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The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-23
LUTHERAN CHRISTMAS
 PROGRAM TO BE GIVEN
 TUESDAY, LOOP. HALL

The regular Christmas program of the Lutheran Church will bo given by the Sunday School Tuesday eve ming at the Odd Fellows Hall at 7 o'clock. Besides the exercises and playlets by the children, pageant ''The Holy Night" will be presented in full costume. The program is as follows:
 Invocation-David, Ralph and Brice Mielke.
 Chris tnas Salutation-Gertrude Jorgesen, Margaret Jewell, Helen Hildre, Sylvia Berg, Myrtle Mello, Marie Moi, Violet Mello and Evelyn Jenkins.
 Scripture Reading and Prayer.
 Hymm-"Silent Night, Hoy Night"
 Tn Bethlehem n'--Neddy zenger.
 Say Something for Jesus" Leon ard Lowell, Ray Myking, Richard Jackson, Irving Lowell, Walter Mes ser, Herold zenger and Roy Smith.
 The Golden Carol-Marie Moi.
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LET Aimquist Press Your Suit. We call and deliver. Phone .528.
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Christmas Bells''-Jerdis Win thers, Betty Reed, Alberta Parker. Thea Hansen, and Lillian Olsen. | One Secret Word"-Axel Nelson.
 Away in the Manger"- E m m a Ness, Catherine Torkelson and Der nice Rommunseth.
 The Best Gift"-Buddy Lind strom, Gerold Bedding, Theodore Heyder, John Krugness, Arnold Swanson and Archie Gubser.
 Joy and Light Walter Jewell and James Madsen.
 How Do You Picture Jesus This Christmas Day?"-Joyce Morris, Aneta Porter, Bessie Powers, Fern Gubser, Alberta Porter, Ann Morris, Rerna Converse, and Martha Peter son.
 Merry Christmas"-Charies Reed.
 Hymn-"Joy to the World"
 Christmas Thoughts'- Ragna "a Myking, Edwin Hildre, Franklin Larsen, Alfred zenger Bobby Kar- stein, Goodman Winthers, Eugene Chase, Erwin Gubster and Herman Porter.
 Long Years Ago"-George Mar tin.
 Under the Christmas Stars Anita Heyder Louise Hildre, Ruth Kunnas, Mile Jorgensen, Ruth Tor kelson, Bernice Mead and Merna Jewell. "A Song of Salvatlon7-A chic Cubser.
 "The Good Samaritan Club Paul Hansen, Milo Peterson, Walter Lundgren, Joseph Rommenseth and Horage Deets.
 Good Night Wish"-Jean Jen- sen.
 Christmas Offering Hymn-"It Came Upon a Mid night Clear"
 Presentation of the pageant: "The Holy Night" Part l. The Promise.
 Part 2. The Shepherds.
 Part 3. The Wise Men.
 Part 4. The Holy Birth. Characters Prophet-Elmer E. Reed Shepards-Messrs. Thomas Ness, Martin Borlick and Ingvald Mar tin.
 Wise Men-Earl Lagergren, Hen ming Berggren and Carl Alstead
 Mary-Miss Ceceila Larsen.
 Joseph-Mr. August Rommunseth. Seraph-Judith Alstead. Cherubs-Corrine Duncan, Cath crime Torkelson, Edith Lundgren, Bernice Rommunseth, Emma Ness, Rachael Borlick, Rae Jorgesen, Ger i aldine Bedding, and Inga Lind strom. st Choir-Esther Bloomquist, Thelma Bedding, Margaret Hansen, Fay Jewell, Ruth Krugness, Mrs. Stone house, Mrs. Allen and Mrs. Green. Pianists- Sunday School, Rachael Borlick; Choir, Helen Torkelson.
 The public is cordially invited to this service.
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Attractions At Theatres
MELODY LANE" IS
 SHOWING AT PALACE

Life backstage in thre e-a-day vaudeville, where the painted smile is erased and the mask of foot lights is dropped, where puppets of pleasure become human beings again is strikingly portrayed in a manner that reaches right to your heart in Universal's Melody Lane, '' starring Eddie Leonard, minstrel king, with Josephine Dunn, which opened at the Palace theatre last night.
 Melody Lane" written by Joe Swerling whose play "Kibitzer" was recent New York Success, is an exceptionally human story blended with Leonard's minstrel and ballad singing which served to introduce three new song hits. Beautiful ? Sugar Cane Round My Door" and "The Bogie Man Am Here"
 There's drama, heart-throbs, tears and laughs in well balanced propor- tion in Melody Lane" besides the entertainment of Leonard in his singing and dancing. Leonard, in- cidentally, reveals an hithertofore unsuspeeted ability as straight actor, rising splendidly to several dramatic situations with Miss Dunn without the aid of the touching theme song, Beautiful"
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LONG LIST OF
 PRIZES GIVEN
 NARKSMEN
Sunday Shoot Draws Big gest Attendance in His tory of Gun Club

! Seventeen turkey prizes were shot for, and many special prizes con-
 tested Sunday at the Juneau Gun Club range by the largest crowd Of entrants in the history of that or ganization. The shoot opened at
 10 am, and 1t was 2:3O pm, before the last target was shot at.
 A gate prize of a turkey was giv- en by the club. The winning ticket was 126, with two alterating numbers 191, and TIT.
 Turkeys were won by the follow ing; McNaughton, who shot off a tie with Smith, breaking 12; Hu- don breaking 10 straight; Radde, winning in the shootoff of a tie with Hernle; Carter, nine out of ten; Vanderleest; Smith, nine out of ten; Council, who beat Barnes in the tie shoot-off; V. Williams, beat ing Hermle in the shoot-off of a tie; Saar, 10 straight; Gillette, Kirk, Taylor and Merlnle tied, Kirk win ming on the 18th bird; V. Williams, who beat J. Williams in the shoot- off; Lucas, no opposition; A. Lau- rie, in a tie shoot-off with Ed Wal tonen; Cleveland, 10 straight; Dick inson, eight out of 10; Cleveland, repeated with 10 straight, winning ever Hudon and Lucas with nine each; Saar, beating Hadon in the shoot-cff.
 Winners in the special prize events were: Smith, hen donated by D. E. Femmer; Baldwin, Linn burger by Sanitary Grocery; Der hard, cigarettes by Burford's Cor ner; V. Williams, cocktail shaker, by Kann's; Hermlc, cigars by Mill ler's Taxi; Kirk, "Skookum," by Alaska Scenic Views; O'Brien, ban anas, by Gastineau Grocery; Mrs. V. Williams, hunting knife by Truesdells Gun Store; Mrs. Smith, phonograph record, Juneau Mel cay House; McNaugnton, fruit cake, Peerless Bakery; Saar, wool socks, Goldstein's Emporium; Hudon, lard, Alaska Meat Company; Barnes, pocket book by Butler Mauro Co.,; Lucas, lodge seats, by Palace The atre; Hermle, cream, Alaska Dairy; Morrison, massage by Silver Fox Barber Shop; Miles, hair cut and shave, Pioneer Barber Shop; Tay- Tor, porterhouse steak, Sanitary Meat Company; Hibbs, roaster, Thomas Hardware Company; Bar mes, watch cleaning, Ludwig Nell son; Cleveland, repair kit, McCaul Motor Company; Gueker, mop, by Juneau Young Company; Mrs. Smith, Lights of Juneau by Win ter & Pond Company; Waltonan, turkey dinner by Mabry's Cafe; Morrison, bath salts and toilet paper, by Juneau Drug Company;
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BASKETBALL TONIGHT The Douglas High School basket ball players meet. the Haines' five here tonight.
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THE WILD PARTY"
 FEATURES CLARA BOW

No more ideal play for the ami
 mated talents of Miss Clara Bow
 has ever been chosen than her lat est vehicle, "The Wild Party which ccmes to the Coliseum Wednesday "The Wild Party" is a vivacious fast-moving, all-talking production
 based or the story by Warner Fa- bian, famous author of popular novels of the jazz age. There are several real wild par ties in the play, and their watch
 word seems to be, When better whoopee is made, Clara will make it."
 Girls who are known through out filmdom for their 'It' qualities take part in the production. Doro- try Arzner, director of the picture, spent considerable time selecting the desired types of whoopee-mak- ing pep sisters to fill the roles of members of Clara's gang" in the play.
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PLEASURE CRAZED"
 IS BILL AT COLISEUM

Talking pictures have been mak- ing remarkable progress in recent months. And now, after seeing and hearing the latest Fox Movie tone recording of Fox Films effort. Pleasure Crazed," one is on- vinced that tine Legitimate stage has a powerful rival with which it must contend.
 Its dialog is excellent, clear and lifelike in tone-and the scope Of it's picturing covers infinitely so much more than the stage may ever hope to do that one prefers this form of entertainment.
 Pleasure Crazed" opened yester- day at the Coliseum. Included with it's dialogue quality, it possesses a smart story, handled with plenty Of interesting advanced ideas.
 Novelty of theme, a triangle composed of two strangely contrast~ ing love affairs and an ingeniously planned robbery, are few of the many features of the picture, and the interwoven threads are brought Up to sharp climax through skill ful development of the story.
 While Pleasure Crazed' can be classed as a modernistic drama, 1t IS devoid of meaningless trick" shots and cubist backgrounds commonly associated with the term; it's mod ernism lies in a thoroughly up-to- date treatment of contemporary so- ciety life with dialogue of excellent clarity and technique.
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starts when those present are told that he is crazy and really thinks he is Napoleon" It is a plot to wrest an inheritance from him.
 Opposite Denny appears the charming Nora Lane, as Jose phine," and others in the cast in clude E. J. Radcliffe, Fritz Field, Slim Summerville, Jules Cowles, Joyzelle, Walter Brennan, Henry Otto, Margaret Campbell Peter Gawthcrne, D. R. O. Hatswell, Rolfe Sedan and Lloyd Whitlock.
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DENNIS FIRST TALKIE l. IS AT PALACE TUESDAY

Thirty famous characters of hls- tory and fiction, personalities that have attracted the attention and caught the fancy of the world from ancient to modern times, are inn personated in "One Hysteric al Night" Universal all-talking com edy starring Reginald Denny, which opens at the Palace Tuesday.
 They are impersonated at. a fam cg dress hall. Denny appears at the ball as Napoleon" and the fun
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Radde, chicken dinner, U & I Cafe; Baldwin, pumpkin by George Brothers; Barnes, lead pencil by George SimpSins; Mrs. Smith, box iot candy by M. H. Truesdell for
 high woman shooter.
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NOTICE TO SHIPPERS

All freight for the America First must be on the dock not later than 3 ?. m. December 24th CT it cannot be accepted for this coming trip. adv.
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GoRDoNs GIFT CERTIFICATES

The Ideal Gift. Always accept able and can be exchanged for mer- ehandise at any time. adv.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15

set double standard for bidding requirements.
but for mentality well.
Moreover this double standard assumed that
the partner of the novice or the moron player
who could never develop must also be of the
same type and thus one not qualified to handle
bids based upon expert standards. novice Of
good mentality would naturally resent being
coddled for long with kindergarten rules, and
hence no player of any mentality subscribed
to such rules, even though relatively weak in
the department of play. This Is as it should be.
Every player, regardless of his her ability
to obtain the most from their cards, should al
ways strive to improve their game, and the best
way to improve it is to set standard tests. not
only in the bidding, but in the play. otherwise
such players will always remain buffers.
eff confronted with an overbidder, the only
way to bring such partner to normal Is to over
bid yourself If you underbid-that is, refuse to
accord q partner who habitually overbids the
full quantity of your aSsistance-Such player
will continue to Overbid, always counting upon
the possibility of more tricks in your hand than
shown: whereas If you will deliberately overbid
yourself to satisfy the Overlooking partner that
you can be relied upon to bid the last ounce
in your cards, your partner Will stop his over
bidding at once.
eff faced with an underbidder, the only cure
Is to underbid yourself because If you overbid
your own cards the underbidder will continue
to permit you to do SO. This necessarily results
in many unjustifiable losses as the underbidder
will not always hold the excess values which
you assume will be held. Consequently, to stop
such nonsense you should consistently refuse to
bid more than your cards are worth, and at
times you should refuse to bid as much as they
are worth to force the underbidder to the proper
initiative with his or her cards.
"Underbidding is losing auction. OVERRIDE
ding, within reason, is winning auction. Thus
the experts standard Is the basis of winning
auction and novice's standard the basis Of
losing auction.
Prom the very inception of my connection
with the destinieS of both auction and contract
bridge, have consistently advocated q single
standard, one to be followed not only by experts
but by the beginner as WELL If the novice can
not make the total trick possibilities of the hand
then there exists for such player the necessity
to strive for improvement.
"AS Is well known, we have one official code
of laws of the game. Also, this code is changed
only at long intervals. Nothing would be more
depIorable than two conflicting Codes Also,
nothing Is so deplorable as two conflicting bid
ding standards. We are now progressing toward
Standardization of contract bidding require
Continued on Thirteenth PAGE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15

HAT subtle "feel of the table," which
Is almost occult in its gift for divina-
ton and which the bridge genius pos
sesSeS to q marked degree, putting
A him in a class almost above and be-
yond rules, is here described by no less person
than Wilbur G. Whitehead, bridge monarch,
himself adept In this marked intuitive sensing
of fortuitous situation
Mr.. Whitehead, who is chairman of the ma
tional contract bridge committee, says of this
auspicious possession, which thousands of bridge
addicts would mortgage their homes to possess:
"The intangibles that are subconsciouSly
SenSed by the expert player are what is popu-
larly known as the feel of the table" He fur
ther elucidates: ASK any expert what he would
do with particular hand in any close bidding
or playing situation, and he will tell you that
what he would do would depend on the feel of
the table,"
The metropolitan bridge car. to whom teach
ers of the game from all over the country come
to turn disciples, told not only of the technique
of the bridge genius, but also Of the faulty
playing of the duffer bridge player; his first
cousin, the moron player; those twin pests. the
cocky overbidder and the timorous underbidder,
and how to cure them in the event that they
cannot be avoided. You have probably spent
many evening across the table from q part
ner who consistently bought the bid regardless
of the price or. perhaps worse yet, a partner
who wouldn't make a bid even though his hand
are married-or engaged-to one of these types,
you cannot, of course, escape throwing in your
lot with him her, the case might be- and
in such circumstances the only thing to do is
to turn doctor.
GIN auction bridge. as in many other mala-
dies, like cures like" reminds Mr.. White
head. eff confronted with overbidder, you
cannot cure this trait by undertaking. The
only way to bring such partner to normal is
to overbid yourself If faced with under
bidder the only cure is to underbid yourself"
Besides giving many valuable pointers on
bridge in general, Mr.. Whitehead made an
announcement which will bring rejoicing to
novice and expert alike, and that is that the
single standard for players is now about ready
to be established and forever intrenched in the
bridge world
So not only is the modern world to see
single standard of morals, but, If the advocates
of this code and their optimism are to be be-
IeVed one of bridge as well!
Mr.. Whitehead generously scattered all these
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
Wilbur c. Whitehead, Bridge Monarch and
Chairman Of the National Contract Bridge
Committee, Gi0es Many Valu0bIe Pointers
in This Article and Tells HozV the Game
Should Be Played.

forthcoming pearls of bridge wisdom during an
interview in his studios, on Park avenue and
Fifty-SiXth street, New York City, two floors or
beautifully decorated rooms done in soft green's
and tanS. colors eminently suited to huStered
bridge students whose keyed-up nerves might
be set edge by harsh and striking hueS.
Doubtless those who have never had the pleas
ure of meeting the man whose name Is known
around the world in households where bridge
Is the favorite paStime conjecture about his
personality. What qualities does man possess
to make him of the outstanding leaders
of the Nations caravan of bridge enthusiasts?
they ask each other. Why do experts and
bridge teachers from every city in the Union
make pilgrimageS to him in order to learn more
about the great national indoor sport? What
type of man. in short, is Wilbur C. Whitehead?
Mr.. Whitehead is a serene unfustered. per-
son with q detached calm and poiSe which one
cannot imagine as anything but unshakable.
His power of concentration is marked his way
of thinking deliberate and his choice of words
selected with fine sense of exactitude and pre-
ciSion. While talking of bridge several tele-
phones at his elbow buzzed necessarily. Mr..
Whitehead calmly answered them, but never
for one instant did he lose the trend of his
thoughts. In fact, he talked on TRANQUILITY
about bridge paused just long enough to re-
Spond to his telephone caller and then went
right on with what he was saying. the sequence
of his conversation remaining undisturbed
This surely must be a significant sign to any
one VINO Is QlSCracCeQ Dy the Ouzz-DuEl-Duzz oL
irrelevant conversation around his own bridge
table and who is liable to trump his partners
ace because the lady opponent at his left Is
prattling about the latest Broadway hit
In fact. nothing diSmayS Mr.. Whitehead. He
is a genial and kindly man, and though he Is
recognized as a bridge king there is no pomp
or ceremony about the court he holds. Callers
dropped in, chatted bit and went their way.
but the bridge expert would pick up the threads
of his discourse where it had momentarily
been dropped and go on blithely with what he
had been saying.
IMPORTANT, too. is this facial any rate,
so far as the social amenities of the game
are concerned: Mr. Whitehead has a nicely
balanced sense of humor, something which can
be said of few bridge players. His wit is dry
and just little bit tinged with irony. He has
enthusiasm and a gift for friendship. His is an
altogether charming personality. SO much for
the bridge potentate himself.
I'm the early books of the game. with par
ticular reference TO those published in England,
and in many of the very early text books in
America, it was customary with these writer's
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to advocate slightly higher bidding require
ments for the novice than for the expert, on
the ground that the novice could not be ex-
pected to make the number of tricks intrinsic
cally in the two hands of declarer and dummy
that would be made by the expert" began Mr..
Whitehead. However theoretically sound this
double standard might be, the result of such
teaching proved impracticable, as it not only
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
BY WILBUR C. WHITEHEAD.

- HAT subtle "feel of the table," which
is almost occult in its gift for divina-
ton and which the bridge genius pos
sesSeS to q marked degree, putting
A him in a class almost above and be-
Seward daily gateway., 1929-11-15
REWARD OFFERED FOR SEVEN MEN
 DEAD 0R ALIVE
LARGE AMOUNT STOLEN AND MAN AND WOMAN FELL
 ED BY GUN BUTTS

BUFFALO, Nov, Is, (P)-A re- ward of S35,O00 if taken alive and $70,00O if taken dead, has been offered for the seven men who, armed and masked, raided the suburban home of John l.. Carson, Jr, during a pre-nuptial party in honor of a prominent young couple.
 Linning the 18 guests and a half dozen servants against a wall the robbers stripped them of jewelry valued by the guests at about $4OO,OOO; they also ob- tained small amount of cash and furs from the upper floor.
 Eleanor Cameron, of Waco, Texas, whose fiance is Courtland Van Cliff, was the guest of honor. She was one of the gathering who lost jewels of high value.
 The guests at first thought 1t was a prank when the bandits burst in but realized the ser iousneSs of it when a man and woman were felled by blows and fists and by revolver butts.
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PRETTY BRUNETTE
 EXPORTED BIG SUM
 FRO|N FI|VAN'IER
DENIES PATERNITY OF CHILD: ADMITS PAYING WOMAN
 FOR SIX YEARS

NEW YORK, Nov, IS, P- Accused by police with having extorted more than $170,000 from Nathan L. Amster, prominent financier, an attractive brunette, 34 years of age, who charges that Amster is the father of her six-year old boy, is being held under $5,00O bail pending a hear ing tomorrow
 Olga N. Edwards, a former res ident of Seattle, was arrested after Amster's secretary, through arrangements with the police, paid her $500 in marked bills.
 Amster, who is 50 years old, a married man with two sons, de- nied paternity of the child but admitted having paid the woman huge sums over a period of six years.
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! PANTlGEs FACES
 ANOTHER SUIT
 CHARGING ISLANDER
SAID PANTAGES MADE STATE MENT AT TIME OF ARREST
 IN PRESENCE OTHERS

LOS ANGELES, Nov, Is, (P)- Alexander Pantages has been sued for $50O,O0O damages by Nicholas Duneav, Russian playwright, and principal in Pantage'S recent trial.
 Duneav charged slander, alleging Pantages accused him of Having conspired with Miss Pringle and others to blackmail me-.
 Pantages was convicted of crimi- nal attacking the girl. Duneav said Pantagees made statements at the time of his arrest in August; also in the presence of other people.
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KELLOGGs SAIL
 II ATTEND DINNER
 GIVEN HIS HONOR
PILGRIMS SOCIETY IN LON DON IGNORING U. S.
 OFFICIAL

NEW YORK, Nov, Is, (H)-- Former Secretary of State and before that Ambassador to the Court of St. James, Frank Kel- logg, and Mrs. Kellogg, sailed on the s. s. Aquitania oattend a dinner to be given in his honor by the Pilgrim Society of London, on November 27.
 Sixty three countries have signed or adhered to the treaty. , he said, of the peace pact, bear ing his name, and "59 ratified the plan; three more are on the verge of doing so,' he added.
 The Kelloggs will remain in England for about 10 days.
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GAs FUMES ON BATTLESHIP KILLS
 MEMBERS CREW
NINE MEN OVERCOME ON NEW YORK; SEVEN PROBABLY
 WILL RECOVER

NORFOLK, Va, Nov, IS, (P)- Gas fumes, apparently spontan- eously generated from paint in an enclosed compartment oh the battleship New York, caused nine men to be overcome and two died.
 The two men who lost their lives were Lieut.. R.H.Hollenbeck, who had gone into the compart- ment known as the blister" to inspect it, and BoatsWain's mate Thomas George Weber, who att men fell about 40 feet suffering from injuries until death.
 Seven enlisted men were also overcome in an attempt to res cue the two and not until pure air was forced into the compart- ment through a hose was ac- tual rescue effected.
 At the hospital it was said the seven would probably recov- CT. The New York, which is the flagship of Rear Admiral H. H. Christie, was undergoing mod erizing which included construct tion of "blisters" of a sort, and double hull construction as pro- lection against submarines.
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DEFECTIVE KILLED IN PISTOL FIGHT
 SPOKANE YOUTH
TRAILED YOUTHS WHO HAD PURCHASED GUN TO
 ROOM IN HOTEL

SPOKANE, Nov, 15, (H1-Detec- tive Roy Fordyce, 54, was killed in a three -cornered pistol fight between two officers and a man they had questioned.
 Detectives Fordyce and George Bradley saw Ralph Larsen, 22, and Charles Dow, 20, purchase 3 pistol at a pawnshop and fol- lowed them to their hotel room to ask what the motive was for it's purchase Satisfied over the questioning the detectives were about to leave when Bradley said Larsen pulled another gun and started shooting.
 The detectives replied with their guns. Tn the patrol wagon police said Larsen said T don't know why I did it. I didn't want to be caught with a gun and sent away"
 Larsen is charged with mur- der; he had his left arm broken in the exchange of bullets. Dow is charged with being an ac- cessory although the police say he did not shoot. Bradley beat Larsen unconscious with a gun after Fordyce fell