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was. These actualities did not come
swarming back again until the spell
Of the magic had been dispelled,
when the organist suddenly opened
all the stops and roared OUT with
Deutschland Ueber Allies" and then
turned and hobbled out of the
church. 1t was concession he ap-
parently made to any spies who
might be listening for the treason
able note of any non-Aryan tune
ready to denounce even a crippled
old man if they could prove any
thing against him.
After time, when the organist
had long since gone, Claire founc
herself again reviewing her situa-
ton. She wondered about Roland
Thinking of him and his apparently
close friendship with Maria anc
Rene and even Noel Yorke, she
asked herself whether she had falIer
into trap.
Should she trust Rene and Noel
or ~. "" as he persisted in beine
known to her, as implicitly as she
had? Her life was literally in theil
hands and if she had been misled
betrayal might be matter of min.
utes. She might have been led or
deliberately, with the chance of see.
ing Bill Cameron held out to hel
as bait.
Were 90. Y" and Rene Martin
German spies. too? She didn't be.
ieve 1t possible and yet, seeing
Roland in Frau Weber's shop hac
given her reason to doubt every one
But Rene Martin? Surely she
could trust him. If ever she hac
met a Frenchman who seemed loya
to the core, Capt. Martin certainly
was. But again she recalled hi.
friends - acquaintances, at least
The Rolands? She had met then
at Maria Herczek's fiat. Rene Mar.
tin had been there, too. But Maris
Herczek? Who was she? A Rus.
sian of the old regime, she said, anc
evidently Martin was In love with
her.
These thoughts swirled in hel
mind as she prepared to leave thu
church for the uncertainties Of an.
other visit to Frau Weber's shop.
(TomofTow-A Cautious Hostess.)
copyright, 1910. by the Bell Syndicate
| 1nc.)
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change political
tented with handled
situation
In Moscow there bread lines blocks After waiting
hours in bitter cold the inhabitants OF Moscow
waiting
from midnight until those the tail Of the have
leave without having obtained loaves
districts operations
knows what is going there xy the part Of the
Soviet officials in enforcing old tchvo"
did during the latter Of 1916 revolution
Czarst mismanagemen in the making
who used to be shot on mere suspicion OF boarding are
defyng Of officials
the latter themselves and families.
There millions of The soldiers
been the privileged
everything caviar Now beginning feel the
food shortage because the collapse the
have heard that
happening Outside the highankng Soviet officials those living
districts close Finland Russian nothing
defeat of the
Stain the whole situation believes
he
them The shooting
of perfect
abis defeating
the shells don't fit the They throw the blame
in of these executed with
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in high-backed pew. If she were
quiet, she might reasonably expect
to stay there as long as she wished
without interference. Gradually
her active mind became calmer and
she was glad she had sought a
church as hiding place. She had
been raised in the church herself,
and firmly believed in the basic
doctrines of Christianity. Perhaps.
unconsciously, that was why her
thoughts first turned to a church
as a place of refuge. When she
reasoned it out, it seemed the sensi-
BILE thing to do.
The Horst Vessel"
There were no lights on in the
church, the only illumination COM
ing from the rays of the sun stream
ing through the stained glass win
dows.
After she had been there some
time and her eyes had become ac-
customed to the dimness, she made
out several other worshipers seated
in pews, their heads barely showing
above the backs of the high seats.
An hour or more after she had en-
tered, she saw the bent figure of
an old man moving slowly down the
aisle, and watched curiously as he
painfully climbed the steps to the
organ loft.
In the silence of the church, she
could hear the old man fumbling
with the stops on the organ, and
then it suddenly pealed forth in an
air that seemed strangely foreign
to the peace and quiet of the house
of worship. It was the Horst
VESSEL" the anthem of the Nazi
party, and Claire shivered and
shrunk down in her seat as the
stirring melody filled the huge
structure. 1t seemed to echo and
reverberate as it struck the walls,
intensifying the sound until it was
almost unbearable.
It finally came to an end just
when Claire thought she could stand
no more of it and was about to risk
everything by fleeing out into the
street.
When he had finished, the aged
organist turned and looked around
for several minutes, seeming to
search out every face of the half
dozen or so persons within the edi-
flee and at last, as though satisfied,
he turned again to the organ and
began to play.
SoOthed by Soft Music.
These were sacred songs he played
now, playing softly, with a touch
that made the instrument whisper
the melodies. And well they might
be whispered, for they had been
written by Mendelssohn, Handel,
and other famous composers whose
genius had brought glory to Ger
many in the past but whose works
were now strictly verboten.
The music soothed the girls
tangled nerves and for a time she
| forgot who she was and where she
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Spruunce to Command
10th Naval District

The Navy yesterday ordered Capt.
Raymond A. Spruance, now in COM
mand of the U. S. S. Mississippi, to
command the 10th Navrl District,
with headquarters at San Juan,
Puerto Rico This district was re-
Gently established as part of a move
to strengthen Caribbean defenses.
Capt. Spruance was among IL
officers recommended by q select
ton board In December for promo
ton to rear admiral.
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had been introduced to her three
nights ago in Paris as an American
importer! Later she had gone with
him and his wife and the others
to Maria Herczek's fiat!
What was he doing here? Fright
ened, Claire shrank into a corner.
Suppose he should turn and recog-
nize her? What could she say?
Perhaps he would denounce her as
a spy! Run to the door and shout
for the police!
Claire Relaxes.
Roland was addressing Frau
Weber in low tone, and although
Claire caught an occasional word
she could not make out what he was
saying. He was speaking German,
very good German, and speaking
very rapidly.
AS Claire glanced out of the cor
ner OF her eyes, Frau Weber an
swered Roland, he nodded and then
walked back through the store,
opened a door and disappeared
Claire breathed sigh of relief; he
hadn't looked in her direction. Ap-
parently he hadn't even noticed
there was any one else in the shop
When she was sure he wasn't
coming right back, she came out of
the corner and spoke to Frau Weber
again. The woman seemed slightly
nervous. With frequent glances to-
ward the back of the shop, she told
Claire in low tone she had better
60 away.
"It will be all right to return at
S this afternoon" she said. 81
would advise you to keep off the
streets-don't go into any place
where there is any danger of being
recognized"
Claire wanted to ask a hundred
questions, questions about Roland
about Cameron, but Frau Weber
had so obviously been upset by the
sudden appearance of Roland that
she decided she had better take
her advice and clear out. The ques-
tions could wait until later.
"Is there church nearby?'
Claire asked. THAT would be q
good place for me to keep off the
streets without being questioned"
A Haven in Church.
Frau Weber nodded her black
head quickly and gave the girl rapid
directions.
Carefully walking eastward sev-
eral blocks, and north block with
out seeming to be in too great q
hurry, Claire made her way to-
ward Hedwig Church. She had
chosen a church instead of a rail-
way station as she reasoned that
members of the Gestapo-Hitler'
greatly feared secret pohce-un-
doubtedly kept a close watch on all
public gathering places. She must
not attract attention, must avoid
any suspicious move, or she would
certainly be closely questioned.
Thinking this as she walked, her
strained nerves became jumpy. Her
thoughts went back to George Ro-
land. Why had he gone to Frau
Weber's? Perhaps he had noticed
her and would notify the police.
Her guess in regard to Hedwig
Church was entirely correct. The
door, when she pushed it, swung
open, and she slowly entered the
dimly lit interior and found seat
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Farm Tractors Exempt
From State LICENSING
BY the Associated Pre-

BY Lne ASSOClaCeu Fre"=
BALTIMORE. Jan. 13.-Tractors
used only in farm work, and not
employed to haul other than farm
implements, do not have to have
licenses even though they make use
of public roads in getting to and
from farm locations. the attorney
general ruled yesterday.
The Cheltenham School for Boys
asked if licenses were required on
its tractors which sometimes use
both county and State roads in
travelling to some sections of the
school farm. 1t was advised licenses
are not required.
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y e I II Z ! I IL t L
wants to t a k e
responsibility for
possible conse-
Quences.
Strictly speak
ing, Finland and
Russia, though
fighting e &C h
other are not
technically at
war a n Y M OR e
than are Japan
and China. The
Unite d States
Government has
loaned S25 ,000,-
900 to in a,
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The Capital Parade
Congressional Leaders Plan to Slice
Roosevelt Defense Estimates


to proposals economy conemptuouy
with the air of making high bet
reflection their sincerity delight
the lawmakers determined
The leaders this Republicans
good They already
priatons within the limits
take large slices
President
would refuse for national defense they
under particularly
William proposed
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n e Wspapermen
and how to get
on with them,
has given this
country an ad-
vantage over
Europe in war
time press rela
tions. In the
World War and
now in the pres
ent war Europe
h a S d e m o n
strated the linn
itations of even
the most INTEL
ligent of its
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nrSJ SCate TO
h old primary
e ! e c t ! ons for
delegates. The
voters get their
chance to record
t h e ir prefer
ences in the
White M ou n -
tain State on
March IL, two
months hence.
New Hamp-
shire'S delega-
tions to the two
conventions are
not large--just
q handful oc q
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Presidents Pleasure

The neutrality patrol Vandenberg
gives pleasure playing
other has extremely unctiono make
that belgeren tricks
the President with his love
of hobby.
follows the destroyers
and plane carriers that make the
complaining they him
promptly.
When belgeent vessel being followed by patrol boats he
patrol
Secretary
Operations Admiral
incident
OF the when sighting of submarine the Caribbean reported
He hold Edison planes
nearby Mr. Edison point
in the report, requested that Immediately
Ending Racket
the bankruptcy which
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Chapters Annual Meetino

The annual meeting of the Dis
trict Chapter of the American Red
Cross will be held in the Interior
Department Auditorium Monday at
pm. Annual reports of all services
will be made, and election of the
Executive Committee will be held.
Gen. F. R. Keefer, chapter chair
! man, will preside.
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Endinq q Racket

itself and of designating unquesoned standing would
willing small
Treasury John w Hanes being mentioned the the
AS Mr. Hanes other
Abe
Commission, who used to the s. Utilities Division.
Incidentally the Justice Department investigating A.
and criminal indictments of certain involved
expected.
Reeased by the North American
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fortification of Guam. Senator
Arthur H. Vandenberg doubts the
wisdom of putting over $50,O00,0O0
into reconditioning old vessels for
the coastal neutrality patrol. Sena-
tor Charles L. McNary believes that
before spending money on the
Army and Navy, we should wait to
see what the effect of the war on
naval and military theory is.
The Conservative Democrats
are Ginning in, and meanwhile the
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considering trying to change the
rotten old system of bankruptcy
trusteeships. A trusteeship in case
like the A. G.. & E. has always been
about the biggest plum in politics,
and men who got their hands on one
usually squeezed it dry The law
now requires the courts to consult
the S. E. c. before naming a trustee,
however.
The commission is thinking of
frNif,n To tako nuar thu tr,,cf oocl,i =,
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HE opinions of the rters this page their o1on
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented In The
Stars effort to give all sides questions interest its
readers although such opinions may be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
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BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Maneuvering for delegates to the
Republican and Democratic ma
tional conventions is underway in
earnest in New Hampshire-the
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land What
They Do
U. S. journalism
Hos Edge on Europe
In Wartime Press
BY LEMUEL F. PARTON.

The easy-going free-for-all Of
American journalism, in which
public officials sometimes owe their
high status to an understanding of
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This Changing World
News Of Transportation Collapse
Filters Through Soviet Censorship
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Real from the U s. beginning to hitter
through Censorship complete outside
going
Republic
reaching the
collapsed completely At best efficient
Evening star., 1940-01-13

the war against Finland began It
has practically ceased to function.
The immediate result is that the
food supplies in most of the impor-
tant centers have fallen of Is per
cent from last years volume.
X
There have been serious riots in
Leningrad, where the industrial
population, practically under the
guns Of the Firms, is rapidly becom-
-
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Premier Molotoff is just a yes
man and dares make no construc-
tive suggestions for remedying the
ills of the Soviet. Only Field Mar
shall Voroshilof gives signs of con-
structive thoughts, but he too is
under his chiefs fire and according
to certain reports may follow his
old friend Tukhachevsky. Voro-
shiloff's main cure seems to be to
call in German experts in large
numbers, but Stain hesitates. He
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Finland Aid
And Party
Responsibility
Roosevelt Seeks
Bipartisan Action
In Assistance
By DAVID LAWRENCE,

Sentiment and emotions have run
away with congressional forbearance
where Finland is concerned and
both political parties want to help,
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HOUSE Committee has already passed fiat rule
bidding subcommittee additions
AS ye the have not had time to enter
the behalf
Will be oblge
that such increases will
This
why the President mobzng his the fight and
understood have
Senator James F..
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4 Biz Year,

Word from the Columbia studios
seems to indicate the biggest year
in its history :. certainly one Of
the busiest,
The company plans to make
a. feature length productions.
Is westerns, four serials and
$50 short subjects.
Of the A feature produce
tons, Is of them will be in
the high bracket pictures
of the type of "Arizona" and
THE Howards of Virginia"
Columbia's budget appropriation
is the largest of any year in its
entire history.
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NOW PLAYING At
LOCAL THEATERS
FIRST SHOWING

FIRST SHONlNo
Blue MOUSE-Raymond Massey and
Mary Howard in Abe Lincoln In
Illinois" 1855. 4l0. 7:25, 1919;
also Robert Armstrong and JACK
LaRue in Enemy Agent II 80
MUSIC BON-Irene Dunno and Cary
Grant in MY Favorite Wife l10,
AIS. 7:25. 1890: also Barbara Read
and Alan Mowbray in Curtain
Call" 1870. 2:35, $40. 8:45, II 80
Olivier in al DAYS Together" II so,
2:25 500, TAO, l0:l5; also Charles
Ruggles and Janice Logan in
Opened BY Mistake" IL so. $50
6:05. $40, 11.2o.
RIyIERA-George O'Brien and Viz
ginia Vale in Bullet Code" LOS,
3:25. 5:45. $40. 1890; also Con-
stonce Moore and Frank Albert
son in Framed" 1855, 2:l5, 4:35,
TOO. 9:20.
RONY-Priscilla Lane and Thomas
Mitchell in Three Cheers for the
Irish" 1880. $50. 5:25. 1925,
1l:25; also John Payne and Gloria
Dickson in King Of the Lumber
Jacks" 20. 4;20. 100 1920.
RETURN SHOWING
BEyERLY-Carole Lombard and
Brian Aherne in vigil In the
Night: also Joe Penner and Linda
Hayes in Millionaire Playboy."
COMMENTARIES Dix and Luz
ellie Ball in THE Marines Fly
High: also Lynn Bari and Donald
Woods in City of Chance"
KAY STREET-Thomas Mitchell and
Edna Best in Swiss Family Robin
SON; also Patrick Knowles and
Helen Vinson in Married and In
Love"
LAKEWOOD-Pri Lane and
Eddie Albert in Brother Rat and
Baby: also The Jones Family in
Young As You Feel
PARK-Thomas Mitchell and Freddie
Bartholomew in Swiss Family Rob-
inson," also Frank Morgan and
Virginia Weidler in Henry Goes
Arizona"
PROCTOR Priscilla Lane and Wayne
Morris in Brother Rat and a
Baby: also John Payne and Jane
Wyman in Kid Nightingale"
REALART-Pst O'Brien and Olympic
Bradna in The Night of Nights;
also Charles Laughton and Vivien
Leigh in Sidewalks OF London"
REN-Nelson Eddy and 1llona Massey
in "Balalaika": also Joan Blondell
and MELVIN Douglas in The Amaz-
ing Mr.. williams"
SHELL-Don Ameche and Harry Ca
rey in Gateway to Ellis Island;
also Buck Jones in Law for Tomb
stone"
SUNSET-James Stewart and Mar
garet SULLIVAN in The Shop
Around the Corner: also George
Sanders and Helen Whitney in The
Saints Double Trouble"
TEMPLE-Alice Faye and Fred Mac
Murray in Little Old New York;
also Sidney Toler in Charlie Chan
"In a City of Darkness" also on
stage. the Tacoma Jr. Concert
band.
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In the role OF WastrtI bFoIH-
err of Keith Darrant who has
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Homrick's Temple theoter is
now offering os its top ottroc-
ton, Little Old New York"
with Alice Foye (obove) in the
main feminine lead. AS q spec
ioI feature, the Tacoma Junior
Concert band, under the direc-
ton of Louis Wersen, will be
heard both today and Sunday.
The bond of so pieces is spon-
sored by Rhodes Brothers.
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The News of the Week in the World of Entertainment Fl
DRAMATICALLY Speaking!

Laurence Olivier, who rang the bell with "u'ne'i"s
Heights" . -. .4,os 7 o.
lie Ranks and Francis Sullivan in story, which, thouei
mnrobable is highly dramatic 1t tells of murder Vi
n.annad for tho crime he committed and of those Il
days he spent with the woman he loved waiting lor 'e '
of execution which never came! - .,..,
In the of broth Just ooeiheo
IN - ~, Tho hos olivier has a part which he
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ball
sOnl1
not
Jakd
talnl
n1erd
they
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asked how she was getting along
on her first picture.
Betty's one Of the most charm
ing. intelligent little girls in Holly
wood. She looks you directly in
the eye. It's impossible to doubt,
even though some of her story is
hard to believe.
Today Betty Brewer Is playing
q lead in her first picture, Rang
ers Of Fortune" with Fred Mac
Murray. But it wasn't very long
ago that Betty's family was on
relief. Likely. the Brewers will
never suffer from want again.
Betty looks like star material.
She moved from her home town
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AT Is, Little Betty Brewer
Takes Her Family Off Relief

Of Joplin, Mo-, to Sacramento,
Calf. in July, 1888, because her
father, a carpenter. believed he
could find work there. The job
didn't materialize, but Betty and
her sister. Ilene, II, discovered
they could sing.
They made a little money on
the radio in San Francisco. In
June. 1889, the family moved to
Hollywood with the idea Of get
ting the children into the movies.
The young brother. Monte. 7. had
by this time Joined his two sisters
as singer.
BETTY BREWER
HAD AN IDEA
They sang on the radio and in
couple of short subjects, but
nothing important happened. Then
Betty Brewer had her idea.
There are lot of ways to
break into the movies" Betty said,
but whatever you do has to be
unusual. We sang. We made the
rounds of the studios singing for
everybody even when they told us
it wouldn't do any good. And we
made the rounds Of the night clubs
and sang on the sidewalks when
the crowds were coming out.
"One night Mr.. Wood heard US
when he was coming out of The
Beachcombers and he asked me to
come to the studio. So here | am
working. And Ilene is my stand
in and Monte has a bit in the pic
ture. I'm going to do my best. II
that isn't good enough then all
right. I'll have done my best and
that's all l can do.
Betty, strangely enough, is the
business head Of her family. She
looks over contracts, approves or
disapproves them. She tells story
about an agent who approached
her when she was working on the
radio:
He asked me II would like to
be in the movies and / said /
would. So he asked where he
could reach my mother. I told him
I handle all the contracts but he
could see my mother If he wanted
to. So next day he showed up with
a contract.
My mother read il and said she
thought 1t was all right. Then
read 1t over. When I came to the
part that said 10 per cent for
agent fee, 10 per cent for dra-
matte training. 10 per cent for
voice lessons and 10 per cent for
something else, can't remember
what. I said, This means you get
40 per cent of my salary Right
then he started to shout and
knew then and there he was a
crook. because anyone who has
anything to say doesn't have to
shout"
DIRECTOR ENTHUSIASTIC
ABOUT BETTY BREWER
Betty Brewer is a little girl with
swapping, brown eyes and light
brown, long hair. Her smile comes
easy.
Director Sam Wood. who dis
covered Betty, is more than en-
thusiastic.
i've tested about 20 kids for
this part" said Wood, but II I'd
written an order for an ideal kid
for the role ! couldn't have gotten
a better one. I want her just as
she il. I won't let a dramatic
coach get within 10 feet of her.
She has more talent than any kid
I ever directed"
If you want TO know just what
that means. consult the Motion
Picture Almanac. Wood has di-
rected Jackie Coogan, Mickey
Rooney, Freddie Bartholomew and
Jackie Cooper.
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Her Fother Couldn't
Find q Job. but
Betty Could
By BILL PoRTER

NEA Service Staff Correspondent
HOLLYw0oD-'1f you go out
looking for enemies you'll find
them. II YOU look for friends you
viii find friends. I came here with
the idea of making friends. / did.
j know everyone in the crew." said
Is year old Betty Brewer when
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES from sale
Of auto licenses are $500, 900 ahead
Of last year. State Treasurer Phil
H. Gallagher reported today. In
come Of $92.47S from plate sales
in May boosted the years total to
$2,7S7, 247.
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Shep Fields and his orches-
tro will be the ottroction to-
night and tomorrow night ct
the Century ballroom ct Fife
square. Fields boosts one of
the finest groups of solo enter
toiners in the country and
they'll oil be on hand tonight
to greet q copocity house.
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Sour Notes.!

Sour Notes!
Tito Schipa, star Of the Met
ropolitan Opera company, filed
suit for divorce yesterday In
Los Angeles against Michel
Antoinette Schipa, whom he
married 10 years ago, just
after he made his America
debut.
The sour notes i'm his matri-
monial symphony were ex-
planned by his simple COM
plant of cruelty.
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lust obtained a Judgesnip'
Olivier has a part for which he
is most suited and one has to
admit he makes the most of
his opportunities.
Miss Leigh's portrayal of the
sweetheart of Olivier does not tax
her ability as an actress and it is
Olivier and Leslie Banks who car
ny the load.
The companion feature stars
Charles Ruggles in a newspaper
story titled Opened By Mistake
The plot revolves around the pur-
chase of trunk at an express
company blind" baggage sale, the
trunk containing a corpse.
Assisting Ruggles are Janice
Logan and Robert Paige who
keep jumping out of the frying
pan into the fire until a sur
prise finish brings their trou-
bles to an end.
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Postmaster Is Suicide

COEUR D'ALENE, Ida. - The
body Of ]. v. Hawkins. sc. Couer
d'Alene postmaster since 1886, was
found here under circumstances
authorities said indicated suicide.