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...incendiarism. They questioned Alexander Schein-zeit, owner of the celluloid plant, who said he had had labor troubles and had also been warned by business rivals that he was in for a "bitter fight." Another possible cause for the explosion was a knife-type electric pull-switch which Labor Inspector John Roach found in the ruins of the plant. New Jersey's labor laws forbid such switches near inflammable materials...
Whether the excommunication included only the Cabinet and the Deputies who voted the church laws or embraced the entire Government from President Zamora down to the humblest customs inspector, was not stated. Hardest hit was Alcala Zamora. A devout Catholic, he dearly loves the solace of the Mass. When Madrid hotheads set fire to Jesuit churches two years ago, plump Senora Alcala Zamora distinguished herself by driving in an open carriage to each of the burned buildings, sitting before the door loudly saying her beads...
...land he sent police swarming through all Nazi headquarters and the houses of all known Nazi leaders. They found masses of Nazi leaflets, ma-chine-guns, rifles and small arms. Twice in a day they searched the house at Linz of Theodore Habicht, whom Hitler had blandly appointed Nazi "Inspector General for Austria." Fumed Herr Habicht: "Balkan methods!" and asked Hitler to make his house a German consulate. As such it would be extraterritorial, outside the jurisdiction of Austrian police. And Habicht made Dollfuss fume by charging that he had "begged" for an alliance with the Nazis for the autumn...
...chatted with the proprietor, suggested to him that his feeble old guest was Harriman. To see for himself, the proprietor went upstairs, found "Mr. Thomas" in bed, and got nothing but denials from the old gentleman. While they were talking, a loud knock announced the arrival of Inspector King of the Nassau County police, summoned thither by the reporter. "Aren't you Mr. Harriman?" he demanded abruptly. "No, I am Mr. Thomas," was the reply. But lying on the window sill was a hat bearing the initials "J. W. H." on the sweatband. Noting this, the Inspector strode from...
CALL OUT THE FLYING SQUAD-Henry Holt-Crime Club ($2). Inspector Silver, investigating a country murder, encounters Scotland Yard's pet criminal...