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Evening star., 1937-03-28

1Ol SICK man mere. ne SAID. he raising
the devil. Pain in the belly
'Oh, confound you, Sam, Get Dr. Bull
winkle, can't you?'
It's Lew Leddy'
'Leddy?" The sheriff voice changed. "Ill
be right along"
Leddy was big man, red faced and fat
and oily skinned. He was bland and smooth,
and far too clever to do his own killing. 1t
had taken the police of dozen states to
put him where he was. Now the legend of his
power and ruthlessness was growing day bv
day. He was headline news. The little county
Jail had never held such a we'll publicized
guest
Sherlf loOmey was cautious man. When
he arrived at the jail he was as cagy as he
should be, He stood back from the cot where
Leddy lay moaning, his face twisted grossly,
the perspiration in great beads on his fore
head Its no go, Lew" he said coldlv.
You can't groan your way out of standing
trial.
If Leddy had answered directly the sheriff
would have been more wary than ever But
Leddy only caught his breath, as though
wave of pain were reaching its peak. Then
he muttered feebly, It's caught up with
me-"
What has, Lew"
Leddy's right hand moved across his ab-
domen. Should've had it out, he whispered.
Years ago. | was scared O. bein' cut. Now
it's got me-
Sheriff Toomey turned quickly to the
guard. Get Bullwinkles report on him" he
ordered. It's in the file" He was glad now
ne had had the doctor look Leddy over the
day they brought him in. It's sherff's lob
10 bring man to trial safe and sound and
with an important prisoner it's best to think
OF everything
Leddys means were softer 1T started
alter supper. | stood it as long as | could.
Evening star., 1937-03-28

The pains easn' some now That means it s
gonna bust A doc told me. Maybe it has
already If it busts -
The sheriffs eyes narrowed as he took
the card and read it. There it was in Dr.
Bullwinkle's familiar handwriting: Chronic
Appendicitis indicated He showed the card
into sidepocket. "All right, Lew" he said
gruff1y. You'll get your DOCTOR
Dr. Bullwinkle was reached finally at the
Wilson farm twelve miles out of town. He
listened glumly to the symptoms mo use
IN my coming all the way back" he said.
Its acute, all right. Get him to the county
hospital and I'll meet you
The sheriff hesitated. 'Hospitalo | don't
like that. He's my prisoner -
He'll be a dead one unless we operate
Immediately. Maybe he will be anyway, the
way he is
The sheriff swore softly as he hung up.
He had looked forward to the day when he'd
be rid of Leddy, when the State would take
HIM over for hanging. But now Leddy was
going to die on him, and lot of newspapers
would hint at neglect and rumors would
spKead about police abuse and rubber -hosing
man to death. These national spotlight
prisoners weren't worth the glory they
brought you. With a sigh, Sheriff Toomey
Evening star., 1937-03-28

picked up the phone again to order an ambu-
lance. Then, wary once more, he phoned his
office and despatched two men to the hospital.
Their orders were to stay with Leddy from
the moment the ambulance unloaded him.
The ambulance was on its way to the ial
in less than two minutes With the siren
walllng and the streets almost empty it would
make the five miles in no time Only at the
halrpin turn on Lake Drive would it have to
lessen its speed -.
The driver saw the two men in the road
ahead of him and jamned the brakes Then.
alarmed, he tried to pick up speed again. But
the men were too quick and too sure footed.
They were on the two running boards and the
driver and the young intern beside him felt
guns scraping their ribs. After that it was
over in three minutes. The intern and the
driver, bound and taped, were rolled down to
the Lake shore. The two newcomers, in hos
pita white, were on their way with the siren
screaming
Its a laugh, ain't it," one of them said.
us springin' Lew and raisin' racket to tell
em we're dom itv'
The driver grinned "Lew's lucky. He
makes bum appendix work for him.
They knew the way; they had rehearsed
Evening star., 1937-03-28

their roles. Before the sheriff could
open the Jail door they were run
ming up the steps with the stretcher
- under their arms
This way, said Toomey And
make it snappy."
What you got, Sheriff.
stabbin'?''
Lew Leddy. Appendix.
The guard stood by as the cell
door was swung open. Leddy was
moaning softly. For the merest
traction of a second, as the two
men in white bent over him, the
strain and the anguish went out
of his eyes. His head moved "a
barely perceptible recognition and
nod of approval. Then his eyes
closed again. He bit his lower lip.
holding his breath until his face
was sscarlet, straining every muscle,
forcing the sweat of feigned
agony.
They lowered him to the stretch
er. so he's gonna save you the
trouble of KILN him, eh, Sheriff."
Never mind that. We've got
to get going"
The men in white Strengthened
n up. "We?" said one of them. You
coming?"
Sure I'm coming He's my
prisoner
They bent down again. And
again Lew Leddy met their anx-
ious questioning eyes with brief,
unnoticed nod-a signal of consent C1e of
the men said. You're the boss Sheriff, but
ne amt gonna run away
They loaded him into the big white car and
the driver climbed behind the wheel. The
sheriff sat stiff1y on the stool inside The
second man in white knelt beside the cot
studying Leddy's flushed, twisted face and
opened the intern's kit he had found Roll
up his sleeve, Sheriff, will you?" he said
casually. '1'll give him shot to quiet him..
The sheriff nodded. He leaned forward.
Leddy's fat face was purple; his eyes pop
ping. "Now! he screamed. Give it to him.
The blow descended brutally from behind
and Sheriff Toomey fell limp beside his
prisoner.
The man in white laughed softly. Deity,
his hands went through the sheriff's pockets,
emptying them. I'VE did it, Levi" he whis-
pered eagerly I'VE sprung your We had
everything fggered Once we get rid of the
Big Boy here look Lew! His keys! Amt
it laugh? We got the car hid down the road.
Jimmy s rarin to go. Wen make two hundred
miles by morning."
Leddy did not answer and the other man
went on laughing and talking, pulling things
out of the sheriff's pockets sit up if YOU
want, Lew - there amt much traffic. We
got hldeout all SET Peggy's there waitin'
for you. Lew! Listen to me, Lew! I said
Peggy's y LeW!"
Only after he had felt of Leddy's heart
Tor long time, after he had lifted Leddy's
hand and watched it fall limp over the side
OF the cot, did the man notice the top sheet
OF pile of papers he held Then he read
slowly DR.. Bullwinkle's report on Lew Leddv:
Chronic Appendicitis indicated. Heart CON-
d'Hon serious. Angina pectoris. Excite
nent or undue strain extremely dauee1ous
PRISONER nnawaye of this condition.
For long time the man looked down into
Leddys distorted face 1--WE had it all fiepered.
Lew, ne said. We had you sprung. There
wasn't p0fbip
Evening star., 1937-05-01
AN bask in 4 kind Of automatic

can bask in = kind Of automatic
breeze.
The installation of these fans Is
simplicity itself, as they are shipped
to you ready to put in place in front
Of the opened window. They have
adjustable legs which enable you to
compensate for a wide variation in
window locations and long extension
cord that will more than likely reach
an adjacent electric outlet without
any bothersome or expensive electrical
work.
After you get the fan in and perco-
lating you will find 1t q great source
Of fun operating 1t in the manner to
which 1t Is accustomed. The whole
thing is pretty much Of an art and
requires q considerable amount Of
study to get the most out Of its
potential cooling powers. For in
stance, you can ventilate one room At
time, or one floor, or the entire
house, depending on your particular
whim at the moment. 1t is possible to
have 1t turned on automatically by
time switch 50 that the moment the
sun has gone down in the Western
sky in its accustomed way the fan will
start up and begin to pull the cool air
Of evening through your happy home.
When you go to bed at night you will
obviously have no need for blankets,
but you will be assured of quantity
of cool night air being passed through
the windows and up to the attic to be
hurried back out OF doors.
IHERE being little else TO occupy
peoples minds during the recent
depression, great deal Of attention
was evidently showered on various and
sundry kinds Of air. The entire air.
conditioning business grew by leaps
and bounds during that very dificult
period, and many clever little contriv-
ances were developed to correct
unpleasant air conditions.
For years people have been trying
to eat ham and cabbage, fish and
other foods which become highly evil
Evening star., 1937-05-01
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necessary to cool the entire house.
Many people will use small portable
air-cooling devices which will take
care of single rooms very nicely, but
the great bulk of the stay-at-homes
will have to lie around and pant un-
less something is done about it.
One Of the simplest and most ef-
fective ways to keep your home cool
is to install giant fan or blower up
in the attic which will draw the air
out OF the house where it has become
heated by the sun on the walls and
roof. This air Is then blown out Of
the attic window and a fresh change
of air is rushed in from the basement,
or from cool spot outdoors, and the
occupants who have so cleverly con-
quered the problem Of Summer heat
Evening star., 1937-05-01
BU|[D|NGANDL0AN
LEAGUE TO MEET.
Los Angeles to Be Scene
of Convention in
October.

Los Angeles will be the scene Of the
forty-flth annual convention Of the
United States Buildiag and Loan
League October 6-8, with an antici-
pated attendance of $500 executives
Of the savings, building and loan as
sociations and cooperative banks in
al the States.
The meeting will precede by week
the national gatherings Of three other
trade associations in thrift and mort
gage financing, the American Bankers
Association, American Life Convention
and the Mortgage Bankers Associa-
ton, all Of which will be held the week
Of october IL. The National Associa-
tion OF Real Estate Boards has its
convention scheduled for two weeks
after the building and loan peoples.
The first national meeting of the
$4,000, 100000 savings and loan busi-
ness to be held in the West since
1929, the California gathering will
probably enroll several hundred execu-
tives who have never before attended
a convention of this type, it is pre-
dicted by Harold T. Donaldson. Ian
sing, Mich, president. California
ranks seventh among the States in
building and loan assets.
Participating, in addition to the as
sociation managers and directors, will
be officials OF the IL Federal Home
Loan banks, one Of which is situated
In Los Angeles, and public supervisors
Of building and loan from probably
q majority Of the States.
Plans to take the convention crowd
West by special trains are already
under way. Donaldson said. Chicago
will be the loading point for nearly all
savings and loan executives east of the
Mississippi, and 80 per cent OF the
resources in these institutions are in
this geographical area.
A special session will be devoted ex-
clukvely to the concerns of savings
and loan institutions which have their
share accounts insured with the Fed
eral Savings l. Loan Insurance Corp.
Following last years precedent, there
will also be a session centering around
the interests of federally chartered in
stitutions. All general sessions will
apply to the common interests of all
types of savings, building and loan
associations which comprise the
league
Anticipation of this convention
centers around the preliminary report
which the leagues newly appointed
Committee on Trends is expected to
make at this time This group, en-
gagged in a survey Of every angle of
the business and of the prospective
changes in policy which may be neces-
sary, will be composed of several per-
sons from civic, business and educa-
tional circles, outside the savings and
loan business, when this report Is
made.
Evening star., 1937-05-01
APARTMENT HOUSE
FOR SILVER SPRING, MD.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SILVER SPRING, Md, May IA
building permit has been issued for
the construction Of an apartment
house to contain "a apartments on
West avenue.
The structure is to cost approM-
mately 100000 and will be built by
the Capital Building Co. 1t will be
two stories high and Of brick con-
struction. The same company is also
planning to build an eight-family
apartment house at later date on
Baltimore avenue.
A permit was issued this week to
Dr.. w. B. Mehring OF Silver Spring
for the construction of a two-story
ONCE building on Georgia avenue
adjacent the post Office building.
Evening star., 1937-05-01

ozone generator, as 1t Is one OF the
simplest OF electrical devices and
should therefore require little or no
servicing. but it certainly does some
startling things to air which might
otherwise ruin grand dinner.
II you would like to receive some
booklets describing more fully the
articles mentioned here send q Scent
stamp to Lawrence Crohus, Home
Modernization, SO East Sixty-seventh
street, New York, n. Y.
Evening star., 1937-05-01

the odors may be. this little outfit
will do wonderful job of sweetening
the air of your kitchen.
1t is nothing but a small steel case
which Is fastened to the wall In the
kitchen and plugged into a light
socket. A generator located under
the attractive housing makes large
quantities Of ozone which eirculates
around, neutralizing stray smells
which may be passing of a large
batch Of cabbage or other choice dish.
There is practically nothing to the
Evening star., 1937-05-01

when you are far from pleasant sea-
shore or mountain resorts.
This year air conditioning equip
ment will be more widely used than
ever, but there will still be many
thousands of homes that require some
form of comfort giving device but
cannot afford the elaborate equipment
Evening star., 1937-05-01

dent the moment they get In the
cooking stage. The problem Of cook
ing many Of these delicacies without
destroying the atmosphere Of the en-
tire house has no doubt thwarted hun
dreds Of yearners for potent smelling
viands and deprived them Of untold
pleasure.
Being Of the school which considers
life = short thing to be enjoyed to
the utmost, We want to tell you sbout
q simple gadget which will allow you
to cook those foods to your hearts
content. Regardless Of how terrific
Evening star., 1937-05-01
BY LAWRENCE CROLIUS.

THE steaming hot days of Sum-
mer are closer at hand than
you imagine, and already many
Il ambitious home modernizers
are investigating the business of keep
ing cool during those trying days
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-07-26

didn't fit him and didn't cover him in spots.
 There were laughs when he went out to the mound. But, after he threw couple of pitches, the boys didn't want to step up to the plate. He began to show improvement in 1883 but the big time scouts would never give him a tumble because of my percentage demand. By this time his keep had cost me around $50.
 Then Professor c. E. Chapman, of the University of California, who has sideline hobby of scouting for Cincinnati, saw him pitch a game. He recommended him to the Reds. I got $1,250 in the deal, so every body was happy. Sticking with Grissom helped me out. When he made good got job scouting for Detroit"
 Being in the baseball money has mot changed Grissom's travelling habits any. Valla said the 26-year- old southpaw, when he wanted to come to San Francisco from Los Molinas last winter for visit, he hitchhiked his way here with 50 cents in his pocket.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-07-26
PRESIDENT OF
 W. [. I. U. DUE
 ON CHARLOTTE
Mrs. Ida B. Weiss-Smith to Be Rally Guest Tomor-
 row Night Here

Mrs Ida B. Weiss-Smith, National president of the Women's Chris tian Temperance Union, is to be a Juneau visitor tomorrow during the stay of the Princess Charlotte in port.
 In her honor a rally has been planned for 8:3O o'clock tomorrow evening, at which time Mrs Weiss Smith will be the principal speak CT. Mrs. O. E. Wade, who has been in charge of organizing the Juneau chapter. is to introduce the W.C.T U leader.
 Mrs Weiss-Smith who is making the trip to the Territory from her home in Evanston, Illinois, is the first National officer of the W.C.T U to visit in Alaska.
 All who are interested are invited to be present at the rally tomorrow night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-07-26
OFFICIALS QUERY CATERERS AFTER
 50 BECOME SICK
Prob e Detroit Concession Owners s Enemies when
 Second Case Occurs

DETROIT Mich, July 26.-Pro- secutor Fitzgerald today opened an investigation of the poisoning of approximately 50 persons who ate food yesterday at concession tent in the international trapshooting tournament.
 At least eleven of them required hospital treatment, while others who attended were privately very ill The caterer. Walter Maroney, and five of his employees and associates were summoned to testify whether Maroney has any enemies"
 A similar case two months ago occurred to the same caterer when one person died and Fl were made ill.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-07-26
STOCK AND SON ARE
 ARRIVALS IN JUNEAU

R. H. Stock. accompanied by his son. David Stock. arrived in Juneau aboard the Alaska this morning ard will remain here at the Gastineau Hotel for q few days before return ing to Sitka.
 MT Stock has been in Cordova su- perVising construction of the new highway there, and is to continue supervision work upon arrival in Sitka. David is to visit with an old
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-07-26
WILLIAM DICKINSON LEAVES HOSPITAL
 AFTER 4 MONTHS

William Dickinson, who since March 25 has been a patient at St. Ann's Hospital, was dismissed from the Hospital last night, and is re- ported to be much improved from the illness which for a few weeks caused him severe trouble.
 He is the husband of the late Mrs. Dickinson who died this sum- mer at the Hospital, following her return from Portland.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-07-26
PAST REGENTS OF
 WOMEN OF MOOSE
 PRESIDE AT MEET

The Women oI the Moose gathered for the first time Wednesday night in their new meeting place in the Odd Fellows Hall, where Past Re- gents night was celebrated.
 Past Regents holding office for the meeting were Elizabeth Bender, Senior Regent; Treva Reischl, Past Regent; Anna Bedding, Junior Re- gent; Lavinnia Starr, Chaplain; Hattie Peterman, Recorder; Anna
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-07-26
PILOT HOLDEN TO
 MINE, 2 FLIGHTS

Two hops to the Polaris- -Taku mine comprised Marine Airways Pi- lot Alex Holden's flying for Sunday. In the forenoon he flew the Fair child Il up the river with MT. and Mrs. George G. Griswold, Jr., then returned empty to take off again in the afternoon with MT. and Mrs. D. c. Sharpstone and MT. Sharp stones mother, Mrs. M c. Sharp stone. He returned empty from the second flight also.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-07-26
By RUSS NEWLAND

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, July 26. Lefty Lee Grissom of the Gin cinnati Reds, the bulky California farmer boy who is the outstanding rookie pitcher of the major leagues this year, is playing baseball be- cause he was too lazy to work.
 His discoverer, Gene Valla, is the authority for the statement. Valla, former San Francisco Seals out fielder and more recently manager of various semi-pro teams, should know something of Grissom's hab- it's.
 He had the big fellow with him here for Is months, during 1882 and 1883. For nearly a year and a half. Valla coached Grissom, employed him and fed him.
 Grissom halls from Los Molinos, tiny community in northern Cal ifornia where his folks have a small ranch. Although he learned most of his pitching from Valla during his stay in the bay area, not many ball fans of this section even know him.
 Passed By Ivory Hunters
 Valla was so sold on his protege's potentialities, he signed him to a contract, agreeing to act as his manager-coach. He offered to sell the husky southpaw to his old club. the Seals, but the management turned him down because Valla stipulated he was to get a per- centage of the purchase price when Grissom was sold to the majors.
 Joe Devine and Bill Essik, New York Yankee scouts, also turned Grissom down, according to Valla, because of the contract he requested giving him a piece of the purchase money.
 Says Valla:
 The first I heard of Grissom was from a bush ball player I had gotten a job for. This fellow, Al Williams, had seen Grissom playing first base in the country league. He sent him to me in the hope I could get a job for him with some semi pro outfit.
 When I saw him throw the ball, I knew he had the makings of a great pitcher. I had played with Rube Marquard, Larry French and Jackie May and knew what they had on the ball. They were in the majors and this Grissom had more stuff than they had when I knew them.
 He was big, good-natured, had never earned more than $50 a day in his life and didn't want to work, so he was meant to be a ball play CT. I couldn't get him a job. be- cause he wasn't eager to work. He worked for while in my tire shop but he hurt his right hand. think he purposely put it into the buffer. But I believed so firmly he would make good I kept him in board and room.
 A Natural Clown
 He didn't know how to put on a suit, field bunt or do anything but throw the ball. He could make the ball smoke, though. Grissom weighs over 200 pounds stands more than six feet and has hands like hams. One day I put him in to pitch the last two innings of game here. He looked like a sketch out of the comics, with suit that
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-07-26
DART BRINGS }
 HERE YESTERDAY

Arriving back at her mooring al Femmer's float here Sunday after noon at o'clock, the Chatham Straits Transportation Company motorship Dart brought three pas sengers to Juneau, from points on her route to Port Alexander.
 Capt Maurice C. Reaber report ed fairly rough weather, especially in Chatham Straits. Passengers arriving here on the Dart were Gene Paget, from Taku Harbor; Haakon Houkof, from Baranof Lisle Hebert from Port Alexander
 The Dart sails from here again on her weekly mail run Wednesday morning at o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-07-26
Stricken Twice
 By Neat, Seattle

SEATTLE, July Nicholas Bo- gliovlensky 65, former Russian Con- sul at Seattle and Nome, is still in a critical condition in the County Hospital as the result of two heat prostrations Saturday. He recov- cred after the first attack, insisted on leaving the hospital and was overcome again and taken back
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-07-26
WEATHER SYNOPSIS

Rodenberg, Treasurer; Odelia Light, Guide.
 Senior Regent Leonna McKinnon appointed the following committees to serve for the coming three months: Auditing committee, Anna Bedding, chairman; Sevita Lepe- itch, Elsie Soufolis; entertainment, Hattie Peterman, chairman; Bessie Reader; kitchen, Elsie Soufolis, An na Jackson; publicity, Violet Eske- sen; Matron, Elizabeth Bender
 Refreshments were served by the past regents following the meeting.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-07-26
E. M. Behrends Go. Inc. UNEAUS LEADING DEPARTMENT STORE

friend, Mike Johnson, at the Pion- eers' Home while in Sitka
 Work on the road at Cordova is progressing satisfactorily, MT. Stock stated.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-07-26
WEATHER CONDITION AT 5 A Nj. TO-DAY
(By tho U. s. Weather Burea

Seattle (aport) temperature Blaine partly cloudy 55 Island partly cloudy Langara cloudy 54 Prince 54; Kechan cloudy 56; Craig raining Petersburg misng ; cloudy Soapstone, cloudy mistng Skagway raining Chtina cloudy Mccarthy AS; Anchorage raining partly Panama Richardson partly partly cloudy co., Ruby raining 55 Nuato cloudy 52 Ohogamute 5 Solomon Council Teller cloudy,
  dy, 57; Deering, cloudy July 27 Sunrise, 3:39 am sunset 8:32 pm
 WEATHER SYNOPSIS pressure Territory another oyerlng northern center Smith
 
 
 the last "A light the Seward Peninsula southern Alaska Aeuans the
 
 falling reported other portions of Alaska the Pacific Coast
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-07-26
Motorist Almost Steps,"
 So Gets Cut-Rate Fine

SHERIDAN, Wyo., July 26.-Po- lice Judge George A. Layman is one to make the fine fit the of fense.
 Harold Helzberg, charged with running through stop sign, told the judge he almost stopped"
 Well, I'll fine you almost $1, the regular charge" the judge re- piled. Tt will cost you 95 cents :"