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MURDER CASE
BY S. S. " VAN DINE ooAAl

CHARACTERS OF THE STORY
PHILO VANCE
JOHN FIX. MARKHAM District
Attorney of New York County
ALVIN H. BENSON. 80. Well
known Wall Street broker and
man. about-town. who was mys.
teriously murdered in his home
MAJOR ANTHONY BENSON :.
Brother of the murdered man
MRS. ANNA PLATE .......
Housekeepcr for Alvin Benson
MURlEL ST. CLAIR $3.50.
: A young singer
CAPTAIN PHILIP LEACOCK :.
........ III. Miss st. Glars fianco
LEANDER PFYFE
49,. Intimate Of Alvin Benson's
MRS. PAULA BANNING ......
........... A frierd Of Pfyfe's
ELSIE HOFFMAN Secretary Of
the firm of Benson and Benson
COLONEL BIGSBY OSTRANDER
.......... A retired army officer
WILLIAM Fl. MORJARTY 49,.
:::A:: ........:.. An alderman
GEORGE G. STITT ............
........ VI the firm Of Stitt
snd Mccoy. Public Accountants
MAURICE DINWIDDIE -. -.
-. Assistant District Attorney
ERNEST HEATE ........ Ser.
geant Of the Homicide Bureau
BURKE, SNITKIN, EMERY -.
Detectives o. Homicide Bureau
BEN HANLON 49,. Command
ing Officer Of Detectives as
signed to District Attorneys office
PHELPS, TRACY. SPRINGER.
HIGGINBOTHAM ............
-. ............ Detectives a..
signed to District Attorneys office
CAPTAIN CARL HAGEDORN :.
-. Firearms expert
......... ..... Medical examiner
FRANK SWACkER ;. Sec.
retary to the District Attorney
CURRlE ............ Vanoe's valet
5. 5. 'AI DINE -. The Narrator
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LOTS FOR SALE

LOST
LOST-A travelling bag between
Mandan and Nome, N. D. Finder
please return for reward. Albert
Gravel, Nome, N. D.
LOST-Shell trimmed glasses in
leather case. Finder please phone
996 or Is.
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has entered the Deaconess hospital
for treatment.

The total consumption candy in
the United States averages enc good
bite a day pcr person.
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THIS HAS HAPPENED

Vance demonstrates by meas
urements at the scene of the
shooting that the murderer must
have been approximately six
feet tall, and thus eliminates
Miss st. Clair as a suspect after
her handbag has been found in
the room with the murdered
man. Pfyfe tells Markham that
LeacOek had threatened to kill
Alvin Benson. Markham begins
to think Leacock guilty. He
talks to Ostrander in an effort
TO learn something more about
BE ason's friends.
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Underground passages for auto
mobiles ct the principal street in
tersections may be constructed this
year IN Paris to relieve traffic con-
1estiou.
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RIDs WANTED

The School Board OF Burnt Creek
School District No. - will receive
bids for so tons OF Wilton coal or It's
equal. Is tons to be delivered at
Schoolhouse No. and Is tons to be
delivered at Schoolhouse No. 2. Bids
will be opened at Clerks resident
Oct. 81, 1927, at 8 o'clock p. m.
WIN. PAUL.
Clerk.
f1n/tt1o.fl.r7N
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Dickens "Christuas Carol" met
with such success thai the first issue
was sold out on the day Of publics-
ton.
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A win, consisting Of 26 words, was
written on the back Of bridge score
pad by . New York woman.
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Personal and
Social News of
Mandan Vicinity
GIVES BIRTHDAY Party

GIVES BIRTHDAY PARTY
Mrs. A. M. Renden entertained
Thursday at s o'clock supper in hon
or Of the tenth birthday anniversary
Of her daughter, Roberta. Covers
were laid for IL little guests.
MISS ROSEN ENTERTAINS
Miss Dorothy Rosen was hostess
at q dancing party Friday evening
at her home. The rooms were dec
Grated with Halloween colors and
favors. At the close Of the, evening
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FOR RENT-Furnished light house.
keeping apartment. Geo. w.
Little, sol Fourth street. Phone
1914.
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FOR RENT-Apartment at the
Woodmansee with or without gar
age. Apply H~J. Woodmansee.
Phone 1888.
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FOR RENT-One three room un-
furnished front apartment in Rue
apartments, all modern. Phone
697-J or call at I'll Ave. A.
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FOR RENT-Three room house with
finished basement. All modern
except bath, located on Fifteenth
street. Inquire at 21O Main or
phone 398.
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Tribune Classified Advertisements
- p FL Q II q CO.
APARTMENTS

FOR RENT-Very nicely furnished
modern apartment, first floor,
piano, electric washing machine
and frigidaire, clean, warm, hot
water always. Call at 807 Fourth
street.
FOR RENT-Furnished or unfur-
nished apartment in modern home
on ground floor, private entrance,
lights, heat and water furnished.
4l5 Mandan street. Phone 1858.
FOR RENT-Three room furnished
apartment with bath, lights, water
and heat. Possession at once.
Rent $4,000 per month. Call He'd
den Real Estate Agency. Phone Q.
FOR RENT-Newly decorated large
apartment, partly furnished, in
GLIDING water and lights, small
family preferred. Call at 423
FOR RENT-Furnished apartments
in modern home, near William
Moore school. Guaranteed good
and warm. Call at $50 Fourth
street.
FOR RENT-A beautifully fur
nished sleeping apartment, COM
Portable summer and winter, suit
able for one or two persons. Phone
948.
FOR RENT-One three room un-
furnished front apartment in Rue
apartments, all modern. Phone
697-J or call at I'll Ave. A.
FOR RENT-Apartment at the
Woodmansee with or without gar.
age. Apply HyJ. Woodmansee.
Phone 1888.
FOR RENT-Furnished light house.
keeping apartment. Geo. w.
Little, sol Fourth street. Phone
794.
FOR neutrality-suspicious. in Trib-
une Bldg. Apply Tribune office.
Occupancy Nov. LIST.
FOR RENT-A two and three
room apartment. The Laurain
Ars }. Phone 500.
HOUSES AND FLATS
FOR RENT-Rooming house, 422
Fourth street. Apartment city heat
ed, three rooms with private bath.
Also garage. For sale. Iron top
for gas range. Phone 905.
FOR RENT-To June 1st. Dietrich
cottage completely furnished).
2l6 Thayer Avenue, SOS month.
Inquire The Byrne Agency, Bis
marck Bank Building.
FOR RENT-Three room house with
finished basement. All modern
except bath, located on Fifteenth
street. Inquire at 21O Main or
phone 500.
FOR RENT-Seven room modern
house, full basement, hot water
heat. Also garage. sos w. Broad
way. Phone 676-M after 500
FOR RENT-Six room house. In
quire at Marcovitz Grocery. Phone
957.
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FOR neutrality-suspicious. in Trib-
une Bldg. Apply Tribune office.
Occupancy Nov. LIST.
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WANTED TO RENT
WANTED TO RENT-Good sized
furnished apartment or house.
Phone 80 after 7:CO.
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FOR RENT-A beautifully fur
nished sleeping apartment, COM
Portable summer and winter, suit
able for one or two persons. Phone
948.
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FOR RENT-Seven room modern
house, full basement, hot water
heat. Also garage. SOB w. Broad
way. Phone 676-M after 500
n
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FOR RENT-Six room house. In
quire at Marcovitz Grocery. Phone
957.
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FOR RENT-Furnished apartments
in modern home, near William
Moore school. Guaranteed good
and warm. Call at $50 Fourth
Sfroof
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OFFICE ROOM FOR RENT
OFFICES FOR RENT-Suite of two
desirable office rooms in Hoskins
Block. See S. A. Floren at Bust
ness Service Co.
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FOR RENT--A two and a three
room apartment. The Laurain
Ar }. Phone 500.
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FOR RENT-To June LIST. Dietrich
cottage Completely furnished).
2l6 Thayer Avenue, sos month.
Inquire The Byrne Agency, Bis
marck Bank Building.
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THE BEST address for washing
your blankets, bed spreads, FAM
lily and finished washes is Mar
guerit Bulten's HON" Laundry.
No injury to fabric. No chemicals
used. Everything dried in fresh
air. Mems shirts speciality. We
call and deliver. Call at 203 Ave.
A w. or Phone 1917.
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WANTED-Retail automobile sales.
man. Good opportunity for the
right nan. Super Six Motors.
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HOUSES AND FLATS

FOR notwithstanding house, 422
Fourth street. Apartment city heat.
ed, three rooms with private bath.
Also garage. For sale. Iron top
for gas range. Phone sos.
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FURNITURE FOR SALE

FURNITURE FOR SALE
eight piece walnut dining room
set cost $165.00, little used, at
half price. One 9xl2 Bunghar
Wilton rug $1,000. One Simmons
brown metal bed with spring and
mattress $500. Phone 1929.
FOR SALE-One solid black walnut
four poster bed and dresser to
match, with marble dresser. Apply
Box 1852, Lakota, N. d.
FOR SALE-Two sewing machines
for storage, cheap. Phone % or
call at POS Main Avenue.
FOR Household furniture, il,
good condition. Phone 999-'V
Call at 6O3 Fifth street.
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FOR SALE-Up to date cleaning
plant. Call and look the plant
over or write Caroline Greenwood
at Hettinger, N. D., for informa-
finn
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FOR RENT-Newly decorated large
apartment, partly furnished, in
GLIDING water and lights, small
family preferred. Call at 423
Ninth street.
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1927-10-01
LEGAL OPINION.
With Reference to Payment of Organizer.

With Reference to Payment of Organizer.
Yazoo City, Miss. Aug 16, 1927-T. j.
Huddleston, City Dear Sir: You advise me that
you, as Custodian of the Afro-American Sons
and Daughters have with the consent and ap-
proval of the Executive Board paid to Albert
Banks, your President, around thirteen hundred
and forty-four dollars during the past thirteen
months for services rendered by him in organ
izing new lodges and increasing membership in
your order You further advise me that for
some months the services of Albert Banks have
not been remunerative, and that continuation
of this practice is detrimental to the financial
interests of your Order.
You ask me if there will be any legal liza
bility upon the Order should you discontinue
paying said Banks.
In answering your inquiry must look
fthe constitution and bylaws of your order.
When this is done you will not find any provi-
sion therein that authorizes the payment of any
sum to the President of your organization. The
position is Honorary.
WThe salary that has been paid to Albert
Banks was not because he happened to be Pres
ident but because he was acting in the capacity
of an employee, whose services are paid for
just as any other employee You have the same
right to discontinue paying him as you have any
other employee and if in the opinion of you and
your executive committee you feel that the SER
vices rendered by Banks are not commensurate
with the amount you paying him, in my
opinion you are not only authorized but it is
your duty to the Order you. represent to cease
paying him and employ some other organizer
who can get proper results. His employment
his nothing to do with his office as President.
He is elected President of the Order as whole
throDS( its membership. His term Of office as
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1927-10-01

President continues until he is reelected at the
proper time in the proper way. His employment
is entirely distinct from his duties as President,
and may be terminated at any time.
AS stated above, the organization has no
authority to pay the President any salary
such. What has been paid to him for
vices not required of him as President and such
pay may be discontinued at any time. So far as
receiving pay, he occupies the same position as
any other organizer. He cannot charge or re-
ceive any compensation merely because he hap
pens to be President.
With best wishes for your continued sue
cess, l am,
Yours very truly,
r. H. CAMPBELL, Attorney
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1927-10-01
BIG RALLY FOR FINANCIAL
SECRETARIES.
$4,000 In Gold VIII BE Giuen AWay.

Each Financial Secretary can win prize.
Any Financial Secretary who writes 10 men,
bers ages ranging from 40 years down, carrying
$500 policies in time to pay November assess
ment, will receive $3.50 in gold. Must send SOC
with each application. Members so written must
pay November assessment The Financial Secre-
tary who leads all others in the race by the first
of December will receive $1,000 in gold. All who
expect to take part in this contest must send
their names and addresses to this office right
away. - j. =,
This test is. to determine my best Financial
Secretaries who love the ORDER and are willing
to help build it up.
Remeber that if you do not send in your
name, you are not in the race.
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T. F. McArdle and H. E. Cornell.
for the amount of food we were
taking when we started.
decided to take Georges ad-
vice and laid my head down on
my arms on the gas tank in
order to get a little sleep.
little realized then what a good
sleep would have done for me
during the coming night. 1 was
unable to relax myself for longer
than a very few minutes. as 1
was full of anticipation OF what
the night might bring forth.
After a real, but fruitless effort
to sleep, found myself wide
awake. AT Georges suggestion 1
again took the controls and George
informed me that he was going
in the rear and have another
drop of beef broth. He ais,
asked me to keep the motor speed
at 1.G75 rpm and climbing in a
normal climb.
He was gone so long that /
became very curious at his stay.
i turned around and looking
back, saw that he had on his
flying suit, which he had been
wearing during the day. He
was getting ready to face some
rough weather and a colder alti-
tude. He was standing there with
all the charts laid out over the
gas tank and when he came for.
ward ! knew that he had pre-
pared himself for the nights
flight which we had ahead of us.
George took the controls and
suggested that since / had been
flying for quite some time in
comparative light clothes, should
go back and put on my flying
suit. as we were climbing, into
the colder air and were approach
ing an area of low depression
where we could expect the great
est trouble we might have.
Had Been Real Pleasure
The flight up to this time had
been more or less of a real
pleasure, in that we had had
exceptionally good weather, ex-
cept for head winds.
We had been in the air %
hours and on account of the
slow speed which we had been
making due to the head winds
we knew that we probably would
be at the controls for at least
another 20 hours; we had con-
served our gas during the day
and we knew that without any
unexpected difficulties, during the
night, we would land at lie
Bourget Field, near Paris, some
time late the next afternoon. But
after we figured this, we both
remembered the oil splashes. 1
felt sure they were danger spots.
What we thought neither of us
said. We knew we had a. big
nights work cut out for us.
cThe next and third chapter
Of Ruth Elders remarkable flight,
as told by herself, viii appear
tomorrow.
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Continued from Page 81

1AOA $50 C'g
gin to run low just when we
needed it and We might be in dan
ger
Therefore we saw we had to
take advantage of the winds for
the next IL hours to be prepared
for the 700 to 500 miles of head
winds which we knew we would
encounter when evening would
overtake us at $50 Wednesday.
Everything had been lovely up
to this point, but We began to be
concerned over the heavy use of
gas.
Then. suddenly / noticed some
thing that Ave n my first con-
Germ. Oil began to show on the
plane where there should not have
might be wrong.
/ called George Haldeman's at
tention to an exceptional amount
Of oil on the right hand wing
struts. and also underneath the
wing on my side. He showed very
little concern at this, but began to
look things over very carefully.
1t was quite clear to both of us
that we had some unexpected
thing to contend with, but George
was as nonchalant as If he were
sitting in hotel lobby and as If
the great Atlantic were not under
our feet! Nevertheless there was
something about his manner that
betrayed his anxiety and be-
came quite conscious of the fact
that he was trying to behave so
! would not be concerned So l
acted just as. indifferently about
that oily trouble telltale as he
did.
Investigated By George
Finally it became evident that
those oil splashes just had to be
Investigated. so George said he
would like me to take the con-
trolls for while so he could make
a real examination.
George moved carefully back on
to the gas tank to make room for
me and / shifted over to his posi-
ton at the controls and when /
once got them in hand that left
him entirely free. Then he moved
around back of me and got over
into the position ! had had on the
right hand side OF the plane.
He began to give everything in
sight a thorough size-up. / was
really beginning to worry about
this time. I mean / worried about
the success of the flight and not
about any possible danger. because
we are never willing to admit to
ourselves that there is any dam
ger.
Blamed On Motor
George" do you think there
can be anything the matter with
the oil, or oil supply?" / asked.
He replied to the. effect that due
to the fact that we had to run
the motor at near top speed for
so many hours in order to main
tain our altitude that the motor
was throwing off. through the
exhaust, an exceptional amount
of oil.
/ looked intently at his face
and concluded that he was not
telling all he thought.
/ shifted back over the tank
while George reached leftward
and took the controls and got
around back of him into ny
original position on the right
side.
had first seen the oil on the
right side Of the plane. but while
] was at the controls, i noticed
( some on the left side. also, for
the first time. AS soon as George
got settled at the controls on the
left side saw that he had for
the first time noticed oil splashes
on the left-hand strut and on the
underneath side of the wing and
the left side Of the fuselage.
1t was evident. In spite OF his
reinsurance. that he was feeling
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JAILED IN Staying

WILMINGTON. Oct 1s.-AntoniO
PclitanO was arraigned I'm the Court
Of Oyer and TermIner charged with
hrst-degree murder in the death by
shooting OF Vito Capadonna. a res
taurant keeper. who was killed on
the night % February - in his
place of business.
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Minister of 6S, Sues
Broker for Savings

NEW YORK, Oct. 1S.-Suit for
$4,000 against the brokerage firm of
Kane, Brooks & Co. by a 6S-year'old
retired minister seeking to recover
S1S,5O0 said to have been invested
through the firm. has been filed Ia
the Supreme Court.
The Rev. Flor S. Pollitt, Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, declared
he invested the savings of his As
years In the ministry and was prom
lsed dividends, which did not ma
terialize.
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small families. working all day. will
appreciate the restrictions that enable
them to live in quiet, honle-like spart-
nents where there are no small Young
sters. See the Apartments listed IN TO-
lays Classified Ada.
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HORIZONTAL
1. Mark made by doubling anything.
Z. Cover for a sore finger.
1s. Boisterous preacher.
| II. Gone.
Is. One who goes away secretly.
| 10. Recite in monotone.
| 20. Authority of the papai court.
| 81. Variegated.
| %. Fleece.
20. Popular assembly for discussion of
affairs.
! 25. Pale.
rs. Meadow.
al. Naked skin at the base of a par
| rot's bill.
IS. Anger.
80. Persons united by attachment to
certain religious doctrines.
! 81. Lyric poem.
| 80. Corroded.
33. Reverential fear.
"a. Obscure.
S5. Custom or practice
IS. THOSE who initiate serviIely.
Al. Speck.
| ~. Relationship.
AZ. Collection of literary sayings.
As. Was in secret completely.
As. Collected TO a point.
so. Spread for drying, as hay.
| 81. Hiatus
| SO. Pet idea.
| SO. Enraged.
| 81. Harassed.
! 56. Trick.
81. Small mountain lakes.
| so. Relative.
81. Color.
60. Female antelope.
/ 65. Place for firing china.
66. Frame for bottles Ia a wine cellar.
| 81. To be able.
| IS. Turn down a seam.
| 60. Regulate or dust.
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downright. 1927
Evening star., 1927-11-14
Balm In Gilead

When one has fell disea ses. and
pains that stab like swords, there's
nothing much that pleases, in all that
life affords; friends come and talk af.
fiction in chaste and fluent diction,
and there are strife and friction
where'er he rooms and boards. The
days drag on so slowly they're bitter
to endure; the nights are most unholy,
more anguish they assure; zone does
some idle sobbing and tries to quell
the throbbing Of aching thews by
daubing the same with SPAWN cure
His heart is surely bleeding. he is in
doleful case. unless he's fond Of read
fng-then smiles may light his face;
he's feeling hunky-dory if he can find
a story of some one reaping glory in
FAR, uncharted place. Give him some
finer romances of knights and ladies'
gay, and present circumstances will
shortly fade away: he will be swiftly
treading where Dyaks are beheading.
or he'll be boldly shedding for Tibet or
Cathay. He will be firmly tracking
the tiger to its lair, or knocking all
the packing from out a polar bear;
rich trophies he'll be getting, in
jungles he'll be sweating, the trifiing
fils forgetting that lately made him
swear. Or he may read the sages who
SCI uoWH tHuuSHtS Suuilue, anu Willie
his illness RACES he'll have a bully
time; there are no pills or potions be-
tween the rolling oceans that soothe
the wild emotions like deathless prose
or rhyme. So what a sick mans need
ing to comfort and sustain. is just
love of reading-it win relieve his
pain; he will forget the nurses, the
pills and docs and hearses. and the
sick room curses that agitate his
brain. WALT MASON.