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cording to Buford Shook, association
president.
T. w. Ayton has charge Of the
reception and reunion at Saturday
and the diner at $50 Herschel T.
Washington, national editor for
Acacia, will be the principal speak
er at the dinner.
More than 20 chapters Of the or
ganiZation will be represented.
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Dies in r. Story Leap

BIZ United Press
BOSTON, April A man who
identified himself in suicide note
as Harry w. Van Allen of New
York jumped to his death from the
twelfth floor of the Statler hotel
early today.
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HUGE CWA FUND IS
SOUGHT BY CHICAGO

Mayor Kelly TO Ask S265,OOO, 600 for
Relief Projects.
By United Press
CHICAGO. April BACKED by a
record-breaking election victory,
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300 TO ATTEND ACACIA
ALUMNI DINNER DANCE
20 Chapters to Have Representa-
tives at Event Saturday.

More than 300 reservations have
been received for the Acacia Alumni
Association dinner dance to be held
at the Lincoln Hotel. Saturday, &C
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Federal Men Spring New
Tactics In Their War
On Ga76sters
SerGliSatiOn OF the Cosmopolitan Production PhotOpGay
NOw Showing at Warner Bros. Earl ThS0tsT)
WHAT HAS HAPPENED
By JACK LAIT
From Original Story by Martin Mooney

CGrston Tacsts rah has Just been acquitted 9"
bribery Judge denounced the fury GS coOdT6
eneeS and the lucky Big Shot has returned
triumph offices DheTe he conterS oTteIw w1tH
lis confidential secretary pretty Miss Julie GGrdHeT
C0rSon begins to about the income 1
hing" Wary Gordon and Dutch Scsas
start making the rounds OF the gambling resorts
At the 22 Club managed BY the Cedric AtG0 CGToT
meets his friendly enemy 4M Bradford newspaper reporter yno
GSStvRe6 the big racket or Bradford tells CGTSon Mot
he likes the stterS secretary lot 49,,
compliments the reporter that and later bTGdo6
dines Nth her When he suggests that they then motor 70 ss
Julie name
resort GOsy OVes her boss the jsH sounds 90 mSc" s
AEcGtTgs"
After svenuV Of dancing Julie home returns
the 122 Club and mentions the murder Of BY chloro
Jake Andrews Of the cu0S
Later AndveS finds ArTtGce at the club safe en
latter doomed but that he telephone the GSeTcs
attorney Jor police to dTtve off CGrstoHS CunH1en
AynsGge does Andrews another telephone tips off
CGOn to the sQSes The boss the" orders his guHGots
get" tege the police take him from the club From the
Of Ortst they open Hp killing ArmtSOs tDO COPS
the d0orTGH and OI pGSby That dFoE9eS the VhoIe city
and TIE district attorney determined to ps TIE sds' On T.:
ch Of police snd tells them tha A.dre trusted cGr,sCn "s"e
Andrews sings" es 9M predicted They 0ck !Gks signed
agreeing to keep Il surprise UnRoced By
office TIE district attorneys secretary inserts the
lock the steel cabinet Later
to CGTSton tor $4,000.
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time, for he would be imprisoned
for his own safety against the
vengeance of the Carston mob as
soon as he had been sprung as the
surprise witness for the State;
after that he would be given a SEN
tence of indeterminate stretch, to
be protected in the confines of
some prison on plea Of guilty
to a minor offenSe. until it was
deemed safe to let him out-after
Carston had been put away" and
"the heat was off,"
His last day-yeS, he cogitated,
If wind Of this had waited forth,
1t would be his last day-on
earthI
whats eatin' YEP" broke in
Rich. "Ye playin' golf, or lookin'
out into yon horizon for the blue
bird2"
"Oh-I was JUS thinkin'-I was
thinkin' about the chief-up for
trial again t'morrer-"
Don't let that inte-'fere wit
yer stance, form an approach, ye
know he alwuS beats the rap. :.
Say, some drive!"
Andrews won the hole. It was
a long putt. He picked the bali
out Of the cup and Rich and the
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jungle, who struck without warn
ing and without fear, whose coils
squeezed millions out Of the ar
teries of decent commerce and
crushed those who struggled
against his hold, had been kept
meticulouSly secret.
But there was q report 'in the
air" that this time the District
Attorney had "the goods" Five
times Carston had walked out Of
court sneering and guffawing at
the public prosecutor on charges
ranging from bribery to murder,
and 1t was notorious that he had
been guilty Of each Of these
crimes as well as innumerable
others for which he had never
been brought to book.
Now he was accused Of con-
spiracy to murder his wayward
stooge. Armitage, two policemen.
his doorman and passing girl
in the 122 Club massacre.
1t was we'll known that Joe
Durell, Carstons' bodyguard and
ace torpedo" had led the killers
who, from the rear Of q camou-
flaged truck, had wantonly fired
on Armitage and hts police eS-
cort as Armitage was on his way
to confess to the District Attor-
ney.
Durell had been found, riddled
and cold, in q ditch the next
night. What. then, was the sure
shot information which, 1t was
reported as such reports get cir
culation-the authorities had in
this instance. which was to "Set-
tie" Carston?
With the score five TO zero
against him. why should the Dis
trict Attorney be expected to win
on his sixth try against the man
who bought and terrorized jurors,
obliterated witnesses, touched
jiggers that struck sparks in all
political departments?
The Big Burg found outbound
out with q shock and O bank
found out that the runor had
been well founded, but CarSton's
sure-shot system had again wiped
out what dared stand between him
and his infallible immunity.
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A Friendly Game

Sunday afternoon was a popu-
lar period for golf at the Glen
George Country Club. 1t was an
extensive enterprise. The better
folks gave it plenty or room. but
the prosperous gamblers, sporting
element, women who had dad
dies" but no bubbles" men who
wore costly clothes and had no
listed occupations, patronized its
links.
Small wonder then, that Buck
Andrews, manager Of the 122 Club,
whose activities kept him in until
daybreak, would be out getting the
sun and testing his eye and his
nerves in the late midday.
There was a jittery nervousness
in his stroke on this particular oc-
casion. He was playing a match
with Rich" Ricci, another OF
CarSton's crew.
AS Andrews teed off he won
dered what would happen If Rich
kneW-even had the remoteSt sus-
pision-that in the private steel
file of the district attorneys Of
flee there lay a document, signed
by Andrews, tying up CarSton red
handed with the assassination OF
Armitage and the others who luck
lesSly chanced to be in range OF
the Luger spray Of death.
Andrews knew that this was his
last day as a Carston man-his
last day as a free man for long
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caddy walked with him between
them to the next tee.
"SureSt thing We know" said
Andrews, with synthetic empha-
sis, they haven got thing on
Carston-not a thing"
your honor" said Rich.
That's what the jury1i say
your honor, we find the. defend
ant not guilty. Fore! =. Ouch
there I slice in among them
trees"
Rich and the caddy traded a
quick, sinister, significant glance.
"A rotten lay" groused An.
drvws. after pretty near par
golf for 'leven holes. to drive cock
eyed in them trees. Okay, kid,
let's see what you can do"
Rich let it go.
We'll, what do ye know?" he
pipes, right in them trees wit
y,a -
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ESPECIAL AGENT"-YOUNG LOVE JOINS RANKS OF GMEN
Fixers Fail
To "Beat
Rap"

Your balls over here Mr. An
He led off on an angle, com.
pletely out of sight and hearing
of players on the course. No
outsider could have heard a zip
Of sudden surprise, a heavy blow,
a moments silence, then move
ment. . Rich and the caddy came
out between the trees without An
drews. The caddy dropped a ball
on the fairway.
Il think I'll use a spoon" said
Rich.
The caddy selected the club,
Rich whacked the ball. and the
two walked on toward the twelfth
hole.
Andrews lay face up. His
wrists and ankles were bound
tightly and with cruel indentation
into the flesh by fine pianowire.
Across his mouth were strips and
cross-stripS Of adhesive tape. He
was unconscious.
A dark car drove slowly up to
the edge Of the course. TWO men
peered out cautiously. There was
no one in sight. They hurried
into the clump Of trees from the
far side, concealed by the thicket
from the links and the clubhouse.
They pushed their way to where
Andrews lay, face up, a trickle Of
blood forming a coagulating pool
in the dirt at the back Of his
skull.
Looks like maShie shot" said
one of them, as he poked An
dreW'S ribs urgently with his toe.
Not on your life-a driver"
said the other, as he kicked the
senseless man in the face with his
heel.
They picked up the limp form,
one at the head and one at the
feet. They carried it between
them to the car and dumped 1t
in. They drove off as unostenta-
tiously as they had arrived.
The Big Burg found outbound
out with a shock and bang
STATES STAR WITNESS
DISAPPEARS ON
LINKS
And then the secondary sensa-
tion:
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CARSTON EVIDENCE
GONE FROM FILES

And so only a few routine geS-
lures were required by the techni'
cal mandates of procedure. Once
again, Alex CarSton smirked Ut
the judge, Sneered at the District
Attorney, smiled broadly on his
lawyers, as he heard the only yer.
dict possible-case dismissed on
motion Of defense, by default OF
prosecution"
They hadn't even assembled a
jury. The District Attorney had
quit cold. Without Andrews he
had no case, and when his men
had gone to "pick up" the witness.
who was at large in the belief that
CarSton knew nothing of mis-
treachery, and Andrews wasn't to
be found, a great panic had seized
the prosecutor.
His entire detective squad was
sent to trace the renegade gang"
ster. They tracked him to the
country club-they learned with
whom he had been playing-and
the District Attorney could piece
out the rest.
But-in his steel cabinet he had
Andrews detailed "Squeal." 1t
wasn't admissible evidence now in
a criminal case. But Andrews had
made the statement in the pres
ence of the Chief of Police and
the D. AS secretary, and his sigma
ture was on it, certified by the
witnesses.
He could broadcast it-give It
out to the preSS-show up CarSton
if he couldn't send him up, tell
the world the details of the racket
ring and its murder and plunder
-enlighten the public as to why
Andrews had been spirited away
or done away with.
1t was a devastating document.
1t might show the people why
Carston was so hard to convict.
1t might help land him next time
by planting in the minds Of citi-
zenS the true and full horror OF
Carston's arrogant dominion.
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Lost Ballad

Andrews had "Sung," and his
bloody ballad should strike terror
into the community and create a
consciousness of how powerful.
how cunning, how desperate and
how demonical was this public
enemy.
Yes, he would give out the con-
feSSion, The District Attorney
Strode to his file. He opened it
with his key-the only key in
existence that could unlock it.
There it was on top-there it
where was it? 1t had been on top
=. and now-that wasn't it
The District Attorney dragged
down the heavy case, capSized it
on the floor, tore through its
priceless paper. no. the An
drews confession wasn't-lt nae
Even here the bloody, piercing.
grasping hand of Alex Garston
had penetrated!
The District Attorney fell back
into his official chair. He was
white as a ghost. He pushed a
button. His obsequious secretary
entered, and, seeing the confusion
of papers on the floor, turned
CHASTITY green.
"Wh-what's h-happened?" he
suffered.
Take a letter" gasped the Dis
trict Attorney. MY resignation"
Continued Next Saturday,
Copyright. 1885, Cosmopolitan CorporE
tion, Distributed by King Features
Syndicate. Incl
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bought an the other ten can be
scared. Saps are saps, or why
did the good Lord give Alex Cars
ton good senseP Don't you worry
about me, buddy"
II won't. So long-I've got a
lunch date with the queen" and
Bill motioned with his thumb
over his shoulder. A flicker Of
suspicious resentment crossed
CarSton'S face. But he recovered
and smiled casually.
Fine! Good luck! Glad you
Ar0oTAd int"
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One Way Out

"You know" Bill was saying,
in the corner booth where he and
Julie were slipping their coffee,
it's quite uncanny how convent
ent modern life Is. A taxi-cab
could get Us to City Hall in six
minutes; the marriage license
clerk could 60 through the mo-
tionS in q minute and q half;
the Judge could lift q hand. blub-
Der something under his breath
-and-there we'd be, hooked for
life. snappy?"
TOO snappy. Bill. I'd rather
wait Q while"
FOR what? Haven't you made
up your mind YETI"
Absolutely and definitely and
finally. But-give me time. I'm
in q tight spot. I can't just 60
ahead like any other girl .
Carston-"
whats that red.handed rack
eteer got to do with 1t? You
ought to be In seventh heaven to
get away from him."
That's about where I'd have
to be to get away from him. If
you only knew how I want to"
who's going to stop you? With
all you've got on him-and I've
got on him"
That's exactly it. I let myself
in over my head. When I first
went to work for Alex CarSton !
was pretty desperate-walklng on
cardboard looking for my next
meal. Any sort Of job looked good.
He gave me one. and little by lit
tie he built me up until I'm one
Of the main cogS in his works.
I'm the only one who knows his
figureS-1'm the only one who
knows the code his records are
in"
The only one?"
II doubt If he could decipher
them himself without me. And
II I married you, he'd never trust
me. Even the law grants that
between q husband and wife all
rules Of confidence as against all
others are off. And Carston
doesn't take such chances"
"But-thiS can't go on forever. II
II hope not. I can't stand much
more Of it-being with him and
not being with you. And I tell
you, Bill, II Carston really got
1t in his craw that you and I were
dangerous to hin-well, you know
plenty about him, but even you
don't know some Of what I know
He's q fiend, . demon. He'd muir.
der his mother and smile. Ordi'
nary human values mean nothing
when you talk Of Carston."
Bill Bradford's face was set,
serious. And when he spoke his
words came slowly and carried
firmly:
There's one solution, Julie
Leave it to me. He can't reach
out all that distance"
What diStance?"
ITO here--from Alcatraz!"
CHAPTER TEN
Alex Carston'S trial was set to
begin Monday morning.
The evidence on which the
grand jury had indicted the king
cobra of the Big Burg's racket
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that shooting. How're the books7"
"shipshape. I took ATnitage
and Durell off the payroll, as you
instructed"
"Yes. Mighty tough. the way
I'm losing some Of my best men
=. Better send o check for Q q
to each o. their widows. And
that Bradford. I Like him, but
you see quite Q bit Of him. don't
you? Well, I dent need to tell you
not to make any slips to him
about businesS-you know"
Mr.. CarSton! Do you think !
would?"
mo, not out an out. But that
love stuff-it takes some weird
twists. A SVEN girl like you-gee,
you could do better'n o newSpa'
per man. They don't make much. "
If you please. Mr.. CarSton,
that is my personal concern. II
you don't approve Of my-my so
cial contacts-you may have my
resignation"
Carston leaped up and kicked
the chair back, out Of his way.
Your what?" he hoarsed.
Listen here, grille. In this or
ganization, there amt no reSig'
nations. You know what you've
got on me-you an nobody else
on earth. Now, I like you. ] trust
you. I wouldn't see no harm come
to you. But get that resignation
idea out from under that blonde
hair-or else"
"Or elSe-or else-what?"
Carston looked at her in amaze
ment. Had she been Q man, any
man in any similar situation, he
would have swung on her. And
there she stood, not too arrogant
or defiant, but unflinching-wait'
ing for an anSwer-aH1 answer
which had been given to that
question o score Of times with bul.
lets. C&rston'S fists frightened,
Then they slowly relaxed. A thin,
goldfish smile trickled over his
Swarthy features.
"Or elSe-I'm going to be very,
very disappointed in you. Now
trot along. And send Bradford
In"
CarSton paced the floor between
her exit and Bills entrance.
"Or elSe-what!" he muttered
II like her nerve. But this Is got
to stop before"
The door opened.
"H'lo BILL" greeted Carston
ANY newS?"
Not since they found Joe Dur
eIl's body in q ditch. But I guess
you know about that"
Shocked me somethin' terri
BILE. Armitage-an' then Durell.-
somebody seems to be out gun
MIN for my employees. I'm send
in Q thousand dollars to each Oi
their widowS-you might publish
that amt gettin' many good
notices these days. dom seem
to be in very good odor with the
papers an the public right now
you smell, II you ask me
That Durell job-who cares? An
other torpedo torpedOed. And
Arnitage? Another gangstel
ganged. But those cops - and
that girl-you know, on this rap
there'll be a jury Of twelve, al
innocent bystanders. That onC
won't 60 through ON ball-bearings
like the other cases."
Don't be simple. Innocent by
standerS were put on this earth
to be innocent an to stand by
Ninety per cent Of EN- can b(
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Another Ride

1t was a thick clump of growth.
The trio started for it.
Oats a tough spot to be in,
observed Andrews.
Damn right" agreed Rich.
This way" called the caddy.
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NOW READ ON
CHAPTER NINE

Bill Bradford ace reporter ssuntered into the lobby Of the
little Edsreet hot which Alex Carson owned and In which
he maintained his personal headquarer the paatng heart
Of his racket realm.
The lobby loerers all Cartons gunmen looked
as he entered Bill nodded and few mods back A. he
started for the elevator he noticed Of the outfit with
surprise
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well, Grapper. Fancy seeing
you here. didn't even know the
parole board had met"
"Yeh, I was sprung last month.
An no thanks to that handbill
you work for. neither"
"Behave-I didn't say you mur.
'lered Corrigan. I wrote that he
led O natural death, Superin.
uced by six bullets out Of your
It. What could have been more
|,ural?"
"yeh? Some day you'll stop Q
Slugs yourself, wise boyl"
,adford laughed and kept on
ing. Two Of CarSton'S hench.
:, as inconSpicuouS as two ele-
,ntS In Q rowboat, slipped into
elevator with him.
II wouldn' pitch no back talk
let Bradford" said one Of the
thugs to 0rapper. "CarSton
him. He gives US hot hell in
:''eet, but the Chief says he's
uare shooter. He never pulls
punches. but he don't spill in.
: stuff that he picks up what's
off the record"
The subject Of this dialogue was
alighting with his two volunteer
escorts ct the floor where CarSton
held forth. One walked before
him, the other behind him. Brad.
ford was stiu laughing
you boys aren't by any chance
douhle-teamlng me because you
love Q parade. are your"
law, lay off," pouted the ad-
vance guard. I'VE know you're
okGy. But it's the chiefs orders"
The smile that lit up Julie Gard
ner'S pretty face Is Bill entered
the outer room dismissed all other
present considerations from his
mind.
Mr.. Carston isn't issuing any
statement for the papers today"
she said.
Too bad" he answered. II Just
finished sending his statement to
preSS-Mr. QarSton deploreS the
shooting ct the 132 Club, most
especially the demise Of two brave
policemen, q loyal doorman and
an innocent girl paSSer-by. No,
\ he has no idea who could have
perpetrated the outrage -. H e
knows no one who could have
been seeking revenge against Arm
itage, . peaceable citizen who lived
at home with his wife and two
children. Certainly, II the Dis
trict Attorney wants to question
him, Mr.. Carston will be glad, like
any other good American, to re-
spond and give any information
he has, though he cannot imagine
What that could be-etc. I've
>nped out so many Of CarSton's
est mortem releases that ne
esn't have to give any out.
now them by heart"
'Then-what Is your business
..2re. Mr.. Reporter?"
Principally, to invite you to
'Gnch."
"Roy-and could I eat!"
Consider it settled. But, as long
I'm here, and Carston is sure
, hear about 1t, I'd better 60
trough the official motions. ASK
i'm II 7 can buzz him for 0 min
Lte."
Julie closed the inner door after
her and announced Bradford.
Sure" assented CarSton. But
by the way-I expect to be
pretty-h'mph-buSy during the
next few weeks. It's q cinch the
D. A. is going to feel me out on
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been forced to set the age limit at 12 years.
 Mothers with youngsters tley feel too young to attend the big Christ was party alone are asked to take these little folk to the theatre at 3 o'clock, while the other children are watching the show, and old Santa will be on hand at the door to greet them with his usual full pack. There will be a large num- Der of Elks at the show house, how ever, to see that all the youngsters are taken care of properly.
 It is not required for admission, but it is suggested that each child may bring one article of canned goods which will go toward the Elks Christmas work among the needy.
 Aiding Sanla Claus ana the Elks will be radio statioM KINY artists who will add to the merriment of the gala occasion. Manager c. D. Beale of the theatre has arranged a special, fitting show for the after noon performance, so, Castineau
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China to make good.

China to make good.
 The picture was more than a year in the making. for atmospheric shots were taken in Manchuria year be- fore a camera crank was turned at the studio. Director Mervyn LeRoy spent several months in the Orient. studying China and Chinese cus- toms, before beginning work,
 A replica of a Chinese village was erected on the Warner Bros. lot, and thousands of Chinese from Los Angeles and San Francisco were col- lected in picturesque streets and houses.
 Jean Muir and John Eldredge also play prominent parts. Arthur By- ron has the role of No. boss of the big oil concern. He ends his life when ordered to minor position. Donald Crisp is one of the officials who dies in a swamp. Henry O'Neill is the new boss.
 Mrs. Hobart spent years, in China as the wife of an American business man, and got her information at first hand She spent five years writing her vivid story.
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double and threatening to be triple
 -descends suddenly upon an other wise peaceful campus.
 Taylor is in love with the girl who seems in someway to be implicated in the assaSsinations, whereas Ar line Judge is equally in love with the boy who is marked for the third victim. Together, they make an eff fective team of amateur sleuths, who actually succeed in tracking down the killer at the eleventh hour, and rescuing the boy from house which has been mined-by the killer with explosives.
 Of course the girl is innocent, and everything ends happily with TO- nance resuming its customary sway over the college.
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LAMP OF CHINA ERICH FOR
 YANKEE FAITH
Courageous Film of Amer. ican Business Pioneers
 Plays at Capitol

Opening tonight at the Capitol The atre "Oil for the Lamps of China" brings to the screen one of the fin est Of recent novels.
 Based on Alice Tisdaale Hobarts drama of American pioneers in China, who fought flood, fire and famine to carry on for the Ameri- can firms whose business they rep resented, the story stars Pat O'Brien and Josephine Hutchinson as the young American couple who come to
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MAKES
 HOONAH TRIP
Pilot Simmons Makes Flight Encounters Fog
 on Return

Despite very unfavorable flying weather the Alaska sAir Transport Fatco plane piloted by Sheldon Sim mons went to Hoonah yesterday af- ternoon and brought three passeng- CTS to Juneau-Miss Sue White, who will visit her sister in Juneau, and Mrs. J. Lavrischeff and son John Lavrischeff, who will sail for Seattle on the Northland today;
 Heavy fog, which obscured the Ju- neau district when pilot Simmons took off, thickened during his ab- sence, forcing him to circle the channel several times before he lo- cated an opening which allowed him to land.