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The Washington times., 1930-08-27
F ACE.
YANKEES

The Griffmen were today en-
joying b rest period prior to the
Inauguration Of a. asSeries with New
York's second place aspiring
Yankees: =,
Within a brief interval they
must crowd in seven games with
Bob Shawkey's sluggfng soldiers.
A three game set at Griffith sta
dunn will be launched tomorrow.
Laying off Friday, the. two clubs
are to conclude hosti1ities here
Saturday and Sunday, :. ;. .+.-,.s
: A Labor Day .double eheader with
Boston Monday win, be followed
by still another off period. The
Griffs then are to check out for
New York where four clashes are
Scheduled -" " a. :.
General Alvin CroWder win
handle Manager Walter John.
sons singing assignment
when tomOrrOw'S game gets
under way. ....t, .s.,:
Since the Yankees are only
three and a half games removed
from the runner:up position
heated rivalry viii surround all
future WaShingten-NeW York com
bats. To date the Griffs have
won IL Of Is mix-ups with the
.ShaWkeyS.
So near and yet so far. After
twice sewing up the verdict Wash
.ington yesterday was uprooted by
late period thrusts while bowine
to Philadelphia. 10 to 8. To the
tune of 10000 cheers, the Ath
letics put over two runs in the
sixth. Then the heavy Elephant
artillery opened up to snuff ouI
Ad Liska, bring Lloyd Brown into
play and count four times in the
eighth. $. .,.....
Homer Summa had singled
when Mickey COchrane, with
his team trailing 8 to 6, con- :
nected for the circuit. Sim
mons followed suit with an
other drive over the right
field wall. .
Liska, the losing pitcher, = wa:
relieved. by Brown after working
up a three ball and. no strikt
count on Foxx. Brown pitched
the fourth ball and Miller singled
over Bluege's head. Dykes sacri
ficed and Roley was purposeiy
passed. Then it was that McNair
batting for Shores, sent a long rlJ
to West to decide the issue.
Washington batted around Willie
scoring five times in the first
Philadelphia retaliated with three
in its half. The. Griffmen picked
up another in the second which
the home club matched two hest:
later: Everything seemed set wher
the Griffmen put over three
counts in the fifth but the AS
persistent if anything, got in thu
deciding punch.
Hadley, Liska and Brown WORKED
for Washington. Earnshaw, Rom
mel, Quinn, Shores and Grove al
ternated for Connie Mack. Shore!
getting the win. "
The Washington times., 1930-08-27
'TODKYS.
STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

NJ NleveI0nd ana CnlCdBU Bpl
dOubIeheadeF-Cleve ,S2S; ,Chicag
=. YEsTERDAY.s RESULTS
philadelphia, 10; rWAsHINGTONS: o.
(OnIy game scheduIed.)
T0pAY'S GAMES
Chicago at Cleveland (twO games).
Detroit at; st. Louis. SAG =
l0nly, games schs9d4led) - .'
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concede Connie Mack's American
League leading. Philadelphia Ath-
letics their second pennant in q
row. The washington club prexy
snarled: ~. -. ss.z..s-. =,... =. -. Z
"Heu NO. I'm not con
ceding them anything! L.'
knowing the Old Fox to be a
good, business man with q keen
eye ON the tilrnstiles. there never
theleSS Is no questioning his
optimism. Nor Is there any doubt
that he knows his baseball d
1--WE play the AS twice
more" he explained after
cooling down q bit-fOr Griff
burns up when someone tries .
30 eliminate washington IS
q flag contender. -
"And don't think those,
Athletics aren't wObbling.
Why If something happened
to Lefty Grove. or those fel-
lows got into a rut-which,
they figure to hit-we'd be
ON their neckS In no time"
".--ft. !, i,s' -.
Griffith points out that If the
Washington club plays the ball
of which 1t is capable and gets
some help elsewhere, the cham
pions may yet be jolted. -
"I've lots Of faith in our s
bSys," he declared. " why, II
some of those other teams had
made anything like a decent,
stand before Connie Macks
club, we would be in the thick
Of the. battle right now. - -
a"1As it stands, don't think
those AS benefited any by
those two . hckingso We dealt
them. And also. remember they
needed EarnShaw, ROmmeI,
Quinn, Shores and finally Grove
to beat us yesterday, virtually
their entire staff" ~
Even in the face Of this con-
vincing argument, however, the
writer believes the Washington
public will eventually accept q
second-place ball team. A good
one, too.
washington must win 20 Of its
next % games while Philadelphia
is dropping 13 of 25 starts to
COP. The final compilation
should such thing take. place.
would be-; ., .sg~ - -, s,,:., ?
= $500 " " 4
Washington ....c..'... W %
Philadelphia 500. ...s. - S9 90
The writer does. not question
the washington clubs ability to
play good-yes, great-ban. But
miracle man progress OF this
nature, unless the AS encounter
an unprecedented slump. can
hardly be expected. s~ ~
AS q result of yesterdays come
from behind Athletic victory, the
Griffmen are now seven and a
half games to the bad. a..@.
Had they won yesterday
Walter JOhnSOn'S men would
have been five and half .
games behind the pace-Set-
fers.. The psychology Of three
consecutive defeats might
have so demOraIzed the Ele'
plfantS that they would have
been Overhauled.
+ -.
AT that the Washington club
won two of its three games with
the AS. Which, even the most
skeptical will concede, was some
thing of an achievement.
The Washington times., 1930-08-27

Somehow or another, we have
grave fears that the heavyweight
The Washington times., 1930-08-27
AYERS S>NACKS.
:NIL[..HlT. !.
So n
|. l. SLUMP h. :. !. /.
Ry JOE HoLMAN

There was ali nndeniable ring
Of finality and sincerity in Clark
Griffith's voice today when he was
asked whether he was ready to
concede Connie Mack's American
League leading, Philadelphia Ath-
leticS their second peflnant in q
row. The washington club prexy
snarled: - ,i.,s<
"Hen NO. 10. I'm not con-
ceding them anything!
The Washington times., 1930-08-27

knowing the Old Fox to be a
good business man with q keen
eye on the tlIrnstiles. there never
theleSS Is. no : questioning his
optimism. Nor iS there any doubt
that he knows his baseball. - -
The Washington times., 1930-08-27

It is reasonable to assume,
therefore, that the average
. American doesn't want what
is best for him. He is a fas
tidiOus man., and is very par
ticular about what ball he
misses his golf shots with.
The Washington times., 1930-08-27
!. Futile Efforts
PHILADELPHIA

rfis batted fOr. Brown In ninth.
The Washington times., 1930-08-27

General Alvin CroWder win
handle Manager Walter John
sons singing assignment
when tomOrrOw'S game gets
under way. ... ....
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seeing trip of business into the vale
of despond"
Optimism. courageous use Of credit
and increased spending sre the n.
gradients for q generous dose Of COM
mon sense needed by the victims Of
pessimiStic whooping cough.
THE key log of the jam IS uneFl-
ployment. Give the workers work to q
and they viii buy. BUSINESS executives
must take courageous action now. They
must show backbone and spunk In get
ting their credit to work They must
drag the idle credit dollars from the
vaults and get them back 10 their
jobs Active selling, backed by In
telligent production, backed by credit
dollars viii turn the pendulum the other
way"
Strengthening the channel of the Mis-
siSsippi River from Cairo to the Gulf
at a cost of about $2,500 100000 was
proposed as solution of the problems
of flood control and navigation by Maj.
Gardner S. Williams OF Ann Arbor.
Mich, vice president Of the council,
in an address last night
Mai. Williams asserted that the Jad-
win plan being followed by the Army
engineers contributed absolutely moth
ing to the navigability of the Missis-
sippi. The Jadwin plan. ne added,
would cost nearer a billion than the
original estimate of 1925 900 900.
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dead man. "Thats the whole trouble


Suddenly he moved toward the statue
of Anubis and, leaning over, picked
up a folded piece of paper which had
lain almost hidden beneath one OF
Kyle's outstretched hands. Carefully
unfolding it, he held it toward the
light 1t was a legal-sized sheet Of
This document" he remarked,
must have been in Kyle's possession
when he passed from this world .
Know anything about it, Scarlett?"
Scarlet stepped forward eagerly and
took the paper with an unsteady hand.
Good heavens!" he exclaimed, its
the report of expenditures we drew up
last night. DR.. Bliss was working on
this tabulation---"
"Uh-huh!'' Heath grinned with
vicious satisfaction. 80! Our dead
friend here musta seen Bliss this morn
Iing-else how could he have got that
paper?"
Scarlet frowned.
Il must say it looks that way" he
conceded. This report hadn't been
made out when the rest of us knocked
off last night. Dr. Bliss said he was
going to draw it up before Mr. Kyle got
here this morning." He seemed utterly
nonplussed as he handed the paper back
to Vance. But there's something
wrong somewhere You know, Vance,
it's not reasonable"
Don't be futile, Scarlet" Vance's
admonition cut him short. IF DR.. Bliss
had welded the statue of Sakhmet,
why should be have left this report
here to incriminate himself? AS
you say, something is wrong some
where"
Wrong. is it?" Heath scoffed.
There's that beetle-and now we find
this report. What more do you want,
Mr.. Vance"
"A great deal more" Vance spoke
softly. "A man doesn't ordinarily COM
NIT murder and leave such obvious bits
of direct evidence strewn all about the
place F. It's childish"
Heath snorted.
"Panic-that'S what it was. He got
scared and beat it in hurry. ="
Vance's eyes rested on the little
metal door CT DR.. Bliss study
by the by, Scarlet" he asked
when did you last see that scarab
scarfpin?"
Last night" The man had begun
to pace restlessly up and down. 1T
was beastly hot in the study. and
DIR. Bliss took off his collar and four
finland and laid 'em on the table. The
scarab pin was sticking in the cravat"
"Ah!" Vance's gaze did not shift
from the little door. THE pin lay
on the table during the conference
eh? And, as you told me, HAM
and Mrs Bliss and Salveter and your
self were present"
Right"
Amy one, then, might have seen it
and taken it?"
"Well-yeS suppose So"
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Vance thought a moment.

bdlCS JLlOuSHI ulOiHeuI.
still, this report most curl
Gus! could bear to know how
it got in Kyle's hands. You say it
hadn't been completed when the con-
ference broke up?'
"Oh, no." Scarlet seemed hesitant
about answering I'VE all turned in
our figures. and DR.. Bliss said he was
going to add EN- up and present them
to Kyle today. Then he telephoned
Kyle-in our preSence-and made an
appointment with him for IL this
morning."
rs that all he said to Kyle on the
phone?"
Practically though 1 believe
he mentioned the new shipment that
came yesterday"
Indeed? Very interestin'. And
what did DR.. Bliss say about the ship
ment?"
las I remember really didn't pay
much attention--he told Kyle that the
crates had been unpacked, and added
that he wanted Kyle to inspect their
contents. You see. there was
some doubt whether Kyle would finance
another expedition. The Egyptian gov
eminent had been somewhat snooty,
and had retained most of the choicest
items for the Cairo Museum Kyle
didn't like this, and as he had already
put coolies of money in the enterprise,
he was inclined to back out. No kudoS
for him, you understand In
fact, Kyle'S attitude was the cause
of the conference. DR.. Bliss wanted
to show him the exact cost of the
former excavations and try to induce
him to finance a continuation of the
work. ="
And the old boy refused to do it."
supplemented Heath, and then the
doctor got excited and cracked him
over the head with that black statue"
''You will insist that life Is so simple,
sergeant" sighed Vance.
I'D sure hate to think 1t was as
complex as you can make it, Mr..
Vance" Heath's retort came very near
to an expression OF dignified sarcasm.
The words were scarcely out of his
mouth when the main door was opened
quietly and a middle-aged, darkroom
plexioned man in native Egyptian cos
tune appeared at the head of the front
stairs. He surveyed us with inquisitive
calm. and slowly and with great de-
liberation of movement. descended into
the museum.
Good morning, Mr.. Scarlet" he
said, with sardonic smile. He glanced
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membered, with an unpleasant feeling,
the recent tragedy of Lord Carnaryon
and the strange tales of ancient sorcery
that sprang APP to account for his death
on supernatural grounds.
quite unscientif1c. don't y know"
vance's voice, cynical ard drawing,
brought me quickly to the world of
reality. Il seriously question the abil-
ity of that piece of black igneous rock
to accomplish a murder unless welded
by ordin'Ty human hands. And
If you must talk tOSh. HAM, we'd be
tremendously obliged III you'd do 1t III
the privacy of your bedchamber. It's
most borin'."
The Egyptian shot him a look of
hatred.
1.-The West has much to learn from
the East regarding matters of the SOUL
he pronounced oracularly.
II dare say" Vance smiled blandly.
"But the soul is not now under discus
sion. The West, which you deSpise, is
prone to practicability; and you'd do
well to forego the metempsychosis for
which the district attorney would like
to put to you"
HAM bowed his acquiescence; and
Markham, taking his cigar from his
mouth, fixed stern look upon him.
Where were you all this forenoon?"
he asked.
I'm my room-upstairs. was not
we'll"
And you heard no sounds in the
museum here?"
1T would have been impossible for me
to hear any sound In this ROOM"
And you saw no one enter or leave
the houSe?"
mo My room is at the rear, and I
did not leave 1t until few moments
ago"
Vance put the next question:
why did you leave 1t them?'
."I had work to do here IN the mu-
scum" the man replied sullenly.
But l understand you heard DR..
Bliss make an appointment with Mr..
Kyle for IL this morning." Vance was
watching HAM sharply. did you in
tend to interrupt the conference"
Il had forgotten about the appoint
ment" The answer did not come spon-
taneously. IF I had found DIR. Bliss
and Mr.. Kyle in conference, l would
have returned to my room"
ITO be sure" Vance's tone held
tinge of sarcasm. Il say, HAM, what's
your full name?"
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at the murdered man. 81 observe that
tragedy has visited this household"
eyes, Ham," Scarlet spoke with a
certain condescenSion. "Mr. Kyle has
been murdered. These gentlemen
he made a slight gesture in our di-
rection-"are investigating the crime"
HAM bowed gravely. He was of me-
dunn height, somewhat slender, and
gave one the impression of contsmptu-
GUS aloofness. There was racial ami
mostly in his cloSe-Set eyes. His face
was relatively short-he was markedly
neutrality-suspicious. his straight nose
had the typical rounded extremity OF
the true Copt. His eyes were brown
the color OF his skin-and his eyebrows
bushy. He wore cloSe-cut, Semi-gray
beard, and his lips were full and sem
sual. His head was covered by a soft
dark tarbush bearing a pendant tassel
of blue silk, and about his shoulders
hung long HAITIAN of red-and-white
striped cotton, which fell to his ankles
and barely revealed his yellow-leather
babushes.
He stood for a full minute looking
down at Kyle'S body, without any trace
of repulSion or even regret. Then he
lifted his head and contemplated the
statue of Anubis. A queer devotional
expression came over his face; and
presently ms lips CURED III IalnJ SaI-
donic smile After a moment he made
a sweeping gesture with his left hand
and turning slowly, faced us. But his
eyes were not on uS-they were fixed on
some distant point far beyond the front
windows.
"There Is no need for an investiga-
ton, gentlemen" he said. in a sepul-
chral tone. 1T is the Judgment OF
Sakhmet. For many generations the
sacred tombS of our forefathers have
been violated by the treasure seeking
Occidental. But the gods of old Egypt
were powerful gods and protected their
children. They have been patient.
But the despoilers have gone too far
It was time for the wrath of their
vengeance to strike And it has struck.
The tomb of Intef-o has been saved
from the vandal. Sakhmet has pro-
nounced her Judgment. just as she did
which she slaughtered the rebels at
Henen-ensu to protect her father, Re,
against their treason"
He paused and drew deep breath.
But Anubis will never guide sacri-
legious giaour to the halls of Osiris
however reverently he may plead. :"
Both Hani's manner and his words
were impressive; and as he spoke re-
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The Scarab Murder Case
By S. S. Van Dine
Copyright, 1880. by g. s. Van Dine.

| intently, a look of Mortified amazement
on his round bronzed face.
I'm afraid you're right, Vance"
he said, nodding with reluctance.
"Dr. Bliss found that scarab on
the site of the excavation of Intef's
tomb two years ago, He didn't mention
it to the Egyptian authorities; and
when he returned to America he had
it set in scarfpin. But surely its
presence here can have no signifi-
Really, nowl" Vance faced Scar
lett with a steady gaze. II remember
quite we'll the episode at Dira Abu
'n-Noga. was particeps criminis, as
it were. to the theft. But since there
were other scarabs of Intef, as well as
cylindrical seal, in the British Mu-
scum, 1 turned my eyes the other way
This is the first time I've had a
close look at the scarab"
Heath had started toward the front
stairs.
"Say. you-Emery!" he bawled, adj
dressing one of the two mep on the
landing. Round UP this guy Bliss and
bring i'm in here"
"Oh, 1 say, sergeant!" Vance fastened
after him and put a restraining hand
on his arm. why so precipitate? Let's
be calm This isn't the correct mo-
ment to drag Bliss in. And when we
want him all we have to do is to knock
on that little door-he's undoubtedly in
his study, and he can't run away F..
And there's a bit of preliminary sur
veying to be done first"
Heath hesitated and made a grim
ace. Then:
Never mind, Emery. But go out in
the back yard and see that nobody
tries to make getaway :. And you,
Hennessey," he addressed the other
man, stand in the front hall. If
any one tries to leave the house, grab
EN- and bring 'em in-see?"
The two detectives disappeared with
a stealth that struck me as highly
ludicrouS.
Got something up your sleeve, sir?"
the sergeant asked, cycling Vance hope
fully. This homicide, though, don't
look very complicated to me. Kyle gets
bumped off by blow over the head,
and beside him is a scarf pin belong
ing to DIR. Bliss That's simple
enough, amt it?"
TOO dashed simple, sergeant" Vance
returned quietly, contemplating the
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The Egyptian hesitated, but only for
a second. Then he said:
"Anupu Hani." (This unusual name
! learned later was the result of his
fathers interest in Egyptian mythology
Vance's eyebrows went up, and there
was irony in the slow smile that crept
to the corners of his mouth.
"Anupu,' he repeated. Most allur-
in. Anupu, believe was the Egyptian
form of Anubis, what? You would
seem to be identified with that unpleas-
nt-lookin' gentleman in the corner
with the jackal's head"
HAM compressed his thick lips and
made no response.
ut really doesn't matter, y know"
Vance remarked lightly "By the
by, wasn't 1t you who placed the small
statue of Sakhmet atop the cabinet
yonder?"
Eyes. 1t was unpacked yesterday"
And was it you who drew the cur
tain across the end cabinet?"
"Yes-at Dr. Bliss request. The OBJ
jects in it we're in great disarray. We
had not yet had time to arrange them"
CTo be continued)
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SENTENCED BY COURT
BY stan Correspondent of The Star.

BY stsff Correspondent OF The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Nd, october
1S-Lee Day of Forestville. convicted
by q jury of assault and battery on
William Leatherer. Washington radio
salesman. yesterday was sentenced by
Judge Joseph c. Mattingly to four
months in the House OF Correction and
fined 5000.
Charles Dustin of Laurel, convicted
of liquor law violation, was given
similar sentence
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THE STORY THUS FAR.

THE STORY THUS FAR.
1t Is doubtful II Philo Vance, although
endowed with fine analytical mind and
q remarkable fair for the subtleties Of
human psychology, could have solved
the bizarre murder of BENJAMIN H. Kyle
on the scene. Carefully he St noted ted the the
maze OF topsy-turvy clues before the
arrival of the police, after Donald Scar
private museum on East Twentieth street.
facing Gramercy Park, maintained by
Or. Mindrum w. c. Bliss, famous
Scarlet, wen-to-do Enrlishman.
about 49, who had been a collese mate
Sis Van ac az oTfoEd was SO sta t aes ogg
terribly battered and heavy Egyptian
statue lying over it, that he had hurried
reported the crime it 10 his fr RSi District
Attorney John F. X. Markham.
Scarlet said he knew Of no reason s,Sol!
Egyptian Expeditions. should H have been
killed. Bliss had made an appointment
at the museum with Kyle for IL that
TO the wealthy art patron. The museum
was in one Of two brown-stone houses.
owned by Kyle, which had been so
In the other lived DE- and Mrs. Bliss,
Robert Salveter, Kyle's nephew, Har-
ward graduate, who was an Egyptologist;
Brush. the butler. and Dinrle, the cook.
Mrs. Bliss was half Egyptian, and much
younger than her husband
Brush told Vance that Kyle had arrived
at 10 o'clock, going direct to the museum
and telling him not to disturb Dr. Bliss,
as he wished to look over some new
curios DR.. Bliss had been in his study
in the rear of the house since O'Clock
and Mrs. Bliss left at about that hour
TO go shopping. HAM had been upstairs
in his room, not feeling we'll. Salveter
had gone out soon after Mrs. Bliss left.
Brush said he had not heard Scarlet
enter at l0:30. probably because of the
noise made by the vacuum cleaner he
was using. He seemed surprised that
the latch on. the street door lock was of
when Scarlet arrived, as he had seen to
1t hiplself that II was locked
kyIes body lay with his arms encir-
cling the base of statue OF Anubis,
Egyptian god of the underworld. friend
OF the dying and the dead. The smaller
statue. which had caused Kyle's death,
was about two feet long It was that OF
Sakhmet, goddess of vengeance
Scarlet said the Sakhmet statue had
stood on cabinet more than seven feet
high, directly over Kyle's head. Sergt
Ernest Heath arrived with three other
detectives from the Homicide Bureau
Beside the body Vance found q modern
scarfptn set with a scarab. which had
been the state seal of a Pharaoh who
lived about 1850. BIC. 1t belonged to DR..
Bliss.
INSTALLNYENT WI.
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VIEW us. ECONOMIC
STATUS AS Sound"
Engineers See Business De-
preston Due to "Enthu-
SiaStiC PeSSimiSm."

Directors of the Society of Indus
trial Engineers in session here at the
Mayfiower Hotel were on record as de-
claring that fundamental economic con-
ditions In the United States are sound.
The statement was issued following last
nights session of the board. 1t added
that enthusiastic pessimism is raising
hell with business in the United States
today"
There Is no excuse" it continued,
"for continuation of the present sight
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A Representative
From Marie EarIe's
Beauty Salon

will be here Monday and all
next week to introduce a new
line of Marie Earle prepare
tons, and show you those
which will keep your skin
lovely this Fall.
TonETR1Es, AISLE Is, FIRST FLOOR.
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NSTALLNTENT vi.
(FRIDAY, JULY 10; 1915 PM
Scarlet had been watching Vance
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axe These to
the Game, SIS

-. to the game, or the races,
or any outdoor occasion where
a fine pair of field or sports
glasses will come in handy.
These are only one and a half
inches high. and weigh but six
and half ounces, yet they
have a wide vision range, re-
quiring little adjustment.
We noiU carry complete line
Of Zeiss Binoculars
OPTICAL SECTION, FIRST FLOOR.
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