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Colorado tansed the !eatl of one officer -and ttare enlisted men, the possible fatal Injury of two of ' fleers and two enlisted men and serious lnjnry "to flte other men, seamen first class," in firing prac tice this afternoon off the Pacific coast 45 miles northwest of here. Navy headquarter at Washing ton had been notified long before the accident became known here ' and little official information, was : arailable at the barber. Admiral ' Richard H. Leigh said no stale men t would be made regarding - the cause of the explosion until after an official inquiry scheduled for tomorrow morning aboard the Colorado. The teasel came Into - the harbor tonight at. 8 :1S p.m. and the rictims of the blast were taken off. The dead: - Lieut. Ralph F, Bradford, Jr., Ponttac, 111. - - i . - Lewis A. Clark.. seaman, second class, Los Gatos. Calif. -r-,.; Maurice O. Hawkins, ; seaman, first class, Hastings, Mich. J. J. Schnnr, seaman, . first class, St. Loais. . The possibly fatally Injured: . Lieut. Winston I. Quattlebaum, of Kentucky, who entered the sef Tlce from Texas. - i Ensign John B. - Huntley, ap pointed to Annapolis from Ohio. R. O. Duff, seaman, first class. Q. E. Swift, seaman, first class. Others Injured, all seamen, first class H. J. HInton, J. R. Kowalskl. C. V. Stoter, R. E. Lut, ;WVJ. Dural. , All of the dead and -Injured werei members of the -Colorado crew except Sxhjjjr, who was on leave from the U. S-ISTOtlaHOTna and was risiting a friend aboard the Colorado. While. the radio officer aboard the TJ. S. S. Maryland was recelT i ing messages of the Colorado tra gedy late this afternoon. Captain J. J. Plummer. gun captain in No.. 3 turret of the Maryland, was . critically injured and was said to be In a i dying condition. Captain ; Plummer was training a squad of recruits on gun operations, and : had descended into the pit .o de ) scribe the workings of the gun. I The huge gun fell, pinning f Plummer beneath it. He sustain I ed a badly crushed chest and sev- eral broken bones. SEEK TO RECOVER t Suit to recover on the bond against larceny or embettlement I of Zeno "Schwab, of the .Aurora i- state bask. was started in circuit 1 court here , yesterday against the if National Surety company. A. A. ; Schramm as state bank examiner i and ' liquidator of the insolvent f bank it the plaintiff, i Complaint sets forth that the surety company executed 410.000 , j bond to cover loss which the bank 'A might sustain .through wrongful : action of Schwab, and -that the Y last payment covered period from October 26. 1930. to October 2 , j 1931. .-. v'--- - -Jr Plaintiff made claim upon the ' surety company, showing that the ;! bank suffered losa of $12,000 tj through Schwab's misconduct, but ' the defendant company refused to recognize the claim, denying the liability. The liquidator - seeks $10,000 Judgment and $1000 attorney fees, : . - r OIISCB 1! Pitched Battle Manchuria Peace Hope - TOKYO Nov. ' . (Friday. ) (AP;): Government circles an- " nouneed 'today " that Japanese troops will i not advance farther toward Anganchl and Tsttslhar. nnless forces of the Chinese gen eral, Man Chan-Shan, continue to barass Japanese now holding Tah slng and other points a few miles north of the NonnJ river bridge.: : TOKYO. Nov 8 i AP) Hope of early peace in Manchuria were blasted today by a battle between f Japanese and - Chinese troopa for ; possession of a dynamite-wrecked bridge;' -;rl-i. c?.K . ; The Ja pa u ese rushed rei hforce ments to the scene.-where the Ta--onanAnganchr railway crosses the Nonnl river, and further fighting : was In prospect." - - --.- ;f Si'.Tbe waf office 'here announced 15 Japanese and an unidentified number of Chinese soldiers ; were , killed and many wounded, and aid "positive and effective meas nres" were decided ' upon by the Pxibe 18 S500 and PnrrKaAr Mnsf Prnmi'eA KJrr "9 Elephant Won't; Killed ; Local man . : Successful Bidder at $200 HARDLY had Harry Plant, "matchmaker and armory cus ; todian, acquired the 10-ton Tusko here yesterday morn ing ;.when: offers to sell or lease the country's largest ele phant began to come in. Plant was sole and successful bid der for the big captive yesterday morning at the state fair grounds when Sheriff Oscar D. Bower auctioned him. Plant 1 1 ; o bid- $200. PLflN OF GREATiriB r TOLD Wood Cutting, Pruning and Improvement Work for City Suggestions A four-point plan for creating employment for needy Salem men last night was "formulated . by member of the Community Ser vice committee who met at the chamber of commerce. Under the plan it la hoped to give part-time work to the unemployed, thus relieving charitable organisations of a portion of their burden which is expected to become heavy this winter. Urging city Industries to pro vide work for at least a short time, each week. ' paying such wages as they can afford, is the first point of the plan. The com mitteemen expressed the opinion that a number of local . plants, some of them now not running, could provide this sort of employ ment. J - Arranging for jobs of cutting wood, clearing land and pruning orchards la the second point. Sites tor the woodcutting already are available an'd landowners have said they would hire men to clear their properties if the cost were not too high. - Encouraging property., owners to have odd Jobs done by the needy men cb week Is the third point. The committee will .make Us plea on the proposition that there is work to be done and that (Turn to page 2. col. 3) EMPIRE COMPANY GIVES IIP PE1IIT The Empire Holding company df Portland will voluntarily sur render -its permit to sell $5,000. 000 worth of stock in the Stateof Oregon It was learned here late yesterday. The- corporation was granted a stock selling permit two years ago and was to have formed the holding corporation through which subsidiary companies sellr lng rire. lite. Indemnity and auto mobile ,- Insurance were to have been chartered. O. P. Coshow. former Justice of the state supreme court, is pres ident of the concern and Sam A. Kozer, former secretary of state, has been, affiliated with the com pany. : The detleion on the, part of the company to ask for suspension of Its certificate to sell stock follow i conference between James Molt, corporation, commissioner, and officials of the holding com pany; Stock in the total amount of $800,000 has already been sold and collections totalling $174,000 have been made on these sales. The original permit waa issued by Mark p. McCalllster, corpora tion commissioner under the pre vious administrations at the state house. - Mott waa said to have Indicated plana for reorganization of the Empire Holding company were be ing considered by bis office with the view of conserving . such as sets of the concern as were lert. He saKF be xpected to have a public statement ready within a comparatively short time. . Japanese to meet the "threaten ing" situation.. '-V'l-y ' V W.' Cameron Forbes,. American ambassador wbo has been on leave In the United States, arrived at Yokohama and . immediately ar ranged to confer,- probably tomor row, with Baron Kljuro Shide- hara, the "foreign' minister," con- earning Manchuria. Japanese tfbops "have been in control of the southern part of the country since Seotember-ll. , . . Observers agreed the fight In the fog. last night and today over the Nonni river, bridge destroyed what few. hopes remained for suc cess of the League of Nations-plan for a return to normal conditions in Manchuria by :November.ie. : - The immediate cause of today's battle, after which the two armies rdug in" on either aide r of ? the river.'waa enf Quite clear. The Chinese troops were those of Gen eral Man Can-Shan, supporter of the absent nationalist governor, Wan Fu-Lfn. Spoils .One offer came from represen tatives ot t circus who .wish to take the elephant abouf the state and to split the proceeds with Plant. . Another tentative offer came tor,Tusko'a exhibition in' a soo. , A Eugene. fertiUser firm was also understood to be ang ling for the elephant .and Plant was negotiating with them, upon the provision that Tusko not be killed. "My price for the elephant is 1500," Plant said late yesterday. That price la contingent on the fact that Tusko be allowed to live. I am not going to let that elephant be killed." Plant Immediately , announced after he- had purchased the pachyderm that be would charge an admission of one dime to all viewers of hie big pet. He also ctated that If he did not sell the elephant he would exhibit him locally. Plant announced also that he had secured a number of vol untary backers in his project, Sa lem men and women- who stood ready to furnish - provisions for the elephant this winter rather than see him "murdered." When 10 o'clock came yeeter (Turn to page 2. col. ) TWELVE INJURED If 1 National Flyer Derailed; Two Critically Hurt, Both Trainmen WINNIPEG. Man.. Nov. 5 (AP) Twelve persons were in jured, two seriously, when the crack Montreal bound flyer of the Canadian National railways the National was derailed 17 miles east of Winnipeg tonight. Two baggage cars, a tourist coach, day coach, diner and sleeper left the tracks. A broken rail caused tbe wreck. Six of the injured were mem bers of the train crew, a state ment by A. A. Tisdale. general manager for western lines, said. The most seriously hurt were George Whltworth, dining-car waiter, who may lose an eye, and R. P. Stewart, Toroto. dining-car cook. - Two tramea nurses were aboard the train and were able to render first aid. - I DEBT HOSTAGE Charging that his daurhter. Wanda Leone Isaak. Is wrongfully held by Bert Hackett and his wife. wary ttacaett. at their home in Wood burn. Theodore Isaak has filed petition for writ of habeas corpus. Hearing has been set for 9:30 o'clock Saturday - morning, November 7. before Judge Hill. Issak sets forth that the Hack etts. or either of them, are holding the cniid in lieu of money they claim Isaak owes them for care-of his wife during her last sickness. His wife : was the defendants' daughter. He says they cannot le gally bold the child for such cause, and furthermore that he does not owe money for his wife's care. Democrats Will Meet at Eugene Saturday, Plan EUGENE, Ore.. Nov. S. (AP) Fred . FIsk. chairman of the Lane county democratic central committee, announced today dem ocratie party leaders of Oregon will be guests of the Lane county democrats at a meeting here Sat urday. - ;. .w;;. Flsk said he believed nothing would be done at Saturday's meet ing to throw support to any presl dentlal candidate and that prohl bitlon and other controversial sub jects probably would not be dis cussed. ' . Child Burns to Death in Barn ABANDON. Oto., NOV.' S (AT) -Scott i Williams, , 2, sob of -Mr, atid Mrs. ; Tally ; Williams. . was bnrned ' to death yesterday when fire destroyed the barn on the Williams farm near here. The boy and a three-year-old sister were said to have been playing -vita matches In the barn loft. RAIN I CH ill ELD One Crew; of. Engineers at Eugene, Three Others Will Start Soon Area to be Flooded by dam Construction, Nature Of Terrain Eyed PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. S (AP) The preliminary survey of the Willamette river, looking to ward ultimate canalization of tbe stream, Is now underway by the U. S. army engineers, Major O, O. Kuentx, district engineer, an nounced today. One of the four survey parties which will work on the river has been dispatched to Eugene and the other three will be sent out as soon as they can be organ ized. Each party consists of sine men. The work will start at Eugene and -tv HI be concluded at the Ross Island bridge In Portland. The survey is expected to cost $53,- 000. Decision to undertake it was made October 22 by the war department. Major Kuentz said the work will consist mainly of preparation of topography charts Indicating the extent of lands that would be overflowed by construction of necessary dams, and drillincs to determine the nature of under surface bearings for tbe founda tions of these dams and locks. Naturally, the district engineer said, much thought will be given to location of the dams so as lit tle as possible, of the valuable land will be flooded. - The survey is expected to re quire five months. Funds will be requested as the work progress es, investigations will be made at , 8 and 9-foot depths and it will be necessary to proceed aa rar as the Ross Island bridge to reach deep water. As soon as tbe survey Is com pleted it will be forwarded to Colonel T. Robins, division engi neer at San Francisco, who will base, his, report to the war. de partment on the information de veloped. FIVE KILLED WHEN E CAMDEN, N. J., Nov. 5 (AP) Crashing to earth on a golf course as it attempted to land at a nearby airport, a Washington bound passenger plane early to night burst into flames, killing five persons. The plane had left Newark at 5:48 p. m. Those killed, all burned beyond recognition, were Floyd Cox, Washington pilot; Elmer Smith. Washington; Vernon tineas, Washington; George B. Taylor, Washington; and Francis M. Ehle. Riverton, N. J president of the International Resistant company, of Philadelphia. t The plane, a high speed Lock heed Vega monpplan owned by the New York-Philadelphia-Washington Airways corporation, ap parently waa gliding to a safe landing when it suddenly nosed to Ihe ground. Motorists on a highway and at tendants of tbe airport hurried to the scene but were unable to res cue any of the passengers because of the intense heat. Firemen ex tinguished the flames. Shingle Mill at Milwaukie Burns With Heavy Loss MILWAUKIE, Ore., Nor. 5. (AP) Fire destroyed the Mil waukie Lumber 4b Shingle com pany's one-story mill here tonight.' S. C. Tevls. president, estimated the loss at $15,000. The mill was operated electric ally and Tevls said he believed a short circuit started the fire. The mill was closed down last Tuesday to await a supply of logs, Tevis said. The principal loss was in ma chinery. -. ..!-. . ' Watch for Sunday Statesman The . . Sunday. Statesman bristle -with- live- features and complete views coverage. S pill reports of all' the football games founding Pa cific coast sjames. " Page features: "Garden" 'page; Kama page.'.- V "1 ' ' '- Special for next Ssuadayt ' "Filmed . Literature," by- D. H. Tahnadge,' sage of Salem : Salens. School System, "ape-: dal articles -by - represent- ? Uvea ef Salem schools. ' - - :i - Colored corniest Polly and ; Her Pals; Popeye; two pages olack and white comics. Li CflfiSHES 1U IUHL, LUliAL TO ALL RELATIONS A. A. Lee and Other Officers In Salem Resume Full Control, Stated Association in Good "Shape Says Commissioner on Investigation Basis Complete and Immediate sever ing of all relations between the Mutual savings and Loan associa tion of Salem and the Prudential Bank corporation, Portland, la to follow the taking over of the three Portland associations . con trolled by that group. State Cor poration Commissioner Mott an nounced late yesterday. ' At the same time he Issued a statement to the public that the local association was In good shape, according to his Investiga tion, and that he considered its local officers fully, competent to manage the association's affairs. As a result the Mutual Savings and Loan association here will re sume operation under full control of A. A. Lee, secretary and man ager, J. L. ingrey, assistant secre tary, and E. M. Page, second vice- president of the company under the existing organization. Direc tors Carl H. Johnston, J. V. Whipp. L. Jenks and J. H. Kelley, all of Portland and directors of the Prudential Bank corporation will be asked to resign. T. M. Hicks, local director, is to retain his position. Assert Confidence In Local Officers 'Mott stated that his reason for not interfering further in the lo cal company's affairs or with tne one at Eugene was because of his confidence In the local officers. their nroved experience in the savings and loan field and the successful record of operations they possessed. He said he wished the two asso ciations disassociated from their holding company and returned to the purely local, community-serving status maintained heretofore, Mott said he considered ex penses of operation of the local association had been high since it was acquired by the Prudential (Turn to page 2, col. 2) Congressman and Mrs. W. C. Hawley are scheduled to leave Salem late this afternoon bound for Washington, D. C, and the coming session of congress. The congressman and his wife will to east by way of California, stop ping- there for several business engagements. Congressman Hawley will pre side at the republican caucus he has called in Washington, Mon day, November 30, one week be fore the opening of congress. While the present political situa tion points to a democratic speak er, the caucus may yet be chare ed with the duty of selecting a speaker, if death of some member upsets the status of the bouse within the next month. In any event, the party wUl be thorough ly, organized. Yesterday ' the congressman spent in finishing odds and ends of work connected with various local problems in the first con gressional district which ho has represented continuously since March 4, 1907. Porter to Pay Fine; 60 Days Jail Suspended SILVER-TON, Not. 5 Allan Porter, who Wednesday pleaded guilty to the charge ot Interfering with an officer who was. making aa arrest, was lined IZ5 and costs In municipal eourt today. He was also sentenced to spend CO days in Jail, bat this sentence was sus pended on condition that young Porter leave town and stay away tor six months. - V -Porter interfered 'while police were attempting to arrest William Vearier and I Vearler early Sun day morning after their antomo bile'had, crashed Into a parked ear' and knocked down Officer -Kennedy who was "working on the tires -which had been deflated in a Hallowe'en prank . 'i';-. ; -MnffNG. rDEAjT! 'pv&'u'Z LOS ANGELES, Nov. 6 (AP) John B. Tread well, 14, known as the dean of California , mining engineer, died at a hospital Bare today.";; . - ''.v-l 'l. 1 mm 1 DEPART FOR GAP TAL TODAT Surveys Started for Widening of High way Spaulding Confers With Engineers; Proposal Is Made to lay Wide Strip on one Side, not two Shoulders ENGINEERS from the state highway commission are now surveying the Pacific highway south from New Era in Clackamas county and preliminary work to secure needed right-of-way for widening and straightening the highway will be undertaken soon, it waa announced yesterday at the highway department's offices here, - , o Senator C. K. Spaulding-. orig PEP PARADE HELD E Willamette Rooters see 35 Reasons why Badgers Should not win Willamette university students held a pep parade from Waller hall on the campus to the heart of town and then back to the foot ball field last night to create In terest In the Badger-Bearcat foot ball game which will be played on Sweetland field tonight at 8 o'clock. Tbe university baad led the ser pentine down State street, herald: log the football game which prom ises to be the best home game of the season. - The largest number .of students to turn out for a rally here yet were on hand and considerable excitement waa stirred up In the business district. Tonight's game has vied with J Tusko and Manchuria tor news value from the first of the week and now with . many rumors of confidence-plus emanating from Eldon Jenne's camp and with a number of the . Bearcat stars on the injured list, tonight's contest and the likely score is under dis cussion everywhere. The university band baa ac quired more precision in Its play ing and will have new selections to offer tonight. Plans are already being considered to send the en tire band to Whitman for the Thanksgiving day football game. Following the rally last night, the students gathered In front-of the grandstand at Sweetland field to give yella for the team. Coach Roy 8- "Spec" Keene "had a sore throat," so Assistant Coach How ard Maple was the speaker of the occasion. Maple did not predict victory for the Bearcats, but pointed to 35 reasons (inside of football uniforms) why Paclfie should not win. To complete the evening's pro gram, a Jamboree was held at the Willamette gymnasium where the band played and a general get" together was held. The football men joined the group as soon as they completed their practice. 1 1 ' ' "" " ' ' 1 4 Assessors Will Be Here Today County assessors from aU parts of Oregon wiWgather here to day to confer with members of the state tax commission regard ing; county tax ratios. The assess ors held sessions at Corvallis Wednesday and Thursday. DEDICATE TEMPLE BEND. Ore.. Nov. 5 (AP) Bend's new I. O. O. P. temple will be dedicated here Saturday. The temple was constructed by volun teer labor. 0 F War Mothers Hold State Convention; Elect Today Delegates from the four chap ters of the American War Mothers-of Oregon two chapters In Portland, one In Albany and the Salem . chapter met In Salem Thnrsdsy in the fourth biennial state convention. All meetings are being held In the Masonic temple, fifth floor. This morning the session will be oecnpled with election of officers and several Items ot Important new business. There are 11 offi cers to be elected and these will be installed In " the afternoon meeting. ; Mrs. Ada V. Skiff of Salem is the state president and Is presiding officer for the ses sions. . -;;.- - . ' - - r The . nominating . committee which will report this morning Is Mrs. Hi V. Skiff, - state presl dent,' and the fear chapter presi dents,. Mrs. AV A. Lee ! or Salem, Mrs. Era Carnegie of Albany, Mrs. C. Belle Duncan of Waverly Heights, and Mrs. Xva Harder ( Portland. ,;'- -The Thursday morning session Pacinc Diitpnfjnifinf is to inal proponent ot a wider stralghter road from Salem to Portland, held an extended con ference with Roy Klein, state blshway engineer, the two men going over details of the . pro posed improvement. While Senator Spauldings res olution adopted by the commis sion In October here calls for the addition of a five-foot con crete shoulder to either side ot the existing; highway, some of the engineers in the highway depart ment lean towards the. widening of tbe road by the addition of a ten-ioot concrete strip on one side. With the resurfacing of the present lC-foot highway and of the two two-foot shoulders, the completed road would be 30 feet in width. .The engineers pointed out in the . conference with Spaulding that such a road would permit the addition of another ten-foot shoulder as traffic demanded It and the completion eventually of a 40-foot road between Salem and Portland. These engineera claim the strip on one side is perfectly feasible and that traffic can be well handled. The road" leading to the Interstate bridge on the Columbia is cited as an example. On the estimated cost of S 1,500. 000 in purchasing right-of-way and widening the road between New Era and Salem, from 130.- 000 to 550,000 can be saved by the widening on one side only. highway engineers claim. Commissioner Spaulding Is known to be opposed to the de partment's plan, holding fast for the plan originally proposed in his resolution. (Turn to page. 2, col. 4) WILL RECLASSIFY LANDS IM COUIVTY Hearing on the reclassification of 18.147 acres ot reforestation land In Marlon county will be held In Salem January 12, 1932, Linn Cronemiller. state forester, announced yesterday. Hearings are also to be held throughout the second week in January in Coos, Deschutes, Lane, Linn, and Tillamook counties. More than 425,000 seres of reforestation land will be subjected to classifi cation. The purpose of the hearings la to give the owners and other In terested persons an opportunity to present arguments either for or against any or all ot the clas sification. Following the bearing a record of the proceedings, to gether with the recommendations of the bosrd. will be sent to the state tax commission. The com mission will Issue the final order for or against the classification. In event the decision is fa vorable to the classification, the lands will be subject to an an nual forest fee of five cents per acre and a gross yield tax ot 12 per cent. had mostly to do with reports from convention chairmen and committee announcements, to gether with the -formal opening of the convention. The . afternoon meeting was given' over to reports and greet ings. ! Mrs. - Emelle Hendricks, first state president, appointed by Gov. Withycombe, and also a national rice president, gave greetings' to the Mothers. -Mrs. Ada V. Skiff, state presi dent, gave her report -: which showed among other things that there are lit War Mothers; with paid np dnes in the state organ lxatlon. Of -this number Salem has -104 members. V It" -v r. ' Mrs. Skiff.polnted bat that the present organisation Is 11 years old.' Wit was brought into exist ence .by Qoverndt--'.Withycombe when ' he". . appointed Mrs. Hen dricks state president. In " order to increase tbe -membership Mrs. Skiff recommended a paid organ iser be placed In the Oregon field. - (Turn to page 2, cot l) , Callahan put in Control ef. Businesses; no Plan to . Liquidate, Stated ; Withdrawals AIso.Blamer On Difficulties Other ' Loan Groups Faced Tbe Prudential Savings A Lead association, the Federal ttl-i Savings & Loan association asdt iuw union bariBgs i nnn amocl atlon. all Portland concerns witsi total assets of $4,340,981 las yesterday were placed in th bands of State Corporation Com mlssioner Mott . for operation aiou promptly announced that J W. Callahan, superintendent eg me savings and loan department In bis office, would take ehergw' of the affairs ot the compai Friday. November nA continue to operate them pending - wuca geuerai Duswees een dltions made a return of the three associations to their stockholders) feasible. Directors and officers of toe three associations voluntarily re leased control to the corporation commissioner and issued a re olution dated November , la which they ascribed their action to "general business conditions and particularly the liquidation ef several savings and loan associa tions." These conditions, tb statement read, "have caused aj temporary abnormal demand fo withdrawals which, due to he permanent nature ot our invest ments, are in excess of available Income. All Finns Solvent, Mott's Opinion In assuming control of tbe as sociations. Mott stated here Late yesterday that he considered all the firms solvent but unable t pay all shareholders in full ton their investment. He said be had no idea of liquidating any of the associations but intended rather to operate them under his euer v sion with an idea of harboring all assets la the three groups. Mott said he thought there had been no "stealing" whatever freva the assets of the associations felt he did blame the former officer for extravagant and unsound boe. iness policies which had increased expenses or the associations be yond the earnings, thus Impairing the obligation of shareholders If the practice continued. Motfs statement follows: "In assuming the duties Isa posed upon him by this provUiosi of the 1931 statute It Is not the Intention 'of the corporation com-, mlssioner to liquidate any of the three associations which he ie now taking over, but to operate them on the basis of the most rig id economy and solely In the In terest of the Investors, who are the real owners of these assocto tidns. An exhaustive examination of these companies, which has been recently completed by this department, shows that while they have been impaired by a lHg, continued program of over-expas-sion and by extravagant methods or operation, they are still solvent and that It is entirely possible through strict economy and the c operation of the shareholders, to restore the associations to a sound condition. "It is estimated that the asso ciations involved in this action can be operated by the corpora tion department at an expense not exceeding one half of the cost of operation under their manage-"-meat by the Prudential Baneer poration. , and the department hopes within a reasonable time to (Turn to page r, col. 1) Tragedy Opens A New Life For Heroine The big plane swerved, backed dlzzilyawl feU! : Two lrl Passengers met destiny head . on. One, av gangster's sweetheart, flee lag the old Mfe, had thrust her aa amazing oppor tanityl V . , Her, chance friend and confidante, the society girl with wealth and breeding, met death I , . . . . . . . . . -, - --- . ; ; -To find but what happe--rd after, that tragic prelude to love and drama, read 'MASQUERADE' 54 By FAITH BALDWIN . (Aathor of Sfake-Beliere) v: Beginning Today In . ' The Statesman m ... -. r- ':.