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'o- course! | wondered Way tne
name was familiar. But l didn
even know that DR.. Ch-istow
knew her."
She seemed so positive on the
point that the inspector abandon.
ed it at once. He went on to cues.
ton her about D1. Cn..s1.w
manner on the preceding satur
osy. And here, tor the, first time
TIE confidence Of Beryl's replies
Wavered. She said slowly:
His manner wasn't quite as
usual"
What was the difference?"
Ike seemed distract. There was
quite a long gap before he ran
Tor his last patient-and yet o
mally ne was always in a hurry
20 get through When he was goine
away. l thought-yes, l definitely
thought he had something On his
mind"
But she could not be more def.
mite.
Inspector Grange was not very
satisfied with his Investigations,
He'd come nowhere near es.
tablishing motive - and motive
had to be established before there
was a case to 50 to the public
prosecutor.
He was quite certain in his own
mind that Gerda Christow hao
shot her husband. He suspected
jealousy as the motive-but so fa1
he had found nothing to go on,
Sergeant Coombes had been work.
ing on the maids. but they all
told the same story. Mrs. Chris.
tow worshiped the ground he1
husband walked en-.
Whatever happel.ed, he thought
must have happened down al Tae
Hollow. And remembering The
Hollow, he felt a vague dispute
tude. They were an odd lot dowr
there.
The telephone on the desk rans
and Miss Collier picked up the re
ceiver.
She said, cts for you, Inspec.
tor" and passed the instrument
to him.
"Hullo, Grange here. What
that? >" Beryl heard the al.
iteration in his tone and looked
at him curiously The wooden
looking face was impressive as
eve. He was grunting-listening
Yes -. yes, I've got that.
That's absolutely certain, IS it:
No margin of error. -. Yes
yes yes, I'll be down.
I've about finished here.
Yes"
He put the receiver back ane
sat for a moment motionless
Beryl looked at him curiously.
He pulled himself together anc
asked in a voice that was quite
different from the voice of hi!
previous question:
you've no idea of your own, !
suppose, Miss Collier, about this
natter??"
you mean"
81 mean no idea as to who 4
was killed DR.. Christow?"
She said fatty:
1--WE absolutely no idea at all
Inspector"
Grange said slowly:
"When the body was found,
Mrs. Christow was standing be-
side it with the revolver i'll her
hand"
He left it purposely as an unfin-
ished sentence.
Her reaction came promptly
Not heated, cool and judicial.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-26
TWENTY EIGHT

.sLA xVANA
lnsnector Grange continued:
INV difficulties with patients
I mean? You needn t
'orl| about being frank, Miss Col
nirN One knows doctors have their
I llsaicrlties in that line"
on unh' that sort of thiag!''
xUl's voice was scornful. DIR.
esristow was quite equal 10 deal
with any difficulties in that
hs He had an excellent manner
nth patients" She added, Gle
w. really a wonderful DOCTOR
VIZ There was an almost grudgmg
.,niration in her voice.
Grange said, "Was he tangled
with any woman? Don. DC
,ays1. Miss Collier, it's important
nat we should know"
Da ives, I can appreciate that.
Not to my knowledge"
a. little too brusque, he thought.
sbs doesn't know, but perhaps she
g%uesses.
ue said sharply, "What about
Miss Henrietta savernake?
Beryl's lips closed tightly.
Dshe was a close friend Of the
tsmily's.'
~No-trouble between DR.. ana
Mrs, ChristoW on her acsoun.?''
Certainly not"
The answer was emphatic.
o1ver emphaticD
The inspector shifted his
ground.
"What about Miss Veronica
Cray?"
Veronica Cray?"
There vas pure establishment ir
Beryl's voice.
"She was a friend of DR.. Chris.
laws. was she nct?"
Il never heard of her. At least,
7 seem to know the name"
The motion picture actress"
Beryl's brow cleared.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-26

leading him he did not know. On
the face of it, it seemed complete
" irrelevant-crazy. It simply did
cot make sense. But in some way
that he could rot see, it must
make sense.
The only inference to be drawn
from it was that the case was not
quite the simple straightforward
one that he had hitherto assumed
1t to be.
Sir Henry stared curiously at
Inspector Grange.
He said slowly, ':Im not quite
sure that I understand you, In
srector."
"It's quite simple, Sir Henry
I'm asking you to check over your
collection OF firearms. I presume
they are catalogued and index
ed"
Naturally. But I have already
identified the revolver al part of
my collection"
ut isn't quite so simple as that,
Sir Henry" Grange paused a me
ment. His instincts were always
against giving out any informa-
ton, but his hand was being fore
ed in this particular instance. Sir
Henry was a person of import
ance. He would doubtless comply
with the request that vas being
made to him, but he would also
require a reason. The Inspector
decided that he had got to give
him the reason.
He said quietly:
CDR. Christow was not shot with
TIE revolver yoa identified this
morning"
Sir Henry's eyebrows 1ose.
"Remarkable!" he said.
Grange felt vaguely comfortec.
Remarkable was exactly what he
felt himself. He was grateful to
Sir Henry for saying so. and
equally grateful fer his not saying
any more. 1t was as far as they
could 60 at the moment. The
thing was remarkable - and be-
yond that simply did not make
sense.
Sir Henry asked:
"Have you any reason to be-
lieve that the weapon from which
the fatal shot was fired comes
from my collection?"
mo reason at all. But I have
got to make sure, shall We say,
that it doesn't"
Sir Henry nodded his head ir
confirmation.
81 appreciate your point. Well,
We will get to work. It will take
a little time"
He opened the desk and took
out a leather-bound volume.
AS he opened it he repeated:
"It will take a little time te
check up"
Oranges attention was held BY
something in his voice. He lookeJ
up sharply. Sir Henry's shoulders
sagged a little-he seemed sud
denly an older end more tires
man.
Inspector Grange frowned.
He thought, Devil if I know
what to make Of these people
down here.
ITO Be COntinued)
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-26

RALEIGH July 25-WD-The State
Utilities Commission today SEIZED
uled hearings in Asheville ane
Rocky Mount on requests Of two
railroads to discontinue service
A hearing was set for Aug. 20 ir
Rocky Mount on the application o.
the Atlantic Coast Line railroad
to discontinue passenger trains Il
and 40 between Wilmington and the
Virginia border.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08
By Dovid M. Michel



the Chicago Dolly News
BERLIN. May 8.-The asking price
for manageable males is going up
steadily in Berlin.
Posters for a new firm Of marriage
brokers appeared yesterday on cylin-
drical billboards along Kurfuersten-
damn, Berlin's equivalent OF Fifth
Avenue.
Among the charms of the women
they advertise are visas for foreign
countries, prepaid travel tickets and
opportunities for immediate emil
grafton" from Germany.
One woman is seeking 'hand-
somely blond and educated" German
husband. She is described as
deeply dark Oriental of wonderful
eligibility" Not one, but two visas
go with her as well as a journey at
her expense.
For those who want to read fur
Their, she is 26 years old. feet 6
inches tall and the daughter of q
man who has been a government
minister with wealth and tnterna-
tional connections"
Whether she has native copper
bands around her neck or through
her lips. is not stated.
Another candidate is % years old
"of fascinating beauty and a first
class figure" She is willing to settle
for widower with one child SO
long as he sis educated and worldly. y
For herself she loves children, has
a deeply spiritual nature" and has
studied medicine. As clincher, her
parents are wealthy. cultivated and
own large grocery store In Berlin.
Cynical Berliners are not much
impressed. One suggested that the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08
Price for Manageable Males
In Berlin Steadily Increases

/ Foreign Legion was behind this novel
advertising. Another insisted that it
was only q racket.
Register for SO marks" he said.
.And then they'll tell you you're just
too late for the deeply Oriental
beauty with the two visas.''
The firm which is called Der
Ring ('The Ring9 apparently ex-
|pected such reaction. The posters
insist that these are genuine offers
no fakes"
1t doesn't require such offers to
make Berliners deeply cynical, how
ever One said recently that you
may judge a man by three things:
What he eats, what he makes on
the black market, what he's doing
to get out of the country.
Copyright. 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08
Silver Spring Group
To Join State Council

The Woman's Democratic Club OF
Silver Spring has voted to apply
| for membership in the Maryland
Women's Council. a nonpartisap
organization to further women's
participation In legislative activities.
Mrs. Genevieve H. Wells and Mrs.
Robert M. Poole, members Of the
Silver Spring Democratic Club, are
officers of the council.
The club announced 1t will hold
its annual party at Lacy Shaw's
estate near Colesville June 2. Mrs.
Joseph j. brennan Is in charge Of
ARRANGEMENTS,
Evening star., 1947-06-23

ON THE AIR T0Ni6HT.
WRc. 8:00-Beginniag series Of original
dramas by blind author Hector ehsyisny.
WINK, Sos Should .hs Reed-Bulwinkie
Bill Become law! Senator Clyde Reed. Judge
Robert Fletcher and Attorney William ke6oysfn
debate the issue.
Evening star., 1947-06-23

"The life of a famous
woman columnist is exciting" says
Wendy Warren, "but it has its prob
lens, too! Listen in today, when
I make radio history by taking
the news microphone right from
my daily job into my private life!"
Don't miss this exciting rsetD ra-
dio idea, with Douglas Edwards,
famed CHS newscaster. Listen to
Evening star., 1947-06-23
MAKES RADIO HISTORY
WENDY
WARREN

gldmorous news
popsr woman and
rudie personality
In Arss rudio
show to combine
world news cnd
dromotie seriall
Evening star., 1947-06-23

W0p, 9:00-MaV Asior, George Murphy
and Elizabeth Taylor in Cynthia"
WRc, e:00-soprsno6uiiarist Olga coslhc
and 6uiiarist Andres Segosia in program Of
South American and Spanish music.
WRt, 9:301comedienns Marjorie Main
visits. -
Evening star., 1947-06-23

WMAl, t0:00-"T Problem Of Feeble.
Mindedness in Children" considered.
WRc, i0:00-yoeslist Kay Lorraine appears.
WTop, 1000 Rose Narie" eo.stan Jeanette
Macdonald and Nelson EDDY.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-05-29

not signed the contracts for their
only $1,000 acres.
Thoralf Torkelson, district land
officer, repeated his warning that
land not covered by recordable
contract will be ineligible for ir-
rigation as long as it remains in
private ownership. After the
June 13 deadline, any property
not covered by a recordable con-
tract, even if sold to another pri-
vate owner, cannot qualify for
water. The law recites that own
ership of such unprotected prop
erty first must pass through the
hands of the Government.
Signing of recordable contracts
does not place a new financial OBJ
legation upon a persons property,
Bureau spokesman said. The
contracts guarantee delivery of
irrigation water and are designed
to protect prospective settlers
permit division of large holdings
into family-sized farms for the
benefit of the many persons inter-
ested in developing homes in the
Basin.
Landowners having property in
the Quincy District should send
their signed contracts to the Blu
reau of Reclamation at Coulee
Dam, WASH, as quickly as pos
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-05-29

Typical of the amount of steel re-
ouired to make each unit OF farm
is the medium-sized. all
purpose farm tractor of % b. p.
which takes 1543 pounds of various
types Of steel. according to data sup
plfed the American Iron and Steel
Institute by leading manufacturer.
A total of $40 pounds of steel is used
to make the tractor transmission
alone. while another 301 pounds are
needed in the manufacture of the en-.
CINE and clutch The brakes. rims
and wheels take ll9 pounds of steel.
and the rear axle TeQuiresalmos' i"o
pounds more
The balance of the steel enters the
manufacture Of other tractor parts
The steel weights given are the
weights of the rough steel purchased
to machine and assemble the various
tractor parts Gray iron and mallea'
BILE castings are also used In fabri.
eating certain tractor parts but the
rough weight of the steel required
equals 40 per cent OF the combined
wcig..s OF all three materials
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-05-29
Veteran Insurance
instructions Given

Kennewick veterans planning to
apply terminal leave bonds as
premium payments on G. I. in
surance were advised today by the
Veterans Administration to obtain
bond assignment forms and as
sistance in filling them out from
their Local VA office.
Specific instructions from the
veteran in regard to assignment
of his bond is necessary before
the VA can credit it to his insur-
ance account" explained Leonard
A. Clemens, Contact Representa-
tive. Merely endorsing the bond
to the VA on the reverse side is
not sufficient in itself"
Clemens said that more than
10000 terminal leave bonds al
ready have been turned over to
the VA by Northwest veterans to
reinstate, convert or pay advance
premiums on their G.. /. insurance.
Some, however, have neglected to
stipulate how they desired to APP
ply the bonds and have caused
needless delay.
without the required informa-
ton, all bonds received by the
VA cannot be placed in a special
deposit fund.-" Clemens said.
They cannot be transferred to a
veterans insurance account until
the assignment form is returned.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-05-29

-. SOURCE, U. s pEpAAfmeNf o. lASoe AND u SURE
Today farm employment is slight
~ under 10 million people. or IL per
cent less than the 100000 Of 1910.
Yet, these farmers are able to supply
the nation with more than enough
food, even though our population has
Increased So per cent from less than
$4,000, 900 in 1910 to over 1000. 900
persons. The increased productivity
Of our farmers Is largely the result
Of the high degree Of mechanization
of our farms since 1910. This Is ex'
emplified by the fact that in 1910
there were only 1000 tractors on
farms In the United States. "ut to-
day there are over 100000 .s
The development and improve
ment of farm equipment since the
invention Of the Mccormick reaper
in 1881 has closely paralleled the
growth OF our steel industry. and
today steel comprises major COM
ponent in the production OF farm
equipment. In 1945, 1.120.32O tons OF
steel were used In the production OF
farm equipment and for other agri.
cultural p rposes.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-05-29
Warn Landowners
On Deadline

A final notice was issued last
week by Bureau of Reclamation
officials on the Columbia Basin
project, who cautioned SIS land
owners holding property in the
Quincy district of the development
that they have less than a month
in which to sign recordable con-
tracts which will qualify their
land to receive irrigation water.
The deadline set by law for the
Quincy district is June Is, 1947.
Later headlines have been set
by law for the other two dis
tricts. The final date for filing
recordable contracts on land in
the South District is August %,
1947.. The deadline for the East
District is October %, 1947. 49,.
With the June 13 deadline ap-
preaching for the Quincy district,
the Bureau announced that $780,
937 acres of the 1880 in the
district are protected by record
able contracts. The property is
held by 2840 persons. The re-
naming SIS landowners who have
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-05-29
NOTICE OF HEARING ON
FINAL ACCOUNT AND Pc
TITI0N FOR DlSTHI-
BUTTON
No. 2A&A

In the Superior Court Of the
State of Washington ina nd for
Benton. County.
In the matter of the estate Of
Zaida Durbin, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that J.
T. +. Gladding, administrator of
the above entitled estate, has filed
his Final Account and Petition
for Distribution in the office Of
the Clerk of the above entitled
Court, and that the Court Is asked
to settle said Final Account, TO
distribute the property Of said
estate to the heirs and persons
entitled to the same, and to dis.
charge the administrator.
Said Final, Account and Petit
ton for Distribution will be heard
by the Court at the Courthouse in
Prosser, Benton County, Wash
ington, on the 26th day Of June.
1947, at the hour Of 1000 o'clock
in the forenoon.
]. T. F. Gladding, Administra-
tor. By Moulton & Powell and
Thomas B. Cess, his attorneys.
5:29-6:l2
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-05-29
Prohibit Mailing OF
Tobacco To Germany

When your postmaster asks you
if packages addressed to Germany
contain cigarettes or tobacco prod
ucts he is only carrying out or
deres of the Postmaster General,
according to Postmaster Roger
Records.
The order states: "The trans
mission of cigarettes and tobacco
products for delivery in Germany,
both through the Army postal
service and the international mails,
has been prohibited effective May
&C."
Post offices are instructed to
refuse to accept such packages.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-05-29
Visitors Arrive Here
From Virgin Islands

MIR. and Mrs. William Hahn ar
rived this week in Kennewick
from the Virgin Islands to visit
with Mrs. Hams parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Phil Grossman. After
a short stay in the city, MIR. and
Mrs. Hahn will accompany Mr.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-05-29

and Mrs. Grossman o.,
fishing trip on the ca an !. salro
at the north end Of wpoea rN
Island. VI Vancuups
MIR. Hahn owns and
distillery in the Virgin e1r "a
He is considering es t, islans
distributorship for the M n1aln /
ington. IN Ws6
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-05-29

sible. Landowners of the East
and South Districts who have de-
layed signing contracts also
should take steps to deliver their
signed contracts to the Bureau in
advance of the headlines, Torkel-
son advised.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-05-29
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Q B ! T u A r =


Nancy Amanda Burfiend was
born in Sullivan County, Missouri,
July 81, 1868 and passed away
at her home in East Kennewick
on May 20 1y47. AS Nancy
Amanda Settlers she came west
with her parents by covered
wagon, arriving in Walla Walla in
July 1879, later moving to the
Reardon district where she was
married to William w. Bowen.
The three sons of that marriage
survive, Ira Bowen and Glen
Bowen of Huntington Beach, Calf.
and Walter p. Bowen of Kenne-
wick. In 1900 she married Louis
j. Cone and daughter, now Mrs.
Marian Williamson living at Ort-
ing, Wash. was born to that
union. In 1916 the Cones moved
to farm three miles east Of Ken
newick, which remained her home |
until her death. Cone died in !
1922 and In 1925 she married /
Henry A. Burfiend who survives !
her. She is also survived by q |
brother, O. B. Settlers of Port
land, two sisters Mrs. Florence
Pulver, Sherman Oaks, Calf. and !,
Mrs. Hattie Smith, akima, nine
grandchildren and thirteen great |
grandchildren. Funeral services
were held Friday May % at the
Mueller chapel with the Rev. E.
E. Hawkins, pastor Of the Chris
tan church officiating. Interment
was in Riverview Heights GENE
terry.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-05-29
vERc1L W. OLSEN

Vergil Woodrow Olsen was born
Jan. %, 1917 in Irene, South
Dakota and died May 81 in the
Pasco hospital. He had lived in
Kennewick the past two years.
He is survived by his wife Merle
Olson, his son Edward; three sis
tiers, Mrs. Mable Vanderhule,
Mrs. Lillian Knudson and Mrs.
Carol Schulz Of Yankton, So. Da-
kota, brother, Roy Olson of
Yankton and q half-brother
Verlyn Olson of Rapid City, So.
Dakota.
Private funeral services were
held May % at 4 o'clock in the
Mueller chapel with the Rev. John
Coan officiating. The remains
were taken to Yankton, So. Oak.
for interment.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-05-29
FINLEY GRANGE

Finley Grange met on Thursday
May 22nd' in their Grange Hall.
The charter was draped in
honor of Mrs. Nancy Burfiend.
Memorial service were neld un-
der the auspices OF the chaplain,
Mrs. Gladys Lucke.
Grange will meet June 18th at
$3.50 p. m.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-05-29

The original of the Rockefeller
Foundation was $182,814,000.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-05-29

Mount Vernon, the home of
George Washington, on the Po-
tomoc river near the city of
Washington, was built in 1743.
Evening star., 1947-08-17

We like babies and we like to see them
prettied up in comfortable clothes . cute shoes
and dresses and ribbons . land who doesn't) We
also want baby to have the right sleeping equip
nent and furniture F.. :. .. to rest we'll and easily :. :
to make sleeping and waking hours pleasant in
every way.
And we tryour best to have everything your baby
needs.
We can't furnish you With sitters :. but for most
anything else where baby is concerned, you'll find
q lot Of cheerful and willing "mother' s-hepers" in
the Infants Shop and Infants Furniture Shop on
the Second Floor at The Hecht Company where
Baby always rules supreme
Evening star., 1947-08-17

Brother, we know just how you feel! It's doors-
to-douehnuts you'd rather be out With the gang
tossing ball around, instead Of ninding baby
but everybody has to accept some responsibility .
even at q tender oee and this happens to be
yours
. We feel our responsibilities keenIy, too -.
especially about taking care Of baby all the
thousands and thousands of babies in Washington
Sometimes we erunobte, too but only when we
can't give mother what she needs for baby.
. We believe nothing is too good for the little
fellow -. and thot's why we devote so much time
and effort to coter to the rising generation ~.
that's why we have our large Infants Shop on the
Second Floor for Youth here at The Hecht Company
Evening star., 1947-08-17

Our newly enlarged
Infants Shop is ready to
serve you more efficiently,
than ever before!
loyette Section - more spo-
eious. .<
. Underweor-ompIe supplies.
Dresses deIicote hondmodes
to sturdy eorduroys.
Wool knits warm sweaters,
beautiful showIs.
Nursery UtiIities-convenient-
Iy disPIoyed.
Toys, JeweIy, TobIe and Nurs-
cry Accessories-o specially shop
within q shop.
Famous Twin Insurance on
other loyette if the stork brings
Two.
Todd|ers' Shop - everything
within reach.
Tots Apparel % section for
girls. another for boys.
Evening star., 1947-08-03
{. ". Rodkey, Contractor,
Dies Of Heart AiIment

Charles William Rodkey, 10, Hy-
attsville builder and contractor, died
yesterday of a heart ailment at Le-
land Memorial Hospital.
A lifelong resident of Maryland
Mr.. Rodkey was born at Mayberry
Carroll County, in 1876. He was
educated in the public schools OF
Carroll County. About 25 years ago
he moved from Baltimore to Cottage
City and had lived in the Hyatts-
vile vicinity ever since. His home
was at 4004 Oglethorpe street Hy--
attsville.
Mr.. Rodkey, whose wife, Mrs.
Macy Rodkey, died in Baltimore "a
years ago, had been active until a
week ago.
Survivors include a son, William
s. Rodkey, of Philadelphia; a
daughter. Mrs. Nellie r. Kilbreth,
Hyattsville; and brother. Harry
B. Rodkey, of Iowa, Kans.
Final services for Mr.. Rodkey will
be held at Chambers Riverdale fu-
neral home at 1890 am. tomorrow.
Burial will be at Westminster, Md.