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! closed, bristling with the long
barbed, rod-polnted spears our
blades would be no more use than
a bunch Of mops. s5o
Something Queer And Wrong
THE first open reach was three
L quarters Of mile, though il
seemed much more. We reached
the end of it at last, and wheeled
slowly through the deep turn.
After the first bend, the river
twisted continuously; and in its
second winding we made our first
actual contact with the Dyaks.
A 20 paddle prau, about three
quarters manned, was drifting
along about half way out from
shore. They must have known Of
our approach while we were a long
way off: but they appeared 10 have
no plan. AT sight Of us they turned
and shot the canoe against the bar
Reading roots of the pagatpat,
where they hung on. watching
sullenly.
I studied the prau, for it had a
queer type OF fgure-head, never
seen in the river Siderong; OBJ
viously that prau had come from
many days away.
As ! saw that, / was over
whelmed by an awful sense OF the
magnitude Of this revolt. was
itstp beginning 70 realize why the
lowering jungle held 50 many
druHasz Here was a Dyak con-
spiracy more widespread than any
Of Us would have conceived pessi-
BE. Nothing short OF a miracle can
bring even two or three Dyak pan
grams together: yet here were
fighting men from all the north
coast Of Summarizing.
Once more il was forced in upon
me that something was queer and
wrong about this whole situation.
Il was all very well for Clyde to
say that what was wrong was that
the Avon did not know its business.
There was something else
There was something else-and
the people Of the Avon knew what
il was. Perhaps they did not know
their business. and perhaps they
did not even understand what they
knew. Yet the conviction was firm
IN my mind that Christine Forres-
ter possessed some all-important
information that we did not.
Hold Il, ny uncle said.
The eight cars lifted clear OF the
water and hung there, while he
listened The uncanny silence that
had come over the jungle contin-
ued.
Clyde said. Pull on q ntus
more.
The cars dipped, and the boat
moved slowly upstream again.
tentative and uncertain. I'D
fCzfs-srE- Fesa. xlss EeNsyf
win TIE sIienee of TIE iungle De
hrokea. tnmnxrew9
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the heavy hot dark. A few random
shots had come Of those nights, fol-
lowed BY a great furry Of defense
out Of proportion TO the actual dan
ger. Or was II out of proportion2
We never knew how many enc
mics there had been; or how easily
they might have taken the Link
ang. But never before anything
like this.
Out here at the anchorage the
water was deep and blue. with the
living, electric blue that you never
see anywhere except in the tropics.
But the mouth of the Siderong-it
slid brown and heavy into the bay,
family discoloring the water all
about 1t. Il was like the river laid
Of polished teak.
It's first reach was broad and
1ake-like. ending in a blank turn.
After that the river belonged 10
the jungle. There was something
terribly still and empty-some-
thing weirdly bleak and unWhole-
some. like the sad, empty ante
room 10 a tomb. about that vast
first reach.
We moved with a steady, even
rhythm, workmanlike and unhur-
ried. NondeScript scum though
they might be called. those men
had a urn deep grip upon the es-
sentIals of the work thatlthey did.
Methodically. they put the wiiaIe9
boat toward the mouth of that IN.
1riendiNqrfVer - simply beeanSe
James Clyde told them to do II. and
i was James Clyde Who paid their
Hundreds o. Eyes 7of ]
tIfHEN | was not watching my
w course. my eyes were upon
James Clyde's face. he was looking
at the Avon. / wanted TO turn thai
way too: bat stilfeaed. and would
not permit il. Watching my uncle's
face, could all bur sense the mo-
ment when Christine Forester
came 10 the rail OF the Avon. /
could not entirely read the yelling
Of James Clyde's eyes. and the
quick droop Of one corner OF his
mouth; but / knew that she was
there. So did the rest. evtry car in
the boat was inevitably very much
aware OF her. They Stroked more
cleanly and pulled harder because
they knew that girl was looking
On
Clyde said. Keep 70 the middle
OF the stream. Mr.. Thorne. No man
win lay hand on q weapon unless I
give the word. Cut down your
stroke; want no hurry.
We pulled across Siderong bar,
and up that first long lake-likc
reach: and gradually, as We did
this. the insistent clamor Of The
agongs died away. We saw no one
yet. bat We knew that hundreds Of
eyes must be watching Us never
theless-
Ikept calculating wha; we could
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LONDON, Feb. 14-Tow-headed
Jack Hawkins. IA. typical English
boy. returns to school this fall
fifth the chances 1,000-to-I against
his getting to the top in life.
Jack chats as good a name as
any probably doesn't know that,
but those are odds against him
given by Professor John Hilton
of Cambridge, who says attain
ment of the reserved stalls of
life" in England is an almost ex-
elusive privilege of public school
graduates.
And Jack, son of a lowed mid
die class English family, doesn't
go to public school For England's
public schools are not public at
all. but high-tuition private insti-
tutions attended by few but young
aristocrats.
Backing up his odds against
Jack, Professor Hilton says public
school men in tsresSrved stalls" in
clude 50 TO Sc bishops. 10 to "a
deans, 122 toos1s6 county court
judges and recorders i52 to 30
civil servants paid more than
$1,000 annually and 20 to q cab
I met ministers.
To get to the top. he tells Jack:
You must have been at the
right school and be entitled
through life to wear the right
school tie
Others take the view. however.
that there are more public school
boys in high places than others
because the public school boys
just naturally were smarter than
the others
II IS also pointed out that boys
ike Jack. IN rare instances. can
90 through public schools on free
scholarships
Stale Supports Some Schools
But IN England. where money
comes TO. the masses N srnallex
lots and IS spent more carefully
than N tie United States, Jacks
father would have to have an IN
come 81 more than 5000 annually
before be could send ms non
scholarship sons 20 pubic schools
Jacks father doesn't se
For Jack there IS reserved the
state supported schools and the
smaller private schools where
coSts are considerably les than
IN the public- schools.
BY far the majority O. boys Ike
Jack are shunted of into state
schools which prepare them for
mechanical ard clerical johs eifh-
er professional OF semi-prufessson-
al IN character.
Or MAJ ouzt Sehool
Others are spprentieed %
-..--...ess.s-.,-....--z
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I'oday's Horoscope

Today indicates an Intellectual
person. with q scientific mind
eager TO experiment. and with
fluency OF expression Under
some aspects il may develop .
malicious disposition. which
should be curbed 70 avoid danger
Of frenzy. since unressrained il
might lead % mania.
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StroudshurE. Pa-PHsued By
dogs large buck deer dashed
through TIE bushes section.
crashed through the glazs front
entrance 70 = jewelrx sore and
wrecked ne interior. i esczped
By crashing out again
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sOo-FOOT LINE
BRINGS IN TROUT

DULUTH Nina FEB. a.
Charles z Pearson OF Chicago
had to make . hig play for his
fSA. bat he got Il
Angling n Lake Superior ne
had 70 play out go feet Of COPPER
lire before landing , 2T-pound
trout.
Fish en- deep IS his advice.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-14

The Ride Of Paul Revere
which was read by Mrs Andrew
Miller and illustrated with 50
slides issued By the University q
Florida. wiz be given Al the
Presbyterian church On Soufh
street. tomorrow evening. TIE
public IS invited There VIII BE-
no admission charge
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-14

The fine arts department Of the
Woman's Club viii meet tomor-
row at the Clubs home. for the
purpose of studying the year
program of study and 70 discuss
a play which is TO be staged in
the near future.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-14

Children viii have free access
TO the cake and candy sale ~ the
Catholic Woman's Club building
tomorrow afternoon az ? o'clock.
The sale win be an al day affair
and VIII include fancy WORK The
balloon dance win carry novel
specialties. Prizes VIII be award
ed 20 best dancers The affair IS
being sponsored by the Catholic
Daughters, FOR the purpose q
raising funds 10 entertain the
state convention Of Knights q
Columbus
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-14

There are 1851 certified AR
planes pilots IN the Uniied SlztEz.
as 81 whom are women EeEls-
tered aircraft number s.f52
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-14

u (ESrTy Monroe cdlfly ran
aeyQRnd yesterday and was de-
layed several hours on the north
bound trip, and did not leave
Matecumbe until about 5 O'Clock.
She brought 10 cars and So pas
sengers arriving at No Name Key
at 11:40 last night.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-14

Because of the proposed visit
to this city of the Worthy Matrun
of the Order. Eastern Star. the
baseball game between members
Of the Woman's Club and the Ro-
tarians has been postponed until
February g.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-14

Mr.. and Mrs joaquin Roma
guerra, bride and groom q Sun
day, left over the east coaSf THIS
week to spend their honeymoon
al points on the east coaSt- They
were married following Sandsy
morning mass in ST Mary's SIR
Of The Sea, Catholic Church Tkz
bride was Miss Adalia Mendozz
daughter Of Mrs and Mrs a G
Mendoza. fsae gfoum Is TIE son e
Mr.. and Mrs Joaqu1n Roma
ruera. ihfs srgr1sr ~ ~
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-14

Pete Nebo was seen by hun
dreds of fans yesterday during his
workouts at the Cuban Club yes
terday afternoon He may be seen
there each Sunday afternoon at
4 O'Clock. Saturday he viii spar
with several local fighters and a
large crowd is expected to be
present Sunday he viii leave en-
route to New York. He is a con-
tender for the lightweight cham
pionship crown and goes 10 look
over the situation in New York
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-14

fes7-Attorng-General Cum
rings hr0adcaSts plea for Presi.
dents court plan
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1859 - Oregon admitted 70
Statehood
l876-Dr. Elisha Gray Of Chi
cago flied advance notice OF IN
tsntIun q patent telephone on
sHF8 dfs and fes hours before
Alexander Graham Bel fled his
telephone patent Fought bitterly
for years in court with Bel the
winner.
1912-Arizona admitted 20
Statehood-legal holiday in State.
is2s-St Valentine Day mas
sscre N Chicago-seTen gang
sters lined up and shot by fellow
gangsterS.
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Today In History

I770-James Bruce. African
traveller. the first Engiishman in
$50 years TO enter Gondar. capital
of AbysSinia- Cured royal family
Of smallpox and given royal vel
come
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Editorial comment: Now both
Mr.. and Mrs. New think almost
as well of Dir. Hoover's judge
ment in picking resorts as they
do Of Key West as a resort city,
which Is saying a great deal They
feel that this is just the place for
which they have been looking
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Or MAJ ozzt Sehool

UtneTs are apprenticed %
manufacturers O. Craftsmen. and
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-14

Captain Z T. Lloyd, u. S. NJ.
c, in command or the Marine
barracks at the local Naval Sta
ton. has been promoted 10 the
rank of major. His commission
was received yesterday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-14

1859 - Oregon admitted to
Statehood
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closed, bristling with the long
barbed, rod-pointed spears. or
blades would be no more use than
a bunch Of mopS. es8U
Evening star., 1938-03-28
GOV. QUINN OFFERED
APOLOGY BY O'HARA
Former Head of Race Track and
Newspaper Retracts All
His Charges.
By the Associated Press.


PAWTUCKET, R. l., March %
Walter e. O'Hara, former managing
director of Narragansett race track
and former publisher, today publicly
apologized to Gov. Robert e. Quinn
of Rhode Island, with whom he en-
gagged in long and bitter controversy
before resigning as track oficial
and selling his newspaper.
In a letter to the Governor, made
public by Mr.. O'Hara's local office, the
former racing track official said:
In various issues of my newspaper,
the Star Tribune, and over the radio.
made certain statements which re-
fected upon the character and in
tegrity Of you. your family and GER
tain associates. Those statements
were misleading and without founda-
ton in fact. They were made by me
without justification and to serve my
own purpose For all those statements
I hereby publicly apologize to you.
Lest there be any misunderstand-
ing due to any public utterances or
accusations of mine, I desire to pub
llcly avow that I have never directly
a indirectly paid any money or fees,
or made any gifts or gratuities of any
kind whatsoever to you. either as
Governor. as an attorney or IS an
individual, or in any other capacity.
I feel this statement should be made
In common justice to you"
The letter was signed, VERY truly
yours. Walter i. OHara."
Evening star., 1938-03-28
Levine MAKES new
PLEATO KIDNAPERS
'Complete Safety in Negotiations
Guaranteed by Father of
Stolen Boy.
BY the Associated Press,

by t1e Associated PreSS.
NEW YORK, March 28.-Guaran-
teeing complete safety" to "the per-
son who will deal with me-" Murray
Levine, father of kidnapped Peter Le-
vine, IL, today made another appeal
to his sons captors to get in touch
directly with him.
In written statement sent to news
papers Levine said:
Il want to say to the kidnapers, If
my boy is still alive, get in touch with
me direct. I can be found at my Office
every day and at home every morning.
Or get in touch with one Of my rela-
tives or friends whose names my boy
can furnish, or send to me 4 person
OF your own choosing. .. .
Il solemnly repeat the assurance I
have so often given, the police and
Federal authorities will permit me to
deal with the kidnapers without inter.
ference and they will not follow me
or any go-between. guarantee COM
plete safety to the person who will
deal with me- s-f
Evening star., 1938-03-28
BALDOMIR ELECTED
HEAD OF URUGUAY
Brother-in.Law of Terra Is
Assured Of victory-Promises
to Continue Democracy.

By the Associated Press u
MONTEVIDEO. Uruguay, March
28.-With only two departments miss
ing, Gen. Alfredo Baldomir today was
assured of election as President of
Uruguay to succeed President Gabriel
Terra
Results from Montevideo and II
departments gave Baldomir 105.776
votes. against 1892 for Juan Jose
Artega aand 84,7l3 for DR.. Eduardo
Blanco Acevedo.
Cesare Charlone. former minister
Of finance. was elected Vice President.
Gen. Baldomir is President Terra's
brother-in-law Besides being . SOL
dier, he is an architect. He has been
minister Of war and has held various
non-military posts in the government.
The President-elect issued a state
ment promising that democracy would
continue the basis of the Uruguayan
political structure"
Il don't believe" he said, that the
salvation of humanity-at this stage
full of uncertainties-lies in totali-
tarianism of either the Fascist or
Communist brand.
Il often have said and I repeat:
We who are democrats believe that
the ills of democracy can best be cured
with democracy itself"
Evening star., 1938-03-28
MINING SHARES DECLINE
AFTER SILVER DECISION
Stocks Of American Firms With
Holdings in Mexico Are
Affected Most.
BY the ASSocia ted Prexs

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. March 28.-Stock
market repercussions of the Treasurys
decision to discontinue purchases of
Mexican silver April l were most
pronounced today in the shares of
American mining companies with
properties In the Southern republic.
American Smelling & Refining sold
of around 81 a share in early dealings
on the Stock Exchange. Approx
mately 80 per cent of its large annual
silver production is Mexican, accord
ing to Wall Street estimates.
The common stock of United States
Smelling, Refining & Mining Co., with
a nestimated Mexican output of more
than 70 per cent Of all silver produced
by the company, also fell sharply. In
contrast with firmness in the general
metals list, it yielded about 50 . share.
Evening star., 1938-03-28
18th Century
La,c of England
Wins $l,l26 Suit

A law enacted by the English Par
lament during the reign of Queen
Anne and discovered in a tome pub
lished in l705 resulted in a judgment
for $1.12625 in District Court today
for Miss Margaret F. French, 623
Upshur street NV.
Miss French, who occupies one floor
OF the house, sued the guardian of
her brothers estate for half the rent
received for the rest of the house.
She and her brother owned the prop
erty jointly. Justice Jennings Bailey
construed the statute to require an
equal division Of the rent despite the
fact that Miss French also occupied
part of the premises. Miss French
was represented by Attorney Daniel
B. Maher.
Evening star., 1938-03-28
COL. HOUSE DIES:
WILSON ADVISER
Regarded Man Of Mystery,
WELDING Great Power
During World War.
By the Associated Press

pS tIE AsSOCidtGu FIcSS.
NEW YORK, March 28.-Col.
Edward NJ House, internationally
known as a close adviser to President
Woodrow Wilson during the trying
World War era, died today after a long
illness. He was 79 years old
Col. Houses physicians said several
weeks ago that he was failing
steadily" and that death was only q
matter of time. He was suffering
from complication Of ailments, and
only last week had another relapse.
Only members of his family, includ-
ing the widow, were with him when
he died. His daughter, Mrs. Gordon
Auchincloss, and her husband also
were there.
Col. House had been in poor health
for more than. year, but he was
strong enough Saturday to take 4
drive. Yesterday he remarked that he
felt i'll, and at midnight he began to
sink.
Mrs. Auchinclos5 and her husband
were summoned from their country
home at Locust Valley, Long Island.
In accord with Col Houses wishes,
the funeral will be private. The body
will be taken to his birthplace at Hous-
ton, where burial will be in the family
plot.
Always Friend of Wilson.
To the end. Col. House treasured
the memory of his friendship with
Woodrow Wilson
The sudden lapsing of the extraordi-
nary comradeship of the wartime
President and the little gray man
from Texas" which had carried them
through national and world crises to-
serher. was to Col. House himself q
tragic mystery"
A letter written by the colonel to
his friend, Prof Charles Seymour of
Yale University, who had compiled
his papers, reveals the steadfastness of
his devotion to the man he had served
AS chief counselor and super -ambas-
So dor
There were many doors in the tenn
piles that men of old reared to their
(See HOUSE. Page A-3)
Evening star., 1938-03-28
B0RAH FORUM SPEAKER
Senator to Talk on Foreign Affairs
in Broadcast Tonight.

Senator Borah Of Idaho will speak
on Foreign Affairs" tonight at 1890
O'Clock In the National Radio Forum
over station WMAL.. The National
Radio Forum Is arranged by The Star
and broadcast ove- . Nationwide net
work Of the National Broadcasting Co.
His address will deal with the United
States course In the light Of rapidly
changing events abroad. The Senator
Is former chairman and now ranking
Republican member Of the Senate For
eisn Relations Committee. He has
criticised the Roosevelt administra-
toms proposals for cooperation with
other nations ut this time and has op-
posed the naval haiIding program.
Evening star., 1938-03-28
DISTRICT BOXING BILL
IS PASSED BY HOUSE
Action Is Taken Before Numbers
Measure Is Called Up for
Consideration

Without debate, the House passed
and sent to the Senate today bill de-
priving the District Boxing Commis-
sion Of mandatory control over amateur
and intercollegiate boxing matches.
The measure was called and passed
Just before the House began consid-
Grafton of the Senate-approved bill de-
signed to wreck the numbers racket in
Washington.
Under the boxing bill the commission
would have control only over amateur
and intercollegiate boxing matches
whose Sponsors desired such control.
Evening star., 1938-03-28
POLICEMAN ATTACKED
r. A. Pearson Receives Black Eve
in Making Arrest.

~ . Stan Correspondent Of The Star
HYATTSvILLE, Nd, March o.
Ohicer Richard A. Pearson Of the
Prince Georges County police, today
was sporting q brand-new sinner"
Mr.. Pearson received the black eye
yesterday when he arrested Cecil
White, 80. colored. of the 1900 block
Fifth street NV, Washington. White
will be arraigned before Judge George
B. Merrtck in Police Court here today
on . charge of assaulting an officer.
Evening star., 1938-03-28
WAR DEBT OFFER
|SSENT CONGRESS
President Forwards Plan of
Hungary to Settle
Without Interest.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Hungary recently proposed to
pay in full the principal of her So
called "Udr debt" to the United
States il this country ,Dould accept
payments over a period OF years
,Githout interest. Although her debt
Das for a post-i0ar relief work,
Hungary has defaulted on pay
ments during recent years like most
OF the countries that borrowed
from the United States during the
World War period.
Evening star., 1938-03-28
Train Crashes Into Creek Bed.

DENTON. Tex, March 20 @.-A
collapsed trestle plunged the engine
and two ears of Missouri-Kansas-
Texas passenger train 10 feet into .
creek bed near here last night. Three
crewmen were slightly injured, but an
passengers ESCAPED.
Evening star., 1938-03-28
DELAY FOR WHITNEY
Sentencing Put Oh Two Weeks ia
Facilitate s. E. c. INQUIRY.

NEW YORK, March 2S (R.-The
sentencing Of Richard Whitney, Wall
Street broker, who pleaded guilty to
two charges of grand larceny after
the failure of his firm. Richard Whit
ney & Co.. was postponed today for
two, weeks by General Sessions Judge
Owen w. Bohan. =.
The delay was requested by Irwin
Kurtz, Federal bankruptcy referee,
and William o. Douglas. chairman Of
the Securities and Exchange Cosnmis-
sion, to facilitate an 8. Z. c. inquiry
and Federal bankruptcy proceedings.
Whitney will be sentenced April II.