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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-14
REVERSAL LOOMS
FOR SCHOOL SHIFT
Education Board Expected
to ReinState Greenleaf
as White School.

The Board of Education is expected
to reverse itself on the transfer OF the
Greenleaf School from white to colored
divisions. AT the recommendation of
Robert L. Hayeock, who was acting SUI
perintendent, the Board of Education
members have been asked to approve
the reinstatement Of the Greenleaf to
Division Z, a white unit, and to trans
fer the Smallwood School from Division
z to Division Is, colored unit. Both
schools are in Southwest washington.
Two Approve Change.
This morning only Dr. j. Hayden
johnson and Rev. F. I. A. Bennett had
responded to the written poll" Of the
board, and both approved the new
order. Others are expected to be heard
from within a day or two. since most
Of them are out of the city.
In announcing this change TODAY
Haycock's Office explained that the
census of school population taken by
the school statistician revealed a great
er decrease in the number of white
children in the Smallwood Schools dis
trict than in the Greenleaf Schools
district Thus the claims of the South
west washington Business Mems Asso-
citation and officials of the Neiehbor
hood House, that the Greenleaf Schools
AelsHpornoou was preuomlnantly white
was upheld.
Population Shift Cited.
Transfer of some Southwest WASH
lngton school was demanded, school ON
Gals have explained, by the increase
In the colored population of South
west Washington and the accompany
ing decrease in the number of white
residents there. It was shown that
while there was actual need for eight
additional class rooms for colored chill
oren to overcome the necessity for part
time classes and oversize classes, there
was. on the other hand, a total sur
plus of approximately eight unoccupied
rooms in the white school Trans
Ter Of one of the buildings to colored
use was believed to be the logical So
lItion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-14
MESSENGER OF GORDON
FREED IN LIQUOR CASE

Charles Foreman, colored messenger
for Justice Peyton Gordon Of the Dis
charge OF possession OF one pint Of
liquor By United States Commissioner ],
Frank Parran at Marlboro yesterday
Foreman was arrested By Federal
agents, who found the liquor "a pocket
Of his car According 10 parTan.
woman companion OF Fsrcman's ad-
mitted obtaining tie liquor and placing
IL IN his ear without his knowledge
The car was stopped By the side Of
tho road in nearby Maryland and the
agents searched Il alter detecting the
odor Of liquor. paxTan said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-14
CAPT. N0RMAN'S RITES
SET FOR TOMORROW
Victim of Colored Doorman's Bull
let to Be Buried in Airing
ton Cenetery.

Capt. william F. Norman, shot TO
death by a colored doorman at Ward
man Park Hotel Wednesday, viii be
buried in Arlington Cemetery tomorrow
afternoon.
The former special assistant to the
Attorney General viii be buried after
services at ! 80 o'clock at Hysongs
funeral parlois.
Capt. Norman was shot By Joseph
Henry Digs several DAYS after an
argument over parking space ct the
hotel Diggs yesterday was ordered
held for grand jury acta0n 60 MEs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-14
PRISONER HITS OFFICER

It's not often 4 prisoner can hit a
policeman Ia the eve and get away with
IL. but that's what happened yesterday.
The victim was Policeman Wade Cox
81 the tenth precinct He was a4 bal
ulsrlilg paai game AZ Lorton Relorma-
tors, and Pitcher Boots Matthews OF
tlie heforulatofy team was IN the box.
k1tcher Matthews served up o fast
one. which curved si1arklv and landed
on tbs poli1enan's eye. THE policeman
waz not seriously hurt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-14
MARIAN MARSH VISITOR
17-Year-old Film Star Has White
House on Call List.

Marian Marsh, 17-year-old movie
actress.a arrived here today on a vacation
trip begun following completion of her
latest hlm. She was accompanied by
her mother and representatives of the
company by which she IS employed.
During her One-day stay here, Miss
Marsh planned to visit the White
House, have luncheon at the Press
Cub and hold reception for news
paper men at the Mayflower Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-14

The report points out that the engine
crew only saw the stalled car when
about $50 feet away from the cross
ing, and that Ward applied his brakes
when about 1900 feet away, It adds:
This is sufacieTt evidence that the
members OF the engine crew were on the
alert
The report says also that $50 far as
Agent Lorentz Is eoncerned when he
left his once he spuld have taken his
CONTINUED ca pagE R-2. Column s.
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calisthenies end military drills have
been adopted as definite part OF the
course. These are conducted by Capt,
Porter and Pvt Schwink respectively
Immediately following the 81 call each
day, Chief 0connor reads 10 his class
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08

CSSUCE FESTIVAL
1907, Werrenrath has sung before nearly
1000 audiences in America and Europe.
In recital, with leading orchestras, and
with the Metropolitan Opera Co. And
in the midst of this busy career he has
found time to compose several songs, to
collect and edit anthologies and to or
ganize and conduct the well known
University Heights Choral Society.
Werrenraths first teacher was his
father. Violin lessons cane first, but
as the boy approached manhood it be-
came evident that he was going to have
an excellent voice, so the father and
son turned to vocal study. Meanwhile
Reinald attended the Boys High School
In Brooklyn and went on to New York
University, from which he was gradu-
ated as bachelor of arts in 1905. Fur
Their vocal studies were pursued under
DR.. Carl Duff, Frank King Clark. DR..
Arthur Mees, Percy Rector Stephens and
Victor Maurel
Werrenraths operate debut was as
Sylvio in Il Pagliacci" at the Metro
politan opera on February 10, 1919.
During the same season he sang Valen-
tine in Faust" In 1912 he organized
the University Heights Choral Society
and was its conductor for four years.
NJ B. G. will reach out to Germany
IN. again tomorrow afternoon to pick
up the dedicatory exercises of new
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08
RUSSIAN CONCERT
TO FEATURE WRC
G. w. U. Mems and Women'S
GIee Clubs to Broadcast
Over WMAL.

A concert. consisting chiefly Of Rus
sian music, interpreted in that language
by zinaida Nicolina, soprano, and Ada
KuXnetzoff, bass, will feature the Fam
lily Party" program, to be broadcast to-
night by WRC and a network of other
National Broadcasting Co. stations.
Opening with the Parade of the
Wooden Soldiers" by Frank Blacks
Orchestra, the program includes srch
outstanding numbers as The Gypsy
Lullaby" THE Song of India" and
Song of the Volga Boatmen."
Gypsies' Program Varied.
The Gypsies, under the direction of
Harry Horlitk, will present varied pro-
gram, made up principally of old and
new melodies. "Dardanella. i" 1--WE Got
Five Dollars" and When I Take My
Sugar to Tea" are the chief numbers.
The soloists on this program will be
Frank Parker, tenor, and Veronica Hig-
gins, contralto.
Old songs in novel, modern arrange
mentS will feature the program of the
Symphonic Rhythm Makers, under the
direction of Hugo Mariani
WRCS other attractions include new
musical program coming from Chicago
at 9:45 O'Clock, a concert by the Rus
sian Singers and dance music by Paul
Whiteman's Orchestra and the La Sale
Orchestra.
The combined male and female glee
clubs of George Washington University
will be heard over WMAL tonight in
the Musical Art Gallery program. to be
broadcast from 1915 to 10:45 o'clock.
Three Bakers on Columbia.
WMALs Columbia attractions include
the Evening Paris program, the
weekly presentation of the Three Bakers.
with Billy Artzts Orchestra, and the
daily broadcast Of Morton Downey,
tenor.
The Evening in Paris presentation will
have an atmosphere of a French cafe.
The feature will be xylophone solo
by Edward RubSon. He will play
Spanish Doll" The orchestra, directed
by Max Smollem. will contribute "Pomp
and Circumstance I'm Gonna Get
You and Mighty Night Till Tomor-
row."
In the Three Bakers program Artzt's
orchestra will play number of lively
dance tunes. The Bakers this week will
ma their adventures on Broadway.
Society Editor Talks.
Sallie V. Pickett. society editor of
The Star, will go before the microphone
Of VOL tonight to discuss the activi-
ties of a society reporter. Her talk is
one of series by Washington newspa-
per women being broadcast by this sta
ton. The Jubilee Quartet. a newcomer
to radio and Bob CARRIERS Orchestra
will provide VOLS musical features.
Jeanne Levans, pianist, and Eunice
Worthy violiniSt. will contribute to the
program of WJSV. There also will be
dinner concert by Phil Lorias Orchestra
and late dance program by Rudy
Schl amm's Orchestra.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08

Guy Fraser Harrison - WIZ,
WBZ, WBZA, WHAM KDKA,
VIDAL, WLW and WAR.
9:30-Empire Builders; dra m al ic
sketch-WJZ, WBZ, VIDAL,
WBzA, KDKA, WLW and KYW.
10:00-Backstsge with Dorothy Knapp,
former "Follies" star-WEAF,
WEEP. KSD, WGY and WDAF.
1l:00-Cab Calloway's Orchestra, dance
music-WJZ, WREN, VICAR
and WENR.
11:30-Larry Funk's Orchestra. dance
music-WJZ, WREN, WJR and
VICAR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08

1:15-Columbia Artists Recital.
145-Columbia Salon Orchestra.
2:15-"La Traviata." from London.
245-The Captivators.
300-Italian Idyll.
330-The Four Clubmen.
4:00-Civil Service Employment OPP
portunities.
4:10-SongS by Frank Ross.
AIS to 4:30-"Adventures in Words,
by DR.. Frank H. Vizetelly.
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educational buildings at old Heidelberg
University. The program will be car
ried by the WIZ group from $50 to
o'clock. The Heidelberg students will
Alt Heidelberg"
X II X
HOUSEHOLD CELEBRITIES, an N.
i i B. C. feature, has abandoned guest
artists. Alice Mock, Chicago Civic
Opera soprano, has been engaged for
the solo parts. Columbia will describe
the Poughkeepsie Regatta June 49,.
Eight of Sousa's most famous marches
will be played by Arthur Pryor's Band
in its daily broadcasts over Columbia
during the week of June Is. The
Evening in Paris presentation goes of
the air June Is until Fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08
Folks Behind
The Microphone
BY THE RADIO EDITOR.

LOOD Of the Vikings mingles
x with that of genuine Mayfiower
stock in the veins of Reinald
IL Werrenrath, lAmerican baritone,
who cast his lot with radio to
become vocal supervisor for the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co.
His father was George Werrenrath
world-known Danish tenor, and his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08
The Dial Log.

Flashes from The Evening Star,
resume OF World ne,Us, is broad
cast daily By WMAL at 5:45 O'Clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08

mother, before her
marriage, was Miss
Aretta Camp, de-
scendent of the
Camps W h ose
names were enter
ed on the log OF
the Mayhower in
1920. Danish, Eng
lish, Scotch and
Irish are in the
singers racial her
itage.
Brooklyn W a S
Reinald Werren-
rath'S birthplace
and the day was
A u gust 7, 1883.
Since he made his
debut at the Wor-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08
Today on the Radio
WTDC 1855 Meters.
w RN $50 KilocycIes.


w AeN $50 KiIocycIes.
3:0o-Broadcast by the Jewellers Quar-
tet from leipzig, Germany.
3:30-Dancing Melodies.
400-The Lady Next Door.
4:3O-The Good Neighbor.
4:45-Vocational Guidance by the
Kiwanis Club.
5:00-Report of the National Indus
trial Conference Board.
5:02-Black and Gold Room Orchestra.
5:l5-Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
5:29-Correct time.
5:30-The Bakers Orchestra.
6:00-Amos n Andy.
6:15-The Yeast testers.
6:30-Phil Cook, comedian.
6:45-Archer Gibson, organist.
7:0o-"HowS Business?" by Merle
Thorpe.
7:l5-Weber an6 Fields.
7:30-The GypSies.
s:30-"FamiIy Party" with Frank
Blacks Orchestra and two Rus
sian artists-Zinaida Nicolina,
soprano, and Ada Kuznetzoff,
bass.
9:00-Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
9:30-Symphonic Rhythm Makers.
e45-Musical program from Chicago.
10:00-Slumber music.
l0:30-The Russian Singers.
IL :00-Weather forecast.
11:01-Paul Whiteman's Orchestra.
l2:O0-La Sale Orchestra.
12:30 to :00a-Canton Orchestra.
Early Program Tomorrow.
6:30a-Tower health exercises.
7:00a-Gene and Glenn.
7:15a-Morning devotions.
30a-Cheerio.
s :00a-ParnaSsus Trio.
8:15a-Andy Sannella'S Orchestra.
8:45a-Food program.
:00a-"Timely Garden Suggestions"
by w. r. Beattie.
9:15a-The Pilgrims.
30a-Golden Gems.
10 :00a-"Your Child" by Grace Abbott
10:15a-Radio Household Institute.
10 30a-United States Army Band.
0:45a-Address by former Secretary Of
War Baker.
and Memories" by
Capt r. Henderson Bland.
II :30a-On Wings of Song.
IL :00m-PennSylvania luncheon music
IL Sensational Farm and Home hour.
1:30-Organ recital by Ida v. Clark.
200-Woman's Radio Review.
3:00-United States Navy Band.
400 to 4:30-The Lady Next Door.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08

Mill girls in the West Riding Of
Yorkshire, England, finding that mod
ern beauty culture is an expensive
luxury, have formed clubs. into the
treasury Of which each member con-
tributes small sum weekly. Regu-
lar drawings take place for the
kitty and the lucky winner takes
her turn at having her face "refn-
ished." The beauty parlors make
special rates, being assured of regular
weekly patronage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08

"JoN 1,460 Kilocycles.
3:30-Sunshine hour.
4:15-Children's program.
5:00-Science and History.
5:l5-Along Route so.
6:00-Musical interlude.
6:15-Sport flashes.
6:30-News flashes.
7:00-Phil Loria's Orchestra,
8:00-Sam and Ezra.
8:l5-James LIE Vans, pianist.
6:30-Joseph Di Meglio, tenor.
8;45-Studio program.
9:00-American Legion program.
9:30-Eunice Worthy, violinist.
10:00-Studio program.
l0:30-Monty and Skippy.
IL :00-Rudy Schramm's Orchestra.
2:O0-Weather report.
Early Program Tomorrow.
8:57a-Down South In Dixie.
9:00a-Army Band.
9:30a-Weather report and Grand
fathers Clock.
9:40a-Hints to Housewives.
10:00a-Food talk.
l030a-The Looking glass.
0:45a-Style talk.
ii :00a-Sacred hour.
IL 00m-Correct time.
12;01-Anna Meeks, contralto.
1220-WJSV Ensemble.
1:30-Old King Tut.
2:3O-Afternoon Musical.
3:30-Newt Beall. crooner.
4:00-The NJ Trio,
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CELEBRITIES, an N
Major Radio Features

SPEECHES.
Experimenting With Millions of
Votes" by Science Service, WMAL,
6:l5; "How's BuSineSs?" by Merle
Thorpe, WRC, 700.
DRAMA.
Amos m Andy, WRC, 500; "Adven-
lures Of Sherlock Holiness" WRC,
CLASSICAL.
SAVING Tone Pictures, WMAL, $50.
VARIETY.
Yeast testers, WRC, 6:15: Morton
Downey and Anthony Wons, WNHAL,
Gas; Arthur Pryor's Band WMAL,
TOO; Weber and Fields, WRC, Tbs;
Phil Loria's Orchestra. WJSV, TOO;
The Gypsies, WRC, 7:30; The Three
Bakers, with Billy Artzts Orchestra,
WMAL, 800; Family Party" WRC,
$50; Panatela program, with Guy
Lombardo's Orchestra, WMAL. 900;
Ann Leafs organ recital, WMAL,
1880.
DANCE MUSIC.
George Olsens Orchestra, WMAL,
1l:00; Paul Whitemans Orchestra,
WRC, 1l:0l.
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WMAT 1859 Meters.
w NA1AA Gao KiI0cvcleS.

OSU hlLOcycleS.
3:00-United States Army Band.
3:30-Thirty Minute Men.
4:00-Art Gillian, The whispering
Pianist"
4:15-GypSy Music Makers.
4:30-Biltmore. Orchestra.
4:45-Jean Beaudine.
5:00-"The Bicentennial Talking Mo-
ton Picture of Washington" by
Andrew J. Kelly.
5:05-Ray Welch's Orchestra.
5:30-Roy Atwells Inn.
5:45-FlasheS from The Evening Star.
6:00-Time and program resume.
6:02-"Current Events" by H. V. Kali
tenborn
Experimenting With Millions of
Votes" by Science Service.
6:25-The Answer Man.
6:50-The Berrycrafters.
6:45-Morton DoWney, tenor, and
Anthony Wons.
7:00-Arthur Pryor's Band.
7:15-Barbershop Quartet.
7:30-Jimmy and Jane.
7:45-Finette Walker, soprano.
S:00-The Three Bakers, with Billy
ArtZt's Orchestra.
S:30-An Evening in Paris.
9:00-Panatela program, with Guy
Lombardo and His Royal Cana
dlanS.
9:30-Savino Tone Pictures.
9:45-Orchestra and Norman Broken
shire.
0:00-Pavillon Royal Orchestra.
l0:15-WaShington Musical Art CAL
lery-Combines male and female
glee clubs of George Washington
University
l0:45-Pelham Orchestra.
IL :00-George Olsen's Orchestra.
11:30-Ann Leaf at the organ.
II :00m-Weather report.
Early Program Tomorrow.
8:00a-The Commuters.
:30a-Tony's Scrap Book.
8:45a-Morning Minstrels
9:00a-Warren Sweeney, pianist.
9:15a-Columbia Mixed Quartet.
9:45a-Party House.
10:00a-Fashion Facts of 1881.
1015a-"Your Foods and YOU" by Ida
Bailey Allen.
Quitting the Summer Bunga-
low" by Grace White
10:45a-"Well Babies and Children" by
DR.. Royal S. Haynes.
11:00a-Don Bigelows Orchestra.
IL :30a-Columbia Revue.
'l2:00m-Park Central Orchestra.
l2:30-Savoy-P Orchestra.
:00-Varieties
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08

WOT 1888 Meters.
"OA 1910 Kilocycles.
3:0o-Sports period.
3:45-Waltz Tunes.
4:00-March of Music
4:15-Edith Reeds children's program
5:00-Tea Time Tunes.
5:15-One-T Time Opportunities.
5:45-"Wayside Ramblings," by Myron
Chaser.
6:00-Dinner music.
6:15-Rose Novak, violinist.
6:30-Aerial ColumniSt.
645-The Entertainers.
7:00-Jubilee Quartet.
7:20-News flashes.
7:30-Bob CARRIERS Orchestra.
8:00-"The Society Reporter" by Sallie
Pickett, society editor of The
Star
$50. C. Miller, THE Whispering
Vocalist"
$50 to 9:00-Vikings Orchestra.
Early Program Tomorrow.
:00a-Musical Clock.
:00a-Birthdays
05a-Musical Clock
10:00a-Talk by Peggy Clark.
10:l5a-Tuneful Tidbits.
30a-Organ Melodies.
1:00a-Beauty Question Box.
1l:10a-Modern Melodies.
IL :30a-FayoriteS of Yesterday.
l2:00-Luncheon music.
1890 to 1:00-Request Program for
Mount Alto Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08
HIGH LIGHTS ELSEWHERE.

HIGH LIGHTS ELSEWHERE.
5:45-Topics in Brief. by Lowell
Thomas-WJZ, WBZ. WBAL
WABC, Wink, WMAQ, KDKA
WLW and WRVA.
6:45-Roxy Theater progra -n-WJZ,
WBAL, WIS. WHAM, KWK,
WSM and WHO.
7:30-Ohman and Arden, piano duo;
male trio and novelty orch,Atra
WIZ, WBZ, VIDAL, KL,E..,
WLW and WJR.
S:30-Real Folks, sketch Of small-tovn
life-WJZ, WBZ, WBAL, KDKA,
WLW, WAR and XIV.
9:00-Rochester Civic Orchestra ana
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-09-04

devices of the day, and got about
with astonishing speed and agility
When he stood on the sound leg he
was. with his magnificent breadth
OF shoulders, q giant of six feet
three. But occasionally the sound
leg tired, and he would rest it by
Slumping for a moment on the
other. He then became d runt OF
five feet high.
These two specimens OF the
Southwest it was that Yancey now
approached, his step saunter, his
manner carefree. even bland. Al
most imperceptibly the two seemed
TO stiffen, as though bracing them
selves for action. In the old scout
it evidenced itself in his sudden
emergence from lOunging cripple to
statuesque giant. In the Spaniard
you sensed. rather than saw, only
curiously ripping motion of the
muscles beneath the smooth tawny
skin, like snake that glides be-
fore it really moves to go.
They stood, the three, wary, ST
lent. Yancey balanced gayly from
shining boot toe to high heel and
back again.
Yancey put the eternal question
Of the inquiring reporter. "Well.
boys, what do you knOw?"
The two were braced for query
less airy. Their faces relaxed in
an expression resembling disap-
pointment. 1t was as when gun
fire fails to explode. The Spaniard
shrugged his shoulders, a protean
gesture intended on this occasion
to convey to the beholder the ut
ter innocence and uneventfulness
of the daily existence led by Es-
tevan Miro. Peter Pitchlyn'S eyes,
in that ravaged face. were Goals in
an ash heap. 1t was not for him
to be seen talking on the street
corner with the man who was ask
ing a fatal queStiOn-fatal not only
to the asker but to the one who
should be fOolhardy enough to an
swer it. He knew Yancey, admired
him, wished him well. Yet there
was little he dared say now before
the reptilian Miro. Yancey contin-
ued, cOnversationally:
Il understand there's an element
rarin' around town Dragging that
they're going to make Usage the
terror of the Southwest. like Abb
lene and Dodge City in the old
days; and the Cimarron. I'm in
terviewing citizens of nOte," con-
tinued Yancey, blandly, ION wheth-
er they think this town ought to
be run on that principle or on a
SOcratic one that the more modern
element has in mind" He lifted
his great head and turned his
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-09-04
THE STORY

Yancey Cravat, just returned
from The newly opened Indian ter
ritory where he participated in
the Run over the border, relates
his adventures to a gathering Of
the Venable family. Yancey is a
criminal lawyer, editor of the
Wichita Wigwam, and husband of
Sabra Cravat. When the Run
started, Yancey raced his pony
against the thoroughbred mount
of a girl. The thoroughbred broke
two legs and when Yancey stopped
to shoot it, the girl grabbed his
pony and beat him to the land he
wanted. Yancey, with his wife and
four-year-old son, Cimarron, start
for the Oklahoma country. They
arrive at Usage, where Yancey
intends to start a newspaper. yam
cey shows he can handle gun.
Preparations for the publication
Of the Wigwam are completed.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-09-04
CIMARRON /
BY Edna Ferber !;

mis- question. AS though by magic
the group dispersed, faded, van,
iShed.
Yancey stroIled out into the glar-
ing sunshine of PawhuSka avenue.
Indians, MeXicans, cowboys, solid
citizens lOunged in whatever OF
shade could be found in the hot.
dry, dusty street. On the corner
stood Pete Pitchlyn talking to the
Spaniard, Estevan Miro. They were
the gOSSipS of the town, these two.
This Yancey knew. News not only
of the town, but of the Territory
not alone of the Territory but OF
the whole brilliant burning South
west, from Texas through New
Mexico into Arizona, sieved
through this pair. Miro not only
knew; he sold his knowledge. The
Spaniard was very quiet, and MS
movements appeared slow because
of their feline grace. Eternally
he rolled cigarettes in the cowboy
fashion. with exquisite deftness.
Pete Pitchlyn, famous Indian
scout of a bygOne day, had grown
pot-bellied and flabby, now that
the Indians were rOtting on their
reservations and there was no more
work for him to 90. He was a vast
fellow, his height of six feet three
now balanced by his bulk. Late
in his hazardous career as a scout
on the plains Pitchlyn had been
shot in the left heel by a poisoned
Indian arrow. 1t was thought he
would surely die. This failing, il
was then thought he would lose
that leg. But a combination of un
limited whisky, constitution made
of chilled steel, and a determine
tiOn that those varmints should
never kill him, somehow caused
him not only to live but to keep
the pOisOn-ravaged leg clinging to
his carcass. Stnbbornly he had
refused to have It amputated. and
by a miracle it bad failed to send
it's poison through the rest of that
iron frame. But the leg had with
cred and shrunk until now it was
fully twelve inches shorter than
the sound limb. He refused to use
crutches or the clumsy mechanical
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-09-04
CHAPTER ~

VANCEY put his question wher-
ever he came upon little
group of three or four lounging on
saloon or store porch or street
corner. How did Pegler come to
die?" The effect of the question
always was the same. One minute
they were standing sociably, gos-
siping, rolling cigarettes; citizens
at ease in their shirt sleeves. Yam
cey would stroll up with his light,
graceful step, his white sombrero
with the two bullet holes in its
crown, his Prince Albert, his fine
high-heeled boots. He would ask