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Evening star., 1936-03-29

pull through he will feel encouraged to
go on, to make new start.
Recently he has told several special
writer's that when lobby legislation
was enacted there would be no further
work for him to do. To these writers
he was trying to explain that investi-
eating committees are misunderstood,
that their purpose is simply to un-
cover facts requiring legislative reme-
dies. This is, of course, true. These
investigations have no other standing.
Every one is ostensibly making a study
Of given subject with q view to
legislation.
These statements Of the Senator,
however, brought up the fact that the
Senate passed lobby bill at its last
session, without waiting for any re-
port from the committee which was
astensibly making a study Of legisla-
tive needs. And it was the Senator s
bill.
"Oh, yes" he said to this reporter,
in effect, but the House had not yet
acted"
This presents the unusual explana-
ton that a Senate Committee was
making a study for the House. 1t
might be said that it was a study the
House did not appreciate, either. A
lot of the disclosures" made by the
Black Committee we're aimed at House
members. Incidentally, the House
passed a lobby bill Of its own Friday
The Senate will now amend 1t to con-
form with the Black bill and it will
probably go to conference between
the two Houses.
House, Senate Bills Differ.
Notwithstanding the statements at
tributed to him by special writer's,
the Senator would not tell this re-
porter that he intended to quit, now
that the House had acted He pointed
out that the legislation is not on the
statute books.
There is considerable difference be-
tween the House and Senate bills. The
point of serious conflict Is Blacks in
sistence that the uptown" lobbyists.
that is, those who practice before the
departments, be required TO register,
just as are those who work Capitol
Hill. The only conceivable point in
keeping his committee alive on this
score. however, is to call some Of the
uptown gentlemen before the commit
Evening star., 1936-03-29
PROFITS SHOCK FOLLOWERS.
Director Of o. A. r. p. Says Weekly
Is Valued at $500,000.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, March 49, Rev.
Alfred j. Wright, one of seven national
directors of the Townsend old age
revolving pension movement, told 40
Of the groups workers late today that
revelation Of the profits Of the CO.
founders proved a surprise to their
followers.
DR.. F. e. Townsend and Robert e.
Clements were co-founders Of the
movement from which Clements re-
signed this week.
"The reports that they received
much larger amounts than we thought
are true" Rev. Wright said. 1--WE have
taken a hard blow, btu we can take it. !"
He said the Townsend weekly is
owned by Clements and Townsend and
valued at $500,000; and that DR..
Townsend has been assured an in
come of $100 week for the rest Of
his life through the paper.
The national membership Of the
Townsend movement had been ex-
aggerated," Rev. Wright said. adding
that DR.. Townsend didn't mean to
lie-he just didn't know.
I'VE had this coming to us. We
talked so loudly and SO prematurely
that we scared some Congressmen
half to death. They are going to do
everything they can to discredit U.s."
Evening star., 1936-03-29
PARTY TO AID ORPHANS

To raise money to supply a high
school education for boys Of the St.
Joseph's Orphanage, a card party
will be held at the Willard Hotel April
23 under auspices Of the Society OF
st. Vincent de Paul.
A survey has shown, according to
the society, that only 10 boys out OF
1865 hove completed the high-school
course after leaving the orphanage and
that only has attended college.
The society's purpose is to establish
an educational fund, which will fur
nish an opportunity hitherto lacking.
Evening star., 1936-03-29
FAMILY LIFE STUDY
is URGED FOR ALUMNI

A study of family life in America
was proposed yesterday as a project
for college alumni
Mrs. Harriet Ahlers Houdlette Of the
headquarters staff of the American
Association of University Women pre-
sented the plan for a 25-city survey
before the sixth biennial conference
of the South Atlantic section Of that
organization.
THE need for this concerted work
toward a definite program of study in
family relationships is pressing at the
present time" said Mrs. Houdlette.
There has been much talk about the
family in the changing world, about
new patterns Of family life, ETC., but
practically no helpful guiding princi-
piles have as yet evolved for either
parents, or children"
Evening star., 1936-03-29
FIGURES PUZZLE
PENSION PROBERS
Rumors Involve Price to
Clements for Stock in
Weekly.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Two hundred dollars per month
for each person more than 60 years
old UdS the piston OF Dr.. Townsend,
California physician and real estate
promoter. The fund necessary to
finance such benefcence tDdS to be
built up by a 2 per cent tar on all
transactions.
As Increment gre,D, political i'm
plicutions became eUident and
stable "TotDnsend bloc" is nolO
found in Congress. Driue for in
Qutry into business operations OF
pension organization, howeUer,
brought Overwhelming support In
House. Open hearings started
Thursday.
Evening star., 1936-03-29
HEIRESS MAY WE'D
Mrs. Eugenia Smith Also Report
ed in Race Track Business.

NEW YORK, March % @.-The
New York Post says Mrs. Eugenia Clair
Smith, the red-headed heiress to the
SIS, ,000, 900 Arbuckle coffee fortune, has
gone into the race track business and
also is planning another marriage.
Mrs. Smith would not disclose the
name of her second husband-to-be, but
said he is Viennese actor who recent
ly has obtained a Hollywood contract.
Her race track has been built at her
Coast property in Delmar, south OF
Los Angeles. The Post said Mrs. Smith
and Bing Crosby, the crooner, would
race their horses under the same silks.
Evening star., 1936-03-29
Concert Cancelled.

The concert of the Earlham College
Choir, from Richmond. Ind, which
was scheduled to be held next Tues
day night at Western Presbyterian
Church, has been cancelled. owing to
0 change in the itinerary Of the clubs
Eastern tour.
Evening star., 1936-03-29
CARPENTERS PAY RATE
TO BE RETAINED HERE
Union Craftsmen and Master
Builders Association Sign
One-Year Agreement.

A new one-year working agreement
has been signed between union car.
penters here and the Master Builders
Association, at the present rate OF
$1.371a an hour for 40-hour week.
The agreement, which was report
ed by Frank J. Sheehan, executive
secretary Of the Master Builders Asso-
citation, takes effect May /.
While the Master Builders Associa-
ton is composed principally OF local
contractors, the agreement reached oy
it with the union is ordinarily
adopted by large out-of-town general
contractors working on the big Gov
ernment buildings now under construc-
ton.
Evening star., 1936-03-29
Hazen

Continued From First Page.)
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-12-24
Call Again

Call Again
Servant Ito professor in bed)-
The doctor is here to see you, sir.
Professor (absent-mindedly)-I
can't see him now. Tell him I'm
ill!
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-12-24

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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-12-24

extremely shy. That shyness dis
appeared, of course, with maturis
ty; but even as young man he was
quiet and reticent. He had a
charming sense of humor-quiet
and reticent too and-well, I'll 60
back to that word-Puckish! Yes,
Walter is handsome.
AS Molly looked different, Wal
ter looked different But his air
showed a sternness-alm an au-
sterity.
sit down children!" I ordered.
What can I offer you at this hour
of the morning?"
"Coffee!" Molly answered
promptly. "Your just famous COT
fee, Aunt Mary. Loads of it'll"
I rang the bell. Sarah appeared.
''Tel Bessie to make a big potful
of coffee. And serve 1t in here!"
"I'm glad you've come, Molly"
Patrick began at once. "And you
too, Walter. When I got to your
place last night, Molly, your moth
er said that you'd gone home with
one of the girls. She'd forgotten
which one, so she couldn't get in
touch with you. And your people,
Walter, didn't even know that you'd
been in Satuit. l told them that
you'd spent one nj ght at least in
Mrs. Averys Little House. That
o. K.?"
Eyes," Walter replied without
any hesitation. 81 spent two nights
there" After a pause he volun-
teered, Thursday and Friday
night. My apologies, Aunt Mary.
I'm sure you understand"
81 dol" answered.
Patrick made no comment on this
by-play.
''But why" Walter went on in
an inquiring voice, "did you want
to see me?" "And why" Molly
echoed in an Indifferent one, "did
you want to see me?"
''To get your" Patrick was be-
ginning.
A blade of intuition cut through
me. ooh you haven't heard!" l
walled.
Haven't heard WHAT" they both
| questioned.
"Oh Molly" 1 took it up, "Molly
darling, we've got something
frightful to tell you'll"
Molly's face turned to marble.
"My mother!" she whispered.
"Not your mother!" I said swift
ly. "Ace!"
"Ace?" Molly questioned. Giles
dead?" She answered herself in
stantly. "Ace is dead!" Molly
said this in kind of solemn ques-
ton, kind of solemn statement.
She stared at me.
l could not speak. I bowed my
head.
"Ace dead - Nelly
repeated. "Ace dead WHY
how could Ace die? Ace was so
full of life. Tell me what it is, Aunt
Mary! He didn't kill himself? Tell
me everything! Tell mel"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-12-24
BY
lNEZ HAYNES IRWIN
Copyright Inez Haynes Irwin
WNU Service.
SYNOPSIS

Mary Avery, a widow who lives in the har-
Dor town of Satuit Mass, with two negro
maids, Sarah Darbe and Bessie Williams,
writes manuscript describing the famous
Second Head murder, which occurred on her
estate. Next to Mary live Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Stow who every year give summer masquer-
ade party. One of the guests of this function
is murdered. Nearby live DR.. and Mrs. Geary
and their married daughter Edith and her hus-
band Alfred Bray; Doctor Myron Marden and
his step. granddaughter, Caro- Prentiss, beau
tiful young girl who was born in France Next
live Paul and Lora Eames and their daughter
Molly Molly was engaged to the murdered
man. Ace Blaikie. She had been engaged to
Walter Treadway, who had been the murdered
mans secretary but the engagement was sud
denly broken and he had left town. Other
neighbors are the Fairweather sisters, Flora,
hopeless invalid and Margaret All but the lat
ter two attended the masquerade. Mary's eight
year old niece Sylvia Sard is visiting her Tor
the summer The wooded part Of Mary's estate
is called the Spinney. In it is tiny log cabin.
Near stone wall is a tiny circular pond called
the Merry Mere, This is the day of the mas
Querade and excitement is high. Mary decides
to take Sylvia, who is an unusually observant
child. Caro- Prentiss and Molly ,Earnes drop in
during the afternoon. Soon Blaikie, Doctor
Marden and Bruce Hexson, friend Of Aces,
arrive. Molly is impatient to leave and they
identifies each of the masked guests as they
arrive. Ace comes CARRIED as Julius Caesar.
Molly Eames appears Snow Queen, ac-
companied by a man in armor whom Sylvia
identifies as Walter Treadway. They dance
together continuously. Caro- Prentiss and Mar
den arrive dressed in Revolutionary costumes,
the doctor wearing jeweled shoe buckles. When
the guests unmask, Ace, Walter and Molly
have disappeared. When Mary Avery leaves
the party little after two, neither Molly and
Walter or Ace Blail1ie had returned. Sarah
Darbe confdes to Mary that someone ap'
parently had spent the night in, the Little
House and returns screaming. She has found
Ace Blaike stabbed to death in the Spinney.
Mary summons Patrick O'Bren, chief of po-
lice, who had been schoolmate of hers and
Aces Her manuscript recalls early impress
sions of Ace-how he had been wealthy, the
most popular boy in town, how he had gone
to Paris to study medicine, became an aviator
in the World war, returning to practice in
Satuit how he was recklessly generous and the
principal in scores of love affairs. Bruce Hexson
had come back from the war with Ace. He
was lawyer, man of private means and
had got religion, become virtual recluse.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-12-24

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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-12-24
SUNDAY-Continued

Sarah's sobs died down. Sudden
ly she became her composed, quiet
self. 81 don't like to tell things
about people," she explained quiet
ly. 81 never give away the Sc
crets that my friends tell me and
I always keep the white peoples
secrets. l haven't ever mentioned
what I'm going to tell you but to
one other person"
''Mrs. Avery, I suppose" Patrick
said.
GOOD guess, Patrick" I put in.
81 told Mrs. Avery Saturday
morning." Sarah said. Perfectly
composed she told Patrick the story
of her discoveries in the cabin.
Again Sarah burst into tears.
CHOW, now, don't think about it
any more. You go back to your
work, Sarah, and don't give this
another thought. You haven't got
anybody into trouble. I knew who
it was all the time"
81 would have told you, Patrick,
what Sarah has just told you," I
said after Sarah had disappeared.
"You see I didn't think of it yes
terday. The murder paralyzed my
mind temporarily"
ooh, I know you'd have told me-"
Patrick dismissed my explanation
in an off-hand manner.
"Do you know yet how Ace came
to go into my Spinney, Patrick"
asked.
"Oh yes, I got that last night.
He went there to meet Tony Tor
riano."
''The bootlegger!" l said.
Eyes. 1t seems that Of course
you know that for years Ace has
been spending money like drunk
en- sailor. He's really been up
against it lately. He hasn't paid
Tony for months. He owed him
three hundred dollars. Tony went
over to the Blake house yesterday
and l guess he staged a pretty
good scene. Sam was cleaning
silver in the buffers pantry and he
could hear Tony storming way off
there. He got frightened and came
into the dining-room to listen. He
said that Tony grew pretty violent
in his threats. He heard Ace tell
Tony to meet him about half-past
ten in your Spinney, that he'd have
the money for him then"
"And so you suspect"
''Not chance! Just think it
over! I've known Tony all my
life. He's all right. We went to
school together. I've played tag,
tops, marbles, baseball and foot
ball with him. Tony's as good as
they come"
"Did you arrest him?"
mo, but l told him to stick
around because I might have to
arrest him. And he's sticking
around"
"Who spent the night in my Lit
tie House?" l asked next.
walter Treadway," Pat an
swered. 'I'm as sure as I can be
that he did. Anyway he didn't go
home that night. Somebody saw
him and Molly motoring early yes
terday morning."
Sarah guessed that" l said aft
er a while. "Our maids always
know everything before we do"
Outside, a motor crunched on
the driveway. In an instant Sar-
ah appeared cts Miss Molly
Mrs. Avery" she announced, land
Mr.. Treadway."
Before I could speak, "Tell them
to come int" Patrick said.
l had not seen Walter Treadway
for over year and yet did not
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-12-24
MURDER MASQUERADE

look at him for an instant. 1t
was not the fact that Molly came
through the door first that held my
attention on her. 1t was something
in Molly herself. 1t seems to me
I had never seen her look so beau
tiful.
Molly swept into the room.
"Good morning, Aunt Mary" she
called buoyantly. "Good morning,
Mr.. O'Brien." Surprisingly she
came over and kissed me. /
had a feeling that she had intend
ed in that sweep of the room to
kiss Patrick too, but thought bet
ter of it.
Buoyancy in Molly! And Ace
dead.
Patrick's answering "Good
morning, Molly" came together
with mine-like a chorus. Then,
still like a chorus, we added, "Good
morning, Walter!"
Walter Treadway's look had
changed too.
nave known waiter IreaoWay
all his life. Like the Slows and
Eameses, the older Treadways are
contemporaries and intimates.
always say that Walter is hand
some. Perhaps he is not really
handsome; certainly he is inter
esting. He is very tall, very slim
-blade-like. He has regular fea-
lures and he has beautiful teeth.
A quality in Walters face always
delights me; something gay, some
thing-not so much mischievous as
Puckish. AS young boy, he was
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-12-24
1t is the
DOLLARS

' -. that circulate among
ourselves, in our own COM
munity, that in the end
build our schools and
churches, pave our streets,
lay our sidewalks, increase
our farm values, attract
more people to this section.
Buying our merchandise
in our local stores means
keeping our dollars at
home to work for all of us.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-12-24
Something Else

Something Else
Inquisitive Employer Ella,
what's become Of old Simon?
Ella (the cook)-He done died
wild lead poisonin'.
Employer = Lead poisoning? 1
didn't know Simon was a painter.
Ella-Nossuh, he was in de
chicken business Pathfinder.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-12-24
Reason Enough

"Why are you eating with your
knife?"
my fork leaks. "-Tit-Bits Mag
aZine.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-12-24
Reverse the Charges

NcVcTSC CHt CHargtS
Taxi Driver - That'll be one
buck an a half, young Teller.
Young Teller ~ Gosh! - Say,
you'd better back up to rs cents.
That's all I've got
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-12-24
FORGOTTEN Age

Forgotten Age
The Son-I've got to write
theme in English on the women
of the Middle ages. What do you
know about 'en, dad?
Father - There aren't any.
They're all girls, young matrons
and dear old ladies.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-09-11
BARBER SHOP
Ordinance Now Effective

An ordinance which was passed by
the council Of the city of Hamilton,
Ohio, on August 5, 1886, relating to
the opening and closing of barber
shops, effective beginning last Satur-
day, September 5.
BARRIERS who were sponsors and
hackers of the ordinance predict that
every barber shop in the city will
open and close at the time specified
in the ordinance.
Sections 2 and of the ordinance
are as follows:
Section II: That Chapter 62 of the
Hamilton Municipal Code of 1881 be
supplemented by enacting as part Of
said chapter Section 62.2263, which
shall read as follows:
Sec. 50. 1868. 1t shall be unlawful to
operate, maintain or conduct any bar
ber shop in the city Of Hamilton, Ohio,
to be open for the business of barber
ing for revenue, pay, free or other
wise, before 500 o'clock a. m. and
after 600 o'clock p, m. on the follow
ing days, to-wit: Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Of
each and every week, or before 800
O'Clock a. m. and after SOC o'clock
p. m. on Saturday of each and every
week, or at any time on Sundays Of
each and every week, or on the follow
ing holidays: New Years Day, Decor
alton Day, Fourth Of July, Labor Day,
Thanksgiving Day and Christmas
Day.
Section III: That existing Section
62.2213 of the Hamilton Municipal
Code Of 1881 shall be and the same is
hereby repealed, effective January I,
1887.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-09-11
SIX SPY AGENCY
HEADS
To Face District of Column
bia Grand Jury

Washington, D. c. (ILNS) Vice
President Garner has asked Leslie
c. Ganett, U. S. district attorney,
to lay before the grand jury the cases
of six officials of the Railway Audit
& Inspection Co, who refused to ap-
pear before the senate investigating
committee in response to a subpoena.
The officials thus in contempt of the
senate are W. w Groves, of Pitts
burgh and Philadelphia, president OF
the company; w. B. Groves and Earl
Douglas Rice, both Of Pittsburgh, vice
presidents; j e. Blair, of Pittsburgh,
secretary treasurer; R. S. Judge, of
New York, director, and ]. f. Boyer, Of
Pittsburgh, whose official standing in
the company remains obscure.
The senate committee headed by
La Toilette, of Wisconsin, was direct
ed to investigate the use of labor
spies in industrial disputes. It came
across so much evidence duplicating
the Railway Audit 4 Inspection Co..
that the company's heads were sub
poenaed to come before the committee
and bring their official records. The
men did not come; and the story is out
that they have destroyed large share
of their record, though Investigators
for the senate have salvaged great
deal of this material.
A close connection has been shown
between the Railway Audit concern
and Federal Laboratories, the insti-
tuition which specializes on strike
breaking material. 1t is charged that
in every strike or threatened strike
in the steel region, Railway Audit
furnishes the spies and Federal
Laboratories arms those spies with
gas bombs, riot guns and automatics.
The committee expects to resume its
hearings next month.