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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20
CHAPTER 50

Attn the evening, the key
grated in the lock and a
wardcr entered Jny cell. He
was followed by a prisoner
The prisoner carried a large
tray. The tray was covered
by a snow-white napkin. He
put the tray on the table, and
looked at it with greedy eyes,
"Sir," the warder said re-
Spectfully. "a friend sent this
dinner from the restaurant
across the street"
Now | knew that Kitty
Andersen had been questioned
by the police. and that Kitty
Andersen told Doctor Hal
vorSen of my arrest. l care
fully probed each dish for a
hidden note, and found il
under the pudding. A type
written message from Doctor
Halvorsen.
'Dear riend," the note read,
"eat everything. Kitty, the
angel, will see you soon. A."
/ ate everything. Toward
9 l was gripped by a violent
fever l realized that Doctor
HalvorSen had treated" my
food. My head reeled, my
eyes burned. and a painful las
sltude invaded every muscle.
1 lay down on the low iron
cot, waiting for the spell to
pass. l tried TO sleep, but
sleep would not come. The
darkness around me was in a
slow gyration, and the sensa-
ton that my head was sag
ging downward in spite of
anything could do persisted.
Suddenly the light was
swift h G d on. The night
warder appeared. Some one
coming up behind pushed the
warder aside.
Doctor Halvorsen, carrying
a small leather bag. barged
into the cell. He was followed
by Kitty. Doctor Halvorsen
clustered abuse at the guard.
GRINS DIABOLICALLY
what sort OF cattle-brained
administration runs this jail"
he blurted out. II told them
this man was sick. The scan
dial will have consequences.
Lock up a sick man, will you?
Let a sick man die In n rheu-
matte hole like this, will you?"
His left eye closed. and with
a diobolical grin on his ravaged
face, Doctor Halvorsen bent
over me. He tested my pulse.
He inserted a thermometer in
my mouth. He opened my
shirt and applied stetho-
scope.
Take II easy" he muir
INJURED. take IL easy. old boy.
I'll pull you through or my
name isn't Arne Halvorsen"
Turning 10 the guard he
shouted:
"Get me some waterloo
cOldw
The guard FASTENED away.
Doctor Halvorsen pushed an
ordinary matchbox under my
blanket. Can YOU under
stand what I say?" he whis-
pered.
/ merely nodded. NV
physical lethargy was genuine.
Don't worry" the doctor
was saying. Don't be afraid.
The stuff in the box take
IL tomorrow about 6. You'll
feel weak, you'll sweat. Pre-
tend you're choking, can't get
air. pain under the ribs"
The warder came back with
the water. Doctor Halvorsen
-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20

poured a powder. and then
water into a glass.
Drink. Drink slowly. It'll
make you feel better"
KITTY KISSES HIM
drank. Kitty, kneeling by
the cot. held the glass TO my
lips From her lips came
endearing words, loud enough
for the guard TO hear. In the
end, she kissed me. She left
the cell, apparently weeping
and blowing her nose.
Leave this man quite
alone" Doctor Halvorsen told
the guard. alone do you
hear: I'll talk TO the jail
physician before he makes his
round tomorrow. Leave him
alone. Alone, l said"
"Yes. SIR" the warder NUT
tered. looking at me as if he
was seeing a ghost.
Next morning l felt curl
ously light, but fit. Neverthe-
less l stayed up to my ears
under the blankets and re-
fused to take a breakfast of
coffee, black bread and but
ter. Shortly before noon. the
warder again entered my cell.
Can you walk" he asked.
81 think So"
Gentlemen upstairs want
TO see YOU" aas
l slipped into my pants and
the warder supported my arm
on the way down the gloomy
corridor, through several steel
doors, and up two flights OF
stairs. L feigned dizziness
and pain.
Several times 1 leaned
against the wall. hunched my
shoulders, pressed my hand 10
my q chest, breathed with
furious irregularity and
emitted groans.
The warder helped me into
an office. / entered the room.
a fair imitation of a man who
stands with one foot in the
grave, and sagged Imply into
a chair.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20

person who in the state of California shoots any Kind
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20

OF game bird or mammal, except a whale.
from an automobile. is guilty of a mis-
demeanor"
/ am no lawyer but as ! interpret this
legislation il would not be illegal 10 har-
poon wild duck from an automobile in
California
So gentlemen. why not bring har-
poon along on your California trip.
Then you can shoot whales and har-
poon ducks from your automobile and be
within the law.
Nov reported that the figures Of 40 per
cent of females between the ages OF
is and % are so good they do not need
foundation garments.
This condition is aScribed TO the ad-
herence of the aforementioned 40 per cent
OF females TO expert advice on diet, posture
and exercise
Having good figure for most
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20
FORGE PASSPORT

Left Foss alone was serious,
he wanted 10 discuss the sec
ond Five-Year-Plan. His at
tempts came 10 naught.
In the early morning hours.
Doctor Halvorsen drove me
10 comrade who was a
photographer. Here my pic
ture was taken. / went back
10 Left Foss'' house alone. Al
dawn Doctor Halvorsen re-
appeared.
Out of one pocket he drew a
weatherbeaten Danish pass
port, from another he pulled
A metal box containing GER
tain chemicals in small glass
bottles. 1t took Kitty Andre
sen barely 20 minutes TO
make some changes in the
passport, 10 exchange the old
photograph for one of myself,
and TO transfer the rubber
stamp of the Danish police
with the aid of a hard-boiled
egg.
She peeled the egg while
hot and rolled it gently over
the original imprint of the
stamp until the latter had
been transferred TO the white
of the egg. After she had
affixed my photograph to the
passport. she carefully rolled
the cooling egg over its edge.
AS If by magic, the stamp
was transferred back TO the
passport. a little paler than
the original, but true TO
form.
At 9 o'clock Doctor Hal
vorsen departed to buy
steamer passage TO Antwerp.
/ took the passport and the
steamer ticket-it was first
class. Kitty escorted me to
the harbor. We boarded
ship, the Brabant. Before
Kitty Andersen went ashore.
she demanded a kiss. This
time it was a real kiss. The
siren roared.
Ito BE Continued)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20
QUIZZED BY CHIEF

The chief of the Oslo alien
squad confronted me.
How do you feel?"
Not too WELL" / said.
He s1ugged. mumbling
about the infirmary. With
him was another man, young,
athletic, with wide awake
gray eyes in a smooth boyish
face.
The police commissioner
said.
This gentleman has just
come over from Stockholm To
interview you. He Is a repre-
sentative of the Swedish state
police"
But this Is Norway" /
vaguely protested.
THE police authorities Of
Norway, Sweden and Den
mark operate In close Off
cial alliance" the Norwegian
explained. my Swedish col
league has a proper right To
question you. even though you
are i'm Norway"
The Swede smiled. He
offered me a cigaret. I de-
clined. He settled himself at
one end of the desk and drew
a notebook.
"My government" he began,
rs interested In having your
opinion on certain recent oc-
currences in Sweden. Among
other things, 1 have In mind
the acts of vandalism I'm the
harbOrs of Goeteborg and
Stockholm. And also the alb
duction of Swedish citizens
from the =. s. Kjell."
IL know nothing of Sweden"
I grumbled.
perhaps not much.
know Sweden myself very
well. I am now concerned
with the activities In Sweden
of certain agencies connected
with the Soviet government.
I have instructions to pay you
literally for any Information
Of value to my superiors."
Restraints LAUGHTER
l had TO force myself not to
burst into laughter. Most
Scandinavians were too honest,
too fair-minded and devoid of
trickery to make efficient
policemen. I could not help
rejecting how handicapped
man like this Swedish secret
service operative was against
such antagonists as Doctor
Halvorsen. or Comrade Ulrich,
or Richard Jensen.
81 am no seller OF informa-
tion," l said.
But you have been in
Sweden"
II have crossed Sweden on
my trip to Norway, that's
ALL"
you have not lived secretly
In Goeteborg g"
''No. Why should I live
secretly"
Are you not an employee OF
the Com munist Interna-
tionaic"
mo"
The head of the alien squad
interviewed:
"Of course you are" he
shouted. I'VE have proof! In
Germany you are wanted for
high treason"
| had my answer ready:
THE public of free Norway
will not be enthusiastic when
II hears that Its own police
force co-Operates with the
Gestapo of the incendiary
dope-fiend Goering."
The faces of my questioners
did not change.
ut IL of no use 20 waste
time with this man." the Nor
wegian said 10 his Swedish
colleague, I'VE cannot use
GPU methods 10 make him
talk. unfortunately not"
After another round OF
questioning the door was
opened abruptly and Kitty
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20
Out of the Night

Andersen entered. Her splen-
did body leaped forward; her
homely face was screwed into
a mask OF compassion. Pay
ing no attention at all to the
officials, she whipped a chair
alongside of mine. put her.
arms around my neck.
"My poor boy .. Can't
they see how YOU are suffer
ing? Here, let me have
your hand =. So In
her eyes were tears. / was
amazed at the detectives.
The chief of the alien squad
said TO Kitty:
my dear young lady. l
must warn YOU. This is
dangerous man. He will dis
appoint you. He will make
you unhappy, and desert you
cynically."
He spoke in the Norwegian
tongue, and in a stern fatherly
manner.
Kitty produced a delightful
peal of laughter.
"Oh, sir, how cOmical you
are"
Her words came like a
waterfall.
I've known this boy for
years. Dangerous. Indeed.
He's sweeter than any boy I've
set eyes on in Denmark or
Norway, or anywhere else.
Only he's i'll. Can't you see
he's i'll? Please let me tele-
phone. I'm going to telephone
the king. The king will tell
you to go after the burglars
and the murderers, and Ia
leave alone the beloved of a
Norwegian girl"
YELLED THREAT
The officials were plainly
embarrassed. They called the
warder, ordering him to take
me back to my cell. Kitty
followed me down the stairs
10 the entrance of the gloomy
basement corridor, bubbling
words, and stroking my arms
and face. l feigned ex-
hauStion.
Kitty yelled at the warder::
Dare to keep this boy one
day longer here! i shall make
horrible noise. i shall go
TO the. newspapers. 1 shall"
Silently the warder led me
10 my cell.
There was no infirmary in
this police Jail.
l undressed and buried my
self under the blankets. After
the guard had departed, l
reached under the mattress
where / had hidden the match
box Doctor Halvorsen had
given me surreptitiously. 1t
contained a light grayish
powder. crept from my cot
and filled a tin cup with
water. i poured the drug into
my mouth and gulped it down
with the aid of water.
The effects were not tardy
in coming. My head became
clouded. l vomited cold slime,
and squirmed and cursed in
the most authentic misery.
After a time sweat began TO
pour from all my pores and
my breath came in rasping
sounds. My feelings toward
Doctor Halvorsen were most
unfriendly.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20
Walter WincIieH
On Broadway
(Mr. WincheU is on Vacation)
By BENNY Goodman
(Mr. WincheH is on Vacati
By Benny Goodman

WILD boys of the road Musicians o tour doing
w nighers If they aren't wild when they out they
by the time they've done us Bus night after night
Cincinnati Cedar Point Sandusky Scranton
Porte Indiana Hershey Pennsylvania Troy New York
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20
On the Side
By E. V. During

he couhscs dirorcc,
A loss Of her,
ThGt Ike JCCei,
Has hung ticcrtg years
About has neck
Yet lost her lustrc
Shakespeare
when after 20 marriage IS usually
the husbands between and 10 years The wife Is
After years less generally caused
by mostly ncompatiblty -EVD)
LV.ASII, You can shoot automobile in Cali
contrary previously stated here which
DISAPPOINTMENT people planning California
trips
The law reads
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20

IERE pleasant little that will give
day. 1t is numerical puzzle designed to spell out
fortune Count the letters the number
Of letters subtract II than
add The result key number Start at the left
hand of the
numbers left right read the the letters under
the checked figures give you. 20
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20
By JAN VALTW

my pledge 10 be responsible
for him"
Both rushed out. The prison
doctor soon returned TO adj
minister a sedative, and left
again. / waited, alone in my
cell, producing unearthly
noises for the benefit of the
night warder outside.
Presently Doctor Havorses.
the prison physician and two
other men arrived. They
helped me into my clothes,
and with Doctor Halvorsen's
assistance l crawled through
the corridor, passed two gates,
crossed a sidewalk and tot
tered into my rescuer's car.
GO TO COTTAGE
We drove TO the outskirts
of Oslo, to a small house &C.
cupied by Left Foss. a taciturn
bulldog of a man and a vet
Gran of many international
trade union congresses in
Moscow. Doctor Halvorsen
acted as if he had unexpect-
edly inherited a fortune.
This accursed medicine" |
asked. what was it,"
"Tpecac." he said. useful
stuff. The Spaniards got II
from the South American
Indios."
"And the sickness"
angina pectOris. Maybe
food poisoning. Maybe a
touch of pIeurisy. The mess
was not quite clear"
and now ."
Doctor HalvorSen laughed:
Norway, my friend. this II
Norway. i am responsible for
your safe delivery. That
means you're going TO clear
out by sunrise. Ii you ever
marry, catch a woman who's
got detective as a brother.
like our good Karin. Take
my advice. Take a stiff
drink"
you're going to have
troublew
Leave Ii to me-"
In the house of Left FoSS.
Kitty Andersen was waiting
She had prepared a supper of
roast duck. We ate and
drank Tokay, and talked till
far into the night. / could
not keep the food; my stomach
was still rebellious. Kitty was
exuberant.
Doctor Halvorsen, who had
heard that / had at one time
spent a few days in Holly
wood, insisted that i talk of
my experiences as movie
pirate. He confessed that he
had had for years a consum-
ing ambition to become a per-
manent denizen of the motion
picture capital.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-02-28
CAMBRIDGE REMOVING
SOME PARKING METERS

Chief of Police Grason w. Price
started on Wednesday removing the
parking meters from the front of the
Court House, on High street, Cam
bridge, Md.
These meters, which have been at
the above location since their install
lation over year ago, will be placed
on Race Street, starting at Cedar, and
will be extended just as far up Race
street as they will go.
The meters, in their present loca-
ton, have never been very profitable,
and due to the demand for more
meters on Race street the City Coun-
Gil gave Chief Price the permission to
remove those in front of the Court
House.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-02-28

by my friends of the Eastern Shore
of Virginia for commissioner of fish
cries, to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of my late beloved brother,
G. Walter Mapp.
"The endorsements, along with the
many kind expressions and best wish
es, received since my appointment,
have placed me under lasting obliga-
tions to the people of the Eastern
Shore and have given me courage in
undertaking this, my first public Of
flee.
81 realize keenly how important the
seafood industry is to the Eastern
Shore and to Virginia, and I am
equally conscious of the fact that
there is much about this industry
that I do not know. most heartily
ask the cooperation of all those in
terested in this important industry,
and in turn want to assure them of
mine. Suggestions from those inter-
ested will not only be received, but
will at all times be welcomed"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-02-28

Modern concrete highways and
buses and trucks with their more
economic operation are sounding the
death knell of the Indiana Railroad
tnterurban system, once the largest
In the United States.
A.: Soon the company will have left
only about 200 miles of operating
traction lines, where once existed
5000 miles of track.
The situation today is a far cry
from conditions at the turn of the
century when the Indiana and 9TH
er interurban lines started to OPP
crate. There were practically no
hard roads then, no automobiles, no
trucks or buses. Electric lines bios
-somed like dandelions all over the
Midwest.
When the last interurban rolled
over a recently abandoned line, 10
modern, 23-passenger buses and an
equal number of tractor-trailer type
truck units made their appearance
on an almost parallel route.
Company officials pledge that
modern buses and motor truck serv-
ice will be offered as operators make
the final ''barn only" run and quit
the controls.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-02-28
BOYS FIND DEAD MAN
IN CATONSVILLE WOODS

Walking through the woods in Ca
louisville, on their way home from
school, three youths, Austin Rankin,
Eugene Rankin and Elmer earns
stumbled upon the body of a dead
man.
The man was later identified as
Walter F. Elliott, of Browns Island.
Elliott had been patient at the
Spring Grove Hospital, and had been
missing from the institution for some
time.
According to Officer J. A. James,
who investigated the finding of Eli
otis body, the youth stated that they
were walking along in the woods
when they suddenly spied an inert
form lying on the ground.
On closer inspection the boys found
that the man was dead, and they has
tened to the home of Emmanuel Day.
is, who lives nearby. The boys told
Davis of their discovery and he in
turn notified the police.
DR.. Keiffer was summoned to the
scene and rendered verdict of death
due to exposure.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-02-28
MARKS BEERS
lO.OOOth BIRTHDAY

Mr.. George H. Hooker, Secretary of
the Brewers Institute of Maryland,
announced today that he is reminding
whom it may concern of the ten
thousandth birthday of Beer, mans
oldest beverage.
"The history of beer closely paral-
lels the history of man. Where and
when the oldest beverage made it's
advent into the human scheme is be-
yond the sphere of human knowledge,
lost somewhere in the mists of an
tiquity, along with its fellow, bread.
There is no question but that pre-
historic man was familiar with them
both," said Mr.. Hooker. "Some au-
thorities say that beer is as much as
100000 years old, but we are settling
for 10000"
The earliest authentic records of
human accomplishment - Babylonian
mention these two commodities fire.
quently and reveal clearly that their
production was a highly developed
science at a very early date. The an
clients referred to beer as Barley
Wine," and it is most interesting to
learn that the beer of the cradle of
civilization was, for all practical pur-
poses, the beer of today! a
Beer should be regarded in it's
proper light and continue to hold the
respect due it as a beverage and
commodity which history and tradition
warrant.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-02-28
Leaves UNIQUE Will

A penniless French sailor who be-
came the richest man in Louisiana
left strange will-the setting aside
Of $50, 000-the income to be spent
each year to solve the financial diff
ficulties Of young married couples
who wish to marry but are not able,
financially.
He is Julien Poydras, a bachelor
himself, who died about a century
ago. Because of his kindness, girls
Of that area are assured dowries
from a fund left for just that pur-
pose.
He was noted in Louisiana for 9TH
er acts of philanthropies. The first
public school in Louisiana was erect
ed through his donation, while his
endowment started the first charity
hospital. He also donated a huge
sum for the construction of the first
almshouse in the state.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-02-28
Streets Paved With Silver

We've often heard about people
in describing America to foreigners
say, "The streets in America are
lined with gold, well, this Is an
actual fact-not. in America, but in
Victoria, B. c.
Women there paved eight blocks
with silver coins to further a cam
paign Of the Royal Canadian air
force to raise $4,000 with which to
purchase training planes. The la
dies auxiliary of the r. c. A. F.
believes that the power Of sugges-
ton will make people contribute to
the campaign.
While Boy Scout troops and air
force men were lined up along the
silver-laid blocks, no special precau-
ton was taken to safeguard the
coins.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-02-28
FROM OUR
EXCHANGES
$4,000 DEATHS IN 1910
BY FATAL ACCIDENTS
How serious are accidents?

How serious are accidents?
Well, the Delaware Safety Council
reports that the 1910 accidental death
toll of $4,000 makes accidents the
fifth most important cause of death
in the United States.
They are exceeded only by heart
diseases, cancer, cerebral hemorrhage
and nephritis.
The Council also reports that o.
100000 persons were injured in ac-
cidents last year.
This means that one out of every
fifteen persons in the United States
suffered a disabling injury in 1910.
That is convincing evidence that
accidents lie in wait for everyone.
1t does not pay to take chances!
What if division of the American
Army were destroyed in battle? The
country would be shocked by such a
military loss.
And yet figures of the Council
show that in 1910 alone accidental
deaths among men of draft age-21
to 35-totaled approximately $4,000
equal to the destruction of a full
army division!
The loss of the nations manpower
through accidents is doubly tragic be-
cause it has no purpose, no benefit.
It is waste-the waste of careless
nessl
"Haste makes waste" may be an
old and moth-eaten proverb, but it
applies to an up-to-the-minute prob
lem-driving an automobile.
Too many traffic accidents are
caused by motorists who try to save
a secondhand lose lifetime!
Take it easy on the road, and you'll
save a lot of wear and tear on your
automobile, your nerves and your
family and friends who value your
life even if you don't.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-02-28
Mighty Thirst

The hot weather caused a mighty
thirst at Midland, Calf. Blythe
shipped an average of eight railroad
took cars of water weighing
1857, 464 pounds, to the United States
Gypsum company mining town
daily, last summer. The eight cars
carried more than 1880 gallons Of
water and were shipped to the town
north of there every morning. Mid
land has no water supply of its own
and is dependent upon the Blythe
wells for its needs.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-02-28
Spends Vacation Walking

Berle Putnam, Prescott, Ariz.,
postman, spent his entire vacation
walking on a 200-mile jaunt, says
the American magazine. He walked
along the floor of the Grand canyon
from the junction Of the Colorado
and Little Colorado rivers, to Lake
Meade at Boulder dam.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-02-28
HON. J. BOOKS MAPP
QUALITIES AS COMM

Hon. J. Brooks Mapp, of Keller,
last week qualified as commissioner
of fisheries of the State of Virginia,
and released the following statement
to the press:
~ am deeply and lastingly apprec-
iative of the endorsements given me
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-02-28

u. S. Minister to Bulgaria George
H. Earle, former governor of
Pennsylvania, pops into the inter-
national news as a result Of cafe
alteration in Sofia involving
German army major in civilian
clothes. In a statement in the
capital, where he Is stationed,
Earle said that the German threw
a champagne bottle at him when
he resented "the playing, at my
request, Of Tipperary,' a British
World war marching song" Earle
retaliated, 'injuring" the Ger
mans features.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-02-28

When you have something to sch
rent or trade run an ad in our Clas.
flied ColumnA