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The Washington times., 1935-05-16

AS in a trance Stephen felt him
self, Hester clinging to his arm,
caught up into the stream Of
welldressed men and women,
moving forward toward the en-
trance.
But Hester broke the embrace.
''Your mother is very frail," she
said. you'll see when you get
home"
He did see. His mother old
and delicate, constantly impor.
tuning him to remain in Amer
lea. Hester, still not wholly re-
covered, silently waging the
same battle. He felt himself in
Inundated by their imperious
frailty.
ut isn't just that I want to
60 back" he told himself. "Sup-
pose I do stay here, how shall
I take care of them? Mothers
extraVagant, and Hester'S used
now to the ease Of the rich.
Kin and Amah have taken care
OF her so long, she's forgotten
how much you have to do for
yourself in America"
He would have to start in at
the bottom here. When he had
said to one or two old friends
that he was thinking of saying
at home, Immediately he had
lost standing with them.
They discounted the value Of
his foreign experience, so far as
business in America was con-
cerned; made him feel that he
would be at a disadvantage
starting in now. But when he
mentioned his position abroad,
then he had prestige among
them. You're lucky, Steve"
they said. Look how we slave"
On their return to New York,
Mr.. Swaley asked to see Ste
phen's wife. Passing through
the door of the great building,
E1eSGer whispered:
II feel so small. AS If moth.
thing that happened to us could
be Of any real Importance; the
way you'd feel ~ well If you
jumped into Niagara"
Stephen hardly noticed what
she was saying, wondering why
the director had asked him to
bring Hester.
To come into the directors
office. was like being taken up
on to a high mountain - the
riches of the world spread out
at their feet. "See," said Mr..
Swaley, leading Hester to the
window, "the suns going down,
but it never sets on our business.
Well, now, over in China" there
was flourish Of his white man.
toured hands. why, there's the
sun and our business"
There was also a flourish in
his voice. Doesn't it stir your
patriotism, Mrs. Chase, Amer
ica's economic empire? A rich
empire. New citizenship Ct the
world. Fine, isn't it?" he added.
Stephen, standing at the next
window with the instructor, who
had given him his first lessons
In foreign trade, thrilled to the
words. But Hester stared in
tently at the city.
II was trying to locate the
opera house." she said finally.
"You can't tell me where it is,
can you, Mr.. Swaley?"
Anguish
well, no. I can't" Confound
her, was she too cold to be
moved by riches?
Look" he said, there's the
last of the sun. Don't you like
to think it's rising now over
your little home in Mauchria?"
He heard the sharp intake Of
Heter'S breath. When he looked
at her, her mouth was set in a
studied smile. Proudly, it seemed,
she tried to conceal the anguish
which her eyes betrayed.
To Be Continued
Copyright. 1894. BY Bobbs-Merrin
co. Distributed by King Features
The Washington times., 1935-05-16
WHAT HAS HAPPENED

Stephen Chase youthful and ambitious, is field man
in Manchuria for the American OIL Company. When he
had devoted three gears to the or he arranged for his
turlough during 1Ohich he planned to marry LUCY his
American sweetheart.
But .Ohem the time came Lucy refused to go through
ith the MARRIAGE the grounds that Stephen 10Gs ''o'0
a veritdble stranger.
BeOdered Stephen marries the first girl he emcoumt
ers in Yokohama aDho PROBES to be Hester Wentworth,
kose father had Just died trip to China and Oho IS
onv alone in the Uord The couple start housekeeping
in company hut in Manchuia but Stephen spends most
of his time travelling in the cast ManchuriGn aVastes.
He conceives ideG to haze the company manuGcture
and sell cheap lamps to coolies thus Increasing the oil
output tremendously But during his travels he DOnders
If he had done right By bringing Hester to this terrible
country 1yhere she forced to be alone great part
of the ti1ne
Stephen is informed that he is to open company sub
station in small tonOn IN the interior of MGnchuTlG
This means more loneliness for Hester.
Hester loses her baby at birth and Stephen planning
vacation sends her back to the "Sates ahead of him.
Many company changes rumaored.
The Washington times., 1935-05-16

And then he boosted that he
wouldn't give the Company the
satisfaction it would get if he
resigned. That's what they're
trying to force me to do" he
said, But they'll pay my pen
sion. I'll show them they can't
get the best Of me like that"
Try as he would, Stephen felt
reaction in favor Of the Com
pany, and a withdrawal of his
spirit from this Dragging old
man-for old the boss suddenly
seemed. Still he could not have
stood it to have the boss under
him. He was glad that it was
impossible for him to come back
to Manchuria.
The train was pulling out
from the town that for five
years had been the center of
Stephens interests. In a few
hours now Manchuria would be
for him a thing Of the past.
He knew that he would be
given something good in an
other part Of China if he wished
1t; and he had kept his mans
right to choose where he should
60, and he had not allowed
them to put him over the boss.
Hang it all! Why hadn't the
boss kept step with the Com.
pany?
The town had faded into the
plain; now the lights Of the ex-
press blotted out the plain.
Five years, and yet no single
relationship with this country
remained. Kin had decided not
to come back to him if he re-
turned to China. Even Ii Tsu
was no longer his. He had
given the little dog to Kin.
The Washington times., 1935-05-16
NOW READ ON

That night the last night of his stay in the town. Stephen
had dinner with the boss Until then he had felt for him
nothing except sympathy and the greatest respect but be-
fore the evening he began to wonder he had
valued this garruous old He had remembered the boss
reserved but here he dvugng all sorts of personal
matters in an effort to explain the goodwin affair.
The Washington times., 1935-05-16
CHAPTER II

CHAPTER IL
AS the steamer sailed out Of
the harbor at Yokohama the
steady, strong vibration of ma
chinery that five years ago had
been too commonplace for Ste
phen to notice, now excited him
incredibly. When he went be-
low for dinner and saw fresh
green things to eat, he felt like
. boy in a fairy tale sitting
down to a banquet brought by
rubbing Aladdin'S lamp.
The starved cells of his body
cried out for this green food
after the monotonous diet of the
winter plains, and he ate raven
ously, voting the celery and the
lettuce. Then, suddenly con-
Scious of the others at the table,
tourists, he felt Inundated that
the poverty of his exile had be-
trayed him into this greedy
hunger.
He found himself talking, the
starved cells of his mind crying
out for companionship. Then,
suddenly conscious, he retreated
into stiff silence. He seemed
never able to be casual.
But bit by bit, as Western
civilization took shape before
him, he accommodated himself
to it, although many of the ways
Of his own people were still
strange to him when the ship
drew into San Francisco three
weeks later. AL the long journey
across the continent his brain
held tenaciously the image Of
the ancient civilization, into
which for five years he had
been trying to fit himself, in or
der that he might change it.
The train pulled into the ter
minal at New York. its network
Of tracks stretching away on
every side, not just one thin
track as in the stations of Man
Churia. He was the first on the
platform, the first hurrying to-
ward the exit. Beyond the iron
grill of the gate stood Hester.
Was it only her modish apparel
that was different? Was she
still the aloof gray Hester Of
their last days together?
ImperiOuS FraiIty
The great station vaulted
above them. Sunshine fell in q
pattern over the marble floor.
The Washington times., 1935-05-16

AS the three disappeared into the thick woods,
Captain De Cana, Prudence, Jerry, and Tom talked
with Captain Bonnet about the strange creature
Pedro and tried to warn the pirate Captain against
him, but Bonnet smiled abSent-mindedy.
The Washington times., 1935-05-16

Pedro led the two men to small clearing on the
side Of the island opposite Blackbeard'S FORT and
set them digging without any hesitation. He began
pacing off imaginary lines to various landmarks and
making notes.
The Washington times., 1935-05-16
''OiI for the Lamps Of China
Western Life, Love Clash With
Ancient Ways Of the
ar East

TThis is sterilization of the Cosmopolitan production
soon to be shoU at Warner Brothers Earle TheGter)
The Washington times., 1935-05-16

When Captain Bonnet consented to permit Pedro
to pick two men to help him bury the treasure taken
from the Good Hope, Blackbeard's Island, of the
Georgia Coast, Pedro picked Scud Skorry, the giant
Georgian, and Ham Hopkins
The Washington times., 1935-09-26

Most Government employees
sigh for an occupation giving
opportunity for Self-expression,
such as the drama, or art work,
but attractive Jules Gordy Is
the exception proving the rule.
Miss Gordy, an Atlanta, Ga,
girl, formerly was a commercial
artist with a District firm and
also posed as model for adver-
tising photographs with one Of
the leading Washington photo
services. Now she is in charge
Of compiling various data for
the Federal Housing Admins
tration'S information division,
and hopes to remain.
Since joining the Federal
service IA months ago, the
young Southerner has become
interested in bowling and cap
tains her divisions feminine
team in the FHA weekly league.
During 1884. she averaged So
excellent for a girl-and her
best individual game was an
epic LOT.
Brown haired, with pleasant
blue eyes, the former artist de-
veloped her talent at the Liv-
ingstone Academy of Art here
and also is a graduate of Lanier
University at Atlanta. She has
been in Washington four years.
The Washington times., 1935-09-26

dore mine near Creede, the only
town in the county resulting in
throwing out Of work between 40
and so men and placing more Of
burden on the community than
it could carry. Previously road
work had taken care Of jobless
men.
The Washington times., 1935-09-26
They Stole Trash

WILKES.BARRE, Pa. UN.s0.
The thief that took two watches
and q bracelet from Abe Vein.
berg's jewelry shop here can have
them as far as Abe is concerned.
They were design samples of brass
and worth only a few cents.
The Washington times., 1935-09-26

ment'S 1885 appropriation, the
Commissioner complained things
were in such a sad financial state
in his department that his men
had been driven to stealing their
wives old clothes to police fire
apparatus because there was not
enough city money to supply
polishing cloths.
The Washington times., 1935-09-26
Stealing Wives Clothes

NEW YORK U.N.S0.-Wives
of New York City flremen have
altered it to Fireman, spare my
clothes!" according to Fire Com
McElligot. Appearing
before tho City Budget Director
for an increase in his depart
The Washington times., 1935-09-26
OVER.EST|MATES OLD
DRUMS PRICE BY 4O%!

HUNDREDS have guessed
II that Old Drum Brand
Blended Whiskey, costs from Is
to 50 cents a pint more than
1t actually does! Mr.. F. VIM.
Du9an, of Cleveland, Ohio,
says, "I'd figure it's worth
about $1.4O. I've never tasted
finer whiskey in my nfew
Yet Old Drum-distilled
from the same premium grains
used in the most expensive
whiskieS-coSts under a dollar
a pint! Try this "drinkable''
whiskey at a "cents-ible" price!
Compare it with any straight"
or 'blend" in Its price class.
You can't beat Old Drum!
Old Drum, S9tPint, SITS Quart
The Washington times., 1935-09-26
ct Tu, Mineral!

CREEDE, Colo. Q.N.SJ.-Min-
eral county, Colo, has lost it's
envied position of being the only
governmental subdivision Of its
kind in the United States that
had not sought Federal relief
funds. Closing of the Commo-
The Washington times., 1935-09-26
Dog 4-Time Rescuer

NEWPORT Beach, Cal.
Q.N.SO.-Animal lovers are seek
ing a hero's medal for Prince
Pluto, st. Bernard, after the dog
plunged into the seething ocean
off here, swan 100 yards and
dragged a frightened child to
shore. It marked the fourth
similar rescue for Prince.
Evening star., 1935-02-13

snorted skeptically. And maybe you
can recall what program you heard at
9:O5 that night, can you, Ragan?"
Yes. sir" the defendant said, avert
ing his eyes 1T vast was the
comedy team. Hank and Elmer"
This seemed to take the wind out
of the sails of the D. A. He grew very
red in the face, but suddenly he had
an idea and he pounced upon it al
most gleefully. In almost a purring
manner, but in a voice that trembled
with triumph, he said:
Nov. Ragan. will you kindly eX-
plain to this jury how you, of all peo-
pie in this broad land of ourS-hoW
you were able to get Hank and Elmer
at 9 o'clock that night when the rest
Of uS-the rest of the listeners in the
United States and Canada had to wait
until 10 o'clock, Central standard time,
to hear them?"
IT looked bad for Hoke Ragan. The
D. A. had played a mortal ace. Then,
ratlike, Ragan grinned.
oh no, sir" he protested in almost
panied surprise. They came on at 9
that night. You see-it-it was
durin' daylight savin' time"
Unconsciously several of us in the
jury box nodded sudden realization. I
thought the D. A. would drop with
( apoplexy. Ragan's lawyer was BEAM
ing triumphantly, rubbing his gnarled
hands in delight. After that the D. A.
lost his head. He tried to trip Ragan,
but only succeeded in eliciting certain
comic excerpts from the dialogue of
the famous radio comedians, which got
the court room and the jury to laugh
ing. You can't laugh with man
and then vote death for him, you
know So We acquitted Ragan with
out leaving the box.
That's what makes me want to
laugh when I think of this jury-of-
hiS-peers stuff. But at the same time
get little sore, too. There was the
Judge. There was a whole court filled
with people who every night listened
in to their radios and who knew pro-
grams and their regular schedules like
book. There were the visiting law
yers and the bailiffs. And there we
Were-12 supposedly intelligent men
| peers"
| I have to laugh, you see. because
I'm a newspaper man; and the other
day had to dig back into the files to
/ get some information on an old story
L finally found it. in one of our edi-
! tionS of August 24-the day of the
Bronx murder.
1t was a Sunday and Hank and FL
mer don't broadcast on Sunday.
Copyright. 19351
Tomorrow: Domestic Jug" by DON
aid S. Aitken, tells the domestic tur-
moil created by husband who wanted
to build ship In a bottle.
Evening star., 1935-02-13
ONE-ACT PLAY CONTEST
CONTINUES TOMORROW
Finals to Be Held on Saturday
Night in Roosevelt High
School Auditorium.

The fourth series Of preliminaries
in the District one-act play tourna-
ment will be presented tomorrow night
in the Roosevelt High School Audi
torium, followed by the finals Satur-
day night.
The plays to be performed tomor-
row are -Four Who Were Blind" by
the Washington Community Players:
Lady Fingers" by the Women's City
Club Drama Unit; His Children" by
the Jewish Community Center ORA
matte Society. and Back of the
Yards" by the Christian Endeavor
Players.
The four plays selected as the best
by the tournament Judges will be re-
enacted Saturday.
Plans are being completed for the
third annual tournament dinner, to
be held March at a place yet to be
named.
Evening star., 1935-02-13
ROOSEVELT ADDS $500
PENSION CASES TO ROLLS
Submits Economy Order Change
Affecting Veterans of Span
ish-American War.

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt submitted to
Congress yesterday an executive order
modifying the economy regulations
and restoring to pension rolls veterans
of the Spanish War who
enlisted after August IL, 1898. and
who served outside the continental
United States.
The new regulations eliminating the
reductions in pensions affects about
$500 cases.
1t resulted from recommendations
made by the Veterans Bureau after
an investigation ordered by the Pres
ident.
Evening star., 1935-02-13
TEST WHISTLE SiLENCED

Believing a dissimilarity in tone
with whistles now used by members
Of the Metropolitan force may con-
fuse motorists, Frank T. Gartside, as
sistant superintendent of parks, has
ordered the United States Park Po-
lice to discontinue their experiments
with the so-called Chicago whistles. {"
The Chicago whistles, which give of
a blast that may be heard for sew
eral blocks, may soon be used entirely
in Washington, however, it was in
dicated recently. following a confer
ence between Metropolitan and Park
Police officials
Evening star., 1935-02-13

newspaper man.
Lawyers hardly ever want news
paper man on jury, ana ooh
know yet just why I was accepteo'
The other Jurors we're above Hoke Ra-
gan's rank or equal. too. They were
lust II ordinary, everyday Americans
like myself. not spaced so very lar
apart in standards of living or IN
customs. We ate three meals day,
slept: went to movies occasionally,
talked about base ball and politics
and scandal; listened to our radios,
and
I have to laugh when I think what
suckers we we're; and yet 1t makes
me sort of sore, too.
A jury of his peers!
That seems rich now, because look
ing back you get vivid picture OF this
guy Hoke Ragan. Pretty dumb, you
thought, as you looked at him. Mild
hammered but rat-faced-a little Wea-
sci about 35. He had long police
record. but only in cases OF pool hall
raids and bookies troubles.
But in this particular case the grand
Jury had slipped him a pretty yalen-
tine-a true bill charging him with
the murder by shooting OF one jim
Bronx. another of his ilk. Bronx was
killed at exactly minutes past 9
O'Clock on the night of August "a. The
prosecution produced gun which 1t
said was Hoke Ragan's, and there were
two empty chambers. They produced
an electric clock which the bullet had
struck, stopping it at precisly 9:O5.
And they put up couple OF mugs VINO
testified Ragan and Bronx had fallen
out over a 81 bet.
Well, it looked like an open-and-
shut case against Ragan, just on gen.
eral principles, let alone the mass of
circumstantial evidence against him.
But Hoke's lawyer had smelly repu-
tation.
You could have bounced me over
with cream puff then when this runt
of a defense lawyer put Hoke on the
stand. Before I recovered he had
asked Ragan about 10 apparently
stupid questions and had placidly
turned him over to the district attor-
ney for cross-examination.
"Ragan," said the D. A. severely.
where were you at exactly 5 minutes
past 9 on the night of August PAP"
Ragan shifted his snaky eyes and
answered meekly, Il was to home the
night Jim was bumped"
II See-the night Bronx was
bumped of" purred the D. A., press
Ing his finger tips together and Squint-
ing intently at Ragan. Il suppose
you were at home looking at clock
and a calendar, were you, Ragan?"
AT s:05?" "Raganrepeatedi innocently.
Evening star., 1935-02-13

imately 40 Southern communities,
where he will study the activities of
Jewish Community Centers and con-
fer with representative Jewish citizens.
The Jewish Welfare Board, for
which Passamaneck will make the
study, is the parent organization for
all the community centers scattered
throughout the country. Its head
quarters are in New York.
Evening star., 1935-02-13
Il Suffered 10 Years
With Itching Eczema

q. and after spending hundreds Of
dollars to clear 1t up, tried Zemo
and got relief" writes G. C. G. OF
Texas. Soothing and cooling, Zemo
relieves itching quickly because Of its
rare ingredients. Also wonderful for
Rash, Pimples, Ringworm and other
lrritations. Zem0 is worth the price
because you get relief. Tested and
approved by Good Housekeeping
bureau, No. 1874. All druggists, CSC,
Soc, $l.-Advertisement.
Evening star., 1935-02-13
Avoid Intestinal
Fatigue

Many people suffering from In
testinal Fatigue, commonly called
Constipation, do not know what
it is to feel good. One or two
E-Z Tablets for a day or two are
just what these people need. They
have more pep" and step livelier
than in years. Dizziness, tired
feeling, headaches, when due to
constipation, disappear. Surely
makes a difference. See for your
self. You get so little E-Z Tablets
for Csc. At all good drug stores.
Advertisement.
Evening star., 1935-02-13
Tax Stamps Purchased.

China has turned over to q finance
corporation the sale of cigarette tax
stamps to the value Of at least $10.-
Oo0, 900, the corporation getting z per
cent commission and advancing
money to the government as the
stamps are given to banks for distri-
hutton
Evening star., 1935-02-13

"Yes-ut 9:05!"
barked the D. A,
angered ut the de-
fendant's attitude.
And, by the way.
tell the jury just
how you remem-
ber so well you
we're horne at ex-
actly eos that
night"
Ragan actually
looked injured. Il
was goill' t tell
you" he said. Il
knew it vas 5 after
9 because I had
tuned in my radio
and the first thing
I hear the an
nouncer says it is
exactly Q O'Clock,
See, I'm timing a
program, an I got
my watch out
see? So I know
where I was.
The d. A. knit
his brow in an
z,,1-aa I,,t he
Evening star., 1935-02-13
JEWISH BOARD TO STUDY
ACTIVITIES IN THE SOUTH
Herman Passamaneck of Pitts
burgh to Tour 40 Cities on
Special Field Work.

Announcement that Herman Passa-
maneck, executive director Of the
Pittsburgh Y. M. and w. H. A., will
undertake special field work in the
South for the Jewish Welfare Board
was made today by Harry L. GluckS-
man, its executive director.
His tour will take him into approx
Evening star., 1935-02-13
MEXICO RAISES POSTAL
BAR ON PRINTED MATTER
Newspapers Opposing Government
Believed Principal Target
of Legislation.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO, D. F., February 13.-Re-
form of the Mexican postal laws to
prevent circulation of any printed
matter except that containing ma
terial Of positive social interest" was
decreed yesterday 1t was believed the
law was directed chiefly at newspapers
opposing the government.
Papers from abroad containing pro-
hibited matter will be returned to
points Of origin and those published
in Mexico will be conf1scated.
Evening star., 1935-02-13

Tomorrow: Domestic Jug" by DON
aid S. Aitken, tells the domestic tur-
moil created by a husband who wanted
to build ship In a bottle.
Evening star., 1935-02-13
THE Constitution
Il of the United

THE Constitution
a of the United
States Is a re-
markable d docu-
ment. Among other
important things it
guarantees human
beings the right to
life and liberty;
and TO safeguard
that right it stip-
ulates that no man
shall be deprived
of his life or liberty
until a jury Of his
peers" has decid-
ed otherwise.
If you had been
on the jury trying
Hoke Ragan for
murder you would
not have been
eager, perhaps, to
admit that you
ere gan S
peer" But you
might have quail
fed, under our le-
gal system. I did.
aVS1 q
Evening star., 1935-02-13
us. Hunts Lost Coat
Containing Keys to
Machine Gun Store
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, February 49,
The United States Navy became
interested yesterday in q missing
overcoat.
w. A. Shriver, chief quarter
master of the United States Naval
Reserve, reported the coat stolen.
Reason for the Nays interest:
In the pocket were 80 keys. some
to the Naval Reserve arsenal at
San Pedro, In which machine
guns are stored.
Evening star., 1935-02-13
Dance Announced.

EAST FALLS CHURCH. Va, Feb
dance will be sponsored by Acacia
Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, at
the Masonic Temple here Friday night.
The Washington times., 1935-01-14

fense Counsel Edward j. Reilly,
his voice somewhat hoarse from a
cold, took up the cross examina-
ton.
@. (By Mr.. Reilly)-T am going
to refer now to the nursery note.
Looking at it, it is, is it not, en-
tirely different in looks from the
other notes? A.-You use the
word entirely. I should say some
what.
"Where do you say in your
chart, you find a d in the
nursery note that corresponds
with the ID in any other nOte?"
The chart was not up in court.
A search was made and the chart
found.
Mr.. Reilly reminded Mr.. Osborn
he tthe defense lawyer had a bad
cold and if Osborn could not hear
him he should "speak up" Osborn
said he could hear, that Reilly had
a penetrating voice"
Mr.. Osborn. who is hard of hear
ing, took little black disc out of
his right pocket. He carries an ap-
paratus with him to improve his