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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-19
ST ANN's

IotaiS .......ssss O Score at half time-St Ann's 10, St Francis 3. Referee-D. Briotti. Time-Four 5 minute periods.
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 Score at half time-St Joseph IA, St Thomas 4. Referee = Dilliane. Time-Four 5 minute periods.
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ate scratches in the bfst inning brought nothing but the loss Of ID balls. ..., IA
 Dansarous Danny Martin and HalkIlno Bob Stone meet Monday night ln a third round match that should bo interesting, paftleulariy if the game gets close. ntone 2 igbs2e win over M. z. Mhlouf was fine staHdOnt win of the touFna' meat tO date.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-19
L. /. P. League BO1Oling Gossip

A little knOck-A little boost, First it's me--then it's you,
 No harm done. It's all In 1uns
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-19
lte aoratehes in the bIst InnIn

Referee: Dubuque, Putsic rFihr Time: Four s-minute periods.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-19

The very same styles you've seen
at 1898. Two-piece effects, often
with wooden buttons and buckles.
Novelty lace weaves. Plaid COM
binations. Shades of rust, green,
blue, brown, black.
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NOW READ ON
CHAPTER TX

CHAPTER TX
The girl unable to find any wounds 0Leary had turned
to Jack Counihan He had cut cheek She monkeyng
with it and Q handkerchief.
when you finish that" Jack was telling her. I'm going
out and get the other side"
'I1l finish if you keep talking-yOu jggle your
cheek"
That's swell idsa," he exclaimed "san Francisco 10
the second largest city California Sacramento S the State
capital Do you like geography Shall tell you about Java?
I've been there, but drink their coffee. If"
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"Oh, you haven't got them?
You want them?"
Listen. sister, I want my
dough-" I had to get tough if
this play was to 80 over. This
swapping Oh-have.yous and Yes-I
haVes don't get me anything but
q thirst. We were in the big
knockover, see? And after that
when we find the pay-off's a bust
I said to the kid I was training
with, Never mind, Kid, we'll get
our whack. Just follow Percy.
And then Bluepoint comes to me
and asks me to throw in with him,
and said, 'Sure!' and me and the
kid throw in with him until we
all come across Red in the dump
tonight. Then I told the kid,
These coffee-and-doughnut guns
are going to rub Red out, and that
won't get us anything. Well take
him away from 'em and make him
steer us to where Big Flora'S sit
sing on the jack. We ought to be
good for a hundred and fifty
grand apiece, now that there's
damned few in on it. After we
get that, If we want to bump
Red off, all right. But business
before pleasure, and hundred
and fifty thou is business So we
did.
1--WE opened an out for the big
boy when he didn't have any
The kid got mushy with the
broad along the road and got
knocked for q loop. That was
all right with me. If she was
worth a hundred and fifty grand
to him-fair enough. I came on
with Red. I pulled the big tramp
out after he stopped the slug. BY
rights I ought to collect the kid
div, too-making three hundred
thou for me-but give me the
hundred and fifty I started out
for and we'll call it even-Steven. u
I thought this hocus ought to
stick. Of course I wasn't counting
on her ever giving me any money,
but If the rank and file of the
mob hadn't known these people.
why should these people know
everybody in the mob?
Flora spoke to Pogy: Get that
damned heap away from the front
door,"
I felt better when he went out
She wouldn't have sent him out to
move the car if she had meant to
do anything to me right away.
"Got any food in the joint?"
asked, making myself at home.
She went to the head of the
steps and yelled down, Get some
thing for us to eat"
Tight Spot
Red was still unconscious. Nancy
Regan sat beside him, holding one
of his hands. Her face was drained
white. Big Flora came into the
room again, looked at the invalid,
put q hand on his forehead, felt
his pulse.
Come on downstairs" she said.
I'D rather stay here. If
may" Nancy Regan said. Voice
and eyes showed utter terror Of
Flora.
The big woman, saying nothing,
went downstairs. I followed her
to the kitchen, where the little
man was working on ham and
eggs at the range. The window
and back door. 1 saw, were rein
forced with heavy planking and
braced with timbers nailed to the
floor. The clock over the sink
said 2:50 a. m.
Flora brought out q quart of
liquor and poured drinks for her,
self and me. We sat at the table
and while we waited for our food
she cursed Red O'Leary and Nancy
Regan, because he had got himself
disabled keeping a date with her
at a time when Flora needed his
strength most. She cursed them
individually, as a pair, and was
making it a racial matter by ours
ing all the Irish when the little
man gave us our ham and eggs.
We had finished the solids and
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his pocket 0 Spring-knife with q
long blade that had been sharp
ened until it was narrow and thin.
This Is the knife, / thought, that
cut the Motsa Kids throat.
With it, Big Flora cut the bullet
out of Red O'Leary's back.
The ape-built Pogy kept Nancy
Regan over in O corner Of the
room while the operating was
done. The little scared man knelt
beside the bed, handing the
woman what she asked for, mop
ping up Reds blood as it ran from
the wound.
I stood beside Flora. smoking
cigarettes from the pack she had
given me. When she raised her
head, I would transfer the Gig
arctic from my mouth to hers.
She would fill her lungs with q
draw that ate half the cigarette
and nod. 1 would take the
cigarette from her mouth. She
would blow out the smoke and
bend to her work again. would
light another cigarette from what
was left Of that one, and be ready
for her next smoke.
Her bare arms were blood to the
elbows. Her face was damp with
sweat. 1t was a CORY mess, and
it took time. But when she
Strengthened up for the last smoke
the bullet was out Of Red, the
bleeding had stopped, and he
was bandaged.
Thank God, that's over" I
said, lighting one of my own
cigarettes. Those pills you smoke
are terrible"
The little scared man was clean
ing up. Nancy Regan had tainted
in a chair across the room, and
nobody was paying any attention
to her.
Keep your eye on this gent
Pogy." Big Flora told the skull
cracker. nodding at me, while !
wash up"
I went over to the girl, rubbed
her hands, put some water on her
face, and got her awake.
''The bullets out. Reds sleep
ing. He'll be picking fights again
within a week." 1 told her.
She jumped up and ran over to
the bed.
Flora came in. She had washed
and had changed her blood
stained black gown for a green
kimono affair, which gaped here
and there to show a lot of orchid.
colored underthingS.
Talk" she commanded, stand
ing in front Of me. who, what
and why?"
"I'm Percy Mcguire" I said, as
if this name, which I had just
thought up, explained everything.
That's the who" she said, as il
my phoney alias explained moth
ing. "Now what's the what and
why?"
Good Yarn
The ape-built Pogy, standing on
one side, looked me up and down
I'm lean and not-So-tall. My face
doesn't scare children, but it's A
more or less truthful witness to a
life that hasn't been over.burdened
with refinement and gentility
The evenings entertainment had
decorated me with bruises and
scratches, and had done things to
what was left of my clothes.
"Percy!" he echoed, showing
wide-spaced yellow teeth in a grin
my Gawd, brother, your folks
must Of been colorblind!"
That's the what and why" I in
sisted to the woman. paying no at
tention to the wheeze from the
ZOO. I'm Percy Mcguire, and ]
want my hundred and fifty
Thousand dollars"
The muscles in her browS came
down over her eyes.
you've got a hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, have your"
I nodded up into her hand
some brutal face.
yeah" I said. That's what
came for"
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Silence for q while. Then the
door opened half a foot. Through
the opening q light came from
the interior, enough to show the
flat face and bulging jaW-muS-
cleS of the Skull.cracker who had
been the Motsa Kids guardian
and eXecutioner.
What the help" he asked.
RED was jumped. They got
him." explained, pushing the
limp giant forward.
We didn't crash the gate that
way. The skull cracker held the
door as 1t was.
you'll watt" he said, and shut
the door in our faces. His voice
sounded from within, Flora"
That was all right-Red had
brought us to the right place.
When he opened the door again
he opened it all the way, and
Nancy Regan and I took our bur-
den into the hall. Beside the
skull-cracker stood a woman in a
loW-cut black silk gown-Big
Flora, I supposed.
Big Flora
She stood at least 5 feet 10
in her high-heeled slippers. They
were small slippers, and l noticed
that her ringless hands were
small. The rest of her wasn't. She
was broa d-shouldered, deep
boSomed, thick-armed, with q pink
throat which, for all its smooth
ness, was muScled like wrestlers,
She was about my age-close to
forty-with very pink skin, and a
handsome, brutal face. Her Deep
set eyes were gray, her thick lips
were well.Shaped, her nose was
just broad enough and curved
enough to give her look Of
strength, and she had chin
enough to support it. From fore
head to throat her pink skin was
underlaid with smooth, thick,
strong muscles.
This Big Flora was no toy. She
had the look and the poise OF q
woman who could have managed
the looting and the double-crossing
afterWard. Unless her face and
body lied, she had all the strength
of physique, mind and will that
would be needed. and some to
spare. She was made Of stronger
stuff than either the ape-bullt
bruiser at her side or the red
haired giant I was holding.
"Well?" she asked, when the
door had been closed behind us.
Her voice was deep but not mas
culine-a voice that went well
with her looks.
"Vance ganged him in Lar.
rouy's. He took one in the back, >
I said.
who are you?"
Get him to bed" I stalled.
We've got all night to talk"
She turned, swapping her
fingers. A shabby little old man
darted out of a door toward the
rear. His brown eyes were very
Scary.
Get to hell upStairs!" she or
dered. Fix the bed, get hot
water and towels"
The little old man scrambled
up the stairs like a rheumatic
rabbit.
The Skull-cracker took the girls
side of Red, and he and car
ried the giant up to a room where
the little man was Scurrylng
around with basins and cloth.
Flora and Nancy Regan followed
us. We spread the wounded man
face.down on the bed and stripped
him. Blood still ran from the
bullet-hole. He was unconscious.
Nancy Regan went to pieces.
Hes dying! He's dying! Get q
doctor! Oh, Reddy. dearest"
"Shut up!' said Big Flora. "The
damned fool ought to croak-go-
ing to Larrouy'S tonight" She
caught the little man by the
shoulder and threw him at the
door. Iodine and more water"
she called after him. Give me
your knife, Pogy."
The ape-built Pogy drew from
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A white light beamed up on the
yeller, and q brogue addressed
him from below: Come on down,
ye windbag."
"The police" Nancy Regan
whispered, and we hustled up
our new-found steps to the third
floor.
More darkness, Just like that
we'd left. We stood still at the
top of the stairs. We didn't seem
to have any company.
"The roof" I said. Well risk
matches"
Back in a corner our feeble
matchlight found us a ladder
nailed to the wall, leading to a
trap in the ceiling.
AS little later as possible we
were on Larrouy'S roof, the trap
closed behind US.
"All silk so far" said O'Leary,
"and If Vance'S rats and the bulls
will play q couple Of seconds
longer-bingavaSt!"
led the way across the roofs.
We dropped 10 feet to the next
building, climbed q bit to the
next, and found on the other
side Of 1t O fire-escape that ran
down to a narrow court with an
opening into the back street.
This ought to do it," I said,
and went down.
The girl came behind me, and
then Red. The court into which
we dropped was empty-with a
narrow cement passage between
buildings. The bottom of the
fire-escape creaked as it hinged
down under my weight, but the
noise didn't stir anything. It
was dark in the court, but not
black.
when we hit the street, we
split" OLeary told me, without a
word of gratitude for my help
the help he didn't seem to know
he had needed. you roll your
hoop, we'll roll ours"
"Uh-huh," agreed, chasing my
brains around in my skull. I'll
scout the alley first"
Carefully I picked my way
Gown to the end of the court and
risked the top Of my hatless head
to peep into the back street. 1t
was quiet. but up at the corner
a quarter of a block ABOVE, two
loafers seemed to be loafing at
tentively. They weren't copperS
stepped out into the back
street and beckoned them down
They couldn't recognize me at
that distance, in that light, and
there was no reason why they
shouldn't think me on Of Vance s
crew, if they belonged to him.
AS they came toward me !
stepped back into the court and
hiSSed for Red. He wasn't a boy
you had to call twice to a row
He got to me just as they ar
rived. I took one. He took
the other.
Because I wanted a disturbance
I had to work like a mule to get
1t. These bimboS were q couple
Of lollipopS for fair. There
wouldn't have been an ounce OF
fight in a ton OF them. The one
had didn't know what TO make
Of my roughing him around. He
had a gun. but he managed to
drop it first thing, and in the
wrestling it got kicked out Of
reach. He hung on while
Sweated ink jockeying him
around into position. The dark
ness helped, but even at thai
it was no cinch to pretend he
was putting up a battle while
worked him around behind
OLeary, who wasn't having any
trouble at all with his man.
Finally 1 made 1t. was be
hind O'Leary, who had his mar
pinned against the wall with one
hand, preparing to sock hin
again with the other. clampec
my left hand on my playmate
wrist, twisted him to his knees
got my gun out, and shot O'LearJ
in the back, just below the right
shoulder.
Red Swayed. jamminE his mar
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into the wall. I beaned mine with
the gun.butt.
did he get you, Red?" ]
asked, steadying him with an arm
knocking his prisoner across the
noddle.
yeah"
Nancy" I called.
She ran to us.
take his other side" told
her. Keep on your feet, Red
and we'll make the sneak o. K"
The bullet was too freshly in
him to slow him up yet, though
his right arm was out of commits
sion. We ran down the back
street to the corner. We had
pursuerS before We made it
Curious faces looked at us in the
street.
A policeman q block away be
gan to move our way. The girl
and I, helping O'Leary, we ran
half a block away from the
copper, to where I had left the
automobile Jack and I had used
The street was active by the time
I got the machinery grinding and
the girl had Red slowed away
safely in the back seat. The
copper sent q yell and a high
bullet after us. We left the
neighborhood.
Where To?
I didn't have any special
destination yet, so. after the
necessary first burst Of speed, ]
slowed UP q little. went around
lots of corners, and brought the
bus to rest in dark street beyond
Van Ness Avenue.
Red was dropping in one corner
of the back, the girl holding him
up, when I screwed around in my
seat to look at them.
where toP" 1 asked.
"A hospital, a doctor. some
thing!" the girl cried. Hes
dying"
I didn't believe that. II he
was, it was his own fault. II he
had had enough gratitude to take
me along with him as a friend
wouldn't have had to shoot him SC
could go along as nurse.
"Where to, Red?" I asked
him, prodding his knee with q
finger.
He spoke thickly, giving me the
address of the Stockton Street
hotel.
That's no good" I objected
Everybody in town knows you
bunk there, and If you 60 back
It's lights out for yours. Where
to?"
Hotel" he repeated.
CHAPTER K
I got up, knelt on the seat, and
leaned back to work on him. He
was weak. He couldn't have much
resistance left. Bulldozing a mar
who might after all be dyine
wasn't gentlemanly, but I hac
invested q lot of trouble in this
egg, trying to get him to lead me
to his friends, and I wasn't going
to quit in the stretch. For a while
it looked as If he wasn't weak
enough yet, as If I'd have te
shoot him again. But the gir
sided with me, and between III
we finally convinced him that hi'
only safe bet was to go some
where where he could hide while
he got the right kind OF care
We didn't actually convince hin
we wore him out and he gave
In because he was too weak tC
argue longer. He gave me ar
address out by Holly Park.
Hoping for the best. I pointed
the machine thither.
The home was a small one II
a row of small houses. We tool
the big boy out of the car anc
between us to the door. He coulc
Just about make it with our help
The street was dark. No ligh
showed from the house. I rant
the bell.
Nothing happened. rams
again, and then once more.
who is it?" a harsh voice de-
manded from the inside.
Reds been hurt" I said.
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0AA4y! S4c SAlu, laughing. IL
you don't hold still I'll stop now"
mot so good" he said. "I'll be
still"
She wasn't doing anything ex-
cept wiping blood off his cheek.
blood that had better been let dry
there. When she finished this
perfectly useless surgery, she
took her hand away slowly, sur
veying the hardly noticeable re-
suits with pride. AS her hand
came on q level with his mouth,
Jack jerked his head forward to
kiss the tip Of one passing finger.
"silly!" she said again, snatch
ing her hand away.
Lay off that" said Red o'Leary,
cor I'll knock you off,"
Pull in your neck" said Jack
Counihan.
"Reddy!" the girl cried. too
late.
The OLeary right looped out.
Jack took the punch on the but
ton, and went to sleep on the
floor. The big red-head spun on
the balls of his feet to loom over
me.
Got anything to say?" he
asked.
I grinned down at Jack, up at
Red.
I'm ashamed Of him." I said.
Letting himself be stopped by a
palooka who leads with his
right"
"You want to try it?"
Freddy! Reddy!" the girl
pleaded, but nobody was listening
to her.
I said.
II will" he promised, and did.
I grandstanded, slipping my
head out of the way, laying a
forefinger on his chin.
THAT could have been a
knuckle," I said.
Yes? This one Is"
I managed to get under his
left, taking the forearm across
the back Of my neck. But that
about played out the acrobatics.
It looked as If I would have to
see what I could do to him, If
any. The girl grabbed his arm
and hung on.
Roof Trail
freddy, darling, haven't you
had enough fighting for one
night? Can't you be sensible,
even If you are Irish?"
I was tempted to paste the big
chaw while his playmate had him
He laughed down at her,
ducked his head to kiss her
mouth, and grinned at me.
There's always some other
time" he said good-naturedly.
"We'd better get out of here II
We can" I said. you've made
too much rumpuS for 1t to be
SAFE"
Don't got it up in your neck,
little man." he told me. Hold
on to my CoattailS and III pull
you out"
The big tramp. II it hadn't
been for Jack and me he wouldn't
have had any coat-tail by now.
We moved to the door, listened
there, heard nothing.
'"The stairs to the third floor
must be up 'front.'" I whispered.
well try for them now"
We opened the door carefully.
Enough light went past us into
the hall to show a promise OF
emptiness. We crept down the
hall, Red and each holding one
Of the girls hands. I hoped
Jack would come out all right,
but he had put himself to sleep,
and I had troubles Of my own,
I hadn't known that Larrouy'l
was large enough to have two
miles Of hallway. It did. 1t was
an even mile in the darkness to
the head of the stairs we had
come up. We didn't pause there
to listen to the voices below. Al
the end of the next mile O'Leary'S
foot found the bottom step Of the
flight leading up.
Just then a yell broke out al
the head OF the other flight.
IAN up-therS's UP herSl"
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THE BIG KNOCKOVER' =
PART FOUR
WHAT HAS HAPPENED

TIE teller OF this story private detective employed by
national agency that is busy trying to locate the brGns
OF huge wnder'OorId mob wch has recently knocked
ove tOo large bank taking them by storm in broad day.
h0h getting Oith loot running into the millions, and
leaving more than two dead and Wounded after the
spectacular attack.
Police are rounding up scores of suspects but important
clues leading to the knOckover leaders scGnty TWo
rooin0 house hGngOus haze Just been vSed by the po-
hce; IN One IA copses of obers poisoned or shot, haze
been found in the other ST notorious criminals had been
lined against waU and executed th rifles by parties "-
knoWn.
The deectirenarrator of this story is looking for ys
tertous big FlOrG," Which w1tten IN the tJe
blood of victim the aCd Of his roomng house erecu
on The narrator and his assistant Jack COunihGn
SHADOW Red OLeary, strong-arm mobster to Larro~ys
cGts aOhere of other thugs gathering as mid
Led by Bluepoint Vance, the gang suddenly Jumps
OLeary chairs are sD~ng bottles Gnd bullets w. Ue the
through rear door, The mob is their heels IN dark
ened corridors the ebattled four pause IN an upstairs
rnnnn cafe.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-04-05
Cooking School
in City April IL
Unger Furniture Company Spon-
soring Demonstration In
Charge of An Expert

A hostess school, at which home
making will be presented as one of
the modern arts and where all
phases Of home management will
be discussed, will be sponsored by
Kelvinator Corporation. Oldest
manufacturers of electric refriger-
ators, Tuesday and Wednesday,
April 10 and II, was announced
Wednesday by the Unger Furni-
ture Co., Of this city.
Miss Clare Smith, famous home
making expert Of the Kelvin Kit
chen, Detroit, will come here to
conduct the school, which will De
held at the Unger Furniture Store.
Admission to the schools will be
free and a general invitation to all
homemakers in the city has been
extended by the local Kelvinator
representative.
Besides lectures on food prepare
ton there will be courses on menu
planning, home entertaining, Ell
quette and home management, ac-
cording to the announcement. One
of the features will be the subject
Of Cooking with Cold" course
designed to fully acquaint home
makers with all OF the possibili-
ties of the modern electric refrig-
orator.
A number Of new recipes, which
were perfected In the famed Kel-
vim Kitchen at Detroit, win be pre-
scented to women who attend the
sessions
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-04-05
Will Not Be
CandidatetOr
REELECTION
Ferd Borgmann to Retire At
ter Serving Is Years as
Co. Commissioner
AN EFFICIENT OFFICER
Has Carefully Protected In
terests of the Fifth Dis
trict and County

For some time County Commits
sioner Ferdinand Bergman, of this
city, has considered the advisability
Of filing for reelection this year.
With the conclusion of this year
Mr.. Borgmann will have served this
district efficiently for 16 years.
Every corner of the district has
had splendid supervision, yet his
vision was broad enough to take in
the entire county.
Mr.. Bergman served as chair
man of the Board for several years
during his service.
For some time the commissioners
duties have become rather irksome
to Mr.. Bergman. He considered
retiring four years ago but his
friends would not listen to his plea
to be allowed to take up private
life once more.
The county commissioners met at
st. Cloud this week. Mr.. Borg
mann telephone the Herald We'd
nesday morning from st. Cloud that
he had decided not to be a candi-
date for reelection this year.
This announcement is final. It
will be received with sincere re-
greet by the residents of this dis
trict.
Mr.. Borgmann is the Senior mem
Der Of the Board in the point of
service. His advice has always
been sound. His desire was to
serve his district and county effic-
iently. He succeeded to a marked
degree.