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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-22
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE

The Judge looked around carefully. He
was gone all right. that young man.
He beckoned to the attendant. The atten-
His uniform jacket was open at the throat,
showing the collar button of his shirt
who" asked the judge, was that young
man, Riordan?"
beg pardon, Your HONOR"
That young man." the judge said i'm
patiently, who sat here beside me moment
ago."
The red-haired attendant looked blankly
at him. Sat beside you p"
That's what said!' the Judge snapped
You aren't deaf, are you?"
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But : No, sir, Your Honor Not deaf.
But didn't see anybody sitting beside you.
Not tonight, sir. You mean last night, sir?''
The judge felt queer chill run up his
spine. He tried to quell it. Nonsense 1t was
just that the attendant was half blotto, or
something. Why, he knew that fellow well.
He'd seen him somewhere before The son,
no doubt, of the district leader, or something
like that Or else
Come to think of it, had he ever told that
story about stealing his cousins automobile?
i HE girl was pale and shaky. George was
pale, but not shaky. They stood in the line
at the Wilton reservation desk.
And it was their turn
The pallid desk clerk, with the carnation
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in the buttonhole of his fawless blue suit,
said, "Darnley? Darnley?" And he riffled
through a sheaf of cards. ''Oh yes we have
your reservation, sir. Would you register,
SIR" He showed a leather-rimmed stack of
cards toward George.
Elsa felt cold, clammy. 1t was as easy as
that. She watched George Gorham write,
"Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Damley, Whitley,
N. J." Write it easily, as though he had writ
though it were unimportant - and honest.
But it was safe, safe. They we're a hundred
and eighty miles from Howeville, and there
wasn't chance that anybody in this crowd
ed, busting lobby would recognize them. 1t
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The young man said quietly, But maybe
he hasn't. Maybe he has eight children at
home to feed, and wife, too. How can we
tell?"
The judge grinned. "All right You win"
It flattered these people enormously when
their opinions were taken. Well, he'd fatter
him. Sentence" he said, suspended -
And don't do it again.
The suawny peddler lurched on his feet.
He said, Thank you, Your Honor! Oh,
thank ="
Skip it - Next case," the judge said.
After the suawny fellow had gone, after
the next case, wife beaten, had come up, the
Judge swung his swivel chair around to talk
to the stranger. But the stranger was gone.
The adjoining chair was empty.
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of those invitations with an if-you- dare-refuse

of those invitations with an if-you- dare refuse
undertone.
BE glad to-" the judge had lied
Now he glared down at the sallow defen-
dant. The peddler swallowed hard Il just
wanted to ask Your Honor's advice -
Il said ten dollars or ten days." the judge
story. IF you open your mouth again, it'll
be twenty dollars or twenty days - Stenog-
rapher! That's off the record
1t was safe enough. He could let go. Lepert,
the Night Court reporter, had bobbed up
only for an instant, to look over the COM
plants, then had gone to family party. No
body of any account was there, on this night.
Il Oylv =" the peddler began
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was visiting her Aunt Emma IN
New York. George was out in Ohio,
on business trip.
AND it wasn't as though they
ought to feel guilty. Because, after
all, she was twenty-four now and
knew what made the world go
around, and George was twenty
six, and they would have been mar
ried, back in Howeville, with every
body invited except the Wilberts,
who didn't count. Except that
George was just barely making
enough to pay alimony to his ex-
wife; except that the Gorhams felt
that George would be making an
other mistake.
They'd been in love these past
eight months, Elsa Williamson,
typist, and George Gorham, assist
ant general manager. They'd laid
their cards on the table to each
other Frankly, with the wiseness of
the young generation. Il can't give
you anything" said George. Il
haven't anything"
Il don't want anything" Elsa
said.
That was lie. She wanted lot
of things She wanted George; she
wanted house out in the Rock Hill
section of Howeville, and she want
ed neighbors to accept her. She
wanted children, and she wanted
the first Mrs. Gorham to have never
existed, to be bad dream; one of
those things. that, after waking up
in the morning, you say. Thank
God, that was just a bad dream"
To have George, children, house
in Rock Hill - that was what she
wanted.
And now she stood there, watch
ing George write, "Mr. & Mrs.
Ronald Darnley, Whitley, N. j."
on the card. She'd never have
George really she'd never
have the children, or the house in
Rock Hill and be accepted by
neighbors But. please God, forgive
everything, because she loved
George Gorham 50 - 50 very, very
much.
Eleven seventeen" said the pal
lid clerk in the beautiful blue suit.
boy! Boy" He raised a hand. and
a boy came over briskly, to take
their bags.
And then grave. earnest voice
said, Hello, Elsa"
She lifted her eyes to see a young
man leaning against the registry
desk, close beside her. She knew
him.
She couldn't place him immedi-
ately, but she knew him very well.
Somebody from Howeville, no
doubt, somebody from the Gorham
Works, Inc.
hello!" she said.
. mumbled, Hello. Hello, there"
oung man, a pale young man with
eyes. said Are you stopping here??"
lid, mo. Oh, no! We just ="
said, why, no." shakily. 1--WE just
n for -"
10Y is waiting, sir" said the clerk.
r leisure, of course, Mr.. Damley."
lst =" George said. lust stopped
some friends" He grabbed the bags
DOR. Come on, Elsa" he said, and
wards the door.
Bly," said Elsa. "See you soon, l
e so, too" said the young man.
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1t was safe enough. He could let &
the Night Court reporter, had be
only for an instant, to look over
plants, then had gone to family p;
body of any account was there, on t
Il only -" the peddler began,
shakily.
You heard me-" the judge
snapped. IF you want advice, get
lawyer" Ha! Find one of these cheap
chiselers who'd pay for a lawyer.
You heard me, didn't y"
1t was then that the stranger slid
into the chair beside him, the chair
reserved for friends of the judge,
friends of the governor, or friends
of the chief magistrate. He slipped
into it easily, confidently, as though
he belonged there.
Hello" said the judge. cordially,
and reached out and shook hands
with the Stranger 'Hello-how are
you?" He worked his brain hard.
He knew this young fellow. this
slender, pale young man with the
tranquil, pleasant eyes. How are
you, sir?"
He'd met him somewhere. Now,
let's see, if the court attendants let
him by without announcing him, he
must be somebody terrifcally i'm
portant. Or the son of somebody
who was terri6cally important. 1t
must have been at some inner circle
affair that the judge met him. That
pale, tranquil face of course, he'd
seen it before!
Hello" said the strange young
man, with easy familiarity.
The judge wasn't surprised.
Friends of the Governor or the
Mayor often came to Night Court
or Women's Court. Good as any
show, some of them declared. Usual
ly they came after long evening of
cocktails. And if they were particu-
larly important, the judge some
times leaned back and said, What
do you think l ought to give herr"
That always gave them a heady feel
ing, the feeling of power of life or
death over nobodies. Only, usually,
the attendant tipped him off that
so-and-so was to be there tonight,
and so-and 50 was particular friend
of the Mayors, or Governors, or of
Leader Mulligan's.
n FINE way to waste an evening,
isn't this?" the judge said, in way
that was friendly, yet disparaging.
He found himself exerting to be
pleasant. Let's see. Could this be
Mulligan's son? Where had he met
him before? by the way, haven't
seen you in dogs age"
mot for long, long time" said
the young man, smiling gently back
at him. Remember the last time,
Judge? You were telling me about
the time when you were young
ster and stole your cousins car? The
new horseless buggy. And you drove
down Broadway, willy-nilly, soaring
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1OUuC ullO d ANCiIiOA1O~A.
And you jumped out and ran home and never
said word and you we're never found out.
do l remember" the judge said. He
chortled heartily. do remember! 1t was
one of his favorite stories. did l ever tell
you about the time l."
He remembered then where he was and
said, Too bad you came here tonight.
Nothing doing on Christmas Eve. You should
come some Saturday night, when we have
lot of drmks Wife beaters, and that sort of
thing - Look at that fellow down there.
Typical case. Peddling in a restricted district.
Nothing good at all tonight. Nothing anus
ing"
The young man said, Il wasn't looking
for amusement"
what s that?" said the judge. ''Oh,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-15
Record Number
OF Clubs Attend
Series Conference

CHICAGO, Sept. IA. (UP)-A rec
ord number of ma jor league clubs still
is in the running, put come what
may the 1910 World Series will open
in Cincinnati or Brooklyn We'd
nesday, Oct. 2.
Representatives of seven clubs
five in the American league and
two in the National-jammed the
conference room of Baseball Com
missioner K. NJ. Lands today and
settled that in hurry.
Then the trouble started. With
Detroit, Cleveland, New York, Bos-
ton and Chicago still mathematical
possibilities for the American league
championship, they had to rig up
separate sets of playing dates to
include days off for travelling if
an eastern club is pitted against
one from the west in the World
series.
Here it is:
II Cincinnati's defending cham
pions play New York or Boston one
day will be allowed for travelling
between the second and third games
and the fifth and sixth, if those
games are required.
One day also will be allowed if
Brooklyn meets the Chicago White
Sox. That could happen but prob
ably won't.
No day will be permitted if Gin
cinnati meets Detroit, Cleveland or
Chicago nor will there be travelling
time for series between Brooklyn
and New York or Boston.
The first two series games will
be played on National league
grounds. the next three in the AM
erican league and the last two, if
needed, back in the National league.
Leslie OConner. assistant to Lam
dis. said it was the largest confer
ence of its kind he recalls.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-15
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK. Sept. IA CUP) "A
firmer tone developed in stocks to-
day. Volume continue light.
Steel shares gained slightly and
only a moderate demand was nee
essary to bring gains of a point
or more into American Telephone,
Dow Chemical. Du Pont, Union Car
bide, l.. 5. Gypsum and L. :. Rub
Der preferred.
Chrysler fined fom its low of
74M off 7s. Geneal Motors had a
small gain. Coppers were better,
building issues steady, aircraft firm
and mechantile issue teady. Stand
ard Oil tNew Jersey gained nearly
a point.
Stock sales approximated 10000
shares compared with 220, 900 shares
last Saturday. Curb stock sales
were 10000 shares against 1900 a
week ago.
Dow Jones preliminary closing
stock averages: nIduGtial, 12S.3S.
up O.64: Rail, 27.s4, up Ola: Itility,
2i.72, up O.O7; and 65 stocks, 1910,
up O.21.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-15
Detroit s. r pills
Yankees Again;
Cleveland Wins

rally the ,retreatlng Yankee forces.
If they lose, the gap will De Ioul
games and the time too short III
this cut-throat American league
scramble.
The Tigers looked like champions
Yesterday as they slugged the Yanks,
40 The Yanks looked like a spent
ball club, worn out after terrific
uphill struggle. Tommy Bridges,
with days rest, tied the YankSs
in knots, allowing only six hits IN
winning his 11th game. Bridges nig
feat was in stopping Joe DiMaggio'
who went hitless in four times.
When DiMaggio's bat doesn't BOOM
the Yanks are sunk. Nobody else
on the ball club is hitting 300.
Marius Russo, who had run OH
seven straight, was driven to cover
in the fourth. The Tigers teed OIL
with three runs in the first frame.
Then Hank Greenberg exploded
homer No. 33 in the third. Rudy
York had a big day at bat, getting
four hits in five trips to pace the
Tigers l6-hit attack. The Tigers
have now clicked in out OF their
last games.
On two singles Cleveland scored
a miraculous 10 victory over the
Red Sox After Weatherly and
Heath had singled in the fourth,
Weatherly scored when Boudreau hit
into double play, Jim Bagby was
inVincible from there on. The Red
Sox made only three hits off Al
Milnar.
The sensational squirt of the White
Sox continued when they won an
other double victory over the Athle-
tics, 60 and 8-4, and moved into
fourth place, a game and a half
ahead of Boston. Thornton Lee
twirled 7-hitter in the opener
and Rookie Jack Hallett came thru
with an 8-hitter in the nightcap.
The White Sox have won IL Of their
last IA games.
The Browns knocked out Sid H,id-
son out of the box and beat the
Senators, 7-3.
The Reds held their 8a game lead
by trimming the Giants, So. john
ny Wander Nicer, making his second
start since coming back from the
minors, was relieved in the fourth
after he had walked three straight
batters and tossed three balls to
another He gave up only one hit.
Joe Beggs was credited with his
eighth straight victory and llth
of the year
Brooklyn beat the Pirates, 80,
with a 6-run rally in the sixth.
Rookie Ed Head pitched neat =
hit game. Lon Warneke won his
18th game as the Cardinals won
from the Bees, go. Kirby Higbe let
the Cubs down with four hits in
pitching the Phillies to a 81 vic
tory. 1t was victory No. 13 for Higbe..
Joe Marty hit two homers for the
Phils.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-15
Arizona State
Grid Star Hurt

TEMPE, Ariz., Sept. IA. CUP-
Ripper Pitts, the great fullback of
Arizona State college here, was
carried off gridiron feet first for
the first time. in his spectacular
career last night.
Pitts was treated for twisted
knee by DR.. R. ]. Stroud, physician
for the border conference cham
pions, after a smashing tackle had
brought him down during practice.
Two linemen tackled Pitts as he
lateraled the pigskin to a teammate.
He went down and was Immediately
rushed to the doctor for thorough
examination.
Coach Dixie Howell said the doc
tor believed Pitts would be able to
recover from the injury in time to
lead the Bulldogs in their seasons
opener against the California Aggies
here next Saturday night, Sept. o..
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-15
TQDAY'S SPORT PARADE

hair, and the green's the size of a
monarcl1's future. 'r
Chapman's swing may be pecul-
lar, but his fighting heart isn't.
There isn't greater competitor in
the country than the handsome
New York socialite. He proved that
in yesterdays semi-final round
match with. Wilford Wehrle, when,
after being five down at the turn
Of the morning round. he refused
to fold up and eventually scored
3 and 2 victory. f"
Chapman's life has been golf
Since he was six or seven years old
he has played the game and work.
ed at the game. His opponent of to-
day Is what night be called week.
end golfer. Mccullough (or Mac
Kullogh) is no novice, Having played
in the amateur championship as
long ago as 1890 when Bobby Jones
scored the first slam IN his grand
slam. but golf is only hobby. A
businessman in Philadelphia. Nc
Cullough's golf has been limited
to weekend play at nearby Pine VAL
ley and Philadelphia district cham
pionships. 1T, @ =
His game seems to thrive on idle
ness, however, because in his march
to the final Mccullough knocked off
four Walker Cup stars, two of
whom were former amateur champ
ions. Slow and deliberate, he plays
sound but unspectacular golf. He
isn't too long off the tee, but he
misses few fairways, and he is a
great trouble shooter. especially
from traps. Accustomed to the min
iature Saharas that are the traps
at Pine Valley, he ignores the casual
sand at Winged Foot, and plays
from it as confidently as he does
from the fairway.
Chapman has be&a made the ia
vorite. but ! am going to stick to
MacKullogh (or McCullough).
have a feeling that Chapman's
swing isn't sound enough to stand
the pressure of a final round and
that somewhere along the line it
is going to fall apart.
so, lay on Duff Mccullough, or
Macduff Cnllough, or whatever
| your name is.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-15
AII-Stors OutIdst Arizona
Champs for 8-b Victory

Ell Centre All-Stars, who
meet the Sioux City Ghost
softball team on Monday
night in Ell Centro stadium,
thanked lady luck for vic
tory Saturday, following Friday
nights So triumph over Coolidge's S
Arizona state champions.
Joe the Fox Hurst, usually a re-
liable hurler. had one of his bad
nights Friday and only the adequate
All-Star defense and timely hit
ting saved the game for the ALL
Stars.
Hurst made up Tor his compar-
atively poor showing at the mound,
however. by pounding out three hits
in as many trips and scored two
runs. Ted Ehmke and Henry Cauz-
"a each collected two hits for the
All-StarS.
Coolidge was oil 20 a three run
lead in the first inning when they
combined two hits with three walks.
but the Al-Stars came back with
seven runs in the second, third and
fourth innings to drive Davey Davis
TO cover
The Sioux City Ghosts, rated as
the best Negro softball team in the
nation. come to the valley with
a record of ll0 wins, 10 defeats.
The score:
Coolidge ................ 300 600 ll1-6-9-3
FL Centro O23 200 l0X-8-S-2
Davis, Scott and Lowry; Hurst
and Williams.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-15
Padres !! Rout Suds
1873; Novikoff on
Batting Rampage
BY UNITED PRESS

The pitchers, bless 'em, got in
some good parting licks in the
Pacific Coast League last night. Five
hurlers, for instance, who worked
in the double-header between Hol-
lywood and Sacramento, allowed
only II, which is about as singy
as they come.
Hollywood clipped Sacramento,
8 to g. In the opening game, bunch-
ing four of their five hits off Tony
Freitas for three runs in the third.
Alex Mustaikas was giving the Sol
ons only five hits in the same per-
iod, although he was ultra liberal
with seven walks. Bob Blattner got
three of the five blows off his deliv-
cry for a perfect night at bat.
The Solons reversed the proceed
ings in the nightcap with a l to 0
victory scored on Chet Wieczorek's S
fourth inning homer. Rugger Ar
dizoia was the loser here although
he allowed only three hits and one
walk, while Bill Schmidt was CIV
ing the Twinklers exactly four, half
of which went to Second Baseman
Gryska for a perfect mark.
San Francisco's Seals scored a
double win over Portland, 8 to l
and to l, which no doubt brought
Joy to the heart of Manager Lefty
O'Doul. Herbert Kittle and Ed
Stutz both turned in five-hit per-
formances for the Seals while the
Beaver-Ducks sent four men to the
mound attempting to halt the 23-
hit attack.
San Diego launched an 18-hii
attack on two Seattle pitchers to
score a IL to 3 victory. Not content
with 4 to 3 lead in the fifth. the
Padres scored five more runs of
Nick Radunich, who succeeded Dor
Tate, and scored three more ir
the eighth. Bill Salkeld contributed
home run, Ed Stewart pair o.
doubles.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-15

hthlS season, however, UcCduSc iis
will be faced with a shortage OF
backs. Only two lettermen, Laurc
Andrade and Hank Webster, will
return for backfield- duty.
Otis King, all-valley end from
last wears squad. who Covington
had counted on as a fullback, has
been lost to the Bulldogs as he
moved to Imperial where he Will
bolster the title hopes of the Tiger
football machine.
Other lettermen returning to Cal
exico are Hector Garcia, an END,
Carlos Garlic, tackle. David Acuna,
a guard and Don White, guard.
Garlic was all-valley tackle last
season and Acuna was an all-valley
guard in 1888.
Calexico, as will all other league
schools in the valley, will start
practice Monday night, according
to Covington. suits will be issued
Immediately after school Monday.
At Ell Centre Coach Raleigh Holt
planned to issue suits on Monday
between 2 and o'clock. First prac-
tice is scheduled for seven O'Clock
Monday night.
Four lettermen, Joe Longacre,
Stevenson, Fabares and Riedy will
return to Ell Centro. Longacre and
Stevenson, tackles, will weigh more
than 200 pounds when the season
opens.
At Holtville light workouts were
started Friday with regular prac-
tice slated to start Monday night.
Eight lettermen will return.
In Brawley Coach Sheldon Lough-
borough will be greeted by fourteen
lettermen, headed by Hardin Hall,
Harold Brownell and Johnny Will
liams. Practice starts Monday. Suits
were issued Saturday.
In Imperial Coach AL Klein is ex-
pected to arrive in time to start
practice Monday Otis King, former
Calexico all-valley end, will bolster
the Imperial team.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-15

Did you ever wonder about the
remarkable recovery of Richard
|Bartell, Detroit shortstop?
Well today Harry Grayson. an
eastern sports editor. tells you the
Inside story of the Bartell recovery
Richard Barten was reported to
be a broken-d down rheumatic when
the Chicago Cubs traded him to
the Detroit club last winter for Bill
py Rogell.
But ii is now obvious that Dick
|Bartell was suffering from nothing
that Dennis Carroll couldn't cure.
1t was the best swap the Tigers
over made.
Bartell has sparked the Tigers to
The threshold of the American
League throne room. Rogell has
been released.
Though the Cubs were desper-
htely in need of a shortstop, Bar
3ell is authority for the statement
That the management didn't even
bother TO check up on his physical
condition before shipping him.
"And / was sound as a dollar"
be laughs, and happy 10 be sent
10 high class club like Detroit .
given a fresh slant on things at 80
after a dozen years in the
National League.
with no other club would I
have Denny Carroll to put and keep
Ipa IL, tbp game "
Bartell's is the latest tribute to
The veteran Carroll, the finest train
er in baseball.
Carroll has kept the ancient Char
ey Gehringer and his aching back
pa the firing line day in and day
put.
He restored life TO Schoolboy
|7owe's dead arm.
Carroll believed ankle trouble had
kept Bartell on the sidelines in
chicago. but the shortstop pointed
10 a pulled muscle in his groin.
carroll promptly corrected the diff
Eulty and showed Bartell how to
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-15
BY HENRY McLEMORE

MAMARONECK, N. Y. Sept. IA.
UP)-The old gaffers who hang
around in the bomb shelters near
st. Andrews these days would be
more shocked by the swing of one
of the men who will play for the
National Amateur Golf champion
ship today than they would by any
thing the Germans could possibly
drop from the air.
The old boys who spin golf yarns
in Tom Morris shop, hard by the
first fairway of st. Andrews, and
drink. toastS. to. Vardon's classic
swing in the bar at Rusack's hotel,
would indeed believe the blitzkrieg
had come if they could see the
manner in which Dick Chapman
hits a golf ball.
Dick is a finalist today. playing
one Duff Mccullough Of ,Philadel-
phia for COLTS best amateur title.
Speaking Of Mccullough, he is so
unknown nationally as a good golf
er that the press tent went Wild
yesterday trying to find out how
to spell his name. The way I am
spelling 1t now is the way we
finally decided upon, but don't be
surprised If it eventually turns
out to. be NacKullogh.
But to get back to Chapman. His
swing is. strictly home made, and
looks as if 1t were stitched up by
loving hands. One look at him play
ing, and any member of the royal
and ancient club would sue him
for collecting pars and brides un-
der false pretenses. From the time
he addresses the, ball until he
knocks it--250 yards down the mid
die-Chapman violates all the sac
red principles Of the golf swing
His hands are here when they
should be there. His head is zig
ging when 1t should be tagging. his
wrists go off half-cocked. and his
feet do a golfing rhumba.
Still, he gets the darndest results
Since play in the amateur started
on Monday he has clipped five
strokes off par. and that's pretty
good shooting over a course like
Winged Foot, where traps were
spread with lavish hand, the rough
is longer than a concert pianist's