The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 24, 1932, Page 4

Sn eee eSATA Ea AA THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1932 Tesented by Senator Glass, want the|/~ cat and a dog perished when fire about 4 a. m. Saturday badly damage: Pope Pius has received a C! diagnosis, or treatment, will be answered by Dr. Brady if a stamped, mas gift of 1,000,000 lire—$50, thousands erally fair tonight self-addressed envelope is enclosed. Letters should be brief and written and Sunday; con- The Bi k Trib F *—Wosthon Bama ¢| Family Escai Se TaD | CMgagpaser [Sc oa “te | PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE [= Weetier Revort_{)"*™ yeti, oie VOTE DISAPPOINTS| Poe Pi Receives | al NEWSPAPER saloon and to protect states which By Willi Brady, M. D. FORECAST brcssneh a ite . EE | esac — TH is veep BOUT vitae there}] Signed letters siibias to posed aie ta hygiene, not to disease and vicinity: Gene persons narrowiy escaped death, anda NORTH DAKOTA WETS Vatican City, Dec, a —@—~ } r ' Published by The Bismarck Tribune (Com N. D., and en- will be legal beer or light wines un-/ tered at the Postoffice til the 18th amendment has been re-/ at Bismarck as in ink. No reply can be made to queries not conforming to instruc- siderably colder|® dwelling in Minot occupied by th€}Congressman Sinclair Rebuked No one person, but ®econd class mail matter. pealed by the states acting not in tions. Address Dr. William Brady, in care of this newspaper. tonight. George Marlton family. a bd peeing ne world—prelates, GEORGE D. MANN legislative bodies but in Conventions k ars Seay Da-| The oT Te vd bse ee a in Telegram Sent By a ‘a = cokoarre! ‘associa- President and Publisher. called to consider only this issue. HORT COURSE IN Ge. WEEE RES | aay RR ea aie ce c re hace cere: , Méay Subscription Rates Payable in Advance Daily by carrier, per year........$7.20 Daily by mail per year (in Bis- Dally by mail per year (in state Outside Bismarck) ............ Daily by mail outside of North Dakota tneesscecscesscoes BA Weekly by mail in state, per year $1.00 Weekly by mail in state, three FEATS 2.0... eee ceeeee nese eens 2 Weekly by mail outside of North Dakota, per year .............. 1.50 Weekly by mail in Canada, per year ....... 2.00 Member of Audit Bureau of Cireulation Member of The Associated 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 (Incorporated) CHICAGO NEW YORK BOSTON More Blessed to Give Christmas reflects potently the truth of the adage that it is more blessed to give than to receive. This is a season when the heart expands, petty animosities are laid aside and millions gather around hearths in yuletide cheer. Friends meet who have been separated or estranged and under the impulse of the sea- son the glow of a forgotten or neg- lected friendship is revived. It is not alone the pile of gifts in gaudy wrappers, the scintillating lights that wink and glitter from the tree whether it be in the home of the rich or in the hovel of the poor, that gives Christmas its universal appeal. These are but the outward manifestations of human attributes of faith, hope and charity which cannot be measured in finite terms. One can only pause and wonder what makes this spirit of Christmas capture the hearts of millions. It is really the evidence of things not seen, but so deeply felt by all who @pproach Christmas reverently. World conditions have reduced the material celebration of the day. ‘There will be fewer gifts on the tree, less food upon the tables, but there should be in every heart a deeper realization that Christmas this year Places a heavier responsibility upon everyone, for who is not doubly more his brother's keeper in times Such as these? It is a time to herald the words of that stirring anthem, ring out the false; ring in the true. Throughout the world the prayer in many churches and in millions of homes will be one of hope for brighter days as Christmas celebrations admonish! ‘us to face the New Year with optim- ism born of Christian faith. | Proud As Bismarck citizens go home to- night to their own Christmas eve observances, they can do so with the satisfaction that nowhere in the city 4s there acute want and unrelieved suffering. Tomorrow, as they watch their own children at play, they can be content in the realization that nowhere in the city is there a child ‘who was completely forgotten. This happy situation results from the fine work which has been done by public spirited men and women during recent weeks. Many have given a great deal of time and unremitting effort to the cause. Nearly everyone who could do so has given something. The result is a thing of which we alk: may be proud. Nowhere in this land, we venture to say, has this job of caring for the needy been done better than right here at home. In few places, we are afraid, has it been done as well. House Votes for Beer Those who saw visions of beer be- fore Christmas, have still a long time to wait. There seems only a slight hope that the senate will concur in the house action and over all hangs the probability of a presidential veto if the beer bill gets as far as the white house. The wets declare way back in 1917. or 1918, President Hoover wrote somebody or other a letter that three per cént beer was not intoxicating. ‘They hope that if the beer bill reach- es the presidential desk Hoover will not veto it. ~ In any event, the drys will contend that three per cent beer is a vicious drink, demoralizing as well as in- toxicating. That can be placed down now as a fact. They will follow this sand interesting tradition. Starting the state machinery tq- ward the holding of such conventions is going to be slow business if the dry forces can delay such action. Thus it is apparent that there are many hurdles for the wets to take before they reach their ultimate goal. 00; The drys are preparing to make a vigorous battle. They will be well supplied with funds. The struggle for actual repeal has hardly been started. The Flag Flies North Dakotans, unfamiliar with traditions regarding the erection of tall buildings, have to be told that the erection of the flagpole atop the steel frame of the new capitol build- ing marks an important event in its erection. To the initiated it means that the steel now is up to the top. The casual spectator may ascertain at a glance the eminence which the structure will reach, The placing of the flag is a curious There is no real reason, of course, why a flag should be placed atop a new build- ing at all, but it is always done. Per- haps it is a gesture of victory on the part of the men who have labored and risked their lives that a new edifice may come into being. It may be a manifestation of America’s pa- triotism and desire for achievement, but whatever lies behind it we are glad that the custom prevails. It is still true that “many an eye has flashed to see that banner in the sky.” Should Look Into It News that the attendance at the federal Indian school here will be reduced next year as the result of a decreased appropriation will bring no cheer to Bismarck. The Indian school is an important institution here and one which contributes much to the financial as well as the cult- ural and social life of the commun- ity. The situation which now threatens should be investigated and the urg- ency of the reasons for the decision reviewed. Bismarck cannot make legitimate objection to reasonable curtailment of expenditures but to reduce the enrollment by one-fifth is another matter. —__________+ Additional Society | Miss Bernice Nelson and Miss Ma. bel Halver, 302 West Thayer avenue, left this afternoon for Sterling to spend Christmas with Miss Nelson's Parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Nelson. xe ¥ Mr and Mrs. Robert George, Grand Forks, have arrived to be guests of Mr. George's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John L. George, 811 Fourth St., for the holiday season. | * ee Lyle Youngstrom, assistant Associ- ated Press correspondent, left Bis- marck by airplane Saturday for St Paul to spend the holidays with his | parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Young- strom. xe * | daughter, Dorothy, 500 Avenue A, left Saturday afternoon for McClusky to spend Christmas with their son-in- law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Robertson. * * Oe Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Meroney, during Christmas week. * * # Miss Thelma Duncan, Miss Ruth Duncan, 205 Second St., and Mrs, Ar- nold von Hagen, will leave this eve~ ning for Almont to spend the Christ- mas week-end with their mother, Mrs. Mae Duncan. *** * William S. Moeller and A. A. Mayer, 512 Rosser, left Saturday afternoon by automobile for Devils Lake, where they will be guests over Christmas at Dr. and Mrs. W. K. Moeller. Accom- panying them was Miss Lois Bright- bill, on her way to Cando to spend Christmas with her family. * Ke OK Mr. and Mrs. George Brown, 218 Avenue C, will have as their guests over Christmas day their son and daughter-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. J. O. Brown, Glendive, Mont., and Mr Brown's brother, W. A. Brown of Dickinson, who are expected to arrive this evening. * * * Mr and Mrs. Gordon Cox, 612 West Thayer avenue, entertained 12 guests A Christmas tree and holiday green- ery was used in the decorations and table appointments were in red and green. High scores in the bridge games were held by Mrs. F. A. Cope- lin and Mrs. M. B. Gilman. * ke & Mrs. Obert Olson, accompanied by her daughter, Auverne, a student at the University of North Dakota, will arrive in Bismarck Saturday night. Miss Olson suffered an operation 10 days ago at Grand Forks and her however, and was able to return home for the holidays. Auto-Engine Crash Found Accidental Minot, N. D, Dec blame for the fatal injuries suffered Gust Schults, i {the part played by one or another Mr. and Mrs. Robert Petron and]; Mr. and Mrs. George Meroney, 205 , Second St., left Saturday for Fargo to | « be guests of Mr. Meroney’s parents, | § the home of Mr. Moeller’s parents, | “ i at a bridge dinner Thursday evening. | Dec. 24—()—No | STREPTOCOCCOLOGY Whether you consider reptiles in- teresting and beautiful or not, cer- tainly your education is defective if it does not include an elementary knowledge of herpetology. Just so, every one should have a {short course in streptococcology for the sake of his own health and safe- ty. Here it is. Take it or remain ignerant, as you prefer. Of the several types of bacteria or jgerms that commonly produce in- flammation or suppuration one call- ed Streptococcus because it occurs in the form of chains like strings of beads rather than in single units like grains or seeds (Coccus) or groups or bunches like a bunch of grapes (Staphylococcus), is the most virulent and malignant to man. Most laymen have read or heard of strain of Streptococcus in outbreaks of septic sore throat carried in milk from cows that have an inflamma- tion of the udder. Then there is the frequent association of a Streptococ- cus with acute infectious arthritis (inflammatory rheumatism, rheuma- tic fever). We know that erysipelas is caused by Streptococcus. and Gladys Dick reported in 1921 that* they had produced typical sore throat by inoculating volunteers (students) with pure cultures of a hemolytic (blood destroying or cor- puscle-dissolving) Streptococcus iso- lated from early acute cases of scar- let fever. Again in 1923 the same famous' brother and sister team, having proved that one may contract scarlet fever without the rash, reported that in further experiments they had ob- served that the same Streptococcus hemolyticus may cause typical scar- let fever in one person, sore throat and malaise and fever without any rash in a second person, and perhaps no ill effect at all in a third person who happens to be immune. Still later the Drs. Dick reported their observations of the effects of inoculating volunteers with hemolytic Streptoccccus cultures obtained from the skin of a patient suffering with erysipelas; the students inoculated felt o. k. for from 44 to 46 hours after the inoculation. The time elapsing from the mom-) ent of infection to the beginning of illness is called the incubation pe- riod. In scarlet fever the incubation Period is ordinarily three or four days, but sometimes only 30 to 40 hours and in a few cases as long as six days, At the end of the 44 to 46 hours incubation, the students developed the Stre; can do. It figures fair tonight and as the main or perhaps the only germ responsible for the most serious septic infection of wounds and aeute septicemia (acute blood poisoning). It 1s responsible for the most serious. cases of appendicitis and peritonitis. In fact you may quote me as saying the Streptococcus is a thoroughly bad customer without a single re- deeming feature. er. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS $ When the Dietitians One dietitian says vegetables should be cooked in plenty of water! in an open vessel. Another says they | should be cooked without any water/ fu @ tightly covered vessel. (M. A.| ) Answer—It is a matter of persohal taste or preference. It is always well to use the water in which vegetables are cooked to make soup or gravy. No Egg Massage, Thank you You claim the skin doesn’t absorb. Don’t take my word for it, but just rub your face with plenty of the beaten white of an egg and let it dry ‘night. For Minnesota: west, probably snow in east, tonight; Sunday fair, somewhat cold- {western Canadi Sunday; consider- H ably colder to- = 4 stairs. Mr. and Mrs. Marlton and the kote: ene two children were forced to descend a fair tonight and Sunday; colder to- Generally fair in GENERAL CONDITIONS The barometric disturbance over the lian Provinces yesterday morning has moved rapidly south- eastward and is centered over Mis- souri this morning. It is accompanied by moderate temperatures from the Plains States eastward. A high pres- sure area is centered over western Oregon and somewhat colder weather prevails over the Northwest. wean occurred from the southern Groat Lakes ce enaeactward to the | someone had broken into the hangar. ling and Utah northwestward to the | Switches on both airplanes had been north Pacific coast. Over four inches] turned on and there were evidences { ie rain mu at Oklahoma City during} that an attempt had been made to colder Precipi- thoroughly, say for 20 minutes. the muscles under the skin (L. G. P.) movies. Selecting the Anesthetic suffice. Gas makes me ill. @ sedative, such as tion necessary to obtain it? (H. L.) dentist can administer Prescription. Leave it to the doc- There's something about the Christmas season which stirs old memories, awakens old longings, brings new hope, inspires fine deeds. : Proof is offered by two prison- ers at the state penitentiary, each of whom has sent a check to the principal of a Bismarck school with instruction to use the pro- ceeds so that the Christmas of fatherless children might be hap- Pier. One check went to the principal of the Wachter school and the other to the Roosevelt actue sore throat and tonsillitis, with fever, malaise, headache, leukocyto- sis (sudden increase in the number of white corpuscles, phagocytes, in the blood). The illness lasted three or four days. Cultures from the throats of these volunteer invalids Showed the same hemolytic Strep- tococcus as had been obtained ordin- arily from the inflamed skin of the erysipelas patient, but none of the volunteers had erysipelas. Thus it is evident that the same germ may cause scarlet fever in one Patient, sore throat and fever with- out rash in another patient, or ery- sipelas in still a third case. And that isn’t the half of what : Additional Churches ? ——$—$—$$ FIRST EVANG Seventh LICAL CHURCH Rosscr Avenue Herzberg, Minister y church school for Let all be present ristmas lesson, Mer- in, superintendent. 11:00—Morning worship service. Cornet solo, Wm. Schwartz, Christian Endeavor societ- mediate society in class ‘hristmas Around the To! d."" Young istmas People's Society. in Picture, ‘Song and Evening worship service. § music, Sermon. Kindly notice that the pageant which the members of the Berean Bible class had planned to give this Sunday evening had to be postponed because several members of the cast are ill with the flu. They hope to be able to give it next Sunday evening, Jan. 1, 1933, THE SALVATION ARMY Adjut. H. Smith, Lieut. A, Anderson, Officers in Charge Sunday, Dee. 10 S$ y school, classes for n.—Holiness meeting or morn- ing worship. Adjutant Smith will talk on the subject of “Christmas” and Young people's meeting. jal Christmas service. 1 be singing of Christmas carols and a playlet will be present- ed called ‘The Street of Hearts.” After which Adjutant Smith will give follow-up sermon on “No Room in the Inn.” Come angt worship on Christmas by attending the Salvation Army. You will be made to feel at home. Come and visit the “Street of Hearts.” ST. GEORG: PISCOPAL CHURCH John Richardson, Rector Services for Christmas Day; Christmas Eve, 11 p. m,, Carol serv- school. Each was for $2.50, which is 10 days pay at the prison rate of 25 cents a di Officers Installed By Beach Masons, Beach, N. D., Dec. 24.—At its regu- lar meeting here, Sunset lodge, A. and A. M., installed its officers for the 1933 term. The following were Worshipful master, Guy installed: Cox; senior warden, George Oster- hout; junior warden, Steener Ekre; senior deacon, Roy Johnson; junior Sheridan, Wyo., snowing 30 deacon, John Raisler; senior steward, A. M. Kuhfeld; junior steward, Roy Oech; chaplain, J. G. Peall; tiler, Howard Enderle. I. E. Herm is the outgoing wor- shipful master and he acted as i stalling officer. A. E. Kastien, treas- urer, and E. M. Enderle, secretary, both were reinstalled in their respec- tive offices. American Flag Flies From Top of Capitol The American flag flew from the Topic,|top of the new capitol tower Satur-- If the skin does not absorb anything, why the tightening of the skin and Answer—And I say babies don’t Drs. George F.!have colic, in spite of the fact that one I know hollers like everything if his dinner happens to be 30 min- utes late getting back from the Shortly to have an impacted molar extracted. Local anesthetic will not Ether has terrible effect on my hair. Could be used effectively? Is a doctor's prescrip- Bismarck station barometer, inches: 27.76. Reduced to sea level, 29.59, Weather outlook for the week be- ginning Monday, Dec. 26: For the region of the Great Lakes— generally fair Monday; rain or snow Tuesday or Wednesday, followed by generally fair weather: Temperature mostly near or above normal, For the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys: Generally fair first jof week, except possibly snow in ex- | treme north Monday; followed by rain im south and rain or snow in north about Thufsday; temperature mostly near or above normal. For the northern and central Great Plains: Generally fair most of week, Answer—The physician, surgeon or |€xcept possibly some snow in North whichever anesthetic he deems best, without Dakota about middle; temperature mostly near or above normal. foe's judgment, NORTH DAKOTA FOINTS (Copyright, John F. Dille Co.) am Low Pet. BISMARCK, cldy. 16.00 | Gi ? Devils Lake, clear 18.00 ! Give 10 Days Pay Fargo,Moorhead, peldy.. 20 20 .00 To Aid Fatherless | | wutston, cicy. : 22 00 ———— es > | JAMEStOWN, Clay. 10 =.00 Valley City, cldy. .. 8 00 OUT OF STATE i he e am Low Pct. Amarillo, Tex., clear ... 28.00 Boise, Idaho, snowing. 24 «10 Calgary, Alta., clear. 14.00 Chicago, Ill., raining 38 (40 |Denver, Colo., clear .... 20 20 .00 ;Des Moines, Ia., raining 36 32 .30 Dodge City, Kans., clear 26 26 .00 Edmonton, Alta., clear. 10.00 Havre, Mont., clear. 26 «=.00} Helena, Mont., pel 28 «00 Huron, S. D., cldy. 16.00 Kamloops, B. 22.00 Kansas City, 38 28 Lander, Wyo., snowing. 4 01 Medicine Hat, A., cle: 24 =«.00 Miles City, Mont., cldy.. 32 18 .00 Modena, Utah, clear.... 18 14 .14 No. Platte, Neb. clear.. 10 10 .00 Oklahoma City, O., foggy 42 42 1.28 Pierre, S. D., peldy.. -18 #18 00 Prince Albert,S.,clear.. 4 4 .00 Qu’Appelle, S., clear.... 22 18 .00 F.| Rapid City, S. D., peldy. 32 26 00 -| Roseburg, Ore., raining. 38 36 .58 | St. Louis, Mo., raining.. 56 56 .48 St. Paul, Minn., cldy.... 26 22 .00 |Salt Lake C., U., snow’g 26 24 52 |S. 8. Marie, Mich., cldy. 34 32.12 Seattle, Wash., cldy..... 40 40 .01 14 06 Sioux City, Ia., raining. 28 26 .00 Spokane, Wash., cldy.... 30 30 .06 Swift Current, S, clear. 18 18 .00 The Pas, Man., clear ... 22 20 .00 Toledo, Ohio, raining... 42 38 « .|Winnemucca, N., peldy.. 24 20 .26 ‘Winnipeg, Man., clear.. 20 18 .00 day, having been put there late Fri- day afternoon as workmen reached the “top-of-steel” on the big new structure. The flag will fly until the new; structure will be completed, when the national emblem will be placed on a specially-constructed flagpole. Holiday HORIZONTAL — Answer to Previous Puzzle” 1 Cheerful. Greetings 14 Froth, 20 Breathing THAIGIS] [SICIHILIETIICHIETR] organ. Fr TumaeTeT RIVILIE| E] 22 Counterfeit. diamine. IPILIS] 23 Gitt giver. 15 Edge of a root, 16 Monument in memory of the Choral Eucharist with » “When Love Came Special music by the choir. Christmas Day, church school serv- 30 a. m. ice, . i Communion, 10:30 a. m. I h school party, Wednesd Dec. 28. Holy) Innocents’ Day D. m. in parish house. Parents cor- dially invited. 24 Flat fold. 25 Higher in place. 26 Plant symbolic dead. of this night. 17 Heals. 28 Bishop's cap, 18 Surface ANiG| 29 Growing out. stringent. in = ertaining toa 2ismaier. JALIOIEISMIMORIA] FrITINT] © necrtane 23 Saliva. HUINIDIEINBIVIRIG] [EILISIE] 33 tree. A Faas. 44 Hoisted taut ‘sharp. 37 Verb. ertaining to up. 7) 38 You and me. the Alps. 46 Organ of sight. , VERTICAL 41 Washes lightly. 32 Folding bed. 47Telegraphed, “1 Door rug. 43To combine. 34To place in 48 Midday. 2 Self. 45 Author of the line. 50 Observed. 3 Queer. “Raven”, 35 To doze. 52 What is given 4 Payment back. 47 Tiny. 36 Rare metallic this night? 5 Constant 49 One time, element, 55 Handsome. companion, 51 Otherwise, 39 Marble. 59To wander 6 Pronoun, 52—— and con? 40One row of a __ over. 7 Roll as of film. 53 Line. series. 60 Dainty foods, 8 An insertion, 54 Night before. 42 Secretary of 62 Falsifier. 9 Boneset. 56 Help, the U. 8, 631s indebted. 10 Blemish. 57 To scold. Treasury. ~ 64To ignore, 11 Hail, 58To attempt. 43To measure, 65 Disagreeably 12 Ocean. 61 Seventh note. Pr rT.) LETS Mr. and Mrs. Marlton and two chil- dren were sleeping on the second floor and @ third child was sleeping down- stairway through flames and smoke in family lost all its personal belong- ings. The dog, firemen said, was taken out of the house by,Marlton, but jumped back into the blazing structure. The origin of the fire is not known. Tamper With Planes Minot, N. D., Dec. 24.—(#)—Police wondered Saturday whether an at- tempt had been made to steal one or both of the airplanes in a hangar at the port of Minot. It was discovered Friday that start the motors. Nothing was found missing from the hangar. Discovery of The tampering was made by H. S. Elliott, who has been visiting the hangar occasionally dur- ing the absence of Cecil Shupe, who is in charge of the port. [——— | City-County News | —— Peter C. Porter and Miss Margaret Leona Emineth, both of Menoken, were married Thursday evening by A. E. Shipp, justice of the peace. pecs sy Paty wen Minnesota Traffic order to escape from the house. The/ In Hangar at Minot; Committee Congressman J. H. Sinclair's vote against the beer bill brought pto- tests from the North Dakota peti- tioners’ committee for repeal of pro- hibition, who telegraphed’ the con- gressman that a “militant organiza- tion in this state is determined that the express will of the people shall be carried out.” The committee sponsored the ini- tiated constitutional amendment, ;which repealed the provision in the North Dakota constitution for pro- hibition. C. P. Stone, Mandan, as chairman of the committee sent the following wire to Sinclair at Washington: “Having noted your vote on the repeal resolution we are surprised and disappointed on your negative vote on the beer bill. We are not surprised at the vote of the lame ducks because the lame, duck is al- ways lame. But your vote is bound to cause disappointment and opposi- tion, failing as it does to reflect the sentiment of the majority of your constituents as expressed in the late election, by the overwhelming vote in this state in favor of a platform advocating both repeal and modifi- cation, This issue is highly impor- tant in North Dakota and a militant People shall be carried out by our Tepresentatives in congress.” © President Hoover With President Hoover on Ossabaw Sound, Ga., Dec, 944—()—Fresh and Hampered by Sleet St. Paul, Dec. 24.—(#)—Bus and mo- tor traffic in many parts of Minne- ota. was impeded seriously Saturday as rain and sleet formed glassy ice. Some ships of Northwest Airways, Inc., where held back because of dan- ger of ice freezing on wings and poor visibility. PARENTS OF GIRL Bismarck friends of Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Smith of Linton were informed Friday that they the parents of a six-poynd baby irl, born Friday, who has been named Mary Margaret. The Smiths formerly lived in Bis- marck. house. Maskell, Geraldine’s r Two women were seen leaving the doctor’s office carrying sim- tlar bottles. Colt picks up a blond hair at the scene of the crime. Mrs. Morgan, a neighbor, corrob- orates the doctor's statement that he was with her daughter the day of the disappearance. He claims a strange woman was wait- ing outside his office when he re- | turned. Other suspects are Geral- dine’s brother, Bruce, who is to | inherit her estate, and Harry Arm- | strong, the victim's former fiance. Armstrong states he phoned Geral- dine from Hartford, the night be- fore she disappeared to suggest they elope, but she refused. Colt learns that Bruce Foster is an adopted child, whose father was hung for murder. It is believed, however, that Mr. Foster is the boy’s real father. Mrs. Haber- horn, owner of the Peddler’s Road house, identifies Dr. Maskell as her tenant, “Mr. Bigsbee.” Mas- kell tells of receiving a phone call from Geraldine on January Sth, ten days after her disappearance, saying she was in trouble and re- quescte him to meet her. failed to keep the appointment. The doctor denies taking her to Peddler’s Road. An autopsy shows the girl had been dead ten days and her body preserved in tannic acid to make it appear she was dead only 48 hours. Dougherty accuses Maskell. CHAPTER XXiil. BB ene to his weight from > iy one foot to another, smiling, with his head turned to one side and his hands in his pockets, he orated with strange and vital gusto: 4 “I am familiar with the confes- sions extorted by the French meth- ods—the Parisian third degree. In fact, I have seen innocent men, at the Paris Surete, collapse into con- fession in the room that is called the Chamber of Spontaneous Avow- als. The spontaneity of the avow- als is accelerated by beating the soles of the bare feet of the upfor- tunate suspects with long staves. That is called the bastinado. Very well. The New York equivalent is probably a fist on the jaw. Never- theless, you will get nothing from me. Ihave an alibi. I did not kill Geraldine Foster.” Mind?” asked Thatched Colt. “And if I do that I will hav nothing to fear?”—mockingly. “Except just what sock in the jaw,” said had endured this pliments as long as he could. He seized the doctor by But dress Thatcher Colt. Victim of Circumstances | eS eee) was possessed “Twas called away from a down “soe have it ut the salted nt tail, e since Might I have a sand- before Hogan and his-friends “Stey for minor operation to come here,” he pormplaineds “I fen argeo and a stu mn a just. after ie operation, wich Beto ich begin to entertain me?” “No,” wied Hogan. | lively. ere’s a gang waitin, re in a room downstairs, and it’ any exercise.” hr At the threshold silanced back at the three of us. The nude, hacked body of Geral- dine Foster is found buried a short distance from the Peddler’s Road The grave is filled with a pine-scented fluid, and nearby are two bottles similar to that found in the office of Dr. Humphrey employer. “Alibi or ibj—just tell oes truth, ty ears who cohinge ot com. the arm. the latter continued to ad- "8 een a long time since they had “the doctor salt water bass were Pfesidential quarry Saturday as the U. S. Se-|' quoia, carrying the chief executive and Mrs. Hoover, steamed into this broad sound to allow Hoover his first, Of 10 days of fishing, z During the three-hour cruise from Savannah under sunny skies, the president and the first lady and their five guests settled themselves into the shined and polished 115-foot craft that will be their home at least ®& week, A Christmas Eve party on board after the day's fishing was planned by Mrs. Hoover and under her direc- tion half a truckload of carefully- wrapped Yuletide gifts were packed into the Sequoia’s hold. , “It’s terrible, what-can happen to a man through force of circum- stances,” he remarked. “However, I don’t mind, Mr. Commissioner.” “We will see you before you have your breakfast,” promised Thatcher Colt, his face inscrutable. Then, Hogan joggled the arm of his prisoner and led him hurriedly down an inner corridor, “A hundred to one that fellow breaks before morning,” said Dougherty. But Thatcher Colt saly Doctor Maskell was sul the ordeal of a third is still considered a cl Headquarters. | A Battle of Wits | He was not under arrest, al- though there was more than suf- ficient evidence to hold him under a short affidavit, or to jail him in the House of Detention as a ma- terial witness. No forcible per- suasion was necessary; he willingly consented to the almost inhuman treatment to which he was now exposed, course, a man of Maskell’s standing was in no dan- ger of beating from the this do I mean to ; physical violence is no longer practised. It is still practised, al- though not as much as before. But such treatment is reserved for men who will respond to nothing else, who are themselves violent crea- bares aperaercacls§ tags ex- cept violent physical pain. More- over, the results from such man- dling are no longer-so effective in court. A prisoner roughly treat- ed in the third can call smiled. jected to that ic in police. Nor that Heryee Ge next day, exhibit his ruises, re otogral and the pictures of the wounds will be shown at the trial to dis- credit his enforced revelations. The chief value lies in getting a poutesnan, that can be sania at y confirming details subse- ently checked up. With men of the stamp of Doctor Maskell, the lice have more subtle methods; efore the night was over Doctor Maskell, was sure to wish that phones! violence was all he had to face. “Hogan led the suspect down- stairs to a hrighly, ited office, ion where a batt questioners waited him. The attack upon him began at once, launched by three of the most ‘men in the department. But the dark hours passed and a calm man, with ready answers, still faced the on- slaught of hard and snarling in- tions over and over once had they tri ipped Often he smiled .at irritat- e, them in his ingly superior aay er. questionsrs, but they str numbers, of force’ brotally marsvalled agai tuedion Bin for uestion him for then leave and another | ae any doul ie had During the night at least a dozen detectives bullied and the man with trick questions. At 5 o’cloc! when they gave Maskell a glass o: milk and a sandwich, his story was organization in this state is deter-| #| mined that the expressed will of the In Quest of Bass/ it} less vitality. detective would ara fifteen minutes, |e from the Deputy Inspector down,|was what i harassed [et to do; with were Americans. The money was raised by a ser- fes of appeals in the- Vatican newspaper, the “Osservatore Ro- mano.” It was gathered together during many months, Count Della Torre, editor of the newspaper, made no formal pre- sentation to the Pope Saturday. As the checks have come in he has marked them for the Pope's Christmas present and passed them over to the Vatican treasury. Thus the Pope has been receiving his Christmas present on the in- stalment plan. Saturday Count Della Torre merely pasged over the last checks received. Tear Men Re. , 1 U.S Pat Of, | Can _You Make This _ ae With These HI-HO Puzzle No. 24—Here'’s the familiar symbol of the Red Cross to test the wits of HI-HO puzzle con- testants. It can be formed from the seven pieces in the puzzle rectangle when they are cut apart and propers ly reassembled. Can you do it? Copvaisttr BY COVICI, FRIEDE, INC, — DISTRIBUTED BY KING FEATURES SYNDICATE, INC. still unbroken. It was one of the most desperate attempts to break down a denial in my experience in the department. Outside the door of the examination room two newspaper men had d: a table from the Criminal Identifi- cation Bureau and sat there, play- ing “Seven-up” and making side ts on the result. When we led foctor Maskell out of the office and took him to the w: om, one of the reporters remarked that the doctor appeared\to be stand- ing the ordeal of grilling much better than his tormentors. We took him back, and then the Commissioner again took charge. _ First Thatcher Colt reasoned with him. Over and over again he took him through his story, but Maskell stuck to his single yarn without the slightest significant change, recounting thé hours at which he had delivered the prés- ents, his return to his office, the interview with the mysterious woman, his dinner later in a res- taurant of the Fifth Avenue Hotel. At 6 o'clock in the morning, Doc- tor Maskell was still far from be- ing a broken man. His energy was equal to Thatcher Colt’s rest- stepped tote fore, whispered into ped to the fore, whispe: the ear of Thatcher Colt, and the Commissioner nodded in skeptical acquiescence. 8 “Now, Doctor,” proposed Dough: erty, “I want you to come with me. Thus it was that in the dark hours of that morning, Dougherty, followed by Colt and myself, motored Famphrey Maskell to the | Morgue, at Bellevue Boapital, 26th St. East le walked into the bi like a man led into an ambuscade. There he was confronted with the body. At thir dreadful sight, Doctor Maskell could not remain unmoved. He be- trayed signs of nervousness and repulsion. ~ But who could say they were indication of fear or uilt?, ‘Finally the police brought im back to the examination room, with no admission drawn from his stern lips. They were weary, all of them, with the night’s inquisi- tion, but secretly they marvelled at the stre » the energy, the undaunted vitality of their pris- oner. - oc RENEE USE 25 1 Undaunted Vitality | [——_— $$! Meanwhile, detectives were checking up on all the stories that he told. It was at this time that Thatcher Colt had a long and whis} conference with Merle Dougherty, and a messenger was dispatched to the building {9 which the doctor maintained his offices. But Thatcher Colt was not ready to git He knew that when all seemed lost, vi ‘Again, snd stil again "aes 5 in, le Doctor Maskell retell’ his. stant He was reso. dest and one of the break Thatcher ws to aeerh him from a different ie. into Be Continued Tedtorrew.) | ‘