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- . * -^N. ■“ > *4 THURSPAY^ SEPTEMBEIt 5, WS5 r''> ELEVENTH INSTALLMENT Synopsis:—Barbnn Keith, wife of a prominent Philadelphia h^iness man, is murdered as she^waits alone in a side room to tebtify in the divorce case of Rowland vs; Rowland. She vias to have testified for the'Jinsband, a friend, who was defendant in the ac tion. Deteetivn Tcmmj Rankin is as- airned to the ^ase ftom police head quarters. His prelimina^ investiga tion disclosed that both Mr. ahd Mrs. Howland * had gathered evidence against the other of infideli^. will of Mrf. Rowland’s first dinsbaiid <Breeted h«r lawyer brother, Mr. WU-. lard, to handle the estate until she re- nuArtted when the new husband was to come into control. Detective Rankin finds motives and the evidence of guilt for the murder of Mrs. Keith, leading Jto.i]]A-ilacra of all the Khi- ciples involved. These principals are, the two Rowlan^ . lb. Willard, Mr. Keith, husband of the'murder^ wom an, Hugl^ Campbell, paramour of Mrs. Rowland, and his underworld confed erates. (Now Co On With tl|e Story). term, according 1927?” . *to this, on March 20, When Rankin reached the Central detective bureau, a special delivery letter had come from the State Hos pital for Women. In the press of com plications, he had almdst forgotten his inquiry to All.erton,. Indiana, about the ■empty medicine bottle he had found in Mrs. Keith’s medicine chest, that had once contained pyramidon. Whatever her connection with the • hospital, it predated her marriage; and the slen der link had appeared relatively insig nificant. Tearing open the envelope, Rankin perused the message. And as he read, his brows slowly wrinkled in astonish ment. Friday, June 9. Mr. Thomas Rankin, Central Detective Bureau, Philadelphia, Pa. My Dear Sir: • In reply to your inquiry about a Barbara Keith or Webb who w'as a patient in this hospital between 1924 and 1928, I would advise you we can locate no record of treating her. Ap preciating the importance of your search I have thoroughly questioned our staff of doctors, nurses and ma trons without result. Since we serve only inmates, I would suggest Mrs. Keith might have served a term under another name, in which case we would havis her j Records. If you could send us a more complete description, including her ’ photograph and fingerprints, I will examine our files personally and try to identify her for you. Very truly yours, Martha Aj^lerson. (Superintendent of Wards and Matrons). But it was not these contents, start ling as they were, that so amaxed the detective. Flor on the letterhead, in large black type, he read, with a tre mor of excitement, ’’State Penitentiary . for Women, Allerton, Indiana”; and only~underneath in smaller print the words, “Women’s Hospital Depart ment.” He gave vent to a low whis^tle of surprise and satisfaction. If, as the message suggested, the hospital was not public and treated only patients incarcerated in the prison, there was just one conclusion. “But a jailbird!” Rankin marveled .under his breath. “Barbara Keith sen tenced to a term in the pen! If she was really at Allerton under another name, how long did she serve? And what, in heaven’s name, for?’i * . Late the next day the superintend ent of wards and matrons at the State I^nitentiary for Women at Allerton, ’ind., produced a sheaf of papers from ,)ier desk and parsed thein to Rankin. ^ ’’I’ve collected all the information I could about... Eljen Trent,”, she stat ed, “in anticipatic^n of your arrival. Here is all the data we have about her offense and eonfiaeipent here.” “Thank you, Mrs. Anderson,^ Raa- kiff returned, “I appreciate'your co- jc^ration greatly^ it will spare me a * Igood deal of trouble.” Mn. Anderson indicated the records. “There, you can see for yourself how her prints coincide with timse of Mrs. " Keith.” She placed the prints Rankin ' brought beside a sheet from the files. “Thq descriptions tally too; and these llietures settle it that Ellen Trent and 'itrs. Keith were the same woman.” ‘ Worried, Rankin studied the prison plhotograph of the woman b<|hMMl iten - e^y after she died. She dieP^t look ^ hardened criminal and it bothered ' Rankin that she should be involved in that sordid existence. ; . “No, there’s no mistake about her identity, Mrs. Anderson,” 1^ agreed. “It tens you here that she was real ly slated for concealing as well as dis posing of stolen goods,** the woman read on. “Tl>ey were found in her rooms, in Fort Wayne. .And the fact that s^ lived there with a man not her htfwband increase the penalty for a first offense as a moral delinquent. We hays no further account of her erin^ in this state.” The detective shook his head per- pleud. ini*t a bit like my im- I oMCra. Keith. She began her It was in the summer of ’28, in De troit, he recalled from ^ Mortimer Keith’s account,that she met her fu ture husband. ~ ' “That’s right, over six years ago,” Mrs. Anderson pointed out the dates. “She was sentMmed only a few days after ^ was caught—^>ont March 10 or so; and by pleading guilty, saved the Expense and time of a trial. She finished her imprisonment one year later, in March ’twenty-eight.” “Tou^say thejrirl dealt in Stolen goods la Fort Wayne, Mrs. Ander son?” he how inquired of the matron. “What made the aiHhoritieB suspicious of her?” Mrs. 'Anderson shrugged. “She did not .do it hetself, I suppose,” she- ad-- mitted grudgingly, “and it wasn’t her fault they traced her. The man she shared t^ apartment with was the thief—or rather, one of a pair—and hwr sweetheart. When they caught him they got, his address and found her there with some of the loot.” The detective hitched forward.”Then the police know all about her com panion?” he asked eagerly. “Who and where he is—whether he’s serving a term now?” •' “Yis, his name, in the accounts, was Dave Garrett;, they had no previous record of him either.” The matron spoke bluntly. “And it’s pretty cer tain what’s become of him, Mr. Ran kin, you see, he’s been six feet under for over six years.” Rankin’s features dropped in disap pointment. “Dea<f?” he’ repeat^ blankly. *’How did that happen? Are you positive of your information?” “It was in all the papers at the time of his last robbery. It’s a.long-story and I can give you only the main de tails; the rest you’ll have to get from them or the police records in Indianap olis and Fort Wayne. For about a year around 1926, both towns euffer- ed from an epidemic of robberies, to which there were no clues. In this last business the robbers were masked and used a stolen car, which they later abandoned in. the country. After the Munson robbery, it was known that two youngish men were the thieves.” Mrs. Anderson paused to clear her throat. " .“Finally, they made an attempt on a shipment of negotiable bonds iCdged ia the American Expreu office in In dianapolis,” she related. “That was a different matter altogether; they were worth seventy thousand dollars, and they wer^uarded by a burglar jdarm and by- armed men who could shoot straight. It isn’t known how the burg lars learned of the shipment. Because of the guards,, it wasn’t even put in the company safe, but kept in a suit case behind the counter . . . Anyhow, they pried upon a wind^ leading into a bMk alley at the rear hf the build ing and set off the alarm. The guards, warned of their approach, v^ted for them to reach the main storerooqi be fore they opened fire. Both men were fairly trapped, but only one returned the hre; no gun was found on Gar rett^—he yrae little more than twenty- one—^when they searched his body af terward.” / ‘That’s pretty tough,” Rankin com mented glumly. “What about the other chap?” - “He made a getaway, though of course without the bonds,” the ma tron relied. “Garrett had a pawn Washington, Sept. Z- — The presi dent, after a short vacation, is going about that?” [?» the road to sell the New Deal toj f “Yes, his name went on -the birth the people of the United States. In hls|| | sgmple case^ he will carry a line.of new goods, produced under hi» direction by certificate,,” . “And what caused the .baby’s death?” Jlankin inquired. ’^Convulsions. It was after h^r de livery that Ellett Trent began to suf fer from headaches and needed regu lar treatment in the hospital. Miss Stafford could eay more about’that than I; she was the matron who at tended her." Later she was transferred to take charge of the corridor in this bonding where Ellen was a prisoner.” - “ThenT had better speak to her,” the detective said, “If tl^y had much contact, she shoi;M know more inti mate details about her than these for mal records give. Especiallyi^/tf'she won her confidence.” " rn -gft hold of her, at oncei, she has charge of the celjs again.” The superintendent pressed a buz- zer at the si(k of her desk, summon ing to the office door a slatternly pris oner in gray. Through the iron bare, she ordered her to summop MisS Staf ford, and the woman shuffled away. A few minutes later the matron ap peared in the corridor, and her su perior pressed another button; a click unlocked the door, permitting her td enter. She was surprisingly different from Mrs. Anderson, or from what Rankin, expected, though just as effi- ^ent-looking. Revealing little of the hardness that inevitably develops from dealing with incorrigible# and delin quents, her eyes were deep and under standing and her chin firm but gentle. She was about thirty-</ive, and she had smooth,^ brown hair and a resonant, soft voice. “You really think Miss Trent was mhocent and that Garrett’s confeder ate instigated the crimes?” Rankin asked. (Continued Next Week). THE POISON-VIC'nM I hope you may never be confront ed wtth a poison emergency as I have many times been, the casd of accident al (orsuicidal) poisoning of a human being. It is one of the most serious moments of life when an unconscious and prostrate body is found demand ing immediate effort. Quick and accurate thinking is de mand^ and action with it. Have some one summon the doctor. Don’t waste time looking for evidence. Be quick to try to preserve life and look for evidence afterward. If the patient’s lips are burned with carbolic 'heid, pour in heavy solutions of alkalines— soda or epsom salts—or, diluted alco hol if it is at hand. Do it plentifully and be sure it is enough. Let the doc tor be the judge as to an emitic when he arrives. If the patient is in convulsions with contractions of the limbs and neck- muscles it indicates strychnine poison ing. Pour in warm mustard-water— anything that will produce vomit. If you have an opiate, give it and don’t be afraid of over-dose. Quiet those the 74th congress ^in its first session. " First on his list of goods is the So cial Security act, with old age pen sions for everybody and unemploy ment Insurance for industrial workers. Mr. Roosevelt regards this as perhaps his choicest piece of merchandise.'Is the c^ies he will show* the Wagner labor disputes act, with its protection of the right of collective bargaining, vfhile in the rural districts he will ex hibit the amendments to the agricul tural administration act and the re vised Frasier-Lemke" farm mortgage law. Fo> everybody’s benefit, the presi dent can display the new banking act, increasing the Federal Reserve board’s control of Credits; the aict for tbe fed eral regulation of public utility hold ing companies; the interstate bus and truck regulation act, and the billion- dollar appropriation for national de fense. Also, in Sample Case— The bulkiest item in his sample case is the $4,800,000,000 appropriation for work relief. It is calculated to appeal strongly to people of every section and. class. How m\ich of a display Mr. Roosevelt will make of the new in come tax law is a bit doubtful. Con gress did not construct that according to his specifications,, since the main feature which he urged, the*" inheri tance tax, was omitted. However, it will serve as it stands as evidence of his intention to carry out the promise of his inaugural address, of a more equitable distribution of wealth. For the coal miners and the bitumi nous coal industry he can point with justifiable pride to the Guffey-Snyder act, applying NRA principles to the soft-coal industry. For railroad work ers, he can point to the Wagner-Cross- er railway pension law’. Those are only the major items of New I>eal legislation enacted at the session of congress just ended. There is still much unfinished business in both houses. Left hanging in the air are the pure food and drug bill, ship subsidy legislation, war profits regu lation i^lthough a neutrality resoluton prohibiting sales of w’ar supplies to belligerants was rushed through'in the cloaing houri of the session), regula tion of commodity exchanges, regula tion of water transportation, the Bankhead farm tenanfeirej^f bill, the Black 30-hour week bill, and the Wag ner plan for general prohibition of child labor. Four Months From Now Some of the New Dealers are in sisting that all of those left-over laws and a few more must be enacted at the next .session of this congress, which will begin next January. Betw'een now ^and January there will be ample time to find out how the American people like what has been done so far, and the public reaction to the record and to the president’s public account of his stewardship, w’ill have a great deal to do with the plans for the next ses sion. Four months of personal con tact with their constituents will give many senators and representative* a clearer idea of where they and the ad ministration stand with the voters. ' The supreme court may also figure in the picture. It is expected to pass HOWMOCH- *1? TAxes does the oatside printinf or hta em^jrers mr W CHh ^ HOW MUCH- Does he or his firm contribute to the welfare of ’ our city? HOW MUCH- Does he or his firm,do to keep Clinton on the map? " HOW MUCH- ^ Interest does he take in the affairs of this com munity? HOW MUCH- Money-does he or the printers that do the work spend with the Clinton merchants? a . HOW MUCH- *. V ■ Publicity does he give worthwhile movementFahd individual busine'^ enterprises? spasms if you can. Whiffs of choloro form if it caiiTbe had—anything fall on some more of the New the doctor arrives With the patient that cannot be aroused it might be opium or mor phine. Look at the pupil of the eyes. If they are contracted to pin-points and the sleep is profound and heavy, then give black coffee. Give all you can force do^. If you can get an emetic dose into the patient, do it. Stimulate. Do ev erything to keep up breathing, artifi cial respiration, i^ you can perform. Keep the pati^t ajwake—or try stren uous methods to po so. We-tised to even “larrup” the morphine victim to Rmkin'’ask^ keep him from slewing off the mortal t^oil. " ■ Children may get bold of aconite— k produces excessive sweat, feeble, rapid pulse and great weakness. Give stimulants. ticket in his pocket that 8^* *^*^iconibat this quick-acting poison, untillegislation of the previous con- his own name and address. The police^ ” ® i ? went there the .same night and found the '^ent girl jn bed and held her. Only a little of the loot from the Chanley and Ordway robberies wAs hidden there; but still, it was enough to implicate her. “I suppose the police found a way to make her talk about Garrett’s con federate?” asked Rankin. “She' did it without force, almost eagerly, ahe* was so bitter: as if she hated him for leading her man astray. She told his name, where he lived, wher^ihe kept the r^ of the booty.” “What happened when they went af ter the other-thief ?” eagerly. Mrs. Anderson hesitated and shook her head. “I’m not certain whether he was captured or not. 1 was only con cerned with Miss Trent’s story and’ didn’t follow up later developments. You can learn about him from the Fort Wayne police.” “I’ll see them shbrtly,” the detective promised. “And Miss Trent, as she was then, served her sentence?” “Naturally,” the woman returned aneompromisingly. “After all, she must ^ve heli^ the robbers in some way; and it was shown she sold a few articles for household expenees. Be sides, she had lived with Garrett for over a year, but could produce no mar riage licenee. And she was pregnant. The court had no choice in sentencing her, since she admitted her guilt and offered no defense.” Ilankin nodded. ^Now with regard to her baby 7 What can you tell me about that?” " “There isn’t much to tell, Mr. Ran kin. It was a ,girL And it died, m it states here, within three days.” “Young Garrett waa the faHier, I •unKMe? There’s not moelii doidk Pinckney Reports 1,700 WPA Jobs WlMhington, Sept.‘8.""— The works progWea administration today made public a report from Lawrence M. Pinckney, l^uth Carolina PWA ad ministrator, saying be had provided 1,700 jobs from projects released Friday. Pinckney’s telegram, sent Saturday, said: “Thirty-two projects for which au thorization was received yesterday are in active operation, 1,700 having commenced work at 7 a. m., leas than 24 hours after receipt of laathoriza- Jtion£ .. . i \ gre.ss, if not of this one. The congressional recess will not mean a long vacation for many of the members. Seven senate committees and eight of the house will carry on investigations of a wide range of pub lic questions. Among the investiga tions which arf expected to produce at least newspaper headlines, if not useful informatidh bn which to base future legislation, are those into the actvities of lobbies of all sort, chain stores and lobbying operations, the Virgin Islarids administration, bank ruptcy practices in the federal courts, and the air-mail transport concerns. Purveying the congressional debris left lying around in the mad rush of the b^ys on Capitol hill to get back home, one item stands out. That is the fnHure to pass the Patman bonus bill oVer the president's veto. And the pos sible result of that failure is giving a good many of the members of both houses something to worry about. WHAT DO - P. 8. JEANES 7' X DOT RUBBER STAMPS -1 ' Any kind, to fit any business. 24>hoar ser- rice. 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