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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-24

variety the Godin Show. Dressed the Devil
horns tail a-the rubber-boned FL Diabo climbed
thirty foot pole and space about the size of silver
dollar offered amazing routine Of physical gymnastics
must admit that he far from being free spender
about only friend Fl Diablo had principally Tor
the that l young 10 associate equal
footing with the others.
soon discovered his righteousness. He
married 70 girl back in England with whom he was
very much in love. She had been his partner in
balancing night due momentary carelessness
his part his wife had fallen twentodd feet 70 the
stage, injuring her spine severely
lie had forgiven himself
As things stood now she was hopeless invalid corr
dciancd a wheel chair the OF her life. But
specialist had informed FL Dato she could be cured
by of involved operations and the bost OF hospital
for long period.
The ny in the ointment was the tremendous cost
All of RI Dabos salary except enough for bare ucccsEr
tics put aside provide for his wfes rehabitaoH
ONE or THE minor vices indulgcd in by almost every
~ member Of the unit betting the horses.
In Australia. person who places few bob
rarity OF all foolish ways Of getting rid Of ones
cash betting the sllies At least that's
what I'll Dablo thought and that's what he often said
Knowing the contortonists aversion 20 gambling you
imagine my surprise when him deep in CONVERSE
ton with Evans Billings of Melboues most notorious
touts
didn't the contortionst again unt the next after
the theatre FL Dablo appeared snguary happy
When questioned him the of his good spirits
he told me troubles practically over Within a
few hours he would have money for his wfes operation
What did you do, inherit a gold mine p" asked
"No, but something almost So good Mr.. Billings has
shown me how 10 make three thousand pounds" ''1
Don't tell YOU'RE betting the races" exclaimed
mo I'm not betting, because this is a thing Mr.
Billings knows of race this afternoon which has been
fixed certain horse The proof that he is tell
ing truth Is that doesn't want any from
until I've collected my winnings Then ana to pay him
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-24

ITS difficult matter but think it be arranged"
IN bring the money here within hour" Sonia Of
ferod fearful lest he change his mind
NO you can't do that" the clerk denurred. In my
position can't accept any money directly. However
part interest in the Blanc Casino tonight Say
wish play vng-et-un but not the regular game.
The houscnan viii then furnish you with special dealer
Eou viii play until you have lost ten thousand francs
And tomorrow messenger will deliver the papers"
That night Sonia visited the Casino she told
Nngct-un is card game practically identical with the
amc OF twentyonc The cards dealt from small
OK which seemed 10 preclude any possibility Of manipu-
|aton
Years later when became card detective learned
he that box II still in many dishonest
aiming rooms The cards marked and the box is
evry that tho dealer take the second
ard instead Of the top at VIII
Naturally lost her ten thousand francs record
inc She there TO be cheated.
Tho following afternoon the papers were delivered as
pad been promised.
Don't show these anyone until You get TO Australia
Ihe messenger cautioned.
AS Sonia travelling with theatrical troupe, she
eeded no individual visa SO she readily agreed to
conceal the documents until she reached Sydney
That voyage was probably the happies Sonia had
aiken which had marred her whole adult life had
last she could go wherever she pleased
Her happiness short-lived.
The customs officials Sydney returned her papers with
o. notice that they were counterfeit and she was
Sonia Trapovch never left Australia. She is still
&here-n her gravel
Soon after She discovered the awful truth faced with
Inc prospect again becoming without country.
sonia drank poison She died she had ved-in agony
rERE is an aee-old adaec to the effect that caamcs
always occur in threes and In this that super
tton was proved true third my friends 10 find
cath in cards enjoyed the peculiarly appropriate
. lanc of ~ Di1blo.
I'll piabIo was a famous contortionis working The
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-24

ten per cent. That's certainly fair enough"
Uuconsciouslv had raised voices. and several
actors stagchands were gathered listening
How much did you bet?" I asked.
Three hundred pounds he answered "An Of my
savings But it's safe What good would it do for Mr..
Billings 20 lie to me ?"
It apparent that El Diablo beginning to enter
tain doubts the wisdom OF what he had done
you didn't give the money TO Billings. did YOU"
mo, I'm not that foolish placed my wager with c. D.
Benton. wanted make certain of collecting ali Won"
The he mentioned a well known betting agent
Listen" said. Get the phone at and see If
you call the You're being taken for sucker
There are six horses in Billings persuaded
different people TO betsomctAng each horse. Il
matter 10 him which wins the race he's bound
to collect from someone
FL Diablo turned white he understood the svinde lie
hurried the wall phone and tried to call Benton but
could reach him.
Just then Evans Billings through the stage door
The contortiouist eapt the startled and seized
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-24

There's a "Gimmick" in
Every Gambling Game
From Bridge. Dice and the
Horses TO Bingo. and the
Man Who Knows Them All
ExpIoins Them in Recount
ing His Adventures-Some
Funny. Some Tragic. Some
Deadly Dongerous-In
Exposing the Innocent
Appearing Shorpers and
Their Lady Lures Who'll
Take" You If You Don't
Watch Out
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-24

eudience-El Diablo a Snowman,
re swung into his first trick wrapping his legs around
his neck and nteracng his like gargantuan frog
1t the trick of all but today seemed diff
cult For the conortonist experiencing difficulty in
keeping his balance shouted for the stagehands ring
down the curtain
Screams from the spectators caused to look back
onstage human ball hurting through air legs
and arms still Nextricably entwined
AS the body thudded the stage several people
El Diablos assistance His neck had been broken.
When the balancing pole had been taken down glanced
at the top. II covered with cold cream
The official verde. Accidental Death" The per-
formers all called 1t suicide / think murder
temembcr that the tout knowing the horse had lost
sitting the box whore the balancing pole kept
He could easily have secured cold from Of
the dressing and put IL the end Of the pole.
FL Dabos death ended the strange series OF Rshaps
And s'so ended any desire I may have had TO
Worship a the shrine Of Lady Luck.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-24
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him by the throat, shaking him furiously
i've Just found out how you your trick" he
shouted. warning you now If don't win you'd
better get my pounds back Because
don't I'm going to kill you!"
So saying he threw Billings heavily TO the floor
better start making plans to refund his money
one of the stagehands warned For don't he'll
~ kill you money to him than life itself
The which FL Diablo had wagered was due to be
run o'clock just about fifteen minutes before the
contortionist due to 60 for the matinee.
A few minutes after three, Billings called beekmaker
by expression on his fact that FL Diabos horse
had lost
The tout said nothing to anyone He walked over and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-24

oEdANh AtAAilHNAA va NAAN wa NAANAS
the sections Of FL Diablo's
balancing pole were kept.
l hurried TO the dressing
room 10 change. Through the
o.en door could hear FL Diablo
phoning.
When he had hung up, he
asked the doorman for Billings
ard was told that the tout had
gone.
/ was standing in the wings
watching while the Devil-clad
figure shinnied up the violently
swaying rod None of the rage
which must have been consum-
ing him was visible to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-09
Su|Iivans Visit
Parents Of 2lost
Borrowed Couples Try
To Cheer Each Other
BY the Associated Press.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. Feb. s.-As
one bereaved mother to another
Mrs. Thomas Sullivan Of Waterloo,
Iowa, who lost five sons when the
United States Juneau sunk, last
night comforted Mrs. Thomas
Rogers OF Bridgeport, who lost two
sons when that cruiser went down.
Keep your chin up" Mrs. Sullivan
urged the fearful Mrs. Rogers when
they met. ITS the way our boys
would have wanted it,"
And their husbands, almost
equally affected, tried to cheer each
other, too.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sullivan had come to
the Rogers home from the Jenkins
Bros. plant. where they urged that
no time be lost in making equipment
for the boys on the fighting front.
when my boys wrote home, they
always used to urge me to keep my
chin up. After their ship went
down. remembered what they
said" Mrs. Sullivan told the workers.
Il made up my mind to see what
I could do to help win this war-to
kind OF carry on for their sake. I
want to ask favor Of you men and
women, who make our ships and
guns and war materials.
Whatever your jobs are, do them
= bit better and little faster than
ever. Because you're the people who
can bring the end Of the war closer
to us.
And each day that you cut the
war short means so many more sons
will come safely home to their fami.
lies. Will you do that for us?"
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-09
ADVERTISEMENT.
Tired Kidneys
Often Bring
SIeepIess Nights

Doctors say your kidneys contain 5 miles
Of tiny tubes or filters which help 10 purity the
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many people have to get MP nights. Don't
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When disorder Of kidney function permits
poisonous matter TO remain in your blood. It
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Don't wait Ask your druggist for Doan'a
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-09

handle the prisoners, number ap-
proximately 1000, and now under
civil service.
The average salary Of deputies Il
about $4,000 = year, though some are
paid substantially more than this.
According to Justice officials, the
manpower shortage and the compe-
tition Of war industries are making
1t dimcult to I'LL vacancies in the
ranks Of deputy marshals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-09
biddIe Names Aide
To Work Out Plan for
harsha|s' Efficiency
Thomas D. Quinn Heads
Committee to Nap
Procedure, Training

Attorney General Biddle has ap-
pointed committee. headed BY
Thomas D. Quinn, his administra.
tive assistant, to work out 4 program
for more uniform procedure in
United States marshals throughout
the country In the handling and
transportation Of prisoners and i'm
prove the efficiency OF deputy mar
shals through special training and
other means. 1t was learned today
In addition to Mr.. Quinn, the
committee includes Edward H.
Hickey, william H. Mcdonnell,
United States marshal at Chicago;
Chief Deputy Marshal William T.
Brady Of Trenton, N. j., and repre-
sentatives to be named from the
Federal Bureau OF Investigation and
the Federal Bureau Of Prisons. The
committee will hold its initial meet
Ing here In a week or two.
Inspired BY Eklund Escape.
Since the escape OF John E. Elk
lund from two deputy marshals
while being transferred to the Dis
trict Jail on July 10, 1942. Justice
Department ofncials have been
studying conditions and methods
used in handling prisoners in mar
shals' ofhces throughout the United
States. Mr.. Biddle immediately or
dered the FBI to make an investiga-
ton OF the circumstances surround
Ing the escape Of Eklund, who was
recaptured on July II.
The FB1 some months ago SUBJ
United to Mr.. Biddle an extensive
report. which has never been pub
lie Justice onlciak then began 4
study OF procedure followed by mar
ehals' ofdces throughout the coun-
Try in arresting and transporting
prisoners. Recently Mr.. Biddle de-
cided to set up a committee to sur
vey conditions in each once, and
work out o. program for improving
personnel and procedure.
Training Course Proposed.
Among the proposals to be con-
sidered by the committee are the
training Of field deputies in the use
Of firearms, their instruction by
correspondence courses, or through
the assistance Of the FBI, or local
police schools and the Inauguration
Of 4 system Of periodic health exam
nations, to assure that they are
physically At to perform their duties.
United States marshals, of whom
there are nearly 100, are presiden-
tial appoantees. The deputies, who
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-09
Marriage License
Applications

Under D. c. ldU, couples must
apply for a marriage license on
one day, toait three full days and
receiue their license on the fifth
day. Sundays and holidays are
counted the same as other davs.
Royce. A. Rues., SO. Chevy Chase, Nd, an
Ruth G: Walsh. 81, 1881 18th st. NV
and Mary /. sparks, ~, 100 6th ct, a.
Peter T. Sexton, 20. 11e D 1t. ne, an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-09
ADVERTISEMENT.
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Many doctors urge the regular use Of
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by offending odor. itching or discharge.
Some products may be harmful germ
icides which burn, harden and damage
seneitive tissues. But NOT Lydia i.
Pinkham's Sanative Wash! Instead
Ptnkham's 6anativs Wash II An effective
"bacter1ostatic" (the modern trend) -.
growth and infection but cloanses, de-
odorizes. relieves minor trritations and
discharge. Has beneficial effect on dslis
cate membrAnes. lnexponsivel
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-28

WAR NEWS
BY Mrs. Chas. Krantz
Pine County Farmer Fieldwoman.

Australia and New Zealand contri-
butte substantially to the Allied war
effort. Annually 100000 cattle
Craze and grow fat down there. Aus
tralia furnishes our soldiers with
meat and right now every bit of meat
counts.
Australia annually slaughters H.
000,0 sheep and furnish about one
fourth of the worlds wool supply, as
much as the United States, Argen-
tina and Union of South Africa put
together.
Australia dries 1882 tons of sui
tana raisins, besides apricots, pears,
peaches, figs and nectarines totaling
95,450 tons dried fruit. All this is
made possible by irrigation.
Nine hundred and forty thousand
bales of wool are exported annually
from New Zealand to help keep Allied
armies in sleeps clothing. That's a
heavy order when 325 pounds of wool
are pressed into each bale.
New Zealand has 30-odd freezing
plants and annually $43 ,000,0 900 worth
of lamb and mutton.
For every man, woman and child
in New Zealand, there are 20 sheep
"a total of about 81 100000. Sheep
shearers travel from station to sta
ton. An average shearer can shear
about 100 sheep day, although ex-
perts have shorn as high as 800 day.
New Zealand's North and South Is
lands have 40 per cent less area than
Texas. Yet their sheep population is
three times larger than that of the
leading sheep raising state.
Free milk is served Australian and
New Zealand school children until
they are IL years old.
The word "Anzac" is made from
the initials of the Australia, New
Zealand Army Corps.
At a neighborhood discussion club
meeting at the Ferndale Nursery,
Askov, last week five families came
in two cars. The others walked. 1t
was cold and windy but most Of the
members made it.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-28
ASKOV
Church Board Organizes.

The board of directors of the Dam
ish Lutheran church met Tuesday
evening at the Svend Petersen home
and organized as follows for the year
1943: Chris Henriksen, chairman;
Svend Petersen, secretary; H. P. Ras-
mussen, treasurer; c. Richard Peder-
sen and j. Albert johnson, directors.
Anton Gravesen will continue to Of
ficiate as bookkeeper and all dues
and contributions should be made
to him. Mrs. Wayne E. Jacobsen
was re-appointed Sunday school
superintendent.
Definite meeting dates were estab-
lished for the year as follows: The
board will meet the first Monday of
each month, the next regular meeting
being March /; and the quarterly
meetings of the congregations were
set for the second Sunday in April,
July and October.
Further, it was decided to hold
these quarterly meetings on Sunday
afternoons instead of evenings as has
been done heretofore. There will be
a meeting of special committee the
early part of February for the pur-
pose of discussing a proposed method
of collecting the Synod contributions
for the year 1912 Publication of the
annual report in book form will be
withheld until after the Synod col
lection has been completed.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-28
Church and Home
BY REV. M. MIKKELSEN

The conquest of America in the
past by the pioneers who moved
steadily onward toward new frontiers
and new experiences does in many
ways resemble that of Canaan by
the Israelites under the leadership
of Joshua.
It had been Moses task to inspire
the people again and again to faith
in almighty God as well as to pre-
pare them for the new life awaiting
them in their new home.
To Israel Canaan was a promise of
freedom and of new beginnings, as
America has been to past generations:
To Columbus, to the Spaniards of
Cortes and the Pilgrims on the May
flower, to Thomas Jefferson, John
Adams and Thomas Paine, and to one
Mary Antin, young immigrant girl
who came from Russia. This is
my latest home" she wrote, "and it
invites me to glad new life"
America was always promises. It
still is even today to many who fancy
they have just come out of the Mid
die Ages into the twentieth century.
To people who are able to escape
the torture that awaits them in their
homeland it is good thing that there
is haven in America which promises
them new freedom and new begin
nings.
1t sometimes happens that we do
not get what we have been prom
ised, and we think that we are being
deceived. This of course need not be
so, but one who fails has tendency
to look for the cause of his failure
in something else than himself. He
may complain about working condi-
tons and claim that the promises
were pretentious and could never be
fulfilled That the failure has been
on his own part, that it was himself
who did not rise to the full stature
and thus did not meet the conditions
under which the hopes and promises
could come through evidently never
entered his mind.
When we look at the world today
and compare the result of thousands
of years of work under divine in
fluence and guidance with the prom
Uses of God given to Abraham and
repeated again and again to new
generations there is little reason to
be too optimistic about the future.
1t must be either the promises which
are worthless or that those to whom
they were given were unwilling to
accept the responsibility entrusted in
them.
The means by which the agony and
the anguish in the world today can
be eliminated has been entrusted to
man by God, they are included in
the promises, and only the fulfllment
of these promises, in which man has
been given very prominent place to
fill and part to accomplish, can ade-
quately produce within us genuine
admiration and love for the kind OF
world we long to live in that in
order to make it reality among
nations we shall shun no hardship
and avoid no sacrifice.