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The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-07-25
.SPORT
 
1 & ALAN GOULD

Most if not all of the spring chickens in major league baseball have come home to roost in the full rear of the pennant battles.
 They were critical of the way Bill Terry conducted his training campaign down in Miami Beach, where he worked his lads twice daily under hot sun and drove them constantly. but the payoff is that the Giants are still the team in the National League the others will have to beat. They arc ready, by seasoning, for the hot midsummer drive.
 The brothers Dean loudly pro- claimed their intention to win at least 45 games for the Cardinals this year, on the family theory that Paul was fully prepared to keep step with Jerome. the not-so- dizzy -one. Most everyone laughed heartily at this apparent over confidence but here it is coming on July and the brothers Dean have chalked up 2l victories to- gether, nearly two-thirds of the St. Louis total.
 For time this spring it looked as though the anvil chorus had gone into action too quickly on the subject of Connie Mack's pitch- ing staff but, as we suggested, they have turned out mostly to be a lot of fellows named Joe" and the As can have no hopes whatever of finishing higher than sixth place.
 Detroit's fine showing, with much improved pitching under the guid- ing hand of Micky Cochrane, also justifies the judgment, reached while the Tigers were cavorting arounth Lakeland, <, Fla. that they would distinctly be pennant fac tors this year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-07-25
MARRIED IN DAWSON

Miss Mildred Cowda, (. Edmon- ton, lta., and Constable William Heron, of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, were recently mar ried in Dawson. The bride, former ly a school teacher in Edmonton, arrived in Dawson the day before the wedding, and the groom has been stationed in Yukon Territory for the past year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-07-25
DRiVA BRINGS LOGS:
 MILL WILL OPERATE

The Driva has arrived in port with large boom of logs for the Juneau Lumber Mills and the mill will resume operations starting at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-07-25
CANNERY OPENS

V. L. Boardway and Company's new crab cannery at Wrangell re- gently started operations. The cannery has capacity of 40 to 60 cans per minute, and employs a crew of 18 men and women.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-07-25
ATTENTION TENNIS CLUB
 MEMBERS

Please leave the courts unlocked during the stay of the Army and Navy men. Free use of the courts will be rendered our visitors during their visit to Juneau. By order
 adv. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-07-25
MAKE TRIP OUTSIDE

Mrs. Frank Pearce and her daughter, of Douglas. left for the States this morning on the Prin- cess Alice. Mrs. Pearce is making her first trip outside for 20 years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-07-25
ROUGH ON HURLERS

The American Leagues pitching, as most everyone has observed, has fallen off sharply all along the line this year. With few nota- ble exceptions, such as Gomez of the Yankees, Weaver of the Sena-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-07-25
GAMES TUESDAY National League.

NdVfOHdI Lc"o UO New York 5; St. Louis 0. Cincinnati B; Boston 4. Pittsburgh 0; Philadelphia g. Chicago 6; Brooklyn 3.
 American League New York 2; St. Louis 4. Boston 3; Detroit 6. Washington 1; Chicago 4. Philadelphia 6; Cleveland 10.'
 Pacific Coast League Portland 4; Oakland l. Hollywood 2; Missions 6. Seattle G., Sacramento 4. San Francisco 2; Los Angeles
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-07-25
PARMALEE IS
 HER0; GIANTS
 DEFEAT CARDS
New York Ere aks St. Louis s Winning Streak
 by Score of , to 0

NEW YORK, July 25.-Roy Par malee, who hasn't done much pitching this season because of an appendicitis operation, did a lot in one game as the Giants blasted the St. Louis Cardinals winning streak yesterday afternoon with 5 to 0 victory in the second game of their present series.
 Parmalee gave only four hits, four walks and famed seven men
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-07-25
WATCH Foxx

WATCH FOXX
 Even with the one and only Babe Ruth definitely out of the race for clouting honors this year, the home run derby is one of the closest and most interesting in years of major league lombard ment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-07-25

Mining Location NOtices at Em pire office.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-21
The Theatrical World -
Annual Religious Drama
Tourney on This Week
by WALTER d. HICKMAN.

TODAY Mrs. c. Norman Green,
i chairman, announced the judges
for the sixth annual one-act relgl-
Gus drama tournament which VIII
be held Friday and Saturday nights
starting at o'clock each.
Harold Ehrensperger OF North
western university will be the out
of town Judge and this writer a local
judge.
Mr.. Ehrensperger, who serves as
head of the drama department OF
the Methodist Episcopal church, re-
Gently wrote and produced the
pageant for the tercentenary ami
versary of that denomination IN
Baltimore.
He will address the Council OF
Administrative Women in Indian
apolis in February.
On Friday evening, first night OF
the tournament, plays will be pre-
sented by the PlaycrafterS OF the
Central Christian church, the young
people of the Second Presbyterian
and the Third Masque of the Third
Christian church.
On Saturday night the young peo-
pie of the First Presbyterian and
the Little Theater Of West Park OF
the West Park Christian churches
will present plays.
The group winning first place will
receive the Sutherland Players
trophy and a makeup kit presented
by the Indianapolis Regalia Com
pany and the Sutherland Players.
The winning group will present its
play as part of the regular serv-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-21
Wife Slain With Wedding License

DIT JWFItu FTbSS
NEW YORK, Nov 21.-AleXander
Cross, 50, will be sentenced Nov. %
for clubbing his wife to death with
framed copy Of their marriage
certificate. He pleaded guilty.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-21
THE OLD GOOSE POND
South Side Great Place in Ye Olden Days

upon which many children per-
formed acrobatic stunts.
Across Palmer street, on the
present site Of the defunct hon.
iney mill. was Bachman's Lumber
Company. This company used a
pond near Minnesota avenue and
Madison avenue for storing its
logs.
Many near calamities occurred
when neighborhood boys would
try TO see how long the logs would
stay afioat with the boys on top
of them. The company finally
hired men to keep the boys away.
This move was never forgotten.
A long-suffering individual was
the mailman who often found
himself the victim of the boys
tricks. Wriggling, Shiny snakes
were slyly put in the mail boxes,
or the postman's pockets.
Tomorrow: Murder on the South
Side.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-21
RELIEF GARDEN
OUTPUT VALUED
AT S2,65O,OOO
Produce Grown by 100000
of States INDECENT,
Is Estimate.

Indiana INDECENT raised approx
mately s2,65O,OOO worth Of vegetables
in relief gardens this summer and
fall under supervision of the Cover
nor's commission on unemployment
relief, it was announced today.
At the same time. Wayne Coy,
director of the state relief organiza-
ton, said the 1885 garden and food
conservation program of the COM
mission would be practically the
same as this year, and that an ef-
fort would be made to make garden
facilities available for all families in
the state on relief, rural and urban.
The commission calculated that
each of 100000 individual gardens
produced S25 to $50 in food value,
all deducted from the amount of
the clients relief budget. In addi-
ton, community gardens were esti-
mated to have produced S150,000
worth of food.
More than 100000 quarts Of
vegetables were canned during the
year, half of which were put up in
relief homes in equipment supplied
by the commission. The remainder
were canned in forty-two commun-
ity canning centers and are valued
at 100000.
At the same time, federal emery
enCy relief officials announced con-
struction of the east wing Of the
Indiana national guard airport in
Indianapolis as federal emergency
relief administration project, and
that federal funds are used in the
treating Japanese beetle infested
area in the vicinity of Meridian and
Thirtieth streets in indianapolis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-21
UNIVERSAL CLUB
TO NAME HEADS
Campaign Entertainment Is
Offered at Weekly
LuncheonS.

Candidates for offices on the Uni
versal Clubs ticket No. will stage
campaign extravaganza at their
luncheon meeting Tuesday.
Other candidates, members Of the
NO. Won" ticket. gave their cam
paign program at the meeting at
the Columbia Club yesterday. Jack
Tilson sang a comic song about the
candidates. who are Ike Riley, for
president; Ralph Bales, vice-presi-
dent: Cecil R. Dillon, secretary
treasurer: Gilbert T. Carter, SER
geant-at-arms: L. R. Carsons. Ber-
nard Schotters, George Woody.
Charles c. Peek, Robert st. Pierre
and Max B Merritt. directors.
Candidates on No. ticket are
John Geiger. for president; George
Mess, vice-president; Cecil R. Dill
lon, secretary-treasurer; Carter
Lewellen; Frank G. Sink, Horace r.
Riggs, Albert l.. Rust, Fred Hage-
nielsen and Earl z. Sigmon, directors.
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ice next Sunday night at the Suth-
erian6 Presbyterian church.
The group receiving second place
will be given a religious drama Ii
brary by the Meig's Publishing Com
pany.
Following the final production
Saturday night. the judges will con-
duct discussion group with the
directors and the participating casts
INDIANAPOLIS theaters today
L offer: "A Girl Of the Limberlost. q
at the Apollo; Great Expectation,
at the Circle; college Rhythm" al
the Indiana; I'VE Live Again" at
Loew's Palace. and We're Not Dress
ing and 'Bolero," at the Ohio.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-21
VETERAN FIREMAN
PREFERS DEATH TO
LIFE WITH ONE LEG
BIZ United Press

By United Press
CHICAGO, Nov. 21-Fire Com
missioner Arthur R. Seyferlich,
SO, a fighter of flames for thirty
years, lay with his face to hos
pital wall today, determined to
die rather than live as a cripple.
The White-haired commissioner
learned yesterday that he has
scarcely one chance in a hundred
of surviving an attack of diabetic
gangrene unless his right leg is
amputated. DR.. Ernest B. Moore
told him so, with the backing of
hospital staff physicians.
Friends say Chief Seyferlich,
emaciated by fever but undaunted,
groWled at the doctors.
L won't have it," he said. "a
one-legged fireman is NJ fireman
at all If I can't have both legs
I won't have any," He was
adamant against all pleas.
DR.. Moore said the commission
er may live two months or three
but can not be saved unless the
leg is amputated.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-21
It's a Wonderful Way
to SOOthe Ugly Eczema

Soothing. cooling, healing zemo re-
lieves itching distress and helps you
escape from the tortures of Eczema.
For 25 years. this wonderful remedy
has produced such amazing results
beca .se of its rare ingredients. Get
Zemo today-fOr Rashes, Pimples,
Ringworm and Eczema. Worth the
price because you get relief. Tested
and approved by Good Housekeeping
Bureau. No. 4s74 All druggists, 95c.
6Oc Acknowledgement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-21
MOLEY ASKS MERRIAM
TO RELEASE MOONEY
Pardon Would Eliminate Martyr
Value. He Saws.

NEW YORK. Nov. PA fun par
don for Tom Mooney TO eliminate
his martyr" value 10 the radical
cause was urged today by Raymond
MOley. former presidential advisor
and editor Of the magazine. Today"
He made his plea IN an open letter
TO Governor Frank B. Merriam Of
California
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-21
FOUNDERS OF ORCHARD
SCHOOL ARE HONORED
125 Attend Dinner; Director on
Speaking Program.

Founders of Orchard school we're
honored last night at dinner, at
tended by 125 persons, at the school.
Speakers included Mrs. G. H.
Cloves, one of the founders; Hills,
HOWE, school director, and Thomas
A. Hendricks, who acted as toast
master.
Among the guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred c. Gardner, Mrs. John
Kern ST., Mr.. and Mrs. Filliam H.
Coleman, DR.. and Mrs. Cloves, Mr..
and Mrs. Morris Haines, Mrs. j. S.
Holiday, Mrs. Fred Hoke, Mr.. and
Mrs Fred Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold West, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
G.. McNally and Kurt Vonnegut.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-21
SAFETY BOARD HEARS
CHARGES AGAINST 8
WithhOldS Decision in Cases of Two
Firemen. Cop.

The safety board yesterday re-
viewed three disciplinary cases and
withheld a decision in each instance.
Evidence was given in the charges
of conduct urbecoming a fireman
preferred against Lieutenant Everett
L. Tatlock and private James Ken
ington. both of Engine House Is, by
patrolmen Frank owen and Charles
Rairdon. The officers accused the
two firemen of having been intoXi-
Gated.
The other case was that of patrol
man Frank T. Brooks, accused of
having struck Adam j. GeiSler, 1908
North jefferson street, with ginger
ale bottle in an East Tenth street
barroom.
The board appointed Arthur Ar
mold, 1919 Wade street, as circuit re-
pairman in the Gamewell depart
ment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-21
FEDERALS WAGE
M00NSHINE WAR
WITH DYNAMITE
Scores of Stills Wrecked in
Virginia: Grand Jury
Probe Starts.

fc0rrs.slt 1895 tv U1l-sd Press
ROCKYNfOUNT. Va Nov 2I-
Strewn through the rav.nes ~ this
mountainous area today lay the
Wreckage Of scores % stills-CutGts
that were major production units n
the huge Franklin county moon
shine whisky ring
Federal treasury agents have d.
namited more than one hundred
stills IN the county his year. IN
known numbers still are operating
The government is confident u can
stop them when 20 breaks up a con-
spiracy on the part Of alleged coz
rupted law enforcement agencies.
Evidence against the combine is be-
ing presented now % a federal grand
jury at Harrisburg.
A trip deep in the hills 70 the site
OF one o. the wrecked stills showed
how the ring had gone IN for large
scale production ~ the liquor that
brought DO profits from four states.
2i-Hour shift Employed
This plant had been capable Of
turning out between 1000 and 1900
gallons n whisky IN tWenty-fOUr
hours. II had operated with day
and night shifts. And 10 was but
one Of countless units controlled by
the ring.
Prom a nearby mountain road the
tran 20 the still twisted abruptly
through the woods and finally
through a foot Of water down a
rock bOttomed branch Of the Pigg
liver.
The enterprise was so large it
seemed evident II could not have
been operated without knowledge
Of many persons in the community.
Trucks were necessary to haul the
tons OF meal and sugar 10 the still
and 20 take away the whisky IN
loads Of five-gallOn tin cans.
Stage Early-Morning Raid
Treasury Agent Thomas Bailey
and his aids crept through the
woods just before dawn one morn
ing to surround the place. one OPP
orator was Just pulling up IN
truck with a helper who was go
ing TO work on the day shift. Agent
Bailey took three prisoners ana
then disposed OF the still with a
charge OK dynamite.
Deeper in the woods. apprOaChable
only by a trail that not even a
mountain cart could traverse. was
another still that Mr.. Bailey seized.
II was made Of copper and had a
20O-lallOn capacity. the type Oper-
ated by the small-time mountaineer
mOOrshiner. Supplies We're dragged
through the woods on rough wooden
sledges.
one Of the alleged operators Of this
stiu is a member Of a family living
neartg Their home Is a rough
hewn. sturdy cabin that "Grandpap'
built thirty years ago.
Not Afraid of "RevenOOers"
Yves all honest. hardw0rking
folks Just trying TO get along and
mind our own business" the bearded.
erect old man drawled while the
rest Of the family appraised the
strangers.
Aren't YOU afraid OF the revenue
men2"
mo sir. they's nice fellows. and
reckon theys jest as good as other
folks"
Then the husky young woman OF
the family. whose husband had been
caught by AGENT Bailey. chimed in.
The trouble was she laughted.
he wasn't scared of EN- soon
enough"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-21
HUGE MEMBER GAIN
REPORTED BY LEGION
State List Tops Al Per Cent OF
Quota, Committee Learns.

American Legion officials were
cheered today by the report that the
legion membership reported at the
executive session yesterday was
314,07O paid-up members for 1885
as compared with 281,034 of a year
ago.
Indiana, with a quota of 32,070
reported an advance membership OF
1913, or slightly more than At per
cent. The total quota for the en-
tire membership is 9O9,970. The
Florida department has reported
the highest percentage of the quota
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-21
Dance Scheduled at Brookside

The Brookside Women's Club will
Sponsor a dance Friday night at the
Brookside community house. Mrs.
Walter Baxter, Mrs. Raymond
Yount and Mrs. Vera Bynum have
charge of ARRANGEMENTS.
The Washington times., 1934-02-12
Real Estate
HOMES for SalA
INVESTMENT BARGAIN

Vno1MENE BARGAIN
RENTS $246 YEAR
PRICE ONLY $1,000
S-story brick, Groom and bath dwell.
ing. near Government Printing Offiee. on
concFeto street and very convenient ioca-
th non downtown. Act Quickly. only / OF
II. r. HOWENSTE1N co.
1910 ID N. W. DI. 000S.
The Washington times., 1934-02-12
Official Notice
(COntinu0dl

(Continuedl
Amusement Co, Inc, Retailers Class D.
and and ard Floors, 1919 18th st. N. IVES
$50, National Amusement Co, Inc, Re-
mentl: 461, George Henry Hayden, Re
tailerS Glass c, 1854 q st. 8. e.; 4S4.
University Cordial Shop, Inc,' Retaters
Clas. A.. us 14th st. n: W.; 4Ssi WelPy
9N D st. N. w.; A6s, Morris shvsrmIaa1n: a.
Retailers class B, 31o0 11th st. N. W.;
go. The Hot shOpges' 1nSy RstailsFSs SSs
Hot sSoppss. Inc, Retailers Class p.
william H. Bacas. George Limber. WI.
Lam Wallis, Retailers Class D. ~ NoEtn
cis"s Hs0A B. =" lois IS 10Th HaiH St. n "; i6s.
Nicholas Theodore Chaconas, Retailers
Class "A, 2SOs 14th st. N. W.; 1Sl: R3oert
croce, Retailers Class A., noOg Mas aSy
Retailers Class B. 1898 14th st. n. W.;
20s, John NJ. Trant, Retailers Class y
1852 H st. N. E.; 235, Robert W. owens:
% sss. chiids Company. Retailers Glass E,
Harry Lambros and george sachlis. Re-
tailers Glass C, 1903 H st, n: W; SSG
Inc. Retailers Class A, 4S25 Georgia
Ave. N. W.; .2so, Charles B; Gass ana
Morris g. GoldSten RstaileGrbs, Gb,,Ss G.Ass Com. A.
naIy nagT 4sIH Ratailsr's I clas: c. issS:l34O New
York Ave. N. w; 2ss: Joseph CurTo' ": ":
taiier'G Class D., 2440 18th st. y; w
soi 7tS ST. N. W.; 272, Timothy JGsGPa
paly, M retailers Glass 6. q H St; N: ~ e.; :;
ssO Victor 4. Gaston ,sH FetntsT'c Jacob Cohen GsH
2. 7s1: 12th & St: N WI s6i SS' MsSssachusetts SSUS
RStaiiSFr RSs. N. E.; % sss, Edward E: Rapps and md
; f,onia Saivatorel, Retailers Class B. SSS
4 st. n. F.; ass AgostinS DisISn15a' nn.15 Ays we.
e w. SSS' chiids Company, Retailers
cias" Sc; e, so North Capitol St. y; w.;
rs. Tiilman Ross Brady: Rs5aifnter Main rs
Class B. 8O7 eth st. n; W.; 4Sif w1it1rmh Noath
6:n;toS e. 81: ass. william Adelbert Rove
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So Farms and Land for Sale
4 ACRES S4OO. 10 miles Capitol. Send for
maps. Gibbons. 1909 Summit Pl. N. W.
FARM BARGAINS

Write for list Of best bargains
in farms in West Virginia and
Virginia. G. M. Henderson,
LewiSburg, West Va, represen-
tative for The Virginian Joint
Stock Land Bank, Charleston,
West Va, Owners.
The Washington times., 1934-02-12

A JOB for 8 men with good references. We
finance Selling small items. anywhere
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The Washington times., 1934-02-12

66 Suburban Houses for Sale
5-ACRE TRACTS. high elevation. elec.
% %ayailsele; some cleared others in the
to pay; building lots in Falls Church. eIec.
apd city water available. $3.50. You make
the terms: GEORGE T. McNAB. Falls
Church 40S.
Evening star., 1934-05-20

prentice in a watch shop in Boston.
He afterward studied and practiced
law in Philadelphia and served there
for 10 years as judge of the Court OF
Common Pleas. He was elected first
to the Thirty-seventh Congress, where
he showed such strong tariff predi-
lections that Philadelphia has kept
him ever since.
Representative Richelieu Robinson.
Richelieu Robinson of Brooklyn is
also a hobby of national note.
His nickname of the "Twister of the
Tail of the British Lion" has made
his hobby riding famous. Mr.. Rob-
inson is a striking character. Dressed
in black. with a bronzed face and
bushy iron-gray locks, which hang
out like those of Fred Douglass. his
shoulders STOPPING with students
bend, he sits in his seat, keeping his
keen eyes on the actions of the
House. He is little deaf. but his
trained. ear can hear the words
England or Ireland even when ut
tered in a whisper in the lobby, and
such sounds call him at once to their
place of utterance. He denounces
England on every occasion in the
House and his whole soul is wrapped
up in the cause of Ireland. For Ire
land is Richelieu's native country. He
was born SO years ago in County
Tyrone and was educated at Belfast.
He left school to come to America,
where he graduated at Yale. He
served under Greeley in the first days
of the New York Tribune and 40
years ago acted here as its Washing
ton correspondent. He has since
been continually connected with the
chief papers of the country, to which
he is still a contributor. His hobby
has made him the idol of the Irish
constituents, and resident of Brook
lyn tells me he will be reelected as
many times as he desires.
Frances Hodgson Burnett lives here
in Washington. Her novel on WASH
ington life, now coming out in the
Century. attracts considerable atten-
ton. 1t is criticized pro and con
and everybody is wondering how it
is going to end I understand that
Mrs. Burnett had had some trouble
about the ending of this last story,
and that she had to send in three
different conclusions before she wrote
the one which is now in the hands
Of the publishers and which will ap-
pear next month.
James G. Blaine.
James G. Blaine's wonderful mem
ory has a national reputation. When
he was at college at washington,
Pa" says Representative Pusey, I'VE
were in the same literary society.
Blaine knew nothing about parlia-
mentary law when he was proposed
as candidate for president of the
society. His failing was mentioned
to him. I will commit the manual.
was his reply. He took up Gushing
and by the time of his election he
knew it word for word from one end
to the other. He made a most ex-
cellent officer and there learned
many lessons in presiding which pre-
pared him for his duties as Speaker
Of the House.
Evening star., 1934-05-20
Engines Tug-of-War
Is New Soviet Game

MOSCOW, U. S. S. R.-Something
new in the way of spectacles was pre-
sented to the Winter-weary popula-
ton of Mramorskaya, a way station
in the Urals, the other day by the
IMAGINATIVE local station master,
Comrade Tretiakov, and two locomo-
tive drivers.
While comrades from the surround
ing countryside clambered to positions
of advantage atop nearby freight cars
the two engineers, Tchouikin and
Smirnov, backed their engines to
other cars on the main line and
Joined them with heavy chains. At
the word ego" pronounced by Tretia-
kov, who acted as referee, the two
engines whistled and started on in
opposite directions in a mighty tug
of-war. BY beating the gun Smirnov
managed to pull Tchouikin's locomo-
tive for q few yards, but soon was
dragged back to the starting point,
where the engines proceeded to tug
at one another for a full two hours
without bringing the battle to an is
sue. Finally as the rails glowed red
and the crowd roared with excite
ment, something went wrong with
Tchouikin's locomotive and Smirnov
triumphantly pulled it off onto a side
line.
Amid thunders of applause Comrade
Tretiakov lowered the semaphores
which had been holding up three ex-
press trains and normal trafic was
resumed on the Perm railway.
(Copyright, 1934.)