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Evening star., 1936-08-01
STEPFATHER SLAIN,
BOY, 13, ABSOLvED
Youth Shot in Defense of Mother,
Says Sheriff, Holding Him
Blameless.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MILAN, Tenn, August 1.-Sheriff
M. j. McIemore of Carroll County
said today 13-year-old Carl Roe shot
and killed his stepfather, Herbert
Perkins, 50-year-old merchant, in de-
fense of his mother.
The shooting occurred yesterday at
the Perkins home at Lavinia, near
here.
"The boy was undoubtedly defend
ing his mother. He will not be ar
rested" said the sheriff.
"Our investigation showed Perkins
shot Is holes In the home where his
wife was, using a rifle and pistol.
Then he went inside and started
trouble again and was shot By the
boy"
Evening star., 1936-08-01
Stop in Vermont First Since Crossing
Line on Return From Canada.

otOp La VCihOut EuSt 6inCc NTOSSlnS
Line on Return From Canada.
Py the Associated Press.
WATERBURY, VT, August l.
President Roosevelt started his per-
sonal tour of New England f1ood-con-
troll projects today, leaving his train
here to motor to the Winoosh Dam.
This was his first stop since cross
ing the boundary line from Canada
on train which will take him to
Hyde Park, N. Y.
Gov. Charles M. Smith of Vermont
met the Chief Executives train here
and drove with him to the State capi-
tai.
The President arranged a full day
Of conferences on flood prevention with
Federal and State officials of Vermont,
New Hampshire and Massachusetts,
before going to his family estate at
Hyde Park, N. Y, late tonight.
Governors of those States were in
vited to the parleys, one at the State
Capitol at Montpelier, VT. and two on
board Mr.. Roosevelt's train at Han
over, N. H., and Springfield, Mass.
Evening star., 1936-08-01
800 FIGHTING FIRE

{, 900 Acres in Michigan Burned
Over and Three Homes Lost.
MARQUETTE, Mich, August l
R).-A constantly growing force al
ready numbering 800 firefghters bat
tied today against stubborn blaze
which had burned over 5000 acres Of
slashings and cutover land in Alger
County and destroyed three homes.
Calls for additional Civilian Conserva-
ton Corps enrollees went out as q
dozen farm families prepared to flee
with their household goods.
Evening star., 1936-08-01
Scale Mt. Waddington.

KNIGHT INLET, British Colum-
bia, August l (P.-The conquest Of
Mount Waddington, 13,260 feet of
perilous rock and ice, was revealed
here yesterday.
Fritz H. Wiessner Of New York,
and william P. House of Pittsburgh,
reached the lofty summit of the
mountain July q.
Evening star., 1936-08-01
Have the G-Men Been ''Rurninq
Wild" With Their Guns?
Were John Dilinser Eddie Green, "Baby Face"
Nelson, "Pretty Boy" Floyd summarily Executed"
by Government Gunmen?"

questions time me-often by
gnpay They
Service trying to nnd
to queries through an inquiry.
The has received official authors
authentic story these shoong The
hitherto secret facts attending the fatal shootngs Of Dlnger
Green Nelson Floyd Barker detailed in series OF
articles Is page AS today
Evening star., 1936-08-01
Officials at Los Angeles to Deal
With Drought Situation.

LOS ANGELES. August / R.-
County supervisors admitted today
they fear migrating drought victims
from other States will prove serious
burden to Los Angeles this Fall.
In q telegram to State Relief Di-
rector Harold Pomeroy at San Fran
cisco the supervisors proposed that a
count be made at the California
boundary line Of the influx.
1.-THE Federal Government has as
sumed responsibility for drought re-
lief and it is important to our State
that such drought relief follow suf-
ferers when they leave drought area" !"
said the message, signed by Chairman
Herbert C. Legg.
Evening star., 1936-08-01
ADMITS MENAC|NG
SHIRLEY TEMPLE
Nebraska Farm Youth, is,
Pleads Guilty Before U. S.
Commissioner.
Ey Tie Associated Press,

Ey tic Associated Press.
NORTH PLATTE, Nebr., August l.
Sterling w. Powell, 16-year old farm
youth charged with attempting to ex-
tort $25 900 from the father of Shirley
Temple, child actress, today pleaded
guilty and waived preliminary hearing
when arraigned before United States
Commissioner A. F. Streitz.
Evening star., 1936-08-01
QUADS FACE OPERATION
Treatment Delayed Until After
Appearance as Entertainers.

LANSING, August LP).-That ton
sill operation on two of the 6-year-old
Morlok quadruplets must wait until
after their debut as entertainers.
The parents said today the quads
would participate in a community en-
tertainment in Lowell, Mich, next
Thursday. Friday and Saturday, and
the tonsillectomy can wait.
Today the children were enthNsi-
astic about the prospects for their
part in the Lowell program. They
have studied singing and dancing.
Evening star., 1936-08-01
KANSAS GUARDSMEN
REVIEWED BY LANDON
Cities on Way to Encampment
Clear Way for Passage of Presi-
Dental Candidate.
aw ~. Aeeeetctna Brnr.

Dental Candidate.
By the Associated Press.
TOPEKA, Kans., August Gov.
ALI M. Landon left his desk today to
review the annual encampment of the
Kansas National Guard as its COM
mander in chief.
The Governor planned to arrive at
Camp Whitside, Fcrt Riley, in time for
luncheon and return to Topeka late
today.
Cities along the 80-mile route or
dered streets cleared for the Repub-
ncan presidential nominees encourage
Kansas representatives were en- route
to Chicago today for conference
Monday with railroad and interstate
commerce officials looking toward
emergency freight reductions on feed,
water and cattle in the drought areas.
Evening star., 1936-08-01

(See TEMPLE, Page 2.
Evening star., 1936-08-01

(See OLYMPICS, Page o.
Evening star., 1936-08-01

(U, b WeHthtr buIeHu EVtcOHot0
Generally fair tonight; tomorrow in
creasing cloudiness, probably followed by
rain at night; not much change in tenn
perature. Temperatures-Highe 80, at
noon today; lowest, so. at S am. today.
Full report on page A-S.
Evening star., 1936-08-01
REFUGEES GIVE WORRY

(See REBELS, Page 81
Evening star., 1936-08-01

(See STORM, Page 2.)
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-18

is working. She Is always present, too at War
ners picture shows in his recreation ROOM She
is MOTHER to both Warner and Winifred
He Is good story-teer and often entertains
mis- friends by dramatizing the oddities and
whimsicalities he has encountered in the work
and amusement of the day at the studio He has
fair for sleight- -o-hand tricks and is clever in
putting them over.
He loves the reality of today, but has ten
der regard for the charm of the centuries long
passed. He would like, sometime, to do a cos
tune play, replete with all the whimsy and
superlatives of those years that have gone down
the dim vista of time
Beneath 1t all-the telling the fun
making, the Joy of the fantastic-runs a solid
vein of devotion to truth and duty. These are
the qualities that endear Warner Baxter to
those who really know him.
When he was awarded the highest honor in
the motion picture industry-the Academy
award-it is legend in Hollywood that Baxter
was SO overwhelmed by his emotions it was a
week or more before he could adjust himself
to normal activities.
\ LANY men, meeting Warner for the first
wi time and conversing with him have said
afterward, in effect:
He is a regular guy He rings true. But did
you ever happen to notice he has an atmos-
phere of romance about him. even in very-day
clothes that you cannot escape?"
Columbus Ohio, is Baxter's birthplace To the
kids Of High Street and the Hubbard Avenue
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-18

Baxter sat very quietly for two or three min
utes Neither of us spoke as we looked out over
the clear water of the pool to the terraced gar
den, colcrful in its riot of beautiful blooms and
greenery. Then he said, earnestly:
There is a bigger and better word than
thankful 1t is word called gratitude Graft
tude is perhaps the most sincere expression
man can voice. 1t is like prayer. am not just
thankful for the years that have gone, with
their experiences; am grateful for them and
for today and the things that have happened
to me-"
Baxter put a lounging robe saying: II
would like to show you over the place"
THE HOUSE. which is of Tudor type archi-
lecture, sits atop one of the Bel-Air hills
From this vantage point overlooks piano.
rama that would be difficult to equal outside of
Los Angeles.
Ever since can remember have wanted a
home on hilltop" he said. For years, have
visualized such place this. Is it any wonder
that I am grateful for the success that has
made it possible 2"
Winifred Bryson Baxter who presides over
the beautiful estate in Bel-Air is Of the
most charming and gracious women in motion
picture circles. She and Warner were married
at simple ceremony in the parsonage OF a
Bronx church at o'clock on the morning of
January 20, 1918. Immediately afterward they
went to the theater for a special rehearsal of
"Iombardi Ltd" and that evening played their
respective roles before capacity audience.
After closing their engagement with Morosco,
the Baxters returned to Los Angeles. Their sue
cess on Broadway had preceded them and War
ner was offered the leading role opposite Ethel
Clayton then an important star. He made hit
in the part and was on the Hollywood merry
go-round at lasti
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-18

IA IARNER BAXTER enjoying sun
Wv bath by the side of his swimming pool.
Hello Youi" he called as drove through
the wide iron gates that mark the entrance to
his beautiful estate in the Bel-Air district His
voice echoed over the hills as we came to
stop in front of the house.
TITS fine day for SWIM" he added as we
descended the hagstone steps leading from the
driveway to the pool. Come on in"
Baxter, it developed, takes swim in the pool
every day in the year, unless it is actually
storming. And, according to the chamber of
commerce, it rarely does that in Southern Cali
fornia.
"I believe we should keep in the best possible
health and one cannot do that without at least,
a certain amount of exercise" he explained,
land l thoroughly enjoy good brisk swim. 1t
brings into play practically every muscle in the
body and, of course, stimulates the blood stream
1 play tennis lot too, but I do not overdo it.
Tennis is a strenuous game and, as one grows
older, it should not become hazard if you
wish to keep on playing"
Baxter is riding the crest of a wave of
popularity in the wake of his performances in
ITO Mary With Love" and THE Road to Glory"
Many critics believe his work in the last-named
picture is the best of his entire career He was
asked what his reaction to this renewed pop
ularity might be. 1t is now seven years since he
won the award of the Motion Picture Academy
for the best performance of the year-Ihe
Cisco Kid. I'm Old Arizona" he was the talk
of the town" for months during that period
He made another nit in "42nd Street" and now
again the gods have placed him on the magic
carpet of screen success
"What do you think about it ALL now in look
ing back and coming down the years to to-
day?" we queried
III AM THANKFUL" he said, thoughtfully, as
bluebird flew his head and poised
momentarily on a ceiling beam. Il have many
reasons to be thankful Looking back over the
wears. am thankful for the many temporary
defeats and setbacks / have gone through, for
the experience has toughened my ambition and
trained my ability to take it on the chin
"Sometimes the trail has been rugged, but the
experience in travelling it has taught me to
climb Days that have been discouraging, delu-
sions-restless nights-have helped me to clear
nv vision l am thankful for them, for such
experiences have prodded me on to put forth
greater effort to attain my objective
IT am thankful for the friends who have
helped me along the way, for through them I
have learned to help others Sorrow, humility,
my own shortcomings have given me greater
understanding of the human soul and much
deeper sympathy for my fellow men than had
in younger years
some service to less fortunate persons for the
reward has been a greater power of self
expression"
pAcE FOUR
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-18

An Informal Snapshot of Baxter on the
Grounds of His Home. He Believes in Ex.
ercise as Safeguard for His Health.
School, Warner was a regular guy They fol-
lowed his leadership without question. So, dur
ing the summer vacation Of his eighth year.
when he decided to embark upon his first the
atrical enterprise, the gang was with him to
man. 1t would be more to the point perhaps to
admit young Baxter went into the "side-show
to Columbus
Earlier in the summer one of the kids had
developed talent for eating angleworms and
flies He went into huddle with his "cient"
and emerged to create tent of gunnysacks
They pitched it in the backyard and then spent
a couple of hours in neighborhood exploitation
With the "exhibitionist" ready for the blood
curdling act the curtain was rung UP on the
show. Warner took in the cash and doubled as
barker. For one cent his client" would be seen
to eat an angleworm with all the nonchalance
of an Epicurus. For another penny he could and
would devour a common homegrown fy with
equal relish!
Late in the afternoon of the third day the
father of the fy-eating artist, home from his
business, looked in on the side show unob-
served by the spellbound audience Strange to
relate, the attraction folded Immediately after
that matinee although playing to a capacity
house.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-18

Winifred Bryson was also sought after and
played several principal roles in various produc-
tions The Baxters decided, however, that one
player in the family was sufficient for peace
and harmony, and Warner was elected for the
film career
They bought home on Beechwood Drive in
the Wiltshire district and Los Angeles became
their permanent home. They lived there con-
tnuously until they moved into the Bel-Air
home In 1884. Meanwhile Warner had shuttled
back and forth from one studio to another after
completing his Paramount contract. For time
before the debut of talking pictures he felt he
about through on the screen.
Lean days followed but he never lost hope.
He says he always knew he would arrive"
eventually.
~ HAVE FOUND that faith comes to US when
we cease to think of external things as hav-
ing power over us and. realize that God, having
all power will bring good to pass in our lives"
said Baxter in speaking Of the lean period just
before he was engaged for the role of the
Cisco Kid in "In Old Arizona
The rest is FINLAND history. Through his
amazing versatility Baxter has enjoyed enor-
nous success. 1t has not caused him to "go
HOLLYWOOD" His head is still the same size as
it was when he walked the streets of Tulsa
and of Los Angeles looking for job All of
his success has been measured by his ability to
think and act for himself.
He likes to have his intimate friends about
with him at the studio every Thursday when he
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-11
HOUSE 1lE- SHADOWS sS.!::;.::s S:;.: ::::: :::::::.

loked up. Hannah, ! do believe he's sleeping more naturally. Hs seemed quite rational when he opened his eyes. think he wanted Co speak to me"
 But after waiting for some time, there seemed no further change in the patient, 50 Claire went to the kitchen to search for Susie. Un- able to find her, she had gone on to the cellar. Now she made her way slowly down the stone steps into the darkness below. She would light the lamp and try again to solve the mystery of the place.
 Holding the glowing lamp, she looked around the cellar room. There were the usual boxes and barrels standing in orderly rows. Susie might be fiighty. but no one could deny that she was Q good housekeeper. Claire moved toward the shadowy end of the room and suddenly stopped. Regularly, even- ly, came sounds of something beat- ing against that side of the wall. She went over and laid her ear against it.
 There could be no doubt about 1t now. Someone or something was digging back of that wall. Was that the tapping she had heard in Ly- man Fosdick's library and in the bedroom directly above2 This part of the cellar was almost underneath the roots of the pine tree outside the library window.
 A cold sweat broke out on the girls forehead. Could 1t be Eb- alive or dead? Or the white miner, delving at his ghostly diggings? The lamp in her hand suddenly dimmed. She looked down at 1t in terror, and saw that 1t was empty. She simply could not stay there, listening to those horrible sounds in the dark. In panic she rushed Up the cellar steps.
 (Tn Re COFaffnuedl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-11
xmn STORY 60 YAR


 CLAIRE WO6DKCK ssas out Co
 ve 1o the lonely mountain heme
 her by her eccentric uncle,
 nzhN WOBDTCK. Claire 0 try- K e decide whether e mary CK BAUM, Co whom she 0wes
 ney. She alse hepeB se Ind . Aluable and mysteriOlIs Jewel
 ned by her uncle and believed # be hidden in the house.
 Her car iB wrecked by . log
 sss the road. PAT nKAGAN, an friend, and BOB STEELE, ung engineer, arrive on the teme and take Claire to the momnealn house where EB EFRATT and his sitter, SUSIE, mo tIAe caretakeFs.
 Claire sees cufiOns arrow carved on Che wan Of an upstaIrS bedFeom and, lamp in hand, fOI- zesgB the arrow to the cupOla. A mslroless bullet shatteEs the lamp. Next morning Eb Spratt dis- nppears. Bonn Steele sets cut for alae village and is found seriously Injured.
 HANNAH. CIaire's hOusekeeper, arrives. Pat, trying to solve the mlypteFies, wanders into . deserted nine. An unseen opponent attacks him end Pat falls. When he re- gains consciousness he hears . tapping noise which he follows. Nick Baum arrives at the old heuse.
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-11

MANY centuries ago the city of A'A Baalbek, in Syria, became the capital of a sun-worshiping nation. Richly adorned palaces, glorious fountains, and beautiful Snonu- Hnents expressed the city's wealth and prominence. A vast temple was built to Baal, the sun-god, end another to tBacchus, god Of pleasure.
 The Greeks came and built Q statue to Zeus inside the great temple. Then came the Romans, and soon the city fell into ruins. Christianity arose, and wars with the Arabs and the Turks followed. The city was piilaged completely in l400, and the ruins were al. lowed to crumble. Today, only Q few signs remain Of the ancient, vast, and wealthy nation. And tho city, which once teemed with ac. tivity, now has an indolent popus 1ation of 2000.
 Lebanon, which was part of Syria before the World War, has issued several stamps pIcturlng the ruins of Baalbek. One is shown here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-11

before. Claire had never had oc' casion to doubt his word on any
 thing. Wasn't he almost her ac. cepted suitor?
 Almost - but not quite. Thought. of Pat came crowding into hel mind as she went upstairs to tall to Hannah.
 AS though Claire's need of him penetrated even to the dark tunnel where he lay sleeping, Pat reused up shook himself like a dog, and once more lighted a wooden flare
 His muscles felt increasingly stiff and sore. If he ever expected to dig his way out of this internal place he'd better beat it-though, for all he knew, he might be excavating into the side of the mountain.
 Yet there had been that tap- ping noise which had led him in this direction. He hadn't heard the sound for some time now. Experimentally he tapped the wall at regular intervals as nearly as possible like the noise he had heard. At first he could hear nothing. Then, to his joy an an- swer came back. Someone had heard him. But who could 1t be?
 Speculations raced through Pats mind as he put every ounce of his strength into the task before him. Again and again, mechanically, his arms swung the pick, though each time 1t was with 1essening effort. Strange visions began to swim bee fore his eyes and obscure his sight. Impatiently he brushed his hand across his forehead. He took to counting the strokes aloud, the very sound of his own voice helping a little.
 Claire's image swan from the blackness of the yawning hole. How utterly lovely she was.
 Fifty, fifty.one, fifty-two. Claire, I'm coming tQ you, dearestl I'm coming - to tell you - why r-"
 At that very moment Claire was standing outside the root cellar, what she should do next. Susie had not reappeared after her interview with Nivk Baum, although t was now near supper time.
 When Claire had rushed to Hannah with her breathlesS story of finding the broken arrow mark in .he book, Hannah had listened rather skeptically. Since by that time the sign was no longer visible, the older woman was inclined to dismiss the whole thing as another fantastic whim of Lyman Fosdicks.
 But the report about Nick Baum and Susie enlisted her liveliest interest.
 "so," Hannah snorted. Maybe you'll see now what kind of a rattlesnake that woman is. I al- ways said she'd do anything. But where in time could she have met up with Nick Baum?"
 T can't imagine" Claire arl- swered. "He told me he'd only been here once before."
 "You don't think for one min ute that Susie is stationary, do you? That gals a roamer, and don't you ever forget itl If Eb didn't hold her down, no tellin' where she'd end up. She" Hannah's harangue was interrupted by 0 moan from Bob Steele.
 Both women rushed to his side. For an instant his eyelids fiuttered open and his lips moved. Claire leaned nearer, then after a minute
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-11
(To Be COntinued)

A new relay coil, which is used for brief period after the starter is engaged, will asst in starting, 1t is claimed, and save the car battery by supplying additional power to the ignition system, when the start- CT load absorbs 2 great deal of battery power.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-11

woman possibly have known him? Nick had said he had been at the House of Long Shadow only once before. Claire had never had oc- casion to doubt his word on any, thing. Wasn't he almost her ac- cepted suitor?
 Almost - but not quite. Thoughts of Pat came crowding into her mind as she went upstairs to talk to Hannah,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-11

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Milford chronicle., 1936-01-03
STAYToNSyILLE

Church News
Sunday school at Staytonsville
Community Church every Sunday at
2 D. m. This will be our first sun
day in the New Year 1896. Let's all
start the new year right by being
present in our Sunday school, III
there were more rejoicing Christians.
there would be fewer infidels.n
Directly after Sunday School there
will be the final rehearsal of the
Christmas program. on this Satur-
day afternoon at O'Clock there will
also be rehearsal. We request
that every child taking part please
be present.
The Staytonsyille Christmas pro-
gram which was to be given last Sun
dayevening. Dec. 18th, had 10 be post
poned because Of the snow-storm.
1t will be held this Sunday evening,
Jan. 5th at 7.30 O'Clock. Don't fail
to miss this very interesting enter
tainment Santa Claus. is expected
to be here with a big treat for an
the. boys and girls who attend this
Sunday School. We invite you all
to come and worship the Christ Child
with us.
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-03
CANNON

Miss Stella Hudson, Of Philadel-
phia, has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. p. w Short. at Cannon.
Charles Welch, Jr., has been sick
during the holidays but is now able
to go outside and enjoy shedding in
the snow
Miss Cora Sntherlan is i'll at her
home.
Henry SChaub IS on the sick list
Miss Emma Swain. Miss Ethel
Swain. Miss Mary Swain. and Miss
Jessie Allen, all Of Wilmington. were
visiting their parents for the holi-
days.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Cannon and
son Billy, from Wilmington. spent
Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. John
Cannon.
Dr. Edward Cannon Of the Univer-
sary Of Delaware, IS spending the
holidays with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs John Cannon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Schaub and
Mrs. U S. Wootten, Of Cannon. spent
with Mrs Wootten's son
James, at Delmar
Joseph X. Wiley narrowly escaped
IN accident Oh Christmas Day when
he was torred 10 Skid his auldihol
bile parallel TO the railroad track in
lrdef to avoid being hit by a fast
rain