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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24
Carrier Bunker Hill
Docks AT Puget Sound

SEATTLE, Oct. % P)-Vlce
A dmir Marc A. Mitschers
forme. flagship, the 26,5OO-ton
Carrier Bunker Hill entered Puge'
Sound early today, with more than
1000 Army veterans, most of them
ready fo- discharge. She sailed
from Hawaii.
The army transport Gen. Wma'
Ham disembarked more IMAM
5000 veterans from the Philip
pines last night. Included Weis
80 WACS who worried over thelF
stateside compilations - "atabrlhe
TAM" caused by repeated doses
of that malaria treatment.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24
BY RICHARD KAsISCHKE

BERLIN, Oct. 23-P}-Russians
have been working diligently try
ing to discover the atomic bomb
secret with the aid of equipment
and data removed from German
Laboratories with the help Of Ger
man scientists, says DR.. Guenther
Hillmann, acting director of the
Berlin division, Kaiser Wilhelm
Institute.
DR., Hillmann. in an interview,
predicted that the Russians might
develop their own atomic bomb
within two years-with help OF
Germans. But without that help it
likely would take many years"
He confirmed an Associated
Press report from Vienna that the
Russians were bidding for Ger
man scientists services. He said
he knew OF a number who had &C.
cepted; and he had been approach
ed, and could 80 anytime" The
pay offered is about 1000 rubles
about $500-per month, he said:
THE Russians are working ex.
tremely hard on the atom bomb
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24
Channel Storm Blows
German Mines To Beach

LONDON. Oct, 23-(P)-Half q
dozen German mines were chu-n.
ed up near British Channel
beaches before bowling gale to.
day and one exploded on a sea.
wall. damaging shops and blowing
in windows at Highcliffe- On-Sea.
Bomb disposal men risked their
lives to beach another at Bognor
Regis, near Porthmouth. The
mountainous sea hurled four other
large mines onto a single beach al
Brighton. Crowds rushed back and
hurled themselves face down be.
fore the receding tide carried the
explosives back out to sea.
The explosion against the High.
cliffe-On-Sea seawall flooded a
wide stretch of the shore.
At Bognor Regis, volunteers
lassoed that mine, which was
bobbing close to the walls.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24
Secretary Says Hitler
Knew About Hess Trip

DACHAU, Germany, Oct. w.
delayed - R) - Rudolf Hess
private secretary, In an irtervle"
today. expressed belief that Hies.
knew all about the deputy leaaei
flight to England because Hess
dictated to her a memoranda
about the project for the FuehceI'
The secretary, Hildegard fa.n,
is held in this concentration camp
where $4,000 SIS members are III
termed. She may appear as WV
ness in the Nuremberg war crliil''
trials next month.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24
u. S. Overseas Forces
To Be Cut By July l.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-- Up -
Army forces abroad will be ~ -,
duced to strength OF 07o,ooV '.
next July l, including occupa'i''
forces in Japan and Germany
The War Department, amour
ing this today, said that aoou' ",
ESQ, 900 now overseas will De ~
turned home by that time.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON, Oct. % 7R =
The Office of War Information
will be liquidated about two
months ahead of schedule, it was
learned today. Acting Director Neil
Dalton is ready to notify Presi'
dent Truman the job will be com.
pleted about Nov. /.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24
Band Blares Welcome
To Crew OF Submarine

ed days. Crowds on the wharves
at other times, it was pointed out,
would interfere with the worknen'
Smoking is not permitted on the
docks at any time, it was added
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24

Expectation is most ct the Joy Of livinp-
except for people who always expect the worst
you lean too heavily on luck it aives wan
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24

Bolivia has a network OF o''''
miles Of navigable rivers.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24

Three-fifths of Bolivia is tropi.
cal lowlands.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24
TOP o. THE alORNING

TOP O. THE hiORNING
A crown Of thorns
And purple robe
read the words with sigh:
And when remember my own misdeeds,
MY soul awakes, and my conscience pleads
And say to myself, 'Is it II"
-"Congregationalist."
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24

HIS demand met greater protestations and
assurances that peace had come. Overcome
ny tnelr persistence and touched by their pa
triotism which corresponded so closely to their
'wn' the Japanese consented to argue the S
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-05-12
Gov. Ford Signs

Casper T. Oien of Oilmont, M. r.
Wagner of Cut Bank and G. A.
Haeckel of Bozeman; A. E. Crumley,
Shelby, president of the Montana
Oil and Gas Producers association
and vice president of the Independ-
ent Petroleum Association of Amer
lea, and G.. c. Stevenson, Great
Falls, secretary of the Montana Pc
troleum Industries committee.
The Montana legislature, by au-
thorizing Montana's membership in
the interstate oil compact commits
sion, added another link to the
chain of states comprising the COM
pact's membership which extends
nearly from coast to coast. The oil
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-05-12
Elk Basin

Only five wells, one being drilled
by Carter and four by Stanolind,
were active in the Montana portion
of the Elk Basin field as the week
ended. These reported progress as
follows:
CARTER-HENDERSON EA-3
NE NV NV 35-9S-23E
Coring, 5431.
STANOLIND-DENGLER NO.
SW NV SW 36-oS-23E
Drilling, $500.
STANOLIND-ELK A NO. is
NV SW 35-9S-23E
Spudded 4-12-45; drilling, 2270
sTANOLEND-2 TIP EUGENE LISA
c NE Sc NV 34-9S-23E
Drilling 1895.
gTANOLIND-TOOKER NO.
NE SW SW 27-9S-23E
Drilling, 5279.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-05-12
Cobb Well
Continued From Page u

f. l.. COBB-TRIBAL CONTRACT NO. 4
NV NE NV 24-32N-6W
Spudded 3-2S-45. COMPLETED 5-S-45.
I'd, 3115. Main pay 3090-3101: 1000 #.
fluid. Swabbed 272 bbls. list "a hours.
KULLBERG OIL CO..TRIBAL 1876 NO.
Sc NE NV 19-32N-5W
Spudded 4-10-45; drilling, 1892
R. c. TARRANT-FEE HOPE NO. 3
e rS Sc NE sw 1s-s4N-5w
Spudded 4-26-45; drilling, 185.
TExACo-ARoEsON NO. 4
ny NEA 2S-35N-6W
Rig up.
TExACo.MORRIsON CONS. NO. II
NV NV NV 22-35N-6W
Spudded 3-26-45. COMPLETION 5-5-25
It'd, 2917. Main pay 29O3-2SO5. Swaooed
42h bbls. list 10 hours.
TExACO RASMUSSEN LANDER, JOINT
Sc Sc 2o-s5N-ew
Spudded 3-26-45; drilling, 2340.
TExACO-sEC. 9 NO. II
c NV NE NE 9-32N-5W
TExACo-sEcTIoN II UNIT NO. 8
C WI NV NV 11-35N-6W
Spudded 3-27-45; drilling, 294O
TEXACO-SECTION IL NO. 8
G NE Sc 11-35N-6W
Rig up. (FIRST REPORT)
TExACO-MORRIsoN CONS. NO. IL
c So S y 22-35N-6W
Rig up. (FIRST REPORT)
UNION.BALLEY NO. 5
Sc SW NV 7-33N-5W
Spudded 3-27-45. COMPLETED 5-1-45
I'd, 2970, Not helped by shot P. & A.
UNION-COBURN NO. 5
Sc SW Sc 5-33N-5W
Spudded 4-29-45; drilling, 1410.
UNION-CONNALLY NO. 4
Sc NV NV 7-33N-5W
Spudded 4-2-45. COMPLETED 5-6-45.
tn, 1920. PB 291O Show 29OO-291O.
Shot 80 qts. Testing
UNION-CONNOLLY NO. 5
c NE NV 7-33N-5W
Moving on. (FIRST REPORT)
UNION OLA. CORRIGEAUX NO.
Sc NE NV 21-33N-5W
Spudded 1915; drilling 2660
UNION.LANGBEER NO. 2
SW NE 7-35N-5W
Rigging up.
UNI0N.LOOKHOFF NO. ii
c 33-33N-5W
Spudded 4-2S-45; drilling. 1130.
UNION-MIIILER NO. 20
Sc SW Sc 19-33N-5W
Spudded 4-2S-45; drilling, 1880.
UNION-THOMAs UNIT NO. 2
c So SEA 11-35N-5W
Rig up.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-05-12

men of the state hailed Montana's
membership in the compact as an
other step forward for the oil in
dustry in retaining to the states the
right of self-regulation.
Following Montana's example,
West Virginia's legislature at its
session Just closed also enacted
legislation permitting that states
membership in the compact.
The executive committee of the
compact, holding its regular month
ly meeting in Oklahoma City.
through its chairman, Gov. Andrew
F. Schoeppel of Kansas, wired con-
CALCULATIONS to Governor Ford.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-05-12
UNION MAKES PROFIT

Union Oil Company, recent en-
trant into Montana producing and
refining circles, made a net profit
of S1,780,294 for the first quarter
of 1915, the company reported.
Thereupon followed payment of the
company's 322nd dividend.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-05-12

This advertisement is of a series, sponsored
by Montana independent oil producers, to acquaint
the producers with facts vital to their welfare and
from time to time to acquaint the public with of
the problems confronting this vital industry.
194S.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-05-12
CORRECTION SEEMS NEAR

Numerous moves including the introduction of remedial
legislation with powerful support under way to
tabish validity of the chargeoff of intangible drilling
Support for such is steadily increasing and there
is visible opposition to that will many OPP
orators from financial ruin Some large companies have
already removed drilling restrictions that clamped
down when import of the adverse ruling became
known Unless something unforeseen develops there
why operators should not proceed freely
in mapping out their drilling programs, with confidence
that the longsanctioned chargeo will be placed
a firm legal basis
BUT OIL PRICE REMAINS FROZEN
While real progress has been made in correcting the
unfair and potentially rnous condition mentioned in the
foregoing paragraph little real progress has been
made in correcting situation important to in
dependent producers of crude OIL So far talk and
talk has been the only result of the establish
crude oil price in line with the actual of replacing that
crude. AND SOME OF THE BLAME ATTACHES TO
THE PRODUCERS THEMSELVES. Out of 626 question
nares mailed out to crude producers effort obtain
information crude oil production COSTS only FORTY
have been returned to OPA
If you have received such QUESTIONABLE call in your
accountant and fill it out without delay Remember fair
price for crude of paramount Importance every indie
pendent operator.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-05-12

Oil products, in weight, make UP
IS percent of all overseas military
shipments. In bulk, these products
approximate 16 times the food
shipped.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-05-12
Extensions
fcontinued From Page y

the benefits of acid shots had been
made available to operators,
The Hole we'll is three miles due
west of Kelvin and four and half
miles southwest of the Consolidated
we'll
Though more than score OF
wells were at various stages in the
field during the week, none were
especially interesting. About half
dozen should register as compile
lions next week.
The full field report:
J.H. AGEN-KRAUsE NO. S.
NE Sc SW 9-35N-3W
Rig up.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS NO.
G SW SW 14-35N-3W
Spudded 4-7-45; drilling, ITO.
BIG WEST-ALLEN II NO. r.
spudded 4-i7-45. COMPLETED 5-1-45;
acidized 1000 gals, initial, IL bbls.
BIG WEsT-ALLEN II NO. 12--
NE NE SW 31-35N-1W
Rig up.
CONSOLIDATED GAs-BARKULOO NO.
Sc NE Sc 15-35N-4W
Spudded 5-3-45; drilling, 500.
s. v. DAY-HALTER NO. g.
G NV NE NE 17-35N-2W
Spudded 3-27-45. COMPLETED 5-2-45;
I'd, 1880. Acidizing EN-, 1916. Acid did
not help. p. & A.
LEE EDWARDS TRUSTEE Os7S2 NO. T.
G NV Sc NE 35-36N-3W
Location.
ENFIELD-GRAss NO. B.
c SW SW Sc 17-35N-1W
Rig up.
ARTHUR H. HAEH-ENwMAN NO. 1s-
Sc SW NE 22-35N-2W
Spudded 5-1-45; drilling, $50.
S. A. H0LE-L. BAILEY NO. T.
NE SW NV 32-35N-3W
Drilling, 1856.
COBB-COOLIDGE-DAVIS NO. l.
c NE NE NE 24-35N4W
Spudded 3-27-45; drilling, 2260.
o. A. NEPSTAD-GF O5f9995 NO. T.
SW NE NV 3-35N-3W
Spudding.
j. v. NEPsTAD-BYRNE NO. g.
c NE NV NV 25-35N-2W
Spudding.
C. 7. OIEN-ENGEMOEN NO. 90
NV SW NV 14-35-2W
Spudded 3-26-45. COMPLETION 5-1-45;
EN-, 1862, acidized twice with 1000 gals.
Standing.
PACIFIC WESTERN OIL CORP GF Os5sO9
G Sc sW NE e-35N-3w
Spudded Atlas; drilling, $50.
PACIFIC WEsTERN-GF OS5SO9 NO. e.
c NE SW NE 9-35N-3W
Spudding.
PACK PETROLEUM CO.-CAGNEY NO.
c NE NE NE 1O-34N-1W
Location.
PFABE & ENGLEKING-GOEDDE NO.
T.
c NV NE NV 2O-35N-2W
Moving on. (FIRST REPORT)
PREVOL & sHAY-WAITE NO. IT.
G Sc SW NE 24-35N-2W
Spudded 4-12-45; drilling in.
PREVOL & SHAY-GF O83247U1 NO. Is
c SW NV SW 1O-35N-3W
First hole lost, 1135. Rig skdded 80 #.
NE. Spudding.
RAY SORRELL-SORRELL NO. 2
c Sc Sc Sc 7-34N-2W
Spudded 4-1S-45; drilling $780,
STOCK & TEXACO-STATE NO. T.
SW NE NV 16-35N-2W
Spudded 5-2-45; drilling, $50. (FIRST
| REPORT)
TEXACO-F. BRUINS NO. 21--
G NE Sc SW 1035N-2W
| Spudded 5-3-45; drilling, 555.
/ TEXACO-DAVEY NO. IS
c NV SW 34-36N-2W
Rig up.
TEXACO-SWAYZE NO. g.
| G SW NV SW 35-36N-2W
Spudded 4-29-45; casing, 1850.
WEIGH BROs.-STATE NO. s.
Sc NE NV 36-35N-2W
Spudded 1915; drilling, $50.
l.. J. YEALEY-SHAW NO. IS
C NE NE SW 35-36N-2W
Drilling, $50.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-30
THEY SA y

Chicago-Chief Justice julius II.
Miner OF the L. s. Circuit Court, on
Federal Judge Philip l. Sullivan 5
decision ruling government seizure
OF Montgomery Ward plants illegal:
AN independent judiciary always
has safeguarded our constitutional
liberties Judge Sullivan's
courageous decision is in line with
that sacred American tradition"
Washington - Gen. Joseph w.
Stilwell, to his successor, Gen. Dan
Sultan, as supreme commander "
the China war theater.
on reopening of the Burma Road:
Another link has been forged in
the chain of victory Good hunt
ing and keep the trucks rolling"
Denver-Rep. Frederick c. Smith
(R)-OD, offers his opinion OF the
Breton Woods conference: ut has
all the earmarks Of worldwide
trade and money cartel"
Washington - Rep. Andrew J.
May (D) KY. sponsor of the work,
fight or be jailed bill: III Germany
were defeated today manpower con-
troll would be more necessary than
ever because war workers would
start running out OF their plants to
peacetime Jobs"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-30
STAGE and SCREEN

Walsh. one of the movie colony's
leading horsemen.
However, Whipper. the horse.
got his cues mixed and suddenly
executed a. complete circle. His
tail caught the unsuspecting actor
full in the face, almost sweeping
him off his feet.
The damage to the Demarest
profile luckily was nothing that
couldn't be repaired by the make
up man. BIT nobody could help
Mr.. D. q dignity.
Things moved smoothly for a
few moments. Then Whipper SHE'D
away from the camera and lun~ed
across the track. dragging the half
para'yzed actor "trairer' with
him through cloud of dust. The
race halted abruptly when Demar-
est banged into the track rail.
And just to cap the climax. or
as Demarest said, add more injury
to insult. Wh'pper popped his foot
squarely uUon one of Demarect's.
No bones were broken. but there
was a livid imprint of a race horse
hoof on his aching toes, he claims
AT least" he moaned, taking
his pain-racked body back to Holly
wood that night. lit could have
been worse. What II Whipper had
been an elephant
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-30
Wallace and Rubber
These Dayss~y New; gso '" e: 5oxot9%;

Should Henry Wallace come into
control OF the 81 synthetic rubber
factories costing the American peo-
pie 100000, he would be in a
position to scuttle them in accord.
ance with his idea that the United
States should not make rubber
alphabetically so that Malay coolies
may be able to sell us raw rubber.
As part of his world-embracing
humanitarian. philosophy of put.
ting a bottle of milk on every break.
fast table on this earth, he would
protect the Malays against the
American people who insist upon
protecting themselves from again
being caught without this essential
material In 1888. the last year
before the war. $4,000 tons OF
crude rubber were produced gener-
ally in Asia. In the same year. the
United States consumed $4,000
tons OF this product-all impo ted.
OF this, about 60 per cent went into
pneumatic tires.
The price of crude rubber has
fluctuated widely since the last
war. The cost OF producing crrde
rubber in British Malaga or the
Dutch East Indies never changes
much, the variations in price for us
arising from the operations of the
Anglo.Dutch cartel which contro's
the crude commodity and holds
US up when it can. Note the fluc-
tuations in price: 1879. 403 cents
per pound; 1876. SO cents 1897.
1856 cents; 1928, 1871 cents; 1892.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-30

3.5 cents; 1889. Is cents a pound.
And this is always for the same
crude product produced by the same
coolie labor. sold by the same com
panies operating out of Singapore.
Hongkong, and Shanghai and gen.
orally controlled in London. The
Malay coclle does not see much
OF this money, no matter what
Henry Wallace thinks about 1t.
With war upon us, we found our
selves short of rubber. dangerously
short Bernard VI. Baruch. In his
report to the President and the
Congress, said:
We cannot AFFORD to take a
chance. II is better to be safe than
to be sorry. We dare not depend
upon unbuilt plants; upon increas.
ing the reclamation OF scrap: upon
bringing the tire manufacturing ca
pacity up to equal theoretical syn.
thetic production; upon other I'M
proven factors.
The members of this committee
have full faith in the ability of
American Industry to lick all these
problems, but there is grave I'M
certainty as to time. Whatever our
hopes, or even our reasonable estl.
mates, until the synthetic rubber
plants are oDerating at 0acity.
we cannot take unnecessary ris"s
We cannot base military offensives
on rubber we do not have. All
our lives and freedoms are at stake
in this war"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-30
Relaxation Party
Planned at Normal

Relax and Forget the Facts"
party from to II p. IN. Saturday.
is to help the students during final
examination week.
The students are to bring their
records to Charles McKenny Hall
grill for dancing.
Blanche Paynter and ! Shirley
Berg are co.chairmen of the party.
On the decorations committee are
Betty Cross, Jean Bales, Dorothy
Henry, and Bonnie Bransteeter,
hostesses are Irene Branstetter.
Mary Stevenson, Beatrice Bine.
Jeanne Hoag, Mary. Brddner, and
Gerda Stuechen. Rosalie Osgood,
Sandra Ripoelli and Ruth Lang
will take care of the records. Pub
licity will be handled by Eugenia
Morse.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-30
BY HAZEL HARTZOG

Hollywood Up The trouble
with making a picture that has
horses in 1t, according to William
Demarest. Is the horses.
The actor spent day on loca-
tion at the Walter G. McCarty
ranch in San Fernando Valley
working before the camera with a
spirited race horse named Whip
per, the equine star of Paramount's
Salty O'Rourke.'
As proof OF his contention,
Demarest offers himself as exhibit
IA case of gal'oping iit-ers and a
weary and battered anatomy.
Mr. D., who admits he has OBJ
taiIed most of his knowledge of
horseflesh from reading the rae
ing results In the morning paTer
is portraying a sourpussed trainer
in the film.
The action being filmed called
for him to catch hold Of the bang
tails bride as Jockey Stanley
CleWents dismounted and to lead
the horse from the track-at the
same time keeping up a running
fire OF conversation with Alan
Laid and Clements.
1T all sounded simple enough"
Demarest said after hearing the
scene outlined by Director Raoul
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-30
Wolf in Mans u C|othing

anything, for II was extraordinari.
ly thick and solid. Still, it might
not have been quite closed.
Nicky hesitated, then lifted his
elegantly squared and tailored
shoulders again. Think it over,
Craig" he advised.
"You didn't hear anything. And
if you did, It's nothing to me-"
"Drue is nothing to you?'
"You heard me-"
Nicky's bland face changed a
little; his cruel lower lip protruded.
He got up. II see it's no use to talk
to you, Craig. Oh, by the way, your
divorce is still in good standing, l
presumed"
Craig's straight, dark eyebrows
made line across his face. What
do you meant"
"Oh, nothing" replied Nicky siri-
ly. Except Drue is in circulation
again. Prettier than ever. I'd for
gotten"-he stopped, laughed lit
tle-"well, no-not quite forgotten.
After all, she did leave you once
and daresay you remember why.
So if she is absolutely free :"
Craig declared shortly, "Drue Ia
perfectly free. AS you know, Nicky.
Now get Out"
When he'd gone, Craig lay for
long time looking at nothing, with .
very grim expression.
Late IN the afternoon Aiexia
came. one looked very Deautirui
mot at all ike a recently oereaved
widow| IN a handsome Yea -goWnish
dress emerald green and trailing.
;t.oIf . I;,t, ~ r;,; AZ ,rhan 10 ~ iooSsS
at her. but he promptly sent me
away.
Drue was sitting at the writing
table when I reached her room. Sir
Francis Law like a little brown mutt
on the table beside her. his head on
her arm.
ac,. e. sl uL. -,
-, M n. TS;n ia -
Pen.u ;D,D '' uii'e 'ou
a"y as 49,. u.
A., 1890 $3.50 WIS 'i''e' saio
Vie s,"
"Oh, Alexia. Her eyelids went
down and she patted the little dogs
Vigilant head. And said suddenly,
egInpies ~ iyus pieseion
:" ~ ~ sa n' ~ ~"
suppose no"-aI.er ueceht inter-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-30
Miqnon @. EDerhari

ney soper came to tell Craig there
was to be an inquest that after
noon and to ask him If he knew a
Frederic Miller.
Inquest" cried Craig. Look
here, Miss Cable ought to have a
lawyers advice before :"
Its only a formality," snapped
Soper. "She's not to be asked to
testify now. The doctors the only
necessary witness just now. And
Nugent. What I'd like you to tell
me now is, who is Frederic Miller?
Your father has given him checks
totaling fifteen thousand dollars in
the last two years. You must
know :"
But don't!"
"Never heard the name before :"
The District Attorneys eyes we're
little and suspicious.
Never, And | don't think my
father knew anybody Of that
name!" Craig looked perplexed.
Ibid you ask Alexia-Mrs. Brent -
Certainly. She knew nothing Of
1t either . Well, haven't you any
idea who it was that struck you
that night" His eyes were on the
bandage on Craig's temple.
"No."
"Are you sure it tods anybody?
You could have fallen"
"But ! didn't. ! was in the hall.
Somebody hit me and dragged me
into the linen room. So it must have
been a man"
"Not at all. A woman could have
done 1t. Good morning" said the
D. A.
And as he left, Nicly entered. I
remained, in spite of the look Nicky
gave me, which invited me TO leave.
He was limping a little.
Hurt your foot, Nick?" queried
Craig and Nicky said, Someone
dropped a flashlight on it, in the
ruckus the other night. Accidental
ly, l hope" and glanced at me and
lowered his silky eyelashes so there
was only a half-hidden but definite
ly malicious CLEAN back Of them.
/ looked blank, as il I'd never
heard of a hashlight and Nicky
blurted, Craig, look here. Ou9htn't
we to do something :"
"Do something?"
81 mean-well, murders murder
There's either a motive or it's Q
question of "a homicidal maniac
ats in the hands Of the police,
responded Craig.
"But, Craig" said Nicky, leaning
forward suddenly, do you know
who did it,"
mo-" declared Craig. And added
bluntly, do your"
"N-no," said Nicky slowly. THAT
is--of course the police think 1t was
Drue."
Thanks to you"
81 didn't tell them everything
could have told Them" said Nicky
in a curiously tentative way.
what do you mean"
"Oh. Their conversation, for In.
stance. Conrad's and Drue's. just
before he died"
Caig's eyes narrowed. "What do
you mean ? | suppose you listened"
Nicky shrugged; it was again
tentative, only half-sssenting.
"Well," asked Craig, what did
you hear?'
II the library door had been
! closed. didn't think hs bad heard