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years. knew him in bis widest
days. And I've known him for the
last three years, since he turned
over a new leaf.
bill used to visit me and talk
with me. 1t was something said
to him once, so he told me, that
started him thinking. whats all
this about-this greedy, rotten old
world?' he asked himself.
"Bill was not follower of my
faith-you know that. But he be-
lieved Jesus Christ to be the Son
Of God, and for three years he has
tried the best he could to keep his
commandments.
NATURALLY, I never heard Bill
preach. But have been told what
eloquent and sincere sermons he
did preach. But out there in those
forgotten hills, facing-no, not fac
ing but embracing-a dreadful
death, Bill preached deathless
sermon, for he took his text from
the lips of God himself. And wher-
ever you bury him, boys, let the
words of that text be craven on
his tomb:
"'Greater love than this no man
hath, that man lay down his life
| for his friends"
The lull in the fire threat issued
in fresh dangers to the hill ranches.
A blaze starting up anew on the
reservation cut-over lands crept
north on the very night that Pana-
ma was buried
With what aid she could bring,
Jane rode next morning over to her
neighbours only to find the situation
critical. By noon the fire fighters
were being driven back all along
the line. But, loath to abandon
hope of saving the ranch buildings,
| the men fought till Denison, riding
among them, warned them to look
| first to their own safety.
Riding then fast to the ranch
house, he found Jane consulting
with Quong in. the kitchen.
| 81 must think OF your safety,
jane" he said. ut is getting too
close to danger here, -
."Bill, is it that bad?"'
1--WE might as well face the truth.
It's not safe here for you. You
must go, and quickly. Are your
ponies saddled?"
"They are"
"Then take Quong and mount up
James eyes softened. They fell
before his. II just hate to go, Bill"
she pouted, tantalizingly. ut seems
like DESERVING a friend"
,"Itt isn't Jane. You may imagine,
girl, how. l hate to send you away.
But you know who I'm thinking of,
don't your
/ "You mustn't think too much of
anybody but yourself just now,
Bill" she murmured. II do some
thinking myself these days."
! Quong had been called. Always
forehanded, without any words he
was winking and Blinking in his
| saddle.
Denison handed Jane her lines.
She leaned toward him and spoke
low: "Bill, will you promise me,
solemnly, one thing?"
Promise. you anything. girl"
"Solemnly, Bill?"
"Solemnly. What is it?"
"That you'll think first for your
own safety. Now promisel"
II promise, Jane"
"For my sake. Bill?"
"Do you mean that?"
II do mean It,"
"God bless you. If the buildings
go, I'll ride over to report tomor-
row."
Jane slept so well that she
opened her eyes in the heavy air
of daybreak, conscience-stricken at
having rested peacefully during the
hours in which her neighbor might
have been burned out.
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j We gu W ocC I'LL UClolO AO 6oSS'
Don't let 'em start till ] see MIN,
Doc Where is he?"
Carpy tried in vain to quiet his
patient. "You mustn't have any
excitement tonight. I've done my
best for you. Now, damn it, dry
up: l tell you you can't see him."
A dreadful. light dawned on the
barber. His gaunt jaw dropped, his
hollow eyes flames. "Doc!" he
cried out. "Panama's dead"
The word rang in Carpy's ears
for many day. "Jake," he said
brusquely, 1--WE tried to soften
things for you-doesn't seem to be
no use. They pulled him out of the
woods after the fire passed a grove
back of Gunlock Knob"
That's where we got caught
right there" cried the barber. "We
got back to the ponies an had to
cut across a piece of burned tim
Der to get out. A dead limb from
one of the trees fell on me. went
down with the pony, When kicked
loose, the pony bolted, an when ]
tried to get up, my leg was broke.
There we was, Doc. Panama's
pony couldn't carry double. The
fire was creepin' up on two sides Of
us. 1t was terrible, Doc-that's all
man can say, just terrible. We
couldn't hardly hear us talk. Pan
anna picked me up to set me on his
pony. MOI I yells. 1T won't do,
Panama, an you know it. I'm done,
Panama. Save yourself. You amt
got a minute to lose. Get back on
your horse and run for it,
i" Shut up, Jake Panama yells.
Get up on that ponyy l tried to
fight it out with him-but I was
crazy with. pain n couldn't handle
myself. neither, He lifted me on
his pony, stuck the lines in my
hands. Beat it, he yelled. "Whatll
you dos says Il, I've got good
legs, I'll rum he says, y
/ "A melancholy procession took the
desert road that night for Sleepy
Cat In. the wagon lay Panama !;
beside him lay his injured friend
ESpotts Jake would have it no other
way. '.''S,."'''.
1 '1n#town, next day. the boys tried
lyMnly to figure ont some sort of
\ ia decent burial service for Panama.
Give got it, exclaimed Jeff Sellers,
who was sitting near Carpy. He
I Slapped the doctors knee. Wen
l"haye the .oldA~Doc' himself make a
remarks over Panama"
| mo-" ..~
i eyes"
"Hell, no! ] won't do it," growled
Carpy
"But why won't you?"
"Well, I'll tell you. I'm just an
other .,bum. like poor Panama
that's 4 ALL. You needn't Yell
1~know. " The way / look at it is this:
Nothing in Panama's life became
him like the leaving Of it. Surely
no man could die nobler death
than Panama's. Now 1 want to see
man who lives life like Pana-
mas death say a few words over
| Panama, land I'm going to try to
get himato do it. Who? The old
padre over on the Reservation"
= '"But he won't do it. Panama
didn't belong to his church"
"That doesn't make a damned bit
of difference, boys. The padre knew
Panama. He knows me. He will
do tiff. we're lucky enough to
catch him."
Or. Carpy called up the padre
and was lucky. At least the padre
was at home. AS to his coming
that was something else again. Car
Ply held him long on the wire; he
pleaded earnestly. at last he
agreed to come.
At eight o'clock, the welcome
splutter Of the dilapidated engine
was heard outside. The padre,
G11nlorl< h11cl, chal1ffaur and 1it.
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I'll ride over along with you,
Jane"
"No, you will rot"
But Jane, you're not going to
deprive me of riding home with
you?"
Eyes, an"
"Oh, pleased" He pleaded with
her like a boy. "I'ye been count.
ing on it all day"
II thought you'd been freight
ing all day."
Fighting fire and thinking about
you and saying, Tonight III ride
home with Jane.
'Blll Denison, you're Silly. You
ought to be willing to call it a
day."
"After l take you home. janet"
"What a teasel Well then, come
along"
They did not ride fast. There
was so much to talk over Both
were serious. Denison knew better
than Jane how grave the danger
was both to himself and to her..
But he had his hour with the WON
an he loved, and for that hour
what else in the world mattered?
"Oh, Bill" protested Jane, faint
~, sick at heart with the happi-
ness Of listening to his words.
"Don't! You mustn't say such
things. / won't listen to you, Bill.
I'm nothing but girl, and you're
making me a goddess or a fairy
stop such nonsense. Not one word.
more, Bill Denison. If you keep,
on, I'll break out crying. Here's
the house, anyway. Good night
Every available man was out. on:
the front lines when Jane reached
the threatened ranch after day
break. Quong kept the little stove
in. the kitchen hot, and Jane, busy,
about the cabin and looking after
the boy burned the day before. did
not realize how fast the morning
was going, until Carpy arrived
from town to dress the lads burps.
He greeted Jane and, with her to-
help, went to work on his patient,
Afterward he sat down beside
Jane on the bench outside the door.
$50" said he, you're playing
good Samaritan. How are you
holding out over at Gunlock?":
"All fight; the danger Isl all
| from this way. If we can hold the
fire over here, it's not likely to.
bother, lis, Oh. DOCTOR" exclaimed.
Jane, springing to her feet, what
does that mean?"
Riding out of the woods south
of the ranch house, she saw a
party Of men slowly advancing. i
Riding between two men, sup
porting him on ishis pony, a third
man riding behind the trio, Carpy
saw the injured man, hatless and
coatless, and heard him suppress
an occasional groan. Carpy walked
forward to greet the party. "WelI,
OOyS, ZIG dSACOs WIN Is IL lulS
time?"
Jim Laramie answered. "Why.
Doc, it's Jake Spotts,. There's been
bad accident. Jake and Panama
got cut off up By the, pass. Stayed
too long. I'm glad you're here.
Doc; he's hurt pretty bad" \;
"No!" screamed SPOTS, , so
blackened and burned as to be I'M
recognizable. and writing in pain,
sit amt me, Doc; it's Panama!
Damn it-go back, boys, and get
Panama. l tell you, go back!"
"Denison has gone to get him,
Doc" explained Laramie. keep
quiet, Jake, you only make your
leg worse. It's his leg, Doc"
Carpy motioned. Bring him in
to the cabin"
The unfortunate barber, eased,
with many groans, off the pony,
was laid on the dinner table, asking
for water and half deliriously call
49, e.. novo,~oo Covpu
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CHAPTER vl-continued
right Frank II. Spearman

NOt uHtf tHey fedCHeu CnG 1dSL
crest of the hills separating the
two ranches and Jane looked over
on the lowlands of the smaller
ranch, did she catch her breath in
sudden fear. In the distance she
saw a formidable wall of white
smoke billowing into the sky.
In the nearer distance lay Deni-
sons buildings. Between the two
points a second fire burned, curving
like a great scimitar along the cut
over lands surrounding the ranch.
"Bull!" she called fearfully to
her nearest cowboy. "What does it
all mean-is there anything that
can be saved?'
'Why, | can see where they've
been back-frin'. Can't tell much
about it till we get closer. Come
on, boys! Push 'em over the hill.
If this is too fast for you, MISS"
he yelled, follow us!'
But nothing was too fast for
Jane. The city girl was always on
their heels.
With the ponies in a lather, the
Gunlock crew pulled up short be-
fore the ranch-house corral, where
party Of fire fighters just from
town were starting for the front.
Henry SAVOY, smoked and scorched,
was guiding them out. Bill Parda-
loe headed the town men. In the
bunch were the evangelist preach
er, Big Bill Hayes, alias Panama;
the iveryman, McAlpin; SPOTS,
the bald-headed and ,profane bar
Der; Selwood, the cattieman, with
half dozen of his men; Jim Lara
ME, from away UP in the Crazy
Woman country, with bunch Of
his cowboys. .:.??t X,
Jane, saw a man riding up from
the creek, but it did not look to
her like Bill Denison. Not until
he drew near and lifted. his hat
hastily to her as he rode over to
talk to Pardaloe, did she realize it
was he.
AS rapidly as possible he greeted
the newcomers, told them where
they were most needed, pointed and
started them on their way, and
turned to Jane.
ooh, Bill!' exclaimed Jane, as
Denfson rode up. SIN so sorry" Z
II hope 1 didn't stir things: up!
over there, by sending that mes
sage. shouldn't have done 1t, only
II promised" he said in a dry,
cracked voice.
"Don't think about the small
things, Bill. You should have sent
long ago. ] brought all the men !
could"
"McCrossen refused to Gomez"
u "He was kind Of mean-sO /,
came myself hope I'll do for a
substituted"
His answering smile was joyful
ut. was too good Of you to come.
Jane. But now I've got to ride right
out again. Would. you step into the
cabin and rest up before you ride
back?"
"Ride back? Yes, but who's 60
ing to cook for all these men? I'm
going back to get Quong and bring
him over"
Noon passed before Jane got back
to Denison's and installed herself
with Quong in the kitchen.
One man, severely burned. came
in from the front toward dark. Car
DIV could not be reached till morn
ing. Jane bandaged the mans
arms and fed him. Denfson rode
in late, smoked and scorched anew,
but tireless.
."Bill," she asked, sitting down
opposite him, tell me honestly:
are you holding it,"
"Jane, to tell the. truth, ] don't
know. Sometimes / think we are
sometimes 1t looks bad. In
forest fire, every hour must tell It's
81, nAs al 4. IL
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statement against sit-downs, the Ma
tional Association OF Manufacturers
made public a circular to members,
advising them sit-downs were "un-
lawful" and that the strikers were
subject to prosecution for trespass.
The bitter feeling between Green and
Lewis has grown steadily more intense
since the automobile strikes started in
December
AS spokesman for the A. F. Of LIS
craft unions, Green urged the Gen.
eral Motors Corp. not to make any
agreement with Lewis United Auto
mobile Workers Gan industrial union)
that would freeze craft unions out Of
General Motors plants.
So far, Green has taken no hand In
the Chrysler strike. He said recently
he understood the craft unions would
be protected.
Lewis refused to say that his state
ment regarding Green's opinion on
sit-down strikes meant that he was
approving the sit-down technique. He
consistently has refused to indorse
the sit-down publicly, although he Is
known to feel there are arguments to
justify the technique.
In q statement Issued in Washing
ton last night. Green asserted sit
down strikes held grave implica-
tions detrimental to labor's interest"
Il publicly warn labor against this
Illegal procedure" he said.
Green said there were two major
reasons why thinking men and worr1-
Evening star., 1937-03-29
Congress in Brief I
TODAY.

IODA1.
Senate:
Debates crop insurance bill.
Reorganization Committee hears
Brookings Institution experts explain
scheme to revamp executive agencies.
House:
Considers District legislation.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Probably will take up Guffey coal
bill, II crop insurance bill passes to-
day.
Judiciary Committee will resume
hearings on Presidents court bill.
House:
Considers legislative appropriation
bill.
Foreign Affairs Committee considers
resolution for Federal participation IN
New York World Pair, 1890 An.
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Egg Rolling
Continued From First Page.)

to make another appearance later
today.
While the crowd increased, William
Reeves, chief gardener at the Execu-
tive Mansion, gratefully noted that
the lawn was almost dry and. there
fore would suffer comparatively little
damage.
Grass Trampled Last Year.
Last year, when 48,52s persons
turned out for the Easter frolic, the
lawn was wet and the grass was badly
trampled. Reeves said the grounds
were in better condition today than
1T any time in his experience.
The portions Of the lawn which
suffer most from the crowds are those
shaded by the big trees. The grass
RECEIVERS slowly In the shaded areas,
Reeves said.
sparrows, pigeons, starlings and
robins, which frequent the south lawn,
will have q big day tomorrow, feast
ing on the remnants Of thousands Of
Easter eggs scattered over the grass
by the young celebrators. Reeves said
the birds are of considerable assist
ance to the caretakers who clean the
south grounds after each Easter Mon
day.
Perhaps the biggest egg to make
its appearance at the White House
today was delivered to Mrs. Roose-
velt by 10-year-old Carl schiffeler,
son of the manager Of the Raleigh
Hotel. The chocolate-coated egg,
made by the hotel chef, weighed
nearly 6 pounds.
The children were entertained by
feats OF sight Of hand performed by
Evening star., 1937-03-29

David Belmont a magician from New
York, who occupied decorated stand
on the lawn.
After Belmont flshed many yards
Of bright silk from the coat Of an
aStonished 7-year-old, who had VOL
unteered to assist with the perform
ance, Arthur Moose a ventriloQuist,
mounted the platform and conversed
with his dummy. called Jerry"
The children seemed to get a huge
amount Of enjoyment from the en-
tc-tainment. The smallest members
Of the crowd looked on from the
shoulders of their parents.
The only casualty was a l0-year- -old
boy, who got some dirt in his eyes
while rolling down q hill after an
egg. A Red Gross nurse bathed his
eyes and he returned to play.
Besides William, second Roosevelt
grandchild is at the White House
6-year-old Sarah, daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs James Roosevelt.
The children-all under II and &C
companied by parent or guardian
rolled their eggs down artificial hills
built by Andrew Jackson, Tennes-
seean, who missed his native noun
tains and had the mounds raised tc
break the monotony Of the fiat ground
At pm. the general public will be
admitted to hear an outdoor concert
by the Marine Band. This morning
several juvenile bands played for the
children as they romped over the
lawn.
Boy and Girl Scouts and Girl Re-
serves were on hand to assist with
the games and look after the very
young children. An inferno from
Emergency Hospital and nurse detail
from the Red Cross were stationed on
the south lawn to assist In case OF
emergency.
The sloping grecnsward provide.
the scene for the egg rolling itself. the
technique being to roll an egg dowr
q bank and hit another egg resting al
the bottom. If you are playing fol
keeps" you get the egg you hit.
In revealing that the cold has failed
to damage the cherry trees, Frank T
Gartside, assistant superintendent OF
National Capital parks. announced the
blossoms will be at their best between
April to IL, the weatheF notwith-
| standing
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390N FRE|GHTER
ARE THOUGHT SAFE
Stricken Volunteer Reported
Winning Fight to Reach
Port.
Dy the Associated Press.

oy the ASsoclAted Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 2o.-The
stricken freighter Volunteer, with 80
aboard, apparently was winning Its
fght early today against leaky hull
and defective pumps, radio messages
indicated
Mackay Radio reported message
from the liner Empress OF Canada
at 3 am, saying the Volunteer was
striving to make Kobe under It's own
power. The message said the British
motorship Fresno City, which sped
240 miles under forced draft to the
aid Of the Volunteer, had resumed It's
course to Los Angeles.
The Japanese freighter Uyo Maru
was reported standing by the Volun-
teer, which carried a crew Of 81 and
two passengers.
The first message in nearly "a hours
to be received by Globe Wireless, from
the passenger liner President Harrison.
read
volunteer proceeding slowly 10
Kobe"
Conflicting Report Received.
The reports from the Harrison and
Empress Of Canada conflicted with
an earlier message from the Choshi
wireless station at Toxic, which said
an unnamed British steamer had res
cued those aboard the Volunteer and
the freighter apparently was doomed.
Buffeted for two days by terrific
gale, the American carriers pumps
became clogged early Saturday. Water
poured through spread hull plates into
the No. hold
Capt. w. M. Geldert, skipper Of
the Volunteer, ordered two calls for
help flashed within four hours.
Ships in the immediate area, in
cluding the Fresno City and the
speedy Empress Of Canada began to
converge on the Volunteer. The
Fresno City WAS the nearest ship.
When it reached the floundering ves-
sci, the Empress Of Canada resumed
its course toward the United States.
The Volunteer cleared New Orleans
February 7 for Kobe, Japan. with u
cargo OF cotton and general freight
She is United States Shipping
Board vessel operated by Lykes Bros.
New Orleans shipping concern.
Reports from ships near the Volun-
teer indicated weather conditions were
favorable and the wind moderate.
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to be slain, with Byrnes next and
Veronica last.
Only one inhabtant of the five-room
apartment remained alive when the
killers work was finished That was
a little Pekingese dog which barked
bravely when police arrived.
The triple murder was discovered
at 3 10 p m. yesterday by Mrs. Gedeon's
estranged husband, Joseph Gedeon,
An upholsterer; another daughter,
Mrs. Ethel Kudner, and her husband.
Joseph Kudner, when they arrived at
the apartment for an Easter dinner.
They saw the nude body Of Veronica
lying on the bed, the partly clothed
body of her mother crumpled half
beneath the bed. and the dead Byrnes
on the bed in his own room. Byrnes
was dressed only in his underwear.
Police remarked on the shrill bark
Ing of the Pekingese at the entrance of
strangers. Neighbors said they had
not heard the dog bark once during
the night.
"Ronnie" Gedeon, as the model was
known to dozens of artists and pho
tographers. had a great number OF
friends. Police said her father thought
she had too many-that his disap-
proval Of this fact led to the separa-
ton OF himself and his wife.
Walked Into Killers Hands.
It was one Of these friends, Stephen
Butter, . securities messenger for q
Wall street house, who WAS the last
identified person to see Ronnie alive.
He said he took her home from date
at ) am. and left her at the door.
Apparently her mother and Byrnes
were dead at that time and she walked
into the murderer's hands.
Her fur coat and pocketbook were
found in the bath room, presumably
where she placed them after she en-
tered the apartment, but her dress
was torn from her in the living room,
and her single undergarment, ripped
and torn, was found on the floor OF
the bed room.
Bruises on her throat indicated she
had been strangled.
Cosmon Cambinias, who lived on the
second floor, directly underneath, told
police he heard mufiled screams and
the sound Of a scuffle about IL pm.
Saturday, but they ceased and he did
not think them worthy Of investi-
eating.
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No. 1-Joseph Gedeon, ia
ther OF slain model, sho1Dn
after being questioned in triple
Staying at NeD York.
No. 2-Veronicd Gedeon, 20,
1Dho Dds found slain NTH her
mother and a roomer. She is
sho,Un in one OF the to1Del ad
poses for Dhich she DaS 1Utdely
knO1Dn.
No. 3-POlice remarked on
the shriN barking OF this
pekinese uhen they entered
the Gedeon apartment after
the Sldyings. NeighbOrS said
then had not heard the dog
bark during the time OF the
crime.
No. 4Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
C. Kudner leaUing police sta
ton after being questioned.
Mrs. Kudner Is q sister OF the
slain model.
--Copyright, A. p. Wrephotos.
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provisions Of the 1884 national fire.
arms act requiring dealers to register
with the collector of internal revenue
and pay q special tax Of 5000 year.
It upheld an effort by the State of
Washington to impose per cent tax
on articles brought into the State for
use in constructing Grand Coulee
Dam. Justices Butler and Mercy
nolds dissented
Frazier-Lemke Act Valid.
In the Frazier-Lenke case, Justice
Brandeis delivered the unanimous de-
cision that the provisions Of the in
volved legislation make mo unreason-
able modification of the mortgages
rights, and hence are valid
It was Brandeis who delivered the
unanimous decision two years ago
holding the original Frazier-Lemke
act, granting a five-year moratorium,
unconstitutional on the ground 1t took
property without due process Of law.
In today's decision Brandeis said
the court had no occasion to decide
whether IAN absolute stay Of three
years would have been justified under
the bankruptcy power"
I'VE are of the opinion" he added,
that, while the act affords the debtor,
ordinarily, q three-year period Of re-
Mobilization, the stay provided for Is
not an absolute one: and that the
court may terminate the stay and order
q sale earlier"
In the railway labor case, the COM
pany contended in attacking the act
that one section, which provides that
= carrier shall negotiate with the rep
resentative Of employees certified by
the National Mediation Board, I'M
poses no legally enforcible obligation,
and that 1t Is unconstitutional because
1t deprives railroads Of their property
and liberty OF contact.
"The peaceable settlement of labor
controversies, especially where they