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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-07-08
CHAPTER VII

"That is true" Professor Gar
den answered after a slight pause.
1--WE have, as a matter Of fact,
made Woode and our son equal
benefciaries."
"Has your son." asked Vance,
"any income Of his own?"
"None whatever" the professor
told him. "He has made little
money here and there, on various
enterprises-largely connected with
sports but he is entirely dependent
on the allowance my wife and I
give him. It's very liberal one
too liberal, perhaps, Judged by con-
ventional standards. But I see no
reason not to indulge the boy. It
isn't his fault that he hasn't the
temperament for a professional ca
reer, and has no flair for business"
"A very liberal attitude, Doctor"
Vance murmured: Especially for
one who is himself so wholehearted-
ly devoted to the more serious
things of life as you are But
what of Swift: did he have an in
dependent income?"
ellis father" the professor ex-
planned, cleft him a very comfort
able amount; but I imagine he
squandered it or garnb1ed most Of it
away"
.There's one more question:"
Vance continued, ''that I'd like to
ask you in connection with your
will and Mrs. Garden's: were your
son and nephew aware Of the dispo-
sition of the estate?"
II couldn't say. It's quite posi-
BILE they were. Neither Mrs. Gar
den nor have regarded the subject
as secret But what, may
ask" Professor Garden gave
Vance puzzled look-"has this to
do with the present terrible situa-
tion?"
''I'm sure haven't the remotest
idea," Vance admitted frankly.
"I'm merely probin' round in the
dark, in the hope Of indin' some
small ray Of light"
Hennessey, the detective whom
Heath had ordered to remain on
guard below, came numbering up
the passageway to the study.
There's a guy downstairs, Ser
geant," he reported, "who says he's
from the telephone company and
has got to fix bell or somethin'.
He's fused around downstairs and
couldn't find anything wrong there"
Heath shrugged and looked in
quiringly at Vance.
cts quite all right, Hennessey,"
Vance told the detective. ''Let him
come up"
Hennessey saluted half-heartedly
and went out
"You know, Markham" Vance
said, II wish this Internal buzzer
hadn't gone out Of order at just
this time. I abominate coinci-
dences-"
do you mean," Professor Gar
den interrupted, "that inter-commu-
nicating buzzer between here and
the den downstairs? It was
working all right this morning
Sneed summoned me to breakfast
with it as usual"
eyes, yes" nodded Vance.
''That's just it. 1t evidently ceased
functioning after you had gone out.
The nurse discovered it and report
ed it to Sneed who called up the
telephone company"
"It's not Of any importance" the
professor returned with a lacka-
daisical gesture Of his hand. "It's
convenience, however, and saves
many trips up and down the stairs"
1--WE may as well let the man
attend to it, since he's here. It
won't disturb U.s." Vance stood up.
"And say, doctor, would you mind
joining the others downstairs? Wen
be down presently, too"
The professor inclined his head In
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-07-08

re most apprec1aClVe, ana all
that sort of thing. But I must in
sist, don't y know, that you return
downstairs and wait there with the
others. And you will be so good as
to come through the garden and 60
down the apartment stairs"
He was brutally matter-of-fact as
he drew the gate shut and directed
the woman to the passageway door.
She hesitated moment and then
followed his indicating finger.
When we were back in the study
Vance sank into a chair and yawned.
''My world" he complained. 'The
case is difficult enough without these
amateur theatricals.
Markham, I could see, had been
both impressed and puzzled by the
incident.
Maybe it's not all dramatics,"
he suggested. 'The woman made
some very definite statements.
"Oh, yes. She would. She's the
type" Vance took out his ciga-
rette case. Definite statements,
yes. And misleadin'. Really, y'know,
don't for a moment believe she re-
CARDS Kroon as the culprit."
"But she certainly has something
Evening star., 1937-12-27
COURT SCORES F. c.
FOR ARBITRARY ACT
Appeals Bench Takes Body to
Task for Refusal to Grant
Radio Permit.

The Federal Communica tions Com
mission was taken to task today by
the United States Circuit Court Of
Appeals for arbitrary and capricious"
action in its denial last spring OF an
application for broadcasting station
in Cheyenne, Wyo.
The commission found that the ap-
plicant, Paul r. Heitmeyer, did not
possess sufficient financial qualifica-
tions to justify it in granting his re-
quest for station construction per-
nit. This was based on the fact that
the station was to be built with bor-
rowed funds which had to be repaid
within five years.
The court. in an opinion written
by Associate Justice Justin Miller,
termed this action an unreasonable
restriction on business.
Censuring the commission also for
the failure to file an adequate finding
OF fact following its decision, the
court remanded the case to the COM
mission for further action.
Mr.. Heitmyer was represented by
Attorneys James w. Gum and Clar-
ence c. Dill.
Evening star., 1937-12-27
POTOMAC BRIDGE
0PENST0TRAFF|C
Several Thousand Autos
Cross Point. of.Rocks Span
During Day.
Ey the Associated Press.

POINT OF ROCKS. Md, Dec. 81
A State Roads Commission inspector
pulled down wooden barriers yester-
day and the Potomac River Bridge
here, first to be rebuilt since the 1886
floods. was opened to traffic
Opening OF the eight span. toll-free
structure was completed without any
formal ceremony. Charles Smith, the
inspector. just removed the barriers
at 6 am. and traffic began moving.
The bridge is an important part
Of United States Route Is, North
South highway from New York tu
Florida
Several thousand automobiles crossed
during the day.
Potomac River bridges at Harper.
Ferry. Shepherdstown and Hancock
also were destroyed in 1896. but have
not been rebuilt as yet Negotiations
are under way, however, for erection
OF toll-free spans at those points.
The new bridge here is considerably
higher than was the old one. lessenine
danger it will be destroyed in future
floods.
Construction OF this bridge was de.
layed by difficulties in securing right
OF way and by details Of construction
Evening star., 1937-12-27

1mpunity. 1t sends rats into paralysis
and convulsions which end in death.
The difficulty is that if one dose
does not kill rat it will never touch
food sprinkled with the powder again.
BY a series of chemical extractions,
DR.. Leblanc reported. he obtained an
extract Of the red squill powder which
would kill with less than l per cent
OF the dose hitherto required.
Waking is from the head down, go
ing to sleep from the tail up.
Experiments With Rats.
Experiments with placing white rats
under anesthetics. which may have
far-reaching philosophical and prac-
tical implications. were reported by
the American Association for the
Advancement Of Science, meeting here
today. by DR.. Albert c. Cornsweet.
psychologist OF the University OF
North Carolina.
His results throw doubt on q gen.
orally accepted theorem of surgery
that an anesthetic first puts the top Of
the brain out OF commission, thus
abolishing consciousness, and then
works down to lower levels Of the
nervous system as heavier doses are
given. Careful tests. with his rats,
DR.. Cornsweet said, show that the
route Of inconsistencies with ether,
nitrous oxide and cyclopropane is up
the spinal cord from the tail to the
brain. This is the way movement
stops when different parts of the body
are stimulated. Long after the legs
cease to respond to = touch. move
ments Of the head can be produced.
When the animal comes out of the
anesthetic, he said, the head move
ments come first. and there is q con-
siderable interval before the lower ex-
tremities can be made to move. HUI
man beings presumably would show
the same sequence.
Evening star., 1937-12-27
"Y' Is Only Clue
In MuttsOn Case.
Year Old Today
By the Associated Press,

TACOMA. Wash, Dec. PA
scrawled letter ~" today was the
single clue leading United States law
officers on the year-old trail OF the
kidnap-killer of Charles Mattson, 10.
In the State Capitol at Olympia,
Federal Bureau of Investigation agents
thumbed through mountain of rec
ords. hoping to find among automo-
bile license applications tax returns
and labor records another "Y" corre-
spending to a letter in a ransom
demand
Charles beaten and nude body was
found December 81. 1896. near
Everett. Wash. after attempts to pay
the $4,000 ransom had failed.
Hundreds of suspects have been ar
rested. but no one has been charged
with the crime. Charles was the son
OF Dr. and Mrs. w. w. Mattson.
Evening star., 1937-12-27
PARKFL0ODPLAN .
!. T0bE AIRED AGAIN
Planning Commission Secre.
tary to Speak at Prince
Georges Meeting.
By stafr Correspondent OF The Star,

By Z Stan Correspondent OF The Star,
HYATTSVILLE, Nd, Dec. 27.-An
elaborate plan for Transforming a
large portion Of metropolitan Prince
Georges County, in the vicinity Of
Bladensburg, into a park, 4 project
which will realize the dream of flood
control in the area, will be un1olded
at the meeting of the Prince Georges
Chamber Of Commerce at College Park
next Monday, it was declared today.
The plan, which calls for the pur-
chase Of approximately 1000 acres Of
land along the northeast and north
west branches Of the Anacostia River,
will be pressed for immediate action,
according to c. D. Anderson, secre-
tary Of the chamber.
Thomas 8. Settle. secretary and
legal counsel to the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission, has
been invited as the principal speaker.
He is expected to have a plan for the
development of the area.
Provision for Funds.
Mr.. Anderson said today that pro-
visions already have been made to
permit Prince Georges County to Sc
cure $750.O00 under the Capper-
Cramton Park Act. OF this amount
$250,ooo would be an outright grant
and $500, 900 would be repaid within
eight years without interest. The
funds derived from an addition of
cents to the suburban area tax levy
would be used to repay the loan.
Approximately so acres already
have been bought by the Maryland
National Park and Planning Commits
sion along the branches and the pro-
posed purchase OF 1000 acres would
amply provide for an extensive park
and also for flood control, Mr.. An
derson asserted.
Under the plan to be considered at
the chamber meeting, most of the
buildings along the two branches
would be cleared out for the Develop
ment Of . parkway extending from
the District line to Wells avenue in
Edmonston. 1t also entails raising Of
the business section OF Bladensburg
several feet
Seven Years Behind.
"Prince Georges County Is just
about seven years behind schedule on
park development" Mr.. Anderson de-
clared. III this project had been
started when it should. the land could
have been purchased for less than half
OF what it will cost now, and We could
have had the advantage Of the Ci-
william Conservation Corps workers to
develop it,"
Mr.. Anderson called attention to the
rapid progress made by Montgomery
County in park development aad said
that Prince Georges County should
be given an equal opportunity for ad-
vancement.
At a recent meeting Of the county
Board Of Commissioners it was voted
to approve the 7-cent increase in
taxes, but it was pointed out that the
initiative would have to be taken
by the Park Commission and not by
the county board.
Mr.. Anderson declared the entire
responsibility for putting the flood
control and park plan into effect
rests with the park and planning
group, since the Army engineer has
indicated that acquisition OF the land
is all that is delaying a cost survey,
which must be made before construc-
ton can start.
Evening star., 1937-12-27
THREE PANAY WOUNDED
ARE TAKEN TO MANILA

BY the Associated Press.
MANILA. P. l.. Dec 27.-Three
wounded survivors Of the American
gunboat Panay. sunk by Japanese
bombing planes In the Yangtze River,
arrived here today aboard the de.
stroyer Peary
1t. John w. Geist, engineer officer
Of the Panay. and Arthur F. Anders
executive ofncer, were taken to the
Canacao Naval Hospital for treatment
Of shrapnel wounds.
j. Hall Paxton. secretary Of the
American Embassy at Nanking, was
treated for wounded knee. Mr.. Pax
ton said he expected to leave for the
United States by Pan-American Clip
per Wednesday on vacation.
Evening star., 1937-12-27
PRINCE PAUL'S WEDDING
o. KID BY KING GEORGE
British Monarch Acts After Talk
ing to Privy Council-Princess
Frederika Is Kin.
e. the Associated Press.

ES the Associated PreSS.
SANDRINGHAM. Dec Fixing
George VI last night gave his assent
to the wedding OF Prince Paul of
Greece. heir presumptive to the Greek
throne. and Princess Frederika Luise
OF Brunswick
The King acted. after a meeting of
the Privy Council. under the royal
marriages acts which requires his per-
mission before any member of a
branch of the royal family may be
we'd
The 20-year-old daughter OF the
Duke Of Brunswick is a great-great-
granddaughter OF Queen Victoria. The
35-year-old prince, a distant cousin
OF the princess, is also related to the
, British royal family.
Their wedding will take place Janu-
ary in the cathedral in Athens,
Greece.
Evening star., 1937-12-27
FAIL T0|DENT|FY
K|DNAP SUSPECTS
Two of Four Indiana Victims
Can't Pick Out Picture of
Two Fugitives.

BACKGROUND
Kidnapers last Friday night
seised John L. Bryan. jr., ), his
mother, his nurse. Miss Norma
Schroy, II, and Julian Dunbar,
grocery clerk, and took them a,uay
in tpo automobiles. The Jour Were
released later in separate places
after kidnapers demanded $500
ransom for the boy.
By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND. Ind, Dec. 27.-SherifI
Arthur Quigley said early today au-
thorities had failed to establish iden-
tity OF two gunner hunted In three
Midwestern States for bizarre
Christmas Eve kidnapping OF four per-
sons, including 3-year-old John L.
Bryan, jr., son Of Centerville Ind. }
bank cashier.
Sheriff Quigley said Julian Dunbar,
grocery clerk, and Miss Norma Schroy
nurse. were taken to indianapolis last
night to view Rogues' Gallery photo
graphs at police headquarters there
but failed to pick out the fugitives
pictures.
I'VE have several leads we're work
ing on" the sheriff said, as State
police of Ohio and Illinois joined in
the search for the desperadoes.
Quigley admitted he and other Of
ficials were puzzled by the fact the
demanded ransom was an odd sum
50. .800-instead Of in 'ound numbers,
but declined to theorize on the rea-
son pending further investigation. The
ransom was not paid. he said.
The bullet-riddled black sedan OF
the elder Bryan. stolen by one of the
gunner to abduct Mrs. Bryan and
Dunbar, was found meanwhile by a
farmer near here, about 4 miles from
the point where the two unwill-
ing passengers were released. The
bullet holes in the car were made by
Bryan. who fired a revolver in a vain
attempt to halt the automobile as II
sped from his home.
The Bryan boy and Miss schroy
were driven away in a green sedan
by the second kidnaper, and also were
released later near here.
Mrs. Bryan was at her husband S
office when the two men entered the
Bryan home Friday and ordered the
nurse to telephone their demand for
ransom to the bank oficial's wife.
Mrs. Bryan returned home imme-
diately and was abducted while her
husband called several men to form
q posse.
Evening star., 1937-12-27
REBELS HOLDING OUT.
Occupy Two Flaming Strongholds in
Captured Teruel.

HENDAYE, Franco-Spanish From
tier. Dec. ~ fPl.-Insurgent troops and
civilians held out in two flaming cita-
dels today against Spanish govern
ment attackers in control of the rest
Of the ancient Aragon city of Teruel.
Government advices said the massive
Teruel Seminary and the Bank Of
Spain, both on fire, still housed a
defiant group of Italian officers, Ger
man officers and Spanish sympathizers
OF insurgent Generalissimo Francisco
Franco.
The attacking forces had tightened
their grip on the strategic city, 1875
miles east of Madrid. by successfully
stormlng the Civil Guard Barracks,
leaving only the two strongholds to
be conquered
Beleaguered remnants of the insur-
gent garrison fought to prolong the
siege in the hope that shock troops
under Gen. Miguel Amanda could ham,
mer through government lines to re-
lieve them.
Neutral observers concluded govern
ment capture of Teruel improved
chances OF ultimate victory over in
surgents. The government reported a
slight advance today both on the
upper Aragon and southern fronts.
Evening star., 1937-12-27
4OOREBEL SHELLS
' POUR UR|NTOMADR|D
X -
Eight Killed, so Wounded
by Insurgents in Last
48 Hours.
, Dy the Associated Press.


= MADRID, Dec. 2l.-Spanish insur-
gent artillery batteries continued to-
: day to shell Madrid. still shaken from
q Christmas week end bombardment,
= the worst and most prolonged the
= capital had suffered ir month. ON
. cial figures said that in the last A
: hours 400 shells had poured into the
: city, killing eight persons and wound
ing so.
r. One Of the insurgent projectiles
shattered Madrid's 7O-year Big
! Ben clock in the Ministry Of Home
:, Affairs Building. where Madrilenos
4. traditionally gathered on New Year
eve to welcome the new year by eat
Ing raisin with each stroke OF the
clocks chimes.
~ Three persons were killed and eight
p, injured when shell scored a direct
hit on a street car in the center of
the city. where most Of the insurgent
fire was concentrated.
A government dispatch reported
-FOUR insurgent warships had bom-
q barded Castellon and Vinaroz on the
Spanish east coast Sunday without
inf1lcting much damage
The shelling Of Madrid followed one
last night in which two theaters were
partly destroyed. two persons killed
and IL wounded.
REBELS HOLDING OUT.
Evening star., 1937-12-27
Science
Continued From First PAGE, }

ilized world today. and is believed to
. be on the increase
The discovery, it was stressed by
DR.. Walter L. Bruetsch Of the Indiana
= University Medical School, who pre-
sented an exhibit of pathological ma
terial, lends weight to the growing
belief that mind-splitting actually is
group Of diseases with different
causes but similar syndromes. DR..
BruetSch first noted, he says, that an
unusually large number of dementia
precox victims who die in the hos
: pitfalls showed evidence upon autopsy
Of having had at some time chronic
, rheumatic infection which had seri-
ously damaged the heart and kidneys
. In an ordinary hospital such cases
range from less than l to 4 per cent
q More than per cent OF the split
: mind patients showed these rheumatic
LESSONS.
Microscopic examination Of the
: brains of these victims showed in al
most every case specifically rheumatic
: LESSONS Of the blood vessels Of the en-
velope and cerebral cortex Of the brain
e with small areas of scar tissue where
= the blood supply had failed. Without
microscopic examination the brains
seemed normal.
Similar autopsy studies the brains
. Of persons dying in State hospitals for
, the insane, he said, showed that at
: least 4 per cent of victims of all mental
i diseases showed similar rheumatic le-
: sions.
Rheumatic Infections.
. "One may raise the question" he
said, whether the changes may not
= have occurred years after the onset of
, the psychosis, or even shortly before
death. There is no way to prove that
they were coincident with the begin
ming Of the mental disease. But long
familiarity with tissue changes, he
stressed, leads him to believe that
most of the alterations were of long
standing and others Of varied ages.
Chronic rheumatic infections have 4
tendency to occur in repeated attacks,
separated by years Of relative quiz
eScence.
These patients did not show any
signs of rheumatic infection while
they were under treatment for the
mind disease. In every case where
rheumatic damage to the heart was
found the characteristic LESSONS were
found In the brain. There is evidence
that the condition sometimes follows
Evening star., 1937-12-27
SAMOAN CLIPPER MADE
READY FOR HOP TO b. S.
Flying Boat Takes or Wednesday
to Begin 4-Day Service From
New Zealand.

B: the Associated Press.
AUCKLAND. New Zealand. Dec. ~.
-Crewmen overhauled the flying boat
Samoan Clipper today for q take-off
Wednesday to inaugurate four-day
mail and express service between the
Antipodes and the United States.
The 10-ton Pan-American Airways
plane, skippered by Capt. Edwin G.
Musick, arrived here yesterday after
a three-stage journey from Honolulu
The clipper skinned more than 4 400
miles via Kingman Reef and Samoa
in little more than 81 hours flying
time. BY fast boat the time is around
II days.
Passenger service will be put into
effect later with new ALTON flying
boats. Great Britain's Imperial Air
ways soon will open service between
Auckland and Sydney, Australia.
Evening star., 1937-12-27
PITTSBURGH MUST FACE
81, $780, 900 DAMAGE CASE
Court Issues Order After II Years
of Litigation in Action In
volving Landslide.

Ry the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH. Dec. 27.-After II
years Of litigation the City Of Pitts
burgh had an order from court today
to face trial on q case for 81 10000
damage claimed by the Pennsylvania
Railroad in connection with a land
slide of 255 carloads Of dirt onto
the company's tracks.
1T seems intolerable that the court
should be obliged to hear and de-
termine a suit involving 4 claim for
such vast damages more than II
years after the cause of action arose, "
wrote Judge Elder W. Marshall. add
ing that under the law. however, he
lacked the right to halt the suit.
The dirt rolled down from Bigelow
boulevard in 1920. Three years later
the railroad filed its claim, contend
ing the city should have had . better
retaining wall.
Evening star., 1937-12-27
What's in a Name?

RICHMOND. Va. Dec. q R-
Dewer Dye was among those who ap-
pied to the State Industrial Com
mission for accident compensation this
month, Examiner w. L. Robinson re-
ported. Other applicants We're: Ear
nest Workman. Holly Berry, Sam
Raspberry and Chapel Service.
Evening star., 1937-12-27
Purchasing Power Holds.

Argentina believes that reserves and
savings accruing during prosperous
1887 will help to maintain the general
purchasing power Of the country
through the threatened 1898 depres-
sion.
Evening star., 1937-12-27
80 Actors Godparents.

HOLLYWOOD. Dec. 27 (P.-Eddie
Cantor. Deanna Durbin and Glenda
Farrell stood as godparents for Bar
bara Jean Wellington, daughter Of
Radio Announcer James Wallington,
yesterday.