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Evening star., 1935-07-03
ing at one another.

ing at one another.
DO you think@
Brother or something" agreed
Guy. '"That'd be how Mrs. Samuers
got hold Of him."
"You know him?" demanded Grice.
"I-we-both know one Gompez.
The Spanish gigolo who was Mrs.
Poynter's friend" explained Guy.
But go on. This is getting interest
ing"
There's not much more to tell
YOU" said Grice. HE died that
night you were there, all right, for
the cleaning woman cleared out the
recess under the stairs that after
noon, and whoever moved that
linoleum did 1t between the time
that you and Miss Rede left the
house and the time the remover's men
finished, for after that the house
keys were at the agents. And 1t
wasn't any light job, either, pulling it
of the dead man. We're having 1t
tried for f1ngerprintS, so perhaps we
may learn something. If we can
prove that Mrs. Sumers touched that
IOl4 ~ ollC lllhok VIC bSStA A4IO
the cellar that day the removers were
there and then," Grice ended grimly,
she'll have to explain why she made
false statements to the police, and
why she didn't notify us Of the body
in her cellar! ! think she'll find
that awkward"
"whatl happen to her?" asked
Alison.
Nothing, I'm afraid" said Grice
with a sigh. IF we could prove the
truth, If we could prove that she sent
you down there with that false tele-
gram and had this leper chap wait
ing to do you in, and that she sent
DR.. Lumley here down with the pretty
little notion that he'd be accused of
your murder-well, there'd be some
thing to talk about. II we could
even prove that she meant to do you
in with those chocolates, Miss Rede,
SO that the money left to you'd go to
your father and through him to her
well. then we'd have her properly, but
as things arc"
He sighed.
But Alison was not thinking Of
Daphne.
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luggage of the car and then ordered
him to take them home.
The man, wooden-faced, saluted,
but Alison thought she caught a
gleam of curiosity and satisfaction
as he obeyed.
They sat silent, Guy holding Ali
sons hand, until the car stopped in
Chester Square. Only by the fierce
pressure of his hand against hers
did Guy show his feelings, for they
were both conscious Of Robert Rede's
gray, haggard face and haunted eyes.
AS they got out he said gruffly,
You'd better come in"
They followed him into the library.
He crossed slowly to the fire, stood
staring into it: said without turn
ing, Allison, my dear, I'm sorry"
Darling, don'tl You couldn't help
it." She clung to him. Don't.
please"
Holding her In his arms, he looked
inside the door.
Don't go. want to hear your end
Of the story. I've been a damned
old fool" The words came out slowly
and bitterly. He looked down at
Alison's head and added with wry
smile, Besides, understand you want
to talk to me about something quite
different?"
Alison raised her head; Guy looked
at her, questioning. She smiled
through her tears and nodded
If may, sir" said Guy eagerly.
"Oh, you may!" said Robert. Looks
as If I wasn't fit to take care Of
Alison, anyway"
Alison stopped his self-reproaches
with a kiss.
But it was Detective Inspector Grice
who had the last word on the sub
ject. Guy brought him around at
o'clock that night to hear Alison's S
own story and receive her thanks.
A fatherly little man when of
duty, he seemed quite moved and
Evening star., 1935-07-03
CHAPTER XIV.
EXPLANATION.

God you're safe!"
Alison looked around to
see Guy in the doorway.
i She gave sob and ran into
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his arms.
A little man with q stiff crop of
bright red hair was behind Guy and
now he moved forward looking at the
dog.
Whats happened here?" he asked,
and his eyes rested on Daphne.
She stood as if frozen in the spot
where she had made her last effort,
but now she forced her mouth into
smile.
Nothing. The dogs had a fit or
something"
Dogs been poisoned!" 1t was the
maid Preedy who gave that informa-
ton. II don't know what's going on.
I was engaged to take charge Of q
mental case but it seems to me"
She ended with most expressive
sniff which included most OF the
people present.
Grice touched the dog with his foot.
Dead, all right" he confirmed.
Then to Daphne. Mrs. Poynter?"
"Yes!" She was cool again now.
"I want word with you"
I'm sorry. I'm just leaving for
abroad. Couldn't you write? I don't
want to miss my boat"
I'm afraid you'll have to miss it"
said Inspector Grice. I've some ques-
tionS to ask you"
ALISON" Robert touched his daugh-
ter's shoulder gently. Her face was
blurred in Guys chest Come on
He did not look back as he went
out.
Alison, holding Guys hand, fol-
lowed.
Robert made room for them both
in the car without word. He told
the chauffeur to get Mrs. Sumer's
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kept repeating, you'd q narrow eS-
capel I don't mind saying it, inside
this room-a very narrow escape! She
meant those chocolates for you, there's
no doubt about that!"
Can you get her on it?" asked
Guy anxiously.
But Grice shook his head.
I'm afraid not, sir. There's no
evidence to prove it. You and may
know it, but that won't do for a
jury. We may still get her on those
letters, OF course"
Can you prove she wrote them?"
cried Alison eagerly, and her hand
went out to squeeze Guys tina. lay
by her side.
Again Grice shook his head.
"She's too clever for that. When
we found that letter in the dead mans
pocket-it was addressed to you, by
the way, Miss Rede. for it had to
A. r. on it-and it was to warn
you against DR.. Lumley, here, no
doubt to make him out guilty! When
I saw that letter thought had the
person who'd sent them all, Of
course-until saw the body" Grice
paused artiStically, gathering their
eyes.
Alison, seeing that it was expected
Of her, asked dutifully. why until
you saw it?"
When had seen the body I knew
he didn't do much writing" Grice
smiled, relishing his grim joke. II
daresay he could use those hands Of
his all right for some things, but
not for holding penl You see, sir.
he was leper-a sort of living corpse,
as you might say!"
"a leper!" Alison Shuddered.
Good Lord!" Guy was less shocked
than interested in the medical fact.
Rare to get a case SO far gone as
that in England"
"Ah, but he wasn't English" ex-
planned Grice.
you've identified him them" cried
Guy.
"Yes, sir. This evening. He's a
Colombian subject and over here
without a passport, so he's probably
a crook-name Of Manuel Gompez."
"Gompez?"
They both cried out together, star
Evening star., 1935-07-03
HYD SPORTS FETE
PLANNED FOR BOYS
City Vacationists to Get Train
ing at Life-Saving
Glasses

A Summer program of sports and
hobbies for Y. M. c. A. boys vaca-
tioning in the city rather than at
Camp Let's has been instituted by
the Y. NJ c. A. Boys Department.
Designed to emulate the Camp
Let's program as nearly as possible,
the schedule calls for organization of
four base ball teams, classes in track
and field athletics, tennis, hikes in
the woods, gymnasium classes, SWIM
ming instruction, Junior life-saving
classes, indoor games, handicraft and
other attractions.
Special swimming instruction will
be given Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays, under direction of William E.
Hutzeu, boys swimming instructor.
r. B. Morgan, boys department phys
ical director, will have charge of the
athletic program. The Summer pro-
gram is under supervision of Fred T.
Carpenter and Edward H. Thacker,
associate directors of the department.
Evening star., 1935-07-03
SUMMER TRAVEL
REACHES NEW HIGH
Migration Nearing Record
Days of 1929-Ships
Are Packed.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 3.-America has
gone nomad again.
BY wheel, wing and water, its people
are in the midst of a Summer migra-
ton that hasn't been approached since
the halcyon days before 1929.
The transportation business, in the
words of one steamship company
executive, finally has turned the cor
ner.
Steamships are packed. railroads,
are running dozens of extra sections,
airlines are hard pressed for equip
ment to accommodate bookings.
Normandie Leads Exodus.
When the liner Normandie sailed the
other day loaded to capacity, her wake
marked a path for dozens of other
ships also booked to the limit. Last
week end. for instance, saw $4,000 per-
sons leave New York on ocean-going
ships.
John Schroeder, director of the
Hapag-Lloyd line, credited the Nor
mandie with turning the attention OF
persons all over the country to the pos
sibilitieS of travel abroad.
The Cunard- White Star Line re-
ported its passenger traffic is 33 per
cent greater this Summer than last.
The French and Italian lines are hav-
ing their biggest years since 1881.
Railroad passenger traffic is looking
up. The New York Central. for in
stance, is enjoying a Is per cent in
crease over last year.
Boom Extends to Air, Too.
The travel boom has extended to
the air too. The Aeronautical Cham
ber of Commerce says air travel on
all American transport lines for the
first three months of this year was 49
per cent better than for the cor
responding period last year. One
representative line, American Airlines,
reports it carried 59,633 passengers
during the first five months this year.
compared to 1924 in the same period
last year.
A new record was established at
the Cleveland Airport in June. when
15,748 passengers either arrived or
left.
Bus companies are getting their
share of the new travel business. One
company said business last week end
was 100 per cent greater than that
of the week before.
Travel Up 40 Per Cent From 1884.
James w. Kirk, travel firm execu-
tive, said:
Ocean travel was up so per cent
in 1884 from 1888; this year it is up
40 per cent from 1884. individuals
are spending more money, but the
American travel dollar is a smart dol
lar-witness the bookings to Norway
and Sweden and to England and Italy,
where exchange rates are favorable. y
Kirk also is authority for the state
ment that the countrys national parks
are thronged with more visitors this
year than at any time since the World
War.
AS for automobile tourists, the great
output of new cars this year indicates
a big season on the Nations high
ways.
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"Then-it means you won't get
cleared?" she said to Guy. 81 mean,
about those letters?"
I'm afraid not. Does 1t make any
difference to you?" he asked.
She laughed softly, a laugh of pure
happiness.
"You know it Doesn't"
Nov that your fathers giving me
fresh start-well-I'm going to for
get it, live 1t down."
Grice stood up.
Don't you worry, sir" he prom
ised. Mrs. Sumers won't trouble you
again. She's had fright! She left
for Spain by air this afternoon" But
he added regretfully, "A pity! A little
hanging would have done her a whole
world of good!"
But when he had gone, when she
and Guy were alone, Alison safe in
his arms, whispered, do you know,
I'm glad Daphne's got away. I could
almost bless her! But for her"
But for her we'd never have metz"
"Yesw
They smiled at one another with
that complete trust in the strange
ways Of Providence which only happy
lovers know.
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POSTAL JOB OPEN
Berryville Postmaster Resigns to
Take Bank Post.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, July "a
number of candidates are seeking ap-
pointment as postmaster at Berry,
vile to succeed Roy F. Potts, who has
resigned to become cashier of the
Bank of Clarke County, succeeding
Jetson F. Spates, who in turn has re-
signed to prosecute his campaign for
the Democratic nomination for county
treasurer.
Potts term would not have expired
until next March. 1t was understood
he desires to make the change as soon
as the Post Office Department will
relieve him.
Evening star., 1935-07-03

Polish Army Strong.
The Polish army is one of the
worlds strongest and est-disciplined.
Evening star., 1935-07-03
THE END.
RAY JUMPS IN BOAT!
YES, 1T SOUNDS FISHY!

Yarn of 150-Pound Sting
ing Visitor.
GALVESTON, Tex! R.-"A n d
they're SO thick you have to beat
them Of with q base ball bat" goes
the familiar fish story.
A 150-pound ray, its body equipped
with four long stingers, playfully
leaped into a 14-foot boat occupied
by Wallace van Houten and Godfrey
jacquard. Van Houten took to shark
infested waters, but Jacquard beat the
ray into insensibility with an oar. and
killed 1t with q knife.
Evening star., 1935-03-25
JEHOVAH SOCIETY
STAGES PARADE
Sending of Nine Auto Loads of
Members Termed a Pub.
licity Stunt
y a Stan Correspondent of The Star.

By stan Correspondent of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 25.-In
the face of the recent jailing of nine
Jehovah's Witnesses for soliciting here
without a city permit. nine automobile
loads of members of the sect were
sent here from Baltimore and other
places yesterday in what Mayor E. C..
Dawson termed a publicity stunt"
One member of the group was
arrested, taken to police headquarters
and later released after he had agreed
to explain to other members the ne
cesSity Of securing permit
Alexandria has in no way denied
this group. or any group. its right to
practice its religion here" said Mayor
Dawson. in commenting on the hun
by the organization after the arrest
of nine Of its members last week.
The point in question is violation
of a city law which in no way con-
Germs religion or religious practices,
the mayor stated.
Although the head of the organiza-
ton in Washington denied that the
group has been responsible for the
flood of protesting letters, estimated
at 5000, which have been sent to
newspapers, Gov. George c. Perry OF
Virginia, Alexandria officials and
others. it was learned that they had
been sponsored by the society and its
affiliated groups.
Letters sent to Mayor Dawson and
other city officials will be presented
to City Council at its meeting tomor-
row night.
Evening star., 1935-03-25
REV. ]. {. ELLIOTT
IS ELECTED RECTOR
Succeeds Rev. Thomas J. Brown
at St. Luke's Episcopal
Church.

Rev. Josiah E. Elliott has been
elected rector of st. Luke's Episcopal
Church, Fifteenth and Church streets.
He succeeds Rev. Thomas j. Brown,
who retired recently and is now rector
emeritus. He will formally assume
his duties about the middle Of April
He is married and resides at 1854 s
street.
Rev. Mr.. Elliott was born in Vir-
ginia, was educated in the elementary
schools of Washington and Baltimore
and later in an Episcopal parochial
school at Savannah, Ga. He is a
graduate Of st. AthanaSiuS Normal
School of Brunswick, Ga. Later he
studied at Howard University, College
of Liberal Arts and Temple Univer-
sity, leaving there in his senior year
to enter the World War. Returning,
he pursued studies for the ministry
and was graduated from the Bishop
Payne Divinity School, receiving the
degree of B. D.
Evening star., 1935-03-25
BLACK BILL CALLED
ECONOMIC SOLUTION
Senate Committee Report Urges
Passage in Behalf of 100000
Needy Workers.
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
Citing the measure as the solution
for economic recovery, the Senate In
terstate Commerce Committee, in a
report published today, called on the
Senate TO enact the Black bill to estab-
lish compulsory 30-hour week in
industry.
The report. written by Senator
Nicely, Democrat, of West Virginia,
said the bill would provide jobs for
100000 workers now destitute.
The committee classed the $4,880,-
000, 900 work-relief bill with measures
that are merely temporary pallia-
tives."
Hope for economic recovery lies
In the 30-hour week." the report said.
Jobs on emergency public works are
merely temporary pa1liatives. They
afford neither permanent nor suffi-
cient security for our vast army of
unemployed
Though N. r. A. led to the "em-
ployment IN industry of several mil
lion idle workers." the report said,
business 'has not pursued and ap-
parently never will voluntarily pursue"
the complete course outlined under
the recovery program.
The report outlined as the poten-
tial results of passage of the Black
bill more jobs and purchase power
without decreasing wages, increased
production, reduced costs of produc-
ton and better living standards for
the average American family"
Evening star., 1935-03-25
CHASE CASE TO GO.
TO JURY LATE TODAY
Chicago Trial Seen Test of New
Law to Protect U. S.
Justice Agents.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. March 25.-The trial Of
John Paul Chase for the Staying OF
Federal Agent Samuel P. Cowley
neared a close today as United States
prosecutors asked the death penalty
for the man accused with George
(Baby Face Nelson of killing Cowley
and another agent, Herman E. Hollis,
In the battle of Darlington.
The case. first to be tried under new
Federal statutes providing the death
penalty for the murder of Federal
agents in the line of duty, was ex-
pected to be in the hands of the jury
late today.
The story of the bloody gun-battle,
which also brought death to Nelson,
was told the jury by Federal agents,
colleagues of the men slain as they
attempted to stop car bearing Nelson,
Chase and Nelson's wife, Mrs. Helen
Gillis, as they sped through Darlington.
Chase, the only witness in his own
behalf, admitted fighting the Federal
agents shoulder to shoulder with Mel
son, but claimed he fired in self-de-
fense
Outcome Of the trial was watched
closely as a possible test of the new
law, one of nine enacted by Congress
STRENGTHENING law enforcement
agencies of the Federal Government
and attributed in large part to the
sensational exploits of the Dillinger
gang.
Evening star., 1935-03-25

FIGHTING RESUMED
Rome Reports New Combat
on Eritrean Border.
One Killed.

By the Associated Press.
ROME, March 25-An oficial gov
ernment communique today an
nounced a new combat between Ital-
ians and Ethiopians during the night
of March % with the death of one
Ethiopian.
The skirmish was fought on the
frontier of the Italian COLONY OF
Eritrea.
1t was the first instance on the
Eritrean frontier since the tension
between Italy and Ethiopia began, the
other incidents having occurred on
the frontier Of Italian Somaliland.
Found Within Frontier.
The communique said that while a
frontier squadron of Eritreans under
the command of an Italian brigadier
were patroling the border, it en-
countered a body of armed Ethiopians
300 yards inside the border near
Omager.
The Ethiopiaus were said to have
answered with rife fire the brigadier's
notice to leave. They fed after a
skirmish, leaving behind one dead and
some weapons.
The government said the Italian
Minister to Adds Ababa had been
instructed to protest and to reserve
the right to present. later on, an
account for reparations.
Troops Withdrawn.
Meanwhile, the Ethiopian charges
d'affaires in Rome, declared Ethiopian
troops are no longer concentrated
along the frontiers Of Italy's East
African colonies.
This attitude" the communique
said, "has been assumed by the Ethi-
opian government to give proof to the
natives Of the nations strong wish of
peace which today as always animates
Ethiopia and to demonstrate that
even in the face of danger to her
independence, owing to the vast mill
tary measures of Italy, Ethiopia wishes
only to confine her just cause to the
League Of Nations"
Evening star., 1935-03-25
VOTE OF AUTO WORKERS
SHOWS NON-UNION TREND
6o.5' Per Cent Unafiliated With
Labor Organizations,
Election Reveals.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, March 25.-The Auto
mobile Labor Board announced yes
terday that 69.5 per cent of the auto
mobile workers voting for collective
bargaining representatives in nomi-
mating elections conducted by the
board throughout the industry have
been unafiliated with any labor Or
ganization.
Workers of 46 automobile plants
cast 146,948 ballots and 1915 per cent
expressed afiliations with various
factory employe associations, Z per
cent favored American Federation of
Labor unions and 4 per cent the
Mechanics Educational Society of
America. There were scattering votes
for 10 other organizations.
Evening star., 1935-03-25
MAURICE H. AVERY,
B|BL|OPH|LE, DIES
Former Library of Congress
Official Was Expert in
Field.

Maurice Hussey Avery, 54, former
officer of the Library Of Congress and
well-known bibliophile, died yesterday
at Emergency Hospital after brief
illness.
Mr.. Avery had lived in Washington
since his graduation from the New
York State Library School in 1905,
when he joined the staff of the Library
of Congress. He resigned in 1927 to
devote his time to private interests
and travel.
An expert in the rarities OF the
book world, Mr.. Avery was responsible
for the acquisition of some of the
finest items in the Library's collection.
His part in obtaining the John Boyd
Thatcher collection on the French
Revolution was noteworthy.
Born in Nashua, N. H.. July 26, 1881,
the son of Charles H. and Ida L.
Avery, he was the descendant of dis
tinguished Massachusetts, colonists.
He was graduated from Dartmouth in
1908.
A Scottish Rite Mason, he was a
member also of st. Johns Lodge No.
IL, the Albert Pike ConSistory and
the Sons of the American Revolution,
Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity and the
University Club. His home was at
3701 Massachusetts avenue.
He is survived by his widow, the
former Evelyn FAINT, sister of Mrs.
Joshua Evans, jr.. and a brother,
Philip S. Avery. architect, of Boston
and Wellesley Hills.
Evening star., 1935-03-25
Evangelist Pair,
Held in Staying,
Conduct Reuiual
$II Collected by Couple
Giuen Freedom Under
Guard.
Ry the Associated Press.

PASCAGOULA, Miss, March 25.-
About ESQ persons yesterday afternoon
attended evangelistic services con-
Quoted on the court house lawn by
Rev. Joe J. Payne, cowboy pastor, -
who with his wife is held in connection
with the killing of Adelbert Ewing
here March 81.
Officers gave him permission to go
outside under guard
His wife and two daughters fur
nished music for the services during
which an offering was taken, $l1
being collected.
He spoke on the text Il Have
Sinned," from the book of Samuel,
third chapter.
Mrs. Payne testified at a prelimi-
nary hearing that she killed the
middle-aged Ewing when she found
him in compromising position with
her daughter.
Payne wore the full regalia of a
Texas ranger, using an old-fashioned,
long -barrelled .44-caliber pistol, with
which Mrs. Payne allegedly shot
Ewing, as a baton. The guns stock
bears IS notches, the number of out
laws Payne claims he killed while a
ranger.
Evening star., 1935-03-25
Barge Line Service Opens.

KANSAS CITY, March 25 R.-
Modern barge line service was inau-
gurated on the Missouri River-cut
TO a 6-foot channel with Government
funds-by the steamboat Bixby yes
terday.
Handling barges with a cargo of
l26,000 gallons of oil for Govern
ment engineering points between this
city and Gasconade, Mo. the vessel
departed to the cheers of civic leaders.
Evening star., 1935-03-25
PICTURES OF ENGINES
HOBBY OF ENGINEER
Retired Railroader Has Collected
1900 Photographs and
Magazine Pictures.

SAN DIEGO, Calf. P1.-For nearly
40 years, although he never weighed
more than 100 pounds, w. E. Butler
fired roaring locomotives or rode at
the throttles of crack passenger trains.
Now in retirement at the age of 70,
the Little Giant" as he was known
to the brotherhood, is still passionately
fond Of railroading.
His interest finds a less strenuous
outlet, but the fascination, he says,
is as great as ever He has assembled
a collection Of 1900 photographs and
more than thousand newspaper and
magazine pictures of railroad engines.
He has them neatly filed away or
pasted in albums and he traces out the
historical records of the more unique.
Evening star., 1935-03-25
YOUNG ALExANDRIAN
IS HELD IN BALTIMORE
Charged With Three Traffic
Counts and Detained for
Virginia Police.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
BALTIMORE, March 25.-Troubles
came in threes for James Spicer, 10,
Of Alexandria, Va, today. The first
two were trucks and the third was
a policeman.
Patroiman Admiral Montley said
the Virginian was driving a reported
stolen automobile toward Washington
when he passed a red light and hit
truck No. /.
Spicer backed away. the officer said,
and hurried on. With the wall of a
police siren spurring him on, Spicer's
car ate up the total distance of six
blocks, then hit truck No. 2.
The youth jumped from the ma
chine and made tracks for a city
park. The policeman said he did
likewise. The officer said it was IAN
extended chase" Spicer is charged
with reckless driving, failing to stop
after two accidents, operating a ma
chine without license, and in addi-
tion is held for Virginia authorities.