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Evening star., 1936-02-02

Professor OF Economics and Director oi
the College of Business Administration
at Lehigh University.
KR. FARLEY'S postal system
M brings me fair volume OF
W. what is sometimes called
a fan mail" 1t is not, assure
YOU, the kind that enamored ladies
write to radio crooners. The ladies
do write, however. One wrote or
scented blue paper from an aristocratic
Southern town that I ought, bearing
the name I do, to be Southerner
Democrat and gentleman, but that
it was clear from my writings about
our noble Government" that was not
any of these. Facing these three issues
souarely, my reply read: Before your
letter arrived I had thought I was 9
Southerner, I had hoped I was g
Democrat, and I had tried to be a
gentleman.
These letters vividly present the
seething maelstrom of public opinion
in the land. But with all the wide
variations in prejudice and precon-
ception they disclose, there is one
dominant impression conveyed to the
reader. That is the impression Of
bewilderment. The writer's are COM
pletely bafled. They cannot under
stand how we have reached our par
lous state. Nor can they foresee the
outcome. Whatever the denouement
it is going to be bad AS one prop
ertied gentleman expressed it, he has
long since conceded that his badgered
class will lose all their possessions and
he is now only hoping that they will
not lose their heads.
The political philosophers of the
public press have interpreted the situ-
alton variously. Some of them see in
recent developments a definite plot tc
establish collectivist state. Others
see an attempt to set up dictator
ship. Still others see the administra-
ton as directed by little group Of
academic reformers bent on setting up
q regimented Fascist economy.
Whole Plan Experimental.
Undoubtedly there is much that
lends color to these conclusions. Some
of the New Deal measures lead directly
to socialism. Some of the executive
acts smack of dictatorship. The whole
program of endless experiment gives
the impression of an attempt at all
embracing regimentation.
1t is the purpose of this article to
present, for what it is worth, an op-
posing point of view. We are here
raising our voice in denial of the
charges of plots. We are supporting
the Governments defense that it has
no plans for the reorganization of our
industrial society. We are going even
further in its defense, not only main
tanning that it has no plans for revo-
lutionary changes, but asserting that
it has no economic plans of any kind
To find the explanation of oul
present situation we must go far deeper
than the depression or the World War
even down into the depths OF social
evolution. We could properly begin
with the prehistoric Oriental who first
made wheel, or the coppersmiths OF
Egypt, or the Renaissance. Let's
start later, with Watt and his clumsy
engine. Around this crude boiler there
was built new civilization. The trans
formation was so violent and dramatie
that 1t is called the Industrial Rev
olution, although 1t began 150 years
ago and has never stopped.
It's drastic realignment OF the eco
nomic, social and intellectual relations
Of men cannot be compressed INTO
paragraph. It built cities and IA snoss
Evening star., 1936-02-02
BY NEIL CAROTHERS,

Professor OF Economics and Director OF
the College of Business Administration
at Lehigh University.
KR. FARLEY'S postal system
M brings me a fair volume of
VI what Is sometimes called
a "fan mail" It is not, assure
Evening star., 1936-02-02
BY MARK SULLIVAN.

JUST what is likely to come from
| ex-Gov. Alfred E. Smiths in
j dictment of the New Deal and
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AS / ran for the postern, | heard
a hubbub in the archway and Flo
rims voice calling to Hubert to
open the gates.
AS I stumbled into the passage
"This is the stuff" breathed
Rush. "Up the stairs on yer left.
I've got to lock this door,"
1t seemed best to do as he said.
Pharaoh and Dewdrop were gone.
] needed Rush to bring me where
they were.
without a word, I turned to the
steps / knew. 49,.
AS l came to their head, I be-
came aware of a radiance-a faint
suggestion of light, enough to out
line the doorway that gave to the
little hall. Another step, and
heard the drone of voice.
I entered the hall a-tiptoe.
One of it's doors was half-open-
not that of the staircase which lee
| to Helena's room. Beyond this 8
light was burning, the light of
torch - and an ice-cold voice wa:
teaching a bitter sentence to GU
like whetted knife.
| $50 you see, there's not much
left. Tomorrow morning, no doubt
order will be restored. Very likel.
the police will arrive. They won
arrive tonight, for the telephone
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Sabre and l Ran Behind Them.

isn't working. I'm afraid I'm to
blame for that. The search, which
is now proceeding in somewhat
haphazard way, will be organized;
clues will be sifted; the abduction
will be reconstructed. Your sheets
are below the ramparts, so they'll
know you were taken that way.
Your handkerchief lies on the draw
bridge; the slipper which you
kicked off will be found in the
fields.
st expect they'll employ your
Alsatian-I'm sure I should. But
as / carried you here, I don't think
that he will come off. One has to
think of these things. Be that as
it may, no stone will be left I'M
turned to find the beautiful count
ess you really are lovely, you
know-the worshipful mistress Of
Yorick, that carried her drunken
brother out of her way. And all
the time you'll be here, sharing this
somewhat unfriendly chamber with
ME and my friends. You do
see the point, don't you? They
, won't search the castle, because
they'll know for certain we're none
Of us here. You didn't search it
this morning you knew I was
gone. And if they did search the
castle, I hardly think Florin would
let them look in this room. It's
cleverly done, that door. You've got
| to be curious to find it and an ex-
pert to find its lock. I'm both. ]
found them on Wednesday evening
with the help Of your brothers
] key.
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nre. could not think. My way
at least was clear. The thieves
would bring me to Pharaoh and ev-
erything was to be gained by my
holding my hand.
And here, as though by magic,
the lights of Yorick went out.
There was now less need Of ST
,ence and more of speed, for the
three rogues ran for the draw
bridge as hard as they could. Sabre
and I ran behind them, as though we
belonged to the crew.
Ahead saw something white by
the castle wall. The three turned
aside to avoid it, and I did the
same. AS I went by, 1 saw that
| it was sheet. At that moment
| Sabre left me-he seemed to stop.
Bit / had no time to wrangle.
The postern-door was open. The
three stumbled in and stood wait
ing. And I stood waiting without,
and with foot on the step and my
head close against the wall.
Then came Pharaoh's voice.
"Bugle.'
"'Ere," said Bugle at once.
"Dont talk. Whisper. Here. Take
these goods. Have you forgot
ten them?'
tive got a shoe," breathed Blu
gle. "Wat's this?"
"a wipe," said Pharaoh. ITO
which side of the drive are the
cars?"
They're to the right from here"
| "Drop the wipe on the draw
bridge, and sling the shoe into the
fields to the left of the drive. If you
want to live, make it snappy.
They're going to open those gates
before you get back"
AS Bugle went by me, / saw that
here was a chance which would
never return. Pharaoh had used no
torch. If Bugle's Renaissance was
true, the probability was that he
. would not use one tonight. / was
tall and thick-set, very much about
Bugles build-a suit had left at
Plumage was fitting him very we'll !;
and Bugle had been told to Whis-
f per. ~.
In a flash I was running for the
drawbridge in Bugle's wake.
The castle was alive with MUIR
+ murs-sounds Of disorder and dis
/ tress: someone was out on the ram
) parts, raving Ito meD men were
trampling and shouting; l could
! hear blows falling upon woodworE
: and the shiver Of breaking glass
! But l heard these things as in 9
: dream, for now I knew whose key
!. had opened the postern, whose
I handkerchief would lie on the
drawbridge, whose slipper fall II
I the fields. 80.
s The knowledge set my hear
J. pounding. Some fountain that hat
d not been working burst suddenl.
g into play. It's liquor was bitter
s sweet and it made me drunken
S with rage. A girl had been mis-
handled. Not the Countess Helen'
Y of Yorick, for she was not of thi
l. life; but a slight, pathetic figure
} whose head was bare {. that hal
e stood very still in a valley.
t. What then took place, happene
t. more swiftly than I can set it down
Bugle was on the drawbridge
a and I was standing, ready and wait
ing to kill him, three PAGES away
/? saw the man drop the handke1
h chief and saw him draw back hi
D. arm to discharge the shoe. 1t wa
,e then that noticed Sabre-nosin
the scrap of linen, white on tn
is bridge. =.
,e AS the shoe left Bugle's hand, tn
a Alsatian crouched, and as he turne
h to come back, the great dog sprans
le The shock would have sent
N giant flying, for Sabre weighe
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like to use the drawbridge: l be-
lieve even your bucolics would find
that strange. But / know there's
another way out. You took it with
Mr.. Spencer five nights ago"
There was a little silence. Then
"Go on" said Helena, quietly.
"You will tell me that way" said
Pharaoh.
"And then?"
1--WE shall work till dawn, re-
moving as much as we can"
"And then?"
1--WE shall clear up and co. said
Pharaoh. "And you will be free.
l hardly think you'll want anybody
to find us-in possession of so much
gold"
"'Clear up and,'" said Helena.
what do you mean by clear upY"
81 mean what you think l mean.
There's a nuisance I've got to
abate."
"If you were honest, you'd say
a score to settle.
II prefer the term nuisance
Still, that may have to wait lit
tie. At dawn we shall leave the
castle, and you will be free"
Helena took a deep breath.
Il see," she said. "And now I'll
tell you something. You've got a
long way, but long way is never
enough. You know that you're near
the gold, but you don't know how
| to reach it. It's very we'll to talk
of testing these walls and this floor,
but that's a job for mason, and
you know it as we'll as I. But If
the gold was here, as you admit
ted just now, you couldn't get it
away More. So long as you stay
here, you're safe, for no one will
open this room. But the longer
you stay here, the slighter your
chance of escape. You've only the
Rolls and my men will very soon
find that, looking for me. And to-
morrow, as you surmise, order will
be restored. Quite good order, I
warn you: Mr.. Bohun will see to
that. If you wait till then, there
fore, you will have to cut your way
out You'll have no gold to carry, so
that should be easy enough: but
once you are out, you'll have no
sort of transport and the park will
be full Of my people, looking for
me. Of course, as say, if you stay
here, you're perfectly safe. But
you've neither food nor water, and
nothing that you can think of will
make me talk"
"What, nothing?' said Pharaoh.
Nothing" said Helena, calmly.
you've no one here to torture, and
I'm not afraid for myself. For the
moment I'm up against it: but you
are up against time"
It was clear that she meant what
she said: her fearlessness was SUBJ
lime.
I wondered if she believed what
Pharaoh had said. Removing as
much as we can clear up and
Il go and you will be free" Once
Pharaoh had access to more than
million pounds, was Pharaoh the
man to grab what he could and
bolt? If she opened her mouth
Pharaoh would certainly go. II
seemed likely that he would take
. with him thousand pounds. Eff
teen hundred, perhaps: DewdroI
and Bugle and Rush could each Of
, them manage a bag. And some
thing else he would take-agains
! his return: and that was her mas
t ter key. And she herself would be
free, or she would be dead. Wa.
it likely that Pharaoh, the ruthless
would spare her life? Spare her tt
: cut off his access, if nothing else
( ut certainly looks" he said, "a
! though we shan't be able to finisl
! tonight. Still, these things shouldn'
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O6rcU IluSu.
AS / turned, he was locking the
door at the head Of the curling
stair.
For a fraction of second hest
tated. Rush was at my mercy. Was
this the time to unmask? And then
decided to stake my winnings
once more.
Rush Strengthened his back and
turned to the half-open door. Then
he hung on his heel for an instant,
to breathe in my ear.
"Come on, you. I'll give you Pha-
raoh's a genius. He's got little
Sheba cold"
Here, since it bears upon my
story, must describe how you en-
tered that secret room.
This was the way of it.
In the massive door from the hall
the keyhole was set to the right,
and when you had turned the key,
the iron-studded oak opened in
wards and so to the left. At once
you found yourself at the foot of a
staircase-turret, the steps of which
rose to the right and after three or
four rises curled out of your view.
Now the door was very heavy
and, not being truly hung, had to
be held open; if it were not so held,
it at once swung back to it's frame
and, since it's lock was spring
| lock, shut itself fast. A catch was,
therefore, provided, to prevent 1t
from playing this trick-the sort of
self-acting catch that is used for
an entrance gate; and do bring this
catch into action, you had but to
open the door as wide as you could.
But by so doing you were masking
another door.
Enter the turret and let the door
shut behind you, and there in the
wall which the door, when open,
had hidden. was another smaller
doorway which gave to the secret
| room. The door which is framed
was also of oak and iron, but
though it boosted a handle, there
was no keyhole at all. 1t was in
fact locked by the catch which held
open the major door. Turn this
catch to one side, and the minor
door would swing open without a
sound.
From within the room this door,
when shut, could neither be opened
nor seen, because it was backed
with the woodwork which covered
the walls.
All this, of course, l learned later.
All that / knew at the moment was
that the door to the room had been
"cleverly DONE"
Rush whispered over his shout.
der.
watch out for this door. It's
wedged."
He Sided round the oak and
followed, with a hand on my pistol
and Geoffrey's knife in my sleeve
1 shall never forget the scene.
Only one torch was alight, an6
this was so held by Dewdrop that
it's beam fell on Helena's face.
She was sitting upright on 8
bench, with her back to the pan
. elled wall. The neck Of her dress
was torn and had fallen from ONT
Of her shoulders. If anything, he
air was listless: she did not seen
to be breathing, she sat so still
r Her eyes were lowered to avoid thu
t glare of the torch, but her beau
< tiful head was high, and for al
} the emotion she showed she Nigh
J have been sitting in church.
The sight of her captive and DIES
: olate hit me hard.
! The beam Of the torch was blind
f ing and I shut my eyes and sanl
. my chin on my chest. I wante'
I to be able to see where PharaO]
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CHAPTER x-continued

But Dewdrop had no comfort to
offer.
That the three were waiting for
Pharaoh seemed pretty clear. But
where was Pharaoh now? And what
had Pharaoh been doing since seven
o'clock? He had not seen Rush
or Bugle, nor had he learned their
news. More. While his men had
the use of the Rolls, Pharaoh was
using his feet. And that was not
like Pharaoh
Somewhere in the pile Of the cas-
tie a new light leaped into life-a
definite eye of radiance, unshaded
and unconfned. For a moment 1t
stabbed the darkness, a steady PIN
prick of light. Then it broke into
series of f1ashes-a silent luminous
stutter that no one could ever mis-
take.
And so my eyes were opened. Be
fore his fellows could tell me, ]
knew the truth.
Pharaoh was going to talk" Pha-
raoh had been in the castle the live
long day. He had never left with
Dewdrop. And now he was going to
auench the lights of the castle; and
when he had put them out, he would
let his accomplices in.
Dewdrop deciphered the message,
word by word.
Observation-Disclosures thtand
-by-to-enter- by-latht nighth
Observation-Disclosures"
The lamp flashed once more and
went out.
Before / had gathered my wits,
the three were afoot.
To this day cannot decide what
I should have done. Had left
them and dashed for the castle to
give the alarm, before had found
the warden the lights would have
failed. HadssI attacked, whatever
the result of my effort, / think II
is clear that / must myself have
gone down, but Pharaoh would still
have been rampant The brain, the
will and the drive prompting this
reign Of terror belong to Pharaoh
alone And only the destruction OF
Pharaoh could end this sinister
rule. First Pharaoh, and then his
fellows; but Pharaoh first.
say "that is how saw it," bu
that is more than the truth, for
saw it very darkly, and as I stole
after my quarry towards the bridge
1 was myself the prey of a horrit
uncertainty for which | was not t.
blame. I had staked and won; ant
now 1 was taking my winnings a
gamblers do. But this was no gam
ing-table; this was the instant bust
ness of life and death.
Wild to exploit the advantage
clearly held, in fear of wasting thi
by striking too soon, in fear Of los
ing it by holding my hand, ] move
10 PAGES in rear Of the shamblin
thieves, with one hand on Sabre
collar and the other on GeOHrey'
knife.
So far as I had gathered, the
knew no more, than / did what Phs
raoh was going to do. He was g
ing to cut off the light-disarm tn
main switchboard, without doub
Then they were to use the pos
ern-
The vision brought me up with
jerk.
How could they use the postern
The postern was fast. Pharao
must have opened it somehow. Ul
known to the warden, he must hay
obtained the key.
A sudden apprehension lifted il
ugly head. In Pharaoh's present
Helena had handed the warden
master key. That was the Key wit
which Pharaoh had opened tt
noctorn. though no alarm had bee
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-29
Main List ShOtUed Up Dull, Most Irregular
Selling Followed Order to Reduce Rates on Railroads
 Small Advances Made in Some Few Issues

would not attract enough new busl- ness Co offset loss in revenue.
 Weakness in rails had little in- fluence on the main list. utilltles were fraetlonAlly higher. Cuban American sugar made another new top for the year. Case shot up ( points to head . rise in the farm implements. Motor issues scored small advances. silvers Armed. oils were better.
 Small advances were noted in American Smelling, Auburn auto, Dorg.Warner, ChrySler, Continental Baking A, Kelsey Hayes wheel A, General Motors, MunsingweAr, Pullman, studebaker, Texas Pacific Coal 6s oil, .. g, Smelling and Western Union. American Home Products made Q new top with . gain of more than . point.
 Steel issues fluctuated in . nar- row arc. U. 6. Steel touched 0SM, fell to sax. Bethlehem dipped slightly. Traders looked for an. other pickup in steel operations with heavier orders from automobile companies,
 Despite the decline in railroad is- sues today the market closed hlgh- CT for the month, rounding out eleven straight monthly advances, new record for recent market history. The list has made an al- most continuous advance since mid-March, ieS6.
 Dow Jones preliminary closing averages showed Industrial iS3.i6 of 0.SS; Railroad He.S6 of O.o0: Utility 32.ii of 0.0o.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-29
JOHN CADNER
 COOLIDGE DIES

Boston, Feb. 2e.--tUP).-Funeral services will be held in historic Kins's chapel Monday for John 0adner Coolidge, "A, retired diplo: mat and c great-greAt-grandson ef Thomas Jefieyson, Coolidge, who died yesterday after l0.day illness, served in tho United states diplo. matic service In Mexico, Nicaragua. France and China. A graduate oi Harvard, Coolidge was c member os tho American Society of 1nterna. !. tional Law and the Somerset ana Royal societies of London and c fellow of the Royal Geographical so- olety, Besides his wife, he leaves c brother, Julian, Harvard mathe' Matics professor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-29
|Lightest Trading h Market During Week

having recovered losses. Production was the best since December le and output amounted to around 703,0O0 tons, against ee7,000 tons In the pre-. ceding week.
 Utility issues rallied from early lows but closed lower. Several re- ported improved earnings and elec- tricity output continued to make Q good showing.
 Coppers received c lift when An- aconda declared Q 26-cent dividend, the first since 1881, and reported net income equal to Si.20 c share for ie36, against 22 cents Q share in 1884. Lead and Zinc stocks advane. cd,
 Mall order shares met good de' inand, but Montgomery ward broke when directors declared Q 20-cent dividend, That was the first pay- ment since 1880 but Wall street had anticipated Q payment as high aS c dollar.
 Railroad issues sold off when the I, c. 0. ordered Q reduction in pas senger fares. Some of the roads be- lieVed such move would give then! higher revenues through increased travel but others held reverse views
 The market unsettled by the at' tempted military coup in Tokyo Japasiese bonds shot down; the Yen was depressed, and the silk market plunged down.
 U. 6. Government Bonds benefit t,l by President Rooseyelt's an. ,iouncement Friday that he would ask for new taxes amounting to Si,i37 ,0o0,000 to replace taxes lost by tho AAA decision and to amor tize the soldier bonus payments Bond men felt that the administra- ton was steering Q course to the right and trying to keep the budget near balance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-29
BOARD TO STUDY
 LAUNDRY PLANTS

Hartford, Conn.,, Feb. 2e---(UP3- The personnel of the board to estab. fish a minimum wage for women and minors in the laundry industry, had been announced today by State Labor Commissioner Joseph M. Tone.
 Nine members were named and on organization meeting was held at the commissioners office late yes- terday. :.
 The members: for employers: j. 0. Johnson, Hartford; Charles Dobbs, New Haven; E. J. Heerdt, Stamford.
 For employers: Mrs. Rose Valera, Hartford; Miss Helen Halloraii, LitchAeid; John J. McCurry, New Haven.
 For the public: Attorney Nathan, Sachs, New Haven; Miss Lewia Thompson, Hartford; Miss Florence Harrison, New London.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-29

hlll In It's present form is weak, but 1t is attempting to secure the 70. ceptanee of the above amendments winch will materially strengthen it, The League of Wcmen Voters will not support Q bill which is in sf- Sect weaker than the present iaw. In as much as this law vitaily affects all of us our daily use Of food, drugs and cosmetics, individuals are urged to write to the Honorable Schuyler Merritt, . member of the committee considering thN hill, %. Questing that the amendments lieted above be adopted. Communications shouA be sent ct once to Coneress. man schuyler Merritt, House office Building, Washington, D. Q.
 n. D. SeSl
 "Tho league is also greatly in- terested h the passage of the tsaIn' speok bill, II. R. Sa6i. Action Ap- poars imminent ct last on this DILL it having been reported that 6 recent White House conference wNs at. tended by both Congressman Rams. peck, the author of the hill ana chairman Of the House Civil Service Committee, and Senator o'Mahoaey, sponsor of Q somewhat similar bill in the senate. The League oe Wo- men Voters considers the RAtMs- peck measure to be the beset legis. iation of It's kind 90 fer proposed,
 "This bill does not provide Tor blanketing in present poselMaaters, but allows proeent eneuInben@ 70 achieve . classified status on the bas!s of c on.eompetitlve exam inatlon. PostermasteFships may also be filled by promotion or transfer from within the postal service Ac. coring to the proposed pill. Prompt action in setting c letter or wire to your congressman, Honorable J. Joseph Smith, House Office Bualos ing, Washington, D. O., urglnG ms support of this bill as repoFted rom the committee, is something eons crete which each person can do 70 mako the Trained Personnel n Civil Service" campaign definitely effective.
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 of the League of women
 Voters of Waterbury,
 Connecticut"