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Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-14

she can tell what she knows. and
it's probably plenty. But we think
maybe we can find the woman with.
out any help from Bulls"
Good. AS | told you yesterday,
if there's any way l can help you
There is, MI. Dunbar. We want
you to identify the revolver that
Mr. Franklin kept In his desk
drawer"
Milo Dunbar took the weapon
Kilday extended, and examined II
carefully. I'm afraid | can't be of
much help on that score, Sergeant,
| didn't even know Jim had a gum
"He bought that two years ago.
Kilday pointed to the serial mum
Der stamped on the weapon. "We
keep the registration of all guns
sold. There can't be any doubt
about that being his. We're anx-
ious to find out where he kept It,
"Of course" Dunbar agreed, Jim
could have kept a dozen guns In his
office without my knowledge. Per
haps his secretary could help US.
I'll see."
Before he could touch the button
on his desk, Peter interrupted him.
mot yet" he cautioned. 81 want
to know something about his secre-
tary, first. Is she young-attrac-
tive?"
The attorney shrugged. "Passably
so. l hadn't noticed. III call her,
and let you judge for yourself"
Don't tell her who we are" the
novelist cautioned. make some ex-
cuse to talk to her, without men,
tioning the revolver. 1t Is barely
possible she may be the lady in blue
we are looking for. She certainly
would have had an excellent oppor-
tunity to remove the weapon If it
was kept In his desk"
The girl was called.
~ wish you'd get me Mr.. Frank
Inns file of unanswered mail, Miss
Wilson," said Dunbar. II shall need
1t, In Strengthening out his affairs
mot the girl In blue, obviously"
declared Cardigan, after she had
left. Miss Wilson was attractive,
and in her early twenties, but was
decidedly q brunette. "Call her back,
Mr.. Dunbar. Let's ask her about
the revolver"
But the girl could not remember
ever having seen the gun, although
she was familiar with Franklin's af-
fairs, and had frequent access to
his desk. "When he is out of the
CITY," she explained, ut is often nee
essary for me to find papers in his
desk. I'm sure l would have no
ticed it, If the gun had been there.
1t wasn't"
How about the safer"
"Only Mr.. Franklin and Mr.. Dun
bar had access to the private Sec
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-14
YOUTH
IN PROPER USE
OF THE PHONE

On the principle that the school
boy of today is the business man of
tomorrow the British post office and
the board Of education are cooper
atlng on a project for the instruction
of school children In the use of the
telephone.
Most persons believe that children
as 500 as they can toddle learn how
to unlock the receiver and lisp a
few words into 1t. A QUESTIONABLE
recently sent out to firms whose bust
ness, In large measure, depends on
the capable use of the telephone,
convinced the post office by the an
swers received that the mysteries of
the instrument had not yet been mas
tered, even by those who daily use
1t. So the post office got in contact
with the board of education and
found the latter responsive.
A large number of telephone sys-
tens Is being manufactured by the
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-14

post office which Will lend them to
schools throughout England.
The telephones, which are Of stand
ard design, are housed In compact
portable cabinets, In which the work.
ing of the apparatus is clearly shown.
All the %components of the instru-
ments are labeled, and instruction
cards and circuit diagrams are at
taehed to the cabinets.
Thus when the pupil lifts the re
celver he sees the contact being
made, while the diallng of a figure
Eliminates a mirror showing the OPP
Grafton of the selectors.
Gamophone records demonstrating
the various "buzz" signals, such as
number engaged" or number I'M
obtainable," and giving explanatory
talks will also be supplied by the post
office.
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PRECEDING EVENTS IN THE STORY

Waiting in the ministers study for his wedding to Doris carmOdy
Jim Franklin, lawyer and politician, is stabbed TO death. While waiting,
he had many visitors, among them his mistress, an actress. "Choo Choo'
Train; his intended wfes father, Ambrose Carmody; her brother, Ryhe;
Daniel Bulls politician, and an unknown woman in a blue frock Sergeant
Klday, with Peter Cardigan, begins a n investigation. Ryne Carmody ad-
ms trying to stop the wedding, after being informed by Webster Spears
that Franklin a sul friendly with Choo Choo. despite his approaching
marriage Klday secures the dead mans keys Calls Shipley, a bridesmaid,
whose actions have appeared furuve. is questioned unavaiingly. An inter-
view with Bulls is also frutless Webster Spears admits informing Rylie
Carmody of Franklins relations with Choo Choo, for Doris Carmodys sake
in the hope Of preventing the wedding. Fletcher, Franklins man servant
is reicent and Milo Dunbar. the dead mans law partner can shed no light
or the murder. Choo Choo admits her relations with Franklin were to con-
tnue after his marriage Six OF the W. keys Franklin carried are traced.
Calls Shipley. again interviewed. confesses previous deception. She admits
being n love with Ryne Carmody.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-14

The United States Is gathering
information about silver-who has
1t, who is boarding it. why 1t was
bought. why 1t Is boarded?
You remember what happened
when you boarded gold, II you did.
You had to give 1t to the govern.
ment at the old price, and then
watched 1t go up S15 an ounce. Per
haps you will see something like
that in silver. One hundred million
ounces of 1t are said to be held In
this country for speculative pur-
poses.
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Birds Need Grain

One should be especially careful
to send the birds to roost with full
crops. These nights are long and
the birds need all the grain they
a hold at night. If one a warn
the water a little 1t will help con
slderably. Oil or coal or wood is
cheaper as a fuel than is wheat,
corn, or mash, and the water has
to be warmed to body temperature
n way or the other. If the feed
Is used for that purpose there is
less heat or energy left to produce
eggs.-Indiana Farmers Guide.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-14

At McGraw, N. T., four dogs led
by a police dog amused themselves
with a little girl, Joyce Hammond,
six years old. bit her repeatedly
mangled one of her arms. She is in
the hospital. Justice of the Peace
A. p. McGraw, ordered the dogs held
for a while, to make sure that they
were not afflicted with rabies, and
then shot.
Civilized beings will scarcely be.
lieve 1t, but from different parts OF
the country have come earnest ap.
peals: "Spare the poor dogs. How
can You be so cruel7" etc.
@ King Features Syndicate. Inc.
WHIT RervA~~
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ton OF the safe. It might have been
there, without my knowledge, Of
course" she admitted.
He might have kept 1t In his pri-
vate drawer there" Dunbar volun-
teered. THE one you examined
last night. But he was the only per-
son who could have taken 1t from
there, and your point is that some
one else procured the gun without
his knowledge. That being true, 1t
couldn't have been there. He must
have kept 1t at his apartment, Car
digan."
That seemed to be the logical an
swer. Then Fletcher must have seen
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-14

The British post office shows a
surplus, net profit of S55,000,00O for
the year. That will interest Post.
master General Farley, who is work
ing to show a profit on his job.
The interesting thing Is that the
British post Office owns and runs the
British telegraph system, govern.
ment-owned, and will send a tele
graph message anywhere In Great
Britain for II cents. That was the
price, at least, when this writer was
last in England.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-14

Sea-bed exploration should be sim
pliied by the use of a new type of
submarine, recently tested in New
York. This small craft can crawl
about the ocean bed, and has a hatch
through which a diver can leave or
enter 1t.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-14
VIII
An Unexpected Appeal.

An Unexpected Appeal.
a SIDE from the arrest of Web
ster Spears, there were no new
developments that afternoon. The
newspapers, of course, made much
OF the arrest. Whatever else he had
done, the sergeant had placated the
press. And there seemed to be no
doubt in his mind concerning
Spears guilt.
With Peter Cardigan 1t was diff
ferent.
Lets go back to st. Matthew's"
he suggested, as he and Kilday were
returning downtown. IT'S only a
few blocks out Of our way"
We've been owe that place with
a f~ine-toothed comb" the sergeant
demurred. There's nothing more
to find there"
Nevertheless, he accompanied his
friend for another visit to the scene
Of the crime. Except for one cir
cumstance, he had been correct.
That was the empty scabbard which
had contained the knife with which
Franklin had been killed. 1t still
hung where Peter had first seer It.,
on the west wall of the rector's
study, just to the right of the door
leading into the sacristy and about
eight feet high, on the wall.
Peter whlstled tunelessly as he
surveyed the room, his eyes finally
coming to rest on the scabbard.
HIM." said Peter. Then, turn
ing to his friend, IF Spears Is gull
ty," he said, "he entered through the
rear door. We know that, because
there was some n In the sacristy
all the time and we have been able
to account for every one who came
in the other way.
, Let us try to reconstruct the
scene. You move over to the rear
door. There. Now I'm Jim Frank
lin, standing here In the door lead
Ing into the sacrlsty. Nick Royce
was standing out there. This door
Is open, and my back Is to you. I'm
looking toward Royce. Now open
the door, Sergeant, just as quietly
as you can"
The detective cautiously turned
the knob. There was no sound. But
as the door swung slowly back, it
creaked, m%ournfully. Cardigan
smiled.
AT least we know the murderer
didn't surprise Franklin" he de-
clared. "But we haven't thought so,
all along. All right, I turn and see
you standing in the doorway. !
recognize you, don't II You don't
think Franklin was alarmed by the
sight of his visitor, do your"
franklin knew Webster Spears"
was Kilday's laconic rejoinder. II
don't think the sight of him would
have frightened him."
Regardless of who 1t was" Peter
declared emphatically, Franklin
wasn't alarmed. We know that be-
cause Nick Royce, his best man, was
only a few feet away In the sacristy
and the door between was ajar.n
"All right" Kilday agreed. "Nei-
Their of us believes Franklin was
alarmed"
Now, n of these two men had
Frankiin's revolver" the novelist
continued. II think 1t was the muir
derer. II Franklin had had 1t, he
surely would have tried to use 1t,
when his assallant reached for that
dagger on the wall. Remember, the
murderer had to come all the way
across the Don to get that knife.
In addition, you could hardly have
expected Franklin to be carrying o
weapon to his wedding, unless be
had very unusual easons for be-
lieving his life to be In danger. II
he had thought that, surely he
would have been alarmed when the
murderer entered"
ITO. BE coNTINUED.)
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Tiny Radio Set

Dino de Corbertaldo, a youth living
at Trevlso, Italy, has a certificate as
surfing him that his radio set, with
which he can get ~half-a-dozen sta
tions, is the smallest In the world. II
will fit comfortably into a nutshell
and the nut is not a coconutl
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-14

Blinks - Times certainly have
changed.
Jinks-Tll say. We used to see
odd things In q dime museum, now
we buy them in a dime store.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-14
Michigan's Fire Zone

Every square mile OF A~ichlgan's
IRE zone, which includes about 49,
100000 acres, Ia visible from n Or
another Of the states 100 fire tow
ers.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-14
POULTRY GLEANINGS

Alabama farmers raised l $780,
600 chickens In 1882.
o
A White Leghorn pullet In Brit
ish Columbia laid 357 eggs In 1856
DAYS.
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Remember This

Only a little more effort is re-
qulred TO become a success than Is
needed merely to hold a job.-Los
Angeles Times.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-14

MFR. Schwab, Of the steel company,
used to say when he saw a little dog
chasing an express train that he
wondered what the dog would do
with the train If he caught 1t. You
wonder what Uncle Sam plans to do
with all the gold In the world when
and If he gets 1t. He can't hold 1t In
his lap.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-14
Up in the Air

"Why are you heading for these
dark clouds?"
"Clouds are our tunnels. We have
honeymooners aboard the plane"
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-14

]. IL. Blumensohn Of Columbie
university, sent to Brazil by the
Rockefeller foundation, found inter
esting Indians called the Kalngang
tribe. These Indians solve one OF
Civilizations problems by marrying
both the daughter and the mother
no mother-in-law difficulty there.
In former times the Indians
practiced extensively polygamy and
group marriage, several men and
several women being married to
each other at the same time.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-14

When the Oldest hen known near
Rhlnelander, Wis. died at the age
of eighteen years she had laid ap
proximately 5000 eggs. She had
raised a brood of chickens each
year for seventeen years.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-14

The pullet's egg may be small at
first, but 1t represents a days work
for the pullet. Size of egg is very
likely to increase with age, SO too
much should not be expected of the
fiappers at first.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-14

THIS WEEK
Europe Knows Our Dollar
Marrying Haphazard
One Banker, 100000
SIS a Word, and Cheap

We don't yet know In this cou
try that u dollar is only worth
80 cents, but Europe knows 1t. The
gold franc. worth about $50 cents
when the dollar was a gold dollar,
Is worth today 6.27 cents in paper
dollars. Something frightened our
speculative gentlemen In Wall Street
and stocks dropped rather violent
ly. They will go back again.
The cheaper dollar means a bet.
ter price for the stocks, real estate
and everything else with real
value. While the dollar changes
Its value by fiat, the other things
do not change their value.
This Is a good time to collect right
real estate and securities. II you
know how TO select the right ones.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-14

Edward G. Bremen. young bank
president Of st. Paul, thirty-seven
years old, is released by kidnapers.
His father paid a ransom of 5000,
600 In SIS and $40 bills, which
weighed fifty pounds and filled two
suit-boxes. United States detec-
tives r looking for ten or twelve
kidnapers."
Repeal of prohibition has dis
couraged bootleggers, but will prob
ably promote kidnapping.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-14

Soft grits are not as efficient as
hard, and II used should be fur
nished in a somewhat larger guam
tity. 1t is essential that the grit
used be sharp-pointed.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-14

There is no marriage ceremony,
and when the Kaingangs kill each
other In family feuds, divorce quar-
rels or for other numerous reasons,
there is no punishment provided.
Also there is no moral code.
The good will be glad to hear that
the tribe is dying out not expected
to last long.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-14

In Missouri tests 1t was found
that burning lights In the poultry
house all night increased winter
egg production.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-14
When a Child Won't Study

"Kept after schoolr' And il isn't Here's a boy who gets good marks,
the chids fault, or the teachers. has time and energy for play Heis
His mother is to blame. How can a never ~ naroIy ever a SO mucn
boy get his lessons when his senses as a vou wien nc uo SIy c omo~ ah u
are duned day after day by dosing TDoober Lnows imstS hat ia do She
with sickening purgatives2 When gives him a little California Syrup
a childs bowels are stagnant they of Figs-and that is all It's a
need help, of course But not some natural, fruity laxative that is
drastic drug to upset the stomach, agreeable to take, and its gentle
perhaps weaken the entire system: laxative action comes from SIENNA.
or form the laxative habit. On NpA Parents are urged to use just
the right, parents will find a pure California Syrup OF Figs.
happy solution of this problem: 60 be sure bottle says Caliornla.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-14


"Stone walls do not a prison
make" you all know that, NOR iron
lars a cage" under certain condi
lions.
That youth, beauty and even dia-
monds do not make happiness you
learn from a young woman, a FOL.
lies GIRL found dead. sitting In q
hotel, registered under q false
name.
She had nine diamond rings on
her fingers, $3.50 In loose change In
her handbag. Her lips were burned
with poison, and those burned lips
will never tell.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-14

Charles Dickens wrote a life Of
Christ In 14,0O0 words for his chill.
dren. They would not sell or allow
1t to be published. Now the last
Ia dead and the brief manuscript
sells for SIS a word, $4,000, not In
Guiding the original itself In Dick
ems handwriting. That manuscript
itself will sell for a big price some
day. Dickens could not have i'm
agined all this when he was q
young, struggling writer In London.
Evening star., 1934-05-25
tCopyright, 1934.)
Laws of Contract.

OSSIBLY you believe from my
last article that I favor the
type of player who goes around
with a rule book in one hand
and a penalty in the other.
The laws of contract bridge were de-
vised to prevent either side from
gaining an advantage by an un-
ethical play-even though this play
may be made in all innocence. Natur-
ally, penalties are waived many times.
For example, in the case Of a lead
out of turn, the declarer may say
kindly, "Oh, lead anything" But
where he feels the other side is helped
by an illegal play, he will, and should
exact the penalty.
It Is important that you know these
laws, because if you demand penalty
to which you are not entitled, the
other side can refuse to grant you
any penalty at all. Or, if the wrong
player claims penalty, or If dummy
opens his mouth on the subject at all,
the penalty lapses.
This status of dummy is particu-
larly important Dummy should, in
all respects, live up to his name. The
only thing he can properly ask the
declarer is, mo spades, partner?" Ii
the declarer questions him, he may
tell him which hand has the lead, but
he must not volunteer this informa-
ton. If he does the opponent on his
left may choose the hand from which
the lead is to be made. And II
dummy careleSsly touches a card, or
indicates to declarer in any other way
what card he should play. the op-
ponent on dummy's left may require
declarer to play or not to play that
card, unless such play would consti-
tute a revoke.
Most of you know that a card
DROPPED ace up on the table Is an
expose, aA,d. and subject to pen
atty. That S declarer may require
an opponent to play that card on a
subsequent trick-subject to the
proviso that &c must follow suit every
possible time. If an opponent gets
the opportunity to discard that card
before it is called for, he may cor
play of the hand, is not subject to
any penalty for an exposed card ex-
cept in the case of revokes. He can
expose his whole hand, if he wishes
to do So
However, the catalogue of exposed
cards covers cards dropped on the
floor, so that your partner sees them;
card held so that your partner
sees any portion of its face; the last
two cards held by an opponent, If,
before he has played to the twelfth
h kindlU shows
his last card, just to make things
Evening star., 1934-05-25
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS.

main at home on guard while the
other fshed, for there were too many
mouths to feed for that. And this
was the state of affairs when Billy
Mink found the Kingfisher home.
Billy remained in hiding until he
saw Rattles come out and fly of. The
instant he was out of sight Billy was
out and over to the foot of that bank.
He looked up to the entrance OF the
Kinghsher home and studied the wall
of sand. 1t didn't look encouraging.
But nothing is gained without trying.
and he had no time to waste, for Mrs.
Rattles was likely to return any min
ute. Billy dug his claws into the sand
and tried to climb. He got up about
a foot and slipped back. He ground
his teeth and tried again. This time
he got a little further up and then
went rolling down, getting his coat
filled with sand. There was nothing
to hold onto; the sand simply gave
way when he dug his claws into it.
He was just about to try third
time when he heard Mrs. Rattles
coming and darted back to his hiding
place. He saw Mrs. Rattles go in her
IlOIIlC dllO llAo hECll CoAo AACaAA LAlO
welcoming cries of the young King
fishers. His eyes glowed redly. That
sound settled the question of whether
there were eggs or young birds in that
nest. Eggs would have been good,
but young birds would be better. He
knew by the sound that the family in
there was big one, and this made
him all the more determined to get
at them.
He waited impatiently for Mrs. Rat
ties to come out. The instant she
disappeared he darted out. But he
was only half way to the foot Of the
bank when he heard the harsh voice
of Rattles, and barely had time to
double back and regain his hiding
place before Rattles arrived. Again
he heard those cries of hungry birds
and his mouth watered as he thought
of what a splendid dinner they would
make for him.
AS soon as Rattles left Billy tried
that bank again. He tried jumping as
high as he could and digging his
claws in. But the sand gave way and
he ignominiously rolled to the bot
tom Then he tried climbing slowly,
placing each foot with the greatest
care. The result was the same. And
every now and then he had to dodge
back into hiding. for he had no desire
TO feel the sharp bill of either Rattles
or Mrs. Rattles. And the oftener he
failed the more determined to get
those young birds he became.
(Copyrieht, I934D
Evening star., 1934-05-25
Conquering Contract
BY p. HAL SIMS.

easy for him; and any card held by
player, if he has said anything in
dicating he holds it. If you crow
excitedly, My goodness! I've been
playing for two hours and never held
the ace of diamonds, and now the
first card I pick up is the ace OF
diamonds" you may be simply max
ing conversation, but the ace of dia-
monds should be treated as an ex-
posed card.
The question of an exposed card
also comes up during the auction. For
example, under the firm belief that
the bidding has been closed, you may
start to lead. If you do that, or ex-
pose an honor-even without intent
to lead-the opponent on your left
may claim a new deal. But if you
inadvertently drop a low card on the
table during the auction, the declarer
may treat that card as an exposed
card or prohibit your partner from
making his first lead in that suit.
Also, if you hastily lead while an
opponent is still meditating over what