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reticent as Della. Betty heard a great
deal of talk from outsiders. II hear
poor Della Craig has fallen into the
hands of your pet quack. Betty o..
near even Steel Containers can't stand
the expense I hear the poor girl Is
desperately in love with that charla-
tan - Betty tried to explain the
fundamentals of DIR. Boone's method.
but no one listened to her.
This had been going on for some
weeks, when late one afternoon. Miss
Scales. the office nurse, came into
Betty's little office TO say that there
was a Mr.. Craig in the waiting room
Miss Scales didn't like Betty-she
thought the presence Of amateurs I'M
suitable to doctors office, and she
openly shifted when patients called
Betty darling and urged her to come
for the weekend, and all turned out to
be her cousins.
He says he's friend of yours, Miss
Platt," she added and her tone was
so disappearing that Betty asked has
tily:
rs he sober?"
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found suggestion that he dropped now
and then. Betty was consumed-not
only by her curiosity, but by sense
of her own responsibility. She longed
to know what was going on in the lives
of her friends.
She hardly saw them any more. but
this was not surprising-there was, she
knew, a sort of clustered quality in
these cures. Della trying to absorb DR..
Boones psychic theory couldn't very
well subject herself to the contagion
of the worlds slow stain. Betty dis
regarded the stories that Mrs. Craig
was practically on the road to Reno.
and that Ronny was off to Africa after
big game. She knew positively that he
wasn't.
She had heard from Miss Scales that
he had attempted to force his way into
the doctors apartment and been
thrown out by the japanese valet who
understood jiu- jitsu. In telling the story
Miss Scales contrived to intimate that
that was just the way she would ex-
pect Miss Platts friends TO behave
Betty felt ashamed OF Ronny. She
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&. e. Harper Named
TO Journalism Post

c. E. Harper, newspaper owner and
publisher, will succeed DR.. Robert L.
HouSman OF the school of journalism
who is on leave OF absence for a year,
A. L. Stone, dean of the school, an
nounced.
Harper owned five different news
papers in Louisiana prior to moving
TO Missouri in 1870 where he has
worked for his doctors degree in jour
nalism which is nearly complete. Born
in Newton, Miss, Harper went to COL
lege at Baylor university and earned
his B. A. degree there in 1929. While
at Baylor he was assistant to the
head OF the department OF journalism.
He organized Harper's college which
was small commercial school He
taught news writing reporting, invest
ment, economic principles. editorial
writing there for seven years.
After earning his masters degree
from Louisiana State university in
1889 he went TO Missouri university
in quest OF his Phi. D degree. This
work will be finished sometime this
year.
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second in the little space rejecting
that she and she alone was responsible
Tor Della being there Then she opened
the outer door and beckoned to Ronny.
and when he stood beside her. she
threw open the door TO the office and
said: The doctor will see you now,
Mr.. Craig"
Then she shut both doors and went
back to her desk as II nothing had
happened. But double doors could not
entirely shut out the fact hat some
thing had happened-was still happen
ing indeed. Miss Scales came hurrying
in from the outer office.
Did you think you heard some
thing?" she asked.
Yes, ! thought l did"
At that moment there was a crash
from the other room-a sound that
might have been the glass top of the
desk.
As she sat there listening to these
sounds OF conflict. Betty'S mood
changed-she began to regret what she
had done. After all why had she as
sumed that the scene she had wit
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ROBINSON NAMED
TO FCA BOARD

Amendment of Walter j. Robinson,
pomeroy. Wash. to the district board
of directors of the farm credit ADMIN
istration of Spokane was announced
nv r. E. Brown, FCA general agent.
Robinson was appointed by FCA
Gov. A. G. Black to succeed the late
Erwin E. King. His term will expire
Dec. 81. 1913. Robinson was chosen
bv Black from three persons receiving
the highest number of votes in re-
cent nominating election conducted
among the national farm loan assocla-
tons of Montana, Idaho, washington
and Oregon. III.
ministration of Spokane, Robinson eN,
officio will be director OF the feueiai
land bank of Spokane. the Feaeral
intermediate Credit bank OF SPOKANE,
the Production Credit Corp. OF Spo-
kane and the Spokane Bank 1or ~
operatives.
Robinson is a member OF the Dayton
National Farm Loan association. he
operates a $500 acre ranch near rom
eroy. In addition to producing Wneat
and cattle, he also raises hogs. from
1888 to 1874, Robinson was director
of agriculture for the state OF wash
inRton. A pioneer in the cooperative
grain marketing movement, he was
the first secretary and later the man
aeer Of the Washington Wheat Grow.
ers. Inc, and once was delegate OF
the limited States to the international
wheat conference in Rome.
He Is a member of the Pullman gram
growers. He is a former president OF
the Washington-Idaho division OF
Farmers Union, and member OF both
me farm bureau and the Grange.
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had had an opportunity OF doing the
right thing, and had done it COM
pletely. He did not even glance In
Bettys direction-he hardly glanced
at his wife-he merely gathered her
up with one arm and they left the
building together.
Well. evidently a cure had been eff
fected somehow or other. Magicians
Betty knew, used very subtle methods.
She still sat at her desk, while Miss
Scales whlsked through the room
bringing arnica or iodine. Presently
Betty heard the clink of broken glass
being picked up, and then the in
evitable summons came The doctor
would like 10 speak to Miss Plat. Miss
Scales delivered the message with an
air Of triumph that left Betty in no
doubt about the result. She rose with
a beating heart. She really hadn't be-
haved well 10 him, she thought.
The inner office was a wreck A great
spot of ink defaced the pale pearl car
pet, and fragments Of vases, urns and
ash tray-gifts Of grateful patients
were piled in a heap on the table. DR.
Boone showed less effect of the cataS-
trophe-only a slight cut above one
eye emphasized by Miss Scales appli-
cation Of iodine.
result of breaking an office rule-you
let mailman in upon me"
oh I'm SO sorry. DR.. Boone" said
Betty; in his presence she became
quite certain that she had been wrong.
But the truth is-Im almost ashamed
TO tell you-I did come in quietly TO
warn you, and I saw Della in your
arms-and that shocked me so much"
She stopped She had expected him
TO blame her, but she was surprised to
see a pale face suddenly cOntorted
with hate. His light eyes flared al
her. You were shocked?" he said. You
dared to pass judgment on my pro-
fessional methods? You dared to spy
upon me"
u didn't spy on you" she answered
gently, Il opened the door quietly be-
cause
Il know why-don't attempt to "a
tionalize your psychology for me .
I understand you perfectly. Too small
minded and timid to lead normal. full
sex life yourself, you are bitter with
envy to those who do. I have seen what
has been going on-you are jealous
you have been maddened day after day
at thinking I am giving my attention
TO my women patients instead of to
you-inventing little preteXts for COM
ing to me-you with the mind Of an
unintelligent eXtrovert of IL
He would have gone on and on with
this almost medivial curse if she had
not stopped him-"Listen TO me, DR..
Boone" she said. You spend so much
time telling other people about their
characters no one has chance to tell
you about yours. I've learned a little
psychology, too since I've been here
You are nothing but a frustrated little
egoist battening on the vanity Of peo-
pie just like you-and as 10 my being
jealouS-you have about as much charm
to me as-as - She paused; she
couldn't think of any smile and yet felt
that she must find one as a po
tato," she ended rather weakly-and
left the room.
In the outer office she paused at her
desk to collect a few belongings
something told her that she would not
return.
THE END
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GOVERNOR BARES
"HOT" CAR RING
CONVICT RING AT PENITENTIARY
IN REGISTRATION RACKET

Reorganization of the Montana state
prison automobile registration bureau
was ordered by Gov. Sam c. Ford
after he had revealed discovery OF
convict ring dealing in fraudulent au-
tOmobile titles with nationwide rami-
fications
Credit for smashing the ring was
given by the governor to Sheriff Andy
Loberg Of Cascade county and Warden
Dudley Jones and was followed by a
recommendation from the Cascade
County Trades and Labor assembly
that the bureau be removed from the
state penitentiary and placed under
supervision Of the highway patrol and
operated with civilian employees.
Backbone Of the entire racket, Gov
ernor Ford said, was the mailing out
from behind prison walls OF blank
automobile title forms and blank reg
istration certificates by convicts en-
ployed in the bureau.
These blank titles and certificates.
the governor said, were so priced by
the underworld that they were snapped
up at from $50 to 500 a set by stolen
car dealers in eastern and central por-
tons Of the United States.
Automobile dealers. civilian car buy
ers. collateral loan companies and even
state license bureaus accepted the
titles and registration certificates as
authentic proof Of legal ownership, as
long as the serial and motor numbers
on the documents correSponded with
those Of the cars they supposedly COW
cred
More money was often realized on
a stolen car than its original cash
value, the governor said the investiga-
ton had shown. The thief would steal
car, change its numbers and write
out title and registration card to fit
the numbers. Going then TO an auto
mobile loan company, he would borrow
the maximum amount possible on the
car and walk out, leaving behind title
and certificate as evidence of debt
Neither owner nor car was ever
again seen by the loan company. The
process was repeated as often as de-
sired. with car numbers changed and
new titles and registration certificates
written TO correspond.
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thought if she could only contrive to
meet him somewhere casually she
could explain to him But she didn I
meet him.
And then suddenly late one after
noon, she looked up from her type
writer, where she was ticking out: M
a high grade moron with an 10 Of
and Ronny was in the room, Miss
Scales, her pale long nose expressing
contempt, was just shutting the door
behind him.
Now this time I mean to see him, -
Ronny was saying as he crossed the
room. Il know he's in, and know she's
there too. I followed her"
Della was there Betty didn't attempt
to deny it, but she rose and stood
proudly in front of the door to the
sacred inner office-a soldier ready to
die at his post oh, Ronny, dear" she
said. patiently, don't you see that
you're like the parent OF a child dying
Of diphtheria who fights to prevent
the doctor from giving it serum. DR..
Boone is doing for Della's soul E"
There's nothing the matter with
Della's soul Della has a fine SOUL
"Of course she has-but it may need
wisdom and strength. DR.. Boone is
teaching her
Ronny gave a very disagreeable sort
Of snort Il know what he's teaching
her" he said. And will you be so
good as not to talk to me as if I were
fool. Since I've come home everyone
has talked to me as if I were a fool
But I'm not. know what is going on.
Don't stand there arguing with me- A
man on the other side of that door
is making love to my wife in
damned insidious way-he's making
her despise me, and I'm not going to
stand it, He laid threatening hand
on her shoulder
Betty knew she was beaten-she
knew that that sacred conference. that
wonderful psychic interview was 60
ing to be interrupted. and thinking
quickly she decided it would suffer less
if interrupted by her than by Ronny.
She shifted her ground: "All right.
Ronny," she said. eff you insist in spite
of everything, will go in and tell the
doctor you are here . :"
He'll run out back way"
That was so ridiculous that Betty
did not even answer it. The inner Of
flee in order to insure privacy was
equipped with double doors: there was
little space between them. Betty
stepped inside the first door and
quickly opened the second. This was
not her regular routine :. she should
have knocked-first gently and then
more loudly If she didn't get an an
Swer but now she merely looked
in Boone was seated at his desk
but his patient was not reclining in
the deep chair especially arranged for
the ease and relaxation of the subject
under treatment-no, Della was kneel-
ing in front Of the doctor-clasped to
his heart, her head buried against his
chest.
Betty shut the door as softly as she
had opened it; neither the doctor nor
his patient had heard her She stood a |
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Business in State
Ahead of Last Year

Business during August in the north
west. including Montana. exceeded the
high July levels. the Minneapolis Fed
eral Reserve bank reports.
Member bank demand deposits il
the ninth federal reserve district rose
to an all-time high.
Farmers cash income from hogs and
dairy products was substantially above
last year. ard both city and country
department store sales indexes eS-
tablished all-time highs
Forty-three Montana department
stores reported sales "A percent greater
in August this year than during the
corresponding month of 1870
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Yes, but he admits he hasn't an APP
pointment. Why anyone should think
he could see busy man like DR.. Boone
without an appointment =.
I'D better speak to him." said Betty;
and presently Ronny was ushered in
still so beautiful-with those sky-blue
eyes and that lean athletes figure.
He scowled at her: I've got to sec
this fellar"
She answered in her best profess
sional manner-bright yet firm: HAD
you an appointment with the doctor?'
She liked that had" which seemed tc
suggest that it was hopeless anyhow.
No, but I mean to see him.
You really can't see him now
Ronny. He's gone for the day. He was
called out of town on an emergency
case. But III get an appointment next
week, if you want
This mess is all your work, Betty
This mess?" Her tone showed deep
distaste for his word.
DO you know what's going on?"
Not in detail, of course. That would
be most unprofeSsional, but 1 am sure
that DR.. Boone is giving Della the sort
of psychic clarity and strength that
she needs to deal with the problem"
'Ha. that's what you think. The man
is making love to her"
That's utter nonsense, Ronny, and
very ignorant, dangerous nonsense,
too
she admits it herself. At least she
admits that he tells her her life is
emotionally impoverished . Is that
a crack at me, or not? He tells her
she must enrich and expand her emo
tional capabilities man
daring to tell my wife she must have
love affair with another man -
"Ronny, he isn't advising any such
thing. Don't be so intolerably silly. He
may think that she is too dependent
on especially if you continue -
Il don't haven't been drinking for
month. dare say he's pretty disap-
pointed about that. He means to take
her away from me, Betty. He means
to marry her himself. But he's not 60
ing to get away with it. I'll wiring his
neck first. and you can tell him SO
with my compliments"
Betty did not convey this message to
conference.-the was one of the pleas
ant features of comforting with DR..
Boone-he admitted you to an almost
equal wisdom-she did advise him that
Ronny Craig's attitude of mind was
not promising. Il really don't think
I'd see him just yet if I were you He's
very violent and Jealous"
They come through that" said Dr.
Boone. Il shall have to see him in a
month or so-as soon as Mrs. Craig's
spiritual adjustment is completed
Craig. gather, is man who lives
entirely on the physical plane"
Betty nodded. There really wasn't
anything very spiritual about poor
Ronny. But he isn't drinking any
more she added brightly.
The doctor sighed. That is very
minor aspect of the whole problem"
he said. That was the surprising, pro-
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Some Shanghai importers. because Of
uncertain conditions. display great
caution in placing new orders abroad
while an opposing school OF buyers pre-
fers to hold goods rather than money.
and are ordering commodities that can
be shipped for quick use
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-10-10

The origin Of dog days" goes back to
ancient Egypt.
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Betty shut the door as softly as she
had opened it; neither the doctor nor
his patient had heard her. She stood a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-18

BUDAPEST. Feb. 1S.-Success-
full in isolating Greece by the
Turko Bulgarian nonaggression
pact, Germany will soon attempt
TO force a peace with Italy upon
the Hellenic kingdom. reliable
authorities said today.
Cloaked as offers, definite de-
mands soon will be made by the
Reich upon King George of Greece,
it was learned. They will be de-
signed to bring about an armistice
identical with that between Fin
land and Soviet Russia a year ago.
In other words, Greece will be
called upon to sacrifice some of
her territory while retaining her
national honor" AS there was
no outright Finnish surrender,
there need be no Greek surrender.
But obviously the Greeks. who
have fought so valiantly against
Italy. will be faced with the
of accepting such a
deal or witness her defense
sabotaged by active German mill
tary entry into the conflict.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-18
AXIS In PEACE DRVE
Jdps Offer Truce,
Dispatch ENJOYS
By International New. Service

The two most distant points of the Berln-Rome-Tokio
Axsan appehensive Japan, confident Germanybeat the
drums of so-caed peace drive" today simultaneously
Italy, third member the Axis partnership latest develop
ments in Balkan politics hailed force for peace.
Germany's peace offensive" shaping up against
Greece practically isolated in her against Italy by
conclusion of the BugaranTursh non-aggession
ment Dispatches from Hungary within the Naz orbit re-
ported that armsce to halt the Grecoaan conflict is
the aim of Nazi diplomats.
In Bulgaria, meanwhile reports persisted that another
pact this between Bulgaria and Yugo
slava probably will be signed within the few days.
The Far East, of worrment to Washington and
London last week. provided surprise in Tokos offer
to mediator to end warfare anywhere In the world
Although London refused to comment on the Japanese
moye-"not worthy of comment" said the British-Toko
promptly supplemented the unexpected offer. Mnistersat
large named to in Washington and Berlin these
ENJOYS to operate separately from the Japanese
bassados and close touch with the foreign Office
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-18

Budapest Sees Nazis Demanding Truce, With Athens
EUen Surrendering Area Despite Victories
BY GEORGE BALINT


Budapest authorities had no
inkling whatever of Greece's re-
action to the plan. Much depends,
II was said. on the possibility
of Britain dispatching an expe-
dictionary force TO Greece from
northern Africa to implement the
effective aid given by the Royal
Air Force.
"a Reuters dispatch from
Athens said that Greek public
opinion was favorably disposed
toward tho Turko- Bulgarian pact.
Athens newspapers emphasized
that the agreement does not
ejudice undertakings with
other countries and may have
the effect of drawing the Balkan
peoples away from undesirable
complications
Supported by the Royal All
Force alone. Greece could not
effectively resist combined Italo.
German military action.
All dispatches frons Athens
maintained an extremely diplo.
matte tone regarding the Turko-
Bulgarian pact. Government au.
thorities were quoted as cautiously
welcoming the agreement as a
contribution to Balkan peace.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-18
Nazis Warn u. S.
OF Toxic Power
BY PIERRE J. HUSS
Intr News Service star Correspondent

BERLIN, Feb. 18.-A remark.
able warning that the United
States should not underestimate
the naval and air strength oil
Japan was issued today in an
article sanctioned by the German
high command.
Published under the headline,
America at the CROSSROADS" the
took up the recent state
ment of japanese Foreign Minister
YoSuke Matsuoka that the United
States is harboring misconceptions
Japan's real strength.
CITES MISTAKES
Russia and China already
have made the same mistake"
the publication said.
ut would set the Far East
on fire again IL the American
Congress did not heed these
warnings and provoked a rup-
ture with Japan-that Is, with
the signatories OF the tripartitc
accord Japan, Germany and
Italy)
1.-THE United States obviously
does not have the slightest idea
of Japan's naval strength alone.
Japan Is armed tremendously
better than the United States.
THE japanese navy consists
OF at least 248 units aggregating
more than $50, 900 tons, to which
must be added several battle
ships and aircraft carriers and
numerous fast, small craft.
"Japan's air force has In
creased proportionately -.
"America Is at the same cross
roads as in 1917, when she chose
the wrong road"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-18
Block Kept $237.OOO,
COIburn Lawyer Says

Sam Block star prosecution
witness. turned over not one
cent" Of the S237.000 graft he adj
mittcdly collected to Chief Prose-
cutorS Investigator Harry Col
burn, but instead spent it on 20
unit apartment. expensive race
horses and Florida vacations. it
was charged today at the county
graft trial.
The charge was made by An
thony J. Maiullo. counsel for Col
burn. as he took over cross-exam-
ination of Block. confessed col
lector" who had testified he gave
Colburn the S237000 Cless his own
10 per cent "cut") as protection
for county gambling and vice dens
from 1885 to 1899
Colburn and 81 others. including
his former Prosecutor Duncan Nc
Crea and ex-Sheriff Thomas C.
Wilcox. are accused of conspiring
TO protect gambling and crime and
Block today testified that pay
mcntS 10 Colburn totaled as high
a. $1,000 or $4,000 a month.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-18
Fired
For Drinking

The police trial board today
put into effect Commissioner
Eaman's edict that drunken po-
licemen would be dropped from
the force and fired Patrolman
Lloyd II. Slack, SO, of Petoskey
station.
Slack was found guilty of being
drunk in uniform on February Is.
Two days earlier he had been
charged with failure to patrol his
beat properly. Slack gave as an
excuse for being drunk on Febru-
airy IS, worry over what the trial
board would do on the other
charge.
Slack had been a policeman
since 1927 and has two citations
for good police work.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-18

Affirming to judge) Must
answer, your honor:
Maiullo told Earl c. Pugsley
Judge:
This Is materia because I
am going to show that not one
cent he extorted from these
people was paid to my client.
II am going to show he owned
an apartment building, ran
string of race horses and owned
stock"
The court ruled the witness
should answer. Block replied:
81 don't remember"
Then. under the continue
prompting by Maiullo. the witness
testified:
II might have told Colburn 1
was broke when I saw him in
1888. don't remember. In
1887 bought Ave or six race
horses. They cost from $1,000
to $500 a piece.
81 had a trainer and a stable
boy and sent them around to
various tracks. That cost me
from $500 to 500 a month. 1
sold them In December OF 1889.
Then In 1897 or 1888 1.