davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-02-22
SHIRLEY TEMPLE WILL
STAR IN MARVA MOVIE

The laughing eyes and happy smile
of a sunny-dispositioned little child
will brighten your eyes and Tighten
your heart as Shirley Temple appears
in her screen success "THE LITTLE
COLONEL, coming to the Mar-Va
Theatre soon.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-02-22

ed clearly and intelligently the his
tory and significance of the flag, its
many uses and mis-uses.
At the close of the address a quiz
was given and prize awarded Mrs.
George Hartman for the greatest num-
Der of correct answers.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-02-22
LUDVICSON TALKS
TO LEGION AUXILIARY

Mr.. George Ludvigson, member of
the faculty of the Pocomoke High
School, addressed the members of Wor-
cester Unit, American Legion Aux
iliary, Wednesday,, February 18th, at
the Armory, on "The Flag and Flag
Code" His discourse was heard with
a great deal Of interest as he explain
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-02-22

II + a II X 6nSC0lQ
t r o upe cou Id
$ C a rcely believe
their own eyes.
For K arl o ifs
s h o e S al n e
w e i 6 h e d "A
pounds.
The eXplana-
ton, as eventual
ly figured odt,
was a ru b b e r
u n d e r s uit the
actor wore. It
filled with air and
made him buoy
ant.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-02-22

LATE FLASHES
Would it make you green to know
that Charlie Chaplin turned down a.
$4,000 a week offer for 26 radio
broadcasts. And he also frowns on
Paulette Goddard's going on the air.
Uncle Carl Laemmle is at home
in a dark room, his left eye almost
closed by a large stye. Doctors don't
want him to see anybody until it
heals. E. Meanwhile Junior Laemmle
also has been ill with flu. Who
says society and the movies don't
mix :. at the Vendome Mary Pick
ford lunched with Mrs. Jerry Dabney,
of New York's elite, while. at a
nearby table, Mrs. Fred Astaire
entertained Mrs. John Payne
Whitney. Visiting tennis aces
will be PARTED in the Florentine room
at the Beverly Wiltshire. There'll be
Bill Tilden, Lester Stoeffen, Ellsworth
Vines. George Lott, Jr., and others.
. The Carl Brissons are off to
Palm Springs for several weeks to
recuperate. And Billie Burke was
so excited she blew up on her lines.
playing her first scene with Will
Rogers in Doubling Thomas.
They've been friends for years but
had never worked in a picture to-
gether before.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-02-22
new JERSEY PEOPLE in
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward ]. Clarke,
of Trenton, N. J., passing through Po-
comoke, en- route to Florida, on Fri
day last, met with an auto accident,
about three miles below this city.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-02-22
ARLlNE'S ORCHESTRA WILL
FEATURE ARMORY DANCE

George Airline and his orchestra Of
Norfolk, will feature the latest music
at the Washington Birthday dance to
be held in the Armory, Pocomoke,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-02-22
By HARRISON CARROLL
Copyright, 1885,
o.. a.

HHV Z CUtWTCO DU"UVN"Vtb 1''Os
HOLLYWOOD-By all accounts,
the reconciliation of the Spencer
Tracy's is grand success. They
have taken a years lease on the Gary
Cooper ranch house in the valley and
are planning to give the kids a
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-02-22

DID YOU KNOW
That IIoot Gibson has never
smoked a cigaret or taken a drink
in a motion picture?
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-02-22

Did you know there's to be a Mrs.
Frankenstein in this one? Elsa
Manchester (Mrs. Charles Laughton)
all done up like the modernistic
drawings Of Electra, plays the role.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-01-11
With relatives in Pocomoke CITY.

with relatives in Pocomoke City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rubye Milliner spent
from Sunday until Wednesday of last
week with relatives in Chester, Pa.
Mr.. Thomas B. Scarburgh who has
been suffering with sciatica for some
time is about the same.
Mrs. Angus Birdsey and little son,
Angus, Jr., have returned to their
home in Macon, Georgia, after spend
ing two weeks with Mrs. Birdsey's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas H.
Nelson.
Mr.. Mason Bundick is able to be
cut after being confined to his home
by illness for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alma j. Fox were in
Philadelphia for several days last
week where Mrs. Fox had bone re-
moved from her throat.
Mr.. John Kelley of New Church,
spent the weekend in the home of
his sister, Mrs. Thomas w. Twyford
and Mr.. Twyford.
Mr.. Sam Bayly burlington left Sun
day to resume his studies at Episcopal
High School, Alexandria, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Coleburn and
children, of Blackstone, Va, visited
in the home of Mr.. Coleburn's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert P. Coleburn
during the Christmas holidays.
Mr.. John w. Colonna, Jr., of Hamp-
ton, Va, was the weekend guest of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John w.
Colonna.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry w. Derby had
as their guets over the weekend Miss
Mary Bullock, of Norfolk. Va.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-01-11
Accomac News

Mr.. Jack Milliner who has been very
sick with pleurisy is somewhat better
at this time.
Mrs. Emma F. Selby of Eastville,
came to Accomac Friday to spend the
rest of the winter with her daughter,
Mrs. John D. Grant and Mr.. Grant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard F. Hall and
son, Dick have moved to Accomac
from New York and are now living
at "Roseland."
Mr.. and Mrs. S. ]. Bennett, of Up
per Paramount, Nd, visited in the
home of their daughter, Mrs. Samuel
S. Milliner and Mr.. Milliner during
the Christmas holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred J. Lilliston,
of H., Miss Jacqueline Lilliston and
Mr.. Herbert Dalton Lilliston, spent
a few days last week in Philadelphia.
Mr.. G. Smith Milliner is very sick
with pleurisy.
Miss Verna Cropper and Miss Fran
ces Taylor spent the past weekend
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-01-11
fNChri9tma9 PA" :
~ hy NAN ETTE Ian E n
LIIYEZL <DLSZPLBUZEDBYH SfNZlC4ZE,UVC

Why, he's been trailing around with
Vesta Bodine for years, and she's the
most sophisticated Of the sophisticat-
esq
The slender little fur-clad body in
his arms began to tremble, and her
voice, when it came to him through
the dark, was tremulous with tears.
II don't care" she quavered, but
there was stubbornness in that quay
Ell. 81 love him and I'm going to wait
for him. So there! You're just jeal-
GUS or you wouldn't say such horrid
things"
"Look here, Bethna. Do you ever
read the society pages? No? Well
read 'em. You'll see what your prec-
ious Wesley Payne is up to. And
you'll see his name linked up with
Vesta Bodine's just about every day."
Il don't care. love him." walled
the girl, tearing herself out of his
arms and dashing away up the stairs
cut of reach. "And if you're going to
be like that, I don't want to see you
ever any more. So there!"
And she was gone.
=. Continued Next Week ......
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-01-11

Bishop Arthur c. Thomson, of Ports
mouth, Va, spent the weekend in the
home of Rev. and Mrs. Thomas S.
Forbes.
Master Jerome Parsons spent last
week in Pittsville, Nd.
Miss Annie Fletcher of Cape Char
les was the guest of Mrs. S. James
burlington during the past weekend.
Mr.. Archie Chopper is visiting rela-
tives on Chincoteague Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Jones and
family have moved from Bayley's
Neck to Acomac and are occupying
the house recently vacated by Mr..
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-01-11
SYNOPSIS


On Christmas Eve Bethna Ruggles
is hurrying along Sixth Avenue in
New York. Clutched in her hand is
a pOcketbOOk containing her weeks
meager salary. With her family near
ly destitute and facing the possible
ty of eviction for nonpayment of rent,
her earnings may help stave off the
impending catastrophe. 80. :. ....
Someone trips Bethna and as she
falls to the street her purse is wrench
ed from her grasp. She screams and
tries to catch the thief, but immed-
lately he is lost in the thrOng of
shoppers. Passers-by pay little at
tentiOn, but two gay young men-ab0ut-
town, seeing her tear-stained face
peering into a fur shops window, are
moved to action.
One of them suggests that the 9th
er give her a fur coat. "Just Christ
mas lark. you know!" A peddler over
hears the remark and tries to interest
them in a coat he is carrying. 1t
looks to the men like the genuine ar
ticle and they ask Bethna to try it
on. It fits admirably and the social
~ prominent Wesley Payne buys it
for her. At first Bethna is too stun
ned by her misfortune to appreciate
Wesley's generosity, but it suddenly
dawns upon her that she could sell the
coat to meet her family's needs. Beth
ma offers it to passerby who has her
arrested claiming the coat was stolen
from his shop. Touched by the girls
plight. a newspaper reporter comes to
Bethna's aid. He has pictures taken
of her for the newspapers so that the
man who gave Bethna the coat will
see them and corrobOrate Bethna's
story about it being a gift.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-01-11

Pennsylvania Railroad Company, last
Friday celebrated his 88th birthday.
anniversary at his home in Crisfield.
DR.. Atkinson is one of the county's
Oldest and most highly esteemed citi-
zens, and has been active in public
life for many years.
Recently the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company presented him medal for
the longest service with the company.
DR.. Atkinson was the recipient Of
many congratulatory messages on the
occasion of his birthday and scores
of Crisfield folk called to extend good
wishes.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-01-11
Chapter 3

The Ruggles family, with kind
hearted neighbors helping, had just
about finished carrying their meager
possessions back into the dingy tene-
ment they had called home for so long,
when taxicab came tearing into the
cluttered street.
Darl Fursten, grinning from ear to
ear, popped out of it. He listened to
the story they all took turns telling
him, and then lie unloaded the taxicab
of baskets. There was huge turkey,
and all the trimmings that make Xmas
dinner a feast. There was even a
small Christmas tree with all the dec
orations that were intended to delight
Bethna's small sister. And there
were presents for every member of the
family.
"We're celebrating Christmas day
late, but what of ?" he demanded.
81 didn't get any Christmas dinner
Mrs. Ruggles. I had all this stuff
in my little place ready to cook, but
Bethna didn't give me time to cook
it. How about your cooking it for me,
WHAT"
1t was hard to do things for these
self-respecting people, Darl had learn
ed. 1t was hard to make them forget
the shamed humiliation of having to
accept charity. But if he could make
them feel that they were doing him
a kindness in relieving the loneliness
of his belated Christmas celebration,
he could help them win back jot of
their battered self-respect.
Never in his life had he seen any
thing like the trembling happiness that
flooded the dingy little flat that day.
Plenty of heart-rending scenes had
made grist for the daily stories he
wrote, but never had anything moved
him like the worshiping gratitude the
Ruggles family gave to Wesley Payne.
Would he tell them that it was mere
ly tipsy exuberation that had moved
Wesley to buy that fur coat from a
street peddler and present it to an I'M
known waif on Sixth avenue? Never!
Would he tell them that Payne had of
fered him the fat roll in his pocket
and check besides not to print the
story? Why should he? Would he
tell them that Payne had resorted to
threats in his attempt to keep the
story suppressed? Of course not.
Payne was an angel from heaven
to these people. All right let them
think Payne an angel. Darl couldn't
have told-that day-what it was that
made him ache to do things for these
people. He only knew that all the
rest of that day and long into the
evening as he trimmed the Christmas
tree, showed Bethna's little sister how
the various toys worked, and helped
Bethna wipe the dishes, that there was
choke in his throat and sometimes
a mist of tears in his eyes.
There was an unusual sort of rage
in his heart, too. Why should a pa
tient, willing worker like Mr.. Ruggles
find it so absolutely impossible to
earn living for his family?
"What do you say we finish off the
day with movie?" he asked Bethna,
when the last dish was put away.
Bethna's wide eyed excitement at
the thought moved him to include the
whole family in the invitation-al-
though that hadn't been what he in
tended in the first place. So they all
trooped down to the nearest movie
house, and Darl Fursten learned that
this was absolutely the first time any
member of the Ruggles family had
seen a motion picture. He couldn't
believe it.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-01-11
nd Mrs. Harold Willett.

and Mrs. Harold Willett.
Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Bond and
family who have been living near
Greenbush have moved to Accomac.
Misses Alice and Dorothy Parsons
and Mr.. Gus Parker were guests of
relatives at Pittsville, Md, during the
past weekend.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-01-11
DIR. ATKINSON REACHES
EIGHTY-EIGHTH BIRTHDAY

DR.. Gordon T. Atkinson, Crisfield,
a former Comptroller of Maryland,
former President of the Marine Bank
and for many years physician for the
Evening star., 1935-12-15
THE BIG. new. M0NEY.SAv|NG DODGE
%2aeea. .HzzrAxavuaw zzam ev11
dIzv A9v R2cx-OpA$64O%"

DOoMlER, more spacious than ever -.
IN acclaimed by noted auto editors and
fashion authorities as the Beauty Win
ner" of 1886. . the big, new, Money
Saving Dodge-at new, low prices, only
$64O* and up-offers Christmas gift
that is sure to bring many happy returns
the whole year through .. And,
under the new Official Chrysler Motors
Commercial Credit Company 6% Time
Payment Plan it's SO easy to pay for!
Smashing all records for gas and oil
mileage-oWners report l8 to % miles to
the gallon of gas and up to 2O% savings
on oil-this new 1896 Dodge gives you
not only sensational beauty and amazing
economy at new, low prices-just few
dollars more than the lowest-priced COM
petitive cars-but it gives you all the
things you should demand of a motor car!
Dodge gives you the famous "Airglide
Ride" redistribution of weight evenly
to all four wheels >. chair height" seats
:. safety steel bodies 3. patented Float
ing Power engine mountings . and
genuine hydraulic brakes - hydraulic
brakes that have more than eight years
Evening star., 1935-12-15
DO D G z

Division of ChrysIer Corporation
BIG. NEW. MONEY! SAVING DODGE: Coupe
So40 Rumble Seat Coupe S695, 2-door Sedan So95,
Touring Sedan ~ door with bmh-in trunk $40,
Sedan $735, Touring Sedan (4-door with buih.In
trunk $3.50 *Lisf prices at factory. Detroit subject
TO change without notice. Special equipment
Evening star., 1935-12-15

of experience in hydraulic brake building
behind them!
See this big, new Dodge today! Com
pare it point for point with any car priced
within $500 of it -. and, be sure to
make the free economy test
, 1935-03-28

Cent East
SEAS ss45-Beauty Program easts
Milton Charles, OrGaniat-west
SIS 6.55-Press- Radio News Period
500 7:oo-Myrt and Marge east'
Chicago Concert OrcheStra-west
esfs- 7.f5-Just Plain Bil = east:i
oreh.-Dixie: Orehestra-midwest
$50 7.3O-Nick Lucas. Troubadour
east. uck Ro1erB-midwest rpt
6:45- 7s45-Boake Carriers Comments
700 s;oo-PhiI Spitalny's Girl Revue
basic. Leon Navarro ore.-Dixie
T:3o= $50 80 Edwin G. Hill Forum
basic. Orch.-west. Concert-Dixi@
500 e.oo-Waiter o'Keefe q SHOW
$50 es50-Warinu's Pennsyivaniann
p.so-fos3o-Capt. DobEie Ship cf Joy
s:45-fo:45-The Voice o. crussdsrk
iosoO-1fa0o-Littie J. Little ore--ba-
fo:t5-ff.f5-Little Jack Little Orehea-
1o.30-f1G5o-Art Warrer's Orchestra
1O:4S-ff :45-Jerry Freeman Orchestra
basic: Gus Arnheim Ore.-midw
ff.oO-12soo-Herbie Kay al Orchestra
ff:3o=f2:3o-Leon Navarro orehestra-
east. Keith 6eecher oreh.-midw
NBc-WJZ NETWORK
BASIC - East. wiz wbE-wbEA wbal
wham kdka wEar wjr wlw wsyr wmAl
VIII: Midi wcky wenr wis kwk kwcr
kohl wren wmnq kso wkhf
NUN NV Eol q - weA4
wiha kstp webc wday kfyr crct cfcf
SOUTH - wrva wptf wwnc wis wtas
wfla-wsun WHO'D wsm wmc wsb wapf
wtdx wsmb kvoo wky wfaa wbap kprc
wOnl ktbs kths wsOc wave
MOUNTAIN-koa kdyl kgir kghl
PAciFIC-kgo kfi kEw kumo khq kfBd
ktar kpo kex kga kgr kya
Cent. East
$40 B.3o-Ths Singing Lady-east
4:45- 5.45-Orphan Annie-east only
500 6.0O-Wm. LundelFa Interview
s:15- 6:f5-AnoeIo Fernandez Orch.
east: Wooley the Moth-west
$50 6:30-PresB- Radio N~ews-baSict
The Singing Lady-midwest repeat
5:35- 6.35-Armand Girard and Orch.
B.45- 6s45-LoweIl Thomas - easts
Orphan Annie-repeat 10 midwest
500 7:0o-AmoB m Andy-caEt only
Sis Y:15-Gcms of Melody Orchest.
6:45- 7;45-Ruth Ettino's Col. Proms
7.f5- B.f5-To ne Announced
7:30- B.30-"Red Trails" Dramatic
800 e:00-Dealth Valley Days. Play
$50 9.30-Chieapo's Music Magic
sso0-f0:o0-MeIodie Strings. Ensem.
observation-disclosures OF Economics
fot0O-t1so0-Jaek Denny Orchestra
east: Amos m Andy-west repeat
| fosf5-ff.f5-Tom Coakiey Orchestra
| fO.30-ff:30-Marti Michers Orchestrn
ff:oo-f2:oo-Shandor, the Niolinist
| f1so6-f2 :06-Tommy Tucker Orchestrn
! MISUNDERSTANDING In Twin Cities
, 1935-03-28
s-WA NETWORK

BASIc-Easti wab wade woke wcao
waab wnac wgr wEbw wkrc Wink cklw
wdrc wcau Was wean wfbl wspd wJsV
wbns. Midwest: whhm wfbm kmoc
knox wowo whas kfab
EAsT-wpg whip whec wlbz wfea wore
vice cfrb ckac wibx wmas
DIXIE-wgst VISTA wbrc wqam WOOD
klra wrec wlac wdsu wtoc krld W.T.
ktrh ktsa waco k0ma wdbo wbt wdae
wbig wdbt VIVA wmbg wsjs wmbr
waia ktul kEko wcoa wdnc wnox kwkh
MIDWEST - wrl wmt wmbd wish
wibw KIN wsmk wkbn wcco wsbt kscj
WAX woe
MOUNTAIN-kvor klz koh ksl
COAST : XIII koin kfrc ko kfpy XVI
kirk kmj kwE kern kdb kgmb kgo
Cent. East.
$50 5.30-Jack Armstrong Sixties
only. Men % Notes, Trio-west
4.a5- 5:45-Dick Tracy-basic. Mini
atures - midwest. Between Book
ends-west: Piano Duo-Dixie
500 6:00-Buck RoGers-east; Plan
ist-wcst: Larry Walker-Dtxie
Sis 6:15 = Bobby Benson = east;
Skippy-midweEt. McCarty Girls
west: v. TraVers orches.-Dlxie
$50 6:3o-Frank Daley Orchestra
east: ~ Roth Orch.-west. Jack
Armstrong, Sketeh-midwest rpt
, 1935-03-28

FT0NTmfHM 19bIN@h ~ Fmm
NBC-WEAF NETWORK
BASIC East. weaf wlw weei vito
wiar wtag wcsh kyw who wfbr wrc
wgy when wcae wtam ww1 wsai' MID:
ksd wmaq wen who WOW wdaf wkbf
NORTHWEST & CANADIAN wtmj
wIba kstp webc wday kfyr crct cfcf
SOUTH-wrva wptf wwnc wis wjax
wfla-wsun who'd wsm wmc wso wapl
widx wsmb kvoo wky wfaa wbap kprc
woaf ktbs kths wsoc "a wtar
MOUNTAlN-koa kdyl kgir kghl
PACIFIC - kgo kfi kgw komo knQ
kfsd ktar kgu kpo kex kga kyr kya
Cent. East.
a.3o- 5;sO-Suoar a Bunny, Comedy
4:45- 5:45-Willie Bryant's Orchestra
500 6.0O-Savier cuuat's Orchestra
Sis 6:f5-Amer. Vocational Assn.
$50 6:3O-Press. Radio News Period
SIS e:3-Mary Small a Orchestra
s:45- 6:45-To Be Announced
500 7:0O-Hal Kemp a. Orchestrn
6:f5- 7:f5-Whisperino Jack Smith
$50 7:3o-Bernard's Minstrel Show
700 s.OO-Rudy Vallee's Hr.-c TO c
500 e:OO-Showboat OF the Airwave
asoo-f0.OO-Whiteman's Music Hall
To.Oo-11.OO-John ID. kennedy's Talk
1o.fs-ff:f5-Jack Beraer q Orchestra
1o.3o-ff;3O-Eudie Duchin's Orchestra
~ .Oo-12:Oo-Henry kln1 a Orcnestra
ff.3oEf2:3o-Joe Relehman orchestra
, 1935-03-28
RADIO PROGRAMS

THURSDAY. MARCH 20 Central and Eastern Standard Time)
Note;A All programs to key and basic chains o grouPs thereof unless 'pea-
The Washington times., 1935-09-07
Troubled Visions

"You heard me. Those chiselers
cheat me all the time. They keep
crooked books. They're all get
ting rich and crying poverty
Why, one o. the Therman brothers
sent his family to Europe last
week-that's how easy been with
'em. H'mph-if the newspapers
an that busybody District Attor
ney'd get out O. my hair a while
I'd concentrate on my business an
crack down on a few O. these hon
est corporations that trim me right
and left. I never did get the
stevedore contracts org'nized the
way should-there's dough in
that field, an they need me; they
dom think so, but they do
they'll find out they can't oprate
without me-"
And Carston winked.
Julie was just closing her book
She slid it into a brief case and
snapped an automatic lock on it
Then she took the detached sheet
lit a match and burned the paper
down to the empty spot in the last
corner, which she held between
thumb and finger.
alta grill" beamed Carston
He ran his hand through the
ashes and let them trickle down
The Washington times., 1935-09-07

doliers. "I'm going home to dress,
then we'll look in on few o. the
gambling spots"
The first was a huge arcade
where crowds were playing the
glass-enclosed games with little
marbles projected by mechanical
plungers. 1t was a chicken-feed
racket, but the turnover ran into
volume. And it was legitimate
well, a little influence was
needed to protect it, but it could
run wide open. Ten thousand
dollars in nickels is still ten thou
sand dollars; and every week, that
isn't hay.
The manager bowed and then
went into a whispering huddle
with Carston in a corner. Car
ston nodded several times. Then
turned sharply and went out. The
car stopped next at the 1872 Club.
Ah-thiS was no jitney joint. Fur
niShed by high-priced decorators
in the stern moderniStic mode,
here was a spacious gaming room
with full paraphernalia.
The guests and attendants were
all in formal attire. Cedric Armi-
tage, the manager, glided about,
gracious, Watchful, suave. Under
his disarming manner was rest
less, alert aliveness that took in
everybody and everything every
moment.
His eyes stopped abruptly as
through the door came well-set-
up young man. Armitage gave
him a smile that was intended to
be bland. Bill Bradford returned
with a smile that was never in
tended to be other than sardonic'
"Honored by the press tonight,
I see," greeted Armitage. PLAY
ing?"
mo. I wouldn't play against
one of your dealers if he wore box
ing gloves"
"Oh-just a social visit?"
mo, professional. Thought I'd
find Carston here"
"He might be-later."
"He will be. He told me So"
Amazing, how CarSton not only
let you live, but seems to like you.
The Washington times., 1935-09-07

through his fingers. I'D like to
sprinkle these on that dumb
D. AS dome!"
Julie put on her pert little hat
and went out.
Alex Carston lit a cigar,
hunched down in the chair, put
his feet up on the desk, tilted
his $25 hat on his million-dollar
head, half-closed his eyes and sat
in contemplation. His bodyguards
sat silent along the wall behind
him. To him they were part OF
the furniture.
Carston sat in contemplation;
in contemplation Of what?
Despite his braggadocio, his
flippAnt fillips at the law. he
was contemplating a mental i'm
age. Of a rugged, sea-beaten is
land of rock. standing high
above the water and on its peak
rambling. turret building. The
island was Alcatraz, and in that
building were AL Capone and
Waxey Gordon. They, too, had
been big shots-Capone the most
illustrious, powerful, daring and
resourceful Of them all.
These men and others Of their
racketeering ways. had perfected
the American system which
made possible the incredible
maintenance Of criminal empires
in the midst of history'S most
civilized government; they had
gouged countless millions from
the people, they had slaughtered
and they had bribed and they
had bombed. and between their
murderous terrorism and their
shrewd connections, they had al
most without exception success
fully defied all vengeance but
the vengeance Of each others
machine.guns. and the pernicious
activities of a handful Of four
eyed book-keepers that a real
man could break in half with
one hand - those income-tax
pests!
It didn't seem right. A Ca
pone could laugh at city and
state police, at state and ma
tional agencies of justice: he
could choke off or kill off wit
neSSeS, he could buy off or scare