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The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-04-17
COMMUNICATION
To the Editor, The Empire:

To the Editor,
 The Empire:
 Notice in your paper of April 3, in account of the death of MT. E. w. Gragin, you mention he was little known as to family connec- tions. Please be advised he has brother in Avon, France-Mr Sam
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-04-17

kan, Mrs. c. D. Armstrong returned on the Admiral Rogers and has re- sumed her residence here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-04-17
BACK FROM KETCHIKAN

After a weeks visit in Ketchi-
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JUNEAU TENNIS CLUB
The Washington times., 1930-08-22
WOMAN ILL OF POISON

Mrs. Gertrude Clemmons, Il. Of
the 100 block Second st. N. W.,
ii in Emergency Hospital in q
critical condition as the result Of
poisoning according to physicians
st that institution. She was
found in her home unconscious
yesterday.
The Washington times., 1930-08-22
FAIL KILLS WORKER

A l5-foot fan from q scaffold
at the Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing on which he was work
ing proved fatal to Guy Conrad,
23, an ironworker Of the 1400
block Ridge PI s. E., yesterday.
Conrad died at Emergency
Hnsnital.
The Washington times., 1930-08-22
A Real
"BEAUTY Food"

Health is always beautiful. 1t gives
color to the cheeks and sprightly vim
to the movements of the body. Health
comes from the right kind of food.
Shredded Wheat with milk is the
Health Food supreme contains all
the vitalizing elements of the whole
wheat grain in digestible form-iron
for the blood, calcium for bones and
teetha and proteins for building healthy
tissue. Delicious with fruits.
The Washington times., 1930-07-12
''MISS HARD BOILED"

Through them moved that
breath-taking young woman Of
mystery, Raquel Rojos-"le lis
noir." In creamy satin embroid.
cred so thickly with Seed-pearlS
and crystals that the billowing
skirts would easily stand Of
themselves. Her feet, encased
in pearl-embroidered slippers,
played in and out like winged
things among the priceless lace
of her petticoatS. She did not
affect the powdered wig of the
period. The sable cloud of her
hair, piled high, was held in
place with garlandS Of orange
blossoms.
The Queen of Beauty with her
courtierS! Following eagerly in
her train. Begging for as much
as a crumb Of her favor.
"You are supreme, ma petite"
AlphonSe told her. "You are
perfect. You cannot be more
So" He was startled by the un-
believable skill with which he
had wrought.
Raquel gazed down at the bill
lowing skirts. Pearls and ,;ryS-
tails and creamy satin. For the
mereSt flick Of a second her eyes
saw a Sleasy red silk dress,
scuffed ShapeleSS black shoes.
If Lucy-her mother-could see
her this night! Lucy. She had
not thought Of her mother in
weeks. Not since she saw the
little boy with the wistful eyes
playing a violin on the streets.
Baby Jose. She gave the boy a
handful Of francs. For her
brother, Baby Jose.
The Washington times., 1930-07-12
His Last performance : Another Master MYSTERY = ARTH
HOW POLICE SOLVED THE

Captain Blake motioned to Jardin to take
charge of the culprit while he himself re-
manned at the door.
"The motive was vengeance that grew out
Of bitter hatred DIR. Bailey bore toward SIlas
Wayne for the heartless treatment of
mother who had given her life to an migrate
full man.
"The rewrite man can play that angle up,
Pop. The crime was committed in most
ingenious manner.
"Dr. Bailey placed an overdose Of sleeping
powder in Silas Wayne's drinking water and
then when he succumbed to its effects, made
a supposed examination Of the unconscious
man under the very eyes Of the assembled
household, to whom Silas Wayne's sudden
collapse was apparently caused by the dagger
thrust,
The Washington times., 1930-07-12
TELL IT TO ELSIE!
By Elsie Robinson

Hurley, aged IS, is about to
invest in q marriage. But being
a cautious guy, he's doing a
little investigating first"-with
various results, not all favor
able.
How long should a marriage
last?" asked Hurley of a mar
ried lady friend, wondering
whether he was going to get
eight per cent or just four per
cent on his venture.
WELL" said the lady, looking
wise and smiling strangely, "a
real, good marriage should last
a long, long time. At least
through two permanent waves"
Whereat Hurley retreated in
horror and dismay.. And now
he's thinking that maybe he
had better invest in a few good
Government bonds instead of q
wife.
Dear Miss Robinson.
II am q young man Of 26. I
have . good position, a nice
sum in the bank, fine prospects,
and / think the time has come
when / should contemplate
marriage. / am not however,
Of q rash, impulsive nature,
like most modern young men.
/ do not think that the mere
fact that / am strongly attrac-
ted to . certain girl should
make me put my whole future
in jeopardy. So I am doing .
little investigating first.
First, ! asked q lady acquaint-
ance who was married, just how
long q marriage should last.
She replied that IL it were q
good, substantial one, It should
last q long time /. at least
through two permanent waves.
Not beiT1g acquainted with per-
manent waves, / sought another
married friend to find out just
how long that would be.
Marie / said how long
does q permanent wave last?
Well she said, pausing for
thought, 4 usually make one
last through two weddings
SLOW TO DECIDE
"Of course they were razxing
me, and / know it. But joking
aSide-I wish you would give
me your opinion. Have you
ever thought how hard it is
for . man to make up his
mind to marry, these days? On
every side he sees marriages
that have gone on the rocks.
And even III . marriage doesn't
result i'm divorce there's the
nagging and worry and ex-
penSe. Even the rOSieSt rO-
nance seems to became =
deadly endurance test within
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Reporter Promises Solution

eleven fifteen is confirmed
as the time of Merle's death.
It's now half past nine. I'd
like to meet all you gentlemen
at the Christine Theater at
noon. I'll be prepared then to
describe exactly the way Alvin
Merle met his death and who
the guilty one is. Captain
Blake, I wonder if you'd have
all the principals there. =. I
know they'd all be interested.
too. Better arrange for enough
men to cover all exits because
the guilty one is going to be
present. That one is now rest
ing secure because dead women
tell no tales and whatever Belle
Sargent knew she's carried to
the grave with her."
whats the idea,. Dale, in
this suspense business?" growled
Jardin. ~
"I'll be honest with you,
Sarge-I just want time to- get
to- the office, knock out the
story so it'll be on the street
while you're making the pinch.
I'll even write that in the story
for you, Sarge"
Aren't you afraid of put
ting the Daily Journal out Of
business some day by making
a serious mistake in judging
murdererS?"
"It won't be this time, Mr..
Sands, but if ever do I'm 60
ing to ask Captain Blake for
a job"
"And you're going to get it."
Thanks, Captain. I'll see
you all at. IL and then we'll
go through the act of seeing
a man murdered in a room
that it didn't seem possible for
soul to enter"
Copyright, 1880, by King Features
Copyright, 1920
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ADVICE TO
LOVELORN
by Beatrice Fairfax.
Should Husbands Fly?
Dear Miss Fairfax:

Should Husbands Fly?
Dear Miss Fairfax:
am 20, and engaged to q
young man who works in a fly
ing field. He hopes to be .
flier, but I want him, before we
marry. to change to something
safer, for my sake. Don't YOU
think he should do this? How
could I bear to have him ALWAYS
in danger? BRIDE-TO.BE.
There are two points to be con-
sidered, my dear girl. as it seems
to me. One is, do you love
your sweetheart enough to
marry him, whatever his occu-
patton? And the second is, is
this occupation of his the thing
for which he is best fitted? If
he is going to make a change,
now is the time to do it, GER
tainly. but a girl ought not to
ask man to scarifice too much
for her sake and it would Ger.
tainly be cruel to say that me.l
engaged in flying should not
marry In any case. I fear that
no third person can decide this
question, and that you two must
talk it out between yourselves.
The Washington times., 1930-07-12
CHAPTER 81

That part Of Paris which
flashes and froths and whirlS
giddily in its frenzied flight to-
ward pleasure rejoiced that Al
phonSe Courbet had returned
from a hurried trip to the
States.
Once more the magic carpets
in Alphonse's splendid apart
ment, just off the Champs Ely
sees, would transport them to
the ultimate heaven Of their de.
light. A Savant Of all things
beautiful. exotic, lavish, he
promised to outdo all previous
attempts at originality and
abandon in entertainment. Not
to have been the guest Of Al
phonse was to admit oneself an
outsider in the world Of fashion
and frivolity.
The center of - cse Arabian
Night revels was invariably "le
lis noir." The mysterious young
woman of black and white love
illness, reputed to be a Spanish
lady of high degree, who had
come to Paris by way of Amer
ica-for a reason no one seemed
able to discover.
AlphonSe had undertaken to
establish ''le lis noir"- called
Raquel Rojos-queen Of beauty
in the capital city of Venus.
He had cucceeded magnificently.
There was to be a reproduc-
ton of a fete of Louis XVI in
the apartment of AlphonSe.
Fashionable circles buzzed in
anticipation of the event. Friv-
olity accelerated it's pace, preen-
ed before mirrors, polished it's
jewels.
There was much whispering,
too, behind hands in drawing.
rooms, over dinner tables, at
late SupperS in smart cafes.
lie lis noir has captured Eric
Stafford" one would cC.lfide.
His fancy, perhapS-not his
heart" the other asserted.
Both. He will make her
Lady Stafford, if he can"
Nonsense /"
If these rumors and rum
blingS reached the ears of
Alphonse. he gave no sign.
Are you seriously thinking
of adding handle 70 your
name?" Greta asked Raquel
one evening when they had
O had tea in the garden and
Eric Stafford fingered so long
they had to rush into their
dinner clothes.
Raquel examined her face
closely in the mirror. It showed
no trace Of the rich foods,
the rare wines, the late hours,
the swift pace Of pleasure.
She had taken care it shouldn't.
Without beauty there would be
no magic carpets for her to
tread.
No, she had lost nothing.
She had grown more beautiful.
More finely drawn. Her creamy
pallor had a transparency. a
luminosity it lacked before
science took it in hand.
She turned to Greta now.
dropping delicate cream lids
over thoughtful black eyes un-
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til their sable laShes swept
her cheeks.
Perhaps" she said laconic-
ally.
Better think it over" Greta
drawled. They tell me these
ancestral castles have plenty
of drafts. but no bathrooms"
Raquel laughed. Il do like
my BATH" she said.
''Umni. Perfumed. In a
sunken tub. They don't have
these little novelties on the Left
Bank. where Eric lives while
in Paris"
mo. He lives very simply.
I've been told Eric's father.
the present head Of the Stat
ford line. believes his sons
should stand on their own feet.
It's a tradition in the family"
well, you can't eat tradi-
tions, or wear them, or bathe
in them, either. The old boy
ought to loosen up"
Eric is clever"
Then he'd better convert
his clevernesS into cash before
he takes you on. old dear.
That costume AlphonSe is Gre
ating for you to wear to the
Louie fete will set the firm
back several hundred pounds,
or guineaS, or whatever it is
they use for money in deah
Of Lunnon."
AS was freely predicted, 'fle
lis noir' proved her undisputed
right to reign as queen of beauty
at the Louis XVI fete. The
rooms had been transformed
into exact reproductions of those
in Versailles for the event.
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Landlady Questioned d

''It's agoin' to ruin me, SirS,
an I'm a poor widderlady."
"Calm yourself a little
madam. Your answres to the
questions I'm going to ask will
have a. big bearing on the dis
covery of the murderer. IfaZQu
answer them very carefully you
may be the means Of solving
this mystery and then you'll be
famous instead of bein' ruined"
Dale always admired the man
ner in. which Captain Blake
handled witnesses and others
from whom he hoped to get
information. He had the land
lady actually believing herself
the heroine of the affair.
First, did Miss Sargent have
any callers last night?"
Nov you see, sir, I don't
usually watch who comes in
and out Of the house, because
I never take anybody but decent
people in here, but last night
] seen two people go to the
poor girls room. First a lady,
q tall lady in swell clothes.
She didn't stay very long.
Then, later. a man called. He
was awful shabby. wondered
how sweet. pretty girl like
Miss Sargent could know a poor
old man like that" "a
did he stay in Miss Sar-
gents flat very long?"
The Washington times., 1930-07-12
WAYNE MURDER MYSTERY

but this was not the case, for SiIas Wayne
was alive until DIR. Bailey lifted him back into
his chair, during which action he drove the
dagger into the old mans heart actually
committing the murder in the sight Of eight
people.
'The police delayed making the arrest
because Of another unexpected tragedy follow
ing the first murder.
Claude Wayne, nephew and secretary to
the murdered man, was found Strangled to
death during the course Of the Investigation
and later an attempt was made on the life Of
Gloria Dryden the ward Of Silas Wayne.
"These crimes the police quickly traced to
Stephen BOulter, who is married to q niece Of
old SiIas Wayne, and his obvious motive was
to eliminate all the heirs to the estate 50 that
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Robin Dale New York reporter, "scooped"
the city with his story Of how police solved
the Wayne murder mystery.
Here he is telephoning his story to his
City Editor.
Let's tune in:
q, i. Ready? SlIas Wayne killed by
his sOn!"
Dale paused for moment before he con-
tinued
Eyes, / know, Pop, Wayne wasn't mar
ried! !. What's funny about that? Son is
stilI okay. DIR. Bailey Is brought into the
Wayne home by Miss Sheen, who Is his
mother and also SiIas Wayne's hOusekeeper."' y
Dale as he continued his report saw that
DR.. Bailey made no effort to get away for,
suddenly, Miss Sheen collapsed in her chair
and the doctor went quickly to his knees
beside her. ....
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CHAPTER VI


In IS minutes they were all
gathered at the flat on Fifty
third Street; Captain Blake,
Jardin, a couple of policemen,
Dale, and after a little while
Wilfred Sands arrived.
Belle Sargent was lying in
bed, clothed only in a flimSy
nightgown. The sash Of her
bathrobe was twisted about her
neck and tightly knotted. The
ghastly expression on her dis
torted features plainly told of
strangulation. The bed was in
a. state of disorder, telling how
she had flayed her arms and
legs in the frantic struggle
against death.
Jardin covered the body with
a sheet while they inspected the
flat. It was a cheap place, but
Scrupulously tidy. Upon the
mantle, like "a companion in
tragedy, was a large, framed
photograph of Alvin Merle.
Here's something!" There
was excitement in Robin Dale's
voice. He held aloft what ap-
peared to be a bound manu-
script Of some kind.
What is it?" he queried.
"a copy Of the play, Para
mour.'"
What do you want us to do,
read it?" grunted Jardin.
eft would be very educating
for your mind, Sarge, if you
could grasp it,"
AS Dale spoke he held out the
manuscript toward Sands and
Captain Blake. Across the cover
of it was written, in large let
terS, with a blue pencil: Par
naela Gregory'S copy"
One Of the policemen had
been sent to bring in the land
lady and now returned with her.
She was nervous and excited.
The Washington times., 1930-07-12
By Jane Dixon

|. Eric Stafford. a proud cour-
tier in blue and silver, was at
her side. Impatient to be off
with her. What would the
proud Lord Stafford think of
Lucy's daughter? OF Pancho
Rojos' girl Raquel? She smiled.
You are more lustrous than
the finest gem that was ever
carved" Eric told her. Awk.
wardly. Superlatives did not
come easy to him. "You are
lovelier than the lovelieSt flower
that ever bloomed. You are
Circe and venus-dawn and
dusk"
please, Eric. This from
you?" Raquel tapped him play
fully with a miniature fan that
was a cobweb with the dew
upon it.
Eric continued. "You are
heaven and--you can be hell,
too, Raquel, unless-I leave for
London tomorrow"
His lips were stern.
"London?" Raquel fought
back her chagrin.
Yes. The pater cabled me
today. I'll fly over and be back
at the beginning Of the week.
It's just around the corner, you
know, now that we take it by
air. The pater says he has
something important to talk
over with me. And ] must see
him, too"
His eyes sought hers. Tney
told her--oh. so plainly-why
this son must see his father.
when I return, Raqucl, I
shall have something to ask
you. That will be my heaven
or my hell"
She flirted with her fan. He
must not know which it was
to be until-until she herself
was sure. She could decide
while he was away in London.
She turned. Someone had
touched her arm.
Princess - Miss RaQuel Il
have been searching every
where for you" cackled crea-
ture that was so terrifying she
drew back inStinctively. "Have
you seen my ElSworth?"
Mrs. BoSart!" breathed Ra-
quel. II scarcely recognized
you-"
"I've been in Vienna for the
treatment. It's done wonders.
! Ellsworth can't believe it. He's
fallen in love with me all over
again"
IT must find Ellsworth" Mrs.
Bosart cackled on. Hell be-
delighted to see you-the re-
rnarkable resemblance between
us, you know-except I've gone
back to Titan for the hair.
More life in Titan"
who is that grisly marion
ette." asked Stafford. faSci.
mated. as Raquel had been, by
the sheer terror of what science
had done.
THAT" said Rauuel, her eyes
peering into distant Suace and
wide with fear of what she saw
there. 'iS my Suecter."
copyright. 1880, Metropolitan
Newspaper serviea. NsW York;
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Now Continue

suddenly Dale sprang to his
feet with a cry of exultation.
Damn, we've been fools!"
what do you mean, Dale?"
asked Sands eagerly.
We've all forgotten one i'm
portant thing! No, I can't be
sure yet. Captain, will you call
the Office and see If DR.. Wat
ties official report on the
autopsy has been turned in.
There's one little time element
I want to account for"
"Jardin, call the office!" said
Blake. a .'-+
There was a hushed air until
Jardin made the connection.
He asked about the report. II
was in.
May 1 have them read it
to me over the phone, Cap
tain?"
go right to it, Dale"
Robin Dale took the receiver
and asked the attendant to read
the report. For fully three
minutes no one spoke. Finally
Dale hung up. There was a
gleam of excitement in his eyes.
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} q year or two. Is q man wise
to exchange the comfort and
pleasure Of bachelor life for
the uncertainty Of such an al
lance? What can marriage
give to compensate for ali it
takes away?
HURLEY"
To take a chance or not to
take . chance?
That's your real dilemma,
isn't it, Hurley?
You want Life but you
want it with no risk to your
self. You want to be positive
that this marriage you're con-
templating is going to turn out
in your favor, before you go in
for it. You want to be GER
tain that you aren't going I'd
be hurt or disappointed or en-
barrassed before you commit
yourself.
You'll only bet on a Sure
Thing.
NOTHING SURE IN LIFE
Well, nothing in life is a sure
thing, son. Marriage, business,
even play-all have their ele-
ments of change. They may
turn out successfully. But they
may also, without warning,
leave US sunk. But what Of it?
Life's worth the risk! And
the best thing in life, to any
man who's worthy of the name,
is its risk.
The man who never dares and
never loses. haS-no doubt-a
certain feeling of comfort and
complacency. AS he looks at
the difficulties and failures of
others, he can congratulate
himself that he has stayed out
of it ALL" But he can never
know the high points of
achievement. He can never
thrill with pride because he had
the courage to risk and dare
to experiment and ad-
venture. And he can never
know the bliss and beauty and
power and peace that comes
from living life fully-tEat
comes, above all, from daring to
love. t.-5
For love is the greatest ad-
venture on earth, Hurley. And
marriage is it's greatest civilized
expression. Whether it turns
out well or not, it is still worth
while.
And I truly believe that even
an unhappy marriage is better
than no marriage at all. For I
believe that we grow up" more
in marriage than under any
other condition. And the great
aim of life isn't just to be COM
Portable or safe or happy. It's
to grow up-to become full
sized men and women.
But that's just my individual
idea. Hurley-and thousands
may disagree. So here's your
chance, stranger. Tell Hurley
your hunch on marriage. If
you we're a carefree bachelor
again-would you. or wouldn't
you, take the risk?
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By
ARTHUR HOERL

II might be inherited without Contestants by
his wife,"
Robin Dale was watching struggle near
the door. .F>,s-sy -.'
"You can spread yourself, Pop, OF an &C
count Of Captain Blake's battle with Stephen
BOuIter, who tried to escape when confronted
with his crime. Both prisoners are in the
custody Of the police and District Attorney
WiIfred Sands, who personally conducted the
Investigation, collected sufficient data and
proof to assure the conviction Of both
"ThatT do for the bulldog edition, Pop
I'll come right down and fix up
story for the morning and say, Pop,
be sure there are some cigarettes In the office
cause 1 won't have time to stop for any
THE End)
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Dale Leaps Up

THAT I couldn't tell you, sir.
! went to the movies after that
and didn't come home until
nearly eleven"
"Of course, you don't know
If the man was still there"
II didn't hear nobody go
out after I came in"
Throughout this questioning,
Robin Dale was seated near the
window. leafing idly through
the manuscript Of "Paramour."
Despite this evident preoccu.
patton he, did not miss a word
that passed. The landlady had
made her last statement when
The Washington times., 1930-07-12
YOUR RULING
STAR
by William Shwader-.
THE YEAR AHEAD
For those whose birthday Is
July 13.


If today is your birthday, dur.
ing the coming year there may
be a few changes; you may
travel, join some society or or
ganization. You may have some
loss through a friend or feel
some restriction or unhappineSs
on account Of misunderstood,
lngS.
Important dates: Avoid ex-
cesseS Of all kinds, take no risks
and maintain routine from Au-
gust 81 to %: October to 10;
November 20 to %; December
20 to 81: January 4 to 8; Feb
ruary z to %; March ~ to 80;
April 3 to z. Good for general
affairs, make efforts to advance
your interests from October s
to 81; November to 80; Decem-
ber / to 8; February 20 to IS,
May Is to June z; June % to
2S. contradictory dates show
two opposing influences.
A child born today will be
original. inventive and advanced
in his ideas. but may suffer
through his affections. He will
be attached to his home and
should succeed in any business
or profession that is onnected
with the house or its furnish
ings.
Tendencies for tomorrow
July 14). The celestial vibra.
tionS indicate the possibility of
losses. separations or miSunder'
standings through personal feel.
ingS. 1t would be a poor day
to marry or to start in any ar
tiStic venture.
copyright. 1894, Premier
Syndicate. Inc)
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In The Home

Pineapple Fruit Cup
Mix equal quantities of pine.
apple and. grape juice. To ecah
cup of this mixture add " cup
ginger ale. SWeeten to taste
with sugar syrup. Garnisn
with pieces of pineapple and
serve icy cold.
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What Do You KnOw?
ANSWERS TO TODAY's TEST
Questions On Editorial Page)..

/. Marks similar to the
wounds Of Christ which ap-
peared on st. Francis. 2. River
that Caesar crossed to return
to Rome. 8. Thomas Jeffer.
son. 4. William Ernest Hen.
ley. S. Gathering character
lied by fighting. s. Abraham
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What gave Robin Dale the
final clue to the one who
murdered Miss Merle? How
is he going to show the man
ner in which the crime was
commit i? And who is the
guilty one? What was the
motive for the crime? Read
DaIe's solution next Satur.
day, July 10, in The Wash.
ingtOn Times!