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The OREGON STATESMAN. Salem. Oregon. Saturday Morning, July 23. 1931
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"No Favor Sways Ut; No Fear Shall Awe?'
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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. -
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".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
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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.!
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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 ::, :
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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. '"""
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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. ,. .
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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. ;
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New Views
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By R. J. HENDRICKS
Hot time over religion t
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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:
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"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.)
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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-
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chaplain,' but opposed to paying
one out of the pubuo treasury.
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"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
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"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
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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
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"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.
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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)
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