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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-08-27

TERCULE POIROT stretched
out his feet towards the electric
radiator set In the wall. Its
AAneat arrangement Of red-hot
"A coal fire" he unused to himself,
was always shapeless and haphazard!
Never did 1t achieve the symmetry"
The telephone bell rang. Poirot rose,
glancing at his watch as he did so.
The time was close on half past eleven.
He wondered who was ringing him UP
at this hour. It might, of course, be a
wrong number.
"And it might" he murmured to
himself with a whimsical smile, "be q
millionaire newspaper proprietor, found
dead In the library of his country
house, with a spotted orchid clasped in
his left hand and a page torn from a
cookery book pinned to his breast"
Smiling at the pleasing conceit, he
Immediately. a voice spoke-a soft
husky woman's voice with a kind OF
desperate urgency about it.
rs that M. Hercule Poirot? Is that
M. Hercule Poirot?"
"Hercule Poirot speaks"
IN. Pairot-.can you come at once
at once-I'm in great danger-in great
danger-I know it"
Poirot said sharply:
WHO are you? Where are you speak
ing from?"
The voice came more family but with
an even greater urgency.
tho AT tons. Oafe ds :; ayan Life or death IT cncs
. . table with yellow irises-"
There was a pauSe-a queer kind OF
gaSp-the line went dead.
Hercule POirot hung up. His face
was puzzled. He murmured between
his teeth:
ious."
In the doorway of the Jardin DIES
Cygnes, fat Luigi hurried forward.
"Buona sera, M. Poirot. You desire
a table-yes?"
mo, no, my good Luigi. I seek here
for some friends. I. will look around
perhaps they are not here yet. All,
let me see, that table there in the
corner with the yellow irises-a little
question, by the way, if it is not indis-
tulips-why on that one table do you
have yellow irises?"
Luigi shrugged his expressive Shout
"A command, Monsieur! A special
order! Without doubt, the favorite
flowers of one of the ladies. That table,
it is the table of Mr.. Barton Russell
an American-immensely rich"
"Aha, one must study the whims of
the ladies, must one not, Luigi?"
Monsieur has said it," said Luigi.
II see at the table an acquaintance
of mine. I must go and speak to him"
Poirot skirted his way delicately
round the dancing floor on which
couples were revolving The table in
question was set for six, but it had at
the moment only one occupant, a young
man who was thoughtfully, and It
seemed pessimistically, drinking cham
payne.
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70 ST WOLFGANG
OSTERREICH Z T
LEONARD
CLOISTFRS PALM BEACH FLO
FRANTIC WIRE DETAILS

THORNE
3 x a PALM BEACH FLO 8 el5 P
ST WoLFGANG AUSTRIA
AM SAFE SOUND AND HEALTHY
ING IT is ALL OVER LOVE
The Cloisters
Ocean Drive, Palm Beach
March 10.
My dear Mrs. Thorne,
+ feel I must write you to explain
the incident of two days ago which 1
am sure caused you much suffering.
Your lovely daughter was the inno-
cent victim of a situation which was
of purely local origin, and which no
one ever imagined would assume tragic
proportions. Lila was kidnapped from
my home the night of March 7th, and
found, quite unframed, fifteen hours
later. ,
Of course, Immediately we discovered
justice as well as my own men were
called into action. All roads out OF
Florida were watched, the coast guard
and customs patrol were sent out, SIX
airplanes circled the state. It was, how
ever, my own men who managed, by
underground means of their own, to
discover the direction the kidnapers
had fled. Fortunately for us the gang
sters chose a section of Florida in which
inquiries at filling stations, etc., we fin
ally picked up the trail.
To make a long story short by, 8
o'clock the next afternoon we had To-
Gated a farmhouse on the edge of the
Everglades in which it seemed certain
Lila was being held. BY 4:30 we had 275
men surrounding it, but there was little
chance of an attack until nightfall, as
the house was set in the midst of a large
tient, and taking only my son with me
drove up to the house in my armored
car, broke several windows with tear
gas guns and then laid q heavy smoke
screen around the entire property. I'm
der v Of this, the police were able
to come up and capture the choking
gangsters. I'm afraid Lila too was some
what affected by the fumes.
Well, It's all over now. The Berrere
gang Is safely behind bars, with a
speedy trial promised them.
II Fred and Lila were in love before,
this dramatic occurrence has only
strengthened that love. We are looking
forward to d happy wedding when you
and MI. Thorne return.
With all good wishes,
Yours sincerely,
HATTIE LEONARD.
Advertisements appearing in the Palm
Beach Record-Tribune on March IS.
CLEANING AND PRESSING
DREssEs
y. AMBRoa1o B
132 Osceola Street
SOUTH PALM BEACH
FOR SALE OR TRADE: Ten Thomp-
son suh.machine guns; good condition;
Only slightly used. Inquire Record
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Old Mrs. Leonard and the Machine Guns
IN THREE PARTS-PART THREE

IN THREE PARTS-PART THREE
Am I correct in believing that, in
spite of recent events, you would still
be able to get in touch with Mr. Ber-
rere? If so, I ask your indulgence in
seeing that the enclosed communica-
I shall need to trouble you further in
this particular way.
s H% Z LEONARD.
EnclOSure)
The Cloisters
Ocean Drive, Palm Beach
March 7.
Mr.; Rerrere,
HATTIE LEONARD.
Over the associated press wires, ma
tional circuit, March 8.
Palm Beach, Fla. Mar. 8 AP):-.
Miss Lila Thorne, "a, Of Wyn1newood1'
prominent New York attorney, was
kidnapped at 2 a. m. today from the
"Cloisters," palatial pink marble winter
home of Mr.. Leonard's mother, Mrs.
Hattie Leonard, of New York, Bar
Harbor and Palm Beach.
Miss Thorne, who had stayed up late
talking with members of the Leonard
household, had gone to her suite to
retire for the night. The rest of the
launch which at that moment ran
aground on Mrs. Leonard's private
beach, across ultra-fashionable Ocean
drive from her house, learned of the
abduction On their return, a servant
having been awakened by the sound
of an automobile in the driveway.
Mrs. Leonard disclosed that the kid
had 1afk - ~~ka N~NrNfcSrO Tn nc
lease Miss Thorne on payment of $780,
900 and other considerations. Mrs
Leonard refused to reveal full partic-
ulars Of the note or to make any fur
ther statement to the press.
Investigation disclosed that the burn
ing boat had no occupants, and was
apparently a ruse to draw members
Of the household to the beach;
his New York home, had no statement
to make.
PAS 70 8 N YK 8 4:3O A
MRS. HATTIE LEONARD
OCEAN DRIVE PALM BEACH TO
MY PLANE ARRIVING PALM
BEACH IN ABOUT EIGHT HOURS
9 G z 8 YK 8 4s1 A
JAMES THORNE
ST WOLFGANG AUSTRIA
DON'T WORRY
FRED
A ST wo1FGANG osTERRE1cH 7x4
LEONARD
IL EAST So N YK
DON'T WORRY ABOUT WHAT
THORNE
ALA 10 PALM BEACH FLO
THORNE 8 1850 ST WOLFGANG
AUSTRIA
LILA WILL BE ALL RIGHT
HARRIET LEONARD
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KIDNEYS PASS
; LBS. 4 DAY

DostcH ~ yor HdnsYs contain Is mis-
81 tiny tuhes q AftsEs which help 70 purity the
blood and kssp you healthy. Most pssplc paa
about 3 ptnts day er about 8 pounds q wssto.
ErsQusnt o ssaaty. passages With smarHne
sad 6ulpins shs13 there nay b something
An exoss6 Of aaids q poisons IN your blood.
whom due 70 Transitional Kidney disorder, may
b. the. cause Il pasging beckaehe, rheumatis
pains !umhaso. leg petns. los # Pop and on
under the eyes, headaches and disziness.
Don't waitl AsE your druggist for Doan's
Pills, used successfully by millions for over 20
Is mills q Edney Tubs sisS us iae Out ~ poisono 90
waste from your Blood. Get Doan's Pill,
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-08-27

Pneumonia patients should never be
left unmatched, because Of the danger
Of. delirium which may even lead to
suicide. -.rs- :.
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FARMERS BURDEN REDUCED

amounting to s7oo.ooo.ooo in 1888 was
reduced to approximately $4O0, O00, 900
in 1896 largely through the facilities
provided and the example set by the
Farm Credit administration, said A.
G. Black, chief Of the bureau Of agri-
cultural economics in an address to
the farm bureau and the grange given
this month. "t"
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Stars rotate On their axes, jugt q
the NJ does. ~- -
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FOR SALE-1,920 acres of fertile farm
land, suitable for grain. sheep or cattle
ranch. No drouths, no crop failures. Situated
on the shores of beautiful Francois lake. Price
sl2 per acre. CHAS. r. HUNTER, Coneymount.
B. G.. Canada
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FOR SALE-MY FINE -320-ACRE M
proved farm on Forsyth flat five miles east
Of Forsyth on highway No. 10: Y crop goes
with place. go acres OF wheat LOOKING 1ine.
price s3. 500. Terms, 50, 500 cash. Balance Sept.
l., 1887, without interest. FRANK J. RPI
DING, FORSYTH, Mont.
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FARMS WANTED

FARMS WANTED-With the compile
ZION Of Fort Peck dam hundreds Of farmers
tom lands and will be looking for new
o%cations. II you want to sell your farm
advertise It in THE GLASGOW
Glasgow. Montana. Covers Fort Peck tesFi-
tory completely. Write for rates.
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SAVE ONE-HALF. Recap truck tires
Just after non-skid Is worn off. Ship WALLX
FOR TIRES, Billings, Mont.
Evening star., 1937-08-22
SCOTTSB0RO CASE
DUE FOR APPEAL
Flight to Finish" for Four of
Five Under Sentence Is
Forecast.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Nine colored youths Were pulled
from a freight train near Scots
boro, Ala., March rs, 1891, and
charged With mass attacks of Vic
toria Price and Ruby Bates, white
,pomen "hoboino" back to their
Huntsville, Ala, homes after an
unsuccessful search for work in
Chattanooga. Tenn.
Ten Alabama juries haze re-
turned guilty uerdicts in the trials.
One disagreed. Twice the United
States Supreme Court has set aside
death sentences.
B. the Associated Press.
DECATUR. Ala, August 2l.-The
Scottsboro case, in which the State OF
Alabama charged two white women
were raped by colored gang, appar-
emily was headed today for third
appeal to the United States Supreme
Court.
A fight to the finish" for the free
dom OF four Of the Ave colored men
now under sentence was forecast by a
high source.
This source intimated the end of
an agreement by which appeals were
to be dropped and a death sentence
for Clarence Norris was to be COM
muted. Four of the original nine
defendants were freed July "a under
this agreement after more than six
years in jail.
Motions have been. filed for new
trials for three Of the four under rape
convictions and action in behalf of
the fourth, Haywood Patterson was
indicated. The motions were offered
by Clarence L. Watts OF Huntsville,
Fla, associated with Samuel S. Lei
bowitz Of New York in the defense.
Judge w. w. Callahan will hear the
motions, based partly OH his charges
to the juries. next Saturday
New trials were sought for Norris,
Andy Wright, under sentence OF %
Evening star., 1937-08-22
By the Associated Press.

6S Inv ASAuSieltO flesS
SPIRIT LAKE. Iowa, August 2l.-
G. W. Collins, 81, Sioux City, Iowa,
airplane skin stress expert, speaks
8 language he never heard-and
speaks it fuently.
Collins, who is building airplane
wings at the airport here. was born
In Sweden. He was 10 years old
when serious fever left him deaf
He had learned to speak his native
Swedish, but when he came to this
country he had never heard an Eng
lish word pronounced.
Trained as An expert cabinet maker,
he came to the United States 20
years ago and found employment in
constructing airplane wings, when
made almost exclusively Of wood and
cloth.
Through careful workmanship, he
established reputation, and has
introduced a new mater!al-vood
veneer-as a wing covering for small
planes.
Collins believes the wood veneer
can stand far greater strain than
vanished cloth, and has less resist
ance and more durability He has
Just finished covering the wings OF a
plane, the sister ship Of Wiley Posts
famed Winnie Mae at the Spirit Lake
Airport.
II vas while he was working in Ne
braska. several years ago, that Collins
came upon an English grammar and
mastered it. He learned to read and
write English first.
His mastery of spoken English un-
der the severe handicap Of deafness
Evening star., 1937-08-22
MRS. W. K. PETTUS
SUCCUMBS HERE
Wife Of Warner Bros Sound
Engineer in District Was Ma.
tive of Kentucky.

Mrs. Mary B. Pettus. -, wife Of
Walter K. Pettus, sound engineer for
Warner Bros Circuit Management
Corp, died yesterday in Garfield Hos
pital following an Illness Of six weeks.
descendant of one of the pioneer
families of Kentucky, Mrs. Pettus came
to Washington l6 years ago from
Somerset. Ky, where her ancestors
had lived for more than 4 century
She was a member Of the Glover Park
Parent Teacher Association.
Surviving are her husband. three
daughters, Elizabeth B.. Katharine M
and Mary Lee Pettus, her mother,
Mrs. Kate NJ Pettus, OF Somerset
two sisters, Miss Katharine Pettus of
Somerset, and Mrs. Eliza beth Nee dors
of Jackson, Miss, and two brothers.
William j. and Richard Pettus, both
of Somerset.
Brief services will be held at J pm.
today at the residence, 3740 w street.
The body then will Be taken to Som
erset for final rites and burial
Tuesday.
Evening star., 1937-08-22
COURSE PLANNED
IN LIBERAL ARTS
{ Subject Will Be Estab-
r:
!. Iished. in Feb.
i
ruary.

=9eutheastern University, it's scope
-Moadened by an act Of Congress
signed Friday by the President will
establish a liberal arts course In Feb
suary, Carroll P. Hickman, director
OF the promotional activities Of the
institution, announced yesterday.
The university. which is run by the
Young Mems Christian Association, at
preSent offers degrees in accountAncy
and law, but the new act empowers it
to conduct additional schools in all
departments of sciences, liberal arts
and the professions"
The institution becomes a distinct
educational institution with authority
to act in its own behalf. under the
provisions of the new law, which
changes its name simply to South
eastern University from the former
long title of Southeastern University
Of the Y NJ. c. A..
The act also grants to the institu
ton, which Is incorporated under the
laws of the District, It's own govern
ing body. board of trustees, variable
from to 81 members, in accordance
with the wishes of the board itself.
One-third of the members of the board
must be graduates of the university
end all of them must meet qualifica-
tons prescribed by the Board Of Man.
ayers Of the Y. NJ. c. A.
The first Board of Trustees as out
lined in the law consists of c. c, Cay
wood A. w. Defenderfer. L. w. De
Cast, general secretary of the Y. M.
c, A.; Charles E. Krey, George A.
Lewis, George W. Offutt, John Poole,
James P Schick H, Randolph Bar
bee. James A. Bell. Harvey T. Cas-
barian and D. Roland Potter.
The School of Accountancy was
established in 1907. In 1919 a stand
ard curriculum in law leading to the
bachelor of laws degree was formed
The two schools were incorporated
under the laws of the District Of Co.
lumbia. and under new charter
dated May u, 1923, as the Young
Mems Christian Association College
of the District Of Columbia In Jan
uary. 1880. by act Of the Board OF
Education, permission was granted to
confer degrees under the name OF
Southeastern University Of the Young
Mems Christian Association.
Evening star., 1937-08-22
RITES TOMORROW
FOR MRS. SAUNDERS
Retired Treasury Department
Clerk Was Descendant Of
Coatesville Founder.

Mrs. Alma Coates Saunders, 55, re-
tired Treasury Department clerk, who
died Friday after long illness. will
be buried tomorrow following Christian
Scientist rites at 10 am. in the
Western Presbyterian Church, 1908
H street
Mrs. Saunders. A descendant of
Moses C>es. founder Of Coatesvule,
Pa, was retired l8 months ago from
the Loans and Currency Division.
Treasury Department, where she had
been employed since coming to Wash
lngton 20 years ago from Little Rock
Ark. She lived at 5522 Carolina place
Her survivors include her mother
Mrs. James E. Coates, Monroe. La,
and two daughters, Mrs. Mildred Hofer
and Miss Elsie B. Saunders. both of
Washington. Interment will be ORR
vate.
Evening star., 1937-08-22
TAMPA FAIR CASH VOTED
o. .. to Participate in Pan-Amsr-
ican Exposition in 1880.

The Senate completed congressional
action yesterday on legislation au-
thorizing = 100000 appropriation for
Federal participation in the Pan
American Exposition 1t Tampa. F1a. :,
in 1889. The measure now goes to
the White House.
Evening star., 1937-08-22

years. and Charlie weems, given Is
years.
Patterson, convicted four times, u
sentenced to rs years.
The Nth Of the Imprisoned group
is Ozie Powell, who was given 20
years on 4 plea Of guilty to knifins 4
deputy sheriff in an escape attempt.
Rape charges against Powell were
dropped
Olen Montgomery, Willie Robertson,
Eugene Williams and Roy Wright
have been lionised by Harlem colored
persons In New York since their
release.
Evening star., 1937-08-22
Deaf Swedish Expert Speaks
In Language He Neuer Heard

was through the "nod-and-smile"
method, he said.
From answers scribbled by his fam
lily and friends, he learned to correct
mispronunciations as he tried out
each word
He searched his Swedish vocabulary
for words he thought would sound like
the printed English word Then, di-
rected by the mods and smiles OF his
wife and Ave children. he would pro-
nounce the word until he got it right.
In Sweden electric power Is available
on farms with an aggregate area Of
about so per cent Of the total culti-
waited soil.
Evening star., 1937-08-22
Church Carnival Continues.

The Holy Name Church carnival,
Eleventh and K streets, will enter It's
second and last week tomorrow, with
program including: Monday, ANA .
teur night: Tuesday, wrestling: We'd
nesday, boxing finals; Thursday, ALL
nations night; Friday, costume night;
and Saturday, parish grand finale.
Evening star., 1937-08-22
C0l0RED ELKS TO MEET
6eventeen D. c. Delegates to At
tend Cleveland Convention.

Seventeen delegates representing
Columbia Lodge, No. IS. coIored Elks,
will leave by special train at pm.
today for the convention being held
In Cleveland Ohio. Grand Lodge and
Grand Temple sessions. street parade
and ball viii mark the opening on
Tuesday. Other attractions are
planned for the week, it was an
nounced.
Evening star., 1937-08-22

AMERICAS STYLE LEAnrp p;.A.
tho oe o'ea ''saoer, too! Prove it by pitt;na
enh.e enS oidsmobile Eight against p'tt,ne ntbns
W., S zn IN tne things that count no.t -
""eel0ase and horsepower-;n 81, IN
Evening star., 1937-08-22
Attends Veterinary Session.

DR.. Jacob Z. shillinger, Agriculture
Department veterinarian OF Chevy
Chase, Nd, attended the national
convention OF the American Veteri-
nary Medical Association 1t Omaha,
Nebr., which closed its sessions Fri
dAy
Evening star., 1937-08-22
Fraternity Rush" to Begin.

Harlan Stine, newly elected presi-
dent Of the Pi Theta Pi Chapter at
Strayer College. yesterday announced
rush week will begin September 7,
the opening day OF school. Pi Theta
Pi Is an international commerce fra
ternity.
Twin-City herald., 1937-07-24
Annual Tennis Tournament

The Twin City Tennis Tournament
will be held August 22nd and August
10Th at Chicago Field in Minneapolis
Efforts are being made to have the fn-
ais played at the beautiful Municipal
Courts at the Parade Grounds where
the play would be much faster due
to the splendid condition of the surf.
In years gone by the tennis circles
of the Twin Cities have been dominat-
ed by the play of such veterans as
Wendell Jones, Leo Bohanon, DR.. Cor
nelius Mobiley, and John Banks. Even
last year the veteran Billy Penn COM
pletely out-classed the rest of the field.
However, both Jimmy Lee and Albert
Allen who also are veterans of the
courts put up some stiff competition.
This year there are several new stars
with both youth and vitality who will
challenge the heretofore untouched
crowns of these veterans. Sucn ooya
as Louis and Charlie Moore, James
Brown and Donald Sessions will be out
to carve their niche in the hall of ten
mis- fame Entrees should be mailed
into either Phyllis Wheatley House or
Halle Q. Brown.
Twin-City herald., 1937-07-24

n the riot could return with their old
seniority. AS this is taken from men,
ory, we can only vouch for the essen
tials. But know no one was hanged.
The progress boys got busy and Roose-
welt was castigated. l might add that
he eventually lived it down though
When Wilson issued the order that nc
more Negroes could serve with white
troops, the progress boys got busy and
yelled treason, but we got lot of Of
hcerS, and great deal of the founda-
tion for post war progress came out
Of the army, where Negroes all over
the country had time to talk and think
things over.
Now comes the CCC. l spent three
years resident one block from CCC
camp, and was intimate with both Of
ficers and men. They used my home
to store their goods which they deemed
valuable enough to protect from loss.
I fought many battle with the Major,
the Lieutenant, the Sergeant, and the
cook, all of whom had seen service.
and | found out then that the average
CCC boy (white) is more or less an
outcast, for he is in strange com-
munity, and without social background.
When a Negro goes to CCC camp
where the community is all white,
-uIN IeInI lsou 20 esro sql S! uo!VM
nesota, he is more than an outcast, for
the XXX organizers have preceded
him and paved the way for his COM
ing.
We cite the case of Negro CCC
boys in Preston, Minn. They were so
shamefully treated by the civilian pop
(Turn to page t E,
Twin-City herald., 1937-07-24
Voice Of The Legion

This article is not sanctioned by any
officer, or by the organization.
In the midst of the controversy
which is raging regarding the sending
of Negro boys to southern CCC camps
we cannot help look back on similar
controversies and wonder.
The first one that came to my atten-
ton was way back when Theodore
Roosevelt was president, and unques-
tionably friendly to our group. He
was, if memory serves us correctly, a
big factor in the induction of thousands
of Negroes into the Postal service at
the time the Government took over the
handling of Parcel Post, with cor
responding increase in man power.
The furore over his invitation to
Booker T. Washington to take dinner
in the White House, thereby breaking
tradition, was rampant.
Some Negro troops of the 18th In
fantry had been mistreated by civilians
of Brownsville, Texas, and the resultant
rioting, with its toll of death, injury
and propaganda necessitated action.
Everyone who knows anything about
law, knows that something must be
done when anyone gets killed; he
knows military law, knows that when
soldiers riot and kill there is Simply
the devil to pay. Roosevelt id not
want to hang anyone, for he knew
some of the angles, so he discharged
the whole battalion, and issued All or
der to the effect that anyone who
could prove that he did not participate