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Tha OREGON STATESMAN Eaten, Oresrcn, Thursday !,Ionur.-r May 7, .1935
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Government Interference f
BACK in private law practice after some two years of
strenuous political experience in Washington, during
part of which time 'he -wore 'the newspaper-applied label
of "assistant president", Donald R. Richberg is able to view
the political scene in which he figured so prominently, with
a degree of philosophic reflection because of his present de
tachment Speaking before the commerce committee ;of the
American Bar association in New York the other day, Mr.
Richberg remarked that the lesson of the NRA was that we
ihoffld not take over a competitive system and make it one of
social restrictions, and that we should strictly limit! thie field
of government interference.1 He is quoted as saying: j
"The N. R. A. was unfortunate because of its Interference
with the responsibility as well as the freedom of management.
Management must accept a responsibility to the two conflicting
Interests of labor and consumer ia seeking release from the re
straint of the anti-trust laws. But something must be done to
increase management's' capacity to do its job. That is absolute
.ly necessary." V H ':.'.' I' !
i Richberg sees the dilemma on which much of the new
'deal philosophy hangs itself. The competitive system ruth
less as it is, does effect adjustments roughly according to the
law of supply and demand. Government interference with
prices and markets and production hinders the facile; opera
tion of the system of free competition. Usually it acts to slow
down the self-adjusting mechanism of prices as controls in
the economic process. It tends to make conditions static ; and
the business life stagnates under a stationary system j
It is easy when one sees evils to invoke political Author
ity for their cure ; but sometimes this merely involves adding
a new taskmaster. Government does have a function as reg
ulator and as policeman to patrol the business thoroughfares ;
but unless it goes whole hog for socialism its interferences
with intricate economic functions are not a success, as Mr.
Richberg,' whq succeeded Gen. Johnson as chief of the NRA,
seems to recognize, i
; Walnut
CCIENCE marches on, hand
Recently the California Walnut Growers association an
nounced the development of processes for making wal
nut shells commercially useful. Heretofore these shells have
not been counted good for anything but fuel. They burn well,
being rich in oil. But California growers with large accumu
lations of shells each season
than fuel.
Engineers and
chemists,
peace, attacked the
problem of
oils land wastes. A grinding plant, has been set up in Los An
geles and the snells are ground to pass through 5'anous
screens from coarse 12-mesh to 385-mesh, which makes a
flour so fine it will go through a vacuum cleaner bag. As any
one knows who has cracked walnuts the shells are hard and
brittle. They break up into eight
The chemists have found
powder. The most important
pounds, asphalt linoleums, roofing paper, filler in, dynamite
and in abrasive mechanics' soaps. The walnut shell flour
. may also be used for gold and silver buffing rouge, tooth
and face powders, for cleaners and for polishers of Various
kinds. In the rubber compounds it goes into such things as
cattery boxes. The shell flour
as doorknobs, toilet cases, etc.
in paints and may find use in
after pressing is sold for stock feed. Besides these new uses,
the shells are also burned to make a high grade commercial
charcoal.
Necessity is stilDthe mother of invention. And the waste
of walnut shell piles is being
to man and profitable to the walnut growers. Man's inventive
genius has not yet reached its limits.
California Repels Hearst
CALIFORNIA republicans
lj party a good turn Tuesday
Merriam ticket and electing an uninstructed delegation
for the national convention.The decisive vote repudiates the
attempted dictation by Hearst,
the affairs of the party. The
from the defeat, but he has himself to blame for the result
. He suffered Hearst to "hitch-hike,"
said, on his bandwagon : so he
pany he kept It is true that Landon was in an embarrassing
position. He had not sought .
didnt like to cause offense by
sue was put up to him squarely by the leaders in the jarty in
California; and he chose to remain silent in the controversy.
The uninstructed delegation numbered several who were
friendly to Landon Whether they will work for him after the
California experience is a question. j I
The result in California is in part an expression of loy
alty to the Hooverj leadership. While it is not expected that
Mr. Hoover will be the party nominee, he has been the brains
and the soul of the: opposition to the new deal, giving to that
r opposition sound substance in reason and logic and in facts.
He should be given the task of writing the platform. The
party can not afford to desert its traditional stand for sound
principles of government and of public finance, f '
Landon is much better than his company in California
with Hearst and Merriam indicated. His success in such
widely separated states as Massachusetts and South! Dakota
shows he has a popular following. Shed of the Hearst incu
bus he would be a stronger candidate than otherwise. Califor
nia's result in putting up a republican "no trespass" sign
for Hearst, should have beneficial results all over the coun
try ; and f or Landon himself if used aright. j
About three and a half years ago the Salem cjub of Daughters
of the Kile started to take care of cases of children who were handi
capped through physical defects, ia ling with the work of the Shrine,
of which this organization is the ladiesbauxliiary,-The other day they
checked up md found that in that time they had taken care of 63
cases of need. The Record la a
done, which has built boys and
better equipped for .life and for
have found boys and girls suffering
paralysis, cunrature of the apine,
litis, a withered arm. defective hip, rheumatism; and they hare trans
ported these children to the hospital In Portland for special treatment,
pronaea niiix lortnem, ana done
Thursday of this week the Daughters of the Nile will hold a benefit
bridge to finance this program of
ple with what they are doing ought
generous support from the public
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The Wimpys who consulted
derby made a killing on Bold Venture, who ran with the heaviest
odds against him for any winner
Greta Garbo, back in the t'SA,
a wanderer." But with her income,
In the pending murder trial
fendant Justice- gets all his name
No matter what decision the council woald make on the water
fuestion some one would be sure to throw col4 water on ILl
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Shells
in hand with Time.
have, been seeking other uses
the soldiers of the army of
grinding and elimination of
- sided crystal particles.
15 uses for the walntit shell
are for mixing in rubber com
is also used in plastics such
The walnut Shell biljis used
cosmetics. The cake remaining
transformed into articles useful
did themselves credit and the
in voting down the Hearst
"a New York democrat." in
prestige of Gev. Landon suffers
as-William' Allen White
was trounced for the bad com
Hearst support originally and
repudiating him. But the is
story of humanitarian work, quietly
girls into better beings physically,
enjoying the pleasures of life. They
from the after effects of infantile
stiffened elbow, wry necki osteomy-
other things for their comfort.
service. The story acquainting peo
to be the only urging required for
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Gene the Jeep before the Kentucky
In 18 years. - r
says she has no home, she is
she's hardly a transient
yu8t
In Portland It Is to be hoped de
implies. .
The Great Game'
of Politics
By FRANK R. KENT
Copyright t3i by The Biltimere So
The Do Something" Idea
- . ' Washington, May .
FROM THE START of the New
Deal the most devastating count
against it has been that the New
i Dealers ji r o m
! Mr. Reoseve 1 1
down had no
clear Idea of
what they were
doing.
This
comment
has
from
come
friends
lot the
p r e s ident as
well ab those
n o t , friendly;
from within
es well as with
out. i . j
Frank-a. Kent
THE FACT IS
no calm person can view the diz
zy activities of this regime with
out realizing that: the shallow in
competents installed here In high
positions and clothed with unac
customed power constitute a na
tional menace. At the top is a
man whose ! self-proclaimed slo
gan is "Do j Something," j and if
that does not work, "Do Some
thing Else." That is the spirit
that animates the personnel all
down the line j and which the
Journalistic choir, trained to sing
when the key is: sounded, make
the subject of their especial en
thusiasm, j
IT SEEMS NOT to occur that be
fore "something? is dona1 affect
ing a nation! of 130,000,000 peo
ple it might! be well to find out
whether previous tests hate prov
en the step unsound, or whether
it conflicts with ; reason and ex
perience. The thought that per
haps it may be : better to stand
fctill than go In the wrong direc
tion apparently is not entertained
by these angels of actionj, The
great idea is to ;"do something,"
no matter what, to keep "doing
something," j never stop "doing
something," sound . or unsound.
just so "something Is done."
INEVITABLY, as a result! of such
a policy, there not only exists in
Washington a condition of unpre
cedented contusion but the coun
try has been, rushed up one blind
alley after another. Failure has
followed failure. The j Warren
gold plan, jthe silver purchase
policy, the i federal j housing
scheme, the CWA, NRA, AAA.
and now the WPA with its Quod
dys and Florida ship canals, its
prostitution ! to : polictics j by the
state machines and its inevitable
waste and; futility all these
wings nave nopped. Hardly any
one contends otherwise.
IT IS a simple statement of fact
to say that the sum total jot these
failures is a record-breaking mess,
the cost of (which is difficult to
compute and from which! we will
emerge if at: all only with
great pain and heavy sacrifices.
One thing that keeps thi picture
from being seen rtcarW v tha
people is the ;vast propaganda
with which the country 14 drench
ed, ana which Is largely (financed
out of the federal treasury. The
other things are the Roosevelt ra
dio voice and' speeches. With
these the less discerning iare kent
in a semi-sporific state, clutching
ineir isew Deal Inspired, dreama
of less work and more pay; Never
in tnese speeches does the ores!
dent mention any of hiaj failures'
or tneir cost. Kareiy does! he men
tion the words budget, j balance,
national thrift, economy, sol
vency, sound currency 4 words
and phrases which made up his
1932 platform land flavored his
1932 speeches. Never does he use
anything save the brightest col
ors. Never;, does he report any
thing but progress. j
HIMSELF Insurably optim i s 1 1 c
ana carefree, his whole! purpose
appears toi be j to convince the
masses to whom he appeals' that
everything is lovely and all his
pians worxing oui. wevsr lor a
moment dots he or any of his
spokesmensuggest that in a pe
riod of world .recovery, in which
naturally we have , shared, our
problems of unemployment and
relief are graver than ever: that
the huge debt he has piled upon
us has not ameliorated condi
tions; that he has broken his
pledges In! vain. To tho!e who
race the realities and realize the
day of reckoning is bound to
come, the dost disturbing part of
tne whole 1 business la hia onen
appeal to the emotions of the peo
ple rather jthan their reason.
FOR EXAMPLE, at Baltimore,
in his "flaming: youth" address,
he presented his 18 to 65 years
suggestion j designed to catch both
the unthinking young and the dis
couraged old. but so utterly im
practical that j even the mot
friendly of his i journalistic aides
gulped. At, New York it was the
Tugwelllan-Worker - Farmer alli
ance be sought to cement by hold
ing out (he jpromiae of higher
wages fori one and greater in
come for the other without add
ed work for either, andj to far as
the ordinary mind can discern
without any specific program on
hW part. This, like his other
speeches like every word he will
utter from now: until November
wa a campaign speech in which
the effort is to exalt the present
"prosperity" as a Roosevelt
achievement, obscure the tragic
failures that mark his term of of
f ice, and persuade the people that
it is a grand thing to have In the
White House a man who can al
ways "do something elde.'
St. Louis People Receive
Large Shipments of Chicks
ST. LOUIS, May 6 Aluin Man
ning recently received 700 pullets
and Mrs. Joseph Rubens 200 from
the Hedlund poultry! farm at
Brownsville. Mrs. Lawrence
Ferschweiler also received 200
chicks from St: Paul.' Mrs. Corey
recently received 1000 little turks
from Howell Prairie.
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Bits for Breakfast
. By R. J. HENDRICKS
Eola precinct voted for 8-7-38
Salem - to be the capital. - - -68
to 3, In 1862; It was ,
viva voce then, and to '72:
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Jim Smart, known: to nearly ev
erybody in the Salent trade terri
tory, who lives over the river in
Polk county, in , the Orchard
Heights section, next to the King
wood Heights ' vicinity, has the
whole ticket, voted in the election
of 1862 in Eola precinct, Polk
county. ; : , '' - I
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How can that be? Well, it is this J
way: Voting was viva voce In Ore
gon in 1862, as' it had been since
1855, and waj to be for more than
10 years longer. j '
Voters gave in their names' to
the precinct election judges and
clerks and told who and what they
wanted to vote for. These election
judges and clerks wrote down the
whole result on a long sheet of
paper and that was the ticket.
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It was all in long hand. Type
writers had not been invented. In
the; case before the; reader now,
the description on the back of the'
long ticket reads: "Poll Book for
Eola precinct, 1862.'1 The ticket lis
made of four .sheets of writing pa
per pasted together, j "
The "poll book" in; this case has
been kept ail these years by a
neighbor of Mr. Smart. For the
moment, it is in possession of the
Bits man. !
It should go to a place where
It may be preserved,' for the bene
fit of future generations.
In the case of this ticket, some
names are incorrectly spelled. The
Bits man has taken the liberty of
correcting only one,; that of D. D.
Prettyman. It is Prittyman on the
ticket.: He was known to the
writer; The names on. the ticket
follow; 61 of them:j
Hugh Thompson,! W. D. Cole.
W. P. Kibby, H. B. SHoare. C. W.
McCord, D. W. Emmett, W. H.
Goodwin, J. T. Lutes j Isaac Brown,
A. L. Nuckingham.i E. Robbins,
Wt . Self, D. L. Riggs, D. Roggers,
S. K. Shelley, N. H. Berry, J. J.
Hughes, J. W. Downes.
J. Chltwood, P. M. Hill. G. F,
Waller, J. Pfau, B.I P. McDaniel,
J. F. Chitwood, R. W. Hamilton,
M. Fulkerson. W. H. Fulkerson.
S. K. Crowley, T.) J. Brannon,
D. K. Chitwood, G. Chappel, C. W,
Carrick, H. Harris, S. Goff, J. L.
Gwin.
D. Ruble, S. Feeler. D. Goff.
D. D. Prettyman. JJ B. Atherton.
G. Gibson. J. Harriett. J. V
King. S. D. Gibson, Jos. Morrison.
H. Brunk,, J. H. O'Bryan, W. W.
Patterson. T. J. Riggs, G. Camp
bell,: H. A. Deadmond, Jesse Mor
ris. .
J. B. Scholl, O. H. Smith. T. O.
Waller, R. R. Boothby, H. C. Ster
ling, Wm. Ruble, p. Gibson, T.
rearce, McKay. I
That year, 1862, was the first
Twenty Years Ago
t May 7, 1018
rum . -
dine curse, popular screen
star, earns 84000 per week.
The romance of Geraldine Far
rar and Lou Tellegen began when
they played together in a movie.
The Germans have resumed the
offensive in the Verdun region.
Teq Years Ago
May 7, 1926 '
Salem canneries I have announ
ced that they will accept no cher
ries this season infected with the
cherry maggot. j
Motor Dusses in London are
wearing barbed wire entangle
ments over their hoods to prevent
smashing in strike riots.
The Salem, Mass.. and Salem.
Ore., debate teams clash tonight
in the armory.
Daily Health Talks
By ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. D.
United States senator from Nw York
Former CommUsioner of Health,
New York City
MANY A PERSON suffers from
indigestion, heart-burn, pain in the
abdomen and failure of elimination.
In most Instances these symptoms
will disappear If better combinations
of foods are provided.
It Is really too bad for us to lead
such lives that It seems necessary
to take medicine. It Is a godsend
that we have them, bu the fact that
they become necessary Is proof that
we are not eating and living exactly
as wa should. It would be a mis.
take to throw medicines out of the
window; until we become much -better
Informed than we now are they
will continue to be essential to our
health and comfort.
It seems to me, as I think about
It. that the general public does not
possess quite enough accurate knowl
edge of food values. If we get
enough food to satisfy hunger most
of us are content. - It Is particularly
true of the men folkji that a com
fortable feeling beneath the belt is
the i chief thing in life, certainly so
far las eating goes. We pay less at
tention than we should to the values
of the things we consume.
There is no doubt that more and
more women are interested in food
values and anxious to learn more
about them. This fact speaks well
for the future welfare: of the human
race. :
j Diet Importaat
Attention to the diet Is the first
. factor of Importance la overcoming
many symptoms, Indigestion, heart
burn J pain in the abdomen and fail
are of elimination will disappear, as
I nave said. If the diet Is properly
controlled. -,
When It comes to eating, we can
resist anything but temptation. The
urge of the palate Is too much for
us. i We natter ourselves that we will
yield "Just this once" But outraged
nature rebels after a while.
There are certain foods that should
be eaten by everybody. The leafy
vegetables and all the fruits are par
ticularly desirable,
Apples and pears are abundant and
cheap.: Too will do well to eat them
time Oregon ' went republican.
electing the congressman and the
principal state officers. The read
er will note from the above that
Eola precinct h&d 61. votes, and
he will see from what follows the
democratic candidates for the
principal offices got little comfort
out of the returns from that "neck
of the woods." ' I
J. R. McBride, republican, can
didate! for congress, received" 46
votes, A. E. Wait 13. McBride had
handsome majority in the state.
Of course, Oregon had only one
congressman then. She got two In
1893, three in 1913. V f
McBride was a nephew of Dr.
W. B. Morse. Salem, whose mother
was a McBride. The McBride fam
ily produced senators,, congress
men, Bupreme judges, etc., etc. )
Eola precinct in 1862 gave A. C.
Gibbs 49 votes for governor; Gen
eral John F. Miller, the democra
tic candidate. 10. He was the
grandfather of Miller Hayden, jus
tice of the peace of Salem district.
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Samuel E. May received
47
T.
votes for secretary of state, GJ
Vining, liis democratic opponent.
seven.: May was reelected in 1866.
He wis, a very popular man. He
was the grandfather on the a is tar r
side of United- States Senator
Frederick Steiwer. The May resi
dence in Salem still stands, as has
been told in this column. 1
(Continued tomorrow.)
Garden Peas Take
Spurt With Rains
SUVER, May 6 Vegetation of
all kinds is. showing a rank
growth due to the showers which
fall ef ery day. Early peas In gar
dens 1 have 1 made an excellent
growth. 4-
Miss Elinor Coney has been se
riously ill 'In the Albany general
hospital. A slight; change for the
better came: Monday. . j
W.IJ. Kerr, local man, was; re
sponsible for the apprehension of
two mohair thieves at Independ
ence last week when he became
suspicious of the men's story and
actions after he bought the mo
hair, j
Suyer school board let the con
tract to L. B. Stone to have two
sanitary "outbuildings built at the
Suvei? school. W. P. A. workers
will furnish; the labor.
Unsightly Depot Block
Is i Filled and Beauty
I Spot Prevails at Last
MONMOUTH, May 6 the
Southern Pacific company has re
cently improved the appearance of
the plot of land, formerly the site
of the local depot at corner of
Warren and Jackson streets. The
depot building was sold and razed
last year, leaving the concrete
foundation facing the city park. -
The company has now removed
all rubbish and filled in and over
the did foundation with earth.
leaving the; plot in a sightly con
dition, wtih its three large beau
tiful trees in the foreground
Crash Victim Better
SALT CREEK, May 6 Mrs.
Wilbur Hughes, who was serious
ly hurt in the auto-truck crash in
North Dallas last week, is slowly
improving. She Is at the Deacon
ess hospital In Salem and it Is
hoped that she will be well
enough to take home next week.
The Salt Creek choir is prepar
ing A number which will be pre
sented at the community sing to
be held at the high school in Dal
las Thursday evening.
Abe Towns has a position with
the Raleigh company for Wash
ington' county and - makes ,the
point from home the first of the
week and returns Saturday, i
freely. The citrus
and grapefruit, are
fruits, oranges
excellent addl-
tlons to the diet.
To promote elimination, the tatty
foods butter, cream, dressings made
of ou and temperate quantities of
fat meat, bacon for Instance win
usually help a lot But please do not
misunderstand me: I do not say that
everybody will find improved elimina
tion following a high fat diet.; On
the contrary, there are occasional
persons who are made worse by un
usual quantities of fata. The per
sonal element enters Into the matter.
A little cautious experimentation
win help to solve the Individual prob
lem. IBot, in general. It may be said
In alt truth. I am sure, that digestive .
and eUtninartve disorders are caused
by wrong eating and wrong living;
. Answers to Health Queries
A. R. D. Q. What-do yon advise
for "night sweats"!
A. Find the underlying cause of
the trouble first of alL For further
particulars send a self-addressed
atamped envelope and repeat your
question. ' --j .
K. RJ E. j Q. I am very nervous
and get up ' In the morning feeling
very: tired. What would you suggest
in this case?. 2: What do yon advise
for kidney trouble? j
ATry. to Improve your general
health and .resistance. Your nerves
will benefit : as your condition j Im
proves. For full particulars send a
self-addressed, stamped envelope and
repeat , your question. 2: Kidney
conditions demand specific treatment
Yomi doctor will prescribe for you,-
Mrs. M. C Q. I have a son who
has gingivltla What are the causes
and tbe cure for this condition? ;
Af-This may be due to hyperacid
ity or dental infection. The patient
should consult his dentist and have
an examination made. j
br. Copeiand fs glad to assurer .
' inqxirlei from readers uho send
oddresjcd stamped envelope tcith '
their question.- Addre e all let.
teta to Dr. Copeland la care of
this nevpapct at Ms wnl office
to thla city.
(CopyrlgXt. MM, K. F. , fat
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"There's Murder in the Air"
CHAPTER XXXI
Gabriel sat at his table at the rear
of the cafe, bis eyes on the per
formers in the floor show. "Plenty
. hptr the critics had said. Gabriel
glanced at his watch, then back at
the show.
Then be saw ihe broad-shouldered
figure of Flaherty, making its way
across the room. Deliberately, Ga
briel did not look at him onto he
loomed over the table. Flaherty
grinned.
"How's it, Jim?" Flaherty
boomed.
"Fine as silk." said Gabriel. "Sit
down."
Flaherty sat beside him. Gabriel
nodded toward the floor.
"Get a load of this finale.' he
said.
Flaherty grinned. "Read about
it," he said.
The frenzied finals began. Ga
briel kept his eyes glued on the
madly whirling . girls. Flaherty
chuckled, applauded. The show
ended, the girls trooped off. Gabriel
grinned at Flaherty. '
Aint thirsty, are you?" he
asked.
"Don't wanna be a hog, said
Flaherty.
"A right guy's always welcome
Sere," said Gabriel.
Out of the corner of his eye he
saw Tony signaling.
'Be right with you," be said, ris
ing. He walked toward the waiter,
Flaherty eased ever la his seat, fol
lowed the una with his eyes.
"Phone," said Tony.
"What's the matter with the port
able?" said Gabriel.
Tony's eyes flicked toward Flah
erty. Gabriel nodded grimly. He
glanced back at Flaherty. Then be
walked quickly toward the door,
watching tbe detective out of the
corner ef his eye, Flaherty rose
slowly. Gabriel swerved Just V
reaching tha door, and stepped Into
a phone-booth beside the cigar
counter. He saw Flaherty ait down
again, his eyes on the booth.
, Gabriel spoke Into the transmit
ter. His face tightened; the cords
on his Beck stood oat. . Bat he kept
his voice low, gave staccato orders.!
- He emerged from the booth with a
smile, and returned to the table bat
did not ait down. '
"How about that little snifter T?
bo said. "Could ass one -myself." :
"Kayo," said Flaherty, rising.
Tra right behind you." '
Gabriel led the way upstairs,
walked beside Flaherty, chatting
pleasantly as they went down the
long hallway. At the door to the
apartment he paused, opened the
door and waved Flaherty Inside.
Flaherty entered; Gabriel followed.
As Flaherty turned, an automatic
was Jammed forcibly into his stom
ach. Flaherty granted and tried to
look surprised. Gabriel swiftly re
lieved him of bis gun and his hand
' cuffs. He snapped one of them on
the detective's left wrist, prodded
bin with the automatic, nodding to
ward tha radiator in the far corner
of the room. Flaherty backed op to
the radiator.
"lie down," Gabriel.
Flaherty lay down. Gabriel
slipped tha other cuff About the
steam-pipe, snapped it onto Flah
erty's right wrist. Then he took oat
a handkerchief and gagged hia se
curely. . . .
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Up the back street, proceeding at
. a conventional speed, came a non
descript ear. Two men sat in the
front seat At the rear driveway of
tha Palm Gardens the car turned.
proceeded to the service entrance.
Three men who hnrked In the
darkness behind the building turned
inquiringly toward a detective ser
geant He shook his head. '
"They didn't say nothin' about in-
comin cars," he whispered.
The two men got out of the car,
entered tha kitchen door. ...
. Gabriel, finished with gagging the
detective, glanced up as the honse
phono rang. Carefully avoiding the
windows, be went to it. " ?
"Hello," said Nicky"a voice. "1
got this guy hero. Open up, will
- you?"
' A smile spread across Gabriel's
taut face. -
- "Sure," he said. "Just push Mm
r in, tell him to walk straight op the
steps and then yon close the door
behmd him."
; "Say, aint I in on thla?" demand
edNickr. .
." "Sure, yen are," aaid Gabriel,
"But we got plenty of time. Want
yon to do a little chore first. This
nartv'a rot to be stared right All
the flxin s. Yon know, the last-supper
stuff. .Well, I'm fresh outs
champagne 1 That'll never do. Take
the car and ran over to Louie's, and
ret me five bottles, Teh, five, 111
bs seein' joo,"
Another Good Year?
Kicky looked nuzzled as he hunr
up. Then he shrugged and grinned.
What a rag! Chamnarna and
then the old business I He motioned
to Gordon, led him through the re-frigerating-room.
The door on the
other side clicked. Jim had released
the automatic lock.
"Go ahead, sal." said Nickv.
"Right up them stairs. Be with you
in a couple minutes."
n locked the door on the out.
side, turned, went back through the
icebox, strode through the kitchen.
He climbed into the ear, started it
and drove slowlv to the street, He
turned right and started to shift
gears. ,
Two men stepped out of the shad
ows. Nicky reached for the gun in
his shoulder holster,' then thought
better of it as he saw the grim serv
ice revolvers anao oat A bir man
motioned him out of the car, clapped
a. hugs palm over bis mouth.
Gabriel was at the house phone.
Sam," be aaid, "has Nicky gone?"
"Yen." aaid Sam.
"Good " aaid GabrieL "Wanted
him outa this. Sam, the bulls're
here!" . -
At the ' aharo exclamation from
the man on the wire. Gabriel cut in
sharply: r
"Wait a minute lis ten 1 This is
my showa one-man show. They
wont take me alive. It's a murder
charge, anyhow. That old Chicago
rap. They'll give you guys a chance
to walk out Take it No, there aint
a chance in a million. I was tinned
off. The joint surrounded. They're
waitur tor H lanerty to give 'em the
office. He wont be givin' it That
gives me time for a little job. Tell
the boys good-by."
-Nutsr said Sam. "We're an in.
Jim"
"Dont be a Jo Grimm r said
GabrieL "It'd be the chair for all of
you. Sam. . . . Because I'm takin'
plenty of them with mel" ;
oo what?" said Sam, -When I
ring, opes the door!" T - f
He hung up. Gabriel replaced the
receiver.: smiled grimly, ahrmrred.
Then he went swiftly down the hail.
rani uoraon stood on the first
step, just inside the door staring up
Into the semi-darkness, listening.
He heard the soft pad of approach
ing footsteps. Then he scmared hia
shoulders and firmly began to mount
the stairs, to meet Gaudio fax to
face at long last to keep his ren
dezvous with death.
j : j Y . . '!
The men who crouched in tha
darkness of tbe stuffy room kept
their eyes fixed on the lighted win
dows directly across the street the
windows above the blinking electric
sign of Jim Gabriel's Palm Gardens.
With growing disoniet they awaited
the signal of Detective Flaherty.
ww man inn Viomnussioiicr
KQrana glanced at the luminous
dial of bis wrist-watch. No word
was spoken. To Tyler and Nat be
side Kilrane, the minutes dragged
interminably. Why didnt th sig
nal coma? Fear and a growing cold
rage fought within Nat's mind, fear
lor th late of Gabriel's crooners.
rage at their captor. x 4 "
. A row of rub-machine-guns lay In
front or the closed windows, and a
detective hovered over each of them.
Nat could see them lying there so
ominously every time th sign
nasnea. - t - .
Kilrane glanced once mora at his
watch, and shook his head worried
ly.- '
r Looks like Flaherty's failed." he
whispered. "Well give him, five min
utes more. . If he doesn't rive ns a
sign oy men wee got to strike,
Tyler nodded slowly. By the flash
of: th electric sign, Nat saw his
grimly tightened jaw. Th younger
man shivered. : Again h felt the
cold steel of the automatic : it stead.
led hi nerves. Rage began to pre
dominate over fear. Th fat of the
prisoners was in the n of th rods
now. If thev were too late at least
th victims could be avenged.
There was a quick low knock at
the door. Some one opened it slight
ly! masking the thin shaft of light
with hia body. A bog figmr bulked
in the doorway, a tall man with red
hair. Behind him Nat saw. Cook,
from th . Gordon - estate, . . They
suppea into tn room.
"Well. Mac?" said Kilrane to the
red-haired giant ;
"This guy says Gordon's inside
Gabriel's Joint" aid Detective Ser
geant Mac Donald. Kilrane gave a
low exclamation. Tyler aaid some
thing to Cook In a low voice. "
He's in there, all right" Cook
said. At Kilrane's quick, "Quiet
manl" ha dronoed hia voica and
went on: I followed 'em, on Nel
son a orders, a gay sedan
'"i'
rt -ior
picked Gordon up a mil east of the
estate. They drove here, by th
back way. I seen 'em go in. Then
the guy who'd picked Gordon up
drove out again. The bolls grabbed
him." . ' i - t:- .
"It waa Nicky GabrieL Jim'a
younger brother," said Red Mac
"Gosh, chief, nobody aaid anything
about keepin' people ewf . of tit
jointl" f s ' "i
Kilrane cursed j helplessly.- Th
Sergeant began to apologize. Th
Commissioner silenced him. i
"Where's Nicky?" be demanded.
"We rot him down the Toad a
Eiece," said Mac Donald. "He don't
now nothin. of course. But my
hunch ia Jim's been tipped off. He
gave the Idd an out, see?" i
"Afraid you're right Mae," said
Kilrane. "Back to your Station now.
Pasa the word t!t nobody's to go in
or com out of th Palm Gardens.
Grab everybody and hold em!" '
"Right Chief - aaid Red Mae, He
slipped from the room quietly.
"Time's up," said Kilrane sud
denly. "Gabriel's -wise to. ns, all
right Fve got one more angle. Ill
try to make a deal with him. If h
wont play balLi w shoot th
worksr;- .. -i'-. i
: .,. ..-" :....;' :-'. "j-: '
From the darkened haHwav tha
two men stepped into th lighted
apartment and faced each other
after eighteen yeara. Jim Gabriel
grinned, scrutinized Paul Gordon's
expressionless face, gave an admir- '
mg cnucxie. . i r . ; -
Aint science Iwonderfnll" h
id- "You got away with that dead
E5n for years, Moridon. I got to
and it to you. Plastic surgery!
What a gag!"
The man who bad been: James
loridon stared into th th
kidnaper-killer who bad been Jo
Gaudio-reyes thai grew bard and
cold as the grin faded from his face.
inen Oordon shrugged, threw out
his hands, said quietly: s
"Her I am. Gandio. rm tmt
bargain. Now keep yours."!
-un. sure i said th dark man.
H laurhed ahortlv. iu( hmi
his eyes to the floor by the radiator.
Gordon's followed.: He gave a start,
stared at th figure of th man
handcuffed to th pipes. Gabriel '
bent over Flaherty, flipped his coat
back, looked up at Gordon signifi
cantly. Gordon saw the detective's
badge. Its meaning struck him like
a blow, i i
"Remember what I said about" "
ringin in th bulls. Mister?" asked
GabrieL
Gordon recoiled. ! f
"But God. mm. T iIMii'L-" v.
began.' t .
Gabriel eut him short i -"What
th hell's tha drM
now?" he demanded, rising.i
Th phone jangled. Gabriel glared ,
at it hesitated. Then he drew an
automatic, covered Gordon, and
went to the phone, swiftly, bis eyes
never leaving thes man across Ci
room, who was standing aa if stupe
fied, his eyes again on the gagged
and manacled Flaherty.
uaunci tutea w receiver.
"This is Kilrane.' m M
'We'Ve got you sewed ap, GabrieL
ou nayem got a tnance. I'm tJk
W turkey. W Want Gordon, his
daughter, hia son, his wife and Fla
herty, tmharmed--and you. We've
S the kid I mean Nicky. WeU
y off him and all your boys if
vuu piay oaik u yon Oont it'll be .
just too bad." j t
At mention of! his brother, Ga
briel's eyes flickered; he held the-
Kilrane paused,' then went on : t
"My word en it. fUhvt
forget the kidnaninar ran rm KirW,
and all the rest And youil rti
a fair trial on those old Chicago
charges. I've notified your boys
downstairs they can com ut
with their hands in the air. I'm
g7 youth same out What say?"
The house-phone buzzed. ; Gabriel
stared at it i
"Gimme a minute to think." he
said huskily. , 7
Hoeovered the mouthpiece of th
phon with on hand, lifted th re
ceiver of the house-phone with th
other. ..;- : -
. "If Sam," said a voieej "They
Just give ns our chance, Jim. Tha
answer is nuts! OpenupJ"!
: Gabriel grinned suddenly.
, TftS.'' b said. "Well giv
'em helL" . ;
v He hung up thd house-phone. His
hand darted to the switch on th
wait He pressed ft, listened a mo
ment heard Sain and the boys
crowding no the steps. Then he
pressed the button again, locked th
downstairs door, turned back to tha
other phone. . I
"Okay. Kilrane" ha Li T"r
piay oaii.
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(To Be Continued);
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