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4, ,,,1>rn ->l nIcI% BY NARD JONES
CAST OF CHARACTERS

CAST OF CHARACTERS
MYRNA DOMBEY - heroine.
Wife of the sensational swing
bahd leader.
ROBERT TAIT-hero. News
uao.r Observation-Disclosures.
ANNE LESTER-Myrna's clos
est friend.
DANNTE FREELEY-offieer as
signed TO investigate Ludden
Dombey's murder
Y..,.raay: Ludden Dombey is
about to announce his marriage
when he is shot. He falls down
i'm front OF his swing band.
CHAPTER II
For almost a minute, it seemed
To TAFT, no one moved. no one ut
tered a sound. Then Torch"
Stephens stepped down from the
band and half fearfully lifted
pombcy by the shoulders. TAFT
needed NOBODY TO tell him that
the swing leader was dead. Tart
could sense it from where ne
stood.
A, that moment the crowd in
the Golden Bowl ierked itself into
historical action. Half a hundred
rushed for the exits and were
gone before anyone could stop
them. Others, mOrbidly curious,
crowded toward the band plat
form where I.ud Dombey had led
The Swingateers for the last time.
Suddenly TAFT heard Ayrna's
tiny. stiflcd cry. and az the same
moment he saw Anne Testers
stricken gaze toward the cir! be
side him. In a flash he realized
that the girl who was 70 have
been in the golden spotlight was
this slender. dark creature who F.
had risen unsteadily beside him.
His camera forgotten, TAFT took /.
her arm firmly. You must get .
out OF here" ne whispered.
She nodded duly. her clenched .
fist pressed against her teeth. /
TAFT guided her past the table. /
taking up her bag as ne went. As .
he did so his heart Spiked a beat !.
with the shock of exciting discov-
cry. His fingers, clutching the
soft silk Of the bag, had encoun-
tered the outline of a revolver.
And the barrel was warm through |
the silk,
Hurriedly TAFT stuffed the bag
into his pocket, literally beat out
way for Myrna through the |
frantic crowd. Fortunately none |
of them knew who she was. The !
golden spot had never picked her
out. Instead. death had reached |
down through the momentary /
darkness and touched her hus-
band.
Wanting to keep clear Of the .
Pacific Plaza's huge lobby. TAFT I
guided her down the short hallway !
from the Golden Bowl and into .
the ladies' lounge. In front of its .
forever ne ran into Bill Joiner. |
one Of the Pacific-Plaza's staff of I
detectives.
whats up in there, Tait?"
Joiner wanted TO know.
"Dombey'S been shot. A lot Of .
the crowd have beat it already. I.
Better figure a way 70 keep EN- /.
tied until they can get somebody 7
here from headquarters. ,
Joiner hesitated moment.
looking at Myrna Who's she?"
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inside pocket. He couldn't hold
out the gun on the police, he told
himself. But he resolved to keep
the bag a while-at least until he
was more certain of a number of
things than he was now.
As he stood there, Anne Lester
rushed up to him. How did you
get out of the BOWL" TAFT de-
manded. Haven't they got things
in hand in there YETI"
Il haven't been in the Bowl for
the past five minutes" Anne said
desperately. I've been searching
all over the lobby and balcony
for Myrna. Where is she? ! rsv
her go out with you just after
just after it happened"
TAFT jerked a thumb over his
shoulder. She's in there" Anne
started for the foyer, but young
TAFT restrained her. "Just a min
ute. I'd like to help her if I can.
Do you realize she's liable to be
in tough spot?"
The girl stiffened. You're not
saying that She"
"I'm not saying anything" TAFT
said quietly. How long have you
Known herr"
: We've roomed together for
five years. They don't come bet
ter than Myrna."
This romance with Dombey.
Wasn't it sort of sudden"
Anne flushed. Pm afraid this
! is more of your business. | under
stood You were newspaper pho
tographer, not detective. I'm
going to see Myrna."
Sorry =. - TAFT grinued sheep
ishIy and let her by.
The kid was right, he thought.
What ne should do was turn the
bag and the gun over to the DO
lice and let them fight it out. Yet,
II ne did that. the girl in there
would find herself instantly en-
broiled in sticky mess. She was
MT hard enough as it was.
tie was startled by Anne Les
ter's voice at his shoulder.
"Myrna's not in there
Are you sure?"
Anne nodded. There's a fire
escape to the alley. She must
nave gone down that"
TAFT hesitated a moment. Then
DO YOU think she might have
| gone to your apartment"
II can't think where else"
! Then listen. You get over
there right now. And give me the
address. If she's there, make her
stay. Because if she pulls another
disappearing act it's going to look
bad. | know what I'm talking
about. They'll want to see the
girl Lud Dombev married five
minutes before he was murdered
and she'd better be around fol
them to look a"
Ito he continuedl
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Letters To The
Editor

CONTINUED from page t"''
exchange value, even as our cn stt
Nm has exchange value. Speech
that has not that value IS Mol o ~.
less to say the least. And speech
with no good value, usually Is 5o iou
and harmful. At best 'aluSt 80
sneech is a waste of time ana en- en-
o ot.cI. which belon.s to God, ana
sbouid be better used by crea-
ture that belongs to Goa. ,c,o
The Bible describes the toG Iod
as being dangerous, and IN aeeu
q" q" tanner and keeper if it is to
Do as il should. 1t is in the BIBLE
that we find the words: mlhe
tongue can no man tame how
ever the implication is that Coo
can tame and keep that when
nam cannot keep and tame.
The pen is just as dangerous as
.ho TONNE for with the pen, as
with the tongue. it is the 'aoun.
dance of the heart" that Is sent
18th on its mission of good or
evil Speech is silver only as 1t
is tried in the fires Of God, as the
silver is tried in the furnace TO
remove the dross. Also; after 5ne
silver is tried it must be nodded
into coins suitable for circulation
haforo il can be conveniently used
&c medium Of exchange that mas
value. Likewise, the speech tnat
Is 70 be silver must be carefully
Nodded Untried and unmoIded
silver has some value. But untrled
and unmolded speech has less
than no value. 1t is a llabl!ity'
not an asset, to all who give or
receive it. ~
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ISLAND STORM
LOOKOUT POST
Dot in Caribbean Said STRAIT
egicaIly Located to
Give Warnings

NEW ORLEANS. Oct. s. (Lf)'
The [. S. weather bureau has re-
established an observation post on
Swan Island-a mere speck or
earth in the spawning grounds OF
the bowling tropical hurricanes,
W. F. Mcdonald, chief Of the
New Orleans bureau. regards the
post as the most important in the
far-flung web of the hurricane
warning system.
The island is strategically To-
Gated in the Caribbean with refer
ence to shipping routes through
Yucatan Channel and southwark
to major banana ports.
And, Mcdonald pointed out,
ships often scurry from the area
on reports of a severe disturb
ance and leave the weather bu-
rcau without a guide to the
storms early progress. The new
post will plug an important gap IN
the chain of Observers who warn
the world of a storms vagarles
from the time it roars out into the
ocean until it dies, sometimes
thousands of miles away.
SHIP DATA IMPORTANT
Ships often supplement the bu-
reau's reports by messages radio
cd directly from the storm belt.
Mcdonald said that ships have
aided in hurricane forects since
the earliest use of marine radio.
With ship reports, the weather
bureaus system for beating the
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RE ARTICLE, w. c. HINSDALE
Editor The Times-News:
In your issue of October list
YOU printed letter from w. c..
Hinsdale, telling Of his experience
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THE HIGHER, THE SMALLER


BERKELEY, Cal. (UP). - The
American Society Of Mammalo-
gists here revealed the fact that
the higher the rocket gopher gets
up in the world, the smaller it
gets. Studies made in the val
leys and higher mountains around
Pocatello, Ida. showed that in the
valleys the pocket gopher is a re-
specially sized animal, but that
when it gets up to a 7000-foot
altitude it shrinks considerably.
Peru has the smallest Jewish
population of any country in the
WOrlG-abOut 300.
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DECREE JUNKS
UNSAFE AUTOS
Cleveland Police Courts
Drive Bags IS Cars in
Single Month
By HENRY B. HENSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

CLEVELAND, Oct. t. up
Police Judge Joseph n. Alderman
is swinging sledgehammer along
with his gavel, in a successful war
on WORKOUT automobiles.
The judges safety drive has
taken off streets and highways
nearly $50 cars he has ruled too
antique for safe driving, includ-
ing 80 in the last month.
Drivers hailed into Judge Acker-
mans court on charges OF lntoXl-
cation or careless driving and
found to be operating unsafe cars,
ale the victims of the dictum.
They are on their honor to Junk
their automobiles as an altCrna-
tive to serving workhouse stretch
eS of 80 to 80 days. Judge Acker-
man has said that adequate evil
dence convinceS him that most OF
the $50 have kept their pledge.
POLICE MAKE CHECK
Just to make sure, police follow
in the wake of the courts decl-
Sions. Any VINO fail to junk their
cars are subject to contempt, &C
cording to Judge Ackerman'S rul-
ing.
The Judge believes his plan rep
REGENTS a public service TO the
community.
1T takes Junk cars off the
street deprives the individual OF
his pleasure instead of making his
family suffer and prevents him.
in numerous instances, from los
ing his Job" he said.
The Importance of Kidding
streets of Anticipated machines
was demonstrated pointcdly one
day. Carl Schultz, traffic Statisti-
clan for the police department.
found that nine of y cars involv-
ed in mishaps in that day were Of
pre-l93l vintage and mechanical
ly unfit. -,
Judge Alderman ordered all
iunked.
In many cases he suSpends fines
as high as s25 as well as drop
ping the Jail terms. He has en-
phasized that the plan has no le-
gal standing, but represents a
purely voluntary act by motorists
who otherwise would go to Jail.
ACTS ON STATISTICS
Judge Alderman decided upon
the plan after police traffic statis-
tics proved that a high percent
age Of outmoded cars was involv-
ed in daily accident reports.
The judge took part personally
in one mass iunking. Patrolmen
David Beasley. Henry Schroeder
and Raymond Hudec cOrraled sew
eral cars and handed Judge Ack-
erman a sledgehammer.
He welded it. heavily, while the
thuds of his swings were radiocast
bv way of serving notice to sI~
public.
Before the smashing, Judge
Alderman and Patrolman Hudec
had spoken on the purpose of the
program and warned owners of
unsafe cars of the danger of get
ting into the iurist'S court.
Headlights. windshieldS, radia-
tors and cylinder blocks all fell
before the judges crashing blows.
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We IL.
REV. W. A. VROMAN.
Imam, S. c., Oct. l, 1888.

lNman, >. u, w. l, ASOO'
Editor, The Times-News:
cut out of your paper an &C
count of the original Cornet Band
in Hendersonville of about o3
years ago. In the article written
concerning this it was stated that
all the members Of this old band
were dead.
Mr.. W. 4. Smith. a lawyer OF
Hendersonvile. started this band
and endeavored to teach us and
made a good beginning of this
work.
But later, by a few years, we
hired famous teacher Of Sails
bury. y. c., who was our teacher
for while. Mr.. w. H. Neves was
this teacher. He had a national
reputation and if here today ne
would be a prince, not only i'll
composition but in his wonderful!
playing on cornet, trombone and
flute.
He could play the most difficult
music on these instruments and
was a great artist in composing
and arranging. At the time he
was with us he was arranging the
most difficult operate music for
nearly all the professional bands
of this country at the Yorktown
Centennial in 1886.
Mr.. Neves selected band from
North Coarlnia of 60 members. |
was the only one west of the Blue
Ridge that was offered place in
that band. | was offered the sec
ond alto, instead of cornet, which
| had in the Hendersonville band.
l being a school boy, my father
would not let ne accept the offer.
But a young man from Gastonia,
who played the tuba at Yorktown
told me about the trip. They were
rated as third among all the great
bands which were at the York
town Centennial.
Ebenezer, a brother Of W. H.
Neves. this famous teacher, was
considered the finest cornet play
er in all the bands at Yorktown,
excepting a cOrnetist in the st.
Thomas band, of New York City.
But the players in the New York
band gave their whole time to
concert playing. while Ed Neves
had another profession.
| remember with great deal
Of pleasure those days. | yet play
the cornet, and have one Of
Conn's best Artist Comets. When
in practice | can triple tongue flu
emily with my cornet. But since
my wife's death, August p last,
my cornet and piano playing have
been neglected.
Ny name in full is Wesley
Blame Justus. My father was Wes-
lev Nc. Justus, the brother of
Memory Justus, or NJ. T. Justus.
went to school at the old
Academy under J. A. WOODBURY.
for about l3 years; Judson lnstl-
tute one year, Wofford two years,
Chattanooga University a b u t
four years, and attended two or
three other schools of the same
class.
REV. ". B. JUSTUS.
P. ST served in the S. c.
conference for 80 years in the
itinerancy.
RE ARTICLE, w. c. HINSDALE
Editor The Times-News:
In your issue of October 1st
YOU printed a letter from w. c.
Hinsdale, telling Of his experience
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a better spot :o- g5s,~,-, :
canes could n: have .es, :.
Embassy clerk, re,s-s ,
both Honduras and Great :
might challenge TIE u.....S,r
right to Use Swan Is.as:.
Honduras claims TIE Sri.
right Of early SPANS. ..m,,
in the 18th ccntur~.
The United State: ,.,s
claim through oaera...- !
GUaHo (ferti!izcrr :ac.5,r ,
middle Of the 18th rcr..-
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MrMopY STRANGELY LOST

SYDNEY. Australia. .UP).-A
local nurse, Eothlean THOMPSON,
has recovered from nine weeks of
coma hut with comnlnte loss of
memory. She remembers onlv
events since her Illness.
Evening star., 1938-08-04

put out, you tell me that you and
Mrs. Buzzard haven't any nest, and
then you tell me that Mrs. Bu1xard
is so busy with household cares that
she hasn't time to fly In the blue,
blue sky, as she did when she first
arrived. You tell me that you haven't
any nest and then you tell me that
you have two eggs. Your story doesn't
hang together. It doesn't hang to-
gether at all. No. sir. # doesn't hang
together At all. II you have got two
eggs of course you have got nest.
II you haven't got nest, why. how
can you have two egss7 Tell me
thatl I can believe nA-half your story.
Evening star., 1938-08-04

ons All don't want anything mo- to
do with any such person as that"
or Mistah BuxxArd shifted his po-
sition awkwar1ly and turned his back
ON Peter Rabbit.
Peter didn't know what to do. He
and o. Mistah Bu1Eard had been the
best Of friends and he didn't want
that friendship to end. He had been
quite honest in saying that he didn't
believe that story. He didn't believe
It because he couldn't believe 1t. At
least he didn't see how he could. But
now that or kistah HuDsrd seemed
70 b actually offended . little doubt
Evening star., 1938-08-04

crept into Peters head. He had lived
long enough to know that there are
some things very hard to believe which
are true nevertheless.
FOR some time he sat staring 1T
or Mistah BuEArd's back and while
he stared he did . lot Of thinking.
Finally he decided that o. Mistah
Buzzard,s friendship was worth .
great deal more than satisfying his
own idle curiosity.
"Mistah Bu1zard," said hs In q
small voice, "of course II you say on
your honor that you are not joking
with NJ ~ that you really hsvs tvo
Evening star., 1938-08-04

eggs and no nest I'll believe you. I
wouldn't for the world have you think
that doubt your word Of honor. I
wouldn't think Of doing such thing.
You see I never heard Of such thing
- anybody having eggs and no place
to put them and 30 Of course I thought
you were joking. I'm sorry II I've
offended you. Won't you tell me
where those eggs are?"
or Mistah BuxxArd kept still 30
long that Peter feared that after all
he was too much offended to make up.
But ct last hs turned around and
looked down at Peter.
Evening star., 1938-08-04
BY Edgar Rice Burroughs

''Br'er Rabbit" said he. "Ah &C
cept your apology. All have seen 30
many things hard to believe myself
that All know how yo' feel. What
All told yo' is true on NAH honor.
We'uns haven't any nest but Mrs.
Buzzard and All done got two - fine
eggs as ever yo' have seen. Where
they are Is the secret Of we'uns. All
All can tell yo' is that they are here
or hereabouts. All reckon that now
Ah1l stretch nah wings = bit"
With this OF Mistah Buxsard spread
his great wings. tapped them . few
times, and then sailed up, Up, W m
Evening star., 1938-08-04
but only half. DO you know which

but only half. Do you know which
half I believe?
or Mistah BuxzArd turned his head
q. II to look OF over the Green Forest.
but really to hide . grin. When he
looked down 1t Peter again he ap-
peared to be indignant In his turn.
"Ah'm not used to having nah word
doubted, Br'er Rabbit" said he with
dignity. "Ah always have had most
friendly feeling TO- 20. Br'er Rabbit.
but All reckons All don't want any
thing mo- 10 do With one who tells
ms to NAH face that hs doesn't be-
Nsve what All ~. NO, sah, Al 1oek.
Evening star., 1938-08-04
LETTER-OUT
BYSTANDER
BY Phillips

Answer to Yesterdays LETTER.0UT
Letter-Out
(B) BURGESS-SURGES (the rolls onward).
(I) REGALES- GREASE dt lessons friction).
(A) LEAVES-ELvES (sprites).
(M BECA1M-CABLE (send message the sea-.
(E) SPOUTER-STU (his senses are dulled)
Evening star., 1938-08-04
Bedtime Stories
By THORNTON w. BURGESS.

"NfISTAH BUZZARD. you are max
AVA ing fun Of me! That's what
you are doing-making fun Of mel"
exclaimed Peter Rabbit Indignantly.
Am doing nothing Of the kind.
Br'er Rabbit" declared or Mistah
Buszard. What TO- do you say that?"
He looked very solemn, though If the
truth weN known he was having hard
work to keep . twinkle Of mischief
from Allowing in his eyes.
"Because,' replied Peter In . tone
that showed he felt hurt land decidedly
Evening star., 1938-08-04
the blue, blue sky. leaving Peter more
puzzled and curious than ever.
(copyright. 193sJ
TwizzIer Answer
BY Willard
TRADEMARK q applied
For O. s. Patent once
By Mormon Marsh
BY Bud Fisher
J. MiIIor Watt

The blank words: Rid. dire, riled,
derail. trailed, retailed, liberated.
creditable.
Evening star., 1938-08-04

John Paul Jones, the American
naval hero, became an admiral IN Tho
Russian Navy after the Revolutionary
War.
Evening star., 1938-06-02

loee trimmed and toiIored
slips with Wee -tops-some with
shodow panels. Silk crepe ond
sotin, sotin ond Bembere royon
ond royen crepes in sizes "a to
81. Brown and novy sotins
and crepes.
(Main Floor. Lingerie Depart
ment The Hecht Co..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-24
STYLE FIRSTS
BY CLAIRE TILDEN
BOTH FROCK AND
SMOCK FROM THIS!
PATTERN 70i

Here's q wonder" among pat
terns-for II shows you how easy Il
Is to make not only q pretty dirndl
dress but also smoekl This Claire
Tilden Design 70i Is brand new,
with up-to-date details Of deep
Jokes, button-front closing, and
shirring ct waistline. Don't you
like the cute little sleeves, caught
In so fetchingly, and trimmed with
rie-rae2 (You'll want the long
sleeved version for cold daysl)
Salesgirls, artists, beauty operators
and homemakers will delight In the
smock particularly, since It's such
O charming frock-Saver. Mothers
to-be will find II an ideal conceal
Ing garment. Moreover, both smock
and dress are very simple 10 laun-
derl Use gay, tub-fast cotons, and
accents Of buttons and braid.
Pattern 7oi Is cut In misses and
womens sizes H. 10, 10, 40, 80, 81,
80, 80, 40. ~ and ~. Size 10 dress
requires 4 Ia yards 80 inch fabric
and l 7.8 yards rie.rac.
Send FIFTEEN CENTS (iSc) IN
coins for this pattern. WRITE
CLEARLY SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS
AND STYLE NUMBER.
Send orders TO the Waterbury
Democrat Pattern Department.
Tuesday; Matron's Dress.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-24

iust how they can make their dol
lars do double duty.
TWO recent books, Money With
out Men," and what Do You Want
for 1882" are devoted entirely to
feminine finance.
And In almost every general
woman's book published In the
last few months there is a chapter
on wise spending. There Is q SEN
sible one In "Your Life as a Woman
and How to Make the Most OF It."
All this looks like a good thing
for women--and indirectly for men.
FOR the elasticity of almost every
mans pay check depends on how
much some woman knows, or doesn't
know. about money.
And II Is surprising how little
the average girl understands about
money and buying and relative
value. All too often the girl who
marries q poor young man doesn't
know what are necessities, and
what are luxuries. She has no idea
what to look for and what to look
out for In buying merchandise. So
ehe becomes, In all likelihood, the
kind OF shopper who walks into
4 store and walks out with some
thing she can't afford, doesn't need,
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egg, shrimp and remaining ingre-
dents. Turn into buttered baking
dash. Bake 10 10 20 minutes In
moderately slow oven t32b degrees
F..
Brains In Brown Sauce
(9erves ~
One PAL rcalves' brains, 2 table,
spoons butter, 2 tablespoons -four,
1 tablespoon chopped onion, Ia
blespoon ketchup, cup bouillon
(from cube or caii).
Wash brain. remove covering
membranes and blood vessels and
soak hour In cold sailed water.
Simmer for 20 minutes In water
containing salt and Z tablespoon OF
vinegar. Drain and serve with sauce.
Brown butter, add -four and onion,
and stir until brown. Add bouillon
and ketehup and cook until Thick
ened. Season 10 taste.
A few sauteed mushrooms make
this dish taste even better.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-24
Moderr,
(, Menus
BY MRS. GAYNoR MADDOX
NEA aa..,la. aaaA VaJ.lIa.

NEA Service Staff Writer
Monotonous food Is O habit, not
a necessity. When your cooking
imagination goes dull, look around
for new ideas, and then start over
again. Variety Is It's own reward
and an awakened appetite the spice
Of life.
: Baked Squash with Sausage
(Serves a.
Two acorn or sweet potato
squashes or 4 3-inch squashes win.
ter squash, 3i4 pound bulk pork
sausage, / red cooking apple.
Dash and split squashes lnegth-
wise. Remove seeds ard Ali cavi-
ties with sausage cakes. Core APP
pie and cut In 4 rings. Place O ring
on top Of each sausage cake. Bake
In moderately hot oven CATS de-
grees F. one hour or until squash
Is soft, basting occasionally Put
few tablespoons Of water In bot
tom Of baking pan TO prevent squash
sticking To pan.
Shrimp Custard
(Serves ~
Three slices bread broken In small
piece, / cup milk, egg, 2 cups cook
ed peeled shrimp q pound uncook-
ed), 2 tablespoons melted butter, Ia
teaspoon salt, i-s teaspoon pepper,
l-2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce, 2
tablespoons sherry az desired).
Soak bread In milk, add beaten