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Newspaper Page TextMETFOTID MATL TRIBUNE, METWRD. OT?T;flONT. WOWST. JULY "IT, 1938, UNFINISHED BUSINESS By GLUYAS WILLIAMS 0CTAOUt)oU& STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX Tot further proof address the author, tncJoafof a. g(Ampe4 envelope tor reply. Be. V. 8. Pat Oft BY PHOEBE ATWOOO TAYLOR Thi Story Bo Fir: Atey Mayo, Cap Code detective, u Invnttpattnc me murder ot Marina Lome, whose hue band's pail office mural has enraged Quanomet. She teat killed by a let handed blow from the knife ot her rieter, Pam Frye, who livei in Octagon Home. Interested partiei are. Tim Carr, once married to Marina; Jack Lome, the artist; Roddv Strutt, ishoee plane crashed the nioht of the mur der; Pfooy Boone, another artift; Jennings, an irate plumber; and per eom unknoum who smoke Turkish tobacco, burned down the bam, biffed Asey, Tim and Pam'f father, and destroyed Jack's mural sketchee, Missing is a 150,000 lump of amber- orie belonging to Pam. Interviewing Roddi'e Injured pilot, Asey learnt the craih viae deliberate, and that Marina and a lot of othew had prob ably feen the ambergris from the plane before Pam found it on the beach. Unable to get ft away from Pam, Marina urns going to use Roddy in a hijacking scheme. Chapter 37 Problems Of A Congressman AS Asey left the hospital, i large black sedan drew up. Elliott, the Congressman from the district, hurried up to him. "You're one of the hardest men to find. Asey," he said, "that I fooled, I'm It. But look here, Asey, here's what's bothering me. I've been flooded with petitions be fore the murder and after and it's plain that Quanomet is mad. Now, I can settle the thing in time, and get the mural con demned for being unsanitary, or something God knows it isf But I've got to let the shouting die down first. 1 can't touch the thing now. And the town" "Is impatient?" "More than that," Elliott said. "Here. Take a look at some of my anonymous mail." Asev read through half a dozen. "Pam and the rest all spoke the truth," he said finally. "Quano met s maa clear inrougn. in a way, vou can't blame 'em." "I don't." Elliott said. "I'm in that mural, tool They 11 do some' thing crazy and get everyone into hot water. See here, Asey, this murder business. How much of it is due to the mural? "I don't honestly know," Asey said. "I don't know. If the person who killed Marina killed her be cause she Inspired her husband to stick in those caricatures, then it was a native who knew enough about her an' him to know that shed be responsible. People do oaa tnings wnen iney re maa. par ticularly when a lot of 'em are al) mad about the same thing. But I wonder now," he paused and "There's no justice," Elliott said, "None at all,' ever knew. I've been on your trail since yesterday afternoon." Asey grinned. "How's things," ho inquired, "from the rockbound coasts of Maine to the sunny shores of California?" "It's fate, 1 suppose." Elliott said, "that the only time in my life I used that sentence was also the only time you ever heard me speak. Listen, this Quanomet bus iness is getting me hot under the collar, ine citizenry is arousea. I'm pretty aroused myself. This post ofllce and this damn mural do you know how they hap- peneq Asey waved toward the couo6 "Come sit down." he said, "and tell me. I been wonderin' just what Dart vou olaved in that. An I don't mind sayin', I think you'd ought to be ashamed ot yourself. "I am. Look, you know me, and you know I've done as much for this neck of the woods as anyone could do for a solid Republican block crying in the wilderness, And you know how littln ice I cut" "I'd almost forgotten." Asey said, "about modest an honest politicians. It's wonderful. "I'm a member," Elliott said, "of one of the most feeble and im potent committees existing. Bear that In mind. And bear in mind that last winter I was sick. 1 had three operations, interspersed with pneumonia. And frankly, I didn't care much about the government at that time. I paid no attention to it. I didn't know that for va rious and sundry reasons that committee had suddenly become vastly important, and my vote in finitely so. People came to see me in the hospital and said. I had a swell new oost office, where did I want it?" "And you said. Quanomet?" Asey demanded. "Why, 1 didn't believe theml" Elliott said. "1 thought they were kidding. I said, kidding back with a straight face, the one town on the Cape that needed a luxurious post ofllce was Quanomet. They said okay and asked me how I spelled it. Then I got sick again, and then in a comparatively healthy interlude, the boys came back and said, did 1 wart a mural? I said. sure. 1 still thought they were kidding." Hot Water "AN' then you got sick again?" "Exactly," Elliott said "And well think what 1 thought when I saw the pictures of the place!" "Well, there's the story of that. If ever a Congressman got thought about Earl Jennings, "if anyone could get mad enough by himself to murder well, I don t know." "They can get mad enoughl" El liott said. "Though I suppose that riot last night sort of cnnled 'em." "P'raps," Asey said. "But some one sneaked into Jack Lome's house yesterday evenin'. an' de stroyed all of his stull they could lay their hands on, incluain' the sketches of the mural. I think that your best bet it to call in the Quanomet selectmen and tell em. that you'll get the mural removed. Just is soon as vou can ' A Good Defacing MEANTIME" "Meantime," Asey said, "you might find that the paints ain't proper paints. Non-union. Or thai the dampness is catin' into Myles Standish's hair. Get the D.A.R. tc pass a resolution " "Oh, thev have. They navel" "Well fix things so that the mural has to have a cloth hunt over it." "I wish," Elliott said, "that I dared to subsidize a couple nf good bums, and have them take the chance of getting caught, just tc cover that mural with tar for me A good defacing would solv everything. Oh there is on thing more. Carveth Strutt ha; been after me, yelping about Rod dy. Says he's being menaced" "Somehow," Asey said, "Roddy Is mixed up in this Marina busi ness. He's bein' menaced because it's, such a nice alibi, like. II you're bein' menaced, then no bne'll believe for an instant that yon had anything to do with the murder." Elliott whistled. "Does Roddy oh, I don't like thisl His other uncle in Washing tonoh, Asey, I don't like thisl I'm havins enough trouble as it is. with the hot-headed citizens of Quanomet. I deflnitelv don't want the Strutts to ride into battle. J know they re bums, but theit money's handy. Not just for poli tics, either. I expect to work s park out of Carveth, and I'm banking on Dighton to get the Milk Fund out of the red. Is Rodch really involved?" "I think so. "There is no Justice." Elliott said. "None at all. If Roddy's in volved, can't you wait till I ge: u- m.-i. .... .J Asev grinned at Elliott's an guished tones. "I've already wait ed too long on Roddy," he said. rOvtlf. 19 Ji rhetb A feed 7W"J Airy visits the post office, tomorrow SHOTS IN CAMPAIGN EUOENE. July 11. (AP) Hnr) L. HfM. L Grande. lmoc Title (tub frrnittorlnl candidate, fired opening hot of his campmn hen- Sunday when he dccrltcd httnseli u "the only cnmlUtnte wlio could crin co operation between the federal admin istration and the statu (tsvernmrnt ' Bidding for supoprt of those who voted for Oovernor Martin In the primary, Hess ald. "there la no rea son why Martin supporters should not vote for me. The governor and rmrlf are pcrtvmnl friends, our onlv differences bclrw on political lasues.' Hr termed "llly" chare' tht he would prurtnn "tiivr cwns" Dm Mall mount Waal Ads. 2-DAY CELEBRATION WAL.DPORT. Ore uSpU Wald port. the beautifully located little city on the chores of the Pacific ooean. In Uncoil) count r, la tmvtn.-; a two-day celebration Saturday and Sunday, July 33 and 24. This celebration Is Delng sponsored by the townspeople, the Lions duo and the Veterans of Fore'dn Wars Saturday's prtram will consist of water port, swimming and bevu races, a baseball game, dnnc.iv And various concession An alrplanr will take pasarnjter tVr trip above thr ocean nivl 'U"roindi!ii rnihcrcd hill buitdH.v a UiA.it tiMi.i.h n w II rv the bug free crab feed. Included on The pack m & IT is A Mouze (6pm$ Neotona) l CftPTftlM mN0 PWNERofTHfi OHIO RIVR'S UftR3sr OVERNIGHT (Operating between . . Louisville and Cincinnati ) c,Wl mznm HAIFA CFNTURY h?A RIVER . PILOT Pl.PSffoflHePRhTr OPTlCM. CO, HfYS HVSCfcR rWifTop-weptwr EWIcg -SfrVfioN, Zanla Ana, Cal. Queen of The Hirer A lifetime on the beautlfut Ctilo as captain and pilot of her own steamboat has been the amazing career of Mra. Mary B. Greene of Cincinnati. Born In a small Ohio town on the Muskingum, a tributary of the Ohio waterway, In 1888. Mary early became fascinated with river life. Strang cargoes floated by on big flatboats. bound for Memphis and New Orleans. Sldewheelers carried important men and pretty ladles up and down the river, from Louavllle to Pittsburgh. 8hortly Mie married Gordon C. Greene, a young river man who had recently won his pilot's and master's papers. She made her home aboard Greene's steamboat, the H. K. Bed- tT r-rt ( m r . ftolftm VIM . Through 3 Towns &NP 1 CITY OH 1HE wt"r Haven, .i.w Orange and x McNiutht Srtidmu, lite X J J 1 VSA II ford. There she took an Interest In navlatton and under her husband's tutelage soon was able to pans n rigid examination and tierself be como a licensed pilot. Greene's business rapidly enlarged; he decided to build a new boat, the Str. Argnnd. Captain Mary Greene took charge of her first commnnd as master and pilot of the new steam boat. In 1004 Greene ordered his first stdewheeler the Greenland. On her maiden voyage Captain Mnry Greene undertook the Job of piloting her down the Ohio and up tne Mississip pi to St. Loula for the world's fair a distance of 1.200 miles. Mrs. Greene raised three boys on the river. And they in turn cap tained newer steambcaU on the Greene Line. Eventually there were 11 boats In this Inland fleet. Widowed a number of years, Mte. Greene weathered the 1929 depres sion and successfully bid for the pur chase of the Loulsvllle-Clnclnnail line, wflch she still operates with six steel steamers. Including the Gor don C. Greene, Inrgest overnight pas senger steamboat on the river, named for her husband. She will still take a turn at the wheel, and during the summer months Mrs. Greene lives on ner "flngshlp." looking after the welfare and comfort of her passengers. Tomorrow: Ti:e Spaniard who be came a Mnya chief. this day's program will be various contests, dancing, baseball game, air plane rides and a general good tlmo. Committees are actively working to arrange a very delightful outing and visit for all who are guests during tho two days. Two Hxtremt'N In Taes LONDON, Ont. (UP) The dead- lino for paying the Income tax as sessment was approaching. Two men were standing In line awaiting their turn. The first finally reached the receiving window and handed the clerk $4,000.000 believed the largest Income tax payment of the year. When the first man had finished, the second" then stepped up. He reached In his pocket and pulled out his Income tax a nickel. I ii Hint Likes Ills Itrlur TORONTO (UP) A year ago youthful Alphonse Robert Alda pick ed up his father's pipe and started nmoklng. Today, not quite 3 years old, Robert still Is smoking the briar. Papa Akin says when the babe first saw the pipe he became curious so permitted tho child to try It In hopes a mild sickness might dis courage Robert from smoking. 5-foNP5 IM BACK DOGS CAU INfr to JUNIOR TO COME BUCK AM FirilSH HIS MI1.K WAITS, HOLDING 61AS5, WHILE SNERAl NEJ6HBDRH00P CHIlOROJ OFFER 1b Fir5 JUHlOR 6E TiRED OT WAIHN6 MX 60K IN ArtP STAJtfS DDIH6 THE DISHES.! AT ONCE HEMW JUNIOR CAUINfi WHIff I$IT6H WANT'S? DROPS EERVTHIN6 AND DRSHE6 OUT.DWiWfc HER. HANDS, BY WHICH TiME JON- POOR -fo CfU TOR iWlOR I0R HAS VANISHED A6AW RESUMES DISH-WASHING, Wltf' 6WE5 If UP AS BAD JOB, PlKS FREfflUEWY SDRfiES "TO BACK MUK AvMr1. WASHES 6 LASS AHD IS REAWYoTaKE HER REST" WHEW JUNIOR COMES llJ.YHlRStV, tuiuiflttS (Copyright, 1838, by Th B.U 8jiitit, lue.) S MATTER POl Bv 0. M PAYNE L7-V li (Oepyriit, ltSt, by Tin" B.U Bynillc.to, Inc.) J PT "V Scares 0, rK I 'M15 )XWO J ( WOW, LEMM J ' TAILSPIN TOMMY Surprise By HAL FORREST TJith wires scream ing AND HIS ALTIMETER CREEPING DOWN FASTER AND FASTER., TOMMYS SHIP HURTLES EARTHWARD WITH BROKEN CONTROL WIRES. BUT TOMMY, KNOWING THAT HIS CHIEF'S FORTUNE IS TIED UP IN THE MYSTERY RACING PLANE, REFUSES TO BAIL! nEANWHILE, PAUL, SKEETS AMD JERRY ARE FOLLOWING THE ROUTE OF THE SHIP. . J' v he's bound to CRASH . . . BRACE YOURSELF, SKEETER, TO ohE frit WRECK ANY MOMENT MOW. BEN WEBSTER'S CAREERSeeing Things! THAT'S . . THAT'S WHY 4&fc- - HI. PALS I I WANNA BE THERE, VV ifWAL l'LL . SB? CAM YOU I CHIEF. .. TO SEE IM f Xcu" ME A BEFORE HE . 1 E GOSH" K SfSCA LIFT BACK 7g NGED' By EDWIN ALOE" .1- . . i 1 While ben was havins his unhappy session with JASON, THE JIPPEMS, FATHER AHD SON, UPSET AT SEEIN6 A SECOND HUSE GOBBLER, DECIDED TO ACT WE'RE NOT ftOINti HOMEMt WILFRED-WE'RE DRNIN6 STRAIGHT TO THE WEBSTER BOY'S -v?M) t-5 ( WHATCHA 60lNv ( I'M SOlNS ' 1 f- WE KNOW THE WEBSTEPKlDl I JLJ7, ( GOOD GRIEPT I TO DO, POP? TO 6ETT0 "1 f ISN'T HERE, BUT WHEREAS wJr,t i ,A THEY'VE SOT ,, ' THE BOTTOM "1 rJ THe OTHER Y0UN6 S9UIRT? MJCNfJ,i AN ENTIRE XK X 0FTH15 TTTl(!MAyBE HE5 IWSMI FLOCK OF A THE NEBBS Oh, Pardon Ma By 80L HESS GOOD MORMIMo, I SEE NOU'Re IM FOR. A &T OF &OLF-1 HAVENJT AKIV GOLF CV.OTHEES BUT 1 BORROW MVe-ROTWERfe CLU&S. A ROUMD OP GOLF AJTVt VOO .JOULD pe a nckETT -yro. PR.RAD1SE . 7-8 WiJ l -IS 1 ,1 nPLi,urEr I X I i. GEJE, KJELLIE. FW5DOM MRS. SONJOMM, THAT WAS A KiiCE ONE - STRAIGHT XCQWM TMe FAIR WAV -- AMD THIS IS WITH STRANJGS CLUBS SCO KKIOW, MRS. faOLF IS LIKE, LOVE- IF IT STT3AJGHT, ITS IKJ TROUBLE . f GEE, STEVE .-OH N RXRDONJ ME, 1 MEAKJ I J I THEM FAR. : I GOES trrr 7 LP MEVER