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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1935-08-08, Page 6q 'aA,:G] SIX VO RCG, MILTON PPP+E SYNOPSIS Six persons are in an inner office of the law firth of Dawson, McQuire and Locke at Philadelphia, A master hearing in the divorce case of Row- land vs. Rowland is under way. Mrs, Rowland, represented by her lawyer brother,, Mr. Williard; Mr. Rowland, the defendant, and his attorney, ' Mr. Trumbull; the court clerk and Mr. Dawson, the master, are the six per- sons. There is a new development in the case. After failing to defend him- self against the charge of adultery in earlier hearings, Mr. Rowland digs up evidence and asks the court's permis- sion to produce witnesses and resist the suit. Judge Dawson overrules the heated objections of Mr. Williard, and orders Mr. Trumbull to bring in the first witness. Mr. Trumbull has just gone to an outer office to bring the witness but finds' her dead—chloro- formed. She is Mrs. Barbara Keith, wife of a prominent business man. Judge Dawson phoned for the police. Detective Tommy Rankin is assigned to the case. He is now questioning ail of the parties involved in the case. These principals are, the two Row- lands, Mr. Willard, Mr. Keith, the husband of the rnurdered woman, 'Hugh Campbell, paramour of Mrs. Rowland, andhis underworld confed- erates. At his desk in the Central Detec- tive Bureau, Captain Thomas greet- ed Rankin from behind his newspaper.. "Any news, captain?" the latter ask- ed his superior. "Have you any word from Gordon or a message from Mr. Keith from Washington?" "No, I haven't seen Gordon this morning," Thomas replied, "and Mr. Keith hasn't shown up or got in touch with us." At that instant, Johnson entered with some papers and addressed Ran- kin eagerly.. "I think I've made a discovery, Tommy," he decared. "I've just fin- ished comparing the prints I took NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY. "How about the gloves?" The de- tective spoke eagerly. "Any clue to who owns them?" "Again I couldn't swear to it," the expert said, "not without trying them on all the men here . But personally, I've little doubt about the only pair of hands here with such,a wide palm and short pudgy fingers that could wear a seven and three-quarters com- fortably." "Who do they belong to, Johnson?" asked Rankin, "Harvey Willard, Tommy—Mrs. Rowland's brother, who, I understand, denies' ever going into that room." * * * * s The furor Rankin expected the death of Barbara Keith to produce was fully realized in the early edi- tions of Thursday's papers, They made capital of the crime in black screaming headlines; and half of ev- ery front page in the city devoted it- self as much to the facts behind Mrs. Rowland's suit as to the murder. There were articles about the manu- facturer's business success and social position; and it was recalled, with some relish, that before her marriage Mrs; Keith was Barbara Webb, an unknown manicurist in a beauty shop in Detroit. Yet the dearth of really material information about the dead woman or her life was immediately and sig- nificantly apparent. The detective •read the accounts at breakfast. "There's one set of prints that do not belong to anyone in. that office," said Johnson. with those I fonud. There's one set that doesn't belong to anyone in the office yesterday and can't be explain- ed in any reasonable way." "A strange set? But what good is that, if we can't tell who it belongs to•", "That's just' it, I've been able to trace them." The expert paused dramatically and 1 Rankin asked, "Who is it?" 1. "In our hands several times,' John- son announced triumphantly. "Mitch 1 Riley, alias Tony Lynch, alias a half dozen other names." !` It was Rankin's turn to become ex- cited. f "Mitch Riley?" Recognition rang :in his startled tone. "Thug, second - [storey man and. rumrunner. Are you positive there's no mistake, Johnson? He went out, to return to Head- { Johnson extended the paper he had quarters, and Rankin stalked through • brought. "Here you can see for your- the apartment. It was a spacious, 12 - room establishment, simply but opu- lently furnished. The detective selected the boudoir as the most probable place for the dead woman's personal effects. In a dresser against the right wall Rankin WINCH AM ADVANCE -TIMES began fifteen years before. His 'photographs disclosed a typi- cal felon's features, with a bullet Bead, low forehead and closely cropped brown hair, He was about thirty -fire, he had a flat nose and heavy lips. He was strongly built, broad -shouldered, and, according to the record, six feet tall. Even Rankin's . inexpert eye could note the similarity of the finger patterns Johnson was comparing, 'It looks damn suspicious," Rankin commented grimly. "He must be brought in to explain, if we have to turn the whole city inside out to lo- cate him." Before they could depart, the de- tective Gordon arrived to present the results of his hunt for Hugh Camp- bell. Finally he had located him at the exclusive and ornate St. Andrew Hotel, on Broad Street. From the registry, it appeared Campbell had been stopping there for two weeks— ever since Friday, May 26th. The dif- ficulty now was that he had not been seen since he went out yesterday: he had not returned to the hotel last night. At the same time, since his baggage remained in his rooms and, he had not checked out, 'he apparent- ly intended to return. Instructing Gordon to continue his search, Rankin eventually set, out for the Aldwich Apartments. The Keith apartment was C12 on the twelfth floor.. At the detective's knock, Sergeant Gilmore opened the door. "There have been no developments here, Tommy," he greeted his col- league. "So far, no word from Mr. Keith; and except for the distress of the servants, it's been quiet. They last saw Ivfrs. Keith when she left here two o'clock yesterday afternoon —except for the chauffeur, who de- posited her and Rowland at the Wolff Building." "Yes, I know about that, Dan," Rankin returned. "In the meantime, there's another jeb I want you to take charge of. A mean hunt. I want a little chat with Mitch Riley. You're as familiar with him as I—and with bis friends and hangouts. Also get in, touch with the New York authorities." The sergeant asked _ curiously, "What has Mitch done to connect him with murder?" "Just left his calling card on the table beside Mrs. Keith's body," Ran- kin informed him. "All right, Tommy, it's a tall order you've given me," he said, "but I guess we can manage to round up Riley within a day or two, at the most." Headquarters. I regret it's my task to investigate your wife's unfortun- ate death," Mortimer Keith raised his head wearily. "it's utterly incredible," he declared hoarsely. "When I first read. the news' this morning, 1 could only pray .some, mistake had been made, And I: hurried back home as quickly as possible." "You've only returned from Wash- ington, Mr, Keith?" "13y plane, Mr, Rankin," the other, replied with a visible effort to control his emotions, 'I bought a paper while I breakfasted at my hotel . . andthe instant I grasped the terrible .. thing I hired a special plane." "At what hotel did you put up for the night?" Rankin queried, pointedly. "The Portman on G Street,", Mr. Keith returned. "And when did you leave for Wash- ington, Mr. Keith? ]3y which train?" Mr. Keith hesitated perceptibly. "I went at noon, Mr. Rankin," he an- swered presently. "First, at eleven - thirty, I visited m:y offices. My chauf- feur drove me there and then he took me to West Philadelphia in time to catch the through train at twelve - twenty -five. I reached thecapital at three -twenty." "You caught the train in plenty of time?" Rankin pressed for details. "With about ten minutes to spare," the other spoke with more certainty and composure. "Where did you go in Washington? I presume this was a business trip," "Yes, I had a conference with Mr. Leonard Kramer, president of the New Ray Silk Company." Rankin wrote the name of the com- pany officer in his notebook and said: "Thank you. And now, Mr. Keith, painful though the subject is, I must ask you to bear with a few questions about your wife ... Your co-opera- tion and the information you supply self the prints are identical.". From personal encounters, the de- tective was acquainted with Mitch Riley. Originally he came from New York, a hoodlum, ex -pug and jack of many crimes. His criminal career had , BACK FROM ADVENTURES IN EUROPE Mr. and, Mrs,. Er zo'Fiernionte, who 'lave appeared consistently in the lite o shown as they returned from a tour of Europe, Enzo formerly was known as an Italian boxer. Mrs, En - so is the former. Madeline Potee Astor Dick. found in profusion the usual evidenc- es of woman's vanity—cosmetics, toil- et articles, hair appliances—and a work -basket. At first glance, the escritoire pro- mised as little as the dresser. Mrs. Keith's only letters came from chatty acgttaintances, she had absolutely no correspondence of a personal nature or from her family. He did, however, find checkbooks and cancelled checks, returned from her bank. They re- vealed that she had made special pay- ments, marked only "personal", in amounts of two or three thousanddol- lars each time. They started as far back as June, two years before and continued regularly every two months since. The only other discovery Rankin made seemed trifling enough. In the dead woman's private medicine cab- inet he saw, among other prepara- tions, several bottles labeled "Pyra- nmidon." This he recognized as a medicine in tablet form for headaches. According 10 their tags, most of the bottles were purchased' from local druggists. 13ut the faded and yellow label of one empty bottle bore the words, "State Hospital for 'Women," Allerton, Indiana. Rankin had just turned away from the cabinet when the furious pealing of the doorbell sent himhastening to the hall; The butler preceded him to the door, A man. Rankin recognized as Mor- timer Keith pushed breathlessly past, coat and hat hi hand. Even in that moment, .when on the verge of a breakdown, the marl whose likeness the papers carried revealed his aristo* crane breeding, H'e lookedso exhausted that Ran kin motioned him to a chair. "sit down, Mr. .I .eith, and take it easy," The detective spoke sytnpa- theticaliy, '''`.My name is Rankin* -flim Prompted by shrewd probing Keith told how he had met Ms wife. Thursday, August $th, • WRIGLJ ' YFS SILVER Jt,J L I'N CA1' AI A This year the Wrn. Wrigley Co. of Canada Ltd. celebrates its Silver Jub- ilee . twenty-five years of steady progress and achievement, It was just twenty-five years ago that Allan Ross, amateur night", the offer to buy wes- tern wheat with all gum -dollars re- ceived, the establishments of 'unenm- ployrnent hostels, and hundreds of other contributions to the people of Helpers, has enabled Mr, Ross to build the Wrigley Company from a business. whose yearly output would scarcely fill a room 10x10x10 feet. Today, af- ter twenty-five years of co -Operative - President of Wrigley's in Canada, and Vice -President of the Wrigley Com- pany in the United States, came to Toronto to found a businessthat has grown to one of the largest in the country: Allan Ross was then only 22, but he had the ability to work hard, a brilliant imagination, and the courage to grasp an opportunity when perceived. Today Mr. Ross is still a young moan at the head of a business that stretches from coast to coast, a company whose name has entered ev- ery home, and whose advertising has contacted every individual in the Do- minion. The History of Wrigley ach- ievements in Canada is well known; it includes the founding of the Mara- thon Swims, at the Canadian National Exhibition, the , invention of "radio might go far to help us solve her death." He could not tell why he sensed that Mr. Keith was relieved, as if he had relaxed after being on guard. The husband shook his head sadly. "Of course, I'm anxious to clear up this terrible thing. What do you want to know?" "First, something about Mrs. Keith's background—who she ' was when you met her?" the detective said. Prompted by his shrewd probing, Mr. Keith related in some detail how he met his future wife in Detroit, four summers ago. Vacationing nearby in Canada, he had stopped there on bus- iness, at the Hotel Michigan where Barbara Webb was employed as man- icurist in the beauty salon. What at- tracted him as first sight was her loveliness, unostentatious but pleas- ing ,and her sensibility; she appeared to have genuine depth of character and intelligence. He quietly married the girl, he con- I tinned, in Windsor, Canada, on Aug- l ust 26, 1929. Afterward, he admitted in a self -condemnatory mood, their martial life had not been very :har- monious or satisfactory. Mrs. Keith seldom spoke of her past. At the same time, he made consci- entious efforts to bring her happiness. In the beginning, they had taken a fine residence on the main line; then, unreasonably enough, in the fall of 1981 she expressed an urgent desire to move into the Aldwich Apartments in' Chesnut Hill. He had consented. That winter he wanted. to send her to Europe, . though he could not ac- company her; instead she insisted on spending the told • month alone at Palm Beach. (Continued Next Week) Canada. One particularly outstanding example of a public good deed was illustrated on the occasion that Wrig- ley's brought over five hundred child- ren to see the Canadian National Ex- hibition, `children who had never be- fore visited the famous Ex. Mayors of various towns all over Ontario were asked to name their most de- serving children, who were then tak- en to Toronto by Wrigley's to be shown all the wonders of the C.N.E. for three days with all •expenses paid. Mr. Ross says, "Without capable helpers, no business -can succeed". He has followed that principle and has surrounded himself with unsually cap- able men. Highly efficient teamwork, possible only with the' highest type effort the daily production would bulk tons upon tons. Wrigley's gum is, sold to the public through 75,000 re- tailers — three out 'of every five re- tailers in the Dominion. Certainly, when one reads of such success and accomplishments, it is, again brought home that there is op portunity for any young man in Can- ada who is willing to work hard and. long. "There is only -one way'', says Mr. Ross, "to make progress;, it is to, make it slowly. So far as I know, there is only one way to develop One- self into valuable executive material. It is: start to learn by actual exper- ience which it will take years to get — the fundamentals of whatever game you tackle." HOME CANNING OF CHERRIES Cherries are now on the market — big, sweet, meaty, black Bings and., Lamberts; sweet, red-cheeked, white Royal Annes; ruby -red, sour red fruit of Montmorency and Morello variet- ies and bright red Richinonds or Windsors. The flavour and texture of these varieties differ greatly and' their uses, too, are many. Cherry pie is so delicious now when. the fruit is fresh, why not can them for pies in winter? The.following,me- thod of preserving them with all their flavours is suggested by the Fruit Branch, Dominion Department of Ag- riculture. Cherries Canned Solid Pack Wash and remove pits from sour, red cherries. Cover and allow to stand in a cool place overnight, when some juice will have been extracted. Pack in sterilized pint jars, using all the juice. Put on rubber rings and seal loosely. Sterilize 30 minutes in a wa- ter bath, or 75 minutes in a steam - pressure cooker. Cherry Mock Olives Select and wash firm ripe cherries of either black or red varieties. Pack unpitted.and..with-steins attached, in sterilized jars. Cover with cold vin- egar mixture prepared as follows: 1 cup water; 1 cup strong vinegar; add 3 tbsp. salt; 3 tbsp. brown sugar, oz. stick cinnamon and 2 tbsp. whole` cloves.. Tie spices in cheesecloth, and: boil. all together 5 minutes; cool and remove spice. Pour this mixture over cherries a ., seal, using sterile rubbers and 'lids. Do not use for at least three weeks. Or try some different recipes using fresh cherries:. • Cherry Crumbly Pudding Make a crumbly, mixture using % clip sugar; cup flour; m/s cup but- ter. Work together until well Wend- ed. In a casserole put 3 cups pitted cherries (either red or black). Stir % cup of the crumb mixture through them and sprinkle the remainder over the top and bake 30 minutes in a mod- erate dven. Serve hot or cold. Serves six. 1..11111, Professional J. W. BUSHFIELD Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, Etc. Money to Loan. Office-- Meyer Block, Wingham Successor to Dudley Holmes. Sambo, carrying a crate of eggs, trippe'd and fell headlong, with dire consequences. His friend, Rastus, happening along just then, threw back his head and shouted with laughter. Samba watched him a moment. Then he said: "Ball Shut yo tnouf so's I kin: seewho ye is." H. W. COLBORNE. 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