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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

same Peter broke in roughly. rs that your
hut over there? l can easily carry Miss
Radcliffe"
Radcliffe ?" Ashley caught up the name
sharply. So this was Clifford RedcIiffe's.
daughter one Of the richcsLGirls-iE a-tl44-
-e5tatTy- The Eirl who was brainy as well as
rich and news of whose coming had so agi-
tated her father. Well. he wasn't surprised
except he hadn't expected her 10 be beautiful.
She had that solf-assured air that often goes
with the possession of wealth.
Ashley found himself resentinE this atti-
tude intensely. Who did the girl think she
was?
Yes, Miss Radcliffe" Peter repeated the
name as he picked Ssndra up rather ag
gressively into his arms you may have
heard of her father. Mr.. Redcliffe has
plantation here
Ashley murmured he had heard Of him and
added that this was after all a small island.
Peter accepted this with a nod and proceeded
with Sandra slowly along the sandy beach
towards Ashleys hut.
He set her down on the porch IN Il deck
chair.
Perhaps you would let me look at your
ank1c7 could bandage ii for you until you
get to a doctor" Ashley said.
Peter ravr- f1ifrt another a4=PteieHs- look
'Il do it for you Sandra he began but Ash
ley cat him short
"One learns this sort Of thing in the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

Il wilds," he said with a smile III get a
bandage"
Sandras theory that he was re-
mittance man gained strength each
moment She remarked, as he returned.
&& You must lead a very solitary life
# here Mr.-er-cr."
Most Of us lead solitary eNistences
one way or another he commented and
supplied his name Wood
He kneu down and examined tho
ankle discovered it was not broken.
merely sprained and bandaged IT eN-
pertly She thanked him profusely and
announced it felt much, much better
Meanwhile Peter had walked down the
beach 10 have a look al his plane Hc
came back and reported that he thought
it could be repaired without much dn-
ficulty.
I'm afraid itu probably be a days
Job. ne said "I.ll have 10 Get hold Of a
car and drive Miss Radcliffe into PrinceVllle.
About how far is that from here
About a hundred miles. Ashley said lie
added that the roads were appalling
where's the nearest place ! can get a
car or car and driver?" Peter asked
There's village about fifteen miles
down the main road. A native there named
George has a car Of sorts. Hell drive you
into Princevine.'
But how are we 70 get IN louCh WIFI
him. Miss Redcliffe can't walk fifteen miles,
or even one mile, with that ankle
I,LoU could get the car and bring it back
for her" Ashley suggested
Yes. but It will take me at least folr
or five hours" Peter thrust his hands into
his pockets, his chin out. and scowled al the
worn mating on the floor He didn't like
-ettf7+-iiy- ~ Wy TT T1dHr rTUst Sandra alone
with this man..
II assure you my hospitality won't have
worn thin in the meantime" said Ashley.
NO. no. of course not" Peter answered
"AlI tho same l. l don't know the way
suppose you couldn't begpersuaded= TO fetch
the car Tor us? I mean. Of course. for CON
sideration Surprising we said fifty dollars"
Ashley smiled It was rather a hard
smile In the circumstances he supposed II
was natural enough for them to think ne
would he glad to pick up fifty dollars for a
fifteen mile walk But the very fact that the
offer was so generous made him angry. These
people thought money would buy anything
that through it they could avoid all the minor
annoyances and unpleasantnesses Of life
I'm sorry" he said, but I'm not able
10 go / have appointment here And
he had or hoped he had-p7th- whoever was
taking supplies of canned food and gasoline
TO that warehouse.
Both Peter and Sandra looked surprised
and family inCrcdulous. They glanced at each
other as though seeking an answer to the
riddle
sandra suggested tentatively: Perhaps
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05


nm feeling the need of snort break
! think I'm run over 20 my cabin and go
native for a while" said Ashley Wood, first
secretary 10 the British Legation in the island
republic OF Karpeu in the West Indies He
was speaking 20 attractive June Martin, his
secretary. mady in love with him. She knew
that though he posed as being irresponsible
his services were SO valuable that the Foreign
office had refused his plea 70 come home TO
fight for his country Now he had news of
Nazi submarine activities and she offered 10
drive him across the island hoping ne might
shnA- her sef4e stff4=of affPCtt0n AS It was
an overnight trip, he declared he wouldn't risk
letting the gossps wreck their friendship.
And at last she conceded ne was right.
Going with him 20 the plantation house Of
Clifford Redcliffc, they discussed his daughter,
Sandra Radcliffe. one Of the richest girls in
the States and Ashley declared he had no
use for heircssos nor hrainX- Nnmen--A+E Red
Chffos they ran into a gay party enlivened
by Mile. Pcrrer a French refugee whom Bed
cliffe admired and had taken into his house
hold And then Radcliffe was startled by
cable that Sandra was coming TO visit him.
After the party. Ashley took June 10 din
ner and when he left her told her he loved
her better than any girl he knew and that if
he ever met any girl he liked better he'd let
her know. But though she thrilled when
he kissed her goodnight she wasn't wholly
convinced
Just before this in a New York night club
lohd and glamorous Sandra dined with
wealthy Peter Slade, young anthropologist
who was devoted 10 her but couldn't under
stand her. She had specialized in economics
md finance and had her own ideas ahettt love
and SlddcnlX she asked the-a ASTON
ished Peter If he loved her and urged him 10
tell her why
He stammered that he loved her because
their tastes were the same but he wanted TO
tell her that as far as knowledge of life went,
any country girl could run rings around her
I'm glad you love me for the things l want
you 10 love me for" she said. because we
respect each other ! don't believe in the
other kind. OF love I think it stupid You
do respect me don't you?'
Peter was flustered Naturally, l respect
you" he said
In the circumstances I'm quite willing to
marry you" she declared.
But are you sure you want TO- marry
me ?" he asked
She assured him she was And now"
she said "since it's settled we're engaged
it's quite sensible that you should fly me to
Karpeti and do some work there while l or
ganize a model community for Fathers plan
tation Workers"
land Now Go On With the
story
r was late afternoon. The
suns rays were already
y railing slantwise into the
SCI but there was still suffi-
-ient heat 20 make lying out
on the small palm-fringed Is
!. :: 7. !. !. :: :: !" !" !.
beach a pleasure. At least aa "a
Ashley found it so After ALL
he fell he deserved a short
relaxation The past three ~rvma# L.
days lie had snent-nn-1hi this - -
remote part Of the island had
not beon without incidnA4-He lie 90
had broken into an apparently
disused warehouse beside a
rotting lefty and found there
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
RIDDLE IN RED

lice and some plainclothesmen.
Large, dependable and solid, the
Inspector got out and took my
hand, his blue eyes smiling re-
assuringly.
In the following car was DR..
Forder, the local Coroner. Though
meticulous ana often overscrupu-
lous in medical details. he was
shrewd, sensible man who could
always be relied on in a crisis.
l outlined to them what had
happened and pointed out the To-
cation of the accident where the
ground was still rough with the
scuffled imprint of Monarch's
hoofs. did not go into the
events previous to the tragedy.
Nor did / mention Dawn's deduc-
tions from the now missing wire.
There's a lot more to it than
that" l managed TO murmur to
Cobb as we followed Forder and
his men on foot toward the house.
But if you've got to talk tact
fully to the family, you'll be bet
ter off not knowing any more at
present"
/ then directed Forder to the
living room and gave him a sum-
mary of my medical findings.
After that, the case was officially
at least out of my hands.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14

II was not long before Cobi
joined me and we walked down
the drive together.
well, I've seen all the MEM
bers of the family including the
girls mother" he said quietly.
Apart from the fact that they
all knew she was i'm the habit of
galloping up the driveway like a
lunatic. there's nothing / can see
to confirm any of your dark sus-
picions-that is, if they are
dark"
They're plenty dark" / said.
Come on over to your car where
we can talk without being dis
turbed."
Settled i'm the front seat of the
Inspectors automobile, outlined
the story of Norma Hale's visit
to me that afternoon. / told Cobb
the story of her admitted past in
discretion, her fears for her safe
ty. the stepped-up prescription
and the weird saga of the yellow
taxi. Then handed him Norma
Hale's wallet with the newspaper
chipping and the letter which had
been written by Libby Brompton
the day before her death.
I've got hunch it's all tied
up together" l said, but eX-
actly how--well. your guess is as
good as mine. Read it for your
self"
Cobb read the newspaper clip
ping and the letter in the light
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14

hurried back. In the dark drive
way stared at the two shadowy
locusts, picturing in my mind
that invisible wire which, for
some unknown reason. had been
stretched across the path at just
the right height to catch the
throat of a girl on horseback,
girl known to be returning after
dark, who had always made a
habit of galloping recklessly up
the drive.
/ remembered Karen's taut
voice: But it was an accident.
We saw it happen. You couldn't
ever say it was anything but an
accident"
And then came a vivid image
of Norma standing in my Office,
her red hair thrown arrogantly
back, her scarlet mouth stubborn,
her eyes challenging me not to
believe her.
I'm frightened, DR. Westlake
-. because l think someone's
going to try to murder me-"
Well E?
WAS still standing there when
two cars turned into the drive
way with my old friend, Inspec-
tor Cobb of the Grovestown po-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
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next time you buy gas.
Evening star., 1941-10-26

NAVY DAY. ond the Tightening Of
Novy its toeond poised role
mode" "ovo woote How Of the No oerott the
pmed these
during
obos shows omphbn Iooded obod the
dock at San Francisco
Evening star., 1941-07-10

festival queen" The coronation
address will be made by T. Emmett
Warmer, department commander of
the American Legion.
Preceding the address there will
be a torchlight parade with bands
and bugle corps from Richmond,
Danville, Fredericksburg, Arlington,
Alexandria and Leaksville partici-
pating. After the address the sixth
annual coronation ball will be held.
Saturdays program will feature
addresses by Gov. Price and State
Senators Robert o. Norris. jr.. Of
Lively and william A. Wright Of
Tappahannock. Other speakers will
include Colgate w. Darden, jr., Of
Norfolk, candidate for the Demo-
Evening star., 1941-07-10
Arlington Registrars
Get Instructions ToniQht

Volunteer workers to aid in the
Arlington civilian defense registra-
ton will be assigned their precincts
and be given additional instructions
at a meeting in Washington-Lee
High School at 8 o'clock tonight.
Mrs. Beulah Goss, q co-chairman
Of the registration, which Is to be
held from am. to $50 pm. Satur-
day, will preside at the meeting.
Evening star., 1941-07-10
Red Envoy in Berlin
Reported Refusing
ToContinue Home
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ISTANBUL, Turkey. July 10.
sources usually we'll informed
said yesterday that v. G. Deka-
nozov Soviet Ambassador to
Berlin. has refused to continue
homeward after reaching Bull
garia because he is afraid of
being punished for having
failed to tip Moscow that Ger
man invasion Of Russia was
imminent.
Similar fears were reported
shared by others among several
hundred diplomats, consuls and
other Russians In Bulgaria
waiting an exchange for Ger
man diplomats coming from
Moscow.
Evening star., 1941-07-10
Annual Legion Festival
Will Open Tomorrow
BY the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
COLONIAL BEACH, Va, July 10.
-Legionnaires and visitors are ex-
pected to crowd this Northern Neck
resort town this week end for the
sixth annual American Legion fes-
tival and regatta.
The festival, to be held tomorrow,
Saturday and Sunday is sponsored
by Westmoreland Post. No l48,
American Legion. Tomorrow eve
ming Miss Genevieve Brown of
Fredericksburg will be crowned
Evening star., 1941-07-10

wounded and 24,082 as prisoners-a
total of 2,0l8,351-in four years of
war with China, a Chinese military
spokesman said yesterday.
The japanese also have lost 2.054
Evening star., 1941-07-10

cratic nomination for Governor, and
w. Glenn Elliott, department adult
ant of the American Legion.
Evening star., 1941-07-10

warplanes, 1892 tanks and srmored
cars and thousands of field pieces,
machine guns and rifles, he said.
Evening star., 1941-07-10
Jopon Hos Lost 2,018,35l
In a Years, Chinese Soy

By the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, July 10-Japan
has lost 1894 ,269 men in killed or
Evening star., 1941-07-10

NOTE. Prices marked 90 are
slightly higher In Md.
and Va. Stores due to Unfair rrae-
tiees Act. Prices effective till close
Of business Saturday July 18th.
l941. We reserve the right 70
limit suAntities. Ne sales ts dealers.
Evening star., 1941-02-01
Columbian Squires
Circle Formed Here

Washington's first unit of Colum-
bian SquireS, comprised of boys be-
tween IA and II years of age, was
organized formally last night with
Initiation of 38 charter members of
James Cardinal Gibbons Circle $50,
Knights of Columbus There are
several hundred similar units in
other cities of the Nation.
The rites were conducted by a
degree team from Philadelphia.
Participants in the ceremony in
cluded District Deputy Myers, who
presided; District Deputy Frank
Maloy and State Deputy Alfred A.
McGarraghy.
Those installed as officers of the
Squires are: Tony Tancredi, chief
squire; William p Elwood, deputy
chief squire; James C. Latta, jr.,
notary; Francis Rowan, bursar:
James Mcnamara, sentry: Olin
Graves, marshal; James F. Cannon,
captain; William P. Costello, cap
tain; William Greaney, William Pike
and Robert Brewer, auditors.
Other members are: Edmund j.
Berry, Donald B. Birmingham, Will
liam Cambrey, Joseph A. Cassell,
Eugene j. Daley, Ray Dean, John
Flanagan, Marco L. Gnerro, Neal j.
Halpin, James F. Hennigan, Maurice
j. Horan, Joseph Iverson, Robert
Kilroy, John J. Kirlin, Jerry McLane,
Angelo Massino, Anthony G. May
hew, Pat. j. O'Donoghue. Bernard
F. Peacock, jr., Norman Pohlers,
William Shanly, John F. Slattery,
Douglas Soderstrom. Adolph Spag-
noli. Paul Sukey, James Watts and
Thomas Clemens.
Evening star., 1941-02-01
333 From D. {. Travelled
In Europe Last Year

State Department tabulations
showed today that 1888 Washington
residents obtained passports for for
eign travel during 1910
Destinations of the Washington
travellers were not disclosed, but Of
the total of 26,253 persons in the
entire country obtaining passports
last year, 15,508 went to Latin
America, 5,291 to the Far East, 1,945
to Bermuda and only 1876 to Eu-
rope
European travel was sharply re-
stricted by rules limiting passports
for travel into the war area to those
with imperative business there, fall
ing off from 69,181 during the pre-
vious year when a total of 89,850
passports were issued.
Among the 26,253 obtaining pass
ports in 1910, pleasure was the OBJ
ject of travel for 10,380, personal
business for 5,414, commercial rea-
sons for 1928, employment for 3,439
and religious purposes for 1882.
There were 3,194 housewives
among the foreign travellers, the
largest representation of any "occu-
patton" The next largest occupa-
tional group was 3,119 skilled labor
erS
Evening star., 1941-02-01

traffic violations to the Traffic De-
partment.
The council emphasized that
Dallas, Tex. where such system
is in operation, has recently COM
pleted IA consecutive days with
out a traffic fatality.
Need for improved street lighting
in the District was seen in the fact
that 7 of the 13 fatal accidents
last month occurred between and
9 pm. This also lends further en-
phasis to Traffic Department warn
ings that the chances of the aver
age motorist or pedestrian of being
involved in an accident are more
than doubled during the first hour
of darkness.
Killed After Dark.
Two persons were killed between
9 and IL pm. and two were hit
between midnight and l am, max
ing a total of II killed in traffic
after dark.
Nine persons were killed in traf-
fic on clear nights while only two
were struck down on rainy nights.
One was fatally injured on clear
day and one was hit on rainy day.
Verdicts by coroner's juries at in
quests in the 13 deaths exonerated
five drivers, while similar number
were held for Police Court action
under the Negligent Homicide Act.
One motorist was held for grand
jury action; certificate of acci-
dental death was issued in another
case, in which no inquest was held
and one case is still pending.
Evening star., 1941-02-01
; Leaders to Address
Foreign Policy RuIIy

Former Gov. Philip La Toilette Of
Wisconsin, John T. Flynn, econ
omist-columnist, and Mrs. Robert
Taft, wife of the Ohio Senator, will
speak at a foreign policy rally at
pm. tomorrow in the National
Theater, under auspices of the
local America First Committee.
Ushers will be potential cannon
fodder" it was announced today by
Mrs. Bennett Champ Clark, commit
tee chairman. She said she re-
ferred to a group of college boys
from Catholic, Georgetown and
George Washington universities
who share the committees opposition
to passage of the lease lend bill.
Rally chairman will be William
r. Castle, former Undersecretary of
State. The meeting is open to the
public.
Evening star., 1941-02-01
Virginia Traffic Victim
In Critical Condition

A 25-year-old man remained un-
conscious in Alexandria (Va.) Hos
pital today after traffic accident
on the Lee highway between Fairfax
and Centreville last night in which
he received fractures of both legs,
a dislocated shoulder and head in
juries.
Alvin Humphrey, a resident of
Alexandria, according to hospital
attaches. vas reported in critical
condition and it was learned a blood
TRANSMISSION had been called for by
physicians this morning.
Clarence Sidney Ewell, colored, of
Fairfax County, said by police to
have been the operator of the auto
mobile, in which Mr.. Punphrey was
a passenger, was being treated in
the hospital for a broken leg. His
condition was considered good.
Police reported that the car was
in collision with a trailer truck
loaded with cotton, operated by
Jacob G. Conner of Roanoke, who
escaped uninjured.
The injured men were taken to
Alexandria Hospital by the ambu-
lance of the Fairfax Volunteer Fire
Department.
John Dobler, 20, of Baltimore, a
University of Maryland student,
today was reported in critical con-
dition at Casualty Hospital after the
automobile which he was driving left
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. boule-
ward near Beltsville and struck a
telephone pole late yesterday.
Mr.. Dobler, who was brought to
the hospital by the Branchville
Rescue Squad, is suffering head in
juries and lacerations.
James Gibson, 81, colored, of
Laurel also suffered head injuries
as a result of another accident near
Beltsville, but was reported in fair
condition at Casualty.
Evening star., 1941-02-01
Navy's Trainer BIimp
Sets Record on Trip Here

The Navy's new trainer blimp,
the L-2, arrived here late yesterday
with claim for the new speed
record of rs miles an hour for that
type of craft.
The lighter-than-air craft left
Akron, Ohio, at 1880 pm. and ar
rived over the Washington Hoover
Airport at 3:45 pm. After spending
the night in the Goodyear hanger
the ship took off this morning for
Lakehurst, N. j., where it will be
based.
The LIZ, is the first blimp COM
pleted by the Goodyear Aircraft
Corp. for the Navy under the 48-
blimp program authorized by Con-
gress. On arrival at the New Jersey
Naval Air Station the blinp will be
turned over to the Naby by its
pilots, Karl Fickes, chief of Good
year lighter-than-air operations,
and Harold Krurn.
Evening star., 1941-02-01
Education Declared
Logical Step 10 Curb
HabituaI Inebriates
Social Workers Hear
G. HowIund Shaw
Discuss Alcoholism

An educational program designed
to bring about a general realization
that all alcoholics are not alike
would be logical first step toward
solution of Washington's problem
of habitual inebriates, G. Rowland
Shaw, president of the Bureau of
Rehabilitation, said yesterday dur
ing a discussion of alcoholism con-
Quoted by the Corrections Commit
tee Of the Council of Social Agen-
cies in the Young Women's Chris
tian Association Building.
Mr.. Shaw expressed the view
after a member of Alcoholics Anony-
nous, organization of reformed al
coholics, had explained operation
of the group, emphasizing that it
holds out no hope of helping the
inveterate drinker who does not
wish to free himself of the habit.
''Naive Expectations"
The Bureau of Rehabilitation
head was commenting on his own re-
port in Community Service, organ of
the Council of Social Agencies, in
which he termed naive expecta-
tions" the public's belief that
chronic alcoholics and vagrantS
should avoid the nearest saloon
simply because they have spent 5,
10. 20 or 80 days in some jail or
workhouse."
OF the 1925 commitments to the
District Jail during the calendar
year 1910, 1882, or 63.6 per cent,
were for intoxication. Joseph E
Dayton, director of the Bureau of
Rehabilitation, told the committee.
Research Secretary Reports.
Miss Rita Beuchert. research Sec
retary of the council, reported on
a survey of persons released from
the jail during one month and said
944 out of 1,495 prisoners released
had been committed for intoxica-
tion.
The representative of Alcoholics
Anonymous, now an employe of a
Federal Government agency, told
the group he believed any inebriate
farm for the District should be
furnished a means of segregating
those who wish to reform from
those who do not. He said members
of his organization, all former
drunks, probably could be of as
sistance in this work and would be
ready to serve.
Evening star., 1941-02-01
-Four Veteran Employees
Leave Patent Office

Through retirement, the Patent
Office yesterday lost four veteran
employees. All reached the statu-
tory retirement age of 70 last month.
The four who retired were Charles
H. Gray, 1419 FoXhan road NV,
chief of the assignment division;
William o. Siebold, 1872 Harvard
street NV. an assistant patent ex-
aminer; Guida c. CaIan, 3511
Eleventh street NV, assistant chief
of the trade marks division, and
Miss Sarah NJ Barber, IS M street
NV, an examiners clerk.
On behalf of the employees in his
division, James A. Brearly, chief
clerk of the Patent Office, presented
Mr.. Gray with leather travelling
bag, leather brief case and a COM
bination calendar and clock. Mr..
Siebold and Mr.. Callan also re-
ceived farewell gifts.
Miss Barber, who has accumu-
lated leave to her credit, is now in
Florida.