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The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-26

WASuiNGTON, April GA ma
jority OF the Muscle Shoals joint
Cone ressional committee has agreed
to report % the House the Senate
bin for casing the Muscle Shoals
pr. ~ to the Associated Southern
irNor companies
Tho passage of the measure this
session Is considered unlikely as the
Administration program does not
include II.
MELBOURN E-Nine were killed
and u persons injured when an
electric train struck motor coach
filled with holiday makers at the
crossing at Boronia.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-12
FRAUD OF $1,000, 900
IN RADIO GOODS AIRED
Six Men Held as Connected With
Band in Three Cities Which
SWindled, Makers.

BY the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA: August IA
conspiracy by which 81 1000. 900 worth
of radio supplies is said to have beer
obtained from manufacturers in vali
Gus cities by an organized band In
Philadelphia New York and Balti
more was revealed here.
Rubin Shector. 81. and his sons
Benjamin and A. S. Shector. were
held in $4,000 bail each for a hear
ing today. a fourth man is sought
while three others are under arrest
as suspects in Baltimore. according to
police. Manufacturers in Cleveland
Detroit and Chicago are said to have
been the heaviest losers.
Detectives say the men would use
the name of d reputable firm in the
city and after establishing credit
would order q large bill of goods at a
suburban address. Upon arrival the
goods were sent to centrally To-
Gated store for sale.
Upon non-payment of bills, West
ern firms sent representatives here to
investigate They found the sub
urban store closed and no trace Of
the occupant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-12
SUES GIVEN FOR 100000.
Mis- Mary A Ruthven Starts Ac
ton After Detention.

Miss Mary \. Ruthven has filed
sui in the District supreme Court to
recover 100000 damages from Ralph
Given. assistant United States attor-
ne> and chief prosecutor at Police
Court Miss RuthVen was detained
for examination at St. Elizabeth s
Hospital in 1924 and has filed suits
against a number of District officials
asking damages to the extent of near
ly 81 500 900.
Her complaint against MIR. Given
seems to be based on his refusal to
issue warrants for two lawyers whom
she charges had conspired against
her She appears as her own counsel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-12
GERMAN HOLIDAY
I MARRIED BY RIOTS
hssh. - VtSt ~
"ConStitution Day" Disord.
.erS Result in Injuries to
+. Many-ReServeS Called.

Br the Associated Press.
BERLIN. August l1-Rioting in
Which Republicans and Communists
participated marred the seventh an
pINersary celebration of the adoption
by Germany of a republican constitu
tion and resulted in injuries TO
numerous persons. \ strong force of
police had to he called out TO quell
the disorders
The designated constitution day was
Generally observed throughout Ger
many with special exercises and d
great display of flags.
The principal gathering in Berlin
was in the ReichStag building. where
Chancellor Marx delivered an ora
ton aud led in the cheering for the
beloN ed German t'atherland and the
German nation united in a repub-
lie The chancellor said there was d
conviction that the continued we'll
being of the Fatherland could be
maintained only upon the basis of the
Noimar republican constitution.
Niniste: of the Interior Kuelz also
delivered an address. President Won
Hindenburg attended the services,
having decided to postpone his Sum
mer vacation in order TO be present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-12

James Harrison. who was declare,
insane by jury in Police Court las
October. was relea sed from St Eliza
beth's Hospital Tuesday by Justice
Siddons on a certificate from DR. Viii
liam 4. White that he is now sane
Harrison was Immediately arrested or
IN old charge Of joy riding. but was re
leased on bail of $500 to await hear
ing on the criminal charge. He was
represented by Attorney Godfrey l.
Munter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-12
WOUNDED OFFICER KILLS
BANDIT ON FIFTH AVENUE
Hurled to Street by Shot During
Auto Chase. Detective Stays
Fleeing Robber.

Hv the Associated Press
NEW YORK. August IA robher
was killed and a detective who en-
gagged him in gun battle was seri-
mlSly wounded Yesterday after an at.
tempted hold-up of an upper Fifth
avenue grocery store. John Hutchin-
son. the store manager. also was
wounded.
Michael Mcdonald entered the store
and demanded the receipts. Hutchin-
son told police. and when the mana
ger refused. fired Il shot which graZed
tie -rocers chin.
detective John T. Cook fired al
Mcdonald from d police automobile
as he fled up Fifth avenue, and the
guuman returned fire with a bulle,
which struck the detective close &c
the heart. hurting him from the car
From a prone position Cook fired a
second shot which brought Melon
aid down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-12
Worker Kills Self
yClimbing Tower
AndTouching Wire

By the Associated Press.
CLOVER. S. C.. August 12.-
Dressed in his best clothes. James
Tarlton, 25. textile worker. killed
himself here by climbing a steel
electric tower and touching a live
wire
Tarlton'S act. authorities were
told. was committed after he quar-
relied with his wife from whom ne
had been estranged. When she re-
fused to be reconciled he told her
he was going TO dress up" and
kill himself by jumping from the
power tower.
The short circuit which resulted
when the man touched the wire
threw Glover in Ola rkness and stop
ped all cotton mill machinery
The Washington times., 1926-10-14
THE SECRET STUDIO

Nobody you know. Just some
body / met over there"
but who is the young man"
81 told you. you don't know
him.
That's no way to talk to your
mother" Pa had come in the
back way.
when your mother says you
can't go, you can't go. do you
hear? You stay home. You do
altogether too much gallivanting
aroundw
PA, now you let me speak to
Rosemary. Rosemary, dear"
God bless our home" Aunt
Kitty broke into her big, horsey
laugh and slapped pa soundly on
the back. do you need help.
Merton?"
Ma turned on her in a fury.
The pent up storm of years was
Embossed at last. I'll thank YOU
to mind your own business" she
hissed
when I came into this house
! was welcomev' Aunt Kitty
shouted, drowning ma out-and it
took some lung capacity to drown
ma out. "But I amt now. / can
see that. All right. I'll go.
was not wanted. Not after I got
on to Pete"
1t was suddenly very quiet in
the kitchen.
but you mark my words"
Aunt Kitty's voice came quieter
now, full of malice. You'll live
to regret this, Mary. I'm not say.
ing anything about my will.
may or may not change it. I may
or may not have something worth
willing when / die. But I have
one thing to say. Rosemary won't
suffer for it. I'll remember her,
anyway. And when her own
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A ViUid Story of
A Washington
FLGpper

mother let's her suspicious nature
and rotten temper get the best of
her and drives her out of the
house the way she's drivin' her
own sister tonight. then maybe
she'll be glad she had an old
aunt to come tor
"Oh" Mas voice was full Of
pain. "Oh-you can't go too quick
= to suit me, Kitty. And you leave
Rosemary out Of lido you hear?"
I'm going. Come help Auntie
pack. Rosemary"
She slammed out of the room.
Ma turned on Rosemary. You
heard what I said when your
aunt interrupted" Her eyes were
stony. Her voice was hard. She
was struggling to keep back her
bitter tears. But Rosemary didn't
know that. And after a minute
she followed Aunt Kitty upstairs.
Aunt Kitty was going. You
could feel it all over the house.
Downstairs the echoes of the
quarrel seemed to linger in the
corners, to whirl and eddy in the
heavy air of the kitchen, where
ma still sat in her rocking chair,
crying a little now and dabbing
her red eyes with the corner of
the apron.
The boys had gone to bed.
"Just like EN-" Rosemary thought
holly. "They always duck when
there's any trouble"
Go BE Continued Tomorrow
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she echoed, to cover her con-
fusion.
We've done all the marrying
we're going to do" He threw the
cigarette away.
Rosemary's lips trembled.
Don't" he said, don't be sad.
Forget it, whatever it is. Come,
We'll forget all the sadness in the
world together. Shall we? Say
yes, Rosemary"
Sadness? Was she ever sad?
Could anyone be sad in this gay,
laughing world, with the motor
purring and the sweet summer
shoulder by her cheek? All
there silly fears about him.
She looked up laughing.
''Is it a, go?"
"It's CO."
"And we're going to be pals?"
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, with the new editions of these
valuable little volumes which are
the current history of our ma.
tional game.
No possible angle for fame is
overlooked in their covers. The
most valuable players will be Sc
lected, the one who has stolen
the most bases. pitched the most
shut-outs, made the. most assists,
the most errors, break plays,
hints on handling the bat. games
that have gone the most innings,
the longest home run hit, etc, all
being the precious matter which
the baseball fan will read and re-
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for you to get rid Of me. But 1
don't believe you are murderer,
even if your Jeanne tried to be-"
A flicker of a smile crossed his
lips. "And Marie-Anne-I beg
pardon.-your wife,
st. Pierre interrupted him. 1T
viii please me to have you call
her Marie-Anne. And it will please
her also, m'sieu. Dieu, If We only
had eyes that could see what is
in a woman's heart, Life is
funny, m'sieu. 1t is a great joke,
/ swear it on my soulr'
st. Pierre shrugged his Shout
ders. smiling again straight into
David's eyes. See what has hap
pened. You set out for MUIR
derer. My Jeanne makes a great
mistake and shoots you. Then
she pities you, saves your life,
brings you here, and-ma foil it
is true-learns to care for you
more than she should! But that
does not make me want to kill
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NOU Continue

0T. PIERRE shrugged his big
~ shoulders helplessly. "And now,
after all our kindness and your
good luck, you wait for me like an
enemy, m'sieu. Diable, I cannot
understand
For the life of him Carigan
could not, in these few moments.
measure up his man. He had said
nothing. He had let st. Pierre
talk. And now st. Pierre stood
there, one of the finest men he
had ever looked upon, as if
honestly overcome by a great
wonder.
And yet behind that apparent
incredulity in his voice and man.
ner, David sensed the deep under
flow of another thing. st. Pierre
was all that Marie-Anne had
claimed him, and more.
She had given him assurance
of her unlimited confidence that
her husband could adjust any
situation in the world, and Car
rigan conceded that st. Pierre
measured up splendidly to that
particular type of man. The
smile had not left his face; the
good humor was still in his eyes.
David smiled back at him cold
~. He recognized the cleverness
. of the others play. st. Pierre
was man who would smile like
that even as he fought, and
Carrigan loved a smiling fighter,
even when he had to slip steel
bracelets over his wrists.
81 am Sergeant Carrigan, of NJ
Division, Royal Northwest Mount
ed Police" he said, repeating the
formula of the law. "Sit down,
st. Pierre, and I will tell you a
few things that have happened.
And then
Not Necessary
''Non, non, it is not necessary,
m'sieu. l have already listened
for an hour, and I do not like
to hear a story twice. You are of
the police. I love the police.
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one of the handsome Apollos of
a visiting club would like to be
listed in a record book so that
for all time it might be known
how much they were envied by
all the other DANES present.
And the dignified old gentle
man who showed such unheard-
of agility along the line of aero
battles when he thought the ball
was going to hit him on the
head that nice sunny afternoon!
And the meanest man in the
world who beat three small boys
to the ball in the upper stand
and ha ha-ed at them as he
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They are brave men. and brave
men are my brothers. You are
out after Roger Audemard. the
rascal! Is it not so? And you
were shot at behind the rock back
there. You were almost killed.
Ma fol. and it was my Jeanne
who did the shooting! Yes, she
thought you were another man."
The chuckling, drum-like note
of laughter came again out of
st. Pierre's great chest. "It was
bad shooting. l have taught her
better, but the sun was binding
there in the hot, white sand.
And after that know every
thing that has happened. Bateese
was wrong. / shall scold him for
wanting to put you at the bottom
of the river-perhaps. Oui, ce
que femme veut, Dieu lie veut-
"a woman must have her way,
and smy Jeanne's gentle heart
was touched because you We're a
brave and handsome man, M'sieu
Carrigan. But / am not jealous.
Jealousy is worm that does
not make friendship! And we
shall be friends. Only as friend
could take you to the Chateau
Boulain, far up on the Yellow
knife. And we are going there"
In spite of what might have
been the entirely proper thing to
do at this particular moment,
Carrigan's face broke into a smile
as he drew a second chair up
close to the table. He was swift
to readjust himself. 1t came sud
denly back to him now he had
grinned behind the rock, when
death seemed close at hand. And
st. Pierre was like that now.
David measured him again as
the chief of the Boulains sat
down opposite him. Such a man
could not be afraid of anything
on the face of the ear, even of
the Law. The CLEAN that lay in
his eyes told David that as they
met his own over the table. I'VE
are smiling now because it hap
pens to please u.s." David read
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ashamed Workin' you so hard,
said ma. land all for $75
month. I never heard of any
thing like it. You ought to ask
for a raise"
I'm not going to work tomOr-
row night. though" She hadn't
meant to add that little Enough"
but it just slipped out. I'm
going to the theater. 1 guess it
will be late, ma, can l have
Gertie's latch key?"
mo. I don't want you stayin'
out late. 1 wouldn't get a wink
of sleep till you got back. any
how. so I'd rather sit up for you"
"Oh. for heavens SAKEr'
Besides. it don't look just
right. two girls walkin' into a
theater all alone. Why don't you
go to a Saturday matinee, lovey?"
ma! This is a young man.
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TNHEY slipped out unnoticed.
4 His car was outside. 'What
will they say? Oh. won't they be
angry when they find we're gone"
She snuggled into her place be.
side him with unholy Joy. She'd
never do this If they hadn't been
so nasty-so downright nasty.
He paused to light cigarette.
"Why should anybody carer" he
inquired, land whose business is
It what you and I do, anyway?
We aren't married to 'em."
Rosemary flashed a quick look
at him. What did he mean? Did
he mean he really wasn't inter-
ested in Cecilia-that all her
''dears" and ''darlings" were
meaningless?
mo, we aren't married to 'em,"
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read until it Is time to start
roofing again in the spring.
But it seems to me they might
add one more interesting little
volume to the collection! How
about a record of some of the
good plays made in the grand.
stand?
Doesn't the little kid that defied
the cops and spectators and
climbed down the wire screen
over the press stand at the Polo
Grounds one day to retrieve a
ball that stuck there just below
the upper stand all through the
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game deserve. a place in a rec
ord book?
How about the mutt dog that
frolicked out to third base one
day and tried to help a runner
home? Certainly he is entitled to
a mark in the assist column.
Surely a conscientious recorder
would delight in giving an Ser
ror" record to the sap spectator
who sat out in the right field and
confused the batter by flashing
a small looking-glass in his eye!
And certainly the two good
looking blondes who. sat in a
box and held conversation with
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Real palst" She laughed with
the joy of it-being Sloan Whit
ney's pal.
A few short months ago and
she had cried in the dark, vowed
she'd never see him again, and
now and now
1t seemed so natual to be
meeting him after work.
He was always just the same.
Smiling and bored, and family
hooking. He never made any at
tempt to slip his arm around her
as they sit there in the car. He
never kissed her or held her hand
as Larry and Phil and the college
boys would have done.
Are we pals?" he would ask,
laughing, sometimes.
At first they used to ride out
in the summer dusk for a little
while after dinner, and then he
would turn to the sand colored
car and leave her to take a car
home.
He wondered if she'd be game
to take a longer trip.
ooh, Sloan-I would"
In her excitement she'd called
him Sloan. She blushed furi-
ously and he laughed and stopped
the motor.
"Wen?" he said. "wen?"
Rosemary tore herself away
with a little sigh. But before she
went she said: "I really don t
have to be home SO early. I
could stay over"
Tomorrow"
"Tomorrowr'
And all the while she was prom
ising she knew ma wouldn't like It..
Rosemary was casting about
for an excuse for her first eve
ming with Whitney.
II should think they would be
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tucked it in his pocket.
How about the lady that caught
the ball when it flew into the
stand in ST. Louis-certainly she
deserves to go into record book
don't you think?
1 hold a record myself A ball
bit the rail and sigZagged right
under the wire to where I sat
back of the catcher and beaned
me pretty
And ] certainly think the pea
nut boys deserve pitching
record
Guess I'll have to get out a
volume like that myself.
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FALL STYLES
DISCUSSED
nEsPITE all talk of higher

nESPITE all talk of a higher
waistline, the division be-
tween skirt and blouse will re
lain at the hips. and even coats
will have a blouse at the hipline,
according TO Anne Rittenhouse,
authority on styles.
Says Miss Rittenhouse, in Nc
Calls for November:
There is much talk concern
ing raising the waistline to nor
NAL, but the line Of division De-
tween the skirt and blouse still
remains in the region Of the hips.
Even the coats have a decided
hipline, and some Of them are
bloused. Dresses are accented at
the waistine by drapery, intricate
cutting, or sashes tied at the side.
The jumper has its pockets there.
Quite frequently the frock blOuses
~'"-AH3t - GiEdAO OG any kind,
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M'sieu Carrigan?" he asked. ''Why
not come out squarely, honestly,
like men? / know what has hap
pened. Mon Dieu, it was bad!
You were almost killed, and you
heard that poor wreck Andre.
call for Roger Audemard. My
Jeanne has told you about that
how 1 found him in the forest
with his broken mind and body.
And about my jeanne" st.
Pierre's fists grew into knotted
Jumps on the table. Non. / will
die-I will kill you-before I will
tell you why she shot at you be-
hind the rock! We are men, both
of us. We are not afraid. And
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ly a change came into them; the
smile faded, the blue went out,
and up from behind seemed to
come another pair of eyes that
were hard as steel and cold as
ice. Yet they were not eyes that
threatened. nor eyes that betrayed
excitement or passion.
And st. Pierre's voice, when
he spoke, lacked the deep and
vibrant note that had been in it.
1t was as If he had placed upon
it the force of a mighty will,
claiming it back. just as some
thing hidden and terrible lay
chained behind his eyes.
why play like little children,
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you. Non. her happiness is mine.
Dead men tell no tales, m'sieu,
but there are times when living
men also keep tales to themselves.
And that is what you are going
to do, M'sieu Carrigan. You are
going to keep to yourself the
thing that happened behind the
rock. You are going to keep
to yourself the mumblings of our
poor mad Andre. Never will they
pass your lips. know. I swear
it. / stake my life on itY' St.
Pierre was talking slowly and
unexcitedly. There was an inn
measurable confidence in his deep
voice. 1t did not imply a threat
or a warning. He was sure Of
himself. And his eyes had deep
ened into blue again and were
almost friendly.
'You would stake your life?"
repeated Carrigan, questioningly.
You would do that?"
TO Be Continued Tomorrow
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in them. "But in moment, if
it is necessary, we shall fight"
Eyes of Steel
Carrigan leaned little over
the table. "You know we are
not going to the Chateau Boulain,
ST. Pierre" he said. 1--WE are
going to stop at Fort McMurray,
and there you and your wife must
answer for a number of things
that have happened. There is
one way out-possibly. That is
largely up to you. Why did your
wife try to kill me behind the
rock? And what did you know
about Black Roger Audemard?"
st. Pierre's eyes did not for an
instant leave Carrigan's face. Slow
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you-in my place-what would
you do, m'sieu?"
In the moments silence each
man looked steadily at the other.
II would - fight" said David
slowly. "If it was for her, 1 am
pretty sure 1 would fight"
He believed that he was drawing
the net in now, that that it would
catch st. Pierre. He leaned a little
farther over the table.
And !, too, must fight" he
added. "You know our law, st.
Pierre. We don't go back with
out our man-unless we happen
to die. And I would be stupid
if I did not understand the situa-
ton here. 1t would be quite easy
The Washington times., 1926-10-14
By Fay King

THE baseball season of 1926
Il now being at close the
baseball experts will be busy the
next few weeks with their adding
machines, "T'' squares, COM
passes and sun dials, or what
ever they gather to themselves in
the way of tools for correctly
summing up the various averages
so dear to the heart of the play
ers.
Soon the newsstands and sport
ing editors desks will be ablaze
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FOOD SUPPLY
CHART

A SIMPLY contrived and very
"A workable scheme to keep
check on food supplies is a chart
on the closet door. List the
names Of the foods which you
wish to keep on hand and the
number, for instance, of cans of
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and as you use can or package
of food, put a mark beside it's
place on the list. Then when
you prepare market list,
glance at the chart tells what is
needed. Draw a line through the
checks made and the. chart is
ready to start all over again.
A city of bungalows, offices
and stores entirely for airmen is
being built in Wisconsin,
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mental capacity and determining the which the subject
is best fitted.
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An EngrOssing Narrative of the Great
North Woods and the Primitive
People Who Live There
The Story Thus Far

Sergt David Carrgan e Northwest Police sent
bring back dead alive Black Roger accused Of many
sn He looks up to see dark eyed girl bending him. then slips
SarE hair and one With light hair When he comes to- he finds his
Jeanne MareAnne BOuan With the help Bateese habred
n ana mo carries him to cabin on arg battea9 While there
S% why she attempted to kill him and then epend and what relation
ASKS MIN why he wishes to be her friend when she tried to kin him
him. He hears voice calling Roger
Audemard?"