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Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-30

wood Boulevard"
of yesteryear. And of course there's
| chintz-''
There, too, is the, haunt of beau
tyr"
"Chesebro sent me with some pa
pers for her to sign. Had to do with
her aunt's estate. But it was diff
cult to track her. She'd dropped out
of sight, and I'd been hunting her
for several weeks" I made mental
note Of the address as Reed Barton
went on talking. link on her fingers.
Some on her nose Ro. Hair-you
know how it woulH bel mean,
beauty won't yield even to disorder.
That's Natures way. But the color
I'm still trying to decide what it
is. Drawing like mad. There were
sketches all over the place. Clever
things commercially. They'll get by
easily. Probably make her living.
She signed up the things I brought
without looking at them. Get out!'
she said. Tell Jimmy the Cheese
(meaning my boss), to let me
alone
l pulled into parking lot at a
restaurant on Vine Street. was
hungry. The excitement of getting
woman off on a long journey is IA
tiguing. Reed Barton said he wasn't
really hungry, but he went in with
me.
Hello" called a voice from a
booth. Huntoon Rogers was sitting
alone over the dessert Of late din
ner.
Not brooding, are you, Hunt?"
inquired lightly, for there was
GUINNESS about him. / introduced
Reed Barton.
MOO" he said hesitantly. "Sit
down and let me enjoy your com.
pany."
whats the trouble?"
Theme papers," he said with a
wry smile. They get me down
sometimes and I'm driven to ex-
tremes. Therefore, I spent the after.
noon looking over the files in the
Katherine Chatfe1d case"
Reed Barton shot quick glance
at Rogers but said nothing.
Find anything to interest your"
eyes. And no. It's one Of those
cases you keep coming back to, won.
dering what the answer is"
Reed Barton ate mechanically.
like a man in mild trance.
Reed was telling me about Elsa
Chatfeld as we drove out from
town." I said to Rogers.
"You know her, Professor Rog-
ers?" Reed inquired quickly.
1--WE met her."
Interesting, isn't she?" He
sketched briefly what ne had told me
on the way out. "You know" he
concluded, "even when they clutch
economic independence to their
blessed little bosoms they haven't
got all there is in life. Not even
half. They've only got the begin
ming"
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-30

Margaret Nichols owned some property
In Joint tenancy with Kitty Chatfeld.
When Kitty died it meant 5000, 900 to her.
She explains the situation to her FRIEND
Barry. While they are talking, Elsa Chat
field, a niece of Aunt Kitty, drives up.
Elsa had been disinherited at Aunt Kit
tvs death. Huntoon Rogers, detective,
asks what Aunt Kitty died Of. He Is told
an overdose OF morphine, but that the
district attorneys ONCE had their doubts
IS to whether the morphine was self
administered. Elsa, who admitted that
she hated her Aunt Kitty, was "slad to
be free Of her and the centuries OF no
and cannot" Reed Barton. ono Of the
last to see Aunt Kitty alive, was said
to have had . motive.
Evening star., 1948-09-05

I'm afraid. Hit a blasted stump"
He scrambled out hastily to in
spect the damage.
What was the natter" Lily
asked.
Fuel line broke" said Mr..
Blanding, and followed the pilot.
Lily climbed warily out of the
plane and looked about her. They
were in the middle of a large
natural clearing enclosed by
stunted-looking trees and sIaggly
vegetation. The bare yellowish
ground was hard and baked. Far,
far away she could make out the
dim line of mountains against the
horizon. The midday sun beat
down with deadly venom.
1t was very still.
LILY walked over to the men,
who were morosely regarding the
crumpled wing.
What's our chance of getting
out of here" Mr.. Blanding asked
abruptly.
"Oh, that'n be all right" the
pilot assured him. Il radioed our
position just before we came
down. The nearest anfeld will
send help. Should be here in an
hour or two, I'd figure"
Lily left them and climbed back
into the plane. When she emerged
she was wearing shorts, bush
blouse and Wellington boots.
Even in this utilitarian costume,
she managed to look devastatingly
fetching. On her head was sun
helmet, in her hand another.
She proffered this latter to
Jason.
''Oh - uh - thanks" he said.
Il didn't know you had these"
you said we'd get them in
Nairobi. But l thought I'd be on
the safe side," Lily answered
smugly.
You and Stanley" responded
Jason, but there was no heart in
his jibe.
OH, LOOK, darling" cried Lily,
wickedly, "you savage in silk
shirt and bell-bottomed pants!'
Jason grnted.
A native had mateTialized out
of nowhere, as is the unfailing
trick of natives, and stood a few
yards away watching the little
group. He was very large, and
very black, and his skin giistened
with palm oil. He wore a loin-
Evening star., 1948-09-05

Jason joined her and they sat
gioomily regarding the landscape.
Looks as if there might be
water there" Jason remarked.
indicating the heavy fringe of
trees visible through the gap.
Lily looked at him quickly.
We've plenty of water" she
said. Anyway, our rescue plane
will be along any minute now"
JASON glanced at his watch.
Its been four hours" he said.
The pilot said they ought to
reach us in two"
Lily shrugged her shoulders.
you know how everything is
delayed in this postwar world"
she said helpfully. She wanted
to switch the subject. Suddenly
it occurred to her that this would
be as good a moment as any to
tell him about Leonidas.
I've got something to show
you" she announced cheerily.
She was sweating like a dock
hand by the time she had ex-
tricated the gun from her bag
gage and brought it out to Jason.
For Pete's sake!" he ex-
claimed. Where did you get that
old blunderbuss?"
She's not an old blunderbuss,"
said Lily Indignantly. She's
Leonidas' love. Sa grande pas
sion"
She regaled him, in detail, with
the case history of Leonidas and
She.
Can you fire the thing? Jason
inquired.
Eyes, That is, of course. l
never did. But Leonidas showed
me just what to do. Look. :"
MAsTERFULLY, Lily snapped the
Mauser action open, slid the
lonely cartridge into the chamber
and shot the bolt back.
We'll, all l can say" said
Jason, "is that you're the worlds
prize sap"
Lily bit her lip. Jason would
have been a push-over, teo, if he
had seen the eagerness in Leoni-
das' old eyes. But, be fair, Jason
hadn't seen it.
And with only one cartridge"
Jason concluded bitterly.
Il couldn't find anymore,
Lily said defensively. AT least,
really didn't get the chance to
Continued on page Is
Evening star., 1948-09-05
MRS. THORNDYKE, | PRESUME
Continued froan page sepen

cloth and a choice assortment of
intricate tattoos, iron bracelets
and a necklace of leopard teeth.
He carried a heavy and business
like spear.
After moment, he approached
and said difhdently, "Yambo."
The four responded with in
dividual variations, the pilot,
who had been in Africa once dur
ing the war and knew about six
words of Kiswahili, faring best.
"Tembo," said the native SOL
emnly. "Iko" he touched the
ground with his spear - mo
baye. lilo n,bararra va tembo."
He raised his arm and.pointed to
a gap in the vegetation. Through
this gap, they could see that the
ground sloped down toward a
heavier fringe of trees.
Tempo" Lily repeated. She
screwed up her violet eyes and
pondered. Tempo - rhythm.
Maybe he means we're off the
beam," she concluded brightly.
You're telling me, lady," said
the pilot as sourly as any male
could muster the fortitude to be
sour toward Lily.
"D'ya know what he's saying?"
asked Jason.
HE pilot shook his head. None
of his six words had had the grace
to get themselves into the natives
statement.
They all tried. Pronouncing
English words in a loud voice,
with the utmost clarity. Produc-
ing charade-like gestures. EN-
ploying placating smiles, as if the
native could speak English if only
he weren't such an old meanie.
Mr.. Blanding wilted. He had
produced for himself double
terai hat and in its tenacious felt
embrace he said that his head felt
like a baking potato.
Let's get into the plane" he
suggested. 1T can't be worse
than here"
Its time for lunch, anyway"
said Lily. Luckily, we've loads
of food"
1t was hotter in the plane, or
seemed so.
Mr.. Blanding slept heavily. The
pilot went out, unable to resist
tinkering with the fuel line. After
a time, Lily took a steamer rug
and spread it on the ground in the
shadow of the plane.
Evening star., 1948-09-05

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Arizona sun., 1948-11-26
CONTROL:
On Rents

One of the promises that Presi-
dent Truman made to the people
during his campaign tour was that
he would secure an extension of
rent controls.
And scarcely had the startling
election day passed before a con-
certed rent control effort was be-
ing brought under way by the Dem
ocrats. Rent Director Tighe E.
Woods announced that he would
ask the new congress not only to
extend but to strengthen the pres
ent rent control law.
HE SAID he would ask congress
to extend the rent law for IL
months past its present expiration
date, March 81, and to close what
he considers three big loopholes in
the present act.
''The shortage of rental housing
is more serious today, especially in
the smaller communities, than it
was year ago." he declared.
In addition to extending and
buttressing the present law. Woods
indicated that he probably would
propose that congress give him
new authority to restore controls,
or impose them for the first time.
in areas that may be doomed by
new defense activity.
These are the changes he will
ask:
1. EVICTION CONTROLS - Re-
store federal control over evictions.
Now evictions are left to local
courts. The result, Woods said, is
q serious black market in rents.
2. TREBLE DAMAGES-Give the
rent director power to sue rent
violators for three times their
overcharge. Now only the tenant
can bring such suits. This means
that landlords usually get off with
simple repayment of the over
charge.
8. CRIMINAL SANCTIONS-Pro-
vide Jail terms and fines for con-
victed violators. This would give
the rent director a weapon to back
up his orders.
Woods was confident that the new
Democratic congress would receive
his proposals cordially, and most
sources on Capitol Hill confirmed
that belief.
Arizona sun., 1948-11-26
REBUILT:
By StaSSen?

In the clear, bitter post-election
light the Republican party turned
upon itself in fury of self
examination and didn't like what
it saw.
MOST OF the top-level influential
party members wanted to see some
changes made, and most of them
seemed to think that Harold E.
Stassen was the man to make them.
AS a result, the former governor
of Minnesota, now president OF the
University of Pennsylvania, may be
assigned the job of rebuilding the
COP for the 1852 presidential cam
paign.
STILL licking their wounds, COP
leaders were urging the youthful
Stassen to lead a movement to
shape the party along more liberal
lines. Those party liberals were
planning to meet with Stassen for
a "brass tacks" discussion Of a
party reconstruction.
Stassen was refusing to comment
on the reports that he might step
il as general contractor for the re-
construction job, but it was a
known fact that he was being
sv amped with requests, many of
them from Republican bigwigs, to
undertake the task.
''I THINK the situation calls for
some reflection" was the only COM
ment the man who had been de-
feated by Governor Dewey for the
COP presidential nomination would
make.
One of Stassen's promises when
he dropped out of the presidential
nomination fight at Philadelphia
last June was to work toward
strengthening 1.-The liberal view
point within the party"
Arizona sun., 1948-11-26
AIRLIFT:
Netu Crisis

Morally defeated in their efforts
to make good the blockade of Ber-
lir, the Soviets were brewing up a
new batch of trouble tc keep Amer
lean planes out of the skies over
the German capital.
The Russian military administra-
ton in Berlin charged that foreign
planes had flown illegally over the
Soviet zone of Germany and
threatened to force such planes
down if it ever happened again.
1T HAD all the earmarks of des-
perate, last-ditch attempt to keep
the u. S. airlift from succeeding
in its mission of supplying food and
fuel to Germans inside the block
AIDED zones.
But American officials weren't
having any of it. In brittle reply to
the Soviet letter, Brig. Gen. c. K.
Galley stated that if any Americans
were injured as a result of planes
being forced down the full reSpon-
sibility would rest on Soviet shoul-
ders.
THE RUSSIAN letter, received
from 1t. Gen. G. S. Lukyanchenko,
chief of staff of the Soviet military
administration, asserted that "for-
eign aircraft not bearing identifi-
cation marks of nationality" had
flown over Soviet territory both
within and without the international
air corridors.
His missive concluded with a fiat,
two-point threat of Red intentions
in the future:
l. SOVIET air patrols would force
down all unidentified aircraft over
the Soviet zone.
2. SOVIET air patrols would
force down all foreign aircraft ap-
pearing over the Soviet zone out
side the limits of the air corridors
and greater Berlin.
The incident was tabled as "the
latest crisis in the Berlin situa-
ton, but in comparison to the
other crises that have come and
gone this one appeared to be little
more than a tempest in a tea
pot. It seemed to convey the inn
preston that the Russians were
losing their grip-that they couldn't
even foment a real, hot crisis any
more.
Not that the affair was to be
taken lightly. In an atmosphere
charged with hostility it wouldn't
take much more than the inten-
tional destruction of one American
plane to touch off serious con-
flict
Arizona sun., 1948-11-26

the Republican vice presidential
nomination, for that matter. War
rem, in particular, put up a lot OF
sales resistance. Dewey during the
night after his own nomination, con-
ferred with party leaders and came
I'D with Warren's name for the vice
presidency.
Warren at first refused, but &C.
cepted after Dewey promised to
give him cabinet status and admin
istrative duties, if elected. AS
Dewey put it, he wanted Warren to
have full partnership in helping
to run the government.
Party loyalty was AlbeD
Barkley's reason for accept
ing the job. He has been hard
worker in politics for 4S years.
AS senate Democratic leader
for the past IL years, he has
faithfully steered administra-
tiOn programs through the up
per house. Until the COP cap
tured the senate in 1916, his
power and prestige were i'm
menSe.
He probably will be asked to at
tend cabinet meetings as former
Vice President Garner was asked
by Roosevelt Before Garner ac-
cepted, he made an agreement
covering three things:
"In the first place, in order to
serve the President and the coun-
try in that capacity, I did not feel
I should make a public statement.
I also suggested that we agree dur
ing my term in the vice presidency
and association in the cabinet that
1 would not make any recommen-
dation for public office unless was
asked for a recommendation.
''The third part of the agreement
was that I would not make any
recommendation as to national
policy unless I was asked"
President Harding had ex-
tended a similar invitation to
his vice president, Calvin Cool
idge, who didn't have to worry
about the first part of the Gar
ner agreement. According to
the record he was not heard at
these meetings, and at many Of
them he was not even seen.
Vice President Dawes respect
fully declined the invitation to at
tend cabinet meetings.
Curtis attended very seldom.
Arizona sun., 1948-11-26

However, that was not entirely
a 6ippant observation. Based on a
long and successful political expe-
rience he felt that although the four
potent offices were the presidency,
the speakership of the house, the
majority leadership of the senate
and the chief justiceship, a vice
president might at any time sue
ceed to the presidency and, there
fore, should be as carefully select
ed as the President.
Many less experienced people in
public life and out of it have urged
that the number two man on the
party ticket should be expected to
carry out a real assistant presi-
dents job. Heaven knows that the
President needs assistance and '-e
fact is generally accepted that
leader who cannot delegate re-
sponsibility should not himself be
entrusted with it,,
In recent years when it was
realized that the man in the White
House had a literally killing job,
efforts have been made to provide
assistance. The project was seri-
ously undertaken, and perhaps if
the theory set forth in the Brown
low report of 1887 had been carried
out as intended, the effort might
have been successful.
Originally il was intended
that the presidential advisers
shOul. be group of highly paid
experts, with no political affilia-
tiOns or passionate devotion to
any cause or crusade. The only
passion they were supposed to
possess was one for anonymity.
But congress cut out the appro-
priation for their salaries and the
result was the selection of brilliant
and devoted young enthusiasts who,
whatever they may have done for
the New Deal. never seemed to
achieve the authority which would
have made it possible for them to
take over the responsibility for
presidential decisions-even in their
own respective fields. Few could
have been described as experts.
Arizona sun., 1948-11-26
CHINA WAR:
Panic

In Nanking, Peiping, Shanghai
and other terrorized cities along
the China coast the words on the
lips of all foreigners was when
will the Communists Gomez"
And the Chinese themselves, torn
with indecision, doubts and mob
violence, were wondering the same
thing.
FOOD RIOTS and strikes fiared
in Hankow, Shanghai and Nanking.
Undisciplined throngs roamed the
streets. People were trampled to
death or injured. Police fired on
the rioters. The evacuation OF
Americans from China was being
carried out hastily but efficiently.
In north central China the posi-
ton of the Nationalist forces was
growing worse hourly. Suchow and
Pengup were reported virtually
isolated by c o m m u n IT'S. The
Yangtze river was feared open to
a Red crossing that would expose
Nanking.
THE WHOLE economic structure
of the Chang Kai-shek government
appeared to be crumbling and slid
ing into a Red ruin in the wild
melee along coastal China. Value
the gold yuan plummeted down
ward.
The question was not only, when
are the Communists coming?" but
chow long will the central Chinese
government last?"
This appeared to be the great,
all-consuming crisis in Chang Kal-
shek's decade-long struggle to
maintain a spark of life in the
Chinese republic. But the cold,
smothering wind of communism
was blowing strong.
RED TROOPS had taken control
of Manchukuo, former National
stronghold in the North, and that
victory appeared to be the key
which the Communists could use to
sweep down into the vital areas of
China itself.
For Chang and his woefully weak
Nationalist government the past II
years had been nothing but an
agonizing battle against imperial
ism-from the Japanese fascistic
brand beginning in 1887 to the
Communist type which presents
tn current peril.
Arizona sun., 1948-11-26
LUCIUS CLOBB
On Election Polls

Lucins Clobb, eide, statesman and
political boIItergeist of PaVbo0Ley
county, W0re strained expression as
be opened the frosted glass and chicken
aire doc, of Mayor Ryers0n Buckets
office.
"Mornin' and variety of cOngratu-
Lations, Rye" said be. "Migbty glad
to see you oDerfOtUin' the same old bOIe
in that chair seat. That nbstart Glenn
Grobber that THE OPPOSITION put up as
q candidate Agin you run poor race.
didnt be?"
"You mean," snapped Rye Bucket,
"tbe nbStart that yon s0ere running
around THE county windine your born
WoHld Win the election bands dOWn:?
Yon and yoNr scientific barber POLL
Ha" The mayor snorted stridently.
"Now, Rye" said Mister CIobb tUitb
some dignity, "you shouldn't talk like
that. I poted for yON. Or I aOOMld'De
if badnt Sneezed in. the poting booth
and bLetO but The candle so I cOnLdn't
see sVbere sOas making an X. Turned
ON that didnt get an X in any one
of those DANCED circles"
"And wbat abont your (yuk) barber
boIl?" ynkked the mayor.
''WeU, noW that tUas tObat Thought
Oas genuine scientific poll from
Wbicb l thought snre could predict
the outcome of The election. l tOaS so
blamed objective that didnt ask no
body notbim'."
'Tben bow in the name o. Harry
could you get any opinions"
Mister Cobb combed bis Wbiskers
refectiVeLy. ''Tbat's 1Oby ! called it a
barber boH," be said. "Day after day
1 set in Ebenezer SnOck's barber shop
and watcbed people get baircnts. | fig
nred l bad system.
''Wben a man come in and said to
Eb, Clippers all around, Eb,' fggered
him for Demnaycrat. and anybOdy
wbo come in and asked to bare the
sidebnrns left on-weU, Vbat could be
be but q Republican? I tboNgbt they'd
VOte accordin' to their baircNts.
"Beanty OF THE system sOas that it
didn't inpoIpe no subtle ankn0tUn
quantities like THE qnick sbiftin' of q
mans opinion or THE deep currents that
fow beneath mans conscious Think
m'."
"Yeab, a beautiful system, Mister
Ciobb," sighed the mayor in a more
kindly tone. "Im kinda sorry it didn't
tVOrk ont right"
"Tbanks, Rye" nsnrmared the elder
statesman, and bis aVbiskers ttVitcbed.
"It 1Uas beautiful. Il beautiful system"
Arizona sun., 1948-11-26
INDICTED:
Thomas

Red fighting Rep. j. Parnen
Thomas (R., N. ", chairman Of
the house un-American activities
committee, was in hot water, and
it was making his neck as red as
the political complexion of any
Communist he had ever pointed
finger at.
AFTER two months of ominous
rLmblings to the effect that some
thing dire was in store for the COP
congressman who had caused the
administration so much trouble by
shouting that the government was
employing Communists the news
broke: Thomas was charged by a
federal grand jury of conspiring to
pad the payroll of his congressional
office.
The indictment accused Thomas
and his former secretary, Miss
Helen Campbell, of conspiring to
maintain fictitious employees in
Thomas office so the salaries paid
to these persons could be diverted
into Thomas bank account.
At his Allendale, N. j., home,
Thomas growled, II have nothing
to say at this moment" But he
would have an opportunity to speak
when his trial got under way,
probably in January.