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Evening star., 1934-09-29

hailed the clouds of vapor, the fra
GRANGE of which was marred by that
strange, sweetish smell which any
habitue of an opium den would have
instantly recognized.
For 20 years Reginald Palmer had
played the great, deep-throated in
strument. 1t seemed like an old
friend to him-a friend tried and
true.
For 20 years he had stolen this
moment Of comfort for his opium
shattered nerves during the interval
in which he was supposed to be
passing from organ bench to seat
in the choir loft, where he might
face the pulpit during the sermon.
AS he had done thousand times
before, he crushed the glowing tip
of his cigarette against the window
ledge and dropped it with regretful
sigh down a hollow in the unfinished
wall. A moment later he calmly took
his seat in the loft, all trace of
nervousness gone from his pale face.
All at once he became conscious of
a peculiar acrid odor, faint at first,
but rapidly growing stronger. The
minister paused. coughed, then looked
about the room.
First an expression of bewilderment,
then one of abject terror came to
his face as his eyes rested on some
thing directly above the organ. Simul-
taneously a thousand pairs Of startled
eyes saw the tiny whisp Of smoke,
followed by huge black cloud and
licking tongues of flame.
Fire " shrieked the strong -lunged
soprano who sat in the first tier of
the loft. And "Fire!" echoed a
thousand Mortified voices. Women
screamed children walled. and men
cried out in alarm as the congrega-
ton gripped by the inexplicable psy-
chical phenomenon, mob fear, rushed
madly for the exits. Pushing, crowd
ing, fighting, they surged toward the
doorway, which instantly became
choked with a tightly wedged mass
Of struggling humanity.
Stunned, bewildered and trembling
from head to foot, Reginald Palmer
stood alone in the loft. The choir
had Joined the congregation in its
mad scramble for safety, for fire
blocked the way to the side en-
trance. The minister, who had re-
gained his presence of mind, stood
in the center aisle, frantically ex-
horting the people to take their time.
But his words went unheeded. AZ
Evening star., 1934-09-29
Natures Children
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.
Black. .Bellied Plover.

r YE REALLY knows that he is
- the aristocrat among the
shore birds. Otherwise, why
L L would he select such promi-
nent sand dunes to take his
stand as sentinel? The dignified
pose and the erect posture proclaim
him the leader of the tribe.
He is dressed in snowy white and
velvety black. Before long. he will
be vending his way to Alaska. Here
he courts and weds. Later, he will
protect his wife and babies. Before
long, the family duties having been
creditably discharged, July will find
the great army of bTackbellied plovers
on their homeward journey, or rather
for their Winter vacation.
The plover has q musical whistle,
sometimes plaintive, but always with
o note Of superiority in it.
From the northern part Of their
Winter range in the Southern States,
the trip begins in April. There is a
general northern movement all through
May, and by the first week in June,
every black-bellied plover Is In Alaska.
During this migration period, the
coast of New Jersey. around Tucker
ton Bay and Little Egg Harbor, is
visited by thousands Of these birds
As they swoop down like a great cloud,
circling lower and lower until they
finally alight, they make great noise
On the great. fiat marshes. which
are often flooded by the tides, and
where the salt marsh grass grows tall
Evening star., 1934-09-29
Lemon Fish.

Boil three tablespoonfuls of vinegar
with one sliced onion, six whole pep
pers, some salt. one piece of stick
cinnamon and little water. then add
some sliced fish. When the fish has
boiled for 20 minutes, remove and
arrange on a platter. Strain the
gravy and add the well-beaten yolks
of two eggs. the juice of two lemons,
sugar to taste. and II grated almonds.
Let all come to boil, then pour over
the fish, sprinkle finely chopped
parsley on top, and garnish with
sliced lemons. Bluefish, mackerel,
shad. salmon and porgies may be
cooked with this sauce.
Evening star., 1934-09-29
THE
/IAMOND =

death. There was q rehash of the
old murders and one paper went on
to say:
"Curiosly enough, the young news
paper man, Burke, who has figured
so prominently In all the base ball
deaths so far was present when
Scotter's wilted body was found
huddled over the bridge table on
which rested the fatal puzzle. This
young man was detained by the st.
Louis police until wire was sent to
the New York Police Department
which gave him a clean bill of
health, at least to the temporary sat-
isfaction of the authorities here
Craven, the man whose curiosity nearly
cost him his life, was with Burke
when they followed Abbey and the
hotel man into Scotter's loom. Up to
this time Craven has had no connec-
ton with the crimes except as q re-
porter. There is much speculation
now with regard to Burke. Will he
be able to give our police clues to
solve this murder? 1t was Burke who
cleared up the Boston affair which
ended with the death of a gangster
1t was Burke's suggestion which start
ed the police hunting for the bat which
was the means of Dirkins death
What does Burke know about jigsav
puzzles?"
Terry was not pleased by the news
item. He was fated. 1t seemed, to be
central figure In each Of the mur-
ders. 1t was luck, he knew. but II
would take lot more convincing than
it had in the past If he was going to
be able to make both the police and
the people committing the crimes be-
lieve that his connections we're acci-
dental Who could be at the bottom
of these fiendish deaths? 1t was q
gang operation there could be no doubt
Of that. But what gang? And why?
How did the gangsters know which
man to kill? Each time they had
picked the important key man. Some
one who knew base ball. thoroughly
was the master mind operating and
directing each murder as 1t took place
1t was some one who was determined
that the Blues should win. He knew
that a lot of sucker money had beer
placed on the Blues early In the
so to / and If these murders continued
the odds would probably get to even
money, although there was no justifl-
cation of even money betting yet.
After dinner he was surprised to see
Klein siding up to him.
THE boss wants to see you" the
detective whispered. I'll wait for you
outside"
In a few minutes Terry followed
Klein and went with him to Inspector
Dowells office.
You can't be kept out Of these
things, can you?" Dowell said with q
broad grin on his face.
It's my news nose" Terry replied
with an answering grin.
sit down, Burke" Dowell offered
him a cigar. I've had a confidential
wire from Kelly 1 wired him again
this afternoon. You and Craven wor-
ried me. ! couldn't see why you two
Of all the reporters should have been
there. I might not have thought
about it If you hadn't been in on all
the others"
He handed Terry a long official
confidential wire which told Dowell all
there was to know about him and his
connection with the previous murders
You won't give any Of this away
to the local reporters?" Terry asked
anxiously.
1T has you buffaloed. has it?"
IT don't mind admitting that 1t has
Evening star., 1934-09-29
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.

pond in the Green Forest the only
time I felt safe was when I was out
in the water. Then. too. out here in
the open there are fewer enemies.
Yowler the Bobcat doesn't like the
open and so he doesn't come around.
Buster Bear sticks to the Green For
est. And both prowl around your
pond back there. Now don't they?"
Paddy was forced to admit that this
was true He scratched his nose.
Then he grinned at Jerry. 1T is just
a difference of opinion, but not one
to quarrel about" said he. You like
it here and I don't. But you can live
here and I can't. I must have trees
and the right kind of trees. I guess
the Smiling Pond is a lovely place for
those who can live here and I'm glad
you like it. Now show me your house.
You remember 1 showed you mine"
tCopyright 1a34J
Evening star., 1934-09-29
INSTALLMENT XVIII.

AANo AVAAAs
MT BEATS the devil" Inspector
- Dowell said i've heard of
poisoned pens, poisoned food,
L poisoned candy, but never in
my life before did I hear of 4
poisoned puzzle"
ANY line on where 1t came from?"
the medical examiner asked.
There was a package delivered
here this morning which the mail
clerk thinks contained a puzzle. I
sent the wrapper out for finger-prints
and information from the post ONCE" :"
UNLESS you get something in the
way OF finger prints on good tip
from the post office it looks like q
tough one"
How about tracing the poison?"
you could try 1t, but 1t would not
get you anywhere. It's neither q
commercial nor a medical poison. 1t
was probably brought back to the
States by some one after a trip to
South America. I doubt II you can
locate your murderer that way"
The flnger-print man came in.
What did you find, Smith,"
your prints and those Of the dead
man and the thumb mark of another
person were the only readable ones we
could find"
Go downstairs and get the prints
Of the mail clerk and the bellboy who
brought up the package"
The post Office report came In while
they we're waiting. The package had
been mailed the night before In q
package box about block from the
main post office. 1t carried enough
postage to cover a package weighing
up to three pounds. -,
We'll, that's another blank" Dowell
said when he had finished the report:
Detective Klein picked it up and
read it. 1T must have been the
package, all right. They dropped 1t
into a box instead Of going to the
post Office and put lot Of stamps on
it. They took no chances OF having
1t weighed and risk detection that
way"
Think you can do anything about
the paper itself?" Dowell asked.
ITS worth a try" Klein replied.
"Tll see If there is any string in the
basket and take it along"
We'll, that's that" Dowell said,
and stretched himself. I'll keep this
room closed as it is for a few days.
Come along, Klein"
Can ! wire my paper now?" Terry
asked.
Il forgot about you for the moment.
Remember, you have no idea what
poison was used. understand"
Yes, SIR"
"Okay."
Terry hurried OF and raced to the
telegraph operator in the lobby. He
sent q wire to Craven's paper. which
he thought was only fair and decent
under the circumstances, telling him
of the mysterious death of Scooter
and Craven's near escape from death.
To his own paper he sent the full re-
port Of all he had learned about the
crime while he was waiting in the
room. He jammed a copy Of Craven's
wire into his pocket and went at
once to the hospital to see Craven,
who was not really himself. and there
were long stretches when he did not
speak.
When Terry went back to his no.
tel for dinner the boys on the street
were screaming the headlines about
the latest base ball death. The fact
that the Blues had won was of minor
Importance Craven was written up,
too. His curiosity, the police ad-
mitted, had brought them quickly to
the circumstances causing Scotter's
Evening star., 1934-09-29

~ EAR MISS DIX: What do you
think of a mother who will
not allow her son. 9 years
old to play with other boys.
hut insists that he play with girls and
keep clean and tidy like a girl? This
Is real boy, full of life and fun, but
his spirit is being broken. He wants
to fish, play ball and boy games, get
dirty and have the normal life of
an honest to- goodness boy. The
fathers heart aches for the boy, but
he has no say in the matter. What
about It? FRIEND OF THE BOY.
Answer-Why hasn't the father a
say-so about the boy? He is his son,
isn't he? He is the fathers re-
sponsibility, isn't he? 1t is his duty,
isn't it, 10 protect the helpless child
he brought into the world and to do
his best toward giving him the right
start in life and help him to develop
into a fine man?
LIE hasn't any right to let silly
and neurotic woman blight the
lads childhood by suppresSing all of
his natural instincts and distort his
character by her inhibitions, and
when he fails to save his boy from
the mothers baneful influence he is
committing an unforgivable sin
against him.
Lots Of fathers are guilty of this
same crime They sit idly by and
see their wives running their children
by overindulgence and spelling, or
by being too possessive and keeping
the children in leading strings. And
they never raise finger to save the
youngsters, because they are afraid
of their wives and the scenes they
will have to encounter, or because they
nave some sort of superstitious idea
that mothers have a right to mess up
their children's lives if they want to.
THEY haven't the nerve to take
Tommy away from mother, who
is making a baby of him. and send
him off to school. where he will have
to stand on his own feet and fight
his own battles and acquire some
strength and decision of character
And Tommy grows up into weakling
who has to be told what to do and
have his mind made up for him the
balance of his life, and always gives
up and sits down and cries when he
hits the hard Shedding.
The fact that a woman has child
does not inevitably indicate that she
has sense and judgment enough to
Evening star., 1934-09-29
Contract
BY p. HAL SIMS.

Mr.. Sims is universally acclaimed the
greatest living contract and auction
player. He wus captain of the renowned
-Four Horsemen" team, not0 disbanded,
and has won "a national champion
ships since 1924. These articles are
based on the Sims system, which
includes the one-oper-one principle,
tchich the Sims group OF players was
the first to employ and develop.
Evening star., 1934-09-29
SHORT STORY---
FLAMING NOTES
Organst Plays Hymn of Death After His Cigarette Starts
Fire in Crowded Church and Panic Ensues.
ADELBERT KLINE

well try TO rea-
son with a herd
of S t a m p e d ! n g
cattle.
AS the frightened
organ ist beheld
that shrieking mob,
q wave OF remorse
swept over him.
Frenzied men were
crus h ing a n d
m a | m | ng each
other down there.
Weak women and
innocent, S W e e t.
faced children were
b e in g trampled
underfoot-and it
was all his fault.
The location Of the
fire established be-
yond question the
cause of its origin.
He was guilty-in-
excusably 6 uilt y.
His soul was as
surely stained with
the blood of those
In n ITS a S
though he had
Evening star., 1934-09-29
Dorothy Dix Says
When Mother Falls Down on Job of Rearing
Children, It's Up to Father-Outside
of Girls Head, Not Inside.

rear it properly. Because she loves
her child it does not follow that she
will do the best for it. Mother love
can be a curse as well as a blessing,
and there are plenty of times when
fathers first duty is to remove his
children from their mothers baleful
and destructive influence. 1t is the
only way he can save them, and their
good is mucff more important than
their mothers happiness.
7 HAVE known plenty OF mothers
who couldn't bear the thought of
their golden-haired little Clarences
playing with rough, rude little boys,
and tearing their pretty clothes and
soiling their baby lips with the un-
refined expressions they heard from
their companions. They wanted to
keep their little angels unspotted from
the world and they forgot that when
these boys grew up to manhood they
would have to live in a world full of
the kind of men these boys grew up
into. and that if Clarence hadn't
learned how to hold his own among
them before he was in his teens they
would simply trample over him. What
boy learns on the Fairgrounds at
school is lot more important to him
in real life than anything he learns
in the school room.
Why a mother wants to rear q boy
up to be girly-girly goodness only
knows. For, If she succeeds, she turns
him into sissy, than whom there Is
nothing more contemplate, and, If she
fails. his reaction is to make him a
hellion. But in either case it is
fathers duty to do something about it.
Right away Before it is too late.
DOROTHY DIX.
DEAR DOROTHY DIX-In a book
recently read the author stated:
In beauty culture, as in dress, let re-
suits be what concern the man." Since
reading that, have done some mighty
puzzled thinking and would like to
know if dolling up would make me a
greater success with the opposite sex
than studying hard at astronomy to
give them more scientific facts about
the stars. SHIRLEY.
Answer-About all the astronomy
that boy ever wants to discuss with
girl is her starry eyes. So If you
are taking up scientific subjects of
conversation with a view to making a
hit with the opposite sex, should
advise you to lay off and devote your
mind to dress. DOROTHY DIX.
CCopyrieht 1a34D
Evening star., 1934-09-29
Jolly Polly
A Little Chat on Etiquette.
BY JOSEPH J. FRISCH.

B. r. M-such expressions as "de-
lighted" charmed, I'm sure" and q
pleasure, to be sure" are not consid-
cred suitable forms in acknowledging
introductions. The best form, suitable
for all occasions, is How do you do?''
Send self-addressed, stamped en-
velope to Jolly Polly for the leafiet
What to Say and Do When Intro
duced."
Evening star., 1934-09-29

keep IN communal
chemical balance,
or health.
We can fully
agree with this
statement If at
the same time we
know that the
intake has been
complete, as no
amount Of scav-
enging will keep
the b o d y in
health II at the
same time its in
take Is deficient.
The proper re-
Evening star., 1934-09-29
Old Garden Hose

Lay an old garden hose in your
flower bed or garden. Take a knife
and cut small openings right where
you want the water to run. Turn the
water on slowly so that 1t will seep
into the ground. This will save many
steps and is much better than drag
ging a good hose around.
Evening star., 1934-09-29
D E G I N A L D

n z G ! N A L D
N p A l. M e r
climbed down
from the lofty
organ bench as
the opening hymn
ended.
Back Of the huge
instrument was a
small compartment
which had never
been plastered or
decorated.
AS the organist
entered the small,
unfinished room.
his facial muscles
jerked spasmodi-
cally in the vari-
hued light from
the single, narrow,
stained-glas win
dow. Taking a
cork tipped cigar
cite from a silver
case he lighted it
with trembling fin
gers.
Again and again
hp inhaled and eY-
Evening star., 1934-09-29

with fatal results. West ran four
spade tricks.
A forcing response from your part
ner means only one thing. He wants
a constructive rebid from you. A
response of three no trumps is usually
the last bid in the world you should
give him when you have a choice OF
rebidding your own suit, showing an
other suit or supporting his suit. The
correct bidding on the above hand
should 60 as follows:
NORTH. SOUTH.
! Diamonds. 8 Clubs.
Diamonds. 6 Diamonds. G)
z Diamonds. (2)
1. Based on the singleton spade.
2. Based on the fit in the club
suit.
tCopyrisht 1934)
Mr.. Sims will answer all inquiries on
contract that are addressed to this news
paper with q self-addressed. stamped en-
velopt.
Evening star., 1934-09-29
Intake and Outgo.

IR WILLIAM ARBUTHNOT
4 LANE, Bart, the great Lon
don surgeon, has said that
- after all there is but one
disease - deficient drainage"
Meaning that if what goes into the
body Is fully accounted for by the
outgo, the scavenging, we can then
Evening star., 1934-09-29

IIdUt OI UtPtIIUdUIC of IVIolI
wool. which is practically equivalent
to a guarantee against shrinkage after
a day of wet weather. The adjustable
collar is commercially cut with lines
which make it appear all the smarter
by the absence of fur. When it is
opened, it rolls softly into wide lapels
which look extremely attractive with
a gayly-patterned kerchief scarf Of
pure-dye silk.
This is a season for scarfs. Nine.
Schiaparelli introduced cosy woolen
Evening star., 1934-09-29
Another Unbid Slam.

= TRANCE as it may seem. the
following hand was played in
a recent duplicate tournament
- for three no trumps. making
exactly three no trumps:
Evening star., 1934-09-29
BY BARBARA BELL.

BY BARBARA BELL.
TWEED coat of the type
sketched today is what every
woman will be glad to include
in her new wardrobe. 1t is
Evening star., 1934-09-29

A Difference of Opinion.
Tis we'll that some folks disagree
Or little proEreSs would there be
old Mother Nature.
Evening star., 1934-09-29

r YE REALLY knows that he Is
- the aristocrat among the
shore birds. Otherwise, why
L i would he select such promi-
The Washington times., 1934-11-30
REMOVE CURVE,
CHERRYDALE
ASKS STATE

Cherrydale residents are nego-
tiating with the Virginia High
way Department to eliminate the
sharp curve in Lee Highway at
the Cheerydale Bank building.
Considerable impetus has been
given to the movement, which
has been carried on for some
time, by the announcement that
the Washington and Old Domin-
ION railway, whose tracks par
Gllel the highway at this point,
might abandon the line. Should
this be done, advocates of the
plan to eliminate the curve pro
pose to have the State acquire
the railroads right-of and
swing the road around the bank
forming an island in the middle
Of the highway.
In this manner, the road
would be split into two sections
at the bank, traffic coming into
Washington being carried on one
side of the building while that
moving toward Falls Church
would travel on the other. Not
more than one-half mile of new
road would be needed, its advo-
Gates claim.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-14

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-14
LOCAL BANKERS
 IN CONNECTICUT
 PING PONG PLAY
Action Set for Sunday Aft ern0On and Evening
 in Bridgeport

Waterbury has been granted an even chance to come through in the Connecticut State Ping Pong championships to be held in the Moose Temple, Bridgeport, Sunday afternoon and evening. The larg- est competitive field of potential titlists in d state event has created an unusual amount of interest in this years tournament, sponsored by the Bridgeport Ping Pong as- sociation and sanctioned by the American Ping Pong association. Official state rankings will be taken from the results of this tour- nament' in both singles and dou- bles.
 Waterbury's entry is led by the veteran Citizens and Manufacturers National bank team composed of William Dannis, R. A. Phaneuf, Fred Rowe, Ernest Pearson and Rowland Fowler. The entry of the Bankers team has stimulated the interest in Fairfield county ping pong circles, and with league champions coming from eevry cen- ter in the state, a wide-open event is foreseen. Another entry from this city lists John V. Makepeace as one of the singles players rated in the top list.
 Many Entries
 City rivalries have been created through the participation of com petitors from New Britain, Hart- ford, New Haven. Stamford, Nau- gatuck, Rockville, Westport, Wa terbury and Bridgeport. Sal Frazzetta and his champion Or. cut Boys Club team of Bridgeport are anticipating tough opposition in their attempt to retain state titles. Orcutt took the champion ship of the B. P. P. A. class "A" league Monday night against a field of six strong ten-man teams.
 Entries close Thursday noon, and should be filed without delay with Louis Schneider, IF Cath erine street, Bridgeport. Further information can be secured by writ ing A. G. Spalding & Bros, Bridge port, official tournament head quarters.