,—()—Intro- duction of testimony in the trial of Mrs. Mattie Handy of Minot, charged with arson in connection with a hotel fire here last February, was complet- ed late Monday in district court and the case was to be given the jury Tuesday. Taking the witness stand in her own defense, Mrs. Handy denied any knowledge of the fire which the de- fense admits was of incendiary origin. Mrs. Handy was owner of the build- ing. The state charges the fire was planned to collect $15,000 insurance on the building and its contents. Mrs. Handy once was a resident of Devils Lake. ee galas Slayer Proves He Isn’t Coward Los Angeles, Nov. 29.—()—It was Dallas Egan’s boust he was no coward. He was a product of the street gangs—fighting, steal- ing, and ever at odds with the law. In superior court on trial for the murder of W. J. Kirkpatrick, coal merchant of Battle Creek, Mich., during a holdup, Egan made good his boast Monday. “I have always said that if I poisoned a well, I could drink from it,” Egan told Judge Isaac Pacht. “I want the full penalty.” The judge granted his request and sentenced him to be hanged. Egan’s attorney. who had been Es Sa BEE rea : Pleading his. client was insane, sought to interrupt the killer's request for the death penalty. HAD GOOD ALIBI Chicago, Nov. 29.—(7)—A crooner makes @ good alibi. Vichio, , charged found this so, He bery he was listening to a crooner, He named the singer, described the song, and fixed the hour. The court checked up and found Vichio was freedom. > At least Louis with robbery, has told Judge Michael Feinberg that at the time of the rob- telling the truth, and gaye him his ing shortly after rising, to produce a brisk laxative effect, week or , and after that a smaller dose each morning, as much as pos- 10 weeks they take it only on} alternate mornings for a few more weeks, and finally a small dose once| or twice a week. That the benefits from this treat- A. F, L. ENDORES LESS WORK HOURS Will Begin Intense Drive Toward Six-Hour Day and Five- Day Week Cincinnati, O., Nov. 29.—(@)—En- couraged by the roar of approval with which their convention accepted one ment relief, leaders of the American Federation of Labor looked forward Tuesday to speedy action on others, The body Monday committed itself to a nation-wide application of the five-day work week and six-hour day dentally killed Monday while hunting | whose d for ‘the first|Tabbits four miles east of Manvel, N. D. Guy S. Hemsted, Bakke’s companion the body and notified county author- ities. A charge of shot from Bakke’s gun had struck him at close range passing into the stomach. County officials Phase of their program for unemploy-! (COL. ZACK MILLER GOES FREE UNDER | EXECUTIVE ORDER ——__—_——— Oklahoma Rancher’s Term For Contempt Ended By Gov- ernor’s Action Marland, Okla., Nov. 29.—(®)—His cell unlocked by a threat of military force, Col. Zack Miller waved a plainsman’s thanks Tuesday to “a governor who's got guts” and took time out to “enjoy the open spaces” of his one-time empire of the range, the 101 ranch. Miller marched jubilantly from the Kay county jail at Newkirk Monday |(Alfalfa Bill) Murray froni a .con- to pay temporary alimony to his es- tranged wife, Mrs. Margaret Blevins- ‘Miller. (Said he thought the sweeping clem- ‘ency order “may eliminate me” from ‘the effect of other orders of the court, jsome of which have concerned the re- 's Meg and Jo and Beth and Amy trooped from the mind of |their creator, Louisa May Alcott, 64 |years ago, came a pilgrimage of men another year the optional marketing | sible short of loosening. After eight} the ill-fated hunting trip, found) and women and children to pay tri- | or \bute to the author of “Little Wo- jmen,” on the centenary of her birth. | One hundred years ago today |Louisa Alcott was born in German. town, Pa. Little of her life was spent ment of neuralgia and migraine are |YePorted study of the tracks and posi-| there, however. Her father, Bronson not due to the laxative antien of cas-| tion of the gun showed Bakke had /Aicott, impractical dreamer and vi- tives. | fit is due to ricin, an irritant prin- | ciple contained in the seeds from] tor oil seems certain, for these suf-|been moving through the brush and | sionar y obtain any relief by the evidently had Possibly the bene-} Snow. stumbled into deep Bakke was 50 years old. He was orn in East Grand Forks and grad- | Which castor oil is expressed. Three| uated from high school there. He had se fatal gastro-enteritis in | men, according to Shoemaker. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Kill the Fungus I followed your gasoline treatment | for athle foot itch, After im-| | mersing my toes in-a little pan of ; gasoline for half a minute five | nights succession the trouble was completely cured. I had tried many | prescriptions in vain. (Miss M. H.) Answer—It kills the fungus which preventive of halitosis in all cases? Can an odorous breath be a natural) condition? (R. M. D.) Answer—I doubt that even a good antiseptic is a preventive of foul breath or a remedy for it in any case. Foul breath may be due to certain foods or medicines, or to various pathological conditions, such as in- fected tonsils, sinusitis, pyorrhea, dental caries, or certain stomach dis- { eases. Obviously even a good anti- septic is futile against these causes. In my opinion the nostrum you men- tion has precisely the antiseptic value of a teaspoonful of boric acid dissolved in a pint of boiled water. Bleaching the Hair I had chestnut colored hair but I | used (a nostrum) and later peroxide and bleached it. Now I have to keep/| using the bleach as the hair grows | out. Will this injure my hair, or; my mind, or my health? (Miss L. Ko Answer—It is harmless to health to | use peroxide to bleach your hair, but I can’t answer for the nostrum. Of course bleaching is a chemical pro- cess and may eventually harm the hair. (Copyright, John F. Dille Co.) CALIFORNIA MAYOR SHOT Anaheim, Calif., Nov. 29.—(?)—Shot in the abdomen by bandits near here, Mayor Frank Koesel of Anaheim was near death Tuesday. Koesel came here about 10 years ago from Hecla, or oil seeds have been known to|been with the ajcompany since 1904. He leaves his widow, his mother, two brothers, two sons, one daughter. ‘Minneapolis-Moline SOCIALISTS ORGANIZE CLUB brought his family to New , England soon after Louisa’s birth and ithereafter much of her life was spent in Boston and Concord. It was in the house here—bought with a legacy received by Mrs. Alcott —that Louisa May found the means, with her pen, to provide a livelihood for the family. | BANK BLOWN UP |_ Leclede, Mo., Nov. 29.—(#)—The Williston, N. D., Nov. 29.—Seven- Eenzon bank here and several adjoin- L. H. Reitan, produces epidermophytosis or ring-| presided. worm or trench foot. Use only ordi- > nary gasoline, not ethyl. | Antiseptic Absurdity Is (an antiseptic nostrum) a sure a | Capital of Scotland teen persons met in the courthouse ing buildings were partly demolished here Nov. 26 and organized a study, early Tuesday by a terrific explosion, club which will delve into the works/| apparently the work of bank robbers. of Carl Marx, Coin Harvey, William|The bank vault remained intact but Z. Foster and other Socialistic and officials said the safe deposit boxes; Communistic authors. state organizer for the Liberty party, amount of money and valuables tak- , had been rifled and an unknown en. a HORIZONTAL — Answer to Previous Puzzle —_—11 Bashan king. 1 Capital of 12 Limb. Scotland. R 13 Herb. 9 Instrument ILIOIPIE} 33 Grown coarse. with strings. EIST 3970 be ill. Hace, HIRE LOT 22 Each (abbr.). sit 23 U: 416 Seraphim PeRODy: 17.Born. 24 To bevel out. 18 Bombast. EME MAIR 26 Less common. 19 Social insect. 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"clement. 54 Olive shrub. 43 One that, ends. 63 Garden tools. § 79 Jease, 56 To dine. 45 Thing. 64 Pertaining to 7 Channel. 58 Age. 46 System of at 8Hour (abbr.) 60 Silkworm. lines. 65 Business place. 9 Destroyer of 62To accom- 48 Brazilian 66 To amuse. beauty. plish. money VERTICAL 10 Whole num- 63 Pronoun. 50 Spanish 1 Foreign scien- ber. 64 Preposition. Y, CLL Y La cy jat dusk, pardoned by Governor W. H.'the Lakes has moved eastward with jtempt of court conviction and im-jrain falling on the North Pacific prisonment which followed his failure | Coast, fair weather prevails in all sec- And more than that, the rancher!9g31, Reduced to sea level, 30.14, the in ne tends to spread the in-j| Without reduction of wages. ve . am Low Pct. I flammation whieh, with absolute rest,| Tuesday, the convention awaited eivership under which the ranch is|BISMARCK, clear ..... 28 28 might remain confined to the region |the resolution committee's report on Perated. |, Pee eae of the appendix. It. is a good rule compulsory unemployment insurance, | “I must admit,” Col. Miller told x | Fargo: Moothea 3. 30) | never to give castor oil if the patient jrecommended by the federation’s ex-(ctoWd of nearly a hundred friends | Wumston, Clear 3130 00 has acute bellyache, Use external ecutive council—along with shorter|Who met him as he started home to|SomOctown, cioar 42 30 100 heat, particularly moist heat, and |work schedules—as “of prime import- |the ranch white house, “that the Jail! Valley city, clear +28 26 100 call the doctor. ance if unemployment relief is to be; Was too confining. From now on I ea Castor oil, I regret to say, has won | obtained.” am going to enjoy the open spaces. OUT OF STATE POINTS Another committee studied a move; “Sunday was the longest day I ever 7 remedy for intractable facial neural-|urged by John L. Lewis, president of “Pent. I read all the papers I could am Low Pct. gia a remedy in certain|the United Mine Workers, who Mon- '&¢t hold of. I even read the want ads.| amarillo, Tex., clear.... 38 36 .00 eases of periodic sick headache | day presented a resolution calling for |I'm glad Oklahoma has a governor | Boise, Idaho, cldy. ~ 40 36 00 (migraine), For several years I tried}an amendment to the federation'’s Who's got guts. Calgary, Alta., clear..:: 48 38 100; to convince myself that the benefits| constitution to enlarge the executive} The executive order, presented to|Chicago, Tll., cldy... 36.00) ascribed to this remedy by victims of | council membership by increasing vice District Judge Claud Duval, who Coed eet y2 ean ot ‘ ES i these distr complaints were|presidents from 8 to 25. Lewis de- Col. Miller to jail Saturday, was hon- Dodge City. Racca a 4 actually manifestations of our old |clined to discuss his proposal, except Ored by Sheriff Joe McFadden only | Penge Chy, Man. clear. 34 34 00 friend John G. Coincidence, John|to say “it is broad matter of con-|after the two National Guard officers | Havre, Mont., peldy.... 32 has taken a good deal of the joy out |structjve change.” {who brought it declared they were! Helena, Mont., cidy. 36 00 of my life. But in spite of my pains-| The delegates heard Secretary of ;prepared “to use force.” Neither the} Huron, S. D., clear 34 = 00) taking silence about the subject,|Labor William N. Doak declare that judge nor the sheriff would recognize | Kamloops, B. C., clear.. 52 46 .00! testimonials trickle in without ap- | because of his fight against racketeer-|the governor's right to release a civil|Kansas City, Mo., clear 38 38 .00 parent provocation, and now I am/ing he had been threatened “with as- prisoner, but the sheriff finally cap-|Lander, Wyo., clear.... 26 24 .00/ compelled to acknowledge that there |sassination several times.” He called |itulated “under protest.” saying he igen Ge A, bs . : | may be something in the treatment/upon labor to mobilize behind its did so to avoid bloodshed. vel oe eee that we, or at least I don’t under-|leaders in the “war” against racke-| The order called for Col. Miller’s re- No. Platte, Neb’, clea: 30 00 stand. If any one tells me it “elim- | teers. lease “from false imprisonment” and | Okia. City, O., peld: 36 .00; inates” toxins or poisonous wastes or; The convention approved a propos-|for his pardon “of any and all orders! Pierre, S. D., clear . 30 «=.00 anything like that I'll do murder on/al that congress be asked to conduct jand decrees of the said judge or an-|Prince Albert, S., clear. 26 22 00 the spot. a nation-wide study of school fi-|other court in Kay county.” Qu’Appelle, Sask., clear 30 30 .00 There are various plans or methods /|nances, and took a stand against re- ———— eee seh ies * 2 eA ifor taking castor oil as a remedy for;ductions in teachers’ salaries, or rg Bei IO . | facial neuralgia or for migaine (it is| shortening the school year. |Memory of Louisa St Poul’Mina clears. 34 3400 FR Ae ate hed anttatacs) i Alcott Is Honored |ssit Lave city’ 0. clear 48 44 tacks, but rather a corrective of the] Rorks Man Shoot: | 8. 8. Marie, Mich., cldy. 36 34 .00 fundamental trouble), Some sufferers S Man Shoots Concord, Mass, Nov. 29—()—An| Seattle, Wash,, raining. 54 50 4 take from five to 10 drops of castor i loony a Tnat hones be. {| Sheridan, Wyo. : rf Gil Gh ‘capsule Gr" tkerwing) fhise Self Accidentally jold-fashioned brown-stained house be- | Shennan, WO ei ed y for a period of several —— jside a modern highway in the out-| Spokane, Wash., cldy.... 54 44 .00 avecks, regulating the dosage to avoid Grand Forks, N. D., Nov. 29.(P)— | s ‘irts of historic Concord was a gath-| swift Current, 8. clear 34 34 00 looseness, but taking as much as pos- Sivert H. Bakke, office manager of the jcring place Tuesday of childhood sible short of that. Others take frgm Minneapolis-Moline Power Implement | memories. {half to one teaspoonful each morn-|COMPany at Grand Forks, was acci-| Here, to Orchard House, from | Sa sas Weather Report FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: Fair tonight and Wednesday; slightly warmer tonight. For North Da- : Generally fair tonight and Wed.; slightly warmer tonight west portion. Generally fair tonight and Wed.; slightly warmer tonight northwest portion. For Montana: Generally fair east, unsettled west portion tonight and Wednesday; little change in temperature. For Minnesota: Generally fair to- night and Wednesday; continued mild temperature. GENERAL CONDITIONS Low pressure in the Northwest con- tinues to develop and has moved southeastward, while the High over moderating temperatures. Except for tions. Ice on the Missouri river 1012 inches thick. Bismarck station barometer, inches: NORTH DAKOTA POINTS . 7 SiS ‘00/the acreage protected by state hail lous areas for hail insurance premium 00; contends that this can be done by SARS sms eine sen C OMT ae ae: Propose Compulsory Hail Insurance Law ‘The unfriendly majority of the 1931 session of the legislature ignored the department's bill and enacted the present law, which embodies the opin- ional listing and practically the fea- ture requiring payment of previous taxes contained in the department's bill, witout the latter’s most essen- tial clause, that of reestablishing the hail tax as @ prior lien over all other liens and subsequent mortgages. Continuance Means To continue under the present law, in Olsness’ opinion, would kill the state hail department within a short time. An outright compulsory hail law would ensure the absolute status of the premium tax, making it constitu- tional, as inferred in the supreme court decision, and would be by far the simplest and most economical) to adnenister Olsness believes. With | the present zoning system it should prove equitable as to premium rate, but it also has its drawbacks. Something must be done and the next legislature must choose, Olsness said, between the two alternatives suggested. The cumulative result of these handicaps has been to sharply reduce insurance and the volume of business. The drop was from 6,446,954 acres in 1930 and 4,092,684 in 1931 to 1,161,912 in 1932. Revenues showed even heav- ier shrinkage, falling from $2,063,968 in 1930 and $1,213,137 in 1931 to $475,~ 967 this year. The difficulty faced by the depart- ment in suggesting a compulsory in- surance law is the disinclination of some persons to participate in it and the claim that they are being forced to do business with the state against their will. Another source of trouble was in the ratings accorded yarious counties or districts. Benefits are Outlined . The benefits to be derived, Olsness pointed out, are that the compulsory feature would restore the hail tax to its former position.as a tax, under his interpretation of the supreme court's ruling, and would materially reduce the cost of protection to every landholder, as wefl as the operating costs of the department in propor- tion to the acreage insured. He is of the opinion that the measure would prove popular if the ratings of vari- purposes were made equitably. He reason of the wider experience which the 14 years of its operation have giv- en _to the department, But whether or not the proposal is NTINUE]D) pends largely on popular reaction to @/The Pas, Man., clear 00 | | Toledo, Ohio, cldy. . 34 .00/the idea. He believes it would work Winnemucca, Nev., ¢l 20 © .00! out well and would prove of benefit ‘| Winnipeg, Man 22 .00/to North Dakota agriculture, but if the people do not want it, it is im- ‘probable that he will attempt to |force it upon them. | If the compulsory insurance feature is not recommended, Olsness indicat- ed, the 1933 legislature probably will be asked to enact a law similar to that recommended two years ago and which was subsequently emasculated by an unfriendly legislature. Refuse to Ask for Liquor Law Repeal Minot, N. D., Nov. z9—(?)—An ef- fort to have the Minot city commis- sion petition the state legislature to repeal all existing state liquor laws, made Monday by Commissioner Nap La Fleur, failed for want of a second. “It behooves us to be prepared, that we may derive revenues we are en- titled to and that the bootlegger and speakeasy may be wiped out forever,” the proposed petition stated. ~ Can You Make This With These Pieces? v Spanish Dancer ‘Trade Mark Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. (C) W. & M. HI-HO Puzzle No. 2—Cut out the seven pieces and fit them to- gether in a manner that will form the silhouetted figure shown above. Blacken the backs of the seven pieces with ink or crayon, since solution of some of the puzzles requires that certain pieces be turned over. All seven pieces must be used in each made, the commissioner indicated, de- CHAPTER 1. E disappearance of Geraldine I Foster was first reported to the authorities on the third day after Christmas, several years ago. Only a desk-lamp was burning in the famous private office at the north end of the second floor of Police Headquarters at 240 Centre Street, New York City. The rest of the Commissioner’s room was darkened with the premature shadows of a raw and gusty win- ter afternoon. Brooding over a shuffle of bluc-prints, Thatcher Colt sat at his desk, enchanted with the traffic puzzle of a great nally he glanced up at me quizzically. ; ‘ “You can go, Tony,” he said. “You've done enough work for one secretary today.” “Captain Henry wants to see you, but I told him you didn’t wish to be disturbed,” I replied. “Oh, well—send him wf ae in.” Captain—now Deputy Inspector —lIsrael Henry was in charge of the cluster of offices surrounding | the private room of the Police Commissioner of New York City. In this capacity he was the guard- ian of Thatcher Colt’s privacy. and. all visitors had to see him first. Responding to my call, Henry marched into the office, a heavy- set, silver-haired police captain, and, saluting,, laid an opened en- velope before Thatcher Colt. “Young lady brought this in. Been waiting an hour. Says she won’t go away until you've looked at it yourself.”” Thatcher Colt read the letter with deep attention. Under the lamp-light the Commissioner was a striking figure, witighis huge and powerful frame and Soldier’s face. He was the best dressed man in public life, and regarded by the more frivolous newspapers as a Naneur or, at best, a dilettante in crime, yet not since the days of Theodore Roosevelt had the De- partment known a chief of such . Strength, courage and decision. His black hair was crisp and closely cut, his brown eyes sombre and resolved and in his firm fea- tures lived action and authority. | Among the Missing. | Having read the letter, Thatcher Colt picked up the telephone. “Is Captain Laird still in the building? . . .Helloa, Captain. . . Yeung lady an my ore gent to me by one of my oldest friends. Mind if we talk Come right up.” Meanwhile, Captain Henry had led in the girl, whom he introduced as Miss Betty Canfield. an attractive and piquant face and exceedingly large brown eyes, and she was squirrel coat, saucy blue hat and the smallest snakeskin shoes I had ever seen. As I brought forward a chair, Thatcher Colt greeted her pleasantly. “So you are the niece of Frank Canfield,” he began. “It will be a pleasure to do anything I can for you. Do I understand one of your friends is missing?” . «My roommate,” said Betty Can- field, with a catch in her voice, The door opened then to admit Captain Laird, a tall, slender, keen eyed officer in middle years, Laird was one of the first university men to choose a career in the Police Department. At Dartmouth he had been a track star and now the thir- by ANTHONY ABB Copyrrenr aY COVICI, FRIEDE, INC, —* DISTRIBUTED BY KING FEATURES SYNDICATE, INC ,with her together? | * She had | k: becomingly dressed in a] C at ty-four detective sergeants under! her voice that puzzle. his command were all athletes. Ad- dressing Betty Canfield, Thatcher Colt explained: . “Captain Laird is the chief of our Missing Persons Bureau. More than three thousand disappearance cases are reported to his office every year and he manages to ac- count for an average of 98 per cent of them—so you’ve come to the right place.” | Half Truths. - | Betty Canfield’s glance toward Captain Laird was full of appeal. “However, our most difficult cases,” admonished Thatcher Colt, “are those in which the family or friends give only a part of the truth, and not all. So tell us everything.” With admirable directness, Betty Canfield related a curious story. For three years she had been shar- ing a small apartment on Morn- ingside Heights with Geraldine Foster, a girl of about her own age, who worked in a doctor’s office in Washington Square. Re- cently the two girls had agreed to separate, because Geraldine was planning to be married, the date and I asked her what was the mat- ter. She admitted that she and Doctor Maskell had quarreled. But she wouldn’t tell me why.” “Doctor Maskell!” reflected Colt aloud. “Is he related to George Maskell, the criminal lawyer?” “T understand they are brothers,” said Betty. “A very distinguished family,” interposed Captain Laird. “And a queer one. George Maskell is the Robin Hood of the radicals—he and his wife, who is his law part ner, represent rich clients at enor- mous fees and then work for rad- icals for nothing. They were also associated with Clarence Darrow and Arthur Garfield Hays, in the Grecco-Carillo murder case.” “I remember,” nodded Colt. “Doctor Maskell must be a rich man.”” “Geraldine told me he will be rich when his father dies,” ex- plained Betty Canfield. ‘The two sons will inherit millions then. But neither of them has much now, I understand.” ‘About what time was it when “So you are the niece of Frank Canfield,” he began. having been set for January 2. The last time the two had been to- gether was around noon on the Previous Saturday, which was Christmas Eve, when they lunched at the Hotel Brevoort and then looked at a one-room apartment in East Tenth Street which Betty had decided to lease. “I said good-bye to Geraldine at the southeast corner of Fifth Avenue and Tenth Street. denly she leaned forward and oag me goa said, ‘If I don’t ome 01 8 don’t be worried-—I'l' he doine s3y ‘hristmas shopping.” And before Leould rie she had crossed the ue was walking d - mae Washington Square.” - ind you haven’t hi her since?” asked Thatehee ee filling his pipe, ‘ “I talked with her later that afternoon over the telephone and, sont mae baat last conver- whiel Ss trlghteneat makes me feel so “Why, how is that?” “I called Geraldine to tell her abet @ Christmas bonus that our waited for an hor dinc had sai out at tl] ur, because Geral- the doctor would be time. I could tell: by given to the employes, I| And th ing {To Be Continued Tomorrow.) you had this telephone conversa- tion with your room-mate.” “It was exactly three o’clock.” “What makes you so precise on that point?” “I waited until that exact time to telephone, so that I could avoid talieing. to Doctor Maskell—I have neyer liked the man.” “Still, you haven’t told me how you knew when it got to be three.” ‘Oh! There is a little clock on my desk—Geraldine gave it to me last Christmas—I was looking at the dial all the time I was waiting for the number to answer.” Life Holds Nothing. | “T see. Now tell me what was said further between yourself and Geraldine, over the telephone.” “After Geraldine sald she had been quarreling, I didn’t have the heart to talk about the bonus, but told her if she would come hom to supper I would out shoppin; with her. But all she answei was, ‘Christmas doesn’t hold any- thing for me now, Betty. I wish to God I was dead. And I guess 1 soon will be, Betty, you may never see me Bern . long as you live.’ en she burst out laughin; and said she knew che was acting like a fool and home early.” Promised to be ¢ ve abe Ss a =