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IFfcursday, January 21, IMS : • '41 • THE McHKKEY PLAINDEALEE W^6~ ;|tW; T :~V'-'kr%.> •5#4•• ¥?.• '•X "_*r4;->«, ^ A *» f •<••-. - '••"/ -"M. v r* - » ; • .', ' - •% v ^ rage Seven Huge Lathe at Work for Victory • •' ""> V,« * ••:t^ '1 r > ; ^ ^ <4 '«1 J Definitely v Suspicious By JAMES FREEMAN Associated Newtpapera--WTTU Service EDICAL Examiner Lally finished his examination of Drake and stood up. "Killed instantly," he reported, "and by a bullet." -f-? "You're sure of that?" Inspector ; \ Cy Morton rounded the edge of the couch' on which lay Drake, and ' looked sharply at Lally. "Positive. Probably suicide. There are faint indications of powder marks." /' Morton stooped over and picked , 'up the automatic that lay on the • floor beside the couch. ... "Recognize this?" he asked, turn-*, "'g to a middle-aged man who i -watched from a chair near the cen- ^ ter of the room. .The middle-aged man Luke Pat-. • »ton by name, smiled. "Yes, of I., course. It belonged to Dr&ke. He had quite a collection of guns--re- ^Sivolvers ,and rifles. Collecting them ' was a nobby with him--and with $ipp. too. In fact, that's why I came ^ up'" here tonight--to- talk shop." * U 7 Morton strode over to the table y^near where Patton sat and picked '• up an ancient duelling pistol. He examined it. Presently he said: . "It's a relic, isn't it? Worth considerable mone}'?" Patton arched his brows. "Considerable, yes. How did you know?" "Oh, I'm quite a fancier of old firearms. Every policeman is, I guess. Fact is, I'd met old • Drake on one or two occasions. He was always hunting around ~T7 headquarters in the hope of picking up some discarded weapon. * MJn his last visit he told us aborit^ locating a duelling pistol--like this one--to match one he already had. Said its owner wanted too much money. It seems there were several buyers." Patton looked faintly puzzled. Inspector Morton seemed to be ram- \ » r / . f. The middle-aged man Luke Patton by name, smiled. bling, something one is not apt to associate with police inspectors. But before he could reach a satisfactory • answer to the question that had . flashed into his mind, Morton had : returned to the couch and pulled back the covers. Drake was fully clothed, except that he wore dressing gown and slippers instead of shoes and jacket. His hands were clenched as • though in pain, and held rigidly by his side. Morton studied the still form a moment, turning at length to confront Patton. "You found him?" he asked. "Like this?" "Exactly. We had talked all evening. About midnight Drake said - he wasn't feeling very well and lay down. He looked pale, I asked him -- if there weren't something I could clo, and he suggested that I go to the kitchen and bring hire a glass of water. Vlt was while I was in the kitchen that I heard the shot. I hurried Sack here and found him as you see him on the coych. The gun was lying on the floor. I immediately called the police." "You touched nothing after finding the body?" "Absolutely nothing." Inspector Morton reached forward and plucked a handkerchief from ..the breast pocket of Patton's jacket. He spread it out, despite its owner's angry protest, revealing several grease stain*. "I've been wondering," Morton said slowly, "how you account for these grease spots." He looked up suddenly. "You're quite sure you didn't use this handkerchief to wipe your own fingerprinls from the automatic that was used in killing Drake?" "Don't be absurd! Why in the world would I want to kill the old man! I used the handkerchief to wipe off that duelling . pistol. You can see for yourself it's still pretty messy to handle, even now." . "I don't know," said Morton evenly, "why in 'the world you would want to kill the old qian. Unless," he added, "it was because he wouldn't sell you the duelling pistol. Tt seems to be in gieat demand." Patton stood up. his face convulsed with rage and indignation. "It seems to me. Inspector Morten, inat you're carrying this thing a bit too far It's preposterous to accuse a man of killing another over a useless pld duelling pistol." "Not when the use.«\*s old duelling pistil is worth considerable money. *>a^tr>r Sit down!" "You go to the devil! I'm on my wry home. You can reach me there if you like. I don't intend to stay here, subjecting myself to your childish abuse.*' "Sit down!" There was something in the ring of Morton's voice that impelled obedience. Patton, with an indifferent shrug, resumed his seat. Morton turned to Examiner Lally, who had been a silent' witness to the drama. "Lally, yon are positive that ' Drake was killed instantly?" "I've already told you--" "Answer my question!" "Yes, I'm positive." Lally was irritated. "I'm inclined to agree with Patton, however, in regard to your attitude, Inspector Morton. It's entirely uncalled for." ."I'm not asking for your opinion regarding me, Lally." Morton ; whirled, pointing toward Patton. "Patton, I accuse you of the murder of Drake. Better come quietly and save trouble!" - MWhy, you idiot, you're crazy!" Patton's cheeks were suddenly void of blood. He drew away, as Morton approached, holding handcuffs in readiness.. "Maybe," said Morton, "maybe I am crazy." He took a quick step forward. There was the , rattle of metal and a clicking sound. Patton f stood, securely handcuffed. ^ "I don't get it," Medical Exairiui-, er Lally was saying later. "Whsit; evidence did you have?" ' " ' "Plenty." Morton was in an irritable mood. He' hadn't liked the way Lally had sided with Patton. "But for your information, mister, I'll explain some things that you, with all your wisdom, didn't notice." He paused and pointed toward the corpse. "When I pulled back the covers I found Drake's hands clenched and held rigidly to his side, under the covers. If he had shot himself, and died instantly. # as you declared he did, his hands couldn't have been under the covers when Patton discovered him." Humoro HIS BUSINESS mmmM Our Freedom. :;S Is Priceless : . -Uy JOSEPH E. DAVIB8/. former Ambassador to Russim ' • ' and Belgium. (Written f«f the Treasury Department In eennectlen with the Retail?rs'^'SAY YES"* campaign to complete the haUea'a 100.000,00* partially filled Wlr Stamp albums.) The strong man was explaining J his act to his agent. ^ • "I place a heavy stone on my ' head," he asserted, "and tfien my assistant picks up a 16-pound sledgehammer, swings it with all his , might--and cracks the stone in j half." ! The agent grew dizzy at the ! thought. , •} "That's marvelous," he enthused. I "But, hbw about your head--don't you ever feel it?" ^ The strong man..waved*a haftd , "Yes," he admitted. "That;® whjf i I carry aspirins!" Children's Ideas, Hope* Revealed in Recent Poll U. S. children are thinking about their country first, and themselves second these days, according to a poll for children' sponsored by a Chicago candy manufacturer. That we would win the war today and there would never be another is the heart's desire of 42 per cent of the boys and 32 per cent of the girls who were asked what one wish they would make if they had a magic ring! Other unselfish wishes included: That they had all the money in the world to give to the poor; that everyone in the world would be happy; and that "my mother would win the money at the Grand theater." A canny 10 per cent wished that all the wishes they might ever make would come true. A surprising number of the children wished they could be invisible; several wished they could go to Mars. Others wished variously to become aviators, see a fairy, live in a manor house; "have a red, white and blue velvet dress"; get a baby sister; and that "Mr. Anderson would love me." To the question asked which country they would prefer to visit after the war, most of the children named England, Germany or Japan. Interest in Axis countries was centered'on seeing "What's left of it after we get through with them." One boy wrote he wanted to go to Germany to slit Hitler's throat. A large number wanted to go to Switzerland for the skiing; and many others voted for Hawaii, not to see evidences of the war, but to see the scenery and grass skirts. Fifty-eight percent of the children said they own defense savings stamps or bonds. That the war wiu last for more than three years is the belief of 32 per cent of the children. The Gallup poll reports only 22 per cent of the adults expect so long a war. Fourteen per cent of the children expect j the war to last less than two years; | 29 per cent expect a two-year war; and 21 per cent a three-year war. Seventy-nine per cent of the children who made New Year's resolutions are still keeping them, as compared with an estimated 3 per cent of adults who are keeping their resolutions, •.^ ^ Just Press the Buttons And There's Breakfast One of the latest inventions is a ] mechanical cook which turns out pancakes or coffee piping hot, according to which of two buttons you press. And wonderful things are to follow. The inventor has already perfected a ham-and-egg machine. Press the button. Crack goes the egg whilst a slice of ham falls into the pan. AS soon as it is cooked to a turn the machine delivers the dish. A great future opens up for the invention. No longer will young husbands be reduced to nervous wrecks by the burnt offerings of meat, the flint - like cakes, the soggy pastry of young wives whose culinary ambitions outrun their Skill. Many a promising marriage has been wrecked on the rocks of home-inade buns. But all these tragic nappenings will soon be things ol the past. Returning to a home provided with a multi-button cooker, Edwin, having embraced a smiling Angelina, will plan out a dainty menu. Then buttons will be pressed and in a,few moments the most wonderful meal will be served All Is Quiet* " The Phoenix, Ariz., Chamber of Commerce, in response to an inquiry, informed a New Orleans woman that no Indians are on the warpath in the state and that there is no danger of her children being scalped should she visit Phoenix. Jazz for Non-Payers Taxpayers who do not pay up to Turkey are to have a bad time, if a novel suggestion, whereby six drummers will perform outside „ their houses for one hour a day, becomes • law. Fourteen Accepted So high is the standard set for girl operators in the London telephone service that out erf every hundred candidates for posts only about 14 are finally accepted. Per CrippledChildren Council Bluffs crippled children wfio have difficulty walking to and from school, are called for edch morning in a special automobile and transported to the schoolroom. DETOUR "There's a man down the roatj a bit who wants a man to do a day's work."X "Ohy thank you, sir ! But for your timely warning I might have run right into him." - Too Low : It was the ship's concert, and the song was "Asleep in the Deep." The singer had got well and truly deep when an awed voice came from the back of the hall: "-4 "Throw out a depth charge and bring him to the^urface." Curriculum . young man> ready for college?" ' *, "Yep." ••• "What important subject will you take up this fall?" "The first thing is the matter of the forward pass." What I myself saw in my four years in Europe gave me a new realization of the priceless rights which we here enjoy. No secret police can in the night" whisk us away, never again to bS seen by those we love. None of us can be deprived by any party, state or tyrant of those pre* cious civil liberties which our laws and our courts guarantee. None of us can be persecuted fof practicing the faith which we foundat our mother's knee. None of us can be persecuted, tortured or killed because of the fact that an accident of fate might have" made us of the same race as the Nazarene. •; No American can be placed by: any party or government in a regi* mented vise which takes from him' .or her either freedom of economic, opportunity or political religious H&r erty, ; . :M, What would the millions of 'urifori tuhate men, iwomen and children iri1 Europe give to be able to live and enjoy such a wayrof life? *•.. Well, in this war, those are th« things iri our lives which aje in jeopardy. Our boys are dying to preserve them for us. . Then we can do no less than to "say yes" and fill those war stamp albums. It is our duty and privilege to help the secretary of the treasury, Mr. Morgenthau, in his magnificent effort to do the tremendous job of getting the money to keep our boys supplied with the weapons with which to fight our fight. Surely that is little enough for us to do on the home front. U. S. Trtajtory Department : - ionger than the average city lot is wide, this giant lathe 'iltf a Chevrolet plant, one of the largest in all America's War industries, is a far cry from the machine a crafts hobbyist might house in his basement workshop. With a 64-ft. bed length, this hollow spindle gun-boring lathe is used to machine the 151 -^-ft. tube, or barrel, for a 90-mm. Sn. Originally an anti-aircraft weapon, the 90-mm. gun s come into new prominence as an anti-tank gun, highlighted by the success of the German 88-mm. gun in th*: African campaigns. Gun tubes are provided Chevrolet bfrj a U. S. Arsenal. Production of the finished barrels involvoi the use of 354 machines. This gun is capable of destructive", fire at ranges above 30,000 feet. Production of this weapoa! by Chevrolet on a volume basis indicates the diversified^ range of war contracts assigned to the nation's majat producer of motor vehicles. j: Local Volunteejrs Unable to afford improvements, and yet desirous of improving the school grounds, persons whose children attended the Olin, Iowa, Consolidated school sent oyt a call for help. Volunteers responded with 110> farm teams, which graded the prop-, erty, while other volunteers planted trees and shrubbery. v Yes, It Is v anecdote about children that contains "Please, sir" is stilted. Just Getting Started Red Cross Nurse Stella Mathews, 73, retired, was in Honolulu when Pearl Harbor was bombed. She immediately volunteered for duty. "But all they wanted of me," she said, "was advice. They might as well have said *you are too ojd.' " j When authorities ordered evacuation ! of all non-essential civilians, *he ' learned to her regret that that was ; what she had become. Now, back in America, she is learning to knit socks for soldiers. Red Windows Stop Picking Brooder house windows painted red darken the house and eliminate feather picking. . - ' Pot Washing Easy Soup pots and stew pans have an undeserved reputation of being "hard to wash." They present no real problem, however, if filled with warm soapy water immediately after using. On the other hand, if they are left standing and food particles' stick to them, real scouring is then required. It is through neglect of prompt soaking after use, that pots and pans acquire their undeserved reputation. When soaked in warm soapy water, they need only to be fmptied and given the usual wash- Ing. Keiresning Beauty In peacetime you owe it to yotqh self to look attractive. In wartima it's your patriotic duty to be eas|r on the eyes. Keeping up moral*/' your own and others, is a woman's business. Homemaker or defense worker you'll do your job better If you take time for cleansing baths» m becoming hairdo, and spick-an<K span clothes. When you look well you usually feel well. And you feel well there's no limit ta what you can accomplish for yourself and yeur family, as well « for Uncle Sam. Unenriched Bread South Carolina and Louisiana now have laws forbidding the sale of unenriched flour or bread within their borders. • Burned Up "You're lucky to have got hold of a cook in these times," said Mrs. Robinson. "I don't know about the luck," replied her friend. "She seerr s to haye the scorched earth policy ce her brain." •» Cfcureh Blesses Distillery Ireland's new government alcohol factory in Carndonagli was opei after being blessed by Rev. R. of Carndonagh. Courageous "And you say you love met" "Devotedly." "With the cost of living air'hif* as it is?" "Indeed I*do. And when the cost of living is less I will prove love by making you my wife." ^ His, Too "There is something that will shine increasingly through the dark war days," declared the orutor. "Don't pile it qn, guv'nor," whispered a sympathetic voice. "Y»*u're not the only one wearing • blue serge suit." Mighty Nice "I don't mind a'comin' now and again to oblige," said the charwoman, in a <very offhand way. "That's very kind of you," was the reply. "But what I'm really looking for is daily condescension." Naughty Bulletin in Scotch Church--Those in the habit of putting buttons instead of coins in the collection plate will please put in their own buttons and not buttons from the cushions on the pews* •' She Knows Traffic Cop--Don't you know what I mean when I hold up my hand? Old Lady--I ought to; I was a schoolteacher for 35 yeafts." PA1 OFF "Your sister tells me she's pever been kissed." "Say, would it be worth aoquarter il l tell de truth about It?" • -- Compromise ' : "I often wonder who those fellows are that loaf around watching a new building going up." "Easy! They are men who start out in the morning to ldbk for work and compromise by looking at it." No Sale Mrs. Grouch--The mercury is down to zero. Mr. Grouch--It's a wonder that •your age doesn't get there, in view of the number of,tirhes you mark it down. Woman GraduatS Mrs. Ellora C. Urbine, first woman graduate of the marine corps institute, received a diploma from Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune in Mil, '* Immature Potatoes Immature potatoes are easily damaged in digging, and their tender skins also make them poorer keepers in storage. Started Oregon Initiated the national movement for direct primaries. Subscribe to The Plaindealer! Wartime Medical Supplies To meet the wartime demand for vast quantities of medical supplies, electricity is on the job every hour of the day. It runs the machines that control temperature and humidity in pharmaceutical laboratories... the machines that extract medical ingredients . . . the machines that sterilize containers . . . the machines that automatically package medical preparations. Electricity gives life to these and hundreds of other machines that speed the preparation of medical supplies Thi* electrically operated machine sterilises ampoules which will carry injection preparations to our Medical Corps. fbfAmerica's soldiers, sailors andinarines 5'AS ; f /•; After the ampoules archived the heads are heated to a pliable state and carefully sealed to insure sterility }} I K Under eicvtnc lisht the iir.roults ire subiected to rijjid in ipectioo before being shipped to America'! ftdd hi*pir»li PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY QF NORTHERN ILLINOIS S*f>ptying Vital Electric Ptvnr for War Prductiom m Nortbtrn Illimtis WHITS HIM Service Order --101 Williams St, Crystal Lake -- Telephone Enterpx^e 4100. t> .1 P; » , V, j . - u , '