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in his hands. He wrenched it over and jammed on the brakes, and as he did so a number of things happened all at once. The left front wheel came off and went bounding down the hill, it's scarlet and black catching the sun. The front axle came down with heavy bump on the left.
 The car swung around, slid, tilt ed, and fell over with a crash. Robert Leonard heard the sound of it as he walked up the path from the gate to his house. He stood still. Then he walked on again.
 Of the three people in the car, two were taken entirely by sur prise. Ferdinand had moment of wonderment why the road should be so much rougher going down than it had been coming up. Then he saw the black and scarlet wheel go bowling down the road like a child's hoop gone crazy. And then the car turned over and threw him clear.
 Nan did not see the wheel or notice the polling. She was look ing over the steep edge Of the cliff. She had never seen anything so blue in all a1er life. The tide was high and the water came up to the foot of the cliff.
 The first thing she knew of the accident was violent jolt and then the side of the car dropping away from her on her left. She gave a little cry and put out both her hands. Something struck her right shoulder Then the car turned right over with a sound of smashing glass, and she was on her hands and knees on the rough grass with the leather seat pres sing down upon her back.
 Ferdinand picked himself up out of the dust of the road. He felt rather dazed. He wasn't sure whether he had been thrown clear or whether he had jumped, but he was in the middle of the road with the knees of his trousers torn and the car across the road, very nearly upside down, her bumper hitched up on the stone parapet.
 He couldn't see Jervis, and he couldn't see Nan. He felt grateful for the parapet, because if it had not been there, the car wouldn't have been their either, but at the bottom of the cliff like a smashed egg. He came out of the haze with a jerk and ran forward just as Nan crawled out from under the front seat. She pulled herself up by the wall, and said:
 Where's Jervis?"
 Ferdinand ran round to the oth- CT side of the var.
 She said: Where's Jervis?" again.
 She couldn't run, because her legs didn't feel as if they belong ed to her. She crawled round the car, holding on to it. It looked so odd upside down. The sides were smooth; her fingers slipped on the paint. She got around to the other side and saw Ferdinand Jervis clear.
 Jervis did not move or help him. self at all. Then she saw his face, she forgot all about her legs not belonging to her, and she let go of the car and ran to him.
 There was a most dreadful mo- ment. Was he dead?
 Evrything stood still, her thoughts wouldn't move. She could not draw her breath, and dizzi-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-10-14
THE JUNEAU FIRE DEPARTMENT.

It was appropriate that the Juneau Chamber of Prevention Week to the Juneau Fire Department The Juneau Fire Department is of the very best fire prevention organizations of its size in the country It was a deserved tribute that President Allen Shattuck of the Chamber paid the Depart ment when he said:
 It is the major organization of the com- munty when it is measured by the value of the service it renders in adding to the safety of life and property.
 He gave the Juneau Fire Department credit for a very low fire insurance rate in this City, and continued:
 It is one of the most active organizations in civic affairs, fostering and providing amusement and recreation grounds. It has performed many services far without the ordinary province of fire department, such the rescue and relief of persons outside of the towns corporate limits
 Its efficiency record is all that is re- quired to prove it's worth to the city. Its ability to get to the scene of fires has, on occasion when the water supply low, prevented serious conflagrations
 Juneau is the town the Pacific Coast similarly located, that can truthfully say it has never had confagration. Not than one building has ever been burned in any single fire. a- fE sg "A All true Juneau's debt to her volunteer Fire Department is that will never be nquidated, because liquidation would be impossible The pro- found thanks and gratitude of every property owner, every worker, every resident is due to this wonderful organization.
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ness like the shuddering darkness of nightmare made wall around her. It was like being buried alive; her mind switched cra1ly back to that incrediable stage hyp- notist she once had seen-to him and his bedraggled subject whom he buried alive" in a dirty white robe.
 She didn't know how long it lasted At last Ferdinand's voice came through the blackness. He shookw her arm.
 Nan! NanI"
 Ferdinand turned back to Jer- wis He had dragged his inert body to the roadside, and now was bent over him, his hand to Jervis heart.
 ''Is he-dead?' asked Nan in a curiously small voice.
 Ferdinand did not answer; he signalled her to come and when she sat down with the wall at her hea dhe lay Jervis's head in her lap and quickly scaled down the cliff to the sea- He came back with his hat full of cold salt wa ter. Nan wet Ferdinands hand kerchief, and bathed his face. There was a smear of blood mixed with dust.
 "Oh, Jervis!" she cried.
 His eye lids fluttered. He sighed and was still.
 Copyright, 1882, Lppincott)
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Ilz Nothing Venture ~ br PatricId Wentworth


 SYNOPSIS: Rosamund ca- rev, Jervis Weare's former fi- ance, demands S100,0OO from him, offering sinister hints about Dad luck" when he re- fuses her. Jervis and his young wife, Nan are at luncheon with the Tetterleys, where Nan, and Ferdinand Francis prove to their own conclusions that Ro- samund's friend, Robert Leon- ard, weakened the bridge that almost plunged Nan and Jer- wis to their deaths two days before.
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up and won the avoidance of a Tammany denuncia- tion In the meantime many Tammany District Leaders had threatened to remove Curry as Leader and place Edward J. Ahearn, a Smith-Roosevelt in his place.
 It was the outcome of this battle that caused Wall Street to recognize the probability of Roose- welt success and to boost the betting odds to two to one on Roosevelt to win.
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The Brazilan-rebels or patrots-are ready to quit fighting, but they want terms. Well, most anything is better than fighting.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-10-14

Markets Face Pre-Election Business Lull" Like the who hadn't worked for a year and half and took the first Tuesday off.-(Cincinnat En- quirer)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-10-14

President Hoover can't get a break. He ha. the poorest cheer leaders in the political history of our celerbated country (Atchison Kan Globe
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A lot of the candidates tell us their minds are open. They must pardon our mistake. We thought it was just their mouths-(Detroit Uews0
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Although MT. Hoover says results in Maine will stimulate" his party, he'll find that down here among the Southern colored contingent they would rather have gn.-Gexington, Ky. Herald)
Evening star., 1932-02-23
DIRECTOR OF SPORTS
FOR DIXIE DOUBTFUL
No Decision on Athletic Commits
sioner for Southern Conference
Likely Till Fall.

By the Associated Press
ATLANTA, February 23.-The South
ern aGQn4ereuce may reach a decision
at It's meeting here Friday on the
proposal TO employ an athletic COM
missioner, but it is not likely a sports
supervisor win be selected until Fall.
committee of faculty athletic rep
resentatives, headed by Dean Slagle
University of Florida, has looked into
the proposal-submitted at the New Or
leans meeting last December-and will
report its findings Friday.
This committee has studied all
angles OF the recommendation for a
Dixie commissioner concerning his
salary and how it shall be paid, the
approximate amount each of the %
schools would be required to pay. ex-
actly what powers he would have
when he would be installed and the
time his supervision would become ef-
fective.
The definite appointment of a COM
missioner, II one is agreed upon, prob
ably will be delayed until the annual
September meeting.
There is much opposition to the COM
missioner plan and it is in no wise
certain the conference will adopt this
suggestion.
Should a sports head be elected he
would have virtually the same author
ity over conference teams in regard tc
eligibility of players that Maj Griffith
has over the activities of the big 10
in the Western Conference.
Evening star., 1932-02-23
POTOMAC BOAT CLUB
HAS VARIED PROGRAM
Schedules Events Running Through
September 10-Athletic Night
Will Start Affairs.

Potomac Boat Club Athletic Associa-
tion is planning a busy program In
varied sports. Rowing, boxing, Wres-
tling, basket ball, horseshoe pitching
canoe racing and other activities will
claim attention.
An athletic night, featuring boxing
and wrestling, will lark the start OF
the Potomac program. Attractive en-
counters are planned A buffet supper
will be served members of the asso-
citation.
Potomac's basket ball team will meet
an old rival, Arundel Boat Club quint
of Baltimore. after the District A. A.
U. tournament.
Other events listed include:
March 26-Athletic night, boxing and
wrestling.
April S-Horseshoe pitching contest.
April 23-Athletic night, boxing and
wrestling
April 3O-Canoe marathon (single
May 14-canoe marathon (double
blades.
May 30-Rowing regatta.
June l8-Canoe regatta.
September l0-Club regatta (rowing,
canoeing. exhibition diving, swimming
races, novelty events.
The club also will hold a national
championship regatta in Slly and a
rowing regatta in August, the dates to
be announced later
Potomacs are seeking new members,
and applications for membership may
be obtained by addressing the secretary
of the club at 1880 P street.
Members of the club will be admitted
to all club events upon presentation of
their membership card.
A basket ball game scheduled tonight
between Potomac and Fraters at the
Alexandria Armory has ben called off
because the armory is not available due
to events incident to the Bicentennial
Evening star., 1932-02-23
.CR|SLER HELD SURE
co OTOPR|NCETON
Gopher Grid Coach Merely
Awaiting Contract Before
Formally Accepting.
BY the Associated Press.

by lHc ASSOCldLcu FIeSb
DRINCETON, N. j., February 23-
- Ofhcially Princeton University
has not yet picked a successor 20
AL Wittmer as head foot ball
coach. but unoficially there seems to be
little reason to doubt that H. o. CFritz)
Crisler, athletic director at the Uni
versity Of Minnesota, will be at the helm
when the Tigers Fall season rolls
around.
Crisler at Minneapolis, said he prob
ably would take the job offered, ne said,
bv President John Grier Hibben OF
Princeton via the telephone. He said he
was awaiting arrival of a contract be-
fore definitely accepting.
The attitude in ofnclal circles At
Princeton. however, was definitely non
committal
"The matter is in the hands of the
Board of Athletic Control said Dr..
Hibben And any statement must come
from them. I believe, however, that
they will have something to say in a
few days.
Asked to comment on news dispatches
decided to accept the job, DIR. Hibben
said:
Il don't know anything about that,
but / am very happy to hear 1t, II II
is so.'
Thurston J. Davies, supervisor Of uni
versity sports, said, on behalf OF the
special committee considering the foot
ball situation, that mo offcial an
nouncement about foot ball coach viii
be made until negotiations are COM
pleted."
This was interpreted in some quarters
as meaning that Princeton would await
definite acceptance by Crisler before
commenting on or announcing Witt
mer's successor.
wittmer's flve-year contract as head
coach was broken late last Fall after
Princeton had gene through its most
disastrous season. A victory over Am
herst was the only triumph Of the
Tiger campaign.
MINNEAPOLIS, February % (P).-
The athletic situation at the University
of Minnesota today seemed due for
another shifting around, with the pros
pect that its athletic director. H. o.
Crisler, might resign to go to Princeton
as head foot ball coach.
Crisler admitted that Princeton had
made him a good offer-one that he
said he could not ignore If it were put
in writing. President j. G. Hibben Of
Princeton is said to have promised to
do that at once.
Crisler also has offers from Wisconsin
and Iowa, but it was considered likely
that he would not accept them.
The Minnesota director came here
from Chicago two years ago as foot ball
coach, succeeding DR.. C. w. Spears
Later he also assumed the athletic
dictatorship. A mcnth ago he turned
over the foot ball coaching to B. w
Bierman of Tulane and had planned to
devote all his time as athletic director.
Evening star., 1932-02-23
Varied Sports
Basket Ball.

Princeton, 40: Penn, 28
Alabama, 80; Mississippi State, %.
Chattanooga, 80; Mercer, 20.
Purdue, AZ; Indiana, 90
Northwestern, 80; Michigan, 28 (oVer-
time).
Wisconsin, "a Chicago, %.
Denison, AZ; Cincinnati. So.
Creighton, 27; West Virginia, 26.
Mount Union. Al: Case, %.
Oklahoma, %; Missouri, II.
Washington and Jefferson, Al; Dick
inson. "a.
Hampden Sydney, AS: Bridgewater,
New Berry, 81; College of Charles,
ton, 20.
Marquette, 81; Detroit, 26.
Washington, 81; Idaho, 81.
Arizona U. so; New Mexico Aggies, 46
Iowa State, 81; Drake, 10.
Stephen F. Austin, 90; North Texas
Teachers, 25.
Phillips U. AZ; Central Oklahoma
Teachers, %.
Texas Christian, 26; Texas Aggies, "a
Colorado, 40; Denver University, 81
Hamline, IS; Gustavus Adolphus, "a
Omaha University, So; Cotner, 80.
Bradley, 90; Monmouth, %.
Hockey.
Canadian Olympics, 10; Bronx Hockey
Club, 3.
White Star A. c., 2; Polish Olym-
pics. o.
Kansas City, q Tulsa, l.
Polo.
Penn Military College, 21l2; Prince
ton, 13.
Boxing.
Western Maryland, 6; Loyola, 2.
Wrestling.
North Carolina, %; Brooklyn Poly, g.
Evening star., 1932-02-23

his mother, Pherenice, decided to ac-
company him as his trainer. Her sex
was not discovered until after her son
had won.
As she came from a distinguished
family of Olympic winners, the officers
OF the games refrained from tossing her
over a cliff, as was the custom in such
cases, but they determined to take
no chances in the future. After that all
athletes were required TO come to the
contests 'nudae lacertos," as the saying
went.
During the first 13 Olympiads the
foot race the length of the stadium
a 2l0-yard dash-was the only event
In the fourteenth Olympiad the race
twice the length of the stadium was
added, and in the fifteenth set of
games-reckoning from TIC B. ca
race of some 5000 yards was introduced.
Ladas the Spartan dropped dead after
winning one Of these races. Elimina-
tions were held, four men running In
heat until there was a final winner
(Copyright. 1892. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc.)
Evening star., 1932-02-23
BY WALTER TRUMBULL.

BY WALTER TRUMBULL.
N many ways the opening of the
Greek Olympic games was not un-
like the ceremonies attending an
American world series in base ball.
There was the announcer, who called
the names Of the men-and doubtless
favored his own pronunciation. There
were the prominent citizens who made
speeches, and there may have been pres
entations of flowers, although not in
the shape of horseshoes, as the Elians
never did care for horses and considered
mules monsters.
Both competitors and judges had to
make oath to the gods that there would
be no unfairness or crooked work. Then
athletes and officials went through the
tunnel to the stadium, while the i'm
portant visitors hurried to the same
place by way OF the main entrance and
took the box seats reserved for them.
The costume worn by the runners
never would have been passed by any
board OF cenSorS today. 1t was the same
as that worn by small bow who sud-
denly decides to go in swimming. 1t
Is true that the athletes usually had
been rubbed with oil and sprinkled with
sand, but even SO they would have been
Ill protected against a cold Winter. The
trainers also were clad in birthday suits.
Just as 1t was Eve who first caused
humanity to feel the need of clothes, SO
1t was another woman who forced
Olympian contestants To do without
them.
Ortginaly the athletes wore them,
but the father of Pisidorus being dead,
Evening star., 1932-02-23
ZVorv:

in it real fun and not drudgery, which
it has sometimes been in danger of be-
coming. l believe in it because of the
solidarity and Of the loyalty which it
engenders among g student and an
alumni body. All this may seem trite,
but 1 say it with all sincerity and
franknesS.
Duly safeguarded foot ball is good
thing Frequently in conversation you
will hear rumors that this university or
that college is going to deflate foot ball
to the extent of playing but one game a
year or giving up the game altogether.
1 honestly believe that some of the
public suspect that some such conspiracy
is secretly and cleverly afoot. For my
self, i know of no such movement and
am not party to it. At the University
of Pennsylvania our system of physical
welfare. which has been given a good
deal of study and thought. involves a
continuation of foot ball as definite
policy. And it is my hope that the
criticisms and reforms that have been
leveled at foot ball do not mean, as
they do not mean in our own case. that
we are going to lean over so far back
ward in radical departures from the
recent past that we are eventually to
kill the game of foot ball in the
process"
Instead Of being against foot ball,
President Gates makes about as strong
a defense of the game as its most ardent
devotees could wish.
Evening star., 1932-02-23
20 YEARS AGO
s.VXIAsHINGTON is just now in
w the throes of a wrestling
Epidemic" writes j. Ed
IN THE STAR.

HVIIAsHINGTON is just now in
w the throes of a wrestling
epidemic" writes j. Ed
Grillo, sports editor. He continues:
wrestling is a splendid sport, but,
unfortunately, over 80 per cent of
the so-called contests are nothing
more than prearranged exhibitions.
The public may be directly RESPONSE
Bile for deterioration of this sport.
A wrestling bout which Is strictly
on its merits is seldom interesting,
while the fake contests furnish all
sorts of impossible breaking of holds
and excitement. 1t is doubtful If
the public would support square
wrestling and those In the game we're
virtually forced to hippodrome In
order to please the spectators.
Johnny Kilbane yesterday won
the world featherweight boxing title
when he defeated Abe Attell at Los
Angeles.
Eddie Handiboe again will umpire
the Nationals exhibition games here
this Spring.
DOME Bush, star Detroit short
stop, is a holdout.
Davidson and Barclay with 1,lo2
displace Lednum and Harlow as
class A doubles leaders in the city
bowling tournament at the Palace
alleys. German rolled $50 to take
the lead in class A singles.
Crippled by the loss of swimmers
suspended by the South Atlantic
branch Of the A. A. U. for COM
Nautilus Club went down to a de-
cisive defeat at the hands Of Phila-
delphia swimmers. Point scorers
for Nautilus were Capt. De Lash
mutt, German, Eaton, Sale, Burch,
Runge, Bunzeu and Smith.
Evening star., 1932-02-23
BASKET BALL LISTS
WILL CLOSE TODAY
Entries for District A. A. U. Title
Tournament Must Be Made
Before Midnight.

Midnight tonight is the zero hour for
teams planning to compete in the Dis
trict A. K. o. basket ban championship
series, which opens March / at Tech
High.
Walter Haight of the Basket Ball
Committee will accept registrations and
entries at the Post sports department
until midnight.
Teams wishing to compete in the 100
and lis pound classes and the two
women's classes, junior and senior, can
register and enter tonight. but those
figuring to play in the unlimited las
and 130 pound classes must have all
their players registered
Western Wildcats won the Southeast
Community Center court title yester-
day when they swamped Congress
Heights, 20 to /; Kellys, 36 to 8, and
Marions, 40 to II. In other games
Keller defeated Sigma Mu Sigma, % to
10, and MarionS downed Keller, "a to
Is, end Marions defeated Western, 19
to II.
Other results:
Frederick De Molay, 10; Washington
De Molay, IT,
Northern Preps Q3O pounds, 35;
Eagles. Is.
Northern Preps Q3o pounds, 81;
Aladdin, %
Arcadians, "A; Tates, 81
Arcadians, Sc: Sequanians. 80.
st. Martins, 81; Keyser (W. Va, IA.
st. Martins, %: Iowa IS
United Typewriter Grays, 40; North
erns (unlimited), 13.
These teams want games:
Catholic Sokols, leading Baltimore
team, with strong Washington un-
limited quints for Washington on Sun
day afternoons. Knights of Columbus,
Army War College and teams of similar
caliber preferred Address Manager
John N. Stern. 739 South Grundy
| street, Baltimore.
Wildcats, game with unlimited quints
having Hine Junior High School court
for Monday nights. Floyd Sitton OF
! wallace HaleS, Lincoln 95O7.
| Oakley A. c. of Baltimore Saturday
night and Sunday afternoon games on
opponents courts preferred. Address
Manager Ted Marks, IT West Biddle
street, Baltimore
Evening star., 1932-02-23
AGEE WINS A. A. U. RUN
Scores in Richmond-Dewhi of
Washington Gets Fourth Place.

RICHMOND, Va, February 23.-Bill
Agee, national 15-mile champion and
Olympic representative, running under
the colors of the Stonewall Democratic
Club of Baltimore, held the lead from
start to finish to win the Washington S
birthday feature of the South Atlantic
A. A. u, sponsored by the Virginia
Golden Gloves. He won in the fast
time OF 81 minutes 1e seconds for the
10.4-mile course.
Agee paced his club to victory for
the team trophy, while Jerry Bray,
Duke University harrier, entered from
Norfolk, placed second, 38 seconds be-
hind the winner.
With Agee first, Frank Demeges third
and John Davidson fifth, the Stone
wall Club took the team trophy with
rs points to the Cross Country Clubs
81 total.
Arthur Dewhurst Of the Washington
Y. M. C. A. was fourth in 81 minutes
and 6 seconds.
Evening star., 1932-02-23
PREP SCHOOL F|VES
PLAY SEM|-F|NALS
Georgetown Prep VS.. Con-
zaga, st. AIbans VS.. St.
Johns on Today'S Card.

" GEORGETOWN Prep and Con-
4 zaga were to face this after
noon at o'clock and st.
Johns and ST. Adams will
battle tonight at o'clock on the
George Washington University court in
semi-inal games in the District prep
school basket ball championship series
These four teams yesterday were vic
torious in opening round games that
provided much fiery competition.
No upsets marked play as St. Johns
defeated Dewitt, 18 to 10; Georgetown
Prep downed Emerson, % to IA: st.
Aibans vanquished Landon, 81 to IL,
and GonZaga squeezed through to q
1913 triumph over Friends.
Gonzaga and Georgetown Prep were
expected to put on a rip-roaring fight
this afternoon. In their only other
meeting this season Gongaza was
26-17 victor but the Garrett Parkers
are figured to have a fine chance Of
turning the tables today. as the I
streets have lost mainstays since that
first game.
st. Johns and st. Albans have not
met this season The Kaydets are
figured to have the best chance for
victory but the Cathedral School has
a stronger team than usual and may
surprise.
CT. JOHNS had to battle for all it
~ was worth to turn back Dewitt. The
Kaydets managed to get 1913 lead
at the half, but with Paul Clements
Tipping 'em in with one hand in spec
tacular style Dewitt rallied to tie the
score at IL points in the third period.
The KaydetS contrived to get ahead
again, 13 to II, as the quarter ended
and clung to a slender lead over their
esperately-battling opponents the re-
mainder Of the way.
Summary:
Evening star., 1932-02-23
Apology Follows
''Booing'' at Game

HANOVER, N. H, February %
l. i (P).-President Ernest M. Hop
kins of Dartmouth College, has
sent letter of apology to authorities
at Columbia University for the lack
of sportsmanship" displayed by the
Dartmouth stands at a Dartmouth
Columbia basket ball game last
Saturday.
The president also has sent a
letter to the editor Of the Dartmouth
student paper saying officials hence
forth would be asked to penalize the
Dartmouth team for misbehavior in
the Dartmouth stands.
Several players and officials were
booed during the game in which
Dartmouth was defeated, AZ to 30.