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Evening star., 1940-03-16
CHAPTER xxx.

"You'll-you will have to 60 now,
Eric" Elaine said, her hand now on
the doorknob. "And I'm sorry. II
I could look at 1t the way you du
I'd tell Melvyn and ask him to re-
lease me from my promise. As 1t
Eric nodded and his eyes were
filled with understanding. every
well, Elaine. If that's the way you
want it, I can say nothing more.
And-and don't bother to feel sorry
for me. I guess, frankly, that was
never worthy of girl like you. I'm
leaving New York today for a trip
trough the Panama Canal to Hawaii.
have the tickets in my pocket.
II bought them hoping that
you and I could be married and sail
this afternoon on our honeymoon.
But. :" He smiled again as he
walked slowly across the room.
For a moment after the door
closed softly behind him, Elaine
stood stock-still, then sat quietly on
the couch, faraway. dreamy look
in her eyes. Then rising swiftly
from the couch, she rushed across
the room to a window and pulled
aside the curtain. Eric was just
getting into taxicab and he turned
to look up at the window Of the
apartment as the cab pulled slowly
away from the curb. He smiled and
waved his hand gallantly and his
lips moved as though he were bid
ding her a final good-by.
"Good-by," Elaine whispered,
blowing him a kiss. Tears stream
ing down her cheeks. she let the cur
tain fall back into place and walked
slowly back toward the couch.
1t was over. She would never see
him again. Soon, soon she would be
Mrs. Melvyn Stuart, while he-he
would be aboard the liner bound for
distant ports and faraway lands,
sailing out of her life-forever!
She whirled around as the door
behind her opened and she dabbed
her handkerchief hastily at her eyes
as Melvyn walked slowly into the
room, a nervous smile on his lips.
Are you ready?" he asked anxi-
ously.
Doesn't Dare Speak.
She nodded her head. not daring
to trust herself to speak.
He advanced still further into the
room and shifted nervously or his
feet. Face a dull red. he glanced
sharply at her. Betty told NE that
Eric was here"
Hes gone, Melvyn," she told him
quietly. He had to leave in
hurry. He-he just came to wish
us happiness.
"Really?" He sighed and the
ghost of smile played about his
lips. I'm glad, Elaine. Frankly, I
was little bit worried. After all,
you had fancied yourself in love
with him for such long time. I'm
glad the infatuation is over
Tears again welled in her eyes and
Elaine glanced down at the wrist
watch to hide her grief. "Yes, Mel
vyn, my infatuation is over. But
but we'd better hurry or We'll be
late"
He grinned carelessly and sat
down on the couch. Il suppose
Eric is going back to California"
Why didn't he forget that Eric
even existed? Why didn't he stop
his name? Elaine glanced
at him, then forced a smile
to her lips. mo, Melvyn, Eric is
going on a trip to Hawaii"
"Really?" He looked at her with
Evening star., 1940-03-16

trembling hand on his. "But-
but why, Melvyn?"
China is no place for you," he
told her curtly. Besides, I have
my work to do there. I couldn t
spend my time taking care OF you or
anything like that. It wouldn't be
the sort Of life for any girl, Elaine.
It. . :" He made an impatient
gesture. "Oh, what's the use Of
lying? You love Eric, Elaine. Every
thing about you tells me that. Your
tears when I came into your room
after Eric left, the way you trembled,
the paleness Of your face. You dom t
want to marry me-you never
did. And so-well, I love you
enough to want to make you happy
That's why I'm taking you to Eric
"Melvyn" With a happy smile
Elaine threw both her arms about
his neck and kissed him gratefully
"Melvyn, I'm so happy. So
SO. ;" Before she could say
another word tears Of Joy streamed
down her cheeks. Embarrassed, she
reached into her pocketbook for a
handkerchief. but before she could
manage to open 1t Melvyn came to
her rescue with a large, snowy
handkerchief he drew from his
pocket.
'Tears, Elaine?" He smiled. "You
should be glad. You're going to the
man you really love. You should
be happy. Elaine. Just think,
the next time you cry 1t will be Eric
who dries your tears!"
\ X Il
after all these years-Paris-oh,
we'll. all right, Hawaii.
Fairly bursting with excitement,
Betty Gordon rushed about on the
liners broad deck as, with many a
boot of its deep-throated whistle
and amid cheers of the milling
crowd, the great ship eased slowly
Evening star., 1940-03-16
BY MARGARET NOVEL;.

Try Your hand at real oriental flower ARRANGEMENT and either
beg borrow or steal branches Towering shrubs fruits
garden or the country side Cabapp the the
types
give you great pleasure in week will
and force them the
the pale pink OF Japanese with its black
turquoise Chinese bowl teakwood
exquisite with willow
under the dropping branches.
Evening star., 1940-03-16
Shelter Runs Food
ACIose Second in
Family Expenditure
Housing Consumes
27.3 Per Cent of Total
Income, Survey Shows

Expenditures for shelter run q
close second to food for the largest
share of the average American fam
ily's income.
This fact is shown by an article
"How Families Spend Their In
comes"-in the March issue of the
Federal Home Loan Bank Review
published today. The article is
based upon consumer expenditures
IN the United States," the first study
Of its kind, which has just been
published by the National Resources
Planning Board.
of the aggregate income received
by the Nations consumers during
a 12-month period in 1885," the
review says, Approximately IS per
cent was spent for current consump-
ton. per cent was used for gifts
and direct taxes and 10 per cent was
saved.
Shelter, including household
operation and furnishing, accounted
for 273 per cent of total consumer
income, or almost as large a share
as food, which absorbed 285 per cent
of income. Expenditures for cloth
ing of 89 per cent and for auto
mobiles ga per cent, were the next
largest items"
The study should be of unusual
value to home financing institutions
or other business enterprises, the
review declares, by providing them
with detailed analysis of incomes,
expenditures and the pattern of saw
ings for a community roughly COM
parable in size and location to their
own cities.
Spent $4,000, ,OOO, 900.
With a combined income of $59,-
000,000000 during the IL months
surveyed, the 100000 families and
single individuals making up the
American consumer market, spent
nearly $4,000 100000 in satisfaction
of three principal wants-food,
shelter and clothing, the reviews
article said Shown below are ex-
penditures classified according to
general type of disbursement:
Expenditures
lin millions
NokA Af
Evening star., 1940-03-16

Where are you going?" he asked,
teasingly. He sighed and suddenly
his lighthearted air vanished, to be
replaced by an expression of deep
thought.
"1'm-1'm taking you to Eric"
Takes Her to Eric.
"Eric!" Not daring to believe her
Evening star., 1940-03-16

about an idiotic thing called love. ;.
When soon-soon they would be
IN Paris-oh, we'll, darn the war-in
Hawaii Paris could wait.
(Capyright, 1910. by William Nevbauer.)
The End.
Evening star., 1940-03-16

ears, Elaine repeated his name over
and over again. conscious of a dull
pounding of her heart, of sudden
hope dissipating the gloom and de-
preston of a moment ago. She laid
Evening star., 1940-03-16

Watch the car behind the car
ahead Of you.
Evening star., 1940-03-16
Wood Needs Preservotive

< Wood coming in contact with the
soil or within 18 inches of the ground
should be treated with a preserva-
tive.
Evening star., 1940-06-27
Play in City League
Sunday Will Decide
First-Ha|f Titles

First-half titles in both sections of
the National City League will be de-
cided Sunday in double-header on
the South Ellipse diamond.
In Section A Kleins Tavern, de-
Tending champion, tangles with an
up-and-coming j. C. Flood Plumbers
nine, while Frank Cinottis Plaza
Tile and Marble crew meets St..
Francis Xavier for the Section B
crown.
Section A (3 p.m)
Klein's Tavern VS.. J. c. Floor, South
Ellipse tfirst-half championship
Section b III ANIL p.m)
Plaza Tile and Marble VS.. st. Francis
Xavier, South Ellipse hrst-haf cham
Atchison a. Keller VS.. Washington Home
Improvement tWest Ellipse).
Arcade Market VS.. Capital Cafe. East
Ellipse.
Terminal g. Variety A. c. draw byes.
Junior Division I-3 pm)
Ellipse.
Knsssi Kubs VS.. Mailman Photographers
East Ellipse.
=, Woodridge A. c. VS.. Southeast Boys Club,
No. . Monument
=, Friendship House VS.. Police Boys Club
NO. 4. No. l Monument.
Evening star., 1940-06-27
BY BURTON HAWKINS,
Star Staff Correspondent.

EN- ROUTE TO BOSTON, June
27.-One of the more damaging
items concerning the distressing
Mats, who today were regarding
their of day as something of a
moral victory as they were being
chugged toward Boston, is the pro-
longed batting slump OF Outfielder
Gerald Walker.
Mr.. walker, q fiery fellow who
has been accused Of many eccen-
tricities, never can be labeled As
lacking competitive spirit. II he
doesn't succeed Buddy Myer as
Washingtons scrappiest performer,
the umpires and other players in
the league will VOW he's been
sponged.
Gee is patterned after Goose Cos
lin in customer appeal. He's likely
to be picked of first base while rep
resenting the tying run in the eighth
inning and break up the game with
mighty clout in the ninth, or vice
versa. He's unpredictable, but
handy player to have on your side.
Walker Hits Only $50 in West.
Walker has illustrated his Jekyl
and Hyde baseball character with
the Mats, sparkling them to spectac-
ular early season victories and ac-
cumulating fashionable runs
batted-in record. 1t may be signifi-
cant that on the Mats recent West
ern trip Washington won only four
Of 13 games, and Mr.. Walker tapered
of to a $50 batting percentage over
the same stretch.
"It's only temporary" explains
Shortstop Charley Colbert, who has
thumped at a gaudy .428 pace since
Manager Bucky Harris installed
him as 4 regular six games ago.
Gerald will start hitting again
shortly and we'll all be wondering
how the guy ever could get in q
slump"
"One of the things that's difncult
to explain Is a batting slump" con-
tinues Charley. Right now I'm
hitting the ball, but there's q lot of
luck to it. I've been hitting 'em
where the fielders weren't and I'm
glad, but Gerald hasn't been get
ting the breaks. A lot Of his smashes,
If you'll remember, have been well
hit, but directly into a fielder's
glove.
I'm that night game at Chicago
I popped up the first two times
at the plate on pitches I think I
normally can murder. II I had to
hit a home run and could call for
what wanted thrown to me, I
couldn't ask for anything fatter
than those pitches Johnny Rigney
threw me. But I popped up twice
on identical pitches, so it doesn't
prove much.
White Sox Rally Nips Mats.
Gerald, though, still is taking
his normal swing and he'll be con-
Meeting steadily. He isn't nibbling
at bad pitches and he's not of
form up at that plate. He'll get
squared away shortly and when he
does he'll be tough"
Colbert, however, currently is the
Mats toughest customer at the plate.
Yesterday he swatted two singles
Evening star., 1940-06-27
Vaudeville Baseball Providing National League Fans With Many Thrill
Battered Mats Invade Boston
Hoping Walker Will Regain
Batting Eye to Revive Them

and a double IN four Official at
Temps and contributed brace Of
runs as the Mats wilted in the ninth
inning to blow 7-6 decision to the
White Sox at Chicago.
Washington snatched the lead
three times early in the engage
ment, but Chicago bounced back
on each occasion to grasp a 5-4
lead in the third inning before the
Mats locked the score in the fourth
through the medium of four Chi
cago errors.
Walter Masterson started for
Washington and the White Sox
finished him In two innings. Joe
Haynes replaced him starting the
third and, after yielding two runs
in that inning, hurled creditably
until the fatal ninth.
Leonard to Hurl Red Sox Opener.
Washington produced what ap-
peared to be the winning run in
the seventh when Colbert singled
to center, moved to second on Rick
Ferrell's single to left, to third as
Haynes forced Ferrell at second,
and across as Third Baseman Bob
Kennedy whipped out George Case.
In the ninth Haynes bumped into
considerable trouble when Mike
fresh singled to center and Bill
Dietrich beat out bunt down the
third-base line, fresh continuing
to third as the Mats neglected to
cover. After pitching two strikes
and q ball to Pinch-Hitter Larry
Rosenthal, Haynes claimed a sore
elbow and was replaced by Joe
Krakauskas, whose first pitch famed
Rosenthal.
Joe then walked Mike Kreevich
to fill the bases and fresh scored
the tying run as Kuhel tapped in
front of the plate and was thrown
out by Ferrell. At that juncture
Taft Wright, the former Washing
ton chattel, looped a single to left
to register Dietrich with the win
ming run.
Dutch Leonard will pitch the
opener Of the four-game series with
the Red Sox tomorrow, with Herb
Hash slated to sling for Boston.
Single games will be played tomor-
row and Saturday, with q double
header listed for Sunday.
Evening star., 1940-06-27

',"And the Giants would probably
shellac the Detroits, and so on down
the line" said l.. S. MacPhail firmly.
MAYBE the Yankees would beat the
Cubs. I'll spot you that one. And
maybe the Bees would lose to Phila-
delphia or Washington. But outside
OF that, you inkstained dullard, the
National League would clean up.
It's faster! It's smarter It's diff
ferent! It's better!"
Away from the spell of L. Stanford
MacPhafl, I do not believe that the
National League is faster, smarter,
or better, though 7 think the Brain
speaks mouthful when he says
It, is different. And I think the
proposition is sound-a club-for-club
carnival once a year, perhaps just
before or after the World Series.
When the carnival comes, will
cover all of Leland sStanford's bets
that the National League will win
six out of eight. All MacPhail has
to do is underwrite the thing. I
would like to help him there, but I
have an appointment that day with
my accordion teacher.
Evening star., 1940-06-27
Mat Me|ees Tonight
To Help Send Needy
Children 10 CAMPS
MurtineI|i-Murphy Bout,
Battle Royal Features
On Turner Show Card

Joe Turner will do a turn for
charity tonight at Turner's Arena.
where he will present a benefit
wrestling show to help defray the
expenses of some 200 underprivileged
children to summer camps.
Turner is donating a generous
portion of the gross proceeds to the
Needy Childrens Camp Fund.
Headlining the show will be two
popular boys-Dropkick Murphy, the
stylist, and Gino Martinelh, the
Boston glamour boy" Gino has
mop of hair as black as coal, in
sharp contrast to Murphy's almost
platinum blond locks. A clean,
scientific match is expected.
Before Martinelli and Murphy
take over the spotlight five rough
neck grapplers will be turned loose
for battle royal. Participating
will be zim Fam zum, the Hindu
mystery man; the Irish Angei
Juan Olaguivel, John Norcus and
John Bognar. The winner is slated
to get a headline shot at the win
ner of the Murphy-Mar scrap.
Billy Metro, a 290-pound husky
who was some shakes as a wrestler
few decades ago, will make his
debut as referee. He may be as
signed the battle royal.
Two other matches are on the
card. Matros Kirilenko meets
Michele Leone in the semi -windup.
while Karol Krauser meets Felix
Slovikowski, 260-pounder.
Murphy's best weapon is his drop
kick, which usually finishes off his
opponents. Martinelli relies heavily
on powerful armlock.
Action begins at $3.50.
Evening star., 1940-06-27
Good Clean Fun Packs
.Skits on New York,
PhiI|y Stages
Cords Go Wild, Then Bow
In 10th; Yonks Return
To First Division
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

In the days when the New York
Yankees were burning up everything
in baseball, National League fans
used to defend their interests by
saying they got more for their
money than the American Leagues
customers.
Well, the Yanks are different, and
the American League race is differ
ent, but the National League fans
still get more excitement. It may
not be baseball, but it's good, clean
fun.
In New York, for instance, the
Giants and ST. Louis Cardinals came
up with 10-inning, 1919 bit of
vaudeville last night just "a hours
after the Dodgers and Chicago Cubs
put on a 13-inning skit across the
river in Brooklyn.
There were five home runs in the
game and 13 runs scored in one
inning, the seventh, after which the
whole issue still had to be decided
because the score was tied to all.
Action in 10th Inning.
No Broadway show had a more
dramatic climax. The Giants loaded
the bases in the ninth and failed to
score. They did it again in the
10th. This time Pinch-hitter john
ny Mccarthy drove home the win
ming run with a single-his first hit
of the year!
Even the double header between
the last-place PhiTlies and the plod-
ding Pittsburgh Pirates was packed
with action. Cy Blanton and Joe
Bowman matched seven-hit pitching
in the first game, and Johnny Rizzo,
a former Pirate, brought the Phils a
Al victory by homering with one
on in the eighth.
Then, in the second game, the Pi-
rates punched out five runs in the
second inning and won, 1l-6, with
a 14-hit attack that included two
home runs by Spud Davis, former
Phil. Vince Di Maggie, for whom
Pittsburgh gave up Rizzo, hit one in
each game.
The Yankees managed to stop
their latest losing streak at four
games by beating the Cleveland In
dians. 81, with revitalized per-
formances by Charley (Red) Ruff
flng and Joe Di Maggie.
Ruffing kept six hits scattered we'll
and never was behind. The Yanks
got only six hits, too, but Di Maggie
corralled two Of them. He singled
two runs home in the second and
another across in the ninth after
Frank Crosetti doubled.
Chapman's Bat Subdues Browns.
This was enough to lift the world
champions back into the American
Leagues first division as the Phila-
delphia Athletics subdued the st.
Louis Browns, ga. Sam Chapman
led the assault by the AS with a
perfect day at the plate, five hits,
including a grand slam homer. Dick
Siebert also had a perfect batting
day.
This victory, in turn, put Philadal-
phia again in seventh place and let
Washington slide back to the cellar
under the burden of 7-6 defeat by
the Chicago White SoX.
The Boston Red Sox fought back
to 81 triumph over the Detroit
Tigers that gave the Red Sox the
series and moved them within half a
game of the second-place Tigers.
Rookie John Corsica baffled the
Bostons on three hits for eight in
nings, but was belted out in the
midst of three-run rally started in
the ninth by Lou Finney, who had
two doubles and a single for his
afternoons work.
Evening star., 1940-06-27
Wrestling Uncertain
AT Riverside After
Few See Show

Wrestling's future at Riverside
Stadium was in a doubtful status
today after last nights meager turn
out to see Ernie Dusek pin Frank
Sexton in the feature bout.
Times are tough all around the
circuit, it appears, as only a hand
full of customers were on hand to
see the troupe go through it's PAGES.
Lolo Lopez defeated Doris Dean
in the co-feature-a match strictly
for ladies. She won with COM
bination hair-pull and right cross
to the chin.
In other matches Rudy Dusek
and Warren Bockwinkel drew; Abe
Tourist pinned Ed White in IL min
utes, and Ed Newman tossed Ralph
Garibaldi in Is.
Evening star., 1940-06-27
Torres HurIs No-Hitter,
Makes Four BinqIes

BY the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, June 27.-Gilbert
Torres pitched no-hit, no-run
game for Charlotte against Norfolk
yesterday, winning, TO. He faced
only 20 men.
Torres walked four for the only
Tars to reach base. Two were erased
in double plays.
Torres famed five and had a per-
feet day at bat on four singles.
Evening star., 1940-06-27
Weather, Schedule Give
Chisox Lots of Rest

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, June 27.-The weather
man and quirk in the American
League schedule this week combined
to place the Chicago White Sox on
f1ve-day week-five days off and
two at baseball.
Idle last Saturday, Sunday and
Monday because of rain and wet
grounds, they wound up two-game
series with Washington yesterday
and now have today and tomorrow
off because of an open date in the
schedule.
Evening star., 1940-06-27
Savannah Boosts Lead
With Aid of Rivals
y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AUGUSTA, Ga, June 27.-Profit-
ing by setbacks suffered by Macon
and Columbus, deadlocked for sec
ond place, Savannah held q three
game lead today in the South At
lantic's torrid pennant race.
The Indians, fielding errorlessly
and cracking out IA hits to back up
Bob Chipman's fine five-hit hurting,
defeated the Jacksonville Tars 8 to
2 last night.
Evening star., 1940-06-27
Would Hove Them Meet
According to Position

Mr.. MacPhail is the merchant who
suggested not long ago that the
American and National Leagues play
a series of games every year between
the corresponding clubs in each
league-first place against first place,
second place against second place,
and so on down the list to cellar
club against cellar club.
Wow, he adds:
And I wasn't kidding" insisted
the Brain, with a stern look at your
correspondent. ''They told me the
idea was no good, but I wasn't
fooling. I told 'ern to play those
games and I would underwrite them.
would underwrite them. That was
my proposition, boy, and further
more, I would bet the National
League wins six out of eight. What
do you Think"
II don't think so," said your cor
respondent, leaping at the question
like a drowning man. 81 think"
Never mind" interrupted Leland
Stanford MacPhail. You're wrong.
I'm sorry I asked you. You don't
know what you're talking about.
Our, league would win six out of
eight. Cincinnati would lick Cleve-
land"
mo they wouldn't"
"And Brooklyn would murder Bos-
ton"
Evening star., 1940-06-27
Girls Team Ambitious

Here's one of those adding ma
chine affairs. M P M. Market Girls
softball team defeated Interior, 31-0,
behind the one-hit pitching of Isabel
Butler. The Market Girls feel they
are ready for games with Sholl's
Cafe or Arlington Aces.
Evening star., 1940-06-27
Cards Get Pitcher Nohem

LOUISVILLE, KY, June q (P.-
Return of Pitcher Sammy Nahem
to Brooklyn to be turned over to the
st. Louis Cardinals to complete the
Joe Medwick deal has been an
nounced by Louisville.
Evening star., 1940-06-27
Newark Buys Catcher

NEWARK, N. j., June 27-Pur-
chase of Dallas H. Warren, veteran
Syracuse catcher, has been an
nounced by the Newark Bears.
Evening star., 1940-06-27
From the
Press Box
MocPhuiI Is Advocating
Inter-Leogue Series
BY JOHN LARDNER,


PHILADELPHIA, June q NA.
.N.AD.-Leland Stanford MacPhail,
the bashful chieftain of the Brook
,lyn ball club, was holding forth at
the soda fountain while your cor
respondent and two or three other
birds of prey watched him closely.
1t is not impossible to interrupt
MIR. MacPhail. 1t just seems impos-
sible. But the man has weakness
which Is known to certain of us pro-
fessional interrupters. He smokes
cigarettes. Now and then he pauses
to light one, and that is the time to
strike, and strike hard, for in an
other moment L. S. MacPhail will
be back in stride, and there will be
no further stops until Altoona.
! The brain of Flatbush was talking
of this and that. The strategic
moment arrived. He reached for
cigarette.
Hos an "Americon League"
Outfit in Brooklyn
by the way, L. S." said your
correspondent, shooting quickly into
the breach, ''it goes without saying
among us cognoscenti that the
American League is a faster league
than the National, and, therefore,
your argument is full of holes, as
well as somewhat"
"Stop!" sputtered L. Stanford
MacPhail, swallowing his cigarette
Smoke poured from both his ears.
His face turned from old rose to rich
magenta. Go no further along
those lines, my punch-dr young
hack writer, or your relatives will
have you clapped into sanitarium
and contest your will in court
Down the line they play better ball
in the National League. It's faster!
It's smarter! It's different! It's
better"
well" began your corre-
spondent.
Don't be ridiculous!" said Leland
S. MacPhail. you know better
than that. Everybody knows better
than that. Listen, I've got an
American League ball club playing
in Brooklyn. Lots of my men come
from the American League They
all tell me the same thing. It's
faster over here in your league,
Larry they tell me. It's smarter!
It's different! It's better! They
all tell me that. Vosmik Walker,
Durocher, Tamulis, Hamlin, they
all tell me that. It's faster! It's
smarter! It's different! It's
better!"