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The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-11-19
ssThe Secret of MOhawk
 POnd''
By NATALIE SUMNER LINCOLN

SYNOPSIS: Complying with the strange conditions of her uncle's will, Peggy Prescott takes lfp her residence at Few Lodge, on Mohawk Pond, in Connecti- cut, with only her negro maid, Julia, as a companion. Herbert Prescott, eccentric brother of Peggy's father, stipulated that she reside at Yey Lodge for "a day and a month," never ab- sentfng herself for more than one hour during that period" at the price of losing her in- heritance. She enters the lodge tO find a silent figure with swartiy skin and glowing eyes who srats her at the dinner table, places soup tureen be- fore her and vanishes. Inside the ttirecn lies a cooked pistol.
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Chapter 2 THE LOCKED CUPBOARD

Peggy awoke to be surprised by Julia who brought a breakfast tray to her bedroom.
 "Lis heah am de berry bes' I kin do with the t'ings in de kitchen; thar aif1't no eggs, nor butter, nor milk--jes'' muffin but what yo sec, T Julia explained.
 The tray contained a steaming pot of black coffee, deliciously crisp bacon and the toasted bread-the latter salvaged from the lunch kit they had brought.
 Peggy wasted little time in eat ing 1breakfast and finished hel
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was lighted by three windows and there was a screened-in porch on which the side door opened.
 Another door, also secured by a lock in which one of her keys fitted, proved to be the entrance to the cellar stairs, and Peggy descended, followed by Julia, carrying light ed candle.
 1 Apparc--tt!.JS- the cellar extended under the entire building. At the farther end they found the power system which furnished electricity for lighting the lodge.
 Towards the water front, small, dust covered windows looked under the floor of the veranda, and piled alainst the wall were what she took to be empty crates and old chests. On her left were bins filled with split wood, apparently for the range while two larger bins held stove coal.
 She could see no furnace and concluded that heat for the upper stories was depended upon from open fires and the kitchen range, which supplied the hot water. ] Steps led upward to slanting cellar entrance and Peggy mounted them only to find that the two doors were evidently locked from the outside. To the left of the steps were large cupboards, parti- toned off The further cupboard was padlocked and none of the keys fitted it.
 "Taint no use O worryin' bout that, Miss Peggy consoled Julia
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BOAT CATCHES AFIRE;HUNTERS
 LEAVE QUICKLY
Douglas Party Has Exciting Time on Trip
 Finally Rescued

Thrills aplenty were provided for the hunting party composed of MT and Mrs. Ora Goss, Miss Cashen and William McGee last Saturday when they embarked in, the latters boat for trip to Greens Bay. Af- ter a few hours successful hunt there the party started homeward when the engine of their boat back fired, setting fire to the boat.
 The flames spread so rapidly that they were unable to dosi anything but seek. safety themselves. Quickly getting into the skiff they had for a tender, they had barely reached the beach when loaded shells were exploding on the burning boat and it was mass of flames A pass ing Indians boat rescued the party and brought them into town, none the worse for their experience
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dressing in less than 20 minutes. She paused before the mirror and surveyed herself. She patted her curly hair which, cut in shingle bob, proved most becoming frame for her piquant features and wild rose beauty.
 Prom beneath her pillow she drew the automatic pistol she had found in the Silver soup tureen. Where to hide the weapon was a. question. She knew Julia's terror of a weapon of any sort.
 FShe went into the hall which, with the railing, formed the circu- lar gallery overlooking the living room below. It was about four feet wide and furnished with sev- eral coinfortable lounging chairs, connbifihtion sectional bookcase and writing desk. Stuffed animal heads hung bhsthe walls.
 From one of the antlers of deer head was suspended a beaded In- dian pouch and into this Peggy slipped her pistol. It was of 9 type of automatic with which she was familiar, her fathers top-ser- geant having taught her to shoot both revolver and pistol
 Peggy called to Julia and they went downstairs.
 'sDere ain no ice box, Miss Peg gy." Julia said as Peggy came doWnstaifs. "Whar yo' spec yo Uncle Herbert kep' his butter an eggs7"
 Have you been in the cellar?'
 No, fna'am. I ainf." Julia's eye, rolled at the question. "Is yo' gwins tnaf9'
 Certainly"
 And taking out her key ring, sup piled by MT. Chase. Peggy made for the servants quarters. A shorl rassageWay from the pantry gave access to the right wing of tht The thoroughly equipped kitchen looked i1omelike and comfortable q
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NOTICE OF HEARING FINAL
 ACC0JJNT

-ACCOONl
 In the Probate Court for the Ter
 ritory of Alaska, Division Number
 One, Sitka Precinct. ~ S In the Matter of the Estate of
 EDWARD DROMNES. Deceased
 Notice is hereby given that Filler Hansen, Administrator of the Es- tate of Edward Dromnes, deceased, having filed in this court his final account of his administration of said estate, the hearing of the same has been fixed for the 30th day of December. at the hour of TOO o'clock P. M in the court room of said court, and all persons interested in. said estate are hereby notified. then and there to appear and show cause, if any there, be, why the said account should not be settled and allowed.
 R. w. DE ARMOND,, U. S., Commissioner and Ex- Officio Probate Judge.
 First publication, Nov. 12, 1929. Last publication, Dec. 10, 1929..
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house am jes' fine fo' meat an but ter an eggs" Julia strengthened up and looked about. My, what gran lookin' trees way off wonder on dat bluff cross re pond, Miss Peggy. Them woods is jes' lovely
 Peggy nodded absently. She had just obtained her first sight of the mountain rising half mile or more behind Few Lodge, and it's gran- deur took her breath.
 That must be the east summit of Mohawk Mountain" she ex- plained to Julia, pointing toward the peak. Uncle Herbert described it to me once. He said Mt. Mo hawk consists of two peaks, with a road in the pass between them. This pond is sunk deep in the hills and it can't be seen from any main road"
 Julia looked uneasily about her. Does yo' reckon it's dangerous hyar?" she asked. T amt lOOk- in to be buried alive"
 Nonsense; there are plenty of homes near by, hidden in the woods"
 Peggy spoke with confidence she did not altogether feel.
 Will you drive into Milton with me, Julia? I'm going for some pro- visions and gas"
 To her surprise, Julia shook her head. Both turned to making prep'- arations for Peggy's first visit in the neighborhood, mindful of the stipulation of her uncle's will that she must not be absent more than an hour at. time. s
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taken the apartments over their grocery store where the Gallwas family made their home for the past ten years and w. F. Snyder and family have moved into the cottage formerly occupied by the GoetzeS.
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OUT FOR WINTER

Nels Anderson left this morning on the Yukon for a winters visit to the States. After few days visit on the Sound and trip to his old home in Michigan. Ander- son expects to go to his sons home in California for the balance of the winter, and return to Douglas in the spring. .s '~s
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RECOVERING FROM OPERATION

J. G. zimmerman who recently underwent an operation at St. Anns Hospital is reported recovering and visitors are now permitted to visit him for short intervals.
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HALIBUT PRICES [ c c c

PRINCE RUPERT, B. O., Nov. 19. Three hundred and eighty eight thousand pounds of halibut were sold here yesterday. American fish sold for 9 to 151 cents and Ca- nadian for g and 139 cents.
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ATTENTION

Painting, Paperhanging and Dec orating. Guaranteed First Class work only. Max H. Mielke,. Phone 1191. adv
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In tomorrow's installment, Peggy meets her neighbors who are destined to play promi- nent part in her life at Few Lodge.
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MT. and Mrs. H. G. Welch left Juneau on the steamer Yukon and are enroute to southern California where MT. 'Welch will investigate q business proposition relative ito an apartment house in Berkeley Hills. They will probably make their fu- ture home in Los Angeles, Cal.
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TWO FAMILIES MOVE MT. and Mrs. A. E. Goetz have
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SEATTLE, Nov. 19-Accounting for practically all of the remaining units of the Seattle deep sea fish ing fleet, eleven.svesseis arrived yes terday with 82,5o0 pounds of hali- but and sold for 12eand 17A cents.
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Homer Jewell, Territorial game warden, left on the steamer Yukon for Petersburg on official business.
Evening star., 1929-12-03
CANADIAN ACES LEAD
AT HOCKEY SCORING
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 3.-Last
March the Boston Bruins and Montreal
Canadiens, leaders of the two groups OF
the National Hockey League at the close
OF the regular season, met to play a
series of the best three out of five games
for the league championship and the
right to continue in the play-offs for
the Stanley Cup. Much to the surprise
Of every one but themselves, the Bruins
handed the Flying Frenchmen from
Montreal three straight defeats, then
went sailing on to win the world cham
pionship trophy.
These two teams meet again tonight
for the first time in the new season.
They again are rated on almost even
terms and plenty of action may be ex-
pected.
The goal-getting aces of the Canadian
teams OF the National Hockey League
hold a big margin over their American
rivals. The latest official scoring list,
which includes last Sundays games
show three Canadian stars, two of them
from Ottawa, ahead of the leader of the
American group.
Aurel Joliat, tiny winger of the Mon
treal CanadienS, went ahead of his rival
Hector Kilrea of Ottawa, last week, run
ming his total to IA points on seven
goals and as many assists. Kilrea coll
lected but one assist last week, taking
second with 10 goals and three assists.
His running mate, Frank Clancy, stands
third in the section with eight goals and
three assists for IL points.
In the American group Bill Cook of
the New York Rangers and Cooney
Weiland of the Boston Bruins are tied
for the lead with 10 points each.
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Celtics Start Night Practice
For Sunday Tilt With Ha,Uks

win divert their attention to basket ball.
Practice will start within the next two
or three days.
The suburban club is also considering
organizing wrestling and boxing teams.
Iroquois A. G. will afford the Arling-
ton A. c. an opportunity to cop its
newly-won 135-pound title Sunday
when the locals entertain the county
team on Hayden Field at o'clock.
Old Dominion Boat Club will hold its
monthly meeting tonight at 8 o'clock
In its clubhouse at King street and the
Strand.
Virginia A. c., which suffered
26-to-6 reversal ct the hands Of the
Seamen Gunners of washington here
last Sabbath, will meet another Wash
tngton eleven Sunday when the Waverly
A. G. comes here for an engagement on
Shipyard Field at o'clock.
Knights Store five will make its first
appearance Of the season tonight in
a regulation contest when 1t plays the
Washington Grays in the Central High
School gymnasium at Washington. The
game will start at 8 o'clock.
Busy Brenner, Earl Cronin, Elicit
Caben, Ray Heherlig, Bottles West and
Billy Travers are playing with the
Knights team this season, while Carroll
Rush Is managing the Quint with Ed
ward Harlow serving as advisor. Chet
Pierce, former william and Mary Col
lege. basket ball star, is coaching the
locals.
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nor Base Ball
HOYAS WILL START
VETERAN BASKETERS

Georgetown University probably will
start the same lineup that repre-
sented it last season when the Hoya
basket ball season is opened next Sat-
urday night with game with Gettys-
burg College in the American University
gym.
Meenan and Dutton are slated at for
ward. Dillon at center and Capt. Nc
Garth and Mesmer at guard In addi-
ton , all the regulars number of
expe need reserves are on hand, in
cluding Leary, King, Scalzi, Morris,
Flanagan, Shea, Callan and Maloney.
Bill Dudack is coaching the Hoyas,
having succeeded Elmer Ripley, who is
now the head man of basket ball at
Yale. He has had some Of the tossers
in training for several weeks. The 9TH
ers played foot ball and are in prime
physical shape.
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Frank SaffeU, Veteran Sport
Wiren,d1,, Has Sent Last Story

not needed by the toiling scribes with
Frank at hand. What was WaddelPs
Strike-out record? What was the least
number Of pitches johnson made in his
shortest game? How did Washington
fare in its series with the Yankees in
1915? Where was this rookie born?
Frank always had an answer-and a
correct one.
Base ball was not the only sport with
which Frank was particularly familiar.
He covered foot ball, track and field,
acquatics and other Washington sports
events and knew the history of athletics
hereabout thoroughly. He was a real
sportsman, a helpful friend, altogether
a great fellow to know. He will be
missed by all.
Frank is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Roberta L. Saffell; two sons, Frank
Patrick Saffell, jr., and Robert ]. Saffel,
and three daughters, Miss Alice Saffell,
Miss Doris Saffell and Mrs. Rosemary
Schell.
Funeral services will be conducted in
ST. Patricks Catholic Church, of which
Frank was a member, Thursday morn
ing, at o'clock, following brief services
at Saffell's undertaking parlors, Fifth
and H streets. Interment will be in
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
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DeUit Gridders to Be Met,
GOnzaga Director Declares

Emerson Institute plans to hold its
court drills in the George Washington
University gym. The Colonial floor
may also be the scene Of Emerson's
home games.
Cabell, Kelso, West, Lewis, Forney,
Fisher, Albert and Fauntleroy are
among those upon whom Harley p. San
born, Emerson coach, is counting.
In a red-hot basket ball battle in the
Business gym, Business Highs court
men yesterday conquered Stenog
alumni five, 80 to 80, in thrilling game,
which required three extra periods.
Milton Singman, guard for the VIC
tors, scored two goals from the floor in
quick succession in the third extra
period to break q 1928 tie. At the
end of regulation play the score was
26-all, In the first two extra sessions
neither team could get anywhere.
Pete Lotus, guard, and Singman led
the winners attack, the former scoring
points and the latter z. However,
Bernie Jones, playing guard for the
grads, was the scoring ace Of the aft
ernoon, coming through with is points,
or Just half of his teams total.
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Independent Basket Quints
Enjoying a Week of ActiUity

NE of the most active basket
~ ball teams in independent
circles hereabout is the Stew
art Bros. Photographers outfit,
~ which is to play three games
this week.
Tonight the photographers will meet
National Circles at 9 O'Clock on the
Central High floor, tomorrow night
they will hook up with Tremonts in
the Mcfarland junior high and
Thursday will face Pullman five on the
Railroad Y NJ. c. A. floor.
Photographers are booking games
through Manager Hessler at Columbia
1888.
Washington Grays will entertain the
Knight Store five of Alexandria to-
night in Central High at 8 O'Clock. The
Grays will be seeking their fifth win
in as many starts this season.
Manager Fones wants these players
to report at $3.50 o'clock:
Macdonald. Buscher. Banta, Forney,
T Peck, Wright, Swift, Harrington,
Dean, Fones, MCPHERSON and Sheckles.
Grays are seeking games with fast
unlimited class fives through Manager
Fones at National 6740, branch 937, or
at Georgia 47l6.
Knight Store quint last night polish
ed of Woodlawn A. c. tossers, Sc to
IA, in the Fort Myer gym. It was
Woodlands ninth win of the campaign.
Ryan with 18 points headed the win
ners drive on the cards.
woodlawn A. c. and Potomac Boat
Club quints are to face tonight in the
gym at Fort Myer at 8 O'Clock. Boat
men are to report at their clubhouse
at 7:3o o'clock.
All members of the Potomac team are
asked to attend the December business
meeting of the Quint, to be held tomor-
row night at O'Clock.
st. Martins toss rs will play host to
the knights Store five tomorrow night
at 9 o'clock in st. Martins gym.
Sox Harrington is listing games fol
ST. Martins with unlimited class teams
at North 2622-J.
De Luxe quint, which will participate
in the 145-pound division of the Boys
Club Basket Ball League, will open its
seascn tonight at 8 o'clock, meeting tbs
Eastern Prep five in the Eastern High
gym. Tomorrow night Lightning A. c
will be engaged in the Langley Junior
High gym.
Willis Fisher. Dougherty, May, Hook
Support, Hall, Higbee and Mansuy ART
asked to report for play with the De
Evening star., 1929-12-03

The current week is minor league
week and the meeting of the minors is
taking place at Chattanooga, Tenn, a
central spot for all leagues of the
South. All of the minor leagues will
be represented. Commissioner Kene-
saw Mountain Lands, overlord of or
ganized base ball in this country, also
will be there. 1t is likely also that more
American League Representatives than
National League men will attend.
Little Stir From AA Loops.
Embraced in the minor leagues are
organizations of all classes outside of
the majors. The topmost are the Glass
AA League, which comprise the Ameri-
can Association, the Pacific Coast
League and the International League.
These are expected, outside of the
American Association. to cause little
stir at the National Association meet
ing. The Pacific Coast League has no
worries to bring on to Chattanooga.
The International, however, may elect
new president. Representatives of this
international circuit tried to do so re-
Gently in New York, but failed.
The International League takes this
quite calmly. An efficient secretary,
William Manley, carried on the leagues
executive business in a successful fash
Ion curing 1879, ana, 1t is felt, he can
do so again. The head of the Baltimore
club acts as clearing house chairman
of committee of control OF course,
one or two club owners would not mind
being elected as president if they could
find some one properly to run their
clubs. But they are unlikely to find any
one able to do so, and none is apt to
grace the presidential chair of the In
ternational.
Voice Weak-Sister Charge.
There is some disturbance, however,
among American Association club own
ers. The hub of the matter, of course,
is the poor showing made by its second
division clubs in 1929, and the reason is
given as the inability of some of these
owners to do anything about it locally.
This organization complains that it
must be able to put forth 1igh-class
base ball because it is surrounded by
major league cities, which give it in
direct competition. That is true Rival
leagues insist. however. that the Ameri-
can Association has been one of the
weak sisters because too many major
league players are put on club rosters
and promising youngsters overlooked.
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Bolstered Hyattsuille Qui't
To Meet Western Basketers

Methodists' offense. Paul Reeley and
Buck Middleton each scored 6 of the
Collegians' points. It was real battle
all the way, with the Methodists ahead
to 8, at the half. The Churchmen
won in the last minute when Compton
scored floor goal and a foul to over
come Collegians' 1918 lead.
Dora foot ball team claims the 1885,
pound foot ball championship of Prince
Georges County and would like to meet
Brentwood Hawks next Sunday to set
tie supremacy. Manager Bill Walton of
the DORA team may be reached at Hy-
attsville IT'S between 6 and pm.
Johnny Wanley of Brentwood Hawks
so far is the leading scorer in the Prince
Georges County Basket Ball League.
He has counted 80 points in two games,
Is against Dixie Pig A. 9. and IA
against DORA quint.
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. RANK, the man of thousands Of
- words daily-not his owns no

r. RANK, the man Of thousands OF
- words daily-not his owns no
1 Frank-Frank P. Saffell-for
years head Of the telegraph oper-
ators in the press box at Griffith Sta
diurn, died early yesterday after a long
illness at his home, GOT Fourth street.
He would have been So years old Thurs
day and had been with the Western
Union Telegraph Co. for 81 years.
Succeeding his father, James Saffell,
as chief operator in the press box at
the Washington ball park, Frank faith
fully served the base ball writer's and
the base ball public more than IS years.
Reams of copy, vivid stories Of diamond
struggles, were dispatched throughout
the country daily during the base ball
season under his direction.
During his long term, Frank either
handled, or had charge Of the handling
of copy Of many Of the prominent sports
scribes Of the country and numbered
them among his firm friends. Under
his capable direction the transmission
of news always was capably cared for
and his keen wit and genial manner
made the task of those assisting him
in the press box labor of love.
Frank was the demon statistician"
of the press box. Record books were
Evening star., 1929-12-03
LEXANDRIA, Va, December s.
After idling Sunday In order to

~ After idling Sunday In order TO
"A scout" the Mohawk A. c., the
4 4 st. Mary's Celtics will begin
work this evening for their Sec
ond contest with Patsy Donovan's eleven
in Griffith Stadium at Washington
Sunday at o'clock. A practice will be
held beneath electric lights tonight ut
$3.50 in Baggett's Park here.
Other drills also have been called by
Coaches "Rube" Hayman and Mike"
Goldman for tomorrow and Friday
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The Celtics, who battled the Mohawks
to 7-to-6 score before losing one Of
the greatest independent games ever
played in the District, have lost none
Of their regard for Donovan's eleven
since the latter team lost to the ApacheS
in the championship upset in Washing
ton last Sabbath.
On the other hand. they are expect
ing to meet even sitter opposition than
on the first occasion, for they realize
that the defeat at the hands of the
Apaches will spur the Mohawks to
greater accomplishments in their effort
to obtain another game with the new
champions. And the Celtics are Just as
determined to win, for they, too, desire
a contest with the Washington title
holders.
Del Ray A. G. gridmen, who lost to
the Iroquois A. c. Of this city in the de-
Gliding game Of the Northern Virginia
135-pound titlflar fight Sunday, have
decided to close their grid season, and
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.HAT the Devitt-Gonzaga foo

THAT the Dewitt -Gonzaga foot ball
game scheduled for Saturday
afternoon at o'clock in Grit
L fifth Stadium still is on so far as
he Is concerned was the an
nouncement today of Father O'Hurley,
Gonzaga director of athletics, who ener-
getically denied reports that he would
not permit the Purple to meet Dewitt.
Father O'Hurley also declared that
he has never questioned the eligibility
of the Dewitt team nor has there been
any dispute as to where the game would
be played.
Both Gonzaga and Dewitt squads are
drilling hard for the game. which prom
ises to prove spirited as the annual
clashes between these dearest of foes
always have been.
It will be a rubber game. Each team
has defeated the other twice since the
series started in 1924. There was no
game in 1925.
Western High basket ballers, who will
open their season Thursday afternoon
against the Hyattsville High five in the
National Guard armory in Hyattsville,
were to scrimmage the American Uni
versity squad this afternoon in the
MethodistS' gym.