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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-10-23

You wouldn't consider, I suppose
Inspector, looking a little nearer
home?"
What do you mean. Miss Marple?"
TITS very difficult TO explain, but
when you come across a peculiar thing
you notice it. Although, often.
peculiar things may be the merest
trifleS. I've felt that all along. you
know; I mean about Gladys and the
brooch. She's an honest girl; she
didn't take that brooch Then why
did Miss Skinner think she did? Miss
SINNERS not n fool; far from it, Why
was she so anxious to let a girl 60
who was a good servant when servants
are hard to get? 1t was peculiar, you
know. So I wondered. I wondered a
good deal. Anc I noticed another
peculiar thing! Miss Emily's a ny
pochondriac, but she's the first by
pcchondriac who hasn't sent for some
doctor or other at once. Hypochon-
driacs love doctors. Miss Emily didn't"
What are you suggesting, Miss
Marple?"
Inspector Slack was still quite fog
ged.
We'll, I'm suggesting. You know
that Miss Lavinia and Miss Emily are
peculiar people. Miss Emily spends
nearly all her time in a dark room.
And if that hair of hers isn't a wig I
I'll eat my own back switch! And
what I say is this-it's perfectly pos
sible for thin, pale, gray-haired,
whining woman to be the same as a
black-haired, rosy-cheeked plump wo-
man. And nobody that I can find
ever saw Miss Emily and Mary Hig
gins at one and the some time.
Plenty of time to get impressions
of all the keys, plenty of time TO find
out all about the other tenants, and
then-get rid of the local girl Miss
Emily takes a brisk walk across coun-
try one night and arrives at the sta
ton as Mary Higgins next day And
then at the right moment Mary Hig-
gins disappears, and off goes the hue
and cry after her. I'll tell you where
you'll find her, Inspector. On Miss
Emily SINNERS sofa! Get her fin
gerprints if you don't believe me, but
you'll find I'm right! A couple OF
clever thieves, that's what the Skin
ners are-and no doubt in league
with a clever post and rails or fence
or whatever you call it. But they won't
get away with it this timeI I'm not
going to have one of our village girls
character for honesty taken away like
that! Gladys Holmes is as honest as
the day and everybody'S going TO
know it, Good afternoon
Miss MARBLE had stalked out before
Inspector Slack had recovered.
"Whew!" he muttered. 7 wonder if
she's right?"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-10-23
Falls Is Designated
For Housing Project

Great Falls has been designated a
housing area and granted permission
to construct so housing units for de-
tense workers, Oscar A. Baarson, Mon
tana manager for the war production
board, said he had been informed by
his Washington office.
Baarson said application for the so
units would have to be cleared by the
federal housing authority which would
submit the plans to his office for
prioritieS and materials.
Ben S. Hill, FILA chief for Montana,
said he had received no official noti-
fication of the war boards action, but
assumed approved units probably
would include multiple family units.
Hill said original applications from
Great Falls included $50 units.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-10-23

Good afternoon. Miss MARBLE, what
can I do for you?'
"Oh dear" said Miss MARBLE. I'm
afraid you're in a hurry"
Lot of work on said inspector
Slack, but I can spare few mo-
mentS.'
He frowned judicially.
oh dear" said Miss MARBLE. II
hope I shall be able to put what I say
properly. So difficult, you know, to
explain oneself, don't you think? No,
perhaps YOU don't. But you see, not
having been educated in the modern
style-just a governeSs, you know. who
taught one the dates OF the Kings Of
England and General knowledge
Doctor Brewer-three kinds Of diseases
of Wheat-blight, mildew-now what
was the third-was it Smut?"
DO you want TO talk about smut?"
asked Inspector Slack and then blush
ed
"Oh, no, no." Miss Marble hastily
disclaimed any wish to talk about
smut Just an illustration, you know
And how needles are made and all
that. DiScursive, you know, but not
teaching one to keep to the point.
Which is what want TO do. It's about
Miss SINNERS maid, Gladys, you
know"
Mary Higgins said Inspector
Slack.
"Oh yes. the second maid But its
Gladys Holmes I mean-rather an
impertinent girl and far too pleased
with herself but really strictly honest.
and it's so important that that should
be recognized"
mo charge against her so far as I
know" said the inspector.
mo. I know there isn't a charge
but that makes it worse. Because,
you see, people go on thinking things.
Oh dear-I knew l should explain
badly. What 1 really mean is that
the important thing is to find Mary
Higgins"
Certainly said Inspector Slack.
Have you any ideas on the subject?"
He grudgingly remembered that
Miss MARBLES ideas had occasionally
proven of use to the administration of
justice.
We'll, as a matter of fact, have"
said Miss MARBLE. May I ask YOU a
question? Are fingerprints of no use
to you?"
All" said Inspector Slack, that's
where she was q bit too artful for us.
Did most OF her work in rubber gloves
or houseinaid's gloves. it seems. And
she'd been careful-wiped off every
thing in her bedroom and on the sink.
Couldn't find q single fingerprint in
the placel"
IF YOU did have her fingerprints,
would it help?'
at might, Madam. They may be
known at the Yard. This isn't her
first job, I'd say!"
Miss MARBLE nodded brightly. She
opened her bag and extracted a small
cardboard box. Inside it, wedged in
cotton wool, was mirror.
From my handbag said Miss
Marble THE maids prints are on it.
I think they should be satisfactory
she touched an extremely sticky sub
stance a moment previously"
Inspector Slack stared.
Did you get her fingerprintS on
purpose?"
"Of course"
You suspected her then?"
We'll, you know it did strike me that
she was little too good to be true. I
practically told Miss Lavinia so. But
she simply wouldn't take the hint!
I'm afraid. you know, Inspector, that
I don't believe in paragons. Most of
us have our faults-and domestic SER
vice shows them up very quickly.
WELL said Inspector Slack. re- |
covering his balance. I'm obliged to |
YOU I'm sure Well send these up to !
the Yard and see what they have to .
say"
He stopped. Miss MARBLE had put |
her head little on one side and was ,
him with good deal of
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-10-23
Room, for Expanded
Production Is ShOUR

The Montana water conservation
board reported recent surveys dis
closed room for expansion of agri-
cultural production in the areas
served by the Tongue river and the
Big Dry reclamation projects.
State Engineer Fred Buck said the
United States department of agricul-
ture has completed a soil study cover
ing the entire Big Dry project in Gar
field county, near Jordan. and the
Tongue river project in Rosebud
county. south of Miles City.
The federal departments investi-
gator, Jeff Matthews of the Denver
office. recommended stock ranching in
the upper portion of the project, with
increased development of the lower
area for the growing of sugar beets
and other irrigated cash and feed
crops.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-10-23
Agatha
Christie
Little State TOUn
Proud of Warrior
NOIC in ALeUtians

MOCCASIN-Little town of $50 in
the heart of Montana's winter wheat
growing area was thrilled to learn of
the exploits of Lieut. Robert Thomp-
son, second in command OF Cashiers
Cutthroats" in the Aleutian islands.
I'm so glad TO hear from him, even
indirectly" his kindly mother said,
but I did hope you had some word of
his brother" His brother, Lieut.. Cor
don Thompson, with the marines, has
been reported missing in the south
Pacific.
The last word I had of Robert was
when his finance. Miss Grace Daley
Of Seattle, visited us recently. She was
a clerk and stenographer in the en-
gineers' office in Alaska
The ThompSons operate a 1000
acre wheat farm in the Judith basin.
F.ve-foot-eleven Robert. now "a, de-
veloped his muscles working on the
family farm until he left for Montana
State college at Bozeman after grad
uation from MOccasin high school.
He took the R. o. T. c. course at
the college and went directly into the
army after graduation in 1870.
Mrs. Thompsons final words, I'm
glad he's doing a good job, he's q fine
boy" were echoed by his sisters, one
in high school and one in grade
school
Cashiers Cutthroats" got their
name from their commanding officer,
| Col. Lawrence Cashier, son of the
famed Maj. Gen. Joseph C. Bulb
Cashier of World war |.
The fame of the organization has
spread rapidly, and Colonel Cashier
has been besieged with applications.
Second in command is First Lieuten-
ant Thompson of Moccasin.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-10-23

tress was in the habit of walking
round the gardens at dusk calling to
the birds and scattering crumbs. 1t
seemed clear that Mary, the perfect
maid, had had keys to fit all the flats!
There was, it must be confessed, a
certain amount of ill-natured plea
sure in St. Mary Mead Miss Lavinia
had boosted so much of her marvellous
Mary.
And all the time, my dear, just a
common thief"
Interesting revelation followed. Not
only had Mary disappeared into the
blue, but the agency who had pro-
vided her and vouched for her creden-
tialS was alarmed to find that the
Mary Higgins who had applied to
them and whose references they had
taken up had, to all intents and pur-
poses, never existed. 1t was the name
OF a bonafide servant who had lived
with the bonafide sister of a dean,
but the real Mary Higgins was exist
ing peacefully in place in Cornwall.
Damned clever, the whole thing,
Inspector Slack was forced to admit.
And, if you ask me, that woman
works in with a gang. There was a
case of much the same kind in North
umberland a year ago. Stuff was
never traced and they never caught
her. However, we'll do better than
that in Much Benham!"
Inspector Slack was always a con-
fident man.
Nevertheless, weeks passed and Mary
Higgins remained triumphantly at
large. In vain Inspector Slack re-
doubled that energy that so belied his
name.
Miss Lavinia remained fearful. Miss
Emily was so upset, and felt so alarm
ed by her condition that she actually
sent for Doctor Haydock.
The whole of the village was ter
ribly anxious to know what he thought
of Miss Emily's claims to ill-health,
but naturally could not ask him. Sat
isfactory data came to hand on the
subject, however, though Mr.. Meek,
the chemists assistant, who was walk
ing out with Clara, Mrs. Price-Ridley's
maid. 1t was then known that Doc
tor Haydock had prescribed mixture
of asSafaetida and valerian which, &C
cording to Mr.. Meek, was the stock
remedy for malingerers in the Army!
1t was felt that this settled the ques-
ton of Miss Emily's health once and
for all, and great admiration was felt
for Doctor Haydock's mastery handl
ing of the case.
Soon afterwards it was learned that
Miss Emily, not relishing the medical
attention she had had, was declaring
that in the state of her health she
felt it her duty to be near the special
ist in London who understood her
case. 1t was, she said, only fair to
Lavinia.
The flat was put up for subletting.
It was a few days after that that
Miss MARBLE, rather pink and flustered
called at the police station in Much
Benham and asked for Inspector
Slack
Inspector Slack did not like Miss
MARBLE. But he was aware that the
Chief Constable, Colonel Melchett.
did not share that opinion. Rather
grudgingly, therefore, he received her.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-10-23

HELENA-Frank Regain of Black
foot, Idaho, representative Of the war
relocation authority, has established
an office in Helena to handle field
operations in connection with Japan
csc evacuees working for sugar beet
farmers in western Montana. There
are more than 1900 japanese now
working in Montana.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-10-23

was right again.
Colonel Melchett congratul a d
Slack on his efficiency and Miss
MARBLE had Gladys come to tea with
Edna and spoke to her seriously on
settling down in a good situation when
she got one.
THE END
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-10-23

Women may soon be called upon tc
man Britain,s ufeboats.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-10-23
The Case Of the Perfect MaidS 5 tss:

pyrish,: 1892: By News Syndicate Co. Inc.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-26

Your postmaster can tell you
how 10 invest in u. s. WAR
BONDS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-26

FUMED OAK round table, extra
leaves: six chairs; buffet. Excel
lent condition. BR <pio.
Look around your house. II you
have anything of value that you
are not using sell 1t with a Want
Ad. Call Main 3l5l.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-26
Schools Have
1857 Pupils
New Figure Given
BY Supt. Goold

Eprelimsnt gsins in ths kfad<
schools 80 pupils more than At
the corresponding time last year
we're more thar offset ~ losses
II the ax junior high ard twa
high schools. supi. Howard cocid
reported Ia school board members
=, their meeting Thursday.
A total Of 1897 student. sre
enrolled Al eli schools. compared
with ie<is enrolment of isss7
pupils net ioss Of 90 school
children. Gcelds report revealed.
Losses A. the two high schools
-2es At Lincoln where q total of
2.iss students signed up this year.
and 23s at Stadium where only
i.Tst pupils were enrolled - to-
tailed 500.
Decreases IN attendance were
noted at Cault. Gray and Nc
Carver junior highs. bat increases
At Stewart and Mason almost
made up the losses AZ the net ioss
in the junior highs was only two
students Jason Lee junior high
had exactly the same numhey Of
students !, had In 1871. i.osT.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-26
TRADE
WINDS"

Leaders Of the drug. cosmetic
and allied industries say the fault
in the national sales campaign of
war bonds and stamps In that one
industry puts all Its eggs In a
ons-month basket; that N the
funds Of such campaigns were
used in q concentrated effort to
push the sales on an integrsted
year-lonG program. results would
Be better.
The drug. cosmetics and allied
industries intend TO set the pace.
The year-lons promotion campaign
will be launched Nov. 1. Each
member firm IL being asked 10
allot five per cent Of It's annual
advertising appropriation for that
purpose. More than 81 1000. 900 10
expected To pour into the fund.
The plan 10 10 work on mascu-
line as well as the regular femi-
nine trade. Magazines. journals.
newspapers. car cards and bill
boards will be used as media.
Permanent posters viii be placed
on the nations drug and cosmetic
counters. Radio programs will be
about for the sales Of war bonds
and stamps with only . company's
closing signature 10 Identify the
sponsor.
Informed advices are that the
army ordnance department. In
covering the subject of permissible
costs in war contracts on a fixed
fee basis. plans 10 limit executives
salaries To $4,000. And II 10 no
secret that the price adjustment
board-those who have 10 do with
renegotistion Of war contracts
frown on salary increase given 10
war-industry executives To Offset
the pending higher tar rates on
individuals.
Recent pries strength IN the
/ bieoA ShaIta - uastH on Ill Hln1s
Of rumors that because the indus
try 10 turning over its production
facilities for About alcohol out
put for synthetic rubber and ex-
plosives. and sinoe whisky sup
plies are not a. large ss generally
believed. the OPA viii allow price
boosts and that earnings will be
greater from hare on. Don't you
believe II. say trade insiders.
The liquor industry Ia turning
most all IL facilities over for war
efforts. but production viii be
greater than government needs
and q goodly supply viii remain
for whisky making. Moreover. the
industry's inventory position 10
greater than the generally belley-
ed four-yesr stock 1t present
rate Of consumption. And a. for
the oPA allowing a price boost,
Just you forget II. Yet the indus
try 10 doing well and earnings DO
run high.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-26

terry. Tho teep wss waking
up all the other tenants. The
cffioer explained that he vas
only chewing regulations that
military vehicles must not ~
parked On streets overnight.
After two weeks, the Landlord
forcihly interviewed. The office,
won the battle. remounted his jeer
and rode upstairs.
Next day. Cairo police took
mp the cause Of the landlord.
They put the officer In jail.
and he was turned over 20
United States military au-
thorities.
They ordered him eourt-mar-
tailed.
Thus upheld. civil police evieted
both the jeep and the officer from
the apartment house.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-26

49, = = s~un-s ~ 49,
whnst
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-26
SEEK COMMISSIONS

Twelve hundred and twenty
eight applications for commissions
in the United States Naval Reserve
were received In the Office Of
OFFICER Procurement Of the
Thirteenth Naval District in Sc
attic during the week ended Sept.
10, an increase Of 3s4 over the
total of the previous Ax-day
period.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-26
Landlord Protested Yankee
Riding Jeep to Second Floor
OF His Apartment at Niqhi

CAIRo-The climbing sbilitie.
Of the jeep got young American
officer here in trouble with his
landlord, the civil police. and a
oourt-martsl He was using Il
n ride up a flight Of stairs 10
his second floor apartment at :
o'clock every morning.
HIS landlord complained hit
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-26
Dentist Appeals
Loss Of License

OLYNPIA-Dr. J. c. Campbell
California chain dentist with an
office in Seattle. Thursday ap-
pealed to superior court an order
by the state license department
canceling his license TO operate in
Washington.
A special Investigating conn
mittee named by the COVER
nor, consisting Of License Iii
rector Thomas A. swayle and
Henry W. Minton and NJ. r.
Randolph. prscticing dentists.
handed down findings that
Campbell violated q state law
BY failing 10 be present or
work In his Seattle office.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-26

- naiis. stif until sFnspth Aaa % 70
ma nina mlls IN double boiler sna
cora Is minutes. stirring occasionally.
Pour small amount ever ess foIne.
blend. return ~ dauble heller and
coca 2 20 minutes longer Cool
Add vanilla. Place peanvs butter In
bowl ada ons halt u the cold mlE1,
~hlp Nth rotary ess beetsf untti
smooth add fsfusininE cold mIih.
whip until sfnoUsh. ulsnd With snni-
20 eustard. Chill. Pour Into Hansy
Maid ME shsil.
MeriAsssi
sss whites. y cup susss
hesi ess whites until foamr tdd
sugar q tablespoons al . tins. n<sa.
ina sft<f each addition until susAf
= thoroughly blended contlnue
bsstina until mixture viii stand IN
peaks Pile lightly On fiinns 1pfinkie
with wmainlps eFumh< naks IL mod
Gratis oyen s7t1 dearsrs ~ 10 min=
utes. Cool ana ssrse.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-26

Appt,s pGLIcnr
tart apples
2 Tablespoons Sstsr
Pare eers ana cut spplss into
:.s,, r.s' IN Pc, 70" "s e s,.,
until apple are tsndsr Ade she
sugar spread In bottom of . bshins
dish and cover with
" rnp brown sugar
! cup Aibers Oats
" teaspoon cinnamon
Tablespoons p~sars frhopp<dt
! teaspoon srsfsd lemon fins
= cup melted butter
Nix the cinnamon sugar. nuts.
lemon rind and melted butter spread
Eves % minutes ssrve hot % cold
with whipped cream. This msses .
good dessert IN prepare when hssins
an oven dinner.
GRAHAM o. sn srols WHAT
I cake FIslsrhmann's t<ssf
Z tablespoons iisht brown sugar
or moIla>~s
cup iukswafm water
cup niik. sesisea and oaeied
. tablespoons melted fat
~ teaspoons salt
cop. srshsm % ~hs,s wheat
7 eup siftsd white flour
Dissolve yeast and sassf ~ mo
issses IN iuksvsrm water Add iuks-
warm milk fat. salt then flour srsd.
that can be hanaisd kasaa the1-
ousnly. ksspins dough soft. Cover
snd d,,, N ssrm sls.s q so, 80 ~ ~
bulb. mould into leaves and pise<
ris< sssin' ssous i hour or until
lisht Bsss IN moderate oven ~
600 v. about hour Males io@sef
EIrE PEACH Am vLus sstIy
: sups ~ ihsl 2 = sasss
! hon powdered fruit psstin
TO ss.p. J, i s sss ~ sfe'. nd ss
pounds fully 1ps psashs. ana 1
pound fully ripe plums. Add I. cup
water. bring u boil. ana simmer
covered 10 minutes Fises fruit IN
ss. ''Si99 ,.rs s.t :ns sl..s. 's .ssr. -.
u luiae. ana ANAL asnotn, % ~sssf
b puip IN Tally cloth ana saussxs
sssin. Measure sugar Into 6rs dish
and act s<ids until needed hsss1rs
ana plsne over hot.sss f1rs saa
powdered frut psetin, mir we'll. ana
continue stirring until mixture CONES
" hard boil. A. once pour IN
sugar. stirring constantly G0ufinus
stirring brins % . fun rollins boil
ana boil hsrd = minuts Rsmoss
from FIRE sfim. pour auistiy. psrsf-
FIN hot Jelly at once Males about
slase~s.
PEANUT BtTTrH PIE
Crust. Blend tesftfssr seii
1. cup. Homer Maid crshsm
Cracker crumbs
~ sap soff~nsd snftsf
IL Tablespoons snasr
! teaspoon flour
PIT al but |. cup IN . 6utt<rs6
ssincn pi< pan ana pre&& firmly IN
ever LAYER V boftorn ana sides.
giiiinss
~ sups MILL, sesIss1
" f8p sara
~ suD flour
ffaspocn saff
sEx gsiks. Hsii bsslsa
~ Teaspoon ssniiis
y rap p<aupf batter
! fup fefd niiik
Co9npins thofo1sbiy .sssf fiossf
ana salt AID srasiI amount n srsl1-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-26
FURNITURE
Wanted ...

People are looking every day
Tor used furniture in the Miscel-
laneous For Sale column of The
Tacoma Times Want Ads.
II you have any furniture for
sale order \ Want Ad and sell j,
for cash.
Mrs. F. Klopstein. 1905 So.
at, got cash buyers from this
Times Want Ad. costing 35c:
Evening star., 1942-02-10

commercial wool raisers. Type B
is stronger in body and less wrin-
kled, and while the wool is longer,
it is not so fine as type A. Type C.,
or Delaine Merino, is larger and
less wrinkled than the first two. c
f1ocks have been considered NUT
ton value, and the lambs are fed
so that they will meet the require
ments of the markets after their
first shearing.
American Merino sheep are reg
istered as q rule with the American
Evening star., 1942-02-10

though some breeders who were
raising the Delaine or C type OF
Merino bred them for their meat
as well as their WOOL
! However, we are interested in the
American Merino at present. The
outstanding characteristic of all
Merinos is the fineness of their
wool. And while variations occur,
there is as much uniformity of
tlneness and length as may be
found in any one character of any
class of sheep.
! Of course, the fineness of the
wool is a most important quality.
The length is also important, and
Merino wool is long enough to
comb, the combing length being
over 2 inches, and is known as
Delaine.
, The fleeces of fine-wool sheep
Are very heavy in oil or yolk, and
the number of scourings needed to
Evening star., 1942-02-10


and Delaine Merino Record Asso-
citation in xenia, Ohio. Since each
Of the types has so much in COM
mon, there is no reason why the
different types may not have their
mates among other than their in
dividual type. However. the parents
and grandparents Of the ram are
carefully investigated.
Rams of high rank must have two
good sized folds on their neck,
while the body will be quite free
from wrinkles. Their grandsires
Evening star., 1942-02-10

must have had vigor and stamina.
The mothers usually have one lamb
each year, though twins sometimes
occur. The rams in most cases
have curving horns that are very
strong.
Three classes of better known
breeds Of sheep have been brought
to fixed types to meet the needs
Of their native homes-the medium
wool class, the long wool and the
fine wool. which includes the Ameri-
can Merino and the Rambouillet.
Evening star., 1942-02-10
0. {. D. Scouts Possibility
OF Spies Poisoning Food

The ONCE Of Civilian Defense
yesterday moved to allay any fears
of contamination of food by for
eign agents.
In a report to regional directors,
Corrington Gill, deputy director In
charge of operations at o. c. D.,