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woman who sat immovable M an
ugly Chinese idol.
But the other only shook her
head. II dassen't." she said
hoarsely. She looked furtirely at
the door. Lane sank back weak
~. II was no use trying to tempt
the woman. But there must be
other ways She looked about
desperately. Two windows there
were. both closed and locked. The
doorway with the fat woman
guarding It. There must be a
wayi
The girl feigned drowsiness.
Slumped In her uncomfortable
chair she pretended to nod. The
room was warm. the air stale and
heavy. The fat woman, after one
or two intent glances az the re-
laxed form, also closed her eyes.
Still and alert as any wild animal.
Lame crouched I'm her chair.
Presently the regular hum or the
woman's breathing resolved itself
into more She was asleep
Lame waited a minute. two,
five Then with infinite caution.
her head still throbbing. her pulse
sounding noisy as an alarm clock.
she began softly 10 creep Four
steps to the door. She had
passed her captorI Her heart
stood still. The woman stirred
ever 10 family. Lame remained
quiet as "a statue She waited
another endless so seconds. Then
she began again softly to crawl
into the hall. IA board creaked
ominously under her weight.
Tears or Illustration rose 10 her
burning eyes. But the fates were
with her. and the fat woman
snOred on.
THE house seemed utterly silent.
Terror. Icy and unacceptable,
gripped the girls heart. She was
still giddy from her fall. Fear
fully she fixed her eyes on the dull
face of the siumbering woman.
Somewhere In the house a mouse
began TO gnaw at a partition.
The sound struck through the
quiet like thunder on a summer
night. Lane shivered. But her
intent gaze on the countenance
OF her guard could discover no
change there. The woman slipped
deeper down in her uncomfortable
chair.
Inch BY inch the girl began 10
move again. A board creaked
and her cold hand few 10 her
throat. Nothing now should keep
her from that doorl Anything.
Lane thought Historically. was
better than this grim and horrible
room.
She thought or her two CAP
tors Where were they? Lurk-
Ing Just outside. NO doubt. walt
Ing 20 snare her as she ran from
the trap they had laid. She re-
fused To believe this. The errand
they had dispatched themselves
upon must have been an Impor-
tant one They had thought her
as wei aH frightened, and
counted ON the old woman 10
guard atr easily. With inanite
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-26

Ceyion producers are making an
effort 70 develop a market I'm the
United States for palm-sugar. or
~-iaggery." This product Is made
principally from the sap or the flow
& Of the c0cOanut palm.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-26

A bottle cast adrift off the coast
of Mexico was recently found near
the PHILIPPINE Islands. II had nearly
crossed the Pacific in is months
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-26
BEGIN HERE I'd


LANE BARRETT. daughter of
CAss BARRETT. nm actress.
meets nnd falls I'm love with VAN
HoBARD. handsome man OF the
world. Cass beEs Lame not 90
have anything TO DO with him.
without explaining why. MURIEL
LADD. debutanfe who shares
Lfnne's dutie. mt the theafer box
once af Willow Stream. T.. L.. pro-
fesses % he I'm love with n re-
porter. CHUCK DESMOND. Later
sac announces her engagement To
nobard and Lame tries 20 for-ef
Aim. When her mother f. taken
seriously III on tour. Lame PUSHES
10 her. Cass RECEIVERS hut I'm her
deiirfum babbfes of some mystery
c~honeerainE the girls birth.
Convnfeseing mt MRS. CLEES-
rAtGhf,S magnificent heme. where
Lame has been staying. Cnsw
chafes Mt being under obiirntion
10 her hostess. SO when CLINE
GLEEsPAUGH asks Lime "a
marry hfHns "a marriage I'm name
onty. the girl agrees.
TREssA LORD. n house Euewt
OF the Cieespaughs. I'm rude "a
Lame m attempts "a break or
engagement Lame ~ threat
ened with bfnekmnl and goes To
SHANE NTcDERMTD. an policeman
who lind once hefrirnhed her.
shane scnres on the hinckmnIIrrs
but warns the girl she hnx mn
enemy. AZ hall given for enc
CROWN PRINCE or SLAvARTA.
Lame disappears. m ~ kid
narra md taken 90 "a lonely house
on the shore. During n struggle
with VA rf r rnnturR. nhr falls.
cutting her head. Desmond. rIlve
md McDrrmih nre an hunting Tor
her. Give nnd n police ofHcer.
McHIGH. pick mp fhr trail or a
girl I'm IN sedan. MrHmwh makes
the girl End the way ~ n house
NJ suspects may hold Lame.
NOW GO oS WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XVIII
THE fat woman seated herself
In the other collapsing chair.
Lame watched her fearfully. She
could hear the steps OF the two
men moving down the hall. There
a rumble as or voices arguing
and a door closed. She put her
hand up 10 her throat. Her pearlsl
They were still there. Odd they
hadn't been taken when she faint
ed. What. then. did these men
want OF her? The fact that they
hadn't taken the pearls seemed
ominous- They we're not, then.
ordinary thieves.
The string OF precious beads
gave her an idea.
The house was very quiet now.
The room was quiet except for the
unpleasant breathing OF the wo-
man called Molly. Lame stared
n her. noting the glitter OF her
.porcine eyes, The girl touched
The pearls again. Family she
whispered. These are worth
OF dollars. I'll give
them 10 you III youW let me TO-"
The woman sat quite still ~ IL
she had not heard. Only her eyes
slimmered with q faint, greedy
Then she spoke again.
POOH" she said. Thousands or
dollars. my eyet"
Yes, yes" Lane answered
eagerly They can ID all yours,
% sell, 10 40 what you want with.
She unclasped the fasten-
Ing set with q sapphire. She held
1ut the milky strand Here"
he said, fixing her eyes on the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-10
PLAN EDUCATION FARLEY
Meeting to Be Held at Hot Springs
on Nav / and g.

BY the Associated Press
A national conference on parent edu-
cation will be held at Hot Springs,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-10
LISBON OFFICIALS
WORK BEHIND GUNS
Troops Attempt to Prevent
Spread of Rebellion
to Mainland.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LISBON, Portugal, April 1o.-Presi-
dent Gen. Carmona and members of
his cabinet today conducted the Portu-
guese government from within the Sd
Artillery Barracks. virtual fortress
protected by barbed-wire entanglements
machine-gun and artillery emplace-
ments
Troops guarded public buildings and
occupied strategic points In Lisbon and
Oporto in an obvious effort to prevent
spreading to the mainland Of the re-
volt which has overturned the Lisbon
authority in Madeira and yesterday
flared in the Azores, another East At
lantic island group belonging to Por-
tugal.
News Of the Azores revolt was con-
tanned in cablegrams received by the
premier. one from Lieut.. Aragao y
Mello, as head of the movement at
Angra do Heroismo. capital of the
Azores, on Terceira Island, announcing
that that island had decided to sever
relations with Lisbon. A similar but
unsigned cablegram was received from
San Miguel, largest of the groups nine
islands.
Quiet Except In Madeira.
Despite these portentous develop
ments, an official bulletin stated that
all was quiet in the colonies and is
lands except in Madeira. After a long
secret session in its barracks quarters
the cabinet announced that work on the
harbor at Funchal was to be rushed.
this unexpected announcement coming
just when the city was waiting for
some word of the expeditionary force
which has been sent to Funchal to
down the rebel junta in charge there.
While stationed in the barracks the
President and cabinet have placed
themselves virtually in the hands OF
the Sd Artillery, model iron brigade
which has an unbroken record OF dis
tinguished service to the republic from
business Is being carried on from the
regular government Offices, but DEGREES
and other matter must be sent to the
barracks for signature.
Thirty Taken In Roundup.
An official statement said that 30
persons were arrested in roundup of
ani-government plotters yesterday,
among them the two former cabinet
ministers. DR.. Luno Simeon and DR..
Brice Camacho. Maj. Aragao, who made
a dramatic escape from his captorS
shortly after arrest, Is being sought at
the home of friends.
Maj. Aragao who Is an inspector Of
the air force, vaulted the fence Of the
prison to which he was taken. leaped to
a waiting car and speeded TO the air
port, where he Communicated plane
for his escape. It was understood later
that he had gone to Alentejo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-10
MONONGAHELA FOREST
SUPERVISOR CHOSEN
Arthur A. Wood of Nanthala Area
Succeeds Perkins to Post
in West Virginia.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Supervisor Arthur A. Wood Of the
Nanthala National Forest in the South
ern Appalachians has been appointed
supervisor of the Monongahela National
Forest in West Virginia.
He succeeds c. l.. Perkins, who re-
signed to become forester on a privately
owned 10,0O0-acre demonstration forest
near Ligonier, Pa.
Assistant Supervisor John Byrne of
the PiSgah National Forest in North
Carolina will take Woods post in the
Nanthala Forest, whose boundaries ex-
tend into North and South Carolina and
Georgia.
William P. Kramer, supervisor of the
Luquillo Forest in Porto Rico, will sue
coed Byrne.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-10

Ark, May 1 and 2, under auspices OF
the Federal ONCE of education.
The meeting, called by Commissioner
Cooper, will precede the convention of
the National Congress Of Parents and
Teachers.
Miss Bess Goodykoontz, assistant
commissioner, will preside, with repre-
sentatives of universities. national well
fare and educational associations tax
ing part in a discussion Of policy
governing the work Of parents and
teachers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-10
British Force Landed.

FUNCHAL, Madeira, April 9 up ODE
layed) "A force from the British
cruiser London, sent to Funchal when
the revolt on this island broke out last
week end, was landed here today.
The population received the officers
and men enthusiastically and the civil
governor of the island wrote a warm
letter of friendship to the captain of
the vessel, which IS charged with pro-
lection Of British nationals and prop
erty in the event of disturbances here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-10

defense he testified he paid more than
$500, 900 OF his own money to protect
the banks loans
While the indictments against Hale
charged misapplication of $4,000 the
State alleged the closed bank made
$2,300,000 in "Sour" loans on virtually
worthless Colorado property.
The Merrimack River Savings Bank
was closed as a result, the State charged,
of Hale's misapplication Of its funds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-10
JUSTICE Department
CONSIDERS TRUST PROBE
Patman Asks Investigation of
Proctor & Gamble Soap Co.
Buying Out Firm.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A request by Representative Patman,
Democrat, Texas, that an antitrust in
vestigation be made Of the activities of
the Proctor g. Gamble Soap Co. will re-
ceive due and respectful consideration"
from the Justice Department.
Attorney General Mitchell would not
say whether an investigation already
was under way or whether a prolonged
inquiry would be made, but said Pat
mans request would be considered.
The Texas Democrat wrote to Mr..
Mitchell yesterday saying Proctor &
Gamble had purchased the Portsmouth
Cotton and Oil Refining Corporation Of
Portsmouth, Va, characterized as one
Of the soap concerns chief COMPETE
tors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-10
BLAST ATTEMPT FAILS
Louisville Labor Union Blamed by
Phone Officials.

LOUISVILLE, KY, April 10 (R.-Six
sticks Of dynamite attached to a lighted
fuse were found yesterday In the base
ment Of the new 10-story building Of
the Southern Bell Telephone Co. A. P.
Stone, electrician, pulled the fuse from
the explosive Police said that in 10
minutes the entire basement, filled with
expensive equipment, would have been
wrecked.
Chief Of Police George M. Ratcliffe,
after receiving reports Of investigators,
said the placing of the explosive was
the result of trouble with labor unions.
Stone said he believed police were mis-
taken about the labor trouble.
The fuse was timed to touch of the
explosive after all employees had left
the building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-10

The weaver-f1nch Is small gray bird
with broad pink beak. He weaves a
nest Of grass. the shape Of chemical
retort, on the end of slim branch
where It hangs out Of reach of all ma
RAIDERS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-10
BANKER FOUND GUILTY
OF 40 CRIMINAL COUNTS
New Hampshire Man Accused of
Forcing Failure by Misuse of
Institutions Funds.

MANCHESTER, NJ H, April 10
convicted last night of 40 of the 81
counts charging him with misapplying
the banks funds. The jury deliberated
IL hours.
Hale was accused Of making loans for
the bank on land of little value and of
receiving large bonuses in return. In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-10
SEEKS $4,000 DAMAGES
Suit Filed by Administrator for
Death of Erskine v. Smith.

Erskine H. Smith, 2627 Eleventh
street, yesterday filed suit in the Dis
trict Supreme Court, as administrator,
to recover $4,000 damages from the
w. II. Harrison Co.. commission mer-
chants, for the death Of his son, Erskine
v. Smith, 10. The boy was killed Feb
ruary 81 as the result of a collision
Of car which he was driving with a
truck of the company at Florida ave-
nue. and Fifth street northeast, IL Is
charged. Attorney Alvin l.. Newmyer
appeared for the administrator.
The Washington times., 1931-10-27
RAYMOND HELD
AS EMBEZZLER

Henry M. Raymond, 4303 Ninth
st. N. W., was held for the Grand
Jury on $500 bond today by Po-
lice Court Judge Gus A. Schuldt,
following a hearing on a charge
of 'embezzling 1925 from Taub-
mans, Inc, an automobile acces-
sories firm, of which he was an
employe.
Officials of the firm said Ray
mond was arrested October 13
after an inventory showed a
shortage in the firms stock. A
signed statement, purporting to be
a confession by Raymond that he
had pocketed at least SO a day
from the firms funds during the
three months of his employment,
was introduced by Assistant
United States Attorney Michael F.
Keogh.
The inventory was made by
Isadore Reuben. 722 Thirteenth
st. N. w., who declared Raymond
admitted IN his presence that he
had sold articles from the store
without depositing the money in
the cash. register,
The Washington times., 1931-10-27
PER|LS
STIR CITIZENS
Times staff Photo

The lives of hundreds of chill
dren are imperiled daily as the
result of defective traffic regu-
lations at the intersections of
First and Bryant and Second
and Bryant Streets Northeast,
it was charged last night at. the
meeting of the North Capitol
Citizens Association.
Children are constantly in
danger, it was said, from speed
ing trucks and automobiles at the
two corners adjacent to the
BIOOmingdaIe Playground. The
children visit this playground,
it was pointed out, after school
hours.
The association also went on
record as condemning the Dis.
trict repair shop for "piecemeaP
repair of broken sidewalks and
streets. william G. Henderson,
delegate to the Federation of
Citizens Associations, declared
that patching broken streets with
a bit of tar is the poorest piece
of repair work in any city OF
this country.
The smoke nuisance" arising
from the use of soft coal in apart
ment houses in the neighbor'
hood was also condemned. T'raf'
fic lights at First Street and
Florida Avenue Northeast, and
at North Capitol and R Streets
were demanded by the organiza
tiOn.
The Washington times., 1931-10-27
Teachers Taken Ill
With Scarlet Fever,
School Closed

Because two teachers Of the
North Key, Prince Georges
county, Md, school have scar
let fever, classes have been
suspended. County Scnool Su-
perintendent Nichols Orem said
yesterday that he had rot yet
set a date for its reopening.
Mrs. Mona Duyall, the regular
teacher, was stricken With the
disease about a week ago. Mrs.
Katherine Sasscer was appoint
ed substitute and two days
later she, too, was suffering
with the malady.
DR.. A. B. Hooton, county
health officer, said yesterday
that antitoxins have been given
pupils of the school aud that
the disease is not expected to
spread.
The Washington times., 1931-10-27
PR|NTERPLEADS
NOT GUILTY
Staff Photo

John A. Kennedy, "a, of 3217
Connecticut Ave. N. W., accused
of shooting George Brandt, 49,,
composing room foreman at the
Washington Post last Friday, to-
day pleaded not guilty to charge
of assault with intent to kill. He
was arraigned before Judge Gus
A. Schuldt, in Police Court.
At the request of Assistant U. S.
Attorney Michael F. Keogh, the
case was continued for one week
and Kennedy's bond was set at
$4,000. Brandt is still in Emer-
gency Hospital.
According to witnesses, Ken.
nedy, a printer who had been dis
charged by Brandt two weeks
prior, invaded Brandt's office at
the Post and fired several shots
into the foreman.
The Washington times., 1931-10-27
SIEGAL FIGHTS
OWN CASE

Abner Siegal, lawyer, who was
placed on trial in the District Su-
preme Court today on the charge
of bribery, appeared as his own
counsel in a battle for acquittal.
The chief feature of the morn
ing session was an admission
Siegal forced from Harry S. Bean,
guard at the District Jail, ana
the principal witness against him,
that he resigned from the Ameri-
can Railway Express Company,
while under fire during an investi-
CATION of the disappearance Of
registered parcels.
$50 Bribe Alleged
It was to Dean that Siegal is
alleged to have paid a $3.50 rbribe
for which he is being prosecuted.
After a long period, during
which papers and records were
examined and re-examined Siegal
asked Dean.
care you the same Harry S.
Dean who was discharged from
the American Railway Express
Company for stealing registered
parcels"
81 resigned"
"YOu 1,signed under fire dur.
ing the Investigation"
"Yes, resigned during the
investigation"
Dean then left the stand and
the court recessed until this af.
ternoop.
Tells of Alleged Bribe
During direct examination Dean
had tstified that in March. 1881,
Seigal had given him a $3.50
bribe for inserting in the jail
records a fake notation which
would appear to show that a
man whom Seigal was defend
ing on a first degree murder
charge in Pennsylvania was in
carcerated here at the time the
crime was committed.
Dean testified that shortly
after Seigal brought up the sub
ject to him, he consulted Col
William L. Peake, superintendent
of the jail, and that he went
through with the plan, at the
direction Of Colonel Peake.
District Attorney Leo A. Rover
is prosecuting the case, aided by
Assistant United States Attorney
James r. Kirkland. E. Russell
Kelly. is helping Seigal with his
case.
The case is being heard before
a jury in Criminal Court No. ]
before Justice James M. Proctor
The Washington times., 1931-10-27
HEARING TESTS
PRESIDENTIAL
AUTHORITY
Former Democratic Nominee
and Ex-senator Opposing
Counsel in Power Dispute

George Otis Smith, chairman of
the Federal Power Commission,
holds his position illegally and in
direct violation Of the will of the
United States Senate, John w.
Davis, former Democratic nominee
and counsel for the Senate, charg-
ed in custer proceedings held be-
fore Justice Peyton Gordon in Dis
trict of Columbia Supreme Court
today.
After lengthy arguments Justice
Gordon reserved decision in the
matter, which was termed by At
tOrney General Mitchell as a
sweeping test case Of presidential
authority, in a brief he filed with
the court in the role of intervenOr.
Clashes With Pepper
More than 100 persons filled
the little courtroom as the white
haired attorney for the Senate
clashed with former Senator
George Wharton Pepper, of Penn
sylvania, counsel for Smith, over
the legal aspects of the custer
proceedings.
Mr.. Davis cited a long series
Of cases involving similar pro-
cedure dating back to civil war
times in which the President had
complied with requests by the
legislative body for return of an
appointment after it had been
confirmed. He added:
81 don't think there has been
a President since 1877 who was
not notified of a confirmation
and has not compiled with the
Senate'S request for the return
Of an appointment.
Senate Power Questioned
Senator Pepper urged the &C.
ton of the Senate be ignored.
He contended that after the
Senate originally had acted on
Smiths appointment, the matter
had passed completely from it's
control. In reply to Davis argu-
ment that the Senate often had
reconsidered combinations, he
stated that in such cases the
Chief Executive always had COM
piled voluntarily with the request.
The Washington times., 1931-10-27
Alexandria Mails
12.OOO Tax Bills

City Treasurer Roger C. Sulli-
van. of Alexandria, Va. has pre-
pared 10000 State tax bills which
will be mailed MorI'ay. They in
clude income and intangible prop
erly taxes for 1881 and 1882 poll
tax bills.
Voters who desire to participate
in the election of two members of
the city council have only until
December S to pay their poll
taxes. Voters in the Presidential
election will have until May 2.
The Washington times., 1931-10-27
History Glasses
Observe NaUY DaY

Navy Day was observed by spe
cial exercises in the schools at
Alexandria, Va, today.
The naval torpedo station was
opened to the public and Lieu
tenant Opie staged demonstra-
tions of torpedo launching. The
mine sweeper U. s. s. Cormorant
was opened to the public, and
school children visited it as part
of their history study.
The Washington times., 1931-10-27
Library Staff Plans
Weekly Book Talks

Members of the Public Library
staff will deliver a series OF
weekly book talks starting Thurs
day, DR.. George F. BoWerman,
librarian, announced yesterday.
Miss L. Elaine Middlekauff will
deliver the first talk at the Mt.
Pleasant branch library, Sixteenth
and Lamont SITS. N. w. Recent
Fiction" will be the subject of
her talk.
The Washington times., 1931-10-27
Child Training Topic
Before YOlIng People

Home life in the present gen
Grafton and the requisites for
training of children and happi-
ness of families, will be discussed
by DR.. Sinclair Bowen at a sup
per given by the Young Peoples
Society of the parish Of st. Ste
phen and the Incarnation Sun
day evening.
The supper will be at the par
ish house, Sixteenth and Newton
Streets northwest, at 6:d5 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1931-10-27
To BACK
TAXI ZONE
SYSTEM
Peoples Counsel Urges Re-
tention of Boundaries Plan;
New Opposition Is Expected

Peoples Counsel Richmond B.
Keech today was putting the fin
ishing touches on a brief, which
will urge retention of the zone
system of taxicab operation and
Standardization of tariffs and
zone boundaries.
Opposition to any proposal OF
reducing the number of cabs now
operating in the city was ex-
pressed by Mr.. Keech. Such a
move, he contends, would only
serve to throw number of cab
drivers out of work.
Patron Is Helped
Mr.. Keech expects to file his
brief tomorrow with the Public
Utilities Commission. The COM
missions order, resulting from the
recent public hearing on the cab
situation, may be issued late this
week.
In taking his stand against
exclusive operation on the meter
system, Mr.. Keech stated that he
had interviewed a number Of cab
riders, all of whom expressed
satisfaction with the zone system
because a patron knows in ad-
vance just what fare he will have
to pay for transportation to any
destination.
Denounced by Firm
A brief. which in effect op-
posed the zone system, was filed
with the commission by the Capt.
tai Traction Company.
It was a summary of the stand
taken by the company at the
recent hearing and denounced the
present system of cab operation
as unfair and discriminating COM
petition.
Similar briefs are expected to
be filed by the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company and
the Central Labor Union. The
latter organization faVors cab
operation on the meter system.