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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-08

ing safety net which he and Ran
kin together have developed. The
net is of the same construction as
the one used by Rankin himself,
in the fatal Wetmore experiment.
'"Tom Evans, a buddy Of Ran.
kin's, was killed in this experiment.
Evidence showed later that the net
had been tempered with in such a
way as to cause Evans death, and
Rankin was accused Of murder. He
disappeared, and was located only
today. living here in Brighton"
"While Rankin was being booked
at the Brighton police station, news
was flashed of the suicide in Wet
more Of John Angstedt. In note
left by Angstedt, and later verified
by the Wetmore police, he con-
fessed that he had tempered with
the Wetmore net and caused the
death of Tom Evans. An affair with
the wife of Evans whom he later
married, was the motive behind the
murder. Mrs. Angstedt, the former
Mrs. Evans, confronted by the sui
eide and the confession, broke down
and verified Angstedt's story. She
confessed she had known Of the
murder from the time it happened,
but had been afraid to speak Of it..
"Angstedt's suicide and the tes-'
timony of Mrs. Angstedt, seomplete-
ly cleared Rankin Of thee charges
against him, just when plans were.
being made to rush him back, to-
Wetmore for trial. Rankin, recently
married, and using the name of
Bennett, has been living in Brigh-
ton only a few weeks"
The article seemed interminablel
to Iona. The words danced on the!
page like black flies as she forced
herself to read it through. A buzz
ling seemed to be growing, in her
ears, and she felt suddenly: weak
and light headed. ~ 'iSgHsS
rs this true?" she manageable
bring out, her eyes ON the grinnihg
sergeant. "Tell me, please. q ag4
"It's all true" he assured ihsr.
They're waitin' for you in there
now. Imagine, you not knew
in it," Ssa
Jim! i. oh, JIM" The paper
fell suddenly from Lona's hands.
Her knees seemed to be buckling
in the middle like those of a jointed
doll. Without another word she slid
abruptly into a huddled little heap
on the floor.
Ito Be Continued) =
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-08

| Winter Park, Fla, to resume h,
Lost Colony" activities the follow
ing month.
Music for the drama will again ho
supplied by full chorus from tbo
Westminster Choir School, of Prince
ton, N. j., under the direction of Earle
Stapleton. Based on 10th century,
English ballads, carols and songs col
lected by Paul Green, the score was
arranged by Lamar Struggled, noted
American composer and winner of
the Pulitzer prize for music.
In 'The Lost Colony, Paul Greco,
tells the dramatic story of 12l man
women and children sent over in
1887 by Sir Walter Raleigh to colo
nize the American wilderness. Fol
lowing the birth Of Virginia Dare
the colony disappeared from the
Carolina coast and left only sinple
trace of its existence-the word
"Croatoan" carved on a tree. IT,
mystery of what happened to these
heroic pioneers has haunted histori
ans here and abroad for many wears
Across Roanoke Sound from tho
palisaded waterside theatre is the
Wright Memorial, marking the first
sustained flight in aviation history
Other sites of interest in this area
are an entire 18th century village
in the rough-hewn juniper log ira
dition of the period; Hatteras, 'the
graveyard Of the Atlantic; Mays
Head, where Blackboard flew the
skull and cross bones; and Rodantbe
the Old Christmas village.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-08

ing hit the floor with a bang. MRS.
Rankin! Say, we've been
tryin' to get you on the telephone.
Where've you been? They want
YOU"
Jim? Is he" The question
failed to come through Lona's stiff
lips.
you're to come right in here"
The sergeant was profusely polite.
They're waitin' for you. They
want you right in" He ushered
them toward. a closed door behind
which rose the murnur of voices.
For a moment Iona stood irreso-
lutely, studying his face. "Wait a
minute" she begged, suddenly. as
his hand closed over the door knob.
''Tell me first, is he's Jim all
right ?" She couldn't go through
that door without knowing what
she had to face. els he-alive ?"
The sergeant whirled to look at
her. "Alive!" Astonishment was in
his voice. His >stolid face was conf
cally incredulous. "Say, don't you
know what's happened?" he de-
manded, unbelievingly. "Ain't no
body told you the news ?"
"NeWs? ?" Lona's mind whirled
again. "What is the news ?" she be-
gan to say when one of the yelling
neWsboys from the street outside
opened the Main street entrance
and popped a ragged head inside.
"Extra!" he bawled, and the SER
geant motioned him inside.
Don't tell me you haven't read
this ?" he demanded, pushing a
sheet printed in black type into her
hand. For a moment she stared
down at it and the letters seemed
to dance before her eyes.
RANKIN CLEARED. WETMORE
SUICIDE CONFESSES
OLD CRIME
Perhaps the most dramatic CO.
incidence ever recorded in police
history happened here in Brighton
today. At the very moment James
Rankin, structural iron worker on
the Brighton bridge, was revealing
his identity as the man wanted in
the Wetmore, Colorado, net muir
der, a former friend committed sui
eide, after confessing to the crime
for which Rankin had been huntec
for years.
Rankin, in a sensational scene
at the Brighton bridge, revealed his
identity to save from death his
J friend, Clark Martin, who was test
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-08

| OOnt you worry ABOUT me, NOM.
thing peculiar about my being a
novelist ?"
VERY" he said promptly. "You
have upset all my pre-conceived
ideas about authoresses. l thought
they always resembled something
between a sheep-dog and a book
worm. But you >. you're as lovely
as something one writes about Are
you anything like your charac-
tiers ?"
Eleanor smiled a very amused
smile. NO." she said promptly,
mot bit! You see my characters
are sentimental, honey folk. as dis
tinguished from romantic sophisti-
Gates"
"And do you know the difference
between these things 2"
She didn't quite know how to an
swer his question: it was presump-
tuous. She shrugged her shoulders.
Il shall have to read something
of yours. Up to now, I've been read
ing biographies and engineering
stuff"
"Please don't!" she said fervent-
ly. She couldn't tell him why she
didn't want him to read her stories.
She looked up suddenly, and see
ing Bert Halsey, magazine editor,
in the door, said, Lets move out
of the way. l don't want Bert Hal
Sey to see me. I'm weak about
money matters and he's sure to
convince me that I'll sell him a
story for less than Phil will take. ("
When they had moved to a seat
around the bend of the stairway.
ne said. "1s Phil your literary
agent 2"
Hes my business manager
and my husband"
Something pleasant. ran along
Eleanor's veins because there was
disappointment in his voice.
How much married ?"
very much" she answered "I've
a 16-year-old daughter and a ten
year-old son."
He said nothing as he held a
lighter to her cigaret. Her eyes met
his intent gaze above the light and
she dropped them.
YOU, still haven't answered nv
question:" he said quietly.
Haven't II" she answered lin
geringly. knowing he had no right
to ask such a question, knowing
she couldn't evade him by pretend
ing to misunderstood.
You must have been very
young" he said. 1t was not a
question.
Il was only. 49," she said, know
ing that with the word ''only'' she
implied that she had been too
young, too young, perhaps. to know
her own mind.
But that was not true.
AT 10 Eleanor Conroy had known
much of life. much of what she did
NOT want. And that she wanted
to marry Phil Parrish the dav
he asked her to be his wife, II.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-08

swamped. So the government un-
loaded the transportees, here and
there, on the Patagonian coast.
The. transportees, organizing
swooped down the governments
coastal town and looted them. The
government hadn't the financial re-
sources to resist.
But, even if it did, the rebels grab
bed their plumber and retreated into
the Andes. That thing hangs on to
this day.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-08
CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR

NOBODY WAS in sight when
Iona and Mrs. Morriss peered out
the back door in their attempt to
evade the reporters who had in
vaded the Morriss home while Iona
waited for news of Jim. Cautiously
the two stepped cut onto the porch,
walking on tip-toe, like pair Of
sneak thieves leaving the scene of
their depredations.
From the front hall where the
reporters were trying to catch a
glimpse of Iona they heard Dinah's
laugh ring out, and they knew the
girl was covering their retreat.
Breathing fast, they made it down
the steps and out through the back
yard grass to the garden next door.
They went through the back
yards for the rest of the block, and
dusk was beginning to cast its SOL
emn pail over the quiet, honey
street Iona had learned to love so
well as they gained the corner be-
low the Morriss home and struck
out swiftly toward town. From the
direction of the square a faint
shout was swelling and Iona
WINGED, her hand closing on Mrs.
Morriss' arm with Furnishing grip.
Barely audible though it was, she
knew that monotonous cry too well
to mistake it for anything but what
it was.
extra! Ex-traw In an
other few minutes the boys would
be all over the place. She quickened
her already hurrying steps to such
pace that Mrs. Morriss could
scarcely keep up with her.
'"The papers out" she said in
explanation. Gan extra! Can't you
hear them?"
Perhaps we should buy one"
Mrs. Morriss suggested, her voice
curiously calm against the excite
ment that showed in Lona's clipped
tones. after all, you should know
just what they are printing"
"No, I never want to see a paper
again! IF YOU. only knew what
they've done to me. Extras, pic
tures-I only want Jim"
They were silent after that. Gu
riously enough, nobody, Of the lott
ering few in the streets, seemed to
know them, and they slipped up
almost into the shadow of the anti
quated city building which housed
the police station before even one
Of the bowling newsboys accosted
them.
"Paper?" he offered. "Read all
about it! Suicide! =. Um-h-h-h.
Confesses. Blah-h-h!"
He held out thin sheet doubled
craftily to hide the headlines, and
Iona whirled on Mrs. Morriss.
"What did he say 2" she asked
through stiff lips. N
"Suicide-um- blah- blah-confes-
sion :. ;" the boy was still inton-
ing, thrusting his wares toward a
new prospect who had appeared on
the street.
Suicide! Confesses! He
can't mean Jimw A sick despera-
ton took hold Of Iona. Her lips
trembled, and her legs threatened
to give way as they hurried on up
the city hall steps. New fear
gripped her tired mind. Suicide"
Was that the reason they had not
heard from the police? Was that
the "big news" the reporters were
trying to tell Dinah? 2"
"Please, child, you must be
calm" Mrs. Morriss tried to hold
her back without success. "You
must not get so excited. I'm sure
there is a mistake"
The desk sergeant was seated
phlegmatically lingering a pencil
when she rushed in. Nobody else
was in sight and her fears tight
ened.
"Where is Jim Rankin 2" she de-
rnanded. II must see him! I'm his
wife and I-Where is he?"
The sergeant's eyes opened wide
and the front legs Of the tilted
chair upon which he had been. loll'
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-08

Ilne RepuDuc, not
some time in the
indefinite t u t ure
but pretty soon,
sound rather wild.
Nevertheless, t h G
fact that arrests of
suspected plotters
have been made
in the Argentine
capital of Buenos
Aires indicate that
the gov e rnment
there takes the sit
uation S e + iOusly.
Nor is if fO bo for
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-08

The appearance of that first robin
of spring would be more cheerfullv
contemplated if he weren't Just a
couple of jumps ahead of the first
house fly.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-08
Hitler Grab
In So. America
Is Possible
BY CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press COlumniSt

Washington, April 8.-Reports that
Herr Hitler is thinking of a German
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-08

That Canadian motorist who hit
seven other cars in a Commute
drive should claim par for the course
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-08

Boiled down, the Mussolini-Dala-
der correspondence is just one word,
used twice: "Yeah?" yeah"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-08

This view, made by Fairchild Aerial
Surveys, shows the New York
/ Worlds Fair nearing completion.
Tn foreground is the international
area. Beyond that the river and
oval lagoon, with the trylon and
perisphere in background.
Evening star., 1939-09-12

tered the sentence, I'VE want no
war, and we want no profits from
war" After four years of neutral
ity legislation I am convinced that
the American people want two
things, as these wants are eX-
pressed in our present Neutrality
Act First. they desire to reduce as
much as possible the danger of any
war profits which might involve us
in a war. for few Americans want
to see America involved in war,
and, second, the average American
wants to see Americas economic
and moral forces kept in a posi-
ton SO that she may not be a con-
tributor to war or the warmaker,
but so that she may be able to use
her moral and economic forces for
peace in the world when the time
for making peace comes. There are,
of course, tremendous differences
of opinion about how best to &C
complish these objectives. Amer
ica's task today then is to produce
the type of unity which will cause
her to remain uninvolved and at
the same time contribute to the
promotion of peace and to the limi-
tation of the war area. We shall
soon see whether our Neutrality
Act is an aid or a hindrance in the
accomplishment of these desires.
The actual working out of the
Neutrality Act will furnish the fac
tors making for change or the re-
tention of the act as it is. Upon
these factors, too. will depend the
nature of the Presidents recon-
mendations in connection with
special call Those of us who are
members of the Foreign Relations
Committee are asked two questions
by a half a dozen reporters every
day. First, will there be special
session." and, second, will you
vote the same way next time as you
did last?" After an actual working
of the Neutrality Act the recon-
mendations will of necessity be
based upon actual facts and not
upon theory as were the last sug-
gested amendments. There is
vast difference between consider
ing an act before the outbreak of
war and before the acts invocation
Evening star., 1939-09-12

very binding agreements with Ger
many, agreements which now seem
to lack definiteness on which to
place or venture an opinion on to-
morroWs stand. Then we have the
neutrality of such a state as Switz-
erland. SWitzerland's neutrality is
forced one. So essential to SWitZ-
erland's very existence is her neu-
tral stand that even with her neu-
trality recognized by all she has
found that the presence of the
League of Nations and it's radio
station are probable sources of en-
barrassment.
The Scandinavian states, the
lowland states, the Baltic repub-
lies, along with the Balkan states,
have all declared their neutrality
Certain South American states
have taken action. According to
newspaper reports, Argentine, Bra
zil and Chile seem determined to
remain neutral in the European
war even if the United States
should become a party to that war.
This is an extremely interesting
declaration in the light of what
certain South American states did
in the last war after we entered
it. when they refused to stand on
their rights and duties as a neutral
as far as the United States was
concerned. This action, too, is
interesting from the standpoint of
our own Neutrality Act, because in
it we have declared that the Neu-
trality Act shall not apply to an
American republic or republics un-
less such republic or republics
are cooperating with nonAmer-
lean state in war. For these and
other reasons it is difficult indeed
to put definite eXactness into the
meaning of neutrality" as that
word is now used in the world and
for that matter in the United States.
Worthy Objectives in Act.
Americas Neutrality Act has be-
hind it definite objectives and these
objectives are worthy in every
sense. They were expressed at their
very best at the time of the dis
cussion Of the Neutrality Act of
1885 when our Democratic leader,
the late Senator Joe Robinson. ut
Evening star., 1939-09-12
Thomas UrgesU S.
Neutrality Without
Sacrificing Morality
Utoh Senator, Speaking
In Forum, Says Nation
Has Rights With Duties

Senator Elbert D. Thomas Of
Utah discussed the topic, Can I'M
partial Neutrality Be Maintained?"
last night in the National Radio
Forum, arranged by The Star and
broadcast over Nationwide net
work of the National Broadcasting
Co. The text of his address fol-
lows:
Since the first Neutrality Act of
1885 became a law its embargoing
provisions have been invoked three
times. Had the Italian-Ethiopian
War continued for a long period and
had the attempt to put sanctions
upon Italy become general, the
American embargo might have
complemented the Leagues sane
tions, giving tine theory of embargo
a test as war stopper. In the
Spanish Civil War some of the
strongest supporters of the Neu-
trality Acts advocated the raising
of the embargo when it seemed to
be working too much to the advan-
tage of one side. In the Italian
Ethiopian case many persons
charged that the act was a green
go" light for Mussolini. But the
facts do not bear this out, as the
things embargoed Italy had plenty
of and Ethiopia could not have
purchased from us amounts of Suf-
ficient quantity and have got them
in time to have affected greatly the
outcome. In the Chinese-Japanese
War the Neutrality Act has not
been invoked. Our actual expert
ences, therefore, have kept the dis
cussion about Americas Neutrality
Acts since 1885 in the realm of
theory.
Now today America finds herself
because of the major aspects of the
present war, in regard to the Neu-
trality Act, in the realm of fact;
yet there seems to be but a hazy
appreciation of what the realm of
fact means. For example, while the
President has invoked the Neutral
ity Act against all of the nations at
war in Europe. the act remains un-
invoked against the states in Asia.
And in addition to that when once
war was definitely started in Eu-
rope, the President found it neces-
sary to declare our neutrality first
under the ordinary rules of inter-
national law and war, and then to
issue second proclamation in ac-
cord with the provisions of the 1887
Neutrality Act. Thus the fact that
America is operating as neutral
does not lessen the complications
in regard to theory.
Aligned With Various Neutrals.
America finds herself aligned
now with other neutrals, neutrals
with various shades of meaning
and neutrals for different reasons,
each interpreting its neutral duties
in different way. For example, as
Of today, or had better say as of
the day I dictated this paragraph,
because changes are moving so rap
idly that one must speak only for
the moment, Russia. Italy and
Japan all have neutral standing
along with us, yet none of these
three states has anything like Our
neutrality law More significant
even than that is the fact that all
of them have or have had certain
Evening star., 1939-09-12

Continued on Page B-11)
Evening star., 1939-02-27
Pan.Hellenic Group
Reaffrms
Chapter Policy

The Regional Conference of the
National Panhellenic Congress re-
affirmed the policy of limitation of
chapter size in resolution adopted
yesterday at a meeting at the Dodge
Hotel closing a three-day session.
The conference also urged college
panhellenics to adopt a policy of
cooperation instead of competition.
Dean Amanda Bradley of Wash
ington College. Chestertown, Md.
spoke on the cultural value of fra
ternities to the college program and
Miss Alice Howard, assistant dean
of women at the University of Mary
land, gave resume Of the health
program. pointing out the contribu-
ton fraternities can make in sup
porting such program.
Miss Katharine O'Kane, assistant
directress of women at the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, outlined the
program of the university for the
orientation of freshmen women.
The use of the new National Pan
hellenic Congress manual of fra
ternity education was urged as a
textbook for college panhellenics.
Mrs. Joseph D. Grigsby of
Washington and Mrs. Arthur K.
Anderson of State College, Pa, were
cochalrmen of the conference and
Miss Marguerite D. Winant of New
York City led the discussions on
city panhellenics.
Evening star., 1939-02-27
Hiker Saves Thumb
By USING Red Lioht
Ry fhe Assnniatad pra..

BY the Associated Press.
COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo.-A
youth attempting to thumb a ride
on Colorado Springs north-south
arterial highway. discovered he could
operate the traffic signal at main
intersection with a nearby push
button.
So he turned the light red, permit
ted line of cars to pile up and then
walked the length of them trying for
a ride. When he failed on that at
tempt he changed the light to green,
cleared the intersection and then
tried his system again on a new
batch of automobile drivers. Police
discovered him and he explained he
was trying to save my thumb"
Evening star., 1939-02-27
Miss Hight Sets
April to Marry
Mr.. Quinn

Miss Phyllis Hight, daughter of
Mrs. Frank s. Hight and the late
Mr.. Hight, will marry Mr.. Joseph c.
Quinn, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Joseph Quinn of Richmond Hill,
Long Island, the latter part Of April.
The wedding will be arranged as
simply as possible owing to- the re-
cent death of Mr.. Hight. The cere-
mony will be performed in the home
of Mrs. Hight, and Mrs. Charles D.
Hayes, sister of the bride, will be
her only attendant.
Miss Hight, popular member of
the younger resident circles in
Washington, was graduated from
Ogontz School and Is q member of
the Washington Junior League.
Mr.. Quinn is a newcomer in the
Capital, having come here last sum-
mer to join brokerage firm. He
was Miss Hight's partner in a dance
routine in the Junior League Follies
given recently for charity.
Evening star., 1939-02-27
Managers Assure -Four
OF Victory in Chicago
By the Associated Press.

6y the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Feb. 27.-The prelimi-
naries in the campaign for the office
OF Mayor of the Nations second
largest city ended today with the
four candidates all assured of VIC
tory-by their managers-in the
primary election tomorrow.
A vote of 100000 was anticipated
about 10 per cent of the more than
100000 registered voters-with the
nominees to have their names on
the ballot in the run-off on April 4.
Patrick A. Nash, chairman of the
Cook County Democratic Committee,
said that Edward j. Kelly, Chicagos
Mayor for the past six years, would
carry every ward in the city. A
statement from the headquarters of
States Attorney Thomas J. Court
ney, Mr.. Kelly's Democratic oppo-
nent, said that the prosecutor was
preferred ION all sides of the CITY,"
From the Republican side, similar
predictions were made by managers
Of Dwight H. Green and William
Hale Thompson, former Mayor.