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Evening star., 1939-10-13
Columbia, Dartmouth
To Show Worth Of
Service Teams
Cornell and Princeton,
Yale and Penn Scrop
In Headline Tits
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 13.-Theyll
take the wraps off the service teams
tomorrow in pair of crackerjack
Eastern football contests-and don't
be surprised if you don't recognize
either of them.
To date neither Army nor Navy
has been impressive-in spite of the
colorful support lent them by their
spic and span cheering sections.
Both are notoriously slow starters
and both, under expert coaching,
haven't opened heavy firing-largely
because the opposition up to now
hasn't warranted 1t.
But major foes are at hand in
Saturdays games and it will take all
of Army's smartly drilled maneuver-
ing and all of Navy's tactical
strategy to get by Columbia and
Dartmouth.
Army's gray-uniformed legions,
whose two performances this sea-
son have been somewhat puzzling,
figure to have a handful of trouble
with Lou Little's Columbia Lions.
The Cadets were almost caught nap
ping by a supposedly weak Furman
team chat really wasn't weak at alb
and won only by 1877. Then they
barely squeezed past a hopped-up
Centre team, 9-6, in what might
have been last Saturdays biggest
upset.
Columbia Misses Triple Threat.
Columbia, with four sophs in the
starting lineup, bowed to Yale in
its only game of the season and
that l0-7 whipping showed one
thing-that the Lion no longer
boasts a great triple-threat star OF
the caliber of Al Barabas, Sid Luck
man and other Columbia greats.
All of which makes Army-Colum-
bia anybody's ball game and about
$4,000 New York fans are so excited
over the prospect they're likely to
make Baker Fields sides bulge as
they cram into the stands.
Navy has been more touchdown
conscious than It's rival service
gang. 1t shellacked William and
Mary, 31-6, and then was disap-
pointing in gaining only a 14-12
margin over Virginia, hardly foot
ball power of major proportions.
1t is doubted in many quarters
that Navy has a topnotch team in
spite of Swede Larsons Herculean
efforts. If that's true, then the
Dartmouth game should show up
those flaws, because the Green is
ready to shoot some high-powered
offensive plays Navy's way. The
Hanoverians, in warming up for
this one, pushed over St. Lawrence,
41-9, and socked Hampden-Syd-
ney, 34-6.
Ivy Leaguers Meet.
There are couple of Ivy League
battles that will press the service
lads for headline space in the Sum-
Evening star., 1939-10-13

there, whether Torbey Macdonald
gets in the game or not. If he does
play the Harvards will do much
better than if he doesn't.
So the ivy gang has the situation
pretty well bottled up as far as in
teresting tilts go, although the Pitt
Duke battle and some others will
hang out the IS. r. O." signs in a
week end that has already gotten
away to one of those starts-as wit
ness the outcome of the Florida
Boston College game. Florida won,
TO, to boom the aspirin business
as the headaches began to blossom
along experts row.
Evening star., 1939-10-13

day papers. That Cornell-Prince-
ton battle appears to be one of the
best on the days card and if Dave
Allerdice is hot the Princeton COL
ors may wave from the winning
post.
Yale and Penn put on a renewal
Of an old rivalry that has enough
ivy wrapped around it to start a
greenhouse. That one also has the
experts wishing they had taken that
job with the ice company instead
of embracing belles-lettres.
The other member of the select
group-Harvard-goes way out West
to Chicago and should do all right
Evening star., 1939-10-13
Henry's Magic Tested
As Kansas Invades
Colorado State
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 13.-Gwinn
Henry, the football magician who
once sent a pair of cripples
onto the field for single play to
beat Nebraska, starts for Colorado
State today-Friday. the 13th-and
the first display of Big Six gridiron
voodooism on Aggie sod.
Flanked by a bevy of backs and
a questionable line, the new Kansas
mentor will be seeking his first nom
conference triumph. His team tops
the Big Six with the 14-to-0 triumph
he conjured over Iowa State.
1t was while coaching Missouri
that Henry inserted the two in
jured players. They came through
with touchdown pass and victory
over the Huskers, who listed Knute
Rockne's four horsemen among
their victims.
Evening star., 1939-10-13
Hoyo, Terp Fans Listen
To Games Tomorrow

For the benefit of the stay-at-
homes, Georgetown University's grid
graph will record a play-by-play ac-
count of the Hoyas' game at Syra-
cuse tomorrow afternoon.
The graph is in Ryan gym, and
the kickoff is at 230 o'clock.
The Maryland-Virginia game will
be broadcast over Station WFBR of
Baltimore and several Virginia sta
tions. It also will start at 2:3O.
Evening star., 1939-10-13
The probable line-upS:
Meyer May Pilot Cubs

KANSAS CITY, Oct. 13 (P).-Ru-
mors in baseball circles said Bill
Meyer, who piloted the Kansas City
Blues to an American Association
championship, might be named
manager of the Chicago Cubs
should P. K. Wrigley decide to re-
place Gabbv Hartnett.
Evening star., 1939-10-13

Army Is Represented
At Navy Grid Come
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
ANNAPOLIS, Oct. 13-The Army
will be represented-in the stands
when Navy plays Dartmouth here
tomorrow. '-
Maj. Gen. James K. Parsons, COM
mander Of the Sd Corps Area, Is one
of the Army officers to be present.
The Navy side will include Admiral
H. r. Stark, chief Of the Bureau Of
Naval Operations: Rear Admiral
Chester Nimitz, chief Of the Bureau
of Navigation; Rear Admiral Wilson
Brown, head of the Naval Academy,
and Capt. Milo Dramel, commandant
Of midshipmen. 20
Evening star., 1939-10-13
Sports Mirror
BY the Associated Press.

Today year ago-Spud Chan
dler and Yves Ferrell, Yankee
pitchers, underwent operations
to remove bone chips from their
elbows.
Three years ago - Charles
(Chuck) Dresser signed to man.
age Cincinnati Reds for 1887.
Jimmy Wilson signed to pilot
Phillies.
Five years ago-Horton Smith
with 286 won $4,000 Louisville
open tourney by 3 strokes over
Craig Wood. Tommy Armour,
29O, third.
Evening star., 1939-10-13
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WE TOOK our new Blended-witha
w Havana White Owl all the way to
Havana to test it. For where else but
Havana itself would smokers know better
the taste of Havana? We selected promi-
nent Cubans-real connoisseurs of cigars
gave them some of the new White Owls
to smoke. Without exception, they all
praised the rich Havana flavor of this
new cigar.
We're proud of the Havana tobacco we
use in this new cigar it's really good
grade. Does that sound unbelievable for
So cigar? Well, we are Americas largest
buyers of Havana tobacco, and we know
what we are talking about. Fact is, it's
the same type of Havana tobacco used in
popular cigars costing l0t and more. And
there's a generous helping of this tobacco
in each new White Owl, too.
How long has it been since you've tried
a White Owl? If you haven't tasted the
NEW White Owl, you haven't found that
ST now buys cigar with lOf flavor.
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Evening star., 1939-10-13
No Trouble is Seen
For Fair Harvard.

Harvard Chicago at Chicago. An
almost certain win for Dick Harlow's
Crimson invaders who are not going
too badly at all this fall.
L. S. U.-Rice at Baton Rouge.
Rice has a great back in Cordill-
L. S. U. star end in Kenneth Kava-
naugh. L. S. U. should come through
safely.
Evening star., 1939-10-13

North Carolina-N. 7. y. at Chapel
Hill. Two good teams with Stirn-
weiss and Lalanne thrown against
Boell. North Carolina is the pick.
Evening star., 1939-10-13

Syracuse Georgetown at Syra-
cuse. They don't get any easier to
pick. This is another toss-up.
There is no choice.
Evening star., 1939-10-13

Southern California Illinois at Los
Angeles. Southern California has 10
men to Zuppke's one. Southern CAL
ifornia is two touchdowns better.
Evening star., 1939-10-13

Oklahoma Texas at Dallas. The
two teams ran up 40 points against
Northwestern and Wisconsin. Okla
homa has the ball.
Evening star., 1939-10-13
Greet Comeback Chance
For Northwestern.

Northwestern Ohio State at Co.
tumbus. Northwestern is far better
than Waldorf's team looked last
week. Ohio State is above last year.
Northwestern favored to come back.
Evening star., 1939-10-13

We like Oregon over California
Kansas over Colorado State-Ne-
braska over Iowa State-Mississipp
over Centenary-a good Missouri
team above Washington-Utah over
Brigham Young-Indiana a shade
beyond Wisconsin-Texas A. and M.
in a fine show against Villanova
with Texas A. and M. favored by a
breath-Holy Cross should handle
Georgia.
Evening star., 1939-10-13

Michigan-Iowa at Ann Arbor.
Iowa has a great back in Kinnick.
Michigan has four fine backs in
KRONER, Harmon, Evashevski and
Westfall. Michigan gets the call.
Evening star., 1939-10-13
Army is Roted Better
Thon Columbia.

u non \OIuIUOtOs
Army Columbia at New York. Co.
lumbia should improve over its first
showing against Yale. Close to an
even game, with good Army team
having the better chance.
Yale-Pennsylvania at New Haven.
Yale got away to neat start against
Columbia, but will meet more man
power against Pennsylvania. An
other close game, with the Red and
Blue favored.
Notre Danes. M. q. at South
Bend. S. M. U. was good enough
to tie Oklahoma, the team that
wrecked Northwestern. A slight
edge for Notre Dame.
Dartmouth Navy at Baltimore.
The first time the blanket will be
lifted from Dartmouth. A hard
game to figure. You can label this
one a draw.
Evening star., 1939-10-13
The
SPORTLIGHT
Duke, Tulane, Cornell
Funcied on Grid
BY GRANTLAND RICE.
Correspondent of The Star


NEW YORK, Oct. 13 (N.ANA).-
Duke-Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh. Two
of the tops-Blue Devil and Panther.
Duke has the better defense with a
typical Wallace Wade line. A line
unscored upon last fall up to the
Rose Bowl game. Pitt has Cassiano
and better passing attack. A dou-
bic test. Just an edge for Duke.
Purdue Minnesota at Minneapolis.
One of the big games of the Big
Ten roundup. AS close to $3.50 as
you can get. An edge for Purdue
If Brock Is right and ready to go.
Tulane-Fordham at New Orleans.
Two of the country's best teams. A
nod to Tulane.
Cornell-Princeton at Princeton.
Princeton's main hope is Allerdice,
q high-class passer. Cornell has the
bulge in man power and running at
tack. Cornell.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-01-28

Charles A. Talbot, Brookline, Mass,
Harvard business school student,
calmly puffs cigarette as he tells
of his adventures. He was one of
the ten survivors of the Cavalier,
brought to New York by the tanker
ESQ BdytOWn.
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not been so eager, Ellis would
never have known of Richards
presence at the head of the stairs.
I did not believe Daphne's brother
guilty. Not for one minute! Some
one else had pushed Eliza! Some
one who had done it quickly, silent
ly, and then had fled.
That's beside the points," Ellis
was convinced of the truth Of his
own deductions. Probably the lad
was too scared to rum"
81 didn't do it! Before God !
didn't. Richard was half-crazaa
with fear and shock.
Come along, son!"
"You you aren't arrestine
him." Daphne shielded him with
her body. "You aren't taking him
away"
tits the law"
please" She implored him. HE
is innocent! You haven't proved Q
| thingw
THAT'S for a jury to decide"
IT wouldn't pull him in so fast,
if were you'll"
"What?" Ellis spun on his heel.
Toots Lemoine, arms akimbo, stood
behind him.
"You heard me! He didn't shove
the old girl down the stair"
HE didn't, eh?
mo, he didn't"
"Oh, are you certain ?" Daphne'k
despair yielded to hopefulness.
"Sure, I'm certain!" Toots shot
her glance Of scorn. Richard was
with me--in my room! Weren't
you, darling?"
Eyes! was with Miss Lomoine
in her room" the boy affirmed
eagerly. II was in her room when
I first heard the screamw
us that 500" Ellis pursed his
lips; he frowned. I held my breath.
"Well," he said hesitantly, "why
didn't you say so in the FIRST
placer"
Toots shrugged: 1.-The kids got
screwy ideas, copper. He thinks
being in a lady's room amt nice!"
'Well, it isn't" Ellis scowled.
His hesitancy yielded to certainty.
Perhaps he was there, and per-
haps he wasn't! And just to make
sure, I'll take the two of you down
for good measure. Then, all three
of us can have nice, quiet little
chat-in jail"
my God!" sounded the voice of
Mr.. Horace.
Ito Be COntinued)
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just happened along, eh?"
Eyes! / heard a scream"
The chief interrupted him: Just
where were you when you heard
this scream ?"
why - why - was coming
down the corridor! l ran to the
head of the stairs. 1 saw something
wrapped in a blanket bouncing
from step to STEP" He shivered. II
didn't know it was-was Eliza.
Then Miss Ritter came running,
and I followed her down the
stairs"
Ellis laughed: you'll have to
think up a better one than that,
SON"
Mcintyre interviewed. Perhaps
she did fall! We have no proof that
she was pushed. She may have
tripped on the blanketw
"Of coursew Daphne came for
ward. "She must have tripped!
Why should-anyone have pushed
her down the stairs 2"
Ellis said darkly: Maybe she
knew thing or two! Well, is she
alive?" he demanded as Phil and
Jeffrey Todington came down from
above.
Phil was sober-faced. "She's
alive" he said, and sighed in re-
lief. But he went on, adding some
thing: "She regained consciousness
for moment. She-she said some
thing"
"She did" Ellis was jubilant.
well, out with it,"
"She said," Phil began, and the
silent circle of men and women in
Voluntarily closed in upon him, "she
said these words: "He did itn"
$50" The chief exhaled loudly.
ibid she mention a name 2"
Phil shook his head. "She lapsed
into a coma"
"Well, she said enoughw Ellis
moved toward Ecc'..co.-I Wither-
spoon. "The only he around when
she went down was sonny, here"
Mac protested: "Don't make a
chief! You have no def
mite proof"
proof enough! The boy pushed
her down as sure as I'm standing
here! Why, he was caught red
I interrupted: "But you must be
If he had pushed her, he
wouldn't have waited to be caught
red-handed. He would have run
away" was sick at what 1, in
my folly, had done. If only 1 had
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CHAPTER rHIRTY-S SIX
BY ME. CORM

&14N 1 \ AdOSSAOAA0 ASS0 $O@A@
piled. And / did not know the an
swer to one Of them! my hand
holding the pencil stopped in mid
air, for a scream, the scream of a
woman in mortal agony. echoed
through the house!
Somehow / got to my feet and
somehow / ran the length of the
corridor to the front stairs, / will
never forget the scene that con-
fronted me: Mr.. Richard, his face
gray and ashen, stood on the upper
landing. He was peering over the
banister-peering downward
peering helplessly, hopelessly at a
Shapeless blanketed bundle that
bounced crafty from step to step
until, at last, it came to a sudden,
still stop in the hallway below.
shrieked! I must have shrieked,
for suddenly on all sides doors
opened. Upstairs and down. McIn-
tyre, his coattails flying, rushed
from the library followed by Phil
and Chief Ellis. Men and women
flooded the corridor. I half walked,
half crawled down the stairs. My
knees were so weak they doubled
under me at every step.
Dear God! It's Eliza" Daphne,
her face white mask of horror,
whispered the words.
"She's done fori" The chief knelt
beside the blanketed bundle.
"She's dead?" A mans voice
whispered the words. Mr.. Richard
stood beside me. His dazed eyes
wandered around the enclosing cir
Gle.
''What-what is it ?" Mr.. Horace
appeared seemingly from nowhere.
"She's dying!" Ellis arose. Call
a doctor, someone"
Dying? Who is dying?" Mr..
Horace did not understand. He
looked from Mcintyre to Ellis. The
former said softly:
"It's Eliza, Mr.. Witherspoon. She
Is dying. think-I think she must
have fallen down the stairs!
"Fallen!" The chief laughed
shortly. "She was pushed, more
than likely! Is anyone going to call
. doctor?"
"Tll-Ill phone my physician"
Mr.. Horace pulled himself together
and ran into the library.
20. K! Benson, give me hand.
Wen get her upstairs"
Fright" Phil walked over. Sick
ened, closed my eyes.
you - Todingtonw shout e d
Ellis.
"Yes?" Jeffrey sounded badly
shaken.
"Take my place here with Ben
son. I've things to do here below"
I opened my eyes. "Now, then,
Miss Ritter! He was pointing to
me. did you push her down."
"I?" I could not believe my ears.
"Why-I was in my room! heard
Q scream and I rushed out. Mr..
Richard was there and we saw
we saw-her falling down the
stair, and"
F.. NIL ttlcnard, you Say!"
: Eyes, and" stopped, appalled,
What had I said? In my eagerness
to defend myself what had I said?
I glanced fearfully around the ST.
lent circle. All eyes were upon |
Richard Witherspoon. My heart |
turned over in my breast. Ellis
advanced upon the stricken boy.
$50 it was you who pushed herw
mo! Richard denied the accusa-
ton. II was in-in-"
"Well?"
Richard frowned slightly. IT did
not push Eliza! Why should push
herr" He looked to his sister.
Daphne was weeping silently.
"Why"-he stammered, the light
OF comprehension dawning in his
eyes-"why-you think I did itw
Il suppose"-and Ellis was OPEN
~ disbelieving-I suppose you
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BY M. E. cORNE
CHAPTER THIRTY SEVEN

CHAPTER THIRTY SEVEN
THE DINNER hour had come
and gone and, according to Haw-
kins, who brought me my tray, a
dreary affair dinner had been.
Miss Daphne didn't come down,
MISS" he informed me in mournful
accents. II sent her dinner up
stairs, but it was returned un-
tasted"
And the others?"
''Mr. Horace presided. He looked
badly. The guests were present
but" here Hawkins voice fall
tered-"but there were those emp
ty chairs, miss"
Those empty chairs. l shuddered.
Poor Mr.. Richard! What was he
eating and where? He and Toots
Lemoine!
At quarter to nine l stuck my
head out the door and listened for
sounds from above. In her bedroom
on the third floor Eliza lay, uncon-
scious and lowering between life
and death. DR.. Richards from the
town had been in constant attend
ance for several hours. She had not
a chance to recover-the fall down
the stairs had fractured her skull.
Her last labored breath, knew,
would be the signal for the arrest
of Richard }Witherspoon upon a
charge of willful murder. At pres
ent he was being detained in jail as
q material witness.
AS l stood there half in and half
out of the doorway the telephone
on my bed table tinkled uncertain
ly. Without waiting for it to ring
full blast, ran to lift the receiver.
Elsie" 1t was Phil calling.
Eyes 2"
''Is she still alive?"
II think So"
Listen! Will you call me at the
Jail as soon as she passes out 2"
'Why-" I hesitated. How cal
lous Phil was! And yet Eliza meant
nothing to him, dead or alive, and
nothing to me, except that I could
not view the poor things death
calmly and coolly as though she
were a worm that had been stepped
on and put out of the way. "I'll call
you," / said at last. And as he was
about to hang up I asked: What
about Mr.. Richard?"
'The kids sitting tight. Won't
open his mouth until he sees his
lawyer. That's Toots' doings; she's
warned him that he needn't talk
unless he wants to-"
ooh" l blessed Toots!
"Elsie"-Phirs tone took on that
edge of eagerness I had come to
know so well-"you could do us a
big favor and the kid as we'll"
Il could! How"
Get hold Of Daphne and make
her talk"
Daphne" For a moment saw
red. "You think I'd do that?"
"Now wait a sec! It isn't as bad
as it sounds. I've a bunch that
Richard isn't guilty of murder. Tn
pretty sure that he's mixed up in
some dirty work with Beeman, and
that it's ten to one he stole the
emeralds. If he'd come through
with that, answering to theft
is better than frying!"
"Oh!" exclaimed, and I was ST.
lent so long that he jerked his re-
ceiver hook impatiently.
"Elsie! Are you there?"
eyes. Phil, you aren't trying tc
fool me, are you?"
He gave Disguised snort. "I'm
giving you a chance to do the kiG
a favor. His best chance lies ir
coming clean, but the poor dope
is too scared to realize itr'
I was not entirely convinced
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took q cigaret from q mirrored
box. When she had lighted it, she
faced me through the smoke. She
had control Of herself She said
lightly: "You have been reading
mystery stories, Miss Ritter" The
fear was gone; her eyes were cur
tanned, inscrutable.
mo" sat down on the edge
Of the bed. IT haven't been reading
mystery stories; I have been iv-
ing one"
She inhaled deeply. Really?
How thrilling!" Her hand holding
the cigaret shook slightly.
went on:
"The story I've been living is
about a girl and a boy. They
are brother and sister. The boy
is troubled; he owes sum Of
money to a crooked money lend
err; he is being blackmailed by an
INSCRIPTIONS gold-digger. The girl
knows about the boys trouble. She
knows about the emeralds. She
knows that the boy is innocent Of
murder. She knows who killed her
grandmother and her mother-and
Eliza"
Eliza" echoed Daphne, and the
fear had returned, a monster was
devouring her.
I nodded. "She died moment
ago. Soon the boy will be charged
will, ,,o,,rIov TT IOO1yC 1o n Cow I,;Io,
He has so many things to explain.
The part that this boy and this
girl seem to have overlooked"
paused.
"Yes?" said Daphne. eyes 2"
'"They seem to have overlooked
the fact that if the boy is guilty
Of theft, that if he confessed his
guilt, a great many Of the things
that puzzle the police would be
cleared up. The boy and the girl
don't understand this; they don't
understand that stealing isn't muir
der"
"But suppose the boy admits
theft? Wouldn't the police then
have motive for-for murder ?"
Gone was her pretense Of indiffer-
ence. She was leaning forward, her
hands clenched.
replied slowly: 1.-THE girl would
have to tell all she knows"
"Oh!" Swiftly the curtain de-
scended. "Your story is most melo-
dramatic, Miss Ritter" she said,
struggling her shoulders. Surely if
this girl loves her brother, she
wouldn't hide any evidence that
might free him."
"She might" / risked shot in
the dark. "She might if she loves
also the one whom she suspects is
really guilty"
"That's not true!" she cried in
such anguish that I knew my shot
had hit home. you've no right to
suggest such a thing!"
you've no right to remain ST.
lentw I challenged her. eff there
is another murder, it will be on
your head"
GO! Oh, go away" And there
was such torment in her tone that
I had not the heart to torture her
further.
In my own room I dialed the
number Of the Jail.
"She is dead, Phil, I whispered
over the wire. "She is dead"
20. K, Elsie. Have you attended
to the other matter?"
1T did. but if was no 90"
"No?" Well, don't worry. Has
Horace sent for the coroner"
IT don't know" .
20. K.," he said again. "I'll bring
him out. Sit tight and remember
I'm for you"
"I'll remember"
(TO Be Contjnued)