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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-02

tiful spot, and the PeakeS had done
wonders with it. To the original
old house of eight rooms and bath,
they had added two wings of four
rooms each and six semi-attached
cottages.
I got better acquainted with DR..
Neal Peake that morning than
would have in a week of ordinary
meeting. like him just as we'll as
1 had expected I would. In fact
well, that's my secret and I'm not
telling it yet.
When the gong rang we returned
Tinker to his run and went in to-
gether. Only Mrs. Peake, Josie,
Rhoda, Duncan, Neal and I were
present at that hour. And to my
considerable embarrassment Neal
insisted on telling how I made
friends with Tinker.
II wouldn't do that for thou
sand dollars" declared Rhoda.
"And I wouldn't let you," retort-
ed Neal. "Only one miracle happens
in a lifetime"
weren't you terrified of him,
Sally?" asked Josie.
mo. L think he's a grand dog.
I knew I was safe inside the WIN
dow, and if he hadn't wanted to
make friends with me, shouldn't
have bothered him again. Now, for
goodness sake, let's talk of some
| thing else"
"How is Mrs. Rutherford, this
morning ?" asked Rhoda.
Neal repeated what he had al
ready told me. She was resting
comfortably and DR.. Paul was GER
tain there would be no lasting ill
effects from their seizure.
Paul wants her to stay in bed
and rest today and tomorrow at
least" Neal finished. "Who wants
to go bathing?" he added, as we
rose from the table. It'll be fun in
the fog"
A chorus of II do" arose around
the table.
Are you coming today. Num-
ME-" asked Josie.
mo. must help Chloe a bit this
morning. I'll try to go tomorrow"
Mrs. Peake said smilingly, and I
had an instant's wonder if a tidal
wave would be the result.
"Be ready at 1O:30," Neal
warned. ''I'll have the old bus at the
door at that time"
Rhoda and settled down in two
comfortable chairs on the terrace
until it should be time to get ready
| for the beach. A moment later Josie
called from upstairs:
"Rhoda, Sally. will you come up
here, please?"
"Just look at that" she cried.
as we reached her. Her voice
sounded as though she were next
door to tears. Look at the papers!
Somebody's ransacked my study"
Ito Be COntinued)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-02
CHAPTER EIGHT

floor boards groaned agonizingly.
| didn't know who had the room
over me. The presence above might
be perfectly legitimate, but that
dismal creaking rasped my nerves.
How long l listened l do not know.
Back and forth with long pauses
between went those furtlve sounds.
Just when l thought couldn't bear
those eerie sounds any longer,
heard the door close softly and all
was still. 1 made up my mind to
ask Josie in the morning who slept
above me; then l went back to
sleep.
Now don't get the wrong impress
sion and think this is the beginning
of an exposition of bravery as
evinced by Sally Gordon 1t isn't.
I'm not braVe-far from it. I'm the
biggest scared-cat in existence, but
whatever monkey business was be-
ing pulled off at Hill House didn't
concern me. I didn't know anyone
there but Rhoda and Duncan, and
it just wasn't possible that anyone
from one meeting at dinner table
could have developed a killing
grudge against me.
1 couldn't ignore the poisoned
whiskey, but Meals explanation
last night impressed me as SUI
premely sensible. DR.. Paul didn't
appear the type who would make
murderOus enemies. He was strictly
the professional man, with keen
eyes which seemed ever striving to
read ones thoughts.
Joseph Barry was, to my mind,
exactly the sort who would make
enemies, and plenty of them. He
was the clothing-add model in real
life; too handsome to be trusted by
men; too smooth to merit the con-
tidence of women. I believe the poi
son was meant for him. With that
in mind, there was no reason why
1 should lose my sleep.
In the morning I woke to a gray
world. The foghorn still moaned
every few seconds. Moisture
dripped from the trees, and a
blanket of thick vapor lay over
everything. Through this nebulous
barrier could be dimly seen a life
less orange disc which seemed to-
tally unrelated to the ordinary sun.
A curious shifting noise was
going on outside my window. 1
rose, drew on my robe and went to
look out. Tinker, larger than ever
at close view, was shifting the
ground outside. His lips were curled
back from cleaning white teeth
and every hair on his back stock
upright. He would be an ugly Gus
toner to tackle.
love dogs and never yet has one
refused to make friends with me.
1 determined to see what Tinker
would do. ] pushed up the screen
and leaned out over the window
sill.
Good morning, Tinker" 1 said
III my most winning tone. What
are you doing this morning:.
The great dog raised his head
and looked at me. A low, ominous
rumbling rose in his throat. T con-
tlnued to look at him. Slowly his
hackle lowered. A friendlier CLEAN
came into his eyes.
Come see me, Tinker. good
dog" I said softly. I stretched nv
hand, back up, toward him.
He eyed me for a long time:
then, step by step, he came toward
the window. AS he came to a ston
just below me, his tail began to
wag.
Why, you're nothing but a big
niuff'" 1 cried laughing. stand up
mere and speak to me-" I patted
the sill enticingly.
Slowly the great dog rose on his
feet until he could sniff at nv ont
stretched hand. Out came his long
RED tongue and softly licked nv fin
gers. That was all the encourage
nlent needed. turned nv hand
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-02
CHAPTER NINE

JOSIES ANGRY Somebody's
ransacked my study" recalled the
creaking sounds / heard the night
before. Whoever the intruder might
have been, he had certainly per-
formed a thorough job. Not a
drawer but was pulled from its
place; it's papers emptied upon the
floor. Even the books were taken
from the shelves and lay in jum-
bled piles.
turned to Josie. IT heard this
going on last night" cried.
"You heard it! Then why didn't
you call us?" Angry suspicion
showed in her eyes.
told my story Of the sounds in
the night. IF I had known that
no one was supposed to sleep over
me, I would have tried to find one
of you," finished.
wait here" Starting for the
stairs, Josie, her momentary doubts
dispelled by my explanation, flung
the next words over her shoulder.
II want mother and Neal to see the
room and hear your story"
AS she ran down the stairs, I de-
manded of Rhoda: what on earth
is going on here? Did anything
like this ever happen before?"
eff it did, never heard about 1t,
Rhoda returned decidedly. Coming
on top Of Mrs. Rutherford's prowl-
er, this looks mighty queer. You
stay here, Sally, while I go for
Duncan. Maybe he'll have an idea"
How [ did wish I could tell her
what had happened last night. I
have a great respect for Duncan's
ability and I'd already decided that
Neal is no dimwit. It seemed to me
that the Rutherfords, Peakes,
Rhcda, Duncan and I, together,
might solve this mystery which,
begun before I arrived, grew more
confusing with each hour which
passed.
While I waited alone, looked
about the room. It was the same
size as mine, with two gable win
dows and the partly sloping roof
story and-a-ha1f structure af-
fords upstairs. III had bright chintz'
dkdpes over white scrim curtains at
the windows q walnut desk; two
small tables; shelves across one end
of Inc room and, by the desk, a
metal filing cabinet. The chairs
We're reed with notwithstanding
cushions OF chintz which matched
the Grapes, and a small reed daven-
port upholstered in the same
CHEEKY colOrS stood across one cor
ner. a
The floor was covered with loose
papers. I didn't wonder that Josie
felt like crying. If had ever found
my Office in such state, it would
have made me absolutely sick.
wondered what work Josie
carried on there. Could it be some
thing valuable enough to warrant
sneak inspection and attempted
death? And what connection could
there be between the prowler, the
poisoned whiskey and this room?
Mrs. Peake, Neal, Josie, Rhoda
and Duncan all came up the stairs
together. Josie was talking angrily
and wiping her eyes. Mrs. Peake
was half smiling. I think she
thought someone had played a
practical joke upon her daughter.
But, when she looked at the room,
her face changed.
What on earth!" Words failed
her, she stood silently looking
around
This is the absolute limit" Neal
snapped out. "Prowlers in the
night, Mrs. Rutherford poisoned,
and now this"
happened to be looking at
Rhoda when Neal let the cat out
of the bag Her face changed. Skep-
ticism followed by fea- played
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-02

SYNOPSIS

Guests at Hin House. New Eng
land summer resort. are amazed when
Dr. PAU Rutherford tells them that
ms mother has been poisoned by a
small drink OF whiskey he thinks was
intended for MN. Among t them are
tion there: her close friends. Rhoda
and and n err nance. Duncan; Or. Paurs sis
ter, Pauline; Coral Coral E saa r. B Neai
Ortoh. Joseph Barry ana ". Neai
pcake and Josie Peake, children OF
Mrs. teake. the proprietor. There has
been some talk about n the spite
RANGED SISTER. Miss Ivy Newcomb,
mean ,nansf Hill House, and recent prowler
heard by some Of the guests. DR.. Paul
and Dr. Neal try to discover VINO pol
soned the whiskey. Meanwhile, just as
She She retrcs, Sally hears furtive. foot
steps overhead. Sally wins, Meals ad-
miration by making friends with ms
huge dog, Tinker. Later Josie Is
amazed to find that someone has ran
sacked her room.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-02
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WRITTEN FOR AND RELEASED BY CENTRAL ASSOCIATION
SYNOPSIS

Guests at Hill House. a New Eng
ianu Summer resort. are amazed when
Or. pAui Rutherford tells them that
ms mother has been poisoned by
small drink OF whlSkey he thinks was
intended Tor him. Among them are
Salty Gordon. spending her first vaca-
ton there. her close friends. Rhoda
and her fanCe. Duncan: DIR. Paul'S sis
ter, Pauline, Coral EaStOn, Bruce
orion, Joseph Barry and DR.. Neal
Peake and Josie Peake. children of
Mrs Peake the proprietor. There has
been some talk about the spite
fence. erected by Mrs. Peakes es-
tranged sister. Miss Ivy Newcomb.
near Hill House. and 4 recent prOwler
heard 10y some OF the guests. DR.. Paul
ana DR. Neal try to discover who poi
soned the whiskey. Meanwhile, just as
She retires, Sally hears furtive foot
steps overhead.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-02
$3.50

c. p. RGdiOphofo
The Duke of Windsor, former ruler
of the British Empire, is reported to
have arrived at British General
Headquarters in France to assume
staff duties as a major general
Photo, first published showing him
in his new uniform, radioed from
London to New York.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05
German NavyHad No Part|n
Sinking Athena, Berlin Secretary
Of State Tells American Envoy

BERLIN, Sept. S. (UP) - Baron
Ernst Won Weizsaeker, secretary OF
state of the foreign office, assured
Alexander c. Kirk, American en-
bassy charge daffaires, today that
the German navy had no part in
any attack on the liner Athena
Weizsaecker said that the Ger
man navy had received the strictest
orders to observe international law
Official quarters described the
statement that the Athena had
been sunk by German submarine
as IAN infamous, shameless lie, a
critical attempt to influence United
States opinion and make a new
Lusitania case"
"It is out of the question that a
German Warship torpedoed the
steamer. All German Warships and
U-boats have the stricteSt orders
to capture, not to sink, merchant
men.
"If the ship sank, it could have
been only as the result of other
causes such as boiler explosion" d"
Previously the army high COM
mand had said:
"There were no German sub
marines in the area at the time OF
the Athena disaster. 1t is likely
that a British submarine fired the
torpedo as a propaganda measure
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05

to influence United States neutral
ity."
Other quarters had suggested
that the liner might have struck
mine.
(The Athenias master had re-
ported that a torpedo struck his
ship and the statement was made
officially by the British admiralty
that the ship was torpedoed with
out warning)
The government announced also
that it had informed the Danish
government that it could not have
been German plane which drop
ped four bombs on a home at
Esjberg, Denmark, yesterday, killing
a man and woman and Wounding
10 persons, including three children.
The Fuehrer, it was explained,
had ordered airplanes not to bomb
neutrals and further no German
plane had been in the vicinity.
1t was suggested that the bomb
attack must have been British
provocation attempt"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05
Government Acts
ToHa|t Travel

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4. UP)-
The U. S. government tonight took
its first step In the direction of in
voking the neutrality law by laying
Down strict regulations governing
the travel of American citizens to
and from Europe.
The regulations are so drastic
that they practically cancel the
validity of all outstanding passports
until they have been specifically
validated for use in Europe.
Henceforth, before the state de-
partment will validate passports
now in the hands of American
citizens, or issue new ones for use
in Europe, the holders or applicants
will be required to submit docu-
mentary evidence showing an i'm
perative necessity for travelling
abroad.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05
Berlin Shows
No Hatred
Toward Britain

BERLIN, Sept. S. CUP)-Resi-
dents Of Berlin are showing no
resentment toward Britain or
France, SO far as foreign observers
can discover.
There have been no demonstra-
tions in front of the British and
French embassies, which were aban-
doned this morning.
Offices of the Cunard White Star
Line on Unter Den Linden still
openly displayed pictures of the
Queen Mary and Mauretania, with
accompanying advertising in Eng
lish and German.
The agency of the Canadian lines
was closed, but a window adver-
tisement still urged passersby to
use the Empress Of Britain. No
one seems to care
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05
U.s. CanceIsA All
Passports!

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5. CUP)-
The United States today drastically
limited travel by American citizens
to and from Europe.
Secretary of State Cordell Hull
ordered all American passports
now in the hands of American
citizens for European travel can
celled and instituted rigid regula-
tions governing issuance of new
passports.
Passports now outstanding must
be submitted to the state depart
ment for revalidation before they
are good for travel to or from
Europe.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05
Japan to Stay
Out of Conflict,
Govt Declares

TOKYO, Sept. 5. (UP)-The jap
anese foreign office today formally
notified the American, British,
French, Polish, German and Ital-
ian ENJOYS that Japan will remain
neutral in the European war.
Japanese believed that hostilities
in Europe would aid their China
campaign by cutting off supplies
of munitions previously sold to Gen.
eralissimo Chang Kai-Shek by So
Wet Russia, Britain, France and
Germany. They predicted that the
European war would hasten the
political, economic and military
collapse of Chiang's regime.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05

and children and the majority of
them were injured" he said.
Helen Macdonald, an American
of Hartford, Conn, said the destroy
er which picked her and about 40
others up from the lifeboat in which
they had been rowing all night
fired several shots at the Athena
to insure its removal as a danger
to shipping.
Lights Went Out
"Tne sailors gave us cotton wool
to put in our ears to deaden the
sound of the shelling,' she said.
I'VE were sitting in the lounge
when the torpedo hit the Athena, u
she said. 1.-The lights went out and
we rushed to the deck and got into
a lifeboat which crashed into the
water. I believe it was because a
rope broke.
helped pick up some women who
were in a heap on the bottom OF
the lifeboat. Then 1 saw hole
through which water was entering
-Four men and three women started
rowing away while the remainder
bailed water as fast as possible with
their shoes.
1--WE rowed and bailed all night
until $50 am. Monday when we
Wara pickad IN bu tbp dactrOvar D
Mrs. E. M. D. Lewis of Los An
geles arrived safely at Glasgow with
her son Donald, S, and said her
nine-year-old daughter Margaret
had been picked up by the South
ern Cross.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05
ReCondition
s. D. Destroyers

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5. CUP)-
Acting Secretary of the Navy Char
les Edison disclosed today that the
United States plans to recommis-
sion 116 destroyers now lying idle
in navy yards at Philadelphia and
San Diego, Calf.
The destroyers will be commission
ed as they are needed, Edison said
Edison said the navy needs some
additional destroyers for patrol work
and for enforcing provisions of the
neutrality act affecting marine
transportation and shipping.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05
AMERICAS Pr
NEUTRALITY FARLEY

SANTIAGO, Chile, Sept. A. CUP)
The United States government
has asked for a meeting of the
American republics at Panama City
as soon as possible to carry out
consultative pacts signed at the
inter-American peace conference in
Buenos Aires in 1886 and the eighth
Pan American conference in Lima
last year. in view of the European
war, it was reported here tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05

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Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05
TRAIN BOMBED

PARIS, Sept. 5. (UP)-
Fifty air raiders bombed and
partially destroyed a Red
Cross train near SzydlOlDicz,
Poland, at 8 am. today (mid-
night PST) the Polish teIe-
graph agency reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05
Spain DEGREES

BURGOS, Spain, Sept 5. up
Gen. Franco decreed Spanish neu-
trality today.
My government, his decree said,
learning officially of a state of
war between England, France, and
Poland on one side and Germany
on the other, I proclaim the strict
est neutrality for every Spaniard
according to the principles of in
ternational law
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05

scaped unhurt with her two young
aughters, told this story:
I'VE were sitting in the lounge
fter dinner" Mrs. Allen said, when
h vexplosion was heard followed
q few minutes by another. The
lights went out and the ship was
u total darkness. We were not
hoken from the sofa although peo-
le on deck were thrown from one
de to another.
1--WE rushed for our lifeboats. The
orpedo must have hit high be-
ause the Athena didn't sink until
ometime later"
Able Seamon Dillon's story, and
description of the scenes after the
ttack, made it evident that the
path toll would prove heavy.
Dillon said:
"All the Athenia's life boats were
1hlched within an hour and a
parter.
Three other members of the
rev and I had charge of one boat.
II contained So women.
when the Norwegian ship (the
snute Nelson came to our rescue
e drew alongside and made fast.
tut our boat got under the stern
III the vessel and was struck by
he propeller. The bottom was
nocked out of our boat Several in
ur boat were killed and there were
Eply about seven or eight survivors
Sltogether in our boat"
A dispatch from the Yacht South
rn Cross told of the scene which
has presented when she arrived to
/ Ioin the Knute Nelson in rescue
Fork:
Terrible Picture
LifebOats dotted over a rough,
noon streaked sea-flares burning
Shouts and screams for help COM
ing from every direction A
hfeboat capsizing, most of its
people being saved A young
mother, rescued from this boat,
sitting dazed for a minute and
then jumping into the sea with
the despairing shrek my baby"
I. Those on the yacht watch
ing helplessly, busy in tending
others, as victim after victim sank
beneath the waves People
CsittSng waist deep, quietly, in over
filled lifeboats which settled slow
ly in the water A Russian
Jewish couple, going to a new
hoMe in America, watching as
their two young sons went down.
. Survivors with clothes torn
off, black with grease, barefoOted,
penniless :. and smiling as those
on the yacht smiled to them
"Tbe crew of the Athena behaved
|narvelouSly," the dispatch said.
The passengers were heroic. Nor
lie was perfect We have gone
through night of horror without
precedent"
From the Southern Cross had
|,ome the story that in some boats
women, their hands blistered and
bleeding, helped the men for eight
10 10 hours.
Third Glass Steward John Scribe
laid he saw one boat with about
70 passengers in it fall from the
|Athenia's davits about 80 feet to
|he water.
Most of those in it were women
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05
Propeller Knocks Bottom
rom Lifeboot. Victims ~. !;
Flung Into SEQ. Drown
= By UNITED PRESS

Frghtful stories of horror at told in British
ert Tuesday survivors arrived vessels from
|he scene of the sinking of the S. S. Athena.
At Glasgow, Mrs. Carol Allen of Oakland Calf, who
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05

tories are shipping an average of
100 aircraft week TO Great Brit
ain and France, a survey revealed
today.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-11-10

You may spell it spinage and
pronounce it spinitch, or make it
rhyme with cabbage or knowledge
but spinach is spinach. The die
tionary calls it potherb of
Southwestern Arabia, cultivated
for it's edible leaves, and a bushel
Of it cooks down into a small
portion by the time it reaches
the table.
Parents are in a widespread
conspiracy to feed it to children
to make them healthy and strong
if not wealthy and wise, and chill
dren as a rule are believed to alb
hor the stuff, although lately
there has been a change in their
attitude due to the influence of
Popeye, the mighty star of the
Thimble Theatre, the Hercules of
the comics, the little chap with
enormous muscles, made great by
spinach.
We have no wish to poke a fin
ger into the machinery Of family
life, but as attention callers it is
our duty to call attention to
prominent chemist, currently EN-
ployed by soup company, who il
note issued bv the Wistar Inst
tute Of Philadelphia, gives spin
ach vicious slap. He says snin
ach fails to provide the useful
line salts or calcium which it is
n0nularlv believed to furnish, and
II rObs the body of some of the
calcium and other foods eaten at
the same meal Furthermore, he
says it contains too much oxalic
acid; furthermore the scientist
finds by experiments on animal
specimens in his laboratory that
turnip green's, mustard greens,
kale and collards are better.
All this may be far from conclu-
sive. and is likely to be upsetting
TO the household regimen, but it
comes from man who is sup
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-11-10

again been reported found, this
time in Africa. On the Great
white sands of New Mexico have
oeen found footprints two feet
: Z. . man WHO lived and died
who knows how many thousands
of years ago. A Missouri farmer
won bedspread crocheting con-
est and a woman neighbor went
N to win the nail-driving contest.
4 Smith sets a new style by a
lawl collar on his business suits.
The pastor of a Roman Catholic
.hurch in New Jersey is burned
,hen he rushes into Jewish
Temple in an effort to save from
he flames the Hebrew scrolls
acred to the mem bers of the Jew
sh congregation. A man in Chi.
ago accidentally stepped on the
all of his pet dog, which whirled
and bit his master, who died Of
The resultant infection.
So it goes; the papers are full
Of news for those who want to
lear about something other than
he war Just look for it.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-11-10
posed to know.


However much is said to the
contrary, profanity did not origin
ate in the print shop, although it
is believed by many, that is, it
may have been believed by many,
that printers generally contributed
heartily to the expIetive form OF
expression. That may have been
true of the old timers who didn't
take the trouble to count ten E.
but it can't be said of the
present day printers. No sir, the
present day printer is a student
and scholar in every way.
At that though, they tell us,
profanity did have it's uses Tin the