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Evening star., 1937-02-14

which might at any time have been
mine, he followed her to the door,
Louis looked UP unperturbed, smiled
his adieu to Julie and nodded a
friendly goodnight to my double.
felt the perspiration breaking out on
my forehead. II Antonelli had been
disbelieved or if Louis had misunder-
stood him, the man had only a few
more yards to 60 with Julie to be on
his way towards freedom! They came
into the lounge shrank back in the
corner, one hand grasping the re-
volver l had snatched from the drawer
just as left my room. Wheaden
threw the cloak which was given him
over his shoulder, gave his pourboi1e
to the cloakroom attendant and turned
to the valet, who was waiting to help
him, with another ticket could hear
him distinctly from where stood.
II have bag there, he said. will
you take it out to my car. You will
find the car just yard or two from
the entrance, a new Rolls Royce"
Certainly. Captain Lyson," the
man answered.
He took up the morocco leather
dressing case, and followed them down
the lounge. Was everyone mad,
wondered. Then all OF sudden l
drew a deep breath of relief. The man
who was carrying the bag had never
been cloakroom attendant at the
Milan! The two or three dark figures
who were now guarding any possible
attempt at remittance to the Grill
Room were familiar enough, but they
had nothing to do with the place, and
each of those two doors by which one
could pass from the little hall out into
the courtyard were blocked now -
two men standing on the threshold of
each - and though as yet there was
silence there was something portentous
about the atmosphere. Julie, evidently
according to plan, had slipped down
the stairs into the ladies' room. She
was safe. thought with relief.
Then, from that other door which
led to Louis fiat, two dark figures
came out and even as realization came
to Wheadon. even as he knew that he
had walked into trap, they were
upon him from behind. Their finger
tips could scarcely have touched the
sleeve Of his coat before he made his
spring. | think that as he jerked the
revolver from his pocket he recognized
me, but if so it was a recognition that
passed like fash of no import. He
had already looked down the avenue
leading to death, and they were carry
ing his body through the open door in a
matter of seconds after the bullet from
his weapon had ended his life
Julie was the heroine of the night,
Evening star., 1937-02-14

stood up to leave the place and mon
ptrs there just smiled and wished us
good night | nearly screamed! could
not have borne it for many more
seconds!'
And where" | asked, still in a
measure bewildered. did you imagine
was all this time?"
Louis smiledapologetically There's
a certain grim humor in that, Captain
Lyson," he pointed out. Il wrote a
note begging you to 60 to your Club
and stay there until after midnight.
You were better out of the way.
Everything had been so elaborately
prepared and single slip might have
ruined the whole business. That note
| gave to Marius himself to be de-
livered into your hands"
Il never got it."
mo, but Wheadon did," Louis said
grimly. when he came in, Marius
never hesitated. He had just been
starting for the lift, but directly he
saw Wheadon he handed the note over
to him"
put my hand to my forehead.
My head was as yet none too clear.
But when Wheadon came in," said,
":Marius must have realized that he
had made mistake"
"Of course he did! Fortunately he
came straight to me and was in time
to prevent his making fool of him
self You can't blame the police. They
knew they had Wheadon but they
wanted the Jewels too"
looked around at the little gather
ing. There was Inspector Hearnshaw,
Louis himself. Julie, clinging to my
side, Parkinson, an ex-Sub- Commits
sioner, and Sir Edward Rastall, the
managing director of the hotel. l
looked last at Julie and realised the
truth. you knew all the time"
| exclaimed breaking a somewhat
strained silence.
Her arms went around my neck.
you must forgive me, Charles" she
whispered. her beautiful eyes plead
ing. They persuaded me. If you had
known it would have been so much
more difficult, And just fancy - three
hundred thousand pounds worth of
jewels in that dressing case"
Louis, who had been watching my
face little anxiously. drew breath
of relief. He summoned his own SER
want from the next room. Fill the
glasses once more, Angelo" he or
dered and turned back to his guests.
The End
Read "Murder at The Milan"
another episode Of th's series, IN
the next issue.
Evening star., 1937-02-14

be looking for the Jed Smith"
Where is she now?"
I'm bed at the ranch-house - did
you think she was getting a manicure?
There's field three miles away where
Evening star., 1937-02-14

Lie down, you sap. Don't you
know your legs broken?" Longs hand
was against the pilots chest. II know
how you feel. Pete, but there's nothing
you can do for her or for yourself"
Evening star., 1937-02-14
THIS WEEK
Might Flight
Cosfinvsd hom poss eleven

we can land and we'll have her in
L. A. in a couple of hours. Hospitals
the place for double pneumonia"
''I'm going with her - with the
ship, I mean. Get me my clothes, Joe"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-13

roads would be glad TO accommo-
date the dogs of blind men. with
out being forced to do SO by law.
Rex. and Rex alone. caused them
to change their minds. Here's how:
His master was DR.. Harry c.
Claus, distinguished young con-
Sulting engineer. who lost his eye
sight in a plane crash three years
ago. and who was the first wit
ness to appear i'm favor of the
bill. Rex sat quietly at his feet.
DR.. Claus told how his business
kept him travelling constantly and
how he frequently was forced, by
railroad regulations, to ride in the
baggage car with Rex. The latter
caught Bulwinkle's eye. opened his
mouth in what looked like a smile
and thumped the thick green car
pet-ker-plunk, ker-plunk. kerr
plunk-three times with his fuzzy
tail.
Rex cooked his left car. He walk
ed over TO a hostile looking gentle
man and stuck out his paw in a
gesture OF friendship.
The gentleman was r. V. F1et-
cher. general counsel of the ASso-
citation of American Railroads. who
had appeared to oppose the bill.
Rex returned to the feet of DR..
Claus. The doctor told how neces-
sary his dog was to him. particu-
larly in such strange places as
railway coaches,
Fletcher testified that he did
not believe the bill was necessary.
So did L. M. Greenlaw. general
counsel for the pullman company.
They said-while Rex reached over
and disconcertingly nuzzled their
legs-that they wanted no large
dogs in their cars.
Officially that was the end of
the hearing. Really it was just
the beginning. DIR, Claus unlocked
Rex leash and Rex mounded i'm
mediately to the head of the ia
BILE. He licked Bulwinkle's hand.
He strained upward and licked
the congressman chin.
Bulwinkle's frown long since had
changed to a grin. Now it turned
to a laugh as Rex frolicked around
the room and paved the knee of
almost every man in 1t. Finally
Chairman Bulwinkle called his
daughter in from the next office
and introduced her to Rex.
Rex politely gave her his paw.
BY then the congressman were
smiling almost until tears were
in their eyes. Rex returned to DR.
Claus and placed his head gently
on his masters snee, while Con-
gresham Bulwinkle announced to
the press:
Gentlemen. we have changed
our minds. (thump, thumpety-
thump went ReX's taiD you may
rest assured that this committee
will report this bill favorably."
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-13
Yacht TOWed to
Port, Becalmed

SAN DIEGO, Cal. May l3. UP
After being faced with a shortage
of water and food for several days,
10 persons aboard the yacht Athene
were brought safely into San Diego
harbor today in tow Of the coast
guard patrol boat. PerseuS.
The yacht is owned by Tay Gar
nett. Hollywood movie director and
had been becalmed off Ensenada,
Mex, from which place the radio
appeal for aid was flashed.
Before the Perseus picked up the
yacht a fishing smack had taken
the 83-foot craft in tow. The Per-
seuS took over the tow off the har-
Dor entrance here.
Garnett was not aboard the yacht.
commanded by Asa Harriss.
In the party aboard was Capt.
Harriss' wife, his 5-year-old son,
and seven members of the crew.
The yacht recently had been
used to shoot background scenes
for a picture in the West Indies.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-13
Hollywood Coach
Will Attempt to
Swim SaltOn Sea

Another attempt will be made
to swim Salton Sea, this time by
Coach Louis Carter of Hollywood
who has coached many Of the film
stars.
Carter has made two previous at
tempts to swim Salton Sea, the
first in 1892 At this time he swan
ten miles in stormy waters. re-
naming in the water for nearly
ten hours.
Last year, at the time Erik
Rhodes. Hollywood actor attempt
ed the swim, Carter accompanied
him but was forced to give up
because of Rhodes illness.
Coach Carter is one Of the great
est long distance swimmers in the
West, and is the holder of worlds
record Of twenty-five miles IN thir-
teen hours and twenty minutes;
also a record of fifty-four miles
in forty-four hours.
The swim across Salton Sea will
be made in the early part of June.
Carter expects TO start from the
vicinity of Sandy Eedch at the
extreme southwest corner of the
sea. swimming eastward.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-13
SIS FINE FOR
EXCITING MITE

Dick Hanson. 38-year-old FL Gen.
tro mechanic was fined sos Thurs
day for reckless driving. and given
the alternative of serving so DAYS
i'm Jail or paving for damage suf-
fered by Richard Smalley's auto
mobile in a collision at Seventh and
State streets Tuesday night.
The 60-day sentence was suspend
cd by Police Judge Lee Nuffer on
condition Hanson pay for damages
TO the Smalley automobile.
The mechanic was arrested Tues
day night following an evening in
which he borrowed his estranged
wife's pet police deg without her
knowledge, drove away without
stopping after his car struck the
Smalley machine. and finally pilot
ed his own car into ditch at Tenth
street and Ross avenue.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-13
DOGS PERSONALITY ACT INFLUENCES CONGRESSMEN

the decree at a closed hearing her
charge of five years separation and
approved the financial settlement as
reasonable, suitable and proper
provision for her maintenance and
support"
Mrs. Wynn said she would leave
for New York this afternoon to live
with her son, Frank keenan, Wynn,
81. Travelling with her will be a
Reno night club entertainer whom
she promised to "get chance on
Broadway
The court restored her maiden
name of Hilda Keenan,. She is the
daughter of the late Frank Keenan,,
noted stage actor. They were mar
ried in New York, Sept. S, 1914.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-13
Wife of Famous
Screen Comedian
Receives Divorce

RENO. New, May 13. WP)-Buxom
Mrs. Hilda Keenan, Wynn obtained
an unconteSted divorce and $500 a
week alimony today from Ed Wynn
famous stage, screen and ra6lo
comedian.
Accompanied by her attorney,
former Divorce Judge George Bart
lett. Mrs. Wynn made a surprise
appearance as the district court
opened Judge B. F.. Curler granted
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-13
SEELEY
Mrs. S. T. Robinson

Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Burton and
children, of Beverly Hills, were
guests at the j. T. Oftelie home
Sunday, and Herman Oftelie of
Blythe spent Monday with his
family, Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Oftelie.
90
Mr.. and Mrs. M. l.. Curtis left
for Phoenix Thursday to spend
several days with their son and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Schultz
and G. L. Campbell motored to
Ramona Sunday and Mrs. Schultz
remained to visit her mother. The
men returned Sunday afternoon.
Temple Robinson was a weekend
visitor from San Diego with his
home folks.
G. l.. Campbell was pleasantly
surprised by a short visit Wednes-
day evening from his son, LaWr-
ence Campbell, as he was passing
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-13

office building at the heels of his
master. six congressman. headed by
Rep. Alfred L. Bulwinkle, D., N.
c., were considering unhappily a
bill which would allow the canine
eyes" of blind men to travel with
them in railway passenger coaches.
AS Bulwinkle put it, and as his
conferees on the interstate COM
merce subcommittee agreed, no
such legislation as that proposed
by Rep. NJ. F. Smith. D., Wash,
was necessary. They said the rail-
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-13
Court Shocked as
Woman Undresses

BRESLAU, Germany, May 13. up
Margaret Dietrich, 40. co-defend-
ant in a birth control case, startled
the court by removing all her cloth
ing and seating herself, nude, in
the witness stand.
MatronS were summoned from
the women's prison and she was
forcibly dressed
The judge later sentenced her
to three years In prison.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-13
American Sailor
Rescued by Liner

NEW YORK, May 49, W.H-The
Panama Pacific liner Pennsylvania
in Mexican Pacific waters radioed
headquarters of the line here to-
day that it had rescued an injured
American seaman from a fishing
vessel and was taking him to Los
Angeles for treatment.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-13
BLIND MANS PUP
TURNS LOBBYIST

WASHINGTON MAY 13 UH-Rex bright eyed pup with an
alike tail which would
distinction being the first
history influence congressional legislation.
sedatey marble halls the
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-13

Mrs. Julia Klingensmith, teacher
at Elm, motored to Inglewood Fri
day afternoon to visit over the
weekend with her mother, brothers
and sisters.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-13

License Issued-A marriage IL
cense vase issued Thursday to F..
Hernandez Rubio. 36, San Diego,
and Consuelo Valdes, 30, CaleXico.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-13
CARD OF THANKS

CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks for the beautiful floral Of
ferings. and our appreciation foi
the kindness shown us by our
neighborS and friends in our re-
cent bereavement.
Mrs. l.. w Allen. Mrs. Sarah A.
Allen and family.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-13

Charles White of San Diego
spent the weekend with his wife
and young son and they accompa-
MED him on his return to San
Diego Sunday to remain while
the weather Is hot.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-13

Test plots of sugar beets for seed
have been planted by the Spreckels
Sugar Company in various parts of
Sacramento Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-13

Mr.. and Mrs. L. d. Hanks were
weekend visitors at Banning with
relatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-13

Mrs. Edna Taylor entertained the
sewing club at her home Wednes-
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-13
Nelson Studio. 62S Main, Phorr lSI

Nelson Studio, 628 Main, PhorH 18l
%
Don't risk your piano and house
hold goods in any old garage or
vacant building Play safe and not
sorry by storing them with the
Pioneer Truck and Transfer Co.
Phone l for a cheerful estimate.
(M-13D
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-13

Still Alarm--El Centre firemen
eXtinguished a fire in an auto
mobile parked at the curb at Fifth
and Main streets Wednesday after
noon in response to still alarm.
Slight damage resulted.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-13

Now the Don Room for your steal
dinners. Trocadero. J-28-ti
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-13

Mr.. and Mrs. E. Shumard and
family visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
K. Taylor Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-13
ELM NOTES
MRS. NJ. L. BOONE

Mrs. S. M. johnson of Los An
geleS is visiting in the valley and
looking after her ranching inter
ests. She called on friends in Ell
Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-13

Sherman Scraper was a week
end visitor in San Diego
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-13
@QRRlEFs!
through from Phoenix.

through from Phoenix.
90
Mr. and Mrs. James Cook and
daughter. Grace, motored to Mon
terey Thursday for few days
visit with their tllughter and
family and bringing the little
granddaughter Barbara home for
a few weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-13

Goldie Mickey of Long Beach
formerly Goldie Copeland is the
house guest of her aunt, Mrs. j. F,
Gallaher this week
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Wilson and
daughters, Echodell and Ruth,
spent Sunday with their daughter
and Son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
Bennett of CaleXico.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-13

Mickey. formerly of the Calf.
Beauty Shop is now at the Mary
Ann, sic Main, and welcomes her
friends and patrons there. Phone
104 (M-15)
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-13

The Nooadero for your evening
(J-2S-tf)
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-13

French Chicken or Steak dinners.
La Borde's Yuma Hi-way. Near
Bonds Corner. (M-l5)
Evening star., 1937-03-26
CALVERT MAN DIES

James 2. Howes, II, Was Promi-
nent at Prince Frederick.
Special Dispatch to The Star
PRINCE FREDERICK, Md, March
26.-James z. Howes, II, died sud-
denly, at his home, near Dunkirk,
Calvert County, Monday of a heart at
tack. Mr.. Howes was a leading cit
izen and farmer of his community.
He was the son of the late j. Webster
Howes Of this county.
He is survived by four sons, J. Mil
ton Howes, Morris Howes, ]. Virgel
Howes and J. Briscoe Howes; three
daughters, Mrs Owen Lane, Mrs.
James E. Bourne and Miss Lillian
Howes, all of Calvert, and two BROTH
ers, George w. Howes of Dunkirk and
Daniel HoWeS of Baltimore
Funeral services were held Tuesday
at Smithville Episcopal Church, Dun
kirk, with nterment in the church
cemetery. Rev. o. c. Mitchell con-
Quoted the service.
Evening star., 1937-03-26

turned end over end three times and
then nosed down and crashed.
Il guess it fell about 500 feet
straight down.
Il went down and started dragging
out bodies I was the first one there.
Louis Koesney, a neighbor, got there
soon and helped me. 1 helped take
out four bodies, then I got sick and
had to quit.
"One girl had no legs at all. One
man had piece of the plane clear
through his body"
Cab Driver Saw Crash.
Robert McWiiliams, a Washington,
Pa, cab driver, saw. the crash from
his car He said the motors seemed
to be running slow" and that Il got
the idea that the pilot was looking
for place to land" He continued:
He was flying in a narrow valley
with woods on each side There was
a narrow, wet field near the road.
He kept gradually dropping toward the
end of the valley. Then he seemed
to try to make turn.
Suddenly the front Of the ship just
dropped straight down. There was
loud noise
There was no fire All the pas
sengers seemed to be jammed in the
front end of the plane. There was
no sign of life We dashed in and
began pulling out the bodies. None
of the hearts was beating.
The pilots leg was cut off and his
head was crushed. The co-pilot was
beheaded. There was a woman ter
ribly mangled. 1t looked like they all
died instantaneously"
Eighteen members of the Volunteer
Fire Department of nearby Bethel
were the first rescue crew at the scene.
Soon police from Mount Lebanon and
Allegheny County joined them. They
forced back the curious and souvenir
hunters
Ambulances and police cars scream
ed along congested highways, taking
the bodies to the morgue. Flashlights
of rescue workers sparkled like fire.
flies. Gasoline fumes prevented use
of acetylene flood lamps.
Bodies Came Apart.
Lawrence Walthers, driver of school
bus, said all the dead had their seat
belts buckled tight" adding:
we had to cut the belts before We
could drag the bodies out. Some of
the bodies came apart in our hands
as we tried to lift them
Joseph Allen, assistant manager of
the Allegheny County Airport, had
lunch Wednesday with H. E. Warwick,
co-pilot of the death-liner. He was
among those early at the scene.
"As I approached the plane" he
said, II could see the dead strewn
about on the ground. One of them was
Warwick.
"At our luncheon, Warwick was
telling me about his little 5-year-old
son. He was telling me about how
he was going to bring the lad up and
the man he hoped that he'd be some
day.
Then he showed me the lads pic
ture, manly, smiling little chap.
Near Warwick's body was the CO.
pilots log. book. AS I picked it up
a picture dropped out. It was the
picture that Warwick had so proudly
shown me the day before"
| Two motorists came within so feet
Evening star., 1937-03-26
AGREE
T0UN|F0RM FARE
Reduction of $10.O5 Is Made
for Coast-to-CoaSt
Ticket.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 26 R.-A
transcontinental air rate difference
was ended yesterday when two oper-
ating lines announced coastto-coast
fares would be reduced $1O05 on May
l to $14995 and a third line agreed
to this figure.
The three tranScontinental lines,
American, Transcontinental g. West
ern and United, made their announce
ments simultaneously, effecting pro-
portionate reductions of about per
cent over most shorter journeys.
Year-Round Rates.
The reductions were made by United
and American Airlines, while T. g.
w. Always will adopt year round
rates and abandon the Winter rate"
it put into effect this past Fall. AS a
result it will actually increase its rate
4-10 Of cent a mile over current
charges, but the new rate will be ST
cents a mile instead of 81 cents,
which was its rate last Summer.
The American Airlines and United
Airlines will reduce their New York
Chicago fares SO to $4495, and the
latter will also be the T. g. W. air.
ways charge for that fight.
The American Airlines' reductions
will affect routes between here and
California and also connecting with
New York City, upstate New York,
Boston and Detroit.
The United, which also operates to
Pacific Northwest cities. said its S105
fare from Chicago to California cities
will also apply to Portland Greg;
Seattle and Spokane Wash, from Chi
cago. 1t will continue to operate its
50 extra fare nonstop plane between
Chicago and New York.
21 Planes in Service.
The United Airlines already has
placed in service 2l-passenger Douglas
planes, virtually doubling the capacity
of their former Boeing planes. T. g. w.
announced a feet of 25-passenger
"skyliners," with 16 frst-class accom-
modations and 9 second-class, and
feet of Club skyliners" for third-class
will be placed in service.
An extra charge of SO to So, depend
ing on distance, will be made for berth
accommodations on all the Transcon-
tinental lines. These are called first
class accommodations on T. g. W..
planes.
Evening star., 1937-03-26
JURY DISCHARGED
IN DAWSON CASE
Fails to Agree After Five
Hours of De!iberation in
Bankruptcy Trial.

Ey staff Correspondent of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 90
After deliberating for more than five
hours without reaching an agreement,
a Jury which sat through four days of
testimony and arguments by attorneys
in the case of Emmett c. Dawson,
Mayor of Alexandria, charged with
concealing assets in bankruptcy pro-
ceeding, last night was discharged by
Judge Luther B. Way in United States
District Court here.
The jury retired with the evidence
at 4:04 pm. yesterday and reported to
Judge Way at l0:l5 pm. that they
were unable TO agree.
Dawson, who is a candidate for re-
election in the Democratic primaries
of April 6, was charged with three
counts of concealing assets and one of
making false oath in an indictment
returned by grand jury last June.
William E. Leahy of Washington,
chief of defense counsel, sought to show
by evidence that Dawson did not ex-
ercise any control over the bank ac-
counts, since they were in the names
of his wife and daughter, and that the
check represented an advance on
salary from the association.
In arguing to the jury yesterday,
William E. Leahy, chief defense coun-
sell charged that the case was an out
growth of a political "frame-up" and
that some one was seeking to "stab
Mr.. Dawson in the back"
Somewhere, somebody is behind
this case" Leahy declared. Il don't
know whether it's politics-but you all
know he comes up for reelection in
few days. 1 do know that some one
was out to stab him in the back and
I'd like to know why"
District Attorney Sterling Hutcheson
declared in his argument to the jury
that Dawson had been evasive
throughout the trial
Retrial Of Mayor Dawson cannot be
held before the June term of court 1t
was indicated by court attaches today
that when the case is called even then
1t probably will be continued until the
September term.