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Evening star., 1926-05-17

recollection. .FrenSham listened in
sheer wonderment. Never before had
he heard what had actually happened
in France. Chief Supt. Winter c. B..
E., executive head of the criminal in
vestigation department, big, blond,
plea ant-faced man who looked as
though he would be we'll versed in the
prospects and condition of the grouse
for August and the partridges for Sep
tember. smoked a fat cigar in silence.
and seemed to be watching it's smoke
curling lazily above his head. Mr. c..
F. F'urneaux. Winters second in COM
mand, was exactly half the weight of
his chief. His wizened, pallid features
might have been carved in ivory by
some famous Japanese artist. He had
phenomenally bright, restless black
eyes. Leslie and the barriSter knew
him well, but the two younger men.
when he was introduced before din.
ner, could hardly conceal their sur
prise. for F'upneauX resembled a popu-
lar jockey or favorite comedian rather
than a detective.
Yet it was he who first realized how
John Panton, sucking determinedly
at pipe, was really biting hard on its
vulcanite mouthpiece, since the law
yers dispassionate and logical analy-
SlS VI TIE proceedings DSLoI0 lne
court martial was nearly as distress
ing a statement as any man could
hear of his own downfall.
by the way interposed Mount
ford suddenly. does any one know
what has become of Company Sergt.
Maj Connington?"
There was no answer for a moment
Then Winter said:
"It is hardly our business, but we
shall try and find out"
And where, just now. is Mr.. Alistair
Panton?" ?" went on Mountford.
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AT Inverlochtie," said Leslie. He
wrote to John here from that address
three days ago"
"Ah," broke in Furneaux. "You
patriotic Scots may change your skies
but never the names of your resi-
dences. lnverlochtie there. Braestde
here. What did YOU call your Cana
dian log hut, Mr.. Panton."
Johns set face relaxed into grim
smile.
THE Shieling." he said. THE paint
was poor stuff, so the first winte'
/ washed it off"
FurneauX grinned. too. He wanted
this iron -iawed youngster with the
set eyes of despair to loosen up a bit
Il thought So" he cackled. Even
paradise is labeled The land o. the
leaf Ny worst blunder in life is that
l did not contrive to be born in Pee
bles. Then ! might have become a
really great man."
But Why" protested Winter
what other reasons can YOU urge
And where is the prize idiot who ever
dreamed of fly cops statue being
erected in Scotland Yard?'
A smile ran round the table, but
Leslie alone understood what a favor
able sign it was when the Big I'm
and the Little I'm of the Yard" the
Evening star., 1926-05-17

help. if possible, and the friendly CO.
operation of the G.. /. ID. might be OF
incalculable value in avoiding the
traps for the unwary which must
abound in an uncertain inquiry ot
this sort.
Mountford called the court to order
by holding up a hand
Judging by the great ma aiority OF
+, the statues / see scattered around
London l cannot imagine any reason
able human being seeking posthumous
| fame in that grotesque shape" ne
| said, thus proving, by a proper dis
| play of legal humor. his fitness to
| adorn the bench in due season. 1T
seems to me now, as 1T did at the time,
that sufficient heed was not paid 10
! the strange fact that Il nOn-commlS-
stoned officer should possess informa-
| ton denied to his immediate superiorS
| as TO the importance of this partlcu-
| lar attack. AS matter of form,
Mr.. Panton, may | ask if at any time
during the intervening years you
thought you might have modified your
own evidence in that respect? Re
member, you We're suffering from the
severe mental strain of such an in
quiry. When that was relaxed your
mind would work normally. These
lapses occur to all Of us. How often
do we recall, probably with intense
annoyance at our forgetfulness. some
thing of which we had previously eX-
pressed blank ignorance"
No" said John, decisively. THAT
loopho!e is closed. | can remember
the simplest Incidents of that morn
ing as well as of the preceding nights
discussion in the German dugout we
were using as a mess. We all imaE-
ined we would be taking part in
rather humdrum advance. In fact,
without exception, we shared the
opinion that the enemy's line in our
immediate front was not strongly
held"
That's right" agreed Frensham.
II remember being quite surprised
when F'ritZie put up a real show.
Just about that time he began to lose
his punch"
Copyright. 1929. by Louis Tracy.)
Continued tomorrow
Evening star., 1926-05-17
By I ouis Tracy
SYNOPSIS.


Hp Parke. Hudson Bay Companys agent
- Moose Lake, is greatly disturbed by a
news Item in an Enghsh paper announcing
{ne coming marriage of Abstain Spencer
su{nptive of Lord Oban, whose only son.
John Bridgnorth Pas<g> : disappeared some
years ago and whose det, is about 70 he
Moose Lake and go back to England
=, Arrived a; Edmonton he tells Mr.. Leslie.
the temporary head OF the Hudson Bay Com
Maple, Leslic's daughter. is a sympathetic
listener TO the tale and she encourages her
father to help young Panton.
IN London to Ahstar Panton. Immediately
after the ceremony She learns that John
Panton Is alive and is on his way to Eng
aunt. Lord % or oban John psntons @ n' fsther m eis
tells Eileen that his son had been dismissed
from the army for c0wardice under fire and
drunkenness and that he j. unable to for
with Abstain as planned. hut she tells him
that she viii not live with him as his wife
until the matter about John is settled to her
John accompanied by his dog. Spot, ar
rtves in England He carries letter of in
PRODUCTION TO MIR. Leslie's brother. a lawyer
living at Wimbledon. The Leslies invite him
TO stay with them and he accepts their hos
pitality. Shortly afterward Maple arrives.
, While walking through the streets of Lon
coni John 41o, meets an an Old army friend. Sir
evidence that Panton had been drugged by
one of his men on the fatal day he refused
10 lead his men out of the trenches.
Mr.. Leslie and the latter calls a meeting at
his house of Inspector Winter of Scotland
ard: his assistant. FurneauX. Mr.. Mount
ford Judge of the Probate Court: and Fren-
sham.
Continued from Yesterdays Starr
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The Lam of the Talon

aspect was explained by the typed
sheets and writing materials in front
of each. Mr.. Leslie had told his wife
and May that an hour would prob
ably suffice for the conclaVe. Mrs.
Leslie, of course, said she was glad,
because she had some sewing to
finish. May took a mashie into the
garden to practice chip shots IN the
declining light. 1t appeared that
FrenSham and she were golf tiendS.
During dinner he had explained some
rigid combination of right elbow and
both knees which effected marvels of
length and underspin, and May
seemed to know what he was talking
about.
In the library. Nountford. X. G..
was analyzing the record of Johns
court martial, and supplementing a
dry statement OF evidence by his own
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L
A/ ness, almost of annoyance,
NV Alistair produced Johns
letter from Il breast
Don't blame me-" he said. You
were warned
Eileen took the amazing screed, and
read it through twice carefully. She
was aware, but tried not to show it,
that Alistair studied her face intently
while she held the letter under a
lamp. When she handed it back she
probably surprised the man far more
than she agined by her first ques-
tion.
Did you really shoot a fox?" she
inquired.
Yes, by accident he blurted out.
Not here, of courSe?"
mo, it was in a hunting country
near Leicester. But, does it really
matter? What triviality!'
What does John mean when he
nays he attributes to you all the mis-
fortunes of his life?"
Alisrair replaced the letter in his
pocket.
( cannot !rafess to explain any
thing that John means" he said.
Compare my attitude with his and
YOU have the measure of each. For
the rest of my days | shall utterly
Where l am concerned he simply
ceases to exist. That is my last word
on the subject"
"It may not be his"
II do not doubt it. \ man in dis
grace IS apt to attribute to others his
own wretched qualities. If you still
profess to believe that l have left
any stone unturned to establish some
sort of modus vivendi-well, it passes
my wit to understand you. But
please do regard my decision as final.
Shall we go and watch the game?
Your father has just doubled Betty's
four spades. 1t should be interest
ing"
1t would have been vastly more in
teresting to Abstain if he could have
emulated the once popular Mahatma
and projected himself at the same
hour into the library of Braeside,
Wimbledon. He bulked large in the
conversation of the six men seated in
rather formal manner around Il
spacious table. Their committeelike
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nicknames by which these two were
known and feared by the underworld
of London, began to twit each other
in public. While they talked they
thought, and their mental activity
bore no sort of relation to their
speech. Evidently they had fastened
on some special point in the evidence.
but he forbore from questioning them.
It meant, at any rate that they would
Evening star., 1926-05-17

Hereafter instead of soda take a
little Phillips Milk OF Magnesia' in
water any time for indigestion or
sour. acid, gassy stomach, and relief
will come instantly.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
INSTALLNIENT XXI.
The COncIaye

w YITH a gesture of unwilling
ness, almost of annoyance.
wv Alistair produced Johns
letter from Il breast
Evening star., 1926-05-17
BETTER THAN SODA

For fifty years genuine Phillips
Milk of Magnesia" has been pre-
scribed by physicians because il
overcomes three times as much acid
in the stomach as a saturated solu
New Britain herald., 1926-11-12
Ted Vessels Captains
 South Church Quintet

Ted Vessels was unanimously elected captain of the South church basketball team last night when the squad met for practice at the Boys club. "HIurse' Vessels the galloping ghost ot the court, captained the south church reserves last year and led them through Y games with only three defeats, proving a good driver of his mon and starring with sensational shots at critical mo- ments. He also worked into many Of the first team games and aided ma terial}y in several victories.
 The tentative lineup as used last night in practice was Bell and Mercy, forwards; Vessels, center; Barla and Parker guards. Rockwell will also be used at forward or center, with Osborne, Eilduff. and Ma yas reserve guards. The junior team last night used Potts and Carubba at forward. Rockwell nt center. and Washburn, May, and Osborne as defense.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-12

1 It has been a rosy path this sea-
 son for the New Britain football team but the beautiful blooms have been missing for long time and in their places have been a rocky road
 beset on both sides by sharp and
 cruel thorns. The latest blow to Now Britain's chances for good ! financial health this year came late yesterday afternoon in a message from Manager McNeeley of the Brooklyn Horsemen announcing that the team had disbanded and there- fore would not be able to entertain. the local team in the manner to which it is accustomed.
 After standing the criticism of the local football world for more than week because of the break-up of the Hartford Blues series, Man. ager Ed. Daley was about ready to throw up everything this morning and call 1t quits for the season.
 Following the announcement of the Brooklyn manager that there would be no game in Brooklyn for New Britain this Sunday, Manager Daley started a round of telephone calls looking for games that was still unfinished at a late hour this morning. Springfield seems to be without game for Sunday, but tho manager there would not say that play. Atlantic City, the team that was bidding for New Britain with McNeeley, couldn't cancel another game and was unable to accommo- date New Britain. The Torpedo Base and Submarine Base are play ing each other, so by the process of elimination. it looks as If New Brit ain will spend one more Sunday, sportless and gloomy.
 Hope. however. springs eternal in the human heart, and the local man. ager said that he would continue his efforts to connect with a team for Sunday. He Is securing the state of New Jersey today seeking team to come to this city next Sunday to play and he will continue his efforts along these lines all day long.
 Intimation that the Brooklyn team would either disband or not play this coming Sunday was given during the past few days when no confirmation of telephone conver- sdtion closing the game, was re- ceived by Daley. However, New York papers. even those which came off the press this morning, carried the announcement that New Britain would play in Brooklyn Sunday, and it was distinct shock and surprise to the local management and the many fans who had planned to go to Brooklyn to have the notification of no game arrive yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-12
SOCC0LI WINS 0UT
 IN MATCH VS. DENO
Local CueiSt Comes From Behind
 to Win by 100 to 88 Score

Dominick Soccoli. who has earn ed the sobriquet of "ace of New Britain cue artists because of his work in the state pocket billiard tournament. came through again last night in Meriden against Demo of the Silver City by the score of 100 to SS. The Meriden cueist and the Elmore Billiard Parlors repre- sentative, staged one of the greatest battles ever seen on the green baize
 The match was neck and neck affair. Demo, playing on his own home grounds. had all the confid- ence that home player should have but this couldn't overcome the su- preme confidence which Soccoli has ip himself this year. Demo lost no Nne in jumping into the lead in the carly part. of the play. He piled up his score. keeping Soccoli cushioned most of the night with difficult slant shots as his portion. until the score
 Arriving at the half way mark. Soccoli got a break. He cleaned off a few balls and then debated pos sble break" shot and a chance for high run. His better Judgment told him to follow the game he has been playing since the season open ed and he banked and sent the cue ball behind the pile for sweet safety.
 Slowly he gained on the Merden boy. Soccoli would clean . off a single rack ana revert to a safe" for protection. In this way. the game lacked high runs, but the bat tie was interesting to watch. Surely SoCcoli kept his opponent in diff culty all the while and under the strain. Demo started to waver.
 SoCcoli kept on and finally took a cluster to get ahead of the Mcriden man. Then he breeZed through a run of l2 to finish the game. In the second inning of the match, Soc coli ran off 7S balls to Dcnos 3S.
 Next Tuesday night, Soccoli will journey to Hartford to swap shots with "Packy' Hanlon of that city and on the following Thursday, he will meet Muldowney of Rogers rooms at the Fillmore academy.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-12
MICHIGAN BATTLES
 OHIO STATE TEAM
More Than a Score of Special
 Trains Bearing Fans to Game

Chicago. Nov. 12 R)-Michigan descended on Ohio State today mark ing the climax of the year in West ern Conference football.
 The train bearing the Wolverines blazed the trail for more than a score of special trains from all di- 1ections. pouring in a throng that 1 promises to crowd 90.000 by game time tomorrow.
 The big stadium today became the mecca for a homecoming Ohio crowd, Michigan fans and thousands Of non-p -partisans lokoing for the bat tie of the fall in the meeting of the Titans, undefeated in the fight for the Big Ten championship.
 Among the arrivals was a flying squad of federal agents in search of ticket scalpers reported to be offer- ing seats at prices ranging from SIS to S100 and at that only a handful left.
 Of secondary interest In tomor- rows Big Ten games is Chicago's stand against Northwestern, the third undefeated entry in the title race, but today there was clamor for tickets to Northwestern's new stadium, with its capacity of 45,00o or more. The Purple is a decided favorite to down the battered Ma rooms.
 At Wisconsin it is a battle with Iowa to keep out of the cellar and another homecoming event. The possibility of kutsch not playing adds to the Badgers hopes of turn ing back an ancient rival deprived of its spectacular ground gainer.
 Pat Page devoted a long final ses- sion today to his youthful Indiana team, bracing against Mississippi A. and M. after a fall of three losing Big Ten starts.
 At Illinois, Minnesota and Purdue the days encounters with Butler, Wabash and Franklin, comparative ly weak opponents from outside the conference, serve as preliminaries to the final Big Ten a week away. Notre Dame was in foreign terri tory today. after monster send off to do battle with Army. Rocknc's major engagement in his campaign for a national title, such as the Four Horsemen brought to South Bend two years ago.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-12
Blues Meet StOneWalls
 Of HOlyOke on Sunday

The New Britain Blues will so to Holyoke Sunday afternoon to tackle the Stonewalls of that city. Doctor Zwick has the Blues out for several practice sessions this week and the team is working like a machine. The Blues will have the following lineup: Westman and Kredar, ends: G. Puppel and S. Sobiek, tackles; Anatasio and Chester. guards; Ar gazzi, center: Sarisky. Dunigan. l.. Puppel and Simons, halfbacks: s. kasprow. quarterback: Casperini and kayeski, fullbacks and Lucas, Hayes, Caffigan, Bratton and M. Ar gazzi, subs. The team will leave from in front of Rogers Recreation building at 11:30 o'clock sharp and all players are asked 10 report for final practice Sunday morning at g o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-12
.SCHALK IS NAMED
 WHITE SOX PILOT
Diminutiye Baekstop Will Seek
 New Records Next Season

Chicago, Nov. 12 P,-Ray Schalk,
 diminutive backstop, who has &C., cumulated mitt full of records in the 1600 games he has caught for ! the Chicago White Sox, will be out 10 capture few managerial records next season.
 The fiery plateman. who couldn't find a Sox uniform small enough to fit him when he joined the team fourteen years ago has been named pilot of the South Siders by Presi- dent Charles A. Comiskey, succeed ing Eddie Collins, manager the last two years.
 Collins, once a smember of the far nous S100,O00 jnfield of the Phila- delphia Athletics, probably will be given his unconditional release, and may return to the team he left asked on the former keystone king.
 Mir. Comiskey offered little con- ment on the change other than a statement that Schalk always gave the game his best efforts and has been one of the hardest workers on the club. and I feel that he is enti- tied 10 the chance of leading the club which he has served so well.
 Schalk said he epected to be working behind the bat as usual next season, besides handling the team. I feel that we have pretty good ball team now" he said, but of course we will try to build it up still stronger. I can see where we need some building up on the infield and perhaps on the pitching staff, but those things will be taken care of later" His contract is for one year.
 Collins, reported to have received $35,0 900 as a player manager, was cut out Of the game much of last season because of injuries. He re- ceived word of the change at his home in Lansdowne, a suburb of Philadelphia, where he had just re- turned from hunting trip, declar- cd the news was surprise to him and said he would have no state ment to make until he had received official notification.
 Connis Mack, manaser of the Ath- letics also spoke of the action as great surprise and shock but de- clined to say whether he would try to get Collins 10 return to the Ath- letics Gossip here ramed Collins as a possible manager of the Athletics. while rumors also were current that he might become leader of the Bos- ton Red SoX
 In 1920 Schalk hung up record for catching 151 games. and he was behind the plate in 100 or more games for twelve years, eleven of them consecutive. He also holds the record for greatest number of games caught, topping the mark of Chief Meyers of the Giants.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-12
GREENLEAF HAS CHANCE
 TO TIE ERWIN RUDOLPH
Chicago Cue Artist Has Won One More Game Than the Dcfend-
 ing Champion.

Philadelphia, Nov. 1a P}-With Erwin Rudolph, of Chicago. idle to- cay, Ralph Greenleaf of New York. had an opportunity to tie him for Irst place in the worlds pocket biI Hard championship tournament a1 the Elks' club.
 Neithcr Rudolph nor Grcenleaf mas lost game. but the Chicagoan has played one more than the New lorker, the former having five vic torres 10 his credit and the latter only four.
 They are the only undefeated players of the ten contestants. Grcenleaf was scheduled today to meet Arthur Ponzi, of Philadelphia, who has won only two of his five matches, The standing;
New Britain herald., 1926-11-12

Every effort will be made by the New Britain High school team to add the scalp of the Weaver High school team to it's list of victims in the game at Patterson. field In Hart ford tomorrow afternoon. The game will be called at 2:30 o'clock
 Weaver still feels the effects Of the druhbing handed it by the Red and Gold team last year and would sooner defeat New Britain than any other team in the state.
 Like Hartford and New Haven, Weaver always fights harder the Hardware City team than any oth- CT team on the schedule So anxious are the student body and the team in their ambitions to emerge vic torious that it requested the New Britain management to push the annual date forward 10 the latter part Of the season so that if could point 10 the game.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-12
HAS TRYING TASK
 0F HANDLING SEATS
Col. H. C. Garbaugh SWamped
 With Requests for Tickets

Chicago. Nov. 12 P1Col. II. c. Carbaugh, a short, pcrtly army vet eran who looks and acts like he might be a retired iurist, today is about the most important individual in America. He has the hopeless job Of trying to seat 600,000 specta- tors in 100000 seats.
 This retired colonel is the Clistri- lutor of tickets for the Army-Navy football spectacle 10 be played in Chicago's lake front two weeks from tomorrow.
 Although there are a half million persons who would like very much to make his acquaintance. it is im- possible to get near enough to him to hand him q cigar, wherever he goes about the administration build ing of the South Park board, q body guard surrounds him like the detec- lives who trailed Jack Dempsey. Outside the door Of his office, cop per stands guard with instructions to permit nobody to enter. and nobody does.
 Col. Carbaugh. now about G3 years old, ordinarily is occupied with the peaceful pursuit of supervising the civil service department of the South Park board. which controls Soldiers field, the battle-ground of the Army Navy game. For the last 90 days he has been buried under an avalanche of appeals for tickets. until he un- doubtedly wishes that the job wish ed on him had been wished on somebody else.
 All the tickets have been mailed out 10 the lucky first hundred thousand" but there seems to be majority of the 5OO,Coo unlucky ones who have not yet given up hope. All the tickets were sent by regis tered mail requiring receipts.
 'It was q hopeless task 10 try 10 satisfy the dehand for seats,' Col. Carbaugh said. We actually had more than 6oo,0o0 applications. Sol diers field will only seat 100000, All I have to do now is to keep out of the way of the 500,000 who couldn't get tickets"
 The demand for press tickets is as heavy as the demand from the general public for the privilege of paying s10 and sl5 for tickets.
 The press box vii accommodate only about 160 reporters, with their tclegraphers. but between l,20O and been received. The press coon prob ably vii be restricted 10 press asso- cations, and representatives from metropolitan dailes.