Judge — May 25, 1929 — page 34: what you’re looking at

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JUDGE’S MYSTERY CONTEST No. 8 Who Murdered the Charitable Eresby? Judge Will Pay $25.00 for the Funniest Solution of the Following Mystery: I r isn’t often that a charitable carnival is shrouded cleaners were turned on and the 1+ widows were in mystery. For many years the 400 have been properly cleaned. As they started to ery and plead nerously yiving their time and money toward the for the return of their life savings, cach broker maintenance of charitable institutions, and it is with snatched a Stock Exchange carnation from his a great deal of regret that I here unfold the strange buttonhole and stuffed it into the mouth of the un disappearance unfortunate of the Monte- : widowin zuma head- ‘ é front of him. dress from : Of this year’ was all in fun pageant, “Az- : > and added tee Gold,” and 3 i nl : greatly to the the subsequent ? $ tre course, it sury of murder of the Health Hugh Eresby, = . Center. prominent Then, just member of the i ‘ as Julia Hoyt New York Stock Ex change. was coming down the aisle representing Madison the moon Square Gar- (Aztce den was fs thent s be fi h hle 4 in ol for blue rib- packed to ca- ; bon), a shout pacity on the Ue lest Honlecninass ang ie stony anal etce ry potion, was heard wht of May ‘ : from the erul- 3.1929. The ler booth, and circus, six-day bicyele race and hockey rink had been Hugh Eresby collapsed into the arms of the lovely transformed into « gold and onyx reproduction of Princess de Coutes, the spirit of stuffed pheasant, Montezuma’s palace, under the able leadership of In the ensuii anic, Bob Fallon’s orchestra struck John W. Harkrider. up the Star Sy 1 Banner, and the frantic Elaborate costumes were worn by the members of couples sought exits, Montez address was the cast of 1,000, as all social differences were cast seen to rise in the air and exy e with a deafening aside and members of the Stock Exchange chatted report, showering the pageant with myriads of littl 1 rubbed elbows with other members of the Stock chocolate cup cakes. Exchange; and the wives of the members of the Two hours later a Mr. Judson dashed into the Stock xeha forgot center of the hall and told their social station for one the milling crowd that his glorious evening and hob- Health Center had myste nobbed with the wives of riously disappeared. |The other members. > > roe Garden was quickly sur- eee ea vey RULES OF CONTEST rden was quickly sur rounded by Grover Wha prominent society leader . . . len, representing the spirit came through the ropes Jencr, will award a prize of © the fun- OF law he ard: asg and welcome, and niest solution of the above myst dressed as the blue ribbon t nea ystery everyone name (From the Jack Cluett collection of “Household Crimes.”) was searched. (Aztec name for malt Any reader of Jeoce may compete. , No health brew), midst the plaudits number of solutions may be submitted, but none found. ill be dd. Solu $s should not be 1 ; " of the crowd. Malt Brew wall be-ceturned: Solubons should not be! he police linked the was introduced by Joe written Of a separate'sheet-of pape? murder of Eresby with the Humphries, and with a ; rolling of drums, 14 stock In case two oF more co testants submit’ the center was mysterious disappearance of th Health Center, which in turn was linked stage carrying vacuum cack with the explosion of the cleaners. 1b poverty- ‘ sriveh i the Iaatiof the Mystery Montezuma headdress. On stricken widows knelt in he. Wining” solution. will appear in the June that theory, a bigger and front of the brokers who s ke . better pageant is being struck up a lively tune te Ba ARE. Ri planned for May, 1930. called: “Margin Through ai colutione toc The Altederuus Edtioe The question is, who Georgia’—as the chorus Junce, 18 East 48th Street, New York. N.Y. murdered the charitable was repeated the vacuum and don't forget your name ‘and add Eresby? EDWARD LANCER PRINTING CO., INC, JAMAICA, RT. comicbooks.com