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Sister of Murdered Doctor's Office Girl Is Believed a Suicide. * . I Bjr the Associated Press. SPOKANE. Wash., August 17—An other death, an apparent suicide, today added tragedy to the mysterious shoot ing of Dr. J. I. Gaines, 41-year-old Spokane sportsman and drug less prac titioner. The body of Miss Pauline Pluym. 35. of Los Angeles, whose sister Cathleen was Dr. Gaines' office girl, was found In the home of her brother-in-law last night. The coroner said she had poi soned herself. Police expressed belief publicity given her sister in connection with the in vestigation of the death of Dr. Gaines may have added to the despondency to which her relatives said she was sub jeet. They said there was no appar ent direct connection between the In vestigation and her death. Meanwhile authorities held an at tractive young woman, whose name they have not revealed, whom Dr. Gaines left scarcely 10 minutes before he was shot dead as he stepped from his automobile at his home early Tuesday morning. She said he had been at her apart ment for the preceding two hours, after spending Monday evening on a boating trip with her 17-year-old sister. The older of the two young women said she moved Into a fashionable apartment where Gaines visited her "five or six times a week" shortly after she met him three weeks ago and ap plied for work. Although Detective Capt. James Mc Carry said he was convinced neither she nor her sister had any connection with the case, police held her as a ma terial witness "until we make some progress" in the investigation. . Miss Pauline Pluym trrived in Spok ane from Los Angeles Sunday, the same day her sister left for a visit to Taroma. Cat Dyed Red, Kittens Balk. SEATTLE (JP).—W. Hostettler re turned home to find his cat dyed a flaming red by some joker. "But the worst of it." he said, "is that the three little Uttens now will have little to do with tli?ir high-step CANDLER'S WIDOW SUES FOR $250,000 Heira and Executor Named in Action to Obtain Additional Sum Under Will. By th« Associated Prut. DECATUR. O*.. August 17.—Mrs. May little Candler, widow of Am O. Candler, sr., has brought suit against the heirs and executor of the late Coca Cola millionaire for an additional $260, 000 she alleges was bequeathed her in his will and for a one-fifth share of the residuary estate. The suit was brought against Charles Howard Candler. William Candler, Asa O. Candler, jr.; Walter T. Candler and Mrs. Lucy Candler Heinz, other heirs, and against the Citizens 3c Southern National Bank, executor of the estate. Mrs. Candler alleged in her petition that In item No. 4 of Mr. Candler's will, a bequest was made in her favor in the amount of $250,000 and that in paragraph No. 2 of the codicil she was given an additional $250,000 in lieu of the residue of the estate as provided in item No. 5 of the will. The complaint set out that there being nothing in the codicil in conflict; In Which The Hecht Co. Takes Issue With the Larger Woman... Who Wears Sizes 38 to 52 or 33*/& to 451/2 Yes, Mrs. Large Woman, we're going to scold you. For years statistics show that you have put off buying your Win* ter coat until every other member of the family was "fixed up." That means that you never got round to yourself till the height of the season. Now, we think it's high time you abandoned your self-sacrificing notions. We think it's just as important for you to be smartly dressed as for your daugh ter or your younger sister. And it's just as important that YOU SAVE MONEY on YOUR coat. This year, if never before, Mrs. Large Woman, H is your duty to your own pocketbook to buy your ooat NOW—IN AUGUST— WHEN COAT PRICES ARE LOWER THAN YOU'LL SEE THEM , IN MANY MOON&! ^ The Hecht Co. 's Advance Sale WOMEN'S & LITTLE WOMEN'S FUR-TRIMMED COATS —With a Guarantee Tag That JMm "Waiting"SheerFelty! THE FURS: KOLINSKY PERSIAN FITCH BLACK FOX KIT FOX TIPPED SKUNK BLUE FOX <R,d Fox Dy'd) NATURAL SQUIRRjX Other Larger Women't Coots, $59.75, $69.76, $79.75 > You pluinpish and largish wo men, you tall women and short women, you lucky happy me diums—drop what you're doing and see the grand coat The Hecht Co. has selected for YOU! Deep, fluffy furs to iiake your hips slimmer. Soft, upple flat furs that do amaz ing things for your figure, and :$ive you height if you need it! But see them NOW — heavens knows what you'll pay for these coats later! Sizes 38 to 52, 33% to 45y2. (Third Floor. Tht Hecht Co.) WE GUARANTEE the price of the coat you buy! If, after you purchase it, the price should be lowered for any reason before December first, we will credit your account or refund the difference. with her bequest of $390,000 In item Mo. 4 of the will, ihe is entitled to $250,000 under that item and to an additional $250,000 under the terms of the codicil. Mn. Candler,aaid she was informed the other heirs have placed a different Interpretation on the provisions of the will and codicil and contend she is en titled only to one bequest of $250,000, the approximate amount she has al ready received from the estate. LIQUIDATION ORDERED Court Holds Xfforta to Rehabilitate Insurance Companies futile. NEW YORK. August 17 (*).—Liqui dation of the Lloyds Insurance Co. of America and the General Indemnity Insurance Co. of America was ordered yesterday by Supreme Court Justice Aron Stuer, who held further efforts to rehabilitate the companies would be futile. George 8. Van Schaiclc. State super intendent of Insurance, wlio will direct the liquidation, took the companies over for rehabilitation August 4. Four day* later the superintendent was ordered to cancel the policy obligations of the companies. GRAY HAIRED MAN SAYS HE IS CHARLEY ROSS Fred Hendrickson to Make No Ef fort to Claim Shane in Family Fortune. Br the Associated Press. LOB ANGELES, August 17.—Con vinced Ae is Charley Ross, who was kid naped when 5 years old from the home of his millionaire father in Philadel phia, Fred Hendrickson, now a gray haired man of 65, said yesterday he would ask permission through*he courts for legal use of the name to which he lays claim. An action to restore the name of Charley Ross will be brought by Hen drickson's attorney, G. R. Lessing, who said no effort would be made to claim a share of the Ross family fortune. Charley Ross was kidnaped from the family estate in Germantown, Pa., in 1874. No trace was ever found of him and nearly 50 different men have claimed to be the missing heir. Hendrickson, as he has been called through a wandering life which finally brought him to Los Angeles, claimed THE HECHT CO I "I promised myself I'd never go through another year without an . Electric Refrigerator" "And especially a hoi Summer like this. I've saved money because I did not have to buy ire. I've kept foods longer without fear of having them spoil. I've made use of left-overs, and I've made so many new and delirious desserts that I don't know how I man aged to go through all those years without an electric refrigerator." P. S. (by The Hecht Co.) . . . This year, more than ever, you'll want to buy now. Because we do not believe price* will ever be as low as they are at this time. For instance, prices on . . • KELVINATOR Electric Refrigerators Go Up $12.50 to $25 On or Before Sept. 1st YES, we've already gotten word from the man\i faeturei\ who says that he reserves the right to "increase prices on or before September 1st, with out notice." That's your cue to buy a Kelvinator now. It's full size, and full powered. And you can own it for 15c a day in the electric clock. Bear in mind that the electric clock is not a meter, it'does not operate the refrigerator . . . current for which is separate. Immediate Delivery Installed to Your Outlet Without Extra Charge (Wain Floor. Heeht Ob.) he Mi token to Germany, where he «u treated cruelly, ran away to sea and Wandered widely, always In the shadow of pursuers, who prevented him making contact with his family. Sweden's Trade Improve!. STOCKHOLM (/P).—Sweden's for eign trade for the first half of 1932 showed an Improvement of $16,500,000 In comparison with the same period last year. The export Increase was es pecially prominent In wood pulp, timber and pig Iron. RESENTING "BACK TALK," CORPORAL KILLS PRIVATE Xon-Com at Port Slocum Then Shoots Self and Is Ex pected to Die. By the Associated Press. NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y„ August 17.— Army officials announced yesterday that Pvt. Donald J. Zinn of York, Pa., was shot and killed at Port Slocum by a corporal who resented "back talk." Ths corporal, Truman E. Smith of Lima, Ohio, also shot himself and physicians said he' could not live. Col. Frederick Griffiths, commanding officer, pronounced the case murder ana attempted suicide. Officers quoted Smith as saying, while he lay on an operating table: "I hope Zinn died. He called mt an unspeakable name." Col. Griffiths said Smith reprimanded Zinn for the way In which be had per formed a small task. Smith was taken to a hospital, but physicians said an operation would be futile. He has been in the Army 35 years. ADVANCE SALE OF GIRLS' AND TOTS' * - at 25% to 30% belpw replacement price* Advance Sale of Jr. Boys' Overcoats 95 For Young America who hates to be ban died up—these coats are warm as toast (the fabrics are all wool!) yet comfort ably I i g h t w eight. Double-breasted, all around belt. Wool body lining. Tan, brown, grey, navy. 4 to 10. fSecond Floor The Hecht Co ) If we ordered these girls' coats now we'd pay $2.50 to $3.50 more on every coat! Mohair checks, nubby tweeds, snow tip 'Melton Cloths. 7 to 14. All'Wool Sports Coat and Hat, $5.95 Others at $10.95, $13.95, $16.95, $19.75, $22.75 Tots* coats with hat or beret to match. Capes, puffy sleeves, fur trims. Warm lin ings. Some have leggings. Lovely shades. 1 to 6. "D eland" Tally-ho Coat & Hat, $5.95 Others at $10.95, $13.95, $16.95 (Second Floor. The Hecht Oo> To See You Through Late Summer and Early Fall... SHEER CREPE DRESSES $5.95 In Our Thrift Shop! Are yoir Sunnn. r frocks getting a bit bedraggled looking? Growing weary of the same old pastel*? Then give yourself the thrill NOW of one of these nice cool <^ark sheers. With velvet and satin doodads in the grand old 1890 spirit yoo're hearing so m n c h about. Some have jackets. Black, navy, brown, beet. 14 to 20, 38 to 52, 16% to m. (Third Floor The Hecht Co.) A Smooth Sensation— We Predict a Meal Rush on "TEATIME" COATS In Our Thrift Gaze upon the coat that has gone plumb to the heart of every one who's aee*i it. Discreet bandings of rich sable-like squir rel, epaulets of the same. Sleeves foil— hot not ridiculous, and a Victorian frog sab chin. Black, brown, green. 12 to 20. And the price is guaranteed in oar advance sale!