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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-02
CHAPTER XIII

The Bengal doctor entered Run
dhia's suite at the palace with the
air of a crook who is afraid of a
master-crook. He assumed an air
of self-importance that he didn't
feel; of confidence that didn't exist.
He didn't wait for Rundhia to tell
him to be seated, and he began to
speak in Bengali.
Rundhia interrupted him: "You
may discontinue dosing Mrs. Hard
ing. Miss Lynn Harding has ac-
cepted an invitation to remain here
at the palace, so the sooner the
aunt clears out of Kadur the better.
Let her get we'll"
"She has refused medicine. ! had
to put it on her breakfast food.
And now she won't eat. She will
recover quickly enough! There is
nothing much the matter with her. !
am relieved. I do not like to do
such things to western people"
'Could you get at Captain Nor
wood?"
"No."
'I think you'd better. Last night
at supper, Norwood watched your
clumsy by-play when you gave that
pellet to Mrs. Harding. The way
you switched the pellets wasn't clev-
er. Norwood suspects YOU"
Captain Norwood is himself un-
der suspicion" the Bengali an
swered. ''He stands accused, does
he not, Of having accepted bribe?
You told me to say so to Mrs. Hard
ing. And did,"
eyes. I was coming to that"
Rundhia interrupted. Il thought the
news might influence her to keep
Norwood away. Now, look here:
officers caught taking bribes, espe-
cially if they're popular and well
connected, very often commit sui
eide. Norwood's suicide would be
appropriate, convenient and, in the
circumstances, not suspicious. How
do we go about it?"
1--WE don'tl" the Bengali an
swered, without a seconds hesita-
ton.
Rundhia stared at him scornfully:
"Well," he remarked at last, cit
might be dangerous to do. You and
| must be careful"
The Bengali folded his hands
across his stomach: Every careful. !"
Things mustn't be traced back to
u.s." said Rundhia. 'There is MOTH
ing. so far, that can be traced back
to me. But I have the goods on
YOU; and by God, if you don't do
what I tell you, you're in trouble. !"
Fear looked forth from the Ben
gals eyes, but he sid nothing. lie
crossed his knees a..d Nei.-d.
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ing seen them, and you wished to
punish him for remarks he had
made, in the garden. last night. Run
dhia thinks that perhaps Captain
Norwood won't answer your letter -
Lynn was silent for a long time
thinking. The Maharanee watched
her, reading, on Lynn's face. the
course of the struggle between
pride, humiliation, anger-and some
other, western emotion that not even
Lynn could have put into words. It
was too simple. Too elementary.
1t escaped analysis. At last Lynn
spoke:
'I promise. I won't tell Captain
Norwood that Rundhia is helping
him. But will Rundhia do it?"
For you he will do anything"
the Maharanee answered.
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anu sue Sdau Sne 0lon need no
speedin'.
II showed up, suitable respect
ful, cracking on hadn't heard notf-
ing. And I said I was CAPTAIN
Norwood's S private servant and had
the Captain left his pipe on the
veranda when he called this after
noon? You should have heard that
female talk, and what she said about
you! She said she wouldn't put It
past you to have smoked your pipe
on her veranda, but if you had done
it she'd have kicked the sinking
thing into the bushes. Long and
short O. It, she don't like you. She
pitched hundred-rupee note at the
doctor for his fee, and he let il lie
there. I followed the Bengali. I
overlook him where it was quiet.
and no shrubbery where folks could
scratch their noses poking into 9TH
er peoples business. / spoke re-
proachful.
Il asked him: Doctor sahib, Gid
you tell that woman what she said
you told her about Captain Nor
wood?' He came back at me with:
Are you genuinely Captain Nor
woods servant?' And | said if I'm
not genuine, there's less than six
teen annas to a rupee. And when
he'd thought a bit he answered:
Yes, told her. I repeated rumor.
I should not have done it. He acted
,,I 1Ff ~ "a
pulled out five rupees and gave 'em
to me. | looked noncommittal, so
he gave me FIVE more. Then he
said to me: viii you be seeing Cap
tain Norwood? How soon? Tell him,
but don't say who told you. that his
life is in anger-tonight! Warn him
that his enemies have heard about
that bribe, and they win try to kill
him. Let him look to himself
lie don't care damn about you.
But he's scared stiff O. what might
happen if they killed a British Off
Ger in Kadur. l figured out the
meaning O that, quicker than you'd
take snapshot. He's up to some
thing crafty. No knowing what. But
he figures he can get away with it
all right if nothing happens, like the
killing of British officer, that would
bring British investigation on the
scene"
Norwood refilled his pipe: $50 you
think the priests intend to murder
me?"
"No."
Neither do T."
''If they did intend to-" said
O'Leary, ''that Bengai doctor
wouldn't know about it."
We'll" said Norwood, you've
done nicely. You have a hundred
and ten rupees for an hours work. :"
'Not me. I'm proud. I gave him
back his ten rupees. He's nothing
but a babu DOCTOR
Norwood found the whiskey bottle
in the dark. He poured a stiff drink
and locked up the bottle, gave the
drink to O'Leary, and walked off on
his rounds to instruct the sentries.
O'Leary waited for him outside
the tent. He looked as nervous as
the shadow of tree that quivers
in the evening wind. Twice he start
ed to overtake Norwood, but thought
better of it. At last when Norwood
returned, he hesitated, and if Nor.
wood hadn't faced him he might not
have spoken.
"Still here?" said Norwood
"What's on your mind?"
There's a man I'm scared Of"
ooh? Who is he?"
"He's an old acquaintance o
yours"
81 asked: who is he?"
"a man name o. Gulbaz."
"Oh. is that devil in Kadur? Why
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Ito be continued)

The general practice of adding cod
liver oil to poultry rations brought
trouble to turkey growers who did
not discontinue feeding the oil long
enough before marketing their birds
Unless the feeding of oil is stopped
from six to seven weeks before mark.
citing, the meat of the turkey vii
have an undesirable flavor. The meat
also will have a fishy odor if birds
are fed oil until the day they are
sold.
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PAGE SEVEN

Damage caused by water over the
wheat fields in Ohio lowlands is COW
cred by policies issued by the Feder-
al Crop Insurance Corporation. Farm
ers holding policies should immediate
ely file claims if loss occurred.
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comes now my opportunity to Go for
you what you have done for me-"
II hate myself" Lynn answered.
You can't change that. I don't
want it changed. If I didn't hate
myself for wh2t- I've done. I
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CHAPTER VI-O'Leary has located the
secret entrance to the diamond mine which
Is being worked by the temple priests. He
takes Norwood to the mine, where death is
narrowly averted when a live cobra Is
thrown IN Norwood's face. Later Norwood
visits the Brahmin priests, one of whom
slyly slips a packet of diamonds in his
pocket. unknown to Norwood. They are in.
tended as a bribe.
Evening star., 1940-12-13
PAJAMAS 50

-Seamprufe pajamas bedecked
with laces and cotton tattlng or
simply tailored in lounglng and
butcher boy effects. Popular .
piece models. Rayon satin tea,
rose. blue or wine and royal
blue. Sizes 80 to 40.
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GOWNS So

rayon satin IN
tearoSe or blue lade with
laces, cotton tatting. baby
tucks, ribbons and cocktail lace
hens. Young shirtwaist gowns.
too, with little girl collar. Sizes
30 to 40. Some styles in sizes
to Al
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Fiishiinq

Fishermen as a whole in the
Eastern United States experienced
their worst season in years and
that held true to a large extent
in the Washington area. Biggest
disappointment was that bluefish
absent from Chesapeake Bay for
several years, again failed to show
in even limited number. The bays
other leading game fish, rock, was
present, but there was no gain over
previous years.
Other saltwater fish of the
bottom-feeding species-hardhead
trout and spot, were caught in the
usual large quantities up to mid
season, but there was noticeable
letdown toward the end Another
big disappointment was the tre-
mendous drop in number of white
marlin caught off Ocean City, Md
Only about $50 were taken, COM
pared to the 1900 caught in 1899
Fresh-water fishing in nearby
Maryland and Virginia increased
due to larger stockings of hatchery
raised fish by State conservation
departments.
The Capital Casting Club had a
successful season with weekly tour
naments at Lincoln Memorial Pool.
Variety was added to the sport with
the introduction of several fish-o
tournaments.
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Skeet

High spot of the year again was
the annual North-South shoot at
the National Capital Skeet Club
which was attended by $50 Of the
leading skeeters in the East. Most
of the honors went to Washington
and Alexandria gunners.
A record was set when the host
clubs five-man team, the Rebels,
won its event with a score of 487.
There was a close race for the all
bore title, with DR.. Don johnson,
Rufus Watson and Lewis Hutchin-
son tying for first place at the end
Of the regulation 100-target dis
tance and shoot-off was neces-
sary before Hutchinson finally won.
Other champions were Josephine
Barnard, women's all-bore; r. E.
Stuart, 40 and 20-gauge, and Lar
ry Williams, jr., the junior titlist.
Another feature OF the year was
the fourth annual Old Dominion
shoot held at Alexandria. George
Deyoe won everything in sight. He
took the all-bore with a perfect 100
and the .410 and 20-gauge. He
teamed with Rufus Watson for the
two-man title and was awarded the
all-around championship.
Deyoe also won the annual Mac
Hart testimonial shoot at the Ma
tional Capital Club Women's cham
pion was Mrs. F. V. Keesling.
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national record, firing 199 at timed
fire over the .45-caliber pistol course.
Top rankig local small bore rifle
shooter is Walter Oakley of Falls
Church. Va, government attorney.
Oakley landed in 36th place among
the Snall-bore men of the nation,
with L. L. McDonie, member of
the National Capital Rifle Club, in
10th place.
Maryland University's Terrapins
won second ranking among the COL
lege marksmen. Bob Laughed,
Terp stalwart, rated a berth on the
second all-college team. The White
House Police pistol team won a
shoot at Teaneck, N. j., and drew
smiles from President Roosevelt as
he congratulated them on their
craftsmanship.
National Rifle Association records
show 20 senior and junior rifle and
pistol operating clubs within the city,
while the N. r. A. indoor range
at 10 G street, N. E. reports phe-
nominal increase in the number Of
Washingtonians taking up rifle and
pistol shooting.
The Junior Redskins (not football
boys) took first place in Division C
of the N. r. AS Junior interclub
national championship matches.
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Eastern Boys OutspIosh
T Sauud in Swim

Eastern Branch Boys Club of
Washington swimming team won Its
fourth straight meet yesterday, de-
feating Boys Y. M. G. A. natators,
51-26, at Eastern Branch Pool.
Alvin Crews of the "Y" set a pool
record in winning the 25-yard
breaststroke in 1874 seconds.
Junior Events.
25-yard free style-Won by ]. Potter
q. c.; second; g. Harrison %. CO; third.
(Y0; second. NJ. Mellett CB. C.l; third. 8.
Hansbrough (B. CO.. Time-19.4 seconds
(pool record.
25-ysrd hackstroke--won By r. Cation
GB. CD; second. Z. Thomas q. CO.; third.
c. Tinkham (YD. Time-16.4 seconds.
1O0-yard relay-Won by Boys Club tE.
Thomas. G. Harrison, r. Cation. ]. Pot
teri. Time-56.S seconds.
Senior Events.
50-yard free style-Won by @. Clark
lY0; second, l.. Jarboe (B. c.; third. d.
Quincy co: Time-27.2 seconds.
10O-yard free style-Won By r. Benson
q. c.; second. j. White (B. c. and b.
Wyyeu (Yo ttie). Time-1 :014
5O-yard bresststroke-won by J. Red
map SB: c.; second; =: Bender. lYJ: third.
y@. So-yara s.SdIs I6sackastroke@Won y B. WyveZl
wrstten o. c5 T4mee TmeS4s AZ; seconds sn,da' J.
Redman. j White. I. Jarboe' r. Benson.
I1me-1:52.S (club record,
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Washington Finds Play Thrilling Well Profitable Over 12 Month Spsn
Redskins Make New Records
On'FootboII Field, at Gate,
Even With Sour Windup
Walsh Shines on Pistol, Rifle Ranges;
High Schools Divide Championships

Ed Blakeney, No. 6; Wolfe, No. 7,
and Joe Harrison, No. 10. Washing
ton pinmen gained six of the first
10 national ranking spots. Another
national mark went by the boards
when the champion. Rosslyn team
posted 629-52 in the Mems District
League. Hokie Smiths 10-game
mark of 1,433 was another national
record breaker.
An all-time entry record was
smashed when 102 teams, 140 doubles
and 256 singles rolled in the WASH
ington Women's Duckpin Associa-
ton. Lucille Young's 551 at Balti-
more was a national four-game
mark.
Cracking Clarence Purdys all
time city tournament score of AT
by one pin, Jack Talbert watched
his 448 boosted to $50 by Joe Freschi,
who in turn saw Sherbahn zoom the
record to 464.
Harry Hilliard, Ernie Hauser and
Talbert gained places in the first 10
ranked Washington bowlers for the
first time.
Bowling suffered an irreparable
loss in the death of George L. Ise-
mann, who had served as executive
secretary of the National Duckpin
Bowling Congress since its inception
here in 1927. Arville Ebersole was
elected to fill the important post.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
VoIIey Ball

Once again the Y. M. C. A. was the
center of volley ball activity with the
"Y' team winning the interstate
championship of the immediate Sec
ton for the 18th successive year and
the Y's Blue" team winning in the
D. c. Volley Ball League, which is
only two years old. The US annual
cherry blossom tournament again
was captured by the North Branch
Y. M. c. A. of Philadelphia, the
Washington 'Y" finishing second.
With interest in the sport mount
ing steadily, a girls league, with
games to be played each Thursday
evening, will start in January. Teams
representing the Internal Revenue
Bureau, George Washington Univer-
city, Boiling Field, Walter Reed,
White House Police and Uniformed
Police now are in the mems league.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Amateur Busketers

Delaware & Hudson and United
Typewriter quints shared most of
the unlimited division cage honors
The Delhuds won the A. A. U.
tournament and the Middle Allan
tic tournament, defeating the Type
writer's in the finals of both affairs.
The Typewriters won the strong
Heurich Amateur League race with
Delhud second.
Rockville Girls, for three years
winners of the A. A. U. title, were
absent fro n the tournament this
time and the title went to Treas
ury, winner over Sherwood in the
final. The 145-pound boys crown
was won by Stewart Photographers.
Another feature of the year in
amateur cage circles was the Boys
Club of Washington Christmas
tournament. Winners were: Gen.
tral Boys Club Celtics, 80 pounds;
Northeast Boys Club Optimists, los
pounds; Merrick B. c., 120 pounds,
and Staunton Aces, 1875 pounds. The
Star Trophy for sportsmanship went
to Alexandria Boys Club 100
Founders.
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similar groups. who provided plenty

similar groups, who provided plenty
Of rough stuff and action.
There was neither a gain nor loss
at the box Office with the same
crowd of faithful returning week
after week. This was shown when
a rival group tried boxing at River
side Stadium on the same night as
the regular wrestling show. Turner
still had the usual crowd at his
arena.
Only addition to the sport was the
introduction of two-man team
matches which were popular for
awhile. The combination of Lou
Plummer and Ed Newman proved
best and won number of matches.
Two referees for the same match
also was tried.
Jim Londos, recognized in WASH
ington as world champion, defended
his title on two occasions and Bobby
Burns, another champion, and
Lewis Tehsz, a prominent chal-
lenger, also had matches here. Tur-
ner continued to sprinkle woman
grapplers on the card about once
month, with Mildred Burke
championship claimant, as the most
popular performer.
Evening star., 1940-12-29

Rarely has the old adage, "A
good beginning makes bad end
ing" proven so true as in the case
OF the Redskins. From an appar-
emily invincible team which opened
the season with seven consecutive
National League victories, the In
dians faded faster than ice on a
stove in the homestretch, their ig-
nominy being climaxed by 1870
rout by the Chicago Bears in the
playof here the second Sunday in
December.
After fine start which saw them
conquer Brooklyn, New York, Pitts
burgh, the Chicago Cardinals, Phil
adelphia, Detroit and Pittsburgh
again in succession, the Indians lost
for the first time in a return game
with Brooklyn, 14-16. But they
recovered to beat the Bears here
the following week, albeit by the
slim margin of 73, only to lose for
the third straight year at New York,
7-21. But it wasn't until the last
game of he regular season that they
Cl1l1Cll lllC CdSlClli SlldiAl-
ptonship, beating the lowly Phila-
delphia Eagles, 1876, in a game in
which Davey O'Brien set a world
record by completing SO passes.
Then came the crash, debacle and
world -shattering event for Redskin
fans. Center of the gridiron world
for the climax of the season-the
deciding of pro footballs champion
ship between the winners of the
Eastern and Western Division
Washington became stunned before
the title game was 2 minutes old.
On the second running play of the
day Bill Osmanski cut around the
Redskins right end for 68 yards
and touchdown and the panic was
on. Before the first quarter was
over the Bears had 81 points and,
although it was only $50 at half
time, the worst was yet to come.
Twenty-six points in the third period
and 10 more in the last were piled
on the helpless Skins, who were so
bewildered that they still were
playing a fiye-man line-notably
successful against the Chicagoans
in the first game-at the end, when
the Bears were having track meets
around the f1anks.
Final statistics for the entire
season revealed the Redskins led
the league in seven departments of
play, but it was a hollow distinction
after the nightmare of December
8. Sammy Baugh, the sparkplug
throughout the season, set new
all-time record with a passing ef-
flciency average of 62.7 per cent, and
was one Of three Redskins to make
any all-league team named. Tackle
Jim Barber and Guard Steve Slivin-
ski were picked by two other Sc
lectors.
Including the playoff game, which
attracted 36,O34 customers, more
than 215,OOo poured through Grif-
fifth Stadium's turnstiles to watch
the Redskins play at home. 1t was
new attendance record for any
Washington football team.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
SAMMY BAUGH, Redskins Ace.

Southern Maryland honors were re-
tanned by Lee Fleshman Of Rogers
Heights.
Large galleries saw The Star tour
nament matches, played on the pub
lie park courts opposite the Com
merce Building.
With Promotional Director Harry
Woodfield constantly on the job
numerous successful events were
staged by the National Capital
Horseshoe Pitchers Association.
In a challenge match, Henson de-
feated Jimmy Risk of Indiana, world
trickshot champion. Later Henson
landed among the top qualifiers OF
the world tournament at Des Moines
Iowa, but finished well down the list
in match play.
The sport suffered a great loss
in the death of Senator Ernest Lun-
deem of Minnesota He was one of
the Nations foremost sponsors of
horseshoe pitching.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Swimming

Bill Wright and Patsy Palmer,
both Of Shoreham's crack tank
team, dominated local swimming
circles.
Wright won three events in the
District A. A. U. indoor meet, cap
turing so, 100 and 220 yard free
style races, while Miss Palmer dupli-
Gated those wins in the women's
divisions In addition to setting q
new record of minutes IA seconds
for the 150-yard medley race.
Shoreham's team easily won the
mems title with So points to Y. M.
c. AS 81, while the Shoreham wom-
ems team was unopposed.
Erne Boggs and Arthur Compton,
both Of Y. M. c. A., won l00-yard
backstroke and l00-yard breaststroke
events, respectively. while Bill Tar
bett of Shoreham took diving honors.
Shoreham's team of Kolinski, Kou-
Illus and Wright won the medley
relay.
Jean Brunson winning the 100
yard backstroke race, and Lucille
Kirsch, taking l00-yard breast stroke
honors, were other Shoreham win
ners in the women's division.
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Shooting

Diminutive Walter Walsh, the G.
man who can do tricks with a pistol
that would cause Bill Hickock to
turn over in his grave, turned his
straight shooting talents to riffs
competition in 1910 and came away
with fourth place at Camp Perry
the "ail-American" of rifle shoot
ing.
Walsh, whose little pet is the
.375 magnum pistol. weapon firing
ball heavy enough to cripple an
auto engine, won the Eastern cham
pionship with the hand gun, and a
host of other high places in matches
from Tampa to Ohio. He landed
a berth on the Marine Reserve
team, and at Camp Perry licked
more tan 2,400 of the top competi-
tors in rifle shooting.
Other Washingtonians in the top
SO of the land are: Corp. Walter E
Fletcher, Marine Corps Reserve
21st; James R. Tucker Marine Re-
serve. 31st; w. B. Slack, District
of Columbia Police Department
42d, and Sergt. Vito Perna, Marine
Corps, 50th. Tucker set a new
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Mize Is Top S|ugger
In National League
Sd Year in Row
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-Johnny
Mize, the robust first baseman of
the st. Louis Cardinals, lost his
National League batting champion
ship this year, but official averages
released today showed he remained
the circuits leading slugger for the
third consecutive season.
Standing out in welter Of mis-
cellaneous information issued by
the league was the fact that Mize
made 1868 total bases In 579 times
at bat for slugging percentage of
.636 and also that he batted in the
most runs, 137.
His ,3l4 batting average was the
big fellows lowest in II years.
Runnerup in the runs -batted-i in
competition was Frank (Buck) Nc
Cormick of the Cincinnati Reds,
who knocked in 127.
In slugging percentage, Bill Mich
olson of the Chicago Cubs ranked
second with .534.
The pace set by Mize helped the
Cardinals to cop the team slugging
honors for the third straight year
with All. Pittsburgh batted in the
most runs, TAO.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Bowling

One of the city's pioneer bowlers,
Dutch Sherbahn. and his Takoma
pal, Johnny Burger, by virtue OF
their all-time Washington City
Duckpin Association doubles record
of 879, shared with Astor Clarke,
Tony Santini, Hokie Smith and
Perce Wolfe, four of Washington's
more famous pinmen, the top
achievements recorded by the hum
dreds of Capital duckpinners this
year.
Establishing al-time records to
win the Womens United States
Open and the Old Dominion Classic
besides rolling 435, the highest
three-game league set ever posted
here, Lucy Rose of Rosslyn, No. 4
nationally feminine duck
pinner, overshadowed the brilliant
rolling of Lorraine GULL, who turned
in several all-time marks, to win
the Women's Dixie and the Meyer
Davis tournaments. Posting a new
high average of 118-43, Mrs. Rose
also annexed the championship of
the Ladies' District League.
., Crowned Washington No. / bowler
aor the sixth consecutive year,
Clarke retained his No. l national
title for the fifth time in row.
Chalking up all-time record aver
ages in the District, Rosslyn Inde-
pendent and Federal Leagues,
Clarke posted 80 400 sets in the
three loops for another all-time
mark.
With Smith, No, 2; Santini, No. B;