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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-18
P&<uE KILLER SPE "a
hDQ uuu n mpu xaD BY aHEM mEs AsoM. -

BETTER stay here and see that
nothing is touched" Coroner oli'
yer told him.
Again came the sound OF weep
irg. "Who is she?" I whispered 10
Silver.
Mother" he informed me
They lived here all alone. Fa'
theirs dead. She's SICK y
''They have an idea it may be
murder" 1 told him.
He whistled softly.
I was glad we went out the front
door instead of the back, although
I felt somehow as though I were
Sinking a duty. Someone ought to
be with that heart-broken woman.
There's a light next door,"
observed. I'm going to see If a
neighbor won't come over"
Good idea"
The woman next door thought
al first I was her husband return
ing home. She came to the front
door in her kimona, a %beligerent
CLEAN in her eye. She was a for
midable person; but sympathy
transformed her. "Oh, the p o o r
she exclaimed when I told
her what was the matter. ITO be
shure, I'll be right over. I'd no
idea, at all, what was all the COINS
en-. The poor, poor dear-and him
such a nice boy!!"
l returned to the officers exam
ming the soil of the vacant lot.
There's no doubt about it," Nc
Donald was saying. These are the
same size boots as left the tracks
in the garden at the Rio Vista
club last night. The fellow walked
in here from the sidewalk ano
stood below the window, ther
walked back. He made no attempt
to cover up"
That might Indicate" I sug
gested, that he had no idea he
was going to be involved in an
other DEATH"
Captain Mcdonald chewed h i
cigar. He seems to be on hane
when things happen. I'd like tt
meet that man! Sullivan, take
some photographs of those tracks
and make casts of them, if vol
can. We'll compare them with the
tracks in the garden, and be sure
We left Sullivan setting up his
equipment, and went back into the
house and upstairs to the death
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Y APPOINTED

PHILADELPHIA, May 17-tR-
Samuel F. Pryor, Jr., republican ma.
tional committeeman from Connecti-
cut, was appointed today to succeed
Ralph E. Williams of Oregon as
head of the committee on arrange
ments for the republican national
convention here next month. Will
Inns died last night.
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THIS FIRST:

1, Bill Strickland, am suspected
in the murder of my friend, Al
fred Markham, rich young jeweler,
at a party at the Rio Vista club.
Captain of Detectives Clyde NC
Donald is convinced Of my IN
nocence, but young Coroner Silver
still doubts me. The coroner is sur
prised when he learns that tracks
of hobnailed boots were found IN
the garden near where Markham
was killed. He reports he n a S
found similar tracks near the body
If a supposed suicide.
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P SEVENTEEN

The coroner's announcement,
that linked my friends death with
this new tragedy, was prooaoly
more startling to me than to cap
tain Mcdonald. I was speechless.
The captain jumped up, leaving
bis coffee cup half full. He slapped
a half dollar on the counter.
We've got to look into this!
Where is it, Silver?"
"Out on the West Side. Pathetlc
case. He was hardly more than a
bow. and the only breadwinner IN
the family. Shot himself. 1t was
plain as day. 1 don't understand
We all hoped into the captains
car. and again were accompanied
by a f%ingerprint expert as we roll
ed away from the police station,
turning westward on San Miguel
street.
It was almost l a. m. by now.
The theater patrons had gone
home and the streets were desert
ed. Captain Mcdonald made no
attempt to slow down for inter-
sections. Coroner Silver's right
hand gripped a door handle, and
l could tell from the expression
on his face that he wished he'd
oriven his own car. Next turn to
the right" he said. Better slow
down. It's a narrow street"
We drew up behind another car
in front of a narrow, tWo-story
house. The street lamp showed
gray paint from the rickety porch
pillars. The top step was broken.
II left one of my deputies, Hen
derson, to complete the investiga-
tion," the coroner explained. He's
probably Upstairs"
We pushed the front door open
without ceremony. Somewhere in
the back of the house, through the
open living room door, I heard a
woman weeping. 1t made my heart
sick.
The coroner led the way up the
worn, red-carpeted stairs to the
second floor. Henderson heard us
and came into the arrow hall
from the back bedroom. He seem
ed surprised. 1--WE already sent
the body to the morgue," he said.
Il was just cleaning up a few de-
tails"
The coroner nodded and follow
ed him through the door. This is
the room Gentlemen. The b o d y
was lying on that bed, shot through
the right temple. The gun was ly'
ing on the floor where it apparent
ly had dropped from the boys
hand. His right arm was hanging
over the side of the bed"
II checked the gun for finger
prints, just as a precaution," Hen
derson Interrupted. THE only
prints on it correspondent to the
prints of the boys fingers. He fir
ed it, all right"
How about the door," asked
Captain Mcdonald.
Locked on the inside" Silver
told him. I'VE had to break the
lock to get in. The window was
locked on the inside, too"
Rather strange for a bedroom
window to be locked, wasn't it?'
That's what 1 thought. I decid
ed the boy had locked it before
he shot himself, perhaps to dead
en- the sound of the shot"
"Or perhaps he was afraid O.
something outsider" III e captain
suggested.
Il thought of that, too, so I wen
down and examined the vacant 10
next to this. That's where l foune
the boot prints"
Lets look at them," the cap
tain suggested.
Henderson put a hand on m,
arm as l followed the others on
the door. II don't get it," he said
whats the mystery? Looked lik
a plain suicide to me-"
RELA I.ANAN-COTJRT
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In Australia, poisonous species Of
snakes far outnumber harmless
kinds.
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Laundry Bleach
Discovered as New
Kitchen Cleaning Aid

Thousands of women are discov-
ering that their washday friend,
the laundry bleach, can be their
friend in the kitchen as well. Not
only will a bleach, properly used,
remove stains and marks that
seem to defy other cleansing
agents, but will do so easily and
quickly.
For the housewife who has not
yet used a bleach in the kitchen,
the following simple daily pro-
cedure is guaranteed to bring a
freshness and sparkle to the
kitchen that she never dreamed
II could have.
In finishing the daily cleanup,
flood a small amount Of bleach
onto the drainboard and then wipe
it off with a cloth that has been
thoroughly dampened with water.
Without wringing out the cloth,
next wipe off the refrigerator,
porcelain enamel surface of the
stove, and the sink The bleach
picked up by the cloth at the time
the drainboard is wiped off will
usually be sufficient for the entire
job. Complete the routine by
rinsing out the cloth in clear
water and again going over the
surfaces previously cleaned. The
actual time required for this
beauty bath" should not exceed
two to three minutes.
Under this procedure dirt that
otherwise collects in corners and
between tile, rust marks, cooking
stains. scorch. and scars from pans
in the sink, on the drainboard,
stove and refrigerator are COM
pletely removed.
Only one more step is needed
70 keep the kitchen dainty and
fresh. After the dishwater has
been emptied. dilute small
amount of bleach in clear water
and pour II down the drain. This
viii kin odors that come from
food particles that collect in the
drain.
The basis for bleaches is sodium
hypochlorite, one Of the oldest and
most important disinfectants in
use today. Il serves the double
purpose Of killing lurking germs
and cleaning the surface.
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Good Taste Today

ming dress. which did, gladly.
When she brought IL back she
insisted that ! take a dollar.
kept refusing and thought the
matter settled. But after she'd
gone 1 found the dollar on nv
dresser. What shall do with the
dollar7 Send ii back or keep it7
II keep it. must I thank her. I
am really quite annoyed and don't
want to give her the idea I'm
grateful for the money. on the
other hand. II I send It back I'll
Just continue the argument.
Answer: The only possible ex-
cuse I can think Of is that she
meant the dollar to be used for
the cleaner since having To wear
the dress after some one else has
worn it is not very pleasant idea.
Otherwise, the behavior is unthink-
able. In any case. II would seem
best to say nothing and to try to
forget it.
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. SERIAL STORY
CHAPTER XXI
BY LOUISE HOLMES

CHAPTER XXI
At the foot of the stairs Ann
started back TO the kitchen. She
hesitated upon finding the two
furtive-eyed dodgers in the hall
One of them stood against the
wall, suitcase behind his knees
There was a tenseness about him,
his eyes were fever bright.
He did not speak TO Ann. seemed
hardly conscious of her presence
The second young man was talking
in low tone at the telephone near
the kitchen door.
Ann placed her suitcase and
paper bag near the wall and went
into the kitchen. She said good
by to Mrs. Toilet and returned to
the hall. Both men were at the
telephone. one beseeching the other
TO "cut 1t out"
Ann heard him say, My God
break II up-every minute counts. y
AS she stopped for her baggage
the paper bag tipped, scattering
articles on the floor. Hastily she
gathered them together, caught up
her suitcase, and ran into the
street. Her arms sched when she
finally deposited her belongings in
a bare little room at the Center
Paul had carried her things on the
last move. Paul
II was lonely in the little room
and Ann went down TO the lounge,
Choosing a magazine, she sat
down. Sprightly dance tunes
tinkled from the radio. she leaned
back, remembering the Athens
club party when she and Paul had
danced. That night had become
more than a memory, It was now a
tormenting dream.
The music stopped and a mans
clear voice brought the news. In
the midst of war talk, he inter
rupted himself to announce a bull.
letin. A bonded messenger, de-
livering $4,000 worth of jewels
had been slugged and robbed. The
consignment was the property OF
the Temple wholesale jewellers. The
messenger was In a critical condi.
ton and the police were combing
the city for the thieves.
Temple. Ann thought. Odd how
often that name came to her ears
Irene Temple had been friendly
and pleasant. Wouldn't ii be 9
queer trick of fate If she and Iren,
Temple were cousins. Well, sh,
would very likely never know. Am
sighed and opened the magazine.
II must have been an hour latel
when she went TO her room. She
lifted the suitcase TO the narrow
bed and stopped short, frowning
While the black leather and gen
eral aspect Of the bag were tbs
same as her own, she knew IN,
suitcase did not belong To her. i
was too new. She tried the catci
TO find it locked. Near the handl,
was a name in gold letters, "Johl
b. Temple"
Ann sat down suddenly. keeping
her hand on the suitcase. Was 4
possible that $4,000 worth o
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-29

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Spring Spree
Set Saturday

Slated as one of the popular
events to be held in conjunction
with the Daffodil festival, the Sons
of Italy are planning the Spring
Spree" dance to be held Saturday
night, March 30. at the Swiss
hall, 10th and jefferson.
Dancing will start at Q o'clock
and continue until one. Mrs. Fred
Bevegni, chairman, and the COM
mittee assisting have arranged a
surprise for those attending, de-
tails of which are a deep secret.
Music will be furnished by a
popular Tacoma dance band. Vir-
tus lodge, sponsors OF the event,
announced a heavy advance ticket
sale indicates a large crowd will
be on hand to join the fun.
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Today's
Recipes

Sundays cake should last
through Monday. But here's one
that viii stay moist right through
the week.
Moiasses Chocolate Cake
One cup sugar. y cup shorten
ing, 2 eggs. well beaten; i cup
New Orleans molasses. l teaspoon
soda, ! cup boiling water. IL cups
flour, 3 tablespoons cocoa, i tea
spoon salt, teaspoon vanilla.
Cream sugar and shortening.
Add the beaten eggs. molasses,
and the soda which has been dis
solved in boiling water. Then add
the dry ingredients which have
been sifted together, and lastly.
the vanilla. Bake in well-greased
cake pan in a moderate oven 1850
deg. FL about 40 minutes. Top
with frosting or whipped cream.
This cake viii remain moist for a
week.
Ribbon Cake
Two-thirds cup butter. Ia cups
sugar eggs. l teaspoon vanilla.
cups sifted cake flour, 3 tea
spoons baking powder. 4 tea
spoon salt, l cup milk, y teaspoon
cinnamon, 4 teaspoon nutmeg. Il
teaspoon cloves, 4 teaspoon mace.
III tablespoons molasses. y cup
raisins, glass currant jelly.
Cream butter, add sugar and
cream until light and fluffy. Add
egg yolks one at a time and beat
well after each addition. Add
sifted flour. baking powder and
salt alternately with milk. Fold in
stiffly beaten egg whites. Fill 2
CREASED and paper-lined layer
pans with q of mixture. To re-
naming third add spices, molas-
SEES and fruit. Pour into CREASED
and paper-lined layer pan. Bake
in moderate oven 1915 deg. FL
for rs minutes. Place spice layer
between light layers with currant
jelly between and seven-minute or
boiling icing on top and sides of
cake.
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Answers TO Test Questions

Below are the answers to test
questions printed on the editorial
page:
/. Seabiscuit.
2. Washington Irving,
3. A woman OF Jericho who hid
the Hebrew spies at the time OF
the Conquest Of Canaan.
4. The Kid"
8. Llama.
s. Fort Bragg, N. c.
Z. Assistant secretary OF the
navy. governor OF N. Y. and presi-
dent OF the U. S.
s. Michigan.
Q. Storage battery.
10. Centrosphere.
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Blackout that poundage.

BIackout that poundage.
The lefthand sketch is one of
those before" pictures that try to
make the woman look as dreadful
as possible. Too lush curves are
accented by stripes around the
middle, too narrow shoulders, a
close hairdo and sloppy SLOUGH.
Plump girls must stand we'll
and dress very carefully. The dress
at the right employs stripes in the
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should be made easier--so that he
doesn't meet defeat at every turn.
Returning Gifts
Dear Miss Grey: VIII you please
write something on the subject Of
returning gifts to former boy
friends for the enlightenment Of
young lady. who most certainly
misunderstood an article written
by Mrs. Post
She insists Mrs. Post has writ
ten II Is no longer considered nee
essary to return gifts to the ex-
one-and-onsy.
In this case, the young couple
are both of rather Strengthened
circumstances. She accepted a gift
OF quite some value along with
other gifts. and though she re-
turned the inexpensive ones. she
positively refuses to give up the
expensive gift.
feel sure she knows she Is
committing a grave social error
and she il keeping the article for
purely selfish reasons.
win you please give us your
opinion =? Also. in your answer will
you please try to mention the fact
that such gifts as radios, type
writers and silver pieces. are GER
tainly valuables to persons in the
circumstances of these mentioned
above. NJ. T.
Mrs. Post says II is proper for
a man to give his fiance any,
thing he wishes to. particularly
II he has plenty OF means, with
the exception OF wearing APP
parel or a car or a house and
furniture. As she expresses 1t,
IF the bridegroom-elect has
plenty of means. his fiancee may
accept anything he chooses to
give her with the exception of
what can be classified as Main
tenance."
/ take It for granted the
young lady you refer to was
engaged to this young man. II
such was the case. II would be
a question as to whether II is
grave social error" she is
committing by not returning a
gift that was given TO her in
happier days. can see where
a matter of principle is in
volved. for 1t certainly indicates
an almost vulgar selfishness to
return an invaluable gift and
keep a valuable one. 1t would
show much finer spirit to
either keep everything or re-
turn everything.
However, let me go on to say
Just one thing I never get tired
OF repeating and that is this
that most OF us are merely
wasting our time when We try
to make the other fellow see
things our way. None of us is
perfect enough to do that and
certainly there Is no getting
away from the fact that we are
never appreciated when We are
interfering with someone else's
business.
Adults should be able to
figure these problems out for
themselves. When We get too
exercised about some fault of
another person II means we
usually want to overlook our
own.
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SIS A WEEK

jewels rested under her hand? If
so, how had 1t come with her to
that room
Her mind darted back, touching
incidents with light fingers of
thought, putting two and two to-
gether. A startled exclamation
broke from her lips.
The two young men in the hall
she had always been suspicious of
them-one had been standing over
suitcase. When she returned
from the kitchen he had been at
the telephone with his back to her.
She remembered that her paper
bag had fallen over, spilling some
of it's contents. She had hastily
gathered them together. Had she
then picked up the wrong suit
case She again examined the
damaging evidence with a sick
certainty that she had done that
very thing.
Before terror closed down on
her. Ann fleetingly wondered what
had become of her own case. her
clothes, the electric iron and the
silver spoons which had become a
round half dozen. Immediately she
forgot her own effects.
Doubtless. long before this, the
two men knew what had hap
pened. They knew that she had
escaped with the prize. They
would have little difficulty in To-
eating her. Clara knew where she
had gone-but Clara had been
ready to leave for a kitchen show
er when Ann took her departure.
Did the other girls know? She
hadn't mentioned her plans but
Clara told everything
Ann got up and walked about
the room. her hands tightly
clasped. She looked over her
shoulder at the window. There
was a fire escape just outside.
Snatching up the suitcase. she ran
from the room. down the stairs
and into the office, at the same
time trying to decide what to do.
II she telephoned the police they
would no doubt arrest her. A dim
light burned in the lounge, the
office was dark. The entire floor
was deserted.
Ann locked herself into the Of
flee and turned on a desk light
Tremblingly she lesfed through the
telephone book. Temple-Temple
there II was-John b., Bitter
sweet 4-4545. Mouth dry. fingers
shaking, she dialed the number,
then switched off the light. A
precise voice answered.
Mr.. John Temples residence"
May l speak to Mr.. Temple ?"
Just a moment, please"
Ann waited, one hand pressed
10 her throat.
Then, John Temple speaking
Mr.. Temple - this is Ann
Brown. I think have your
jewels"
You think you have them" he
roared Don't you know ?" She
heard him speak sharply TO some
one beside him.
I'm quite sure. I got them by
mistake.
Look here, young lady. get
down 70 business and explain your
self. Someone half killed my mes
senger TO get those jewels. Give
me the facts and be quick about
II. II this is a stall"
"Plesse-it's no stall. When ]
left my rooming house tonight !
picked up the wrong suitcase.
can't open it but il has your name
near the handle"
Where is il now ?"
Continued on Page is, Column 81
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1t Is true that mothers of only
children have a greater problem
than mothers with more than one.
for the reason that an only child
does not have to share with other
children. any of his priced posses
sions.
Mothers Of small fry should see
that they begin the business of
learning how TO get along with
others as soon a. they reach the
up-and-coming age Of three.
That Is the advice Of DR.. Wal
bergia Riechenberg, psychologist
at New york's Rivcrdale school,
and one of the most important
child experts In America.
s1f there Is no pre-school avail
able, mothers In a neighborhood
can see to 1t that their children
receive the Dement'S OF being men,
bers of a group by organizing
group themselves. One mother can
look after all the children one day;
another the next.
THE main idea" says DR.. Reich
enberg, lis that they learn early
70 share with other children at
tention. toys. and all the good
things of life. Six 1.-THE average
school age) il really too late to
start"
DIR. Reichenberg who is busy
stsndardizing for American chill
dren the famous Vienna child APP
titude tests. has found that the
most common mistake mothers
make Is in expecting too much
Of their children.
All too often Johnny Is COM
pared with his brother or q friends
child and found wanting.
Every personality differs a
little from every other personal
ity." says DR.. Reichenberg. Each
child IL better In some things than
in others. So mothers shouldn't
be upset when = child is slow In
one or two things. He should not
be over-stimulated in those things.
but allowed to develop naturally.
For each child has q definite
personality of his own--each child
has his own ratio Of development.
Some things he win catch on to
quickly. Others viii come much
slower.
DR.. Reichenberg does point out,
however. that something should be
done II q child Is backward In
everything. Then his schedule