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The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-20
EASTER TEA

The Women of Holy Trinity Guild will sponsor an Easter Tea, April g, CTuesday following Easter) at Trinity Hall from 2 to c D. m. Aprons, towels and holders will be offered for sale. --adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-20
WINE WINE W
WINE

Port or Muscatel, $50 per gal Bring your jug. TOTEM GROC- FRY. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-20

REAL DAGO RED Wine SIPS per gallon. Bring your jug. TOTEM GROCERY. adv.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-02-15

- while we're waiting for snlt.
Ein's CALL / sag. Gamble.
ask the young LADY 10 be good
enough 10 Join Us here"
The butler went out. and Eve
minutes later HIlda Lake came
swinging into the room.
Sorry 70 have kept you walt
lnE and all the usual amenities.
she said. sitting down aud crossing
her kuees: -buf / hadn't quite fu
lshed d0flng my golf toys when
the farfrom admirable Cr!chtou
summoned me. Anyway. ! should
De furious with you Why was ]
denied my mullins and tcag"
Vance laughed
We've been using Gamble a bli
lntcuslvely. Gamble. take tea and
mullins 10 Miss Lakes quarters. "
The man, who had been standing
Ia tho door. bowed and dlsap
pcared and Vance turned pleasant
iy back 70 Mss Lake. by the
time your breakfast ls ready wc
vl.l Jet you return 10 your rooms. "
Then DE added With a serious mlcn
There are a few questions we'd
Ike yOu 20 answer. What was the
cause OF the an.mosily between
Archer and Brisbane Coey'
"oh. thalr" A cynical smile curled
her lips Money nothing else.
old Major Coe left everything 20
Uncle Archer. Uncle Brisbane had
only an allowauce-uutll Archer
should die Then the money was
10 80 to him. The situation nat.
urally irked him. aud he got pretty
nasty about Il at times II amused
me no en1-I was 10 the same pre-
dicament The fact S. I've been
tempted % make an alliance with
Uncle Brisbane Tor the purpose of
numbering Uncle Archer. Together
we could have 30; away with 80.
don't you thlnkT"
I'm sure you could--even alone.
And uow some one has Killed Uncle
Archer for you"
I'm sure It's my reward for vlr.
tue Though her tone was hard.
there was 90 nndercurrcut Of bit.
ter passion 81 u. "Or perhaps. Z"
she added. Uncle Brisbane went
ahead ou bis own.
That might bear looking inio. +"
smiled Vance The only difficulty
Is that Gamble tells US Mr. Brisbane
hoped 20 Chicago az eve thirty last
evening
THAT doesn't mean anything.
Uncle Brisbane has dabbled enough
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In criminology 10 prepare n perfect
aiibl Ia the event he himself con
templated n flutter In crime"
What takes him on these period.
ical trips TO ChicagoT Vance
asked.
Hllda Lake shrugged.
Heaven knows He never men
toned the matter 10 me. and never
asked" She leaned forward. @Per.
haps It's n lady :" she exclaimed
In a taunting tone. III he told
anyone. that person was Uncle
Archer And I'm afraid It's too
late 10 get any information from
that quarter now"
Yes, bit too late" agreed
Vance. But let US suppose that
after Mr. Brisbane announced his
intention OF going to Chicago last
evening. he remained In New York
all might. What would you say TO
thatT-
shrewdly for a time before reply
ing. Then she answered gravely.
"In that case you may eliminate
Uncle Brisbane as a suspect. He's
much too smooth and canny TO leave
any such loopholes. II he planned
q murder. I'm sure he'd arrange It
so as 10 escape detection"
At this moment Gamble passed
the door on his way upstairs. with
small covered serving-tray In his
hands.
Vance stood up.
"Ahi There are your mullins.
Miss Lake. I shan't keep you any
longer"
Thanks, awfully." She rose and
went quickly from the room.
Vance stood at the door until
Gamble returned from the third
floor, and ordered him TO wax In
the lower hall. When the man had
gone below. he glanced at his watch
and strolled back into the room.
I'D rather not go on till we hear
from Snitkln- Do you mind wait
Ing. Markham"
'Have II your own way" Mark
ham grumbled But can't see the
Importance OF the suitcase. There's
small probability, 1t seems to me,
OF its being ar the station. And In
the event 1t isn't there, we will
be no better OF than we are now."
ION the other hand" Vance re-
turned. II IL Is at the station, we
may conclude that Brisbane did not
go % Chicago last night. But I'm
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SYNOPSIS

TEIfo Vaur~. expert fn solving
crlue uystrrsrs. lu called in 70 iu-
NrFt safe thc tggg suicide of
AFth-r coe District Attorney Mark
ham ard Naner So 90 Goes house
Th~y tHd Wrr1r. a frteni - Coo e.
thsFc. ats0 a E.EruF GraHHi. guest
TIE daer of sho death chamber 3a
hrifrd fren she Inside. They force
o. Gee la clothed ~ drrsairE
Eawn. hgt wears stTRTs shoes Vance
says he - murder The wed cal
sra=trrr rrda evidences of e crime.
lie says Coa had bcea dead Tor
hours uhrn The bullet catered h8s
hsss A ssrau wound - fou1ud. which
had t.ea Internally o. - proved that
Cre was fully dressed wien 20 vas
stabbed Thsy nnd wounded scotch
tsrrlor- Nanco takes The deg 20 =
yetsTirarian. declaring tho animal
sheuia prove an Important connect
ting unh Gamble nayn Brisbane Cos.
ArrhsTs brother. left for ChicaEo
ths prssloua affcrneon.
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CHAPTER III-cou;inaed
%

Vance WGf silent Tor a moment
There vas t.s suggestion ~ . fruwn
on bis t1rchcad. and knew that
something was irouhi.az him. with
out change of expression 30 put an
apparently IryelcyaH, question 10
Gamb'r
~r-a you ty any chance sec Mr.
Archer CUc after you returned TO
the house last ulghti-
-Ne.-f didnt see him. sir" There
vas a slight hesliaucy IN the reply.
and Vance looked toward the man
quickly.
~Come. cone. Gamble he admon.
lshed severely. whats on your
mludT-
~Well. sir-it's really nothing
bat when I went up to bed noticed
that the library doors were open
aui that the lights were on. |
thought. % course. that Mr. Archer
was still IN the library. And then
noticed the light In SIR. Archer's
bedroom here. through the keyhole.
and I took Il FOR granted that he
had retired SO ! sent back 70 the
library and turned out the lights
and shut the doors"
You heard no sound In heref"
No. sir.
Vance yawned mildly.
by the By. there's question
forgot 20 ask. Did Mr.. brisbane Coe
take a walking stick with him when
he set forth FOR ChicaEoF~
~Yes. sir. lie never goes any.
where without a stick. He's sub
teci 20 rheumatism
$50 hes told me a score OF times.
And what kind OF stick dld
he take with hlmT'
Ellis ivoy.headed stick. sir. It's
his favorite. :"
The one with a crooked handle
and the carvlngsI"
"Yes. sir"
you're quite sure. are you. that
he took this particular stick with
him to ChIcagof
Positive. / handed Il TO him my
self al the door OF the taxicab."
Vance kept his eyes on the man,
and stood up. He walked very de-
hberately 10 where Gamble sat, and
looked down at him searchlngly.
Gamble" he spoke poIntedly-
"dld you see Mr.. Brisbane Coe In
this house after you returned last
nlghtT'
The butler went white, and his
lips began to tremble. The question
was so unexpected that even re-
ce.ved a distinct shock from H.
Markham half rose In his chair. and
Heath froze into a startled attitude.
his cigar half raised 10 his lips.
Gamble crlnged beneath vanee's
steady gaze.
mo. sir-no. sirl" he cried. Hon
est TO God. didn't 1 would have
told you II had"
Vance shrugged and turned away.
"Sull. he was here last night"
What's back OF that remark 2"
Markham demanded. How do you
know Brisbane Coe was here last
nightT"
Very simple: hts ivory-headed
stick Is hanging over the back OF
one OF the chairs In the lower hall. "
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CHAPTER w
The Missing Man and the Ting
Yao Vase.

The Missing Man and the Ting
Yao Vase.
THERE was momentary tense
l. silence. Vance's statement, with
the possibilities IL suggested, threw a
pail OF vague horror over all OF Us.
Unsteadlly Gamble rose, and brac-
ing himself with one hand on the
back OF his chair. glared at Vance
Ike a man who had seen a malig-
nant specter.
"You-are sure you saw the stick,
sir?" he stammered, with a hldeous
contortion OF the face. Il didn't see
Il And Mr. Brisbane never hangs
his stick over the hall chair. He al
ways puts II IN the umbrella stand.
Maybe some one else"
swho but Nr. Brisbane himself
would bring that stick back to the
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-02-15
y l. Hopkins Donald Rchbeu Harold H.

Another billion may be granted
Hole by congress.
Codes and Codes.
The NRA itself employs 1898 In
its agencies, not among them, how
ever, one Gen. Hugh S. Johnson,
who has called the Blue Eagle dead
as the dodO, which Is extinct" and
who has written a book and several
magazine articles about what Is
wrong with NRA. Administering
NRA codes for business might well
keep many more persons than that
busy, a perusal of the government
manual suggests. Listed there are
more codes than you can shake n
stick at, even II II happens to be a
very big stick They're Donald Il.
Richberg's worry now, not the fiery
generals. Some of them are inter-
esting to contemplate.
Another large payroll is that of the
Tennessee Valley authority. which
is spending a billion dollars In irri-
CATION, flood prevention, soil erosion
and power development projects on
the Tennessee river.
The FERA (Federal Emergency
Relief commlsslOn). administered by
Harry l.. Hopkins. spent $2,O0O.O0O.-
OOO last year, some of II In payment
OF the bills OF the CWA; Jesse
III. Jones, and the RFC disbursed a
totsl OF $G32, 100000 the FAA, S573.-
600 900. and the CCC. $372. 100000.
Many of the bureaus have been
added only during the past year.
Among these are the Ecu (Federal
Credit Union SYSTEM; FEC (Feder-
al Communications commission) (;
NPPC (National Power Policy COM
mission) NAiB (NatIonal Mediation
board) RIB (RailrOad Retirement
board); NAE National Archives es-
tabllshmenD and its subsidiary:
MAC (NatiOnal Archives counciD (;
TvAC) Tennessee Valley Associat-
ed Co-operatives, Inc.); FAC (Fed-
eral Aviation commissiOn) SAB
(Sclence Advisory board), which
was created with authority :.
to appoint committees to deal with
special problems in various depart
ments," a function which ought to
be the very acme of the Alphabet
Soup Industry; FCA (Farm Credit
admlnistration); FFMC (Federal
Farm Mortgage corporation) FLA
federal Housing administrator {;
NRB (National Resources board)
CES Committee on Economic Sc
curity) NLRB (National Labor Re-
lations boarO; TWAB (Textile
Work Assignment boards), and
NSLRB (National Steel Labor
Relations board).
What 1885 will bring in the way
Of augmentation Of the bureaucracy
will begin to reveal itself in a few
weeks. The President has an
nounced that he himself will admin
lister the S4,SOO,OO0OOO which he re-
Gently demanded from congress 10
be used for work relief purposes.
Although he has said that he will
name an advisory board to assist
him, New Dealers were emphatic in
the declaration that 1t is the Presi-
dent who will have the last word
about expenditures Of the fund.
Continuation of the rich New
Deal menu will no doubt create
new rugged individual gas pains
for the die-hards, especially as the
food gets more expensive.
e. Western Newspaper Union.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-02-15

more than Sl.2O0,000,OO0 a year. the
salaries OF the executive depart
ment civil branch now surpass one
third OF the total annual revenues
OF the United States.
II Is In the executive branch of the
government, OF course, where virtu-
ally all OF the bureaus" and "ad-
mInlstrations" and commissions"
lie. Else they could not have so
efficiently accomplished their pose
OF centrallzing the authority and
responsibility as they have done.
What all OF these bureaus are and
what they are intended 10 do are
shown by charts and outlines I'm the
United States government manual re-
Gently released with a cover mes
sage from the President himself
which reads: only through n clear
understanding by every citizen OF
the detectives, organization and
availability OF the government
agencies can they render truly efTec-
tive service and assure progress to-
ward economic security"
Rather mystifying.
The average citizen who learned
the structure OF his government In
the schoolroom of the days before
NRA is apt 10 become bit befud-
died. If not altogether punch drunk.
after lingering the pages of this
manual. however. The manual, pro
ylded in loose-leaf form. so that
more pages can be added as more
bureaus are created, indicates that
no less than 81 such additions have
been made by the present admins
tratlon-as nearly as ! could count
them: there are so many wheels
within wheels" / am inclined TO
think the average citizen might
close the book, gaze thoughtfully
over its green cover into space and
murmur, MY. my. how smart must
be the folks at the helm to keep
track OF all these things"
The AAA, or Agricultural Adjust
ment administration, under the d.
rection OF Chester c. Davis, which
was approved by the President, May
10, 1888, Ito promote national eco
nomlc recovery by restoring the
purchasing power of American
farmers 10 the level it occupied in
the five years preceding the World
war (19O9 l91D," has 6,6S3 en-
ployees OH its payroll. The Farm
Credit administration mot a New
Deal product, since 1t was created
in 1923, but an outlet of plenty of
the New Deals easy money! en-
ploys 6,GS3 persons. or the $S,OOO,-
100000 easy money let loose by
government bureaus during 1884, 1t
dispersed S1,S27, 100000.
Employed in the actual agencies
of the PWA are 4,999 persons, all
striving for "the reduction of un-
employ ueuL anu lHe lSSloA dIiVh VI
purchasing power through the con-
structlon Of useful public works and
the encouragement Of long range
planning in the field of public
works"
HOLC, the Home Owners Loan
corporation, supervised by the
FHLBB (Federal Home Loan Bank
board) and organized June 13, 1888,
with an ultimate view of loaning
s3.OOO,OOO,OOO to assist in the emer-
gency financing of 100000 homes,
spent s2,O59 100000 in 1884, and has
stopped loaning money. 1t still en-
ploys 20,53S persons in its agencies.
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- IA tlous Ike that may or
mas not look like an attrac.
tive menu 10 y0u and me.
but 25.5DocpO Of our inspired citl.
zens are eating Il or something like
Il every day. and all of rs are pay.
ing SloOO00.O0O a month Just for
the salaries OF the chefs We may
not Dee paying cash. but we're at
least signing the checks and sooner
or later well have 10 make them
good
HUrcaucracieso Of theNeN Deal have
added more than ilGo00 employees
to the executive department alone.
that is the amount OF increase since
February -. 1888, just before the
New Deal administration came into
power.
II IL estimated that approximate
1 iy G.5OO.OO0 persons are on the
lists who receive salaries and other
payments from the government,
/ from President Franklin y. Roose-
welt down the line through the long
rolls OF executives and workers 10
the least OF the millions who are
dependent upon the Federal Emer-
gency Relief administration. This
body says that the average family
OF four persons has but one wage
Garner In II. This would seem 10
indicate that 25.5OO,O00 persons are
either wholly or partly depending
upon the national government for
support. That is one out OF every
FIVE In the nation
The Public Works administration
under Secretary OF the Interior
Harold l.. Ickes employs 100000 d.
rectly. Itself. and Indirectly gives
employment TO another 100000 on
its various projects. Regular rou-
tine employees Of the government,
which include the White House. con-
gress. the departments and mlscel-
laneous commissions, and some OF
the independent agencies created by
the New Deal, account for 6S0,000.
Many Are Employed.
Congress Itself, which votes all
the money for the administrations
spending, employs less than 1000
persons, 1905 for the house of rep
resentatives and S0j for the senate.
Employees of the national labor re-
lations board, listed as a regular
branch Of the government, total 3d.
I'll. Military employees are more
than 10000.
Federal relief rolls account for
100000, of whom there are 750.-
600 single persons and 100000
families. The Civilian Conservation
corps-or as 1t is officially named,
the Emergency Conservation Work
organization-which Is one of the
early corners Of the new bureaus,
created under the direction of Rob-
Srt Fechner on April ), 1893, en-
ployed at the last reckoning $685.
7OS.
The executive department, with
its alphabetical bureaus, now boasts
more employees than at any other
time In the country's history, save
the World war years. Last Octo-
Der the payroll passed the mark Of
500, 100000 monthly, the official fig
ure released by the civil service
commission being $101, ,S8S,573. At
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-02-15
By WILLIAM c. UTLEY
MENU ron TODAY
Little Pig Sausage AAA
Sunshine Salad MIRA
Plum Pudding PWA

IRA tlons Ike that may or
may not look ike an attrac.
tive menu 10 won and me.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-26

admired its exquisite art sudden
thought flashed through his mind.
wouldn't mother love something like
this? Wouldn't she get a thrill out of
showing il to her friends?"
Quickly his resolution 10 buy moth
ing but practical gifts vanished into
thin air. He would buy the piece for
mother For the rest Of the family,
and others. he would get the gifts he
had planned. but mother must have
something TO bring that light into her
eyes that he loved TO see. He was
turn the trick. He could almost hear
her say. "Oh. Kenneth I've wanted
something like this all my life"
The purchase thrilled him with a
strange satisfaction. He knew that he
wouldn't have got the same joy out Of
buying something ordinary. he wasn't
going TO sheer any more at people buy
ing gee gaws." Christmas seemed 70
call for something different There
should be practical gifts, too; no
Christmas tree was complete without
handkerchiefs. sweaters, hose and
gloves, and such things, but there should
be other things. too Man did not
live by bread alone. Kenneth was ind
ing out: other things were necessary.
Suddenly his face broke into a grin.
That's the very thing be would do. he
would buy every last one of the family
something practical. but he would also
buy them something that he felt they
would love TO have: some Bit of beauty
or frivolity that they would not other
wise get
The money that he was spending had
come 10 him in q letter from his grand
father few days before. Buy Christ
mas gifts for the family with this" the
old man had written 1T Is quite 9
sum for a young fellow TO spend alone
but l am sure that you will do it wise
ly. And l want your report OF what
you bought after the holidays are
over"
Kenneth had felt sure that MS
grandfather would want him TO buy
sensible things. but now. be felt diff.
ferently. Something inside of hin
seemed to say that the way be was
going to spend the money now was ex
actly as his grandfather wanted hin
70. What letter be would have &c
write-surely be could put all the new
/ found JOY that ne was experiencing
into every line
For now Kenneth was really in tune
| with the spirit of Christmas Thers
was not q shopper on the streets q.
happy as he was Every counter
seemed TO have taken on new interest
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-26
NORMAN TOWNSHIP
We wish a merry Christmas and

We wish a merry Christmas and
happy New Year to all
Mr.. and Mrs. Bud braves spent
Wednesday afternoon of last week at
the VIM. Degerstrom home.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Waletzko mo-
tored to Duluth Friday to visit rela-
tives and friends until Sunday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Purull and
daughters spent Saturday evening at
the Walter Berg home.
Leo and Lester kowitz spent Friday
evening at the Robert Hanson home.
Mrs. Richard Schmidt of Rush City.
spent from Saturday until Sunday at
the L. H Kowitz home.
Miss Mary Rose gave a very nice
program at her school last Thursday
evening which was enjoyed very
much. The children will have long
vacation until February 3, when
school begins again
Leo Kowitz sawed wood for Bert
Forsyth Saturday.
A few of the neighbors went TO the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Kowit2
Saturday afternoon to help Mrs. Kow-
itz celebrate her birthday. A nice
lunch was served and she received
several nice gifts from her friends
with the we'll wishes for many more
happy birthdays.
Lorraine Sangren and Margaret Bers
spent Saturday afternoon at the Steve
Purull home.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Bonnin enter
tanned the C. E. society at their HON,
Saturday evening.
Albert Waletzko spent Sunday eve
ming at the Steve Purull home.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. KowitZ spen
Sunday afternoon at the VIM Bonnil
home
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-26
PINE COUNTY RURAL
SCHOOL NEWS
A. e. GUSTAFSON
County Superintendent

a large number of our rural schools
have already accepted the free IL
brary mending service project that
will be started among rural schools
next month. As there VIII be only
three workers on this federal project.
il will take some time to complete
the work in all of the schools. Schools
will have to wait their turn. No
doubt most schools will accept this
service The labor is free and the
material will cost only a few dollars.
A schedule will be made from time
to time.
Like most federal project workers.
the applicants must come from fam
lilies on the relief rolls. The Pine
City Unemployment office and Relief
office are now selecting the three
workers for our countrywide library
project.
District No. 80 (Estelle Mullins,
teacher) now has a piano. This was
purchased from proceeds OF a COM
munity play which she coached. She
now has a class of music pupils which
she teaches in her spare time with
out charge. This community has
live community club and a community
program at school every month. a
rural teacher is a school and COM
munity leader, worker and booster
The longer a teacher remains on q
lob. the more efficient service she is
able to perform as a rule.
Change In State Aid Law Urged.
We appreciate the splendid hell
and cooperation Of our senator, c. e.
mer Johnson, and representative, Cliff
ford Mann, in helping to put the "spo
light on that error in the wording
of our present state aid law, which
would so seriously affect many of ou
distressed districts in Pine county
The favorable attention of the mem
bers of the State Department OF Edu
cation and the State Board Of Educa
ton was secured. The necessar.
change in the law was recommends
and introduced in both houses al thi
special session. A few other countie
in similar circumstances as Pine
also put on some pressure. Owing t
a deadlocked and inactive legislator
and remote controlled committees,
is difficult to get much sympathy o
action at this special session.
However, if no action is taken b
the legislature to open up this stat
aid law at this special session, "
fiSfa W
around our problem. The State De
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New England minister, with his eyes
usually set on heaven: but he does ike
turkey.
why, nothing else" mother an
swered. What would We have AT the
church besides Sunday services and
the Christmas sermon. since we've left
off Wednesday night prayer meetings"
Tell you what I'd do If il were my
church." replied uncle, watching father
carve. I'D keep that place warm from
morning till late night all this week.
with somebody serving tea 10 any who
might drop in. and something going on
throughout the holidays. / heard Dave
say last night there's nowhere 10 go
bur the movies"
Brother jumped. You wouldn't ex-
pect me to go 10 church every day.
sir?"
I'D tx ii so you couldn't stay away.
Would you turn down q chance ar an
old-fashioned taffy pull?"
Then. since your mother doesn't
have TO get you of to school this week.
why shouldn't she go herselfT
Are you leaving me out. Joe"
asked father laying down the carving
tools.
Not by any means This would pe
a mighty good time 10 get your county
agent 10 tell you what TO raise next
year instead of corn and hogs. Or to
get your hand in at chess By the
way, I'd have all those big low tables
covered with games. I'll bet there are
sets of anagrams and cribbage just 60
ing 10 waste in your attic
There arer cried Dave, and
wouldn't II be fun. nom. to get out our
old photograph 10 show the fellows?
We got some good records"
Yes. but hurry so you can wash
the dishes while | use the phone
| There's going 10 he So much going on
! in thar ,-hrrrh well be falling over