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at his heels he turned and ran out to
where they had abandoned their canoe.

at his heels he turned and ran out to
where they had abandoned their canoe.
It was not there.
It was the loss Of their canoe that
really frightened them. Food supplies,
tentS-those were not matters of life
or death. But with a mile of water ell
around them and no craft to get away
in, they were helpless prisoners on that
bare strip of sand and boulders.
In front of the tents Paul hunted
around and found one Of the pine knots
! which they had used for starting fires
quickly. Over in the barricade Curt lit
1t with a double match, wedged the
taper between two rocks and bent over
Ralph's crumpled form.
Curtis hand shook and his eyes grew
misty as he worked with his stricken
friend. He decided to cut off the shaft
of the arrow and let the rest remain,
for he could never extract the dart
without starting an internal bleeding
that would speedily be fatal When he
had done that, he brought water and
bathed Ralph's face and loosened his
clothes to make him more comfortable.
That was all they could do for him.
The remainder of the short night
passed quietly. Several times Curt
heard signal calls drifting across the
lake, but he did not even bother to keep
a lookout for he knew they would not
be molested. The Klosohees would sit
around on these neighboring islands
~ec1 wait and wait until starvation and
exposure had done the work for them.
His thoughts of Sonya were bitter
thoughts, not so much because of the
suffering she had brought him as what
she had done to Ralph. With no
thought of self he had accompanied
her on her trip, helping her all he
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l. ,FORBiDDEN VALLEY
a. BY wjiam Bqaon 'loWsw

with rife, belt-gun and three cartons
of cartridges in his hands.
II got 'eml" he painted. Couldn't
have helped out If I hadn't gone
and"
His rejoicing ended in an agonized
gasp. Within two steps Of the barri-
cade he suddenly stumbled and flung
up his arms. The gun and cartridges
dropped with a clatter. Pitching for
ward with all the momentum of his
dash, he smashed head-on against a
rock, rolled over and lay still.
Curt vaulted over the barricade, grab
bed him, lifted him into the shelter
"Ralph!" he cried, kneeling down and
! shaking his limp comrade. Ralph did
not move. And then Curt saw hard
driven arrow protruding from his back
and stream Of blood trickling from his
mouth.
The suddenness of the blow struck
Curt dumb. He shook Ralph's arm
again, but got no response. Dead or
dying-he did not know.
The five canoes to the west were less
than hundred yards out. Paul had
got the range and was ricocheting his
bullets off the ripples with a withering
effect. One canoe wabbled crazily and
collapsed In another figure leaped
up and toppled overheard.
Look northl" Paul cried. Keep
those back. I'll handle these"
For the first time Curt noticed that
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three canoes were skirling In toward the
upper tip. AT his first shot figure
rose up in the leading canoe and
shouted a command. The voice sound
ed to him like Tenn-Og's.
Damn you!"--the thought flashed
through his mind-"we patched you up
and treated you white, when your bud
dies ran away and left you; and now
you're leading men to spear us. I'll get
YOU anyway" He poured q whole clip
| of vengeful bullets at the figure. The
Klosohee still stood up, waving his arms
and shouting orders. The other two
craft stopped and began milling about
uncertainty. AS Curt snapped in an
other clip, swearing Savagely at missing
Tenn-Og, all three of the canoes veered
around and skinned back out of sight.
Their sudden flight astonished him:
he had hit nobody, done no damage
that he could see.
He laid it to cowardice and whirled
to help Paul again.
OF the five canoes to the west, Paul
had collapsed one, knocked a man out
of a second and sent 1t drifting help
lessly and had sunk a third in the
! shadows. Together he and Curt ran a
| burst at the other two. They sank
both Of them In the space of five Sec
onds. but the men jumped out into the
water, sprang ashore and joined their
! confederates.
Grabbing their automatics, Curt and
Paul tensed themselves for the hand
to-hand fight.
Keep down." Curt snapped as Paul
rose up to see better Don't expose
yourself. We've got chance to win
| this"
The arrows dwindled and stopped. A
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dead silence fell. 1t heightened to five

dead silence fell. 1t heightened to five
minutes.
what do you make of it9" Paul
whispered.
II don't know. Maybe they're pulling
themselves together for the rush."
Curt bent down beside Nichols again
and tried to rouse some sign Of life.
| Ralph still lay motionless, limp and
stricken. It was all Curt could do. He
Strengthened up to help Paul watch.
"Seen anything of emp"
mot a glimpse. heard roise down
near the tents, but saw nothing"
Curt sprang over the barricade, Sc
cured Ralph's two guns and the car
| tridges, came back, waited.
When the deadlock did break. it broke
suddenly Down at the lower tip the
canoes which had reached shore all at
once went darting out through the
hallows-escaping. Launched on the
run, they were out upon the open lake
before Curt and Paul could realize what
was taking place.
| They stared at each other in amaze
ment
They're gonel" Paul gasped.
Curt was more skeptical. He simply
could not believe it. Maybe they're
! gone. This thing mas got the earmarks
Of a trap to me-"
But we saw them CO."
A suspicion Of the truth struck Curt.
How many canoes did you see?"
six"
That's what I counted. Only five
boats reached shore. Where'd they get
| that extra canoe?"
They left the barricade and hurried
down to the camp site. Curtis heart
sank as he glanced about. ALI their
supplies had been destroyed. With Paul
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MERCHANTS ARE WARNED
AGAINST FAKE SOLICITOR
Man Uses Telephone to Ask Funds
for Tribute Meeting of Vic
tory Legion Post.

Merchants of Washington were
warned today by the Better Business
Bureau against telephone solicitor"
who is making an effort to raise funds
for a tribute meeting" of the Victory
Post. American Legion.
Business men have been receiving
calls requesting them to purchase candy
at S. box to defray expenses of the
meeting.
Rice w. Means, department COM
mander of the American Legion here,
informed the bureau by letter, that no
one is authorized to solicit any money
in the name of the Legion or any unit
of it.
Whoever is making such representa-
ton, he said, lis defrauding business
men and should be prosecuted for it..
The Special Committee son Arrange
ments of Victory Post, American Legion.
is detraying all of the expenses of the
tribute meeting from their own pockets" :"
The meeting is to be held January 2.
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LA RUE {. TANNER HEADS
REVENUE LODGE. A. F. G. E.
Group Condemns Policy of Pay
Schedules Based on Cost of
Living.

La Rue E. Tanner was elected preSi-
dent of the Bureau of Internal Reve-
nue. Lodge. American Federation of
Government Employees, at the annual
meeting in the Hamilton Hotel, We'd
nesday night
Other officers chosen were: Ira Y.
Balm. first vice president; Leo ]. Reel,
second vice president; Mrs. Mary Lou
Shannon, third vice president; Miss
Margaret Tew, secretary; Carl A,
Baumman. treasurer, and Thomas j.
Huston, jr, sergeant at arms.
Harry P Baines and Mrs Elizabeth
E. Jeffrey were chosen as delegates to
the District Department of the fedora
ton. with Miss lneZ Justus and Allen
M. LaSter as alternates. Tanner, Miss
Grace E. Benton and Miss Sarah B.
Keithley were elected delegates to
Central Labor Union.
The lodge Endorsed legislation for a
Civil Service Court of Appeals and
condemned the policy of grading pay
by living costs.
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FATHER AND SON
SERIOUSLY INJURED
John r. and Wilbur Smith
Fracture Skulls in Trolley
Truck MiShap.

A collision between a street car ana
truck at Nichols avenue and q street
southeast yesterday afternoon resulted
in serious injury to John r. Smith, Al,
and Wilbur Smith, his 15-year-old son.
Of Fort Foote, Md, occupants OF the
truck. None Of the street car paSSen-
gers was injured.
Father and son, suffering from skull
injuries, cuts and bruises. were taken
to Casualty Hospital and given surgical
aid
CoIored Man Hurt.
John w. Eigmey. colored, 65, of the
1900 block of Third street, late yeSter-
day afternoon walked into the automo-
bile of Lawrence H. Mattingly, BIB
Rodman street. at New York avenue
and Fifteenth street, fell and received
a severe injury to his head.
Four-year-old James w. Tenneyson,
651 B street northeast, was knocked
down on Seventh between A and B
streets northeast late yesterday after
noon by the automobile of Ellsworth
w. Colbert. colored, &C. of the 800 block
of D street southeast and severely in
jured.
The child was treated at Casualty
Hospital for conclusion of the brain
and shock. his condition being reported
to await the outcome of the child's in
jurieS.
Woman Breaks Leg.
Mrs. Tiola Dale, SIS, of 1868 Euclid
street, sustained broken leg and
bruises last night as a result of traffic
accident at Fourteenth and Euclid
streets. The police reported she was
injured by the automobile of Eldred
Harrell, 81, Of the 1900 block of Ar
gonne place. Mrs. Dale was given sur
gical aid al Garfield Hospital.
Daniel William Short, colored, so. of
the 1900 block of T street, received a
severe head injury yesterday as a re-
suit of being knocked down at Massa-
chusettS avenue and Seventh street by
a taXicab driven by Charles H. Jones,
1900 block of East Capitol street The
injured man was given first aid at
Casualty Hospital.
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ART GROUPS APPOINTED
ON CIVIL WORKS PLAN

Personnel Of the local committees for
the public works of art project Of the
Civil Works Administration in this area
we're announced yesterday by the Re-
gional Committee.
Duncan Phillips, director OF the PHI
lips Memorial Gallery, is chairman of
the District Committee, which includes
c. Law Watkins, secretary; c. Powell
Minnegerode. director of the Corcoran
Gallery OF Art; Olin Dows and GRAM
Code, clerk.
The Maryland Committee is composed
of R. V. Mckinney, director of the
Baltimore Museum of Art. chairman;
Hans Schuler, George Boss, Eleanor
Spencer and Leon Winslow.
On the Virginia committee are Mrs.
George Sloan. chairman, and Thomas
c. Parker, the other member.
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UNIFORMS ARE ASKED
Federal Employees Want Govern.
ment to Furnish Outfits.

Recommendation that the way be
opened for all establishments to pay
for the uniforms of their uniformed
employees was made yesterday by E.
Claude Babcock, president of the Amer
ican Federation of Government En-
ployeS, at a hearing before the House
subcommittee handling the Treasury
Post Office bill
In some instances this is done, but
in others, such as Treasury and Bureau
of Engraving and Printing guards, the
men buy their own equipment.
Bsbcock explained he was not asking
that appropriations be increased to buy
this clothing, but only that admins
trative officers be empowered to make
such purchases if they can do it within
theii- allotted funds. controller gen.
erals ruling at present bars such
action.
The cost of uniforms, Babcock
pointed out. is an important item for
small salaried workers
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CHAPTER XXXVI.
BATTLE.

~ ALPH!" Curt yelled at him.
Ss "What're you doing? Get IN
N here with us!
Don't have any gum"
Ralph called over his shoul-
der. Got to get gun!"
Let it go. They'll cut you off,"
But Ralph courageously went on.
FIinging themselves behind the rock
shelter, the two of them turned their
rifles toward the canoes to the south.
Curt dropped handful of clips into
Paul's pocket. Aim low, Paul. Bounce
your slugs off the water. We can't hope
to hit the men, but We can tear holes
through those canoes and sink EN-"
They emptied their magazines at the
six craft. The range was too long for
dark shooting and the moon reflection
was wrong, The canoes came straight
on and SKINNED into the shadows. Re-
loading, Curt and Paul blasted into
them again, frantically trying to knock
them back. One canoe turned broadside
and sank, but the two occupants leaped
out and splashed ashore; and the other
five canoes drove on in unchecked.
Jumping to shelter on the island, the
KlosoheeS began sizzling arrows at the
rifle flashes, to cover the landing of the
other parties.
Ralph came running out of the dark
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could; and then, without scruple or
hesitation, she had abandoned him

neSltatl0n Sfle nad aDanQ0ned MINI
when 1t suited her convenience.
To sit there in terrible helplessness
and watch his life ebb away when he
might have a chance to live was the
most maddening experience that Curt
had ever undergone.
At creek mouth on the mainland
shore wisp of smoke stood up above
the trees from the central camp Canoes
came and went freely across the water
Once, when one of them came dancing
past 600 yards away, Paul seized his
rife in a fury. screwed up the sight on
the long-range Savage. sank the craft
with his ricocheting bullets, and sent
its three occupants swimming for the
nearest island. After that the canoes
kept a respectful distance.
The MONDAY sun was a torture. It
beat down on the rocks and sand like
the glare from furnace door. There
was not square inch of shade on the
island not breath of air stirring.
Their only relief was to innmerse them
selves repeatedly in the shadows and
sprinkle water around the shelter where
Ralph lay
Curt decides, tomorrow, to relieve the
situation by desperate ..Sasures.
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Man Tries to Choose Crime.

What particular kind of a crime must
l commit to get in jail?" was the ques-
ton of a man who entered a magis-
trate's court in Barcelona. Spain. re-
Gently. He explained that he was starv-
irg and without a home, but was
refused admission to the workhouSe, so
wanted to go to prison to get free food
and lodging
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Mexican Leader Killed.

MEXICO, D. F.. December % Rl.-
Jose Rivera. federal deputy for the
State of Hidalgo, leader of the Ma
tional Revolutionary Party bloc in the
Chamber and former federal Sena-
tor, was killed yesterday in an auto
mobile crash near Pachuca. His
chauffeur also was killed and a novice
bull fighter, Fermin River, Malabehar
WIS severely injured.
The Omaha guide., 1933-01-14
THE TROJAN CLUB

Trojans again!! Now Of all people
and all things, Dell Lewis would be
the athletic-minded person to get us
all excited over a girls basket ball
team. The team really isn't compos.
ed of just Trojan girls, but all of US
happen to be interested, anyway.
They had a good practice game
Tuesday with the Woodson's Center
a South Omaha team.
Well, I guess most everyone has
noticed those little silver-lookine
strips on the girls arms lately. That
only goes to show that the Trojans
have been ambitious lately. The
little strips merely happen to b.
bracelets with the Club emblem. tive
swords crossed on a shield and an in
dividual design, all handwork of the
girls.
Next week, we all shall do a goot
turn for someone else and sew gar
ments for the Red Cross. Now what
I ask you, could be a more worthy oc.
cupation for a group of girls like the
Trojans? Ferwilda Wade, reporter.
The Omaha guide., 1933-01-14
WOODSON CENTER NEWS

Sailing for Greater Service dur
ing 1885," is the slogan for Woodson
Center this new year, as expressed at
its sixth Annual Meeting, Thursday
night, January 9Th. The program in
clupded a ten minute addressed, by w.
F. Cozad, Chairman Of the Budget
Committee Of the Community Chest,
and a short talk on the "Credit In
ion" by Mr.. C. R. Orchard, The an
nual report Of House Activities was
read by Mr.. S. d. Rhone, assistant to
the Head Resident. Ernest Shields,
Commander of the Woodson Center
Harmonica Band, played two harmon
lea numbers. A selection by the
Girls Chorus and a group of spirit
uals rendered by the Woodson Center
Trio, conducted by Mrs. A. M. Will
son, added the finishing touches to an
enjoyable program.
The following is a summary of diff
ferent individuals in Center activit-
les during 1882, no ~repeaters listed.
CLUBS: boys As; girls, 80; adults go
CLASSES: boys So; girls 80; adults
81.
GYM GROUPS 80, girls So; adults So
Vacation School: boys so; girls SO,
adults 90.
Playground: boys 70; girls 80; adults
81.
TOTALS, boys 312; girls 27O; adults
276.
Total number of different individ-
uals in House Activities mot repeat
ers) 1853.
Different families served by House.
Number different families in house
in January, 1932-465; New families
active since January in classes, play
ground, clubs and other activities, SIS.
Total different families active during
1932-5O2.
Individuals in Music School
Girls in department %
Boys in department 18
Adults %
Tofo1 en-
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Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, January IA, 1893.

This year it is interesting to find
the same steady increase in the num-
Der Of people served by the house.
The total attendance at Woodson Cen
ter for the year 1882 was 37,O62, as
compared with 30,839 in 1881.
One Of the most promising groups
among adults was organized at Wood
son Center in October when the Credit
Union became a living project. Mem
bers Of the Improvement Club had
been interested and during the sum-
mer held weekly study meetings on
cooperative Credit Unions. Mr.. Frank
Nelson, president of the Improvement
Club, was a moving factor in estab-
fishing the Credit Union. Mr.. C. r,
Orchard and Mr.. Ralph Harvestine
have rendered invaluable service in
guidance to the group.
New classes will start this month
for all groups. Smith Hughes classes
for adults and cooking and handcraft
classes for girls. A morning class
in Woodwork will give unemployed
older boys and men the opportunity to
repair their own furniture and furni-
ture for others. New tools have been
purchased for that purpose. Other
classes and new clubs will start on
request Of at least IL people. Regis
t~ration starts Monday, January 9th.
The H~ead-resident and Staff of
Woodsoh Center wish to express ap-
probation to the following: The On
aha Guide, The Omaha World Herald
The Omaha Bee-News, and the Om-
aha, for publicity during the year.
Misses Blanche Liggins, Jean Dorsey
Susie Whitesides, Catherine Will
Jams, Alberta Franklin, Mildred Ais
ton, Virginia Jackson, Mrs. Simon
Harold, Messers, Eugene Murray, and
Charles Dickerson. who so freely vol
unteered their services in the Vaca-
ton School.
Miss Madeline Shipman and Mrs.
Thelma Hancock, volunteer gym wor
kers.
Misses Mae Gustin and Alberta
Franklin, club sponsor. Mr.. Edward
Wright. Boy Scout advisor. To our
entire Board and all others who have
volunteered their kindness and I'm
failing interest in the welfare of
Woodson Center.
Our Head Resident, Mrs. M. L.
Rhone, in her Annual Report has
made a plea for three consecutive
years for a constructive leisure time
program for Negro boys of Omaha.
At the end of 1882 activities, she is
still making the same plea with the
The Omaha guide., 1933-01-14
COLLEGE CLUB

The College Club discussed the
idea of giving a Tea before Lent.
The plans are ambiguous at present
but it was voted to leave the Tea in
charge of the Social committee ap-
pointed by the president. If the Tea
is successful, the Club will give a
dance at a later date. The decision
of the Social committee will be sub
mitted to the Club next week. The
committee consists of William Peeb-
les, Chairman Mr.. Thomas, Miss Su-
sic Whiteside, Miss Lille Avant and
Miss Vera Chandler.
A program concluded the meeting
by hearing an excellent talk on Mr..
Frederick Douglas by Mr.. Thomas.
Mr.. Oscar DePriest by Miss Gray,
Mr.. Paul Robson by Mr.. Travis Dix
on and lastly Jessie Fawcett by Mr..
PEBBLES.
Joseph Owen, reporter.
The Omaha guide., 1933-01-14
STARS OF RHAPSODY IN
BLACK" ENTERTAINED

Mr.. and Mrs. "Billy" Davis and
Mr.. and Mrs, J, c, Turner of 2514
Corby st. entertained about sixty
guests with a "after-the- show" buff
fet party.
The guests Of honor were some of
the stars of the Rhapsody in Black
show including: Avis Andrews who
gave several selections, Ernest Boyd,
Cecil Mack, Joseph Steel, who played
the piano, Alma Hubbard, ia Julia
Rhea, and Worthy and Thompson who
gave a tap dance speciality.
Until the wee hours of the morn
ing much fun and gayety was radiat-
ed among the guests.
Miss Avis Andrews, Mr.. Cecil Mack
and Mr.. Ernest Boyd were the house
guests of the Turner's and Davis.
The Omaha guide., 1933-01-14

hope that in the very near future,
when Omaha is better situated eco
nomically; a constructive permanent
program will be offered these boys.
For several weeks, our Head Resi-
dent has been i'll and off duty. But
with the efficient staff Of Woodson
Center the program has forged stead.
lily ahead.
Mrs. Alice M. Wilson, Misses Grace
Adams and Mildred Aston and other
staff members and volunteers have
worked faithfully in order to put over
successfully the Christmas and other
Holiday functions.
The Omaha guide., 1933-01-14
THE COLORED WOMEN'S
CHRISTIAN HOME

The Colored Women's Christian
Association, met January 4th at the
home, with the President Mrs. Mar
tina Taylor Smith, presiding. After
a short Bible lesson led by Mrs. But
Ter. the meeting was called to order
with the following ladies present
mesdames Stovall, Wade, johnson
Watson, Stuart, Smith, Butler, Por
ter and Kirtley.
After the report of the Matron Of
the home and various committees the
Sec'y. read the report from the prev
ious meeting. The Sec'y reported Il
following donations to the home.
Saratoga school, rooms 8. a, and 5
Columbia school, Howard Kennedy
school room IA; Mrs. Elizabeth M
Clure, Mrs. Alice Peters Carlisle.
We also wish to thank MI. LaCou1
and Mrs. Mcintosh and the Hospital.
ity Committee, Mrs. Martha Evans
Chairman for their program and the
lovely luncheon and the fruit brought
to the Home during the Holiday sea-
son. The Hospitality committee came
from the YWCA
The Home also wishes to thank
Judge Arthur C. Thomson for his do
nation, which was received by the
home at u regular meeting, Jan
uarv 18th.
After the Treasurer reported the
meeting was adjourned to meet the
61st Wednesday afternoon in Feb.
Mrs. Martha TAYLOR Smith. Presi-
dent, Mrs. Marie Stuart, reporter.
It'll nnrHEnnCD CnOrAY 1Y TYD
The Omaha guide., 1933-01-14
MISS
ADAMS FETES
SINGLETON

Friday, January 9th, Miss Grace
Adams spacious home located at
25l9 Maple St., was the cen Of a
gay pajamA party given in honor OF
Mis- Ernestine Singleton. The even
ing was delightfully."- spent playing
bridge and games. Shortly after
midnight a most appetizing buffet
luncheon was served. Everyone agreed
that Miss Adams was a most gracious
hostess.
Those present were: Mesdames
Charlotte Crawford. Carrie Jewell,
AIyce Wilson, Billy Crawford, Robbie
Turner-Davi Louise Smith, Alice
Galloway, Rae Lee Jones and the
Misses Ernestine Singleton, Melba
McCaw, Madeline .Shipman, Virginia
Jackson, Susie Whiteside.
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Mrs. Minnie Brown Of Omaha,
Nebr., is the guest Of her daughter
and son in law, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam B. Washington and grand-daugh
tiers. Jean and Dolores Washington,
$40 Champlain Ave, Chicago, Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Washington have held
several affairs for their mother. Dec
ember 25th they honored her with a
family reunion On the following Mon
day open house was held at the
Washington residence for Mrs. Brown
and also for Mrs. Ida Mae Solo Bill
ings Of Buxtor, Iowa, who is a self
made missionary Of Ethiopia, Africa.
A travelogue Of her trip was given
by Mrs. Billings. Mr.. and Mrs, Wash
ington also gave a tea at the winding
up Of Mrs Brown's3 isit at which
many of Mrs. Browns friends and
relatives wish her a pleasant trip
back to Omaha.
The Omaha guide., 1933-01-14

fully appreciated by the Primrose
Club at its weekly meeting, held at
Mrs Mayberry, 2s15 Ohio St., Wed
nesday, January 4th.
Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Av-
erett, Mrs. Burns and BOBBY to Mrs.
Watkins. The next meeting will be
at Mrs. Bradleys, 1868 Corby St.
Frances Redd, president, Sarah
Bradley, reporter.