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CHAPTER ONE “]V/fISS CHESEBROUGH. To see Mrs. Palmer, please,” paid the caller in a voice that secretly rejoiced the butlers’ heart. As he impulsively admitted her, Peacock admiringly noticed her beauty, her correct and severe tailor suit, her confident brevity of speech. He had been two years in this American city without seeing a visitor like her in the Palmer house and was gratified correspondingly. When he had gone away with her card, Patricia Chesebrough studied the dreadful reception room with cool, appraising eves. She always had heard that the furnishing of ‘The Castle” was as preposterous as its exterior, and she found nothing here to disprove the rumor. Her eyes moved from the life-sized terracotta figure of i Nubian slave to a bronze horse rearing on an onyx pedestJ. She noticed, among a jumble of things, plush cushiojs. Tiffany lamp shades, an antique walnut spinning wheel half hidden by a mahogany talking machine, teakwood chairs and chairs that might have been made for Napoleon’s bedjroom. i The floor was deep in overlapping rugs, the bay windows trebly curtained in brocade, iace and filet. On the mantel, between gold candelabra and Copenhagen vases, was a clock made of small gold and silver bricks, a tiny model of Westminster.

Upon every available inch of the tables, desk or bookshelves, photographs in silver frames had been crowded, with boxes of gold and lacquer and enamel, books in tooled leather, odd bits of Bohemian glass, silver toys from The Hague, strips of oriental embroidery and bowls and jars of flowers. On a draped easel was the oil portrait of a man of perhaps 50. The caller regarded this work of art thoughtfully. After a few minutes she took from a table near her a la.ge frrmed photograph and compared th-; two faces. The photograph was of a young girl, dressed for a London drawing room, with three ostricli plumes rising from her hair and a great train sweeping about her knees. • This must be the daughter," mused Patricia. ‘‘And that, of course,” she glanced again at the painting, "is the late Daniel Palmer. of Palmer's Magic Sensation! A patent medicine can give a little druggist this,” she said, with a rathei bitter smile and a look about the room, ‘and although my family has been prominent in America for 300 years, I come to ask his family for employment!” m a a A FOOTSTEP in the hall behind her made nci turn and rise, expecting to see the mistress of the house. But iheie came in instead a man whose rruoe and florid youth made him seem at 23 or 24 at least a dozen years younger than the finished and superbly poised young woman of 27 who laced him. He was squarely built, too newly and too correc*ty dressed; there was a jeweled ring on the broad, heavy hand, and his thick, tawny hair was as sleek as a seal’s coat. His manner was half uncertain, half arrogant; he was the son of the druggist, but was also the richest man in Deerbridgc. "I am Dan Palmer,” he said in a deep, emoarratsed voice. "Will vou come o my mother? She is •ot very well.” And as Patricia silently followed him into the big hall he added sharply to the butler. -Not at home to anybody. Peacock!” The man cowed respectfully, but Patricia was conscious of a deep tingle of laughter. She knew that “the Castle” was not customarily troubled by callers. “What an immense room!” she murmured as they crossed the largest apartment she had ever seen in a private home Like the other, it was packed with furniture. T fs the ballroom, 72x60.” her escort volunteered. Patricia made no sound, but after a quick glance at her enigmatic face he suddenly flushed deeply and added an uncomfortable laugh. This young woman's self-possession vaguely disturbed him, and he did not speak •gain. Patricia proceeded in serene silence at his side, and they entered a bright, overfurnished room at the back of the house, where the gaunt, big frame of the mistress of "the Castle” was established comfortably by a wood fire. She was a wofhan of perhaps 50. with a lined, rather harsh-featured face and kind, gray eyes. She wore a billowy mass of brocaded material, trimmed with lace. fur. gold embroidery and pleated chiffon. mam PATRICIA, taking a chair near her. was vaguely aware of goldfish in bowls, canaries in cages, flowers, a toy dog blinking on a cushion and a Persian cat all making a confused background. Sit down. Miss Chesebrough!” said the older woman. "My rheumatism has been so bad I've been Just about laid up with it! Isn't it dreadfully cold for October?” “It's heavenly walking!” Patricia smiled. Mother and son smiled, too "But, of course, you're wondering what it was I wanted to see you about,” said Mrs. Palmer, suddenly becoming serious and self-conscious again. “I bad your note.” Patricia said, moving her beautiful grey eyes from the fire to her hostess' face. The son. who had sunk into a large chair and was watching them over his folded arms, here interrupted. "Hi start the ball rolling, moth(Turn to Pago

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MOONEY ‘KEY 1 TO BE HEARD BY GOVERNOR Young Ready, and Says He Is Eager to See MacDonald. By f ftttr*t Pre** SAN FRANCISCO. July 21.—Governor C. C. Young declared today he was ready and anxious to see John MacDonald, recanting witness of the Tom Mooney-Warren Billings case.

MacDonald arrived here Sunday night from Baltimore to reverse the testimony that sent two men to prison. Mooney and Billings, convicted largely on the statements of MacDonald, now’ are serving life terms in prison for the 1916 Preparedness day bombing here that killed ten men and wounded forty MacDonald, on the advice of his two attorneys, Hilary Ganf and Charles Ruzika, who arrived with him. refused to talk about his plans. The two lawyers, however, declared he was steadfast in his desire to "perjure himself” and was eagerly awaiting an interview with Governor Young. The executive planned today to make a quick trip to Stockton, but said he could see MacDonald immediately after his return, w’hich probably will be Tuesday. It was thought that the meeting would take place Tuesday and at that time a date would be set for the official hearing of MacDonald’s retraction. It was not known whether the event, so eagerly awaited by followers of Mooney and Billings, would be held before the Governor or the supreme court, which now is in receipt of a second pardon petition from Billings.

PAVEMENT EXPLODES Heat Results in Blast as Street Bricks Expand. Intense heat caused an “explosion” of brick pavement on the street in the 2800 block South Meridian street this afternoon. A section of paving ten feet long and five feet wide was torn from the street with a noise similar to that of a small cannon, residents reported. No damage resulted, except the minor damage to the paving. Expansion of the bricks was blamed by city street officials.

DRINKS LAST MAN CLUB’S FINAL TOAST

BY HILLIER KREIGHBAUM I'nilfi Press Staff Correspondent STILLWATER. Minn., July 21. The faint scent of garden flowers floated from bouquets at the backs of thirty-three crepedraped chairs as Charles Lockwood said good-by today to his companions of battle. Lockwood kept a promise made forty-five years ago. He sipped a toast of choice Burgundy—to the memory of his dead comrades. Alone at the table with the memories of his Civil war comrades in Company 8. First Minnesota volunteer infantry. Lockwood recited: ••The rmpflre smoulders—ashes fall: "The elands are Mark acainst the sky: "No tap of drums, ro bugle rail; "Mr comrades. aU. good-br.” W’hile the last survivor made his Joast to the dead, talking picture cameras recorded for all time the termination of the mist famous club of its kind ir. the world. Spectator* crowded the hall just as they had that day in 1861, when Stillwater lads had marched gayly to battle after a farewell dance. m * u THE Lowell inn, where the pledge was kept, stands on the same place whe:e stood the Sawyer house. Theie the young men had dance t through to the early hours of iunday morning. April 21, 1841 They went to Ft. Snell-

KOLB BRANDED ‘WOLF’; DEATH IS DEMANDED Wife Murder Case Will Go to Jury Tuesday After Final Arguments. PLEAD SUICIDE THEORY Crowd Thins as Attorneys Review Evidence of Past Three Weeks. BY CHARLES E C'ARLL Times Staff Correspondent GREENFIELD, Ind., July 21. Two state's attorneys this morning demanded that a Hancock circuit court jury send George Kolb, Rushville farmer, to the electric chair for the murder of one of his three wives, Edna Dagler Kolb. Albert C. Stevens, Rush county prosecutor, began closing arguments of the state, in which he reviewed expert medical testimony, stressed Kolb's alleged past immorality, and accused the defendant of murdering his wife for insurance. “The timer on his sobbing act was off,” Stevens said, referring to Kolb’s frequent tears as the latter testified in his own behalf last week. “When Mrs. Kolb died there were no tears—only insurance.” Calls Him “Degenerate” Stevens referred to Kolb as a “degenerate,” and “a wolf in sheep’s clothing.” William E. Bussell, Hancock county prosecutor, asked the jury not to let sympathy persuade its judgment, and reviewed points of law on which the case rested. This afternoon, the defense probably will begin its pleas to save Koib. The state has alleged in three weeks of trial that Kolb is a fiend, who murdered his third wife, Mrs. Edna Dagler Kolb, by administering strychnine to her in a quinine capsule. The 57-year-old, gray-haired farmer, wracked by the lengthy court proceedings, is the victim of circumstances and is a loving, family man whose wife committed suicide, according to his attorneys.

Instructions Tuesday Judge Arthur C. Van Duyn is expected to deliver hi§ instructions to the jUry late Tuesday and turn the case over to the jury. Mrs. Kolb died after a sudden illness in the home of her mother at Rushville last October, doctors declaring her death was caused by strychnine poisoning. The state also introduced evidence in ;in effort to show Kolb’s second wife. Mrs. Mattie Kolb, died in 1926 under similar’ circumstances. He is under indictment in Rush county on a charge of murder for her death. Kolb Appears Calm High point in the defense case came when Kolb testified Thursday. Sobbing and nervous, Kolb supported the defense theory that his wife took poison because she was heartbroken over the death of her son, by a previous marriage, in an auto race. Kolb told of his wife’s nervousness a few days before her death and her habit of brooding over happenings without confiding in him. Kolb's two sons and daughter, w ho have been beside him throughout the trial, sat patiently in court with thefr father today as the attorneys argued. Kolb’s nervousness had increased throughout the trial, but today he appeared calm as his trial neared the end. MISSING MAN fs"FOUND News Item in Paper Locates Man in Acquaintance’s Home. Through an account in Saturday's Times of the disappearance of Ranson A. Wooten. 37, from his home last Tuesday. Wooten, suffering a nervous ailment, was located in the home of acquaintances Sunday and returned home. His car, described Saturday, was noticed by a Times reader who notified his family.

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ing in response to President Lincoln's call to save the Union. There they formed Company 8, First Minnesota Volunteer infantry. The company went from battle to battle- Bull Run took its toll

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Heat-Crazed Woman Kills Husband,Son Maniac Ends Lives of Two With Ax, Then Commits Suicide; Fires Home. g./ United Press GENEVA, 111., July 21.—Heat that shot the mercury above 100 drove Mrs. Charles S. Anderson to murder her husband and 18-year-old son with an ax, set fire to their heavilymortgaged farm home and then take her own life, Sheriff L. L. Urch said today, as he reconstructed the rural tragedy. John Larson, Mrs. Anderson's brother, routed from his bed in an upstairs room by the fire, discovered the three bodies early today. Anderson’s body, battered with an ax, was on the bed where he and his wife slept. The body of the son, Willis, was on a flaming bed in his room. He, too, had been battered with an ax and died a few minutes after being taken from the house. . Mrs. Anderson's body lay in the living room of the modest farm home three miles west of here, a knife at the side. Apparently she had slashed her own throat and wrist after wiping out the family. Sheriff Urch said, after a preliminary examination of the home, which was damaged only slightly by the fire, that he believed the Andersons were hard pressed for money. The forty-acre farm was mortgaged heavily and the sheriff said he had called several times recently to collect old debts. He advanced the theory that worry, coupled with the excessive heat of the last few days, drove Mrs. Anderson insane. Neighbors said the Andersons seldom took part in community affairs. They bought the farm in 1920 when land w'as on the boom.

ASSAILS PACT. BUTWANTS IT New * York Senator Says Virtues Outweigh Faults. Bu United Press WASHINGTON, July 21.—Senator Wagner (Dem., N. Y.) today condemned the London naval treaty for failing to obtain reduction, but urged the senate to ratify the treaty on the grounds that is virtues outweighed its faults. A vote on the pact is expected Tuesday. Chiding the administration for attempting to make political capital of the pact, Wagner recalled President Hoover’s statement of June 30, 1929, that: “Limitation is not our goal, but actual reduction of existing commitments to lowered levels.” Persons who expected that goal to be achieved, Wagner said, had been sadly disillusioned. The principle of reduction, he continued, had so few friends at London “that some of them began to doubt it was on the agenda.” The effort of Senator Walsh (Dem., Mass.) to put the senate on record for or against building up the treaty levels was blocked temporarily by Senator La Follette (Rep., Wis.), who objected to consideration of the Walsh resolution.

FOSTER QUIZ ENDED Sheriff Takes Custody of Lingie Case Suspect. 5 v t'nited Press CHICAGO, July 21.—Frank Foster. indicted on charges of murdering Alfred J. Lingie, Chicago Tribune reporter, was turned over to the sheriff today after two days in the secret custody of Pat Roche, chief investigator for the state’s attorney. Roche refused to say whether he had obtained any information from Foster pointing to a solution of the Lingie murder. Foster is known to have bought the gun with which Lingie was shot. *

of lives. Gettysburg saw many more die. The war ended with eighty-nine living of the men who had marched away that Sunday morning. Then came reunions and celebrations of victories won. 'in Sept. 17. 1885, thirty-four veterans were still alive. That night they held a celebration. The party was breaking up. One lone bottle of the wine that Louis Hospes had presented for the reunion remained on the table. “Let's make it a Last Man's Club,” someone suggested. “The survivor will drink a toast to his comrades.” The idea was agreed. Lockwood, who was not at the reunion, joined the group later in the pledge of fidelity. nun r T'HE years passed. Only three X comrades were living in 1927. They met in the Auditorium theater here. The seal on the bottle was broken. The trio joined in a toast to those who had gone on. The wine had turned to vinegar. The bottle was resealed and returned to its place in the First National bank vault. Today. Lockwood alone held the last meeting of the club. The records will be closed. , Records and bottle will be turned over to the Stillwater library, where already the tattered company flag. ?

COOLER WEATHER ON WAY; RAIN TONIGHT OR TUESDAY MAY SAVE STATE'S CROPS

Armistice With Heat Is Signed

H E you’ve been waiting (or. and- fil||j| ’ straight from headquarters. * Iplll WmM A sweltering public will lake teorologist in the United States Si Jk Jll!f!P^ weather bureau here, gave the IBlllr photographer caught him penning his official forecast today. flllr - upper left photo—his welcome they are, they went through a hot | J all words in a newspaper. IJIIK Visiting stereotypers in Indian- - |grT annual convention of the Interna- Ji Times’ hot lead puddlcrs when llllllli i they see how Miss Jeanne Baas, , niton ImH intfl

HERE it is, folks! The word you’ve been waiting for, and straight from headquarters. A sweltering public will take comfort in the bold understroke which J. H. Armington, senior meteorologist in the United States weather bureau here, gave the word “Cooler,” when The Times’ photographer caught him penning his official forecast today. Armington is pictured in the upper left photo—his welcome words at the right. Cooling as they are, they went through a hot process to get into type, as must all words in a newspaper. Visiting stereotypers in Indianapolis to attend the twenty-ninth annual convention of the International Stereotypers and Electrotypers’ Union will envy The Times’ hot lead puddlers when they see how Miss Jeanne Baas, 1818 Park avenue, of The Times’ classified advertising department, lent a hand today with the big put:.p that spurts molten lead into cylindrical forms for the presses. “It’s a hot job,’’ Miss Baas remarked, “but I’ll do it for a foreca ;t like that one.”

Alley Oopl Bu United Press SAN JOSE, Cal., July 21 M. T. Moran, 62, who has made his living for many years on the stage by turning somersaults, owed his life today to his acrobatic ability. When his automobile was struck by the Southern Pacific daylight limited near here, Moran saved himself from almost certain death by somersaulting over the back of the car. “I guess J’ve got a good racket at that,” he said.

FOUR REQUESTS FOR 1 TOY LINKS SLATED Permits to Be Sought Tuesday From Zoning Board. Permits to install four additional miniature golf courses will be asked of the board of zoning appeals Tuesday. Those asking permits: American Town Lot Cos., southwest comer corner Sixty-Second and Primrose; W. R. Spencer, 1101 East Thirtyeighth street; Paul Leiske, 616 Rochester avenue, and Waddy and Springer, 3202 Martindale avenue. The school board asked permission to erect a school building at Nineteenth street and Brookside parkway. STRANGLED BY WINDOW Boarder Tries to Crawl in Opening to Kitchen, Choked. Bv T'nitid Prek* MILWAUKEE, Wis., July 21. Howard Burnett, 23, was alone Sunday in his boarding house when he became hungry. The kitchen was locked. Burnett went outside, opened the kitchen window a few inches and started to crawl in. The window fell on his neck. Several hours later other occupants of the house returned. Burnett was hanging from the window, choked to death. HINES IS CONFIRMED Senate Votes J. K. for Veterans Affairs Director. Bv United Prets WASHINGTON, July 21.—Nomination of Brigadier-General Frank T. Hines, to be director of the administration of veterans’ affairs, was confirmed by the senate today without debate. Hines now is director of the veterans’ bureau. The new tffice to which he has been nominated heads the consolidated veterans’ offices, including the old veterans’ bureau and the pensions bureau.

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BANK ROBBER GETSJSYEARS Muncie Bandit Not to Be Eligible for Parole. Bu Times Snecinl MUNCIE, Ind., July 21.—Bruce A. Scott, 26, who robbed the Daleville and Oaklandon banks, today was sentenced to fifteen years in the state reformatory. Pleading guilty to a charge of robbing the Daleville bank, 'Scott was sentenced to the reformatory until he is 30 years old. He then will be removed to the state prison. Circuit Judge L. A. Guthrie said that Scott would not be eligible for pardon or parole until he serves the full fifteen years. Scott had nothing to say when he appeared before the court. He declared he got but S7OO at Daleville, although bank officials claim the loot was $1,296.

Princess Pines for Kick;’ Fliers Boot Supplies It

Bn United Press CHICAGO, July 21.—Princess Red Feather, Texas Indian maiden, got a real kick out of her first parachute jump. Perhaps she wouldn’t admit it, but the airplane pilot who conveyed the kick said today that she did. Jimmy Van Cise, the pilot, made it plain, however, that he kicked the princess in her capacity as a parachute jumper and not as an Indian lady. The princess went out to Curtiss flying field Sunday and convinced

the manager she was a professional jumper and induced him to send her up in a plane for a little demonstration. “O. K., princess,” yelled Van Cise when the cabin craft reached an ajtitude of several thousand feet. “Hop out.” She moved to the door of the plane, looked down, closed her eyes, pulled the rip cord on her ’chute and stayed there—but not for long. The parachute billowed out in the cabin and its shrouds unloosened in all directions and it looked as though there was going to be a lot of tangling with the controls hf the plane. “Cripes!” shouted Van Cise, “and she said she’s jumped beforeall over Texas.” He pushed the flowing silk out of his way and delivered a wholehearted kick in the direction of the princess. She completely lost her poise and stepped out into thin air, her parachute behind her. Shortly aftervard she landed on the field with a hard jolt. “Well, I had to do it to save the works,” explained Jimmy apolo-he-brought the plane down.

Wild Waves Du United Press ADA, 0., July 21.—Shocked, fifty bathers left the water in a great hurry at a bathing beach here. Lightning struck a straw stack near the beach and the electrical charge was carried into the water. No one was seriously hurt.

AUTO KILLS GIRL 6 Negro Child Dies on Way to Hospital. Juanita Johnson, 6, Negro. 1501 Hosbrook street, was injured fatally when struck by an auto driven by T. H. Cottrell, 738 Riley avenue, while crossing Virginia avenue in the 1000 block, early today. She died in an ambulance en route to city hospital. Cottrell was charged with involuntary manslaughter, although witnesses said he was not to blame for the mishap. Hewas released on his own recognizance.

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Big Yield of Corn Still Possible If Moisture Is Sufficient. 96 AT 1 P. M. TODAY Sunday Heat Shatters Records Throughout Entire U. S. Hourly Temperatures 6 a. m 80 *lO a. m 90 7a. m 81 11 a. m 34 8 a. m 84 12 (neon).. 95 9 a. m 88 1 p. m 96 Long-awaited rains were due in Indiana tonight or Tuesday to save millions of dollars worth of crops, and relieve suffering from high temperatures that have blistered the midwest for several weeks. Local showers, and thunderstorms will be general throughout the state, J. H. Armington, senior meteorologist at the United States weather bureau here, said today. Preceding the showers, the mercury may slide several degrees his forecast stated. f'i t j This morning / / the weather bureau thermometers indicated an- vsjyj other sweltering jLadF - day for Indian- V 35L?> al>olis, with read- Xy ings slightly high- Jk \ er than those corresponding hours! .. c yi Sunday. At 6 a. m. the thermometer registered 80 degrees, at 1 p. m., 96. High temperature here Sunday was 99.8 degrees, One of the lowest maximum readings in the state. Royal Center and Lafayette each reported 99 degrees, while other cities in Indiana registered temperatures from 100 to 105 degrees. Rains within a few days will save most of Indiana’s com crop, although pastures in many places are burned so badly they will not be restored this season, according to the Indiana Farm Federation. Heat Broken in West While devastating to immatured crops, the drought and heat were ideal for wheat and oats crops, one of the best in years, the federation reported. , Prayers for relief from the scorching heat and withering winds of the last four days were answered in parts of the middle west today, but the rest of the nation sweltered in record-breaking temperatures, United Press dispatches said. The number of deaths during the heat wave shot upward to a total of 150 today as cooling northwest winds pushed down the mercury in the near northwest and in the northern tier of northwest states. Minnesota, the Dakotas, Kansas and northern Missouri and Illinois were released from the grip of the heat during the night. Weather forecasts promised cool winds would blow eastward and carry relief as far as the Ohio valley by Tuesday, and finally to all the Atlantic coast down to Dixie. Extreme heat continued today from Oklahoma most of Missouri and Illinois through a “blister belt” spreading eastward and northeastward to the Atlantic and throughout the old south. 112 at Columbus, O. Heat records of a quarter century were broken Sunday as hot winds and a searing sun ran up new high temperatures from the Atlantic seaboard to the Rockies. Hundreds of Kansas residents Sunday gathered in churches throughout the state to pray for rain which would save part of their crops. Taking advantage of a bright moon, many farmers delayed their field work until night brought cooler working conditions for both men and horses. Forecaster C. A. Donr.el of the Chicago district predicted a general drop in temperatures, accompanied by rain in many sections, for today. He said indications are that temperatures would recede from 20 to 30 degrees. Among the new record heat marks established yesterday was that of Columbus, 0., where the mercury mounted to 112—the highest reported reading in the nation. Washington, D. C., had anew record of 105.6. Chicago suffered Sunday for the second successive day under a temperature of 100 degrees. Many New York Deaths Other temperatures were: Richmond, Va., 107; Phoenix, Ariz., 104; Baltimore. 102; Cincinnati, 102; Omaha, 102; Milwaukee, 102; Kansas City, 100; St Louis, 100; Cleveland, 98; Philadelphia, 98; Pittsburgh, 98; Detroit, 96. burgh, 98 ; t Detroit, 98; Toledo, 102. The thickly populated New York City area recorded probably the greatest number of deaths resulting from Sunday’s suffocating temperatures. Nine cases of heat prostration were fatal and ten persons were drowned. The humidity accompanying the 92-degree weather was exceptionally high, and Sunday night thousands slept on the sands of Coney Island and other metropolitan beaches to escape the almost unbearable heat of flats tenements. ..

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