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The Kusko times., 1934-03-10
ALASKA NOTES

Marking the fourth and. only sue cessful attempt to transplant. snow shoe hares to Kodiak Island. says the Juneau Empire, shipment of these animals from the Alaska Railroad belt have heen turned loose on the island. where, according to a local resident, "they scampered. off in all directions" tos demonstrate their pro- cliyity. to multiply themselves in abundant numbers. The hares were captured bys native Indians under su- pervision efssthe Alaska Game Com mission with funds made available hy the Civil Works Administration. 1 The atest report of the Federal Ra- dlo Commission shows that Alaska is ] 20 per cent over it's quota, assignment ef hroadcasting facilities. Three re. cent licenses have been granted in Alaska, two being for the Northern Commercial Company at Fort Yukon and Circle, and the third for Arthur M. Chamherlain of, Deering. The prices quoted on blue foxes. on the London market jumped 25 per cent recently.
 Plans are being formulated in Wrangell for the opening of branch of the Alaska Sea Foods.4 Inc., crab cannery.
 Goodnews, Bay, miners are, looking forward to busy season during 1884 and are eapreparing taEstart work early. Olson. & Co. will work a new drag line ouths in the platinum placers. Increased interest. in mining devel- 7opmernts in the KetfAjkan district. is shown bysthe filing 9f more claims in the recorders office in the past ninety days than in any similar period in the past ten years, ., A total of 95 claims were recorded. most of them being relosations-
 4klondike,. sfsN ome. ,Jeap, Dem. ster owner. yes judged the ,hest E.. klmes deg AEth.ss, WestmiDsItssk ennel Club show of New York The, dog, was given her by Admiral. Byrd. He was born qne thaaists Antarctic expe- dition. Miss Demster is we'll known throughout Alaska. She ived tempo, rarily in. Anchorage Nome. Fair banks, and other towns.
 nEVER-Deldss ,Wake4 speaker for, the National Recovery Crusade, was explaining to high sahooI puuils here that money doesn't do you any gond unless you spend it..
 With a flourish, Walker pulled s bill from his pocket.
 I'll. give this to anybody who'll eat. it., he cried.
 Eneat il" Harlands Stones 16-vear- oid' student, answered. and he did.
The Kusko times., 1934-03-10

FOR ,SALE-No. 5 Royal Typewriter in good order, with leather case. $26 takes it. Knsko Times.
The Kusko times., 1934-03-10
DILLIGER STILL AT LARGE iContinued from Page 1l

l-ft their cells. Dillinger forced the
 three. other prisoners to accompany him. These three, after req. hing the itrcet. willingly gave themselves up.
The Kusko times., 1934-03-10

Goodnews, Bay, miners are. looking forward to a busy season during 1ea4 and arespreparing tqsstart work early Olson & Co. will work a new drag line outh in the platinum placers.
Evening star., 1934-05-27
S2a6EaR S296E EEaRy1HDUd4Es
70 BAT '~

The Braves won seven games during those
days.
Butterflies were harbingers Of bad luck, he
believed. So whenever one chanced to fly into
the park, George would hold up the game under
some pretext and call all hands to the hunt.
They wouldn't be allowed to stop until the
innocent little offender Svas captured and exc
cuted by some player.
base ball superstition almost broke up
beautiful friendship between Col. Jake Rup-
pert, Col. T1llinghast LHommedieu Huston and
one Of their pals shortly after the FIRST two
bought the Yankees.
The Yanks were playing under the manage
ment Of Bill Donovan, firm believer at the
time in charms, the evil-eye and so on.
Shortly after the purchase the Yanks went
into q terrific slump Col. Jake. nosing around
to find the trouble. approached Donovan one
day and asked for an explanation of the
trouble
"Tne boys think they can't get anywhere
with that jinx sitting there all the time behind
home plate" Bill replied. 1T sort Of gets on
their nerves"
Rupert opened his eyes, gazed questioningly
at Donovan, and demanded to know what in the
heck he was driving at.
DILL patiently explained that one Of the two
- owners best friends was q loyal Yank rooter
and that since they had bought the club he
had taken q box directly behind home plate.
The players commenced to notice him back
there when they were dropping long string
Of games, and 1t finally grew on them that he
was jinxing them.
Both Rupert and Huston were reluctant to
break the news to their friend, but when the
Yanks continued to lose they finally did. in
Evening star., 1934-05-27

thrown on the held before the game.
Now 1t was Oscars job TO keep the front
Of the dugout clean and to heave rocks at
the innocent little brides to keep them away.
And what job that vast
II got rheumatism In both knees from stoop-
ing down to pick up pieces Of paper before
that season was over" Dugey testified after
ward "and in addition suffered permanently
Amed arm from shying stones at pigeons"
pUT that was only part Of faithful Oscars
- Job. He also had to ride herd on the
hundreds Of good-luck charms that Stallings
gathered here and there during the year. There
were horseshoes and rabbits feet sent in by
fans, old shoes and gloves collected by him.
self. well as four-leaf clovers, "good-luck"
sweat shirts in which some one had won a game,
pieces Of tombstones etc.
Everywhere the Braves went. those luck pieces
had to 60, too-and it was poor Oscars Job to
bundle them up and be responsible for their
safe deposit IN Stallhgers locker before each
game.
Every movement the Braves leader made had
its own significance For instance, If he was
in one position when a batting rally started,
he wouldn't move until that rally stopped.
One day he was stopped over tying a shoe
string when the Braves started to hit. Twenty
seven minutes later the rally ended, and George
was so cramped that he couldn't straighten UP.
He had to be helped of the field by the ever
suffering Dugey.
Stallings hated custard pie. Even the sight
Of 1t made him sick But one day he ate
piece without knowing what it was-evidently
his dislike was imaginary-and then ate it for
eight days straight because his team happened
to win game on the day he made the mistake.
Evening star., 1934-05-27
Big League Ball Players Are Just
About the Most Superstitious
People on Earth, Which Accounb
for Some Crazy Actions on and
off the Diamond.

his daily routine Of
go Cd = lucking the
Braves to q pennant.
Stallings' chief evil
osnens were scraps Of
paper and birds that
happened to alight in
front Of the Braves
dugout. Because a lot
Of people knew Of his
paper peeve, there
was a goodly trash
pile to be found in
front Of the Braves
bench before every
game. It seemed, too,
that the birds con-
spired against him,
for they sometimes
f1ocked there-enticed
by nuts and grain
that Spectators had
Evening star., 1934-05-27

ladder was bad luck; that q black
cat crossing ones path brought evil
tidtngs; that upsetting the salt
shaker was to invite the wrath of evil spirits.
and that q load Of empty barrels meant base
hits to ball players.
Probably the greatest Of these greats was the
chap who discovered and spread the doctrine
OF the latter fanaticism-for on his shoulders
rests the creation of the most superstidous class
OF human extant-the luck-seeking base ball
player.
No one knows who first discovered the good
luck in a load Of empty barrels-but Iron
Man" Joe McGinnity. the old Giants hurler,
was one of the early believers
Many moons ago the Giants, under the
leadership Of John McGraw, had run into
streak Of tough luck. Joe had been wandering
around and CHANGED to see load Of empty
barrels. He rushed to the park bearded NC
Graw in his office, and shouted:
We're a sure bet to win today, Mac!
Just saw a load Of empty barrels"
And. 10! and behold, the Giants, with Joe
pitching, won that afternoon.
McGraw, q man of the same breed, prompt
~ fell for the spell Of the empty barrels and
forthwith hired a wagonload of empties to be
trundled around the Polo Grounds every day.
The Giants were of to a long winning streaki
LILO braIL OI WOOulS Lazy LUCK ID CO1nmOI1
! among ball players. When they first en-
ter big time they are gullible lot but they
soon acquire a veneer Of hardness that stamps
them as belonging. No matter how thick this
veneer, however, there remains under it flock
Of pet beliefs.
The veterans have amassed many occult
practices In their years Of service which, they
firmly believe, will fatten their batting aver
ages, keep their curve ball breaking over the
outside corner. or in some Vay link the ODpO-
sition.
One Of the most superstitious Of the base ball
greats George Tweedy Stallings, manager
of the Boston Braves. George had many
ways of courting the fair patroness of fortune
that he was the despair Of the Braves-and
especially Of little Oscar Dugey.
During the 1914 pennant race, when the
Braves wonder team romped from last place
to a pennant and the world SERIES Stallings
hired Dugey coach. But it soon developed
that Oscars primary duties were to play nurse
maid to George while the manager INDUCED in
Evening star., 1934-05-27

" At fOVeS VI tsec yDSCS Oss1 JCSeC19
"Quick, spit in your hat! There's a
cross-eyed manr
desperation Somewhat hurt the spectator
moved his seat to one behind the bull pen The
next day the Yanks won.
Well, every one thought the hnx was finally
broken. But the following day the pitcher who
was scheduled to work injured his arm while
warming up in the bull pen near where the jinx
was sitting, and the fan was put on the spot
again. Finally he moved high up In the stands
where the players couldn't see him. and the
Yanks went right on the road to pennants
All the old-dmers had their own way Of
bringing themselves luck
There was Ty Cobb. Ty would always pull
down his cap and hitch up his trousers before
he went to bat, but he never would reverse
the procedure.
basemen, had habit that was very disconcert-
ing-to umpires. The great Cleveland player
always snatched a handful Of dirt before he
stepped up for his turn with the willow-and
he'd drop it on the jumps shoes.
As superstitious as those old-timers were.
however, the present flock Of ball players are
Just as much so.
Take Carl HubbeIl Giants ace hurler, for
instance Carl does the Stallings stunt Of slid
ulk dAOOuQ Ou Tile UC11Cu w AA4d q A0SAy oP~Ss
In addition he always places his glove face
up near the third base line during his teams
turn at bat When he's winning, he always
wears the same sweat shirt, no matter how
dirty it gets.
| IUBBEILS teammate, Hnghie Critz, the sec
! ] ond Sacker, has the collection and clean-
illness" passion Hughie won't allow any one
to put anything on the Giants bench, and on
the field he is constantly picking up gum wrap
pers, bits of paper and cigarette butts. He Grams
these into his pockets, and it is the caretaker's
job to clean these out after every game It's
some jobl
Even the great one. Babe Ruth, has his
foibles. The Bam most always touches second
base on his way in to the bench from the
outfeld. Just what that action will do has
never been divulged by Ruth, but it remains
that he has had some success with the stick
in his years Of doing it.
The ways Of q ball player are queer, but
their actions and beliefs are solely for a noble
end-the winning Of ball games. ..-..-.
Evening star., 1934-05-27
BY JIMMY DONAHUE.

MONG the famous men In history
have been those who popularized the
superstitons that to walk under O
Y ladder was bad buck; that q black
cat crossing ones path brought evil
tidfngs. that rpsetting the salt
The Washington times., 1934-04-06

Fairfax County (Va0 Board Of
Supervisors adopted the budget for
the 193435 fiscal period and set
tax rates for the various districts
late yesterday at the close Of a
two-day session.
Tax increases ranging from one
cent to 10 cents in the districts
and from four to "a cents in in
corporated towns were ordered.
The supervisors approved after
considerable discussion the school
department budget which calls for
an increase in capital outlay Of
5000 and a reduction of 1891
in teachers salaries. The school
rate was set at $1.15.
Rates as follows were laid in
the several magisterial districts
and towns: DIanesville, $2.84, an
increase of 8 cents over last year;
Mt. Vernon, $1.69, an increase Of
/ cent; Providence, $1.64, increase
of 4 cents; Centerville, $1.49, in
crease of 10 cents; Lee, $1.49,
increase Of 10 cents, and Falls
Church, $500, increase Of ID
cents.
Towns: Clifton, $1.49, increase
The Washington times., 1934-04-06
VISIT D. c. NOW,
NEW WORKERS
ARE URGED

"The first entry Of the tour
ing season for the well-in-
formed motor tourist who keeps
q calendar Of places, seasons,
and events, is Washington
April-Cherry Blossoms
Thus does the New York
Evening Journal-"A m erica S
Greatest Evening Newspaper
in q full page of illustration and
information urge it's readers to
come to the Capital City for the
Cherry Blossom Festival.
The newspaper offers its readers
free road maps and touring infor-
nation for points from upstate
New York as well as New York
city.
At the top Of the page is the
line, "It's Cherry Blossom Time in
Washington" and beneath that is
a half-page picture taken from
the west side Of the Tidal Basin
with the world-famous cherry
trees in the foreground and the
Washington Monument forming
the background. Worked into the
edge Of the illustration is spray
Of cherry blossoms and below the
picture is the advice:
"NOw is the time to drive to
the Nations Capital"
The paper says:
washington, Capital Of the
Nation, is also the Capital Of
Springtime's Fairyland. The IA
nous japanese cherry trees,
Uncle Sans gift from the Land
Of the Rising Sun, are budding
now and during the early days
Of April they burst forth in full
pink feathery bloom, reflecting
the first blush Of spring in the
calm waters of the Tidal Basin"
On the page is a coupon to be
sent to the Journals automobile
editor in requesting travel infor-
nation and maps.
The Washington times., 1934-04-06
d. C.. PiGnists Club
To Hear Recital

The first "open meeting" Of
the Washington Pianists Club
win be held tomorrow afternoon,
at 4, at the Washington College
Of Music auditorium, through the
courtesy Of Mrs. Hugh Roberts,
principal, when a number Of lead
ing piano teachers, their assistant
teachers, and a few pupils Of each
one, will be guests at a program
given by 10 members Of the
Pianists Club. These 10 are young
artistpupils Of prominent teach
ers of this city, of the Peabody
Conservatory of Music, Baltimore,
and Of New York.
The Washington times., 1934-04-06
COUNTY HIKES TAX RATE

l19 cents; Falls Church, $1.90, In
crease 10 cents: Herndon, $2.84,
increase "a cents; Fairfax, $1.64,
increase Of 10 cents; Vienna,
$1.64, increase of 4 cents, and
West Falls Church, $1.45, increase
cents.
The Washington times., 1934-04-06
TGkOnlU Citizens
viii Meet MOndnU

Takoma Park Citizens Associa-
tion will meet Monday evening
in the Takoma Park branch of
the Public Library, according to
w. K. Norwood, president of the
association.
The Washington times., 1934-02-23
By K. S. Dagger

there is no fool like an old fool.
no emotion as uncontrolled and
violent as that which consumes
a middle-aged man who has
never even experienced the grow
ing pains of puppy love.
II began to write Sunny love
letters-oh, just little notes that
I thought some day might come
to mean something to her. I
suppose that she has received
thousands of such offerings in
her life and took them as a
matter Of course.
But the child seemed to un-
derstand something of what I
was suffering for every once in
a while used to get an answer
from her saying that she knew
how felt and that she was
sorry. Then she wrote me
finally that I had better not
come here to the house any
more-that she loved Paige only
and that someone might miSun-
derstand my calls.
II didn't quite understand
this, until one day I learned
that Sunny was going to be a
mother. For a little while. I
was really crazy, think. I
was certain that her life with
Ranny was only a question OF
time and feared for her and
for her baby.
Il wrote to her and begged
her to see me but she replied
that she was very happy and
that there was nothing to worry
about.
But I was determined to
talk to her and to find out the
true state of affairs for my
self. I knew that Mrs. Phelps
here was a good friend OF
Sunny's and Sunny had often
told me that her heart was as
big as her head. I had a casual
acquaintance with her as I told
you and I determined to appeal
to her and to see if Sunny
would not permit me one last
interview if she were present"
Here Cleveland turned to
The Washington times., 1934-02-23
FOURTH DEGREE

I should extend any privileges
to you, and I feel that it is my
duty to warn you that any state
ment which you may make is at
your own risk. There is, as you
must certainly know. much to
connect you and Mrs. Phelps
with this murder and I cannot
make you any promises.
Mr.. Cleveland digested these
remarks for a moment and hest
tated. as if wondering if it would
not be the best thing, after all,
to bolt and let the police dis
cover whatever they were able.
Mrs. Phelps decided for him.
We'll have to tell the truth"
she said. Suppose we all sit
down, and I think that after
Mr.. Cleveland has finished his
story, you will understand that
neither he nor 1 had anything
to do with Sunny's tragic
DEATH"
So we drew our chairs up
around the fire and Robert
Cleveland began his recital of
what has seemed to me one of
the most human stories I have
ever run across in my entire
newspaper career.
Gentlemen" he began, IT
have no intention of boring you
with my private affairs, but if
you are to understand the rea-
son which brought Mrs. Phelps
and myself here on the night of
Mrs. Paige'S death, shall have
to 20 back a couple of years. AS
you know, am a member of the
Attorney Generals office and I
have q large private practice as
well. Back of me is a career at
the bar which has been honor
able and square"
Here he drew out his case of
cigarettes and lighted one with
hands that were shaking.
L am a bachelor, largely be-
cause women have never had
any special appeal to me. I
have lots of women friends. and
like them and enjoy their So
ciety. But I have never fallen
in love- At least, I never did
The Washington times., 1934-02-23

Mrs. Phelps who nodded a quiet
assent.
THE result was that discov-
cred that Mrs. Phelps felt as
bitterly about Ranny's meander-
ings as did. She had often
begged Sunny to obtain a d.
vorce. She promised to help
me and she succeeded in get
ting Sunny to talk to me that
last night-the night she was
killed. I had no very definite
idea in my mind-I just wanted
to see her and to tell her face
to face that if she ever needed
a home for herself and her
child that she was to come di-
rectly to me-"
Here Cleveland stared sadly
into the flames for a moment.
well, I called for Mrs.
Phelps in my car that night at
8 o'clock as you already know.
We drove straight here and
Sunny herself let us in. I
didn't see any servants or any
one else.
"She appeared very agitated
and unhappy. due to my per-
siStence, I thought, and I in
wardly cursed myself for my
folly in disturbing her while
she was in that condition. Mrs.
Phelps never let us alone for a
single moment.
Sunny began to cry almost
as soon as we came in. She
seemed dreadfully upset.
"'You must just let me
alone, DEAR" she told me again
and again. I do not love you
in the way that you want and
you are goin to spoil my life.
I love Ranny and him only
and even If he Is unfaithful to
me, I love him anyhow. Some
day he will understand Just
how truly I do love him and
he will be content with me
alone.
Ito Be COntinued)
Copyright BY MacRaO Smith Co.; Dis
tribHted by King Features Syndicate. Inc.
The Washington times., 1934-02-23

I nodded. 1T was a nasty
ordeal, Andy. I've grown pretty
hard-boiled in fifteen years of
newspaper life, but I swear I
couldn't see that pretty little
thing buried without feeling.
What an ending! What terror
she must have suffered before
Death released her!"
"I'm not all hard myself"
answered the Inspector. Some
times I wish I were. I could
act with more mercy and less
justice"
And then Robert Cleveland
and Mrs. Phelps were an
nounced.
The lawyers face was drawn
with grief and anxiety and
worry, and Mrs. Phelps was still
crying and making no effort to
conceal it.
Cleveland looked at me with
ill-hidden dismay.
Surely I can talk with you
privately, Inspector" he began.
II see no reason why you
should" retorted Anderson
coldly. "You were given that
privilege this morning and you
may remember that you availed
yourself of it by lying to me.
And I wan, my first-assistant,
Mr.. Carroll. to hear your story
whatever it may be.
"Caroll!" he shouted, and
Dickey promptly appeared from
the rear of the house.
"But what I have to say is Of
an extremely personal nature"
protested Cleveland. Surely
you owe me that courtesy!"
81 owe you nothing" an
Swered Anderson imperturb-
ably. 81 can readily understand
your feeling in the matter and
If you had come to me in this
spirit in the first place I should
have been more than willing
to have granted you a private
interview. But since you saw
vt to deceive me and to throw
,ne off the track as far as you
were able. cannot see now why
The Washington times., 1934-02-23

until Ranny Paige brought his
new wife home from England
with him.
1--WE are close neighbors, you
know, and 1 have been counsel
for the Paige family for years.
My father was their legal adj
wiser before me.
Therefore, I was prepared to
welcome Mrs. Paige, and to like
her; but I did not expect to fall
head over heels in love with her
the second I saw her, like any
17-year-old schoolboy. To me
she was not only a beautiful and
charming child, full of whims
and delightful fancies-but I
knew what every man knows at
some time in his life-that she
was the one and only woman I
could ever truly love.
II began to come here to the
house more and more often, and
I must ask you to believe me
when I tell you that I scarcely
realized that it was love for an
other mans wife which was
bringing me.
MRS. Paige is not here to de-
fend her honor, so I want you
to understand that I am not
trying to picture for you any
illicit romance or liaison be-
tween young wife and a man
old enough to be her father. She
liked mel have that much to
remember, anyhoW-but much
as she might have liked an older
brother. Admiration of men
was nothing new to her, and she
knew we'll how to guide me into
the safe channels of friendship.
''She would have succeeded,
for my love was real enough to
desire only her happiness, had
it not been for the fact that it
soon became apparent that
Ranny Paige was stepping out
among the ladies and that he
was constantly unfaithful to this
sweet girl. That's common
knowledge and common gossip.
THAT fact, as well as my
constantly growing affection,
seemed to set me crazy.
CHAPTER XIII
Il suppose, gentlemen, that
The Washington times., 1934-02-23
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The Washington times., 1934-02-23

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