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BUD TAYLOR Is BOOKED.

CHICAGO, January 81 (R. Pro-
moter Jim Mullen today announced
that Bud Taylor, former bantamweight
champion, will meet the winneriof the
Tony Canzoneri-Joey Sanger match,
which will be fought at the Coliseum
next Wednesday night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-31
sOUTHW0RTH BABY PILOT.

Billy Southworth, aged "a, will be
the youngest manager in the National
League. He will play and pilot the ST.
Louis Cardinals Southworth, an out
fielder, played on five major league
clubs in his 10 years service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-31

Loretta Turnbull, aged Is, of Los
Angeles, recently defeated Helen Hen
schal OF New York for the feminine
motor boat title.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-31

Il william Wrigley, jr., owner Of the
Chicago Cubs, the Los Angeles Pacific
Coast League Club and the Reading
Internationals, has invested 100000
in the sport
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W[LARD-MORAN co
HAS $152,0O GATE.
Contest Gives Tex Idea OF
! Getting Madison Square
-
IS Garden Control.

This is the only autobiography
,critten By Ter. Richard. 1t wds
prepared in collaboration NTH
sBoseman Bulger, for publication er-
clusiuely for The Star and the
North American Newspaper Alliance.
Shortly before Richards death he
discussed NTH Bulger plans for pub
iic1tion OF these memoirs in book
form. FOLLOWING is the tioenty-frst
instdllment of the autobiography,
which is appearing in daily chapters.
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RRANGEMENTS were being
~ completed today for intercity
IA individual duckpin matches be-
1 y tween Clarence w. Taft, The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-31

BY TEX RICHARD
(In Collaboration with Bozeman Bulger)
NIK Y first venture into New York
NH with fight was the staging
iVt of the Jess Willard and Frank
4 i Moran affair at Madison
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-31

(Next-Franke Moran's Gameness)
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Fred Thomas was largely responsible
for Murdocks' 23-to-16 win over st.
Paul tossers. He collected Ii points.
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playing bridge in the lounge at half
past six, again at seven, and again Just
as was coming up to the captains
room to tell him about the murder. I
don't think she interrupted her game
OF bridge to slip down and murder Mr..
Sollas, wriggle out of the port-hole and
climb up on deck again, and then sit
down as if nothing had happened"
Hardly" growled the captain. That
eliminates her"
1T also completes the elimination of
all the people who booked for Bombay
after the murdered man." said the doc
tor. I'm afraid your idea has broken
down, captain"
A T that moment there was a tap on
the door. 1t opened and young
Osborn put his head in.
1T has just occurred to me-" he
said. that you ought to disinfect the
purSer's assistant, if this fellow
what's his name-has anything CATCH
ing Just before 6 o'clock tonight
went to the purser,s Office to get INV
wallet out for tomorrow-and Mr.. Sol
las came up to cash a check. I
thought I'd just speak Of it, In case
you didn't know-you weren't there at
the moment. Mr.. Purser."
THANK you. Mr.. Osborn; didn't
know" said the purser. IN see to it.
i didn't know" he added, to the
captain, after Osborn had again disap-
peared Il wonder what he wanted
to cash a check for, with all that
money In his cabin? There are twen-
ty flyers among his big notes." He
went to the door, told the steward to
find the assistant purSer and bring
him along. Well look into this" he
said.
The assistant purser stated that he
had cashed a travellers check" for
20 pounds for Mr.. SollaS that evening.
Mr.. Sollas had stated thai he wanted
the money for his wine-bill, the tips
to the stewards, and to get off the
ship with tomorrow He had said that
he made habit of never carrying cash
with him.
What" exclaimed the captain.
''He said that he made a rule never
to have more than five pounds in cash
with him. because once he had had his
pocket picked. sir"
When the assistant purser had closed
the door after him, the captain looked
at his companions.
olEdHec, isil IL! Cdu the steward
in again"
Macy stood once more in the cabin.
"Steward-we're wondering about all
that money in Mr. Sollas' cabin. Did
you ever see any there-did ne ever
leave any lying about?"
mo, sir. I've been thinking about
that money myself, strand it's very
queer. Mr. Sollas asked me to repack
his trunk and his suit case, Sir-all
ready for tomorrow morning. He left
everything open. And I didn't see any
money. He came in to dress just as I
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THAT the scholars Of the world attach
great importance to the study OF
the playthings and dolls of all times Is
best demonstrated by late remarkable
volume written in German by Prof.
Karl Groeber. IN which lies wealth OF
information and illustrations dealing
with this topic.
The taste of the elders is reflected in
the playthings of the children. and the
fact that they took the trouble to amuse
their children in this fashion and to
teach them something of the art OF
living through their play is in line with
modern though. at its best.
The child meant much to the an
clients, quite as much as it means to us.
They saw play as means Of education.
and the toy and doll were part OF the
equipment Considering our progress in
other directions, We have not advanced
greatly beyond their toys. save in the
sphere of the mechanical and electric
toy If the ancientS knew electricity 1t
was reserved for more sacred purposes.
In studying children's toys it is found
that the early Middle Ages have pre-
things of the children. It Is possible
that there were some dolls and toys.
for children had the same desire: then
as earlier and later, but the ruthlessness
of the Dark Ages destroyed all that
seemed trifling. and to them 1t did not
seem worth while to keep the toys that
had amused the boys and girls. In the
constant siegeS and burnings of the
towns and castles what remained of
childish treasures was easily destroyed.
Yet few of the old dolls are found in
the graves of their childish owners in
Germany and France, and In the ro-
mantle age the fact that the toys. con-
sisting Of knights and riders. were made
of clay tended TO their preservation. as
these did not fall into decay like wood
en- toys.
There is much Of suggestion for the
parents of today in the study OF this
subject, and the wise parents will be
glad to have the help Of the right kind
of playthings to develop taste and tai
ent In their children. The daily con-
tact Of the dolls and toys has a far
greater influence upon the mind of the
child than much of the school instruc-
ton. The ancients can teach us much
in this line, If we are willing to learn.
The problem of the parent was the
same then as now-how to keep the
child interested, amused and intelli-
gently impressed through and by the
playthings used every day, and all day
long. This problem should be solved
most effectively now in the light OF ali
that may be learned from the records
and the models Of the last 40 centuries.
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How to Get Rid of Your Wife

perfections, for he did not get his
asking price. The account concludes
with the statement that after waiting
an hour Thomson knocked down the
lot to one Henry Mears for 20 shillings
and a Newfoundland dog. The con-
tracing parties then separated on
friendly terms-Mears and the woman
going one way, Thomson and the dog
another.
THOMAS HARDY founded the first
= chapter of THE Mayor of Caster
bridge" on similar transaction. In a
refreshment tent, on Fair day. a wan
dering haytrusSer in drunken humor
offers to sell his wife for guineas.
Five guineas," said the auctioneer.
cor she'll be withdrawn. Does anybody
give it? The last time. Yes or no?"
A bargain was struck with sailor,
who paid for her in crisp Bank of Eng
remonstranceS of his wife only de-
termined the haytrusser in what he had
started half in jest.
"a joke? OF course it's not joke |!
take the money, the sailor takes you.
That's plain enough. 1t has been done
elsewhere-and why not here?"
THE quaint custom seems to be a
survival of feudal times when the
peasantry. being ignorant of legal ways,
honestly believed that the marital tie
might be dissolved by document par
taking of the character Of lease.
The trading in wives was marked by
the same fluctuations as the stock mar
ket. In 1896 the London Times an
nounced that wife had been sold at
Sheffield for sixpence About the same
time that paper carried an article
stating that the price of wives had
risen in Smithfield market from los cd
to 312 guineas.
These husbands had no more idea
Of wrongdoing than a Zulu who paid
The whole outrageous business was con-
Quoted as openly and in as good faith
as any other sale.
The town of Shefield seems to have
done rushing business. In 1887 a
citizen of that town acknowledged In
the County Court that he had paid ,
shillings for another mans wife. He
produced written agreement, worded
thus:
"At the Royal Oak, Sheffield, I. Abra-
ham Boothroyd, agree to sell my wife,
Clara, to William Hall, both OF Sheffleld'
for the sum of S."
The bartered wives did not always
get the short end of the bargain. One
woman was sold by her husband Tor
Els. She survived both the buyer and
seller, and then married again. On the
death of her first husband she Inherited
share of his property, for notwith-
standing claims put forth by his re-
lations, she was able to prove In a
court Of law that the sale did not and
could not vitiate her rights as MS
widow.
This cheap substitute for divorce,
whereby a man could get rid OF his VIE
and possibly make money IN the par
gain, was practiced more extensively
than seems credible. And the ignorant
villagers round about were surprised
and annoyed when In 1887. at the West
Riding Sessions in Yorkshire. a man
was sentenced to a months imprison-
ment and hard labor for selling, or at
tempting to sell, his wife.
Members Of the Alimony Club wouio
probably murmur.
And cheap at the price!
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home-it was time he ted. = fresh
climate. happened to spot hizu golnS
to the steamship Office ond ecNaseS
the berth next to his. I took my sister,
because she was alone in the world.
except for me. We planned to go on
from Singapore to some South Sea
tsland-Start fresh and make home
for my brtoher-in-law when he came
out. Marshall had never set eyes on
her-and I saw to it he didn't recog-
nize me-"
"a very creditable disguise. if may
say so. MIMI"
"Somers, my name is. Albert Somers."
We'll, Mr.. Somers. I haven't the
slightest doubt how you got into Mr..
Marshalls cabin tonight-you merely
tapped at the door; and, thinking 1t
was the steward, he opened to you.
can guess also why you didn't go IN
the middle of the night. You surmised
he might have an automatic under his
pillow. But I'm curious to know how
you fastened the door on the inside
after you had gone out"
Il thought that would puzzle you. I
had bit of wire to throw the latch up,
if he didn't open. Afterward thought
it would be Just as we'll to latch the
door. I wish I'd thought of it first
should have stabbed him in front. and
it would have passed for certain suicide.
Particularly as used his own knife
saw it on the table as he turned to
get me the box of matches asked for
I only thought of the door afterward."
These second thoughts that come too
late!" commented the captain grimlv.
But still don't know how you did it,"
quite easy. 1t just meant hooking
the wire over the metal button. passing
it through the crack Of the door, and
giving it a jerk. It's big button and
not stiff. Nothing to it."
Professional I see?" smiled the cap
tain.
IF you like, sir. Both ways. Small
part on the stage once. But I've
chucked the lock-picking game. Uncle
in Australia died and left us bit. We
shouldn't have been able to afford this
trip otherwise-we couldn't risk trying
to pass those notes."
I'm afraid it's trip with bad end
ing Mr.. Somers. AS told you when
your cabin. Doctor, would you mind
fetching the first officer?"
The young man shrugged his Shout
ders.
ITS a neat cop he said. after the
doctor had gone. Scotland Yard
couldn't have done it better. captain.
And how you spotted it. beats me. =.
Could you spare me drink? I'm bit
knocked"
Certainly" The captain poured cut
a whisky -and-soda. handed it TO him.
Thanks, captain-you're a SPORT"
said the young man as he took the glass.
The next instant he had hurled it full
in the captains face. had switched out
the light. There was sudden rush. a
shout from the purser, a cry from the
girl When Capt. Forsyth had wiped
the fluid from his eyes and found the
switch, the young man had disappeared.
He had been too quick even for the
steward outside. Macy had only >
fragment of a lavender satin dress to
show. snatched as the murderer leaped
overheard.
(copyright. 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-27
By E.tBritten Austin
teen Hours in Which Solve Murder and No Clues No
Trace of Guilt ANYWHERE

the captain. "Give him my compli-
ments, and ask him II he would step
up here for a moment. Say nothing
to any one else"
Very good, SIR"
well cover all this up" said the
captain, putting an outspread chart
over the knife and the heap of the
murdered mans papers. mo sense In
giving our hand away"
steward opened it, as the captain
shouted, come in" The sound of jazz
music entered with him.
"Mr. Osborn, sir" he said.
The young man. tall, good-looking,
stepped over the sill.
Good evening, captain" he said
cheerily
Certainly this young man did not
look like murderer-Still, one never
knew. Capt. Forsyth relit his pipe as
preliminary to questioning him.
II asked you to come up, Mr.. Osborn"
he said, because thought you might
possibly be able to help me. You know
Mr.. Sollas?"
"Never heard of him, captain"
"He had the cabin next but one to
you. sir" said the purser. Number
"Oh, yes-you mean the melancholy
crow'-the solitary bird? Yes-I know
him-by sight. What about him?"
The captain hesitated. What should
he say? The fact is, Mr.. SollaS has
been stricken down with most dam
gerous and--er-infectious disease
he glanced at the young man to see
whether he was affected by this pos
sibly embarrassing intelligence; plain
ly, he was not-"and he is now in the
sick-bay, I regret to say, delirious. We
have been trying to find out little
about him, so as to wireless his rela-
tives, and 1t occurred to us that. as
you were his neighbor. you might have
a little information"
I'm sorry, captain, but never
spoke to him in my life"
HIN. One more question, Mr.. Os-
born BY an extraordinary coinci-
dence. some one-probably one Of the
Lascars-broke into Mr.. Solla's room
tonight and-er-committed robbery.
1t must have happened in the hour
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"All things considered" said the doc
tor, that seems the most probable"
Very good. Now 1t Is just possible
that the murderer met his enemy on
this ship, quite by chance. with no
previous idea that he was also on board.
PoSsible-but it involves coincidence,
and condolences are mathematical i'm
probabilities, II remember rightly We
will commence at the simplest-and we
will assume that the murderer did know
his intended victim was on board, that
he came for the purpose of killing him
and that he proposed to commit the
crime just before arriving at Bombay"
"One would have thought he'd have
done 1t during the night, in that case,
sir" said the purser critically.
quite. But he didn't. He chose
the time just before dinner" replied
the captain, somewhat snappily Don't
let's confuse this-do you agree that
there's something in what I've said?"
Undoubtedly" concurred the doctor.
Then" said the captain, lust look
out from the list there all the passen-
gers who booked for Bombay-and who
booked after Mr.. SollaS booked his
passage"
The purser reached for his lists
That's fairly easy, sir" he said Mr.
Sollas booked his passage rather late
a week before sailing. The only other
people who booked to Bombay after him
are"-he ran his finger down the COL
unnS-"Mr. Osborn and Mr. Strong, the
two young subalterns next door but one
to him-they had a last-minute ex-
tension of leave. they told me, and
transferred from a B. I. boat; Miss
Brandon. the spinster, who's going out
as a goyerness: Mr.. Jchnson-he'S on
the other side. Number GO, the clergy
man, sir--if he got out of that port
hole, 1t must have been tight fit, and
I can't quite see him climbing up
rope to the deck or however the fellow
managed 1t. And that's all, sir"
They certainly don't sound very
probable, any of them," murmured the
doctor. What do you think, captain?"
X X X
TAPT. FORSYTH frowned. He had
~ hoped that his fash of deductive
genius would have revealed some name
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read novels and milk cows: she can
laugh and weep with the same ease that
you could take glass of ale when
thirsty. Indeed, gentlemen, she re-
minds me Of what the poet says of
women in general:
Heaven gave to women the peculiar
grace
To laugh, to weep, to cheat the human
race
"She can make butter or scold the
maid; she can sing Moore's melodies
and plat her frills and caps; she
cannot make rum, gin or whisky, but
she Is good judge Of the quality from
long experience in tasting them.
therefore offer her with all her per-
fections and imperfections for the sum
of so shillings."
Her auctioneer had evidently dwelt
too Fundamentally on Mary Anne's i'm
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AT SEA = = = = = y

part of the jovially urbane skipper, an
apt joke always ready for the ladies, a
semi-facetiouS, Semi-SeriouS remark for
the men. He even ate his dinner,
though never in his life had he had less
appetite for it, Altogether too recent
just visited. The unfortunate MIR. Allan
knife in the middle of his back. The
steward identified that knife as the
murdered mans property. 1t was q
large hunting knife that had lain on
his table, and he had used it for the
purpose of cutting the pages of the
books he lead. Evidently, he had met
his death III the act of dressing for
dinner. The doctor pronounced that,
at the moment If examination, he had
been dead rather less than an hour.
There was no indication of struggle
in the cabin. The victims baggage
stood open, but there were no signs of
interference with 1t. The steward stated
the circumstances of his discovery of
the crime. and reiterated that the door
had been fastened on the inside. He
had had to jerk up the catch with the
thin instrument he carried, in case sick
when the door was buttoned within. No
one could refasten the door in that
manner from without. Then how had
the murderer left the cabin?
All four had instinctively glanced at
the port-hole. 1t was open, but the
wind-scuttle-which made the most of
the breeZe-still was fixed in position.
He'd have to be pretty thin and pretty
nimble to get out of there, sir" the
steward had said. and plainly the man
was right. In addition, the steward
stated that he had found the electric
light switched off when he had entered
the cabin. And that seemed to be
everything that, for the moment, could
be established.
All this Capt Forsyth exasperatedly
turned over in his mind, while he made
himself amiable to the passengers at
his table He had 20 of them. the rest
being split up among the tables of the
senior officers. save a few at small
tables by themselves One of these ap-
parently quite normal people in evening
dress was-almoSt certainly-the muir
derer. Which? He glanced along his
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me only born serpent. I took her for
my comfort and the good of my home:
but she became my tormenter, do
nestle curse, night invasion and a
daily devil. Gentlemen. speak truth
from my heart when I say may God
deliver us from troublesome wives and
frolicsome women! Avoid them as you
would a mad dog, a roaring lion, a
loaded pistol, cholera morbus, Mount
Etna or any other pestilential thing in
nature"
At this point Thomson evidently
realized that this was not selling talk.
Or perhaps Mary Anne made men
acing move toward him, for his words
became honeyed.
Nov I have shown you the dark
side of my wife and told you her faults
and failings. will introduce the bright
and sunny side of her and explain her
qualifications and goodness. She can
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was finishing, and he rnust have taken
some out Of his pocket-that would be
the 20 pounds on his table, sir. But
that fat wad Of notes wasn't in his suit
case when left him, sir, at about $50
I'm sure Of that. The more think
of it, the more sure am"
THANK you, steward" said the cap
tain. This beats cock-fghting. If the
steward is right, then we have muir
derer who not only comes in through
the side of the ship and goes out again
out of port hole with the wind-scuttle
pounds in cash for his victim!"
THAT gives us clue. though" said
the doctor Those notes can be traced.
The wads have evidently come straight
from a bank. The bank can tell Us
who received them"
That's true, doctor-but how long
will they be about it?"
Wireless. sir?" suggested the purser
''Wait Bit" said the captain, tap
ping his teeth with his pipe stem.
People don't usually carry around that
amount of notes. Supposing these are
stolen-supposing we have the thief on
board-what then? If We can spot MIN,
we've got the murderer"
1T sounds bit far-fetched-" be-
gan the doctor.
I'VE can but try" said the captain
Take the numbers of those notes. pur-
ser. and send message to Scotland
Yard. Ask If they are known, and tell
them a reply is required. Tell them
to wireless a description of any indi-
vidual who may be wanted in co;nec-
ton with them. We ought to get an
answer under the hour"
In half an hour there was tap at
the door. 1t was the junior wireless
operator.
Message. sir" he said.
THE captain tore open the envelop.
Here we are!" he exclaimed.
Listen to this! Notes part of missing
proceeds of robbery committed by bank
clerk Lawson sentenced nine months
back to five years penal servitude.
That doesn't help us much" he added.
THE fellows in Jail. But-how in the
name of all that's wonderful did those
notes get into that cabin between $50
and 7:30 tonight?"
PUT there by the fellow who did the
murder, evidently said the doctor.
by Mr.. Lawson himself, SUPPOSE"
replied the captain scornfully. He just
willed himself all the way from Dart
moor and back again!" He was furious
in his disappointment.
mo. captain, but by somebody on the
ship who knew Lawson-or who was
connected with the robbery in some
way"
1T looks as if this Mr. Sollas must
have been connected with it," remark ed
the purser. Otherwise, why give him
this precise wad of notes?"
well, we can't question him!" said
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Seeds of Sequoia.
ON O~H~OHHs
EXPERIMENTS made at Clan

EXPERIMENTS made at Giant For
est, Sequoia National Park, have
shown that the California Big Tree
sometimes retains its cones for Is years
before they drop and discharge their
seed contents. The seeds are preserved
by powdery pigment which gives them
a waterproof and germproof gloss. This
pigment when dissolved in water makes
a good writing fluid or furniture stain
of a rich maroon color.
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Scotland's two branches Of the Pres
byterian Church will, it is said, soon
unite.
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before dinner. You don't happen to
have seen any one III the corridor, I
suppose?"
"No, didn't. Strong and I weren't
about just then. We were in the
smoking room until quarter of an
hour after the bugle went"
Il see. Thank you. And ! need
hardly say that rely on you to say
nothing of this. We don't want the
passengers to get panicky-and there's
the question of quarantine"
When the young man had departed,
the three looked at each other.
said the doctor.
Little Miss Brandon, DOCTOR" the
purser put in. And 1t happens that
I've an alibi for her also. I saw her