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Evening star., 1934-09-22
here anywhere" Rawlins finally re-

there anywhere" Rawlins finally re-
ported.
And we looked out on the diamond.
too" the policeman went on.
1T must be there!" Kelly was
insistent.
But is isn't. It's gone"
Where is your bat boy?" Kelly de-
manded of Rawlins.
"Our regular boy was sick today
Who was handling the bats, them"
Kelly asked.
"A new boy. Our bat boy sent us
note saying he was sick and sent
a friend to take his place." Rawlins
explained.
Who was the boy today?"
Il don't know. have Pietro's note
in my pocket somewhere. I'd for
gotten all about it." Rawlins dug into
his pocket until he produced a half
sheet of cheap paper on which was
scrawled the message he had men,
toned.
And this new boy-wasn't he down
there when you were looking for the
bat?"
Rawlins shook his head. I'VE went
over to the dugout and hunted for
both the boy and the bat None Of
the men remember seeing the kid
after Dirkin went to bat"
That's bad
'1'll see if we can locate the boy
through Pietro," Rawlins suggested
and began searching in his pockets
for a notebook.
rs that the funny little hunchback
you've always had?" And then as he
waited for Rawlins, Where is Pietro?"
That's what I am looking for"
Rawlins said impatiently. He has
an uncle over on Jerome avenue and
was supposed to go over there to-
night and have a real Italian supper
had the address somewhere. Yes
Here it is" He handed 1t to Kelly.
Kelly called information and asked
If there was a telephone under that
name at that address. He waited for
few seconds.
"Hello,' he said. "I want to talk
to Pietro. What? No, no. I want
to talk to Pietro. Where is he?"
There was long wait during which
Kelly made impatient faces into the
transmitter. mo, no." Kelly said.
I'm at the ball park and Pietro is
not here. I thought he was sick"
Evening star., 1934-09-22
Another wait and then Kelly hung up

Another wait and then Kelly hung up
in disgust.
That was the kids uncle. He
says Pietro is not sick; that he Is
over here"
But he wasn't here. It was q
strange boy who came with this note, -
Rawlins insisted.
Its getting worse and worse"
Kelly complained. Now, what does
this bat boy business mean?" He
thought for a moment and then turn
ed to Terry. Go back in your notes
and read that section just after Doyle
was taken out of the game"
Terry read: Doyle, looking sour.
was pulled from the game and ambled
around, wandering over toward the
Butchers dugout, stopping at the
cooler and then over to the bat rack
before he finally settled down to watch
the game"
II want Doyle in here" Kelly said
to the man on guard in the hall. And
get me another man at once"
There was a second policeman at
the door Immediately.
Go over to this address," Kelly
ordered. ''It's fruit and vegetable
store. Pietro, the Chicago bat boy, is
staying there and is supposed to have
sent this note. Take it along. See il
it's the kids handwriting and report
back here as soon as you can. want
you to find Pietro. If you can't locate
the boy, see II his uncle knows any,
thing about the Substitute Pietro sent"
Doyle, dressed for the street, came
In and was clearly surprised.
CTo be continued)
Evening star., 1934-09-22
Vibration Reduced
By the Use of Lead
In Home Building

To It's high specific gravity
and lack of elasticity lead owes
its vastly important power to re-
duce sound.
When sound travels, the waves
strike any object they meet and
cause 1t to Hbrate. Naturally.
the opposite side Of the object
also begins to vibrate. and waves
proceed from this vibration. Be-
cause of its high specific gravity
lead can be concentrated into a
smaller space than most other
building material.
The greater the weight per
area unit of the object struck by
the sound waves, the less tend
ency there Is to vibrate and send
out waves on the other side.
The lack of elasticity in lead
enables this SUBSTANCE to absorb
a great amount of vibration.
With these two qualities-high
specific gravity and lack of elas-
ticity-lead is a highly efficient
reducer of sound.
Evening star., 1934-09-22
REAL ESTATE BOARDS
TO MEET IN HOUSTON

Houston, Tex, has been chosen as
the place of holding the coming an
nual business meeting of the National
Association of Real Estate Boards, by
action Of the Executive Committee of
the associa ton, it was announced to-
day. General sessions of the delegate
body will be held January "a, 25 and
IS A meeting of the Board of Di-
rectors, preceding meeting of the
Executive Committee and conference
and committee meetings of other kinds
will fill the preceding days, January
% and %. The Rice Hotel will be
convention headquarters.
Officers of the association for the
year 1895, elected at the annual con-
vention of the association in June of
this year, will be formally inducted
into Office at the MidWinter meeting.
The meeting is the principal meeting
of the year in regard to the review
and formulation Of policies and plans
for the associations work.
Evening star., 1934-09-22
BANKERS MEETING.
PLANS ANNOUNCED.
Mortgage Association Will
Hold 21st Annual Con-
vention in Chicago.

Announcement was made today Of
the subjects of four Of the principal
speakers for the twenty-first annual
convention of the Mortgage Bankers
Association which will be held in Chi
cago october and 5. The convention
has been hailed as the most signifi-
cant mortgage banking event in two
decades"
Col Frank Knox. publisher of the
Chicago Daily News, has chosen as
his subject, The Basis for Natural
Recovery" 1t is anticipated that Col
Knoxs talk will be one of the high
lights of the convention.
Fahey TO Speak.
The subject chosen by John H.
Fahey, chairman of the Federal Home
Loan Bank Board, The Policy of
the Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Toward Private Home Financing"
will be of interest to every one.
Arthur F. Hall. president of the
Lincoln National Life Insurance Co,
will talk on The Mortgage as
an Investment From the Life Insur-
ance Companies Viewpoint
The Federal Housing Program"
will be presented by Frank c. Walker,
who was deeply interested in the
national housing act.
Heads Co-ordinating Council.
Mr.. Walker is executive director of
the National Emergency Council,
which co-ordinates the operation of
the Home Owners Loan Corporation,
the Farm Credit Administration, the
Agricultural Adjustment Administra-
ton and other emergency bureaus
A talk by the executive director Of
this extensive co-ordinating council is
expected TO be of vital and timely
interest
Evening star., 1934-09-22
GIaS!)IEA1Mf1,o{!,MNl>!!P;3 } )E1f a & o,Nl>!!P;3',,.;|S| n

Your imagination will get you in
Jail one of these days" Doc Biers
snorted
Kelly appeared in the doorway. II
want one of you-" he began, and
then spied Terry Hello. Burke.
Come in her a minute, will you?"
Can you beat that?" Craven COM
planned. I'D rather have that guys
luck than a license to steal"
How did he know so much about
how it was done?" Reynolds sneered.
Tell me that. He was there with
the rest of us. He couldn't know un-
less he had some inside information. "
Did he run down with the rest of
us?" Mullins asked.
He waited for me to go out before
he did" Bill Hover recalled.
"The kid is foxy" Craven said "He
waited until we left and then he called
his paper and gave them a lead.
Don't be sore-heads. He just out
thought us, that's all"
"It looks and sounds phoney to me. "
Mullins said, and looked at Reynolds
for corroboration.
Inside Pop, Rawlins, the Chicago
manager and the doctor we're waiting
when Kelly returned with Terry.
There was no sign of the body any
where.
Now" Kelly turned TO Terry, 1--WE
had several versions of the game and
I want you to give me the dope as
you recorded it up to the time Dirkin
fell"
Terry pulled out his notes and read
without interruption until he had
finished.
That agrees with what Rawlins
and I told you" Pop said when Terry
had finished. Il know what goes on
during a game
"An right. Pop" Kelly said i'm
patiently. II wanted to check from
every angle. Do you know what this
means to me? I've got to get at the
bottom of this one or I'm through
on the force. Remember Whitper?"
Think of what it means to mel"
Pop retorted.
Yeah" Rawlins broke in. How
do you think I feel with my best man
knocked off this way? I'll have to
build up a new team"
The medical examiner came in then
What killed him?" Kelly asked.
81 don't know. He was poisoned" {"
with what?'
Il can't say. There are no marks
on the body. His mouth isn't burned
in any way, but from the condition
of his eyes and the convulsive state
Evening star., 1934-09-22
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING INSTALL
MENTS.

When the United League season opens,
CLARK has tried vainly for 10 years to win
the pennant. are given little chance. The
gamblers quote 200 to ] against them but
Terry Burke sports writer on the Star.
bets $40 on them through Tony Murallo.
who has a restaurant in the BroaoWay
district In the opening game Whitper.
the Philadelphia Runners star, pitcher.
drops dead. shot through the heart. as
he is nearing the home plate after smash
ing out a home run. With Whitper out.
the Blues win. Detective Kelly makes no
hesdwsy in his investlsation He SuS-
shortstop. because he will not account
for his time after being ordered out OF
the game for knocking Whitper down after
Whitper tried to hit him with two bean
balls Whitper had been jealous OF Larry
because of Pop Clark's pretty daughter
Frances tells her father she met him
under the stands and Clark tells Kelly.
Then four Of Boston'S stars are sent. TO
the hospital by a taxi accident as they
are to open a series with the Blues BY
clever work Terry learns that Sid Stream,
notorious New York Runman. sent the
taxi pluneinE into ditch by firing
rife bullet into tire. Stream IS found;
shot dead. and Terry receives by mail
the warning: People who know too much
die" The Blues. surprisingly, are IN
fourth place. Dirkin. star of the Chicago
Butchers. runs amuck on the field after
hitting homer until Hansen. a Blues
outhelder. tackles him, He is dead when
the club doctor examines him.
Evening star., 1934-09-22

TERRY tore back to the press
box and telephoned to his
Office from there. adding the
Il news that the game was called
due to the accident. He then
went over to the club house and
Joined the others. who had made their
calls by that time.
The police kept a firm barrier
around the club and no one was al
lowed in The press men cooled
their heels in front of the door
This is one story you didn't get"
Craven said with some satisfaction TO
Terry.
Don't be too sure about that"
Terry grinned.
How could you scoop this one?"
Mullins asked.
Maybe I had hunch," Terry re-
piled.
Look out your lunches don't get
you into trouble Reynolds warned.
"You can't be lucky all the time"
He's riding you" Craven said.
"What does he know that we couldn't
know or see? Here comes Kelly he
announced as he spotted the detec-
tive's huge bulk Striding across the
field. Why did they send him? He
was flop on the last case"
. Kelly tramped into the building and
the men waited. The crowd was re-
luctantly thinning out, but the ele-
waited platform was lined with gap
ing black mass which allowed train
after train to go downtown practically
empty.
rYfIo rfn tn : ckNvy
yelling. "Extra!" outside the gates and
was mobbed by the lingering crowd.
What's the extra?" Mullins asked
special officer who had come over for
q drink. Mullins hoped it would be
the Journal.
Il grabbed one, but I amt had
4. chance to look at 1t. Funny thing,
you are right here, where a thing hap
pens and yet you have to buy paper
20 know what it is all about" He
spread the paper and the press men
Essped as they saw it was copy of
the Star. Terry's paper, with a big
heading. reading:
Second Murder at Blues Field"
How did you know it was a
murder?" Mullins demanded.
Took a guess"
Guess" Reynolds sneered. Whats
the idea?"
mo idea" Terry replied and craned
his neck to read the account in the
paper.
"Dirkin, prize slugger and second
baseman on the Chicago Butchers,
knocks out a home run to DEATH"
was the opening sentence Then the
story went on to describe the events
/. leading up to the strange run and
&nal fall of Dirkin.
Evening star., 1934-09-22
Beautiful Rooms Show Contrasting Furniture Types

Lotoer right: A room in
much more modern colors Is
Shown. 1t Is the master bed
room, In the Brides House,
furnished by House Beautiful
combined 1Dith Home &
Field. The room presents q
combination OF chGrtreuse
and 1Dhite NTH splaShes and
edgings of blue. The Direc-
toire beds are coDered 1Dith
the same tassel and ribbon
ddmdSk that makes the 1Din-
do1D draperies. The dressing
table is built in and fanked
NTH mirrors and concealed
lights. The entire arrange
ment gives a fresh, neat and
get decidedly lipable
appearance.
-Woltz Photos.
Evening star., 1934-09-22
Three Way Control Lights.

A three-way control lighting sys-
tenn should be provided in every home
to allow the owner to make a COM
plete circuit, of the house by turning
lights on ahead of him and turning
them out behind him without retrac-
ing his steps or stumbling through the
dark. Safety and conveniences are
greatly involved in this matter.
Evening star., 1934-09-22
er photo is a Die1D of

Upper photo is a DietD OF
the library in q prominent
Washington home. The en-
tire decorative scheme of this
room is mdSSiue. HoWeDer,
the furnishings and drapes
are chosen to blend NTH
the room features so harmo-
niously that the room giues
the impression OF utmost
comfort. An outstanding tea-
ture OF the room is the
beautiful hand-carUed man.
tel. The arches OF fireplace
and ,UindolOS lend balance to
the room. Belo1U: A re-
treShing corner of the master
bed room OF another Capital
home. Easement curtains are
attractively arranged.
Evening star., 1934-09-22
D. c. HOMES
SAVEDbyH. Ole.
Foreclosure Is Forestaned
by Outlay of $6,628,61O
in Washington.

The Home Owners Loan Corpora
ton has saved 1,ll6 Washington
homes from foreclosure through ap-
provaI Of loans for the refinancing Of
mortgages, in the year and a quarter
of its existence, 1t was announced to-
day.
The loans represented an outlay of
sc, ,628, $40 Of the corporations funds,
and were made from the group of
over 1000 applications received. 1t
was stated that 3.349 preliminary ap-
praisals have been made.
Virginia Figures.
Virginia figures reveal the closing
of $40 loans representing s20, 34.679.
Nearly 1900 applications for loans
we're received by the corporation from
Virginia, and $500 preliminary ap-
praisals have been made there
In Maryland 9,23S loans for total
Of s26,350, ,68s have been approved.
More than $4,000 applications have
been received from Maryland.
Within IL months after the opening
of its last State Office, H. o. L. C. has
saved more than a half million urban
homes from foreclosure by granting
mortgage refunding loans amounting
to over a billion and a half dollars
The corporation has closed sos, ,o70
loans throughout the country to
total of sl,513 .10o,6l2, of which about
$3.50 100000 has been distributed in
cash in local communities.
sl03 300 900 Paid Out.
To liquidate arrears of taxes and
assessments on homes securing the
loans, the corporation to date has
paid approximately s1o3 ,300.0 900 into
local treasures in 3,072 counties Of
the United States. These sums have
reduced tax delinquencies which we're
serious in many instances, permitting
countless communities to meet their
pay rolls for schools. police and other
services and to take care of other
obligations.
Evening star., 1934-09-22
Flagstones Attractive.

Shady. bare spots in the lawn
where grass won't grow can often be
made unusually attractive by the lay
ing of plain or colored fagstones.
Evening star., 1934-09-22

The house at No. 2 East Blaelfhorn Street
has been Grnishsd BY Schuyler y Louasbsry.
IL may b sesa Eon to 9 ?. N. ,oeekday'..
and Ten, 10 a. m. until 9. .. m. on Sundays.
Evening star., 1934-09-22

Scores Of visitors, last Sunday.
seeking the unusual in apart.
ment accommodations, were
lavish in their praise Of the
decorative treatment and ultra
m o dern appointments that
have transformed this dis
tinguished building into the
Evening star., 1934-09-22
INSTALLMENT XI.

TERRY tore back to the press
box and telephoned to his
Office from there. adding the
Il news that the game was called
Evening star., 1934-09-22
Modernized
ST0NELEIeH COURT

Apartment units of one room to
three rooms. kitchen and bath
80 designed and decorated to
offer the apartment dweller the
acme Of comfort.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
WRITERS TOFIGHT
BANS BY STUDIOS
Counter Move Is Likely to
Censorship Imposed by
Producers.
~ shs Assoesate,s PreEs-

~ the Associated Press
HOLLYWOOD. August li--An in
cicatlon editors Of and writer's Tor
the "a magazines oegoted 70 motion
picture news ard interviews will
feht the censorship imposed by the
studies vas heard In the film capital
today
The studios have agreed through
their publicity directors vino met last
T11ursday Nth Joseph J. Breen, hlm
code administrator. that stars and
players will not be made available
for interviews unless the writer agrees
20 submit his article for approval
before publication.
Action Taken TO Curb Few.
This move against the 300-odd
movie magazine writer's In Hollywood
was taken. 1t was learned, 10 curb the
activities Of few writers whose mis-
representations and exagEerations
have caused embarrassment TO stars
and their employers.
A meeting OF the West Coast rep
resentatiVes OF the magazines was
held today. but It was unofncially an
nounced no statement Of their plans
would be issued Immediately.
Writers Refuse TO BE Quoted.
Most Of the fan magazine writer's
who we're asked for comments on
the restrictions placed against them
refused 10 be quoted. saying they
could not speak without authority Of
their editors In New York.
One Of the more prominent free
lance writer's. Jack Grant, said he
agreed with the publicity men that
an evil exists. but he condemned the
manner in which it was being cured.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
U. S. CATTLE BUYING
TOTAL is 2,623, 900
Average Purchase Price of Stock
to Date Is 1880 Per
Head.

ny the Associated Press.
The Farm Administration an
nounced yesterday that more than
2,623. 900 head OF cattle had been
purchased in drought States tc date,
The administration also announced
the designation of Broadwater County,
Mont. as an emergency drought area
and transferred II counties in Colo
rado, Minnesota. Nebraska and Texas
from the secondary TO the emergency
classification, as well as adding Gar
land, Montgomery and Polk Counties
Ia Arkansas to the secondary list.
Payments for cattle purchased by
the Government up to August 10
totalled $500 ,282 for l,3s5,o77 head,
indicating an average price between
1880 and $3.50. Payments for the
remainder have yet to be made.
The cattle were purchased from
iB0.576 farmers in Minnesota, North
Dakota, Wisconsin. Texas, Wyoming,
Montana, New Mexico. Nebraska,
Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Kansas, Mis-
souri,, Arizona, Oklahoma, Nevada,
California and Oregon.
OF the total purchased, 1864 1926
had been shipped up to Friday, of
which 349,63e we're sent TO grazing
areas in Southern and Eastern States
for fattening before slaughter.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
FRED ]. RICE NAMED
MASON CODE AIDE
Appointment as Legal Adviser
Completes Roster of
Authority.

Fred J. Rice, Washington attorney,
has been appointed legal adviser to the
code authority of the mason contrac-
tors of the United States. completing
the roster of that organization.
Rice is general counsel for the
Building Trades Employers ASsoci-
alton, and formerly was Assistant
United States district attorney.
Other members of the authority
are: Theodore Anders, chairman, Gin
cinnati: John A. Mulhgan, New York
City; r. D. Fulcher Nashville; T. w.
Kirk, st. Louis; F. K. Middleton,
Seattle; M. A. Long, Baltimore; D.
Otley, Philadelphia, and Walter w.
Wise, indianapolis.
Homer T. Booth is executive secre-
tary. David G. Butcher of this city
is chairman of the Executive Commit
tee of which Mulligan and Otley are
members.
Evening star., 1934-08-12

and preparations for the Sesuuicen-
senninI celebration In 1881. For the
last year ne has been engaged In or
ganiztng and supervising the historical
research staff and assisting the chief
historian In preparing educational
programs IN historical parks.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
DREAMER HOLY NAME
GARDEN PARTY HEAD
Made Chairman of Committee for
Event August 27 to
September 8.

D. J. Creamer was selected chair
man of the General Committee of the
Holy Name garden party to be held at
the church. 900 Eleventh street north
east. from August 81 to September g.
inclusive. Final plans for the party
were completed at the last meeting Of
the group.
Composing the General Committee
are: Henry Wahl. vice chairman. j.
Phillips P F McCallan, H. Shade. A.
P. Dorr, w. j. TooIney, J. J. ODono-
van. @. J. Cleary, L. NJ. McVeany,
William Miller and H C Armstrong.
The party Will have a special fea-
ture of interest each night, with the
presentation Of an automobile on the
closing date
Evening star., 1934-08-12
cox APPOINTED HEAD
or MORRIST0Wh PARK
New superintendent for 3 Years
Was Assistant Historian at
Colonial Monument.

Ebert Cox. detailed for the last
year in the Washington once Of the
National PARK Service. has been sp-
pointed superintendent Of the Nor
ristown IN j. National Historical
Park. He viii take up his duties IN
few days.
Morristown. the first national his
foTics' park. vas created more than
year ago
Mr. Cox, for three years held the
position Of assistant park historian
~'-' F@t'~n~I Monument. in
Virginia He helped its development
Evening star., 1934-08-12
FRATERNITY TO MEET

From $50 70 200 members of the
Phi Sigma Chi Fraternity are expected
here in August. 1885, for a national
convention, il was announced yester-
day by the Greater National Capital
Committee of the Washington Board
of TrR0e
George Jackson Claire. 2e44 Dwight
Way. Berkeley. Calf. is national sec
retary, and Albert H. Muehlhaus.
l20S Orren street northeast. this city,
local contact man for the fraternity. =.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
CARNIVAL TO OPEN
st. Joseph's Church Event to
Start With Parade Tuesday.

Final arrangements have been COM
pleted for the annual carnival of ST.
JoSeph's Church. Second and c
streets northeast, which will open with
parade on Tuesday at s 80 pm and
be continued through next Saturday.
The parade will be made up Of chill
dren of the parish in costumes and
many decorated automobiles. 1t Will
be headed by the Washington Boys
Independent Band.
Many prizes win be awarded to
winners Of special events throughout
the week
Evening star., 1934-08-12
AMERICANS DEP0RTED

Cuba Today.
HAVANA. August IL P1.-Two
Americans. Frederick Wilcox and
Arthur B. Needham, who had been
held for the last week by Cuban
authorities on the accusation Of gun
running. were started back TO the
United States today. They sailed at
g45 am. aboard the S. S. Cuba for
Key West
Evening star., 1934-08-12

Water repellent, mildew-proof
curtains, with pretty floral designs
in pastel colors. Easily laundered.
Unusual values.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-11-29
At THE ORPHEUM
WHEELS OF DESTINY" REAL
CAVALCADE OF THE WEST

A really epic screenplay of the
early west. said to be the finest Of
the year in IT'S particular type, Will
open at the Orpheum Friday.
II IS Wheels of Destiny a Uniy-
ersal western starring the %red-blood-
ed Ken Maynard and his palomino
mount, Tarzan, and deals with the
trek of pioneers who cross western
plains in covered wagons to Califor-
mia in search of ogld.
Included in the tense drama is the
midnight siege of a mid-western
hotel by thieves: a pitched battle
between the pioneers and a tribe of
.enraged Indians in a wild storm on
the prairies; a man-made prairie fire
and two mad attempts to ford swol-
len rivers.
Ken distinguishes himself by say.
ing the life of his heroine. play ed by
Dorothy Dix on several occasions. by
outwitting the Indians, and by in
spring the pioneers in the face of
treachery. the elements and man
made hazards. In the cast are philo
Mccullough. Frank Rice. Jay Wiltsie,
Ed Coxen. Fred Sale, Jr., Fred Nc
Kaye and Jack Rockwell, to mention
a few. In addition there are hund-
reds of Indians and scores Of mem
beers OF the wagon train.