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The Washington times., 1934-09-15

at Curacao. Cruise passengers
leave New York on one of the
passenger liners and return from
Curacao on a freighter, or vice
versa.
The first port of call is San
Juan and ample time is allowed
for sightseeing in this pic
turesque West Indian possession
of the United States. La Quay
ra, Venezuela, the second stop,
is the port of Venezuela's capi-
tai, Caracas, and the trip by
electric railway or automobile
up into the foothills of the
Andes to Caracas, 3,4O0 feet
above the sea, is one of the
scenic marvels Of South Amer
lea.
The next port of call, Puerto
Cabello, is interesting for its
ancient and historical fortifica-
tions and because it is the great
coffee and trading center of the
country. The final call on the
southbound voyage is Curacao,
one of the quaintest islands in
the West Indies, a queer mix
ture of Dutch and West Indian
customs and architecture and
a favorite place for tourists to
shop, inasmuch as WillemStad,
the capital is a free port, no
duty being charged on any i'm
ported goods.
1t is perhaps the only port in
the world where a person might
learn the language in the space
of a few days stay, as the ma
tive dialect, Papiemento, mix
ture of Spanish, Dutch and Eng
lish, has a vocabulary of only
200 words.
The Washington times., 1934-09-15
Southwest Offers Wide Variety
In Scenery and Action

sun-Washed air of the noun
tains, glorious scenery. history
an open book, modern Indian
pueblos-all entrance.
Westward a short distance is
the south rim Of Grand Canyon
National Park in Arizona. Here
is Ell Tovar, a first-clasS Fred
Harvey hostelry of world re-
known.
The Grand Canyon, in real
ity a series of canyons, is over
200 miles long, from 9 to 13
miles in width, and more than
q mile deep, colored with rain
bow hues. Artists cannot paint
it, writer's fail to describe 1t.
To really appreciate its magni-
tude and it's charm it must be
seen.
Indian Watch Tower
There is something new at
Grand Canyon now, In the In
dian Watch Tower; a recrea-
ton Of prehistoric towers, built
by by.gone inhabitants of the
Southwest. 1t is located 26
miles east of Ell Tovar, over a
perfect road and from this
tower one gets new vistas, new
panoramas of titanic proper
tionS.
Again the trail of THE Chief"
leads westward to California,
terminating at Los Angeles.
Here there are an infinite va
riety of things to do and things
to see. There is Hollywood
movie capital Of the world
San Diego and Tiajuana Tin
Old Mexico), San Francisco
with it's Golden Gate, not to
mention beautiful Yosemite Ma
tional Park, the big trees, the
seashore, Catalina, and many,
many other equally interesting
and pleasant places
The Washington times., 1934-09-15
Runic Stone |nsciip iption Might
Settle Discovery Dispute

The inscription on a runic
stone, found near Yarmouth,
may settle the contentious ques-
ton Of the Morse discovery of
America in the thousandth year,
and also prove that an Icelandic
settlement flourished on the
seaboard of what is now Nova
Scotia 500 years before Colum-
bus made his historic discovery
of the new continent, according
to letters received by officers OF
the Canadian National Railways
from Olaf Strandwold, a we'll
known educator and runic ex-
pert, of ProsSer, Wash.
The runes of the stone have
been photographed and have
now been submitted to a sclen-
tific examination. Mr.. Strand
void finds that they are sub,
stantiated by grammar ana
usage when the inscription was
presumed to have been inscribed.
This is in the year 1907, and
commences "Harko's son ad-
dressed the men,"
1t is known from the sages
of Iceland that the name OF
Harki appears in the list OF
those adventurers who set out
on an expedition to the Ameri-
can coast about that time. Mr..
Strandwold predicts that this
stone may become one OF the
greatest runic treasures OF
America and anticipates making
a complete translation OF its
choracterS shortly. At present
The Washington times., 1934-09-15

There are in Spain dlStrlcLS
of excessive rainfall, at certain
seasons, such as Galicia, AStur'
las, and the Basque country
and again, there are regions
where no rain is seen for great
periods of time - sometimes
years, even-and brilliant skies
and glorious sunshine gladden.
the heart even in the middle Of
winter.
The marvellous gardenlands
of Valencia and Murcia, the per-
petual spring of Alicante, the
palm groves of Elche, and rad
liant Andalusia, are all match
lessly lovely.
Seville, Cordoba, and Gran
ada, full of golden sunshine,
delight the lover Of the Oriental
atmosphere, and in Malaga. one
of the most perfect winter re-
sorts in the world, the weary
traveller finds a haven of rest
and comfort.
Historical Interest
There is, of course. a wealth
of historical interest to be found
in Spain.
One of the oldest countries in
the world, she has been forever
greatly coveted for her superb
geographical position, and,
therefore, has passed through
stirring periods of strife. with
resulting changes in people,
manners and customs.
In the country's infancy it
was subjected to repeated in
vasionS by the LigurianS, Phoen-
icians, Greeks, and Romans, as
well as others. A little later
the barbarians added a new ele-
ment to the country-the Ger
manic.
In the eighth century came
the invasion which was to leave
an even deeper mark on the
spirit and soil of Spain-that
of the Arabs.
A few Christian centerS, such
as AsturiaS, held out against
the invaders, and, steadily ex-
panding, throughout the years,
did much to bring about the
unity of Spain, which was fin
ally achieved in the 18th CEN
tury, during the reign of the
Catholic monarchS.
It was then that Spain under.
The Washington times., 1934-09-15
Nature and History Unite to Provide Spain With
Variety of Attractions for Tourist

and modernistic manner that
is fascinatingly different.
Aside from sightseeing inter-
est, Spain holds great charm
for the sportsman. There are
wonderful bathing resorts all
along the coast, and most popu'
lar during the warm months are
the beaches at San Sebastian,
at Santander, and Laredo, and
those along the Catalonian
shore. The temperature of the
water is well-mgh perfect and
the glorious sunlight confers a
splendid tan on the bathers.
In the mountains there are
many summer climbing parties,
and in the winter a wealth of
various snow sports awaits the
visitor.
Wines and Foods
The gourmet who tours lei
surely through Spain finds IA
nous and delicious wines, and
the most delectable food. Here
sherry is found in its true glory.
and the wonderfully delicate
Manzanilla at its golden best.
Spain has other excellent wines,
too, of course, worthy of close
attention.
On another page in this paper
today will be found a descrip-
ton Of several of the most de-
licious Spanish dishes-unique
in flavor and appearance.
AS for the beautiful women.
and the dashing matadors, and
the bull-fights-well, that is an
ofhnT. ctorv1
The Washington times., 1934-09-15
BY BETSY CAsW ELL

The beautiful land Of Spain endeared to primarily be-
of great and lovely who gave her jewels that
young unknown Italian might sail across the great ocean
to discover our wonderful America for us.
In the schooroom absorb this feeling Of hnship and
gratitude it persists subconsciously all through our
later life
But aside from sentimental reasons should learn to
know Spain because of her merit great and
progressive country. .
It's natural beauties manifold and enhanced by its d
versty climate and scenery The variety of its soil pro-
duces most unexpected changes of vegetation.
The Washington times., 1934-09-15
ConodoAdmits
Tourist Goods
Free

OTTAWA. Canada, Sept. is.
An announcement of interest to
those contemplating a Canadian
vacation is the recent further
modifying of the customs regu-
lationS on tourists outfits.
Portable boats and canoes, on
which a deposit has been re-
quired in the past, are now in
cluded with the articles such as
outboard motors, tents, camp
equipment, guns and rifles, fish
ing tackle, golf clubs, tennis
racquets, musical instruments,
and cameras, that may be ad-
mitted free of either duty or
deposit, on being reported to
the Canadian customs officer
at port of entry.
The Washington times., 1934-09-15
Pearl of Pacific
Now Port of Call

Samarai, one of the new ports
on the Franconia cruise around
the world via the Southern
Hemisphere, is sometimes called
the pearl of the Pacific" 1t
is like a great, beautiful garden,
abounding in a wonderful va
riety of tropical flowers and
plants. Hedges of crotons, hibis-
Gus and bougainvillea are to be
seen on all sides and old walls
and trees are covered with the
zuiSqualis creeper. Other fea-
lures are the trees Of frangipan-
nj in several colors of flower;
poinciana, and wild mango Ca
sUarinas
The Washington times., 1934-09-15
Game Hunters
Going Red

There is a growing business in
Nova Scotia in the sale of scarlet
sports jackets, windbreakers and
Jumbo sweater coats for use by
big-game hunters during the
coming season.
The red color is adopted as a
preventative measure, so that
the Wearer may be easily dis
tinguiShed and the hunter in
the bush will not be taken for a
moose, deer, bear, or other game.
The Washington times., 1934-09-15
FLORENCE FAME LIVES

Florence, Italy, was once the
center Of world culture and
world finance. There are names
associated with Florence that
will endure for all time. Some
of them are Michaelangelo, the
Medici, Dante, Alighieri, Boccac-
clio. Machiavelli, Della Robbia,
Leonardo da Vinci, BenVenuto
CeIlipi and Raphael
The Washington times., 1934-09-15
Canadian Railways
Revenues Mount

The gross revenues Of the all
inclusive Canadian National
Railways System for the ten
day period ending August 81,
1884 were $4,886, $4,000 as COM
pare i with $4,837.927.OO for the
corresponding period of 1888,
an increase of $48,925.00.
The Washington times., 1934-09-15

the stone is housed in the
Yarmouth public library.
With a complete translation
of it's runes being made, a new
and hitherto unknown chapter
in the annals of Canada may
be written.
The Washington times., 1934-09-15
Nearest European
Port to America

Galway, the new port of the
Cunard and White Star Lines
in Ireland, is Europe's closest
port to America, which country
it directly faces. It is 500 miles
nearer to New York than is
Liverpool.
Evening star., 1934-12-26
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& By VICTOR BRIDGES
By VICTOR BRIDGES

| toeing quickly across the room. opened
the door.
At precisely the same moment Daw-
son made his appearance. He emerged
silently from his own quarters, clad
in long, blue dressing gown. He
was wearing carpet slippers and his
usually sleek hair was trifie dishev-
eled, but in spite Of these drawbacks
he still presented an atmosphere of
complete composure.
would you like me to ascertain
who it is, sir?" he inquired, stepping
forward.
I checked him with a gesture. I'm
going to find out for myself" replied.
advanced to the door, holding my
pistol by the barrel and, bending down,
lifted up the flap of the letter box.
who's that?" I asked.
"Me, sir" came voice. Jimmy
Fox"
My heart gave sudden jump, but
by tremendous effort I managed to
keep steady.
"All right, Dawson" I said. "You
can 90 back to bed. It's only q boy
from the hotel with message for me. F."
Very good, sir" His glance trav-
eled dispassionately toward the pis-
tol. If you should happen to want
me, sir. perhaps you will press the
bell"
I undid the chain and, wrenching
around the key, flung open the door.
In front of me stood the small figure
of my protege in his Milan livery. He
had no cap on. his face was streaked
with rain and dirt, and he was breath
ing loudly in short, hurried gasps.
caught him by the arm and pulled
him inside.
whats the matter?" I demanded.
''The young lady!" he painted. She's
gone. sir-they've took 'er away!"
I felt as If pack of ice had been
suddenly thrust down inside my waist
coat.
Wait moment" I managed to
jerk out. Get your breath before
you try to talk" I dragged forward
the nearest chair. sit quite still for
a few seconds, then tell me exactly
what's happened"
Evening star., 1934-12-26

round o corner and, just for q moment,
I thought as 'ow we'd lost i'm. In
stead Of follerin' like as you'd expect,
my bioke goes straight on past the
turnin'. and then pulls up sudden un-
der lamp post.
sits all right. sonny, e says when
7 Jumps out. That's blind alley
that is. Ell ave to stop there whether
e likes it or not. Sides e says, I've
'ad enough Of this game I ave. I
done the job for yer, and now you
brass UP same as you promised.
Half tick, Jimmy" interrupted.
"Were you out of sight of the car
while au this was happenjng?"
He nodded. Ten or twelve yards
along the road, sir. The fare was 8
and 10 pence by the clock, but, want
ing to get of quick, I bungs i'm a
10-shilling note outer the money you'd
give me, and legs it back to where
they'd turned of.
Il spots ,em all right, soon as
shove me 'ead around the corner. It
was on q little short street with a
kinder builders yard place this end
of it. Past that there was Just a
couple O. moldy lookin' houses all by
'emselves, an opposite o them some
railin's an bushes"
Tomorrow; Nick and Jimmy rush
Evening star., 1934-12-26
back of his hand, wiped the moisture

back of his hand, wiped the moisture
from his forehead.
"Well, sir. after what you'd said yes
terday, reckoned there might be
something wrong. I'll ave . look any
way, I thinks to meself, 50, without
saying nothin' to nobody. I slips out
by the side entrance.
"When got round to the back
there they was just nftin' the young
lady into the car. It come to me then
all of q sudden, sir, that II this ere
was q put-up job, you'd be wantin' to
know where they'd took her to.
II hadn't much time to think prop
erly, sir. but I see taxi bloke on
the other side of the road. and nips
straight across to i'm. You follow
that car I says. and don't you let
i'm give you the slip. Stick to i'm
tight says, and there's five bob for
yourself when he pulls up"
He paused again to repeat the same
operation.
Go on, Jimmy" said hoarsely.
"It wasn't 'alf chase, sir-wot you
might call q reg1ar bloomin' circus.
Right through the West End e went,
down oxford street and up past Pad
dington. I amt been in that part O.
London, not much, and after q bit I
admit q notion where e was takin' us.
MY bloke stuck to i'm good and
proper, though. At last e whips sharp
Evening star., 1934-12-26

I stepped across to close the front
door and, switching on the hall light,
came back to where I had left him.
Nov, Jimmy" said.
1T was just about 'alf past 10, sir.
I'd slipped downstairs to wash me
'ands, and there was two Of the stan
walters talkin'. One was tellin' the
other that the lady in No. e6 had
suddenly come over very Ill, and that
they were takin' her away quiet, so
as no one should know nothing
about it.
when I 'eard that, sir, thought
Of what you'd told me. I 'opped out
quick and. by bit Of luck, I run
straight into one of the maids who
works on that floor. Yes, it's quite
true she says when I asks 'er. 'Flos-
sie'-that's one of the other girls, sir
'Flossie card the bell ring, and when
she goes up there was the poor lady
lying on the floor.
"'By the mercy O. God,' she says,
there 'appened to be q doctor sleepin'
in the next room. They calls i'm in,
and as soon as he'd had q look at 'er,
he says she must be took of to the
'orspital quick for an operation. Of
fered to drive 'er there in his own car.
They're bringing 'er down now, by the
back staircase she says, so as not to
upset the other visitors"
He stopped for breath and, with the
Evening star., 1934-12-26
CHAPTER XVII.
KIDNAPPED!

y WAS by no means happy in my
mind, as I mounted the stairs and
let myself into the fiat. The light
/ was burning in the hall and,
through the open door opposite, ]
caught sight of tray set out in readi-
ness on the dining room table.
| I took 1t from this that Dawson
had retired to rest and, deciding that
I might as well avail myself of his
forethought, mixed drink and car
ried 1t into my own room.
Although it was my third day at
liberty, the novelty of being back once
more amongst civilized surroundings
| had not yet completely worn off. Com
pared with my Wandsworth cell, this
pleasantly furnished room. with its soft
carpet and white sheepSkin rugs,
seemed, indeed, the acme of luxurious
comfort.
I gave an appreciative grunt and,
depositing my glass on the club fen
der, sank down into the big easy arm
chair which stood in front of the fire.
place.
With final cigarette to aid my re-
Elections. I sat staring at the empty
| CRATE. Before my eyes f1oated kind
of tantalizing vision of Molly which,
much to my annoyance, refused to
materialZe into a really satisfactory
portrait.
All I could visualize at time was
some little detached and fascinating
memory of her-the forget-me-not
blue of her eyes, the CLINT of the sun
on her hair, or the delicious provoca-
tive tilt at the corner of her lips
when her face broke into a smile.
1t was an alluring occupation try
! ing to piece together these elusive
glimpses, and the minutes slipped away
with surprising rapidity. I got quite
shock, indeed, when, on happening to
glance up at the clock on the mantel-
piece, I suddenly discovered that it
was quarter past ia fact
which at the next moment Big Ben
obligingly confirmed.
Go to bed" said to myself sternly.
Go to bed and stop maundering
You've only known the girl for three
days and, besides that, she's already in
love with Jerry
I bent forward to unlace my shoes
and as I did so the sharp trill of an
electric bell rang out somewhere in
the back regions The sound was so
unexpected that I gave an involun-
tary start.
Now who in blazes is that?" ejac-
ulated.
An instinct Of impending danger
swept through me and, scrambling
to my feet, I glanced hastily around
the room. The only useful-looking
object that met my eye was heavy,
old-fashioned brass pistol, suspended
above the dressing table by way of an
ornament. I took it down and, tip
Evening star., 1934-12-26
.SLAYING SUSPECT
SEIZED IN SWAMP
Colored Youth Charged With
Killing Georgia Police Chief
With Own Gun. yts
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ELLAVILLE, Ga, December 90
Charlie Dodson, colored youth, was
held in Columbus, Ga. Jail today
charged with killing Of Police Chief
w. B. Souter with the chiefs own
gun.
Sheriff E. c. Rigsby said the youth,
captured in the swamps near here,
had confessed. Feeling was reported
to be running high. The Muscogee
County jailer at Columbus, about so
miles from here, said the youth was
In his jail.
Souter had arrested the youth
Christmas eve on charge Of theft
and as he was taking him to jail
Dodson was reported by officers to
have grabbed Souter's. gun and shot
him.
Nearly q thousand persons Joined
Evening star., 1934-12-26
Pig for Dinner.

ST. LOUIS R). - Unless some
trucker calls for his 100-pound pig,
there's a chance that some needy
families may have big Christmas
dinner.
Evening star., 1934-12-26

in the hunt for Dodson. and dogs
late yesterday led the way to his
hiding place.
Evening star., 1934-12-26
Groveton Club Reorganized.

GROVETON, Va, December 25
(SpeciaD .-4-H Forestry Club officers
have been elected in the local school
as follows:
Boys All Forestry Club-Jose
Ramos, president; Curtis Inabinat
vice president; Woodrow Harrison,
secretary and treasurer; Lonnie Phil
lips. reporter, and Woodrow Harrison,
cheer leader.
Girls All Forestry Club-Mary Nc
Dermott. president; Genevieve Flynn.
vice president; Margaret Shepherd.
secretary and treasurer, and Bette
Jane Harrell, reporter and cheer
leader.
Evening star., 1934-12-26
PLAN TO PUT u. S.
|NLEAGUE ALLEGED
.Tinkham Says Miss Perkins
Backing First of Series
of Force Moves.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The long-standing controversy over
the League of Nations came to the
fore again today with a declaration
by Representative Tinknam, Republi-
can, of Massachusetts,, that the United
States had, in effect, entered the
League by the back door.
Attacking Secretary Perkins for sup
porting a measure which he said ef-
fected American union with the
League, Tinkham said it was the first
OF a series of moves aimed at full and
open entry into the international
agency.
Using such words as intrigue" and
gross fraud" he accused the Labor
Secretary of employing contemplate
trickery' in the passage of a resolu-
ton at the last session of Congress,
which made the United States men,
Der of the international labor organi-
cation.
He said Congress was induced" to
pass the resolution in the confusion
just before adjournment and de-
clared:
This audacious intrigue to have
the United States enter the League
by way of one of the organs of the
League is to be followed by an at
tempt to have the United States
enter another of its organs, the per-
manent Court of International JUS
tice. this subsequently to be followed
by proposal of full membership in
the League of Nations.
Thus the independence of the
United States will be destroyed, the
will of the American people thwarted
and the United States inevitably in
yolved in the next European conflict"
Evening star., 1934-12-26

Tomorrow: Nick and Jimmy rush
into danger.
Evening star., 1934-12-10
HAT-PASSING FOR RELIEF
NETS NAZIS S1,344,000

Hitler Expresses Qualification at
Success of Drive on "Soli-
darity Day"
BERLIN, December 10 @.-Ger-
many's day of nationality solidarity" !"
when the hat was passed on the
Evening star., 1934-12-10

the gum-chewing man laughed until
he shook, and began to think what
would happen if his seat should give
in. Well, nothing happened That is
to the gum-chewing man: Plenty
happened in the picture, though, as
the end was nearing.
At last the lights were turned on
People were leaving, and others were
irving to get the best seat possible
To my relief the gum-cheWlng man
was leaving. Well, what next? ]
thought to myself.
But, oh dear! What sight for
sore eyes. A dashing young man took
his seat. 1t was funny. I looked at
him and he looked at me. We looked
at each other before the house was
darkened.
The picture was coming along nice
ly, and while it did the dashing young
man and I exchanged looks and
blushed; that is, felt myself blushlng
OF course, it was too dark to see
whether he did or not. But then ]
took that for granted.
The newsreel was about fishing, and
I could not help but think Of an Incl
dent which happened when I was II
years old.
It was on a nice Saturday after
noon. My boy friend, who was just
as old as myself, and went to river
to fish. My mother did not know
about it, you know. She would not
have liked it.
Well, there we sat on the river bank,
waiting for bite. At last Bob jumped
up shouting, "a bite. bite!" Sure
enough. He pulled his line out and
had-a crab.
"Oh, heck" he said, disguised.
What of it? Let's take it home, u
I suggested. You can make delicious
soup out of them"
Are you sure?" he asked me.
"Of course, I am" said. Lets put
it in my bag"
So we put it in my handbag. We
caught three more. Bob got disguised
Its getting too crabby here" he
said. Lets 60 home" So we did
I went into our kitchen and laid
the bag on a chair, kind of upside
down, without thinking of those crabs,
and we went outside to play.
Well, suppertime came along and
mother called me in.
Can Bob come, too, mammal" ]
asked her.
II guess so," she said, as almost
every Saturday evening he ate supper
at our home. You see, his parents had
big restaurant and Saturday nights