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The Washington times., 1934-02-26

"You don't think Mrs. Phelps
knows anything about it?"
mot a thing in the world"
answered Anderson promptly.
"She's naturally untruthful, but
she's too transparent to get
away with it,"
what about the burglar the
ory?" I prompted, for Anderson
seemed in an unusually talka-
tive mood.
That's something I can't get
at ALL" he replied. IF that's
the answer, then I'm afraid this
case will be pigeonholed along
with a lot of other unsolved
mysteries. Mrs. Paige seems to
have talked promiscuously and
wildly about the jewel every.
where she went.
"Then, too, the Paige home
was VIGOROUSLY unguarded.
Practically anyone who wanted
to could have smashed a win
dow and walked in. Sometimes
an elderly woman and some
times a decrepit gardener to
protect q woman and a jewel
worth a fortune"
mot a fortune in ITSELF" I
said. worth that to a con-
noisseur, but what would thief
do with if after he got it?"
1.-THE entire point is whether
a burglar knew that. The pearl
was reputed to be valuable; any
servant overhearing Mrs. Paige
would have considered it so and
tipped off a crook accordingly.
You're right, of course, but
there's the chance
Then Anderson shook his
head decisively. IT just can't
get the robbery SLANT" he de-
clared. Somehow it doesn't
ring true. Every crook leaves
his marks of workmanship be-
hind him just as truly as he
many times leaves finger-printS.
Nov we found everything
locked up at the Paige house
with the exception of that one
cellar window which was prob
ably left Unattached through
some oversight. And Mrs.
Paige was up and fully dressed.
She was much too young and
delicate to put up any fight"
Perhaps the pearl was hang
ing inside her dress where he
couldn't see it," said Carroll.
The Washington times., 1934-02-26
FOURTH DEGREE
By K. S. DAGGER

"Boys," he said. between
mouthfuls Of fried potatoes
and steak, there are three mo-
tives which generally prompt
a murder-love, jealousy. or
revenge. When the police are
called in to investigate a crime,
they at once seek the motive"
"And gangster wars" sug-
gester Carroll. Many mans
been taken for a ride"
But that's revenge" pointed
out Anderson. I'm talking
about the crime in which
there doesn't seem to be any
apparent motive - like this
murder of Mrs. Paige. Now
there's Robert Cleveland-he
might easily provide the love
motive: a middle-aged man,
mad with passion and jealousy.
I don't say that's true, mind
you; I just say that it might
be-"
There's something else, too"
I suggested. "Has it occurred
to you that cleveland and
Paige may have met one an
other that night?"
THAT'S certainly an idea,
Kay" answered Anderson.
''No, I hadn't thought of that.
But then where do your phone
calls and that letter come imp"
Maybe they don't come in
at all. Mrs. Paige wasn't feel
ing well and some note may
upset her.
But the phone call?" asked
Carroll.
The Inspector took a gulp
of coffee.
Maybe there wasn't any," he
said, with a whimsical smile.
We've been going on the as
sumption that Mrs. Deane is
okay and is telling us the truth.
We've caught her twice now
first time when she helped Mrs.
Phelps to obtain those letters
and again when she opened this
letter." and he patted the mis-
sive from Scotland Yard in his
pocket. Unless I'm very much
mistaken, boys, London is go
ing to shed some light on this
murder, after ALL"
The Washington times., 1934-02-26

real formal, Mary and Chickie
were in a state Of warm, joyous
"reminiscences.
They said: Remember this
oh, remember that" The
years dropped away. They we're
in the first flush of youth
again, running up the hill to
the little yellow cottage on Fair
Oaks Street, where Jenny in
the sunlight sewed on the won
drouS blue dress. Chickie could
see its little silver flowers. She
could feel yet the flush in her
heart when Arthur kissed her.
When Pippin stood before
them, excited and radiant as
though she had blown in from
a star, with her floWer-blue
eyes and Shimmering hair,
Chickie'S heart filled suddenly
with tears.
Jonathan gingerly touched the
girls dress. He brushed an old
hand over his face with a
husky, "Just like your mother,
a living angel, Chickie girl"
The girl swung round with a
little excited "Am I all right?"
She went up to her father
and pulled his head down,
kissing him and whispering,
you're a darling. Will I get
by?"
They followed her laughing
to the door, watching until the
machine was lost in darkness.
Then they looked at each other
with trimming eyes.
What a pair Of FOOLS"
David grinned.
But Chickie went to her
daughters room. She picked up
shoes and set them in the
closet. She busted powder
from the dressing table. In her
mind was the image of Pippin
crushing her heart with it's
young, sweet appeal. Nothing
must ever happen to hurt that
look
Suddenly she dropped on her
knees. She prayed:
God, keep her like this
happy. unstained-like this,
always"
More Tomorrow
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Syndicate. Incl
The Washington times., 1934-02-26

"Good-by then" said Ander-
son, rising and extending his
hand. "This has been a pretty
tough day for you, Mr.. Cleve.
land, and I sympathize with
you more than I am able to
say"
He shook hands with them
both and motioned for Mac
Nalley to show them out.
Then he turned to me.
"I'm a detective," he said
whimsically, ''but no psyche
logiSt. You are. How did
that yarn strike you?"
Pretty straight, Andy" ad-
mitted. "Cleveland's had q
long and distinguished career.
He's not a woman'S man by a
long shot. I imagine the little
girl hit him pretty hard
probably the first time in his
life that anything like that
ever happened to him. A
friendship to her - deadly
earnest to him. It all hangs
together. But I don't under
stand about those cigarette
butts"
"I'm just wondering" said
Anderson slowly. "These quiet
natures are uncomfortable
once they are aroused. Cleve-
land admits that he was half
crazed with jealousy. I wonder
if he didn't come back here
after he left Mrs. Phelps and
try to talk to Mrs. Paige?"
But if he was talking to
her, he would have noticed
that she lost consciousness
that he was strangling her.
No, Andy, that's hard for me
to believe. Cleveland is a
gentleman with many genera
lions of gentlemen behind him"
CHAPTER XIV
AS soon as Cleveland and
Mrs. Phelps had left, Anderson
called his car and we started
back for Baltimore.
We stopped at a restaurant
on Charles Street and ate some
dinner, and while we sat at the
table, we listened TO the In
spector's first real discussion of
the case.
The Washington times., 1934-02-26
DOC WRIGHT
(Continued from Local Pase)

(Continued from Local Pdge)
cept that the younger had a
streak of red in her sunny hair,
but the older's was pale. soft
gold; the older had dark, sweet
eyes of tender gray, but the
younger's were burning blue
with a wild excitement in them.
You felt her tumult-her blaz-
ing rapacious hunger.
Yet everyone caught instantly
their likeness. Everyone said:
"They are the image of each
other"
This stabbed the mothers
heart. The girl, now duplicat-
ing in a thousands joyous au-
dacities her own girlhood, must
not resemble her. Not in any
way!
Sometimes in a dark moment
she would think: Suppose 1t
should happen to her?" And
her mind would go momentar"
lily blind. She would be a
desolate thing running along
a river bank, a little dead
child in her arms.
She would think starKly:
"Why weren't they all boys? I
wish-oh, God, I wish she was
Q boy!"
Her sons didn't trouble her.
She saw them walking, gallant
and proud in their fathers
steps. Only the girl brought
back her terrible memories.
Especially when she was most
winSome-gay, audacious thing,
climbing into old Jonathan'S
lap and melting his heart with
her sweetness until he'd for
get and call her by the
mothers name. He'd say:
"SWeet as an angel, you are,
Chickie girl"
And again, when she'd coquet
with her father, resting her
head on his shoulder with a
chuckling: Watch out, mother!
He's almost young enough to
be the gals lover"
It seemed but a month since
she was a wee, gold thing, all
violet eyes and silken curls,
and Martha Blake, holding her
in happy arms, warned:
"Chickie, VOW that no fear or
shadow from your past will ever
The Washington times., 1934-02-26

And nave an ldea-Oh, It
is very strange and fantastic
idea that something else may
have happened"
"What?" we both shouted.
But the Inspector contented
himself with a grin.
Paige and the two officers
were awaiting us in the In.
Spector's office. Anderson
shook hands with him quite
pleasantly.
Ito Be Continued)
Copyright by MacRas Smith Cos DAa.
trtbuted by King Features Syndicate. Inc.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-04-26
Allard-Vernita
The California of the Northwest
And We Can Prove 1t.

Remember the dance at Vernita Sat-
urday night, April %. Good music ana
good time.
Mrs. Ira Flagler of Seattle arrived
Tuesday morning on the train to spend
the summer on their ranch during the
fruit season.
Miss Anna R. Knaub and Marguer-
tie Knaub left for Ellensburg Mon
day morning, returning Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. Paul Bruggemann and Cath
crime Fry were in Yakima Monday.
A son, weighing eight pounds, was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Wright
at st. Elizabeth's hospital in Yakima
Monday.
Cards were received Tuesday from
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Allard OF Joseph
oregon, announcing the arrival OF
daughter Marilyn Lee, weighing e1gh
pounds.
Mrs. Melvin Knapp of White Bluffs
was visiting her parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Bert Grif1ths at Alfalfa Ridg'
Ranch this week.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-04-26
"1sN'T IT so?"

The following humorous article, UNI
der the above heading, wass handed to
the Spokesman recently by @. l..
Wright:
Over the hill trailed a man behind
a mule drawing pillow. Said the man
to the mule:
"Bill, you are a mule, the son OF
a jackass, and I am man made in
the image of God. Yet here we work,
hitched up together year in and year
out. 1 often wonder if you work for
me or if I work for you. Verify, think
it a partnership between a mule and
a fool. for surely work as hard as
YOU. if not harder Flowing or cultl-
waiting we cover the same distance, but
Won do it on four legs and on two
I, therefore, do twice as mucn WORK
per leg as you do.
"soon we'll be preparing for corr
crop. When the crop is harvested
give one-third to the landlord Tor
being SO kind as to let me use TINS
small speck Of Gods universe. one
third goes to you and the balance Il
mine. You consume all OF your portlof
with the exception Of the cobs while
divide mine among seven Children, 81,
hens, two ducks, and banker. II W.
both need shoes, you get em. Bill
you are getting the best OF me ana
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-04-26
Additional Locals

The hot weather of last week brougnt
forth number of hardy youngsters
who avowed that the thermometer
and not the calendar fixed the opening
date of the swimming season. Those
who chose the ditch found it warm,
though rather muddy. Those VINO
dared the river found it not so warm
but refreshing for all that.
The Mantoux skin test, to determine
the presence of tuberculosis germs IN
the individual, was given to both high
school and grade school students Tues
day, April "a. The test required about
a minute for each student. Practically
the entire student body took the test,
which was given by DR.. Cox, assisted
by Mrs. j. E. Thornton and Miss Sylvia
Packard. The tests will be checked
today, Thursday.
The test was given to 127 students
of whom twelve reacted slightly and
showed signs of incipient tuberculosis
Five adults as well as the teachers also
took the test. Miss Packard Will re-
turn next week to call at the homes
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-04-26

then gave concert at the towns bust
ness center. Before coming home they
attended a show to which they had
been given complimentary tickets.
The Band will serenade White Bluffs
this summer on green, grassy sod
instead of placing their chairs among
weeds and dust below the street level
as they had to last year. The boys
have started the work Of filling in the
lots between the bank and the j. Q.
Lloyd building and plan to bring in
enough dirt to raise it as high as the
siewalk. They will then seed the plot
and use it as a bandstand for their
summer concerts.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-04-26

ask you, is it fair for a mule, a son
of a jackass, to swindle a mana lord
of creation-out of his substance?
"Why, you only help to pillow and
cultivate the ground, and alone must
cut, shock and husk the corn while
YOU look over the pasture fence and
hee-haw at me.
Gall fall and most of the winter the
whole family, from Granny to the
baby, picks cotton to help raise money
to pay taxes and buy new harness
and pay the interest on the mortgage
on YOU And what do you care about
the mortgage? Not damn! You
ornery cuss, even have to do the
worrying about the mortgage on your
tough, ungrateful hide.
"About the only time am your bet
| ter is on election day, for can vote
and you can't. And after election
realize that I was fully as great q
jackass as your papa. Verify I am
prone to wonder if politics were mace
for men or jackasses, or to make jack
asses of men.
"And that amt all, Bill. When you're
dead that's supposed to be the end OF
you. But me? The parson tells me that
when die gotta go to hell forever
That is, Bill, if don't do just as ne
says. And most of what he says Keeps
me from getting any kick outa life.
"Tell me, Willyunn, considering these
things how can you keep a stralgh'
face and look SO dumb and solemn?"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-04-26

The school children nVlIcu pc'AoAAoo
and friends to attend the PA. las1
Thursday evening and Miss Harns
pupils are to receive a large cake as
a prize. Miss Graham had charge OF
the program. which consisted OF the
following: Singing, led by MRS. hrus'
talk on Reading, by MISS kaCnryn
syfford, and class work reproduced Dy
high school and eighth grade pupils
Raw Miller gave an oral theme on
1T Am an American; Annette BUCK. OK
holdt an essay on "Conservatlon u
the Natural Resources Of washington
and Hazel Horton on CONSERVATION OF
the Wild Flowers of Washington" Inc
first year French class gave school
room scene with Lorena SlaVens as
teacher and James Wurtz, Hugh
Burch. Guy Foster and Robert Handy
as nupils. They sang, recited, bounded
mans. etc. Miss Harm, Miss Graham
and Mrs. Perry served punch and
cookies.
Wednesday evening the Junior Chris
tan Endeavorers surprised their Lead
err, Mrs. Mansfield, by giving her q
party at the church. The platform was
decorated with streamers, etc., and
throne erected with "Queen Margaret
the First" above it, in which she was
crowned queen. Her loyal subjects gave
a program and then she joined them
in their games. The refreshment table
was decorated artistically and cake
and punch were served. Over forty
were present. Wilma Cox presented
Mrs. Mansfield with green glass wa
ter set as a gift from the Endeavorers
Mrs. j. l.. Fife, Mrs. L Il. Whitwe1
and Mrs. Frank Clark were hostesses
to a farewell party for Carl Cords ane
his son Francis Wednesday evening
The party was given at the Grange
hall and music was furnished by Wal
Holmskog and Claude Hoover. Re
freshments of cake, coffee and sand
witches were served. Carl Cords spoke
few words of appreciation, thank
ing his friends for the nice time. The!
left Tuesday morning, Francis going t.
Iowa and Carl to Minnesota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Justis, Frances
and Newton and Mrs. Worby returned
Friday from Walla Walla, after at
tending the funeral of Mrs. Justis ia
ther, H. B. Fletcher.
For the pleasure of her son james
and her grandson, Arthur McCon
nachie, Mrs. j. A. Purdy entertained
fifteen guests at dinner Sunday. Thu
dining room was set with two table
and Mrs. Purdy had prepared stuffed
goose, vegetables, salad, ice cream AM
cake.
The ranch known as the Bovee trac
has been sold to Mr.. Goss of Wenat
chez. The Fred Justis> family move'
from there into the house owned b
Mary Picatti the latter part OF las
week.
The county track meet will be he'll
at the Hanford high school athlet1
field Saturday, April %, at l pm
dance will be held at the high schoc
gym in the evening for the benefit Q
the team.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-04-26
HANFORD HAPPENINGS
by Mrs. M. r. slavens)

The Ladies Aid will meet Thursday,
May 8, at the manse next to the church
The Women's Missionary Society Will
meet Friday, April 81 at the home OF
Mrs. Moves. All women are invited.
The meeting will begin at 2:3O.
G. F. Wooten left Thursday after
noon for Seattle on business, returning
Sunday. Paul Crimson and Mrs. KAN
erer are assisting at the postoftce.
Mrs. w. L. Enyeart, who has been
very i'll, is improved but unable to
see visitors.
Mrs. B. G. Root, who has been quite
Ill for two weeks is able to be up.
Tom Worby entertained with dance
at his home Saturday evening. The
same crowd that has been attending
the In-B-Tween dances was present
and the same musicians played. Re
freshments were served after the
dance.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Corulli and three
children of Wenatchee and Mrs. Ora
Martin of Seattle were weekend guests
at the Mines home at Ballygreen. Both
women are sisters of Mrs. Mines On
Sunday they all drove to Pasco to see
Mr.. Mines, who is very Ill at the hos
pital.
Friday evening, May 4, the Junior
class expects to give two one-act plays
with several musical numbers between
acts. 'Neighbors," written by iona
Gale, is a royalty play, lasting one
hour. This is the first time the high
school has ever presented a royalty
play. All parts are taken by Juniors,
Rose Krug, Ray Miller and Grace
Snyder having the leading parts.
| ELMER is also a splendid play lasting
Elmer.
Monday, April 80, boxing match
will be held in the high school gym
at pm. Ten bouts are scheduled.
At recent meeting of the school
board, all the teachers were reelected
but they have not signed contracts.
MIR. Mansfield has signed to teach at
Angle Lake and some Of the rest may
not stay.
Miss Ruth Hoover has finished her
sewing course in Portland college
and has secured a position in box
factory.
| One of the most enjoyable features
of the recent Blossom Festival was the
banquet given by the White Bluffs
Band for the two Hanford Princesses,
Margaret and Mildred Moulster, their
chaperone, Mrs NJ p Anglin, and
Jane Remlinger, White Bluffs prin-
cess. It was greatly enjoyed and appre-
ciated by the local delegation.
Between fifty and sixty took the
Mantoux test for T.B. at the high
school Tuesday. DR.. Cox and Mrs. j
Earle Thornton of Seattle and Miss
Sylvia Packard of Kennewick admin
; istered it.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Perry and Mrs
Joe Mines drove to Pasco Tuesday tx
see Mr.. Mines His condition is about
! the same.
| Mr.. and Mrs Clint Crap, Mrs. Frank
: Odell and Mrs. j. A. Purdy and Elsie
Clyde were in Prosser Tuesday.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-04-26

of those who reacted and offer sug-
gestions as to possible treatment TO
rid the children thus affected OF the
disease.
X X X
A parade six blocks long was fea-
ture of the celebration with which
Kennewick welcomed the opening OF
the new cannery last Saturday. Mem
bers of the White Bluffs Band played
for this parade which marched both
in Kennewick and Pasco, and also
played at the ceremonies held at the
cannerys warehouse.
In the evening the boys marched
through the residential districts and
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-04-26
YAKIMA DIRECTORY

These merchants urge you to trade
in your own community, but wish you
to remember that If you can't get 1t
here, they will be pleased to serve
you.
Evening star., 1934-06-29
IS DETROIT BANK
OFFICIALS HELD
Indictments Chiefly Charge
Making of False
Reports.
BY tha Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, June 29-The Federal
grand jury investigating the collapse
Of Detroit's two major banking institu-
tions last year today returned l3 in
dictmentS.
Those indicted were:
Robert o. Lord, Detroit; John Bal
lantyne, Detroit: John H. Hart. De-
troit: Donald N. Sweeny, Detroit;
James L. Walsh, Detroit; Alex Robert
son of Ionia, Joseph H. Brewer of
Grand Rapids, Charles S. Campbell of
Kalamazoo, Earl H. Shepherd. Kala-
mazoo; Herbert L. Chittenden. Detroit:
John Bodde, Detroit; Alvin N. Grim
minis, Grand Rapids, and Stephen A.
Graham, Port Huron.
The indictments charge mainly the
making of false reports or consplring
to make false statements of condition.
Probably the most prominent of the
men indicted are Ballantyne, the dean
Of Detroit bankers, who was president
of the Detroit Bankers Co. and chair
man Of the board of the First Ma
tional Bank, Detroit, for a time; Lord,
who was president and an organizer
of the Guardian Detroit Union Group.
Inc, and Brewer, who was president
Of the Grand Rapids National Bank,
a Guardian group unit.
Ballantyne now Is president of the
Manufacturers National Bank, organ
lied last year with some of the assets
of the closed Guardian National Bank
of Commerce. Brewer Is president of
the National Bank of Grand Rapids,
organized after the Michigan banking
crash.
Sweeny and Chittenden are former
presidents of the First National Bank
Detroit. Walsh formerly was execu-
tive vice president of the Guardian
group, which controlled 80 Michigan
banks. Hart was executive vice pres
ident of the First National. Bodde
also was an executive of that bank.
1t was expected that the indicted
men would be notified by telephone
that true bills had been returned
against them, and that they would be
directed to surrender for arraign-
ment.
Evening star., 1934-06-29
AIR CONTRACTS LET
TOTALING $4,000, 900
War Department Announces
Awards for 81 Bombers
and 2SO Engines.

The War Department today an
nounced the awarding OF contracts
totaling nearly $5,OOO,OOO for 81 new
high-speed bombardment airplanes
and 280 powerful airplane engines.
A contract In the amount of $685.
450 was awarded to the Glenn L.
Martin Co. of Baltimore for 81 of its
new type BLOB bombardment air.
planes. With necessary spare parts
for these planes. the Martin order, it
is understood. will total more than
S3,700.000.
A S1,705,733 contract was awarded
to the Wright Aeronautical Corpora
tion of Paterson, N. j., for 280 air
cooled aviation engines.
Both contracts. to be paid out of
Public Works Administration funds,
were awarded under a competitive
bidding basis and in each case we're
with the same companies with which
the Air Corps previously had nego-
tiated contracts for the same equip
ment. The change from negotiated
contracts to competitive bidding was
the result of grand jury and congress
sional investigations of airplane pur-
chaSeS.
The War Department also has ad-
vertised for bids on pursuit, attack
and transport airplanes, to be let by
competitive bidding.
Evening star., 1934-06-29
MARIE DRESSLER FACES SECOND
CRISIS TO-DAY IN FIGHT FOR LIFE

grams and messages of cheer poured
in upon her from all sections of the
country attesting the popularity OF
Marie Dressler, who became flmdom's
greatest woman star at 60.
Outside her sick room in the estate
OF Mr.. and Mrs. c. K. G. Billings
clustered a little group of her closest
friends the Bilingses. Frances
Marion, the scenario writer who con-
ceived many OF Miss Dressler's famous
pictures; Mrs. Stanhope Nixon and
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Walker.
1t was disclosed that Miss Dressler
had risen to screen fame after long
stage career in spite of a physical
handicap which has troubled her fol
two years.
About two years ago she was
afflicted with a serious illness and
went to New York specialist, who
prescribed a diet and treatments
improvements followed, but eventually
her condition grew worse, so much 50
that in her last pictures she was able
to work but few hours a day.