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coming back, and it was SUI
f1ciently important to have caused
her to forge the credentials n
presented to cliff. En- route TO New
Dixie from the coast, their plane
is forced down near the jungle
home of elderly Wade Carroll,
hunter of wild animals. Wade dis
closes that no one knows the
identity of the Blacklanders' new
leader, whom the New Dixie vaq-
ueros have sworn to capture, TO-
gether with Vicente, his lieutenant.
Lilli. attractive young native girl
whom Wade adopted when her
parents died, had known the latter
since childhood. While Wade pre-
pares horses, Vicente rides out OF
the jungle and warns Cliff TO give
up the rubber project. However,
following a talk with Janet, he
permits them to continue their
journey, with the proviso they ell
no one of having seen him. AT
Claribel's mansion a servant shows
them to rooms. The following
morning Cliff noted the cold dis
like in their hostess eyes as she
greeted Janet. Two years before,
Madison, C a i bells beloved
nephew, had fallen in love with
Janet and followed her to the
States. Claribel begged Janet to
use her influence to make him re-
turn. promising to do anything eor
her if she succeeded. Janet turned
down Madison's proposal, and now.
when Claribei refused to consider
the option, she reminded her of
that promise. Just as Claribel was
about to acquiesce. word arrives
that Vicente and his. gang have
burned Cliffs warehouse. Angered
that they did not inform her the
culprit was in the neighborhood
Claribel dispatches a messenger to
the range for Madison, and orders
Cliff and Janet to leave immedi-
ately. Before going Janet manages
to send word to Madison that she
will be at Wade's.
CHAPTER ELEVEN
ESCORTED BY a sandy
haired rider. they started back
over the plateau. departing in
dreary silence along the same
trail they had ridden in such high
less than twenty-four hours
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new BERN POWER
RATES SLASHED
Consumers To Pay Lower
Rate Effective With
January Readings
Special To The Star

NEW BERN, Jan. 20 = Tide
Water Power company customers
will pay February bills at the
same low electric rates which here
to-fore have been applicable only
in the city of Wilmington and the
county of New Hanover, it is re-
ported by C. L. Carter, manager
of the New Bern division of the
company.
The new lower rates became eff
fective here with the meter read
ings in January, Carter announc-
ed. When the firm began operating
in this territory, their charge was
Is to 20 cents per kilowatt-hour
for residential lighting Today. af-
ter 10 years, according to Carter,
the rate is second to none in North
iCarolina as regards to low costs,
considering the many lines of
sparsely-settled areas over which
the lines run.
Local citizens give to Carter
much credit for the progress and
development of the company lines
in this section, He has been local
manager for 10 years and has con
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No PLACE
: ::s:. : :s .:::, ..-. &c., TOM Gill

ago. But just before they lost sight
of the village, Cliff turned for a
last look back, and saw a little
cloud of dust rising where a group
of horsemen hurried at a fast trot
toward the east.
Their guide grinned. The boys
are goin' to see i they can cut
Vicente Off" He pointed to a trail
leading at right angles from their
own. This takes US by the ware
house you wanted to see."
But Janet reiaed in. I'm ter
ribly tired" she told the guide,
and her white face testified to her
words. DO you mind if l go
straight on to Wade's?
mo. ma'am-just so you'll be
ready to leave when we get there
I'm be ready"
She rode on alone, and Cliff fol-
lowed his guide down the steep,
muddy trail. his thoughts turning
somberly to what lay ahead. 1t
wasn't very hopeful. Madison
might or might not arrive in time;
even if he did, he was an unknown
quantity. And if he failed them,
they we're done. Cliff would go
back to the coast to tell his men
they were out of a job, and that
he himself was stranded and
broke.
He gave a short sigh. Well, he
could face all that: it wouldn't be
pleasant, but he could face it.
What he didn't want to think
about was his partners wife, wait
ing for news that at last the work
was starting. the work they had
killed her husband to prevent. His
7end frightened on the saddle horn
there had to be something he
could do, something he could try!
So through the dripping jungle
he rode. making and discarding a
dozen plans. Impatiently he told
himself this wasn't the first time
he had been near the end of his
rcpe-he wouldn't be beaten until
he was on the plane headed for
the coast. The strategy was to de-
lay-delay and hope Madison
might arrive.
An hour later the smell of smoke
told him they were close to the
scene of last nights raid, and at
the next turn in the trail he saw
what had once been the warehouse
nov a mass OF twisted corru-
gated iron and a few charred tim
bers- Fragments Of machinery and
broken crates Uttered the ground;
tools. lathes and three small. trac-
tors were shattered in an orgy of
destruction. Four hundred bags of
cement listed on the bill of sale
had completely disappeared-prob-
ably the river held the answer.
The guide looked about him in
disgust. "Just ornery cussedness,
that's what it is. Just plain Black
lander meanness."
Cliff did not reply. He knew
Vicente's act was motivated by
more than mere lust for destruc-
tion-this had been Vicente's way
of warning Claribel to keep Cliff
out of the Blacklands. And how it
had succeeded!
One glance at the Quilted ware
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Madison, like everything else on
this calamitous trip, had failed.
He walked YEARLY out along the
dock, where Janet stood beside
the wing of Pablo's plane, dressed
for travel, her little pile Of lug
gage at her feet-bags and boxes
that in their shiny newness seemed
to Cliff another silent symbol OF
their barren journey.
Behind iii he heard Ward say,
I'm right sorry you're goin' this
soon, Miss Janet. But then l al
ways said Claribel's a tough Gus
toner"
Fortunes of war, Wade" she
answered.
Cliff looked at her in quick sur
prise. Her voice sounded so Sc.
gene, SO completely reconciled to
defeat. Fortunes of war;! If she had
listened to him this Christian mar.
tyr of resignation might not have
been necessary.
Cliff held out his hand to Wade.
"Goodby,' he said. And tell Lilli
good luck for me-"
Pablo disappeared in the plane
to var up the motor, and as Cliff
threw his knapsack inside, he
heard the starter turn. The gears
growled for a second, then stopped
with a wheeze Of protest. A short
silence, another clash of gears,
and this time Pablo's muffled voice
began calling on a dozen saints.
Motionless, Cliff listened. Some.
thing was up. From the cabin
came the sound of metal slammins
against metal, then a squeak of
outrage, and Pablo's wrathtul face
emerged.
who max the monkey bust
ness?" Each hair of the tiny black
mustache bristled with indignation.
Wade hurried over. "Somethin
wrong, Pablo?"
"Wrong?" The pilot was sput-
tering. From my mangeto some
n take three dees-treeb-three
des-ta-" He gave it ny.
distributor points?" Cliff Of
fered.
Isl. Gone. Three of them. and
por Dios, they do not ak away"
Gould be Vicente's gang" Wade
suggested.
Pablo's growl might have i'm
piled anything, and Janet's placid
voice broke the batfled silence.
will the loss of those-those dis
tributor things delay us?"
Cliff looked at her and quickly
looked away. He heard Pablo an
with icy dignity, "Senorita,
one does not fly without dees-treeb
without parts of the engine" He
appealed to Wade. "Can I TAX the
launch to 60 to the hangar"
Wade caught Janet's glance and
shook his head. Launch ain t
workin', Pablo. I'll have to send
you by canoe"
Canoe! Dios! Three hours up,
three hours back. And Claribel
she is on my neck like a mill
slab" Pablo's sense of the worlds
injustices began to grow eloquent.
GARAGE! What a country! On the
coast they steal my gas-up here
they ta' the plane apart" But
neither English nor Spanish
seemed adequate, and he surveyed
his two passengers in mute frus-
tration.
Cliff tried to keep his voice
casual. when do we get away
now?"
Pablo's shoulders raised. IF no.
body run off with my wings. we
leave tomorrow morning." Wrath
fully the little pilot followed Wade
to the canoe, and Cliff glanced at
Janet. Her color rose as their
eyes met.
Mice going, lady," he muir.
INJURED, and his voice was almost
friendly.
(To Be Continued
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SYNOPSIS

Cliff Bogard risks his capital by
accepting the U. S. Rubber Dlvl-
sion's dangerous assignment to
open up virgin rubber plantations
in New Dixie, South America, a
kind of feudal colony which had
been founded by Americans before
he Civil War. When its present
read, domineering, old Clarloei
FIorian, had refused Cliff an
option, fearing it would str up
roubIe with the Blacklanders. a
group of rebellious natives. Wash
agton had sent down attractive
Janet Norman to straighten things
out. Janet knew the territory,
having been brought up there by
Ter late father. beloved doctor OF
he community. whose death had
occurred during a recent flood.
Janet had her W reason TOT
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GOAL MINE ALSO rANCH

DU QUOT, Ill. -W.H-The United
Electric Fidelity coal mine. which
produces about $500 tons of coal
daily, also is in the cattle bus
mess. The mine sold 43 head OF
black Angus beec cattle, raised on
reclaimed strip lands.
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PLANNED

Richard Mcneil Williams, of 813
Campbell street, a well-known
Negro citizen, died at the Com
munity Hospital Tuesday morning.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed from the st. Luke A.M.E Zion
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sistently endeavored to reduce
costs and raise standards in every
way possible and practical, his
friends state.
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III
church tomorrow At .
Rev. A. j. Kirk will ~ ?, N =.
terment will ba va, 0fficiate y !
Cemetery. Flne Fu.
Evening star., 1947-02-14
Herbert R. Miles Dies
In Bethesda Naval Hospital

Herbert r. Miles, 80, for IA years
an accountant with the Commodity
Credit Corp. and a former naval
lieutenant, died Wednesday at the
Bethesda Naval Hospital after an
illness of several months.
A native of Washington, Mr.. Miles
was a graduate of Eastern High
School and Benjamin Franklin Uni
yersity, and studied economics at
George Washington University.
He enlisted in the Navy in 1912,
and was assigned to duty with the
Bureau Of Ships here. He was re-
leased from active duty in May, 1916,
Mr.. Miles is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Ida e. Miles, 5408 Earlston
drive, Westgate, Md; two sons, Her
bert r. Miles III, 6, and Philip
Miles, sl6 months, and his mother,
Mrs. Mary E. Miles, 6i4 A street
Sc. @
Funeral services will be held at
the Humphrey Bethesda Chevy
Chase funeral home at II am. to-
morrow. Burial will be in Airing
ton Cemetery.
Evening star., 1947-02-14
George H. Crist, Pioneer
In Fruit Growing, Dies
By the Associated Press

HARR1SONBURG, Va, Feb, IA
George H. Crist, rs, pioneer orchard
ist in the Timberville section OF
Rockingham County, died Wednes-
day night in a Se5ring (Flao hos
pital after an illness of several
months, relatives here were IN
formed. He had been in failing
health for a number of years.
Mr.. Crist and R. L. Miller planted
the first commercial apple and peach
orchard in the Timberville section,
later to become one of the largest
fruit producing areas in the East.
He held extensive orchard interests
and was actively engaged in the
business until his health failed.
For the past several years, Mr..
Crist had been spending his winters
in Florida and his summers in
Washington, D. c.
He is survived by three sons, one
daughter, five brothers and five
sisters.
Funeral services will be held at 2
pm. Sunday at the Timberville
Church of the Brethren.
Evening star., 1947-02-14
George 7. H. Lineker, II
District Resident, Dies

George T. H. Lineker, II, of $50
Shepherd street NV, died Wednes-
day at his home after long ILL
ness.
A retired bricklayer, Mr.. Lineker
came to Washington IS years ago
from London, where he was born.
He served in the Canadian army
in World War I.
Funeral services will be held at
l pm. tomorrow at the Hines funeral
home, 2910 Fourteenth street NV,
with the Rev. Charles Wood of the
Rock Greek Episcopal Church of :
ficiating. Burial will be in Cedar
Hill Cemetery.
Mr.. Lineker is survived by a son,
Mr.. Sidney G. Lineker, of the Shep-
herd street address; daughter,
Mrs. Alice M. Tapp, 5032 Dana
place NV, and two sisters, Mrs.
Beatrice Uphold, 1876 North Quincy
street, Arlington, Va, and Mrs.
Louisa DabbS, CrestWood, N. Y.
Evening star., 1947-02-14
Harry 7. WheIan Dies
AT 81; Prominent
Trial Attorney

Harry T. Whelan, criminal lawyer
who figured in the Warning case and
saved John E. Eklund, the "sniper
killer" from the electric chair, died
early today in his home at 1926 Six
teenth street NV. of heart attack.
Mr.. Whelan became i'll about mid
night and died at 3 am.
When the news reached District
Court Justice James NJ Proctor
scheduled a meeting in his court
room at 1:30 pm. in tribute to the
attorney who was well known and
popular in court circles.
Saved Condemned Men.
Mr.. Whelan became counsel fol
Eklund after he had been convicted
of first-degree murder and SEN
fenced to the electric chair for the
shooting of colored motorist, one
of several sniper shootings.
Mr.. Whelan petitioned for a new
trial on grounds of new evidence
In the second trial the jury found
Ekiund guilty of second degree muir
der after an impassioned plea by
his counsel.
With his then partner, William
O'Connell, Mr.. Whelan defended
Emmitt Warning in sensational
numbers racket" trial during the
1930s.
Mr.. Whelan was a graduate Of
Georgetown University Law School,
which he entered after serving with
the Army overseas during World
War I.
He was a member of the District
Bar Association. the American Le-
gion and the Holy Name Society
of Sacred Heart Church.
Mr.. Whelan is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Hilda B. Whelan, and
Evening star., 1947-02-14
Northeast Citizens Favor
Paw Raise for Teachers

Approval of the pay increase for
District public school teachers pro-
posed by DR.. Hobart NJ. Corning,
superintendent of schools, was ex-
pressed last night by the Northeast
Citizens Association.
Enrolment in teachers colleges
has fallen off great deal, it was
pointed out. The group believed
higher pay would help to alleviate
this condition.
The group also approved the Nc
Garvey bill, which would authorize
the Federal and the District Gov
ernments to pay for water from the
District water system, and would
authorize loans from the treasury
for expansion of the water system.
Daylight saving time in the Dis
trict was opposed by the associa-
ton unless it is adopted by Mary
land and Virginia.
The fare increase asked by the
Capital Transit Co. was favored be-
cause of the increased operating eX-
penses incurred by the company.
A proposed one-cent increase in
the gasoline tax also was approved.
The meeting, held at the Ludlow
School, Sixth and G streets NE,
was conducted by Roscoe jenkins,
president.
Evening star., 1947-02-14
Mrs. Leonore FuIIer's
Funeral Service Held

Requiem mass for Mrs. Leonore
Byrnes Fuller, sister of former Sec
retary of State Byrnes was said
at II am. today at st. Thomas
Apostle Church, Woodley road and
TWenty-seventh street NV. Burial
was in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Mrs. Fuller died early yesterday
in Tryon, N. c., where she and Mr..
and Mrs. Byrnes were vacationing
A native of Charleston, S. c., she
was associated with the Agriculture
Department here for 81 years.
Besides her brother, she is sur
vived by a daughter, Mrs. Worthing-
ton Miner, New York, and a son,
William w. Fuller, Pine, Colo.
Evening star., 1947-02-14
Survey 10 Compare Ex-GIs,
Nom Veterans as Scholars

A Nationwide survey to see
whether veterans make better col
lege students than non-veterans will
be, launched by the Carnegie
Formation for the Advancement of
Teaching and the Carnegie Corp.
of New York, it was announced
today.
DR.. Oliver c. Carmichael, presi-
dent of the foundation, said the
study will be started in view of the
superior performance which is gen.
orally credited to veterans by col
lege and university officers"
"It goes without saying" he added,
that we shall not proceed on the
assumption that veterans are su-
perior but shall subject this to the
most rigorous scrutiny"
Dr.. Carmichael said the study
will be conducted by the College
Entrance Examining Board in about
a dozen colleges, chosen on a wide
geographical basis. F..
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Mrs. Alexander V. Dye
Buried in Tryon, N. 6.

Word was received here today OF
the death Wednesday OF Mrs. Alice
Dye, wife of DR.. Alexander v. Dye,
in Tryon, N. C. Dr.aDye was Com
mercial Attache OF the American
Embassy in London from 1889 to
1941 and previously was chief of
the Bureau of Foreign and Domes-
tic Commerce of the Commerce De-
partment. He is retired and he and
Mrs. Dye made their home in
Tryon.
Private funeral services were held
today in Tryon. Burial will be in
OWosso. Mich. her native city.
Evening star., 1947-02-14
New York State Society
To Hold Boil TONIGHT

An airplane honeymoon trip to
Niagara Falls will be the feature
prize at the New York State So
ciety's ball in the Shoeham Hotel
at $50 o'clock tonight. =.
Invitations have been mailed to
all newlyweds who have taken out
marriage licenses in the District
since January /, and they will vie
for the top st. Valentine day prize
The winning couple will be feted
by the Niagara Falls Chamber of
Commerce, furnished hotel accom-
modations and sightseeing trips on
both the American and Canadian
sides of the falls.
Evening star., 1947-02-14
Camden Teachers Picket
CITY Hall, ASKING Roise,
BY the Associated Press

CAMDEN, N. j., Feb. 14.-Cam-
den school teachers threw picket
line around the City Hall yester-
day to support demands for $500
a-year increase in pay.
The $50 teachers also demand that
the Camden School Board hold a
hearing at night when they can
attend. The board has set meet
ing for pm. today.
The demonstration was sponsored
by the Camden Teachers Commit
tee, which includes representatives
of the Camden Teachers Associa-
ton and Local 440, American Fed
Grafton of Teachers (AFD.
Evening star., 1947-02-14
DR.. Curtiss Honored
By Statistics Institute

DR.. John H. Curtiss, assistant to
the director of the National Bureau
of Standards, has been elected vice
president of the Institute of Mathe-
matical Statistics.
A member of the faculty of Cornell
University, DR.. Curtiss has been on
leave since 1912. He served as a
naval officer in the Bureau of Ships
during the war
Evening star., 1947-02-14
Mrs. Alma England Dies;
Father Ron '101 Ronch
By the Associated Press

bY inc AssocIdTed Fress
LANCASTER, Pa, Feb. 14.-Mrs
Alma Miller England, II, daughter
of the late George w. Miller, founder
of the well-known "101 Ranch" died
yesterday after suffering a cerebral
hemorrhage.
A brother, Zack T. Miller of Ponca
City, Okla, is the last survivor OF
the three Miller brothers. sons of
the ranch founder.
Mrs. England, a graduate of Vas
sar College in 1899, was born in
NeWtonia, Mo.
Evening star., 1947-02-14
Dr.. Touroff to Lecture

DR.. N. Touroff, Hebrew educator
and author, will lecture on Cult
ural Inter relationship between
Palestine and World Jewries," at
8:15 pm. tomorrow at the Jewish
Community Center, Sixteenth and
@ streets NV. The lecture, which
will be, open to the public, will be
given under the auspices of Hav-
rutah, the Hebrew-speaking society
of Washington.
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five children, Theresa, student at
Dunbarton College; Betty, Patricia,
Thomas and Michael, all of the
Sixteenth street address. The two
boys are students at Sacred Heart
School.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
Evening star., 1947-02-14
Qarna uf Uhanka

HUNToN, DIR. BENJAMIN HOLDEN.
The family of Or. BENJAMIN HOLDEN
HUNTON, recently departed, expresses to
the many friends who have shared its
grief, fond thanks and appreciation for
their sympathy and comfort during these
trying times Of bereavement. Your kind
acts and good wishes have been source
OF inSpira ton.
NICHOLSON, DOROTHY E. We wish
to thank every one for their kindness at
the passing of our daughter and stepdaugh-
ter, DOROTHY E. NICHOLSON.
REAL DAD AND STEPMOTHER, JOHN
AND GERTRUDE CULLEMRER.
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MIDDLETON, REID KIRKER. Evan.

gelst Chapter, Knights Rose
A Croix. A. A. 8. r., in the Valley
&A of Washington, will conduct the
Rose Croix service for our late
FAN brother, REID KIRKER MIDDLE
wVsT TON, Saturday afternoon, Feb
ruary 15. 1947, at 2 o'clock, at
Hysong's Funeral Home, 1900 N st. NV.
HUGH L. MURRELL, K. C. c. H.,
Evening star., 1947-02-14

MIDDLETON, REID X. On Thursday
February 13, 1947. at his residence. 1904
Jackson st. ne, REID K. MIDDLETON,
ton and father Of David Reid Middleton
and Mrs Elizabeth Singer. Remains rest
NV where services will be held on satur-
day, February Is. at pm Relatives and
friends invited to attend. Interment Fort
Lincoln Cemetery. Please omit flowers
louisville, KY, and Hampton, Va, papers
please copy.)
Evening star., 1947-02-14
Dratha

ABEEL, BESSIE ToLER. On Thursday
February -, 1947, BESSIE TOLER ABEL,
beloved wife of the late Frank M. Abeel
of 926 Wayne ave, Silver Spring, Md, and
mother of Frank Abeel, jr., and Mrs. Harry
g., Paddon. ir. Funeral services will be
Home. s434 Georgia ave, Silver, Spring,
Nd, on Saturday, February Is, at . pm.
1nterment Fort IdEeoln Cemetery.
ARAvANIs. GoLFo; On Thursday,
luars Pfta. asoLfo HRiyANIs the 6eloyed s
daughter of Mrs. Argiro Aravanis and sis
ter of Pauline, Anthony and Spero Ara.
Home, 400 CHAPLIN St., NV. on satur-
day. February IS. at pm. SERVICES
thodox Church., 9Th and e ,sts. ,s.w., at
$50 pm. Interment Glenwood Gene
terry. IA
BANYoN, EMMA. On Tuesday, Febru-
ary II, 1947, in Gallinger Hospital, Mrs.
EMMA BANYoN: She IS survived By two
Jones; one. brother, William Bradley, and
other relatives and friends. Remains rest
ing with L. E. Murray g. Son, 1887 10th st:
NV Funeral Saturday. February 5. at 6
pm, from First Baptist Church. in West
Washington, Rev. T. Ewell Hopkins ofhciat-
ing. Interment in Richmond, Va.
RANYnN EMMA All inmates of Queen
Evening star., 1947-02-14

PRATHER. FRANCIS. C. On wednes-
day, February u, 1947, at Providence
Hospital, FRANCIS c. PRATHER, the be-
loved husband of the late Mary NJ. Prather
and father of James R Prather Funeral
services at the Thomas F. Murray Funeral
Home. 2007 Nichols ave. Sc. on Saturday.
February Is. at pm. Relatives and
friends invited. Interment Cedar Hill
Cemetery. IA
Evening star., 1947-02-14

FRANCIS. DIR. JOHN r. columDia
V~k Lodge. No. .s5. !. B. P. O.. E. of
A7H W., is hereby notified OF the fu-
fNGl neral of Brother JOHN r. FRAN
N~ CTS, from Columbia Lodge, No.
w s5, 301 Rhode Island ave. NV.
- Saturday, February Is, 1947, at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-30

may stand three or four
weeks longer than other
strains without boiling" to
seed.
Slobolt, a leaf lettuce. is
we'll adapted to this area, and
seeds are generally available
here this year.
Searching for greater re-
sistance to bean rust and
other diseases. the scientists
spray plants with disease or
ganisms. Only the fttest sur
vive. and their seeds. like
those of other vegetables. are
used for further hybridization
and growing on the green
slopes of the stations 1900
acre experimental farm.
Neat rows of growing onion
bulbs above ground-only the