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New Britain herald., 1930-09-15

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 Horn in, if yuh like, Howard"
 Don't mind if I do." assented the New Yorker, dropping to the floor between the girl and a raw boned Texan called Pete. The other player was d bland lad from the Panhandle country, familiarly known as Hank.
 McCarty held the dice, and threw eleven.
 Let it ride" he said. and threw six.
 Cover you, Mac,/ snapped Dag Watch out advised the cowboy. That there's a gentleman's point"
 Meaning who?" she retorted. There's my seven"
 The dice passed to Pete, who won.
 Shoot the works" he said.
 Cover you again. affirmed Hank.
 "Taint yore night, feller," derided Pete, Pay up"
 Pay up and quit mourned Hank.
 I'm just beginning" Dagger an- nounced. I'll shoot twenty dol lars.' " Cover you" replied Howard.
 Dagger threw a four.
 "I'd have to get Little: Joe with you covering she remarked uncon- cernedly. But Little Joe's lucky for ne. Tell you what: I'll double my money. Will you take mel"
 That's a dangerous point to double on," he warned. "Better-" .'I know my luck" she rapped. Take me?" e,..
 He nodded, and pushed the pile of bankno.es toward her as she threw pair of deuces. Leave it." she bade him. 'I'll Jet it ride"
 McCarty stood up.
 The games gittin' a bit too high for this puncher, folks.'
 "I'll take five dollars" Pete prof fered a
 Cover the balance said How ard. a
 Holy gee" gasped McCarty. she's. got another natural" I'm shooting fifty dollars this time she announced. T don't want to take all your money. Howard demurred.
 Nonsense" she returned furious ly. Fifty. now, or nothing" Covered" Howard assented, without temper.
 And me takin. another five of it." amended Pete.
 Dagger threw six, followed by seven.
 There you are," she exulted. That's half the game, drawing down at the psychological moment" The dice went to Pete.
 T reckon I ain't in yore class, Dagger" said the cowboy, but I'll shoot my roll, same bein' twelve bucks"
 Covered" she answered.
 Come on. bones," begged Pete. Do me right, yew little ivory ba- bies. Aw, hell! Ace n deuce. I'm out"
 Dagger picked up the dice.
 "I'll shoot you twenty-five dollars, MT. Howard" she, said.
 "Oh, come on, I thought you were gambler" laughed Howard. Lets have real stake" ......,
 She blushed furiously. There's four hundred and fif- teen here" she scowled. "Hou much of it will you have" . "I'll shoot you even hundreds"
 "Esta buenor'
 She rolled an eight
 "A little high for a lady's point, ' derided Howard.
 ''I'll double it up," she flashed "Ill take you for a ride to Deca- tur."
 Right O."
 She threw seven. | Looks to me like that lady's point wasn't treating you too fair chuckled Howard. Shoot another hundred?"
 She tossed the bills on the floor and he made natural.
 Here's another" she said calmly
 He made a second natural.
 How much have you got lefsfs he asked with a grin.
 Fifteen dollars" She got up That's my original roll. I quit Buenas noches. mis amigos"
 Copyright, 1880, Duffield and
 Company
 IsDagger falling in love with thi hero of hers? Read the exciting an | cvor in foro orrouy,e ch rfar
New Britain herald., 1930-09-15

, column or dust careenlng over the plain. ...
 Our people, Dagger announced briefly. Uncle Jim and Dick. must have heard the shooting. and they knewA I was riding the fence this morning -...
 "Dyou mean to tell me all that troop are your retainers?" We bed and feed thirty in the bunkhouse.' she replied proudly. "There." she pointed at the man who rode in the van of the column. That's Dick. Watch him ride-and only one arm. He still plays polo. You should see him-trains his own mounts especially, so he can guide them entirely with his knees"
 DO you play, yourself?"
 Dicks taught me some. Once in a while we raise teams among the cowboys. and hit a ball around be- hind the corral. But I never saw a real game" ...--
 By love, I'd give anything to feel a mallet spring under my wrist '' Howard exclaimed enthusiastically. Fancy passing in half an hour from bandIry to polo! I believe anything could happen here on the border.'
 "Oh, you shall have game" she cried. And rising in her stirrups, sent soprano yelp across the plains. 'Yeaaaaaay-hooooo Dick Oh. Dick. I've found a polo-player for you.'
 rr CHAPTER II
 NO ORDINARY GIRL
 The leader of the cavalcade wav- for Howard to see that it was hi; only hand. Yelling was a slim bronzed man, his light hair burned lighter by the sun, his blue eye. vivid against the tan, the hardness ot the expression minimized by { mouth as tender as woman's.
 What mischief have you been uI to, Dagger?" he hailed. We heard sh ots"
 "Jose Martinez and a bunch 0 Villistas were chasing MT. Howard here, Dick. That was all"
 "All?" There was irritation il Welling's tone. If I catch Jose I'm afraid I'm responsible fo the whole business. interposet Howard.
 Yelling glanced at him keenly.
 Been smuggling?
 | Hnh he ojr ,,o Howard is newspaper correspon dent, and Pancho wouldn't let. hin go-'fraid he'd give away their bor der connections.
 And our friend Jose would hav had me cold. if this little lad, I'm promised MT. Howard som polo" said Dagger, Couldn't W accommodate him ?" = Yelling surveyed Towards rangy horseman's figure. Play. do you?
 "A bit" , 1 "Ah! Any particular club?" 'Meadowbrook, when I'm a , home"
 The Englishman stiffened in hi l saddle. Are you Blaine Howard, sir?' Guilty" admitted Howard
 "You-' Yelling broke off hi } remark, then continued with 5 slight flush: You're the nine-go n No. 2, aren't you?" T used to be-" corrected How r ard. T haven't played muc , lately"
 - Heard of you of course" he sai finally, fiddling' with his bride But it's odd to find you way dow S here"
 And who found him?" crowe 0 Dagger. He knew who you wer
New Britain herald., 1930-09-15
CHAPTER I AsFUGITIVE RESCUED

! \ 4@ AALAA& SA@ V oughbred leaped sideways, ears thrust forward, Hanks trembllnd. The girl in the saddle balanced herself
 Easy, Des- mond, Only a rattler, boy" The horse Whlnnied nervously.
Evening star., 1930-12-09
MURDER INDICTMENTS
IN DEATH OF GIRL
Five Youths Held on First Degree
Charge by Gary, Ind,
Grand Jury.

BY the Associated Press.
GARY, Ind. December Give youths
today were indicted for flrst-degree
murder by the grand jury that investi-
gated the death on November 80 Of
18-year r-old Arlene braves.
Miss braves was alleged to have been
criminally attacked prior to her death.
The Indiana law provides the death
penalty for person convicted Of per-
petrating criminal attack that results
in death.
Those indicted were Virgil Kirkland,
20, former high school foot ball star;
David Thompson, az. in whose home a
liquor party is alleged to have been held
prior to the girls death; Leon Stanford,
21, former high school basket ball and
foot ball star; Henry Shirk, 81, another
former high school athlete, and Paul
Barton, 81.
The grand jury also recommended
that Clarence and Guy Thompson,
brothers. be held as material witnesses
under bonds of $4,000 each. They are
alleged to have supplied liquor for the
party.
The grand jury report was submitted
to Judge Martin l.. Smith. The case
probably will not come to trial before
the end Of the year.
Evening star., 1930-12-09
RAIL UNION GROUP
HITS GREEN STAND
Attitude on Doak's Appoint
ment May Break Up Plan for
Big E:our-A. F. L. Unity.
BY REX COLLIER.

Resenting the action of william
Green, president Of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor, in opposing william
N. Doak for Secretary of Labor because
he is not affiliated with the federation,
the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers, oldest railroad labor organiza-
ton in the United States, today spoke
out in condemnation of Green's stand.
The President of the United States
should "be left free in his choice to
select any bona fide labor man he sees
fit to select" whether he Is a member
Of the American Federation of Labor
or not. 1t was declared today by G. w.
Laughlin, national legislative repre-
sentative Of the brotherhood.
~ Holds Opinion General
This is the feeling, LauEhlin asserted,
not only Of the four big railroad
brotherhoods, but of "other bona f1de
labor organizations, some of whom are
afiliated with the American Federation
of Labor" judging from "the best in
formation obtainable."
It Is the consensus Of these organi-
cations, Laughlin said, that "the Presi-
dent should not be restricted In the
scope of his selection of the Secretary
of Labor to union labor men who are
members of organizations afilliated with
the American Federation of Labor"
The engineers spokesman expressed
deep appreciation and commendation
of the action of President Hoover in
appointing Mr.. Doak as Secretary Of
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column A.
Evening star., 1930-12-09
SOCIALISTS OPPOSE
TARD|EU IN CABINET
Laval to Confer With Group
of Political Leaders on
Personnel of Body.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, December 9-Pierre Laval,
premier designate, who is attempting
the formation of q cabinet to succeed
the Tardieu ministry, called on Presi-
dent Doumergue this morning and
when he left the Elysees Palace said
he intended to get in touch with a
number of political leaders. Asked
whether he was continuing his nego-
tiations, he answered merely, Did You
think otherwise?"
Reports were in circulation that many
members Of the Radical Socialist party
were vehemently opposed to any cabinet
which would include Tardieu. The re-
signed premier, they contended, had
been overthrown by the radicals in
the Senate and therefore he should not
seek to enter the new cabinet.
Last night Laval said he would form
no cabinet without effective coIlabora-
ton with my friend Tardieu."
Evening star., 1930-12-09
TARIFF BOARD GIVEN
O. X. BY COMMITTEE
Six Commissioners Named by Presi-
dent Approved by Senate Group
Following Investigation.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate Finance Committee today
approved the nominations Of President
Hoover's six tariff commissioners after
inquiring further into the connections
Of Edgar B. Brossard, Republican, Of
Utah with the sugar investigation Of
1928. The other nominees approved
were Henry P. Fletcher of Pennsyl-
vania, chairman, and John L. Coulter,
North Dakota, Republicans, and Al
fred p. Dennis, Maryland; Thomas w.
Page, Virginia, and Lincoln Dixon.
Indiana, Democrats.
A. M. Fox, an agricultural economist
on the commission, who worked with
Brossard and Frederick Turner on o
report In 1882, used as a basis for
minority opposition to q reduced sugar
duty, was questioned.
Fletcher, Coulter, Page and Dixon
were approved without q record vote.
The vote on Dennis was 16 to 2, with
Senators Couzens, Republican, Mich
igan, and Harrison, Democrat, Missis-
sipi, voting against him.
Evening star., 1930-12-09
Mrs. Hoover to Ask
Renewal of Permit
to Drive in District

Had Mrs. Hoover not been re-
minded today that her permit to
drive an automobile had expired
during October, she might have
gone through the experience of
being arrested for driving without
a permit
1t was purely an oversight on
Mrs. Hoover's part that her per-
NIT was allowed to lapse, and
arrangements will be made at
once TO have a renewal for an
other three years. While Mrs.
Hoover does not expect to do any
driving during the Winter, she
prefers not to wait until Spring
to attend to the matter Of the
permit renewal.
Mrs. Hoover is an experienced
driver and frequently drives her
own car to distant points. She
generally does her own driving
when she goes to the Presidents
fishing camp on the Rapidan, un-
less she Is riding in the Presi-
dents car, and she Is a frequent
motorist through Rock Greek
Park and the environs Of the
Capital City.
Evening star., 1930-12-09
RUTH NICHOLS SEEKS
WEST-EAST RECORD
Takes Of From Los Angeles to
Beat Hawks Time to
New York.
sy the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, December 9.-In an
attempt to slash both the mems and
womens records for flying time in q
west-to-east transcontinental flight,
Ruth Nichols, Rye, N. Y. aviatrix, took
on for New York from United Airport
near here at am. Pacific Standard
Time) today
The young woman, who last week
bettered by more than eight hours the
east-wegt wpmen's flight record made
by Mrs. J. M. Keith-Miller, Australian
aviatrix, planned to make but one stop,
at Wichita, Kans., early this afternoon,
where her ship Is to be serviced and
weather reports studied. The ship Is
capable Of top speed Of 1e5 miles an
hour.
! MSss Nichols planned to ny high.
She was equipped for extremely high
attitudes. the plane carrying oxygen
tanks for use In rarifed atmosphere.
@zaa ship was equipped utth zAAkA
Evening star., 1930-12-09
MURPHY CONTINUES
TAX EXPLANATIONS
Assistant Bureau Chief Con-
tends $10,183,391 Should
Be Given D. C.

Thomas F. Murphy, assistant chief of
the Bureau of Efficiency, today con-
tinued his explanation before the Spe-
cial Committee of the House appointed
to study fiscal relations between the
United States and District governments
OF the bureaus findings after an ex-
haustive study of the subject.
Murphy was subjected to barrage of
questions as he progressed with his an
alysis Of the bureaus investigation
which resulted in a recommendation
that the United States should contrib
ute $l0,183,391 toward the expenses Of
the District in the 1892 fiscal year.
Virtually all of the questions which
were fired by Chairman Mapes and Rep
resentatiye Frear of Wisconsin came
during Murphy's discussion of statisti-
cal tables relating to the per capits as
sesSments and tax levies in Washing
ton In comparison with those in Il
other cities having q population COM
parable to the District.
Holds Basis Fair.
Murphy defended the bureaus basis
OF determining these comparable per
capita assessments and tax levies as
fair to both the District and United
States. The committee, however, gave
the impression that 1t thought the bu-
reau should not have viewed the Fed
erai Government in the light of q mu-
nic1pal taxpayer in arriving at its data.
several times Representative Holiday
OF Illinois declared that what he
wanted to know was the amount prop
erty owners in other cities actually had
to pay in taxes. Chairman Mapes also
declared that the situation becomes
confused by assuming that the Federal
Government Is a taxpayer.
Murphy pointed out that the adj
JuStment Of the rate was based solely
on the principle that the per capita as
sessed valuation of any one city should
correspond to the average OF the others
He also brought out that most of the
cities used in the comparison are indus
trial centers, where corporations have
extensive real and personal property
holdings, which inevitably swells the per
capita base on the individual as well
as the levy.
Should Pay as Much.
CHAIRMAN MapeS drew an admission
from Mr.. Murphy that he believed the
people Of the District should pay in
taxes as much as the people in the IA
comparable cities without any reference
to the Federal holding.
"Of course, the Federal Government
has exclusive Jurisdiction over the Dis
trict." Mr.. Mapes said.
DO you think the people who live
here should pay any more or less in
Continued on Page 2, Column Sd
Evening star., 1930-12-09
WILL ASK FOR INQUIRY
INTO D. C. BREAD PRICES
Senator Capper Proposes Resolution
Of Inquiry, Which His Commit
tee Will Consider Thursday.

A resolution seeking to have the
Senate District Committee investigate
bread prices in Washington will be in
troduced in the Senate this afternoon
by Senator Capper, Republican, of
Kansas.
The chairman of the District Com
mittee said he would call his resolution
to the attention of the committee
Thursday in order to obtain the views
of his colleagues as to what they be-
lieve the committee should do regard
ing the price of bread.
The Senator recently stated that the
price of wheat was only about half
what 1t was year ago, and he wanted
to find out whether this had been ie-
fiected In any reduction In prices to the
consumers of bread.
With respect to the price Of wheat,
the bakeries replied that other in
gradients entering into bread cost as
much as they did year ago, and that
II wheat -four we're furnished the
manufacturer free, it still would cost
4.57 cents TO produce q one-pound loaf,
exclusive Of wrapping and delivery.
a
Evening star., 1930-12-09
FRANCO-RUSS|AN
SPLIT MAY Be NEAR
New Cabinet to Be Question
ed in Chamber About Re-
suits of Moscow Trial.
BY CAMILLE LEMERCIER.

By Radio to The Star.
PARIS, France, December "a rup-
ture of diplomatic relations between
France and the Soviet Union may be
a consequence Of the Moscow sabotage
trial. French public opinion considers
the whole trial as a sinister farce and
thinks that the Soviet government de-
liberately brought against the French
government and the general staff what
are described as insane accusations. -
The fact that the sentences against
the alleged plctters have been COM
muted by the Soviet government and
that none will be executed is held here
as decisive evidence that all the alleged
revelations" made by the accused en-
gineers were dictated by the Soviet's
attorney general, Nikolai Krylenko.
Issue Faces New Cabinet.
Opinion here is that the whole trial
has been staged in order to explain to
the Russians the failure Of the five-
year plan and to place on foreign pow
ers the responsibility for the shortage
of food. As soon as the new French
cabinet is formed it will be questioned
in the Chamber on the state Of rela-
tions between France and the Soviet
Unions and it is doubtful whether Par
lament will be satisfied with the infor-
nation that the French Ambassador at
Moscow several times handed vigorous
protests to the Soviet foreign ofice.
The Socialist newspaper lie Populaire
asserts that Premier Mussolini favors q
break In French Russian diplomatic re-
lations. lie Populaire says that the
only mont Communist newspaper In Eu-
rope which published reports OF the
Moscow trial sympathetic to the accu-
sation thesis is Popolo di Roma, lead
ing Fascist newspaper.
vs. tcopxriEht, 1901
Evening star., 1930-12-09
By the Associated Press.

CORDOVA, Alaska, December g.
Unshaken by the report of DR., Charles
z. Bunnell, president of Alaska College,
Fairbanks, that the carcass of creature
found frozen in q glacier of Columbia
Bay possibly was q small whale, resi-
dents and investigators here continued
today to believe it to be Of prehistoric
origin.
Old time whalers said If it is q whale
It Is not of present day species, pointing
In particular to the lack of q hole In
the head.
Scientists contend the Columbia
glacier In which the carcass was found
advances. about IL feet daily in the
Summer months, with motion imper-
ceptible Ghe remainder of the year.
Activity generally y confined ct al
Evening star., 1930-12-09
Asserts World Can Look For
ward to Sterilization as
Result of Work.
HOLDS PUBLIC MUST
BE AROUSED TO CAUSE
Soviet Minister Objects to Citing
of Russia as Menace to
Security.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, December 9-Hugh s.
Gibson, American delegate to the pre-
paratory disarmament conference, today
told the final session that the Disarm-
ament Commissions work embodied in
the draft convention falls far short Of
expectations.
The draft convention, he said, lacks
several things which the American dele
CATION hoped it would contain, but the
world at least can look forward to sta
bilization Of ornaments as q result Of
the commissions work.
If anything more than sterilization Is
achieved at the forthcoming general
conference 1t will be because the gov
ernments have made progress in the
meantime, said Mr.. Gibson.
If real disarmament is to be accom-
plished at the general conference pub
lie opinion must be aroused to a greater
interest than is now manifest, he as
serted. 1t is necessary to inform public
opinion so that its reaction may be in
telligent
M. Lunachansky, Russian representa-
tive today voiced diSpleaSure that Poland
and other neighborS Of Soviet Russia
had singled that country out as q pos
sible menace to their security.
In an address before the commission
the Soviet minister protested inclusion
in the commissions report of para
graphs which record the determination
Of Poland, Esthonia, Finland, Latvia
and Rumania not to be bound by dis
armament convention II Russia declines
to be party to It, He demanded elimi-
nation from the report of all reference
to this attitude by Russias neighbors.
The commission, however. adopted
by 16-to-l vote, a compromise formula
which recorded reservations by the
neighbor groups without naming Rus
STA directly. Hugh Gibson, the Ameri-
en- delegate, supported this compromise.
Poland and the other neighbors signi-
fed a willingness to leave further de-
velopment Of this subject to the general
conference.
The Soviet delegation. refused to ac-
cspt the draft of the convention. term
ing the instrument entirely futile" to
accomplish any reduction Of arma-
ments.
Evening star., 1930-12-09
TEXT OF GIBSON ADDRESS.

The State Department made public
the text of today's address TO the Pre-
paratory Commission on Disarmament
at Geneva by Ambassador Gibson, rs
follows, in part:
For four years we have been en-
deavoring to reach an agreement. There
have been long and direct conflicts of
opinion: views have been maintained
with vigor and yet our friendship with
those who have differed from us has
grown as steadily and as surely as our
friendship with those who have shared
our views.
I'VE have now completed q draft
convention which, after study by the
governments, will 60 forward to the
general conference. I should not be
frank II did not say that this draft
falls far short of our hopes and ex-
pectations.
Milestone In Progress.
'Tt fails to contain many factors in
which we have always believed and
which in our opinion would lead to a
real reduction Of armaments, the set
ting up Of a machinery to receive and
disseminate information on armamentS.
to educate public opinion and to pre-
pare Systematically for the work Of fu-
ture conferences, as successive mile
stones In the continuing process Of dis
armament.
"If these things can be achieved BY
the coming conference, and from pres
ent indications I think we are justi-
ned In assuming that they can be
achieved, We shall have situation OBJ
viously better than We have at present,
and. while we cannot claim to have
built the edif1ce, we shall have at least
laid the foundation upon which the
ediflce can be erected. $HS
I feel that we should be renderipo
q poor service to the cause of reducti ?
OF armamentS II we were to lead our
peoples to believe that this work car
ried the movement further than it
Much Work Remains.
I'VE are all in agreement that an
immense amount of preparatory work
remains to be done before the meeting
OF the general conference. The
technical preparation for that confer
ence Is in. all conscience great enough,
but more dificult and more re-
sponsible task lies ahead Of all our
governments in informing public opin-
Ion as to the facts, as to the difi1culties,
and as to the possible measures which
may, with mutual concession, help us
This end can be- served only by stating
our achievements and our difficulties
with moderation.
Il hope that In separating at the con-
clusion Of our labors we shall not yield
to the temptation to indulge In mutual
congratulation, that we may separate
with becoming modesty, and on report
ing TO our various governments, that
we do so with q full and frank recog-
milton Of the shortcomings of our pres
ent draft, and Of the duties and respon-
sibilities still before our governments
to lead the General Disarmament Con-
ference to the success which our peoples
earnestly desire"
Evening star., 1930-12-09
STILL BELIEVE CARCASS
IS THAT OF PREHISTORIC ANIMAL
Remain Unshaken by Statement of College Head That
Creature Is Possibly Small Whale.

times to the extreme sides. The glacier
is added to each year by SHOWS and
freezing, so the change In actual size
is very small.
Its movements, generally from the
top, decrease as 1t nears the base,
falls into the sea. This led local In
vestigators to believe the creature, found
near the base, was thrown UP by q
heavy storm and unusual activity In the
central part OF the glacier, just prior
to the discovery.
Investigators here also said as far
as they knew no scientist rom Alaska
College had examined the carcass.
Flesh was still clinging to the bones
when found, and the skeletonNis pre-
serEed and awaits forestry Nn1cials
0Eders.