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KILLS WIFE AND SELF.
Believed Dependent Over Domestic
Relations-s Children Survive.

ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. c., May Q
DP.-BelieYed respondent over domes-
tic relations. w T. Munford. who
moved his family here last month from
Danville, Va, Sunday killed his wife
agd then committed suicide Eight chill
6Yen survive
Ryous Munfofd. 10. Muntord's son,
told police that the father and mother
rllaTTeled some time ago. when she did
not cook . chicken 10 suit the father
taste
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His colleague, Senator Black, has In
dorsed the ticket, and so has Gov
Graves. a former official of the Klan;
but neither Black nor Graves has taken
the stump n.the rattling oratorical en-
slaught with which the Smith Demo
Gratis are seeking to clear their salients
of the enemy.
And all of this is taking place. not
in North Carolina or Florida, with their
considerable blocs of Republican in
f1uence, but in a State so welded tc
Democratic doctrine and tradition that
for SO years the Republican party here
has been little more than name.
Nowhere is the astonishing character
of the change more eloquently attesteo
than within the historic precincts OF
the old Exchange Hotel at Montgomery
long a gathering place of the Alabama
Democracy. In the entrance-Way g
bronze tablet informs the visitor that
upon these premises Jefferson DAVIS
presided at the first cabinet meeting ol
the Confederacy. Inside the balconieo
lobby. two red and white placards an
nounce in flaming letters that Re
publican headquarters and the offices
of the Anti-Smith Democrats are or
the floors just above.
Handle Religion Without Gloves.
Under the lead of Senator Hef1in anc
others, Alabama has handled the re-
ligious issue without gloves. Those who
oppose the election of a Catholic tC
the presidency do not whisper here;
their campaign is shouting campaign
For months now Rev. Bob" Jones an
Evangelist, has been pleading with the
voters in public speeches not to put a
Catholic into the White House. The
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.ANT|-SM|TH FIGHT
| AROUSES ALABAMA
Revolving Democrats Lead
Republicans in Campaign
for HOOver'S Election.
BY BYRON RICE.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated fIeSS-
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, October 19.-
Among the souvenirs bequeathed to
history by this campaign, none is more
certain of a place in the political Curl
osity shop than the situation which has
come to pass here in Alabama.
Other States of the solid South have
likewise felt the shock of the revolt
from Smith, but nowhere else has it
assumed a character so strangely in
contrast to tradition. In these latter
days of the campaign it still rocks an
electorate fired with diSsenSion over
such issues as religion and white Su-
premacy, and although the Smith sup
porters say the tide has turned and the
State is safe, their opponents do not
concede it.
Not only have the Anti-Smith Demo-
Gratis of Alabama fervently enlisted in
the Hoover cause, but to large degree
they have taken possession of it. BY
agreement they have substituted their
own candidates for misunderstanding
Democrats-on the ballot under the Re-
publican emblem. The list includes one
delegate to the Houston convention and
the wife of another. A former member
of the Democratic State committee pre-
sides over the fortunes of Anti-Smith
headquarters.
Many are Backing Hef1in.
Senator Hef1in goes up and down the
State denouncing Smith and the
Roman Catholic political machine.
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SMITH ASSA|LED
FOR WET PROPOSAL
w. C. T. u. Attacks Record
on Shipments to Dry
Territory.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, October 19.--The Wom-
ems Christian Temperance Union issued
a statement from it national headquar-
ters at Evanston yesterday attacking
Gov. Alfred E. Smiths proposal for
amendment of the eighteenth amend
ment.
IN view of Gov Smiths proposal to
amend the Constitution so that some
states can remain dry while others can
manufacture and sell liquor" said the
statement, lit is interesting to note
Just where the governor stood on the
question of the shipment of liquor from
wet to dry territory at time when the
liquor industry with its back to the wall
fought desperately against any attempt
to limit shipments into dry areas. That
was Is years ago.
Kenyon Webb Bill Cited.
Congress prohibited the shipment of
liquor into dry States by passing over
President Taft'S veto the Kenyon-Webb
bill, the most drastic anti-liquor legis-
laticn adopted in Congress up to that
time.
AT the same time Assemblyman
Knight of the New York Legislature in
troduced a measure against knowingly
delivering liquor in dry territory ex-
:ept to bona-fi consignees. The Knight
bill was intended to help keep liquor
out of dry townships in New York
State. 1t was not as drastic as the
Kenyon Webb act. but it was one of the
many attempts in New York State to
dam the flood Of liquor from wet cities
to dry rural districts which were dcsper-
ately striving to keep out liquor.
Hold Smith Responsible.
alfred E. Smith, then Speaker of
the Assembly, was responsible for the
failure of the bill to be reported in at
least two ways. AS Speaker he appoint
ed the members of the excise committee.
Eight of the thirteen committeeman
were New York City Tammany Demo-
Gratis, two were upstate Democrats and
three upstate Republicans All the
Democratic members of the committee
and at least one of the Republican men,
bers were wet. No legislation considered
as dry could get by this committee un-
less the Speaker so requested.
THE fact that the bills were never
again heard of is evidence that the
Speaker did nothing in their behalf"
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Democratic State chairman, E. w.
Pettus, places religion first among the
issues on which Smith is opposed in
Alabama
Blame for injection of the religious
question into the campaign is laid at
the door of the Smith supporters by
Oliver Street, the Republican national
committeeman, who comedies that
membership of Al Smith in the Catho-
lie Church has become very live issue
in this State" Street says the Smith
people broached the subject by saying
that those. who opposed their candidate
were really actuated by religion and
that they thus started a fire which
they now are seeking to eXtinguish.
This Is vigorously denied, but the agree
ment IS general that the issue is a
powerful factor in the present political
equation.
Race Question Prominent.
Nor is the race question discussed with
less directneSs. From a Democratic
standpoint, Chairman Pettus lists white
supremacy as the outstanding issue. A
campaign text book put out by the anti
Smith organization refers to Smith as
"the negro's candidate and says 8
negro papers out of every 10 in the
United States are supporting Smith.
AL has never disappointed the negro
He gives him preference over the white
man."
A poster circulated by the State
Democratic campaign committee says
that Alabama's negro Legislature" of
1872 was made possible by Federal
bayonets" under a Republican admins
tration and that "if Herbert Hoover
carries Alabama in 1923 he will have
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negroes in the next Legislature of Ala
bama."
There Is much more of this both in
the literature of the campaign and
among the spellbinders. Otherwise, the
issues run the usual scale The Hoover
people have made much of prohibition,
for Alabama is so dry politically that
State law prohibits sale of near-beer
or any other substitute for alcoholic
drinks. The steel industries are ap-
pealed to on the score of the protective
tariff.
Smith Supporters.
Despite the defections, the Smith sup
porters now have taken up the battle
with determination. For the first time
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Senator Heflin, not single incumbent
of a State elective Office Is out against
the party ticket.
1t is agreed everywhere that nothing
since reconstruction days has stirred
Alabama SO deeply as this campaign.
However much of a conflagration there
may prove to be in Democratic ranks
on election day. there certainly is
great deal or smoke just now.
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DIFFER OVER HOOVER.

John L. Lewis for G. o. P. Nomi-
nee, Murray for Smith.
PITTSBURGH, October 10 (P).-Com-
menting on the radio address last night
in which John L. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers of America,
championed the candidacy of Herbert
Hoover. Republican standard bearer,
Phillip Murray. international vice pres
ident of the union, with headquarters
here, yesterday said he was for Gov.
Alfred E, Smith, Democratic nominee.
so far as 1 have been able to find
out Murray said "the miners of Penn
sylvania have given their unqualified
Endorsement to the candidacy of Alfred
E. Smith. Personally, I am supporting
Smith as are the remainder of the off,
cialS of the five district organizations.
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in many years the Democratic organiza-
ton is conducting a Statewide cam
paign on major scale The Demo-
cratic congressman form an important
coterie in the leadership of this cam
paign and Representative Oliver is its
chairman. Democratic leaders minimize
the possibility of a Hoover victory in
the State and say that, except for
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CONTINUES SMITH JAUNT.
D. c. Veteran, 76, Riding Donkey
From Here to Albany.

NEW YORK, October 10 OP).-A 78-
year-old veteran, who is riding a donkey
from Washington to Albany. N. Y,
called at Democratic national head
quarters yesterday to report progress on
his 400-mile jaunt carrying messages
from the Smith-Robinson Veterans Club
at Washington to Gov. Smith at the
State capital
The veteran is Billy Patterson, whose
Army service began 80 years ago. Maj.
Gen. Henry T. Allen, chairman of the
Democratic national veteranst organiza-
ton, and Senator Tydings of Maryland
received him at headquarters, posed
with him for photographs and sent him
on toward Albany with new batch OF
letters for the presidential nominee
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Man i'm Audience
Hit With Pitcher
at Anti-Smith Rally
BY the Associated Press.

BROOKSVILLE, Fla, October
19.-When Leon Whitehurst arose
to defend the Knights of Colum-
bus at an anti-Smith political
meeting here last night he was
struck by glass water pitcher,
alleged to have been hurled by
former Mayor H. S. Simmons. He
was only slightly injured.
WhitehurSt arose after Rev. I.
~ Aldrich. who conducted the
meeting. had invited expressions
from the audience. He did not
complete his statement.
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Hand Burned at Blaze.

Louis Glassman of GIT Quincy street.
received a painful burn on his right
hand in fire of undetermined origin
in the rear of 2507 Sherman avenue
last hit. He was treated at Garfield
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$500 Round Trip % Rlehm0nd
via RF&P Saturdays and through 1901
p. n train Sundays. Final limit 70 leave
Hich'd 1855 ,. IA. following Monday.
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Barbuti's climbing race was timed
In Al As seconds. just a fifth Of q
second behind the Olympic record,
made by Eric Liddell. Great Britain,
at the last games. The Syracuse
entry beat a stellar field of six
starters, the other American, Her
man Phillips, Illinois A. c., finish
ing sixth.
Ball, Canada, was second; Buch-
ner, Germany, was third; Rinkel.
Great Britain, was fourth, and Stors,
Germany. fifth.
Lone Track Victory
Americas lone victory on the
track came almost at the concIu.
sion of the track and field progam,
a program that had seen the famed
runners of the United States fail in
their favorite events as never lr-.
fore. It came. too. in an event that
had escaped Americas stars of the
double furlong since the 1872 games
at Stockholm. Oddly enough, II
was another Syracuse man, Charley
Reidpath, driving runner like Bar
butt, who won on that occasion.
Barbuti's brackets in the 400
meters today recompensed the
merican contingent In part for the
wholesale slaughter of its sprinters,
the defeats OF its murders and the
collapse Of Lloyd Hahn, Its ace Of
the middle distances.
The victory climaxed fairly sue
cessful day, Leo Lermond doing all
that was expected OF him in finish.
/. ing fourth behind Ritola, Nurml
and Wide in that order in the 5000.
meter finals. Incidentally, James
Stewart, Los Angeles, was well Up
with the decatTllon field at the con.
clusion OF two events. being In fifth
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HEENEY " [ D 5
MARION dunn,
IS REPORT
b international news servlee

EY 40tGHH2GA0Mat HSW0 GSENASS
NEW YORK, Aug. 5.--Tom
Eeeney, erstwhile contender for the
worlds heavyweight championship,
81 I1oneymooning today with the for.
mer Marion Dunn, OF Port Washing.
ton, l.. T., according to an uncon.
9irmed report circulated today.
Heeney is said to have eloped to
the little village Of Ladentown, near
Sufferin. n. y, to be marrid by p.
afarguilieg. justice Of the peace and
proprietor OF the general store.
Eddie Harvey, brother of Charlie
Harvey. Heeney's manager, had no
warning of Toms matrimonial plans
= But it's q safe bet that it's true. -
ne said. tom and Miss Dunn have
been very friendly. since he came
over to America about a year ago.
~ Judge Margulies was called by
telephone at his store in Laden.
town.
did you marry Tom Heeney and
Marion Dunn?" he was asked.
You'd better ask Tom that" he
replied.
Isn't It a matter of record?''
mot yet" was the reply.
Heeney and his bride were re.
ported to have sought seclusion in
an apartment here which Ii listed
in the name of Isaac Rosenblum.
At that address the telephone was
answered by man with broad
English accent. 1t sounded sus
piciously like the voice, Of Tom
Mortimer. Heeney's trainer.
Mr.. Heeney used TO live here,
the voice admitted. but at present
/ think he is on his way to thu
coast. =
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~ international News NeFylcn
LORIKsN Franee Aue
The Polish flyers. Major Louis
AdziIE0wblfi and Major Casiitiif
KttbaIa. were reported nut over
the Atlantic III $40 ~. M. 1910
D. m, Washington tilnel.
~ InternatlOnnl News servIee
DREUX. France, Aug. 3.The
Marzalek Pilsudslxi, the plans ill
which the Polish fliers, Major
Louis IdziIx0WsId and Major Gas.
inair Kubala, are attempting d
Transatlantic flight. passed over
this city uz:30 q. m. Washington
fitne) today. flying easily
The plane was flying IT an altl-
tude Of 1900 feet and making 81
speed 81 about Ito miles an hour.
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z Hanged In Maryland
Given Rum Before
Death March
By international News service

BALTIMORE, Aug. 3.--BenJa'
min F. spraggins, jr., of Tarboro'
N. c., and Charles P. Country,
Carey, of Baltimore, were hanged
in Maryland penitentiary early to-
day for killing Alfred Walker, g
prison guard, during an attempted
jailbreak in July, 1927.
Spraggins' father attempted to
reach HIS sons side for a last-min'
ute talk. but was elected by guards.
Both men were given a drink OF
whisky before their march to the
death chamber.
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position.
America now has six victories to
Its credit, five of these having been
gained In the field events. The
British Empire, counting the wins
Of Canada and South Africa, which
are separate in the official scoring
also has six victories.
Barbuti and Phillips, grimly seri.
Gus with the knowledge that, largely
upon their efforts hung the chance
OK averting a complete shut-out from
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column 81
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PARIS, France, Aug. 3,IJn-
deferred by the news that
Capt. Frank T. Courtney and
three companions had been
forced down on the Atlantic,
the Polish filters, Major Louis
Idzikowski and Major Casimir
KnbaIa, hoped off from lie
Bourget Air Field At IL 40
q o'clock last night, Washington
time, today, on another trans
atlantic attempt, with New
York as their ultimate goal.
Burdened by the weight OF 200
gallons Of fuel, which the filters cal.
culated would take them more than
8, 500 miles without a stop, the silver
gray biplane Marzalek Pilsudski
TAXED more than three-quarters OF
q mile across the field before It
lifted into the air.
IdzikoWski was at the controls.
A huge crowd which had been walt
ing at the field for several hours
cheered wildly as the plane rose IN
the air and headed southwest for
the coast.
VIII Land Somewhere
1--WE may land in New York or
anywhere, were Idzikowski's part
ing words. Before the start the
filters had announced they would
head for the Azores. landing there
Continued on Page 2, Column ID
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BANK STATEMENTS

washington Clearing House,
$4.444, 1851.
New York Clearing House bal.
ance, $I13, 200, 900.
New York Clearing House ex-
change, 81 ,15O, 200, 900.
Treasury balance, $117,829, 1853.
Customs receipts, $780,. O9O.52.
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Tile bullet that struck down
Mrs Ruth BauIser IA the
kitchen 0f Her home 81 Brent.
wood Md, yesterday afters
moon, came from : rifle "a The
hands DE either bootlegger
Ior an armed hanger-on 81 an
alleged gaming establishment
Ia the neighborhood according
Ito I theory advanced IA the
mysterious shooting Of the
housewife
After an Investigation of nearly
~ hours authorities and friends ok
/ the injured woman have established
the TACT that the bullet came Al n
direct lire from q cIump Of bushes
across the railroad track IN the
rear ~ the Balussr home.
a dress hanging on lire directly
| back OF the kitchen door had BEEN
perforated ~ the bullet that hit
Mira Bafllsers IA clunap of bushes
on y direct line that the bullet
coursed, according 20 neighborn has
been used extensively ~ wholesalo
bootleggers who meet thar clients
At that point for transfer q wet
goods
Keep Pr0be Scored
About 1850 feet Ia the rsar az
the house an alleged nhlin&
esta blishment Il operated bN zTeils
known Washingt cha letters 40
cording to those ia til iie 4ls
hood OF the Baulser honil
lof armed guards frequent the
estab lishment. IT was at first BE-
llieved that the bullet came from
8 passing train window.
while police declare that they.
have = clue which may prove OK
value III locating the person who
fired the bullet, which may prove
fatal to Mrs. Baulser, nothing could
be learned Of the plans Of Officers
linvestiga the mystery shot
One theory advanced yesterday
| CONTINUED on Page z. Column 4l
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stone INJURED
IN AIR CRASH

NEW LONDON, Conn, Aug. S.--
Fred stone. world famous comedian
and eccentric dancer. was seriously
injured when an airplane in which
he was making a flight alone went
into a tail spin and crashed on
farm near here today.
The accident was witnessed by his
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column AZ
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United States Has
AZ Points

OLYMPIC STADIUM. AM
SHERIDAN. Aug. 3.-The total
point score in the Olympic
games ut the close Of today's
events follows:
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us. Wins 400 Meters;
RitoIa Beats Nur711i
Photos 81 Intsrnationa


OLYMPIC STADIUM, Amsterdam, Aug 5-Ray Barbuti,
Syracuse Inversys astar athlete brought the American
shield down in front running event the Olympic
hv vinn fh4 01nefpr final heat davs
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DON Aug Capt.
Frank Il Cozirtne trsnsat.
|iantic seapIane TIE Whale,
which was forced down ii mid.
atlantic by fire during Id III
tempted flight from the
Azores To Newfoundland va
abandoned at sea, according
ID i radiogram from the liner
Cedric to the Evening News
today.
Thankful To have escaped the tate
of others who unsuccessfully AZ
tempted To span the Atlantic Capt.
II. Courtney and his three com
panions were aboard the Atlantic
transport liner Minewaslxa en- route
for New York today after havinE
been apectacu1arly rescued from
mid-ocean where they had landed in
q blazing plane.
York Monday morning. Radio re.
ports from the liner indicated that
Courtney, Il. IS. Hosmer, Montreal
banker and hacker Of the flight: =.
w. Gilmolr, radio operator, and
Fred Pierce, mechanic. all we're IN
good condition despite their harrow
ing experience.
The men Were picked up at 9
point about 1900 miles due East Of
New York and little more than
700 miles West of their starting
point, Horta. Azones.
r. a TIzs.s.
The filters had been in the air
about il hours when their plane
caught fire. Realizing that Moth
ing could be done in the air. Court
ney headed his blazing plane down.
ward towards the sea. He sue.
ceeded in landing on the rough
sea without serious mishap. radio
advices indicated.
The four men aboard the plane
succeeded in putting the blaze out
after landing on the ocean. Then
came terrible hours of waiting with
their plane bobbing up and down
with each wave.
Five Liners To Rescue
Meanwhile, Gilmour sent out
s O. s messages which were picked
up by the s. S. Cedric and relayed
to other ships. Five ocean liners
rushed to the scene.
At 5 p. m. washington time) the
first Of the rescue ships the Mime
waska succeeded in picking up the
marooned men. They had been
adrift in midocean for almost 10
hours.
This was Courtney's second un.
successful attempt to span the AT.
lantic in Dornier-N Napier seapIane.
His latest attempt started at 1855
p. m. Washington timel Wednes.
day afternoon.
Last year he was forced to give
UP his attempt after many un
successful starts which got him NO
further than Valencia. Spain.
Courtney sent a radio message
tn his wife telling of the landing.
Fire broke out on orr plane and
we We're forced to descend. We had
an anxious time while our plane
bobbed up and down on the sea fol
Continued on Page 2, Column ~
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THREE ARE Held
WITH T0RAL
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BY international News Service
MEXICO CITY. Aug. s.--Jose de
Leon Toral. mother superior Ace
vedo Conception de la Lata Of
Espinta Santo Convent, Sonora
Maria Luisa Pena Altanira and
Jorge Fernando Gallardo Pavon, q
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MAE BUSCH Is
TDR Ed AT
RIAL TO

when san Francisco's notorious
ssBarbary Coast Is mentioned,
the average person naturally
would classify d dance hall girl
"a an old.tirne .'Iaonlxy- tonlx cab
aret IS "a. pretty tough citizen.
~ has remained Tor Mae Busch
rs 1ifferentiate In the interpreta.
ton ut the term tough. she ~
demonstrating this IN the tim
now current at the Ratio Tlleater.
As Flo, the 'taxl-dancer Or
the girl who dances with patrons
of q resort Tor q stipulated fees
she IS tough" all right. She
has TO be to hold her, own with
the people she comes IN contact
with but here is the difference.
In her personal life. apart from
her professional work p dancer,
the girl is as circumspect a. the
most conservative person could
desire. True. she dances with
men for hire, but no undue
farniIiarfties are tolerated and ut
the Slightest breach Of ordinary
conventions she calls upon the
.bouncer' who firmly but in q
manner which leaves no room for
argument, deposits the offender
out into the street.
Miss Busch has created q char.
acter that Is true to life and
based on close observation Of q
type peculiar to the western part
of America and In .San Francisco
Nights which Is being shown
on the RiaIto screen this week,
the real dance hall girl Is said
Is be correctly depicted for the
first time in films.
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Loves History

ID. 4. Lowe, jr., who did the
scenario for 'Fenderloin," the
Warner Bros. talking film drama
or the underworld, now showing
at the Metropolitan Theater. and
starring Dolores Costello with
Conrad Nagel, was born in Nash
vile. Tenn. One reason for his
unsatisfied uuesting into unex-
plored regions may be the fact
that the blood Of Capt. John Drake,
the famous pirate, runs In his
veins.
Loves dearest hobby is scien-
tific research, and his Beverly
Hills home is furnished with 81
WelI-equipped laboratory. He has
swung an AK with the lumber
jacks, globe-tr otted, served as
office man in the publishing firm
Of his father, and at odd moments
has written over ESQ stories for
the SCREEN - -. s.s