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Evening star., 1936-12-06
Three Legislative Goals
Are Mapped by Legion
More Government Aid to Widows and Chill
dren, Universal Service and National
Defense Asked.

A THREE-POINT major legis-
~ lative program Of the Amer
~ ican Legion for 1887 was des-
4 n ignated by the National Ex-
ecutive Committee at It's recent meet
ing at national headquarters in In
dianapolis.
The program calls for: Protection
by the National Government Of Wild
ows and dependent children of de-
ceased veterans" universal service"
and national defense"
Other mandates Of the recent
Cleveland national convention requir-
ing legislative action were grouped
into the secondary legislative pro-
gram by the committee In these
words: We further recommend that
bills be proposed and earnest efforts
be made to secure the enactment
into law of all other pertinent direc-
tions of the said convention"
The committee reelected four ma
tional officers, as follows: Frank E.
Samuel. Topeka. Kans., as national
adjutant; John Ruddick, Indianapolis,
as national treasurer; Ralph B.
Gregg, Indianapolis, as national judge
advocate, and Thomas M. Owen, jr,
Washington, D. c., as national his
torian.
The committee fixed September 20
TO %, inclusive, as the dates for the
1887 national convention In New York
City. It received a report from the
New York Convention Corp. showing
preparations were under way to house
and entertain more than 800, 1000 vis-
ttors. It approved a proposal, ex-
planned by Robert e. Condor, rep
resentative Of the New York Conven-
ton Corp, that the American Legion
stage an unprecedented 24-hour pa
rade up Fifth avenue as the climax
of the nineteenth national conven-
ton.
Evening star., 1936-12-06

The Department Executive Commit
tee met in the District Building No
vember ~ and decided to hold
turkey shoot December 10 at Tuohy's
Inn, on Conduit road Just beyond the
Cabin John fire house, in order to
help raise the necessary funds to carry
on the junior base ball league next
year.
The Washington times., 1936-04-10
Tulie Martin Tells Inside
Story of the Staying
Of Connie Sinclair
By MAXINE CANTY
WHAT HAS HAPPENED
By MAXINE CANTY

Julie Martini IT, becomes "nside" observer OF the
police investigation of the murder Of her former French
teccher the pretty Constance Connie Sinclair 0ho had
been shot dead in her apartment.
Among those questioned OGnted for qMestionng
Julie herself and Dicky Ward ,Oho sOith her Ohen
che returned pen to "ComniS" feO hours before the
troqedv; Mrs. Scron manager of the apartment house
in which "Connie' killed. Principal Perkins; MeUtn
Wright "prob1em boy; Hymn, Filipino jG'ttor Bruce
Lloud former tiomce and George Carringom 'Uho is
married. .
The latter claims perfect abi but admits that his Ute
has been missing since the tragedy Jules father has BE-
come counsel for Lloyd.
The jGmtor sOhe arrested tells police he fled Ohen he
found "Comie dead Lloyd is permitted to stay at the
Mcr,. hone He tells them of his romance Wth the at
tractive teacher. Julie finds the slain teachers fountain"
pen in pocket of her brothers. coat Mrs CGrimgtom IS
telling the police of her husbands friendship 'OSth Cosn'e
The Washington times., 1936-04-10

had ever seen this woman before.
He said no. Asked when Mr..
Lloyd came for his mail, he said
the next night, Thursday.
Did Mr.. Lloyd stay here that
night?"
."No, he did not"
did he go to his apartment"
"No. He read his mail and left
Immediately"
This turned attention back to
Bruce. He had been In San Fran
cisco On October 20 after all, even
though he had said he was out
Of town when first questioned. #
he had not stayed at his own
apartment, where had he been?
It was the next day before fur
ther information could be cleaned
on this. I was getting pretty ex-
cited over things again. My dis
gust with the case and my weari-
ness with all the details had
passed, once Allen had told his
story. Now it looked as If the
Inspector were right. The end
ought to be in sight most any day
now. Things were happening fast
with Mrs. Carrington'S talking
without her lawyer; with Melin's
breaking down; with Bruce's &C.
tions coming to light in spite Of
his silence; with Hymn, still held in
jail, being worn down by almost
daily questioning; with Mr.. Per-
kinS' nerves crashing under the
strain: and Aliens feeling the
pressure. I too expected someone
to "be squeezed too much and
the truth to burst out.
Mother and I were talking
about it while we got dinner Tues
day night. Dad had phoned that
he was bringing Bruce home with
him. It was the last time he was
allowed to do so. put on my
pale blue chiffon that was two
years old, which was as much
concession as I made to the
occasion. I had not realized until
then just how indifferent had
become to Bruce.
Julie. have you seen Inspector
O'Brien lately?" Mother asked.
mot since Saturday"
whom do you think he would
pick for the murder?"
II don't know; he doesn't say.
I think he might have Saturday,
but we were interrupted. I have
felt all the tinae, though, that he
suspected Bruce more than any,
one else."
"That nice young man! I can't
believe it. All the time that he Is
eating at my table tonight I shall
be wondering if I am feeding a
murderer!"
We both shuddered. That was q
lot for Mother to say. A bang on
the front porch told us the eve
ming paper had arrived. I went
out to get it, and there on the
front page was a story that was
just too relevant to our converse
ton.
The police had checked all the
hotels in San Francisco, and they
found that on October 20, Bruce
and blonde woman. presumably
Bernice Carter, had been regis
tered IN one as Mr.. and Mrs.
Lloyd!
OBrien was taking no chances
with Bruce. This time he was
brought to dinner by three detec-
tiveS, who took up positions out
side the house. He was beginning
to show signs of strain, to develop
some nerves" This and the de-
tectives and our own mental reser.
vations about him, such as even
Mother had expressed, did not
make us a very jolly crowd. The
dinner was not exactly q social
success.
Ito Be COntinued)
Copyright 1885. King Features
Syndicate. Inc.
The Washington times., 1936-04-10

In spite of the hope she must
have still retained, she was ex'
ceedingly sad. It was in tears that
Allen found her when he called
around four-thirty. Her appear.
ance naturally stirred my broth.
er's pity and, feeling as he did
about her, aroused some protec-
stive instinct. He demanded to
know what the trouble was that
had made his heroine unhappy.
I suppose, knowing boys, that he
hoped it was some awful dragon
that he could go out and slay, thus
earning the right to be "happy
ever after"
Il wonder if Dicky would ever
feel that way about me? I should
say not! At his age, q girl year
or 50 younger is never so mySteri-
GUS and appealing as one eight or
ten years older! Why. have
never been able to fathom.)
But to return to Allen: Instead
Of accepting him as hero, Connie
looked at him as just as iInperti-
nent high school kid with whom
she had been too patient. I'm
mersed in her own sorrows, she
told him be was presumptuous
and ordered him to leave.
When Melvin called between
Seven-thirty and eight, she had
gone. No one in st. Joseph could
be found who remembered seeing
her. But in San Francisco, an Of
ficer went to Bruce Lloyd's hotel
on Geary Street. This Is occupied
by young bachelors mostly. The
night clerk believed that it was
October 10Th that a woman called
to ask for Lloyd. Mr.. Lloyd, he
said, had been out Of town for
several days. He had not called
for his mail. He did not know
where he could be found.
The woman was disappointed,
hesitated, asked for stationery,
and wrote a note which she left
for Bruce The officer asked the
clerk to describe the girl.
CHAPTER Xxx
II don't know that I can de-
scribe her very WELL" the hotel
clerk was quoted as having said.
'T didn't pay much attention to
her, She was in her middle
twenties I should say, rather
short and slim. Her hair was
somewhat reddish, I think. am
sure that she wore a small black
hat and a black fur coat. That
is all I can recall about her."
This description might have
fitted Connie. Miss Sass stated
that Connie had such a hat and
coat which she had seen her wear
when going to San Francisco.
People don't wear fur much on
this side of the Bay, but it is
sure comfortable on the ferry or
even in the city. I've begged
Mother for a fur coat often
enough, heaven knows.
So Connie Gas it later turned
out it was, without a doubt) must
have left st. Joseph on the Z
o'clock train and returned, disap-
pointed and discouraged, on the
9:15 from the city.
The clerk was next asked if he
The Washington times., 1936-04-10
NOW READ ON

We know that those yellow had special meaning to
her when that afternoon about o'clock and
found waiting her. She must have been tempted first
to throw away think any girl would have done But
sentimental thought faint gmmer Of hope inter
ered She unpacked them and them in the vase on her
table where DickY and L had seen them.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-08-28

acquired by him in the transac-
tions aforesaid, and that defen-
dant Clemow and his wife, like
wise executed and delivered to the
Bank of Dillon deed for all title
acquired by Clemow. That the
bank of Dillon pretends to have
acquired the ownership of plain
tiff's said lands. That the rents,
issues and profits of the real es-
tate were not necessary to pay
the debts of the decedent and that
plaintiff is entitled to the immedi-
ate possession of the real estate.
"a R. 6.
That Peterson and Clemow exc
cuted mortgages to the Federal
Land Bank of Spokane on the
lands while they held the apparent
title, the Peterson mortgage being
on page 10 of Book 80 Mortgage
Records of Beaverhead County;
the Clemow mortgage being on
page II of book 80 Mortgage Re
cords, "a R. "a. That neither
Peterson nor Clemow actually con-
summated any loans from the
Land Bank nor received any
money but that in receiving title
they each acted in behalf of AND
as agent of the Bank of Dillon
Is r. 9. That the ownership ap-
parently passing to each of then
was for use and benefit of the de.
PENDANT Bank of Dillon, which wa;
the real intended purchaser of the
property. That the moneys re
! ceived as proceeds of the mort
cages were actually received by
the Bank Of Dillon. That Peter
son and Clemow got none of it
25 R. 1 to 81.
Plaintiffs infancy is set out, q
R. 1. That the time for appea
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-08-28
By Arthur Hopkins

Minneapolis, Mimi, Aug. 21.-
The General Drivers Union, Local
544, is facing critical test of the
ability of the newly re-oragnized
union to perform as militantly as
when it was Local STA, outside
the A. F. of L. Strikes are now
in progress against several of the
largest chain wholesale grocers in
the city, the National Tea Co., the
Thomas Stores, and others. All of
them are national concerns with
the exception of the Thomas
Stores, which operate in the north
west only. The Citizens Alliance
is active in support of the
grocers, knowing that a victory for
the union will virtually make
Minneapolis a closed shop town
for drivers at least. And with the
drivers having secured a closed
shop they fear this will give the
rest of the workers the same idea.
Picket lines are tight around
each struck plant and no deliveries
are being made. Socialists are
actively aiding the strikers. Pres
ent indications point to a victory
for the workers, although the en-
ploEers may engage in a long
drawn-Out struggle.
Local Socialists are actively aid
ing the Federal Section Of Local
544 in their fight against the new
requirement of the Welfare Board
by which relief clients are being
forced to re-apply for relief, fill
ing out a more humilating and in
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-08-28

from the orders Of the State Cour.
has long expired, &c R.
Gilbert's accounts are next At.
tackled in the bill. (a) That no
report was ever made of MONEYS
received as proceeds of the sale
of prsOnal property though Gilbert
got many thousands of dollars on
sales of such property. 27 R. /.
(b) The State Court was never
called on to approve and confirm
any sales of personal property
That Gilbert as executor, never re-
ported any such sales to the State
Court. 81 R. 5. (c) That though
personally amounting to more
than $2OO,OOO.OO in value was
taken and disposed of by Gilbert
no account thereof or sale thereof
was ever returned to the court. 81
R. II. (d) That no distribution
was ever made to the heirs or
devisees, % R. 4. (e) That neither
the first account OF the executor
nor the final account, although
they purported to show expend-
lures of S366,579.98 were accom-
panied by any vouchers and no
vouchers showing actual expendl-
ture of the funds Of the estate
were ever filed by said pretended
executor, % R. z. :
The bill proceeds that some real
estate situated in the town q
Wisdom was, by the will, dev iSsr
to plaintiff; that Gilbert has nev VOL
disposed of it and it has not OsSn
distributed. q R. IS,
Plaintiff alleges his lands excSSu
in value $25,OOO.OO. 20 +; l.
There is the usual ailes Si.inl
that the other defendants Cl'i -
interest in the land adverse -
Continued on page fvel
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-08-28
DRIVERS UNION 544 STRIKES
AGAINST WHOLESALE GROCER,
Socialists Actively Aiding Strikers-Driverx FL.
New Relief Requirements Get Relief F.. 'S"''as
Those Refusing To Comply

quisitive document than III. :.
er one, something that ou One Torn,
ed impossible to surpas Ui'ce Seem,
meeting of the Welfare ' Poox At ! The
DAY morning the Federal 1 So. Fri
was successful in secnrin I section
for those clients who SoL,O relief
refused to sign the new wv Da,! as yet
t1daVlts, a tactic which i Is II. a.
done by all Federal Wor T. Oesng
ton members; The Board 5' soS Sec,
to the demand of the Section g gree
the question was raised az ! waen
legality Of the new affa H. % the
quirement, since attorneys faS + r.
section show that there IS is NJ IUt .4 .as
and federal statute that ~ oS STATE
such authority to a relief SrantS
ization. Pending the decisi logan !;
the Attorney General If S MILO
sofa, the clients will thus co mti1e,
to receive their relief allowance
A joint meeting under the sn rro.
sorship Of the Socialist and Com.
munist parties will be held Thu.
day, August q, at the parkin" orI :.
at the Municipal AuditoTSirlDu, W.
Workers Of the city will have ve'+ Ra
opportunity to demonstrate thew ii,
support Of the Spanish workers rs' II
their struggle agains the canitsil
lists. The meeting starts at 7.S0
p. m. Sander GEMS of the Anal JY
gamated Clothing Workers s''''' !,
chairman, while the speakers aT ~
Ray Dunno for the Socialist partv
and Nat Ross, of the Communict
party. The speaker for the Farm.
er Labor party is still to he
chosen.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-08-28
APPELLANTS BRIEF

George Hugh Montgomery,
Appellant,
plaintiff Below
VS..
]. H. Gilbert, The First Ma
tiOnal Bank of Dillon, Mon
tana, a corporation, Alfred
N. Peterson, Emma Peter
son, Elizabeth A. ClemOw,
as Executrix of the Estate
of George M. ClemOw, De-
ceased, Elizabeth A. Glenn
Ow, The Federal Land Bank
of Spokane, a corporation,
Jules E. Wenger, Fred
SchOnnenberger and
SchOnnenberger, Margaret
Mary Montgomery Tuck
er and Helen Cecilia
montgomery Collins and
Cecilia L. Montgomery,
Appellees,
Defendants Below
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-08-28
The LOOtinQ of Montgomery Estate

CONTINUED from Page u
this bank would seem to be unique
in the annals of swindling by legal
process and corporation control OF
the courts of Montana.
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STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Continued from last week.

It is also alleged that while
plaintiff was a minor of ten years
of age, Montgomery having died,
and plaintiffs residence being in
the same County of Beaverhead
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-27
nstu-es % GEORGE scARBO

upon my violin From note to note I hop.
 T could keep on for aye, no doubt, but all the strings get all tired out. In fact, one day one of the strings cried out at me, Please stop"
 "Oh," Dotty cried That's where we balk. We all know that a string can't talk. However, twas a clever song, 50 you'll get real applause"
 The Tinymites clapped long and loud, and then a hopper joined the crowd. T play my drum," he shout ed, If my cricket friend will pause"
 "Okay, grasshopperl Go ahead" the cricket very promptly said. And then the hopper cried, Just watch me make this mushroom hum."
 He beat, and made funny noise, which entertained the girls and boys. My goodness" shouted Goldy. That's a funny looking drum." Copyright, 1886, NEA Service, Inc.)
 GA fat frog makes strange noises come out of a horn in the next St0ry.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-27

The cricket with the . Slin glanc- ed at wee Goldy, with grin, and said, I'm glad you like my music. have practiced long
 T never like notes to sound fiat, cause I am irked by things like that The way play all day, 'tis well the strings are good and strong.
 Now, If you TinymHes will sit right down and rest, I'll play bit, and also, I will sing song that you have never heard.
 "The music is my very own. wrote the whole thing all alone. I hope you like the lyrics, too, cause wrote eve)y word"
 "Om, we's all cars" said Scouty. "Go ahead and stage your little show. If you are good, we all will clap, If not, we'll hiss 8 bit"
 The cricket laughed and snapped, Don't fret! I never have been hiss ed at yet. I'm absolutely satisfied my song will make at hit"
 And then he started singing, q am just a funny cricket guy. strum
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-11-27
DEMOLAYS meet
FIRE men QU|NT
I HIS EVENING
Crimson Bears Will Show
Against Douglas Eagles
In Second Encounter

This evening at 7;30, at the Jul
neau High School Gym, the Dc
Molay City League hoopsters carry
on their campaign to double on
their last years championship. sea-
son in a meeting with the Juneau
Firemen.
On past showings this season, the
Juneau lads figure to outspeed the
Firemen, in tonight's contest, to
win handily, although they may be
quite bothered by the extra height
of the Smoke casters. The Demo-
lays have flashed the flashiest at
tack of the league SO far, making
a good night for the spectators
whenever they appear Although
they have dropped one game to the
Douglas Eagles, the Firemen are
enough ball team to make plenty of
opposition for the best of them, and
should force the DeMolay quint TO
show its full hand.
The Juneau High Crimson Bears
once again substitute for the ITALIA
poosa squad in the second contest
on the evenings program, meeting
the Douglas Eagles in an exhibit
ton game at $50.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-11-27
ESTEbETH out
LAST EVENING
DELAYED TRIP
Motorship Takes Five from
Juneau on Regular
Weekly Run

Leaving twenty-four hours later
than usual, because of the Thanks
giving holiday, the Motorship Es-
tebeth got away from Juneau last
evening at six o'clock on her reg
ular weekly freight, passenger and
mail run to coastal island cities.
Passengers outbound from Ju-
neau on the Etebeth last night
were: For Hoonah-Emma May
cda, George Meyeda, Oscar Han
son, Arthur Kolbevik For Sitka-
Dick Harris.
On its special trip to Skagway
and return, the first of the week,
the Estebeth carried besides some
freight, Elmer Jakeway, N. A. Nc
Eachran, E. w. Pakne and G. B.
Rice, as round trip passengers, and
Gertrude Willis, for Skagway. On
the return voyage, the motorship
brought Martin Iszen, P. S. Murray
and Audrey Watkins, daughter of
Mrs Gust Erickson, slide victim,
from Skagway; and one passenger
from Haines to Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-11-27
ACTRESS OF
old SCHOOL.
PASSES AWAY
Mrs. Thomas Whifen Dies
at HON e in Blue
Ridge Mountains

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2-. = Mrs
Thomas Whiffen is dead at her
Blue Ridge Mountain nome in Viz
ginia accoring to advices received
here. She had been i'll for more
than one year at her home to
which she retired after nearly three
score years on the professional
stage. The body will be brought
here for cremation and the ashes
sent to England.
Played 400 Roles
After playing upwards of 400
roles over period of more than
three score years, Mrs. Thomas
Whiffen still suffered from stage
fright.
That was the one thing this
gracious old lady of the stage
as she was affectionately called
during her later years, was unable
to overcome and she admitted it
SllOlIly dltCi oiiC lldet iOuSiASo bAAS
age of eighty-two.
While awaiting the cue for her
appearance in Just Fancy" a
musical comedy, she was recalling
for an interviewer some of the
incidents of her many years on
the stage When the cue came she
rose slowly from her chair, trem-
bling-not with decrepitude but
with stage fright.
1--WE never gotten over it," she
said with smile. 1T was just the
same sixty-two years ago."
The reason may have been an
incident attendant upon her first
stage appearance which Mrs. Whit
fen related while discussing the
plays in which she had taken part.
Land on Nose at Detroit
Il really don't know how many
parts have played" she said, but
I'll always remember one my
debut. I played fairy in a must
cal piece. was supposed to come
out of the earth, and two stage
hands were assigned to lift me
up through the trapdoor. One of
them was absent minded and I was
hurled to the stage and landed on
my nose-most distressing for a
debut"
Through the long years of her
public appearances Mrs. Whiffen
had lived by the creed of Love,
laugh and work. and long after all
her old associates had passed away
she was still beloved, still laughing
and still hard at work. After she
had passed rs she earned larger
salaries than ever before had been
paid to her
Born in London March IL, 1845,
as Blanche Cation, Mrs. Whiffen
was the daughter of Joseph and
Mary Cation. Her mother was a
teacher of singing and was assist
ing in the management of Covent
Garden when he daughter took part
in a musical entertainment. Mrs
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-11-27

up to make a pillow. Thee were
no diners and if we wanted food
we had to jump out and get it at
a wayside station