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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-19
SYNOPSIS

Barbara Sentry, seeking to sober up her
escort, Johnnie Boyd, on the way home
from q party, slaps him, and attracts the
attention Of Q policeman, whom the boy
knocks down. As he arrests him, Professor
Brace of Harvard comes to the rescue and
drives Barbara home. On the way they see
Barbara's father driving from the direction
Of his Office at 12:45, but when he gets home
ne tells his wife II Is 11:15 and that he's
been playing bridge at the club. Next day
Sentry reports his Office has been robbed
and Miss Wines, former temporary EN-.
ployee. killed. The evening papers luridly
confirm the story. and Sentry takes 1t hard.
Mary. elder daughter. In love with Neil Ray,
young inferno at the hospital where she
works, goes off to dinner at Gus Loran's,
Septry's partner, with Mrs. Loran's brother,
Jimmy Endle. Mr.. and Mrs. Sentry call on
old Mrs. Sentry. and Barbara, alone. re.
ceives Dan Fisher. reporter, who advises
her not to talk. Phil Sentry, son at Yale,
is disturbed at the possible implications
and suspicion Of Miss Wines absence from
her rooms for three days during August.
He goes home to help. Sentry is arrested
and booked for murder. Dan Fisher ex-
plains the evidence against him-that the
robbery was a fake, the: safe opened by one
who knew the combination. changed since
Miss Wines employment there-that back
door key. duplicate Of Sentry's. was found
In the girls purse. and that Sentry, too. had
been away those three days In August.
Brace calls, and backs up Barbara In her
denial that Sentry could have done 1t, be-
cause of the discrepancy OF time between
the Staying and their seeing Sentry on the
road.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-19

Barbara said, "Darlingl" And
Phil said, "Good kid, Linl"
Dean Hare rose to go, and ne
nodded to Phil so that the boy went
with him to the car.
"Phil," he suggested then, "don't
let your sisters or your mother 60
to see your father yet. Not today.
I shouldn't even 60 myself, II !
were you. In a. day or two, yes;
but just now he's terribly shocked.
It would distress any of you to see
him; and think it would be harder
for him to-keep his self control. !"
"Gosh! suppose So" Phil
agreed, shahily. He urged, II want
him to know we'ro with him,
thought"
"Pll tell him." the attorney prom
Used.
But then Mrs. Sentry came to the
open door. "Oh, DEAN" she called,
Twill you arrange for me to see
Arthur, let me know when I'm to
conner"
Hare looked to Phil for support;
but Phil said, 81 know it will do him
good to see mother, Mr.. Hare" And
the lawyer surrendered.
Every WELL" he agreed. IF
you"
Oscar came to summon Mrs. Sem
try to the telephone. 'Mr. Loran
calling" he explained. She depart
ed, and Hare said doubtfully:
81 still think it's a mistake, Phil,
for her to 60. Mr.. Loran came
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-19

last night while I was there. He
was just back from New York. Your
father almost broke down, just talk
ing to him. Mr.. Loran was sympa-
thetic, of course, and loyal, and in
dignant at the police; butt does
no good to take that attitude. The
police aren't to blame" He hest
tated, said then, 1--WE have to face
the fact that there's a lot of circum-
stantial evidence against your IA
tA,r."
Phil said explosively, "You know
darned well my father wouldn't kill
anyonel"
cts not a question Of knowing.
It's question of proving"
Then he turned, for a police car
came UP the drive. Reporters on
duty like guards at the entrance
trotted after it; and Dan Fisher was
among them. The police car stopped
behind Dean Hare's; but Dan came
along to where Phil and the lawyer
stood, and he said in low tone:
''Sentry, if you and Mr.. Hare are
interested, Flood waited outside last
night till Professor Brace came out,
questioned him."
Phil nodded, only half hearing,
staring at the police car, from which
officers alighted. Fisher asked soft
ly, "Who was the young lady who
came in a few minutes ago?"
"One of my sisters friends"
whats her manner"
Phil hesitated, but Dean Hare
said, ''Phil, the best rule with re-
porters is, If they're going to find
out anyway, tell them"
Phil nodded ruefully. 81 suppose
so. She's Linda Dane"
Fisher said, ooh! I know her
brother. Joe." Someone else de-
manded, ''Not engaged to her, are
your" Phil shook his head, coloring
with anger, and Inspector Irons
alighted from the police car and
said to the reporters:
IAN right, boys, outside. Give
these folks a break. I'll see that
you get anything that you ought to
have"
They obeyed him, moved away,
and Dean Hare asked: Anything
new, Inspector"
IT want to have a look around in
side," the Inspector explained. IF
that's all right?"
"Of course"
"And might ask some questions.
I suppose you'll want to be in on
that" He added, as though apollo
giving for his own forbearance, cts
not the way usually handle things,
but the D. A. says to keep you in
touch as we 60 along"
Tha lawyer nqdded. "Thanks. "
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-19
Captive Balloons Are to Help Defend
English Cities Against Air Raiders

In a recent lecture, Air Commo-
dore J. G. Hearson partly lifted the
veil of secrecy surrounding the bal
loon barrage scheme, in which a
large number Of captive balloons
will add to the protection of cities
against air raiders, says the Illus
trated London News.
Each balloon is handled by a
lorry-winch with a crew of ten.
Toward the end of the World war
"balloon aprons were used in the
defense of London. They were
formed by lettering four or five
balloons in line and stretching a
network of wires between them.
The balloon barrage of today is
not in the form of aprons" but
consists merely Of the cables by
which the balloons are held cap
tive. At first sight, such defense
may appear rather diaphanous; but.
If simple calculations are made, it
will be found to be far more eff
fectiye than many might imagine.
Assuming that the span of the
wings of a bomber is 70 feet, and
that that bomber passes through a
line of balloons tethered at 100-yard
intervals, there is about one chance
in four Of the aircraft hitting cable
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-19

"Mr. Sentry, you want to show us
around?"
"Glad to-" Phil agreed.
''I'd like to have a look at the
garage"
Phil led the way, watched the In
spector note the cars, study the ga
rage. Chauffeur sleep up above?"
he asked. Phil nodded. Old Eli was
burning leaves by the tennis court,
and they went that way. Irons asked
the old man:
"You usually hear car come in
at night, do you?"
Eli said, "Hey?" And Phil ex-
planned: "He's pretty deaf. You'll
have to talk louder. But he wouldn't
hear anything at night. Takes an
earthquake to wake him.
Eli demanded ENORMOUSLY, 'What
you say?"
Irons nodded. s'Skip it," he de-
cided. He crossed to the pergola,
looked down at the water just be-
low them here. Two ducks summing
themselves on the bank waddled
into the water and swan warily
away.
Gan right" said the Inspector.
''Let's 60 in the house,"
Indoors, with his mother and sis
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-19

IF YOU'RE one Of those women
: who so often say dear me,
wish I could sew!", then by all
means try your hand on these
smart designs, and like many,
many others, just as inexperi-
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you can sew, and enjoy it! Our
patterns include detailed sew
charts that show you just what
to do, step by step.
The WOman's Dress.
Here we have diagram de-
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it successfully in few hours. And
you'll find it one of the most be-
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wore around the house. The short
sleeves are slashed, which makes
them easier to work in, and
prettier to look at. Sleeves, neck
line and pointed closing are
trimmed with ricrac. Make this
dress of gingham, seersucker, per-
Gale or calico.
The Little Girls Dress.
This dress will make your small
daughter look even more ador-
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square neck, puff sleeves and full
skirt. You'll probably want to
make her half a dozen dresses
just like this! And she'll certainly
beg for a little sweetheart apron.
For the dress, choose dimity, dot
ted Swiss, Bingham or percale.
For the apron, organdy, dimity or
lawn.
No. 1859 is designed for sizes "a,
So, 80, 40, AZ, "A, 46 and 48. Size
SO requires 4A yards of 35-inch
material; 2h yards Of ricrac to
trim as pictured.
No. 1853 is designed for sizes 2,
4, 6 and 8 years. Size 4 requires
1M yards of 35-inch material for
the dress; 70 yard for the apron.
Six yards of ribbon or braid to
trim dress; l yard for belt. Two
and one-haH yards of ruff1ing to
trim apron.
Success in Sewing.
Success in sewing, like in any
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approach the task in hand. To
help you turn out clothes profess
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have a book which plainly sets
forth the simple rules of home
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every home dressmaker will find
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Send your order to The Sewing
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Forty-third street, New York,
N. Y. Price of patterns, Is cents
Tin coins) each.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-19
Bv Ben nmEs WILLInnls

He said: "Mrs. Sentry wants to see
Mr.. Sentry this morning. I'll be
with her. Could you hold of on the
questions till this afternoon"
Irons reflected: "Well, the Grand
Jury's sitting, and the D. AS idea
was to give them the evidence we've
got, tomorrow" He looked at Hare.
81 understand you and Mr.. Flood
agreed not to arraign him before?"
"Yes."
Irons looked at Phil apologetical-
ly. sit was bunch, as much as any
thing, when I booked him." he con-
fessed. "But the D. A. got some
stuff last night, and-Tll want to
have all the dope I can get, for
the Grand Jury"
"Of course" the lawyer agreed.
"But this afternoon will do, to-ask
your questions. Suppose I meet you
here at two"
Phil, listening, felt himself shiv-
er; his teeth pressed hard together
to keep them quiet. There was
something in their tones deeply ter
rifying. He was almost relieved
when Dean Hare drove away, and
he himself was left with Inspector
Irons.
When Hare departed, the other
men who had come in the police
car approached, and Irons intro
duced them to Phil. Inspector Hays,
Sergeant Kane, Officer Regan.
And the Inspector suggested then.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-19
How Women
i'm Their 4O's
Can Attract Men

Here's good advice for woman during her
change usually from SO to 52), who fears
she'll lose her appeal to men, who worries
upset nerves and moody spells.
Get more fresh air, hrs. sleep and Il you
need q good general system tonic take Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, made
especially for sConten. It helps Nature build
up physical resistance, thus helps give more
vivacity to enjoy life and assist calming
iittery nerves and disturbing symptoms that
often accompany change Of life. WE'LL
WORTH TRYINGl
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-19

and one chance in two If it makes
an "in-and-out" passage, formid-
able risk which no attacker could
afford to continue taking If the
cables are lethal; that is, capable
of destroying any airplane coming
in contact with them.
The cables are so thin that they
cannot be seen from a travelling
airplane, even by day and in fine
weather.
The role Of balloon barrage is
to deny passage to aircraft below
the barrage height over the defend
ed area; thus driving the attackers
to an altitude at which they can be
dealt with by anti-aircraft fire and
interceptor fighters.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-19

SCHOOLS
CHICKS

MARYLAND's FINEST BLOOD.TESTEDl
CHICKS 30 and Up
Eight popular breeds and crosses. Started
chicks; also Ducks and Poults. HatcheS
twice weekly. MILFORD HATCHERY.
Milford Road NJ. Liberty Rd., PlkesviIle,
p. o. Roekdale. Nd. Pikesville 3e-Rs
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CHAPTER IV-Continued

Mrs. Sentry assented, and realized
with a faint shock Of terror that
she had spoken Of her husband in
the past tense, and then, with a
deeper tremor, that Hare seemed
not to have noticed, as though it
were natural for her to speak Of
him so.
She said hurriedly: 81 hear the
girls coming downstairs. Let's not
talk about details, Deanl" Her eyes
met his for a moment, held his;
and his after a moment were low
cred, as though some word had
passed between them.
Phil argued, "But just the
same" Then he stopped as Bar
bara and Mary appeared in the
doorway.
Morning, Children" Mrs. SEN
try said lightly. "Sleepy-headsl"
Barbara saw Dean Hare; she
cried: "Oh, have you seen father,
Mr.. Hare? When will they let him
come homer"
''I'm afraid not right away, Bar
bara," he confessed. "You know,
these things take time"
''But they know he didn't do .si"
Barbara insisted.
'Well, of course we know"
''They know it, tool" the girl
urged. 81 told Mr.. Flood"
Mrs. Sentry spoke quickly, almost
desperately. She knew what Bar
bara was about to say; that Mr..
Sentry had come home on the night
of the murder at quarter Of one.
But if Barbara said that, Dean Hare
would know Arthur had lied to him.
She fought instinctively to protect
Arthur from that discovery.
est down, Barbara, Mary" she
said. "After all, there's breakfast
to be eaten, our routine to 60 on"
Barbara insisted: "But mother,
l."
"Barbara!"
Barbara sat down, puzzled by her
mothers manner; and Mrs. Sentry
thought, amazed at herself: I'm like
an ostrich, hiding my head in the
sand, trying to pretend, to blind
myself She said: ''We've got to
keep our heads, our sense Of pro-
portion. We must 60 on eating, for
instance!"
Mary said in a low tone: "Must
we? Pretend nothing has happened?
We won't fool anyone but our
selves"
Mrs. Sentry ignored her. She
asked the lawyer, in polite and emp
ty tones, as one makes conversation
with strange dinner partner,
Flows Olive. Dean?" Olive was
Mrs. Hare.
"She wants to come over this aft
ernoon-if you'd like"
''Of counsel"
Mary said grimly: '.I'm surprised
she's willing to. expect most peo-
pie"
Barbara cried, furiously: s'Mary!
You talk as though you thought ia
Their really did it," And she said:
1--WE must all 60 see him, right
away! Well all 60 together"
Mary said, "I want to see Neil!"
She added, "This-he and must
decide what to do"
The doorben rang, and Oscar went
to answer it, and Phil followed him
into the hall. Mrs. Sentry suggest
ed: ASK Neil to dinner, If you
like, Mary. Or to tear"
Mary hesitated, nodded; then Lin
da Dane came in with Phil. ''Moth-
er said it was too early for me to
come" she confessed quietly.
"She's coming little later, Mrs.
Sentry. But I didn't want to wait.
! knew you'd be up"
There's nothing to seel" Mary
told her coldly. "We're not side
showl"
Mrs. Sentry protested. "Maryl"
But Linda said: ''It's all right,
Mrs. Sentry. know how you all
must feel; butt didn't come to
be curious, Mary. Please don't feel
I'm prying. We've always--at least,
Barbara and Phil and have al
ways been such good friends"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-19

In spelling a word over the tele-
phone Readers Digest gives the fol-
lowing list Of words as the best to
use to indicate the various letters:
A as in Alice, B as in Bertha, c as
in Charles and so on through David.
Edward, Frank, George, Harry,
Ida, James, Kate. Louis, Mary, Mel
lie, Oliver, Peter, Quaker, Robert,
Samuel, Thomas, Utah, Victor, Viii
liam, X-ray. Young and Zebra.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-19

Get rid Of WORMS in children
or adults. An enormous appe-
tite, itching Of the nose, grind
ing of teeth in sleep, eating
dirt or clay are symptoms that
may indicate worms. The best
medicine to drive them out is
DR.. Peery's "Dead Shot" Ver-
mifuge. Soc a bottle at drug
gists or Wright's Pill Co., 100
Gold St., New York, N. Y.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-19
Trai+orous Doubts

Our doubts are traitors, and
make us lose the good we oft
might win, by fearing to attempt.
Shakespeare.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-19
COIN BOOKS

STANDARD 1888 com BOOK Showing
prices paid, including Indian and Lincoln
. cents. Get posted. Send Ice. PENN
COIN CO., SOe Hilbert st.. Philadelphia. Pa.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-19
SILOS

added to your profit. Cut feed cost with
SILVER SHIELD SILOS. Write for valli-
able silo booklet CANNED DOLLARS.
Lamneck Products. Ine.. SIT Dublin Ave.
nue., Columbus. Ohio.
Evening star., 1938-08-13
INCREASE IN ASSETS
OF FORD FOUNDATION
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LANSING, Mich, Aug. 1S.-The
State Corporations and Securities
Commission reported the annual re-
port of the Ford Foundation shows an
increase Of more than $4,000, 900 in
its assets.
The report showed assets increased
from $723,77021 cash on hand as Of
January l, 1887, to s2s,8o3, ,5S2el on
January l. 1898.
The foundation now has common
stocks that it values at $26, ,250. 900, real
estate valued at s2,187,158 and cash on
hand Of $336,425.
The Ford Foundation was organized
Ito receive and administer funds for
scientific, education and charitable or
ganizations."
Evening star., 1938-08-13
Stock Averages
30 '1S IS so
Indust. Rails. Util. Stks.
BY VICTOR EUBANK,

.
NEW YORK, Aug. 13-For the
sixth consecutive session stocks de-
clined in toiay's market, many leader.
drifting down fractions to point OF
so. Some motors and steels did better
at the close
While most in Wall Street felt that
the recent European war tension may
have been exaggerated. brokers at
trlbuted falling share trends largely
to this influence.
Not overlooked. however. was the
continued scramble for gold overseas
where the price of the yellow metal
in London this morning was boosted
to record high. At the same time
foreign currencies offered some resist
ance to the dollar climb Of the past
week. The principal European Sc
curities markets were closed.
The apparently growing rift be-
tween Germany, Czechoslovakia,
France and Italy, with the tightening
Of frontier restrictions and expanding
military movements on the borders Of
these countries. served to accentuate
nervousness over possible fare-up
and keep the majority of traders in
neutral territory.
Half Last Saturdays Volume.
The ticker tape loafed during the
greater part of the proceedings and
the drying up Of offerings was encour-
aging TO those analysts who hold that
the weeks setback was due mainly tc
a correction of the sharp midyear
upswing. Transfers of approximately
100000 shares were about one-half
last Saturdays total.
Bonds and commodities shifted over
narrow range, with no particular
pressure evident IN any category.
Stocks lacking rising steam in
cluded Goodyear. Goodrich, Mont
gomery Ward, Sears-Roebuck. Inter-
national Harvester. Douglas Aircraft,
United Aircraft, American Telephone,
Consolidated Edison, North American.
Anaconda. Kennecott. General Elec-
trio. Du Pont. Johns -Manville. Santa
Fe, Southern Pacific and Great North
ern.
Attracting some support were United
States Steel. Bethlehem. General Mo-
tors, Chrysler. United States Rubber
common and preferred, Oliver Farm.
American Smelling. j. c. Penney,
Delaware g. Hudson and Standard Oil
OF New Jersey.
Curb Irregular.
Curb shares traced an irregular pat
tern in slow dealings. Aluminium.
Ltd. slipped around 2, while smaller
losers included Humble Oil. Niagara
Hudson Power, Gulf Oil and Alum
mum Co. Fractionally to a point or
so ahead were Newmont. Agfa Ansco.
Lake Shore and American Cyana-
mid "B'
Rails kept fairly we'll on balance as
transportation observers predicted that
leading carriers. If forward industrial
momentum is maintained. would ex-
tend the cash improvement which got
under way early in June.
Estimates from steel centers such
as Pittsburgh and Chicago were for
an advance in mill operations in these
districts next week. Aiding the motors
were signs output. dipping this week
to what was believed would be the
low for 1888. will begin to push up
shortly as work on new 1889 models
gets under way.
Evening star., 1938-08-13
LIVESTOCK ON FEED
II PER CENT MORE
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
The Agriculture Department reported
yesterday the number Of cattle on
feed for market in the corn belt States
on August / was about IL per cent
larger than year ago.
In the Eastern corn belt II per
cent increase was indicated. The
increase in the Western corn belt was
placed at per cent.
Last year on August 20 per cent
reduction in the number on feed was
reported. resulting from very small
carryover of feed supplies following the
1896 drought. This year. the depart
ment said. the II per cent increase
was accompanied in general by large
carryover of feed from the 1887 har-
vest.
Evening star., 1938-08-13
MARYLAND CROPS
DAMAGED BY Rain
Unthreshed Wheat Suffers in
Heavy Precipitation, Largely
0ffsetting High Yields.

BY the ASSOCIATED Press.
COLLEGE PARK, Md, Aug. 13 (P.
July rainfall, "a per cent above nor
NAL, damaged unthreshed wheat suf-
ficiently to largely Offset higher yields
before the wet period, the Maryland
Crop Reporting Service stated today.
Despite the rains. however, the
services August Maryland wheat esti-
mate was 9,42o00O bushels, approxi-
mately 100000 greater than the yield
last year. Crops threshed before the
rains were high in yield and quality.
Conditions the first of this month
indicated improved prospects for corn,
alfalfa. hay. potatoes and peaches
The corn yield was estimated at 36
bushels an acre, one over the July !
report, and production was predicted
to be l8.216.O00 bushels, compared
with 18, 8,576, 900 last year.
Evening star., 1938-08-13
BUILDING GAINS
IN CAPITAL AREA
Private and Public Total
Reaches S4O,117,587 in
First Six Months.
By DONALD b. HADLEY.

Boosted by large Government prof.
ects, total private and public con-
struction in the Washington metro
politan area climbed to $40,l17.587 in
the first six months of this year, the
Labor Department reported today.
This was moderately above the
33s,478,476 recorded in the same 1887
period and far ahead of s29.927, ,348
in the 1886 period and $26, ,l68,902
for the same 1885 months.
Home construction in the metropoli-
tan area for the first six months
showed sharp decline from both
1887 and 1886. but revealed large
scale operations were continuing. In
the period this year $500 families
were provided for. compared with
E.5ll in the 1887 period, 4.48l in
the 1886 months and 2,931 in the
1885 period.
Homes for 31,567 Families.
The department reported that since
the first of 1885. and through June,
construction has provided for 3l567
families in the metropolitan area, an
amazing record
Totals of residential and non-resi-
dental construction in the area for
the first six months of various years
follow:
Residential Non Residential.
1885 SIP, ,l06.32l $9.123,985
1886 --- 17.9l6,758 7.086.176
1897 22,969, ,465 5,043,45l
1898 -- 15850,040 2l,040474
Totals for repairs and alterations
for the same periods by years were:
s4.93s.596 in 1885: s4924.414 in 1896;
S1O.465,56 in 1887 and $3,227,073 in
1893.
The following slX-month totals for
private building in Washington proper
illustrates contraction in this classi-
fication: S9.462, 1888 in 1885; Sl4933,-
745 in 1896: sl7941.l40 in 1887, and
sl3,5S4,22O in 1888. However, July
showed a pickup and was the first
month this year to score an increase
over the same 1887 period.
d. c. Ranks Fifth.
Compared with other cities, WASH
ington proper continued to rank near
the top in private construction for the
first seven months of this year. Dun
g. Bradstreet gives the following totals
far various cities in the seven months
for 1898 and 1887