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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-11-24

who could do a crossword without
any clews?"
We've got two clews We know
that doorway exists: and we know
that, to reach that doorway, we've
got to go up the stairs. If"
"My God," said I, starting up.
There was moments silence.
Then
$50 on" said Elizabeth, quietly.
"What do you know"
"Your father said that there was
in the tower a doorway which no
one would ever find. And then he
used the words you must 60 up,
counting your steps, But he never
said that the doorway was on the
staircase. He said it was in the
tower"
"You mean"
81 mean that we have been look
ing for a doorway which we can
reach from the stair: but we ought
to have been looking for something
upon the stair which, when we have
found it, will disclose where the
doorway isl
'"That's right" said Herrick's
voice. "And the stairway bears him
out. There is no doorway there-I
think we can swear to that. But
there is a spring or something
which, when we can touch it off,
will open some hidden door in an
other part of the tower"
The case was now greatly altered.
We knew that the path we were on
was the right one and very soon
would bring us up to our goal.
And so it did.
Not more than an hour had gone
by when found on the thirty-sixth
step a nick which might have be-
longed to the lid of a pencil box. It
was cut in the tread of the step,
close to the edge and close to the
outer wall. It was choked with a
cake of dirt which I had to cut out
with my knife, and an obstinate film
of dirt was encrusting that side of
the tread; but when I had used a
wet cloth to rub the stone clean,
there were the parallel cracks
which I had expected to see. In a
| word, I had found a pamela tiny,
sliding panel which, if could draw
it towards me, would discover a slot
in the tread, three inches by two.
(Here, perhaps, should say that
I have now no doubt that the film
of dirt on the tread was more than
the natural deposit which time will
lay, and that, after replacing the
panel, the late Count of Brief had
washed the stone with some liquid
which, when it was dry, would form
an invisible skin.)
Half an hour went by before the
little panel allowed me to have nv
way. Then at last, with a crack, /
yielded, and two minutes later
drew it out of the tread.
It's withdrawal disclosed no slo.
but a miniature well, rather NOR
than an inch across; and sunk i
this well was bolt of very old iron
At once we saw that the bolt wa:
thus holding in place the rise of the
step upon which we were now a
work, and that if we could pull ths
bolt up, the rise would be free 10 ~
moved.
GTO BE CONTINUED)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-11-24

which made the suite. From top
to bottom its walls and it's steps
were of stone, and the flight rose
without interruption, except for four
landings so slight as scarce to de-
serve that name. It was very SIM
ply built and served or was served
by five doorways, not one of which
was hidden in any way; and since
its form was that of the ordinary
winding stair, it was hard to see how
any other doorway could really be
there, and harder still to divine
where such another doorway could
possibly lead-for on one hand you
had the chambers and, on the other,
the wall of the tower itself.
The door from the courtyard gave
to a miniature hall which just &C.
cepted the oak when Elizabeth
swung it back. This hall was but
four feet square and might, in days
gone by, have been held by one
man against fifty who strove to pass.
AS you entered the hall, the stair
way rose on your right, and, be-
fore you, another doorway led to
the first of the chambers within the
tower. These were three in num-
Der, and all would have had the
same shape, but for the demands
which lavatories and a bathroom
had made.
Before we did anything else, we
bolted the door between the tower
and the castle, as well, of course, as
the door by which we came in.
After that, made for the window
whose bars I had forced aside, and
roughly repacked the sockets from
which the cement was gone; and
since, before we came in, we had
gathered the scraps which had fall
en- whilst was at work, there now
was nothing to show that the cage
had been tempered with.
Then I joined my lady and Her.
rick, who were surveying the stair.
If this was dark by night, it was
dim by day, and we could do nothing
useful without the help of torch:
so, though we had not brought Bren-
da with that idea, she had very soon
to come to Elizabeth's aid: togeth-
er they shed the light, whilst Her.
rick and I conducted the actual
search.
That the work would require great
patience was presently clear, for
the walls seemed to be as blank
as an untouched page, yet we could
not believe that doorway could be
concealed in the steps.
"You must go up, counting your
steps :"
Not until that time did / at all I'M
derstand the portion confronting the
prisoner of ancient days, who set
himself to discover a way to break
out of his hold: but now I know
some of the trials those men en-
dured, for though our case was diff
ferent, we did as they must have
done. The constant chill and the
rudeness of naked stone, the furtive
light, the anxious lingering of ma
sonry, the whispered consultation,
the sudden shock of unfamiliar
sounds-of such was our two-day
tenure of the great tower of Brief.
1t was five o'clock on the We'd
nesday afternoon when Elizabeth
Strengthened her back and led the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-11-24

rious infections as well.
1t has also been established that
if a girl is poorly nourished dur
ing these years of rapid develop
ment, there may not be the slight
est indication of that fact until she
first becomes an expectant moth
er. Then she will pay for her
mothers lack of nutrition knowl-
edge.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-11-24
Three-Way Apron Design.
AROUND
\ THE HOUSE

A Scrap Book.-A large loose
leaf note book is inexpensive and
handy to use if you are saving
the newspaper clippings of the do
ings of anyone in the family. More
pages can be added when need
ed and any added data may be
written on the note book paper
alongside of the articles.
Economy Note.-Save all celery
tops, wash and dry them and
place in the oven, turning them
now and then. Store the leaves in
an alright tin. Use them for fla
voring soups, salads, etc.
Toast Animals. - Cut animal
shapes out of bread with animal
cookie cutters. Spread with but
ter and toast light golden brown
under the broiler. Serve these to
the children to eat with their soup.
COlOrful SaIad.-When using APP
pies in salad leave the skins on to
add touch of color to the salad.
Cleaning Strainers. - Never
wash a tea strainer or a fine sieve
in soapy water. Rinse in clear
water always, then there can be
no unpleasant flavor when next
used.
Handy Clothespin. - Use a
clothespin to untangle a fringe
mop. 1t takes little time and the
mop will then be as fluffy as when
new.
Keeping Apples Whole.-Core
apples before pairing. They are
less likely to break. A broad par
ing causes much waste because
of the rounding surface of the
apples.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-11-24
The AdoIescen+'s Diet

Inc HoOieSCShT OiSI
To balance the diet properly,
these necessary protein and en-
ergy foods should be supplement-
ed by milk and cheese which are
rich in calcium; by green leafy
vegetables which are also a good
source; by eggs and fruits, valued
for their minerals and vitamins !;
and by bulky foods which supply
sufficient cellulose to help pro-
mote regular health habits.
Mothers of adolescent children
should make conscientious and
determined effort to feed them a
diet rich in calcium and vitamins
A, C and D-the substances re-
quired, especially. for maintaining
sound, healthy teeth. If milk and
succulent fruits and vegetables
figure prominently in the daily
menus of the adolescent girl, they
will go a long way toward helping
to correct the "choosy" attitude
toward food from which many old
er children suffer.
And if careful attention to diet
is coupled with careful attention
to sound hygienic habits, the
health of our 'teen-age boys and
girls will be greatly improved,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-11-24

balanced diet al
this time, the re-
suit may be an un-
stable nervous sys.
tenn, poor physical
d development, low
cred vitality and
inability to fight
off infections. This
lack of strong re.
sistance may open
the way to dental
disease and to a
VARIETY of other Sc
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-11-24
CHAPTER v

I shall not set down in detail the
search we made for the doorway
which no one would ever find," for,
for one thing, we went about it as
anyone else would have done, and,
for another, almost the whole of our
labor was thrown away. But that,
] suppose, was inevitable.
There was the winding stairway,
scaling the wall of the tower, and
within its coils were the chambers
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-11-24
CaIcium-Rich Foods REQUIRED

Leading nutrition authorities
hold that the average American
diet is more deficient in calcium,
perhaps, than in any other single
nutrient. This is especially likely
to be the case in the diet of the
adolescent. For at that time, boys
develop prodigious appetites and a
tremendous capacity for carbohy-
drates or energy-producing foods,
while girls become extremely fin
icky. Either they do not take
enough food at meals, or they tend
to eat too many rich mixtures be-
tween meals. AS result, the
diet of both boys and girls is
likely to contain an abundance
of meat, fish, highly milled ce-
reals and other refined foods, with
inadequate amounts of the foods
rich in calcium.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-11-24
Sublime and Ridiculous

The sublime and ridiculous are
often so nearly related that it is
difficult to class them separately.
One step below the sublime makes
the ridiculous, and one step above
the ridiculous makes the sublime
again.-Thomas Paine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-11-24

has a significant and far
reaching influence upon their
teeth in later life, and in the
case of girls, upon the teeth of
their children when they in
turn become mothers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-11-24
Answers to Questions

Mrs. G. B. Ayes, there is
substance called cholesterol, and
it is a vital constituent of nerve
tissue, and is also found in the
blood. Foods rich in cholesterol
include egg yolk, liver, kidneys
and sweetbreads.
@-WNU-C. Houston Goudiss-l938-38.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-11-24
and they will be more adequately
prepared to assume the duties of
parenthO0d.
Correct Dental Hygiene

Sorrecf Denfdl f1y9Iene
1t is vitality important that the
proper care be given to the teeth
and mouth. But it is quite unlikely
that correct routine will be fol-
lowed unless mothers offer tact
full advice and suggestions very
frequently. For while the tiny
child has his teeth brushed for
him, and the young school child
has his tooth-brushing ritual SUI
pervised, too often the adolescent
is left to his own devices in this
respect. That is great mistake,
as adolescents are sometimes
careless in the care of their teeth.
Mothers must see to it that
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-11-24

nURING the indoor season to
- come, make plenty of bright
new workaday clothes for your
self and your daughter. Here's a
design for charming aprons to
wear over your own dark house
frocks for protection and pretti-
ness. And a simple, fare-skirted
dress for school girls, so becom-
ing and practical that just one OF
it will never be enough. Both OF
these patterns, in fact, you're sure
to use over and over in different
materials. They're easy as french
dressing to make. A detailed sew
chart accompanies each of them.
Charming School Frock.
This is an awfully good style for
growing girls who incline to be a
bit lanky. The puff sleeves, fiared
skirt and small waistline, drawn
in by a belt at sides and back,
give them just the right lines. The
high neckline, finished by little
round collar, covers up their col
lar bones and looks so well under
young faces. This is a diagram
design, therefore can be finished
in few hours. Make it of velvet
cen, flannel, jersey, wool plaid,
gingham, linen-it looks well in
practically every fabric that
school girls wear.
Three-Way Apron Design.
Two comfortable pinafore styles,
so cut that they won't slip off at
the shoulders, and a sweet little
tie-around, are yours in this smart
design that will help to solve many
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-11-24
Uncle Eben's Idea

II you want to be downright
exak," said Uncle Eben, don't say
common sense when you means
good sense Good sense amt COM
mon"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-11-24
Feed Adolescen+ Correctly or Tragic Consequences
May Result. Warns c. Houston Goudss; Teeth
t Must Receive Special Consideration
By C. HOUSTON GOUDISS

nFFHAND, it may there could be very little
~ connection between deficient diet during adolescence
and painful childbirth in later years Yet has been demon
strated clincay that there definite link 1t has likewise
kind of food which fed adolescents
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-11-24

Preparation for Paren+hood
Adolescence is a difficult period
at best. And if a girl takes an un-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-11-24

NEW YORK.-G. S. Messersmith,
~ assistant secretary of state,
consul general in Berlin when Hitler
rose to power, used to be lot more
The Washington times., 1938-01-24
BASEBALL STARSCLIN|C IS SLATED
.ON ANDERS' LIST IN MONTGOMERY
Washington Times staff Photo

GLEN ECHO, Md, Jan. "a.
The first of a series of maternity
and preschool clinics, to be held
here each month under auspices
of the Montgomery County Health
Department and a volunteer lay
committee, is sch e duled for
Wednesday, between 1:30 and
2::3O p. m, at the Glen Echo fire
house.
The clinic will be conducted by
DR.. William Linthicum, of Rock.
vile, with the assistance Of Mrs.
Martha Fry, public health nurse.
White patients will be received at
1870 p. m. and colored patients
at 2 D. m,
The Washington times., 1938-01-24
.12 MD. FIREMEN
HURT AS TRUCK
is OVERTURNED
Week. end Accidents
Injure Others

Six Rockville (Md) volunteer
firemen were in Georgetown Hos.
pital today with serious injuries
and six others were recovering at
their homes after a fire truck
skidded and overturned on an
icy road near Nealsville, Md, last
night.
A number of other persons we're
under treatment in Washington
and nearby hospitals for injuries
sustained in a series of weekend
traffic mishaps in and around the
District.
ON WAY TO WRECK
En- route to the scene of an
accident at Boyd's, Md, the Rock.
vile fire truck overturned after
crashing into an embankment.
Thrown in all directions, several
Of the firemen were pinned be-
meath the vehicle.
Those at Georgetown Hospital
are: Maynard Hudson, q, broken
leg; Elmer Hutchinson, 25, broken
leg; George Boise, SO, broken arm
and other injuries; Theodore
Mason, jr., 26, fractured leg;
George Norris, 10, head and chest
injuries, and John Ray, %, frac.
tured elbow.
Treated and returned home were
Frank Poole, William Gartner,
woodrow Marth, Norman PyleS,
Paul Anders and Albin Hutchin.
son. George Russ, 10, of 1918
Quincy st. N. W., hurt in the acci.
dent to which the fire trucks were
hurrying, was under treatment at
Montgomery County Hospital.
STRUCK BY CAR
henry s. Grogan, 43, OF 904 e
st. N. w., suffered serious injuries
when struck early yesterday by an
automobile as he walked along
the Marlboro Pike near Maryland
Club Gardens. He is in Casualty
Hospital and police said John A.
Mahoney, of 1915 G st. N. E..
was driving the car that struck
him.
Four-year-old Eugene Glaze, Of
sos Sixth st. N. E., received cuts
and bruises when she fell from q
bicycle, according to police, at
Seventh and C Streets Northeast.
Police said the child was riding
with her cousin, Mamie Hum.
phries, of 226 North Carolina Ave.
Is F.
The Washington times., 1938-01-24

The voteless National Capital, it
is learned today by scanning Bu-
reau of Census figures, leads 10
States, some of which have less
than half the Districts population,
but which send to Washington
leaders in framing national poll
cies.
The Districts rapid population
growth put it ahead of Montana
and Utah in the last July estimate,
a surprise to census experts who
had listed these two States ahead
of the District in the decennial
census of 1880. At that time, the
District had 486, 900 residents, Mon
tana SGT 900 and Utah 507, 900.
STATES d. C. LEADS
Latest figures give the District,
627, 900; Montana, 539, 900; Utah,
$4,000. Also the Districts 80
per cent growth tops the nation.
The States the District leads and
population:
New Hampshire, $4,000; Ver-
mont. 393 1000; Delaware, 261 900;
Montana, $4,000; Idaho, 493, 900;
wyoming. 235,OOO; New Mexico,
1900; Arizona, 412,000; Utah,
sig, 900 and Nevada, 1000.
These States send "a lawmakers
to Congress, of which 20 are U. S.
Senators. Several of these legis-
lators are veterans in service and
tremendously influential because
Of their vital committee assign
mentS
The Washington times., 1938-01-24
Community Chest
Drama Tonight

Community Chest activities will
be dramatized at a meeting and
election of the social agency at
8 p. m. tonight in the United
States Chamber of Commerce
Building, 1915 H st. N. w. Chest
members will elect 1913 directors.
A corresponding number have
been named by the "a Chest
agencies.
Herbert L. Willett, jr., chest di.
rector, is enthusiastic over the
pageant and sees in it means of
bringing more vividly before the
city'S organizations the work of
the agencies.
The Washington times., 1938-01-24

NEW YORK, Jan. "a QNS0.
The biggest sports sensation of
1887 never happened. Jerome
Dizzy" Dean, Lou Gehrig and Joe
DiMaggio had been marked for
kidnapping by Peter Anders. it was
revealed here today by Oman"
]. Edgar Hoover.
Anders, who has confessed the
kidnap-murder of Charles S. Ross,
Chicago manufacturer, also has
admitted, according to Hoover,
that he considered sn "a CHI i n g
Dizzy" holding him for $50,000
ransom, and that he followed the
st. Louis Cardinals for several
weeks with that idea in mind. He
finally decided that the Cardinals
management wouldn't pay that
for ''Diz" and abandoned
the idea.
Anders then considered grabbing
both DiMaggio and Gehrig. With
the Yankees headed for the Amer
ican League pennant and the
World Series, he figured that Col.
Jacob Rupert would pay almost
any price set for ransom of the
two stars once they had been
spirited away.
But Anders' caution finally as
serted itself and he told his part
ner, James Atwood Gray-accord-
ing to HooVer-"Too much pub
licity in a snatch like that"
The Washington times., 1938-01-24
Carolina Group
To Give Banquet

Products of North Carolina in.
dustry and agriculture will be ex.
hibited at the annual banquet and
dance of the North Carolina Demo
cratic Club of Washington at the
Raleigh Hotel Friday night, Feb
ruary 4.
Wesley Mcdonald, secretary to
Senator Robert Reynolds and pres.
ident of the club, will preside, and
more than 300 members of the
club will attend.
The Washington times., 1938-01-24
BLONDE SOUGHT.
las FINGER GIRL"
lin ROSS SLAYING.
indictment of Kidnap
Killer Due Today

CHICAGO, Jan. "a Q.N.SO.
The Federal grand jury today was
expected to open the way to the
electric chair for the kidnap-killer
of Charles S. Ross with an indict.
ment under the Lindberg law.
District Attorney Michael l..
Igoe cut short his trip to Wash
ington to direct the prosecution Of
John Henry Seadlund, alias Peter
Anders, who has confessed not only
to the killing of Ross but of his
own accomplice, James Atwood
Gray.
OTHER AIDS SOUGT
1t was indicated, meanwhile,
some loose ends of the case still
remain and the Federal investi-
gators are still of the opinion
Seadlund worked with other &C.
completes beside the slain Gray.
There were reports G-men we're
seeking friend of his in northern
Wisconsin who arranged for the
kidnap hideoutS, in one of which
Ross was slain after $50,000 ran
som had been paid for his release.
Other operatives were said to be
seeking confederates in Chicago,
one of them a blonde girl with
whom Seadlund once toured the
city's honky-tonks.
G-MEN SILENT
With the departure of ]. Edgar
Hoover, chief of the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation, who d.
rected Seadlund's capture in Los
Angeles, the local FBI men
clamped down a rigid rule Of Sc
crecy. They refused to elaborate
on Hoover's statement in New York
that Seadlund had contemplated
the kidnapping of Dizzy Dean and
other baseball stars.
Seadlund, it was believed, will
plead guilty, but the chances Of
him being accorded leniency were
Regarded as slight.
The Washington times., 1938-01-24
Peery Mentioned
For Va. Judgeship

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 24.-The
name of former Governor George
C. Peery was being strongly men
toned in capitol and other circles
today as a candidate for a fourth
Federal judgeship proposed in leg
islation now before Congress.
The former governor, who left
here today for a much needed
rest," declined comment on the
reports. The legislation for the
new Virginia Federal Judge has
been approved by Attorney Gen.
eral Homer S. Cummings.
The Washington times., 1938-01-24
TO EXAMINE Cables

BOSTON, Jan. "a Q.N.S)
BoSton's 4,25O taxi drivers must
take an annual examination to
prove themselves possesSors of
good eyesight and freedom from
communicable diseases under an
edict promulgated by Police Com.
missioner Joseph P. Timilty.
The Washington times., 1938-01-24
ONLY TRAINED GORILLA

CINCINNATI, Jan. "a G.N.SO.
Billed as the only trained gorilla
in the world, Susie, privileged ZOO
occupant, is growing up into quite
a young lady. Now IL years old,
she weighs 265 pounds and has
waistline of So inches. Her chest
is 40 inches, deflated, and SO when
exOanded
The Washington times., 1938-01-24
Michael F. O'Dea
Dies in California

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24.-Mi-
chael F. O'Dea, 90, Los Angeles
pioneer and philanthropist, died
yesterday after a brief illness.
Born in Toronto, Mr.. O'Dea came
to Los Angeles in 1884 and pur-
chased rural acreages which later
became part of the downtown dis
trict. He contributed to many
charities and at one time donated
$4,000 for the development of
Loyola University,
The Washington times., 1938-01-24

The great hue and cry of help
ing the poor" was banded about
today by the opposition as the
House District Judiciary subcom'
mittee took under consideration
a bill to establish a small claims
court in the District.
Already passed by the Senate.
the measure would establish a
court for claims up to $50, reliev,
ing the court of involved legal pro,
Cedure. The bill is sponsored by
Judge Nathan Cayton, of the
Municipal Court.
IF you want to help the
poor" Attorney Roger ]. White
ford told the subcommittee,
don't upset long establishment
procedure. ..e. ,r
"a great hue and cry has
gone up to help the poor" he
continued. 1.-THE Bar Associa-
ton is now helping these people,
and we attorneys who oppose
the bill can see no reason why,
in the interest of the poor, we
must tear down procedure.
There is no use tearing
down your house to get at a
few ants in the basement"
MIR. Whiteford said that mem
bers of the bar oppose the measure
because it is unnecessary.
The measure was also opposed
by Corporation Counsel Elwood
Seal. who criticized certain of its
legal sections.
Representative Dan R. McGehee
CD, Mississippi, subcommittee
chairman, announced that the
hearing would be continued later
this week.
Prior, to consideration of the
small claims bill, the subcommit
tee heard Representative Hamil
ton Fish (RO, New York, in sup
port Of bill to exempt from taxa
ton certain property of the So
ciety Of Cincinnati. Mr.. Fish tolc
the subcommittee that the organi
zation is highly patriotic anc
carrying on the traditions of the
Revolutionary War;"
The Washington times., 1938-01-24
Plane Pilot Dies,
Passenger Is Hurt

CASSOPOLIS, Mich, Jan. "a
G.N.SD.-A 21-year-old Elkhart
(Ind) youth was dead and his
22-year-old companion in critical
condition today after their air
plane crashed shortly after its
takeoff here Sunday. Lyle Clark
was killed and Louis Poyser. farm
hand, was rushed to McCutcheon
Hospital, critically injured.
Authorities said Poyser had no
license to pilot a plane.