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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-28
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Naturally" said Gun. lacing his
shoes. IF HaZeldeane has the
slightest suspicion of what I've
been up towel. the whole things
finished, and he'll probably stran-
gle me TO boot. And he's a stronger
man than l am
They finished drcssinG-or Gun
did, since the other had nothing to
put on except his bootS-and Trent
led the way to the office.
Now" he said, when they were
safely ensconced. Lets hear what
you've got to say
Nothing" replied Gun, sullenly,
until I've had a drink and a
smoke"
BRANDY" :
"ThGnl.s."
Trent poured out a liberal one,
and passed the box Of cigarets.
We'll? I'm waiting 70 you"
Here's the idea in a NUTSHELL"
said Gun. You must contrive
somehow or other to let Hazel
deane have a good meal, drink or
two, and a smoke. When he's had
those, after all this time, he'll be
in an expansive mood, or I'm no
psychologist. If I try, then, it
won't be difficult to pump him. I'll
get all the information I can, and
hand it over to you-On condi-
TONS"
And what are the cOnditions?"
Just frccdom-a return to civil
ization."
YOU mcan-for yourself?"
Gun appeared to speak with an
effort.
Certainly! Pm playing for my
own hand"
Trent considered this. At length
he said:
Very well, I'll concede your
terms. Now, as regards this meal.
Have you got any money on you?"
"a few pounds-ycs."
VERY well. The day after to-
morrow, you will approach the
nuard on the gate. You will offer
him bride to get you some food,
: drink, etc. He will agree and will
/ ing you the stuff. You can boast
to HazcldGanc Of how you have
n nagCd iI--Cr, better still, let
him witness the transaction. Then
he will suspect nothing. We will
have another interview, planned
like this enc, the Same night. How
does that strike yCu?"
Sounds all right to me-" Gun adj
mitted.
Then We'll leave it like that.
And now, you'd better get back"
I'm ready when you arc and
the sooner the better, in case
Hazeldcane wakes up"
"Ther come along"
Trent rose.
There's still time for a quick
one for the road" Gun suggested.
The other laughed
Making the most of your op-
portuniticS, aren't you?" he said,
as he turned to the bottle and
glass.
why not" asked Gun. AS he
spoke he reached out for the ciga-
ret box, and put a handful in his
pocket. 1T isn't every day you'll
get a man to turn traitor for a
drink and a few gaspcrs, you
know" he added with bitterness.
Trent laughed
Necessity is the mother of more
things than invention" he re-
marked, as he handed the tumbler
to Gun.
"And, by heavens, you've
proved it." said Gun, as he tossed
off the contents.
1t was drawing near to dawn,
and the night was, if anything,
darker than when they had come.
Gun could see even less than be-
forc-hut he knew all he wanted
70 know for the moment.
They arrived back at the en-
closure without incident, and as he
passed through the gate Gun said
in a low voice:
1.-THE day after tomorrow, then.
That really means tomorrow, now,
CT course ."
That's right tomorrow"
Good! Oh. by the way, g.. the
.,.,ard fey cioarets for me to-
* 1t. will %0u?"
T"n.7t 2hucklca.
''2!&c,;n2!l. CHI Very WE'LL"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-28
CONGO ZULU GIANTS
HERE NEXT SUNDAY

The Congo Zulu Giants will OPP
pose the Carolina Tigers here Sum
day afternoon at $50 o'clock in the
Tigers Park, according to an an
nouncement made recently.
The Giants are unique in the base
ball world, and take their rank
alongside the House Of David teams.
Fans will be treated to a good con-
test between colored players.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-28

Scores Of work horses and mules
are expected TO try to lift the royal
purple ribbons now held by the
lightweight" team Of c. r. Bullock
of Rocky Mount, when the annual
pulling contest is held at the State
Fair here. October 8-l2.
BullOck'S mule tenn weighed only
@ 100 pounds. but it OuStcd the heavy
weight horse team Of Roger Sexton
of Ellington (wcight 200 pOunds)
in last years championship pull,
lifting a dead load Of 1900 pounds
and pulling it the regulation distance
or 27.5 feet.
The horse and mule champions
will be determined by use Of
Notwithstanding machine known
as a dynamOmctCr.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-28
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-28

II begins To appear that the slot
machine people are distinctly on the
run, not TO say the defensive. in
North Carolina: and that they have
been put there by determined and
wcll-cooldnatCd campaign by state
officialdom.
Latest report; indicate almu't be-
yond any reasonable doubt that the
State Bureau OF Investigation has
been making Il statewide probe Of
the slot machine situation, and that
the results of It's efforts arc being
used freely in the drive 10 clean out
the illegally operated machines.
1t seems to have been definitely
established that the superior court
Judges of the state reached an agree
mcnt to 90 after the slots without
gloves: and are doing just that.
The campaign appears To have
Eecn timed for just 4 Jew months
before the next General Assem-. -
session. probably in an C!Iort to
force the legislators To do something
to clear up the clouds OF legal OBJ
security created by the Revenue act
provision Of 1899 providing for tax
alton Of slots.
1t will be interesting To- watch the
maneuverS Of Joe CHtcuu and the
other slot tycuUnS. Nobody has ever
caught them at Il loss for some plan
TO keep their racket alive somehow
or other.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-04

and added, But she wasn't using
it a week or SO ago."
"Oh, you know herr" The sales
girls eyes viewed Linda's slim
gray suit and green beret doubt
fully. She just bought it day
before yesterday"
NINA Nevins, the actress, likes
it, too, doesn't she?"
docs She? I wouldn't know
Maybe she gets it in Paris. But
you want some, don't your"
Linda ordered her first choice
and slipped the small vial in her
pocket. All the way back to the
office she reflected on her new in
formation. Sarah and Nina both
used this weird, exciting scent.
Either one could have left it, and
" 10th of them had been busy
elsewhere last night. And how
could anyone have gained access
to her room? The door was locked
and the night lock was set, too. On
a sudden impulse she crossed to
a hardware store and bought a
steel chain and bolt. She would
take no further risks.
It was after six that evening
when she went to the custodians
rooms to ask him to have the
chain and bolt put on her door.
Briefly she told him what had
happened.
re was a man around sixty,
gray-haired, b%lue-eyed, rotund,
mild and merry.
Miss Linda, you had a bad
dream" he said. Now, W h
would want to be knocking you
off? And besides, those locks
hold. Tut, tut, child, forget it.
But I'll put on this contraption if
you wish it,"
Caroline is another witness that
the room was saturated with chlor-
oform," Linda went on. Listen,
MacCrae, did anyone come in or
60 out late? Didn't you hear any
noises?"
He drew himself up to his round,
short stature and spoke impress
sively. 'These houses in this block
belong to the Markley agency and
CONTINUED on Page Nine)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-04
Now Ronald said. 'HoW about

Now Ronald said, "How about
the next night?''
cts open"
Good. I'll call you"
Two o'clock. The telephone be-
gan to ring again, but she didn't
answer. She called to Hortense
Mitchell, who did s%ecretarial work
and substituted for her at lunch
time, and asked her to take over.
Then, witout powdering her nose
or deepening the red on her lips,
she put on her coat and hat and
went out.
She ordered a matted milk and
a chicken sandwich at a nearby
drug store counter, drank the bev-
erage and left the sandwich, and
walked down the street. Spring
had arrived since the cool, gray
dawn. Sunlight laid gay rugs
across the streets, flower vendors
begged the laughing people to
choose violets Or gardenias, and
the stores had decked their Win
dows in brighter colors.
Because the odor of chloroform
was still drifting somewhere near,
she decided to be reckless and
buy a small vial of her favorite
perfume. 1t was a crushed lilac
fragrance and she had not had
any for a long time. Once Ronnie
had sent her some for Christmas.
Ronnie-
She went to the perfume counter
and asked for her purchase.
we have some other delightful
new fragrances," the ~salesgirl ex-
planned. This, for instance. Isn't
it exotic and seductive?"
She put the bottle under Linda's
tilted nose and the strange scent
that she had caught when Nina
Nevins drew near, the victorious
odor that had stayed in spite of
the chloroform, suddenly was all
around.
cts our special creation, made
abroad for u.s." the Informative
attel dant went on talking. Sew
eral well-known people are using
it. Sarah Marley, the glamor
girl, is one of them"
Sarah Markley?" Linda forgot
that she was just a casual shopper
Evening star., 1940-09-16
Witt Hints His Prosecutors Will Get Worst of 1t
@ Roo Inside Dope Comeback; Leogue Atoun With Home Inning

Deans many friends will want
to tune in tomorrow night when
he gives the inside dope of his
comeback on the I'VE the People"
program.
Believe-it-or r-not.-Some weeks
back we told of baseball team
which staged an uproarious 18-
run inning in which one player
came to bat three times and got
three hits and another went up
three times and drew three
walks. We never thought we'd
read of anything to beat the likes
of that, but here it is: Texas
League records show that in
August, 1929, Waco defeated
Beaumont, 20 to T. Waco scored
18 runs in the eight inning. Gene
Rye, Waco's centerfielder, was up
three times in the eight. He
slammed out three homers-one
to right, one to center and one
Evening star., 1940-09-16
Lyons Beats Gift Jinx
As Well as Red Sox
b. Great HurIind
Watching Son in ''1jc7
Game First Time, De-
Notes Vast Change
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Sept. 16.-Teddy Lyons
his been pitching for the Chicago
White Sox for 18 years, but until
yesterday his 75-year-old father. A
F. Lyons of Vinton, La, never had
seen him perform in the major
league.
The elder Lyons not only saw his
39-year -old son pitch a masterful
game. but he saw White Sox fans
acclaim Ted as their idol with gifts
and cash aggregating $4,000.
Ted received a $3.50 car, bought
with dimes donated by upward of
$4,000 fans: $1,000 from the club
$500 for each year,. a 500 watch
hunting and finishing costume and
equipment, golf clubs and a radio
among other things.
His teammates gave him s130 and
a bat inscribed Elmer the Great
Lyons" as a kidding gesture of his
hitting ability. On this point Lyons
had the last laugh, knocking in the
first Sox run against Boston with
a double
Dad Sees Different Lyons.
He gave the Red Sox three hits
only one after the first inning, and
easily won his 11th victory of the
season and 232d of his career, to
Ted's father said this was the first
time he had seen his son pitch since
memorable sandlot game. On that
occasion, he recalled. he walked into
the park just as an opposing player
lashed out home run off Teddy
Disguised, the elder Lyons left i'm
mediately.
Evening star., 1940-09-16
Johnston, McChesney Stole the Whole Show

There tendency to become errorstken when Farka first
he will unable play for another
Johnstons Here fellow his second
Flahey safe the
the
ball-carrier He oed and then
Wasngtons gift Washington c.
sitting the bench Yesterday though
he O of
pike a long time
ouhone Johnston Baugh the
Redskins side MChney with Scout face
into his fifth and who still
He piled Fundamen
like Parker Banks McFadden
himself positive nuisance to the Dodgers.
conclusion draw for the moment is that If
big them the Red
pretty only established players
on a established players.
Evening star., 1940-09-16
LowIy Griffs Hold Key to Flag
In Late Games With Leaders;
Leonard Smeors Tigers

in the home half Of the same inning.
Washington went ahead to stay in
the fifth. George Cases double 70
center followed a pass to Jimmy Po-
fahl and single by Rick Ferrell to
give the Mats two more runs of
Hutchinson.
Corsica Goes In.
In the sixth Hutchinson con =
tributed to another Washington
tally and Corsica replaced him.
Buddy Lewis led of with double
and after Gerald Walker flied out,
Baker ordered an intentional pass
for Cecil Travis. When Bloodworth
fouled to Pinky Higgins for the sec
ond out, it looked as if Hutchinson
might pull out of the troublesome
situation But he became wild.
walking Jack Sanford and Pofahl
in succession The second pass
forced Lewis across the plate and
brought Corsica from the bull pen.
Washington nicked Corsica for
run in the seventh on Cases second
double and Lewis single, and tackled
on another for good measure in the
ninth. BY that time the left-handed
Newhouser was the Detroit pitcher.
He yielded double to Lewis and
single to Walker, which were COOL
for the Mats sixth run.
Bucky Harris said Joe KrakauSkas
would pitch for Washington in the
second game of the series this after
noon, He will be opposed by Buck
Newsom, who will be trying again
for his 18th victory of the season.
Evening star., 1940-09-16
Redskins, EAGLES May Bottle 1t Out

And will
fellow Of
happened throughout the afternoon which
baseball
something like baseball
Steees
a tie
lost they
establish the Eagles dangerous people the
these the battle
Pittsburgh
yesterdays for wasn't half
football ninth
helmet
he
of
remains the Great Unapeciated and Andy Frkas missing
Evening star., 1940-09-16
First-Division Clubs
Start P|ay-0ffs in
International
Champion Red VIM
Face Orioles, Bears
Meet Little Giants
BY the Associated Press

b' bllC hHNONAabcN L lNS5-
The Rochester Red Wings. who
won the International League play
offs last year after finishing the
regular season in second place. will
take their newly won championship
into the 1910 play-offs against the
Baltimore Orioles tomorrow.
Newark and Jersey City, second
and third. respectively. in the long
season which ended yesterday. will
meet in the other preliminary round.
Both series are four -of-seven affairs,
like the Governors Cup final be-
tween the two winners. The ulti-
mate survivor will meet the Amer
ican Association play-of winner in
the Little World Series.
Although Rochester, under three
managers. managed to hold the lead
through the greater part of the sea-
son, the windup of the leagues 56th
season provided good bit of ex-
element Due to Newark's late
rush, the Red Wings didn't clinch
the pennant until Friday, and it was
not until yesterdays second games
were over that Baltimore was as
sured of fourth place and the last
play-off spot.
The Orioles took their last two
games from Jersey City's Little
Giants, GA and 90, to remain a
game in front of the Montreal
Royals. Montreal finished by tax
ing five straight from the last-place
Toronto Maple Leafs. the last two
yesterday by 80 and 20, but missed
out on its play-off bid. Baltimore S
double victory put the Orioles only
half game behind Jersey City.
Evening star., 1940-09-16
Special Dispatch to The Star.


DETROIT. Mich, Sept 16.-Far
out of the championship race them
selves. the Nationals ere in a posi-
ton indirectly to decide over whose
park the American League pennant
of 1910 shall fly Ten of their re-
manning games are with the three
leading contenders, two more with
Detroit. three with Cleveland and
five with the Yankees. 1t is readily
conceivable that the challenger most
successful against Washington in
the stretch run will advance into the
next World Series.
That the Mats will exert an i'm
portant influence was indicated
quite clearly here yesterday when
they took the first of three games
from the Tigers, to l. The defeat,
coupled with Cleveland's double tri-
umph over the Athletics, pulled De.
troit from the top rung of the
standings.
Leonard Responsible.
Emil Dutch Leonard was the
party most responsible for the fall
of the Tigers. The knuckle-ball spe-
cialist held Detroit to six hits and
was denied a shutout only because
one of them was Rudy Yorks 28tn
home run of the season.
He Geonard was better than
I've seen him this year" commented
Del Baker afterward. His fast ball
was faster and he had good control
of his knuckler."
Leonard was supported extensively
by a 10-hit attack off three Detroit
pitchers, Freddie Hutchinson. John
Corsica and Harold Newhouser
The Mats scored at least once of
each of them
Jimmy Bloodworth began run pro-
duction with a homer into the left
field seats with bases bare in the
second inning. After York's drive
into the same section tied the count
Evening star., 1940-09-16
BY EDDIE BRETT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-Oscar
Witt is limiting he may come out
Of the Cleveland mess better off
than any of those whove been
yelling for his scalp.
Weeks wash: Don McNeill
hardly can wait till he catches
up with the radio announcer who
called him an "Oakie." When
Clemson and Auburn meet at
Auburn. November 9, it will be
Auburn's second home football
game since 1886. Salt Lake City
is trying to get Jack Dempsey
to pull up stakes here and settle
down in the old home town.
They can't do that to us! Alice
Marbles favorite yarn is of the
days when she was the tow
headed mascot of the San Fran
cisco ball club-used to go out in
center field and shag flies. Dizzy
Evening star., 1940-09-16
Jock Finds Difference Between Collections ond Pros

That's where the Dodgers lost game-n
ended Redskins
collapsed but completely Suherlands
In the dressing after the spectacle Dr. Jock wearing
grim look That's the goes he said phoophicay
first place the Redskins
this club is better AS for team had lot of
Ace Parker cmmagd exactly minutes before playing today
go the others scrmmaged little minutes
there difference football?
pulled the who his
lot of 18
football Some Of them don't the fundamentals
a Dodgers They half,
II paying Redskins
off while Sutherland
from Pittsburgh, his
Evening star., 1940-09-16

to left. We know this is hard
to swallow, but it's in the book.
Today's guest star-Ed DAN
forth, Atlanta Journal: Two
football players with two strikes
on them now are Tom Harmon
of Michigan and John Kimbrough
of the Texas Aggies. Every long
range forecast in slick papers has
picked them the outstanding
backs of the year"
Rumor foundry-Is Southern
California going to bolt the Pa
cific Coast Conference unless the
Atherton decision on Johnny
Petrovich is reversed? All right,
we're just asking. Brooklyn
papers apparently have given up
on the Dodgers for they're already
talking about what hot time
there'll be in the National League
In 1941. Dan Desmond, sports
editor Of the Sioux City tIowa)
Evening star., 1940-09-16
YankS' Hits No Help.

The Yankees were the victims of
this years greatest giant killers, the
ST. Louis Browns. 10-5 and 2-1.
Outhit in both games, the Browns
played tight ball and made their
hits count In the second game a
two-run homer by Joe Grace was
all Eden Auker needed.
This ran New York's slump to
five defeats in six games and put
the champs in jeopardy of being
passed by the speeding Chicago
White Sox, who ran their winning
streak to eight games and just
about eliminated the Boston Red
Sox with twin triumphs. 81 and
a.
Sunday was Ted Lyons day" for
$4,000 Chicago fans and the vet
eran righthander clamped down on
the Red Seekers with three-nit
nitching John Rignev allowed only
five in the niohtcap. which Joe
Kuhel won for him with a tWo-run
homer in the 10th
Reds Far in Front.
In the National League the Gin
cinnati Reds stretched their first
place margin to nine games by con-
quering the Brooklyn Dodgers, 1873.
The second game of a double
header ended in a IL tie when
darkness halted play after II in
nings and will be tried over today.
Bucky Walters got his Goth vic
tory in the opener, scattering five
hits and getting a 16-hit offensive
behind him. Paul Derringer was
near the same 20-game goal IN the
second session when Joe Medwick
singled the tying run across in the
ninth. Catcher Ernie lombard of
the Reds sprained an ankle in the
first game.
the New York Giants into sixth
place with a double victory, 1913
and 4-3 ending their own losing
streak at five games and extending
the Giants skid to seven.
Cards Hold to Third Place.
The st. Louis Cardinals held
third place, however, defeating the
Phillies, TO and 81 Fiddler Bill
MCGEE allowed but three hits and
Enos Slaughter hit grand slam
home run in the first fracaS.
The Boston Bees and Chicago
Cubs divided double-header. Man
ny Salvo winning the first, 7-3,
with seven-hit pitching and Dizzy
Dean coming back with a careful
nine-hit job to take the second
game, IA.
Evening star., 1940-09-16

Journal, takes over the sports
casting spot on KsCJ today and
here's lots of luck.
What's this!-You could have
knocked our eyes out when We
read that Southwest Conference
sports writer's have made South
ern Methodist a favorite for the
title over Texas A. and M. Vote
was 108 to SO. We've been hear
ing the Mustangs would be
powerful good, but nobody up this
way figured them that hot.
Mail box-An unidentified con-
tributor wants to know if, when
he is through with the Cubs,
Zeke Bonura will favor third
term in Washington.
Tweet, Tweet.
In night clubs Golfer Chapman
Often sings until he's hoarse,
But the brides do his grooming
When he goes out on the course.
Evening star., 1940-09-16
White So Make Pnnan Conered Tigers Yankees Fall Back
Win, Lose or Draw
The Return Of the Redskins
BY FRANCIS {. STAN.

1t took the Redskins exactly and II
from the Brooklyn "a
Raymond Flahery has fashioned himself typical scoring
poteniaes and that thing happened
Brookyns?
This supposed be the Dodgers big
ball League Owner Dan
Hene
and final touch hired Dr. Jock Sutherland coach.
The noted amateur and undmental, the
Sutherland; pretty we'll embarrassed
of 32763
have beaten American University They behaved
had with fundamentals They
nor tackle and horrors
weapon being introduced
gundy and Gold.
Evening star., 1940-09-16
Back From Tour, George
RussIes Freeman Here

Ed Don George, former world
rassling champion, will appear
against Herbie Freeman in the semi
windup spot on this Thursdays
rassling card at Turner's Arena.
George will feature as usual a
powerful flying tackle. Since his
last showing in Washington he has
been transforming through Europe,
Africa and Australia. Headlining
Thursdays card will be Maurice
Thillett. the Original Angel, and
Rough Rudy Dusek.
Evening star., 1940-09-16
Chicago Menace
AS Tribe Twice
Beats Macks
Sox Only a Behind
Leading indians;
Browns Jolt Yunks
BY JUDSON BAILEY.


AS quick as you can say Robert
William Andrew Feller the Cleve-
land Indians have assembled again
to the American Leagues throne
room.
After trailing along in second
place since last Tuesday the In
dians took advantage of lapseS on
the part of their rivals yesterday
and vaulted back on top. a full
game in front of the Detroit Tigers.
Feller led the way to a double
decker decision over the Philadel-
phia Athletics with one of his best
performances. He gave up only two
hits, struck out seven and for the
second time in his major le.'Ge
career allowed no walks, in scor-
ing a SO shutout He retired the
first % batters in order and 1t
looked as if he might get another
no-hitter until Dick Siebert singled
in the eighth.
Feller in Fine Fettle.
It was Feller's twenty fifth win
against nine losses. The Indians
had some trouble in the nightcap
when the AS got rough with AL
Smith. but George Caster. after
pitching no-hit ball for four frames,
blew wide open and the Tribe tri-
umphed 85 with four runs in the
fifth and three more off Chubby
Dean in the seventh.
At the same time the man-eat-
ing Tigers were tanned by Dutch
Leonard of Washington and the on
rushing Chicago White Sox won two
and the slowing-up New York YAM
KEGS lost two, leaving this lineup:
Evening star., 1940-09-16
Topeka Easy Polo Victor

OMAHA, Nebr., Sept. 16 (P.-
Only final punch in the last two
chukkers kept the Topeka (Kans)
polo team from making it a COM
plete rout over Omaha as the visitors
won, 1917, at the k-Sar-Ben Field
Yesterday,