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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-10-05
SYNOPSIS

Taylor Chaplin comes to and finds
himself aboard strange yacht. The
last he can remember he was at a
night club. There had been raid and
he was struck on the head. To add
to the mystery, he finds a suitcase
in his cabin filled with clothes his size
and bearing his initials. Chaplin ques-
tons the crew, but none of them speak
English. Just as he is about to ap.
proach a man bending over the rail
violently i'll, the man goes into his
stateroOm and locks the door. A moan
and a voice drooning, "It's murder
murder-I tell your issues from the
lounge. Chaplin rushes in just as Sid
ney Hart, millionaire publisher, topples
to the flOOr-dead! Hart was Chap
in's employer. AS Chaplin leans over
the body, Dick Hampton, advertising
manager of Harris magazine, Cay
Fiction" appears. He, too, is puz-
zled by his own presence on the yacht.
Chaplin and Hampton look up to see
a white-haired woman standing in the
doorway" What are you doing aboard
my YACHT" she demands, then seeing
the body, exclaims Daddy" The my.
stery deepens with the appearance OF
Grace Devin, Harris secretary, who
also claim they were shanghaied. Lat
er, Chaplin learns that the white-hair-
ed woman is Mrs. Montgomery Glass,
and the man who was seasick is her
lawyer, Paul Dupont. Mrs. Glass
by her first marriage. The publisher
claims she is Harris daughter-in-law
had never mentioned her. While they
are discussing Mr.. Harris death, one
of the crew rushes in with the news
that the captain also has been muir
dered.. Mrs. Glass is genuinely puz-
zled by the killings but suspects Chap
in and his friends. Archie MOntgOm-
cry, Mrs. GLASS; son, appears. He
has a crafty look and Chaplin wonders
how much he knows about the muir
ders. The bodies of the victims dis
appear. The four suspects are lock-
ed up. Through error, Chaplin is plac-
ed in Archie's room. The prisoner
finds letter to Archie, signed Grace"
reading: II am afraid something dras-
tic will have to be done before your
grandfather approves of our engage
ment," Could it be Grace Devin?
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-10-05
CHAPTER vi

Archie Montgomery stood framed
in the doorway. A look Of extreme
annoyance governed his features.
"Of all the nerve!" he exclaimed,
angrily. "What are you doing in
my room?"
Chaplin ansyered: 81 was pushed
in here, and locked in. What about
it,"
"Humph! Another mistake of
Paul's I suppose. Do you remember
the letter of the room that you were
in before?"
"Listen, Montgomery" Chaplin said
Grossly, ignoring the question. "What
do you hope to gain by this rough
stuff-locking US up? On the face
of it, does it seem possible that either
Hampton or myself killed Sidney Hart
and as for the captain, what possible
motive could we have had for killing
him ?"
There was crafty look in Archie's
eyes, as he drawled. swell l don't
know you. I don't know that you ever
worked for the Old man. I know that
there was chap by the name Of Tay-
lor Chaplin working for him, but how
am I to know that you are not posing
under that name? That story Of you
being put aboard, unconscious, looks
fishy to me. My guess is, that the
four of you had some purpose in COM
ing aboard, so you sneaked on, and
made up dramatic story. Of course
your purpose was to rub out the old
man. l don't know what you expected
to gain by it, but l suppose 1t was
something. If just one of you had
been on board, guess you thought
YOU wouldn't have stood chance at
not being caught-but the four OF
you cooking up fancy story, l guess
it looked easy to you. AS for the
captain, he probably got suspicious,
and you bumped him off for knowing
too much" He slumped into a con-
venient chair, and lighted a cigarette
eff the captain couldn't speak Eng
lish, he couldn't have heard much to
be suspicious about" Chaplin object
ed.
"You don't know this Maori outfit.
They're a suspicious lot, and l didn't
say that he had heard anything. He
NAV have seen something"
"Did you find the bodies?" Chaplin
asked, after a pause, in which ne con-
sidered many angles.
"No," Archie muttered sullenly.
"Come on, which room were you IN
before? I don't have to have you
souatting on my bunk all day." He
reached over to the wall and pressed
a button.
"You think that my story and Hamp
toms was cooked up. What about
Ryder's story and-er-, Grace's!"
He mentioned the girls name with
particular emphasis, and looked hard
at Archie.
Archie blinked and shifted uneasily.
CAV! Shut up! I'm in no mood to
talk about it. All my plans have been
upset"
There was a discreet knock at the
door, and Archie admitted one OF the
Maoris. He said few words in the
unknown language, haltingly, and
made motions. 1t was evident to Cha
pin that he was not as well acquainted
with the lingo as Dupont.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-11
NEW POST OFFICE HOME CLASSY
Farley's Headquarters Elaborately Equipped
With Modern Fineries.

and a trick corridor which winds
behind the elevators, out of sight.
They will be handy for evading job
hunting congressman.
For the special benefit of the lat
ter is an ak-paneled reception hall,
with green marble floors, grand, like
the Chicago opera house. The job
hunters may have difficulty in find
ing this sanctuary, because the vast
building is built on spherical plan.
This results in curving halls, blind
alleys, extra doors and cul de sacs,
like the mazes which psychologists
use to test the intelligence of mice.
There is a library, beautifully ap-
pointed; a goldfish pond, but no
goldfish; a yellow marble slab with
the names of Farley and his assist
ants carved on ~; a model poStof-
flee with a clock behind every opSt;
a mile or so Oh brass and bronze
and chromium grill work, and a
lobby floor which surpasses in artiS-
try the modernistic cuspidor clean
ers.
This floor has map of the
world inlaid with vari-colored tiles.
Russia in pink, the United States
is green, Great Britain is blue.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-11
milk FLOWS
INTO CHICAGO

CHICAGO, Jan. IL. (U.P) - Milk
flowed into Chicago today by truck
and railway car, ending five-day
drought, but dairymen'S protests
which led to a strike remained un-
settled.
The strike was ended yesterday
through a truce arranged ty Mayor
Edward j. Kelly between officials o.
the Pure Milk Association, dairy
mems cooperative, and Chicago
dairy companies.
The truce left the settling of how
much the dairymen will be paid for
their milk up to board of three ar
bitrators. One representative of tht
distributors and one for the farm
ers have been appointed and they
will choose the third board member.
The dairymen were restive under
the truce. They feared that the ne
gotiated price will be somewhere
near the guarantee price offered by
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace OF
S1.7O per hundred pounds of milk.
The farmers want $2.10 per hundred
pounds. Their best offer toward a
compromise was $1.85 per hundred
pounds.
The arbitrators chosen were w.
D. Hunnicutt, Cincinnati, Interna-
tional Milk Dealers ASSOCIATION, and
Clifford Gregory, farm paper edi-
tor
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-11
J0hnson's Bill
Passes Senate

WASHINGTON, Jan. Il. U.P) -
A senate consisting of only a hand
full of members today passed Sena-
tor Hiram Johnsons bill prohibiting
financial transactions with any for
eign government in default on its
debts to this country.
The bill was passed without a
record vote with the understanding
tLat if Majority Leader Robinson,
absent from the chamber, wished
he might move for reconstruction
later.
The measure Was designed pri-
marily to halt extension of credit
to defaulting debtors. A penalty
of $4,000 fine or five years in prls-
on is provided for offenders.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-11
CLEAN LIP OF
CITY PLANNED

Under the direction of the city
engineers office and the fire de-
partment, and with the cooperation
Of the CWA, a cleanup program
that will really clean up Ell Centre
is planned for next week, it was an
nounced today.
Occupants of residence or busi-
ness property are asked to cooper
ate by placing all rubbish which
may have accumulated on their
land in piles or receptacles on the
alleys, to have them collected by
trucks which will be placed at the
disposal of the city.
1.-The fire department is greatly
interested in the cleanup plans,
Chief ReamS said today. 1T is near
ly three years since the city has
been given good cleaning and
much rubbish has accumulated
within and without buildings. This
constitutes a fire hazard which is
dangerous to life and property, and
we hope all citizens will cooperate
by putting their rubbish where it
can be collected.
Trucks will be started out about
the middle of next week, the chief
said, and in the meantime citizens
are asked to pile up their rubbish
where it can be collected when the
campaign begins.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-11
HUMAN MOLE
CAPTURED BY
L. A. POLICE

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. II. U.P)-A
burglar suspect who allegedly bur-
rowed a tunnel under seven Holly
wood stores and lived there for
weeks planning campaign of
plunder, was guarded today in the
prison ward of General hospital af-
ter being shot in desperate effort
to escape from his subterranean
hideout.
Herbert Wright, 33, was shot by
Detective Lieut.. G. w. Gaines and
Special Officer Bill Smith as he
raced through the underground pas
sageway, which police estimated re-
quired at least two years to build.
He was captured at the entrance
after a hand-to-hand struggle. His
wounds were believed not to be SER
iouS.
Police said the tunnel was dis
covered accidentally as they were
Investigating the recent secret theft
of $1700 from drug store safe. Ex-
ploring a labyrinth of turns and
twists, they were amazed at the
scope of the diggings but decided
against following it to the end in
favor of a plan to trap the digger
Smith remained in the tunnel for
IL days. police said. 1t was not
until last night after Gaines had
joined Smith in the passage that
their vigilance was rewarded
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-11
FAIL To FIND
COPIES Of AIR
MAIL RECORDS
Brown Denies Single Official
Document Destroyed At His
Directions.

WASHINGTON, Jan. II. UP -
Senate investigators said today i
preliminary search through post Of
flee department files had failed >
locate duplicates of ocean and al.
mail subsidy correspondence alleged
to have been destroyed on orders OF
Walter F. Brown, former postmaster
general
One investigator expressed the
opinion, privately, that both origin
ais and copies of the official cor
respondence had been tossed into 4
furnace in the department few
days before last March 5.
Chairman Black said he would
summon all former departmental
officials who participated in award
of air mail contracts. Brown denied
in New York City that he had
caused any official files to be des-
troyed.
Although committee members re-
fused comment, it was understood
some discussion has taken place as
to desirability of calling Herbert
Hoover, Jr., son of the former Pre-
sident to testify to the extent of his
duties as radio engineer with the
| Western Air Express.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-11
Of
FARMER TOLD
BY WALLACE
Secretary OF Agriculture Says
People Do Not Realize Full
Extent OF Changes Needed.
BY LYLE c. WILSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

Copyright, 1884, BY United Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. II. The
American people have not yet COM
pretended the full extent of the
changes they must go through eth
er in the way of acreage reduction
on the one hand or increased i'm
ports on the other, Secretary of
Agriculture Wallace told the United
Press today in an interview discuss
ing the problems of the farm.
Wallace is a vigorously outspoken
executive. He has tackled prob
lem which defeated the best minds
three Republican administrations
were able to bring to it.
"We have been postponing max
ing up our minds since the war;
Wallace said. 1--WE can't delay
much longer. The people of this
country must find out what all
this is about and make up their
minds on it.
81 hope the people have the de-
termination to go through with the
policy. The farmer thus far has
done a remarkable job.
"The danger I see is that some
of the people who are affected by
the processing tax may get it into
their heads to start drive against
processing taxes without being will
ing to go down the line on an ef-
fective substitute. -
Offers Substitutes
Discussing an effective substitute
for the processing tax, Wallace sug-
gested there were five alternatives:
l. Taking from the general treas
ury money for benefit payments in
consideration of control of produc-
ton.
g An extensive program of gov
ernment land purchases.
8. A sufficiently great increase in
imports to take care of the interest
on debts owed the United States by
foreign nations and foreign ma
tionals and in addition to pay us
a decent price for our surplus cot
to, wheat, lard and tobacco.
4. Price fixing accompanied by
licensing of every plowed field and
compulsory control of every farm
IS marketing with rigid differen-
tials between domestic markets.
5. Let things drift as they drift
ed in 1922.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-11
POLICE GUARD
WITNESS IN
SIEVER CASE

PASADENA, Jan. II. up - Mrs.
Frances Coen Cooke, wealthy young
divorcee, was guarded by special
police detail today as investigators
sought to identify the handwriting
of two threatening notes demand
ing money in exchange for revol-
yer which killed DR.. Leonard Siever,
socially prominent dentist.
Authorities assigned the guard
after the second letter threatened
Mrs. Cooke with death if she
failed to deliver $4,000 to the anony-
nous author. The missive instruct
ed her to plant the money in a
vacant lot whereupon the author
would deliver the death gun"
Although admitting the possibil-
ity the second letter might have
been written by crank, investiga-
tors were convinced of the authen-
ticity of the first note which in
closed a wrist watch of the slain
dentist.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-11
EDSELL FORD
WIT NESS IN
SENATE QUIZ

WASHINGTON, Jan. II. U.P)-
Edsel Ford testified today at senate
investigation of closed Detroit banks
that the Ford Motor company had
$32,500000 in unit banks of the
Guardian Detroit Union group
when they closed last February.
Ford was a founder of the group.
Ford was summoned to testify
regarding his part in the group s
affairs and large loans advanced to
aid the banks.
Ford said the company maintain
ed its largest balances in the Guar
dian National Bank of Commerce
and the Union Guardian Trust Com
pany of Detroit. Both were closed
in the Michigan bank holiday last
February Ia.
Ford told the committee he was
president of the Ford Motor COM
pany and a director of the Guardian
Detroit Union. He said he also
was a director of the Guardian Ma
tional Bank of Commerce and the
Union Guardian Trust Company
of Detroit.
"What was the largest amount
of your balances in any one of the
groups unit banks?' asked Ferdi-
nand Pecora, committee counsel.
1--WE had about $150OO,OO0 in the
Guardian National Bank of Com
merce,' he replied.
Ford testified he owned about
$4,000 shares of the Detroit Union
group stock when the banks closed.
He said he personally came to the
aid of the unit banks as conditions
steadily became worse for them.
Ford frequently replied that he
could not recall details of matters
about which he was asked.
Pecora expressed surprise that
bank losses didn It "linger in your
memory.
eve had large losses in other
corporations, Ford replied. "There
was no reason 1 should remember
this.'
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-11

NEW YORK, Jan. II. UR)-Hen-
ry Ford, most prominent non-signer
of the NRA automotive code, "be-
lieves absolutely in what the NRA is
trying to do" he told Detroit COR
respondent of the New York Times
in an interview published today. He
attributed the economic breakdown
to faulty distribution, not to over
production.
I'VE have never seen any over
production of anything" he said.
There is no overproduction OF
wheat when men are hungry in the
cities. There is no overproduction
of cotton when people lack decent
clothing"
The motor magnate said that Pre-
sident Roosevelt is trying to make
industry do what the Ford Motor
company was doing 20 years ago.
But the NRA hasn't tackled the
fundamentals yet" he added. He
said there is "some terrible fallacy'
in the price system and added that
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-11
DODCES
WRIT SERVER

LOS ANGELS, Jan. IL. U.R -
Aimee Semple Mcpherson was dodg-
ing process servers again today in
an effort to keep to herself evidence
she hopes to use to obtain divorce
from David L. Hutton, her rotund
husband
Hutton went before Superior
Judge Frank G. Collier yesterday
seeking to force Mrs. Mcpherson to
give a deposition in open court, eX-
planning the evidence she planned
to use in her divorce case.
Judge Collier refused to issue a
subpoena calling for the evangelists
court appearance, SO Hutton'S attor'
ney obtained subpoena from the
county clerk calling for deposi-
ton to be made before notary
public.
Subpoena servers sleuthed around
Angelus Temple last night, but the
evangelist remained in secluSion. 1t
was expected however she would be
served late today when she planned
to address a large church conven-
ton at her temple.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-11
Of
v|0LE nee IN
COAST STRIKE

LOS ANGELES, Jan. II. UP)-
Fears of a major outbreak of vio-
lence in the local milk strike were
increased today after two officials
of the California Milk Producers
association received a warning of
death, police announced.
The threat was crudely written
on a note which was tied to brick
and hurled through a window of
association headquarters. 1t was ad-
dressed to Earl Maharg, general
manager, and an assistant, and
read:
You both on the spot. Beware.
You killed one of our men and we
get you"
Fred Kelly, night Watchman, told
police he fired at two marauders
Monday night and that he found a
trail of blood leading to the place
where they had a car parked. He
said he may have wounded one OF
the prowlers fatally.
Maharg was chief representative
of the milk producers in negotia-
tions that preceded the strike last
Saturday. Dairy workers walked out
when their demands for higher wa
ges and general union recognition
were rejected.
Violence flared at one dairy yes
terday when eight strikebreaker7
were beaten seriously. Police said
group of strikers set upon the
workers with clubs, pitchforks and
milking stools. The assailants es-
capped after dumping over several
large vatS of milk.
Both factions seemed intent upon
a fight to the finish. Strike head
quarters predicted the strike would
extend to other branches of the
milk industry, including drivers.
Producers, supported by police,
alleged the movement was inspired
by Communist agitatorS. They de-
clared there would be no arbitration.
Strike leaders denied Communis-
tic affiliations.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-11
BANK DEPOSITS
SHOWING GAIN

Copyright, 1884, BY United Press
Bank deposits have shown in
creaSeS ranging upward to SO per
cent since government deposit in
Surance went into effect January /,
United Press nation wide survey
showed today.
Reports from all sections of the
country told OF 'hoarderS taking
their savings from insecure hiding
places to receiving tellers. Some
sections reported Withdrawals from
Postal Savings ana commercial
banks.
Many bankers reported the gains
as due primarily to government
guarantee of deposits up to $500
Universal confidence was reflect
ed in the answers. Only in New
York City was there little tangible
evidence of the benefits of deposit
insurance. Bankers explained that
New York institutions had not suf-
fered as had many others by loss
of public confidence.
Bankers pointed out that deposits
ordinarily increase at this time OF
the year. While some of the de-
positS may represent this seasonal
trend bankers believed them more
than seasonal.
The First National Bank of Chi
cago reported people taking money
out of safety boxes and depositing
it, 1t noted an increase of s7,000.-
900 in deposits since the first OF
the year, a slight amount above
normal.
deposits in Iowa banks are in
creasing steadily this month, an
unusual thing when deposits gen.
orally fall during January ID. w.
Bates, superintendent Of banking In
Iowa, reported.
The Bank of America in San
Francisco said deposits had in
creased in Northern California cities
including San Francisco. Officials
believed the 10 day period too short
to measure a definite trend. A
transfer of funds from Postal Saw
ings banks was noted. A Los An-
geles chain said volume Of new
savings was far ahead OF any like
period in any previous year.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-11
Friends Attend
MarabIe Rites

Quiet simplicity marked the fu-
neral services for Mrs. Ella Marablo
this afternoon at 2 o'clock in tie
funeral parlors of B. E. Lemons.
A large number of friends from
all parts of the valley attended the
rites which were conducted by Rev
j. L. Musgrave, pastor of the Church
of Christ of this city.
The funeral chapel was taxed to
capacity to accommodate those
Wishing to pay final tribute TO
Mrs. Marable, while the entire front
of the chapel was covered with
flowers expressing the sympathy Of
friends.
A squad of traffic officers acted
as escort as the funeral cortege
moved to Evergreen cemetery, as a
mark of respect to Mrs, Marable
and her son, Captain Frank Os"
walt OF the California Motor Patrol.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-11
PAIR HELD IN
BANK Thief!

LOS ANGELES. Jan. II. U.P)-A
nation wide search which began a
year ago was climaxed today when
federal authorities arrested Robert
Lowe, 38, former cashier of New
Jersey bank, in connection with the
disappearance of $4,000 of the
banks funds.
Arrested with Lowe was his COM
panion, Elfreda Ecklemann Renner,
30, bank employee, who had with
her her four-year- son, Charles.
The couple had been living here
for the past year under the name
of MIR. and Mrs. P. Perry" depart
ment of justice agents said.
They were charged with violation
of the national banking act.
Investigators said the couple had
been employed in the Teannack Ma
tional bank of Teannack, N. j., fer
many years prior to their disap-
pearance. Subsequently $35 1000
shortage was found in the bank
funds, it was charged.
1t was declared that nearly ST.
100000 of the banks funds had
been juggled over two-year period
to accomplish the shortage.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-11

were ordered held under bonds of
$1,000 each. The nine previously ar
rested near Holtville were also ar
raigned yesterday afternoon on
charges of disturbing the peace and
resisting an officer. They were or
dered held at the county Jail un-
der bonds of 5000 each.
Police here were more than ordi-
narily vigilant when it was rumor-
ed that the strikers intended to
arm themselves. A pistol was taken
from one Filipino and a report was
brought in by local merchant that
other Filipinos had attempted to
buy some shotgun shells at his
store.
In Brawley last night the Ameri-
can Legion answered the emergen-
cy mobilization call and were stand
ing by in case affairs should reach
such a stage that their services
should be needed.