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Evening star., 1933-10-15
Illustrated By JOE KING

turned to Frances. "The fool took of again.
before anybody could stop him.
Her face clouded over. "But what on earth
for"
What for? I ask you! Just for the devil
Of it, the way he does everything" He got up
and reached for his coat and hat.
Where are you going?'
Home to get some sleep. I might IS well.
We won't be sure of anything for five hours.
II he isn't back by S. and hasn't telephoned,
I'll have to 60 out and look for him"
She stood up I'll be back at S. then." she
said. IF he's down. and you 60 after him.
want to go, too
"1t wouldn't be any joke. even II the weather
clears"
She looked at him. I'D have to 60. Andy"
"Is it as bad as that?" he asked gently.
Its as bad as that"
20. K"
At Sis, when they stood by the warmed-up
plane ready to take of. he made one more
effort to disuade her. eff he's in real trouble
out there" he said, "and have to land
might get in trouble myself. It would be bet
ter If you stayed here.
Without answering she got into the ship and
went forward to the cockpit. "Al right" he
snapped, following her. but it's q lot of fuss
over q worthless lunatic."
THREE hours later they passed over the first
wooded hills that stretched over the last
100 miles to Hamilton. Andy turned the plane
this way and that. scruttnizing the narrow
valleys poring over the tufted green of the
forests.
Frances plucked at his arm. 'Over there"
she said, whats that"
A silver mark lay against the gray and green
Of q boulder-strewn clearing. Andy nodded
soberly and went down In . wide spiral His
face was intent.
Circling, he saw that he would have 10 land
on q tiny patch Of green meadow.
Hold everything you can grab" he said
and threw the plane into q vertical side ship.
The ground rushing up at him. He saw
that the clearing was soaking wet and thick
with long grass. At the knife-edge between
disaster and safety. he ruddered into the slip.
broke his speed against the wind surfaces and
pan-caked solidly. They bounced once and
came down askew.
Broken landing wheel" Andy remarked.
Frances was looking at him, speechless. Well.
she ought to be speechless. He hadn't pulled
a stunt like that since he left the squadron.
Come on" he said.
They ran over RISE through young trees
and quartered down the following slope towards
the wrecked plane. Halfway they saw the
shattered undercarriage. sheared off BY the
boulders.
Better stay here" Andy muttered sorry for
her. "It might not be pleasant"
She pulled at his arm. Hes over there" she
murmured family. pointing to q patch Of grass
where long body lay face downward in the
sun.
They walked slowly to the spot. dumped. !
guess" Andy said thickly. Poor guyl TAce0
was q good egg, Frances" He looked at her and
saw that she was crying. He put his arm
Continued on Fifteenth P6ge.
Evening star., 1933-10-15

back, that he opened untrOubled eyes.
good mind to punch you in the jazz. v
IT was true. Andy thought sourly. Tacks
] was especially known for spectacular failures.
He had way of getting into the newspapers,
but his pictures would show him safe and
sound. by miracle, beside the dismal wreckage
of plane.
Time you were getting Off Tacks." he said
abruptly, looking at his watch.
20. K, chief"
Frances turned eagerly. "Can go along as
q deadhead Andy?"
IF you want to-" he agreed glumly.
week later Andy brought in the afternoon
plane and found Frances and Tacks sitting In
the Office side by side on the long pine table.
There was someth'n intimate in their manner.
He felt as though h. ere intruding in his own
office.
mo flying ton;s s-.t." he announced. Il just
about got in without cracking up In the hills
over around Hamilton it'd be sure death"
Outside, rain began to fall heavily
Tacks got up and stretched. Guess better
see that everything's under cover" he said,
moving toward the door,
Frances went to the window and looked out.
Lightning forked through the steeply piled
clouds. You could get through" she told him.
The tone of her voice was like an accusation
of cowardice.
Listen. Frances there hasn't been an acci-
dent on this line yet. and there won't be- If
can help it. If we had q radio beam and q
lot of other things it might be different"
why don't you let my father put some
capital in, and get them"
Wait till the business justifies it," he told
her.
"Tacks says" she began.
"Tacks says" he interrupted her What
does Tacks know about it? wish he'd kept
right on going to Manchuria. or wherever he
was headed for" All his resentment came out
in rush
She looked at him steadily "You don't like
him. do you?"
His gesture indicated that women couldn't
understand his feeling for Tacks. II like him.
all right What's that got to do with it? But
he acts like crazy man. If he'd only grow
UP, I'd rather have him here than any one else
I know"
"1Il have a cigaret. please" When it was
lighted, she went on. "You need somebody
like Tacks around here to liven things up"
"Ls that 50? I got along all right before
Tacks came, and I'll be all right after he
leaves"
"Is Tacks leaving?" she asked He saw dis
may in her face.
HE will sooner or later He always does"
he replied brutally.
The door opened and Tacks put his head in.
FelCW WaI1IS 10 see yOu, Auuy, Ile CtlAcu.
"Says he had ticket on the night plane"
Tacks held the door open, and let the visitor
enter
"Packer. I've just got to get to Hamilton to-
night" The man shook his dripping hat over
the wastebasket 1--WE got to-"
Andy frowned. There's the train," he
pointed out.
"That won't do me any good I've got to catch
the limited at Hamilton, to be in Chicago to-
morrow afternoon with . certified theck"
Evening star., 1933-10-15

"Id like to help you out. Mr. Farr. but It's
impossible. The chances are 20 to that you'd
only be stranded somewhere-if you weren't
killed"
"I'n take a chance on that" said the man
confidently.
Maybe you will but won't. Either Of my
planes would run the risk of a 81 900 or $1,000
smashup Maybe the pilot killed and you. too.
The company would look bad. We're not run
ming that kind of business
TACKS lunged to the window and looked
out. "Kind Of clearing of little" he re-
ported hopefully. "How about letting me try
it?"
Its worth $4,000 to me-" said FAR. II
stand to lose 20 times that if I'm not there.
I'll make you a proposition. I'll write you >
check for 5000 if you land me in Hamilton
time"
Andy shook his head.
LET me try it. Andy" Tacks suggested. 1T
don't look so bad"
I'm not worried about this end" Andy said
patiently. But it's thicker than pea soup in
the hills around Hamilton"
ANDY" Frances pleaded. ga ..
"It can't be done"
"An right" said Farr. eff you can't do IL,
you can't do it."
"I'u take him over In my old bus" Tacks
put in.
"You mean you would. If it were all in one
piece" said Andy. "You know they're rerigging
it. And you can't take Frances plane, because
they're overhauling the engine. so that's that
20. K"
Farr put his sodden hat on Good might"
"Sory, Mr.. Farr. Tacks, tell Bill to run the
plane back in the hangar and 60 home, will
you?"
Right" Urquhart went out, just behind
Farr.
Frances sat looking at her hands, reproach
implicit in her face
"Well?" Andy snapped. What else could I
do? What good would $1,000 do me- II I
cracked up a plane and killed the passenger"
From outside came the harsh roar Of an air
plane motor. whats going on?" Andy shouted.
He jumped to the door and wrenched it open.
Down the field they saw the glare Of an ex-
haust. Hes going anyhow"
The mechanic came running over. whats
the matter? Mr.. Urquhart said you said to
send him of with that special passenger"
- Frances was smiling in triumph when Andy
turned back to her.
At midnight. Andy's phone rang. Frances
had come back with him after dinner.
Hello? He what? He got through? One
hour overtime? Good. Put him on. I want
to talk to him"
IT knew he would" said Francis coolly.
Andy waited. "You knew he would" he
thought bitterly. "You knew nothing, except
that it was an exciting idea. Now you can
smile on your hero again."
He listened intently. "What?" he barked.
His face contorted ferocously
seWhen? What did you let him 70 TOR?
Evening star., 1933-10-15
BY PAUL JONES.

NDY PACKER brought the afternoon
plane from Hamilton down on the
bare, unimpressive home field Of
Packer Always. and found Frances
Borden, as usual. waiting for him.
She sat in her roadster on the shady
Nogales international., 1933-02-25
Hoover Vacating
. The White. House

WASHINGTON, &c, {Autocast-
err Feb. 24.--The last Of the Hoover
farnily's personal effects have been
taken out Of the white House and
put. on board a Government ship,
which will take them through the
Panama Canal to the Mare Island
Navy Yard in San Francisco Bay
From there it will be Short haul
by truck to the Hoover's permanent
residence at Stanford University,
Palo Alto, California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover are Giving
out of suitcases", until the fourth Of
March. They will have very little
baggage to take with them when
they leave Washington on that day.
Mr.. Hoover will accompany the
new President to the Capitol, but
plans do not contemplate remain
ing there to listen to his success
sor's inaugural address. Instead, he
will meet Mrs. Hoover at the rail-
road station, shortly after noon, and
they will take a train for New York
to catch ship which is sailing that
night for California.
Nogales international., 1933-02-25
Night Owls'' Nab
3 Taking Juice

The Public Utilities Consolidated
Corporations might owls were out
Thursday night and report they
caught three persons stealing juice
The law governing larceny OF
electricity reads as follo@sA
Every person, who, with intent
to injure or defraud, makes or
causes to be made by wire, Or other
wise, any connection with any main
service line for conducting or sup
plying electricity in such a man
rer as to procure electricity with
out it's passing through the meter
provided for the measuring and
registering Of the quantity consumed
Or in any other manner so as to
avoid payment therefor, or any per-
son who, with like intent, Injuries
or alters any electric meter or OBJ
structs its action, is guilty of a
misdemeanor." Sec. 497, Penal Code.
Larceny of gas (similar to aboye).
Nogales international., 1933-02-25
High School King
And Queen Contest


The Junior and Senior classes OF
the Nogales High. School are spon-
soring a King and Queen contest.
The winners are to be accorded the
honor of presiding over the social
activities of the school this spring
The under cIassmen are detern1in-
ed to win and are putting up some
very stiff competition.
The tabulations so far are:
Kings
Javier Tostado, senior, 35 votes.
Dannie Kinds, Junior, 81 votes.
Clarence Goodman, Freshman, II
votes.
Paul Mahlow, sophomore, l vote.
Queens
Margaret. Bibolet, junior, 119 vot-
es.
Rula CIuff, sophomore, 83 votes.
Mechie Gonzales, freshman, 76
votes.
Fala Jin1cnez, senior, 73 votes.
Nogales international., 1933-02-25
CASTELUM, KEYTE'
WIN BRONZE PINS

A month ago 40 students under
the supervision of Lon Bellman,
Commercial instructor, sent their
best specimens of tipping and short
hand to the examining board os
Gregg artists in New York City.
Twenty-three received certificates;
two received pins.
Now is the time to prepare for
good permanent positions. This de-
preston can't last forever and at
least twenty-three ambitious stu
dents are preparing themselves for
better times. The following were
awarded certificates and pins by
critical judges.
Typing, Donald Haverly, Luis
Castelum, Flora Kiser, Lawrence
Collins, Luz Briggs, Hermina Abas-
cal, Julietta Miniaga, Marjorie Rick
enburg and Marina Parades. Luis
Castelum won the bronze pin.
Shorthand: Margaret Bibolet
William Davidson, Caryl Parsons
Robedt Fernandez, Steven Autry,
JeSuita Berrellez, Manual Rendon
Beatrice Guerrero, Lillian Arzate.
Don Keyte. Don Keyte won the
bronze pin.
Nogales international., 1933-02-25
FOUR YOUTHS
TAKEN TO PEN

-Four Nogales, Sonora, youths -
each about 20 years of age-were
taken to the state prison at Flor
ence, Wednesday, to begin serving
a sentence of one year and one day.
The boys-Ramon Morales, Alon-
20, Davis, Juan Jose Lopez, and
Manuel Noriega, alias Miguel River
as-were delivered to the peniten-
tiary by Deputy Sheriff Oliver
White.
The four pleaded guilty few days
ago before Superior Court Judge
w A. O'Connor to a charge of con-
spiracy.
They were arrested couple weeks
ago by Merchant Policeman Jarvis
Gorham while arranging to rob the
Escalada warehouse, Elm street and
Arroyo boulevard.
Nogales international., 1933-02-25
Several Seek To
Succeed Douglas

Mrs. John G. Greenway Of Tue
son and Andrew Bettwy of Nogales
definitely announced yesterday that
they would seek to be elected sue
cesscr to Lewis w. Douglas, who has
resigned as representative in con-
gross to become director of the U,
S. budget
Dame rumor has it that there will
be numerous other candidates,
among the number, Former Gov
ernor George w. P. Hunt, Amos A..
Batts, William Coxon and Harlow
Akers of Phoenix Coxon was Doug
laa opponel. in the Democratic
primaries last fall.
A special election will be held to
name Douglas successor.
Nogales international., 1933-02-25
SEES HARRIS In
PRISON YARD

On business trip to the Florence
penitentiary Wednesday. Deputy
Sheriff Oliver White says he saw
Col. Charles w. Harris out in the
sun in the prison yard with other
prisoners.
Harris, former Adjutant- General
of Arizona, and well known in No
gales, was committed to the pen
a few days ago to serve a sentence
for misappropriating a state war
rant.
Nogales international., 1933-02-25
WEDDING TODAY

Miss Emma Ce ia Vega, niece of
Mrs. Arsenic Espinosa of Nogales,
Sonora, and Benjamin Azcona, tel
Ter at the Banco de Nogales, will be
married at 10 o'clock this morning
at Sacred Heart church, Nogales,
Arizona.
A luncheon will be served at the
Espinosa home to the wedding party
Miss de la Vega and Mr.. Azcona
are two of the borders most prom
inent young people.
Nogales international., 1933-02-25
HY-GRADERS AGAIN WIN

Hugo w. Miller's Graders
team continued their winning streak
in the Elk bowling tournament
Thursday night by taking all four
points from L. R. Gambee's Speed
balls, making the third consecutive
week the Hy-Graders have won a
victory. Next Thursday night the
Graders take on AL Camerlin's
Owls, considered one of the best
teams in the tournament.
Nogales international., 1933-02-25
81 PRESENT AT
II c. c. BANQUET

Cover were laid for 80 persons at
the Chamber of Commerce BAN
quet wednesday evening at the Es-
cobosa Cafe.
The affair was sponsored by the
Nogales, Sonora, Chamber OF COM
merce of which Ignac.o Soto is the
new president.
Mr.. Soto was toastmaster at the
banquet and several speeches were
made, all of which brought out the
wonderful future in store for AM
hos Nogales.
Nogales international., 1933-02-25

city election in May.
Primary and general elections
may be held in connection with the
prohibition question.
Primary and general elections
may also be necessary to name a
successor to Representative Lewis
w. Douglas, appointed Thursday by
Elect Franklin D. RooSe-
velt as director of the U. S. budget.
Nogales international., 1933-02-25
y YEARS OF UNINTERRUPTED
REPUBLICAN CONTROL OF THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ENDING
Democratic Party In More Complete Control Than
1t Has Been Since First ADMINISTRATOR
Of Woodrow Wilson

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. "a
Twelve years of uninterrupted Re-
publican control of the Federal Gov
crnment are practically at an end.
The Democratic Party is in more
complete control than it has been
since the first Administration OF
Woodrow Wilson, which began just
twenty years ago. At that time only
o few persons on either side OF the
Atlantic anticipated the great Euro
pean war, and fewer still had any
Nogales international., 1933-02-25
New Manager At
Montezuma Hotel

Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Lynch and son
Tom arrived this week from Los
Angeles to make their home here.
Mr.. Lynch, a cousin of Writ G..
Bowman, is the new manager Of
the Montezuma Hotel.
E. J. Dittmer, who has been act
ing manager of the hotel since the
departure of Harry Narcotic, has
resumed his duties as auditor Of
the First National Bank.
Nogales international., 1933-02-25
LEWIS W. DOUGLAS NAMED
DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET BY
PRESIDENT-ELECT ROOSEVELT
Special Election Will Be Necessary In Arizona To
Name Sussessor To Douglas AS
Representative

him for bravery in action, and he
was decorated by the king of Bel
GUM.
After the war he became an in
structor in history at Amherst and
in 1921 returned to his home at
Phoenix.
Douglas married Miss Peggy
zinsser of Hastings on Hudson, N.
Y, in 1921. They have three child
rem.
Nogales international., 1933-02-25
RECREATIONPARK
TO OPEN APR. l

Arochi Brothers, of Nogales, Son
ora, are arranging to open re-
creation park in the wooded and
rolling country about 11a miles south
of Nogales, Sonora, On the new Mag
oalena highway.
Swings, slides, trapeze, a dane
ing pavilion, ana various games are
to be installed and there will also
be a beer garden and lunch counter.
It will be opened about April l..
Nogales international., 1933-02-25
FORMER NOGALES
DENTIST VISITOR

DR.. F. Brockman, former Nogales
dentist, was here Thursday from
Florence, where he located five
years ago.
In addition to his private dental
practice in Florence, he is called on
quite often to do dental work for
prisoners at the Florence peniten-
tiary.
Nogales international., 1933-02-25

Lewis w. Douglas, ArlZona's only
member of the lower house of con-
gress, was appointed Thursday by
President-Elect Franklin D. Roose-
welt, as director Of the budget.
The budget office is one of the
most important in the government
and almost on rank with the cab
met. 4,,- 4..+st.5.
A special election will be neces-
sary in Arizona to choose success?
sor to Douglas in congress. r.
Arthur T. LaPrade, state attorn-
ey general, said the election must
be called by the governor in an ex-
ecutive proclamation.
Although Douglas is only 80, he
will have completed six years in
the house when he becomes budget
director March 4. He initiated the
economy drive in the house and
was author OF the resolution Gre
ating a special economy committee.
The particular problem facing
Douglas is the federal deficit, which
on January 81 was $1,271, ,721,041.
Douglas said in Washington:
"That the budget should be actual
ly balanced is to my mind one OF
the most important objectives of
the incoming administration.
''The task which the President
elect has asked me to assume, and
which have agreed to attempt, is
to work out a program for balanc-
I ing the federal budget.
"It is, of course, the function OF
the President and of the congress
1 to approve or to disapprove in
| whole or in part any plan which
may be able to evolve
/ In appointing Douglas as budget
chief, Roosevelt selected one OF Ar.
zonas outstanding statesmen.
He has an unusual record of ach.
ievement. He gained recognition by
conducting q, long but unsuccessful
fight in the house against the Boul
der canyon dam project.
I Although reelected for his fourth
term, he is giving up his career il
congress to assume one Of the mos
difficult positions in the new adj
ministration. He will represent TO
Roosevelt and congress the reorgan
ization program that is expected tx
shave down government costs q
per cent.
Douglas will succeed j. Clawsol
Roop, President Hoover's appointee
He was recommended to Roosevelt
by Swager Sherley, one time chair
man of the house appropriation
committee, who declined the post
For weeks Douglas and Sherley have
been working together on a gov.
ernment reorganization plan the,
will present to Roosevelt before
the special session Of the new con-
gress in April.
Representative McDuffie of Ala.
bama, the Democratic whip, a lead
ing speakership candidate ant
chairman of the economy commit.
tee of which Douglas was q mem
b-r, said,
Fine Appointment
"It is a fine appointment. Lev
Douglas is an able, intelligent anC
! courageous man and will do rea
job"
Douglas was elected to congress
in 1926 aftc- serving in the Arizons
house from 1923 to 1925, inclusive
He was born at Bisbee, July 2, 1888
and came of an early pioneer fam.
lily in this state.
/ Graduating from Amherst college
in 1916, he studied geology at Mas.
: ;,achusetts Institute Of Technology
until he entered the, service in May
1917, shortly after the war was de-
clared. He was first lieutenant il
the 91st division and served on the
front line in; France, participating
in the Argonne offensive and in the
drive in Flanders.
| General John 7 PerShino citeC
Nogales international., 1933-02-25
BEJARANO RECOVERING

Pete Bejarano, who was painfully
burned a few days ago at Knights
Garage, has been removed from st.
Josephs Hospital to the home of
his brother, Frank, PIT Terrace ave-
nue.. His condition is reported much
improved.
Nogales international., 1933-02-25
MISS HANNAH ILL

Miss Frances Hannah arrived from
the State Teachers College at Tenn
pc the last of the week and was
Immediately taken down with the
fourth disease, which has reached
epidemic proportions at the Tempe
school. Miss Hannah is guarantined
at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Hannah, on Hudgin
street.
Nogales international., 1933-02-25
,SEGERS GET
DIVORCE HERE

On the grounds of abandonment,
Anna L. Seger was granted div
cree Thursday from Earl L. Seger
in the superior court.
The decree was signed by Judge
w. A. O'Connor. The suit was un-
contested.
Nogales international., 1933-02-25
BANQUET TOMORROW

About IS persons will attend a
banquet to be held at l o'clock to-
morrow afternoon at the Escohosa
Cafe Immediately after coronation
of the Queen of the mardi gras.
Nogales international., 1933-02-25
800 COWS WILL
CROSS TODAY

Approximately 300 COWS will cross
the line here today from Mexico.
They are being shipped by G. A.
Angulo from the Altar district to
his ranch on the Sopori, north of
Nogales.
Nogales international., 1933-02-25
MARDT GRAS PROGRAM

The complete program for the four
day mardi gras opening in Nogales,
Sonora, tonight, appears on Page
5 of this mornings international.
Miss Yoya Manriquez is to be queen.
Nogales international., 1933-02-25
NOGALIANS MAY VOTE AT
s ELECTIONS in a MONTHS

Within the next fur months, No
galians may vote at six elections.
The city primary will be held in
April, followed probably by general
Nogales international., 1933-02-25

} Contractor John Burton was able
to be about town yesterday after
being laid up three weeks following
an operation for removal Of tu-
NOR on his shoulder.
Nogales international., 1933-02-25
MOvIETONE HERE

A Fox movietone arrived here
Thursday from California to take
pictures of the fiesta, opening in
Nogales, Sonora, today.
Nogales international., 1933-02-25
C. B. WARD HERE

Attorney G. e Ward of Phoenix,
who has valuable ranch holdings in
Sonora, was here yesterday.
Nogales international., 1933-02-25

F.. E. Westerland, F.. W., Kerr and
GLADDEN. Elliott attended the
basketball tournament at st. David
yesterday.
Nogales international., 1933-02-25
TO LOCATE HERE

II. Cooper will arrive here today
or tomorrow from Los Angeles to
make this city his home.
Nogales international., 1933-02-25

The conqueror of the mighty John
L. Sullivan, Pompadore Jim Corhett,
lost the fight for his life at his
home in Bayside, L. T., New York,
Sunday. He died from a heart all
ment. He was CT years old.
Nogales international., 1933-02-25

L. Gotta and j. Gomez were az
rivals at the Montezuma yesterday
from Tijuana.
Nogales international., 1933-02-25
FROM NACO

Charles Jones of Naco, formerly
of Nogales, was here "Wednesday
visiting his mother, Mrs. Ada Jones.
Nogales international., 1933-02-25
FROM OWL HEAD

Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Perry CToots
Stone), former residents of this
county, were here Thursday from
Owl Head in Pinal county.
Nogales international., 1933-02-25
KARAM BACK

Free and unattached, Joe Karam
returned this week from Phoenix
where he spent a few days.
Nogales international., 1933-02-25

Manuel Gonzalez is leaving soon
for an extended stay in Mexico City.
Nogales international., 1933-02-25

American girl, Miss Yvette
-, entered the beauty contest for
SS9neen Of the Festival at San Juan,
Puerto Rico and was awarded
high honor in the colorful pegeant
which climaxee gala week.