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THE NEWS AND THE HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
March 1, 1987
KLAMATH MXWS FUlUSHtNO) CO, Publish
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MALCOLM BPLBT Managing Editor
.Editor
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The Real Issue
CITIZENS who favor New Deal legislation which has
W been blocked by the supreme court should think
deeply before they permit that, alone, to influence their
sentiment towards the president s proposal to change the
supreme court.
They may, upon deliberation, come to agree with
those who hold that preservation of the independence of
the judiciary is of much greater importance than the en
actment of any particular legislation.
A most interesting discussion of this phase of the
current controversy is to be found in a United Press dis
patch quoting Herbert Arthur Smith, distinguished Brit-
1-1. J i-A. J . a a . . i , , . . i
isn jurist anu proiesaor ox international law at ijonaon
university.
Professor Smith, pointing out that Great Britain and
the United States have a common legal tradition and
"certain common conceptions in the nature of judicial
Independence," declares that the president's supreme
court proposals raise issues which are of vital interest,
particularly to Britain, and to all civilized countries.
Quoting from his statement:
"Thli tradition hai two aspects. From tba Judges, it demands
eomplata abstention from all political activities, whatever may
bare been their private opinions before being raised to the
bench. For the rest of their lives, they are indifferent to all and
only aerrants and spokesmen impersonal of tha law ... so
long as tha Judges refrain from all political activity, it Is an
obligation of honor that neither their persons nor their, office
ahall erer form a target for political bombardment
"It is not overmuch to say thst the whole structure of law
i and Justice according to our Ideas depends on tha honorable
observance by both aides of this unwritten convention.
"Should It be broken down, our courts would quickly become
as tha courts of Russia and Germany already have become the
mere agents of a political party controlling the government ...
If a law la declared by a Judge to ba unacceptable to the people,, ,
as represented by a government. It la our business to ehange tha
law and leave tha Judge alone.
"By this, wa mean that we consider the principle of Judicial
Independence one of the fundamentals of free institution and
: . believe tha maintenance ot this principle Is of greater Import
ance than tha decision In any particular cue, however great
its immediate political Interest. . .
"In Canada and Australia, wa have federal constitutions
which are mueh ln;eoramoa with the constitution ot tha United
States and)' it so happens that within recent weeks, Canada
furnished an example which may be Interesting to American
observer.
"During Prime Minister Bennett's recent administration, tha
Canadian parliament enacted a number ot statutes which may
ha roughly described as tba Canadian counterpart of tha New
Deal. They dealt with Industrial and social problems and they
were challenged In the courts on the ground that they purported
to deal with matters which under Canadian constitution are
reserved to the provinces. Three weeks ago. the Judicial com
mittee of the privy council, which Is the final court of appeals
in such questions, decided the statutes were invalid.
"But that does not mean that those Canadians who were dis
appointed by tha decisions will start agitation to get rid ot the
Judges or swamp the Supreme Court with new appointments. ,
They fully realised that in the long run, they would lose mueh,
more than they could gain by any such tactics, well knowing the
; principle of Judicial independence is of far greater Importance
than the enactment ot any particular statute. --
"A Judge's business la to declare the law aa ha finds it laid
down for him by the constitution and tha legislature. Whether
that law Is capitalistic or socialistic, whether the principle is
conservative or radical, It Is equally the Judge's duty to apply
It as he finds It. -
"If a ehange in the law is desirable, those changes must come
from the people, acting through tha appropriate legislative
agencies."
WASHINGTON
NEWS BEHIND THE MEWS
e a
Tha Inside Story From
Tha Capita
By PACT, MALLON
Copyright 1937 by Paul Malloa
SIDE GLANCES
by George Clark
WASHINGTON, March 1
Judging from tha way British
and French financial and naval
authorities are running over here
on "purely personal trips." son)
thing big seems to ba up In for
eign affairs,
First came tha British trade
master, Runclman, then the
French financial wliard. Bonnet
now the British naval expert. Sir
Robert Craigle, and later Presl-
den Roosevelt's only ambassador
ial intimate. Bill Bullitt, from
fans.
No ona la expected to believe
the official excuse that these
leaders of thought are wearing
. path across the Atlantic for
purely personal" reasons. Furth
ermore, the ease with which Mr.
R. pulled his court rabbit out ot
the hat without disclosing more
tnsn an ear ot It beforehand has
caused the wary here to expect
anyuing at any time.
Despite all tha rumors and
suspicions now current, however,
it is probsble that the coming of
these key men may not immed
iately engender another rabbit, A
long period of Incubation Is In
prospect. At least the powers-thst-be
offer the following plaus
ible Inside explanation ot the
mysterious goings-on, and It
sounds vary logical I '
RENEWING TRUST
The day of international con
ferencing la over, for the time
being, at any rate. No nation or
group of nations will dare to
sponsor a world economic or dls.
armament gathering aa long as
wast Happened at tba last ones Is
still fresh In world memory.
There will therefore ba no dls
armament conrerenco and no
economic conference this year.
You may slip this under your
hat aa absolutely certain they
say,
What Is needed now Is the re-
"Junior was very good today. You owe him a dime for
:p....8 ma iuih.ii ajna a quarter lor latino his nan .
THE KLAMATH VETERAN
Activitiet of tha Spanish-American War Vaterant, Tha Disabled
American Veterans. Tha Vaterani of Foreign Wan. Tha American
Legion and Their Auxiliaries.
LAKEVIEW P.-T. A.
HOLDS OBSERVANCE
OF FOUNDER'S DAY
LAKEVIEW Highlights ot the
past four years' accomplishments
ot the Lakevle Parenl-Teacbers
association was presented by Mrs.
C. A. Thompson In her history ot
tha local organisation at the
Founder's day program held at
the high school auditorium last
night.
. The Lskevlew P.-T. A. was or
ganised In April, 1131, with Mrs.
liayden Fisk holding the honor ot
being Us first president, Metnbsr
shlp for the first year totaled 114
members. Proecla undertaken dur
ing the past four years were the
providing of milk to under
nourished children, the providing
oi rerresuments to visiting stn
letes, the organisation of I
women's athletlo olass, furnishing
financial aid to two usedy cnll
dren requiring medical attention;
sponsoring a "swim week" during
which approximately 100 schoul
children learned to swim, aa well
as enlsrglng the enrollment lo
jo 5 memoers and tba purchase ot
several new hooks for the school
library,' A study club was fornisd
this year under the sponsorship ot
Mrs. Rsy Harlan, president, which
meets regularly under the direc
tion of Mre. C. J. Clause, Its pur
pose being to discuss problems
Mlatlve to child psychology. -
Following the program and
business session a huge birthday
cake was served In the school
cafeteria.
eluded tha following correlative
passages from the Christian
Science textbook, "Science and
Health with Key to tha Scrip
turn," by Mary Bsker Eddyi
"Yearning to be understood, the
Master repeated, 'But whom say
ye that I am?' . . . With his usual
Impetuosity, Simon replied for hi
brethren, and his reply set forth
4 great fasti 'Thou are the Christ
the Bon of tha living Ood." That
Is: Tha Messiah Is what thou hast
declared, Christ, the spirit
Clod, ot Truth, Life, and Love,
which heals mentally." (p, 117)
Christian .
Science
BLY SCHOOL NEWS
Bly defeated Realty's midgets
and first team the first? time In
history on February 19. Tha game
wee most exciting although the
winning teams were easily deter
mined in the first part of the
game.
The Bly CCC boys' first tesm
wss also defeated hy my school
Those plsylng tor the school
were as follows: Captain James
Boyd and Billy Cssebeer as for-
wsrds, selmer Olson ss center,
Bob Hamilton and Audy Miller its
gusrdi.
Frsnklln "Hank" Hale has been
absent from school the pest week
suffering from an Injury In his
thumb.
Klleen Schneider Is back sgsln
from Bray, California, to finish
the rest of the school term here,
Mrs. Issbelle Brlxuer visited the
school during the past wtek. She
showed us an Interesting and In
structive picture on Boulder dam
Stewart-Lenox
ath Agency Srlll do a native In
dian dance. Miss McOlllls
Chance at State Title
WHETHER Klamath high school basketball players go
to Salem to represent this community in the state
tournament will be determined the coming weekend,
when the district tournament with Bend will be held.
Klamath has an excellent chance to win this tourna
ment. It has defeated Bend in two out of three prelim
inary games. It has shown its strength and, particularly,
its ability to come up from behind and win, in several
games through the season.
People of this community should turn out to the games
this weekend and irive the local team viarorous suDnort.
They will be held on Friday and Saturday nisrhts. and
possibly a third will be held Monday. Plan now to at
tend at least one of these games.
CONFIDE
AMERICAN LKGION
Klamath Post No. a
The next meeting of Klamath " " "n"' Mca,M,i wo"
post will be hold Tuesday, March Me0BO- Pri at the Chicago flar
i. Matters or lmnortance win h. wun tnis nance. Msrv i-oi. Km.
newal of friendliness and trust discussed and acted on. Refresh- ard will offer two vocal numbers
.lung imirniuDDii statesmen, u ""wi, win oe aerreo at tno close I also.
must be put on a personal basis. in ousmesa session. Mrs. Fannie Thompson. nrai.
n maai oe jranK. HOD. I TUe Instrument .ri-fv..! l..i I dent, tire all m.mh... .r ,.-
aua r,n.r, or as near weeic tor tne .Sons of the Ameri- auxiliary to attend Tuesday night
to an intimate acquaintanceship can Lesion drum .nrr n-h. k... u aha la i.i,in h.. is .n
ecu uiuor aiariea - practice last Thursday, enjoy tnia program
saaaelan lie! - mm HmkAai Jlnai a) I "IW 1 1 1. I
. T uuuuiu oi- iu.t win practice regularly every
flclala can get. There must be a Thursday at 7:30 p. m. and Sai-
auowieage of ecn other s view- urday at 1
yw.uw auu VUJKUru, WIIUUUI TK. - Ml ,. .
which no conference can be sue- bugle. 10 snare drum, i . .
and "group by group." rt T L - ."TZl,1
Thle is what State Secretary -m h- "ITr"?.. ,uc"
meant In ' hi. New York .hT. Tr .'o.."m"uu0n
relations developed in this hem- a ...
tanhere at th. r.i. ...a..d. . wn"" IS a
oonterenc..""" . ""j ,.or. '. ""
,,, iU on, is en
titled to membershln in ih o... I
.jvjiiu i
One thine whirl. .11 -.rn.i -"'"""n legion, and can
visitors will find out. If they eo. " ,n ln druiu
have not already. la that the -r.I ., . I
United State, is not going to fi- active Vractie. i. , wPi.
nance world recovery th. way it lV.It , p.r""c JB,t Wodnesdsy.
. .... - - i --i new memoers w.r. nra-1
nu.utca ice war. , -.. wi,fc . - - ,
Loana to Euronean. r. , .f I '. Z1 ""'"'..r . P"s-
th. ouestlon. not nar,.cnT.rw r:;.D!.corp" .w 11 "? lr
cause of the Jnhn.on r 7.7' v,T. r 'very weonesday at 7.J0
"Christ Jesus" wss the subject
or tne Lesson-sermon in all
Churches ot Christ, Scientist, on
Sunday, February 28.
The (lolden Text was, "Jesus
Christ the same yeslsrday, and
today, and for ever" (Hebr. IS:
).
Among the citations which
comprised tha Lesson-Sermon was
the following from the Bible:
"When Jesus came Into the cossts
of Csesarea Phlllppl, ha asked his
disciples, saying, Whom do men
ssy that I the Son ot man, am?
And Simon Peter answered and
said, Thou are the Christ, the
Son ot the living God" (Matt.
IS: 13. 16).
The . Lesson-Sermon also In-
8TE WART-LENOX Mr. and
Mrs. Ouane Rowley are the proud
parents of a daughter, born at
the Hillside hospital. The baby
weigntd four pounds, six ounces.
Kenneth Cross of 8tewart has
joined the army and' I. at San
rranclsco at present.
Mr. and Mrs. Juda Harris hare
moved from their home In Stewart
to Marshtleld, Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. K. A. Woodrum
have returned lo their home In
Lenox. Mr. and Mrs. Woodrum
hare been slaying at Mrs. Wood
rum's sister's plsce In Stewart on
account of tha deep snow.
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Woodrum
are now out from under quarantine.
SPRAGUE RIVER y
MARKET ROADS ALL
OPENED BY COUNTY
BLY During the psst week
Klamath county road fund, have
been spent In Ihe north fork and
south fork of Bprsgua river roads.
All Ihe roads around lha valley
were opened by strenuous work.
Trlvate rosds have bsen opened
after a closure of six weeks dur
ation. During this time suppllee
were carried to tha various
ranches about Bly by pack borsea,
the snow bring so heavy that even
sleds were too great a load. Men
and women (raveled to town oa
horseback, or used skis.
To be able to ones mora use
modern mcsns of trsntportatloa
Is greatly welcome lo all ranch
ers of the community. Among
those ranchers to come to town
was Msstsr L. F. Itlohardson of
Bly grange. He slated that as tha
roads about Bly were now being
opened Illy grange would resume
Its regular meetings the first lo
be held lha first Thursday la
March which dale Is March i.
FLOOD THREAT
SPREADS ALARM
OVER FRANCE
PARIS, Msrch 1 (U.tt That
Frsnce might ba spared a flood ot
major proportions wss given up
todny with word from Ihe pro
visions reporting continued heavy
ralnsisnd Ihe swift rise of rivers
and tributaries.
In Paris, the alarm point en Iba
water gauge at the Austerllis
bridge over Ihe river Seine wae
passed by more than eight Incbea
and tha stream was rising. Lower
stctlons of the rsplial were under
water which swirled over the low
banks and threatened lives and
properly.
I lock . workers at Ihe wine
market rushed tbelr unloading of
cargoes of rare vintages from the
provinces before Ihe flood water,
made navigation Impossible.
At Coroell. Just outside Paris.
big grain mills put their pumps la
work. Storerooms and cellars were
filling wllh water.
Many homestesds on the bsnka
f the Olse were cut off. Inhabl-
ants left In boats.
Scores of families were Isolated
by Ihe rising waters. Highways
were Impsssable.
Amer. Iluerb Had loa. O'Brleu'e.
TJJLL
4EP0RT
By Dennis Whealley
t NBA larvlca. leas
William Morrow A Ce.
Hull
NO CASH
as if Mr.
himself.
p. m. at the Legion ball.
n, hi.. k. uv
" , " r,-'u!? "." Pe' train to Albany in Ai.an.T
" igion state conv
had announced It charge of this Hpi.h n. 'I...
mseii. , i j i.,.., . . . VMW uuii-
oi money anroad be easy aa ih. j
aceomnllsh th. ..m. .i3!.." lb two drm corps
feet aa nnnrln. 11 A I .
tlon. doe. not Justify loans, a" Fr.k Otfo" B '
me armament nrot-ram i th. a -in,: ' ' enn.
other. Indicate, the are Just Srin. I ,u bt,i w,th
w MUJ uun II 11 . i nw i . . - 1
, , "" post.
NEXT STRIKE
Hamlet never smiles,
CHAPTER XXV
DETECTIVE OFFICER KETTER
ING'S FIFTH REPORT,
CONTINUED
JN closing this report I now have
lo confess myself completely
mi a toss. s
ma fouowlng It an analysis ot
what occurred according to my
isien imormatlon.
JU3. JOCELYN. Could not
have done it, because she we. with
-aiick" Daniels, alias Count Poso
dinl, from 7:45 till 8:10 in hi. cab.
in, and from 8:10 till 8:30 she wss
with her husband, changing.
COUNT POSODINI, alias
-oucav- uanieu. coul(j noj ntvt
done it, because he was In his
cabin with Mrs. Jocelyn from 7:45
mi b:iu, ana from that time until
8:25, when he appeared in the
jounge, ne would have been oc
cupied in changing.
One thintr the winter has tausrht is that the citv burl
get board is going to have to give some attention to
acquisition of snow removal equipment and to snow re
moval requirements when it meets the coming fall.
P.-T. A. Notes
PELICAN
There will be a meeting ot
the pelican PTA Wednesday eve
ning, March 3. Fathers' night
and Founders' day will ba ob
served at this session.
Hiss Buell has planned tha
program, and refreshments will
be served.
This is the first meeting to
no called after two months of
bsd weather, and a good attend
ance is anticipated.
Tne study group will meet
Thursday afternoon. -ALTAMONT
Aitamont PTA Founders' ' day
program will be held Thursday
at I p. m. Dr. Martin of the
university of Oregon will speak
on Juvenile problems.
MODOC POINT Mr.. Maud
Morse, extension specialist in
child development and parent
education gave an address on
' Parent Education," st an even
ing meeting of the Modoc Point
P.-T. A. February 17th.'
Her talk whleh proved inspir
ing, a. well a. educational was
enjoyed by a large number of
local people aswell as represent
atives from Klamath Falls and
Chlloquln.
Other numbers on the program
were several gweedish Folk
dances and songs by the school
cnuaren and the Girl Scouts,
The social hour followed with
mesdames W. Helm. E. Purdln.
u. matnis and M. vandorhoff In
cbarge of refreshments.
Author Visits Richard Mont
gomery, author of "Whlte-Hearl.rt
Eagle," a biography of McLoug-
, wnicn was puDitsned.ln 1936,
and author of "Pecbuk," pub-
iisnea in l3Z, was a visitor In
the city Saturday from Portland
where he Is assistant manager of
J. K. Olll company. He was ac
companied by his son and by
Richard Rust, a representative of
the company. Montgomery and
his son returned north Saturday
night, but Rust la rnmalnlna h.r.
several days on business.
The COttOn rln waa nalnnl.4
by KM Whitney In 1794.
urn acuuna meetlnr nt ifc.
month. M.rrh lit win l. .1.-1
nam let never amll.a v.i.l.i.k,..... ".. lol
doe. hi. labor.cou.terp.rtV John of thV Ame'r
A iJWlB. Milt IT Ml". l aWMtelafl I w
'"y against tne rnmln, .n.l n. r -""
strike. At lesst. there seemed T to by thi ' bflnJj"
ca'ch .iTeX'sr ib h" iLt. '.r0;
coal in summer. The S. to .71' .WU nriM.
are related. . ln0"e Legion
ArT..,.,. l.X':?"aa " ".: . I n't see why they a
" w.i.wufc a - vacation." tA wn-. -1 . -
Unfortunately th. . "uu . n
uniortunately tha contract .r m.u . ajuiant s - u. r. w uiiaiinim wnen
Pirea April 1 this year, and tlu Ut"1 h(loe "J""-. he r1 relUrn4d ,4 7:H'
h... ..... . l'.'.. ' . lnB ! w alt down and writ. . the nnt.nnn.r Fiht . .v..
MR. ROCKSAVAGE. Could not
ha... -J 1. 1 .
- - uui,w ii, vecause xrom
8:10 when ha came down to his
cabin, until, he went up changed
n o-.aa, ur. Ackland was with him
and vouches for his presence
there.
THE BISHOP OF BUDE. Could
not have dona it, because from
7:18 until 8:0 the ship's carpenter
was aoing a jod oi work outside
his csbin and vouches for the
fact that ha never left it during
we wnoie or mat time.
LADY WELTER. CouldVaot
nave done it, because her maid,
Mildred Short, wss with her, In
her cabin from 7:05 until 7:55. and
from 7:35 till 8:05 she i. proved to
nave seen Knitting the last sleeve
of a lumper, which would have
occupied her the whole of that
time, until she went up to th
lounge.
MR. HAYASHI. Could not have
done it, became, when he rang his
bell at 7:50. tha steward fmmrt
nun in nis cabin still unchanged,
and ha wa. .till unchanged when
U.a. 1-1 ....
vately consider . .trtk. fc. H.am'" be' telllna
evitawe. , I -,, " ,- mama ot March,
.olng ' llD8 P the whole
CUIB8TONERS m.. t , out
Senate Leader Rohinao. t.J '.UZ?Z Li?lon mmbers signed
fluently take, walka .ronnH Vh. I.. .. 70ur mnth of
ckpltal ground earlv In h. " on--
ing before moat ifh.. ""-'.".P"' lou"-
find
are on the Job. Senator Jimmy
Byrnes, who also llres nearby,
has been meetlnr him tkl
street corners lately. There, sev
eral important impromptu court
conferences have been held.
WAYS AND MEANS
The floor nnralrf. th. ,ri... . ,
Director Vldsl of the bureau of
Sincerely,
DEWEY POWELL.
Commander.
LEGION inin.iinv
-iTht A!"9r,lcn Legion auxiliary
O'rln.1, In u ; ., '." "l
mi. s'on nan,
"""" w, no a vorv snerlai
lr comm'erc. h..T..Ur.e'!!.i .'""- HeOIIH, of jg.
..u-in.y By mose wbo hope be . . 111
may Inadvertently skid back to , Vl'lt m Hunsmuir
nri..i. I,.; ;..' . " 1...1. . mt.
.I.. r. aoe" "ot t -rnoiq ana son Raymond
..."c.:r,rB.no m Kum-
rona irom J)iirnmu!r, and
...o guearn oi nir. and Mrs I
n. r Cleveland at their home on
n . . Thy "'urned to
--.,o..,,r nuniiay, accompany na
Mr. and Mrs. Clevland, who len
h. i u Tl,lt " Auburn, Cal.
The Arnolda resided In thl. city
The a vers re tlm. i.k.. h. .1
telephone operator to answer a
subscriber's call Is 4 8 sernnri.
.'icorning to orriRial test..
along with the Roper clique In
tne commerce department. They
bare planned several method, of
encouraglna hi. ri.n.w,,..
painlessly (to themselves) aa pos
slble. The next one will be an
Invitation to a field position, but
" a iuii time man. Their ex
pectation la that h. win ... ..
ficlently angry to retire.
Electrical anerev wnr-th icaa
s contained in. every flash of
lighlning, according to calcula
tions of an expert.
the notepapcr. Eight out of the
louowing 20 minute, ha was oc.
cupied in writing a letter and tha
balance in changing to arrive In
the lounge at 8:18.
MR. JOCELYN. Could not have
aona it. Because from 7:15. when
he went below, he was with Miss
Ferri Rocksavage in her cabin,
until 8:19, and from that time un
til 8:30 he was with his wife
changing.
MISS ROCKSAVAGE. Could
not have done it, because from
7:15 she was with Jocelyn in her
cabin until 8:10, and from thence
onwards she wss occupied with
changing in the presence of her
maid, Nellie Orde.
It seem, to me. therefore, that
all the partie. under .tumidon
have incontestable alibi., and a.
we Know mat stodert ws. in the
company ot various nersons In the
lounge from 7:30 until 8:38 he
could not possibly have committed
this murder either. Moreover it
could not, on the evidence shown,
have been any member of the
crew. This leaves me at a com
pletely dead end, and I am now
awaiting further instructions.
KEYS KETTERING,
Detective Officer,
, : Florida Police.
1:55 p. m. 9-1-37. on S. Y.
Golden Gull.
, a e e
PCJLICE HEADQUARTERS,
Miami, Fla.
5.50 p. m. -1..T.
MEMO
To Detective Officer Ketterinc
Solution of murder perfectly
ciear on evidence submitted.
Arrest Bolitho Blane, now pos
ing as nis secretary, for tha mnr.
der of Nicholas Stodsrt.
JOHN MILTON SCHWAB.
Lieutenant Florida Police,
LIEUTENANT SCHWAB'S ANAL
YSIS OF THE FOREGOING
EVIDENCE.
"TWE time ot the murder was set
between 7:45 and 8:30. owina
to a message, supposedly in the
victim's handwriting, annearina
on a leaf torn from Stodart's diary,
which wss not in existence until
7:40. I
Compare the shsra auotationa
supposedly written by Stodart,
however, with other
handwriting known to have been
written by , Blane. The word
"Rocksavage" in the share list also
occurs twice in Blsne's letter in
Stodsrt and twice in his letter to
tha Bishop. The similarity of the
first to the other four immediately
springs to the eye, only the ""
end the "g" differing to any ax
tent. Other similarities sumip n
closer inspection and there can be
no doubt that all three documents
were written by the same person.
Not the victim, but the writer
of the share quotation, therefor
wrote tha alleged last message, to
inai mere is no evidence as In
when the murder was committed.
The alibi of the man presumed to
be Stodsrt begins only at 7:25
when ha entered th lounge. If
th crime was committed before
that hit alibi falls to th round.
Examination of tha evidence
brings' other points to light show
ing that the man known as Stod
art throughout th investigation Is
in reality jjoutho Blsne, These
are as follows:
First Photosranh D of Blana'a
oatnroom shows a safety razor on
the washstand, whereas ohoto-
graph E ot Stodart's cabin shows
cut-throat razor on th wash-
stand. Th photograph presumed
to be of Stodart, flashed by Detec
tive Officer Neame on the morn-
ing after th crime, show, a razor
cut on th man's face. It is ob
vious that he had always been
used to shaving with a safety ra
zor but, as suite C was locked up
alter tne murder, he could not
get at this, and had to do the best
he could to shsve himself with th
cut-throat razor that was in Stod
art's cabin.
Second On examination ot th
photograph presumed to , be ot
Stodart, it Is apparent that th
coat he is wearing Is too big for
mm, as the sleeve is overlong, and
the garment must have been built
for a slightly taller man. It is ob
vious that Blane, having changed
identities with hi. secretary, had
to wear hi. secretary's clothes,
which did not quite fit him.
plat brush, th latter being an
indication that Blane had false
teeth, whereas In photograph E of
Stodart'. cabin there Is on the
wain basin an ordinary tooth
orusn oniy.
Further. In th Inventory
Blsne's belonginas there aoneara
eoiue oi uum irsgacantn pow
der, which is used for sorinkllna
upon dentures In order to keep
uieae in position in in mouth. As
suit C ws locked after the
crime, Blane waa no longer able
to gei at tnis powder, hence his
difficulty In keeping his fslse teeth
in puce on th following night.
Fourth It will be recalled that.
at the end ot hia first examination,
on th morning after the crime,
th Bishop of Bud fainted. At
mat tun it was assumed, upon
th Bishop's word, that his faint
waa caused by a weak heart and
the fact that he had had no break.
fast.
It Is clear, however, that the
true reason wa. th .hock he sus
tained upon th man. nresumed ta
oe atoasrt, coming Into the cabin,
As th Bishop had not breakfast.
ed with th other, it was the first
lime that morning he had seen th
secretary and, as he knew him to
be Blane, he must have thought
at nrat mat h was seeing a ghost.
me reason ror Blsne's letter,
written from New York to the
Bishop, warning him that some
very Strang things might occur
ones th yacht put to ses, and
that whatever might happen th
Bishop was to keep his mouth shut
for his own sske, now becomes
apparent.
BIsne'f confession on his arrest
confirm, th above deductions.
JOHN MILTON SCHWAB,
Lieutenant Florida Police,
. e e
CONFESSION OF BOLITHO
BLANE.
VES, all right then, I killed
him. Little svcODhant. what
use was he, anyway?
I've known sine last December
that I might have to get out any
minute. In fact, I suppose I've
reslized It might have to come
sometime aver sine U started
business.
'THIRD It will be recalled that
x on the night of th 8th, when
th man presumed to ba Stodart
dined wtih Kettering, he com
plained of an abscess which was
causing him trouble with his false
teeth and, as th upper set were
slipping badly, he wa. unable to
eat any solids. An examination
of photograph D of Blane's bath
room, shows tooth brush and a
All I wanted was neace. and I
knew if I could find someone to
step into my .hoe. and leave me
hi. to step into I could have it. I
alerted looking In January for
someone whom my shoes would
in. it wss only question of pa
ticne. Someone of th right
neignr, nuiia, age and with no
mends would turn up.
Stodart turned up in Ipswich
aooui tne mm Disc I had soent
a week in, advertising and inter
viewing applicants. He was ideal,
no friends, no family Just the
ton oi man i wanted to become
myself, so I decided to let him
do th first big thing he'd aver
none go out with a bsng.
When Rocksavage ssked me In
his conference I thought there was
a faint possibility ot pulling
things together, and Stodart could
have gone back to his clerking.
By th tlm w got to New York.
though, I knew my position was
hopeless and I decided to put
Stodart through the hoop.
I had a nasty shock In Nr
York when I learned th Blshon
ot Bud, wss to be on board. Very
tew people know me by sight and
It wss rotten luck that on of
them should chance to be smong
this party. Fortunately, however,
I knew more about him than he
did about me a nasty business
during the war which everyone's
forgotten now and I knew that th
Bishop would rather that they
weren't reminded, so I wrote him
a Utile warning that there waa
real trouble coming to him unlets
he kept his moulh shut.
e e
IDONT suppose you went to
I J. .
.ivw nww j. was an none.
I got some clotlna nrlcea fmm
New York by long distance hafnr.
coming on board and wrote them
in a disguised handwriting I had
been practicing long time en a
page of my diary. I wrote a mes.
sag to Stodart In my own writ
ing on th other side, and put it
In my pocket.
As soon as w wer on board I
gave Stodart some work to do in
our drawing room and want In
se th Bishop. I found my not
hsd had th desired effect.
Then I went back to the draw
Ing room and gave Stodart lit.
tie knock on th back of tha hear!
with h.mmer I hsd with m for
th Job. He ws. alttlnar at th.
small round tsble, so I moved th
writing table away from th win
dow and dragged him across to ii
and popped him out. It was nult.
dark by then so no one could see
from th deck. Then I threw th
hammer and tha sloves I wane
while I was arranging th room
to Join him. I found I'd cracked
his silly thin skuU, so I hsd to
sponge out a spot of blood on th
carpet before I changed into eve
ning dren in his room. .
e
GOT up to th lounge at half.
psst seven and introduced my
sel' as Stodart and after a whll
wrtto th closing price, in my
dla-or agsln in front of everyone,
and in th asm kind ot hand
writing. I told th steward In
push it under the door ot th cab
in and stayed in the lounge until
tha bugle sounded for dinner.
After that everything went ae-.
cording to plan. At 8:30 th
Steward came tin with the note I
hsd left addressed to Stodart and
I hurried down with him to th
cabin. Whll he wa. in th bath,
room I exchanged the note I had
kept in my pocket with th on
that had been pushed under the
door. That proved th missing
party was alive at 7:45, and you
see although I'd worked this thing
out pretty csrefully, the differ
ence between doing a thing just
well and doing it properly la to
make allowances for th unex
pectcd. I didn't see why th sui
cide story shouldn't be accepted.
You know, it's almost worth it
to have seen the Bishop's face
when he saw me th next morn
ing and realized I hsdn't commit,
ted suicide. After thinking he was
rid of me he must hav realized
what I had done. Thst'. why he
tainted.
Well, that's all. and sinea It
hasn't coma off I want to see It
finished with as little delsv and
formality as possible.
BOLITHO BLANK.
Witnessed!
KEYS KETTERING
on S. Y. Golden Gull O.l.'ftT.
Detectlv Officer
Florida Police.
Th Eni.