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PACK FOUR The OREGON STATESMAN. Salem. Oregon. Saturday Morning, July 23. 1931 ! ' At "No Favor Sways Ut; No Fear Shall Awe?' ' From First SUtesmaa, March 28, 1S51 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO.," Charles A. Spkacue, Sheldon F. Sajcjcett, Pbliker Charles A. Spracue - - - - -) Editor-Manager Sheldon F. Sackett - - - - Managing Editor Member of the The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the uw for pubHca tton of all news dispatches credited to tt or not otherwise credited to this paper. . . 1 ' ' Padfie Coast Advertising ReprescnUtives: Arthur Y. Slypes, Inc.. Portland. Security Bldg. Ban Francisco. Sharon Bids.: Los Anscles, Ti.-pac Bid. Eastern Advertising Representatives: 1 Pord-Parsona-Stecher. ?nc. New Tork. 171 Madiaon Ave. , CHicaco, Stft N Michigan Ave. ' ' Entered at the Pottoffice at Salem, Oregon, a Seeond-Claee Hatter. Publiahed every morning fixcept Monday. Buitueu office. tlB S. Commercial Street. -- ; - SUBSCRIPTION RATES: i Mall Subscription Rates, tn Advance. Wlthl" i Oijios: Dally and Sunday. 1 Mo. cents: Mo. $1.15; Mo. tX: 1 r !... Elsewhere i cents per Mow a $. (or 1 year In advance. Br City Carrier: S eeata a month: $. a year In adraoca. ; Per Copy centa On trains and News Stand cents. , 'Back to l tjjnrr l- V.A1 iu414nn'1 in tria Pnrtlanrl Jrmmal & discussing the Meier -Indiana plan of tax reduction. The Journal is really .committing: grave heresy and if It doesnt look out it may have to print news on its back page. The Journal was one of the bell wethers that leaped to the front of the Independent movement and forsook its own party of 'home rule" and "democracy." Now it seems whinnying to get back in its alley and uses such strong language as "auto cratic trovernment" in discussing proposals of the adminis 1 i ill m aiia iirAiiinv ass auv l i ia. tration. Letus quote: ! ! , "Th special committee that Governor . Meier has ap pointed tn each county can do. more In tax reduction than could any special session of the Oregon legislature. 'These committees need no especially passed law to give them power. Thas, If in any taxi district an extrava gant tax levy is proposed, this special committee, by going before the people with adequate objections and souad facts, can invariably defeat such a levy. - m . . w - . . , ".JTIDUC lenumeni ana ue uesin; iur rawnni ku. , reduced public debU -would give the special committee all the power that it needs.' And that would be the American war of conducting free government. ! It wouldn't be the . Introduction of autocratic government 1 Into local affairs which even a modified Indiana plan would be. It a special legislature put such a pran into effect in Oregon." This is just what The Statesman has been, declaring ever' since the Meier-Indiana plan was proposed. Local com munities have, plenty of steam up for: surgery on the tax budgets, and will accomplish fully as much for 1932 at could be accomplished by some state board, j j . The Test of the Hoover Plan WE should see soon whether the Hoover life preserver which the conference at London strapped on Germany will have enough cork in it to keep Central Europe afloat. It probably would if the economic situation were not so muddled up with internal politics. On one hand is Hitler and his fascist group, who want to duplicate tne Mussolini coup and strong-arm the country. ,- On the other .hand are the communists who want to repeat ; Russia in Germany. Premier Bruening, who is supported by President von Hindenburg, occupies the centrist position, and hopes to keep Germany on an even keel avoiding internal revolution. Bruening has already had to resort to dictatorial decrees issued by the president. A censorship has been established on the newspapers. Banks "function! in : strict ; accordance with government limitations as to withdrawals and sales of foreign exchange. There is every indication that the govern ment is alert to the dangers of , the situation and prepared to rule with a strong hand if it becomes necessary. In this juncture the prestige of von Hindenburg is a powerful factor in support of the republic - ' . i i ! The hopefulness in tne situation is xne iaci mar. us ser iousness is recognized. Evil portents, are usually thwarted of actuality. So long as the crisis is recognized it can be dealt with .and probably will be, though not without slow and painful readjustment. - - l; I 1 i 1 """ . r-i f- o i?r rianning ror rvener WHAT plans are being made for co-ordination of relief work next winter? There will be work to do, though we do not believe conditions will be much if any worse than last year. We Mgot through", it is true; and we will prob ably "get through" again this winter, but there may be a lot of suf ferine if the work is not adequately organized and financAl TTir r a' lot of 1 times without a dint in their scale of comfort.' With a comprehensive program of solicitation; they would be reach ed, and with assurance that a well organized relief program was under way they should be willing; to contribute. There is an abundance of provision and of money here that none nl etialltr ffr TriA rnmmnnitv i.e. morallv delinauent if it fails to co-ordinate its relief work and support it proper ly in times like the present.. J ' Government estimates on world production of wheat indicate no burdensome surplus of the cereal. The crop will be from 250 to 200 million bushels short of last year. The world supplies on July were 100 million bushels ahead or July, 1. 120, so the available supplies will be from 150 to200 illio' bushe't under those for the previous year; and will bring the -quantity down to a sire which oaght not to be burdensome.; Some day wheat will be worth rais ing again; in tne meantime the farmers can raise political neu. .- BUY IXKTS NOW FOR PERMAXKXT HOME "Ocean View cemetery-is ideally-located for. a burial-ground nt mn.h i . Wn rfniia Ht Wt Uiiiir, CI rrmtt enf Ills riiMJuunr to make it well, kept and pleasant." Tax reform takes strange directions, i Oregon passed a law taxing Income from Intangibles " at 8 and Washington passed a law exempting Intangibles from 'all taxatlen. Ton never can tell 'Where tax reform lightning is going to strike. ; - - - - Mayor Cermak says that Franklin Roosevelt is wet enough for our party In the weat. But Just how wet Is that? Cermtk Is dripping wet and Texas, is dripping dry. - Cernsk probably means that Roosevelt is the typical politician and .both, wet and dry. .The make of butter at the Mt. Ansel creamery showed an In crease of approximately 60 for the first! six months of 1IJ1 as compared with 1130. And the creamery didn't lure to borrow from -the farm board to carry on Its business, either.! -.- m :- ; An invading army of grasshoppers are; ravaging the farms of Nebraska and South Dakota. That may be nature's way of reduc ing the crop surplus. . -' . - . j ::, : ; ! i ' '. " ; The boy who used to prove he was under twelve to get half-fare on a train, is now ready to demonstrate he is under fourteen for a two-bit hair-cut. Quite a clearing out of job-hunters since the new state police heal has announced appointment. Many who came to Pray went away to mourn.' ; - j t ! Bodies of Four Found; Thought Murder-Suicide HUNTINGTON. W. Va., July 14. :(AP) Four members of the Robert Pittlnger family were found slain la their home here last night. '""" Associated Press Autocracv" . a iaj a ioi a aa aaaw a wa eiime www : i : t ; . f M . 4 . v am n neoole slrdiner throueh hard Astorian-Budget. ; i Pittlnger, ,hls wife Flora, their daughter, Ardith, 14, and their son James.. 1, all had been abet to death.; Police expressed the be lief that ; Pittlnger, a barber, had killed his family and thea com mitted suicide. . A hammer' was" found under neath the body of the .daughter. Friends said Pittlnger was in financial difficulties and had been despondent. . . Kissing the Baby CC.DAUER.M.rj. Marlon ; Co. Dept. of Healtai Kissing the baby except on the forehead should never be permit ted. When your friends drop in to see the baby they will nat urally want to kiss him. Sometimes It Is hard to refuse this but ? jUftt remember the baby does net have much re- a 1 s t a n e e against 'a a eh in f eetlonr as colds and the like. It is by p r o mlseuous kissing that babies mar Dr. O. a Dsser contract colds,, bronchitis., iafluenxa. diphtheria, tuberculosis and many other ser ious diseases. An adult Is capa ble of carrying around In his throat the germs of certain dis eases without having the disease himself, hut he can easily trans mit the germ a to some baby. Don't Kiss Baby lust recently there was told an Instance- of a baby who was proudly exhibited by his mother at an afternoon tea. One of the guests who had a slight cold kiss ed the baby. Two daya later the baby showed symptoms of a cold and within 4 8hours died. Such instances no doubt could be mul tiplied many times. The moral is never let your friends or rela tires, tor that matter, kiss the baby. .. '. ... Children Transmit .Disease Older children are very apt to want to kiss the baby. As a mat ter of fact children are even more likely to carry disease germs In their throat, especially those of the common contagious variety. Fortunately. ' a small baby will not contract many of this variety In the very early months of its life, especially If It is breast fed. However, whooping- cough can fee contracted at any age so beware of any child witn a cold or run alnf nose. ' It you think you must kiss your baby, do so on the forehead. It Is as bad to kiss a baby's hands as to kiss him on the mouth. Most babies" hands are carried to their mouths many times each day. Wast kasha nrealeau Bars yeat If the store article raises aay eaeattea re yeur nia. writ that eeeetiea eat sad ad It either te The Steteeaiea ee the Mariea ewratr ewit ( health. The anivtrr will epaeer la thia cereata. VaaM sheeld be ftlsaed. bat will set.be vied is the aaeer. ,. . i i Daily Thought "So night is grandeur to our dust. So near Is Ood to man. -When -Duty whispers low. Thou must, , The youth replies, 1 can!" ' 'Emerson. "It you were president would you release Albert B. Fall from prison? Why or why not!? This question was asked by Statesman reporters yesterday. Mrs. Cora ReM. county school superintendent's office t "I would n't. He had his time to profit from the. government and now he must pay. He Is Just as deserv ing of punishment as a man 38 years of age' Mrs. W. Smith, aaleawomaa ! "I hardly know what I would do if I were president but it does seem such. a pity that Fall should spend the last days of his life in prison. He has done some very good things as well as bad and his condition is now pitiful." s Mrs. I. V. McAdoo. Gervals: "Yea, I should release him. be cause ot his age and - delicate physical condition." Mrs. Winnie Pettyjohn, real or: "I don't think there is any degree in .crime. . His sentence should be . that allowed for the crime committed." : - Mrs. Mabel Love: "The law should be no respector ot per sons. If. M. Weir, lasaranco agemtt "I think he shonld be given every care but I feel he ahould have to pay, the same as the rest of us." J. O. ItaaaeU. life laanraace: "If Fall Is gunty. let him Uke his medicine like anybody else." Treadway Joins In Plea Special 'j, Session Needed WASHINGTON, July24w-AP) An administration republican has added his voice to the 'cry for a special session that has aris en from the ranks of democrats and the politically independent. Representative Treadway of Massachusetts; ranking member of the ways and means commit tee, urged- President Hoover to call such a session so that the chief executive's debt moratorium plan may be assured of congres sional approval before December 15, when the next war debt pay ments are due. RETURN TO WA8IIIXOTOX JEFFERSON. July 14. Mr. and Mrs.. -Albert Butler and daughters, . Cleo, Marie, Marguer ite and Leon a. who have been vls-r itlng their brother-in-law and sla ter. Mr. and Mrs. K. S. Thurston and family, and other relatlres In this vicinity for the past three weeks, left Thursday morning for Portland -where they will spend the day, returning to their home at Shelton. Wash.. Friday. Harried women la future will not bo allowed to teach la the publie achools of Rapides parish. Louisiana. ; v New Views HERE'S HOW us a eereo T nTite oo 1 - " aV. X raw. : wr.ii i - ea V -- - m B It Am. . -a eauisa! .,ft5 eJO2THgaeo Sunday; Blue BITS o BREAKFAST By R. J. HENDRICKS Hot time over religion t a In the Oregon constitutional convention, that held its session in the old wooden Marlon county court house August IT to Septem ber It, 1157, there were long and spirited debates, and at times acrimonious and amusing pass ages over section S of the bill of rights, article 1, that was finally made to read and still reads as follows: x "a "No money shall be drawn from the treasury for the bene fit ef any reuglous or theologl cat institution, nor shall any money bo appropriated tor the payment of any religious services In either house of the legislative assembly. (The ' person who reUgeous.) religious.) a "a The way the section was 6 rig Inally inserted, as brought la with the report of the standing committee on bill of rights, It reaaV "No money shall be drawn front the treasury for the torn pensatton of any religious servi ces, or for the -benefit of any. the ological Institution. Hector Campbell, a member from Clackamas county, moved' to strike out so much of It as would prevent dhe employment of a chaplain by the legislature. and made a long speech in favor of his amendment. Here Is one passage: ."Now the honorable gentleman from Polk ('Old Fred' Waymire) thought when the bill of rights was under consideration before., he thought there should also be a bill ot wrongs! X think. sir, if this one is-passed in .its present form, without amend ment, that it fully accomplishes that object that It would be la truth and in principle a bill ' of wrongs instead of a bill ot rights. I consider It an innovation upon the usages and -customs of our country. So far as 1 know, in none of the constitutions of the 31 states of the union Is there a similar provision to the one con templated by this section . . . . It is a disregard of injunctions of the New Testament, the Instruc tions of Paul to Timothy, where he informs us that .'first of all I wiU therefore that prayers and lnteroeeslons be made tor all men, for all that ere In author ity.' Hero the Idea Is fairly ad vanced that thus we may enact Just and wholesome laws, and that we may enjoy the blessings of Ufe. But there are other con siderations. ' "It is not by chance or accident that we ' are here ' assembled to form a "constitution for the fu ture state of Oregon. It was not by chance or accident that the principles ot liberty and Indepen dence were Implanted upon - our American, soil; but we recognise; running through all, our -history, through the darkest . hour of -opr revolution, as . well as the times of political turmoil that have fol lowed, we recognize the Instru mentality of. an. overruling aad allwlso . Providence, that ' has blthexto guided and . controlled the destinies of our nation, and to which we are Indebted for the enjoyment of our privileges . . . I contend that It Is a reasonable service that deUberative . bod lea and legislative assemblies should publicly, end in a proper manner, acknowledge their dependence upon that power ... It has been' practiced . in congress and the state legislatures. Now why should we here in Oregon aeek to es tablish a new order of things? .. Hat there arisen any evil from this practice! ... I contend tnat mortality and virtue must neces sarily keep pace with the Im provements In the sciences aad with the era la which we live The moral power ot a nation Is Its greatest safeguard .... I am wiulag that 'my vote should go down to poaterity as the advocate . . . of maintaining the Institu tions that were introduced by the fathers of our .country, and that have been maintained hitherto." . "Mr. Waymire said he was In favor ot the section as It atands now, reads on the report. "It was necessary, he said, "la or der to make the bill of rights harmonise. He .contended It a chaplain was to be elected from aay demonstration, all the other denominations would feel slight ed, and feel as mad as hell about It, He was perfectly willing- that the legislature should have . - a By EPSON iap.tw?v m- , - Blooded Beer chaplain,' but opposed to paying one out of the pubuo treasury. a "U "If we didnt hold out any In ascement te them for pay we might got men to act without pay. but the moment you do hold out the Inducement of pay, money loving ministers will ho crowding down upon ua, and buttonheld- Ing the legislature all the time. The very worst class of preachers will come and iogroU and .elec tioneer for the purpose of getting hold of the pdVlie teat. . He thought there were some good old Methodists la the country who. If they were elected, would never receive any pay. while there are lots of others who can't let any opportunity pasa without having a lick at the publte treasury any how. What good do they dot - Is "a "He never heard of a single in dividual being converted la the United States senate, nor have 1 ever- heard any person aceualat ed mlth the workings of the chap laincy In congress say there was any real good, growing out ot It "a '"a- "Look what a mighty amount ef jealousy It creates elsewhere. He did not go for paying a chap lain, out U taey. ttbe legislature) wanted a chaplain he would rath er change the section so they could pay by turns themselves. Or if they couldn't fine one to pray wunout pay, then let then pay mm according to the value of his prayers." The above is from the Oregon? lan's report. The Statesman had the following report of another speech made by the Polk-county farmer member: "Mr. Waymire said the Question was, 'Shall the people bo taxed te nay for relia- ious -services?' : In this country there- were 20 or 2 . ministers. and not- three of the number would rote to py for a chaplain. The Campbelutes. Baptists, and otoer aenominations, were op posed to the system. It could not be said that he was opposed to prayers and religion. v "He had been for seven years a llethodist, and was now a Ma son, and a man could not be eith er without believing la a God. He wanted no prayers made to him tor money. He wanted ministers should preach for the reward of fered by the Lord and Master. If he has souls for his hire, that Is an ne needs. But some of them In this country worked formoney and had built fine houses. They aid not. use jonn Wesley, intend to die not worth 4 pounds. With tnem their religion was an. insti tution to eollect money: and the wneeis .could not move without the : car. was' . loaded down with gold. They were not going forth" in the world to preach the aosnel Of Christ, without purse or scrip. bus tne ground or his objection was the unjust principle of tax ing people to support doctrines they . did. not beUevo. Suppose a Komaa cauoue should be elect ed chaplain; every other religion In Oregon would bo in open re bellion. Every one knew that. Tet you taxed Roman Catholics to pay for Protestant chaplains, and why not tax. Protestants to pay Roman; Catholics? The-principal was the same, and it was a. poor rale that would not work both ways.. - l. :..'.-;-' (Continued Tomorrow) The Safety Valve - - Letters frona . . Statesraan Readers Editor Statesman: Of late much has been said and printed, and mac a more whispered and thought which would not bo per missible 'to speak aloud or print. aoout the . earwig and . the best means of ridding the community of this new peat. We have tried a humber of eradicators and find the bast and cheapest one to boi as foUews: take old newspapers and., tear them into separate pages; . take the pieces and wsd them up into loose - bunches and place them around tn the crotch es of trees, clumps of holybocks and other shrubs. The bugs use these papers for community so cial centers aad each morning there wiU be found In them thou- hit) Th Mystery .. On Christmas Eve young and pretty Geraldine Foster- disap peared from the office of Dr. Humphrey. Maskell. where she was employed. Mrs. Morgan, Mas kell 'a neighbor,' corroborates his statement that he distributed gifts with her daughter that aft ernoon. Geraldine had broken her engagement with Harry Arm strong. It Is also learned that the mysterious Ephraim Foster, who had written Geraldine. Is a wom an. A blackmaU note presumably miitten by the missing girl, leads Police Commissioner Thatcher Colt to a deserted house on Ped dler's Road. Outside -a window. h finds seven dead, blood-stained pigeons. The Interior of the house Is; topsy-turvy. Colt eomes upon a bloody axe ana a strana of blond hair. Betty Canfleld. Geraldlne's roommate. . Identified the body of a nude woman, found burled a short distance away, as that of the missing girl. A ptl low case covers the head. Al though the surrounding grave is dry, the grave contains a pine scented fluid.' The medical exam iner states she was dead not more thaa SI hours. .Two bottles, aim liar, te those seen carried away front the doctor's office by two women the day ot the disappear ance, are found near the grave. OfUPTEB 1TL "Som lover of hers did it,' said Dougherty promptly. "He probably got the girl in trouble, then lured her np here and killed her. There's too much ot this sort of thing going on too many crimes ot passion. "Perhaps,"' murmured Tha cher Colt. j "Plain as the nose on your face." declared Dougherty. "All we have to do is to find who Owns this house and have a talk with some of her boy friends." Thatcher Colt lit his pipe. . "Yes," he said. "And by the way, Hogan, I know you think you have a clue la that package you have there. Is . that a Christ mas present you have found V . "Tea.. it is It's a silk muffler" said Hogan. "I found It nnder the sofa. I would like to hang' on to It for, a while, If you don't mind." - A Steo Ahead "Not at all I'to already ; had a look at It,, answered colt agreeably. 'A'lso, I have tele phoned downtown and found that this house Is owned by a Mrs. Haberhorn,'Who rents It out. It will be as you say, simple to sands of the i wriggling horrors. Take a good sized pall with about a gallon ot hot water in It and go around and shake the bugs from the papers Into the water, in working the above plan I have learned a great deal con earning earwigs; their .habits, politics, aversions, etc. I find that The Statesman Is not a good pa per with which to catch them, but they flock to the pages of the Capital 'Journal. This proves that they are democrats and only want to know one aide of a question, and the fact that water kills them Is another proof of their political af mixtions. They recognize pois ons, oven when not marked -with skull and. cross-bones, aad abso lutely refuse te roost on a piece Of piper containing a cigarette advertisement. Many ot them are religiously Inclined and have hab its almUar te Ma Kennedy-Hudson's and some closely resemble the newspaper descriptions of What-a-Maa Hudson,' and hare lota of trouble before they reach old age. - A local woman, who has a wonderful head of hair ot which she Is very proud, . arose one morning recently and ' discovered that her crown of glory was xnlss in& from, the table where she had placed It the night . before, y On looking out of the window' she saw It meandering across the al ley, being- propelled by a million of the little varments underneath Its silky strands. They are a pure nuisance, or, in the words of a local news writer, they are "three times as pure" as any other nuis ance In Oregon. Salem has the proud , distinction -of being Nthe earwig, center ot the universe, and In the words of a -late un known poet: . "The . butterfly has wlnga of gause. The firefly -wings of flame. The earwig has no wlnga at all But he got here just the same." ETEBUCK.. k0N AT fAten,MAiV JULY 4,104. A Cahm71 or tcrccai couccs Al A UAtSMATi Of ' mmkt tOfeLOW Fame majr be belated, buteach day of his life, a man may win the respect and ap probation' of his neighbors. A Service That Will ;rj TTT7 of Geraldihe find Out the name of her tenant If the tenant gave her or his real name. And. by the way. am temporarUy remoying . some evidence from the scene." He lifted the pillow case and flung it over his shoulder. : "What's Inside, the bag?" ask ed Dougherty promptly. seven dead pigeons, answer ed Thatcher Colt. "About mid night join me at headquarters will you, Dougherty; and wo will ro over what we have. Mind?" i "Okay," said Dougherty, and added after a moment's, thought ful pause. "If I haven't arrested the murderer before then." 1 "You won't!" chuckled the commissioner, and with a nod to me. he led .the way down to the street. -. 1 Having . eluded the ambush of a squad of newspaper reporters, waltlar to detain Thatcher Colt's personal version of the Peddler's Road affair, we hurried on to ward the commissioners office. As we entered the .octagonal re ception room, with Its old fash ioned woodwork and Its transoms ot stained glass, a curious sight met our eyes. Most of the people concerned In the mystery of Geraldine Foster were garnered oeiore us, tneir haggard eyes staring np into our races, for the moment, Z was startled at the sight ef such an organised and appropriate con vocation. Then I realised that by the telephoned orders of Thatch er Colt aU these people had been quickly brought to headquarters. Seeing the commissioner, the fa ther and mother of the murdered girl stood up with pathetic promptness. They guessed the truth without having been told Thatcher Colt spoke to. them briefly and . In low tones, while my glance, leaped around -the room. Among the others gather ed In the waiting: room were two young men whom I judged to be Bruce . Foster and. Harry Arm strong-. Neither resembled Geral dine, so I could not tell which was the brother and which - the lover. Aloof from these others and looking pale and worn sat Betty Canf ield. The Last Detail - "With another-reaasuring word to the : parents. Thatcher Colt hastened aus Into his private ot-t , I W . 1 1 . . 4-1 It' u ce ana x iouowea nun. vn tne desk ho laid the pillow case with the dead pigeons. Then he dashed on Into - a small retiring room a partition affair built for his personal use and almost instantly I heard the sound of rushing water. Mr. Colt was taking a shower. la an amas- lagiy short time, . he came out again, completely redressed, as Immaculate and fashionable as if the hour were morning and he J were just reporting for work. Meanwhile. I had been busy. I- laid out on the desk the various: objects I had carried among tnem tne envelopes or. nair,: tnex face cloth with . the crimson stains, the watch and the axe which I had wrapped in-a: irewsi paper. - t For .the next few minutes was busy on the telephone, call ing Tarloua -officers for the com mlssloner. Presently the - deoutv chief inspector arrived, followed by- Doctor cieaieek; one of the most scholarly chemists attached to the office of the medical ex aminer. , g Without parley, Thatcher- Coll Issued a series of crisp, precise orders. He wanted the owner of the house on Peddler's - Road found at once and brought downj town. A detective - must also be sent to Wiener's, a chemist's shop on Madison, avenue, to find out what was contained in three arge bottles sent upon the ur gent request of Doctor Maskell on Christmas Eve. ' i "Funny, thine." added ThatcS- er Colt. "Damned funny thing. You might add that those bottles smelt Uke the ' bark ot - plifie trees." 1 Without pausing for commenj. he then gave Instructions for ex amining the .refuse pared fro under the nails of the corpse aitd the hairs contained in two en velopes. Then he called Doctlr Clesleek aside and in a low .voice communicated certain other -instructions,' not a word of which? I could distinguish. Also something passed from the hand ot the de tective to the' hand of the cheojt-!st- I caught a glimpse of that-J- t was the washcloth found in tae murder house. . f HlfUM fw rtsxts ut usur uam!M MCfl cf ms Tint aicxi. m rsr ttCCXNmCrt OME ftOH fJftLfKft Wt ' 1 MaoaHtMOa amuttMftauftS am sot two vcats woxrtp m wxvfTon sxxttt st t&xm. um KaexgtMf oumiL ar uviaoot Win Your Commendation as Well as Respect : 2091 , iin.ii r-r- r-r v -n ucmnirl By Anthony ABBOT "What you ask is almost Im possible." said Dr. Clesleek. "But I ?wlll do my best." f Colt next made a most extra ordinary request of Dr. Clesleek. jj"In the pillow case on my desk ata some dead pigeons. Doctor," h said. "Can you examine dead pigeons and make "a guess as to bow long they have been dead? i!An autopsy on pigeons?" . l"Mlnd?" . ' , No." sighed Dr. Clesleek. "I'll do my best as always." 'Following the officers, Cles leek. his arms full of dead birds, ; left the room. ' . l"Ah, Tony." Colt cried, "I w&nder if those blundering fel loks up on Peddlers Road have tdini Geraldlne's clothes yet. I assigned three of them Just for that Job. Now let me see. The dfputy chief - inspector took the envelope with, the parings from her nails. They will show ns something, too, I hope." Hia.eyes were gleaming with the zest of the hnnter. as ha ait a his desk and Ut his pipe. l"Ask that poor old couple to cme In,' Tony." S Mr. and Mrs. Foster tmdred idto the office and sat in chairs before the commissioner's desk. Ttey were making a great effort to hold on to' their composure. Very gently Thatcher Colt gaVe them a part of the story. Then' be began urging upon them the im portance of their remaining calm is the face of the tragedy and giving what help they could to tjie department. .j -Mr. colt," rumbled old" Ed- lfcund L. Foster, raisin? his red brands over his head, "whatever happens, my daughter was a good girl, and don't forget that!" i His voice was deep and vibrat- $g with great feeling. His wife did not look at him. With Iher two hands laid agalnstT her breasts, she stared fixedly through her glasses. But there frere no tears on the strained face of the mother. "I am sure that Geraldine was a good girl." returned Thatcher Colt earnestly. "But. Mr. Foster. you remember the key that we found in her pocket. Are you sure mat you knew nothing of that key?" - "Nothing 'avouched Mr. Pos ter, la his impassioned bass. A Possible HoUre Thatcher Colt then explained that the key fitted the house on Pedlar's Road. He - anefftJonmf (ho father about the friends and acquaintances of his daughter. Mr. Foster liked them an. Hef thought Betty Canfleld was aJ sweet little girl. Harry Arm strong; was a smart fellow and. as for - Doctor Maskell. he had treated Geraldine as fine as any ' girl could want. The father had a good word even for Checkles. the chauffeur, for whom Geral dine had manifested a pitying kindness.- , "Was Geraldine la any flnan- : elal distress?" 'Bosh and bunk!" thundered the father. "I am not a poor man.; have one hundred thousand dollars to my name and half of If would have gone to my girl when I died. She must hare been eraxy when ahe wrote that note you found. Why. ahe knew I was going te give her ten thousand as a . wedding present. And 'sLe knew she could come to her old father for anything. But now she's gone and she will never en- oy a penny of all that money." After a moment ot silence. Thatcher Colt inquired: "Who wlH inherit her share?" "All., of it goes to ray boy. Bruce, now. Every cent.". de clared-Foster with a wave of his Immense red hands. - Was Bruce your first child. Mrs. Foster?" asked Thatcher Colt. 1 The old woman clapped her hands Quickly together, as one does who la taken by surprise.1 and her crimpled cheeks quiver ed with sudden Inexplicable emo tion. ' . '.'Bruce Is not my first child," she said hastily, rolling her ua- . happy eyes. Just then a knock sounded on the door and Captain Henry an nounced that the medical exam- Iner had sent for the parents of the dead girl. The commission er shook hands with them, prom ising -to see them the next day, y and sent them forth on one of the saddest errands - than can come to mortal kind. (To be continued tomorrow) American Biographies in Miniature Nathaniel Hawthorot (1804-1S61) Hi atwan is jKrnx vr ) mTWXI tTAurTE scijtur tTTE2' AMD TM HOUSC OT T .COUNTS H n