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danrerousln cathleen exclairned.

dangerous!" Cathleen exclaimed.
What q fine young frog you turned
out to bel Croak, croak, croak! Gee,
Kit, you'd give a man the heebies. I'm
working for Joe Nielsen. I'm one OF
his boy scouts. Good pay and make
your own hours. Some job!"
"Oh, Danny" Despair was in the cry
"Snap out OF it! Here's Neil and
Miss Craig
Cathleen sat with Neil on the drive
back to town. Her heart. was so heavy
that she could not wear even a mask OF
lightness. He would think SHE was still
sulking.
For a long time Neil, too, was silent
Then he spoke with frank concern:
I'm sorry about that scene made
at the Gypsy Camp. Kit. There's no
use trying to explain it. I love yoN
But that's no excuse. It's this beast
ly temper of mine. You can't under
stand it unless you're cursed with Cne
of your own. / don't know what's
wrong with me. There's something in
side me keeps hammering at ena to dc
things 1 despise. It's like one side of
you was committed to the devil and
JIle OJIleI Slue Oh YOU COnilnltIeQ GC
decency. And each side hating the
other"
ImpuIsively Cathleen put out her
hand, placed 1t over his where it clasp
ed the wheel.
"I think I understand" she said. Joe
Neilsen's son. That was the DEVILS side,
battling for possession of Neil's soul
Try to keep the decent side up, Neil
And when It's the other side, leave
Danny out, will you"
Dams safe enough" he said.
Cathleen was as near happy as 1t was
possible to be when she awoke in the
morning and dressed for the office. She
no longer disliked Neil. She felt gen.
timely sorry for him.
If she stopped for breakfast she
would be late. She ate an orange and
drank two glasses of water. At a news
stand she stopped and bought morn
ing paper. She could read it on the
way uptown.
Had the six men whom Nielsen had
falsely accused of assaulting his son
been released, She scanned the paper.
Why, no! The prosecutor had an
Evening star., 1931-11-22
STEAMSHIPS.

WRITE WORLD TOURs-TRAVEL CLUB
tWashinEton, ID. CO. your travel plans and
avail Yourself Of its service.
Evening star., 1931-11-22

Browning, who Is expected to return to
the city early next month.
The post was represented at the re-
cent meeting Of the Department Amerl-
caniZation Committee by Vincent j.
Wintermyer. He will report to the post
the program OF work outlined by the
committee for thC coming year.
The last rites Of the American Legion
were rendered fer Arthur M. Hamilton
last week. Acting Comdr. Walter E.
Rogers and Chaplain Albertus N.
Schroeder officiated at the services and
William Opitz, George Clark, Charles
Plunkett, Raymond Davey, Glen West
ern and Anthony Russo comprised the
uniformed guard of honor. The post
was represented by a large delegation
of members including Past Condr. N.
p. Cassidy, Third Vice Condr. Charles
Haslup, Adjt. A. J. Kearney, Walter
Bell. William Nyndham, Carl SPAIN,
Leonard Green, John Fazzoni, Harry
Russell and George Simmons.
Past Comdr ~ P Cassidy, chairman
of the Entertainment Committee, will
report the distribution to members Of
admission cards for the supper dance
to be given by the post December IL at
the New Amsterdam Hotel.
President RAYMOND A. Burke of the
post drum corps is leading the drive
being conducted for funds to purchase
new uniforms for the members of the
corps. Mrs. Philip Castle and a group
of women associated with her have
undertaken the active management of
the campaign.
Evening star., 1931-11-22
! CITY, GIRL.
= II 4, 4 qH A y mh6s JANE DIXON
+ stEsA1iGh ,rn :, u......... r.-...s. .....
JANE DIXON
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If Neil Nielsen were only like Danny
Cathleen thought, she could have liked
him better-might even have loved him
! He was Joe Neilsens son, but he need
not have inherited all of Joe Neilsen'S
bad traits.
She managed to get Danny apart
from the others. There had been nc
opportunity for her to warn him
against Neil on the drive out. Now
Neil,s conduct of the evening had weak
! ened her case against him. Well, she d
have to say something. Danny must
be shown his danger. 1t was for that
she had come.
You see quite a lot Of Neil, don't
you?" she asked casually.
Il sure do. We hit it off great to-
gether."
Cathleen took his arm. Danny
she said earnestly. II wish you didn't
l don't like your going with Neil"
He jerked his arm away, What
don't you like about it?" he demanded
Il don't like the company he keeps
You know as well as L do that when
Neil's drinking he's hunting trouble.
And he won't be satisfied until hes
found 1t. Some day he'll find the kind
of trouble he can't handle. / don't
want you to be there, Danny, when he
"Oh, for the love Of Mike!" Dan was
dlsgusted with her. Honest Kit, you're
getting to be a regular wet blanket.
Just because you had a row with Neil,
you want everybody else to be off him.
He's the best friend I've got, UNDER
stand? I won't have you or anybody
else rapping him. You've got TO chuck
it."
Danny, please! 1t isn't that-the
way he behaved with me-truly 1t isn't.
It's you, Danny. l saw you coming out
of that place on Forty-sixth street-it
must have been almost 9 O'Clock this
morning!"
She felt the angry surprise that fol-
lowed her admission.
"You did, did you? Well, what in
the name cf-cricket-were you doing
in Forty-sixth street? Spying?"
mo! was on my way to work.
The heat of her denial matched Dams
own anger.
"Of all the Look here, Kit. You
forget you saw us in FortysiXth street
or any place else, between 8 and this
morning. You've got to forget It!
was home in bed, understand? SO was
Neil"
"Dan-did something happen?" Dread
shook her voice Something, I mean
that's got to be-hidden?"
His young face was flushed, his eyes
unnaturally bright.
Don't squawk before you're pinched, y
he said. and added glibly. Neil and
were doing a little scouting for his
father" The explanation lacked con-
viction.
"If it's Joe Neilsens business, it's
Evening star., 1931-11-22
TH1RrY-N1Nra INsTALLMENT.

THEY drove out of town to well
known eating place that nestled
on the top of a hill high above
i the Hudson There was MOTH
ing of the hip-hip-hooray road
house about it. Peace was there, ana
dignity without stiffness.
Both Cathleen and Julia allowed Dan
to "sweeten" their ginger ale from MS
flask =.
He must not think I'm prude,
Cathleen warned herself, planning sur
reptitiously to empty out her glass With
out drinking from it.
How about another shock?' Dan
asked after a while.
ones my limit" Cathleen laugheo'
Got to think of the job. If I'm woolly'
they might fire me-" .-
you're not so cautious, are you, MISS
Craig?" Dan appealed to Julia.
II have a job, too" she told hlm. :.
THAT puts it up to Neil ana me.
Dan glanced hopefully at Neil:
I'm on vacation" Neil said. "Feei
like being mean to bootleggers.
The jibe on Dams lips died away.
Neil was playing up to Cathleen. Better
let him get away with it.
They danced. They explored the
lawns sloping down the hill toward the
river. Nice night Dear old Danny.
Evening star., 1931-11-22

ruins, dedicates this medal in com.
memoration of this recognition"
Lowey and Milburn served oversee!
with the Goth Artillery, Coast ARTILLERY
Corps.
Newly elected officers of the post also
we're installed at the meeting. They are
John B. Keller, commander; Ralph
Sherwood, first vice commander: Roy
c. Ponton, second vice commander
Norman B. Lardreau, finance officer
and James E. Chinn, adiutant.
The James Reese Europe Post No. 5
by unanimous vote at its meeting last
Tuesday night named Leonard Williams
as the most valuable member of the post
fer the year 1881, as a result of his ac-
tivitieS in organizing and financing the
post Drum and Bugle Corps, Of which
he is chairman. He will receive an
award of $40 in gold, which will be pre-
sented in connection with the posts IL
stallation of officers for 1892
Department Comdr F. G. Fraser and
Department Membership Officer j. F,
Keyhoe made brief addresses. Comdr
Fraser offered the post a special prize
for membership activity
A dance for the benefit of the post
Drum and Bugle Corps will be given at
the Lincoln Colonnade December 7.
The following members were mustered
into the post: William B. Grafton, Will
Lam H. Wood and Harry Alexander.
Jane A. Delano Post, No. 6, will hold
a card party at the Thomas Circle Club,
1926 Massachusetts avenue. November
27, at pm. Refreshments will be
served
Tickets may be obtained from Comdr
Anne Pryde, 1923 Fourteenth street, or
at the club the night of the party All
Legionnaires and their friends are in
vited.
A card party was held by U. S. S.
Jacob Jones Post, No. 2, Monday No
vefnber 16, at the plant of the South
ern Diaries Junior Vice Comdr Kate
x. Briggs was guest at the installa-
ton Of the department officers of the
American Legion Auxiliary at the Will
lard Hotel Monday.
A group from the post shellacked
Braille for the blind at the Red Cross
Chapter House last Tuesday
Chairman Kate K. Briggs of the
Americanism Committee acted as Sec
retary of the Department Americanism
Committee at its organization meeting
Tuesday evening.
A prize of $3.50 offered by Comdr.
Mary j. Tatspaugh to members attend
ing the November meeting of u. S. S.
Jacob Jones Post, No. 2, whose dues
were paid for 1892, was won by Com
rade Elizabeth Gladmun. An attend
ance prize of 81 is to be awarded at
each monthly meeting until further
notice, according to present plans.
A Thanksgiving tea will be held this
afternoon at the home of the chairman
of the Ways and Means Committee,
Daisy Clark, 4701 Blagden terrace.
The following newly elected officers of
the Department Of the District of CO.
1umbia, American Legion Auxiliary,
were installed Monday evening at the
Willard Hotel, with Fred Fraser, COM
mander of the Department of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, American Legion,
off1ciating; Mrs. Joseph H. Minis, past
chairman OF the Presidents Federation,
American Legion Auxiliary and past
president of Victory Unit, department
president; Mrs. Edyth O'Connor past
president of Sergt. Jasper Unit, first
Evening star., 1931-11-22

nounced that he had evidence that
could not fail to convict theml
Cathleen glanced on down tine page
GREENWICH VILLAGE HIT HARD
IN DRY RAIDS.
Her heart skipped beat as she read
on--"Robbers' Roost''-"Green Turtle"
THE Nook"
In the Nook, a tea room, at No.
- McMurray street the raiders netted
two quarts of alleged liquor. The pro-
prietress, Mrs. Anna Hall, was placed
under arrest"
(To be continued.)
Evening star., 1931-11-22

The regular meeting of Victory Post,
No. 4, American Legion, will be held at
8 o'clock Tuesday evening in the ODD
Fellows Temple, 419 Seventh street.
First Vice Comdr. Walter E. Rogers will
preside In the absence of Comdr. c. w.
Evening star., 1931-11-22

= z tH TneOaI was
accompanied by a
citation, W hic h
read:
ITO the grand
chiefs, to the off,
GERS, to the SOL
dier, to all-heroes
known a n d un-
known, living and
dead. W h o have
triumphed over the
avalanche of bar
bariance and i'm
mortalized t cir
names throughout
the world and for
all the future CEN
turies-the City of
Verdun, inviOlate
and arising IN its
Evening star., 1931-11-22

ranging from art to business and po-
litical science.
The prisoners would pay the regular
tuition charge for mail order courses
from money earned at the penitentiary.
The new educational policy is IN MfA
with other reforms made at the instFCH-
tion following the Wickersl1am report
on the Nations penal systems.
Evening star., 1931-11-22

Two members Of Cooley-McC Cullough
No. 22-Herbeft NJ. Lowey and Robert
A. Milburn-were awarded medals of
valor last week by the mayor Of Vendun
nection with the defense of the French
city during the St. Mihiel and Meuse-
Argonne offensive.
The medals were presented to Lowey
and Milburn by Comdr. John b. Keller
at the November meeting OF the post.
Evening star., 1931-11-22

L. v. C'TommyD Atkins, who is
hiking across Australia from Sydney
to Perth on a wager of $3.50 to 25 cents
that he can cover the 1000 miles in
seven months, is ahead Of his schedule
and expects to finish by the end of
the year, two months ahead of time.
Evening star., 1931-11-22
C0NvICTS WILL TAKE
COLLEGE MAIL COURSES
By the Associated Press.

by LIle ASSUCIdIeU FTtSBs
ST. PAUL, November 2l.-College
courses by mail will be offered TO pris-
oners at the Minnesota State Peniten-
tiary.
The state Board OF Control yesterday
completed arrangements with the Ex-
tension Division of the University of
Minnesota whereby inmates at the
prison may take the schools CORE
spondence courses, numbering $50, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-14

fourth hOOr in the back, looking over the
railroad tracks was the only home this boy
ever had. He lived there with his father and
mother until they were divorced, and with his
father after that.
IT was always noisy and foul; In the Winter
I was cold and In the Summer was hot.
had q bad class Of tenants, and from the day
when he was old enough TO walk this boy had
TO mingle with them. BY the time he was 10
he had seen more Of vice, meanness and
general unpleasantness than many men see in
lifetime. was his cradle, and I managed
to sttne nearly al Of his finer yeArnings.
managed TO Overwhelm nearly all OF his better
impulses. am at least partly responsible"
Then the scene shifted, and the judge was
looking down the street on which the tenement
stood. It was frowxy and dirty. eternally
noisy, q dark thoroughfare that seemed 70 lead
through monotony and dust TO the Kingdom Of
darkness There were three barrOOms IN the
block.
There was . corner poolroom and tobacco
store, where half o dozen shifty young men
were lOunging. A platoon Of dirty children
was playing On the pavement, lodging trucks
enthusiasm TO get through with . game Of ball
'T am Offering q plea o. guilty, too. your
honor" said the voice Of the street. 81 was
this lads playground When he was years
old he began to tOddle down the stairs and
look for plAymAtes out here. He found them.
They had already been schoOled IN my ways,
and they were hard and unsympathetac.
:. HE learned, before he was cut Of baby
clothes, that . person has to take what he
wants BY any means handy OF he'll never get
it. He learned as he grew older, that the only
people who lived down here who were not On
the ragged edge Of poverty were people who
had some Illegal means Of support He
learned that the cop on the corner was taking
his from the speakeasies and the women of
the neighborhood; that the men higher up,
were getting theirs IN the same way; that
honesty and industry brought Q man nothing
but the chance TO work long hours In the mills
for q wage that was just enOugh-just barely
enough-to keep body and soul together.
"He learned, through me, that 1t IL better to
have . racket than TO be an honest working
man. I never taught any one anything else;
the only people who grew up here without
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-14
The Evenh NeUer Took Place, but They Gould Be
True of my City, and of 14ny CRY Co1rt in North
1A.seyica- to Ever Change the Ending.

holding that idea are people who managed to
get away. now and then, and get another
vision. He never was able TO get sway"
Now the judge seemed to be transported
few@bloeks away; and he found himself con-
fronting the great steel mill, an enormous pile
Of rusty buildings, high smokestacks, ponderous
cranes, blackened windows and swollen fur
naces, noisy and feverishly active.
A ND the great min found q voice, and spoke
as follows:
Blame me, too I darkened this boys
street with q pillar Of cloud by day and I
lighted It with . pillar Of 1ire BY night. am
. consumer Of men. They come 70 me, from
farms and from far countries, to take their
places by my glowing furnaces; and grind
them down, and mold them to nay own
measure, and bind them TO their TASKS, 90 that
they DO not look up 10 zee the sun BY day
or the stars BY night. The glare Of my fires
blinds their eyes 20 that they never zee that
life b meant TO be something besides toll and
hunger and sleeping and lust.
81 took this boys father and used him mp
entirely. He never had any spirit left. ut
night. for playing with his son. Because Of
me, he always remained half . stranger to the
boy. Because Of me he sought the only escape
he could nnd, IN the whisky bottle Because Of
me he became stopped and bent drudge, sc
that his wife-the boys motheT-Tan away
from him while the boy was stIn fodder.
Because Of me the boy had 20 grow up IN
Q slum, ind his paaymates IN the gutter and
look for his boyhood idols in the underworld"
Then, once again, the scene dissolved; and
the Judge found himself inspecting Q dust-Cov-
cred docket In the c1tys divorce court. He
looked down the yellowed page until he came
to an entry which showed that nearly Q score
Of years ago the prisoners father had obtained
Q divorce, citing the fact that the boys mother
had incontinently ran on with some man.
A. he looked the page took on Life and spoke
10 him:
Blame me, for had o hand In It. The
boys mother might, Just possibly, have saved
him. She was not bad woman, and she
loved him; and since she represented, to him.
the one spot Of tenderness and love In al the
world, the cne place where . tired, disap-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-20
DAWSON OUT
AT HOUSTON
8. vi. VI. Freshman Beats
Star Chicago
Golfer

HOUSTON, Tex. Feb. 20.-P-
The defending champion. Johnny
Dawson Of Chicago. was out Of the
running today while his l8-year-cld
conQuer0r. Reynolds Smith Of Dali
las, and seven other quarter finalists
prepared 20 continue the title quest
In the Houston Country clubs l7tn
annual invitation golf tournament.
Dawson. the ~favc-ite, fell in a re-
verberating upset before the little
Southern Methodist University
freshman.
Smith beat him five and three,
before an astounded gallery con-
WINGED 20 the last that the Chicago
man would come back. He did try
to valiantly. but his sticks would
not behave. For a t.me-when ae
took the seventh. eighth. ninth. and
tenth holes In the afternoon l8-it
looked that he might be able to fol-
low through. but the next hole.
number III. really was the end Of the
road.
Two OF the qualifiers rode the
CUSHIONS Johnny Goodman OF Ora-
ha defeating Allen Kyle Of Houston.
u and IL. and Gus Moreland of
Dallas eliminating Glen Crisman OF
Orange. 10 and 8.
The others were much closer. Jim
my Manion Of ST. Louis. the medal
ist. downed Clyde CUNNINGHAM "
Houston. 4 and 8. w. &. Hunt Or
Houston, the state champion, beat
out Howard Creel. of Pueblo. Colo.
; and 2; .OSsie Carlton or Houston
defeated Castor Peek ~ Galveston.
one UP: Leonard Attwell OF Hous-
tor had to 60 to the 37th hole 10
rid himself OF John ne Forest Or
Surrey. England. Preston Moore of
Houston took Charles Dexter Of
Dallas. one up.
The feature match for today's IS
holes had Moreland. who As IS. ana
Smith paired.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-20
MEET
FRESNOS FIVE
Play To Continue Saturday
With Championship
Fray s p. NJ.
Especial to The Herald)

Especial 20 Inc HeldlQf
SAN BENITO. Feb. l1.-The dis
trict basketball tournament viii
get under way here at 7:30 p. m. to-
night on the san Benito high
gymnasium With the TWO Cameron
county teams tangling These are
Brownsville and Los Fresnos. Geo.
Vest OF Donna viii referee.
Los Fresnos won the Cameron
county championship In tourna-
ment play. beating out "A. b.,
and C" clubs. Brownsville went TO
the district meet without having 70
compete IN the county tournaments
through a new ruling Of the inter-
scholastic league.
The winner Of this game will meet
WeslacO. Hidalg0 county champion,
at $50 D. m. tomorrow. At 4:30 D..
m. Saturday, Raym0ndville. VIII
lacy county champ, will tangle with
RIO Grande City. starr county
champ.
The winners OF the games Sat
urday will meet for the district
championship at 8 D. m. that night.
Z This tournament should be un-
usually lively. Weslac0 and Ray
mondvlle have strong aggregations
Los Fresnos has a plucky little az
sregation that may upset the dope.
Rio Grande City Is not expected TO
show much and will more than
likely be e-aten BY Raymondville
with a top heavy score. Browns
vile IS an unknown quantity. but
she has beaten Los Fresnos this
season and that is a high recon-
mendation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-20
Eddie Shea And
Kid Francis To
Scrap Tonight

NEW YORK. Feb. 2o.-tRr-Two
leading contenders for the feather
weight championship. Eddie Shea or
Chicago and Kid Francis of Italy
clash in a ten round bout in Madi-
son Square Garden tonight.
Shea, a rugged warrior with n
powerful punch. Is an 6 TO 5 favorite
He has not fought here since he
was knocked out by Charlie PhiD
Rosenberg, then bantamweight
champion.
Francis. who has abandoned his
chase for the bantamweight title 81
favor Of mingling with the bigger
fellows. has won five straight bouts
since he returned from abroad To
nDcn his third American campaign.
He is aggressive and experienced
but boasts little power in his
punches.
Shea was called In as a substitute
for Fidel La Barba when the former
flyweight champion was taken 1T.
La Barba has agreed to meet the
winner as soon as he is fully recover
ed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-20
COnger Again
Beats Keller
AT 1000 Meters

NEWARK, N. J.. FEB. 30.-tPf-A
split vote or the judges has added
another victory 70 Ray Conger's long
list of triumphs and charged Paul
Keller. 800-meter champion OF
France. with his third straight de-
feat on American indoor tracks.
Conger was awarded the decision
ever Keller I'm a blanket finish in
the special 1000 meters run OK the
New Jersey "a. "A. W. track and field
championships here last night.
Three Of the finish line Judges
thought Conger won while the other
two voted for Keller.
Conger set all the early pace but
Keller. showing greatly improved
form. dashed past the speedy TlIi-
nois "A. c.. middle distance ace N Ian
and a half from the finish line and
SO yards from home seemed To have
the race tucked away. ConTer flash
ed his usual closing squirt to pass
the Frenchman hv inches Squirt
followed squirt and the pair crossed
the finish line virtually on even
terms.
The time was 2 minutes. 80 is
seconds. fast for the flat. unbanked
track or the Newark armory.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-20
Knute Rockne Great Fun Maker
Everywhere Except on Gridiron

men, college presidents, coaches or
a book agent. He yearnS TO learn
eli about their trades and fancies
and keeps them In good humor with
a good stock Of Jokes.
At home he is Just another hus-
band. When he wants to get away
at night. he makes excuses to Bon
mic CMrs. Rockne).
But when at home his personality
dominates the household lust as il
does q football field. He has three
sons and n daughter. ra ring be-
TWEEN the ages Of six and fourteen
years. He wants al least one CT his
sons to follow in his footsteps.
But Knute. Jr., Is the only foot
ball player in the family" he re-
Elected. Jackie and Bill. why.
they haven't got the talent. But
Knute. Jr.. should make good. He's
got the talent and the will"
Once when the writer visited his
home. Rockne lined Jackie I'D for
practice with his daughter. The
girl, older. larger and stronger. re-
pulsed the boys "l!ne smashes." 50
Rock" called Jackie into a hud-
die.
Come here. Jackie. I'll give o
a trick. Well fool her. whisper
inG).
oh. I get IT," exclaimed Jackie.
I'll make believe I drop ball. then
pick IL up and run fast"
"Ouchl" Father Rockne shouted
Now you've given away my best
trickl"
But when Rock" doesn't have
the house full Of guests-and he
can play a mean bridge game-or
when he doesn't caper about with
his children, he sinks into a deep
chair and reads. Biographies are
his first choice, closely followed by
medical books and mystery stories.
He can pronounce and tell you the
meaning OF 10-syilable medical
terms: and he can tell you some
facts about music and drama and
art.
He Is proud OF his Norwegian an
cestry and admits he got one Of his
biggest chuckles when Eddie Neil
Of The Associated Press once re-
ferred 70 him as the Scandinavian
master OF the Irish" He has spent
considerable money tracing his line
age. He discovered that back IT.
the fourteenth and fifteenth CEN
turtles. his forebears were men Of
money. Two were keepers OF the
Norwegian treasury.