Raid Uncovers Crime Ring Headquarters
Palatial Home
in Rhode Island
f Houses Gang
Devices reminiscent of movie
thrillers were found by government
agents when they raided a palatial
home at Warwick, R. I., in search of
a crime ring. The house was found
to contain underground passages,
secret sliding panels, and mechnn
*jcal devices that are supposed to
exist only in scenario writers’ imag
inations.
In a sub-basement, the agents dis
covered $8,000 believed to be part
of the proceeds of a $128,000 mail
robbery staged at Fall River, Mass.,
last January. Now the agents are
digging up the grounds in search
for the rest of the loot which they
believe was cached by the bandits.
Further develops are expected with
in a short ttme.
Dust Storm About to Swallow a Texas Town
This remarkable photograph was made in the Texas panhandle as a dust storm whirled toward a small
jtown. A few seconds after the picture was taken midnight darkness covered the scene and the air was filled
with choking, stinging particles of dust.
She Can Buy All the Dolls She Wants
Beverly Ann Soper, four years old, of Detroit, can now buy thousands
of dolls to add to her collection, for George C. Balch, wealthy bachelor
who loved children, left her one quarter of his $250,000 estate. The rest of
It was divided among two other children and the mother of one of them.
Harper Sibley
Heads National
Business Body
Harper Sibley of Rochester, N. Y„
succeeding Henry L. Harriman as
president of the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States, is a law
w
yer, banker, Industrialist, agricul
turist, and a civic, educational and
religious leader. He Is fifty years
old and was a fellow pupil with
President Roosevelt at Groton
school. Sibley is the father of six
/•hildren, and finds time to run four
big farms in addition to his various
commercial enterprises.
University Posts Ban
on Knitting in Classes
Boston.—There’ll he no more
‘•knitting one, pearling one" in Bos
ton university’s classrooms. After
the professors complained that the
knitting students distracted atten
tion from their lectures, a notice
was posted reading: “Absolutely no
knitting will be permitted In class
rooms.”
Newcomer
Is Pitching
Sensation
!y
Johnny Whitehead, Chicago White
Sox pitcher. Is one of the most suc
cessful of the rookies this year so
far. Corning from the Dallas team
of the Texas league, this Is his first
major league campaign.
Dedicating Cape Henry Memorial
Virginians and many visitors from other states, gathered at Cape
Henry, Va., for the annual ceremonies commemorating the landing of the
first settler, dedicated a permanent memorial which stands on the spot
where the Cavaliers first set foot in the New world
The Four
By WALDO L. CLEMENT
IE), McClure Newspaper sxiullrnte,
VV.NU Service.
IT WAS during (>ur senior year
that the rest of the class began
to call us “The Four.'” Whether
tills name was Intended for good
natured kidding or otherwise I don’t
know, hut anyway It stuck.
We were together a great deal
those (lying months; Tom and
Laura, Anne and 1.
Tom was broad shouldered and
lean of hip. Ills hair was the color
of corn silk and Ills eyes blue. The
girl called him “The Viking.”
Laura was like him; big honed,
red haired and good natured.
Anne was different; she was slim
and dark haired and quiet,
I never went In for athletics like
Tom. A good hook Interested me
more; an hour In the lab, burning
holes In m.v shirt and concocting
villainous chemicul smells suited
me better, A thin body on long
spindly legs hud something to do
with It.
Tom and Laura were the life of
any gathering. The fact that they
were seniors didn’t bother them a
bit. They chased each other up
and down stairs In the most undig
nified manner and hurled insults at
each other with friendly grins. They
were good pals. Anne and I
laughed at their pranks but couldn’t
do these things ourselves; we
weren't built that way.
Tom never took any liberties with
Ane. He never washed her face
In snow or called her a bow-legged
bum the way he did Laura. He
never appeared nt ease when nlone
with her. They both acted funny
that way.
Once I saw Tom kiss Laura when
they were dancing and the lights
were low. She laughed and pushed
him awuy and five minutes later
they were quarreling animatedly
about the correct wny to spell can
taloupe.
The Inevitable happened, of
course. Those fool tongue-wngging
sophs started the story that they
were engaged. It burned me up.
Just before the holidays we had
a class sleigh ride; all the usual fix
ings Including four horses, jingling
bells, fur robes and a long sleigh
filled with straw.
On the long ride over the snow
packed country roads we sung live
ly college songs ns we snuggled
down under the robes and thrilled
at the touch of soft hands In our
own.
Coming home the moon was Just
dropping over Sawyer’s hill when
we reached the long steep grade by
the mill pond. I remember we were
singing something about “Soft and
Low,” when a big black dog Jumped
over the wall barking furiously. We
felt a sudden Jerk that threw us
backward and the singing stopped;
then came the thudding roll of
hoofs and a biting wind filled with
clods of snow blew over us.
Scrambling to our knees, we saw
the driver sawing furiously at the
bits and over the heads of the gal
loping horses the deep valley flow
ing up to meet us. The road was
narrow and curved to the right at
the foot of the hill.
The sleigh began to rock danger
ously and skid from side to side
like the lash of a whip. Some of
the girls screamed and stood up
preparing to jump. I could feel
Anne trembling ns she buried her
face on my shoulder.
Then I heard Laura’s voice ring
out clear and confident. She stag
gered across the bouncing sleigh
and mustering all her superb
strength hurled the frightened girls
flat, “Crawl to the right side and
hang on.” she cried. “We’ll make
It!"
It was a miracle that we did.
The sleigh tipped perilously ns It
rounded the curve and It seemed an
eternity before we settled back and
the floundering horses gained the
road to plunge forward again. Hut
Laura had gone over the side. I
saw her fall, clutching at space, and
forgot Anne. Leaping feet first and
praying I wouldn't strike her, I fol
lowed.
A pine tree took care of me; a
burly pine that cracked two of my
ribs and knocked me unconscious
with one blow.
When I opened my eyes Laura
was bending over me. She was
crying and I knew she had just
kissed me. Her mouth was trem
bling. “Bob,” she whispered hoarse
ly, then choked up and began to cry
again. My side was aching but I
put my arms around her and kissed
her. I kissed her many times and
thrilled at her heart beating against
mine. “I love you, Laura," I said
holding her close. “I don’t care If
you and Tom are engaged, you’re
mine.”
“Tom?” she eyed tne queerly,
“that clumsy clown?” The old ready
laugh bubbled In her throat, then
suddenly serious she stepped back
and shook her head. “But Anne?”
her eyes were probing into mine.
“I thought you—that she—”
I was still attempting to describe
Just how It was when we overtook
the rest of the crowd. They were
paired off, walking slowly, and the
very last ones were Tom and Anne.
She had her head on his shoulder
and was talking and laughing soft
ly. It surprised me, knowing how
quiet and reserved she was. “The
Four”—“One for all and all for
one’’—and they hadn’t even missed
us I
| Need for Faith
in Trying Times
Permanency of Nation and
of Home Depends on
High Resolve.
This Is nn era of curtailments, of
economies and limitations In finan
cial matters In the United States,
and such a state of affairs bears
direct results In the home and on
the family. It Is a period which
should be met with firm purpose and
stendy determination to wrest suc
cess from difficulties. Such things
have been done in former years.
They can be done today.
It Is Interesting to note ttie high
place which faith holds. We have
heard much about the misery which
lack of confidence has brought to
the masses. We have been urged to
discard fears, and thereby restore
confidence. And the good old word
"faith" has come into Its own. Those
who have not cherished faith and
who have discounter It, have over
looked the fact that faith does not
apply to religion solely, hut to all
things In which reliance upon others
Is Involved. One of Its synonyms Is
confidence. Those who have nn nbld
Ing faith and confidence in a Su
preme Power are those who can meet
emergencies without the tiepressing
elements which are so rend.v to
crowd around. They have a Founda
tion Rock on which to stand. The
waves may beat about them and
times he turbulent, but they are not
dismayed.
The stability of one's country Is
dependent upon the faith and confi
dence the Individual citizens have
In it. Such fnllh and confidence is
the rock of tiie nation. However much
of a ferment .•ertnin specific issues
cause, the belief that they are but
evanescent and that the high funda
mental principles of (he country will
not he shaken beyond Its ability of
recovery must remain Inviolable.
Such a belief and confidence Is the
greatest reviving element. Such Is
the faith thnt Is ours behind and
below the existing clamor about de
presslnn. Such Is the fnith that be
comes knowledge of our country’s
ultimate power of readjustment and
future success without exhausting
delay.
In the home, faith is its founda
tion also. The confidence of nn abid
ing love which can surmount tran
sient disagreements and disturbances
is imperative. The home is wrecked
where faith Is lacking. It grows into
a stronghold of happiness when faith
is fostered, nnd confidence Is Invinci
ble.
Bill Syndicate.— WNil Servlca
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Work with tlie stuff that’s above
your eyebrows.
MOSES KNEW
The demand for rest on the Sab
bath goes hack to the days of Moses,
who was the prentest medical offi
cer of health and sanitary inspec
tor that ever lived. He realized
that mankind could not work con
tinuously seven days a week. I
agree with thnt. and that is why l
have always been afraid of any se
rious derogation from the observa
tion of the Lord's day. I know that
r-nce you get a serious breach in this
respect we may all have to work
seven days a week. I certainly do
not believe in thnt doctrine. I would
like to have a whole day of recre
ation also on the day previous to the
Lord's day.—F. A. Mncquisten, K. C.
Makes Cars Beautiful. .to Stay!
There are no two ways about it I If you
want your car to stay beautiful — that
is, sparkling like new year in and
year out, it must be Simonized. Per
haps the finish is already dull. Then
first use the new improved Simoniz
Kleener. It quickly restores the lustre.
Simoniz, too, is easy to apply but it's
hard for weather to wear off. Be
sides protecting the finish as noth
ing else will, Simoniz makes it last
longer. So always insist on Simonis
and Simoniz Kleener for your car.
MOTORISTS WISE SIMONIZ
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