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The OREGON STATES3IAN,- Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning; Jane 25, 1935 PAGE FOUK : "M Faeor Sway I; iVo Fear SJkxZI Awe" ; From First Statesman, March 23. 1851 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. Charles A. Sprague - . . - Editor-Manager Sheldon F. Sackett - - - Managing-Editor - Member of the Associated Press Th Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the use for publica tion X all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited la this paper. .--- ; ADVERTISING Portland Representative Gordoa B. Bell, Security Building, Portland,. Ore. Eastern Advertising Representatives Bryant, Griffith & Brunson, Inc., Catatgo, New York, Detroit, - Boston, Atlanta Entered atJhe Postoffice at Salem, Oregon, as Second-Class Matter. Published every morning except Monday. Business office, 215 S. Commercial Street. II ! III I I lllll" 1 , I 1 p . , SUBSCRIPTION RATES: fall Subscription Ratits. In Advance, Within Oregon: Daily an! Sunday, 1 Mo. 59 cents; 3 Mo 1.25; Mo. 2.25; 1 year $4.00. Klse wbere iO cents per Mo., or Ji.08 for I year In advance. Per Copy 2 cents. News Stands 6 cents. By City Carrier: 4 cents a month; fS.OO a year In advance. Politics and Tax Changes SENATORS and congressmen were frankly aghast when Pres. Roosevelt at the tail end of the present session, dropped in the hopper his message calling for taxation chan ges to include confiscation of huge estates. Already the con-" gress was groaning under "must" bills of dubious merit and even more doubtful constitutionality. The message appeared to be something of an afterthought. Already there are rumblings that the- motive of the president was principally political. His action is explained in various ways. First he was severely stung by the NRA . de cision which tripped his whole new deal program and left him in a most embarrassing position. The taxation message is by 'some described as his resentment against the wealthy classes, a product of his own peevishness and personal pique over the decision. Others describe it as a political gesture to regain prestige. The president has been losing ground steadily since the 1934 election ; and this new gesture may have been a chal lenge which he expected to put himself back in front. Finally he is thought to be stealing Huey Long's thun der. Huey was the first to acclaim the message, but Huey i3 suspicious of "Greeks bearing gifts". The presidential ad visers may have induced him to go the whole hog in wealth sharing in order to suck up the following of Long and others who veer far left of the new deal. The timing of the message'was undoubtedly political. The president's maneuvers have been usually marked with an eye to political effect, and there is little doubt but such was true of his proposal to extinguish the big fortunes. The. fur ther political character will be proven if the president in sists on immediate action. Legislation such as he proposes goes far beyond taxation to supply revenue for the govern ment; it invokes taxation as a tool for social reform. Now any such program calls for very thorough study; and cer tainly is hot something to be jammed through in the closing days of a congress in the heat of a Washington summer. The trouble with much of the new deal legislation is that it is half-baked, the brain child of some bright law clerk. Some of what was passed was annulled by the courts ; other legislation was so stiff it had to be modified either by the congress or by administrative regulation. It is easy to destroy; it is hard to build. The question of social reform through taxation deserves for more considera tion than could possibly be given by the congress this summer. European Scene-Shifting THE alliance of the allies seems on the point of breaking up. The "united front" against Germany has been badly snattered. since Great Britain concluded an agreement with Herr Hitler on air armaments. France and Italy take offense because it gives recognition to the violation of the treaty of Versailles which restricted severely Germany's military es tablishment. A real root of the present discord between ftaly and Great Britain is not over the British-German accord, but over Britain's objections to Italian assumption of control over Abyssinia. Italy in imitation of Japan, seeks a free hand In the absorption of Ethiopia as an Italian colony. Great Britain, for awhile passive, now shows a few teeth and snarls a bit'over this venture of Italy's. Mussolini is wise enough to know that if Britain gives support to Abyssinia his task of conquest will be made extremely difficult. British support might not be in an open alliance, but by endorsing credits for munitions of war which would enable the hardy Ethiopians to hold out long in their mountain fastnesses. So the kaleidescope of European politics shows rapidly .shifting views. Treaties prove to be weak rivets to bincT na tional aspirations. Changes bring new jealousies and new ."ambitions. The allies of one period fall apart to become en emies later. There may come a realignment of nations in Eu ropev Great Britain is plainly reverting to her old role of preserver of the balance of power. France's power has dimin ished due greatly to internal discord and failure of govern ments to hold together within the republic. Italy under the dynamic Mussolini seeks a revival of Roman .glory; and Hit ler is leading Germany in a new passion for national rehab ilitation. Russia has linked herself again to France. Austria is now a weak $atelite of Italy for the time being. War fevers have cooled on the continent; but the diplo mats are busily engaged in scene-shifting for the next act in that intensely interesting drama which is Europe. .. i s Loganberry Market r is encouraging to see loganberries being Contracted for by various canners. Logans have been a drag on the mar ket for several years. This year ket for the production in the valley. Perhaps the short straw berry crop is responsible for the better market for logahs this year. The price of three cents is low enough, goodness knows, but thaJt is better than . prevailed m recent years, with Growers complain that demand for loganberries fell off because the berries were picked too green. Whether this is true or not the logan deserves a better market than it has had. Perhaps with greater care in handling and marketing the crop the demand will return. For pies, for juice, for jel lies, for blending with other fruits, and for wines, there ought to be a well sustained outlet for the berries on the pres ent reduced acreage in the valley. The code control has this to fet together in4heir selling termining the price. k One ot those smart lawyers who acts as legal fence for criminals was convicted of conspiracy in Denver was found guilty for assisting- in the kidnaping of Charles F. - Ura-iheL The fact that there are ; fewer lawyers , fat prison than bankers for example Is not due to superior virtue of the attorneys but to their greater skill In avoiding punishment. Behind most of the; big shot criminal rackets is generally a smart lawyer, who gets his share of the toll, hat lets the rap wnen tae oreaas go against conviction, so even be may escape- A Townsend club speaker quoted as describing the movement as one ot the people to "take back la their own hands their own gotenuaeut .and spend Iheit owu: epject was to get hold of some one there seems to be a firm mar one cent or two cents as has limited market even then. virtue: it enables the growers and gives them a voice in de Oklahoma. One Sen B. Laska of guy on the firing line take the them. .Laska is appealing from hia punishment. - moneyilEe;Ubonght;a.ll along the s else money to spend. . - The Great Came of Politics By FRANK R. KENT Copyright 1933. by The Baltimore 8na No Politics? Washington. June 24. MR. ROOSEVELT has twice In sisted that there snail oe no pon tics In the work-relief program. Either he has a curious trust, in h innatA nuritv of politicians hot justified by experience, or hia statements express nope ramer than belief. Because, under the present setup, a great deal of poll tics la inevitable. THE pivotal fact about the work relief machinery is that the bc called Works-Progress directors in the several states are being and have been appointed by and with the advice and consent of the democratic senators In the states. And that makes them political, when the senators are republican or anti-administration democrats. as in Louisiana, they are seiectea hv and with the advice and con sent of the pro-administration democratic leader. selections made in this way are bound to be political and there is no sense in not being- iranit about u. THIS is the method adopted by Mr. Hopkins, who apparently is in a position of authority greater than either Mr. Ickes or Mr. Walker. Mr. Hopkins Is not a politician. He is a welfare work er. He is very earnest and well meaning. He would not conscious ly olav politics with the relief sit uation. In fact, the idea is as ab horrent to him as to every other decent man. None the less, Mr. Hopkins is not appointing men as works-progress directors against the will of the democratic state organization leaders, and he is consulting with them. Mr. Hop kins may deny this. It is vital that the public be impressed with the notion that there is no touch of politics in the relief work. But the fact remains. THESE works-progress directors In the states suddenly have be come the prize pieces of patron age in the whole administration. They will control their . states' share of the S4, 000. 000,000 which is to be apportioned among them. That gives them a lot of power. They will determine the projects, spend the money, lay down the conditions, pros-id e the Jobs, name the men to fill them. The whole business of spending, so far as the state are concerned. Is under these newly created officials. It is important to the democratic political leaders that the works progress directors in their states be their friends, men, of their choice. If they were chosen with out consultation with the demo cratic senators, there would be trouble with a capital T. Con firmation would be held up and protests made. AS IT Is the only democratic lead ers dissatisfied with the works progress directors are one or two who are anti-administration. Even In Virginia the democratic sena tors were consulted. In some eases this method has resulted in the selection of non-political, ca pable men; in others this is not true at all. Two notable instances are furnishsed by Missouri and Mississippi. In the first the man named is a political protege of the notorious -Kansas City boss, Tom Pendergast, with whom Mr. Far ley has an alliance. In the latter the Job has been given to a Bap tist preacher friend of Senator Bilbo, because, it is alleged. Sena tor Pat Harrison Is up for renom Ination next year and needs Bil bo's help. Left to himself Mr. Hopkins would have made a very different choiee. THE idea that a works-progress director close to Tom Pendergast Is going to administer the job without thought of politics is. of course, absurd. The same thing is true in other states. However, it is not fair to blame Mr. Hop kins for this state of-affairs and, as a matter of fact, it Is doubt ful whether a very much better personnel could be had by any other method. In some cases the man Mr. Hopkins wanted from the standpoint of efficiency was also politically acceptable to the demo cratic organisation leaders but not in all by do means in all. THE point Is that, firm as Mr. Roosevelt may be in his ban on politics, and much as Mr. Hopkins may dislike politics, in the matter of these appointments Mr. Hop kins -is playing ball with the state democratic leaders upon whom Mr. Roosevelt must depend to car ry their states for him in the next election. It is ridiculous to say that this isn't .politics. Perhaps it is not as much of a menace as the vast confusion and the lack of concrete program that still ex ists, but in view of these noble White House pronouncements about the complete absence of politics, it is just as well to be re alistic about it. The works-relief program is not out of politics and cannot be got out. There isnt a politician anywhere, who does not know it, and no amount of noble, non-partisan talk on the part of the President will change that situation. TAKE CHILD TO HOSPITAL SILVERTON, June 24 Little five-year-old Marshall Lee Lake, son of Mr. and Mrs. Russel Lake of Gates, came to Silrerton Sun day with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Powell, and will remain here until Wednesday when he will be taken to the Doernbecher hospital at Port land for a minor operatlon-'and medical observation. - BROTHERS GET BISTER SILVERTON, June 24 A daughter, Patricia Ann, was born to Mr, and Mrs. Frank MiUikan at the Silverton hospital Friday This is Millikans fourth child Bits for B By R. J. HENDRICKS A prophecy of thirty million people in mountain and western states in 1976: S (Concluding from Sunday;) Daniel Clark, John- Mlnto's young traveling companion mentioned in his address, was a native ot King county. Ireland, born in .1824, brought with hia father's family to Quebec in 1828, and removed to Missouri in 1836. Clark , joined the company of General Cornelius Gilliam in the 1844 immigration: arrived very late, and destitute, after lending aid to starving late coming imml grants In the tall, and began his career in Oregon by making rails, In 1846 he married Miss Ber that B. Herren of the prominent pioneer family of that name. He went to California with the 1848 gold rush, returning the same winter to Oregon for his wife and child. In 1850, coming back from the mines, settled on his farm five miles south of Salem.' Daniel Clark died in 1876, the year the address quoted in this article was delivered. S John F. Miller, mentioned by Minto as having made the trek to Oregon after having been with Doniphan and "his Missouri vol unteers who made the march through Mexico, outdoing the re treat of Xenophon, was a big man in Oregon in the early days. He was a member of the capitol com mission having charge ot the con struction of the building that burned the night of April 25. At that time (in the seventies) he was half owner with Governor L. F. Grover of the present States man building, in which were the offices ot the governor and other state functionaries, and of the capitol commissioners, etc. Miller Hayden, justice ot peace of the Salem district, is a grandson of General Miller. When In 1876 Mr. Minto pre dicted in his Oregon Pioneer as sociation annual address that BE FORE THE NEXT CENTENNIAL YEAR the people of the country, the settlement of which was be gun by the covered wagon imml grants of the forties and fif ties would number 30,000,000 he meant that by 1976 that many people would be living in what the census takers call the mountain and western states. . . That is, in these 11 states: Washington." Oregon, California, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colo rado, New Mexico, Arizona, Ufc Health Bv Koyal S. Copeland. M.D. IF XOU were to visit a foe. 'mle you would be amazed at the num bers of persons who suffer inconven ience and real pain because of an ingrown t ot- nail". This disor der is all too common. In the majority of cases It la caused by carelessness and, sometimes. I fear, by Ignor ance of what to do. Many serious Infections and even permanent Jeformttles r e cult from so simple a thing as neglect of an In grown toenail. Scientific advice Dr. Copeland should always be sought. Don't trust to your own treatment with salve or ointment As its name implies, ingrown toe nail la that condition In which the nail, instead of growing forward, grows into the akin at the side of the toe. The tissue becomes Irritated and inflamed. The big toe Is most commonly In volved, but the other toes are also liable to this disturbance. As a rule the trouble can be traced to the wearing of the wrong shoes and an Improper method of trimming the nail. Danger of Infection If the trouble la neglected. Inflam mation is sure to follow nd there is always danger of infection. When recognized at once and correct meas ures of control are taken these dan gers can be avoided. The 'first thing to do Hi to press the flesh away from the nail and trim off the Irregular, rough edge of the nalL But before trimming the nail it is best to cleanse thoroughly the foot with soap and water and apply an antiseptic, tike Iodine. After the of fending bit of nail is removed, a wet dressing ot warm boric add solution should be applied. The Inflammation should subside within a day or two. If the pain per sists It means probably that the in fection Jiaa traveled under the nalL When this has happened you need something more than your own treatment Tour doctor, -chiropodist or podiatrist shoutd be seen. He will perform a trifling operation. This Is performed under local anesthesia, without pain or discomfort Too many persona avoid this op eration because they fear the knife. This Is unwise. Continued neglect is dangerous because it often leads to extensive Infection of the toe. Delay may necessitate finally that several opera tiana may be required. Perma nent deformity of the toe and even of the foot can be traced to delay In baring this simple operation for Ingrown toenail. Answers to Health Queries N. S. Q. What do you advise for piles? A. Send self -addressed stamped envelope for further particulars and repeat your question,, . Mrs. M. M. B. Q What should a woman aged 2(. t feet S Inches tall wetgh, alsot a man aged 2T, S feet B Inches tall? r A They should weigh respectively about 12 and US pounds. This is about the average weight for people of (his age and Height as determined by examination of a large number af persons. A tew pounds above or below the average is a matter of tittle or no aignlacaace. . .-. .s w . . 2 .. tCopvrigTitrmirxrrrV'IneJ kfasfc rea and. Nevada. - The IS SO census showed for these - states - 11,896,222 people. The total runs to a point a good deal beyond 12,000,000 now. It may reach 30,000.000 41 years hence, as predicted by Mr. Minto. And it mar take longer. And it will double the thirty million prediction some day, for the time is bound to come when 10,000,900 people will lire In the Willamette valley, and live in comparative comfort and indepen dence in fact, will enjoy "the abundant life. -S V V Then the state of Oregon will have 15",0 00,0 00 people. And it will not be at all crowded, comparing the-' natural resources and means of comfort afforded here with any densely populated country in the world. . Th e development of the flax and linen Industries in the Wil lamette valley to the pofnt of sup plying the present home demand in continental United States will alone bring about the growth of the Willamette valley to a point where it will boast 10,000,000 people. That development wiU employ directly a million people. We can count fire people for each full time bread winner. The Indirect employments will bring about the rest of the in crease the work of the "butcher. baker and candlestick maker," and the teacher, preacher, doctor, lawyer, etc., etc. S S Flax growing on the land in a five year rotation will enhance the quality and increase the quan tity of all other crops' grown in the other four years. Flax growing over the whole valley will bring about scientific drainage wherever needed and ir rigation wherever required to eke out the moistture of long dry summer seasons. That will mean works giving the possible seasonal use of irriga tion water on every acre in the valley. It will thus make possible the Intensified employment of every square foot of our land. It will give this valley poten tialities in yield of the necessaries and comforts of life beyond the three story farming of Japan and exceeding ' the prowess of the French or Dutch or Belgian or Italian or Greek tillers of their comparatively grudging soils and climates. Jason Lee's great and thunder ing message in the thirties was that west of the Rockies were the germs of great states. "U S John Minto showed in his 1876 address quoted in this article that the covered wagon immigrants who trekked plains and deserts, swam raging rivers, climbed high mountain ranges and dared Indian scalping knives, in order to bring their people and the arts of civil ization to the ultimate west, had true visions They knew Jason Lee knew whereof he spoke. m S m But they aU buildeds better' than they knew. In potential blessings for the human race, this land is greater than were their visions of it. Even yet, we are only thrift-' lessly touching the fringes of its possibilities and its nearly 100 per cent promises here where "the elouds drop fatness" and the crops fail not. Hubbard Family Goes to Montana To Visit Parents HUBBARD, June 24. air. and Mrs. E. P. Rich and children, El vis, Gordon and Marjorle, left Saturday for Arlee, Mont., where they expect to sprnd a week visit ing at the home of Mrs. Rich's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Hay ner. Gordon Boje, son ot Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Boje, is spending a week at the home" of his grand parents Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wag ner, at DeLake. Lester Barrett, Floyd Bevens and Julius Uti left for a CCC camp near Albany Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Stannard of Woodhurn are parents of a baby boy born Saturday at the Anna hospital here. SERENADE TWO COUPLES PLEASANTDALS, June 24 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sims, newly weds, were serenaded Thursday night by about 30 friends. Later the same group went to the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Shepard, recently married, and gave them a rousing charivari. Twenty Years Ago June 25, 1915 President Wilson does not see any prospect for an end to the war in Europe. Miss Barbara Steiner is now leading in the race for election as queen of the cherry fair. Mrs. W. C. Young and her daughter Florence leave Salem to day for the California expositions and to visit a son of Mr. and Mrs. Young in San Francisco. Ten Years Ago Jane 20, 1025 Fred Butler, 70, a resident of Oreiron since . 1888. died at his home, 180 North Twenty-first, yesterday. A'temperature of 100 : degrees yesterday breaks all prevlons heat records. . ; . - Geo. W. Hug, superintendenf of Salem public schools became a temporary member ot the Ore- Jtoa" . Normal faculty 1 Wednesday uoTOins? wo, Ch ii lift rnt.sfcnrtiwit 7 "WHOSE WIFE?" chapTer xxrx Cyrus K. looked at the type of covering the butler chose for the body of his young mistress, then he looked up into the face of the old man. "That's very thoughtful of you," he told him gently. "How long have you been in Mr. Millbanks' service?" "Ever since he was born, sir," the old man answered. "I was with his father when I was a very young man, first come to this country. . . ." His eyes filled with tears. "This is a terrible Christmas morn ing, sir," he said, and drew, the back of his hand across his eyes. "Will you be needing me any more?" "Only for a minute or two," Mantel told him. "I want you to stand here beside me, and tell mei who was occupying each ex these bedrooms that opens, as does that of my niece, onto this terrace." He took out his notebook and as the butler identified each room and its occupant he made one of his inevitable drawings for future reference. "And are all these guests ac counted for!" -fie looked around mildly at the shivering group. "Lawrence Vane isn't here. He's never shown up I" A thick voice answered his question. "Who was that who spoke?" Cyrus 1L peered through the dim half-light at the speaker. "I'm Roger Thornley," the rough thick voice said. "I was a friend of Donetta's I introduced Schuyler to her." "So?" said Cyrus K. "1 see. Well, come everybody I am sorry but I must ask you all to come with me to some room in the house, where I will have to -ask all of you a few ques tions." He turned to Betty. "Which room would you suggest, my dear?" he said. "You are familiar with the house. "The library would be best," Betty said, and then gave a little exclamation of distress, as she felt a finger and thumb draw together upon her arm in a distinct pinch. She turned angrily to look into the eyes of Snky They gathered, grim procession, to follow Betty and Cyrus K. into the upper hall, and down the wide stairs, that had echoed to their laughter a few hours before. Cyrus K. put his arm round the bowed shoulders of Millbanks. "Come, eon," he aid gently. "There is nothing we can do here just now, and much we can do else where come." Docilely, Schuyler allowed him self to be led away, and the two descended the stairs side by side. At the library door they were met by the butler, his face blanched, and his eyes wide with a new shock. "Mr. Vane's in there," he told them. "I think he's dead. He did not hear me come in just sat there!" "Did you go close to him?" Mantel asked. "Did you touch him?" "Oh, no, sir. I just came in to switch on the lights, and there was a low lamp on, and there he sat be fore the embers." " A gasp came from the huddled group, but Mantel's quick ear caugnt one sound that wu more like a heavy, stifled rrunt "Who spoke?" he said, and turned directly to where Kozer Thornier stood, a sardonic quirk on his heavy. gooa-ieoKing - mouth. uid you say something, Mr. Thoraley?'' he re peated his question. ""No. I was just thinking though, that it's deuced queer -that this fel low Vane should be out on bail, and that now this new murd " he broke off' at a sudden name that leapt into thtl black eyes confronting him. Quite so quite so," said Cyrus Kl. xauajy. ; rSoft-focted he walked across the ram and laid hia hand on the shoul der of thoxnan seated there in front of the fireplace. Vane - leapt to his feet, stared around-trim at the strange group whose eyes were fixed on him, as though he were some strange spe cies of ferocious beast, or, madman nerer before seen by them.'. : - -What's the matter?- to- asked JE!ello, Qrrus K. Mantel 1 Glad to Summer Highwayman see you, sir. I'm awfully sorry I must have fallen asleep. Is it Christmas morning already?" His newly awakened eyes fo- cussed upon the haggard, drawn face of his host. "What's the matter, Schuyler?" he said. "Has something hap pened?" Millbanks' tortured eyes stared at him for a long moment, then his lids closed tightly, as though he were in pain, an ne turned away to a deep chair into which he sank, with hia head again dropped into his shaking hands. "Donetta a been murdered I" came the harsh voice of Roger Thornley. vane staggered as though from an actual blow. He uttered no sound, but looked uncomprehend ingly around at the hostile group. "Mrs. Millbanks is dead? Cyrus K. corrected. "Thornley state ment ... is problematic, I fear you would not make a good detective, Mr. Thornley. I see that you are impulsive, and inclined to leap to conclusions." Thornley turned away with a ges ture of anger, and started to walk from the room. At a sharp com mand from the little man. he halted. shrugged his shoulders, and, taking a chair, sat down, his face sullen. and his eyes insolent. first ox all, before I start any questioning," said Cyrus K. "I would like to know if anyone has notified the police?" , Oh, no, not yet. came from be hind the trembling hands of Mill banks. "I suppose there 11 be all sorts of scandal and publicity to go through. I had Sands call for a doctor at once, but I knew the min ute i touched her that it was too late. I suppose that hell be along any moment now but itH be too late everything's too late now." He shuddered, and relapsed into silence. "No!" Cyrus K. eontradicated him sharply. "No! It is not too late for everything. We can still bring the person or persons responsible to justice." The door bell rang, and Sands ad mitted the doctor, who. went straight upstairs. Those In the library waited in absolute silence none daring to speak until addressed by that domi nant utuasgure. The doctor returned. "Weill" Cyrus K. looked at him and uttered the small word. "Murdered, Mr. Mantel." said the doctor. "Chloroformed." He held out in one hand a man's handker chief. "It was underneath the body," he said. As the detective took it, a faint sickening aroma of chloroform per vaded the room. Simultaneously the eyes of the three nearest looked at the mono gram in the corner of the rumpled piece of white linen. Mantel's expression did not change, Susy's eye stared, and she breathed "Fo de Lawdl" and then caught herself. Betty looked fixed- ly at the initials for a minute, heridoor on to the terrace had apprised black eyes widening then the sil ence of the room was broken by her sign, as she supped' to the Boor m a dead larat As Betty's slender figure, in its bravely hued pajamas, sagged to ue noor, Mantel made no more to aid her, although his jaw muscles set, and his eyes flashed a worried look at suky. That steady old soul had already caught her mistress and eased the force-of her falL -Cyrus K. seemed. to be more in terested in- the reactions of the oeo hple present, than he was in this un precedented Taint ox his usually strong little niece. - His keen eyes noticed that both Lawrence Vase and Wilbur Renion had atarted forward as Betty slumped into a heap those same keen eyes were observant that eld Suky shouldered Benton aside; and deliberately placed on of Betty' Unrp hands in Vane's, The doctor took charge, and In a very short time Betty was trying to smile at them, a somewhat tremu lous effort but a gallant one, Aaaoon as Cyrus K. saw that Ahe was all right, he patted her on. the b HS ine th head, and -turning, walked across the room to the telephone. "UelJor he said. "Give me the police at Mineola, please. . . . Hello 1 Police 7 This is Cyrus K. Mantel speaking--I've been brought down here quite suddenly on a case. I think you'd better get uo here as quickly as you can. ... A murder at MUlbank Manor Yes. Ill be here very body will be here. . . AYes. the doctor is here now, Mr. Mill- banks family doctor. He hung up and turned back into the room. "Sands?" he said to the butler. What's that small room I see. right next to this one?" "That's old Mr. Millbanks" study. sir," Sands told him. "He always used it when he wanted to be auiet or undisturbed." Cyrus K. walked towards it "Will you switch on the light for me. Sands," he said. Then turning to the waiting group he added, "Please be seated, all of you. I shall ask Sands to call one of you at a time, each one of you, so that I can ask you a few questions that may be of assistance to the authorities and to me in this tragic affair." juieuy he went into the other room and closed the door behind him. Sands came but in a second and said, his old voice quavering: ar. Moil banks. Schuyler Millbanks looked en. startled at the sound of his name. and then with the old servant's hand under his elbow, rose and went into the little room. s, The thinga-of interest that Cyrus K. obtained from bis gentle ques tioning was the fact of the young man's love for his bride, and ha rea son for asking Lawrence Vane to the house party, namely, the paint- that he had been with Soger Thorn ley when he met Donetta; that she had bad a very dear friend, Gerry Gordon, a part of her Sister act; that she had received a wire the evening before from Gerry saying that she had sailed for the Orient; that he had known Vane longer than ho had Thornley. but that he had never known either of them inti mately; that he knew of no enemy his wife could bare had; that he knew nothing of her past, excepting that -she had been a dancer when ho married her. To Mantel's ques tion: "Did your wife ever model for any artist?" he had answered: "Good Lord, no! She would have told me had that been so ehe was the soul of "honor and frankness.' He told Cyrus K. that he had left her settling down to sleep in her own room, and that he had slipped out to go to the kennels to see to the comfort of Lass o' Millbank, who was having her first pups that night; that, he had returned after a short time, and going softly into his wife's room, to see that she was well and safe and really there his wife slumbering beneath , their mutual roof he had found that she was gone. A cold draught from the him of the fact that it was open, and he had rone out to find her body, stripped of all clothing lying dead before the dark door of the bed room occupied by Vane. Cyrus K. had said: "Mr. Millbanks ? When you last saw your wife alive, what was she wearing?" ' Millbanks flushed, Jthen paled In agony. ; - "She nad on a set rwhite satin pajamas," he said. "Part of her trousseau, and she had (Carelessly placed all of her Jewelry on the bed table beside her." " "Waa that jewelry still there when you went in to see her and found her gone?" Mantel was as gentle as he could be, although ask ing questions that he knew must tear the very heart out of the young man before him. - "Yes. It was still there. 1 felt for -her in the bed first," Schuyler said. "And when I knew that aha was not there, I switched on her bed fight and the jewels caught the light with their glitter.". ' . (To Be Continued) ewHK tM. er TU If unity Be, 'i OttteMb jm retari4bFAaBt,U-