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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-07-30
FLAME in THE FOREST
by HAROLD TITUS
nv Harold Titus Illustrations by Myers wNu Service

ring Tor time. 0o laA az VIC n"o"'
there's not a great deal against him
vet. And If we keep quiet until
tomorrow who knows what'll
develop?"
Bridge saw his chance OF max
ing an immediate and impressive
arrest fading.
sTm not so damn sure, Young.
Throw 'em in the can first md In
yestigate afterward, / say If he"
"But you might spill the whole
Matter of beans. Don't you think,
Ezra, it would be wiser to hold
back?"
81 certainly do! Tn not going
off half cooked on this case, Nat.
want a chance to sit down and |
add up what we've got now"
Kerry nodded once, encouraging
". and looked covertly at Tod
West. who was retrieving the tin
cup. twirling it with apparent cas-
| ualness in his fingers again. The
hands, however, were trembling.
"What d'you think, Tod" Nat
asked.
.Why, that's up to you. Me, I'd
take Stuart if you've got anything
on him. First, though, I'd look
this layout over pretty careful"
"And Ezra and l." said Young.
.we'd probably better be heading
for town.
II think so, too," said the old
man, but his eyes were mystifed
he was following his deputy's lead.
ssBetter bring along those
boards" Young suggested. "We've
got that tire to change"
They went outside, then, leaving
the other three within, and Kerry
put the box carefully on the seat
cushion.
"stall," he whispered. "Let 'em
{ clear out!''n
5 He looked at his right hand and
! rubbed his finger tips together. He
touched again smear of sticky
r dirt on the edge Of the box and
e then busted himself with jack and
wheel wrench.
j For 20 minutes he stalled fol
}, time in the changing Of that tire
/ In the beginning low and hur
o ried muttering came from the cabir
e and then Nat spoke freely.
:, Gall right, Butch. Let's meas
U ure this thing off, now, SOS we CT
tell a jury all about it when tn
'. time comes"
i, Sounds of pacings from the in
e, terror of the cabin, observations
% argument. Then, consciously in
tent. the sheriff and his deput
W searched the entry and the cabin
re surroundings for what they Nigh
~ find.
Tod West remained leanin
At against the table until they cam
IS out: then he followed them with
rs fine show of interest.
rs "Well, mebby you're right
w Bridger said finally, approachin
as Ezra and Young. "But I got
duty. I won't walt TOO long. l
re drive to town and come to yol
~ Office tonight. I'm leavin' Butte
at tn Landin'. If he should g
= away !. it's be just plain hell
US They drove off and when the
~ were gone from sight Kerr
W dropped his wrench.
"Give me those boards!' he sa
q excitedly. "Here. -. +. Come Q
Ezra! Let's see what he used
49, pry 'em up With"
on IIe went directly to the cache
~ tools beside the doorway, eyeil
the implements one by one. /.
700 tits a bet!' he muttered a.
7or ducked inside and came out wi
4 !" a newspaper in his hands.
Shielding his palms with to
has mage he lifted from it's resti
place worn and shining crowds
4
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CHAPTER xl-continued

so LudC WHcIo AC Adu ~
cached, eh?''-stopping and peer
ing down. at, the hole. Lets see
the box, Young
Kerry pivoted on one foot, snug
Cling the box against his side,
swinging it away from the out
stretched hand.
"Not just yet, sheriff." he said.
Bridger gawped.~
mot just -. Say,"-straighten-
ing and whirling on Ezra ~ "just
what comes off here?"
The coroner's face showed Devil
derment.
Kerry spoke quietly:
whats coming off, Bridger, Is
coroner's investigation"
'Well,''-harshly-"it's sheriff's |
investigation, now. Give me that
box!"
Young rose, then.
''No, Bridger. When the coroner
has finished, then it'll be time for
your"
w AO Ll1V AOAA GA Y wv W w NSs
tin into murder case?"
Kerry shrugged.
I'm only a deputy coroner" ne
said.
deputy cor Since when?"
Ezra grabbed the cue.
''For couple Of weeks now, Nat.
| appointed Young as my deputy
SOS to have another pair of eyes
and ears in this country
The sheriff scratched his head
and grunted. Tod West took step
or two which put him close to the
table and leaned against it, watch
ing, listening. A tin cup was there;
he picked it up and twirled it in his
hands. His heart was pelting his
ribs, now, but it was no moment
to make move, to say a word.
Things had been happening of
which he had been ignorant. His
play was to learn as much, as pos
sible.
swell, even so,' began Bridger
and scratched his head again. He
hazarded course.
s'But you had your inquest; you
: got nowhere Now, seems to me-
we got hot lead on this case.
guess it's up to my Office to &C
through with it and make the
pinch We've got to have evidence
so / guess I'll demand what yol
two have found here"
Demand away!" snapped Kerry
"Demand and be damned to you
Bridger. Your authority isn't one
two, three with coroner's. q
read your law"
No need of this. Bridger knew
that much, but on the rebuff h
flushed holly. Before he coul
speak, however, Young went on:
"Theres nothing about wha
we've found to cover up. In thi
box are just three hundred dollar
in three bills. The serial number
correspond to those Cash DIRE
from the bank the day he wa
killed.
"There may be other items hel
which will figure quite largely
the case, though"
That, he knew, was bad jud
ment. He knew it before the wore
were out of his mouth, before We
dropped the tin cup. He did drt
1t and it rolled across the floor.
"Just what d'you mean? N
demanded.
eve don't know yet. We've ju
made a start. Now, you're at Ii
erty to do any Investigating "
want to just so long as you dol
mess things up for us.
"Our plan," he concluded, w
TO take this stuff in and go ov
the evidence taken at the inques
'But what about Stuart?'
"Well, you answer that. WI
ohout him ?"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-07-30

Anu uduUCuAcu Will DAAuSOA
Jerking him toward the open tour
ing car in which he was to ride,
a prisoner, in to the county seat, he
laughed bitterly, defiantly. -.
Old Ezra, nervous fingers twist
ing strands of beard, came close as
Stuart was helped into the back
seat, and Young ordered in beside
the driver.
"Hold everything, Ezra!" Kerry
said. you sleep on that stuff I'm
derstand? Guard it with your life,
if necessary. See me in the morn
ing and and take care Of Mani"
His voice dropped on this last
and he averted his eyes from the
doctors face.
Tip, still sitting on the seat of
Ezra's car, watched with stiff ears
as this other automobile moved
away. The crowd, after that de-
parture, began to buzz loudly. Doc
| tor Adams carefully gathered the
pieces of material evidence they
had found and carried them into
Mans office.
The dog whined little, staring
at the way his master had taken.
Slowly, almost tentatively at first,
he took the road; stopped once
and shifted the air. Then, at
rolling lope, he disappeared beyond
the sawmill, headed for Shoestring.
The ride into town was one long
succession of unsuccessful at
tempts on the part Of Bridger to
make one or the other Of his pris-
oners talk.
"Just where were you all day
Thursday, Holt?" he asked in
patent attempt at ingratiation.
"Go to blazes!"
"Now, that amt no way. Mebby
it'll be best for you to tell me. l
could do a lot of good If"
ooh, shut up!"
Bridger shrugged and smiled to
himself. Car tools, loose on the
floorboards at Kerry's feet, clanked
and ratified as they took the bumps.
, "Now, Young, you'd ought to
come clean for Hollis sake, about
$ why you run this breed"
''Tell him to go to hell, Holt, "
:, Kerry chuckled.
Again and again as they pro-
crossed through the dusk, Nat made
$ his inadept attempts to worm in
), formation from the two. After q
u time whenever he opened his lips,
the two chanted in solemn meas
! ure:
u "Go to HE'LL"
n "Well then" Bridger finally
snapped, "if there's any goin' to
l. hell to be done by this gang I'll
leave it to anybody with eyes
n to see who's on the road!"
% They swung through town
ID around to the rear Of the Jail ant
d entered by a side door.
~ Butch and Bridger took thei
g possessions from the prisoners AM
y ushered them into the bull-pen.
"Pick out your own BEDS" tn
- sheriff jeered unpleasantly.
- you'll have the place to your
n selves, likely. And I hope yo'
- like it, both of you'll"
= 1t was not long before excite
=. citizens commenced to arrive. The
" clomped up the front steps an
) through the corridor and cast sell
. conscious glances into the diml
~ lit apartment behind the bars; weI
into the sheriff's Office and Col
~ graduated him boisterously an
80 came out more boldly and hun
against the steel door Of the bul
=, - pen and peered through. But Kerr
~ on a bunk in cell, and Stuart 9
~ another, kept out Of sight ar
'a' made no response to the advance
Bridger was in fine spirits. 81
vs. talk rose high and higher. He b
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-07-30
And after those first minutes at

excitement and triumph, ZOO west,
drawing Bridger aside, talked fur
Their. What had transpired in Mel
Knights store between Young and
Bluejay had come to his ears and
he passed it on to Bridger and
made deductions and, in fever OF
relief, let his suggestions run into
demands. -.
AS they rounded the bend and
came into view Of the Downer
buildings, Ezra leaned suddenly
forward.
"What goes on here?" he asked,
staring at the group clustered be-
fore headquarters. THAT'S Mats
car. Do you s'pose -"
Kerry speeded up and when he.
drew close to the cluster Of men
about the sheriff's car it gave way
and there, white Of face, his hands
manacled before him, they saw
Holt Stuart!
Bridger pushed his way toward
Young as he opened the door OF
Ezra's car. The sheriff bore HIM
self with new Importance.
| "Well, l guess you'll have to ad-
nit / was lookin' little further
ahead n you were, Young!" he
cried, waving a sheet of paper true
ulently.
II guess, mebby, the sheriff's Of
fee can still be depended on to fol
low it's best judgment for the PEG.
pie of this county!
yeah? Just what do you mean?
Kerry asked, evenly.
!. "Mean? / mean / was right al
along! This lad Stuart is the mar
we want, Young, and l wasn't
second too soon, either. I guess
mebby there's ben things goin' OF
about this case that nobody blu
you md him understood! I'll coun
Ezra out because he's he's al
old man.
II don't s'pose you knew he wa
packed up, ready to haul, did you?
"Holt, you mean?"
eyes, Holt!" Tod West was edg
ing up behind Bridger, browning
nudging the sheriff. Eyes, Ho]
Stuart! Pack sack md suit case
all strapped up. ND I come on hill
I writin' this writin' it to Ma
Downer, who's ben away toda.
Listen to this!"
He read: "'Dear Nan: 1t looh
as if I'd stayed on here too lon
now, and, by staying, risked a
kinds of disaster.
"He'd got just that far when
busted in on him. Now, you g
any cock-'nd-bull story to explal
that?"
"Why should l have an explain
tion?'
= II wondered!" = edging clos
with an expression Of craft whit
Kerry, in that moment Of CONFUSE
thought, did not detect-"I wo
ey dered, Young, after / heard "
cd done your best to drive the state
en- chief witness out of the count
this"
2" "Here! What the devil!"
at Young grunted as he began
lie. struggle. Butch, the deputy, HI
ID. him from behind. Bridger h
grasped one wrist in both
ng hands; Tod West stepped in to
cure him, to help hold him despl
cir his first amazed struggles.
he "What comes OFF," Kerry
re- manded. ''What's the big Id
lp, Bridger?"
led The sheriff was reaching
handouts. A leer came about
mouth.
"I've got Stuart as a suspect
a murder case," he said loud
lrd end I'm takin' you, Young,
in interferin' with witness in tt
self-same easel"
,m- Cool steel encircled Kerr
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-02

Wee Scouty patted here and there, and made the snowman s head with care. You're doing fine," said Windy. Don't forget to give him eyes.
 Just punch two big holes. They will show. That is the quickest way know. Why, our man VIII be finished, tots, before we realize"
 "When Scoutys finished, I've Q hunch that will bring roars to all this bunch" said Dotty. Then the Eskimo lad shouted, Hey, let's rest.
 We have all kinds of time to spare. Come, Scouty, jump right down from there. My mother has prepared some lunch. We all can eat with zest,"
 "I'll say we can," cried Duncy. Gee, Q bit of food appeals to me- Where Is the luncheon to be serv- edP Let's get there right away"
 The Eskimo lad launghed and said, Right in our igloo, straight ahead. As soon as Sconty joins us, we'll be on our merry way
 And that won't take me very long. If you think will loaf
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-02
aea~ss % GEORGE scAIsDO
ASSa Soy Sv HAL COCHRAN aehl

you're wrong," said scouty, as ne jumped down to the ground ana joined the rest.
 "Our snowman can wait here for us. know he will not start Q fuss. If he could eat some food, though. we'd make him the honored guest.
 They ate and nibbled for an hour Then Coppy cried, Another show erl Just look! The snow is falling fast. Let's hurry to our man.
 "He will be lost in snow, l fear, if we continue to stay here" Fair Dotty said, "Now for my stunt" as out of doors she ran.
 T have e piece of fur, you sec. on our mans chin it soon will be. Thus he will have some whiskers, and he'll be Q funny sight.
 "Hey, Eskimo, please let me stand upon your back. It will work grand" The Eskimo replied, "Okay. l know you're fairly light"
 Copyright, 1886, NEA Service, Incl
 (Duncy and the Eskimo wreck the snowman in the next story.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-02

(Duncy and the Eskimo wreck the snowman in the next st0ry.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-09-09
CLEVENCER SLAYER
MAY LOSE APPEAL
Supreme Court May Lock
Doors Against Escape
for Martin Moore

Raleigh, Sept. 9.-(AP)-The North
Carolina Supreme Court took under
advisement today the motion to
docket and dismiss the appeal of Mar
tin Moore, Asheville Negro, convict
ed of the murder of Helen eleven
ger, Of New York.
Attorney General A. A. F. Seawell
lodged the motion at the request of
Solicitor Zeb V. Nettles, of Asheville,
who prosecuted Moore.
The Negro was convicted August
% and sentenced to die in the lethal
gas chamber, but notice was given of
intention to appeal.
The attorney generals motion set
forth that appeal for Moore had not
been docketed properly under the
rules of the court.
Seawell told the court that San
ford Brown, of Asheville, a member
of Moore's counsel, had requested by
telephone this morning that he post
pone making the motion and the at
torney general suggested that the
court mint wish to hold his motion
in allegiance until tomorrow in the
event Brown should file some motion
at that time.
Granting the motion, Seawell said,
would probably end Moore's chances
of getting a review by the Supreme
Court unless some new angle should
turn up in the case.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-09-09
Reorganizine
Departments
Aim OF FDR
Sweeping Revision
May Unite W O. r,
Navy and Air Serv-
ice In One Unit

New York, Sept. (AP)-The New
York Times said today in dispatch
from Washington that President
Roosevelt is considering for submls-
sion to Congress- in event of his re-
election, a far-reaching plan of gov
ernmental reorganization.
This plan, possibly would involve,
The Times stated, the consolidation
or abolition of some of the major de-
partments and bureaus.
whatever the President finally
proposes" the Times said, zone may
hear in informed quarters how that
the regular cabinet posts might be
deceased in such an extensive plan as
he has been considering.
A possibility, The Times stated,
would be consolidation of the Army,
Navy and Air Corps in a department
of national defense.
The Presidents committee on ad-
ministrative management, the dis
patch continued, is rushing an ex-
haustive study Of the Federal estab-
lishment, but detailed recommends
tions hardly will be ready before De-
cember 1
"The committee" The Times said,
"already has evolved sufficient
number of suggestions to allow the
prediction among Mr.. Roosevelt
friends that he will deal with his re-
organization plans in one or more
speeches toward the latter part of his
reelection campaign"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-09-09
LOWER CANDIDATE
HATES STRAW VOTE
Have Little Faith in Them,
But Know They Can In
fluence Votes
Senator Richard B. Russell, Jr.
BY CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press Staff Writer

Washington, Sept. 9.-The candidate
who is in straw vote minority ma
turally always pooh poohs the sig
nificance of that kind of vote.
Nevertheless, he and his managers
don't like it.
They would prohibit such voting if
they could.
The candidate on the majority side
is pleased. It is not exactly that he
considers the vote a reliable indica-
tor. It is not necessarily So for or
ganizers of these tests unavoidably
get their ballots from a more or less
picked fraction of the electorate. For
example, one method is to choose
names from telephone directories.
Nov folk who have telephones are in
a somewhat select class-not many of
them plutocrats, but in the main mod
erately well to do. On an average they
hardly can be reckoned as of quite
the same political sympathy with vot-
ers who are on relief.
Some straw vote organizers have
adopted the method of sending out
agents to contact the telephoneless
masses personally, but that means
that the telephoneless ones are likely
to be overemphasized in proportion
to those with phones.
True, the Literary Digest's polls in
the past have proved to be prophet
cahy pretty accurate. (The man for
Continued on Page Five.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-09-09
Win Four Congress Nomi-
nations in Primary Elec-
tons Held in State
on Tuesday
NATION WATCHING
GEORGIA ELECTION
TaImadge, Anti-New Deal,
Opposing Senator Russell,
Roosevelt Backer; Senator
Norris Is Entered in Ne
braska Primaries as indie
pendent Candidate
(By The Associated Press.)


Townsend old age pension candi-
dates appeared to have won nomina-
ton in four Washington State con-
gressional districts as the nation wat
ched returns from five State primar-
les yesterday, and today's balloting
in Georgia.
Georgias voting found Governor
Eugene Talmadge, a critic of the New
Deal opposing Senator Richard B.
Russell, Jr., a Roosevelt supporter.
for the Democratic senatorial NOM
ination.
Sharing interest with the primaries
was the filing of the candidacy of
Senator George w. Norris, veteran
.ebraskan legislator for reelection
as an independent. A supporter Of
much of the New Deal legislation,
Norris had announced his intention to
retire, but friends filed his nominal
ing papers through petition bear
ing more than 10000 signatures.
In two of the Washington State dis
tricts, Townsendites were nominated
or leading on both Republican and
Democratic tickets. But in Vermont a
Townsend candidate lost in his race
for the Republican nomination to
Congress.
In Colorado Governor Ed G. john
son was leading former Governor Will
liam E. Sweet two to one for the
Democratic senatorial nomination.
Both professed support of the Roose-
welt administration.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-09-09
Plan Aimed at Goal of Max
ing Germany Economic
ally Independent
of the World
SPEEDS PRODUCTION
OF NATIONS OUTPUT
Both Industry and Agricul-
ture Hiked in Orders,
Which Include Increasing
German Exports; Recur-
ring Successes Make Plan
Possible, Fuehrer Says

Nurnberg, Germany, Sept. 9.-(AP)
Chancellor Adolf Hitler to-
day proclaimed four-year program
embracing aggressive colonial de-
mands, aimed at the goal of making
Germany economically Independent of
the rest of the world.
The proclamation, sounded sudden
ly before 100000 Nazis assembled in
fourth annual convention, disclosed
Der Fuehrer has signed DEGREES re-
organizing the national economy and
hiking the planned production of all
industrial and agricultural products.
Their retaliation, he declared, "is
only a question of our energy and
determination"
"Our colonial demands" the pro-
clamation went on, "are part and par
eel of this program.
1--WE must build up our raw ma
terial sources"
The raising by bootstraps'' de-
crees also contain schemes for in
creasing German exports, but the de-
tails were not disclosed in the pro-
clamation, which was read by Adolf
Wagner the Bavarian Mai leader.
In the proclamation, Hitler declar-
ed the directness of Nazi principles
had been demonstrated by "our con-
stantly recurring successes" in the
midst of a troubled world.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-09-09
Ne7V Facts.
Demanded
Of SPAIN

Washington, Sept. 9.-(AP)-Secre-
tary Hull indicated today that new
representations probably would be
dispatched to both the Spanish gov
eminent and rcnrl commanders. in
sisting upon a satisfactory explana-
ton of the identity and motive of
an unidentified eirplane which at
tempted to bomb the American de-
stroyer Kane on August 80.
Although represented as convinced
that the attack on the DESTROYER was
a mistake, Hull plainly intimated at
his press conference today that this
government did not consider salts
factory the replies to it's protest re-
received from either Madrid or the
rebel General Franco.
Franco informed the American con-
sulat at Seville yesterday there was a
possibility that the Kane's aerial as
sailant was a rebel airplane, although
he had been unable to establish this
definitely. The Madrid ministry of
State, On the other hand, deneed that
any loyalist plane was involved.
Hull said the American govern
ment would continue to give close at
tention to the incident as long as the
planes identity and the real facts
concerning it's motives were not sat
isfactorily revealed.
Responsible quarters said this gov
ernment's attitude as outlined by the
secretary of state did not reflect any
official desire to inflict punishment
On those responsible for the attack,
because authorities here have no
doubt that it was an error without
Interior motives.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-09-09
Fugitives' Auto
Believed Located
In Wilson County

Wilson, Sept. (AP)-Officers here
expressed the belief today they had
surrounded Dan Kolb in a dense wood
between Rocky Mount and Elm City
Kolb has been identified as one OF
two gunner who fled a Florence, 3
c., road house during gun battle
with South Carolina State highway
patrolmen.
His companion, Coley Cain, an es-
capped convict from the North Caro-
lima penitentiary, died yesterday OF
wounds received in the fight at Flor
ence.
The officers here said a bullet-rid-
died car believed to be the one IN
which the pair rode from South Caro-
lina had been captured.
A posse of Nash and Wilson coun-
ty officers and city police hurried to
the wooded spot Immediately after
discovery of the car.