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Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09
LONDON

NONDON has a Mayfair mystery.
Compounded OF romance, Tc.
- ordinations and a S6,875 ring, II
has the cinema and the footlights sets
buZZing with speculation concerning
the source of revenue which Eric Wv
ian Earl Hakim, sometime movie pro
ducer, is reported 10 have spent at
the rate of $1,000 week on lissom,
lifting Norma Dawn, 23-year-old star
of stage and radio
Hakim has been bankrupt for II
wears. In 1884 he listed liabilities OF
S1e5.OOO and assets of $3.50. Since
then, seven more petitions in bank
ruptcy have been filed against him.
But. while repeatedly repaying moth
ing 10 his creditors, he apparently has
lived like millionaire, preferring TO
conceal where he got the means.
Mr.. Hakim's private life probably
would not be under discussion except
that he made it public when he ac-
cused dainty Miss Dawn of making
off with the dazzling diamond band.
That unhappy charge required court
room sessions OF nine days, during
which unkind words were pa 90
about the characters of both plain
tiff and defendant, during which Miss
Dawn wept and the magistrate found
that Miss Dawn most certainly was
not a thief.
1t all began more than a year ago
when Hakim and his wife were at
tending a party in the smart Hotel
Savoy. Pretty Norma also was guest,
and HaKim, twice her age, found her
a fascinating bit OF femininity.
AS disclosed in Marlborough Street
Police Court, Hakim made inquiries
about Norma's address and telephone
number, whcreupon he embarked on
a telephone campaign to solicit her
favorS. To show his good intentions
4 December ~. 1915
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nond" with Adolphe Menjou, and
90 he Outsider" "
In 1888, while Norma was just
beginning TO practice for the stage
career she embarked upon at 10,
Hakim married Nina Wanna, beautiful
Russian film star who had just di-
vorced Or. Robert Kind, former Ru-
manian consul general at Berlin.
Two years later, Hakim was in
police court on a charge of pawning
a S4.25O emerald ring for which he
had neglected 10 pay. The charge
was dismissed
All this time, Hakim had money.
Yet he was bankrupt.
Harry Myers, solicitor for Norma,
tried TO find out where it came from.
lie put a question bluntly 10 Hakim:
Fifteen thousand dollars in gifts,
$4,000 for a play - and you paid
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for all these in cash."
Yes" Hakim replied.
Where was il all coming FROM
Money ! had given me.
Given you for certain reasons
By persons who desired 10 carry on
business with you by cash tranSac.
,ous?' Myers asked.
1t need not necessarily be busi
ness he replied.
Was il business
no" Hakim said cryptically, and
that was all the satisfaction Myers
could get out Of him
IIakim had me unpleasant
things 10 say about \ormas past
a1d she had something 20 say about
his temper, including q time when
lac hurled a chair az her.
After both sides had had their
say. Magistrate SandbaCh opined that
u was obvious the ring was intended
for Norma pointing out that Hakim
had taken her 10 three lcwclry shops
10 select one 10 her liking.
Magistrate Sandbach wasn't spar
ing of Hakim.
lie was asked how ne earned his
living Sandbach said and ] eau.
toned him that if his answer might
render him liable to criminal proceed.
ings he need not answer.
lie refused to answer. You can.
not blame people if they draw con.
clusions unfavorable 10 him from
that"
He concluded, IL think that a jury
undoubtedly would believe her story
rather than Mr.. Hakim'S.".
SO Norma was acquitted and per.
mitted TO keep the ring, which -
later sold for $1,000. IN
British income tax officials aiI'
interested in Hakim's income. They
were curious to know how Hakim
spent 81 600 a week, which he ad.
mitted, while he made a tax return
for only $4,000.
a lot OF other people would like
to know, too.
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he is reported To
have dispatched
a $4,250 diamond
clip TO her May
fair h o m Q in
Mount st.
Norma melted,
{ h q eVide n c @
revealed. She aC-
cepted such items
of esteem and at
lection as a mink
coat, a cigarct
case, sew r a !
b r a c g | @ [ )
and other rings,
valued at some
I h i n e ! i k @
$4,000. Further.
more, she per
mittcd IIakim to
pay the rent for
her apartment
and for another
for her mother
across the cor
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gave him all.
Then there was
the matter of the
S6.S75 ring. Hak.
i'm c h arg d hen
with stealing II
from his pocket.
Norma said ii was
his gift TO seal
their engagement.
So Magistrate J.
B. Sandbach sat
in judgment on
the various sSucS.
The hearings de
veloped interest
ing but inconclu-
sive evide @ n e q
about II a k / m S
background. Hi S
forebearS w er g
Armenian and he
went to England
from France with
A wealthy relative.
III @ subsequently
managed a circuit
of cinema houses.
This circuit in
Cluded the famous
Academy Cinema.
He also produced
two films Dia-
nOnd Cut Dia-
Evening star., 1945-01-07

to come now and claim kinship with him?
Peter walked through the big gate and up
the brick walk toward the buildings. They
were UNCOVERED and lovely, against back
ground of trees and rolling hills. His new
lieutenants uniform fitted him perfectly, but
suddenly he felt shabby and awkward. This
was Ovens world, and in Ovens world he'd
never been at ease, even in those years when
he'd tried 50 hard to adjust his life to its
requirements. He felt panicky, and it seemed
him. sensing his fright and laughing over it.
Darling" she'd said, during their last
bitter quarrel, you're just wee bit common.
aren't you? You were born on the wrong side
Evening star., 1945-01-07

The soldier had known fear.
but this moment was real
panic: he was about to face
his eleven-year-old son f.
TIVE bus driver said, There you are, sir
i That's St. Stephens School," and swung
open the door.
Stepping into the clover edging the high
way, Peter Halloran wished he had not come
Young Jim had been all Ovens son and old
James Sterling's grandson since he was eight
months old. The boy hadn't seen his father
in ten years. Why should he want a stranger
Evening star., 1945-01-07

of the tracks, and you've never outgrown it."
And Gwen had answered, 'You mean you've
got a tradesman's mind, don't you. dear?
You only think in terms of dollars and cents"
He and Gwen and the baby had been liv-
ing in the little New York apartment. sup
posedly on his newspaper salary of forty
five dollars week. There'd been the final
payment on Ovens hospital bills, the bills
from the butcher and the grocer, his insur-
ance. and bill from the dentist. He was
haunted by his debts day and night, but he
wouldn't accept money from James Sterling.
He was going to be one poor man married to
a rich mans daughter who stood on his own
feet and retained his self-respect
HEN his birthday came, and Gwen trium-
phantly presented him with receipts for every
single bill!
1t took him tempestuous Sunday after
noon to find out where the money had come
from. James Sterling hadn't Cancelled the
accounts he'd opened for his daughter in
some of the fashionable shops, and Gwen had
hit on the scheme of using her credit to shop
for her friends and resell her purchases to
them at bargain prices Dad doesn't mind"
she told him. HE didn't say word when he
got the bills. He just paid them
Cant you see it's stealing?" he thun-
dered Haven't you sense enough to know
it's downright dishonest"
Dishonest" Gwen was honestly puzzled
But didn't use any of the things myself"
He remembered that Sunday vividly now,
as he walked toward the ivy-grown buildings
Remembered it, at least, to the point where
the big Sterling car came for Gwen and the
baby, and one of his newspaper friends who
lived across the hall and owned bottle of
Evening star., 1945-01-07

genuine imported Scotch whisky, came for
him. 1t was his twenty-second birthday; the
day the young Hallorans fulfilled the gloomy
predictions of all their friends and agreed
that their noble experiment had been dismal
failure. The day, incidentally. when hed last
seen his son.
He lifted the door knocker, and heard the
reverberations die away. Bees, drunk with
sun and the sweetness of the wisteria above
the doorway, droned around him. and dry,
PROFESSIONAL voice came out of an open win
dow, talking about the Dred-Scott decision
Echoes of the war would come softly here,
muted by the brooding peace of the hills.
This was hothouse for little gentlemen
little snobs! His own son was one of them
He'd expect his father to arrive in generals
uniform at the very least!
The door opened and an elderly maid re-
garded him uncertainty against background
of paneled hall and carved-oak stairway.
He said, my name is Halloran. I've come
to see my son."
The headmaster is expecting you" she
said. You're to come right to his Office
His feet clumped over the highly polished
floor Just outside the door of the headmas-
ter's office he remembered his cap and took
it off, holding it awkwardly in his hand. Just
a zee bit common, aren't you9" But he was
good enough to 60 overseas for them and fight
for them and probably die for them! Even
Gwen would grant him that.
The headmaster rose from a desk loaded
with heavy tones in ancient bindings. He
had the face of child grown old in innocence.
Shaking hands, he said vaguely, oddly
enough, we have two Hallorans. Is your boy
Frederick or James? -. Dear me! Forget
fulness is one of the penalties of growing old.
When your telegram came, couldn't place
you. 50 we haven't told your son of your COM
ing 1t would be one of the tragedies of child
hood If the wrong boy were expecting you.
Confound the old fool! Peter had signed
the telegram with his full name. and the
school must keep some system of records!
He said. MY boy is James. He was named
for his grandfather. James Sterling"
The headmaster opened the desk drawer
and produced schedule He seems to be in
class just now. He'll be free in about five
minutes. Won't you sit DOWN."
Peter sat. The old man went to the door
and gave orders to someone to call the boy
when he came from the classroom Coming
back. he said. Il was under the impression
Mrs. Halloran was a widow
I'VE were divorced almost ten years ago"
The headmaster shook his head. Too bad!
So many of our boys come from broken
homes. suppose it's this chaotic age. -
holl ;annlod and 9. fh,,xda- 81, Eoe4c4o.e
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UdSk, nc SdIu, Was uIiucI Tie HIlpHcSSloii
Mrs. Halloran was a widow"
I'VE were divorced almost ten years ago"
The headmaster shook his head. TOO bad!
So many of our boys come from broken
homes, suppose it's this chaotic age.
A bell tangled and thunder of footsteps
sounded overhead. Peter lost the end of the
sentence in the realization that at any mo-
ment now he would see his son.
lHE knock on the door made him square
his shoulders and clench his hands. The head
master called, Come in!' and the boy came
in with no betrayal of embarrassment and
looked from one man to the other. waiting
to discover why he had been called. He had
Ovens sweet somewhat wistful mouth, and
the shrewd blue eyes of that old pirate of
industry, his grandfather. He said, ''You sent
for me, sir?' His eyes passed over his fathers
face without interest.
The headmaster became jovial This gen.
tleman has come to see you James, Do you
know who he ise" :.
NO. sir, the boy said, and again waited.
Tw-I-7-45
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Legal Advertising

of cattle consisting of 1874 cows, so
heifers. 40 steers, 145 calves and bulls;
and approximately rs head of horses.
Also IL shares of National Wool
stock represented by Certificates No.
1851 and 2317; also ten shares of Mon
tana Livestock Pavilion Company's
stock represented by Certificate No. 129.
Also all machinery, tools and equip
ment including tractors, 8 automo-
bfles. trucks, plows, drills, harrows,
hay making implements and other
as follows:
Legal tender of the United States;
ten per cent 90 per cent? of the
the acceptance of the bid; the bal
ance on confirmation of sale by said
District Court provided, that as part
of the purchase price the bidder and
purchaser of the real estate may as
sumo any existing Indebtedness
against said land or any part thereof
and mortgage the real estate prop
Hundred Twenty Five Thousnd Dol
lars Sl25,000), with interest at the
rate OF four per cent a per cent?
per annum, said mortgage and in
terest to be paid on or before five
90 years from the date on confirma-
ton of the sale.
All bids and offers must be in writ
ing and delivered to the undersigned
hAecutrlx, ESS1e Z. Howard, at Au
gusta, Montana or may be filed in the
office of the Clerk of the said Court
above named, at any time before
making the sale
Dated this 18th day of October, 1915.
FLORENCE M. CARMICHAEL.
ESSIE C. HOWARD,
Executives of the Estate
of ]. H. Carmichael, Deceased.
WALTER c. ESTILL,
Executor of the Estate of j.
H. Carmichael, Deceased.
Publ. Oct. 10, and 26, 1915.
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based fantastic watered capazaon which bear utterly
resemblance to actual investment in their properties Why
do the job right and spend ample to make their
systems efficient and slightly? At least would thus
vide employment to people, keep them off the breadne
and afford customers for the monopoes which sell
thing except the air breathe-as long have the
then shut down and squea for help from
Uncle Sam in times of such the Hoover panic
forget all about it when theeir bacon saved when
the banks the insurance companies the farm
other business this nation after his
ton of office in 1888.
There doubtless of who ferret out
other and better plans which concentrate 1t is
important what the ultimate objective might be- there
worlds of worthy targets for such The mpor
tant thing is that Imagination our
abilities win worthy results for mankind while providing
maximum of employment. Then there will be need to
rake the days not too far distantThe Western
News Hamilton)
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is JAPAN WORTH SAVING?

There is a rumor that we are to
keep force of at least two hundred
thousand at a cost of possibly billion
year, new, regardless of who pays
for it, the question is: For whose pro
lection and is it worth it? If it is sim
ply to educate Them it would be much
cheaper to educate these on the Pa
cific Coast or in Hawaii and send them
over there as Missionaries.
1t can't be for the protection of
China or Russia, we certainly did not
think they were worth protecting in
1881 when we sold her all the scrap
iron, oil and machinery she could pay
| for besides furnishing her with me-
chanics and technicians to put her in
dustrial machine up to date and mod
ernie her war equipment. We were
told it was to be used against Russia
and China but were not told why she
was fortifying the Pacific Islands
which we were well aware of.
Is United States in Danger?
Japan is disarmed and can only be
rearmed with United States permits
sion; with the United States posses
sing the islands of Truk, Worlds
greatest potential naval base; key to
the North Pacific; holding and fortify-
ing Okinawa, the key to the heart of
Japan; we could give our commanders
in Pearl Harbor sleeping-powder and
still feel pretty safe.
Soma ara Of thn OnipiOn fbaf
abandon Japan, the communists in
China, kidnap Kai-Shek and turn
China red; then send secret division
to United States to kidnap the Martin.
Dies investigating committee and start
all kinds of trouble here
Of course such nightmare could
only be the result from overindulgence
at late banquet and is plumb crazy,
but it is no crazier than the fear that
a group of men mastering less than
2 per cent of votes cast could over
throw the United States government
by force.
To let the Japs finish their war-like
career by fighting it out amongst them
selves may cause loss to American in
Vestors in Japan, it may cause the
shedding of innocent blood but that
would be no worse than they have
caused us and would teach them a les
son to last them forever. The money
to be spent educating the Japs in Jap
an could be spent to much better adj
vantage on American boys at home.
To punish the Japanese war-crim-
inals, those who were giving the or
ders and those who were executing
them, is nothing but ordinary justice, |
as far as it goes, it does not take in |
the power-behind-th throne: Hirohito |
and the four or five big corporations
who own and control all of Japan's in
1ustries and wealth, actually the Bur-
gems who make the McCarty's dance
and place the land in the shape it is
-oday. So long as they are not to be
brought before the Bar of Justice, | /
see no reason for sticking around. We
earned lesson, we taught the Japs a
'ew tricks and they got out of hand,
ct us not do it again.
A. E. ANDERSON.
Ruttp Mont Oct 1Qd6
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-10-19
ING A DEEP WATER WELL AT
THE VOCATIONAL SCHOOL FOR
GIRLS, HELENA, MONTANA,

The State Board of Examiners will
receive sealed proposals at the office
of said Board in the Capitol Building,
Helena, Montana at 10 o'clock am.
Tuesday, October 23rd. 1915 for drilling
a deep water well at the Vocational
School for Girls in the valley near
Helena.
Specifications for the well and bid
forms may be secured from the clerk
of the Board. Capitol Building, Helena,
Montana.
Each bidder shall submit his bid on
the form provided by the Board sealed
and plainly marked bid for drilling
well at the Vocational School for
Girls" Each bid must be accompanied
by a certified check or bid bond in
the amount of $4,000 made payable to
the State Treasurer as guarantee
that if awarded the contract the bidder
will enter into said contract and fur
nish a performance bond. Bids must
be in the hands of the clerk of the
Board on or before 10 O'Clock am.
Tuesday, October 23rd, 1915 to be con-
sidered.
All bidders must exhibit on his bid
his contractors license number and
further agree to conform to all laws
governing the employment of labor on
public works.
The Board of Examiners reserves the
right to reject any and all bids and
to waive all informalities.
w. L. FITZSIMMONS,. Clerk,
State Board of Examiners.
Published Oct. s. ~, 10, 1916.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-10-19

In the District Court of the First
Judicial District, State of Montana, in
and for the County of Lewis and Clark
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-10-19
FROM EDITORIAL COLUMNS
Natural Resources Belong to the People

Inasmuch the A. c. NJ has blasted and sealed
forever of the mines it in Butte and
thereby put them out of production forever because they want
to operate South American properties with virtually slave la
bor there only remedy against such economic destruc
ton of employment in Butte and that amendment to the
metal tax law which should tax the A. c. M company 10
year the value of eliminated mines each year The
natural of state not granted to the
on blast and destroy and nonproducers They
granted for the purpose creating employment through
ducton and prosperity for the citizens of the state When
monopoistc tactics nuy such progressive then it's
time to tax producers back to the peopehe rghtful
of the natural resources Butte Bulletin)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-10-19
Murray Was Right; Ford Was Wrong

Governor Ford appeared in Washington d. c. against the
MVA and he told the committeeman that Senator Murray
when he claimed that the Montana Power and A. c. M
Co. controlled the state legislature and the Cover
Ford knows that the senator spoke the honest truth and
anyone in Montana who has served in official
capi from constable will verify that the
two corporations, the Montana Twins, the A. c. M Co.
and the Montana Power called here the REAL GOV
EMINENT in Montana. They the INVISIBLE govern
and have full control at Helena Evidently the
ashamed of such control He ought to be; and many
today realizing how far-reachng INVISIBLE
extends One businessman said the has
business politics and this strike has caused citizens
despise corporation control of everything Butte Daily
Bulletin.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-10-19
Consistency of Reasoning

Yesterdays dispatches from Washington carried the
story of Secretary Byrnes refusal the
right of Soviet Russias nsstence council of the allied
nations taking the administration of the political and in
dustra life He claimed that the United States
entitled the right to exclusive control in Japan because it
did most of the fighting.
The basis this claim not going to be completely ust
fable in minds of the thinking people of this country be-
cause lacks consistency connection with other
tivities of the State Department.
For example Byrnes hardly claim that the United
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Legal Advertising
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
tie of CAROLINE A. BARRETT,

Estate of CAROLINE A. BARRETT,
deceased.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN by the
undersigned, Executor of the Last Will
and Testament of Caroline A. Barrett
deceased, to the creditors of and all
persons having claims against the said
deceased, to exhibit them with the nee
essary vouchers, within ten months
after the first publication of this no.
tice, to the said Executor, at the law
offices of Paul w. Smith, David R.
Smith and ]. Miller Smith, No. 5 Pen
well Blk, Helena, Montana, the same
being the place for the transaction of
the business of said estate in the Coun-
ty of Lewis and Clark.
WILLIAM LESLIE BARRETT,
Executor of the Last Will and
Testament of Caroline A. Barrett,
Deceased
Dated October II, 1915.
PAUL w. SMITH, DAVID R. SMITH
& j. MILLER SMITH, Attorneys for
Estate, Helena, Montana.
Publ. Oct. IL, 10. &c, and Nov. 2, 1945.
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States played active in the European in the
Balkan states Yet he is insisting that have the right to
participate the functions of those states the
right to elections have determining
who shall and shall not them Would not the Sovets
be justified in claiming free hand in those countries ber
aed by the Russian armies the cost of of blood
according Byrne right to claim connection
with Japan?
1t would that the question itself.
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Published Oct. 5, IL, 10, 1916.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-10-19
C. p. A. EXAMINATION

written examination will be given
on November 7, 8, and 8, 1916 at the
State Capitol, Helena, Montana for
certificate as Certified Public Account
ant. Applications must be filed with
the Montana State University at Mis-
soula at least fifteen days prior there
to.
CONRAD II. BJORNLIE,
Secretary, Board of
Examiners in Accountancy