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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-25

your pocket knife. There was no
blood on it--and there must be
some perfectly simple explanation
of how you came to drop it in the
rose arbor, isn't there?"
II loaned it to Alfred Markham
to cut a rose"
IT thought so. Coroner Silver has
some queer ideas. He has it all set
tied in his mind that you stabbed
Markham. He says you are impul-
sive, and because of your training
as an amateur boxer you would
strike a man with considerable
force, before you ever paused to
think about it. His theory is that
YOU had a knife in your hand when
you struck"
But, I thought"
Eyes, 1 know his theory won't
work. You and Markham were
friends. There was no blood on your
knife. You were upstairs when it
happened. I'm convinced, Strick-
land. Silver will agree, when he
hears what you've told me tonight"
whats your theory" I asked.
Its not safe to have a theory
yet. I'm fairly sure the crime was
planned a long way in advance
There's hardly elite. It's almost
perfect"
We were swinging around the
drive in front of the clubhouse. The
building was dark. There was life
about the place, however. A heavily
built man stepped out of the deep
shadows of the pillars by the door,
way as we alighted from the car
"Hlo, Captain" he greeted U.S.
Been a bunch Of photographers
and reporters up here late in the
afternoon, but they didn't get much
kept them out of the garden, like
you said"
Good. Open up fer U.s."
The man, who was plain clothes
officer, I supposed, turned a fash
light on a handful of keys and Sc
lected one that fitted the front
door.
We passed through the silent, de-
serted parlor and hall. Instructive
ly walked on tiptoc on the heavy
carpets. Through the glass doors
which opened with al inside iatcn
we stepped into the rear cours. The
detectives followed.
"Too dark said lie captain
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-25
THE KILLER SPE. AXIS

! ing thoughtfu!ly. TAen, But Il this
was a carefully thought-out plan,
as think it was. that electric wire
was used, and the killer knew it
was going 10 be used. If Tony
hadn't pulled the sWitch-luckily or
maybe By order from the killer
himSclf-the killer would have had
to come into the hall and pull 1t
himself. If he could come into the
hall without attracting attention,
he must be known here at the club
He must be someone who can turn
on or shut off lights without any
one paying much attention to him.
I've already decided as much, be-
cause he struck Markham from in
front. FIe was not a stranger"
You may be right" 1 agreed,
although l was sure ne was wrong
in some respects. 1T looks all the
more like I'm guilty, doesn't it?"
He shook his head. mo, no,
Strickland. I'm not trying to drag
you into it again. EoI were up
stairs. Several witnesses proved it.
You couldn't have come down the
light we'll to the garden, because
Tony and the servant girl were sit
ting in the kitchen then and would
have seen you. Your alibi isn't
broken. Don't worry about what
Coroner Silver may think. He's
young-h2sn't had much expert
ence yet"
How about a motive?" I in
quired. Why was nc killed? If
there seems to be no reason for his
death, couldn't he have just en-
COuntered some river rat, like l
did,"
DO you think we ought to blame
it On some river rat and forget it,"
THAT looks like your best bet"
1 told him. You haven't even es-
tablished q motive-and I thought
that was always the first thing the
police have to do
"Why 10 you keep saying we
don't know the motive? Why do
you think there wasn't any?"
why, IL didn't think there
was onc," I said in confusion. "You
haven't said"
I'VE don't go around telling
everything we have discovered. AS
a matter OF fact. the newspapers
already have mentioned one motive.
We tried to keep it quiet, but it's
OFT how. You forget, maybe, that
Markham was a jeWeler. He had
Jewels on HIM"
gasped in surprise. Jewels"
Yes" He nodded Diamonds"
AS VIC drew near the door again
he wore q half grin, amused by my
CONSERVATION. You will discover
more about i: e the inquest tomor-
rcW. The motive may have been
robbery"
But, If nc had jewels on him, the
rabbcr diG::t get them. How could
il have i:ee.i robbery! It isn't logi-
cal"
"EotilinG is logical. Frankly.
~.r.clIland. he case IS @ hash"
10 &c Gontinued)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-25

Sullivan, switch on the lights in
the hall and in the upstairs rooms
so we can see better"
A moment later the garden was
a place of beauty in the soft glow
of lights, but my heart was faint
as we drew near the spot where AL
fred Markhams body had lain. I
was glad his sister had not come.
SHOW me where you came look
ing for your knife" Captain Nc
Donald directed. BE careful not 10
disturb anything, Better walk On
the gravel"
It was easy to see where I had
stepped through the thick grass
near the rose arbor Here" said.
II know I dropped the knife by this
white rock"
He nodded. Exactly where we
found it. No one else had touched
it. Now, which way did you 90
from here to where you were hit
over the head by this mysterious
boatman The captain was chew
ing his cigar eXcitedly.
pointed, and he led the way TO
the spot. There were plenty Of signs
in the wet sand to indicate that q
scufle had taken place, although
l didn't remember putting up much
of a struggle. My assailant had
worn very large shoes with hob
nails in them. However, although
we looked thoroughly in the soft
earth on the landward side of the
willows, searching the ground
closely with flashlights, we found
none of his tracks there.
Looks like he never was near
the rose arbor," I said
HE knows something about this
murder, though" Captain McDon-
aid insisted. without definite clues
our best bet is to keep after this
man until we get him." He bit off
the end of the cigar, spat it out and
started afresh.
But"
HE knows something. Well grill
him until we get it out of him. IL
may open a new trail for u.s."
But without a motive-w7thout
direct evidence-what can you do?"
There ere ways of making .
Killer speak"
Ito Be Continued)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-25
CHAPTER FIFTEEN

ITS A CINCH the guy who at
tackled you was trying to hid some
thing" said one of the detectives
with Captain Mcdonald. What 1
can't figure is, he came in g boat
but the body was dragged away
from the river"
Markham wasn't killed beside
the river" objected.
NO. I mean, he was dragged
from the rose arbor, where he was
killed, toward the clubhouse instead
Of toward the river"
Captain Mcdonald rolled his
ever-present cigar from one side of
his mouth to the other. Even if
the killer anne from the clubhouse
there's n, reason why he would
want to drag the body back the
way he came, is there?"
No one answered his question. He
started back toward the lily pond
and began studying the ground
there with his tlashlight.
What do you hope to find?" 1
asked, coming up behind him.
Il was thinking that the muir
derer was going somewhere with
that body. He dropped it. That
means he was interrupted-prob
ably by Mr.. Monlcaim coming out
the door. He must have duckcd
somewhere to hide. I'm looking for
his tracks at the side of the path,
but so many people have walked
around here l guess it's hopeless.
There aren't any tracks of hob
nailed shoes, and I could have
sworn there weren't any here last
night, either It's hard to tell with
out good lights. This place ought
to have electric lights. How is il
lighted, anyway"
II thought there used to &c q
string of electric globes overhead"
said the detective named Sullivan.
The captain called to the man on
guard at the boat landing. "Oh,
Charlie, ever been past here on the
river boat at night? Ever see any
lights in this garden
Charlie yelled back, "Sure,
there's a string of lights on a wire
clear across the court. Must be
right near your head"
The captain waved the beam OF
his flashlight okyward That's
funny. There sure isn't any wire
here now, or any lights. either
The beam of light swung around to
the wall of the south wing of the
clubhouse But there's something
Interestingly"
A moment later he was standing
next to the wall, lingering a short
wire that dangled from an iror
staple at the height of the secone
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-25
CHAPTER THIRTEEN

I SPENT the rest of that day
on the couch in the Markham IL
brary. I suspected that the re-
porter had not notified the police
and had no intention of doing Sc
until after his paper went to press
the next morning, but I remem,
bered that he had saved my life.
believed his deception was dong
no great harm. and decided that
would not spoil his story for him
Also, 1 enjoyed having such a
beautiful nurse. She did not smile
again, though I did my best tc
distract her attention.
You are very brave" told her
Most girls would be in tears"
=: g. g." size admitted, last
night. Alfred was always a won
derful brother to me. But I have
been away at school for years; per-
haps that is why his death has not
Frustrated me. And there is
George, my other other, to give
nc strength"
Nevertheless, you are very
brave" I repeated. Il had no Idea
who YOU were until the doctor
spoke your name, and l would
never have suspected
silly of me. wasn't it, to be out
in a boat That reporter came to
the house and said he wanted to
search the river. I let him borrow
our boat. and I went along. I SIM
ply had to do something's"
II wonder what he expected to
find?"
He said he vas sure the muir
derer had come and gone in a boat,
end that you had been taken away
in a boat. There is a police boat
down river, so he was fairly GER
tain no one would try to go that
way. We went down only as far as
the club, then circled back up
stream. looking for strange boats.
We didn't get far. believe he has
gone back to continue his hunt
this afternoon"
Hes not so dumb at that" I
observed.
HE certainly acts as though he
would cut off his right arm to get
8 story. I never saw him until to-
d Y. He had my life history in tif-
teen minutes"
Hes very self-centered. He
never did introduce u.s."
oh, 1 knew who you were as
soon as we pulled you into the boat
and he said you were the man who
had disappeared from the club.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-25
CHAPTER FOURTEEN

TO SAY that we created SEN
.ation when we arrived at the po-
lice station would be putting it
mildly. 1 was not SO much inter-
ested in the police reaction, how
ever, as I was in the fact that we
arrived safely. George and Louise,
despite my protests, had ridden in
the car with me, which probably
discouraged any attack that might
have been planned against me.
Luckily Captain Mcdonald HIM
self was at the desk. His mouth
dropped open in surprise.
strickland"
When he said that the desk SER
geant gaped. Several officers came
out of the back room. Everyone
knew that name now.
Where have you BEEN"
explained, as quickly as 1
could, and Louise added, ITS true,
Captain, every word of it. Mr.. Bel
ger of The Morning Eagle and l
rescue" him from the river. Mr..
Belzer explained, guess, when he
brought you that note"
Mote! What note -
Louise flushed. I saw her eyes
darkening with anger. $50! It's
still in his pocket, suppose. I
should have known better than to
trust him."
mo harm DONE" I told her. II
really can't describe my kidnaper
we'll enough to identify him. My
story isn't of much help to the po-
lice" 1 decided to hold the threat
note a while longer.
That's what you think" said
Mcdonald. How long since you es-
caped?"
Sixteen hours"
sixteen hours! My God!-par-
don me, ma anywhere have you
been?"
"Belzer called a doctor, who or
dered me to keep quiet. I've been
at the Markham house"
Sounds like one of BelZers
tricks, all right. Well, too late now
10 stop his story. I suppose it's in
type. The kidnaper will know we're
on his trail. Come back to the club
with me. Well look for footprints
and there may be other clues-if
he hasn't destroyed them by this
timew
George held his sister back.
well 60 home" he said, despite
her protests. That's no place for
you"
Captain Mcdonald agreed. There
are too many reminders in that
clubhouse garden. Well report to
you if we find anything definite"
Thanks. Well appreciate it."
The brother and sister withdrew,
after I had thanked Louise again.
Captain Mcdonald and I climbed
into his car, accompanied by two
detectives with cameras and other
equlpmentt Inere was no neWSpd-
per photographer or reporter, how
ever. had seen no newspaper men
at the station in the few minutes
we'd been there, so I knew that
Belzers exclusive" story was safe.
No other paper would get it before
press time. To be certain there'0 be
no new developments before then,
I'd say nothing about the threat
note for another hour.
AS we rolled toward the northern
outskirts of the city, where the
club was located, Captain McDon-
aid told M, II never have had any
serious suspicion of you, Strickland.
That was why I tried to cover Up
that bad break you made about
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-25
Firms TO GET LAMBS

Helsinki, March 25.-(Ap)-A
pre- "inary government survey in
dIc2'"'! today that about 10000 plots
Of Id would be necessary to give
hoes to those who had farms in
areas Finland coded to Russia. Plans
are under way to provide them from
government lands and from tracts
owned by churches, timber com
panies and wealthy individuals.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-25

SNN C(NEs N-NtANt .NN~N.N ~ NSNAL-
tarianiS,N win coMylets destruction
of the division O: government tai pew
er between ,..c fedora! AMI safe gov
srnmeCtS.
f Regulate Regulation.
TT process BY . HIGH congress en-
poets >" relieve t:!iz situation with
the 49,, possible pol:tic@, blood let
ting : 70 enact legislation 10 gov
ern the governors and regulate the
regulators
The regulatory bill which has been
approved unanimously b. the judi
Ciary committees @: both houses Of
congress is known IS The Logan
Walter bill and i will come Up for
passage probably al this session OF
congress. II would not restrict the
proper iunctior> CT any acmini>tra-
tive agency. but it would require that
when new laws are passed. the rules
and regulations which interpret them
must be formulated and made pub
lie. Il would provide for 4 uniform
system OF appeals. and WoUld make
final decision OF order by the admin
isuatiVe agency subject % court re-
View.
The leadership in this long fight
for reform of procedure in Our ad-
miniStrative system mu>r be credit
ed to Colonel o. r. Mcclure. chair
man OF the committee on admins
trative laws Of the AMERICAN Bar
association.
Some OF the most distinguished
lawyers in America have participant
ed IN the drafting OF the bill! now
before congress, 70 regulate --0ce-
cure before government administra-
tive agencies. In this work active as
sistance has been given by such high
authority 3S Professor nov. Asso-
cate Justice Of the Supreme Court.
feIIX Frankfurtcr, former member
o! the committee Df u:hi"h Colonel
Mcclure IS chairman.
Men, olitica..
Inc Dill before congress - neither
New Deal nor aHti-Ncw Deal.
4 lormcI governor Of New York
has asserted that. ALREADY there are
enough governmental agencies COM
pHl!ng m the Same Iuai"idl,;.l or i'll
oiE!duals, executive. legislative and
JudlcIa! power without {; ..lqIa 70
straInt Upon their e"-rn.st. 10 max,
this government Of mcn end not Of
law, though the forms Ell iat, NAV he
preserved" ~
Cnlef Justice iLUGnc, Of the Unit
ed States Supreme Court /, crntcd
as asserting that: The distincfit.c deN
Velopment OF orr era is ff,., no ac-
INVITES OF our people are I;leciv con-
rolled by go"c.nmcv, hIIrr,ri. IN
state and nation host If con-
foversIeS as TO private rights are no
longer decided in the courts.
. i doubt" said Colonel McC,rire
III there is any more i.nporfant mo-
Diem before Or people TO-DAY thar
tins movement 70 reform the j,uIiS:
tors uSurpation of power amnna The
more than one hundred adroinietr,
tive agencies that today cxerrise >
perSonalized and arbitrary tntaiit,,.
ian power over individual American
cItizenS, with the citizens heInInes
TO secure redress from the coIrtS
The Logan-Walter bill is in fact -: =
new bill OF rights. PERKINS, il ,,,l,,,,.,
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-25
pEaD THIS FIRST:

/ Eill Strickland. am suspected in
the murder OF my. friend. Alfred Marx.
ham, rich young icweler. at party at
the Rio Vista club. | am ,kldnapGd an
Trinnds believe the kidnaper to be the
nmrdnrer but George Markham is
.knntical Despite the kidnaper's threat
70 xiii me if l tell the police about him.
! decide to go to the police station.
George and Louise accompanying me.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-25

binary American
citizen IS So betud-
died by the barb
eS wire eutangle-
men, surrounding
ire more than one
h.ur &,'Sd b y ar DIS.
,SSionS. b u =
-sattS &Ht, monde
script agencies. ali
affecting IN varl-
I.,> degrees the
..:sh;> end Interests
=! :Ge taxpayers.
-: something has
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-25
READ THIS FIRST:

READ THIS FIRSI:
I. Bill Strickland. am suspected By
Coroner Silver in the murder OF Alfred
Markham. rich young jewcler who was
my friend, in the garden of the Rio
Vista club. Captain of Detectives Clyde
Mcdonald. going over the scene of the
death with me the next night, investi-
gates the footprints Of man who had
attacked me there shortly after Mark
ham's death.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-25
pEAD THIS FIRST:

I. Bill Strickland. am suspected IL IN
the murder OF my friend. Alfred Mark
ham. rich young jeweler. at q party m
the Rio Vista clubhouse garden. | am
kidnapped by a man who attacks me II
the dark garden an hour later. out
rnwboat and am picked up by news
naper reporter and Louise Markham,
IN motor boat. Miss Markham: con-
vinced l am innocent. takes me TO her
home. where a doctor says all need
10 rest.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-25
Law IoCurb
Bureaucracy
Logan Walter Bill
To Govern the Gov
errors, Regulate the
Regulators"
By CHARLES P. SIEH AK i
Contr,I Press CoIUl.lniSt

Washington. Marcl, 23.-Ihe ao-
mini<,rativ@ functions OF Our GOV
ernment are bewilder.nG. When
means that the or
Evening star., 1940-04-27
Wright, Nat Castoff,
Bats .444 10 Top
American Loop
Leoeue-Leodine Dodgers
Have 3 Hitters Among
Nationals First 10
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, April 27.-As BELTS
a team that is riding the crest Of
a six-game winning streak and cur
rently is setting the big leagues
af1re, the Brooklyn Dodgers have
three of their brightest young men
among the 10 leading hitters of the
National League.
On top of the Dodger parade with
a fancy 1854 is Cookie Lavagetto,
the olive-skinned third baseman,
whose mark makes him the fourth.
ranking National League batsman.
The other two Dodgers among the
select group are Rookie Charley
Gilbert and the veteran Dolph
Camilli, both clouting at 1893 clip.
Heading all big league 400 bats.
men is the New York Giant rookie
first maseman, Norman (Babe)
Young, with II hits in % appear
ances at the plate for a fulsome .478.
Elbie Fletcher of the Pirates is next
with ASS mark, just a whisper
better than Chunky Taft Wright Of
the Chicago White Sox, leading
American League clouter, who has
mark of .444.
Chasing after Wright is Barney
McCosky of the Detroit Tigers, who
has bingled safely II times in 25
tries for mark of 440.
The 10 leading hitters in each
league:
Evening star., 1940-04-27
Yonk Series to Pay for Zeke
Loon Of Monteoeudo, Only Griff Pitcher Yet
To Toll This Year, Overlooked in Deal.

The Mats paid $4,000 to get
Zeke Bonura and they'll get that
1o-grand, plus some, back to-
day, Sunday and Monday with
the Yankees invading for the
first time i. In other words
Grandpappy Clark Grimth will
more than pay for zeke's pur-
chase price and even his salary
during the current invasion Of
the champions Who Incl
dentally, may not be champions
for long.
Most overlooked part Of the
Bonura deal Is the loan, on op-
ton Of Pitcher Rene Monteagudo
to Jersey City, chief farm Of the
New York Giants Rene Is
the only Warrington pitcher
who hasn't appeared In q game
this year He's been over
shadowed al spring by Ken
Chase, Joe Krakauskas and,
lately by AL Hollingsworth +. !.
Holly, In winning his first start,
gave rise to . report that Prfsi-
dent Clark 0rimth, b raidlng
the National League again !.
Evening star., 1940-04-27

Recommended for striving
young diplomatic corps aspir-
ants .. covering q major league
ball club:
It is 3 pm. on the afternoon
of Friday, April rs yesterday,
and = baseball writer invades the
ONCE Of Clark Grifnth, president
of the Washington ball club.
Anything new, Grit? Are you
going to get Bonura? We hear
buzzings all over town that Zeke
is coming back. In fact, he's due
tomorrow, they say"
"Harrumph! Bonura? What's
the matter with Wasdell? A lit
tie slump, that's all"
Fifteen minutes later q ball
game starts. The Mats win, 8-6.
The newspapermen walk toward
Manager Bucky Harris locker.
What's this rumor," one asks,
Evening star., 1940-04-27
Generous Henry
Saves Junior
First kayo
Champ ProIones Bout
To 9TH Round, Where
Referee Stops It
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, April 27.-Thanks to a
merciful referee and Champion
Henry Armstrong; tolerance. Paul
Junior, courageous Lewiston, Me-,
battler, was able to boast anew to-
day that he never has been knocked
out offcially In any Of the 3O0-odd
bouts he has fought during his 10
years in the professional prize ring.
But the 30-year -old Junior stepped
far out of his class when he faced
of against the fast-punching Arm
strong, who successfully defended
his world welterweight title at 'Bos-
ton Garden last night for q SIS 900
guarantee.
Henry Delays Slaughter.
Armstrong, in the opinion of most
OF the 16,469 spectators, could have
settled the issue in the very first
round If he had desired, but he was
obliging enough to prolong the
scheduled 15-round title match un-
til the 65th second of the seventh
round, as Junior was about to sink
for the fifth time under a vicious
barrage, Referee Johnny Martin
halted the action.
That saved Junior from taking
unnecessary punishment and spared
him the ignominy of taking his first
10-count. The result will 60 into
the records as another technical
knockout for the great Negro scrap
per, who, not SO long ago, owned
three world titles.
After asserting his supremacy
over junior in the opening round
by knocking him down twice, Arm
strong eased up on the Maine vet
eran and coasted along for the next
three rounds. Junior managed to
gain an edge in two of them for, as
they crouched head-to-head, his
uppercuts were effective.
Crowd Just Under Record.
As If bored with such shillyshally-
ing, Armstrong came out for the
fifth round in a tantrum. There
after, he f1ayed and belabored
juniors head with a barrage of
short hooks and was giving an ex-
cellent impersonation of perpetual
motion swith his Furnishing fists in
the seventh when Martin inter-
vened.
Although the packed crowd was
only 80 less than the all-time New
England record, set back in 1880 by
the Jimmy Maloney-Tom Heeney
show, the gate receipts totaled only
$33,855, due to the fact that Pro-
moter Rip Valenti retained his Gus
tomary $1.10-$3.30 price scale.
Although junior is the holder of
the New England lightweight title,
he actually weighed more than the
defending champion, l41 pounds to
1891.
Evening star., 1940-04-27
Griff Immune.to Mind-Reuder
Smoking Out News Of Bonuro's Return Swell
Training for Diplomatic Corps Rookie

about Bonura being on the way
to Washington"
Harris looks UP. Listen" he
says, II don't know what goes on
around this club. Why don't you
talk to the old fellow with the
white hair. He's running the
club"
But the whole town is buzzing.
BonurT is on his way to WASH
ington, they say.
Listen" Harris says, II wish
my bird dog had a nose like
yours. Wed bag q lot of birds"
Throughout the emptying club
house rings laughter.
The newspapermen 60 to din
ner In short, their first meal
Of the day. The phone rings:
Halo. this is Griff. Listen,
I've just purchased Zeke Bonura.
never give out prices, but paid
more than the waiver price
and -"