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The Western news., 1936-01-30
Golden
PlantOlllS
FASCINATING TALES
OF LOST M l N RS
THE CRAZY WOMAN

TT WAS In the early days of the West.
1 A large tent formed the chief place
of business OF Unionville, near Helena,
Aont.-just such I tent az We read
about In stories of other new camps
Here everyone gathered and discussed
the news Of the day.
One autumn, strange looking out
ft stopped before the big tent and
the assembly went out to look 1t over.
It was cart drawn BY two oxen and
guarded by yellow dog. II was driv-
en- by a woman-and what = woman
She was 6 feet tall, dressed like 4 man,
and her long name of red hair was
topped by an old and decrepit slouch
hat
Decending from the cart, she stalked
into the tent, and offered an overture
of friendship by ordering drinks all
around. This broke the Ice, and the
men began to ask questions, but she
proved to be extremely laconic- Her
name was Sal, she said, "but folks call
me the crazy woman" where are
you going7" she was asked. Il amt
goin'." was the reply. 4What are you
looking for7" "Gold."
1t was unnecessary to say more: she
was one Of them, and the first woman
| to come to Unionville besidea When
she drove down to the creek to make
camp. the men got together and decid-
ed that they would build her cabin.
The next morning they offered her this
help, and she accepted with the pro-
vlso that she haul the stones with her
/ oxen.
The camp saw little of the newcom-
er. Early every morning she pad
locked her door and set of, followed BY
the dog. She returned after dark.
Men sometimes saw her on the trail at
nightfall, with a heavy load Of some
thing. but she refused all offers Of help,
and when she was asked what the sack
contained, said only THAT'S my bust
| ness"
/ It was evident that she expected to
stay through the winter, for she sold
her oxen to the butcher. The only sign
of life around her cabin Was the dou-
BILE row of footprints In the snow
where she and the faithful dog, which
was as unsocial as Its mistress, came
and went But the day came when nc
tracks showed, and for nearly a week
nothing could be seen but the dog
which stayed at the door, bowling dis
mally. Some of the men went down t.
the cabin at last, and for once the an
imal seemed glad Of company. but tht
men went back to camp, and the doi
remained at Its post: finally 1t died.
We may wonder why the miners hat
not investigated before, but people
were different In those days, and It wa
only after a couple more weeks hat
passed that they broke into the cabin
No one was there, neither were ther'
any letters or notes that could giv'
them any information. Under the bet
was more than 100 pounds OF placer
gold, and several hundred more OF ros
quartz filled with gold. That was all
They hunted, when spring came, 10
the "crazy woman" and her mine. Blu
they found neither.
The Western news., 1936-01-30
CAVE IN GUADALUPES

EGEND says that the richest mine
IL In the world Is the Lost Sublette,
which lies hidden among the Quad
alupe mountains In Texas and New
Mexico.
Ben Sublette rode into town one day
with a buckskin bag full of nuggets
and the boast that he had wealth
enough to buy the state OF Texas Con-
trary to the usual manner of miners.
he spent his money wisely, building a
fine home for his family, and when the
gold ran out he managed to slip away
and get more. taking only small
wagon-load on each trip.
For many years he refused to tell
the source of his wealth. Finally, feel
ing that some one else should know
he secret, he took his son Ross and a
friend, Mike Wilson.
Ross was just youngstcr. He was
impressed, naturally, by the secret
trlR but the golden phantom Is not
taken seriously by children, and In af-
ter-yeara all Ross could recall was
that the mine was In a cave, near a
spring. In the Russell hills. With such
meager memories he tried to retrace
the journey, but 1t was not possible.
Mike Wilson, who was older. was
said to have gone back after Sublette
died and he brought home sack full
of the rich ore. He went on rather
| marvellous spree that lasted as long as
| the gold held out. and then tried to go
| hack for more. But this time he lost
| his bearings. and for some reason never
| could ret straight again. He spent the
rest Of his life In vain search for
| the gold that had once been In his
grasp.
Later, two Mexicans found the place
and took some OF the ore. They were
tralled by Lucius Arthur, who came In
with all he could carry and he, at last,
was loquacious about the mine. His
gold, he said, was broken from ledge
near the brink of an 80-foot wide
| chasm. and there WIS a cave below
that must hold unreasonable wealth
i He bought a rope. that he might ex-
4 plore the depths. and went out without
telling anyone where he was going.
II there really Is gold In that cave
no eyes have seen 1t since. II It /.
ever found, there Will probably be Z
story to tell regarding a guardian skei
eton-for Luclus Arthur has nevel
came back.
The Western news., 1936-01-30
STORM MUSIC

For some extraordinary reason my
senses were now as lively as they had
been lately dull. l knew no hesita-
ton; my confidence was sublime.
1--WE back" / said quietly. what a
mercy we hadn't. got further. Az 1t
is, we've plenty of time. They can't
do mile a minute along this lane"
'But, John"
I patted her blessed hand.
"Don't worry, my dear. It's all right.
Little Arthur has got an idea," and,
with that, put out my headlights and
started to take the Rolls back by the
glow which her tail-lamp threw.
Two minutes later backed her over
the bridge.
"Can you see their headlishts1"
asked.
y mot yet"
/ began to swing around to the right,
leaving the roadway and backing onto
the turf. When had gone thirty PAGES.
l threw out the clutch.
At once we heard the Carlotta and
a moment later we saw the glow OF her
lights.
The two Of us sat In silence, listen
Ing and watching, while Pharaoh "came
down like the wolf on the fold"
/ do not think we were excited
| the danger was past. We now were sim
ply waiting for car to get out OF
our way.
And 50 she did.
| Well clear OF the beam OF her head
lights, we watched her sweep down
| the slope and over the bridge; and al
she went by to the apron, / let the
| Rolls leap forward and take her place
on the road.
My lights were dimmed and do not
| think that they saw us, for their eyes,
OF course, were looking the opposite
way; but In any event the start which
we had was deadly, for they must turn
| the Carlotta and we had the faster
| car.
| AH We uOdlCA III oiitASNt ! NOuAASA
my companions sleeve.
And now where7" said L
"Well go to my nurse at Pommers
Her husbands a farmer there, and
they'll see us through. And we'll wire
to your cousin to Join us and start
from there"
We had the ways all to ourselves
and, indeed, believe that we were
the only beings awake In that country
side. Twice we sang through village
and now and again we could make
out the form of homestead beneath
the trees. So for some 35 miles.
Then the engine OF the Rolls conghet
twice, and the car slowed down.
AS / frowned, the truth came pelt
ing--to scar my brain.
what is it, John2 What is it7"
"Petrol," / said hoarsely. I mean
to fill up before we patrolled this eve
The Western news., 1936-01-30
BRISBANE
THIS WEEK
Long Live the King!
Edward Makes Promises
Real Spending Ahead
Tribute tn T. r.

King Edward the Eighth, now sol
cmnly proclaimed king, will be re
The Western news., 1936-01-30
| FEEL fine
Mothers read this:

4 CONSTIPATED child 4 % sasiiy
"A Strengthened out, its pity meee
mothers don't know the remedy.
A liquid laxative Is the answer.
mo&hers. The answer to oil your
worries over constipation. A iquid
can Be measured. The dose can b
exactly suited to any age o. mead.
Just reduce the dose each time, until
tho bowels are moving cd their own
accord and need no help.
This treatment will succeed with
any child and NTH any adult.
Doctors use liquid laxatives. Hospt
tails use the liquid form. Il It = bcst
Tor their use, It Is best for home -.
And today, there arc fully I million
families that will have no other kind
In tho house.
Tho liquid laxative generally usod
d DR.. Caldwel1's Syrup Pepln. Il ,
/ doctors prescription. now - widely
known that you can get 4 ah ready
for use at any drugstore
The Western news., 1936-01-30
Turkish Peace

or all the nations allied with Ger
many In the World war Turkey was
the last to make peace, the first to re-
cover from defeat and the only nation
on the losing side with whom terms
we're negotiated rather than imposed.
The Western news., 1936-01-30
CHAPTER IV-Continued

The door of tower was open. and
Helena whipped inside. She fled up
stairs and Into the pleasantest bed
room ever saw. AS followed her In,
she pressed key into my hand.
There's a door behind that cur
tain"
While I was unlocking this, she
twltched a coat from a cupboard and
rushed to the painted table on which
were combs and brushes and all things
that women use.
Have you money, John?'
"About fifty pounds" said l.
"Good."
Then she threw one look around and
slipped out OF the room.
Lock 1t behind us, john
A short stone stairway brought us
into little hall which was very dim
ly lighted and was shut by three mas
sive doors.
"The right-hand one" said Helena.
"Quick. That's master key
We now encountered winding flight
of steps. At the foot OF this flight we
came to another door, but | could not
see to unlock 1t, so Helena took the
key.
And then we were out In some pas
postern that gave to the outside world
But Helena turned instead to very
much smaller door. sunk deep In the
wall
his steps on the stone. He was out of
sight, round some corner, but he was
not twelve PAGES away.
Helena's fingers were shaking, as
ste fitted the master key The lock was
stlff and defed the efforts she made.
AS put out my hand. heard the
man stop and swear. Then he turned
on his heel and began to retrace his
steps.
An instant later the door was locked
behind us and we were alone In the
dark.
Helena was trembling, and put my
arm about her and held her close
"Reaction,' she murmured. "pll be
all right directly. You see, we're safe
for the moment. I'D like to sit
down."
With my arm about her, we SAT our
selves down on step.
'I'm all right now" breathed Hell
ena, lifting her head
let her 60, and she sat back against
the wall.
Listen, John. We couldn't have
crossed the drawbridge without being
seen. And that would have been runa
ton. But now we've just dlsap.
peared The doors that were open are
open, and the doors that were locked
are locked. But we have vanished
This stairway leads to a grating In the
wall of the moat. It's just above the
water. Directly below 1t, under thf
water and, therefore, out of sight, Is {
footbridge of stone. That leads across
the moat to another grating ser~ln tht
opposite wall The gratings are barred
not locked, and each OF them,s baEFet
on this side. The farther grating ad
mits to an old brick tunnel that VII
lead us under the meadows ana int
the woods" She got to her feet. "Ant
now we must 90. We've not momen
to lose. The ramparts don't overlook
this part of the moat. and we slmpl,
must get to Plumage before Bugle ant
Rush.
Carefully we descended the stair
which, was very damp.
The water was cold and the iron 0
the gratings was rusted and yer.
harsh, but the footbridge gave goo
foothold and our passage was mad
with an ease for which had not dare
hope. Since the water came up to m
loins, / made Helena lie across m
shoulders and carried her over lik
that
AS set her on hel feet in the tur
mel, l heard the Count calling he
name.
Helena Helenal'
The Western news., 1936-01-30
Answers

Indian Worth $500, 600 900
The fortune OF the Maharajah OF
Jaipur. one OF -India's wealthiest
men, has Just been estimated at
more than $500, 100000.
The Western news., 1936-01-30

membered as the
first king Of Eng
land that ever few
through the air to-
ward the throne.
He took 4 sep
arate oath ITO re-
apect the Church OF
Scotland y There Is
hard fighting back
Of that
The Western news., 1936-01-30


| had often read and heard speak of
IAN agony of apprehension but fever
until that evening. when our head
lights sent darkness packing out Of
that lovely lane, had understood that
te. rible state Of mind
Then all at once the truth stood
clear before me. and something more
sinister than fear took hold OF my
heart
The lane was no lane, but a trap
full two miles long. Once we were In,
we could no more turn the Rolls round
than a man that was buried could turn
himself round in his grave.
IL only we had stuck to the horses
and ridden away across country to
take some train. -. But 1t was too
late now. For better or worse we had
chosen this dreadful way.
! set my teeth; and we took the
rise before us with the rush Of a lift.
AS the Rolls swept over the crest,
for an instant | lifted my foot-and
then In a flash all my suspense was
over and Its grip was torn from my
heart.
Two miles ahead car had turned
into the lane.
Helena caught my arm.
That's the Carlotta. I know It, What
can we do7"
The Western news., 1936-01-30

Ed " ard the
Eighth will mount
the throne for the
nrst time at 4 joint
session OF the lords
The Washington times., 1936-10-10
JAIL DELIVERY
PLOT Fooled

JESSUP, Md. Oct. 1o.-state
prison authorities today were in
vestigating a plotted jail delivery
which was foiled through the dis
covery of hacksawS, keys, knives,
screw driver and a steel hook
in the cells of two prisoners in
the Maryland House Of Correc-
ton.
The prisoners already have
been placed in solitary confine-
ment in special underground
prison cells, and a thorough
search is being made in every
part Of the institution for more
such tools.
Warden Walter E. Quenstedt
announced that the jail breaking
plot seemed to implicate other
prisoners, and he asserted that
a concerted Jail break of a num-
Der Of convicts may have been
planned. He said:
~ am confident others are
involved and also confident we
will find other things"
The investigation started Sat
urday with the finding Of saw
blade on the person of one Of
the prisoners now in solitary.
The Washington times., 1936-10-10
DR.. BUCHANAN
ASSAILS REDS

Exploding Utopian theories of
Communism, DR.. William Gordon
Buchanan, head Of the business
administration of Georgetown Uni
versity, addressed more than 100
members of the Central Business
Mems Association meeting last
night at the Burlington Hotel.
DR.. Buchanan warned of the
dangers Of the growth of Commun-
ism among the intellectualS Of this
country, saying:
There are plenty of carrier
Americans to spread the gospel
of Communism and FaSciSm
through the United States and
each faction is at work to get
inrOadS here. 1 went to Russia
to visit Utopia and found there
Is no Utopia"
The speaker gave a vivid de-
scription of the lack of efficiency
and industry in Russia under the
Soviet rule and the lack Of free,
dom which he styled "a state
bureaucracy"
The Washington times., 1936-10-10
LAND0N FLAYS
LYNCH|NGS
IN i. ).
Candidate Says Defeat
Will Deprive Negro
of Defender

NEW YORK, Oct. 10 G.NS0
A message from Governor Alfred
M. Landon declaring that a
Negro sis in the house Of friends
when he maintains allegiance to
principles of the Republican party
was made public here today.
In his message to Cleveland @,
Allen, Negro leader, Governor
Landon said:
"The Thirteenth and Four
teenth Amendments are Repub-
lican amendments. They made
the word citizen a real word
in the lives of the colOred peO-
pie and brought them under
the protecting shelter of the
Constitution and the Bill Of
Rights.
"A defeated Republican party
will deprive the cOlOred people
Of their principal defense. A
victorious Republican party will
be powerful protection for the
cOIOred people in their march
forward to better things.
"A part Of the task ahead Of
US Is the fight against lewless-
ness in the necessity to meet the
evil Of lynching which Is a blot
on our American civilization.
Some legal means must be de-
vised which will be effective in
ending this great menace to our
institutiOnS."
The Washington times., 1936-10-10
MILK, EGGCR0P
NEAR RECORD

International News Service
In the face of soaring food
prices, housewives saw a CLEAN of
hope today in reports of the De.
partment of Agriculture revealing
record milk and increasing egg
production following early fall
rains.
With eggs at highest price levels
in several years and milk pro-
ducers and distributors demanding
Increased prices, the departments
crop-reporting board disclosed
that milk production has reached
the highest level for IL years.
Egg production also has reached
the average seasonal level, and
the number of laying hens on
farms is increasing. Unless high
feed prices force a considerable
marketing of laying stock, egg
production should be CLOSE to the
average" this winter, the board
said.
A remarkable recovery in pasture
conditions during September was
responsible for the big increase in
milk production, the report stated.
The increases occurred in all
regions except the South Atlantic
The Washington times., 1936-10-10
ADDED
TO RED CROSS

Red Cross enrolment today
jumped to a total of 38,022, the
various committees active in gain
ing members for the humanitarian
organization reporting the addi-
ton Of 4.367 persons to their roll
call" yesterday and today.
The largest part of the increase
was due to the enrolment yeSter-
day Of 1,400 workers in the Navy
Department. 1t is expected that
Monday and Tuesday reports Of
large enrollments in local business
house will further swell the total
membership.
Officias of the Red Cross are
confident that the goal of $4,000
members in the District, set for
this year, will be reached.
-VnYE AMEpIcAA
The Washington times., 1936-10-10
DARK SKY FAILS
TO HALT SHOW

WARRENTON, Va, Oct. 10.
Despite cloudy skies, the annual
Warrenton horse show which
opened here yesterday to a crowd
Of nearly 1000 persons was con-
tinued today.
Opening at 9 o'clock this morn
ing, classes will continue until l
p. M, and after an hours recess,
will get into the afternoon classes
scheduled to run until about S
o'clock. More than 20 classes are
scheduled for the days show here
today.
Yesterdays Steller performers at
the show were U. s. Randle'S en-
tries from Washington. Mr.. Ran
dies entries captured blues in two
classes Of the premier exhibition
Of its type, won a red in one class,
and captured third on two other
exhibitions.
The 5000 jumper stake was won
by Mrs. John Hay Whitney'S Nip,
Of the 19 horses entered from the
Llangollen Farm. Mr.. Randle's
entry, Way. placed second in this
event.
Other entries Of Mr.. Randle's
which gave good account Of them
selves included Pride, with vic
tory for the Washington stable in
the open jumping for hand.up
jumping; Claws, which won the
middleweight and heavyweight
qualified hunters showing, and
Pride again with a third.
AMEPIcAN-
The Washington times., 1936-10-10
Widows Kin Refuses
To Believe She Is Dead

NEW YORK, Oct. 10 G.N.s0.
A police theory that the dismem.
bered legs found floating Monday
in Boston harbor were those Of
Mrs. Grayce Asquith, missing
Boston widow, today had failed
to convince Mrs. Asquith's sister
in.law, Mrs. Anna Griffin, Of
Brooklyn.
Even the news from Boston
that police found blood stains
and a crimson-dyed saw and
butchers cleaver in Mrs. AS
quith's cottage, from which neigh
bors said she had been missing
three weeks, failed to shake Mrs.
Griffin. She said:
81 refuse to believe Graycc
is dead. Why, who would want
to kill her? She was the
quietest, most amiable woman
/ have ever known. never
heard her quarrel or argue in
my life. She was not inter.
ested in men.
IF Grayce really was muir.
dered, there could be no sen.
SibIe motive but robbery. She
had a $500 fur coat, a $1,000
fur wrap, and a good deal Of
jewelry. Grayce always liked
jewelry."
Mrs. Griffin described her hus.
bands sister as "a very beauti-
full blonde, with tiny hands and
feet"
Mrs. Griffin's husband. Louis
F. Griffin, left for Boston as
soon as he heard the victim Of
the dissection murder had been
tentatively identified as his
sister.
The Washington times., 1936-10-10
ERIC JOHNSON
WINS SHOOT

Eric Johnson, Of Hamden,
Conn. won the first leg on the
William Randolph Hearst Trophy
by winning the National Capital
short range individual match at
Camp Simms, the District Ma
tional Guard range, today.
The match included 10 shots on
the 50-yard range and 10 on the
100-yard range. Johnson fired a
score Of 399 out Of a possible 400
to win the match.
Second place went to E.. M. Nc
Lean, of Bradford, Pa, with 397.
A. w. owens, jr., Of Baltimore,
was third with 397. and j. T..
Strailman. of Hampton, Va.
fourth with 1876.
Despite bad wind and inter
mittent rain squalls, T. M. Lewis,
CO Washington, fired a perfect
score Of 200 to win the 50-yard in
dividual, the first match fired to-
cay in the third annual National
Capital Small Bore Rifle Tourna-
ment.
w. P. Schwiezer, of Hillside.
N. j., was second with 1879, and
J. C. Lippencott. Of Elizabeth.
N. j., third with 1877.
Lippencott won the 10o-yard in
diVidual with a score of 1919 out
Of a possible 200. A. w. Owens,
jr.. of Baltimore, was second with
1893, and Major j. C. Jensen, of the
District National Guard, was third
with 1877.
The Washington times., 1936-10-10
l. MADRID RAILROAD OUTLETS ARE CUT BY INSURGENTS
Austrian Control
Is Seized By
SchuSchnigg
CONTINUED from Page u

hemberg to mobilize the helmWehr.
Early in the cabinet meeting
last night, 1t is un d ers GOD,
Schuschnigg summoned the helm
wehr leader to the chancellery,
and there made a last-minute et-
fort to effect a truce.
But Prince Won Starhemberg
was inmovable. His price for
peace was the vice CHARACTERISTIC,
from which Schuschnigg elected
him last July IA, and the post Of
commander-in-chief Of the militia
which would give Starhemberg
control of the armed forces.
The chancellor then struck. He
made his dictatorship complete by
forcing two members to turn coat.
The only two representatives Of
the heimWehr on the cabinet, Vice
Chancellor Eduard Baar-Baaren-
fels and Finance Minister Ludwig
DraXler, resigned.
But they Immediately reentered
the cabinet through the back door,
by pledging allegiance to Chan
cellor Schuschnigg.
Shows Courage
The same procedure was OBJ
served in the case of DR.. Hans
Pernter, minister of education,
who represented the sturmscharen
even though Schuschnigg was
the founder of that Semimilitary
organization, whose chief purpose
was to keep Austria independent
from Germany.
The Chancellor, who entered
the perilous office as a suspected
"weakling" and stop-gap chan
cellor, showed an iron fist today
when he ordered the police to
suppress ruthlessly" any at
tempts by Prince Won Starhem-
berg to interfere with the dissolu-
ton orders.
His courage was further exhi.
bited when, in spite of the potent
tally explosive situation in Vienna.
he left soon after the cabinet
meeting to attend the funeral Of
the late Premier Julius Goemboes
in Budapest.
Up to Starhemberg
AS a result, Baar-BaarenfelS, as
vice chancellor, is in charge Of the
government and responsible for
peace and order-and thus, while
Schuschnigg is absent in Buda-
pest, may be obliged to oppose
his former Heimwehr colleagues
with force.
The next move is up to Prince
Won Starhemberg, but Chancellor
Schuschnigg holds the whip hand,
and it is expected that the helm
wehr, leader will bow in the end
as he did when elected from the
cabinet.
At that time he made a flying
trip to Italy, trying to enlist the
support of Premier MuSsolini.
Fascist aid was then refused, and
it is believed that again II Duce
will back up Schuschnigg.
The chancellor has been in Of
flee since 1884.
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