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Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-11-11
BLUE BLOOD


guish objects In the darkness. The
littlo teeter-totter. the swing, and
then she fell Ger the little bike
BOXERS special pride } and
landed head long in the sand pile.
On one side of the sand pile was
a large lilac bush. Brokers little
tree" he had named il.
A low whimpering sob OF
Mother" and Janet clasped Book
er's small trembling body in her
arms. with a prayer OF thanks
giving as she Rugged him close.
Hush dear" whispered Janet
as she rocked Booker in her arms
to quiet his sobs. His voice caught
in frightened jerks as he whimp-
cred. Mother. what's the noise.
I'm afraid"
Janet knew she could not explain
so his childish mind could grasp
II. so she answered softly. "They
are just having fun dear, celebrat-
ing halloween. Mustn't be afraid"
Mother. are there COLLINS and
witches?'
Eyes dear. And now you must
promise mother to be very quiet
and we will go back to daddy. He
will be worried about u.s." and she
started to lead him away. but
Booker pulled back.
What's the matter dear?" she
asked.
I'VE can't leave Junior. can we
mother? "He is asleep.
A strange sensation stole over
Janet Little Junior asleep In their
garden.
Booker spoke in an awed whis-
pei.
There was lots of noise and
Junior cried and fell down." and
Booker's voice trembled as he adj
ded. THE gobblins and witches
hurt Junior and Booker was
afraid"
Incredible, but fate had taken a
hand.
"Here he is. mother" whispered
Booker as he led Janet around to
the opposite side of the lilac bush.
Janet knelt down beside the
small, inert figure, lying there so
pale and still. in his little white
mildly suit. She placed her hand
IN Juniors face. II was warm with
Hood.
In the early days of her married
ife Janet had assisted her husband
n some of his most difficult cases,
nd with her limited medical
she was sure Dean Jr.
vas seriously injured.
Janet listened. The American
arrival was still in full sway.
What would they say to this"
he wondered.
Booker" Janet put her arms
round BoOker's shoulders, Junior
) the the sand man, so we will
AIRY him to our house, but we
aust hurry. Now you stay close to
mother and mother will carry
unnor. Can you do that?" Booker
with boyish pride. Sure"
You wont be afraid and start TO |
,ry7"
No mother. I'm not afraid any
nore."
(To Be Continued
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-11-11
CENTRAL COMMUNITY
CENTER NOTES
BOOKS AND MAGAZINES NEED
ED At THE CENTER

To meet the need for books and
magazines. the civic committee has
formed library committee TO so
licit old magazines or books for the
reading room at the center. If in
dividuals and clubs having any
such material will call the center,
Cadillac 1908, the committee will
be glad 10 call for them.
The Detroit Peoples News. the
Detroit Independent and the Detroit
Tribune are doing their part by
sending their papers to the center
where they are largely read, and
the Center staff and committee
wish to thank the above named
papers for their cooperation and
support.
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-11-11
DRAMATIC NIGHT AT CENTER
WEDNESDAYS

Tho Dramatic Club OF the Gem
trail Community Center will hold
It's FIRST club meeting, Wednesday,
November 10. In the auditorium.
There will be election Of officers
and discussion OF program for the
year. All members are urged to be
present and anyone else interested
in dramatics are urged to attend
the FIRST meeting.
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-11-11

One OF the most successful af-
fairs given at the Center, since the
opening OF the fall and winter act
ivities was the Halloween party
given Halloween night by the SOC
iaI committee under the leadership
OF Mrs. Lucille Hamilton Johnson
The auditorium was packed to ca
pacity, and spooks. COLLINS. pump
kins. and witches held sway FOL
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-11-11

to the Journal OF Negro History
during the year, to Fernand Masse.
First prize OF fifty dollars for the
best book review contributed to the
Journal OF Negro History during
the year TO Ben y. Azikiwe.
Second prize OF twenty FIVE dol
lars for the next best book review
contributed to the Journal OF Ne
gro History during the year, TO
Victor II. DAILY.
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-11-11
IF 1T WERE SO
by Elizabeth White

By EIIZnbeth Nh1te
Maybe. II God had made us all
alike,
There wouldn't be any sorrow;
But there is always to-day,
And never tomorrow.
And II all the sky were blue,
And never any gray.
We would never appreciate the
sunshine.
After a rainy day.
And II God had made us
All happy and gay;
And II everything always went well
We would never pray.
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-11-11
OUR BLIND BUDDIES


We gave them to the god of war;
War gave them to the Night:
Night pressed them close against her breast,
And hid the stars from sight
The light which last their eyes beheld,
Flared forth from bomb and she'll,
Which lit the skies Ger No Mans Land,
Like the blazing fires of hell.
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-11-11
First Baptist Church

gin Settling On the Farm" by J.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-01

he c~oncealing from herr Why didn't
he take her into his confidence?
Once it occurred to her that she
had never had an engagement with
him on a Tuesday before their mar
rage. Nov that she vas Dicks
wife. wasn't she entitled TO know
everything that concerned him?
There were times when she thought
Of following him but her sense of
honor prevented her from doing
that.
A ND then one day Marya paused
IAbeside Ewes desk and motioned
to Arlene TO join them.
i've been waiting all morning,
she said. Ito talk to you two alone.
Ray and I have decided TO be mar
RED the day after Easterl He's
been wanting me to marry him for
a long time but / wanted to wait
until re had enough money saved
to give us A good start"
It was Ewes turn to wish Marya
happiness and she did so sincerely.
Arlene pretended to go into a faint
and then said, But you wouldn't
leave us. would YOU, Marya?"
That's what I'm in doubt about, y
admitted Marya. L would like to
keep on working for a while but
my mother and Ray say / shouldn't.
Mother is old-faShioned, you know"
And she won't hear to anything
but a regular church wedding with
a reception and refreshments after
ward, though 1 don't want her and
my father to go to so much eX-
pense for me-"
Barnes rang for Marya just then
and she hurried to his office.
well, that's certainly a surprised"
calculated Arlene. "Of course, If
there is anything I like better than
a wedding it's two weddings. But
I'd hate like anything to lose Maya
from this oficei"
Eve wanted to warn Marya
against continuing her work at
Bixby's after marriage. Marya was
not the sort to spare herself. She
would give to her home the same
effort that a housekeeping wife
does and also put in eight exhaust
ing hours a Gay at the store. And
to what end?
Ewes own experiment as a wage
earning wife was not working out
any too successfully. She suspected
that Dick was learning to depend
on others for the companionShip
she was often too tired or too busy
to give him.
But she found it impossible to
open this subject with Marya. It
would be cruel to cloud the other
girls perfect happiness. And it
would be a confession Of Ewes fail
ure also. So pride held her silent.
Anyhow, if she lost Dick she would
still have her career. That would
be something to live for and to give
her courage to keep On.
But it would not be enough, her
heart cried out.
ITO BE Continued
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-01
"a CONVENTIONS ARE
SCHEDULED FOR CITY
September and October to
Be Busy Months.

Forty-four conventions. with esti-
mated attendance of 2 1920, are
scheduled for Indianapolis during
the months of September and Oc-
tober, according to Henry T. Davis,
secretary-manager of the Indian
apolis convention and publicity bu-
reau.
Among the outstanding meetings
here will be the North American
Gasoline Tax conference, the Ma
tionaI American War Mothers. the
American Public Health Association
and the annual state convention of
the Indiana State Teachers Asso-
citation
When the NRA program was an
nounced. Davis pointed out that the
move would lead to ar increased
convention business through the for
nation of additional associations.
Davis declared today that dur
ing the month of August five code
meetings were held in the city, and
that word has been received of the
formation of several additional
groups.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-01

I'VE might as well make camp in here" said
Holt to Parker. "I1l go down stream a little way
/. see If I can pick UP that trail. Boyi" he called,
reckoning q black youth to go with him Don't
get lost or ANYTHING. John cautioned the girl.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-01
SEPT. l, 1888


I'VE EAYEFSS. pretty assistant p
EARLE BARNES. advertising manager
90 Bixhys department store, msrries
DICK RAIDER a construction SUPER
%infendsnt temporarily working IN Lake
3rE nuf she refuses
BAN HoLERTDGE. an advertising
man employed by another store. becomes
Infatuated with ARLENE SMITH
Ffenogrsrhsr ~ Birbvs BIZ she fanciss
herself IN love with GEORGE BLISS.
Bliss has been vamDed by MONA ALLEN.
Blond copy writer.
I've begins PLAYING the stock market
without DtrkF kuoWiedaH. She becomes
worried because he does not explain sew
Fral mysterious absences from home
evenings. The theater on which be has
been working Is opened 20 the public
and they attend the FIRST performance.
NnM 90 ON With THE STORY
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now GO on WITH mn STORY
CHAPTER -TWENTY-THREE
THROUGH Bixby's store had beer

CHAP EK En- 1hfIEE
THROUGH Bixby's store had been
il featuring new spring apparel
since mid-winter, the approach OF
Easter brought new merchandise
and new activity to almost every
department.
And although this meant added
york in the advertising Office Eve
Arlene and Marya enjoyed it. Even
Mona showed some enthusiasm
when a consignment Of especially
smart new hats arrived.
One morning a dozen Of these
hats were sent to the advertising
Office 50 that Marya might select
several to sketch. Eve looked them
over. She smothered an exclama-
ton and hurried TO the mirror to
try on a tiny black and white
sailor. Marys cried out. ITS lovely
on you, Eyel on, that should make
a grand sketchi"
Eve tilted the hat this way and
that to find exactly the most be-
coming angle. Then she turned for
Arlene to approve the result.
What a love Of a hat" Arlene
exclaimed. And its perfect on you,
Eve. Just perfect"
Il do like it agreed Eve. ct
would be nice with that black wool
crepe suit 1 had laid away for
Easter
She replaced the hat carefully in
its tissue paper wrappings and re-
turned It to its bandbox.
The buzzer on Ewes desk sound
pd and she arose to answer Mr.
Barnes summons. They were in
conference over the next days lay
outs for a fun hou.- and when Eve
returned she found that the other
girls had gone tn lunch.
CHE slipped down to the main
- floor fountain and ordered a
lettuce sandwich and a cup of tea
"Dick would think a lunch like this
one perfectly terrible!" she told her
Eelf.
The little hat with the white vio-
lets refused to leave her mind for
more than an instant. She was
glad il was safe in the advertising
Office. Her spirits were gay as she
went to the French room of the
millinery department on her way
back TO the Office. I'll make q
deposit on that hat and have it LAID
away until pay day." she thought.
But a moment later Miss Mar
ehand. the hat buyer. was echoing
1.-THE little model by Cleeste-the
one with the white violets? Oh, I'm
sorry. Miss Bayless, but that is
already soldl The blond girl from
your ofice-Miss Allen-bought il
not half an hour ago"
Eve smothered her wrath as best
she could and went back to the Of
flee.
Arlene glanced up as Eve entered
and then stopped tipping. MY
world" she cried. What's wrong
now?'
Eve told her about the hat.
Il might have guessed it, Ar
lene moaned in sympathy with
Eve.
y n n
A FTER the black and white
N sailor none of the new hats
interested Eve and she did not Sc
lect another until the Saturday be-
fore Easter. when. without enthuSi-
ssm, she bought a black beret that
she never cared for later.
Occasionally during these busy
weeks Eve was obliged to work over
time. She would telephone Dick
who usually arranged to meet her
for a late dinner.
The Tuesday evening episodes still
bothered Eve. however. Dick did
not leave her every Tuesday, but
when he did go out alone it was
always on that evening. What was
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-01

A huge buck appeared, running through the
woodland, opposite. Parker. seeing the animal,
carefully raised his gun, aimed, and was about to
fire when the animal dropped dead. The whole
party stopped in establishment. AS Parker took a
step toward the dead animal there was a rustling
in the bushes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-01
Williams
RlOsSer
By Crane
1Rf NIXON

Several pin head savages now appeared. One
of them ran and drew his spear out of the dead
buck. Jean, trembling, put her hand on her
fathers arm. Parker said to Riano: Tell them
we're friendly. Ask them If they know Of the Ele-
plants Graveyard"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-12
BY HYPE IGOE

The dangerous illness of Tod
Sloan in California has revived
many of the romantic stories
told of this greatest of all Amer
lean jockeys. Sloan had a for.
tune of $1,100,000 in cash at one
time, according to Jack Doyle,
his former partner in the IA
nous billiard room. John j.
McGraw, of the Giants, was the
third partner in that famous
combination.
Not a dollar remains Of Tod'S
great bankroll and if Sloan an
swers the final bugle call, he
will have "died broke" Most OF
his money was gone when he
became a partner Of Doyle and
McGraw. When finally he went
to California a few years ago,
his "taw" was a letter Of in
PRODUCTION to Baron Long, from
Doyle. Long was associated with
Jimmy Coffroth at Tiajuana.
One Of the Classics
The story Of Sloan's great VIC
tory on Ballyhoo-Bey, riding for
william c. Whitney in the Flu
turity of 1900, is one Of the
classics Of turf folklore. The
race was run at Sheepshead Bay
and Sloan, whizzing through an
opening after being deliberately
pocketed by three of James R.
Keene's jockeys until a sixteenth
Of a mile from home, got under
the wire first in a three-nose
finish!
Sloan had gone. to England
and became a sensation abroad.
His monkey seat" was the JOY
of the gamblers and the horror
of the staid blue bloodS who in
sisted that no gentleman would
flatten out over horses w1thers
and finish "like a monkey on a
stick"
There had cropped up bitter
rivalry on the turf between Whit
ney and James r. Keene. This
war had been transferred from
Wall Street, where the two men
had begun the battle of millions
years before.
Had First Call
Keene had first call on Winnie
O'Connor. "Iceman" Spencer and
Milton Henry, the best riders in
this country. He decided that
he would clinch the Futurity by
starting three horses. Quietly,
Whitney had cabled Sloan in
England, asking him if he would
come over and ride Ballyhoo-B ey
for him. Tod's first big purses
in this country had been won on
that noted sportsman's horses be-
fore Tod ever had dreamed Of 60
ing abroad to startle English
turfmen with his wizardry.
The cablegram told Sloan that
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abroad, is tending bar at the
Paddock" Cafe in Broadway at
Fiftieth Street. The walls of this
cafe are festooned with pictures
of jockeys, CID and new, and one
shows O'Connor standing by his
one-time employer, Alfonso, then
King of Spain!
AS O'Connor slid min G
bumpers of beer here and there
to customers he told the story:
'We knew how anxious Mr..
Keene was to win this Futurity.
We also knew that Mr.. Whit
ney was ready to give ten years
Of his life to beat the Keene
entries" began O'COnnOr.
Spencer, Henry and myself
were just as anxious to trim
Sloan after all the fuss they had
made about his coming to the
States to ride BallyhOO-B ey. We
talked 1t over among ourselves
and decided that if we could run
Sloan and BallyhOO-Bey into a
pocket they'd never get out and
one of the three Of us would
come on to win. We knew that
our mounts had the race to our
selves.
RODE CAP-AND.BELLS
spencer was on Cap-and-BeIls.
Henry rode Olympian and was
astride Tommy Atkins. We
came out of the chute, the dis
lance being about three-quarters
Of a mile. Sloan was off with
the barrier snap and then i'm
mediately took back. He had
decided to pick his position in
the race and sit tight. He sat
tighter than he bargained for.
Spencer began to set the
pace on Cap-and-Bells, riding
down close to the rail. Sloan
took up close behind him, but
a little to his right, not so
close to the rail. Henry, on
Olympian, spurted a bit and
dropped over, slightly in front
Of Sloan and Spencer, though
directly on a line in front Of
Tod. Then I became the pad
lock. I rode up on the outside
Of Sloan, just a neck ahead Of
his mount and the pocket was
complete. He was as safely
locked in as if he had been in
the Tombs.
I held the key position, if
Spenser would hold his place
on the rail and Henry main
tanned his position in front Of
Sloan. There was no earthly
chance for Tod and Ballyhoo-
Bey to get out of the pocket
unless he took back a length
and came around me. If he
did that he was gone. He
would have lost two or three
lengths. He was too smart to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-12
Tod Sloans Great Ride at Sheepshead Bay is Told
By WINNIE" O'Connor, Also Jockey in Race

try. He knew he was gone, yet
I've always admired his COOL
ness under the circumstances.
We were within our riding
rights. There wasn't even the
semblance of a foul. He had
picked his spot and he had to
like or leave it. Leaving would
have cost him the race. So we
remained, like playing cards
placed on a table. We were
drawing close to the finish.
Suddenly I noted that Spen-
GERS horse was beginning to
drop back slightly. That spelled
trouble and a possible escape
for Sloan. If Cap-and-BellS
came back even with Ballyhoo-
Bey, it meant that Sloan would
get an opening on the rail, in
side of all of us. Henry, out
in front, would have to bear
over to keep him in and that
would have meant a foul. AS
Spencer's horse slowly lost
more ground. I shouted to
Henry:
"He's going to get out. Hold
him in, Milton, and I'll go on
and win" You would have
sworn that I had jabbed spurs
into Henry. He heard my call
and made his decision. 1t was
that HE would win the race
himself! Mind you, I still was
key man and If Henry held
fast to his position, Sloan
couldn't come on through.
DISREGARDED JUDGMENT
Disregarding my better judg.
ment, Henry lashed Olympian
with his whip and pulled away,
half a length. The HOLE.
How he had waited for it!
Sloan went through with Bally-
hOO-Bey, as quick as an eel.
Once ON the rail, in front of
Spencer'S tired horse, he let
BaIlyhOO-Bey down and beat
Henry and me q nose in one
of the closest finishes ever seen
in the Futurity.
Mr.. Whitney picked Sloan
up in his arms and Rugged him
when he came back to the
stand.
"SlOan," he said in his great
joy, "aS long as there is a
Whitney in the world you will
not come to WANT"
"Mr. Whitney gave Tod
$4,000 Of the purse" unused
O'COnnOr. Then he added:
''In the jockey room I tried to
punch Henry in the nose for
his having allowed SlOar to
escape. Tod turned to me and
asked, Winnie, do you ever
see Mr.. KeenC?'
eyes, I see him every morn
ing" I grOwled.
"WeII, the next time you
meet him, tell him that when
another Futurity Gomez along,
to enter q lot Of horses He
didn't have half enough today"
"SlOan was the daddy of
them ALL" concluded O'COnnOr.
"He could make horses do any
thing. They loved him and he
loved them. What a rider!"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-12
LEAGUE DRAWS
FAN INTEREST

Southeast fans have taken a
keen interest in the Southeast
Community Center Basketball
League. They have turned out in
large numbers at every game.
Tonight, starting at Z o'clock,
at the newly reconditioned Hine
Junior High gym, several good
contests will take place. The Eas-
tons engage Anacostia Business
Men at z o'clock, Blue Eagles meet
Certified Bakers at 8, and Ana
costa clashes with Dixie Five at
9 o'clock.
Last night four games were
played in the league. Sigma Phi
Lambda defeated Congress Heights,
% to 10, and downed the Blue
Eagles, "a to 81. Dixie Five was
outclassed by Certified Bakers to
the tune of 20 to 10, and the Mar.
ions surprised by tripping Naval
Reserves, Is to 10.
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RING SQUAD OF 100 REPORTS TO COAC
BOUTS BILLED
WITH SEVEN
RIVALS

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. IA squad
Of 100 has reported to Spike
Webb, boxing coach at Navy in
anticipation of a season Of ex-
IRENE interest, the high points Of
which are matches against SYRIA
cuse and Virginia, the only teams
to defeat the Navy in dual
matches in 10 seasons.
Much interest will also be
taken in the renewal Of boxing
relations with Penn State, among
the oldest opponents Of the Navy
in this sport. Matches with four
other teams are on the schedule.
Webb will begin to cut his
squad next week, and will bring
it down to 40 by the middle Of
January. In this number will be
included six of the eight regu-
lars of last season, others who
have fought in a match or two,
and several who have made fine
impressions during pra ctice
cruises last summer.
There will be a strong Navy
team during the season indica-
tions show.
Very determined efforts will be
made to win from Virginia and
Syracuse, the only colleges to
which the Navy has bowed in the
ring sport. In 1921, after the
Navy had passed 10 seasons with
out defeat in dual match, SYRIA
cuse broke into it's record, and
last year it lost to both Syracuse
and Virginia.
The teams most important loss
since last year was Archie Wright,
captain and 115-pound fighter.
The best prospect now is Chester
Smith, who, like Wright, is a
hard, clever fighter. The 1876
pound class was weak last year,
but this season, there are three
good candidates in Harry Hemen-
way, a Filipino: Jimmy Souther-
land and Ned Mulquin.
Regulars of last year again
available are: Hank Miller, 1875
pounds; Harley Nauman, 145
pounds; Jack McNaughton (cap-
tain), 155 pounds; Bob Lee and
Frank Herold, 1865 pounds; George
Lambert, ITS pounds; Slade Cut
tetr, heavyweight.
Begin in 1921
Navy began intercollegiate box
ing in 1921, and it's record in dual
matches consists Of IS victories,
three defeats and four ties. It
has taken part eight times in the
finals of the intercollegiate Box
ing Association, finishing first
four times, second three times
and third once.
During the entire participation
Of Navy in intercollegiate boxing,
its teams have been coached by
Spike Webb, who was also coach
Of four teams of the United
States which took part in Olympic
games, and who has had a large
and varied experience as boxing
instructor and coach, his pupils
ranging from some of the best
known professionals to three-year-
old lads in his class Of Navy
Juniors" at Annapolis.