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Evening star., 1950-09-19

ct Mystery The Sponlsh Cope Mystery" etc.
ment-hunting, Mrs. Potter. Is the
superintendent in?"
mo. he's not" she said suspi-
ciously. Hes got a part time job
at the chemical works in Long
Island City and he never gets
home till ha'-past three. What
you want?"
I'm sure you'll do nicely, Mrs.
Potter. This young lady and I
can't seem to get an answer from
Apartment sc. We're calling on
Miss Tarkle, you see."
The fat woman scowled. "Ain't
the door open? Generally is this
time o. day. The spry ones out,
but the paralyzed one"
TITS locked. Mrs. Potter, and
there's no answer to the bell or to
our cries"
Now amt that funny" shrilled
the fat woman, staring at Miss
Curleigh. II can't see-Miss Eu-
phemia's a cripple; she never goes
out. Maybe the poor things
throwed a fit!"
"I trust not. When did you see
Miss Sarah-Ann last?"
Lets see, now. Why, two days
ago. And, come to think of it. I
amt seen the cripple for two days,
neither"
Heavens" whispered Miss Cur
leigh, thinking of the two milk
bottles. Two days!"
"Oh, you do see Miss Euphemia
occasionally?" asked Ellery grimly.
"Yes, sir" Mrs. Potter began to
wiring her red hands as If she
were still over the tub. Every
once in a while she calls me up
by phone in the afternoon if
her sisters out to take Somethin'
out to the incinerator, or do some
thin for her. The other day it
was to mail letter for her. But
it's been two days now. :"
Ellery pulled something out Of
his pocket and cupped it in his
palm before the fat woman's tired
eyes. Mrs. Potter" he said stern
ly, I want to get into that apart
ment. Give me your masterkey."
"P-p-police!" she stammered,
staring at the shield. Then she
thrust a key into Ellery's hand.
"Oh, I wish Mr.. Potter was home!"
she walled. you won't"
Not a word about this to any
one, Mrs. Potter"
They left the woman gaping
after them, and took the self
service elevator back to the fifth
floor. Miss Curleigh was white to
the lips; she looked little sick.
Perhaps" said Ellery, inserting
the key into the lock, ''you had
better not come in with me. 1t
might be unpleasant. /" he
stopped abruptly, his figure
crouching.
Somebody was on the other side
of the door.
There was the unmistakable
sound of running feet, accompan-
led by an uneven scraping, as if
something were being dragged.
Ellery twisted the key and turned
the knob in a flash. Miss Curleigh
painting at his shoulder. The door
moved a half-inch and stuck.
"Barricaded the door," growled
Ellery. Stand back, Miss Cur
leigh" He flung himself sidewise
at the door, There was a splin-
tering crash and the door shot in
ward, a broken chair toppling over
backward. TOO late"
THE fire escapew screamed
Evening star., 1950-09-19
CHAPTER TWO.


Scarlet spots appeared in Miss
Curleigh's cheeks. You're not
serious?" she cried.
quite"
"J'd love to! What am I to do?"
Suppose you take me up to the
Tarkle apartment and introduce
me as a. customer. Let's say that
the cat you sold Miss Tarkle the
other day had really been promised
to me, and that you'll have to
have hers back and give her
another. Anything to permit me to
see and talk to her. It's mid
afternoon, so Sarah-Ann is prob
ably in a movie theatre. What
do you say?"
Miss Curleigh flung him a raw
ishing smile. Il say it's-it's mag
nif1cant One minute while I
powder my nose and get some
one to tend the shop, Mr.. Queen.
I wouldn't miss this for anything!
Ten minutes later they stood
before the front door to Apart
ment sc of the Amsterdam Arms,
a rather faded building, gazing in
silence at two full quart-bottles of
milk on the corridor floor. Miss
Curleigh looked troubled, and
Mr.. Queen stopped. When he
Strengthened he looked troubled,
too.
Yesterdays and today's," he
muttered. and he put his hand on
the doorknob and turned. The
door was locked. 81 thought you
said your sister leaves the door un-
locked when she goes out?"
Perhaps she's in," said Miss
Curleigh uncertainty.
Ellery pressed the bell-button.
There was no reply. He rang
again. Then he called loudly:
Miss Tarkle, are you there?"
"I can't understand it," said
Miss Curleigh with a nervous
laugh. "She really should hear
you. It's only three-room apart
ment, and both the bedroom and
the living room are directly off
the sides of a little foyer on the
other side of the door,"
Ellery called again, shouting.
After a while he put his ear to
the door. Miss Curleigh's extraor-
dinary eyes were frightened silver
lamps. She murmured: "Oh, Mr..
Queen. Something dreadful's hap
pened."
Lets hunt up the superintend-
ent," said Ellery quietly.
They found Potter, Sup't in a
metal frame before a door on the
ground floor. Ellery rang the bell.
A short fat woman with enor-
nous forearms hecked with suds
opened the door. She wiped her
red hands on dirty apron and
brushed a strand of bedraggled
gray hair from her sagging face.
"Well?" she demanded stolidly.
Mrs. Potter?"
"That's right. We amt got no
empty apartments. The doorman
could "a told YOU"
Miss Curleigh Redeemed. Ellery
said hastily: "Oh, we're not apart
Evening star., 1950-09-19

up. It's lace spread undisturbed.
But Miss Euphemia Tarkle's was
in a state of turmoil. The sheets
had been ripped away and its
mattress slashed open; some of
the ticking was on the floor. The
pillows had been torn to pieces.
A depression in the center of the
mattress indicated where the
missing invalid had lain.
(Where tDere the missing sis
terS and their cats? Read to-
morroW'S startling inStallment
OF "The Adventure of the Seven
Black Cats.")
(Copyright by Ellery Queen: Distributed
by King Features Syndicate)
Evening star., 1950-09-19

THE STORY THUS FAR: Pretty Miss
Marie Curlelgh, proprietress OF a. pet
shop, tells Ellery Queen of two elderly,
eccentric sisters-Euphemia and Sarah
Ann Tarkle--the first of whom has phoned
an order once week for six weeks for
a common black cat, male, with green
eyes, the same size as before" Sarah
Ann had bought q. similar tom at the
shop about a year before. The detectlye,
to help me meddle in the affairs Of the
mysterious Tarkle sisters?" NOW GO ON
WITH THE STORY:
Evening star., 1950-09-19
The Adventure of the :.
Seven Black Cats
By EIlery Queen

;" The Romon Hot Mystery" The Spanish
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-01-07

Walter Winchell, as usual
gave it to the President and
Lafayette College on Sunday
night for accepting an en-
dowment of $4,000 for a
scholarship fund that would
bar grants to Catholics, Jews
or any but native born
Americans. Following this
at meeting on January 8
the trustees changed their
minds and refused the gift.
A good thing but looks like
it took Mr.. Winchell to
shame them into refusing
the filthy lucre.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-01-07

President Truman's mes
sage on Tuesday was inter-
esting. The President is de-
termined to get his pro-
ram over. He insists on his
Civil Rights and I'm think
ing he will get some of it at
least. Only very unreason-
able legislators could OBJ
ject to the Anti-Poll tax bill
and the Anti-Lynching bill.
Why be afraid to m a k e
these laws. The FEPC should
also be passed. Some legisla-
tors are afraid of their
shadows. Anyway the Re-
publicans don't like the
message. We Democrats
like it.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-01-07

Some street repairing goes
on, but why start 18th ter
race and 16 tn terrace, al
tho they are bad enough =
instead of some of the larg-
err ones like fifth place, fifth
court, third court, or even
third avenue.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-01-07

Dade County School
Board is running out of mon
ey and cannot employ addi-
tional teachers, altho they
are needed. The auditors
report showed $6,959,132
already spent out of the
1949-5O budget of $17,192,-
814. A total of $9,335,821
was listed as encountered
funds which the board must
pay out before the end of
the fiscal year, June 80.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-01-07

Dana Dorsey is likely to
have competition. Comes
Ezekial Dorsey of Broward
County who claims he is the
son of the late D. A. Dorsey
if he can prove this he
should be entitled to his cut
of the pie.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-01-07

With Editor Morrison of
Ebony magazine visiting
our city and meandering
around, you may look for
ward to a plenty of good
publicity at an early date.
Mr.. Morrison will go to Mas
sau, Bahamas before re-
turning North.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-01-07
ave TO PRESENT BALDWIN
HEPBURN IN RECITAL

Miami Chapter No. 2. American Vet
Grams Committee and the Excelsior
Dramatic Club are Jointly present
ing Baldwin Hepburn, lyric tenor,
in recital on Thursday, January IS,
at $50 pm. at st. Matthews Bap-
fist Church. Hepburn, one of the
The Spectator
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-01-07

A Christlike face, a cross
and what appears to be
other Biblical figures about
the size of a woman's hand
kerchief has been discover
ed on a rock owned by Miss
Helen Barnhart of Los An
geles.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-01-07

Now it's a new year, we
want to know what was
done or is being done about
investigating the White of
ficer who shot fatally an ex-
CT they arrested two weeks
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-01-07

The New York Sun after
116 years of publication,
went out of business on jan
uary 4. The paper had a cir
culation of over 100000,
but decided it could not con-
tinue.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-01-07

The model house at Hyde
Park had a lot of visitors on
Sunday. It's really nice. o.
L. Nickerson was busy show
ing folks around.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-01-07

There was really a grand
turn out for the Orange
Bowl. The 1000 seats allot-
ed Sepia Miami were all
taken. A fine game with
Santa Clara the winner.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-01-07
JUST BROWSIN'
BY PAUL X. hENRH

One of our citizens who
is not making much ado
about it is working hard
registering qualified per-
sons. Two weeks ago this
chap had already placed
more than 40 names on the
list. He is a devoted Pepper
tie.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-01-07

The Housing Authority
was enlarged by the ap-
pointment of four new men,
bers. The group will con-
slider slum clearance.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-01-07

With the holidays over,
we go back to work, and we
count the cost, but who
cares? We will work an
other II months before we
have another Christmas!
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-01-07

South Miami will hold a
public meetin gon Jan. 10
to consider granting a new
franchise to South Miami
Coach Lines, Inc.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-01-07

Marion Finch who recent
ly resigned was reappoint-
ed to the police department.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-01-07

ago. The coroner said he
was accidentally shot. I'm
told he was running away
when he was shot in his
head. Maybe the Grand
Jury will investigate.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-01-07

Well Senator Pepper will
have at least one opponent
- J. r. Yearwood of Fl.
Meade, l don't think the Sen
ator will have much to wor-
ry about as far as he is con-
cerned.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-01-07

In Miami this week are
1900 cattlemen attending
the National Convention of
the Livestock association.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-01-07

The Community Chest
continues its drive. If you
have not as yet contributed
do so now.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-01-07

A big thank you goes to
Mr.. Walter Winchell and
Mr.. Harold Turk, mayor of
Miami Beach for $1,000 pre-
sented to the Negro Ser
vice Council for charities
from the Cancer Fund.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-01-07

The murder C h arg e
against Mr.. Harold Francis
has been dismissed because
of lack of evidence.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-01-07

Comes January &c and
the Mt. Zion Chorus of 100
voices will give a concert in
the Dinner Key Municipal
Auditorium. The Rev. Ed
ward T. Graham promises
this will be a memorable oc-
casion.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-01-07

Those annual forums of
the King of Clubs that you
enjoyed so much opens at
Mt. Zion Church on Sun
day, January 8 when H. M.
Efferson, president of the
F. A. and M. College will be
the speaker.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-01-07
FIDA TO LAUNCH MAMMOTH
REGISTRATION DRIVE

The newly formed Florida indie
pendent Democratic Association,
popularity known as the FIDA is
now completing plans for the great.
est concentrated registration drive
ever sponsored in this county. The
goal is to register every Negro
man an dwoman, who are of age
and otherwise qualified to register
under the laws of the state of Flori-
da. The registration books are now
open in the office Of Supervisor
Carl Holmer, on the 18th floor of
the Dade County Courthouse, where
they will remain until January 81.
Beginning February /, the books
will be placed in the various pre-.
cincts where they will remain for
ten days before returning to the
courthouse. 1t is during those days
that the books are in the precincts,
when the FIDA plans to mobilize
the entire community in a concen-
trated drive to register every resi-
dent of this community, of age and
qualified to do so.
The schools, the churches, the
numerous organizations and h e
man on the street i'm general will all
be contacted and asked to support
this drive which is hoped to pro-
duce the highest Negro registration
i'm the entire state of Florida. Prizes
of all descriptions will be offered
for best results during the drive. A
corp of paid workers will be placed
on duty at strategic points through.
out the city and county on an
arOund-the-clOck basis, all directed
by q centralized committee from the
FIDA. Everybody win be asked to
help and everybody will be encOur.
aged in so doing. The theme Of the
drive will be Register for voting,
and see that your friends and rela-
tives are also registered" The
drive is being well planned and
should produce the greatest results
ever witnessed i'm our community.
Be sure to watch for more news
and activities of the Florida indie
pendent Democratic Associations
countrywide registration drive.
which will get underway within the
next few weeks.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-01-07
THE SPECTATOR
BY ELLIOTT j. PIEZE
ONE OF OUR BEST FRIENDS
is GONE

-
One of our best friends that the
the Negroes of this community have
ever had died on last Monday after
noon from a heart attack. He was
Max Goodman, founder and presi-
dent of the 'Miami-iMiami Beach
Tenants League, who did more per-
sonally to champion the cause of
justice for the low income people of
this community than any other resi-
dent of this area.
To say that / was shocked be-
yOnd description when B learned
Of his sudden passing, would indeed
be putting it mildly.
In the passing of Max Goodman,
our community, our state and our
entire nation have lost one of our
greatest champions of justice. Well,
do many Negroes, perhaps more
than any group of people in this
community realize that he, more
than anyone else, has constantly
come to the front to fight for JUS
tice and fair-play for many Of our
helpless people, who otherwise
would not have received justice
His generous understanding in the
troubles of others, unfailing courage
Of his own. have long since made
him beloved by practically all Of the
Negroes of this community.
He will be greatly missed and
long remembered by everyone who
knew him. The sympathy of the en-
tire community goes out sincerely
to his bereaved family. The death of
their beloved one has brought to a
close very useful life. And now
to his bereaved family, 1 say
realize that place is vacant in
your home, which can never be re-
filled; a voice you loved so well to
hear is forever stilled. But it is
something that at sometime must
come, to all Of us-so-
Cheer up sad hearts and cease re.
pining,
Behind the dark cloud is the sun
still shining,
Thy fate Is the common fate of all,
Into each bit of dust some rain
must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary''
He's gone but not forgotten. May
he rest i'm peace.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1950-01-01

hopper infestation for next spring
and summer.
Impressions from which grasshop-
per predictions are made are based
on several sources of information
such as:
1. The past history of grasshopper
infestations.
2. The grasshopper situation OBJ
served the previous summer.
3. A survey late in the summer of
the number of grasshoppers per
square yard in the areas surveyed.
4. An egg survey in the fall of the
number of eggs laid in various areas.
This information is, of course,
helpful, but it is inadequate at best.
For example the history of grass
hopper infestations leaves much to
be desired in the way of more posi-
tive information. Also, as Montana
is a large state, it is difficult with
the manpower available to obtain
adequate and completely reliable
summer observations, late summer
counts of adult 'hoppers and fall
egg counts.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1950-01-01

sodium fluosilicate from which the
counties will mix their bait. The
county will be responsible for pro-
viding mixer, warehouse, a fore
man, and the crew to do the mixing.
2. Individual farmers and ranch
ers will procure the bait at the coun-
ty-bait mixing station and apply it,
or have it applied, at their (the farm
ers' or ranchersO expense.
8. There will be some federally
owned bait spreaders available for
use on cropland in areas of the heav-
lest infestation.
4. At least two entomologists will
be available to supervise and help
conduct the cropland batting pro-
gram.
Mormon Crickets
There were two bands of Mormon
crickets located in the summer of
1949. (See map). 1t is possible that
build-ups of Mormon crickets could
develop in 1850 and that Mormon
crickets could become an important
factor. Whenever Mormon cricket
bands are located next summer, they
will be baited by aircraft at federal
expense. 1t is hoped that bands of
Mormon crickets can in this way be
destroyed before they become a
menace. The greatest difficulty will
be encountered in locating bands.
This difficulty can only be overcome
by the help of every individual in
the state who happens to observe a
band of Mormon crickets.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1950-01-01
Cropland Grasshopper Control

entirely at federal expense.
Cropland Grasshopper Control
Grasshoppers infesting croplands
are quite often best controlled with
toxaphene or chlordane sprays. This
seems to be particularly true where
lush green vegetation is involved
and when there is plenty of moisture
available. In general, toxaphene or
chlordane sprays are not satisfactory
when the crops begin to mature or
become brown through lack of mois-
ture.
The type of bait which has been
and will be used in cropland is
sodium fluosilicate, bran, sawdust,
wet bait. Many materials have been
used in this type of bait in an at
tempt to attract grasshoppers to the
bait, but it seems that water or the
wet condition of the bait is the only
significant attraction.
Usually grasshoppers will take the
wet bait best under dry conditions.
kuAOC oASCas SldSSHOPPSiS dO uoI
take wet bait under high moisture
conditions, particularly in lush green
vegetation such as alfalfa. However,
this is not hard and fast rule as
there seems to be plenty of excep-
tons.
The plans for the Montana crop
land grasshopper control program
for 1850 are as follows:
l. Those counties desiring to par
ticipate will be furnished free-of-
charge with bran, sawdust, and
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1950-01-01
BY ]. p. CORKINS, Assistant

Then to top the whole situation
off, there is the matter of unpre-
dictable spring and summer weather
conditions for 1850 which will prob
ably have an important bearing on
the rate of hatch and grasshopper
survival
Range Grasshopper Ccntrol
The plans for range grasshopper
control are based on rather large
'if''-if the congress sees fit to pro-
vide the necessary funds early in
1850. If the funds are available, it
is planned to conduct the Montana
range grasshopper control program
in the following manner:
/. The bureau of entomology and
plant quarantine, grasshopper con-
troll division, will provide free-of-
charge to counties desiring to par
ticipate, bait mixing station super
visor, a continuous bait mixer, and
ingredients to prepare toxaphene
or chlordane dry bran bait. The par
ticipating counties are to mix the
bait at their expense.
2. This bait is to be distributed at
the mixing station to the individual
ranchers concerned. Each Individual
rancher will have it applied by air.
craft to his land at his (the rancher's)
expense. Entomologists will be sta
toned throughout the various in
tested areas to aid in determining
the amount of toxaphene or chlor-
dane dry bran bait to be applied per
acre and to help in all other ways
possible.
8. This toxaphene or chlordane
dry bran bait will only be provided
for use on rangelands by aircraft
application and will not be provided
for use on cropland or application
by ground equipment.
4. 1t is planned to have adequate
bait material to cover 100000 acres
of rangeland infestation in Montana.
S. In addition to the 1,500,0 900
acres of private lands provided for,
the bureau of entomology and plant
quarantine, grasshopper control di-
vision, is planning to bait approx
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1950-01-01
THERE IS GOOD REASON to

THERE IS GOOD REASON TO
believe that there will be heavy
grasshopper infesfations in some
areas of Montana in 1850. In ad-
dillon. il is quite possible that
there may be flights of grasshop-
pers coming in 10 various areas
within the state in the late sum-
ner of 1850.
In order TO cope with these pos
sibilitiess plans have been pre-
pared TO conduct two campaigns:
One campaign on range grasshop-
pers and one campaign on crop
land grasshoppers. These cam
paigns are dependent upon the
appropriation by congress of ade-
quafe funds early in 1850.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1950-01-01

THE CHRISTOPHER PREDIC-
TON map for 1850 which accom-
panies this article warrants some ex-
PLANTATION. This map is not intended
to be an exact prediction of grass
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1950-01-01

mately 100000 acres of public land
entirely at federal expense.
Evening star., 1950-10-30
3 District Men Get Posts
In National Safety Council

Eight Washington men have
been named section officers of the
National Safety Council.
Those elected and their sections
are: Col. w. L. Tubbs, assistant
for ground safety in the Air
Forces Office of the deputy chief
|of staff for personnel. aeronauti-
cal industries, and Harry j. Kirk,
safety director of the Associated
General Contractors of America,
construction.
Named as memberS-at t-large of
the traffic section executive COM
mittee were Wainwright Bridges,
secretary of the State Officials
National Highway Safety Com
mittee; E. H. Holmes. chief of
the highway transport research
branch of the Bureau of Public
Roads; w. L. Robinson, associate
director of the traffic engineering
and safety department, American
Automobile Association, and c..
Reynolds Weaver, of the Automo-
tive Safety Foundation.
Harold L. Rush. ground safety
director of the Military Air
Transport Service, at Andrews Air
Force Base. has been elected Sec
retary of the aeronautical indus
tries section. The men were elect
| ed during the councils annual
congress, just concluded in Chi
cago.
Evening star., 1950-10-30

The Defense Department, in its
138th casualty list, also listed one
area man as wounded and another
as injured.
Sergt. Nelson E. Canter, son Of
Andrew M. Canter. 4905 Forty
seventh avenue, Edmonston, Md,
was the injured soldier, and Pfc.
Fred Maxwell Gibson. Mount
Crawford, Va. was wounded.
The family of Sergt. Canter. 33.
said they received word that he
had suffered impairment of his