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Evening star., 1939-02-19
Borah Sees No Need
For President 10
Shorten Cruise
People Of Europe Are
Strong for Peace,
He Declares
By the Associated Press,

6S the ASSOCIATED Press.
Senator Borah, Republican, O.
Idaho said last night he could con.
ceive of no threat to the United
States which need shorten President
Roosevelt's Caribbean cruise.
The President, at a press confer
ence In Key West, Fla, yesterday
indicated he might return from his
Southern cruise earlier than he had
intended because of disturbing re-
ports on the international situation
Dispatches from Key West said it
was understood information reach
Ing Mr.. Roosevelt since he left
Washington Thursday night related
to possible renewal by the totali-
tartan states of unspecified demands.
What could that possibly have to
do with us?" asked Senator Borah,
Oldest member in point of service
on the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee.
Il venture to say" he continued,
"that the totalitarian nations will
not put forth any threat against the
United States or affecting the
United States which need shorten
the Presidents visit a single hour.
Says Few Threats Materialize.
Nine tenths of these threats never
materialize. The people of Europe
are more and more for peace. They
are less and less disturbed bv war
olufnng speeches of the leaders.
When Chamberlain British
Prime Minister) went to Germany
the people welcomed him with great
enthusiasm. The same was true
when he visited Italy. The people
eE~ryWhere want peace, and the only
dlsturbers of the peace are a few
leaders"
Some administration leaders in
Congress professed to be lin the
dark" as to any information the
President may have received about
the European situation.
One said that from outward an
pearances Europe seemed to be
more peaceful than it had been for
six months.
Meanwhile. there was no indica-
ton the State Department had anv
knowledge of alarming information
about conditions in Europe.
Little Activity Noted.
In contrast to the feverish ac-
tivlty in the department. last fall
at the time of the Munich crisis.
there was relatively little activity
there yesterday.
Some officials who were reached
said they had no knowledge of the
receipt Of dispatches indicating
there was turn for the worse in
European conditions, although it
was said the President might have
been in communication with Am
bassadors William c. Bullitt Ito
France) or Joseph P. Kennedy Ito
Britain by trans Atlantic telephone.
Mr.. Bullitt and Mr. Kennedy, it
was said, often talk by telephone
with the President on European
developments.
Tenseness between France and
italy over Italy's territorial aspira-
tions is believed by State Depart
ment attaches to be the focal point
of possible disturbance abroad.
Evening star., 1939-02-19
Plane Bids Are Given
Mexico by ; Countries
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 18.-Reports
that United States, Canadian and
German firms were bidding for the
sale of IS airplanes to the Mexican
government circulated today in mill
tary circles.
1t was reported that German rep
resentatives hoped to exchange
planes for about S2,0O0,O00 worth of
oil and that the government was
negotiating with Canadian COM
pany canadian Car & Foundry
Corp) for establishing a branch in
Mexico.
Evening star., 1939-02-19
EmoscuIution Bill Uroed
BY Arizona Governor
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 18.-Gov.
R. T. Jones assured representatives
OF Women's clubs today he would
call a special legislative session to
enact their proposal for emascula-
ton Of rapists.
A delegation of 40 women made
the request for protection of wom-
anhood" at a conference with the
Governor and Walter Hofmann,
chairman of the State Board of
PardonS and Paroles.
The meeting was called by Gov
Jones after receipt of resolutions
from women's organizations protest.
ing the parole of men convicted of
rape.
Evening star., 1939-02-19
Women Sponsor Dance

The Woman's Democratic Club of
Brentwood, Nd, will sponsor a dance
at 10 pm. Tuesday at Holbrook's
Farms Dairy Auditorium in Brent
wood. Mrs. Laura McWhorter is
chairman Of the Committee on Ar
rangements.
Evening star., 1939-02-19
Elected to Honorary

G. Y. Worthington. Sd, 2122 Leroy
place NV, is one of 81 seniors at
Virginia Tech to be elected to Phi
Kappa Phi, honorary scholarship
fraternity. He is in the School of
Applied Science.
Evening star., 1939-02-19

alleged picketing injunction viola.
ton.
Sellers kilograms contended civil
rights had been violated and that
persons watching the pickets from
across the street had been attacked.
Evening star., 1939-02-19
Mcintyre 'Doino WeII'

Marvin H. Mcintyre, President
Roosevelt's secretary, who has been
Ill at the Naval Hospital, was re-
ported yesterday to be doing very
well" There was no indication when
he might leave the hospital.
Evening star., 1939-02-19
Senator'S Day Meeting

The Parent-Teacher Association of
the H. D. Cooke School will hold a
Senators day" meeting Tuesday at
8 pm. at the school,
Evening star., 1939-02-19

The American Legion has three
posts In France.
Evening star., 1939-02-19
BeIeories, Morocco
Seen as Trouble Spots

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, Feb. 18.-Fascist sources,
informed of reports that President
Roosevelt had received alarming
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-11-24

ed Snapper after the little man with
the rubbers and umbrella walked a.
way. Eight hundred fish, Slim! I
counted it while he was talking. And
to think I've been ducEing him!"
And he added, cit only goes to
show, Slim, there amt thing money
can't cure"
While the experience with the lit
tie dentist amused Slim, he had too
sound regard for honesty to approve
of Snapper's "hustling" tactics. That
wasn't in Sims line.
While scratching around Oh the turf
for living made it imperative that
he not overlook any angles, Slim had
never played the role of professional
tipster, never would.
But even Slim had to tell himself
that Snapper's deal with the little man
with the mustache came in mighty
handy at this time. They were now
free to go on their travels to SAINTS
Anita, with pin money to boot.
To be continued
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-11-24
FIRE HOUSE IN EXMORE
DEDICATED THIS WEEK

The new community fire house at
Exmore, Va, was dedicated Tuesday
evening, November 81, with an oyster
supper at 5 o'clock, followed by an
address by Congressman S. o. Bland
at 8 o'clock. The price of the oyster
supper is % cents. Ice cream, cake,
handkerchiefs and aprons, flowers and
candy will be on sale.
The new building of the fire COM
pany is SO feet by So feet and is q
two story cinder block building. The
lower floor is devoted to space for
fire engines and equipment and an
office. On the second flood is q Soc
ial hall with kitchen and lavatories.
The building is very complete in all
departments.
Officers of the fire company are
President-George Freeman: Vice
President-C. A. Orange; Secretary
Treasurer-Lloyd PARROT; Fire Chief
-Warfield Dennis; Assistant Chief
Edawrd Harmon; Chief Engineer
Nat Mapp; Assistant Engineer
Frank Lewis. There are about 80 &C
tive firemen in the company.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-11-24
SALISBURY POLICEMAN
COON HUNTS ON STREET

Sergeant Carl Wilson, of the Sails
bury police force, veteran of many
a coon hunting expedition, had the
most unique experience of his career
when, in uniform and on duty, he
caught 9-pound animal nearly across
the street from City Hall.
When the coon jumped from tree
and fled into the yard of the Epis-
copal rectory, Sergeant Wilson, ].
Howard Johnson, Wicomico legisla-
tor and number of others gave chase
and finally cornered him.
The officer, who is at loss to
know how his coon got into the CEN
ter of the city unless it was an es-
capped pet, said no CANNES were re-
quired to make the catch but that
he did have to use his own "dogs."
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-11-24
CHAPTER 4

(Which do you want, your money
back or the horses? ?" asked Judge Fol-
ey.
"The money, for my suit and over
coat" Mr.. Sol Berg said. "Those
horses eat too much and never win a
race"
Turning to "Foots" O'Day, the
Judge asked if he had the money to
pay his tailor bill. Dejectedly the lat
ter said "No."
During the six years they had
knocked around" together, Snapper
had been after Slim to buy a stable.
Owning one, he thought, would iden-
tify him as horseman, and thus
lend more tone of authority when he
recommended certain good things
to his clientele.
"Buy 'em, Slim"l Snapper whisper
ed. "You can get 'em cheap"
Slim stood up. He was grinning.
"Your Honor, I'll buy the horses
he offered.
And his offer was approved by Tail
or Berg, "Foots" O'Day, His Honor
and Snapper. Slim peeled off five
century notes-$300 for the tailor and
5000 for "Foots"-and walked out OF
the courtroom holding the bill of sale
for two unknown entities-to wit, Sus-
lie and Cold Cream, platers, plugs, etc
Lets hustle out to Tanforan anc
look 'em over" Snapper said.
Half an hour later the grin or
Sims lean face was wiped away.
"Take a gander at this one," he
groaned, pointing at the skinny lit
tie mare known as Susie. "You car
hang your hat on her flanks."
And Snapper was thinking of "al
the hay Susie is going to lap up" be-
fore eating her racing legs back intt
condition. Cold Cream, they discov
eI, was a 5-year-old maiden which
mad arrived in the show hole (thirC
place and money! once in her life
largely due to a fluke.
"Where'd you get those Mexican
anteaters, in a five-'n'-10 bargain
BASEMENT" scoffed Charlie Bassitt
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-11-24
SYNOPSIS

It was post time for the Santa Anita
Handicap. Coronado" the favorite
with fourteen victories, pranced on
the track to the applause of the crowd
Dan Mills, his owner, a sportsman Of
high calibre, hung on the rail, watch
ing. He had a feeling of apprehen'
sion. Just a few hours ago, he hat
collapsed in the tack room and Char
ley Bassitt, horseman of unsavory re-
putati0n, had taken Coronado" to the
receiving barn. Thrilling with excite
ment, Dams 1S-year-0ld daughter.
Heather, watches from her box. In
the unreserved section, stands "Slim'
Maynard and his pal, Snapper" FL
lott. "Slim", born Andrew Bransor
Maynard, knew horses; his father had
a string of thoroughbreds when Slim
was a boy, but q flood ruined the
Maynard stables and Slim is now or
his uppers.. All he and Snapper could
scrape together was bet on "COro-
nadO" today. Slim sees Bassitt come
from the $50 window with wad OF
tickets and wonders which horse he
was betting on. Coronado, fractions
at the post, pinions his leg on the
stall gate. With the yell, They're
OFF,, he rushes to the lead, apparent
" uninjured, but before the horses
had gone a sixteenth Of mile, COro.
nadO's legs buckled and he crashed
headlong to the ground-dying of a
broken back. The blow is too much
for Dan and, next day, he dies. All
that are left to Heather are q breed
ing farm in Carmel Valley and GA
tichokes", a stable-hand Of whom
Coronado was especially fond. Three
days later, Heather sits in the lob
by of the Biltmore Hotel in Los An
geles, crushed and lonely. The place
buzzed with rumors regarding Char.
lie Bassitt and Coronado's "acciden-
tal'' death. Artichokes shuffles in to
inform Heather that her bags are
packed and the car ready for their
trip to Carmel Valley. Her despair al
going back is lightened by Artichokes
surprising news that Sweet Alice,
the little brood mare on the farm, is
"expectin' and there may be a sue
cessor to Coronado. She named the
colt Knight Errant." In the mean
time, Slim and Snapper were doing
fairly well at Tanforan. One day,
they go to court to hear the case OF
Sol Berg. a tailor against "FOOts'
O'Day for nOn-payment of bill
"FoOts" owns two nO-goOd platers,
"Susie" and "Cold Cream, which he
had turned over to Berg in lieu Of
cash, but contrived to get back again
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-11-24
''KnIGHT ERRAnT"
H@SSe BY jack Mcdonald @@

Id @sSS|5
morning he found Snapper looking
melodramatic.
"The dog bit SUSIE" gasped Snap
per.
"What are you driving at?" Slim
asked, puzzled.
"I'm talking about bad news, Slim"
"Well, bad news travels fast, and
that's what we want Susie to do to-
day, isn't it,"
"You don't understand, Slim. Fluff!
The stable dog! He bit Susie on her
ankle this morning. She'll be on the
shelf the rest of the meet"
Just then fate obliged with some
quick service, for it started to rain.
Cold Cream had been in the barn
for months just waiting for rain.
There was some trouble filling the
entries for Wednesday. The prima
donna horses of the handicap division
were afraid of getting their feet wet
and to fill the card Secretary M. H.
Harrison had to hang out race for
non-winners.
Thirty-seven old jalloppies like Cold
Cream were just itching to get in this
race and when they drew the entries,
Cold Cream was among the twelve
starters.
Snapper had little dentist with a
mustache all stacked away and primed
to win a big bet on the getaway
special" Snapper had been building up
for days.
This was it. Cold Cream, thought
Snapper.
An hour before the race Snapper
had the money he was going to win
already counted. But, he told him
self, he might as well make it real
cleanup. So he corralled Slim.
"Slim, I can't do anything right any
more"
Slim eyed Snapper suspiciously.
This was Snapper's customary catch
line for touch.
"You know, Slim, I went into Raw
Meat Joe's on Third Street this noon
and spotted horse in the eastern en-
tries I been tagging for months, name
Morning Mail.
"But there's daffy guy in the book
les who is bug on astrology.
"He says don't play Morning Mail,
as by all the signs of the Zodiac the
time is not propitious to wager on any
four-legged animal with a name that
starts with M.
"He says wait until Venus crosses
the meridian and comes into conjunc-
ton with Jupiter and then it will be
okeh. I took his bunch as I figure
I can't do anything right. Morning
Mail wins, paid limit price and I'm
on another horse in the race"
Snapper never ran out of hard luck
stories. And the marvel of it was he
seemed to think Slim never ran out
of money. Slim was now so used to
Snapper's method of approach to put
on "touch" that he never had to
wait for him to actually clamp it on.
So Slim handed him twenty from
his dwindling bankroll. They were
standing under the Bay Meadows
grandstand now.
"Put another twenty with this,
Slim, advised Snapper, "and we'll
bet it all on Cold Creams nose."
The pair eyed Charlie Bassitt stand
ing close by.
"That guys got rabbit ears" Snap
per said, and he and Slim Unanswered
down by the other end of the grand
stand.
Slim was skeptical about the race.
He studied the past performance sheet
and asked Snapper. "How about this
Evening Song?"
Evening Song? Just a cheap rag
time NUMBER" assured Snapper.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-11-24

with rubbers and an umbrella advanc-
ing buoyantly.
cts the little dentist with the mus
tache," Snapper said in an undertone.
81 layed him on Cold Cream the 9TH
er day. I don't want him to see me.
I been playing the duck for him all
week."
But the little man had seen. He
came over, yanked the paper out of
Snapepr's hands and looked down in
to his face, menacingly, Snapper
thought, and rapidly he mulled over
in his mind suitable alibi to give
the man for Cold Creams debacle.
"Say Where you been hiding out ?
I've been looking all over for you for
three days." the little man said.
"I'm sorry about"
Before Snapper could go any fur
Their with his explanations about Cold
Creams miscue, the dentist rammed
his hand down to his hip pocket. Snap
per bolted to his feet, convinced the
little man was reaching for gun.
81 can explain everything! It was
like this" gasped Snapper.
But the little man pulled out wad
of bills that would choke a giraffe OF
Gargantua the gorilla.
what do you mean, sorry? What
do you mean you can explain? That
sure was dandy tip. Why didn't
you let me know it was such a hot
one? I only bet two hundred, but
I'd have stretched it if I'd known il
was so good. You got any more
Gold Streams coming up?"
Slim was dumbfounded, but Snap
per jammed silencing thumb in his
ribs and grabbed the roll from the
proffered hand on the little man.
Cold Cream! Gold Stream! It be-
gan to dawn on Slim.
II mean I'm sorry-that the price
wasn't little bigger" Snapper gulp-
ed.
"Say, came almost not getting the
bet down." the little man went on hap
PLY.
"You told me on the phone it was
the sixth race. I was just getting
ready to pull a lady's tooth and was
lucky I stopped long enough to go in
the other room and take look at the
paper. found out just in time that
Gold Stream was running in the fifth
not the sixth. I had to tell the lady
to come back tomorrow while I hur-
ried down to the bookie's. It was near
ly post time when got the bet down.
"They do sound alike over the
phone," Snapper said, with a relieved
grin. "That isl mean-fifth and
sixth sound alike"
"Yeah," laughed the little man.
He made Snapper promise to wire
him another good tip like that from
Santa Anita.
"Oh, I can get you a million hot
ones down there" assured the Snapper
particularly since I got a brother
who is big jockey at Santa Anita
He promised to wire the little man
frequently.
"Cold Cream! Gold Stream!" roar
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-11-24

"Wait until you see 'em rum" Slim
countered bravely.
"What makes you think they can
rum"
The dimple in Sims cheek deepen
ed.
"Premonition!"
Premontion-a word horsemen live
by.
Premonition it was that drew Heath
err from her bed late one night this
June and sent her to Knight Grants
stable, near the farm house. The salt
wind whipping around Point Lobos
stung through the thin silk of her pa
jamas, and she pulled back the sliding
door.
From the colts padded stall came
the thump of small hooves thrashing
in agony.
Collie!
Heather had heard old Dan use the
word, in the tone another man might
speak of death. It sent her calling
into the outer darkness beyond the
stable for Artichokes, to take her
place beside the frail little colt lying
with bloated body and thin legs stuck
out stiffly. Madly, with polo coat
flung over her pajamas, she drove
through the darkness of the Carmel
Valley road.
She found old Doctor Boley and
drove him back to the farm.
"Knight Errant is dying. You must
save him. He's Knight Errant, Coro-
nado's colt :"
Later the old veterinarian who had
known her father said, "You saved
him, Heather. Speed-in these cases
means more than skill"
More than ever after this grueling
night the rangy colt was dear to
Heather Mills.
knight Errant was yearling now,
and the knobs Of his legs had smooth
ed into the general black slimness
that was becoming his chief charac-
teristic, and the great hammer-like
head was daily growing finer and
more beautiful.
"I'm going to send Knight Errant
to the Kentucky Derby next spring"
Heather informed Artichokes.
"Cain't do that" Artichokes was
annoyed at the girls ignorance in
turf matters.
Heather was piqued. Her blue
eyes widened.
"Why not"
Because only three year Odds are
eligible for de Kentucky Derby"
Heather tossed her honey colored
head.
"I'm going to take Knight Errant
to Santa Anita in January, anyway,
and race him." thought Heather.
But she wouldn't tell Artichokes un-
til the time came.
At Bay Meadows, Slim and Snap
per, co-partners of Cold Cream and
Susie, decided to race them under the
nome de course of the Versatile Stable.
Slim pronounced it certa-teal, as in
duck, and Snapper versatile, as in
brick.
The only thing versatile about them
was that Susie had to have a PASTE
hard track to run on and Cold Cream
couldn't raise gallop in anything but
the mud.
Susie was touched in the wind, but
could go five-eighths of mile at top
speed if the air was clear and there
wasn't any breeze. She had won a
few cat-hops in her time around the
cracker-box half-mile tracks Of the
leaky roof circuit.
Cold Cream was a 5-year-old maid
en- with a bad knee that looked like
a casaba melon.
It was Getaway Week at Bay Mea-
dows and it found Slim and Snapper
in debt to the hotel, the feedman,
and with shipping money to Santa
Anita not even remotely perceptible
in the offing.
There was a five-eighths cat-hop
in the condition book which Susie, ace
headliner Of the Versatile Stable,
would fit into nicely. But when Slim
walked into the tackroom Tuesday
Bananas are best for eating when
the skin is speckled with brown.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-11-24

Bananas are best for eating when
the skin is speckled with brown.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-11-24

(Which do you want, your money
back or the horses ?" asked Judge Fol-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-02-23
Retains Title for Ely Held by
Coach Grevich's Squad;
Team Places Fifth.
FINAL STANDINGS.

Mabel Lampi captured the state
diving crown at the meet held in Vir-
ginia last Friday and Saturday, while
her teammates, trailing the Virginia,
Nashwauk, and Biwabik stars, garnered
enough points to place the team in
fifth position in the total standings.
Miss Lampi kept the diving title in
Ely which Ruth Martinetti held jointly
with Romene Sandberg, Virginia, last
year. She compiled a total of 1898
points to win. Peggy Lambert took
third, with Ely chalking up total of
nine points in this one event.
Helen Slogan, the only other SWIM
mer besides the divers to qualify in the
individual events, padded her way to
third place in the 100-yard free style
and fourth in the 50-yard. Miss Slogan
added five more points to Ely's total.
In the preliminaries she took second in
the longer distance with time of
1909, one second slower than the
winning time in the finals. In the
shorter event she placed fourth in the
preliminarieS, IL seconds slower than
the winning time for the champion
ship.
The 150-yard medley relay team, COM
posed of Marion Hall, Angela Poljanec,
and Waynetta Hill, after placing fifth
in the preliminaries, swan its way to
third place in the finals. Virginia in
first, and Biwabik in second, came in
ahead of the Ely girls, while Chisholm
and Eveleth finished behind them in
the order named. They scored points
The 1O0-yard free style relay team
didn't fare so well. After garnering
second behind Virginia in the qualify
ing swim, it came in fifth in the finals.
They swan the preliminaries in $50,
or seconds slower than the winner in
the finals Mary BONNER, Emily De-
beltz, Miss Slogan and Miss Hill COM
posed the team. They annexed points.
The performance of the Ely girls, who
were competing against the classiest
aqua stars in the state, was note
worthy. They finished but 4 points
behind the third place Biwabik team
incidentally, second place in any in
dividual event, or fourth in either re-
lay, is worth four points.
A year ago Ely finished in third place
with 81 points. Virginia captured first
with 81 and Biwabik was in second with
a.
Besides the girls named above, Agnes
Altar, Ruth Markovich and Mildred
Somers took part in the meet.