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Evening star., 1925-11-15

mea nor. We've had no answer TO
the wireless md we believe it'd he best
to make the try here"
The try? The try? Did you say
the try" Cap'n Moat stared at him
AZ though unbelieving. Have given
any orders to"
mo. sir" The first mate was very
pale. But the rest Of us have con
sidered what YOU would do. 1t isn't
safe. sir. She can't last more than
few hours
You'll stay with her while she
lasts" The sentence came gaspingly.
as with the surprise of a man talking
against his own reasoning. I've
given no orders
That's just II. sir. We're standing
by AT your boat. if YOU care to go.
But it isn't safe to wait any longer.
It's a shore wind now. sir. We've a
chance to strike the kilauia Coast.
But 10 wait, sir--'
"You--you" He clustered with
meaningless expostuiations. is this
mutiny?"
The first mate moved a step away,
as from physical danger.
ANY inquiry would clear us. sir
It's been decided before. We didn't
sign up Ia die-just TO please skip
per. sir. We knew what you'd do
about this ship"
Cap'n Moat, pale through his tan,
merely saped. Ned watched the first
mate scuttle down the ladder. A boat
put off bouncing high. then disappear
ing into the trough of far-away waves.
Another. SlowlX he rolled down to
deck. and stood watching them, hands
clenched behind his back. upper teeth
digging unnoticed into lower lip and
the blood flowing down his chin.
viii you go. sir?" the first mate
appealed.
No"
The first mate moved step nearer
the davits. Then he turned.
How about Big Boy?"
The ape had gone forward. rocking
on his crutched legs. merely staring
at the strange procedures. A voice
sounded from the remaining group. in
suggestion. There were others that
knew his worth The first mate CHR
( ruped:
Come on. Big Boy.
The beast cooed curiously. uncer-
tsinly, az If striving to fathom the
reason for the actions of men who
never before had left the ship except
in port. Cap'n Moat pressed his bleed
ing lips. After all. even a beast de-
served chance for it's life. Again a
/ pleading:
Big Boy
But the great animal suddenly
seemed to have OWNED the situation
! his cap'n was not going, The first
mate put forth a hand and touched
| his shoulder. The ape brushed il
away. Again. Come on. Big Boy,
Come on here" he caught shaggy
arm and for the merest part of an in
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that shaft. Itll tear ont everything
on US II we force it,.
Cap'n Moat nodded silently. There
was nothing else TO do. Harder and
with more recklessness Of motion. the
Lady West noundered in a new burst
of the tempest. Cap'n Moat accepted
IL with q sudden hopelsssness. not Of
self. but OF soul. His ship was quit
ting him-Quitting when he needed
her the most. Almost daZedlv he made
the deck. He did not notice a sham
bling figure which had taken its place
in his rear as he passed his cabin. and
despite it's frightened whimperings.
stuck doggediy 10 the rocking. danger
Gus course. It was not until he had
gained the bridge again. swinging
there in pIummet fashion with the
directionless tossing II the boat. that
Cap'n Moat noticed something else
clutching also al the rail. roughened
hand coming against his, a bulky body
close beside him. A queer sensation
came over Capn Moat. a feeling that
he could not understa nd. He loosed a
hand for just an instant, and extend
ing il in searching fashion. patted the
head Of a giant beast-nor heard the
cooling that resulted lost in the rush
of wind. Then he forgot IL all az a
voice came out of the darkness. roar
ing against the below Of the storm,
lips close to the ears OF the skipper.
.'MarstOn. sir. Things look bit ba d
forward. Stove in-this wrenching
sir
shipping any water" Cap'n Moat
shouted 1t al the top Of his lungs
Water. sir? Yes. sir. plenty OF II.
l think we're done for"
Get down to the engine room and
speed 'em up there. See il they can
do anything"
THEN hours of useless effort The
desperate attempts of the engine
room failed. The pumps worked
ceaselessly, accomplishing nothing
More hours. in which Cap'n Moat
rocked a nd tossed and scra mbled upon
the bridge. watching, merely watching,
with nothing TO do. Hours in which
r giant thing still remained beside
him, content. Then a sudden knowl.
edge that the wind had lesse ned and
that the Screa ming inferno of the
storm had given away TO mere thun-
derings and era shings as the sea con.
tinued to tear and slash AT the thing
which it coveted for its own. There
had been nothing to do. Nothing but
to notice the heavier rolling the log
Sier recoveries. the deeper pushing Of
the ships nose into the waves. Once
again Cap'n Moat of the Lady West
reached outward to pat at the head
of the faithful thing, crouched beside
him. Then dawn came, and with ii the
faint view OF men working at the
davits. The first mate ascended to the
bridge.
We've talked il over, sir" he said
with an enforced Quietness OF de
Evening star., 1925-11-15
American Women Win and Lose Big Sums
At Baccarat Tables of French Resorts

She got it-less the rakeoff. As
will appear IL changed her European
trip entirely. She had no warning of
II in advance. Much has been said
about her ability, GOODNESS, quickness
and nerve. Sure. she has since picked
up all the points of baccarat. very
smartIy, and plays with quiet courage.
But that first time, when she won so
much and got her start. she did not
know what she was winning. She
won so much because her mind was
paralyzed - and she did not know
enough to stop.
Why does luck stick to some people?
This American girl school teacher
has seen a quantity of other Ameri-
can women who have been extremely
lucky. Regularly, they fancy that
they win by their own skill and cool
ness.
There is a handsome woman from
Detroit, with her niece. They have
won 400, 600 $50 ,000). first at La Baule
and now at Cannes. Probably 1t is
not much more than their expenses,
but ii is sum.
A retired ittsburgh lawyer and his
young wife are said to be $4,000
ahead. She does all the pla ying-he
never sits at the ia BILE, but only behind
her chair, keeping an eye on her win
nings.
A young Kansas City woman is Said
to have won two millions tnear $100,-
000) in the past eight months, follow
ing the big play of seaside, mountain
and Riviera resorts.
saw her take a l0,000-franc bank
| on a dull day at La Bauie. while they
were waiting for big players to gath
er. She let it double four times
Here's the most favorable short
play imaginable. Let 10000 francs lie
and double four times. 1t comes out
10000. 10000, 80, 600 and 100 900, does
it not? No. not in baccarat. AS
fact she had only $4,000 fra ncs when
she quit. One thousand had to be dis
! tributed in tips to employees who run
| the game. And. before she started,
the establishment took 700 francs
"rake-off' from her bank"
So, these lucky women are really
lucky-they are winning in spite OF
| that per cent rake-off on all new
money, i.e., OH each new bank when a
player puts 1t up, and in spite of these
| extremely heavy tips.
| See what happened Immediately
| after. A nervous old Frenchman put
UP a 20,000.franc bank. A South
American called "Banco." matched
! the whole bank in lump. won on the
point OF s. and pocketed. not 10000
| francs. but per cent less-the sum
| Of 1s.s0o francs. So the bank was
broken on its first deal, and the
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profit by such lunches. Admirers
speak of her ''intuitions.
She never takes more than third
Of her capital. nowadays. they say. to
the tables. At her worst moment.
some time ago. she lost every cent
she had brought with her on her third
bet-very rapidly. 10 her great sur
prise. For three days afterward. she
played a pikins game. until she had
won deCently in small sums and felt
lucky again.
Does she realize that she is sn
earthenware pot?
Half these American women who
gamble are rich persons, with fixed
incomes. They are brass pots. floating
down the stream, which bump but do
not break. The remainder are like
the poor lady of whom they tell the
heartless jibe at AiX-les- Bains. She
had just lost her last thousan francs
and asked for credit.
Trust her for a drink" the croup-
Ter said. as he pulled in her thousa nd
with the paddle.
Amid these floating earthenware
pots. always liable to break. ! admire
immensely woman who arrived At
Nice with a valise. q ha ndbag and one
high-class. absolutely new tailored
gown.
She put up at hotel where Won
dress for dinner. Her strongest com
edy. | think, was when she went to
dinner. those first nights. the only
female not in silk or chiffon. She had
porters hunting al the depot for her
luggage, which was delayed. And her
demeanor was 80 modest, yet assured,
that she seemed all right. and NOT
criminal, to come down to dinner In a
tailored suit.
In the lounge The ladies liked her.
She was waiting for papa" A rich
American woman took her on excur-
sions to Grasse and Cannes. and asked
her aid in shopping. This shopping
was her first chance. Soon she had
new clothes and things arriving daily
for herseIf-along with the rich WON.
ans purchases.
Another nice family took her to
teas, and widened her acquaintance
ship. When the hotel presented her
bill she showed money. but did not
pay-she had better use for money
those first days. To the Casino bac-
carat she went with married women
only. This, indeed, was her strongest
calculation.
At the Casino baccarat with weighty
married women. she got going part
ners with them, playing for joint
account. Somehow. the other women
bought the chips, and when they won
she divided honestly.
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slant tugced AT him. The beast
screamed and turning. caught him.
swinging him high for an instant and
held him scramblins aloft, before he
dropped him. unharmed to the deck
at the word from the rear. Ten min
utes later. boat was pirouettinG on
The waves. while a gray faced man
stood alone on the deck Of the keeling
Lady West. alone, except for a cooling
thing which crouched beside him.
* x
TO leave a ship. their ship, before
the last moment had come. His
ship. His crew. BY and by he began
10 pace: a treme ndous thing followed
him. His ship, His crew. Mutiny-
depending upon the preponderance of
their assembled testimony to clear
them if he ever appeared against
them. He moved forward and stood
for long time, staring at the battered
prov. The gorilla still beside him, he
went below and listened DULY 10 the
pouring of waters at A dozen vital
points. Then he turned 10 his cabin,
gathered up in ha phaZard fashion, a
few things. while Big Boy. cooling
with wonderment al the disarray of
the room. Strengthened the overturned
patent rocker and climbed into it.
showing himself forward and back
ward with heavy movements Of his
tremendous torso. 1t lasted only
moment.
Come on. Big Boy said a gruff-
ened voice. Then Cap'n Moat in
stolid fashion. took his possessions on
deck. Late that afternoon. in q half
fair sea. small boat put off from
thing which Law very low in the water.
and fingered like q sweetheart until
only a swirling maelstorm was left.
Then Cap'n Moat took the oars again.
The breeze had died; the current car
ried them on-through the night and
the day and the night that followed.
TO the heat of afternoon, when Cap'n
Moat. aching and gaunt, half lay.
resting in the bow, and looking stolid-
ly toward the giant beast, crouched
and lingering in curious fashion the
| slight wash of water in the boat bot
| tom. Had Cap'n Moat been standing,
| he would have rocked on heel and toe,
or placed his hands on his hips.
| We'll. YOU never quit, anyway he
| said. and the giant beast cooed, simply
| because his matster had spoken. After
| that, the man remained silent with
| half-closed eyes. for A long time-until
J smoke had appeared on the horizon
| and began to come closer Two hours
later. in the light of a dying sunset,
! he stood defiant, comma nding, once
more the cap'n.
| We'll, fend away then. if YOU re
| scared" he shouted. Its either both
| of us. or neither. There II he no trou-
| BILE If YOU just hand us a tow and
| then stand off until I get him aboard.
Do YOU think / m going to throw away
! $50. .o00?"
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establishment earned 400 francs
rake-off in four minutes.
1t was small business for La Baule.
But imagine it going on all night. till
after daylight. ano every afternoon
from O'Clock till dinner time.
At Cannes. even more than La
Baule, there are players who put up
their 100000 francs or 700 900 francs
as banker, easily, again and again.
and call "Banco" against each other
for the whole of it. continually. AT
is scarcely Is minutes-in which time
the establishment wins 10000 fran
$4,000 rake-of!
Now. the French government is
trying to collect up 10 as high as 50
per cent of this rake-off. 1t explains
the big gambling permitted at the
health resorts'-the government
needs the money.
1t explains why women are encour-
aged 10 play baccarat-but only at
health resorts. never In Paris or big
cities like Lyon or Marseille.
The result is '.the golden life" of
these resorts, where all is pleasure
and beauty. Women are absolutely
necessary to the picture.
The little American school teacher
Iids Inefteu' INTO the scenery az III Dofn
to 1t. How long are you going to
keep it up?" l asked II have $4,000
cash today" she answered. "Yester.
day afternoon / won $1,000
That was at La Baule, where she
had been playing quite alone, and
$1,000 looks big pile 10000 francs)
in French money. She won the whole
or 1t in the last part of two hours
play. Come to me. little ones she
murmured in the jargon Of the tables
which she has picked up astonish-
ingly. Come to sister. Sister will
take care of your And 1 believe she
will!
They admired how she quit winner
that day.
She drew the point of nine--a six
and three. Nine is the highest win
ming point. Only. the parties who
were playing against her had nine
also!
She quit, cold. The hand passes
she said, and motioned to the croupier
to push her capital up to her.
They let her do it. Now, observe
the next party who took the passing
hand drew three picture cards, three
'buches' or dead ones" the meanest.
lowest possible point Of zero,
How could she Judge? She couldn't.
Yet some call this good playing. Rea
son says that It Is pure luck. Yet
! there are players who continually
Evening star., 1925-11-15


A y American girl schoolteachet
Y come r.g,t, up from L; a BaSis .,is oh, Ghs
and Cancelled her return
reservation for New York She
banked lot of easy money and Is
going TO Cannes for the golden
life" and more of it,
Her life for two months past in
France has been an unexpected
whirl. Rich American boa acouaint-
ances invited her for week at
Deauville and took her to the rich
and elegant casino.
There, at the casino gambling
ia bles. the leader of the party, oVt
of pure good nature. staked her for
atively cheap railroad" baccarat
"Play for me-" said the kindly widow.
land keep half the winnings for
yourself"
The girl was quick and self
possessed-but who might not get
confused at a new game among a
dozen smart players? 1t is called
railroad because the role of
banker" passes round continually
like a train.
When her turn came to bank"
6he SnoNeQ up l.u0O francs for them
to play against tthe least bank pos
sibleD and gave the cards correctly.
But suddenly, then, all grew con-
fused. She saw the croupier get
busy with the paddle. pushing chips
into the center of the table near
her. She knew that she had won:
and. desperately. she carried on.
giving cards again and again. And
again. And again.
The croupfer nodded admirfnslv:
but she understood nothing. Again
she dealt two cards for the oppo-
nents, two for herself-and all the
rest. She did not know that she
could stop. She heard a hum of ad-
miration The pile of chips and
notes grew big.
The stuff" "Pognon. MUM.
tons Material for operatioDs"'
they whispered around her. She
looked self.possessed, but all her move.
ments were mocha nical unfftil the
rich woman who had staked her logged
her elbow. saying. You know YOU
can stop II you want to. Tell them:
'La main passed. Which she did
And the croupiers pushed up her win.
nings.
This was how the American school.
teacher girl won. for her half. those
$4,000 francs that people talk about
in less than an hour.
Evening star., 1925-11-15
BY STERLING HEIIIG.

JSTtIS, VCIObeT ".
y American girl schoolteachel
~ on European vacation has
~ come up from La Baule (the
4 \ new resort on the Atlantic)
and Cancelled her return
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THEN they parted. Jim Ainsworth
10 go over the side. Cap'n Moat
10 wander the white-scrubbed decks of
the numbering old Lady West for a
long time, then 10 go below, where
he sat and rocked, sat and rocked.
while q cooling beast again came for
ward and crouched at his side, content
in it's alteration. At last the cap'n
took notice.
..Humrh," he said. FIFTY thousand
Md paid $50 for him That's
night Of profit. I'll speak to the gal
I.r 49,. about feeding hi.. better"
W.rh which cxpa Maat DIMINISHED
Evening star., 1925-11-15
BIG BOY
Money Meant Great Deal to to the Captain,

~ UE'US sort nf rascal" said
Cap'n Moat Of the Lady
West as he fumhled about
~ at the entrance to his
Evening star., 1925-11-15

rAP'N MOAT, head deep in his oil
~ skins. ducked forth to the fury of
the night. The storm seemed to have
grown worse. the light at the stern
danced and rolled and jerked. appear
ing TO take on a new motion even
before 1t lost the momentum of it's
former course. The propeller had
stilled. Cap'n Moat could discern II
by the sudden logginess Of the ship,
the tossing. directionless manner in
which ii took the waves. seeming TO
head about, even as he clawed his
way down the ladder. Gradually a
sickening roll was taking possession
against the steadier pitch: forward a
new wave hung high. then dropped
fiat, second and third. Deeper
went the nose OF the Lady West into
the liquid mountains about her: each
time her recovery was more and more
like a vanquished thing exerting it's
final atom of energy. SlOughing and
staggering. the captain made his slow
way along. taking notice in blurred
ia shion that shadows of the deck had
disa ppeared, that in the lightning. gap
ing stretches showed where the rail
once had run uninterrupted. Awnings
had departed: life:raft, perched high
was just disa ppea ring In the angry
clutch of q wave which had torn Ii
from it's fastenings.
Between decks, and the crew slouch.
ed there. tightly grouped; there was
nothing to do but wait. Deeper, and
into the engine room, where struggling
figures. worked at the preparations
for the pouring OF babbitt.
She went out. sir said the chief
"ali al once. like milk pouring from a
pitcher. We're trying to do some
thing-but 1t won't work. It's OF true,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-08-06
Count of Tourists
Completed Soon

Madison, Wis. = , = Counting
of tourists who visit Wisconsin and
highway traffic generally will be COM
pleted within the next three weeks,
M. w. Torkelson, secretary of the
state highway commission, said today.
The count thus far has disclosed
that tourist traffic is about one-third
heavier this year than last season, Mr..
Torkelson said. Representatives of
the commission count the number of
automobiles travelling past certain
points in the state on different days
each week. Thus, the traffic on Tues
day will be counted this week, We'd
nesday's traffic next week and Thurs
days traffic in the following week.
The number of cars that visit the cap
itol square here also will be counted.
One of the noticeable results of the
survey this season is the large num-
Der of cars bearing New York license
plates that have been counted, Mr..
Torkelson said. An unusually large
number of visitors from that state
were found travelling the Wisconsin
highways.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-08-06
House is Kept In
Repair With Painting

When you consider the painting of
your property, be sure to look at the
matter from the standpoint of econo-
my and conservation.
Any piece of property not painted
at least once in four years, depreci-
ates in value and costs from five to
ten times as much in repairs as the
paint and varnish required to keep
it permanently in good condition.
For example, we'll painted house
will last from five to ten times as
long as an implanted structure. In
other words, house that is protect
ed with paint at regular intervals will
be in perfect condition after five or
ten implanted houses have in turn
become uninhabitable. This applies
to painting and vanishing inside as
well as outside.
While outside surfaces have to re-
sist weather, inside surfaces have to
resist wear-the touch of hands, the
grinding of feet, the contact of furni-
ture-and thin film of paint or
varnish 1-400th of an inch thick will
give ten times better protection than
a sheet of steel of equal thickness.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-08-06
BEGIN ANTI-SMUGGLING
DRIVE AT PORT HURON
Gen. Andrews Orders Patrol Boats
Along Canadian Border in De-
termination to Stop Traffic.

Washington, D. c. : -Immedi-
ate organization of a force sufficient
to patrol 100 miles from the lower
Detroit river to Port Huron to pre-
vent the smuggling of liquor, aliens
and contraband from Canada has been
authorized by Assistant Secretary
Andrews of the treasury.
Organization work will be in the
hands of C. D. Ferguson, collector of
customs at Detroit, who will take
over control of the district from the
prohibition forces.
His forces will include fast motor
boats and automobiles, the exact num-
Der to be determined later.
The action ordering the patrol es-
tablished constituted the first step in
movement initiated by Mr.. Andrews
to organize the border patrol work
under individual customs collectors
There will be one directing head
for each district and Capitalization
of responsibility.
Mr.. Andrews expects more efficient
operation and it is his determination
to give each collector sufficient force
to block the present pathway through
which contraband is coming into
the United States.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-08-06
Levitan Suggests
National Conference

Madison, Wis. - ~ A national
conference for state treasurers and
gasoline tax administrators from the
Al states which now operate gasoline
taxes was suggested by State Treas
urer Solomon Levitan in letter to
the other officials.
'"The gasoline tax is so new thing
with so many of us that feel it will
be of tremendous advantage if the
men who are charged with the admin
istration of the new laws throughout
the country could assemble to talk
over their mutual problems, and per-
haps reach some understanding to-
ward the Standardization of methods
in the collection of the tax" Mr.. Levi
tan asserted.
If sufficient response is Forthcoming
from his letter of suggestion, Mr.. Levi
tan will issue a general call for the
conference during the autumn.
In Wisconsin, Mr. Lavitan says, the
administrative machinery of the gaso-
line tax law is working smoothly, the
tax being collected without difficulty.
He declares such a tax is a forward
step in government since it places the
burden of taxation for maintenance of
roads on the shoulders of persons who
are frequent users of highways.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-08-06
SIMMONS JUNE
PROFITS DOUBLE
Profits for June 1925 Near
ly Doubles That of
June 1924.
SEE BRIGHTER FUTURE

The Simmons company net profits
for the month of June, 1925, was
$685. 60, according to statement is
sued by the company today. This
figure is computed after taking of
the reserve for depreciation, state
and local taxes.
Profits for the first half Of the fiscal
year which ends on December l, 1925,
were $2,010,376, after reserve OF
S526,677 had been set aside for
depreciation.
Additional figures issued by the
company here tell of the tremendous
increases in business the company
has taken on in the past six months
as compared to the same period last
year and other previous years.
Double Last Year.
The profits for the month of June,
1924, are more than doubled with the
1925 figures. During the same month
last year the company's net profits
were listed at $143,316. Profits for
the first six months of this year show
an increase of $S36,256 over the first
half of last year.
These increases, which do not in
clude the June arnings, were made, the
company's statement declares, without
any material increase in the produc-
ton activities and come also at time
which is normally the dull half OF
the year.