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The mate hesitated, but only for an instant
There was murder In that tone. He mounted
the steps slowly, even under the cold stare OF
the Luger
chained to her circling course by the iron grip
Of the lashed-oyer rudder, was rushing along
under an angry gray sky.
THAT way" the leper shouted down the
wind. You first"
They went slowly aft over the pitching deck,
the mate FIRST the leper . dozen feet behind.
A hundred fantastic thoughts whirled through
the mates brain as he made the short journey.
He was young and he thought Of Vancouver,
his home port, and certain bIue-eyed person
who awaited his return in little cottage not so
very far from the sea.
Thinking, he clenched his jaws. There must
be some way-some way. quick turn-a
rlsh-perhaps if he was quick
But the leper, as If anticipating the action,
suddenly scrambled up on the roof of the hatch.
Hurry up!" he shouted down at him, ges-
ticulating like demon. Hurry up, unless you
want to go over dead! Hurry up, so I can
turn her around and drive her into the teeth Of
this gale. Hurry up!"
Even he fumbled with the knot thought
drummed into the mates brain. It was wild
desperate-the barest chance But he had to
take it.
THE knots slippery" he shouted at the
crouching scarecrow figure on the roof. Slip
perry and wet!"
RUT his eyes weren't on the thing above him.
They were searching the mass Of rushing.
tumbling waves for just the right one. And
then he saw it-a monster bearing down on
the ship like a foaming avalanche.
The knot came apart In his hands. The
wheel released, spun like an airplane propeller.
The schooner shifted, slipped nose first into q
guly-like trough. The next instant the wave
smashed over her.
The man on the hatch, riding the wet surface
OF the roof with spraddled, uncertain legs, sud-
denly found himself thrown OF balance. He was
still of balance, striving desperately to regain
his footing, when the mainsaf boom, coming
about with terrific roar, struck him squarely.
He went over like a dirty sack, flung so
feet into the nav Of piling sea-
The Western Star shook herself like living
thing and coming about smartly IN the mates
strong hands filled her bellying sails with
Rnap and Strengthened out.
The mate cast weather eye at the darken-
ing sky. There was break IN The south-bue
the wind was good for another ~ hours yet.
The mate was young. And being young he
erinned.
he would pick up Halakeala Head in taiD
SAo9ninG.
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Notes ofArt andArHStS

pretiye skill of the artist Mrs. Allen has been
very successful in her transcriptions Of our
great Western scenery.
A INVOLVEMENT has been made that the
New York Water Color Club and the
American Water Color Society, which have
held joint exhibitions for the last i've years,
will hereafter exhibit separately, the American
Water Color Society in the Fall, as usual; the
New York Water Color Club in the Spring. The
reason given for the separation, which is en-
tirely friendly. is the fact that the joint ex-
hibitions have grown SO large that many ex-
cellent works have had to be omitted because
of lack of space.
N the art gallery at Howard University there
is being shown at this time an exhibition
of prints lent by the Downtown Gallery, New
York. This exhibition will continue through
April 2.
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asked Loughridge, sparring for time.
mo-" said the other, "but can learn. I've
plenty of time. I'll study charts and the CONF
pass until can keep her out here all the time''
And food?"
There's enough on board to last one man
a year. And in q year'-the 1eper's eyes
cleaned like live coals-"I won't care"
The leper backed carefully toward the COM
panion steps, mounted them sideways, like q
crab.
AT the top he paused, leering evilly back at
the mate. Come on up. want you to unite
the wheel. can't manage knots SO we'll"
Grinning he extended his left hand, the stubs
Of his fingers spread wide.
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SHIP OF DEATH

parted rotLing teeth showed in rotting gums
The mates eyes fell to the Things hands.
In the right hand black automatic cleaned.
Then q gust Of air, eddying through the open
hatch came through the door. His blood
curdled. That smell! There no mistakingl
LeproSyl
EYES" said the Thing, its grin widening "a
Ieper. A fine shipmate, Ell? But we won't
be ShipmateS long," The leper laughed
hoarse, cruel laugh
Come out of that cabin. And try no tricks
One false move and you'll be as dead as that
Old toad there"
The leper backed slowly out of the door.
the muzZle Of the automatic leve1ed unwaver-
lngly at the mates stomach.
Come ahead now" he commanded The
mate followed slowly. The man was mad
and there was murder in his eyes. That was
PlAin.
They stood in the half light Of the salon,
cycling each other across the shifting, rocking
Door.
Damn you for interfering" said the man,
hts voice heavy with hatred. "Just when I'd
made this ship my own"
you speak good English" the mate said.
SWho are you. anyway"
Good Englishl" The other snorted. you've
bead Of Capt. Ronald Adafr?"
The mates eyes widened.
That's right" said the other, grinning
hgain. Ronald Adair, late Of his majestys
army Adair who was kicked out for stabbing
. fellow officer; Adair who came to the
ISLANDS and went native; Adair the drunkard,
khe murderer the leper."
Eyes," said the mate CURLY. "I'Ve heard of
Hou thought you were in the prison ward
1T Papua."
81 waS-up until a week ago."
~How'd you get out?"
you're stalling," the other grunted Nv
won't do you any good. I'm going to kill Ru"
81 don't doubt it. Still, I'd like to knCR."
The dreadful eyes glittered over him bale
fully easy. Dashed in a guards head with
. chair and jumped over the wall. I may as
well tell you They'd had me cooped up in
chat charnel house for five years. wanted
80 be free-to die in the open, ighting-f1ght-
Ing men, the sea, anything-but free, not
trapped like a rat!"
1.-THE floor shifted, fitting sharply, as the
u Western Star came around on the oppo-
lite arc OF her chained circle The leper stag
gered, regained his foothoId with curse Il
Ras plain that he was no seaman. But the
mate had known that from the first. That
Knot, his talk. the way he rode the Hoor
THAT same night I crept aboard this boat
and hid in the hold. She sailed at dawn On
the third night, when she was wei out at sea-
I stole q knife from the galley. crept into the
eaptain's cabin and let him have tt-between
ei1e shoulder blades. This gun found in q
drawer Of his desk
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They threw him overheard the next morn
ing-bed clothes and all-and I made the rest
Of the crew take to the boat. They went
quickly enough after shot one OF them,
bullet-headed Dane, through the heart. That's
how did it!%
The schooner tilted again, coming around
with a terrific shudder
II took the Wheel got her around, and head
ed the other way. And then
"And then you sailed in circle" the mate
finished.
Eyes sailed in a circle. When daybreak
came you were right on top of me. 1 tied the
wheel and got out of sight as quickly as pos
sible. You came on board"
"You don't know much about ship, do you?"
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Ieries to the right Of the main entrance, oc-
cupied from time to time by the works of
American artists. The first gallery contains
paintings In the second gallery are to be
found paintings by East Indians, including the
works of artists of the nineteenth century. to-
gether with bronze Vishnu dating back to
the eleventh or twelfth century and exquisite
early potteries, one a great vase, blue and sill
very gray with figures in high relief. produced
in the thirteenth century.
THE Photographic division Of the National
Museum is showing at the present time a
collection Of portrait studies by Aage REM
seldt OF interesting and excellent character
Remfeldt works in a very low key and attainS
some remarkable results interpreting spirit as
well as appearance, obtaining in his prints
subtle nuances Of expression. He has attained
international reputation.
A REDUCED model in bronze of the buffaloes
by A. Phimister Proctor which ornament
the approaches to our @ Street Bridge ex-
hibited in New York in 1916, prior to the COM
pletion of the bridge, has lately been pur-
chased by George D. Pratt and presented to the
Toledo Museum Of Art.
MARION BOYD ALLEN of Boston, q non
resident member Of the washington Arts
Club, is holding at the Vose Galleries, Boston,
an exhibition Of her paintings In oil Of Glacier
Park Mount Rainier and the Canadian Rockies.
Those who are interested IN the development
OF our National Parks and their appropriate use
~ the public are striving 10 ind ways 70 in
terpret their beauty TO visitors. Certainly
&ere could be no better way than the inter-
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Church of the Ascension this morning at $3.50
o'clock.
Rossinis "Stabat Mater" will be sung ia 10
entirety by the chorus choir and quartet Of the
Hamline Methodist Episcopal Church ct the
evening service Of Palm Sunday. The choir IL
under the direction Of John H. Marville.
The choir Of Christs Church, Georgetown.
under the direction Of r. Tuttle Bell organist
and choirmaster, will sing BLESSED Jesus Font
Of Mercy" By Dvorak, a$ this mornings
service.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-12
Suit Settled
Out OF Court

After q jury had been chosen and
one witness called TO the stand TO
begin testimony, the $4,000 DAM
age suit of William L. Whaley
against Lila j. Wolff and Roger
Simpson was dismissed yesterday
afternoon by agreement of attor-
neys.
The order for dismissal said the
action was dismissed because full
satisfaction of claim sued on was
received"
Don c. Bitler was attorney Tor the
plaintiff In this automobile accident
suit, and Ross T.. Hitckcox repre-
sent the defendants.
Whaley brought suit because of
injuries suffered i'll an automobile
accident February between Impe-
rial and FL Centro. when he was
riding in a car driven by Simpson
and owned by Lila Wolff. Simp-
son was intoxicated when the car
he was driving crashed into one
driven by F. H. Kahn, according to
the complaint. Whaley suffered
severe injuries.
The suit was dismissed after at
torneys reached settlement out
of court during noon recess. The
jury was later discharged, and the
order for dismissal filed.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-12
WYKOFF WILL
CENTER EFFORTS
IN SHORT SPRINT

LOS ANGELES, May -. U.H-
Frank Wykoff, the Glendale
Greyhound. whose application for
a world record in the hundred yard
dash Is now pending, after next
Saturday will confine his track &C
tivities to the century alone, Dean
Cromwell, his coach, announced to-
day.
Wykoff will take a final fling at
the 220-yard dash IN the California
intercollegiate this week, and then
will remain out of the furlong until
he prepares for the Olympic games
next year.
The University Of Southern CAL
ifornia sprinter Is regarded as su-
preme in the century, but has found
Hec Dyer Of Stanford his equal, and
better, in the furlong, losing a close
race TO Dyer few weeks ago.
Dyer is conceded the better
chance to win this event In the I.
c. "A meet this month and the
National A. A. U. meet at Lincoln,
Neb., in June.
In these two meets, .Wykoff will
be used only in the hundred yard
dash. Cromwell said.
CALIFORNIA; four largest institu-
tions will gather here Saturday for
the final big coast track meet of
the year. Stanford and Southern
California are expected to fight it
out for chief honors, with Califor-
MIA and the University of Califor-
MIA at Los Angeles cutting into the
point column for few scores.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-12
Chinese Jail
Total Mounting

Another installment of the Chi
nese invasion landed in the county
Jail last night when five Orientals
were booked on charges OF illegal
entry into the United States.
The advent of the latest group
raised the total of Chinese in the
Jail to AZ, all held on immigration
charges. There were only so Mexi-
cans in the Jail last night, some on
immigration charges but the great
er part charged with other offenses.
1t is probable that the Chinese
will be sentenced to serve terms in
Jail and later deported to China
after they appear before the federal
court in San Diego. A conservative
estimate of $3.50 as the cost of
maintaining one Chinese and de-
porting him leads to the estimate
that it will cost approximately SILL
750 to deport the AZ Chinese now
in the county Jail.
Those booked last night were Loo
Chung, SO: SEE Ark Tung, 40; See
Foo, SO; Lew Hi, 56; and Fong
Yen, 40.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-12
CROWDS ALREADY
HEADING TOWARD
KENTUCKY DERBY

LOUISVILLE, KY, May II. U.H
The annual migration OF the
sporting world to historic Chur-
chill downs in the foothills of Ken
lucky was in full swing today.
AS the advance guard OF the 100,-
600 persons expected 10 witness the
57th annual running OF the Ken
lucky Derby Saturday came TO
Louisville, all but one of the three
year-olds expected TO so to the bar
rier for the classic were on the
grounds.
The lone absentee was Ben
Blocks Morstone, the eastern
horse regarded SO favorably until
beaten at Jamaica yesterday. The
other eastern candidates, headed by
Mate, Preakness winner. arrived
yesterday from Maryland. In ad-
dition to Mate, the group included
Twenty Grand, runner-up in the
Preakness, Ladder, Surf Board,
Anchors Aweigh and Equipoise, one
of the early favorites for the Derby
title whose hopes received a severe
setback when he failed to place in
the Pimlico classic Saturday.
With the arrival of the eastern
entries, speculation as to the proba-
BILE winner continued with the gen.
eral consensus among horsemen
that the race this year would be
more of an open affair than ever
before.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-12
Camera To Aid
Italian Boxers

NEW YORK, May II. U.p)-Mem-
bers of 1taly's championship boxing
team, holders of the Olympic title,
will have one of their most dis
tinguished countrymen, Primo Car
nera, to second them in the ring in
their international contest with the
United States amateur team at
Madison Square Garden tomorrow
night.
Carnera, whose ring tour of the
United States will reach q climax
June 10 at Brooklyn when he meets
Jack Sharkey of Boston for the
New York State Athletic commits
sion's world heavyweight Champion
ship, has helped supervise the train
ing of the Italian stars since their
arrival.
Today the foreign amateurs Off
cially will be welcomed to New
York City by Mayor James Walker
and tonight will give short broad
casts over radio station WCDA..
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-12
STRONG TEAMS
SETTING PACE
IN BIG LEAGUES
BY LEO Ii. PETERSEN
United Press Staff Correspondent

OlElcu IftSS Stdil SoEftSpOnuCHt
NEW YORK, May IL. UP)-The
American League 1881 pennant
campaign apparently is justifying
the preseason opinions of baseball
experts.
AS the fifth week of the race
started the four teams regarded as
the strongest in the circuit are
holding the first division berths,
although the Philadelphia Athletics,
favorites to repeat their champion
ship performances of 1929 and 1880
are still a game from first place.
Although their margin over the
second division clubs is small and
indicates that the race will not be
the runaway predicted. the New
York Yankees, Washington Sena-
tors and Cleveland Indians are
sharing the first division places
with the Athletics. The Yankees in
first place hold one game advant-
age over the Athletics and Indians
who are tied for second while
Washington in fourth position Is a
game and half from the league
leadership. When the season start
ed, Philadelphia was the favorite to
win first honors with Washington
a close second and the Indians and
Yankees battling 1t out for third
and fourth places.
Washington advanced to fourth
place yesterday by defeating the
Detroit Tigers, IA to 4 in the only
American contest played. The Sem
ators bombarded four Tiger hurlers
for 18 hits and clinched the game
by scoring six runs in the first inn
ing. Fisher, International League
rookie, allowed the Tigers IL scat
tered hits.
Rain and cold weather forced
postponement Of the Boston, -Cleve-
land, Philadelphia-St. Louis and
New York-Cnicago games.
Cardinals In Front
The st. Louis Cardinals, who also
have lived UP to preseason pre-
dictions by building a substantial
lead against the Western National
League clubs, began their intersec-
tional competition by dropping q 2
to decision to the Philadelphia
Phillies. Phil Collins, ace Of the
L IlIlllCo I'LL JiiiS oIdll, iiCiS eAAS
Cardinals to seven scattered hits.
The Phillies got but five hits off
Bill Hallahan and Lindsey blu t
punched two of them in the sixth
inning for both their tallies. Chuck
Klein's sixth home run of the sea-
son tied the score and Mallon's
double brought in Arlett, who had
walked, with the winning run.
Heine Meme pitched the Pitts
burgh Pirates to 4 to 2 victory
over Brooklyn in the other National
League contest of the day. Meme
allowed but five hits, three of them
coming in the fourth inning when
the Robins scored their only runs.
Dazzy Vance yielded 10 blows.
Four of them the Pirates combined
for three runs in the fourth inning
while they registered their other
marker in the first, largely because
of Vance's poor fielding support.
The New York-Chicago contest
was postponed because of cold
weather while the game scheduled
between Cincinnati and Boston will
be played as part of doubleheader
today
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-12

would be observed by the closing OF
all city stores, but that business
houses of Ell Centro should feel free
to be open during The afternoon.
The holiday falls on Saturday
this year, creating o complication
In the matter Of opening and Mey-
ers committee solved this with
plan for keeping the stores closed
in the morning and by opening at
noon in order to accommodate
Weekend shoppers.
Memorial day Is one of the eight
holidays designated by the cham
ber of commerce as among those to
be observed in local business circles,
but the fact that Memorial day In
1881 falls on Saturday, during the
height of the cantaloupe season
made 1t necessary, merchants con-
tended, TO make an exception OF
this year.
At last nights meeting discussion
was held as to Saturday afternoon
closing and it was tentatively de-
cided by those present that the
hardware. jewelry, clothing and dry
goods stores would close at o'clock
during the six weeks of mid-sum-
mer, namely the five Saturdays in
August and the first Saturday in
September. The food stores of the
city have tentatively agreed on a 6
o'clock closing on Saturday and a
number of those engaged in this
business may later decide to close
at l o'clock, following the example
of other lines of business.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-12
NIGHT BASEBALL
STARTED OFF in
SPLENDID SHAPE

FL Centre night baseball got off
to an auspicious start on the Wilson
playground field last night when
the champion Studebaker club
nosed out the Mack and Mack
squad to before a crowd that
filled the newly erected grandstand
to capacity.
The two teams showed mid-sea-
son form. They fought on even terms
throughout the entire game. Hurst
and O'Brien were pitchers, the for
mer allowing the Mackmen but
eight hits while O'Brien limited the
Studebakers to six. Both famed
eight men.
Forshay and Gott of the Stude-
baker squad and Coates and
O'Brien of the Macks were batting
stars. All got two safe hits. Coates
batted out a home run in the eighth
with the bags clear.
The Cramer Bakery and Valley
Laundry, two evenly matched
teams, will battle tonight on the
Wilson field. Cramer's has perhaps
the strongest hitting club in the
league, while the Laundry relies
mostly on its newly acquired hurl-
ing ace, White. The game will
start at 8 o'clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-12
YOUNG DAVID TO
HEAD CARD FOR
ARENA FRIDAY

With the cut eye which prevent
ed him from meeting frankie Ar
RECON last week completely healed,
Young David, local Filipino boxer,
is booked for the main event at the
Imperial Valley Athletic club Fri
day night with Claude CTeX) Ric-
kards as his opponent.
David is anxious to get going
again after several weeks lay-off,
and hopes to build up to a fight
with Bobby Pacho.
Richards won the Pacific coast
amateur title two years ago while
boxing for the San Diego Athletic
club, and since turning profession
al has been sensation in coast
rings. He is picked to give David a
hard battle with good chance of
being returned with the winner over
the Filipino.
An old friend makes his reappear-
ance III the ring in the semi-final,
when Battling Paul, sensational
Brawley colored boxer, takes on
Robby Ratcliff of San Diego. Paul
has not fought here in four years.
The California commission took up
his license for defective eyesight,
but he continued fighting in Ari-
Zona and in recent months had bat
ties in Phoenix with Tommy Elks,
Sammy James and Jimmy Rivers.
A recent operation put him in
condition for a California license.
Physically Paul has always been in
tOpnOtch shape.
The colored boy was always pop
ular with valley fans and ought TO
get big welcome when he steps in
to the ring. He was the only per-
son to give any attention to Babe
Monroy, a few years ago, when the
youngster was badly injured in a
fight here, dying the next day.
Paul stayed with the youngster all
during his last night, transporting
him to Brawley in his own car and
getting a doctor to make his last
hours as comfortable as possible.
This boy has continued a game
fight for the past four years, re-
fusing tc be beaten, and his game
ness alone ought to make him solid
here.
Ratcllff is the boy who fought
Andy Armstrong last week. Bobby
is a good fighter and none can dis
pute it. He shot them low last
week, however, and ought to keep
them up III fair territory this week
Last week Louis Reyes and Art
Monroy went six slashing rounds
with Reyes getting the decision. The
verdict was loudly disputed by the
fans and rematch has been made
for this week. Monroy looked as
though he can do better than he
did last week. He took things too
easily for the first four rounds, but
viii be in there fighting from the
start this week.
Vincent Solano and Madison
Glover will open the show. Solano
gave Wasp Mccoy a shellacking
two or three weeks ago, while Glow
er didn't do much with the same
fighter.
The top has been taken off the
arena for the summer and the sum-
mer schedule of prices will be in
force. Ladies will be admitted to
the arena without charge and the
first bout will be called at 8 O'Clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-12
Portuguese Giant
Wins By Knockout

OAKLAND Cal, May u. U.P)-
Jose Santa the $50 pound Portu-
guese giant, appeared headed for
the ranks of the Cameras today by
reason of two round knockout
victory scored in his scheduled 10
round bout with Johnny Crosse,
210. of Italy here last night.
Santa hardly extended himself in
the first round, which he won
handily. and in the second he mere
ly stretched out his lengthy arms,
clipped Crosse and it was all oyer.
The Portuguese is six feet. nine
inches tall. Other results:
Jimmy Flinker decisioned Tony
Fuente, 10; Joe Vincha knocked
out Sylvester Nolan, go; Dynamite
Jefferies knocked out Jack Sharkey,
CD. and Abel Ferrerria knocked out
Frankie Spignola, t3).