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Evening star., 1937-02-21
MONAGHAN TRIAL
WITNESS RECANTS
Peace Officer Denies Hear
ing Hotel Keeper Fall
to His Death.
ny the Associated Press.

SOMERSET, Pa, February 20.-
One of the seven peace officers charged
with the third degree" death of
Frank c. Monaghan retracted today
q previous statement that he heard
the 64-year-old hotel man fall in the
Fayette County detectives Bertillon
room.
The defense has contended at the
trial of State Trooper Stacy Gunder-
man that Monaghan was "viciouS"
character, that he attacked Gunder-
man and died last September IL after
q fall while officers questioned him
about the cutting of County Detective
John c. Wall
Wilbert Minerd, assistant county
detective, testified, under cross-exami-
nation by Attorney General Charles
j. Margiotti, that he had made his
earlier statement about the fall Ito
help his officers"
Justice Questions Witness.
Supreme Court Justice George w.
Maxey, presiding, asked:
"Is it true?"
Minerd answered:
"It Is not true"
Margiotti asked:
"You gave him statement"
'Yes, as a friend. 1t was supposed
10 be in confidence, for the benefit of
his officers"
Margiotti then showed him the
statement and asked him if he had
made it. He answered:
81 don't believe I made that"
He said, however, that his signature
appeared beneath the statement.
Cites Section Is Untrue.
A section of the statement which
he said was not true read:
During the night I was in and
out of the Office while Monaghan was
being questioned and at no time did
I see anybody strike him. But while
he was taking a shower bath, heard
him fall on the tile floor. In my
opinion Monaghan was intoxicated" )"
The Commonwealth has charged IL
men were in ;olved in Monaghan's
with murder, Coroner S. A. Baltz,
two physicians and two undertakers
are accused of "concealing facts"
The trial was tr: .sferred to Somer-
set on change of venue from Union
town, where Monaghan met death.
Detective Wall stopped Monaghan
on a rural road near Uniontown the
night of September II, claiming he
was too drunk" to drive. Monaghan
was accompanied by Miss Florence
Dean, 19-year-old chambermaid in
his hotel. Wall claimed on the wit
ness stand Miss )ean held his arm
while Monaghan slashed his face with
0 knife.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
RAYON TESTED FOR USE
AS CORD IN AUTO TIRES
Chemist Declares Substitute for
Cotton Will Prolong Life
of Rubber Product.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, February 20-Join-
ing other forces in an effort to in
crease highway safety, science expert
mented today with rayon as suhsti-
tute for cotton in the cord" of auto
mobile tires.
DR.. Charles M. A. Stine, chemist
and vice president of the E. L du Pont
de Nemours Co., predicted the new
cord would prolong a tires life con-
siderably beyond the $4,000 to 10000
miles he said was possible out of a
good" product.
DR.. Stine addressed a business and
professional mems group at the Uni
versity of Cincinnati.
Cotton, he said. loses in tensile
strength when tire becomes heated
and this may lead to the failure of the
tire. Now it is found that rayon. of
which cotton is the base, resists that
type of failure due to heat"
Evening star., 1937-02-21

case Of the prohibition agents in
1927, when IS per cent Of the en-
ployes lost their jobs.
Commissioner Mitchell OF the
Civil Service Commission told us there
might be a rs per cent turnover Of
employees In the agencies to be blank
eted If we used competitive exami-
nations"
Evening star., 1937-02-21
U. S. EXPERT TO STUDY
SHRUBS IN 7 NATIONS
DR.. L. G. Corbett to Make Three
Months Tour of South Amer
ican Countries.

ican Countries.
DR.. L. C. Corbett. principal horti-
culturist Of the Department of Agri-
culture, will leave Washington next
Friday on three-month tour of South
America to study the ornamental
plants and shrubs in the parks and
public places of seven nations.
The study. directed toward intro
duction of South American plants into
this country, is result Of President
Roosevelt's visit to Rio de Janeiro,
Buenos Aires and Montevideo last
year. The President was so Impressed
with their beauties that he recon-
mended the study and he and Secre-
tary Wallace assigned DR.. Corbett to
make the study.
DR.. Corbett will be accompanied by
Malcolm Kirkpatrick of the Public
Park Commission. They will first visit
the West Coast, including Ecuador,
Peru and Chile, and return to the
United States through Argentina,
Uruguay and Brazil.
Evening star., 1937-02-21

examinations alone would amount to
several million dollars.
Then. some Of the members fear
competitive examinations would cause
such heavy turnover in some of the
agencies as to interfere seriously.
"a Civil Service Commission expert,
who has been in the work for 80
years, told us competitive examina-
tons have been used only once in the
blanketing of running agency into
the civil service. That was in the
Evening star., 1937-02-21
WILL INSPECT "ARMY"

Lieut. Commissioner Ernest I. Pug
mire, territorial commander, and Maj
Sidney z. Cox, territorial young
peoples secretary, will conduct the
SD annual inspection of the District
Salvation Army activities tomorrow.
Commissioner Pugmire has in
spected Salvation Army work in China,
Japan, Canada and the United States.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
Mrs. Wilson to Return.

MEXICO CITY, February 20 (P.-
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, widow of the
former Democratic President of the
United States, will leave Mexico City
for the United States tonight after
visiting American Ambassador and
Mrs. Josephus Daniels.
Evening star., 1937-07-18
ROOMS FURNISHED.

1901 MASS AVE. NV. Apt. 20l-Lovely
rooIn for one or TWO girls. -
1902 l7th NW-One room and xii net.
One furnished room. Gentlemen only. 90.
10" 10th ST. NW.-Double studio room,
.Ox3O: 3 double easement windows
feet high. ga feet wide; large hreplace;
two fuA-size beds, studio couch: plenty nl
drawer space; > people $50 per month.
18th AND OAK SITS NV. 1922 Hert-
ford pl-Large attractive front rm., next
bath; reas. Col. 6645-J.
@2l r. I. AVE. NE.-Lse.. nicely fprn.
front rm next bath pS Nortb hGas unm
lol3 WEBSTER ST. N.W.-Large, attrac-
tive bed room with sun porch; housekesp-
ing; cool: convenient reas. Col. 1875
3ll7 HYATT PL. NV, near l4th and
PARK rd.-Neat double rooms for zentle-
men: reasonable.
52.5 N II AVE.-Newly furnished room.
private bath; also single room new home.
Gail sun. or after : PM week DAYS. Ram
LARGE. COOL ROOM for employed lady
for two months; nicely furnished adioin-
ing porch. next to bath: Mt. Pleasant car
QUIET; employed lad.; nice; clean, 2nd
unlm. phone: S5 month. Adams 7ll6.
DUPONT CIRCLE, 1867 Conn. ave-2nd
floor. Apt. .. single room, next bath:
1892 CALVERT ST: NW:.Nee. large.
thing hing fnrn., f Incl linen. silver.
o42 9th ST. N.E-Newly furnished
rooms, twin beds. inner-sprins mattresses:
So week.
56Ol 18th ST. NW-Attractive. large
front room. 3 windows in private. de-
tached corner home; gentleman.
LARGE ROOM with shower bath, private
family. Cleveland 2327.
1912 COLUMBIA RD. NW-Clean, cool,
attractive rm., porch: housekeeping facili-
ties: in well-condueted house. adults.
1347 L ST. N.W.-Lovely, 3 rooms. kit,
2nd story; completely furn. for h.k.. snap
at SO wkly. for adults.
Gill Bird ST. NW.-New home. large. airy
front room: twin beds. pvt. bath; gen.
tlemen. Randolph 1883.
REFINED LADY share home with adults:
completely turn. rm.; references required.
Col. 1909.
32O4 18th ST. N.W.-Cool lst A.. Q rms,
-hskpg.: cross ventilation; dressing
I'm. with water: SIS.
1923 VERMONT AVE. NV, Apt. 73--,Near
Thomas Circle. walking distance all de.
partments. METROPOLITAN 4O55.
1883 MERIDIAN PL N.W:-Attractive,
clean front room. four windows. private
home; owner: adults: reasonable. Col 0243..
NICELY FURN. ROOM with private bath
and shower, suita BILE or persons: Jewish
family. Adams lO3SS.
l."0 16th-Pleasant double studio bed
ROOM next bath: unlimited phone: quiet:
TUo-room, Kitchen, bath apt. nevly dec.
GRATED. beautifully furnished. refs.. $50.
2441 18th sT.-Singl. room. Sc 80 -
week. Call Sunday only.
Continued on Next PageD
Evening star., 1937-07-18

SCOTTY PUPS. A. K. c. reg: excellent
/ plood lne. c: E; owen, Lanham Md Cali
Evening star., 1937-07-18

RESTAURANT business section 14th)-
The best small restaurant We have; now
closed account family dissension; rent,
$50: sell fixtures $1,000: half cash and
assign lease. R.. M. De Shazo. 1923 14th
NV. National 354O.
Evening star., 1937-07-18
DOGS. PETS. ETC.

| 81 BERNARD. daughter undefeated cham.
| pion, FrenchS Buddy: gentle well trained;
SlOo: =: North Carolina ave. Sc At.
Evening star., 1937-07-18

PIANOS-We have three splendid values
in fine used uprightS that we're closing
out at reduced prices-Starr. Sl35; 1vers
g. Pond. S1l0: Knabe. S165; completely
terms National 4750. Kits, 1880 G st.
PIANO Sl5; ice boxes, So So; Army cot.
ST. 321+ Wisconsin ave. NV. Cleveland
Evening star., 1937-07-18

and one Joiner. Apply GA L st. NV
DO NOT WEAR truss that will torture
YOU Let us make you one correctly fitted
to your individual need Universal Arti-
ficial Limb Co., 6":' F. st. NV. Dist. 61sS.
LEAVING the city I am offering my
household goods and effects at most rea-
sonable prices. Please call after PM
week days. No dealers. owen J. Clarke.
1873 Wisconsin ave. NV.
.-BARREL NOVELTY BEER BAR, excel
lent condition: used very little. make
offer. 63:} Indiana ave
Evening star., 1937-07-18

CHICKS. special for one week only. B.
and w. rocks. reds and Wyandottes: S6
per hundred; l00'c blood tested. Ware
house for Wavne feeds. wholesale and re-
tail. We specialize in dog and pigeon
feed: also distributing point for JameSway
poultry and dairy equipment. l.. E.
BeachS Hatchery and Seed Store at Nor
hecE Md Ashton lE-E-ol
Evening star., 1937-07-18
CAPITOL CHICKERY,
FARM q GARDEN.

1102 BladenSburg rd ne. Lincoln $500.
Baby chicks and pulletS. WAYNES S FEEDS
exclusively; wholesale. retail distributors
Evening star., 1937-07-18

56Ol 18th ST. NW.-Attractive. large
front ROOM 3 windows, in private. de-
tached corner home; gentleman.
LARGE ROOM with shower bath, private
fap ily
Evening star., 1937-07-18
POULTRY 8 EGGS.

BECK'S Blood Tested Chicks; 90 leading
breeds. headed with r. o. P. cockerels. IS
90: ducks. $50: poults S35; seXed chicks.
Catalogue. Beck Hatchery, Mt. Airy. Md
VIM. James q Son. 6l9 K st. NV. Metro
M
Evening star., 1937-07-18
CATTLE AND LIVE STOCK.

FOR SALE-sJ pigs average 5O-15 lbs
= SowS. 3 with pigs; 3 boar hogs. / TO lI2
yrs: 3 Poland China Sows :, Holstcin and
Guernsey bulls, also fresh cows. 45S H
Evening star., 1937-07-18

pIANOS-Three small apartment -SlZt
p.anoS. returned from rent: one at SlNo,
one at sl45 and one at Sl32 90 one
used GUlbranSen grand. Sl3u several
vertiPrand Uprishts. returned from Tti;t,
At SIS and SIGs 50 HUGO Woreh, lllu
G. sole agent Tor the famous h&Fdmaan an
Nv tho same family for past 90 years.
HEADQUARTERS for the world renowned MINI
plano the smallest upright made. GranoS
and uprlghtS for rent for al occasions
Evening star., 1937-07-18

NEAT DISPLAY CASE. loft Hussmann
double duty refriaeration National cash
register. computing scale: a set of metal
shelving for grocery. Hobart electric
meat grinder. al! in excellent condition.
sacrifice. 929 Olonoco ST. Alexandr!a; Va.
Evening star., 1937-07-18

PIANOS FOR RENT, 81 per month and
up; rental paid applies on purchase price
If you decide to buy later. Natl. 4730.
kits l3HN C st. u. W.
Evening star., 1937-07-18

PIANOS-Used Lincoln baby grand, Sl95;
used Starr baby grand, ,S.45; Chase q
Baker grand. used less than . months.
S345 S535 Lanter 5-foot grand. hoor
sample, S}95; all fully guaranteed; easy
terms National 413o. kits $50 G st.
PIANO. Huntington upright. Al condi-
ton Price far below value. Cash and
terms Apt. 434, Chastleton Hotel, North
Evening star., 1937-07-18

CAIRNSIThe fascinating little working
terrier Of Scotland: puppies Of BEST blood
lines at reasonable prices. Mrs. ] 3.
Mackle, 24O9 10th st. ne. North 4337. .
Evening star., 1937-07-18

TYPEWRITER Underwood model 5; good
condition. reasonable. Wis. 42l1. Apply
a day Sunday or week days. after 5
O clock
Evening star., 1937-07-18

PIANO. Steinway grand almost new Won
derful tone private party: Sacrlflce 1or
cash. At American STORAGE dealer
PIANO-Apartment upright: latest model:
reliable make: sell cheap; cash or terms.
American Storape dealer.
Evening star., 1937-07-18

AUTO RADIO G. E. used one year. SIS.
D. H. Trucksess 4.l3 Brandywine NV. =
AUTO RADIO in my 81 Plymouth prac-
tically new; save S25. OIL B st. n e..
Evening star., 1937-07-18
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

OFF-SALE BEER and wine business; does
$3.50 TO $500 weekly; rent. S15; rooms:
price. 81 900; terms. See Mr.. Purcell. zoos
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1937-11-12

There had been something humbly
sublime about it. Jack found himself
wondering what Kay would have done
under such circumstances, the vilifica-
tion she would have heaped on this
man, the questions as to what would
become of her. All in a night. Jack
Hammond had gained perspective. 1t
was as though his subconscious brain
had been gathering evidence fo1
months, that it might await the proper
moment to lay convincing case be-
fore his conscious mentality. Now it
had been done, and all that was left
was the hurt of it and his shame for
himself. Suddenly, however, he put
his thoughts aside.
Lew Slade was carried aboard. A
canoe awaited the Sergeant to ferry
him the short distance to the airplane.
He was swapping final instructions.
"I'm going to leave you in CHARGE -
he said. Hear that, you men? Ham
mond here is in command of fire
fighting until get back. Jeanne Tow
ers better be responsible for the wo-
men,"
eyes, sir"
Garry the news into town. See that
everybody knows it."
They hurried to obey. The Ser
geant went on:
"You'd better start a back fire as
soon as possible"
eyes, in that marsh grass to the
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1937-11-12

ped animal, without enough courage
to snarl.
How'd you get off the trail?" He
had seized the trap and was straight
ening it, steeling himself against the
mans outcries, that he might gain
sufficient leverage to exert his
muscles on the heavy, double springs
Slade gasped the answer:
"Kenning led me over here. He
said we could get down to the lake this
way and circle the town. Then peo-
pie wouldn't know we'd been at my
cabin"
"He knew better than that"
An agonized cry came from the
trapped man as Jack attempted to
press open the trap. The prospector
desisted. At last Slade went on:
"Sure he new better He knew this
trap was here. He must have-he
the same as said so, after he'd walked
me into it."
"Has he gone crazy-completely 2"
"He talked like a wild man-about
how everything he'd worked for was
gone. He kept cursing himself for
doing dumb thing like lighting that
fire-kept asking me why let him
do it."
"I guessed you fellows pulled that"
Hammond was now straining at the
deadfall to move it forward and thus
relieve the strain on the trapped man.
'Didn't the idiot know he'd set the
bush afire as we'll as that cabin?"
"That's what set him so crazy. He
was awfully groggy there in the cabin
almost knocked out. He kept telling
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1937-11-12

me it was my fault he did fool thing
like that. After he'd walked me into
this thing, he tried to find the CUTS
to knock me out-but-I guess he's
pretty we'll shot. Ali he could do was
just stand there and stare and yell
at me that somebody had to take the
fall-you know they'd find me here
and blame me for having set that
cabin afire and firing the bush." The
man shuddered with pain as Hammond
again bent over the trap. Suddenly,
He'll have his wish, all right"
"Easy now," the prospector insist
ed through swollen lips. "Ill get you
out of this. You'll have to stand this.
When I give the word, pull as hard
as you can-try to walk away on your
hands-wait a second-now CO."
Screaming, the man escaped, drag
ging his useless legs grotesquely be-
hind him. Then limp, sweating, he
sank to the ground. Hammond leap
ed swiftly beside him, ripping off his
shirt and tearing it into wide strips
He twisted these. Then with quick
sure movements, he tied tourniquet
around each leg.
The heat of the fire momentarily
grew more intense. A deer jack
knitted along the trail, halted as if ir
mid-air, stared at them, then went
bounding onward. A spark anglet
downward, falling on a mound oi
leaves, where it lay smoldering. The
roar of flames was becoming more
thunderous, like the rumble of rush
ing water. Jack Hammond bent ane
slowly lifted the half-conscious man
Then, with a swinging motion, HI
slipped the limp form across his heavy
shoulders.
With short, running steps, stagger-
ing at times, he reached the main trail
and starting his downward course
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1937-11-12

"Not necessarily said Terry crisp
ly. "a death-bed statement is valid
evidence" He reached into his red
tunic for a notebook. "Better give
me the whole story"
"Must it be now?" Jeanne begged.
Jacks hurt"
The man rubbed hand over his
swollen face.
"I've got some salve up at the cab
in," he said."I'n smear it on"
"But-"
"Hammond's hard to kill" cut in
Sergeant Terry. He'll be all right"
Jeanne Towers shook her head as
though she did not believe him. Ham
mond forced laugh.
"I'm all right, Jeanne. I'd take
twice this to do what I did to Kenning.
Stop worrying about me-"
Then, as tersely as possible, he obey
ed Terry's command for the entire
story of his fight. There was no
time to be wasted in long descriptions
or wordy theories. The fire was COM
ing closer; from behind them the twist
ed streets of the little town were loud
with bowling huskies, the cries of wo-
men and the commands of men; the
exodus toward the life RATS already
was beginning. There would not be
room on them for everyone
must take their chances in the shall
lows of the lake, lying there with
their nostrils barely above water. The
RATS, in fact, were only for women
and weaker men.
Sergeant Terry finished taking his
notes and slapped shut his memoran-
dunn book.
GIVE already sent out the other
planes to Fourcross and Vanderhoof
to get help" he said crisply. II had
intended to shoot Timmy Moon into
Rupert alone. But I'd better go with
him and take that mans statement on
the way" He started to follow. Tim
my was in the cockpit, with the motor
idling. Two men stood on the pom
toons, showing a cot through the cabin
door, while two others waited on shore
with the whining Slade in their arms.
Jeanne went to the injured man and
laid hand on his shoulder.
"Don't be sore at me-" he begged.
81 never planned it; honest to God, I
didn't"
"I'm not sore at you," the girl said
slowly. "I-guess you couldn't help
yourself. You've never been able to
help your self, Lew"
Her hand fingered for a moment,
then was withdrawn. Pale with emo
ton, Jeanne made one more plea to
Jack to care for his hurts. Then she
turned and went slowly back toward
town and her store; the groceries on
it's shelves might be badly needed in
the days to come. Sergeant Terry
looked after her.
"She must have thought lot of
that fellow at some time or another"
the mounted policeman said.
"She must have" Hammond answer
ed, in queer voice. "To be able to
have forgiven him like that"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1937-11-12

west. That's the danger point-em-
bers will be dropping over there pret-
ty soon. If that grass goes, the town
goes"
"The towns going, anyway-but
we might as well take the long chance
to save it."
"I'll get at it."
Better send what canoes are avail
able around to the inlet and pick up
Around the World Annie and her
gang"
"I will"
Although" Terry added, "from the
way the winds taking the blaze, may
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moved out of the forest toward Sap

moved out of the forest toward Sap
phire.
1t was a stricken town which Ham
mond sighted, when at last, moving
down the slope, he came within the
range of marsh grasses, leading to
Sapphire. Already, brownish-black
smoke had blocked out the surround
ing mountains, hanging low over the
valley like a dirty fog.
The village itself seemed to swarm
with people. They ran from cabin to
cabin, or merely hurried into the
street, to stare futilely at the bal
looming plumes of smoke in the dis
tance, then again rush for cover. The
whole district was lighted as if by
stage effects, queer back-Gght glow
which rose to brilliancy, dimmed to
sullen carmine, then burst forth again
with glaring intensity. The fire was
burning closer. With this wind, the
town had little chance.
There was activity down at the lake.
Hammond turned in that direction
with his burden. The man on his
back was in urgent need of surgery;
crushed ankle bones, severed veins,
deeply lacerated flesh were something
which could not be treated in a from
tier camp, harassed by the threat of
destruction. Jack, dog-tired, forced
himself to a final effort. At last,
someone sighted him and shouted.
Then Sergeant Terry broke from the
throng where Timmy Moon, a pudgy
demon in the fire glare, was gassing
his plane. A second figure Joined
the mounted policeman, crying out as
she came. 1t was Jeanne Towers.
"Jack," she cried out, for the in
stant intent only upon the sight of
his battered features, the crusted blood
on his cheeks and throat. you've
been hurt-you've been hurt"
"Had a fight" Hammond answered
grinly, then jerked his aching head
lower to indicate the man in his arms.
Jeanne gasped.
cts Lew Slade," she exclaimed.
Townspeople crowded about them
then, shouting questions. Hammond
only by shifting his burden
and moving nearer Timmy's airplane.
Slade was fully conscious now; he
kept up a continuous mixture of
groans and whimpering.
"What happened?" Sergeant Terry
demanded.
Hammond glanced concernedly to-
ward Jeanne. He had remembered
the day of the robbery and her fears
of publicity.
Il didn't think what was saying,"
he apologized miserably. She faced
him, unafraid.
cts all right. I wrote the whole
story home-with that money"
Hurriedly Hammond related thru
thick lips what had happened in Lew
Slade's cabin. Sergeant Terry wheel
ed.
"Hey, you." he shouted to two min
ers who had been assisting Timmy at
the plane. "Come get this fellow.
And you" he indicated another gold
seeker, 'see if you can find a cot
somewhere. Put it in that plane
we've got to take this man to Rupert.
And hurry"
The commands were obeyed. Whim-
pering, Lew Slade was carried away.
Jeanne looked after him.
"Do you think he'll live?"
"He's got to ive," Hammond an
swered grimly. "Until we find Bruce
Kenning."
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be they'll get by. But we'd better not
risk it. Get 'em all on the lake,
where we know they'll be SAFE"
eyes, sir"
"And if Bruce Kenning shows up
anywhere, take charge of him. That's
all-Ill be back as soon as l can
make it."
To Be Continued
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1937-11-12
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