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of business. Also, Joey's a guy
with long history of machine
cunning during prohibition. Be.
sides, how was he to know we'd
even dream of line of investlga-
ton that wonld smoke up Birdie?"
A'hearn laughed shortly. "The De-
partment got the angle only by
shadowing your boy-friend.'
''It's q still little on the obvious
side, hhearn-too. too obvious"
"That's how it is with murder.
You find a wife hacked to pieces
and done up brown in the cellar
furnace - it's a cinch she had a
husband running around with
blonde with fsh-hook eyebrows.
That's. how obvious it is. me lad.
That's how it is with ninety-nine
cases out of a hundred in the po-
lice book. Birdie slipped Joey a
double-deal and Joey got bis gun.
It's open and shut"
Jigger was climbing into his
pants, hiding a pleased grin from
A'hearn.
Jigger notched his belt. 80
you're off to pick up Joey?"
"Joey's probably already in the
clink. The word went out to pick
him up two hours ago."
II want clearance to say good
by to Birdie at the morgue, Cappie
in case the sentiment overpow-
ers me some time during the day."
A'hearn asked SuSpiciOuSly,
what for?"
81 said sentiment-and in case"
Anything else?"
"Yeh. I mi ght also want clear
ance to gander inside Brides fiat
If you'll do me the courtesy OF
telling me where he lived"
A'hearn was wrathful.
Jigger was buttoning his shirt,
the fog out of his eyes, his man.
ner serene. 81 also want clearance
on a heart-to-heart chat with
Joey. I promise to keep strictly
within bounds, Cappie."
A'hearn came back inside and
slammed the door shut. His face
was chewing violently and he ran
the gamut of curses. Il told you
Joey was a double killer. How can
I closet you with him with the
whole Department looking on?"
"For me-you'll do it. ! have an
abiding faith in your resourceful-
ness"
A'hearn kicked chair over, his
face broken. He struggled with the
dOorknob and stormed into the
i, oil
|. lTe be continuedl i.
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Second step In thrifty weekend
menu planning, as worked: out by
the ,, Consumer Service Section,
Citizens !, Food Committee, is "a
Peace Plate that features, Lamb
Curry. made with cooked lamb re-
manning from Sundays roast shout
der. 80 81 #. -.
! Here's main dish from leftovers
that can face family or guests with
NO d. apologies, especially !, when
served with mashed sweet potatoes
now plentiful and apple rings
sauteed in a skillet with little fat
and sugar. Wind up with Peanut
Butter Blanc Mango, a flavorful
dessert that supplies good portion
Ct the daily quota Of milk.
LAMB CURRY
q cup sliced onions
cup diced celery
minced peeled Glove gar.
lie (OptiOnaD
tablespoons fat
IL cups cubed leftover cooked
lamb
teaspoon curry powder
2 cups stock from lamb
bones or lamb gravy de
luted with water
Salt
2 tablespoons -four
II cup cold water
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self preservation, Cappie. | sup
pose the fact that Joey's not your
man has nothing to do with law
enforcement"
A'hearn was irritatingly en-
phatic: "Joey's our man, all right"
Jigger stood at an open window
facing the street and breathed in
deeply. until his lungs ached. BE
reasonable, A'hearn. No ones
after your scalp on this case. Why
are you letting one little corpse
get your dander up?" -,
A'hearn numbered to his feet
and walked to within three feet
of Jigger. His cigar waved adj
moniShment: "One little corpse
like two dead men. Jigger. I'm
telling you to get out from under
If you can"
IT CAME to Jigger thirty seconds
1 later. what do you mean-two
dead menu"
A'hearn pulled a newspaper
free from his coat pocket and stuck
the front page under Jigger's chin.
Jigger's eyes focused on the bot
tom of the page.
LOCAL RACKETEER SLAIN
Bertram Nevers, narcotic peddler,
also known as Birdie" NeverS,
was shot and killed in the vicinity
of Pier So some time between mid
night and dawn today.
A'hearn paused with his hand
on the doorknob. "Birdie worked
for Little Joey, Jigger."
Jigger was rueful. The lead Red
had dug up by dint of brides and
shoe-leather had chilled quickly.
"What- does that prove, Cappie?
Why should joey snuff out his own
mann"
A'hearn snorted, a wee humor
lighting his face. "Im taking adj
vantage of you, Jigger, with you
still half-asleep. 1t was in the cards
for Joey to be revenged on Birdie
Birdie was the lad who sent the
word around that joey didn't pay
the dead doctor his winnings"
Jigger thought aloud, "1f it was
in the cards for joey to ex-out
Birdie, wouldn't Joey know he was
sticking his head into a police
moose by doing it,"
A'hearn held the door ajar
'There was enough motive. Bird
les whispering campaign put the
finger on Joey. for a murder we
might never have connected him
him with. A big shot can't stay bic
shot if he puts up with that kind
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.64.'PERISH
>. CLIMBING
'"" SWISS ALPS
By ERNEST G. FISCHER

J BY ERNEST G. FISCHER
APP Newsfeotures -
DOSENLAUI. Switzerlond.-
~ The l947 season of climb
inq IN the Swiss Alps hos been
4, marked by severdl i notable
feots. but ON unofficial ''tully
indicates the sport took ga
lives. , ~ - ~
The dead include 52 Swiss,
eight Englishmen. two French.
men. one Scotswofffdn and one
American. Victims runqed from
umuteurs TO veterun climbers,
from seven yeurs Of dqe to 80.
In addition, some 80 persons
were seriously injured. -..>.-,
The unofficial death list of 81
compares with a toll of 81 Off
cially reported for the summer
of 1916.
Drought conditions which
made rocks brittle and opened
crevices in glaciers were blam-
ed for the increased toll. Re-
ports from Mont Blanc in
France and from the Italian side
of the Matterhorn indicated SIM
liar conditions there led to an
increased+snumber of accidents.
The Swiss figures do not in
clude more than 20 who lost
their lives in, the Mont Blanc
area, just across the Swiss
French :ffontierj
While no definite figures are
available, the number of climb,
ers in the summer of l947 far
surpassed the figure for 1916 be-
cause :: the, number of tourists
had Increased. Also, minimum
of snow and ice ON the Alpine
peaks attracted many who
otherwise might not have ven
tured up.
In one single day, at the peak
of the season, $50 persons climb
ed the l3,700-foot Matterhorn
from the Swiss side. Never.
since an Englishman, Edward
Whymper, conquered the Mat
terhorn 81 years ago, had so
many individuals and so many
nationalities tackled the peak.
Meanwhile hard-bitten climb
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4 PEACE Plate" FOR TODAY
Se~e NxeeA Seue,iMseN Sou TIE Peace!
MONDAY PEACE PLATE,

+ Cook the onions, celery, and garlic In
the fat. In a skillet until lightly Drowned.
Add lamb. curry powder; stock and salt
to taste; Cover; simmer 80 minutes. II
necessary, thicken with the -four mixed
with cold water. Serves 49, ~
REGULAR, FAvORITE: Clip this recipe
and use with leftover beef:veaF or pork.
FOOD CONsERvATION
:. * REMINDERS:s
1. A BlahhesMange is a good way to
get part Of the daily quota OF
milk into the diet, especially II
some members Of :he family do
not like milk to drink. For new
flavor in your regular Blanc
Mango recipe, add 70 cup pea
nut butter with the sugar to ev-
cry 3 cups scalded milk before
adding the cornstarch, which has
been blended with a little cold
water.
2. Use celery tops and leaves and
outer stalks in creamed celery
or in a hearty vegetable soup.
3. Plan a gelatin dessert to use
and enjoy-small quantities OF
canned fruit; add fruit and fruit
strip to gelatin.
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Chapter!.lls.

f..,,. ., 'SndpteT Ply: =, ~
JIGGER lay on the bed in an at
y titude of sleep, 'his-senses alert.
his ears listening to the creaking
sounds of feet, the animal sounds
of voices. II
He was exhausted and his eye
lids contracted violently to Shut
the world out, but the room made
a clear picture in his mind.
Captain ;A'hearn was gro
tesque JabberWocky breathing
heavy clouds of cigar smoke just
inside the threshold. and Mrs. Fo-
garty was being uncommonly as
tute but futile in her attempts to
usher A'hearn out of the room and
pack into the street.
A'hearn snorted, his thick men,
braneous lips ,impaled on Jigger's
minds eye. s'Ma'Am. I've been
fighting my way in here inch by
inch since I rang the bell over ten
minutes ago. Does it have to be
the club before you think better
than to interfere with the law?"
Mrs. Fogarty began sentence
with determined impudence, but
her voice simmered helplessly
without completing it..
Captain A'hearn moved noisily
across the room and 5Jigger felt
trapped, tortured, victim to the
official finger poking the swell OF
his chest. Jigger contracted into
ball and rolled to the fartheSt end
of the bed, but there was no i'm
nunity and he propped himself up
on one arm. ~.
"What do you want, A'hearn?"
A'hearn pointed conseientiously
toward Mrs. Fogarty, and Jigger
s1notioned her, out of the room
A'hearn sat ;ponderously on the
edge Of the bed and cleared his
throat. Canyon give me one good
reason why I shouldn't arrest Lit
tie joey for murder?M
"Don't tell me youstsong- armed
your way in here just to ask me
'l si'm not asking jisser - Tn
telling" ass. 4. a
Jigger's eyes wavefed through
the pail of cigar smoke. seeking
to study A'hearn's face. His throat
was dry, but his. voice managed
scorn: $50 you finally got around
to tagging. Little joey"
"Yes-for murder. I'm tipping
you off SO you can get out from
alnder."
.tNice of you to figure that safe.
guarding me was the first law Of
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HAVANA MAN IS
VISITING HERE

Enelio Medina, business man
of Havana, Cuba, is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Knight, Poin-
ciana.
Medina, former Key Wester,
is now in business in Havana
and is a memb& of the Havana.
Biltmore Country Club.
Medina will head a group Oh
Havana Biltmore golfers w n o
will compete against the local
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ers continued the conquest of
more difficult peaks. Swiss
Mountain Guide Jakob Hefti
blazed a new trail up the north
wall of the Eggstock. Two other
Swiss, Alfons Volt and Robert
Cecchet, scaled the east wall of
the Hohensturm at BraunWald.
Two Frenchmen, Lionel Ter
ray and Louis Lachenal climb
ed the north wall of the Eiger,
the second time that feat was
accomplished in ten years. An
other Frenchman, Pierre Deau-
les. and Hungarian, Eric Fink,
did the second ascent in a de-
cade, up the north wall of the
LonZahOerner.
More. difficult still, the des-
cent from the north wall of the
Moench was negotiated by two
Swiss, Walter Won Allmen and
Ernst Feuz.
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DRINKING FOUNTAIN
INSTALLED At BEACH

Victor Love-. city recreation
director, announced this morn
ing that a drinking fountain will
be placed at the city-owned
South Beach, Duval street.
Other improvements are con-
templated in the near future.
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TO MEET TONIGHT

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asked all clerks, inspectors and
policemen serving in the general
city election Tuesday, to be at
his offices in City Hall tonight at
1880 o'clock for election instruc-
tions.
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Let's all cooperate with the
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Agents make big money selling
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Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-01-17
POTATOES:
Huge Loss

Az much as 20 million bushels o.
government-owned potatoes may &C
to waste following U. S. support Of
the 1916 crop In the face Of 4 sag.
ging market.
Originally, the government held
title to 100 million bushels as the
result Of a bumper harvest. Max
ing good on Its agreement to main.
tain prices at at least 90 per cent
Of parity, the U. s. bought substan-
tial stocks and covered other COM
mitments with loans. redeemable II
the market rose. The huge waste
Is expected to follow from rotting
Of the potatoes In inadequate storage
on the farms.
To escape total loss, the govern
ment resold millions Of bushels to
distillers and livestock feeders at
bargain prices. Distillers Of bever-
age and industrial alcohol bought
over 26 million bushels. About $685.
900 bushels were resold for export
to famine areas, with the amount
held down by perishability and high
transport costs.
Public institutions and school
lunch programs received about one
million bushels Of the surplus pota-
toes free.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-01-17
FOREIGN AFFAIRS:
Border Problem

AS first intimated in Secretary of
State Byrnes' historic Stuttgart ad-
dress September 6, the U. S. will
press for revision of Germany's
eastern border when the Big Three
meet in Moscow March 10 to dis
cuss a peace treaty for the Reich.
Backed by Britain, the U. S.
will seek restoration Of Pomeran-
ian and Brandenberg farmlands
given to Poland by Russia after the
end of the war. While the U. S. in
tends to press for a return of this
territory, it will accede to the ces-
sion Of the rich industrial section of
Silesia and half of East Prussia to
the Poles.
The U. S. position for restoration
of Pomerania and Brandenberg to
Germany is based on the fact that
these regions comprise Is per cent
of the Reich's best farmland and
the country would suffer a serious
food deficiency if the land Is not
returned.
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COLLEGE,:
Peak Enrolment

Taking full advantage OF the G.I.
bill of rights, vets constitute a large
percentage of undergraduates at
tending educational institutions,
survey of 688 universities and col
legeS disclosed.
Compiled by DR.. Raymond Wal
tiers, president Of the University of
Cincinnati, the study showed that of
1,718,862 students at the 688 schools,
714,477 were ex G.I.s. In addition,
10000 vets were enrolled at $50
junior colleges and thousands more
at several hundred other schools,
bringing the grand total of G.I.s to
slightly more than half of 1000 900
students.
With ambitious vets availing
themselves of generous educational
opportunities, current full-time en-
rollments at the 688 top universities
and colleges are at peak levels, the
survey showed. Roughly, they are 81
per cent above the 1889 figure and
twice that of 1915. Two men are
enrolled to every woman whereas
the wartime ratio was three women
to two men.
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LIVESTOCK:
Halt Mexica,, Imports

Veterinarians we're scheduled to
check every Mexican animal import
ed into the U. S. since reopening Of
the border October II for the dread
ed hoof and mouth disease following
reports that the malady had broken
out in three Mexican states.
At the same time, Republican con-
gressmen revealed their intention to
probe President Truman's reopening
Of the border last fall in the effort
to provide additional livestock to re-
heve the acute meat famine then
prevailing. 1t was charged that
Mexico never has eradicated the dis
ease because Of lax supervision of
imports from other South American
countries afflicted with the sickness.
OF seven outbreaks of the hoof and
mouth disease in the U. S. since
1870, the last two occurred in 1924.
Highly communica hoof and
mouth disease blisters the feet and
mouth of cattle, affecting their abil-
ity to move freely and eat normally.
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IZzEH1l.Z::}l0 l({:2332
Colorf,1l Seminoles Cling
To Ancient Tribal Customs
By BAUkHA0h
Name Analyst and Commentator

much influence on the life and nap
ito and customs of the Seminole
in This short span as have the weight
Of economic conditions-the depres-
sion followed by the high demand
for labor during prewar and war
periods. 80
For more than three quarters OF
a century no Seminole has owned
land. his possessions were limited
to a few cattle and hogs running
wild in the swamps, and to what
personal property he could store un-
der the palmetto roof of his open
faced hut in the Everglades. Today
there are three reservations. Will
liam Boehmer, Indian agent at
Brighton, saw that venture rise
from its inception. He tells me ev-
ery family on that reservation owns
a car and one family boasts five.
Radios are common as are cleo
trio flashlights and kerosene IAN
terms, some knives and forks anf
other practical gadgets and los
of store food and canned goods.
However, there has been no change
in housing styles. Before the origl-
nal deal was closed in 1888, one OF
the Seminole leaders first made
sure that living habits should not be
interfered with. He was quoted as
saying:
Indians must live in air and SUM-
shine. Must dress as their fathers
dress"
But additional opportunity for en-
has brought about a de-
sire for an education. AS nearly as
I could learn, education to the Sem
mole means learning to speak Eng
lish and perhaps to read and write
it. Because the Seminoles are nat
urally intelligent, it is no trick for
them to learn if they want to. But
the labor demand likewise has in
terfered with the process. When the
family gets a special job picking
tomatoes the children 60 along and
pick, too. There are no penalties
for being absent from school.
With the shortage of teachers OF
every kind it is unlikely that the
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bright, flowing garments-shopping
at the Five and Ten!
It is hard to believe that these
gayly clad yet modest folk, so un-
warlike that only three $50 far as
I know enlisted in World War II
and none were drafted, once defeat
ed the United States forces in three
wars stretching from the time of
the Revolution until almost the end
of the last century.
BY then, with their Chief Osceola
tricked into capture while at peace
parley, all but $50 of the Seminoles
were dead or had yielded to mass
deportation to the West. But the $50
never gave in. Because of that fact
the tradition has grown that they
are still at war with the United
States.
1t is true that no formal peace
treaty ever was signed-they have
had no chief since Osceola died in
captivity-but the Seminoles have
full citizenship. However, they made
their first formal and voluntary
move toward reconciliation and CO.
operation in 1888. A group of Sem
mole leaders, meeting with Amer
lean officials in the Everglades, then
asked the government for schools,
hospitals and better horses and
cattle.
A program Immediately was
drawn up and entered into with good
will on both sides, but it is a ques-
ton whether this step has had as