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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-20
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had kept as part Of her stage ward
| robe. These garments are in a differ
ent closet than her regular wearing
apparel" Mrs. Peoples opened her
| capacious purse. and drew out a It's
sue wrapped package. "It's-a ruby,
big as an egg!"
unwrapped it. Indeed. Mrs. PEOPLES
had spoken the truth. 1t was a
ruby, large as an egg. but it was the
exact duplicate of Dow Van Every's
Camden ruby! Even to the tar
nished chain. to the hole pierced in it,
it was the same. I gasped. and took
the thing from Keyes.
your detectives missed it. when
they searched. Captain Keyes." Mrs
Peoples spoke little boastfully.
Reyes was annoyed. and showed It
"And you knew nothing about
this?"
Il told you that ] knew nothing
Miss Younger didn't tell me of it. 1
something with the $4,000 in cash.
and ] found what it was"
But you don't know for sure that
this is what she bought?"
"N-o. but I think it is"
1--WE have to know now. Mrs. Peo-
pies"
Sounds reasonable. Keyes," l put
in. ivan Every had to pay cash for
his ruby, too. He bought his last
Monday, the same day Miss Younger
drew out $4,000 in notes" was
lingering the ruby carefully. Not
being anything of jewel expert. I
could not tell whether the ruby was
genuine "We'n have to take this
to Van Every. He can examine it
for us. and tell us whether it's q
fake. or not"
Yes. but first. Mrs. Peoples who
visited Miss Younger week ago
Monday?"
II thought of that. too. sir. and I
brought her engagement BOOK
Again the purse was opened and s!ss
produced small. gold-covered leath.
er book. which she handed to Keyes,
He glanced over it. found the data.
and muttered to himself for while.
With the ruby in my hand, l peere6
over his shoulder.
Mrs. Peoples explained quickly
that one entry was the hairdresser.
another manicurist. another mas
seuse. "She always had these things
done on Mondays. They were regu-
lar. These notes are in my hand
writing"
breakfast with M. G., 12" Man
uel Gonzales Again Mrs. Peoples
came to the front with aid. ''R. B.
supper. S." Roy Barrimore That
was all.
"Did anyone else call?'
"Oh. there were calls. many of
them. but none of them important,
because if they had been ! would
have remembered and told Miss
Younger. She left for breakfast at
about IL. to meet Mr.. Gonzales At
least l assume she met him. She
didn't say that she did. Then all
afternoon she was engaged at THO
beauty shop. Dorothy Reeds. on FiftA
avenue. She came home about S. az
I remember. and Mr.. Barrimore was
waiting for her. She changed and
I made light supper for them. a,
the apartment. At 1880 she left dos'
the theater with me. as she always
did. No one visited her there that
would be suspicious: her manager.
some reporters: that's all 9 She re-
fused to go out with Mr.. Barrimore
after the theater-I heard her re-
fusing him when I served supper
When we got home at II 80. she said
she was tired and. after she I'M
dressed. she went right to bed. That
was Monday week"
very good. Mrs. Peoples"
(TO BE CONTINUED
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CHAPTER "a

"CAN YOU remember what Miss
Younger did other days than Mon
day." Keyes asked Mrs. Peoples
There was a hint Of sarcasm in his
voice. and Mrs. Peoples felt it.
"Im only telling you what she did
Monday week because I thought you
would like to know. In the taxi
coming over / thought back. and re-
membered as much as / could.
thought you would want to
Enow@"
IT do. and thank YOU"
IT'S kind of easy remembering
Mondays-on account Of the beauty
shop. I had to be careful that she
doesn't forget that. so l always re-
minded her Monday when she walked
up"
Would you remember if anyone
strange had called that day."
well. don't think that I would.
There's always lot of people visit
ing her. If it's anyone out Of the
ordinary I might. but as l remem-
Der no one came Monday afternoon.
Her friends knew where she was, so
to say there weren't calls-there
were. but nothing suspicious"
what time was she due at this
beauty shop" q
"One- thirty"
"And what time did she usually
leave?" .ar
Near FIVE" =
Keyes coughed. Hardly time to
run to the bank and draw out her
rash before she went to the shop,
Ind certainly no, time to get it after
wards. as the banks would be closed"
IT never thought of that!" Mrs.
Peoples exclaimed.
what time did she leave to meet
Gonzales?"
about 12."
where were they eating?
"l'm not sure. She didn't say. She
hked breakfast out. though. and sell
dom had 1t home. Said it woke her
ND to get out She liked to sleep
ate"
what time did you awaken her in
che morning?"
Eleven"
Keyes thanked her again. and she
left looking rather longingly at the
ruby as she went. I accompanied
her to the elevator, and tried to
make up for Keyes' brusque manner
in dismissing her. Her find was in
valuable l thought. and she certain
ly should be given credit for it.
When / returned to the captain,
he was looking DULY at the ruby.
which he had put on the white
spread of the bed. Perhaps it was
nerves. perhaps imagination. but the
ruby didn't seem to sparkle as Van
Every's had To me. it only glowed
feebly. I handled it again. but could
learn nothing from it. 1t looked like
the other. yet there was subtle diff
ference.
We've got to go to Van Every.
Keyes. He'll know"
He nodded and reached for his
overcoat. Damn ruby again. but
I'm beginning to see why Margalo
Younger made the appointment with
Joyce Van Every for tea: why she
was so interested in the Camden
ruby: why she was so eager to talk
to Van Every She evidently had
bought the Camden ruby. too and
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At our table bidding went: West.
iSpade: East, 3-Diamonds, showing
slam prospects: West. 3-Spades:
East. 4-Hearts; West. 5-Hearts:
East. 6No Trumps, which Rau
doubled.
The opening lead was the 4 of
spades. Dummy's Q won. The re-
turn lead was the of diamonds. that
went to the j. low heart was won
with dummy's @. The normal ad-
verse division of the six missing
hearts was AZ. but how did the Ace
and j lie? AS readily may be noted
from diagram. return lead of the
low heart from dummy would have
given us 6-odd Instead Of leading
low from dummy and picking uk
North's j with the K. declarer lee
the from dummy. causing the *
to lose to doubers Ace. Worse than
that it gave South a second stop tG
the hearts with his 8. effectually
stopping us from winning more than
two heart tricks. Three spade tricks.
two heart tricks. four diamond tricks
and three club tricks were now
needed for the small slam
South led spades for the second
time and dummys & won. The sole
remaining hope for game was the
possibility - of winning three club
tricks. The 6 Of clubs led at this
juncture, letting it run to the 10
unless North covered with @ or j.
was the "only hope. and should have
been tried. as both spades and hearts
were subject to the loss of a trick if
led the fourth time. In case North
split his equals. by covering the
of clubs with the J. the K would win
Dummy could be put in lead with its
K of diamonds and the last club led
from there. insuring fulfillment of
the contract. by overtaking with the
10. if not covered. and with the Ace
in case the @ covered. However.
East did not think of the club possi-
bilities. but only of attempting the
impossible. by trying to squeeze
South. which could not be accom-
plished. as that player held as many
diamonds as declarer had and finally
South had to be given a major suit
trick or else North had to be given
a club trick
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was anxious to see whether hers wa.
a forgery"
Evan Every paid $4,000. Keyes
Margalo. $4,000. No doubt in m,
mind but that hers is fake"
Women and their bargains!" h.
sighed. and stepped into the taxi
Van Every's house was lighted
brightly. and when we entered thu
front door. McManus met us.
Everything O. K. chief" He Lee
us into the living room where Var
Every was reading. He greeted u.
kindly and ordered Soon to get some
glasses for us. Pulling silver fash
from his pocket, he filed the glasses
generously.
"Chase you out of your library p
Keyes asked.
mo. but I've no heart to stay
there. I'm renting the house as soor
as can find tenant"
Reyes finished his drink before he
mentioned our errand. "Get me your
ruby. will you. Van Every? I've
something here. rather interesting tt
show you. but must see your ruby
first"
My friend seemed surprised as he
called Soon. The Chinese was close
by. and his master addressed him ir
language I could not understand
Soon vanished and reappeared in
perhaps 10 minutes with the boz
which I knew contained the ruby
Van Every opened it. took the chain
in his hand and held it up to the
light.
Reyes dug in his pocket and
brought out Margalo's ruby. I heard
Van Every gasp as he leaned for
ward. then he swallowed and sat
back weakly.
Heavens. what start you gave
mel Where'd you get it?"
The officer explained as briefly as
he could When he had finished. Van
Every arose. "Come up to my labo-
ratory. I'll examine the stone.
don't think it's genuine. but Wen
see."
had not particularly noticed the
door leading into the laboratory
when Van Every and I sat in his
bedroom the night Margalo was
murdered. I imagined the door led
to a clothes closet. Now he opened
it. and we found ourselves in a small
room. no more than six by eight.
Possibly at one time it had been a
closet. The one window looked out
on the garden A long narrow
table. holding three powerful micro
scopes. faced this. On the velvet
cover near one Of the instruments
was a small box containing other
paraphernalia for examining jewels.
"My workshop" Van Every said
simply. Rather my playshop. Now
let me have the ruby"
He went about examining the
stone methodically. had watched
him before with the Khonivar dia-
mond at the Villa Maurin. with
powerful! charging lens and some in
struments which were unknown to
me then. He had no laboratory
there.
Keyes and ! waited silently for
some Is minutes. while Van Every
went over every inch Of the stone.
measuring it. then tabulating the
At his request when he had fin
ished. we both looked through a lens
at the stone. 1t was clear except for
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-20

Morris Tremaine, above, New
York state comptroller, is being
mentioned as possible successor
to United States Comptroller Gen
eral John r. McCarl, Republican,
whose term expires in June. 1t is
reported that Postmaster General
James Farley has placed Ire
maine's name before the presi-
dent. The term is for Is years.
-GcntrnI nrcSa
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CONTRACT
q B RIDGE D
WRITTEN FOR CENTRAL PRESS
BY 6. v. SHEPARD
NO EAST MADE IrlE SLAM

NO EAST MADE Ir1E SLAM
HERE is A hand that appeared
last evening in an invitation game
for experts of the Knickerbocker
Whist club. It was a Howell move
ment. and for the moment my part
ner, Charles E. Norwood. sat East,
with only his pair vulnerable.
Opposing us were Joseph Rothschild
and John Rau. Several North and
South pairs bid game and made
either 5-Spades or 5-No Trumps.
Our small slam attempt gave us bot
tom on the hand. causing us to come
In second for the evening; fulfilment
of the small slam contract would
have given us top score for the eve
ming. so close were the three highest
SCORES
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Economy
Experts

To ascertain
which of the
N e W d e al
a G e n c j e S
s h o u | d b e
scrapped, re-
d u c e d 0 r
nodded into
per m a n e n t
framework of
the govern
ment, Presi-
dent Roosevelt
has appointed
Luther Gulick,
Charles E.
Merriam, and
Louis Brown
low Il. to r.)
as special COM
mittee for
e c o n o m y
reform.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-01-04
Br sFNATOR RAY CHURCH

I'M FORESTVALE cemetery, Helena
& valley, stands native Montana gran
n tie hiatt bearing bronze tablet with
the above inscription. This monument,
erected in memory Of one Of Mon
tana's beloved pioneers was sponsored
by the Montana Society OF Pioneers
and a number Of warm friends, fnclu0-
ing A. II. Barrett, B. II. Tatem, w. @.
Conrad, T. @. Power, A. M. Hotter,
John T. Murphy and H. M. Parchen.
All Of these men are at rest in For
estvale with the exception of w. O..
Conrad whose final resting place Is at
Great Fails.
x. Beidler was born in Harrisburg,
Pa, and passed away at Helena from
an attack of pneumonia at the age Of
SO years. During his last illness. while
hts friends and associates Of many
years were at his bedside hoping that
he might overcome this dread disease,
x, with that bravery and fortitude
that always characterized his life ac-
tivities, said he had no fear Of death
for he had faced it many times. When
tana lost one Of its best known and
most loved citizens He was genial,
kindly and generous and had many
warm and faithful friends.
An Adventurous Spirit
x. Beidler, at an early age acquired
the adventurous spirit which brought
him west. While a young man he be-
came engaged In the border warfare
between Missouri and Kansas. He was
wounded In a skirmish between these
warning factions but recovered and
moved to Colorado in 1858. There he
went into the business of packing with
burros TO the famous Humboldt and
Georgia mines. 1t was at Denver that
x. met Moses Morris, for 10 years q
resident of Helena, and their friend
ship continued during the lifetime Of
Mr.. Beidler Later in this story appears
q list Of pioneers of the SOS who at
tended the Beidler funeral and so far
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-01-04

you there when our coaches are
robbed?"
Beidler's answer was typical. why
in H don't they rob them when am
there"
x. was sore and quit. But Tracy raised
his pay and he went back to work
History records that no treasure was
lost while X was on board He was
absolutely fearless and the gangster
element had wholesome respect for
him.
= Guard in Park
Beidler's occupation during practic-
ally all his life in Montana was that
of an officer, and he was good one.
He was stage coach guard, indian
scout, deputy United States marshal,
deputy sheriff and at one time guard
and guide in Yellowstone national
park. While in the park he acted as
guide for John d. Rockefeller. One of
Rockefeller's eastern guests saw band
of elk and asked x. about them, re-
marking that he would like to take
one home with him. x. casually re-
marked yes, I've raised a lot of them
here and wouldn't miss one so just
go out and catch the one you want"
While deputy United States mar
shall, x. heard that man VINO was
badly wanted had been seen in yell
lowstone park. He started out in his
blackboard and nearing the park saw
the man he was after walking along
the road. x. pulled up and offered him
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-01-04

as the writer has been able to ascer-
tain Moses Morris is the only sur
Vivor. x came to Bannack in 1858
Moses Morris followed a year later
Although in his 92d year, MIR. Morris
has sparkle in his eye, a happy dis
position and a memory that recalls
wildly incidents that have occurred
since he came by OK team from Leav-
enworth to Denver in 1850.
x. was not long in finding a COED
job after he arrived in Montana. Look
ing around for a man who had the
nerve and Judgment to serve as guard
for their express coaches which ran
to Corinne, Utah, the Wells-Fargo Co.
decided on x. Beidler. Having on one
occasion a large shipment Of gold 10
make, and the date being decided on,
word got around Of the shipment. Need
less to say this did not escape the
knowledge Of the gang of stage robbers
who infested the region Anticipating
trouble, x. advised making the ship
ment day later. This was done, and
Beidler's judgment was amply vindicat-
ed for the stage was held up as he had
predicted. The big shipment was made
the following day and arrived safely.
Theodore Tracy, who was the Wells
Fargo agent In Salt Lake, telegraphed
X. this message: why IN H amt
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-01-04

a ride. After driving some distance he
remarked to his passenger that his
hands were tired from driving and
asked him TO take the reins. The
stranger asked x. II he knew q man
named Beidler. x. replied that he had
seen him. Well, If ever meet him
I'll kill him on sight" declared the
passenger. x. Immediately pulled his
gun, placed his man under arrest and
took him TO the federal authorities at
Fort Keogh.
mining camps of Bannack and Alder
Gulch would attract undesirable cit
liens in large numbers During the
year 1858 this group did q thriving
business. Stage coach robberies, hold
ups and murders were Of frequent oc-
curTence. There was no organized law
enforcement body. Henry Plunmer was
sheriff and his headquarters were at
Bannack. While regarded as q good
citizen at that time, 1t later became
apparent why he made no attempt to
stop or punish the almost daily crimes
being perpeErated by this bioodthirsty
gang. Plummer had three deputies at
Bannack, Buck Stinson and Ned Ray,
as brutal q pair of bandits as ever
packed q gun and another named Dill
lingham, who was man Of honor and
a good citizen. While an honest Off
Ger, Dillingham; knew too much about
the activities of Plummer and his other
deputies to be safe. Hearing Of the In
tended robbery Of two men on their
way from Bannack to Virginia City,
Dillingham; warned them. One of the
men foolishly told of the warning and
Dillingham; was doomed to die for his
kindness In giving the warning.
Dillingham; was In Virginia City
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-01-04
North Montana Fair Ranks
Eleventh in United States

made by the International Association
of Fairs and Expeditions and made
public at the annual meeting of the
association recently held at Chicago.
Out of the entire list Of more than
5000 fairs, the North Montana fair
stood in 18th place in the total amount
Of premiums and purses offered and
was 21st IN attendance, in comparison
with similar events held in communi-
ties where population far exceeds that
of the North Montana district, the
report stated.
The amount paid by the North Mon
tana fair for premiums and race purses
totaled $33, 325.01, the report shows.
Total attendance was 167, las.
The report, in the opinion of those
conversant with the history Of the
North Montana fair, is further proof
OF its steady climb to q position as one
of the leading fairs In the United
States.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-01-04
FLUSH OUT
L MILES Of
KIDNEY TUBES

Medical authorities agree that your
kidneys contain rs MILES Of tiny
tubes or filters which help to purify
the blood and keep you healthy
If you have trouble with too fire.
uuent bladder passages with scanty
amount causing burning and discon-
fort, the Is MILES of kidney tubes
may need flushing out This danger
siknM may be the beginning OF nag
ging backache, leg pains i0Sa OF pep
and energy, getting up nights SWELL
ing, pufaness under the eyes and
dizziness.
II kidneys don't empty 3 pintn
day and so get rid OF more than .
pounds of waste. poisonous matter
may develop. causing serious trouble.
Don't wait. Ask your druggist T0x
D0ANr$ PILLS, which have been
used successfully BY anHAf2ena Of D@o-
pie for over 40 years. They give n@wpa
relief and viii hG1p co nush oue the
is MILES of kidney Gnh@m. Gee
DOA9sE PILLS IS v0ur druggist.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-01-04
John X. Beidler s s ss s.s s s fss."
Park AanvTh
Body Of Unknown Man
Is Found Near Billings

The deeomposed body Of an aged
man was found liza q cave about five
miles east of Billings few days
ago by Lloyd L,owmaan, eEnpAoye Of
tine harry Johnson ranch, while be
was hunting for bobeat traps, C8wo-
ner George Sestergren estimated the
man had been dead three or feux
months. There was nothing On the
body to identify the corpse. Officers
are investigating the possibility tha4
ported missing I'm this vicinity Aasz
July.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-01-04
Immune
o Q o Q . =
FROM PUNISHMENT DUE no
EARTHQUAKE JOLTS

Even municipal judges can be
swayed with pity for earthquake
sufferers.
Under the heading, "Helenan gets
break-accused driver from Quake
city escapes traffic fine" q WASH
ingtOn. ID. c., newspaper article ex-
planned how w. s. Scott Of Helena
escaped payment Of q traffic fine
because the presiding judge felt
that anyone from Helena had been
ioIted sufficiently without being
penaIized for q minor road law vfo-
la4fOu.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-01-04

Out Of slightly more than 5000 fairs
and expositions which were held IN
the United States during 1885, the
North Montana fair held q place near
the top of the list, both from the stand
point Of attendance and premiums Of
fered.
This is revealed In an article In the
current issue OF the Billboard, in which
is contained the results of q survey
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-01-04

Three days after The execution o.
Ives the Vigilantes we're organized.
Beidler's name did not appear on the
list of those who signed the original
oath for the reason that he had gone
to assist in bringing in wagon train
that was stuck near the Hole in the
Rock. However, upon his return, he was
informed of what had taken place and
he Immediately became one Of Capt.
Jim williams able and trusted leu
tenants. He was active in the pursuit
The Washington times., 1936-09-11

whole wheat flour. Mix the dates
thro ugh dry ingredients with
finger tips. Cream shortening,
add the sugar gradually, then the
beaten egg. Add the dry ingredi-
ents alternately with the milk:
Add vanilla and oeat until well
mixed. Drop by teaspoonsfuls
two inches apart on we'll oiled
baking sheet or inverted pan,
bake at 400 degrees for 10 min
uteS.
Mocha Date Cake
l cup of hot coffee
l ~ cups of flour
u package of dates
3 teaspoons of baking powder
"a teaspoon of salt
"a cup of shortening
l cup of sugar
1 egg
y cup of nutmeatS
Y teaspoon Of vanilla
Pour the hot coffee over the
sliced dates and let stand until
cool. Sift the flour, baking pow
der and salt. Cream the shorten
ing. Stir in sugar gradually then
the slightly beaten egg, nutmeatS
end coffee mixture. Bake in a
shallow pan in moderately hot
oven (375 degrees) for 40 min
utes. When cool spread with
mocha froSting.
VOTE AMERICAN
The Washington times., 1936-09-11
Prizes
Send Recipes
For Grapes

The grape season is here. Purple
Concords, California Tokays,
Thompson Green Seedless are a
few of the varieties that tempt
your eye at every fruit stand.
The washington Times is pay
ing cash prizes of 81 for unusual
ways to use them. Not only are
salads and fruit cocktails eligible
for these prizes, but also recipes
for making grape preserves, jelly,
and wine.
You have a chance to win. Send
in the recipes you like and have
found delicious. Address entries
to Miss Jean Green, The Wash
ington Times, 1917 H st. N. w.