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The Washington times., 1928-12-05
IuRE STAKES GRoW

The Maryland racing season OF
1928, which ended at Bowie Thanks
giving Day, showed an increase in
money disbursement in stakes and
purses over any previous year. A
total of $1,5S9,233 was distributed
among the horsemen .patronizing
the tracks Of the States The Zig.
ures for 1927 were $1.561 ,387. and
$1,519, 305 in 1926.
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Today's SpOrtOrial
BY KIRK MILLER

Out joint the American and National Leagues
Chicago week you expect the formal an
Backburne of the
Chicago Everything toward this end been attended
signing the and according to close
player Lena and
have already reached understanding that the
continue the work he took when Ray Schalk
back out on the job in mid-season.
Truth to tell comkey and Blaeburne who makes his winter
contemplated trades which will affect second base and one
lookout
and he wants gardener swings side
Chcagos outfed quartemade Falk Mosti Metzer
Harris Most porsde htters and this condition
needs balancing.
deal of speculation about Faks leaving
the White Sox because he did not have the expected
Bib
spring training seriously enough March, little
business and Fak expected to again become
a terror
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Mayor J. J. Walker
Will Speak at
Irish Fete

NEW YORK. Dec. 5.--Mayor
James j. Walker plans TO leave
tonight for South Bend, Ind, the
home of Notre Dame University.
The Mayor will speak at the din.
ner that marks the end of the
football season for Coach Knute
Rockne'e team tomorrow. night.
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That rs the proud record OF ElmO
Shropshire, the youthful apprentice,
who now Is riding here under a
contract. to Phil Reuter-. Six Of
the victories were scored from
Thanksgiving Day to last Saturday,
and, as a result. anything the kid
| is astride here. whether it be a
Legitimate favorite or a goat. is sure
of a big play in Joe CatteFnich's .
l''iron men,"
Shropshire is is years old.
+ Phil Reuter- bought the boys
contract from j. HI. Everett
|. last March. He had only ridden
/ q short time up to then, but
/ had won six races
Reuter- in discussing Shropshire
with the writer had the following
| TO say: Il took liking to the kid
Ehecause he was so polite. lie
l5doesn't smoke or drink and is Just
.ahout the best behaved boy I've
Igseen on the, tracks in years. he
hadn't developed much when l
bought his contract, because he had
ridden very little.
L What I liked most about him was
l3that he is not boy who nkes 10
Isstay out at nights. He buys the
newspapers, reads EN- all and, goes
to bed. "A kid like that can't help
but succeed. "a
From March 8, to the close OF
racing in. Illinois Shropshire rooe
i99 winners, When Reuter- shlppeu
here he gave the boy a vacation.
In the meantime, Jack Lowenstein
asked to be allowed to use nm IN
three races in Kentucky. lie Won
two out of the three.
According to Reuter-. ShrOp-
shire would have ridden even
more winners than he has Dut
for a bad fall he had at st. Louis.
He broke his cOllarbOne. when
kept him out of the saddle Tor
three weeks.
opening day here Shropshire won
+he THANKSGIVING Day Handlcap
With Galahad and the last race with
Hanpv Bob, both owned by his con-
tract employer.
In the few races the writer has
seen Shropshire ride here, the lad
has shown excellent judgment at all
times. He can either sit cold,
go to the top and make hoop-to-do
of it, or he can steal Lead then
snug his mount for breather and
come on in the final sixteenth to
victory.
Right now he looks like q real
find.
He also Is slated to get a chance
on some of the Harry Payne Whit.
ney horses which are being trained
by Nose Goldblatt, so all signs point,
to the slogan, play Shropshire ana
get the bacon"
Il The lads home is at Lexington,
KY. where be has invested his money
and where he plans to return when
his days in the saddle are ended.
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MELANsoN GRID PILOT

VILLA NOVA, Pa, Dec. 5. Ed
Melanson. of Maiden. Mass, is the
newly elected captain of the Villa
Nova College football team for next
season. Melanson has played full
back for the last three years.
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HAVE YOU JOINED THE TIMES GOOD FELLOWS?

Thomas Lyons remain the pitching backbone of the Chox
although Comsky could bolster the weaker
his talk either
pitchers he does not believe the strengthen club by
first taking it's best hurlers from it.
mound will receive much help from Faber Blank
enship Connaly well from Adkins, Whaen and Cox
Whalen southpaw whe shut the Athletics, To-
the closing the and is said hold
ise. The White Sox need cacher Berg and Grouse
carrying most the burden with McCudy standing by for aid
from the Athletics but Connie Mack has indicated Cy has happy
home with the AS long he wishes remain there Connie
said the for Eddie Collins the Sage Lansdowne last
winter about this time.
Shes and Clancey Chicago has pair of first basemen who
fill the BILL but second base Swanson hardly lived
requirements He have been pushed little hard for
should better accustomed
to the role Willie Kamm will be the Chicago regular thrdbase
with Bill Hunned doing relief duty Chamer Cissel stood
we'll last despite his injuries he deserves be
sidered the varsity shortstop until further notice
YOU JOINED THE TINES GOOD FELLOWS?
Blackbune performed something miracle with the White
SoX after Schak him The
club had been slump and Schalks encouragement
in Washington and the team played encouraging baseball until
beset it, Meanwhile Lena revealed enough managerial
ability strike the fancy of Charles Comskey who shortly
pected to sign him to pilot the White Hose in 1929.
DID YOU KNOW Mccarthy manager
the big when he contract
the Buffalo Feds few weeks after Joe signed the
izaion blew up? Also that
Petty 20 for Indianapolis During the
pitched on the same afternoons?
HAVE YOU JOINED THE TIMES GOOD FELLoWs7,- --
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Shropshire Is Good Bet
At Ne1D Orleans Track
By PADDOCK

JEFFERSON PARK, NEW ORLEANS, Las Dec 5:--One
hundred and seven victories since last March,
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Shropshire is is years old.
Phil Reuter- bought the boys
contract from j. III. Everett
last March. He had only ridden
q short time up to then, but
had won six races
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~ss4 IS s~aaAE - m,ts.1 -
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Right now he looks like n real
find.
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HAVE YOU JOINED THE TIMES GOOD FELLOWS?

In 1924, when Dazzy Vance 28 for the Dodge
Petty 20 for Indianapolis During the entire
pitched the afternoons?
Evening star., 1928-05-14
LITTLE BENNY
By LEE PARE.

This afternoon me an pop went TO
the station to meet Ant Fanny and her
little boy Herbit. being my cuzzin ony
] never saw him before. ma saying,
Now you'll be sure to know her because
she wrote she would be wearing red
dress and q black hat. and besides
little Herbit will be with her.
Don't remind me pop sed.
And We got to the station and the
train came in and different people was
standing around looking like people tx
pecting to be met ony nobody with
@, pop, maybe she changed her mind
and aint coming.
Don't fill my young breast with falts
hopes. pop sed And we wawked up
and down the station some more times
looking. pop saying. wonder II could
OF made some silly mistake, I'm sure
got the time OF the train rite, I'm al
most sure.
There's somebody with o little boy
and q lot of sootcaSes. ony she hasent
got on a red dress and q black hat,
she's intiTely dinrent. ] sed, and pop
sed. Then inasmutch as We are not
looking for something intirely diffrent
let us act like moderately intelligent
human beans and ignore her.
Wscla we did till she stopped us vile
we was going pass about the 5th time.
saving. Excuse me ] beg your pardon
but your not M. Wtllyum Potts are
you?
Absolutely. but you've got on green
dress and an orange hat and Id swear
It before any jury in the land. pop sed,
and she sed. That's just the point.
wore something diffrent 10 fool you q
little and make you think Id got lost
or something. fee hee. was sure you
were my sister Pawleens Willyum ell
the time, often play little Jokes like
that.
How quaint pop sed, and Ant Fanny
sed. And this must be little Benny that
I've never seen but red about 50 often
in Pawieens letters. And vat did she
do but quick grab hold OF me and
kiss me with everybody looking. and
then she tried 70 make me kiss little
Herbit. being q funny looking little kid
with q tern up nose. me compromising
by shaking hands with him. and then
We all vent home. Ant Fanny doing
most Of the tawking and pop doing
most Of the carrying.
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BEDTIME STORIES .. :. rsessrs' ssss.:s

not more than half as big as she Is /
don't understand It,"
"It's dark secret" said Sunshine the
yellow Warbler. Its dark secret,
What is there dark about itp' de"
manded Redeye.
Has she never laid an egg IN your
nest?" demanded Sunshine.
Once" replied Redeye, but Mrs.
Redeye kicked 1t out"
THAT was lucky" declared Sunshine.
THAT was very lucky for your children
II is what every one ought TO DO when
they find one of Sally Sly's eggs, but
some of us are too small or our nests
are too deep"
True enoughl True enough" ex-
claimed Redeye But what has all this
TO do with the dark Seeret?"
Everything" replied Sunshine III
you had ever tried to raise one of those
babies OF Sally Sly's, you would under
stand Now. suppoSing that egg that
was in your nest last year that you
kicked out had hatched. What would
have hsppened?"
Well, we would have had crowded
nest" replied Redeye We would have
had to work little harder to feed one
OF Sally Slys babies"
AkiNCCNs SOA Nbuids 0VNhUANa 1aAl-
shine You would have had to work
your head Off, as the saying is. to feed
that ugly baby. And at the same time
you would have had TO see your own
babies starving to death"
"Poohi" exclaimed Redeye. What
nonsense! wouldn't have had TO feed
that Sally Sly baby unless I wanted to.
And guess that Mrs. Redeye and be-
tween us could have seen TO it that our
own babies didn't go hungry"
Sunshine shook his head.
No" said he, You wouldn't have
done anything of the kind That ugly
baby would have been so much bigger
than the others and 50 much stronger
than the others that despite all YOU
could do. he would have grabbed most
of the food which you brought to feed
the others Then when he got bigger
and stronger, he would have tried to
kick or throw the others out OF the nest.
I've known one OF these ugly babies 10
do Just that very thing So that Is the
dark secret which is the real reason why
Sally Sly chooses the nests of birds
smaller than she. It is so that her
babies when they come from the egg
will be very much bigger than the other
babies in the nest. and so viii get plenty
TO eat"
gCoovrlrht 1891
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Lessons in English
BY W. l. GORDON.

Words often misused--A person 60
ing out OF . country is an "emigrant. e"
one coming into q country is an "immi-
grant"
Often mispronounced-Eject verb =
Pronounce first ''e" Is In me" accent
last syllable
Often naisspelled-Ehone (looked
bright: shown presented 10 view.
Synonyms -- Friendship. fellowship,
companionShfp. intimacy. acquaintance.
Word Gtucy-"Use a word three times
and II h yours" Let Us increase our
vocabulary by mastering one word each
day, TOday's word, Motive: that which
moves or exeites TO action. VI fully ap-
preciate your motives"
Evening star., 1928-05-14
The Kind World
tConyrieht. 1881

Everywhere I go I fnd there are
pleasant things 70 burn: some ones
always being kind, doing me friendly
turn. When have the whooping
cough. or touch OF BARRIERS itch. 10
my shack there comes q toff, bringing
consolation rich. ! can look along the
road from my window. and see people
bound for my abode. bringing poultices
TO me. Now and then tire goes fiat
on q dusty thoroughfare, and ] sit
down on my hat. signing In my bleak
despair For 1t always makes me sore
when ] have to change q tire: It's
nuisance and q bore. and I murmur
and perspire T'houghtless people JOY
ride by and they smile at my distress;
in my agony cry. "Lifes q weary
wilderness" But IL ! sit there a while,
for an hour or half q day. some one
With pleasant smile viii be sure 10
come my way. And he'll say. You're
old and fat, lacking pep and strength
and fire: just sit there upon your hat,
and III gladly change your tire" When
I'm seated In the shade. gagping like
q dying fish, some one brings me lem
onade in handsome cut glass dish.
When ! hit an orange peel. as I take
my daily walk, and proceed TO slide
and reel. and TO fall for half a block
some one graspS me where skid. leans
me up against wall. gathers up my
book and lid, halidom and parasoi When
I'm pinched by some cheap lout for Jay
driving In the vale. some one comes
10 bail me out ere I've been an hour
In jail. Kindly folk around me stand.
always ready Tfth relief: some one has
helping hand every time ! wade In
grief. Some one banishek remorse.
sone one eases my despair: so this
old world indorSe, 1t is right side up
with care. WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1928-05-14

with her. The larger folk. like Sammy
Jaw and welcome Robin. were not at all
worried because she was about. But
some Of the smaller people were They
were very much worried. They knew
just exactly what Sally Sly was doing
They knew that she was looking for
sman nests in which to lay her eggs
You see. Sally Sly is not only too lazy
10 build a nest for herself, but she is too
lazy to take care OF her own babies,
So she lays her eggs in the nests OF
other birds. usually selecting the nests
of smaller birds.
Il don't see" said Redeye the Vireo,
"why she doesn't pick the nest of some
one her own size. But she almost never
does. Usually il is the nest of some one
Evening star., 1928-05-14
A Dark Secret.
a eecret s when known by enc,
When told to TIVE yeur secrets = done,

For some time Sally Sly the Cowbird
had been hanging around the Old
Orchard More than once she had been
Sneaking about in the Old Orchard
especially very early in the morning
Now, Sally Sly has no friends among
her feathcred neighbors She has no
friends for the simple reason that she
hasn't the respect OF any of them w,
cannot make friends OF those we do not
respect
So she was regarded with suspicion
and no one would have anything to do
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BoOtIegger, II, Released

By Times Special
FIT. WAYNE, Ind, Feb. 81
Daniel Matter, 17-year-old boot
logger, was given a seven months
stay of judgment on condition that
he go straight" when arraigned in
city court.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

and that Mannix and Cleaver both
used it,
"You worry so over trif1es," said
Vance negligently.
1.-THE door problem will solve itself
once we discover who was keeping
company with Skeel in the CanaryS
gilded cage"
81 should say it boils down to
Mannix, Cleaver and LindquiSt.
They were the only three at all likely
to be present; and if we accept
Cleaver's story in its essentials, each
of them had an opportunity of get
ting into the apartment between
half past eleven and midnight"
True. But you have only Cleav-
er's word that Lindquist was in the
neighborhood. And that evidence,
uncorroborated, can't be accepted as
the lily-white truth"
Heath stirred suddenly and looked
at the clock.
Say. what about that nurse you
wanted at eleven o'clock?"
1--WE been worrying horribly about
her for an hour" Vance appeared
actually troubled.
Really, y know, I haven't the
slightest desire to meet the lady. I'm
hoping for a revelation, don't Y
know. Let's wait for the doctor until
half past ten, Sergeant"
He had scarcely finished speaking
when Swacker informed Markham
that Doctor Lindquist had arrived
on a mission of great urgency.
1t was an amusing situation.
Markham laughed outright, while
Heath stared at Vance with uncom-
promising establishment.
"It's not necromancy, Sergeant"
smiled Vance. The doctor realized
yesterday that we were about to
catch him in a falsehood; so he de-
cided to forestan us by explaining
personally. Simple, what?"
Sure" Heath's look of wonder
ment disappeared.
AS Doctor Lindquist entered the
room noted that his habitual ur-
banity had deserted him.
His air was at once apologize and
apprehehsive. That he was laboring
under some great strain was evident.
I've come. sir" he announced,
taking the chair Markham indicated,
Ito tell the truth about Monday
night"
1.-THE truth is always welcome,
DOCTOR" said Markham encourag-
ingly.
DR.. Lindquist bowed agreement.
II deeply regret that I did not
follow that course at our first inter
view. But at that time I had not
weighed the matter sufficiently; and
having once committed myself to a
false statement, I felt had no OPP
ton but to abide by it.
However, after more mature con-
sideration, I have come to the con-
clusion that frankness is the wiser
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ting my mind dwell morbidly on the
situation, I was seized by the i'm
pulse to carry out that threat.
why not, I asked myself, end the
intolerable situation at once? And
why not include Spotswoode in the
debacle? :"
Ito Be Continued
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WiseSt thing you can do is to explain
them.
There was an empty document
box in Miss Odell'S apartment the
morning her body was found, and,
from all appearances, it had been
opened Monday night"
81 see." Cleaver laughed harshly.
Very well. The fact is-thouap L
frankly don't expect you to believe
mel didn't pay my blackmail to
Miss Odell until the middle of
August, about three weeks ago.
That's when all my letters were
returned. I told you it was June in
order to set back the date as far as
possible. The older the affair was, l
figured, the less likelihood there'd
be of your suspecting me-
Markham stood lingering the let
tiers undecidedly. 1t was Vance who
put an end to his irreSolution.
II rather think, don't y know" he
said, that you'd be safe in accept
ing Mr.. Cleaver's explanation and
returning his billetS douX."
Markham, after a momentary hes
itation, picked up the manila folder
and, replacing the three letters,
handed it to Cleaver.
II wish you to understand that I
did not sanction the appropriating
of thsi correspondence. You'd bet
ter take it home and destroy it.
won't detain you any longer now
But please arrange to remain where
I can reach you if necessary"
I'm not going to run away" said
Cleaver; and Heath directed him to
the elevator.
Saturday, Sept. Is; 10 a. m. }
Heath returned to the Office, shak-
ing his head hopelessly.
There musta been a regular wake
at Odeli's Monday night"
Quite agreed Vance. "a mid
night conclave Of the lady's ad-
mirerS. Mannix was there, unques-
tionably; and he saw Cleaver; and
Cleaver saw Lindquist; and Lind
quist saw SpotSwoode-
"Humph! But nobody saw Skeel."
"The trouble is" said Markham,
I'VE don't know how much of
Cleaver's story is true. And, by the
way, Vance, do you believe he really
bought his letters back in Augusta"
IF only we knew! Dashed con-
fusin', amt it?"
Anyway" argued Heath, "Cleav-
er's statement about phoning Odell
at twenty minutes to twelve, and
man answering is verified by Jes-
sup's testimony.
And guess Cleaver saw Lind
quist all right that night, for it was
him who first tipped us off about
the doc. He took a chance doing it,
because the doc was liable to tell us
he saw Cleaver."
But if Cleaver had an allurin'
alibi," said Vance, "he could simply
have said the doctor was lying.
However, whether you accept
Cleaver's absorbin' legend or not,
you can take my word fir it there
was a visitor, other than Skeel, in
the Odell apartment that night"
That's all right, too" conceded
Heath reluctantly. But, even, so,
this other fellow is only valuable to
us as a possible source of evidence
against Skeel."
THAT may be true, Sergeant"
Markham frowned perplexedly.
"Only, I'd like to know how that
side door was unbolted and then re-
bolted on the inside We know now
that it was open around midnight,
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course. The fact is, sir, I was not
with Mrs. Breedon Monday night
between the hours I mentioned.
81 remained at home until half
past ten. Then I went to Miss
OdelPs house, arriving a little before
eleven. I stood outside in the street
until half past eleven; then 1 re-
turned home"
"Such bare statement needs con-
siderable amplification."
II realize it, sir; and I am pre-
pared to amplify it." Dr. Lindquist
hesitated, ano a strained look came
into his white face. His hands were
tightly clincEed
IT had learned that Miss Odell
was going out to dinner and the
theater with a man named Spots
woode; and the thought of it began
to prey on my mind.
at was Spotswoode to whom I
owed the alienation of Miss Odell's
affections; and 1t was his interior
ence that had driven me to my
threat against the young woman.
GAS I sat at home that night, let
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THE STORY THIS EAR

The SIUhT THUS FAX
Vance believes SkeeI innocent of the
murder of Margaret OdeIl and that he
lay hidden in a closet while the stranger
theory but Vance is unshaken. Mannix
under pressure, reveals that he had
been calling, the night of the murder, on
a Miss Frisbee, who occupied the apart
minutes to IL he saw Cleayer sneaking
out teh side door of the building-the
door thought to have been bOlted on the
inside all night. CIeaVer later admits
this, saying he had slipped in the side
way and tiptOed out after hearing a
mans voice in the Odell apartment. He
saws he saw DR.. Linndquist standing in
the alleVwaV
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