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'Wallace's
TEPRESENTATIVE - GAME COMMISSIONER LEW
JtV WALLACE seems to be excited over-the prospect of
havinsr to divest himself of one
ber of the legislature he accepted a position on the state game
commission, Under the interpretation of the constitution giv
en by the attorney general, he automatically vacated his of
fice as representative when he took the other position. Wal
lace protests, resists, and points the finger at others who may
be in the same boat. Finally he writes a letter to Secretary of
State Snell which carries the implication tnat the repuoucan
secretary is discriminating against democrat members of the
house.
Secretary Snell will no doubt answer for himself; but
' we do not believe his original inquiry was prompted by any
partisan considerations. For our part, there should be no dis
crimination: the rule should be
' Jn view of the tempest .which has arisen it ought to be a
fair solution if the county courts would reappoint as legis
lators those who resign from
which they accepted without
ing themselves as legislators.
choice. In the case of Representative Wallace, he should de
cide whether to be Estate representative or a game commis
sioner. Mr. Wallace proved himself a very capable legislator
and a man of fine character and dependability. We need more
ot his type in the legislature ; but he ought not to try to hold
positions in two distinct divisions of state government.
Senator Walker of Independence has set a good example.
He was appointed as a member
did not take his oath of office
his rejection of the tendered
In the case of Senator Corbett, member of the Port of
- Portland commission, and other legislators who are members
of town councils, mayors, city
distinction may be made that they are not state but local
offices. Since the Port of Portland position is now appointive
at the hands of the governor it would appear proper for Sen.
Corbett to resign his place on that body to avoid any crit
icism. -,
The dismissal of the suit in Multnomah county yester
day mdicates-aafltention to
. i . ' a
uey general, pernaps wun a view 10 later coniesc in me legis
lature itself .It should not be
in recognition of the wisdom of the printipleset forth clear
ly in the state constitution, that legislators should not hold
administrative offices under the state government, or remun
erative federal appointments.
A Dictator Dies
SUCCESSION is the rock on
w split. The death of Marshal Pilsudki in Poland brings
again to the fore the problem which confronts the European
countries now dominated by a single individual. In Russia
Lenin was succeeded by Stalin, "man of steel", with scarcely
- a tremor in the strong grip of the ruler. Jugo-Slavia has gone
on under a triumvirate after the assassination of King Al
exander who had assumed dictatorial powers. It is probable
a similar course will be followed in Poland. Marshal Pil
sudki has been a irt of intermittent dictator. He immured
.himself much of the time in his country estate, ruling by re
mote control., interfering only
the regimists will merely continue to exercise the power.
Eventually splits will come
ceed the individuals. Jealousies,
tagonisms of principle, and primitive ambitions will create
friction and discord. So we may expect history to repeat it
self : the dictator to be followed by oligarchs and the oli
garchy break up to be followed either by a single individual
or by a left-shift to a parliamentary form.
; : One in reminiscent mood is
dictator like Pilsudki to reflect on how the parliamentary
form of government which a century ago was flowering nice
ly in Europe after the success
system, and which after the world war Teceived fresh stim
. ulus, has crumpled and faded so
two systems of government which are self -perpetuating: one
is the representative, parliamentary system which still pre
vails in England and the United States; the other is the dy
nastic monarchy where the royal line provides for the suc
cession. Eventually the dictatorships now in vogue will pass
either into monarchies or back to ministers responsible to
parliaments. J -
Zion Protocols
A court in Switzerland has after an exhaustive trial con
Xjl demned as forgeries the Protocols of Zion which anti
Jewish groups have periodically, revived to fan the fires of
racial and religious hatred. The president of the court brand
ed them as V ridiculous nonsense", belonging to the class of
immoral literature improper for circulation in Switzerland.
The verdict confirms a judgment in England some years
ago. ' ' : .-V
The Protocols of Zion had an r "American tour" a few
years ago when Ford's Dearborn Weekly ran a Jew-baiting
crusade. Later when Mr. Ford was sued for damages he dis
continued his weekly and in his settlement admitted that he
was in error in accepting as valid the purported protocols.
The substance of the protocols is the outline of plans for
4 seizing power by the Jews, all foolish lies designed either
by the enemies of the Jews or by unbalanced minds that have
no regard for consequences of such invention.
: The longevity of these frauds is amazing, but the public
,mmd is so gullible, so easily swayed, so emotional, so easily
warped by prejudice, fear or hate that forgeries, sybmine
books, fake Knights of Columbus oaths, etc live on and on
being revived at intervals to inflame the passions of the un
stable. - -
Few are the true Americans who hare any envy for Countess
Barbara Hntton Haugwitx-Reventlow. Her new husband may be a
vortny fellow; but her very casual shift of mates, lika shiftia gears
la au automobile, Is not something to promote her popularity among
the masse of Americans. Whether he was obtained for a set of shirt
studs and some polo ponies we do not know; but Papa Hntton has
?J? ?,bt Bafeettrl the family fortune from going Danishi It Is
the follies and extravagances of the neb whica offend the pjople In
more modest circumstances; and there will be very general rorulaion
of feeling against-the five-and-ten heiress who trades husbands and
titles with such seeming nonchalance.
Barnum's rule no longer holds: the 1S35 sucker birthrate Is two-a-mlnute.
There's where real birth-control is needed. -
Agitation
of his jobs. Wane stiu a mem
applied to all alike.
the administrative positions
realizing they were disqualify
The legislator should have his
of the state library board. He
and advised the governor of
appointment.
attorneys, school directors,' the
accept the ruling of the attor-
i i i i t ? ii i
on a partisan basis, but solely
which most dictator regimes
in important matters. Thus
among the oligarchs who suc
divergent temperaments, an
stimulated by the death of a
of the American constitutional
swiftly. There are really only
The Grecfc
G
arne of
Politic
1
By FRANK R. KENT
Copyrlfftt 1935, ty Tk Baltimore Boa
The Supreme Court
-.Next,.
r Washintrton. Mar 14
SOMEWHAT obscurely, announce
ment was made- the other day that
tn Federal Reserve Board had
acquired a "public relations coun-
! Public relations counsel
the phrase lnrentid by the late
Iry Lee to take the place of pub
licity director and press agent It
is a handsomer designation, but at
bottom mean the same thing la
a glorified "way. i
NEWS that the Federal Reserve
Board had taken one- on came as
something of a shock to those who
hare regarded It as the most solid.
aloof, authoritative and tndepen
dent agency of the executive
branch ot the Government, the
one farthest removed from pol
itlcs. with the least need for pub
licity. This departure from the
original conception puts, the top
story on the extraordinary publi
city structure erected by this Ad
ministration, the extent ot which
amazes those who fully grasp It.
There seems nothing left now save
for the Supreme Court to acquire
a press agent. Propaganda can no
farther go.
AS a matter ot fact the Federal
Reserve Board was supposed by
old-fashioned Democrats such as
Senator Glass, for instance to
partake somewhat ot the dignity
of the court. Its decisions were in
the nature of judicial opinions.
Its weight was exerted without os
tentation or self-praise. Its actions
spoke for themselves. Its mem
bers, removable only for cause
and after hearings, were free from
White House and Treasury influ
ence. The idea was that the power
of this board was very great, 'its
functions most important and that
its judgments should be as free as
possible from pressure of any
sort, unaffected by public clamor
or the desire to be popular, either
with the people or the President.
THE charge of those who oppose
it is that the new banking bill.
sponsored by Mr. Maniner Eccles.
new head of the board, and back
ed by the Administration, will
change all this. That bill, its op
ponents allege, win political! the
board, rob it of its judicial char
acter, and, in effect, permit It to
be controlled by the White House.
Be that as It may. until a day or
so ago, the idea ot a "public rela
tions counsel" in connection with
the board had not been suggested.
Normally It would not occur. Even
now, it Is difficult to see the need
of a public relations counsel. The
board has no popular contact and
none is neeeasary. Its members
are not elected by the people.
none, so iar as xnown, aspires for
higher office. It. does not need
help in getting Its decisions ade
quately publicised. They are too
Important to be ignored and their
interpretation is one the board
has heretofore been able to do it
self. It could hardly be that the
public relations counsel is employ
ed to aid in getting pending legis
lation through Congress,, because.
as Mr. John Stewart Bryan point
ed out some time ago, there is a
22-year old law on the books, mak
ing employment for such a pur
pose illegal. .
RESPONSIBILITY for this depar
ture rests. It is understood, nnnn
Mr. Eccles himself, who feels the
need of a public relations counsel.
Mr. Eccles occupies today a very
important position, exerts more
influence upon governmental fi
nancial matters than almost anv-
one else. Is consulted on - general
poucies. Young, able, alert, nubile
spirited and with a tine record as
a successful banker In his, home
State of Utah. Mr. Eccles was as
of the earliest of New Dealers.. It
was in February, 133, befoTe the
Senate Finance Committee, lhat
he outlined most of:tha inudbir
policies since pursued.
AT that time he was relatively an-
anown ana his views got little
nubllcitr. Ther seemed than nnlm.
portant, which shows how easy it
is iorjsoth -press and politicians to
be mistaken. Actually he forecast
the New Deal before anvona d
As a New Deal prophet he is with
out a peer. Credit for recomm end-
bur him to th A IrAatlnt la rtT.x
to Professor Tugwelf, with whom
he la great friends. -Certainly,
while- his banks prospered under
the old system, his views am any
thing but orthodox and he gener
ates some original ideas. A public
relations counsel is. one of them.
But this mast be said of Mr. Ec
cles when he nicked imhito re
lations counsel, he picked a good
one. In Mr. Elliott Thurston, of
the Washington Poet, he gets a
man of high character, real abil
ity, unusual iserlini h fca
in tact, altogether too much to be
a "public relations counsel" n
would make a good head of the
board.
Spray Evergreens
to Prevent Blight;
Vines Look Hardy
ST., Lotus. irr 1 1 va.
William - and , Patrick. -Minninr
have just completed spraying
tneir trained eTergreens with lime
and anlnhur to nrernt thorn
getting the red blight disease. So
iar the vines look hardy and in
excellent condition. .
Edmund Marsh, youngest son of
Mr. and Mrs. Marsh, who has been
senousiy m at his home, Is able
to resume his studies again.
The women of this parish are
sponsoring a dance to be given at
the St. Louis hall Wednesday
night, with special music from
lent. -
The St. Lonls srad tn u
defeated Fairfield there Friday by
il Mil, ...
for S
bits
CjCJ.
Big dance in Salem
to celebrate passing
ot state house bill !n'72::
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There was a - hot time in the
old town of Salem one night in
the tall cf 1872. -
The hlU had passed the legis
lature to bund the sute capitol
that burned on the night of April
25. , The event deserved celebrat
Ing.
fc k t
' The question as to how culmin
ated in a treat banonet and bs.li.
with tickets at IS each, and 00
sold. - v -
The bill srovidinr for the mn.
strnetion of tha' ststn Tiaiisa was
the ruth' one introduced in , the
session of 1272. which met th
second Monday In September, as
me constitution . then provided.
(It was chanced at the lzt M.
sion to the second Monday in Jan
uary, ioiiowing each, biennial elec
tion.) The second was far ihi mt.
ment of mileage of members, the
third for the ineornnntlnn nf
Roseburg, and the fourth to allow
the holding of lands by aliens.
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Section 1 of the stale, hnma hfll
directed the creation of a board
of three commissioners to have
charsre of the erection of tha
building.
Section 2 gave the governor
power to fill vacancies in the com
mission: the election beinr hv tha
legislature in joint session of the
two nouses, a 95000 bond and
an oath of office were reanirpd
for each member.
Section 4 eave verr rennrai
powers and provided. for monthly
meetings.
Section 6 eava . th hnarrf a n-
thority to make requisitions for
materials made at the state oris
on, and for Inmate larbor.
The pay for commissioners was
S5 a day when actually employed.
The first aDDronrl&tlon wna
1100.000. with the state treisuror
authorixed to transfer $50,000
from the "soldiers bounty fund"
to the "state house buildinr
fund."
Section 11 was an emereennv
clause, and the bill was approved
October 10, 1872, by L. F. Gro
ver, governor
The 1874 Salem Directory
showed:
"CaDitol Commiafiinnnra Hf.
fice, west side Commercial, be
tween Jj erry ana Trade."
The writer believes the office
was ' in the nresent Statesman
building, where Is now the busi
ness office of this newspaper. The
commissioners likely occupied
about half of the- space indicated.
Every reeular reader of this
column knows that the offices of
the governor and his private sec
retary and the chambers of . the
supreme court and th mnm nt
the state library then occupied the
secona noor of the present States
man building. The 1874 Directory
shows that the superintendent of
public Instruction, Sylvester
Simpson, also had his office in
the same buildinr. simnann waa
the first to hold that office, by
appointment of the governor. The
first elected one was Dr. L. L.
Rowland, who had the office from
'74 to '78; no doubt in the same
location until September, 7,
when the state house was occu
Farmers9 Union
News
ZENA. May 14. Sorter Val
ley Fanners Union No. 252 held
an open meeting, at the school
on the regular meeting date at
o'clock. W. Frank Crawford.
president, presided. He told ot
the many advantages -gained by
purchasing farm commodities at
the Fanners Union store at Salem
and advised all members to pat
ronize it when .possible, .The pro
gram included piano numbers by
Miss Ruth Shepard, a talk on the
purpose-and aims of Oregon State
college by R. C Shepard, address
by W. L. Leatch of the Oregon
State college extension service.
Mr. Teutsch said that rhe did
not defend the deal but wished
to - explain it. "We hear many
things about revolutionary ex
periments. The purpose of the
agricultural administration Is to
restore to the American farmer
his just dues. Production is in
accordance with market, demand.
Fifty per cent of the farms are
mortgaged bnt we seldom hear
ot one being foreclosed.
"In the matter of purchasing
cattle, eight million were pur
chased in the drouth Section to
relieve the farmer. In 1932 there
was an excess of dairy cattle in
Oregon, which is an Important
dairy state. The price- ot cows in
creased 50 per cent In February
because of diseased cattle. Cali
fornia alone will have to replace
150,090 cattle!"
TALBOT. May 14.- Sidney-
Talbot Farmer's Union met In the
Talbot school house Friday night
with President D. E. Bllnston in
the chair. J. W. Gilmour, of ex
change committee, gave, a splen
did report.' :-V
Two visitors from the Marion
local were present and asked Sid-ney-Talbot
local to join in 'their
pool of coffee. G. W. Potts, state
president, gave a talk on the in
spection of : the fire hazards at
the court house, and the progress
being made in the Farmer's union
warehouse in Salem.
An enjoyable program was riv
en by. a group of employes from
the Doolittle service station in Sa-
em. Refreshments were served.
IX HOSPITAL HERE
SALEM HEIGHTS. Mar 14.
Miss Dorothy Burger is a patient
at the Deaconess hospital where
she underwent an exnerrencv op
eration for appendicitis : She is
reported as doing nicely. ,
rcaurast
HENDRICKS
pied. Simpson was a brother of
Sam Simpson, Oregon Poet laur
eate. His term was from Jan.
30. 1873. to Sept. 14, 1874. The
governor -was theretofore, 'ex-of-
fido state superintendent of pub-
lib instruction.)
Al. Croasmah, then well known
Salemite, was the head of the
committee ' tor the banquet and
ball. Mr. Croasman is now 63
years - older than he was then.
which brings him well up into the
eighties, but ' he - Is . still going
strong; - Is crier of : the- United
Statea district, court in Portland;
and " looks good tor many years
yet. . . .
; .
. Every member of th legisla
ture and of the supreme court
had a free ticket.
The regular reader ot this col
umn knows -the legislature then
met In the Holman building, still
standing, on the. corner south ot
The Statesman building.
; U . . ..""
The banquet was held on the
first floor of Reed's opera house.
southwest -corner' Court and Lib
erty now the Miller store build
ing and the dance on the sec
ond floor of that building.
It was a blase of lights com
ing from Ordinary candles placed
in the windows; four candles to
every pane of glass. All the Sa
lem stores and many residences
were Illuminated in the same
manner.
Prominent people from all
parts ot the state were in attend
anee. The ladies were decked
out in the latest fashions, most
of the men in full dress.
It was a gorgeous affair.
Col. C. A. Reed, who owned the
opera house and was quite an art
ist, painted a picture ot what, in
his conception, the state house
would look like when completed.
It was of heroic size, such as Col.
Reed specialised in, and created
much favorable comment.
s s s
General Joe Lane, first govern
or of Oregon and former political
idol of the territory and the state.
came down from Roseburg to at
tend the ceremonies. An old tim
er remembered that he wore
buckskin gloves and kissed the
pretty girls they were of course
all pretty; our mothers and
grandmothers in the bloom and
buoyancy of their youth.
None in all history were ever
prettier for did not that ray Lo
thario, Joaquin Miller, testify re
peatedly that under the soft Ore
gon skies are produced the fair
est of the fair among all the
daughters of Eve that, with their
angelic charms, have ever graced
and adorned this earth?
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There was a shortage of 813
when the committee ot arrange
ments settled up the affairs of the
sumptuous banquet and grand
balL with the makings ot the
sounds . of revelry' and good
cheer
And Al. Croasman says he
stood the charge, and paid it out
of his own pocket, the other mem
bers of the committee being
broke.
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Who will do this for the feed
and frolic when definite an
nouncement shall have been made
of what is to be done to provide
the housing the burning of the
state capitol destroyed?
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19
HUBBARD, May 14. - The
town bridge club was entertained
at the home ot Mr. and Mrs.
Mose Garren Saturday night. Mr.
and Mrs. Edmund Chausse as
sisted. Women's prizes went to
Mrs. Elmer Stauffer and Mrs.
Waldo Brown. Tulius Stauffer and
Elmer Stauffer were high scorers
tor tne men.
Mrs. Ellen Carl and Mrs. L.
M. Scholl scent Knndxv at
SUte coUege attending the Moth
ers nay exercises.
Word has been received here
of the -arrival of a son, Paul, to
Mr. and Mrs. C. IT. riari -
who are living in Centralla. This
u tee third child, the other two
are girls. The rrandnarenta are
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. rnavor f
Hubbard. -
Kev. W. L Orr announced Sun
day morninr that he win nnt
occupy the palpit at the Federated
.church Sunday moralng, May 19.
ur. v. ti. scnuize, head of the
religious department of Willam
ette university, will be the
speaker.
Twenty Years A90
Mar 15. 1915
President Wilson leaves Wash.
lag-ton on board the naval yacht
Mayflower for New York to r
view the Atlantic fleet.
Governor Wlthvcomb
a telegram from the state of Mis
souri that Oregon cattle will be
quarantined unless the embargo.. is
lifted here on Missouri cattle.
A conference to consider nK.
lems of Western Child Labor is
being called in San Francisco May
ss to I. .
Ten Years Ago,
Mav 15. 1923
Miss Abby Rockefeller Is mar
ried to David - Merriweather Mil
ton at the home of . the bride's
father. John D. Rockefeller! 1r.. in
New York City.
Fishing is good.
An English . lecturer V declares
tfiat Europe is still infested -with
international, spies. - -
Hue to preach
AT HUBBARD MAY
The
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"The Cold
CHAPTER XXXVI
At heademarters ther fotmd In.
speetor McEniry, fuming with en-
e-y
"News for you boys," the Inspec
tor greeted them. ""We've got the
Jap. They found him at his lodg
ings over on the East Side. They're
bringing him in now. Great work,
Montignyl IH never kid you again
about your crazy leads
J azzoo and whoopee I" exclaimed
Serreant Darden. who seemed
strangely oat of character when he
was enthused.
"We've checked all the steamship
saflinga," McEniry went on. There
were none today. There are two to
night, but there's no passenger of
Schurman's description booked on
either or them. The boys nabbed
three or four on suspicion, anyhow.
We cant trace any railroad book
ings, though that's a devil of a Job.
Anyhow, with tMs Jap under OUT
thumb we ought to ret a decent
lead.-
The scared young Japanese, Hit'
so. however, could not heist them
greatly at first. He was intelli
gent, apparently, but not wholly in
talHrible. He could neareebr sneak
enongb English to keep himself est
ex jau. The employment bureaa
manager through whom Eitsn bad
been traced had explained that Mr.
Schnrman had specinraiiy wanted m
Japanese chauffeur who could speak
little English be wanted lots
or service and very little conversa
tion. Hi tan bad led Oils requirement
admirably. He managed to make it
dear to the police that he bad never
heard of Mr. Shimmer .which waa
the nearest he could tome to Schm
man before being employed by
tnsrc gentleman two weexs oezore.
He had hoped th Job wo&ld be per
manent, but Mr. Shimmer had been
called to Enrone tm bnatneaa kamt.
pectedly, had even him a bonus and
dismissed him. Mr. Shimmer's ear
was ami tn an East Side garage.
It was te be placed in dead storage
while its owner waa .fat Europe.
Hitsn thought his employer had
sailed today. .
That waa all Stan, could tell th a
police. He did not become genuinely
useful as a witness until Inspector
-a jury spreaa npon tne cesk be
fore Hitra . a collection of photo-
grapns. h
"Mugs of eliiit or nine mfldl r sus
pected as fences," the Inspector ex
plained to MOTUgny. ""None o them
convicted, orven cficiaDy charged
nn . anyunne. out we're had the
ere on them."
Hitaa grabbed one or the pic tares
and jumped to his feet, ia counte
nance opening in a wide and very
gummy gxra. . v
"Miss Shimmer. Missa Shim-
meri' he cried delightedly.
"Be sure now, your growled He
Enlry No gnessinr." :
They shued the photographs,
adding- new ones , and subtracting
some oz tne u ones, spun iutso
around on his heels and commanded
nun to try again. -
Three successive times Eitsn un
erringly picked nt Mr. Shimmer.
, "What a break, what a break!"
cried Darden. :
inspector mcmry rezerred te a
card index record. - u;
. -Jack Calient I knew we'd get
u sxy oia aauc one ox these days.
Wealthy . retired diamond mer-
chant. I.know him. Used to be in
business down in Maiden Lane,
wts never pinned anything on
him. bnt there's always been a feel
inz about him. Listen to this. Men.
tisny: Frequently spends his win-
Un aft TXaln. n-V V-.t.
.mi iimitfc if iaj V, 1 1 a .
wnere ne'e gone.- . v.- - -a.-.
Warm don't yon think, at this
-season?" t suggested Montigny.
-rernapa ne went, north instead.
There, is a sailing tomorrow mom
ing from Montreal."
"Well cheek 'em both."
The mills of the police department
'ground not slowly but exceedingly
fine that night.
Montigny found himself with a
blank evemng before him. -
"I think I shall look trp chemi
cal friend," he told Sergeant Dar
den. "One Doctor. In an. of Har
gett , V ' Company the - manufac
turers, as yon remember we learned,
of Fallet French Toilet Soap." .
Yeaht" said Darden.
JiotsTeah." TepUed Montigny.' j
Cut Co&tigTiyieanied to his fl s
appointment that Doctor I&man was
ut of the city and was not expected
Slave oi the Grindstone
I
Finger Curse" B,.'fi
to re rn until the following night.
Montigny in the morning mail had
a written report from the telephone
company, to the effect that the
moutn piece wnicn toe police naa
"iuoh on us we poone in vat oca
roam of th lata. Mm MntarftaTtV
was not the mouthpiece with which
that telephone had been equipped
when delivered oriffinsliv. and tha
the mouthpiece which bad been
found on the telephone in Glenn
ThnrhtMf'a) ana r 1 1 'mm nfe. IiVanrfaa mrmm
not tbOi-.orifnn al Mri lni.rl
- A. 1 I I
Fnrth e than fhat tha mkitmk.
did tint nn tn mi AAViaTtw . -
ord, but the manager of the branch
St 4 a . a .
omen amp aea ue verat ct silgnuy
in conversation with Montigny.
telephone," aaid the-manager, "is a j
new une, u comparatively recent
VDB fonnd An If n. KTdarKaitka tala.
pn te, u- not new, tneugn i&ahouid
be because the Instrument is new.
&V ehaAJ tJva aarfal iimi km ar
- . a a a . m a. .
the instrement with othezs of the
xactory toz. we oeurmined
ftat the-mouthpiece found on It
shonld hava hmhmtrmA tn am fnat .
ment assembled at least one year
aga xne moauiptece on the Thur-
he tlonhAn mm tVa Atkav I.
a new one, and its serial Ammig,
hod cnecs won ue -extra parts
Which WM hava an hanrl at thla nffiw
to furnish subscribers who ask for
toenv
"In other words," said Montigny
eagerly, "it is a mouthpiece recently
renlaced . and -an awirlawtW tmwrtmA
. " m, . j
ny uis o ce as a suosenbers re-
joeast - . i ...
res. that aeema ta ba tha au
"Snlendid. aaid MmiHm, Tim
ue noea os. uiegoiy v aicooT mi-
txhelv. od dknUwa nluitA -.K
A Ml tr . J .
which he bnd. appropriated from
Valcour'a xooms. "Will yon please
woe ex anyone tn tae em cm re
calls haTins rinm thla man 5tV:
the past few -weeks, a new telephone
zooa ta piecei"
- ' TM ma na I U fa hwrnMa TT.
TAtn-rnmA ahnfa tU L . tlj
frprtte -front offl ice, one of e in-
"Mlaa Exhridre remeznbers vonr
BUM WBBlUil-ili, iiwmi . ov-
v - " " j mmmm aasstGA alga's
did not take his name, bat she made
-otr hq ox cus telephone
nnm bar." . .
: If iaa KttivMM at. laS L.tul.
wi urvn 1 1 taway acont ni af pxompt-
VtiMnri. tvlnhvna .mti rvi
Iremem ber i n," she declared. "He
fxmWV l!ta hi 1HH ! rnvmrn an1 Ion.
sandy hair and a aaady mustache.
uo s snort ana sum, about five and
a- naix set xa
Esflnrh." aaid WnHm. an
thsnJryou both excessively.
Monti .ahnrtl k.nM
called upon Inspector e niry to
Impart this information.
Th fin! P-nrinta at tha imiii
of the crime. Inspector' I predicted
that thev onld ha rnTf 1 a
Through this simple method one
fi. 1 . . a.
ougii nsTo put even your finger
prints there." :
McEnirr listened In tdniM
to th a axnlanatimt. -"ms ha
grunted, exasperated, "all you do is
ra -Mi iron if d4im a m t-K3M irm.
ysu uutga) ana, waa
ogny. For a change, why don't yon
prove iewi -
"Bnt VAX. fmmatA . -alt TnaM i
. J r ii.iiiwu
-TjrOTlTl W rvm MimnlaHva rfiawwurf
Toot electrician has trouble wi
the mysterious unseen force be calls
CUlieiiL . Tkra a tan mm t.i-
things that might have caused the
iru ua ow ooes ne go aoout lti
urn eliminates, one ny one, tne ten
or eleven thlntra that mU nt km
caused the trouble and the twelfth
u xne answer.'-
"And what's tha iinaw l fVf.
RlMt af ni.ViUn f" - -
-j Montigny trngged. "We are not
iw wtvutt. vuuuiuu.u ut nas
not bees rearrestedt"
"fT tha-f am nnt a hu m.9 Kt
He and Jack Callen. Callen cheeked
OBt tha hftfjl arliMa tia l. W
urar permanenuy. two weeks ago
woru uere, too, tnat he was
Smg to enrope. ho must have
own all atwint th fa VA itavka.V -v.
before it happened. Awful tuek to
uu am in- ihu li WSS RU PTttag
b ii. put jou on to is zaae picture
baying ram. We've rot to nab
Callen to save our face. Tha dam.
blasted newspapers are rcastinarths
tarontnf
us." UcEnlrft hnge band
crumpled
the Bews-eheet he had
been scanning sourly when Montig
ny came in. "What do I do next,
Monti IV -trrr n TlinTiav Inn.. m-mA
give iem au a deep beUy-laugh on
U3I
Montigny ehuekled. "Quol dom.
maemJ It mnnld ka a alia . i -
our valushla-publicity man. He is
On r Mnuwi -1T TT J e4 j.n.
- - --ww a ar aws SMa r bUC9 USUiT
the ought that the skeleton fingers
of the Cold Finger Curse are reach-
Brow relentlessly ror the culprits."
"Horse-whiskers t" growled Mc-
Enirw derlaiwlv-. k.f.
to catch a thief. Thieves dont read
ana ii uiey do .theye got sense
enough not to believe what they see
the paper."
Ton forget, Inspector, that we
nave many thieves of education and
refinement nowadays. It used to be
nnxaahiimaKl. Vawio. v.
crook--but no longer."
"WelL all rifi-ht. Have ft vnn.
way. But what do I do with Thtrr-
berr If I dont turn him Inn th
District Attorney win, fa the light
Of tS SMW talon him.
I -77" - .iiinw , ,iu , VI
yours. There's onlyona other thing
t IS7 w "?'a Anuroer on the
call to Mrs. Elderbank Jnst before
the murder came from Thurber's
phone."
v But twt, prorably, from Thur-
Der. A BTmhrmtm tM TV .1. i.
------ -r . v tuiuvui
apartment hangs, even now, in the
ifT WA anura s flat down
stotts. Or --have you considered
Sir ? c 1 eod me
fwa i Thnrbert telephone, even
though there was no one at all in
Thnrber's rooms."
"wnat do yon mean?"
Taxmad art.. T 4- j i
. - - vBuiat wir
ing n old houe, Imilt before the
daYa nf f.lmknu
Thorber'a top floor apartment just
www ua icyei or tne root. With a
lineman's am ml entflt th thtf
does his tannins a .n -.-J.
. 7 r mm IKWUJ mm
sjlf as from Thnrber's telephone.
The man on the roof with his line
mans inatnmwfit a. v-
tafldnf from an ordinary phone."
m-rfj sorrea oncom fortahly.
xo-ut we have no evidence of
that. Guesswork, isnt it?"
-mreiy. mx tt fits In to my pi
tare f tha. ml.... eC.fi
IJC-
I
inconstrucB u for you I"
. - - - w.uwa WUM
ajo re. snoot.-
"Thera la a m.au.t.
men . nil tha w .L- v- : .
, . a unui nut
door tn If pa Kidahv. i.
a confederate, an Insida man. at
"a!:" ...
rrinUy. That looks like a cinch,
now."
Latna mTI k( tr-f
Ha is a. frWd mt r ktl- t...
m, vi amm
had access te Thurbera apartment,
SZZr 5? its ea ue mouthpiece
ffnrbers telephone, quickly sub
stitutin gu a new one. He has this
mouthpiece fa bis pocket, wrapped
to Piper to protect Mr. Thurber's
valuable finrer-nriata. Th, a
Prearrangement that the erime is to
. wuuuiua as a aenmte time, in
"p-of the Zulu dance at Mrs.
dertank's party. No signal is
needed by the man or men on the
roof hen the African war drums
begin to rumble, the call is to be put
to rnnvnoninr Mrs. Elderbank up
stairs to her bWroora
."Tbafs the dope, all rlght-ttafs
tbeway it was done."
4 "The can is put In from the
tapped wires or from Thurber's
roomav Mrs. Elderbank's colored
i"f""t nonnauy. would answer the
telephone npstairs, so an attempt is
.ww w row suspicion on ner
the Stolen dot r tha missin snit-
ease."-' .
tte way," tnterrupted Mc
fniry, "I forgot to tell you-we've
fonnd that amt-Ma a 7 .l .rv.
f 'a.'7tk' laterborough subway
.V .4 fa . i . . . i
k . vi j u i onung, aiongsiae
tha traolra . j -
the-Times Square station."
in e ennwayi'' ,
Sua. TIim tna ta -a v.
DlStf Orm tn n( rtd m f XSJm tA.L.
fied the clothes as Mrs. Elderbank's,
all right, but we didn't hare any
luck finding finger-prints en the
soit-esse."-.,' -r.
"Sol Thaw if A na hfaa fa.
criminate innocent people. But it so
hannena that th. mil i at
hahd--ehe is in the basement area
way lending five dollars to her crap
shooting friend, so that the butler
Cnnnlea. tnataad ? fk. mtA an.
swers the telephone."
(To Be Continued)
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