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"She did not. feel sure she
did not know any more than she
told me-" lIagnus answered, with q
note OF pride and faith in his shak.
en- voice.
"Now. Mr. Magnus. you were In
private conversation with Miss
Barker again on Tuesday evening"
DR.. Price continued, and tho audi.
ence held its breath. Twill you
tell the jury the gist Of that con.
versation?"
lit was Of IN extremely pri.
vate nature" Magnus protested.
II am afraid Il can be private
no longer, and I must ask you to
answer the question fully and
frankly" DR.. Price replied with
firm but kindly emphasis.
dundee. who had been an
- cave, dropping and unsuspected
witness to part Of that conversation.
leaned forward and listened intent
" a. Magnus answered. unhesi-
tatingly:
Cora played the piano-we were
all In the Rhodes House parlor-
and ! sang. and-and then We
talked. Cora and I. She told me
che had been very unhappy"
He was 0oundering hopelessly.
and Dundee sympathized with HE
dilemma. How could any man bs
expected to repeat the tender In
timacies which he had overheard
between Cora and Berthe shy
half promises. made more BY eyes
than BY lipsf
The coroner cleared his throat
harshly, and took on his own spec.
tacles to wipe tho moisture from
the lenses. y will ask you. Mr..
Maguus. tf you and Miss Barker
became engaged to be married.
during that conversation yesterday
EVENING""
A dull red spread over Bert Mag.
nus chubby. plain face. but hid
eyes were steady and his voice nm.
faltering - he answered:
"Not exactly. in % many words.
but ! intimated very plainly Ia
Cora that when this bad business
meaning the lIogarth case. Of
courss-waa cleared up. and she
was free to 90 where she pleased
l would have something to ask Of
her. A. . matter Of fact. I believe
I did not even complete the sen
tencs. but Cora understood. and
and We were very happy. looking
forward to . future Of which VI
could not evea talk until-until-'
II understand. the coroner Gu,
in hastily. "Now. Mr.. Magnus. dit
Miss Barker tell you WIN she hat
been 90 unhappy"
Dundee leaned forward tsrsely
Was Masuus going to tntro6uc'
jewel Briggs name? He remem
bered very clearly that Cora hal
cried: Then you didn't mean wha
you said to jewell"
Then he settled back in his chair
undecided whether to be disau
pointed that the small mystery con
corning Jewel was not to be clearel
up. or to admire Bert's chivalry Il
leaving the girls name out Of tn
record. For Bert was saying
! haltjngly:
II think It was-well. obviou
that Cora was sad and humiliate,
over her arrest % . material vii
ness. and over the gossip connect
Ing her with Emil SEWER"
did she mention Sewers nam
that EVENING"" tho coroner prod
ded.
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THIS HAS HAPPENED

THIS HAS HAPPENED
MRS. EMMA HOGARTH. IN.
mate Of MRS. RHODES bon ding
house. - strnnEled to dentb.
BONNIE DUNDEE. cub" detec.
tive. INSISTS POLICE LIEUT..
mer bUarder whom Mrs. Hosnrth
accused Of trying 10 rob her. In
CORA BARKER. boarder.
thought to have had an anal
with SEWER. 10 arrested a. n mn
terinl witness. but ~ Out on bail.
S Sse. n Sssfssr' p scSs5 ssSis,H
PAIGE. WALTER STYLES. nenr
bankrupt. who had H%unrreled with
Mrs. llOgnrths BERT MAGNGS.
amateur scenario writer. and
DAISY SHEPHERD.
Dundee learns from pnpers In
Mrs. lioEnrth's trunk that the
SALLY GRAVES who wrote her
once n month was hee daughter.
md that she lived In dread at
Sally's husband. DAN GRIFFIN,
aOuEht for emhezxlcment. Bonnie.
recalling mysterious details ut
Snily's murder IN New York June
=. concludes GriNBn murdered both
Women and that he IN NJ has bees
living In the Rh0dea' house.
An old rail-tieket envelope With
DEVILS name on II. allowing he
left New York June =. increases
suspirioD. Sewer. captured Tues
day night. insists he did mot nsur.
der Mrs. HoEarih but duplicates
Cora; . n"rSse s: se,, s:r s ."1 d mss
hev dead. strnnGled With her
brnids Of hair. SEWER u used
of h0th crimes. inquest Into the
death OF the two women IN heS0.
Daisy - Questj0ncd r0ncerMsnH
Wheeler. n former boarder. Mag.
nus II called.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XII
CORONER PRICES first half
~ dozen questions brought out
Bert Magnus' story OF Saturday
night. AS Dundee listened to the
familiar tale he averted his eyes
from the sight Of Bert's suddenly
old and ravaged face. The anna.
teur scenario writer looked as II
he had passed through some ter.
rible and blighting illness during
the few hours since he had stood
beside Cora Barker, singing In his
surprisingly good tenor. Drink Ia
ma only with thine eyes!" Occa'
sionally. as he answered the coro'
ner's questions. his voice wavered
and be pressed the fingers Of his
uncrippled left hand into his
temples az II trying desperately t.
remember things which had now
in comparison with tho terrible
tragedy of the night before. lost
much OF their meaning and i'm
portance.
When he told how he had be
come 30 absorbed In the revision
Of his scenario. more to Be Pitied.'
that he had neglected to keep hi,
appointment with Cora Barker. BIZ
voice broke. and tremblingly h,
took OF his glasses to wipe them
holding them awkwardly in BIZ
right hand. between the witheres
fingers and the thumb which hat
escaped injury.
Il realize" be said unsteadily
that II had kept my appoint
ment to meet Miss Barker ut tn,
theater last Saturday night, to TAX
her to supper after the last show
she would not have had occasion
to 60 into Mrs. Hogarth's room an,
would not have become involved Il
the case as q material Witness"
There was . rising murmur q
excitement. punctuated by shar'
ordinations from reporters. vii
nesses. and the audience Of mol
bidly curious. For this was th
first news the public had had tina
Cora Barker had been in the mui
dered voman's room after th
crime was committed.
Or. Price looked somewhat nor
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plussed at the unsolicited revela-
ton. but asked his next question
quietly:
Ibid Miss Barker confde In you
concerning her visit to Mrs. Ho.
garth's room after the murder?"
"She did-as we were walking
together to the Little Queen thea
ter on Monday night" Magnus an.
swered. huskily.'
"Please tell the Jury a. nearly
as you can remember just what
Miss Barker told YOU" DR.. Price
directed. after pounding with his
savcl for order in the excited audi.
ence.
DERT MAGNUS restored his
u pince neg to his nose, touched
his little reddish mustache with
trembling fingers. then answered
in a low voice that was frequently
shaken with emotion:
"Cora-Miss Barker-told me she
wanted me to know exactly why
she had been held as a material
witness. She said she had been
engaged. In May. to Emil Sewer.
and that she had broken tho en-.
gagement when Sewer had impor.
tuned her to help him rob Mrs.
Hogarth. She had once been q
trained nurse and Sewer wanted
her to administer q small dose Of
ch~lorofoIm to Mrs. Hogarth. 20 in.
sure her being deeply asleep while
the two of them searched her room
for the hidden money. AZ l said.
Cora refused. and broke the en-.
gagement, but. she admitted frank.
". Mrs. Hogarth had seen Sewer
leaving Cora's room BY the window
on the night OF May 1907 rather
at two o'clock in the morning OF
May 10. When ] failed to meet her
last Saturday night. she became
obsessed with the fear that l had
met Mrs. Hogarth and that she
had told me this bit Of scandal
against Cora"
"And had you met Mrs. Ho.
garthY" DR.. Price interrupted.
Il have already told you that !
never met or spoke to Mrs. Ho.
garth in my life," Bert answered
with quiet emphasis.
Every well, lir. Magnus. Now,
why was Miss Barker so concerned
over the possibility Of your having
heard this scandal from Mrs. Ho'
garth?"
Magnus flushed. but raised bis
head proudly. "She-valued my
good opinion Of her."
Go on" Price directed curtlyi
but not uukindly.
"As I said. It was fear that Mrs
Hogarth had gossiped against heI
to me which made Cora decide t.
question Mrs. Hogarth when Oh.
returned from the theater at II
minutes after 12 Saturday night
She told me that she knocked Of
Mrs. Hogarth's door. after ha.inl
seen that the light was still on
and that when she received no IN
swer she tried the knob and founl
the door unlocked. She enterel
and found Mrs. Hogarth Dead"
Ibid Miss Barker tell you. Il
confidence. anything to implieat'
Sewer or anyone else. beyond TIL
fact that Sewer had asked her hell
In robbing Mrs. Hogarth?"
mo. except that he again aske,
her that Saturday night. and oh,
again refused"
"She did not tell you that sh'
Saw Sewer in the room or 1t tn,
window on the p0rchf"
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ed with constipation or with a ner
mia. it is a good practice to use these
exercises two or three times oaliy.
producing great benefit IN any cas-
where any Of the abdominal organs
such as the intestine, womb or $40
mach has prolapsed. In many cases.
ven where adhesions have formed,
This exercise. if used continually. WILL
result in a loosening of the adhesions
and improvement of the entire func-
tioninp of the abdominal organs.
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"Yes!" and Bert's voice rang
with %sorrowing rage. "She said
she would sleep more easily IL she
knew Emil Sewer was safe behind
bars-that her dreams we're haunt.
ed by fears Of his coming to avenge
himself upon her for the little she
had told the police against him."
THE close-packed audience Was
1 suddenly 40 still as II the wings
Of death had swept over II. Dundee.
sitting between Norma Paige and
Daisy Shepherd. saw both girls
shiver and huddle lower into their
seats.
"Did she definitely say that she
had cause to believe Sewer would
kill herr" DR.. Price asked at last.
mot In 90 many words. l have
repeated what she said ~ nearly
as l can remember" Bert answered.
his voice breaking. Then. II begged
her to tell her fears to the police.
to ask for protection until Sewer
was caught. But she refused"
did Miss Barker tell you that
she believed Sewer TO - guilty?"
"She did not express such . b.
lief, but I know she Was afraid Il
was true. She was a-loyal friend.
even to = man like Sevier." Bert
hnski1v
II understand then, Mr.. Magnus,
that you heard nothing. saw moth.
ing until you opened your door
about half past four this morning
and saw the stretcher being car.
ried out Of Miss Barriers room3"
THAT II correct" Magnus an.
swered.
"Will you tell the jury what you
said then-the words you addressed
to the dead woman when you knew
It was her body on the strstcherf''
e." Magnus began, then bowed
his head In his hands. his shoul.
ders heaving.
II will ask II these are the words
you spoke. Mr.. Masnus," and the
coroner selected Z sheet OF young
Brede's notes and read aloud: my
poor darling! II you had only let
me watch outside your windows. ~
I wanted to-"
Eyes, that 10 what I said" Mag.
nus spoke from behind his shield.
ing hands. II had told Cora, a.
We came upstairs together. that II
she were really afraid Of Sewer. !
would stand guard over her. She
refused. said there must be no
more scandal against her In that
house."
"Now. Mr.. Magnus. can you tell
what awakened you 1t half-past
four this morning!"
"No-I-L really have no idea"
Bert stammered. II dislike the
word 'premonition.' but woke,
terrified. sure that something dread
ful had happened. It II possible
Of course. that I WAS subcopscious
II aware Of the entry OF the police
and Of the low-spoken conversation
Of the ofscers. But I can now 70
call no definite noise that awak
ened me. Al I have told you. |
went to sleep about midnight. and
did not awaken ct Ill until half
past four"
"That 10 al. Mr.. Magnus-ant
may ] extend to you the sympathy
Of mvself and this jury?
Bring In Emil SEWER" ur. Price
. directed. turning brusQuely to
patrolman stationed at . door lead
Ing into another room Of TIL
. morgue.
Ito BE Ccntinued)
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FEDERAL A z C


A four : point drop in the general
level Of prices was experienced be-
tween Oct. IS and Nov. Is Of this year
40 to l36-according to the
u. S. Department Of Agriculture.
The cause of this fall was the result
Of . general decline In farm products
prices, the department says.
=
Insects caused the u. 8. Bureau Of
Entomology quite a lot Of trouble this
year and research was conducted by
the department In an effort to ex.
terminate several pests. Most com.
mon Of these. according to the bu.
reau. were the Mediterranean fruit
fly. cooling moth. Japanese beetle
corn borer, alfalfa weevil, Mexican
bean beetle. boil weevil. gypsy moth
and the brown tail moth.
$3.50
Next year is the year for the world
farm census. Seventy countries. ae.
cording to the U. s. Department Of
Agriculture, are ready to take the
census. Cooperation has been as
sured by officials representing more
than 81 per cent Of the land surface.
% per cent Of the population and 90
per cent Of the total agricultural and
livestock production Of the world.
In recent years.. says the u. S. De.
partment of Agriculture, cheese pro-
ductton has spread and instead of
centering In one locality, Is now al
most nationwide. In 1920, the de.
partment cites for an example. wis
cousin made more than 70 per cent
Of all the cheese produced in this
country. In 1918 it produced only
about 81 per cent Of the total.
The national forests need rebuild.
ing to the extent Of 10000 acres.
according to the U. s. Forest Service
Bad fires or destructive logging have
SO ruined parts Of the forests that
they can be made to grow new timber
only by planting.
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Or. Mccoy will gladly answer
personal questions on health ano
diet addressed to rim, care u
The Tribune. .
Enclose q stamped addressed
envelope for reply.
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crease the number OF times eacn oay
as YOU become stronger. 1855
cood place to keep the board Is
80. vo,,r bed so it will be conven-
Tent: to use. Whether you are trouOi-
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Once there was a man who came
cast in winter from California and
suddenly was stricken dumb. He did
the only thing left for him to do, Of
course-he killed himself.
Copyright, 1890, NEA Service, Inc.)
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Some Of the Christmas drinks
make it seem almost impossible that
anybody ever could be arrested for
selling liquor on the strength of such
evidence.
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QUESTIONS AND w
Observation-Disclosures

Hypererythrocythemia)
Question: O. M. writes: MY doc.
tor tells me there is nothing that IAN
cure OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, from
which I am suffering, as the cause IS
not known. What is your advice?"
Answer: Hypererythrocythemia Is
the name given a condition which x
lists in certain people where there Is
an increase in the number OF RED
blood cells over the normal. My re-
searches have shown that such an
extra amount of red cells is produced
through a definite irritation of the
nervous system. including the brain
and spinal cord. Such irritation Is
apparently caused by some simple
toxemia, as it can be very easily
cured. Out of many cases treated, I
have never seen n that did not re-
spond very quickly to a fast of a few
days. Have your blood count taken
at some responsible laborator, then
stop all food for at least five days lex
cept fruit Juice and water) and then
have another blood count made. You
will find the blood cells reduced to
normal, or very close to it. If not
quite normal after the five days fast
continue the fast for a few days more.
A correct diet afterwards will prevent
any recurrence Of the toxcma which
is apparently responsible.
(RcducjnsD
Question: Mrs. Jay writes: Il
have been told that a rolling pin is
good for reducing. Another friend
says that this method is very injur-
ious. Is it. " is it not? I ain 5 feet,
S inches tall, % years old. and weigh
126 pounds. Am I undcrwciyht or
overweight"
Answer: The only correct way to
reduce is through diet and exercise.
Massage with a rolling pin is not very
effective. and only tends to break
down the cellular structure. Your
weight. for your age and height,
seems to me to be about normal. =
Copyright 1890, The Bell Syndicate.
Inc.)
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There Is a Fashioned -the-Month
club in New York. Apparently there
are some people who actually believe
a fashion a really be confined to
such an interminable length Of time.
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Well. we'll. income taxes are get
ting lower and lower. It's going to be
a tough blow. however, for some Of
those charities usually listed on the
regular March returns.
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and the other man followed instruc-
tions Immediately. And the cold was
cured!
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A three-gun man was arrested In
New York the other day. Probably
another result Of the modern merger
trend.
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Tea was probably the first arti-
ficially concocted human drink. The
tea habit In China dates back 400
years.
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Quotations

THE United States lost in forest
fires in 1928 five times more than the
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Once there raj a man who told
another man what to do for a cold
The Washington times., 1930-03-24
DINNER To TALK
EDUCATION
Harris and Ewing Photo

PHILADELPHIA, March "a
Progress in university education
in the United States and Canada
will be discussed by the American
Philosophical Society at a dinner
April 2 in New York city to COM
memorate the one hundred and
fiftieth anniversary of the grant
ing Of the society'S charter.
Sponsored by New York mem
berS of this historic society
which was SO years old before
it received it's charter, March Is
1780-a goodwill educational pro-
gram has been arranged with DR..
Sir Robert Falconer, president
of the University of Toronto, and
DR.. Livingston Farrapd, president
of Cornell University, as the fea-
tured speakers.
The dinner will be held at the
Hotel Plaza, with John w.
Davis presiding, and Roland S.
Morris, representing the president
and council of the society. Mem
berS of the committee of arrange
mentS in addition to John w.
Davis, are DR.. John H. Finley,
DR.. Isaiah Bowman, Robert Hen.
derson, and DR.. Alexis Carrel,
Rockefeller Institute.
The dinner will be the first Of
series of meetings arranged by
the Philosophical Society to dis
cuss the general problems of edu-
cation. Members of the society
during the last year have sub
mitted their views on the subject
in answer to questiohnaire pre-.
pared as the first step in an lin
tellectual Stock-taking."
A study of the replies to a
question: What is the worlds
intellectual needP" showed that
the chief interest Of the mem
bers is progress in education.
The Washington times., 1930-03-24
CUMBERLAND s
DRIVE OPENS

CUMBERLAND. Md, March "a.
The annual drive for funds for
the Cumberland Community
Chest starts today to continue
all week. J. George Smith is di-
rector of the campaign. He will
be assisted by Clarence Litzen-
burg, J. Milton Patterson and
Mrs. Robert r. Henderson as
leaders Of the three divisions.
Litzenburg will be assisted by
Ralph F. McHenry, county agent,
and Patterson by Elmer j. Carter,
a member Of the Allegheny
county bar. Mrs. Henderson is
In charge of the women's division.
On the general committee with
Director Smith are Thomas B.
Finan and Harold w. Smith. Leo
H. Ley is the publicity director.
The amount to be raised in
this fifth community chest cam
paign is $50, ,40O.44. Last years
campaign brought $5l,893.33.
The Washington times., 1930-03-24
SOCIETY GIRLS
To RUN SHOP

What it takes to sell clothing
to women, whether or not they
want to buy, will be shown by
more than so young society
women of Washington, April S,
when they descend en- masse on
the store of Frank r. Jelleff,
Inc, and take their places be-
hind the counters.
The taking over of Jelleffs
store is being managed by the
Junior League and Jelleff has
promised it 10 per cent of the
gross receipts of the store for
that day. The funds will be
used for benefit of the social
service department Of Children S
Hospital. which is being run this
year by the Junior League.
The Washington times., 1930-03-24
GUARD AWAITS
INSPECTION

LAUREL, Md, March 24.-The
annual Government inspection of
Headquarters Company, Second
Battalion, Maryland NationG
Guard, First Lieutenant Julian B.
Anderson, commanding, will be
held March "a at the armory
here. Examination Of records and
equipment will take place at $3.50
p. m. with the inspection of the
company at 8 p. m.
Conducting the inspection will
be Captain H. H. Myers, U. S. A.,
representing the Federal Govern.
ment. and Major Harry c. Butler.
representing the tSate govern
ment.
A dane under the auspices OF
the company's committee on
athletics will follow the tnspec,
ton.
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to their entire committee at a spe-
cial meeting to be held at Beth.
eSda tomorrow. More than 20
communities and civic organiza-
tions will be represented at this
meeting.
Plant DOgwOOd and Cherry
The three plans presented to the
committee by the engineers, and
which met with the approval of
the committee, provide for the
planting of elm trees on both sides
of the highway so feet apart, and
the planting of cherry trees and
dogwood trees between the elms.
It is the hope of the committee,
they said. to start on the planting
of the trees at once. M. G.. Cope
land of the Rock Creek Nurseries,
has $50 early blooming Cherry
trees ready to present the COM
mittee, which should be planted
at once.
Beautify HiIIsides
A special arrangement for plant
ing along hillsides and in front
of estates has been worked out
assuring an attractive grouping
at these points.s
Sketches show the, sections of
the road that could be planted
Immediately because there would
be no grading necessary in the
event of widening. Another would
show a proposed plan of treat
ment where there is a high bank
on one side and a steep slope
down from the road on the other
side. The third plan would show
the planting where the property
on. either side is level with the
road.
The Washington times., 1930-03-24
SCHOOL MENTAL
CL|N|CURGED

BOSTON, March "a G.N.SD.-
Institution of psychiatric clinics
in high schools throughout the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
with paid social workers and psy-
chiatriSts in attendance is urged
upon the club women of the
Bay State, by DR.. Anna M. Skin
ner, psychiatrist at the Judge
Baker Foundation.
Such a measure would save not
only the immediate lives of the
young. but assure healthy and
happy futures for them when
they become men and women,
DR.. Skinner declared.
Adolescence is the most critical
time in young persons lives, the
psychiatrist said explaining that
it is the time when body secre-
tions pour into the system in pc
culiar and unanticipated ways.
The Washington times., 1930-03-24
ARBOR Of E[|N TREES To Tine
PIKE FROM D. c. To ROCKVILLE

ROCKVILLE, Md, March "a
The Identification of the Rock
vile Pike, from the District line to
the county seat, by planting shade
and bloSsoming trees, took another
step forward last week, when a
special committee representing
civic organizations and communi-
ties conferred with engineers of
the Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission on
three plans they have prepared for
this tree-planting work.
The special committee approved
the plans and announced they
would recommend their adoption