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AROUND
g.THE HOUSE

Dull-BOttomed Pans.-Save heat
and money by using pots and
pans with black or satin-finished
bottoms, which absorb heat more
evenly and rapidly than those with
shiny bottoms.
Help Children Help Selves
Buttons on small children's cloth
ing should be from "a to Ia
inches in diameter so that the
child can easily button his own
clothes.
Flush-Type Molding.-By using
flush-type steel or wood holdings
dust-catching corners may be
eliminated and the homework
made easier and more thorough.
Wrap Meats to Store.-Research
shows that cooked meat stored in
a refrigerator loses the least
weight when wrapped in paraffin
paper or stored in a covered con-
tainer.
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Bv Ben Rmes wILLInms

er, took it hot and cold, hot and cold
till his head cleared, thought how
all this would distress his mother,
thought of telephoning her reassur-
ances, thought he might send her a
wire, thought he might 60 home
over Sunday, and then remembered
the football game and did not want
to miss it, and in the end did moth
ing that day at all.
But he did read the papers more
carefully. The police had found the
young Italian in Freedom, Maine.
He had been able to account for all
his recent movements. Other young
men, friends of the dead girl, were
being questioned. The girls father,
who was a scallop fisherman, had
hurried to Boston. His picture ap-
peared; long-legged, sad, droop-
ing little old man.
The police, Phil read, were in
vestigating the fact that Miss Wines
had been mysteriously absent from
her lodgings for three days in Aug
ust last. The twentieth, twenty-first,
and twenty-second. She had told
her landlady that she was going to
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-07-22
Task of Protecting Bathers Has Now
Been Reduced to Art by Lifesavers

Now the lifeguard starts to the
rescue before the victim knows he's
in trouble!
That's how scientific the art of
preventing drowning has become on
the beaches of Los Angeles county,
notes a writer in the Los Angeles
Times.
And when it works on 10000, 900
persons it must be a good system.
Furthermore, if swimmer gets
into trouble, swallows some water,
passes out and is dragged ashore, he
doesn't have to worry about the life
guard sticking a hatpin through or
tying a handkerchief around his
tongue. The old method of resusci-
tation is as passe as skirts on a
woman's bathing suit. Resuscitation
is painless nowadays.
Lifesaving has become a profess
sion. Its members are proud and
jealous Of their status. They won't
even let you drown if you want to.
That puts black mark on their
records.
All these things become apparent
as the water warns up, the air
grows balmy and the crowds start
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tory, there was not a normal vocal
chord in the Bowl.
There was celebrating that must
be done, and Phil did it. What had
happened in Boston was forgotten
for that evening; but it must have
stayed disturbingly in the back of
his mind, since though it was three
or four o'clock in the morning be-
fore he went to bed, he woke soon
after ten, and remembered, and
opened his door to get the Sunday
morning paper in the hall outside.
He read it, read every line in it
that concerned Miss Wines. There
were only two things really new in
the story of the murder. The autop-
sy had revealed a probable motive
for the crime; and the hour when
Agnes Wines was killed had been
fixed. A night Waterman in ware
house nearby had heard the shot.
He had thought at the time that
it was truck back-firing, probably
two or three streets away, because
the sound was muffled; but now he
was convinced that it was in fact a
shot which he had heard. He was
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-07-22
CHAPTER III

Miss Wines was found dead In the
hall outside Mr.. Sentry's Office at
about eight o'clock Friday morning
a Friday in October. The after
noon papers cried the news; the
morning papers on Saturday spread
the tale over three or four pages.
Phil Sentry, a junior at Yale,
would have slept late that morning.
There was to be football game
in the afternoon, and the pre-game
celebration the night before had in
his case risen to a somewhat fe-
vered pitch. He had no early class
but Fritz Rush, his roommate, had
and when Fritz returned to the room
in mid-forenoon he pulled the bed
clothes violently off Phil.
''Wake up, Phil" he shouted.
you've got your name in the pa
pers!"
Phil bAinked sleepily. ''What?
What's happened? We didn't start
anything last night, did WEI"
"Read 'em and weep!" Fritz in
sisted. "All about the murder in
high life! Pretty stenographer foul
ly slain! Here, have lookl"
Phil sat up and peered, blinking,
at the headlines; he turned the
pages and saw photographs of the
dead girl, of his father, of Mr.. Lor-
an, and of Sentry and Loran's old
brick building in the market dis
trict. The history of the firm, found
ed by Phil's great-grandfather, was
related; and his fathers clubs were
listed, and his mothers charities.
The names of Loran and Sentry,
even though the connection was
slight, lent certain importance to
this murder of pretty stenogra-
pher; yet an old newspaper man,
though the names might have been
meaningless to him, would have
guessed from the extent of the
spread that there was more to
come, that there was a whisper Of
sensation in the air.
Even Phil sensed this family as
he glanced through the pages; but
before he had finished, two or three
fellows came in to jest at his ex-
pense. Was Agnes Wines one of his
conquests, they demanded. What
was this power he had over women?
Where did he bury his dead? He
grinned, and then swore.
"Cut the comedy" he said harsh
ly. Haven't you guys any sense OF
decency? She looks like nice kid." "
where were you, Mr.. Bones, "
Joe Dane demanded in inquisitorial
tones, between the hours Of"
"Oh, don't be so funnyl" Phil ex-
claimed. He stalked into the show
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sure of the time, having finished
his one o'clock rounds just before,
Probably five or ten minutes past
one, he thought.
Phil was relieved to see that that
blaze of publicity which yesterday
had focused on his family and on
that of Mr.. Loran had somewhat
abated now. Yet he knew so wildly
how they would each react to this
ugly experience. His father would
be concerned about the effect on the
business; his mother would resent
the offense to her personal dignity;
Mary, like so many persons COM
pletely egocentric, would feel per-
sonally wronged as though the world
had conspired to make her ridicu-
lous and unhappy. Barbara-Phil
smiled, thinking Of Barbara-would
keep her head high, make a joke out
of the whole thing, try to make
them laugh.
He thought Of telephoning them
some word of reinsurance, but the
telephone was unsatisfactory. He
felt vaguely that they might need
him; that there might be something
he could do. And also, an intangible
uneasiness oppressed him. There was
something in the tone Of the news
paper stories that suggested the
writer's knew more than they wrote.
Phil was young enough to want to
be assured that everything was all
right; he was old enough to want to
help and comfort If he could.
ITO BE CONTINUED
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flocking to the miles of patrolled
beaches.
From now on the lifeguard has his
job cut out for him.
He's ready for it. He has to be.
Guards are chosen nowadays on
such strict basis that only the
best qualified ever get to the point
Of being paid members of the 'vari-
Gus groups functioning from Long
Beach around to the Ventura county
line.
Rip tides, incidentally, cause 70
per cent of the rescues. And most
of the persons who have to be res
cued are men. The women are
more cautious and their bodies nat
urally are more buoyant.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-07-22
SYNOPSIS

Barbara Sentry, seeking to sober up her
escort Johnnie Boyd, on the way home from
a party, slaps him. and attracts the atten'
ton of a 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 Bar.
bara's father driving from the direction Of
his Office at 12:45. but when he gets home
he tells his wife il is 11:15 and that he's
been playing bridge at the club. Next morn.
ing, while Barbara is telling her mother
about her adventure. an urgent phone call
comes from Mr.. Sentry's Office after his de.
parture. Arriving home in the late after.
noon, Sentry reports his Office has been
robbed and a Miss Wines, former temporary
employee, killed. The evening papers lurid.
ly confirm the story, and Sentry takes 1t
hard. Mary, elder daughter. is in love with
Neil Ray, young inferno at the hospital
where she works.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-07-22

Mt Cake Recipe Contest.
Texas; Vera Tygar, Commodore,
Pa; Mrs. George Ahlborn, r. d.
No. l, Mt. Pleasant, Pa; Mrs. B.
A. Robinson, Box 578, Emmett,
Idaho; Jean Guthrie, 4712 Camp
bell St., Kansas City, Mo-; Mrs.
Walter Richter, Bonduel, Wis.,;
Mrs. P. C.. Blakely, Alden, Mich.
Honorable Mention.
Emogene Williams, Damon,
Texas; Mrs. Simon Moen, Norma,
N. D.; Mrs. Dick Collins, Mason
vile, Iowa; Mrs. B. F. Herman,
Box 1118, Crosby, Miss; Mrs.
Paul Lorenz, P. o. Box 225,
Strathmore, Calf; Mrs. S. S. Ar
entz, Simpson, New; Mrs. Vida
Hiiger, Box Est, Rockland, Mich;
Mrs. Grace H. Peterson, Box 1856,
Amherst, Wis.,; Mrs. Cecil Skin
ner, Bedford, Wyo.; Mrs. Joe Fur
mace, 317 West Twentieth St.,
South Sioux City, Neb.
My thanks and my compliments
to every homemaker who submit
ted recipe. I only regret that
everyone who submitted a recipe
could not win a prize.
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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, 8 hrs. sleep and If you
need good general system tonic take Lydia
E. PinkhamIs Vegetable Compound, made
especially for sDonsen. It helps Nature build
up physical resistance, thus helps give more
jittery nerves and disturbing symptoms that
often accompany change Of life. WELL
WORTH TRYINGi
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-07-22
Third Prize Winners.

Mrs. T. H. Fjone, Flaxville,
Mont; Mrs. Lester Ralston, 127
South Judd St., Sioux City, Iowa;
Mrs. Harry A. Kramer, 16 Marin
Road, Manor, Calf; Mrs. F. D.
Mcdonald, Route I, Amherst,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-07-22
BY G. HOUSTON GOUDIss

By G. HOUSTON GOUDISS
NATURALLY, ! am accustomed
~ to seeing exhibits of delicious
and interesting foods in the Exper-
mental Kitchen Laboratory that !
maintain in New York City. But
in all the years of it's existence, it
has never been a buster nor
more inviting place than during
the last few weeks when the home
economists on my staff have been
busily testing and judging the
many fine cake recipes SUBJ
mitted by readers of this paper in
our recent Cake Recipe Contest.
Imagine, if you can, big cheer
full and colorful kitchen filled
with long tables upon which row
after row of handsome cakes
were arranged-proudly testifying
to the skill of the homemakers
who cherish the recipes from
which they were made.
Every Type of Cake Entered.
A whole tableful of white cakes,
with and without icing. Chocolate
and cocoa cakes of every possible
type. All manner of cakes, fra
grant and delicious - spice, ice
cream, honey, caramel, maple
syrup, nut, date, pineapple, or
ange, lemon, butterscotch, jam,
banana, raisin, oatmeal, cocoanut
and marble cakes. Cakes baked
in long sheets, square cakes,
round cakes, layer cakes. Old
fashioned cakes from grand
mothers recipe books. Very mod
ern and up-to-date cakes. And
even one that was said to have
been favorite with General Rob-
ert E. Lee. I've never seen any
thing to compare with the collec-
ton, even at the biggest State
Fair!
Do you wonder that the home
economists on my staff required
several weeks to pick the win
ners? For with such a wealth of
exceptional cakes from which to
choose, selecting those for top
honors, was indeed difficult.
The cake bakers were trained
for their work. They followed the
recipes precisely. They measured
accurately. They checked oven
temperatures.
The scoring system was highly
scientific. And we can say with
conviction that no matter how
close the race, the winners def
nitely outpointed even their clos
est rivals.
First Prize Winner.
The first prize of $500 went to
Mrs. D. F. Kelly, 1904 Charles ST.,
Whitewater, Wis.
Second Prize Winners.
The five second prizes were
awarded to Mrs. H. Harshbargen
of 2427 Fifth Ave-, Altoona, Pa. !;
R. A. Williams, 12O75 Rosemary
Ave-, Detroit, Mich; Mrs. c. A.
Burns, Box 1888, Oakland, Miss. {;
Miss Sadie Cunningham, Avon
more, Pa; and Mrs. Laura Mey-
er, 107 Pleasant St., Plymouth,
Wis.
Third Prize Winners.
Mrs. T. H. Fjone, Flaxville,
Mont; Mrs. Lester Ralston, 127
South Judd St., Sioux City, Iowa;
Mrs. Harry A. Kramer, 16 Marin
Road, Manor, Calf; Mrs. F. D.
hHaDnnald Roi,fa Amherst
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Luther League Of America

The Luther League of America is
national organization having for
its purpose the unification of the
young peoples religious societies
that are connected with the Luther.
an churches in America. 1t was
founded at Pittsburgh, Fa., in 1895.
The motto is "Of the Church. by
the Church, for the Church"
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visit a girl friend in New Hamp-
shire; but this girl-not named-de-
MED that Agnes Wines had visited
her, or had even planned to do so.
Much was made of this fact. One
of the papers said in so many words
that the police were seeking the
dead girls unknown lover, and car
ried subsidiary headline:
LOVE CLEW IN PRODUCE
HOUSE MURDER
Phil threw the paper aside at
last, and finished dressing; but when
he went to lunch, more than one
comedian asked, "Were you mystic
riously absent from your accus-
toned haunts in August, Phil?" He
grinned and took it, as the easiest
way to put an end to this raillery;
which even the innocent may feel,
he tried to recall where he had
been on the dates given. He re-
membered at last that he had re-
turned just then from a cruise on
Bill Hoke's schooner, had stopped
in Boston to see his father, found
that Mr. Sentry had gone to New
York on business, and himself had
gone on to York Harbor that after
noon.
He was relieved at being able
thus to account for his time; and
later he forgot the murder for the
football game. Yale went into the
last quarter trailing by ten points;
and when in feverish fifteen min
utes they had fought through to vic
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ooh, Don't Be So Funny!" Phil Exclaimed.

for day or two. Barbara's right.
To refuse would just make things
worse"
He added, Sand after all, we've
nothing to hide"
The times-news., 1938-10-17
COUNTY Wins
IN NALLCLASSES
IN STATE FAIR
Henderson Exhibitors Bring
Home $500 Prize Money
From Raleigh
TURKEY EXHIBITS
LEAD ALL OTHERS

Henderson county exhibitors at
the State Fair, at Raleigh, really
"went to town." G. D. White,
county farm agent, reported to-
day.
The Henderson exhibitors won
in every class they had exhibits
and captured approximately 5000
of the fair prize money.
On Hereford beef cattle, j. q.
Cleveland, with five head, won
Sill in prize money and the fol
lowing awards: Second for young
bull; second for young cow; first
and second for heifers; first on
pair of calves and reserve cham
pion female.
Sam Childs, Jr., with New
Hampshire Reds, won first and
second on cockerels and first and
second on pullets for Sc prize
money.
In the turkey division, Hender-
SCUM county entries won every
prize except one third ribbon. DR..
M. Szamatolski won the award for
best tom and best hen, and his
tnrkeys and those of B. M. Sewell
T0ng the prize for the best exhibit
Of turkeys with White Hollands.
Turkey prizes were won as fol-
lows: First, second and third pull
let, Mr.. Sewell. First, second and
third hen. DR.. Szamatolski. First
and second young tom, Mr.. Sew
ell. First yearling tom, Mr.. Sew
ell. Second yearling tom, DR..
Szamatolski. First and second old
tom, DR.. Szamatolski. Turkey
prize money totaled $37.
Frank Corpening won first prize
money with a Guernsey bull and
$40 prize money.
Ann Garland, Mills River All
girl, won third in the Al junior
heifer class and third in the open
heifer class.
In the apple division, j. R.
Townsend, route l, won two first
prizes, and E. L. Marshall, OF
Dana, won three firsts. three sec
onds and two thirds. Mr.. White
did not know the amount of apple
prize money won.
The times-news., 1938-10-17
MURDER Case
IS DEFERRED
Agreement Is Reached by
Council in Girls Death;
State Seeking Trial

The case Of Morris Michael,
Asheville salesman, indicted last
week on a charge of murder in
the death of Kathleen Barham,
school girl, at Brickton last March
8, was continued in superior court
this afternoon for the defense.
The case was continued after
defense counsel filed several affi-
davits, declaring that civil settle.
ment in the sum of $2,450 had
been made and that counsel repre-
senting parents Of the child had
agreed a nolle PROSE- would be
recommended to the solicitor.
Defense counsel stated that, on
account of this agreement, no
preparation had been made to try
the case at this term.
Solicitor G. o. Ridings stated
that he had not been a party to
any agreement and that an indict-
ment had been sought by Mr.. and
Mrs. Monteith Barham, parents of
the child. .- ,-
Mr.. Rulings stated further that
he was not Of the opinion that a
nolle PROSE- should be taken. He
stated that he expected to try the
defendant for second degree mur-
der and to insist on it.
The solicitor asked for a bond
in the sum of $4,000. The de-
fendant had previously been un-
der a $1,000 bond after a coro-
ner's jury held him for superior
court.
Judge Pless ordered that a $2,-
600 justified bond be given by the
defendant for his appearance at
the March term.
Michael was held by the coro-
ner's jury after his automobile
struck the Barham child near
Brickton last March.
The court today was hearing
second degree murder charges
against Brisco and Frank Mooney,
both colored, in the death of Tom
Comes, also colored, about a year
ago.
The times-news., 1938-10-17
Pleasure Planes
Collide 800 Feet
Up; 5People Die

DETROIT, Oct. II. (UP):-
Five persons were killed Sunday
when two airplanes collided about
900 feet over the motor city am
port here and crashed on golf
driving range in mas OF. TWIST
ed, flaming wreckage.
Witnesses told police that the
planes, both Taylor Cubs, appar-
emily collided while one was lane
ing and the other taking OIL.
Lieutenant Robert Caldwell, q T.
s. army pilot stationed at Self
ridge field at Mt. Clemsn, Mich,
saw the accident, but refused TO
comment "until the official inves-
tigation Is called"
Victims in one. plane were
identified as Walter c. Paselk, Az,
pilot, and his passenger, FRANK
Babv. "a. In the second plane
we're Pilot William Stanislau, 90;
Robert E. Lee, Sr., 80, and ms
son, Robert, Jr., three and hall
years old. NJ
Wives Of both pilots and Mrs.
Lee, Sr., witnessed the tragedy.
Mrs. Lee had refused to go u?
with her husband and had warned
him before he took off.
Both pilots were taking up
passengers for pleasure rides over
the city.
The times-news., 1938-10-17
FOREIGN POLICY OF U.S.. NOW
DECLARED AT CROSS ROADS
Some Washington Observ-
ers See More Drastic
Stand in Future
Bv GERRY ROBICHAUD
limited Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON. Oct. II. (Uf)
Foreign affairs experts last night
believed that the Roosevelt admin
istration has reached crossroads
in international policies which will
bring about a complete alteration
of American foreign policy:
Several factors convinced them
that the ''idealism" of the new
deals early forays into lnterna,
tional affairs had been abandoned
in favor of a policy, as yet unde-
termined, of delaing realistically
with "aggressor" nations and
other world problems.
They based their observations
on several developments, lnclud-
ing President Roosevelt's an
nounced intention to survey Amer
ican defense needs with a view to
building up military and naval
strength as quickly as possible and
the Standardization OF munitions
manufacture to permit rapid IN.
dustriaI mobilization In event OF
war.
Undoubtedly the most impor-
tant point in the new foreign pol
lev, observers said, will be the of;
fetal American attitude toward
the dictator nations which until
recently were under consistent ad-
ministration fre-beginning at the
time of Mr.. Roosevelt's famous
@nuarantine" speech in Chicago.
But events since that time ap-
neat. to have changed the admin
istration's attitude. During the
height of the German Czech crisis
Mr. Roosevelt decided to move
quickly to avert possibility of a
world war, and the first person to
whom he appealed was Adolf Hit
Ter.
From Hitler he turned to Pre-
mier Benito Mussolini, of Italy,
CONTINUED on page three)
The times-news., 1938-10-17
CHURCHILL CALLSU.S. T0HELP
STEM TOTALITARIAN MARCH
British Statesmen Already
Envisiens Great Dam
sfefto Power . ,a',, !.
Bv RICHARD D. Mcmillan

LONDON Oct. IT. (UP)-Wln-
ston Churchill, accused by Chan.
cellor Adolf Hitler of trying to
foment war against Germany, last
night appealed to the United
States in a transatlantic radio
speech to join with Great Britain
'before it is too late" and halt
the aggressions of the dictators.
The fiery tongued Churchill,
wartime first lord of the admiralty
and now the severest critic of Bri-
tain's "knuckling down" to the
totalitarian powers, said it was fu-
tile for the American people to
talk of washings their hands Of
Europe's troubles.
Churchill, who has held virtual
ly every post in the British gov
ernment except prime minister
and who is the leading exponent
of the mightiest air force in the
world for Britain, said the democ-
racies must band together without
delay.
Churchill said Britain would re-
arm feverishly and predicted that
conscription was not far off.
He made no directly reply, how
ever. to Adolf Hitler's accusations
against him, nor did he mention
to his American audience the un-
paid British war debt.
"We are left no doubt as to
where American convictions and
sympathies lie. but will you wait
until British freedom and inde-
pendence succumb and then take
up the cause, when it is three
quarters ruined, yourselves 8
alone?" he asked.
81 hear they are saying in the
United States that because Eng
land and France failed to do their
duty, therefore the American peo-
pie can wash their hands OF the
whole business.
"This NAV be a passing mood
of many people but there IS no
sense in it.
"If things have become mucn
worse than all the more we must
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