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Tho dead man was Edward Ehillingby. Identification made from letters in his pocket and his private detectives license. There was typewriter statement in his pocket that if he should be found dead, police were to call Fay Bron- son, at Lockhaven 2934, and to question Philip Lampson, some- times known as Cincinnati Red
 "Officers called Fay Bronson. She lives at 1924 Argyle. apartment 19B. age 23. She said that Shil- 1ingby had been working up a case against Lampson. She didn't know what the case was. Shillingby had said he was going out to shadow Lampson. He thought Lampson might grab him and frisk him. so he had his secretary type out this statement. The secretary says the object of the statement was to keep Lampson from pumping Shilling by off.
 ssThat sounds sort of fishy. Ehillingby probably had something up his sleeve. He may have ln- tended to talk with Lampson and flash the statement on Lampson. Now here's another funny angle on the case: Decker is in a panic. He made his statement to the police, gave his name and address, prom ised that he'd be available as a witness. He skipped out. Just a few minutes ago police received a telephone communication from Sidney Griff. the criminolog:sf stating that Decker had consulted him. He. said Decker was afraid Lampson's gang would kill him to keep him from testifying. Griff says that he'll produce Decker any time it's necessary to have him as c witness, that in the meantime Decker is going to be very much under cover."
 The receiver made squawkins noises.
 s.sure,' Morden said, T can get a good story out of that John Smith case and make a human interest Y l of the hitch-hilser who .<Ee picked up for ride and found 5Af*tAf under arrest. She isn't x xrH on the eyes. She'd make q &&es nltfurs and is the type that .a<zIIu stf on the edge of a desk and show plenty of leg. Too bad we haven't got time to get pho- foxraphar down here in time to r5Sk1 fhe first edition. But we u1f4hf shoot her for good follow in warm, Sure. John Smith is < nkonv, bus flte oifleers are going 70 and out who he is before they
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suspicion of driving while intoxi- cated, in company. with g young woman whom he claimed he had never seen before. He had lied about his identity and the police had only. discovered his real name by tracing the car which he had been driving, car which had been picked up at a renting agency, de- spite the fact that Cathay's wife had cheerfuliy assured the news paper reporter who interviewed her over the long distance telephone that her husband had gone to the city in his gray Hupmobile road ster.
 Morden opened the door of Dick Kenney's office, stiffened slightly as he saw the big man in the we'll tailored suit who turned pale gray eyes upon him in hostile appraisal.
 Dick Kenney, seated behind the city editors desk, looked from Morden to the man.
 You wanted to see me?" Nor den asked.
 kenney Jerked his head toward the man in the gray suit. "Know this man?" he asked. sN
 Morden breathed a sight of re- lief Whatever the squawk, 1t wasn't something which could be laid to him.
 "No." he said blitheIy, "I never saw him in my life." a
 FQz.n q tI ney.
 The city editor slid a card across the desk. Morden picked the card up and stared at 1t. It read sim about the same build but Cathay is stopped little bit and his eyes are a little darker. He's--' N
 T am Frank B. Cafhay Of Rive erview." interrupted the man in [ tone which quiyerod with fury. "T have already esta blished my iden-
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tity to your city editor and I can do so again if necessary" <
 You've only given, me letter of introduction" said Dick Ken ney cautiously. k li
 The man pulled wallet from his pocket, took out a folded clip. ping from The Riverview Daily Press. The clipping had headlines which had stretched across the full top of the page, ''CATHAY' LIBELED BY CITY BLADE"
 There were smaller headlines, a column and a half 6f space, and there was picture of Frank E. Cathay prominently displayed.
 Kenney stared at sthe picture, passed it oyer to Morden. There could be no question but what the man who stood in, the office ana the man who had posed for the picture In the newspaper were one and the same. And there could be no doubt that this man was not the same one who had given the name of Frank B. Cathay at police head. quarters the night before.
 T saw driving license, lodge cards, membership cards in golf clubs, saw your signature and saw. You signing the same signature" Morden said. ."Tiaat siE, saw the real Cathay signing the signature"
 Dick Kenney's tone was onai- nous. "Did you see him sign, Nor den?" he asked.
 Morden hesitated for Q moment.
 Well" he said. aCarsons had him sign his name and he was Just i.,. In ths I, ,sx act of sifnirs z, . when z s,,i Carsons was checking up on him. Cnrsons wouldn't have let him loose unless the sisnatures had
 "Last night" said the man in the gray suit. with that same cold.
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he's just being held for question ing, that's all. Thanks .. see .. uh huh all right thanks"
 He hung up the telephone and looked at the man on the bench with new-found respect.
 Why the he'll didn't you come clean in the first placer" he asked.
 1T couldn't afford to. I can't af- ford to get mixed into this. I can't afford to get any notoriety."
 Carsons nodded.
 You should have come clean in the first place." he said. You were only picked up on suspicion. Let's just check your identity. Whats your address in Riverview?"
 The man spoke without hesita- ton.
 My address is at 2S6 Walnut avenue. My telephone number lis Main 6S31. My office is in the First National Bank building. I have suite .90S-a suite of five rooms occupying the entire front of the ninth floor"
 "what do you do?" asked Car sons.
 q supervise my investments" !" the man said with dignity.
 Charles Morden sauntered from the room. At the doorway he paused with the door open just q crack.
 '"Do me favor, Tom, will you?" he said.
 Tom Carsons turned his head and raised his eyebrows.
 ''Hold him for 15 minutes" Nor den said, and slammed the door before Carsons could say anything. He raced down the corridor to the press room, thrust his head in the door and saw that Whipple, of The Planet was seated at his desk, kept on going down the corridor until he. came to telephone booth. He entered the booth, and, as he pulled the door shut, the High. clicked on. Morden reached Up and extinguished the light by un-
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turn him loose. Okay, I'll call you back in seven minutes-10 at the latest"
 Tom Carsons, of the detective bureau, was killing time until the men from the service station would arrive to make the identification. He looked up as Morden entered the room and nodded. Then he turned back to the tall, somewhat paunchy individual who sat on a wooden bench, his shoulders slight ly stopped, his eyes nervously fiickering about the room. On a chair nearby sat girl with eyes that were dark. wary and watchful.
 Morden swept the girl with an glance rested upon his face, and smiled.
 After moment she returned the smile.
 Toni Carsons looked over at the man and said in a weary voice, You're talking just the way they all of them talk. If had nickel for every guy who claimed he was going to break me for holding him, I wouldn't have to work. You say your address is 732 Maple avenue. Then, when we prove you don't live there, you say you're John Smith of Riverview, and that yoa gave us a fake name and address because you didn't want to be in-i volved in lot of scandal. The girl claims she's hitch-hiker and hasn't any home; that you picked her up. and ."
 That's right" said the man. "Shut up," Carsons said. "Pll ask you questions when want you to talk"
 The man wet his lips nervously with the tip of his tongue and shifted his eyes to the girl. The girl fidgeted in her chair. suddenly looked over to Carsons and cor rectly interpreted the cool humor of his gaze.
 Honest to Godp she said. "If 1 knew anything about him I'd tell you. I'm telling you the Gods own truth. was just walking and wasn't even giving the drivers q tumble when this fellow pulled hls roadster in alongside the curb and asked me if didn't want a lift. told him didn't. and he put the car In low gear and crawled along ."
 e The telephone rang. ' CaFKons held fhA receiver 10 hin
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Morden, afraid to leave the room, dropped into his chair, put his feet up on the battered desk and smoked p1acidly.
 E ' sas Nf.f
 s'af CHAPTER II
 A freckle-faced lad, with a slight cast in one eye, and who was particularly disliked by Charles Morden, brought him the news. ].
 "On the carpet for you," the boy said. s. ;
 Morden, always particular about. his appearance, frowned at the boy, even as he strengthened his tie. 58 Just what is it you're trying to tell me, Squinty?" he asked. {
 The boy jerked his finger. to- ward the editorial offices. Ken ney, the city editor, wants to see
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ply, Frank B. Cathay-- Invest rnents- Suite 90S First National Bank Building, Riyerview.'
 Morden turned to the man. You're representing MT Ca- thay?" he asked with a pectliar sinking sensation making itself manifest in the pit of his stom. ach. M <
 "I," said the man with cold fury, lam Frank B. Cathay.p S,
 There was q moment of tense silence in the room. Then the city editor looked across at Morden and said, "Well?''
 Morden shook his head emphat- ically. [
 "No," he. said. this isn't Cathay. They're about the same age and
 A -s s r@ st | fh a
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The telephone rang. carsons held She receiver to his
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(To be Conilnued)
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Crime sfted into police headquarters and then seeped down into the press in the basement with the unfa ing regularity of dirty water draining through the waste pipe of bathtub
 Charles Morden sat at his battered desk and held in his hand telephone which directly connected with The Blade
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to Greenland, but by interesting ourselves
in other things, such as baseball races and
summer novels and camping trips and golf
scores; but it's futile effort, and in the
end the world forces itself on our atten-
ton whether we like it or not.
For no matter how abstract these prob
lens may seem-problems like the virtues
and defects of the profit system, or the
ornaments race, or the agricultural de-
preston, or the evils of modern political
machines-sooner or later they have "A
way of getting personal and affecting the
money we earn or the prices we pay Tor
things or our right to keep on living
moderately happy life.
We can't run away from them, no mat
ter how far we 60. We have % stick
around, worry our heads off about them,
and do our bit in the great job OF finding
a solution for them.
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called" because IL is a CITY uepaII-
ment in name only. Though it OPP
crates as a department of the city
government, it is controlled and
financed by the United States gov
eminent. Mr.. Harry L. Hopkins,
administrator of national relief,
is the final authority in our de-
partment of city relief. The may
or and the city manager OF our
city have a certain influence IN
our department Of city relief
their suggestions are received
courteously and comparatively but
those two officials have no real
authority in that department:
Why? Simply because the United
States government is providing
the cash for relief in our city. Our
city itself has no cash for such
work. It's resources were pledged
and looted some years ago by con-
scienceless politicians. Therefore,
quite naturally and logically, the
government asks the right to say
how its money shall be spent in
our city.
Why is the federal government
more and more reaching into the
states and into the cities and tell
ing states and cities firmly but
politely just where they must get
on and off in certain matters
which some years ago were the
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BUZZARDS' EGGS
By WICKES WAMBOLDT

uninterfered-with rights and priv
ileges of states and cities? Where
there is an effect, there is a
cause.
The reason the federal govern
ment is taking greater and
greater part in directing the af-
fairs of states, counties and cities,
is that commonly state and local
governments have broken down.
They have lost integrity and eff
cheney while the federal govern
ment has not broken down. 1t has
retained and increased its integ-
rity and efficiency.
The contrast between the men
from Washington who go into the
states and the communities, and
the officials Of those states and
communities. is often not flat
tering to the state and local Of
ficials. Generally the men from
the federal government have
about them a business-like air, an
attitude of knowing what they are
going to do and how to do it, a
sincerity and honesty of purpose
that is often deplorably lacking
in state and local officials. 1t has
not been my experience that these
federal officials are lacking in
courtesy and consideration. AS a
rule they are not politicians. They
are simply public officers trying
to do their work as well as they
can, which attitude in iteslf is a
novelty in most state and local
governmental circles.
I believe in state rights and in
local rights. But states have so
abused their rights and local gov
ernments have so abused their
rights, and state legislatures have
so abused local government rights
that both states and local govern.
ments deserve to have their af,
fairs taken over and run by some.
body who can and will run then
properly.
Recently / heard Federal Judge
John ]. Parker say that the mos
disgraceful page in the history OF
my state is the record of the con
duct of local governments in tha
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BY RODNEY BUTCHER
NEA Service STAFF Correspondent

NEh Service staff Correspondent
Observation-Disclosures left
w the Puerto Ricans without
leIIins them what he had up lis
sleeve for them.
It's a program of state social
ism unique under the American
aag and for while it probably
will cost American exporters at
least SIS, 100000 a year In de-
creased business. But the alter
native. sponsors say, is virtually
certain social chaos for the
island.
The plan is submitted in the
report Of the Puerto Rican policy
committee headed by Chancellor
Chardon of the University Of
Puerto Rico and ccils for land
restoration to islanders, industri-
al development. 'and an emigra-
tion program.
Roosevelt has studied the re-
port and privately approve3 it.
though the document hasn't been
.sade public.
The Chardon report even calls
for scientific" scheme of birth
control, though it's admitted this
wouldn't be socially effective un-
til standards of living and the
Puerto Rican's sense Of response
bility are improved.
New industries would be reg
Mated on limited profit basis,
like public utilities, as part Of
q plan for local tariffs to pro-
tect the local markets.
High income taxes would be
established, with attachments
when the taxpayers money was
invested in government-super-
yised industries.
But the chief phase OF the plan
calls for public purchase and Oh.
GRAFTON of sugar mills and cane
land, citrus fruit and coffee land
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BEHIND THE SCENES m
WASHINGTON

the LAM to be distributed
among tens of thousands of home,
SteaderS.
There will be publicly-owned
warehouses, machine shops. COM
munity and school hc~ses, homes
and diaries to sell milk to grow
ers and laborers at cost.
It's frankly admitted that
profit-sharing provisio ions for
growers and laborers will force a
redistribution of income and a
sharp cut in profits now drained
from the island by American
sugar corporations.
And if land and mills can't be
bought at reasonable prices, Puer-
to Rico will take it under the
right of eminent domain.
EAVORITE current excuse of
4 New Dealers when YOU
can't get in to see them, as
given by their secretaries:
Hes writing a speech today
AMI would rather not be disturbed
until he gets it done"
A GENERAL air of confusion
IA has persisted here since the
administrations very beginning,
and it's lot worse since new
agencies created through recent
acts of Congress began their
frantic searches ter Office space.
Many of the bright boys
drought in here for important
Jobs never did take time out to
learn their way around town.
Offices have been switched
around so rapidly this last year
that no one could keep track.
MANY appointments have been
made and kept-at the wrong
place. But that's no excuse for
miSdirect:on of innumerable in
tra-governmental letters to offices
whose functions don't cover the
subject matter.
(CouYright 1884. NEA Service, Inc. J
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FARM RELIEF in JACKSON COUNTY

Jackson county farmers are getting re-
lief on large scale. A correspondent of
The Asheville Times tells about it in these
paragraphs:
Hard work and industry on the part of the
farmers themselves have brought new deal
and a new day to agriculture in Jackson county
This years crops are described as the best in
years. There is an abundance of almost every
. thing that grows on mountain farms.
"The folks Just rolled up their sleeves and
went to work" dirt farmer said in explaining
Jackson county's present farm prosperity Good
rainfall conditions helped too.
Not one section of the county reports adverse
crop conditions in general. From Quallatown to
the Sapphire country the fields are giving good
yields.
- The foregoing is one of the best farm
relief stories that has appeared in North
Carolina in months. No doubt similar
stories can be secured in other counties.
This is practical farm relief and is the
only kind of farm relief that will be of
any lasting value to the farmers. Hender-
son county's greatest need is more farm
Jackson county.
In this connection it should be mel
toned that the farmers Of the Hamburg
section of Jackson county expect to sell
their cabbage crops for 100000 this sea-
son. This is almost double the amount of
money the cabbage crops of Hamburg sold
for last year.
This FARM RELIEF beats anything the
country people have been getting from
CWA, PWA, CCC, AAA, lou, PDQ, or
any other of Uncle Sans alphabetical bu-
reaus
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WE CAN'T ALL ESCAPE FROM WORLD
AFFAIRS
AFFAIRS
(By BRUCE CATToN)

When you look around at the troubled
state of the nation these days, it is pretty
easy to feel lot of envy for Rockwell
- Kent, the artist.
Mr. Kent is off for Greenland, no less,
where he is going to hole up with his Es-
kimo friends for an indefinite period. He
nAas little island up there, and while he is
on it Mr.. Kent won't have to worry about
the New Deal the high cost of living, the
danger of war, or any of the other things
that we stay-at-homes have to worry
about
a. 1.-THE real reason for my liking Green
land is not the things it has, but the things
'"I-it hasn't got" he explains. "Up there you
~ don't have to fight with railroads because
Oi'they try to discontinue service on your
branch. There are no political machines
with funny bosses and corrupt party sys-
TEN that makes you sick The people leave
SIIyou alone, and when you want anything
they try to help"
Mia All of which sounds pretty attractive, in
these parlous times. Being surrounded by
a sea of troubles, most of us have only two
ialternatives--to take up arms against
them, or to grin doggedly and try to bear
them. Mr.. Kent has found a third-to get
2aaway from them and forget all about
them and his solution looks uncornmonlv
- attractive.
-s'o Unfortunately, however, it is the kind
- of thing that works only for the artist. Mr.
sli,tKent, being an artist, is one of the few
genuine individualists left in the world
as such, he can HE himself to lonely
northern island and let the world go b
with a clear conscience.
) The rest of US are not so lucky. We may
! want to escape from the problems o.
-. everyday life, but we can't. We try hare
~ enough, heaven knows-not by going 9
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upon the high places of the earth
and will feed thee with the herl-
tage of Jacob thy father for the
mouth of the Lord hath spoken
it.-Isa. 5S:13-14.
Dear Christian brethren and
sisters, will this blessed word OF
God not make US rise up and put
the idols out of our town and
county as Asa did, and try to
build a new kingdom for our
Lord and Christ?
MRS. w. A. MORRIS.
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THE FIRE FIEND

Waiting and lurking behind us this, summer,
with his hot breath on our very shoulder, is the
fire fend.
With everything dried to a tinder-like condi-
ton, every man, woman and child should be alert
to the danger of setting fires. The Chicago stock
yards eonfagration and the already grave series
of forest fires testify to the need for care. Due
to the unusually dry weather. thousands of acres
have already been reduced to barren desert with
the summer still before US. New York's forests
have actually had to be closed to the public, be-
cause of series of disastrous fires.
Every city fire is potentially more dangerous
than usual and any man who carelessy drops a
match leaves an unextinguished fire in the
woods is q public enemy.
For forests, even those privately owned are an
asset to all of US, and must be protected today a.
never Huntington Times-News.
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and that more
and more the
states and the To-
cal governments
are losing their
rights of indie
pendent action.
Is that complaint
true? UndOubt-
eddy it is.
In my own city
we have a So
called depart
ment of city re-
lief. | say $50
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WADING POOLS FIGHT HEAT

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July II. (UP)
To combat the sitting heat of
summer in St. Louis, the city is
constructing 10 old-fashioned
wading pools So feet long and 81
feet wide, with a maximum depth
of Two feet three inches.
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state for the past fifteen years.
=! can corroborate Judge Parker's
indictment. 49,.
Machine politicians and govern
mental spoilsmen in states and in
state political subdivisions can
not forever get away with their
rackets. The people won't put up
with it; they are now about thru
putting up with it. They are about
ready now to have the federal
government come in, clean things
up and run things properly.
Powers misused, privileges
abused, are always likely to be
lost.
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There is a good deal of COM
plant from many sources that
more and more there is the CEN
tralizing at Washington of gov
ernmental power and authority