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The Washington times., 1934-02-12
FOURTH DEGREE

nodding. "I'll either be in my
office or out here. Look me
up"
And he turned on his heel and
started back for the house
while I started my automobile
and headed back for the city.
CHAPTER VIII
Reynolds greeted me with ILL.,
concealed eagerness.
whats the news, Kay?" he
inquired, seeking to make his
voice sound casual and failing
entirely.
There Is an idea that news
paper men, particularly editors,
are most blase and Indifferent
to the trend Of the news. That's
wrong. I don't know any
group of men more wide awake
or with keener interest in
what goes on in their commu-
mites.
Plenty Of news" I told him.
"I've been up at the house all
the morning, and they've been
quizzing Page. His alibi sounds
pretty fishy, though it hasn't
been disproven yet. CAROLS
gone over to Washington to
investigate it. Mrs. Deane, the
housekeeper, tells a strange yarn
about a mysterious letter and
a telephone call. I dictated all
that to HarriS-I suppose I
caught the noon edition?"
Reynolds nodded.
"The real news is that Paige
has engaged Kirk JudSon to
investigate his wife'S murder.
That's what Judson claims, but
Anderson seems to think that
Paige is trying to cover his own
tracks"
That sounds pretty serious"
commented Reynolds. We'll
have to be careful what We
say. wish you could write
the story. Feature Judson but
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Extra! Extra, m1Ster!" he
bawled. "All the latest news
about the Paige murderl"
I bought q copy, anxious to
see what the copy desk had
done in the way Of headlines.
And there, to my consterna-
ton, across the front Of the
green sheet was an eight
Streamer head, like this:
ARREST DUE IN PAIGE
MURDER!
I smiled, somewhat wryly.
My story hadn't said anything
about an arreSt-which was a
small matter-but 1 could see
Anderson's face when he picked
up that paper and realized
that I had written it-Oh, well!
"EIi, there, Kay!" I heard a
familiar voice shout, and there
was Dickey Carroll beaming
at me as If I were his long.
lost brother, his young face
alive with animation.
Back already?" I asked in
surprise. IT didn't expect to
hear from you until tomorrow"
"I'm back" said Carroll
briefly. II got the dope all
right" And, looking at him
closely in the twilight, I
noticed q curious, triumphant
look on his face. Either he
had accomplished something,
discovered something, or else
he had another wild idea about
the Paige case.
Come on, get it off your
chest" I said, ready for almost
anything.
Listen, my boy" His voice
was mysterious and confiden.
tial. what I've got will have
to be reported first to the
Inspector. I've phoned him
and he's out at the Paige
house. I thought I'd pick you
UP on my way out"
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I believe I'd rather you were
writing it," answered the In
spector. IT trust you to stick
to the facts and be discreet.
Go on back and write whatever
you like-only omit all mention
that we have even found those
butts"
'Then you do think that it
was a question Of burglary?"
I pressed.
'Not by any means. I haven't
said that. Don't you forget
that Judson is in Paige'S pay
and the one thing that he
wants us to do is to overlook
any connection that Paige may
have with the case. Maybe
some crook was out here that
night, but I doubt it very much.
There aren't the proper ear
marks Of a burglar. No jim
mied windows or unlocked doors.
I imagine that open cellar win
dow was an accident. And bur
glars don't stop to gag people.
They hit 'em with the butt
Of a revolver and get out.
mo, Kay, it was no crook
who smoked those cigarettes in
the basement that night and
left those smears of lipstick."
At this moment MacNalley
appeared.
Someone wants you on the
phone, sir" he said.
That's probably Hughes &
Co., the jewellers. They prom
ised to call me as soon as they
had appraised the pendant.
I'll see you again?"
eyes," answered. I'm going
to shoot back to town and talk
things over with Reynolds.
They have another man work
ing in my place but they'll be
glad to get the story first-hand.
I'll come back as soon as I've
finished"
Goodbye" said Anderson
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Catherine Zimmerman, 1870
Florida Ave. N. E., sends %
this list Of new members:
Francis and Gladys GilliOnA,
1247 Oates st. N. E.
Mary and John Donaldson,
915 Twelfth st. N. E.
LeOna and June Sackett, 1924
Florida Ave. N. e.
Margaret and George Wyne,
1908 Florida Ave. N. E.
Alberta SanSbury, 1924 Neal
st. N. E.
Catherine tells US that she d
q member of the class that
won second prize in the forestry
notebook contest. We con.
gratulate her and her class.
mates. Maybe she will bring
the notebook In some time and
let us see it.
Betty Jean and Richard
Hansbrough, 800 East Wind
Sor Ave., Del Ray, Alexandria,
Va:
81 am a little girl and I ann
seven years old. My brother.
Richard, will be six in May.
We would like very much to
join the wonderful Adventure
Club.
"I am in the first grade aS
the Mt. Vernon school In Del
Ray. Pm in Miss SmOOt'S
room. She is nice to all Of us
and We Hke"her."
Ethel Fuller, e1S Fifth st.
N. E.:
"I would like to Join your.
Adventure Club very much. I
have been intending to join
for . long time, and have just
found time. I am 13 years old
and my birthday is November
10. am in the S-A grade at
Stuart Junior High School.
81 also want to enroll In the
club, my girl friend, Dorothy
Starke. Her address Il 6S7
Fifth st. N. e.
''Best wishes to the club"
Betty Parker, Vienna, Va.
81 haven't written for q long
time. I hope you haven't for.
gotten me.
''T have the measles and can
not go to school for two weeks.
II still read the Adventure
Club, and I like all the fun
nies."
Jean Holberg, 500 Twentieth
st. N. W.
81 would like to enroll my
cousin, Shirley Rather. She
lives at 1901 e st. N. w.
Shirley will be nine years old
February 20. She goes to
Grant School.
'My little niece, Nancy Shur
man is seven months old"
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"Good idea," I answered.
But do you know. who did
it?"
There, there, old man."
said Carroll quietly. "Just you
be patient and come along
with me. I've got news for
you but it's not official yet.
Subdue your professional zeal
for the time being with a bit
Of my professions calmness.
Come on"
As we walked up Baltimore
Street, Carroll stopped to look
in almost every window.
Look at that!" he exclaimed.
"McPherson's been selling two
dollar ties for one berry.
What do you say We take a
look at them?"
"The hell with ties! If you
aren't in any hurry let's duck
into this cafeteria and get
some sandwiches and coffee.
I'VE had nothing since break
fast"
An hour later we were with
Anderson again in the library
of the Paige house. The In
spector looked worn to a fragile.
But he smiled at us.
''Back?" he said to Carroll.
eyes. I spent the entire day
in Washington on Paige's bus
mess and it's hot business, if
you ask me. I'd suggest, In
spector, that you call him and
ask him to come out. There're
some things we'll want him to
clear up, think"
There are some things I
want to ask him myself" said
Anderson, glancing at a paper
in his hand. "I've already
phoned him to be here at
eight-thirty. But I'm afraid
that I can't listen to your re-
port Just now. Mrs. Phelps is
here to see me and I've al
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don't imply Paige'S guilty. Sup
pose we get out an extra"
sat down at my typewriter
and a copy boy took UP his
stand beside me. Every dozen
or so lines, I whipped the sheet
out Of my machine, handed 1t
to the waiting boy without even
glancing over it. This young
ster dashed UP to the press
room with it, while another Lad
took his place.
In this fashion I wrote three
columns relative to the Paige
murder-the story Of Mr.. Paige
and his engaging Of the serv-
ices of Kirk JudSon and the
strange facts related by the
housekeeper. I avoided all men.
ton of the cigarettes and
matches we had found in the
basement.
The last line was finally writ
ten and the last boy left my
side. I reported to Reynolds
and told him that I was head
ed back for the Paige house to
rejoin Anderson, who I. i'm
agined would be about ready to
talk to Mrs. Phelps, the next
door neighbor who had spent the
evening with Mrs. Paige the
night Of her death.
I promised Reynolds faith
fully to phone in any new
facts as soon as possible, and
put on my hat.
It was now almost dusk and
the first day Of the Paige muir
der case was rapidly drawing
to a close.
Outside the building dozens
Of trucks were parked and my
extra was already being loaded
into them. That's what an ex-
ira iS-a few minutes Of feverish
frantic activity and presto, the
man on the street has the
latest news.
A newsie dashed up to me.
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He's Not Nordic

One Of the oldest principles
Of Anglo.Saxon law IS that .
defendant in a criminal case Is
innocent until proved guilty"
One Of the recently appointed
prosecutors apparently has fail
ed to learn that law, to the
horror Of older members Of
the bar.
In q recent Police Court jury
trial he presented the evidence
for the Government. The de-
fendant failed to present a
satisfactory defense, in the
eyes of the new prosecutor.
Said he to the Judge:
81 move that you instruct
the jury to return a directed
verdict finding the defendant
guilty"
Court attaches barely stood
the shock.
The Washington times., 1934-02-12
Sales Resistance

One Of the best friends Of
Ed Hill, of the Telephone Com
pany, is Bruce Crawford, who
publishes q small paper at
Norton, Va.
In Crawford's office one day,
Eds bulk had a disastrous ef-
feet on a squeaky old cane
bottomed chair.
Ed replaced it with a sturdy
hickory and oak piece Of fur
niture. And he had a brass
plate made for the chair which
bears the inscription:
"Chair Of FriendlineSs pre-
sented to Bruce Crawford by
Ed HILL"
The cane.bottomed chair Is
now being reserved by Craw-
ford, who says:
"Tt ls for high.pressure sales
men and persons with too much
dignity!"
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Around
The
Capital
BY JOHN SNIURE. Jr.

A dusky defendant arraigned
before Judge katherine Sellers
recently announced that he
wanted to plead guilty.
Judge Sellers, in view OF the
seriousness Of the charge, ad-
vised him to plead not guilty.
Said he:
'NO. ma'am! 1 don't want
you to have q fit Of temper,
20 I'm going to plead guilty.
'Tt goes too hard with You
n you plead not guilty."
His tactics failed to work,
apparently, as he is now serv'
ing q year in the workhouse.
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Pavement Patter

The very charming little
Audrey seiber, new mistress Of
ceremonies at the Earle, has
learned that wisdom is not al
ways beneficial to one who pos
sesses it, particularly when it
comes in the form Of a tooth
Superintendent Of Trees and
Parking Cliff Lanham, who gave
up his starling-startling to go
TO Florida, returns to tell OF
having made friends with the
purser on the ship which took
him there, which resulted in
many automobile trips around
the land of palms for Cliff,
who, 'tis said, told the sea-
faring man enough Of his well
known stories to keep all the
sailors in the merchant marine
aghast for months. oscar
Blanton hears the siren Of the
sea singing this weather and
wishes he could find the time
to set sail on that 60-foot boat
for a cruise around romantic
isles. Those cocktails that Alb
bott MacGinnis was shaking at
that party the other day looked
like the old-time pink lemon
ade Of the circus and may
have tasted the same, but such
information cannot be obtained
from other guests, among whom
were Mrs. Sam Connors, the
national committeewoman from
Kentucky, who is living at the
Carlton with Mrs. Ida Kite and
Alice Smoot. William F.. Kelly,
who lives at Wardman Park,
IS driving to Florida with that
big champagne man from New
Jersey, Renault. Despite his
frequent attendance at parties
where delectable liquids are
served, Oliver Grimes, executive
assistant to the Secretary Of
War and one Of the most popu-
lar men around town, never
partakes Of the beverages him
self. Edgar L. G. Prochnfk,
Austrian Minister, is one Of the
most ardent motorists Of the
diplomatic corps, and he and
his wife have been seen re-
Gently driving about the town
In q shiny new tan sedan.
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More Dictatorship

Motorists who park their cars
In the spacious parkway 'front.'
ing a large Government de-
partment down town are con-
stantly being "bawled out" by
the Government guards at the
door Of the building.
Only the car Of the Secre-
tary Of the department is per-
mitted to occupy space in the
drive.
Recently, after dressing
down" one motorist on several
occasions for leaving his car
In the space, a guard became
friendly and announced:
'TO tell you the truth, we
don't have jurisdiction over
that parkway. 1t should be
pOliced by the park police and
they are the ones authorized
to prevent parking"
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Times
Adventure
Club
BEST WISHES

Boys and girls celebrating
their birthday anniversaries To-
day are: Milton Stewart, 712
West Garrison Rd., BalIston,
Va; Francis Gartner, 1899 Morse
st. N. E.; Elizabeth Myers, Cliff
ton State, Va; Pet WhOrtOn, 934
E st. N. W.; Billy Garland, 104
Ninth st. S. E.; John Miller, 1919
N st. N. w.; Mary p. Harney.
1920 Wisconsin Ave. N. W.; DANE
iel SieIes, 1920 Tenth st. N. E.S
Peggy Lehman, 1900 Forty-firSt
st. N. w.; George Noble, 4O39T
Twenty-sec0nd st. N. E.; m
dred Sargent, Savage, Md; Grace
Wood and Mary June Williams,
both Of Indian Head, Md.
Best wishes to you on your
birthday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-08

Mr.. O'Hair. who has been in con-
slant touch with Francis j. German,
national strike leader in Washing
ton. also told members of Local 2069,
on strike against the Indianapolis
Bleaching Company, that he had
hopes the industry would be so hard
hit nationally by Wednesday that
it would grant all the workers de-
mands.
Coming simultaneously with a
challenge from Mr.. German in
Washington to the nations textile
mill owners to attempt to operate
Monday. Mr.. OHair's statements
here we're considered significant.
It was believed. too. that Mr..
Germans challenge might have in
spired a conference between Charles
A. Young, plant manager for the
bleaching company, and Police Cap
tain Edward Helm this morning.
The conference came at a time
when things apparently were at
their quieteSt at the mill. with the
plant shut on a regular NRA off
day and with only a skeleton picket
line on duty. Three police shifts of
six men each are on duty now at
the mill.
Earlier in the day. opening of
strike relief headquarters in an un-
occupied house at s57 West New
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Dare Mills to Reopen
By nited Press

By Hfted Press
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.-The
nation wide textile strike moved
rapidly today toward a dramatic
showdown, with union leaders dar-
ing operators to carry out attempts
to reopen mills Monday.
A bloody Monday" through the
1.5O0-mile strike belt appeared a
possibility as strike chiefs chal-
lenged industrialiSts to try to stem
the increase in strike ranks by
starting looms again.
Both sides, however, ~snoved warily
today. No reports of violence,
which in early stages of the strike
brought ten deaths, reached here.
The federal mediation board con-
tinued conferences with little pros
pect of an immediate settlement.
Mediators. strike leaders and in
dustry officials watched the little
town of Honea Path, S. c.. where a
planned demonstration, which might
develop into violence, was feared at
the funeral of five strike dead. North
and South Carolina troops guarded
mills with bayonets. but flying
squadrons" of pickets failed to
appear.
"All the mills are closed" said
strike leader Francis j. German to-
day. I'VE welcome the test Mon
day."
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Ships often are struck by light
ming, he said.
"All metal objects are vulnerable
to lightning" DR.. Harding eX-
planned. 1.-The fact that the hull OF
the ship is grounded by its contact
with water makes no difference.
1.-The destruction of the Moro
Castle this morning was doubtless
caused by forces similar to those
that several years ago destroyed oil
tanks along the California coast, p"
he added.
when there is metal above the
surface of the water, as in the case
of a steel ship, the ships are vulner-
able to lightning. This is particu-
larly true because there are no
higher metal objects to attract the
bolt.
1T is not improbable" Professor
Harding continued, that there was
a concentration of metal objects
near that section of the hold where
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the fuel tanks were located. This
would result in the generation OF
tremendous heat"
That the tanks of the Moro Castle
became white hot almost in Sec
ond after the lightning bolt struck
her is quite possible Professor Hard
ing believes.
Current travels so rapidly over
the course of the least resistance
that there is no time for the cleo
tricity to spread througout the metal
hull of a steel ship" he explained.
THE bolt of lightning that struck
the Moro Castle probably hit the
ship over the fuel tanks and went
directly downward
If the Moro Castle fuel tanks
were nearly empty as she ap-
preached the end of her Havana
cruise, the probability that light
ming caused the disaster are in
creased. according to Professor
Harding, who recently completed
intensive research work on light
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-08
APPOINT MENTS MADE
BY BISHOP RITTER
Announcement Is Given by
the Rev. Henry Dug2n.

New appointments have been
made in the Indianapolis diocese by
Bishop Joseph E. Ritter, the Rev.
Henry F. Dugan, chancellor OF the
diocese has announced.
They are the Rt. Rev. Augustine
j. Rawlinson, Phi. D., pastor of St.
Ambrose church at Seymour, to be
rural dean of the North Vernon
deanery; the Rev. James B. Delaney,
pastor of st. Patrick's church, Terre
Haute, to be rural dean of the Terre
Haute deanery, and the Rev. James
H. Jansen, who has been stationed
at the Gibault home, Terre Haute,
as assistant pastor at Holy Trinity,
New Albany, where the Rt. Rev.
Joseph E. Hamill is pastor.
Bishop Ritter will make a fail
confirmation and visitation tour to
cities and rural communities in the
diocese from Sept. 80 to Oct. "a.
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BY HAROLD LA POLT
Times staff Writer

Intense heat generated by the
lightning bolt that struck the super
structure of the Ward liner MORO
Castle as she ploughed her way
hOmeward to New York this morn
ing probably fired the fuel oil in
the tanks in her hold or ignited the
gases lowering over the water
ballast.
This explanation was given today
by Professor c. F. Harding, Purdue
university engineering department
head and national authority on the
behavior of lightning, for the sea
disaster which claimed more than
200 lives off Albany Park, N. j.,
early today.
Professor Harding. reached at La
fayette by The Indianapolis Times,
said that the theory that lightning,
striking during a severe electrical
storm. was responsible for turning
the ship into a flashing inferno was
not improbable.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-08
CUTTER TOWS HULK
OF LINER TO PORT
Brave Crew Pulls HaWSer
Aboard Burned Ship.

By Times Special
NEW YORK, Sept. 8-Fifteen
members of the Moro Castles crew
who remained aboard the vessel
succeeded in getting a hawser
aboard from the coast guard cutter
Tampa, which then started towing
the smouldering hulk to port, coast
guard officials said today.
With the hawser in place, the
coats guard cutter sawed off the
anchor chain, freeing the vessel.
The crew members, who worked
like mad men to handle the heavy
hawser, which usually is pulled
aboard by steam winches. then were
taken aboard the Tampa as the YES
sci towed the burning liner toward
New York.
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Heat Generated by Lightning Bolt Probably Fired Fue OI IN
Tanks Moro Castle Authority Electrical Charges Reveals

from the wooden masts to the hull.
1t may do so with creation of a
spark sufficient to ignite nearby in
f1ammable material.
Another precaution necessary is
the laying of grounding wires in
smooth, continuous curves. There
must be no sharp right angle bends
allowing the lightning bolt to flash
over.
Lightning travelling down mast
can induce electricity in nearby
metal whence it may jump a gap
and form an igniting spark.
DR.. F. B. Silsbee, United States
bureau of standards expert, sug-
gested some other cause might be
looked for instead of lightning, al
though a large lightning stroke
might burn a hole through tanks
and ignite gasoline vapors.
Fuel oil is usually very difficult
to set afire. The General Electric
Company made lightning tests few
months ago that showed that high
amperage flashes melted metal and
did great damage.
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200 TO $50 ARE
ESTIMATED AS DEAD
IN SEA DISASTER

BY United Press
Facts on the Moro Castle d1sas-
ter:
Estimated probable number OF
dead, 200 to $50.
Estimated probable number OF
survivors, 800.
Position, six miles off Asbury
Park, N. j.
Loss, covered by insurance, about
100000.
Cause, lightning.
Construction, steel.
Owners, Atlantic, Gulf and West
Indies S. S. Lines. Ward Line.
Ships tonnage, 1880. Built IN
1880. Classed as luxury liner IN
service between New York and
Havana.
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MILLS MURDER CASE
is DRAWING TO CLOSE
Fate of Alleged Slayer to Be in
Hands of Jury This Afternoon.

BIZ Times Special
NORMAN, Okla, Sept. 8.-The
case of Neal Myers, 81, charged with
murder in connection with the death
of Marion Mills, University of Okla
homa graduate student and former
beauty queen, was expected TO go
to the jury shortly afternoon to-
day.
Special Prosecutor Ben F. VIII
liams, retained by Miss Hills par
ents, late yesterday asked the death
penalty for the youthful defendant,
after Cleveland county attorney,
Paul Updegraff, earlier had asked
for life Imprisonment. Person
Woodall, first defense attorney to
plead, demanded acquittal.
Three more attorneys remain to
be heard today. Court reconyened
at a. m.
Judge Tom Pace Instructed the
jury it would consider only three
verdicts-death, life imprisonment
or acQuittal.
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Y SURVIVORS ABOAR
MONARCH OF BERMUD
AeSCueS Reported as Ship
Passes Quarantine.
By T;Res Special

By Tines Special
NEW YORK, Sept. 8.-The Mon
arch of Bermuda has Seventy-two
survivors of the Moro Castle
aboard, thirty-five of them passen-
gers, she reported when she passed
Quarantine inbound today.
One of the passengers, a woman,
died soon after she was taken from
dying.
The President Cleveland, an
other of the vessel sthat raced to
the MORO Castles assistance, re-
ported she had picked up no sur
VivorS.
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'FOGGY DEAN TRIAL
WILL START MONDAY

Hearing Expected to Take -Four
Weeks.
Criminal court attaches estimated
today that it will require two or
three weeks to complete the murder
trial of Edward Foggy) Dean.
Charged with participation in the
fatal shooting of Sergeant Lester
Jones, Dean will go on trial Mon
day.
Fifty talesmen have been sub
penaed to appear in criminal court
Monday. Fifty more will report
Tuesday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-08
PRISONER Is SLASHED
IN QUARREL AT JAIL
Insulting Remarks Said to Be Basis
of Savage Attack.

bV ntftU FFtSs
BRAZIL, Ind, Sept. 8.-Slashed
about the face and throat during a
fight in the Clay county jail, VII
liam Gilbert. IS, was in critical con-
dition in Clay county hospital to-
day. Ogle Boyle. 80. fellow pris-
oner, was accused as the attacker.
Jail attaches said they were told
BOYLE attacked Gilbert with safety
razor blade in retaliation for re-
marks the victim allegedly made in
the presence of Boyle's mother.
Gilbert was serving a sentence for
intoxication. Boyle is being held on
a banditry charge.